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college, my father became a school teacher. He taught in the lvesdale vicinity for 5 years. His only mode of transportation was a bicycle which he rode home on nice weekends. While Dad was teaching, a terrible tragedy befell the family. My Grandmother was picking up nails the carpen- ters dropped in building the crib when she acci- dentally stepped on a board with a nail in it. Home remedies were used but to no avail. She developed lockjaw and died within a week at the age of 55. This was in 1895.
Teachers' wages were $45.00 a month so at the end of five years, Dad decided he could make more money doing something else. He became a fireman on the Illinois Central RR. He was mar- ried to Miss Ida Zech of Champaign while work- ing on the railroad. He was promoted to engineer after 5 years.
By this time, Grandfather was too old to farm so he insisted that Dad give up the railroad job and come home to farm. So in June 1905, we moved from Centralia to the farm. I was nearly three years old and Verne was born at the home in December 1905. Grandfather died of a stroke in 1911.
Uncle Frank, Dad's youngest brother had polio when small and left crippled in one leg. That dampened his activities somewhat so he learned to be a telegraph operator. His work took him to the Danville vicinity. He married a Danville girl and they had a family of 4 children.
In our immediate family, there were two child- ren, Verne and me. I was older than he. We both attended Maple Grove School for 8 years. Inci- dentally. I had the record of perfect attendance and no tardiness for the whole 8 years.
I drove a horse and buggy to high school my freshman and sophomore years at Tolono. In the spring of 1916, we had a big snow. In our lane the drifts were two feet deep. The only way I could get to school was to drive over them. I did this for two weeks until they began to thaw. I finished my last two years at Champaign High where I graduated in 1920. After attending the U. of I. for 4 years, I graduated in 1924 with a B.A. Degree. I taught school in Philo for 9 years.
Verne had a nice riding horse that took him back and forth to high school in Tolono. He graduated in 1923. He went to work as an oil station attendant in Champaign. After a few years he became agent for the Texaco Co. He married Miss Linnetta Hawkins, formerly from Terre Haute. She was a secretary at the U. of 1.
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for 23 years. They have two children, Jim and Nancy. Jim graduated from Eastern Ill. Univer- sity in 1960. He served two years in the army at El Paso, Tex. He has been an accountant with Anaconda Aluminium in Louisville, Ky. since he finished his army duty. He and Linda have three children and they live in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville. Both he and Nancy graduated from high school in Tolono.
Nancy (Mrs. Calvin Green) lives here in town with her husband and two daughters, Cheryl, a junior in Unity, and Jana, fourth grade here. Mike, her son, now lives with his father near Sid- ney, and attends Unity High. Nancy works at the county court house.
Although my Grandparents and my parents never lived in Philo, both my father and his father took part in township politics. Each one served as "Tax Collector" and supervisor at dif- ferent times.
I remember coming to the "Old Settlers' Picnic" at Hale Park. It was a yearly event. Poli- ticians and others would make speeches which interested the crowd, especially the men.
Verne, Linnetta, Jim and Nancy moved to Philo in 1952 from the farm. He served as as- sessor for some time. He passed away in 1973.
I moved here in 1968 from the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colter bought the house and a small acreage. They have two sons, Terry and Darin.
This concludes the history of our family from my grandparents down to the present time.
Mrs. Elijah Plotner
Elijah Plotner
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Plotner and their three oldest sons, of Violet Township, Fairfield Co., Ohio, moved to Illinois in either January or Feb- ruary, 1881. Mr. Plotner had come to Illinois and purchased 120 acres, in Section 34, on Septem- ber 14, 1880, for $35 per acre. The family came by train, with their furniture and other posses- sions by boxcar.
Mr. Plotner, born April 28, 1844, near Lock- ville, Ohio, was the son of Jacob and Mary (Moreheart) Plotner. He had two brothers, Jerry Plotner, born August 30, 1850, near Canal Win- chester, Ohio, who lived in Section 2, Crittenden Township, and was married to Hettie Porter, and they were the parents of five daughters, one de- ceased at an early age, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Scheurich, Mrs. John (Nelia) Butler, Mrs. Wil- liam (Delia) Klemick, and Mrs. Bart (Inez) Sud- dith; and Henry Plotner, who lived in this area, was married to Mary Albright and moved to Gowrie, Iowa, and were the parents of eight sons, Edward, Charley (Ross), Oscar, Bill, Ralph, two in infancy, and Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Oliver (Anna) Donaldson, Mrs. Catherine Delong, and Mrs. Charles (Lydia) Hummel, who later married Henry Root, all of Fairfield County, Ohio.
Mrs. Elijah Plotner was Matilda Alice Grubbs, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Grubbs, born August 13, 1844, near Waterloo, Ohio. Her father died before she was five years old and her mo- ther before she was twelve. She was reared in the home of her Grandmother Grubbs, an invalid for nineteen years, and cared for by her aunts, especially her aunt Matilda (Tilde) for whom she was named, and by her uncle Aaron. She had two younger brothers, John D. Grubbs, a drummer boy in the Civil War at sixteen and was in Co. K 114th Reg't., at Morganza Bend, Louisiana; and Jacob Grubbs. Both brothers later worked on the railroad.
In 1868 Elijah and Matilda were married. They resided in Violet Township, Ohio until they moved to Philo Township. They lived on the farm they first bought in 1889, when in Decem- ber, they moved to their new home they built (on the farm where Wilbert Plotner now lives). In March, 1911, they moved into Philo.
Mr. Plotner died on January 20, 1914 at home after a brief illness. Mrs. Plotner passed away November 28, 1929, at her home from pneu- monia and heart trouble. To this union nine children were born, six sons and three daughters. Five children were born in Ohio, Jacob Francis, born September 1, 1869 and died September 23.
1959; Elijah Clarence, born January 14, 1871 and died April 19, 1912; Martha Louise, born May 22, 1873 and died June 8, 1953; and an in- fant son. born December 25. 1879. The children born in Illinois were Edwin Arthur, born Decem- ber 21, 1881 and died November 30, 1951; Mrs. James (Myrtle Almeda) Boles, born April 8, 1884 and died March 13, 1911; Charles Leroy, born November 28, 1886 and died February, 1932; and Mrs. Elbert (Mary Ethel) Burr, born April 19. 1890 and died August 14. 1963.
Jacob and Mary E. Everitt were married in 1895, and the parents of two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Frances Harriet) Brand, who passed away January 8, 1975; and Mrs. Louis (Edna Luverna) Stahl; and a son. Clarence Arthur Plotner, who married Vareta Velma Lafenhagen.
Frances and Roy's daughter is Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Lovingfoss and she and her husband have two sons, Mark and John, both married and living in Houston, Texas. Mark married Lola Shaffer and their children are Cheryl, John, and Daniel. John is married and has a daughter, Bar- bara Ann. Frances and Roy's son is William Howard Brand, married to Marjorie Sims, of Villa Grove, and they have four sons, Kenneth who died in infancy; William, Jr .; Gary, de- ceased; and Richard.
Edna and Louis have one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Marie) Mumma, Jr., and they have one son, John, and live near Sidney.
Arthur and Vareta have three sons, Francis; Eugene, married to Mrs. Marjorie (Herriott) Martinie and they have three daughters, Michelle, married to Dennis Weiber, Micha and Melissa, and a son, Mark, and live near Sey- mour; Duane married Phyllis Whitt and they have two sons, Chuckie and Curtis; and a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Harmon, who have three sons, twins Mickey and Rickey, and Daniel, and live in Champaign.
Elijah Plotner, Jr., was married in 1899 to Miss Minnie Wollenzien. They had no children. She later married Edward Wimmer. John and Ida Wollenzien Plotner were married in lowa on February 5, 1903. They had two sons, Floyd Leroy, who married Opal Ray and who passed away January 15, 1966; and Harold Ersul. mar- ried to Mrs. Margarette Blakely Corgey and are living in Harlingen, Texas. Floyd and Opal are the parents of three children, Muriel Janet; Mrs. Duane (Marian Jean) Hanly, who have a son Douglas Keith and live in Champaign; and John Ray, married to Joyce Brethhorst. Paxton, who have a son, Mark Alan, and live in Decatur.
Edwin and Minnie Mumm Plotner were mar- ried September 26, 1906, and are the parents of
two daughters. Matilda Ruth Plotner and Mrs. George (Helen Lucille) Stahl. and two sons, Ran- dall Wilson, who married Jean Armstrong of Sid- ney and Clarence Edwin, who married Mary Robinson of Tolono. Helen and George are the parents of two sons, Robert, married to Judith Wood, who have a son Jeffrey Vernon, and live in Urbana; and John Edward who died in in- fancy. Randall and Jean have two daughters. Linda Lu and Randa Jean, and Linda has a son Todd Randall. Clarence and Mary have a son, Michael Edwin, married to Linda Little, of To- lono, and they have two sons, Brian Edwin and Christopher Jacob.
Charley and Miss Nellie Gust, of Sidney, were married in January, 1909, and they had two children, Wilbert and Grace. Wilbert married Helen Odebrecht and they have three children, Mrs. Richard (Joan) Jones, Judith and Charles Plotner. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones are the pa- rents of two children, David Eugene and Donna Marie. Grace is married to Charles Grinkmeyer and now reside in Indianapolis, Indiana. They have four sons Charles, Kerry, Gerald, and Steven.
Mary Ethel Plotner and Elbert Burr were united in marriage in 1909 and were the parents of four daughters, Mary, who died in infancy; Mrs. Lewis (Fern Estelle) Myler who died Febru- ary 11, 1950; Mrs. Vernon (Lois Jean) Myler, now of Sidney; Mrs. Eugene (Patricia Ann) Christian; and three sons, Paul Elmo, who mar- ried Betty Butler; John Russell, who was married to Mary Catherine Armstrong, John was killed in an automobile accident at Philo on June 10. 1954; and Robert Dale who married Eileen Henry and are now living in Rantoul.
Paul and Betty Burr have three children, Tom, Paula and John. Fern and Lewis Myler were the parents of one son, Donald, who married Sharon Dodd and they have two daughters, Kelly and Stephanie and live in Champaign. Lois and Ver- non Myler are the parents of one son, Bernie, who is married to Linda Nash and their three children are David, Kristin and Amy and live in Urbana; and three daughters, Mrs. Lester (Bar- bara) Loeschen of Mishawaka, Indiana, and they have two daughters, Michelle and Jeanne Gaiennie; their daughter Janet is united in mar- riage with Kenneth Peters of Sidney, and they have one son, Todd; and their daughter Jane is married to Lee O'Neill and they are the parents of Brent and Sonja. Robert and Eileen Burr have three children, Mrs. Larry (Janice Marie) Spicer who have a son, Scott Alan and a daughter, Connie Sue; Robert Dale is married to Pamela
Ochs and they have a daughter, Marla Beth; and Diana Marie Burr.
The L.C. Porterfield Family taken between 1905-1909
Porterfield Family
In 1450 the members of the Porter family adopted the Porterfield surname and were resi- dents of the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland. With the exodus of Irish Scotch and English im- migrants from the old to the new world early in the 18th century came seven brothers and a sister from Donegal County, Ireland to Chester County, Pennsylvania, who goodly progeny is found in all parts of the United States. Lemuel C. Porterfield was a descendant of John Porter- field (1675-1739) who migrated from Scotland to Ireland and then to this country near Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
Lemuel Campbell Porterfield (1839-1908) was born in Armstrong Co., Pa. and came to Illinois with his parents in 1867 and nine brothers and sisters and resided near Sidney. His parents were Robert Guthrie and Hannah Campbell Porter- field. Two brothers and one sister whom the second generation remember were Samuel Adams Porterfield born 1843 married Sarah Wil- liams, were parents of Robert Z. Porterfield (1873-1951) who lived in the Philo, Sidney area. Sarah passed away when Robert was 4 years old and Mary E. Porterfield born 1851 came to keep house for her brother Samuel and his son until the brother passed away in 1914. She then made her home with a relative in Homer, Illinois for several years and passed away in a United Brethren Home in Lebanon, Ohio in 1934. Robert Z. Porterfield married Anna Bantz 1897. a daughter Irene born (1900-1974) married Ray Erb 1920. Their daughter Wanda Irene born
1926. married Richard E. Wienke and had two daughters.
Robert Milton Porterfield (1847-1937) married Margaret Hunter in 1846. Parents of eight children: Ira B. Charley C., Frank, Zula, Paul, Stella, Eunice and Jimmie all of whom have passed away. They lived at Westfield, Ill. and visited Philo and Sidney relatives often.
Lemuel taught school for several years and he and his brother Samuel bought a large farm in Sidney township and after being here five years he went back to Pennsylvania in 1872 and mar- ried a long-time acquaintance, Mary Ann Toy (1841-1927), whose family had always lived in Pennsylvania and were known as Pennsylvania Dutch, and brought her to Illinois. They were parents of seven children, Anna Belle; Katy May; Laura Alice; Lulu Myrtle; Lemuel Burt; Nora Edith; Cora Ellen (twins).
Anna Belle Porterfield (1873-1962) married John Lafenhagen 1895 (1873-1933) parents of six children 1. Mary Theresa born 1896 married Vernon R. Penny died 1920, married J. Howard Shirley 1933. no children. 2. Charles Lloyd, born 1897 married Nellie May Williams born 1896. Three children Leo Francis born 1922; Grace Ellen born 1927; Glen Harold 1928. Leo married Mildred Loudy, parents of two children and two grandchildren. Grace married Quentin McCarrey have 2 sons. Glen married Mary Jean Bonnell have one daughter. 3. Louis Lemuel born 1900 married Nellie Clare Trees (1901-1961) divorced, parents, of 4 children, married Grace Basin, parents of two children. They are Nellie Wanda born 1922, married Charles Klein, 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren; Louis Lloyd born 1924 married Leota Walden 2 sons; Betty Maxine, born 1926 married Merrill Stunkard 5 children and 15 grandchildren; John Lee 1928 married La Vern Dutton 2 daughters 1 son, Jerry, born 1944 married Donna, 1 son. Robert Dale born 1946 not married.
4. Nellis Grace (1902-1970) married Carl Clay- ton Clark (1904-1973) parents of three children, Wilma Jean born 1927 not married. Wayne Eugene 1928 married Lola Titus 3 children, Carl William married Sue Gilbert 2 sons 2 daughters.
5. Vareta Velma born 1906 married Clarence Arthur Plotner parents of 4 children, Arthur Francis born 1927 married Loraine Amedie, divorced; Paul Eugene, born 1929 married Mar- jorie Harriot 4 children; Marilyn Arita born 1934 married Robert Harmon 3 sons; Charles Duane born 1938 married Phyllis Whitt, 2 sons.
6. Juanita Eva born 1907 married Harlin A. Bickers, 2 children James Eldon born 1936
married Judy Snodgrass, divorced, parents of 2 sons; Janet Ann born 1940 married Larry Mackey, 3 children.
Katy May Porterfield (1874-1960) married 1896 Eli Grove (1873-1934) 2 children, 1. Vera Amanda born 1902 married Ivan Floyd Hinners, 2 children Donald Ivan born 1931 married Judith E. Reymonds, 2 children, Mary Kathryn, born 1933 married Carl Johnson, 3 children.
2. Lyle B. Grove born 1908 married Gladys Licht 3 children, Robert Wayne married Betty Taylor, 3 children; Lyle Bernard; William.
Laura Alice Porterfield (1878-1951) married 1902 Elijah J. Anders (1875-1949) parents of 2 children, Mildred (1905-1924) and Clifford Burt (1909-1957) married Vivian Hudson, parents of 2 children Anita Kay born 1938 married Danny Robinson (divorced) 1 daughter: Larry Gene born 1949 married Nancy Rohrscheib, 2 children.
Lulu Myrtle Porterfield (1880-1964) married 1905 William Krumm (1880-1965) 2 foster child- ren. Thomas born 1916 married Ruby Phares (1918-1975) two children Sandra Marie born 1943 married Gerald McCormick, have 2 children and Gary William born 1947 married Susan Smalley, and Marie Krum born 1915 mar- ried Ralph Hibler.
Lemuel Burt Porterfield (1881-1964), married 1911 Nellie M. Burr, no children.
Nora Edith Porterfield (1883-1960) (twin) mar- ried 1904 to Carl Frederick Odebrecht (1877- 1927) parents of two sons deceased early and 3 daughters, (1). Helen Kathryn born 1912 married 1931 Wilbert Clarence Plotner, 3 children, Joan Marie born 1934 married Richard Jones, 2 children, Judith Helen born 1943, not married; Charles Lyman born 1942 not married.
(2) Melba Frances born 1913 married Frederick Buddie divorced, 1 daughter, Suzanne born 1940 married William Storm parents of a son and daughter. (3) Mary Agnes born 1917 married Kenneth Stotler, 3 children, Edith Ann, Susan W. and Robert.
Cora Ellen Porterfield (twin of Nora Edith) born May 6, 1883 is 92 years old and living in Greenbrier Manor and the only one who is living of the seven children of Lemuel C. and Mary Ann Porterfield, "Aunt Cora."
Lemuel C., Grandfather Porterfield, had pros- pered and accumulated 480 acres of land in spite of the fact that he had been crippled since he was a child. He bought a lovely 7-room cottage from Dr. Tinsley a Philo physician and with grandmother, Burt and Cora moved from the farm to this home in Philo in 1905. He passed away in 1909 so only enjoyed his new home four
years. Grandmother lived until 1927. They were faithful members of the Philo Methodist Church.
DAVID A. SILVER 1867-1958
The Silver Family
David Silver was born in New Jersey in 1798 and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1801. He married Eliza Munger in 1823. He came to Champaign County in June 1854. His family joined him in October 1854. Their children were William, John, Wallace, Myra, and Perry. David was a member of the Friends Society and a Republican. Eliza died in 1863 and in 1867 David returned to the homestead near Spring- boro, Ohio. He died in 1875. He was buried in Ohio, but later his remains were moved to Mt. Hope Cemetery in Urbana.
Son William acquired land in Philo Township. He was married to Sarah Barnett in 1855. Wil- liam died in 1915 and Sarah in 1908. Their son and daughter. Joseph born in 1856 in Ohio and Anna born in 1961, spent most of their lives in Philo. Joseph farmed for several years, but died at 19. Anna taught school in the Philo area. She died in 1946. Another daughter, Sallie, married a Mr. Conkling and lived in Brownsville, Texas. Another daughter, Myra, was born in 1859 and was married to James Love in 1889. They had one daughter, Anna Myra, born in 1890. She is the widow of Prof. Mont Gabbert and presently resides in Washington, Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Eleanor, died at a young age.
David and Eliza's second son, John acquired land in Philo Township and farmed here a few years before returning to the family homestead in Ohio. The youngest son, Perry, born in 1841 was
married to Mary Heisler in 1864. They acquired land in Section 11 of Philo Township. Perry died in 1885. Their son Alfred and his wife Kitty were the parents of Harold and John A., who presently reside in Urbana. The daughter, Myra, was born in 1834 and died in 1903.
Another son of David and Eliza was Wallace, born in Ohio in 1829. He acquired land in Sec- tion 3 of Philo Township in 1855. He married Rebecca Mullins who died in 1863. There were two sons born of this marriage. Then in 1866 he married Mary Karr. Their only child David A. was born in 1867. Wallace farmed in Philo Township and eventually acquired 400 acres. He retired in 1902 and moved to Urbana. He died in 1914 and Mary in 1918, both are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Urbana. They were members of the Urbana Baptist Church. Wallace had joined the Urbana Masonic Lodge in 1857.
David A. attended Yankee Ridge School and Champaign Business College. He worked in his half-brother's store in Hobbs, Kansas for a short time, returning to Philo to farm with his father. He bought 80 acres in Section 10 in 1891. His son-in-law, Robert Miller, still resides there. He later purchased another 80 acres in Section 3. When his parents retired and moved to Urbana, David A. moved to their farm home. In 1893, he married Mae Wells, daughter of Frank and Cor- delia (Evans) Wells, a neighbor to the north. Both the Wells and Evans families were early landowners in Sections 2 and 3 of Philo Town- ship. In 1904, Frank Wells sold his land here and bought land near Blackwell, Oklahoma. Cordelia died in 1908 and Frank in 1927. David A. and Mae had five children. They retired and moved to Philo at the corner of Adams and Madison Streets in 1930. Mae died in 1937 and David A. in 1958. They are bot h buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Urbana. David A. be- longed to the Odd Fellows and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. He was very ac- tive in the Presbyterian Church, serving several years as Elder, Superintendent and Sunday School Teacher. He served five years as Philo Township Assessor and nineteen years on the Yankee Ridge School Board. He gave strong sup- port to the Republican Party.
E. Wallace, now 79 and is living with his son Duane, on his farm in Section 11. He married Grace Yeazel in Ogden in 1922. She died in 1971. Their son, Duane, is now the only de- scendant still actively farming in Philo Township. Duane and wife Shirley Helbling) Silver's oldest son Steven and wife, Ruth (Brewer) have a nine month old son Cory, who is seventh generation removed from the original
settler, David Silver. Other children of Duane and Shirley still living at home are Gregory 20, 20, Lisa 16, Michelle 13, and Jennifer 8. Other children of E. Wallace and Grace are John of Peoria and Mrs. June Gault of Kankakee. Wal- lace is a 50-year member of the Masons and the American Legion.
Daughter, Hazel, was born in 1896 and was married to Robert Miller in 1925. Hazel died in childbirth in 1927. Daughter Eleanor, survived and was reared by her grandparents, David A. and Mae Silver. She married Charles Johnson of Albion and they presently reside in Columbus, Indiana.
Daughter, Mary, now 76, recently moved from her home in Philo to live with a daughter, Mrs. Patty Warner near Thomasboro. She married Ralph Reed in 1924. He died in 1972. They have three other daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Shaw of River Forest, Mrs. Barbara Bosch of Villa Grove, and Mrs. Mary Beth McMurray of Orange, Cali- fornia.
Frank W. now 75, is retired. He owns and lives on the original homestead in Section 3. He mar- ried Mabel Hartz in 1929 and had seven children. A daughter, Elizabeth, died in 1936, a son Donald died in 1953, and a daughter Carolyn died in 1966. A son Walter, resides at home, Frank Jr. resides in Urbana, Constance (Harrison) resides in Belevidere and Robert J. with wife, Barbara (Johnson) and children, Aric 13. Ted 9, and Dale 4, reside in Philo.
Robert, the youngest son was born in 1900 and died in 1910.
William Stockard
William Stockard with his wife and four child- ren, Betty, Gurley, Ella and James came from Ohio to Philo in a prairie schooner in the 1860's and homesteaded a farm, which was known as the Penman farm in later years. I have often heard Ella tell how she as a girl helped set out hedge, for fences to divide the different fields. Then she had to carry pails and pails of water to keep it growing during the hot summer; it was an endless job.
On December 9, 1869 Ella Jane Stockard and Eli R. (Bob) Farmer, from Bloomington, Ind. were united in marriage in Philo. They lived in Indiana for several years, returning to Philo in 1883.
Ella and Bob Farmer bought a house from James and Florence Barthlow, one block south of the railroad track, on Route 130. They had two children, Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) and Lottie Al- wilda. Ella and Bob lived in this same house un-
til she died in January 1928. The house was sold to Orville Miller, who still owns it.
Mamie Farmer and James C. Hodgson were united in marriage. They were the parents of two daughters, Francella and Burl L. Hodgson.
Burl and H. Carl Foote, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Foote of Philo, were united in marriage and are now living in Florida.
John Trost
John Trost, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Trost, was born in Mecklenburg, Strelitz, Germany June 9, 1842.
When a boy nine years of age he emigrated to America in company with his grandfather, Fred- erick Anders. Nine weeks were spent in a sail boat in making the voyage across the Atlantic. In speaking about the trip and new country, he said, "The boat was very crowded. It seems like a large boat - it had three masts. My mother and father came from Germany later and joined us at Lockport, Ohio.
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