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JEREMIAH TITUS, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Oakland; born in Loudoun Co., Va., Sept. 13, 1810, where he remained with his father, Tunis Titus, and engaged in farm- ing until he attained his majority, and, for the first few years, worked at $5 per month, after which he hired by the year for $100 per year, which was the highest wages he received until 30 years of age, at which time he rented land and engaged in farming until 1855, when he removed to Muskingum Co., Ohio, and rented land until 1860, when he came to Coles Co., Ill., by team in company with Thomas Roberts, and located upon his present place, where he has since continued to live. He owns 106 acres upon his home farm, which he has made by his own hard labor energy and industry, in which he has been nobly assisted by his wife; Mr. Titus is now in his 60th year and, although ex- posed to all the hardships and privations of frontier life, is now in possession of all his faculties, and continues in good health ; in 1872, he suffered the amputation of his right arm, since which time he has not been able to attend to all the duties of his farm; is yet able to saw the wood and attend to most of the light labor. He married, Oct. 2, 1837, to Susan Good- heart ; she was born in Loudoun Co., Va., Jan. 6, 1817; they have four children now living, having lost two by death ; the names of the living are James W. (born
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Feb. 22, 1839), Joshua Jonas (born March 21, 1845), John A. J. (Sept. 14, 1846), Eliza Jane (April 6, 1854) ; the deceased are Jacob J. and Mary Virginia ; Joshua Jonas Titus, the second son now living, married Louisa E. Blevins April 2, 1868; she was born in Edgar Co., March 30, 1850 ; three children were the fruit of this union, one of which is de- deceased ; the names of the living are Martha E. (born June 18, 1870), John (born Feb. 3, 1875); the deceased was Sarah Jane; Mr. Titus now manages the farm of his father, which duty he has per- formed for the past four years.
WM. TINSLEY, farmer, deceased ; born in Anderson Co., Ky., March 10, 1807, where he learned the cooper's trade, which business he followed until 1831, when he came to Illinois and located in Edgar Co., where, after farming several years, he removed to East Oakland Tp., Coles Co., and located upon Sec. 4, where he lived until his death, and where his widow and two children still continue to reside ; his first land he purchased for $3 per acre, to which, during his life, he added, as he was able, until at the time of his decease, he owned upward of 200 acres. He married, May 26, 1831, to Sarah H. Reeds ; she was born in Kentucky, Nov. 30, 1806; she died Aug. 16, 1852, leav- ing two children now living, viz., Maria E. and Lucy K .; his marriage with Mrs. Susannah C. Handley was celebrated June 11, 1853 ; she was born in Virginia Jan. 1, 1826; she has three children by her previous husband, Michael Handley, viz., Justin H., Malinda J. and Susan E .; by her last union, she has four children now living, viz., Mary L., Martha M., Thomas W., George W. Mr. Tinsley died Nov. 24, 1869 ; he was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
M. B. VALODIN, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Oakland ; born in Ports- mouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, March 28, 1828 ; at 8 years of age, he removed with his parents to New Madrid, Mo., living there until 1838, at which time his father died, when he removed with his mother and sis- ter to Edgar Co., Ill., where he engaged in farming until 1844, with the exception of one year in which he attended school in Paris ; he then went to Wisconsin, where he was engaged at work in the shot tower
at Helena, six months, and followed min- ing the same length of time, when he en- listed for the Mexican war, at which time the Government having trouble with the Indians, he, with his regiment, was employed in Illinois, Wisconsin and Min- nesota in removing the Indians to their reservation, until 1848; he then returned to Edgar Co., Ill., and followed farm- ing until 1849, when he removed to Coles Co., and engaged in farming and raising and dealing in stock until 1864, at which date he located in Oakland, and to the above business engaged in the dry goods trade until 1866, when he sold his store and was appointed agent of the Illinois Midland Railroad, at Oakland, which po- sition he held one year, and at the same time continued his farming and stock bus- iness, also dealing in lumber for one year ; he removed upon his present place in the spring of 1878; his home farm contains 455 acres, upon which he has good build- ings; he also.owns twenty acres of timber and one block and seven lots in Oakland, upon which he has several buildings. He married, Dec. 30, 1849, to Sarah A. Red- den; she was a daughter of Wm. Redden, one of the early settlers of Coles Co .; she died April 12, 1865, leaving seven chil- dren now living, viz., Mary F., Sarah A., Clara, John F., William A., Charles M. and Alice; his marriage with Mrs. Nancy J. Carter was celebrated Sept. 13, 1865 ; she was the daughter of Asa Amos, born in Ohio, April 24, 1833 ; three children were the fruit of this union, one of which is deceased ; the living are Covington B. and Loring.
JOSEPH H. WINKLER, firm of Clark & Winkler, lawyers, Oakland ; born in Coles Co., Ill., March 14, 1851, where he attended school during the winter and learned and worked at the blacksmith trade during the summer until 17 years of age, when he entered the State Military College at Champaign, Ill., where he attended nearly two years, during which time he worked at his trade Saturdays and mornings and evenings, from which he obtained the means to meet all of his bills contracted while attending the above Col- lege; he then, in the fall of 1873, en- tered the Law School at Albany, N. Y., which he attended nearly one year, grad- uating and receiving his diploma May 5,
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1874; was admitted to practice at the bar of the State of New York May 8, of the same year ; coming West again, he was admitted to the bar of this State on Sept. 14, 1874 ; the following winter he taught school two miles south of Oakland, board- ing at home and walking to and from his school night and morning; the spring fol- lowing he went to Mattoon and engaged in the law office of Horace S. Clark for sev- eral months, where he obtained more prac- tical knowledge of law than in any term of law school which he had attended. He then associated with Mr. Clark in the law business and located in Oakland, his library at that time consisted of three law-books, his office furniture, one rickety table and two old chairs ; he now has his office in rear of the Oakland Bank, and has a fine law library ; has built up a very extensive practice. His marriage with Emma S. Crawford was celebrated Dec. 23, 1876 ; she was born in Crawfordsville, Ind., June 29, 1854 ; her parents removed West and located in Illinois when she was 6 years of age. They have one child by this union -Frank C.
H. D. WILLIAMS, firm of Williams & Carter, merchants, Oakland; born in New York City Feb. 10, 1846 ; he emi- grated West with his parents when 9 years of age and located in Edgar Co., Ill., where he attended school and engaged in farm- ing until August, 1862, when he enlisted as private in the 66th I. V. I., and was immediately sent to the front; he was first engaged in the battle of Corinth, Miss., where his regiment suffered severely, losing fully one-third of its men in killed and wounded ; he then went to Danville, Miss., where he remained nearly one year, during which time they built a fine stock- ade ; he then went to Pulaski, Tenn., where he was placed in the hospital on account of sickness, and was detailed as hospital druggist for two months, when he returned to his regiment and was in the Atlanta campaign, which was a series of battles from the beginning until the siege and capture of the above-named place ; among the more important battles, the first was at Snake Creek Gap, Mar 9, 1864, when the 66th, being in the ad- vance, fought their way for upward of eight miles ; afterward were the battle of Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Dallas,
Kenesaw Mountain and many others, ar- riving before Atlanta in July, where hc remained during the siege, which lasted until September following; his next move was with Sherman in his march to the sea, where he arrived and spent the Christmas following in Savannah, Ga .; from there he marched north with the army, through South and North Carolina, fighting a large part of the way until reaching Morrisville Station, N. C., when Johnston surrendered, and his regiment, the 66th I. V. I., was the advance guard of Gen. Sherman when he went to receive the surrender of John- ston ; he continued his march through to Washington, and after the review of the army, was mustered out June 28, 1865; he then returned to Oakland, where he has since lived the most of the time, either being in business for himself or as clerk for other firms; he engaged in his present business in 1876, which he has since successfully followed. He married, March 22, 1872, to Flora Troxell; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., Nov. 19, 1854 ; they have one child by this union- Charles E., born July 4, 1874.
W. B. ZIMMERMAN, farmer ; P. O. Oakland; one of the early settlers of Coles Co., Ill. ; born in Augusta Co., Va., Feb. 4, 1826, where he lived until eleven years of age, when he emigrated with his parents to Illinois, and located in Edgar Co., in 1837; in the fall of 1838, they located in what is now known as East Oakland Tp., near where Mr. Zimmerman has since lived ; he being the oldest son of Martin Zimmerman who emigrated from Virginia at the above date with a family of nine children ; and the year following their ar- rival the whole family was prostrated by malarial disease with the exception of the subject of this sketch, who had the labor of managing the forty acres which his father had purchased, and the following spring found the family largely in debt; he remained with his father until 20 years of age, when he worked out five months at $9 per month, giving his father half of his earnings and being himself soon after prostrated by sickness, which con- sumed his own earnings for doctor bills and medicine; the following year he worked out by the month at $10 per month, and having saved about $75, and owning a two year colt, he hired a horse to
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put in his crops, and commenced farming on his own account ; in 1848, he purchased his present place of eighty aeres upon time payments, to which he has added by pur- chase as he has been able, until he now owns about 800 acres of land, upon which he has good buildings ; he is also a stock- holder of the Oakland National Bank to the amount of $5,000 ; all of the above be- ing accumulated by his own hard labor. He married, March 1, 1848, Louisa J. Black ; she was born in Clark Co., Ill., March 13, 1827; her parents located in Illinois about 1826 ; they have two children now living by this union, viz., Sarah L., born April 16, 1854, and Florence I., born Feb. 18, 1859; he has held the office of School Director several terms, and is one of the Directors of the Oakland National Bank, of which he is a large stockholder ; in 1842 he took by team to Chicago a load of oats which he sold at 12} cts. per bushel, receiving his pay in salt, leather and gro- ceries, the trip consuming about eighteen days; his father died in the fall of 1852, in East Oakland Tp.
JOHN H. ZARLEY, miller, Oak- land ; born in Washington Co., Penn., April 25, 1819, where he attended school and engaged in farming until March 1837, when he located in Morgan Co., Ohio, and followed farming until 1848, at which date
he located in Blackford Co., Ind., and en- gaged in farming until 1851, when he re- moved to Moultrie Co., Ill., and engaged in farming until 1853, at which time he returned to Ohio and farmed for eleven years ; he then returned to Moultrie Co., Ill., for two years, and, in 1866, he engaged in the milling business in Lovington, for one year; in 1867 he erected a mill in Macon Co., which he ran two years, and, in 1869, he located upon a farm for one year in Macon Co .; in 1871, he again lo- cated in Moultrie Co. for one year in the lumber business, when he engaged in mill- ing in Oakland, which he has since success- fully followed ; his business card appears in the business directory of Oakland in this work. He married May 9, 1841, Euphemia Coddington ; she was born in Perry Co., Ohio, Dec. 14, 1822 ; they have three children now living, viz., Samuel, Abram W., and Robert H. Mr. Zarley has invented a corn-planter, receiving his patent Oct. 29, 1878, which supersedes any planter the writer of this article has yet seen; he has a full-sized one on hand for inspection ; it is the only planter in the market that cultivates the soil and drops the corn at the same time; he will sell State rights or allow them manufactured by paying him a royalty.
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JOHN JEFFERSON ADAMS, farmer, deceased, Sec. 17; P. O. Camp- bell ; owns 1,240 acres; Mr. Adams was one of the early pioneers of Coles Co .; he spent nearly half a century in Coles Co., Ill., and was one of the men who helped to change it from a wilderness waste to a land of fruitful fields, of bursting barns, bending orchards and happy homes, and, therefore, deserves more than a passing notice ; he was born Sept. 30, 1806, in Williamson Co., Tenn. Was married to Martha Gammil in 1829. On the 26th of October, 1830, he, with his wife and first- born child (W. E. Adams, who was then 11 days old), emigrated to what was then Clark Co., and after twenty four days' march, pitched his tent near the spot where
he died ; Mrs. Adams died in 1844, leav- ing six children-William E., of Charles- ton ; the next lived to be a soldier, who died in a hospital during the late rebellion ; Mrs. Brown, of Hillsboro; Mrs. Dr. Reel, of Oakland ; Mrs. West, of Texas, and Mrs. J. S. Grimes, now of Kansas. Mr. Adams was then married to Naney Caroline Dryden Jan. 29, 1845; she was born Jan. 23, 1821; died Sept. 2, 1854; he was then married to Sarah E. Dryden Feb. 27, 1855 ; Sarah E. Dryden was born Jan. 14, 1827; the fruit of this marriage was eleven children, six living, five dead ; the names of the living are William E., Eliz- abeth A., Eliza, Martha J., Margaret M. and David ; the names of the deceased are Mary J., James H., Mary D., Unity E.
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and John W. David Adams was born in ' Director eight years, and Road Commis- Coles Co., Ill., June 26, 1849. Was mar- sioner two years. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson's parents are natives of Virginia. ried to Hannah J. Harris May 6, 1873; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., Oct. 10, 1853; the fruit of this marriage is two children, one living and one dead; the name of the living is Grace.
ANDREW H. ALLISON, farmer, deceased, Sec. 8; P. O. Campbell ; owned 300 acres of land, which was left to the heirs ; was born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C., Sept. 20, 1823 ; came from Tennes- see to this county when 13 years of age, where he resided until his death, which occurred Nov. 15, 1864. He was married to Eveline Dryden Dec. 30, 1845 ; she was born in Bedford Co., Tenn., June 7, 1822 ; they have had eight children-Mary Ann, Emily Frances, Thomas L., William D., Nancy C., John N., Henry C. and Andrew B. Mr. Allison was School Director three years, and Justice of the Peace when he died. His father was in the war of 1812.
JAMES ANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Mattoon ; owns 133 acres ; was born in Monroe Co., Md., Dec. 25, 1825, and lived with his parents on the farm in Maryland until 7 years of age; then went with them to Ohio, where he resided until the year 1846, when he went to the Mex- ican war, and returned in 1855. He was married to Lucinda Knight Dec. 29, 1847 ; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio, June 12, 1826 ; they have had eight children, seven of whom are living, viz., Mary Ann, Co- lumbia, William H., Sarah P., Emma, Martha, Charles W. and one infant. Mr. Anderson enlisted in 1846, and went with his regiment to Mexico; he was in the service thirteen months, and was in the skirmish at Ounsford. Mr. Anderson's father is a native of Maryland, and his mother of Pennsylvania ; the parents of Mrs. Anderson are natives of Maine.
JAMES M. ANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Charleston ; owns 140 acres; was born in Lewis Co., Va., Jan. 27, 1835; engaged in farming until 22 years of age. He was mar- ried to Dorothy A. Leitch Dec. 27, 1860; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., April 16, 1842; Mr. Anderson has five children living and one dead; the living are named Sumner, Victoria, Wesley, Emma J. and Fannie B .; deceased, infant. Mr. Anderson has held the office of school
JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, farmer and stockdealer, Sec. 9; P. O. Charleston; was born in Pendleton Co., Va., Aug. 11, 1823; he lived with his parents, assisting his father on the farm until 23 years of age, when he married Elizabeth Leitch, Sept. 2, 1844; Mrs. Armstrong was born in Pendleton Co., Va., May 23, 1815; they have had four children, three living and one dead; their names are Charles E., Abel T. T., Margaret J., and Arametha L., who died. Mr. Armstrong has held the office of Township Collector one term, Road Commissioner one term, and School Director five years. He was in the late war; enlisted in the year 1862 in Co. I, 123d I. V. I .; was in the battles of Perryville, Farmington and Chicka- mauga; served three years and was mus- tered out by general order. Mr. Arm- strong's father was in the war of 1812. Mr. Armstrong owns 320 acres of very fine river-bottom land.
JOHN W. BAKER, farmer ; P. O. Campbell ; owns 135 acres in Sec. 19 ; was born in Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 17, 1840 ; lived with his parents until the age of 6, when they died, leaving him to shift for himself ; he emigrated to this State in 1861, settling in Coles Co. Was married to Susan D. Rodgers April 5, 1866; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., Feb. 9, 1851; the fruit of this marriage is three children -Effie M., Mary A. and Isaac W. Mr. B. has held the office of School Director six years, and Commissioner of Highways three years. Was in the late rebellion ; enlisted in 1861, Co. B, 7th I. V. I .; served three months ; re-enlisted Sept. 25, 1861, in Co. E, 5th I. V. C., and served four months in that regiment ; was in the battle of Vicks- burg, and several other battles and skir- mishes. Mrs. Baker's grandfather on her mother's side was in the Black Hawk war.
JOHN L. BALCH, deceased, farmer and author; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch owned 120 acres of land, on Sec. 14 ; willed to the four sisters who now live on the same ; he was born in Logan Co., Ky., Dec. 27, 1800, and died October 3, 1870. He lived with his parents on the farm until married, Nov. 10, 1829, to Melinda N. White ; she was born in Sulli-
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van Co., Ind., May 4, 1808, died Jan. 5, 1865. Mr. Baleh came to this county in 1830, and settled on the farm where the four sisters now reside, and remained until his death ; he was the father of eight children, six of whom are living, viz., Alfred B., Albina, Mary M., William, Martha and Angeline E .; deceased, Alex- ander H. and James. . Mr. Balch was a school-teacher in this township in an early day, and was an author of considerable note; some of his writings were published on the slavery question. He was a Repub- lican.
JESSE BEALS, farmer, See. 20 ; P. O. Mattoon; owns 250 acres ; was born in Crawford Co., Ind., April 26, 1826 ; lived with his father until 1836, and then lived with his mother until he married, Dec. 12, 1844, to Mary Ann Horton, who was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Dee. 4, 1818; they have had five children, four of whom are now living, viz., Amand M., Emma II., Nevada and Frank W .; de- ceased-Cary. Mr. Beals was School Director five years, Township Super- visor of this township one term, in 1866, and was elected Justice of the Peace, in 1877, which office he now holds. Mr. Bcals is a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and has had charge of the Good Hope Church, in this town- ship, for a number of years ; he has had several discussions on questions of the- ology, and has had one debate with the Rev. Rolly Martin, of Danville, Vermilion Co., Ill., one with Rev. Clark Braden, President of Carbondale University, and several other ministers of considerable note ; Mr. Beals' parents are natives of Pennsyl- vania.
GEO. B. BALCH, farmer, Postmaster and agent G. & M. R. R., Larna ; born in Bedford Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1828 ; his father, Alfred M. Balch, was born in Lo- gan Co., Ky., Jan. 23, 1798. He was married to Elizabeth Gammil July 1, 1819; she was born Jan. 1, 1800 ; they left Tennessee late in October, 1830, and settled in Pleasant Grove Tp .; their jour- ney and settlement are fully noted in the history of that township; they remained ยท here during their lives ; Mrs. Balch died Dee. 29, 1855 ; Mr. Balch Dec. 2, 1856 ; the subject of this sketch, Geo. B., grew to maturity here, receiving only a moder-
ate education. He was married March 19, 1851, to Margaret S. Walker, who was born in Tennessee, Oct. 1, 1832; they became the parents of eleven ehil- dren, all of whom are now living; Mrs. Baleh died Nov. 4, 1875, leaving her daughters to fill her place; the names and births of the children are as follows : Sam- uel W. (born Jan. 28, 1852 ; married Nov. 25, 1875), Elizabeth J. (born Sept. 18, 1853 ; married April 21, 1875), Ann Minerva (born Aug. 10, 1855), Thomas W. and Nancy M. (born Oct. 8, 1858), Esther R. (born June 20, 1861), Ellen D. (born Jan. 31, 1863), Minnie B. (born March 30, 1865), Eliza J. (born June 25, 1868), Robert E. (March 26, 1871), Margaret L. (July 3, 1873). Mr. Baleh has just established the post office and station of Larna, both of which offices lie fills ; it is the intention to erect necessary buildings, open a store and shop or two here, and start a town ; it is a good point.
GOTTLIEB F. BIDLE, farmer and blacksmith, Sec. 16; P. O. Campbell; owns 230 aeres; was born in Essling Co., Germany, Jan. 21, 1835; his parents died when he was quite young ; he came to this country when 17 years of age, and located in Coles Co., Ill., June 18, 1855, and was married to Sophrona Walker Oct. 30, 1856, who was born in Coles Co., Ill., Sept. 13, 1839; they have had ten chil- dren, nine of whom are living, viz., Albert F., James H., Mary E., David, George, Louisa C., Joseph, Julia and Richard ; deceased-John C. Mr. Bidle has been School Director nine years, Pathmaster one term, and is Justice of the Peace at the present time. He was in the late war as blacksmith for the 123d I. V. I. (afterward mounted).
JAMES GRAY BOVELL, farmer ; P. O. Larna; owns 260 aeres; was born in Washington Co., Tenn., June 1, 1825, and came to Edgar Co. with his parents when only 4 years old ; he stayed there five years ; then came to Coles Co., where he has since resided. He was married May 6, 1846, to Eliza Dryden, who was born in Bedford Co., Tenn., July 24, 1825, and has had four children, viz., Mary E. D., Nancy C., John W. and one infant : Mary E. D. is the only one living. Mr. and Mrs. Bovell's parents were natives of Ten- nessee.
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JAMES R. P. CASSADAY, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Campbell; was born in Edgar Co., Ill., Aug. 22, 1845; lived with his parents until 14 years of age, when . they died, leaving him to shift for himself. He was married to Catharine Edmond Oct. 17, 1867; she was born in Virginia Feb. 8, 1844; died Aug. 13, 1877 ; they had six children-four dead, two living; the names of the living are Mary E., William H .; the names of the deceased are Jemima, Joanna, Sarah E. and one infant. Mr. C. was then married to Mary M. Neal July 20, 1878; she was born in Cumberland Co., Ill., Sept. 7, 1841. Mr. Cassaday has held office of Pathmaster one term, School Director several years. He was in the late war; enlisted in 1863 in 11th Ind. V. C., Co. D; served two years, and was in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and was also on the plains fighting the Indi- ans six months. Mr. Cassaday's grand- father on his father's side was in the Black Hawk war. Mr. Cassaday owns 77} acres of excellent land.
HENRY CECIL, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Charleston ; owns 215 acres worth $40 per acre; he was born in Mercer Co., Ky., Feb. 15, 1826; lived on the farm, engaged with his father in farming until 21 years of age. Was then married to Hannah E. Robinson Oct. 7, 1847 ; she was born in Shelby Co., Ky., July 23, 1827; they have had seven chil- dren-Keziah F., Margaret J., Henry H., Mary R. E., Adda, Daniel E., and John I., who is dead. Mr. Cecil held the office of School Director six years, and Constable three years ; Mrs. Cecil's parents were one of the first families of Virginia; Mr. Cecil is one the best farmers in the township.
SAMUEL CHOWNING, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Campbell ; owns 109 acres ; was born in Fayette Co., Ky., June 4, 1827 ; came with his parents to the county when only 4 years old, and lived with his parents until 18 years of age. He was married to Polly Ann McCann, in Feb- ruary, 1849 ; she was born in Logan Co., Ky., July 25, 1824, and has had nine chil- dren, viz : Nancy I., Rebecca D., Laura A., Mary L., Robert P., Rachel C., deceased, John B., Charles P., and one infant ; Mr. Chowning's father was in the Black Hawk war, and Mrs. Chowning's father in the war of 1812.
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