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CAPT. CHARLES D. PHELPS, de- ceased, late of Ashmore Tp., one of the pioneers of Coles Co .; was born in Madi- son Co., Ky., Jan. 26, 1801 ; he was a son of Jarrot and Millie (Duncan) Phelps, both natives of Virginia. He was married March 3, 1825, to Miss Mary A. Coons, a daughter of John and Polly (Crosswhite) Coons; she was born in Fayette Co., Ky., about eight miles from Lexington, July 29, 1809. In 1830, he removed to Coles Co., and settled on the farm now occupied by his widow and youngest son; he pur- chased and entered about 300 acres of land, was an industrious and successful man, a leading member of the Christian Church, and led a life consistent with his professions. Coming to Coles Co. before the Black Hawk war, they had the Kick- apoos and Pottawatomies for their neigh- bors. On the breaking-out of the Black Hawk war he volunteered as a soldier, was commissioned a Captain, and assisted in the capture of the Chief, Black Hawk. He died Dec. 2, 1864; of nine children eight were living at the time of his death, and six are living at the present time, viz., Josiah, now a resident of this township; Jarrot, of Shell City, Mo .; Mildred A. wife of Addison Bowen; of Johnson Co., Kan .; Mary A., wife of Thomas Adair, of John- son Co., Kan. ; Samuel W., who served in
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the late war, and now lives in Schuyler Co., Mo., and Charles D., residing on the homestead ; John C., a member of the 123d I. V. I., died at Nashville, Tenn., in February, 1863; Susan E., wife of Will- iam O'Brien, died April 19, 1866 ; Foun- tain served in the late war, and died in 1871, in Schuyler Co., Mo. Mrs. Phelps still resides on the old place, about two miles south of Ashmore ; she has passed through many and severe hardships of those pioneer days, and is now hale and strong at nearly 70 years of age.
W. K. PAYNE, retired, Ashmore ; although not an early settler of Coles Co., is one of the pioneers in the adjoining county of Edgar, where he was a promi- nent citizen for forty-six years. He was born in Shelby Co., Ky., May 17, 1807, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Wright) Payne, both natives of Ken- tucky and descendants of old Virginia families. His early education was limited to such as the schools of that region af- forded. In 1822, his father removed with his family to Owen Co., Ind. In 1831, Mr. Payne came to Edgar Co., and en- gaged in the mercantile business in Grand View ; he built a store in that place, and after his marriage occupied it both as a store and dwelling; he afterward erected a substantial store and a fine residence on the same spot; both of these were ro- cently destroyed by fire. Mr. Payne con- tinued in the mercantile business in Grand View for thirty-five years, during which time he held the office of Postmaster for twelve years. In 1866, he retired from active business, and in October, 1877, he removed to Ashmore, where he now lives in the quiet enjoyment of the results of a long and successful business life. He was married Jan. 2, 1834, to Miss Matilda Wampler, who was born in Steubenville, Jeffer- son Co., Ohio, July 22, 1815; she is a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Stephens) Wampler, both natives of Baltimore, Md .; she came in 1831 to Illinois with her parents, who settled in Hickory Grove, Edgar Co .; her father, Rev. Joseph Wampler, was a well-known minister of the Methodist Church. In his early life, he was a civil engineer, and in that capacity assisted in the survey of the State of Mich- igan. Mr. Payne's family consists of two
sons and two daughters-Joseph W., a merchant in Paris, Ill. ; Sarah E., wife of Wm. S. Van Meter, of Neosho Co., Kan. ; John W., of Oakland, Cal., and Mary E., wife of Joel S. Cary, of Ashmore Tp.
CALEB REED, farmer and stock-rais- er ; P. O. Ashmore ; was born in Spencer Co., Ky., Dec. 1, 1818, and was 11 years old when he came to Coles Co .; his father, Thomas Reed, was a native of Pennsyl- vania; removed to Kentucky with his parents when a boy, and there married Miss Anna Kirkham, a native of Ken- tucky, and the 1st of December, 1829, left that State with his family, consisting of a wife and five children, to found a new home in the wilderness of Illinois. They came with a five-horse team, the journey con- suming nearly a month ; arriving in Edgar Co., they spent a few days, and about New Year's, 1830, came to Coles Co., and set- tled on the farm now owned by his son Caleb Reed ; he entered quite a tract of land, owning at one time about a thousand acres. He was a strong Whig, although he never sought to lead or hold office ; he was a quiet, industrious man, attending strictly to his own affairs ; conservative in his operations, not given to speculation ; a man who enjoyed in an eminent degree the esteem of his neighbors and townsmen ; he died in December, 1854, leaving four chil- dren, three of whom are living. Caleb Reed, the only living son, has always re- sided on the homestead ; like his father, he has never sought official positions, his farm of 430 acres requiring his entire at- tention. He was married Feb. 22, 1844, to Miss Jane Carter, a daughter of John and Mary Carter ; she was born in Wayne Co., Ky., Dec. 15, 1824, and came to Coles Co. with her parents in 1830; of eleven children, eight are living-Samuel H. of Douglas Co .; Martha A., wife of James T. Wright, of Ashmore Tp .; George R .; Emma J., wife of J. Elbridge Dudley, of Ashmore Tp .; John C., Thomas L., Ida M. and Albert M.
A. T. ROBERTSON, M. D., physician and surgeon, dealer in drugs, medicines, etc., Ashmore ; was born in Sumner Co., Tenn., June 30, 1834; his father, Rev. John H. Robertson, was born in Virginia, and removed to Tennessee with his parents when but a boy ; in 1829, he came to Coles Co., and engaged in teaching school
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near the present city of Charleston ; his name appears on the records as the second person to whom letters of administration were granted in Coles Co .; in 1832, he re- turned to Tennessee, where he was ordained a minister of the M. E. Church, and where he married Miss Sarah Carr, of Sumner Co .; about 1838, he removed to Camden Co., Mo., and is now a prominent and well- to-do farmer of Laclede Co., in that State. Dr. Robertson, at the age of 21, engaged in teaching in Choctaw Nation, pursuing his medical studies in the mean time ; this he continued two years; in 1858, he at- tended his first course of lectures in the medical department of the State University at Nashville, Tenn .; he then located in Carroll Co., Ark., and began practice ; during the winter of 1860-61, he attended lectures in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he graduated and re- ceived his degree in the spring of 1861 ; returning to Arkansas, he practiced medi- cine there till 1864, and then removed to Ashmore ; after teaching school a part of the first year, he began practicing medicine in July, 1865, and has had a large and lucra- tive practice ever since. He was elected Town Clerk in 1866, and served till 1877; during the past two years, he has been Notary Public and Police Magistrate. He was married in the Choctaw Nation Jan. 30, 1858, to Miss Rebecca Mitchell, a na- tive of Tennessee; they have three chil- dren living-Leonidas C., Ashley H. and Sarah A. Dr. Robertson engaged in the drug business about four years ago.
JOSHUA RICKETTS, dealer in grain and produce, groceries, glassware, queens- ware, etc., Ashmore; was born in Mus- kingum Co., Ohio, March 13, 1821. He is a son of Joshua and Sarah (Taylor) Ricketts. He remained at home until he was 13 years old, when he went to Knox Connty, Ohio, and engaged in study with a view to preparing for the ministry, but meeting with a change in his religious belief he abandoned the idea and engaged in farming, afterward learning the trade of a marble cutter. At the age of 23 he went to Coshocton, Ohio, and fol- lowed farming for a while, afterward removing to Terre Haute, Ind., where he engaged in the marble business. In 1849, he came to Illinois, remained one year in Clark County, and removed thence to
Charleston, Coles County, in 1850. There he carried on the marble business till 1861, when he enlisted as a private in J. W. Bissell's Engineer Regiment of the West ; was promoted to Second and afterward to First Lieutenant. Ile served in this regi- ment twenty months ; when Gen. Mor- gan made his raid into Indiana Mr. Rick- etts again enlisted in the 109th Ind. Vols. and was commissioned by Gov. Morton, Adjutant of the regiment. After a brief service of eight days the regiment was mustered out, the occasion for their enlist- ment having ceased. On the eall for 100- day men, in 1864, Mr. Ricketts, not wait- ing for a commission, again volunteered in the 143d Ill. Vols., and served as Sergeant of Co. "A." He took part in the capture of Island Number Ten, siege of Corinth, and the battle of Corinth on the 3rd and 4th of October, 1862. Returning toCharles- ton he continued in business till 1873, when he was appointed Superintendent of the Coles County Alms-house and Poor- farm, and still remains in charge of the institution. He engaged in his present business in Ashmore in 1875. During the past year he has served as Collector of the township. He was one year Assessor of Charleston, and has twice been elected Justice of the Peace. He was married Dec. 29, 1846, to Miss Catharine D. Rob- erts, of Coshocton County, Ohio. She died in 1854, leaving three children-Sa- rah M., now wife of Wm. Killough, of Kansas; Wm. W. and Cornelia M., wife of Geo. B. Shinn, of Coles County. Mr. R. was married again Sept. 4, 1855, to Miss Melvina Jones, of Clark County, Ill. They have nine children-Thomas A., Fannie B., John T., James E., Frank H., Oscar J., Charles W., Nettie M. and Elizabeth.
A. J. SHULSE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O., Kansas ; was born in Nicholas Co., Ky., Oct. 17, 1827, being a son of Henry and Winnifred Shulse, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Virginia. He was married Aug. 5, 1852, to Miss Martha J. Honn, a daughter of David and Anna Honn, of Nicholas County, Ky. She was born in that county May 9, 1826. In November, 1859, they removed to Coles County, and the following spring settled in their present home. Mr. and Mrs. Shulse are well pleased with the change from Kentucky to the prairies of Illinois. For
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nearly three years past, they have been traveling in the West, visiting the States of Missouri, Kansas and Colorado, spending over a year in the Rocky Mountains, and although well pleased with the Western country, have returned fully satisfied with their present home. Mr. Shulse owns a fine farm, improved with good buildings, shrubbery, orchards and miles of Osage hedge, which in summer time presents a most beautiful appearance. It occupies a commanding location, affording a fine view of the surrounding country. Mr. Shulse has devoted his attention exclusively to his business of farming, in which he has been very successful. His aim has been to farm in a thorough manner rather than to acquire large quantities of land, and the result fully demonstrates the wisdom of his course. His home farm contains 80 acres, besides which he has 20 acres of timber. In 1868, he was ordained an Elder in the Christian Church, since which time he has served in that capacity.
A. T. STEELE, M. D., physician and surgeon, Ashmore, is a native of Illinois ; he was born in Clark Co. June 28, 1844; he is a son of Oliver P. Steele, a native of the city of Philadelphia, who came to Clark Co. in 1837, where he resided till his death, which occurred Oct. 2, 1872; his mother was Naney K. Twilley, who was born in Kentucky, and came to Illi- nois with her in 1832. Dr. Steele was raised on the farm; in 1863, he enlisted in Co. C, 62d Ill. Vols., serving till Feb. 1865 ; he participated in the battles of Little Rock, Pine Bluffs and Fort Smith, Ark., and Fort Gibson, Indian Territory ; returning from the war, he spent one year in farming, and, in 1867, entered West- field College, where he remained two years ; during the winter of 1869-70, he attended lectures in Rush Medical Col- lege, Chicago, reading medicine the fol- lowing summer in the office of Dr. Van Dyke, in Ashmore; in the fall of 1871, he returned to the college in Chicago, but the buildings of that institution being de- stroyed in the great fire in that city, he went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and there pursued his second course in medicine ; he began practice as a physician in Ashmore, in 1872, and, in the fall of 1874, returned to Rush Medical College, where he graduated and received
the degree of M. D. in February 1875 ; as a physician, he has been successful, hav- ing a large and steadily-increasing practice. He was married May 14, 1872, to Miss Anna M. Duncan, of Westfield, Ill., and has three children-Perry L., Binnie A. and Clifford B.
JONATHAN SHAVER, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Ashmore; the above - named gentleman was born in Ladoga, Montgomery Co., Ind., July 22, 1836; his father, Jonathan M. Shaver, a native of Virginia, was an early settler in Montgomery Co., having come there about the year 1830, his mother, Susan Shaver, being also a native of Virginia; Mr. Shaver was raised on a farm. He was married Sept. 30, 1856, to Miss Mary J. Stratton, of Greene Co., Ohio; she died Jan. 8, 1860, leaving two children- Rosella and Emma J. Mr. Shaver was then poor; he worked at the time of the war for $12 per month during half of the year, and the balance of the year for his board ; to illustrate the habits of economy which he practiced, after sup- porting his two children, he had some- thing left. He was married again Aug. 1, 1865, to Miss Sarah A. Triekey, a daughter of George W. and Hannah Trickey ; she was born in Boone Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1842; they have five chil- dren-Laura V., John E., Herbert I., Gracie M. and Ralph. In 1867, he re- moved to Coles Co., and settled on his present farm ; he has worked hard, and now owns 140 acres of land under a good state of cultivation, a barn costing nearly a thousand dollars, and no incumbrance on any of it. He is a man of the strictest integrity, and a prosperous citizen.
FOUNTAIN TURNER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Ashmore; one of the pioneers of Coles Co .; was born in Madi- son Co., Ky., Feb. 3, 1795, being the son of Thomas and Anna Turner, and the sec- ond in age of a family of three chil- dren ; his father was from South Carolina, and his mother from Virginia ; he was but 3 years of age when his father died. He was married Dec. 7, 1818, to Miss Eliza- beth Phelps, a daughter of Jarrot and Millie Phelps ; she was born in Madison Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 1803 ; her parents were both natives of Virginia. Mr. Turner set- tled on a farm in Madison Co., and there
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resided until 1834, when he sold out, and with his wife and four children started in an emigrant-wagon for the wilds of Illi- nois, arriving in Coles Co. after a journey of fifteen days ; he settled on the very spot where he now resides, and bought about 300 acres of land; he now owns a fine farm of 400 acres ; they have had nine children, as follows : Samuel, who died July 13, 1865 ; Jarrot, who died Nov. 28, 1875 ; Thomas, who now resides on the home farm just in the edge of Hutton Tp; George A. C., who died Oct. 26, 1854; Mary E., wife of S. C. Ashmore, of Ash- more ; Ann, wife of Riley Davis, of Hut- ton Tp. ; Mildred A., who died Aug. 26, 1828 ; Oliver S., who died Feb. 1, 1853 ; and Martin, who was a soldier of the 123d Ill. Vols., and was killed in his first battle, that of Perryville, Ky. Mr. Turner and wife have lived together over 60 years, and are both hale and strong for persons of their age ; they are members of the Chris- tian Church, and have the respect and esteem of all who know them.
FRANCIS M. WATERS, Ashmore ; dealer in dry goods and notions, boots and shoes, hats, caps and clothing : was born in Ross Co., Ohio, March 16, 1838, and is a son of Baker and Mary Waters; in 1847, his parents removed to Coles Co., and settled in Charleston, where his father carried on the wagon and earriage making business about ten years ; he then removed to a farm in Ashmore Tp., where he lived till his death, in 1875 ; Mr. Waters' moth- er died the year before ; the family con- sisted of eight sons and one daughter, all residents of Coles Co .; when he was 12 years old, Mr. Waters entered his father's shop to learn the wagon-maker's trade. He was married Feb. 14, 1861, to Miss Edith Austin, a daughter of John and Susan Austin, of Ashmore; she died Jan. 4, 1862, leaving one child-Edith E. ; in 1862, he entered the 123d Ill. Vols. as principal musician, and on the re-organiza- tion of his regiment as mounted infantry, he was made regimental bugler ; he served with his regiment till the close of the war, participating in all of its engagements- numbering over one hundred and twenty ; among them, Perryville, Ky .; Milton, Tenn. ; Hoover's Gap, Chattanooga ; Chickamauga, Farmington, Peach-Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, siege
of Atlanta, Selma, Ala., Columbus and Macon. Returning, he carried on the car- riage-making business one year, and at the same time started his present business. He was married a second time Aug. 12, 1869, to Miss Eliza O'Brien, of Ashmore ; she died March 6, 1877, leaving one child -George H.
NATHANIEL WICKER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Ashmore ; was born in Pike Co., Ohio, Sept. 21, 1820 ; he is a son of James and Elizabeth Wicker, the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter of Kentucky; in 1838, the family came to Illinois, spending a part of the winter in Indiana, and arriving in Edgar Co., in February, 1839 ; they settled at the Walnut Grove, where his parents resided till their death ; in 1848, Mr. Wicker, tak- ing the younger members of his father's family, removed to Coles Co., and settled in Ashmore Tp .; his first marriage occurred March 31, 1851, to Miss Han- nah E. Law, a native of Madison Co., Ohio ; she came to Edgar Co., at the age of 9 years; she died Feb. 9, 1878, leaving three children-Lydia V., now wife of James A. Wright, of Ashmore Town- ship, George A., and Albert H .; he was married again, Dec. 24, 1878, to Miss Sarah H. Wright, a daughter of Robert and. Catharine Wright; she was born in Campbell Co., Kentucky, Sept. 28, 1840 ; Mr. Wicker settled on his present farm in 1851, where he owns 94 acres of land.
THOMAS WOODS, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Westfield, Clark Co., was born in Coles Co., on the homestead, where he now resides, July 12, 1848; his father, William Woods, one of the pioneers of the county, was born in Madison Co., Ky., Nov. 28, 1808, and settled in Coles Co. in the year 1834, with the family of his mother, Mrs. Mary Woods ; like most of the early settlers, he came here a poor man, to build him a home in the then wil- derness ; he purchased at first forty acres of land ; he was an energetic, hard-working man, who commanded the respect and con- fidence of his neighbors; to his farm of forty acres he added at various times, until he owned at one time 240 acres of land situated in Coles and Clark Cos., which amount he left at the time of his death ; Thomas Woods, the only son, has always remained on the old homestead. He was
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married on the 17th of February, 1876, to Miss Mollie A. Arterburn, a daughter of William Arterburn, of Edgar Co., Ill .; she was born in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 11, 1846, and came to Illinois with her parents in infancy ; they have one child-Alta.
JACOB ZIMMERMAN, of the firm of Zimmerman & Monroe, dealers in dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, etc., Ashmore ; was born in „Augusta County, Va., Sept. 19, 1836; in 1837, his father, Martin Zimmerman, removed with his family to Edgar Co., Ill., where he resided one year, and then settled in the edge of what is now Oakland Township, in 1838; in common with most of the pioneers, he began life in the West with an empty pocket, but with that unconquerable determination to suc- ceed before which all obstacles recede and vanish away ; he entered some land from the Government, to which he added until he owned a fine farm of 400 acres, and was regarded as one of the most reliable and substantial farmers in the vicinity ; he died in 1852, leaving a family of eight children. Jacob Zimmerman remained on the home farm about two years after his father's death, and then engaged in farm- ing for himself; a few years later, he started in the mercantile business in Ash- more ; he has been the agent of the Ameri- can Express Co., for the past eighteen years ; he served about two years on the Board of Supervisors, and a term or two as Assessor ; he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the village of Ash- more seven terms, and several years, of the Board of School Directors. He was mar- ried in September, 1855, to Miss Sarah C. Ashmore, a daughter of the late Hezekiah
J. Ashmore, of this town, and has three children-Lillian, Norman L. and Ver- nona.
JAMES ZIMMERMAN, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Ashmore; a son of Martin and Sarah Zimmerman ; was born in Augusta Co., Va., Dec. 8, 1827, and came to the State of Illinois with his par- ents in 1837, at the age of 10 years ; his father, after spending one year in Edgar Co., removed to Coles Co., in 1838, and settled on a farm in the edge of Oakland Tp .; this farm is now owned and occupied by John B. Zimmerman, one of his sons. On the 12th of January, 1854, the sub- ject of this sketch was married to Miss Mary A. McDavitt, a daughter of Nortley McDavitt, of Edgar Co., Ill. ; she was born in Hampshire Co., Va., Jan. 13, 1830, and came to Edgar Co. with her parents in 1832 ; of seven children of this marriage five are living-William R., Roley O., Mary I., Ella E. and Cora N. Mr. Zim- merman began life for himself by working out by the month, and, in 1853, began im- proving his present home, which was then nothing but the raw prairie ; he first en- tered 160 acres of land, from the Govern- ment ; to this he has added at various times, until he now owns some 400 acres of as fine land as is to be found in Illinois, with good improvements and well-stocked, etc. ; he has made a specialty of stock- raising, raising what grain was necessary to feed his stock, thus consuming the products of the land upon the farm ; he has never been an office-seeker, nor an office-holder, but has devoted himself to his business of farming.
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ELIJAH ADAMS, farmer; P. O. Diona; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Oct. 23, 1824 ; in the year 1838, his par- ents, John Adams, who was a tiative of New York, and Susanna Adams, a native of Maryland, moved to Coles Co., and set- tled on Sec. 17, where the son now resides, having entered the land ; both died there, his mother in October, 1877, and his father, June, 1878. The subject of this
sketch has always resided in this county with the exception of the years 1850 and 1851, when he was mining and prospect- ing in California. He has held the office of School Trustee and Director for fifteen years, and is such at the present time ; was also Supervisor five years, Assessor four years, and is at present Commissioner of Highways. He owns 200 acres of land. He married Miss Louisa Ander-
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son, daughter of James Anderson ; her parents were natives of Virginia, and moved to Ohio, and from there came to Coles Co. in the year 1839; they both died on the farm adjoining that of Mr. Adams, upon which they had settled Aug. 21, 1843; Mr. Adams was born May 15, 1822 ; they had eight children, five living-John, born Aug. 17 1847 (and who married twice, his first wife being Miss Henrietta Irwin, whom he married in November, 1868, and who died April 25, 1873; his second wife was Miss Martha E. Walters, whom he was married to Jan. 16, 1874; they have three children-Wesley E., Mary E. and Dora E.), Rachel E., (now Mrs. Levi Moore), born March 11, 1850 ; James W., born Dec. 10, 1852, who married Miss Emily Goodman ; Anor L., born July 25, 1860, and David E., born Oct. 17, 1862, and three died-Su- sanna (formerly Mrs. Reily Irwin), born July 21, 1844, died Oct. 28, 1877; Mary A., born April 11, 1857, died May 7, 1858; and Seth D., born Jan. 18, 1855, and died April 29, 1858.
ELIAS ANDERSON, farmer ; P. O. Diona ; is a native of Ohio, and was born in Champaign Co. June 16, 1807; he remained with his parents until he was 32 years of age, his father having died about the year 1833; he remained with his mother until her removal to Michigan, where she died in the year 1844; Mr. Anderson, before his removal to this county, married, Sept. 20, 1835, Miss Hannah Place, her parents being natives of Penn- sylvania; in the year 1839, they came to this county and settled where he has ever since resided ; they had five children, four living-Thomas, born Sept. 6, 1839, Cla- rinda, Aug. 14, 1841, Eunice, March 6, 1843, and Jasper, Dec. 28, 1847, and one deceased-Elias, who died Sept. 25, 1868 ; his wife died March 19, 1851; he mar- ried his second wife (the widow of Isaac Clark), April, 1852; they had four chil- dren, all living-Louisa, born Feb. 26, 1853, Bartholomew, March 7, 1855, Ra- chel, Sept. 25, 1857, and James, Jan. 30, 1862; his wife died Sept. 25, 1865, and on Dec. 13, 1866, he was married to the widow of Henry Brant, who was formerly Miss Margaret Tombs, of New Jersey.
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