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JOHN T. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Rardin ; born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1843, where he lived until 9 years of age, when he emigrated with his parents to Illinois and located in what is now known as Morgan Tp., in the fall of 1853, and where he has since continued to live within two and a half miles of his present location ; he lived with his parents and engaged in farming until the spring of 1864, when he commenced farming upon his own account upon the place where he has since lived. He owns in his own farm 7143 acres, which he has improved, and upon which he has erected good buildings, and 98 acres in other parts of the county ; when Mr. Taylor first located upon his present place, there was upon the same an old log house and barn, which were among the first buildings erected in this township ; he erected his present barn in 1869, and house in 1873. His marriage with Mary Elizabeth Ross was celebrated Jan. 21, 1864 ; she was born in Morgan Tp., Ill., Nov. 11, 1845 ; seven children are the fruit of this union, two of which are de- ceased ; the names of the living are Clar- inda J., Margaret E., Alice A., Samuel P. and Martha I .; the deceased are John P. and Sarah C. Mr. Taylor is a son of Peter Taylor, who located in this township in 1853, and who still lives upon Sec. 19, Morgan Tp .; his mother died Dec. 18, 1860 ; Mrs. Taylor is the only surviving child of Samuel and Catherine J. Ross ; her father was born Dec. 9, 1801, in Ken- tucky, and emigrated from Bourbon Co., Ky., in 1840, locating in Morgan Tp., where he lived until his decease, which occurred June 17, 1853 ; Mrs. Ross was daughter of David Morgan, who emigrated from Indiana, and located in Morgan Tp. in 1835; she was born Feb. 22, 1822, and died Nov. 17, 1853.
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ANDREW WALTON, farmer; P. O. 1
Oakland; born in Coles Co., Ill., Oct. 20, 1850; he was the son of George L. Wal- ton, who emigrated to Coles Co. in 1844, and located in Morgan Tp .; he died in 1857. Mrs. Walton died in 1870; the children are all deceased with the exception of the subject of this sketch, who is the only surviving member of the family. After the decease of his father he worked as farm laborer until 1878, five years of which was with J. B. Williams, and four years with Watson Collins, feeding stock, etc. His marriage with Eliza A. Collins was celebrated July 7, 1877 ; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., June 29, 1856, upon the place where she has always lived, and which is now her home; she was the daughter of Watson Collins, of the early pioneers of Coles Co., and whose biography appears in this work.
JOHN WINKELBLACK, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Charleston ; born in Dauphin Co., Penn., March 4, 1805, where he lived until 15 years of age, when he learned and worked at the tanner's and currier's trade at Harrisburg, Penn., until 1829, at which date he emigrated to Ohio, working at Cleveland, Massillon and Zanes- ville until February, 1830, when he went to Pennsylvania and the following spring returned to Zanesville, Ohio, where he followed his trade until the fall of 1835 ; he then emigrated to Illinois and located upon Sec. 30, Morgan Tp., where he now lives ; upon locating here he entered 160 and purchased 236 acres of land, to which he afterward added until he held about 1100 acres, which he had accumulated by his own hard labor, energy and industry ; when he first located here, wolves were plenty, and to obtain quail, prairie chickens, wild geese, ducks, turkeys or deer, it was only necessary to shoot from your own door or window ; his trips to mill consumed from four to seven days, the distance being fifty miles, either to Roseville or Terre Haute, Ind .; although now in his 75th year, he is in possession of all his faculties, and daily attends to his stock, of which he has 70 head of cattle, 16 horses and 60 hogs. He married, March 4, 1841, to Catharine Weaver ; she was born in York Co., Penn., Oct. 23, 1822 ; she died Jan. 23, 1866, leaving twelve children, viz .: William H., Milton C., Robert A., Mason
F., Nancy J., Thomas T., Mary E., John, Victoria S., Daniel, Susannah, Jacob HI. Mr. Winkelblack has taken a deep interest in the cause of education, having been School Trustee and Director, the latter offiec which, he now holds, he has held many years.
JOHN WOODFALL deceased, farmer. The subject of this sketch was born in England about the year 1807; he emi- grated to America while quite a young man and located in Louisville, Ky., where he worked in a foundry and machine shop for about fifteen years, when he located in Morgan Tp., Coles Co., Ill., in January , 1857, when he purchased 200 acres of land in Sec. 31, where he lived until his death, which occurred June 14, 1857, being in- stantly killed by lightning while planting corn, leaving a widow and seven children. His marriage with Jane Stinson was cele- brated in the fall of 1842; she was born in Scotland and emigrated to America with her parents when quite young. They had eight children by this union, viz., Margaret J., born Oct. 24, 1844 ; Richard, born April 12, 1848; Hannah, born March 10, 1849-died in the spring of 1860; Charles, born Feb. 6, 1851 ; James, born Feb. 29, 1852; John W., born Feb. 5, 1854; Theodore, born May 19, 1857 ; Alice D. B., born May 23, 1861.
WM. E. WORSHAM, farmer; P. O. Oakland; born in Kosciusko Co., Ind., Feb. 19, 1850; here he attended the com- mon schools until 15 years of age, when he emigrated with his parents to Coles Co., Ill., Feb. 7, 1865; here his father, Will- iam Worsham, died May 12, 1877, and his mother died Jan. 19, 1879. Upon locat- ing here, Mr. W. assisted his father in farming until 19 years of age, when he engaged in school-teaching during the fall and winter, and following farming in sum- mer until 1873, when he located upon his present place, which contains 150 acres of prairie aud timber land, and was one of the first places settled upon and improved in Morgan Tp. His marriage with Mar- tha V. Collins was celebrated Dec. 13, 1873 ; she was born in Morgan Tp., Coles Co., Oct. 26, 1850. They have one child by this union-William Watson Worshamn, born Jan. 4, 1875. Mrs. Worsham is a daughter of Watson Collins, of the early pioneers, and whose biography appears in this work.
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RICHARD AVEY, farmer and stock- dealer ; P. O. Arcola; the subject of this sketch was born in Suffolk Co., Eng., Aug. 19, 1837. He married Miss Celia Oakland May 31, 1858 ; she was born in Norway, Feb. 7, 1841 ; they had eight children- seven living, viz., Mary J., William T., John L., Mand I., Richard G. N., Mar- tha C. and Oscar L. ; Leander R. died Sept. 25, 1866 ; he lived in England about eighteen years, when he came to the United States, and settled in LaSalle Co., Ill., where he lived about two years ; he then came to Coles Co; this was in 1857; he settled on his present place and has lived here since. He has held the office of Com- missioner of Highways two terms, and School Director some nine years, also Town Collector and Treasurer of Commissioners of Highways. He owns 125 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and management; he is a member of the Episcopal Church, and has been con- nected with the same all his life.
JAMES M. BEALE, farmer and stock- dealer ; P. O. Arcola ; was born in Mason Co., W. Va., Jan. 1, 1825. He married Miss Jane R. Wylie in the fall of 1852 ; she was born in Brooke Co., W. Va. ; they had six children-three living, viz., Ida M., J. Edwin and Florence; he lived in West Virginia until 1826, when, with his parents, he went to Kentucky, where he lived until 1833, when he went to Vir- ginia, where he lived until 1857, when he came to Illinois and settled on his farm in Humbolt Tp., in Coles Co., where he lived until 1870, when he moved to the village of Humbolt and lived there until 1876, when he moved to Arcola; and, though his residence is in Arcola, he spends the most of his time on his farm in Humbolt. He is no office-seeker, and has taken no part in township affairs, except connected with the schools. He owns 280 acres in Humbolt Tp., which he has earned by his own labor and management ; his parents, Richard and Hannah Willson Beale, were natives of Virginia ; she died in Kentucky, and he died in Natchez, Miss.
JOHN W. BEAVERS, deceased ; was born in Hampshire Co., Va., Sept. 3, 1814; he married Miss Mary A. Madden Sept.
10, 1840 ; she was born in Hampshire Co., Va., March 26, 1819; they had seven children, six living -- Samuel M., John B., Richard R., George W., Marcellus S. and Mary E. He lived in Virginia until 1854, when he moved to Illinois, and settled about one-fourth of a mile west of the present village of Humbolt; in 1856, he moved to Iowa, and in 1857 he came to the present place ; he was one of the first Road Commissioners in this township under organization ; he also held the office of Supervisor for a number of years ; he lived on the present place until his death, April 14, 1875. Mrs. Beavers and family all live here ou the old homestead. All the children are single except Marcel- lus S., who married Miss Sallie A. Niehol- son, of Humbolt Tp., Feb. 23, 1879.
BROWN BROS., RICHARD AND DANIEL, farming, stoek and road grad- ing and ditching ; P. O. Humbolt ; are na- tives of Nelson and Hardin Cos., Ky. ; they were born Dee. 22, 1826, and July 22, 1832, respectively. They were born on the farm, and have always followed farm- ing; they lived in Kentucky until the fall of 1854, when they came to Illinois, and settled about ten miles south of Charleston, where they lived about three months ; they then moved on the Springfield road, in Douglas Co., where they lived one year, when, in 1856, they came to the present place, and have lived here since. With the exception of a term as Assessor by Rich- ard, they have held no office, except con- nected with the school and road. Richard Brown married Miss Elizabeth Morrison, of Kentucky, Sept. 23, 1852; she died Nov. 7, 1860. They had five children, two living, viz., Sally Ann and Mary Jane. His present wife was Mrs. O'Bannon, formerly Miss Elizabeth Ann Bridwell ; they were married Feb. 16, 1862 ; they have two children, viz., Ida B. and Rich- ard Alonzo. He owns over 200 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and management. Daniel Brown married Miss Mary Morrison, of Ken- tucky, Dec. 3, 1853. They had seven children, five living, viz., John P., Will- iam A., Susan T., James H. and Alburtis R. He owns over 200 aeres in this town-
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ship, which he has earned by his own labor and management. Brown Bros., Hum- bolt, Ill. ; all kinds of grading and ditch- ing done; estimates furnished.
D. A. BOWMAN, blacksmith and gen- eral jobber ; P. O. Humbolt, Ill .; was born in Perry Co., Ohio, Dee. 5, 1845. He married Miss Sarah McCravy Oct. 1, 1867 ; she was born in East Tennessee ; they had three children, two living, viz., Charles A. and Lydia L. He lived in Ohio three years, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois, and settled near Robinson; in 1860, he began to learn his trade with T. J. Sims, plow-manufacturer at that place, In 1864, he enlisted in the 135th Ill. Regt., he being Regimental Fifer ; was discharged in November following, and began work at his trade with Mr. Stifle, of Stiflesville ; next worked at Oblong City with Mr. Zugler ; next with Mr. Sentney, in Hum- bolt; then with Miller & Miller, of Mat- toon, and, in August, 1866, he began work in Arcola for Mr. Jacobs, and, in June, 1867, he worked in Humbolt for Mr. Sentney, and, in October, after his mar- riage, he went in partnership with Mr. Jacobs, of Arcola; in 1868, he worked for Mr. Garrett, in Windsor, and, in 1869, he opened a shop of his own in Arcola ; in the fall of the same year, he came to Humbolt and carried on wagon and car- riage making and blacksmithing ; in 1874, he sold his wagon business and rented out his blacksmith-shop and took a position at Homer in the carriage factory of Mr. Cu- sick ; in 1875, he returned to Humbolt and resumed business in his former stand, and, as will be seen, his nineteen years' experi- ence has been such as to specially adapt him to his specialties of horse-shoeing and plow-work.
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JACOB ERNST, farmer and stoek- raiser ; P. O. Humbolt; the subject of this sketch was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 30, 1839. He married Miss Julia Anna Joose Aug. 16, 1861 ; she was born in Baden, Germany, June 20, 1844; they S. C. DORAN, farming and stock ; P. O. Mattoon ; the subject of this sketch was born in Grayson Co., Ky., Dec. 12, 1827. He married Miss Eliza A. Wort- ham Nov. 5, 1850; she was born in the same place Nov. 18, 1830; they had ten children, seven living, viz., David W., had nine children, eight living, viz., George A., John M., Flora May, Mary A., Harry D., Willis E., Clarence and Jacob E .; Charlie died June 4, 1866. He lived in Germany about fifteen years, when he came to the United States and settled in Meadville, Penn., where he lived until Mary L., Edwin W., George M., Nannie . 1855 ; he then moved to Owen Co., Ind. ; A., Oscar J. and John H. He was born on his father's farm, and moved to Hart Co., Ky., with his parents, in 1832, and lived there until 1854; he then went to Grayson Co., and engaged in farming ; in 1860, he came to Illinois and settled on
his present place. He has held no office except connected with the road and school ; he is now serving in his second term as Commissioner of Highways. He owns 120 acres in this township, upon which, in 1878, he established a station on the Illi- nois Central R. R .- which passes through his farm-which is known as Doran's Crossing. He has been a member of the Cumberland Presbyterians since 1850. His parents, Thomas and Mary Cleaver Doran, were natives of Nelson and Wash- ington Cos., Ky .; they died in 1853 and 1854, respectively, in Kentucky.
JAMES EDGAR, farmer and stock- raiser ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch was born in Suffolk Co., England, March 21, 1838. He married Miss Mar- garet Hilligoss May 8, 1862; she was born in Rush Co., Ind., Sept. 15, 1845 ; they had seven children, five living, viz., John P .. William T., Ora May, James Rue and Leroy. He lived in England fifteen years ; he then moved to Scotland, where he lived two years and returned to England; re- mained there until he was 19, when he came to the United States, arriving at Chicago, and, in 1857, he came to Coles Co., and settled near his present place ; in 1858, he came to his present place and has lived here since. He has held the office of Collector, Town Clerk and has been School Director some nine or ten years. He owns 120 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and man- agement.
thence to Hendricks Co., and, in 1857, he came to Coles Co., Ill .; he had visited here in 1856; in March, 1867, he came to his present place, and has lived here since. He has held the office of School Director several terms, and is at present Commis-
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sioner of Highways in this township ; he owns 159 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and manage- ment.
J. W. FARRAR, farmer and stock ; P. O. Mattoon; the subject of this sketch was born in South Carolina, near Charleston, March 4, 1827. He married Miss Ann M. Talbot Oct. 12, 1851 ; she was born in Henderson Co., Ky., Oct. 9, 1832 ; they had eight children, two living, viz., Joseph F. and Lizzie A. He lived about eighteen months in South Carolina, when, with his parents, he moved to Perry Co., Mo., where he engaged in the warehouse and wood business; he lived here with his parents about six months, when, with his grandparents, he went to Illinois and settled at Lebanon, in St. Clair Co., where he lived until he was 8 years of age ; while here his grandfather died, and his grandmother and he went to Mount Vernon, Ind., where they lived with her son ; he lived here three years ; he then went to New Harmony and engaged on a farm, where he worked two years; he then went to Stewartsville and appren- ticed to the tanning business, remaining three and a half years; he then returned to Perry Co., Mo., and engaged in tan- ning, following his trade some four years ; he then engaged in shipping fowls to New Orleans, and followed the business about four years ; he then followed his trade for about four years ; he then went to Posey Co., Ind., and engaged in farming, remain- ing until 1861, when he came to Illinois and settled in Coles Co., about four miles east of his present place, and in 1864 he came to his present place and has lived here since. He has held the office of Road Commissioner three years, that of School Trustee some four years-also Director for a number of years. He owns 310 acres of land in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management.
WM. B. HAWKINS, retired farmer ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch is one of the early settlers of this town- ship ; he was born in Boone Co., Ky., July 31, 1821. He married Miss Abigail Mor- gan Feb. 20, 1843 ; she was born in Ohio, and died Oct. 8, 1846 ; they had two chil- dren, viz., Francis M. and Louisa A .; his present wife was Miss Nancy Danner; they were married Oct. 4, 1848 ; she was born
1 in Rush Co., Ind., Oct. 11, 1823; he lived about two and a half years in Kentucky, when, with his parents, he moved to Rush Co., Ind., where they engaged in farming ; he lived there until 1840 ; he then came to Illinois and engaged by the month on a farm on the Okaw, now in Coles Co. ; he lived there about eighteen months, then went to Indiana, and lived there until 1850, when he again came to Coles Co. and settled in Humbolt Tp., about one mile from the present village of Humbolt ; at this time there were less than one dozen settlers in this township ; he lived on his farm until 1865, then here to the village ; he was the first Township Collector in this township and served in offices connected with the school and road ; though he yet retains the old homestead, he takes no act- ive part in its management ; in 1866, he engaged in the drug business in this vil- lage, and continued the business until 1874, since which time he has been living retired.
REV. R. C. HILL, farming and stock ; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch was born in Sullivan Co., Ind., Dec. 11, 1817. He married Miss Mary A. Woods Dec. 10, 1839; she was born, in Sullivan Co., Ind., May 23, 1817 ; they had six children, four living, viz., Frank- lin P., John W., Martha J. and Elizabeth M .; he lived in Indiana twelve years, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois and settled in Clark Co., where they en- gaged in farming; in 1846, he came to Coles Co. and settled in La Fayette Tp., re- maining one year; he then went to Charleston Tp., where he lived about eighteen months, when he again went to La Fayette Tp., and, in 1853, he came to his present place, and has lived here since, except two and a half years in Charleston ; he has been connected with the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church for forty-seven years, and has been preaching since ; licensed 32 years ago ; he owns 160 acres in this county, which he has earned entirely by his own labor and management ; his parents, Rev. Isaac and Margaret Cun- ningham Hill, were natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania ; they were married in Kentucky ; he died in Clark Co., Ill., and she died here in Coles Co .; they had thirteen children, eight boys and five girls ; four of the boys studied medicine, two
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engaged in the grocery and pork trade and another engaged as a traveling salesman ; Mr. F. P. Hill, eldest son of Rev. R. C. Hilll, enlisted, in 1862, in the 123d Ill. V. I., which was mounted after four months' service ; he remained in the ser- vice until the close of the war; he took part in the battles of Chickamauga, Selma, Atlanta, and the other battles of the regi- ment.
JAMES HOOD, farming and stock ; P. O. Arcola ; the subject of this sketch was born in West Union, Adams Co., Ohio, Oct. 29, 1834. He married Miss Sarah E. Willson Jan. 1, 1861 ; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio ; they have sev- en children, viz., John E., Mary S., Sarah B., James W., Annie E., Robert B. and Clara Dell. His father was engaged in general merchandise, and he assisted in the business until he was about 26 years of age; he then came West and herded cattle in this neighborhood for one year ; he then went back to Ohio and engaged in the milling business, renting his father's grist-mill ; he followed the business one year ; he then came West and improved a farm in this township, remaining here one year; he again went back to Ohio, and engaged as assistant manager of the Etna Furnace, at Ironton, Ohio, and followed the business three years, when for the third time he came West, and finished the improvements on his farm, and lived there until 1877, when he came to his present place. He is no office-seeker, and has held no office except connected with the schools. Ile owns 500 acres in this county.
JOHN JARVIS, farming and stock ; P. O. Arcola ; the subject of this sketch was born in Madison Co., Ky., Dec. 25, 1809 ; he married Miss Polly Ray, Jan. 22, 1830 ; she was born, same place, Aug. 9, 1802; they had eight children, two living, viz., Robert and William. He lived in Kentucky until 1830, when he came to Illinois and settled in Edgar Co., near Paris, where he lived three years ; he then moved to Kentucky, where he lived eleven years ; he then moved again to Illinois and settled in Edgar Co., about fourteen miles west of Paris; he lived there about nine years ; he then moved to Coles Co. and settled on the Embarrass ; while here his wife died ; he then married
Mrs. Rodman (formerly Miss Rachel Flora) ; she was a native of Kentucky. In 1865, they moved to the present place ; in March, 1868, he lost his second wife ; they had no children. June 16, 1868, he married Miss Mary Hedges ; she was born in Fountain Co., Ind., Nov. 3, 1848 ; they have three children, viz., James E.,
Melissa C. and Loyal. He is no office- seeker, having all he can do to attend his. private business. In 1874, he moved to Nebraska and lived there three years, when he returned to his present place ; he owns 287 acres in this county and 240 in Nebraska, which he has earned by his own labor and management.
JOHN JOHNSON, farming and stock ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch was born in County Fermana, Ireland, 1838 ; he married Miss Martha E. Smith Jan. 22, 1868; she was born in North Okaw Tp., Coles Co., Ill., April 3, 1843 ; they have four children, viz., William, Allie, John and Walter. He lived in Ire- land until 1850, when, with his parents, he camed to the United States and settled in Moultrie Co., Ill., where they engaged in farming; he lived there until 1868, though, with his brothers, he helped carry on a farm in North Okaw Tp. since 1856; in 1868, he moved to the same, and in 1877 he came to his present place. He is no office-seeker, and has held no office except connected with the schools ; he is in part- nership with his brothers, William, James and Frederick; they own 1441 acres in this county, and are the largest stock raisers in this part of the county. His parents, John and Ann Bell Johnson, were natives of Fermana Co., Ireland, where they were married; in 1850, they came to the United States.
CAPT. DAVID MCKINNEY, farmer ; P. O. Arcola; the subject of this sketch was born in Butler Co., Ohio, March 22, 1837. He married Miss Catharine Rork Jan. 25, 1866 ; she was born same place ; they have six children, viz., Ida May, Oron W., Charles N., Jessie, Otto and Ruey ; he lived in Ohio until he was 21, when he came to Illinois and settled in Coles, now Douglas Co., near Arcola; in December, 1861, he enlisted in the 54th I. V. I., he being Orderly of Co. I, and after seven months' service he was made Second Lieutenant, and after serving one
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year in this office, he was elected and pro- moted to Captain of Co. I; he was in the service four years, or during the war, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Helena, Little Rock, Ashley Station, where he was taken prisoner and was paroled after nineteen days' captivity ; then being ex- changed, he resumed his command and took part in the other battles of the regi- ment. After returning from the army, he came to Arcola and lived there until 1871 ; he then came to his present place and has lived here since ; he has held the office of Highway Commissioner and School Di- rector, and is at present School Trustee ; he owns 120 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and man- agement.
JOHN McBRIDE, farming and stock ; P. O. Arcola ; was born in Somerset Co., N. J., Jan. 10, 1840. He married Miss Annie P. Koymer Dec. 1, 1864; she was born same place, Dec. 1, 1847 ; they have one child, viz., Minnie. He lived in New Jersey until he was 24 years old, when on being married he came to Illinois and set- tled in North Okaw Tp., of Coles Co .; in 1867, he moved to this township and set- tled near his present place, to which he came in 1874; he has been Collector in this township one term ; he owns eighty acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, Robert and Mary Whitehead Mc Bride, were natives of New Jersey and England ; he died in New Jersey, and she died in this county while on a visit.
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