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Company C.
Corp. John Davis, e. Feb. 16, 1865; private, deserted Feb. 25, 1865.
Ellison, Geo., e. Feb. 15, 1865; m. o. May 22, 1865.
Hammel, Simon, e. Feb. 15, 1865 ; absent, sick, at m. o. Marlow, James A., e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. Sept. 1, 1865. Peyton, Silas, e. Feb. 15, 1865 ; died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., April 3, 1865.
Peters, Jacob I., e. Feb. 15, 1865 ; absent, sick, at m. o. Short, Alfred, e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. May 20, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY. (One Year.) Company D.
First Lieut. Thomas J. Hamilton, e. as. Sergt. in Co. G, Feb. 20, 1865; prmtd. Com. Sergt .; prmtd. to First Lieut. Co. D, Aug. 8, 1865 ; m. o. Sept. 4, 1865.
Company C.
Bell, Waterman, e. Feb. 21, 1865 ; m. o. Sept. 4, 1865, as Corp.
Guppy, Josiah, e. Feb. 21, 1865; m. o. Sept. 4, 1865. Murphy, John, e. Feb. 23, 1865 ; deserted March 2, 1865. Ox, John, e. Feb. 24, 1865; deserted March 2, 1865. Palmer, Jos. J., e. Feb. 21, 1865 ; m. o. Sept. 4, 1865.
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CAVALRY.
SECOND CAVALRY. Company L.
Lounsbury, Guy F., e. Aug. 5, 1861; m. o. Ang. 11, 1864. UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. Miner, Chas., e. Oct. 17, 1864, vet .; disd. May 21, 1865.
FOURTH CAVALRY. Company A.
Wilson, James M., e. Dec. 2, 1863; rect .; trans. to Co. C, as consol.
Company B.
Briscoe, Francis M., e. Sept. 4, 1863; rect .; trans. to Co. E, as consol.
Company E.
Noe, George E., e. Sept. 20, 1861 ; absent, sick, at m. o.
Company H.
Brutke, Gust., e. Feb. 14, 1864, rect .; trans. to Co. E, as consol.
Flick, Danl. W., e. Feb. 11. 1864, rect ; trans. to Co. E, as consol. Gassnich, Ernest, e. Feb. 14, 1864, rect .; trans. to Co. E, as consol.
Company I.
Kaminke, Ernst, e. Nov. 18, 1863, rect .; died at Natchez, Miss., June 19, 1864.
FOURTH CAVALRY. (Consolidated.)
Company B.
Hall, R. A., e. Jan. 5, 1865, rect .; trans. to Co. I, Twelfthi Illinois Cavalry.
FIFTH CAVALRY. Company C.
Rote, Chas. e. Dec. 10, 1861 ; disd. Oct. 1, 1862, disab.
SIXTH CAVALRY. Company A.
King, T. R., e. Feb. 17, 1865, rect .; m. o., Nov. 5, 1865. Miles, Jas. A., e. Feb. 17, 1865, rect.
Company D.
Chapman, Jos., e. Feb. 28, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 5, 1865.
Company F.
Arnold, Michael, e. Feb. 16, 1865, rect .: m. o. Nov. 5, 1865. Brush, Jonathan, e., rect .; m. o. Nov. 17, 1865.
Company L.
Burns, Conda, e. March 11, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 5, 1865. Porter, J. H., e. March 11, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 5, 1865. Scudmore, Jos. B., e. March 11, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 5, 1865, as Sergt.
SEVENTH CAVALRY. Company G.
Beam, S. D., e. Dec. 10, 1864, rect .; m. o. Nov. 4, 1865. Fox, A. F., e. Dec. 10, 1864, rect .; m. o. Nov. 4, 1865.
EIGHTH CAVALRY. Company A.
Ilall, Lewis, e. Nov. 4, 1864, rect .; deserted July 2, 1865.
Company H.
Barberry, Peter, e. Dec. 7, 1863, rect .; m. o. July 17, 1865, as vet.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. Hall, Lonis, Nov. 4, 1864.
NINTH CAVALRY. Company A.
Cleland, S. D., e. Jan. 1, 1864, vet .; m. o. March 16, 1865. Webster, G. P., e. Jan. . 1, [1864, vet .; prmtd. Sergt., then Second Lieut.
Company B.
Williams, Robert, e. Jan. 19, 1865, rect .; deserted July 19. 1865.
Company D.
Hartwick, Uriah, e. Oct. 4, 1864, rect .; m. o. Oct. 24, 1865. to date Oct. 3, 1865. Sinclair, Alex., e. Oct. 4, 1864, rect .; m. o. Oct. 24, 1865.
Company K.
Murray, Wallace, e. Oct. 21, 1861; re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; m. o. Oct. 31, 1865, as Corp. McKay, Jos., e. Oct. 24, 1861 ; trans. from Co. D .; trans. to Co. L.
Company M.
Corp. Daniel P. Clark, e. Jan. 1, 1864, vet .; m. o. Ang. 15, 1865. Guiles, Nelson, e Jan. 1, 1864, vet .; m. o. July 8, 1865, to date May 30, 1865, prisr. war.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Swartout, Jas. M., e. April 7, 1864.
TENTH CAVALRY. Company M.
Sparks, Alfred, e. Jan. 5, 1864, rect .; trans. to Co. C, as re-organized.
ELEVENTH CAVALRY. Company B. Clark, David, e. Jan. 26, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. 30, 1865.
Company C.
Russell, Geo., e. Feb. 25, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. 30, 1865.
Company D.
Hart, Lewis C., e. Jan. 23, 1864, vet .: m. o. Sept. 30, 1865, as Corp.
Company H. Reed, John W., e. Jan. 18, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. 30, 1865.
Company L.
Judd, Harrison T., e. March 14, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. 30, 1865.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
King, Wm. E., e. Jan. 4, 1864; died at Camp Butler, Ill., Feb. 9, 1864. Wilcox, Harmon H., e. March 14, 1865. Wilson, Geo. W., e. Jan. 5, 1865.
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TWELFTH CAVALRY. Company F.
Capt. Henry L. Reans, e. Dec. 31, 1861, as First Lieut .; prmtd. to Capt. June 28, 1862; resd. June 2, 1864. Duncan, Jas. F., e. Oct. 7, 1861 ; re-e. as vet. Nov. 10, 1863; trans. to Co. F, as consol.
Morris, Wm., e. Oct. 7, 1861; disd. April 1, 1862, disab. Pitchford, Grannis, e. Oct. 7, 1861.
Simmons. Daniel A., e Oct. 7, 1861 ; disd. May 25. 1862. Skaggs, Thomas, e. Oct. 7, 1861.
Wilkerson, Wm., e. Oct. 7, 1861; deserted June 15, 1862. Maher, Patrick. e. Nov. 10, 1863, vet .; trans. to Co. F, as consol.
Company G.
Second Lient. John M. Russell, e. Dec. 30, 1861, as Corp .; prmtd. to Second Lieut. March 3, 1864; trans. to Co. E, consol .; resd. June 11, 1865. Bugler Jos. Hitz, e. Dec. 24, 1861 ; disd. Nov. 1, 1864. Kinline, Valentine, e. Feb. 10, 1862.
Sutherland, Wm., e. Dec. 24, 1861.
Whalon. Thos., e. Dec. 24, 1861; re-e. as vet. Feb. 29, 1864; trans. to Co. E, as consol.
Company L.
Vandel, Abram, e. Dec. 22, 1863; trans. to Co. G, as consol.
FOURTEENTH CAVALRY. Company B.
Sergt. Peter Reising, e. Sept. 18, 1863; wd. and captd. July 31, 1864; not heard from since.
Sergt. John Molitor, e. Sept. 19, 1862; trans. to V. R. C., Oct. 1, 1863.
Ehmi, Anthony, e. Dec. 1, 1862; absent, sick, at m. o. Forrer, John, e. Sept. 20, 1862; captd. July 31, 1864; not heard from since.
Hiermier, John, e. Sept. 9, 1862; m. o. July 8, 1865, prisr. of war.
Mechmel, Henry, e. Oct. 2. 1862; m. o. July 31, 1865.
Munk, John, e. Oct. 2, 1862; m. o. March 25, 1863.
Peters, Helmer, e. Sept. 20, 1862; deserted March 25, 1863. Shott, Jchn, or Joseph, e. Sept. 25, 1862; disd. June 23, 1865, disab.
Sansfans, Jacob, e. Sept. 25, 1862; disd. May 17, 1864, disab. Shramm, Fred., e. Sept. 18, 1862; disd. May 30, 1863, disab.
Company K.
Curry, Nathan G., e. Sept. 14, 1862; disd. July 2, 1863. Connery, John, e. Oct. 7, 1862; deserted March 24, 1863. Kime, Wister G., e. Nov. 15, 1862 ; disd. July 2, 1865.
Pratt, Augustus G., e. Dec. 1, 1862; disd. Jan. 9, 1864, as Sergt. Ridley, Jas., e. Sept. 14, 1862; kld. at Tullatown, N. C., Feb. 2, 1864.
Smith, L. B., e. Dec. 7, 1862; m. o. Aug. 19, 1865.
Gleason, Albert H., e. Feb. 9, 1864, rect .; m. o. July 31, 1865, as Sergt.
FIFTEENTH CAVALRY. Company L.
Merriman, Geo., e. Feb. 10, 1862; trans. to 10th Ill. Cav., as consol.
McFadden, John, e. Sept. 4, 1862, rect .; trans. to Co. F, 10th Ill. Cav., as consol.
SIXTEENTH CAVALRY. Company B.
Sanders, Wm. G., e. Oct. 11, 1861. Triden, or Spiden, J. H., e. July 21, 1861.
Company M.
Mussey, Pulaski, e. Aug. 5, 1863 ; was prisr .; m. o. June 16, to date May 30, 1865.
ARTILLERY.
FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
Battery M.
Second Lieut. Wm. J. Murphy, e. as Q. M. Sergt. July 2, 1862; prmtd. to Second Lieut. Oct. 10, 1863; m. o. July 24, 1865.
Barr, Josialı N., e. Aug. 8, 1862 ; m. o. July 24, 1865. Kemph, John, e. Aug. 9, 1862 ; m. o. July 24, 1865. Loomis, Maynard, e. July 17, 1862; m. o. July 24, 1865 Patton, Samuel, e. July 17, 1862; m. o. July 24, 1865. Rawley, Albert J., e. July 19, 1862; m. o. July 24, 1865. Rollins, James, e. July 9, 1862 ; m. o. July 24, 1865. Setzer, P. W., e. Aug. 9, 1862; disd. Oct. 24, 1862, disab. Trowbridge, James F., e Aug. 5, 1862 ; disd. June 3, 1865, disab.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Gower, Eben W., e. Jan. 2, 1864.
SECOND ARTILLERY. Battery B.
Snow, Philip, e. May 25, 1861, rect .; died at Detroit, Ill. June 26, 1864.
Battery C.
Barr, Miletus E., e. . Jan. 5, 1865, rect .; m. o. Aug. 3, 1865 Ryan, Jas., e. Jan. 5, 1865, rect .; m. o. Aug. 3, 1865.
Battery D.
Gatruby, Edward, e. Aug. 24, 1861, rect.
Battery G.
Flischman, John, e. Feb. 25, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. ₺, 1865. Kuntz, Fred., e. Feb. 25, 1865, rect .; m. o. Sept. 4, 1865.
Battery I.
Grant, Thos., e. Oct. 26, 1861.
Hodge, Irvin, or Tanin C., e. Dec. 15, 1861 ; re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; m. o. June 14, 1865.
Hodge, G. N., e. Dec. 15, 1861 ; re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; m. o. June 14, 1865.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Chalnger, Reuben D., e. Jan. 26, 1864.
SPRINGFIELD LIGHT ARTIL- LERY.
Coleman, George, e. Jan. 5, 1865, rect .; m. o. June 30, '65 Flynn, Patrick, e. Jan. 5, 1865, rect .; m. o. May 29, 1865.
HENSHAW'S BATTERY.
Cummings, Jas. B., e. Nov. 6, 1862; m. o. July 18, 1865. Dunnivan, Michael, e. Nov. 14, 1862; died at Knoxville, Tenn., May 19, 1865. Luckes, Presley P., e. Dec. 4, 1862; deserted Jan. 24, 1863 Murphy, Wm., e. Nov. 14, 1862; m. o. July 18, 1865. Stafford, John M., e. Sept. 3, 1862; m. o. July 18, 1865. Turk, Sanford, e. Dec. 19, 1862; died at Ottawa, Ill., March 6, 1863.
TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT U. S. COLORED INFANTRY.
Company A
Buckner, Wm., e. Jan. 24, 1865 rect .; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865. Curtis, David, e. Jan. 17, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865. Smith, Frank, e. Jan. 24, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865.
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Company B.
Johnson, John H., e. Aug. 29, 1864, rect .; died at New Orleans July 20, 1865. Nie, Robt., e. Jan. 9, 1864, rect .; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865.
Company D.
Adams, Geo., e, Dec. 31, 1864, rect. ; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865.
Company E.
Green, Lewis, e. Feb. 3, 1865, rect. ; absent, sick, at m. o. l'ettiford, Archie, e. Jan. 17, 1865, rect .; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865.
Company F.
Douglas. John, No. 2. e. Jan. 18, 1865, rect. ; m. o. Nov. 6,
Company C.
summerville, W'nı .. e. Jan. 18, 1865; m. o. Nov. 6, 1865.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Carter, Robert, e. Jan. 3, 1865. Dowery, Elijah, e. Oct. 17, 1864; m. o. May 29, 1865. Smith, Chas., e. Jan. 18, 1865.
Williams, Edward, e. Feb. 21, 1865; m. o. Nov. 27, 1865, to date Nov. 6. 1865.
U. S. COLORED RECRUITS. Eighteenth U. S. Colored Infantry.
Allen, Jas., e. Jan. 9, 1865. Browning, Geo., e. Jan. 12, 1865. Bute, Ottawa Ross, e. Jan. 9, 1865. Cook, Willison, e. Jan. 7, 1865. Clark, John, e. Oct. 31. 1864. Frank, Benj., e. Jan. 6, 1865. Harding, Jas., e. Jan. 9, 1865. Logan, Vincent, e. Jan. 9, 1865. Ringo, Robt., e. Jan 6, 1865. Stewart, Jackson, e. Dec. 4, 1864. Tolley, Peter, e. Jan. 6, 1865.
Sixty-first U. S. Colored Infantry.
Bunkley, Thos., e. Feb. 28, 1865. Martin, Richard, e. March 1, 1865. Wills, Jacob, e. March 1, 1865.
Eighty-eighth U. S. Colored Infantry.
Brown, Chas., e. March 21, 1865.
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZA .*** TIONS.
Infantry.
Craig, John W., e. Jan. 25, 1865, 49th Inf. Machwert, Henry, e. Jan. 22, 18+5, 49th Inf.
Cavalry.
Dohme, Edwin, e. Jan. 18, 1865, 2d Mo. Cav. Hamby, Wm. J., e. June 12, 1864, 3d Mo. Cav. McFadden, John, e. June 5, 1864, 3d Mo. Cav. Simpkins, Wm. J., e. May 23, 1864, 3d Mo. Cav. Swearengen, Aaron, e. June 13, 1864, 3d Mo. Cav. Beach, John W., e. Sept. 24, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Brown, Jas. H., e. Sept. 25, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Harvey, John, e. Sept 25, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Lindsey, Warren W., e. Sept. 24, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Linder, John M., e. Oct. 23, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. McGary, Wm. L., e. Sept. 24, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Moody, Thos. L., e. Sept. 24, 1861, 14th Mo. Cav. O'Neal, Cyrus C., e. Sept. 24, 1864, 14th Mo. Cav. Shermyer, Chas .. e. Sept. 24, 1864, 14thi Mo. Cav.
FIRST ARMY CORPS. Company No. I.
Carson, Gideon K., e. Feb. 4, 1865; m. o. Feb. 3, 1866, as Sergt. Temple, Jos., e. Feb. 4, 1865; m. o. Feb. 3, 1866.
Company No. 5.
Grow, Asa K., e. March 8, 1865. Kelly, Thos. J., e. March 8, 1865.
Company No. 7.
Weber, Peter, e. March 24, 1865. Uthland, Jacob, e. March 24, 1865.
Company No. 8.
Hitzing, Wm., e. March 27, 1865; m. o. March 26, 1866.
RECRUITS FOR THE REGULAR ARMY.
Thirteenth U. S. Infantry.
Bevis, John, e. Oct. - , 1864. Blake, Chas., e. Jan. - , 1865. Frost, Henry, e. Jan. - , 1865. Jenkins, Aaron, e. Oct. - , 1864. Wood, Israel, e. Oct. - , 1864.
POPULATION OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY, BY TOWNSHIPS.
TOWNS.
Total.
Native.
Foreign.
White.
Colored.
White.
Colored.
White.
Colored.
Amity.
825
732
93
818
Avoca
Avoca
630
547
83
630
317
Belle Prairie
823
660
163
823
Broughton
746
568
178
746
Chatsworth
1622
1211
411
1618
4
310
Chatsworth
999
706
293
995
4
20
Dwight.
1804
1435
369
1798
6
532
Dwight ..
861
739
122
844
17
481
Esmen
917
740
177
914
3
457
Fayette.
257
163
94
256
1
Forrest
1084
882
202
1082
2
Germantown
369
245
124
369
Indian Grove ..
2635
2228
407
2635
768
252
Fairbury
1493
1276
217
1493
269
Long Point ..
970
828
142
970
564
Nebraska
1162
796
366
1162
607
Nevada.
877
629
248
877
297
Newtown
1114
998
116
1112
2
981
Odell
1455
1182
273
1451
4
318
Odell
739
616
123
735
4
Owego
800
652
148
800
270
Pike
847
622
225
847
247
Pleasant Ridge.
809
653
156
808
1
336
Pontiac.
1657
1430
227
1605
52
728
5
Pontiac.
1503
1358
145
1503
1145
Reading
250
215
35
250
226
Reading
70
65
5
70
91
Rook's Creek
945
724
221
9445
428
Round Grove.
640
506
134
640
184
Saunemin
974
811
163
974
228
Sullivan
921
700
221
921
Sunbury
891
724
167
891
422
Union
711
534
177
711
Waldo
1051
770
281
1051
5
27
2438
2103
335
2874
64
1259
Eppard's Point ..
1044
857
187
1038
6
295
.
790
700
90
790
595
758
50
128
Charlotte
1870.
1860.
1850.
Ancona
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PATRONS.
PONTIAC TOWNSHIP.
J. F. ADAMS. brick maker and mason, ' County in March, 1869, and engaged in Pontiac; born in Cumberland City, Alle- farming and the nursery business. On the 16th of the same month and year, he was married to Miss M. E. Gapen, of Lewistown, Ill., and has one child-Archie M. In Nov. 1875, he removed to Normal, Ill., where he is now engaged in the nursery business. ghany Co., Md., June 21, 1836 ; he began working at the brick making business at the age of 13 years ; he came to Livingston Co. in 1856, and started a brick kiln in Avoca Township; this was the first kiln of brick ever burned in Livingston Co .; the next year he engaged in farming, which he followed until 1866, when he came to Pontiac, since which time he has been en- gaged at the brick business and mason work. He was married on the 23d of December, 1860, to Miss Nancy M. Gar- ner, daughter of S. P. Garner, one of the early settlers of Eppard's Point Township; she was born in Indiana March 12, 1843; they have eight children-Edward F., Mary L., Grant, Sarah, William, Joseph, Lida and Nannie.
HENRY AUGUSTINE, nurseryman, Normal, McLean County, formerly of Pontiac ; was born in Lancaster County, Penn., July 25, 1844; he came to Illinois and settled in Canton, Fulton County, in 1857; in August, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Co. A, 55th I. V. I .; was soon appointed Sergeant, and after the battle of Shiloh was commissioned Second Lieutenant ; shortly after this he was pro- moted to First Lieutenant ; and on the re-enlistment of his regiment as veteran, was elected Captain of the company ; after the fall of Atlanta, he returned home and recruited a company of volunteers, which was assigned to the 51st Regiment, and served until November, 1865. He then re- turned to Canton and spent five years in the drug business ; he came to Livingston
FRED L. ALLES, editor and publisher of the Pontiac Sentinel, was born in Pitts- burgh, Penn., August 2, 1851 ; he attended the public schools until he was 10 years old, and afterward entered the offices of of the Pittsburgh Dispatch and the Pitts- burgh Post ; in 1868, he went to Chicago and engaged as foreman of the Religio- Philosophical Journal, where he remained five years ; after the fire, he removed to Sparta, Ill., and engaged in publishing the Sparta Plaindealer, and afterward the Belleville Advocate ; he came to Pontiac in 1875, purchased the Sentinel, enlarged and improved it, and increased its circula- tion and its advertising patronage, until it now has the largest office in the county. July 1, 1878, the Sentinel was 21 years old. Mr. Alles is Vice President of the Illinois Press Association, to which he was eleeted at East St. Louis in June. 1877. He was married Dec. 4, 1873, to Miss Mary Allen, of Randolph Co., Ill , and has one child-Allen C.
ROBERT AERL, dealer in live stock and proprietor of Aerl's feed yard, Pontiac ; was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Oct. 11, 1813; he resided there until 1839, when he removed to Brown Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1853, and then came to Illinois ; he spent one year in McLean County, and from
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there came to Livingston County in 1854; ' of Fairbury ; they have one child- Kittie M.
has always been engaged in farming until 1857, when he disposed of his farm and moved into town; in 1859, he made the . overland trip to California, with a team, being nearly five months on the journey ; he followed mining nearly three years, re- turning by way of the Isthmus; since that time he has continued in the stock and feed yard business, excepting two years spent in Kansas. He was married Feb. 6, 1836, to Miss Ann L. Gore, who was born Loudon Co., Va., June 15, 1812; they have three children living-Alvaro, Sarah F. and, Isaac ; one son, Enos, died in Sa- vannah, Tenn., in 1862. He was a member of the 52d I. V. I.
O. F. AVERY, attorney at law, and Dep- uty County Clerk ; was born in Hillsdale Co., Mich., Nov. 19, 1841 ; after receiving a high school education at the Jonesville Union School, he entered Hillsdale College, Michigan, remaining until 1861. He then entered the 11th Mich. Infantry, as a pri- vate, and was made a non-commissioned of- ficer of Co. B; served in the Army of the Cumberland, taking part in the battles of Stone River and Chickamanga, and was wounded at the latter place; he was then detailed in the Michigan Military Agency at Nashville, and returned with his regi- meut in 1864; returning soon afterward to Nashville, he entered the government em- ploy, and while there, took command of a company of volunteers to defend Johnson- ville, Tenn., which was threatened by Gen. Forrest's army ; he afterward took charge of the Quartermaster's Department of the 40th U. S. Colored Infantry, and remained with them until Nov., 1865. He came to Livingston Co. in 1866, and taught seven years in the schools at Fairbury, five years as Principal ; in 1872, he became Principal of the High School at Burlingame, Kan., remaining two years, during which time he was admitted to the bar ; on his return to Fairbury, he taught one year as Principal, and was then admitted to the bar of Illi- nois, and commenced practice. In 1877, he was the Republican candidate for County Superintendent of Schools, and though defeated, carried his own township by a majority of 374 out of a total vote of 550 ; he was appointed Deputy County Clerk the same Fall. He was married April 22, 1869, to Miss Mary E Kring,
HENRY BLACKMORE, proprietor city omnibus line, Pontiac ; was born in Rochester, N. Y., Jan 6, 1834 ; his par- ents removed when he was quite young, to Indiana; thence to Danville Ill., and in 1844 to Ottawa ; they resided there about five years, and then came to Livingston Co., and settled on a farm in Sunbury Tp. ; after becoming of age, Mr. Blackmore went to Peoria County, and engaged in farm- ing ; returning two years later to Sunbury. He was married Aug. 17, 1855, to Eliza - beth King, of Peoria Co., Ill., on the 17th of Aug., 1861 ; he enlisted in Co. C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery ; he was present at Island No. 10, siege of Corinth, battle of Stone River, siege of Atlanta, and the battles of Jonesboro and Chickamauga ; he served constantly with his regiment until Sept., 1864, when he returned to Sunbury. In the Spring of 1866, he removed to Five- Mile Grove, and in 1874, came to Pontiac, and purchased the city omnibus line.
WILLIAM BURKE, dealer in wines and liquors, Pontiac ; was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, November 3, 1836 ; he received a common English education in the pay schools of his native coun- ty ; he was raised to farming pursuits ; he came to the United States in Oct., 1863, previous to which time he had been em- ployed as a clerk in a flour-mill and bakery some ten years; after spending seven months in New York, he came to Tazewell Co., Ill., and a year later to Livingston Co., settling in Pontiac ; he engaged in his present business in 1872. He was mar- ried Sept. 21, 1872, to Mary A. Thornton, of Chicago ; she was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., April 12, 1854; they have two children living-Margaret and Mary ; one child-Mary, died in 1873.
JOHN W. BRUNER, farmer, dealer in real estate, stock, &c .; P. O. Pontiac ; was born in Greene Co., Ohio, July 8, 1837 ; when he was about 4 years old, his father moved with his family to Mont- gomery Co., thence to Wabash Co., Ind. ; after six years, Mr. Bruner returned to Ohio, and settled in Butler Co. ; after re- ceiving a common school education, he spent nearly a year in Dennison University, Granville, Ohio; in 1859 and 1860, he was engaged in the dry goods business in
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Cincinnati ; returning to Butler Co., he followed the boot and shoe and clothing trade for three years. He was married Aug. 15, 1861, to Miss Eliza J. Crane, daughter of Stephen C. Crane, of Butler Co., after- ward a prominent citizen of Pontiac; she was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Jan. 25, 1843 ; they have had four children, one of whom, Hal. C., is living. They came to Pontiac in 1865 ; Mr. Bruner owns a farm of 160 acres, a mile and a half south of Pontiac, besides considerable property in the city, and as administrator of the estate of the late S. C. Crane has charge of some 2,000 acres of improved farms in Livings- ton Co., besides a large amount of town property and a thousand acres or more of land in other parts of the West.
R. W. BABCOCK, Agent for the Chicago & Alton R. R. Co .; Pontiac ; was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., July 29, 1822 ; he received an academic education, and at the age of 19 began the study of law ; was admitted to the bar in 1844, and practiced his profession ten years. He was married Feb. 7, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth Reed, of Franklin Co., Mass .; they have six chil- dren, one of whom, Bennie C., is now living. Mr. Babcock came to Livingston County in 1856, and spent the first three years in farming ; he then followed mer- chandising from 1859 to 1871, since which time he has been the Agent of the Chicago & Paducah and Chicago & Alton R. R. Cos. He served seven or eight years in the School Board, being one of the Directors at the time of the erection of the new pub- lic school builling; he held the office of Town Clerk one year and served two terms on the Board of Supervisors; he was elected the first Mayor of the city in 1872, served two terms, and also served several terms on the Board of Trustees and as a member of the City Council.
H. S. BENNETT, Agent of the Ameri- can and United States Express Companies, Pontiac ; was born in Lake Co., Ohio, Nov. 19, 1846 ; he lived there until he was about 14 years of age, when he came with his father's family to Pontiac in 1860 ; he has .been a resident of the city principally ever since ; he has been engaged in telegraphing, express and railroad business about eleven years. He was married Sept. 11, 1872, to Miss Anna M. Miller, of Delphi, Ind., who was born in the State of Ohio in May, 1848;
they have one child-Mabel E. His father, Charles Bennett, still resides in Livingston County on a farm about three miles east of Pontiac. Mr. Bennett is also Manager of the Western Union Telegraph office.
J. W. BABCOCK, dealer in groceries, crockery, glassware. etc., Pontiac ; was born in Fulton Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1837 ; he lived there until he was about 15 years old, and then removed with his parents to Steuben Co., N. Y., where his parents now reside ; he was raised to farming pursuits, which he followed until his removal to Livingston County ; he received an aca- demie education at the Franklin Academy, Prattsburg, N. Y., and after leaving school, taught for several years ; he came to Liv- ingston County in 1858, and after teaching a while, entered a hardware store, and three years later engaged in the grocery business for himself; he followed this about two years and then engaged in farming for some six years ; he then resumed clerking for four years, and again engaged in mer- chandising, which he has followed to the present time. He was married May 18, 1862, to Miss Minnie S. Lawrence, daugh- ter ot A. Lawrence, Sr., of Pontiac ; they have two children-Nettie K. and Lucy A.
FRANCIS BRUCKER, merchant, Pon- tiae ; was born in Alzey, in Rhine Hesse, Germany, Aug. 9, 1806; he was educated under a private tutor at home, and when about 15 years of age he engaged in selling goods through the country, and followed that until his marriage, which took place June 6, 1828. His wife was Miss Jeannette Franck, who was born in Hesse in 1800 ; they have three children living-Julia, wife of J. M. Greenebaum of Chicago, President of the Livingston County National Bank ; Adolph and Simon S., now employed in the dry goods house of A. T. Stewart & Co., Chicago. After his marriage, Mr. Brucker engaged in the gro- cery trade, and from 1848 until he came to this country, in 1854, was the agent of the German Emigration Society ; on arriv- ing in this country, he spent about nine months in Newark, N. J., and then came to Chicago, where he resided three years, coming to Pontiac in 1857, and engaging in the dry goods and grocery trade, which he still continues.
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