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JOHN R. V. NORMAN, farmer; P. O. Norman; the subject of this sketch was born near Stolford, Somersetshire, Eng., July 2, 1832 ; he emigrated to America n the Fall of 1856, and settled in Macou- pin Co., Ill., near Brighton ; in 1858, went to Canada and settled there ; remained six years, and in 1864, returned to Illinois and settled in Livingston Co .; in 1870, he located on the farm on which he now resides. He was married in March, 1874, to Mary O'Loane, a native of Canada ; has four children-Elizabeth, Annie, Rich- ard W. and John J. O'L. Owns 160 acres, worth $8,000. Methodist. Like his younger brothers, he has as yet taken no part in American politics, but holds his allegiance to the British Crown. He owns the only store building in Norman, and is largely engaged in buying and shipping grain from that point. He stands in the front rank as one of the leading and suc- cessful farmers of his vicinity.
RISDON M. ODELL, Agent T., P. & W. R. R., Forrest ; was burn in Hen- dricks Co., Ind., May 11, 1844; in 1849, his father moved to Illinois, and settled in Adams Co. ; he worked on farm Summers and attended school Winters; in 1854, having lost his mother, his father broke up houskeeping, and Risdon M., to use his own expressive language, " lived around " for several years; in August, 1862, en- listed in Co. G. 78th Regiment Ill. Vol.
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Inf., and served till the close of the war; was in the important battles of Chicka- mauga, Lookout Mountain, with Sherman in the campaign from Chattanooga to At- lanta, and in his march to the sea ; was in the grand review at Richmond the day he was 21 years of age; was also present in the grand review at Washington. On his return from the army, he entered college at Fulton, Whiteside Co., an institution for the education of soldiers ; attended one year and engaged in teaching school; in 1870, he entered Quincy College and took a commercial course; afterward taught penmanship in Bryant & Stratton's Busi- ness College, located at Quincy ; in the Fall of 1871, engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Camp Point, Adams Co .; in 1873, learned the art of telegraphy on the C., B. & Q. R. R., and in 1874, was appointed Agent and Operator at Basco Station, on the same road; remained one year, and then taught a select school at Bushnell ; in 1875, was appointed Operator on the T., P. & W. R. R. at Sheldon, and in the Winter of 1876, was sent to Forrest, as Agent and Operator on the same road, which position he now holds. He was married Sept. 28, 1871, to Matilda Crum, a native of Haverstraw, N. Y. Repub- lican.
JAMES AND JOHN C. PORCH, hardware and machinery, Forrest; John C., junior partner, was born in Somerset- shire, Eng., March 17, 1839 ; his parents emigrated to America in 1848, and settled in Kenosha Co., Wis .; here he assisted in farming, attending district school during the Winter, until 1851, when his parents removed to Mesapotamia, Trumbull Co., Ohio; in 1852, they removed to Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ind .; in 1856, he left home and went to Youngstown, Mahoning Co., to learn the tinner's trade; having served his apprenticeship three years, in 1859 he started out for himself in life; he worked a short time at Columbus, Penn .; Youngstown, Ohio; Warren, Ohio; West Greenville, Penn .; at Franklin, Penn., he remained three years ; in 1865, he went to Jamestown, Penn., and in connection with his brother, carried on shop two years ; after leaving Jamestown, he lo- cated again at Franklin, Penn., and remained one year; in 1868, came to Indiana, and opened a tin shop at Tippe- ,
canoe Battle Ground ; here he remained about one year and a half; in 1870, came to Chebanse, Ill., and remained five years ; in 1875, he worked in Robertson, Ford Co., Ill., and during 1876 and 1877, in Donovan, Iroquois Co., Ill .; in September, 1877, located at Forrest, Livingston Co., his present home. He was married, Dec. 1, 1865, to Anna Evans, a native of Franklin, Penn .; has four children- William F., Frank R., Maud A. and John S. Republican ; is inclined to the Episco- pal Church. In connection with his brother, is doing a first-class business in hardware, tinware and machinery.
THOMAS B. RILEY, farmer ; P. O. Forrest ; was born in New Albany, Ind., Jan. 26,1836; the years of his early manhood he devoted to the work of carpentering. pass- ing the Winters in the Southern States of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee ; the Summers, in the States of Missouri, Kan- sas and Illinois. In December, 1861, hc enlisted in Co. F, 59th Regt. Ind. Inf .; was commissioned First Lieutenant of the Company ; participated in the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Missionary Ridge and others of less note ; in October, 1864, he was discharged from the service, his resignation, on the Surgeon's certificate, having been accepted ; in May, 1865, he settled in Livingston Co., on his present farm. In February, 1864, he was mar ried to Elizabeth Hildenger, a native of Pittsburgh, Penn .; has three children- Carrie E., John F. and Thomas E. Owns 120 acres, worth $6,000; Mr. Riley is a successful and enterprising farmer. In polities, he is a Republican ; he is also a faithful and liberal member of the Congre- gational Church.
J. W. SHEDD, farmer ; P. O. Forrest ; was born in Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, Aug. 4, 1817; at 14 years of age he at- tended a select school at Hopkington, N. Y., kept by Prof. Ballard ; remained here two years; in 1834, he entered the Scientific Military School at Unity, N. H .; at the age of 19, matriculated in Nor- wich University, Vt .; at the age of 21, received the degree of A. B., having com- pleted the full classical course and the course in civil engineering ; soon after leaving college he taught school in Han- over Center, four miles from Dartmouth, boarding with Aurelius Dow, nephew of
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the celebrated Lorenzo Dow; for several years he was engaged in teaching in vari- ous localities, East, South and West; in August, 1847, he came to La Salle Co., Ill., and engaged as a farm hand to N. M. Letts, at $12 per month; with him he remained five years; when he set in to work he had but fifty cents capital to go on ; in the five years he saved enough to purchase eighty acres of land and pay nearly all the purchase money down ; in 1852, he went upon his own farm; in 1865, came to Livingston Co., and pur- chased 160 aeres in Pleasant Ridge Tp., which he still owns. He was married, in 1849, to Sarah S. Jenks, a native of Brad- ford Co., Penn. ; has one child-Emily. Republican ; Restorationist. Mr. Shedd is a ripe scholar, and is possessed of fine social qualities.
PETER SOMERS, farmer; P. O. Nor- man ; was born in Westmaid Co., Ireland, June 23, 1815; at an early age he made his home with his grandparents; he emi- grated to America in 1835; on reaching the American shores he found himself in a strange land with only half a dollar in his pocket ; some of his little means on hand when starting he loaned to fellow passengers, and never received back again ; imme- diately on landing, he set about laboring to supply his daily wants; in 1836 he settled in Cambray Co., Penn., and engaged in farming ; here he remained from 1836 till March, 1867, when he came to Livingston Co., Ill., and located on Sec. 20, Forrest Tp., renting one and one-half aeres; in the mean time he made improvements on See. 32, on. which he now resides, and which he had purchased at the time of coming West, and in the latter part of 1868 moved to his own farm. He was married first in July, 1842, to Mary A. McAteer, of Penn- sylvania, who died in 1859 ; he was mar- ried a second time, Sept. 18, 1860, to Eliza- beth Kearns, also a native of Pennsylvania ; has seven children from first wedlock, and two from second; five living and two dead ; owns 480 acres. Democrat ; Roman Catho- lic, but is very liberal, and is highly esteemed in the vicinity in which he resides and throughout the township.
BRONSON SMITH, farmer ; P. O. Forrest ; born in Washington, Litchfield . Co., Conn., Feb. 15, 1826 ; is the son of William and Julia (Stone) Smith ; at the
age of 16, he attended school at Washing- ton two or three Winters ; at 20 years of age attended the High school in Winsted one year and a half; he worked in the woolen factory both in Winsted and Woodbury ; in the Spring of 1848 came to Augusta, Va., and engaged in teaching school three years. June 9, 1852, was married to Mary E. Coyner, of Virginia ; in 1855, with his family, a wife and two children, came West and settled in MeLean Co., Ill., near Danvers ; in 1865 came to Livingston Co., and settled on the farm on which he now resides ; owns a fine farm of 178 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; has had twelve children-Julia B. (now Mrs. Charles Sherrill), Mary E. (deceased), William A., Lucy M., Fannie B., Howard P., Ethel B., Coyner C., Frank E. B., Gertrude L., Mabel L. and an infant son. Republican; Congregationalist. Has held the office of Supervisor seven years ; Township Treasurer, seven years ; School Trustee and School Director. During residence in MeLean Co., was Assessor six years and Supervisor one year. The antecedents of Mr. Smith were noted for their longevity ; his great grandfather set- tled in New Haven Colony as early as 1771 or '72 ; in 1773 he moved to Washington, Litchfield Co., and reared a family of ten children, the aggregate sum of whose ages at the decease of the last member was over 900 years ; the average age at date of de- cease was 82 years, 3 months and 20 days ; his father lived to the age of 76 years ; his mother still lives, hale and hearty, having attained to the ripe age of 77 years; in September, 1873, Mr. Smith attended the Centennial gathering of his family at tlie old homestead in Connecticut ; about one hundred and fifty of the immediate descend- ants were present; of his great grandfather's descendants, about two hundred and twenty five were known to be living.
JAMES SNYDER, farmer ; P. O. For- rest ; was born in Franklin Co., N. Y., Oct. 22, 1849 ; at the age of 16, he came West and settled in La Salle Co. ; in 1869, came to Livingston Co., and engaged in laboring on the farm where he now resides. Was married Jan. 22, 1873, to Bridget Cooley, a native of Ireland ; has two chil- dren-Freddie and Mary. Democrat ; Catholic. Though not a real estate owner
r at present, he is a thrifty, enterprising,
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money-making husbandman ; he has the im- mediate supervision of a section of land, and is largely engaged in raising hogs, cat- tle and horses ; in the quality of his cattle, he is not behind his neighbors, having thoroughbreds of the best grade ; doubt- less, ere long he will be one of the solid real estate owners of the county, as he is now one of the safe traders. He is genial and social in his manners, and is highly esteemed by his neighbors and friends for his many good qualities.
REV. DANA SHERRILL, A. M., Pastor Congregational Church, Forrest ; was born in Lisbon, Kendall Co., Ill., June 5, 1842 ; is the son of Lewis and Emeline Sherrill; in the Summer of 1859, he entered the Preparatory Department of Beloit College, Wis., and remained about eighteen months ; in April, 1861, he en- listed in the three-months, service, but the company was not accepted ; July 2, 1861, enlisted in Co. D, 36th regiment Ill. Vol. Inf .; was mustered out of the service Oct. 21, 1864 : participated in the important battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., siege of Cor- inth, Miss., Perryville, Stone River, Chick- amauga and others ; held the position of Forage Master during most of the Atlanta campaign, first of a division and finally of a corps ; re-entered Beloit College Jan., 1865, and completed a full classical course in 1870 ; in the Fall of 1870, entered up- on a course of study in the Chicago Theo- logical Seminary ; graduated in April, 1873; in May, 1871, was licensed by the Association at Aurora, and in November following began preaching for the church at Forrest each alternate Sabbath ; during 1874 he ministered to the church at For- rest and Chebanse; was ordained to the ministry June 24, 1873, and received the degree of A. M., July, 1873 ; was regularly installed Pastor of the church in Forrest Feb. 10, 1874. Was married Dec. 23, 1874, to Louricea Ayers, a native of Con- necticut; no children. Republican. Owns 160 acres in Kendall Co., and a very de- sirable residence in Forrest. No citizen in the village is more highly esteemed than Rev. Mr. Sherrill and his most estimable lady ; his ministration is most acceptable to the church; indeed, through his labor, seconded by that of his noble, generous and kind-hearted helpmeet, the church in For- rest has been built up ; when he came here
they met for services in the district school building ; now they have a good house for worship and a flourishing oganization of about ninety members ; both he and his wife are noted for their kindly attention and aid to the sick and afflicted, not only of his own charge, but of other denominations, and even of the world.
JOEL R. STRAWN, farmer ; P. O. Chatsworth ; was born in La Salle Co., Ill., Jan. 8, 1842; his parents dying while he was in his infancy, he was raised by his grandparents and an uncle, with whom he remained until his majority ; in 1865, in connection with his uncle, he purchased a half section of land in Livingston Co., lying in Sections 13 and 24; for two years he and his uncle engaged extensively in raising and shipping cattle, handling from 500 to 800 head during the season ; since that time he has engaged in farming on a large scale, and at the same time he handles a great many hogs and cattle. Sept. 12, 1871, he was married to Mary F. Brown, a native of Watertown. N. Y., has four children -- Clarence B., Arthur A., George M., William H. Owns 428 acres, valued at $20,000. In politics he is Independent. Holds the office of School Director. Mr. Strawn stands well to the front among the farmers of his community ; he is a gentle- man of very agreeable address.
LUTHER B. STANFORD, farmer ; P. O. Forrest ; the subject of this sketch was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 2, 1838; in 1866, he came West and settled in La Salle Co .; here he remained one year, and in 1867 removed to Charlotte Tp., Livingston Co .; in 1871, purchased land in Forrest Tp., and settled on same in 1872. Was married Jan. 1, 1865, to Sarah Dyer, a native of the State of New York; has three children-Franklin B., Clara E. and George L. Owns eighty aeres of land in Sec. 13. Was drafted in 1862, but commuted by paying $300. Republican ; is a member of the M. E. Church. Has held the office of School Director.
JAMES SAMPEY, farmer ; P. O. Norman ; was born in Fayette Co., Penn., Jan. 13, 1837 ; his father owned the farm on which Gen. Washington, in 1754, erected Fort Necessity, and in which he took refuge during the French and Indian war of that period; in 1856, he went to
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Iowa and located in the city of Davenport ; in 1858, removed to Putnam Co., Ill .; in 1874, came to Livingston Co., and settled on the farm where he now resides. He was married April 28, 1859, to Charlotte Mathews, a native of Ohio; has seven children-James W., Henry I., Harrison E., Essie L., Minnie, Gracie and an infant daughter. Owns 160 acres, valued at $7,000. In politics he is a Republican ; his religious views accord with the doctrine of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Sampey, like his neighbor, is a thrifty well-to-do farmer.
THAYER & NICKERSON, black- smithing and wagon making, Forrest ; the above named firm carry on the leading business of the village in their line; being skilled mechanics they use nothing but the best of material and suffer none but the best of work to leave their shops; Mr. Thayer runs the wood work department, and Mr. Nickerson the smithing depart- ment ; they commenced business in For- rest in March, 1877, and have constantly increased in favor until now they do the "lion's share" of the village work, and that of the surrounding country. Erastus Thayer, the senior partner of the firm, was born in Warren, Washington Co., Vt., Jan. 29, 1834; in 1854, went to Lowell, Mass., and worked in the cotton mills ; about 1856, purchased a farm from his father in Vermont ; sold and came West on a visit, Fall of 1859 ; visited Missouri and Kansas, but finally bought ninety acres near Gilman, Iroquois Co., Ill .; went East again and purchased 100 acres ; farmed two years, then engaged in the tanning business at Warren, Vt .; came West again in 1866; here in connection with his mother, bought a quarter section near Chenoa, McLean Co .; in 1872, moved to Chenoa and lost $3,000 in the manu- facture of Porter's Patent Window Shades ; in March, 1877, moved to Forrest and set up in present employment. Was married in the Fall of 1861, to Mary Blair, a na- tive of Vermont ; has five children-George O., Elma, Martha, Eugene and Willie. Republican ; Baptist.
WILLIAM W. NICKERSON, junior partner, was born in La Porte, Ind., Feb. 19, 1849 ; left home at the age of 13, to learn his trade ; at the age of 5 or 6 years, came with father's family to Illinois ; after
two years, returned to Indiana, and the fol- lowing year went to Missouri and settled in Gentry (now Worth) Co .; the next year removed to Eureka, Woodford Co., Ill., thence to Chenoa, McLean Co .; in March, 1877, came to Forrest, his present home. Was married Aug. 14, 1874, to Mary T. Witherow, a native of Pennsyl- vania ; has one child-Ina L., born Aug. 11, 1876. Republican. Is not a church member but inclines to the Methodist.
H. C. TWITCHELL, insurance and collecting agent, Forrest; was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., March 6, 1838 ; in 1840, his father moved to La Salle Co .; in 1867, the subject of this sketch located in Lodi. Iroquois Co., and engaged in the mercan- tile trade ; in the Spring of 1873, he came to Forrest, his present home, and was Deputy Postmaster for two years; at the expiration of that time, he entered his present occupation. Was married Aug. 20, 1860, to Emma E. Philbrook, a native of Brookfield Center, Wis .; has five chil- dren-Charles H., Carrie A., Oren G., Lucy E., Myrtie M. Republican ; in- clined to the M. E. Church. Has held the office of Justice of the Peace two years, also that of Township Collector. Is agent for the Continental Ins. Co., and the Ger- man Ins. Co., of Peoria ; he also deals some in grain, and handles the best grade of agricultural implements. Having lost his father at the early age of 6 years, and his mother two years later, he has been left to rely wholly on his own efforts for a liveli- hood ; by fair and honorable dealing with all men, he has secured a good degree of success in most of his undertakings.
HENRY J. THORNE, farmer ; P. O. Norman; the subject of this sketch was born in Somersetshire, Eng., April 24, 1849 ; he emigrated to America in 1872, and settled on the farm where he now re- sides. Was married Nov. 8, 1874, to Elizabeth Farley, a native of Livingston Co., Ill .; has two children-Richard and Sarah C. Owns 160 acres of land lying in the southwest quarter of section 34, Forrest Tp .; still holds his allegiance to the British Crown. Member of the M. E. Church. Though young in years, he has the keen, shrewd judgment that comes to many only through years of experience ; he is one among the leading farmers of his vicinity.
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JOHN WALLACE, farmer; P. O. Forrest; was born in Cavan Co., Ireland, Nov. 20, 1826; in 1846, he emigrated to America and settled in New Jersey, near Redbank ; here he remained two years, en- gaged in farming ; in the Spring of 1848, he moved to Canada, and purchased a farm of 100 acres, but not liking the country or climate, in the Fall of 1848, he left and came to Indiana, settling near Shawnee Mound, Tippecanoe Co .; here he engaged in farming for fifteen years ; in Oct., 1863, he came to Illinois and settled near where Forrest now is, on the farm which he at present owns. He was married in 1846, to Margaret Daney, a native of Ireland. Mr. Wallace had but little resources when he landed in America ; soon after landing, he engaged to work for ten dollars per month ; his education is quite limited, and his success in business is altogether owing to his correct habits of life and his good judgment ; he is a sharp, shrewd trader, yet strictly honest and fair-dealing ; he has never engaged in any scheming specula- tions, but has accumulated little by little, through industry and perseverance, until now he is the possessor of 841 acres of fine land, and much good stock ; his residence is one of the most eligible in the village. In politics he is a stanch Republican ; is a member of the M. E. Church, though his views are largely Presbyterian. Has had eleven children-Mary E. (now Mrs. Krack ), John R., Henrietta (wife of A. Mccullough ), Maggie J. (wife of J. L. Delatour), Ella and Emma (twin daugh- ters), Minnie L. and Lena M., living ; Martha A., Jessie and an infant son, de- ceased. Mr. Wallace is highly esteemed for his many good qualities, and regarded as a highly successful farmer. by his neigh- bors and friends.
MRS. NANCY WILSON, farming; P. O. Forrest ; the subject of this sketch was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Sept. 20, 1826; she is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Thompson ; her father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1849 ; Mrs. Wilson has seen much of pio- ncer life, having come to Illinois with her father's family in 1837 ; they settled near the present site of Forrest, and she now owns the original homestead, 120 acres of which was purchased by her mother, after death of her father, at the land sale
at Danville, and eighty acres adjoining, on which was laid the land-warrant granted him for services rendered in the war of 1812. She has been twice married ; to her first husband, Wm. C. Popejoy, Nov. 15, 1850; he died Oct. 26, 1852 ; he owned a section of land near the present site of Fairbury, and was a shrewd, successful trader; his prospects for becoming very wealthy were decidedly flattering ; but in the prime of life, with all its hopes and promises yet before him, and in the midst of its busy activities, the Master called him; her second marriage, contracted with Nicholas Wilson, was celebrated Dec. 14, 1854, under the same roof and around the same hearth-stone at which the first oc- curred ; Mr. Wilson died Sept. 27, 1876. Mrs. Wilson remembers the country when it presented a wild and uninviting appear- ance ; settlements in those days in what is now Forrest Tp., or indeed in Livingston Co., were like "angel's visits," few and far between; the nearest mill was distant seventy-five miles ; her father was obliged to travel twenty-five miles to the nearest grocery store, and often brought home his purchases upon his back; though her father was a man of large means for those days, when he came to the Prairie State, yet he died poor ; the land on which he located did not come into market until after his death consequently he could not purchase ; for two years after coming he did not raise a crop ; in addition to this, he lost most of his cattle and horses with milk-sickness ; at one time he had but two cows and one horse left out of a number he brought out from Ohio; every ox succumbed to the fell destroyer. From first wedlock she had one son-Wm. H. Popejoy ; he died at the age of 1 year 9 months and 17 days ; from second marriage, four children -Celia May, Cordelia, Millie and Oscar. Owns 385 acres and a block in the town of Forrest. She is a member of the M. E. Church ; her husbands were Repub- lican in politics.
HIENRY B. WATSON, farmer ; P. O. Forrest ; born near Torringford, Litch- field Co., Conn., Feb. 5, 1837 ; is the son of George and Jane (Belden) Watson , in December, 1844, came West to Warren Co., Ill. Nov. 3, 1862, enlisted in Co. A, 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery ; spent three months recruiting in Milwaukee and Ra-
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cine Cos .; Feb. 5, 1863, he joined the regiment at Alexandria, Va .; served till February, 1864, in the defenses around Washington ; July 11 and 12, was in the engagement with Early's forces when they advanced to within four miles of the Cap- ital, defending the city from Forts Stevens, DeRusse and Staunton ; Aug. 2, 1864, was detailed as Headquarters Guard of Gen. DeRusse's command, 2d Division, 22d Army Corps ; Jan. 26, 1865, was ex- amined before Gen. Casey's Board of Ex- aminers and by it passed and recommended as Second Lieutenant, 1st Class, U. S. A .; Feb. 5, 1865, received commission and or- dered to join 11th U. S. Artillery ; March 13, 1865, was mustered and accepted into the service by Capt. Chamberlain at New Orleans, and was assigned to Co. B., 11th U. S. Artillery, at Fort Jackson, La .; Oct. 25, 1865, was mustered out of the service ; at the date of mustering-out, the regiment received as dues from the Gov- erment, $24,155.09. March 6, 1866, pur- chased the eighty acres of land on which he now resides. Was married Nov. 11, 1868, to Emma J. Francis, a native of Ohio; has two children-Flora A. and Thomas F. Republican ; Congregational. Has been School Director five years and President of the Forrest Farmers' Mutual
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