The History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois, Part 101

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F. SCHOENEMAN, saddler and harness-maker, Manito ; was born in Germany in 1833 ; he remained there, engaged in harness-making, until 24, when he came to Peoria, Ill., and engaged in business until 1861, when he enlisted in 'Co. A, 2d Artillery, for three years, returning in 1864 to Peoria, and remaining a short time, and then moved to New Orleans, where he was in the harness business for a year and a half. He was married, while there, to Rosena Ruth, of New Orleans; in the latter part of 1865, they moved to Peoria, and shortly afterward to Manito, where he engaged in the harness business, which he still continues. Hc owns 160 acres in Arkansas, three houses and lots in Manito, and the property in which he carries on his business, all of which they have carned by their own labor and inanagement. He has held the office of Town Trustec for two terms; has been no office-secker ; has given strict attention to business by doing his own work, thus acquiring the confidencc of the people.

FREDERICK SCHNELLE, farmer; P. O. Manito; was born in 1836 in Ger- many ; when 15 years old, he came with his parents to New York, and worked with them on a farm ; in 1854, he moved to Havana, Ill., and worked at farming for H. H. Marbold, in Menard Co., afterward working for Fred Looks in Mason. Co., and next for John and James Wilson, of Tazewell Co. In 1860, he began working on his present farm of 240 acres, attained entirely by his own labor and management; he has made good improvements. Was married, in 1860, to Elizabeth Bahrens, of Germany, and by her he had nine children-George, Henry, Ettie, Fred, Katie, Willie and Catherine (deceased). Mr. Schnelle makes a specialty of threshing wheat. He is Collector, and

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has held the office three years; he has been School Director twelve years, and Commis- sioner three years.

JOHN THOMAS, farmer; P. O. Forest City ; was born Sept. 19, 1815, in New York, and remained there until his parents moved to Trumbull Co., Ohio, settling on a farm, where he remained some ten years farming, on his grandfather's farm ; his father died when he was very young; in 1832, Mr. Thomas moved to Western Ohio and set- tled in Seneca Co., remaining there, farming, with his uncle; from Ohio he moved to Monroe Co., Mo., and engaged in farming for himself on some land which he had bought. In 1836, he was married to Elizabeth Painter, of Mo .; by her he had four children-Eliza E., Perry W., Samuel R., John W .; Dec. 25, 1856, some time after the death of his wife, he was married to Parthena F. Cogdale, of Illinois; by her he bad three children-William, Edgar, Charles; his second wife -died Aug. 7, 1876; April 15, 1877, he was married to Miss Sutton. Mr. Thomas settled in Mason Co. in 1853, on what is now the Caldwell farm; in April, 1877, he bought the present farm of twenty-one acres, and owns in all 140 acres; he has held the offices of School Trustee and Director; he has been a member of the M. E. Church thirty-four years ; his wife is also a member of same church.

R. A. WHITEFORD, farmer; P. O. Manito; was born in 1842, in Medina Co., Ohio, on a farm, and remained there until he was 14 years old, at which time he came, with his parents, to Illinois, and settled in Mason Co. on a farin which his father bought ; he remained there with his father until he began working in a machine shop at Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, and remained there engaged for three years. He mar- ried Julia Blanchard, of Gifford, Ohio, whose parents were from Connecticut ; in 1871, they settled on the present farm of 160 acres, half of which they inherited, and half they have obtained by their own management ; with the improvements they have made this farm presents a fine appearance. They have one child-Flutie.

DR. J. S. WALKER, physician and surgeon, Manito; was born on a farm in Shelby Co., Ind., Feb. 16, 1842, and remained there until 3 years old ; his father was a farmer; in 1845, the family moved by team, as was customary in those days, to Mason Co., Ill., and settled on a farm which they bought ; here he attended school during the winter until 1862, when he enlisted in Co. K, 85th I. V. I., and remained in the service nearly two years ; he was promoted to Sergeant and afterward Orderly. On his return from the war, he read medicine with Dr. J. F. Atkinson, of Lexington, Mo., for two years ; he at once began attending the St. Louis (Pope's) Medical College, which he continued for two years, during which he graduated, and, returning home, began practicing medicine at Forest City; this he continued for five years ; he then came to Manito, Ill., where he now practices quite extensively, and with good suc- cess; 'in the winter of 1878 he met with quite a misfortune, having his office, in connection with his drug store, burned, not even saving a book from the fire; he contracted quite a cold in his efforts to save his dwelling, which has almost con- fined him; he anticipates going South to improve his health; the people of this com- munity will very inuch regret the loss of Dr. Walker; they will remember him as one of the influential men of their community, and, as a physician, skillful and attentive -especially so in his treatment in surgery, which has been a good part of his large practice; he has held the offices of School Treasurer and Trustee. He was married, .in 1870, to S. A. Bradley, of Chicago; they had two children-Alberto and Eugene, . who died Sept. 20, 1878.

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JOHN B. ABBOTT, grain-dealer, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Natrona ; was born in Mason Co., Ill., June 10, 1846. His father, Henry Abbott, and inother, Ann (Keen) Abbott, were born in Lancashire, England, and emigrated to the United States a short time previous to the birth of John B. The subject of this sketch, who was raised to the occupation of farming, for the last three years has given much attention to

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the buying and shipping of grain, requiring the use of two grain elevators in Natrona. He married a daughter of Richard Ainsworth, of Mason City, Ill., Oct. 14, 1869; she was born in Lynchburg Township, in this county, July 8, 1849; they have four chil- dren, viz., Richard Henry, born July 17, 1870 ; Albert Edward, March 30, 1872; Ira, April 28, 1874, and Alice Myrtle, Dec. 11, 1878. Mr. Abbott is Treasurer of the school fund in this township, and owns 480 acres land in this and Mason City Townships.

SAMUEL BIGGS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. San Jose; was born in"Cler- mont Co., Ohio, June 13, 1834 ; in the fall of 1856, moved to Delavan, Tazewell Co., Ill. ; he worked at farming by the month ; went to Pike's Peak in 1859; there he made no money. July 7, 1860, he married Elizabeth Brown ; she was born in England Oct. 1, 1838, and came to the United States with her parents, an infant; they have had four children, viz., Oliver S., born May 6, 1861 ; Matilda A., March 6, 1864; Agnes E., Dec. 3, 1866, and Jennetta, Jan. 14, 1873; she died Aug. 20 following. Mr. Biggs cnlisted in Co. H, under Capt. William M. Duffy; assigned to 108th I. V. I. Aug. 12, 1862; engaged in the various battles and marches up to March 29, 1863, when he was discharged on account of disability (he had the measles) ; he held the post of Orderly Sergeant from the organization of the company ; he arrived home in April ; engaged again working for wages and renting land ; when he returned from Pike's Peak, had spent his last dollar; to-day he owns a fine home and farm of 350 acres, free and clear from debt ; after his return from the army, he was not able to do aby manual labor for a year.

JOB BRATT, farmer ; P. O. San Jose ; was born in Staffordshire, England, April 22, 1822; came, with his father, to New York May 23, 1834, and to Vigo Co., Ind., in June following; there his father bought a farm of eighty acres, and they followed farming ; January, 1853, he went to Christian Co., Ill. ; the November following, to Mason Co .; bought land and settled. Married, Sept. 14, 1852, Sarah Wilkinson; she was born in Sangamon Co., Ill., Jan. 1, 1830 ; her father, Cary Wilkinson, was born in Scott Co., Ky., and married Nancy Moon; she also was born and raised in Scott Co .; he died March 17, 1834, and she Oct. 19, 1875 ; they are buried in Sangamon Co., Ill. George Bratt, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Staffordshire June 12, 1781, and married Esther Bratt in 1825 ; she was born in London, July 25, 1779 ; on account of unsettled business, she did not join her family until 1839 ; she died May 9, 1841, he Junc 7, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bratt have had nine children, viz., Ella G., born Aug. 12, 1854; George R., April 13, 1856 (dicd June 1, 1872, by a stroke of lightning, which killed him and his horse, also the horse under his brother, Jonah W., who escaped comparatively uninjured), Mary H., born Aug. 24, 1857 ; Jonah W., July 16, 1859; Esther M., May 29, 1861; Josiah C., Oct. 19, 1864; Reuben W., March 25, 1866 ; Clarence, Nov. 12, 1869, and Sophia C., Sept. 28, 1872; she died Feb. 24, 1873. They own 440 acres and very fine house, where they reside, in Allen's Grove Township, also 232 acres in Nebraska ; in politics, is a Republican.

EDWARD P. CRISPELL, M. D., physician, San Jose ; was born in Ulster Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1823 ; he moved to Orange Co., N. Y., in 1840 ; at an early age, he engaged in teaching district schools, and reading medicine ; in 1857, he commenced prac- ticing medicine thereabouts ; in 1858, moved to Sangamon Co., Ill. Altogether, he taught school ten terms. He attended medical lectures, and graduated in the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, and received his diploma in February, 1865. He mar -. ried Miss Mary E. Craft Nov. 2, 1848; she was born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., June 20, 1826. Since he graduated his practice has been mainly in Mason Co .; up to 1871, in Manito ; then, on account of ill health, traveled nearly two years farther North ; did a city practice about a year in Pekin, Ill. ; came to San Jose, where he now resides, in 1874 ; they have had seven children, viz., one infant unnamed; Charles E., born July 25, 1851; Mary F., July 20, 1853 ; Martha E., March 23, 1857 ; Lillie, May 31, 1861, dicd Aug. 13, 1862 ; Ulysses Grant, born July 20, 1863, and Wilbur F., June 30, 1867. Dr. Crispell belongs to the Order of A., F. & A. M .; an active advocate of and worker in the cause of temperance ; a Republican, and member of the Metliodist Episcopal Church.

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JONATHAN CORY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. San Jose ; was born in Somerset Co., N. J., June 14, 1815 ; his schooling he got in the district school before he was 14 ; at the age of 20, he commenced reading law with Cornelius Boice, Esq., a celebrated lawyer in Plainfield, but finished with Lewis C. Grover, Esq., who is now . President of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Newark, N. J. He commenced practice in 1836, in Plainfield, and was elected to the State Legislature in 1846. In 1848, he moved to Newark, and was elected Judge of the County Court in 1852 ; held the office three years. In 1841, he aided in organizing, and was one of the charter members of Lodge, No. 44. I. O. O. F .; he was also a charter member of Jefferson Encampment, and has held all the ordinate and subordinate offices in the subor- dinate and State offices in the Order in New Jersey; moved to Delavan, Taze- well, Co., Ill., in February, 1856; in 1857, moved to Allen's Grove Township, in Mason Co., where he now resides, and is a charter member of Lodge, No. 380, and of Valley Encampment, No. 120; in San Jose, of I. O. O. F .; but he gives his atten- tion mainly to farming. He has never discontinued the practice of the profession he was wedded to in his early manhood. He married Miss Mary Titus Dec. 24, 1836 ; she was born in Somerset Co., N. J., Oct. 9, 1813. Since he came to Mason Co., he has taken no active part in politics, but has been Supervisor, also Justice of the Peace ; he is probably the only man living in the county whose father was actively engaged in the Revolutionary war, and born in the U. S. of America ; his father, John Cory, was born in Essex Co., N. J., March 6, 1763, and lived with his uncle, William Wines, who was a General under Gen. George Washington during the whole Revolutionary struggle ; he also was a Jerseyman, and lived within two miles of the cver memorable Valley Forge, on Suckasunny Plains in New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Cory have four children, viz., Elizabeth, born Feb. 1, 1838; Marietta, Fcb. 8, 1840 ; Phebe Ann, June 25, 1841, and Jane, Jan. 20, 1843. All are married and have families, and live in Mason Co. He owns a good home and fine farm of 210 acres in Allen's Grove Township, in Scc. 1.

WILLIAM M. DUFFY, farmer and. stock-raiser ; P. O. San Jose ; was born in Galway, Ireland, Jan. 30, 1835; Jan. 30, 1849, landed in New York ; went to Rah- way, N. J., where he worked at the harness-making business. In March, 1853, he went to Madison, Ind. ; in the fall, to Terre Haute, and, the spring of 1855, to Dela- van, Tazewell Co., Ill. He married Marietta C. Cory Jan. 30, 1857; she was born in New Jersey Feb. 8, 1840, and came to Delavan with her parents in February, 1856 ; they have had nine children, viz., George, born Feb. 26, 1860; Mary A., April 16, 1862 ; William S., Dec. 28, 1864; Harry C., March 12, 1866; Elisha R., March 21, 1868, died Feb. 21, 1870; Freddie, born July 8, 1871; Gracie G., Sept. 15, 1873 ; Katie, Jan. 28, 1876, and Jennie, Oct. 27, 1877. From Aug. 1 to 14, 1862, he enlisted a full company (Co. H), which was mustered into 108th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for three years; they elected him Captain of the company ; he hield the position until their discharge; they participated in many engagements, in the 13th and 16th Army Corps, at Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Milliken's Bend, Magnolia Hills, Grand Gulf and others, the siege of Vicksburg, Mobile, ctc .; were mustered out at Vicksburg, discharged and paid in Chicago Aug. 12, 1865. He bought his farm (160 acres), where he now resides in Allen's Grove Township, in 1867, and moved on to it in the spring of 1868 ; Oct. 18, 1871, their house was destroyed by fire ; the clothing they had on was all they saved out of it.

JACKSON HOUCHIN, farmer, stock-breeder and stock-raiser; P. O. Mason City ; was born in Edmonston Co., Ky., Nov. 12, 1819; went to Pike Co., Ind., with his parents in October, 1836; came to Mason Co., April 17, 1849; entered 254 acres of land in Salt Creek Township, where he stayed about a year ; came to Allen's Grove in March, 1850, where he now resides, and bought at that time 640 acres (Sec. 5) ; to considerable extent is engaged in breeding fine Durham cattle. He married Nancy Ann Greenway Dec. 25, 1840, in Warrick Co., Ind. ; she died Oct. 15, 1841. He then mar- ried her sister, Susanna Greenway, March 15, 1842; she was born in Warrick Co., Ind., June 8, 1826; her father, John Greenway, was born in North Carolina, and died in

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August, 1850 ; her mother, Sarah (May), was born in Georgia, died in October, 1846; they are buried in Warriek Co., Ind., where they resided. Mr. and Mrs. Houehin have had eleven children, viz., Lucy J., born Oct. 3, 1844 ; Benjamin Ira, born Jan. 1, 1847; they died of smallpox in February, 1848, and were buried in one coffin ; William Isaiah, born Oct. 7, 1852,.died in August, 1853; Edna died in early infancy. The living are John A., born Feb. 22, 1848; Andrew J. Feb. 25, 1850; George W., July 28, 1854 ; Alonzo, Dec. 15, 1856 ; James, Aug. 28, 1858 : Malinda, Dec. 15, 1863, and Laura B., Dec. 7, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Houehin have been members of the M. E. Church over thirty years. In polities, is a Republican. He owns a fine home and 760 acres of finc land.

ANDREW JACOBS, carriage and wagon maker, under the firm name of A. Jacobs & Co., San Jose ; was born in Belsdorf, Kreis, New Haldensleben, R. B. Mag- deburg, Prussia, Germany, Sept. 17, 1830; he learned the trade and worked at the wagon- making business there from 1850 to 1855; he was a soldier in the Prussian army, and worked a year during his service in the King's shops ; a year at his trade for the King. In 1855, he got a pass to Bremen for a year, but left for the United States and arrived at New York City Aug. 20, 1856 ; he came on West to Pekin, Ill., and worked eight years there for one firm ; he then began on his own account, but sold out in the spring of 1867 ; that fall, he moved to San Jose, and built himself a manufactory. He mar- ried Catharine Fry Nov. 22, 1858 ; she was born in Reilingen Baden, Germany, July 28, 1839, and came to the U. S. with her parents in 1851; they have had nine children, viz., Rudolph, born Scpt. 30, 1859; Robert C., Sept. 25, 1861; Oscar O., Nov. 24, 1863 ; Catharine, Feb. 15, 1866, died April 2, 1866; Sophia A., born March 9, 1867; Maria A., Dec. 12, 1869, died March 11, 1870 ; Emma H., born July 7, 1872; Fred- rick W., Feb. 15, 1875; Minnic M., Oct. 22, 1877. He owns a farm of 205 acres in Logan Co., and twenty building lots in San Jose, fine house and workshops; he belongs to the I. O. O. F., in San Jose.

THOMAS S. KNAPP, merchant, under the firm name of Newman & Knapp, San Jose ; was born in Andover, Henry Co., Ill., Jan. 24, 1843; at the age of 20, he eommeneed teaching district school, taught two winters ; his principal business was farming. Served three years as Constable in his native town. In April, 1870, he moved to San Jose, and engaged clerking for his brother, Dr. C. D. Knapp, in his drug store about a year and a half; he then went into partnership with his brother and Julius Newman, under the name of Newman & Knapp, in general merchandising, the same he is now engaged in, though, in January, 1874, Jacob Newman purchased the interest of his brother Julius, and succeeded him in the business. Mr. Knapp has held the office of Village Clerk four years, Justice of the Peace the same time, President of the Board of Trustees, School Director, Assistant Postmaster about four years, and was elected Township Collector last April. His father, Salmon W. Knapp, and mother, Anna (Platt) Knapp, were born near Danbury, Conn., in 1810, one in August, the other in September, and were married in 1832, and moved to Henry Co. in 1842; his mother died June 9, 1869; his father resides in Henry Co. now. Thomas S. Knapp, the subject of this sketch, married Sadie L. Worthington Junc 21, 1874; she was born in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 7, 1843, and, with her parents, went to Henry Co., Ill., in March, 1865, where they now reside. Thomas J. Worthington, the father of Mrs. Knapp, was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Nov. 29, 1810, and married Eliza A. Freeman, the mother of Mrs. Knapp, at Columbus, Ohio, in February, 1843; this was Mr. Worthington's third marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp have buried their only two chil- dren, viz., Dennie W., born April 29, 1875, died Dee. 22, 1878 ; Katie L., born Jan. 17, 1878, died Dec. 27, the same year ; both of diphtheritic or membranous croup. Mr. Knapp belongs to Lodge, No. 380, of I. O. O. F., and is Representative to the Grand Lodge. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church, and he is Clerk of the same.

JOSEPH B. KEHL, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Mason City ; was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 29, 1851; his father, Jacob Kehl, was born in Germany May 29, 1830, and married Mary Gatz in 1850; they came that year to the United

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States and settled in Cineinnati, where he engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes ; in 1854, moved to Connersville, Ind., where he died Dec. 18, 1874, and is , buried there; she still resides in Connersville. Joseph B. Kehl married Hannah Alfa- rata Miller Jan. 1, 1874; she was born in Fayette Co., Ind., Dee. 5, 1853; her father and mother were born in Indiana. Mr. Kehl owns a niee home and farm of 160 aeres in Allen's Grove Township.

GEORGE LEONI, farmer ; P. O. San Jose; was born in Canton Tessin, Swit- zerland, Laearno, Feb. 18, 1801 ; at the age of 14, he entered the army (instead of an older brother who was drafted from Switzerland, in the interest of Napoleon the First, who, at the battle of Waterloo, surrendered his entire army to Wellington ; he was made a prisoner of war, and assigned to the prison of Perth, Scotland, where he was kept a year and a half; he then went to London, and learned to manufacture optical and mathematical instruments ; afterward traveled, working at his trade and selling his wares through all the principal eities of Europe; in 1830, he returned to his home in Switzerland, but remained only six months; he returned to Liverpool and took passage to New York City, where he arrived in September, 1831; there he engaged in manufacturing optieal and mathematical instruments, and faney cabinet ware (at one time on a very large seale), on Jolin street, occupying three large four-story buildings; he remained in New York, experieneing the not uneommon great suc- cess, and the reverse, of enterprising and adventurous business men until September, 1848, when he went to Chicago, where he remained about a year; he then quit that business altogether, and went to Tremont, Tazewell Co., Ill., where they kept a small fancy goods store; early in 1851, they moved to the place where they now reside (See. 35), in Allen's Grove Township, then ealled Delavan's Grove, and built the first frame house in the grove, in March, 1851. He married Louisi Monti, in New York City, Sept. 9, 1837 ; she was born in Switzerland Feb. 18, 1818, and eame with her parents to New York, in February, 1831; they have had nine children-Josephine, born Sept. 7, 1838, died in January, 1839 ; George N., born Jan. 25, 1840, died July 8, 1875 ; Leonena, born Oet. 17, 1842, died at the age of 2 years ; Louisa, born Sept. 7, 1844, died at the age of 1 week; Leonena, born Feb. 8, 1846; Louisa M., born March 11, 1848; Veroniea E., born March 2, 1851; Josephine A., born May 15, 1853, and Rose C., born Aug. 26, 1856 ; Leonena married Wm. Caldwell April 16, 1871; he died Dee. 24, 1874 ; Louisa M. married A. R. Chestnut Jan. 27, 1874; Josephine A. married John Crabb Nov. 25, 1874. Mr. Leoni owns a handsome home and 320 aeres of fine land ; in religion he is Roman Catholic ; in polities a Demoerat.

WILLIAM M. MILLER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Natrona ; was born in Fayette Co., Ind., June 16, 1830 ; followed farming; eame to Allen's Grove Township, where he now resides, in September, 1858, and has made most of his money in raising hogs for market ; for the last six years, he has made a specialty of breeding Poland- China swine; his father, John Miller, was born in Ohio, A. D. 1800, and married Cyn- thia Manlove, in Fayette Co., Ind .; she was born Aug. 10, 1809, and died March 21, 1854; he resides on the old homestead, in Fayette Co., Ind., hale and vigorous. Wmn. M. Miller married Nancy Jane Childers Sept. 5, 1852; she was born in Madison Co., Ind., July 9, 1833; they have five children-Hannah A., born Dee. 5, 1853; Cynthia A., born May 29, 1858; Euphemia May, born May 1, 1865 ; Vilura, born Sept. 29, - 1866, and Josephine L., boru Aug. 27, 1871. He owns a beautiful home and farm of 315 aeres ; is a member of the Christian Church, of Allen's Grove Township ; in poli- tics, he is a Democrat.

JOHN W. MORRISON, dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware, agricultural im- plements, shelf hardware, iron and wood pumps, meehanies' tools, ete., San Jose; was born in Florid, Putnam Co., Ill., April 7, 1844, and got all his school education before he was 14 years old ; followed farming some, and learned the tinner's trade in Henry, Marshall Co .; at the age of 20 eommeneed working as a journeyman ; in 1866, went in partnership with his old boss, Richard Dikes; in the fall of 1868, he came to San Jose, and went into partnership with a Mr. Hull, the firm being - Hull & Morri- son ; in 1870, he eommeneed alone, and has so continued the business; he belongs to

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the Order of A., F. & A. M., also I. O. O. F., in San Jose. Feb. 23, 1875, he married Mary E. Booth ; she was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., Dee. 23, 1855 ; they have one little daughter-Sarah F., born Dee. 17, 1876; he owns two houses and five building lots in San Jose.

JOHN H. MATHERS, farmer ; P. O. Mason City ; was born April 23, 1827, in Miami Co., Ohio; his opportunities for obtaining an education were fair ; he has fol- lowed farming chiefly, though he learned the blacksmith's trade; he moved to Mason Co. in Mareh, 1853; he bought land in Pennsylvania Township in 1851, whither he moved at that time. He married Elizabeth Caven, in Miami Co., Dee. 22, 1852, where she was born Jan. 18, 1826; they had seven ehildren-Eugene, born Dee. 11, 1853; Artensa, born Aug. 23, 1855 ; John C., born May 31, 1857; Luey S., born Oet. 10, 1859 ; George B., born Oct. 26, 1861; B. Franklin, born Jan. 28, 1864, died Sept. 23, 1866 ; James, born June 23, 1865, died Sept. 16,'1865. He married, for his sec- ond wife, Martha J. Wilson, March 15, 1866, who was also born in Miami Co., Ohio, July 31, 1835 ; by this marriage he has had two children-Effie A., born Feb. 8, 1867, and Clarenee, born Dee. 24, 1868, died Jan. 26, 1869; he owns a fine home in Allen's Grove Township, and 1,260 aeres in Mason County, besides 320 aeres in Kansas.

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The History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois, Part 101

Author: Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 848

Author:
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 848