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THE VILLAGE OF TRIVOLI
is situated in the township of Trivoli, eighteen miles due west of the city of Peoria, and has about two hundred inhabitants. The town was laid out about 1840 or '41. The business men at the present writing are as follows: Blacksmiths, J. F. Bourne, John Fletcher and John Greenhalgh; boot and shoemaker, Sharron Schilling ; carpenter, James Callahan ; harness and collars, Jacob Linck ; justices of the peace, James Johnson and James Tyler ; grist mill, Geo. Briber; physicians, A. J. Graham and W. C. Bonvard ; one newspaper, Trivoli S., James Johnson, editor; two general stores, one M. E. church and one school building. It does a considerable local trade, and to make it a place of prominence it only needs railroad facilities, which are now contemplated and undoubtedly a year or two will bring.
Brunswick Presbyterian Church, of Trivoli Township. - About the year 1833, there came from Virginia a few families of Presbyterian parentnge and training by the name of Ramsay, and located in the southwest part of Trivoli township, in the timber skirting the beautiful but then neglected and despised prairie land. These were after a short time followed by other friends from their native State.
These people had plain homes, plain food, plain clothing and plain preaching. By 1840 other families having moved into the community, a missionary, then in the employ of the Old School Presbyterian Church, came into the community duly pursuing his calling, and was encouraged to gather these people into one organization, which was effected on September 19, 1840, by the missionary, Rev. Geo. G. Sill and Rev. Abraham D). Wilson, of the Protestant Dutch Church, and the church was known as the Protestant Duteh Church of Coperas.
The place of organization was the house of Robert Ramsey, and ten persons com- posed the church as organized. Thomas Ramsey and George Walls were chosen to the
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eldership and duly installed. In the two following years several more members were added. The services were mostly held in a school-house on the farm now owned by John Yerion. The erection of the present and only church building was begun by laying the corner stone on November 23, 1844, by Rev. George G. Sill, and it appears that it was ready for occupancy the same year, the basement being stone, the second story frame, and valued at $2,000 with grounds.
In 1844 a post office was established and named Brunswick and the name of the church was changed accordingly. This church has for many years joined with the Salem Presbyterian Church in the support of the same minister. The present membership is eighty. A Sabbath school has been sustained here since 1842. A prayer meeting and Woman's Foreign Mission Society are in existence. Their present pastor is Wm. King, who has labored with them for some years.
Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Church. - The constitution was adopted and signed October 27, 1849, with seventeen original members. Jacob Scherer, pastor. On the 27th day of May, 1855, the name of the church was changed to Zion Evangelical Church of Trivol.
The first officers of the church were as follows: Henry Frank, elder, and Patrick Gilbrath, as deacon, who were inaugurated October 28, 1849. On the 26th of June, 1850, the following brothers were elected : Henry Erford, as elder, and Christian Shirk, as deacon, and was inaugurated June 30, 1850. They have a comfortable frame build- ing, 30x44 feet, and cost about $1,500.
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STATISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BY TOWNSHIPS, FROM CENSUS OF 1860 AND 1870.
Townships.
1560.
18-0.
Townships.
1860.
1870.
Townships.
ISÓU.
1570.
Akroo
1,107
1,133
Jubilee
Soz
837
Peoria City
22.849
Brimfield
1,102
1.547
Kickapoo
1,265
1.440
Princeville
1.234
1.335
Chillicothe .
663
1.456
Logan
1.355
1,065
Rosefield
1.000
1,108
Elmwood
1,178
934
Limestone
1,063
2.302
Richwoods
997
1.339
Elmwood City
1,476
Medina
930
905
Radnor
1,109
94 5
Hallock
1,060
1,094
Millbrook
1,024
1.075
Trivoli
1,617
1,234
Hollis
716
950
Peoria
794
Timber
1,530
1.707
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF PEORIA COUNTY FOR 1879.
Townships.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Value of Ag Mac.
Total.
Akron
634
$15.030
1.453
$14.099
25
$ 715
201
$ 423
2.815
$5,114
$3.144
$41.525
Brimfield
922
27.590
1,407
14.48
16
1,645
225
232
2,245
4.361
5.765
54.073
Chillicothe
316
6,612
371
2,615
24
595
431
220
527
540
245
10.827
Elmwood
930
29.350
1,669
19,420
59
2.135
135
140
2,105
3.535
6,170
60,530
Hallock
$39
16,033
1,251
15.269
36|
193
97
1,594
2 074
4. 080
38,663
Hollis
259
6,2So
511
4,221
35
695
235
179
1,054
1.101
855
13.361
Jubilee
635
13.163
1.366
11,558
15
250
143
12%
1,793
1,648
1.086
25,132
Kickapoo
604
15.560
1.493
11.767
30
S30
192
612
2.346
2 599
3.146
44.269
Logan
710
24.345
1,418
13.SS5|
25
1,150
767
797
4.547
6,144
4.395
50,716
Medina
492
14.325
1,094
9.33
1.157
27
27
1.531
2.50$
2.540
30,186
Millbrook
$19
19.475
1.525
17,646
26
755
235
239
2.566
4.544
3.640
46,602
Peoria
1,063
36,975
6.962
85,135
29
1,010
50
50
207
$55
4.243
127,565
Princeville
655
15,385
1,396
11.951
22
635
205
21S
2.333
3.307
4.955
36.441
Radnor
78.4
17.130
1,767
15.055
33
665 1.125
1,125
3.070
2,905
3.927
41.407
Richwoods
449
12.130
1.115
9.340
22
600
20
20
1.131
1,1SO
1.340
24.610
Rosefield
627
16,030
1,267
11.050
75
2,172
266
230
2. 114
2.718
2,175
34.375
Timber
517
13,405
SI7
7.525
$2
975
661
703
2,210
2.461
1,292
26.424
Trivoli
754
21,450
1.565
14,127
56
1.550
224
235
3.835
4 379
2,659
44.403
Total
12.471 $ 347.945 29.574 $301.437 713 $20.464 5.900 $5, 554 40,232 $53.430 $57,652 $ 786.782
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF PEORIA COUNTY FOR 1879.
Townships.
W'heat.
Corn.
Oats.
10th'r Field Products.
Meadow
Enclosed Pasture. Acres.
Orchards
Wood- land.
Total Value of Lands.
Akron
449
9.436
2.445
452
2.366
2.449
211
364
$553,600
Brimfield
503
11,122
2.371
4,6
1,657
2.952
215
135
635.310
Chillicothe
153
.3,721
764
105
182
361
60
124
112,260
Elmwood
600
6.877
1,310
794
1.511
2,414
ISO
3,625
306.054
Hollis
765
2,204
435
745
591
1,351
194
501
190,590
Jubilee
119
4,005
1,243
4,5
996
776
S2
1,402
314.525
Limestone
396
4.515
1 203
2,063
1,749
562
203
602
454.097
Logan
512
5.594
2,180
704
1.305
1,66S
170
1.943
401.990
Medina
407
5,037
1.296
159
1,408
1,159
135
3.310
359.551
Millbrook
827
8,69 1
1,585
250
1,600
3,503
122
1.509
405.665
Peoria
194
43
25
131
279
54
1 So
464.937
Princeville
7.120
1,713
637
971
2.470
161
1,002
510,079
Radnor
252
7.362
2.442
625
2,521
4,045
239
720
434.439
Richwoods
205
2.773
757
412
2.105
2.791
310
1.356
404.300
Rosefield
202
5.704
1,258
1,014
1,100
1,006
163
3,768
289.525
Timber
1.596
3.845
1,030
671
1,692
1,092
202
5.440
216.078
Trivoli
634
9,356
1.9 5
223
1.755
2.535
278
2.579
501,130
Total
8 501
108.9.97
27.210
10,904
27.926
30.474
3,630
32.293
$7.359.652
699
24.584
1.421
11.555
74
1.770
540
1.906
1.761
1.965
32.070
Limestone
Horses.
Neat Cattle.
Mules & Asses.
Sheep.
Hors.
Acres.
3 630
399.960
llallock
195
6,276
1,524
277
1,638
1,301
Kickapoo
4.725
1,355
675
I,864
3.100
IS7
339.302
Acres in Cultivation.
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PEORIA.
CHAPTER XIX.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ABBREVIATIONS.
agt. ...
agent
manf. .. manufacturer
ass'n
.association
Mo. Inf. Missouri Infantry
n. north atty.
ave.
.avenue
ргор.
. proprietor
hds.
. boards
pat.
... patent
bet.
between
res.
.residence
Co.
. Company
R. R. agt. . railroad agent
Cos.
Companies
1
Regt.
regiment
cor.
.corner
S. ..
.. east
U. S
. United States
111. 1nf.
illinois Infantry
w ..
ins. agt.
.insurance agent
PEORIA CITY.
Abel Geo. policeman, res. 606 N. Washington street. Ackerman DeWitt B. plasterer, res. Spring street. Adams John H. carpenter, 605 Hulburt street.
Adams G. T. engineer. 802 S. Washington street. Adlington E. G. route agent, res. 117 North street.
AIKEN MARK MORRILL, real estate dealer, 116 N. Washington street, is the son of Nathan- iel and Susannah (Morrill) Aiken. He was born in Deering, Hillsboro county, New Hampshire, June 21, 1808. His great-grandfather, Edward Aiken, emigrated from the north of Ireland to Londonderry, New Hamp- shire, about 1722. He had three sons, Nathaniel, James and William. Nathaniel had five sons, Edward, John, James, Thomas and William. The latter settled in Deering, New Hampshire. He married Betsy Wood- burn. She was the daughter of David Woodburn. David Woodburn and wife were the maternal grandparents of Horace Greeley. One daughter, Betsy, married William Aiken; another daughter, Mary, married Zaccheus Greeley, from whom Horace Greeley was descended. The offspring of William Aiken and Betsy Woodburn was Nathaniel Aiken. He married Susannah Morrill. There were five children as the fruit of this marriage, Mark M. Aiken being the first. IIe bears his mother's patronymic for his middle name. He received a com- mon school education. In the same class with him was a boy who has since made a noise in the theological world - Rev. Parker Pillsbury. When he was six- teen years old, he began to look about for employ-
ment. He had a maternal uncle in New York city, who visited his father every Summer. He took a fancy to Mark, and told him if he would come to New York he would get him something to do. Mark was reported to be a good scholar, and he took a certificate from the select men of the town of Deering, giving a list of his qualifications, and their opinion of his character. Armed with this, on the 17th of March, 1824, he and his uncle called upon the Harper Bros., the well known printing firm. It consisted then of but two members, James and John. Mark presented his certificate and
they read it over and laughed at it, and set him at work reading a book on political economy. This was his examination. It proved satisfactory. The Harpers then said he could come on trial, and if he proved satisfactory he could be indentured. Ife went to board with John IIarper. He stayed with them until 1830, and then his health failed. They fitted him out with a lot of books and sent him to Charleston, South Caro- lina. He sold the books and returned. In 1832, he started a job office at 54 Liberty Street, New York city. Here he found Horace Greeley. As they were re- motely related they struck up a sort of partnership, Greeley canvassed for jobs, and Aiken did the work, and paid him a commission. This continued until 1833, and then Aiken sold out his office. Greeley took part of it, and a man by the name of S. D. Childs,
.. south
e
. west
attorney
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whose son is now a wood engraver in Chicago, bought the other part. Childs had married Mark's eldest sis- ter. It was a losing venture for Mark because Childs never paid. Then Aiken took a lot of copies of a medical work by A Sidney Doane, a professor in the New York Medical College, and started West. lle stopped at the principal towns and sold the book. IIe went to Pittsburg, and from there to St. Louis by steamer. While running his job office, he had printed a catalogue for the Western Land Co. of the Military Tract, Ill. He had acquired one or two patents in pay- ment for his work, and so he concluded to run up the river and see about it. Dr. Berrien, an Episcopal cler- gyman of the city of New York, had a large list of land, or a plat, that he thought was located in Peoria. Mark was instructel to give this to his agent, a man by the name of Capt. Howard. lle took the steamer Cham- pin, and landed here the 28th of October, 1833. Here he went into the land business, and, in 1836, formed a partnership with the late Geo. C. Bestor. This con- tinued until 1840. Since then he has been alone. The only offices he has ever held are school inspector, com- missioner for condemning and opening streets, assessor for two years in 1834, internal revenue inspector for two years, and he is now finishing his second term as a member of the board of health. In politics he has always heen an anti-slavery radical, lle voted for John Quincy Adams for President in 1832, and acted with the Abolitionists until the Republican party was formed. Ile voted that ticket up to the nomination of Horace Greeley, when he voted for Greeley. Mr. Aiken's mental abilities are still unimpaired. He has always been an carnest lover of liberty, and his benev- olence is known far and wide. lle gave the ground on which the First Methodist church stands. Hle and Asahel Ilale owned it together. They made a dona- tion of it to the church. Mr. Aiken is a firm believer in helping people help themselves. More than one man owes his success in life to the sympathy, wise coun- sel, and practical sense that Mr. Aiken gave him. In this respect he has been emphatically guide, counsellor and friend to multitudes.
ALBERTS BENJAMIN, saloon, 112 S. Washington street. Was born on the 17th day of May. 1839. in New Orleans, 1.a. Left there in 1842. went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained twenty-two years, from thence to Lexington, Ky., and remained two years, thence to Terre Haute, Ind., and remained nine years. Came to Peoria in 1873. Married Josie Kemper, Jan. 21, 1880; has been in business for himself in l'eoria one year, Politics, Democrat.
ALBRECHT HENRY, druggist, 111 S. Washington street. Son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kunz) Albrecht, natives of Switzerland, where the sub-
ject of this sketch was born (at Zurich) on the 13th day of December, 1842, and received a good education. In 1864 came to America and settled in Peoria ; embarked in the grocery business, but finding it hard to get along on account of the language, went into an American family and learned the language ; afterward embarked into the drug business, which he has made a success. Carries a full line drugs, paints, oils, lamps, and notions usually kept in a first-class drug store, and is one of the largest retail dealers in the city. Married Miss Cath- erine Sing ; she was born in Tazewell county, Ill .. April 1, 1844; they have three children, Louisa, Nellie, and Lillie. Members of the German M. E. Church.
Alexander Chas, res. 211 Birket street. Allen D B. county surveyor. res. 200 S. Orange street.
ALLEN JOHN, P. T. & J. R. R. boards P'coria house.
Allen John C. bricklayer. 621 Huthurt street. Allison G. grain buyer, res. 1718 S. Adams street
ALLISON ALEXANDER (deceased), carriage manufacturer, res. Sog Fayette street, was horn in Ontario county, N. Y., on the 17th day of Decem. ber, 1825 (was the son of Joseph and Martha Allison). Came to Peoria county about 1844, and engaged in the blacksmith business, and afterwards engaged in the manufacturing of carriages (Hle died Nov. 24. 1573). Was a member of the Universalist Church, and a con- sistent Christian, and was loved and respec ed by all who knew him. Married Miss Caroline Jeffers, daugh ter of Jesse and Jane Jeffers. Her mother coming 10 this county as early as May, 1533. was one of the seven who formed the first Presbyterian Church in Peoria, of which she wasa member until her death, which occurred July ro, 1852. There were six children of her mother's family, two of whom are living. Mrs. Theodore Adams, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Allison. Mrs. A, says there were only five frame houses in the city when they first came, and the prairie dogs made the nights hideous with their howling.
Altmans J. G. paluter, 402 Maple street.
Anderson C. W res 110 S. Monroe street. Anderson H. G. sawyer, res. 210 Mossstreet.
ANDERSON J. F'. house raiser, 110 S. Monroe street.
Arbers F, baker, 523 Main street.
ARCHCRAFT & HURFF, produce dealers.
Archdale Amella, res Howett near Pope street.
Arends 11 1. res. 807 Sixth street Arends I. laborer, So) George street
Arenda J. ti grocer. 1213 S. Adams street.
ARMFIELD JJOSEPH, teaming, 123 Main street, was born in Burlington, Iowa, April 3. 1546. llis father was a native of North Carolina. He was raised, attended school, and afterwards engaged in team- ing business in his native city, coming to l'eoria in 1 862. On coming, he started his present business, and has con- tinued it without a break ; has four teams constantly
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employed, and does the largest express business in the city. He married in Quincy, Ill., in the Winter of 1866 Sarah Layman, a native of Quincy, by whom he has had five children, four now alive, Mary, Susan. Ida, and Frank. Mrs. Armfield is a member of the M. E. Church.
Arnholtt Geo, teamster, res. 1518 S. Washington street. Arnholtt IIenry, laborer, res. 1506 S. Adams street.
ARNOLD Dr. JOHN D. (deceased), was born in the town of Collins, in the State of New York. June 8, 1820; studied medicine at Buffalo, N. Y .; at- tended for a considerable time the New Vork College of Surgeons, and finally graduated at Alleghany Medi- cal College at Meadville, Pa. He commenced the practice of medicine at Springville, N. Y., with Dr. Emmons. In the Spring of 1847 he emigrated to Gal- veston, Texas, remaining there but one year, when he removed to Peoria and resumed the practice of medi- cine, soon establishing an extensive and lucrative prac- tice. In 1854 the Doctor was elected to the State Sen- ate, where he served four years with general acceptance to his constituency. In 1859 he was elected mayor of this city, and served for one year, his administration of public affairs always being conservative and prudent, with enough of energy to keep matters moving. In 1861 he was appointed consul to St. Petersburg by President Lincoln, leaving for his post in May of that year. His close application to his profession had im- paired his health, and made great encroachments upon his vigorous constitution. The rigorous climate of St. Petersburg proved too severe for his health, and after close confinement to his apartments during the severity of a Russian Winter, he recovered sufficiently to return home in the Spring of 1862 in very feeble health, was very soon confined to his bed, and after a lingering ill- ness of some three months, died in April, 1863. In politics the Doctor was a Whig, and when the Whig party went down he joined his political fortunes with the Republicans. He was of a lively social turn of mind, and enjoyed the friendship, esteem, and confi- dence of all with whom he came in contact. He was a man of quick perception, great energy and persever- ence.
Arthur M. city express, res. 714 Hale street. Atwood A. United States storekeeper, res. 1109 N.Adams street.
ASH FRANK W. sign writer and painter, res. 209 N. Adams street, is the oldest of three children of Horace F. Ash and Nancy Garrett, and was born in Springfield, Ill., on July 14, 1844. 1Tis mother died when he was but four years old, and he lived chiefly with his grandfather Garrett during childhood and youth ; came to Peoria first with his uncle Auren Gar- rett in 1854, whose father was a very early settler in Peoria county. Soon after the first call for troops he enlisted in the 8th Ill. Inf., but being a minor his grandfather secured his discharge at the end of three
months. In the Fall of 1862 he again enlisted in Co. A, 77th Reg., I. V. I., and served till the close of the war ; was discharged in July, 1865. He participated in some ten battles under Gen. Grant. Attended school one term after returning home, then went into the painting business. On Nov. 10, 1872, mar- ried Alice Doyle, in Pekin, who was born in Louis- ville, Ky .; settled for six months in Bloomington, Ill., thence removed to Pekin for a short time, and came to Peoria in April, 1874. Their family consists of two sons, Frank Martin, born Nov. 10, 1873, and Augustus Auren, born Sept. 10, 1875. Mr. A.'s father was a man of extraordinary mental powers, and though dependent entirely upon his own efforts, attained to the position of treasurer of the State of Illinois ; and was. at the time of his son's birth, filling the office of assist- ant auditor of State.
ATWOOD W. W. superintendent of th: Grange Co-operative store, 229 S. Washington street, son of Iliram and Aurilla (Douglass) Atwood ; mother a native of Connecticut, and father of Vermont. In 1819 father went to McComb county, Michigan, where the subject of this sketch was born on the 10th day of April, 1836 ; was reared on a farm and received a com- mon school education, also attended commercial school one term, which gave him a fair knowledge of business. Came to Peoria county in 1855, and immediately com- menced manufacturing bottled beer, or pop, and con- tinued in the same for five years. Afterwards com- menced the boot and shoe trade and carried that on three years. Thence on a farm eight miles from Peoria on the Knoxville road, and in 1878 came to Peoria and took charge of the grange store. Married Miss Margaret Frye, daughter of Smith Frye, one of the prominent men in the county. She was born in this county March 21, 1839. The fruit of this marriage is ten children, viz. : Charles, George, Mary, Smith, Willie, Douglass, Henry, Percy, Aurilla, and Phceba.
Auker A. res. 1221 N. Monroe street.
AUMER JOHN, grocer, 823 N. Monroe street, was born Feb. 16, 1830, in Germany ; emi- grated to the United States in 1855, and located in Baltimore, where he remained three years ; thence to Chicago, Ill., and remained a short time; thence to Peoria and worked at the baker business ; engaged in the grocery business in 1870. In 1858 married Miss Mary Miller, by whom there are two children, one boy and one girl. They are both members of the Catholic Church. They have succeeded in business and have several fine houses and lots.
Austin L. Mrs. 305 Oak street.
AVERY GILMAN W. furniture manu- facturer and dealer, Nos. 114, 116, 118 and 120 Main street, was born in Greenfield, N. 11., March 14, 1835. Parents were Amos and Lydia Avery, nee Evans,
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hoth natives of that State. Mr. A. Is the sixth of a family of six sons and four daughters : was educated in the common scho ils and at Kimball academy, Meriden, \' Il .; went to Missouri when twenty years old and engaged in teaching ; after earning some money re- turned to New Hampshire and attended school for a time, then went back to Missouri and taught school, in all three years. January 18. 1860, he married Ellen Haywood in Jaffrey, N. 11., and came West ; engaged in general merchandising, including furniture, in I.ch- anon. Mo., in August, 1861; left there in 1862 to escape violence at the hands of the rebels, and came to Illinois, losing their entire property of nearly $15,000 value. After two years spent in same business elsewhere, settled in Peoria in 1864, and forming a partnership with F. J. Comstock, established the present business on a limited scale, which has grown to large and increas- ing dimensions under his judicious and energetic in .. 11- agement. Ilis marital union has resulted in three children, two living, Frank E., born July 21, 1861, and Fred 11. born Aug. 1. 1873 ; Granville died at five years of age. Mr. A. having started in life with no cash capital, and once lost the results of several years' labor,
. his years have been full of struggle and hard work, but have yielded flattering results, due largely to close at- tention to details, and the assistance of a true helpmate. who, with a fine education, combined diligence in business. Mr. A. has served the city in the Board of Alderman. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
AXMAN & SALZENSTEIN, hides, pelts, wool and furs, 111 Main street. This business was started under present firm name in 1873, and was con- tinued till 18;6. when for about one and a half years it was conducted by Mr. Michael Salzenstein individu- ally, till May, 1878, when his former partner again came into the firm. ITides and wool are their principal articles of trade. Muying from farmers and country dealers, they cure the hides and ship them to Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Conn., and New York. The hasement of their building is used for curing purposes, at which they employ from two in six men, since they do much the largest hide business in the city Also have in Inwer Peoria a grease manufactory, where they make for export a fine quality of grease. Of this they make about a car load a week. Also handle consider- alle tallow. last year's business amounted to ahont $90,000.
Aylward Thos. J. res. MrReynolds, 1 n. Second street. Auer Phillip, commission.
Habcock B. ros 415 Smith street.
Haron I'han F. fred atable cor Taff and Fulton streeta. Bacon C'has. F. Insurance. res. 807 V. Madison street.
BAILEY BERNARD, justice of the peace, 110'% N. Adams street, was born in Howard county. Md., March 26, 1812, and is the son of Vincent and Susanna (Marnard) Bailey, natives of Chester county,
Fa. lle left his native county in 1529 with his parents, and coming to St. Louis stayed there a few months, and then came on to Illinois and settled in Tazewell county. lle taught school there for some time and worked a: an ox mill which his father and brother had built. Ile then moved to Pekin, where, for the next two or three years, he worked at the grocery business, and afterward, at wagon making for a little over a year, saving up, bv rigid economy, about $500, and hy its aid read law with his brother for two years ; taught school in Sand Prairie township for six months, and thence removed to Mercer county, Ill., where he practiced law for one year, having been admitted to the bar at Springfield in 1840. lle married in January, 1841, at Millersburg, in the last named county, Miss Arabella Gilmore, a Creole and native of Louisiana, and removed to that State, en- gaged in sugar and cotton planting in the parish of East Baton Rouge until 1543, when he returned to Pekin, Ill. He was elected mayor of that city in the years 1849 and 1850, and was the first to hold the office. Hle bought out the Tazewell Mirror, and after con- ducting it for about six months, disposed of it and int 1852 came to Peoria and purchased an interest in the Peoria Republican, in the publication of which he was associated with Thos. J. Pickett. Disagreeing shortly afterwards on a matter of politics, he disposed of his interest and devoted himself for about a year to the business of insurance agent, and then engaged in the boot and shoe business, in which he remained until 1856, when he was elected justice of the peace, and has held the office, with the exception of about one and a half years, ever since. Hle is the oldest acting justice in Peoria. Ile has held the office of city and township collector for one term each. l'he fruits of his marriage were eleven children, only four of whom are now alive, May, Sam- uel P., Bernard and I'llic.
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