The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 125

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932

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Nash Joseph, laborer, res. Rome.

NASH ROSWELL M. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Rome, was born in Fairfield, Corn., March 28, 1828, and is the eldest of six children of Henry Nash and Rebecca Raymond. Came to Springfield, III., in 1851, and for four years lived near Abraham Lincoln's house ; settled on his present farm in 1855. He enlisted October 10, 1864, in Co. D., 11th I. V. I., and was present at the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely ; was slightly wounded by a spent ball on the neck at the former action, and was mustered ont October 20, 1865. In 1854 he married Sarah E. Jennings, who was born in Connecticut, October 20, 1829, by whom he has five children : Marvin Melville, Ilenry Homer and Morris Raymond, twins, Lorena Hill, and Nellie Eliza- beth. Mr. Nash has held some local offices, is a mem- b.r of the order of Patrons of Husbandry, and owns 114 acres in the home farm, worth about $4,000

Nelll Stewart, trader and ice dealer, res. Chillicothe.

NICHOLSON CHARLES, farmer and stone and brick mason, Sec. 6, P.O. Rome, was born in Lan- cashire, England, and is the son of Thomas and Helen Nicholson ; came to America and settled in Jackson- ville, Ill., in 1840, where he remained for ten years ; thence to Sangamon Bottoms, Cass Co., where he en- gaged in farming, and seven years later sold out and removed to Beardstown, where he resided for six years, and carried on a dry goods business. In 1863 he came to Rome, Peoria Co., with the intention of establishing a dry goods business and built for that purpose, but not being fully satisfied with the prospect, ultimately abandoned the idea; married in England, in 1829. Miss Mary Needham, also a native of Lancashire, by whom he has had seven children, five of whom are now living : Ellen, wife of Robert Cole ; John, editor of Illinoisan, Beardstown ; Thomas, Samuel and Charles. Mr. Nicholson joined the M. E. Church, in Jackson- ville in 1846, and his wife is also a member of the same body. He is superintendent of Sunday school in Rome ; owns eighty-two acres fine farming land in home farm, worth $50 per acre.

Nicholson T. B. farmer and grocer, res. Rome. Null Uriah, painter, res. Chillicothe. Oaktord Thomas, carpenter, res. Chillicothe. Parsons L. farmer, P. O. Chillicothe. Perry Peter. farmer, P. O. Rome.

PETRY ADAM, miller, res. Chillicothe, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1842, and is the son of John and Elizabeth Petry. When eight years old he removed with his parents to Holmes county, Ohio, where they still live. Is the second child in a family of four sons and two daughters, Engaged in the grain trade at Millersburg, Ohio, for a number of years, thence removed to Chicago, and for one year was in the clothing and furnishing business, after which he located in Chillicothe in 1868, and fitted up his pres- ent mill. He married, in 1863, Miss Lizzie Foust, by whom he has one son, Victor A., born in December, 1867. Is a member of Masonic Blue Lodge and Chap- ter, and also of I. O. O. F.

PIPER GEO. M. beekeeper, res. Chillicothe, was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, February 12, 1842. His parents were Geo. Il, Piper and Elizabeth A. Thompson, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Indiana, and he is the second of their seven children. His parents came to Peoria in 1849, and his father went to California. Two years later removed to a farm in Medina township, and several years after- wards to a farm one mile north of Chillicothe, where he grew up to manhood, On September 19, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A., 17th I. V. I., and fought in the bat- tles of Fredericktown, Missouri, in October of that year, Fort Donaldson and Shiloh. Was discharged from hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, owing to disability, Decem- ber 18, 1862, and for a year attended school in Omaha ; kept books for about nine years, one year for General

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Sheridan ; was in the milling business for two years in Omaha, and was burned out with total loss in 1872. Settled in Chillicothe in 1873; kept books for two years for U. S. Express Co., which position he resigned in August, 1877, and has since been engaged in bee culture. lle married June 20, 1865, in Keokuk, Iowa, Victoria Louie Griffin, who was born in Indiana, No- vember 15. 1547. and was brought up in Illinois, by whom he has two children - Adrienne May, aged eight years, and Casimir Lee, aged four. He owns his res- idence and two lots in town.

Powell E. trapper, res. Chillicothe. Proctor A. C. farmer, res. Home.

Pratt Clarrisa Mrs, residence, ('hillicothe.

PROCTOR ALFRED S. Capt. The sub- ject of this sketch was born in Washington county, O., May 16, 1820. His father was from Massachusetts, his mother from Rhode Island. Ilis father was one of the early pioneers of Ohio, one of what was known as the "Ohio Company," that crossed the Alleghany Moun- tains and opened up the wilderness of Ohio about Ma- nietta and the Muskingum River, during the prevalence of the early French and Indian wars.

Alfred S. remained with his parents upon the farm until the age of fourteen, when he received a terrible wound in the forehead from the kick of a horse, that fractured his skull and brought him near to death's door, and resulted in great and protracted physical prostration. llis father soon after dying, he went to reside with an older brother, Jacob, a merchant of Law- rence county, Ohio, with whom he continued as clerk and partner for twenty-one years, when he sold out his interest and came to Illinois, in 1856, engaging in agri- culture at the head of Peoria Lake, near the town of Chillicothe. Ife was married in 1846 to Miss Vilaty Reckard, by whom he had two children, one only living. Eva, now married and residing in Ohio. Ilis wife died in 1843, and in 1846 he was again married to Miss Elizabeth Gillett, by whom he has three children - Newell, Vesta and Orla-all living. He has been rea- sonably successful in business, having acquired a con- petency of this world's goods.

Mr. Proctor, from hoyhood, has been somewhat actively engaged in the Sabbath school, temperance and other benevolent enterprises, and being a man of de- cided opinions, and outspoken, he has often arrayed men bitterly against him, because of duplicity exposed or nefarious schemes thwarted. Residing for many years on the banks of the Ohio river, near the bound- ary between Virginia and Kentucky, he had an oppor- tunity to observe the workings of slavery, and early formed and expressed anti-slavery sentiments that made ham an object of dislike to slavcholders across the border and their sympathizers and instruments on this side, and at one time he came near losing his life at the hands of a pro-slavery mob, after having addressed a

meeting on the subject of slavery and the return of fugitives to bondage. When the war of the rebellion began, he enlisted as a private, Aug. 13. 1862, in Com- pany C, 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered in Aug. 27 as a sergeant, and as first sergeant in December following. He was with his regiment in its campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, and participated in the battles of l'erryville, Chicka- mauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, l'each Tree Creek and Atlanta. Hle was wounded at Perryville, and again at Resaca, being thereby subjected to some three months' experience in hospital life.

While the army was before Atlanta, he received no- tice through the Adjutant-General of the Army. of his appointment by the President as a lieutenant in the 57th United States Colored Infantry, in the 7th Army Corps, stationed in Arkansas, to take effect from and after June 20, 1564. He was mustered as first lieutenant, Aug. 29, 1864, and assigned to the command of Company A. Soon after joining his regiment, he was detached to staff duty at headquarters first brigade. second division, 7th Army Corps, as Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, and while on duty there was pro- moted to captain and mustered as such Jan. 6. 1865. Hle continued to serve on staff and with his regiment un- til May 22, 1566, when he was honorably discharged from the service.

Mr. Proctor was for some years engaged in mercan- tile business in Peoria, but last year purchased the large farm known as the Boken Farm, at Kome, and removed to it in the Fall of 187Q.

RAMEY ALFRED HI, grocer, Chillicothe, was born in l'eoria, January 6, 1846, is the third in a family of seven children of Alfred II. Ramey and Melona Rathbone, natives of l'ennsylvania. When about six months old, they removed to Hallock town- ship, where he was brought up on a farm, and in the Spring of 1864 he entered government employ, freight- ing to the government posts on the frontier. He helped to erect Forts Phil Kearney and Smith, and on Octu- ber 30, 1865, he volunteered to go out with the soldiers to fight the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, and was wounded five times at l'ine river. One of his wounds eost him his right leg at the hip, and he arrived home July 23rd of the following year, being just able to nde on a couch. After regaining something of his strength, he took a course at the Commercial College, in l'coria, and with a capital of $4, he started in business in that city with a little fruit and nut stand, on the corner of Main and Washington streets. In thice months he netted $300, and coming to Chillicothe, entered the grocery and fruit business, which he has since profitably continued. He married in 1869, Alice Ilrower, who died eighteen months later, leaving be- hind her one child, Mary V. Kamey. In October, 1872,

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he married Emma Seeley, a native of Peoria county, by whom he has had three children, two of whom, Myrtle and Eugene, are now living. He owns his store, house and lot in town, and has been able, besides making his own way in life, to afford material assistance to many of his friends.

Ratliff JJohn, farmer, P. O. Chillicothe. Regan Chas, blacksmith, residence Chillicothe. Reynolds L. Mrs. residence, Chillicothe. Ricker Win. Mrs. residence Chillicothe. Ridmour G E. farmer, residence Chillicothe. Ridgway Ezra, farmer. P. O. Chillicothe.

Rose H. S. farmer, P. O. Rome. Rotanza Wm. saloon, residence Chillicothe. Scholes M. Mrs. residence Chillicothe.

SCHEELER AMON, farmer, Sec. 17, P. O. Chillicothe, was born in Germany, April 24, 1832, and was there raised on a farm, coming to America in 1852. He remained in New York State for over two years, farming, and in the Fall of 1855, came to Peoria county, and settled on his present farm with a total capital of $65, and for the next two years, worked out by the month. After several removals, one of which was to Kansas for one season, he finally settled down on his farm in 1875. He farms 320 acres of land, and owns 160 acres in home farm, worth about $10,000; makes a specialty of breeding horses-the Norman crossed with thoroughbreds-and also breeds Short-horn cattle, and Poland and China hogs. In 1856 he married Sarah Dixon, a native of Ohio, hy whom he has had four children, viz. : Rose Matilda, Frances M., now Mrs. Kellenback ; Arthur J., and Carrie Scheeler.

Seymour H. laborer, res. Chillicothe.

SHEPARD FRANCIS E. farmer, Sec. 8, P. O. Chillicothe. Was born in Courtland county, N. Y., in 1820, and is the son of Nathaniel Shepard and Polly Billings. His father was a native of New Hamp- shire and his mother of Vermont. Being the son of a farmer he was brought up on a farm in his native county, removing from there in 1846 to Kalamazoo county, Mich., where he remained for fourteen years ; came to Chillicothe in the Spring of 1860, and to his present farm a year later ; was married December 24, 1844, to Hannah Smith, a native of Broome county, N. Y., who has presented him with four children - Mary E., Mrs. Carver, Ellen, Mrs. Snowden, Neil, Earnest F. and Ada Shepard. Mr. Shepard owns 280 acres in the home farm, worth about $6,000, and has been for several terms township assessor and commissioner of highways.

Shane Wm. road commissioner. res. Chillicothe. Slelin Mary Ann, res. Chillicothe.

Storey Clarrisa Mrs. res. Chlilleothe. Storey J. tailor. res. Chillicothe.

Storey W'm. deputy sheriff, res. Chillicothe.

STOWELL SOLOMON, retired lumber mer- chant, res. Chillicothe. Was born in Bainbridge, Che- nango county, N. Y., July 27, 1819, and is the seventh in a family of twelve children, of Arad Stowell and

Marcy Warner, daughter of Col. Warner, of Revolu- tionary fame, His father was born in Vermont and his mother in New Haven, Conn. He was brought up on a farm, and was educated at Oxford, Mannington and Newtonville academies; taught school during Winter months for many years, and for three years continuously, at Annapolis, Md .; sailed from Buffalo in October, 1849, on the "A. D. Patchin," with 1,000 passengers, and arrived at Chicago after a passage of nine days ; came directly to Chillicothe, and made his home with Lyman Robinson. In March, 1855, he mar- ried Ostana Pratt, who was born in Broome county, N. V., February 27, 1822 ; settled on a farm in La Prairie township, Marshall county, for eight years, and exe- cuted many improvements, and in 1863 removed to Chillicothe. Went into the lumber trade, and acted as salesman for Jack & McFadden for three years, at the expiration of which time he bought a yard, and conducted it on his own account for several years, when he retired from business. Has been township clerk and school treasurer for a number of years; owns his dwelling and a number of lots in town. Both himself and wife are members of the Reformed Episcopal Church.

STUBER ADAM Capt. farmer, Chillicothe. Was born in Bavaria, Europe, June 15, 1824 ; came to the United States in 1839, and settled in Holmes coun- ty, Ohio, where he remained until he enlisted to parti- cipate in the war with Mexico, in 1846; went through with Gen. Scott's command to the end of the conflict ; came to Illinois and settled in Chillicothe in 1849; married Elizabeth Sherlotte, a native of Peoria county, in April, 1852. She died two years after, leaving one child, Emma - Mrs. Groom. In 1856 Mr. Stuber married Louisa Groom, born in Virginia in 1834. Their union has resulted in eight children, only two of whom are living, Philip and Albert D. Mr. S. recruited Co. MI, of the 11th Illinois Cavalry, in Chillicothe, in the Fall of 1861, and went out as its captain, which position he beld until mustered out of service in the Fall of 1863. He has served a number of years in the Board of Aldermen of Chillicothe, and is now a member of that body. Is also a prominent member of the Tem- perance Reform Club, and a very effective and zealous worker in that commendable cause. In 1864 or 1865 he, in connection with Mr. George Gibbons, laid out an addition to the city of Chillicothe. Owns a 190 acre farm in the township, and several city lots, also a farm in Cowley county, Kansas.

TAYLOR ORRIN, farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.

THOMAS ALEXANDER C. grocer, res. Chillicothe. Was born in Champaign county, Ohio, May 30, 1832, and came with his parents to Peoria county in 1836, removing thence to Woodford county, Ill., four years later, where his parents both died in

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1844. In the same year he came to Chillicothe, and sold goods as clerk, and bought grain, etc., till 1861. when he embarked in the grocery business, succeeding J. W. McCollough, and carrying it on till 1866, when lie sold it back to Mr. McCollough. In 1867-65 he erected a planing mill, and ran it for six months, when he sold out the machinery and afterwards converted the building into a flouring mill, selling it in 1871 10 Adam Petry, the present owner. He re-embarked in the grocery business in 1873. and has since profitably carried it on. He married Annie E. Aspinall, who was born in England, August 29. 1839, by whom he bas had five children - Charles A., Ellen J .. Ed- ward L., Mary E. and Annie M. Thomas. Mr. Thomas is a member of the I. O. O. F., and the oldest member save one in Calumet Lodge, No. 196; has filled several township offices, among them those of supervisor, assessor, collector and town clerk ; owns a dwelling and several other pieces of property in town. Thomas Stalluda, res. Chillicothe.

THOMAS JJOSEPH F. physician, res. Chil- licothe, was born in Urbana, Champaign county, O., July 14. 1826, and his parents removed to Hallock township, Peoria county, in the Fall of that year. There were then some eight families settled on the borders of La Salle Prairie to the south, and between them and Fort Clark (now Peoria); but on the north there were none nearer than the settlement of Galena, one hundred and forty-two miles away. Ilis father bought and settled on the north half of section 26. Dr. Thomas was educated at the High School of Princeton, and an Academy in Greene county, Ill .; read medicine with Drs. Chamberlain and l'addock, of Princeton, and graduated from the medical department of Missouri University, St. Louis, March 1. 1852; practiced till 1854 with Dr. Chamberlain, at Princeton, and then removed to Northampton, Peoria county, where he practiced till 1862. Upon August 27th, of that year, he entered the service of the United States as captain of Company C, 86th I. V. I .; was promoted major, March 25, 186.1 ; served as assistant surgeon of hospital No. 25, at Nashville, T'enn., during the Win- ter of 1862-3 ; was wounded by a musket ball in the thigh, October 5, 1864, near Florence, Ala., and still carries the ball in his body ; was disabled by the wound for ten weeks. Ile was mustered out of service at Washington, 1). C., June 6th, 1865. lle married at Joliet, 111., April 12, 1852. Miss Emeline Walker, who was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, July 5. 1830, and seven children have resulted from their union, four daughters and three sons-three daughters and two sons living : Inez, now Mrs. Holloway, residing at Winfield, Kas .; Dr. O. 11. Thomas, residing in \'hilli- cothe, and partner of his father ; Watie, Trella, and Lewis 11. Since his return from the army, the doctor

has practiced in Chillicothe ; has been president of Mars iall County Medical Society, and one of the Board of Censors of Peoria City Medical Association ; also, a member of the State Medical Association. Ile was one of the organizers of Chillicothe Red Ribbon Club.

TOMLINSON JOSHUA O., M. D. res. Chillicothe, was born in Lexington, Ky., on the 10th day of April, 1507. His parents, Ambrosia and Mary Tomlinson nee Ilykes, were natives of Virginia, where they died at a ripe old age. His grandsire, William Tomlinson, settled in that State in 1780, and was one of the pioneers. Young Tomlinson read medicine with 1)rs. Watson and Sneed, Frankfort, Ky .; attended lectures in the medical department of Transylvania University, Lexington, and was awarded the degree of M. D. from that institution in 1836. lle practiced several years in Frankfort ; from tbence came to Chilli- cothe in November, 1840, where he has been an active member of the profession for nearly forty years. He renounced the allopathic system in 1858, and has since been a staunch advocate and practitioner of the homeo- pathic school. In the Fall of 1836, he married Clar- inda 11. Craig, born in Zanesville, O., by whom he had four children ; only one now living - Anna, thirty- three years old. Mrs. Tomlinson died December 29, 1853. The doctor has ever been prominently identi- fied with the moral and educational interests of society ; for many years a member of the local School Board, and is police justice of Chillicothe.

THOMPSON NEWTON, manufacturer of tinware and stove merchant, res. Chillicothe, was born in St. Thomas, Canada. October 5, 1844, and came with his parents to United States, in 1852, settling in l'eoria ; came to Chillicothe in 1860, and in the follow- ing year began the tinners' trade, which he continued for over five years, and then worked for a year in Peoria ; thence to Peru, 111., where he worked for five years, and returning to Chillicothe, in March, 1875, entered into business on his own account in the next March. He married Henrietta Bell, August 31, 1874. who is of English parentage, and was born October 4, 1852. They have two children : Mabel, born June 3. 1575, and Claude, born Feb. 27, 1877; owns his dwelling and five lots in town.

Turner M. Mra. res. Chitticothe.

TRUITT HENRY, banker, res. Chillicothe, was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, Jao. 1, 1519. Is the oldest of four children of William and Elizabeth Truitt nee Remley. Ile cojoyed a limited attendance at the district school, in a log school house, until thir- teen years of age, when, having lost his father five years before, he started out to provide his own living. Hired the next year to T. S.j Bradley, then engaged in buying and shipping produce on the Ohio and Mississippi

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HARVEY HOLMAN. CHILLICOTHE.

HENRY TRUITT. CHILLICOTHE.

JOHN MOFFITT. CHILLICOTHE

J. O. TOMLINSON. M. D. CHILLICOTHE

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rivers, and continued in that trade eighteen years. At the age of thirty-two he came West, and settled in Chil- licothe, and embarked in the grain, lumber and pro- duce business, under the firm name of Truitt & Jack. Their trade soon became heavy, running many thous- and dollars a year. In 1868, Mr. T., in company with S. C. Jack, P. T. Mathews and Harvey Holman, estab- lished a bank in Chillicothe, in which business he is still engaged as cashier and manager, and has been very successful. Some years ago Mr. Jack retired from the firm, leaving the other three partners in control. In March, 1843, Mr. T. married Miss Frances Godard, a native of Indiana, who died in 1863, leaving two chil- dren, Sarah, now Mrs. J. W. Fuller, and Frances E., now Mrs. N. S. Cutright. Mr. Truitt married Eliza Moffit Jan. I, 1865, who was born in Ross county, Ohio. Their union has resulted in one child, Rollin H. Truitt. Mr. T. has over 600 acres of land in Peoria, besides a large quantity in other counties. He has been many years a member of the Baptist Church, and a prominent temperance worker.

Unger John, laborer, res. Chillicothe. Watsoo Thos. laborer, res. Chillicothe.

WEBER ANDREW, furniture manufacturer and dealer, residence Chillicothe, was born in Germany, November 15, 1827, and came to America with his parents when nine years of age ; settled in Baltimore for one year, and then removed to Cincinnati. His father, Jacob Weber, having come to Woodford county, Illinois, and bought a farm, returned to Cincinnati for his family, and embarked with them on board steamer " Moszel " May 5, 1839. When about half a mile above Cincinnati, the four boilers of the steamer exploded, and she went down in ten minutes, and by this sad accident Mr. Weber lost his father, two sisters and a brother, and another of the family was severely wounded. They lost every thing, and when, three months later, his mother, with the remnant of the family, came on to Woodford county, they had just money enough to buy a cow. Up to the age of fourteen he shared his mother's log cabin, and endured all the privations of poor and early settlers ; used to carry eggs to Peoria, and sell them for three cents a dozen, and carry corn a peck at a time, three miles to mill on foot. When fourteen he went to learn his trade, and after four years steady application, went to St. Louis, where he worked for a year, then to Iowa for about another year ; returning to Peoria, remained there for two years, and in the Fall of 1852 came to Chillicothe and established the business which he still conducts. In the Fall of 1861 he enlisted in Co. M., 1Ith I. V. C., Captain Adam Stuber com- manding, and after serving two years, was discharged for disability, in the Fall of 1863. He married, No- vember 22, 1849, Gertrude Wietz, a native of Germany ; has five children living - Eva, Elizabeth, Peter, Ger-

trude, John (deceased), and Mary; whole family are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Weber owns his store, residence, and two lots.

WESCOTT CHARLES C. cashier Truitt, Mathews & Co., bankers, res. Chillicothe, was born in Washington, D. C., June 29, 1849, and afterwards came to IIenry, Marshall county, Illinois, where his father, James Wescott, is now Clerk of Circuit Court. His mother died in 1858. Five years of his life were spent on a farm, and the rest in the towns of Henry, Lacon, Sparland and Chillicothe, selling goods and keeping books. Came to the latter place Oct. I, 1875, and has been in his present responsible position ever since. On De- cember 22, 1870, he married Mary A. Kidd, who was born in Wisconsin in August, 1850, and who has pre- sented him with four children - Edith, Eddie, Lyman and Willie. Mr. Wescott has during the last three years given part of his leisure time to numismatics, and has already a fine collection of over 700 pieces, among them several French coins of rare date and great age, hesides numerous rare specimens of U. S. coins, worth several hundred dollars.

Weller B. lahorer, res. Chillicothe. Willard E. Mrs. res. Chillicothe.

WILMOT ASAHEL, M. D., Chillicothe, is the third son of Jesse and Hannah Wilmot nee Bun- nell, and was born in Broome county, New York, on March 24, 1804. His parents were both natives of Cheshire, Conn., where his father was born in 1770, mother in 1776, but removed to Broome Co., N. Y., in youth, and were married there in 1796. After the birth of their two eldest children, they returned to Connecti- cut, to care for their parents, the other brother, Amos, being absent for several years, where they remained two or three years, and then returned to their former home in Broome Co. Doctor's childhood and youth were spent on the farm and at school, his educational course having been completed in Binghamton high school. When past twenty-two years of age he was attacked by a hip disease. which resulted in crippling him for life. IIe taught school several terms, and at the age of twenty-four commenced reading medicine with Dr. A. F. Bigelow, of that county, and a year later went to Bettsburg, Chenango Co., completing the course under the preceptorship of Dr. Nathan Boynton. At- tended lectures at the medical branch of the State University at Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., from which he received the degree of M. D., January 31, 1832. After seven months practice with Dr. Boynton. he located in Coventry, Chenango Co., and continued over ten years discharging the duties of his profession, when, catching the inspiration of the westward bound current he sought a home in the prairie State, landing in Peoria county in June 1843, after a tedious journey of several weeks with a wife and family of five small

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The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 125

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company Number of Pages: 932

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932