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 129

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

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SMITH GEORGE S. livery and sale stable, res. Elmwood, was born in Peoria county on the 23d day of October, 1843. His father was one of the ear- liest settlers in the county, coming in 1831-32, and lo- cated in this township, where he has resided since, and raised a family of four boys and three girls. The sub- ject of this sketch married Lucy, daughter of Joel Blakesly, who was born in Elmwood township, January, 1847. They have two children - a boy and a girl.

SMITHI J. M. Sec. 4, retired farmer, P. O. EIm- wood.

Smith L. retired farmer. 1'. O. Elmwood. Smith Luther, carpenter, P. O. Elmwood.

SPANGLER C. W. grain and lumber dealer, Elmwood, makes a specialty of buying and shipping grain, stock, etc.

Spring J. H. farmer, P. O. Elmwood. Stalker A. farmer. P. O. Elmwood.

STALKER WILLIAM, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Elmwood, was born on the Isle of Man, on the 3d day of September, 1827, and received a com- mon school education in his native place. Immigrated to the United States in June, 1845, landing in New York city. Mr. S. engaged in public works soon after ar- riving, contracting and building railroads and canals, having been a contractor on the Illinois canal, and also worked on the Erie. In the year 1856, he located in Brimfield township, remaining there nine years; then came to Elmwood. In the year 1852, he married Miss Ann, daughter of William Corlett, born in March, 1827. Five children bless this union - Wm. 11., John J., Re- na, Hattie and Jennie. Mr. S. has held several local offices. They are members of the Episcopalian Church. llas 230 acres of land under good cultivation, valued at $12,000.

STEVENS AMOS, retired farmer, res. Elin- wood, son of Job and Elisabeth (Chase) Stevens, was born in Plainfield, N. II., on the 31st day of May, 1303, was reared on a farm and educated in his native town. When twenty years old he went to Virginia as teacher,

and remained there six years ; thence to Louisiana, fol- lowing the same occupation, and in 1833 came to Peo- ria, where he arrived in July. Immediately after ob- tained a preemption on the Kickapoo fork of 160 acres, on which be remained two years. (Was the first settler in Rosefield township, built the first log cabin, and broke the first prairie.) When his brother purchased his claim at the end of two years, went to Peoria and followed clerking, and acted as deputy postmaster. In November, 1836, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of George Morrow, of Sussex county. N. J., who was born there August 8, 1815. One child - George M., born July 25. 1837. Mrs. S. died August 13. 1838. lie married, for his second wife. Miss Sarah \'., daughter of Deacon Zenas Hotchkiss, who was born in Burlington, Conn .. July 14, 1810. Three children blessed this union - Mary V., Sarah E. P. and Ellen L. Mr. S. came to Elmwood in 1856, where he is living a retired life. Stewart J. D. retired merchant, 1'. O. Eltuwood.

TAYLOR ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 15. P. O. Elmwood, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Janu- ary 4. 1830. In December, 1849, married Miss Eliza- beth Thrush ; she was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, in 1532. They have five children : Eliza Jane, now Mrs. Frederick Anderson ; Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Fred. Pulsifer ; Lavina B., now Mrs. Joseph Mettler ; John F., and Jennie. Mr. Taylor owns 200 acres of land, 120 under cultivation ; valued at $10,000. En- listed in the 31st I. V. I. Company D. in 1864. and was with Sherman on his march to the sea.

TAYLOR JAMES, clerk, Elmwood. Taylor farmer, P. O. Elmwood.

THATCHER WILLLAM, harnessmaker, I'. O. Trivoli.

Threw W'm. farmer. 1. () Elmwood.

Thurston Isaac, farmer, 1º. O. Kim wood.

TRACY, T. H. & CO. In the Fall of 1853. Mr. Tracy came to the beautiful town of Elmwood and built what is known as No. I Lincoln Block, a two-story brick-the first brick in the town -and en- gaged in the dry goods business. There are certain leading features in the business interest of all commu- nities, and certain elements that lead to prosperity and success, and fill wants and requirements of the general public. Mr. Tracy has these. His stock, which is one of the very largest in the place, is complete in all its various departments. The apartments and arrange- ments of the store are first-class. Upon the main floor or salesroom, dry goods and notions are seen in great variety. In the basement is the carpet depart- ment, with an extensive line. On the second floor is as complete a clothing store as any one will find in any province town in the State. The firm, which com- prises T. Il. Tracy & Co., was established about twenty- seven years ago, and A. L. Tracy. the founder, has

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been continuously identified with it. It is the pioneer establishment in Elmwood, and among the carliest in Peoria county. The sales of the house amount to $40,000 a year. Mr. Tracy has also a nursery east of town of thirty to forty acres, the receipts of which are about $8,000 per year ; ships his trees to all parts of the Northwest.

TRACY HARLAN P. banker, Elmwood.

Trert Chas. farmer. P. O. Elmwood. Trickler W. gardener, P. O. Elmwood.

TROTH JJOHN, farmer, Sec. 2, P. O. Elm- wood, was born in Highland county, Pa., on the 14th day of January, 1813, reared on a farm and attended the district school. Ile married Phoebe, daughter of John Beoans, and born in Pennsylvania, on the 19th day of August, 1813. They had ten children, nine still living : Lovena A., born June 5, 1833 ; Elizabeth, born March 30, 1835, died May 4, 1836; Wm. J., born May 2, 1837; Albert G., born May 31, 1839; Josiah, born June 23, 1841 ; Isaac, born April 14, 1843 ; Jas- per N., born May 17, 1845 ; Huldah, born August 21, 1848; Sarah I., born July 9, 1850 ; Oliver, born Febru- ary 24, 1853. Has eighty acres of land, sixty acres under good cultivation ; valued at $5,000. Came to Peoria county in 1842: came from Peoria with his family, on foot, to this place ; erected a log cabin. in which they lived eighteen months, then built a frame building, where they still reside.

TROTH JOSIAH, plasterer, Elmwood. TRUAX J. H. livery stable keeper, Elmwood.

Truse L. B. miller, P. O. Elmwood.

Tulley Rose, laborer. P. O. Elmwood.

Turner Jos. engineer, P. O. Eloiwood.

Vandervoort A. G. traveling salesman, P. O. Elmwood.

VANDERVOORT J. A. retired merchant, res. Elmwood. Emigrated from Bellville, Canada, to the town of Elmwood when there was but two business houses in it, and engaged in the grocer's business, in the building opposite the Elmwood house. Style of firm. Jones & Vandervoort. Both families were com- pelled to live over the store as there was not a house for rent in the town. In the year 1861 or 1862, he bought a small residence of Daniel Caverly and paid him $600 for the same; and was very proud of it as it was the first home he could call his own. The firm of Jones & Vandervoort in the year 1862 built a brick store in the block adjoining, and in 1876 Vandervoort & Wyley built an addition, twenty-four by one hundred, giving it the name of the block, Palace of Trade. It is one of the finest business rooms in the town. The firm continued until the death of Mr. Jones, which occurred June 19, 1871. It was then changed to Van- dervoort & Wyley, until June, 1878. On Mr. Vandervoort retiring from business his two sons-in-law and brother formed a partnership as the firm Wyley, Vandervoort & Sloan in 1878, and are the representatives of one of the leading business establishments of Elmwood. The prin-

cipal features of stock are dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps. They occupy a store one hun- dred feet long, twenty-four wide, two stories high, and the largest in the place, and their stock is complete in all departments. It is bought with great care and is superior in character to those usually found in towns of this size. The house has an extensive trade.

VAN PATTEN E. photographer, res. Elm- wood. Son of Joseph and Emeline (Brewster) Van Patten, natives of the State of New York. They came to Peoria county in 1845 and first located in Hollis township, afterwards removed to Rosefield township, where his father still resides. The subject of this sketch was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., on the 7th day of August, 1844, and came to the county with his parent3. He married Miss Mary Turner, who was born in this county in 1846. They have one boy and one girl. Are members of the Methodist Church of Elmwood. Mr. Van Patten enlisted in the 86th I. V. I., Co. H., in 1862 ; was in the principal engagements of the Army of the Cumberland, at Perryville, Chica- manga, Buzzard Roost, Missionary Ridge, etc. Was also with Sherman on the march to the sea, and the Carolinas. Had one shoulder broken to pieces and one foot crushed, and leg broken, by a falling tree near Goldsboro, N. C.

VAN WAGNER A. J. Rev. pastor Con- gregational Church, Elmwood.

Varnes E. D. farmer. P.O. Trivoli.

Venn James, carriagemaker, P.O. Elmwood. Vesper Wm. carpenter, P.O. Elmwood.

VICKERY ELIAS, retired farmer, res. Elm- wood ; was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., twelve miles east of Albany, on 28th of September, 1813; grew to manhood on a farm, and attended the common school. When seventeen years of age his father died. He then worked by the month, and day, and supported his mother, with his brother's help. At the age of twenty-four married Miss Polly, daughter of Peter Sipperly, born Feburary 2, 1817. They had ten chil- dren, eight living : Chester, of Taylor county, Iowa ; Malissa M .- now Mrs. John Patterson, of this county ; Phoebe E .- now Mrs. Samuel Clark, of Peoria county ; Roger, of Knox county, Ills .; Susan-now Mrs. An- drew Wilson, of Nebraska; Lewis, of Knox county, Ills .; Mary-now Mrs. I. Andrews ; Burtha E .- now Mrs. James Runyon, of Knox county, Ills. Two died in infancy. In 1840, Mr. V. went to Victoria, Texas, and engaged in farming, remained about eighteen months, and came to Illinois, arriving on the 10th day of April, 1843. Came by water, and while crossing the Gulf of Mexico, came near being shipwrecked. The first two years after arriving in the county rented a farm, then bought what was known as the Wakefield farm. Mr. and Mrs. V. spent some eighteen years of their life in log cabins. Since that time has built two fine

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brick residences. He sold the Wakefield farm for $3 000, after erecting a brick house ; and afterwat ] bought the Egleston farm, where they remained four years. Then he phirchased a farm in Knox county, two miles and a half west of Elmwood, where he built a brick house, and lived fifteen years. Then bought a farm in Rio township and remained on it until 18.5. when he removed to Elmwood, where he has lived re- tired since. Are members of the Methodist Church'ı and he is class leader.

Walker E. I. farmer, P.O. Elin wood.

WASHBURN SILAS HOWE, physicia and surgeon, res, Elmwood ; was born at Westford', Otsego county, N. Y., on August 17, 1521. Was the son of Lewis Edson and Lydia Doolittle Washburn. who were married October 15, 1809. They had four boys and five girls, all born in Westford, Otsego county, N. Y. llis father was a farmer but owned and operated a saw and grist mill. Was killed in the mill December 13, 1536, at the age of forty-nine. His mother die.I August 4, 1868, at the age of seventy-five years. D . W. married Miss Sarah Annette Bradley, who was born in LeRoy, Genesse county, N. Y., July 24, 1829. At the age of twelve years she attended a select school at Pavillion, N. Y. On leaving the school in IS41, she received from the teacher Mr. A. J. Abbath, test !- monials, certifying that she was abundantly qualified in all respects in teach a common school, and closing with the following language : " Her manners and de- portment in particular are such as can not fail to have a beneficial and refining influence upon her pupils." About this time she united with the M. E. Church, In 1850, she came to Elmwood and united with the Presby - terian Church, in which she remained a member until her removal to Chillicothe, Ills., in 1575, when she receive 1 her letter at her own request to unite with the Reforme.1 Episcopal Church of that place. Soon after her arrival in Elmwood she began teaching in the district school. Some of her early pupils have risen to distinction. Br this union there were four children, two of which are still living-llermia, now Mrs. F. E. Andrews, of Chillicothe, and Mattie who lives with her sister. Mrs. W. was a consistent Christian, loved and respected by all who knew her. She died in Elmwood July. 7. 1575, in the forty-nine year of her age. Dr. Washburn com- menced the study of medicine under Dr. J. W. Northup, and remained with him three years, and attending lectures at Castleton, Vt., where he graduated in 1847. Commenced the practice of medicine at Bloomville, Delhi county, N. Y., and remained about one year and a half. Then came to l'eoria county and located at Newburg, and has remained in Elmwood township nearly all the time since, and has followed his profes- sion with success.

W'amon N. T. farmer. P. O. Elmwood.

Watkins P farmer, P. O. Elmwood Webster II. B. baggage man. P. O. Elmwood.

WELTON CHAS. P. merchant, res. Elm- wood, son of John J. and Maria ( Wilcox) Welton, na- tives of Connecticut, was born in Richfield county, Conn., on the 9th of Feb., 1541. In 1560, came to Peoria county and worked on a farm for some time ; afterwards, was employed as clerk, where he remained one year. Enlisted in the 132d 1. V. 1. Co. D (one hundred day service). After leaving the service, re- turned to Farmington, Fulton county, and was em- ployed by Mr. P. P Chapman in a store, remaining over four years. Then, in company with Geo. S. Smith. engaged in the grocery business. In 1876 he purchased Smith's interest and continued by himself until 1579, when he took in his present partner. In 1873. married Miss Carrie Darnell, who was born in Knox county, 111 .. in 1851. They have one boy and two girls . Harry C., Berenice C. and Inez W.

Whitney & farmer. 1. (. Elmwood. Wick wire 1l. G. farmer, P. O. Elmwood.

WILEY A. M. farmer, Sec. 30, P. O. Elmwood. was born in Pennsylvania, March 16, 1812, and is the son of Joseph and Ilizabeth Wiley. He came to Peo- ria county in the Spring of 1535, when the surrounding country was but a vast and lonely wilderness. settled or. Sec. 30, where he commenced to improve and lay out a farm of eighty acres, and in the Fall of 1839 he married Miss Mary Ewalt, a native of Ohio, who was born in 1820, by whom he has tive children . Elizabeth, Lotta, Susan, L.conora and John E. Mr. Wiley continued to farm on his small tract of land, la- boring under all the hardships and disadvantages of an carly settler, but by strict economy and unremitting hard work, has been able to add acre to acre, until he now owns 1.100 acres of fine lands in Elmwood and Logan townships, worth $15,000, besides considerable other land in Kansas.

WILEY E. C. merchant, Elmwood.

Wiley James, farmer, P. O. Elmwood. Williams K. It. barber, P. O. E.Im wood.

WILLIAMSON SYLVESTER, wheel- wright, res. Elmwood, son of Levi S. and Margaret (Scott) Williamson. Father a native of Virginia and mother, of Maryland. Emigrated to Illinois in 1836 or '37, and located in l'eoria when there were but few log cabins in the town ; thence removed to Rushville. Schuyler enunty, and lived there seven years ; thence to Brimfield, where they still reside-father, at the age of So, mother, 70. The subject of this sketch was born in Butler county, l'enn., on the 9th day of Jan., IS32. In 1857, married Miss Mary E. Harper. She was born Feb. 19, 1837. They have five children, four boys and one girl. Joseph 11., born Dec. 12, 1857, Ilarry F., born Jan. 17, 1865, died Sept. 12, 1867 ; Jennie Louise, born Aug. 27, 1872 , Charles Frederick, born June 14,

John Regan ELMWOOD.

ELIAS VICKERY ELMWOOD

Drfg Lo baugh,

ELMWOOD.

S. H, Washburn, M.D

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1874, died Jan. 27, 1875; Walter A., born May 22, 1876. Members of the M. E. Church. Joseph II. graduated from the high school of Elmwood at the age of eighteen, being one of the youngest graduates of the school. He is at present engaged in teaching, at Ipava, Ill., where he is meeting with good success. Wilkeson John H. grocery, P. O. Elmwood. Wilkinson J. J. farmer, P. O. Elmwood.

WILSON A. res. Elmwood, superintendent of paper mill, was born July 16, 1833, at Sand Lake, Rensselaerville, N. Y. Up to 1850 his father was exten- sively engaged in the milling and woolen manufacturing business, of which he learned a practical knowledge. In 1853 he became engaged in the manufacturing of paper, millwrighting, and machinists' work, and lias continued this line of husiness up to the present time. Has aided in repairing and building several new mills, both East and West. Immigrated to the West in the Spring of 1861, and located at Beloit, Wis., following principally his present line of business. In 1865, came to Illinois, and has remained in this State since. Ilas been a resident of Peoria Co. for the last thirteen years, located in Elmwood in the employ of the Elmwood Paper Manufacturing Company since.

WILSON C. D. merchant tailor, res. Elmwood, is the son of Richard H. Wilson and Huldah McDowall. Father a native of England, and his mother of Albany, N. V. The subject of this sketch was born in Green- bush, N. Y., March, 1839. At the age of twelve years he commenced to learn the paper making trade in Columbia county, N. Y., where he remained until he was twenty-two years of age. In the fall of 1861, he went to Beloit, Wis., and remained about two years ;

afterwards attended school at Poughkeepsie, N. V .; was at the oil regions of l'ennsylvania one year and a half ; thence to Illinois, where he has been in the paper and merchant tailoring business since. Has some good real estate in the village of Elmwood. He married Miss Annie E. Gowing, born in Onondaga county, N. V., in 1847. Two children blessed their union - Edwin A. and Lavoseer G. Mr. W. has just embarked in the merchant tailoring business, carries a fine line, and guarantees his work.

Wing C. L. grain dealer, P. O. Elmwood.

WOOD WM. H. Elmwood.

WRIGLEY ROBERT, retired farmer, res. Elmwood, was born in Lancashire, England, near Man- chester, on the 17th day of February, 1813, and immi- grated to the United States in 1841. He married Miss Ann, daughter of Joseph Fenton, who was born in Eng- land, January 14, 1808. They had five children - Thomas, Joseph, Ann, William, and Eunice, who died Aug. 2, 1876, at the age of twenty-nine years. Mr. W. married for his second wife Mrs. Henry Robins, born in Yorkshire, England, May 30. 1830. Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1836, and located in Cincinnati, O .; thence to Peoria county in 1845. In 1841 Mr. W. came to this county and for the first two years worked on a farm by the month, for $12 a month. Then purchased forty acres of land in Rosefield town- ship, and built a log cabin 16x18 feet. Mr. W. at one time owned and controlled 596 acres of land, which is very valuable. He is now enjoying the fruits of his hard work in his old age. Is a member of the Metho- dist, and Mrs. W. of the Congregational Church.

HALLOCK TOWNSHIP.

Ayres R. E. farmer, P. O. West Hallock. Baggs D. lahorer. P. O. Northampton.

BALDWIN WILLIAM J. farmer, Sec. 13, was born in Pittsburg, Pa .; is the only son of a family of two children of Capt. Thomas Baldwin and Letetia Jackson, both natives of the " Keystone State," where they were married in 1834. Their only daughter, Fan- nie, is now the wife of Dr. H. T. Coffey, of Peoria. Capt. Thomas Baldwin was born on Dec. 7, 1804, near Pittsburg, l'a., where his father. Col. Robert Baldwin, owned a large farm and a flouring mill, located on Chartier's creek. In shipping their flour to market, Captain and his brother conveyed it up the river in canoes and other small crafts, which was a tedious process, and young Thomas resolved, while a mere youth, to do what he could to develop a better system of water transportation, and such progress had he made

in the art of boating that at the age of nineteen years he was captain of a steamboat on the Ohio river. Nature had so well adapted him to his chosen work, that he became one of the leading steamboat men of his time ; devoted forty-five years of his life to it, during which he built and was sole. or part, owner of twenty- six steamboats. a number of which were among the finest and swiftest upon the western rivers. Captain Baldwin's boating experience was chiefly upon the Ohio, Mississippi and Illinois rivers. He removed to Peoria in 1844, and when the California gold fever broke out in 1849, Commodore Vanderbilt selected him to superin- tend a line of steamers to Central America, that being then the principal route, at a salary of $10,000 a year. llis health failing, he resigned the position at the end of ten months, and Mr. Vanderbilt presented him with a check

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for #10,000 in gold. Soon after the beginning of the late civil war he offered his services to the Government, which were accepted, and he was put in command of a transport vessel ; later was appointed to the command of the gunboat Romeo, which he retained till the close of the war. Hle then retired from active business, and on Aug. 23. 1879, died at his residence in Peoria, emul- ing a very active and useful life. Mrs. B. still occupies the elegant homestead on East Bluff. William J., being infused with the prevailing patriotic spirit of the times, enlisted, secretly, though a mere boy, and was in the army nearly a year, when his mother, after much effort, secured his discharge. Ile married Miss Jennie Scholes. a native of Peoria county. They have three children, Leon, Harry C. and Letetia.

Ballow Emery, carpenter, P. D. West Hallock. Harker ('has. retired farmer, P @ Hallock. Harton Ira, briek mason. P. O. Northampton. Brunett A. J. farmer, P. O. Sonthampton. Blue Mrs. P. O. Chillicothe.

Buon James %. retired farmer, P. O. Northampton. Borchers Geo, gardener P. O. Northampton. Boylan Jobin, farmer, P. O. Chillicothe.

BRAYTON C. V. farmer, Sec. 13. P. O. West Hallock, was born in the city of Peoria, April 13, 1858, and is the son of William J. Brayton and Mary D. Curtiss ; father a native of Warren, R. I., and mother originally from Connecticut. His father, in partnership with two brothers, was for many years in the agricul- tural implement business in Peoria, and he served in the Union army during the late war, enlisting at Prov- idence, R. I., and died of typhoid fever in Albany, N. Y., in the year 1865. Mr. C. Y. Brayton's mother died in Peoria, August 24, 1876. Ile was raised and educated there, and after the death of his mother came to lIallock township, and farmed on rented land until the Spring of the present year, when he moved to his present location on the borders of Akron township. where he owns eighty acres of fine farming land and forty acres under timber, the purchase price of which was $5.500. Ile married March 26, 1878, in Lawn Ridge, Miss Lettie Cornell, eldest child of Stephen Cornell, merchant, Lawn Ridge; by whom he has one child, Ezra Jeremiah, born October S, 1879.

Briggs A. farmer, P. O. Lawn Elige.

Brown Daniel, fariner. P. O. Southampton.

BRYDEN WILLIAM, Jr. farmer, Sec. 23, P. O. Northampton. Was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in August, 1838, and came to America with his parents when very young. His father was born in the Parish of Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, August 30, 1801, and is the son of James Bryden, Esq., of Burnelugh, and Mary Scott, both of the same parish. Mr. Itrydlen, Sr., was raised on the farm, received such education as the district afforded, and afterwards at- tended classes at Edinburgh College for four years ; ncted as tutor for two years, and then for three years conducted a private school at Birkenhead. in England ; thence returning to his native country, worked a farm

for eleven years, under lease, and in the year 1535 im. migrated to this country, landing at New York after a tedious passage of nine weeks. Staying for short pe- nods in Cincinnati and New Richmond, O .. he came with his family to Princeton, Ind., where he taught in the Gibson County Seminary for three years, and in 1542 came to Peoria county, settling in the following year in Hallock township ; rented a farm for four years, and then purchased hts present home, where he has since resided, and where he owns about 145 acres of land, worth about $5,000. Hle married in 1525, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of James Jardine, of Artleton, Dumfriesshire, by whom he has had seven children . five survive and reside in his neighborhood. Their names are Mary Scott, James, Ellen. William, whose name heads this sketch, and Jessie. Mrs. Bryden died on the homestead January 29, 1570. Mr. W'm. Bryden, Jr., resided at home and worked on the farm till the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company L., 15th Illinois Cavalry. Captain Ford, command- ing. Mr. Bryden, along with his company and regi- ment, took part in the battles of Shiloh, Farmington. Juka, Corinth, Tuscumbia, Helena, Ark., and Big Creek, Ala., besides many smaller engagements; was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., January 9. 1865. Of 120 men who joined his company, but twenty-four were mustered out. Mr. Bryden was never wounded. Four years after leaving the army he married Miss Laura A. Swisher, who was born in Peoria county, in May, 1850, by whom he has had four children, three living, Frank, larry and Julia. He is Republican in politics, has been two years a school director, and is a hard work. ing and public spirited farmer and citizen.

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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 129

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