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WILLOUGHBY BEAR, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., March 20, 1838 ; learned the trade of mason and bricklaying ; came West to Stephenson Co. in 1841 ; now lives on the old homestead, where his father died in 1850, and his mother in 1864 ; he now owns 95 acres of land, valued at $50 an acre. In 1861, he was married to Miss Rebecca Hartman, of Pennsylvania; they have six children-Sarah Jane (now Mrs. A. Fahr), Mary A., Ida L., Howard C., Bertha R. and Wilson G. Mr. Bear has been Road Commissioner, School Trustee, and is a member of the United Brethren Church and Sabbath-School Superintendent. In politics, he is a Republican.
B. P. BELKNAP, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Vermont, Dec. 24, 1811. In 1836, he was married to Miss Deborah Beebe, of Vermont ; moved to Albany, N. Y., and went into the coal business ; in 1839, he started West, and walked from Milwaukee to Monroe, Wis., and then to Gratiot; his wife came in 1841; they stopped with the Brewster family on Sec. 25, then moved on the farm where they now reside, consisting of 140 acres, and, with the exception of six years in Monroe, Wis., have been here since. Mr. Belknap taught the first school in Oneco Township, at Aaron Denio's house, in 1840. The children are Mary (now Mrs. Evcrett), Lattig (deceased ), Hannah (now Mrs. Mulks), Corwin (who has served in the 46th I. V. I. Co. A), F. C., Edwin C., Lillie M., Edwin (deceased) and Laura (deceased). Mr. Bel- knap has been Constable, Coroner and Commissioner of High ways.
FRANKLIN BOLENDER, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Union (now Snyder) Co., Penn., Jan. 30, 1834 ; came to Stephenson Co. in 1840 with his father, Michael, who was accompanied by the well-known old settlers Brother John Bolender, John Kleckner, Michael Gift and George Mowry. Michael's family were Caroline, Lewis, Frank, Henry, Harrison and Benjamin, living in Pennsylvania. Michael Bolender settled on the farm where he is now living, aged 78, being now entirely blind since 1878; the rest of his family was born in Oneco Township-Michael, Mary, Anna and Amelia. Franklin is now farming part of the old estate, and owns 80 acres on Sec. 30, since 1875. On Jan. 30, 1868, he was married to Miss Susan Rockey, of Penn- sylvania ; their children are Charles, Oscar, Edwin, Emma and William (deceased. Mr. Bolender has been Assessor and has held school offices. Religion, Reformed Church ; in politics, a Republican.
HARRISON W. BOLENDER, of the firm of Sch och & Bolender, proprietors of Orangeville Creamery ; came to the county with his father and family in 1840; the family consisted of Caroline, now Mrs. Reubendoll; Lewis, on Sec. 29, Oneco ; Frank, same Section ; Henry, on Sec. 30; Harrison W., the subject of this sketch ; Mary, now Mrs. Marion ; Anna L., now Mrs. Fahr; Amelia, now Mrs. Bel- knap, on Sec. 30; an infant and Peter, deceased ; mother died in June, 1878; Harri- son W., was born in Union Co., Penn., Nov. 18, 1839; at the age of 18, he worked with his brother Lewis, as architect and builder; in 1875, went into the wind-mill business, under the name of Swartz & Bolender; gave up, and is now partner of the firm of Schoch & Bolender, Orangeville Creamery. In 1870, he, married Miss Mary Wagner, of Illinois ; their children are Anna, Michael (dead), Helen and Stephen. Mr. Bolender was in the 46th I. V. I., Co. A, and was wounded in the arm, shoulder and thigh ; he was one of the Trustees and member of the Board of Education ; he is a Republican in politics.
AARON BOWER, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., Feb. 11, 1840 ; the party that came West consisted of father, Abraham Bower, himself and sister Mary, now Mrs. Naramore, living at Lena ; in the spring of 1851, they settled here, on Sec. 35; here he now lives, owns 210 acres of land. In 1863, he married Miss Amelia Hackenberg, of Pennsylvania, has a family of five children-Cora,
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Elma, Cornelia, Isabelle, Otto A. and Melvin Mr. Bower's wife belongs to the M. E. Church.
JOHN BOWER, retired farmer, Orangeville; born in Union Co., Penn., June 30, 1805; visited Stephenson Co. in 1843, and returned for his family; on coming West then, he settled in Oneco, in April, 1846 ; while in Pennsylvania, he learned the carpenter trade, which he followed until coming West ; in the spring of 1846, he located on Sec. 36, and built not four rods from where the Orangeville tavern now stands; he had also bought the water-power, and in 1848, started Bower's grist mill, now called White Hall Mills ; he laid out the village of Orangeville, then called Bowerville, and now owns considerable town property, together with the hotel, which his son William runs. In 1826, he married Miss Susanna Riehe, of Pennsylvania, who was born in 1807, and is now living with him; their family are Martin, Mary, now dead; Moses, John, Benjamin, Martet, deceased ; William, landlord of Orangeville hotel ; Catharine, now Mrs. Hayman. Mr. Bower belongs to the Reform Church.
DR. B. H. BRADSHAW, physician and surgeon. Orangeville; born in Guernsey, Belmont Co., Ohio, Sept. 29, 1834, and came to Freeport in 1855, and in Feb. 20, 1861, graduated in the Rush Medical College, of Chicago. On the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in the 46th I. V. I., Co. G ; was detailed as Assistant Surgeon, and then, finally, on the 12th of Sept., 1862, commissioned Surgeon ; was mustered out with regiment in 1866; Jan. 31, came to Orangeville and commenced practice in the field formerly held by Dr. W. P. Naramore, and now has a very nice business. In 1868, Jan. 1, he married Miss Mary E. Cadwell, of Illinois ; their children are Caroline P. and George T. Dr. B. belongs to the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican in politics.
CHARLES A. CADWELL, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Orangeville ; was born in Oneco Township, Stephenson Co., Ill., June 24, 1848, on the homestead which his father had claimed in 1839, and in 1841 took possession ; his father died in 1873; his mother, in 1877, leaving seven children-Mary C., Horace, Charles A. (the subject of this sketch ), Abbie, Emily, Isaac and Helen ; Charles has conducted the cstate since 1872. In 1871, was married to Miss Amanda Fahr of Orangeville, Stephenson Co., Ill; their children are Mary E. and a pair of twins, Benjamin and Bertha. Mr. Cadwell has been a teacher ; has held school offices ; in politics, he is a Republican.
W. H. CLARNO, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Tazewell Co., Ill., April 3, 1835. Grandfather, John H. Clarno, came from France to Virginia, where John Hunter Clarno was born, who then moved to Ohio, and married Miss Jane Plimel, of that State, and in 1832 moved to Illinois, and was elected Captain in a com- pany during the Black Hawk war; moving to Stephenson Co., Aug. 16, 1838, he located on Sec. 34, where he entered 280 acres; the family then were father, who died Jan. 12, 1858; mother, who died April 21, 1877, and ten children ; Jane, now Mrs. Bailey ; Andrew, Francis (deceased), one daughter (deceased) ; W. H., the subject of this sketch ; John M., Hariette, now Mrs. Foans; Joseph, James, M. and Francis are dead. W. H. Clarno now is sole owner of the old estate, having 200 acres. On Nov. 22, 1860, he married Miss Mary C. Kyler, of Pennsylvania; their children are Mary Jane, Sarah E., John H., Oliver P., Anthony J., Aaron A., M. Lewella, Stella V., J. Albert. Mr. Clarno has held township and school offices. Republican in politics.
H. R. DEAL, Orangeville ; born in 1851, in Oneco, Stephenson Co., Ill. ; after he common experience of youth in the country, he entered the store of his father father as clerk in 1876, and afterward went to Monroe and followed the same occupa- tion; returning in 1877, he went to work for J. Musser in September of that year- where he now clerks. In 1872, he married Miss M. Alice Ritzman, of Pennsylvania, W. E. and Villian I. are his children. Mr. Deal belongs to the Board of Trustees.
S. E. DEAL, merchant, Orangeville ; born Oct. 19, 1825, in Northampton Co., Penn; he lived with his parents in Philadelphia, in 1831; in Lycoming Co., in 1839, and learned the carpenter's trade, and came to Stephenson Co. in the spring of 1848; worked at his trade till his eyesight failed in 1857, when he went to farming ;
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but in 1863 moved to Oneco, and then to Orangeville in 1870; opened a grocery and confectionery in 1874, and since has continued in business until now. He carries a stock of general merchandise worth $6,000. and does a trade of over $20,000 per annum ; the firm is known as Deal & Swartz. In 1847, he married Miss Catherine Rayhorn, of Pennsylvania, who died Aug. 19, 1874. Was married again to Miss Mary Buingart- ner, then Mrs. Bechtol ; their children are Henry R., Mary C. (now Fahr). Mr. Deal has belonged to the U. B. for forty years, and has held office most of the time.
J. C. DORN, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Orangeville; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 21, 1817 ; mother died in 1826, father in 1827, leaving him an orphan at the age of 10; lived with his uncle till 1838, and taught school in New York, Miss- issippi, Illinois and Ohio. He visited Illinois in 1843, and bought a farm on Sec. 35, of 160 acres; went back to Ohio, and Dec. 31, 1844, married Miss Betsy Hayward, of Ohio. He has taught school here in the West, and also music, to the early settlers. Mr. Dorn has been Justice of the Peace since 1866; has been School Treasurer and Clerk of Board; the children are Lavina, died when 4 weeks old; Mary, died when 32 years old ; John Quincy, died when 5} years old ; Nancy, John, Charles P. (dentist in Naperville ;) Helen, now Mrs. Wagner, George D. and Amelia A. Presbyterian in religion.
GEORGE ERB, retired farmer, Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., Aug. 12, 1808 ; came to Stephenson Co. in 1854, and went on to a farm on Sec 33, but finally moved into the town of Orangeville. On Feb. 16, 1830, he married Miss Mary Ann Gross, of Pennsylvania ; his first family consists of twelve children ; this wife died in 1858. Married again, in the fall of 1860, to Miss Julia Ann Woodring ; all his first family are dead but two ; those living are Sophaiel, Catharine (now Mrs. Smith), Ida May, Amanda E. Henry and Isaac enlisted in Co. G, 93d I. V. I .; Henry was wounded and taken prisoner at Altoona, and died ; Isaac was killed at Champion Hill. Mr. Erb is Trustee of the village, and an Elder in the Lutheran Church.
JOHN F. FINK, clerk, with J. Musser, Orangeville ; came to Stephenson Co. in 1850, with his father, Joshua, whose family consisted of mother (maiden name Elizabeth Kaufman), children-George (deceased), Charles, Matilda (deceased ), Jonas D. W. (a preacher, in Lisbon. Iowa), Sarah (now Mrs. Moore), John F., Maria (de- ceased), Thomas J. (a preacher), and Mary E. (now Mrs. C. W. Anthony). John F. was born in Allentown, Lehigh Co., Penn., Dec. 23, 1844, and engaged in the woolen business in 1868, and afterward carried on the insurance business till. 1877, and then came to Orangeville as a clerk in J. Musser's establishment. In 1866, he married Miss Mary A. Nagle, of Pennsylvania; they have two children-J. W. Ellis (deceased), and Vida Delight, now 7 years old. Mr. Fink has held the offices of Trustee, Clerk and Collector, and is now Clerk of the Board of Education. He is a Republican in pol- itics, and a member of the M. E. Church.
JACOB FISHER, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., Feb. 21, 1806, and stayed in Clinton Co. for eighteen years; then started West, stopping in Rock Grove, June 6, 1847; then he moved on to Sec. 28, Oneco Township, in 1848, where he built the house which is now occupied by his son John ; he having since moved to Sec. 33, where he now lives; owns 200 acres of farm land. On Feb. 22, 1829, he married Miss Maria Rayhorn, of Pennsylvania ; they have one son-John Fisher, born Oct. 29, 1829; has held township offices ; belongs to Lutheran Church ; politics, Democrat. His father's family consisted of thirteen children ; his mother's maiden name was Christina Walmar.
JACOB FYE, farmer, Sec 34; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Centre Co., Penn., Feb. 10, 1839 ; came to Stephenson Co. in the fall of 1839, with his father, David Fye, and family, consisting of eight children-John (living in Nebraska), Sarah (now Mrs. Zettle), Jacob (the subject of this sketch), Mary (now Mrs. Kohr); beside these, David and Rebecca live in Pennsylvania yet; and one died in 1853, named Katie. On coming West, settled first in Dakota Township; lived there until 1868, when he sold out and moved to this farm of 80 acres, valued at $50 an acre ; his father died in 1872 ; his mother is still living, and will be 83 years old July 9, 1880. On Dec.
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22, 1864, he married Miss Sarah Lanker, of Dauphin Co., Penn., and has nine children -Katie H., Edwin D., Samuel W., Minnie L., Levi F., Arthur H., Alice L., Boydd M. and Bessie E. Mr. Fye belongs to the M. E. Church.
LEWIS GIBLER, Oneco; born in Shenandoah Co., Va., Nov. 1, 1799, moved to Ohio, Ross Co., in 1802, and put up the first mill built in that county ; Jacob Philip and John, his brothers, served in the war of 1812; father died in 1818, Jan. 10; mother died in 1836. Mr. Gibler, in 1819, married Miss Margaret Van Metre, of Ohio, and, in 1828, came West and worked in the mines, with wife's brother, John J., James and Abraham ; he sold out his share and returned to Ohio ; went to farming; in 1839, came to Stephenson Co. and settled on Sec. 1, having a farm of 300 acres ; moved to Wisconsin and came to the village of Oneco, in 1855; lived in Freeport and settled here again, where his wife died Oct. 24, 1878; she was the mother of thirteen children, grand mother of sixty, and great-grandmother of forty-four ; she was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ; children are Morgan, John, Sarah, Jesse, Mary, Jefferson, dead ; Prucilla, Lewis B., Joseph H., William, Margaret and Catherine. Held township and school offices; belongs to Christian Church, and Democrat in politics.
MICHAEL GIFT, retired farmer, Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., Jan. 3, 1816; there he learned the trade of blacksmith and worked at the trade three years, and, in 1840, came here to Stephenson Co., in company with his wife's family, her father, John Kleckner, and her mother, with four children ; Charles Kleckner, wife and family, and the subject of this sketch, located first in Rock Grove. In 1843, he married Miss Ann E. Kleckner, and moved on to his farm on Sec. 19, Oneco Township ; he now owns 300 acres, and, in 1877, in the fall, he moved to Orangeville. His son, William H., lives on Sec. 21 ; Mary E., now Mrs. Potts, and George T., on Sec. 19, are the children. Mr. Gift has held township and school offices ; Republican, Lutheran.
REV. R. A. HARWOOD, Pastor of M. E. Church, Orangeville ; born in Stephenson Co., Ill., in 1852, May 16 ; he attended school at Mt. Morris, in 1875 and 1876, and afterward went to Rock River Seminary, under Principal M. C. Dougherty ; he then taught school and farmed till September, 1877, when he concluded to euter the ministry ; in September, he was licensed to preach ; in 1878, admitted to Conference, and October of same year, took the Orangeville Circuit of McConnell's Grove, Winslow, Oneco, Pleasant Hill and Franklin. In 1876, Dec. 24, he married Miss Emma I. Gilman, of Illinois ; they have one child, named Miner, 16 months old ; his mother came to the county in 1848, and is now living at Eleroy ; his father died in 1834.
LYMAN HULBURT, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. McConnell's Grove; born in Easton, Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 11, 1809; went to Chautauqua Co. in 1819, and came West in 1837, his father having died in 1825; the party consisted of mother, himself and wife, with two children ; settled first in Winslow Township, in spring of 1838 ; located on Sec. 33, Oneco Township, where he owns 120 acres of land. He was married, 1833, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., to Miss Jane Cross, who was born in 1816; their children are Delos, Ira, Mary, now Mrs. Diveley : Lyman, who was killed at Chatta- nooga, a member of the 93d I. V. I., Co. C, and John. Mr. Hulburt belongs to the Christian Church at Mt. Pleasant.
GEORGE KLINE, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Union Co., Penn., Nov. 26, 1831 ; in his younger days, worked with his father at blacksmithing ; in 1856, came West on a visit, and went back to get his wife and two children, and in May 27, 1867, settled on Sec. 28; bought a farm of D. S. Young, containing 82 acres, but afterward became possessor of more land, and now owns 152 acres, valued at $50 an acre. In 1854, was married to Miss Caroline Benfer, of Pennsylvania ; have a family of four children-S. Ellen, M. Emma, Laura A., an infant, now deceased, and Jesse M. Mr. Kline is now Road Commissioner, being elected in the spring of 1880 ; in politics, a Republican. Two of his brothers were soldiers in the war of the rebellion -Eli Kline and L. S. Kline.
CHARLES LESTIKOW, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Prussia, Germany, June 4, 1835; landed in New York Oct. 3, 1864; came West
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and settled on this farm on Sec. 33, Oneco Township, in the spring of 1865 ; owns 95 acres, valued at $45 an acre. In 1864, on Christmas, he married Miss Minnie Hubner, also a native of Germany ; they have five children-Rudolph, Emma, Jennie, Charles and Anna. Mr. Lestikow is a member of the M. E. Church, and Republican in politics.
JOHN McDANIEL, merchant, Oneco; born in Ohio, . Dec. 10, 1815 ; came to Stephenson Co. June 12, 1849; settled on Sec. 20, Oneco Township, and farmed till 1880, when he moved to the village of Oneco and opened a grocery store on February 19 ; he now owns 25 acres in the village and the store and residence. On Nov. 28, 1837, he married Miss Nancy Walton, of Ohio ; two children-Melinda J. and Mary E. Belongs to Christian Church.
J. H. MILLER, book keeper with J. Musser, Orangeville; came to Stephen- son Co. with his father, Charles S. Miller, and mother, Elizabeth, née' Dersham. J. H. Miller was born in Union Co., Penn., Oct. 23, 1852; came to this county, and, in 1871, took a commercial course at the college at Naperville ; then taught school ; however, he returned and took a course in penmanship, and taught that art until enter- ing the employ of B. & J. Musser as book-keeper, where he has been to this time. On Nov. 4, 1877, he married Miss Lila C. Bobb, of Illinois. Evangelical in religion.
DANIEL, MOORE, retired farmer, Oneco; born in Union Co., Penn., Aug. 2, 1814; learned the mason's trade, and in Pennsylvania constructed a cellar for Dr. Van Valzee, one of the first settlers and physicians of Stephenson Co. Mr. Moore came to the county in 1868, and finally settled on Sec. 25, and owns a farm of 120 acres there now. In 1836, Oct. 16, he married Miss Rachel Rudy, of Dauphin Co., Penn .; they have nine children-Phoebe A., deceased ; William R., Catharine D., now Mrs. Kline ; Amelia B., now Mrs. P. Strahan ; Sarah E., now Mrs. Fred Winter ; Mary Jane, now Mrs. Kline; Thomas James, deceased ; John H., deceased, and Rachel E., deceased. Himself and wife attend the M. E. Church. His son William was a soldier belonging to the 46th I. V. I., Co. A, of which he was Second Lieuten- ant; he was wounded at Jackson, Miss.
E. T. MOORE, miller, Orangeville ; came to Stephenson Co. in 1848, with his father and family ; they stopped in Cedarville, and run the mill for John H. Adams ; removed to Freeport, and at one time run the old Lurch mill, which is now destroyed ; in 1866, they moved to Orangeville and bought the flouring-mill of Hefty & Legler, which E. T. Moore now runs; the mill is 40x60 feet on the ground, and three and a half stories high, running three pair of buhrs with the Leffler water-wheel, Turbine, capacity 200 bushels a day. The old family is Ann S., now Mrs. Kaufman; Edward T., Oscar C., deceased ; Rebecca, now dead ; Aaron, deceased ; Agnes A., now Mrs. Wade ; William H., now dead ; John J., now dead ; Ellen R., now Mrs. Tucker ; and Mary A., deceased. E. T. Moore was born in Northampton Co., Penn., in 1832 ; has been a miller all his life. In 1859, he married Miss Sarah Fink, of Pennsylvania ; he has a family of six children-Anna, Stephen, Tillie, Mary, Arthur and Stella. He has held township offices. Is Evangelical in religion, and a Democrat in politics.
CHARLES MUSSER, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Orangeville ; born in Center Co., Penn., Dec. 15, 1844; his father, Jonas, died in 1855; Charles was engaged in farming and clerking before coming West to Stephenson Co. in 1858 ; he clerked for J. M. Smith, of Buena Vista, then for Kennegy & Delhauer, and afterward for J. & B. Musser, of Orangeville. Jan. 4, 1869, he was married to Miss Mary A. Pollock ; in 1870, he bought 160 acres of land, his present farm ; raises grain and stock ; has two children-Thomas O. and Winnefred M. Mr. M. has held school offices, and served in the war in Co. A, 46th I. V. I.
EMANUEL MUSSER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Orangeville; born in Center Co., Penn., Jan. 13, 1826. In 1855, he was married to Miss Harriet Confer, of Pennsylvania, and farmed for two years in Center Co .; then came West to Stephen- son Co., Ill. ; in 1857, he bought a farm of 120 acres on the Kleckner place ; built a residence in 1875, and cleared 50 acres ; he now has 100 acres under the plow. He
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has held township and school offices ; in religion is Lutheran, and in politics a Repub- lican. He has five children-Mary C., Emma A., William A., C. Boyd and Meda M.
JAMES MUSSER, merchant, Orangeville; born in Centre Co., Penn., 1843; came to Stephenson Co., in 1857, and attended school at Orangeville, afterward at Beloit, where in 1861, he joined a company, which not being accepted, he joined the 46th I. V. I., Co. A; having served three years, he re-enlisted in December, 1863, and came home in 1865, having served in the war of the rebellion for four years and six months, lacking ten days ; he entered the commercial business with his brother on Sept. 10, 1866 ; the firm, under the name of B. & J. Musser, in one year, did $85,000 worth of business, and employed seven men in different departments ; Mr. J. Musser now car- ries about $14,000 in stock; the firm of B. & J. dissolved in 1876. In 1870, he married Miss Kate E. Zimmerman, of Pennsylvania; they have three children- Herbert A., Mabel E. and Royston ; has held township offices. Republican in politics.
MICHAEL MUSSER, real estate broker, Orangeville; born in Gregg Township, Centre Co., Penn., in 1833; came with his parents and family to Stephenson Co. in 1856 ; lived on the farm, Sec. 2, Buckeye Township. On Jan. 10, 1870, he married Miss Sarah Wohlford, of Illinois, and has two sons-John B., born in 1873, and Logan C., born in 1878. Mr. Musser moved to Orangeville and entered the firm of B. & J. Musser, general merchandise, in 1870, and in 1877 withdrew, and has been engaged in real estate since ; he owns now 378 acres in different parts of the township; at one time his four brothers belonged to the 46th I. V. I., Co. A .- John, Benjamin, Charles and James; while Michael looked after the estate at home, the others were serving their country.
WILLIAM J. MUSSER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Orangeville; born in Centre Co., Penn, Oct. 27, 1852, and in 1876, came to Stephenson Co .; located on Sec. 19, buying the farm of 120 acres of John Confer. In 1877, he married Miss Jennie Wolf, of Pennsylvania, and they have a little girl name | Elsie. Politics, Republican.
REV. B. F. PUGH, Pastor, Lutheran; Orangeville; born in Somerset Co., Penn., Aug. 4, 1847 ; in 1864, he enlisted in the 5th Penn. V. I., Co. K; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Vienna, Va .; returned, and after working on the farm, entered the school-room ; in this vocation he taught in the States of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, and at other times was employed as clerk at different stores till 1870 ; in the fall he started for Ceylon's Grove; here he attended the Missionary Institute, in 1871, taking a classical and theological course; graduating on May 29, 1877; was ordained by the Susquehanna Synod, at Bloomsburg, June 27 ; commenced preaching in Orangeville July 29, 1877. On Sept. 10, 1878, he was married to Miss A. F. Cadwell, in Elmira, N. Y .; they have one child -Claude Stanley, born Nov. 4, 1879. Republican in politics.
WILLIAM M. RAYMOND, stock and grain farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Oneco; born in Canada May 10, 1834 ; came into Stephenson Co. in 1843, and worked farm work for David L. Humphrey for ten years, and after Mr. Humphrey's death he purchased the farm in the year 1867 ; owns 154 acres ; is now building a fine residence where he helped to build Mr. H's house in 1843. On July 4, 1861, he married Miss Hannah Jane Van Matre, of Illinois, and has a family of four children-Olive, now Mrs. Fenner, Farmer B., Emma, and Willie V., born June 28, 1873. Mr. Raymond has held township and school offices. Politics, Democrat ; religion, Christian. He is one of the three farmers-T. J. and W. J. Van Matre and William M. Raymond, stock farmers, having the finest Norman imported horses in Stephenson Co.
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