The history of Adams County Illinois : containing a history of the county - its cities, towns, etc. a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion; general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 107

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Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Murray, Williamson & Phelps
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in advancing the social and pecuniary inter- est of Clayton and vicinity. Is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow's Orders, and Eminent Commander of Delta Commandry. He and wife are members of the Christian church.

BRIGGS ROBERT, Physician ; residence, Clayton; is the son of William and Sarah Ann (Brake) Briggs. His father was a native of North Carolina. His mother was born in Kentucky. He was born in Linn Co., Mo., Jan. 23, 1847. He removed with his parents to Brown Co., Ill., in 1848; came to Clayton in 1866 and studied medi- cince with Dr. T. G. Black. He attended lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1868 and 1869, at which time he graduated from that institution. After practicing medi- cine five years he attended a course of lectures at Bellevue Hospital College, N. Y., from which he graduated in the spring of 1875, and resumed practice in Clayton. He married Mary E. Black, Dec. 6, 1870. They have one son : Willie E., born Aug. 9, 1872. He is a member of both Odd Fellow's and Masonic Orders, and also of the Adams County and Illinois State Medical Societies. Politics, Democrat.

Bowman R. farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Bradley Benj. farmer; sec. 25; P. O. Clayton. Breeden L. farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Clayton. Brown A. retired merchant; P. O. Clayton. Burgesser Q. banker; P. O. Clayton.

Bushbohn A. farmer; sec. 16 ; P. O. Clayton.

BUSS GERD H., farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Keokuk Junction ; is the son of Henry G. and Gertie Buss, of Hanover, Germany. He was born in the same place, Oct. 22, 1830; came to America in the spring of '51, and settled in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill. He was married to Alty Fran- zen, July 3, 1852. She was born in Germany, Oct. 21, 1828. Eight children : Henry, Harm, Anke, John, Richard, George, Gertie and Martha. He and wife are members of the Lutheran church. He owns 340 acres of well improved land (house cost $4,800), worth $60 per acre, and two houses and lots in Keokuk Junction, worth $1,200. He also has 330 acres in Kansas, on which he sowed 200 acres of wheat this year. He carried on merchandising, together with farming, from 1862 to 1866. He began life without a dol- lar. Makes a specialty of live cattle and hogs.

BUSS HENRY J., farmer ; Sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction; is the son of Jolin G. and Jokke (Eilerts) Buss, of Hanover, Germany, where the subject of this sketch was born, Dec. 15, 1847. He came with his parents to America in 1848, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He was mar- ried to Foolke Laathoff, March 29, 1869. She was born in Germany, Aug. 8, 1848. Four children : John, born Feb. 2, 1870; Hannah, born Sept. 9, '72; Catharine, born Aug. 16, '74; and Fanny, born Aug. 28, '76. He and wife are members of the Lutheran church. He owns ninety acres of land in Clayton township (eighty improved) worth $45 per acre.

Buss Ike, farmer; sec. 5; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Buss J. J. farmer ; sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Buss R. W. farmer; sec. 2; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

CAIN PHILIP, farmer; Sec. 9; P.O. Clayton ; is the son of Philip Cain and Ruth (Mead) Cain, now living at Keokuk Junction. His father was born in Ohio. His mother in Maryland. He was born in Adams county, Ill., Feb. 9, 1850, and was brought up on a farm. March 8, 1872, he married Casanda Naylor. She was born in North Carolina. Have three children: Cal- vin L., born July 25, 1873; George E., born July 11, 1876; and Orpha, born Feb. 8, 1878. He removed to the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1861. He owns sixty acres (forty improved) in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre.

CAMPBELL JAMES, farmer; Sec. 21: P. O. Clayton ; son of David M. and Jane Campbell, of Kentucky; was born in Muhlenburg county, Ky., June 16, 1826. The family came to Adams county, Ill., in 1830, with all their effects in a cart drawn by a yoke of three-year-old cattle; settled on a farm two miles northwest from Clayton. His father erected the log cabin, 16x16, w ich was to be the future residence, and served as a hotel five years, in which many of the prominent men of Adams and adjoining counties were entertained by the hospitable Mrs. Campbell. In this house, during four weeks, while her husband was absent in Kentucky, in the fall of 1832, she made money enough to buy forty acres of land. They kept hotel in Clayton for five years,

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soon after it was laid out, and then returned to the farm. Mr. C.'s opportunities for pro- curing an education in those pioneer days were very meager. The first district school he attended was in Brown county, to which he and his brother walked, five miles and back, each day. Married Elizabeth Brad- ney, Jan. 18, 1849. She was born in Ohio Oct. 26, 1829. Eleven children; ten living : John S., Thomas A., Julia A., Allen D., Bar- bara E., Henry B., James E., Minnie J., and Charles O. Mr. C.'s father was the second man who settled in Clayton township. He is the oldest settler now living in it. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Both he and wife are members of the M. E. church, of

Clayton. Owns 230 acres (220 well im- proved) in Clayton township, worth $50 per acre; also 160 acres in Brown county. Mr. C. and brother went across the plains to Cal- ifornia in 1850; remained two years; while there he ran the first threshing machine in the San Jose valley, and laid brick on the walls of the first M. E. church erected in the valley.

Camp L. W. farmer; sec. 34; P. O. Clayton.

CARLIN WM., farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of Josiah and Eliza- beth Carlin, of Maryland. He was born in same State, Oct. 18,1837. He settled in Adams county, Ill. in 1869. He was married Jan. 20, 1858, to Delilah Slade, of Maryland. Had four children : Elizabeth, John W., Thomas and George. Mrs. Carlin died Feb. 20, 1870. Mr. Carlın was married again Sept. 19, 1871, to Matilda Lyon, born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 20, 1840. They have two children: Harry and William. Mr. and Mrs. Carlin are mem- bers of the M. E. church ; own ninety acres of land, mostly improved, in Clayton town- ship, worth $40 per acre.

CARSTENS GARRETT, farmer ; Sec. 9; P. O. Keokuk Junction ; was born in Germany, March 30, 1828; came to America and settled in Adams county, Ill., in 1857; removed to where he now resides in 1868. He married Lucy Bauer, of Germany, Oct. 13, 1862. Have seven children : Anna, Min- nie, Dick, Herman, John Gotlieb, William Christ and Paul Fredrick ; are both members of the Lutheran church. He served in the German army six years, and went through the war with Denmark. He is a Republican ;

owns 100 acres of land, eighty acres im- proved, worth $30 per acre.

Carstens Wm. farmer ; sec. 16; P.O. Keokuk Junction .. Caughenour H. minister ; P. O. Clayton.

Chanaman C. farmer ; sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Clark Hugh, plasterer ; P. O. Clayton.

Clark James, farmer ; sec. 27; P. O. Clayton. Coe H. P. hardware; P. O. Clayton.

COE JAMES BISSELL, hard- ware and tinner; residence, Clayton; is the son of Henry P. and Mary Ellen (Bissell) Coe. His grand parents on his father's side were Henry Coe and Sophronia Elmar, of Connecticut, in which State his father was. born, Nov. 26, 1817. He came to Ohio in 1837, and from there to Illinois in 1842. He was a traveling salesman for a number of years. He located in Clayton and embarked in the hardware and tin trade, in 1866, in which business he is now engaged. James B. was born in Concord township, Adams county, Ill., June 25, 1853. He was educated in the schools of Clayton; is a member of the Masonic Order, Lodge 147, Chapter 104, and Delta Commandery 53. He is also 1st Sergeant of the Clayton Guards; is at present in business with his father.

COLEGATE OLIVER W., teacher; résidence, Clayton; is the son of Richard and Elizabeth Colegate; both born in Pennsylvania. He was born in same State, April 3, 1851. He was educated at Juniatta Collegiate Institute, and chose the profession of teaching, in which he has been engaged for nine years; came to Clayton, Adams county, Ill., in 1872. He was elected principal of the schools in Clayton, in 1876, and filled that position for two years. He has been quite extensively engaged in holding Normal Institutes, in Brown and other counties. He married Emma L. Van- slavoren, Aug. 28, 1877, who was born Aug. 9, 1859, in Iowa. They have an infant son : Benjamin Vanslavoren, born June 15, 1878. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian church.

Connor C. C. wagon maker; P. O. Clayton. Connor Chas. wood worker; P. O, Clayton. Courtney Wm. farmer; P. O. Clayton. Cowan J. D. laborer; P. O. Clayton.

COX GEO. W., Physician ; residence, Clayton; is the son of Charles and Rache 1 (Craig) Cox. His father was a native of Kentucky. His mother of Scott county, Ind .. He was born in Morgan county, Ill., July 4,

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1842; removed with his parents to Hancock county in 1850; was educated at Keokuk, Ia .; read medicine with Dr. D. L. McGugen of that place, and attended lectures at the Iowa State University of Medicine-now College of Physicians and Surgeons-graduated in 1865. He began practice at Liberty, Adams county, Ill., the same year ; came to Clayton, in 1867. He married Mary V. Hessey, June 17, 1868, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7, 1845. They have one child, Charles Hessey, born March 28, 1870. Dr. Cox is a member of the Masonic Order and of the A. O. U. W. Is

medical examiner of the Masonic Relief Association and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He and his wife are both members of the Presby- terian church. Politics, Democrat.

CRAIG HENRY C., farmer and banker; residence, Clayton: born July 2, 1818, in Scott county, Ind. His parents were John and Priscilla (Crafton) Craig, both of Kentucky. He removed with his parents to Adams county, Ill., and settled in Liberty township, in 1829. They had only one neighbor on the east for twenty miles, and three on the west for the same distance. There was but one store in Quincy, kept by a Mr. Anderson, in a log cabin 14x16 feet in size. Mr. Craig has always lived on a farm except the years 1867 and 1868, when he held the office of Sheriff, and resided in Quincy. He has also filled the office of Su- pervisor and other local offices for many years. He married Virginia Farmer, March 12, 1837. They have had twelve children, five living: Margaret A., Emily S., Lucinda N., Lizzie and Warren F. Mrs. Craig was born in Alabama, Sept. 2, 1819. They re- moved to Clayton in 1869. Mr. Craig is a member of the Masonic Order. He started in life with no capital but a good head and willing hands, and now owns a joint interest in the Clayton bank and 500 acres of farm- ing lands.

CURRY BENJ. A., farmer and merchant; residence, Clayton; is the son of Thomas and Matilda (Murphy) Curry, both of Kentucky, and now living in Clayton. He was born in the same state, May 8, 1825; came to Illinois and settled in Clayton town- ship, Adams county, in 1837; has always farmed, and has been engaged a number of years in general merchandising, also in the

manufacture of scales for five years, from 1864; was also engaged in the wagon-making business two years. He married Mary Ann Major, Oct. 10, 1850. She was from Ohio. She died in 1864, leaving three children : Malin- da A., Dora A. and Mary Ellen. He married for his second wife, Lucy J. Hoskins, March 28, 1865. She was born in Ohio, Jan. 5, 1837. They have three children: Edgar Thomas, Charles Samuel and Carrie Eva. He has held several local offices; was Supervisor of Clayton for two terms; owns 520 acres of improved land in Clayton township, in all, 670 acres in Illinois. He started in life without any capital. He purchased his first piece of land in 1850; made a payment of' $150, $75 of which he borrowed. He is one of the energetic and enterprising citizens of the township.

CURRY CHRISTOPHER S .. farmer; Sec. 32 : P. O. Clayton ; son of Thos. and Malinda (Murphy) Curry, of Kentucky, now residents of Clayton. He was born in Jefferson county, Ky., Nov. 9, 1836; came with his parents to Adams county, Ill., in the fall of 1837; married Elizabeth Bennett, May 26, 1859. She was born in Adams county, Oct. 24, 1837. They have ten chil- dren, all living: Charley T., born Feb. 20, 1860; Benjamin A., July 25, 1861; William B., Feb. 28, 1863; Luella, June 14, 1864; James S. July 30, 1865 ; Laura, Nov. 10, 1867; Loran O. Sept. 14, 1869; Effa, Aug. 6, 1871; Bertie, April 11, 1873, and Otha H., Oct. 19, 1875. Mr. Curry is a member of the I. O. OF .; is serving the third time as Road Commis- sioner; owns 147 acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $50 per acre, and twenty-one acres of timber in Concord town- ship, worth $15 per acre. Republican.

CURRY HENRY H., farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Clayton. He was born in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill., July 8, 1841. He is the son of Thomas and Malinda (Murphy) Curry, natives of Kentucky, and now living in Clayton. He enlisted in the Union army, May 24, 1861, in Co. B, 16th Regt. Ill. Inf .; served three years and was mustered out at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 11, 1864. Nov. 17, 1864, he married Ella McMurry, who was born in AAdams county, April 8, 1845. They have had five children, three living : George E., born Aug. 2, 1865; Clarence H., born March 13, 1870; Pauline,

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born Oct. 19, 1873 (died Dec. 29, 1874) ; Guy L., born Oct. 11, 1875: Granville B., born May 31, 1878 (died July 16, 1878). He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and both are members of the Christian church. They own 100 acres of improved land in Clayton township, of the old homestead (on which the skeleton of the oid log house, built by Grandfather Curry in 1837, still stands), and forty acres of timber in Columbus township.

CURRY RICHARD S., farmer ; Sec. 32; P. O. Clayton. He is the son of Thomas and Malinda (Murphy) Curry, na- tives of Kentucky. He was born in the same state, Jan. 22, 1830. He came with his parents to Illinois, and settled in Clayton township, Adams county, in 1837, where he has since resided. He married Mary V. Booth, Sept. 1, 1853, who was born in Vir- ginia, March 24, 1834; seven children, six living : Susanah J., born May 18, 1854; Anna M., born Jan. 12, 1858 (died Jan. 30, 1875); John M., born Dec. 7, 1861; Sarah E., born Oct. 14, 1863; Harriet M., born March 13, 1866; Lottie B., born Dec. 12, 1867, and Des- demona, born Sept. 3, 1874. Mr. Curry is a member of the I. O. O. F. He and wife are members of the Christian church. He owns 165 acres of improved land in Clay- ton township, and twenty acres of timber land in Concord township.

Curry Thos. retired farmer ; P. O. Clayton.

CURRY WILLIAM M., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Camp Point. He is the son of Daniel and Susan (Stafford) Curry, na- tives of Jefferson county, Ky. He was born in Oldham county of the same state, June 9, 1819; settled in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill., in 1837. April 3, 1844, he mar- ried Elizabeth Curl, who was born in Ken- tucky, Feb. 17, 1824. They have ten chil- dren, eight living: Clara A., Susan C., Mildred E. (deceased), Daniel W., John T., Sarah M., Samuel W., Flora E. and Flor- ence (twins), and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Curry are members of the Christian church. He started in life without a dollar; now he owns 500 acres in the home farm lying in Clayton, Camp Point, Columbus, and Con- cord townships, and eighty acres in another place in Columbus township. Mr. Curry is a great fancier of animals and birds; has a fine deer park in which he has a half-score of those beautiful denizens of the forest, and

until recently has kept some antelopes and buffalos. He has provided houses for birds and squirrels by scores among the trees on his farm, and knowingly will not permit any interference with their rights. His po- litical views are Republican.

DAVIS DAVID A., druggist; resi- dence, Clayton. He is the son of Washing- ton J. and Nancy (Chipman) Davis; the father born in Virginia, the mother in North Carolina. He was born in Clayton town- ship, Adams county, Ill., Dec. 24, 1846; farmed all his life until he entered the drug business, in 1874. He married Sarah M. Merett, May 7, 1867. She was born at Na- ples, Ill., Aug. 3, 1843. They have three children : Jennie C., Clara C., and Nancy Ella. Mr. Davis is a member of the I. O. O. F., and himself and wife are both mem- bers of the Baptist church. He is Demo- cratic in politics.

Davis J. G. farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Clayton. Davis J. M. miller; P. O. Clayton

Davis J. T. farmer; sec. 22; P. O. Clayton.

Davis Nancy, sec. 35; P. O. Clayton.

Dodd H. H. marshall ; Clayton.

Dorn T. H. farmer; sec. 9; P. O. Keok ik Junction. Dowell Abner, retired merchant; Clayton.

DOWNING AMOS R., merchant; residence, Clayton; is the son of E. C. and Elizabeth Downing; father born in Virginia, mother in Indiana; both are living. Mr. Downing was born in Adams county, III., March 15, 1850. He began merchandising in Camp Point in 1873, came to Clayton in 1874, and was engaged in milling business for three years, then re-embarked in mercantile pur- suits as a member of the firm of Oliver & Downing. He married Mary M. Oliver, Sept. 9, 1873. They have two children : Clarence O., born Dec. 17, 1874, and Oscar Julian, born Jan. 20, 1877. Mr. D. is a mem- ber of the Masonic order, and of the Com- mandry, and of the A. O. U. W., and the I. O. O. F .; and is 1st Lieut. of the Clayton Guards. He is connected with the M. E. church, and his wife with the Presbyterian church.

EMMINGA HARM H., miller; Sec. 6; P. O. Keokuk Junction; is the son of Henry R. and Margret Emminga, of Hano-

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ver, Germany. He was born in same place, Dec. 25, 1850. He came with his parents to America and settled in Clayton township in 1851. They were the seventh family who settled in the German neighborhood of Clay- ton and North East township. His parents were married in 1848. Mr. E. has been en- gaged in the milling business from his boy- hood. His father erected the mill known as the Custom Mill east of Keokuk Junction, propelled by wind power, with two run of stone, in 1854, which supplied a pressing need in the way of breadstuff's to the early settlers in that vicinity. Mr. E. Sr., returned to Germany in 1863, remained nine years, when he came back to America. He and the subject of this sketch erected the Prairie Mills immediately south of Keokuk Junction in 1873. They are propelled by wind power, have three run of stone, and grind from 200 bushels upwards. The immense fans which furnish the power have a capacity of fifty horse power, with a good strong breeze. Mr. E. was married; Nov. 5, 1873, to Mary Gembler, born in Texas, Dec. 14, 1854. Two children : Margret and John Jacob. He and wife are connected with the Lutheran church. He owns the Prairie mills, and forty acres of improved land in Clayton township.

Emminga H. R. farmer; sec. 6; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Edmonston A. farmer; sec. 12; P. O. Clayton, Eyman Mrs. Sarah. sec. 22; P. O. Clayton.

FLAGG THOMAS P., farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Clayton; was born in Mari- etta, Washington county, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1812. He is the son of Jame's Flagg (a captain in the war of 1812) and Sarah Flagg. Mr. Flagg moved to Delaware county, Ohio, in 1851. He came to Clayton township in 1875. He married Sarah Comer for his first wife, who was also a native of Washington county, Ohio; had seven children, four living: George C., David R., Melville C., and Eva E. Mrs. Flagg died Sept. 5, 1864. He married again Aug. 24, 1865, to Caroline J. Jones, born in Worthington, Franklin county, Ohio, July 8, 1831. She was first married to Solomon Jones by whom she had two chil- dren, Aurie, and Carrie Jones. Mr. Jones was in the United States army at Arlington Heights June 11, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Flagg

have two children, Homer H., and Lucius C. S. Mr. Flagg was for eight years engaged in the ferry business at McConnelsville, Ohio, . and was agent for the C. C. C. & I. Ry., twelve years, the rest of his life has been spent in farming; are members of the Pres- byterian church; owns 120 acres of land in Clayton township, worth $50 per acre, thirty- two and a half acres in the corporate limits of Clayton, and a good house and three lots in the town.

Fleming James, farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Clayton. Flashner J. H. farmer ; sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junc. Flashner W. H. farmer; sec. 14; P. O. Keokuk Junc.

FLESSNER HENRY M., farmer ; Sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction; is the son of Minke and Antil Flessner. of Germany. He was born in that country, March 8, 1816; came to America and settled in Livingston county, Ill., in 1868; removed to Clayton township, Adams county, in 1875. He was first married, in 1840, to Volke Berherend. Eight children: Antye, Gertie, Volke, Minkie, Gerd, Henry, Ventye, and Anna. His wife died in 1865. He married Icke (Gerdes) Buss, Jan. 2, 1875, who had been previously married to John Buss (deceased) in 1858, by whom she had seven children : Gerd, Elsecatrine, Henry, John, Jennie, Weert, and Eilert. Mr. Flessner and wife are members of the Lutheran church. They own eighty acres of improved land, worth $40 per acre.

Flynn Dennis, barber; P. O. Clayton.

FLYNN JOHN, baggage master at Clayton, for Wabash Ry. Co .; residence, Clayton ; is the son of James and Margaret (Sullivan) Flynn, natives of Ireland. They came to America early in life, and were married in Rhode Island, whence they re- moved to Illinois and settled in Brown county, where the subject of this sketch was born, Nov. 22, 1843. He lived on a farm till 1867; came to Clayton and engaged in the employ of the Wabash Ry. Co. in 1868, as trackman for eight years, since which time he has been baggage master. He was married June 26, 1869, to Anna Crummy, born in Ireland. They have four children : Mary Agnes, John J., Margaret E., and Catharine. Are members of the Catholic church. They own a house and lot in Clay- ton. Ifis mother died in 1877; father still lives in Brown county.

Foster Johnson, laborer; P. O. Clayton.

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GARNER CHARLES W., far- mer; Sec. 20; P. O. Clayton; is the son of Robert R. and Harriett Garner, Indiana. He was born in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill., Oct. 5, 1855; has spent his life on a farm in the same county. Feb. 28, 1878, he married Samantha Summers McFarland. She was born in same county, Jan. 28, 1857. Mr. Garner's father died Sept. 17, 1875. His mother is still living in Clayton township. His wife is a member of the M. E. church. He owns eighty acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $35 per acre. Garner Harriett, sec. 15; P. O. Clayton.

GARNER JOHN M., farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Clayton; was born in Adams county, Ill., March 3, 1844. His parents were Robert R. and Harriet (Downing) Gar- ner, natives of Indiana. He always lived on a farm in Clayton township, except five years, from 1870 to 1875, when he lived in Hancock county. Oct. 18, 1864, he married Ann M. Beckett, who was born in Adams county, May 17, 1844. She died Sept. 25, 1875, leaving three children, two of whom have since died. The living son is Edwin C., born Oct. 11, 1865. Mr. G. is a member of the Masonic Order, and of the M. E. church. He owns a farm of eighty acres in Hancock county, worth $3,000.

Garner L. N. farmer; sec. 16; P. O. Clayton. Garren C. M. farmer; sec. 20; P. O. Clayton. Garrett E. farmer; sec. 8; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Garrett D. J. farmer: sec. 16; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Gay A. farmer; sec. 13; P. O. Clayton. Gibson O. D., minister; P. O. Clayton. Gilbert Louisa; P. O. Clayton.

GILBIRDS C. H., roadmaster on the Wabash Railway; residence, Clayton ; was born in Yates county, N. Y., May 2, 1834. He is the son of John and Sarah (Freelove) Gilbirds; his father was a native of Eng- land, his mother of Vermont; both dead. In 1846 he removed to Michigan., where he remained one year; then returned to Mon- roe county, N. Y., lived there two years; then removed to Toledo, O., thence to Lo- gansport, Ind., thence to Lafayette, Ind., thence to Brown county, Ill., in 1858, and finally settled in Clayton, Adams county, in 1865. He has been engaged in railroading since 1853, on the same road, never missing

a day from duty in twenty-five years. He now has charge of the Wabash road in all its branches, from Springfield, Ill., west; in all 225 miles of main line and sixty-five miles of side track. Through his instru- mentality a shop has been established at Clayton for sawing off defective parts of defective rails, and dressing up worn rails, by which many thousand dollars are saved to the Company yearly. He married Min- erva J. Stiner, April 9, 1863. They have one child, Lulu, born in August, 1865. He is a member of the Masonic Order, of the Commandry, and the Knight Templars. He lives in one of the prettiest homes in Adams county, surrounded with birds, flow- ers and natural curiosities, mineral collec- tions, etc.

GLASS GEORGE H., farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Clayton, (the son of Alfred E. and Lydia M. Glass, of Jefferson county, N. Y.); was born in that county, Dec. 29, 1845; came with his parents to Schuyler county, Ill., in 1861 ; after having lived three years in Mo., Mr. G. enlisted in Co. B., 7th Mo. Cavalry, in August, 1861; served one year; re-enlisted in the 78th Regt. Ill. Inf., in January, 1864; was transferred in June, 1865, to the Veteran Inf .; was taken prisoner at Independence, Mo., August 11, 1862; was exchanged immediately; was wounded-skull fractured by a piece of shell at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain ; was mustered out July 17, 1865. He mar- ried Mary A Veach, of Adams county, Ill., July 1, 1869. She died January 22, 1872, leaving two children, Wiley M. and James A. (dead). He married Rachel F. Billings, March 14, 1876. She was born in Schuyler county, Ill., August 10, 1848; have one son, Fred Irwin, born Jan. 3, 1877. Both mem- bers of the First Presbyterian Church, in Clayton ; own forty acres of land in Sec. 33, a large portion of which is in orchard.

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The history of Adams County Illinois : containing a history of the county - its cities, towns, etc. a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion; general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 107

Author: Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : Murray, Williamson & Phelps Number of Pages: 1254

Author:
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Murray, Williamson & Phelps
Number of Pages: 1254