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 108

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Publication date: 1879
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GRIFFITH SAMUEL, farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Keokuk Junction,; is the son of Jefferson and Cordelia (McGruder) Grif- fith, of Maryland. He was born in the same state, July 4, 1832; came from there to Adams county, in the spring of 1857 ; settled on the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1865; was married, April 16, 1862, to Mary Jane Wallace, who was born in Adams county, August 22, 1839, died July

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2, 1871, leaving two children, Elizabeth, born March 16, 1863, and Oliver, born No- vember 2, 1868; Mr. G. is a member of the M. E. church. He owns 106 acres of land in Clayton township, ninety-five improved, worth $40 per acre.

Gross Henrietta, music teacher ; P. O. Clayton.

Haley Jobn, laborer; P. O. Clayton. Hamilton E. H. carpenter; P. O. Clayton. Hamilton J. E. merchant; P. O. Clayton. Harbinson A. produce dealer; P. O. Clayton.

HARBISON JOHN C., conductor on the Wabash Railway ; residence, Clayton ; was born in Monroe county, Ind., Nov. 8, 1845. He is the son of John C. and Eliza- beth W. (Millen) Harbison, natives of North Carolina. Mr. H. came to Adams county, Ill., with his parents in 1855; began rail- roading in the employ of the F. W. & W., now the Wabash Railway, in 1860; has been a conductor on the same railroad since March 15, 1878. He was married Feb. 17, 1870, to Caroline Hughes, who was born in Adams county, Ill., Feb. 5, 1852. They have two children: Clarance Ellsworth, born April 29, 1872, and John Oscar, born Nov. 20, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. H. are both members of the M. E. church.

HARTMAN EDWARD, lumber merchant; residence, Clayton ; was born Dec. 12, 1837, in Hancock county, Ill. He is the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Miller) Hart- man, both born in Pennsylvania, but brought up in Ohio. They came to Hancock county, Ill., in 1837, thence to Adams county, in 1839. He spent his early life on a farm, and after he attained his majority, farmed sum- mers and taught school winters, for seven or eight years; thence came to Clayton and en- gaged in the lumber trade, in the spring of 1869, and now owns the only lumber yard in the place. April 9, 1861, he married Sarah Rice, who was born in New York State, in 1834. He is a member of the Masonic Order, Lodge and Commandery, and is local correspondent for several newspapers. Mrs. H. is a member of the M. E. church.

HAWES JOSEPH W., agent for T. W. & W. R. R. at Clayton. He is the son of William and Sophia Hawes; both born in Massachusetts; father is living in Provi-

dence, R. I .: mother died in 1854. Was born in Providence, R. I., May 4, 1852. He came West as a book-keeper for a grain- shipping company, and settled at Tolono, Ill., in 1871; remained two years; thence to Decatur one year; then to Clayton in 1876; was educated in Providence, Mass .; was cashier at Decatur. The position he fills, being at the junction of two branches of the Wabash Railway, is an important one.

Hazlett John, merchant; P. O Clayton.

HAZLETT JAMES. general merchandise and agricultural implements, residence Clayton. His parents were John and Charlotte ( Davis) Hazlett, born in County Down, Ireland. Mr. H. was born in same place July 4, 1829. He came to United States in 1849; lived in New York city till 1855, when he came West and settled in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., Nov. 10, 1855. He worked at the mason trade for eight years, then bought and shipped grain for ten years, and finally embarked in gen- eral mercantile business in March, 1874. Oct. 10, 1852, he married Elizabeth Rankin, who was born in Ireland in 1830; they have seven children : Martha, Mary Lovena, Eliz- abeth C., William J., Thomas G., Anna P., and Charles G. He is a Knight Templar in the Masonic Order, and he and wife are connected with the Presbyterian church; politics, Republican. He came to Clayton with $13.50; his last invoice was $35,000.

Hazelett John, butcher ; P. O. Clayton. Healey Nancy; P. O. Clayton.

Hedenburg Mrs. ; P. O. Clayton.

Heinick Carl, farmer; sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

HENICKA HENRY, farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Keokuk Junction. He is the son of Carl and Catharine (Hirk) Henicka, of Germany. He was born in Adams county, Ill., April 19, 1852, and was married Oct. 13, 1873, to Trinka Shem, born in Adams county. They have two children, Carl and Catharine. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Lutheran church. They have lived on the farm of eighty acres, where they now reside, since 1873.

Hermetet P. J. farmer ; sec. 23; P. O. Clayton. Hinson S. B. laborer; P. O. Clayton.

Hoke Craven, farmer ; sec. 25; P. O. Clayton.

HOKE JOHN A., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Kentucky,

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Nov. 28, 1814. (His parents were Leonard and Barbara Hoke, natives of Pennsylvania.) He settled in Adams county, Ill., in March, 1844. He has always "been a sort of a farmer." Nov. 22, 1840, he married Eunice Welsh, of Kentucky. They have had three children : Mary C., born Aug. 31, 1842 (died Oct. 14, 1869); Robert W., born Nov. 12, 1846; Leonard G., born Aug. 12, 1848; a grand-daughter, living with them (child of Mary C.), who was born May 18, 1869. Mr. H. and wife are both members of the Christian church. They own forty acres in the home place, and 125 in Columbus and Camp Point townships.

HOKE LEONARD G., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Camp Point ; (son of John A. and Eunice Hoke, of Jefferson county, Ky.); was born in Adams county, Ill., Aug. 12, 1848; married Alice B. Funk, Dec. 10, 1874. She was born in Jefferson county, Ky., Dec. 11, 1852. Have three children : Minnie E., born Nov. 14, 1876; Walter A. and Warren H. (twins), born Dec. 10, 1877. The twins were exhibited at the Quincy Fair Exposi- tion in September, 1878, in competition with others from various parts, and drew a prize of $40 in gold, as the handsomest twin babies. He has spent all his life on a farm. They are members of the Christian church. He owns 150 acres of improved land in Clayton township, valued at $40 per acre; eighty acres pasture and timber in Concord, worth $25 per acre, and 100 acres in Colum- bus township, worth $20 per acre.

Hopper H. B. farmer ; sec. 36; P. O. Clayton.

HOUGH DAYTON E., engineer on the Wabash Railway; residence, Clay- ton ; (is the son of Josiah and Laura Hough, natives of Connecticut). He was born near New Haven, in that State, June 18, 1837. He left there July 4, 1859; came west, and settled in Springfield for a short time ; then went to Joliet in the employ of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company; thence to Marshall, Mich., and ran on the Michigan Central Railroad for three years. He also ran on the Rockford and Rock Island Road for three years, and has been on the Wabash Road for over three years. He has had charge of an engine since July 4, 1861. He married first in November, 1860, to Ara- menta Johnson, of Joliet, Ill. They had two children: Frank, born Oct. 25, 1862;

Gilbert, born Feb. 10, 1868. He married Lelia Ransom, Nov. 30, 1873. She was born in New York State, Dec. 11, 1849. They have two children : Ella B., born April 30, 1875, and Arthur, born Sept. 30, 1877. Mr. H. is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers.

HOUGH GEORGE R., conductor on the Wabash Railway; residence, Clay- ton; was born near New Haven, Conn., March 19, 1835. He is the son of Josiah M. and Laura Hough, natives of Connecticut, and both now deceased. Mr. Hough came to Illinois, and settled in Springfield, in 1857. He began railroading as fireman, on the N. Y. & N. H. R. R., in 1851; engaged in the employ of the Wabashı Railway Com- pany immediately after coming west, and has continued on the same road since. He ran an engine on the road for nearly twenty years; changed off to passenger conductor in March, 1878. He married Georgianna Pringle, March 21, 1858. She was born in Ohio, Jan. 22, 1837. Is a member of the Presbyterian church. They have seven children : Laura E., Sophia M., John E., Charles R., Nettie E., Harry H., and Maggie L. Mr. Hough is a member of the Masonic Order, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He has run a pas- senger train for seventeen years, and has never been the means of drawing a drop of blood from a passenger.

HOWARD JOHN WESLEY, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Clayton; is the son of John and Sarah Ann (Warner) Howard, the former born in North Carolina, the latter in Virginia. Mr. Howard was born in Mis- souri, June 2, 1842; came with his parents, and settled in Hancock county, Ill., in 1849. He came to Adams county in 1866. He en- listed July 14, 1862, in Co. D, 78th Regt. Ill. Inf .; was promoted to Corporal; was wounded in the chin, by a buck-shot, in the battle of Chickamauga; was mustered out at Nashville, May 29, 1865; was married Feb. 15, 1866, to Ann Hartman, who was born in Adams county, Ill., Sept. 18, 1843. They have six children, three living: Joseph L., born Nov. 18, 1867; Peter H., born Oct. 26, 1868, and Edmond, born Nov. 10, 1875. Mr. Howard owns forty-five acres of improved land, in Clayton township, worth $40 per

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acre. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland China hogs.

Howes Oliver, farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Clayton.

IRWIN S. MILTON, Superin- tendent Clayton schools; residence, Clayton ; was born in Ohio, Feb. 26, 1845. He is the son of Wesley and Mary J. (Boon) Irwin. His father was a native of Ohio, and his mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. Irwin has been engaged in teaching most of the time since 1866. He came to Illinois, and settled in Clayton, March 12, 1867, since which time he has taught eighteen terms in the State. Ile married Susan Ross, Jan. 12, 1865, who was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 13, 1848. They have one child, Ora, born June 20, 1873. Mr. Irwin is 2d Lieutenant of the Clayton Guards, known as Co. I, 8th Regt., I. N. G.

Jackson B. F. railroader ; P. O. Clayton. Jamison John, teacher; P. O. Clayton. Jones Wm. retired ; P. O. Clayton.

Kendrick Wm. laborer, P. O. Clayton.

KERN JACOB R., Constable; residence, Clayton; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Kern; natives of Penn- sylvania; was born in Monongehala county, West Va., March 16, 1828. He came to Quincy, Adams county, III., in 1840, and to Clayton, in 1871; has been a farmer all his life, until 1872, since which time he has held the office of Constable in Clayton. Dec. 24, 1850, he married Sarah E. Kirk- patrick, who was born in Sangamon county, Ill., Oct. 10, 1828; came to Adams county when two years old. They have no living children. Mr. Kern is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. church. Politics, Greenback Republican. His mother is still living, 78 years of age.

Kirkpatrick James ; scc, 34; P. O. Clayton. Kirkpatrick Mary, sec. 25; P. O. Clayton,

Kirkpatrick M. B. farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Clayton.

KLEIN CARL, cooper; residence Clayton; is the son of John and Martha Klein, both born in Germany. He was born

in same county, Jan. 12, 1837. He came to America in 1857 via New Orleans to Quincy: settled in Pike county, Ill., for three years; thence to Iowa, one year; thence to Hancock county, Ill., one year ; thence to Quincy till 1869, when he came to Clayton. He learned the cooper's trade in Germany, and has always followed it. April 23, 1861, he married Caroline Greiser, born in Baltimore, Md., June 14, 1836. They have six children : Charlie, Harry C., Louisa, Leonard L., Elmar E., and an infant son. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W. Owns forty acres of land in Ellington township, and lot, house and shop in Clayton, in which he employs five men.

Kollmen H. L. farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Lackey A. M. merchant; P. O. C'ayton. Lackey Mrs. R. E., P. O. Clayton.

LACKEY THOMAS, retired farmer, Clayton. He is the son of John and Susan Lackey, of Washington county, Pa., and was born in that county, Oct. 22, 1800. He came with his parents to Ross county, Ohio, when eight years of age; and from there to Morgan county, Ill, in 1823. After living there ten years, they removed to Brown county; thence to Clayton, Adams county, in 1874. Mr. Lackey has been a farmer ail his life. April 18, 1822, he mar- ried Elizabeth Meritt, who was born May 11, 1801. They have three living children : Abel M. (in Clayton); William R. (in Kan- sas) ; and Mary Ellen Hayes (in Nebraska). They had eleven children in all. His wife died Aug. 28, 1871. Mr. Lackey is a member of the Presbyterian church. Politics, Republican.

Lepar Jesse. farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Leeper Jesse, farmer; sec. 15; P. O. Clayton.

LeSAGE COL. JOHN B., proprietor Adams House, Clayton ; was born near Montreal, Canada, Dec. 29, 1824; and is the son of Jolin B. and Margret E., (Prudon); Le Sage, of Canada East. He came to the United States in 1839, and to Quincy, Adams county, Ill., in 1849. He enlisted as a Regular in the United States army in 1841, and after serving five years re-enlisted, and went through the war with

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Mexico, during which he received several slight wounds. He settled in Adams county, in 1862. In August, 1862, he went into the United States army as Captain of Co. A, of the 101st Regt. Ill. Inf .; was promoted to Colonel of the same regiment in the spring of 1864, and mustered out in July, 1865; married Amanda Brown April 14, 1851; who was born in Ill.,in April, 1831. They have two children : Nellie and Ora. Mr. Le Sage was engaged in steamboating from 1852 to 1859; has kept hotel in Clayton since 1865.

LESTER JOHN W., telegraph operator; residence Clayton; is the son of George W. Lester, Sr., and Elizabeth (Hart) Lester, both born in Kentucky, and now living in Clayton. John was born in Adams county, Ill., March 1, 1851, and has always lived in the county. He came to Clayton Feb. 1, 1874; began telegraphing in 1867, has been the operator for the Wabash Rail- way company, at Clayton, for five years; married Miss Lizzie R. Craig, daughter of N. C. and V. C. Craig, Jan. 12, 1879, at the M. E. church in Clayton. He is a member of the Masons, the I. O. O. F., and the Druids; and also of the Masonic Relief Association of Clayton, and of the Iowa Masonic Relief Association at Keokuk.

Lewis H. M. famer; sec. 20; P. O. Camp Point. Lewis John, farmer; sec. 19; P. O. Camp Point.

LEWIS WILLIAM M., farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of Henry M. and Sarah (Kelley) Lewis, natives of Kentucky. He was born in Clayton township, Adams Co., Ill., July 23, 1851 ; was reared on a farm. He married, Dec. 27, 1876, Mary A. Mills, who was born in Ky., Oct. 4, 1857. They have one child, Herbert H., born Oct. 22, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are members of the Christian church. His par- ents are living in Clayton township. He owns eighty acres of land (sixty improved) in Clayton township worth $45 per acre, and twenty-four acres of timber land in Colum- bus township, worth $10 per acre.

LITTLE JOHN .T. miller; resi- dence, Clayton; was born in Adams Co. III. Sept. 18, 1849. His parents were Joseph and Mary Little, the former of Pennsylvania, the latter of Kentucky. Mr. L. began the mill- ing business in Camp Point in 1869; came to Clayton in March, 1865, since which time

he has had charge of the large mill there. He married Josephine Mathews, Mar. 24, 1870. She was born in Missouri, Feb. 3, 1850 He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. Both he and wife are members of the Christian church. His father resides at Camp Point.

Logue John, farmer ; sec. 24; P. O. Clayton.

LOGUE JOHN C., farmer; resi- dence, Clayton. His father was a native of Pickaway Co., Ohio, and his mother, Eliza- beth (Mahan) Logue, was a native of Brook Co., West Virginia, in which county he was born, Feb. 17, 1842. He came from there to Clayton, Adams Co., Ill., in 1855, where he has since lived. His only educational ad- vantages were such as the district schools afford. He entered the United States army in the war of the Rebellion, as a private in Co. I. 84th Regt. Ill. Inf., in August, 1862; was promoted to Corporal before going to the front; to 4th Sergeant in November of that year ; to 2nd Lieutenant, in Feb. 1863, and to 1st Lieutenant in March. He resigned from disability in Dec. 1863. He married Francina Campbell, Dec. 17, 1867. She was born in Prebel Co., Ohio, Dec. 20, 1845. They have four children : Jessie W., Mary C., Wilbur C., and Laura Belle. He has held the office of Town Trustee, was Chairman of that Board, and was the Green- back candidate for Representative to the Ill- inois Legislature. He and wife are botlı members of the Baptist church, and he is a member of the Masonic Order and of the A. O. U. W. He lives in a residence that cost . $5.000, and owns twenty acres in the corpor- ation of Clayton.

Logue Wm. farmer; sec. 26.

LOGUE WILLIAM M., farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Clayton; is the son of John and Elizabeth (Mahan) Logue, of West Vir- ginia. He was born in that state, July 8, 1839; came with his parents to Illinois and settled in Adams county in 1855. He was married Oct. 17, 1861, to Harriet E. Davis; born in Illinois, Jan. 6, 1844. Five children, four living; Curren E., born Ang. 31, 1862; Julia V., born Jan. 11, 1865 (deceased) ; Nannie C., born Oct. 8, 1867, William C., born Feb. 25, 1869, and Lizzie, born July 25, 1870. Mr. L. is a member of the A. O. U. W, and both he and wife are members of the Baptist church e has an interest in

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his father's estate of 560 acres (486 improved) in Clayton township, and 100 in Brown county. He owns forty acres in Clayton township. He is one of two brothers now liv. ing of a family of eight children, five of whom died in the months of April and May in 1855, and one in November, 1860. His father, now living with him on the home- stead, was born Dec. 25, 1810. His mother was born March 7, 1816; died March 16, 1875. They were married March 8, 1838.

Long J. B. farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Clayton. Loyd E. carpenter ; P. O, Clayton.

LUKER JOHN C., proprietor Hampton House, Clayton : son of William C. and Mary (Shrader) Luker; the father born in New York, the mother in Pennsyl- vania. He was born in Alleghany Co., Penn., March 5, 1818; moved to Ohio in 1833, to Missouri in 1816, and to Clayton, Adams Co., Ill in 1878. For many years he con- ducted a chair manufactory in New Concord, Muskingum Co., Ohio; went on a farm in 1848; removed to Hocking Co., Ohio, in 1850; thence to Knox Co, Mo. Has been in the hotel business six years. He married Caroline E. White, Nov. 3, 1842, who was born in the State of Delaware, in 1822. They have two living children: Joseph Henry and Mamie (Luker) Sells. He and wife are both members of the Presbyterian church. Politics, Republican.

Lung J. B. retired; P. O.[Clayton.

McBradney Samuel, merchant; P. O. Clayton. McBratney Mrs. L. M. millin.r; P. O. Clayton. McBratney Robert, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Clayton. McBratney Thomas, butcher; P. O. Clayton. McCarty Wm. farmer; sec, 27; P. O. Clayton. Mc Clain Robert, farmer; sec. 12; P, O. Clayton. Mcclintock Wm. J. farmer; sec. 18; [P. O. Camp Point.

Mcclintock Mrs. M. P. O. Clayton.

Mcclintock Wm. M. farmer; sec. 17; P. O. Camp Point.

McCoy B. W. auctioneer; P. O. Clayton. McCoy Emeline; P. O. Clayton.

McCOY JOHN D., farmer and breeder of Durham cattle: Sec. 34; P. O. Clayton ; son of John and Martha McCoy, both of Kentucky. They came to Illinois and settled in Concord township, Adams county, in 1833. Mr. McCoy was born in that township, March 13, 1844; removed to Brown county in 1872; remained there until

the spring of 1878, then removed to Clayton ; married Eliza Hoskins, Sept. 6, 1864. She was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1845. Have two children : Pearl L., born March 23, '68, and Mary E., born March 18, 1873. Enlisted in Co. E, 10th Regt. Ill. Inf., April 17, 1861 (was the seventeenth man enlisted in the state by Gen. Prentiss); served one year; re-enlisted in Co. E, 70th Regt. Ill. Inf .; served four months; again re-enlisted, Feb. 5, 1865, in Co. K, 151st Regt. Ill. Inf ; served one year, and was mus- tered out, Feb. 8, 1866. He owns sixty-eight acres of land; devotes special attention to breeding blooded cattle.

McCoy F. laborer; P. O. Clavton. McCoy John, stock-dealer. P. O. Clayton.

McCoy T. laborer; P. O. Clayton.

McDowell A. S. secy. Masonic Relief Society ; P. O. Clayton.

McFarland Joseph, farmer; sec. 16; P. O. Camp Point.

McMullen William; P. O. Clayton.

Mc MURRAY JOSEPH C., farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Clayton; is the son of George and Elizabeth (Waller) McMur- ray, natives of Kentucky. He was born in Clayton township, Adams county, Ill., on the farm where he now resides, Oct. 20, 1851 ; was reared a farmer, and has made that the occupation of his life. He married, Feb. 13, 1873, Mattie Carter, who was born in North Carolina Oct. 6, 1855. They have two chil- dren : Freddie M., born Jan. 15, 1874, and Roy, born June 20, 1877. Mr. McMurray owns 100 acres of the old homestead, lying in section 23, Clayton township, worth $40 per acre.

McMurray J. H. farmer ; sec. 14; P. O. Clayton.

McMURRY WILLIAM F., farmer : Sec. 55; P. O. Clayton ; was born in Alton, Ill., Dec. 6, 1840. His parents were Wilson Smith McMurry and George Aun (Parish) McMurry, natives of Kentucky. His father, who was an itinerant minister in the M. E. church, died in 1851. Mr. Mc- Murry came to Clayton township in August, 1851; went to Hancock county in 1868, when he returned to Clayton township. He enlisted in Co. L, 2d Regt. Ill. Cav., July 12, 1861; went in as a private and was promoted to Sergeant. He served in the Army of the Tennessee: was mustered out, Aug. 12, 1864. He was married, March 12, 1867, to Sarah A. Cromwell, who was born in Kentucky,

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Dec. 26, 1842. Two children: Bertha, born May 21, 1869; Leona, born Aug. 27, 1872. He and wife are members of the M. E. church. He owns eighty-five acres of im- proved land in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre; also twenty of timber in Brown county.

MAGNER JOHN, section fore- man on Wabash Railway; residence, Clay- ton. He is the son of Thomas and Nancy (O'Neil) Magner, of Ireland. He was born in the same country, Dec. 26, 1819; came to America in 1847; spent six months in Massa- chusetts, and then went to Maine, where he remained till the spring of 1849; came to Cincinnati, Ohio; engaged in railroading for the C., H. & D. R. R. Co. for three years, and was in the employ of the O. & M. R. R. for four years on construction, and one year as section foreman. He came to Illinois in June, 1857; engaged as track-layer on what is now the Wabash Railway, on which road he has been employed chiefly since. He has been in his present position since the 21st of May, 1863. He was mar- ried April 20, 1851, to Bridget Begley, of Ireland. Five children : Thomas W., Mary Ann, James B., Catharine and Margaret. Are members of the Catholic church. He owns a house and one-half acre of land in Clayton. He was a member of the Con- stabulary Corps, a police organization for the protection of society, in Ireland, for three years.

Manhollan Samnel, farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Camp Point.

Marrett Catharine, sec. 35; P. O. Clayton.

Marrett Samnel, sec. 35; P. O. Clayton.

Marshall Elizabeth, sec. 23; P. O. Clayton.

Mead Margaret, P. O. Clayton.

Meats Wm. laborer; P. O. Clayton.

Meatheringham Wm. farmer; sec. 29; P. O. Clayton. Meints Fred, farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Meintz John, farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Mellon Francis, teacher ; P. O. Clayton.

Metz John, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Clayton. Miller Benj. laborer ; P. O. Clayton.

Miller Daniel, farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Clayton.

Miller Fred, farmer; sec. 11; P. O. Clayton.

Miller George, farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Miller Gerd. farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Miller Jacob, wagon maker; P. O. Clayton,

MILLER JACOB, wagon manu- facturer; residence, Clayton. His parents were John and Elizabeth Miller, of Saxony, Germany. He was born in the same place,

June 1, 1829; came to America in 1848; set- tled in Baltimore, Md., one year; removed to Summersett county, Pa., one year, and thence to Quincy, Ill., in 1852; from there to Brown county in 1856; thence to Clayton in 1858. He has followed this business all his life. Married Catharine Faust, April 23, 1852, who died in 1868, leaving three children : Henry, Louisa and Emma. He married Catharine Fraelisch in the fall of 1869. They have one child, Jennie. His first wife was born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1834. Mr. Miller is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the benefit association of that order. He started business with five dollars, and is now 'worth over $10,000; is Town Trustee.

MILLER JAMES A., farmer ; Sec. 25; P. O. Clayton. He is the son of John N. and Elanor (McClain) Miller. He was born in Marion county, Va., Sept. 24, 1841; came with his parents to Adams county, Ill., in 1855, and settled in Clayton township in 1866. He enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. B, 78tl Regt. Ill. Inf., as private; was promoted to Corporal ; taken prisoner at Mul- den's Hill, Ky., by John Morgan, but was at once paroled ; discharged June 21, 1865. He ·was married March 4, 1869, to Jane Lierle. She was born in Adams county, July 14, 1848. They have four children : John W., born Dec. 9, 1869; Leona C., born Sept. 29, 1871; Alberta, born Aug. 26, 1873, and James L., born Dec. 29, 1875. He owns seventy- five acres of improved land, worth $40.per acre. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland China hogs.

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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 108

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