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MILLER JOHN, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Camp Point; son of Nathan and Ele- nor Miller; was born in Miami county, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1835; came to Adams county and settled in Clayton township in 1863; married Martha Wilson, Dec. 24, 1857. She was born in Ohio, Oct. 7, 1836; four children : three living; William Howard, Moulton Edwin, Franklin Alva; own eighty acres in Clayton, all improved, worth $50 per acre; seventeen acres of timber in Concord town- ship. Republican in politics.
Miller Joseph, farmer; sec. 29; P. O. Clayton. Moonhill Mary, P. O. Clayton.
MONTGOMERY GEORGE W. druggist and banker; Clayton. He is the
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son of Daniel and Julia (Mahan) Montgom- ery. His father was born in Pennsylvania, mother in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Montgom- ery was born in Brook county, W. Va., Feb. 24, 1841; came from there to Clayton, Adams county. Ill., in 1865; engaged in the dry goods trade till 1867, when he changed to the drug business. In 1877 he in company with Mr. Craig, embarked in the banking business and continues in both. December 27, 1871, he married Laura A. Nance, born in Kentucky, in 1850. They have one son, Flint, so named by his grandfather, for Dr. Flint of Louisville, Ky. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Second Advent church, of the I. O. O. F., and the order of A. O. U. W. Politics, Democratic.
Montgomery J. B. carpenter; P. O. Clayton.
MONTGOMERY WILLIAM, real estate and loan agency; Clayton; was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1829. He is the son of William and Jane (Patterson) Montgomery, both born in Ire- land. He came with his parents to Brown county Ill., in 1840. He was brought up on a farm and followed it till 1850. Mr. Mont- gomery removed from Mt. Sterling to Clay- ton in 1845. In 1850 he engaged in a general merchandising business, and also dealt in live stock, and did something in the milling business. He and two other men purchased the woolen mill then in operation in Clayton, and conducted it for two years, at the end of which time it was destroyed by fire in 1873. Mr. Montgomery abandoned the mercantile business in 1866, and since then has a real estate and loan agency in Adams and adjoin- ing counties. September 18, 1855, he mar- ried Roxana Chapman, who was born in Clayton, Adams county, Ill., Sept. 27, 1837. They have three children living: Addie J., born Sept. 8, 1858, Mary Elva, born July 2, 1862, and William Elmar, born July 8, 1874; Emery B., was born Oct. 4, 1856, died July 31, 1873. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Independent Order of' Odd Fellows, and he and wife are connected with the M. E. church. He owns a farm of 100 acres in Brown county, and a fine property in Clay- ton.
MOREY SETH J., Justice of the Peace and surveyor ; residence, Clayton ; was born in Columbia county, New York, Jan.
23, 1815. Ile is the son of Joshua and Thankful (Smith) Morey. His father was a native of New York, his mother of Connec- ticut. Mr. Morey was educated at Lewis county Seminary, New York. He came to Illinois and settled in Adams county, in 1838. He followed teaching for eight years after locating in the west, then farmed for two years. He was elected deputy surveyor which office he filled for a number of years. He was married March 30, 1843, to Jane A. Wallace, born in Garrard county, Ky., Jan. 8, 1817; came with her parents to Adams county, Ill., in 1835, when there was only one house in Clayton. Mr. Morey has held every local office in the gift of the people, and has filled from one to three offices ever since. He was examiner of teachers in this part of the county for a number of years; was Deputy Provost Marshal during the rebellion; has been Magistrate for fourteen years; is now Township Treasurer; mem- ber of the Masonic Order; Republican in politics. His wife is a member of the United Presbyterian Church. He owns forty acres of land half of which lies in the town of Clayton, and a good house which cost $4,000-
Motter H. R. banker; P. O. Clayton.
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NEWHOUSE SAMUEL, farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Clayton; is the son of John and Mary Newhouse, Ohio. He was born in Delaware county, Ohio, May 1, 1835. He came to Illinois in the fall of 1866, and set- tled in Clayton township in the spring of 1867. He enlisted in the one hundred days' service in Co. C. 145th Regt. Ohio Inf., and was discharged at the expiration of three months, Oct. 27, 1859. He married Nancy Newhouse, who was also born in Ohio, Sept. 17, 1839. They have had nine children, seven living : Olive M., Ann Virginia, (dead) George, (dead) Frank M., Arthur N., John C., Bertice W., and Mary F .; both members of the M. E. church. They own 100 acres in the home farm worth $45 per acre, and 80 acres in Sec. 22, worth $35 per acre.
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OMER JACOB, retired farmer; sec. 34; P. O. Clayton ; (son of Peter and Rebecca Omer, of Kentucky). He was born in the
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same State, March 23, 1820; came west, and settled in Clayton township in 1851, He was married April 10, 1845, to Mary J. Farmer. She was born in Indiana, Nov. 30, 1823. Have two children living: Alex- ander, born March 5, 1850, and Anna, born Aug. 22, 1853; two dead: William, born Jan. 21, 1846, died Feb. 27, 1857; Elizabeth, born April 24, 1857; died Aug. 13, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. O. are members of the M. E. church ; began life with no capital but will- ing hands, now owns 200 acres of land in Clayton township.
OMER PETER, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Clayton ; was born in Jefferson county, Ky., March 25, 1822. He is the son of Peter and Rebecca Omer; the former born in Pennsylvania, the latter born in Maryland. Mr. O. came to Illinois, and settled in Adams county, in 1847; married Barbara Hoke, of Kentucky, in 1847. She died in 1852, leav. ing one son, John Irwin; married Sarah Ann Marsh in 1854. They had eight child- ren, five living: Charles H., Sarah J., Will- iam E., Arthur M., and Anna E. His second wife died in August, 1876. He married Julia C. Wilson, April 4, 1878, who was born in Keokuk, Iowa, in August, 1848. They are members of the M. E. church. He owns 320 acres of land, all in Clayton township, Sec. 34; also twenty acres of timber land in Concord township.
OSTERMAN JOHN, farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Keokuk Junction. His parents were Habbo and Gracie Osterman, of Ger- many, now living in Northeast township. Mr. Osterman was born in Hanover, Ger- many, in 1842; came to America, and settled in Adams county, 1855; was married in December, 1868, to Anna Woid, born also in Germany, in 1847. They have five children: Habbo, William, Grecan, Hattie, and John. He and wife are members of the Lutheran church. He owns 108 acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre; has lived on the farm he now owns, since 1874.
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Parker Edgar, harnessmaker; P. O. Clayton. Parker James, hotel keeper; P. O. Clayton. Parker W. R. farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Clayton. Perehouse Elnor, P. O. Clayton.
Perehouse J. B. blacksmith; P. O. Clayton.
Pierce John, peddler ; P. O. Clayton. Post Gerd, farmer; sec. 5; P. O. Keokuk Junction.
POTTER JOHN W., mail agent on the Wabash Railway ; residence, Clayton ; is a descendant from English parentage. His paternal ancestry have held official positions in every war waged in the North American Continent. His parents were William and Olive (Wortman) Potter; the former was born in Nova Scotia, and the latter in England; both were reared near Eastport, Maine. He was born while they were on a visit in New Brunswick, May 26, 1821. His early life was spent in Massa- chusetts, where he was educated. He was employed for a time in a bank, afterward learned book-binding; followed it for a number of years; came west, and settled in Mendon, in 1851, where he devoted some at- tention to the study of law; afterward de- cided to enter the medical profession; read with Dr. Mason, of Mendon ; began practice in Camden, Schuyler county ; married Julia Plunkett, of same county. She was born Sept. 28, 1833. They have two children: Edgar S., born June 1, 1857, and John W.Jr., born May 29, 1859. Dr. P. enlisted Sept. 11, 1861, as private in Co. B, 3d Regt. Mo. Cav .; was appointed Provost Marshal, afterward Adjutant, and finally transferred to the med- ical department; was mustered out June, 1865; settled in Clayton, in 1867. Soon after bought the Clayton Standard, which he published a year; sold it to T. J. Mitchell, and entered the Postal service Dec. 17, 1869. He owns a house and seven acres of land in Clayton.
Powers A. W., farmer; sec. 14; P. O. Clayton.
REATH HENRY, proprietor Clay- ton House, Clayton; is the son of Henry and Catherine Reath, both born in Ger- many; father died in 1840 and mother in 1843. He was born in same country, May 15, 1834; came to America, with his parents, in 1838, and settled in Louisville, Ky .; re- moved to Indiana, in 1841, thence to Jack- sonville, Ill., in 1866. He enlisted as a private in the United States army in the war of the Rebellion, in Co. I, 120th Regt. Ind. Inf., in September, 1862; was promoted to 2d Lieutenant in the fall of 1863; re- signed from disability in thefall of 1864. He has worked at the harness trade since he was sixteen years old; came from Mount Ster-
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ling, Brown county, to Clayton, in the sum- mer of 1878; married Miss Sarah Smith, April 8, 1857. She was born in Orange county, Ind., Nov. 3, 1839. They have five children: Ida, Josephine, Gertrude, Cath- erine, and Frederick. Mr. Reath is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., and they are both connected with the the M. E. church. Pol- itics, Republican.
Robinson J. retired farmer; P. O. Clayton.
Roe S. L. merchant; P. O. Clayton.
Rutledge W. II. farmer; sec. 29; P. O. Clayton.
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Saathoff Menke, farmer; sec. 12; P. O. Keokuk Junction.
Salthause Thos. farmer; sec. 11; P. O. Clayton.
Schoene O. farmer; sec 5; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Seaton Effa A .; sec. 30; P. O. Camp Point. Shackley L. S. cooper; P. O. Clayton. Shull William, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Clayton. Simmonds J. R. farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Camp Point Simpson Mrs. ; P. O. Clayton.
Slocum L. hardware; P. O. Clayton.
SMITH DANIEL W., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Clayton; is the son of Rat- cliff and Nancy (Dorset) Smith, of North Carolina. He was born in the same state, and came to Adams county, Ill., in the fall of 1849; removed to Missouri in 1866, where he lived till 1873. He returned to Adams county, Feb. 20, 1855. He married Miss Susan E. Hinson, who was also born in North Carolina. They have had three children, one living, Emery, born Dec. 1, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are connected with the Presbyterian church. They own 100 acres of land in Clayton township, fifty of which is improved.
Smith J. C. farmer; sec. 28; P. O. Clayton. Smith I. N. laborer; P. O. Clayton. Smith J. K. retired farmer; P. O. Clayton. Smith J. W. blacksmith; P. O. Clayton. Smith R. M. blacksmith; P. O. Clayton.
SMITH THOMAS C., farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Clayton ; is the son of James and Mary (Curry) Smith, natives of Kentucky. He was born in Adams county, Ill., Sept. 26, 1845; has spent his life on a farm. He enlisted in the Union army, in Co. B, 137th Regt. Ill. Inf .- hundred-day service-May 25, 1863; went out as a Corporal; was pro- moted to Sergeant; was mustered out in October of the same year; Dec. 14, 1865, he married Miss Mary A. Foster, who was born
in Kentucky, Sept. 23, 1845. They have two children, Elmer Ellsworth and Elnora. Mr. Smith is a member of the I. O. O. F., and his wife of the Christian church. He is Republican.
Smith Wm. B. ex-messenger; P. O. Clayton.
STAKER WILLIAM, general insurance agent; residence, Clayton ; was born in Loughborrow county, Canada, Feb. 27, 1832. His parents, C. R. Staker, and Elizabeth J. (Boyce) Staker, were natives of the same place. They removed to Morgan county, Ill., in 1836. Mr. Smith learned the carpenter trade, and divided his attention between that and farming, prior to 1865. He married Miss P. A. Davison, June 1, 1855. He was born in Clermont county, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1836. Their union has re- sulted in three children: James L., Mary Adda M., and Hattie Gertrude. They re- moved to Adams county, and settled in Beverly one season ; then came to Clayton, in December, 1865. In April, 1871, they re- moved to Mound Station, where they re- mained until 1873, when they returned to Clayton. Mr. Smith is a member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. He and his wife are members of the Christian church. They own a residence and eight acres of land, in Clayton, and thirty-seven acres in Concord township.
STEWART ENOS F., stock dealer, residence Clayton; son of Martin and Sarah (Thompson) Stewart, both of Athens, Ohio; was born in Adams county, Ill., March 20, 1840; since the age of twenty he has been engaged in buying and shipping live stock. When the war of the Rebellion broke out he enlisted, in April, 1861, as a private in Co. B., 16th Regt. Ill. Inf., and was mustered out in July, 1865. March 13, 1830, he married Ella Powell. He is a mem- ber of the Order of Good Templars, and in politics is Republican.
STOUT MRS. CATHERINE, P. O. Clayton; widow of William Stout, who was born Jan. 27, 1825, in Kentucky, and died in Clayton township March 14, 1877. Mrs. Stout is the daughter of Peter and Rebecca (Hawes) Omer, and was born in Kentucky, Nov. 14, 1829. They were married Sept. 25, 1851 ; came to Illinois and settled in Adams County in 1854. They had
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mine children, seven living: John R., Eliza C., Sarah E., Mary F., William P., Oliver S., and Florence F. Mrs. Stout owns ten acres of improved land, with house and other buildings, on Sec. 34, in Clayton town- ship. She is a member of the Christian church.
SWOPE ALBERT F., farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Clayton; was born in Shelby County, Ky., March 10, 1819. He is the son of Michael and Jane (Ringo) Swope. Mr. Swope came west and settled in Indiana in 1839; remained till 1857, when he removed to Clayton township; Sept. 20, 1842, he married Caroline T. Sullivan, who was born in Jefferson County, Ind., July 15, 1825. Seven children, five living: John M., Susan J. (dead), Mary E. (dead), Michael, Homer M., William A., and Charlotte E. Mr. Swope is a member of the Masonic Order, Commandry and Knight Templars; is Mas- ter Overseer in the Chapter and Swordbearer in the Commandry. He and wife are con- nected with the Presbyterian church. They own 274 acres of finely improved land in Clayton township, worth $65 per acre, a house costing over $5,000, and forty-three acres of timber in Columbus township, worth $20 per acre.
Swope John, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Clayton.
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Terrill James C. merchant ; P. O. Clayton. Thomas Mrs. P. O. Clayton.
THOMAS ELI R., farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Keokuk Junction ; was born in Clark county, Ind., Aug. 15, 1835. His parents were Josiah and Mary Thomas, the father born in Virginia, the mother in Kentucky. Mr. Thomas came to Illinois and settled in Adams county in the spring of 1850. May 29, 1861, he married Mary A. Beckett, who was born in Adams county, Jan. 26, 1840. Have three children : Ida May, born Feb. 26, 1864; Curtis M., born June 3, 1868; and Joseph Lorin, born Nov. 23, 1872. He and wife are members of the M. E. church; own eighty acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre, and twenty acres of timber in Camp Point township, worth $30 per acre.
Tibbetts Isabella. P. O. Clayton.
Valentine Nelson, farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Camp Point.
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Wagner Thomas, laborer; P. O. Clayton.
Wallace Mary, P. O. Clayton.
Wallace M. E. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Camp Point.
WALLACE MASON R., farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Keokuk Junction; is the son of William M. and Elizabeth (Reed) Wal- lace, of Kentucky. He was born in Clayton township Oct. 3, 1844; has always lived on the farm where he was born. He was mar- ried, March 7, 1872, to Angeline Wallace Turner, born in Concord township Oct. 2, 1844. Mr. Wallace has always followed farming. He is a member of the Anti- Horse-thief Association at Camp Point. He and wife are members of the United Pres- byterian church. He owns 140 acres of land in Clayton township, and seventy-one acres in Camp Point township (120 improved), worth $40 per acre.
WALLACE ORIGEN, farmer and breeder of blooded stock; Sec. 34; P. O. Clayton; was born in Garrard county, Ky., Dec. 31, 1817. His parents were Allen and Ann Wallace, the former born in Virginia, the latter in Kentucky. His mother's father served seven years in the Revolutionary War. He came to Illinois and settled on the farm where he now lives, in 1851. He married Nancy Weir, Sept. 13, 1853. She was born in South Carolina, Dec. 21, 1826. They have had six children, five living : John W., Cylon O. (dead), Samuel A., Ann Allen, William T., and James S. Mr. Wal- lace has paid special attention to breeding the celebrated Magie hogs for nearly twenty years. He exhibited the first lot of this stock ever shown at a State Fair in Illinois; and to him is largely due the dissemination of this valuable breed in many of the West- ern States. He owns 160 acres in the home farm, on Sec. 34, 150 acres in Concord town- ship, on Sec. 3, and twenty acres in Sec. 7 of same township.
WATSON MARCUS H., drug- gist, Clayton, is the son of David K. and Ruth A. (Kirkpatrick) Watson, natives of Pickaway county, Ohio. They came from Ohio to Illinois and settled in Brown county, where the subject of this sketch was born, Sept. 25, 1854, the third child, there being one brother and sister older. He was brought up on a farm, where he remained until 1877,
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when he purchased an interest in the drug business in Clayton, and is now conducting it under the firm name of Davis & Watson. Weaver Malinda, P. O. Clayton. Wertz Eilert, farmer; sec. 9; P. O. Keokuk Junc. Wertz Foke, farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Keokuk Junc. Wertz Hye, farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Keokuk Junc. West Edward, farmer; sec. 34; P. O. Clayton.
WEST REV. WILLIAM T., pastor Christian church; residence, Clay- ton ; was born Aug. 1, 1842, in North Caro- lina. He is the son of John and Jane (Ed- wards) West, both born in that state. He was educated at Christian University, Lewis county, Mo. He came to Illinois in 1869; began the ministry as pastor of the church at Camp Point, Adams county, in 1875. He came to Clayton, Oct. 15, 1878. He married Nancy Tout, April 11, 1871. She was born in Adams county, Ill., March 10, 1853. They have four children: William Brownlow, Adelia May, Winthrop H., and Winslow M., the last twins. Mr. West enlisted in the United States army, April 2, 1862, as a pri- vate in Co. A, 2d Regt. N. C. Mounted Inf .; was promoted Orderly Sergeant in June of same year, and served as Quartermaster and Sergeant Major; was mustered out Aug. 19, 1865; received a slight wound at the battle of Stone River. Politics, Republican.
WHITFORD HENRY S., far- mer; Sec. 7; P. O. Keokuk Junction ; is the son of Thomas and Martha (Stafford) Whit- ford, of Rhode Island. He was born in that state, Dec. 6, 1808; learned the tailors' trade in Providence, R. I .; followed it for nine years; came to Illinois and settled in Clayton township in the spring of 1833; built the house and located where he now resides, in 1859; married Mary James, of Rhode Island, Oct. 20, 1820: had one child, Mary C., now living in Rhode Island ; mar- ried the second time to Sarah A. Downing, Jan. 16, 1840. She was born in Clark county, Ind., in 1820. This union resulted in nine children : Albert R., James T., Aseneth (de- ceased), Lydia A., Charles G. (deceased), Edward C., John S., Harriet E. (deceased), and Nancy M. (deceased). Mrs. Whitford died May 6, 1856. His third marriage took place Feb. 7, 1861, to Myra C. Clark. She was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., March 7, 1829. Have five children : Henry B., Alice E., Dora A., Fannie C., and Daniel W. Mr. Whitford is a member of the M. E.
church, and Mrs. Whitford of the Presby- terian church. He came to Illinois when the country about him was the habitation of the deer and wolf, and Indian. Little of the soil had been disturbed by the white man. He started in life unaided; has by industry and business tact been quite successful, be - sides helping each child to some $1,400 as a start in life on arriving at their majority. He now owns 720 acres of land, most of it finely improved. His father was a sea cap- tain, and lost his life on the briny deep in 1816. His mother came west and died in Adams county in Jan. 27, 1872.
WIGLE SOLOMON, farmer; resi- dence Clayton ; was born in Union county, IH., April 20, 1816, (he is the son of John and Margaret Wigle, both born in Pennsyl- vania); came with his parents to Adams county in 1826; when they settled there were only fifteen families in the county, their nearest neighbor was seven, and the next ten, miles distant. The first Monday in August of that year, an election was held at Millville, when the whole voting popu- lation of the county attended; The total number of votes polled was twenty-eight. The Wigle family first settled in Liberty township, where Solomon remained until 1867, when he removed to Clayton. Ex-Gov- ernor Wood and Abram Stone are the only persons living, who were in the county when they came. He married Nancy Potter, Dec. 17, 1838. She was born in Pennsyl- vania, Aug. 11, 1811, and died March 29, 1864, leaving one child, James. He mar- ried Hellen A. Hughes, for his second wife, Dec. 8, 1864. They have two children, Lo- rena D., and Charlie S. Mr. W. is a mem- ber of the Masonic Order. He and wife are members of the Christian church. He was Collector, and made the first tax returns under the township organization. He owns twenty-nine acres of land in the corporation ot Clayton, and 219 acres altogether.
Williams F. M. farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Camp Point. Williams P. M. laborer; P. O. Clayton. Williams Thos. laborer; P. O. Clayton. Williams, W. C. photographer ; P. O. Clayton. Williamson Jas., laborer; P. O. Clayton. Willey Win., laborer; P. O. Claytou.
WISEHART WILLIAM N .. farmer: Sec. 30; P. O. Camp Point: is the son of James and Eliza (Curry) Wisehart,
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natives of Kentucky. He was born in Co- lumbus township, Adams county, Ill., Feb. 9, 1849; came to Clayton township in 1873. Dec. 25, 1873, he married Joan Lewis, born in Clayton township, Adams county, Oct. 22, 1854. They have had three children, two living: William Earnest, born Sept. 27, 1875, and Perley Ardena, born July 8, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Wisehart are members of the Chris- tian church. They own fifty-eight acres of land, worth $65 per acre.
WOOD JESSE D., Postmaster; Clayton; born in Lawrence county, Ind., Feb. 6, 1831. His parents were John and Nancy (Davidson) Wood, of North Carolina. His early life, to the age of twenty years, was spent on a farm. He removed to Mount Pleasant, Iowa ; remained nine years ; learned
the trade of plasterer and worked at it for a number of years, in summers, and taught school winters. He entered the army, Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. I., 119th Regt., Iowa Inf .; was 1st Sergeant of the company during his whole term of service; was mustered out Sept. 9, 1865. He was married April 8, 1869, to Mary Ellen Rice, born in Schuyler county, Ill .. March 10, 1844. They have four chil- dren, Hettie L., Charles E., Clara M. and Stella J. They removed to Clayton in 1861. He held the office of Town Col- lector one year; was appointed Postmaster in May, 1869, has held the office since. He is a member of the Masonic Order, and he and his wife are members of the M. E. church.
Wing Stephen, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Clayton.
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Adams John, farmer; sec. 22; P. O. Camp Point. Allen Isaac, laborer; P. O. Camp Point.
ANDERS JOHN, farmer and stock- dealer; Sec. 35; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of Adam and Nancy Anders, of Mary- land, in which State they were married, and removed to Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born, April 12, 1819. The school dis- tricts in the county at that time were twelve miles square, and his parents lived eight miles from a school-house, with a river be- tween, consequently his opportunities for attending school were very meager. He left that county and went to Dearborn county, Ind., when he was 24 years old, at a time when the settlers in that county were obliged to go eighty miles to mill, carrying their grists on horses. He came from there to Columbus township, Adams county, Ill. He lost his team on the way, and, not being able to buy another, he carried the rails to fence his first crop. He was married, Feb. 10, 1840, to Elva Wood, who was bornsin Ham- ilton county, Ohio. She died in the spring of 1855, leaving three children: Elizabeth Lewis, Martha J. Simmons, and George An-
ders. He was married again, in December, 1856. to Mildred Curl, of Kentucky. They have one child, Elva Anders. They came to Camp Point township in 1868. He has al- ways devoted his attention to farming, and for twenty-five years has dealt quite exten- sively in live stock ; owns 128 acres of im- proved land in Camp Point, worth $40 per acre, and 160 (half improved) in Columbus township, worth $25 per acre.
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