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MCFARLAND LEWIS, retired farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Harrison county, Ky., in 1806. His parents moved from there to Ohio when he was two years of age, where he remained until the spring of 1831, when he came to Illinois, and located on Sec. 3, Camp Point township, where he made some im- provements, then returned to Ohio, and in the fall of same year married Miss Jane Dunlap. She was born in Virginia, in 1807. She died in July, 1834. He married Margaret Sansom, in 1837. She was born in Virginia, in 1806. Have one child, Octavia, born in 1843 (now Mrs. Stewart). Mr. McFarland held the office of Justice of the Peace for thirty-six years. He came to the county in an early day, and is one of the oldest settlers in it. He has experienced many of the hardships and trials of early pioneer life. He and wife are members of the Presby- terian church. Republican. Owns 290 acres of land, valued at $12,000.
McGartland Wm. farmer; sec. 8; P. O. Camp Point. McGaughey W. H. farmer; P. O. Camp Point. McGinley Wm. farmer; sec. 6; P. O. Coatsburg. Manard A. farmer; sec. 8; P. O. Coatsburg. Manard Daniel, farmer ; sec. 8; P. O. Camp Point.
Manard J. L. farmer; sec. 8; P. O. Coatsburg. Manard Wm. farmer; sec. 8; P. O. Camp Point.
MARTIN EDWARD G., pottery ; Camp Point; is the son of Gale and Marilla (Hayes) Martin, the former from New York, the latter from Ohio, now living in Camp Point. Edward was born in Brown county, Ill., Sept. 7, 1850. He learned the potters' trade of his father, who worked at it more than fifty years, and came to Camp Point in the spring of 1877, and took charge of the pottery in that place, which was established that same year by Nathan Miller. Mr. Mil- ler died in Nov., 1877, since which time Mr. Martin has had sole control of the works. He procures the clay for his ware at Bar- dolph, in McDonough county. Two tons of material per day is used; from eleven to fifteen men employed, and 10,000 gallons of crockery per month turned out, consisting of crocks, jugs and jars of all sizes, from one to twelve gallons. He supplies the local trade, and ships large quantities to Missouri and Kansas. His wife, formerly Nancy A. Miller, was the daughter of Nathan Miller, and Elenor (Enyart) Miller, was born in Ohio, whom he married Nov. 18, 1877. He had been formerly married to Malvina Sny- der, of Pike county, who died leaving him one child, Lulu L. Mrs. Martin owns fifty- six acres of land in Camp Point township, worth $45 per acre, and the pottery.
MELVIN THOMAS A .. night telegraph operator for the C., B. & Q. R. R. at Camp Point, is the son of Jehu Jefferson and Margaret (Campbell) Melvin. His father was a native of Tennessee; his mother of Franklin county, Ohio. He was born in Fulton county, Ill., Jan 16, 1854; removed with his parents to Bushnell, McDonough county, Ill., in 1864, where he remained six years and attended school. He began tele- graphing in 1873; came to Camp Point in December, 1875, and has since been em- ployed in his present position. His father died in November, 1868. His mother lives in Bushnell. He is a member of the Mason- ic Order, Lodge 297.
Mileham Samuel, physician ; P. O. Camp Point. Miller Eleanor ; P. O. Camp Point.
Miller J. L. retired ; P. O. Camp Point.
Miles Alice, P. O. Camp Point.
Mitchell Eliza, sec. 21 ; P. O. Camp Point.
Moore Jas. retired ; P. O. Camp Point. Muller Henry, blacksmith ; P. O. Camp Point.
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Nevins John, retired; P. O. Camp Point. Newman J. P. farmer; sec. 18; P. O. Coatsburg. Nicoloy Christ, farmer ; sec. 29; P. O. Coatsburg.
NOBLE ORMOND, retired miller ; residence Camp Point; was born in Wayne county, N. Y., March 29, 1827. His parents were William and Elizabeth (Sherman) No- ble; father was a native of Vermont; mother of New York. His early life was spent in Wayne county ; first business was running a stave-cutting machine and the manufacture of barrels. He came to Illinois and settled in Camp Point in the spring of 1857. He engaged in the milling business, in connec- tion with the Eagle Mills, and later as one of the founders and proprietors of the Casco Mills. He was married, Dec. 11, 1850, to Harriet M. Danforth, who was born in New York, June 13, 1829. Mr. Noble has held several local offices, among them Assessor, in 1876 and 1877; is a member of the Ma- sonic Fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Noble have adopted and reared two children: Mary L. Alter, daughter of Charles Alter, born Jan. 2, 1855 (whom they adopted at 12 years of age, and educated at Camp Point and Ober- lin), is now teaching in Adams county; and Mattie M. Merritt, daughter of Martin and Mary J. Merritt, born April 11, 1855, and adopted by them in 1875. Owns 100 acres of improved land in Columbus township, worth $30 per acre, and a residence and two lots in Camp Point.
NEUMAN JACOB, proprietor Nenman Hotel, Camp Point, is the son of George and Catharine Newman, of Germany. He was born in that country, Nov. 2. 1826, and came with his parents to America the next year, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained till 1840, when he came to Adams county, Ill. He settled in Camp Point in 1855; was formerly a wagon and carriage manufacturer. He began keeping hotel in 1873, and purchased the Neuman Hotel two years later; was married, Sept. 5, 1854, to Martha J. Cox. She was born in Illinois. They have had three children; two living: William Henry, born Jan. 12, 1859, and Emma Luella, born Jan. 1, 1863.
The Neuman Hotel is centrally located; contains nineteen rooms. It is a frame build- ing, mostly erected by Mr. Neuman. Norton Eliza; P. O. Camp Point.
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O'Brien Jas. laborer ; P. O. Camp Point. Ohnemus C. farmer; sec. 19; P. O. Coatsburg. Oliver T. L. merchant; P. O. Camp Point.
OLIVER WILLIAM L., resi- dence, Camp Point; was born in Lincoln county, Ky., Jan. 27, 1822. He is the son of David and Jemima (Frith) Oliver. His father was a native of North Carolina, his mother of Virginia. Mr. O. went to the tailors' trade at the age of ten years, and followed it for sixteen years, after which he turned his attention to farming for six years before leaving that State. He left there in the fall of 1854, and, after spending some time in Indiana and Missouri, he settled in Camp Point township, Adams county, Ill., in 1856, and has lived in the village since the following spring. He continued in the tailoring business for a year; then, in com- pany with H. T. Keenaw, erected a ware- house, and embarked in a general produce business. At the end of a year, he became sole proprietor, and combined with it the lumber trade. After two years, he formed a partnership with Silas Bailey for a year when they two, in company with Thomas Bailey and Ormand Noble, purchased a site and erected the Casco Mill, in 1865. Mr. O. bought the interests of his partners, one after another, until he became the sole owner in 1872. In 1862, he purchased a stock of general merchandise, and has since managed that business, also, until September, 1877. He formed a partnership with L. Oliver, under the firm name of Oliver & Son. He bought the mill at Clayton in March, 1875, for $7,000, which he still owns. He also purchased a stock of groceries of Mr. Bryant, in that place, in 1877, and, adding a stock of general mer- chandise, he took his son-in-law in partner- ship, and the business is run under the firm name of Oliver & Downing. He has been engaged in dealing and shipping live stock, for the past fifteen years, heavily. He was married, Feb. 13, 1845, to Miss Zerelda E. McClarey, who was born in Kentucky, May 22, 1822. They have had eight children, six living: Mary M., Tuder L., Alma E., Clarence H., Elmer E., and Ada A .; de- ceased were James D. and Win. MeCrary. Mr. O. owns eighty-nine acres of improved land in Camp Point township, twenty-one
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acres in Clayton township, and eighty acres of timber in Columbus township. Mr. O. came to Camp .Point with a yoke of cattle and a horse, and $700 in money, as the sum of his earthly possessions. He is a member of the Masons and I. O. O. F .; also, of Chapter and Encampment, and has been an active temperance worker for nearly twenty years. Three of his children are married, and he has three grand children.
Omer Caroline; sec. 24; P. O. Camp Point.
OMER DANIEL, farmer; Scc. 24; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of Jacob and Priscilla (Curry) Omer, of Jefferson county, Ky., where Daniel was born, Sept. 5, 1828. . He was brought up on a farm, and has fol- lowed that vocation through life. He came to Adams county, Ill., in 1855, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He mar- ried Delilah Hoke, who was also born in Kentucky, the daughter of Leonard and Barbra Hoke, in July, 1851. They have had seven children, five living: Robert Ayers, James Edward, Oscar Elsworth, Ellis Rous- seau, and Effic May. Mr. O. owns two farms of 160 acres each (improved), worth $50 per acre, in Camp Point township, and sixty-four acres of timber land, in Columbus township, worth $25 per acre.
OMER JAMES T., farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Camp Point; was born, March 8, 1848, in Union county, Ky. He is the son of Lewis S. and Susan H. (Taylor) Omer, natives of that state. His early life was spent there, till he was eighteen years old, when he came to Adams county, Ill., in 1866. From 1867 to 1870, inclusive, he traveled, during which time he visited nine- teen states and territories; spent one year fighting Indians on the frontier, and, for awhile, engaged in freighting across the plains, west from Nebraska City. He re- turned to Adams county in 1870, and mar- ried Miss Mary J. Seaton, daughter of Ken- ner Seaton, June 5, of that year. They re- moved to Kansas in 1873, remained one season, and returned to Adams county. They have four children: Kenner S., Lewis S., James S., and Frank P. Mr. O. is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Owen C. J. dairy : P. O. Camp Point
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P PARMENTER A. V., teacher, residence Camp Point; was born in Franklin I county, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1830; came to this county in the fall of 1866; married Sarah Howell. She was born in Polk county, Tenn., June, 1837. Two children: Edajno C., Sabina L. Members of the M. E. church of Camp Point. His father was a native of Massachusetts and his mother of Vermont; were married in Rutland county, Vermont, and emigrated to Franklin county, N. Y., where the subject of this sketch was born. In 1834 they removed to Medina county, Ohio; and in 1850 to Berrian county, Mich., where they both died in the fall of 1866. Mr. Parmenter enlisted in the 12th Mich. Inf., Co. E; was at the battles of Pitts- burg Landing; Boliver, Tenn .; Iuka, Miss .; Florence, Ark .; etc .; was mustered out at Balls Bluff, Ark., Jan. 8, 1864; re-enlisted, on Feb. 20, 1864, in Hancock Vet. Res. Corps, Co. A; was stationed at Washington most of the time, doing guard duty; was in the service four years, for which he has two honorable discharges; taught school most of the time since he was twenty-two years of age.
Parr Sam. sec. 32; P. O. Camp Point. Perfater G. S. blacksmith ; P. O. Camp Point. Pierce William, farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Camp Point. Piles Sarah, P. O. Camp Point.
Pond George O. retired physician; P.O. Camp Point. Pratt Z. S. clerk; P. O. Camp Point.
Prettyman Isaac, laborer; P. O. Camp Point. Prettyman John, shoemaker ; P. O. Camp Point. Prettyman J. R. shoemaker ; P. O. Camp Point.
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Raimer Hiram, farmer; P. O. Camp Point.
REDDING DAVID A., butcher, residence Camp Point; is the son of James and Fanny Redding, of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born, Feb. 14, 1845. He lived there until he was twelve years old. His father having died four years before, his mother removed to Stark county, III.', and afterward to Camp Point, Adams county, where she married A. B. Kirkpatrick, in 1864. When the last call for three months men was made, Mr. Redding enlisted in Co. B, 137th Ill. Inf., served four months, and was honorably discharged. He married Alice Boyer, Nov. 22, 1874. She was born
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in Schuyler county, Ill., Sept, 2, 1857. He has been in the butchering business ever since he came out of the army; before that was farming. He owns a house and lot in village of Camp Point, where he has lived for nine years.
REYNOLDS GEORGE G., farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction; was born March 6, 1834, in Litchfield, Conn .; is the youngest son of ten chil- dren of Horace and Anna (Culver) Rey- nolds, of that State, and now residing in Houston township, Adams county, at very advanced ages; father was born Jan. 27, 1790, and mother Sept. 30, 1792. They removed to Adams county when George was one year old. His father being a black- smith, he learned the trade, and worked at it from eighteenth to twenty-eighth year of his age; since, he has been engaged in farm- ing. He married Margret Simpson, daugh- ter of John and Margret (McComb) Simp- son, Jan. 16, 1862. She was born in Rushville, Schuyler county, Ill., Oct. 31, 1835. Had six children, five living: Anna M., George S., Henry G., Horace B., John O., and Elodie M. Mr. Reynolds owns 287 acres of improved land in Camp Point township, and 150 acres in Houston town- ship, worth $40 per acre. Mr. Reynolds' grandfather, Charles Reynolds, went into the army of the revolution at thirteen years of age and served eight years.
Riley M. L. laborer; P. O. Camp Point.
Robertson James, police magistrate; P. O. Camp Point.
Robertson J. F. agent Wabash R. R .; P. O. Camp Point.
Robertson Maria; sec. 13; P.O. Camp Point.
ROBERTSON REZIN D., Sec. 13; P. O. Camp Point ; is the youngest of five living children of John and Maria (Downing) Robertson ; was born in Camp Point town- ship, Adams county, Ill., March 17, 1857. He now lives on the old homestead, eighty acres of which he owns, worth $50 per acre. John Robertson was the son of Eli and Elizabeth (Shawhorn) Robertson, born in Kentucky. He was born in Indiana, May 4, 1837, and remained there until he married Maria Downing, who was born in Virginia, Nov. 14, 1811, but came to Indiana when she was eleven years old. She is the oklest daughter of Reason and Nancy (Turner) Downing, now living in Camp Point township. She
married Mr. Robertson, Sept. 2, 1830. They remained in Indiana for several years after marriage, after which they removed to Adams county, and settled in Camp Point township in 1834. They had seven children, all of whom lived to adult age; five now living; Joseph, Nancy J., Mary E. (the last two deceased), Eli F., Charlotte A. M., John C., and Rezin D. Mr. Robertson died Nov. 11, 1863. Mrs. Robertson owns 110 acres of the home farm, worth $50 per acre.
ROGERS HENRY C., mechanic ; residence, Camp Point; is the son of Henry and Malinda (Perry), natives of Indiana; was born in Clark county, of that State, Feb. 10, 1843; came from there, and settled in Camp Point, Adams county, Ill., in 1868 .- He learned the plasterer's trade in Indiana, and has followed it for a livelihood. He . enlisted in the Union army in July, 1861, in Co. E, 23d Regt. Ind. Inf .; was taken pris- oner at Bruin's Landing, below Vicksburg, on the 7th of April, 1863; was sent to Jack- son ; from there to Libby Prison, Richmond, where he remained till June 27, when he was paroled; was exchanged, and joined his regiment, Sept. 26, at Vicksburg; was mustered out July 29, 1865. He was married, Sept. 26, 1865, to Mary Sylvester, a native of Indiana. They have three children : Emma B., Ettie May, and George O. Is a member of the I. O. O. F., and Encampment.
ROTH MRS. APPAULONIA, widow of John A. Roth; residence, Camp Point ; was born in Bavaria, May 2, 1819. She came with her parents to America, in 1831. She remained in New York six years, when she came to Quincy. There she became acquainted with Mr. Roth, and married him, Aug. 13, 1838. Mr. R. was born in Bavaria, April 11, 1814, and came to America in 1836. He came to Quincy, and went to work at the cabinet trade. He was among the first to cross the plains to Cali- fornia during the gold excitement in 1849. He was gone three years, when he returned to Adams county ; after which he again went to the gold fields, and remained over two years. Upon his return to Adams county, . they removed to Camp Point, in 1856. They have had ten children, seven living: Joseph, Katie, Pauline W., Theodore P., Anna P., John W., and Ella H. Mr. Roth died Oct. 1, 1875. He was engaged in general
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merchandising for nearly twenty-five years; was a member of the first brass band organ- ized in Quincy. He was a Sir Knight, and was the prime mover in organizing the Masonic Lodge in Camp Point. Mrs. R. returned to Europe at the age of sixteen, as a companion for a lady tourist, because of her familiarity with the French, German, and English languages. She owns a fine residence with two lots, and two other houses and lots in Camp Point.
Roseberry L. B. carpenter ; P. O. Camp Point.
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SAWYER EPHRAIM E. B., general insurance agent; residence, Camp Point; is the eldest son of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Small) Sawyer, of Maine, where they are still living. He was born in York county of that State, May 14, 1836; was edu- cated in the public schools there, and follow- ed teaching for several years before coming west. He came to Clayton in 1858, and taught school there three years as principal. He re- moved to Camp Point in 1861 ; engaged in the mercantile business till 1873. Meeting with some financial reverses, he closed out and turned over every dollar of his assets to his creditors. He was one of the founders of the Camp Point Enterprise; he afterward became editor and sole proprietor, and con- ducted the paper successfully from 1866 to 1871, when it passed into the hands of Kirk- patrick Bros. In 1873 he embarked in the insurance business. He has devoted his entire attention to it; is now the leading insurance man in the place, and is writing risks in sev- eral counties: represents a number of the most reliable companies in the country. March 11, 1861, he married Esther Bailey, of Maine, born Feb. 4, 1833. Have four chil- dren : Abbie E., Joseph L., Hattie E., and Levi E. Mrs. Sawyer died, July 27, 1878. Mr. S. is a member of the Presbyterian church.
SCOTT CAPT. WILLIAM, miller; residence, Camp Point; born Sept. S, 1813, in Champaign county, Ohio, where he commenced his pursuits in life as a miller, when about 24 years of age; enlisted in the regular army May 27, 1837, and served three years in the Florida war, after which he came to this State, and was married July 31, 1842, to Miss Eleanor Misenhimer, where he
followed farming for about eight years, and in 1846 raised a company for the war with Mexico; located in this county in March, 1854, and engaged in the milling business in 1862. Mr. Scott raised a company for the United States service, but was only out nine months on account of ill health. He has since been a miller.
SCOTT WINFIELD H., miller; residence, Camp Point; was born in Clay Co., Ill., Jan. 1, 1848. He learned the miller's trade with his father, and has made it his life work, except the years 1869 to 1873, when he was engaged in selling boots and shoes in St. Louis. He came to Camp Point in Jan- uary, 1872, and engaged for his father in the Eagle Mills, which he had purchased a year prior. He became a joint owner in the mills in December, 1877. He was married, Dec. 24, 1874, to Miss A. L. Huber, of Quincy, born March 11, 1857. They have one child: Verckler A. Scott, born Dec. 16, 1877. Mr. S. is a member of the I. O. O. F., and has been a member of the Board of Town Trus- tees for two years. The Eagle Mills have two run of burrs, and have a capacity of seventy-five barrels per day. They make a specialty of custom work.
Sears H. M. laborer ; P. O. Camp Point. Seaton J. S. farmer ; sec. 36; P. O. Camp Point.
SEATON RICHARD, banker; born in Camp Point township, Dec. 19, 1835; was married to Nancy E., daughter of Thos. Curry, of Clayton, Oct. 15, 1857. Six chil- dren : William M., born Dec. 24, 1858; Flor- ence I., born Aug. 25, 1860; Kenner, born May 7, 1892; Thomas, born May 24, 1870; Hattie M., born July 3, 1876 (died Oct. 19, 1877); Edward E., born May 6, 1878.
Seaton Sarah A. P. O. Camp Point.
Seelig Hiram, blacksmith : P. O. Camp Point. Schroeder L. farmer; sec. 5; P. O. Camp Point. Schlepman H. farmer; sec. 19; P. O. Coatsburg .. Shake A. J. farmer; sec. 17; P. O. Coatsburg. Skatts Mrs. J. H. P. O. Camp Point.
SHARP JAMES, farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of John and Ann (Thompson) Sharp, of Ireland, where he was born Dec. 17, 1827; is the only son of a family of three children, all living in Adams county. His father died when he was two years of age. His mother emigrated to America in 1839; stopped in Ohio, where she lived two years, then removel to Illinois,
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and settled where Mr. Sharp now lives. He started in life an orphan boy, without pecu- niary aid, and chose the life of a farmer. He married Permelia J. Bates, April 21, 1864, daughter of Joseph H. and Nancy (Goodpas- ture) Bates, the fifth of ten living children. Have three children: John Fletcher, born · March 2, 1865; James Baxter, born Sept. 29, 1868, and Marvin Bates, born May 29, 1871; are members of the M. E. church. They own 169 acres of land, worth $50 per acre.
Sloan John, farmer; sec, 30; P. O. Coatsburg. Sloneker Martha, sec. 6; P. O. Big Neck. .Smith G. W. farmer ; sec. 5; P. O. Camp Point. Smith Letitia. P. O. Camp Point.
Smith Rebecca A. P. O. Camp Point.
Stevens A. F. laborer ; P. O. Camp Point. Stewart M. L. farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Camp Point. Strickler Anna, P. O. Camp Point. .Swett James, farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Ccatsburg.
SWETT ORSON G., farmer; Sec. :30; P. O. Coatsburg, is the third son of a family of six living children, of James and Cynthia (Elmer) Swett, natives of New Eng- land, where Orson was born, June 25, 1837. His parents came to Illinois and settled in Adams county, in 1843. He was married to Mary E. Bettes, a native of Ohio, who died, "leaving one child, Mary Alice Fellsman, born Sept. 17, 1862. He was married again, Aug. 25, 1865, to Julia A. Cantrell, born Sept. 17, 1841, in Tenn. Have had five children, four living: Lilburn R., born Sept. 9, 1866; Wil- liam F., Oct. 2, 1868; John D., Jan. 9, 1870; Harvey J., Jan. 2, 1872, and Susan J. (de- ·ceased), born Jan. 3, 1874. Mr. Swett owns forty acres of improved land in Camp Point township, worth $25 per acre.
SWETT WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Coatsburg ; is the fourth son of six living children of James and Cynthia (Elmer) Swett, of New England. He was born in Adams county, Ill., March 1, 1846, and brought up on a farm. Ile went into the army during the War of the Rebellion, in .August, 1862, as a member of Co. F., 78th Regt. Ill. Inf .; was taken sick and dis- «charged for disability in June, 1863. He was married, Dee. 26, 1867, to Elizabeth Can- trell, born Sept. 11, 1844. Their union has resulted in one child: Marcus DeLafayette, born July 28, 1868. Mr. Swett owns forty :acres of improved land in Camp Point town- whip, worth $25 per acre.
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TAYLOR JACOB K .. farmer and mechanic; Sec. 13; P. O. Camp Point ; son of Libni and Mary Taylor, of York county, Pa. ; born, June 4, 1825. He learned the black- smiths' trade, and followed it until 1869; then turned his attention to agriculture. He was married, March 4, 1850, to Elizabeth Kline, daughter of Philip and Sophia Kline, born in York county, Pa., Nov. 27, 1827. They re- moved to Camp Point, Adams county, Ill., in 1859, and to the farm where they now live, in 1865; had six children, five living: Mary S., Scott, John T., Frank P., and Elizabeth E: own 183 acres of improved land in Camp Point, worth $60 per acre, and 160 in Adair county, Mo. Mr. Taylor is an ex- tensive wheat grower, and is one of the most thorough farmers in the township.
Terry Wm. farmer; sec. 5; P. O. Camp Point. Thomas David. farmer; sec. 9; P. O. Camp Point. Todd R. S. retired; P. O. Oamp Point. Tomlinson Jas. shoemaker; P. O. Camp Point. Tomlinson J. B. carpenter, P. O Camp Point. Tawson Michael, laborer; P. O, Camp Point.
U Underwood Peter, merchant; P. O. Camp Point.
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Vavaler A. L. farmer ; sec. 30; P. O. Coatsburg. Vanartsdalen D. laborer ; P. O. Camp Point. Vance Moses, farmer ; sec. 22; P. O. Camp Point.
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Wallace A. R. farmer; sec. 2; P. O. Camp Point.
WALLACE JAMES A .. farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Garrard county, Ky., March 28, 1821, where he lived until fourteen years of age, when he came to this State with his mother. His father died when James was quite young- He and his mother located in this township, on Sec. 2, where he remained until 1851 ; was married in August, 1846, to Miss Vir- ginia Cromwell, of Kentucky. She died in 1855, leaving one child. In 1859 he was married to his present wife, Miss Mary P. Black, of Perry county, Pa. They are mem- bers of the United Presbyterian church. He is a Republican : owns 540 acres of land in Camp Point and Houston townships. Mr. Wallace has been identified to some extent in the township, having been Supervisor,
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