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 116

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Bradley D. A. miller; P. O. Mendon.

BRADLEY S. H., merchant miller, Mendon. He was born in Mendon, Oct. 11, 1838; engaged in the milling business with his father in 1866, and is now doing a fine business, being the only merchant miller in the town. His father, Daniel Bradley, came to the place in 1832, and during life was numbered among the earliest settlers of the town and township. He owns some very valuable property in Mendon, not the least of which is the magnificent and extensive flouring mill which he now runs. He is Republican in politics, and one of the enter- prising citizens who add to the prosperity and enterprise of Mendon.

Bray D. C. farmer ; sec. 1; P. O. Mendon. Bray John, retired; P. O. Mendon. Bredaway G. farmer: sec. 28; P.O. Mendon. Brenner Henry, farmer; sec. 25; P. O. Mendon.

BROWN L. F., physician and sur- geon, Mendon. He was born in Grant county, Wis., Feb. 3, 1841; was raised on a

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farm; enlisted July, 1862, in the 20th Regt., Wis. Inf., and served until the close of the war. He married Miss Angie L. King, of Hamilton, Hancock county, Ill., July 1, 1866 ; graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in Keokuk, Iowa, in class of 1874, and located in Mendon, July 6th of the same year, where he still continues in ac- tive practice to present date.

Brown Mary F. P. O. Mendon. Brown W. J. merchant; P. O. Mendon.

Bryant Hiram, farmer; sec. 4: P. O. Mendon.

CANNELL ROBERT, farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Mendon. He was born in the Parish of Kirk Braddan, Baldwyn, Balla- wellen, Isle of Man, Dec. 18, 1830; came to this country and settled in Quincy in 1853, where he remained one year; then went on the C., R. I. & P. R. R. as locomotive en- gineer for about fifteen months; after which he returned to the county, and lived in El lington township till the breaking out of the war, when he was employed in the Commis- sary Department for about six months. He then returned to the county and has made Mendon township his home ever since. He was married to Miss Ellen Shoaf in 1867. She was born in Elizabeth township, Alle. ghany county, Pa. They have three chil- dren, one boy and two girls: Mary A., born Jan, 10, 1868; Nevada, born Oct. 31, 1869, and Robert A., born March 25, 1878. He owns eighty-five acres of land, in a good state of cultivation, stocked with fruit and valu- able. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Episcopal church. He is one of the enterprising citizens, always looking after the county's prosperity and advancement.

Carl David, farmer; sec. 3; [P. O. Mendon.

Carroll John, farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Fowler. Casley Mrs. P. O. Mendon.

Casley Jacob, farmer; sec. 9; P. O. Mendon. Chidsey Miss F. M. school teacher; P. O. Mendon.

CHITTENDEN ABRAHAM, Sr., farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Mendon. He was born in Guilford, Conn., Dec. 15, 1824. He was married to Miss Letitia Barclay, in December, 1852. She was born in Lyons, N. Y. They have three children: Henry F., Sarah E. and Abraham, Jr. He owns 155 acres of improved land, abundantly stocked with fruit; was Republican in pol-

itics up to the passage of the Resumption Act, which measure he did not consider con- ducive to the best interests of the country. He left the party and joined the American National Greenback party. He is also a member of the Congregational church. His father, John B. Chittenden, came to this county in December, 1831, and was, during life, one of the most energetic and enterpris- ing of its citizens, to whom it owes its pres- ent prosperous condition, and died in 1863.

CHITTENDEN CHARLES A ..

farmer and stock dealer; Sec. 36; P. O. Mendon; was born on the farm on which he now lives, April 7, 1857. His father, John A. Chittenden, was one of the early settlers of Mendon; was born in Guilford . county, Conn., and removed to Mendon in 1831, where he resided until his death, which occurred Oct, 26, 1872. He was an enterprising man, ever having the good of the community at heart. He left a well- improved farm, of which his son, Charles A., since his death, has charge.

Chittenden Mrs. E. sec. 12; P. O. Mendon.

CHITTENDEN COL. JOHN B.

(deceased), the founder of the village of Mendon, and one of the early settlers of Adams county, was born at Guilford, Conn., Jan. 16, 1790, and was the fourth of seven children of Deacon Abraham Chittenden, of that place. His early life was spent chiefly in agricultural pursuits in his native place. At an early age he became an active member of the Congregational church of Guilford, and in his twenty-first year was chosen deacon, which office he continually held until he removed to the valley of the Mis- sissippi, in the fall of 1831. He intermar- ried with Eliza Robinson, daughter of Col. Samuel Robinson, of Guilford, on the 12th day of January, 1814, by whom was born to him seven children, three of whom are now living. In September, 1831, with his wife and their four boys in a two-horse covered wagon, he started for Illinois, Quincy being his objective point, and was joined by Mr. Samuel Bradley and family, and others, at East Haven, Conn., making, in all, an emi- grant train of five wagons and thirty-six per- sons, all bound for the same destination. In this undertaking he had two distinct objects in view; first, to establish, strengthen, and extend, the Christian religion, by the organ-

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ization of churches, Sunday-schools, Bible classes, etc .; second, to better provide for his family of boys in a new country.

After some three months of trials and hardships incident to such travel at that time, he found himself and family frozen in on the Mississippi river at "Scipeo," near Hannibal, Mo., from whence, after waiting three weeks, a team was secured from Quincy: and finally the family arrived at Quincy in safety, by way of the river, on the ice, in December, 1831, where they were entertained the first night most hospitably by Governor John Wood, in his then log cabin residence under the bluff below town. Passing the residue of the winter of 1831-32 at Quincy, the subject of this sketch visited several portions of Adams county, with a view to location ; and finally, March 2, 1832, purchased of Jacob Gorshong (an old French settler) the southwest of eleven, one north, eight west, near the present site of Mendon, which was then a trackless prairie. 'There was a field of about ten acres, and a log house, on the place bought of Gorshong, to which place he removed with his family immediately after purchase.

It was here that his daughter Sarah was born, April 19, 1832; and it was in this same log house that the Congregational church of Mendon was formed, the same being the first Congregational church organized in the State of Illinois.

In February, 1833, he purchased the north- east quarter of the same section eleven, and soon after laid out and platted the village of Mendon, building himself a house on lot thirteen, which he occupied three years.

Subsequently he sold out all his interest in the village, and retired to his farm, ten miles north of Mendon, where he continued to live in comfort and ease, with pleasant surroundings, until the death of his excel- lent wife, on the 30th day of October, 1862. A passing notice of this most estimable woman is necessary here to this sketch. Mrs. Eliza Chittenden was a most exemplary lady, whose entire life was even and tranquil like a May morning. Her law was the law of kindness. She never allowed herself to speak an unkind word of anyone; was an earnest, sympathizing Christian, and . was honored and beloved by all.

None knew her but to love her.

None named her but to praise.

The loss of such a wife in his declining years overwhelmed him with grief; and this bereavement was the chief canse of his rapid decline and death from nervous exhaustion in less than three months after the death of his wife. He had a clear and logical mind, was an able reasoner, and was a fluent and in- teresting public speaker; an earnest worker in all causes of reform, unselfish in every- thing, seeking always to promote the happi- ness of others. His faith in, and love for, the church was unbounded. He was an honest, upright man, and a sincere, consistent Chris- tian. His last effort at articulation was to try to catch part of the air of Pleyels Hymn, a favorite piece of devotional music; and in a few moments he passed to his reward, Jan. 23, 1863, aged 73 years, there to receive the eulogistic commendation, " Well done, good and faithful servant: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."

Chittenden John R. merchant; P. O. Mendon.

CHITTENDEN HON. SAM- UEL R. may with propriety be regarded as one of the prominent citizens of Adams county. He was born at Guilford, Coun. Oct. 2, 1817, and was the second of seven children of John B. and Eliza Chittenden. He came to Illinois, with his parents, in the fall of 1831, who, in March following, settled in the immediate vicinity of the present vil- lage of Mendon, in which village he has been a successful merchant since 1840. On the 2d of January, 1844, he was married to Caro- line B. Frisbie, of Mendon, by whom he has three sons : John R., Samuel F., and George R., all now living. Mr. Chittenden is one of the substantial, solid men of the county, and is highly esteemed for his general intelligence and moral character, as well as for his social qualities and generous hospitality. Politi- cally he is a decided Democrat, and his party have shown their appreciation of his ability and political integrity in various ways, more particularly in making him State Senator, and also a member of the National Demo- cratic Convention at St. Louis.

Clair David, farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Mendon.

Clark James, farmer; gec 26; P. O. Mendon. Clark Mary, sec. 23; P. O. Mendon.

Conger W. A. farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Fowler.

Cook A. D. retired ; P. O. Mendon.

Cook D. B. farmer; P. O. Mendon. Copelin J. R. retired ; Mendon. Copelin R. S. farmer; sec. 10; P. O. Mendon.

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CORT PETER, farmer ; Sec. 2; P. O. Mendon; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., June 20, 1820; came to this county in 1855; was married to Miss Margaret White- head in 1845. She was born in the same county, June 24, 1824, and died March 4, 1863. They have eight children, one boy and seven girls. He owns 229 acres of land, most of which is cultivated, stoeked with fruit, and very valuable. Democratic in politics, and a member of the Lutheran church. He is one of the enterprising citizens, and labors hard for the county's advancement.

Cramer H. P. W. constable ; P. O. Mendon. Cramer W. R. clerk; P. O. Mendon ..

CRANK ELIJAH N., farmer ; Sec. 26; P. O. Mendon ; was born in this county, near the farm he now owns, Dec. 28, 1835; was married to Miss Maria L. Poling in 1854. She was born in New York. They have four children : Cornelius, Bertha E., Ann E., and Susan E. He owns 100 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation, abundantly stocked with fruit, and very valuable. Dem- ocratic in politics, and a member of the Christian church.

Crank J. P. farmer ; sec. 14; P. O. Mendon. Crawford John, laborer; P. O. Meadon.

Crilley J. W. farmer; sec. 23; P. O. Mendon.

DARBY DANIEL H., general mer- chandise and dealer in agricultural · imple- ments; P. O. Mendon. He was born in Cats- kill, Green Co., New York, July, 19, 1821 ; located in Mendon in July, 1861; married Mary A. Hendrickson, Sept. 27, 1862. She was born in Middletown, Ohio, July 23, 1833. He enlisted in the 119th Regt. Ill. Inf., Ang. 9, 1862; served three years; was one of " Pap Smith's" guerrillas; thinks Adams county one of the best parts of creation, and Mendon lies at the upper end. A brother-in-law in the M. E. church. Republican all over; wife is a Democrat.

Davis George, cooper ; P. O. Mendon. Dean Ruth, P. O. Mendon. Dick Jesse, farmer; sec. 15; P. O. Mendon.

Dickerman Frank, farmer; sec 36; P. O. Mendon. Dickerman D. L., merchant; P. O. Mendon.

Dickerman De Witt, farmer; sec. 1; P. O. Mendon.

DICKERMAN IRA R., farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Mendon ; was born in New Ha- ven county, Conn., Aug. 7, 1814; was mar-

ried to Miss Laura Smith in 1838. She was born in Geauga county, Ohio. They have three children, all boys. He came to this county in the spring of 1839, owns 140 acres of land, most of which is in a high state of cultivation, improved, stocked with fruit, and quite valuable. Republican in politics. He is one of the old and energetic citizens who has labored hard for the advancement of the county.

Donahne Henry, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Mendon. Dougherty Francis, farmer; sec. 35; P. O. Fowler.

DOUGHERTY JOHN, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Mendon; was born in County Derry, Ireland, in March 1818; came to this country in 1843 and settled in Le- heigh county, Pa., and engaged in the manu- facture of iron up to 1858, when he moved to this county; was married to Miss Jane Eakin, in May 1854. She was born in the same county as her husband. They have six children, four boys and two girls. He owns 160 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation, well stocked with fruit. He is one of the enterprising citizens who have spent their energies and exertions to- ward the county's improvement. Republi- can in politics, and a member of the Pres- byterian church.

DUDLEY FRANK F., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Mendon: was born in this township, Oct. 25, 1843; was married to Miss Elvira Moyer, Feb. 25, 1866. She was born in Pennsylvania. They have two children, Henry J. and Oscar F. He owns 160 acres of land, highly cultivated and fine- ly improved, stocked with fruit and very val- uable. Republican, and a member of the Congregational church. He is one of the energetic and enterprising citizens who labor hard for the county's advancement.

Dudley J. H., capitalist; P. O. Mendon.

Duffin Mrs. Isaac, P. O. Mendon. Dumbauld Uriah, farmer ; P. O. Mendon. Durfee A. A. farmer; sec. 16; P. O. Mendon.

E EVANS GEORGE, farmer ; Sec. 35; P. O. Fowler; was born in Gloucester, Mass. Aug. 19, 1813; was married to Miss Mary Ann Greene in 1848. She was born in Maysville Ky., Dec. 17, 1830. They have six children, three boys and three girls.

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He came to this county in 1837 and settled in Quincy, where he resided until 1851, after which time, and up to the present, he has lived on the farm he now occupies and cultivates. He owns 170 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation, and very valuable. He is one of the early, enterprising citizens of the county. He is Republican in politics.

Evans James, farmer; sec. 13; P. O. Mendon. 1 Ely Jared, druggist; P. O. Mendon.

Ely R. G. P. O. Mendon.

Fenton Geo. farmer; sec 22; P. O. Ursa. Fifer John, carpenter ; P. O. Mendon. Flack Richard, farmer ; sec. 22; P. O. Mendon. Fletcher M. J. farmer; sec. 16; P. O. Mendon. Forsythe Berry, teamster; P. O. Mendon. Fowler Mrs. Jenette. P. O. Mendon. Francis John, farmer; sec. 35; P. O. Mendon. Francis Joseph, farmer ; sec. 35; P. O. Mendon. Francis Vincent, farmer; sec. 14; P. O. Mendon. Frazier Geo. farmer; sec. 28; P. O. Mendon. French Thos. stone mason; P. O. Mendon. Frisbie M. E. farmer; sec. 12; P. O. Mendon. Frost Worthy, farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Fowler. Funk Saml. farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Mendon. Furry David, carpenter; P. O. Mendon. Furry Henry, farmer ; sec. 14; P. O. Mendon. Furry Lewis, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Mendon.

Gallemore Mrs. P. O. Mendon.

GARRETT CAREY B., mer- chant; P. O. Mendon; born in Highland county, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1835; was married to Miss Frances Fowler, the fall of 1863. She was born in this county. They have three children : Arthur C., Herbert C. and Willard H. He owns some very valuable property in Mendon, and is senior of the firm of Gar- rett & Lunn, dealers in general merchandise in that town. Republican in politics and a member of the Congregational church. He came to this county in September, 1861, and has been a very energetic citizen ever since.

Gibbs Wm. blacksmith; P. O. Mendon. Gibson Miss Mary, P. O. Mendon.

Gilleland Wm. P. farmer; sec. 24: P. O. Mendon.

GILMER BENJAMIN, black- smith; born in Alleghany county, Pa., Sept. 22, 1825; came to this county in November, 1847; was married to Miss Leah Wilhelm, Oct. 12, 1848. She was born in Mahoning county, O. They have six children, three boys and three girls. He is now President of the Town Board of Mendon; has been en-

gayed in the business of blacksmithing ever since his settlement here, and has had wagon making connected with it the most of the time. He owns some valuable town prop- erty, that which he lives on is splendidly improved, abundantly stocked with fruit, and in a very desirable location. He is Re- publican in politics, and one of the enter- prising citizens to whom the town of Mendon owes its present prosperous condition.

GILMER F. A., butcher; P. O. Mendon.

Golden Mrs. J. W. sec. 23; P. O. Mendon. Golden John W. farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Mendon. Grant Richard, farmer; sec. 35; P. O. Quincy.

GRIFFIN JAMES S., principal of school; P. O. Mendon; born in Dodge county, Wis., Dec. 2, 1849; came to this county in 1873; was married to Miss Emma Morris in 1873. She was born in Payson township. He has been principal of the schools of this and Hancock county for the last five years. Mrs. Griffin's parents are among the early and energetic citizens who have been so conducive to the county's pros- perity. Mr. Griffin graduated and received the degree of A. M. at Abingdon, in this State.

Grimes S. S. farmer; sec. 21; P. O Mendon. Grotz Edward. farmer; sec. 15; P. O. Mendon.

Hardesty Samuel, farmer; sec. 22: P. O. Mendon. Hardy B. farmer : sec. 1: P. O. Mendon.

HARDY JOHN C., farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Mendon; was born in Overton county, Tenn., Feb. 21, 1817; came to this county in 1830, and settled in this township; was married to Miss Annie Elem, in 1835. She was born in Alabama. They have two children : California E. and Nancy F. He owns a beautiful farm of seventy acres, highly cultivated, elegantly improved, well stocked with fruit, and valuable. He is a Democrat in politics, and his family are members of the Christian church. He is one of the earliest and most enterprising of the county's citizens, and has labored hard for its advancement and prosperity.

Harrison Joseph A. shoemaker; P. O. Mendon. Havens Nancy J. sec. 22; P. O. Urea. Heaney Edward, farmer; sec. 15; P. O. Mendon. Heaney N. M. farmer; sec. 3; P. O. Mendon. Heany Samuel, farmer ; P. O. Mendon.

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HENDERSON J. M., miller, Mendon, was born April 19, 1848, in Mahon- ing county, Ohio; moved to Allen county, Ind., in 1852; then to Adams county in 1872; married Sadie K. Blake. She was born in De Kalb county, Ind., Dec. 11, 1856; married, July 14, 1878. Politics, Democrat. He has been engaged in the milling business since he came to the place.

Henderson G. H. sale stables; P. O. Mendon. Henderson L. B. miller; P. O. Mendon.

Hillman Joseph, farmer; sec. 15; P. O. Mendon.

HOFFMAN CHAS. HENRY, Postmaster and dealer in hardware and gro- ceries, Mendon; was born in New York City, April 23, 1824. In 1834 he went to North Carolina, and attended school up to 1840; then moved to Boston, Mass., to learn the daguerreotype business under John Plumb (one of Daguerre's students), during which time he went to New York City and opened rooms and made the first picture ever made in the city according to those principles; remained there a short time, and went to Philadelphia; opened rooms there, remaining just long enough to start the busi- ness; then went to Baltimore, and from there home, for a brief period, and assisted one of his former pupils in starting the busi- ness in Washington, N. C., after which time, until 1846, he was engaged in the lumber business in that State ; in that year he moved to this county, and settled in Quincy, but was out of business up to the following fall, when he engaged in farming, on the Mound farm, in Ellington, until 1849. He then went to California, and there assisted in building the first frame house in Sacramento, for B. P. Cornwall; returned to this State in 1855, since which time he has been in this town- ship; for the last fifteen years has been in mercantile business. He was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Cook, in June, 1856. She was born in Portage county, Ohio. He is a Re- publican, a member of the Episcopal church , and one of those enterprising citizens to whom Mendon and Adams county owe their present flourishing condition.

HORNE ADAM E., farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Fowler; was born in Westmore land county, Pa., July 13, 1834; moved to Adams county in 1857; was married in Ma- comb, Ill., Feb. 23, 1860, to Martha P. Nay- lor, who was born at Macomb, June 8, 1839.

Have five children: Frank C., born, Jan. 8 1861; Julia N., born Dec. 21, 1861 (died June 4, 1873); Joseph E., born June 15, 1863; Adam A., born Jan. 3, 1868, and Mattie K., born Sept. 20, 1874. Both are members of the United Brethren church. Is a Republican. Bought 160 acres of land on section 25, range 1 north, 8 west, worth $14,000. Is the pres- ent Supervisor of Mendon township.

Howdyshell Miss E. P. O. Mendon.

Ingersoll R. A. farmer; sec. 1; P. O. Mendon. Inman James, farmer; sec. 22; P. O. Mendon.

JOHNSON JOHN H., farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Mendon ; was born in Todd county, Ky., Dec. 2, 1811, and came to this county in 1840; was married to Miss Martha Hicks in 1835. She was born in Barren county, Kentucky. They have seven children: three boys and four girls. He owns 19712 acres of land, improved, stocked with fruit, and very valuable. He is one of the early, energetic, and enterprising citizens who have used their energies and exertions toward the county's improvement and prosperity, and to whom is due its present flourishing con- dition. Independent in politics, and a mem- ber of the Christian church.

James J. H. farmer; sec. 28; P. O. Marcelline. Johns W. H. farmer; sec. 34: P. O. Mendon. Jones Sophia, sec. 22; P. O. Ursa.

Kelly Thomas, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Quincy. Kennedy Mrs. E. P. O. Mendon. Koch C. G. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Mendon. Kuhn Isaac, cooper; P. O. Mendon.

Laughlin Mrs. A. P. O. Mendon. Laughlin J. R. farmer; sec. 33; P. O. Marcelline. Laughlin J. W. Sr., farmer; sec. 33; P. O. Mendon. Laughlin W. farmer; sec. 33; P. O. Mendon. Langhery Mrs. Lucinda, sec. 34; P. O. Mendon. Laughery Wm. teamster; P. O. Mendon.

Lawrence Wm. farmer; sec. 28; P. O. Mendon. Leightly John, farmer; sec. 13; P. O. Mendon. Lingum Wm. laborer; P. O. Mendon.

LONG ANDREW G., farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Mendon ; was born in Philadelphia, Penn., March 27, 1833; came to this county

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in 1842; was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Leslie, Dec. 30, 1859. She was born in this county. They have six children: Mary J., born Oct. 10, 1860; Annie E., born Feb. 13, 1862; Walter W., born July 17, 18 3; Wil- liam G., born Jan. 22, 1865; David A., born Sept. 4, 1866; Emily M., born Jan. 25, 1869. He owns eighty acres of land, stocked with fruit, and very valuable. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Congrega- tional church. He is one of the enterprising citizens, and works for the advancement of the county. He is now township collector, and has held other local offices in the town- ship.

Long Wm. farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Mendon. Lucking Frederick, farmer; sec. 24 P. O. Mendon. Lum R, S. physician ; P. O. Mendon.

McCarl David, carpenter; P. O. Mendon. McClelland James, farmer; sec. 28; P. O. Mendon. McClelland Thomas, farmer ; sec. 28; P. O. Mendon. McCormick John, carpenter; P. O. Mendon. McCormick Wm. carpenter; P. O. Mendon. McClung S. H. farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Mendon.

.McCLUNG WILLIAM L., far- mer; Sec. 24; P. O. Mendon; was born in Preble county, Ohio, June 24, 1822; came to this county in March, 1851; was married to Miss Rachel Blazer in 1845. She was born in Fairfield county, Penn., April 21, 1821. They have three children : Samuel H., Char- lie H., and Clara A. He owns 210 acres of land, half of which is in a high state of cul- tivation, stocked with fruit, and very valua- ble. He is Democratic in politics, and one of the enterprising and stiring (citizens of Mendon township.

McFarland John, cooper ; P. O. Mendon. McGibbons Elizabeth, P. O. Mendon.

McGIBBONS FURMEN, livery stable; P. O. Mendon; was born in this town, Sept. 3, 1843; was married April 13, 1865, to Miss Lucinda Tarr, who was born near Marcelline, July 16, 1845. They have four children : John H., Lorena, Orville R., and Minnetta. He owns a beautiful [prop- erty in the flourishing town of Mendon, elegantly improved. He is the proprietor of the Mendon livery stable, where is to be found a full line of fine turnouts of the most approved patterns. Republican in politics.

McGibbons Geo. W. merchant; P. O. Mendon McGirr John, farmer; sec. 34; P. O. Mendon.

McGIRR OWEN, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Fowler; was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 26, 1841; came to this country in 1850, and settled in Pawtucket, R. I., where he remained up to 1854, when he . moved to this county, and settled on the beautiful farm he now owns, containing 240 aeres in a high state of cultivation, well improved, and stocked with fruit. Demo- crat in politics, and a member of the Roman Catholic church. He is one of the energetic citizens of the county.

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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 116

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