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 129

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Publication date: 1879
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Chushenberry J. T. physician ; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Cooley J. general business ; P. O. La Prairie.

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Davis B. T. stone mason; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

DeGROOT EDWARD, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 12; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, Ill .; was born in the city of New York, Oct. 4. 1815; came to this county in the fall of 1860; married Hannah West. She was born at Long Branch, N. J., March 28, 1817. She is mother of ten chil- dren: Julia A., born April 24, 1838; John, born March 31, 1840; George W., born Jan. 3, 1842; Mary E., born March 20, 1844; John B., born June 12, 1846; Win. H., born Oct. 1, 1848; Edward, born Nov. 7, 1850; Clarissa, born Jan. 3, 1853; Adell, March 16, 1856; Eugene, April 11, 1858. John died June 4, 1842; Wm. H., Sept. 10, 1849; Clar- issa, June, 1878. John B. enlisted in the 50th Regt. Ill. Inf .; was with Sherman on his march to the sea; was wounded in North Carolina and sent to New York hospital, where he remained a few months, when he was mustered out. Mr. DeGroot, has a good farm of 360 acres, and a comfortable home, valued at $7,000, and is one of the sound farmers of the township. He belongs to the M. E. church.

DeGROOT JOHN, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 10; P. O. La Prairie; was born in the city of New York, April 8, 1808; came to this county in the fall of 1836; mar- ried Margaret Harvey in 1829. She was born in Monmouth county, N. J., March 23, 1801. Seven children: Mary, born Oct. 19, 1830; Wm. H. and Jacob B. (twins), born March 17, 1832; Phoebe, May 2, 1839; John, April 6, 1841; Edward, July 6, 1843; Clarissa, Aug. 13, 1846. Jacob B., died Feb. 19, 1846. Mr. DeGroot emigrated from New York to Long Branch, N. J., in 1816: lived there twenty years; thence to Adams county, coming through from Long Branch in a two- horse wagon, being six weeks and two days on the road; stopped at Quincy one year, and then came to the farm where he now resides, moving into a log shanty, 18x18, with five in the family. There was not a house on what is called La Prairie. Mr. De- Groot came here at an early day, has accu- mulated a fine property, having 1,440 acres of land, valued at $43,200, and is the wealth- iest man in the township. On the way from Quincy to his present home, in 1836, he did not see a house.

DeGroot W. H. farmer; sec. 20; P. O. La Prairie.

DILLS HENRY D .. farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 1>; P. O. La Prairie; was born in Parkersburg, Va., Jan. 15, 1816; came to this county April 30, 1836. He has 175 acres of land, valued at $7,000; married Elizabeth Thompson. She was born in Athens county, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1823. They have twelve children, ten living ; William R., born Sept. 1, 1842; Mary E., June 4, 1844; Tunis E., Sept. 21, 1846; James M., Jan. 19, 1849; Georgia A., Feb. 1, 1851; Hobart, April 25, 1853; Marion, Sept. 11, 1855 ; Clara L., Nov. 10, 1857; Laura C., Jan. 25, 1859; Harrison, Jan. 30, 1861; Walter L., March 19, 1863; Frederick, June 10, 1865; (William and Georgia died in infancy). They emi- grated from Virginia to Ohio when he was two years old, lived there ten years; thence to Adams county, and lived in Quincy until 1857; worked at the plastering business for twenty years; worked on Gov. Woods' house, also the Quincy House. There were but few houses in the city; has shot squir- rels on the seminary grounds. Mrs. Dills was in Quincy in 1833, when it was not larger than La Prairie. The Court House was a log house; it was burnt down, and four prisoners were brought to her father's house for safe keeping. When they came here their whole effects would not amount to a hundred dollars. He built a house on Kentucky and Sth street in 1842, which is still standing. He came here in limited cir- cumstances, by industry and economy has made himself and family a good home. Dorsett S. C. farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Elm Grove.

DRAKE COL. J. M. A., mer- chant; P. O. La Prairie; was born in Chat- ham county, N. C, head of Cape Fear river, April 6, 1812; was a practicing lawyer for a number of years ; came to this county, June, 1958; married Eliza Balfour. She was born in the same place, May 20, 1812. She was the mother of nine children; Mary E., An- drew B. (who was named after his great grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revo- lutionary War, and who was killed by Ed- mun Fanning, a notorious rebel), Maria L., Archibald G., Francis O., Margaret E., Ed- ward J., and two died in infancy. Mr. Drake is the leading merchant in the village, carries a stock from three to five thousand dollars, and does a business of about $10,000. He

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was Col. of the 55th N. C. Militia Reg., and held his commission under Gov. Dudley. Duden Harm, laborer; P. O. La Prairie.

Duse W. laborer; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Eaton L. D. farmer: sec. 36; P. O. Elm Grove. Eggan H. G. farmer: sec. 20; P. O. La Prairie. Ekken M. laborer: P. O. La Prairie. Eilen John, laborer: P. O. Keokuk Junction. Elliot Roth, farmer; sec. 19; P. O. La Prairie. Enlow F. blacksmith ; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Flemming Geo. farmer; sec. 9; P. O. La Prairie. Fleshner H. farmer: sec. 33; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Fleshner Wm. farmer; sec. 34: P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Fleshner West, farmer; sec. 31; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion.

Fleshner J. farmer; sec. 33; P. O. Keokuk Junc- thin.

FOSTER CHAS. R., farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, III .; was born in the city of New York, Dec. 8, 1810 : came to this county in the fall of 1855; married Elizabeth Gordon. She was born in the city of Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1, 1815. They had eleven children, only two living: John, born May 24, 1837; Rodman W., Oct. 13, 1:58; one son died in infancy : Mary E., born Dec. 14, 1835 (died March 19, 1836) ; Charles E., born May 30, 1840 (died Feb. 25, 18-13); Augustus H., born March 11, 1843 (died May 6, 18GS); Charles E., born July 18, 18.6 (died Dec. 23, 1846); son born Dec. 2 (died in infancy): George B., born May 15, 1830 (died March 9, 1870); William A., born July 23, 1853 (died Oct. 19, 1854) ; David B., born July 2, 1861 (died Aug. 6, 1864). He belongs to the Baptist church, has been a member nearly forty-two years. Frank n G. G. tailor ; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

FRANZEN COBUS. miller; Sec. 33; P O. Keokuk Junction; was born in Prussia, Germany, Feb. 25, 1835, and came to this county in Feb., 1852. He has thirty acres of land, valued at $5,000. Hle mar- ried Berndje Meints. She was born in Ger- many, Feb. 14, 1835. They had six living children : Harm, Ida, Anke, Margarette, Frederick and Catherine; emigrated from Germany on a sailing vessel, had a big storm in the North Sea, lost their topmast and one sail, and the captain thought they were going

under; was twelve weeks in making the trip; landed at New Orleans, thence up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, where he stopped a short time, and thence to Adams county. He belongs to the Lutheran church. He has a windmill on his farm (where he does grinding) built by his brother-in-law, H. R. Emminga. When he came here he was a poor man, and by industry and econ- omy has make a good home.

Franzen H. H. tinner, P. O. Keokuk Junction. Franzen H. H. farmer; sec. 33; P. O. Keokuk Junc. Franzen J. H. farmer; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

FRAZER JAMES. school teacher; residence, La Praire; was born in South Scotland, Sept. 27, 1822; came to this coun- ty in 1850; married Emma Northey. She was born in the south of England, Jan. 13, 1829; mother of two children: Alma (now Mrs. J. H. Robbins), and Ada. Member of the Presbyterian church. His wife is a member of the Christian church. He has held the office of Town Clerk and Clerk of the corporation. Emigrated from Scotland to Sussex. England, when he was 24 years old; lived there ten years; thence came to this country; landed in New York ; thence to Schuyler county, Ill. ; thence to Adams county, where he has resided since.

Fruhling H. shoemaker; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Fruhling M. shoemaker ; P. O. La Prairie.

GALLIHER B. N., retired farmer ; P. O. La Prairie ; was born in Flemming county, Ky., Oct. 1, 1806; emigrated from Ken- tucky to Champaign county, Ill., in 1834; lived there about one year: came to this county in 1835, where he has resided since ; has at present only fourteen acres of land ; sold his farm of 204 acres in 1876, for $8,325. In 1831 he married Margaret Laird, who was born in Lewis county, Ky. ; never had any children of their own, but have raised several. When he came to this county, Quincy was nothing but a village of shantics ; has lived to see it develop into a city of 40,000 inhabitants; has known wheat to be sold for twenty-five cents per bushel in Quincy; was the first man that built out on the prairie, and people thought him crazy at that time; people thought the prairies would be nothing more than ranges for cat- tle. When he came to this State, he had

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but $3.00 in his pocket, but with a good constitution, and willing to work at anything he could get, soon made a start, and has accumulated a good property.

Garlde G. farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Garls John, farmer; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Gembler J. farmer; sec. 29; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Gerdes J. farmer ; sec. 34; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Gibbs O. farmer; sec. 5; P. O. La Prairie.

GORDON GEORGE, farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Angusta, Hancock county, Ill. He was born in York county, Pa., Sept. 16, 1804; has 150 acres of land valned at $6,000. He married Louisa Molan Rutan, who was born in 1817, and died April 29, 1862, leav- ing eight children: Elizabeth S., Thos. J., Sarah A., Mary J., and Eliza S., who are living. He emigrated from Pennsylvania to Maryland when he was six years old; lived there sixteen years; thence via. Philadelphia to New York, where he lived five years; thence to New Orleans, where he resided ten years, and from there to this county in 1839. He built a shanty the same year; put up posts in the ground; sided it up and filled in with brick; was a brick-layer by trade; served as apprentice eleven years. Mr. Gordon took up the raw prairie; broke it himself, and has made a fine farm and home.

Gorham Wm. farmer; sec. 4; P. O. La Prairie.

GOULD BENJAMIN. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, III. He was born in Windham county, Conn., June 2, 1808; came to this county Jan. 24, 1833; has 153 acres of land, valued at $6,000. He married for his first wife Rebecca J. Jones, who was born in Pittsburg, Pa., May 6, 1812, and died May 3, 1874; ten children : Olive C., Eliza A., John H., Mary E., Eliza- beth C., Benjamin (died when he was fifteen months old), Benjamin L., Jane, Hattie E., and one died in infancy. Emigrated from Connecticut to Jacksonville; lived there a short time and then came to this county; used to go to Camp Point to elections. Mr. Gould built the first house in Augusta, Han- over county ; also built the first frame build- ing in this township. He also lives on the farm where the first land was broke in the township, by a man by the name of Oliver. His son, John, was in the Union army-72d Regt. Ill. Inf .; taken prisoner at Franklin, Tenn., and was taken to Andersonville prison,

where he was starved for two and one-half months. Mr. Gould came here among the earliest settlers, and can claim his right as a pioneer; has held the office of Supervisor four terms, Justice of the Peace seventeen years, Assessor, Collector, School Treasurer, and is a member of the Christian church.

GRAHAM J. J., Postmaster, La Prairie; was born in Monroe county, Va., April 13, 1815; came to this county in 1837; remained a few months and then moved to Schuyler county; lived there until 1846, and has been a fixture in this county since; has held the office of Justice of the Peace since 1848 by re-elections; has held the office of Postmaster since 1853; was elected Supervi- sor in 1852, and held it until 1874, most of the time. He married May H. Waring. She was born in Kentucky; died in 1847. For his second wife he married Rosanna Rob- bins (who was a Mrs. Horney). She was born in North Carolina, Jan. 28, 1831. By his first wife he had three children: David, Basil A., and John. By his second wife he had three children : Sidney M., and two died in infancy. When he first came to this county there were but few signs of civiliza- tion -a few houses scattered along by the timber. Mr. Gould came among the earliest settlers, and knows what a pioneer's life is; had three sons in the Union army.

GORDON EDWIN, farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, III .; was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 21, 1811; came to this county in 1840; has 260 acres of land, valued at $13,000; married Martha A. Rey- nolds, Nov. 21, 1833. She was born in the city of New York, Sept. 13, 1813. Eight children living: Mahala J., born Aug. 30, 1834; George, July 8, 1836 (died March 3, 1839); Sarah E., born March 15, 1839; Fran- cis W., Feb. 8, 1841; Cornelia, Dec. 25, 1843; William R., Nov. 25, 1845; Charles B., Dec. 31, 1848: Annie M., Oct. 8, 1851 ; Edwin H., May 8, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon belong to the M. E. church. Emigrated from Mary- land to New York in 1827; lived there eleven years; thence to Ft. Wayne, Ind .: lived there a short time, then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, for nine months; thence by river to New Orleans, La .; thence to Adams county. When he came to the place where he now lives he had only a hundred dollars in his pocket. In 1842 he put up a double log

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cabin, and lived in it until 1857, when he built the residence where he now resides ; came here a poor man, and by industry has made himself a good home, and can be claimed one of its pioneers.

Grovenwald H. E. laborer; P. O. La Prairie. Grovenwald T. M. carpenter ; P. O. Keokuk Junc.

HENNICK C., railroad agent, Keo- kuk Junction; was born in Center county, Pa., Sept. 3, 1843; emigrated with his pa- rents, in 1853; to Stephenson county, Ill., where he resided until 1861, when he en- listed in the 46th Regt. Ill. Inf., Co. B, Capt., R. V. Anking, of Freeport, and served four years, four months and twenty days; was in the battles of Ft. Donaldson, Shiloh, siege of Corinthi, Hatchie, Vicksburg, and several skirmishes ; was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., Feb. 2, 1866; is at present Captain of the Keokuk Junction Guards, Co. E, State Militia, commanded by Col. Hanna. After the close of the war he returned to Center county, Pa., and attended school two years; then, in 1869, came to Adams county ; mar- ried Annie Rhea, Jan. 1, 1874. She was born in Columbus, Adams county, April 13, 1854. One child, Arthur A., born Jan. 13, 1875; died Ang. 10, 1877.

Herron H. laborer ; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Herron John, farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Keokuk Junc.

HERRON S. T., farmer and stock shipper; Sec. 19; P. O. La Prairie (son of William and Margaret Herron); was born in Washington county, Ind., July 30, 1825, and came to this county, March, 1856; has 208 acres of land, valued at $10,400; married Henrietta Beckett, March 6, 1856; born in Clark county, Ind., Dec. 10, 1829. Seven living children: Laura A., born May 18, 1857 (died Aug. 6, 1864); John W., born April 30, 1859; Cornelius II., Feb. 18, 1861; Sarah M., April 11, 1863; Martha T. and James C., born Nov. 26, 1864; Charles E., June 13, 1868; Mary E., Feb. 14, 1872. Wil- liam Herron emigrated from Nelson county, Ky., to Beardstown; thence to Washington county, Ind., where he raised a family of ten children; thence to Clark county, Ind., where he died at the age of 76. Mrs. Her- ron died at the age of 66. S. T. Hemon's grandfather was a native of Ireland; was one of the first settlers in Kentucky; was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and served

eight years. His grandmother was a de- scendant of the Scotch ; when she was eighty years old she could walk three miles. His father came to Indiana a poor man, accumu- lated a good property; was Captain of the militia, and held the office of Justice of the Peace for years. The subject of this sketch is one of the leading shippers of stock in the county. In 1876 he shipped Smith & Farlow, of Quincy, $50,000 worth of hogs; came to the county in limited circum- stances, but by industry and economy has made himself and family a pleasant home, and is one of the live men of the township.

Hogsett Wm. farmer; sec. 16; P. O. La Prairie. Horney Jonathan, farmer ; sec. 36; P. O. Elm Grove.

HOYT CAPT. E. B., retired far- mer; Sec. 2; P. O. Angusta, Hancock county, Ill .; was born in Richfield, Fairfield county, Conn., Oct. 8, 1805; emigrated from Con- necticut to Orange county, N. Y., in 1828; married Mary Jane Reynolds, born in Mon- roe county, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1809; mother of ten children, five living: William R., born Jan. 8, 1830; Polly E., Oct. 10, 1831; J. S., Nov. 11, 1833; Edwin G., Nov. 27, 1835; Sarah J., Sept. 16, 1837 (died July 12, 1867) ; Benjamin F., born Nov. 9, 1839 (was wounded at the siege of Vicksburg, and died at Mem- phis, in the hospital) ; Charles B., born March 10, 1842 (died July 15, 1843); Ebenezer B., born Sept. 20, 1843; Maria, Jan. 8, 1846 (died Aug. 4, 1873); Ann Eliza, April 1, 1848 (died Nov. 2, 1849). Mr. Hoyt lived in Orange county ten years, two years in New York; thence to Columbus county, Ohio, where he lived two years ; then came to Adams county, where he has resided since; held the office of Assessor and Commissioner of Highways; is an auctioneer; has sold goods over all this part of the State; came here in an early day, and is one of Illinois' " old land marks." J. S. Hoyt, where the captain now lives. owns a fine farm on Sec. 2: born in Orange county, N. Y .; emigrated to this county with his parents in 1840; has 212 acres of land, valued at $10,000; has one of the finest resi- dences in this part of the township; married Polly M. Benediet. She was born in Cay- uga county, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1835. One child, Ada, born May 8, 1859 (died Aug. 14, 1859). Came here when he was a boy, and has grown up with the country, and is one of its sound farmers.

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Hoyt J. S. farmer; sec. 1; P. O. Augusta.

HOYT WILLIAM R., farmer and stock shipper, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Augusta, Hancock county, Ill .; born in Orange county, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1830; came to this county July 5, 1843 ; has 345 acres of land, valued at $13,600 ; married Abbie P. Newcomb. She was born in Chittenden county, Vt., June 6, 1826. Has held the office of Town Clerk for twenty-five years; belongs to the Metho- dist church. He emigrated to this county with his father; moved into a hewed log shanty, their furniture being of the most common kind; has hauled wheat to Quincy for forty cents ; corn was not worth the bother of hauling ; pork, $1.25 nett; could buy a good cow with calf by its side for $7.50. Mr. Hoyt, the present season, is building himself a beautiful residence; came here in an early day, and by economy and industry has made himself a fine prop- erty ; sold three car loads of cattle and two of hogs this season.

Hubberts H. saloon ; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Huff F. M. teacher; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Hughes William. farmer; sec. 19; P. O. La Prairie, Hinkston Samuel, farmer; sec. 6; P. O. La Prairie.

HULEN T. T., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 23; P. O. Elm (frove; was born in Randolph county, N. C., Oct. 30, 1837; came to this county in 1845 ; has 270 acres of land, valued at $10,000 ; married Mary Burke. She was born in Schuyler county, Ill., Dec. 16, 1835. Two children: Cora May, born June 10, 1860; George B., Dec. 21, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Hulen belong to the M. E. church. He holds the office of Post- master ;. has held the office of Highway Commissioner and School Director. His father, George P. Hulen, emigrated from North Carolina when he was seven years old ; came by wagon ; crossed the Alleghanys at Cumberland Gap; was six weeks on the road, and located on the place where he now resides; lived in a log cabin covered with clapboards, held on by weight poles; chim- ney made out of sods. Mr. H. came here at an early day, and has grown up with the country, and by good management has made himself and family a pleasant home, and is one of the sound farmers of the township.

IHNEN ONKE, merchant and real estate dealer; Keokuk Junction; was born

in Germany, Dec. 23, 1833; came to this country in 1857, and to this county the same year. Has 312 acres of land, val- ued at $10,900; married Jane Fleshner. She was born in Germany, Feb. 17, 1836. Six children : Onke, Tretfi, William, Mar- garet, Jane, and John. Mrs. Ihnen was pre- viously married to John Burke, and had three children : Sarah, Henry, and Annie. He emigrated with his parents from Germany, crossed in a sailing vessel, was on the water nine weeks and three days, had a rough voyage; carries a stock of $5,000, and does a business of $15,000. When he came to this county had but a hundred dollars in his pocket, and has, through industry and economy, made a fine property.

J Jobuson B. sailor; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Joslin John, haruess maker ; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Junker John, laborer; P. O. La Prairie. Jurgans J. shoemaker ; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Jnrgans J. G. saloon ; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

KETCHUM WM. B., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2 ; P. O. Augusta, Han- cock county; was born in Orange county, N. Y., May 2, 1820; came to this county April 9, 1847; has 354 acres of land, valued at $15,000; married Eliza Colley. She was born in England, Jan. 14, 1814. Two living children: Wm. H., born Dec. 19, 1847; Hor- ace F., July 23, 1849 ; Bertha, born March 20, 1851, (and was burned to death March 20, 1856). Was the first Assessor of the township; member of the Methodist church; emigrated in 1838, from Orange county, N.Y., to Pulaski, Hancock county, Ill, in 1838, thence to this county ; turns off fifty head of hogs, and raises seventy-five acres of corn; also sells two car loads steers yearly. Mc. K. was one of twelve who was sent to Nau- voo to serve a summons on Joseph Smith, to bring him to Carthage, by orders from Gov. Ford; returned, reported not found. But the next day Smith gave himself op to Christopher Yates, and was brought to Carthage, and two days after was murdered in his cell by disguised men. Mr. K. has a fine residence and good farm, and is one of the sound farmers.

Kleinlein P. Lutheran minister, P. O. Keokuk Junc tion.

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Lannus L. farmer; sec. 21; P. O. La Prairie. Lannus O. farmer; sec. 21; P. O. La Prairie.

LYLE JOHN, farmer, stock and lumber dealer; Sec. 32; P. O. Keokuk Junc- tion. He was born in Ireland in March, 1839; emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1847; lived there two years, and came to Adams county in 1849. He married Eliza J. Simp- son in 1861. Six children, four living: John C., Willie, Mary H., and Dora Maud; two died in infancy. He owns 880 acres of land, valued at $16,800. He held the offices of Supervisor and Justice of the Peace for eleven years. Is at present engaged in the lumber and stock shipping business in com- pany with Oltman & Shone; are the leading shippers in the township. He started out when he was twenty-one years old with $700, and has accumulated a fine property, and is one of the sound business men of the county. He enlisted in Co. I, of the 119th Regt. Ill. Inf., Captain May-guarding bridges in Tennessee ; contracted, by exposure, sinovitis in the knee joint; was laid up two weeks in the hospital, when he was captured by Gen. Forest, and was paroled and sent to Benton Barracks, St. Louis; was discharged by be- ing unfit for the service, in 1862.

Limmis J. W. farmer; sec. 6; P. O. La Prairie.

McClelland Wm. farmer; sec. 20; P. O. La Prairie. Manlove J. B. farmer; sec. 36: P. O. Elm Grove. Martin L. A. physician ; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Meyer J. saloon; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Miller H. G. agricultural implements ; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

Mock W. R. laborer; P. O. La Prairie.

Munis C. carpenter ; P. O. Keokuk Junction.

NOAKES T. V., Physician and Sur- geon ; P. O. La Prairie; was born in Breck- enridge county, Ky., Nov. 22, 1849; came to this county in May, 1875; emigrated with his parents from Kentucky to Clark county, Ind., where he lived twenty years; thence to Adams 'county; commenced the study of medicine in Henryville, Ind., under Dr. W. E. Wisner, where he remained for two years. Then to Cincinnati School of Medicines and Surgery one year; thence back to Indiana one year, with Dr. Mason; thence to Louis-

ville University, where he graduated in 1873; practiced one year at Otisco, Clark county, Ind .; then came to Adams county, where he has followed his profession since.

OWEN D. C., merchant and Phys- ician: P. O. La Prairie; has practiced twenty-three years in Houston and North- east townships in this county; was three years in the United States hospital service at Quincy.

Parker L. tinner; P. O. Keokuk Junction. Pearce Edwin R. farmer; sec. 6; P. O. La Prairie.

PETTIJOHN R. G., farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. La Prairie (son of Jacob and Penelope Pettijohn); was born in Pike county, Ill., Sept. 3, 1839 ; came to this county in 1852. He has 120 acres of land, valued at $5,000; married Eliza Waring. She was born in this county Nov. 23, 1848, and died June 23, 1877. He has had three children : Laura Bell, born Aug. 1, 1869; James Ed- ward, born March 3, 1873; Martha A., born Aug. 27, 1876 (died Feb. 8, 1877). Turns off thirty head of hogs, and raises forty-five, acres of corn. His father, Jacob Pettijohn, was born in North Carolina, in 1834; em- igrated to Dayton, Ohio, where he lived until 1839, when he came to Pike county, Ill .; lived there a short time, and then came to Brown county, where he remained until 1852, when he came to this county, where he died in 1869. His mother died March 5, 1877. He enlisted in the 119th Regt. Ill. Inf. Co. K .; was in the Red river expedition with Gen. Banks, and at the battles of Nash- ville and Mobile; was taken prisoner by Gen. Forest, held for a short time, and then paroled, and sent to St. Louis; afterward was sent to his regiment in Tennessee ; was discharged at Mobile, Ala.

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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 129

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