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Galvin, T., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Galvin, T., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Goding, A. L., far .; P. O. Kaneville. GARDNER, JOHN Q., rents farm of J. H. Scott; Sec. 25; P. O. Kane- ville ; born Dec., 1829, in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; Rep .; Meth .; owns house and two lots in Kaneville village, valued at $800, and personal property valued at about $2,000; married Sophia Coon, 1863, in N. Y .; she was born 1839, in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; had four children -Herman, Eva M. (deceased), Charles (deceased), Birdie M. ; when about 9 years of age, his parents moved to Oncida Co., where he lived nine years ; then returned to Jefferson Co., and re- mained five years; thence to Canada, where he lived three years; thence to this State in 1860, where he lived four years; went back to N. Y., married and returned to Ill. the same year ; located in this Co., where he has lived ever since.
Gramley, Benj., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Gaunt, H., farmer ; P. O. Blackberry. Graves, H., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Guster, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. GARDNER, POLLY, MRS., Sec. 1 .; P. O. Lodi ; born 1821, in Genesee (now Wyoming) Co., N. Y .; her mother moved to Crawford Co., Pa., when she was about fourteen years of age; was married there to Dr. Wm. Kennedy, April 13, 1837 ; have two children- E. C. and W. H. H. (sons of Dr. Ken- nedy); they moved from Pa. to Lodi, this Co., Sept., 1857; Dr. Kennedy died at Lodi, Oct. 4, 1862; Mrs. G. still resided with her son, W. H. H., for five years after her husband's death ; then married H. S. Gardner, Sept. 28, 1867; Mr. Gardner settled in Kane Co. in 1845, where he now lives. E. C. Kennedy enlisted in the 8th Ill. Cavalry Sept., 1861, and served in the war three years.
H AWLEY, SAMUEL, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Hoyt, T., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Heustis, D., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Hough, S. H., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Hinds, W., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Harter, A., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Harter, Samuel, farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Hoyt, H. L., Station.
HOYT. BATES, farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Kaneville ; owns 80 acres ; he was born in Florida, Orange Co., N. Y., in 1820 ; moved to N. J. in 1836; there he mar- ried Sarah M. Doty ; she was born in N. J. ; they lived in N. Y. a few years ; then moved to Darien, Conn., in 1845 ; they had two children-Geo. E., born in N. Y., and Chas. H. in Conn. ; Mrs. Hoyt died at Darien, Conn., May 22, 1850. Married second wife-Mary E. Godfray, 1852, in Conn .; she was born in Fairfield Co., Conn, April 24, 1824. They moved to this State in 1857, and located on his present farm ; Geo. E. enlisted in Ill. I. V., Co. A, Jan., 1864, and died in the hospital at Chattanooga, Nov. 29, 1864, of sickness contracted in the army.
Humiston, C. M., farmer ; P. O. Kane- ville.
Hunt, S. D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Hays, S. B., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
HARDY, H. T., M. D., P. O. Kane- ville ; Rep .; Cong .; owns 2 acres in village, valued at $2,500; was born in Groton, Grafton Co., N. H., in 1838 ; married Sophia E. Buzzell, March 12, 1868 ; she was born Jan. 28, 1848, in Strafford, Vt .; had two children-Ralph H. and Mabel Le Rue (deceased). Mr. Hardy resided at Groton until about 21 years old, when he moved to Thetford, Vt., and began to study medi- cine ; he attended a course of lectures at Hanover, N. H., in 1862 ; then enlisted in June, 1862 in Sprague's Squadron Rhode Island Cavalry, one company of which was entirely of students of Dart- mouth, who were enlisted for three months. At the close of said three months he returned to his home in Vt., and pursued his study until Oct., 1863 ; then re-enlisted in the 3d Vt. L. A. for three years. He participated in the battle of Appomattox, and was dis- charged at the close of the war; he never received a wound. At the close of the war he returned to Thetford, completed his studies, and graduated in medicine at Dartmouth, Oct. 31, 1866 ; he practiced at Strafford, Vt., four years ; thence to Neb. where he spent one winter ; then came to Elgin, this Co., April, 1872, and in Oct., 1873, came to this village.
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HOYT, CHAS. H., farmer ; Sec. 3; P. O. Blackberry ; Rep. ; non-sectarian ; owns 80 acres, valued at $3,000; was born Dec. 23, 1847, in Darien, Conn. ; married Mary A. Reeves, April 2, 1873; she was born May 11, 1853, in Kent, Eng., and emigrated to U. S. with - her parents in 1861 ; they settled in this Co. They have one child-Geo. E., born in Feb. 1874. Mr. Hoyt came here with his father's family; has been elected School Director.
Hanchette, D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Hinds, J. H., farmer ; P. O. Blackberry. HOUGH, SAMUEL H., farmer ; Sec. 22; P. O. Kaneville; owns 43 acres, valued at $75 per acre ; Rep .; Meth. ; was born in Niagara Falls, N. Y., in 1827. Mr. Hough came West in 1854; stopped in Wis .; thence to Ill. ; lived at Rockford three years ; thence to Mo. with Mr. Churchill for whom he had contracted to build; mar- ried there Eliza Churchill in 1861; she was born in Genesee Co., N.Y., in 1828; one child living-Fayett C. (deceased) ; Mary E. Alfred Churchill, and Susan Wilson-Mrs. Hongh's parents-came to Chicago in 1834 ; thence to this Tp., and settled in the northeast side in 1837 ; their's was one of the first families in the Tp .; had six children, all girls-Fayett, Eliza, Delia, Susan, Fannie, and Emma. Mr. Churchill was the first P. M. in this Tp. ; he was chosen as a delegate to represent this Co. in the revision of the State Consti- tution in 1847 ; he held various offices of trust and honor, giving general satis- faction ; his oldest daughter, Fayett, (now Mrs. Hanchett) taught the first school in the Tp. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill were both natives of Vt .; both were born in 1800. Mrs. C. re- turned to Vt., to visit a daughter, and died there, Aug. 3, 1867. Mr. C. died in this Tp., near where many of the important days and incidents of his life were passed, Oct. 18, 1868.
Hunt, Daniel, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
ONES, GEO., farmer; P. O. Kaneville. J
JAMES, THOS., farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Big Rock; Rep .; Cong .; owns 170 acres, valued at $55 per acre ; he was born in 1835, in Mont-
gomeryshire, Wales ; married Margaret Evans in June, 1859, at Utica, N. Y .; she was born in 1839, in Mont- gomeryshire, Wales ; had five children ; those living are : Margaret, born in N. Y., and Elizabeth A., in this State. Mrs. James died Jan., 1873; married a second wife-Mary A. Aynon, Nov., 1874; she was born in South Wales, in 1846, and came to this country in 1868 ; have one child-John M .; Mr. J. came to the U. S. in 1857; settled in N. Y .; lived there until March, 1863, when he came to this Co .; rented here several years until he bought his present farm in the Spring of 1870.
K EENAN, M., far .; P. O. Kaneville.
Kenneda, P., far .; P. O. Lodi.
Kendall, M., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Keegan, D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Keller, Chas., far .; P. O. Kaneville.
Kennedy, P., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Kendall, W., mason ; P. O. Kaneville.
Knight, B.
Kendall, M. J., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Kennedy, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. OVELL, E., carp .; P. O. Kaneville. L
Lovell, S., farmer .; P. O. Kaneville. Lynch, J., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
LIGHTFOOT, JAS., Sec. 15; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep .; non-sectarian ; born in 1801, in Oxfordshire, Eng .; married Louisa Bush in 1835 ; she was born in 1816 in London ; they emigrated to the United States in 1836 ; settled in Mid- dletown, Conn., where they lived nine years ; then moved to this Co., and settled on what is now his son's farm July 4th. 1845 ; had twelwe children, only two living-Wm. Jas., born 1844, and Jessie, born in 1856; Mrs. L. died Oct. 2d, 1865; married second wife, Widow Fuller, January, 1870; he re- sides with his son, W. J., who owns 85 acres; valued at $60 per acre; he (W. J.) married Nancy Belden in March, 1869; she was born in 1850, in New York, and came here with her parents when about 6 years old ; have three children-Harry, born in 1870 ; Louisa, in 1871, and Jessie, in 1875. Libby, Wm., farmer; P. O. Lodi. Libby, W. T., farmer; P. O. Lodi. Lyke, J., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
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Lovell, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. LONG, MICHAEL, Sec. 1; P. O. Blackberry ; far .; Dem .; Cath .; owns 173 acres ; valued at $45 per acre ; born July 2d, 1830, in Co. Dublin, Ireland ; married Catharine Ferrington in April, 1869; she was born in Co. Galway, Ireland; Mr. Long emigrated to the United States in 1853, and remained at Boston about two and a half years ; thence to Chicago in 1855 ; thence direct to Kane Co., and has remained here ever since.
Lowell, Frank, painter; P. O. Kaneville. Lasher, Hiram, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. LEE, RUSSEL W., Sec. 23 ; P. O. Kaneville ; far,; Dem .; Bapt .; owns 323 acres ; valued at $15,000; born June 20th, 1822, at Middletown. Conn .; came to this Tp. in 1844; bought 160 acres of Government land; went back to Vermont and married Sophronia C. Spencer in April, 1848, and returned to his first choice at Kaneville in June of the same year ; had five children-Isa- bella (deceased), Mary, Ann (deceased), Grace R., Warren S. and Brainard A .; on arrival here Mr. Lee had only $384 left after paying $52 for his fare from Vermont to Chicago; inconvenience and disappointment in the extreme were not uncommon to those who would travel to the West, and he found a good share of those, as he journeyed over an almost unbroken wilderness; being a proficient teacher, he applied himself to that avocation during the Winter months of the year for a number of years after locating here, and many are the grati- fying reminiscences connected with his work at that time ; he is now the ear- liest settler living in Kaneville Tp., ex- cept one ; his parents still live in Con- necticut ; they were born in 1791 ; his mother is his father's second wife, and at this writing have been married sixty- three years ; Mr. L. is pecuniarily well situated, and looks back with pleasure on the time when he purchased, at 14 years of age, the privilege to work for himself.
MI ILNAMOOR, MARY, farmer; P. O. Lodi.
MeNair, Chas., farmer; P. O. Blackberry. Mininum, G. H., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Malone, P., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Miner, M., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Murphy, E., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
MUNSON, EMOND, farmer ; Sec. 29; P. O. Kaneville; born 1820 in Bergen, Norway ; Rep .; Bapt .; owns 1623 acres, valued at $60 per acre ; married Mary Whitcom Jan. 24, 1852; she was born in 1832 in York Co., Pa .; had twelve children-Sarah, Malinda, Carolina, David, Mary E. (deceased), Douglass, Ella, Frank, Mary, Catherine, Bettie and Amon. Mr. M. emigrated from Norway to the United States in 1842; lived in Chicago two years ; thence to Blackberry Township, where he lived five years ; thence to the farm where he now lives in 1850 ; he entered forty acres of the Government, which is part of his present farm.
MINER, AMOS, farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Kaneville; Rep .; Meth .; owns 516 acres (farmed by his son-in-law, Seymour Perry ), valued at $30,000 ; he was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., April, 1814 ; married Amanda Rose Dec. 30, 1834; she was born in the same county Jan. 7, 1819 ; have had eleven children -Rosline R., born Dec. 22, 1835, in N. Y .; died here March 19, 1854; Mary L., born Nov. 27, 1837; was the first white child born in this township ; Roxie, born April 19, 1840; Malcom, Dec. 2, 1842; Wesley O., April 17, 1845 ; Eliza J., Nov. 8, 1848 (died Sept. 24, 1849) ; Flora E., March 2, 1851; Edith, Sept. 13, 1853 (died May 24, 1854); Wellington, April 15, 1855; Orpha, Dec. 9, 1857, and Elmer R., Feb. 24, 1863 (died Oct. 10, 1863). In the Spring of 1836, Mr. M. left New York, with his wife and child ; they stopped in Michigan till July of that year, then started for Illi- nois, and arrived in Chicago Aug. 1, 1836 ; in the Fall, Mr. M. made a claim, which is part of his present farm, but did not move on the claim until May 10, 1837, which was the first settlement in this township, and, like many of the enterprising pioneers, he arrived here without any property of any kind ; but, by energy and economy, he has amassed quite a fortune ; he was elected Justice of the Peace in 1858, and held that of- fice four years, and other township offi- ces various times.
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MERRILL, THOS. W., farmer ;
P. O Kaneville; born in 1825 in Thorn- ton, Grafton Co., N. H .; Rep .; Bapt .; owns 200 acres, valued at $20,000 ; was elected School Director in 1867 ; held that office seven years; also Township Trustee for a number of years, to which office he was re-elected in April, 1877 ; married Harriet Thornton in 1850; she was born in 1827 in Thornton, Grafton ton Co., N. H .; they emigrated from New Hampshire to this township in 1854; had six children-John, Mary and Frank M., born in New Hampshire, and Hattie, Bessie (deceased), Lizzie (deceased), born in this county ; his father, W. S., Merrill, died at the old home in New Hampshire in November, 1854 ; Mrs. M.'s father, Wm. Thornton, was a grandson of - Thornton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence of the United States ; the town derives its name from the fam- ily ; her grandfather was its founder ; William, her father, was the leading busi- ness man of that vicinity ; he died in August, 1854.
Miller, G. P., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Meeks, G., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
Miner, W. O., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Meeks, Anson, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. MILNAMOW, MARY MRS., (widow of the late Thos. Milnamow) farmer ; Sec. 4 ; P. O. Lodi; owns 320 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; Catholic ; Mr. Milnamow was born in the Co. Longford, Ireland, in 1816; he emi- grated to U. S. in 1846, and came direct to this Co., and located on what is part of their present farm; Mrs. M. was born also in Longford Co., Ireland, in 1823; she emigrated to U. S. in 1844, and settled at Albany, N. Y. ; thence to Chicago, Ill., in 1851. They were married at Chicago. Dec. 12, 1851 ; had seven children-Michael, Margaret (de- ceased), Thomas, Barnard, and John ; · r. Milnamow died here April 19, 1868. Mead, J. H., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Miner, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
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EEDHAM, W. T., blacksmith ; P. O. Kaneville; was born in Lanark Co. in 1844; owns real estate in Bruce Co., Canada, valued at about $500; owns property in Kaneville, valued at about $1,500; Dem .; Epis. ; married
Martha Benton, Nov. 1874; she was born in this Co. in 1856 ; have two children- Geo. H., born Feb. 20, 1876 ; W. S., born Sept. 26, 1877. Mr. N. com- menced as apprentice to his trade in 1859 ; afterward moved to Bruce Co. in 1861, where he remained till 1865 ; thence to Pa. ; stayed only a short time. and returned to Bruce Co., Canada ; lived there four years ; thence to this town in 1870, and commenced business for himself in 1871.
WENS, CATHARINE, farming ; P. O. Kaneville.
Owen, Wm., Jr., far .; P. O. Kaneville.
OSBORN, GEORGE L., farmer and stock dealer; Sec. 3; P. O. Lodi ; owns 140 acres; value, $70 per acre ; Rep .; Ind .; Prohibitionist ; born Sept. 28, 1825, at Auburn, N. Y. Married Orenda C. Bunker, Oct. 2, 1856; she was born in New London, N. H ; they have two children-Dora aud Ella L .; Mr. Osborn left New York on a pros- pecting tour in 1854; went to Iowa ; came to Kane Co., Ill., in the Spring of 1855, and located on his present farm ; his wife's parents (Mr. and Mrs. Bunker) with their three children, were among the first settlers of this township ; John Bunker was born Aug. 28, 1797, in New London, N. H .; Mrs. Bunker was born Jan. 5, 1800, in Orange Co., Vt .; they emigrated from New Hampshire to Illinois, making a temporary stop in Ohio, and arrived here in the Spring of 1840 ; they built the first frame house in this township ; Mr. B. held the office of Justice of the Peace various terms ; Mrs. Osborn is the only one of the chil- dren that is living ; Mr. Bunker died here May 31, 1865.
O'Donoran, W., far .; P. O. Blackberry. Osborn, H. B., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
OWENS, WM., farmer ; Sec. 18; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep .; Meth .; owns 140 acres ; value, $40 per acre; born July 24, 1831, in Chestershire, England. Married Victoria Boothroyd in 1855, at Utica, Oneida Co., N. Y .; she was born Dec., 1839, at Glenham, Orange Co., N. Y .; have ten children-Edwin, Leonard A., Sarah E., Willie W., born in New York ; Florence E., Frank P., Mary M., Louis K., John A., and Charles S., born in this State; Mr. O. emigrated
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from England to New York with his parents in 1835 ; he visited this State a good many years ago, but brought his family to this county in 1863, intent on permanent residence here.
PAULS, F., farmer; P. O. Kane- ville.
PHELPS, JOHN T., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville ; born Oet. 13, 1855, in Che- nango Co., N. Y. ; Rep. ; non-sectarian ; owns 152 acres of land, valued at $80 per acre ; his father, P. M. Phelps, was born Oct. 12, 1818, in Chenango Co., N. Y. ; his mother was born April 15, 1818, in Otsego Co., N. Y .; moved to this State, with their seven children, in 1861 ; Archer B., Lyman E., Agnes, George, John T., Estelle and Ella ; purchased 280 acres of land, which the family still own; Mr. Phelps died March 8, 1868; his aged mother, Clara Vail, born Feb. 28, 1795, in New York, still lives with the widow Phelps and John T .; he is not married. ville.
PHELPS, ARCHER B., farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep. ; non- sectarian ; owns 214 acres of land, val- ued at $11,000 ; born in 1845, in Che- nango Co., N. Y .; married Hartwell, Jan. 26, 1869; she was born Nov. 13, 1849, in New York ; have three chil- dren-Lynn, born June 22, 1871; Lee, born May 8, 1873; Jennie, bern July 19, 1875; Mr. Phelps came to this State with his father's family, and owns the place which his father pur- chased when he came here in 1861; Mrs. Phelps came to this State with her parents and one brother (Henry) when quite young.
Plapp, Jacob F., far. ; P. O. Lodi. PRICE, JOHN, far., Sec. 31 ; P. O. Hinckley ; born in 1842, in Rodnor- shire ; Rep .; Bapt .; owns 1934 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre ; is not married ; he came here with his father's family, which consisted of the parents and three children-Edward H., John and Mary ; they emigrated from Wales into this county in 1847; his father, Edward Price, was born in 1797, in Wales, and died here in February, 1869 ; his mother, Ann Harding, was born in 1804, in Wales, and died here in September, 1874.
Perry, Frank, mer. ; P. O. Kaneville. Perry, S. D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Phelps, Mrs. A. M., farming; P. O. Kane- Proudfort, W. S., far. ; P. O. Kaneville. UNKIE, B., P. O. Lodi. R
RAVLIN, J. E., farmer ; P. O. Kane- ville ; born 1826, in Essex Co., N. Y .; Dem .; non-sectarian ; owns one and a half acres in Kaneville village, valued at about $800; moved with his father's family-which consists of father, John W. Ravlin ; mother, Eunis Linkfield, and four children, two boys and two girls-to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1829; thence to this county, in 1845; married Sophia Bartlett, in 1854; she was born 1835, in Vt .; have three children-Helen E., born 1857; Mary F., born 1860; Fred, born 1870.
Reeves, W. H., far .; P. O. Blackberry. Rudd, H. D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. RAVLIN, N. N., farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep. since 1856; Bapt .; born in 1823, in Shorham, Vt .; moved with his father's family, in 1824, to Essex Co., N. Y .; thence to Chautauqua Co., in 1832; thence to this county in 1845 ; owns 160 acres, valued at about $12,000; married Francis A. West in 1849; she was born in 1831, in En- gland ; emigrated with her father's family to this country in 1837 ; have five chil- dren-Warren W., born 1851; Martin B., born 1857; · Alta J., born 1866 ; Frank W., born 1869; Grace, born 1873; Mr. R. was elected Tp. Super- visor in 1857 ; which office he has held ever since, except two years ; and has been Chairman of the Board of Super- visors nine years, which office he now holds; was elected to Legislature in 1868, for two years. His father, Rev. Thos. Ravlin, and mother, Hannah Whitman, came here, with their family of seven children, in 1845-John W., Narcissia, Catharine E., M. M., Emly C., N. N. and N. F .; Rev. Thos. Ravlin was the first Bapt. minister in Kaneville; but his services were not long enjoyed here before he was called from things terrestrial ; he died in 1846, and was the first interred in Kaneville cemetery ; Mrs. R., Sr., died, in ad- vanced years, in 1869.
Read, Hiram, far .; P. O. Blackberry.
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Riley, Pat, farmer ; P. O. Blackberry. RAYMOND, A., farmer, See. 34; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep. ; non-sectarian. Married Delia A. Perrigo, Feb. 12, 1873; she was born in 1856, in N. Y., and came here with her parents; his brother, Chas. F. Raymond, also lives on the estate of their father, G. C. Ray- mond, which consists of 400 acres, val. at about $75 per acre. Chas. F. married Carrie C. Humiston, Feb. 15, 1877 ; their brother Harvey enlisted in the 9th Ill. Cavalry, April 8, 1865, and served three months; was also in the 19th Kan. Cavalry, and served six months. G. C. Raymond, their father, came to this State, from Wareham, Mass., in 1841 ; lived some time in Kendall Co., and moved to this county in 1844.
SHOOP, T., farmer ; P. O. Lodi.
Shoop, W. H. H., far. ; P. O. Kaneville. SCOTT, JOHN H., merchant and P. M. ; P. O. Kaneville ; was born Oct. 26, 1834, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; Rep. ; Meth. Epis .; came to this Co. in 1837 with his father's family ; married Martha J. Ostrand, Nov. 20, 1858; she was born April, 1837, in Erie Co., Pa., and came to this Co. in 1857; have two children-Lilian, born February, 1861 ; Robt. B., born March, 1874 ; was elected J. P. in 1864; served 8 years ; elected Tp. Assessor in 1868; held that office two years ; appointed P. M. in 1871, which office he now holds. His father, John Scott, was born in 1804, in Lon- donderry, Ireland ; he emigrated to N. Y. in 1815; his mother, Mary Atkin- son, was born in 1807, in Leeds, Eng. : she emigrated to U. S. when quite young ; when they came to this State they had three children-Sarah, John H., and Alexander; he died shortly after their arrival in Chicago ; Elizabeth, born in this Co., died in 1856; Robert enlisted in 127th Ill. I. V., Co. I, and died at home in Aug., 1863, of disease contraeted in the army ; Wm., Mary E., and George F., he died in 1855; his father died Oct. 17, 1877. John H. Scott owns 1614 acres, Sec. 25, valued at $8,000, besides property in Kane- ville, valued at $7,000; was elected Township Treasurer in 1874, which office he now holds.
Simmonds, J. M., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Simons, M., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Simons, N., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Simons, C., farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Smith, James, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. SAMUELS, JOHN, blacksmith ; P. O. Kaneville; born, in 1843, in Bacon- shire, Wales; Dem .; Bapt .; owns in Kaneville village property valued at $500 ; married Sarah Griffiths in 1863, in Wales ; she was born in Sept., 1842 ; have six children-Sarah A., born Jan. 8, 1865 ; John, July 19, 1866 ; Mary, Dee. 24, 1868 ; Elizabeth, Mar. 9, 1871 ; Ellen, Dee. 20, 1873 ; Minnie, April 2, 1875 ; babe, Oet. 6, 1877. In com- pliance with the custom of his native land, Mr. Samuels served seven years as ap- prentice to his trade; the mechanic of the Old World does not start in business for himself, no matter what his ability may be, at the end of a short term of one or two years' apprenticeship. They emigrated to this country in 1869, land- ing in N. Y. on the 1st day of June ; thenee direct to this town, where they have lived ever since.
Sherwin, D. C., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. Snyder, D., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
SCOTT, LOUIS K., mercantile clk .; P. O. Kaneville ; Rep. ; non-seetarian ; has held office of Collector in this Tp. in 1876 ; was re-elected in 1877 ; and Con- stable also ; he was born Dee. 3, 1851, in Utica, N. Y. ; married Mary A. Jones, April 23, 1877 ; she was born June 23, 1854, in Batavia, Ill. Mr. Scott came to Ill. with his father's family, which consisted of his father, John A. Scott, who was born May 24, 1828, in Oris- kaney, N. Y. ; his mother, Kazia Owens, who was born June 29, 1828, in Ches- tershire, Eng .; in 1855 they came to Ill., and located in MeHenry Co. ; thenee to Kane Co. in 1857; they had six children-George R. and L. K., born in N. Y., and H. W. (deceased) ; Lillie F., Walter W., Clara M., born in III. While in N. Y. Mr. Scott, Sr., was en- gaged in the manufacture of woolen goods; here he was in mercantile busi- ness ; he died here Sept. 13, 1865.
Spencer, James, far .; P. O. Kaneville. Schneider, Charles, far .; P. O. Blackberry. Smith, J. M., far .; P. O. Blackberry. Snyder, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
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Simons, James, farmer ; P. O. Lodi. Scott, Mrs. K., P. O. Kaneville.
T WUPPER, W. H., far .; P. O. Kaneville.
Taylor, Wm., far .; P. O. Blackberry.
U NDERWOOD, A., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville. AN ARSDALE, P., farmer ; P. O. Kaneville.
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VANVOLKENBURGH, GEO.,
farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Lodi; Rep .; Meth .; owns 90 acres; value, $55 per acre; born Feb. 20, 1832, in Yates Co., N. Y. Married M. Hammond, in Jan., 1853; she was born in Tioga Co., Pa., in 1834; had three children-Andrew (deceased), Charlie and Herby ; Mrs. Van Volkenburgh died in March, 1871 ; married second wife, Maryette Hazen, in March, 1873, in this township; she was born Aug. 31, 1842, in New Lon- don, Franklin Co., Conn ; Mr. V. moved to this State in April, 1866 ; he pur- chased the farm where he now lives, the year following ; his means was very limited when he got here ; he now owns, though small, a well improved farm.
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