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Earle's father, Calvin Earle, died in Fremont, Oct. 1, 1857, 79 years of age ; he was born in Mass., and came west with Mr. Earle. Mr. Earle's mother was born in Vermont, and died Aug. 7, 1866, in Fremont, at the age of 77.
EARLE, C.WARRINGTON, en-
listed in Company I, 15th Illinois Vols., under the first call for 75,000 men in 1861 ; was discharged for disability after six months' service ; again enlisted in Company C, 96th Regiment Illinois Volunteers ; was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, then appointed Second Lieu- tenant, and afterward promoted to First Lieutenant; was taken prisoner at the battle of Chickamauga, sent to Libby Prison, and remained there six months, when he made his escape with Col. Straight and a number of others, by tunneling under the prison; rejoined his regiment and was honorably dis- charged at close of war.
F ENWICK, WILLIAM, farmer ; P. O. Diamond Lake.
Fisher, Lewis, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Fletcher, Charles, far .; P. O. Wauconda. Flary, John, Sr., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Flary, John, Jr., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Fisher, W. O., laborer; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Fredricks, Jacob, farmer; P. O. Fremont Centre.
FOX, REV. ALMOND K., Pas- tor of First Cong. Church, Fremont Township; P. O. Ivanhoe; born May 4, 1835, in Warren Co., Pa. ; entered the ministry at Farmington, Pa., at the age of 21 ; preached there three years; moved to Monticello, Minn. ; was Pas- tor there six years ; thence to Sauk Center, Minn .; preached there two years ; thence to his present charge in 1868 ; Mr. Fox has been in poor health for a number of years, and yet has the care of one of the largest and most flourishing congregations in the county ; married Miss Louisa Hazeltine, Nov. 8, 1855 ; six children, five living ; owns 106 acres of land ; Rep .; was editor of the Waukegan Gazette for two years- from 1870 to 1872.
G Y OULD, WILLIAM, farmer ; P. O. T Fremont Centre.
Gray, J. B., far. ; P. O. Fremont Centre. Grummeit, William, farmer ; P. O. Gage's Lake.
Griffith, David, farmer; P. O. Diamond Lake.
Gleason, E. W., farmer; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Grabbe, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Glass, Henry, blacksmith ; P. O. Diamond Lake.
Grummeit, Robert, farmer ; P. O. Gage's . Lake.
Gleason, E. F., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
H ORTON, PERRY, laborer ; P. O. Ivanhoe.
Harvey, John, farmer ; P. O. Hainesville. Hapkie, C. H., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Hapkie, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Hendee, Homer, far .; P. O. Livertyville. Houghton, P. P., far. ; P. O. Wauconda. HOYT, IRA J., farmer ; Section 9, Fremont; P. O. Fremont Centre ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 1832; came to this county in 1855; has held the office of Justice of the Peace for 16 years ; also held office of School Direc- tor for a number of years; owns 63 acres of land; married Miss S. S. Mil- lard, March 27, 1861 ; had five children ; four living.
Hapkie, August, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Hapkie, Chris., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Hulburt, H. S., merchant ; P. O. Ivanhoe. HARDEN, EDWARD B., Section 22; P. O. Ivanhoe; farmer ; Rep .; Cong .; 217 acres; probable value, $40 per acre ; born in Lake Co. 1837; married Edna F. Bryant in Ivanhoe in 1866; she was born in Vermont in 1847 ; have had six children-Edith M., born 1869; Lewis W., born 1871; Lotta A., born 1873 ; Freddie E., born 1875; Georgie A., born 1877; Willie, born 1867 ; died 1867 ; has been School Director ; was in fair circumstances on starting business.
Hertel, John, Sr., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Hawkins, T. B., laborer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Hertel, Geo., far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Hendee, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. Hertel, John, Jr., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
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HENDEE, A. L., Section 3; P. O. Hainesville; farmer ; has 180 acres here, 265 acres in Avon and five acres in War- ren ; Rep .; Ind .; born in Lake Co. in 1846; was married to Arlette Rich in Ivanhoe, in 1876, by Rev. A. K. Fox ; she was born in Lake Co. in 1854; has been Supervisor in Avon two years ; School Trustee and Director ; his father, H. H. Hendee, settled in Lake Co. in 1836; was born in N. Y. in 1810; he married Lucinda Kingsbury ; she was born in 1819.
Hironimus, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Houghton, J. W., far .; P. O. Wauconda.
NGRISH, JOSEPH, farmer; P. O. Hainesville.
TACOBY, PETER, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe.
Jones, Clark, farmer ; P. O. Hainesville. Jones, George E., farmer ; P. O. Gilmer. Jones, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Hainesville.
K APPLE, DURHAM, farmer ; P. O. Hainesvillc.
Krosche, Geo., far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Kern, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Gage's Lake.
- YON, ROBERT, farmer ; P. O. Fre- mont Centre.
Lyon, J. H., laborer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Loftas, Chris., far. ; P. O. Fremont Centre. Lush, Wm., far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Ladder, Rudolph, farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Lusk, Hiram, far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Laubly, Henry, lab .; P. O. Ivanhoe.
LUSK, EDWARD, farmer ; Secs. 7 and 8; P. O. Fremont Centre; born April 19, 1824, in Wayne Co., N. Y. ; came to this county in 1842; has been Consta- ble for twenty-eight years, also does some business as auctioneer ; owns 201 acres of land ; married Miss R. A. Win- chel July 31, 1849 ; has eleven children ; his brother, P. Lusk, entered the army in 1861, was taken prisoner and died in Libby Prison.
M' ILLARD, JOHNSON, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Millard, Peter, P. O. Hainesville. Musser, Jno., lab. ; P. O. Ivanhoe.
McBride, Jno., far. ; P. O. Libertyville. MAYNARD, R. D., carpenter; Sec. 23; P. O. Ivanhoe; born April 27, 1816, in New York ; came west and settled in DuPage Co .; lived there two years, re- moved to Lake Co. in 1844; married Miss Paulina Wood, of New York, May 1, 1844; have four children-Rubic, born Feb. 27, 1845; Emily L., born Nov. 21, 1847, died June 18, 1867 ; Ger- trude, born Nov. 12, 1852; Frederick E., born June 8, 1854. His father, Levi Maynard, died at 48 years of age; his mother was Annie Day, died Oct. 2, 1871. McConety, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Muir, Win., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. MURRAY, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Wauconda ; born in Ireland June 15, 1802; came to New York city in 1830; remained there seven years, and came to this county in 1837 ; mar- ried Miss Alice O'Conor in 1831; had nine children, seven living ; owns 360 acres of land ; Dem .; Cath.
Meier, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Meyer, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Murray, James, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Mather, Anthony, far .; P. O. Wauconda. MYERS, PETER (son of John
Myers), farmer ; Sec. 28; P. O. Ivan- hoe; born in Lake Co. in 1848; owns 220 acres of land worth $50 per acre; Dem .; Ind: ; married Emma Hay in 1845 ; she was born in Loraine; have six children-Peter, born in 1848 ; Eva, born in 1850; Katie, born in 1852; Emma, born in 1854; John, born in 1847, died in 1867; Caroline, born in 1861, died in 1861. John Myers, left France and settled in Lake Co. in 1847. MEIER, AUGUST, farmer ; Sec. 27 and 28; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born in Ger- many in 1834; owns 151 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; Rep .; Luth. : married Hannah Hapka in 1855 ; she was born in Germany in 1831 ; have eight .children-Henry, born in 1856 ; August, born in 1858; Christ., born in 1863 ; Ernest, born in 1864; William, born in 1867 ; Frederick, born in 1869; Han- nah, born in 1872; child born in 1860, died in 1860. Left Germany in 1852 and settled where he now resides ; has been School Director ; was in poor cir- cumstances on coming here.
Morris, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Libertyville.
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Murray, A. V., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Musser, Chas , farmer, P. O. Ivanhoe. McConety, Robert, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Murray, A. J., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Muir, John, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. McConety, Wm., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe.
N TOTMEYER, HENRY, farmer, P. O. Fremont Centre.
Notmeyer, Fred., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
NEVILLEIR, LOUIS, blacksmith and farmer ; Sec. 35; P. O. Gilmer ; born in France, Jan. 23, 1834; came to this country at 14 years of age ; came to county in 1857 ; married Miss Honora Cutter July 28, 1855; ten children, eight living-Mary J., born Oct. 30, 1860 ; Lewis H., born Oct 31, 1863; Eva H. R., born Nov. 8, 1865 ; Edson J., born Jan. 8, 1867; Frank V., born July 22, 1868; George. W., born Dec. 14, 1871; Henry S., born Oct. 1, 1874 ; Frederick S., born Nov. 10, 1876 ; enlisted in 8th Ill. Vol. Sept. 29, 1864; served in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and was at the capture of Mobile; was honorably mustered out at the end of the war, Oct. 5, 1865 ; owns 22 acres land : carries on the blacksmith business ; Rep. ; Meth.
O SGOOD, H. M., farmer ; P. O. Evan- hoe.
OSGOOD, REUBEN, farmer ; Sec. 22 ; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born Nov. 6, 1819, in Vermont ; came to county April 19, 1856 ; held the offices of Town Clerk and School Treasurer for a number of years ; married Miss Z. W. Partridge ; two children ; also two children by first wife, Miss Sarah J. Hill ; owns 82} acres land ; Mr. Osgood springs from the old stock of Osgoods, whose history dates back to the first settlement of the Eastern States ; Rep. ; Religious. Ostrander, B., far .; P. O. Libertyville.
P AYNE, P. P., far. ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Payne, A. A., far .; P. O. Ivanhoe. Price, Levi, farmer ; P. O. Gilmer. Price, A. L., painter; P. O. Gilmer. Putnam, D. S., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Potter, Harvey, farmer; P. O. Hainesville. Parker, August, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda.
PAYNE, ALFRED, farmer ; Sec. 24 ; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born in Washing- ton Co., N. Y., June 7, 1815 ; came to county in 1836 ; held position as School Director for a number of years; owns 126 acres of land ; married Miss Mar- tha S. Barry ; six children ; three sons in the army-Samuel B., 96th Ill. Vol., mortally wounded at the battle of Kene- saw Mountain, was removed to Nash- ville, where his father went and cared for him until his death, and then re- moved him for interment to the town- ship ; Henry C., 96th Ill. Vol., was taken prisoner, sent to Libby Prison, and is supposed to have died at Dan- ville or Andersonville ; Arthur A., 153d Ill. Vol., honorably discharged for disa- bility. Rep. ; Religious.
PUTNAM, ANTHONY, farmer ; Section 23, Fremont; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born Feb. 18, 1820, in Bethel, Vt .; came to county in 1852 ; has lived here twenty-five years; held office as Road Commissioner and School Director; mar- ried Miss Ann S. Kendall, Feb. 20, 1845, at Bernard, Vt., have four chil- dren-Alma J., born Aug. 8, 1846 ; Emma V., born Nov. 28, 1849; Nenah M., born Feb. 20, 1854 ; Willie J., born April 18, 1871 ; Mrs. Putnam was born in Bethel, Vt., Oct. 2, 1825 ; owns 190 acres of land ; Rep. ; religious. Mrs. Putnam's father, J. Kendall, was born in Windsor, Vt., November, 1788, died Nov., 1863. Mrs. Putnam's mother, Lydia Kendall, was born in Windsor, Vt., 1785, died Oct. 25, 1864; both are buried in Fremont ; both died suddenly, without a moment's sickness.
Poole, Ostis, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Proctor, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe.
Proctor, Chas., money loaner ; P. O. Ivan- hoe.
Proctor, Elisha, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Pochlington, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Gage's Lake.
Phillips, Lewis, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. PRICE, JAMES C., farmer; Sec. 34, Fremont ; P. O. Gilmer; born July 16, 1803, in Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y .; came to county from Erie Co., Penn., in 1844 ; has held office of Road Commis- sioner and School Director ; married Miss Jane Cruvil, Feb. 26, 1826; she was born Jan. 11, 1807, in Wales, Erie
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Co. N. Y .; they had eight children, five living-Levi, born Dec. 18, 1826; Al- bert L., born Sept. 28, 1833; William H., born March 30, 1836; Harriet E., born Sept. 13, 1840; John J., born June 17, 1842, died April 11, 1863 ; Lewis C., born March 23, 1848 ; Maria, born Feb. 26, 1829, died Oct. 12, 1829; Daniel C., born Oct. 21, 1838, died April 14, 1840. John J. enlisted in the 96th Ill. Vols. in 1862, and died in the hospital at Quincy, Ill., April 11, 1863. William H. enlisted in the 15th Ill. Vols .; was wounded in both arms at the battle of Shiloh ; on his recovery, he returned to his regiment, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of term of service. Albert L. enlisted in the 15th Ill. Vols .; served over three years, and was honorably discharged at the end of the term of service. Mr. James C. Price owns 100 acres of land; Rep. Mr. Price was comparatively poor when he settled in the county, and has accumulated a competency by his intel- ligence, economy and industry ; he is over 74 years of age, and is still able to attend to business.
PHILLIPS, CHAS., County Treas- . urer of Lake Co .; farmer; born in Madison Co., N. Y., July 1, 1831 ; was in the late war ; belonged to the 96th I. V. I .; served three years ; owns farm in Fremont Township-127 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; came to Lake Co. 1854; Rep .; married Miss Lucinda Huntington, of Vermont, in 1855 ; three children-Lewis, Alma and Martha. P. O. Libertyville.
PAYNE, THOS. H., farmer ; Sec. 7; P. O. Fremont Centre; born in Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 7, 1807; came to county in 1837 ; las lived in township forty years ; married Susan Smith, April 25, 1834; she was born March 5, 1814, in Cayuga Co., N. Y .; twelve children ; three sons in the army-Frederick A., Corporal Co. C, 57th I. V., killed at the battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862; William, Ser- geant Co. G, 51st I. V., died at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Jan. 4, 1862 ; owns 243 acres of land ; has carried on the nursery business for twenty-five years, and carries the largest stock of fruit and ornamental trees in the county.
PAYNE, STEPHEN E., farmer ; Sec. 23; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born Sept. 5, 1821, in Washington Co., N. Y .; came to county in 1837 ; held the position of School Director and Road Commis- sioner for a number of years; married Miss C. Pollock, Nov. 24, 1843; seven children ; owns 220 acres land ; Rep .; Religious.
R AGAN, W. M., far .; P. O. Gilmer. Radkie, Wmn., farmer ; P. O. Liber- tyville.
Rendler, Solomon, mason ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
RAGAN, JOHN G., farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Gilmer; born in Philadel- phia, Pa., Feb. 28, 1812; came to county Aug. 5, 1836; was one of the first Justices of the Peace of the old county ; married the first couple that were married in the county ; held offices of County Commissioner, School Director, Town Supervisor, Road Com- missioner, Town Collector, and was Sheriff for a number of years; married Miss Hannah Tucker, Jan. 9, 1839; she died Aug. 16, 1847 ; married Miss Hapsitah Tucker, Jan. 1, 1849; had two children by first wife; one son in the army-William M., enlisted in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, and was honorably discharged at the end of the war; owns 120 acres land, valued at $8,000; Rep .; Universalist. Ritta, Conrad, P. O. Ivanhoe.
Ritta, Lewis, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Roney, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Rummel, G., mason ; P. O. Wauconda.
RODGERS, JOHN, P. O. Diamond Lake; Section 25; born in County Antrim, Ireland, March 20, 1826 ; came to New York and remained there about six years, and thence to this county in 1854; has lived here about 23 years ; married Miss G. Fulton, at town of Ela, Jan. 1, 1855 ; five children-Rob- ert J., born July 2, 1856; David F., born Dec. 13, 1857; Carry E., born Sept. 1, 1859 ; Martha J., born Nov. 2, 1861; John H., born June 10, 1867 : held office as School Director for a num- ber of years ; Mr. Rodgers was a com- paratively poor man when he came to this country ; has accumulated a com- petency by his intelligence, perseverance
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and industry ; Rep .; Cong .; owns 96 acres of land.
SOULE, OSCAR, painter; P. O. Wauconda.
Stratton, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Smith, E. H., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Smith, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Swan, Hurlburt, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Snyder, Jno., Sr., far. ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Sennott, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Stratton, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. SMITH, A. V., farmer; P. O. Fort Hill; born New York Oct. 26, 1823; came to county 1840; married Eliza- beth A. Brown May 2, 1849; 5 children ; owns 430 acres of land in homestead ; also owns over 300 acres in other parts of the county ; has been School Director for about 25 years ; held office as Asses- sor and Commissioner of Highways for a number of years ; Mr. Smith is one of the largest tax-buyers and real estate dealers in the county and agent for the Phoenix Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn .; he is eminently a self-made man, having accumulated a fine property entirely by his own efforts ; Rep .; religious.
SANFORD, SIMEON, retired far- mer ; Section 26; P. O. Ivanhoe ; born in Vermont January 24, 1798; came to county in 1856 ; owns ten acres of land ; married Miss Luthra Calhoun, March 6, 1838; had five children-two living ; David N. enlisted in the 95th Ill. Vols., served three years and was injured while in the army ; Mr. Sanford is about 80 years of age, is a man of vigor and able to attend to business.
Steffans, John, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda. Slagle, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Slusser, Orville, far. ; P. O. Hainesville. Shurburn, James, far. ; P. O. Wauconda. Shephard, R. farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill. Snyder, John, Jr., far .; P. O. Ivanhoe. Skinner, David, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Shober, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Schuber, August, farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Smith, A. E., P. O .: Ivanhoe.
Smith, T. B., laborer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Smith, F. M., P. O. Ivanhoe.
Smith, William, farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill. Smith, Byron, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe.
Swan, H. R., sewing machine agent; P.O. Ivanhoe.
Shober, John, farmer; P. (. Fremont Centre.
Snyder, Charles, laborer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. SWAN, S. H., Section 14; Ivanhoe ; farming ; owns 923 acres, at $50 ; Rep .; Universalist ; born in Haddam, Conn., in 1828; married Mary W. Rodgers in Lake Co. in 1852; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1832 ; they have five children-Hurlburt R., born 1854; Nannie R., born 1861; Libbie Z., born 1866; Edgar F., born 1867 ; James H., born 1875; left Connecticut and came to Lake Co in 1845 ; settled where he now resides ; has been Town Clerk, Assessor, Commissioner of High- ways, School Trustee and Director.
TI RAUT, MICHAEL, farmer; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Titus, John, far. ; P. O. Fremont Centre. Titus, Lorens, far. ; P. O. Fremont Centre. Thomas, C. J., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Thomas, C. P., blacksmith ; P. O. Fre- mont Centre.
THOMAS, JOEL B., Section 34 ; P. O. Gilmer; born in Winchendon, Mass., Feb. 8, 1821; parents removed to Windsor Co., Vt., when Mr. Thomas was about 18 months old ; came to this county, September, 1840; held office of Supervisor, School Director, School Trustee, Road Commissioner ; married Miss Hannah Z. Doolittle, May 9, 1849; she was born in Menta, Lake Co., Ohio, Jan. 31, 1830 ; had eight children, two living-Frank, born March 5, 1855, and Jennie, born Nov. 24, 1865; owns 160 acres of land ; Rep .; Meth .; Mr. Thomas' father, Richard Thomas, was born in Ridge, New Hamp- shire, July 30, 1783; died April 22, 1863, in Windsor Co., Vt., at 80 years of age ; his mother, Dolly Thomas, was born in Danvers, Mass., May 19, 1797 ; died Sept. 16, 1850, in Windsor Co., Vt.
THORNTON, MRS. DELPHIA
A., Sec. 22 ; P. O. Ivanhoe ; widow of Wm. P. Thornton, who died March 8, 1869 ; she was born April 4, 1821, in Bakersfield, Vt .; came to Lake Co. in 1857; came west with the pioneer class of teachers sent out by Gov. Wm.
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Slade, of Vermont, in May, 1847 ; has devoted 20 years of her life to the edu- cation of the young; owns 1133 acres of land in Fremont. 14 aeres in Sec. 31, Town 44; also 8 lots in Block 5, N. Evanston, lots 95 and 96, 25 and 26, S. Block 6, Block 12, Sheffield Addn., lots 95 and 96, Block 6, Chi- cago ; has one son, F. S. Thornton, aged 14 years ; W. P. Thornton, her deceased husband, was born in Buckingham, Penn., Sept. 29, 1813, and died March 8, 1869; he came west about 1835 and settled in Channahon, Ill., removing thence to Fremont in 1854, where he was Justice of the Peace for some years ; he was twice married ; his first wife was Mary L. Strong, of Stockbridge, Vt., sister of Brig. Gen. Geo. C. Strong, who fell at Fort Wagner, leading on the charge ; she died Dec. 27, 1859 ; their son, Charles S. Thornton, died the next May, aged 9 years and 9 months ; his second wife, Delphia A. Dean, of Bakers- field, Vt., and their son, Frazar S. Thornton, aged 14 years, still survives him.
Tekampe, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Fremont Centre.
Tekampe, Wm., far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Titus, Adam, far .; P. O. Fremont Centre. Thomas, Frank, farmer; P. O. Gilmer. Towner, Fred., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. TUPPER, WILLIAM, A., far- mer ; Sec. 2; P. O. Hainesville ; Rep .; Ind .; owns 119 acres; value, $45 per acre; born in New York in 1826 ; mar- ried Sarah Ann Palmeter, of Wisconsin, in 1851; she was born in New York in 1830 ; have two children-Alice, born in 1856; Nettie, born in 1863; left New York and went to Wisconsin in 1837 ; came to Lake Co. in 1856; has been School Director many years ; fair circumstances on arriving here.
V ANHORN, HENRY, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe.
Vanhorn, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Vickerman, S., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Vickerman, Henry, far .; P. O. Ivanhoe. Vickery, Wm., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe.
W ADDING, MATTHEW, farmer ; P. O. Wauconda.
Wells, Theo., farmer; P. O. Wauconda.
Wells, Henry, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Washburn, Wm., far .; Fremont Centre. WELLS, HENRY T., farmer; Sees. 28 and 29: P. O. Ivanhoe; was born in Jackson, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 30, 1830; came to Lake Co. in 1845 ; has lived on present homestead for 32 years ; held office of School Director for 15 years; married Miss Rhoda Stone; she was born Sept. 19, 1832, in Livingston Co., N. Y .; six children- Mary J., born Jan. 5, 1852; John H., born May 27, 1854; Ida, born March 27, 1856; Hepsie, born Nov. 6, 1858; Russell, born March 23, 1868; Fannie, born Jan. 10, 1872 ; John Wells, father of Henry T., owned 120 acres of land ; was born Feb. 21, 1786 and died at the homestead aged 66 years : he partici- pated in the battle of Stonington Point in the war of 1812; Elvira, mother of H. T., was born July 17, 1795, in New York; and died in Fremont July 9, 1869, lacking seven days of being 75 years old ; Mrs. Wells' father (Mr. Chapman) was born in Hudson, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1805, and died Oct. 31, 1857, in Minnesota; her mother (Clara C. Stone) was born in New York June 11, 1807, and is now living in Minnesota and is 70 years of age ; Rep .; Cong. Wagner, Jno., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Wagner, Geo., 1st, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Wagner, Geo., 2d, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Wagner, Andrew, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Weitz, Michael, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe.
WHITNEY, DAVID, farmer; Sec. 6, Fremont; P. O. Diamond Lake; Ind .; Meth .; owns 160 acres land; born Oct. 1, 1810, in Orange Co. Vt .; came west to Joliet Oct. 20, 1835; removed thenee to Lake Co. in 1837; held office as School Director for several years; was a poor man, and has gained a competen- ey by untiring industry and persever- ance; is 67 years of age, and is still a man of vigor, and attends to business ; when he settled in the county there was an Indian village on his present home- stead; eight children, six living-Emily, Mary E., Emelia, Harriet, George and John. John enlisted in the Sth Ill. Vols. 1864; served until the end of the war, and was honorably discharged. His father, Charles Whitney, was born in Mass. in 1786, died 1868. 82 years of
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age. Grandfather was born eight days 1
ยท before landing at Boston from England, i and served all through the Revolu- tion ; was Captain at the declaration of peace.
Wood, W. W., farmer; P. O. Fort Hill. Woolridge, Jno., agricultural ; P. O. Ivan- hoe.
Wells, H. T., farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Wagner, Michael, farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. Wells, J. D., farmer; P. O. Wauconda. Wells, Jno. H., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe. WOOLRIDGE, W. H., farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Ivanhoe; Rep .; Cong .;
owns 105 acres in Fremont and 10 in Libertyville, value $40 an acre; born in England in 1831; left England and ar- rived in Lake Co. in 1851; was in poor circumstances on arriving here; has been School Director; was drafted and fur- nished substitute; married in Lake Co., in 1854, Caroline Hawthorn, born in Pa., 1835; eight children-Jennie A., born 1858; William E., 1859; Ida I., 1863; Nellie S., 1864; Maud E., 1869 ; Frankie P., 1871; Alice M., 1873 ; Ellen E., born 1855, died 1856. Woolridge, C. H., farmer; P. O. Ivanhoe.
GRANT TOWNSHIP.
A DAMS, NICHOLAS, farmer ; P. O. Volo.
B ROWN, ANTHONY, farmer; P. O. Volo. Brefield, John.
BENNETT WILLIAM, tailor ; Section 1; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Devonshire, England, in 1831; came to America in 1853; Meth .; Rep .; married Elizabeth G. Mortimer, who died in 1856; married second wife, Sa- rah M. Nelson, in 1858; she was born on the Atlantic Ocean ; Mr. B. was en- gaged as a tailor for several years previous to his locating in this county ; have five children-Edith N., Calia M., Annie E., Jessie A. and Willie E .; owns 170 acres, worth $45 per acre.
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