History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 159

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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H. W. PRESS, farmer, P. O. East Hebron, was born at Shinglehouse, Penn., March 6, 1852. His father, John Press, was a native of England, and came to the United States, locating at Shinglehouse in 1848. He died in August. 1888, and his wife, Charlotte, died March 13, 1882, at the age of fifty-eight. Mr. Press was reared in his native township, and remained on the farm with his parents until April 2, 1882, when he moved to Oswayo and rented a hotel, which he conducted a year. He bought a farm in Hebron township, to which he moved April 2, 1883, and has since devoted his atten- tion to agriculture. Mr. Press was married, September 18, 1876, to Miss Rosa Hamilton, of Nunda, N. Y., and they have three children.

JOHN SCHOLLARD, merchant, East Hebron, was born in Coudersport, Penn .. July 27, 1852, of Irish parentage. His father was born in the city of Limerick, Ireland, in 1787, and his mother was born in County Kerry. They were married in Maine in 1847, and afterward moved to Coudersport, where the father died in 1853. The mother then married, in 1860, Patrick Shannon, and they soon thereafter moved to a farm in Hebron township. John Schollard was reared and educated in Coudersport, and worked for his stepfather on the farm until after his marriage. In 1883 he bought a stock of merchandise of W. F. Lane, at East Hebron, and in 1885 purchased of

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Weston Brothers the business property where he is now located. Mr. Schol- lard is one of the most enterprising men of East Hebron, and has built up a trade that is an honor to his business ability. He was married, March 20, 1879, to Miss C. A. Booth. and they have four children: Theodore E. B., Katie, Maggie and Hugh.

G. W. STILLMAN, farmer, P. O. Hebron, was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., April 15, 1815, and is the son of George and Britty Stillman, both natives of Rensselaer county, N. Y .. but who moved to Alfred. Allegany county, same State, when G. W. was an infant. When G. W. was seventeen years of age his parents moved to Potter county, Penn .. being among the first settlers of Hebron township. He was reared a farmer, and now has one of the best farms in the township, his residence and farm buildings be- ing commodious and conveniently arranged. January 1, 1838, Mr. Stillman married Miss Electa Greenman, who died January 23, 1859. June 1, 1862, Mr. Stillman married Miss Mary A. Greenman, a sister of his first wife. His daughter, Mary L. Stillman, was born February 21, 184], and died June 2, 1881.

L. A. STILSON, P. O. Oswayo, was born in Woodhull, Stenben Co., N. Y., May 26, 1836, the second son of eleven children born to Calvin S. and Allie (Huff) Stilson, natives of New York State, who came to Oswayo township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1853. He spent his boyhood days with his parents on the farm, and May 12, 1860, he married Miss Louisa, a daughter of William M. and Minerva (Clark) Shattuck, of Oswayo township, who were among the first settlers of Oswayo township. Five children have blessed this union, viz. : William M., Arlie B .. Minnie J., Walter L. and Freddie

J. In 1865 Mr. Stilson purchased the farm where he now resides.

ISAAC WHITTUM, of East Hebron, was born in Somerset county, Penn., March 12, 1823. His parents being in limited circumstances, his educational advantages were very meager. When twelve years old, he went to work for a farmer, remaining with him for three years, and then was in the employment of a physician three years. He then worked in a shingle-mill until twenty- five years of age, when he entered the employ of the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company. In 1859 he removed to Potter county, and Sep- tember 8, 1861, enlisted in Company G, Sixty-fourth New York Infantry. June 30, 1862, in front of Richmond, he was sunstruck, and was left on the field for dead. He was captured at Savage Station, and was a prisoner nine weeks. At Chancellorsville, in 1863, he was struck by a shell, and his left ear was severed from his head. May 12, 1863, a bullet struck him in the right eye, and the ball has never been removed, being still in his head. December 27, 1864, he was discharged from the service and returned to East Hebron, where he has since lived, an honored veteran, who bears many scars received in the defense of his country's honor.

CLARA TOWNSHIP.

IRA FOSMER, farmer, P. O. Clara, is a native of Onondaga county, N. Y., born December 29, 1819. He attended the schools of his native county until thirteen years of age, and in 1832 his parents moved to Hinsdale, N. Y., and from there in 1833 to Potter county, Penn., settling on the farm in Clara township, where he now lives, which is one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Fosmer was married, January 8, 1846, to Miss Lydia Lyman, and they have five children: Foster, Flora, Freeman, Nettie and Jackson. Mr. Fosmer is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Macedonia Lodge, No. 258, at Bolivar, N. Y. He has held various official positions in his township, taking an active

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interest in public affairs. Garet Fosmer, father of Ira Fosmer, was born in the State of Connecticut, July 23, 1796, and died in Clara township, Potter Co., Penn .. January 23, 1868. He married, in 1818, Miss Lovina Skelenger, of Onondaga county, N. Y. John Lyman, the father of Mrs. Lydia Fosmer, was born at Lake George, N. Y., July 7, 1789, and died in 1882 in Eulalia township, Potter Co., Penn., having lived the greater part of his life in Rou- lette township, and married for his first wife a Miss Lucretia Palmer.

FREDERICK D. WEIMER, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of George and Eve Weimer, was born in Roulette township, Potter Co., Penn., August 12, 1832. His father was a native of France and came to America in 1836, locat- ing in Roulette township, near the mouth of Fishing creek, just below the red school-house. The country was wild, and he had to clear his farm, and at that time had to go eighty miles to mill, the nearest being at Jersey Shore; being gone at one time longer than he had expected, his family were compelled to subsist on potatoes and salt. On this farm the parents made their home until death. They had a family of eighteen children, viz. : George, Eve (de- ceased). Michael (deceased), Mrs. Barbara Barr, Mrs. Margaret Manning, Mrs. Sally Jackson, Barnett (deceased), Martin (deceased), Frederick D., Mrs. Catherine Jackson (deceased), Mrs. Caroline D. Davison (deceased), William, Mrs. Dorcas Marsh, John V., Mrs. Julia A. Tompkins (deceased), Mrs. Lu- zerne Hazen (deceased), Catherine (a babe born in Europe and buried at sea) and Jacob (who died when a child). Frederick D. remained at home until he went to learn the blacksmith's trade, after which he located in Roulette, and engaged in that business until 1875, when he removed to Clara township, where he purchased the farm he now owns and occupies. He has since then been a farmer, blacksmith, carpenter, mason, lumberman, etc., doing all kinds of work required on his farm. He married, in 1859, Anna, daughter of C. W. and Louisa Johnson, of Roulette, and their children were Ortenis and Don F. (both deceased), Ali and Ortenis Mr. Weimer is a supporter of the Democratic party. He has been a school director nearly three-fourths of the time since old enough to be interested in educational matters.

PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP.

ISRAEL BURT, farmer, P. O. Williston. a son of Benjamin and Mercy Burt, was born in Burtville, Potter Co., Penn., in 1816. He made his home with his parents until about 1837, when he began life for himself. In 1842 he married Delight Beckwith, and located at Burtville, where they remained ten years, he being engaged in the lumber business. In 1852 he removed to Pleasant Valley, to the farm he now owns, and where he has since lived. Their children are Lydia A. (Mrs. Elmer Deming), Ransom, Mary A. (Mrs. D. M. Manning), Etta (Mrs. Ernest Lampe), Asher, Olive (Mrs. David Hagar), Ormanda (Mrs. George Hackett) and Effie (Mrs. Luther Halbert). Mr. Burt is one of the few surviving pioneers of the county, and is highly esteemed by all who know him. Although not a politician, he has held various official positions in his township.

GEORGE WEIMER, farmer, P. O. Williston, son of George and Marga- ret (Lehman) Weimer, was born in Alsace, France (now Germany), November 27. 1816. In 1830 he came to America with his parents, who located at Roulette, Potter county, where they engaged in farming and spent the rest of their lives; their children were George and Eve. His father's second wife was Eve Wiederich, and their children were Michael, Barbara, Mrs. Margaret Manning, Mrs. Sally Jackson, William A., Frederick, John and Mrs. Dorcas Marsh. The subject of these lines made his home with his parents until nine-

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teen years of age, when he began to work for farmers, and in 1836 bought a tract of wild land on which he located in 1842. This he cleared and improved, and now has one of the best farms in Pleasant Valley township. He was married in 1842, to Laura, daughter of Burrel Lyman. Their children are Sarah (Mrs. Roscoe Stearns), Otis, Willis, Ella (Mrs. Dr. Stearns, of Port Alle- gany, Penn. ), Mary (Mrs. F. Robinson, of Liberty township, Mckean county), Nellie (Mrs. Amos Palmer, also of Liberty township), Nettie (Mrs. Lewis Yentzer, of Roulette, Penn.). Lottie (MIrs. Miles Rice, also of Roulette), and Roscoe. Mrs. Weimer died in 1884. In polities Mr. Weimer is a Democrat. In 1836 he bought corn at $3 per bushel, which was brought on pack horses eighty miles from Jersey Shore, and paid for it in cutting wood at seventy-five cents per day.

CHAPTER XXLX.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-ROULETTE, HOMER, PORTAGE (AND BOROUGH OF AUSTIN) AND WHARTON TOWNSHIPS.

ROULETTE TOWNSHIP.

MRS. PRUDENCE L. BOYINGTON, daughter of Burrel and Dorcas (Irons) Lyman, was born in Roulette, Potter Co., Penn., in 1830. After leav- ing school she taught several years, and was a very successful teacher in Potter county. But the early difficulties Mrs. Boyington passed through in studying to become a teacher were many and great. Her compensation for teaching her first school was $1 per week in summer and $2.50 in winter, with her "board around " added. Often she had to walk a mile and a half through deep snow to reach the place where she temporarily took her meals and found a lodging. She married William J. Boyington March 13, 1851, after which they located at Hebron, where her husband was engaged as lumberman, eventually removing to Roulette, and in 1858 she became proprietress of the Roulette Hotel, a busi- ness she still continues. Their children are Mary A. (Mrs. Clinton S. Corthell, of Findlay, Ohio), Dora E., Nellie P., and Gertrude G. (now Mrs. J. K. Regan, of Salamanca). Mr. Boyington is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342. F. & A. M .; he is a Democrat in politics, and was postmaster eight years. He was born in Randolph, N. Y., in 1826. His parents removed to Olean; from there to Wisconsin, where his mother died. His father returned to Olean, where he died in 1SSS, at the advanced age of eighty-four years: their children were William J., Esther and Hiram.

BELDIN BURT, merchant, Burtville, son of J. K. and Orrilla (Lyman) Burt, was born in Burtville, Potter Co., Penn., in 1841. His grandfather, Benjamin Burt, was born in Chemung county, N. Y., and there married Mercy Rickey. In 1808 he came to what is now Burtville, at that time a wilderness, engaged in farming and in the lumber trade, and erected the first mill at that point. He rafted his lumber down the river to Pittsburgh, where he received $2.50 or $3 per thousand for it, which was usually expended in family sup- plies; these were loaded in a canoe and polled up stream. His children were Elisha, J. K., Sarah, Israel, Elizabeth, Joanna, Hannah and Benjamin, all deceased excepting the first four. J. K. Burt, who has the proud distinction

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of being the first white male child born in Potter county, was born in Roulette township in 1811, at a time when there were no educational advantages, and when the country was absolutely wild. He married Orrilla, daughter of Bur- rel Lyman, of Roulette, in 1837, and located at Burtville, where he engaged in farming. His family consisted of thirteen children, of whom five are deceased. Those living are Lyman, Beldin, Benjamin, John C., Hugh, Aden, Alice (Mrs. C. E. Grover, of Port Allegany) and Annis (Mrs. A. H. Coleman, of Burtville). Beldin Burt remained at Burtville with his parents until twenty-one years old. He then began life for himself, and has since been successfully engaged in the general mercantile business, and has also dealt extensively in lumber. In 1871 he married Annis, daughter of George Taggart, late of Emporium, and their chil- dren are Guy, George and Flora. Mr. Burt is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. & A. M. He is a Democrat, and although he takes an active interest in politics, he is not an office-seeker.

GEORGE EIMER, merchant, Roulette, son of John and Catherine Eimer, was born in Germany in 1860, and came to America with his parents, in 1868, locating at Yonkers, N. Y., where they remained abont a year, and then removed to Roulette, Potter Co., Penn., where the father purchased a tract of land and engaged in business as a farmer and lumberman, and where they still live. They have four children: George, Conrad. Francis and Mary. George made his home with his parents until 1886, when he came to the village of Roulette, and became associated with E. C. Gale, of Wellsville, N. Y., in the hardware trade, the firm name being Eimer & Co. In 1887 he married Anna Helwig, and they have one child, Katie. The family are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Eimer is a Democrat. He has been town clerk for the past three years, and is still an incumbent of that office.

E. R. GRIMES, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of J. R. and Anna (Bennett) Grimes, was born in Towanda, Bradford Co., Penn., in 1832, and with his parents came to MeKean county, and located in Liberty township, where his father improved a farm, and at his death was one of the well-to-do citizens. His family consisted of ten children: Jane, now Mrs. E. Lillibridge, of Port Allegany: Louisa, now Mrs. B. Card, of Roulette; E. R .; Elias; Caroline, now Mrs. G. Stickles: William W .; Abigail. now Mrs. B. G. Maine, of West Branch, Penn. ; Samuel: Lester, and Ella, now Mrs. Z. Sherwood. E. R. Grimes made his home with his parents until 1853, and then became one of the firm of Dolley & Grimes, lumbermen, at which he continued five or six years, after which he located on the farm he now owns in Roulette, and has devoted the most of his attention to farming, although he has also been quite extensively engaged in the lumber business. Mr. Grimes was one of the noted hunters of this portion of the State, having a natural inclination in that direc- tion, and has pursued that sport every year since he was a boy of twelve years. He has killed deer every year but one, and in the winter of 1888 killed eight; has also killed many bear and wildcats, and is as familiar with the woods as any man living. He was married, August 16, 1855, to Eunice Burton, of Crawford county, Penn., and their children are Helen M., now Mrs. William Lehman, of Sartwell Creek; W. R .; Delphina, now Mrs. Peter J. Weipper. and Eddie M. In politics Mr. Grimes is a Democrat, and has held various official positions.

WILLIAM H. HAZEN, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of George G. and Eliza A. (Remmele) Hazen, was born in Stewardson township, Potter Co., Penn .. in 1842. His father located there at an early day and engaged in the lumber trade until his removal to Condersport, and a little later to Roulette, where he was in the lumber business for fifteen or twenty years. He then purchased

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a farm in Liberty township, McKean county, where he still has his resi- dence. Mrs. Hazen died in July, ISSI. Their children were William H., Charles A., and Mary A., who died when six years of age. William H. remained an inmate of the parental home until after the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was mustered out of the service in June, 1865. He then returned to Roulette, where he has since lived. He worked at the carpenter's trade a number of years, and was also in the lumber business until 1881, when he bought the farm where he now lives. In May, 1872, he married Luzerne, daughter of George Weimer; she died October 31, 1879, leaving two children, Glenn W. and Carl S. In 1882 Mr. Hazen married Esther E. French, daughter of Nehemiah French, and they have one child, Warren N. Mr. Hazen is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342. F. & A. M., and of A. F. Jones Post, No. 204, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Hazen's father, Nehemiah French, settled in Port Allegany in 1856. He was a farmer and lumberman. He married Margaret Shaff, who died in 1851, leaving three children: Sarah D., Martha R. and William H. September 5, 1852, he took for his second wife Olive I. Samson, who died December 10, 1887, leaving two children, John C. and Esther E. Mr. French now makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Hazen. M. V. LARRABEE, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of Willett and Rosanna (Smith) Larrabee, was born in Almond. Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1837. He was reared and educated in Whitesville until twelve years of age, when he was thrown upon his own resources. He engaged in various occupations, among others as baggageman and fireman on the Erie Railroad from 1854 to 1856, remaining in Whitesville until 1862, when he removed to Potter county, Penn., and in 1868 located on the farm he now owns in Roulette township, and has since been engaged in farming, and has also dealt extensively in lumber. He was married, September 8, 1858, to Eugenia, daughter of Franklyn Forsyth, of Allegany county, N. Y., and they have had four children: Charlotte (now Mrs. B. F. Begell, of Harrison Valley), Laura (now Mrs. O. E. Marsh, of Collins Centre, Erie Co., N Y.). Fred, and Frank (who died in December, 1SSS, aged fourteen years and nine months). Mr. Larrabee is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342. F. & A. M. He is in politics a Republican. and is active in political circles. He was elected county treasurer in 1877, served one term of three years, and has occupied various official positions in the town- ship. He is one of its able and respected citizens, and is always among the first to assist any enterprise of material benefit to either township or county.

JOHN M. LYMAN, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of Isaac and Minerva (Cole) Lyman, was born in Roulette, Potter Co., Penn., in 1833. His parents removed to Mercer county, and there his father died in 1838. The widow with the family returned to Roulette, where she married Garrett Fosmer, after which the subject of, our sketch lived with Nelson Clark for a year, and with James Nelson until he was twenty years of age. In 1855 he married Barbara Witheredge and located in Roulette, where he engaged in business as a farmer and lumberman. His wife died in 1872, leaving four children: Watson A., Lenora, Jennie and Minnie. Mr. Lyman afterward married Miss Ada Wil- kinson, and their children are Rosa M., Carrie, Ethel and Ina P. Mr. Ly- man in his political views is a Democrat, and has served as constable nine years, and justice of the peace ten years. He is one of the enterprising men of Roulette, and stands high in the community in which he lives.

DON F. MANNING, blacksmith, P. O. Roulette, son of Perry and Mar- garet (Weimer) Manning, was born in Liberty township, McKean Co., Penn.,

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in 1854. His parents were among the pioneers of that township, where they still live, his father being a prominent farmer and lumberman. They have had a family of seven children, viz .: Annis, Don F., Mark (who died of typhoid fever July 27, 1889), Lettie, Will, Charles and Minnie. Don F. worked at various occupations and made his home with his parents until 1876, when he learned the blacksmith's trade, and located at Roulette. February 5, 1879, he married Nora Lyman, and has one child, Iva. Mr. Manning is a member of Roulette Lodge, No. 322, I. O. O. F. He is a Democrat in his political views, and for the past two years has been treasurer of the township. He is a pros- perous, public-spirited citizen, and is a popular officer, performing his duties efficiently and satisfactorily.

MILES MARSH, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of Luther S. and Betsy (Edson) Marsh, was born in Barton, Tioga Co., N. Y., in 1844, and with his parents located in Roulette, Potter Co., Penn., in 1857. His father was a mason by trade, but after locating in Potter county engaged in farming. Of his family of nine children, seven are living: Miles, Levi, Albert, Olive, Mary, Julia and Josephine; a son, Thomas, died from the effects of injuries received by falling into a body of water, and one died in infancy. Miles made his home with his parents until in 1861, when he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was wounded in the head by a saber cut, at the battle near Culpeper Court House, Va., but remained in the service, however, until the expiration of his term of enlistment, and was mustered out in the Shenandoah Valley, October 19, 1864. when he returned to Roulette and en- gaged in various occupations. In 1865 he married Dorcas, daughter of George Weimer. After his marriage he removed to Michigan, where he was engaged in a saw-mill for a couple of years, when he returned to Roulette and pur- chased the property he now owns, and built a planing-mill, which is operated by his oldest son. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have four children: Willie, Fred, Minnie and Minerva. Mr. Marsh is a member of A. F. Jones Post, No. 204, G. A. R., and Roulette Lodge, No. 322. I. O. O. F .; his son is also a member of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Marsh has held various official positions in the township.

L. D. REYNOLDS, merchant, Roulette, son of William C. and Orpha (Stillman) Reynolds, was born in Hebron township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1858. Foster and Fannie (Potter) Reynolds, grandparents of L. D., were among the pioneers of the county, and located in Hebron about 1830, where Foster engaged in farming, and was a millwright by trade. Their children were William C., Stephen P., Henry T., Sarah and Celestia. William C. Reynolds was born in Allegany county, N. Y .; came with his parents to Hebron township, and in 1855 married and located there, engaging in farming. Lamont D. was the only child. Mrs. Reynolds died in February, 1888, and Mr. Reynolds still remains there, and has been in various ways identified with that part of the county. L. D. Reynolds engaged in teaching for six years, then in 1885 began the mercantile business at Millport, and in the same year married Hattie L. Eastman, of Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Penn. Two years thereafter he removed to Roulette and established a general mer- chandise store, where he is conducting a constantly growing business. He is a member of Roulette Lodge, I. O. O. F. and also of the K. O. T. M. In politics he is a Republican. He has two children: Francis W. and Grace G.

A. J. TUCKER, of Roulette, was from 1860 to 1886 successfully engaged in the tanning business in Halifax, Vt. He is the resident member at Roulette of the firm of A. J. Tucker & Co., proprietors of the extensive tannery at that place (of which mention is made in the chapter devoted to Roulette township). The other members of the firm are W. T. Jackson and Henry Taggard, both

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commission merchants in the leather business at 244 Purchase street, Boston, Mass. They manufacture wax and grain leather exclusively, and do first-class work, the usual output of the tannery being an average of 300 sides per day. The plant at Roulette consists of a ten-acre plat of ground, with a main building 120 feet long by 45 feet wide, having a wing 110 feet long by 45 feet wide, the entire building being two and a half stories high. Besides these there are bark, leach and boiler houses, all in separate buildings, and well adapted to their use. The tannery has a capacity of 300 sides per day, and the firm employs about sixty-five men, using from 2,500 to 3,000 cords of bark per year. The entire business is under the exclusive management of Mr. A. J. Tucker.

O. R. WEBB, farmer, P. O. Roulette, son of Timothy and Lucina (Grimes) Webb, was born in Liberty township, Mckean Co., Penn,, in 1831. His ma- ternal grandfather, Samuel Grimes, was a pioneer of that county, and settled in Liberty township about 1825. He was a native of New Hampshire, where he married, and was the father of three boys and five girls. Timothy Webb was a native of Otsego county, N. Y .. and removed to this county where he mar- ried. He afterward moved to Michigan, but returned to Pennsylvania and located at Ridgway, Elk county, where he died in 1837, leaving six children: Jane, now Mrs. Jacob Palmer, of Custer City, Dak. ; Emily, now Mrs. James Van Sickles, of Genesee county, Mich .; O. R .; Francis, who died when about five years of age; Ellen, who died in 1889, in Polk county, Wis., and Louisa, also deceased. O. R. Webb, when seven years of age began life for himself, eventually learning the carpenter's trade, and subsequently adopted the busi- ness of surveyor. He engaged in various enterprises, having been in the mer- cantile business, and also was in the lumber business at Roulette from 1862 to 1867. In 1856 he married Eve, daughter of Jacob Wiederich. Mrs. Webb died in 1859, leaving one child, P. L. Mr. Webb was again married, his present wife being Mrs. Polly A. Taggart, widow of A. C. Taggart, for- merly a sheriff of the county. Mr. Webb is a Republican in politics. He has been supervisor, justice of the peace and postmaster, and has held other local positions of trust.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320