Bureau County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1885 (part 6 of 13)

GEN. THOMAS J. HENDERSON, Princeton. Col. William H. Henderson, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born on the banks of Dick's River in Garrard County, Ky., November 16, 1793. His early life was spent in the wilds of his native State. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted in Col. Richard M. Johnson's regiment of "mounted riflemen," and served with this regiment during the war of 1812. He was married in Dover, Stewart Co., Tenn., January 11, 1816, to Miss Lucinda Wimber ly, who died in Haywood County, Tenn., ! whither they had removed in 1823. In Tennessee we find him filling places of trust from Sheriff of the County to State Senator. In 1836 he resigned his seat in the Senate and came to Illinois, settling in what is now Stark County. Here his abilities were soon recog nized, and he was a Member of the last Legislature that met in Vandalia in 1838-39, and also of the first that met in Springfield in 1840-41. January 27, 1864, he died, after having spent a life of activity full of the hardships of the pioneer and the successes and defeats of a man in political life, but honored by all, and most by those who knew him best By his first wife, Col. Henderson had three children, and by his second wife, Sarah M. Howard, he had one daughter who died in infancy, and five sons. Mrs. Henderson was born in Sampson County, N. C., September 15, 1804, and died in January, 1879, at Marshalltown Iowa. Her eldest son, Gen. Thomas J. Henderson, was born in Brownsville, Haywood Co., Tenn., November 29, 1824. He began attending school when about five years of age, and until he was eleven attended almost constantly the male academy of his native town, and before leaving school had made some advance in Latin. In 1836 he came to Illinois with his parents, and for a few terms attended school in the log schoolhouses of Stark County. At the age of seventeen he taught his first school, and at various times taught about twelve months. In 1845 he attended one term in the Iowa University. The one desire of his early life was to become a good lawyer, but the struggle for daily bread had first to be considered; to become thorough in his profession would require years of patient study and waiting, and as a stepping-stone he accepted in 1847 the office of County Commissioner's Clerk for Stark County, and held the same office after its change of name to Clerk of the County Court, until 1853. He then entered upon the practice of his profession, and was a successful attorney. In 1854 he was called upon by Peoria and Stark Counties to represent them in the State Legislature. In 1856, at the age of thirty- two years, he was elected to the State Senate from his district and filled that office with ability, although the youngest member of the Senate at that time. In 1871 he was appointed by President Grant, without solicitation on his part, United States Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth Illinois District, which office he held for two years, and during this time collected about $9,000,000 for the Government, In 1868 he was chosen one of the Presidential Electors at large, and cast his vote for Gen. Grant. Since 1874 has been a Member of Congress, eight years from the Sixth, and is now serving his first term, and is member elect from the Seventh Congressional District. As a Member of Congress he has taken part in many important discussions, as shown in the Congressional records, where will be found his speeches on the financial question, on the regulation of railroad transportation in inter-State commerce, and also on the Hennepin Canal. As a politician few men have enjoyed the confidence of their constituents to a greater degree than Gen. Henderson. Although he has been so successful, yet he has had his defeats. In 1862 he was the nominee for Congress on a Union ticket, but was defeated by Owen Lovejoy. And in the contest for the nomination in 1870, he was unsuccessful, and Mr. E. C. Ingersoll was nominated. Such is a brief outline of Gen. Henderson's career as a politician, but on the field of battle he also won laurels to which admiring friends can point with pride. The home influences and the air he breathed were such as would pro- ' duce clear-headed, fearless men. At the first breaking out of the Civil war, he took strong ground in favor of maintaining the Union, and he and a young attorney of Toulon, Benjamin F. Williams, addressed the people of almost every school district in Stark Conn- t.y, urging them to stand by the Union, and encouraging volunteers; and their eforts contributed in a great degree to the splendid volunteer contribution of Stark County to the war. But Gen. Henderson did not defend his country with his voice alone. In 1862 he recruited a company, and to his surprise was elected and commissioned Colonelof the One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois Infantry, which was mustered into the service September 22, 1862. He remained with the regiment till the close of the war, serving in the campaigns of Georgia and Tennessee in 1864. He was severely wounded at Eesaca, Ga. , May 14, 1864, and after lying in the hospital for some time, came home on a furlough. Upon his return to the field in July following, he found that the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twenty third Army Corps had been organized and placed under his command. The rank of Brigadier-General by brevet was conferred upon him, as stated in his commission, to rank as such from November 30, 1864, "For gallant and meritorious service during the late campaigns in Georgia and Tennessee, and especially at the battle of Franklin, Tenn. , signed by the President, Andrew Johnson, and Edwin M- Stanton, Secretary of War." At the close of the war Gen. Henderson was ordered to conduct his regiment home, but before leaving the brigade he was the recipient of a tribute from the officers of the Seventeenth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This tribute was a partial expression of the soldiers' regard for their General, whom they not only respected for his ability as a leader, but loved because of his manly virtues and gentlemanly bearing. During the heated canvass for the nomination for Congress in 1870, all possible efforts were made to defeat Gen. Henderson, and among other things attacks were made upon his military standing, in answer to which we quote the following letter from Maj.-Gen. Cox:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, I Washington, D. C., July 5, 1870. f MY DEAR MAJOR: - Yours of the 29th ultimo is received, and in reply I am happy to say that there can be but one opinion among all those who served with pur friend, T. J. Henderson. A braver, more intelligent, or conscientious officer of his grade was not to be found in the army. He distinguished himself wherever he served, and the patriotism and disinterestedness of his service was such as to endear him to all his commanding officers. There is no officer in Illinois, concerning whom disparaging criticism could have less foundation, or be more surprising to any who were intimate with the career and the history of her soldiers during the war. Always hopeful, always prompt, always courageous, a most loyal subordinate, and a most able and devoted leader, Gen. Henderson's reputation ought to be dear, not only to his comrades but to the people of the State and the country. In haste, very truly yours, J. D. Cox, Davenport, Iowa. MAJ. T. T. Dow.

Shortly after returning from the army, Gen. Henderson was induced by Joseph I. Taylor to come to Princeton, where the two formed a law partnership which continued till 1871, when Gen. Henderson assumed the duties of the Collector's office. In 1873 he entered into a partnership with Judge H. M. Trimble, which partnership still continues. We have noted briefly the political and military career of Gen. Henderson, but it is in his pleasant home and family circle that he receives the most homage. He was married in Stark County, 111., May 29, 1849, to Miss Henrietta, youngest daughter of Capt. Henry Butler, of Wyoming. She was born in New York City, August 11, 1830. Four children have blessed their union, viz.: Gertrude R., born March 31,- 1850, wife of Charles J. Dunbar, of Princeton; Sarah Ella, born March 29, 1852, wife of Chester M. Durley, of Brookings, Dak.; Mary L., born September 12, 1855, is at home; Thomas B., born April 23, 1860, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

W. C. HENDERSON, Princeton, was born February 13, 1825, in Washington County, Penn. ; he is a son of William and Sarah (Cox) Henderson, who are also natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native State, and when a young man went with his parents to West Virginia, where he was married in 1851, to Miss Margaret J. Milligan, a native of West Virginia. She was a daughter of Hugh Milligan. She died in 1852, leaving one child - Margaret Jane. The maiden name of his present wife was Isabell Lucus, who was born July 31, 1826, in Ross County, Ohio. Her parents were Daniel and Jane (McKinzey) Lucus, natives of Washington County, Penn. This second marriage was blessed with one child - Frank Henderson, who is now a farmer in

Texas County, Missouri. Mr. Henderson came to Marshall County, 111., in 1855, there he farmed till 1868, when he came to Bureau County, where he has been successfully engaged as a farmer. In February, 1884, he removed to Princeton, where he at present residea Mr. Henderson is a quiet, unassuming man. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JAMES HENSEL, Dover, is a native of Melford, Somerset Co., Penn., where he was born June 24, 1807. When quite small he removed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he resided until October, 1853, since which time he has lived on his present farm, which was first settled by Sylvester Brigham. Mr. Hensel is a son of Frederick and Julia (Shafer) Hensel; his father was killed in the war of 1812, and his mother died in Ohio. His opportunity for attending school was very limited, but he has ever been an earnest advocate of education. He was reared on a farm, and has always made farming his occupation, and through his own industry has been very successful in business. He is now one of the largest land-owners in this Township, his farm containing over 1,000 acres. He was married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Lydia Fackler, who died there, leaving four sons and one daughter: Philip residing in Dover Township; Henry in Dodge County, Neb. ; Simon, not known; Enoch, in Ohio Township; Sarah Ann, wife of Isaiah Remsburgh, of Ohio Township. Mr. Hensel was again married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Mary Frease, daughter of Henry Frease. By her he has seven children: John, living in Berlin Township; Madison, in Walnut Township; Cyrus, in Nebraska; George, at home; Harvey, in Dover Township; Eliza, wife of George Steele of Dover Township; Elsie, at home. In politics Mr. Hensel is identified with the Republican party.

SEBASTIAN HERBOLSHEIMER, Selby, was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 22, 1829. His father, Sebastian Herbolsheimer, was a farmer in the old country, and our subject was reared there and educated in the common schools of his native land. His parents died in the old country, his mother dying when he was two years old. In 1854 he came to America, landing in New York, June 29. He spent three months in Chicago and then came to Bureau County, October 2, 1854, where he has since resided, except three years which he spent in Peru. When he first came to this county he worked three years for wages before beginning for himself. In 1860 he bought forty acres of his present farm, and has continued to add to it till he now owns 355 acres, with excellent buildings. He was married April 24, 1857, in this county, to Mary Bacht, who died January 8, 1858. He was again married in LaSalle County, 111., to Mary Downer. She was born in Bavaria, Germany, October 21, 1837; a daughter of John Downer, who came to America and settled in LaSalle County, in 1857. Both of her parents are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Herbolsheimer have nine children living, viz. : George, born November 17, 1858; John, born September 16, 1860; Mary, born July 16, 1862; Charles, born February 27, 1864; William, born December 25, 1865; Frank, born April 24,1868; Annie, born March 29, 1870; Kate, born March 8, 1873; George Leonard, born July 10, 1876. All are in this township except George, who is in the West In December, 1869, Mr. H. visited the old country, returning in January, 1870.

JAMES HERRICK, Manlius, was born March 31, 1827, in Leicestershire, England. He is the son of Thomas and Ann (Newberry) Herrick, who reared a family of six children, James being the only one in America Thomas Herrick was a farmer, and our subject has worked on the farm since he was ten years old. His opportunities for obtaining an education were very limited, as he did not attend school more than a month, except Sabbath- schools. His mother died when he was about six years old. His father, who was well-to-do, lost his property by being security for a merchant. James Herrick came to America and landed at St. Louis in the latter part of the year 1851. He remained there that winter, and the following spring came to Putnam County, where, for five years, he worked by the month, and then bought a farm of his own. February,

1866, he settled on his present farm of 160 acres, in Section 13, Manlius Township. When Mr. Herrick landed at Hennepin he had only 50 cents, and went to work for 50 cents a day; his success in life he owes to his own energy and hard work. When about twenty-five years old he was married in England, but lost his wife and two children by cholera, while coming up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. In the fall of 1854 he was married in Putnam County, to Adah Smith, a native of Leicestershire, England, a sister of Edward Smith (see sketch). Mr. and Mrs. Herrick have had five children, four of whom are living, viz. : Lyman, married to Cordelia Woodard; James Thomas; Sarah Ann, wife of Laban Ball, and Richard. Politically Mr. Herrick has been identified with the Republican party since its organiza tion. He and his wife are members of the Wesleyan Church.

SAMUEL HILLS, Lamoille, was born November 20, 1814, in Palmer Township, Hampden Co., Mass. His grandfather was of Welsh, and his grandmother of English extraction. His parents, Elijah and Olive (Ryder) Hills, were natives of Connecticut; they died in Massachusetts. They were the parents of the following children: Cyrus, Elijah, Sylvester, Sanford, Mrs. Olive Kimbal, Hiram, Lyman and Samuel (our subject, who is the only one living of the above named). He was reared and educated in his native State, where he worked on a farm till he reached his maturity, and then worked in a paper-mill for fifteen years. In May, 1851, he came to Bureau County, 111., where he settled on Section 25, in Lamoille Township, where he bought 330 acres of partly improved land, which he improved, till to-day it is one of the finest farms in the township. Mr. Hills has been very successful as a farmer and stock-man, and raises some fine Norman horses, Durham and Jersey cattle, Poland-China hogs, and Shropshire sheep. Mr. Hills was married the first time in East Hartford, Conn. , to Adeline H. Pitkin, a native of the above place. She died here in February, 1878, aged fifty- nine years. She was the mother of two children, who are both deceased. He was married the second time to Mrs. Nancy L. Harwood (nee

Fair), a native of Hampshire County, Mass., and a daughter of Eli and Martha (Frary) Fair, natives of Massachusetts. Mrs. Nancy L. Hills is the mother of Mrs. Mary Stacy, now a resident of California. Mr. Hills is identified with the Republican party, and has filled the offices of School Trustee, Assessor, and Highway Commissioner.

L. O. HILLS, Arlington, was born October 23, 1841, in Palmer, Hampden Co., Mass. His parents were Cyrus and Amanda (Olds) Hills. Our subject was reared and educated in Bureau County, to which he came with his parents in 1843. He made farming his occupation till ' 1868, when be came to Arlington, where he clerked one year for the firm of Gray & Hills, general merchants. The next year he bought a onethird interest in the store, and at present is the senior member of the firm, consisting now of himself, S T. Meriam and W. H. Robinson, who keep the largest general store in Arlington. Mr. Hills was a soldier in the late war. He enlisted in the 100-days service, Company E, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was detailed to provost duty most of the time. Our subject was joined in marriage October 20, 1869, in Scarboro, Me., to Miss Mattie C. Moulton, who was born April 11, 1843, in Jay, Franklin Co., Me. She is a daughter of Freedom and Shuah C. (Carter) Moulton, natives of Scarboro, Cumberland Co., Me. This union was blessed with four children, viz. : Grace A., born September 8, 1870; A. Moulton, born August 28, 1874; Alida M., born December 29, 1875; Louis L., born May, 1877. Mrs. Hills is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hills is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity. He takes an active part in political matters, and was a delegate to the Republican State Convention in Springfield in 1880, and again to Peoria in 1884.

J. W. HILLS, Clarion, was born November 25, 1825, in Wilbraham, Mass. (See sketch of Samuel Hills.) Cyrus Hills, son of Elijah and Olive (Rider) Hills, and the father of our subject, married Amanda Olds, daughter of Justin and Mehitabel (Hixson) Olds, a native of Belchertown, Mass. Cyrus Hills came to Bureau County, 111., May 24,

1843, and bought 160 acres of J. Hixson Olds. He died here May 23, 1868, aged seventy-two years. His wife died November 14, 1856, aged fifty-six years. She was the mother of the following children: Charlotte M., wife of Linval L. Frizzell, who is the father of Verrannas E. Frizzell, of Lamoille; Mrs. Eusebia S. Gill, Winchell J., Sylvester H. (deceased), aged fifteen years; Zelotus S., Elijah J., Parmenas L. and Lewis O. Hills, of Arlington. Of the above, Parmenus L. Hills was a gallant soldier in the war of the Rebellion. He was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg and died in the hospital. The G. A. R. Post of Lamoille was named in honor of his memory. Our subject received such school advantages as the subscription schools in Perkins Grove afforded. He has been a farmer and yet resides on his farm in Clarion Township. He was married here to Lucy Abels, a native of New York State. Her parents were Peter and Eve Abels, who came from New York. She was the mother of three children, viz.: Cyrus W. , a resident of Nebraska, married Ella Cater; Anson E., a resident of Lamoille, married Sarah Wade; andHattieE., deceased, aged eight years. Mrs. Lucy Hills died here July 19, 1880, aged fifty- seven years. Mr. Hills was married a second time to Mrs. Mary Ware (nee Cain), a native of Rockford, 111. , but reared in Fort Madison, Iowa. Her parents, George and Mary A. (Brown) Cain, were natives of New York. Mr. Hills is a Republican and with his wife is a member of the Baptist Church of Lamoille.

NELSON HINKSTON, New Bedford, was born in Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio September 20, 1817, and is the son of Joseph and Caroline (Webb) Hinkston. The Hinkston family is of English descent and came to America with the Puritans. Joseph Hinkston was a soldier in the war of 1812, and a pensioner of the Government until his death at the age of ninety-four years four months and eight days. The family is of a hardy and long-lived race. Nelson Hinkston is one of a family of ten children, all of whom lived to reach maturity, and six still survive. At the age of sixteen years our subject began to learn the shoe-maker's trade and followed the business, under one roof in Hudson, Ohio, for twenty-eight years. He worked on the bench only three years after learning his trade, and then bought the establishment; carrying on a manufacturing business, employing from eight to twelve hands. Mr. Hinkston loaned to the Broad Gauge, Cherry Valley & St. Louis Railroad Company $6,000, which he lost through the failure of the company, but instead of being discouraged he applied himself with new vigor and soon replaced the loss. In September, 1863, he came to Bureau County, 111., and settled at New Bedford; He has since been engaged in the buying, improving, renting and selling of lands and loaning money. He owns in this county between five and six hundred acres of land. In politics Mr. Hinkston is a supporter of the Republican party. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. for seventeen years in Ohio, but since he has resided in this county he has not belonged to any order. He was married Jaauary 1, 1839, to Mabel Clark, a native of Connecticut but reared in Twinsburg, Ohio. She died in September, 1868, after a sickness of two years. She was the mother of one son, Elmer, borii July 6, 1840. He was a soldier in Company K, Seventh Ohio Infantry, enlisting in June, 1861, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was wounded at Ringgold, twenty-two miles from Chattanooga, Tenn., where he was taken, and died January 21, 1864. Mr. Hinkston was married March 14, 1869, to Mary C. Whittington, who was born in Ashland County, Ohio, March 28, 1847. Her father, John Whittington, is now living at New Bedford, 111., at the age of seventyseven years. The mother, Jane Whittington, died at New Bedford, January 21, 1883, at the age of sixty-nine years.

H. HINMAN, Tiskilwa. The subject of this biography was born March 24, 1837, in Chittenden County, Vt. He is a son of Robert and Mindwell A. (Bartlett) Hinman, both natives of Vermont, and yet living in Tiskilwa. They are the parents of the following children: Euphama, Purees L., Hobert, Maria, Homer, Columbus, Florence and Harriet Hinman. Our subject, Hobert Hinman, received a common school education in this county, to which he came with his parents in 1838. At first he had only a farm of eighty acres, but at present owns 691 acres of land in Indiantown Township. As a farmer, Mr. Hinman, like his father, has been very successful. He was married in Hamilton County, Ohio, to Miss Susan Tebow, a daughter of Peter and Olive (Hobart) Tebow. She was born August 23, 1842, in the above place. She was the mother of five children: Florence, born December 26, 1865; Lucia M., April 26, 1869; Alva, November 28, 1870; Ethel, November 26, 1872, and Mina, born January 13, 1879. Mrs. Hinman was a true wife and fond mother, and the void caused by her death January ]1, 1884, will never be filled in the home nor in the social circle. She was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her influence for good was felt by all who knew her. Mr. Hinman has ever been interested in school matters, and filled school offices. Politically he is a strong supporter of the Republican party.

GEORGE C. HINSDALE, Bureau, was born in Greenfield, Mass., December 29, 1808. He remained on the home farm till he became of age, and then took a trip to the Southern States, returning to Massachusetts. From there he came to Bureau County, 111. , making most of the journey on foot, and arrived here July 4, 1831. He first made a claim near Dover, but soon afterward bought of Sylvester Brigham a claim, which he entered, and where he has since resided. Mr. Hinsdale was married May 18, 1834, to Elizabeth Baggs. She was born in Champaign County, Ohio, April 10, 1816. Her father, John Baggs, was drowned in the Mackinaw River in 1827, and the children were taken by their mother's relatives. Mrs. Hinsdale lived with her uncle, Henry Thomas, and came to this county with his family in 1828, when their nearest neighbor was thirty-five miles away. With the exception of some time spent in the forts, to escape the Indians, Mrs. Hinsdale has lived in Bureau County since coming here fifty- six years ago, longer than any other settler now living. She is the mother of the following children: Emily, born March 21, 1835, wife of Eli Brooks, of Montgomery County, Iowa; Samuel D., July 3, 1837. of Monona County, Iowa, married to Nellie Pierce; Nathan B.. March 8, 1840 (he enlisted in Company D, Seventh Kansas Cavalry; was killed December 5, 1862, near

Coffeeville, Miss.); Mary E., November 15, 1842, died in Colorado November 22, 1877, was wife of Nicholas Baker; Sarah Rebecca, July 9, 1848, wife of John Coddington, of Bureau County; Julia S. , January 27, 1852, wife of George W. McPherson, of Bureau County; Ann E., October 7, 1854; Ida M., June 9, 1858. Of the Baggs family there were seven children, four of whom are now living: Mrs. Hinsdale, Mrs. Abram Stratton, of Indiana; Mrs. Mary V. Avery, of Pottawattomie County, Iowa; John T. Baggs, of Monona County, Iowa. Mrs. Baggs, mother of Mrs. Hinsdale, was married in this county to Abram Obrist, by whom she had four children: Milton Obrist, of Knox County, Neb. ; Mrs. Kllen Hart, of Boone County, la. ; Mrs. Eliza Closson, of Minnesota; Mrs. Catherine S. Emery, of Boone County, Iowa. Mrs. Abram Obrist died near Dixon, 111. Her maiden name was Rebecca Thomas, a sister of Ezekiel Thomas. Mr. Hinsdale is the oldest of a family of four sons and six daughters. Of these he is the only son now living, though he has five sisters: Emily Hinsdale, of North Bernardston, Mass.; Mrs. Mary Ross, of Venango County, Penn.; Mrs. Martha Baker, of Venango County, Penn. ; Mrs. Julia Long, of Greenfield, Mass. ; Fanny Hinsdale, of North Bernardston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Hinsdale, soon after their marriage, united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hinsdale was one of the first to join the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which he helped to organize. He was one of the early Abolitionists.

MARION KITE, Ohio, was born February 28, 1837, in Marion, Marion Co., Ohio, and is the son of James and Ann Hite, formerly of Ohio, who came from Indiana to this county in 1855, previously moving to Indiana in 1837. The father was born in Ohio, January 6, 1801, and died in this county February 24, 1856. The mother was born in Ohio, March 7, 1808, and, died in Tazewell County, 111., September 7, 1860. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch on the mother's side. James Nichols, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Hite came to this county with his parents and resided in Berlin Township - with the exception of three years that he was in Tazewell

Comity - till 1862. October 25, 1861 he was married to Nancy A. Isaac, of Berlin Township, where they resided till August 15, 1862, when Mr. Hite enlisted in Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he remained till June 23, 1865, when he was mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service. Mr. Hite, while in the Ninety-third Illinois, participated in the following battles: Siege of Vicksbnrg, from May 19 to July 4, 1862; Missionary Eidge, November 25, 1863; Madison Station, Alabama, Dalton, Ga., February 25, 1864 Was captured September 3, 1864, and confined in Florence, S. C., prison till December 13, 1864, when he was paroled and rejoined his regiment at Alexandria, Va., in May. He returned home in July, 1865, and settled as a farmer in Lamoille Township, where he remained three years, when he removed to Berlin Township, where Mrs. Hite died February 11, 1878. She was born August 9, 1843, and was the daughter of Elias and Man- Isaac, formerly of Indiana. The father was born in North Carolina, February 20, 1804, and the mother in Kentucky, March 3, 1805. Elias Isaac came to Putnam County in 1831 or 1832, and was engaged in the Black Hawk war. In 1879, January 19, Mr. Hite was married to Mrs. Olive Jones, born March 12, 1831, a daughter of Peter and Tirana Ellis, who came to Putnam County in 1830, and settled at or near the present site of Magnolia. The father was born in Pennsylvania, October 12, 1805, and died February 20, 1881, in Iowa. He took an active part in the Black Hawk war. The mother was born in New York, September 20, 1808, and died October 20, 1844, in this county. In 1849, December 3, Olive Ellis was married to James Jones - the son of Abram and Mary Jones - who died July 8, 1865. Of this marriage there was a family of three children: Ora A. Jones, born January 5, 1851, died June 16, 1879; Elmore E. Jones, November 15, 1852, died October 8, 1881 (killed on the railroad at Elko, Nov.): Mary O., April 26, 1860 (now Mrs. Ed. Norton, Dover, 111.). Mr. Hite has by his first wife a family of five children: Celia A., born November 27. 1861, died November 27, 1862; MaryE., November 2, 1865; Schuyler

C., September 25, 1868; Cedella. August 30, 1873; Elias I, December 29, 1877. In 1879 Mr. Hite came to Ohio Township, and settled on his present home. He owns 260 acres in Ohio Township, and eighty in Lamoille Township. In politics he is a Eepublican, and is a member of the North Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hite is the sixth child of a family of seven sons and six daughters. Six of these brothers (all the living ones) were in the late war, during a long term of service, and not one received a wound, and all lived to return. Mr. H. is also one of fourteen first cousins, bearing his name, who were in the late war, all going from this State.

WILLIAM C. HOBLIT, Indiantown, was born August 31, 1819, in Clinton County, Ohio. His father, David Hoblit, was born December 8, 1787, near Philadelphia, Penn. When a boy he was taken to Kentucky by his widowed mother, and there was reared, and lived till he came to Ohio, where he farmed, and died in February, 1871. He was married twice; his first wife, Martha Wilson, was born April 1, 1792, in Ohio. She died October, 1839, in Missouri. Her father, Rev. Amos Wilson, was a native of Wales, and a pioneer of Clinton County, Ohio. She was the mother of eleven children, viz. : John, Amos, Catharine, Ann. William C., Benonia, Isaiah, Melinda, Elizabeth, David and Martha. David Hoblit's second wife, Zelie Kelley, was the mother of Edward Hoblit. The grandfather of our subject, Michael Hoblit, was a native of Germany. He came to America in 1750, and settled near Pheladelphia, where he died. He was the father of nine children, and a potter by occupation. Our subject received only the rudiments of the three "E's" in a little log schoolhouse in Clinton County, Ohio. He was married, August 17, 1843, to Mary Bloom, who was born August 22, 1825, in Clinton County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Peter Bloom, with whom Mr. Hoblit came to Bureau County, 111., in 1843. They bought 160 acres of land in Section 12, near Tiskilwa,on eighty acres of which Mr. Hoblit yet resides. He has made farming his occupation, and filled many township offices, among others that of Assessor for seven years, and High- way Commissioner and Patkmaster for thirteen years. Mr. and .Mrs. Hoblit are useful members of society, and active members of the Baptist Church. Politically he was formerly a Whig, but is now a supporter of the Republican party.

G. W. HOCKENBUEY, Walnut, was born in Morris County, N. J., December 25, 1831. He is the son of Joseph and Anna (Schyler) Hockenbury. The father was of Dutch descent, but was born in New Jersey. The mother was a native of Massachusetts. Both died in Morris County, N. J. ; she when our subject was but eight years of age, and he October, 1880, at the age of eighty- four years. They were the parents of four sons and one daughter, of whom G. W. is the only one to come West, which he did in 1854, when he came to Princeton. In boyhood Mr. Hockenbury had learned his trade of engineer, and after coming to Princeton was engaged at his trade as engineer, in the foundry of Miller & Chritzman, till about 1858, when he became engineer at the City Mills, where he remained till coming to Walnut and engaging in his present business. (See sketch of W. J. Ott.) He was married, in Bureau County, 111., May 17, 1857, to Phebe Shugart, youngest daughter of Samuel Shugart. She died May 29, 1870, aged thirty-one years. November 28, 1873, he was married, in Princeton, to Elizabeth Swayne, who was born in Ohio, in November, 1844, but came to Bureau County with her parents when about one year old. She is the mother of two, sons, viz.: Freddie, born June 7, 1876; Raymond, born August 17, 1880. In politics ho is a life-long Democrat. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Walnut.

ANDREW HOFFMAN, Bureau, was born in Prussia, December 26, 1837. His father died in the old country, and in 1853 our subject came to America with his mother, now a resident of Princeton. For one year they lived in New York City, then removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and a few months later to Chicago, where they remained one year, and then came to Bureau County. For several years Mr. Hoffman worked by the month, and afterward farmed on rented land. In 1867 he bought his present farm of eighty acres in Section

26, Bureau Township, at $25 per acre. He was married in this county to Louisa Hurst, who was born in Prussia, December 15. 1842. She came to America in 1858, and settled in Princeton. Her father, Andrew Hurst, died in Iowa in 1869. Her mother died in the old country. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman have seven children, viz.: Frank, born May 7, 1863; Sophia, December 2, 1866; Anna, December 6, 1868; John, October 16, 1871; Mary and Minnie (twins), June 12, 1874, and William, February 7, 1882. In politics Mr. Hoffman is identified with the Democratic party, but is independent. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE E. HOFFMAN, Clarion, was born September 24, 1851, in Sublette Township, Lee Co., 111. He is a son of Henry and Margaret A. (Schmidt) Hoffman, natives of Hessen Darmstadt, Germany. Henry Hoffman came to America in 1845. He came direct to Sublette Township, Lee Co., 111., where he is now a wealthy farmer, owning 875 acres of land in Lee County. He came to the United States with his parents, George and Catharine (Link) Hoffman, who reared a family of five children. The mother of our subject came to this country accompanied by her parents, John and Margaret (Theiss) ' Schmidt, in 1849. She is the mother of ten children, viz.: George E., Mary M., Henry W., Louisa E. (deceased), Philip J., F. William, Stephen J., Emma R. (deceased), Ezra G. and Julius A. Hoffman. Our sub ject was reared in his native county. He came to Clarion Township, Bureau County, in March, 1877, and here owns 190 acres of land, having made farming and stock-raising his occupation, and at present has a small herd of Short-horn cattle. Mr. Hoffman was married September 20, 1876, to Barbara A. Guither, a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Pope) Guither, who are natives of Germany. (See sketch.) Mrs. Hoffman was born July 26, 1851, in Clarion Township. She is the mother of four children, viz.: Daniel H., Mary M., Amanda M. and Laura A. Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman are religiously connected with the German Evangelical Church.

grandparents were Jacob and Fannie (Whitman) Hogeboom. The former was a native of Germany, and the Jatter of Londonderry, Vt, and of English extraction. Their son, Noah J. Hogeboom, was born November 22, 1816, in Bennington County, Vt. He was reared in his native State, and was married in Manchester September 4, 1842, to Sarah M. Esterbrook, born March 29, 1821, in New Hampshire. Her parents, Benjamin and Sybil Esterbrook, were married March 11, 1804. Mrs. Sarah M. Hogeboom is the mother of four children, viz. : John M., born June 28, 1843; Hi land H., November 12, 1845; Elvira M. and Fannie A., deceased, aged respectively nineteen and twenty-one years. Noah J. Hogeboom came from Vermont to Bureau County. 111. , in April, 1854, and settled in Fairfield Township. He rented nine years, and then bought land on Section 8. He has now 290 acres of land. He has been School Director and Trustee, also filled the offices of Collector, Assessor and Supervisor. Politically he is a Republican, as is also his son, Hiland H. Hogeboom, who was reared here. The latter was married November 21, 1878, in Dorset, Vt., to Ann Jenett Sykes, born June 29, 1849, in Dorset, Bennington Co., Vt., daughter of Norman and Maria (Bassett) Sykes. She is the mother of three children, viz. : Jennie M., Emma L. (deceased) and Edwin S. Hogeboom.

J. T. HOLBROOK (deceased). This old and well-known pioneer was born March, 1810, in Richmond, N. H. His parents were Enos and Elizabeth (Thompson) Holbrook. He was married in the East to Mary R. Angier, a native of Fitzwilliam, N. H. Mr. Holbrook was a dealer in woodenware in the East, and came to Bureau County in July, 1834, settling in Lamoille, with which place he has always been identified, and which he helped build up, being a merchant in the place till 1869. He filled many offices, especially Justice of the Peace. He died in Lamoille May 10, 1877. Mrs. Mary R. Holbrook is yet living, in Davenport, Iowa. She is the mother of the following children: Josephine and Lorrin A. are deceased, aged thirteen aud twenty-eight years, respectively; Mrs. Cleora Woods, of Davenport, la.; Myron A.; Erwin W., of Black Hawk County,

Iowa, and Eugene P. (deceased), aged four years. Of the above children Myron A. Holbrook was born May 29, 1845, in Lamoille, where he was reared and educated, and is now one of the wide-awake business men. He has followed the mercantile career all his life. He bought and sold stock for several years, and in 1875 opened a grocery store, which he has conducted successfully ever since, and is also engaged in manufacturing enterprises. He takes an interest in political and home affairs, supporting the Republican party. At present he is School Director and Clerk of the City Council. Mr. Holbrook was married here March 11, 1869, to Caroline Chaddock, a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Chaddock. She was born January 9, 1849, in Jefferson County, Ohio, and is the mother of three children, viz.: Nettie B. , born January 22, 1870; Dora J., June 19, 1873, and Clyde A., November 28, 1879.

LEWIS HOLMES, Macon. Among the early settlers of Macon Township who have done much toward the improvement of the county is the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph. He was born in Brooklyn, Windham Co., Conn., August 10, 1814. He is the son of Thomas and Jerusha (Whitteniore) Holmes, both natives of Connecticut, and it was in their native State that they lived and died. Our subject was the only child, and he was raised on the farm, but at the age of twenty-one years began working in woolen factories. He continued in this business for about fifteen years, and had fitted himself so that he could do any part of the work in the manufacture of woolen goods. However, in 1848, he quit the manufacturing business and came to Bureau County, 111., and for one year was in the employ of Hon. Owen Lovejoy, but in 1849 he settled on his present farm in Black Walnut Grove in Section 18, and has since been a successful farmer. When first settling on his farm, there were no improvements, but he erected a log-cabin, and began cultivating the soil. His first crop of corn was made with a yoke of oxen and a fourteen- inch plow. Mr. Holmes came to this county with very limited means, but by hard work and judicious investments he has made an excellent stock farm of 600 acres in Macon Township. In his native State in 1838 Mr. Holmes was united in marriage to Hannah Lee, who was born in Massachusetts. She died in Bureau County December 8, 1858, and was the mother of seven children, five of whom yet survive: Mrs. Mary M. Eaton of Macon; William H., of Dakota; Galusha L., of Macon; Mrs Hannah M. Anderson of Buda; Ellen J. (deceased); Mrs. Emma L. Horton, of Macon, and Lewis Benjamin (deceased). September 25, I860, he was married in Macon to Sarah Cook, a native of England. She is the mother of three sons, viz. : Lewis James, at homo ; Marshal D. (deceased), and George W., at home. In early life Mr. Holmes was a Whig and Abolitionist, and now is an active Republican in political matters, and has held some township office the greater portion of the time since the township was organized. He has always taken an interest in the prosperity of the schools, and without intermission has served as a School Director since the first district was organized in the township in 1851 or 1852.

JOSEPH C. HOPKINS, Clarion, was born March 10, 1842, in Blair County, Penn. His father, James J. Hopkins, was born February 24, 1815, in Marietta, Penn. He was married April 2, 1840, to Jane Cook, who was born October 11, 1818, near Harper's Ferry, Va. Her parents were John and Jane (Armstrong) Cook, natives of Ireland but of Scotch descent. Mrs. Hopkins is the mother of the following children: Joseph C., Lorenzo D., James K., Mrs. Irene Morgan, Mrs. Alice A. Davis, Mrs. Jennie T. Shirk and William D. Hopkins. James J. Hopkins removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, where he lived six years. In June, 1853, he came to this county, where he farmed till the last few years, when he removed to Lamoille. and retired from active life. Joseph C. Hopkins came here with his father. He enlisted in the 100- days' service in out late war in Company G, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was joined in marriage June 30, 1869, to Lydia A. Babson, who was born here July 12, 1845. She is the mother of five children, viz. : E. Maud, born March 18, 1870; J. Dow, June 13, 1874; Charles B., June 16, 1876; Jennie P., June

2, 1878; and Bessie G., October 7, 1882. Mr. Hopkins is a Republican, and an A. F. & A. M. Mrs. Hopkins is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She is a daughter of Theodore and Betsey (Emery) Babson. The latter was born November 26, 1804, in Biddeford, Me. She died here May 27, 1874. Her father, Haven Emery, was a sea captain. Theodore Babson was born December 3, 1804. He is yet living here, well known and liked by all. He came here in October, 1839, and entered 240 acres of land in Clarion Township. He was formerly a baker in Boston. His parents were Theodore and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Babson. He was a sea captain born in Essex County, Mass.; she in Virginia. Both died in Massachusetts.

J. K. HOPKINS, Lamoille, was born August 9, 1846, in Tyrone, Penn. His parents are James J. and Jane (Cook) Hopkins (see preceding sketch). Our subject was educated principally in this State. Here he farmed till the call for "more troops to defend the stars and stripes1' was made. He then enlisted, although but seventeen years old, in the Fifty-second Regiment, Company B, of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served two years and five months. He participated in many engagements, and was also with Gen. Sherman in his famous march to the sea. After returning home Mr. Hopkins crossed the plains, and in Nevada became a railroad man, which occupation he followed for sixteen years in the capacity of conductor, rendering valuable service and being very fortunate while on the road. In August, 1883, he returned to Lamoille, where he now resides. He was married in Chicago, February 19, 1879, to Miss Frances Martin, who was born here June 11, 1852. She is a daughter of our old pioneers, William and Jane (Moore) Martin, deceased. Politically Mr. Hopkins is identified with the Democratic party. He is a member of ^ the Blue Lodge, Royal Arch and Knight Templars fraternities, A. F. & A. M., and also a member of the Order of Railroad Conductors of the United States.

to Bavaria, where he learned and followed the trade of carpenter until 1848, when he came to America, and arrived in Bureau County, 111., June 28, 1848, and since then has made Selby Township his home. For about three years he farmed on rented land, and also worked at his trade. He then bought eighty acres of his present farm and began its improvement, moving to his present place in May, 1854. Although he had but little when he first came here, he now owns 404 acres of well- improved land, also three lots in DePue. His property has all been made through his own industry and perseverance. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held various township offices for several years. He has been a member of the Lutheran Church all his life, and a liberal contributor toward its support. He was first married to Barbara Wood, a native of Bavaria; she died June 28, 1860, at the age of thirty-three years and six months. Mr. Hopler was married October 21, 1862, to Ann Shafer, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 26, 1837. She came to this county in 1857 with her parents, Chris and Ann Shafer. The father died here, but the mother is still living. Mr. Hopler has four children by his first wife and six by the second, viz. : George, born October 21, 1846, married to Philipina Warner (he is now Supervisor of Selby Township) ; Elizabeth, born October 25, 1852, married to Christian Shafer; Emma, born August 5, 1854, married to Ernil Husser; Lena, born March 5, 1857, married to Henry May; Louis, born May 19, 1863; Charles, born December 22, 1865; John, born, October 21, 1868; Philipina, born April 28, 1870; Ann, born January 10, 1873; Otto, born December 21, 1878. All are living in Bureau County. MARTIN HOPPS, deceased, was born September 17, 1813, in St. Davids, Charlotte's Co., New Brunswick, where he was reared and learned the carpenter's trade. He was a son of John and Martha (Bradford) Hopps. The former was of German descent and the latter of English, and was a descendant of old Gov. Bradford, of Massachusetts. Martin Hopps came West about 1836, and for a period of three years followed his trade in and about Princeton, 111. He then spent one winter in his old home in the East, after which he returned and followed his trade till he bought eighty acres of land of G. Clement He proved himself a successful farmer, stockman and thorough business man, and added to his farm from time to time till at his death he owned 420 acres of land. He was in every way a self-made man, and an active member of the Baptist Church. His demise occurred February 5, 1877. Martin Hopps was married twice; his first wife, Mrs. Hannah M.Kendall (nee Little), died May 21, 1868. She was the mother of the following children: E. W. Kendall, now a resident of Iowa; Herman K. Hopps, who was drowned while a theological student at Newport, R. L; A. D. Hopps, a farmer, of Panola, 111., and Irwiii W. Hopps, who farms the homestead. Martin Hopps was married a second time September 30, 1869, to Mrs. Jemima Boyle (nee Mclntyre), who was a daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Duncan) Mclntyre, the former a native of the Highlands. Mrs. Jemima Hopps was born July 5, 1831, in Dairy, Ayrshire, Scotland, and came to America in 1857. She was the mother of five children. Of these, only Mrs. Margaret D. (Boyle) Hopps is now living. She was born September 2, 1859, and was married October 7, 1878, to Irwin W. Hopps, who was born March 4, 1854. Two children blessed this union, viz. : Carrie L., born November 14, 1880, and Grace G., born February 8, 1883.

ALLEN HORTON, Macon, was born in Bedford County, Penn., December 31, 1819. He is the son of Septimus and Wealthy (Foster) Horton. They were both born and reared in Bedford County, Penn., but in 1822 they moved to Highland County, Ohio, and there lived till his death in 1831. In later years the mother moved to Indiana, but in 1874 or 1875 came to her son, our subject, and died here in March, 1882. She was the mother of seven children, viz. : David F., Allen, Mary, Levi, Alfred, Gary T. and Foster S. All lived to reach maturity, and all except Mary and Alfred yet survive. The early life of our subject was spent on the farm in Ohio, but at the age of nineteen he returned to his native State and there learned his trade of carpenter. He worked at his trade in Pennsylvania till 1842, when he walked across the mountains from Bedford County, Penn., to

Licking County, Ohio, carrying a load of twenty-five pounds. December 22. 1842, he was married in Ohio to Margaret Zink, a sister of John Zink (see sketch). In the spring of 1844 he started on foot in company with others to Illinois, and came to Bureau County, but soon afterward to Fulton County, where his wife joined him in the fall of 1844. They remained in Fulton County till the spring of 1847, when they removed to Bureau County, and this has been their home since, and since 1848 Mr. Horton has been engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Horton have reared a family of eight children, viz. : Catherine W., Mary E.. Septimus I., Samuel, Harvey, Alice K., Addie and Lola. Only three of the family are now living, viz. : Septimus, of Buda; Alice, wife of William A. Crisman; and Addie. Harvey Horton was killed at Nevada, Vernon Co., Mo., by the falling in of an embankment while he was at work building a bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Horton are members of the Baptist Church of Buda. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and takes an active part in local politics. He was the first Supervisor of Macon Township, and gave it the name it is now known by.

W. F. HOETON, Princeton. Many years ago three brothers, Englishmen by birth, left the town of Horton in England, where their ancestors had flourished for many years, and immigrated to the Massachusetts Colony in America, as the Pilgrim Fathers had done in 1620. William Horton, who was the grandfather of W. F. Horton, was a descendant of one of the three brothers mentioned above. His son Ferdinand was married to Maria B. Bead, a native of Rhode Islar.il. The result of this union was W. F. Horton, whose name heads this sketch. He was born July 5, 1837, in Pawtucket, R. I., and educated in Meriden, N. H. He came to Providence, Bureau Co., 111., with his parents in 1854. Here he was engaged as a farmer and stock man, but the last ten years has been a grain merchant in Lombard, and Bradford, Stark Co., 111. He was joined in matrimony November 9, 1865, in Princeton, 111., to Miss Mary Moseley, who was born September 25, 1845, in Princeton. This union has been blessed with the following children: Mary

M., born August 26, 1866; Kate M., born October 1, 1868; Fannie R., born July 22, 1870; Anna C., born August 2, 1872; Juliet G. , born May 11, 1876; and Ferdinand, born March 4, 1879. Mrs. Mary Horton is a daughter of Roland P. and Juliet (Radcliffe) Moseley. Roland P. Moseley is well known as one of the pioneers of Bureau County. He was born in Massachusetts, August 30, 1815, and died here April 29, 1850. Mrs. Juliet (Radcliffe) Moseley was born June 29, 1822, in Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio. She is yet a bright, wide-awake woman, and resides with her daughters Mary S. Horton and Achsah M. Paddock, of Princeton. Her oldest child, George R. Moseley, resides in Iowa. The parents of Mrs. Moseley are Daniel and Rachel (McManis) Radcliffe. The genealogy of the Radcliffe family is given in Mr. George M. Radcliffe's sketch. The genealogy of the McManis family is as follows: They originated in Scotland, as the name indicates, and left that country on account of religious persecutions, and fled to the northern part of Ireland, where many leading families by that name reside. One of these families immigrated to the United States, landing in Philadelphia, where a son was born two hours later. This son was afterward known as Judge George McManis. He was well known as one of the bravest men on the frontiers of Kentucky, to which State he had immigrated when quite young. There he gained celebrity by meting out justice to the dusky foe, who often made raids into the Blue-grass region of his once favorite hunting-grounds, and many are the encounters which he had with them on the "dark and bloody grounds " of Kentucky, after pursuing the Indians across the Ohio and re-capturing white prisoners and stolen property. He afterward crossed the Ohio himself in search of freedom, which he loved better than life itself. This was in 1808, when Kentucky allowed slavery. In Ohio he was elected Judge, and served for many years. Judge McManis married Mary Stewart, a very' intelligent lady, a native of Virginia. She died in Bureau County. Her husband died in Ohio. Mrs. Mary (Stewart) McManis was the mother of eight children, viz. : Mrs. Margaret Sabin, Mrs. Elizabeth Hibben, Mrs. Mary Cole, Mrs.

JACOB W. HUFFMAN, Ohio, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 18, 1838, and is the son of Isaac and Fannie Huffman. The father was born in Pennsylvania, in 1812, and died in Ohio, in 1852. The mother was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1814, and is still living in this county. Jacob W. Huffman came to this county in 1855, where he remained till August 15. 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Infantry, in which company he served till June 23, 1865, during which service he participated in the following battles, viz. : Vicksburg, campaign from April 25 to July 4, 1863; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; Dalton, Ga., February 25, 1864; Allatoona, Ga., October 5, 1864, and the campaign against Hood, around Nashville - having left his command at Allatoona previous to the " march to the sea" - and rejoined his company at Goldsborough, N. C. On April 27, 1865, Private Huffman was promoted for good conduct in the above-named battles. September 28, 1865, Mr. Huffman married Eliza Jay, who was born November 19, 1845, in Clinton County, Ohio, and is the daughter of George and Polly Jay, who came from Ohio to this county in 1851. The father was born August 7, 1804, in Pennsylvania, and died in Berlin Township, this county, December 26, 1875. The mother was born January 30, 1811, in Greene County, Ohio, and is still living on the homestead in Berlin Township. Mr. Jay had two wives; his first wife was Elizabeth Burnsides, by whom he raised a family of six children; Andrew J. Jay, lives in Berlin Township; John F. Jay, died in 1852; Barton, lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Daniel M., lives in Texas; William M. , lives at Princeton, 111. ; and Sarah, now Mrs. Amos Julien, Iowa. Mr. Jay's second wife was Polly Bailiff, the mother of four children, as follows: Susan, now Mrs. John Harris, Mendota, 111.; Joshua B., killed by accidental discharge of gun in Arkansas, November, 1870; Margaret, now Mrs. John Julien, Arlington, 111. , and Eliza, wife of subject of this sketch. The grandfather, Joshua Bailiff, was born in Virginia. Thegrandmother, Margaret Bailiff, was born in America in 1777,but is of German parentage. Mr. Huffman's grandfather on his mother's side, Jacob Weible, was born in Holland,but died in this State, in 1847. His grandmother, Nancy Weible, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1790, and is still living in Delphos, Ohio. John Jay, the father of George Jay, was' a soldier in the war of 1812, enlisting in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents of eleven children. All but one are living, viz.: Frank L., was born March 21,1866; Amy and Allie were born February 18, 1867 (Amy died October 28, 1867); George E., was born June 5, 1868; Ardilla, born April 7, 1870; Isaac D., born September 4, 1871; Celia E., born January 4, 1873; Harry, born August 7, 1875; Charles E. , born December 3, 1877; Leroy, born May 3, 1880; Edna D., born April 23, 1883. In politics Mr. H. is Republican.

O. H. HUNTLEY, M. D., Buda, was born in Alstead, N. H., July 4, 1834. He is the son of Amos and Betsey (Baker) Huntley. The parents both lived and died in New Hampshire. They were the parents of three sons and three daughters, only two now surviving: Our subject 'and Mrs. Abbie D. Hubbard, wife of George C. Hubbard, of Gilsum, N. H. One son, Isaac W. , was a minister; he died in Manchester, N. H. The other son, Osman L. (deceased), was a physician in Fitchburg, Mass. Dr. O. H. Huntley's early life was spent in attending school and in teaching, his education being received at the academy of Marlow, N. H., the high school of Keene and at Middleton College. His first teaching was in West Virginia, but he has taught since that time in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Illinois and California. He first read medicine with Dr. George B. Twitchell, of Keene, N. H., and attended lectures at Woodstock, Vt. , the Tremont Medical College, of Boston, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, in the class of 1857. In 1869 he also attended a course of lectures in New York City, and since his locating at Buda has attended lectures for some months in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City.

In the spring of 1857 Dr. Huntley located at Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., 111., where he practiced medicine till in September, 1861, when he entered the service as Captain and Surgeon of an independent company of cavalry, which company was afterward attached to the First Illinois Cavalry. After returning from the service the Doctor spent one year in Nevada, four years in California, teaching school, practicing medicine, etc. September 26, 1870, he located at Buda, where he has since given his attention to his profession, and has built up an extensive practice, and is Assistant Surgeon for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. He is a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. Lodges of Buda, and also the G. A. R. Post. He is identified with the Republican party. In February, 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Laura A. Swope, a daughter of John W. and Margaret (Templeton) Swope. The father was born in Huntingdon County, Penn., May 14, 1814; and the mother in Cumberland County, Penn., January 30, 1817. They came to this county in 1856, and now reside in Macon Township. They are the parents of six children, only three of whom are now living, viz: James, Mrs. Huntley and Edmund J. The Huntley family in the United States trace their origin back to Huntley Abbey in the North of England. William Huntley, the grandfather of Dr. O. H., settled on the Mohawk River in New York at an early date, and from there his family scattered, only one son, Amos, going to the New England States, the others going West. The Baker family is also of English descent. Our subject's grandfather, Isaac Baker was a physician at Mar low, N. H., and his family all remained in the East. One son, O. C. Baker, was a Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and resided at Concord, N. H.

JOHN IGOU, Lamoille, was born February 16, 1834, in Huntingdon County, Penn. His parents, John and Martha (Glass) Igou, were natives of Tennessee, where they died. Our subject was reared and educated in his native State, where he also learned and then followed the carpenter's trade one year. In April, 1855, he came to Clarion Township, Bureau Co. , 111. , where he followed his trade one year, and then went to Minnesota and Wisconsin. After a sojourn of two years he returned to Bureau County, 111., where he followed his trade till September, 1861, when he obeyed the call of his country to protect the stars and stripes, and enlisted in the Fifty-second Regiment, Company B, of the - Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and in this wellknown regiment served through the war. He participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Town Creek, Alabama, the j Atlanta Campaign, and when with Gen. Sherj man on his famous march to the sea was taken prisoner and paroled at Richmond. Since the war Mr. Igou has been a wagonmaker in Lamoille, 111., where he also sells agricultural implements and keeps the news depot and library. Mr. Igou was married February 16, 1858, to Matilda J. Meredith, ; born November 13, 1837, in Blair County i Penn. She is a daughter of William and ! Jane (McFarland) Meredith, and is the J mother of Mrs. lona L. Rambo, Mrs. Elfrida Roth (both are now residents of Iowa), Ora ! Logan and William M. Igou, now living, and j Jessie Bell Igou, deceased, aged twelve years. j Mr. Igou is identified with the Republican party. He is also a member of the G. A. R. and A. F. & A. M. fraternity.

H. W. IMMKE, Princeton, was born in the province of Hesse, Germany, March 9, 1839, and is the son of John and Christina ! (Apel) Immke. The father died in 1848; ! the mother now resides in the province of Hanover, Germany. In 1855 Mr. H. W. Immke came to the United States and settled near Peru, 111., where he was engaged in i farming for about eight years. In 1863 he went to Chicago, and began learning photography. He remained in Chicago till 1866, when he came to Princeton, and for five months and a half was in partnership with William H. Masters, now of Kansas. After dissolving partnership with Mr. Masters, Mr. Immke opened a gallery in the Stoner Block, North Princeton, but the building was soon afterward burned and Mr. Immke put up a temporary building where he remained for three years, and then built his present gallery, which is a two-story brick building 23 feet 8 inches by 85 feet. He has also invested in lands in Kansas and towu lots in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Immke has made a financial success of bis profession, as well as an enviable reputation as an artist. He was married in Peru, III., to Miss Mary R. Steinbrook, a native of Ohio, but of German descent. She is the mother of four children, viz. : William, Minnotta, Pansy and Leroy.

JAMES INGHAM, Neponset, was born January 11, 1835, in Castle Hill, near Stockport, Cheshire, England. His father, John Ingham, was born in the same place November 2, 1808; he died September 17, 1854, in Scott County, 111., to which he came in the spring of the same year. He was a hatter by occupation. The grandfather of our subject, John Ingham, Sr. , was a blacksmith by oc cupation ; he was the first tenant of the house where our subject was born, which is yet in the possession of the Ingham family. Our subject's mother, Ellen (Frost) Ingham, a daughter of James Frost, was born April 1, 1804, in Grindlow, England. She died here March 18, 1883. Our subject was educated in his native country, and in Medina County, Ohio, to which he came with his parents in 1847. There he worked on a farm till the fall of 1854, when he came to Neponset Township, Bureau Co., 111., and bought eighty acres of land on Section 30, of which section he now owns one-half and also twenty acres in Henry County. His farm is called " Castle Hill farm," in commemoration of his former home. Mr. Ingham visited England in 1868, returning the same year. While there he met his future wife, Miss Julia A. Ingham, whom he subsequently met by appointment in 1869, in New York City. It was the same old, yet ever new, story and they were married in New York, February 7, 1869. Mrs. Julia A. Ingham is a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Foulds) Ingham. She was born April 6, 1842, in Castle Hill, En gland. She is a member of the Episcopal Church and is the mother of six children, viz.: Kate, who was born June 13, 1870; John, June 3, 1872; Thomas and William, are deceased; James Henry, was born September 28, 1877, and Ellis F., November 11, 1880. Our subject owes his success in life to industry and perseverance. He has been a school officer for six years, and at present

DANIEL IODER, Arispe, was born December 1, 1838, in this county. His father, Joseph loder, was born 1805, in Bavaria. He died, 1857, in Bureau County, to which he came in 1837. At first he rented land and then bought forty acres, to which he added from time to time till at the time of his death he owned 370 acres, the result of his industry. He was killed by the cars on a railroad crossing near Tiskilwa, III. The mother of our subject, Barbara Albrecht, was a daughter of Christian Albrecht. She was born 1804 and died in 1878. The family name was spelled Yoder in the old country. Daniel loder has been a successful farmer; he owned forty acres when he started out in life, and now has a farm of 470 acres. He was married in Tazewell County, 111., to Lena Burkey, a daughter of Valentine Burkey. She is the mother of three children, viz. : Joseph William, Eddie D., and Benjamin. Mr. loder's family is religiously connected with the Mennonite Church. Politically he is identified with the Democratic party. He has taken an interest in educational matters, and has been School Trustee.

WILLIAM IODER, Arispe, was born June 11, 1848, in this county. He is a son of Joseph and Barbara (Albrecht) loder. Both were natives of Bavaria, and both died here. They were among the early settlers of this township, and were the parents of the following children: Jacob, John (deceased), Mrs. Catharine Schertz (deceased), Daniel, Caroline (who was drowned), Joseph (also deceased), Mrs. Louisa Schertz and William loder, our subject. The latter received a common school education in this county, where he has devoted all his attention to farming and stock-raising. Has now some tine blooded horses. He started in life with 160 acres of land, but through industry and perseverance he is now the possessor of 587 acres of land. Mr. loder was married here, March 4, 1873, to Fannie Stauffer, who was born March 4, 1849, in Alsaca She is a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Schantz) Stauffer, who were natives of the same place. Mrs. loder is the mother of six children, viz. : Elmer J., Julius E., William O., Laura L.,

Mary E. and Fannie M. Mr. and Mrs. loder are members of the Mennonite Church. Politically, Mr. loder is a Democrat. He has filled several minor offices. Financially, Mr. loder has been a very successful man.

WILLIAM L. ISAAC, Maiden, was born in Bureau County, 111., July 7, 1834, the son of Elias and Mary (Black) Isaac. His father was born near Raleigh, N. C., January 20, 1804. His parents were poor people, of Scotch and Welsh descent. He was early left an orphan, and had to make his own way in life. While yet a young man he worked his way from his native State to Kentucky, and learned the tanner's trade. He afterward went to Salem, Ind., and was there married. His wife was born in Greenup County, Ky., in 1805. Some time before 1830 he removed to Paris, 111., following his trade until 1831, when he went to Putnam County, some distance from Hennepin, and | there established a tan-yard. He continued in the business until 1833, when he came across the river into Bureau County, and located a claim in Selby Township, which is now known as the Seaton farm. About two years later he settled on Section 5, Berlin Township, where he and his wife still reside. Since coming to this county he has given his attention to farming. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac are the parents of ten children, seven of whom are still living, but all reached maturity: Allen B. (lives near Humboldt, Kan.), Ardilla (wife of Aaron Stevenson, of Lamoille), Mahala J. (widow of John Winana, of Carson, Iowa), William L. (of Maiden), Milton A. (died while acting Surgeon in the Fifty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry), Martin V. (a school-teacher, died in this county), Mary (widow of John Cass, of Lamoille), Nancy (deceased, was wife of Marion Hite), James W. (lives near York, Neb.), William L. Isaac was reared and received his education in this county. He first started in life as a farmer, and that has been his occupation most of the time. His farm lies in Sections 8 and 9. In 1882 he removed from the farm to Maiden, and has since been engaged in the grain business in connection with his farming. Mr. Isaac's first vote was for John C. Fremont, but in later years he has been strictly independent. He is a member of I. O. G. T. Lodge of Maiden. December 25, 1856, he was married to Lucretia J. Winans. She was born in Canada April 1, 1836, a daughter of John and Mary Winans, who removed from New York State to Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac have three children, viz. : Roena, Bertha and Leoan.

ROSWELL D. JACOB, Selby, was born in Mifflin County, Penn., October 19, 1822, a son of Joseph and Rachel (Me Vey) Jacob, both natives of Pennsylvania. They died when their son Roswell was an infant, leaving two daughters besides, both of whom are now dead. Mr. Jacob spent his early life in a store, but after reaching maturity he engaged in farming in his native county, on a farm which his father had owned. He came to Bureau County, in 1855, and settled on his present farm, where he has since resided, in 1856. He now owns 170 acres of well-improved land in Selby Township. February 14, 1860, he was united in marriage to Martha M. Laughlin, who was born in Mifflin County, Penn., October 5, 1840. Her parents, John and Rebecca (Glasco) Laughlin, came to this county in the fall of 1855, and both died in Berlin Township. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob have three children, viz. : Robert N., born February 3, 1861; Samuel L., born April 6, 1863, Rebecca B., born December 21, 1866. Mr. Jacob is a Democrat in politics. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church of Maiden. He has belonged to the church since 1837, and his wife for most of her life.

JOHN JACOBSON, Bureau Junction. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Denmark, September 9, 1832. He is the son of Jacob and Anna (Wilson) Hanson. The father, whose occupation was that of a farmer, died in about 1852, aged sixty years, but his wife survived him till 1880, and died at the age of eighty- four years. Our subject was educated in the free schools of his native land till he was fourteen years of age, and then was put to work. In 1854 he came to America, and in order to learn more thoroughly the English language, he attended school at Peoria, 111., for some time, but his[home has been Bureau County since first coming to America in 1854. For two years he was engaged at farm work, and then for two years worked in the Sheffield eating-house. In 1858 Johnson & Nash built the Bureau House at Bureau Junction, a house which contains thirty-eight rooms, but shortly after it was built it fell into the hands of the Rock Island Railroad Company, but the same year, 1858, Mr. Jacobson, in partnership with a Mr. Ramsey, took charge of the house, and continued together till 1880, since which time Mr. Jacobson has had entire charge, and has proven himself to be one of the most successful hotel men on the line. He was married in March, 1874, at Sheffield, to Miss Minerva Kemp, who was born in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson have one child, viz.: Lillian May, born September 17, 1881.

S. J. JOBLING, Indiantown, farmer and mining inspector of Bureau County, was born February 21, 1829, in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, England, His father, Lancelot Jobling, was an underviewer of mines by occupation, and died there. The grandfather of our subject, William Jobling, was a master shifter of mines in England. Mr. Jobling's mother, Margaret (Fryar) Jobling, was the mother of twelve children; of these our subject is the only one now Jiving in the United States. At seven years old he commenced to work in the mines; when he was ten years old he studied one year, and then commenced to study for a civil mining engineer. He mined with his father till 1851, when he came to New York. He sank mines one year in Schuylkill County, Penn., and then went to Richmond, Va. , where he was a gas boss for two years; after this he worked in the mines at Hartford City, W. Va., till he came to St. Louis, Mo. In the summer of 1862 he enlisted in Company C, of the Eightieth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He served first as Sergeant, but at the close of the war received a commission as Lieutenant. He participated in the battles of Terryville, Murphreysboro, Mission Ridge, Franklin, Nashville, etc. He was in sixteen engagements, and was wounded at Dalton. After the war he mined. In 1867 he came to Bureau County, and here mined till within the last two years, when he was appointed mining inspector. Mr. Jobling is married to Mary E. Simpson, a native of Ohio. She

; is the mother of Ruby F. Jobling. Mr. Jobling has a daughter by a former marriage - Mrs. Margaret Smith, living in England. He is a Republican and an A. F. & A. M.

i is a son of Cyrus and Celia (Howard) Johnson, who were both natives of Massachusetts, where they died. They were the parents of seven boys, viz. : Cyrus N. and Alanson, are deceased; Hiram, our subject; Gardner, who died in New Orleans; Howard, of Mendota; Ranslure, of Barre, Mass. ; Theodore, of Worcester, Mass. The Johnson family is of English extraction. Our subject learned the

| Cyrus Kingman, whom he afterward bought out. After the land sales of Dixon and Galena, he found himself the owner of several thousand acres of land, which he sold from time to time. On account of the banking trouble which existed at that time under the Democratic rule, Mr. Johnson's venture did not prove as successful as his enterprising spirit deserved. He yet owns 160 acres of land in this county. Our subject was married twice. His first wife, Mary Northam, died in Massachusetts. She was the mother

, He was married here a second time to Sarah Little, a native of Vermont. She died here in December, 1878, aged seventy-two years. She was the mother of Mrs. Sarah M. Smith and Mrs. Laura V. Porter. Mr. Johnson is one of our oldest settlers. He is a member the Fifty-second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company B, as a private, but was appointed First Sergeant, and afterward promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant, and afterward Captain of his company. He fought through the whole war, and participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Fort Donaldson, battle and siege of Corinth, luca and Atlanta campaign. He was with Gen. Sherman in his famous ' ' march to the sea," and closed with the grand review at Washington, D. C. The military career of Capt. Smith was a brilliant one. He was wounded at Shiloh and receives a pension, and before leaving the service received, as a special distinction, a Major's commission. Since the war Capt. Smith has been a farmer. He was married here to Sarah M. Johnson, who was born January 16, 1841, and who is the mother of the following children: Edmond S. . Louis D. and Louisa (are twins), Ella, Lydia and Hiram Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Capt Smith and daughter Louisa are members of the Baptist Church. Politically he is a stanch Republican, and a member of the G. A. R.

HUGH JOHNSON, Ohio, was born in April, 1829, at Dundalk, Louth Co., Ireland, and is the only child of Arthur and Mary Johnson. The father was born about 1800, and immigrated to America in 1849. The mother was born about 1795, and with the son followed the husband to this county in 1850, where they settled on Section 15, in Ohio Township. Both died in this county. After immigrating to this county, for the first two seasons Hugh worked for Dr. R. J. Woodruf on the farm now owned by Dr. William Winters. In March, 1853, he bought eighty acres of Section 19, Ohio Township, of John H. Bryant, for which he agreed to pay $5.25 per acre, though he had not a cent to pay down. On this eighty, which he still owns, he built a log-cabin in 1856, into whii;h he moved with his first wife, Mary McEnney, to whom he was married November 1, 1855. Mary McEnney was born in Monaghan County, Ireland, in 1835, and was the daughter of Philip and Ann Janet McEnney, who came to America in 1851, and settled in Illinois in 1852. Of this marriage there is a family of four children, three of whom are now living, as follows: Arthur P. Johnson was born August 7, ] 856, and is now a bridge builder in Kansas; Thomas H. Johnson, was born May 19, 1858 (he married Mary B. Fleming, of Lee County, and is now living at Columbus, Kan.); Nicholas Johnson, was born February 20, 1861. Mrs. Johnson died April 4, 1861. In 1862, November 8, Mr. Johnson married his present wife, Lu'cinda Baumgartner, who was born May 2, 1844, at Berne, Switzerland, and is the daughter of Christopher and Julia Baumgartner. The father was a native of Switzerland, and the mother of France, and is of pure French parentage. Mrs. Johnson came to this country in 1854. Of this last marriage there is a family of ten children, all living, which probably gives to Mr. Johnson the largest living family in Ohio Township. Mary A. was born January 3, 1864; Henry R., September 11, 1865; Julia E., February

27, 1874; Annie, October 30, 1876; Hettie K., December 17, 1878; Francis J., December 1, 1880; Lillian, July 5, 1883. Mr. Johnson owns 516 acres in Ohio, and thirtyseven acres in Walnut Township, all being well -improved. Mr. Johnson probably has the largest cistern in Bureau County, it being 36x13x13, and serves as a reservoir for stock water, which is conveyed to various parts of the premises through over onefourth of a mile of pipe. In politics Mr. J. is Democratic, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

W. A. JOHNSON, Princeton, was born December 16, 1857, near Aurora, Ind. He is a son of James J. Johnson, who was also a native of Indiana. He was born May 29, 1828. He came to Bureau County before the late war, and has been engaged in farming. His father was James Johnson, a native of England, where he was born February 14, 1798. He died April, 1884, in Dillsboro, Ind. In early life he was a millwright and later a farmer by occupation. Our subject is one of a family of eleven children, viz.: John C.. James H., William H, Watts A., Mary, Nora, Maggie, Florence, Alice, Nettie and Herbert A. Mr. Johnson received his primary education in Bureau County.

He also attended the University of Chicago one and one-half years, after which he read Law with Richard M. Skinner more than one year, and then entered the Union College of Law in Chicago, where he graduated in June, 1882. Upon his return to Princeton he once more entered Mr. Skinner's law office, where he continued to study till December, 1883, when he opened an office near the depot, and has been conducting a successful law and real estate business ever since. Mr. Johnson was joined in matrimony, January 2, 1884, inSomonauk, 111., to Miss Jennie Buckingham, who was born December 3, 1861, in DeKalb County, 111. She is a daughter of Almus Buckingham.

DANIEL JONES, Ohio, was born in Greene County, Ohio, September 1, 1823, and is the son of Abram and Mary Jones. The father was born September 5, 1801. The mother was born March 18, 1802, both being of American parentage, and the parents of eleven children, eight of whom grew to man and womanhood. The subject of this sketch is the eldest son, and was raised on a farm till 1831, when he came to this State with his parents, and settled in Putnam County, near where Wenona now stands. The family remained there till 1833, when they removed to where Princeton now stands, and settled on the farm just north of William Knox's farm. At that time there was not a house on the present site of Princeton, though the town plat was staked out. Here the Jones family remained till the subject of this sketch was twenty-four years of age, when he married Mary Ellis, the daughter of Peter and Urania Ellis, of Ohio, who came to this County in 1830, and settled on Bureau Creek, in Dover Township. Subsequent to his marriage Mr. Jones settled on West Bureau Creek, where he remained till 1853. He then removed to Lamoille Township, and settled on Section 30, where he remained till 1861, when he moved to Ohio Township, and settled on the farm which he now occupies, being 194 acres of Section 24. (See sketch of Marion Hite.) Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the parents of five children, two of whom are now living: Urania, born March 1, 1849, died March 5, 1849; Orange V., born April 2, 1850, died May 31, 1850; Mary

E., born May 2, 1851, now Mrs. William Turnbull, Van Orin, 111. ; Abram L., born May 1, 1854, married Ida Shifflet; Austin B., born February 14, 1862, died March 4, 1862. Mr. Jones' experiences in early pioneer life were varied and severe, he being in Putnam County daring the Black Hawk war. He still retains a vivid recollection of early scenes and incidents during the early days of what is now Bureau County. Mr. Jones was formerly a Whig, and is now a Republican and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

DR. DANIEL JONES, deceased. The subject of the following biography was a man of more than ordinary talents and his character as a man and physician was well known to the citizens of the northeastern part of Bureau County. He was born September 21, 1805, in Salisbury, Vt. His father, Abiel Jones, was a minister of the Congregational Church. He was born July 24, 1761, in Connecticut, and died February, 1829, in Tunbridge, Vt. In early life he chose the medical profession, and fitted himj self for that vocation. But about this time j he became converted and joined the Congrej gational Church. Being a man of great conviction, he was not content uutil he entered Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, where he prepared himself for the ministry and after graduating studied theology some time with the Rev. Dr. Backus, a celebrated divine of the Congregational Church. He preached a few years in Massachusetts, and then in 1812 was sent to Farmingtou, in the Western Reserve, of Ohio, where he labored the remainder of his active life, till his failing health compelled him to go Vermont, where he only lived a short time. The mother of Dr. Jones was Rebecca Rix, who was born May 10, 1773. She died in September, 1838. She was the mother of eight children, who are all dead now; three of them were physicians. Dr. Daniel Jones received his primary education in Ohio, where he also taught school, till his parents returned to the East, when he commenced the study of medicine in Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, where he graduated. He practiced two years in Plymouth, and then sixteen vears in .Lncilow, Vt. In 1854 he came to Bureau County, 111., locating in Lamoille, where he practiced sixteen years with marked success. In April, 1870, he moved to Princeton, where he died January 11, the following year. Shortly after the Doctor came to Lamoille he formed a partnership with his younger brother, Joseph R. Jones, M. D., also a graduate of Dartmouth, with whom he was associated for five years. The Doctor was married April 13, 1847, in Mount Holly, Vt. , to Miss Mary A. Barrett, a native of Ashby, Mass., but reared and educated in Vermont. She was born August 15, 1822, and is a daughter of Joel and Sarah (Howard) Barrett, natives of Ashby, Mass. Her grandfather, Daniel Howard, was a native of Massachusetts, but of English descent. He came to Ashby when he was only eighteen years old, and was one of the founders of that town. Mrs. Dr. Jones yet resides in Princeton, and is the mother of four children, viz. : Charles A., a farmer and stockman; Eliza, wife of Henry Porter; George W., who is also a farmer, and S. Louisa. The first three children are living in Butler County, Iowa. By a former marriage Dr. Jones had a son named Norman D., who 'died when he was nearly twenty-three years old. Dr. Jones was well known as a physician and surgeon ; he was also a good financier, and owned large tracts of land in this and adjoining States. His memory will be cherished by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

DAVID A. JONES, Wyanet, was born in Denbighshire, North Wales, January49, 1818. He is the son of Rev. David Jones, who was a clergyman in the Church of England, and died when our subject was about eight years old. His wife, Elizabeth Waring, died in 1856. They were the parents of five children, only two of whom are now living, viz. : David and the youngest daughter, Mary Anne, of North Wales. - At the age of sixteen years our subject went to sea. When twenty -one years of age he came to America, but continued to follow the sea for many years, visiting all the ports of any importance on the Western Continent. He experienced all the incidents of a sailor's life, beginning at the forecastle and passing through all grades - second mate, first mate - and at the time he left the sea owned a small vessel of which he was captain. After leaving the sea he went to California, and from 1852 to 1857 was in the mountains engaged in miuing. In September, 1857, he came to Bureau County and bought the farm first settled by the French trader, Bourbonnais. He still owns this farm, but in March, 1882, he removed to Wyanet and retired from active life. Mr. Jones was married June 5, 1849, to Miss Lydia Davis, born in North Dighton, Bristol Co., Mass., May 15, 1823. Her parents, Peter and Mary (Corey) Davis, were both natives of the same county. They were the parents of thirteen children, only three of whom are living - Mrs. Jones and two sisters, who reside in Taunton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have two sons: David A., Jr., was born July 29, 1850 (he is now in the mercantile business in Annawan, Henry Co., 111.); William A., born September 9, 1859, (he is a teacher of short-hand in the Geneseo Normal School; was a graduate of Wesleyan "University, of Bloomington, in 1882). Mr. Jones and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During his wanderings Mr. Jones has made quite a collection of curiosities, for which he was given first prize at the Princeton fair in 1883. Among other things he has a piece of native gold which was found on his farm.

JOSEPH F. JONES, Princeton, was born October 28, 1830, in Springfield, N. H. He is a son of Samuel Jones, who was a native of New Hampshire, and a bricklayer and farmer by occupation. He came to Bureau County in the fall of 1837, settling south of town. The next year he removed to Princeton, where he resided till his death, which occurred in the summer of 1847. His father was Josiah Jones, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was also a farmer and mason by occupation. The mother of our subject was Mariam Fellows, who was born in New Hampshire. She died May 13, 1880, in Greene County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Joseph Fellows, and was the mother of eight children, viz.: Joseph F., Josiah, Esther, Mary A., Mrs. Almena Phillips, Mrs. Henrietta Sayers, Ann M. and Enoch are both deceased. Mr. Jones was married May 18, 1855, to Aroxa E. Water- man, "who was born February 8, 1836, in Perrysburg, N. Y. She is a daughter of Elijah and Polly (Barnhart) Waterman, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the parents of two children now living, viz. : Ellen, born March 15, 1857, who married Albert Lamb; and Frank M., born August 25, 1858. Mr. Jones has followed the occupation of a plasterer andmason since he was fourteen years old, and is the builder of numerous fine structures in Bureau County. In 1860 he crossed the plains and mined one season at Pike's Peak, returning to Princeton the same year. Just before the breaking out of our late war he again crossed the plains, this time going to California, where he followed his trade, returning to Princeton August 3, 1866. Here he has lived ever since with the exception of eight years, when he resided in the country. Politically Mr. Jones is connected with the Democratic party.

JOHN S. KASBEER, Ohio, was born December 28, 1818, in Wayne County, Ohio, and is the son of Samuel und Mary Kasbeer. The father was born February 4, 1794, in New Jersey. The mother was born January 22, 1799, in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of twelve chileren, the eldest of whom is the subject of this sketch. He lived on a farm in his native county till he came to this State and settled at East Grove, in Lee County, in the fall of 1846. He lived there one season, when he removed to Ohio Township, and settled on the land which he now owns. March 6, 1842, Mr. Kasbeer married Hannah Boss, the daughter of Rev. William and Jane (Whitaker) Ross (see sketch of James Ross), who was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, February 12, 1825, and lived in her native State till she came to this State in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Kasbeer are the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living: Mary Jane, born July 5, 1843, died August 29, 1844; Rachel, born August 16, 1845, died March 14, 1858; Margaret R. , now Mrs. T. D. Mercer, Ohio, 111., born March 19, 1848; Mildred, born August 7, 1850, died September 10, 1852; Asa W., farmer, Ohio, 111., born December 28, 1852; Ira, farmer and land agent, Colony, Kan.,born May 13, 1855; Joab, teacher and farmer, Ohio, 111., born

August 24, 1857; Sumner, farmer, Bel ton, Mo., born February 12, 1860; Melissa, Ohio, 111., born May 26, 1862; Alice, Ohio, 111., born March 3, 1865; Hattie, born August 29, 1867, died January 9, 1868; John W., Ohio, 111., born March 28, 1869. Mr. Kasbeer owns 806 acres of laud i n Ohio Township, and 3,600 acres in Allen and Anderson Counties, Kan., also 640 acres in Nebraska. In the improvements of this county Mr. Kasbeer has for thirty-seven years taken a very active part, and in that time he has probably planted more forest trees than any other man in Bureau County; and the large groves and long lines of cottonwood, walnut, hard and soft maple, and other varieties of forest trees,some of which are three feet in diameter, are towering monuments and living witneses of his patient and unceasing toil. In politics Mr. K. was formerly a Whig, and is now a Republican, and a member of the M. P. Church.

NATHAN J. KEEL, Berlin, was born in Stark County, Ohio, February 4, 1836. When he was six months old his parents moved to Hancock County, Ohio, and it was there and in Putman County that he was reared. His father, John W. Keel, was of German descent, born in Pennsylvania, January 12, 1810. His wife, Rosanna Siffirt, died when our subject was seven years old, and his father afterward married Barbara Bridenbaugh. They came to this county in 1852, and are now residents of Dover, 111. Nathan J. Keel is the second of a family of seven children, three of whom were by the first marriage. All are living. He came to this county in 1852, and has been engaged in farming most of his life, excepting eight years that he was engaged in the hardware business. He now resides on his farm of 160 acres in Sections 21 and 22. He was married October 6, 1857, to Angeline Wells, a native of New Jersey, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Park) Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Keel have three children: Clara F. , wife of George Smith; Charles W., May Belle. In politics he is identified with the Republican party.