Bureau County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1885 (part 9 of 13)

The grandparents of our subject, William and Mary (Hays) Norris, were natives of Frederick County, Md,, where they owned a large plantation which, as was quite customary in those days and in that State, was worked by slaves. Mr. and Mrs. Norris were members of the Episcopal Church, and were reared to believe that slavery was a lawful institution. Upon reaching maturity they began to doubt this belief and formed resolutions to free the slaves and incur all the risk and criticism which such an action would lead to from their friends and relatives. Overhearing the prayer of a slave, they put their resolution into execution by liberating all of . them that were twenty-seven years old, this being the provision of the law; and when a further stay in the old home became disagreeable they emigrated to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1808, where William Norris died the following year. They were among the pioneers of Belmont County, and though not inured to the privation of border life, nor even accustomed to light work, they yet bravely faced all for the sake of principle. In the wilderness they became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Mary Norris, not content with what she had already done for her former servants, and perhaps knowing the danger of their again falling into slavery, went back twice to her old home in Maryland, through the wilderness on horseback and alone, to see that all papers were made out properly, and that all slaves were freed as- soon as they reached their majority. We deplore lack of space for a more just tribute to the memory of this noble woman who has set such a grand example to her posterity. She who had every wish gratified, and who after coming to Ohio had to learn the simplest kind of work and do it herself, sacrificed all for the sake of justice. Of her eleven children, all except four died of consumption. She attained a green old age and died surrounded by her many friends. All honor to Mother Norris ! hail and farewell. Luther M. Norris, a son of William and Mary (Hays) Norris, was born February 4, 1793, in Frederick County, Md. He was a farmer by occupation and quite a public man in Ohio, a great admirer of Henry Clay and an advocate of the Whig and afterward the Republican party. He was married February, 1817, to Pleasant Hoge, who was born June 9, 1796, and was a Quaker lady, a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Hoge, the former of Scotch descent, and with her parents was a native of Loudoun County, Va. She was a domestic, intelligent woman, a friend to all humanity; she was the mother of the following children: Isaac H. (our subject), Mrs. Sarah M. McMillan, William, Mrs. M. Elizabeth Mogus and Joshua H. Norris, the latter deceased. Mrs. Pleasant Nor- | ris died in Belmont County, Ohio, April 14, 1833, aged thirty-seven years. Luther M. Norris was married a second time January 23, 1836, to Jane Rawlings, born 1792. She died here July 9, 1870. He came to Bureau County, 111., in 1853, and died here March 20, 1869 The first American ancestors of the Hoge family were William and Barbara (Hume) Hoge. The former was a native of Musselburg, Scotland, where the family is traced back to the twelfth century; his father was a Baron, related to the royal house of Stewart of Scotland. The latter was a daughter of Sir James Hume, a relative of Hume the historian. William Hoge, aged eighteen years, and Barbara Hume, the latter accompanied by her parents, immigrated to America at the same time. Sir James Hume and wife died on the voyage, leaving their little daughter in charge of William Hoge, who conducted her safely to her relatives in New York. The memory of his little charge seems to have clung to him, for he returned when she bad arrived at womanhood and made her his wife. The result of this romantic marriage was five sons. The family lived many years in Chester County, Penn. Their oldest son, John Hoge, removed to the Cumberland Valley, where he died in 1752. In 1735 the family removed to the Shenandoah Valley, where the parents died. The second son, William, became a Quaker and married a Quakeress, and was the father of Solomon Hoge, who married Ann Rawlings about 1750; they were the parents of eleven children. Solomon Hoge was married a second time and seven children were the result of that union. Of the eleven children, the seventh child, Isaac Hoge, born January, 1763, married Elizabeth Nichols. She was the mother of ten children, of whom Pleasant Hoge married Luther M. Norris, who was the father of Isaac H. Norris. Among the ancestors of the Hoge family were many distinguished men, members of Congress, lawyers, and for five generations Doctors of Divinity of the Presbyterian Church. Among the Congressmen William Hoge served during Thomas Jefferson's entire administration. His brother John, who was also a Congressman, held many offices of trust in Washington, Penn. The Hoge and Elaine families intermarried at different times in the latter place. Isaac H. Norris, whose name heads this sketch, was born April 13, 1818, in Belmont County, Ohio, where he was reared on a farm and also received a limited education in a pioneer school held in a log-cabin conducted on the subscription plan. Mr. Norris came to Bureau County, 111., December 13, 1846, and worked a rented farm in Lamoille Township, where he bought 400 acres of raw prairie the next year, which he improved and on which he comm'enced to raise stock, which occupation he has followed with such eminent success that to-day he is at the head of the business, and on his farm of over 2,000 acres has imported cattle and horses, importing of the latter as high as fifty head per annum. Our subject is a self-made man in every respect; he is no office seeker, but takes a groat interest in public affairs, being identified with the Republican party. Ho was married June 16, 1840, in Belmont County, Ohio, to Elizabeth D. Maus, who was born in February, 1812, in Bucks County, Penn. She died here December 13, 1859. She was a daughter of William and Ann (Bawlings) Maus, natives of Philadelphia; he was a jeweler by occupation; his father was of German and his mother was of English descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Norria seven children were born. Of these only Clarkson Norris and Mrs. Anna N. Kendall (nee Norris), reached maturity; of the other children William and Pleasant died in infancy; Sarah M. died aged fifteen years; Jane was six years and Isaac five years old when they died. Clarkson Norris was born August 23, 1850. To some extent he is following in the footsteps of his enterprising father, devoting all his attention to the stock business. He was married the first time to Miss Lucy C. Frary, who died soon after marriage. He is married now to Margaretta Hoge, born February, 1851, a daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Shoefield) Hoge, and a native of Loudoun County, Va. She is the mother of Elizabeth D. and Josephine H. Norris. Mrs. Anna N. Kendall, born October 11, 1844, is the widow of James Lyman Kendall, who was born August 30, 1840, in Passumpsic, Vt. He was a son of James E. and Relief (Wilder) Kendall, and was well-known in this county as one of our brightest young men, the sun of whose genius set only too soon. He studied law with Milo Kendall, was admitted to the bar in April, 1865, and after practicing law successfully two years in Des Moines, Iowa, was married June 16, 1867, to Miss Anna Norris. June 16, 1868, their only child Isaac Norris Kendall, was born. Mr. Kendall followed his profession in Des Moines till his death, which occurred October 16, 1869.

WILLIAM NORRIS, Clarion, was born May 20, 1825, in Belmont County, Ohio. He is a son of Luther M. and Pleasant (Hoge Norris, (see preceding sketch). Our subject was reared in his native Stale, where he farmed with his father till he attained his majority. In October, 1846, he arrived in Princeton, Bureau Co., 111., where he rented land in Lamoille Township, and worked in partnership with his brother. The next year he bought 160 acres of land in Section 31, Clarion Township, where he yet resides. In 1852, he crossed the plains with an ox team in company with a party of four men. It took them 100 days to go from Omaha to Sacramento, Gal., where he mined some, and returned to Bureau County the next year, via Central America. About 1854 he dissolved partnership with his brother, and moved onto his farm, which he improved, and devoted his attention to farming and stock-raising with good success. He owns now a farm of 1,250 acres of land, the result of his industry and economy. Since 1860 he has been raising blooded stock, and has one of the largest herds in the county; of these over eighty are recorded. He has on his farm an average of 350 head of cattle and fifty head of horses. Of the latter five are imported Percherons. Mr. Norris was married, August 6, 1854. to

Mary W. Maus, a daughter of William Maus. She was born April 19, 1828, in Bucks County, Penn., and died January 4, 1879. She was well known for her many good qualities . She was the mother of six children, viz.: William L., Alfred, Isaac H., Lundy, Pleasant J., and Luther, the last three deceased. Of the above, William L. was born April 20, 1859; Alfred, bom March 20, 1863; and Isaac H., born July 4, 1866; Pleasant J., born May 7, 1856, died June 20, 1877. Her memory will ever be cherished by all who knew her. William Norris has met with many trials in life, but has borne up bravely, and as the evening shadows of life gather about him, looks hopefully to the beyond where dear ones await him. He is a quiet, unostentatious man, whose word is regarded as good as his bond. Among his many virtues temperance takes a prominent place, he using neither stimulants nor tobacco in any form. Politically he was formerly a Whig, but is now identified with the Republican party. GEORGE NORTON, Neponset, was born March 24, 1817, in Brawby, Yorkshire, England. He is a son of John and Sarah (Noble) Norton, both natives of England. They were the parents of six children who reached maturity, viz. : Robert, William, Thomas, George, our subject; Ann and Fannie, the last two deceased. The oldest child, Robert, was killed in Barren Grove by a tree falling on him; he left a wife, Mary (Robinson) Norton, and nine children. Jonn and Sarah (Noble) Norton came here November 1, 1840, and died here; they were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are well remembered by our old settlers. George Norton, the subject of this biography, came to Neponset in the spring of 1841. About 1844 he entered some land where he now resides, and to this he added from time to time till at present he has accumulated a handsome property of 320 acres of good land. His success in life may be attributed to his own perseverance and industry, as he started in life without any parental aid. Mr. Norton was married here, April 13. 1847, to Miss Ann Studley, born January 6, 1827, in England, She came to Morgan County, 111., about 1836, with her parents, William and Annie (Chapman) Studley, who were the parents of eight children, and who were the first settlers in Neponset Township. Mrs. Ann Norton is the mother of ten children, viz. : Mrs. Sarah A. Hood, Mrs. Eliza Sadler, Thomas N., Mrs. Emma Scaife, Levi G., Mrs. Addie J. Pratt, Moses J., Fannie E., Edwin F., and Irena C. Mr. Norton is identified with the Republican party, and interested in every good cause. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

H. H. OBERSHALP, Princeton, was : born August 20, 1820, in Bielefeld, Westphalia, Germany. His father, Bernhart Obershalp, died in Germany. His mother died in St. Louis, Mo. Of her eight children the following came to America: Casper Oberlohman, Mrs. Anna Bent (nee Oberlohman), Herman H. (our subject) and John H. Obershalp. The first two children are by a former marriage. Mr. Obershalp and his brother John came to America in 1846. They landed in New Or leans, and worked two winters and one summer in the South. In March, 1848, he came to St. Louis, where he worked in a brickyard. In 1856 he came to Bureau County, and after working one year at brickmaking bought twenty acres and started a brickyard of his own, and yet follows that business. He had to borrow money to come to America with, but to-day is quite well off. He has ninety-threH acres of land near Princeton, with good improvements, and 240 acres in Kansas, the result of his industry. He was married January 16, 1850, in St. Louis, Mo., to Catharina Draman, born in Hanover, Germany. She is the mother of ! the following children: Louis H., Gotlieb, j Anna, William, John, Mary and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Obershalp are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Democrat. H« stores aud sells 450 tons of ice annually, and also raises fish.

PHILIP OGAN, Dover, was born in Green County, Ohio, April 22, 1829, a son of Evan and Susan (Wycle) Ogan. His father was a native of Greenbrier County, Va., and removed with his parents to Ohio when small. He was a son of Peter Ogan, of Welsh descent, who lived to the age of ninety-six years. The mother of our subject, Susan Ogau, was of German descent. She was born in Ohio, but died in this county. They were the parents of eighteen children - ten sons and eight daughters - all of whom are still living, except one daughter, who died in September, 1881. The others are scattered through several States. Four of the sons went through the war with Grant and Sher- % man, and, though wounded, all survive. Evan Ogan came to this county with his f am ily in 1848, and settled on the farm now owned by his son Philip. He lived here until the 'fall of 1867, when he removed to Missouri, and died there in the spring of 1868. He was killed by a runaway horse, that being the fourth time he had met with similar accidents which had proved nearly fatal. Philip Ogan now owns and resides on the farm first settled by his father in 1848. It contains eighty acres of land. October 18, 1875, Mr. Ogan's house and contents were destroyed by tire, the family barely escaping with their lives. He was married in this county February 17, 1853, to Miss Mary J. Ross, who was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, November 10, 1835, a daughter of James Boss, one of the most successful farmers of Ohio Township. They are the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living; viz. : Lizzie, born November 5, 1853; George W.. born January 5, 1855, now living in Iowa; Clara O., born March 1858, died January 2, 1883; Mary M., March 27, 1860, died in infancy; Nellie K., June 1, 1862, wife of Lincoln Lamb, of Iowa; Joel R., born February 11, 1867; Rebecca A., born September 11, 1870; James W., born November 26, 1873; John W., born July 8, 1875, died January 18, 1877. Mr. Ogan is a Republican in politics. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church of Limerick.

ANDREW OLOFFSON, Manlius. was born in Sweden, September 23, 1831. He is the son of Oloff Johnson. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native country, and educated in the common schools. June 8, 1854, he landed at Princeton, III., and has lived in this county since, except 1867, when he went to Iowa, where he remained one year. In the spring of 1869 he came to his present farm of 140 acres, in Section 25, Manlins Township. Mr. Oloffson has always followed farming. In politics he is Republican. He is a member of the Un ited Brethren Church . August 26, 1866, he was married to Mrs. Rachel (Hosier) Clary, who was born in February, 1836, in Indiana. She is the daughter of John and Rebecca Hosier. Mrs. Oloffson's first husband, Sylvester Clary, was a native of Ohio. He died in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1863, being at that time a member of Company G, Forty-seventh Indiana Infantry. He left two children, viz. : John Clary, born June 12, 1858, and Sylvester, born April 19, 1862. By her present husband Mrs. Oloffson has four children, viz. : Francis A., born June 27, 1867; Minnie A., September 8, 1871; William A., January 1, 1877, and Ora J. Garfield, September 29, 1880.

ANDREW F. B. OLSON, Concord, was born in the southern part of Sweden, at Christianstad, February 6, 1832. He was reared on a farm, and as his parents were poor he had to earn his own living. At the age of seven or eight he tended the geese and sheep, and as soon as he was old enough drove a team on the farm, but for his work received only his living. His oldest brother loaned him money enough to come to America, aud he reached Princeton July 11, 1857, and since that time has lived in the county. The first year he worked for S. S. Newton at $14 per month, then two years for Amos Bacon, of Princeton Township, afteriwhich he rented land and began farming for himself. In 1864 he ran in debt for eighty acres of land, and has since added to it, till he now owns 160 acres, besides a recent purchase of 160 more. Although he started with nothing, he has been very successful in his work. In politics he is an independent Republican. He was married at Princeton, January 31, 1862, to Mary Johnson. They are the parents of nine children, viz. : Ellen H., Nels G., Albert O., Edward C., Nettie E., Esther B. V., Fredolph R., Jennie E. and Julia J.

DANIEL O'SHEA, Hall, was born No vember 29, 1790, in County Kerry, Ireland. His parents, John and Julia (Doyle) O'Shea, lived and died in the old country. They had eight children, four boys and four girls, none of whom came to America except our subject. Daniel O'Shea came to the United States in

1834, traveled in the South till 1838, when he came to Peru, 111., and worked on the Illinois and Michigan Canal till it was completed. In 1843 he bought eighty-two acres of land at $1.92 per acre in Hall Township, Bureau County. He now owns 242 acres as the result of industry and hard work. He was married in LaSalle County, 111., to Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington (nee Cahill), a native of County Kerry, Ireland. She is the mother of the following children: Mary and Johanna Harrington, Mrs. Julia Garvay (nee O'Shea), John (deceased), Allen and Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. O'Shea are members of the Catholic Church. Politically he votes with the Democratic party.

GEORGE OTLEY, Neponset, was born May 20, 1824, in Westow, England. He was a son of John and Jane (Chapman) Otley, who were natives of England, where the former was born at Kerby Misperton. He died August 5, 1864, in Scott County, 111. The latter was born January 8, 1796, in Byton, Yorkshire. She died October 29, 1875, near Kewanee, 111. They were the parents of ten children, viz.: Ann, Mary, Hannah, George, Jane, John, Robert, Thomas C., Richard and William. The four girls died in England, and the two youngest boys, Richard and William, died after the family had immigrated, and were on their way from New York to Scott County, 111. Richard was buried at Louisville, Ky., and William at St. Louis, Mo. Our subject was educated in England. He came to the United States with his parents, who settled in Scott County, 111., in the fall of 1840. He farmed in Scott County till 1853, when he came to Neponset Township, Bureau Co., 111., where he engaged in farming and raising stock. He was one of the first to introduce thoroughbred stock into the county, and deserves credit for what he has done in that direction. Mr. Otley was married January 3, 1850, in Scott County, 111, to Jane Haxby, a native of Baniston, Yorkshire, England. She is a daughter of George and Rachel (Hodgson) Haxby. Both were natives of England, and both died in Annawan, Henry Co., 111. Mrs. Otley is the mother of eight children, viz. : Pamela A., Mary E., Margaret, William J., Eliza J., Christiana, Robert and

- Arthur H. H. Of the above the first three | are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Otley are noted I for their hospitality. They are both mem- I bers of the Episcopal Church at Kewanee, ! 111. Politically Mr. Otley is a Democrat.

THOMAS C. OTLEY, Neponset. The subject of this sketch was borit October 5, 1833, in Westow, Yorkshire, England. He is a son of John and Jane (Chapman) Otley. (See the genealogy of the Otley family in the preced ing sketch.) Our subject was principally reared in Scott County, 111., to which he came with his parents in the fall of 1840. He remained there till after he reached his majority, and then came to Neponset Township, Bureau County, where he formed a partnership with his brother George, which lasted several years. During that time they dealt in cattle and live-stock and farmed. After they dissolved partnership, our subject continued the stock business for some years. He now lives on a farm of 160 acres in Section 22. Mr. Otley was married twice. His first wife, Emma Robinson, was a native of Dutchess County, N. Y. She died here, leaving five children, viz. : Alonzo, Addie, Jane, Lizzie and Amy. Mr. Otley was married a second time September 23, 1866, to Charlotte Phillips, who was born May 6, 1844, in Cortland County, N. Y. She is the mother of Charlotte Otley, who was born January 24, 1868. Mrs. Otley is a daughter of William and Malinda (Helmer) Phillips, natives of New York, where the latter died. The former died in Neponset, 111., to which he came in 1864. Mr. Otley is no officeseeker, and politically he is identified with the Democratic party.

W. J. OTT, Walnut, was born in Frederick City, Md., June 21, 1836. He is the son of William and Elizabeth (Rouzer) Ott, both of whom were natives of Mechanicstown, Md. They came to Bureau County in 1857, and died in Hall Township, where he was engaged in farming, but by trade he was a tanner. By trade W. J. Ott is a miller, learning his trade in Frederick City, where he began in 1855, and almost his entire life has been given to this business. In 1861 he came to this county from his native State. ' From 1861 till 1875, excepting two years he ' was following his trade in Peru, 111., he was head miller in the mills at Princeton. In November, 1875, he engaged in business for himself at Walnut, where he has since continued. The mill was built in 1874 and 1875 at a cost of $9,500, as a custom mill, by G. W. Hockenbury, C. H. Adams and II. D. Heiser. Mr. Ott first purchased the interest of Mr. Heiser, and the three continued to- , gether till 1880, when Mr. Adams sold his interest to the other members of the firm, who have since remodeled the mill, and changed it to a merchant and custom mill, with a capacity of forty-eight barrels per day. The roller process is used in the manufacture of flour, and most of the grain is shipped from Kansas. Mr. Ott was married in this county, March 1, 1868, to Hattie Pinnoll, who was born in Bureau County December 5, 1844, and is the daughter of John and Louisa Pinnell, who were amoug the early settlers in Bureau County. They died in Hall Township. Mr. and Mrs. Ott have one child, viz. : Vernie, born August 21, 1870. In politics Mr. Ott is Republican. He was made a Mason in 1861 in Peru, 111., and is now a member of the Walnut Lodge, No. 722, A. F. & A. M. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, of Walnut. STEPHEN GORHAM PADDOCK, Princeton, was born in Hudson, Columbia Co., N. Y., April 22, 1828. He is the son of George Hussey and Maria (Bolles) Paddock, both of whom were natives of Hudson, N. Y. The father died in Peoria, 111., in 1852, and the mother in Princeton in 1863. They were the parents of the following children: Solomon Allen Paddock, who was Lieutenant- Colonel in the Ninth Illinois Cavalry, and died in 1862; Stephen G., of Princeton; Richard Bolles Paddock, who went to sea with a whaling crew, and has not been heard of since 1852; George Laban Paddock is an attorney of Chicago; Sarah Elizabeth Paddock resides in Princeton; Charles Barnard Paddock died in 1863 in a Rebel prison in Florence, S. C. ; Henry G. Paddock has been for years County Surveyor of Bureau County. In infancy Stephen G. i Paddock was taken to Augusta, Ga. , where his father was engaged in business. In the summer of 1835 he removed to New York City, and in the schools of that city received most of his education before he was fourteen years of age; however, during his entire life he has been a close observer, and a diligent student in his own library. In the fall of 1846 Mr. Paddock came to Bureau County with his father's family, but not liking the West he remained only one year, when he returned to New York City. After leaving school he -was engaged as a clerk in a broker's office in Wall Street for some time, and during his remaining stay in that city was clerking in a wholesale dry goods house on Pearl Street. In 1853 he came to this county again to assist in settling his father's estate, and instead of remaining only a few weeks, as he intended, this county has been his home since. At first he engaged in farming, but the year following, 1 854, he was elected Sheriff of the county. In 1857 he was elected to the office of County Clerk, and again in 1861, and served till 1865. In 1867 he was Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1868 he became Secretary of the Princeton Manufacturing Company, and filled that position ten years. In 1877 was re-elected County Clerk, and again in 1882. For four years Mr. Paddock was a member of the Board of Supervisors, and during his service was Chairman of the Board. He has always been interested in school matters, and was elected in 1854 a School Director in the country district where he then resided. He took an active part in establishing the present high school, and since 1873 has been a member of the High School Board. Mr. Paddock circulated the call previous to the organization of the Agricultural Society, and was elected its first Secretary, and served in that capacity for a number of years, after which he was Treasurer during the years 1878, 1879 and 1880, and then resigned on account of sickness. By descent Mr. Paddock was a Whig in political belief, and cast his first vote in 1852 for Gen. Scott. Previous to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill he had taken no interest in political matters, but during the discussion of that bill he became aroused, and since that time has taken an active part in every campaign as a Republican. He is a charter member of Princeton Lodge, No. 587, A. F. & A. M. In New York City, November 6, 1855, Mr. Paddock was united in mar- riage to Miss Margaret Seaman, a daughter of James Valentine and Maria Bogart (Wright) Seaman. One incident in the history of James Valentine Seaman's life should be mentioned, and that is, he was the first child to be vaccinated in America. His father, who was a physician, was in Europe when the theory of vaccination was first being advanced. He procured some of the vaccine, brought it home and made his first experiment upon his own son. Mr. and Mrs. Paddock are the parents of the following named children: James Valentine Seaman Paddock, who is Lieutenant of the Fifth United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Niobrara, Neb.; Richard Bolles Paddock, Lieutenant of the Seventeenth United States Infantry, stationed at Fort Bayard, N. M. ; Margaret Seaman Paddock, at homa

EDWARD N. PAGE, Maiden, was born in Marshall, Oneida Co., N. Y., September 22, 1823. His father, Joseph Page, was born in Connecticut, August 3, 1788, and removed with his parents to New York when about twelve years of age, and resided there until his death, January 8, 1858. He was married December 8, 1814, in Oneida County, N. Y., to Maria Nichols, who was born in Catskill, Conn., June 9, 1793. She died in Maiden, 111., December 23, 1867. Mr. Page was engaged in farming in Marshall, where he owned 175 acres of land. He was identified with the Abolition party at its organization. They were the parents of eleven children - eight sons and three daughters. Only three of the family are now living, viz. : Edward N., Frederick H., of Maiden, and Charles, of Olathe, Johnson Co., Kan. Six of the brothers settled in this county and lived here several years. Edward Page spent his early life on his father's farm in New York, and in attending school. June 1, 1850, he arrived in Dover, 111., and the same year purchased his present farm and began improving it. It now contains 185 »cres, partially within the corporate limits of Maiden, it being the northeast quarter of Section 32,andpartof southeast quarter of Section 32. June 13, 1854, he was married in Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, to Hannah Caroline Stacy. She was born in DeKalb, St. Law rence Co., N. Y., June 7, 18'28. She is the daughter of Norman and Nancy (Peck) Stacy. The father was born at Cooperstown, N. Y., February 19, 1795, and his wife at Vergennes, Vt.', February 10, 1802. They were married in DeKalb County, N. Y., and afterward moved first to Strongsville, Ohio, then to York and later to Fremont, Ohio, where he died April 29, 1854. His wife died in this county, February 10, 1875. They were the parents of eight children, six of whom are living, viz.: Lewis A., born in DeKalb County, N. Y., February 24, 1822, now of Chicago; Henry C., of Fremont, Ohio, was born in New York, January 24, 1824; Mrs. Page; Nancy M., born July 4, 1831, wife of Erasmus Donaldson, of Osage, Iowa; Elvira E., born January 26, 1833: John D., born September 20, 1835, now of Hollowayville, Bureau Co., Ill; Timothy, born June 2, 1826, died July 22, 1836; Charles B., born April 20, 1841,' died July 8, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Page have one adopted daughter, Hattie J., born March 11, 1854, and adopted in March, 1860. She was married to William M. Win ship, who was a hardware merchant in Maiden at the time of his death, April, 1873. He left one son - William Edward - born April 24, 1873. Mrs. Winship was again married to George W. Manning, of Emporia, Kan., and has one child - Grace - living, and three dead, viz.: Nellie, Ernest P. and Oliver. Mr. Page is a Republican in politics, but was formerly an Abolitionist. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church, of Maiden, and were among the original members.

ISAAC D. PAGE, Buda, was born in Marion, Marion Co., Ohio, January 8, 1842. He is the son of Philander and Harriet M. (Gibson) Page. Both the parents were natives of New York State. The father was born July 31, 1802, at Lowville, Louis Co., N. Y. His wife was born February 7, 1818, at Unadilla, N. Y. They were married April 25, 1836, in Elyria, Ohio. Mrs. Page died in Buda, November 14, 1862; Mr. Page died April 22, 1872. Our subjects one of a family of three sons and two daughters. One of the daughters, Mary Jane, born October 5, 1840, died March 5, 1841, in Marion, Ohio; the other, Mariah, was born November 29, 1837, in Henrietta, Ohio, and died May

17, 1861, in Wabash, Ind. Of the sons, Isaac D. is in Buda. Leroy, born October 29, 1844, in Henrietta, Ohio, is at Monmouth, 111., in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, as yard master for the main line, train master for the St. Lonis division and agent for the company. He is married and has two children, viz. : Hattie M. and Harry. His wife was Miss Lucinda DespJain. John S. Page, the third son, was born March 20, 1851, in Henrietta, Lorain Co., Ohio, and now resides at Galesburg, and is an engineer on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. He was married to Miss Mallie Tarply, and has two sons - Leroy and Frank. Mr. I. D. Page at the early age of eight years began making his own way through life, and worked on a farm till in November, 1861, when he enlisted in the service of his country in Company K, Fifty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was with his company a short time at Camp Douglas, Chicago, when he was taken sick, after which he came home on a furlough and did not join the regiment again till at Crump's Landing, but participated in the battle of Shiloh, and during the first day's engagement was severely wounded. For seven months he Jay in the hospital at Evansville, Ind., when he was discharged November 14, 1862. Mr. Page had come to Illinois in 1852 and to Bureau County in 1853, and when discharged from the army he returned to Buda. After having recovered to some extent from his wounds, he attended school at Buda, and later the Bryant & Stratton Business College of Chicago. October 2, 1866, he was appointed Postmaster at Buda, under the administration of Andrew Johnson, Alexander W. Randall being Postmaster-General. From 1866 to the present date Mr. Page has continued in the office as Postmaster. He is a member of the G. A. R. Post of Buda. In politics he is identified with the principles of the Republican party. GEORGE N. PALMER, Dover, was born near Batavia, N. Y., May 2, 1830. His father, Stephen Palmer, was born in Canada, March 14, 1796, though he was the son of David Palmer, a native of Boston, and a Revolutionary soldier. Stephen Palmer died April 27, 1884, at the age of eighty-eight years.

His wife, Martha (Johnson) Palmer, a native of New York State, died July 17, 1872, at the age of sixty-six years. In 1840 our subject removed with his parents from New York State to northern Ohio, thirty-five miles south of Cleveland. It was there that he received his education in the common schools and seminary. January 24, 1854, he was married to Miss Ellen M. Russell, in Summit County, Ohio. She was born January 17, 1836, in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio. Her father, Lorenzo D. Russell, a native of Erie County, Penn., born July 16, 1811, died August 19, 1854, in Ohio. His wife, Nancy (Mills) Russell, was born in Litchfield County, Conn., January 25, 1813, and now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have six children, viz. : Dr. Charles A., born September 8, 1855, a resident of Princeton; Frank R., born November 11, 1857, engaged in mining in Silver Cliff, Col. ; Jennie M., born October 4,1861 ; Alice B., born January 22. 1866; David G., born February 11, 1869; Fannie, born May 4, 1871. In".1855 Mr. Palmer and his wife came to Bureau County and settled on his present farm, which had then been partially improved. It contains 240 acres in Sections 6 and 7. Mr. Palmer has given most of his attention to the stock business; has been buying and feeding stock since 1860. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He has held various Township offices, and has been connected with the Agricultural Society almost from its commencement and has been President for some time. For many years he has been a member of the Methodist Church and has been an active worker in the Sabbath -school. He has always taken great interest in school matters, and in the education of his family.

CHARLES A. PALMER, If. D., Princeton, was born in Bureau County, 111. , September 8, 1855. He is the son of George N. and Ellen (Russell) Palmer. (See sketch of George N. Palmer.) The Doctor's early life was the same as that of most boys reared on a farm, but at the early age of thirteen he came to Princeton to attend the high school, and after taking the course of study here, graduated and then began the study of medicine, reading first under the instruction of Dr. G. W. Crossley, but soon entered the

Chicago Medical College, and graduated from the same in 1876. Through a competitive examination he obtained the position of Res ident Surgeon in Mercy Hospital, where he remained for one year, and gained much practical knowledge which served him well in his career as physician and surgeon. In 1877 the Doctor returned to Princeton, and has since devoted his time and energy to the active practice of medicine, and although still a young man, his thoroughness and genial bearing have given him a place in the front rank of the profession in Bureau County. He has also made a special study of the eye and ear, and in order to perfect himself more completely in this department of his profession he went to New York City and studied for some months. October 19, 1882, the Doctor was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Eckels, a daughter of J. S. Eckels. To Dr. and Mrs. Palmer a daughter - Margaret Ellen - was born March 28, 1884. Dr. Palmer is an independent Republican, and is far advanced in the orders A. F. & A. M. , and K. of P. For the latter order he is Surgeon of the Grand Division of the State.

MRS. MARTHA T. PALMER, Walnut, was born in Vermont April 13, 1831. She is the daughter of William and Mary Miller. She was married March 16, 1850, to Solomon Welch, who was born in Vermont, November 28, 1823. In 1855 they came to Bureau County, 111., from Ohio, where they had resided one year. In 1857 they settled on Section 4, Walnut Township, and there made' a farm. Mr. Welch's occupation was that of a farmer, but on account of ill health he left the farm and resided in Walnut Village for about one year, and there died April 21, 1874. His children were as follows: LonaL. , born April 9, 1852, wife of L. S. Gatch, of Walnut Township; J. S. Welch, of David City, Neb., born June 5, 1855; Willie M., born April 13, 1859, died July 13, 1864, of rattlesnake bite; Elmer E., born August 2, 1861, died April 5, 1877; Mamie M., born November 30, 1868, died January 4, 1870, and Levi P., born April 27,1871, at home. April 24, 1879, Mrs. Welch was married to Mr. Charles Palmer, who was born in Carbondale, Penn., February 19, 1849. He is a son of Rev. B. B. Palmer, a pastor in the Wesley an

Methodist Church, and a native of Rhode Island. He began in the ministry in about his thirtieth year. In 1855 he came to Lake County, 111., and four years later to Bureau County, where he remained until the spring of 1877, and then removed to Osceola, Neb., where he now resides. He was married in Pennsylvania to Julia B. Burdick, a native of that State, and the mother of two sons and three daughters, viz. : Mary E. (deceased), Charles, Julia F. , Sarah E. (deceased), and Orange S. Charles J. Palmer has resided in Bureau County since be was eleven years of age, and received his education at the Dover Academy under Prof. Yocum, and at the Princeton High School under the instruction of H. L. Boltwood. Almost all of his life has been given to teaching school, having taught about twenty-two terms in all, and most of the time in this county. For six years he has also followed farming. la politics he is identified with the Republican party. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

MICHAEL PANTENBTJRG, Westtield, was born October 22, 1830, in Mehren, Rhein Prussia, Germany. His parents, Peter and Gertrude (Pantenburg) Pantenburg, were natives of Germany, where she died, and he was married a second time. In 1845 the family came to America. Peter Pantenbnrg died in 1874, in Troy Grove, aged eightyone years. His wife died in 1846 in Peru, 111. Our subject was one of a family of five children, viz. : Margaret, Michael, Catharine, Mary and John Pantenburg. Michael Pantenburg farmed here till 1853, when he went overland to California, where he mined till 1857, and came home via Panama and New York. After his return he bought eighty acres of land in Westfield Township, which he improved and where he lived till 1871, when he bought 262 acres where he now resides. He has altogether 382 acres of land. Ho was married here April 4, 1858, to Emma M. Lunkeuheimer, born October 15, 1836, in Hessen- Darmstadt, Germany. She is the mother of six chHdren, viz.: Peter, Nicholas, Mrs. Mary Billesback, John, Emma and Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Pantenburg are religiously connected with the Catholic Church at Peru. Politically he is a Democrat.

H. E. PARISH, Arispe, was born March 26, 1814, in Maples, Ontario Co., N. Y. He is a son of Erastus and Charlotte (Kent) Parish. The Parish family is of Welsh extraction. In the latter part of the seventeenth century, three brothers - Elisha, Levi and Reuben Parish - came to America from Wales. Of these Reuben is the progenitor of our subject's family. One of his descendants, Eli Parish, was the great-great-grandfather of our subject. He was the father of Levi Parish, who was the father of Reuben Parish, who married Sarah Bishop. They reared nine children, natives of Massachusetts, and died in New York. Of the children Oris and Jeremiah B. Parish were Judges of the Circuit Court. Erastus Parish died in 1868, aged seventy-five years, in Trumbull County, Ohio, His wife died in June, 1882, aged ninetythree years. She was the mother of eight children, viz.: Homer R., Otis L., Drusilla, Fannie, Austin, Andrew J., Granger (the five latter deceased) and Fielder Parish. Our subject was educated in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he taught school and farmed. He came to Jo Daviess County, 111., in 1832. In 1846 he came to Bureau County, where he has farmed most of his time. For two years he was also engaged in the mercantile business in Tiskilwa, with disastrous result He has now 200 acres of land. Mr. Parish was a soldier in our late war, and participated in the battles of Fort Henry and Donelson, Pittsburgh and luca. He was in Company F of the Fifty-seventh Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was married to Mrs. Sarah Edwards (nee Balden), a native of Knox County, Ohio. Politically he is a Prohibitionist, and with his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The life of Mr. Parish has been a checkered one, with ups and downs. His grandmother, Sarah Granger, was a niece of the first Postmaster-General in the United States.

ISAAC PARSONS, Ohio, was born June 8, 1833, in the State of New York, and is the son of Isaac and Mary Parsons, formerly of Canada, who came to this county in 1850, and settled on Section 9, Ohio Township. The father was born in New York, December 24, 1787, and died in California, March 17, 1875. The mother was born in Virginia, in

1803, and died in California, February 14, 1881. These were the parents of a family of nine children, seven of whom are now living: Walter, lives in Canada; Morilla(Mrs. D. D. Brady), in California; George, died in California, August 4. 1882; Isaac, subject of this sketch; Electa, wife of Alanson Smith, of Walnut, 111. ; Lewis lives at Ohio, 111. ; Jonas, lives in California; Nelson, lives in California; Wallace, died in California, June 4, 1878. The subject of this sketch came to this county with his parents, in 1850. October 14, 1854, he married Fannie E. Hawkins, of Lee County, who was born April 28, 1837, and is the daughter of John R. and Lucretia Hawkins, who came from Ohio to Lee County in 1848. Mr. Parsons has been a farmer since his first settlement in this county, and bought the farm on which he now lives* in 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons have a family of four children, all living: Electa Ann, born August 30, 1857, Ohio, 111.; Homer W., born January 11, 1859, Ohio, 111. ; George M., born October 11, 1862, Ohio, 111. ; Estella A, born August 31, 1868, Ohio. 111. The wife's father, John R. Hawkins, was born in 1797, and died in 1858. Her mother was born in 1803, and died in 1873. Mr. Parsons' parents removed to California in 1869. In 1870 and 1871 the subject of this sketch spent nine months in California. During the war of 1812 Mr. Parsons' father was conscripted into the English service from Canada, serving as a teamster, but on the opportunity presenting, he deserted team and all, and joined the American forces. Mr. Parsons owns eighty acres in Ohio Township, and 320 acres in Spink County, Dakota; is Republican, and a member of the Ohio Christian Churclt.

JAMES M. PATT, Tiskilwa, was born June 3, 1810, in Rhode Island. His parents, Benjamin and Adah (Arnold) Patt, were natives of Rhode Island, where they died. The father was a mechanic by occupation. The family is among the oldest in that State. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom eleven reached maturity, viz.: Jabal, Deborah, Lydia, Zerviah, Ada, Benjamin, James M. , William, ,Mary, Jeremiah and David. Our subject was reared in Rhode Island, where he also learned the carpenter's trade with his two oldest brothers. He followed his trade there till 1855, when he came to Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., 111. Here he has also followed his vocation till the last few years. Mr. Patt was married March 26, 1835, in Cumberland, R. I., to Miss Abigail L. Haven, who was born August 12, 1814, in Attleboro, Mass. She is a daughter of Lovett and Lucinda (Bacon) Haven, both natives of Massachusetts, and of English descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Patt seven children were born, viz. : Alfred L., Mrs. Lucinda B. Spaulding, J. Henry and Frank William are natives of Creston, Iowa; Mrs. Ada A. Beatty, a resident of Iowa; Anna V., deceased, and Benjamin F., who is a minister of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Patt is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Patt has been a school officer, and has always been identified with the Democratic party.

C. L. PENDLETON, Princeton, was born in Bureau County, 111., September 23, 1839. He is the son of A. B. and H. N. (Loomis) Pendleton, natives of Connecticut. In 1838 they came to Bureau County, 111., from Tolland County, Conn. By trade the father was a carpenter, but most of his life, after coming to Bureau County, was spent on a farm. He died in June, 1880, at the age of seventy years. His widow now resides in Princeton. She has one son and one daughter now living, viz.: C. L. Pendleton and Harriet, wife of W. W. Powell. Our subject was reared in this county, and has made it his home during life. His occupation has been that of a farmer and stock-dealer, and he has made a success of life, having now a farm of about 300 acres and well stocked. In 1882 he was married to Mrs. Sarah Bennett. She was born in Kewanee, 111., and is the daughter of Rev. William F. Vaill, deceased. He continued in the ministry till his death, which occurred when he was about eighty-two years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Pecdleton have one child, viz. : Porter Pendleton. By her first husband she has one son - Willie Bennett.

JOHN PERKINS, Lamoille, was born February 17, 1833, in Washington County, N. Y. He is a son of Edward and Mary (Wall) Perkins, both natives of Queens County, Ireland. They came to the United

States in 1828, and farmed in New York State about five years. They then removed to Ohio, and the next year to Chicago, and from there to LaSalle. In April, 1842, they entered 160 acres of land in Section 20, in Lamoille Township, Bureau County, which they improved and on which they died. Of their nine sons only six reached maturity, viz. : Edward, who died in Louisiana; William, who died in Leadville, Col. ; John, our subject; Charles, deceased; Joseph, who lost an arm in the siege of Atlanta, and was an employe in the Pension Office in Washington (he died at the home of our subject); Thomas, who died on the old homestead; Peter, died in infancy; Henry, deceased, and Steven Perkins, a resident of Kansas. Our subject was educated principally in Illinois. He has made farming his occupation, and now has a fine farm of 160 acres near Van Orin. In 1852, in company with his brother William, he went overland to California with an ox team, occupying five months on the trip. He mined there with moderate success, returning to this county in 1856, via Panama and New York City. Here he married Isabella Martin, oldest daughter of William Martin, an old settler. They have six children now living, viz. : La Monte, Carrie, Jennie, May, Fannie and J. Martin Perkins. Mrs. Perkins is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Perkins is a member of A. F. & A. M. fraternity. Politically he is identified with the Prohibition party.

JOHN W. PERRY, Maiden. John Perry, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 17, 1809. He resided in his native place till about 1842, when he removed to Guernsey County, Ohio. He was reared on a farm, but when he started in life for himself he was first a school teacher, then a clerk, and in 1840 started in business in Centerville, and afterward in Claysville, Guernsey Co. , Ohio. In 1869 he came to Maiden and entered the mercantile business, the firm being known as Perry & Sons. He was married in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1836, to Martha Young, a native of Morgan County, Ohio, born July 4, 1809. She died in this County, March 26, 1882. They were the parents of six children, three of whom are now living, viz.: John W., Jesse A. and Anna M., all of whom reside in Maiden. Mr. Perry continued in business till his death, January 1, 1877, since which time his sons have carried on the business under the name of Perry Bros. They carry a very complete stock of goods of all kinds, varying from $7,000 to $10,000. John W. Perry was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, July 19, 1843. August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, most of the time under Col. Barnes, afterward Secretary of State in Ohio. Mr. Perry served nearly two years, and was wounded at Missionary Bidge. He was in the hospital eight months and then discharged for disability. He was married September 12, 1871, in Kingston, Ross Co. , Ohio, to Harriet A. Nevin, born in Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, January 21, 1843, a daughter of John Nevin (born November 1, 1795, died December 17, 1868). and Eliza (Green) Nevin (born August 10, 1815, died June 7, 1875). Mr. and Mrs. Perry have three children, viz.: Martha E., born July 12, 1872; John N., born September 30, 1877; William W., March 31, 1881. Mr. Perry is a member of Bureau Lodge, No. 112, A. F. & A. M., of Princeton; also Princeton Chapter, No. 28, and Temple Commandery, No. 20. In politics he is identified with the Republican party. Jesse A. Perry was born December 26, 1847. He enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Seventysecond Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the spring of 1864, and served for about five months, being on guard duty. He was married in this County October 18, 1876, to Julia Rackley, daughter of George Rackley, an early settler in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have one son, George N. , born August 21, 1880. Mr. Perry is a Republican. He has been Notary Public since 1883, and Township Clerk since 1872 and Township School Treasurer for several years. He is a member of the same orders as his brother. Both have been engaged in mercantile business in Maiden since coming to the county in 1869.

J. M. PETERSON, Princeton, was born February 17, 1830, in Apelnas, Beorktorp Soken Elsborgs Lain, Sweden. He is the son of Par and Carrie (Colson) Anderson. The father died when our subject was but fourteen months of age. However, the mother lived many years longer. Mr. Peterson was reared on a farm in his native country. In 1854 he came to the United States, and located at Princeton, 111., which he has continued to make his home since. Till 1866 he worked for wages, but he then began farming for himself on rented land, but soon accumulating some money he bought land. Through hard work he has been successful, and now owns a well- improved farm of ninety acres in Section 22, and also timber land in Section 35. In 1866 he was married at Princeton to Miss Sophia C. Rostat, who was also born in Sweden. She is the mother of the followingnamed children: Mentor M., Frank E., Willie E. S., Minnie A., Haillma S., Charles A., Annie and George, and Joseph, who died in infancy in 1882. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics he is identified with the Republican party.

M. H. PETERSON, Princeton, was born April 5, 1859, in Princeton, 111. His parents, Jonas and Cora Peterson, were natives of Sweden. They immigrated to America in the summer of 1853, and settled in Princeton, Bureau Co., 111., where the father followed the carpenter and furniture business. After a residence of thirteen years in Princeton the family removed to Wyanet, where Mr. Peterson is now engaged in the furniture and. undertaking business. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are the parents of the following children: Peter, a resident of Chicago; Mrs. Augusta Tragordh and Malcolm Hamilton Peterson (our subject) who was named after the famous Swedish officer. Malcolm H. Peterson received the benefit of the common schools of Wyanet and also attended the Bryant & Stratton Business College, of Chicago. For several years he assisted in his father's business. In the fall of 1884 he was nominated by the Democratic County Convention to the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Bureau County, and although the county is strongly Republican, he was elected and now fills that office. Mr. Peterson is identified and has always been imbued with the principles of the Democratic party, casting his first Presidential vote in 1880 for Gen. Hancock.

Warren County, N. J., March 14, 1829. His parents were natives of the same county. His father, William Petty, was born October 6, 1803, and died April, 1883. His mother, Effie Titsworth, was born June 3, 1810, and died in September, 1882. They were the parents of five boys and six girls, all of whom are living, two sons and one daughter in Illinois, and the rest in New Jersey. William Petty was a shoe-maker, and his oldest son, John T. , learned the same trade, and worked at it most of the time until he came West. In 1856 he came to Princeton, and after living there and at Dover a short time he went on to a farm in Dover Township. In 1866 he bought his farm of 250 acres three miles north of Wyanet, and lived there until 1883, when he moved to the village. Since 1880 he has been engaged in business in Wyanet, carrying a general stock of goods, schoolbooks, etc., averaging $5,000. His success in life is due to his own energy and industry, as he had little when he came to this county. In 1849 Mr. Petty was married in New Jersey to Hester Nixon, daughter of George and Mary (Bodine) Nixon, of Warren County, N. J. Mr. Petty reared a family of sixteen children, fourteen of whom are still living, viz.: George H. and Mary E. (twins), born May 7, 1850, the former a resident of Cass County, Iowa, and the latter of Benton County, Iowa; William W., January 27, 1852, a resident of Bureau County, 111. ; Whitfield C., September 10, 1853, a resident of Hamilton County, Neb. ; Francis, December 8, 1854, a resident of Bureau County, 111. ; Jacob, November 2, 1856, a resident of Bureau County, 111.; Sarah J., November 2, 1858, a resident of Bureau County, 111. ; Alonzo, October 1, 1860, a resident of Bureau County, 111.; Orrin and Ella E. (twins), August 23, 1862, the former a resident of Hamilton County, Neb., and the latter of Bureau County, 111.; Thomas, December 22, 1864, died December 7, 1882; Ida I, December 2, 1866, of Bureau County, 111. ; Margaret, March 2, 1868, died October 3, 1879; Lucius I. and Lewis Z. (twins), June 2, 1870, both of Bureau County, 111. ; John F. , October 19, 1871, of Bureau County, 111. Mr. Petty was again married September 12, 1876, to Frances A.. Mosher, born in Chenango County, N. Y.,

December 3, 1836. Her parents, John H. and Charity (Bowe) Mosher, were natives of Dutchess County, N. Y., and moved to Illinois in 1858. Mr. Petty had two children by this marriage, both of whom died. He is Republican in politics, and has held township offices. He is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

GEORGE E. PHELPS, Princeton, the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph, is of an old English family. William Phelps, his lineal ancestor,came from England to Dorchester in 1630, and removed to Windsor in 1635 or 1636, and died there July 14, 1672. His widow died in 1689. He and his wife were members of Mr. Washam's church in Dorchester and Windsor. Mr. Phelps was here a Magistrate and leading man for many years. His children were: William, Nathaniel, Samuel. Joseph, Timothy, Mary and Sarah. Nathaniel Phelps, the son of William Phelps, married Elizabeth Copley, September 17, 1650. He removed to Northampton, Masa, in 1650, and died there May 27, 1702. She died December 6, 1712. He was a Deacon in the church, and the father of the following children: Mary, Nathaniel, Abigail, William, Thomas and Mary. Nathaniel Phelps, the son of the first Nathaniel, was born April 2, 1653, and died June 20, 1719. He married Grace Martin August 27, 1676. She died August 2, 1727. She was a native of England, and a woman of strong will and excellent character. Her children were: Grace and Nathaniel, both of whom died in infancy; Samuel, Lydia, Grace, Elizabeth, Abigail, Nathaniel, Sarah and Timothy. Nathaniel Phelps was born February 13, 1692. He died October 14, 1747. He was a son of the second Nathaniel. He married Abigail Burman, who died June 12, 1727. He then married Mrs. Catharine Heacock, May 25, 1730. The children of the first wife were: Charles, Anne, Nathaniel and Martin. Of the second wife were: Catharine, Lydia, John and Mehitable. Nathaniel Phelps, son of the third Nathaniel, was born December 13, 1721, and died October 29, 1789. He married Elizabeth Childs, of Deerfield, Mass., in 1750. She died July 28, 1769. In 1773 he married Mrs. Eebecca Childs. Their children were: Burnham, Elizabeth, Abigail,

Nathaniel, Elijah (who died in infancy), Elijah, Ann and Rufus. Nathaniel Phelps, a son of the fourth Nathaniel, was born June 5, 1757, and died March 4, 1833. He was married to Lucy Strong, June 5, 1781. She died in 1834. Her children were: Diana, Burnham, Ebenezer S., Nathaniel, Lucy (who died in infancy), Adelia, Lewis, Lucy, Lucinda and Charles. The latter was born October 24, 1802, in Northampton, Mass. He died July 2, 1874, in Princeton. 111. He was married June 10. 1824, to Mary Strong, who was born December 24, 1801. She died December 2, 1877. She was the mother of eight children, viz.: Maria, George R., Harriet N., Ebenezer S.,Mary E., Charles P., Elijah P. and Lucy A. George R.. our subject, was born February 20, 1827, in Northampton, Mass. He came to Bureau County with his parents in 1836. He has been a farmer. In 1871 he visited Northampton, Mass., and there, in May 17 of the same year, married his cousin, Julia R. Phelps, who was born November 19, 1828. She is a daughter . of Lewis and Aseneth (Wilder) Phelps. This union was blessed with one child, that is now living, Grace Martin. She was born June 29, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are members of the Congregational Church. He is a dimitted member of the A. F. & A. M. In political matters he has been a Republican.

ORRIS S. PHELPS, Princeton, was born May 3, 1817, in Middlebury, Vt. He is a son of Bernham (also spelled Burnham) Phelps. He was born in Northampton, Mass., and was a blacksmith by occupation; he came to Bureau County in the spring of 1839; he worked at his trade and farmed, and here died. His father, Nathaniel Phelps, was a native of Massachusetts, and also a blacksmith. The mother of our subject was Mary D. (Hooker) Phelps. She was born in Middleburg, Vt., and was the mother of the following children, viz.: Lobisa, Orris S., Lucy, Christopher C. andAmericus V. (were twins), and Diantha Hope. Our subject was educated in Northampton, Mass. He came to Bureau County, 111., in 1838,settling in Dover Township. At present owns 300 acres of land, and has always been a successful farmer. In November. 1872, Mr. Phelps moved to Princeton. He was married, January 31, 1850, to Miss Mary A. Hills, born November 15, 1820, in New Hampshire. She is a daughter of Josiab. and Mary G. (Dow) Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are members of the Baptist Church. They have an adopted daughter - Sarah L. Phelps - who is the wife of Frederick Rhode, an attorney in Burlington, Iowa. A more ' complete genealogy of the Phelps family appears in the preceding biography. CHRISTOPHER C. PHELPS, Selby, was born in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Mass., July 7, 1823. He is the son of Burnham Phelps (see sketch of O. S. Phelps). In October, 1838, our subject, with his parents, started for Bureau County, 111., first taking a canal-boat from Northampton to New Haven, and then to New York City by water, and then to Louisville, Ky., via Albany and Buffalo, N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, and the canal across the State to the Ohio River, then down the river to Cincinnati, and finally to Louisville, where the mother, who had been sick some years with consumption, died. The family remained in Louisville for some months, the father working at his trade of blacksmith, while his son, C. C., worked in a hotel for his board. In March, 1839. they resumed their journey, taking a boat to St. Louis, then to Peoria, 111., and finally at Peru they took teams to this county, their goods having been re- shipped no less than ten times. When settling in Bureau County it was in Dover Township, where Mr. Burnham Phelps put up a blacksmith shop, which was probably the first in that township. C. C. Phelps attended school for parts of two winters at Dover after coming to the county, but most of his time was employed in helping improve the farm. When starting for himself it was us a laborer by the month, and for five years he worked in this county and in Wisconsin for from $8 to $12 per month. In 1855 he purchased his present homestead, and the following spring moved to it, when there were but very few improvements. His farm now contains 167 acres of land. November 16, 1854, he was married, in Troy, Wis., to Miss Harriet Leonard. She was born in Yates County, N. Y., February 7, 1827, and is the daughter of Truman and Roxanna (Allis) Leonard, who were natives of Massa- chusetts. When Mrs. Phelps was small her parents removed to Medina County, Ohio, and there died, he in March, 1846, and she in September of the same year. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom were born in Yates County, N. Y. Of the family the following yet survive: Ebenezer Leonard, resides in Michigan; Mrs. Dorcas Edwards, in Kansas; Ezra Leonard, Mrs. Lavinia Thayer, Roxanna A. Leonard and Mrs Sarah Wadsworth, are in Ohio; Truman Leonard, in Davis County, Utah; Franklin Leonard, in Iowa; and Mrs. C. C Phelps, of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps are parents of two children, viz.: Alice A., born October 3, 1858, and Lyman S., born April 22, 1861. In politics Mr. Phelps has ever been a stanch Republican. He experienced all the difficulties and hardships to which the pioneers were subjected in their milling experiences, and trips to market at Chicago, descriptions of which are given in the General History.

JOHN D. PHILIPS, Berlin, was born in Chester County, Penn., December 9, 1817, a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Dennison) Philips, both deceased. The great- grandparents of our subject, Joseph and Mary Philips, came from Wales in 1755, and settled in Chester County, Penn., on the same place where Mrs. Amanda Bingaman, a sister of our subject, now resides. Joseph and Mary Philips had four sons: David, John, Josiah and Joseph. Josiah, grandfather of our subject, was twice married. By his first wife, Martha Edwards, he had one son. Josiah Philips. His second wife, Sarah Thomas, raised six children, viz. : Joseph, Owen, Martha, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. Of these, Joseph married Rebecca Dennison, a native of Ireland, but reared in Chester County, Penn., where they both died. They were the j parents of six children, viz. : Sarah, John, Margaret T. , Mary A., John D. (our subject), and Amanda. John D. Philips was reared and educated in his native county. He was married in February, 1840, to Ellen E. Lewis, a native of Chester County, Penn., daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Thomas) Lewis. Mrs. Philips died in Chester County, June 5, 1852, at the age of thirty-two years. She was the mother of five children, viz. : Thomas

L., of Lee County, 111. ; Joseph P., a Baptist minister; William D. and Mason K., both deceased; John Henry, who is farming at home. Mr. Philips came to Bureau County, 111., in July, 1854, and bought eighty acres of land in Berlin Township. His farm now contains 125 acres of good land. He \vas married in this county, February 14, 1856, to Mrs. Hannah M. Lockard (nee Morgan), a native of Chester County, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Philips are members of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. He has filled the office of Township Assessor seven terms and Supervisor four terms, and has also served in school offices.

JAMES A. PIERCE, Berlin, was born in the State of New York, May 20, 1821. His parents, Nathaniel C. and Dorothy (Pattee) Pierce, were natives of New Hampshire. They removed to New York soon after their marriage, but when their son James was about six years old they returned to New Hampshire. In the fall of 1843 the family came to this county, and settled in Berlin Township, where the parents died. The father was born August 14, 1791, and died in October, 1846. His wife was born July 10, 1791, and died January 13, 1879. They reared a family of six children, three of whom are now living, viz.: Daniel P., of East Kingston, N. H. ; James A. , and Jesse F. , of Des Moines, Iowa. James A. Pierce spent his early life chiefly in New Hampshire. He had but poor advantages for obtaining an education, but after reaching his majority he attended school long enough to master the common branches, and afterward taught for some time. He came to this county in 1845 and engaged in farming. In 1849 he settled on his present farm, which was then but little improved. He has since added to his original purchase of eighty acres, till he now owns 248 acres in this county and 300 acres in Pottawatomie County, Iowa. June 13, 1847, he was married in this county to Esther Green. She was born in Kentucky, and came to this county when quite small. She is a daughter of James Green. Mrs. Pierce died July 25, 1852, leaving two children: Anne E., wife of William Booth, of this township; Florence Mildred, wife of W. Scott Martin, of Lamoille. Mr. Pierce was mar- ried April 24, 1855, in this county, to Mary J. Perry, born in Belmont County, Ohio, January 1, 1834, a daughter of Jesse and Belinda (Poole) Perry, who came to this county in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living, viz. : Sherburn, near Carson, Iowa; Jessie B., a teacher in this county; James A., in Charles, Mix Co., Dak. ; Rodney E., in Pottawatomie County, Iowa; Lewis E., Olive B., Mary L., Carl, and David H., at home. In politics Mr. Pierce is Republican, and has held various township offices. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church of Dover.

WILLIAM W. PIERCE, Bureau, was born in Plainfield, Sullivan Co., N. H., August 6, 1828. He is the son of Job and Rebecca (Alexander) Pierce, also natives of New Hampshire, where they spent their lives. The mother died when our subject was but five years old; tho father died in November, 1861. W. W. Pierce spent his early life on a farm, and then learned the shoe -maker's trade, which he followed until 1856, when he came to Bureau County, arriving here February 14. For two winters he worked at his trade in Princeton, and in 1857 engaged in farming for himself, and has since given his attention entirely to that business. November 2, 1862, he came to his present farm, which now contains 270 acres, in Bureau Township. When Mr. Pierce came to this county he had but 75 cents, and his success in life he owes to the energy and united efforts of himself and wife. He was married October 1, 1857, to Sarah Lucretia Stiles, sister of Alvah Stiles. (See sketch.) Mrs. Pierce was born November 30, 1834, in Logan County, Ohio. She is the mother of six children, viz. : Henry Sumner, born March 11, 1861, married to Nancy Carl; Franklin H., born August 29, 1863; Asa, born March 15, 1866; Luther M. , born June 11, 1868; Clara M., born June 13, 187!; Sarah L., born July 9, 1858, died November 20, 1861. In politics Mr, Pierce is an active Democrat. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Pomeroy. The father, Hiram S. , was born February 1, 1797. at Somers, Conn., and first came to this county from Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1850. He entered the north half of Section 1 5, and the southeast quarter of Section 10 in Ohio Township, and is still living in Ohio Tawnship. The mother was born November 23, 1798, at Dummerston, Vt, and married Hiram S. Pomeroy in 1820. She resided in Jefferson County, N. Y. , till 1853, when she came to this county, and made Ohio Township her home till August 21, 1883, when she died at the age of eighty-four years. The subject of this sketch, Leander T. Pomeroy, resided on the farm in his native State till he came to this county in 1853, and settled on the farm which he now occupies. He was married January 1, 1856, to Nancy F. Wilson, the daughter of Stephen and Amy Wilson, who came to this county in 1837 from Ohio, and settled at Princeton, where they remained till 1851, when they removed to Ohio Township. Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy were married at Bridgeport, Ohio, at the residence of John Warfield, now of this county. Mrs. Pomeroy was born September 17, 1835, at Uniontown, Ohio, and came to this county when but two years of age. She was married to Mr. P. January 1, 1856, and immediately settled with her husband on their present homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy are the parents of eight children, five of whom are now living: Hattie A., born February 1, 1857, died February 27, 1862; Hortense, born August 19, 1859; Stephen W., born February 13, 1862; John W., born December 31, 1864, died October 20, 1865; Hiram S., Jr., born February 22, 1866; Charles D.. born May 28, 1870; Eliza J., born April 27, 1872, died July 20, 1876; and Vespasian, born May 8, 1875. The children now living are all at home with the parents. Mr. Pomeroy since 1856 has given his whole attention to farming and stockraising, snd his farm and its improvements are a living testimony of the diligence with which he has pursued his calling. In politics Mr. Pomeroy is Republican. He is the owner of 320 acres of land in this township, and 560 acres in Dakota.

Jefferson Co., N. Y., October 28, 1832. He was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools of his native county. June 17, 1854, he was married in Jefferson County, N. Y., to Henrietta S. Jackson, who was born in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., August 28, 1837. She is the daughter of Henry and Eleanor (Westcott) Jackson, who were both natives of New York. Mr. Jackson came to this county in 1866, and now resides in Ohio Township. His wife died in New York when her daughter, Mrs. Pomeroy, was small. June 23, 1854, Mr. Ponieroy came to Bureau County, and settled on his present farm of 200 acres, which his father had entered. His main occupation has been that of farming, but he has also been engaged in shipping stock and in banking in Ohio Village. He cast his first vote for John C. Fremont, and has been a Republican ever since, except that he voted for Greeley. He has served eight terms as Supervisor of Ohio Township. During the war Mr. Pomeroy acted as agent for the township to till its quota. He took an active part in procuring the Clinton branch of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and also in paying the bonds issued by the township. Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. J. H. Bowlus were instrumental in obtaining the Ohio Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which Mr. Pomeroy is now President, and Mr. Bowlus Secretary.

WARREN POOLE, Dover, was born in Williamstown, Vt, February 8, 1834. He is the son of George and Mary (Wight) Poole. The father was born in Putney, Vt. , December, 1798, and removed with his parents to Williamstown in 1800, where he resided till 1848, when he came to this county, and remained until his death July 23, 1879. His wife was born in Connecticut, May, 1799, and died in Dover, October 5, 1879. They were married at Williamstown in 1829, and were the parents of seven children, five of whom are now living, Mrs. S. P. Clark and our subject residing in this county. Warren Poole came to Illinois with his parents and settled in Bureau County, when in his fifteenth year. His education he received from the common district schools of that date. He was reared on a farm and has always made farming his occupation. He was married February 8, 1859, to Miss Sarah V. Humphrey, who was born July 25, 1840, in Palermo, Oswego Co., N. Y. She is the daughter of Theodore and Fanny (Phelps) Humphrey. Both were natives of Connecticut. He was born January 1, 1794, and she January 17, 1794. They were married at Burlington, September 25, 1817, and a few years later removed to New York. lu the fall of 1843 they came to this county, where they resided until they died, he March 29, 1856, she July 23, 1862. They were the parents of three sons and two daughters, of whom Mrs. Poole is the youngest and the only one now living. Mr. and Mrs. Poole have four children: Henry H. , born October 24, 1861; George T., August 13, 1863, died September, 1884; Fanny P., November 17, 1867; Edward W., March 22, 1876. Mr. Poole is Republican in politics, and has held various township offices. The farm which he now owns is that which his wife's father bought on first coming to this county. It contains 186 acres adjoining the village of Dover.

JACOB POPE, Clarion. This old German pioneer was born December 25, 1815, in Truebenbach, Saxony, Coburg, Germany, where his parents, Nicholas and Catharine Pope, died. They reared a large family, of whom our subject was the oldest. Jacob Pope came to America in August, 1839. He worked on the Erie Canal near Albany, N. Y., till the next spring, when he came to Joliet, 111., where he worked on the canal till August, 1841, when he entered eighty acres of land in Clarion Township, where he afterward owned 480 acres, and also 480 acres in Lee County, which his children now own. After working alone for many years, he had his old schoolmate and sweetheart from the old country, Kunigunda Schmidt, come to the New World, and in the fall of 1845 they were married. Here is another example of the old time truth and fidelity which is one of the noblest characteristics of the human family, and a special trait of the German race. Mrs. Kunigunda Pope was born December 28, 1815, in Truebenbach, Germany. She was the mother of the following children: Mrs. Margaret Betz, George, Lorenzo, Mrs. Barbara Fauble, Fred and Edwin Pope, the latter deceased, aged twenty-seven years. Mrs. Kunigunda Pope assisted her husband materially in the way of accumulating property, and after a long sickness died in Lamoille, August 5, 1884. It is but a just tribute to her memory when we sav that she was a fond mother, and a faithful, loving wife. The family are members of the German Evangelical Church.

P. R. PORTER, Concord, was born October 18, 1825, in Franklin County, Ohio. He is a son of James and Catharine (Reed) Porter, natives of Pennsylvania. They were the parents of the following children: John, Philip R. (our subject), Mrs. Eliza A. Enyart, Mrs. Margaret Applegate, James, Mrs. Catharine Holmes, Mrs. Caroline Holmes and Mrs. Martha Triplett. Of these, John and Philip R. Porter, Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Triplett i are residents of Bureau County. Our subject was reared in his native State. In 1850 he accompanied his parents to Bureau County, where the latter died. He made farming his occupation, and started without means. He bought his first eighty acres on time, and being a good manager has acquired a fine property in Concord Township, consisting of a well-improved farm of 400 acres. He was married here June 24, 1856, to Miss Sarah Seaton, daughter of James Seaton (see history of Seaton family). Mrs. Porter is the mother of six children, viz.: James S. , Arthur H., George I., Ora S., Estella and Catharine Porter. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

W. G. PORTER, Lamoille, was born November 22, 1810, in Litchfield, Conn. His parents, Solomon and Lucy (Wightman) Porter, were also natives of Connecticut. They removed to Seneca County, N. Y., in 1812. In 1828 he removed to Michigan, and about 1838 came to Knox Grove in LsSalle County, where he farmed and died February 25, 1850, aged seventy years. In life he was a successful man, and a Captain of artillery in the war of 1812, participating in the battle ; of Plattsburg. Mrs. Lucy Porter died April 7, 1861, aged eighty years. She was the mother of the following children: Monroe, deceased; Lovinia, deceased; Walter G., our subject; Albert G., formerly a prominent citizen of Bureau County, but now a resident of Waterloo, Iowa; Thaddeus W., of Morris, 111.; Esther, deceased; Mrs. Clarissa Brockway, deceased, and Henry Porter, of Polo, 111. The Porter family is of English extraction. Our subject was educated in Ovid, N. Y. He went to Michigan in 1827 and came to LaSalle, 111., the same year the Illinois and Michigan Canal was finished. He has followed a mercantile career. He has been married three times. He married his first wife, Catharine Carver, in Detroit, Mich. She died in LaSalle, 111., leaving one child - Mrs. Lucy Pilcher (deceased), who was the mother of four children. Mr. Porter was married a second time to Rebecca M. Bennett, who died in LaSalle, 111. He married his present wife, Mrs. Eliza Benton (nee Angier), a daughter of Abel and Lovina Angier, in Lamoille, Bureau Co., where he now resides. Mrs. Eliza Porter came to this county in 1833, being one of the pioneers. She is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Porter is a stanch Republican, an A. F. & A. M., and also an I. O. O. F.

JOHN PRIESTMAN, M. D., Neponset. Among the physicians of Bureau County who have gained wealth and an enviable reputation by close application to their chosen profession we are glad to record him whose name heads this sketch. Dr. Priestman was born April 19, 1830, in Witham, Lincolnshire, England. His father, Thomas Priestman, was born in 1796 in the same place. He was a farmer in England, and died July 15, 1881, in Neponset, 111., to which place he came with his children in 1858. The grandfather of our subject was Robert Priestman, a native of England, where he farmed and died. The mother of our subject was Elizabeth Tebbutt, also a native of England, where she died. She was the mother of twelve children who reached maturity. Of these seven came to this country, viz.: Charles J. , William, Lawrence, Mrs. Jane Christian, Mrs. Sarah Maul, Frederick, and John, our subject, who was educated in his native country, receiving his medical education at the Cambridge University. Dr. Priestman practiced medicine about three years in England, and in 1858 located in Neponset, Bureau Co., 111., where he has followed his profession successfully ever since. He was married in Wolverhampton,

Staffordshire, England, to Martha Law, a native of the above place. Her father was Richard Law. She is the mother of seven children, viz. . John L. (who is also a physician), Mary, William H. , Ida, Amy, Lillie and Minnie. Dr. Priestman is a member of the Kewanee Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and of the Temple Commandery, No. 20, K. T., of Princeton, 111. Politically he is a Republican. Has filled school and town offices many years. In 1882 he visited En- ' gland, and returned in January, 1883.

JOHN PRIOR, Sheffield, was born in ! Essex County, England, April 22, 1846. Most of his years in England were spent in London. His mother died in 1854, and in 1855 liis father, William Prior, came to America, and settled at Sheffield, 111., where he died June 14, 1870. Of his family three sons and one daughter came to the United j States; three daughters and one son yet live in England; one son died there, and yet an- i other died in the East Indies while in the British Army. Of those who came to America two of the sons, John and Henry, who came in 1856, are in Sheffield; the other son, j William, came with his father in 1855, and now resides in Springfield, 111. The daughter did not come to America till 1869, and now lives at Galesburg, 111., and is the wife of William Edmonds. In January. 1865 John Prior enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served in the army for about one year, not being discharged till in 1866. During most of his service he was in Georgia, on the Freedmen's Bureau. After the war he returned again to Sheffield, and this has been his home ever since. In 1870 he, in partnership with his brother Henry, engaged in business, and have since run a meat market at Sheffield, but in connection with other business. For some years they farmed also, and since 1872 have been dealing in stock, and now their annual shipments will average about 100 cars. Each has a farm of one-half section in Franklin County, Neb. In politics they are identified with the Democratic party. Our subject was united in marriage December 24, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Taylor, who was born in Licking County, Ohio, June 6, 1851. She is the mother of the three following children, viz. : Letty Estella, born October 30, 1869; Leona Sarah, November 24, 1871, and Percy Edward, June 11, 1876.

W. PRUNE, Indiantown. The subject of the following biography was born March 22, 1836, in Hennepin, 111., to which his parents came in 1831, before the Black Hawk war. His father, Daniel Prunk, was born in West Virginia. He lived there till he came to Putnam County, where he farmed till 1844, when be came to Bureau County, where he entered 160 acres of land in Sections 11 and 14, where his son now resides He died here March 14, 1861. The Prunk family is of German descent The mother of our subject, Catharine Hammond, was a native of Maryland. She died in Minnesota in February, 1880. She was the mother of the following children: Mrs. Martha Gould, Mrs. Jane Jackson, John (deceased), Hammond, Madison, Mrs. Maggie Polk, Daniel H., George E., Washington (our subject), Mrs. Catharine Blaisdel and Mrs. Mary A. Burrington. Mr. Prunk received a common school education in this county, where he has made farming his occupation. He has now 240 acres of land. Politically he is a Republican, and in behalf of his country enlisted in the fall of 1862 in Company E, of the Ninety-third Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving till the close of the war. He participated in many engagements, among others that of Champion Hill, Miss., where he was wounded in the fooi Mr. Prunk was married December 24, 1865, to Mrs. Lotta Stewart, a native of Fulton County, N. Y. She is the mother of four children, viz.: George W., Bertha E., Harry O. and Myrtle Rome. Mr. and Mrs. Prunk are religiously connected with the Baptist Church.

ADAM PRUTSMAN, Princeton, was born in Tioga County, Penn., July 23, 1809. His parents, Jacob and Mary (Miller) Prutsman, were natives of Northampton County, Penn., and were of German descent. They died in Tioga County, Penn. They were the parents of fifteen children, five of whom are now living. Adam Prutsman resided on a farm in his native county until 1840, when he came to this county. He came by wagon a distance of 800 miles in three weeks and four days. He settled on his present farm, purchasing fifty acres with scarcely any improvements, and has added to it till he now owns 188 acres. He was married in Tioga County, Penn., June 5, 1836, to Mrs. Zilpha (Jackson) Iseuhower. She was born March 15, 1806, a daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Kyes) Jackson. Her grandfather Jackson was a Colonel in the Revolutionary war, and her father, though a mere boy, was with him at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was a cousin of Gen. Jackson. ' Ebenezer Jackson was a native of Vermont, and his wife of Connecticut. They were of old New England families, but settled in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Prutsman was first married January 3, 1822, to John Isenhower, by whom she had four children, viz.: Henry H., deceased; Crawford, of Wakarusa, Kan.; Susannah, of Princeton, widow of Watson Cook; Sarah, wife of Peter Searl, of Iowa. Mr. Isenhower died May 15, 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Prutsman have one son, Charles L., born February 20, 1840, and married Lazette M. West, February 6, 1862. She was born in Tioga County, Penn., February 23, 1843, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Kelsey) West. They came to this county in 1860, and the father died in the army. The mother is still living in Hortonville, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prutsman are the parents of the following children: George C., born October 15, 1863; Charles A., July 28, 1865; Gilbert E., March 2, 1867; Sarah Z., October 26, 1869; Edna L., February 3, 1873; Mary R., March 1, 1876; James B., November 11, 1882; Henry, November 11, 1882. Charles L. Prutsman is a farmer, and owns 360 acres in Selby Township. He is a Democrat in politics, as is also his father. The family are members of the Christian Church.

HERBERT PUTNAM, Hall, was born September 18, 1857, in Hall Township, Bureau Co., 111. His grandfather Sewel Putnam was a native of Brattleboro, Vt, and died in Trenton, N. Y. He was one of a family of seven children - six brothers and one sister - Mrs. Sylvia Hamilton, mother of Gen. Hamilton, of the United States Army. Sewel Putnam married Rebecca Shepard, who was the mother of ten children - five boys and five girls. Harvey Putnam, their son, was born November 25, 1818, in Schoharie County, N. Y. He married Lurinda Dewey, who was born in Oneida County, N. Y., May 24, 1833. They came to Bureau County, 111., in April 1856, and he died here January 4, 1863. They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Lilian Gleason, of Kansas; Herbert, and Mrs. Sabina Fox, of Nebraska. Herbert Putnam was educated in the Princeton schools. His occupation is that of farming. He is a member of the Baptist Church ; in politics is Republican. Mrs. Putnam was married a second time to Alfred McKee, a native of New York, who came to this county in 1851. They have two daughters - Mittie M. and Edna I.

F. D. RACKLEY, Berlin, was born in Orange County, Vt., December 9, 1829. His father, Peletiah Rackley, was also born in Orange County, December 16, 1798. He was married in his native county January 16, 1823, to Dorothy Kenney, a native of the same place as her husband, born November 17, 1802. In 1834 they removed to Genesee County, N. Y., where they lived till 1838, when they came to Bureau County. The first winter they lived in the house where Phillips was killed, and the following spring removed to what is now Berlin Township, and in 1841 to the present farm of F. D. Rackley. They were among the earlier settlers on the prairie in this township, and at that time had to go forty miles to mill, and Chicago was their market for grain, etc. They were the parents of four children, viz. : Warren, born May 12, 1825, died October 5, 1879, leaving a wife and one daughter; F. D. , born December 9, 1829; David, born April 15, 1834, died February 18, 1863 (he enlisted in 1861, in Company B, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, but was discharged on account of disability and died soon after); Joanna, born April 3, 1841, wife of William J. Fish, of Whitney, Jackson Co., Kan. Mr. Rackley was a strong party man, and till 1856 was a Democrat, but from that time till his death he was Republican. He died April 19, 1875. His widow still survives and resides on the old homestead. F. D. Rackley came to this county with his parents when a boy and has since lived on his father's old farm. His opportunity for obtaining an education was very limited, having no schools to attend but the early district schools, and those only when he could not work. His occupation has been that of farming, but for twelve years was engaged in the threshing business. For several years he has rented his farm which contains 179 acres and since 1881 has been associated with A. L. Steele, of Dover, in the agricultural implement business. Mr. Backley was married June 7, 1866, to Anna E. Fish, born in Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y., May 4, 1824. She is the daughter of Josiah and Mary (Pierce) Fish. Her father was a native of Vermont, but died in New York State. In 1855 his widow and three of her children removed to LaSalle County and in 1857 to this county, where she died in 1859. She was the mother of six sons and three daughters, all of whom are still living except the oldest son. All of the sons but one were in the Civil war; three served three years and one went through the war; one, however, lost his health and had to return after nine months. Mr. Backley is a member of the Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 178, I. O. O. F., of Dover, and has been an officer in the Lodge for several years. Mrs. Backley is a member of the Baptist Church, of Dover.