Crawford County, Illinois - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 17 of those read), 1909 (part 6 of 11)

John A. Lefever remained at home until his marriage, March 23, 1890, to Mary ©. Gray, born in Brown County, Ind., daughter of Daniel Gray, a farmer and Christian preacher. Mr. Gray married in Owen County, Ind., and eame from Indiana to Jasper County, Ill, in 1876, where he reared his family. Mr. and Mrs. Lefever are the parents of the following children: Ray; Verna, deceased; Mabel; Fanchion and Guy, all born at their present home, to which they moved in the tall of 1890. He began with twenty-five acres, and it was al! woodland, but he soon had it cleared, and has added to it until he now owns 85 acres of as good land as can be found in the township. Oil was discovered on his property in 1907, and he now has seven wells in operation. Mr. Lefever has always been a Republican, and is very enthusiastic about his party. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. E., and like his father he is a religious man, although he is connected with the Christian Church. He has faithfully performed the duties which have lain to his hand, and is a reliable farmer, a successful business man, and kind, charitable neighbor, who enjoys fullest confidence and respect from all who know him.

LEFEVER, Wesley A. - The vocation of a farmer is steadily becoming more attractive as the Science of farming progresses, and the men engaged in agricultural pursuits are possessed of good sense, industrious habits and thrifty economy, and are succeeding wonderfully, especially in Crawford County, where lives Wesley A. Lefever, of Section 23, Oblong Township. He was born in Marion County, Ohio, March 26, 1870, second son of James M. Lefever. The first son was John A. The youngest son, James T. Lefever, was born on Section 24, Oblong Township, October 13, 1874, and the two boys were educated in the district schools of Oblong Township.

Wesley A. Lefever has greatly improved his present farm and makes a specialty of raising Duroc-Jersey hogs, as does his brother. James T. On June 5, 1892, Wesley A. Lefever was married to Bertha Ellen Larrabee, a daughter of Hiram Larrabee of Oblong Township, and they have had the following children: Vera May, Hallie James and four who died in infancy, all born on the homestead. Mr. Wesley A. Lefever is a Republiean in politics, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his .

wife are members of the Methodist Church. James T. Lefever was married July 25, 1898, to Eva Shoemaker, born in Crawford County, where she was reared and educated. She is a daughter of Theodore Shoemaker, a farmer of Licking Township who came from Indiana and settled here a great many years ago. Mrs. Lefever is the oldest of four children born to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lefever have three children: Earl Cleo, Florence Zena and Merl Robert. all born on their present farm. In politics James T. Lefever is'a Republican, and

LEFEVER, William A., successfully pursuing his farming operations on Section 13, Oblong Township, Crawford County, Ill, and an excellent type of the up-to-date farmer of the twentieth century, was born on his present home farm, November 15, 1874, a son of Andrew F. Lefever. The latter was born in Marion County, Ohio, in 1844, and was there reared and educated. He was a farmer in Ohio and there married Miss Sarah A. Curfman, also born and reared in Ohio. They became parents of nine children: I. E, Amanda, M. James, William A., Ella May, Mary Ida, Pearl, Permelia, Margaret Edith and Charles Arthur. A. F. Lefever came to Crawford County at an early day, settling in Oblong Township, where he cleared and cultivated a farm and lived until he retired to Oblong. .He is a weilknown man all over Crawford County, and is a stanch Republican in politics.

William A. Lefever was educated in the district schools of Oblong Township. His first wife was Effie E. Sutton, and she bore him one child, who died in infancy. Her death occurred April 9, 1896, and April 2, 1899, he married Grace Voke, daughter of J. R. Voke of Lincoln Township. Mr. and Mrs. Lefever have two children: Marjorie Juanita and Majorie Lucile. In politics Mr. Lefever is a Republican, although he has never sought public office. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order and of the Sons of Veterans. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lefever is highly esteemed in his neighborhood for his many excellent traits of character, and the success which has come to him is well merited.

LEWIS, F. W., editor of the "Robinson (Ill.) Constitution,' bern in Lewiston, Mahoning County, Ohio, April 8, 1864, is one of the leading newspaper men of Crawford County. His father, George W. Lewis, was born near Philadelphia, Pa., April 5, 1835, and died in Prairie Township, Crawford County, Ill., June 10, 1900. His mother, Elizabeth (Calvin). Lewis, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, January 19, 1835, and still survives, living at Paris, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were married in Ohio, to which State George W. Lewis had been brought in infancy by his parents. The great-grandfather of F. W. Lewis came to America from Wales, settling near Philadelphia. Having secured a good education for his time, attending Mt. Union College at Alliance, Ohio, where his wife also went to school, George W. Lewis was well fitted for his battle with life. He began his business career as a merchant at Washingtonville, Ohio, where he remained until 1870, in which year he came to Crawford County, and located on a farm near Eaton, in what is now Prairie Township. Here the family resided for about ten years and then moved to Robinson, where he was engaged in general merchandising for several years. He then returned to farming, although retaining his residence in Robinson. In politics, George W. Lewis was a Democrat, and was very active in political affairs. The children of George W. Lewis and wife were: Robert and Clara, who died in infancy; Jennie, wife of B. F. Brown, of Robinson Township; Douglas A., of Chicago; F. W.; Clement L., of Terre Haute, Ind.; John V., of Momence, Ill.; Loretta L., wife of Dr. Lewis F. Curl, of Paris, Ill.

F. W. Lewis was educated in the district school at Eaton, Ill., and at the Robinson High School, being graduated from the latter in 1884, after which he taught in the district schools for two years. He then worked in his father's store for about a year, meanwhile studying law with Judge Franklin Robb and P. G. Bradbury, and was admitted to the bar in November, 1888. For the following six months, he was employed by E. B. Myers & Co., publishers of law books, and traveled through the State of Indiana. Returning to Robinson, Mr. Lewis engaged in the practice of his profession in partnership with P. G. Bradbury, under the firm name of Bradbury & Lewis, and this connection continued until he was elected State's Attorney, when the partnership was dissolved. Finishing his term of office, Mr. Lewis practiced law alone for twelve years, but in September, 1902, purchased the "Robinson Constitution," which he conducted as sole proprietor and editor until January 1, 1909, when he sold a half-interest to F. E. Riker and J. R..Parkison, still retaining the. position as editor. Since his original purchase of the paper its - circulation has doubled. In politics it is Democrat and is the leading organ of the party in Crawford County.

In his political views Mr. Lewis exercises a strong influence in his party, and has been repeatedly called upon to represent it in an official eapacity, serving ably as State's Attorney, Mayor of Robinson for two years, Alderman for two years, and for sixteen years was a member of the School Board, resigning in the spring of 1908. Fraternally, Mr. Lewis is also very prominent, belonging to the following orders: Knights of Pythias, in which he has filled all the chairs; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also filling all the chairs in that order; A. F. & A. M.; Tribe of Ben Hur; Modern Woodmen and Modern American.

On September 10, 1900, Mr. Lewis married Hattie L. Cox, born in Hutsonville Township, Crawford County, Ill, a daughter of John T. and Lucinda J. (Buckner) Cox, the former a native of Crawford County, and the latter of Clark County, Ill. Mr. Cox is deceased, but his wife still survives, living in Robinson. Mrs. Lewis was the eldest of four children, the second being Manford E., who is the present State's Attorney of Crawford County; Estella (now deceased), was the third child, and married Paul Bean of Crawford County, while Merle, the youngest, married Roscoe Richards, of West Union, Clark County.

In the spring of 1898 Mr. Lewis, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, organized an infantry company at Robinson. The officers of the various volunteer companies of Southern Illinois met at Greenwich, Ill., and Mr. Lewis who was Captain of the Robinson Company was elected Major of the Battalion, the regiment being known as Knoph's Provisional Regiment, but on account of the early termination of the war, it did not leave the State.

LEWIS, G. W. (deceased), one of the representative men of Crawford County, who for some years was manager of the Co-operative Company's Store at Robinson, Ill., was born in Montgomery County, Pa., April 5, 1835. His father, a physician, moved his family to Carroll County, Ohio, when G. W. Lewis was but a baby, and when he was four years old, he had the misfortune to lose his father. Later the family located in Columbiana County, Ohio, and there G. W. Lewis lived until 1870, when he came to Crawford County, Ill. He bought a farm of 200 acres in Hutsonville Township, but in 1877 became manager of the co-operative store at Robinson, and a year later returned to the farm, but resumed his duties as manager. 1859 he married Elizabeth Calvin, a daughter of Robert Cal- Mrs. Jeannette Brown, Douglas A., Fernando W., Clement L., John V. and Loretto L.

LINCOLN, Robert R, (deceased), for many years a farmer of Licking Township, was born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, December 19, 1822, a son of Leonard Lincoln, a machinist who moved to Zanesville at an early day, and worked in the first nail factory in Ohio. He was born in Massachusetts in 1800 and died in Zanesville in 1836. Soon after his location in Muskingum County, he married Nancy Dick, daughter of Esquire Dick, the first blacksmith of Falls

Elijah and one who died unnamed. After the death of Mr. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln married William Baker, who kept the first tavern in Falls Township, and she died in 1852. After receiving a fair common school edueation Robert R. Lincoln worked as a machinist and also on the river, coming to Crawford County in 1842, and for some years worked at anything he could find to do. In 1848 he entered land in Sections 29 and 31, Licking Township, and added 400 acres in an adjoining section to his original purchase of 160 acres. On January 5, 1850, he married Mary Lamb, daughter of William Lamb, and they had the following children: Charles B., Henry C., Emma J., Araminta and one who died in infancy. Mr. Lincoln was a great-nephew of former Governor Lincoln of Massachusetts, and tradition states that the Illinois branch of the Lincoln family springs from the same common

LINDSAY, John T., who is numbered among the progressive young men of Crawford County, affords an excellent example of the prosperous citizens of Robinson, where he is engaged in oii and gas and realestate business. Mr. Lindsay was born at Flat Rock, Crawford County, November 20, 1876, a son of James William and Hannah E. (Richards) Lindsay, the former boru March 7, 1835, and the latter Jaunary 1, 1846, Mrs. Lindsay died May 22, 1897. The elder Mr. Lindsay is a farmer, owns 200 acres in the oil belt, has sixteen good producing wells on his property and is drilling more.

connected with the schools of Crawford County. After finishing a common school education, he attended the Central Normal School at Danville, Ind. and then taught in the County Schools, later taking a course in Austin College, at Effingham, Ill., from which he was graduated in 1902. He was then appointed Principal of the Effingham High School, later was made Principal of the Oblong and Hutsonville Schools, his experience as a teacher covering nine years, during which time he became one of the best known teachers in the county, as well as one of the most popular. In 1905, he came to Robinson to embark in the oil and realty business, in which he has continued ever since. Mr. Lindsay is a business man of marked ability and he is doing a large volume of business, handling some of the most valuable oil lands in the county. A Mason of high standing, he belongs to Robinson Lodge, No. 250, A. F. & A. M.; Robinson Chapter, No. 225, Robinson, Ill.; and Gorin Commandery, No. 14, Olney, Ill, and is also a member of the K. of P., Tribe of Ben Hur, and Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a Republican. _ On August 10, 1905, Mr. Lindsay was married at Effingham, Ill, to Miss Edith Charlotte Holmes, daughter of William B. and Lena Holmes, both residing in Effingham, where Mr. Holmes is a leading attorney. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay have one child, Forrest Holmes, born April 11, 1907.

LINDSAY, John Tolson, a veteran of the Civil War and one of the revered residents of Robinson, who at eighty-three years is still actively engaged in promoting the commercial activity of his town, was born at Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., January 28, 1825, a son of Hazel and Sallie (Ford) Lindsay, both natives of Henry County, Ky. The father was a hatter by trade, who followed his calling in Kentucky and Illinois and taught school for years in both States, but later took up government land in Crawford County, half a century ago. His first farm was 40 acres, to which he added until he owned 160 acres at the time of his death at the age of seventy-two years. His wife died at the age of sixtyseven. He was Assessor of Crawford County, filling that offiee for two terms, and he was

John T. Lindsay lived on the farm until he was twenty years old, learning the trade of cigar maker, which he followed many years. For four years he was Postmaster, being appointed by President Benjamin Harrison, at Birds, Lawrence County, and later was agent for five years of the Adams Express Company at the same place, In polities Mr. Lindsay is a Republican, and he has done yeoman service for his party. He is a member of the G. A. R., Longenecker Post of Robinson, Ill. His religious home is in the Universalist Church, of which he has long been a member.

On October 25, 1840, Mr. Lindsay was married to Elizabeth Clayton, daughter of George P. and Rebecea (Fields) Clayton, both pioneers of Kentucky. Mrs. Lindsay died in 1897. The following are the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay: Leander S., born December 5, 1846, died August 2, 1864, in Jackson Hospital at Memphis, Tenn., after four months military service; Samuel T., born January 20, 1847, lives at Robinson, Ill.; Sarah Ann, born June 16, 1848, lives at Severy, Greenwood County. Kan., is married and has seven children; Martha, born February 10, 1854, lives in Lawrence County, Ill. is married and has three children ; Susan Rebecca, born October 26, 1858, died October 23, 1865 ; Dr. N. F., born September 5, 1849, now living in Robinson, Ill; Mary E., born January 22, 1861. married Dr. Wardell, both now deceased; Viola, born April 2. 1863, lives in Lawrence County, Ill., is married and has three children; Minnie and E. B., twins, born August 25, 1870, of whom Minnie lives with S. T. Lindsay.

The war record of Mr. Lindsay is very interesting, as he enlisted October 23, 1864, and during the time he was in service he participated in several bloody engagements, including the siege of Spanish Fort where Admiral Farragut won immortal fame. The siege lasted thirteen days, and the Union troops were under constant fire. Mr. Lindsay was not discharged until after General Lee's surrender. Mr. Lindsay was in Company C, Forty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Captain Frederick commanding under General A. J. Smith of the Fifth Brigade, Sixteenth Corps.

Mr. Lindsay delights in his garden, where he works each day, taking a pride in raising the best of flowers and vegetables. His grandchildren love him, and he has many friends not alone of his own age, for he is a man who commands the respect and attentiom of all. A strong man mentally and physically, Mr. Lindsay is yet 2 prominent figure in local affairs, and what he has done in the past cannot be overestimated. Brave, noble-hearted, sincere, he has lived a long and useful life, and now all honor is due to him in his beautiful old age.

LINDSAY, Nathaniel F., M. D. - The Lindsay family is one of the oldest to be found in the three States of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and its history is woven with that of these three commonwealths, while its representatives are among the substantial and responsible citizens of the many other communities. In Robinson, Crawford County, three generations of the family are to be found: John T. Lindsay, his sons, Dr. N. F. Lindsay, Samuel T. Lindsay and E. E. Lindsay, a banker of Robinson and the children of the latter. 'There are others belonging to the family living in the Township, besides many others scattered over the three States before mentioned.

Dr. Nathaniel F. Lindsay was born in Montgomery Township, Crawford County, September 5, 1850, a son of John T. and Elizabeth (Clayton) Lindsay. After completing a common school education, Dr. Lindsay attended the State Normal University at Normal, Ill., later studying medicine at the University at Louisville, Ky., from which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in March, 1818. Prior to beginning the practice of his profession, Dr. Lindsay taught school in Lawrence County, Ill., and after receiving his degree engaged in practice there, remaining until 1907, when he located at Robinson and has there built up a large and remunerative practice, and firmly established himself in the confidence of his patrons.

In 1871 in Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Dr. Lindsay married Miss Nancy J. Bristow. In 1886 he moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in the hopes of benefiting his wife's health, but it was in vain as she died in November of the same year. For two years he remained.in California in the drug business, when he returned to Lawrence County to resume his practice. In 1890 he was appointed Surgeon of the Union Pacific Railroad at Rawlings, Wyo., remaining there one year, then he again came to Lawrence County. For four years he was Examining Surgeon for the United States Pension Department at Lawrenceville, Ill.

On October 16, 1907, Dr. Lindsay married Miss Effie Hughes of New Hebron, Crawford County, Il. By his first marriage he had these children: Lulu, born July 4, 1872, who died at the age of thirty-three, the wife of Carey Roberts of Lawrence County; Willard C. born August 22, 1880, in Lawrence County, and now a court reporter residing in Chicago. Dr. Lindsay is a prominent Mason, being a member of the Oriental Consistory and Medinah Temple of Shriners of Chicago. In politics he is a Republican. Dr. and Mrs. Lindsay have a beautiful home in Robinson, where they dispense a charming hospitality. In comfortable circumstances, as the owner of his home and other valuable properties, Dr. Lindsay is in a position to devote attention to the scientific side of his profession, and while

LINDSAY, Samuel T. - Although now retired from the inore active duties of life, Samuel T. Lindsay of Robinson, Ill., has accomplished much in his useful career, and filled more than one important office with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. Mr. Lindsay was born January 20, 1847, one mile southeast of Flat Rock, Crawford County, Ill., a son of John and Elizabeth (Clayton) Lindsay, who emigrated from Kentucky to Illinois. A sketch of -their lives appears in another part of this history. The grandfather, Hazael Lindsay, upon coming to Crawford County with his son John, entered a quarter-section of school land, the greater part of which was coyered with white oak timber. He lived to be seventy-two. In Kentucky he Jearned to be a hatter, then learned shoe-making and followed both trades while farming. At one time he was Assessor of Crawford County. His sons, John and Amos, and Leander S., a son of John' S, enlisted in 1864, Leander S. dying in the hospital at Memphis, Tenn., after a four months' service, but John and Amos came out unscathed after serving until the close of the war.

The children of John and Elizabeth (Clayton) Lindsay were: Leander S., born December 5, 1845; Samuel T., born January 20, 1847; Sarah A., born June 16, 1849; Dr. N. F., now practicing medicine at Robinson; Martha C.; Susan Rebecca; Mary E.; Viola; E. E., in the First National Bank of Robinson, and Minnie.

Samuel T. Lindsay attended the subscription school, then went to the Palestine High School, after which for ten years he taught school in Crawford County. On February 6, 1868, Mr. Lindsay married Miss Mary E. Harris, a daughter of William Harris of North Carolina, and Elizabeth (Roher) Harris, from Jessamine County, Ky. Although Mr. Lindsay and his^wife have no issue, they have given homes and reared to manhood and womanhood three childrén of other families, namely: Samuel F. and Lillie M. Clayton, children of a brother of Mr. Lindsay's mother and May Lindsay Wardell, a daughter of his sister Mary E. - all three of whom have been educated under direction of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay's youngest sister, Minnie, also resides with them. Their foster daughter, Lillie M., married C. L. Heustis, now a resident of Paris, Ill., and they have three children: Lawrence, Ruth and Ralph.

Mrs. Lindsay's mother, Mrs, Elizabeth (Roher) Harris, came with her parents Peter and Rachel (Buntin) Roher, from Kentucky to Crawford County, Ill, in 1829, traveling in a covered wagon, and camping out of nights. The country at that time was very wild. About 1841, William Harris came from North Carolina, in a covered wagon, with his parents, Joshua and Martha (MeMahon) Harris. On June 24, 1843, Mr. and Mrs. Harris were married, and Mr. Harris died April 14, 1855. By this marriage there were two children: Mrs. Lindsay, and Sarah, who is the wife of W. B. Lillie of Poplar Bluff, Mo. After Mr. Harris' death, Mrs. Harris marri Dr. Peter Hale, who came from England to Tllinois, and owned a farm in Montgomery: Township. For about fifty years he was engaged in the practice of medicine in Lawrence and Crawford Counties. By this marriage there were two children: Rev. William G., a Methodist clergyman, who died in 1902, and Emma, wife of George W.

Mickey of Colorado. Dr. Hale died August 24, 1892. Mrs. Hale makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, being now past eighty-four years of age. She is in possession of all her faculties, and talks entertainingly of early days.

In politics Mr. Lindsay is a Republican and in 1878 was elected Sheriff of Crawford County, overcoming a Democratic majority of 300. He has also served ten years as Secretary of the School Board. After occupying the office of Sheriff, he learned the business of photography, which he followed from 1880 to 1902 when he was appointed Postmaster of Robinson, and held that office for five years and two months. He now lives retired in his beautiful home, surrounded with orchard, garden, and an extensive lawn, devoting himself to the raising of choice fruits, vegetables and Plymouth Rock chickens, the latter having won the "blue ribbon" at various exhibitions. In addition to his handsome home property, Mr. Lindsay owns large oil producing lands in partnership with his brother, E. E. Lindsay. 'These brothers have a good farm one mile north of Hardinville, on which are eleven oil producing wells. Mr. Lindsay also owns a magnificent ten-acre orchard just outside the southwestern limits of Robinson. The Lindsay grapes are favorites throughout Crawford County, and Mr. Lindsay takes great pride in all his products of which he has made some beautiful photographie studies.

For twenty-five years Mr. Lindsay has been a member of the Methodist Church, and has Served for many years on the official Board. Fraternal he belongs to the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias. He is recognized as one of the representative men of Crawford County.

and development. As a public official his record is absolutely clean, and he has discharged the duties pertaining to his several offices with the same conscientious honesty that characterizes whatever he attempts.

LITTLEJOHN, john William. - The agricultural prosperity of Crawford County is the outcome of the individual efforts of the farmers located there, whose broad fields, sleek cattle and commodious buildings testify to their prosperity. John William Littlejohn is one of the successful farmers and stock-raisers of Martin Township, and is conveniently located on Section 31. He was born in Honey Creek Township, April 6, 1864, a son of Duncan Littlejohn, now deceased, who was a farmer and early settler of Martin Township, although born in Alabama. From Ala, bama the family moved to Kentucky, thence to Indiana and there he was married to Elizabeth Suell, and two children were born to them, a son and a daughter. Coming to Illinois with his family Duncan Littlejohn settled in Martin Township, but later spent ten years in Northern Illinois and Kansas engaged in farming. His wife died in 1854, and in 1856 he married Penelope (Van Meter) Diel, who was born in Kentucky and reared in Illinois. Her parents settled land from the Government, which he cleared and improved. She was the widow of William Diel and had a daughter by her first marriage. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, of whom William Littlejohn was the fifth child and third son. At the time of his death Duncan Littlejohn owned a farm in Martin Township, where he carried on farming and stock-raising. Politically he was a Democrat, and became very prominent in township affairs, holding the office of Highway Commissioner for three terms. He died in 1897 at thd age of sixty-nine years.

John William Littlejohn was educated in the Schools of his neighborhood, and saw something of the country in Northern Illinois and Kansas. On January 27, 1883, he married Anna Dunlop, who was born in Honey Creek Township but attended school in Martin Township. Her father Daniel Dunlop, now deceased, was a farmer of Martin Township and one of its early settlers. Mrs. Littlejohn's mother's maiden name was Maria Simons, and she was a member of an old family of Crawford County. When Mr. Littlejohn came from Kansas he bought 20 acres in Martin Township and began to clear and cultivate it. Having sold this in the fall of 1888 he moved to his present home, then consisting of 40 acres of raw land, which he cleared and has added to it until he now has 200 acres, the greater part of which he has cleared himself. Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn are the parents of two children: John Franklin and Clarence, born in Rock Ship, Cowley County, Kansas, and in Martin Township, Crawford County, Ill, where both were educated. Mr. Littlejohn has spent his life farming and stock-raising and thoroughly understands every part of the work. He has been a Democrat since he cast his first vote, and has taken an an active part in local affairs. For six years he held the position of Highway Commissioner, and is widely known and respected iu his community.

LOWE, Judge Ausby Lawrence. - The Bench and Bar of Illinois have able representatives in Crawford County, men of learning, depth of character and keen discernment. Their long association with men of like caliber has rounded character, increased their versatility, and developed judges and lawyers of recognized ability. Perhaps no man so entirely carries out this generalization as does Judge Ausby Lawrence Lowe. Judge Lowe was born at Hutsonville, Crawford County, Ill., November 18, 1857, a son of Isaac N. Lowe, who was a native of Lawrence County, IlL, born November 9, 1829, and. died on the sixth day of May, 1882, having been. a pioneer of the county merchant of Hutsonville. The maiden name of Judge Lowe's mother. was Amanda O. Hurst, who was born at Hutsonville, on the 15th day of June, 1839, dying on March 13, 1860. The father served during the Civil War and was mustered out at its close: On the maternal side of the family, Judge Lowe comes of the Barlow stock, his maternal grandparents being John R. and Nancy (Barlow) Hurst, who were among the earliest pioneers of Crawford

Judge Lowe attended the common school in Hutsonville, then took a course at Earlham College, at Richmond, Ind., after which he came to Robinson on December 3, 1877, when only twenty years old and accepted the position of Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, under Circuit Clerk John T. Cox. After seven years spent in this office, he became a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the office of Circuit Clerk, but was defeated. He then entered the office of Callahan & Jones, one of the leading law firms of Robinson, and after reading law for three years, was admitted to the Bar in 1888. Immediately thereafter he was made a member of the firm, the style being changed to Callahan, Jones & Lowe, which has continued. In June, 1893, Judge Lowe was elected Judge of the County Court, to fill an unexpired term of eighteen months. He then received the nomination for regular term in 1894, but was defeated. In 1898, however, he was elected and re-elected in 1902. He was the only Democrat elected on the ticket in 1902, which was an evidence of the appreciation of the people for his work. In 1898, only one other Democrat was elected with him, Edward Douglas, Superintendent of Schools. Judge Lowe also served two terms as Master in Chaneery.

On November 20, 1879, Judge Lowe was married at York, Clark County, to Miss Alice Caroline Hodge, daughter of William B. Hodge, Sr. and Calista (Hillebert) Hodge. Mr. Hodge was a prosperous merchant and lived to the extreme age of ninety years. Mrs. Lowe was born at York, September 19, 1859, departed this life.August 28, 1905, her remains being interred in the new cemetery at Hutsonville. She was forty- Six years old at the time of her death, and has been deeply mourned, not only by her immediate family, but the many friends whom she had attached to her. Four children have been born to Judge and Mrs. Lowe. Ausby Lyman, born August 18, 1880, attended the high school and after graduating went to DePauw University at Greeneastle, Ind., from which he was graduated in the class of 1902. He then attended Rush Medical College, Chicago, graduating in the class of 1905, and took an interne course at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Chicago, being there sixteen months. Thus fully equipped, he located in Robinson, where he has been ever since successfull engaged in his profession. The second member of the family is Clarence Hodge, born June 25, 1883. He attended High School and then began a course in dentistry in Chicago, and is now in his senior year. Ethelbert Coke, born February 25, 1888, graduated from High School in 1906, and is now a sophomore at DePauw University. Florence, the youngest, born September 17, 1890, is now in the senior year of the Robinson High School. Judge Lowe is one of the leaders of his party in Crawford County, as well as in his profession, and, although he has already given so many years of his life to publie service, he will without doubt be called upon to fill still higher positions within the gift of the people who know his exceptional qualifications and respect his judicial character and his conscientious discharge of his official duties.

LOWRANCE, Greenbury. - Kentucky has furnished Illinois with some of its best citizens, the ever restless spirit of the born pioneer, ever pushing on towards the receding line of civilization, having induced many to leave comfortable homes in Kentucky to seek new ones within the confines of the Prairie State. G. B. Lowrance, a farmer and stock-raiser of Honey Creek Township, residing on Section 29, was born in Owen County, Ky., February 28, 1843, a son of William H. Lowrance, now. deceased, who came from his native State to Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, with his Kentucky bred and reared wife, Drusilla Baker, and his five children, four of whom were born in Kentucky. This family exodus took place in 1843, and after his arrival in Crawford County, the father bought 40 acres of timber land and built upon it a home for his family. After clearing off his farm, he sold it and bought another of 40 acres in the same township, on which he built a log house, did some clearing and there remained until his death. His widow died at the home of her son Greenbury.

William H. Lowrance, with his son G. B. Lowrance, enlisted in September, 1861, in Company D, Thirty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Two other sons also participated in the war, Hiram being a member of the Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and William H., a member of the Forty-first Illinois, and after serving their term of enlistment, all eame out unharmed and became farmers of Honey Creek Township. The father was transferred to the invalid corps after two years of service, but Greenbury continued with his regiment until the close of the war, participating in the battles of Fredericktown, Mo.; Stone River, Tenn.; Big Shanty and Peach Tree Creek. Ala.; Jonesboro, Lovejoy and Nashville (the third battle), and Franklin, Tenn. (both first and second). 'The family have been Republicans from the formation of the party. William H. Lowrance was a member of the United Brethren Church.

All the educational advantages Mr. Lowrance enjoyed were received in the log school house of Honey Creek Township, and he worked hard assisting his father to clear the land. He was married February 17, 1866, to Fietta Daron, who was born in Indiana and reared and edueated in Crawford County. She was a daughter of Daniel Daron, now deceased, who was a farmer of Honey Creek Township and a cooper by trade. He cleared 80 acres of land in the Township and resided upon it until his death. Mrs. Lowrance died in March, 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Lowrance had children as follows: Charles C., Eli, Albert, Noah, Fred, James, Dora, who married Elisha Nichols; 'Alice Lucinda, who married Arthur Parker, and three deceased - all born in Honey Creek Township. For his second wife Mr. Lowrance married Louvina Skaggs, widow of John M. Skaggs of Martin Township, on December 31,

1894. By her first marriage Mrs. Lowrance had seven children, two of whom are dead, the others being: James Thomas, John Milton, Sim Allen, Marian Frances and Ina May. 'The present Mrs. Lowrance was a daughter of Allison and Margaret (Aimes) Bailey, who came from Morgan County, Ind. to Martin Township, Crawford County, about fifty years ago, and lived there until their death.

Mr. Lowrance located on his present farm of 80 acres in 1890. Prior to that he had owned and cleared off a farm of 80 acres in the town- Ship, which he bought from a brother of Senator Allison. This he sold at a profit and purchased his present property. He has cleared this off, too, and made some excellent improvements upon it. He is a good farmer and manager, and is a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist Church.

MAGILL, John M. - The early history of Illinois is filled with the record of the lives of its pioneers, who have always played so important a part in the development of any community. There always have to be those brave, sturdy, adventurous people who dare everything and fear nothing, in order that a beginning may be made. Some came for mere love of adventure, but the majority were filled with that intense yearning for an opportunity to make a home for themselves and their families. Kentucky, once the seat of so much frontier life, has furnished Illinois with many of its most desirable citizens, and it was in the County of Lincoln, in that State, that William Magill, the father of John Magill of Section 3, Montgomery "Township, Crawford County, was born. He was there educated and lived until he was twenty-one, when he came to Crawford County, entered land which he cleared off and developed into a good farm. The children born to himself and wife were: Julia, Mary and Annis (deceased), Allen, John M., Wiliam, Mary and Emma, who are still living. Allen married Mary Maddox, but they had no issue, and after her death he married Lillie Farrell, and they have one child, Leonard, and live at Merom, Ind. Emma married Lemon Burkett, and they live on the old homestead, having two boys, Hugh and Herschell.

John M. Magill was educated in the schools of his native Townsbip of Montgomery, where he was born December 28, 1854. When only twenty years old he began teaching, his first school being in Honey Creek Township, where he remained three years, then becoming a teacher in Montgomery Township for two years, and for one term taught in La Motte Township. After teaching for five years he attended Merom College, for one year, when he went to the Terre Haute (Ind.) Business College, which he attended for one year.

Returning home, he was married February 8, 1882, to Rosa Duncan, a daughter of John Dunean of Montgomery Township, and they have one child. Following his marriage Mr. Magill removed to Arkansas City, Kan. where he engaged in mercantile business, which for years he operated successful. His wife having died there, August 6, 1886, he then sold his mercantile interests and returned to Crawford County, locating on his present property. In 1887 he bought 120 acres, which form his present home- Stead. On August 3rd of that year he married Etta Ford, a daughter of Joseph Ford, and they have three children: Ethel, Edith and Velna, all of whom are at home and attending school.

Since casting his first vote, Mr. Magill has been a Republican, always supports the candidates of his party and is much pleased when the Republicans score a victory. He and his family are active members of the Methodist Church, aud they give liberally, both of money and time, to its good work. Mr. Magill has always been a hard working man, and has succeeded in accumulating a considerable property through his own industry and economy. Naturally he and his wife take great pride in their children, and are giving them a good education designing to fit them for a successful and happy life. In their church relations the family are very fortunate, for they are among congenial people, and their efforts meet with hearty appreciation. Probably, it is not too much to say that the Magill family is as fairly representative as any of the very best interests of the farming element of Crawford County, where their name is so well and favorably known.

MAIL, Isaac Doll, Jr. - After a family has been settled in any community for several generations, an affection for it springs up in the heart of each individual, and the word home has a different meaning from that it has to one who is a new comer. The Mail family is an old one in Crawford County, Ill, where it is closely identified with the development and improvement of the land, and among the successful members of it is Isaac Doll Mail, Jr., who was born March 28, 1870, in La Motte Township. He is a son of Isaac Doll Mail, Sr., who was born in La Motte Township,-March 6, 1831. The elder Isaac D. Mail married Mary Boatright, who was also born in La Motte Township, where her people, like the Mails, were pioneers of Crawford County.

Isaac D. Mail, Jr., attended the comman and high schools, leaving school in 1887 when he began farming. His farm is a well-cultivated one of 200 acres, upon which stands a comfortable house, while his barns and outbuildings are substantial. In politics Mr. Mail is a Democrat, but has never held public office, although deeply interested in all publie improvements. On November 2, 1897, he married Emma Sager at the Methodist parsonage at Flat Rock, the Rev. Lafayette Wilkin officiating. Mrs. Mail is a daughter of John and Isabelle Sager, farmers. "The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mail are as follows: Mary Isabelle, born September 18, 1898; John Frederick, born April 6, 1900; Lily, born January 11, 1902; William, born November 1, 1905. Mrs. Mail was born in Montgomery Township, August 5, 1877, and is a Methodist, having been a member of that Church for the past eleven years.

MAIL, Isaac Doll, Sr. - Among the distinguished men of Crawford County, Ill, and one who has taken a prominent part in the upbuilding and development of this part of the State, is the venerable Isaac Doll Mail, Sr., at one time Associate Judge of Crawford 'County. as well as County Treasurer, who is a native of the county, having been born four miles southeast of Robinson, March 6, 1831, a son of Frederick Mail. The latter was born four miles southeast of Vincennes, Ind., about 1805, and his father was one of the first settlers under the French in this locality. Frederick Mail learned the trade of blacksmithing, and came to Crawford County about 1828, settling in La Motte Township, where he bought 160 acres, to which he later added 320 acres, Later he bought more until he owned 600 acres, as well as town property in Palestine, including the Wilson Tavern, which was located on the present site of David Fife's hardware Store. He refused any public office, although he had many opportunities offered him. He lived and died on his homestead, one of the prominent and honored men of Crawford County, about 1871, and was Buried on the Wyatt Mills farm in La Motte Township. Frederick Mail married Louisa McGahey, a daughter of David McGahey, of Tennessee. She was one of a family of five children, and died in Palestine about 1870, and is buried by the side of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mail had children as follows: David Marlin, born June.10, 1829, died unmarried about 1856 on the old homestead; Isaac Doll; John T., born in 1843, lives in Fremont, Neb., where he is a farmer, is married and has two boys living and one deceased.

The education of Isaac D. Mail was received in the old-fashioned log schoolhouse, but he was thoroughly grounded in the common branches. The year of his marriage, his father gave him a farm of 94 acres, of which about thirty acres had been cleared, and on which was located a small log house with a stick chimney. Mr. and Mrs. Mail located in this house. which was later replaced by a frame building. Later they removed to another farm which Mr. Mail had purchased and here he erected a two-story residence, which was the family home until the fall of 1906. when he purchased the present home at No. 501 Pine Street, Robinson.

In October, 1855, Mr. Mail was married, in La Motte Township, to Mary P. Boatright, daughter of Samuel Boatright. and they have had seven children: Julia, who married Fernando St. Clergy. a dentist of Robinson, and has had three girls and a boy, the latter being deceased; Marlin (now deceased), married June Revell, daughter of A. J. Revell of Crawford County, and they had seven children, four of whom are living; Albert Tnomas, married Nettie Hedden, of Robinson, and they have two boys and a girl; Virginia (is also deceased); John F., who is married and is a prominent attorney of Denver, Colo.; Isaac D., Jr., who married Emeline Sager, a daughter of John Sager. and they have two girls ^"d two boys. The first Mrs. Mail died in 1872. in October, at the home place. The second

Mrs. Mail was Mollie Poland of Xenia, Ohio, who died about 1885, leaving no issue. The third Mrs. Mail was Adelpha Meskimen, daughter of David and Martha Meskimen, who came to Crawford County from Ohio.

In politics, Mr. Mail is a Jacksonian Democrat. He was County Treasurer of Crawford County for three years (1881 to 1884), and Associate Judge from 1861 to 1863. Fraternally, he is a Mason and has always been active in that order.

MALONE, Dr. A. (deceased), one of the honored physicians and surgeons of Palestine, Ill., was born March 20, 1819, in Gibson County, Ind., the son of James Malone, born in Woodford County, Ky., in 1792, was a farmer by occupation and died in 1877 in Owensville, Ind. He married Christina Hunter, who died in Owensville, Ind., having been the mother of five children. Dr. Malone graduated from the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, in 1846, after having been employed as clerk and engaged in teaching school in order to earn money sufficient to pursue his medical studies. After graduation he went to Albion, Ill, and there practiced two years, when he moved to Lawrenceville, Ill. In 1850 Dr. Malone located in Palestine, and built up a large practice, at the same time operating a general store and a pharmacy. In addition, Dr. Malone found time to carry on a great deal of literary work, being the author of "Bible and Religion," and the "Age to Come," as well as an honored contributor to the "Cincinnati Gazette" and other political papers, the Chicago "Medical Times," the Cincinnati Medical Journal," and the "American Journal of Medicine," in addition to several religious papers, such as the "Prophetie Watehman," the "Gospel Banner," the "Herald of the Coming Kingdom" and the "Restitution." In December, 1842, Dr. Malone married Miss E. Fisher, who died in Palestine iw 1861, having borne him three children: Alva C., Rosaline, and Abraham Lincoln. December 16, 1862, Dr. Malone married Miss A. M. Bisbee, born in Union Mills, Ind., who has borne him one son, Percy B. Mrs. Malone was educated by the late President Tames A. Garfield, at Hiram College, Ohio.

"MARSHALL, Joseph E. (deceased), who for many years was County Surveyor and lived at Oblong, Crawford County, was born July 11, 1820, in Virginia, from whence he was taken at the age of thirteen years to Hamilton County, Ind., by his parents, and in the new home helped his father clear off the land. 'The farm was one and one-half miles west of Westfield, and there the father died in 1833, aged forty-two, and his widow died in the fall of 1834. For some years after the death of his parents, Joseph F. Marshall went from one to another county in Indiana, and operated several saw-mills as manager, until 1848, when he went to Philadelphia and became a merchant. In 1861 he eame to Oblong Township and settled on a farm, there remaining until 1881, when he rented the farm and came to the village of Oblong. In 1875 he was elected County Surveyor and held that office for many years, as well as that of Justice of the Peace. On January 5, 1843, he married Susan Bryket, a native of Indiana, by whom he had four children: Mary Elizabeth, John, Henry and Joseph A.

MARTIN, Harrison. - Pioneers of Illinois led a hard life for many years, and many did not live to reap the fruits of their labors. In Crawford County conditions were particularly hard on account of the large amount of swamp land which, for many years, was practically useless. Other parts were in heavy timber, which had to be cleared off before crops could be planted. Indians were still roaming the prairies when Harrison Martin was born in Crawford County, three miles south of Palestine, June 22, 1829. His father, John Martin, who was born in Georgia, January 7, 1784, and died October 15, 1858, settled in Crawford County in 1810, before Illinois was a State, and John Martin's brother, Daniel, who came at the same time, first settled in La Motte Township, and later, about 1814, moved to Martin Township, which was named in his honor, there purchasing Government land at $1.25 per acre. John Martin entered land south of Palestine and commenced his battle with wild animals, Indians, timber and swamp. 'The Indians becoming restless, as a matter of precaution he took refuge in the log fort at Palestine, where he spent much of the time during the War of 1812-15.

A number of distressing events during this period indicated that the Indians were on the warpath in earnest. A Mr. Dixon was feeding his stock in his own yard, when he was murdered by the Indians, two bullets entering his body. They mutilated the body, taking out the heart, which they set up on a pole in his yard.

Mr. Hutson, after whom the present town of Hutsonville is named, returned from work across the Wabash River to find his family murdered and his home burned. He was almost crazed with grief and joined what was called "the Rangers," spending all of his time trying to avenge the murder of his family by driving out the savages, but wàs finally killed by them.

John Martin's first land purchase consisted of 80 acres bought from the Government at $1.25 per acre. Later he bought school land at $6.00 per acre and cleared off every acre of it. His nearest market was Vincennes, Ind., and for soiae time the only product sent to market was honey and beeswax. In September and October he hunted the buck deer and marketed the hides and hams, with these purchased groceries and other necessaries. His wife's maiden name was Margaret Garrard, who was a native of South Her death occurred January 7, 1855, aged sixty-three, on the home place, three miles south of Palestine. She and her husband had seven sons and five daughters, all now deceased except Harrison Martin and a sister, Bethany Mills, who at the age of eighty-four is living on a farm three miles south of Palestine.

Harrison Martin attended the old log schoolhouse where was held the subscription school, three miles south of the homestead. Later the Baptist Church was used as a schoolhouse. After he had attained his majority, Mr. Martin attended the first free school, which was held at Vernon on the Vincennes Road. Following this he taught for one term, and then began farming, which he continued until September, 1906, when he bought his comfortable home in Robinson where he now lives retired from active life. He is a Jacksonian Democrat, and for the past twenty years has belonged. to the Methodist Church.

Mr. Martin's first marriage took place one mile northeast of Hardinville, October 5, 1851, to Catherine Lemon, a daughter of William B. and Mary (Stalcup) Lemon, formerly farmers of Greene County, Ind, who came to Crawford County in 1849. Mrs. Martin died in Martin Township, August 22, 1887. On June 26, 1890, Mr. Martin was married.in Oblong Township to Mary Parkinson, widow of Dr. J. D. Parkinson, and daughter of John and Elizabeth Laboyteaux, natives of Ohio and Kentucky, re- Spectively. Mrs. Martin had a son and daughter by her first marriage: Joseph Raymond, born in Hardinville, September 27, 1884, engaged in business in Robinson and is unmarried; and Bessie Riker, born in Oblong January 28, 1878, married Frank Riker and they have two boys and one girl. Mr. Riker is editor of the. "Wamego Times," of Wamego, Kan. The children born to Martin by his first marriage were: Emily, deceased, who married Edwin Cook, and had one daughter; John A., of Wisconsin, has four sons; William E., resides in Martin Township; Mary Louisa, died in infancy; James A., died aged five years; Rose, wife of Nelson D. Reed, of Oblong Township: Ida is the wife of William Keiffer, of Springfield, . Okla.; Thomas J., died aged two years; three children died at birth; and Sylvester, living on the home place.

The farm Mr. Martin still owns contains 79 acres and he has sixteen producing oil-wells on it, and is constantly drilling for more. He is a man who has always been prominent in his community and has many friends at his old home and in Robinson.

MAXWELL, Darius A. - One of the pioneer families of Crawford County whose members have borne their part in its development and improvement, is that of the Maxwells, and its representatives are all men of intelligence, who have engaged in many callings, although the preference appears to be for farming. Darius A. Maxwell, a farmer and stock-raiser of Section 25, Martin Township, was born in his present home, November 30, 1864, a son of John D. Maxwell now deceased, who came at an early date from Blount County, Tenn., and settled in Crawford County, remaining with his parents until he settled on Section 25, Martin Township, after his marriage with Rosa Garrett, who was born in Crawford County. She was a daughter of Wil-

The young couple settled on land which became their new home then consisting of 40 acres of timber land, and John D. Maxwell began to fell the trees in order to clear it for farming purposes. When the Civil War came he was not found lacking in patriotism, but enlisted and died in service. He had adopted the principles of the new party and died a Republican. He left a widow and two sons, Harlan and Darius A.

Having lost his mother when three days old, and thus left an orphan, Darius was taken by his grandparents and reared in Honey Creek Township, where he was married on February 9, 1887, to Alice Van Winkle, born in Honey Creek Township, a daughter of William Van Winkle. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell settled in their present home, and Mr. Maxwell set himself to the task of improving it. He added 80 acres, and now owns 120 acres of as good farming land as can be found in the township. Oil was discovered on it in 1905, and he now has ten wells in active operation. Nearly all of the improvements on the place were made by him, and he has a substantial home and barns, while his premises are kept in excellent condition. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell have two children: Claude and Frank, both born in their present home. Maxwell is a Democrat in politics, and fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, No. 4677 of Hardinville. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church.

MAXWELL, Fred Lincoln. - It is often difficult properly to estimate the good done by a man until after his death. Then it is that his deeds, whether good or evil, stand out in their true character. The pioneers of Illinois, while living, receive very little praise for their wonderful work of developing the State and placing it so high among other common wealths, but after they have passed away, the honor which is theirs surrounds their names, and their descendants reap the benefits of what the pioneers sowed in hard work and under many discouragements, sometimes with halting footsteps, scarcely knowing which way to turn. The Maxwell family, which was established in Crawford County by Archibald Maxwell and his wife, who located in Honey Creek Township at an early day and there spent the remainder of their lives, is intimately associated with the history of the county, and among its prominent representatives is Fred Maxwell of Honey Creek Township, Section 3, who was born on the farm where he now resides, March 29, 1865.

The late William Addison Maxwell was a man of considerable force of character, who made his influence felt in the township. He was born in Tennessee, December 19, 1833, and there was reared and educated. When a young man he came from his native State, some time in the 'forties, to Crawford County, Ill., with his father, James Maxwell, and the family entered land in the woods within the confines of Honey Creek

Township to the amount of 280 acres, which they at once began to improve. Before leaving Tennessee, James Maxwell had married Margaret Dixon, also of 'Tennessee, and they had four daughters and five sons, one of whom was born after their arrival in Honey Creek Township, and of them William Maxwell was the eldest son. 'The death of James Maxwell occurred in the Township in 1865, that of the mother having preceded in 1864.

William Maxwell started out in his business life with ninety acres of land which he partially cleared himself and improved. His marriage occurred January 29, 1863, to Margaret J. Love, who was born in Tennessee and brought to Crawford County when sixteen years of age by her parents, William S. and Clarinda J. (Hamil) Love, both natives of Tennessee, where they were reared, educated and married. Mr. Love was born September 30, 1812, and his wife September 19, 1821, and they came to Crawford County in 1858. There the father bought 120 acres, which he had partially cleared besides making other improvements. He lived in Honey Creek Township until his death, August 31, 1899, his wife passing away March 31, 1900. In politics he was a Democrat, and he and his wife were members of the Associate Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Maxwell was the eldest of eight children, and they were all educated in the log school houses of that period, Mrs. Maxwell being educated Tennessee, and the rest of the family in Crawford County. William A. Maxwell resided on his homestead until his death, which occurred when he was only thirty-nine years old, July 22, 1813. He was first married to Martha Duncan, who died, and by whom he had one daughter, also deceased. A life-long Republican, he took a deep interest in party affairs. He was a member of the Associate Presbyterian Church. Two Sons and two daughters were born to William and Margaret (Love) Maxwell, namely: Frederick Lincoln, Lilly M., Belle and Ira.

Frederick Lincoln Maxwell was educated in the primitive log school house, and worked hard on the farm. May 29, 1895, he was married to Nora Bishop, born in Kentucky but brought by her parents, Thomas and Malissa (Redmon) Bishop. to Crawford County when sixteen years of age. Her father is a farmer of Honey Creek Town- Ship, a sketch of whom appears eleswhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell had three children: Verna, Ralph and Everett, all born cn the present farm. Mrs. Frederick L. Maxwell died, April 2, 1902, and he and his widowed mother reside on the 195 acres of the homestead, a portion of which was cleared by Mr. Maxwell, and forty-five acres of which Mrs. Maxwell inherited from her father. In addition to adding sixty acres to the old homestead, Mr. Maxwell has made many of the present improvements. They have an oil and gas well on the farm, which adds much to its value. His mother is a member of the Associate Presbyterian Church, and both are well and favorably known throughout the township.

MAXWELL, George H. (deceased). - After the demise of any one much that was overlooked during life is remembered, and deeds, which the modesty of the one who has passed away hid from view, are discovered. George H, Maxwell, who was a farmer and stock-raiser of Section 1, Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, was a man whose services to his county and township were rendered cheerfully and ably, and whose example still serves as a standard for the rising generation. Mr. Maxwell was born in Tennessee, in 1828. a son of Archelaus and Margaret Maxwell, who were natives of Tennessee, where they were married. He emigrated to-Crawford County with his family, settling in Honey Creek Township where he entered, cleared and improved a good farm. y

George H. Maxwell was married in Tennessee to Margaret MeKamey, by whom he had two sons and three daughters. Bringing his family with him, Mr. Maxwell came with his father to Crawford County, IlL, and they settled on the same: property. There his wife died. On May 21, 1878, he-married Mary (Daly) Updyke, who was born in Kentucky, and was about fourteen years old when brought to Crawford County by her parents, Robert and Sophia (Martin) Daly. They settled in Honey Creek. An uncle of Mrs. Maxwell, Royal Daly, had located in Honey Creek Township and entered and cleared property there. Mrs. Maxwell attended the schools of the neighborhood. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell located on the present homestead of 200 acres, the greater part of which was cleared, and he immediately began improvements thereon, erecting a good home, barn and other outbuildings. He carried on general farming and stockraising. Mr. Maxwell served in the Mexican War as Sergeant. He and his wife had two children: Alta and George H. c 4

Mrs. Maxwell was married to John Updyke prior to her second marriage, and he was a son of one of the Virginia pioneers of Crawford County. The elder Mr. Updyke cleared off about 300 acres in the county. Mrs. Maxwell had six children by her first marriage: McClellan and Sylvester, both deceased; Ella; Johanna; Lelia, deceased; and Orval, all born in Honey Creek Township.

Mr. Maxwell was a Republican in politics. and took an active part in township affairs, although he never desired public office. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. A man of kindly spirit, unassuming, affable and naturally generous, he made many friends. His relations with his neighbors were of the most friendly character, and his demise, which occurred in June, 1900, was regarded as a public calamity.

McCARTY, George D., attorney-atlaw, a patriotie citizen, and an independent thinker, and a representative of the best product in Illinois life, was born in Vermilion County, Ill, near the Indiana State line, May 31, 1867, a son of Alexander and Harriet A. (Good) McCarty. The though a weaver by trade, the father later followed farming, and it was upon his farm that George D. McCarty was reared. He received a good education, first going to the common school at Hardinville, Crawford County, then to the State Normal School at Normal, Ill., later entering the Central Normal at Danville, Ind., and finishing with three terms at the Union Christian College at Merom, Ind After this Mr. Mc- Carty farmed and taught school in Martin Township, in the meanwhile studied law and was admitted to the bar August 25. 1895, at Mt. Vernon, He was principal of the publie schools at Oblong, Ill., for two years, after which he moved to Robinson in May, 1893, and there continued the study of law with Bradbury & MeHutton, being admitted at the- time and shortly-after forming a partnership with Judge W. C. Jones, under the style of Jones McCarty, but upon the admission of Mr. Arnold the name was changed to Jones, MeCarty & Arnold. Still later Judge Jones withdrew and the present style of MeCarty & Arnold was adopted. This firm has the best working law library in the county, and probably controls the largest law practice, being connected with some of the most important cases in their part of the State.

Mr. McCarty is a Republican in polities, and fraternally a member of the A. F. A. M., belonging to Robinson Chapter and Gorgin Commandery, Olney, Ill. On December 13, 1891, Mr. MeCarty was married to Miss Laura Haskin at Hardinville, born September 9, 1866, a daughter of Robert E. Haskin, one of the early settlers of Crawford County. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. McCarty are: Inez A., Willie, Everett Prentice, Palmer G., Gertrude, Harry Edward, Herbert Frederick and George H. Mr. MeCarty owns his handsome residence on West Chestnut street, as well as very valuable oillands near Hardinville. He is a useful, highminded, exemplary citizen who has done much for Robinson, and whose success as a lawyer is not measured by his years.

McCLURE, Samuel H. - Coming-of an old pioneer family of Crawford County. Samuel H. Mc- Clure has an excellent recollection of the early days in its history and can appreciate the many wonderful ehanges which have taken place here, especially in his native Township of Honey Creek, where he was born September 8, 1852. His father is associated with many of these improvements, and bore his part in clearing off the land and placing it under cultivation. Samuel H. McClure is a son of William H. McClure, who wäs born in Ireland and came to the United States when a boy. Coming to Crawford County, he located in Honey Creek Township and entered the present property of his son, Samuel H. Me- Clure, and later became the proprietor of other farms in the township. Eighty acres of the original farm: was covered with heavy timber, of which he cleared 40 acres. He was married in Crawford County, Il., to. Hannah A. Wright, who was born in Indiana, but was brought to Crawford County in girlhood by her parents.

She was a daughter of Josiah Wright, a tanner, who followed his trade in Honey Creek Township. Mrs. MeClure was reared in the township and attended the little log school. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McClure settled on what is now the Moore farm, cleared off a portion of it and also cleared the farm now known as the Dunlap farm. He then returned to the homestead, and rented his other properties. He and his wife had the following children: John (deceased), Samuel H., Albert (deceased), James, Thomas (deceased), Mary Jane (deceased), and William, all born in Honey Creek Township.

In the early part of 1865, Mr. McClure enlisted in Company H, the One Hundred and Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and his death occurred in Tennessee while in the service. He was a Democrat in polities, and in religious matters, was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. His death occurred in 1864, and he left behind a name no act of his had ever tarnished.

Samuel H. MeClure was married on April 10, 1878, to Ethelinda Clark, who was born in Crawford County, a daughter of John Clark, a prosperous farmer of Honey Creek Township. One child was born of this marriage - Della. Mrs. McClure died in 1879, after a year of married life. On September 16, 1880, Mr. MeClure married Sally Hardy, a daughter of John Hardy of Honey Creek Township. Mrs. McClure was brought in childhood to Crawford County by her parents, and was there reared. Mr. and Mrs. MeClure have children as follows: John, Addie, Noah, Nellie, Earl, William, Mary, Loy. and three who died in infancy, all of their children having been born in the township. After marriage, Mr. MeClure moved on his present farm, which he finished clearing. He has made all of the improvements, and has a very fine piece of property, consisting of 791% acres, which he devotes to general farming and stock-raising. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served as Township Clerk for two terms. He is a member of the Independent Order of Fellows, Flat Rock Lodge. He and Mrs. MeClure are members of the Methodist Church.

McCOLPIN, Francis Elmer. - Few fully appreciate the importance of the tiller of the soil, or know how much depends upon his efforts and the success of his undertakings. If crops fail. bad times ensue. The manufacturer may manufacture to a certain extent, but if the farmer has no money, the merchant eannot sell, the market is overstocked, laborers are thrown out of employment, and a panie comes. Crawford County is exceedingly fortunate in having among its farmers, men who understand their work and how to get out of their land a good share of profit, and at the same time preserve the fertility of their broad fields. Of these, Francis Elmer Mc- Colpin, although a young man, is an excellent farmer and a prosperous resident of Martin Township, located on Section 27. He was born on his present property, December 14, 1880, a son of Levi McColpin. a farmer, who was born in Crawford County, four miles south of Pales- tine, in 1835, the latter being a son of Abram McColpin, deceased, a pioneer of Crawford County, but born and reared in Scotland. The grandmother of Francis Elmer McColpin was Jemima Higgins. of Irish descent but reared in Kentucky. After marriage Abram T. McColpin and wife settled near Palestine, but later bought. the farm on Section 27, which he cleared and placed under ,cultivation, and there he lived until his deat. He and his wife had ten children, of whom Levi McColpin was the ninth.

Levi McColpin was educated in the early schools of his neighborhood, and at the same time learned to farm. In 1861, he married Elizabeth Cox. born and reared in Crawford County, where the Cox family is an old and honored one. They had children as follows: Elvina (deceased), Mary C., John William, James Abraham (deceased), Charles Levi, Elzara E. (deceased), George Anderson, Della Delilah (deceased), Francis Elmer, and Rosa Theodosia, all born on the present farm. The original farm was added to by Levi McColpin, until it now embraces 23814 acres of fine land. He worked hard upon the property, made many improvements and has a home of which all the family may well be proud. His political belief has made him a life-long Democrat. In religious matters he is an adherent of the United Brethren Church.

Francis Elmer McColpin attended the district schools of Martin Township, and learned to farm with his father. On April 14, 1904, he married Sarah Ella Good, born at Mattoon, Ill., but who came to Crawford County when a child, and was reared in Martin Township. She was a daughter of Levi Cox, deceased, a farmer of Martin Township, and the widow of Charles Good, also a farmer of the Township. Mr. and Mrs. Good had one son named William. By her second marriage, Mrs. McColpin has had no children. Mr. McColpin helped his father to clear off and improve the land, And is devoted to his work. In 1906 oil was discovered on the property, and there are now seventeen wells in active operation. Like his father, Mr. McColpin is a Democrat, and also a member of the United Brethren Church. He has always been an industrious, hardworking, frugal young man, honorably discharging all duties placed on his shoulders, and he certainly retains in marked degree the respect and confidence of his community.

McCRORY, George Bradbury. - The name of Mc- Crory is connected with much of the pioneer history of this part of the State, as well as with the raising and training of thoroughbred horses and fine blooded stock. George Bradbury McCrory is a native of Crawford County, having been born on a farm near Hutsonville, June 19, 1869, a son of Winfield McCrory, who was born in Marshall County, 'Tenn., February 20, 1825. Although eighty-two years old, Winfield McCrory is as active as a man of fifty, and for many years he has been engaged in raising and training thoroughbred horses and blooded stock. He came with. his parents, James and Diana (Drake) MeCrory,

James and Diana McCrory were natives of North Carolina, and married in that State. James McCrory's parents were born in Ireland, while his wife's parents were natives of Scotland, and they all emigrated to America. William McCrory, father of James, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. After coming to Crawford County. Winfield McCrory's father located in Hutsonville Township, where James farmed until his death, which occurred in the fall of 1851 when he was sixty-five years of age, while his wife died in 1839.

On August 12, 1868, Winfield McCrory married Zylpha Jane (Stiles) Hill, who was born in Hutsonville Township, September 8, 1834, a daughter of Silas and Betsy (Cox) Stiles, the former of whom was born in New York State, July 9, 1808, and died in Hutsonville Township, July 3, 1858; and the latter, born August 3, 1813, in North Carolina, and died in Crawford County at the age of eighty-two. They were married in Hutsonville Township. Mrs. Betsy (Cox) Stiles came to Crawford County with her mother when a smal] child, about 1816 or 1818, they making the trip with a colony of early settlers from North Carolina, with an ox-team. At the time of her death she was the last survivor of sixty-five people who were of this party. Zelpha Jane Stiles first married William Franklin Hill, who died in March, 1862. By this marriage there were four children, two of whom died in infancy, the others being William Franklin, and Sara Ann, wife of John R. McCrory. By her marriage with Mr. McCrory, she had four children: George B., Winfield Scott (deceased), Amanda Lucinda (deceased), and Clara Belle, wife of Frank Hathaway. Mrs. McCrory died February 25. 1894, in Hutsonville Township. Winfield McCrory was first married March 9, 1852, to Lucinda Boatright, who was born November 14, 1832, in Palestine Township, Crawford County, and died in Tennessee in February, 1866. By this marriage there were five children: John R., James L., Mary Elizabeth (deceased), Sara B. (deceased), and Lucy J., wife of James Pace.

George B. MeCrory was educated in the schools of his district, and having spent his life among horses, ean handle and train them as can very few men, for it is second nature to him. Both he and his father have so associated themselves with horses that it is often said of the two, ^What they don't know about horses isn't worth knowing." Until quite recently Mr. MeCrory was the senior member of the firm of MeCrory & Cunningham. This firm did an immense business in buying and shipping live-stock. During thirteen weeks of 1906 they shipped out of St. Louis to eastern markets, $150,000 worth of live stock. In the stables of MeCrory can always be seen numbers of the finest horses, both racers and trotters, to be found in the country. In addition to his large livestock interests he is the owner of valuable oil machinery, and is contracting in the oil fields for drilling wells and pulling abandoned ones.

On December 16, 1894, Mr. McCrory married Miss Flora Newlin, daughter of J. T. Newlin, a farmer. She was born February 25, 1876, and died March 12, 1899. Three children were born of this marriage: Eugene, born October 5, 1895; Velma Catherine, born October 28, 1896. and Zylphia Glenora, born May 22, 1898. On July 25, 1900, Mr. McCrory married in Hutsonville, Elsie M. Correll, a bea daughter of M. T. and Emma (Newlin) Riegel. The father is a blacksmith of Hutsonville. One child, Arthur, was born April 9, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. MeCrory occupy a handsome modern residence of twelve rooms, surrounded with spacious verandas, set in the midst of a lovely lawn and dotted with flowers and great trees. This home place covers two acres and is fully supplied with every modern convenience, including large stables and abundant water.

In politics, Mr. McCrory is a Democrat, as is his father who lives with him. As Mr. McCrory is so busy with his own affairs, he has never had time to respond to any demands of his fellow citizens that he occupy public office. Mr. and Mrs. McCrory. with the elder Mr. McCrory are genial entertainers, and hosts of friends gladly avail themselves of their open-handed hospitality, sure of a warm welcome.

McGAHEY, Charles Allen. - England is not alone in its pride of family. Americans are just as proud of being descended from upright, industrious parents, whose names are honored and whose acts have made the history of the communities with which they have been associated, as are any inheritors of foreign titles. Particularly in Crawford County, Ill., are there families which trace their lineage back several generations in the county, and have on their genealogical trees names connected with the learned professions and various lines of industrial and commercial enterprise. Charles Allen McGahey is a member of just such a family, and his forebears, for several generations on both sides, have been located in Crawford County. Mr. McGahey was born in La Motte Township, January 10, 1857, a son of James Allen and Dorcas (Walters) Mc- Gahey, the former born in Palestine, Ill., March 15, 1880, became a farmer during his business life, and died on the home farm December 21, 1871. He was a son of Allen and Harriet Mc- Gahey, and grandson of David McGahey, who came to Crawford County from Tennessee in 1810. Mrs. MeGahey was born two and a half mies northwest of Palestine, August 21, 1838, a daughter of Ethan and Margaret (Brinberry) Walters. A sketch of the Walters family will be found in connection with that of Mrs. Dorcas MeGahey.

Charles Allen MeGahey attended the district school of his neighborhood and learned farming thoroughly. He also had the advantage of one term in the Palestine school, but at the death of his father, he left school to help his mother upon the farm. On June 30, 1880, Mr. MeGahey was married by Rev. Mr. McHatton, of the Presbyterian Church, to Isabel Wesner, born March 26, 1855, a daughter of Enoch and Eliza R. (Allison) Wesner. Mrs. McGahey's parents were both born in Crawford County and they still reside in Montgomery Township. They had seven children, of whom Mrs. McGahey is the eldest, the others being: Mary Alice, who died in infancy; Samuel Douglas, William Franklin, Nancy Catherine, Charles Madison and Ira Otis.

Mr. and Mrs. McGahey have had children as follows: Claudie, born May 7, 1881, married R. N. Kent of Montgomery Township, and died March 23, 1905, leaving one child, - Claudie Gertrude, born February 14, 1904, who lives with Mr. MeGahey; Cleo, born January '13, 1883; June, born June 15, 1888; David Eldon, born June 24, 1890; Esther Louisa, born April 25, 1893; Glenn, born October 3, 1895, and Lester E., born March 22, 1899 - all living but the eldest.

In polities Mr. MeGahey is a Democrat and fraternally belongs to the Modern Woodmen. His well eultivated farm consists of 185 acres, and he also owns valuable property in Palestine. The home residence is a comfortable one. The family is not only one of the oldest in the county, but also one of the most highly honored and Mr. MeGahey has many friends in this part of the State.

McGAHEY, Mrs. Dorcas. - In looking over the records of any community, one thing is sure to strike the thoughtful person, and that is how little space is devoted to recounting the noble work of the women. Even in the biographies of the men whose names are intimately associated with the development and advancement of that particular section, no space is given to their wives; and yet how little any of them could have accomplished without the sustaining aid of wife and mother. Crawford County, has a history that is a result of the efforts of its brave men and women who, from the first settlement until the present, have ever labored to advance this locality to a foremost position, and the part whieh its women have played is not by any means a small Among the energetic and resolute women connected with its earlier days, is Mrs. Doreas MeGahey, widow of James Allen McGahey, who was born two and a half miles northwest of Palestine, August 21, 1838, a daughter of Ethan and Margaret (Brinberry) Walters.

Ethan Walters was a son of Isaac and Dorcas Walters, the latter being born in Crawford County. Her father, Joseph Brinberry, owned the east half of Palestine where Fort La Motte stood, and also owned a farm in what is now called Rich Woods; was a builder of flat-boats and made many trips on the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, but from the last trip he made never returned. 'The grandfather of Mrs. MeGahey was Isaac Walters, who came from one of the Eastern States in 1812 to Crawford County, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising and there died in 1859. Nine children were born to Ethan and Margaret Walters, of whom Mrs. MeGahey was the eldest, and she

The girlhood of Mrs. Dorcas McGahey was spent upon the farm and she attended the Palestine public schools. On March 22, 1855, she was married by the Rev. Mr. Lilly, a Presbyterian minister, to James Allen McGahey, son of Allen and Harriet MeGahey. Mr. MeGahey was born in Palestine, Ill., March 15, 1830, and died December 21, 1871, on the old home place, his life having been spent in farming. David MeGahey, the grandfather of James A. McGahey, came to Crawford County from Tennessee in 1810, and became a prominent citizen of Southern Illinois, filing a number of important offices, including that of Representative in the Third and Fourth General Assemblies and Senator in the Ninth. Others of the family also served in the Legislature. He and George Bathe took up 640 acres of Government land on Section 9, La Motte Township, which was divided by them, Mr. McGahey taking the south half, and on this place the Mc- Gahey family burial ground was established, which has been in use for nearly 100 years, and with one or two exceptions, no one outside of the family has ever been buried there. The log portion of the barn now standing on Mgs. MeGahey's farm, was a part of the old mill which was owned and operated by George Bathe in the very early days. When in operation, it stood on Section 9, La Motte Township, but in 1859 was moved to Section 4, La Motte Township, by James MeGahey, and since that time to the present has been used as a barn.

Mr. and Mrs. McGahey had the following children: Charles Allen, born January 10, 1857, married Isabel Wesner, daughter of Enoch and Eliza Wesner of Montgomery Township, and they have had five daughters and two sons, the eldest daughter, Claudie, being deceased; Frederick Edgar, born October 30, 1859; Lucy Ellen, born October 4, 1861; Margaret Angeline, born August 28, 1864, and died July 30, 1869, less than five years old; and James Osman, born April 27, 1812. James Osman married Faytie Alexander, daughter of James and Adeline Alexander, of Palestine, and they had three daughters; Bertha, born November 8, 1894; Adeline, born July 7, 1896, and an infant daughter, born February 21, 1898, who died a week later. After the death of his first wife he married Frances I. Brown, daughter of William and Ruth Brown, and they have two children: Beatrice, born January 29, 1902, and James William, born June 27, 1907.

After the death of her husband, Mrs. MeGahey took charge of the farm and managed her affairs very successfully and ably. She has brought up her children to be honorable, God-fearing men and women, and the debt they owe their aged mother can never be discharged. As a mother, a wife and neighbor, Mrs. McGahey has carried out in her life the faith of*her church, and there are many who render her love and respect, not alone in her immediate family but throughout the community where she is so well and favora ably known. Mrs. McGahey has been a member of the Methodist Church since she was seventeen years old, her husband being a member of the same denomination, both attending the Swearingen Chapel.

McGOVERN, Philip - The debt which the nation owes the veterans of the Civil War can never be repaid. It is one of those obligations that must continue as long as any of the descendants of the heroes of 1861-65 live and the flag which they fought for with such bravery floats over the heads of Americans. Without the services of the men who did not hesitate to risk life and limb in defense of the Union, there would be no country, no flag, no honorable prestige. The people of the country do not forget this debt, but take every opportunity of demonstrating their appreciation of it and give all honor to the survivors of the boys in blue. Philip Mc- Govern, of Robinson Township, Crawford County, enlisted in the spring of 1862, although then a mere lad, in Martin County, Ind., in the Thirteenth Indiana Battery, Light Artillery. Capt. Nicklaw commanding. He was in many dangerous positions during his service against bands of bushwhackers, who were very numerous and troublesome in Kentucky. Two of the regiment's guns were captured at Mumford, Ky. (Green River Bridge). They had been sent on Ahead to Castilian Springs, Tenn. where Morgan captured them after a fiercely contested fight. Mr. McGovern was with the two guns not captured at Castillian Springs, and from there he was sent to Gallatin, Tenn., to guard the hospital, and while there was engaged in building a yard fort of logs, being detained there eighteen months. He was then sent to Chattanooga, where he was kept until the close of the war, and then sent back to Indianapolis and mustered out, July 11, 1865. He was in the hospital at Bowling Green, Ky., for some time. He was a brave and gallant soldier and is now as good a citizen as he was a soldier.

Philip McGovern was born in Martin County, Ind., February 3, 1847, and was educated in the subscription schools of his vicinity, which when only fifteen years old, he left to enlist. After he was mustered out, still a boy in years, he returned to Martin County, Ind., but soon thereafter left that State for Illinois, and on August 11, 1866, located in Crawford County. On December 26, 1866, he was married to Louisa Morris, daughter of Richard and Hannah (Johnson) Morris, natives of Louisa County, Va., and of Indiana. Mr. Morris died in Crawford County, six miles north of Robinson, in 1856, when Mrs. McGovern was six years old. He was a very as County Judge, as member of the State Legislature for several terms, as Sheriff, and also filled a number of other important offices. Mrs. Morris died December 25, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Morris had two children: Louisa and Emily, the latter of whom married Elias Broadstone, a

Mr. and Mrs. McGovern have had children as follows: Dr. J. H. McGovern, born September 25, 1868, is married, lives at Annapolis, Prairie Township, Crawford County, and has a son and daughter; Emily L, born September 23, 1870, married T. M. White, and had one child still living, herself dying June 18, 1907; Luella M., born September 22, 1872, married Arthur A. Hale, a traveling man, and they have three sons and one daughter, live in Portland, Ore.; Innis, born January 13, 1876; married H. M. Wiman, a farmer of Robinson Township, and have a daughter; Oris A., born March 1, 1883, married May Norton, daughter of Charles and Hannah Norton, farmers of Crawford County, and they have two boys. In polities, Mr. MeGovern is an Independent, and belongs to the United Brethren Church, of which he is trustee, steward and has held all the offices within the gift of the denomination. He has never aspired to public office, being too much occupied with his own affairs. He owns 250 acres of fine farming land. all but 40 acres being under cultivation, and has eight producing oil-wells on his property. His home is an excellent one and his barn commodious. The premises are well kept, and he has good stock and the latest improved machinery to assist in his farming, for he is thoroughly up-to-date in his farm work.

McKAMY, Charles Sumner. - The future of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., is in the hands of progressive, enterprising men whose force of character and determination to overcome all obstacles have already advanced them far to the front. Among those deserving of special mention is Charles Sumner McKamy, born at Flat Rock, Crawford County, Ill., August 2. 1878, a son of William and Mary Ann (Maxwell) McKamy. William McKamy came from Marysville, Tenn., in 1860, and was a son of William McKamy. In addition to his farming, William McKamy owned and operated a saw-mill, and at the outbreak of the Civil War was a prosperous and responsible man, but this did not deter him from enlisting in Company E, Ninety-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, and after participating in a number of other battles, during three years of service, he was mustered out at Springfield. >

After attending the common schools of his vieinity, Charles S. MeKamy had the further advantage of a course at the Robinson High School, then a year at the Danville (Ind.) State Normal School, and one year at the Normal School at Valparaiso, Ind. Having concluded his course at the latter school he became private stenographer to Judge W. C. Jones of Robinson, and served him faithfully and capably until 1898, when Judge Jones was appointed by Governor Tanner Judge of the Court of Claims, and Mr. McKamy accompanied Judge Jones to Springfield, receiving there the appointment of official stenographer. After filling this position for three years, he returned to Robinson and embarked on his own account in the abstracting, loan and insurance busiess, at the same time being elected Justice of the Peace in April, 1901, and re-elected to the same office in April, 1905. During this time, he filled this important office to the satisfaction of his constituents. For three years he served as Assistant Postmaster under S. T. Lindsey, and then for a little more than one year was engaged in the abstract, loan and insurance business in partnership with X. F. Siler, under the firm name of Siler & MeKamy, after which he was again appointed Assistant Postmaster, under Edward S. Baker, in March, 1907, and has acted in that capacity to the present time. In politics, Mr. MeKamy is a Republican and is very enthusiastic in party work.

By reason of his father's services during the war, he is a member of the Sons of Veterans, and has been a member of Company D, State Militia of Robinson. Fraternally, he is a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Tribe of Ben Hur, Modern Wioodmen and the Redmen, and has served as clerk of the Modern Woodmen for two years. For a number of years he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church.

On March 30, 1901, Mr. MeKamy was married at Marion, Ill., to Miss Maud Estella Berry, of Crawford County, and they have one child, Frances Estella, born August 10, 1905. Although but thirty years of age, Mr. MeKamy has filled several positions which have required tact and a wide knowledge of men and affairs, and his success is largely due to his keen, shrewd adaptability and his genial, accommodating manner.

MEFFORD, Leonidas D., who is widely and favorably known as an industrious and prosperous farmer and noted stockraiser, is the proprietor of the Mefford Stables, which are known from one end of the country to the other. Mr. Mefford was born in Scott County, Ky., September 27, 1832, a son of David F. and Patsy (Samuels) Mefford. David F. Mefford was born in 1800. in Fayette County, Ky., a son of David and Lottie (Taylor) Mefford. The father of Mrs. David Mefford was a cousin of Zachary Taylor, a former President of the United States. David Mefford came from Germany to Virginia, where he met and married Miss Taylor. David F. Mefford's wife was born in Virginia, November 4, 1800, and her mother, whose maiden name was Gabrella Harrison, was a daughter of John Harrison of Virginia, so it can be readily seen that Mr. Mefford comes from distinguished ancestry on both sides of the family. His maternal grandfather, John Samuels, was a Virginian by birth who moved to Bryan Station, Ky., in 1808, and later to Scott County, that State, where his death occurred at the age of ninety-two years.

Combining attendance at the subscription schools with hard work on the farm. Leonidas D. Mefford gradually developed into one of the sturdy, hard-working farmers of Scott County, Ky., where he remained until 1890, when he came to Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. purchasing 190 acres adjoining Robinson on the north side and within the corporate limits. For thirty years he raised the finest of livestock, shipping car lots to Cincinnati, Baltimore and Buffalo, and he also became noted as the owner and breeder of trotting stock, a large number of his horses becoming celebrated and establishing records. Among them may be mentioned Greenleaf. by Simmons, by George Wilkes, dam, Nellie Monroe. While the family 'homestead is comfortable, extensive plans are being made to build a commodious, modern home on the present site, which will be equipped with all the conveniences and improvements that add so much to the comfort of country as well as city dwellers. Mr. Mefford is a member of Robinson Chapter, A. F. & A. M., and Gorin Commandery of Olney, and has long been a member of the Crawford Lodge of Odd Fellows. In politics, he is a Republican. :