DeKalb County, Illinois - The whole text, 1885 (part 13 of 28)

\^i England, May 2, 1841, to Sarah Garner, by whom he has had 13 children, whose record is as follows : Thomas is a farmer in Kingston Township; Faith married George Ashelford (see sketch) ; John is a mechanic at Sycamore; ' Susan (Clark) resides in Kingston Township : Mary A. (Blake) lives in De Kalb, where her husband is employed as a florist by Isaac L. Ellwood ; Christiana (Mrs. Balcom) lives at De Kalb; Addie M. and Bell are the two youngest; Rosanna died when 15 months old; William was nearly five years of age when he died; James' decease took place when he was r5 months old; William (zd) was four and a half years old when he died ; an elder daughter, also named Rosanna, died at the age of 13 years. Mrs. G. was born June 1 1, 1822. She is the daughter of John and Mary (Spener) Garner, both natives of England, where sward Whitmore, farmer, section 34, May- Hyipit field Township, was born in Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vt, Dec. 2, 1838. His parents, ^ Enos and Salina (Reed) Whitmore, were of New England birth and origin. The father was born Nov. 27, 1802, the mother Nov. 25, 1815. They were married April 7, 1830. The former died May i, 1877, and the mother died Aug. 16, 1861. They settled in Mayfield Township about 1845, and were among the pioneer element of the county of De Kalb. They were residents of Mayfield Township from the time of their removal hither until their deaths.

Mr. Whitmore has been an inhabitant of the county and township where he now lives, since the age of seven years. He is the proprietor of a finely improved and valuable tract of land, which includes 1 60 acres. Politically he is a Republican.

He was united in marriage, at Sycamore, Feb. i, 1864, to Julia Andrews, and they have had five children, - Walter S., Eleanor, Alfred H., Roy P., and

Bessie M. The youngest son, Roy, died when 10 months old. Mrs. Whitmore was born May 3, 1847, in Warren County, N. Y., and is the daughter of Luman and Sophronia (Collins) Andrews, who were natives of the State of New York, and where the latter died. The former came to De Kalb County, and went later to Indiana. Mr. Andrews was born Feb. 1 8, 1809, and married Nov. 21, 1832, and died Sept. 1 8, 1864. His wife, Sophronia (Collins) Andrews, was born April 6, 1815, and died Oct. 2, 1850.

obert Mullins, retired farmer residing at Shabbona, was born in Woodhall, Yorkshire, England, April 24, 1811. He is a son of George and Juliana (Gillott) Mullins, natives of that country, and was brought up on a farm, receiving the advantages afforded by the common schools.

He was married to Miss .Sarah Ulyett, at Elmton Church, Derbyshire, England, Dec. 29, 1834. She was a daughter of John and Margaret (Wardley) Ulyett, natives of that country, and was born June 22, 1810, in Elmton, Derbyshire, England. In 1852 Mr. Mullins emigrated, with his family, to this country. He immediately purchased a farm of 160 acres on section i-j, that township, and has since increased his acreage to 580 acres. Of this amount he now owns 160 acres, located on section 8, which he retains.

Mr. and Mrs. Mullins were the parents of eight children, all of whom were born in England. Juliana, the eldest, was born March 6, 1836, and died in infancy. Mary was born June 10, r839, and is the wife of Septimus Storey, a resident of Shabbona Township. George was born May 3, 1842, married Mary A. Bostock and lives in Lee Co., 111. John was born Oct. 4, 1844, married Martha Nicholson and is a farmer in Shabbona Township. Robert F. was born March 8, 1846, married Melvina Kenicut, and lives in Ackley, Iowa. William was born April 3, 1848, married Sarah Holmes and resides in Shabbona Township. Henry was born Jan. 30, 1850; married Retie Cisco and lives in Ackley,

In the latter part of 1861 Mr. Mullins returned to England, and Jan. 7, 1862, he was again united in marriage ; Miss Mary E. Challand, daughter of Charles and Ann (Freeman) Challand was the bride. She was born in Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, England, April n, 1819. Soon after marriage he returned to this country, and Mrs. Mullins became the mother of a child - Esther A., born Jan. 26, 1863. She grew to maturity under the parental roof-tree, became accomplished and educated, and died Feb. 26, 1881.

Mr. Mullins has been honored with various official positions in the county. He served several years as Commissioner of Highways and four years as Trustee of the village of Shabbona. He retired from active farm life in March, 1877, and moved into Shabbona. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 26 years. His wife is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Politically Mr. Mullen is a Republican. He has made three trips to the old country, the last time in company with .his wife, soon after the death of their daughter.

,,on. Henry Wood, farmer, section 8, Sycamore Township, was born Nov. 10, 1824, in the town of Randolph, Vt., ai>d is the \ son of Zechariah and Sarah (Bacon) Wood. His father was born in Middlebury, Worcester Co., Mass., and went thence in his early manhood to Orange Co., Vt., where he married Sarah Bacon, a native of Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vt. He became a landholder in Randolph, where he resided until 1828, when he sold his estate preparatory to settling at Tunbridge. He bought a farm on Tunbridge Hill, where he was engaged in general agricultural interests about eight years. He sold out again in 1835, and in January, 1836, set out for Illinois, feeling that the narrow valleys of the Green Mountain State and the limited opportunities of crowded New England afforded small outlook for the prosperous and useful future of his children ; and -ft >m.gxix«y /-N /vx effort - in the promise of the Prairie State. On \ea.ving Tunbridge he had a span of horses and sleigh for the transportation of a portion of his household effects. He drove across the State of New York, and when in ^to) Pennsylvania exchanged his sleigh for a wagon with which he made his way to Plainfield, Will Co., 111., then the residence of Jesse C. Kellogg, his son-inlaw. He remained in that place through the summer, working a farm on shares. In June, 1836, he came on a prospecting tour to De Kalb County, then V attached to Kane County, for judicial purposes, and located a claim of land on section 17, now Sycamore | Township. The land had not then been surveyed and did not come into market until seven years later. His family, consisting of his wife, two sons, four daughters, a son-in-law (Sumner French and son by a former wife) and grandchild, joined him on the first day of December, 1836, at the house of Jesse C. Kellogg, who was then living on section 8, Sycamore Township. The entire household spent a part of the winter here, and part with Lysander Darling, a near neighbor, removing in the spring to the log house Mr. Wood had erected on his claim. He entered vigorously into the work of improving his farm and founding a home, and was a resident of Sycamore until his death, which occurred March 24, 1853.

Henry Wood came from Vermont with the other ^ f members of his father's family, in the fall of 1836. They set out from Middlebury on the first day of October with two span of horses and two wagons, - one for the accommodation of the family, the other for the conveyance of the household goods. The journey furnished many incidents of travel which impressed themselves upon the memory of the boy of 1 1 years. In one instance, he was walking some distance in advance of the wagons with the son of his sister, Mrs. French, when a train of cars came rushing toward them. Darkness was coming on, and in the dim light the wholly new experience presented a terrific appearance, - the blinding headlight, the unearthly mixture of sounds and the unparalleled speed of the approaching monster conveyed the impression that the fabled horrors of the lower pit had broken bounds and was abroad for prey. The youngsters precipitated a retreat and paused not until they were once more with the wagons. Mr. Wood appreciates the sentiments of the Irishman who remarked the first time he saw a locomotive under way, " Sure, Pat, it's hell in harness! " During the entire journey the meals were cooked by the roadside and the family slept in the wagons. They arrived in De Kalb County on the last day of November, the journey having consumed exactly two months. The prices of provisions during the winter were very high, and =s all supplies were brought from Chicago. Butter was tfix 50 cents a pound, flour $25 a barrel, and pork and p= lard were 37^ cents a pound.

vr In the spring of 1837 the family moved into a log house erected by the father on his claim. It was 14 x ) 14 feet in dimensions and covered with " shakes," a variety of substitute for shingles riven from oak, three feet long, from four to six inches wide and bound in place with poles, no nails being obtainable, and if they had been, each pound was worth a pound of butter. The floor of the upper apartment was of shakes and that of the room below of puncheons made from bass-wood logs. Bedsteads were made by boring holes in a log on one side of the house, in which were driven poles, and with poles for cross-pieces a frame was constructed on which a straw fnattress was placed. Two of them were op the lower floor, the upper not being sufficiently high for the purpose. The boys were required to sleep in the room above, and it was a frequent thing for them to wake in the morning and find their beds covered with snow from one to three inches in thickness, which drifted in between the shakes. The summer of 1837 was a hard one, and but little was raised. For two months the family lived on potatoes and samp with milk. The samp was home-made, and was obtained with the aid of a carpenter's plane, which was held in place with the cutting side upward. Pushing the ears of corn over the bit reduced the grain to hominy, which made wholesome and palatable food.

The first five or six years of the life of Mr. Wood in De Dalb County were spent in the active labor of the farm, in the summers driving a "breaking" team on the raw prairie. .General farming was conducted in wholly different methods from those employed at present. Grain was cut with a cradle, and threshed in the following manner: A level place was selected, the grass cut away, the grain piled in a circle about 15 to 20 feet in diameter, and oxen driven over the straw. One or two men turned over the straw and kept it in place. When sufficiently tramped, the straw was thrown into a rick or stack, and the wheat cleaned by a fanning-mill. The nearest market for a time was Chicago, and Henry was the one usually sent to that place, taking in a load of grain and returning with needed supplies.

Until 22 years of age Mr. Wood remained with his parents. In the fall of 1846 he went to Missouri, and engaged in teaching at Pilot Grove, Cooper County, during the winter following. He returned to Sycamore in the spring of 1847, and was occupied during the summer following* in house-painting. In the fall he rented a farm, which he worked on shares two years, with satisfactory pecuniary results, and in 1849 purchased 72 acres of land on section 9, located half a mile from his father's house. He entered at once upon the work of improvement, and laid the foundation of a successful life. Starting with these 72 acres, he has from time to time, during years of unremitting toil, added to his original purchase, paying for all with the proceeds of the sale of farm products, thus demonstrating anew that farming is a profitable business. He is now owner of 267 acres of land in Sycamore Township, and 1 60 acres of rolling prairie in Plymouth Co., Iowa. His farm is said to be one of the best improved in De Kalb County, and includes 62 acres of fine and valuable timber. The remainder is composed of tillable land of the best character, together with pasture'. The farm buildings are of excellent and creditable type. Mr. Wood has operated extensively in live stock, his herd of cattle being chiefly thoroughbred "Short-Horns." He has also given considerable attention to breeding choice swine. He is a practi-

In early political days, Mr. Wood was an Abolitionist, but became a Republican on the organization of the party, and was actively interested in its formation and organization in De Kalb County. During the war he was a member of the Union League. He has also discharged the duties of his citizenship as Supervisor, and as Township School Trustee. In 1880 he was elected to represent the 171)1 District, including Kendall, Grundy and De Kalb Counties, in the Legislature of Illinois, and was re-elected to the same official position in 1882. During the first session he was on four regular Committees, " Canals and Rivers," "State Institutions," "License," and " Agriculture, Horticulture and Dairying." He was an active member of the " Legislative Farmers' Club," and served on special committees connected with the farming interests of the State. He was also selected by the House and from regular Committees to visit some of the State charitable institutions, with reference to special appropriations. Near the close of the session of 1882, he was one of ten delegates appointed by Gov. Cullcm to represent the State of Illinois in the Canal and River Convention, held at Dubuque, in the interest of the Hennepin Canal. During the session of 1883 Mr. Wood was Chairman of the Committee on "Public Charities," and was also on the following regular Committees : "Canals and Rivers,' " Public Printing," " Retrenchment," and "Visiting Committee to visit State Charitable Institutions."

He has been prominently identified with the De Kalb County Agricultural Society from the date of its organization ; was its President two years, and officiated several years in the capacity of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The primary education of Mr. Wood was begun in the district school of his native State, and he has since gathered a useful and available fund of information from observation and the various relations he has sustained in business and society. He has all his life been a friend of literature, has given much attention to reading, and has traveled extensively throughout the Union. He has now been a citizen of De Kalb County for almost half a century; he has witnessed the various changes that. have taken place in transforming it from a wilderness to a well developed country, with a thrifty, enterprising people, and has been an active participant in almost every enterprise that has tended to its advancement. Today he is one of the few old settlers that remain, and he can look back upon a life well spent, and know that what he now calls his own, under Providence, has been obtained by unceasing, unremitting toil. Probably no man in De Kalb County has done more hard work than himself. No man has a more extensive acquaintance throughout the county ; and whatever honor he has received from his fellow citizens results from the fact that his manner of life from his youth up is known of all men, and all know that honesty and integrity have been the controlling principles of his life. Other prominent traits of Mr. Wood's character are, industry, economy, temperance, executive ability and perseverance, and he has, in the different offices of public trust held by him in town, county and State, discharged the duties of the various positions with intelligence, fidelity and honesty, and has the respect and commendation of the people.

He has been a frequent contributor to the local press, writing descriptive letters during his travels and also articles on agricultural subjects. He is a firm friend of the temperance cause, and, with several members of his family, is connected with the First Congregational Church of Sycamore.

Mr. Wood is known to be something of a curiosityhunter, and is an enthusiastic student of mineralogy. His collection of minerals and " precious stones," containing many rare specimens obtained from various parts of the United States and other countries, form an unusual addition to the furnishings of a country home.

The marriage of Mr. Wood with Rhoda Elizabeth Richards occurred March 16, 1851. Mrs. Wood was born at Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y., July 28, 1829, and is the daughter of Nash and Emily Carrier Richards. Ten children have been born to them, of whom six are living. Charles N. married Lizzie E. Taylor, and lives at Wahpeton, Dakota, where he is managing the real estate and loan business of his cousin, T. L. French; Leroy B. married Georgia A. Crawford, and is Treasurer of the Piano Manufacturing Company. Shepard H. is engaged in the realestate and loan business at Wahpeton, Dak.; Emily

S:, only daughter, was graduated in 1884, in the Art Department of Wheaton College. She is an accomplished artist in oil and crayon, and some of her miscellaneous work has attracted favorable notice. William H. and Albert C. are the names of the youngest children who survive.

There is much in the life of such a man as Mr. Wood worthy of commendation and honor. Coming to this country while it was in its native wildness,and growing up amid the hardships and privations of a new country, he developed a manhood sturdy, noble and true in all its phases. The coming generations will not only desire to read the record of the lives of such men, but will have a worthy desire to look upon their portraits as well. We have therefore endeavored not only to preserve a brief outline of the lives of many of the prominent and representative men and women of De Kalb County, but to give imperishable likenesses of many, which is done in the galaxy of portraits given in this book. Among these, and one equally worthy the honor with any other man in the county, may be found that of Mr. Wood. It is engraved from a photograph taken in March, 1881.

j adison Van Velzor,' deceased, formerly a farmer of Shabbona Township, was born in Putnam Co., N.Y.June 1 1, 1817, is the son of Elisha Van Velzor, was brought up at farming, receiving a common-school education, and removed in boyhood with his parents to Allegany County, that State.

He was married in the latter county, June 27, 1844, to Miss Eunice, daughter of Joseph D. and Hannah (Rogers) Wilcox, and a native of the same county. He moved to St. Clair Co., Mich., in 1845, where he was engaged in the lumber business. From there he moved to Joliet, 111., spenf a winter there, then moved to Du Page Co., 111., and finally, in 1850, to Shabbona Township, this county. He was actively engaged in farming on sections 10 and n, where he had a large farm of 700 or 800 acres. In 1877 he .removed to the village of Shabbona and built the fine mansion now occupied by his widow and children. His death occurred Oct. 23, 1884. He had nine children, two sons and seven daughters, namely : De Witt, who married Lucy Nicholson and lives at Shabbona ; Mary E., widow of Jacob Watson and living at De Kalb Center; Frances A., wife of John W. Middleton, of Shabbona; Sarah E, wife of Wellington Helm, of the township of Shabbona; William W., who married Emily Challand, of the same township; Emma C., Jane A.; Ida; wife of Henry Sherwood, of Shabbona Township, and Lillie A.

Mr. Van Velzor was an enterprising, thrifty farmer and of unquestioned integrity, just and kind to those in his employ who proved faithful to their duties, while he took no pains to conceal his dislike for the lazy and incompetent. In all his relations with his neighbors he was ever trusted and held in high esteem. He died leaving a valuable property to be distributed among a large family.

homas Adams, retired farmer on section 7, De Kalb Township, has been resident of the county since 1849, when he purchased 160 acres of land. He has prospered and increased his possessions to 240 acres, which is in an advanced condition of improvement. Mr. Adams was born Aug. 6, 1816, near Belfast, Ireland, and is the son of William and Mary (Hanna) Adarhs. His parents were born in the North of Ireland and were respectively of Scotch and English descent. They emigrated to America in 1847 and died a short time after their arrival 'in Canada. They had six sons and four daughters, and nine of their children lived to maturity. Thomas is the fourth son and seventh child, and he was reared on his father's farm, and later became an assistant in the linen factory, his father belonging to the industrial class known in Ireland as linen drapers. He was thus occupied until he was 25 years of age, when he came to Canada and bought a farm near Kingston. He resided there about four years, coming thence to De Kalb County at the date named. He is a progressive farmer and stockman, and raises annually an average of 100 hogs, 50 head of cattle and a dozen horses.

Mr. Adams was first married in Canada, to Elizabeth Dart, a native of the Dominion, of mixed New England and Scotch ancestry. They became the parents of four children, - Mary J., William, Almira and Anna. Only the oldest of these is living The mother died April 15, 1855, in De Kalb County. The second wife of Mr. Adams, Mary Morgan, to whom he was married in the city of New York, Oct. 26, 1856, was born in Belfast, Ireland. Their three children were named William E., Isabella and Thomas J. The youngest only is living and he is managing the home farm. He was married Jan. 19, 1882-, to Miss Mary Welch, of Malta.

Mr. Adams is independent in politics. He has officiated as Highway Overseer and as School Director. With liis wife, he is a member of the Methodist Church.

' oseph C. Coster, of the mercantile firm of Bauder & Coster, at Hinckley, is the son of Richard and Rachel (Cook) Coster: His father was born in Holland and his mother in New York. The father emigrated to America and was married in the State of New York, where he located. His wife died May 7, 1841, and later he came to Illinois to pass the remaining years of his life. He died March 7, 1854, in Kane Co., 111. Peter, Alexander H., Joseph C., Rosetta A., Richard, Stephen P. and Cornelia are the names of his sons and daughters.

Mr. Coster was born Aug. 18, 1815, in Rensselaer Co., N. Y. He was trained to a knowledge of agriculture and instructed in the common schools of the State of his nativity. In 1847 he removed to Sugar Grove Township, Kane Co., Ill, coming thence in the spring of 1849 to De Kalb County, and purchased 295 acres of land in Squaw Grove Township, on which he settled and where he has since resided. He still holds his original acreage, and nearly the entire tract is in tillage.

The first marriage, to W. Maria Weeks, took place Dec. 8, 1838, in Rensselaer Co., N. Y. She was born Aug. 4, 1818, in that county, and bore him three children, - Harriet P., Melvin, and another who died in infancy. Both the others have since deceased. Melvin entered the army of the United States, enlisting in the iosth Reg. 111. Vol. Inf. in August, 1862, and died of illness at Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 12, 1865. Harriet P. died March i, 1848.

The mother died Aug. 25, 1850, in Squaw Grove Township. Mr. Coster was a second time married in Squaw Grove Township, to Mrs. Sophronia (Redfield) Bathrick. She was the widow of Daniel Bathrick, and became the mother of a son by her first marriage. He was named Daniel and grew to manhood. Six children have been born of the second marriage : Harriet M., Joseph A., Susan R., Mary and Alfred. One child died in infancy. Mrs. Coster died Jan. i, 1874. Mr. Coster was again married at Piano, Kendall Co., 111., to Mary E. Evans. She was born in the State of New York, Sept. 12, 1825, and died in Squaw Grove Township, May 18, 1878. Mr. Coster contracted a fourth matrimonial alliance in Kane Co., 111., Sept. 22, 1880, with Keziah E. (Owens) Scott. Her first husband, John A. Scott, died Sept. 13, 1865. By him she had six children, - George R., Louis K., Hugh W., Lillie F., Walter W. and Clara M. Mrs. Coster was born June 29, 1827, in England, near the border of Wales. She accompanied her parents to America in 1834. William and Sarah Owens, her father and mother, were natives of England.

In political bias and relations Mr. Coster is a Republican. He has officiated four years as a Justice of the Peace and as School Director. In August, 1878, he engaged in mercantile business at Hinckley, in company with his son-in-law, J. H. Bauder. (See Sketch.) The firm are carrying on an extensive business.

arles S. Palmer, Postmaster at Hinckley, § has resided in the State of Illinois since 1851, and in Hinckley since the spring of 1874. He was born March 4, 1838, in Kane Co., 111., and is the fourth'-child of his parents, Jonathan L. and Laura (Smith) Palmer. His father was born in the State of New York, and his mother in Vermont. They had six children.

Mr. Palmer was brought up on a farm, and was a farmer until he was 36 years of age. In 1851 his parents settled in the township of Milan in De Kalb County. His mother died in Cortland, and the demise of his father took place at St. Charles, Kane Co., 111. On coming to Hinckley in 1874, Mr. Palmer built a hotel, which is now occupied by O. P. T.

/Q as a landlord about 18 months, when he sold out . '{ and soon after erected the store and dwelling now occupied by Bauder & Coster. Mr. Palmer was appointed Postmaster in .April, 1884. In political convictions and relations he is a Republican. He has officiated as one of the Board of Village Trustees and as a School Director.

Mr. Palmer was married in Milan Township Feb. 17, 1863, to Emily N. Coster. Mrs. Palmer was y born Aug. 26, 1845, and is the daughter of Alexander H. and Miranda Coster. Laura M., Melvin P. and . Myrtie E. are the names of the children of Mr. and ^ Mrs. Palmer.

ivid Norton, farmer, section 14, Shabbona Township, was born in Ontario, Wayne Co., N. Y., July 24, 1821, was brought upon a farm till his i7th year, and then removed, to Geauga Co., Ohio, where he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he was employed a part of his time, the remainder being devoted to farming until the fall of 1845. He then emigrated to the Prairie State, arriving at Sugar Grove, Kane County, Sept. n, that year. He married at the last named place Aug. 20, 1846, Lucinda M., daughter of Stephen and Julia (Tyler) Gates. She was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., June 13, 1826, lost her mother in childhood, and was adopted and brought up by her uncle, Isaac Gates.

Mr. and Mrs. Norton have had four children, namely: Celia A., born July 23, 1848, who is the wife of William Husk, Postmaster and merchant at Shabbona; Wellington J., born Dec. 20, 1851; Florence A., born July 3, 1854, is the wife of Hiram Morey and lives at'Shabbona ; and one child died in infancy.

In the spring of 1847, the year following his marriage, Mr. Norton and wife moved to Shabbona Township, this county, where he entered some Government land and purchased some at second-hand. His farm contains 100 acres on section 14, and 15 acres on section 23, and is well improved. Mr. Norton has held various local offices since his residence in Shabbona. During the war he was appointed Enrolling Officer for the town ; served one term as Su- pervisor and many years as Road Commissioner and Director of his school district. He has been identified with the growth and improvement of the town since its pioneer days, and is held in high esteem by a wide circle of acquaintances. In politics he is a Republican.

illiam M. Sebree, farmer, resident in the village of Hinckley, has lived in De Kalb County since 1834, when he was brought here an infant less than two years of age by his parents, John S. and Sarah J. (Bateman) Sebree. He is consequently the oldest living settler in Squaw Grove Township. His father was born in Virginia, and his mother is a native of Indiana, where they located after marriage and lived two years, removing in the winter of 1834 to Squaw Grove Township. The father died there April 29, 1873. They had five children, named as follows : W. M., Matilda J., James H., Mary A. and Ellen, William M. and Ellen are the only surviving children.

Mr. Sebree was born Feb. 7, 1833, in Indiana. He was reared on the farm of his father in Squaw Grove, and he attended the common schools. His marriage took place when he was 23 years of age, and on that -event transpiring he settled for an independent struggle with circumstances on his father's farm in the township of Squaw Grove. After conducting its affairs five years, he removed to section 10, where he owned a farm of 120 acres. He continued its management 10 years, when he rented the property and removed to the village of Hinckley in 1876. He owns 412 acres of land in Squaw Grove Township, nearly all of which is under tillage.

Mr. Sebree conducted the creamery at Hinckley seven years, and originated the plan of gathering cream for the manufacture of butter. He made in one day 2,480 pounds of butter, the largest amount ever made in a single day in the county.

In political sentiment he is independent and has been Constable, Highway Commissioner and School Director, besides having held other minor offices. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

Mr. Sebree was married Sept. 26, 1855, in Squaw Grove Township, to Rosetta Donaldson. She was born in Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, May 23, ^&%SZ. ^Sx£

1837, and is the daughter of James and Jane (Cane) Donaldson. Her father was born in Ireland and her mother in the city of New York, They had two children, Rosetta and Nancy. The family came in the fall of 1844 to De Kalb County and settled in Squaw Grove Township. The father's demise occurred there, April 29, 1845 ; that of the mother took place Sept. 28, 1876. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sebree, four of whom survive: Alice J., Nellie A., Effie M. and Ray M. One child died in infancy.

^ohn Pooler, farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section 14, Afton Township, was born in German Flats, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Aug. n, 1824, and is of genuine "Yankee " descent. His parents, Jacob and Betsey (Price) Pooler, were born in Dutchess Co., " York " State ; were married there and then moved to Herkimer County. The father died at the age of 67 years, and the mother when the subject of this notice was but seven years of age.

Orphaned by the death of his mother at an early age, young Pooler was taken to be reared by an older brother, who is still living and resides near Cortland, this county, having attained the venerable age of 81 years. He grew to manhood on his brother's farm, assisting in the farm labors and attending the common schools. On arriving at the age named he engaged in farming by the month, with various persons, and continued following that vocation for seven years.

At the expiration of the time named, Mr. Pooler, from his savings, purchased a farm in Steuben County, in his native State, which he cultivated for five years. He then sold his property and spent a year in attendance on his wife (having previously married), who was undergoing medical treatment. On the convalescence of his wife he came to this State and located in Afton Township. He arrived here in 1857, and at once settled on the southeast quarter of section 24, Afton Township, on which he resided until 1870. He first purchased 80 acres, and subsequently added 80 more on the same section.

is at present residing. The original tract embraced 1 60 acres, and he has since added, by a subsequent purchase, 80 more, making his landed estate on section 14, 240 acres, and on section 24, 160 acres, or a total of 400 acres. He erected his present residence in 1883. It is a frame building, and one of the neatest and most convenient farm dwellings in the township. He has a large cattle barn on the home farm and good, substantial outbuildings.

Besides cereal productions, Mr. Pooler deals to a considerable extent in stock. He raises from 100 to 125 head of hogs annually, besides about 20 head of cattle and as many of calves, and disposes of some 30 head of cattle each year. He is one of those men whose possessions came not by inheritance, but by honest, industrious labor, coupled with energetic determination and good judgment^ and in the enjoyment of a competency he has the consolation of having accumulated it himself, together with the helpmeet he chose for his life companion.

Mr. Pooler was united in marriage March 25, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of Daniel and Mary (Patten) Roof. Her father was born Aug. 15, 1803, in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in which county her mother was also born Aug. 14, 1803, and both of whom are yet living in the same county. Her father followed the trade of a wheelwright until a short time ago. Mrs. Pooler was born Feb. 5, 1833, in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and resided with her parents, assisting in the household duties and attending the common schools until her marriage.

Mr. and Mrs. Pooler were the parents of five children living and one deceased. The living are, - Charles H., born Nov. 7, 1856, in Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y.; Willie E., born Oct. 30, 1861, in Afton Township; Evron E., born Jan. 16, 1863, in Afton Township; and Everett E., twin brother of Evron E.; May M., born May i, 1873. One child, Hattie C., born Feb. 26, 1858, in Afton Township, died May 8, 1884, on the home farm. She was married Jan. 18, 1881, to Charles Noble. March 2, 1881, she and her husband moved to Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa, where the husband worked at his trade, that of a carpenter. She contracted consumption, and the dreadful disease increased in its different stages so rapidly that she seemed to realize her days of pleasure and happiness on earth were almost closed, and thus realizing, she, on Aug. f>, 1883, returned to the home of her nativity, the old farm home on section 14, to die in the arms of father and mother. Her sufferings were pitiful to behold, but were endured by that fortitude which characterized her entire life, and of a daughter and wife whose consolation was that she had lived a good life, had fought the good fight and was prepared for the hereafter. The disease had reduced her almost to skin and bones, and for two months she had to be lifted in and out of her bed, and at last, on the 8th of May, 1884, with a smile of satisfaction on her countenance, she closed her eyes in death, and the dutiful daughter, the loving wife, kind friend and Christian woman's soul had passed into eternity.

When Mr. Pooler first came to Afton Township, the roads extended zigzag over the broad prairies ; there were no fences save one now and then enclosing a farm house ; yet he had great faith in the future of the country and energetically battled against all obstacles, determined to establish a home for himself and family. How well he has succeeded, with the co-operation pf his good wife, the thrifty condition of his farm, and possessions will testify.

As a gentleman worthy of recognition in the history of the county, and an example of what resolution, accompanied by energy and determination, can do and has accomplished, we deem it a pleasure to present the portrait of the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this notice.

Herbert H. Hopkins, member of the firm of Gurler Bros. & Co., who are conducting the business relations and manufactures of the " creamery " at Hinckley, was born July 2, 1 86 1, at Chesterfield, N. H., and is the son of R. Henry and Ellen (Newton) Hopkins, natives respectively of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. After the marriage of his parents they settled in the Granite State and there spent their lives.

Mr. Hopkins is the third of their six children. He spent all his school days in the common schools, and was a resident of New Hampshire until the spring of 1880, when he came to the village of De Kalb, and obtained employment in the creamery at that place, operating there two years in that capacity. He remained there a year longer, and was engaged in the manufacture of butter-tubs. In the spring of 1884 he came to Hinckley and assumed charge of the creamery belonging to Gurler Bros. & Co., becoming a partner therein. He is a Republican in political connections and belief, and belongs to the Order of Odd Fellows.

ndrew H. Johnson, general farmer, section 29, Milan Township, was born Jan 27, 1830, in Stananger, Norway. His father, Henry Johnson, was a farmer in that country and married Melinda Pierson. The latter died in September, 1883; the death of the former occurred some years earlier.

Mr. Johnson is the fourth son of 1 1 children born to his parents, and was sent to the public schools, where he obtained a fair education. In 1854 he came to America, accompanied by his younger brother, Henry. They first located in Ottawa, La Salle Co., 111., where Mr. Johnson of this sketch spent three years as a farm assistant. He was married in La Salle County, town of Mission, Oct. 19, 1857, to Sarah, daughter of Ole and Caroline (Benn) Baker. She is the younger of two children and was born in Norway, Jan. 27, 1841. At the date of her parents' removal to America she was 18 months old. They first settled in Wisconsin, where her father died when she was about three years of age. Her mother transferred her residence to La Salle County, where she died about the time Mrs. Johnson attained to the age of 1 1 years. The latter was cared for by an aunt subsequent to the loss of her mother. By her marriage to Mr. Johnson she is the mother of eight children, - Henry W., Caroline, Melinda, Ole, James E., Emma J. and Aaron C. One child is not living.

Mr. Johnson left La Salle County four years after his marriage, and went to Kendall County, there purchased a farm and lived on it three years, after which he purchased 80 acres of land in Milan Township, where he established and has maintained his homestead. To his original purchase he has added

8o acres on the same section, and 80 acres on section 31 in the same township, constituting a superb farm, which is under the best improvements, and supplied with modern farm fixtures. Politically he he is a hearty, enthusiastic Republican, and has held several local offices.

i illiam Jackson, dealer in general merchandise at the village of Shabbona, was one of the earliest merchants at tliat place. He was born in Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. i, 1845, and is the son of William and Eliza I. Jackson. He received a common-school education, and came to Illinois in 1864, locating at Shabbona Grove, where he engaged in clerking about three years. He then began business as a manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes, which he continued up to 1870, when he sold out and followed clerking. In November, 1872, he formed a partnership with his brother, A. S., in a general store at Shabbona village, under the firm name of A. S. & Wm. Jackson. Theirs was the first store building at the present business center of the village. One year afterward they sold out, and the following spring Mr. Jackson resumed business alone. March 3, 1877, the building and stock was destroyed by fire, and he resumed business May 22, 1877, the line of trade consisting of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hats, caps and notions.

Mr. Jackson was married at Shabbona Grove, June 18, 1873, to Miss Addie Hotchkiss, a daughter of Nelson and Harriet Hotchkiss, who was born near Geneva, Kane Co., 111.

,dwin R. Colby, Supervisor of Milan Township, resident on section 33, was born Aug. 10, 1823, in' Oswego, N. Y. His father, Daniel D. Colby, was a native of Onondaga County, in the same State, and descended from New England parentage and from stock originally of English origin. His grandfather was a participant in the war of the Revolution, in which he received a wound that crippled him for life. He _died in the State of New York. Daniel Colby fixed his residence in Oswego when he was 19 years of age, and was a resident there during the remainder of his life, which terminated when he was 82 years of age, in June, 1883. The mother of Edwin R. Colby was^ Elizabeth Singer, and was a sister of Isaac M. Singer, of sewing-machine notoriety. She was born in New York and was of German parentage. The Singer family were mechanics as far back as the iyth century, the father, I. M. "Singer, being a millwright. The inventive genius has been transmitted to some members of every generation since, and all are skillful in the use of tools.

Mr. Colby is one of 14 children born to his parents, ten sons and four daughters. Twelve reached adult age, and ten yet survive. Mr. Colby is the third child in order of birth, and he resided at home until he was 17 years of age. He had learned the trade of cooper of a man who had been employed by his father in that business, and at the age named he set himself about the task of earning an independent living. He turned his knowledge of the business of coopering to good advantage and followed it as a vocation for 16 years, alternating in the prosecution of general farming.

He was married in 1854 to Catherine Simmons, who was born -about 1824, in Connecticut, and was a farmer's daughter. Her parents removed to Oswego, where she was reared and educated. She became the mother of four children : Calvert C. married Frances Griswold and resides at Rockford, 111., where he is employed as a moulder. Albert J. married Nettie Steele. He is also a moulder and pursues that business at Rockford. Olive married Peter Cofield, a farmer in Shabbona Township. Eliza is the wife of William Shambo, a teacher in the township of Milan. The mother died in November, 1850, in the State of New York. She was a judicious mother, an exemplary wife, and was generally esteemed. A few years after her death Mr. Colby removed to Shiawassee Co., Mich., and located on a small farm, where he pursued his trade of. cooper about three years. In May, 1861, he came to Illinois and located in the township of Shabbona. He was married there in June, 1863, to Mrs. Deborah (Simpson) Collins. She was born in 1828, in Orleans Co., N. Y. She came to Illinois after her marriag Following are the names of the children of the second marriage : Sherman T., Eddie R., Abraham A., Lovina and Nellie.

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Mr. Colby resided in Shabbona Township and carried on a farm there eight years. At the end of that time he sold his place and purchased the estate he now owns in Milan Township. To this he has since added 80 acres, and the entire estate is ijow under excellent cultivation and improvements, with good farm buildings and fine grades of stock. He is a Republican and has discharged the obligations of most of the township offices.

! ohn S. Sebree, deceased, a former resident |f of the township of Squaw Grove and one of the earliest permanent settlers of De Kalb County, was born Aug. 22, 1808, in Virginia. In early life he spent some time in teaming and in boating on the Mississippi River. He was married Dec. n, 1831, in Indiana, to Sarah J. Bateman. She was born Feb. 7, 1812, and is the daughter of William and Elizabeth (O'Blonus) Bateman, and was the second of four children born to her parents. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Sebree settled in Floyd Co., Ind.

In the fall of 1834 he. started with his wife and one child for Illinois, making the journey to De Kalb County with a team and driving a cow. On the way Mr. Sebree worked for a time near Bloomington, 111., picking corn on shares, for which he returned in January. Reaching Squaw Grove Township, he located a 300 acres of land, on which he built a shanty that had a roof of basswood bark, the same as that used by the Indians in building their wigwams. Their shanty had a fire-place built of sticks and mud, and the floor was covered with hay. This caught fire on one occasion, but did no damage save the fear of utter ruin to the establishment. They occupied this shanty two weeks, and Mr. Sebree built a log house which was far more comfortable. He cut the first hay in the township. When he reached the place where he located his land, the second - growth of the prairie grass was fresh and still green and made excellent hay, which was in immediate demand for their horses and cows.

ing. Mrs. Sebree was alone with her son and a small boy nearly two months. She prepared the corn from which her bread was made by pounding it, in a wooden mortar made by a hole in the top of a stump, with an iron wedge. The family lived 12 years in the log house, in which they kept a sort of hotel, as there was no other place for prospectors and landlookers to obtain necessary accommodations. Frequently the floor of the little log house was covered with the sleeping forms of tired travelers. In 1842 Mr. Sebree built a frame house which is still standing near the village of Hinckley, and in which she resides. She is 74 years of age, and is the general manager of a farm of 222 acres. She is uncommonly vigorous and never required the attendance of a physician until the winter of 1884-5. Her fiye children are married. William M., Matilda J., James H., Mary A. and Ellen.

The father died April 29, 1873. At the date of his removal to De Kalb County, he was in very straitened circumstances. At the date of his death he owned about 620 acres of land.

W. Tyrrell, senior editor and publisher of the De Kalb Review, was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 12, ^840. His parents returned to Cliautauqua County, N. Y., and resided at Quincy, Fredonia, and other points in the county until 1850, when they took a boat at Dunkirk and came West, landing at Racine, Wis. Moving further on, the family settled in the town of Magnolia, Rock Co., Wis., shifting locations as circumstances dictated, to different portions of the county. In 1853 or '54 the impulse to move on towards the wes'.ern " jumping-off place " again seized the head of the family (Manlius Tyrrell), and, with a yoke of steers hitched to a doubtful vehicle called a wagon, out of which an orthodox prairie schooner was improvised, a start was made for Iowa.

There is in the life of every boy some one event which occupies a niche in the memory a little more prominent than any other. This trip to Iowa, rather with than in the " prairie schooner," rises up, even now, in the mind of the subject of this sketch, lib tolerably good-sized mountain, fraught as it was with circumstances which might have tempted the patieno of ]ob or tried the " sand " of an Alexander. Making their way through clouds of mosquitoes, storms of rain, across swollen streams, up and down hills little and big, encountering mishaps of various kinds, with those faithful steers, the Hawkeye State was finally reached. The now rich, prohibition and always patriotic State of Iowa had the honor of receiving the Tyrrell family at McGregor-on-the-Mississippi, noted for its one street and no lightning rods, the high bluffs on either side of the solitary street absorbing all the electric fluid which old Jove has to spare in that neighborhood. The journey was continued on from McGregor until their destination, West Union, the county seat of Fayette County, was reached in safety, the steers discharged and paterfamilias set to work at blacksmithing, the will-o'-the-wisp, fortune, still moving on, moving on still westward, with the now travel-begrimed star of empire.

Here the family lived, or " stayed," as the case may be, until the breaking out of the Rebellion. Young Tyrrell meantime had apprenticed himself to a printer by the name of Gharkey, who published The Fayette County Pioneer, a thorough " Doughface," pro-slavery paper, and was at work in this ''print shop " when the terrible war broke out. Tyrrell was an " Abolitionist " at heart and was so called by Boss Gharkey, but a self-professed Republican, and " Union " to the back-bone. So, after the appalling news came flashing across the country that Fort Sumter had been fired upon by the hot-headed sons of South Carolina, he, with numerous other young fellows not yet old enough to vote, rushed off to the war with blood in his eye and a firm resolve in his heart " never, no, never! to give up until the last armed foe expired!" He served three years in Co. F, Qth Iowa Regt. Vol. Inf., commanded by Col. Vandever, of Dubuque, and participated in the various campaigns with his regiment, notable among which were the battles of Pea Ridge in Northwestern Arkansas, the siege of Vicksburg, the battle (?) of Lookout Mountain, and the many other minor battles and skirmishes in which the regiment was engaged. At Pea Ridge Lieut. Neff was shot down by his side at the first fire from the Confederates.

But Tyrrell was glad to get back home as soon as his "commission" expired, and not more than two- :hirds of the foe had yet been accommodating enough :o expire. Knowing that Grant and Sherman and Sheridan and good, brave and noble old " Pap "

Thomas would be left to worry the " rebs " awhile longer, he left the service without a pang or a wound to draw a pension on and came back to the old paths of peace and soft bread.

Returning to Iowa and finding the "girl he left behind him " enjoying a state of double blessedness, he soon left the State and again turned up in Wisconsin, which, when he left it, was the " Badger State," but found on his return that the " badgers " had all gone West or to the war.

The " printing habit" - which never entirely forsakes a man when it has once thoroughly fastened itself upon him - returned to torment Tyrrell. Finding a situation open to him in Brodhead, Green County, in The Independent office, he entered that office and worked there for I. F. Mack, Jr., now editor and publisher of the Sandusky (O.) Register, for four or five years. E. O. Kimberly and Tyrrell then purchased the Independent plant and published the paper together some nine months, when, in conse'quence of a rupture in the Republican ranks at the county seat (Monroe), a new paper was wanted in that place in opposition to the Sentinel, which had had the temerity to oppose the " regular " nominee for State Senator. Great things were promised by the politicians, and Tyrrell sold out his magnificent interests and prospects in the Brodhead paper and went to Monroe and started the Green County Republican, with A. W. Potter as partner, a man who knew as little about the publishing business as the mo'st fastidious could wish. While indulging in the laudable enterprise of running a paper for spite, Tyrrell took in another partner, - Mrs. Sarah Akin, «<?<?Gray, - of St. Charles, 111. This last partnership, for a wonder, has never been dissolved! Potter, a nervous little body, soon found that the new paper was not a bonanza of formidable proportions, and proposed a dissolution. With Potter to propose was to dispose, and so Tyrrell went out of the new paper in a blaze of financial impecuniosity !

Again farewell to Wisconsin ! Hail, Illinois! Taking his life partner along, Tyrrell found himself, in 1870, located at St. Charles, Kane Co., 111. He soon found employment with S. L. Taylor in the Geneva Republican office, where he worked about a year. Meantime Mr. Taylor had established the St. Charles Transcript, but no sooner having it started than an opportunity presented itself to establish a new paper in Elgin. He went there and started The Advocate,

D. W. Tyrrell and Charles Archer taking his Geneva and St. Charles papers off his hands. These papers Tyrrell & Archer published for about a year, when the " granger " craze broke loose and H. N. Wheeler, the noted crank who promulgated the infamous sentiment in the Quincy (111.) Herald that " Garfield was no better than the man who shot him," conceived the brilliant enterprise of publishing a granger paper. With this in view, Wheeler and one Mc- Master proposed to Tyrrell to sell out to them, threatening at the same time to "start" another paper if their proposition to buy was not acceded to. Tyrrell was bulldozed out and " swindled into the bargain." Wheeler & McMaster gave T. a contract in writing to pay his portion of the debts against the. firm of Tyrrell & Archer, but after they got posses^ion of the concern they flatly refused to make thdr contract good. A year or two afterwards Tyrrell sued Wheeler & McMaster and brought suit against them in the Kane County Circuit Court, and obtained judgment against them, which judgment stands against them to this day.

Tyrrell, out of work and out of money, as a last resort started the St. Charles Independent, which, owing to a " plentiful lack " of patronage, soon died a natural death, after a struggle of about eight months, more or less, mourned by few and remembered by none except its one parent.

In April, 1875, Tyrrell received a proposition from L. H. Post, publisher of The 2)e Kalb County News, to go to De Kalb and work for him. Post was then Post-Master. Tyrrell accepted the offer of work and moved there, working for Mr. P. about three years, when he was superseded in the News office by Geo. W. Taylor, of Sycamore. Tyrrell was again on his oars, with winter coming on and the cupboard bare. So he started a little daily, called it The Index, and managed to squeeze out a precarious living through the winter, working day and night like a Trojan to keep the wolf from howling around the door of the shanty.

Post didn't like the competition, and, becoming disgusted with Taylor, proposed to buy out the little daily and take its proprietor back into the News office. The arrangement was made, and Mr. Tyrrell remained with Post until The DeKalb County Chronicle, Mr. Glidden's paper, opened its ponderous jaws and absorbed the News, body, soul and subscription list. Mr. Tyrrell then tried to work for Rosette, the man of iron will who steers the Chronicle craft, but the water and oil of their respective compositions wouldn't mix, and so the former formed a patent combination with L. E. Tomblin, of the Genoa Siftings, resulting in the purchase of the De Kalb Review, established by S. L. Graham and H. L. Boies, of the Sycamore Republican, in February, 1883.

Tyrrell & Tomblin are still " running " the Review, having engineered it successfully through babyhood, with every prospect of raising it to an exalted position in the ranks of country journals, at paid in advance!

"ohn H. Bauder, merchant at Hinckley, has been in business at that place since 1875, and has been a resident of the State since :86g. He was born Sept. 10, 1847, m Montgomery Co., N. Y., and is a son of James and Catherine (Young) Bauder. His parents are natives of the State of New York, and are now resident there. Their family comprised eight children.

The first 1 6 years of the life of Mr. Bauder were passed in home duties and in attendance at the common school. In 1863 he went to Hammondsport, Steuben County, in the same State, and entered upon a clerkship. He operated in that capacity three years, and in 1869 engaged in a like employment at Aurora, Kane Co., 111. He acted as a salesman in that city about six years. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Avery G. Case at Hinckley, and the firm of Case & Bauder prosecuted the relations of a general mercantile enterprise one year, when the senior partner sold out and the firm style became thereby Meredith, Bauder & Co., the latter term representing a gentleman named Morgan. Messrs. Meredith and Morgan sold out 18 months later to J. C. Coster, the firm name becoming Bauder & Coster. Their stock consists of well assorted merchandise suited to the local patronage, and their transactions annually amount to nearly $40,000.

The marriage of Mr. Bauder took place Sept. 13, 1876, at Hinckley, to Hattie M. Coster. (See sketch of J. C. Coster.) One child, Mabel C., has been born to them. Her birth occurred April 10, 1878

He is a member of the Masonic Order, and belongs to Lodge 301, at Hinckley. He has held the following offices : Member of Board of Trustees for village of Hinckley, Township Clerk three terms, is present Village Treasurer, having held the office three years, and he has been Township Treasurer for the past six years.

X \ 3 '^gjjL on- Thomas S. Terry, deceased, was born at Enfield, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Jan. 25, 1819, and was the son of Erastus and Hannah (Scudder) Terry. Was educated in the public schools, and engaged in clerking and teaching until he enlisted in the regular army, March 28, 1841 ; was promoted Sergeant, served in ) Texas on the Mexican border, and received an honf orable discharge March 26, 1846, having been in the service five years.

In the autumn of 1846, he emigrated to Illinois x and entered a quarter of section 24, township of Shabbona, this county, and engaged in the pursuits - of agriculture. He was married in Clinton Town- ^ ship, this county, Sept. 6, 1848,10 Miss Mary J., daughter of James and Maria (Gott) Irwin, who was born at Albany, N. Y., May 22, 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Terry had six sons and one daughter, all of whom were born in Shabbona Township, in the following order :

» a little more than a year afterward, leaving one child, daughter. His present wife was Miss Millie \ Cooper : they reside in Portland, Oregon.

On the breaking out of the late war Mr. Terry, the subject of this sketch, recruited Co. E of the 1 051)1 111. Vol. Inf., in August, 1862, and Sept. 2, was commissioned Captain. He served in the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Thomas, but in March following was compelled to resign his commission on account of physical disability ; and after his return from the army he never fully regained his health.

In 1865 he removed with his family to Leland, 111., where he resided until his death, which occurred March 7, 1868, at Earlville, 111., while temporarily absent from home. While a resident of Shabbona he held various local offices, being Town Clerk and Supervisor several years, Justice of the Peace 12 years, and elected a member of the Legislature in 1860, when he resigned his justiceship. He was a Freemason of many years' standing, being one of the charter members of Shabbona Lodge, No. 374, and of De Kalb Chapter, R. A. M. He was a zealous temperance man, and was instrumental in founding a lodge of Good Templars at Shabbona Grove at an early day. In politics he was an earnest Republican. As a neighbor and citizen he was known as a man of strict integrity, patriotism and public spirit, whose influence was always good. His comrades in arms have paid appropriate tribute to his memory by naming their post at Shabbona after him, as " T. S. Terry Post, G. A. R., No. 463."

Immediately after the death of her husband, Mrs. Terry returned with her children to the old homestead in Shabbona, where she still resides, with her two youngest sons.

illiam Leifheit, farmer, section 17, Squaw Grove Township, has been a resident of the State of Illinois since 1850, and since that date has resided successively in the counties of Kendall and De Kalb. He was born in Germany, in June, 1821, where he was bred a farmer. His parents, Frederick and Hattie (Borchas) Leifheit, were of German birth and emigrated to America with their children in 1850. After a residence of two years in Kendall Co., 111., they went to Iowa, where the mother died, about 1855. The father returned to Kendall County and died about two years later. They had six children, -

^residence on the former, on which he has continued to live. He now owns 565 acres of land in the township, and has placed 460 acres under cultivation. He has held several township offices, is a Republican in political opinion and in religious views and connection a Lutheran.

He was married in July, 1850, in Kendall Co., 111., <£ sjto Caroline, daughter of Charles and Julia (Sholla) ^Eckhart. Her parents were natives of Germany, where she was also born, May 2, 1823. Mr. and Mrs. Leifheit are the parents of 1 1 children, - William L., Emmet A., Edward F., Caroline M., Adolph F., Charles F., Julia A., Harvey H., Emma L., Anna H. and Mary A. Julia died Sept. 12, 1881, aged 20 \ years. Mrs. Leifheit is a member of the Lutheran Church.

' Mr. Leifheit's portrait appears on another page. ^E- He is a solid citizen of Squaw Grove Township and f-? has earned the respect of his fellow citizens by a I* straightforward life of effort and unvarying rectitude.

!-:harles Sanderson, Milan Township, has been a farmer on section 18 since 1874. He was born April u, 1861, in the township of Earl, La Salle Co., 111. His father, Sander H. Sanderson, was a prominent farmer of that county, whence he came, when 1 8 years of age, to La Salle County, and where he was married to Anna Moland ; and there he was engaged in agricultural pursuits until his removal to Milan Township, where he became an extensive landholder. His death occurred in December, 1881, and that of his wife took place one week previous to his own demise. fJi Mr. Sanderson acquired a fair education at the common schools, and up to the date of his parents'decease he spent the summer seasons at work on the farm. * He was married April 20, 1882, to Carrie, daughter I of Theodore and Maria (Davidson) Berg. She was i born in Henderson Co., III., June 19, 1861, and when she was three years of age came with her parents to |_Milan Township, where they yet reside, on section

Mr. Sanderson and his wife took up their residence after marriage on 120 acres of land, in Milan Township, which has since become their property. They have recently built a commodious frame residence. Mr. Sanderson is an earnest Republican, and, with his wife, is a member of the Lutheran Church.

harles H. Taylor, dealer in agricultural implements at Hinckley, was born April 13, 1830, in Tioga Co., N. Y., and is one of nine children born to his parents, David and Sarah (Tappen)Taylor, born in the following order: Nancy A., Malvina, Cornelius, Chas. H.> Catherine, Tappen A., Sarah, David and Mary. The father and mother were born in Massachusetts, and settled after marriage in the State of New York, where their lives terminated.

Mr. Taylor is the son of a farmer, and passed the first 20 years of his life on the home place, engaged chiefly in farm labor, and operated several winters in the woods. He came West in 1850, and after prospecting in various localities about two years, he came in the spring of 1853 to Squaw Grove Township, and bought 170 acres of land on section 4. He was its occupant one year, when he sold and for three years subsequent rented a farm. In 1858 he again bought a farm, and was engaged in the prosecution of his agricultural interests until the spring of 1874, when he built a residence in the village of Hinckley, of which he took possession as soon as it was completed. In the spring of 1880, he engaged in the sale of agricultural implements, and conducts a successful business. In political views and actions he is identified with the interests and issues of the Republican party. At the time of the draft in 1862, he was Enrolling Officer for Squaw Grove Township. From 186210 1868 he held the position of Supervisor of his township, and has since officiated as Collector and Assessor and in other official positions. He was Census Enumerator in 1880. His marriage to Eliza Kellogg took place at Geneva, Kane Co., 111., in March, 1855. She was a native of Ohio, and became the mother of six children, - Freddie, Dell

Wilton, Anna, Zac. and Frank. Mrs. Taylor died in Squaw Grove Township, in August, 1864. Mr. Taylor was a second time married, in the same township, to Maggie Murphy, who was born in Massachusetts, May 6, 1848.

saac F. Morse, farmer, section 27, Shabbona Township, settled in this county in 1846, and is now the possessor of 160 acres of land located on the section stated. He was born in Canaan, Marion Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, [9, and is a son of William A. and Hannah (Finn) Morse. His parents took him to Franklin Co., Ohio, in his childhood, and in that county he grew to manhood. His minority days were spent on the farm and attending the common schools, in which he received a good education.

Mr. Morse was married Dec. 2, 1842, to Miss Sophia A. Park, in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio. She was a daughter of Jonathan and Aurelia (Slate) Park, and was born in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio, March 21, 1823, to which State her parents moved from Massachusetts.

Mr. Morse moved to this State in 1845, with his family, and located at Rock Island. He made the trip with teams and experienced all the trials incident to such a tiresome journey, arriving at Rock Island May 12, of that year. He spent one year there, then came to Shabbona Township and located on the farm on which he is at present residing, and which he purchased from the Government.

Mr. and Mrs. Morse are the parents of 1 1 children, six girls and five boys. Ten of their children survive, namely: Mary A., born Oct. 19, 1843, became the wife of Samuel Galloway, at present residing in Tippecanoe City, Ohio; Sylvia L., born Oct. 29, 1846, became the wife of John N. Kittle, resident of Shabbona Township; Olive J., born Dec. 28, 1848, married Charles E. Brown and resides at Sibley, Iowa; Frank F., born Sept. 5, 1852, married Emma S. Morse, and lives in Shabbona ; Ida C., born Dec. 2, 1854, is the widow of Addison S. Slate, and resides with her father; Willis P., born Aug.s, 1858, married Eva R. Slocum, and lives in Sibley, Iowa; Llewellyn H. H., born March 17, 1861 ; Althia E., born Jan. 4, 1863 ; Clara A. S., born Nov. 21, 1864;

Mr. Morse has Held the office of Collector and also Constable for several years. Politically he is a Republican. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic Order, and was one of the charter members of Shabbona Lodge No. 374, and also one of the first officers of that lodge. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F., and belonged to Fertile Lodge at Shabbona, which has been suspended for a number of years. He is a fair type of the early pioneer who in later \ life preserves the large-hearted, generous feelings of \ \ frontier days. His friends and the stranger are alike / welcomed to his fireside. His wife is a member of the Congregational Church.

rederiek J. Troeger, farmer, section 32, Squaw Grove Township, has been identified with the agricultural interests of De Kalb County and the township in which he lives for upwards of 30 years, having bought a farm here in 1853, when he arrived at the period of his legal manhood. He was born Aug. 14, 1834, in Lebanon Co., Pa. His father, George F. Troeger, who was a native of Germany, was a clergyman in the interests of the Moravian Church, and transferred his family to the various places where he prosecuted the duties of his professional labors. They lived at different localities in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and in 1855 came to De Kalb County, where the father died Aug. 24, 1874. The mother, Magdalena E. (Rosethaler) Troeger, born in Pennsylvania, is yet living.

Mr. Troeger is the youngest of four children. Emma L., Bertha A. and Henry A. are the names bestowed upon the elder children. In 1853 he bought 80 acres of land on section 33, on which he operated until 1864, the date of his purchase of the farm on which he now resides. His real estate in the county comprises 175 acres. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. He has held the local offices of School Director and Overseer of Highways.

He was married Nov. 6, 1855, in Northampton Co., Pa., to Sophia M. Beitel, and they have eight children : Emily L., Alletta M., Clarena G., Ida O., Hortensia E., Octavie E., Benigna A. and Hermai ivid Smith, the oldest living pioneer of Shabbona Township, residing at Shabbona, was born in Chatham, Canada East, Dec. 10, 1820. He is a son of James and Sally (Straw) Smith, formerly residents of Waterbury, Vermont, and who were temporarily absent from that State, in Canada, at date of the birth of their son. -

David was reared on a farm, and spent his years prior to 13 in farm labor and attending the common schools in Vermont. His father deceased, and his mother was married to Edmund Town, now deceased, who also was one of the early settlers in Shabbona Township.

When 13 years old Mr. Smith, accompanied by his mother, came to Paw Paw, Lee Co., this State, arriving there in October, 1834. His stepfather arrived in December of the same' year, and he and Mr. Smith erected the first house in Shabbona Township. The House was located on section 26, was constructed of logs and was raised on the first day of January, 1835. They entered at once on the laborious task of improving the land and made that their home. In 1835 David, then only 14 years of age, improved a claim, the same being the land now owned by Peter V. Miller and known as the southwest quarter of section 24. He sold his claim and improved another, southwest of the last named, which he was compelled to relinquish on account of his minority. Later he improved still another claim, and subsequently traded it for the place he now owns. Mr. Smith has added to his land until he is at the present time the owner of 400 acres, situated on sections u, 27 and 34.

In 1850, when the news of the discovery of gold in California was received, Mr. Smith went overland to that State. He arrived there in safety, and at once engaged in placer-mining. He made a claim full of promise at the time, and did turn out rich in ore, but he was taken with a severe attack of typhoid fever and lost the benefit of his discovery. His brother, f\ who was with him, was stricken with the same <tv disease and died, and Mr. Smith concluded to return home. He returned, via the Isthmus, arriving here in December, 1852, and has since been residing \& on his farm and in Shabbona. He moved into the village in 1879, and has five acres of land and several village lots there.

Mr. Smith was married in Brooklyn Township, Lee Co., this State, June 7, 1839, to Miss Eliza J. Carr. She was born in the city of New York, Aug. \ 10, 1818, and was the danghter of James and Eliza (Johnson) Carr. She came to Illinois when seven years old. Of their union six children were born : Mary A., the wife of Frank Crowell, of Waterman, this State. Rebecca, wife of Bradford Heath, resident at Shabbona. Israel married Miss May Thomas and resides in Shabbona. Henry married Miss, Jennie Neal and resides in Shabbona. Warren married Gate McFadden and resides at Shabbona.- Eliza, youngest daughter, is unmarried and resides at home.

Mrs. Smith died in August, 1880, in Shabbona, and July 7, 1883, Mr. Smith was again married, to Miss Annie Seyler, daughter of George and Mary Seyler. She was born in Cedar ville, Stephenson Co., this State, Dec. 28, 1849.

arles Kittelson, general farmer on section 17, Milan Township, was born Oct. 28, 1851, in Earl Township, La Salle Co., 111. His parents were Kettle and Lavinia (Sanderson) Kittelson, and he was but n years of age when his father died, in March, 1863. He was mainly dependent on his own efforts for a livelihood after that event, previous to which he had received only a common-school education. He gave considerable attention to the proper train- f{ ing of his mind, and also contributed to the family maintenance, as there were four children younger than himself. They are named : Austin, born Dec. i, 1853; Emma, April 6, 1856; Adolph, Oct. 5, 18158; and Knute, Nov. 12, 1862. Emma is the wife of Goodman Jacobs, a farmer of Milan Township. The mother and three brothers named live ,O with Mr. Kittelson, of this sketch. The former is 62 years of age. Her mother, Adaline Sanderson, is still living in La Salle County, and is nearly 90 years of age, and is still healthy and sprightly to a remarkable degree.

Mr. Kittelson was married May 29, 1879, in Earl Township, La Salle Co., 111., to Adelaide M. Sanderson, daughter of Knute and Augusta (Halverson) Sanderson. Her parents are natives of Norway and removed thence to La Salle County, where she was born April 20, 1857. They still occupy a farm in that county. Mrs. Kittelson has become the mother of three children, and one is now deceased, - Levi C., - who died in infancy. Amos K. was born Aug. ?.&, 1881 ; Silas H. was born Dec. 28, 1883.

In 1 88 1 Mr. Kittelson became by purchase the owner of the family homestead in Milan Township, and 80 acres additional from his brother Henry. The family are Lutheran in religious belief. He is a re- Republican in political principle and connection.

ev. Frederick Witherspoon, deceased, formerly a resident of Somonauk, was born in Hillsborough, N. C, March 31, 1814. His father, Rev. John K. Witherspoon, an oldschool Presbyterian minister, was a grandson of John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence. Frederick's mother's maiden name was Susan Kallock.

The subject of this sketch was educated for the ministry in his native town, and ordained by the authorities of the Protestant Methodist Church. In 1834 he came to this county and spent a few months in Somonauk, and the next year he settled here permanently, as an itinerant minister, at Somonauk, now Sandwich.

Nov. 3 of the latter year (1835), he married Miss Marietta Heath, a daughter of John and Mary (Powell) Heath, who was born in Medina Co., Ohio, April 7, 1820. They had five children, namely : John, who was born Aug. 5, 1837, married Mary Wheeler and is now living at Fremont, Neb.; Edmond S., born Jan. 3, 1840, married Julia Jones and lives at Hubbard, Iowa; Melissa H., born May 30, 1842, is now the wife of Darius Horton, of Waterman, this county; Marietta B,, born April n, 1844, '£%&*% is the wife of Frank A. Frost, of Shabbona; and Frederick N., born Feb. 22, 1847, became a member of the s8th 111. Vol. Inf., and died at Camp Butler, \ March 18, 1864.

Rev. Witherspoon's field of labor was mainly in Southern Illinois, he being assigned to the Southern Illinois Conference. In 1848 he preached at Shabbona Grove. He died at Somonauk April 5, 1849.

"ames L. Eastabrooks, retired farmer, resi- i dent at Hinckley, was born Dec. 9, i8t8) in Tioga Co., N. Y. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Howard) Eastabrooks, were natives of Connecticut, where they settled after marriage. Later, they went to Pennsylvania, and afterwards to the State of New York. They went ( then again to Pennsylvania, whence they came in 1 835 to De Kalb County and located in Squaw Grove Township, where they remained until their death, a That of the father occurred March 14, 1850, in the ?> 66th year of his age. The mother died Nov. 20, 2 - , 1875, in her 93d year. They had nine children - ^. Elizabeth H., Bradbury C., Ebenezer H., Bath- " sheba A., Decatur M., Mary E., James L., Charlotte A. and Augusta A.

Mr. Eastabrooks was five years of age when his parents removed to Pennsylvania the second time. He received his early education in the common schools of that State. He came at 17 years of age, in 1836, to De Kalb County, a few months after his parents had taken up their residence in the county. JL He has since remained in Squaw Grove Township | £ and lived on a part of the homestead farm until the / fall of 1878, when he removed with his family to Hinckley and took possession of the residence he had built in the summer of 1877. He is still the owner of 100 acres of land in Squaw Grove Township. Politically, Mr. Eastabrooks is identified with the Democratic party.

He was married Oct. 21, 1847, to Elizabeth C. Cone. She was born July 12, 1830, in Oneida Co., N. Y., and is the daughter of Archibald and Rosetta (§> (Cunningham) Cone. Her parents were natives of ^ £ Scotland. Four days after their marriage, in Paisley, the latter emigrated to America and settled in the State of New York, living there until 1843, the eet^^f" in which they removed to Squaw Grove Township, where the mother died May 9, 1874. The father died there Aug. 6, 1877. Following are the names of their 1 1 children - Jane, Jeannette, Mary, William, Margaret, Isabella, John (ist), John (2d), Elizabeth C., Archibald and Rosetta. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Eastabrooks - Mary E., John H., Archibald C.Julia A., Delia E. and James A. Archibald and Julia are deceased. The parents are members of the Methodist Church.

Joseph Smith, farmer, section 25, Shabbona Township, has a well improved farm of 150 1 acres. He was born in the town of Providence, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Sept. 18, 1818. His parents were Harmanius V. and Hannah (Westgate) Smith. His paternal grandfather, Abraham M. Smith, was a soldier of the Revolution and an enthusiastic patriot. His mother was a daughter of Sylvanus Westgate, of Holland descent, and a direct descendant of the Puritans of New England. She came to the State of New York in 1802. Joseph's father was born in New York, Nov. 7, 1790, and died in Sandwich, this State, June 15, 1868. His mother was born Dec. 28, 1789, in Massachusetts, and died in March, 1866, at Little Rock, 111., where she had lived since 1855. She was the mother of three children, - Henry T. Nathaniel, Caroline E. and Joseph, the subject of this sketch, who is the only one living.

The latter received an academic education, and taught school during the winter seasons, alternating with farm labor the rest of the year, from 1 840 to 1854, serving also as School Superintendent a portion of the time. His fondness for mathematics was a marked characteristic from early boyhood, and during his career as teacher he had but few equals in that branch of study. He still retains great aptitude in " figur.es," as well as a remarkable recollection of dates and facts.

He was married in Erie Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1846, to Miss Lovina Fritts, daughter of John and Betsey (Bentley) Fritts. She was born in Providence, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1827. Both her grandfathers were soldiers in the War of the Revolution. , Mr. Smith and family emigrated from New York to

Illinois in 1854. He bought land in Clinton Township, this county, where he engaged in farming one' year, and then removed to Little Rock, 111., and from there to Shabbona in 1857, where he purchased the farm on which he now resides. This farm he managed until 1864, when he sold and entered the drug business at Piano, 111. The latter occupation he abandoned in March, 1866, and commenced agricultural pursuits on a place near Sycamore ; but in October following he traded for his old farm in Shabbona, since which time he has made this place his home.

He is a member of the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows, of New York. On coming to this county he took the first degree of Masonry in the old lodge at West Paw Paw; but,- owing to his removal to Piano, he failed to advance. In politics he has been a consistent Republican since the organization of that party.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have had five children. The eldest, Frances E., was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., March 25, 18152, and is now the wife of Jury J. Smith, of Sandwich, 111. The younger children were born in De Kalb County. Charles, born Aug. 20, 1856, died Oct. 27, 1862; Mary, born July 27, 1863, is now the wife of Delos D. Clapsaddle, of Shabbona Township; Willie was born Dec. 23, 1866; and Jennie E., Aug. 27, 1868. The two youngest are living at home.

arles Cruise, farmer, section 9, Milan Township, was born Aug. 22, 1882, in Mecklenburg, Germany. His parents had three children, of whom he was the eldest. His father died when he was little more than hild, and the widowed mother and the other children were substantially' dependent on the exertions of the older son and brother for maintenance. He devoted the years of his life after the decease of his father until he was 23 years of age to the fulfillment of that duty. At that time his mother died.

He was married three years later, in July, 1848, to Mary Anit. She is the daughter of Joseph and' Sophia (Perry) Amt, both of whom were of German birth. Mr. Cruise removed in 1851, accompanied by his wife and two children, to America. They made their first stop at Chicago, where Mr. Cruise was occupied three years as a common laborer. In 1854 he came to the county of De Kalb and rented the farm of William Patton for some time. In 1864 ' he purchased the estate of which he is now the proprietor in Milan Township ; and to this place he removed his family of three children. The farm is in excellent condition, and its prosperity is solely the result of the industry and judicious quality of the efforts expended upon it. Mr. Cruise is largely in- >& terested in raising fine grades of cattle, hogs and & 5 horses, and is ranked among the best and most \ skillful farmers in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Cruise have had six children, one of whom is deceased. Sophia married Erik Eriksen, a farmer in Milan Township ; Amelia is the wife of Charles Rohr, a farmer of Dakota ; John, the eldest child at home, is the manager of the homestead ; George is a practical farmer and is still at home ; Lizzie is preparing for a business career in Chicago.

Mr. Cruise is a Republican, and his qualities as a man and a citizen have permanently established his family among the best in the township.

rles O. Boynton, farmer and dealer in real estate, at Sycamore, purchased the property on which he resides in 1859. His home farm embraces 120 acres, 40 acres being included within the city limits. He was born July 19, 1826, in Rockingham, Vt. His parents, John and Betsey (Davis) Boynton, were natives of the same place, where the former was born July 2, 1798. John Boynton was a joiner by vocation, and in June, 1827, he removed to McLean, Tompkins Co., N. Y., making the transit from the Green Mountain State with a team, there being at that date no other means of locomotion. He worked at his trade for a time, afterwards becoming a mer- * - chant, and also managed a small tannery in company with another man. He died at McLean, April 29, 1869. His wife, the mother of Mr. Boynton of this sketch, died in McLean in 1833. They had six children. Mary married Daniel Marsh, of McLean and died about 1845. Enza is the widow of John P. Hart, formerly a farmer and dealer in stock, who died in 1870. John H. resides at Chicago, 111. Laura married H. W. Carr, general agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, whose office is situated at No. 329, Broadway, New York. Lydia is the widow of Henry A. Jarvis, formerly a carpenter. He died at Chicago in 1871. After the death of their mother their father married Ann M. Fitts. There are are two children from the second marriage. Edward is a clerk in the employment of Charles Carley, a produce merchant at Sycamore. Fitz is the President of the Second National Bank at Cortland, N. Y.

Mr. Boynton passed several years during his minority as a clerk in his father's store, and soon after becoming of age, in October, 1847, came to Chicago and opened a dry-goods store on South Water Street. He transacted business there one year, and in 1849 came to Sycamore, where he opened a general store and conducted the affairs of a commercial enterprise about three years. In 1852 he began to operate in loans in a small way and continued as a financier until 1879. In 1871 he formed an association with R. L. Divine, under the style of R. L. Divine & Co., in establishing and managing a banking house, their relations existing one year, when he sold out to the senior partner. In 1880 Mr. Boynton began to traffic in real estate and has extended his operations until he is the owner of 1,300 acres of finely improved land in De Kalb County, which is managed by tenants. He is the proprietor of about 12,000 acres in Iowa, and 500 respectively in Kansas and Minnesota. His claims in Arkansas include over 60,000 acres. The improved tract in Iowa embraces 2,000 acres. Mr. Boynton has officiated as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sycamore several years.

He was married Nov. 26, 1861, in Ledyard, Cayuga Co., N. Y., to Lucetta P. Stark, and they have three children. Charles D. was born Aug. 10, 1862. He was educated at the Stevens Institute, where he was a student in the scientific course four years. Mary E. was born Feb. 23, 1864. Elmer E. was born July 7, 1874. Mrs. Boynton was born May 10, 1836, in Wilkesbarre, Pa. Her parents, Paul and Pauline (Billings) Stark, removed with their family to Ledyard, N. Y., in 1855.

which he has since operated as a farmer. He was born March 13, 1834, in the city of New York. His parents, Alexis and Emeline (Hunt) , Hall, were natives of New England. The mother ' died in the city of New York, and in 1842 the father came to the township 'of Big Rock, in Kane Co., 111. He died there Jan. 15, 1883. Six children born to them were named Fritzena, Charles Arabella, Stephen A. and Arnold.

Mr. Hall came with his father to Kane County in 1842, where he remained until 1867. In that year he bought 160 acres of land in Squaw Grove Town- F" ship. On this farm he has since resided and has ® placed it all under culture. He is a Republican in = political principle, and was elected Supervisor in the «^* spring of 1882. He has held the office ever since. p= Mr. Hall was married March 29, 1860, at Big Rock, Kane Co., 111., to Elizabeth, daughter of Dea- ' con Jeremiah and Mary (Reese) Whildin, and they ) have had five children, - Frank A. (deceased), Sarah L., Minerva A. (deceased), Arthur J. and Leonard S. Mr. Hall has been Township Trustee and School Director. Both himself and wife are members of the itist Church.

sahel E. Hayes, farmer, section 35 and 36, Shabbona Township, was born in Cazenovia Township, Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 2, 1832, and is a son of Milo and Adaline (Partello) Hayes. He was brought up on a farm and received a common-school education. In April, 1855, he came to Kane Co., 111., and located at Sugar _ Grove. In the spring of 1864 he removed to Shab- J bona Township, this county, locating on section 17 ; ^ but in three years he sold out and purchased a tract on section 27, same township, where he followed his

Mr. Hayes was first married Oct. 4, 1857, at Sugar Grove, to Miss Cornelia Booth, and they had six children, all boys, as follows : Elmer W., who was born Oct. 12, 1859, married Sarah Spears and is now living in Shabbona; Charles E., who was born Aug. 2, 1861, and is living at home ; George S., who was born Oct. 24, 1863, and died in infancy; Joseph G., born May 26, 1865, is also living at home ; and James B., born Aug. 10, 1868, died when an infant.

Mrs. Hayes died Feb. 24, 1881 ; and Sept. 15, following, in Johnson Co., Mo., Mr. Hayes married Mrs. Lavinia Russell, widow of Willis Russell and daughter of William and Hannah Arthur. She was born in Maryland, March 27, 1851, adopted by Elhanan Roop and brought up in Missouri. By her first marriage she had four children, namely : Mary E., born Aug. 3, 1871 ; Lelieu E., Oct. 27, 1873; Susan L., born in 1875, died in infancy; and Paul A., born March 15, 1877, and died in August, following. Mr. Russel died in November, 1878. Mrs. Hayes is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Hayes, in his political action, has always voted with the Republicans.

eorge S. Potter, farmer, section 24, Squaw Grove Township, is a native of the county and town where he lives. His parents, Samuel E. and Olive P. (Winslow) Potter, were natives of Massachusetts, and settled in the township of Squaw Grove in De Kalb County about 1847. Their deaths took place there respectively July 20, 1856, and Nov. 15, 1883. Their children were named Harriet S., George S., Mary O., Orlando B. and Samuel L.

Mr. Potter was born Sept. 24, 1860. He was educated in the common schools and attended a seminary at Aurora several terms. Following in the footsteps of his forefathers, he has always been a farmer, and is the owner of 120 acres in Squaw Grove Township and 40 acres in Kane County. The entire acreage is chiefly under the plow. Mr. Potter is a Republican in his political views.

was born Feb. i, 1849, in Kane Co., 111., and is the daughter of John L. and Sarah A. (Cornell) Long. Her father is a native of New York and her mother of Massachusetts.

Lewis Olmstead, farmer, owning 137 acres located on sections 25 and 36, Shabbona Township, was born in Wilton Township, Fairfield Co., Conn., May 13, 1802. He is the son of David and Rebecca (Jackson) \ Olmstead, who removed to the vicinity of Ithaca, N. Y., when that city was but a small hamlet. Mr. Olmstead was brought up on a farm of his father's, alternating his labors thereon by attendance at the common schools.

He was married in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Feb. 27, 1823, to Miss Eleanor, daughter of Jesse and Betsey Owens, and by her had six children. The eldest, Betsey, married James |Hare, and died when 32 years of age. Aaron, second child, married Huldah Bayley and resides in Butler Co., Iowa. Hector died