DeKalb County, Illinois - The whole text, 1885 (part 16 of 28)

Lhabbona, the celebrated Indian Chief and friend of the whites, was born near the Maumee River, in Ohio, about the year 1775. Some published accounts differ as to the place of his birth, but he gave to the late William Hickling, formerly of Ottawa, but later of Chicago, and who was a warm personal friend of his, the above as correct. The fatner of Shabbona belonged to the Ottawa tribe, and was one of that numerous band of Ottawas who fought with the great Ottawa Chieftain, Pontiac, throughout his wars, and upon his defeat returned with him to the Illinois country in the year 1764.

In early manhood Shabbona married the daughter of a Pottawatomie chief, whose village was on the Illinois River bottom, near Ottawa. He lived at this village a few years, when he moved with his family, or band, to Shabbona Grove* De Kalb County. Here he and his band had their village and council-house, and resided until the fall of 1837, at which time they numbered some 130 souls.

Shabbona was a great admirer of Tecumseh, and in the war of 1812, with his warriors, he joined the great chief and stood by his side when he fell at the battle of the Thames. He was a warm friend of "the

Sauganash," Billy Caldwell, whom he probably knew as early as 1800. At the memorable battle of the Thames and the defeat of the Indians and the English, both Shabbona and Caldwell lost all faith in the power and promises of their British allies. A short time afterward they visited Gen. Cass, at Detroit, and to him gave their submission to the United States. At the time of the Winnebago war, in 1827, he visited almost every village among the Pottawatomies, and by his persuasive arguments prevented them from taking part in the war. By request of the citizens of Chicago, Shabbona, accompanied by Billy Caldwell (Sauganash), visited Big Foot's village at Geneva Lake, in order to pacify the warriors, as fears were entertained that they were about to raise the tomahawk against the whites. Here Shabbona was taken prisoner by Big Foot, and his life threatened, but on the following day was set at liberty. From that time the Indians (through reproach) styled him " the white man's friend," and many times his life was endangered. The next and last attempt made to embroil the Pottawatomies and Ottawas in a war with the " pale faces," was that made by Black Hawk and the Prophet, in 1832. These two chiefs, representing the Sauk and Fox nations, met the Pottawatomies and Ottawas in council at Indiantown, in February of that year, and eloquently pointed out to the large number of Indians assembled there, the necessity of co-operation, in order to save their nations from the further encroachments of the white men upon their hunting grounds. In that large assemblage the voice of but one Pottawatomie chief was raised in favor of war and union with Black Hawk, and that was given by old Wau-pan-seh. In that council, Shabbona, in answer to that fervent appeal of Black Hawk for union, and his figurative assertion that such an union would give them an army of warriors equal in number to the trees of the forest, replied : " Yes, and the army of the pale faces you will have to encounter will be as numerous as the leaves on those trees." At the period of this. conference, probably no other chief, excepting Caldwell, possessed greater influence with the tribes assembled than did Shabbona, and Ihese two leaders so well knew the power and military resources of the white race, and how futile it wou)d be to engage in another war with them.

just before the commencement of his foray on the white settlements, he made one more attempt to secure a union with the Pottawatomies, and sent his runners or emissaries to visit Shabbona, who, at this time, with his band, were encamped and on a hunting expedition in the Bureau timber. Shabbona here again rejected all offers of alliance made by Black Hawk. Seeing that hostilities must soon commence, Shabbona broke up his hunting camp and returned home to his grove. Shortly afterwards, the defeat of Major Stillman's forces followed, and opened a clear path for the hostile Indians to make a foray upon the settlements. This Shabbona foresaw ; and here the goodness of his heart, his humanity, and desire to avert the horrors of savage warfare, are shown in the arduous and disinterested efforts made by him in behalf of the few white settlers so soon to be exposed to savage fury. Immediately he sent his son and nephew to notify the scattered settlers on the Fox River and at Holderman's Grove, of their great danger, urging them in all haste to leave their homes and seek the sheltering walls of the fort at Ottawa. The old Chief himself undertook the task on his mission of mercy to warn the settlers of Bureau and Indian Creek of their great danger. His appearance on that 1 6th day of May, riding at full speed, bareheaded, his pony heated and jaded by the long ride through the scattered settlements, has been well described by other writers. Nearly all the persons interested followed Shabbona's advice and fled in haste to Ottawa, leaving their homes but a few hours in advance of the entry of the hostile Sauk. A few persons, however, in the Indian Creek settlement, took no heed of Shabbona's warning, and paid in a few hours afterwards the penalty of their rashness, by all their party, excepting four persons, being massacred in the one log house in which they had sought refuge, and which they so heroically defended.

At a treaty made at Prairie Du Chien, July 29, 1829, Shabbona's old home at the Grove, consisting of two sections, was reserved for him. This consisted of all of section 23, the east half section 26 and the west half of section 25. By direction of Major Langham, then Surveyor-General of Illinois and Missouri, a survey and plat of the reservation was made by a deputy surveyor, and Shabbona fondly hoped that the house which he and his family had occupied for so many years was secured to him and them forever. Upon this subject William Hickling, ^^^ %

"I believe that in all the other reservations of land granted by the aforementioned treaty, all the parties thereto having such reservations enjoyed them in fee, and only required the consent and signature of the President of the United States, in order to pass a good title to parties purchasing such reserved lands. Why Shabbona's case should differ from all the rest I could never determine. At any rate, when the survey of the public lands, lying north of the old Indian boundary line was ordered by the Land Department to be made, the Deputy Surveyor had instructions to ignore the previous survey of the reservations, and include the lands thereon contained in the regular section lines of the United States survey; and during the absence of poor old Shabbona and his family in Kansas, these lands were sold by public sale at Dixon. The home of the old Chief and his family passed into other hands, strangers to him, and in answer to an appeal made at Washington in Shabbona's behalf, the Commissioner of the General Land Department, in answer, said that Shabbona had forfeited and lost his title to the lands by removing away from them."

In 1 837 , Shabbona was notified by the Indian Agent, that by the terms of the late treaty, all members of his band, with the exception of those of his own family, must remove to their new reservation in Western Missouri. The parting with so many of those with whom he so long had been associated, he could not endure ; so he resolved, with all his family, to accompany them to their new homes. But no sooner had ^Shabbona and his family reached their lodges in their new homes than new troubles began. The Sauks and Foxes, unfortunately, had their new reservation in close proximity to that of the Pottawatomies and Ottawas. The well-known hostility, a few years previous, of Shabbona to Black Hawk, and the part which the Ottawas took against him and his followers in the wai which followed, were still fresh in the mind of the individual Sauk leader and made enemies of two noted braves. The warfare against Shabbona and his family resulted in the murder of his eldest son, Pypeogee, and a nephew, Pyps. The old Chief Shabbona narrowly escaped with his life from the vengeance of his foes. This caused him and his family to return to Illinois, in about one year after having left it. From this time until in

1849, Shabbona and his family, some 20 to 25 in number, lived at the Grove in peace and quietness with the white neighbors surrounding them. By this time, the Pottawatomies and Ottawas had been again removed to a new reservation granted them in Kansas, and Shabbona again, with his family, left their old homes in Illinois, to join their red brethren in the new one to be occupied. He remained there with his old friends and tribe some three years, then again with his family retraced their steps back to their old home in the Illinois grove, only to find his village and lands in the possession of strangers ; the old home he and his family had occupied for more than 40 years, was lost to him forever ! When he fully realized his forlorn situation, it is said that the old warrior, who probably had scarcely ever before shed a tear, here "wept like a child." But his cup of misery was not yet full. An unfeeling brute, the new owner of the land, upon which, on his return, Shabbona and his family encamped, cursed the poor old man for having cut a few lodge poles on what he thought was his own property, and peremptorily ordered him and his family to leave the Grove. This they did, and it is said that Shabbona never visited it again.

Mr. Tracy Scott, an old pioneer of this section, related the following incident of Shabbona, which occurred at this time : He was returning from Aurora, and, coming through Big Rock timber, saw the Indians encamped. Shabbona seemed utterly cast down; and, in reply to Scott's inquiry as to why he left and where he was going, said he had always been a friend to the whites ; that he had treated them well ; that his wife and some of his children were buried in the Grove ; that he had lived there, and wanted to die there; that he had lost all; was very poor; then he told that, because his band had burned a few sticks of wood, "big white man call me damn Indian! Shabbona never damn white man .'"and pointing upwards, while the tears- ran down his old cheeks, he continued, " No big white man - no damn Indian up there - all 'like ; all like ! "

A few friends realizing the destitute situation in which the poor old Chief and his family were placed, purchased for him a small tract of 20 acres of timber land on the Illinois River, being the north half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 20, township 33 north, range 6 east of the 3d

Principal Meridian (Norman Township), Grundy Co., 111. The title of this land was vested in the Judge of the Circuit Court of La Salle County, 111., .for the use of Shabbona and his heirs. Here, in a semi-state of poverty and wretchedness, the old Chief and part of his family lived, most of the time in wigwams, or tents, using the house for storage purposes and as a barn. Shabbona died at his wigwam, July 17, 1859, aged about 84 years. He was buried in the cemetery at Morris ; and be it said to the shame of the white men, no memorial stone, nothing but a piece of board stuck in the ground, shows the spot where lies the remains of the best and truest Indian friend which the early settlers of Northern Illinois had in the day of their tribulation!

Shabbona's first wife was buried at the Grove. His second wife, Pokanoka, a large and decrepid old woman, weighing some 400 pounds, and two of her daughters, came back to their old home at Shabbona Grove, July 5, 1864, took quiet possession of a thicket near their old home and remained three days. Soon after this, Nov. 30, 1864, while crossing Mazon Creek, Grundy County, with her grandchild, they were thrown from her wagon and drowned in about six inches of water, and both were buried by the side of Shabbona.

Shabbona was not by birth an hereditary chief, and in fact only became one over his band by their tacit consent, after the death of his first wife's father. In his personal appearance, he was a model of physical strength, - one of the finest specimens of the American Indian. Tall in stature, straight as an arrow, large head and face, with pleasant features and an agreeable expression of countenance. He was hot much of an orator, yet his words of wisdom always had their weight in council deliberations. Until quite late in life (after his return from the West in 1838), he was remarkably temperate in his habits, scarcely ever tasting of the " fire-water," that great enemy of his race. No doubt his long association with Tecumseh, who also was remarkably temperate in his habits, had its influence upon the mind and character of Shabbona.

The name and memory of Shabbona should be ever dear to the old settlers of this section of the West ; the prompt action he took to thwart the schemes of that wily old savage, Black Hawk, and save from his savage fury the lives of so many of our early piovg) neers, many of whom would certainly have been sacrificed had it not been for his disinterested efforts in their behalf, deserve greatest praise from the whites.

Shabbona's name is variously spelled. In a certificate of character given him by Billy Caldwell, Aug. i, 1816, and which is now in the archives of the Chicago Historical Society, it is spelled Chamblee. Others in early time spelled it Chab-o-neh and Shau-be-na. John H. Kinzie and G. S. Hubbard, both of whom knew him, spelled his name with a " C " instead of " S." Even at present it is frequently spelled as follows: Shabonee, Shau-be-nay and Shab-eh-ney. The meaning of his name is, " head and shoulders like a bear."

The portrait of Shabbona which we present in connection with this sketch was made from a portrait by F. B. Young, of Rome, N. Y., painted about 1840. By those who knew Shabbona personally, it is pronounced a splendid likeness of the good old Chief.

ev. William Brown, farmer, resident on section IT, Milan Township, was born March 13, 1831, in County Donegal, Ireland. John Brown, his father, was also a native of Ireland, of Scotch extraction and ancestry, belonging to the race known as Scotch-Irish, and was an active and zealous member of society and of the Presbyterian Church. Mary (Johnson) Brown, the mother was born in Ireland, of English parentage, and was a member of the Church of England, as was her parents before her, and in -whose tenets she was brought up. They had five sons and a single daughter. Nathaniel is a farmer in the township of Milan. John is a Presbyterian minister in the South of Ireland, at a military station commanding the entrance to Waterford Harbor. James studied for the ministry, but owing to failing health abandoned his intentions in that direction, and is now a farmer on the family homestead. William is the next in order of birth. Thomas died when nine years of age. Elizabeth married Mr. Campbell and lives in Ireland. It was the ambition of the father that his sons should enter the ministry, and Mr. Brown was taught at home with that end in view.

World, and when he was about 19 years of age he came to the United States, settling at first near Sandusky, Ohio ; after a tarry there of four years he returned to his native land, finding home and its inmates as he had left them. In 1855 he returned to the United States, accompanied by his sister and oldest brother. After some prospecting they settled near Sycamore, De Kalb Co., 111., fixing their resi dence there, May i, 1855. The oldest brother and sister soon returned to Ireland, where the former remained until the next, year, when he came back to De Kalb County and located in Milan Township.

In 1853, during his first stay in America, Mr. Brown bought 353 acres of land on section n, Milan Township, which was in an entirely uncultivated and unimproved condition. He accumulated sufficient means during the four years referred to, to make his title secure. After his marriage he took possession of his estate where he has since pursued the career of a skilled and prosperous farmer. He his at present the owner of 560 acres of finely located and valuable land, all under the plow, and the place in point of management and equipments is one of the most valuable in the township. .

Mr. Brown was one of the pioneer preachers of Methodism in Malta, and he has been active in the interest of that denomination since 1856. He has been also actively interested in educational matters. He is a zealous adherent of the Republican party.

Dec. 18, 1859, he was united in marriage, in Jefferson Township, Hillsdale Co., Mich., to Sarah, daughter of Theron B. and Sarah (Edgerly) Seely. The former was of Irish descent, and the latter was of German lineage. They were pioneers of Hillsdale Co., Mich., and were among the first permanent settlers of Pittsford Township in that county. They removed later to Jefferson, where they became extensive landholders. The mother died there in October, 1878; the father in January, 1879. Mrs. Brown is the seventh child and fourth daughter in a family of nine children. She was educated in the common schools, and has reared her five1 children in a creditable manner. Theron is a teacher at Morgan Park, near Chicago ; Grace M. is an accomplished musician, and is engaged in teaching instrumental music ; Sarah E. has finished a preparatory teachers' course at Aurora, 111.; William J. and Pearl A. are the youngest.

^ Bryant Curtis, was born in the same county, Dec. 4, 1803, and died in Afton Township, Dec. 8, 1880. His mother, Patience, nee Powers, was born June n, 1803, in Croydon, Sullivan Co., N. H., and died March 12, 1876, in Afton Township, this county. She was twice married, the issue of her first marriage being one son, and of her second, four sons and four daughters. Her first son was Harvey Powers Robbins. The names of her other children are Joanna Maria, Mary E., Elijah, Sarah, Martha A., Stephen, David B. and Nathan S.

Elijah Curtis, subject of this notice, was reared on a farm in Worcester Co., Mass. He assisted in the farm labors and attended the common schools until the age of 19 years, then came to this county, arrivT ing here in 1856. He engaged in farm labor by the month, and continued in that vocation until 1859. He then began working land on shares and followed that until 1861.

At this period in his life's history, the nation became imperiled, and he went forth to aid in her defense. He enlisted in Co. C, s8th 111. Vol. Inf., Capt. G. W. Kittell and Col. W. F. Lynch, of the i6th Corps, 2d Division. His regiment was in active service at Fort Donelson. He also participated in the battle of Shiloh, and was wounded, April 6, 1862. He then came home on a furlough, the hospital being full, and spent three months, after which he returned to his regiment at Camp Danville, Miss. He was in the battle of Corinth and received a wound in the right ankle Oct. 4, 1862. The wound was made by what was supposed to be a sharpshooter's ball, a piece of which was found in his stocking. He was taken to the hospital, where he remained two weeks, and was then sent to the hospital at St. Louis ; was there a month, received a furlough, came home and remained two months, then went to the hospital at Chicago and was there four months, when he returned to his regiment at Spring- field, 111. His regi.nent was recruiting at Springfield, and two months later moved to Cairo, 111., where it was encamped during the fall and winter of 1863-4. The regiment then joined Sherman's army at Vicksburg, and participated in a raid through Mississippi, after which it returned to Vicksburg. He then participated in the Red River expedition and during the same was wounded in the lefl thigh, May 18, 1863, and was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He remained there two months, received a furlough for a month and then joined his regiment at Jefferson Barracks. The regiment "were after" Price and had a battle with him near Kansas City, after which it returned to St. Louis and shipped on board a steamer for Nashville to join Gen. Thomas in time to participate in the battle of Nashville. The regiment then went to Eastport, Tenn. Mr. Curtis then left the regiment to be mustered out, his time having expired, and was discharged Feb. 7, 1865, at Chicago. He enlisted as a private, and at the time of his muster out he was Sergeant.

On receiving his discharge from the army, Mr. Curtis came to this county and engaged in farm labor by the month, which he followed for a year, and then traded 40 acres of land for an 8o-acre tract in Clinton Twonship, on which he moved.

Mr. Curtis was first married July 2, 1865, to Miss Candace E. Bovee. She was a daughter of Richard and Orpha (Parks) Bovee, and was born in Erie Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1836, and died June 22, 1875. She was the mother of one child, David G., born Feb. 9, 1868. He was married a second time, April 3, 1879, to Miss Juliette E. Hurd, a daughter of Alanson and Jerusha A. (Springer) Hurd, both natives of " York ," State, the former born April 4, 1812, and the latter Dec. 25, 1820. Both her parents are living in Dakota, and their children comprised five sons and four daughters, namely : Robert F., Juliette E., Susan P., Harriet M., Mary S., Durfy S., Millie M. and Samuel A. B'y the last marriage of Mr. Curtis there are two children, namely: Hortense, born Sept. 9, 1880, died Oct. 10, 1884, and Sarah E., born Jan. 10, 1883.

The grandfather of Mr. Curtis W;as a Revolutionary soldier and participated in the capture of Burgoyne's army ; and Mr. Curtis still retains in his possession the old musket that his grandfather used during those dark days. The family of Mr. Curtis, his father's family, and his grandfather's family all lived on a piece of land that was deeded to his great-

Mr. Curtis also his in his possession a cutlass his great-grandfather captured at Cape Town, West Indies. The mother of our subject had four uncles ii who participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and were among the fortunate ones to escape unhurt. A brother of Mr. Curtis died in a rebel prison at Danville, Vt., and a brother of Mrs. Curtis died in a hospital at Helena, Ark

Mrs. Curtis, present wife of the subject of this / notice, was horn in Marion Co., Ind. Aug. 14, 1844. <? a - Her parents were farmers and of German descent. ^ Mr. Curtis added 80 acres to .his original 80, and in 1873 exchanged the 160 for his present farm of 200 acres. He is at present Highway Commissioner and Town Clerk, and also a member of the Board of School Directors, of which he is Clerk. Politically he is a Republican. Socially, he is a member of Merritt Simonds Post, No. 283, G. A. R., of which he is Sergeant Major.

The subject of the foregoing biographical notice being a representative man and a prominent citizen of De Kalb County, the publishers place a portrait of his features in this work.

jarshall Miller, of Squaw Grove Township, has been a resident therein since the fall of 1836, having come here when about 18 months old. His parents, Samuel and Gilley M. (Sebree) Miller, were natives of Kentucky and Indiana, and on coming to Illinois settled in Squaw Grove Township. Their only child at that time is the subject of this sketch. They pas?ed their after lives in and near the village of Hinckley. The death of the mother occurred about 1849; that of the father took place Feb. 2, 1880. Mr. Miller had five brothers and sisters, - John, William, Charles, Melissa and Augusta.

Mr. Miller obtained a common-school education of the kind common to pioneers. He was an inmate of the paternal homestead until he was 27 years of age, when he married and settled down to an independent career. He is now the 'owner of no acres of land, the chief proportion of which is under tillage.

Milan Township, De Kalb County. Her parents removed from New York, their native State, to Milan Township, De Kalb County, in the spring of 1855, Her mother died Dec. 28, 1866, and her father is now a resident of Sandwich. Their nine children were named Millicent B., Philander C., Rachel E., Maria L., Richard L., John B., Emily N., Cornelia A. and Peter E. Mrs. Miller was born June 25, 1840, in Erie Co., Pa., and was about 15 years of age when her parents removed to De Kalb County. Two children have been born of her marriage, - Alice L. and Sammy E. The daughter died Dec. 20, 1881.

'ohn Wedlake, farmer, section 2, jtlilan Township, was born May 10, 1828, in Somersetshire, England. Henry Wedlake. his father, was an English farm laborer, and was born, lived and died in the native shire of his son. His death occurred in April, 1879. Betty (Pierce) Wedlake, the wife and mother, was also a native of the same place, where she died, in June, 1876.

Seven children were born to Henry and Betty Wedlake, John being the oldest. The first important event in his life was his marriage. He was born to poverty, and according to the customs of the class to which his parents belonged was early made acquainted with labor. He was compelled to work when only six years of age, receiving for his remuneration six cents a day, which was increased to eight cents daily when he became eight years old. His marriage to Harriet Orchett took place April 5, 1851. She was the daughter of George and Mary (Bardford) Orchett, and her parents lived in the same house in which they were born in Somersetshire, and where three families of three successive generations had lived before them. -Mrs. Wedlake was born Sept. 14, 1827. She was in service until she was married. She has been the mother of-fwo children, - Henry and George. The latter died in England when four years of age. Some years after marriage Mr. Wedlake determined to seek the promised opportunities of the New World, and leaving his family in comfort he set out alone to examine the feasibility of the claims of which such glowing accounts came across the sea to the homes of the English peasantry. He located for .a time in Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he operated as a common laborer on a farm. After two years he had accumulated sufficient means to return for his wife and only child, one having died. They returned to Onondaga County and remained there two years. In 1861 they came to the township of Milan, and were tenants on the farm of James Mc- Carroll, which he worked one summer and then rented of William Brown six years. In 1868 Mr. Wedlake bought 80 acres of land, to which he afterward added extensively by purchase, and is now the owner of 240 acres, which he has finely improved and augmented in value. Politically he is a Republican. He is a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as is also his wife.

arles Hallam, retired farmer, at Shabbona village, was born in* Nottingham, England, Sept. 14, 1836, and is a son of William and Mary (Burton) Hallam. He received an academic education, and by profession became an accountant. He emigrated to America in May, 1855, and was first engaged as an accountant in New York city for nine years ; then spent about two years in various States, and finally settled down on a farm, in 1866, on section 28, Shabbona Township, where he continued farming until January, 1885, when he removed to his present residence in Shabbona village. He still retains possession of his farm, which consists of 1 60 acres. Since coming to this country, Mr. Hallam has visited his native land five times, and thus has crossed the Atlantic Qcean n times.

He was first married Jan. 7, 1864, in New York city, to Miss Emily Millington, and Nov. 16 following they had a daughter, Emily E. Mrs. H. died April 1 6, 1865, and Mr. Hallam was again married July 28, 1866, at Jacksonville, 111., to Miss Elizabeth Challand, daughter of Reuben and Rebecca Challand. She was born*ri England, Aug. n, 1845, and was brought by her parents to America in 1 85 i . By this marriage there have been one son and two daughters, namely: Charles P., born Jan. 29, 1877 ; Winnie L., Feb. 26, 1879, and Millie R., Dec. 15, 1883.

arvey L. Fuller, farmer, section 9, Clinton Township, is a native of New York. His parents, Norman and Sophronia (Buck) Fuller, were also natives of that State, and came to Kane Co., 111., in 185 i, where he, the father, died in September, 1854. They had five children, namely : Harvey L., Rosetta L., Mary, Antoinette, Edwin A. and Adelbert U.

The eldest, the subject of this sketch, was born in Orleans Co., N.-Y., Sept. 22, 1835, and came with his father to Kane Co., 111., in 1851, and the spring of 1855 to this county. He has since lived here, and now owns 400 acres of land, most of which is good farming land. Politically, he is. identified with the Republican party, and he has held several positions of public trust.

dolphus G. Smith, Supervisor of Pierce Township, and a farmer on section 23, was born in the township of Lykins, Crawford Co., Ohio, Sept. 2, 1842. His parents, John Fred- v erick and Christlieba (Lippman) Smith, were ' both born in Germany. They had come early ^ in life from their native land and remained all their ' subsequent lives in Ohio. The mother died in 1848, and the husband married again not long after her death.

Mr. Smith acquired a fair education in the public schools and was thoroughly trained in a knowledge of agricultural pursuits. He came to Illinois when he was 20 years of age, and became a farm laborer in Kane County one year. He then rented and worked on a farm five years, and returned to Ohio and worked four years with his brother, who was a carpenter and builder by trade. He then returned to Illinois to establish a permanent home on a farm on section 23 in Pierce, which he had bought two years previously. The place now boasts of a good dwelling-house, fruit and shade trees and commodious farm buildings. In political sentiment Mr. Smith is independent of any organized party. He votes according to his judgment irrespective of party or politics. His wife is a member of the Evangelical Association. He has filled various township offices, among them School Trustee, Assessor and Collector, and in 1883 was appointed to fill a vacancy as Supervisor, and he was elected to the incumbency in 1884.

He has continued resident on his farm, but has devoted his attention to his trade of contractor and builder, in which he has operated successfully 15 years. Among the dwellings he has constructed are the residences of John Pooler and Nicholas Klemm in Afton Township," P. W. Gallagher, Thomas Gallagher, George Schule and William Van Ohlen, in Squaw Grove Township.

He was married in March, 1863, to Mary Ann Shoop. Three of their children are living, - Harvey W., Sarah Alice and Alta G. Ella, second child in order of birth, died when about three years of age. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of John and Sarah (Shultz) Shoop. Her parents were born in Pennsylvania and were among the earliest permanent settlers in 'Kane Co., 111.

orge N. Maxwell, Principal of the Shabbona schools since Jan. i, 1883, was born in Assonnett, Bristol Co., Mass., Oct. 30, 1847, and is a son of Rev. John S. and Lucy (Babcock) Maxwell, and removed with his parents to La Salle County, this State, in 1868, settling near Leland. He was educated in Giundy Co., 111., at the common school.

In the winter of 1868-9 he commenced teaching school, and continued in that profession during the winter seasons for ten years, alternating with farm labor during the intervening summers ; but since his removal to Shabbona his only occupation has been teaching. He was married in Highland, Grundy Co., 111., Oct. 4, 1871, to Miss Emma, daughter of Alonzo and Maria (Andrews) Spink, who was born at Blackberry, Kane Co., 111. They have had three eorge Easterbrook, deceased, was a farmer on section 14, Pierce Township, and had been a landholder in De Kalb County from 1856 to the date of his death. In that year he purchased 80 acres of unimproved land on the northeast quarter of section 14, and four years later he purchased an additional 80 acres on section 14. In 1883 his wife made a third purchase, of 80 acres on the section last named, and the estate now includes 300 acres of land, under good improvements, provided with suitable farm buildings and a good orchard.

Mr. Easterbrook was born Dec. 29, 1825, in Sackville, Westmoreland Co., New Brunswick, where he was reared to the pursuits of agriculture and also instructed in the vocation of stone mason. In 1847 he came to Freeport, 111., and there worked as a farm assistant and also as a mason, alternating between the two callings for two years. Subsequently he went to Kane Co., 111. He was there married Feb. 17, 1853, to Priscilla, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Reed) Outhouse. Her parents were both born in the province of New Brunswick, and were pioneers of Kane County, whither they removed in 1834. They are of Holland descent and are, at present date (1885), residents in Blackberry. The parents of Mr. Easterbrook were of English birth, and his paternal grandfather was for many years a member of the House of Commons in England, and his father served as a member of the Canadian House of Parliament.

Soon after his marriage, Mr. Easterbrook went to Iowa and purchased 200 acres of land in Black Hawk County. He made no location for a home, but returned to Kane County, where he remained until the year named, in which he settled in Pierce Township. He died Dec. 9, 1864, leaving five children, - Isabella, James George, Susan Emma, Wilson E. and Alvin W. After his decease, his wife rented the farm and returned to Kane County. She bought a farm, where she resided until 1875, when she res

,vid Orr, hardware merchant at Waterman, Clinton Township, is a son of Samuel and Mary (Burnett) Orr, natives of Ireland .nd New Jersey. The record of their family is as follows : Jane, David, Thomas B., Smith, Samuel, Levi and William. Three children are dead - James, Alfred and one child that died in infancy.

David was born in Ohio, May 10, 1818. He lived on the farm, assisted in the support of the family and attended the common schools until he attained the age of 21 years.

For one year after attaining his majority, Mr. Orr was engaged in clearing land, and then hired to learn the carpenter's trade. He soon mastered the same and was engaged in following it for 13 years.

In 1852 Mr. Orr came to this county and settled in Somonauk Township. He remained there only a short time and rented a farm in Clinton Township, which he cultivated one season. Previous to this, when he first came to the county, Mr. Orr entered a quarter section of land in Clinton Township. After managing a rented farm one year, he moved on his homestead, and at once entered vigorously upon its improvement. He lived on this farm for 20 years, with the exception of about two years, which he spent working at his trade, and succeeded in placing it in a good tillable condition.

In 1872 Mr. Orr sold his farm and moved to Waterman: His son, J. D., had engaged in the hardware business a year previous, and Mr. Orr formed a partnership with him, which only continued a short time, as the son died in December, 1872. Mr. Orr carried on the business for three years alone, when another son, Levi R., was admitted to the firm partnership, and the business is now conducted under the firm name of David Orr & Sons, David E. having been admitted to the firm in 1884. The business is a progressive and successful one, and their sales approximate annually to $65,000.

Mr. Orr was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth McCleery, in Wayne Co., Ohio, Jan. 14, 1845. She was born in " York State " about 1817, and was the mother, by Mr. Orr, of six children, namely, Mary A., James D., Ellen, John S., William and Smith. John S. and Ellen are the only ones surviving. Ellen is the wife of Charles A. Low, and resides in Iowa. Mrs. Orr died Feb. 25, 1858. Mr. Orr was again married, March i, 1860, to Miss Martha J. McAffee, daughter of William and Martha (Ray) McAffee. She was born in Ireland, in February, 1825, and emigrated to the United States in 1837.

Four children were born of his second union, two of whom are deceased. The living are, Levi R., born Dec. 3, 1860; and David E., Feb. 13, 1865, both of whom are associated with their father in business.

Mr. Orr affiliates with the Republican party ; has held the offices of School Director and Highway Commissioner, and has been one of the village Trustees for several years.

phraim Depue, farmer, section 13. Genoa Township, is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ogden) Depue, and is one of a family of 10 children. Ose, Sarah, Benjamin, Jesse, Phebe and Theo C. are the names of his brothers and sisters who reached mature life. Three children died in infancy.

Mr. Depue was born Oct. n, 1816, in Sussex Co., N. J. At the age of 18 years he was apprenticed to acquire a knowledge of the wagon-making trade, and served an indentureship of three )iears. He embarked independently in the business, in which he operated about 20 years. In 1848 he became a citizen of Illinois, taking up his residence at Elgin, Kane County. He passed three years there in the pursuit of his trade, and about 1851 entered the employment of the old Galena, Chicago & Illinois Central Railroad Company, his route extending from Chicago to Freeport and from Dubuque to Centralia.

He came to De Kalb County in 1861 and bought 90 acres of land in Genoa Township, moving his family hither in the autumn of the same year. His homestead farm now comprises 360 acres, with 230 acres under improvement, supplied with suitable and creditable farm buildings and well stocked. In political faith and connections Mr. Depue is identified with the Republican party ; he has officiated as School Director and in other local offices.

He was married April 21, 1838, in New Jersey, to Catherine M. Dennis, and they have five surviving children, - Lucy, Elizabeth, Henry C., Allen and Emma. Anna M., Catherine M. and Caroline A. and a child unnamed died in infancy. Mrs. Depue was born Sept. 26, 1813, in New Jersey, and is the daughter of John and Lucy Dennis. She had two brothers and two sisters, born in the following order : Elizabeth, Henry C., Allen and Emma. She is the oldest of her parents' children, and is a member of the Congregational Church.

The publishers of this ALBUM take pleasure in presenting to the public of De Kalb County a lithographic portrait of Mr. Depue, as one of the worthy and representative farmers of Northern Illinois.

fohn H. Merritt, farmer, section 5, Clinton |p Township, is from the State of New York. His parents, Joseph and Esther (Dean) Merritt, were also natives of that commonwealth, and passed their lives there.

The subject of this sketch, who was the third in order of birth of ten children, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct. 6, 1828, and when about seven years old went to live with a family by the name of Hanford, in Westchester Co., N. Y. He lived there until 1849, when he came to De Kalb County, this State, and purchased 80 acres in Somonauk Township. He remained in that township until the summer of 1852, when he moved to the place where he now resides, and where he owns 100 acres of good land, and five acres of timber in Shabbona Township. Mr. Merritt has held the office of Road Commissioner, Overseer of Highways, School Director, etc., and politically is identified with the Republican party.

He was first married at Freeland's Corners, this county, Oct. n, 1854, to Rhoda S. Fay, a native of the State of New York, who died Nov. 12, 1862, in Clinton Township. She was the mother of two chil- dren, - Charles H. and Fred F. Mr. Merritt was again married Oct. 10, 1865, to Mrs. Betsey (nee Simpson), widow of Ira Chamberlain, who died in Orleans Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1857. She had had by her first marriage two children, - Clara V. and Kate. Mrs. M. was born in Clarendon, Orleans Co., N. Y., Dec. 20, 1830, her parents being Ira and Fanny (Cox) Simpson, natives of that State. Mr. and Mrs. M., by their present marriage relation, have had two children, namely, George and Emma. George died when about one year and three months old.

dam Palm, retired farmer, 'residing in the village of Shabbona, is the son of John and Catharine (Flick) Palm (see sketch of John Palm), and was born Jan. 7, 1832, in Trumbull Co., Ohio. He came to Illinois in 1846, one year later than his father, and began farming on section 14, Shabbona Township. He has since exchanged this for one on section 22, of 120 acres. Besides this, he is at present the owner of three village lots in Shabbona. He retired from the active duties of farming life in 1884, moving into the village. In political matters he votes with the Republican party.

He was married at Paw Paw, Jan. i, 1857, to Miss Elmina, adopted daughter of David R. and Angeline Fuller. Mrs. Palm was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, Aug. 14, 1839, and came to this State in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Palm have had one child, a daughter, now the wife of Ira E. Stevens and residing in the township of Shabbona.

'ohn Cain, farmer, section 27, Squaw Grove Township, is a son of John and Mary (McElwain) Cain, who were natives of Ireland and had a family of six children, namely : Samuel, John, Eliza J., Margaret, James and Joseph H. The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland, March 17, 1832, and was about eight years old when his parents emigrated with their family to America. He lived at home until about 26 years of age, and in 1856 came to De Kalb

County, first settling in Paw Paw Township, next in Somonauk Township, and in r86s in Squaw Grove Township, where he now has 119 acres of land, all of which is in cultivation.

He was married in Paw Paw Township Dec. 23, 1858, to Elizabeth McElwain, a native of Ireland. The have five children, - Charles A., Hattie L., Mary A , Margaret R. and Fanny J. Mrs. Cain died June 21, 1872, in Squaw Grove Township. Mr. Cain was again married Feb. 19, 1874, in the same town- A ship, to Miss Mary J., daughter of Gerrit and Mary A g Brower, and born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Jan. 28,

Christopher, of the firm of Christopher & Jorgensen, dealers in grain, lumber, coal .nd live stock at Lee (on the county line between this and Lee Counties), their business house being located in this county, was born in Norway, April 7, 1832, and is a son of Chris, and Juliane Christopher, natives of that country.

He was reared and educated in his native country, where he learned the carpenter's trade and followed it, in Norway and Sweden, until 1855. July i, of that year he emigrated from the latter country to the United States, came direct to this State and located in Bradford Township, Lee County. He worked at his trade and farming until 1863, when he purchased a farm located on section i, Willow Creek Township, that county, and with his family moved on it, and at once entered on its improvement and cultivation. He subsequently purchased additional land in Alto Township, that county, and at present is the owner of 200 acres.

In 1867 Mr. Christopher visited his native country, where he remained enjoying the hospitality and company of his relatives and friends for almost a year. He then returned to this country and continued his labors on the farm. In 1871, in company with Ole Jorgensen Prestegard, he opened the first busines house at Lee station under the firm name of Christopher & Jorgensen, which relation still exists. The firm is widely and favorably known as enterprising and fair-dealing, and to be composed of men of unquestioned integrity,- and their business is a steady, increasing and prosperous one. Mr. Christopher was prominently identified with the growth and development of the village of Lee, and, his residence being in the village, is at the present time one of its enterprising business men.

Mr. Christopher was married in Bradford Township, Lee County, Oct. 17, 1857, to Miss Betsy, daughter of A. and Annie Aadson. She was born in Norway, March 16, 1838, and emigrated to the United States in 1854. Of their union, six children were born, namely : Juliane, May 23, 1858, married Holden L. Reisetter Nov. n, 1875, and resides in Willow Creek Township, Lee County ; Annie, born Nov. 13, 1860, married Wm. K. Reisetter March 29, 1880, also a resident of Willow Creek Township; Betsy, born July 26, 1862, married Ole Solomonsen June 9, 1881, and resides in the same township; Lena, born Aug. 25, 1864; Christina, Feb. 10, 1869, and Maria, Oct. 24, 1876. The latter three reside at home. Politically, Mr. C. is, and always has been since the formation of the party, a Republican. He has served as School Director many years, and Trustee of the village of Lee several years. Religiously, he and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

When 25 years of age, Edward emigrated to the " land of the free and the home of the brave," landing in New Orleans, La., and coming soon after to Chicago, 111. In the fall of 1851 he came to De Kalb County and purchased 162 acres of land in Clinton Township, on section 4, where he has since resided. He now owns 242 acres, most of which is good farming land. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religion both himself and wife are members of the Catholic Church.

The living children of Mr. and Mrs. Boyland are three in number, namely, Sarah, James and Catherine. They have lost to the other world Patrick, Jane, Edward and Mary.

|arcusA. Bartlett, farmer, residing on section 8, Paw Paw Township, is the owner of 80 acres of land. He is a native of the State of Ohio, and was born in Thompson Township, Geauga County, Dec. 25, 1816. His parents, Joseph and Temperance (Pomeroy) Bartlett, were residents of Geauga County, where the father followed the occupation of a farmer.

Marcus was brought up on his father's farm in Geauga County. He attended the common schools, and assisted in clearing 300 acres of land (of the timber that grew thereon), and aided in the cultivation of the same.

He was married Jan. i, 1839, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Capt. John and Nancy (Crane) Fowler. She was born in Westfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Oct. 10, 1811. In 1840 he and his family emigrated from Ohio to this State and located in Bureau County, where he was engaged in farming until February, 1844. At that time he came to Paw Paw Township, this county, and made a claim on section 9 of that township. He sold his claim the following year and purchased the property on section 8, same township, on which he has constantly resided to the present time.

Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett have been blessed with five children, four girls and one boy. Their record is given as follows : Cora was born June 17, 1840, in Ohio, is the widow of Joseph Haslett and resides in West Paw Paw. Louisa was born in Bureau County, this State, Oct. 6, 1842, and died Feb. 24, 1865. The three younger were born in Paw Paw, namely : Alice, Oct. 10, 1846, is the wife of A. E. Garnet, of Chicago; Emma J., May 17, 1849; Albert F., Sept. 9, r8s2. The two youngest are single and reside on the homestead.

Politically, Mr. B. was a member of the old Whig party, but on the organization of the Republican party joined it and has always been identified and voted with it. He was elected one of the first Board

Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in early life, and have been con- \&) nected with that denomination at East Paw Paw for many years, of which Mr. B. has served as Class- Leader and Steward for over 30 years.

anics Fulton, merchant at Waterman, Clinton Township, is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thompson) Fulton, natives of Scotland. They emigrated to Canada in r842, where his father died. His mother still resides there. They were the parents of six children. The mother was married a second time, to a Mr. Cole, by whom she had two children, - Robert J. Cole, a farmer of Vinton Township, and Mrs. J. A. Armstrong, of Somonauk Township.

James Fulton was the youngest of his father's family and was born in Haldimand Co., Ont., May r2, 1846. He resided at home, took advantage of the opportunities afforded by the common schools, attended the High School at Seneca and the Normal School at Toronto, and developed into manhood. After obtaining his majority and leaving school, he engaged in teaching, which vocation he followed for six years, meeting with success. Leaving the chair of the teacher, Mr. Fulton turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, and engaged in business at Langton, Ont. He continued in his business at that place for three years, then sold out and came to Sandwich, this county. On arriving at the latter place he engaged as a clerk and followed that vocation for seven months.

In the winter of i88r Mr. Fulton removed to Waterman and engaged in general mercantile business, which he has continued to the present time. When he first came to Waterman, he formed a partnership with J. A. Armstrong, which relation existed until September, 1884, when Mr. Fulton purchased his partner's interest and has since conducted it alone. His business is a progressive and successful one, and his stock ample to meet the wants of his customers. His annual sales approximate $40,000.

A. Kellogg, liveryman at Sycamore, was born July 10, 1853, in the township of Genoa, De Kalb County. His father, Leander P. Kellogg, was born in the State of Vermont and came to De Kalb County when a young man. He is a pioneer of De Kalb County, and married Melissa Hutchinson subsequent to his removal to Illinois. He settled where he still resides in Genoa Township, and is the proprietor of a large and valuable farm, containing more than 200 acres of finely improved land.

Mr. Kellogg is the fourth of seven children born to his parents. He passed his minority under the authority of his parents on the farm, and at the age of 21 he made a contract for the control of the stage and mail route between Sycamore and Marengo, which he managed seven years. In the fall of 1881 he purchased 300 acres of land, two smiles east of Genoa, in the township of the same name, and was a resident there. . He is now the owner of 194 acres, which he rents. After residing on his farm two years, he bought a livery stable at Sycamore and rented another, situated immediately adjoining, where he is engaged in the traffic common to livery establishments, keeping about a score of horses, with an excellent quality of equipments, and also manages a feed and sale stable. He also conducts a considerable trade in carriages, dealing chiefly in the Lewis Cook manufacture, of acknowledged repute. During the summer seasons he keeps a hack line in operation between Sycamore and Genoa, a distance of eight miles, making three daily trips.

to Ida M. Wager; they are the parents of one child, Flossie Pearl, born Feb. 10, 1884. Mrs. Kellogg was born Aug. 13, 1858, and is the daughter of Henry and Deborah Wager. Her father was born April 19, 1819, at Davenport, Delaware Co., N. Y. He be- V^ came a pioneer of the State of Illinois in 1837, an<^ died in Genoa in 1875.

He lived at Genoa for more than 30 years, well known throughout the ^county and universally respected. In the City Weekly, of Sycamore, there appeared at the time of his death a sketch of his life, \ in which were mentioned some of his characteristics ^ 5 of mind and heart. The following is the tribute re- I ferred to:

He successfully battled with the difficulties connected with a new country, and by diligence and economy succeeded in gathering around him an abundance of this world s goods. . Mr. Wager was possessed of fine business ability, and by strict attention to his own business was enabled to possess and enjoy the large property he has left behind him. He was a man of sterling integrity, fine tact and noble sentiment. He died as he had lived (as far as we know), without an ememy. Mourned by many friends, he passed slowly and gently away, the victim of the cruel disease, consumption. 'Liberal, but unostentatious, kind, manly and upright, death had no terror for him, nor the life across the river nothing but anticipated happiness and everlasting rest. To the last he lived the golden rule, thinking more _for /- others than for himself. Death did not come unanticipated. Before the cold hand had been placed upon him, he had said, calmly and peacefully, " I am ready to die." In his death, as in his life, there was an example and a lesson. The funeral service was held in the M. E. Church, of which he was a member for over 25 years. Rev. Joseph Caldwell preached the funeral sermon. A large and sympathetic congregation assembled in the church to pay their last tribute of respect to their friend and neighbor. The j family circle has lost a husband and father; the Church, a brother and friend ; the community, an honest and faithful citizen. He leaves a widow and ten children, some of whom are married and settled in life. His happy soul is at rest in the heaven of eternal peace. Among his friends and relations bel Brown, of Sycamore. She died in 1852, and in 1856 he married Miss Debora Brown, of Sycamore, sister of his first wife. He left a farm of 860 acres, nicely improved, and a large amount of personal property. His wife and ten children are living at this date (1885).

lonzo M. Laport, farmer, residing on sec. it, Paw Paw Township, and owner of 780 acres of land, was born at Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson Co., N. Y., April 27, 1827. He is a son of Narcis and Minerva (Gardner) Laport, of French descent on the father's side. His mother traces her descent from the English pilgrims who crossed the ocean in the Mayflower.

Mr. Laport emigrated to this State with his parents in 1838. They came by way of the lakes, arriving in Chicago in June of that year. From the latter place they moved to Sugar Grove, Kane County, where they remained until 1845, and in March of that year came to this county and located in Paw Paw" Township, on the same section on which Mr. Laport at present resides. The country at that time was so sparsely settled and markets so remote that money was scarce and hard to procure. Splitting rails at 50 cents a hundred, or cutting cord-wood at 25 cents a cord, was accepted as a generous remuneration by many hungry applicants.

Young Laport, in hopes of finding a better remuneration for his labors, went to Racine, Wis., but found work scarce in that neighborhood ; and, to satisfy a hungry appetite, was compelled to go to work chopping wood at thirty-seven and a half cents a cord, and board himself. Not being able to more than make his board at those figures, he moved on to Milwaukee. He soon after returned to Paw Paw, better contented with a prairie country for a home.

Mr. Laport enlisted in Co. I, First Regt. 111. Vol. Inf., in 1848, to serve in the Mexican War. He served in Mexico under Gen. Price, and was honorably discharged in October of the same year. He then returned to Paw Paw, and in April, 1850, he started overland for California. Arriving in that State, he spent three years in mining and returned

The marriage of Mr. Laport to Miss Thirsa A. Hyde occurred Nov. 22, 1855. She is a daughter of James and Ruth (Corbin) Hyde, and was born in Brazier Township, Franklin Co., N. Y., Nov. 2, 1838. They have six children, four girls and two boys, whose record is as follows : Eva H. was born Nov. 4, 1856, and is the wife of Win. Edwards, resident of West Paw Paw, Lee County. Thirsa L., born Sept. 28, 1858, is the wife of Wm. Nesbitt, a resident of Paw Paw Township. Frank A. L. was born Nov. 5, 1860; Maggie E., Oct. 12, 1862; Lucia M., March 3, 1866; James H., July n, 1873.

Mr. Laport, by industry and good management, has accumulated a competency. His push and pluck, together with his good judgment, has accomplished a determination formed in early years ; and, looking back over the trials of the past and comparing them with the present, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he and his good help-meet overcame adversity, and to-day enjoy the fruits of honest, energetic endeavor. He and his wife (for Mr. Laport is one who believes in attributing to the good wife her share in the honors won) have accumulated a large property. He has one of the largest and best stocked farms in De Kalb County, with good residence and outbuildings, and to-day they sit by the fireside of content surrounded with plenty.

Mr. L., politically, has voted with the Republican party ever since its organization in 1856. He has never sought an office, but accepted the office of Road Commissioner and held the same four terms.

ohn A. McCormick, proprietor of the Shabbona House and dealer in live stock, is a native of Ireland. He was born in the county of Tipperary, May 7, 1842. His parents, Daniel and Mary (Farrell) McCormick, emigrated with their family to Upper Canada in 1853; in 1855 they removed to Chicago; in the spring of 1859 to Paw Paw Township, this county; and the following year John A. went to Texas, where he was employed at railroading, at Galveston and near Houston. In the spring of 1861, after the breaking out of the late war, he made his escape to the North, returning to his home. In August, 1862, at Shabbona, he enlisted as a private in Co. E, io5th 111. Vol. Inf., which was attached to the Army of the Cumberland under Gen. Thomas, and was in all the engagements participated in by his company till he was discharged, at the expiration of his term of enlistment, in June, 1865.

He then engaged in farming, in Clinton Township, this county, until December, 1872, when he came to Shabbona and erected the' " Shabbona House," which he has conducted as a hotel to this date. Although it is the only hotel in the place, it is well kept, and the proprietor succeeds well in his business- as landlord.

Mr. McCormick was married at Aurora, 111., April 24, 1870, to Miss Julia Cargan, daughter of James and Bridget (Lalway) Cargan. She was born in the county of Meath, Ireland, Aug. 23, 1845, and emigrated to America with her uncle, Peter Lalway, in 18158. They have a family of six children living, all girls, viz. : Mary Elizabeth, born in Clinton, 111., Feb. 16, 1871; Nellie, same place, Sept. 12, 1872; Treasa, born May 13, 1874, died five days afterward ; Eva, born Feb. 9, 1876, at Shabbona; Lucy, born March 10, 1879, died Aug. 31, following ; Kate, born May 10, 1880; Martha, Dec. 23, 1882, at Shabbona; and Julia, same place, Feb. 3, 1884.

Mr. McCormick is a member of the Village Board of Trustees, and an officer of T. S. Terry Post, No. 463, G. A. R. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religion Jx>th himself and wife are members of the Catholic Church.

jilliam Colton, farmer, section 17, Clinton, Township, is a son of Reuben and Rhoda (Law) Colton, who were natives of Massachusetts and Connecticut respectively, and settled in New York State, where they reared a family of i r children, - Eunice, Flavia, Timothy, Orrel, Clinton, Oramel, Betsey, Martin, Laura, William and Daniel.

The tenth in the above family, the subject of this sketch, was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y.,Oct. 4, t8r i. He was educated at the common school, and he inued to live in his Viative county till 1846, when he came to Kane Co., 111., and resided in Sugar Grove Township three years. In 1849 he came to this county and purchased 50 acres of land in Clinton and Shabbona Townships, settling where he still makes his residence. At present he is the owner of 88 acres in this county, eight of which is in timber.

In regard to political issues Mr. Colton acts with the Republican party. He has been Overseer of Highways and School Director. Both himself and wife are members of the Second-Advent Church.

He was married in Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 3, 1837, to Lucinda, daughter of Abner and 5 Mary (Todd) Emery, natives of New England. She , was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug 16, 1818. Mr. and Mrs. C. have had nine children, namely : Lovina, Lucretia (deceased), Sarah A., Maria, Franklin, W. Luther, Samuel C. (deceased), Carrie L. and Charles Wesley. Mr. and Mrs. Emery have also had nine children, - Stephen, Lucinda, Lucretia, Mary A., Franklin, Frederick, Hiram, Sarah and Eleazer.

i., in April, 1814, and is the son of Albe- , gence and Catharine Adams. He lost his parents in early youth; left Boston in 1824 and removed to Otsego Co., N. Y. From the latter place he removed to Allegany County, and from there to Chicago, 111., in 1836. He spent a few months as clerk in a drug-store in that city, and in the fall of that year removed to Aurora. He opened the first general store on the east side of that town, and continued in business there two years, and then he went to Sugar Grove, Kane County, where he was engaged in farming.

He was married in Sugar Grove, in March, 1839, to Martha J. Barnes, daughter of Jabez and Mary Barnes. Nine children were born to them, - five sons and four daughters : Alfred, born June 1 6, 1 840, married and is living in Oregon ; Lucina, born Aug. 5, 1842, died aged two years; Martha J., born April ^ 20, 1844, is the wife of Henry S. Griffeth, of Webster, Iowa; Jabez A., born Oct. 24, 1846, married Ellen Persons and resides in Iowa ; John Q., born April 3, 1848, lives in Lehigh, Iowa ; Kate, born Aug. 3, 1849,

>v*' lives with her brother in Dakota; Robert A., born :? Dec. 10, 1852, married Lizzie Edwards and lives in ^ Dakota ; Mary A., born Feb. 10, 1854, wife of Spencer Griffeth, of Paw Paw Township; Douglass A., born Oct. 23, 1856, married Miss Lake and lives in Dakota; Sarah F., born Aug. 9, 1858, resides in Millington, 111. ; Mrs. Adams died April 29, 1862.

Mr. Adams moved to Shabbona Grove in 1849, where he was engaged in merchandising about four years. He then removed to East Paw Paw and continued in the same business till 1859, when he went to California. He spent three years in that State, during which time he was engaged in mining and in dispensing justice as a frontier 'Squire. He returned to De Kalb County in 1862.

He was married again March 3, 1864, in Greenstown, 111., to Mrs. Harriet Firkins, widow of Asahel Firkins, and daughter of James H. and Hannah (Preston) Miller. Mrs. Adams was born in Monroe Co., Mich., Jan. 25, 1823. One child was born of * their union, March 26. 1865, a daughter named Nellie

-^ A. Soon after his last marriage Mr. Adams engaged in farming on his present farm. In his religious views he favors the Universalists. In politics he is a Democrat.

eorge Jackson, dealer in general hardware, stoves, tinware, farm machinery and barbed wire at Shabbona, was the first man to open a tin shop in the village named. He opened his shop in March, 1874, and continued the same for about a year, when he " closed out." In October, 1876, he resumed his business at i that point, putting in a stock of general hardware, stoves and tinware, and has carried on the business continually ever since, covering a period of about nine years.

In 1 88 1, Mr. Jackson began dealing in farm machinery, making a speciality of McCormick's machines and the Bassett and Ottawa wagons. He has continued in the latter line until the present time. His stock on hand averages $4,000, and his business is a steadily increasing and prosperous one.

Mr. Jackson is a son of Jonathan and Mary (Wilds) Jackson, and was born in Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 850. He received a common-school education in his native city and early in life learned the tinner's trade. In 1870 he came to this county and located at Shabbona Grove. He opened the pioneer tin shop of that place and continued the same until 1872, at the time the village of Shabbona was started. For two years from that time he was engaged in farming, and then located in Shabbona and opened a shop, as before stated.

Mr. Jackson was married at Shabbona, Oct. 16, 1872, to Miss Camelia E., daughter of Nicholas and Maria (Quilhot) Kittle. She was born at Shabbona Grove, Dec. 5, 1850. Three children constitute the issue of their union, - one son and two daughters. Their record is as follows : Bertie was born Jan. 24, 1874; Ethel, Oct. 14, 1883; and Lizzie, July 22, 1881.

ifflfiljkenry W. Leifheit, " mine host " of the Clinton House at Waterman, is the son of Henry and Frederica (Hartman) Leifheit. ^ They were natives of Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1852, settling in Yorkville, Kendall County, this State. The following spring, 1853, they came to this county and located in Somonauk Township, where they resided for two years, and then returned to Kendall County. Four years later they returned to Somonauk, resided there two years and then moved into Clinton Township, where they are at present residing. They were the parents of nine children : Henry W., August, William, Fred, Herman, Caroline, Alvina, Anna and Minnie. Henry W. Leifheit was born in Germany Dec. 4, 1840, and was T2 years of age when he crossed the ocean with his parents. He remained with them on the farm, assisting his father in its cultivation and taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by the common schools, until he attained the age of maturity. On reaching that age, he rented a farm in this county, on his own responsibility, and successfully cultivated the same for four years. His next move was to Iroquois County, this State, where he bought a farm, on which he resided for seven years. Selling his farm, he purchased a hotel in the village of Ashkum, that county, and for one and a half years was engaged as landlord of the same. He then sold his hotel and came to Clinton Township and engaged in the saloon business. He continued in the latter business for three years, until 1877, then sold and purchased the hotel at Waterman, of which he is at present proprietor. His hotel is known as the " Clinton House," and is conducted in a manner entirely satisfactory to his guests. He is as genial and gentlemanly as one could wish to meet, and the pains he takes to attend to the wants of his guests and make their stay at his hotel pleasant is appreciated, as instanced by his constantly increasing business.

Mr. Leifheit was united in marriage in Oswego, Kendall Co., this State, Nov. 25, 1860, to Miss Joanna Wollenweber, daughter of Earnest and Hattie Wollenweber, natives of Germany, in which country her father died. Her mother came to this country with her children, in 1857. They had nine children, namely: Earnest, Augusta, Henry, William, Joanna, Charles, Minnie, Carrie and Eureka.

H. Low, deceased, oldest son and second child of William R. and Lydia (Christy) Low, was born in Mariposa, Victoria Co., Ont., Oct. 4, 18515. He died at Sandwich, Jan. 10, 1884. Although the record of his brief career must be wholly memorial, it must also be typical, and pre-eminently valuable from the traits which characterized him and from what he achieved. From the beginning of his conscious existence he was an extraordinary [child. . . His love for learning commenced with his under- ® standing of the existence of knowledge, and even in "" his earliest school days his intellect flashed like a gem in a less brilliant setting. All branches of study delighted him, and while he attained wonderful progress in science and Latin, he reveled in the field of mathematics, which was the element of his nature, in the curriculum of instruction. His mind was inherently systematic, and its development was selfconstructed step by step, advancing like a mathematical series. He was the possessor of uncommon powers of demonstration, and the rapidity with which he reached his conclusions proved alike the clearness of his perceptions and the accurate methods of his mental operations. The testimonials of his teachers express a uniform estimate of the quality of his intellect and his remarkable precocity. Without exception he impressed his instructors, not only with his superior abilities but also with the sterling worth of his character, even in his earliest boyhood. His parents, brothers, sisters and other family relatives were regarded by him with the tenderest consideration, and no instance is remembered by them in which he wavered or was recreant to the deep and abiding home love which was the predominating excellence of his character.

He came to Illinois with his parents in 1856, and was then less than a year old. He lived with them at Shabbona Grove until the age of 1 1 years, and from 1866 until 1869 lived at Piano. Previous to the date when his father became a resident of Sandwich, he had only the advantages of the public schools ; but he waited not on opportunity. He utilized every privilege that presented itself, and while his waking hours were crowded with effort he paid grateful homage to all to whom he believed himself indebted for assistance in his march of progress. There was, in his composition, no room for the exercise of evil proclivities toward any one. He loved, trusted and believed in all with whom he was brought in contact, and he received from others measure running over of that which he gave. He was the object of unqualified affection and unrestricted confidence, and was believed in implicitly by all who came to know him intimately.

When he entered the school taught at Sandwich by A. J. Sawyer, now an attorney at Lincoln, Neb., he was less than 1 2 years of age, a frail lad with locks yet in their boyish fairness ; he was found to possess a comprehensive understanding of Robinson's Higher Arithmetic and Algebra, Greene's English Grammar, of Philosophy and History and the commoner English branches, in which he passed a satisfactory examination and was placed in the High School department. Mr. Sawyer says of him : " For four years he was rarely, if ever, absent from his seat. He was not only brilliant in scholarship, mastering the most difficult studies with the greatest ease', but he was exemplary in deportment, manly in conduct, generous in impulse and kind and accommodating to all his classmates." These were the traits that characterize h,is whole life.

Mentally, he was equipped for a business life at 16, and in 1872 he became an office boy in the employment of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company and rose by virtue of merit in six years to the position of confidential clerk. The route by which he attained his preferment need not be outlined The fact of the achievement' is its own explanation. Through one year he was the assistant of J. Phelps Adams, Secretary of the Company ; and let it be remarked in passing, that while the natural traits of " Charlie " were so unusual, it must still be remembered that the associations and influences in which his business qualities developed were of rare type and contributed largely to his advancement. The opportunities he enjoyed through the years of his personal relations with the gentleman named were of incalculable advantage in shaping his career. He went early in 1883 to Kansas City as manager of the southwestern department of the company's interests. In August, 1883, having been offered a responsible position by William Deering, of Chicago, which he thought would eventually afford him greater scope for work and achievement, with reluctance and regret on the part of the company - his employer from childhood - and himself, he resigned his position at Kansas City and entered the services of Mr. Deering in a responsible place in his great agricultural works at Chicago. Mr. Deering had the highest appreciation of his character and abilities. Some weeks later, he started for Oregon, California and the far West in behalf of his employer. He took leave of his home and friends with reluctance. The way seemed long and the burdens onerous. It was afterward remembered that the face, always worn with intense mental strain, was unusually sharpened, and that the hitherto tireless, indomitable spirit faltered in view of its impending labors and fatigues. But no one guessed that he stood, even then, within the mystic shadow of the unseen world. He was seized with malarial illness at Salt Lake City, and though he received every care '* , and attention from friends to whom he was as dear as their own, his instincts drew him resistlessly back to the home at Sandwich. Following are the last words he traced with the hand that had inscribed v£ countless loving messages to the loved ones under the home roof-tree :

I am getting better, but do not get an appetite v as I should, and I am going to wait here for it. ' The doctor says I can go home easy enough now, but I think it is too long a ride to take on an empty ^ stomach, and so shall wait until I eat better. Will then go to Sandwich and try your cooking. Am better this A. M. than any time yet, and it will only be a few days before I start.

come would in all likelihood be at the risk of his sole chance for recovery. But he took it, and he kept the holiday of the opening year in the home he A?. had craved to see once more with an irresistible longing. Hope never faltered or grew dim while consciousness lasted; but the remorseless fever sapped his life forces, and though the encroachments of the grim guest were contested inch by inch with every device of science and love, the splendid intellect fell ( at last in ruin, and the brave heart became still. He was borne away to that house " whose curtain never outward swings" with decorous ceremonial; but neither the fragrance nor the beauty of the wealth of flowers, nor the sympathy of the friendly throng, could soften the pang of irreparable loss.

The manhood of Charles H. Low began where his boyhood ended. After that he was no more a child. He answered to the claims of society, morality and the customs which govern the business world with an alacrity that finds few parallels in a generation. He was a member of Meteor Lodge, No. 283, at Sandwich, of Sandwich Chapter, No. 107, R. A. M., and of Aurora Commandery, No. 22, Knights Templars. f( Each of the Masonic organizations to which he belonged passed the usual resolutions when he died, and the funeral exercises were conducted by the Knights of Aurora Commandery and the Masonic societies of which he was a member. They were held in the Congregational church, where he had rented a pew from 1877, about the time he became of age.

If lives he long which answer life's great ends, Where shall we fix the sum that numbered thine? fa The portrait of the subject of this sketch, which ^^ appears on another page, is inserted in this volume by his parents as a perpetual monument to the memory of their beloved son.

on. Robert Hampton, fanner, residing on section 7, Paw Paw Township, and owner of 369 acres' of land (postoffice, East Paw Paw), was born in Ontario, Can., March 27, 1821, and is a son of James and Clarissa (Mc- Carty) Hampton. He emigrated from Canada and settled in Adams County, this State, in 1838, where he resided until 1846, and then came to this county, locating in Paw P^w Township.

Mr. Hampton was married in Hancock County, this State, Jan. i, 1843, to Miss Lydia, daughter of Frederick and Catharine (Walters) Zemmer. She was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, July 16, 1818. Eight children constitute the issue of their union, and their record is as follows: Hiram D., born March 7, 1844, died Aug. 13, 1858; William S., born Oct. 12, 1846, was educated for the ministry and ordained by the Congregational Church : he married Celestia A. Wood, and is the Principal of the Congregational Academy at Franklin, Neb.; Joseph P., born Feb. 28, 1848, married Catharine J. Nicholson, and resides in Green Co., Iowa; Marietta, born Feb. 23, 1850, is residing with her parents; Robert F., born Feb. 3, 1852, married Elizabeth C. Dienest, and resides in Paw Paw Township; Riley J., born Sept. 29,1854, married Sarah A. Henderson, and resides in Lee, Lee County; Lydia A., born Sept. 7, 1857, married Thomas P. Dalton, of Lee ; Harriet D., born May 21, 1860, married Samuel M. Henderson, a resident of Clinton Township, this county. As an item of family history, we mention the fact that all the children except two were teachers. They all have a good education, procured at the common schools and under parental instruction, and are well-to-do in life.

Mr. Hampton is a gentleman possessing fine executive ability, which fact the citizens of his township and of the county were not slow to discover and appreciate, and have kept him in office almost constantly since his residence in Paw Paw Township. He was elected Supervisor of his township at an early day, and at the expiration of his term was re-elected, has held the office 12 terms, and is the present incumbent of the same. He has served as Township Trustee for 16 years and Road Commissioner several years ; was elected Justice of the Peace, served seven years, and is the present incumbent of that office. In 1866 he was elected to the Illinois Legislature from the 57th Representative District, on the Republican ticket, and served on several important committees. In 1873 he was supported by the farmers for the office of Treasurer of De Kalb County, and was elected by a good round majority. Politically, Mr. Hampton is a zealous, working Republican. In early life he was a Democrat, but left that party in 1854, and on the organization of the Republican party in 1856 he cast his vote for John C. Fremont, and has since been identified with that party.

renius Bailey, farmer owning 168 acres on section 33, Shabbona Township and resident thereon, was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., June 21, 1823. His parents, Asa and Anna (Me Neil) Bailey, moved from Schoharie to Saratoga County, his native State, when; Cyrenius was about 13 years old, and in the latter county he was reared and educated, receiving his education in the common schools.

He was married in Saratoga County, in Ballston, the county seat, Dec. 14, 1853, to Miss Jane A., daughter of Jesse and Amanda (Pawling) Morey, descendants from the Revolutionary patriots. She was born in Ballston, March 15, 1826.'

Mr. Bailey came to this State, with his family, in 1856, spent one year at Paw Paw, Lee County, and, in 1857, moved on the land on which he is at present residing. The land was in its natural state, and Mr. Bailey entered at once upon the laborious task of improving it, confident the future development of the country would add greatly to the value of his propi erty, and determined 19 establish a home for himself

Mr. Bailey, politically, is a Republican. He has been Assessor two years, and has held other minor offices. Religiously, he and his wife are both members of the Baptist Church.

F. Post, farmer, section 2, Shabbona Township, was born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., April 20, 1826, his parents being John and Jerusha (Fuller) Post, and was reared on the farm. He emigrated to Illinois in the spring of 1850, passed the ensuing summer in Kane Co., 111., and in the fall came to Johnson's Grove, this county. In 1865 he purchased a farm of 90 acres and it now comprises 254 acres, in Shabbona Township.

Mr. Post has been an active citizen in local interests. He has been a member of the Masonic lodge at Shabbona for 20 years ; was a Whig in early life, and has been a steadfast Republican since the organization of that party ; and in religion he (as well as his wife) is a member of the Congregational Church of Shabbona.

He was married April 26, 1854, in Aurora, 111., to Miss Mariett, daughter of Hanford and Dorcas (Perry) Hoselton. She was born at Lyme, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 10, 1833. Mr. and Mrs. Post have had two sons and three daughters, as follows : Ida M., born April 6, 1857, is now the wife of A. J. Chandler, of Plymouth Co., Iowa; Emery A., born March 2, 1859, married Lineaetta Stimpson and lives ewis Nelson, farmer, section 26, Squaw Grove Township, is a son of Nels and Ane (Kirstine) Jepson, who passed their lives in their native country, Denmark, having three children, - Sarah, Jeppe and Lewis. The subject of this sketch was born in Denmark, Jan. 7, 1844, lived there till 1868, came to America and for two and a half years worked out on a farm in Somonauk Township; next he worked two years in Whiteside Co., 111., and then in 1873, he returned to Denmark on a visit for about two months. He came again to the " land of opportunity " and first bought 80 acres of land in Squaw^Grove Township, which he afterward sold, and purchased 159 acres, which he now occupies, on section 26, as above mentioned. Most of his place is in a good state of cultivation.

He was married in Chicago Oct 6, 1877, to Christiane Johnson, who was born in Denmark, March 19, 1856, and they are the parents of two children, - Agnes L. and Harvey M.

illiam Harper, deceased, was a pioneer of Paw Paw Township. He was born in Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y., June 19, 1815. When 13 years of age he removed with his parents, James and Elizabeth (Black) Harper, to Sterling, Cayuga Co., N. Y., was brought up on a farm and in 1844 emigrated to Illinois, arriving in Paw Paw Township, De Kalb County, in September of that year. He entered 120 acres of Government land on section 14, and subsequently added to it by purchase till he had 720 acres at the time of his death, which occurred July 6, 1881, at the old farm.

Mr. Harper was married in Sterling, N. Y., April 25, 1848, to Sarah Irwin, daughter of John and Jane (Kirk) Irwin. Mrs. Harper was born in the town of

Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y., Aug. 16, 1814. Immediately after their marriage they made their home in Paw Paw Township, 111. There were five children born of their union, four boys and one girl , Mary J., born April 14, 1849 ; William, Sept. i, 1850, died Jan. n, 1857; Thomas, born June 28, 1852, married Katie Santee, who died Jan. 27, 1885 : he is a resident of Wyoming, Lee Co., 111.; James, born Dec. 2, 1853, married Bertha Patrick, and lives at East Paw Paw; John K.,born July 15, 1856, married Mary C. Davis, and lives at the old homestead in Paw Paw Township.

Mr. Harper was a Democrat in early life, but on the formation of the Republican party he joined that organization, and continued to vote that ticket while he lived. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Ross Grove, and was a very liberal contributor toward the building of the church, and subsequently to its support. The estate has been divided among the hews. His estimable wife survives him and makes her home at the old homestead. She also is a member of the United Presbyterian Church.

nry Husk, farmer, owning 157 acres located on sections 22, 23, 26 and 27, Shab- * bona Township, and residing at Shabbona village, was born in Auburn, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1835. He is a son of Daniel and Catharine (Quilhot) Husk, with whom he resided until 1848.

Mr. Husk received a good common-school education in his native State, and assisted his father until the year 1848. During that year he, with his brother William, emigrated to this State and June 9 located at Shabbona Grove. Some time afterward he purchased a farm located on sectibn 16, Shabbona Township. He cultivated and improved this place for a time, then moved on a farm located on section 1 1, same township. He followed the occupation of a farmer on the latter place, until 1876, during which time he succeeded in putting the farm in a good tillable condition. He then sold his farm and subsequently purchased the land he owns on sections 22, 23, 26 and 27. On Feb. 28 of that year named, he moved to Shabbona village.

held several important local offices, and is the present Deputy Sheriff, which office he also held in 1864. He was also Collector of taxes five years and Constable 12 years.

Mr. Husk was married in Shabbona Grove, Jan. i, 1855, to Miss Mary J., daughter of John and Catharine Palm. She was born in Southington, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Sept. 3, 1838, and is the mother of two children by Mr. H., namely: Elizabeth M. was born Oct. 14, 1858, and is the wife of Lloyd Bouslough, a resident of Shabbona village ; Mary B., born Nov. 8, 1860, is residing with her parents. Religiously, Mrs. Husk and her daughter Mary are members of the Congregational Church.

sahel B. Byers is one of the most extens- , ive farmers and stockmen in the township of South Grove, and resides on section 10. He was born Oct. 22, 1831, in Delaware Co., N. Y. James Byers, his father, was a native of Scotland, and a farmer by profession ; he came to the American continent when he was a i years of age, bringing with him his wife, to whom he was married just before taking a final leave of his native land. He came to De Kalb County in 1841, and purchased several hundred acres of land in South Grove Township, where he was one of the pioneer settlers. His death occurred Dec. 9, 1874, when he was 77 years of age. Jane (Scott) Byers, the mother, was the child of Scotch parents, and was a most valuable acquisition to the early social element of the township where she settled with her husband. She died Nov. 7, 1873, when she wa's 78 years old. They became the parents of six children, four of whom are yet living, and all are residents of the State of Illinois. Three live in De Kalb County. Mr. Byers is the fifth child of his parents, and was ten years of age when they came to Illinois. In their early days the order was -hard work and limited education, but, while the difficulties held sway to a certain extent and proved a great inconvenience, they tended to mature judgment and convert experience into education of a valuable character. Mr Byers was married Feb. 21, 1856,^11 Mayfield Town-

't ship,' to Mary A. McRae. She is the daughter of "<* 5 Christopher and Celinda (Phelps) McRae, respect- » ively of Scotland and New England. After their marriage, they removed to Ontario, Can., where the ; daughter was born, Nov. n, i8;u- When she was 15 years old, her parents came to De Kalb County, and she resided with them until her marriage. Her father died in Mayfield Township, in May, 1858. Her mother is still living, aged 87 years, and resides at Waterloo, Iowa, with a daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Byers settled on a farm which they y > had previously purchased, consisting of 500 acres of land, and he is now the proprietor of i ,300 acres of land, all under improvement, besides a farm of 1 90 acres, part of which is included in the village of Kirkland. He is an extensive dealer in sheep, cattle and hogs, and takes a leading rank as a breeder of stock and in general farming. In political faith and action Mr. Byers is a Republican and has discharged the duties of several local offices in his township.

As one of the leading agriculturists in De Kalb County, and a gentleman altogether worthy the position, we present the portrait of Mr. Byers in this volume.

idrew Clapsaddle, farmer, on section 24, Paw Paw Township, was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., March 30, 1824. His parents, George A. and Nancy (Bellinger) Clapsaddle, were of German descent and followed agriculture. In 1848 he came West to " spy out the land," resulting in the purchase of his present farm, consisting of 360 acres. At that time, however, he returned East, and moved to his new Western home in 1850. He has improved and developed his property till he is now ranked among the foremost of the wealthy farmers of the county. In his political views he is an old-time Democrat.

He was married in this county, July 16, 1861, to i Mrs. Mary L. Heustis, widow of Miles Heustis and * daughter of Alman Ames. Mrs. C. was born in @) Otsego Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1830, and died July 22, 1870, leaving three sons and two daughters, namely, oses Bartlett, who is a farmer on section 9, Paw Paw Township, where he has 79 acres, is one of the pioneers of this part of the county. He was born in the town of Hampden, Geauga Co., Ohio, Oct. u, 1825, his parents being Joseph and Temperance (Pomeroy) Bartlett. He received a common^school education.

In the fall of 1840 the family emigrated by team from Ohio to Bureau Co., 111., where Moses assisted his father in conducting the farm until the spring of 1843, when they removed to Paw Paw Township, settling on Government land, which is still the residence of Mr. Bartlett.

He was married at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, June 10, 1848, to Miss Martha R. Harper, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Black) Harper. Mrs. B. was born in the town of Sterling, Oswego Co., N. Y., March 19, 1823, and, died Oct. 2, 1872, leaving one child, Lester A., who was born May 21, 1849, and in December, 1871, married Jennie Blair. They moved in 1884 to Concordia, Cloud Co., Kan.; they have four children - three sons and a daughter.

Mr. Bartlett, whose name heads this sketch, was married a second time Oct. n, 1873, in Clinton Township, this county, to Mrs. Mary Christy, widow of John Christy and daughter of James and Jennie (Dobbin) McAllister. She was born in Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1826. By her first marriage she had the following five children : James B., born Feb. 10, 1851, died Aug? 29 following; Martha J., born Dec. n,.i853, died Aug. 29, 1854; Alpha, born Aug. 9, 1855, died Sept. 22, 1856; Alice, born July 20, 1857, died Aug. 25, 1858; Charles W., born July 26, 1859, married Maggie Morrow, Jan. i, 1884, and resides in West Paw Paw, Lee County. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett have an adopted daughter, Eva, who was born Sept. 12, 1861, and whom they