Effingham County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1883 (part 2 of 13)

MICHAEL RUSSELL, deceased, was born in Ireland December 15, 1829, and came to this country with his pare;its about 1880. His father settled at Burlington, Vt., where he was engaged principally as gardener until his death, in 1865. Subject grew up in Burlington, Vt., where, at the age of fifteen years, he began to learn the brick-layer's and plasterer's trade, at which he worked in Burlington until 1852 - three years as journeyman - when he removed to city of Worcester, Mass., and engaged in the ice business for two years. He came to Chicago, III., in March, 1856, and worked at his trade there durincr summer, and in November left, to work on station houses of the Illinois Central Ralroad, plastering, and built flues, first at Edgewood, this county, afterward at Farina, Kinmundy and Centralia, where he located until 1863, and his wife died there October 23, 1863. Mr. Russell was at the time working in Effingham, and, after the death of his wife, brought his only son here, whom he placed in school at Teutopolis, and located permanently here. He worked at his trade at intervals ever since. About 1867, he became a member of the old hook and ladder company of Effingham, and, after purchase of an engine, a member of Deluge Fire Company No. 1. and has been Foreman of that company for three successive years, and is now serving his second term as Chief of the Fire Department of Effingham, ap- pointed by the Council, with the concurrence of that company. He was elected Justice of the Peace in the spring of 1881, for a term of four years, by the Democrats. He also conducts a collection agency. He was Township Collector during three terms, at diiTerent times - first, in i860, one torm, and in 187U and 1880. Married, in April, 1860, to the widow of the late David M. Shepheard, of Mason, 111. Has one son and one daughter - Cora and Delia. He was first manned to Miss Julia Power, of Burlington, Vt., in 1850. One son was born of that marriage, who was di-owned in the Mississippi River, near St. Louis, Mo., in June, 1881, in his twenty-seventh year. His name was Edward M.

JOHN SCHELLENBACH, iron foundry, Effingham City, was born on the River Moselle, Province of the Rhine (now Prussia), March 1, 1834. When eight years of age, he went to Paris, France, where he lived until eighteen years of age, and where he worked in a chemical laboratory in the manufacture of gas and water tubes. He sailed from Havre de Grace in 1852, and landed, November 9 of that year, in New Orleans, La., where he remained four months, when he went to Hamilton, Ohio, where he entered the employ of Hon. Lewis D. Campbell as overseer of his farms in Butler County, Ohio. He remained with him about five years, and had charge of a large farm there until 1858. About this time, he engaged his services to Long, Black & Allstatter, manufactm-ers of reapers and mowers, at Hamilton, Ohio. He remained with them as machinist until the fall of 1801, when he volunteered in Col. Campbell's regiment, Sisty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until January 11, 1805, when he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio. He was a Sergeant at the battle of Stone River, and was after this assigned to the Corps of Engineers, and was detailed a member of the corps of Topographical Engineers at Gen. Rosecrans' headquarters, and remained in this capacity, with the Army of the Cumberland, until the battle of Atlanta, when he was assigned to Gen. Sherman's headquarters, and served there until his term of service expired, in January, 1805. He was employed in making maps for the movements of the army. After the war, our subject, with his brother, M. Schellenbach, and William Bechtel, of Hamilton, formed a partnership and built a foundry and machine shoj:) at Seymour, Ind., and, in about one and a half years, subject bought his partners out, and ran the business until 1872, when he sold out and went to Columbus, Ind., where he was foreman of the machineshop of Pine, Bush & Co., for about seven months, when he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked in the Eagle Iron Works for about one year, when his family took sick and he returned home. In 1874, he bought the old St. John Foundry at Shelbyville, Ind., and ran it for about six months, when he moved it here, and, in April of 1875, located near the Vandalia Railroad. He erected the present shops that year, which consist of a brick, 50x25, with a frame foundry in the rear. He employs six men continuously, and has an engine of six-horse power. They do a general jobbing and repair business, and manufacture Perkins and Lambert's patent stove casting, and do all kinds of house work, and molding in iron and brass. Our subject was married, February 7, 1858, to Miss Rosalie Schaflfner, of Hamilton, Ohio. She was born in Alsace, France, and came to the United States in 1857. She was a governess in France and Germany in several noble families. Mr. and Mrs. Schellenbach have eight children living - Anna Paulina, now Sister Hyacintha, a teacher in the Conveat of the Immaculate Conception at Oldenburg, Franklin Co., Ind., in charge of the order of St. Francis; John Albert, at Milwaukee, Wis. ; Michael, Peter, Henry L., George W., Margaret R., Anna Clara, at home.

DR. L. J. SCHIFFERSTEIN, physician, Effingham City, was born in St. Marie, Jasper Co., Ill, March 1, 1850. At fifteen years of age, he entered St. Louis University, where he spent a year, and next spent a year at Bardstown, Ky., in St. Thomas College. In 1867, he became agent of the Adams Express Company at Olney, 111., and was thus engaged until the fall of 1809. During these two. years, he employed his spare time in the study of medicine, under the direction of Dr. H. A. Lemon, of Olney. In 1869, he went to St. Louis, and, shortly after, entered the St. Louis Medical College, from which he graduated March 17, 1873, after which he became Assistant Physician in the City Hospital at St. Louis for one year. He came home in 1874, and practiced at Olney, 111., until May, 1882, when he took charge of the Eye and Ear Department of Effingham Surgical Institute, with Dr. J. N. Groves. During his medical studies in St. Louis, subject spent each summer with Dr. H. Z. Gill, Professor of Eye and Ear College, and pursued those studies as specialties, and has since given them special attention. Before he entered upon the study of medicine, he was a practical chemist for about fourteen years.

W. SCHNAVELIUS, saloon, Effingham. He was born in Selters, Germany, in 1835. His father's name was W. Schnavelius, who was born in the same place June 1, 1800. His mother's name was Augusta Guenquest. She was bom in Emmerichhein, Germany, at a date iinhnown to the subject of this sketch. In this family there were four children, named in the order of their births as follows:

Henry, Augusta, Hermine and Elise. Our subject was educated in Weisbaden (Germany) High School. At the age of sixteen, he became engaged as a seaman on board of a merchantman. He served five years in this capacity as Second Mate, dui'ing which time he several limes visited the Chinese ports, San Francisco, New York and other ports in the United States. In 1855, he joined the Russian Navy, and served one year, after which he bought and commanded his own vessel, a merchantman, and made several trips to the United States. He was married, in Germany, in 1862, to Miss Elise Ketteler, of Papenburg. By the union they have had the following children: Augusta and "William. Augusta was born in Germany, and William in Effingham, 111. Wife's father's name was Antone Ketteler, and mother's maiden name was Katrine Biedenhorn. She was born in Germany. Our subject's father and mother both died in Germany, and are reposing in St. Goorshausen Cemetery. The father died in 1853, and mother in 1858. In religion, subject is a Lutheran; in politics, a Republican. The name of the vessel in which he was first employed was the Venerve. His own was named Amphitrite.

GUSTAVUS S. SCHURICHT, M. D., Effingham, was born in St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1853, and was raised in that city. He was educated in the Concordia Academy at St. Louis, and began the study of medicine in the summer of 1869, reading with Dr. R. Luyties, and at the same time entered the St. Louis Homoeopathic College of Medicine and Surgery, and pursued a special course under Drs. Helmuth, Comstock and Luyties, during the summer vacation. In 1869, he entered the college proper, and attended three regular courses of lectures, graduating February 29, 1872, and, at the competitive examination, won the prize medal as the most proficient student in chemistry. Shortly after his graduation, he located at Columbia, Monroe Co., 111., until 1874, and then returned to St. Louis for over a year. In the fall of 1S75. he wont to New Orleans, where he practiced until 1S78. He came to Effingham in October, 1878, where he has since practiced with good success, and is at present the only representative of his school in the county. He is a member of the Western Academy of Homceopathy.

JOSEPH P. SCHWERMAN, farmer, P. O Effingham, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 25, 1849, son of Joseph F. Schwerman, who is mentioned in the historical part of this work. Our subject received his schooling in Effingham, and has been engaged in farming all of his life, living with his father till the age of twenty-six. He was married, in Effingham, June 22, 1879, to Miss Mary Ungrun, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 23, 1853, daughter of George and Marguerite (Tiepen) Ungi'un, natives of Germany; he died in this county, where she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Schwerman have one child, Joseph Lawrence, born August 25, 1880. Mr. Schwerman has 213 acres of land, and carries on general farming. He is a member of the Catholic Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

DR. JOHN O. SCOTT, retired, Effingham, is a native of Davidson County, Tenn., where his infant eyes fii'st stared in wonder at this cvu-ious world December 8, 1805. He was reared on his father's farm, within six miles of Nashville. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, in the mounted cavalry, under Gen. Coffee, being severely wounded, December 28, in the skirmish preceding the battle of New Orleans. The family moved into Nashville after the wounded father returned from the army. In the city of Nashville, John O. Scott's boyhood and meager attendance in the schools, until he was lif. teen years of age, were passed, neither in affluence nor in poverty. The family needs were such that, at the age of fifteen years, the serious work of life commenced, and the boy was put to work in a bakery, where he labored for one year. Almost in the days of his own infancy, being only sixteen years old, and in the year 1822, in the babyhood of Illinois, he caught the infection of the romance of the far West; the land of hope and promise in its newness, freshness and breeziness, and, in company with his father, made the long trip, on horseback, to Franklin County, in this State. The lighthearted boy here encountered for the first time the " Illinois shakes," an indigenous Western animal, and it is no figure of speech to say it " floored" him. Between "shakes," he shook the Franklin County dust from his heels, and, with his father, went to Gibson County, Ind., where the two engaged in farming. In 1825, being then twenty years of age, he retm-ned to Clay County, 111., making a short stay here. He joined a family named Elliott, and, in company with them, moved to Shelby County, passing entirely through what is now Effingham County, and camping one night at Blue Point. (This is referred to fully jn the general county history.) In 1827, he returned to Gibson County; for the next year, he worked as a farm hand at $10 a month, in Posey County, and returned to Shelby County, 111. In 1831, he came to this county, and worked a short time on the National road, and the next spring, 1832, he returned to this work, and this time came to make this his permanent home. Thus, fifty-seven years ago, he was here, passing through this wild desert waste, and for fifty years and more ho has been a citizen of this county. He located and made his first improvement in what is now Jackson

Township, iu the spring of 1833. In roaming over the country, he had called to see his old Smith County, Tenn., friends, Jonathan Parkhurst's family, and here he met his destiny in a pair of bright eyes that belonged to Martha, the daughter of Jonathan, and they were duly married, March 28, 1833. It is possible the little flame that culminated in this vast conflagration that consumed the young lives of " single wretchedness " was started away back in Tennessee, where, as innocent children, they played "come to see," " keep house" and " hide and seek" about the Tennessee cabins. They will not tell now. They may even affect to believe this questioning twaddle and nonsense, but the kindly smile upon their faces as they watch the innocent gambols of their grandchildren tells plainly enough that the old, old story is not forgotten by them; and that in the twilight of their old and cheery lives, memory often turns backward, and brightens and sweetens life with that sacred joy that comes only to the pure in heart, the upright, jiist and good. Mrs. Martha Scott was born August 25, 1806, in Smith County, Tenn,, and the Parkhurst family came from White County, in this State, to what is now Mason Township, in the year 1829. John O. Scott was elected Constable at the first county election ever held in the county. For more than seven years he was County School Commissioner, to which ofiBce he was elected first in 1842. During his term of office, be had to manage and dispose of all the school lands in the county. The mental activity and energy of the man is aptly told in the fact that, immediately after he had built himself a house and opened his small farm, and the winter had come, when out-door work was principally stopped, instead of idling away his time, he borrowed medical books of Dr. Le (Jrone and studied medicine. In a short time, he had so mastered his books that his services were called for to attend the sick, and for the next twenty years his practice was extensive and his success unusually good. In 1875 - his sons being all grown men and out in the world doing for themselves - Mr. and Mrs. Scott left their farm in Jackson Township, and commenced their residence in the city of Effingham. Their family is four sons, namely: Samuel Thomas, a farmer in St. Clair County, Mo.; Elisha W., William F. and Owen, the last three residing in this county, and one daughter, Cynthia Ann Gillespie, who was the eldest child, and who is now deceased. Dr. John O. Scott is now seventyseven years old. His residence in this county has passed the half- century mark, and, hale and cheery, he and his beloved helpmeet are spared to family and friends, and let us hope they may yet long be with its, and when that other^ and more important in their lives, half-centiiry - the golden wedding day - comes, and that is now so near at hand, may no shadow yet and for aye flit across the smiling heaven above them.

SAMUEL N. SCOTT, Postmaster, Eflfingham City, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, October 22, 1848. He learned the printer's trade at the age of twelve, in the office of the Cadiz Republican. In 1860, his parents moved to this county and settled on a farm in Lucas Township, where our subject lived until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted, in August, 1861, in the Thirty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infan,try, for three years. He was in the Department of Missoiu-i until June, 1862, when they were ordered to re-enforce Halleck at Corinth, and left the Ai-my of Mississippi in August, 1862, and joined Buell at Nashville, and served with the Army of the Cumberland until after the Atlanta campaign, and came home late in the fall of 1864, having served over his term.

He was engaged in the battles of Fredericktown, Mo., Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Tenn., where he was captm-ed and held until March, at Libby Prison, and was paroled and sent North. He joined his old command at Murfreesboro, and was at Chickamauga. He was with the command in all engagements from Tunuell Hill, Ga., to Itlanta. In November, 1864, he went to Columbus, Ohio, where he was employed in a hardware store as book-keeper until 18G8, when he went to Helena, Ai'k. Ho came to Effingham, and, his health breaking down, he went to Colusa, Cal., and was afterward in- Plumas County, where he ran a mine as Superintendent until 1877, when he returned to Effingham, renewed in health. He engaged in farming with his brother, and had a store at Winterrowd, and afterward a boot and shoe store until appointed Postmaster, being appointed by President Ai'thur in November, 1881, for four years. He was married, in December, 1876, to Miss Lizzie C. Williams, of California. Her father was from Huntingdon County, Penn., born in 1792; came to Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1818, and lived there until 1S60, when he came to this county, where he died February 1, 1866. Ho had eight sons and four daughters, all of whom grew up. Four sons were in the army - Robert G., in Ninety-eighth Illinois Infantry, served till i860; Peter N., Thirty-eighth Illinois, was Second Lieutenant of Company K, and was killed at the battle of Stone River; Curtis M., Eighth Illinois Infantry, served three years.

OWEN SCOTT, lawyer, and editor of the Effingham Democrat. This gentleman is the son of Dr. John O. and Martha B. (Parkhurst) Scott, natives of Tennessee, he born in 1805, is still living; she in 1806. They were the parents of five children. Subject was born in Jackson Township, this county,

July 6, 1848. Our subject went to school first to James B. Gillespie. He attended the country schools in Jackson and Watson Townships until sixteen years of age, when he began teaching, and his first school was near his birthplace, in Jackson Township, called the Carpenter School. He taught twelve months in succession in this vicinity, the last six months of which he taught in a grove out of doors, and he and pupils crawled into an old hut when it rained. His journey to and from school lay through the woods, about two and a half miles distant, and he carried his gun each way, and supplied parties at both ends of the route with game. When about eleven years old, his parents being poor, he whs in need of boots, to go to school, and, during the term, he stopped one week and went to the woods with dog and caught enough rabbits, at 5 cents apiece, to buy new boots, and was in his place next Monday morning. He spent the year of 1868 in school at Kinmundy, under Prof. E. O. Noble, and, after teaching for some time in the county, he entered, in September, 1869, the State Normal University at Normal. 111., and remained for one year, resuming teaching here in 1870, in Watson Township, at Loy School, and received §65 per month and board, and next took charge of the Watson Township Schools, and, in 1871, he was employed as Superintendent of Effingham City Schools, in which capacity he remained one year, when he resigned, and entered the law office of S. F. Gilmore to read law, where he studied his profession and was admitted to the bar January 10, 1874, being a member of the second class that was examined by the Supreme Court at Springfield. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools November 4, 1873, and two days later was married to Miss Nora Miser, of St. Louis, Mo. They have one daughter - Henrietta L. He continued to hold the office of County Superintendent for eight years, being re-elected in November, 1877. He visited every school in the county every year during the first term, and each year held a Normal School for the teachers of the county, and all were well attended. During the interval between official duties he devoted to the practice of law. He bought a half-interest in the Effingham Democrat, and, October 13, 1881, he purchased the remaining half-interest of Mr. G. M. LeCrone, and has since conducted the paper with good success. It is a nine-column folio, and since 1855 has been the official paper of the county. 111-. Scott served as Deputy Treasui-er for one year, under Noah Jennings, and two years under Mr. Wernsing. He was City Attorney diu-ing the years 1877 and 1878. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

WILLIAM W. SIMPSON, Circuit Clerk, Effingham. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., June ]7, 1847; he came to Chicago, 111., with his parents in 1851, and resided there ten years, coming to Effingham County in 1861. His step-father, George Screeton, bought a farm in Summit Township, and subject resided on the farm with him eight years, and by his own personal efforts picked up a good general education. Thirteen years ago, he became agent for W. W. Kimball, of Chicago, and has sold musical instruments ever since with good success. He was candidate before the Democratic primary, in 1876, for nomination for Circuit Clerk, and was defeated, and, in 1880, ran the second time against same opponent and was nominated and elected for a term of four years to the same office.

LEWIS W. SMITH, physician, Effingham, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, November 13, 1825; at ten or twelve years of age, he came to Terre Haute, Ind., where he grew to manhood and married in 1848. A few years after his marriage, he removed to Charleston, 111., and there studied medicine with Dr. A. M. Henry, then of Charleston, now at Mattoon, 111. He graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute during the session of 1859-60, and began his practice at Effingham, 111., in the spring of 1861. Dr. LeCrone being the only other practicing physician here at that time, and our subject has been here in active practice since, except four years when he was Postmaster at Effingham, serving from 1869 to 1873. He has been a Eepublican since the foundation of the party, and has several times been nominated for imjjortant offices.

ROBERT SPECK, merchant, Effingham, was born in Baden, Germany, June 6, 1850. When five years old, he came with his parents to the United States, and first lived in Terre Haute, Ind. , until 1858, when his father came to Effingham. In 1864, our subject entered J. F. Waschefort's store here as clerk, and continued with him in that capacity until 1879. In September of that year, he formed a partnership with Dr. Henrv Eversmann, and this firm has continued business in Mr. Waschefort's old stand, under the firm name of Eversman & Speck. The house carries a large general stock, and requires five persons to transact the business. Our subject was married, in 1873, to Miss M. E. Pearman, of Paris, 111. They have one son. Our subject's father, John Speck, was also born in Baden. He learned the trade of shoe-maker in the city of Strasbm-g, and married Mary Riedmiller, by whom he had six sons and one daughter, all born in Germany, and all are deceased except Robert. His father was the first shoe maker to locate in Effingham permanently, and he conducted a shop of his own here from 1858 to the time of his death, in May, 1872. He was an ar- dent Republican. Subject was twice elected City Clerk of Effingham, on the Republican ticket, overcoming the usual large majority, and served foiu' years - from 1877 to 1881.

THOMAS SPEIRS, foreman blacksmith, Yandalia Railroad shops, Effingham, is a sou of James and Jane (Mason) Speirs, and was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, December 18, 1835. In his seventeenth year, he came to the United States with his parents, who settled at Detroit, Mich., where he attended school some two years; then entered the machine shop of De Graff & Kendrick, to learn the trade of blacksmith, serving a tliree years' apprenticeship, when he removed to Marshall, Mich., where he entered the Michigan Central Railroad shops as blacksmith for a year; then came to Galesbui-g, 111., entering the shops of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad for a short time, when he removed to Bloomington, 111., where he worked at his trade in the Chicago & Alton Railroad shops for a short period. He has worked in the employ of different railroad companies at vai'ious points in Illinois since 1857, except two years spent in Michigan and the South. He has been in the employ of the Vandalia Company since 1868. He came to Effingham about 1871, where he became foreman of the blacksmith department, which employs from eight to eleven men, while there was only one man in his department when he first came. He married, in 1863, Miss Lucy J. Hunt, of Detroit, Mich. They have six children living - James, Walter, Jennie, Guy, Nettie, Thomas, all living in this county.

JAMES STEELEY, proprietor of the Western House, Effingham, was born in Edgar County, 111., January 3, 1835, and was raised on a farm in Coles County, 111. At the age of twenty-one, he became a brakeman on the I. & St. L. R. R., and in a short time became a fireman and engineer on that road.

and was connected with it for twenty years, running mostly on the Western Division, and has been living at Mattoon for the last thirteen years. September 1, 1882, he leased and newly furnished the Western House, of Effingham, and has since run it with a good trade. It has twenty large rooms for guests - a two -story brick, 00x45, with a sampleroom on the first floor. Employment is furnished to seven persons.

W. P. SURRELLS, merchant, Effingham, was born in Louisville, Clay Co., 111., in January, 1837. He lived in his native town until thirteen years old, going to California overland, with his father, in 1850. They were in the mines of the Upper Sacramento and Trinity Rivers three years. Returned Lome in 1853, and, in the spring of 1854, came to this county and settled at Freemanton, and his father came to take a contract on the Brough Railroad, but it fell through. Our subject moved to Effijjgham in the spring of 1857, and clerked for C. F. Falley, who had two stores, and he went to Ewington and took charge of the store there, having been clerk at Freemanton for some time before. Our subject bought Mr. Falley out in 1857, and ran the store at Ewington for nine months, when he sold out and moved to Freemanton and went to teaching there. He had previously taught in the Effingham public schools, in the winter of 1855-50. He married, August 27, 1857, Miss Susan, daughter of John M. Brown, of Mound Township, now living in Springfield, 111. He taught the two. winters following in that vicinity, and also farmed, when he moved to Freemanton and worked in a saw-mill, where he met with an accident. He sold the mill, and in the spring of 1859, moved back to Effingham and taught school here until 1861. He enlisted, in Augvist, 1861, in the Twentj-- sixth Illinois. He was first in the Depart- ment of Missoim; was in the battles of New Madrid, Point Pleasant, Mo. , and then went to Memphis, Tenn. Ho was next at Farmington and Corinth, where ho was wounded by a minie ball striking him in the ankle, which broke both bones, and the sixrgeons decided to amputate the limb, but he removed the signal flag three times that marked him as a subject for operation, and he was sent to the hospital, where he lay seven days before his limb was set, and a month passed and his wife came and pulled him thi-ough. He was wounded, May 28, 1862, and was discharged September 19, 1862, at St. Louis. He came and taught school at Watson on crutches. He settled in Watson and engaged in hauling cordwood, and, while putting up his horses, was kicked by one of them and broke his wounded leg just above where it was broken before. While lying sick, he bought a stock of goods, and a few weeks afterward, the man that was conducting business for him absconded with all the money collected, but in spite of this our subject kept on with moderate success until 1866, when he sold out for $800. In 1868, he became clerk for T. A. Brown, in a hardware store, where he remained for eight years. He then assisted his father three years in the County Treasurer's office, until the latter's death, January 21, 1879. Our subject was afterward engaged in the real estate business until June, 1881, when he engaged in the hardware business on Jeiferson street. His father, Jesse B. Surrells, was born in Virginia January 10, 1803, and, at the time of his death, was aged seventy-six years and eleven days. He was of French extraction, his grandfather having come to America with Lafayette in the days of the Revolution and served in the war. His ancestors settled in Virginia, after the close of the war of the Revolution, and at the age of eleven Jesse

R. , together with his father and family, emigrated to Kentucky, where they remained for a time and then moved to Indiana. In 1831, at the age of twenty-eight, Mr. Surrells came to Clay County, 111., where he resided, with the exception of short intervals, until 185-t, when he came to this county and resided here continuously until the time of hia death. He was married three times, h aving five children by the first wife, five by the second and one by the third, his present widow. Of these, one by the first - W. P. Sm-- ells, three by the second and one by his present widow, sm'vive him. As may be inferred from his connection with the early history of our county, his life was checkered and eventful, bat through it all there rises irresistibly to the surface the motto honesty, Dm-ing his residence in Clay County, he carried on the business of raftsman, and while engaged in this business he made several trips to New Orleans with produce and merchandise. On one of these trips during an epidemic, he was attacked with cholera, from which he, however, recovered. It was no uncommon thing in those days for merchants to be their own carriers, and Uucle Jesse was one of this class. A flat-boat would be built on the banks of some suitable stream, and launched, loaded with the produce of the country. The boat was always well manned with experienced river men, and at the first rise of the stream would be cut loose and floated all the way to New Orleans. Uncle Jesse carried on this business, and as already stated, made several of these hazardous voyages, embarking on the Little A\ abash, near Louisville, Clay Co. , 111. In this way he accumulated quite a competency, Init on one trip two of his boats sunk, whicli left him with an indebtedness of some $4,000' over and above his ability to pay. He did not, however, take advantage of any bank- rupt or debtor's lawB, but turned over every dollar's worth of property he owned toward payment of this indebtedness. Nor did he rest here where men of even much reputed honesty would have halted. The gold fever of Califoraia had begun its ravages by this time, and Uncle Jesse, with his sou Perry, started in penury in 1870, for the West. Here he was again successful, and in 1853 returned to Louisville with several thousand dollars in gold, with which he paid off every cent of the indebtedness left upon his shoulders by the disaster upon the river. This was the crowning act of his life, and in it is found the true refle.x. of his character. It takes rank with any act of Aristides, the just, and only gives place to Walter Scott' a typical discharge from- indebtedness in point of amount. Again a poor man, he came to EfiSngham, in 1854, going j behind the counters of C. F. Falley, then a merchant of this place. After a few years' service for Mr. Falley, he became an employe of J. Mette, the principal merchant of this place at that time, with whom he continued for some six years. With his subsequent life ovu- readers are familiar. He has held the office of County Treasurer for six terms, his death occurring while yet an incumbent of that office. While a resident of Clay County, he was similarly honored, being for many years a Justice of the Peace, and for twelve years its Sheriff. From his settlement in Clay County, in 1831, he may be really called a resident of this county, for his name is indissolubly connected with the important events of our county's history from his first advent in Clay. He was a laborer on the National road in 1832, and many a shovelful of dirt, now unrecognizable in its decaying grade, were thrown up by the hands of the deceased. His patriotism, too, was never lacking when his country was imperiled. He raised a company for the Mexican war, but the quota of our State being full, he was compelled to return, and age only prevented him from bearing arms against the Southern confederacy. Such was the life to which that large concourse of citizens and impressive funeral pageant paid such marked tribute upon the Wednesday when his remains were consigned to their last resting-place. The men who knew of and had been the recipients of his lavish liberality and favors crowded around and followed him to the gi-ave. Perhaps no man's name has appeared oftener, and upon more paper as security than that of Jesse R. Sm-rells, and no name has given that jaaper more evidences of value. In life, he bore an irreproachable character, was a man of uncompromising honor and sterling integrity, and in death he commanded that respect which these noble qualities inspire. With a life untarnished by a single breach of trust, either private or public, he will take his place in the Valhalla of America's honest pioneers among the noblest and the best.

DR. WESLEY THOMPSON, horticulturist, Effingham, was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., June 30, 1845. He was educated at Asbury University, at Green Castle, Ind., which he left in two years to enter the army. He began the study of medicine proper after leaving, when twenty years old, and read with Dr. J. H. Loughridge, of Rensselaer, Ind., continuing three years, and afterwai-d graduated in 1809, from the Miami Medical College. He came to Illinois in 1869, and located in Effingham, and bought out his brother, Hem-y Thompson, who was in the drug business, in which our subject continued, in connection with his practice, for about foiuyears. He removed to Lincoln, Neb., in 1870, and remained until 1877, in the floral and commercial gardening business at Lincoln. In 1877, he returned to Effingham, and engaged in the practice of medicine, in coEuection with his present business, having since 1880 given his attention to the orchard and garden. The orchard contains about fifty-two acres, and has between 3,500 and 4,000 apple trees, which supplies the local market and are also shipped to St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago and Indianapolis. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Mellie M. Little, daughter of S. W. Little, of Lincoln, Neb. - They have three children. Dr. Thompson" s father. Dr. John Thompson, was born in Hull, England, where he served an apprenticeship as druggist. He came to the United States and settled first at Catskill, N. Y. He was married in England, and was druggist and physician at Rensselaer, Ind., until his death, which occurred in 1870. Our subject enlisted in the Eighty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company A, in November, 18(i3, and served until the close of the war. He v?as detailed as Regimental Clerk in the headquarters of Col. Hammond, from July,

1864, to the close of the war. He was in all of the principal engagements of the Atlanta campaign, and never sick or excused from duty for a day, and mustered out at Louisville, Ky., in August, 1865.

BERNARD TRAYNOR, machinist, Effingham, was born in County Down, Ireland, June 11, 1837, and was raised in Belfast. At the age of sixteen, he went to Manchester, England, and entered Fairburn's great engine and machine shops, serving five years' apprenticeship as machinist. He returned to Killyleagh, Ireland, and worked at repairing machinery of the flax factory there until

1865, when he came to the United States, landing in New York City in December. He went to Central Falls, R. I. , where he worked for Gov. Spraguo as Superintendent of machinery in the flax factories there for one year. He afterward worked at Philadelphia,

Penn., and came to Chicago, 111., in 1867, and remained nine months. He was next employed at Ladoga, Ind., and next at Vincennes, Ind., where he was employed in the foundry of Clark & Buck for three years as foreman. He was next in the Eagle foundry, at Terre Haute, Ind., about one year. He then entered the employ of the T., H. & I. R. R. Company, in 1872, remaining fom- years. In November, 1876, he came to Effingham, in the employ of the Vandalia road, and is now foreman of the machinery department.

ANTHONY UNDERRINER, business manager of Miller's old stand, Effingham, was born in Perry County, Mo., March 3, 1856. He came to Illinois when nine years of age and resided until 1869 at Sigel, Shelby Co., 111. He came to Effingham in 1869, and spent about foiu- years in the public schools. In 1874, he entered a store at Sigel, 111., as clerk, and spent one year there. In 1875, he retui-ned to Effingham and entered the employ of John J. Miller & Co. as clerk and salesman in their dry goods store, and has been at the same stand for seven years. The business changed hands in 1879, and under the new firm he has been head clerk and business manager, having the entire charge of the purchase and sale of goods. The house employs from four to five salesmen, and does a largo business in dry goods and notions.

CORNELIUS A. VAN ALLEN, County Surveyor, Effingham, was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., September 20, 1837. He came West in 1855, having charge of a party of land examiners for the Illinois Central Railroad. There were eight Division Engineers, and each man had two chain cai-riers. Subject with two men made surveys and notes describing lands to prepare them for the market. He was employed in this work from Decatur to Cairo, and remained until all the railroad lands of the Central were examined. He made his home with his brother here, who had the land office, selling Central lands. In the fall of 1856, he entered the employ of the Government as chief surveyor, making original survey of lands in Northern "Wisconsin for nearly a year, and returned in the fall of 1857, and laid out the town of Edgewood and Farina. In the fall of 1857, he made a visit home, and retui-ned here in March, 1858, and located permanently and became Deputy Surveyor for Allen Howard until his term expired. He began farming in Bishop Township in the fall of 1858, and broke the first prairie farm in that township, continuing until the war broke out. He enlisted in the Fifty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in October, 1861, and served until the spring of 1862, when he was wounded by the accidental explosion of a shell at Columbus, Ky. , which made a compound fracture of limb, and he was discharged and returned home, and entered the employ of J. F. Waschefort, as foreman at the mill until the spring of 1866, when he purchased an interest in a stock of goods with Judge Gillenwaters, and continued in the store here until he was elected County Surveyor of Efi&ngham County, in the fall of 1867, and closed out the mercantile interest as soon as expedient. He served as surveyor for a term of two years and laid out the town of Altamont in July, 1870, and took charge of the agency of Vandalia, and was the first agent of that road; also of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad and the Wabash Railroad. He then traveled as Lost Car Agent for Evansvillei Terre Haute & Chi - cago Railroad, for two years, and at the solicitation of J. W. Conlogue, proprietor of Altamont, took his real estate interests there, and was shortly after appointed agent of the Paducah Railroad, which he held three and a half years. In the spring of 1878, he was elected to re-survey Bishop., Township, which he did during that summer, and in the fall surveyed St. Francis and Lucas Townships. In the fall of 1879, he was elected County Surveyor of Effingham. He was educated at Falley Seminary, at Fulton, N. Y., where he took an engineering coiu'se, which he completed in March, 1855. He was married, September 23, 1858, to Miss Laura Sethman, of Teutopolis, 111. Ho has thi-ee children living and three dead.

THOMAS G. VANDEVEER, physician and druggist, Eifingham, was born in Orange County, Ind., September 21, 1834. He came West when in his ninth year with his parents, who settled in Clay County, 111. The father died the same year of his arrival, and the mother died about four years after settling in Clay County. Oui- subject went to live with a brother-in-law, Hartwig Samuelson, who settled in Union Township, this county, about 1850. His brother-in-law was a millwright and built a mill at Flensburg, and subject worked in the mill until 1853. He then came to Mason, 111. , and after some time as clerk in a store there, he began reading medicine, in August, 1853, with Dr. J. H. Robinson, of Mason, and, reading one year with him, then went to Louisville, Clay Co.,Ill.,where ho read with Drs. Hull and Barbre, until the fall of 1855. He also attended the session of 1855-56 in the Rush Medical College, Chicago, and practiced for six months in Georgetown, Clay Co., 111., when he came to Mason, this county, in the, fall of 1856, and practiced there tilP^the fall of 1859, when he relinquished practice, and has since been almost continually in the di-ug business. In December, 1860, he entered the Circuit Clerk's office as Deputy and brought the records'from Ewington to Effingham. In 1862, he was for three months Surgeon under contract to Companies I and K, of the Seventy- first Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Tbey were assigned to the duty of guarding Big Muddy Bridge, on the Illinois Central. In 1864, he entered the employ of R. Gilbert, of Effingham, and remained until 1876 as clerk in his di'ug store. In September, 1877, he took charge of the present drug store for W. T. Pape, and has conducted th'e business for him since. Our subject married, May 3, 1865, Miss Martha Jackson, daughter of John Jackson, of this county, one of the early pioneers. The Doctor has always been a Democrat, and has been named for several county offices, and has served four years as Coroner of the county.

EDWARD C. VAN HORN, carpenter and joiner, Effingham, is a native of Pennsylvania, born August 15, 1832, son of W. D. and Lydia (Griswold) Van Horn; he, born in Bradford County, Penn., December 27, 1803, is a carpenter and joiner in Ottawa County, Ohio; she died in Hm-on County, Ohio, in 1846. Our subject is one of thirteen children, eight of whom were full brothers and sisters. He received his education in Huron County, Ohio, and learned the carpenter's trade when quite young, aud at the age of twenty, went to Michigan City, Ind., from there to Galesburg, and afterward to Cairo, this State, and iinally, to this county, where he was in the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad for one year, being engaged in building and repairing bridges. He was married, December 5, 1856, to Christina Statts, born in Wayne County, this State, in 1837, daughter of Hiram and Jessie Statts. Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn have three children living - Lydia, Mollie and Edward. Our subject enlisted in the Thirty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company K, Capt. Dobbs; was afterward made Sergeant and detailed to the Pioneer Corps. He was engaged in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Mission

Ridge and Corinth, but was not under fire at the latter place. He came to this county after the war, and helped to lay out into lots a part of Bruffton, which name was changed to Effingham. He has erected some of the finest buildings in the latter city. He has held the offices of Alderman and Marshal ; is a temjierance man and a highly respected citizen. He is an A., F. & A. M., Effingham Lodge. No. 149, and is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Yates Post, No. 88. In politics, he is a Democrat.

JOSEPH VENEMANN, merchant, Effingham, was born in Teutopolis, Effingham County, June 11, 1857. He began as clerk in Evansville, Ind., at the age of thirteen, remaining two years and then returned to this county, aud lived on a farm for four years. He then went to St. Louis for one and one-half years, where he was engaged in a retail dry goods store, on Franklin avenue, in partnership with his brothers, August aud John. In the spring of 1881, August and Joseph sold out to John, a^nd came to Effingham, and opened a store in the Dennis building, on Jefferson street, where they have since conducted a good business in dry goods, notions and gents' furnishing goods. His father, Anthony Venemann, was a native of Germany; was born in the year 1812; was raised to the occupation of farming, and at the age of twenty-one he emigrated to the United States, settling at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he married Mary Bietenhorn, and came to this county about 1846. first locating on a farm in Watson Township, where they lived in a rail-pen until they could build a cabin. He remained on the farm and made improvements during three or four years, then moved to Teutopolis Township, where he farmed about three years, then moved to the village and started a dry goods and grocery store and continued in business until about 1871, when he moved back to his original farm, which he owned until his death, a fine tract of 360 acres, about 140 acres of which was in cultivation. He died December 2, 1881. His wife died in the fall of 1864. He was a strong and influential Democrat. He had four sons and two daugliters living at the time of his death, one having died since. Those living are Mary, Lizzie, John, August and Joseph. Anthony died May 7, 1882.

AUGUST VENEMANN was born in Effingham County July 28, 1854. He received his early education in the neighborhood schools, and after having graduated at St. Joseph's College, at Teutopolis, he assisted his father about the farm for one year, after which he engaged, for two years, as clerk in Effingham. He returned to farming again, for seven years, or until 1880, when he entered the dry goods business at St. Louis, in company with his brother John, under the firm name of J. '&. A. Venemann. They continued the business together for one year, when oar' subject sold his interest in the business to his brother John, and, returning to Effingham, there entered the dry goods business with his brother Joseph. He was married, October 2, 1882, to Miss Mary Wernsing, formerly of Ohio.

W. F. VICORY, lightning rods and pumps, Effingham, son of Anson and Hannah (Treat) Vicory, was born in Springfield. Clark Co., Ohio, September 19, 1816, and is the second child of a family of seven children, all of whom are now living, with the exception of Herick, namesake of Gen. Herick, the renowned Indian fighter of that day, and Theodore, who was drowned at the age of six, and Elizabeth, formerly the wife of Hiram Mikesell, a farmer. Levi resides in Arkansas, Hiram in Marshall County, Ind., and Joseph is a resident of Idaho. His parents on both sides were of English extraction, their grandparents having emigrated to America in an early day and settled in Vermont. The father of our subject was a millwright bytrada, and having removed to or near Saratoga, N. Y., was there married, it is supposed, at a date not known. Soon after the war of 1812 or 1813, he removed to Ohio, where our subject was born. Here ho followed his occupation, building mills all thi-ough that State and Indiana up to the time of his death, about 1852 or 1853; previous to his death, he removed from Ohio to La Porte, Ind. Mr. Vicory was educated in the common schools of Ohio and Indiana, after which he learned the millwright trade with his father and worked with him up to the time he was thirtyfour years of age. In 1850, he removed to Effingham County, III, where, in 1851, he was married to Miss Cynthia Glazner, of Cumberland County, 111. By this union they have had seven children, as follows: Mary, Frank, George, Jesse, Freeman, Evie and Ettie. Mr. Vicory's father and mother were natives of Ohio. Her father is deceased, her mother is still living. Our subject's greatgrandfather had fifteen boys who all grew up to manhood and scattered all through the United States, the youngest of which was our subject's grandfather, who served through the Revolutionary war, and during his lifetime his house was a favorite resort for the old Revolutionary soldiers. During his life he predicted the great war of the rebellion.

BERNARD VOGT, shoe store and custom shop, Effingham, was born in Douglas Townfihip, this county, June 10, 1843. At the age of eighteen, he began to learn shoe-makincf with B. Hodebecke, serving two years' apprenticeship, and afterward worked about six years as a jom'neyman. He started a shop for himself here about 1868, and has continued ever since, and for the last seven yeai's has conducted a shoe store in connec- tion with the shop, on Jefiferson street. Mr. Vogt employs three men in the custom depai'tment, and carries a full stock of boots and shoes. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Lizzie Feldhake. They have seven children living. Our subject's father, Barney Vogt, was born in Germany, and came to Cincinnati, Ohio, when a young man, and was married to Miss Mary Brown, by whom he had nine children. He settled on a farm in Douglas Township about 1840.

GODFREY F. VOLKMAN, saloon, Effingham, was born in Utica, N. Y., April 5, 1840. His father's name was John M. Volkman. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, iu 1816. His occupation was that of farming. His mother's name was Margaret Looer, born in the same place in Germany. She is still living; they had twelve children. Our subject was educated in Chicago. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Sofa Werndrofif; they have four children by the union, she having died. He was married a second time, in 1875, to Mrs. Mary Bering; by this union they have had four children. He was a member of Battery B, First Illinois Artillery; during his service, he participated in twentynine battles, among some of which was Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Mission -Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, New Hope Chui-ch, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Columbia, Franklin, Chattahoochie and others. He was wounded at Chickamauga an 1 again at Resaca, both times in the same leg. On arriving in this country, his father settled in Utica, N. Y"., where he was married. He removed to McHenry County, 111., where he remained one year; from there he went to Chicago. His children were Conrad, Charles, Annie, Emma, Lizzie, Frank, Peter, Maggie and Mary. Annie married John Giesler, a resident of Shelby County, 111. ; Emma, wife of J. Folk, resides

FRANCIS A. VON GASSY, banker, Effingham, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 1833, son of Alexander N. Von Gassy, also a native of Russia. Our subject received his education in the University of Berlin, Prussia, which he left when twenty-one years of age, and afterward traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, making a tour through Italy, Greece and Turkey for observation. He came to the United States in 1856, and was married, January 10. 1865, to Lucy I. Catterlin, a native of Frankfort, Ind. In 1860, our subject joined the army, and was in the Western Division under Gen. Grant. He was mustered out in 1805 and received a civil appointment in the War Department. He came to Effingham in 1869, and established a grocery-store. In ISiO, he established the Effingham Bank, of which he is the sole proprietor, and which has since been conducted with good success, and in which business he is at present engaged. He is a Protestant in religion, and in politics is a Democrat.

SIDNEY B. WADE, agent Vandalia Railroad, Effingham, was born in Jasper County, 111., March 11, 1841. He spent the first twenty years of his life in Jasper County, in the town of Newton, where he received a public school education. At eighteen, he became part owner of a local Republican paper, published at Newton, called the Western Star, which he ran during 1859 and 1860. He enlisted, in April, 1861, in the Twenty-first Regiment Volunteer Infantry, and wont into camp at Mattoon, III, under Col. Good, of Decatur. On the 11th day of June, 1861, the regiment, 1,000 strong, re-enlisted for three years, retaining the old number. Twenty-first. Subject was a member of Company K, and the reariment went into service under

Col. U. S. Grant, and saw service in Missoui'i; was in the battle of Fredericktown, Mo., and marched into Arkansas under Gen. Steele, to Jacksonport, Ark., and were ordered back by forced marches, to Cape Girardeau, Mo., where they took boat to Pittsburg Landing, where they joined Gen. Jeff C. Davis, and were Tinder his command from that time forth, and were in the siege of Corinth. They went into camp at Jacinto, Miss. , crossed the river at luka, and were on the Bragg raid in Kentucky and at the battle of Perryville, Ky. , when they went to Nashville, Tenn., when the Army of the Cumberland was formed, and the Twenty-first did service at Stone River, Chickaruauga and all of the principal battles of the Atlanta campaign, including the siege of Atlanta and Jonesboro, and returned to Nashville to intercept Hood and fought desperately at Franklin, Tenn, and the battle of Nashville, after which they were transferred to Texas, via of New Orleans, and received their first muster-out papers in December, 1865, and were finally mustered out at Springfield. 111., in February, 1806, having served four years and eight months. Of the original members of Company K, about twenty men were mustered out at the close of the war. After his return, Mr. Wade located at Newton, 111., and for six months published the Jasper County Union, and then went to Mt. Carmel, 111., and revived the Mt. Carmel Register, which he ran a short time, five months, when he sold out and became a compositor on various papers in St. Louis dm-ing 1869 and 1870. In January, 1871, he came to Effingham. 111., and entered the employ of the Vandalia Railroad, then recently opened. He first became clerk in the freight and ticket office. He became agent at Altamont in 1874, and conducted that office about three years. In August, 1877, he became freight and ticket agent at Effingham, where he has since continued. Mr. Wade was married, September 27, 1809, to Sarah E. Fleming, of Effingham, by whom he has a son and daughter. His father, Hiram Wade, was born in Kentucky, and came to Indiana in 1810, and in the fall of the same year to Illinois, and settled first in Lawrence County, III., where he lived for some years and served as Sheriff of Lawrence, and came to Jasper County, 111. , when the Cherokee Indians still lived there. He was Circuit and County Clerk of Jasper County for sixteen years, and held the office of Circuit i/lerk in all twenty years. He died in March. 1861. He was a Republican, and was elected the last time as a Republican in a strong Democratic County, had twelve children; his wife's maiden name was Lueinda Neal, a native of Maryland. Of their twelve children but three sons are living, all of whom served in the army.

THOMAS C. WADE, traveling salesman, Effingham, was born in Perry County, Ohio, near Somerset, March 27, 1851, and was raised on a farm. At the age of twenty, he became clerk in a retail grocery store at Somerset, Ohio, remaining in that capacity for a year. In 1S72, he came to Effingham, and opened a grocery store of his own, and conducted it three years. He w^as agent of the Adams Express Company here during the last two years (1874 and 1875). He sold out his stock of groceries in January, 1876, and engaged his services to Hulman & Co., wholesale grocers, Terra Haute, Ind., as traveling salesman, and has been with that house ever since, its present name being H. Hulman. He represents the interests of his house in Southern Illinois. He is a Democrat and exerts a strong influence in his, party. He was married, in August, 1874, to Miss Linnie Moller, Effingham.

nati, Ohio, May 6, 1840. He came with his parents to this county in 1S5U, and settled in St. Francis Township, near Teutopolis. In 1851, he was sent back to Cincinnati, Ohio, to school, where ho spent about f oiu- and a half years in the St. Francis College, graduating in the fall of 1855. He began teaching in 1856 in the Effingham town schools, which only had one department, and was held in a log schoolhouse, and his compensation was $25 per month. He taught four months here, when he took a school in Bishop Township, where he taught for three years in succession, and, after teaching one term in Teutopolis, he began farming in St. Francis Township, and continued until the fall of 1879, when he was elected County Treasurer of Kffingham County, and is serving his third year, and was renominated for a term of four years by the Democratic Primary of 1882. In his township, he has held important offices of trust, being Supervisor for twelve years and Chairman of the board. He has always been a Democrat in politics. He was married first to Mary A. Vogt, in May, 1859, and had seven childi-en, all living. His wife died in June, 1876. He remarried, in May, 1881, to Elizabeth B. Miller, of this county. Oui- subject's father, John H. Wernsing, was born in Hanover, German}', about 1803; was a farmer in Hanover, and married Elizabeth Huckmann, of Hanover, and came to the United States in 1839, with his family of fom' sons and two daughters - John Heni'y, Jr., Frederick, Herman, Kate (now Mrs. Henry Eggerman, of Teutopolis), Theresia (deceased, was the wife of Henry Hatrup, of Teutopolis), and our subject, who was the only one born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his father settled in 1839, and was engineer in a foundry there till 1850, when he moved to this county, where he resided until his death,which occurred February 25, 1876.

JOHN C. WHITE, attorney, Effingham, was born near Forestville, Wake Co , N. C, May 21, 1846. His father moved from there to Brownsville, Tenn., when subject was five or six years old, and lived there with his family about two years, and from there removed to Illinois, and, in 1855, settled permanently at Greenville, 111., and has lived there almost continuously ever since. Our subject grew up in Greenville and attended a private school taught by S. W. Marston, and also recited in class in Elmira College, then presided over by bis father. He entered the Model Department of the State University, at Normal, 111., in 1863, for a year, and the following year entered the Preparatory Department of Chicago University, and, in the fall of 1865, he entered Shurtleff College, at Upper Alton, 111., and at the end of his junior year entered the Brown University, at Providence, R. I., from which he graduated in 1869 He came back to St. Louis, Mo., and read law with Judge Samuel Eeber, of St.* Louis, until February, 1S71, when he came to Effingham and read law with J. N. Gwin and W. B. Cooper for a time, and was admitted to the bar in January, 1872, forming a i:)artnership with E. N. Rhinehart, which continued until August, 1873, when he formed his present pai-tnership with Judge Gilmore. In addition to professional labors, Mr. White devotes considerable attention to the breeding of fine cattle. He married Miss Nellie J., daughter of Rev. Alfred Bliss, of Fillmore Township, Montgomery Co., 111., on August 25, 1875. They have two childi-en - Bliss and Nellie K.

BYROM WHITFIELD, Deputy County Clerk, Effingham, was born in Nash County, N. C, July 30, 1850. He came with his parents to Effingham in 1856, and has lived here ever since. He entered the drug store of Dr. McCoy, at the age of sixteen, and was clerk in that business until 1876, excepting one year, in which he was in the hardware trade. He entered the Cuunty Clerk's office as Deputy in Starch, 1876, and has served in that office ever since, under Collector Filler, and has served one term as City Treasurer, serving from 1879 to 1881. His father, Archibald r., was a native of North Carolina, and in early manhood learned theti-ade of carpenter and builder, which he followed until he came here, in 1856, when he engaged in cabinetmaking and showed remarkable skill at his trade, at which he worked until about 1878, when he was taken ill and died in March, 1881, in his fifty-eighth year. Oiu- subject is his only child.

VIKGIL WOOD, attorney at law, Effingham City, was born in Susquehanna County, Penn., April 10, 1836. He was educated in the common schools and the Su.squehanna County Academy, and, at the age of twenty-seven, he began reading law in his native county. In 1864, he went to Grant County, Wis., where he taught in the public schools' and was for two years Principal of one in Plattsville, Wis., graded school, and continued his law studies at intervals there, and came to Effingham in July, 1867, and read with his brother one year, being admitted to the bar here in the fall of 1868, and has since been in active practice of his profession. He was as.sociated with his brother and W. H. Barlow until December, 1875, since which the firm has been Wood Bros.

BENSON WOOD, Mayor and attorney at law, Effingham City, was born in Susquehanna County, Penn., March 31, 1839. He received a common school and academic education in his native State. He came alone to Illinois in 1859, and located in Lee County, in the town of Franklin Grove, where he taught in the jjublic schools for two years. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirtyfoiu-th Illinois Infantry, and served in the Ai-my of the Cumberland until February, 1863. He entered as First Lieutenant of Company C and was promoted to the rank of Captain, April 7, 1862. He was at Shiloh. the siege of Corinth, Stone River and other minor engagements. He resigned, in February, 1863, on account of ill health, and, in the summer of 1863, entered the Chicago Law School, from which he graduated in June, 1864, and located at Effingham in July following, where he has since been in active practice. He was elected to the Legislature in 1872 from the Thirty-third Senatorial District. He was elected Mayor of Effijigham in 1881, for two years. He has always been a Republican in politics.

A. J. W'ORMAN, real estate, Effingham, was born May 23, 1857, son of John J. and Mary (Budeod) Worman, he born in Germany in 1827, and she in Holland. They had seven children. At the age of seventeen years, our subject went to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at type-setting for one year in a stamp factory, and the following two years was engaged as collector for R. Booth, a picture dealer of that city. In 1877, he returned to Effingham and accepted a position as Assistant Circuit Clerk under W. C. Le Crone. He afterward formed a partnership with A. W. Le Crone, and the firm is now engaged in the real estate business. Our subject's familiarity with the records of the county courts give him great fitness for the business in which he is at present engaged He was married, in St. Louis, Mo., March 8, 1875, to Miss Frances Kemph, born in Indiana December 18, 1854, daughter of George and Elizabeth Kemph. Mr. and Mrs. Worman have three children - Lorina Regina, Anna Frances and Clara Constance. Our subject is a member of tbe Catholic Church, and in politics is a Democrat.

HENRY H. WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Effingham, was born in Wayne County, 111., in September, 1823; moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1828, and lived there a year. His parents came to this county in the fall of 1834. They brought three ox-teams and seven oxcarts. His father had made a visit previous to coming, and made arrangements to come hero and board hands working on the National road. He therefore brought seven head of horses, three yoke of oxen and seven head of beef cattle and provisions. In the spring of 1835, our subject and his brother George went to Wayne County for the rest of the cattle and a di'ove of sheep. They had one horse, and night came on and they found no house till after dark, so subjecV became very much frightened by the howling of wolves. They finally reached a cabin in the woods, where a girl, about fourteen years of age, was alone, and they put the sheep in a pen around the house and the dogs kept the wolves away till morning. On their way home through Clark County, they saw ou a mound and counted sixty deer playing. They stopped work on the National road for a time, in the fall of 1835, and his father divided out the stock of provisions, and lost heavily from book accounts on account of people moving away. The Government authorities condemned the sandstone abutments at Ewington, and about 1835, and his father secured the stone in them and built the foundation for his house. Our subject went to school in a log cabin in Ewington, to Thomas M. Loy, his brother-in-law. A school had been taught before by Mr. Gillespie, a relative of Loy's. Subject next went to school one mile north of Ewington, to Dr. Newton Tarrant, and next in the old log court house at Ewington. At about the age of fourteen, subject was sworn in as mail -carrier from Vandalia to Palestine, 111. He received $12 per month, and was found everything. It was 100 miles and he made a round trip per week, having about twelve offices on the route, and he traveled on horseback. An express was run in addition to mail. Between New York and St. Louis, there was a " system," and the stations were about ten miles apart. Riders approaching would blow a horn, and the nest one would be ready, mounted and would take the little bag, and they would ride swiftly enough to make ten miles an hour. After this, a telegraph line was put up and was in operation about two years. Our subject carried mail about four months to Palestine, and next he carried for six months from Ganowag's to Vandalia. and also had another trip to Woodbury. He was the first time employed by Mr. B. Whitfield, and went by Widow Cavanaugh's, who lived beyond Greenup. He next carried from Ewina-ton to Greenville for most of the time for four years, under contract of his brother George, and while not on the road attended the horse-mill owned by his mother, and worked on the farm. He was married, June 9, 1844, to Miss Susan Selock, a sister of Mrs. John Funk and Mrs. William T. Myers and several others. After marriage, our subject settled in Watson Township, on land owned by Mr. Hill, then called " W^ater Oak Grove." He bought a small improvement of John McCann, and lived there but one season, when, at the request of his mother, he came back to Ewington, where his wife took sick and lost her arm. He took charge of a hotel and small farm about one season, when he bought an improvement near Shumway, and after having been there a time, he again went back to Ewington, and lived there as a hotel-keeper and merchant until the county seat was moved. He carried the chain with Mr. Lacy when his brother surveyed and laid out Effingham, and built a house here before the war, where Debold Smith lives. He started for Pike's Peak in 1859, but met so many returning that he did not reach his destination. He returned to farm on Blue Point, and enlistpd, in August, 1861, for three years, and his became one of the first veteran regiments in 186B. He enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and belonged to the Army of the Tennessee. He fought at New Madrid, Island No. 10, Corinth, Vicksbnrg, siege of Jackson, Miss., Mission Ridge (where a shell cut the oil cloth on his back and cut a man just back of him), and At'anta, Ga. (lasting three weeks), Kenesaw Mountain, Jonesboro and on the march to the sea and last battle at Groldsboro, N. C He was mustered out in September, 1865, at Springfield. He began making brick and has run saw-mill and store and farm. He was proprietor of the Fleming House, Effingham, and opened the first hotel in Altamont, where he remained about two years and again to Fleming House, and afterward to Newton, and retm-ned to Effingham and kept the City Hotel. In April, 1882, he bought his present place, near Effingham, where he is now engaged in farming. Ml". Wright had five children by his first marriage; two only are living - William H. and Samuel H. ; others died in infancy. He married, the second time, Mary J. Bates, of this county. Ho had ten childi-en by his last marriage; five are living - Hattie J., Henrietta V., Gussie, Evaline, Charles Beecher, Olola Maud; others died in infancy.

WILLIAM WRIGHT, real estate, Effingham, was born in Wayne County, 111., June 1-4, 1831. He came with his parents to this county late in 1834. His father, Jonathan Wright, was a native of JNew Jersey, and was a bricklayer by trade. He came to St. Louis, Mo., as early as 1819, and while working there selected a site in Wayne County, 111., and brought his family in 1821. Two of his brothers also came by flat-boat from Pittsburg, Penn., to Shawneetown, 111., and settled three miles from Fairfield, 111. The father lived there until 1834, except one or two years' residence in St. Louis. He died in 1835. He fell with a scaffold while erecting the old State House, at Vandalia, 111. He left four sons and five daughters, of whom five are still living. George, the oldest son, died in July, 1870. He had been County Surveyor of Effingham County for some years. Henry H. is a farmer in this county (see sketch); William C, subject; Mary A. Fleming, see sketch; Susan (deceased), was the wife of Thomas Loy; Sarah, wife of Mr. Burke, of Georgetown, 111.; Helen A., wife of Col. Funkhouser; Hutchinson, died in New Jersey in his second year, and Emma A., died at seven years of age. Our subject, the third son of the family, received his education in a log schoolhouse at Ewington, and worked on the farm in the meantime. He was married, in 1855; to Jemima Rinehart, and has five sons living of that marriage. He began farming in Summit Township, and became by purchase of other heirs owner of his father's homestead, which he farmed for ten years. He came to Effingham in the spring of 1805, and has since been engaged in the real estate business, selling both farm and town property on commission and for himself. He received, on November 15, 1877, the appointment of Postmaster at Effingham, by President Hayes, and held the office four years and two months. His first wife died January 2, 1871, and he was married the second time, August 23, 1873, to Itli-s. Maggie A. Blair, of Olney, 111. He had two children by his last marriage - one son and one daughter. Mr. Wright is President of the Effingham County Agricultural Fair.

WILLIAM HARRISON WRIGHT, liveryman, Effingham, was born in Ewington, this county, January 5, 1847, eldest, son of Henry H. Wright. Our subject lived in Ewington until 1857. He started out from home when twelve years old, and lived at the hotel here in Effingham, with his uncle, until the war broke out. In 1862, he went to Hannibal, Mo., and for a short time peddled goods among the soldiers. In the sjsring of 1863, he went to Scottsboro, Ala., where he fell in with the Fifteenth Army Corps of Sherman's Ai-my, and sold notions and refreshments to soldiers. He followed Sherman's Ai-my until after the battle of Resaca, Ga. , where he was struck by a burdting shell and thrown fifteen feet, but received no per manent injury. He was sent back with the wounded, but went soon after to Stevenson, Ala., where he found employment in a railroad eating-house for two months, when he went to Nashville, Tenn., where he was messenger boy at the headquarters of Capt. Brumer, who was in charge of Corrals, and remained there for a few months. After a visit home, he returned to Nashville, Tenn., and drove a team there a short time for the Government until he was promoted to the position of wagonmaster of a train of twentyfive wagons, running fi-om Nashville to the cavalry post east of that city. He held that position until the close of the war, and during this period bought and sold horses, and at the close of the war bought Government horses and drove them North. On his arrival home, he engaged in the manufacture of brick with his father, and made the brick for the M. E. Church, of Effingham. He engaged in the livery business in the spring of 1866, in partnership with S. J. Fleming, and continued with him, under the firfn name of Fleming & Wright, about six years, when he dissolved his partnership, and since 1872 has built and owned three stables, and dm-ing the same period has bought from six to ten carloads of horses and mules per year, principally for the Southern markets. He was also interested in the handling and training of several trotters, and figui-ed in every county trot since the establishment of the Effingham County Agricultural Society. His horses have met with uniform success in these races. His present stable is located on Banker street, where he conducts a general livery, sale and trading business, dealing in all kinds of live stock. He was married, in July, 1868, to Miss Emma McPherson, who died in 1875, leaving four children - Mabel M., Albert L., Samuel H. and William W. He remarried, May 27, 1878, Miss Lizzie Mitchell.

WILLIAM B. WRIGHT, attorney at law, Effingham, was born in Ewington, 111., June 7, 1860. In 1865, his parents moved to Effingham, wliere oui subject was educated in the public schools. At the age of sixteen, he went to McLennan County, Texas, where he was engaged in farming and cattle-herding for tlu-ee years. He returned home in 1879, and spent one year in the high school here, and, in June, 1880, he went to Valparaiso, Ind., where he began the study of law. entering the Law Department of the Northern Indiana Nonnal School, from which he graduated in spring of 1882. In May of the same year was admitted to the bar, in the State of Indiana, and. in August, 1882, was admitted to jjractice in the courts of Illinois, forming a partnership with Mr. Loy in June, 1882. During the summer vacation of 1881, he studied law with Benson Wood of this place.

JOSEPH ZANDER, shoe-maker, Effingham, is a native of Germany, born December 5, 1835, son,of John and Mary (Copenhagen) Zander, natives of the same country. They were fai-mers and the parents of five children. Our subject received his schooling in his native country, where he also learned his trade. He came to the United States in 1866, landing in New York. He came to Kankakee. 111., and -.ifter a residence there of four years, he came to EfiSngham, and worked at his trade. He was married, November 7, 1871, to Miss Louisa Esh, born in Germany May 28, 1850, daughter of Joe and Dorothea (Garling) Esh, natives also of Germany. Mr.

and Mrs. Zander have had five children, four of whom are living - Emilia, born October 12, 1872; Samuel, August 21, 1874; August, January 1, 1879, and Herman, May 9, 1882. Our subject opened a shop on Main street in 1878, where he txu-ns out first class work, guaranteeing a good fit and satisfaction. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and in political affairs he votes for the best men.

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WILLIAM BLAKELY, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was bom in Knox County, Ohio, August 5, 1830, to William and Sarah (Grubb) Blakely. Father was born in Washington County, Penn., January 22, 1805, was taken to Knox County, Ohio, by his parents when quite young. Here he was educated and raised on a farm. Arriving at his majority, he maiTied. on April 3, 1828, and engaged in agricultural piu'suits, at which he continued until he died, which occurred August 28, 1878. He was a son of Francis Blakely, a native of Pennsylvania, and a soldier in the war of 1812. The mother of oui' subject was born in Rockingham County, Va., November 10, 1807, and is now residing with her children; is now in Knox County, Ohio, where most of her children are living; she, however, spends a portion of her time with our subject. She is a daughter of Daniel Grubb, a native of Rockingham County, Va., and a soldier in the war of 1812. The parents of our subject had twelve children, eight boys and four girls, of whom foiu' boys and two girls are living - Mrs. Nancy J. Horn, bom in 1831, October 28, of Knox County, Ohio; subject; Mi-s. Christian Waddell, January 24, 1840, of Huron County, Ohio; George W., born

November 18, 1841, Knox County; Hem-yH., January 18, 1844, is in Eice County, Kan. ; Elcaneh F., born November 15, 1845, of Knox; John, born May 26, 1833, came to Effingham County in about 1860, and remained here until 1874, when he removed to PhilliiM County, Kan., and, in 1882, to Florida to improve his health, but died at Pea Ridge, Ark., his death occurring June 21, 1882. William, our subject, spent his early life at home, receiving such an education as the common schools and academy of Knox County, Ohio, afforded, and assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. When he was about twenty-one years of age, he left home and embarked on his career in life as a farmer in his native county. In the spring of 1858, he removed to Clark County, where he remained until November, 1868, when he with his family drove across the country, three teams and wagons, containing his family and earthly possessions, to the then far West. He, hearing of the opportunities a poor man had of obtaining a home in the West, was induced to try his luck. He remained with his brother that winter, and the following spring located on his present farm, where he has since remained actively engaged in farming.

When he came his farm was imimproved, a body of open prairie. Upon his farm he now has a large and commodious house and barn, and its general surroundings speak of its owner being a practical farmer. He bought when he came 1(50 acres, and now owns 200 of prairie and 10 of timber. In October, 1857, in Knox County,' he married Miss Susan Wohlford, a native of Knox County, Ohio; she is the mother of six children, viz., Emma (Albert) Zimmerman; Celesta J., Sarah C, Charles F., Ada A. and John H. He has held the offices of Road Commissioner, Supervisor for one term. School Treasurer for live or six years. School Trustee, and is now School Director. Himself and family are members of the M. E. Church at Altamont, and a Trustee of the same. He held the leadership of the same for fifteen years, and has been a liberal contributor to school, church and charitable purposes. Politically, his sympathies are with the Republican party. His tvro brothers, George and Hem-y, enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio, Company F, and the former, serving six months, was discharged on account of his health, and Henry served four years; was with Sherman on his march through the South. Neither was wounded. Henry was once knocked down by a ball striking his buckle on the belt. Mr. Blakely commenced life a poor man, and, by his studied economy and business habits, he has succeeded in accumulating a good property which he is now surrounded with.

DANIEL BOYER, retired, P. O. Altamont, was born in Alleghany County, Md., near the Virginia line, November 10, 1814. He was raised on a farm until the age of eighteen. He went to driving a stage on the old National road, between Cumberland and Unioutown, Penn., and continued for ten years. He then drove wagon for four years, principally between Cumberland and Wheeling. 131 miles, which took eighteen days for a round trip. He emigrated to Morgan County, Ohio, in 1853, where he bought a farm and lived on it until July, 1865, and his labors were attended with good success. He landed in'Elfingham Jnly 24, 1865, where he kept a grocery until March, 1§66J March 15, 1806, he came to old Freemanton, where he engaged in a general merchandise business, and became one of the largest dealers in that place, until 1872, when ho came to Altamont. He brought the first 1,000 feet of lumber ever brought here, put up a platform on the Vandalia road and began buying and shipping grain, loading into cars as fast as it came in. He had his present grain house up by September, and at once put up a little plank house, where Reis now is, and sold goods in it until the spring of 1872, by which time he had storeroom completed adjacent to the present Boyer House. He closed his business in Freemanton in 1872, and the same year had warehouse, lumber yard and store at the same time. He also bought hogs largely in Altamont. He continued merchandising until February, 1878. He built the first hotel here, in the winter of 1872, and afterward remodeled it, and it became the Boyer House in 1878. It has thirty-two bedrooms, double parlors, two samplerooms on first floor, with office, etc. , etc. He built and bought about eight houses in the town. He moved to his present farm August 1, 1880, which he has improved and adorned with a substantial and beautiful residence. He is a Republican in politics, but has sought no office. He married, in Mercer County, Penn., in 1838, Rachel White, and has one daughter - Lydia Ann, wife of John C. Russell. His wife died in Effingham September 18, 1865, and he was remarried, in 1866, to Mrs. Mary J. Rufty, of this county.

THEODORE G. BOYER, photographer, Altamont, son of Joseph K. and Anna (Ca Bey) Boyer, was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, August 21, 1849. He was brought by his parents to Warren County, 111., when seven yeai-s old. This was in 1850, and, in 18()1, he moved to Bartholomew County, Ind., and, in 1802, he entered a photograph gallery in Columbus, Ind., to learn Ihe business and remained there until 1863; he afterward worked as a general operator in different points in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, until 1805, when he returned to Illinois, and also worked in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. In the fall of 1809, he located in Centralia, where he established a photograph gallery of his own, and run it for almost two years, when he removed to Vandalia, 111., where he worked from 1871 to 1876, and during that time established branch galleries at Effingham, Carbondale, Grand Tower and Ramsey. In 1876, he sold galleries and went on the road, and executed crayon and ink work for two years, principally in Illinois and Indiana. September 1, 1878, he came to Altamont, III, and established his present gallery, on Main street, where he has every facility for doing every kind of artistic work, and makes a specialty of ink work. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Susie Lewis, of Centralia, 111. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is serving as City Clerk of Altamont, and has held other offices.

WILLIAM ALLEN BROOM, deceased, was born in Smith County, Tenn., in August, 1829, and was four weeks old when he came to this county. Schools were few and poor, and he went from two to two and one-half miles distant to a log subscription school. He gained what might be called a fair common-school education, and taught one of the early schools with good success, and taught about three terms. He started out for himself on a farm, where he continued about three years. He then opened a store at Freemanton. Ho continued there for a time, when he bought a farm in Jackson Township, where he remained for some ten years, and has had good success. About 1805, his health broke down, and he removed to Mason Township, where he farmed until 1871. For seven yeai-s he ran a threshing machine, and this tended to break down his health. In 1871, ho came to Altamont and opened the first drug store of the place with Samuel Gilmore as partner. He continued about nine months in that business, the last six months alone, when he sold out drugs and engaged in the diy goods trade, with Boyer & Russell, for two years. Late in 1873, he opened a fm-nitui-e store here, in which he coutin'.ied until his death, May 29, 1882. In 1880, he bought the building where the business is continued by his son David E. It is 20x100 feet in dimensions, and contains a lai'ge and varied stock of fm-niture. He married, in 1853 or 1854, to Miss Nancy Bishop, of this county. Of this marriage there are nine childi-en living, throe dead. Those living are John E., conductor on the Vandalia road, at Effingham; Mary, wife of William Harris, engineer at Effingham; David E.; Ellery M.; Effie M., wife of Franklin Logue; Westcott J., Warren S., Chai-les A., Lewis H. William A. Broom was a member of the M. E. Church. David E. Broom was born in Jackson Township, this county, February 8, 1859. He worked at various employments until 1880, when he became a fom-th partner in the firm of William A. Broom & Son, and has since given his attention to the business. HIRAM H. BROWN, merchant, Altamont, was born in Columbus, Ohio, October 6, 1830. He was educated at Central Collece, Franklin County, Ohio, and began teaching in that State. In 1857, he came to this county and located at old Freemanton, wheie he taught a village school for two terms and clerked in a store for J. C. Dofebaugh until the war broke out. He enlisted in the Fifth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, in September, 1861, and was First Lieutenant of Company L, having raised a portion of that company from this covmty. He was in several cavalry engagements at Doniphan, Mo., _ and Cotton Plant, and was in various skirmishes. Subject was thrown from his horse at Smithville, Ai'k., June 27, 1862, and injured his spine, and did duty, though suffering, until his discharge, in 1863, having lost flesh until almost a skeleton. After his return and recovery of health, he engaged in farming for several years, and shortly afterward formed a partnership with Boyer & Russell, and conducted a store in Altamont, in 1871, and continued for about three months, when he sold out and opened a new stock of goods at Dexter, and conducted business there for about nine months, when he traded his stock of goods for a farm. He came to Altamont and erected his present store, on Third street, in 1872, where he has conducted a general store for ten years. At the same time is interested in farming. He married, in 1858, Miss Mary C. Defebaugh, of this eouaty, daughter of John C. Defebaugh, and has three children living. Mrs. Brown opened a millinery establishment here in 1872, and has now the oldest millinery house in town, enjoying a liberal patronage. EVAN L. BROWN, proprietor Boyer House, Altamont, was born in Knox County, Ohio, April 26, 1842. When he was eight years old, he removed with his parents to Richland County, Ohio, where ho lived on a farm until about fifteen, when he moved to Radnor Township and lived there for about twelve years, and farmed'on his father's estate. In the spring of' 1863, he came to Illinois, and, in 1865, located in Effingham County, where he has since resided. He farmed in West Township until 1875. He leased a hotel in Edgewood, 111., called the Brown's Hotel, which his father had kept previously. He ran this house about four years. In October, 1880, he leased the Boyer House, of Altamont, for three years, and has run it with good success: It is a three-story frame, near Union Depot of the Vandalia and O. & M . Railroads, and contains thirty-two rooms, with double parlors, sample room, etc. Our subject was married to Miss Martha King, of this county. She was born in Knox County, Ohio.

LEVI BUTLER, banker, Altamont, son of Levi and Julia A. (Grove) Butler, was born in Putnam County, Ohio, January 2-1, 185-1:. He came West in 1860 with his parents, who located near Toledo, Cumberland County, 111., and our subject lived on a farm until fifteen years of age, when he began teaching, having, by personal effort obtained an education. He taught for five years, about eight months per year, and, dm'ing his spare time attended a private school at Lose, Coles Co., 111., taught by Prof. T. J. Lee, and, at the close of school work, spent an entire year there. On leaving school, he entered the employ of the Adams Express Company as agent at Altamont, 111., continuing in that capacity- for about two and a half years, when he resigned, and opened a general store here, which he conducted one year with fair success. He formed a partnership with Dr. C. M. Wright January 1. 1879, and, under the firm name of C, M. Wright & Co., opened and have since conducted a private bank, in which Mi'. Butler has acted as Cashier. He was married, November, 1879, to Miss Florence, oldest daughter of Dr. C. M. Wright. The father of om- subject was born in Pennsylvania, and came to