Effingham County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1883 (part 4 of 13)

DR. G. SCHLAGENSAUF, Altamont, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, April 12, 18-19, to John and Mary Sehlageuhauf, both natives of Stuttgart. Our subject was brought to America by his father, in 1854. who located in Hamilton County, Ohio, near Cincinnati, where the father died when omsubject was quite young. The mother died in Europe previous to the emigration. They had only four children, viz., John, a minister at Quincy, III., formerly of St. Louis; Anna, living at the old homestead, in Hamilton County, Ohio ; Jacob, an M. D. , of Franklin County Mo., and George, our subject. After the death of his father, he went to St. Louis to live, with hi? brother John, and while there attended the common and high schools, and then entered the Warrenton College, in Warren County, Mo. , where he gradu uated, after a three-years covu-se, in 1867; he then entered the Kohrer College at St. Louis, taking a commercial course, graduating in 1868. He then entered the St. Louis Medical College, graduating from the same March 12, 1874; he then went to Missouri and assisted his brother in his profession until the fall of 1874, when he again entered the Medical College, and took a post-graduate course. On September 1, 1876, he came to Altamont and entered upon the practice of his profession. On September IG, 1880, he associated with Drs. Clark and Groves, the firm being Clark, Groves & Schlagenhauf. He is now practicing by himself. He is a member of the State Medical Association.

AUGUST SCHROEDER, farmer, P. O Altamont, was born in Prussia, Germany, February 5, 1835, to Frederiek and Mena (Schroeder) Schroeder. His father was in Prussia December 12, 1812, where he was educated and raised. He learned the tailor's trade and worked at the same the most of his lifetime. In 1835, he married, and, in 1844, with his wife and two children, emigrated to America by sailing vessel, from Hambui'g to New York, being eight weeks and four days en roiite; there were three days' storm, but they arrived safe. He immediately went West, to Buffalo, and, in February, 1845, removed to Niagara County, N. Y., where he remained until he died, in November, 1858. He was a son of Samuel Schroeder, who was killed in 1827 by falling through a barn. The mother of our subject was born in Prussia, Germany, April 23, 1803, and died in Effingham County, 111., in March, 1876; she was a daughter of George Schroeder, who died in 180S, sixty years old. He was a farmer in Germany, and died in Prussia. Samuel Schrceder was engaged in the war on the French side; was wounded in the arm, which caused him to lose the use of his elbow. The parents had five children, of whom subject was the oldest child; two died in Germany and one in Illinois. Fred and our subject are the only living ones in the family. August was edui'ated from the Lutheran schools of Germany and America. After fourteen years of age, he commenced working on a farm, and has continued the same till the present time, with the exception of three years, one in a store and two in a brick-yard. He left home for himself at twenty-one years of age. He came to Effingham County in 1864, September 1, and then settled on his present farm, which ho has improved. He is the owner of seventy-seven acres of good land. In Effingham County, in May, 1866, he married Miss Minnie Wendt, a native of New York State, born March 9, 1845; she is a daughter of Frederick and Minnie (Sholtz) Wendt, both living, and natives of Germany, who came to America in 1843, and to Illinois in 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder have had eight children, of whom six are now living, viz. , Samuel, George, Ernest, Amanda, Edward, GustavuB (Elizabeth and August died). Himself and family are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he is independent. He has been Road Commissioner three years, and Township Assessor one year. The grandmother on the mother's side was Charlotte (Sprunck), who died in 1870, aged eightynine years, in Germanj. Grandmother on the father's side was Mary (Rex), died in about 1867, seventy-eight years of age. Samuel Schroeder' s grandfather had a small property in Germany, worth $1,000.

CHARLES SCHUMACHER, grain-dealer, Altamont, son of William and Sophia (Labahn) Schumacher, was born July 20, 1844^ in the village of Bassendorf, Prussia. He learned the trade of gardener in Prussia, serving three years. In 1861, he came with his y)arents to the United States, his Ather

1865. on a farm. In the spring of 1865, they came to this county, and settled in jNIound Township, the father buying land in Section 10. Subject assisted his father on the farm until 1871, when he entered the employ of C. F. Sillery, and worked in his warehouse for about two years. He worked two years on a farm, and afterward worked for Jennings & Minor, for about live years, conducting their entire business here in grain. In the spring of 1881, he formed a partnership with Mr. Snook, and built the present warehouse operated by Snook & Schumacher, and have operated with good success since. Our subject started in this county without any capital whatever. His father died in this county in

1866, leaving three stms and two daughters living. Our subject was married, in 1S69, to Miss Louisa Sutter, yf this county, and has six children living - Emma, Mary, William, Minnie, Edward, Frank.

J. W. SEVERNS, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Knox County, Ohio, ^lay 30, 1831, to Stephen and Mary (Workman) Severns He was born in Virginia in 1810, removed to Knox County, Ohio, with his parents when a boy, where he remained actively engaged in farming to the time of his death, which occurred in 1874. The mother of our subject was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1815, and died in 1805. They were the parents of ten children, of whom sis are now living, J. W. beintj the fourth child. His early life was spent at home in receiving such an education as the common schools of Knox County afforded, and assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. In 1851, he left homo and embarked on his career in life as a farmer in Effingham County, 111.; and settled on the same farm where he is now residing, where he has since remained, with the e.\ception of six months spent in Faj'ette

County. He is now the owner of ninety-five acres of land in this county and 160 acres in Iowa. When he came to his farm, it was unimproved. In 1855, in Ohio, he married Catharine Klein, a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., born in 1829, November 21, to Catharine and Peter Klein, natives of Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Severns have had eight children, seven of whom are now living, viz.. Emma E., wife of A. Sproet, a farmer in Nebraska; L. W. ; Byron L., married and farming in Mound Township; Mary Catharine, Elizabeth J., Sarah A., John Ellsworth. Our subject was the second Assessor after the township organization, one )'ear; Constable for foui" years. His wife is a member of the M. E. Church. Politically, he is a Democrat. He is the owner of a fine stallion, of Normau Bill, and ho makes a specialty of breeding stock.

VALENTINE SHAB, deceased, was born in Germany July 9, 1833, to John and Catharine (Rice) Shab, both natives of Germany. He was raised on a farm, and brought to America by his parents when about eleven years of age, who located in Holmes County, Ohio, where he received a common school education. Here he remained at home until sixteen years of age, when his father died, and being thrown on his own resources he removed to Wooster, Ohio, and apprenticed himself at the carriage-maker's trade, serving three years, and continuing the same until the breaking-out of the war, when he enlisted in the Sixth Missom-i, Company B, Cavalry, and serving three years. He worked the first year at blacksmithing, and afterward was forage master. After the close of the war, he came directly to Effingham County, where ' his family removed the previous mouth. Here he remained, actively engaged in farming and blacksmithing. His death occurred I January 29, 1875. In Wooster, Ohio, Octo- ber 5, 1856, he was married to Mary M. Wernet, a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., -born Januai-y 9, 1834. to Charles F. and Catharine (Kome) Wernet, both natives of Germany. He was a farmer and died in August, 1872; she died in Jauuary, 1879. IMi-s. Shab is the mother of eight childi-en, of whom six are living, viz., Charles J., in a sugar refinery at St. Louis; John L., attending to the home farm; Valentine M., Lewis P., Joseph W., Mary A.; Frances H. and Matilda L., dead, lie was a Republican, and cast his tirst vote for Abraham Lincoln. John was man-ied, in Altamont, November 13, 1882, to Martha E. Dow, a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (King) Dow, residents of Fayette County.

WILLIAM ' SHENEFIELD, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, December 28, 1829, to John and Elizabeth (Widdis) Shenefield. He was born in Pennsylvania; was brought to Ohio by his parents when a boy. He was born in 1791, and is the only one of the first settlers of Mahoning Coimty. He has always followed the occupation of a farmer. He is the owner of 230 acres of land. He ^vas a son of John, a native of Pennsylvania, near Maryland. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; he served in the place of his son. The motber of our subject was born in Ireland, of English descent. She died in 1879, September 27, in her eio-hty-sixth year. She was the mother of eight children, ot whom six are living, our subject being the youngest son and the fifth child. He was raised in Mahoning County, Ohio, on his father's farm. He attended the common schools, but received most of his education from observation.' After he was of age, he took the management of his father's farm, and just before the war he spent one year in the South, in Davie County, N. C. , and was with a company putting up wheat-fans; he went there to benefit his health, the doctors advising him to go. and returned home after one year. In 1856, he removed to Indiana and located in St. Joseph County, and engaged in the merchandising business, but, as it did not pay, soon after engaged in the saw-mill business in this county, with two other gentlemen, and continued the same until 1867, when he sold his interest in the mill and bought a farm, but did not find it satisfactory, so he, in 1868, removed to Illinois and located in EfBngham County. He first bought 320 acres with his cousin, but was obliged to keep the whole of it. He sold 100 acres, and has now 160 acres near Altamont. In Indiana, in 1859, he married Ruth Craven, wh'o died in February, 187(\ She was the mother of four children, of whom two are now living, viz. Ollin and Steward. In 1870, he married, in EflSngham County, Mary Ann Oliver, a native of Pennsylvania. She is the mother of four children - Albert, Martin, Lotta May and an infant. In Indiana, was two terms Township Treasurer. He is an active member of the 1. O. U. W. Politically, independent.

WILLIAM L. SNOOK, grain-dealer, Altamont, son of William H. and Sarah B. (Robbins) Snook, was raised in Greensburg, Ind., where he was born, November 2, 1843. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served one year, in the regimental band, when all such bands were discharged. Served two years as engineer in a floui-ing-mill and manufacturing house, and was afterward in the stock business at Greensburg, Ind. He came to Altamont in 1871, and tirst engaged in the furniture and hardware business. He opened the first store of that kind in Mr. Howers' storeroom, in October, 1871. He continued in that line some two years, when he engaged in the general merchandise line for a year. In about 1874, he engaged in the grain and stock business, and became a partner of H. A. Carter, and handled grain in the house occupied by Mr. Ensign. After, some two years in thetii-mof Carter & Snook, and after a time subject bought out Mr. Carter's interest, and sold it to John Ensign in 1879. For a time Mr. Snook gave his entire attention to the buying and shipping of stock, and in company with Mr. Charles Schumacher built for Clifton Wells their present warehouse, on the Ohio & Mississippi and the Wabash Raih-oads. They have a lease of the building for live years from the date of its building, in the spring of 1881. It has the best dump and elevator ever built here, having complete machinery for dumping and shelling grain, with a capacity of 3,000 bushels per day, and is the only elevator in town. The dump caused a great interest among farmers, and will revolutionize the old manner of shoveling grain by hand. The iirm of Snook & Schumacher also buy and ship all kinds of live stock for Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago markets. Mr. Snook was maiTied, in 1868, to Miss Emma Elliott, of Jennings County, Ind., and has one daughter - Enola, living. Our subject's father was born in Warren County, Ohio, and came to Greensbui'g, Ind., about 1830, where he married. His wife was born in Decatur County, Ind. He was a tailor by trade and afterward was in the grocery business; both parents are still living at Greensburg, where subject has one brother, John E., and sistei-, Mary A., wife of William Rybolt.

JACOB L. STAIR, manufacturer, Altamout, was born in Elldiart County, Ind., August 29, 1858. At the age of five years, his parents removed to Illinois, settling in EfQngham County aboiit 1863 on a farm, where subject lived until the building of the

Vandalia Railroad. At the age of seventeen, he entered the telegraph office at St. Elmo, and in four months took charge of the office of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, being night operator for nine months. He then resigned his position there and became extra operator, and as such he worked at various offices along the line, from Indianapolis to St. Louis, until 1878. He then took charge of the day office at Altamont, and held that position until 1S80, when he resigned to engage in the retail furniture business for about one year. March, 1881, with his father, Jacob Stair, he established a furniture factory. They leased a building of William B. Metham, and continued in that until the erection of the present building, in September, 1882. They first started with ten men, but have increased the number and facilities for the manufacture of bedsteads.

MRS. JULIA TAPSON, milliner, Altamont. Of the various enterprises in the town of Altamont that have started here within the last decade and have met with more than unusual success is the millinery and notion department of Mrs. Julia Tapson, who started in business here in the spring of 1875 in a small room in her own house, which she subsequently changed for a larger one, where she continued until this proved inadequate to the demands of her fast-growing trade, when she built the building she now occupies,' and has added to her stock of millinery a selection of queensware. She keeps a well-selected stock of everything in her line, keeping pace with the style and fashions of the day, and placing her goods at fair and reasonable prices, treating all with eqiial fairness. She has extended her trade over a large extent of country, and has built up a thriving and prosperous trade. She was born in Perryviile, Mo. Her parents were natives of Switzerland, and were among the

WILLIAM D. TROLLINGEE, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Knox County, Ohio, September 21, 1828, to George and Nora (Durbin) Trollinger. He was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, in 1800; he was a farmer; he died in Ohio in 1875; his father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The mother of our subieetwas born in Maryland, in ISOS, and died in Oliio in 1854. He was killed by his horse that he was riding falling on him, causing such injuries that he died in a few days. They were the parents of eight children, one of whom - William - was the fourth child. His early life was spent in secm-ing such an education as the common schools of his native county afforded, and assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. When he was sixteen years of age, he apprenticed himself at the carpenter's trade, and served three years, and worked at the same until 1862, and then did his last work building the house he is now residing in. He came to Effingham County in 1851, and bought his land in 1857, and removed to it in 1859, where he has since remained, actively engaged in farming. His farm now contains ISO acres of prairie and forty of timber. In Effingham County, in 1857, he married Miss Elizabeth Sapp, a native of Ohio and came to Effingham County when she was a little girl. They had four children, three living - Hiram D., Mary C. and Mine J. He is a Democrat.

LOUIS VAUCLAIR, miller, Altamont, son of Joseph and Mary (Vallet) Vauelair, was born in St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1854. He was raised in St. Louis, where, at the age of twelve years, he entered the Carondelet City Mills, and served there a three-years' apprenticeship and worked as second miller for some time, when he became first miller, working in that mill in all about ten years. He afterward worked in the Iron Mountain, the Atlantic and other mills in the West. lu August, 1881, he took charge of the Farmers Mills, at Altamont, 111., where he has since done a good merchant and exchange business. He enlarged the capacity of the mills since he came to fifty barrels per day, and contemplates other still more important improvements. It has three run of buhrs and makes the " New Process " ilour. The mill is three story, with basement, and is operated by a thirty horse-power engine; employs three men for the day and three for the night. Our subject was married, in St. Louis, in April, 1881, to Mjss Pauline Herbel, of St. Louis, Mo., daughter of Judge A. Herbel. The parents were both natives of France, where they were married, and came to St. Louis about 1849, where they died.

NELSON WALLACE, farmer. P. O. Altamont, was born in Jackson County, Ohio, Augiist 21, 1821, to John and Jane (Nelson) Wallace. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1796, was brought to Ohio by his parents, who located near Zanesville; that was before the town was laid oiit; here he was raised and educated. Arriving at his majority, he removed to Jackson County, where he remained until 1835, when he removed to Putnam County, Ind., and in 1840, to Morgan County, where he died in 1843, November 19. His occupation was that of a farmer. The mother of our subject was born in Ohio in 1801, and died in Putnam County in September, 1852. She was a daughter of Jonathan R. Nelson, a soldier of the Black Hawk war. Parents of our subject had eleven children, of whom Nelson was the oldest child. He was raised on a farm in Putnam and Morgan Counties, where he received such an education as the subscription schools of his day afforded. He remained with his parents until he was twenty -two years of age, when he embarked on his own career in life as a farmer, continuing the same until 1846, when he learned the trade of a saddler and harness-maker, at Green Castle, Ind., where he worked twelve years. In October, 1858, he came to Effingham County; he di-ove across the country in a lumber wagon and buggy tied on behind, and shipped his goods to Effingham. He bought the farm then containing forty acres, the same year, and added to it until he now has 120 acres. He has, however, sold his present farm, and expects to remove to near Altamont. Mr. Wallace commenced life very poor, and has worked hard to earn his competency. In Morgan County. Ind., in 1843, in February, he was married to Zillah Mills, a native of Dearborn County, Ind., born in 1823, April 6. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are the parents of eight children, of whom six are now living, viz., James K., John L., Benjamin F., Hiram E., Ellen M., Susan H. He is an active member of the order of the A., F. & A, M., at Altamont. No. 533; been a member since 1852. , Has held the office of School Director ten or twelve years; Town Clerk three years; Commissioner of Highways for seven years. Was elected to the Township Treasurer, but declined to accept it. He was a Democrat and cast his first vote for James K. Polk, in 1814, and since 1856 he has been a solid Eepublican. In 1873, he had his house and household goods destroyed by fire. Upon the home farm is an orchard that Mr.*^Vallace set out twenty- two yeai's ago, and is said to be the best orchard in the township. Two of his sons were in the late war. James was wounded; served nearly four years. John served nearly three years, and both enlisted, JAMES K. A\'ALLACE, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Green Castle, Ind.,

January 10, 1845, to Nelson and Zillah (Mills) Wallace, whose history appears in another part of this work. James was raised in town to the age of thirteen, when he was brought to Effingham County by his parents. He received his education from the common schools of Green Castle. His early life was spent in assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. At eighteeen years of age he enlisted in the late rebellion, serving from August 12, 1862. until July 6, 1865, when he was mustered out. He served in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Volunteers, under Col. Funkhouser; was in the following battles: Hoover's Gaj), Chickamauga. Sherman to Atlanta, and back with Thomas to Nashville; was in twenty-eight battles and skirmishes, and was wounded at Selma, Ala.; was in every battle the regiment was in, and was never wounded until the last battle, by five shots, one in the thigh, one in the right arm, one in the neck, one in the gi-oin and one in the mouth. After the close of the war, he returned to the hom'e of his parents, where he remained until 1872. In March, 1872, he went to Missoui-i, where he remained sis months; thence to Kansas, for two months, and then to Oregon, where he remained three and one-half years, engaged in different occupations, on canal, on a fai'm and a saw-mill. In November, 1875, he returned home, and, in January, maiTied and removed to his present farm, where he has since remained, engaged in farming. He is now the owner of 120 acres, and started with forty acres. January 13, 1876, he married, in Effingham County, Miss Maggie Baker, a native of Effingham County, and a daughter of Jacob and INIartha Ann (Powell) Baker. He is a native of Virginia and she of Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have three children, viz., Jacob, born March 8, 1877; Zillah Maud, born December 1,1878; Mattie, born Novem-

F. W. WENDT, grain dealer, Altamont, was horn September 19, 1853, in Martinsville, Niagara Co., N. Y. He is a son of Frederieh Wendt, a farmer, who was born near Berlin, the capital of the German Empire, on April 25, 1828; he is now living in St. Francis Township, EfSngham County. The maiden name of F. W. Wendt's mother was Louisa Grimm, born in 1829, near Berlin, Germany; she is now living in Effingham County. There are ten children in the family, eight boys and two girls. Mr. F. W. Wendt was educated mainly in Effingham, 111. , although bis German education was acquired in Martinsville, N. Y. ; he was a farmer in early life, but at the age of twenty, he commenced to teach school in the winter and go to school in the summer; he taught one summer in Montrose. Mr. Wendt was instrumental in having St. Francis Township re-surveyed. This was in 1878; in the fall of the same year he came to Altamont, where he became a clerk for George Hilleman; he stayed with him till August 1, 18S2, when he became junior partner in the grain business, now known under the title of Ensign & Wendt. The tirm buy all kinds of grain. Mr. Wendt is identified with the Republ ican party, and in religious matters he adheres to the Lutheran faith.

FERDINAND WOLFF, farmer, P. O. Altamont, is a native of Niagara County, N. Y., born December 12, 1844. His father, Frederick Wolflf, was a native of Prussia, Germany, born October 31, 1806. His early life was spent at home assisting to till the soil of his father's farm, and receiving such an education as could be obtained from the Lutheran schools. Arriving at his majority, he engaged in farming, and remained actively engaged during his life. In 1843, he bade hi? native country farewell and took passage in a sailing vessel from Hamburg to New York. Arriving in America, he immediately started West, and located in New York, in Niagara County, Hearing of the fertility of the soil in the Western States, and the fortunes that were to be made by those who were willing and strong enough to brave the struggles of a pioneer life, he was induced to remove his family to Illinois, in 1865, locating in Mound Township, Effiagham County, where he succeeded in accumulating a good property, and during the latter years of his life he was surrounded by those comforts and enjoyed those pleasures that ever result from honesty, industry and economy. His taking away by death, February 26, 1872, was mourned by a large number of friends. His wife, Louisa Boening, who still survives him, was born in Prussia, Germany, May 20, 1814; she is now residing with her soa, our subject, who was the oldest child born to her. He was raised on a farm and received a thorougti English and German education from the schools of his native county. He was married, on the 5th of May, 1870, to Miss Henrietta Wolff, who died January 29, 1878, leaving two children as the results of their union, viz., Halda and Martin G. F. He married a second time, October 28, 1880, Miss Maria Beccue, a native of New York, born March 18, 1862. She has borne him one child, William. He and family are consistent members of the German Lutheran Church. He is a man of high standing in the community in which he lives and bears a name and reputation which is beyond reproach. In politics, he is a Democrat: has never sought office, believing it to be more in accord with his views to stay at home and give his attention and time to his family and farm. He is one of the most practical farm-

CHARLES M. WRIGHT, banker, Altamont, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in New Boston, Mass., December 8, 1834, son of Philander and Almeda (Ballard) Wright, he born in Hadley, Mass., in 1801), and died in 1S72; she, a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, born in 1810, and is also deceased. They were farmers and the parents of two childi'en. The ancestors of oui' subject were of English descent, and Charles Montague settled in Hadley, Mass., in 1662, and oui" subject bears his name. The family is numerous. Our sabject received a thorough common-school education, and afterward commenced his medical education, the espenses attending which he defrayed himself by teaching school. He graduated in medicine at the Eclectic Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn., in 185G, and in the same year came to this county and engaged in the j^ractice of his profession, literally without any money. He has practiced in this county from 1856 to 1878, dui-ing which time he enjoyed an exceedingly extensive practice, out of which he made his fortune. He has five children living - Florence, Ada. Lotta, Mabel and Charles M., Jr. Our subject is liberal in his religious views, and in politics is a Democrat. Upon his retirement from the medical profession, he organized the present bank, under the firm name of C. M. Wright & Co., Mi- Levi Butler being the junior partner and cashier. It is a private bank, with guaranteed assets of $100,- 000, and the enterprise has met with deserved success.

JOSEPH G. WRIGHT, teacher and minister, Altamont, was born in the southern part of England March 26, 1846. He was educated in Loudon, where his father kept a boarding-school, called Sherboro House

School. At the age of sixteen, he began teaching, and occupied the position of Classical Master at Stoke Hall School, Ipswick, Guild Hall, Bury, St. Edmunds and Grammar School Penrith. He came to the United States in 1870, and began teaching in the public schools of Champaign County, 111., and continued teaching in that count}' for about ten years. He was Principal of the Ogden Public Schools for three years and of the Sadnrus Schools four years. In the fall of 1880, he came to Altamont, and is tilling his third year as Principal of the Altamont Schools. He was ordained to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1879, and has assisted in the Champaign Associate Mission of St. Mary's, Efiingham, and is now connected with the Grace Church Mission, at Greenville, 111. He was examined, in 1875, by the State Board of Examiners, and received a State certificate. He was married, in 1873, to Miss N. J. Padgett, of Sadorus, 111. The Altamont schools have three departments, and an average attendance of 140 pupils, and its course of study includes the branches necessary for a certificate of the first-class.

JOSEPH YATES, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Nicholas County, Ky., May 13, 1838, to Joab and Mary (Kennedy) Yates, whose history appears in another part oE this work. He was removed to Putnam County, Ind. , by his parents when two years of age, where he spent his early life assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm and receiving such an education as the common schools afforded. He came to Effingham County, 111., with his parents, in November, 1854; he attended school here two winters. At twentyone years of age, he left home and embarked on his carror in life as a farmer, upon the same farm he is now residing on. He is now the owner of 338 acres of land, thirty of which is timber. He is managing the whole; he alse deals considerably in stock. In 1858, in Effingham County, he married Miss Mary Higgs, daughter of George Higgs. Mr. and Mrs. Yates have six cliildren, viz., Eugene, Horace G., John A., Margaret, Florence and Joseph. He has always voted the Republican ticket, and cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln for his tirst term.

JOHN D. YATES, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Putnam County, Ind., in 1841, November 24, to Joab and Mary (Kennedy) Yates. His father was born in Nicholas County, Ky. , November 19, 1807, where he was raised on a farm, educated from the subscription schools, and married in 1827, when he engaged in farming for themselves, without any start, as he said, " without $50." In 1839, he removed to Putnam County, Ind., where he boiight a small farm of eighty acres, and, on April 17, 1854, he and our subject came to Illinois and located in Effingham County, on the farm of our subject, where they broke prairie, erected a log house and needed improvements; the remainder of the family came in November, John and his father returning and drove across the country. Here he continued to work, experiencing many hardships common to a pioneer's life, and accumulated over 1,000 acres, which he put under a high state of cultivation. He died October 25, 1878. He was a member of the United Brethren Church. Was a liberal contributor to schools, churches and especially to the poor. He never took interest in politics, more than to vote a Republican ticket. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, and settled in Kentucky about the time of the Indian war. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Thin fam ily was of Scotch and Irish descent. The mother of our subject was born in Nicholas County, Ky., June 8, 1806, and died in

Effingham County December 14, 1879. She was a daughter of Thomas Kennedy, a native of Pennsylvania. Once, while crossing the Alleghany Mountains for salt, he happened in a house where a man was sick, and, as it afterward proved, with the small-pox; he took the disease and lost his eyesight. He removed to Kentucky in an early day, and there reared a large family of chikben, but never saw only one. He was of English and Irish descent. The parents of oiu- subject had eight chil(h-en, of whom thi'ee are now living, viz., Joseph, a farmer, of Mound Township; John, oiu- subject; Elmira, wife of William Eyestone, of Altamont. John was raised on a farm, and received such an education as the common schools of Putnam County, Ind. , and Effingham afforded. He was brought to this county when he was thirteen years of age. He remained with his father, assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm until 1875, when he removed to Altamont and engaged in buying grain, the first year in the firm of Carter & Yates, and the second year by himself. After two years, he returned to the home farm, where he has since remained. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Union army, serving in the Thirty-eighth Illinois Volunteers, under the command of Col. Carlin. He was mustered out March, 1866, being kept on the Rio Grande long after the war. He was in the following battles: Perry ville, Ky. , Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and in all the battles up to the time of the capture of Atlanta. He was with Thomas at the battle of Franklin and Nashville. He received several slight flesh wounds. He is the owner of 330 acres of land, all in Mound Township, except 150 in West. May 23, 1869, he married, in Effingham County, Miss Catharine Sherart, a native of Erie County, Ohio, is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bomhart) Sherart. He is a native of Pennsylvania. She is of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Yates have foui" children, viz., Emery S., born December 12, 1870; James A., born August 23, 1874; Herbert, September 27. 1877; Charles E., April 22, 1882. Politically, he is a Republican. Was Supervisor of township two terms, ^\'hen Mr. Yates came to the county, west of his present farm the nearest house was eight miles, at Howai'd's Point, in Fayette County. North was in Moccasin Township, ten or twelve miles. East was several houses in the edge of the timber, about two miles, and south about ten or twelve miles.

SAMUEL N. YOUNG, undertaker, Altamont, youngest son of Thomas 1{. and Maiy (McCann) Young, was born in Montgomery County, Ky., March 19, 1829, and received his education in the county schools in Kentucky. He was brought by his parents to Putnam County, Ind., in 1845, and was raised on a farm. He lived on a farm near Green Castle, Ind., until 1855, when he moved to this county; settled on prairie land, on what was known as the old Hammond farm. Section 12, West Township, which had biit insignilicant improvements. He lived there until July, 1878, during which period he improved over 200 acres of land and put up comfortable and substantial buildings. His first piurchase was 100 acres, to which he subsequently added several other tracts. He was a successful stock and grain raiser, and also bought and sold stock to a considerable extent. About 1870, he began the improvement of his stock of hogs, beginning with representatives of the Chester White, and afterward the Poland-China. He also brought purebred Cotswold sheep to his farm, where they still remain. He has given some attention to the improvement of cattle, breeding the Short-Horn species with good success. He came to Altamont in July, 1878, and engaged in the stock and grain trade for eighteen months. In June, 1881, he opened an undertaking establishment, on Railroad street, and has on hand a full line of undertaker's goods. He was mawied, the fii-st time, February 1, 1849, to Miss Mary Jane La Follett, and has two children living of this marriage - Lucretia, wife of Charles Kershaw, of Montgomery County, Ind.; Francis Marion, farmer in Nodaway County, Mo. Our subject's wife died in Indiana July 29, 1852, and he was re-married, to Harriet Yates, January 1, 1854. She died June 14, 1868, leaving five children, one having died in infancy. Those living are Warren, Mary Jane, S. A., Emma and Hattie. Warren is married to a daughter of William Hollis, and is living in Mound Township. Mary Jane is the wife of F. D. Ensign, Altamont. S. A. is practicing medicine in Montgomery County, Ind., and the remaining two childi-en are at home. Mr. Young was married, for a third time, April 8, 1869, to Sarah E. Paugh, of this county.

G. W. ZAHNOW, harness, saddles and furniture, Altamont. Among the young business men of Altamont is the above-mentioned gentleman, who started business here in the fall of 1878, in company with F. C. Herman, in the manufacture of harness and saddlery, the firm name being Herman & Zahnow, which continued until September, 1880, when Herman withdrew. The business was continued by Mr. Zahnow, who has since conducted the same. August, 1882, he started in the furniture business, which he runs, in connection with the harness department, both carried on in the same building - furniture below and harness department in the upper room. By attention to his business and studying the wants and demands of his customers, he has built up an excellent business. He was born December 7, 1852, in

Germany, the third son of Charles and Attie (Lowe) Zahnow, with whom he emigrated to America about the year 1854. and remained in New York State, near Buflalo, until 1862, when they all came West to this county, locating in Mound Township, where his parents now reside, and are engaged in farming.

He remained with them until he attained his majority, when he began for himself. He was married, November 23, 187U, to Anna Hei-mau, a native of Dixon, this State, daughter of C. Herman. He has two children - Benjamin and Franklin. Is a member of the Lutheran Church, and Democratic in politics.

H. W. AGRUE, farmer, P. 0. Eberle, is a man of intellectual abilit}' and a prominent citizen and farmer of Lucas Township. He was born in Albany, N. Y., March 12, 1817, and was taken by liis parents to Ohio, near the seat of Cincinnati, when four ^ears old. His father was a native of New York State and his mother of Maine. Our subject's father was a tanner by trade, and the most of his time until the beginning of the Revolutionar}' war was occupied in New York City. He served as a soldier under Gen. Greene, and during the battle of Bunker Hill was glanced on the hip by a cannon ball, and was made a cripple for life. After receiving the shot, he was taken into Gen. Greene's own tent and kept there untilable to travel, when he went into the service again, and served until the close of the war. After the close of the war-, he and two comrades were journeying homeward, were taken prisoners by the Indians. They managed to gain the confidence of them and bj' strategera made their escape. They were pursued to the Ohio River, when the red men finding that they had arri^'ed in a country inhabited by white folks, gave up the chase. He afterward took a trip into the Eastern States, and in Maine was married to Hannah Wheeler, by whom he had one child - John. He had five children by his first marriage - Joseph, Ellen, Hannah, Sarah, and Henry, our subject. Henry's mother died when he was four years old, in Hamilton County, K}-., 1821. from that time he was raised in

Clermont County, Ohio. The education he received was in the subscription schools of Clermont County, Ohio. He was economical and industrious ; would work and earn a little money, then would attend the subscription school in day and at night would attend grammar school. At the age of seventeen, he went to serve as an apprentice ; set in with the intention of serving three j-ears, but the foreman, owing to the sickness of his wife, had to abandon his business after Mr. Agrue had served eighteen months. He then went to Cincinnati to finish his trade as carpenter. After completing iiis course, went to diflerent places in Ohio and worked as journeyman until 1841, at which time he left Ohio and went to Kentucky, worlced there, and in January, 1842, was married to Nancj' Cummins, a native of Bracken County, Ky. After that, he followed his trade successfully until October, 1872, at which time he came to Effingham County, 111., and purchased a farm of 100 acres of land; eighty acres is prairie in Section 32, Lucas Township ; twentj' acres timber in Section 13, Union Township. Now his attention is turned to farming, and raises principally grain - wheat, corn and oats. During the war, he had papers sent to him as a recruiting officer, and recruited a great many soldiers, about 200 in all. Mr. Agrue is a Democrat ; is not an office seeker, but at times becomes warmly interested in political matters. Mr. Agrue has five children living - James Allen,

GEORGE W. ALVI.S, farmer, P. 0. Eberle, is a substantial farmer and a man of principle. He was born in Floyd County, Ind., April 29, 1850. His father is a native of Virginia, born in the year 1818 ; is a substantial farmer, living in Washington Count}-, Ind. Subject's mother is a native of Indiana ;- was born about the year 1821, in Orange Count}-, that State, and is living with her husband. The}- had thirteen children, namelj- : David C, living in Orange County, Ind., James W., living in Washington County, Ind.; Mary, deceased ; Sarah A., wife of J. L. Chestnut, living in Missouri ; George W., subject ; Artimesia, de" ceased ; Harvej-, deceased ; John, deceased ; Margaret M., wife of G. 31. Morris, living in Washington County, Ind. ; Hettie B., deceased; Joseph and Florence L., living in Washington County, Ind. ; Catharine, at home in Washington County, Ind. George W. Alvis was taken by his parents to Washington County, Ind., in 1862, when twelve years old. He received his education in the common schools of Floyd and Washington Counties, by working for his father in summer and in winter would attend school about three months in the 3-ear. He made liis home at his father's until 1873, when at twenty-three years of age he was married to Seaphy V. Clark, a native of Washington County, Ind. She was born about 184(3. Her mother, Susan Clark, was a native of Washington County, Ind., born 1823. Her father, Alexander Clark, was a native of Vermont ; his death occurred in 1857. Our subject after marriage removed to Orange County, Ind., and engaged in farming, and remained there three j-ears, until 1876, at which time he came to Lucas Town.ship, and engaged in farming. He has one child living - Mar}' Edith ; two are dead - Ezza, and the other died in infancy.

Effingham County, November 9, 1852. He lived with his father in Jackson Township until 1870; during that time he was working on the farm for his father in the summer and in winter attended school in the first school house that was built in Jackson Towusliip. It was known as the Carpenter Schoolhouse. The neighbors volunteered and built it. They went into the woods and hewed out the logs, and completed it about the year 1856. In 1870, at the age of eighteen, he went to the lake regions on the northern and eastern line of Minnesota, and engaged in lumbering and railroading; he remained there until the latter part of 1873. In the winter of 1874, he came back to his home in Jackson Township, and remained there until the spring of 1875, then went to the pine regions on Black River in Wisconsin, remained there until about the middle of July, 1875, when he went to Minnesota; he remained there until Christmas, 1875, then came back to Effingham County, and went to work on his farm in Jackson Township, which he had purchased in 1870. There were forty acres in the tract, twelve acres being cleared when he bought it; he afterward cleared up the remainder (with the exception of three acres) and put it in cultivation. He lived there on his farm for three years, the first year he stayed there and kept bachelor's hall; and on the 2Gth day of February, 1S7G, was married to Rosa Ann Price, of Effingham County. In 1878, he sold out and moved to Lucas Township, on a farm of 160 acres in Section 35, which he had purchased. On the first of March, 1882, he purchased another farm of 240 acres in Clay County, 111., in Section 1, Bible Grove Township; about 200 acres are in cultivation aud the remaining forty is timber land. His main productions are wheat, corn and oats. This season he has raised about 2,500 bushels of wheat and oats, and about 2,000 bushels corn. His father, John B. Carpenter, was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1815, is a farmer and is living in Arkansas. His mother, Hannah Jane Imes, was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1817, and died in JIfBngham County-, Jackson Township, in the year 1854. They- had seven children - Anna, wife of James Nokes, deceased, she is living in Arkansas ; Isaac Perry, living in Effingham County, Jackson Township ; James, living in Missouri ; Oscar, deceased at eight years old ; John, living in Arkansas ; Victoria, wife of E. R. Rinehart, living in Watson Township, Effingham Co., 111. JOSEPH A. DRAKE, farmer, P. 0. Winterrowd, is a native of Indiana, born in Shelb}" County, that State, on the 18th of March, 1829. He worked on his father's farm in the summer time, and attended school in the winter about three months in the year. When fourteen years old, his father died and our subject lived on the farm until 1853. during wliich lime he was married to Catharine Mow, of Shelby County, Ind. In the same year (1853), he removed to Hancock County, 111., and lived there three years when his wife died, and he returned to Shelby County, Ind., and went to clerking in a drj' goods store for George Dibert, clerked there for about eighteen months, then clerked for William P. Winterrowd about the same length of time. During this time, he was married again to Rachel Hodson, of Shelby County, Ind. In the spring of 1859, he removed to Jasper County, 111., and purchased a farm of forty acres in South Muddy Township, about ten acres of it being cultivated laud. He planted a good orchard and commenced to improve it; and in the spring of 1863 came to Effingham County, and bought eighty acres of railroad land in Section 36, Lucas Township. Since that time, he has bought forty acres, adjoining it on the south. He is an energetic and industrious farmer, and raises extensively wheat, corn and oats. He is also a natural mechanic, and has worked considerably at the carpenter's trade since he came to the State. He built the first dwelling that was in Winterrowd town, for Wash Winterrowd, after whom the town took its name, and he has built about eighteen grist mills, barns and other buildings. He has eleven children living and two dead : Ithamar, Laura, Isaac, Shelby. Frank, Emma, Thomas, George, Henry, May and Ota. Charles deceased and Era deceased. Our subject's father, Isaac Drake, was born in Ohio about the year 1799. He removed to Shelby County, Ind., and there erected the first grist and saw mill that was on Flat Rock River, and also built a linseed oil mill. He also owned a farm and he kept the mill and fitrra going until 1840, at which time he went to practicing medicine, of which he had made a sppcial study before. He practiced until his death which occurred in 1843. His wife, Prudence, was born in Virginia in 1798, and died in Hancock County. 111. They had eight children - William Edwin, Ithamar, Isaac Newton, Amanda, Joseph A. subject, Henrj-, Prudence Rachel and Charles.

THOMAS J. DUNN, ,M. D., Elliottstown, was born in Bracken County, Ky., in 1845; was brought by his parents to Effingham County, Lucas Township, in 1853; he received his primary education in an old log schoolhouse south of Elliottstown, it being the first school house that was in Lucas Township; he attended afterward the community schools of the neighborhood. He attended school about two or three months in winter and the rest of the time helped his father on the farm up to 1864; he then enlisted in Company II, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Illinois Volunteer: was Sergeant, and promoted to rank of Second Lieutenant, and served until the close of the war; he was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 18, 1865; he then came home and taught school until 1875, when he commenced the study of medicine; received his degree at Rush Bledical College, Chicago, 111., February 22, 1881, and is still faithfully pursuing his profession, and has quite an extensive practice in the vicinity of Elliottstown. He was married, October 4, 1866, to Mary F. Field, of Elliottstown. They have six children - Louis Oscar, living, fourteen years old; Elijah Andrew, died when one year old; Sarah F., died when eighteen months old; Marj' Elizabeth, living, seven years old; Ada Bell, deceased, one year old; John William, living, seven months. Mr. Dunn is a Republican, and has served in various township ottices. He is, at present. Chairman of the Republican Central Committee in Lucas Township; he has also served as Town Clerk of Bishop Township as much as four 3-ears; be also belongs to Delia Lodge, No. 525, A., F. & A. M., and was Worshipful Master for six years, up to 1882 ; his father, Andrew Dunn, was born in Bracken Count}-, Kj\, in 1813; he was a farmer from his youth up, and also dealt some in stock; he moved here in Lucas Township in 185.'?, and settled on the farm which bears his name. He enlisted in the fall of 1861, in Company I, Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry ; discharged on the 13th day of March, 1803, for disability; he arose to the rank of Sergeant; he came back to Lucas Township and went to farming, and died in Teutopolis January 6, 1871. He went there on business, and was stricken with apoplexy, and died in twelve hours. Deceased was a member of the Baptist Church, and also of the Masonic order. Deceased had six children - John W., physician in Barton County, Mo.; .Mary E., wife of Samuel L. Parks; Martha F. (deceased), wife of J. R. Merry; Thomas J., subject; Elijah S., died in Barton Count}-, Mo., in 1868; Sarah Belle, wife of Silvester Harlan, lives adjoining the old farm. Their mother is living on the old larm with Mr. Harlan; she was born in Bracken County, Ky., in the year 1812.

J. W. ELLIS, traveling salesman, Elliottstown, was born in Wabash County, 111., September 22, 1846. His father, Charles C. Ellis, was born in Crawford County, Ind., December 2, 1814, was a farmer, and died February 22.

1879, in Greenwood County, Kan. Our sul)- ject's mother, Hannah Phar, was born in Tennessee in 1820, and died in 1854, in Wayne Count}', 111. The}' had five children, all are living, namely : Henry C, railroading in Texas; Joseph W., subject ; Thomas J., is a brick mason by trade, and is living in Brownsville, Neb.; Charles C. is farming in Greenwood County, Kan.; Sarah E., wife of Edward T. Wines, living in St. Louis. Subject removed with his parents from Wabash County to Wayne County, 111., in 1852; they remained there four years, and, in the spring of 1857. went back to Wabash County, 111. They remained there until the spring of 1858, at which time they removed to Gentry County, Mo., where they remained until February, 1801, when they removed to LTnion County, Iowa. They remained in Union County until October of the same .year, when they went to Fulton County, 111. Our subject remained in Fulton County until January 20, 1865, at whicii time he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Fiftyfirst Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served one year. He was in several skirmishes, but in no regular battles. He was mustered in at Quincy, 111., and was mustered out at Columbus, Ga., February 15, 1805, when he returned to Fulton County, 111., and remained there three months, and then went to Summerfield, St. Clair Co., 111., and was engaged in the nui'sery business until September, 1866, at which time he removed to Mt. Erie, Wayne Co., 111., and attended a district school three months, afterward attending a graded school until September, 1867 ; he then engaged in teaching, and, about this time, he was married to Hariet A. McCoy, of Wayne County, 111.; she was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, November 2, 1840. At the close of the six months' school, he purchased a farm in Wayne County, and, in the fall of 1869, sold out and came to Lucas Township, Effingham County, where he purchased a farm in Section 10 and commenced farming, and also raising and dealing in stock. He relinquished his stock dealing in June, 1882, on account of ill health. He sold a portion of his farm and all his- surplus stock, and engaged with a wholesale hat and cap house of Indianapolis, as traveling salesman, at which business he is still engaged. His Tamil}- lives on the reserved portion of his farm. He has always been a Republican, and has served as Collector of his township three terms. He has four children living and one dead, namely : John L., Charles M., Olive May, Joseph Olin, are living; Oscar Walter died April 3, 1882. He was born September 25, 1868. Subject's wife's father was a native of Bedford County, Penn., born in the j-ear 1806, and died in Wayne County, 111., about the year 1863. Her mother, Mary George, was a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, born in the year 1812, and died in Wayne County. 111., in the spring of 1878.

HIRAM R. EVANS, farmer, P. 0. Eberle. He is a young man of industrious habits. He was born in Effingham County May IS, 1849,- and was reared here. His father, Stephen Y., was a native of Indiana. He was born August 22, 1822. He came to Effingham County, 111., in 1836, and died here May 11, 1861. Our subject's mother, Mary (Witchman), is a native of Indiana, born November 3, 1824, aud is living with our subject. She was twice married, her second husband being Daniel iMerry, who is also dead. Our subject was about twelve years old when his father died.

HENRY PRITCHLEY, farmer, P. 0. Wiiiterrowd, is an industrious and substantial farmer of Lucas- Township. Was born in Richland County, 111., December 20, 1848. His father is a native of Pennsylvania, was born about the year 1814, has always been a farmer, and is living in Richland County, 111. Our subject's mother, Lydia Stafa, wa.s a native of Ohio, and is dead. They had nine children - John lives in Clement Township, Richland Co.;

Sarah Ann, wife of Isaiah Louis, living iu Richland County ; Jeremiah lives in Jasper County, 111.; Isaac in Richland County, Clement Township ; Sophia, wife of John Carver, deceased ; Heniy, subject ; Louisa, wife of James Lynch, lives in Richland Count}', Clement Township; David, Richland County; Margaret, wife of Absalom Milliman, lives in Richland County. Their father was married again to Elizabeth Smith, of Ohio, and has five children living and one dead - Susanna, living; Mary M., wife of Oliver Madden, lives in Richland County ; George, Martin, William Louis (deceased). Henry Fritchley was reared on his father's farm, and received his education by helping his father in summer, and would attend school about four months in winter. When twenty-one years of age, he was married to Margaret Snyder of Richland County. She was born May 26. 1849. Henry farmed in Richland County one season, 1870; then sold out and weut to the northwestern part of Missouri, Lynn County, remained there about two j-ears, until 1872, at which time he came back to Richland Count}-, and remained there until 1874, when he came to Lucas Township, Effingham County, and purchased a farm of 120 acres of Willi land in Section 28. Now he has the most of it in cultivation, and raises grain - principally wheat, corn and oats. He has two charming little girls and a little boy - Lucinda Blanche, Lulu Grace and Edward Oliver. Margaret Pritchley's father was Morris Brad}- Suyder, born in Louisville, Ky., in 1800. He was a prominent man and a Methodist Episcopal minister. He began preaching when a young man. and preached as circuit rider until too old for service, at which time he retired on a farm, and remained on the farm about tw.o years, at which time he was elected Circuit Clerk of Richland County. He was the first Clerk of the county, and was a member of the old Whig party. He was elected for his fourth term, and died January 31, 1861, before he had served it out. Her mother, Eliza Cottrell, was a native of Kentucky, born May 12, 1812, and died in Soutli Muddy Townsliip, Jasper County, May 10, 1877. They had eleven children; six are living: Mary Jane, wife of Jacob Cook, living in Jasper County, 111.; Alfred, living in Jasper County ; Elizabeth, wife of Jesse Cook, living in Jasper County ; John, in Jasper County ; Lucinda, wife of Jeremiah Fritchlej-, living in Jasper County, 111.; Margaret, our subject ; live are dead - Caroline, Samuel, Martha, Morris, George.

JOSEPH GOSSMAN, wagon-maker, Winterrowd,was born in German}-, January 23, 1852. His father, Andrew, was also born in Germanj', in the Province of Baden, and came to this countrj- in 185G, and to Cincinnati, Ohio, March 4, of that 5-ear. He was a natural mechanic. It was said of him that to let him see how anything was done, even the most difficult piece of mechanism, he could take hold and perform the work readilj'. About four weeks after landing here in this country, he was working on a mill, and was sunstrnck, which resulted in his death. Our subject's mother was also a native of Germany, born in the Province of Baden. Our subject was one of a family of seven children, of whom three are living : Engelberth, living in Effingham ; Andrew, deceased, died in Chicago ; Bennard, living on the old farm in Lucas Township, and Adolph, died at Winterrowd, January 17, 1882 ; Rosa, deceased, died at Cincinnati ; Joseph, our subject ; Freileric, died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Both Rosa and Frederic died within six weeks after landing at Cincinnati, so that left five children, of whom three were large enough to earn S2 per week in a tobacco fiictory, and after the}- bad worked for one year their wages were increased. Our young friend Joseph, when old enough, commenced work in the same house. Their earnings supported the family. They worked there in that house for about five years, and in 18G1 they removed to Perry County.

Ohio, and rented a farm for three years, and by economy and industry saved enough at the end of three years to purchase a farm of forty acres in the same county. When they moved to the farm Joseph began again al his trade of cigar making ; he worked at it for two years, up to 1860. He then learned the blacksmith trade, at Oakfleld, Perry Co., Ohio. He served as an apprentice for about two years. During this time his mother and family removed to Aurora, 111. He then quit >t»lacksmithing and went to his mothers place, and remained there one month, and then went to Ciiicago, where he worked for his brother in a tobacco factory for about six months. He also worked at Niles, Mich., until 18(iS, at which time he removed to Chicago and started a cigar and tobacco factory of his own. He resided there until September, 1871, when he sold his retail goods, and the wholesale goods were put in a commission house for sale, and wei;,e all destroj^ed in the great fire of Chicago. Loss about S600. In the spring of 1871, he and his biothercame to Lucas Township, Effingham County, and bought 120 acres of unimproved land in Section 28. They then went back to Chicago, and, in September of the same year, the family moved on the farm. He remained on the farm until the summer of 1873, at which time he went to Winterrowd and opened up a blacksmith shop, selling out in September of same year, and went to farming. In 1877, he came bat'k to Winterrowd, and purchased the shop owned by Jack Scott, and went to smithing, and since that time he has made additional improvements by establishing a wagon shop, where "wagons and buggies are made to order." At the time of purchasing, the tools and material were invoiced at $280, and the shop and grounds were valued at $30. All he liad when he came there was his household furniture and $30 in money. Now his tools, ground and material are valued at 81,500. He was married in August, 1873, to Sarah Allen, a native of

SYLVESTER HARLAN, farmer, P. 0. Elliottstown, is a reliable and substantial farmer of Lucas Township. He was born in Parke County, lad., February 12, 1850. His father, Alfred Harlan, was a native of Indiana, born in the year 1822 ; he followed farming for a livelihood and died in Boone County, Ind., May 8, 1874. Our subject's mother. Caroline Clark, is a native of Ohio and is living in Boone County, Ind. They have seven children living - Oliver, living in Boone County, Ind.; Sylvester, our subject; Nancy Jane, wife of Marshal T. Billings, living in Boone County; Jacob, Noah, Alfred, are also living in Boone County, Ind.; Amanda Frances, wife of Morris Harlan, living in Boone County, Ind., and three are dead, Martin, Daniel, James. Sylvester was taken by his parents to Rush County, Ind., in 1853, when three years old, and remained there until 1861, at which time he and his parents removed to Boone County, Ind. He received his education by helping his father on the farm in summer and in winter would attend school about six months in the year until eighteen years old. when in the fall of 1868 he came to Lucas Township to look at the country and also to inspect the land owned by his father in Lucas Township. He remained there and attended school until the summer of 1869, which time he returned to Boone County, and in the fall of 1870, came back to Lucas Township and purchased ninety acres of raw prairie land in Section 9, and commenced to improve it. On the 22d day of January, 1871, he shouldered his ax and went to the woods to chop, it being the first day's work he ever did for himself After fencing fifty acres and plowing twenty, he returned to Boone Count}-, and remained there throughout harvest, when he came back to Lucas Township and finished plowing his land. Now he has a well-improved farm. Mr. Harlan is and always has been a Republican, and has served in various township ofHces. In the spring of 1871, he was elected Collector of the township and served two' terms. He has served as School Trustee and Commissioner of Highways. In the spring of 1882, he was elected Town Clerk, which office he now holds. Sylvester and his brother Noah, and his two sisters belong to the M. E. Church. Our subject was married November 25, 1872, to Sarah Belle Dunn, a native of Kentucky, born February 7, 1853. They have had two children- John Oliver, living, and Sarah Olive, deceased.

WILLIAM J. JAYNE, physician, Winterrowd. Although a j'oung man. Dr. Jaync has had such advantages for advancement in his chosen profession as are afforded to few: He was born in Pendleton County, Ky., August 22, 1855. His fathci-, Alexander Jayne, was a native of Kentuckj'. He was born there April 11, 1819 ; his parents were of English descent. Subject's mother, Sophrona (Highfill) Jayne, was also a native of Kentucky. She was born there January 21, 1825, of Irish and German parents. No man could have made more out of the advantages afforded him than has Dr. Jayne. He is a man of very great energy and " push," working with all his might on whatever matter he may have on hand. He began business by teaching school. Taught for three winters in succession and at nights studied medicine. He attended two terms of school at a seminary located at Sullivan, Moultrie County, 111., and two terms in a medical schoof. First term at the Vanderbilt University, located at Nashville, Tenn., and graduated at Keokuk, Iowa. Februarj- 25, 1879,^nd entered into the practice of medicine; located in Jasper County, 111., and practiced there one year, at which time he removed to Winterrowd, his present place of business, and by energy and go-ahead stands high in the rank of phj'sicians. He has quite an extensive practice all

JAMES II. KELLAR, farmer, P. O. Kberle, is a substantial farmer of Lucas Township. He was born in Mason Township, Effingham County, November 14, 1840. He lived in Mason Township with his brother until 1875, during this time he was helping him in summer and in winter would attend school about three months in the year. His father was a native of Indiana and his motiier was a native of Kentucky. His father was killed. in the battle of Cape Girardeau, Mo. They liad three children, all living, namely : John H., Sarah J. and James Harvey, subject. Our subject was married in 1870, to Angeline Blunt, of Effingham County, 111.; she was born August 7, 1852. They have one child, Harvy Edward. Mrs. Kellar's father, John Blunt, was a native of Illinois, and her mother, Catharine, of Kentuc'ky.

W. Mc. MERRY, farmer and merchant, Elliottstown, was born in Barren County, K3'., March 19, 1827. His father moved from there when subject was three j^ears old, and settled in Madison County, HI. There our subject was raised on a farm, and received his early education in the subscription schools. He came with his wife and two children to this county in 1851, and settled in Section 17, Lucas Township, where he lived till 1881. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being after tiie first eight months in the mounted infantry. He belonged to the Army of the Cumberland, and was engaged in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Selma and several others, being with Wilson's Cavalry as far south as the latter place. He was mustered out at Chattanooga, Tonn., in 1805, and received his discharge at Springfield, 111., July 3, of the same j-ear. He returned to the farm, and, as before stated, lived there until 1881, when he moved to EUiottstown, and became a partner of F. B. Schooley, and under the firm name of Schooley & Merry kept a general store until JIarch, 1882, when partnership was dissolved, and our subject continued the business with his son, O. T. .Merry, and they carr3- a general stock. Our subject was married in Bond County, this State, in 1848, to Miss Savage, and by her has thirteen children, seven of whom are living - ^Owen T., Noah, James, Sarah L., Richard, Eliza and Lonan. The other children, with one exception, died when young. Mrs. Merry died in July, 1874, and our subject was married the following year to Mrs. Sarah J. Austin. Mr. Merry has alwaj's been a Republican in political matters, has been. Supervisor, and at one time made a race as the Independent candidato-for County Treasurer. He still owns 320 acres of fiirm land.

JAMES R. MERRY, farming, P. O. Elliottstown, was born in Madison County, 111., June 29, 1833. He was brought by his father to Effingham County when one year old. He worked on his father's farm in summer, and in winter, when there was school, he attended it. All the education he received was in Lucas Townsiiip. He helped to build several schoolhouses before he could go to school. He first located on a farm of forty acres in Union Township, which Ura Stroud now lives on ; lived there awhile, then moved to Lucas Township, on the farm that Samuel Stroud now lives on. In 1862, August 9, he enlisted in the Ninetyeighth Illinois Infantry. Was mustered out at Springfield, 111., about the 1st of July, 1865. He was in the battles of Frankfort, Ky., Versailles, Ky., Stone River, Tenn., Hoover's Gap, Tenn., Dalton, Ga., Chattanooga, Tenn., Kencsaw Mountain, Tenn., Chickamauga, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga. After the battle at Atlanta, they came back to Louisville and re-mounted; the next raid was to Selma, Ala.; went from there to Macon, Ga., and many other skirmishes. After the war, he came back and settled on the farm where he now lives. He bought forty acres in 1863, fort}' acres in 1868 and twenty acres in the year 1870. The piece ho first settled on was unimproved land ; the only close neighbor he had was Andrew Dunn. Now he has about ninety acres under cultivation, and raises grain principally. When he first came back, he thought he would raise grain in large quantities. He put in about thirty-five acres of corn and raised a good crop, but could not find any market for it. So he kept it over winter, and in the spring sold it for 10 cents per bushel. He had to go to mill down below Mason ; it was owned by Uncle Elijah Henry. A 3-oke of oxen and sled, and a sack of corn would constitute the outfit, and right there and then, he said were the happiest days he ever saw. He was married in the 3-ear 1855, to Miss Blunt, of Effingham County. She died in 1856. He married again, in 1857, a Miss Dunn. She died a short time after marriage. He was married again, January 1, 1880, to Miss Barcus. He has five children - John, Henrietta, Ida Ann, Angeline and Charley. His father, G. R. Merry, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in the year 1802, and died in EflSngham County, 1866; he followed farming all his life. His wife, Jane Hubbard, was born 1807, in Virginia, and died in 1859. They had eight children - Henry (deceased), died at Watson, Effingham Co., Ill; Sarah, wife of William Green, lives in Effingham; Thomas (deceased); J. R. Merry, subject; Daniel, living in Kansas; Nancy, deceased wife of Anderson Elliott ; Elizabeth (deceased); Louisa, deceased wife of William Trapp; George, living in Arkansas. Our subject has served in various township offices. He has served as School Director for about eighteen years, and as Commissioner of Highvv.ays for about six years. He belongs to the A., F. & A. M., and has held some office in the lodge ever since lie became a member.

JOHN E. MERRY, farmer, P. 0. Eberle, was born in Effingham Count}-, Lucas Township, January 18, 1849. His father, Daniel Merry, was a native of Kentucky, born in the year 1818. He was taken by his parents to Madison County when eleven years old, and from there he came to Effingham County, Lucas Township, and settled on the farm now occupied b}' his children, George and John. His death occurred in the year 1874. Subject's mother, Eliza Davis, was born in Kentucky, and came to Bond County, 111., when eighteen years old, and died January 2, 1872. The parents had six children, of whom two are living - George and John ; Owen, deceased ; William, deceased ; Waymack died in the army, and James, deceased. Our subject lived with his father until twenty-one years of age, and during this time assisted him in the summer season, and in the winter would attend school about four months. When twenty-one years of age his father gave him his present farm, of 230 acres, of which 160 was in cultivation and fifty acres in timber land. He raises grain principally, but to some extent deals in stock. Mr. Merry has always been a Republican, and has served as Town Clerk one term, in the year 1881. His father was the first one who settled in the neighborhood where his boys now reside. The ne,irest market place was at St. Louis. In those days they used to make a great deal of maple sugar, and would take as much as three or four hundred pounds at one time to market, and would bring back groceries and such things that he needed. He would make a trip about once a year. Our subject was married February 20, 1870, to Minerva Woody, of Union Township. She was born May 9, 1851. They have two children living - Oley A. and Rufus, and Weby, deceased. Mrs. Merry's father and -mother, John Woody and CharlotvJ, are natives of Lidiaua.

GEORGE M. MERRY, farmer, P. 0. Eberle, is one of Lucas Township's enterprising and substantial farmers. He was born in Effingham County, Lucas Township, September 29,

1850. His father was a native of Kentucky, born in the year 1818, was a farmer, and died in Lucas Township in 1874. Our subject's mother, Eliza Davis, was a native of Kentucky, and died January 2, 1872. The parents had six children, of whom the two youngest are living - George and John ; Owen, William, Waymack and James are dead. Subject lived with his father until twenty j-ears of age, during which time he was working for his father in summer, and in the winter attended school about four mouths. When twenty j-ears of age his father gave him 140 acres of land, since that by inheritance he has obtained 110 acres, and in all has 250 acres. He has it all in cultivation but fortj' acres. His main productions are grain and hay. Mr. Merry has always been a Republican, and is serving his second term as Commissioner of Highways. He was married in April, 1870. to Jane Simmerman, of Lucas Township, Effingham County. They have three children, namely, Druie Zilla, Fannie E. and Crooker E.

NOAH MERRY, farmer, F. 0. EUiottstown, a substantial farmer of Lucas Township, was born in Bond County, 111., October 4, 1851. He was brought by his parents, Waymack and Matilda Merry, to Effingham County, Lucas Township, in 1851, when four weeks old. They settled on a piece of land. Section 17. He was reared on his father's farm and would attend school about five months in the j^ear. In 1876, when tweatj'-four years old, he purchased a farm from his father in Section 9, Lucas Township. In the spring of 1880, he removed to his father's f:\rm, and is residing there at the present time. His father removed to EUiottstown and engaged in the mercantile trade. Si jject was married in the spring of 1875, to Lucy J. Dye, a native of Indiana ; born 1855. Three children are the result of their marriage, namelj' : John Waymack, William Orville, Joyce Ethel ; all are living. Mr. Merry has always been a Republican ; was elected School

Trustee of township in the spring of 1881, which office he now holds. Mr. Merry is one of a family- of eleven children, namely : Owen, Susan, Noah (subject), Richard, Mary, Sarah Lucinda, Eliza Ann, Louan, Druscilla, John, Narcissa. Mr. Merry's wife's father, John Dye, and her mother, Elizabeth, are natives of Indiana, and .are living in Bishop Township, Effingham County.

JAMES A. McCORKLE, is a merchant in Winterrowd and keeps on hand a selected stock of dry goods and groceries, etc., and has quite an extensive trade throughout that neighborhood. He was born in Washington Co., Penn., April 3, 1855. His father, A. B. McCorkle, was a native of Penns^-lvania, Washington County ; born in February, 1820, was a farmer, and died December 2(5, 1881. Our subject's mother, Sarah M. Scott, is a native of Ohio, and is living in Lucas Township. Nine children were the result of their marriage, namel}' : Robert^ deceased ; Albert, deceased ; Nellie, deceased ; James A., subject ; William, Scott, Curtis, Andrew, Letitia, are dead. Our subject lived with his parents in Washington County until 18G6. at which time they removed to Effingham County, Lucas Township, and settled on a farm in Section 2G. The farm consisted of 100 acres, with a small frame house ou it, and about twelve acres were in cultivation. Our subject received his education in the common schools in the neighborhood of Winterrowd. He would attend school about eight months in the year, and the remainder of the time would help his father on the farm. At the age of twenty-one he went to California and went to working on a farm, being thus engaged for about one year, afterward working for a company in a gold mine the same length of time. In the latter part of 1876, he came back to Lucas Township, and engaged in farming for about two years. In 1878, he bought an interest in the dr^' goods and grocorj- store owned by J. W. Scott, at Winterrowd, and continued in that business until 1880, at wliicli time he sold out to his partner, and went to farming until 1881, when he purchased the entire stock of ilry goods" and groceries owned by J. W. Scott, and his present stock is invoiced at $3,000. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M., Mayo Lodge, No. 664. He was was married December 25, 1878, to Malvina Robertson, a native of Kentucky. She was born September 7, 1861. They have one child not named.

SAMUEL L. PARKS, farmer and stockdealer, P. 0. Elliottstown, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., July 15, 1837. He was three years old when his father moved to Shelby County, 111., where be pur-' chased land and engaged in farming. Sam uel worked on the farm and attended school until he was twenty-seven years old, when he purchased one-third interest in a saw mill in Richmond Township, Shelby County, where he was engaged in business about two years. In the fall of 1866, he came to Effingham County, and engaged in buying, driving and shipping live stock for the Chicago, Indianapolis and Cincinnati markets. For two years he lived on a farm in Summit Township, where he farmed aud dealt in stock. Afterward moved to Jackson Township, thence back to Summit, and again to Effingham. In 1878, he moved to his present farm in Lucas Township, where he is engaged in farming and buying stock. He also buys grain at Dieterich, on the S. E. & S. B. R. R. He was married in Shelby County, 111., in 1859, to Miss Emeline Ellis. Of this marriage he has four daughters and three sons living. The daughters are Henrietta B., Viola, Margaret J. and Mary E. His wife died in 1876. He married second time, in 1878, to Mrs. Mary E. Merry, of Lucas Township. WILLIAM H. POYNTER, Postmaster, Eberle, was born in Kentucky, September (?. 1835 ; was taken by his parents to Madison County, 111., where they lived before moving to

Effingham County, Lucas Township. He worked for his father on the farm until twenty-one years of age. After that he went to working out on the farm by the month ; worked in different places until twenty-five years of age. In the fall of 1859, he was married to Narcissa Jett, of Bond County, 111. They liave five children living, and two dead. The names of the liviug are Francis E., James S., Mary Alice, Noah and Nora. Those deceased are John W. and Almira. Our subject purchased forty acres of land in Lucas Township, aud went to farming aud has since bought seventy-four acres, all in cultivation but twenty-nine acres. His main productions are grain. He received his education principally in the common schools of Lucas Township. He has always been a Republican, and has served in various township offices. He served Qrst as School Director, and next as School Trustee. In 1871, he was appointed Township School Treasurer, which office he now holds. During this time, he was elected Assessor of the township, which he held for five years, and since that has served as Collector of Lucas Township. Now he is serving as Postmaster of Eberle. He and his wife belong to the New Light Church. He also belongs to the Delia Lodge, No. 525, A., F. & A. M. His father, Elijah Poynter, was born in Barren County, Ky. He followed shoe-making in Kentucky principally, but when he came to this State devoted most of his time to farming. Subject's mother, Elizabeth Davis, was born in Kentucky, and died about the year 1842. They had nine children - Catharine, deceased wife of James Watt, Jonathan Blunt and W. Hill ; John, deceased ; Eliza, deceased wife of Will- Jam Blunt ; Judia, wife of Hiram Witchman Sarah, wife of John Carter ; William, subject Frances, deceased wife of Henry Shumard James, living ; Permelia, wife of Newman Laws. Subjects wife's father, Francis Jett, was boi-n in Virginia, in the year 1791. Her mother, Elizabeth Wood, was born in Virginia,

1796. They had nine children - Gabriel Jett, deceased ; John Jett, living in Bond County, 111. ; Martha Ann Teasley, living in Kansas ; Eliza Jett, wife of Washington Jett, living in Wisconsin ; Mary Elizabeth, wife of John Scoggin, living in Iowa ; James, deceased ; William, deceased ; Fermelia, deceased ; Almira, deceased.

JAMES T. POYNTER, former, P.O. Eberle, is a native of Barren Count}', Kj-., born February 11, 1839, and now is one of Lucas Township's enterprising and reliable farmers. He was taken by his parents to Madison County, 111.; remained there about four years. He and his father came to Lucas Township, and settled on a piece of land, now owned by Waj'mac Merry; there the mother died. His father was a native of Kentucky; born in 1805. The parents removed to different places in the township and to Flensburg, and rented a mill there for one year. In 1853, they came back to Lucas Townsiiip, and settled on the farm now owned by Daniel Blunt; it was wild land; they improved it, and his father remained there until his death, which occurred in 1870. Our subject's mother, Elizabeth Davis, was native of Kentucky, and died in 1845 in Lucas Township, His father married again in 1849, to Martha L. Adamson, of Jasper County. The children by his flr.st marriage are, namely : Catiiarine, Eliza, John, Judia, Sarah, William, Francis Jane, James T., Permelia D.; bj' second marriage, Martha E., Adelia, Henrietta, deceased, Matilda. Edward, Narcissa, deceased. James was fourteen 3'ears old when his father came back to Lucas Township, and our subject remained with his father helping him on the farm in summer, and in winter went to school about four months in the year. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Fiftj-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry; was in several eng.agements, namely: Siege of Vicksburg, capture of Little Rock, Ark,; battle of Clarendon; was taken prisoner at Jones

Station. In eight or ten days were - paroled about 400 of them, and went to the parole barracks at St Louis, and were exchanged, from there went to Hickory Station in Arkansas, after leaving there went to Fort Smith into the Indian nation and remained there during the treaty with the Indians, and then were ordered back to Little Rock, Ark,, and was mustered out October 16, 1865. He enlisted as a private, was elected Fourth Corporal, received promotion to duty Sergeant, from that to Orderly Sergeant. He served as Orderly about three months, when received a promotion to First Lieutenant and held that promotion until discharged. He came to his father's in Lucas Township, rented a farm and went to farming. In 1867, Julv 26, he was married to Nancy Merry, of Lucas Township. Her death occurring November 6, 1868. He lived a widower until 1871, married again to Nancy McCoUough, of Union Township. Our subject was a renter until May, 1881, at which time he purchased eight}- acres of wild land, now he has it mostl}' in cultivation. He has one child by first marriage - Waymack E. ; four by second marriage, namely : William Albert, Marj' Etta, Thomas Z. and Leota. Mr. Poynter has always been a Republican, and has served as School Trustee, Constable and Town Clerk. He first filled a vacancy as clerk for Erwin Lown, and then served for three successive terms. He belongs to the Masonic order. A., F, & A. M., to the Grange and to the G, A. R,, organized at EUiottstown.

JOHN W. RICHARDS, farmer, P. 0. Winterrowd, is an enterprising farmer of Lucas Township. He was born in Brown Count}-, Ind., June 13. 1845, His father, David Richards, was also a native of Brown County, Ind,, and the mother was a native of the same county. They had ten children - John W. (subject), Mary Jane (living), Anna (deceased), Charity (living), Sarah C. (living), Sarah Margaret (living), Martha (deceased), Julia (living), Bethania

(deceased), Andrew Jackson (living). John W. (was brought by his parents to Jasper County, 111., in March, 1849. He was reared on his father's farm, and for some time no school existed in the neighborhood, and the first school he attended was a subscription school at the age of ten years. His parents first settled on a farm in Smallwood Township, and there our subject went to school one winter. His father next removed to South Muddy Township, and remained there two years until 1857, at which time they removed to North Muddy Township, where subject and there attended school in winter until he went into the army. He enlisted on the 14th day of August, 1862, in Company I, Ninty-eighth Illinois Mounted Infantry. He was in several skirmishes in Kentucky, and the northwestern part of Tennessee, at Murfreesboro, Lebanon and McMinnville, Hoover's Gap, February, 186.3; Chickamauga, September 12, 1863; Farmington, 1863, where they captured Wheeler's cavalry. They followed Wheeler twenty-one days and nights without drawing, a bile from the Government, and were nearly exhausted when they captured him. From Farmington, they were ordered back to Chattanooga by the way of Bridgeport, from there they were sent to Cleveland, East Tenn., and beyond there captured quite a number of mules, cattle and hogs, and started back to Cleveland, but were overtaken by the rebels and completely routed, their plunder being taken away from them. They then retreated to Chattanooga, and came right back to Cleveland, and with more force recaptured their stores with about 400 prisoners. The next battle of any importance was at Buzzard Roost, Ga.; from there they returned to Cleveland, Tenn. And the next movement was the forward move of the whole command on Atlanta. He was in the battle of Jonesboro; was taken prisoner there in companj' with 300 on the 6th of September, 1864. They were taken to the first prison at Macon, Ga.; were kept there thirty-two days; then were removed to Millen, Ga. They were put in prison there with about 9,000 other prisoners, and were kept there thirty days, then were removed to Savannah, Ga., and were kept there three days; then were sent to Blackshire; put in prison there and kept there seven days; then were taken out and started for Savannah, Ga., and escaped by jumping off the train, but was captured and sent to Thomasville, and there made his final escape and returned to Sherman's army at Savannah, Ga. He got transportation from there by the way of New York, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Louisville and on to Nashville; from there got transportation on a boat down to the mouth of Tennessee River, and from there up to Eastport, Miss., and went on foot from there to Gravel Springs, Ala. Found his regiment there, and remained there until Wilson made his raid through Georgia; then moved with the command on through to Macon, Ga. And in that time was in the battles near Columbus, Ga., and Selma, Ala. After the battle at Selma, he and eleven scouts went to Cohobby's Prison, and by their good management and fast shooting succeeded in releasing about 400 Union men; then returned to Selma, Ala., and from there went to Macon, Ga., and was in the battle of Macon, Ga., in 1865. They remained there several days, and then were ordered back to to Chattanooga, then on to Nashville. They remained there a few days, and on the 27th of June, 1865, was mustered out and returned to Springfield to be discharged and paid July 5, 1865. He then returned home to his father. During the war, he sent home money and purchased eighty acres of raw prairie land, and in the winter of 1865 went to school; after that he engaged in farming in North Muddy Township until the fall of 1869, at which time he sold out and came to Elliottstown; that winter he purchased the farm where Samuel Stroud now lives; sold that farm and purchased the farm where he now resides. He came there and kept bachelor's hall until October 30, 1870, which time he was married to Letitia Scott, of Lucas Township. They have two children living and one dead : Francis Marion and Frances Rebecca are living ; John S. (deceased).

WILLIAM N. RICHESON. farmer, P. 0. Klliottstown. He was born in Greene County, Ind., on the 18th of September, 1858. He was brought by his parents to Effingham County in the fall of 1859. They settled in Lucas Township on a piece of uncultivated laud of eighty acres, in Section 10. Our subject received his education in the common schools of Lucas Township. He was reared on a farm, and in the summer he would help his father on the farm and in the winter would attend school. He would attend school about four months in the year. He was married at the age of seventeen years to Mary A. Burk. She was born in Indiana August 29, 1859. Our subject, after marriage, engaged in farming. He farmed in different places in'Effingiiam and Jasper Counties until the spring of 1879, at which time he purchased a farm in Lucas Township. His farm is situated in Section 12, one-eighth section of which, fifteen acres, was in cultivation when he bought it. His main productions are grain - -wheat, corn and oats. They have three children, namely^ Gibson W., Mildred and Carroll C. He remained with his step-father in Union Township and helped him until seventeen years of age. Our subject was married in 1872 to Amanda Davis, of Effingham County, at which time he removed to the farm which he had purchased of his step-father, in Section 21, Lucas Township, of eighty acres. It was all raw prairie land when he bought it. He has it all in cultivation but tea acres, and is successfully engaged in the rajsing of grain - wheat, corn and oats. He has two children, namely, Walter E. and Meoma A.