Henry County, Illinois - The whole text, 1885 (part 10 of 31)

When his country needed his assistance he was ready to defend its interests in the cause that was near to every lover of an undivided nation, and he accordingly entered the military service. He en- listed in March, 1865, in the 112th 111. Vol. Inf., enrolling in Co. K. He joined the regiment in which he had enlisted as a recruit at Goldsboro, N. C, and soon after was transferred to the 65th 111. He was detailed for duty at Greensboro, N. C, where he passed the chief part of the time he was in the army. At the close of the war his command was discharged at Chicago, and he returned to his home and interests in Henry County.

The household of Mr. and Mrs. Withrow includes seven children. They are named Francis O., Ira W., Ida E., Nina D., Effie A., George O. and Raymond F.

>erritt Munson, deceased. This is a name which will be a portion of the recorded annals of Henry County as long as the \ present regime exists. In his honor one of the townships of the county was named, and he was the owner of the site of the present business portion of Geneseo.

He came hither in 1852 and was extensively interested in real estate in Geneseo, where he made his home. He procured the platting of the town in 1853-4, and offered the most satisfactory inducements to such as would erect buildings thereon. He was the first President of the Council and officiated many years as Justice of the Peace. He was a man of uncommonly positive traits of character, and in his public career is exemplified to an extraordinary degree the influence exercised by an uncompromising will over a community. When he located at Geneseo, the north line of the village was on North Street, while the business center was on Main Street. He purchased the land where the business blocks are now located, secured the location of the depot where it stands, and virtually transferred the town to the place of its present occupancy. The terms he offered and his liberality in the matter of granting sites for public buildings were of too great benefit to the public interest not to receive respectful consideration, and the result is patent to every observer of the city of Geneseo.

Mr. Munson died at Geneseo, Nov. 2, 1884. He was a man of remarkable traits. He was noted for his love of justice and equal rights, and for his hatred of cant and hypocrisy. He had no patience with -' orthodoxy," so-called, and he preferred rationalism to the falsities that grew out of the unsound and selfish applications of the teachings of men in avenues which must of necessity be based on speculation. He was what is known as a " Humanitarian," and was considered a " free-thinker " in his religious views. He possessed superior abilities, and was a shrewd observer and a thorough student of human character. He had extraordinary abilities as a writer, and on occasion performed literary work in a peculiarly easy and pleasant syle. He was universally esteemed, and his influence in the affairs of Geneseo will not soon fade from the minds of men. He was a Democrat in political proclivities, and belonged to the school of which Stephen A. Douglas was the exponent. He was a firm believer in and an ardent advocate of the doctrines of State and personal rights. He was at one time the editor of the Geneseo Republic, and during his management of the paper it was neutral in politics.

Merritt Munson was born Oct. 7, 1805, in Windham, Greene Co., N. Y., and was the son of Abel Munson. While he was still a resident of the East he was interested in the business of a tanner, and was also a dealer in boots and shoes.

He was twice married, but was childless. His marriage to Harriet Rice took place in the East, and she died Jan. 14, 1862. They were married July 4, 1827. March 2, 1872, Mr. Munson was married to Mrs. Maria S. Matthews, of Oswego, N. Y. She was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., and was the daughter of Thaddeus and Sophia Hibbard. She is yet living.

j^enry L. Lyon is the senior member of the mercantile firm of Lyon, Gibbons & Ransom, at Atkinson. He was born in the State of New York, Dec. 17, 1834, and is the son of John W. Lyon. The latter was born in the Empire State in 1807, and he married Julina Lawson. She was also a native of the same State, and was born in 1810. Their marriage was celebrated in 1830. She has been some years deceased.

Mr. Lyon came to Atkinson in 1856, and in 1881 he was associated with the firm of Nowers Bros, in the sale of merchandise. The present business rela- tion with which he is connected was formed in 1 884. The house is doing a prosperous and popular business, and have an excellent and well-assorted line of goods, suited to the demands of the patrons of the establishment.

He was joined in marriage to Elizabeth Nowers, Dec. 27, i860. Mrs. Lyon is the daughter of Thomas Nowers, Sr., of whom an account is given on other pages. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon have two children. Louisa G. was born Nov. 21, 1862, and the birth of Helen L. occurred March 4, 1870.

,r. Henry J. Hoppins and Mrs. Annie M. Hoppins are engaged in the practice of medicine at Geneseo. They are discharging the duties of physicians and surgeons, and are practitioners in the school of homeopathy. Dr. Hoppins was born in Geneseo, Livingston Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1841. He is the son of Lyman and Lydia (Dake) Hoppins, and comes of a family of which there are, and have been, a considerable number of medical practitioners. He is " to the manner born ; " and after passing his youth in a manner that made the choice of his profession a foregone conclusion, he pursued a course of medical study at the Hahnemann Medical College at Chicago in 1870, and the Homeopathic Medical College of the State of Missouri, located at St. Louis. He was graduated with the class of 1872, and initiated his practice, in the city of Chicago. Later, he went to Iowa, where he was occupied for a time in the practice of medicine^ and subsequently returned to Chicago. He attended the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College in that city and took a full, regular course there, and was graduated in the class of 1883. He came to Geneseo in 1874, and this city has since been his field of operation, and he is fast constructing a popular and profitable business.

He was married in Allegan, Mich., Oct. 3, 1868, to Annie M. Coutant, who was born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1858, and is the daughter of George and Lucy (Barnhart) Smith. In 187 1 Mrs. Hoppins commenced the study of medicine at Hahnemann College, and in 1875 she fulfilled a course in the same institution in which her husband studied. She was graduated in the class of 1875, at the Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri, at St. Louis, and at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College in 1 881. She commenced her career as a medical practitioner in Chicago, and since that time her medical business has been identified with that of her husband. At the time of her marriage to Dr. Hoppins, she was the widow of Thomas B. Coutant, to whom she was married Oct. 3, 1858. He became a soldier in the army of the Union during the Civil War, enlisting in Co. C, 38th Iowa Vol. Inf., and died at New Orleans, Nov. 20, 1863. One child was born to them, - Oscar Z. Coutant, who was born in i860. Doctor and Mrs. Hoppins have a daughter, - Delia D. - who is 12 years old. Dr. Hoppins served two years in the war for the Union, enlisting in 1863 in a regiment from Coldwater, Mich. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.

ellington Wood, a citizen of Edford Township, is one of the prominent and enterprising agriculturists of Henry County, > whither he removed in 1859. He was born March 12, 1815, and is the youngest son of Beder and Fannie (Rogers) Wood. His grandfather, Benjamin Wood, was a printer by trade> and was taught the details of the business by Benjamin Franklin. The wife of Benjamin Wood was a sister of Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Beder Wood was born in the State of New York, and his wife was a native of New Haven, Conn. Her parents, Dr. Timothy and Eunice Rogers, who were prominent through their position as Puritans, were members of a well-known family of Connecticut.

In November, 1818, the family came to Illinois. The household included the parents and seven children. The journey was made here on the rivers that constituted the route of travel for the emigrants from the East to the West, and they located in Gallatin County in the then Territory of Illinois. They were among the earliest of the pioneers of that county, and the father became a prominent farmer. He bought his land from the Government of the United States, and made all the improvements on

There Mr. Wood grew to manhood and there he was fitted for his career in life. He was the assistant of his father in the agricultural labors of the latter, and he aided in the improvement of a large amount of land. He was an attendant at the subscription school and obtained a fair education, to which he made an addition by attending one term at the college in Jacksonville.

Mr. Wood was 19 years of age when his father died, and he lost his mother six weeks after the death of the former. He was left with the problem of his future life on his hands, and in the year following the loss of his parents he entered the store of J. Woods, in New Haven, in Gallatin County, as a clerk. He operated in that capacity for about nine months, and he then began to act as a buyer and shipper of produce. He made his market in the South, and shipped his merchandise down the river. He followed the business until 1847.

He was married January 7th of that year to Ella Bradford. Her parents were early settlers of Gallatin County, and she was born there. In 1848 Mr. Wood bought an entire section of land in Gallatin County, in the township of Wabash. He paid for it at the rate of $1.25 per acre, and he continued its owner and occupant until his removal to Henry County.

He bought 240 acres of land on sections 1 7 and 20, in the township of Edford, which has remained in his possession ever since. Some improvements had been made of not much account, and soon after the place came into his possession Mr. Wood made extensive changes. He has enlarged and remodeled the house and built a commodious frame barn. He has also planted trees of various kinds, and at date of writing the farm is all under excellent cultivation and supplied with all necessary farm fixtures.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Wood are ten in number: Beder lives in Moline; Rebecca is the wife of Jacob Newman, and they are residents of Hubbard, Iowa; Ellen married Alfred Dusenbury, of Morristown ; Maggie married William Shepard, a resident of Oscaloosa, Iowa ; Daniel and David are twins, and are living at Grand Forks in Benson Co., Dak. ; Frank lives in the county last named ; Fannie is the wife of Wellmon Warner, and they are living in Dawson, Lac-qui-parle Co., Minn. ; George and Eva reside with their parents.

ev. William T. Allan, deceased, came to Geneseo in 1844. He was born in Ten- />JKE\ nessee Feb. 7, 1810. He was brought up i \\i\ in his native State and there educated and fitted for the ministry. He was born in a slave State and reared in constant proximity to the "institution." He became impressed at an early age with the great evils resulting from the labor system of the South, and connected himself witli that body of agitators of the slavery question among whom were William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith, Wendell Phillips and others. He was, of course, a marked individual and suffered ostracism at the hands of his friends and neighbors. He was threatened with violence, and as he was fearless in the advocacy of his views and opinions he encountered the abuse that was the sure portion of such as endorsed the principles of Abolitonism. He came North and entered with all his might into the controversy that in its ultimatum shook to its foundation the structure of the Republic. He became a lecturer on the great political issue in national politics, and won distinction as a fervent and earnest champion of the principles of human liberty. After his removal to Geneseo he officiated sometimes as a clergyman of the Congregational Church, but he never had a settled charge.

He was married in Geneseo, to Mrs. Caroline Chapin, the widow of Rev. Jason Chapin, and the daughter of Eli and Alice (Alden) Snow. (See sketch of Rev. Jason Chapin.) Mr. and Mrs. Allan had one child, now the wife of Robert Townshend, of Indianapolis, Ind. He was married in early life to Miss Irene Ball, who died childless.

Mr. Allan was an earnest believer in the principles of temperance, and lectured on that and on other subjects. He lived to see the triumph of the principles of which he was for so many and so fruit- less years the champion, and breathed the atmosphere of a country in which there was not a soul held in legal bondage. When the issues of the Republican party assumed tangible shape, he became its adherent ; and he continued his connection therewith until a few years before his death, when he became dissatisfied with the party policy and ever after voted with the opposition. He was elected and served several years as Justice of the Peace, and he also held the position of Postmaster at Geneseo four years. He died June 5, 1882.

eorge B. Pillsbury, retired from the active labors of farm life, residing on section 16, Lynn Township, is one of the oldest actual settlers of Henry County, and the first settler of Lynn Township. He was born in Canaan Township, Grafton Co., N. H., Oct. 4, 1 81 6.

The grandfather of Mr. Pillsbury, Joshua Pillsbury, was born in Massachusetts, of New England ancestry and of English descent. He was a private in the Revolutionary War, and fought under Washington, and was with him at the capture of Burgoyne's army at Yorktown. He was united in marriage to Sarah Sawyer, born in Nova Scotia. She was of a German family, who had their first settlement in Nova Scotia at an early date, and who then came to Massachusetts, when she was quite small. She had three brothers, who were engaged in the Revolutionary War, and who lost their Jives at the battles of Breed's and Bunker Hills. After their marriage they settled in Grafton Co., N. H, and it was in that county, after living a life of usefulness, they died. Previous to the removal of his parents to New Hampshire, Caleb Pillsbury, father of the subject of this notice, was born, and after the removal of his parents to New Hampshire, he enlisted as a private in the War of 18 1 2. He participated in the battle of Buffalo and Plattsburg, and went with Gen. Brown up Lundy's Lane, where he participated in the battle of [that name. After the close of the war, he returned to Grafton Co., N. H, and was there united in marriage to Anna Underbill, a native of that county, of New England parentage, and of genuine

English descent and ancestry. Her 'father was a private in the Revolutionary War, enlisting as such, and was promoted to the position of Captain. He was by name William Underhill, followed the occupation of a farmer, and was married in Massachusetts to a lady of English descent and of New England ancestry. They both died in Piermont, Grafton Co., N. H, having lived lives of usefulness and won the respect of the citizens of the community in which they resided.

The parents of George B. Pillsbury, subject of this biographical notice, were the parents of five children, four sons and one daughter. One of the former is deceased, and the following is a record of those living : Almira married William Clark, whose biography is given in another part of this work ; George B. was next in order of birth ; Levi also has a sketch in this work; and Ithamar resides in Monmouth, Warren County; Caleb is deceased, having died when 25 years of age, unmarried.

George B. Pillsbury, subject of this biographical notice, was only six years of age when his parents went to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and it was on his father's farm that he remained, alternating his labors thereon by attendance at the common schools, and developed into manhood. When he was 20 years of age, the family came to Illinois, settling in what is now Lynn Township, this county, and known at that time as Lynn Grove. The settlement was made in August, 1836, arriving here on the 14th day of that month. Not a single house had been erected at that time in what is now Lynn Township, and but three families had made any improvements in the county of Henry. It was 30 miles to any postoffice, and not a sign of civilization was visible for miles around. The unbroken prairie, with its groves here and there, presented an appearance which time and improvement have obliterated. His father secured 80 acres of land, and after entering upon the improvement of the same, and breaking about ten acres, he died, - taken away before his realization of the future developments of the county was substantiated by actual facts. His death occurred in 1838, when in his 56th year. The mother followed him to the land of the hereafter, in April, 1861.

Mr. George B. * Pillsbury, after coming to this county and settling with his father in Lynn Township, continued to reside with him until the latter's death. He then secured the place, from the heirs, on which his father had originally located, and then purchased 80 acres additional, and at once entered vigorously and energetically upon the task of its cultivation and improvement. In 1841, he hauled wheat with an ox team to Chicago, for which |he received only 45 cents per bushel, and with the proceeds was compelled to pay $10 per barrel for salt. He at one time purchased a large stock of goods and traded them for'cattle and hogs, which he drove to Chicago, requiring from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1 to reach that place and return, where 'he disposed of the same.

Mr. Pillsbury is one of the sterling and respected citizens of Henry County. He became the first Supervisor of Lynn Township, and was one of the first to advocate and assist in its organization. The voting precinct was~at his house for several years, and upon him was conferred the honor of naming the township. By energetic effort, good judgment and economy, coupled with the active co-operation of his good help-meet, he has added to his original purchase of land until he at present is the proprietor of nearly 800 acres of good farm land in Lynn Township, and is the largest land-owner in the township.

Mr. Pillsbury was united in marriage, Dec. n, 1848, in Bureau County, this State, with Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of David and Judith (Pattee) Greeley, natives of New Hampshire. Her father was a farmer by occupation, and formerly lived in Grafton Co., N. H., where Mrs. Pillsbury was born July 16, 1825. She was a young girl when the family came to Illinois, settling in Bureau County, where the mother died in 1865. Her father afterward went to Iowa, where he died about 1881. Mrs. Pillsbury was the mother of nine children by Mr. P., six of whom died in infancy. Louisa married Wm. Sawyer, a resident of Iowa; George B., Jr., resides with his father on the farm ; Henry L. is attending school at Monmouth, 111. The children have all received the advantages of a good English education, and are respected citizens of the community in which they reside, and well-to-do in life.

Mr. Pillsbury was not only the first Supervisor of Lynn Township, but he held that office for four terms, and was also Justice of the Peace 14 years, and also Township Treasurer for many years. He' has always taken an active interest in the common school question, and has devoted much of his time and means to further the cause in his township. Politically, he is identified with the tenets of the Democratic party. During the past few years he has been deprived of that greatest of blessings of man, his eyesight, the same having been brought about by natural causes ; and he lives to-day respected for his actions in the past, for the good he has done the community in which he resides, and for the straightforward and manly action in which he has treated his fellow-man.

|; hilip Ott, a resident at Geneseo, has been an inhabitant of Illinois since r837, and of yic'^i Henry County since 1854. He was born in Alsace, then a province of France, May 5, 1 8 18. His native State is now attached to Germany. He is the son of Jacob and Magdalena (Urban) Ott, and they were also natives of Alsace. The family came to America in 1832. The first settlement was made in Warren Co., Pa., and they remained there until 1837, when they located in Cook Co., 111.

In 1843 the son, who is the subject of this per,- sonal narration, returned to Pennsylvania, and was there married, on the 2d day of April of that year, to Elizabeth Hirtzel. She is the daughter of Philip Hirtzel, and was born in Alsace. She came to the United States with her parents in her childhood. Immediately after their marriage they came to Cook Co., 111., and there Mr. Ott was engaged in farming until 1854, when he made a permanent removal to Henry County. He had previously secured a tract of land in the township of Yorktown, and he was its owner and occupant until his removal to Geneseo in 1869. His farm in Yorktown originally contained 300 acres. On coming to Geneseo he interested himself in the business of a miller, and on giving up his interests in that direction he removed the machinery and rents the building for agricultural warerooms. In addition to his other business, in 1876 he began to operate to some extent as a dealer in real estate in Kansas, and has met with success in that line of traffic. He still has interests there in the same direction.

and they live in Edwards Co., Kan.; Sylvanus married Julia Donnenfelser ; they are residents of Topeka, in the State last mentioned ; he is a very successful operator in real estate; Aaron H. married Elizabeth Smith, and they live in Kinsley, Kan. ; Augustus married Mercy Hathaway ; he is a citizen of Offerle, Kan. ; L. Eli is unmarried and lives at Highland Park, Lake Co., 111. ; Sarah O. and Jacob Benjamin are the youngest. The oldest son was a soldier in the military service of the United States during the entire course of the Civil War. He enlisted in 1861 when he was 16 years of age in the 9th 111. Vol. Cav. Mr. Ott has discharged the duties of his citizenship in the offices of Supervisor, Assessor, Collector and Justice of the Peace for many years in Yorktown. With his wife, he is a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.

lohn E. Stenholm, of Western Township, and engaged as a general farmer on section 22, was born in Central Sweden, Dec. 20, i8i£. At the early age of ten years, our subject began the trade of a paper-maker, under his father's tuition, that being the business of elder Stenholm. John E. followed this trade until 20 years of age, when he established a mill of his own, which he ran successfully until 1850, the year in which he left his native land. His father led an active life in Sweden, where he spent his entire days. His mother, whose name was Lizzie Brown prior to her marriage, was also born, lived and died in Sweden.

As above mentioned, it was in 1850 when our subject came to America, and he immediately made his way to Illinois and found a home in the vicinity of Orion, where he purchased 54 acres of land. This he sold in 1870 and bought the 160 acres where he now lives, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. Mrs. S. owns 20 acres of excellent land in Andover Township. Both he and his wife are members of the Swedish Methodist Church, and Mr. S. has been Trustee and Treasurer of his congregation for several years.

In 1883, our subject was united in marriage, in Sweden, to Caroline Holstrom, who came to America with him, and on Sept. 29, 1881, died at her home in

Western Township. Upon June 2, of the following year, Mr. Stenholm and Mrs. Christina Renstrom, nee Forsburg, were married at Andover. Mrs. S. was born in the central part of Sweden, April 4, 1836, and was brought to the United States by her parents in emigration when 15 years of age. They located in Andover Township, where, about 1876, both parties died. By her former marriage, she became the mother of three children - Albert P., John E. and George.

:on. George E. Waite, a prominent attorney of Geneseo and a resident of Henry County since 1856, was born in Strattoni Windham Co., Vt., and is the son of Taylor and Lucia (Taylor) Waite. His family was of English origin and was prominently identified with the history of the mother country. One member of the family was one of the regicide judges who condemned Charles I. The family made its advent in America in the days of the early Puritans and planted the family tree on the rugged coasts of New England. On the maternal side Mr. Waite's ancestors are of Scotch extraction.

The subject of our ske"tch completed a full course of study at the Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn., and was graduated in the class of 1854.

Two years later he came to Geneseo, 111., where he entered upon the study of law ; was admitted to practice in 1859, and immediately opened an office in this place. He has pursued the practice of his profession in Henry and adjoining counties continuously since, covering a period of 26 years. During this time he has won his way to the front ranks of the profession, and has been chosen to fill various positions of public honor and trust. He has been elected to the position of County Judge of Henry County; was re-elected and served six years. When the time came for the thriving village of Geneseo to take upon itself the dignity of city-hood, Judge Waite was instrumental in securing the passage of the act of incorporation, which on the 16th of February, 1865, made Geneseo a city. He had the honor of being elected the first Mayor, a position he held two years. Prior to this, in 1864, he had been commissioned Colonel by Gov. Richard Yates.

1\ As an evidence of the high esteem in which his iy legal abilities were held by his fellow citizens it may ®** be mentioned that he was chosen a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1869-70, which was (3/ convened to, and did, prepare the present Constitution of Illinois.

Judge Waite is a Republican and has taken an active part in support of his party. He has served several years as a member of the Republican State Central Committee and has figured more or less prominently in his party conventions.

He was united in marriage to Miss Hattie M. Wells at Geneseo, May 9, 1859. Mrs. Waite was born in Tolland, Conn., and is the daughter of Benjamin Wells. They have three children (daughters) : Laura N., Hattie M. and Ruth M.

..o^oalcom Odine, farmer and blacksmith, occupying sections 2 and 3, Clover Township, was born March 14, 1840, in Sweden. His parents, Nicholas and Carrie (Johnson) Odine, were also natives of that country. His father was a soldier, as were also his father and grandfather before him ; and also a brother of Malcom's has been a soldier in the Swedish army for the past 20 years. The military prestige of this family therefore stands out quite prominently.

Mr. Odine learned the blacksmith trade in his native land, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He followed this calling for five years longer, and then sold out and came to the land of greater freedom, in 1865, locating at Andover, this county, commencing work at his trade of blacksmith at the old mill a mile and a half south of Andover ; and after carrying on trade there for six years, removed upon section 2, Clover Township, on 80 acres which he purchased and on which he now resides. He has added to his original purchase 80 acres more, adjoining his home farm. He has a good residence, farm and other outbuildings, fences, etc., and has the ground in good tillable condition.

In his views of American policy Mr. Odine sympathizes with the doctrines of the National Greenback party. He is a school Director, Path Master, and both himself and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

son, in 1866. She is a native of Sweden. They have had the following children : Amanda C, Amelia, Caroline, Charles G. W., Oscar, Eddie, Henry F. and Minnie E.

H"V§)*§®<fonas A. Youngquist, a general farmer and stock-raiser on section 24, Western Township, was born in South Sweden, June 1, 1829. He was a small child when his father, John Youngquist, died ; and his mother, Mary, afterward came to America, and finally died in Lynn Township, this county, several years ago.

Mr. Youngquist was 17 years old when he came to the United States, and when he reached Andover, this county, in June, 1854, he had but 25 cents in his purse. He began to work on the railroad south of Galesburg, 111., but, owing to ill health, at the end of the first year he was financially still poorer. He afterward began to work on a farm for Daniel Mix, south of Galesburg, and continued in his employ for 14 months, at $12.50 a month and board. He then came to Andover, and labored in the vicinity of that place for about seven years, by which time he had lbert V. Hinman, of Geneseo, is the proprietor of the city meat market, and established his business in 1883. He was born in Cambridge, and is the son of the late Hon. Julius Hinman. His birth occurred Feb. 18, i860. His mother's name before marriage was Miss Mary Westlake. A full biographical notice of Judge Hinman, who was one of the most prominent citizens of the county, appears on other pages in this work.

Mr. Hinman resided in his native township until 1879, when he went to Ottumwa, Iowa, and there for the first time made a venture in the business in which he is now engaged. While he lived at Cambridge he was interested in farming. His business at Geneseo is conducted in a first-class manner, and he has a popular and prosperous trade.

He was married in Geneseo, May 8, 1884, to Mary Mattes. She was born in Germany, and is the daughter of Theodore Mattes. Her father removed to the American Continent when she was an infant.

by strict economy saved a sum of money sufficient to purchase 80 acres of wild prairie land, in Lynn Township. He leased this for three years, during which time it was pretty well improved. He then sold it and purchased 120 acres, where he now lives, but which was then but very little improved, there being not even a house upon it. Here he began the work of constructing a comfortable and permanent home ; and as the land is good and in a good location, Mr. Y. has well succeeded. He has continued to add by further purchases, until he now owns 420 acres in this and Andover Townships. There are three separate farms, all of them well cultivated. His residence is really an elegant one.

Feb. 21, 1862, at Andover, Mr. Youngquist was married to Miss Eliza C. Linberg, daughter of Sween and Catharine (Mangdenson) Linberg, who also is a native of South Sweden. She was born Sept. 29, 1840, and her parents with their family came to the United States in 1852. Mrs. Y. is the third in order of birth of a family of five children ; the two younger are now deceased, having died in Oxford Township, this county, in which township the parents afterward died. They had improved there a farm of 170 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Y. have had five children, namely: Emma, who married Albert Peterson, and now resides in Andover Township upon a farm ; Mary A., Carrie D., Julia A. and Anna M., all at home. The family belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Andover, and in politics Mr. Youngquist is a reliable and enthusiastic Republican.

ev. John T. Pierce, formerly a minister in the Congregational Church, resident at Geneseo, was born in Brookline, near the city of Boston, Mass., Dec. 15, 181 1. His father was the Rev. John Pierce, D. D., and his mother was, previous to her marriage, Lucy Tappan, the sister of Arthur and Lewis Tappan, of anti-slavery fame in New York. His father was a native of Dorchester, Mass., and was of English extraction. His mother was born in Northampton, Mass.

Mr. Pierce was carefully trained in the primary branches of an English course and entered Harvard University, where he « as graduated with the class of 1831. Wendell Phillips was his room-mate and also his class-mate. Mr. Pierce studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, and in 1833 went to Ohio, where he became a student at the celebrated Lane Seminary. He was a participant in the famous antislavery agitation that stirred that venerated institution to its base, and in which the faculty took sides with the Southern element, which was largely represented in the seminary. He was an associate of Theodore Weld and of William T. Allen, and was one of a considerable body of students that withdrew from the seminary in order to secure freedom of sentiment. He went to Oberlin and entered the Theological Seminary, where he was graduated in September, 1836, having been ordained a minister at large in the service of the Congregational Church.

The mawiage of Mr. Pierce to Martha Haskins took place July 25, 1837, at Elyria, Ohio. Mrs. Pierce was born at Middlesex, Washington Co., Vt., and was the daughter of Luther and Mary (Petty) Haskins. Her birth occurred Sept. 15, 1811. Her mother was a native of Claremont, N. H. Two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Pierce are both deceased. Mary E., born June 23, 1845, died at the age of 13. John Franklin, born July 30, 1849, died Jan. 5, 1863.

Mr. Pierce began his ministerial labors in 1838 in Middlesex, Vt. In 1839 he came to Jacksonville, 111., for the purpose of teaching, and himself and wife entered upon that vocation at that place and were there occupied one year. Subsequently, Mr. Pierce established an academy at Griggsville, 111., and was its Principal two years. In 1842, he went thence to St. Louis, Mo., and there established a school. He was obliged to abandon the project on account of failing health, but on recovery engaged in the same voca'tion in the city of Henderson, Ky. They went next to Arcadia, Mo., in the first place to explore for minerals in the State of Missouri, and was engaged in the capacity of teacher and also as a preacher; and while there organized a Congregational Church, this being the first Congregational Church organized in the State. He taught languages, and Mrs. Pierce was occupied in teaching music. The agitation of the slavery question banished them from Missouri, and they came in 1850 to Illinois and located at Geneseo, where they have resided for 35 years. Mr. Pierce was the owner of 85 acres of land in the immediate vicinity of Geneseo. He has officiated as President of the Bible Society, and has on occasions discharged ministerial duty at funerals, but has had no settled charge, on account of poor health. It should be stated that Mr. Pierce was one of the most active and interested members of the Anti-Slavery Society of Lane Theological Seminary, which accomplished a large amount of practical good. He was one of its officials. --

Mrs. Pierce was educated at Oberlin, where she was one of the first students. She is a lady of uncommon mental acquirements and accomplishments. She was a co-workir with her husband in his varied experiences in the management of the several educational institutions with which they were connected, and in every instance was actively engaged in the work of teaching. She brought the . first piano to Geneseo, and taught the first music lesson in the place. She has passed many years in the capacity of music teacher, and she will be preserved in lasting remembrance as the pioneer in that art at Geneseo.

ames McNeill, deceased, formerly a resident on section 21, Alba Township, was one of the substantial citizens of the township in which he lived for a considerable number of years before his death. He was born in County Down, Ireland, Dec. 23, 1829, and came to the United States when he was 17. He was for some years a resident of the county of Whiteside, 111., .where at first he operated as a farm assistant. Later on, he bought 80 acres of land and was its owner until his removal to Henry County. He purchased 160 acres of land on section 21 in Alba Township, on which he pushed his agricultural projects with vigor until his decease, which transpired July 2, 1881.

Mrs. Nancy (Ostrander) McNeill, widow of the above, was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, March 8, 1839. Her father, Ebenezer Ostrander, was twice married. His first wife, Susan (Cook) Ostrander, bore him seven children and died in 1850. He married Elizabeth Baldwin and they had eight children. Mr. Ostrander died in 1870. Mrs. McNeill has three children, - James, Junius

D. and Sanford. The farm on which the family are ^f living contains 463 acres, all in well improved con- vjj dition, with excellent buildings. fjL

/.enry Monesmith, a grocer and provision merchant at Geneseo, was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., Jan. 19, 1822. He is the son of Henry and Nancy (Slonaker) Monesmith, and when 15 removed with his parents to Eaton, Ohio. He began the business to which he has hitherto devoted his life in that place, and was also variously engaged in other avenues of employment while a resident there. In December, 1865, he came to Geneseo, and with Wm. Ritlinger established a trade in groceries and provisions. Their relations continued about 18 months, and Mr. Monesmith was associated with M. Bradley in the O same line of traffic.

Mr. Monesmith is a Democrat in political faith and connections, and in 1877 was elected City and Township Assessor. He continued his own successor until he had discharged the duties of the position seven consecutive years.

His marriage to Leah Miller took place in Ohio in 1858. She was born in Butler Co., Ohio, and is the daughter of John Miller, of Eaton, Ohio. One child, Luella, was born to them, who died when she was seven years old. Mr. and Mrs. Monesmith are members of the Unitarian Church.

illiam G. Grammar. One of the highly respected old pioneers of Henry County 3^"~ is Mr. William G. Grammar, who is ex- V tensively engaged in farming on section 14 of Weller Township. Like many of the well-to-do farmers of this section of the county, Mr. G. is a native of Prussia, and was born in September, 1817, near Hanover. Here he was reared and lived until 1844, when with several others he turned his face Westward, sailed the ocean over and made his way to the fertile prairies of Henry County. For a while after his arrival here, he worked out by the month in Andover Township, and about 1846 came to Weller Township, and pre-empted 40 acres an section 17. He has been a frugal, hard-working man, and has accumulated property until to-day he has 300 acres of good land. He has also, during this time, taken some interest in the affairs of the community and served it in some of the official positions. Politically, he votes the Democratic ticket. Sinc^e he came to Weller Township, his first marriage occurred, his wife being Anna Dickson, a native of England. She died about 1870. Some six years later, Dec. 21, 1876, he was again married, to Mrs. Jane (Bacon) Atkinson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Bacon and widow of Jonathan Atkinson, who died in Andover Township, Nov. 24, 1868. She had by her marriage to him four children, - William H., Annie, Jonathan and Joseph. Mrs. G. was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., April 19, 1836, and came to America in December, 1863. She is a member of the Methodist Church.

|| ev. Edgar L. Williams, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Geneseo, was born at Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1848, and is the son of Owen and Kate (Moffett) Williams. His father was born in Virginia and his mother was a native of Maryland. He was four years of age when he accompanied his parents to Indianapolis, Ind. He was educated at the Northwestern Christian University of Indiana, and he began the study of theology at the Seminary of the Northwest at Chicago, completing his studies at the Union Theological Seminary of the City of New York, and was graduated there with the class of 1876. He was ordained by the Indianapolis Presbytery in June, of the same year. He officiated as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in that city one year; and, after a short supply of the Church at Newton, Iowa, accepted a call from the Church at Albia, Iowa, and fulfilled the duties of that charge three years. He went thence to Hastings, Neb., and a year later came to Geneseo; where he has officiated in the capacity of Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, since the 1st of August, 1882.

Mr. Williams was married in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 25, 1878, to Miss Matilda J. Wcerner, and they have two daughters. Frida K. was born March 24,

A. Peck, residing on section 10, Clover Township, is a farmer by occupation. He is a native of Lorain Co., Ohio, where he was born Feb. 22, 1842. His parents were William C. and Permelia (Field) Peck, natives . of the Green Mountain State. They came to this State in 1868, and settled on section 12, Clover Township, this county, where they purchased 112 acres of land, and on which they resided until their deaths, his demise occurring Sept. 12, 1872, and hers, Sept. 18, of the same year. They were married in 1820, and lived together for 52 years as man and wife. Their children were ten in number, eight of whom grew to the age of maturity, and are yet living.

C. A. Peck was the ninth child in order of birth of his parents. He resided with them until their deaths, assisting in the labors of the farm and receiving an education at the district schools. Mr. Peck was a soldier in the war for the Union, having joined Co. E, 55th Ohio Vol. Inf. He was engaged in the service for about one year, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability.

On receiving his discharge, Mr. Peck came to this State in company with his parents, and has always labored at agricultural pursuits. He is at present the owner of 472 acres of land in Clover Township, and is regarded as one of the progressive and energetic farmers of the same. His farm presents a fine appearance, and is indicative of good judgment and ability displayed in its care, cultivation and improvement.

Mr. Peck was united in marriage with Mrs. Florence Mahon, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of David Whitmore, Sept. 15, 1872. Four children have been born to their union, - Walter D., Otis L., Vera M. and Clyde L.

Mr. Peck is a Republican, and religiously he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially, he is a member of the G. A. R. He has held the office of Assessor, Justice of the Peace and School Director and other minor offices within the gift of the people of his township. He is a gentleman respected and honored by all who know him, for his straightforward and manly dealings.

delbert F. Sargent, of the manufacturing firm of D. F. Sargent & Son, at Geneseo, was born in Sutton, N. H., and is the son of D. F. and Jane (Foss) Sargent, of whom a detailed personal sketch is to be found elsewhere in this work. Mr. Sargent came with the family of his father to Geneseo, and was' there brought up, receiving his education in the schools of that place. He obtained a knowledge of the trade of a carriage builder in the shop of his father, and pursued it as a vocation in various places. He passed two years at Moline, 111., and in 1866 went to Texas, where he passed one and a half years, returning to Geneseo in 1867. In 1872 he formed his business relations with his father, which have been in existence since.

His marriage to Vienna Huson took place Dec. 28, 187 1, in the city of Chicago. Mrs. Sargent was born in Oberlin, Ohio, and is the daughter of Nathaniel Huson. To her and her husband two children have been born, as follows : Edna V., Aug. .5, 1874, and Ada, April 6, 1880.

^avid Whitmore, dealer in hardware and Ik agricultural implements at Woodhull, was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1821, and came with his parents to Illinois in the spring of 1837, who located in Viola, Mercer Co., 111. His father, John Whitmore, was a native of Pennsylvania, and came with his parents when ten years old to Ohio. He was engaged in the War of 1812 as a teamster, and received for his services a quarter-section of land from the Government. In 1 815, he married Elizabeth Archibald, and remained in Ohio until 1837, when he came to Illinois. In 1840, he moved into this county, settling upon 80 acres of Government land, and lived there until 1866, since which time, until his death in 1884, he made his home with his son David. His wife died in 1866.

The son, who is the subject of this sketch, can be considered one of the earliest pioneers of this county. He has seen the rough side of frontier life, breaking the original prairie turf, splitting rails, working on the Mississippi River, etc. ; and from 1850 to 1876 he has been engaged in rearing live stock ; since the latter date he has purchased property in the village of Woodhull, such as houses and lots, and rents them. He is also building, and selling the property thus improved. He built the brick block on Main Street in 1876, the lower story of which is devoted to mercantile business, and the upper contains a fine, large public hall for theaters and all kinds of public gatherings.

Miss E. J. Booher, a native of Illinois, and Mr. Whitmore of this sketch were married in 1855, and of their six children four are living, namely : Florence M., Ida M., Lizzie L. and Nellie B. The first named married C. A. Peck, and resides on the old homestead in Clover Township ; Ida M. is the wife of S. I. Curry, and lives in Woodhull; Lizzie L, now Mrs. John Benneson, is a resident of Iowa : and' Nellie B., who married A. C. Warren, resides at Western, Neb., and is in the grain business.

\\i aul A Sweney, liveryman of Geneseo, established himself in the business which he 'IllftS*^ is now prosecuting at Geneseo in 1866. He dates his residence at that place since July 4, 1853. He was born in Crawford Co., Ohio, April 1, 1832. His father, George Sweney, was a native of Pennsylvania, and of Irish extraction. His mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Hetich, was born in the same State, of German parentage. Mr. Sweney came from his native county to Geneseo in the year named, and made his entry into the city, or village, as it was then, in season to see the fire-works which formed the close of a Fourth-of-July celebration. He was a tinner by trade, and he passed some time in the prosecution of his line of business, continuing it from 1855 to i860, and was quite extensively interested in the hardware traffic. In the year last named he hegan to interest himself in trade in horses, and in 1866, as has been stated, he opened his stables. He has since conducted a business which has been in every way creditable and conducive to the benefit of the city of Geneseo.

Mr. Sweney is an adherent of the Democratic element in politics. He has served as a member of the City Council. Oct. 1, i860, he was joined in marriage to Martha C. Wycuff, of Geneseo. They have had three daughters : Fannie A. died at the age of 20; those still living are named Lillie R. and Carrie E. Mrs. Sweney was born in the State of New York. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

-ESmos Dyal, general farmer and stock-raiser on section 14, Western Township, was born in the city of Pittsburg, Pa., March 7, 1834. His father, William H. Dyal, was a native also of that State, of German-English ancestry, and for some time after marriage followed the business of boating, with coal barges. He married Eliza Stewart, who was born in Fayette Co., Pa., of Scotch-Irish descent, and of their seven children the subject of our sketch is the fourth. In 1845 the parents moved with their family to Coshocton Co., Ohio, where Mr. D. is yet living, aged about 78 years ; Mrs. D. died at her home in Ohio, July 4, 1883, aged about 78 years.

Mr. Amos Dyal resided at the parental home until he was about 22 years old, and in 1856 he came to Illinois and settled in this county. He worked upon various farms in Osco Township for a few years. In 1863, he purchased his first land, which consisted of 80 acres on section 14, Western Township, which is now a part of the homestead : the latter at present comprises 160 acres, upon which Mr. Dyal ha? proved himself to be very successful in his calling.

Mr. Dyal was first married in Andover, Nov. 7, i860, to Miss Isabella J. McFarland, who was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Feb. 8, 1838, was reared and educated there, and came with her parents to Illinois in 1857; they located in Andover Township, where the mother died; the father now resides in

Cambridge. Mrs. D. died at her home in Western Township, Sept 4, 1872, and Mr. Dyal was again married, in Cambridge Township, Oct. '25, 1874, to Mrs. Marietta E. Hovey, nee Talbot. She is a daughter of Deacon W. and Mary (Terry) Talbot, and was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 184 1. Before she was three years old, her parents came to Illinois, settling near Cambridge, this county, where Mrs. D. was brought up and educated. She was first married Oct. 5, 1864, to Marcus D. LaFayette Hovey, who came to Illinois from Terre Haute, Ind., where he was born Nov. 5, 1834. The latter removed to this county in 1854 and died in Cambridge, Sept. 4, 1874, of consumption. By his first wife, Mr. Dyal's two children were : Ida E., who was born Oct. 1, 1861, and married Dec. 3, 1884, Henry W. McLease; the latter was born May 30, 1857, in Bucks Co., Pa., and came West in 1876. For his parental history, see sketch of Joseph Watson. Mr. Dyal's second child, Robert K., was born July 18, 1866, is well educated and is yet a resident at home. Mrs. D., and son and daughter of Mr. D., are members of the Baptist Church ; and Mr. Dyal, in his political principles, sympathizes with the Democratic party.

ienry G. Griffin. The gentleman of whom this personal sketch is written, is one of the earliest pioneers to this section of Illinois, and is a prominent and well-to-do farmer, residing on section 2, Andover Township. Although living on the old home farm, he has retired from the active labors of farm life. He was born in Stockbridge, Mass., July 19, 1819.

His father, John Griffin, was a son of a New England farmer by the name of Samuel Griffin, who came to Massachusetts prior to his marriage. There he married a lady by the name of Nahusta Caldwell. She was born of New England parents, who were of Welsh and New England descent. The great-grandfather of our subject, William Griffin, came from Wales and made a settlement in Connecticut, and was the progenitor in America of the present large family of Griffins who are scattered throughout the United States. He was married, lived and died in Connecticut. The grandfather and grandmother ot

1 Henry G. were both reared and lived to an advanced age in Massachusetts. Like their parents, they were farmers: The father of our subject lived at his home in Massachusetts until 18 years of age, when he went to New York State, where he was apprenticed to learn the carpenter and joiner's trade. During his service here he was drafted into the War of 181 2, in which he served as a private. After his discharge at the close of the war, he returned to his work. He subsequently suffered from ill health and returned to Massachusetts. While in New York, however, he was married and reared a family of eight

I Mr. Griffin, the subject of this narrative, was educated in the public schools, and made his home with his parents until he was 18 years of age. He then left the parental roof, all his friends, and everything that was near and dear to him, and came alone to then wild prairies of Illinois. This was in 1837. He arrived in Mercer County, and located 1 60 acres

: other improvements. Three years later he was married at what is now Viola, in that county. This event occurred on the 4th of August, 1840, and Miss Isabella, daughter of Alexander and Rebecca (Torrence) McGaughey, was the lady chosen for his wife. Mr. McGaughey was a wagon-maker and also a farmer, and, as well as his wife, was a native of Adams Co., Pa., where they were married. Shortly after their union they came to Mercer Co.,. Pa., and it was at New Bedford, that county, that Mrs. Griffin was born. She was only ten years of age when her parents died. After this sad event she went to Coitsville, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and lived with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Stewart. In 1839, the family came West and settled on a farm where Viola, 111., now stands. It was here that the sturdy young man from Massachusetts met Miss McGaughey, and a year after her arrival they were married.

To Mr. and Mrs. Griffin have been born nine children, four of whom are deceased: John A. married Mary Payne and lives at Danville, 111. ; Mary A. lives at Mira, Dakota, upon a farm, and is the wife of J. M. Merrill ; Rebecca A. is the wife of Rufus Anderson, of Cambridge ; Julia A. resides at home; Sarah A. is the wife of C. K. Fillmore, of Tiffin, Iowa. Those deceased are William A., Gilbert A., French B. and James M.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin lived in Mercer County for four years, when they moved into Warren County, near Little York, where they settled on a rented farm. For two years they remained there, when, in the spring of 1846, they moved into this county, locating on a farm in Cambridge Township. Three years later, he purchased a farm of 160 acres near the city of Cambridge. In 1851 he sold this and purchased 200 acres where he now lives. At that time it was in a wild, unimproved condition, but since then he has brought it into a high state of cultivation. He sold 100 acres of this and purchased an 80-acre tract adjoining. He also purchased 40 acres, which he generously gave Augustus E. Anderson, a young Swede who lived with him, and of whom a sketch and portrait are given elsewhere in this Album.

, Mr. Griffin is one of the progressive, enterprising and intelligent farmers of Henry County, and is highly esteemed by all his neighbors. He has served" as Justice of the Peace for 16 years, and is now representing his township in the Board of Supervisors, which he has also done for nine years. He has also served as County School Commissioner for two years. Politically, he is a true Republican. The family are members of the Congregational Church, of which Mr. G. has been a Deacon for 34 years consecutively.

Mr. Griffin's eldest son, John A., who is now a minister of the Congregational Church at Danville, enlisted at the first call for troops to defend our flag, joining Co. D, 17th 111. Inf. He served five years and was promoted from the rank of Sergeant to that of Second Lieutenant. At the close of his first enlistment he re-enlisted, and was retained for one year after the close of the war. At Pittsburg Land-" ing he was wounded in the left side. After his son had been out a little more than a year, Mr. Griffin himself enlisted, Aug. 11, 1862, in Co. D, iT2th 111. Vol. Inf. He served for three years, and during the time was taken prisoner, Nov. 18, 1863, in action, at Knoxville, Tenn. He was sent to Libby prison in December following, where he lay and suffered until May 17 of the next year, when he was transferred as a prisoner of war and kept in the stockade at Macon, Ga., until Aug. 24, 1864. Then he was confined in the jail-yard at Charleston, S. C, until Oct. 6. He was then taken to Columbia, and again, Feb. 12, 1865, transferred to Charlotte, N. C, and then to

Raleigh, and afterward to GoMsboro, where he was paroled Feb. 28, 1865, and was marched to the Union line and joined his own company the same day. -He was honorably discharged at Chicago, July 7, 1865, after serving his country faithfully and suffering as a good soldier.

As one of the representative men of Henry County, we take pleasure in giving the portrait of Mr. Griffin upon the page opposite the beginning of this sketch.

ames Stitt, one of the self-made men of this county, as well as energetic and progressive farmers and stock dealers, residing on section 27, Oxford Township, is a native of Franklin Co., Pa., where he was born Oct. 4, 1827. The parents of Mr. Stitt, William and Margaret (Harmony) Stitt, were also natives of Pennsylvania, and came to this State in 1856, settling in Oxford Township, this county, where they resided until their deaths. James was an inmate of the parental family, and resided on the old homestead until he attained the age of 18 years. He then engaged to learn the tailoring business, and served three years as an apprentice at that trade, which he mastered and continued to follow for 18 months. His education was received in the district schools of his native county. In 1850, when 23 years of age, Mr. Stitt went to California, where he was engaged in the gold mines for one year. He met with success in mining, and at the end of the year he was the possessor of more than $r,ooo, with which he returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained for a year. He then went to Michigan, and invested in land in that State ; but after remaining there for about a year, he sold all the interest he possessed in real estate and came to Illinois. He arrived July 4, 1854, and located on section 27, Oxford Township, this county, where he at that time purchased 160 acres of land. He has at present, in addition to his original purchase, 320 acres in Iowa and also 320 in Nebraska. Coming here at a comparatively early day, he realized that the time was not far distant when the country would be thoroughly developed, and consequently the land would increase in value, and held on to his original purchase. He has a fine farm under an advanced state of cultivation,

Mr. Stitt enlisted in the war for the Union, Aug. 9, 1862, joining Co. D, 112th 111. Vol. Inf. He was wounded during an engagement, and was disabled from duty for two months. He participated in the battles of Knoxville, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Fort Anderson and Franklin, Tenn., and many others of less import. He was also engaged in the raid on Knoxville to burn the Strawberry Plain Bridge, and was seven days and nights in the saddle. He received an honorable discharge in June, 1865.

The marriage of Mr. Stitt to Miss Elizabeth Hammond, a native of Pennsylvania, occurred in March, 1853, and the issue of their union has been seven children, namely: Lawrence F., Amanda M., Frank E., Wesley K., Elmer M. ; and Rose A. and Henry, deceased. Mrs. Stitt departed this life in January, 1869, and Mr. S. was again married, to Miss Mary J. Paden, a native of Illinois. Of the second utjion, seven children were born, - Charles, James H., William L., Margaret L. and Harry W. The deceased are Jesse and Amos.

Politically, Mr. Stitt is identified with the Greenback parly. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Stitt is at present School Trustee of his district, and socially is a member of the G. A. R.

W. Peregoy, who resides on section 10, Clover Township, is a farmer by occupation. He was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1846, his parents being David and Mary (Frush) Peregoy, natives of Ohio. Mr. P., subject of this notice, remained with his parents until 19 years of age, receiving a fine education. At that time in his life's history, or rather previous to that, when 17 years old, he began teaching in the district schools, and followed that profession for four years in Ohio. In r 868 he came to this State and rented a farm, which he successively cultivated for five years, teaching, meantime, during winters.. At the expiration of this time he purchased 60 acres of land, located on section 10, Clover Township, this county, where he is at present residing. He labored hard and was economical, and thereby secured sufficient to enable him to purchase 117 acres additional, and at present is the . proprietor of 177 acres. He has carried on general farming and stock-raising ever since he came to Clover Township, and has met with no small degree of success in his chosen vocation.

The marriage of Mr. Peregoy to Miss Polly Newton, a native of Morgan Co., Ohio, occurred in 1866. They have seven living children : Nettie L., Nellie O., Lillie M., Jennie M., Verda L., Lulu M. and Jessie N. Politically, Mr. P. affiliates with the Republican party. He and his wife and oldest daughter belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Peregoy holds the office of Road Commissioner of his town, and is one of the active, progressive farmers, as well as respected citizens of Clover Township.

/j§'fiMdam Mealman, who resides upon section 13 of Western Township, and devotes his attention to general farming, was born in Franklin Co., Pa., on the 25th of August, 1882. His father, John Mealman, was also a native of the Keystone State, and by callng a farmer. The girl of his choice, Miss Sarah Rosenburg, was also a native of Franklin County. There they were married and lived for many years. In 1839, when Adam was 17 years of age, they came West, locating first in Rock Island County, where, in 1844, the mother died. The elder Mealman afterward came to Bishop Hill, where, about 1875, he died, at the age of 73 years.

When a young man, our subject had learned the trade of cooper, which he continued to follow for 15 years. While living in Rock Island County, he was married to Harriet Kimball, who was born in Ohio, and came to Illinois when a young woman. She died at her home in Western Township, Dec. 27, 1865, at the age of 32 years. She had given birth to seven children, four of whom, two daughters and two sons, are now living. Mr. M. was again married in 1868, to Miss Rachel L. Dial, who was born in Ohio. She came to Illinois with her parents when she was 22 years of age, and has become the mother of four children.

was all an unbroken prairie, but by his industry and perseverance has it now all well improved and under a fine state of cultivation. Politically, Mr. M. is identified with the Democratic party, being a firstclass Democrat.

H. Newman, who follows the occupation h- of a farmer, on section 23, Clover Town- ^*? ship, was born in Westchester Co., N. Y., June 19, 1833. The parents of Mr. Newman were Banks and Sarah (Reynolds) Newman. The father was a farmer by occupation, and also followed the trade of shoemaker.

J. H. Newman, the subject of this biographical notice, remained with his parents until the death of his father, which occurred when he was 1 1 years of age. He then went to live with an uncle, with whom he remained till he was 16 years old, receiving a good education in the district schools. On attaining the age of 16 years he left the residence of his uncle, and engaged to learn the carpenter's trade, which, after an apprenticeship, he mastered. In 1854, in the winter, he came to this State, where at various places he was engaged in working at his trade for seven years, until 1861, and until the breaking out of the late Civil War. Soon after the news had flashed across the continent that rebel shot and shell had been thundered against Fort Sumter, Mr. Newman enlisted in Co. E, 1st 111. Reg. of light artillery, known as the Waterhouse Battery, and was engaged in the service three years. He was Quartermaster-Sergeant, and during the war participated in the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Jackson, Guntown and Tupelo, and was honorably discharged Dec. 19, 1864.

Returning from the war, he doffed his uniform, laid aside his accoutrements, and once more entered actively into the peaceful pursuits of life. He purchased 80 acres of land, where he at present resides, and by laborious toil and economy, coupled with the active co-operation of his good helpmeet, he succeeded in accumulating sufficient to make an additional purchase of 60 acres, making his total acreage 140. He has made numerous improvements upon his land, such as the setting out of trees, erection of a residence, etc., has a fi»e farm, the outgrowth

Mr. Newman was married to Miss Cynthia, daughter of A. R. Hayden, in 1865, and has borne him two children, - Clarke E. and Orris H. Politically, Mr. N. affiliates with the Republican party. Religiously, he and his wife* are members of the Christian Church. Mr. N. has held the office of Supervisor for three years, and also Justice of the Peace, and at present is filling the office of Township Trustee, a position he has held for some years.

illiam Harbaugh, a dealer in sportsmen's supplies at Geneseo, has been a resident in Henry County since his removal hither v in 1852. He was born Nov. 17, 1844, in Wayne Co., Ohio, and is the son of John Eliza (Byers) Harbaugh. The family removed from Ohio to Bureau Co., 111., in T850, when the son was six years of age. In 1852 another removal was made to the township of Phenix, in Henry County. The father of Mr. Harbaugh settled on a farm, on which the son was reared to the time of his entering the military service of the United States during the Civil War.

The la'tter enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. K, 112th Regt, 111. Vol. Inf., and his regiment was assigned to the 23d Army Corps in the Army of the Tennessee. Mr. Harbaugh was under fire in the actions at Monticello, and Richmond in Kentucky, Philadelphia, Knoxville and Beans's Station in Tenessee, Utaw Creek, Atlanta, Rough and Ready, Jonesboro, Kenesaw Mountain, and Pine Mountain, in Georgia, Columbia. Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., and at Fort Anderson and Wilmington, in North Carolina. He was discharged June 20, 1865, at Greensboro, N. C, and was musered out in July following.

On his return from the army Mr. Harbaugh came to Geneseo, and became interested in mercantile business, in company with I. S. Felger, who was the senior partner. The firm continued business until December, 1879, when they sold out, and in 1880 Mr. Harbaugh instituted the business in which he is at present operating. He is a Republican of radical stripe.

17, 1867, and they have one child, a daughter, Berenice R. Mrs. Harbaugh is the daughter of George and Salome Luther. With her husband, she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

evi Pillsfoury, general farmer and stockraiser, residing on section 8, Andover Township, was born in Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 22, 1823. His father, Caleb Pillsbury, was a farmer and died about 1838, in Lynn Grove, Lynn Township, where he was the owner of a small farm. Levi's mother died in the same township, in 1862.

Mr. Pillsbury, the subject of this notice, resided in the county of his nativity until he attained the age of 15 years, when he came West with his parents. At that early day, 1836, there were but three families who could be counted their neighbors ; on the east of them it was many miles to the residence of any white family. Two years after the death of his father, he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a number of years. In 1 84 1, he made his first purchase of land, of 80 acres on section 18, Andover Township, of his uncle, Rev. I. Pillsbury. He afterwards conducted this farm on a large scale, and he now owns 240 acres, besides ten acres of timber, and six village lots. He formerly was the proprietor of a much larger area of land, but he has given considerably to his sons. Politically, he is a good Democrat.

j: ev. George C. Woodruff has been connected with the history of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Henry County since he came to Illinois, in 1855. His headquarters have been in Geneseo during that time, and he has been a permanent resident there since 1873.

He was born Dec. 16, 1807, in Essex Co., N. Y. His father, Timothy Woodruff, was a native of Connecticut, and his mother, who was before her marriage Miss Eunice Newell, was born in the State of New Hampshire. Mr, Woodruff joined the Methodist Church at the age of 19. On his 21st birthday he began.the life of a circuit preacher, and he has now been in the ministry 57 years, being, however, on the "superannuated list " since 1873. In that year he was disabled by a sunstroke, but has preached almost without intermission, and is now officiating every week in that capacity.

While he operated in Northern New York he occupied the position of Presiding Elder seven years in the Adams and Potsdam District. He came to Illinois June 16, 1855, and was appointed on the New Boston Circuit, and he has served one year as Presiding Elder in this State.

He was married at Fort Covington, Franklin Co., N. Y., Aug. 21, 1832, to Pauline, daughter of Luther and Henrietta Danforth. Mrs. Woodruff was born in the county in which she was married. She has borne five children, and but two survive : Elizabeth was the wife of James T. Hall, and died Sept. 21, 1 880 ; L. E. Woodruff, whose sketch may be found elsewhere in this work, is the second child in order of birth; Mary J., wife of L. H. Cady, died Feb. 28, 1872; Gertrude S. is the wife of Frank Carpenter, and they reside at Livermore, Iowa ; and George H. died in 1866, aged 12 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff celebrated their golden wedding Aug. 21, 1882. The occasion was a joyful one from the many expressions of kindly sentiment. The Masonic body of Geneseo presented Mr. Woodruff with a beautiful gold-headed cane, appropriately inscribed. He was made a Mason at New Boston, III., in 1858.

aniel Grant, dealer in agricultural implements at Orion, was born in North Scotland about 1830. His father, Alexander, was a farmer, and died in his native country, Scotland ; the mother afterward came to Ameri - ca, with her five children, in 1843, locating in Jefferson Co., Ohio, where she died about six years later.

After her death, Mr. Daniel Grant set out into the world to take care of himself, by first learning the carpenter's trade at Pittsburg, Pa. ; but after following it two years, he'returned, on account of failing health, to farm life in Allegheny Co., Pa. In 1856 he came to Illinois, locating upon^8o acres of wild prairie land, where he lived until the year 1884, making many and substantial improvements. In the year named he commenced in his present business at Orion, where he carries a full line of the various machines and apparatus nee*ded by the farming community.

In 185 , Mr. Grant was married, in Allegheny Co., Pa., to Ellen Ferguson, who was born in Ireland, and came to America when a young lady, with her father, her mother having died in the old country. Her father died in Butler Co., Pa., about 1865. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Grant are Anna, John and Alexander. Mr. Grant is a reliable Republican, and both himself and Mrs. G. are members of the Presbyterian Church.

'd'«[lexander Maher, a resident of section 21, Clover Township, where he follows the vocation of a farmer, is a native of New York, having been born in Westerlo, Albany County, that State, Nov. 21, 1825. His parents were Patrick and Phebe (Tenyck) Maher, natives of Ireland and New York respectively. His father followed the occupation of a farmer in " York " State, and resided there until his death, which occurred Jan. 16, i860. His wife died in the same State, Jan. 8, 1844.

Alexander Maher, son of the parents spoken of, was an inmate of the paternal household until he attained his 2 2d year. [J His years of minority were passed in attendance at the common schools and in labor on the farm. One year after attaining his majority, when 22 years of age, he left the house of his' parents and went forth upon the sea of life to carve a future for himself. His first labor was on the Erie Canal, where he worked for two years, and was then engaged on the Hudson River for one year. After that he worked out by the month on the farm, until he came to this State, the date thereof being 1857. Arriving in this State he worked for Selden Gale, a farmer in Knox County, and continued to remain with him for two years. At the end of that time he worked for Elijah Brot one year. In 1861 he engaged in farming on shares, and for two years was occupied in that manner in Clover Township, this county. He then engaged on a farm by the month, and followed that occupation in this county for three years, working for a gentleman named Thomas Houghton.

After leaving the farm of Mr. Houghton, Mr. Maher purchased ioo acres of land located on section 20, Clover Township. He located on the same and resided thereon for one year, when he sold it, and purchased 160 acres on section 21, same township. On the latter tract he settled with his family, and entered actively into its cultivation and improvement, setting out trees, improving the barns, residence, etc., and at this place he has continually resided until the present time. He has a beautiful home, with fine surroundings, and is meeting with success in his chosen vocation, agriculture.

'Su Socially, he is a member of the Masonic Order, and is respected in the community in which he resides for his sterling worth and integrity. In addition to his real-estate possessions in this county he is the proprietor of 480 acres of land in Kansas, onequarter of the same being in a good state of cultivation.

wan Swanson, a retired merchant residing at Bishop Hill, was born in Sweden, May 28, 1825. There he passed his early life upon the farm, and lived there until he was years of age, enjoying but limited advantages for an education, and is what may justly be termed a self-made man. Landing in New York, he came directly to Henry County, and has since been one of its prominent and public-spirited citizens. He located at Bishop Hill, which at the time was known as " Bishop Hill Colony." For about 15 years he was engaged in farming, but in i86r, in company with Jacob Jacobson, he emv!)

barked in the mercantile business. For the succeeding years, until 1873, the firm were well-known general merchants of Bishop Hill. At that time they sold out, and Mr. Swanson has since been living in retirement, with the exception of devoting some of his time to his landed interests. He is the owner of 280 acres of land in Weller Township, most of which is well improved.

Shortly after his arrival at Bishop Hill, in June, 1848, Mr. Swanson was united in marriage, with Christina Gabrielson. This lady was also a native of Sweden, and they lived happily together until Oct. 2, 1877, when Mrs. S. died. She became the mother of seven children, only three of whom grew to man's estate : Carl W. resides in Galva ; Evol L. lives at Bishop Hill, where John also resides. On the 8th of October, 188 r, in Nebraska, Mr. Swanson was again engaged in marriage. The lady who joined him at that time, Kate Erickson, is also a native of Sweden. Mr. S. is also identified with the Republican party.

r. Payton, a farmer; who is following his *> vocation on section 28, Oxford Township, , J) was born in Indiana, June 10,1851. His father, Jacob, and his mother, Mary J. (Worley) Payton, were natives of Ohio and Indiana \_ respectively. The subject of this notice remained at home, assisting his parents on the farm and attending the common district schools, until he was 2 1 years of age. At that period in life he left home and started out for himself. The first enterprise was to rent a farm and engage in agricultural labor. This place he held for three years. His parents came to Knox Co., 111., having lived there for a short time in 1854, and the same year came into Henry County, and purchased 80 acres of land in Oxford Township. He subsequently sold this and purchased a quarter of section 21, in the same township.

The subject of this sketch, after renting a farm for three years, bought a piece of land in Taylor Co., Iowa, where he spent another three years in working it. He then returned to Henry County, and for two years more worked a rented farm. By this time an opportunity presented itself for him , to purchase a place for himself. This he did in Osco Township, remaining there, however, but one year, when he purchased 114 acres of the section where he now resides. This purchase was made in the year 1882.

In 1875, Mr. Payton was marned to Miss Laura Rutledge. The ceremony was solemnized on the 3d of September, that year. Mrs. Payton is a native of Pennsylvania, and has become the mother of two children, whom they have christened Rockwell and Anna.

Politically, Mr. P. is a Republican, and, with his wife, are members of the Baptist Church, located at Alpha. Mr. Payton is one of the rising and promising young men of the township.

rsa Sweden, having been born in that country Feb. 19, 1830. He continued to reside in his native country until 1850, when, having atattained the age of 20 years, he concluded to seek his fortune in another country, and emigrated to the United States, coming direct to this county and locating at Bishop Hill. Previous to emigrating to the United States, and while a resident of his native country, he learned the tailor's trade, and on arriving at Bishop Hill he followed his trade for about three years. He afterward engaged in farming in the Colony. Subsequently he removed to Kewanee, in 1855, and continued to reside there for three years, where he was engaged in the, manufacture of brooms. At the expiration of this time, in the spring of 1858, he went to Cass Co., Neb., where he lived'six years and a half. He then returned to Weller Township, this county, where he purchased small tracts of land, engaged in farming, and followed that vocation until 1870. In February of that year Mr. Barlow formed a co-partnership with Swan Bjorklund in the mercantile business, which copartnership existed for about five years, when Mr. Barlow purchased the interest of his partner, and erected the building where he is at present engaged in business. Soon after commencing in his new store he took in a partner, William Christopher, which partnership existed for five years, when it was dissolved, and since that time Mr. Barlow has conducted the business alone. By fair and honest dealing with his fellow man, he has built up a good and satisfactory trade, and, is meeting with success in his business.

Mr. Barlow was married at Bishop Hill,, this county, Sept. 30, 185 1, to Lizzie Johnson, a native of Sweden. Politically, Mr. Barlow is independent. In his public relations he is a member of the Town Board, and is one of the representative business men of the village.

He is the senior in the trade in that line of business at that place. He is a native of Prussia, and was born at Obendorf, March 28, 1845. Anton and Margarita (Glatthaar) Sickler, his parents, are still residing there.

Mr. Sickler came from his native land in 1865*, and reached the city of Geneseo on the 25 th of October. He passed the next two years there and at Moline in acquiring a complete understanding of his business, and at the expiration of that time he started in his own behalf. In 1870 his establishment was destroyed by fire, and he suffered total loss, not only of his store, stock and fixtures, but also of his household goods, as he resided over his shop. But not being of the stuff that gives up easily to ill fortune, he rebuilt his shop and was soon in running order. In 1875 the same disaster was repeated, with the exception that he succeeded in saving much of his portable property. He then erected the building in which he has since operated, and which he owns. He belongs to the Democratic party in political connection.

The marriage of Mr. Sickler to Mary Grose took place Jan. 26, 1870, at Rock Island, 111. Mrs. Sickler was born in Alsace, France (now Elsass, Germany), and is the daughter of John and Mary Grose. The family came to the United States when the daughter was a child.

The children that have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sickler are recorded as follows : Amelia was born in 187 1, Charles in 1873, and Joseph in 1877. The family are Catholics.

.ohn. H. Grammar. In 1847, among others who came from across the ocean to Henry County, were two brothers, William and and John Grammar, who are now well-to-do and respected farmers of Weller Township. John was the younger, and was born, June 18, 1826, near Hanover, Prussia. He was 27 years of age when he joined his brother in Weller Township, and lived with him for about five years. He then made a settlement in that township, and has since been one of the growing and enterprising farmers of that section of Henry County. He has provided his farm of 240 acres with good buildings and fine improvements of all kinds.

In Weller Township, Jan. 13, 1853, Mr. G. was married to Mary Coldy, widow of Henry Coldy, who died May 15, 1852. She was born in England, Jan. 16, 1821, and came to America in 1838. She is the daughter of James Fenn. By her former marriage she became the mother of five children, namely : Emily F., deceased; Eliza M., Theodore H,, Mary J., and Edward, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Grammar have a family of three children, - John W., Margaret H. and Henry E.

Mr. Grammar is a member of the Lutheran Church, while his wife is connected with the Episcopal Church. In politics, he affiliates with the Democratic party.

Christian Buell, tobacconist at Geneseo, has resided in Henry County since his arrival here in T856. He is a native of Germany, was born July 3T, 1823, and remained in the " fatherland" until r848. On coming to America in that year, he made his home at ^first at Roundout, in Ulster Co., N. Y. He learned the business of a cigar-maker and tobacconist in the city of New York, and came thence, as has been stated, in 1856. He settled in Geneseo, and passed some years in various methods until 1863, when he established the business which he has since con-, tinued to prosecute. He has been su< cessful in building up a profitable and popular enterprise, and

He was united in marriage to Christina Maier, in Roundout, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1853. Mrs. Buell was a native of Germany, and came to America in 1853. They had six children, and have lost one by death, Julia, the oldest, dying in infancy. John, Fred and Christian are the names of the three sons. Dora is the wife of Otto Michael, of Munson Township. The mother died Dec. 3, 1883. Mr. Buell is a member of the Evangelical Church.

" garrison Trego, a dealer in drugs, stationery, etc., at Orion, was born in Bucks Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1838. His father, Lewis Trego, was a native of the same State, and by occupation was an agriculturist. In Bucks County, he was married to Sarah Willard, who was likewise a native of the same county. The elder Trego died in Bucks County, in 1859, and in 1876 the mother came West, dnd resided with her youngest son, the subject of this sketch, until her death, which occurred three years later, at the advanced age of 85 years.

Harrison Trego was educated in the public schools of his native county, and when 20 years of age, desiring to find a better location to start out for himself in life, came West and located in Mercer Co., 111. In that county, on the 20th of May, i86r, he was married to Miss Margaret Baker, daughter of William and Hannah (Ulim) Baker. She was born at Greenburg, Westmoreland Co., Pa., in 1839. Her family came to Illinois in 1857, and settled at Rock Island city, and in T858 removed to Mercer County, where her mother died. The father now lives with his children who reside in Iowa and Illinois.

Although subsequent to his marriage, yet when the flag of our nation was fired upon, Mr. Trego determined to go to its defense. He accordingly enlisted in Co. C, io2d 111. Inf., commanded by Col. F. C. Smith, of Galesburg, on the 4th of October, r864. He at once was sent to the front, and was with Sherman during his famous campaign through the Caroil linas, and fought at the battles of Averysburg, S. C, and Benton ville. Outside of some minor skirmishes he escaped any very hard fighting. He was honorably discharged Aug. 17, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.

After his return home, Mr. Trego engaged in a meat-market and grocery store at Orion for two year. In 1869 he established a drug store at the same place, which he has since conducted. In 1870, he was appointed Postmaster at that place, and held the office until the present administration, when, on July 2, 1885, he voluntarily resigned. Mrs. Trego is a member of the Baptist Church, while her husband is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and G. A. R. Politically, of course he is a Republican, and has served his township as Collector.

on. Joshua Harper, deceased, was a former citizen of Geneseo. He occupied, perhaps, as conspicuous a position during his lifetime as any other of the residents of Henry county who have been placed on permanent record 'on the pages of this volume. He was a pioneer of what is now the township of Edford, in 1836, in the second year in which the tide of settlement poured into Henry County. He came here first as the agent of the New York Colony and transacted the business of those whom he represented in the distribution of lands. On the organization of the county he was made the first Recorder, and his election occurred June 19, 1837. Later, he occupied positions of prominence, for all of which he was eminently fitted by his superior character and abilities. He possessed a fine order of mental organism, and his discriminating judgment and methodical habits made him a most valuable member of society in its formative condition, as was the prevalent state of things at the period of his coming to Henry County. The traditional keenness of the perceptions of pioneers were proven by the early settlers in the county, and they were not slow to recognize the existence in their midst of the quality of fitness which characterized Mr. Harper, and at this day, when the passage of time is adjusting the value of the generations that laid the foundations of the splendid prosperity of Henry County, the just meed of appreciation which Mr. Harper earned is heartily confirmed by

He was in his life one of the most conspicuous of the throng that appeared on the public streets of Geneseo, where he was a resident at the time of his death. In person he was as tall and erect as a young sycamore. Dignified and stately, he commanded the most uniform respect ; and he also won the confidence of all by the innate kindness of his nature which made him the type of true manhood. He was pre-eminently a gentleman. He was, to the generation to which he belonged, the type of the chivalry and honor that, in these later times, is only the aroma of the period which, after even these few years, seems mythical. Punctilious and even exacting, he was nevertheless the soul of honor in all his transactions ; and, although he never permitted another to take the smallest advantage of him, he < rendered with the same exactness what was due to others. He employed on all occasions only the choicest language, speaking concisely and without unnecessary words. Fastidious in dress and manners, moving always in conformity to his ideas of the obligations of a conscious human being, he was unique in the pioneer period to which he belonged, and he was regarded and is remembered as a character of unusual interest. In the smallest things he preserved his peculiarities, and the county records transcribed by his hand exhibit a penmanship as exact and beautiful as copper-plate. He was possessed of the most positive opinions, but never infringed the bounds of courtesy in their expression.

Joshua Harper was born in Fairfax Co., Va., at the country-seat of his father, on the 24th of April, 1796. John Harper, his father, was of German and English extraction. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Reynolds, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, of Scotch parentage.

Another most remarkable fact concerning Mr, Harper was, that he was the youngest of 29 children. He received the careful education of the son of a' gentleman of cultivation and means, and became a classical scholar of more than ordinary claims. In 1826 he established a mercantile enterprise in the city of New York, and he operated there five years. He went thence to Rio Janeiro, S. A., where he was similarly interested three years.

mentioned, he served twice as a Representative of his District in the State Legislature, and in 1848 he was a member of the Constitutional Convention. He also discharged the duties of his citizenship in minor local offices.

The extent of his real estate included several hundred acres, of which Mrs. Harper is the legatee. She is the owner of 640 acres in the township of Geneseo, and 184 acres in Edford Township. Mr. Harper acted for many years as the agent of Eastern capitalists.

Sarah Miller Thomas was married to Joshua Harper, Oct. 15, 1838, in Tazewell Co., 111. She was born in Winthrop, Me., and is the daughter of Capt. Hushai and Hannah (Cushman) Thomas. She has borne no children, but has an adopted daughter. Her husband was reared in the Presbyterian Church, and after they came to Geneseo they both connected themselves by membership with the Congregational Church at that place.

In personal character and mental attainments, Mrs. Harper is the counterpart of her late husband, and represents him in the grace and dignity of true, earnest womanhood.