Henry County, Illinois - The whole text, 1885 (part 20 of 31)

Adam C. Deem, the father of our subject, was born * in 1813, in Butler Co., Ohio, and died April 3, 1876, ( north of Galva. He was in the mercantile and milling business in Ohio, and in March, 1857, came to Geneseo, Henry Co., 111., and there was engaged in the grain trade and in milling for many years. Later he came to Galva Township and located on the south half of section 15, and in the year 1865 purchased 520 acres of land there, of which the sons are now the owners. Catherine (Vail) Deem, the mother of the subject, was born in Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1815, and died at her home north of Galva, March 9, 1880.

Shobal V., whose name heads this notice, was reared on a farm, alternating his labors thereon by attendance at the district schools' of his native State * and also of this county in the acquisition of an education. From 1878 to 1883 he was engaged in the cattle trade in Nebraska, on the South and North Loop river. Since then he has been dealing in horses.

to share his successes and reverses, joys and sorrows, being Miss Happie Emery, daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Parish) Emery, both old pioneers of Stark County. Mrs. Deem was 'born Feb. 25, 1853, neat LaFayette, same place where married, and of her marriage to Mr. D. has been born one boy, Frank E., born Aug. 25, 1879. Mrs. D. is a member of the Congregational Church, and her husband is a Republican in political matters.

Mrs. Happie Deem's parents were born, the former in Mifflinsburg, formerly called Yunksmanstown, Pa., Jan. 16, 1803, and the latter Jan. 4, 1813, in Leeds Co., Canada.

In the 17th century, William and John Emery, two brothers, emigrated to the United States from Europe. William was a ship-carpenter and settled in Maine. John was the progenitor of the Emery family in this country. His son, John Emery, Jr., was a noted and wealthy man. He had one daughter and eight sons. Of these Conrad was a blacksmith, and married Sarah Fisher, who was born in Pennsylvania. Her mother, Mrs. Mary (Brock) Fisher, was a native of Philadelphia and a relative of Sir Robert Peel. Conrad Emery was born in New Jersey, and became the father of 13 children, 11 of whom reached maturity. His son, Jacob Emery, was also a blacksmith in early life, but afterward a successful farmer in Stark County, to which he came as early as 1835.

evi Fronk, a thriving farmer of Cornwall Township, residing on section r6, of which he owns a quarter, was born Dec. 4, 1815, in Pennsylvania. - He is a son of Henry and fa Sarah (Buchannan) Fronk, natives of Pennsylvania.- He remained with his parents until he was 22 years of age, spending most of his time. working on the home farm and very little of it in attending the common schools. While living in Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1838, he was married to Miss Nancy Shields, who was born in the Keystone State in 1822. They had born to them a family of ten children, as follows: Mary Henrietta, Sarah E., Rebecca J., Henry Benson, Margaret, Tansey, John, Cyrus (deceased), Chauncy, Matilda, Joseph and Clementine. Mr. and Mrs. Fronk have 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Fronk has a good substantial house on his farm, and by his industry and energy has placed it under excellent cultivation and improvement. Religiously, they are Baptists. Mr. Fronk is a Republican in political sentiment.

jilliamT. Hill is a pioneer of Henry County of 1855, and has been for 30 years a resident within her borders. He was born April 10, 182 1, in Culpeper Co., Va., and is the oldest son of John K. and Grace (Jenk- ' ins) Hill. His father and mother were both born in the Old Dominion, and the former was a soldier of the War of 181 2.

The son was still in infancy when the parents removed to that part of Culpeper County which has since been set off to Rappahannock County, in the same State, and there he attained to the period of < his legal freedom. He was brought up on the farm, fy March 30, 1841, he was united in marriage to Eliza- ^ beth Buckhart. She was born in Rappahannock <j$J County Jan. r3, 1821. They resided in the same ^ county until r845, when they removed to Rockingham ^ County, also in Virginia, and there Mr. Hill was a <: farmer six years. He then went to Augusta County, r y\ where he rented a farm, and was its manager four years. In 1855 he started with his wife and nine children for the far West, as Illinois was then styled. The party traveled in the manner then popular and also convenient, with teams, transporting the family and household belongings to the new home. Mr. Hill and his family journeyed with two-horse teams and two wagons, and passed 30 days on the route between the Virginia home and Henry County. He had previously come alone to the county and had rented a farm in the township of Cornwall. On that place they lived two years, and Mr. Hill then bought 160 acres of land in its natural prairie condition in Munson Township, on section 24. There had been no house built, and the new proprietor erected a frame building, of which the household took possession as soon as it was completed, in November, 1856. In the same year Mr. Hill broke a few acres of the land, and in 1857 he harvested the first crop that was grown on the property. That farm is all enclosed and improved and Mr. Hill has made additional purchases until he is the owner of 280 acres. The entire acreage is in valuable condition for farming purposes. He is the proprietor of 240 acres in Nebraska.

Mr. and Mrs. Hill have been the parents of 14 children; 12 are still living. John is a resident of the same township, where his father first settled on his own estate. George R. lives on the homestead. Elizabeth S. is the wife of George Dugdale, of the township of Cornwall. Julia F. is deceased. Edward L. lives in Geneseo. Victoria R. married Porter Liken, of Munson Township. Mary E. and her husband, Adam Young, are residents of Black Hawk Co., Iowa. Philip D. lives in Geneseo. Jennie A. married Herman Wiedenhoeft, of the township of Munson. James N. is a citizen of Colfax Co., Neb. Emma P. married James Callender, and they are residents in the county in Nebraska last named. Stephen R. is a citizen of Geneseo. Estelle L. is the youngest daughter, and lives at home. The oldest son, William J., was born in Rappahannock Co.,Va,Jan. 15, 1842. At the age of 20 he became a soldier. He enlisted in August, r862, in Co. C, 112th Regiment 111. Vol. Inf. He was killed in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain June 17, 1864. Julia, the deceased daughter, was born Feb. 20, 1848, and was the wife of Samuel G. Murphy. She died Dec. 24, 1884, leaving four children. Mrs. Hill died Oct. 2, 1884. She and her husband belonged to the Christian Church.

George R. Hill, third son of the subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia, Aug. 13, T844. He was past ten years of age when he accompanied the family of his father to Henry County. He was brought up on the homestead in Munson, and obtained a good degree of education in the public schools of that township. He passed one year at the University of Kentucky, at Lexington, which advanced him in learning to a satisfactory degree. At 22 he commenced teaching and passed the alternate winter sessions of eight years in that vocation. He operated as a farmer during the remaining portions of the year.

His marriage to Mary M. Taylor took place Dec. 31, 1873. She was born in Cornwall Township, and is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ogden) Taylor. After their marriage they commenced the world in their own behalf on a farm in Cornwall. They were its occupants eight years and at the end of that time they went to Sully Co., D. T. Mr. Hill preempted r6o acres and also secured a tree claim of the same acreage. 1 He remained in the territory two years and returned to the State of Illinois, to the township he had lived in in his boyhood, and where he has since resided, on the same estate where he was reared. He still retains the ownership of his land in Dakota. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., Dakota Lodge, No. 1 1. While a resident of the township of Cornwall he acted in the capacity of Justice of the Peace and also as Assessor.

!|p||afrvid ft. Wimermark, M. D., was born in [ Sweden, March 28, 1857, and is the son of Claes B. and Louise E. (Lundberg) Wimer- %ffi mark. He received his literary education in the Stockholm Lyceum and took a regular 1 course at the Pharmaceutical Institute of Stockholm and was graduated in 1876. From 1876 to '79 inclusive, he held the position of prescription clerk in Stockholm and Karlstad.

The subject of this biographical notice emigrated from Sweden to America in April, 1879, coming direct to Galesburg, 111. Shortly afterward he went to Cambridge, of the same State, but remained but a short time and returned again to Galesburg, where he purchased a drug store. He continued in business at the latter place but a year, when he sold out, and returned to Cambridge, at which place he resumed the drug business in May, 1881, and pursued the study of medicine with Dr. J. L. Bryan, of that place. In September, 1882, he sold out his drug store in Cambridge and removed to Chicago, where he attended three courses of lectures at the Rush Medical College of that city, and graduated Feb. 21, 1884. Mr. Wimermark then came to Moline, and the following April began practice. In June, 1885, Dr. W. removed to Cambridge, his former home, and is there engaged in his profession.

Dr. Wimermark was united in marriage at Cambridge, 111., Jan. 25, 1880, to Mrs. Pauline Nelson, widow of Albert John Nelson, and daughter of John Hjelm. Mrs. Wimermark was born in Arv{ka, Swe-

-^g den, and had two children (daughters) by her former marriage. Dr. Wimermark is a member of the Moline Medical Society and of the Town and Illinois Central District Medical Association ; is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Order of Modern Woodmen. He and his wife are members of the First Baptist Church of Cambridge.

He was naturalized in Rock Island County, 111., in April, 1884, and votes the Republican ticket. Dr. Wimermark is a young physician of fine attainments and begins practice with flattering prospects of success.

|=enry Kuhl is a farmer in the township of Munson and he has been a citizen of Henry County since 1856. He was born May 14, 1816, in Holstein, Germany. After reaching the age required by law he attended school until he was 16, and after that, as long as he remained in his native country, he worked on a farm. He came thence to America in 1853. He made the voyage on a sailing vessel and after a voyage of 40 days landed at New York. He proceeded to Chicago and from there to Davenport. He remained in the city last named four weeks and then came to this county. He went to work on the railroad a short time and then found a situation on a farm as an assistant. He then rented land and made a little start on his own account.

In 1857 he bought 80 acres of land in this county and settled on it during the progress of the Civil War. He placed the land under improvements and built a house. His family were its occupants ten years. Mr. Kuhl then exchanged the property for 160 acres on section 10 in the township of Munson. The place is now well improved. He has since bought 80 acres on section 4 of the same township and is at present the owner of 240 acres in all. The whole acreage is in a condition for profitable farming.

The marriage of Mr. Kuhl and Mary Westphal occurred in 1858. Their eight children are named Lena D., Henry O., Matilda, August, Herman, George, Willie and Lewis. Lena is married to Christ Schroeder, of Munson Township ; Henry is a athaniel Bartlett Gould, President of the First National Bank, of Cambridge, and one of the enterprising and public-spirited citizens of that place, has been identilk fied with its interests since 1856. He was born March 31, 1828, in Piermont, N. H. His earliest traceable ancestor, Zaccheus Gould, was born in England about the year 1589, and came, as nearly as has been ascertained, to the American Continent about 20 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. He finally fixed his permanent residence at Topsfield, Mass., where he died about 1670. Phebe Gould, his wife, died in 1663, leaving six daughters and a son, all of whom reached mature life and became heads of families. (An incomplete genealogy of the descendants of Zaccheus Gould was published at Salem, Mass., in 1872. The preliminary investigations showed them to be numerous and of honorable record, representing the professions and various branches of industry.) Amos Gould, Sr., the paternal grandfather of N. B. Gould, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and subsequent to that struggle he removed from Massachusetts to Canaan, N. H. He married Rebecca Perley, and they reared 13 children.

N. B. Gould is the son of Amos, Jr., and Nancy (Harris) Bartlett Gould. His mother was a descendant of one of the prominent Colonial families and was the daughter of Nathaniel and Susannah (Clark) Bartlett. Her father was a farmer and was one of the original Trustees of Canaan, where he became wealthy and influential. His demise occurred about 1841. The death of his wife transpired some years earlier. A considerable account of the parents of Mr. Gould is given on another page of this volume in connection with the personal narration of Amos Gould. Their family included nine children, who were born in the following order : Hon. John M. Gould, resident at Moline; Amos; a daughter who died; Lyfe Y., Nathaniel B., Nancy J. (Mrs. John Dean) Dan W., George D., Susannah

C. (Mrs. B. H. Burroughs) and Lora H. The latter j, is deceased; she was the first wife of John Dean, who married her eldest sister after her death. The members of the family are so located that they can A), assemble together at very short notice, which is somewhat remarkable, as is the order in which the sons and daughters were born. The father died at Moline in February, 1864. The demise of the mother took place at Cambridge in December, 1884. Mr. Gould was brought up in the method common to the training of the sons of New England farmers. He obtained a thorough knowledge of agriculture and received a common-school education. He remained in his native State until 1857. He grew up with the ambition and high spirit which in the cases of so many sons of New England have made them such valuable factors in the development of the West. The home farm contained 100 acres, which was valuable property, as are the farms of New England, but it was inadequate to the ambitious ideas of Mr. P" Gould. He was a hardy, rugged son of the Old S$'. Granite State, and his native hills seemed close, its t3 valleys narrow and the outlook altogether promised >$? little of advancement, either in fame or fortune. His oldest brother 'had come, in 1844, to Illinois, and had already accomplished the initiatory to a successful career as a business man, and had been prominent in citizenship. His rapid progress heralded much to the younger brother, to whom the New England hills seemed only a restraint to a natural ambition to make his way in the world.

In r85i Mr. Gould came to Moline, Rock Island County, and entered the employ of John Deere, an extensive manufacturer of that place, in whose interests he was, for a period of five years, a traveling salesman.

Again his field of operation seemed to yield little opportunity of advancement, and he settled, in 1856, at Cambridge which, for several reasons, appeared a desirable point of location. He and his brother Amos engaged in the joint management of the Cambridge House, and they operated together in that line of business until the fall of i860, when Mr. Gould, of this sketch, sold out to his brother. In the spring of r86i he took possession of 400 acres of unimproved land, lying on section 1, in the township of Cambridge. He built a frame house, which his family occupied three years, and during that time he bought 400 acres additional and placed 640 acres under the best type of agricultural improvements. The original property is still in his possession, and the whole estate forms one of the best improved farms in the county, with suitable buildings, and it is also well-stocked with graded and thoroughbred cattle. Mr. Gould personally superintends its management.

In 1864 he removed to Cambridge, where he bought 145 acres of land, now included within the village corporation, and which was then an unbroken prairie. In 1868, associated with his brother Amos, he bought 80 acres additional, and in the same year 160 acres was platted under the name of Gould's addition. Since that time he has devoted the greater* part of his time to the improvement of his town property, erecting buildings and trafficking in town real estate.

Mr. Gould has exercised unremitting activity in the interests of the village and township of Cambridge since his connection with them began. He officiated with them 16 years as Supervisor of the township, and was made Chairman of the Building Committee that had charge of trre erection of the fine court-house at Cambridge.

Mr. Gould is one of the foremost citizens in his interest in and devotion to educational matters, and he has acted nine years as School Director. He has also been actively interested in the affairs of the Agricultural Society of Henry County.

In July, 1881, the First National Bank at Cambridge was organized, with Mr. Gould as its President, Henry White, Vice-President, and F. G. Welton, Cashier. The latter gentlemen have exchanged their official positions and Mr. Gould still retains the incumbency of chief.

Although not a declared adherent of any denominational body, Mr. Gould recognizes the influence and moral bearing of religious institutions on society and is a liberal contributor to their support.

His ancestors were Democrats of the Jacksonian type, but he was trained under the influence of New England institutions, which bred in him independence of thought and sentiment, and he imbibed therewith the principles of liberty which have formed the basis Of his political faith. He cast his first Presidential vote for John v P. Hale in 1852. Though warned that his vote would be wasted, he sturdily adhered to the principles he had formed. He held to Free-Soil opinions until the organization of the Re-

Mr. Gould was united in marriage to Mary Jane, daughter of Levi and Susan (Huls) Jennings, Nov. 24, 1859. She was born Nov. 14, 1838, in Peoria Co., 111., and came with her parents to Henry County in 1849. A biographical sketch of her family is given on other pages.

Two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs Gould. Nellie L., born Oct. 20, 1863, died Feb. 23, 1879, aged 15 years and four months. She was the child of many hopes and extraordinary promise, and, her death in the dawn of womanhood was a sharp affliction to her family, and to a large circle of friends. She went from life before the corroding hand of the world had touched the bloom of her girlhood. Her lovely character had so endeared her to the circle in which she moved that her early death came to all like a personal loss. Her illness was brief in its fatal work, and before it was realized that the hand of disease was laid on one of the village favorites, the " bell's deep knelling " told of her passage to the land of perennial youth. Condolences came in profusion; a wealth of floral offerings paid generous tribute to her worth; all that the occasion could prompt transpired, but they were but trifles in the light of the remembrance in which she is still held, though she has been hidden several years by the " green curtain that never outward swings." Katie M. was born Nov. 29, 1865, and around her cluster the hopes and desires of the parents who delight in her as the treasure of their home.

a farm hand and worked by the month until he became a land-holder himself. In 1878 he bought the farm which is still his property. He is the owner of 120 acres under good improvement. It is also supplied with all necessary and suitable farm buildings.

His union in marriage to Metta Schrader took place in 1872. They have now (1885) the following children : Edward J., Frank O., Anna E. and Minnie L. Their mother was born in Oldenburg, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Weinrieh are members of the Lutheran Church.

ared H. Smith, farmer, section 22, Osco Township, was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., Nov. 18, 1827, his parents being Anson and Abigail (Holt) Smith, residents in that county. His education was such as the common-school system then gave, and, aided by the practical knowledge gained by spending his early years on the home farm, did much towards forming those traits of character that later years have made manifest.

When 27 years old he settled in Henry Co., 111., and in the fall of 1853 purchased the quarter-section upon which he now resides. Improvements were made as rapidly and thoroughly as circumstances would permit. Property was added to property until at present writing his landed interests are of great extent and value. His present position is a legitimate result brought out of normal conditions by the indomitable energy and will that characterize the man.

Mr. Smith was married in Connecticut, Oct. 1, 1854, to Miss J. A. Welton, of Litchfield County, a woman of rare worth, whose devotion deadened the most trying features of pioneer life. To her interest and care must be attributed much of the success that marked the few years of married life, and one could not in justice speak of Mr. S. without noting the life of one who demonstrated her love by the sincerity of her deeds. She is indeed to be considered a faithful wife in the highest sense, a mother whose husband and children will ever hold in memory and call her '' blessed." Three children were born to them : Amelia M., Anson W. and Myra J.

Mrs. Smith entered into rest Feb. 17, 1863. Anson W. died Feb. 24, 1865. Amelia M., now Mrs. M. Nash, resides in Adair Co., Iowa. Myra J., now Mrs. W. F. West, resides in Osco Township.

Aug. 18, 1864, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Mary E. Knowles, daughter of Henry and Eliza (Radbourne) Knowles, an estimable woman, eminently fitted for the requirements and cares of the position. Keenly alive to responsibilities, appreciative, full of sympathy, one gladly traces her influence in every subsequent advancement. They are blessed with six children Henry A., Anna E., Jared H., George R., Charles E. and Mary E.

Mr. Smith has held from time to time positions of honor and trust in his county and township, and is deeply interested in' educational and eleemosynary work. As one of the founders of Grace Church Parish, and Warden, he has proven his love for the Church of which he and his family are honored members. In all respects he is a representative of the old-time energy and enterprise. As a Christian gentleman, an earnest and solid citizen, Mr. Smith is prominent in spite of his reticence, and is as widely known for the integrity and nobility of his character as for his industry and usefulness; and therefore no man in the county is more worthy to be represented in the collection of portraits in this Album than he. Our artist has accordingly given the delineations of his features upon a page in close proximity.

Cornwall Township, is a son of William Perkinson, a native of Queen's Co., Ire- -?^>- land, where they lived and died. Edward was born at the same place in r8i8, and when a young man, 18 years of age, started for the New World, landing at Quebec, Canada, where he remained for five years. He then went to Rutland, Vt., stopped for another year; then to Dutchess Co., N. Y., where he spent 18 months, when he made another move, this time going to Luzerne Co., Pa. Here he remained and made his home until after his marriage.

After this event in his life, he and his wife- started West, and in June, 1853, reached Henry Co., 111., and on section 17 of Cornwall Township, their present location, they settled. Here they have 80 acres of good land. While living in Pennsylvania, Mr. Perkinson met and wedded, as above stated, Miss Catherine J. Evans, a native of Pennsylvania. Mrs. P. is a member of the Methodist Church, while her husband is a Catholic in belief and a Democrat in politics.

lexandor F. Murphy, a well-known and prominent farmer of Henry County, and at present in Geneseo, where he has moved for the purpose of educating his children, is a son of John Murphy, a native of Trumbull Co., Ohio, and was born Oct. 22, 1804. The elder Murphy moved with his parents in 18 1 6 to Allegheny Co., Pa., where he married Miss Elizabeth Biggerstaff. Their wedding occurred Jan. 20, 183c. After remaining there for some time, he came West, and in November, 1844, located in Fulton Co., 111.

He remained there for ten years, when he removed into Henry County, and located in Cornwall Township. His wife, who had journeyed and labored with him for nearly half a century, died in 1879. They were the parents of eight children, among the eldest of whom was Alexander F. The elder Murphy is living in this county, and, for a man of his age, is enjoying good health, is active, and retains his mental faculties to a good degree.

Alexander F. Murphy was born Dec. 20, 1834, in Allegheny Co., Pa., was brought West by his parents, and Aug. 13, 1859, was united in marriage with Miss Mary H. Goshorn, a native of Ohio, and of German ancestry. Four children, two sons and two daughters, have come to bless their home, namely : George W., born June 16, i860; Dora J., ADril 16,1863; Nellie E., Aug. 22, 1869; and John H, March 9, 1877. Dora has been a student of Prof. Gardner's, of Hillsdale, Mich., and is highly accomplished as an artist. She possesses rare ability as a portrait and landscape artist, and the family have some very fine specimens of her work. At present she is engaged in painting some portraits and some fine landscapes.

Mr. Murphy has a splendid farm of 240 acres, upon which he has a good frame dwelling and reasonably good outbuildings. It is carried on by his son,

H. Long, a farmer residing on section 29, Cornwall Township, was born Nov. 17, 1837, in Virginia. Mr. Long came West with his parents when he was 19 years old and located with them in Henry County in 1857. His years, prior to attaining his majority, were passed on the farm, and his education was limited on account of the necessity which required his active labors to assist in the maintenance of the family. The marriage of Mr. Long to Miss Almira Casteel took place Oct. 9, 1864. She died in 1875, and he remained a widower for three years, when he formed a second matrimonial alliance,with Sarah Zumerman, the date of their wedding being Oct. 4, 1878. Of the latter the deceased are : Mary B., Bertha, John W. and Jewit R. Those living are Edwin, Frank and Anna.

fames Orr, a well-known farmer of Corn- Ifc wall Township, and who is comfortably located on section 9, is a son of James Orr, a native of Ireland. About the year 1845 he jC came to America, where he reared a highly respectable family. He is now deceased. James, Jr., was born May n, 1856, in this county, whither his parents had moved. He remained an inmate of his father's home until he was 2 1 years of age, when he began to work at different places in the neighborhood. He was reared on the home farm in Henry County, and received his education in the district schools of the vicinity. He is one of the very few of the active business men of the county of to-day who are natives of the county. He has a good farm of 160 acres, well improved, and provided with a good two-story frame dwelling. He has an excellent grade of stock, and supplies the creamery at Geneseo with a large quantity of milk. He is a generous, good-hearted man, liberal to the poor, and always willing to help when his services are needed. Politically, he is a Greenbacker.

Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mary Terpening, who, like her husband, is a native of this county, and a daughter of one of the early settlers. The ceremony was solemnized Dec. 20, 1882, the Rev. Bushnell, of Geneseo, officiating.

arlos G. Jewell, a retired farmer, residing at Galva, was born Feb. 26, i8r6, in Winchester, Cheshire Co., N. H., his an- ( cestry being of English origin. His first American progenitor, Thomas Jewell, was born in England, came to Boston, and bought land in that vicinity in 1639, and his descendants, the ancestry of our subject, in line, were Joseph for three generations, then Asahel and Rufus, the latter being the father of Carlos G. Mr. Rufus Jewell, who was by occupation a farmer, was born June 28, 1782, in Winchester, N. H, and died there May 19, 1842. He married Olive Pratt, Dec. 25, 1805, who became the mother of ten children, and is now deceased. Mr. Jewell, after her death, married Elizabeth French, and by her had one child.

The subject of our sketch was educated in his native district, brought up on a farm, came West in 1846, landing at Chicago June r, and settled in Wilmington, 111., where he lived for nearly 20 years, and where he was moderately successful in farming pursuits. He then resided in Joliet one summer, intending to go to Georgia ; but instead of emigrating southward he settled near Aurora, 111., where he remained until 1870; then, after spending a short time in Iowa, he returned to this State, and since then has resided at Galva. Here he followed farming the first three years, when his son took charge of the place, and in August, 1 881, he sold the farm, and is now enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life and a hard-earned competency, in the retirement of a comfortable home. *

Mr. Jewell has been married twice. His first wife, Melancy Cass, died in New Hampshire, leaving one son, Le Roy, who was afterward killed in our late war, on the skirmish line in front of Dalton, Ga. His second and present wife was Amy Cook, who was born in Milford, Mass. By the present matrimonial union there are four children living, namely : Mrs. Maryette Crocker, of Ohio; Albert, of Missouri; William, also of Missouri ; and Mrs. Charlotte Best.

Mr. Jewell, in his religious sentiments, sympathizes with the doctrines of the New Jerusalem Church, and politically, he chooses from the candidates of the various parties, principally Democratic.

£enry W. Ole has but recently embarked in W^ farming. In 1879 he left Geneseo, where he had been working for Esquire Harper for 13 years, and bought 80 acres of land on section s, of Cornwall Township. His native place is England, where, in Somersetshire, 3, 1844, he was born. His father, William O., was born June 7, 1818, and still lives on the old place in England. Henry came to America and landed at New York city, May 5, 1866, and from there came direct to Geneseo, and was engaged as above stated.

Just prior to his leaving England, he was married to Miss Frances Ward, March 29, 1866. She died March 3, 1875, and on June n, of the following year, Mr. O. was married to Eunice M. Kewer. By his former wife he had two children, and the present Mrs. O. has borne him a like number. The names of the four are : Edwin Morris, Jennie Helena, Francis William and Susan Alice.

eorge B. Phillips is a farmer on section 18, Cambridge Township, where he has a "* fine location overlooking the village of Cambridge and the surrounding country. He was born Jan. 12, 1823, in Berkshire, Tioga Co., N. Y. The family is of English extraction and is the same to which Wendell Phillips traces his origin. Asa Phillips, the grandfather of Mr. Phillips, was born in Massachusetts in 1754. He was one of the most daring soldiers of the War of the Revolution, and was specially commended for bravery at the battle of White Plains, After the action at that place his clothes bore the proofs of having been pierced by upwards of 20 bullets. He was a personal friend of Gen. Washington, and was detailed for dangerous and important services, which he successfully accomplished. He was at one time sick, and wishing to go outside the lines, he applied to Gen. Washington for a pass. He received one permitting him to go when and where and stay as long as he desired. When it was shown to a superior officer, he remarked, " There is not another man in the army that could get such a .pass as that." He was married in the Bay State, in 1779, to Lurinda Warren, who was a near relative of Gen. Joseph Warren, of Revolutionary fame. They had nine children, as follows : Eunice, Asa, Daniel, Thomas, Elisha, Isaac, Clark, Lurinda and Samuel. After their children were grown and settled in life, they removed to Cortland Co., N. Y., to live with their son Daniel, where the one died in 1828, aged 74, and the other in 1838, aged 80 years.

Daniel Phillips, the father of Mr. Phillips of this personal narration, was born in Windsor, Mass., in 1788, and died at Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., at the age of 82. He was a commissioned officer in the War of t8t2, and afterward removed to Berk- j\ shire, N. Y., where he married Lydia C. Belcher, (JJ who was bom Feb. 13, t8oi, in Cherry Valley, N. Y. "She died in Dryden, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1878, when 77 years of age. She was the daughter of Elijah and Lydia (Clark) Belcher. Her father was born in Massachusetts, resided a short time in Cherry Valley and finally settled in Berkshire, N. Y., where he died. His eldest brother, Jonathan Belcher, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died on board of a British prison ship.

Mr. Phillips was the eldest of the children of his parents, of whom six attained to the age of maturity. They were named Henry M., who was a soldier and lost his life in the Civil War; Aaron P., Mrs. Maria L. Keeny, Mrs. Mary E. Sears and Susan Olive. The latter is deceased.

Mr. Phillips was reared on a farm in his native State, where he obtained a good education and for some time was engaged in the business of teaching school. He came to Henry County in October, 1855, and during that winter taught school in the# village of Andover and music in both Cambridge and Andover, and the following spring opened anew- farm on the prairie in the township of Osco. In 1857 he removed to Cambridge and passed eight years there in business. He then bought a farm of 140-acres, situated southeast of the village, and on which he has since resided.

Mr. Phillips is a Republican in political relations, and a friend of all religious and moral movements. He and his family are all active members of the Congregational Church. His marriage to Sarah C. Benedict took place at Scipio, Cayuga Co., N. Y., May 13, 1851. She was the youngest daughter of Uriah and Sally (North) Benedict. Her parents were natives respectively of Norwalk, Conn., and New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have eight children, - Emma M., Charles H., Florence A., Louis B., Fannie M., La Villa, Eloise and Lydia C. Charles H., the eldest son, is a graduate of Hamilton College and of Auburn (N. Y.) Theological Seminary, and is now preaching in Dakota. Louis B., the second son, was married Jan. 4, 1883, to Cora V. Howe, and has one daughter, Ethel M., and has settled on the home farm.

W. Gamble, the subject of this personal sketch, is one of the early settlers of Oxford Township, and one of its prominent farmers. He located on section 24 of that township in 1857, where he has since remained. His parents, Samuel and Isabelle (Wilson) Gamble, came from Pennsylvania, their native State, and located upon part of the same section during that year. Both of them died upon this place, the former in 1870, and the latter in 1863.

T. W. was born in Perry Co., Pa., April 19, 1830, and remained with the " old folks," assisting on the farm for a time and going to school, until 23 years of age. At 19, however, he was apprenticed to learn the harnessmaker and saddler's trade. At this he worked four years, when, in 1855, feeling that he could better his condition in life, he came West and located in Abingdon, Knox Co., 111., where for two years he worked at his trade. In 1857, as above stated, he purchased 80. acres of his present farm. Subsequently he secured as much more, and since that time, with the exception of 14 months spent in Cambridge in a hotel enterprise, he has resided there. Politically, Mr. G. is a Democrat, and, with his wife and six children, is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and of that body he is Elder. He is also serving as School Director, and is looked upon as one of the solid and influential men of Oxford Township, Sept. 2r, 1854, in Franklin Co., Pa., Mr. Gamble and Miss Margaret C. Elder were united in marriage. She is the daughter of Matthew and Nancy (McConnell) Elder. Eight children have been born to bless their home. These have been named in the order of their birth, as follows : Isabelle, Annettie, Aramantha, Kate M., Carrie L., Lloyd^E., Nellie T. and Myrtle L. The deceased are Nora and an infant.

erome Black. A prominent and extensive land-owner, a large stock-dealer, and one of the highly respected citizens of Cornwall Township, is Mr. Jerome Black. His gjft residence is located upon section 14, where he ers has a fine farm. Altogether, he owns 680 ^j\* acres of good farm land, all well improved and J\ equipped for farming, and is an extensive dealer in , N cattle and horses. He was a Christmas gift to his parents in the year 1844, while they were residing in Knox Co., Ohio. He remained with them until he was 17 years of age, when he entered the service of his country, enlisting in the 43d Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain Eckheat, and was mustered in at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He served his country faithfully for three years and seven months, and has a very interesting and eventful military career. He participated in some of the most eventful conflicts of that terrible struggle. Among the first service he did was at the siege of New Madrid, Mo. ; next at the famous conflict of Island No. 10, and in the spring of 1862 he participated in the siege of Corinth, and in the autumn actively engaged in the battle at that place, which was among the most severe of the war.

About the time that Grant made siege to Vicksburg, his regiment was on duty at Memphis, Tenn., where they remained for six months, when they were ordered to the vicinity of Decatur, where most of the regiment enlisted as veterans. They then returned to Memphis, and subsequently marched on to Decatur, Ala., then to Chattanooga; then joined the main army, and engaged in the battle of Resaca, Ga. ; the following July found them in front of Atlanta, and he participated in the battles of the 22d and 28th, and was also in the battle of Dasal ; he was also at Jonesboro, and accompanied Sherman on his famous march to the sea. On July 22, 1865, he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio. During all these years of hard service he was fortunate in not receiving any of the enemy's missiles. He returned home and soon found his way West.

Mr. Black came to Henry County in 1865, and made his location in Cornwall Township. April 22, 1874, he was married to Miss Catherine J. Orr, by the Rev. F. J. Moffitt. Mrs. Black was born March 8, 1846, in County Antrim, Ireland, and was brought to America by her parents in 1849. The four children of Mr. and Mrs. Black are Sarah E., John M., Paul J. and Frank. The family are members of the Christian Church, and in politics Mr. B. is a Republican.

|^ F. Hathaway, an industrious and enter- JL prising citizen of Galva Township, Henry County, 111., residing at Galva, was born Oct. 2r, 1821, in Adams Towhship, Berkshire, Co., Mass. His parents are of English extraction, Jeptha Hathaway, the father, having been born in 1777, in Bristol, Rhode Island, and died in 1852, at the age of 75 years, in Adrian, Mich. He was a painter in early life. He formed a matrimonial alliance in early life with Nancy Albro, a New Englander, who died in Berkshire Co., Mass., in 1842, leaving a family of ten children to mourn their loss. The following are their names : Adeline, Elizabeth, William, Abbie, Sarah, Lydia, Celinda, Arthur F., Ephraim F. and Jane. Qf these Mrs. Adeline Beals, Mrs. Sarah Drew, and Mrs. Lydia Smith, reside in Adrian, Mich. Mr. H.'s ancestors were Quakers in religious belief.

Our subject was reared in Massachusetts, and at the age of 15 years came West, with the intention of living with a brother in Michigan, but at which place he did not remain long. Came as far as Chicago, 111., and in 1839 returned, continuing backward and forward several times, and engaging in various occupations, namely, teaming, stage-driving, rafting, etc. In 1850, at the time of the " gold " fever, he joined the " West-bound throng," and in company with three men, all from Pennsylvania - Thomas Freeman, Amos Biddle and Ira Marsey - they started across the country in a wagon, for the land of gold. May 8th they left St. Joseph, Mo., in safety, and then continued their journey, arriving at Weavertown, Cal., August 8th of the same year. While in California he engaged in mining nearly all the time, and had various success. In November, 1852, he returned to New - York, via Isthmus of Panama, by steamer. From New York he went to the pineries of Michigan, where he became a partner in the firm of Jacob, Henry & Aaron Beidler - one in the oldest lumber houses in existence in Chicago at the present day. Mr. Hathaway remained with the, firm for three years, being fairly successful in that line of business, he being in the pineries with headquarters at Muskegon, Mich. From there he came, Jan. 12, 1856, to Galva, and at this latter place he was engaged in the lumber business until 1874, when he went to farming, continuing the same until 1883. He then moved to town, where he is at present residing. Mr. Hathaway is the owner of some land, having over 600 acres near Galva, besides considerable in Iowa and Nebraska.

Mr. H. was united in marriage in Muskegon, Mich., to Jane Mowatt, a native of Scotland, and who has become the mother of six children, four of whom survived : Celinda is the wife of A. A. Barlow, who affiliates with the Republican party; Abbie, Jeptha B. and Jane, are the remainder of those who survived, the deceased being Ida and Adeline.

I acob Long, a farmer residing on section Wilt 31! Cornwall Township, is a native of Vir- 1 ginia, where he was born March 5, 1808. The father of Mr. Long whose name stands at the head of this biographical notice, by name John Long, was a native of Pennsylvania, in which State he was born in 1788. In 1812 he moved to Virginia, where he engaged in the occupation of farming, and where he continued to reside until the date of his death, in Rockingham Co., that State, in 1823. Jacob Long, of whom we write, has supported himself ever since he was 14 years of age, following the vocation of a farmer. He came to this State in 1857 from Virginia, and rented land from William O. Clark and others, and was engaged in farming on' rented land until 1863. "During that year he purchased 80 acres, located on section 31, and afterwards purchased 80 acres additional, and is at present the proprietor of 160 acres of as good farming land as can be found in Henry County. He has a fine brick residence on his farm, two-stories in height, and also another residence, frame, one and a half stories, together with good and substantial outbuildings, and his farm is indicative of that energy and perseverance of which Mr. Long is possessed.

The marriage of Mr. Long to Nancy Ryan took place Sept. 5, 1832, Rev. Kilpatrick officiating. Mrs. Long was born in Virginia, Jan. 26, 181 1, and has borne her husband ten children, three daughters and seven sons, namely: Charles M., John, William T., Jewet H., Mary S., Catherine A., Rebecca, Robert, James S. and Jacob O. Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the United Brethren Church. In politics Mr. Long affiliates with the Democratic party.

ohn Sears, residing on section 22, Cornwall Township, and the owner of 400 acres of good farm land located thereon, is a native of Connecticut, having been born in Litchfield County, that State, May 20, 1818. The father of Mr. Sears of this sketch, John Sears, Sr., was born in Connecticut in 1785, and died in Ontario Co., N. Y.,in October; i860. He married Miss Almira Gould, a native of Connecticut, who departed this life in her 80th year.

John Sears, Jr., the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this notice, formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Mary W. Jewett, Sept. 17, 1856, Rev. William Jewett, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating. She was born and reared in Connecticut. After marriage, in 1856, they came to this county, where Mr. Sears purchased 400 acres of good tillable land on section 22, Cornwall township. On this land they located and entered vigorously and energetically upon its cultivation and improvement, determined not only to make it a home for themselves in time to come, but for their children. Mr. Sears erected on this land good farm buildings, and otherwise improved it, and to-day they are the joint owners of a farm which is not only indicative of a life of labor, but is also a pleasant and profitable home for themselves and children.

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Sears has been blessed by the birth of seven children, six of whom are living. The record is as follows: Mary J., married to Doctor J. Porter; Frank S., John S., Jr., Sarah, Nellie, whose demise occurred in 1884, William H. and Jessie L.

illiam L. Gochenouer, of the township of Annawan, is a respected citizen of Henry County, whither he removed in the year 1856. He is located on section 15, where he is the owner of 40 acres of excellent land under good cultivation. He is a native of the State of Ohio, and was first introduced to the light of day in Warren County, Feb. 21, 1834. When he was one year past his majority he came to Henry County to make a permanent home for himself, and at first he purchased 80 acres on section 16, which he sold in 1861 and enlisted in the military service of his country. The Civil War made a change in his prospects, as there was no use in trying to establish a home in a land which was torn by a struggle between the different sections ; and he felt it his duty to aid in securing the peace that was so necessary to all concerned. He enrolled in Co. I, 27th Regt. 111. Vol. Inf., in August, 1861, and was mustered into the army of the United States at. Camp Butler, Sept. 5, 1861. The company was commanded by Captain Merrill, and the regiment by Col. N. B. Buford. After the process of assignment to the service the regiment was ordered to Cairo, 111., and remained there until March 10, 1862. On that day the command was sent to Island No. 10, but Mr. Gochenour was at home on sick leave. He rejoined his company at Big Springs, Miss., on the 14th day of July. He was a participant in the battle of Belmont, Mo., and in September, 1862, he was in the siege of Nashville. Dec. 30 of the same year he fought at Stone River, and in the three days succeeding, - Jan. 30 and 31 and Feb. 1, - through which the action there continued. On the first day of the fight he was conscious that he was hit by a bullet, and ascertained that the missile had penetrated several folds of his blanket and also his overcoat, after which it fell to the ground, without having the smallest scratch inflicted on his person. Following is the list of battles in which he took an active part: Winchester, Jan. 3, 1862; Franklin, Feb. 23, 1863; Columbia, Hoovers' Gap, Salem, Gay's Gap, Fairfield, Tullahoma, Chickamauga (Sept 19 and 20, 1863), Kossville, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge (Nov. 28), Dandridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Calhoun, New Hope, Ackworth, Pine-Top Hill, Nickajack, Kenesaw, Honey Creek and Peach-Tree Creek. At At the last named place he was shot through the calf of one of his legs, July 20, 1863. He afterwards fought at Spring Hill, Franklin and at the siege of Nashville. He was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 9, 1865, and received his discharge at Camp Butler, 111. He is the recipient of $6 a month as a pension. On his return to Henry County, he bought the farm on which he is now living, and on which he is engaged in mixed farming.

In his political connection Mr. Gochenouer is a Republican. He has held the positions of School Director and Road Commissioner. In the first he officiated three years. He is a member of the Grand Army Post at Annawan, and with his wife belongs to the United Brethren Church.

flf J9> 1835, in Grayson County, Ky., near Mammoth Cave, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cooper) Dickey, natives respectively of Chester Co., Pa., and Ohio. Samuel (the father) was born in 1802 and married in Louisville, Ky., in 1831.

David T., our subject, received such educational advantages as was possible in that early day, and farmed with his father on the old homestead when opportunity afforded ; so our subject was thoroughly initiated in a farmer's life and the duties of such. In 1855 Mr. Dickey removed into Cornwall Township, where he is now the possessor of a tract of land of 560 acres, all improved, which by his indomitable energy and perseverance he has brought to a high state of cultivation. He has succeeded in life, and eflgages quite extensively in raising fine grades of cattle and fattens large numbers of hogs for the mar- ; ket each year. His farm is considered to be second 'to none in the township, having upon the same a good dwelling, barn, and the land all fenced.

David T. Dickey and Miss Eliza E. Peterson were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in Fulton County, this State, on the 4th day of April, 186 1. Mrs. Dickey was born in Crawford Co., Pa., Sept. 18, 1836. Her father died in Pennsylvania in the year 1845, a°d three years later Mrs. Dickey came to Fulton County, this State, and located near Canton, where she remained until her marriage. Mr. ! and Mrs. Dickey have become the parents of three 1 children, two of whom survive, as follows : Arthur J., born Sept. 23, 1863; Gracy L., born Sept. 4, 1866; and Allie A., born Jan. 20, 1862, died March 12, same year.

iram F. Humphrey. Among those who very early in the history of Henry County came here to make their homes, is the subject of the following biographical sketch. He resides on sec'ion 23 of Annawan Township, where he has 340 acres of excellent farming land, and a well improved and equipped farm. He came to Illinois as early as 1849, and located at Elmwood, Peoria County. Here he worked by the month for a year and a half, when the advantages that Annawan Township afforded for_ a young man were made known to him. He soon found his way here and began breaking prairie. In 1855 he bought 100 acres of land in this township, to which he has

Mr. Humphrey was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Dec. 18, 1825. When but a small lad his parents moved into Michigan, where they resided for five years. They then moved into Indiana, where Hiram E. spent the next five years of his life. As might be expected, the advantages thus offered him for an education were very limited. Shortly after his arrival in Henry County, or rather after the purchase of his farm, he was married to Miss Martha Becker, by Elder McDermott, of the Baptist Church. This important event in his life occurred Sept, 2 1 , 1856. The lady who had thus signified her desire to join with him in the ups and downs of life, was born May 5, r835, in Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada. Five years previously she had accompanied her parents to the United States. Five children have blessed this marriage, and these have been given the following names in the order of their birth: John A., Minnie E., > Franklin G., Jennie M. and Charles A.

Mr. Humphrey devotes considerable attention to S his Short-horn cattle, and Norman and Clydesdale j^J and English Draft horses. He has a well-improved 55 farm, upon which he has erected a two-stoty dwell- !0J ing, 45 x 60 feet in size, has two good barns, put S down about 500 rods of tile drain, and has some five i ") miles of hedge fence on the farm. He is an esteemed and respected citizen of the community, and has served his people in several official positions.

enry Stickney. Among the prominent and influential pioneers of Henry County, was Mr. Henry Stickney, who arrived here in April, 1862, and for the years he lived perhaps was one of the most highly esteemed men of his neighborhood. He was born in Grafton Co., Vt., June 29, 1807. He was educated and reared, there, and on June 20, 1837, was married to Miss N. A. Wood. This esteemed lady was also of (3* New England birth, having been born in Rindge, N. H., Feb. 22, 1810. A few years after his marriage, Mr. Stickney, hearing such glowing accounts of the fertility of the Valley of the Mississippi, determined to come Westward and seek a location. He found a suitable place in the southwestern part of Henry County, where he became one of the leading spirits in moulding the affairs of that section. He was not only one of the early settlers of Henry County, but a man who was universally respected for his habits of industry and economy. He was a self-made man in every particular, starling in life with a limited education and without means. By his own efforts, however, he was able to leave an estate valued at over $50,000. He died Nov. 16, 1866, and his loss was keenly felt by the community. William C. and Alfred Stickney, both prominent citizens of Clover Township, are his sons. A sketch of each is' given in this volume.

Prominent among that already large and rapidly increasing number of sturdy old pioneers who have been laid at rest from the trials and tribulations of life, is Mr. Henry Stickney, and as such is eminently worthy to be represented in the portrait gallery as given in this volume. We give his portrait in connection with this sketch.

onathan Shaw, of the township of Annawan, is one of the prominent agriculturists of Henry County. He is the proprietor of 530 acres of land located on section 21. The estate is in excellent farming condition and

'^ supplied with all necessary and modern fixtures for the best type of mixed husbandry. Mr. Shaw has served in several official positions, among which are Supervisor and School Trustee. He has J>een prominent in the Masonic Order since 1870.

He was born in Wayne Co., Ind., May 12, 1824. His father, Benjamin Shaw, was born in Pennsylvania in 1799, and married Elsie Moore in 1820. She was a native of Tennessee, where she was born in 1804. They became the parents of nine children, whose births occurred as follows: Maria, March 12, 1821; Amanda, Aug. 18, T822; Jonathan, May 12, 1824; Phebe, April 24, 1826; Milton, March 29, 1828; John, born in 1830, died when he was two years old; Lewis, March 16, 1832; Nathan, Aug. 1, 1834; Eliza J., Sept. 27, 1837. Tne father died April 17, 1849; his wife's decease took place in 1873. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and they passed their lives in consistent conformity with their religious professions.

the farm of his father, and was occupied generally after the manner of farmers' sons in labor on the homestead and in early attendance at the common school. In 1845 he attended the University at La Porte, Ind. April 3, 1849, he was married to Elizabeth E. Everts. She was born at Athens, Ohio. The children who have been added to the household of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were born as follows : Enter E., March 24, 1851 (see sketch); Hattie E., Aug. 9, 1853; Ruth Ella, April, 1856 (died Aug. 3, 1858); Alvin'A., July 16, 1859; Wellington J., Aug. 2, 1861; Wheelock B., March 18, 1863; Achsah May, May 14, 1866; Herman, Oct. 24, 1868 (died Dec. 13 of the same year).

eorge H. Schrader is one of the enterprising farmers of Edford Township and is K extensively engaged in general farming and in raising stock. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany, Oct. 19, 1834. His parents, John and Catherine (Wicker) Schrader, were natives of the same part of Germany.

The experiences of Mr. Schrader in his youth in his native country were of the same character of those of other children in the class to which he belonged by birth, and he attended school there as the law required. When about 17 years of age he made his way to a seaport to embark for the United States. He set out on a sail vessel and after a passage of 42 days he landed at the port of New Orleans, June 1, 1852. He came thence immediately to Rock Island County and engaged in farming in the township of Hampton. When he landed at Hampton, he had $12.50 in money in his possession. During the first summer he received $7 per month for his labor, and in the winter that succeeded he attended school, doing chores for his board. He operated as an assistant on a farm until 1859, when he bought a tract of land in Hampton Township. He resided on the place four years, and in 1863 he came to Edford Township. One year subsequent he passed in the capacity of a renter. In 1864 he bought 80 acres of land on section 15, and the place has since been his home and field of operation. He is now the owner of 240 acres of land, all of which is in a fine state of improvement. He is engaged largely in the duties of a general farmer and also of raising fine grades of stock.

,harles Nelson, a farmer on section 14, Munson Township, is a native of Sweden. His parents belonged to the laboring class, and as soon as he was of sufficient age he was placed at work. Since that date he has earned his own livelihood. He was born Sept. 20, 1826, and came to America in 1852. He made the voyage across the ocean in a sailing vessel and landed at Quebec, Canada, after a passage of uncommon length. He came directly from the Dominion to Henry County, and at once found employ as a farm assistant. He was a faithful and industrious workman and had no difficulty in obtaining all the employment he needed. He was able to command good wages, and in 1859 he bought a farm on the section which has been mentioned as the place of his residence. He found himself in the position which he held in his imagination when he came to this country - that of the owner of the soil whereon he expected to expend the labor of his life. He was then thetowner of a pair of horses and two cows, and with this outfit he commenced his career as an independent American farmer. His place is all under improvements and fitted with farm buildings and other fixtures of the best kind. His prosperity has enabled him to continue his purchases of land until

In the same year in which he settled in life as a farmer on his own account he was married to Miss Hannah Armstrong. She was born March 17, 1831, in Oneida Co., N. Y. The family includes five children. Justina C. is the wife of George Hutchinson, to whom she was married March 15, 1882. They settled in the township where she was born. Etta V., Mamie M., Willie C. and Freddie J. are the names of the other children. The two oldest daughters have been teachers in the public schools. This is a fact that hardly entered into the father's plans when, in the land of his birth, he saw a possibility of becoming a responsible citizen of a republic.

- ohnM. Burns, one of the extensive farmers and stock raisers, residing on section 30, Western Township, and one of the energetic and reliable citizens of Henry County, was born in Finley Township, Allegheny Co., Pa., Sept. 9, 1826.

The grandfather of the subject of this notice, Alex. Burns, was a native of Scotland, and of Scotch ancestry. He was a direct descendant of the famous Scottish bard, Robert Burns, and of about the third generation. He emigrated to the United States, and settled in Allegheny Co., Pa., when he was a young man, and was married there.

After the grandparents were married, the grandfather followed the occupation of a farmer, and during the time the Indians were numerous, were constantly harassed by them, and underwent all the experiences incident to the early settlement of a new country in that county and State. They died in Allegheny Co., Pa., after they had improved a farm from the wild and uncultivated condition which it presented when they first settled on it. Their family owned a whole township of land in that county, the major part of which is yet owned by the offsprings of the original progenitors. The grandfather was a popular Presbyterian, and a prominent citizen of his day and generation. His family was large, consisting of some 12 dhildren, of whom Robert, named in honor of the poet, and the father of our subject, was the younger son. He was reared on the farm in Alf legheny County, and attended the common schools, receiving a fair English education, and was married in the county of his nativity to Miss Jane Marshall, a daughter of John Marshall, who emigrated from Scotland to this country previous to his marriage. He married Jane McBride, who was of American parentage, and he followed the occupation of a farmer in Allegheny County, where both died some years ago. The father of the subject of this notice was born Feb. 1, 1797, and died at his residence March 22, 1874. The mother was bojn May 10, 1803, and died Jan. 4, 1880. They had met with considerable success in the vocation of their lives, and were prominent and highly respected citizens in the community in which they resided. Their union was blessed with ten children, four sons and six daughters, of whom John M. was the third in order of birth. All the children lived until they attained the age of majority, and eight of the number yet survive.

John M. Burns, subject of this biographical notice, resided at home and assisted his father on the farm, alternating his labors thereon by attendance at the common schools, and continuing to reside with his parents until he developed into manhood. He was united in marriage in Finley Township, Allegheny Co., Pa., Oct. 18, 1849, with Miss Esther Meanor, the only child of Samuel and Mary (Meanor) Meanor, natives of that county and State, of American parentage, and of Scotch descent. Her father was a farmer, and also a carpenter by trade, and lived all his life in that county, and there died Aug. 22, 1875. The mother also died there June 22, 1849. They were both active members of the Presbyterian Church, of which the father was an Elder, and both were highly respected citizens of the community in which they resided.

Mrs. Burns was born in Finley Township, Jan. 29, 1828. The parental instruction which she received, and the religious influence surrounding her early life, were such as to develop in her a remarkable amount of social and religious qualities, and physical mental strength. She remained at home until her marriage, and, being the only daughter, was so instructed as to be thoroughly prepared for an active life of effort and real good. Their two children, John Sanford and Mary J., were born Nov. 25, 1851, and Sept. 17, 1855 respectively. The former was married in Rural Township, Rock Island Co!, 111.,

Feb. 20, 1884, to Miss Belle Coffee. She was born and reared in that county, and their only child was born June 30, 1885, and christened Clifford C. They now reside in Rural Township, where they are engaged in farming. The young Mr. Burns had a good practical training in commercial matters, and was well fitted for a business career. Mary J. was married Sept. 26, 1883, to Dr. L. L. Long, a skillful physician of Toulon, Stark Co., 111., where the Doctor is having a remarkably successful practice. They are the parents of one child, Bessie E., born Sept. 16, 1884.

Two years after his marriage, on the 2d of January, Mr. Burns started for California, via Panama and the water route, and landed at his destination, Gold Hill, June 1, T852. The trip was made in search of gold, and on the whole was a successful one, although he experienced considerable hardships and exposure. He returned in 1854, arriving home Dec. 8. One year later they came West, and made a purchase of 351 acres of prairie land, which he has made one of the best farms in the county. He now has 560 acres, and one of the most pleasant and delightful homes in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Burns are active members of the Presbyterian Church, and politically he is a sound Republican.

Mr. B. takes considerable interest in the relics of the past, and among those he has in his possession are two canes, made out of the logs of the old cabin home in which he was born and reared. It was a rude log cabin, with puncheon floor. The canes are fine specimens of workmanship, one having a large gold head upon it, the other headed with cherry wood, made from the door of the hut.

^mer E. Shaw, a farmer in the township of Annawan, resident on section 22, was born March 24, 185 1, in the county of La Porte, Ind. He is the son of Jonathan Shaw, and a full sketch of his parents appears on another page. He passed the first 26 years of his life in the home of his boyhood as was the assistant of his father on the farm. He obtained his education in the common schools, and later was an attendant at the college in Grinnell, Iowa. He went afterwards to the Normal School in the place of the same name in Illinois, which he attended about one year. He went thence to Little Rock, Ark., and from there six months later down the river on a steamboat trip, returning by land.

He was married to Annie M. Davidson, March 8, 1877. They have three children, - EmerB., born June n, 1878; Clifford, July 10, 1880; and Martha E., April 16, 1885. Mrs. Shaw was born Feb. 22, 1859. Mr. Shaw is engaged in farming and is the owner of about 40 acres of land. The place is well fitted with good and necessary buildings.

auies Ringle, of Munson Township, re- \ moved to Henry County in 1856. He was 4 born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., April 3, 1837, and is the son of Joseph and Mary A. (Whitesel) Ringle. The personal account of the parents is given on other pages of this work. The maternal grandparents of Mr.' Ringle were natives of Holland. His grandfather Ringle was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and after the war was ended settled in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Ringle passed the years of his youth and minority in the county where he was born, and remained there until he came to Illinois. He was 19 when he set out from his home with four horses and a wagon to make an overland trip to Henry County. He passed 30 days on the road, and spent the first winter in the family of the Rev. Mr. Leavenworth. In the following spring the parents followed the son to Henry County. The father bought a farm in what is now the township of Osco, which was situated on section 14. That township was then known as " 16." It was all in its primal condition of unbroken prairie. The senior Ringle was the resident owner of the place seven years, and at the end of that time removed to Cambridge."

Mr. Ringle is the oldest son, and he remained with his parents until he became the head of a family of his own. His marriage to Miss Caroline Lamprey took place July 22, 1862. Mrs. Ringle is the daughter of Eli and Hannah (Sanborn) Lamprey, and was born in Rockingham Co., N. H. After their marriage they passed a year and a half on the homestead, and in 1864 Mr. Ringle bought 80 acres of land on section 18, in Munson Township. He erected farm buildings and was the occupant of the place until 1868, when he sold it and bought 164 acres on section 7, and has since lived on the place. The farm is a valuable one, and supplied with modern fixtures of the most approved style.

'. on. Hilton M. Ford, real-estate dealer and T formerly a merchant, residing at Galva, was born Jan. 13, 1823, in Milo, Yates Co.) N. Y. His grandfather Ford was a native of Connecticut, where he married, spent an active life and died. Of his children, Dyer Ford, the father of our subject, was born at Hampton, Windham Co., Conn., May 8, 1798. He was a schoolteacher during his early life, but in i8i8he removed to Western New York, where he became a prominent merchant. He removed from West Dresden, Yates Co., to Pultney, Steuben Co., N. Y.,and subsequently moved to IPainted Post, and in 1844 he came West and located in McHenry Co., 111. Some three years later he removed to Galesburg, that his children might enjoy better educational advantages. In that city he was also engaged in the mercantile business. In 1856 he removed to Viola, Mercer County, where he remained in active mercantile life until 1865, when he returned to Knox County, locating at Oneida, where, on the 30th day of December, 1884, he died at the age of nearly 87 years, standing at the time of his death the representative head of five living generations. He was twice married, the first time in 181 9, to Louisa Morris, who died ten years later. She was the daughter of Stephen Morris and the mother of four children who reached the age of maturity, viz. : Mrs. Esther Miller, deceased, the subject of this sketch, Mrs. Chloe C. Barnett, and James B. Ford, deceased. He was again married in 1 83 1 to Sophia Wollage, of New York. She died; at Oneida, 111., Jan. 5, 1881.

He united with the Presbyterian Church in the State of New York in 1835, and lived an humble, consistent christian life. In his day he was an active business man and a useful and highly respected and honored citizen. Milton M. Ford, whose name heads this sketch, was educated principally in the common-schools of the State of his nativity, and attended one winter the Academy at Penn Yan, New York. However, with these limited advantages, he devoted much of his time while engaged at work to reading and studying, until he acquired an excellent general education. During his early life he clerked for his father until the age of 16 years, when his parents went to Painted Post and he to Penn Yan, and there engaged as a clerk, for Charles C Sheppard, one of the leading and most successful merchants in the county of Yates. At the age of 23 years he became partner, under the firm name of Sheppard & Ford, Mr. Sheppard withdrawing from active business, throwing the responsibility and active duties of the establishment upon his partner, the management of which proved successful and satisfactory. In 185 1 he visited his father at Galesburg. 111., and became owner of his first real estate by location of some of the Government land then subject to entry in Henry County. This being a profitable investmentwhe again returned to the State in 1856 on an exploring tour and purchased on joint account for Mr. Sheppard and himself a large quantity of land in Lee and Mercer and for himself in Knox and Henry Counties. In 1858 he sold out his mercantile interests in New York, and in i860 removed with his family to Galva, that he might be near his lands, and again entered into active mercantile business, to which he added the lending of money, and has successfully handled large amounts of Eastern capital as investment for others. Since that time he has resided there, and has always been identified with the business interest and whatever contributed most to the strength, prosperity and upbuilding of the town and her citizens. When a lad and clerk in New York, he studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Illinois in 1868, but has never made the practice of this profession a business, using it only as a means to assist him in conducting his real-estate enterprises. Mr. Ford, since his residence in this county, has taken an active part in political matters and has had conferred upon him by the citizens of his county and his party political honors and offices. For years he was Chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, and has been otherwise instrumental in serving the party whose cause he advocates. In 1864 he was elected to the Legislature from the 46th District. He was Chairman and member of important committees. In

1878 he was again elected to the General Assembly, this time to represent the 21st Senatorial District, and during the session served as Chairman of the Committee on Finance and a member of the Committees on the Judicial Department, Revenue Appropriations, Insurance, State Charitable Institutions, Miscellany and on Congressional and Senatorial Appointments. During this session he took an active part in furthering the interests of the temperance petition presented to the Senate by the members of the W. C. T. U.

Mr. Ford was married at Bath, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1846, to Miss Laura Spencer, a native of Columbia Co., N. Y. She is the mother of three children, who have reached maturity, namely : Florence, now the wife of Dr. B. S. Peck, of Strausburg, Neb. ; Dyer Ford resides at the same place and is engaged in the mercantile business with Dr. Peck. He married Mary E. Mitchell, daughter of Col. A. L. Mitchell, of Davenport, Iowa. Jennie S., their youngest child, now resides at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ford and all their children are members of the Congregational Church, of which Mr. Ford has been a Trustee ever since he came to Galva. He is an active, enterprising man, and takes a deep interest in everything pertaining to the general welfare.

rittan Hadley, a resident of Cambridge, is the acting cashier and book-keeper in the First National Bank in the place where he ® has been a citizen since 1878. He was born Feb. 4, 1856, in Geueseo, 111., and he is the son of Jeremiah and Martha (Poppleton) Hadley, who were natives of Lincolnshire, England. They came to this country in their early lives, and were married in the State of New York. After their, union in the bonds of matrimony they settled in the vicinity of Lockport, N. Y., where the senior Hadley was a farmer. They removed to Henry County and settled finally in Munson Township, where they are still residing. A sketch of their lives will be found elsewhere in this volume. They are the parents of five children, born in the following order: John W., Brittan, Mrs. Emma E. Call, Franklin J. and Lester G. John W. married Alice Woodward, of Osco Township, and now resides in Jasper Co., Iowa. She is the daughter of Luman Woodward (see sketch), of the township of Osco, in Henry County,

Mr. Hadley was educated in the county where he was born. He was employed on the home farm in early life. He entered the mercantile house of Messrs. Hagin, Gould & Tee, of Cambridge, 111., in 1877, an<^ operated in their interests about four years. In September, i88r, ne accepted the position in which he is now acting. In his political connection he is identified with the Republican party.

hilip B. Keeler, Chairman of the Board of Henry County Supervisors, residing at Ke- Ep^S' wanee, was born at Clarendon, N. Y., Aug. 27, T843. He was the youngest son born of Ira B. and Clarissa H. (Foley) Keeler, natives of the State of New York, and of English and Irish descent, respectively. The elder Mr. Keeler was, by occupation, a contractor and buildsr of ability, and his mechanical genius was transmitted largely to his son whose name stands at the head of this sketch. Philip was only seven years old when his father died, and from that early age was thrown largely upon his own resources. At" the common schools of his native State he -acquired something of a juvenile education, which was subsequently augmented, materially, at the High School of Kewanee. His mother removed from York State to Kewanee in 1859, arid 'here Mr. Keeler learned the trade of watch-maker, and worked at the same for about three years. When about 19 years of age, he abandoned watch-making and took up the machinist's trade, and in less than a year had the great misforune to lose his right hand and a portion of the fore-arm. The accident, serious as it was, did not keep him back in the least, nor, in fact, did it drive him from his trade, for with his one hand he successfully manipulated the machine for about three years.

In 1866, Mr. Keeler engaged in the sewing-machine and musical instrument business, and has since followed it with success. He has served the public two terms as Tax Collector, and is at this writing, October, 1885, serving his third term as Supervisor. Mr. Keeler is an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., belonging to the Encampment, also to the Grand Lodge, to which organization he has been a representative, continuously, since 1872. What of this world's goods Mr. Keeler has en- joyed, have been acquired by his individual efforts and industry, and his credit and good name in the community indicate conclusively that, unless more serious ill-luck happens than has hitherto befallen him, old age will find him possessed of a sufficient competency to retire in independence and peace.

Mr. Keeler was united in marriage, Dec. 22, 1866, at Peoria, 111., to Miss Mary F. Whittemore, who has borne him one son, - Rufus W., a recent graduate of the Kewanee School, and who is possessed of much of his father's faith and ingenuity.

en. John H. Howe, deceased, formerly a resident of Kewanee, was born in Riga, ""* N. Y., Sept. 12, 1822, and died at Laredo, Texas, April 3, 1873. The parents of Gen- ; ; eral Howe were Joseph and Eunice (Smith) f Howe, natives of Vermont, of English extraction, who followed the vocation of agriculture, and who brought their six sons and one daughter up to rural pursuits. The family removed to Pennsylvania in 1834, and there the father and mother spent their lives.

John H., whose name stands at the head of this biography, after attending several winrers in the public schools of this neighborhood, was, at the age of 15 years, sent to Grand River Institute, at Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he spent four years, going thence to Kingsville Academy in the same county. From the age of about ten years, he entertained the idea of studying law, and as soon as opportunity afforded he took up the study. When 22 years of age he was examined by the two distinguished lawyers and statesmen known to American history as Joshua R. Giddings and Benjamin F. Wade ; was admitted to the Bar, and soon afterward hung out his shingle at Monroe, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he followed his profession for about two years. From Monroe he removed to Union ville, Lake County, same State, and there practiced his profession a short time. While at Kingsville Academy he formed the acquaintance of Miss Julia A., the accomplished daughter of Amasa and Rosalinda (Watrous) Castle, of Ashtabula, at which place, on the 27th of March, 1845, he married. Her father was one of the old defenders of Ashtabula against the British, and spent the years of his life in that town, dying in 1870, at the age of 84 years, his wife having preceded him to the land of the hereafter the year before, in the 83d year of her age.

In 1855 Mr. Howe came to Kewanee, this State, and continued the practice of his profession at that place until i860, when he was elected to the Circuit Judgeship to fill out the unexpired term of Judge* Drury, resigned. In 1862 Judge Howe enlisted in the service of the United States in the war for the Union, and on the organization of the 124th 111. Vol. Inf. became Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment. He was with the regiment all the time ; was brevetted Colonel, and in March, 1865, brevetted Brigadier General. His commission, however, did not reach him until after his discharge, in August, 1865, it having been returned to Gov. Oglesby from the Dead Letter Office, and forwarded to Gen. Howe's home. Following is a copy :

" General : - I have the honor to enclose to you Commission conferring on you the rank of Brigadier- General of United States Volunteers, by brevet. I congratulate you upon this mark of confidence from the Government. It is a suitable recognition of your valuable services against treason and rebellion, and in favor of liberty and union. The Commission was received from the Secretary of War to-day. " Very res'p.,

He served his country faithfully, and with his regiment participated in the battles of Thompson's Hill, near Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, Vicksburg, Jackson Cross Roads, Benton, Yazoo City, and finally Spanish Fort, near Mobile, April 8, 1865. He was discharged along with his regiment at Chicago, August, 1865, when he returned home and resumed his law practice, in which he excelled as advocate, and was employed in most of the principal cases in Henry and Stark counties.

During the campaign of 1868 he was an active worker and efficient speaker for the election of his old commander, Gen. Grant, to the Presidency. In March, 1869, he was appointed by President Grant the first Chief Justice of Wyoming Territory, in

He resigned his office in 1871 and returned home, where he again took up the practice of law. But shortly afterwards his health failed him, and he gradually declined until pulmonary consumption set in. In January, 1873, his friends, alarmed at his declining health, urged him to go South, that he might have the benefit of a milder climate, and besought the President for an appointment for him as Secretary of a Commission authorized by a resolution of Congress in T872 to investigate certain causes of complaint against Mexicans along the border of Texas. Accordingly, on the 9th of January, he was duly appointed, and soon after, in company with his wife, started for the Texas frontier. But it was too late! His health failed rapidly, and he expired at Laredo, == Texas, April 3, 1873. His remains were brought «V home for burial.

?jS Such, briefly, are the outlines of the life of one of \/ Kewanee's most worthy and honored citizens, a man who filled a large place in the hearts of the people of v ) Henry County, and whose influence will be long felt in the community of which he was a member. Coming to Kewanee while the town was in its infancy, he at once entered zealously into all its public improvements. He aided and encouraged the establishment of schools, churches, lyceums and libraries, and all that might contribute to the moral or intellectual welfare of the community. As a lawyer and Judge, he stood deservedly high, always advising peaceable adjustment of difficulties rather than by litigation, where it could be done without a sacrifice of rights. As an advocate, he was a leader of the Henry County Bar. A friend always to the poor, generous to a fault, he did not accumulate as much property as a man of more sordid disposition would

Ihave done with his opportunities, though he left his t family in quite comfortable circumstances. A true ~(,K friend, a kind husband and father, and upright y£ Judge and citizen, an able lawyer, a faithful and , fi,) heroic soldier, such was Judge Howe, whose memory v^. will ever be green in the hearts of all who knew him.

The General was a Mason and an Odd Fellow, and was buried in the honors of the society first named, in which the military also participated.

Mrs. Howe was in early life a school-teacher and enjoyed the distinction of being one of the most thorough mathematicians in the country where she taught. After marriage she mastered civil engineeering, and aided her husband in his various business undertakings. In 1850 her husband was appointed Census Enumerator for Unionville, Ohio, a work thoroughly completed by him without assistance other than hers. The money earned by their united efforts at that time paid for the first home they ever owned. Mr. and Mrs. H. buried four children in infancy and raised four to adult age. Their eldest, Edward E., is a telegraph operator at Kewanee; Emma is the wife A. J. Higby, of Hutchinson, Kan. ; and Jessie F. and Julia, two handsome and accomplished young ladies, are at home with their mother.

ewis Hoppock. One of the prominent settlers who came into Henry County before the advent of railroad was Mr. John X*^ Hoppock. He came in T851 and located in Wethersfreld Township, where he reared a large and respected family, and was himself highly esteemed. His wife, who was Miss Margaret Hackett, was a native of New Jersey, and he was also born in the same State. Both died in this township. Father died Aug. 16, 1864; mother died July r, 1884.

Lewis was the fifth in order of birth of a family of 13 children, and educationally enjoyed only such means as the common schools of an early day afforded. He continued to assist his father on the farm and labor in his behalf until 2r years of age. For eight years subsequently he rented a farm in Wethersfield and tried his hand in managing it for himself. In this enterprise he was reasonably successful, and at the end of this engagement he purchased 66 acres on section. 15, of the same township. Here he settled and has since made his home, with the exception of two years spent in Kewanee. He also passed about a year in Kansas and seven months in Dakota, seeking to improve his impaired health. He has erected a fine residence, which is heated throughout with steam, and is one of the "model dwellings of the county. His outbuildings and farm equipments are of superior quality. He has succeeded so well that he now owns his home farm, comprising 306 acres of land, besides a small timber lot in Stark County. He is looked upon as one of the enterprising and progressive farmers of Henry County.

Mr. Hoppock was married at Kewanee, April 19, 1865, to Huldah R., daughter of Israel and Sophia (Peticard) Cross. Her parents were among the very earliest settlers of Henry County, coming from Washington Co., Ohio, in 1848, and locating in Wethersfield Township, where they became prominent and well-known pioneers. Mr. Cross died November, 1855, and Mrs. Cross died Oct. 20, 1878. Huldah R. was the youngest of the nine children born to them. Her birth-place is Washington Co., Ohio, and her birth-day July 31, 1841. Her only child, Alfred G., resides at their home. Both she and her husband are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in political sentiments Mr. H. is decidedly Republican.

homas Lyle, retired farmer, resident of Kewanee, III., is a native of Paisley, Scotland, and a son of William and Jannett Lyle. He was born March 18. 1809, and brought by his mother to America when about seven years of age. (See biography of John Lyle for early history of the family.)

The circumstances of the family were such as to limit the opportunities of the children as to education, though Thomas, by a few months' attendance at school, before leaving Scotland, and later in Vermont, succeeded in acquiring a fair English education. Like his brother John, he purchased his time from his father, when about 17 years of age, and from that time forward worked for himself. Before leaving Vermont, which he did in 1837, he worked four years as stone-cutter upon the construction of the Vermont State-house at Montpelier. From Vermont the family came to Illinois, stopping in Stark County, where the subject of this sketch carried on farming and stock-raising upon an extensive plan until 1876. He also bought and sold lands, and altogether steadily increased his worldly possessions until he was not only able to establish his children well on the road to fortune, but also to retire with a handsome competency, which he did in 1877. His mother died in Stark County, as did also his brother, William. His oldest brother, Robert, remained in the old country until sent for by the family. He came to Illinois and settled in Bureau County, where his wife soon afterwards died and was buried. Robert survived his wife by about one year, and died Oct. 10, 1871, at the home of his brother, Thomas.

Since 1877 Mr. Lyle has lived in Kewanee. In 1884 he was stricken with paralysis, and has since been more or less an invalid. His youngest daughter, Emily, watches over and attends him with the tender care and solicitude characteristic of an affectionate and dutiful daughter.

Mr. Lyle was married at Groton, Vt., Feb. 19, 1837, to Miss Mary Jane Craig, who died July 23, 1855, at the age of 36 years, 9 months and 22 days, leaving six children hat of a family of ten she had borne to Mr. Lyle. The record of the dead is as follows: Infant son, not named, died April 1,1845, aged two months and four days; James B., born Feb. 14, 1845, died Oct. 14, 1854, aged nine years and eight months; Jane died Aug. 19, 1855, aged 27 days; Thomas, Jr., died Aug. 22, 1855, aged one month. The last two were twins, and were born July 22, 1855. Of the living children, we make the following memoranda: Hellen F., born Nov. 13, 1837; Mary, born Sept. 12, 1839, widow of Asa A. Bunton, deceased, resides in Stark County ; Lucy C, born June 30, 1841, wife of Thomas Robinson, of Kewanee ; Carlos B., born Nov. 1, 1842, a farmer in Stark County; Emily, born July 6, 1849, at home with her father; and Horace E., born May 3, 1852, is a farmer upon the old homestead in Stark County.