Knox County, Illinois - The whole text, 1912 (part 53 of 56)

.,;- Dr. Ripley then located in Riley, Michigan, where he opened an office and continued in practice for two years. He then came to Galesburg in April, 1904, and took a position in the relief department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. In June of the same year, however, he was sent to Alliance, Nebraska, by the company and there continued until December, when he returned to this city. He continued in the service of the railroad company until the 1st of August, 1906, when he resigned and entered independently upon the general practice of medicine. He has since sen/ed as city and county physician, having been appointed to that office in the spring of 1908. His professional ability is widely recognized and the public confidence in his power is attested by the liberal patronage accorded him. He has studied continuously along professional lines, keeping in touch with the most advanced methods, and scientific principles find exemplification in the daily performance of his duties. He belongs to the Galesburg Medical Society, the Knox County Medical Society and the Illinois State Medical Society. He has been for several years a member of the medical staff of the Galesburg Hospital and a review of his professional career shows that he has done excellent work in the departments of both medicine and surgery. ^- ''-

On the 8th of June, 1904, Dr. Ripley was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Raymer, of Cleveland, Ohio, and they now have one son, Clarence Bingham, Jr., born in Galesburg, December 30, 1907. Both the Doctor and his wife are members of the Central Congregational church and in various lines of its work are actively interested. Dr. Ripley is now serving as president of the Men's League of Central Church and in addition is connected with other societies and organizations of the city, and the Country and Galesburg Clubs, serving for several years as a director of the last named. Politically he is a republican. In local politics he is taking an active part and served as chairman of central committee of the peoples party at the time of its greatest successes. '/.-,; , ;- :-.:,'

Wilbur F. Willsie, who has been running out of Galesburg as a mail clerk for the past thirty-eight years, was bom in this city on the 6th of April, 1856. He is a son of the late Colonel Horace H. and Betsey (Nichols) Willsie, the father a native of Canada and the mother of the state of New York. Horace H. Willsie was reared in his native country and there he also learned the tanner's trade. He located in Galesburg about 1853 and became a clerk in J. R. Gordon's

; the public-spirited, enterprising citizens of the early days and did much toward developing the city. His death occurred in Galesburg in 1907, at the age of seventy-eight years. The mother, however, is still living and is now in her seventieth year. The family of Colonel and Mrs. Willsie numbered five, as follows: Wilbur F., our subject; Horace M. ; Alfred N. ; John; and Daisy, the

' wife of Edward Kulp. The paternal grandfather was John Willsie, a native of the state of New York. He was a farmer and subsequently removed to

\ Minnesota, where he passed away at a ripe old age. In his family were the following children: Horace H., the father of our subject; Hiram; Milo; Asa; and George. Mr. and Mrs. Orson Nichols, the maternal grandparents, had three children: Leila, Betsey and Leroy. Mr. Nichols was for many years engaged in the livery business. He was also a veteran of the Civil war, having gone to the front as fife major to General John A. Logan and remained in the service until the close of hostilities.

Galesburg has always been the home of Wilbur F. Willsie, who was educated in the public schools. After laying aside his text-books he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and for three years cultivated a piece of land belonging to his father. At the expiration of that period he entered the government employ as postal clerk and has been in the service continuously since 1873. In May, 1879, Mr. Willsie was married to Miss Mary Boyce, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Henry and Abbie Boyce. The parents early came to Illinois and thereafter made this state their home, passing their latter days at

- ' Warsaw. They had five daughters and three sons : Kate ; Ella ; Mary, now Mrs. Willsie ; Hattie ; Gussie ; Henry ; George ; and Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Willsie became the parents of four children: Maude, the wife of H. Clay Smith, of Galesburg, by whom she has had two daughters, Loreta and Fern; Wilbur, who died at the age of seven years; Florence, who is clerking in O. T. Johnson's store; and Harold, who is still attending school.! - I -\. :.

Mr. Willsie belongs to Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and his political support he accords to the republican party. He is one of the oldest postal clerks, from the point of years of continuous service, in his division, and is widely known in Galesburg where he has many friends, the majority of whom were comrades of his boyhood. - : . '- : / ,.. ;;

The agricultural interests of Knox county find a worthy representative in Charles Robson Neely, who is now engaged in farming in Sparta township. He is one of the native sons of this locality, having been born May 9, 1849, upon the farm which is now his home. His father, James Neely, was a native of Cayuga county. New York, born September 6, 1806. He early began earning his own livelihood and as a boy drove a horse on the canal. He was about clothing store, continuing in this capacity for some years. When the Civil war broke out he raised three companies and went to the front in defense of the Union, being mustered out at the close of hostilities with the rank of colonel. Upon his return to civil life he was appointed chief of police of Galesburg and he also ran a livery stable, while later he was elected sheriff. He was one of the public-spirited, enterprising citizens of the early days and did much toward developing the city. His death occurred in Galesljurg in 1907, at the age of seventy-eight years. The mother, however, is still living and is now in her seventieth year. The family of Colonel and Mrs. Willsie numbered five, as follows: \Vill)ur F., our subject; Horace M.; Alfred X.; John; and Daisy, the wife of Edward Kulp. The paternal grandfather was John Willsie, a native of the state of New York. He was a farmer and subsequently removed to Minnesota, where he passed away at a ripe old age. In his family were the following children: Horace IL, the father of our subject; Hiram; Milo; Asa; and George. Mr. and Mrs. Orson Nichols, the maternal grandparents, had three children : Leila, Betsey and Leroy. Mr. Nichols was for many years engaged in the livery business. He was also a veteran of the Civil war, having gone to the front as fife major to General John A. Logan and remained in the service until the close of hostilities.

Galesburg has always been the home of Wilbur F. Willsie, who was educated in the public schools. After laying aside his text-books he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and for three years cultivated a piece of land belonging to his father. At the expiration of that period he entered the government employ as postal clerk and has been in the service continuously since 1873.

In May, 1879, Mr. Willsie was married to Miss Mary Boyce, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Henry and Abbie Boyce. The parents early came to Illinois and thereafter made this state their home, passing their latter days at Warsaw. They had five daughters and three sons : Kate ; Ella ; Mary, now Mrs. Willsie; Hattie; Gussie; Henry; George; and Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Willsie became the parents of four children : Maude, the wife of H. Clay Smith, of Galesburg, by whom she has had two daughters, Loreta and Fern ; Wilbur, who died at the age of seven years; Florence, who is clerking in O. T. Johnson's store; and Harold, who is still attending school. ' . j ..

Air. Willsie belongs to Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and his political support he accords to the republican party. He is one of the oldest postal clerks, from the point of years of continuous service, in his division, and is widely known in Galesburg where he has many friends, the majority of whom were comrades of his boyhood.

Charles Robsox Xeely

The agricultural interests of Knox county tind a worthy rei)resentative in Charles Robson Xeely. who is now engagecl in farming in Sparta township. He is one of the native sons of this locality, having been born May 9, 1849, upon the farm which is now his home. His father, James Xeely, was a native of Cayuga county. New York, born September 6, 1806. He early began earning his own livelihood and as a boy drove a horse on the canal. He was about thirty-two years of age when in 1838 he left the Empire state and came with his family to Illinois, settling at Log -City. Later he removed to Henderson and was employed at packing pork by J. Gay for ten years. On the expiration of that period he removed to what is now the Neely homestead farm, then a tract of wild prairie land practically destitute of improvements. With characteristic energy he began to break the sod and till the soil and as the years passed he converted the place into productive fields which he cultivated up to the time of his death, on the 27th of June, 1894. It was on November 2, 1836, in New York, that he married Miss Sabrina Arnold, a native of the Empire state. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. James Neely were nine children, of whom five are yet living: Mandeville, who is now retired in Galesburg; Mortimer, who was a soldier of the Civil war and is now a merchant of Blanchard, Iowa ; Hannah, the wife of S. F. Johnson, now living retired in Galesburg; Lucy, the widow of Dr. Vivian, of Galesburg; and Charles Robson, of this review. Another member of the family who reached adult age was Maria.

At the usual age Charles Robson Neely began his education in the public schools and when his text-books were put aside he devoted all of his time to the work of the farm, remaining with his parents until they were called to their final rest. He is busily employed in the cultivation and development of the fields and is also engaged in stock-raising on a farm he and his father purchased several years ago, both branches of his business proving profitable. The farm presents a neat and attractive appearance, everything about the place indicating his careful supervision and progressive methods.

On the 5th of October, 1871, Mr. Neely was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. DeLong, who was born July 28, 1850, at Center Point School House, in this county. Her father, Marshall P. DeLong was a native of Addison county, Vermont, born June 14, 1826, and in 1836, when a lad of nine years, he came with his parents to Illinois, the family settling at what was then Log City in Henderson township. For some time 'he engaged in teaching school as well as in farming. The purchase of land made him owner of seventy-seven acres in Sparta township upon which he resided until 1886, when he took charge of the county poor farm, there residing to the time of his death, which occurred in 1892, when he was sixty-six years of age. He had been somewhat prominent in public affairs for many years. For a long period he had served on the school board and was also postmaster at Center Point, Illinois. For a quarter of a century he filled the office of justice of the peace, to which position he was elected in i86i, his long continuance therein being proof of the thoroughness and impartiality of his decisions. For many years he held the office of supervisor and in 1886 he was appointed superintendent of the Knox county poor farm, which position he filled until his demise. He was also a member of the agricultural board of Knox county for a number of years and during three years of that time was its president. In early manhood he had wedded Mary Harding, who was born April 7, 1831, in the state of New York, a daughter of Jones and Mary (Rowley) Harding, who removed westward in 1837, settling in Knox county near Galesburg. Mary Rowley was bom at Westport, New York, December 20, 1805, and was married to Jones Harding April 21, 1825. Jones Harding was a large land owner of this county and became one of the prominent farmers of his district. He was born at Rome, New York, December ii, 1799, and died August ii, 1896. Marshall P. DeLong was a son of Julius DeLong, who was a shoemaker and tanner and ijiarried Julina Sanford. Julius DeLong died August 22, 1870, when he was sixty-eight years of age, and his wife, who was born in 1806, passed away March 6, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall P. De- Long were the parents of a son and two daughters, the brother of Mrs. Neely being Walter DeLong, who is now in the transfer business in Galesburg. The sister is Hattie, the wife of Addison Hastie, an attorney of Seattle, Washington. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Neely have been born four children : Arthur M., who married Mattie Crandall and is a motorman on the Rock Island Southern Railway and lives at Monmouth ; W. D., who married Henrietta Newton and is assistant postmaster of Butte, Montana ; Cora A., the wife of Guy D. Root, of Galesburg; and James Ray, who is at home with his parents.

Charles R. Neely holds membership in Galesburg Camp, No. 667, M. W. A., and his political support is given to the republican party but he has never sought nor held political office. He has, however, served as a member of the school board for fifteen years and is now acting as its president. His long connection with this office indicates his deep interest in the cause of education and his efforts toward advancing the high standard of the schools have been far-reaching and beneficial. His influence has always been found on the side of progress and improvement, whether in public affairs or in private life. The more progressive spirit is manifest in his business interests and finds tangible evidence in the methods which he follows in carrying on the work of the farm.

Few men who have reached the age of Hugh Ennis are still actively engaged in business. The great majority prefer to retire but with him indolence has always been foreign to his nature and he still gives his attention to business as a dealer in sand. He is today one of the oldest residents of Galesburg and has witnessed its development from a village. He was born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1830, a son of William and Nancy (McGovern) Ennis, both of whom were natives of the Emerald isle. The former was a son of Hugh and Betty (Killeen) Ennis who were farming people of Ireland, and there reared their family of five sons and two daughters, William, James, John, Lawrence, Patrick, Hannah and Margaret. William Ennis also took up the occupation of farming as> a life work and always remained a resident of his native land where he died at an advanced age. His wife, however, passed away in early womanhood in the year 1835. Both we^e members of the Catholic church. Their family numbered five children : Elizabeth, now deceased, who married Patrick Ennis, who, however, was no relation of the family; Bridget, the deceased wife of Michael Mooney ; Hugh, of this review ; Patrick, deceased ; and Mary, who has also passed away.

Hugh Ennis was reared in his native land and acquired his education there in the parochial schools. He came to America in 1852 and worked for five months in Brooklyn, New York. He then went to Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was employed on a construction train on a railroad extending from Bridger y ; , . HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY - - 1033 port to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The year 1856 witnessed his arrival in Galesburg, where he has since made his home. For three and a half years he was employed in the foundry of J. P. Frost & Company, after which he began business on his own account as a dealer in sand, in which line he has since continued. He furnished sand for all the streets south of Main street from Cherry to the old Beiderman building, and also for the jail and many of the large buildings of Galesburg. He has always been accorded a liberal patronage and his straightforward business methods, promptness in delivery an'd his enterprising spirit have constituted the salient forces of his success.

On the 28th of April, 1858, occurred the marriage of Mr. Ennis and Miss Margaret Ryan, a daughter of Cornelius and Alice (Ryan) Ryan. The father died during the early girlhood of Mrs. Ennis and the mother afterward came to America with her two daughters, settling in Galesburg where all passed away. The death of Mrs. Ennis occurred May 28, 1906, when she was sixtynine years of age. By her marriage she had become the mother of nine children, six sons and three daughters: William, who died at the age of forty-two years ; Daniel, who died when about twenty-one years of age ; John, at home ; . Elizabeth and Alice, both of whom died when but two years old; Margaret, the wife of Fred Bohnenberger ; and three who died in infancy.

Mr. Ennis has been a life-long communicant of the Catholic church. He has now reached the age of eighty-one years and yet is a hale and hearty man, and well preserved mentally. His residence in Galesburg covers a period of fifty-five years and he has seen it develop from a small town of little business ' importance to one of the chief commercial centers of the state, having important trade and manufacturing interests. While he has never sought to figure prominently in any public connection the sterling worth of his character has gained him the warm regard of those with whom he has been associated.

Prominent among the industrious and enterprising agriculturists of Walnut Grove township is William Arthur Thompson, the owner of the well developed farm which he now cultivates. His birth occurred on this farm August 4, 1879, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson. David Thompson was born September ii, 1835, in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of John and Catherine (Livingston) Thompson, natives of Ohio, who settled in Indiana for a short time and came to Knox county, Illinois, where they located on a part of what is now the Thompson farm, near Altona. David Thompson in 1862 enlisted and served for three years in the Civil war. Being mustered out, he returned to Altona, where he followed farming and largely engaged in stock buying until his death on September ii, 1902. In 1868 he married Catherine Richmond, who was born September 22, 1845, near Wheeling. West Virginia, and is a daughter of Joseph Richmond and Susan Thess. She comes of an old family of Virginia, in which state her grandfather and father followed the occupation of farming, and the father later entered the ministry of the Methodist church as circuit rider. : : William A. Thompson received his early education in the common school

- which he was graduated previous to his matriculation in the Gem City Business College at Quincy, in 1899. Thus equipped with more than an ordinary school

- a farm opposite his father's property and took entire charge of the management of both places, this being an undertaking which has called for skill, judgment and constant application. In his general farming pursuits he has made rapid progress and in stock-raising he has gained more than ordinary success, having proceeded along well approved scientific lines in raising registered sheep. His sheep farm is the largest in this section and is well stocked with recorded pedigree stock. - ; ' ' ' '~

On the 24th of September, 1903, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. McMaster, who is the daughter of John McMaster and whose birth occurred December 12, 1877. John McMaster, a retired farmer, living now in Altona, was born May 15, 1827, in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. The family emigrated in 1850 and came down from Chicago by way of canal to Peoria and by team to Copley township, where they settled. He followed farming in Walnut Grove township until 1898, when he retired and is now living in Altona. He married Lorinda H. Multer, who was born in New York state, , May lo, 1832, a daughter of Joseph and Susan (Becker) Multer, who were of German descent. She came to Knox county in 1860, where she married John McMaster August 22, i86i. To Mr. and Mrs. William A. Thompson two chil-

In politics Mr. Thompson is a democrat and has served his party well by filling the offices of township clerk, clerk of the school board and judge of election at various campaigns, duties which he discharged with promptness and ' fidelity. He and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are favorably known throughout the township, having gained many friends during their residence there. ..-.-.,..;. .

No name is more closely interwoven with the history of the educational institutions of Knox county than is that of Walter F. Boyes, who for eighteen years has been connected with the schools as teacher and superintendent. He was born in Knox county, October 8, 1865, his parents being Robert D. and Emily A. (Bird) Boyes. His paternal grandfather, Robert Boyes, was a native of England and came to New York with his family in 1827. Subsequently he removed to Belleville, Canada, and about 1864 settled in Knox county, Illinois. His wife was Miss Frances Douglas, who was born in England of Scotch ancestry. Stephen and Ann Bird, his maternal grandparents, were born in the north of Ireland and emigrated to Canada while they were young, subsequently coming to Illinois in 1863. The father was born in northern New York and the mother in Ontario, Canada, where they were married. One year after their marriage they removed to Knox county, arriving here in 1864. i - and afterward completed the regular course in the Altcna high school, from which he was graduated previous to his matriculation in the Gem City Business College at Quincy. in 1^99. Thus equipped with more than an ordinary school training, he returned home to take up agriculture as his life work. He bought a farm opposite his father's jiroperty and took entire charge of the management of both places, this being an undertaking which has called for skill, judgment and constant application. In his general farming pursuits he has made rapid progress and in stock-raising he has gained more than ordinary success, having . proceeded along well approved scientific lines in raising registered sheep. His sheep farm is the largest in this section and is well stocked with recorded pedigree stock.

On the 24th of September, 1903, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. McMaster, who is the daughter of John McMaster and whose birth occurred December 12, 1877. John McMaster, a retired farmer, living now in Altona, was born May 15, 1827, in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. The family emigrated in 1850 and came down from Chicago by way of canal to Peoria and by team to Copley township, where they settled. He followed farming in Walnut drove township until 1898, when he retired and is now living in Altona. 1 le married Lorinda II. Multer, who was born in New York state. May lo, 1832, a daughter of Joseph and Susan (ISecker) Multer, who were of German descent. She came to Knox county in 1860, where she married John McMaster August 22, i86i. To Mr. and Mrs. William A. Thompson two children have been born: Helen Augusta, whose birth occurred October 23, 1904; and Mary Maxine. who was born August 7, 1907.

In politics Mr. Thompson is a democrat and has served his party well by filling the offices of township clerk, clerk of the school board and judge of election at various campaigns, duties which he discharged with promptness and fidelity. He and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are favorably known throughout the township, having gained many friends during their residence there. :.

Xo name is more closely interwoven with the history of the educational institutions of Knox county than is that of Walter F. Boyes, who for eighteen years has been connected with the schools as teacher and superintendent. He \vas born in Knox county, October 8. 1865, his parents being Robert D. and Emily A. (I'ird) Boyes. His paternal grandfather, Robert Boyes, was a native of England and came to Xew York with his family in 1827. Subsequently he removed to Belleville, Canada, and about 1864 settled in Knox county, Illinois. His wife was Miss Erances Douglas, who was born in England of Scotch ancestry. Stephen and Ann Bird, his maternal grandparents, were born in the north of Ireland and emigrated to Canada while they were young, subsequently coming to Illinois in 1863. The father was born in northern New York and the mother in Ontario. Canada, where they were married. One year after their marriage they removed to Knox county, arriving here in 1864.

'V. Walter F. Boyes acquired his early education in the public schools of Elmwood, Illinois. A spirit of thoroughness and diligence was early manifest and led him constantly forward in his school career. Recognizing that success is due in largest measure to the individual and the exercise of his inherent qualities rather than to environment, Mr. Boyes determined to work his way upward, brooking no obstacle that could be overcome by persistent and earnest effort. For more than twenty-five years he has been connected with public schools as teacher and superintendent. He began teaching because it seemed the most expedient occupation he could find at the time and continued it because he found it most congenial and pleasing work. For four years he was a teacher in the ungraded schools of Peoria county, for two years served as principal of the Monica public schools and for three years was principal of the Princeville public schools and principal of the Yates City high school for eight years before becoming superintendent of schools of Knox county. Since 1902 he has held this position. That he is industrious, capable and faithful is indicated by the fact that he has been three times elected to the office. He is watchful of all the details of the school system and of all indications pointing toward progress and from the beginning he has had great faith in the ultimate success of establishing the school system of Knox county, so that it will rank second to none in the state.

In Princeville, Illinois, in March, 1896, Mr. Boyes was married to Miss Minnie M. Klinck, a teacher in the schools, and a daughter of Graham and Sarah (Alexander) Klinck. Her grandparents were among the early settlers of Peoria county. Her paternal grandmother died in Princeville in 1887, at the age of one hundred and five years, and an aunt, Mrs. Zillah (Klinck) McMurtrie, of Lacon, Illinois, reached in October, 1911, the age of one hundred years and is still in good health. Mrs. Klinck, the mother of Mrs. Boyes, is the oldest person living in Princeville township, who was born there. Mr. and Mrs. Boyes have two children, Norma Kathleen and Herbert Klinck.

Mr. Boyes' political support is given to the republican party. His entire active career has been devoted to pedagogical pursuits and he has the confidence of those associated with him in school work. Various honors of a professional nature have come to him, among these being a service of ten years as member of the Illinois State Teachers' Reading Circle Board. Geniality, consideration and kindliness have bound him to his fellowmen and the value of his life does not consist in the improvement of opportunities for the attainment of success more than it lies in the attitude which he maintains toward his fellow citizens and which they in turn hold toward him. He has been a member of the Masonic order since 1890, holding membership in the blue lodge and the Royal Arch chapter. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian.

Dr. Joshua Major Lamoreux is a well known representative of dentistry in Galesburg and is prominent in the professional circles where he has been recognized for years as one of the useful men in the profession in Knox county. He was bom in Lehman township, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, on the iTth of

February, 1842. His parents, Josiah Cease and Ellen (Major) Lamoreux, were farming people. The mother was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to America with her parents when she was about three years of age. The father in addition to carrying on his agricultural pursuits frequently engaged in carpenter work and at one time owned and operated a sawmill in Pennsylvania. The family removed to Ohio in the autumn of 1860 and located near Monroeville in Huron county, where Mr. Lamoreux was subsequently engaged in agricultural pursuits. Family tradition is that the Lamoreux family came from France, two brothers, Thomas and John, arriving in this country about the time of the Revolutionary war. They both served in the American army and were active soldiers until the close of hostilities. One of these brothers, John, settled in New York state while the other, Thomas, settled in Jackson township, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania. It is from this latter branch that Dr. Lamoreux is descended. The mother's family arrived from England about 1820. There were eleven children, of whom Mrs. Lamoreux was the tenth.

Dr. Lamoreux acquired his early education in the schools of Lehman, Pennsylvania, at the same time giving his father such assistance as he could in the duties on the farm. He has always been more or less of a student and was frequently found studying at home. The opportunities which the district schools in Pennsylvania and subsequently in Ohio afforded him were meager in that he was able to take up only the common branches usually taught in country schools. He continued working on the home farm in Ohio until he enlisted in Company A of the Hoffman Battalion Prison Guard at Johnson's Island, Ohio, for service in the Civil war. His enlistment took place in December, 1862, and he served for two years and three months. The Hoffman Battalion was later recruited to a full regiment known as the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Dr. Lamoreux was mustered out of service at Columbus, Ohio, in the spring of 1865. In the summer of that year he removed to Oneida, Illinois, and entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. He was first made night watchman and caller with headquarters in the baggage room. Being eager to advance and having an apt mind, he learned telegraphy during his leisure hours, having obtained permission from Mr. W. H. Hall, who was at that time superintendent of the telegraph department. For about two years Dr. Lamoreux was employed at different stations on the railroad and was later made traveling operator with headquarters at Galesburg. Subsequently he served as train dispatcher and was thus employed for about twenty years. In 1892, however, he severed his connections with the railroad company in order to devote more time to the practice of dentistry. Elarly in his career he had taken up for a short time the study of dentistry in the offices of the late Dr. J. A. W. Davis, of Galesburg. At that time the law did not require a regular course as obligatory to enter into the profession and he began to practice in the state of Illinois, opening his first office in Oneida in 1877. He would go to Oneida in the morning, returning in the early evening to be ready for his work in the railroad office. Early in the summer of 1878 he removed his dental offices to Galesburg, and has since been practicing in this city, obtaining, about 1882, as soon as a law was passed to that effect, his registration as a dentist. In his practice he has met with excellent success, being recognized as one of the able members in the profession in Galesburg. That his labors have been attended with gratifying results when viewed from a professional standpoint is indicated by his constantly increasing patronage which comes from the best class of citizens. In Oneida, February 20, 1869, Dr. Lamoreux was married to Miss Amy Jane Tracy. To their union five children have been born, four of whom survive, namely: Daisy Louise, who is married to Frank G. Matteson, of Galesburg; Olive Ellen, who is the wife of Samuel J. Hoffheimer, of Decatur, Illinois; Mabel Jane, who is married to Clement Whittier, of Webster Groves, Missouri ; and Philip Major, who is residing in Kalispell, Montana, and who married Helen Hill, of Galesburg. The first son, Frederick Tracy, has passed away.

- In politics Dr. Lamoreux was a republican when he cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. He voted for Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Harrison, but in 1896 changed his political affiliations and has since cast his vote for the candidates of the democracy. He holds membership in the Soangetaha Club.

Among the public-spirited and enterprising citizens that Sweden has contributed to Knoxville must be numbered Swan Peterson, who during the fifty-nine years of his residence here has always taken an active interest in promoting and advancing the development of the community. He is not only one of the pioneer settlers but he was one of the early school teachers, and he also established one of the first grocery stores which he conducted for twenty years, and although for some years he has been living retired he has not lost his interest in public affairs.

His birth occurred on the 27th of September, 1827, and he is a son of Peter and Bodel (Johnson) Peterson, both of whom passed their entire lives in Sweden, where the mother died in 1843 ^"^ the father in 1863. Their family consisted of five sons and two daughters, of whom our subject, who is the eldest and Bengt, the youngest, who is living in Lee county, Illinois, are the only two now surviving. Those deceased are: Christina, John, Nels, Hannah and Ola.

Swan Peterson was reared in his native land where he was given the advantages of a good education. He began his career as a teacher in the schools of Sweden, continuing to follow this profession for several years. Early recognizing that the future held little prospect of his attaining a position commensurate with his abilities he decided to seek new opportunities in the United States and in 1852 crossed the Atlantic to the new world. He- landed in New York city, after spending twenty-one days on the ocean, and came directly west, stopping for a time in Chicago and Peoria, this state, after which he came to Knoxville. During the first two years of his residence here Mr. Peterson worked on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, devoting all of his spare time to perfecting his knowledge of English. At the expiration of that period he obtained a position in one of the district schools, and followed teaching during the winter months of 1855-56 and 57, and in the summer peddled merchandise in the country. By exercising thrift and self-denial he managed to accumulate sufficient money to enable him to embark in business and in

1859 he opened a grocery store in Knoxville, that he successfully operated for twenty years. He then withdrew from commercial activities and went into the insurance business, which he followed until his retirement. Mr. Peterson has always been very loyal to his fellow countrymen and has taken a deep interest in their welfare, and it is largely due to his efforts that the first Swedish school was established here.

In Knoxville, on the loth of February, 1855, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Beng^a Nelson, who was born and reared in Sweden, where her parents always lived. She emigrated to the United States, in 1854 settling in Knoxville, and here she passed away on the 2d of January, 1896. Eight children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, all but three of whom are now deceased. Matilda, who is the eldest, lives at home. Emma, the next in order of birth, married Nels Larson, who is connected with the grocery of N. Peterson, of Knoxville. Nicholas, who is engaged in the grocery business in Knoxville, married Elizabeth Fielding and they have two children, Herbert and Inez.

Mr. Peterson is affiliated with the Swedish Evangelical church, in which his wife also held membership, and in politics he is a republican. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, and has ever since given his unqualified support to the men and measures of that party. One of the most striking characteristics of Mr. Peterson is his intense loyalty, particularly in matters of citizenship, as at all times he has manifested a deep interest in the welfare of the community toward the development of which he has contributed his full quota, through his cooperation and indorsement of every progressive measure. He was one of the founders of the Old Settlers Society and has held the offices of both president and secretary of this organization, in the annual meetings of which he takes an enthusiastic interest. Although Mr. Peterson in all probability has not realized the dreams of his early manhood in America, he has never had occasion to regret the transference of his allegiance to this country, as he has met with a fair degree of prosperity and is now able to spend his latter days in ease and comfort.

Mrs. Frances Barry, for fifty-nine years a resident of Knox county, is the widow of James Barry, a wealthy farmer, who was for many years extensively engaged in stock-raising and later retired. A native of Sommersetshire, England, born on March 8, 1845, she was a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Wagland) Edwards. When she was seven years of age her parents came to America locating in Ontario township, Knox county, Illinois, where her father rented a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits. When he had become sufficiently acclimated and had decided upon Knox county as his permanent home he bought what is known in the vicinity as the old John Tate farm, which he developed and operated. There he died at the age of seventy-nine; his wife passing away at the age of sixty-five. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom eight are now living. These are: Elizabeth, the widow of James Main, residing

- he walked forty blocks through the streets of New York only to find his aunt's family and their home under quarantine for small-pox. He left his luggage with them, however, and went elsewhere to find a lodgfing for the night. In the morning when he returned, he found that every vestige of his possessions had been

- a thousand acres of fine farm land in Knox county. He passed away November - 17, 1910. In his religious faith he was a Catholic and in his political allegiance ; he was an ardent democrat, and represented his district as delegate in all the

- - memory and continuing his spirit of helpfulness in her relations with the com- ;' munity in which she lives. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs.

-- ' Barry. John W., married to Julia Bierderman, lives in Chicago, Illinois. George H., married to Ida Bradley, is a farmer in Knox county. He is the father of

:- two children, Lloyd and Georgiana. Lilly C., the widow of George Rockwell, of Galesburg, is the mother of one child, Frances. Mary E. is the wife of James

, ; Barry, retired, living in Galesburg. Lucy, the wife of H. Welsh, a farmer of Knox county, is the mother of three children, Morris, Frances, and Florence.

{ ' Winefred, the wife of Charles Welsh, a farmer in Sparta township, has one ' child, Anna May. Morris J., married to Blanche McDermott, is the father of one

Mrs. Frances Barry is an active worker in the Catholic church at Wataga, where she has a large circle of friends who hold her in high esteem. Devoted to her children and grandchildren her life is a full and happy one and she finds her true delight in the service of those who are dear to her. .' 7 .\ ;' - --;

William Edwin West

William Edwin West, the mayor of Yates City, is a grain dealer and operates a grain elevator, being the successor to M. W. Thomson from whom he bought the business in November, 1905. He was born in this town July lO, 1876, his parents being Isaac N. and Eliza Ann (Mason) West, both natives of Ohio who came to Knox county when children accompanying their parents hither. Passing his childhood days in Salem township, William Edwin West obtained his early education in the common schools of this locality and later attended high school at Yates City and Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, after which he prepared himself for a business career by taking a commercial course at the Quincy Business College. The first position that he obtained was as bookkeeper for a firm in Chicago and after remaining there for two years he found another position at an increased salary. Two years later he returned to Yates City and has resided here ever since. He is one of the able business men of the town, being wide-awake and full of well directed energy, capable of aiding in the promotion of the public welfare as well as attending to his private interests. He has served as alderman of Yates City, being elected on the republican ticket, and in August, 1911, was appointed mayor of the city to finish out the unexpired term of former mayor, L. A. Lawrens, who resigned. Although the period since assuming the responsibilities of his office is a brief one, Mr. West has already given sufficient proof of the fact that, as a public official occupying the position of highest honor accorded by the administration of a municipality to any of its citizens, he is thoroughly reliable and consicentious in the performance of his duties, having only the best interests of the community at heart.

In 1899 Mr. West was united in marriage to Miss Vena Ewalt, a daughter of J. M. and Ella Ewalt of Yates City, the mother being deceased. Fraternally Mr. West is associated with the Masonic Lodge of Yates City, in which he holds the office of secretary. In politics he is a republican and always gives his active and helpful cooperation to every measure designed to advance the interests of the people for their moral and material good. . . ,/ -. :;.. v

James W. Neale

A very notable record of service in the Civil war was made by James W. Neale, for many years a carpenter in Victoria, Copley township, who has the distinction of having been in forty-nine engagements without receiving a wound. To be so favored by fortune at the outset of one's career is a good omen which, in Mr. Neale's case, has in the main been borne out in the many years that followed. - . . . ; /; -. . . .= ;

Born in Springfield, Illinois, October 20, 1840, he is a son of John M. and Celia A. (Wilson) Neale, the former a native of Boonville, Kentucky, and the latter of Virginia. The grandfather, James Neale, was a noted planter in Virginia and the grandmother, whose maiden name was Martha March, was directly descended from the famous Scottish Earl of March. John M. Neale, the father of James W. Neale, was born in 1807. He was educated in the public schools of Kentucky and after his father's death attended medical school at Lexington, Kentucky, receiving his M. D. degree from that institution. Later he enlisted in the Fourth U. S. Corps of Dragoons. During the Indian war he served as second sergeant, his company being engaged chiefly with the Comanche Indians. Upon receiving his discharge he settled in Springfield, Illinois, and there met Abraham Lincoln with whom he became fast friends. Together they were commissioned to survey Logan county. James W. Neale was only a baby when the family lived in Springfield, where they remained two years but in after years he was often told by his elders of their next-door neighbors, the Lincoln family, and how the great man had many times dandled him on his knees. The Neales then removed to Athens, Illinois, and there Dr. Neale prac-, ticed medicine during the years 1839 and 1840. From there he went to Troy,;- Knox county, and after a year took up his residence and practiced in Abingdon, where he remained until 1848. From 1848 to 1856 he practiced in Moore county, coming at the end of this time to Victoria where he lived until his death in 1885, at the age of seventy-eight years, continuing in the exercise of his profession till the last. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and joined the Masonic lodge at Keithsburg, Illinois. His widow is still living, being now in her ninety-second year and the oldest woman residing in this part of the county. She makes her home with her son, James W. Neale, and not infrequently calls back memories of the early days in the history of Illinois when her father, Jesse Wilson, came from Virginia to this state and settled in Sangamon county.

James W. Neale obtained his schooling in Illinois and at the age of twenty was prepared to enter college, when the war broke out and, becoming enthusiastic, he enlisted from Victoria, Illinois, in Captain Clayton Hall's company at Knoxville. He was the first man on the roll after Giles Cook, who enlisted in Knox county when the first rally call was made for service and was introduced as the first volunteer when the people met to cheer the soldiers. His company was not assigned, however, and therefore he enlisted in Knoxville county. Company D, First Illinois Regulars, commanded by Captain J. B. Smith serving under General Fremont. They departed for Missouri and there on September 20, i86i, he was captured in the battle at Lexington. He was discharged on parole by special order July 14, 1862, and was recalled to drill the company regulars under Captain Carr of Peoria. Later he came to Victoria, Illinois, and reenlisted in the Ninth Illinois Cavalry, Company K, at Camp Butler and was detailed as sergeant major. He joined his regulars at Memphis at the close of the war when the reorganization of the government of Alabama was taking place, and soon after retired to his home in Victoria. Desirous of continuing his interrupted education, he now entered business college at Monmouth, Illinois, and upon completing the course engaged in the mercantile business at Victoria.,

He remained in this until 1872 when his establishment was entirely destroyed by fire. For the following three years he engaged in the manufacture of brushes and at the end of this time took up carpentering, working at this occupation until the present time.

In 1869 the marriage of James W. Neale and Lydia J. Finch occurred. She was born October 30, 1848, in Stark county, Illinois, and was a daughter of Louis and Harriet (Wittier) Finch of Ohio. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Neale: Frank, living in North Dakota, who has one child, Kenneth M.; William Arthur, a city contractor and builder in Los Angeles, California ; and Nina E., the wife of W. A. Stubbins, who lives in Los Angeles, California, and has one child, Richard C.

Mr. and Mrs. Neale are devoted members of the Congregational church, in which they take great interest as well as in its affiliated societies. Mr. Neale is an aggressive prohibitionist and is a strong adherent of his party. He maintains relations with his comrades of the great war through his membership in Victoria Post, No. 698, G. A. R. He is a man of sterling qualities, though unobtrusive in manner, letting his actions speak f6r him, instead of proclaiming his own virtues. He is a man of worth and character, gentle and kind, and has many warm friends. . ,, .: . , ,

Among the respected citizens and representative agriculturists of Knox county must be numbered the late Burgess Elliott who, with the aid of his good wife, and by industry, frugality, and enterprise acquired a farm of two hundred and fifty acres in Victoria township together with a very comfortable home and valuable business property in Williamsfield.

The parents of Burgess Elliott were Thomas, a native of Ohio, bom November 8, 1812, and Hannah (Reece) Elliott, a native of South Carolina, born March 14, 1818. They were married in Ohio, December i6, 1835, and the next year they came overland, by wagon, there being no railroads here at that time, and settled in Persifer township. They were especially attracted to this part of western Illinois which was then little known, by the glowing accounts of the beauties of the country and of the fertility of it's soil brought back to Ohio by an older brother of Thomas Elliott. A few years previous this brother had visited Illinois and returned to Ohio on horseback. He reported that when near the Illinois river he had frozen his legs nearly to his body and had been kept all winter and nursed back to health by the Indians of a village near wliere Peoria now stands. Thomas Elliott, like most of the pioneers, located in a timbered country near a stream for the conveniences of those two great necessities, wood and water. From Persifer township he removed to Victoria township in 1856, remaining there until he moved to Missouri in 1868. There he died May 30, 1882, and his wife followed him October 21, 1901. The paternal family consisted of fourteen children, six of w^om are still living. They are George W. Elliott, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, and Mrs. Hannah Fields, all of whoni now

He remained in this until 1872 when his establishment was entirely destroyed by fire. For the following three years he engaged in the manufacture of brushes and at the end of this time took up carpentering, working at this occupation until the present time.

In 1869 the marriage of James \\'. Xeale and Lydia J. Finch occurred. She was born October 30, 1848, in Stark county, Illinois, and was a daughter of Louis and Harriet (\\'ittier) Finch of Ohio. Three children were born to Mr. : and Mrs. James \V. Xeale: Frank, living in Xorth Dakota, who has one child, Kenneth M.; William Arthur, a city contractor and builder in Los Angeles, California; and Xina E., the wife of W. A. Stubbins, who lives in Los Angeles, California, and has one child, Richard C.

Mr. and Mrs. Xeale are devoted members of the Congregational church, in which they take great interest as well as in its affiliated societies. Mr. Xeale is an aggressive prohibitionist and is a strong adherent of his party. He maintains relations with his comrades of the great war through his membership in \'ictoria Post, Xo. 698, G. A. R. He is a man of sterling qualities, though unobtrusive in manner, letting his actions speak for him, instead of proclaiming his own virtues. He is a man of worth and character, gentle and kind, and has many warm friends. , .

Mr. And Mrs. Dawsox Burgess Elliott

Among the respected citizens and representative agriculturists of Knox county must be numbered the late Burgess Elliott who, with the aid of his good wife, and by industry, frugality, and enterprise acquired a farm of two hundred and fifty acres in \'ictoria township together with a very comfortable home and valuable business property in Williamsfield.

The parents of Burgess Elliott were Thomas, a native of Ohio, bom Xovember 8. 1812, and Hannah (Reece) Elliott, a native of South Carolina, born March 14. i8i8. They were married in Ohio, December i6, 1835, and the next year they came overland, by wagon, there being no railroads here at that time, and settled in Persifer township. They were especially attracted to this part of western Illinois which was then little known, by the glowing accounts of the beauties of the country and of the fertility of it's soil brought back to Ohio by an older brother of Thomas Elliott. A few years previous this brother had visited Illinois and returned to Ohio on horseback. He reported that when near the Illinois river he had frozen his legs nearly to his body and had been kept all winter and nursed back to health by the Indians of a village near where Peoria now stands. Thomas Elliott, like most of the pioneers, located in a timbered country near a stream for the conveniences of those two great necessities, wood and water. From Persifer township he removed to Victoria township in 1856, remaining there until he moved to Missouri in 1868. There he died May 30, 1882, and his wife followed him October 21, icpi. The paternal family consisted of fourteen children, six of whom are still living. They are George W. Elliott, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, and Mrs. Hannah Fields, all of whom now

Burgess Elliott was the oldest of the children, being bom in Persifer township August 7, 1837. In the days of his boyhood people existed with less of the necessities and very few of the luxuries of the present time. Educational advantages were very limited, there being no public schools. As more settlers came in, neighborhood schools were organized, each patron paying in proportion to the number of pupils sent. These schools were far between and lasted but a few months in a year. They were held in log buildings in which the oldfashioned fireplace served as heating system. The furniture consisted of puncheon benches on which the pupils sat. These benches were made by splitting out logs similar to slabs of the present day. To complete them the flat side was made as smooth as possible and on the opposite side four holes were bored to receive legs of a suitable length. Among these surroundings Burgess Elliott spent his youth and gained the rudiments of his early education. In those early days the cultivation of flax for weaving into cloth came next to the raising of grain for food. The old loom with which the mother of Burgess Elliott wove the material to clothe her large family was in use in Victoria township until 1905. There is still some of this cloth in the family after over fifty years of use.

There was great rejoicing in the early '5os when it was learned that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was to be built through Knox county. Thomas Elliott was among the early ones to profit by its coming, he having taken a contract to supply several thousand ties to be delivered between Galva and Altona. At this time Burgess was too young to cut and hew ties but he did his part in delivering them. There were few roads and no bridges then, so that teams hauling across the prairies encountered many difficulties. Whenever a miry creek or swampy place was reached the line of wagons stopped and each man took a tie from his load and carried it forward to improvise a bridge. When all had crossed they loaded up their ties and continued on their journey. Burgess Elliott remained at home and assisted his parents until he was twentyseven years of age. During the winter he worked in the timber, from whence, by the aid of the ax and other simple implements, the pioneers derived their furniture, building material, and other household and farm necessities. He devoted the warmer months to agricultural labors, especially to breaking prairie. This he accomplished with oxen, sometimes driving four yoke of oxen to his breaking plow. He was married June 14, 1865, to Achsah Ann Rue, who was bom in Indiana, March 29, 1846.

Mrs. Achsah Ann (Rue) Elliott was the daughter of Michael Rue. a native of Pennsylvania, and Mary (Fudger) Rue, a native of Ohio. The immediate family consisted of three girls, Lucy, Hannah and Achsah, who was the youngest. The mother died when Achsah was an infant and the father followed in 1855. Thus the children were early deprived of the care and comforts of a home. They were separated and changed from place to place. Achsah living in Indiana for a while and then in Ohio. At the age of sixteen she came to Knox county. Illinois, with a half-sister, Sarah Rhodes, who engaged in school teaching in Victoria township in the earlv '6os. '

Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Elliott were the parents of four children ; William Burgess, bom May 20, 1866; Charles Wesley, bom June 19, 1867; and Hannah

Mary, who died in infancy. William B. Elliott married Jannette Armstrong, November 14, 1888. To this union were born six children, Jennie Achsah, William Burgess, Edward Rue, Robert Montgomery, Charles Rolland (deceased), and John Kenneth. William B. Elliott and family now live on the old family homestead in Victoria township. Charles W. Elliott was married to Marie Johnson, September 5, 1894. They are the parents of three children, Virgil Donovan, Marie Achsah, and Maude Arsula. Charles W. Elliott and family live at 89 Arnold street, Galesburg, Illinois.

Burgess Elliott and wife felt keenly the lack of educational advantages that surrounded their early days and for that reason they desired to provide amply for the education of their children. Accordingly, W. B. Elliott entered Lombard College in 1887, remaining there until the winter of 1888. Later he entered the State Normal University at Normal, Illinois, from which school he was graduated in 1893. Charles W. Elliott entered Lombard College in 1888 and was graduated from that institution in June 1892. In 1893 he received the degree of M. S. from this school. Later he took up the study of law and enrolled with the American Correspondence School of Law, receiving his diploma in 1911. : ;^.'' - - .- : - "^ '"'

Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Elliott remained on the farm until the fall of 1895 when they moved to Williamsfield to occupy a new home which they had purchased there. Here Burgess Eliott spent the remainder of his life, having died April 7, 1908. Mrs. Elliott now lives here, still retaining in a large measure that characteristic fortitude, perserverance, and congeniality which so materially aided her husband through all the years of their married life. The religious faith of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott was manifested through the Methodist Episcopal church, and in political matters Mr. Elliott was generally in support of the principle of the republican party, his first presidential vote having been cast for Abraham Lincoln. He always took an active interest in national and local political matters. He never aspired to political preferment, although he held several minor offices, the duties of which he discharged with that degree of efficiency which characterized all his undertakings in life. A man of clean judgment, high principles, and progressive spirit, he contributed his quota toward promoting the community welfare along the highest lines of citizenship.

John Thomas Dickinson, one of Abingdon's prominent citizens and foremost business men, is the general manager of the Dickinson Drug Company, which conducts two stores in Abingdon and one at Knoxville. His birth occurred in Onarga. Illinois, on the 1st of September, 1876, his parents being John Thomas and Elvira (Cleveland) Dickinson, the former a native of Binghamton, New York, and the latter of Griggsville, Illinois. Their marriage was celebrated in Abingdon. where John T. Dickinson, Sr., was president of the college for a number of years.

John Thomas Dickinson, Jr., was reared under the parental roof and pursued his. education in the public schools until he was graduated from the high school at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Subsequently he attended the Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1897, winning the degree of Bachelor of Science. He then returned to Abingdon and began the study of pharmacy in the drug store of F. P. Foltz, there remaining for three years. In 1900 he went to Des Moines, Iowa, there securing a position as clerk in the house of representatives. While employed in that capacity he completed his pharmaceutical studies, passed the required examination and in igoo was given his certificate as a graduate pharmacist in Iowa. In the spring of 1901 he again returned to Abingdon and passed another examination, receiving his Illinois certificate as a registered pharmacist in June of that year. Fora year following he clerked for Drs. Creel and Dickinson in the drug store at this place. In 1902, in association with Dr. Dickinson, he purchased Dr. Creel's interest in the business and organized the Dickinson Drug Company, under which style the enterprise has since been conducted. In March, 1909, they established a branch at Knoxville, this county, and in December, 1910, purchased the opposition drug store in Abingdon. In December, 1909, in partnership with M. R. Hunter, Mr. Dickinson opened a drug store in Avon, Fulton county, which is conducted under the name of the Hunter Drug Company. He is a man of keen discrimination and sound judgment and his executive ability and excellent management have brought to the concerns with which he is connected a large degree of success.

In October, 1907, Mr. Dickinson was united in marriage to Miss Rose Mc- Clure, a teacher in the public schools of Abingdon, by whom he has one child, Leanna Grace. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and belongs to the following organizations: Abingdon Lodge, No. 185, A. F. & A. M.; Abingdon Lodge, No. 373, K. P. ; and Abingdon Lodge, No. 194, I. O. O. F. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs. They are people of the highest respectability, enjoying in large measure the friendship of those with whom they have been brought in contact, and well directed activity has gained Mr. Dickinson a creditable place in business circles.

William D. Godfrey, a member of the Galesburg bar, who since 1893, has practiced continuously in this city and is now accorded a large and distinctively representative clientage, was born near Roseville, Warren county, Illinois, August ii, 1867. The family was founded in this state at any early period in its development, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Godfrey, having been farming people of Warren county, where they spent their last days. Their family numbered two sons and four daughters, including David C. Godfrey, the father of William D. Godfrey. He was born in Indiana and on starting out in life took up the occupation of farming, to which he had been reared. Later he turned his attention to merchandising. He married Miss Nancy M. Kretzinger, a native of Ohio, who in her girlhood days went to Warren county, with her parents. Rev. Isaac Kretzinger and wife, who lived there for some time and afterward in Knoxville, while subsequently they became residents of Latham, Logan county, where

Unto David C. and Nancy M. Godfrey there were born five children; William D. ; Nellie, who married L. E. Payne and resides in Galesburg ; August J., of Kansas City, Kansas ; David C., Jr., of New Orleans, Louisiana ; and Nae D., of Kansas City, Kansas. It was some years after their marriage that the parents removed to Missouri settling near Kirksville, and the father now makes his home in Kansas City, Kansas, where he is living retired. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist church and are ever loyal to their professions. Mr. Godfrey is a veteran of the Civil war, having for three years served as a member of the Eighty-third Illinois Infantry. On one occasion he was wounded in battle. After the war he returned to his father's farm and subsequently took up his abode on a farm near Kirksville, Missouri. ;

William D. Godfrey spent his youth in Missouri and attended the public - . schools of Kirksville, and Green City, being graduated from the high school in the latter place and also from the Green City College. Later he attended the Kirksville State Normal School, and seven terms he engaged in teaching, proving -'. a capable educator because of his ability to impart clearly, readily and concisely - to others the knowledge that he had acquired. He then took up the study of law : in the Northern Indian Law School at Valparaiso and was graduated in 1893. He was then admitted to the bar and began practicing in Galesburg in 1893, since ,r which time he has here followed his profession. He prepares his cases with - - great thoroughness and care, and his careful analysis enables him to present in logical form the salient points bearing upon his cause. He is also seldom, if ever, at fault in the citation of principle or precedent and his ability is manifest in the many favorable verdicts which he has won. ; .: -.

On the 6th of September, 1904, Mr. Godfrey was married to Miss M. Ada Bubb, a daughter of General J. W. Bubb. They have three children, Helen, Mary Ada and William D. The parents are members of the Christian church and Mr. - Godfrey also belongs to the Vesper Lodge, F. & A. M.; Galesburg Chapter, R. A. M. ; Galesburg Commandery, No. 8, K. T. ; the Galesburg Club and the Soangetaha Country Club. In his life professional activity and social and recreative interests have maintained an even balance that has made him a valued citizen, and his public spirit has all times prompted his support of the projects and plans for the public good. - . . - . : \ -- -. ;,

Edward P. Robson. who is intimately connected with the agricultural and financial interests of Knox county, was born on January 5, 1875. He is the grandson of John Robson, who was born near Newcastle, in Northumberland county, England, and who was married to Mary Brown, and he is a son of William Robson, whose birth occurred in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, on the 5th of September, 1831, and who came to America with his parents when a young man. They located first at Beaver Point, Pennsylvania, and in the spring of 1850 removed to Knox county, near Rio. After his marriage he purchased they died when well advanced in years. Their family numbered three sons and cwo daughters, George \\'., Joseph, William, Nancy M. and Sarah.

Unto David C. and Nancy M. Godfrey there were born five children; William D. ; Nellie, who married L. E. Payne and resides in Galesburg; August J.. of Kansas City. Kansas ; David C., Jr., of New Orleans, Louisiana ; and Nae D., of Kansas City, Kansas. It was some years after their marriage that the parents removed to 'Missouri settling near Kirksville, and the father now makes his home in Kansas City, Kansas, where he is living retired. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist church and are ever loyal to their professions. Mr. Godfrey is a veteran of the Civil war, having for three years served as a member of the Eighty-third Illinois Infantry. On one occasion he was wounded in battle. After the war he returned to his father's farm and subsequently took up his abode on a farm near Kirksville, Missouri. , . |

William D. Godfrey spent his youth in Missouri and attended the public schools of Kirksville, and Green City, being graduated from the high school in the latter place and also from the Green City College. Later he attended the Kirksville State Normal School, and seven terms he engaged in teaching, proving a capable educator because of his ability to impart clearly, readily and concisely to others the knowledge that he had acquired. He then took up the study of law in the Northern Indian Law School at Valparaiso and was graduated in 1893. He was then admitted to the bar and began practicing in Galesburg in 1893, since which time he has here followed his profession. He prepares his cases with great thoroughness and care, and his careful analysis enables him to present in logical form the salient points bearing upon his cause. He is also seldom, if ever, at fault in the citation of princijile or precedent and his ability is manifest in the many favorable verdicts which he has won.

On the Tith of September, 1904. Mr. Godfrey was married to Miss M. Ada Bubb, a daughter of General J. W. llubb. They have three children. Helen, Mary Ada and William D. The parents are members of the Christian church and Mr. Godfrey also belongs to the X'esper Lodge, F. & A. M. ; Galesburg Chapter, R. A. M. ; Galesburg Commandery. Xo. 8, K. T. ; the Galesburg Club and the Soangetaha Country Club. In his life professional activity and social and recreative interests have maintained an even balance that has made him a valued citizen, and his public spirit has all times jjrompted his support of the projects and plans for the public good.

Edward P. Robson. who is intimately connected with the agricultural and financial interests of Knox county, was born on January 5. 1875. lie is the grandson of John Robson, who was born near Xewcastle. in Xorthuniberland county. England, and who was married to Mary I'.rown. and he is a son of \\'illiani Robson. whose birth occurred in Xewcastle-on-Tyne. England, on the 5th of Sei)tenil)cr, 1^31. and who came to America with his parents when a young man. They located first at Ueaver Point. Pennsylvania, and in the spring of iS;o removed to Knox conntv. near Rio. After his marriage he purchased his present homestead near Wataga and afterward engaged in stock-raising and general farming. William Robson was twice married. His first union was to Miss Jane Goff, who was a daughter of Louis Goff, one of the early settlers of Rio township. To this union three children were born, one of whom survives, Cora Alice. Mrs. Robson passed away in 1867. Mr. Robson's second union occurred in 1871 to Mary E. Gordon, who was born in Victoria, Knox county, November 7, 1847, *"d was a daughter of Peter Gordon, a native of Scotland, who came to America when a young man and settled at Peoria, where he was employed for three years at six dollars per month. Later, in 1841, he removed to Victoria and was engaged in agricultural pursuits throughout his life. He was married to Miss Mary A. McDowell, who was a daughter of John McDowell, who came to America in 1838, going directly to Knox county. Mrs. Gordon, who had been previously married to William Tate, died in 1900, at the age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Robson is at present sixty-nine years of age and is residing at the home of her son, E. P. Robson, who was the second of three children born to his parents, the others being: Gordon, deceased; and Henry Stewart, whose birth occurred May i8, 1892, and who is residing with his brother. Mrs. Robson is a graduate of the North Western Normal School of Ohio and is a member of the Congregational church of Wataga and of its Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society. Mr. Robson, whose death occurred January lO, 1901, was one of the organizers of the Galesburg National Bank and at the time of his death was serving in the capacity of vice president. In politics he gave his support to the republican party and was one of its active memhers, among the offices to which he had been elected being that of school director for several years, of highway commissioner for two terms and member of the county board of supervisors for twenty-one years.

Edward P. Robson attended the common schools in his youth and at the age of thirteen years entered Knox College for a three years' course, after which he graduated from Brown's Business College in 1895. Having thus completed his education, he returned home and undertook the management of his father's farm because of the latter's ill health. In addition to general farming he also engaged in stock-raising and in both lines met with immediate success. But he has also interested himself in other undertakings, among these being the Western Tool Works of Galesburg, in which he became interested in 1905 and which is now principally owned by him and known as the Robson Manufacturing Company of Galesburg. Three years previous he and his brother opened the Bank of Wataga, at Wataga, and he has since served in the capacity of president. His success in this financial undertaking was so great that, in 1905, he opened the Victoria Exchange Bank of Victoria and has always acted as its president and since his father's death has filled the vacancy caused thereby in the directorate of the Galesburg National Bank. Mr. Robson has always had the support and confidence of the residents of his community and under his able management these banks have become solid financial institutions. Their policies have ever been such as to commend them to the public and Mr. Robson has always surrounded himself with such men as officers that are well-known for their reliability and trustworthiness.

daughter of Henry M. and Elizabeth (Miller) Sisson, the former deceased and the latter, who is seventy-three years of age, a resident of Galesburg. They have become the parents of two children : William Henry, born February lO, 1902 ; and Mary Elizabeth, whose birth occurred on the 2gih of July, 1907.

In politics Mr. Robson gives active support to the republican party. He has served as a member of the board of supervisors for nine years, since 1903 has been a member of the township school board and has been a delegate to state conventions. In religious faith he is a Congregationalist and Mrs. Robson also holds membership in the Congregational church of Wataga. They are both active in its various departments, Mrs. Robson being at present president of the Ladies' Aid Society and her husband is acting as church treasurer. In fraternal circles Mr. Robson is equally prominent, holding membership in Wataga Lodge, No. 291, A. F. & A. M.; Oneida Chapter, R. A. M. ; Galesburg Commandery, K. T. ; and Mohammed Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Galesburg Lodge of Elks and the Galesburg Business Men's Club. Mr. Robson is constantly working for the industrial, commercial, financial and social development of his district and high regard is tendered him by reason of business enterprise and integrity and his sterling personal worth.

For twenty years Charles B. Penn has been engaged in bricklaying and plastering in Galesburg, and during much of this time has carried on business on his own account as a contractor, his success being due to the fact that he is energetic, industrious and reliable. He was born in Kirton-Lindsay, Lincolnshire, England, August ii, 1853. His father, Thomas Penn, a native of England, came to America in 1857 and one year later brought his wife and family to the new world. He was a shoemaker by trade, and upon his arrival here immediately secured employment in the town of Knoxville, where he has since made his home. He began learning his trade when but seven years of age and followed it continuously until about ten years ago when he retired. He is now nearly eighty-six years of age and enjoys very good health for one of his years. Indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature, and while he no longer engages in shoemaking, he does give considerable attention to the cultivation of strawberries, and has as fine a garden of that fruit as anyone in the town. He is known by all the citizens of Knoxville, and is held in the highest respect. Throughout the county, too, he has a wide acquaintance, and his well spent life has gained him warm regard. He married Susan Oglesby, an English lady, who was also a native of Lincolnshire. After her husband came to America she remained in England with the family until 1858, when Mr. Penn felt convinced it would be advantageous to establish his home in the United States and made plans for his family to come here. Like her husband, Mrs. Penn was well known in Knoxville where she passed away in 1910. In their family were three children, a daughter and two sons, namely: Eliza, who became the wife of Isaac Gumm of Knoxville, and is now a widow living in that place; Charles B., of this review ; and Henry, who was a resident of Knoxville but is now deceased.

States by his mother, so practically his entire life has been spent in Knox county. He attended the public schools, and as soon as old enough to work secured a position as a farm hand in the vicinity of his father's home. For a quarter of a century he followed the occupation of farming and during part of that time was engaged in the business on his own account. At the expiration of that period he turned his attention to bricklaying and plastering, which trades he has now followed through two decades, being still active in this work. He is a member of Bricklayers' Union No. 12.

Mr. Penn was married at Knoxville, Illinois, June 30, 1876, to Miss Ella Ingle, a daughter of Asa and Elizabeth (Bershire) Ingle, of Knoxville. They - are the parents of three children : Elvira, now the wife of Bert Bunker, a well J known shoe merchant of Galesburg ; Hazel, who is married to Lloyd McCulluck, an employe of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, residing in Galesburg; and Edythe, who is at home.

In all the years of his residence in Knox county, Mr. Penn has enjoyed the respect and good-will of his fellowmen. Whatever success he has achieved is due to his own labors, and his life has been a busy and useful one. He has not sought to figure prominently in any public connection, being content to faithfully perform his duties day by day in his relations of citizenship to his country and in his relations as a man among his fellowmen.

Mr. Penn is the proud possessor of a very unique table. It is entirely his own work and was done during leisure hours, mostly by lamp-light. The table contains two hundred and ninety pieces of wood, all visible and many of them having a historic record. It contains pieces of handsome black walnut from one of the pioneer residences of Galesburg, white oak from remains of the first jail in Knox county, built in 1832, and from the first courthouse, built in 1831. In the center of the beautiful inlaid top appears a star made from wood cut from the oak tree under which Pemberton surrendered to General Grant, July 4, 1863, with thirty-three thousand men. ,, ,.. - . . -. ...,-'--

C. H. Upp, who engages in general farming and stockraising in Haw Creek : . township, of which he has been the supervisor since April, 1910, was born in the -'-: ' township where he now resides on the I5th of December, 1866. His father, W.v " ; C. Upp, was born and reared in Highland county, Ohio, the son of .Milton and Karlitha Upp. The grandfather passed away in the Buckeye state, after which his widow with five sons and two daughters removed to Knox county, Illinois, . ' where she resided for a number of years. For his wife W. C. Upp chose Miss :- Emily Sherman, a native of Haw Creek township and a daughter of Isaac and Eliza Sherman. After their marriage they located on a farm in Haw Creek township, but subsequently removed to Persifer township. There Mr. Upp passed away at the age of seventy-one years and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Gilson. He was an active member of the United Brethren church to which his . . widow also belongs. Although she has attained the age of sixty-seven Mrs. Upp continues to reside upon her homestead of two hundred and fifty acres, the cultiva- 'S'\.- tion of which she superintends. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Upp numbered eight children: C. H., our subject; A. E., who is living in Boone Grove, Indiana; Isaac and Eliza, both of whom are deceased ; Eva, the wife of Hubard Keller, who resides east of Knoxville; George, who is also living east of Knoxville; Ella, the wife of Joseph Mastin, now living east of Knoxville ; and Garrold, who is living on the home farm in Persifer township.

Practically the entire life of C. H. Upp has been devoted to agricultural pursuits in Haw Creek township. His boyhood and youth were very like those of other lads of the same period and like circumstances. In the acquirement of his education he attended the district schools in the winter until he had mastered the common branches, his summers being devoted to the mastery of the practical methods of agriculture, under the supervision of his father. When he had attained the age of twenty-two he left the parental roof and started to make his own way in the world. He now owns eighty acres of land on section 2, Haw Creek township, all of which is in pasture, while he leases two hundred and fifty acres on the northeast corner of section i6 that he devotes to general farming. He makes a specialty of the breeding and raising of Percheron horses, in which he has engaged for the past ten years.

In 1889 Mr. Upp was married to Miss Ada Houser, who was born in Haw Creek township, a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Houser. Of this union there was born one child, Isal, who is still at home. Mr. Upp is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and politically he is a republican. He has always been one of the public-spirited citizens of his community, taking an active interest in all political matters. He was assessor of the township for eight years, while he was township supervisor and clerk and member of the township high school board for a similar period. He is now acting as supervisor, having succeeded F. M. Lawrence in April, 1910, and during the year and a half he has been identified with this office has discharged his duties in a manner to meet with the approval of his constituency as well as the community at large.

Fred T. Du Von, senior partner of the firm of Du Von & Brown, wholesale bakers, was born in Warren county, Illinois, five miles west of Galesburg, on the 1st of June, 1877. He is a son of the late Nels T. and Johanna (Linberg) Du Von, natives of Christianstad, Sweden, the father's birth having occurred on January 27, 1827, and that of the mother on the iQth of February, 1842. Nels T. Du Von followed farming in his native land until 1870, when he emigrated to the United States, locating in Warren county. There he continued to engage in agricultural pursuits until 1884, when he removed to Knox county. In 1895 he withdrew from the active work of the fields and came to Galesburg, where he lived retired until his death, on the i4th of August, 1899. The mother passed away on the loth of March, 1892. Their marriage occurred in Galesburg in the month of August, 1875, and unto them were born four children: Fred T., our subject; Jay H., who is also a resident of this city; Alice, who is a resident of Peoria, Illinois ; and Hannah, who is deceased. Both Mr. and Mrs. Du Von

The public schools of Galesburg provided Fred T. Du Von with an education, after which he spent two years assisting his father on the farm. At the expiration of that time he began to make his own way in the world. His first position was that of a teamster in Galesburg, but he subsequently entered the employ of N. J. Gottschall, a baker. He remained in his service for two years, during which time he learned the trade. He next found employment in the establishment of Gust Hawkinson and worked there for a year, when he went to Chicago. After a year's sojourn in the latter city, he returned to Galesburg and worked for two and a half years at his trade as a baker. His next removal was to New Mexico, and after being employed there for a year he once more became a resident of Galesburg. Upon his return he bought the business of T. R. Wilson on Main street, which he operated alone for eight months. On the 2Oth of September, 1906, Mr. Brown bought a half interest in the enterprise which they have ever since conducted under the firm name of Du Von & Brown, meeting with excellent success. The business was originally established in 1857 and is one of the oldest concerns of the kind in the city. They do an exclusive wholesale business in bread, pies, cakes and cookies, and enjoy an extensive trade, their products being shipped to practically every town of any size within a radius of fifty miles. During the five years of their ownership Messrs. Du Von and Brown have practically revolutionized the business, having erected a fine new brick building at Nos. 541 to 557 East Main street, that they have occupied since 1910. It is fully equipped with all modern conveniences and appliances essential to the operation of a thoroughly modern and sanitary bakery. They give employment to fifteen people, four of whom are salesmen, and their business is constantly increasing, each year showing a marked advance over the one previous.

Mr. Du Von manifests his religious views through his membership in the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which he takes a deep interest, and is now serving as secretary of the official board. He is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in Vesper Lodge, No. 584, A. F. & A. M.; Galesburg Chapter, No. 46, R. A. M.; Galesburg Commandery. No. 8, K. T. ; Illinois Council, No. i, R. & S. M. ; Mohammed Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and also has attained the thirty-second degree in Peoria Consistory. He has served at various times as worshipful master of the lodge, high priest of the chapter and eminent commander of the commandery. He also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Galesburg and Country Clubs, while he maintains relations with the business men of the city through his connection with the Retail Merchants' Association. His political allegiance Mr. Du Von gives to the democratic party and he is now serving on the board of supervisors. He is not only a most capable and progressive business man, but a public-spirited, enterprising citizen who fully appreciates his obligations to the municipality and conscientiously strives to discharge them by assisting in every possible way the city's development. His prominence in trade circles is indicated by the fact that he has been honored with the presidency of the Illinois Master Bakers' Association, which position he filled in the year 1911. He has been very active along this line, doing much to advance the interests of the trade and to stimulate a desire for a higher standard of service to the public. His own business ability is manifest in the success which has crowned his labors in the years which have chronicled his advancement from a humble position to one of prominence. The business in which he is now interested as senior partner is today an extensive enterprise, owing its success in large measure to the capable management, laudable ambition and enterprising spirit of Fred T. Du Von.

George Abner Perry, who is business manager of the Galesburg Printing & Publishing Company, publishers of the Republican-Register, was born in Payson, Illinois, July 20, 1868, his parents being William Dodd and Clarissa Fitch (Whitman) Perry. The father was at one time owner and publisher of the Adams County News and was also connected with agricultural pursuits. The maternal grandfather, Charles Whitman, was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, July 28, 1802, and on the I3th of November, 1833 at Windham, Connecticut he was married to Miss Henrietta Perkins. Almost immediately afterward they came to Illinois locating in Payson, where they resided throughout the remainder of their lives. He was engaged in farming. Mrs. Whitman was born September 4, 1814. To their union two children were born : Qarissa Fitch, whose birth occurred in Payson, Illinois, December 8, 1835 ; and Edward Perkins, who was born August

13, 1837, and died in November of the same year. Mr. Whitman was married in Salisbury Connecticut, in 1842 to Miss Jane Holmes and by this union he had two children, a daughter who died in infancy and a son, Charles Holmes, whose birth occurred December 4, 1844. Mrs. Whitman's death occurred in Payson, June 19, 1874. Charles Whitman died May 14, 1877, at Payson. William Dodd Perry was born September 30, 1835, a son of Abner and Adaline (Dodd) Perry, the former a native of Holden, Massachusetts, and the latter of Rutland, Massachusetts. Mr. Perry's marriage to .Miss Clarissa Fitch Whitman occurred June

In the common and high schools of Payson, George A. Perry pursued his early education, which prepared him to enter Knox College in 1887. He completed the full course offered in the scientific department and was graduated in 1891. Throughout his college career he found it necessary to aid in his support and he engaged in newspkper work and advertising soliciting. Early in life he realized that in newspaper work he would find his most congenial occupation. After graduating from Knox College he accepted a position in the business department of the Daily Mail at Galesburg, which was being started at that time under the management of George W. Colville, W. R. Colville and W. B. Barnes. For four years he worked on this paper. In 1895 Ben B. Hampton and D. H. Hampton purchased the stock in the Daily Mail which had been owned by the Colville brothers and Mr. Barnes, and for a few months Mr,. Perry remained in the employ of the Messrs. Hampton. At the end of that time, at the request of the Colville brothers and Mr. Barnes, Mr. Perry purchased an interest in their job printing and binding business. After several months Mr. Barnes disposed of his holdings to the partners and the firm became known as Colville Brothers & Perry. Mr. Perry remained interested in the concern until December, 1902, when, at the unanimous request of the directors of the Galesburg Printing & Publishing Company, publishers of the Republican-Register, he became business manager of their corporation. He also purchased some stock and has since occupied that position. Mr. Perry's prominence in the community has largely been due to his connections with newspaper work. In molding public opinion the power of the newspaper cannot be estimated, but at all events its influence is greater than that of any other single agency. The rule is that good papers are found in good towns ; inferior journals in towns of stunted growth and uncertain future, it being not so much a matter of size as the excellence and adaptability to the needs of its locality. These conditions given, in an appreciative and progressive community, the size of the paper will take care of itself in a way mutually satisfactory to publishers and patrons. Galesburg is one of the most progressive and active cities of Illinois and the press which records the items of its advancement is always a leader in the work of progress and improvement. As one of its foremost newspaper men Galesburg finds in Mr. Perry a man worthy of occupying this influential position.

In Chicago, on the nth of September, 1895, Mr. Perry was married to Miss Marie Louise Gregg, a daughter of Raymond and Mary Elizabeth (Mason) Gregg. Her grandparents were Aaron Phillip and Annis (Ward) Mason, of Godfrey, Illinois. Mrs. Perry was educated at Monticello Seminary, from which she graduated as a member of the class of 1891. To their union one son, George Mason, was born, his birth occurring June 30, 1898. In politics Mr. Perry gives his support to the republican party. He is a member of the Galesburg Club, Soangetaha Club of Galesburg, the Press Qub of Chicago, the Knights of Pythias, the Young Men's Christian Association and the Central Congregational church. . -- -..'-'-. ^---- -;----: I-"-' --.-;-; :.''-....r'-,". ;:-;---'-:;: ' ' .-'---.-..'."'-';. ;.:;.-;^-'v-

James Willoughby Jones, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Lynn township, was born October 27, 1867, in the old log house upon the family homestead, his parents being Walter N. and Addie E. (James) Jones. The father was born in Wayne county, Ohio, and came with his wife and two children to Illinois, locating in Galva and there engaging in the restaurant business. A fire, however, destroyed his establishment and he removed to a farm in Lynn township. He lived on this property until he retired fourteen years ago and again made Galva his home, later removing to St. Joseph, Missouri. Here he died on September 9, 1908, in his sixty-fifth year, while his wife, who is surviving him, is now seventy years old. There were seven children in the family of Walter N. Jones, beside our subject three sons and three daughters, namely : Ed way, who is deceased ; Charley, of Galva, Illinois ; George W. and William, of St. Joseph, Missouri ; and Lottie Jones Mason and Tensie Jones Mason, also of St. Joseph, Missouri. , ........ ....... ^