Livingston County, Illinois - The whole text, 1878 (part 17 of 25)

R. B. WELCH, Principal public schools, Pontiac ; was born in De Kalb Co., Ind.. July 23, 1850; in 1864, his parents removed to De Witt Co., 111., where they now reside ; Mr. Welch was educated at the Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, which he entered in 1870 ; in the Fall of 1871, he published a mathematical work entitled '-'Common Sense Applied to Numbers, or The Word System in Reading Columns of Figures Explained and Exemplified," being a classification of the nine digits into arithmetical letters, syllables and words, by means of which a column or columns of figures may be read as easily, rapidly and accurately as a line of letters in our written language ; this system has been generally introduced into the colleges of the country and into all the departments of the Grovernnifent at Washington, and has reached a sale of some 50,000 copies ; after traveling with his work a year, he took charge of the High School in Abingdon, 111., and the next year, 1873, he accepted the position, at an increased salary, of Principal of public schools in Washington, 111., where he remained two years, returning in 1875, to the University, where he graduated in June, 1877 ; in Oct., 1876, he was chosen to represent his college in the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest, held at Evanstou, 111., and althoiigli not obtaining the prize, so acquitted himself that the press and the public were unanimous in praise of his effort, and many thought a prize should have been awarded him ; in 1877 he became Principal of public schools at Pontiac. He was married July 31, 1870, to Miss Maggie Hamand, of Le Roy, McLean Co., [ 111., and has two children - Charles D. and Lena B. In 1875, Mr. Welch served as Vice President of the Illinois State Teachers' Association.

JOHN C. WINANS, teacher, Pontiac : was born in Berne, Albany Co., N. Y., Dec. 1 20,1832; he was educated in Rensselaerville Academy, in his native county, and after completing his course of study, engaged iu teaching, which profession he has followed I to the present time, having taught thirty terms ; it was at the academy that he met the lady who afterward became his wife, ! Miss Susan W. Crocker, daughter of Ancel ' Crocker ; she was born in Schoharie Co., j N. Y., April 30, 1835 ; after receiving a ; common school education, she entered Rensselaerville Academy where she rei mained six years. She was married to Mr. Winans on the 25th of Sept., 1855, and settled in Rensselaerville, residing there until their removal to Pontiac in 1864 ; they have one son - George A., who is a teacher in the public schools, having taught seven terms ; in 1866, Mrs. Winans entered the office of the Circuit Clerk, where she remained nine years, during which time she became familiar with clerical work, the making of abstracts and legal documents ; in 1875, she became abstract clerk in the , office of J. F. Culver & Co., and on the

J. C. WICKERY^ pla.sterer, Pontiac ; j was born in Washington Co., Penn., Oct. ! 6. 1824; he learned the trade of a plasterer when he was 10 years old. and has followed it to the present time ; he came to Livingston Co., in 1854, and in 1856 his family followed ; he settled at Reading where he resided until 1803, and then removed to Pontiac, where he has resided ever since. He was married in May, 184S, to Miss Elizabeth B. Rankin, of Wa.shington Co., Penn. ; she was born there in July, 1826 ; they have six children living - Emma M. (now the wife Rev. D. H, Kreidler, of Saline Co., Neb.); Ella B. (now Mrs. Frank McCl<Jud ) ; Flora, (wife of L. F. Lutyen, of Pontiac) ; Samuel G.. John B. and Frank.

CHAS. E. AXT, watchmaker and jeweler, Odell ; was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, Feb. 19, 1853 ; when he was about 1 2 years of age, he began steam-boating on the Mississippi River, in the service of the Northern Line Packet Co., in the capacity of cabin boy, and afterward became steward and second clerk ; after following the business three years, he learned the watchmaker's trade in Fort Madison, and after he had served his time, worked at home a while ; he then removed to Lincoln, 111., where he remained until 1874, and then .settled in Odell, where, by strict attention to business and the wants of his customers, he has succeeded in establishing a profitable business being the first jeweler to make a success in Odell. In 1877 he was elected Village Clerk and was re-elected in 1878. He was married Oct. 15, 1873, t<. Miss Nellie E. Stewart, of Fort Madison, Iowa ; they have one child - Orlinn May.

WILLIAM ALLAN, farmer and stock raiser, P. 0. Odell ; has been a resident of Livingston Co'., sinci- 1856 ; he was born in Berwickshire, Scotland, July 4, 1825; he came to the United States in 1850, and settled in Lisbon, Kendall Co., 111., where he resided until his removal to Livingston Co., in 1855 ; he opened a farm on Sec. 12, in Esmen Tp. ; he built the first house on the prairie in his vicinity, the nearest house being two and a half miles away ; he settled on his present farm in 1871 ; he owns 560 acres of land, valued at $22,000 ; he is an example of an enterjirising and successful farmer. He was married in Sept., 1855, to Ellen Imrie, who was born in Roxburyshire, Scotland, near the home of Sir Wal ter Scott, Feb. 17, 1828 ; they have eight children - John H., William I., David J., Andrew T., Agnes K., George B., Charles S. and Edward P.

W. D. ANGELL, former, P. 0. Odell ; born in Wayne Co., N. Y., Jan. 25, 1824 ; he was raised on the farm until he was 23 years of age ; he then spent a year in the Clyde High School, after which he went to Tompkins Co., and engaged in clerking. He was married Sept. 25, 1850, to Miss Mary J. Harvey, of his native county ; she was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1833 ; they have one child - Elvena I. Mr. Angell then engaged in merchandising in Newfield, Tompkins Co., which he continued three years ; in 1854, he came to Illinois, settling in Will Co., where he resided until Dec, 1856, when he removed a short distance into Grundy Co. ; in 1858, he went on to his farm in Kendall Co., and lived there until his removal to Odell in in 1865. He has served two terms on the Board of Trustees, and for the past five years as Township School Trustee, and w;is elected President of the Board in 1877.

F. BALENSIEFER, dealer in general merchandise, Odell ; was born in Prussia on the 23d of November, 1835 ; he came to the United States in 1854, coming at once to Illinois and settling in Mendota, where he resided for twelve years ; he then removed to Living-ston Co. in 1866, and followed farming in Sunbury Tp. until 1872, when he engaged in merchandising in Odell, where he has since resided. He was married Aug. 13, 1861, to Miss Carrie Hoberg, of Peru, 111. ; she was born in the Province of Westphalia. | Prussia, in April, 1840; they have seven ' children - Emma, Carrie, Minnie, Ida, Henry, Bertha and Otto.

T. 0. BANNISTER, M. D., physician and surgeon, Odell ; was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., June 13, 1833 ; he attended medical lectures at the Albany Medical College, and afterward entered the medical department of the University of New York, where he graduated in March, ; 1856. He engaged in practicing medicine at Waterloo, N. Y., remaining there until the Fall of 1857, and then removed to Phelps, Ontario Co. ; in June, 1862, he entered the service of the government as Acting Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army, and was stationed at the Fairfax Seminary General Hospital, Va., and afterward in the Army Square and Campbell General Hospitals in Washington till the clo.se of the war He came to Odell in 1865, where he has been located ever since, engaged in the practice of his profession. He was married Jan. 7, 1857, to Miss Hannah E. Pound, of Wayne Co., N. Y. ; they have two children - George S. and Harry J.

REV. B. BOYLAN, Pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Odell ; was born in Wareham, Mass., Sept. 25, 1853 ; he attended the public schools of his native town until hfe was 11 years of age, and then prepared for college at the Pierce Academy, Middleboro, Mass. ; in 1868, he entered St. Charles College, near Baltimore, where he completed the regular course, graduating in June, 1872; in the Fall of the same year, he became a student of philosophy in St. Laurent's College, near Montreal, remaining there two years; he afterward spent two years and a half in the Grand Seminary in Montreal, engaged principally in the study of dogmatic and moral theology, the Scriptures, and canon laws. On the 23d of December, 1876, he was ordained a clergyman of the Catholic Church by the Kt. Rev. Edward Charles Fabre, Bishop of the Diocese of Montreal, and was appointed assistant to Rev. Dr. Wallace, of St. Michael's Church, Providence, R. I., remaining eight months ; in September, 1877, he became Pastor of the church in Odell.

N. BUCHER, billiard hall, Odell; was born in Syracuse, N. Y., on the 15th of August, 1849; he lived there until February, 1867, when he came to Illinois and located in Bloomington, residing there until his removal to Odell in 1876. He was married Nov. 9, 1872. to Miss Annie Hartman, of Bloomington, in which city she was born on the 13th of April, 1855 ; they have one child - Daisy. C. K.BRITTENHAM, grain and live I stock dealer, Cayuga ; was born in Piatt Co.. 111., Feb. 22, 1852 ; he resided there until he was 19 years of age; after obtaining a common school education in ; his native county, he entered the Valparaiso Indiana Normal School, where heremained a year and a half; he came to Cayuga in 1875. and engaged in the grain and stock business, where he has remained to the present time.

C. W. BARBER, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., on the 7th of July, 1834; in 1851, he came to Illinois with his father's family, settling in La Salle Co., where he re-sided until his removal to Odell i in 1866 ; \\is father was a carpenter and builder, and Mr. Barber has always folj lowed that trade ever since he was old enough to handle a saw or plane, until about 1 six years ago, when he purchased his present farm and engaged in farming. He was married on the 11th of Oct., 1857, to Miss Adeline Hai'ris, of Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co., Mich. ; she is a daughter of Harvey Harris, Esq., now of Odell ; she was born in 1835 ; they have seven children - Mary E.. Roselle J.. Emma J., Harvey C, Fannie. Mabel and Nellie. Mr. Barber hti-i served several terms as School Director ; is at pre.-^ent Commissioner of Highways; he owns eighty acres of land on Sec. 8, valued at $3,200.

E. F. BOULTER, livery stable, Odell ; was born in York Co., Me., July 30, 1838 ; I he was raised upon a farm and receive! a good Englisii education ; he worked at shoemaking for a time, then engaged in the grocery and provision business in the city of Portland, in which he continued four years ; he then learned and followed ; the trade of cooper about four years ; he came West in 1865, locating in Livingston Co., Sunbury Tp., where he bought 295 acres of land, and farmed for three years, then returned to Maine for a time, then settling in Odcll and engaging in his present business. He married Mi.ss Carrie K. Brooks, of Porthind, Me., Aug. 22, 1859 ; she was born Fel). 22, 1843 ; they have four children - J.illian G., born in Portland, Me., Dec. 13, 1860 ; James W., born in Portland, Me., Sept. 17, 18(54 ; Alice M., born in Odell, Sept. 20, 1S71 ; Clarence E., born in Odell, May 20, 1873.

JOHN M. BECK, butcher, Odell ; the subject of this sketch was born in Wurtteraberg, Germany, Feb. 25, 1849, where he received a good German education ; his tirst business engagement was that of a miller ; he came to this country in 1868, locating in Bureau Co., 111., and there found employment as a miller; in 1872, he opened a butcher shop in Lyndon, which he operated successfully for three years ; he came to Odell in 1875, and ojjeneda clothing .store, which business he followed until 1877, when he established himself in his present business.

E. 0. CHAPMAN, station agent Chicago & Alton R. R,., Cayuga ; was born in Morehead, Lancashire, Eng., May 14, 1835; in 1848, he came to the United States with his parents, being then but 13 years of age; they settled in Lisbon, Kendall Co., 111., where his parents died the same year, leaving him with one brother, 5 years liis senior ; in 1850, he began learning the carpenter's trade, which he followed ten years ; he came to Cayuga in May, 1855. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the Union army, serving till Oct. 4, 1864, in Co. C, 39th I. V. I. ; he enlisted as a private and was promoted to Sergeant, and took pare in all the battles of his regiment, including the first battle of Winchester. Black River, Port Repul)lic, Malvern Hill, siege of Charleston ( his regiment being the first in the siege), the attack on Fort Wagner (where Mr. Chapman was one of the first in the fort) and the battles of Kingsland Creek and Deep Run. In 1872, he became station agent at Cayuga, and in 1875, seeing the necessity of a telegraph oflBce, he learned telegraphy with( ut an instructor, putting in his own wire and instrument, although he had never boon inside of an office. He was married Sept. 16, 1865, to Miss Mary J. Thompson, of Edington, Ohio, and has three children living - Agnes, Mary and Edwin ; two children

(George and Emily) died in 1875 and 1874, respectively. Mr. Chapman has served as Postmaster for the past six years ; he has also served eight years as School Director and three years as Commissioner of Highways.

M. CLEARY. farmer and stock raiser, P. 0. Odell ; was born in Tipperary, Ireland, Feb. 8, 1840 ; in March of the same year, his parents came to the United States, and after living one yeir in Ohio, settled in LaSalle Co., 111. ; Mr. Cleary began farming for himself in 1861, renting a farm and buying his first team on credit ; in 1868, he removed to Odell Tp. and purchased 320 acres of land, to which he has added until he now owns 720 acres, well improved and under good cultivation, and valued at $36,000 ; he turns oft" from 200 to 300 hogs and some 150 head of cattle annually. He was married Aug. 14, 1865, to Miss Ellen Burke, of Sandwich, De Kalb Co., 111.; they have eight children - Katie, William P., John, Frank, Alice, Ellen. Michael A. and James. He is a member of the Board of Supervisors to which he was elected in 1873, and re-elected each succeeding year ; he has also been School Director for the past eight years.

C. N. COE, dealer in grain, coal, .stock, etc.. Cayuga ; is a native of Livingston Co., N. Y.; he was born on the 20th of June, 1830 ; on becoming of age, he left home and went to California, where he followed farming and the lumber business for five years, returning in 1856, and the same year came to Livingston Co. ; he spent about two years at Cayuga, and then settled on a farm about two miles west, whei-e he lived until 1866, and then came to Cayuga and engatied in dealin*: in grain, coal, stock, etc., which he has continued to the present time. He was married on the 22d of April, 1857, to Miss Martha S. Hammond, of Cayuga Co., N. Y. ; she died in January, 1872, in Cayuga, leaving two children - ^Lizzie H. and Curtis H. ; lu; was married in March, 1873, to Mrs. Sarah A. Valentine, of Cayuga. Mr. Coe holds the office of Justice of the Pcac ', to which he was elected in 1872.

J. P. DESVOIGNES, retired ; P. O. Odell ; was born in Switzerland March 15. 1815 ; he followed wagon making and cabinet making until he came to the United States in 1846, and after spending four years in New York City, he went to Georgia, and about a year later returned to New York; in 1855, he removed to Ottawa, 111., and in 1858 settled in Odell, being the third settler in the town. He was married in September, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth Colon, a native of France. He has two children living - Alfred (now of Odell ) and Sophia E.

ALFRED DESVOIGNES, manufacturer of harness, saddles, etc., Odell; was born in Switzerland February 5, 1845 ; came to the United States in 1851; to Ottawa, 111., in 1855 ; thence to Odell in 1858; in April, 1862, he enlisted in Co. F, 68th 111. Vols., and served five months ; in May, 1864, he enlisted again in the First Missouri Light Artillery, and served till the close of the war. He was married Dec. 25, 1807, to Miss Adele Chenot, of Stark Co.. Ohio, and has two children - Ida and George.

PETER EPPLER, M. D., physician and surgeon, druggist, and dealer in general merchandise, Cayuga; was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, August 29, 1840; he came with his parents to this country in 1852, settling in Chicago, where he he lived until 1867. After receiving a common school education, he attended a course of study at Bryant & Stratton's Business College ; in 1864, he entered the Chicago Medical College, graduatiog in 1867, when he came to Livingston Co., and after spending eight months in Pontiac he settled in Cayuga, where he is engaged in practicing medicine and merchandising. He was married on Easter Monday, 1872, to Miss Augusta Schliepsieck, of Grundy Co., 111. ; they have two children - Dora and Angle. He has served one term as Township School Trustee, and three years as School Director.

JAMES H. FUNK, attorney at law, Odell ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, February 15, 1842; in 1849, he came with his parents to La Salle Co., 111. ; he was raised on the farm, and his opportunities for an education were such as were afibrded by the district school. He was married Aug. 15, 1862, to Miss Elizabeth Gibson, of La Salle Co., 111. ; she died June 27, 1865, leaving one daughter - Lucinda I.; in 1866, he removed to Livingston Co., and settled on a farm in Union Tp. On the 7th of November,

1866, he was married again to Miss E. J Gardner, of Silver Creek, N. Y. ; they have two children - Cynthia A. and Edna E. While engaged in farming, Mr. Funk pursued the study of law, which he had begun in 1865, laboring on the farm during the day and spending his evenings in reading law. He was admitted to the bar May 21, 1871, and the following October began practice in partnership with A. P. Wright in Odell. This partnership continued until May, 1873, since which time he has practiced alone ; in November, 1872, he was elected State's Attorney, holding the ofiice four years ; he also served four years as Corporation Attorney. In addition to his law practice, he is is still engaged in farming and stock raising, having a farm of 160 acres in Union Tp. GEORGE FERGUSON, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Bannfshire, Scotland, Dec. 15, 1833;^ when he was three years old his parents came to the United States, settling in La Salle Co., 111. Mr. Ferguson was raised in La Salle Co., remaining at home, and working on the farm during the Summers, and attending school during the Winter seasons; when he was 22 years old, he began farming for himself He was married on the first of January, 1858, to Miss Margaret Cairns, of La Salle Co. ; she was born in the province of Ontario in 1831 ; they have six children - John W., Elizabeth, Catherine, Ida B., Almeda and Agnes. Mr. Ferguson came to Livingston Co. in January, 1867, and settled on his present farm containing 160 acres, valued at $6,400. He served as Constable three years in LaSalle Co., some eight years as School Director, and Commissioner of Highways two years ; in Livingston Co. he has been School Director for the past five years.

JAMES FORES, contractor and jobber, Odell ; is a young man of good business ability and a strong advocate of temperance ; was born in the county of Durham, Ontario, April 5, 1848; he came to the United States with his parents in 1858, locating in Kane Co., 111., where they remained until 1863, thence to Livingston Co., their present home ; in 1872, he was engaged in contracting and removing debris from a portion of the burnt district of Chicago, in which he was finan-

. cially succe!<stul ; at present he is engaged in road grading and keeping roads in repair. He is a man of industry, and has accumulated quite a good property.

SAMUEL GAMMON, retired, Odell ; was born in Gorham, Me., May 1-4, 1797 ; ho was raised a farmer, his father being an extensive farmer and hmiberman ; on the 14th of Sept., 1815, just at the close of the war of 1812, the city of Portland, Me., was threatened by the British men-of-war, and an attack was hourly expected ; the forts on either side of the harbor were comparatively no protection, not being sufficiently garrisoned ; in this emergency Mr. Gammon, then 18 years of age, volunteered with others for the defense of the city, and was stationed at Fort Preble, where he remained until after the ratification of peace between the two governments ; in 1843, he came to Illinois and located at Shabbona (irove, in De Kalb Co., where he opened a farm and remained about two years, and then removed to EarlvUle ; he came to Odell in 1867, and after about ten years removed to Batavia. He was married Sept. 24, 1818, to Miss Melinda Quint, of his native town, with whom he has passed sixty years of married life ; she was born on the 7th of May, 1798 ; they have five children - P]lijah H., Ansel E., Samuel, Charles and Eliza P. (now Mrs. Charles Hennick, of Odell j.

JOHN GOWER, retired farmer, Odell; was born in Franklin Co. (then a part of Somerset Co.) Me., Feb. 1, 1808 ; he has always been engaged principally in farming ; he received an academic education at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, at Kent's Hill, and at the Farmington Academy, and taught school during the Winters for seventeen years ; he was a member of the Board of Selectmen for a longtime, and also one of the committee superintending schools ; he came West and settled in Livingston Co. in 1850, and engaged in farming in Sunbury Tp., which he followed until the Fall of 1873, when he removed to Odell, still retaining his farm of nearly 400 acres. He was married April 8, 1834, to Miss Doratha Weeks, of the same county, but then a part of Kennebec Co., Me. ; she was born on the 10th of March, 1811; they have two children living - Bailey A., of Sunbury Tp., and Julia H. (now Mrs. Gammon). Mr. Gower has been a member of the Board

L. L. GREEN, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., Jan. 24, 182G ; he is a descendant of Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Revolutionary fame ; when he was about 6 years of age. his parents removed to Ohio, settling in Ashtabula Co., where he resided until he came to Illinois in 1854 ; his business in Ohio was manufacturing butter and cheese ; his first settlement in Illinois was in the town of Dayton, La Salle Co., where he lived until the Fall of 1870, when he came to Odell, and settled near town ; he is also engaged largely in buying grain in Iowa, shipping to Chicago. He was married on the 14th of April, 1847, to Miss Marilla J. Randolph, of Ashtabula Co., Ohio ; she was born in Elizabethtown, N. J., on the 2d of April, 1832; they have four children - Gurley J., Frank H., Oakley E., all residents of Walnut, Iowa, and Iva Maud. He has served nine years as Justice of the Peace, three years as Su})ervisor, four years as Collector, and several years as Commissioner of Highways ; he has also served one term as member of the Board of Supervisors of Livingston Co.

REV. A. G. GOODSPEED, clergyman and farmer, Odell ; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., November 10, 1823 ; when he was 1 2 years of age, his father removed with his family to Delaware Co., Ohio : he was educated at the Wesleyan Seminary. Westerville, Ohio ; in 1844, he came to Illinois and engaged in farming in La Salle Co., and, after a few years, engaged in merchandising in Harding, which he continued about four 3 ears ; he then returned to Ohio and remained there four years ; he then returned to La Salle Co. He was married in 1843, to Miss Abigail Crane, of Delaware Co.. Ohio ; she died in 1848, leaving two children, one of whom, Lewis G., is still living. In October, 1864, Mr. Goodspeed was ordained a Deac(»i) of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in September, 1868, was ordained an Elder of the church, and followed the work of the ministry more or less to the present time ; he came to Livingston Co. in 1864, and has continued to reside in the county ever since ', he settled on his present farm in 1872, where he owns eighty acres of land, and also owns resi- dence property in Odell. He was married A second time, Feb. 23, 1 855, to Miss Mary A. Bradshaw, of La Salle Co. ; they have four children - Eva M., Willie B., Ida V. and Frankie R. Mr. Gr. has served seven years as Justice of the Peace, two years as Supervisor, eleven years as Assessor and some fifteen years as School Director.

S. HUNT, Postmaster and dealer in books and stationery, Odell ; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., Oct. 19, 1830; he prepared for college in the Woodbury Academy, and entered Yale Collese in 1852, but owing to ill health he left during his Freshman year, and in 1853, went to Oswego Co., N. Y., where he followed teaching; f^jr about two years and a half; in 185G, he came to Illinois and followed teaching principally for nearly ten years ; he came to Odell in 1865, and engaged in clerking, and took charge of the post office. He was appointed Postmaster in 1870. He was married on the 14th of June, 1858, to Miss Emma Mc Allen, of Granville, 111. ; they have four children living - Myron L., Charles N., Lula B. and Frederick L. ; one daughter, Mary, died in 1865.

CHARLES E. HUNGERFORD, manufacturer and dealer in cigars, Odell; was born in Albany Co., N.Y., July 25, 1844 ; he followed various kinds of business until 1862, when the 10th N. Y. State Militia, of which he had been a member for several years, volunteered as the 177th N.Y. Vols. for nine months ; he went to New Orleans and thence up the Mississippi River, taking part in the siege of Port Hudson, and was mustered out at the end of eleven months. On his return he went to Hartford Co., Conn., whei'e he learned the trade <if a cigar maker, and, after remaining there three years, came to Chicago ; he came to Odell in 1869, since which time he has resided here, engaged in the manufacture of cigars. He was married on the 16th of January, 1873, to Miss Margaret J. Mc Allister, of Odell ; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1844 ; they have one child - William. Mr. Hungerford became a member of Odell Lodge, No. 464, 1. 0. 0. F., in 1874.

N. S. HILL, station agent Chicago & Alton R. R., Odell ; was born in St. Clair Co., 111., March 12, 1852 ; he remained on the farm until he was 18 years of age ; after receiving an English education in the common schools, he entered the Illinois Industrial University, in Champaign, completing the agricultural course, after which he went to St. Louis and learned tlie art of telegraphy ; his first situation was at Beecher City, 111., on the Springfield & Southeastern R. R.; after remaining there six months he came to Odell, and a year later went to Summit, spending two years there and one year at McLean, and returning to Odell in April, 1876. He was married May 24, 1874, to Miss Mary E. Thompson, daughter of Mr. John Thompson, of Odell ; they have three children - Lida J., Ella J., and Cyrus A. JOHN HALLIDAY, farmer and stock raiser, P. 0. Odell ; was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 3, 1827 ; when quite young, his parents removed to Berwickshire, where he lived until he came to the United States ; he lived about fifteen miles from the home of Sir Walter Scott ; he came to this country in 1854, and after spending three years in Kendall Co., III., came to Livingston Co. in 1857, and four years later removed to Grundy Co., and again, in 1866, returned to Livingston Co., settling on his present home. He was married in 1864 to Mi.ss Elizabeth Imire, of Odell Tp., and has one son - William I. Mr. Halliday has eighty acres of land in his farm on See. 8, valued at S40 an acre. EWIN HOUCHIN, farmer, P. 0. Odell ; one of the earliest settlers of Livingston Co. ; was born near the Mammoth Cave, Ky., Feb. 3, 1814; when he was about 4 years old his parents removed to Gibson Co., Ind., and in 1829 came to Logan Co., 111., then a part of Sangamon Co. ; in 1835, Mr. Houchin came to what is now Livingston Co., and opened a farm ia Newtown, and resided in that town.ship although not on the same farm, until 1865, when he moved to Odell ; he owned at one time 600 acres of land, and still owns about 450 acres in the county ; when he first came to the country, he used to work for twenty-five cents a day, and take his pay in store goods ; his market was Chicago, 100 miles distant; the best wheat brought 50 cents a bushel, and from that down to 25 cents ; oats, after being hauled 100 miles, sold for 10 cents a bushel; Mr. Houchin estimates that he has chopped and I spUt fully 100,000 rails in Illinois; he is the only man now living in the county who built a cabin here prior to the Fall of 1835 ; he built tlie second cabin in Newtown. He was married Ntjv. 2G, 1835, to Miss Rachel Hedges, of Ohio Co., Ky. , she died Jan. 4^^ 1870 ; they had eight children, two of wliom are living - Saulsbury M. and John W. Four sons lost their lives , in the war for the Union, viz. : William j R., Henry, James, and Willoughby R. ; i one son, Alston, died in 1850, and a daughter, p]meline, in 1871. Mr. Houchin was married again June 29, 1870, to Mrs. Barbara Hagar, of Odc^ll.

J. K. HOWARD, contractorand builder, Odell ; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Jan. 4, 18-40; he followed the farm until he was 18 years of age, and then learned the trade of a carpenter and builder, which he has since followed. In August, 18()1, he enlisted as a private in Co. C, 35th N. Y. Vols. ; was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, and served one year, when he was discharged by reason of injuries re ceived in the service. He was married on the 21st of January, 1863, to Miss F. A. Parrish, of his native county ; she is a daughter of W. R. Parrish, now of Odell ; they have four children - Nellie M., Freddie E., Virgil A., and Eula M. In 1864, Mr. Howard recruited a portion of a company of volunteers, which was assigned to an infantry regiment, and not wishing to re-enter that branch of the service, he enlisted in Co. F, 10th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the war ; he came to Odell in August, 1865 ; in June, 1876, he recruited Co. D, lOtli Bat. I. N. Guards, and was chosen Captain ; after the strike at Braidwood, in 1877, during which time the battalion was on duty twenty-four days, he was elected Major of the battalion, which office he now holds.

THOMAS HAMLIN, farmer; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Juniata Co., Penn., Oct. 4, 1794. He married Miss Elizabeth Kepner. of the same county ; they had eight children, three of whom are living - Hial F., John K. and Thomas H. About 1827, Mr. Hamli»»removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, returning shortly afterward "to Pennsylvania and settling in Huntingdon Co. ; he removed thence to Blair Co., and from there to Livingston Co., in 1854, settling (-n the farm where he now resides, at the

HIAL F. HAMLIN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Juniata. Co., Penn., Sept. 24, 1826 ; he Ls a son of Thomas Hamlin, and when he was (juite young, his father removed tfi Ohio, thence to Huntingdon Co., Penn., thence to Blair Co., and thence to Liviug-ston Co., 111., in 1854; at that time one could stand where his house now stands and not see a house in five miles, except the station and one small cabin in Odell. He was married April 18, 1867, to Miss Laura Y. Kenney, of Union Tp. ; she was born in Oakland, Armstrong Co., Penn., Jan. 16, 1851, and came to Illinois in 1865 ; they have one child - Arthur Y. Mr. Hamlin owns 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre ; he has served one year as Collector, and one term on the Board of Supervisors.

T. H. HAMLIN, farmer; P.O. Odell ; was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., in 1833 ; he is a son of Thomas Hamlin, now of Odell Tp., and at the age of about 17 years, removed with his father's family to Blair Co., where the family resided until their removal to Odell, April 20, 1855 ; they were among the very earliest settlers here, there being but the railroad depot and one small cabin in Odell at that time ; they settled on a farm about two and a half miles east of town, where the elder Hamlin still resides ; Mr. Hamlin moved to the village in 1874; in March, 1877, he engaged in the furniture business which he continued until the Spring of 1878. He was married Oct. 29, 1863, to Miss Ellen A. Bateman, of Dwight Tp. ; she was born in Detroit, Mich., Jan. 1, 1846, and came to Illinois when but 3 years of age ; they have one son - George B., born Feb. 4, 1866.

ABRAHAM IMRIE, farmer and stock raiser ; P. O. Odell ; was born in the Parish of Ednam Roxburyshire, Scotland, on the 6th of Feb., 1833; in 1855, he came to the United States with his father and the other members of the family, and settled in Kendall Co., III. ; about four years later, he removed to Livingston Co., and remained in Esmen Tp. until 1865, when he located on his present farm on Sec. 7, where he has 110 acri!.s of land, valued at $4,400. He was married Jan. 1, 1872,

0 Miss Isabella Denholru, of Odell ; she was born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Nov. 4, 1850, and came to this country in 1870 ; they have three children - William A., Maggie D. and Andrew D.

W. T. KENYON, of the firm of Kenyon & Gallaher, dealers in groceries, fruits, toys, stationery, periodicals, etc., Odell ; was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., Oct. 28, 1853 ; he is a son ot P. W. Kenyon, now of Odeil, and came with his parents to this place in 1868 ; he was educated principally at the Newark High School, in his native county ; he began business for himself when he was 17 years of age, and two years later engaged in the lumber trade with his father, which he continued nearly three years ; in 1 874, he engaged in his present business. He was married Dec, 12, 1877, to Miss Abbie C. Supplee, daughter of Z. Supplee, of Odell.

P. W. KENYON, lumber merchant, Odell; was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 1826, and received a good education at Newark, at which place he entered into mercantile life ; he engaged in the dry goods business, in which he met with good success, having accumulated a good property ; he emigrated to Illinois in 1869, locating in Odell, and engaged in his present business ; he has been a member of the Board of Trustees a number of years, also Village President. He married Miss Mary Grant, of Newark, Oct. 8, 1848 ; she was born Oct. 26, 1826 ; they are parents of three children - Charles, deceased; Willie T., in the grocery business in Odell. and Anna M.

B. F. LEONARD, blacksmith, Cayuga ; was born in Greene Co., Penn., March 21, 1840 ; when he was about 5 years of age, his parents and brother and sister died, leaving him the only member of the family he then went to Fayette Co. to live with his grandfather, where he lived until he was 1 8 years of age ; he then went to Washington Co., where he learned his trade and remained six years. In 1862, the enlisted ;is Quartermaster Sergeant in Ringgold Cavalry, which afterward became the 22d Pennsylvania Cavalry ; he served until the close of the war, principally engaged in scouting in West Virginia. In 1869, he came to Livingston Co., and settled near Cayuga on a farm, and the following year came to Cayuga. He was married Dec. 31, 1861, to Miss Atha J. McAllister, of Moiiongahela City, Penn. ; they have four children - Sudie, Edward, Mary and Russell E. He has served four years as School Director.

JOHN LYONS, confectioner, Odell; was born in the County of Limei'ick, Ireland, May 1, 1840 ; he came to this country in 1852, locating in Ontario Co., N. Y., where he found employment as a farmer, and remained until 1856, when he came to Illinois, locating in Odell, but shortly removed to Bloomington, where he remained some five years, then returned to Odell and engaged in the saloon business, after which he was in the employ of the C, A. & St. L. R. R. Co., as section foreman; in 1876, he established himself in his present business. He married Miss Elizabeth McGuire, of his native country, July 27, 1865 ; she was born April 24, 1847 ; they are parents of five children - Mary, born April 26, 1867 ; Sarah, born Feb. 26, 1871, died Jan. 11, 1878; Daniel, born Sept. 13, 1873, died April 21, 1874 ; Charlie, born Aug. 8, 1875 ; Sarah A., born Feb. 13, 1878.

WM. A. McCLOUD, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., April 26, 1843 ; he came with his father's family to Michigan, thence to Kendall Co., 111., and thence to Livingston Co., in 1859, and has continued to reside on the home place to the present time. In Aug. 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 129th I. V. I., serving until the close of the war; he was wounded in the hand, losing one of his fingers at the battle of Lost Mountain, Ga., in June, 1863. He was married on the 24th of Dec, 1866, to Miss Delia Putnam, of Odell ; she was born in Huntington Co., Ind., March 27, 1848 ; they have one child - Fred. A.

CHARLES McCLOUD, farmer; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Washington Co., Vt., Jan. 31, 1802 ; when about 35 years old, he removed to Livingston Co., N. Y., and three years later to Michigan ; about 1850, he came to Kendall Co., 111., and resided there until 1859, and then came to Odell ; he settled on his present farm in 1863, where, with his son, he owns eighty acres of land, valued at $3,200. He was married about the year 1829, to Miss Harriet Kendall, of his native county ; she died about 1853, leaving five children -

Harriet (now Mrs. Barney Kanna, of Kendall Co.), Emily (now wife of Samuel Trowbridge, of Odcll), Sarah A. (now Mrs. Milton McLain, of Andrew Co., Mo.), William A. and Calista (^now Mrs. David Boyer, of Kendall Co.) Mr. McCloud has served several terms as School Director.

JOHN McWILLIAMS, farmer; P. O. Odell; was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Jan. 15, 1832 ; his father removed to Pike Co., 111., in 1835, where he now resides, engaged in banking ; when the gold fever broke out in 1849, Mr. Mc- Williams, then a lad of 17, made the overland trip to California, and spent four years in that State and Oregon ; in 1853, he returned to Griggsville and engaged in the lumber business with his father, which he continued until July, 18G1, when he entered the 8tli I. V. I. for three months ; in the Spring of 18G2, he rem(tved to Dwight, Livingston Co., and there volunteered in the 129th I. V. I., and served during the war. Returning in June, 1865, he came to Odell and engaged in the lumber and general dry goods business, which he followed four years, since which time he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits.

JOSEPH H. MOORE, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Middlesex Co., Mass., Jan. 30, 1813; he remained on the farm most of the time until he became of age, receiving an English education in the public schools ; in 1835, he began his railroad career asa Conductor on the Boston & Worcester Railroad, running a train over that road on the 4th of July, the day on which the road was completed between the two cities ; he served as a Conductor on that road eight years, and two years as a Genei'al Manager of passenger trains ; he was then appointed Superintendent of the Old Colony R. R., running from Boston to Plymouth, the road over which the Massachusetts Pilgrims' Society made tlieir annual trip to Plymouth Rock to celebrate Forefathers' Day ; after seven years he removed, in 1852, to Adrian, Mich., and became the Superintendent of the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana R. R., which was opened through to Chicago early that Spring ; three years later he went to Pittsburgh, Penn., as Superintendent of the Ohio & Pennsylvania R. R., and continued in the superintendency of that and the consolidated Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago road, until 1859 ; after which he served that company as Commercial and General Agent in Chicago, until 18(59. when the road was leased by the Pennsylvania Company ; he then superintended the construction of the Chicago & Southwestern R. R., from Wa.shington, Iowa, to the Missouri River at Atchison ; in 1855, he had purchased his farm of GOO aci-es, in Livingston Co., and in 1870, he removed his family to Odell ; he has resided on his farm since 1872. He was married Sept. 6, 1836, to Miss Sarah H. Brooks, of Groton, Mass., and has one child living - Sarah E. (now Mrs. D. F. Baxter, of Chicago).

L. MORSE, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; has been a resident of Liv ingston Co. since 18G1, when he came from Bristol Co., Mass., and settled on his present farm ; he was born in Bristol Co., Mass., March 24, 1834 ; he has been engaged principally in agricultural pursuits. In August, 1862, he entered the Union service asa member of Co. G, 129th I. V. I.; was elected First Lieut., and served until the close of the war ; he took part in all the battles of his regiment ; was with Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and on the memorable march to the sea, through the Carolinas and in Virginia. He owns 400 acres of land - 320 in his home firm on Sees. 12 and 13, and eighty on Sec. 2. He was married Jan. 28, 1869, to Miss America J. Wakefield, of Kendall Co., 111.; she was born in Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 5, 1838 ; they have two children - Abbie E. and Arthur W.

S. S. MORGAN, civil engineer and agriculturist, Odell; one of the early settlers and original proprietors of the village of Odell ; was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., Jan. 25, 1823 ; when , about 10 years of age, he went with his father's family to New York City ; his father was a civil engineer, engaged on , public works, and afterward projected and surveyed a large number of railroads, : among which may be mentioned the Bosi ton & Albany, New York & Albany, Hud- ! son River, Chicago & Galena. Milwaukee & Mississippi, Chicago & Rock Island, i and Peoria & Oquawka. Mr. Morgan's early life was passed in accompanying and assisting his father on these works, living at different' times in New York City, Rhode Island, Springfield, Mass., Stockbridge, Mass., Sing Sing and Albany, N. Y. The family removed to Kendall Co., 111., in 1843. On becoming of age, Mr. Morgan continued his business of a civil engineer as principal assistant to his father on several Western railroads, and resided successively in Chicago, St. Charles, Milwaukee, Peru, Rock Island, Peoria and Joliet. He was married June 15, 1848, to Miss Mary Holden, of Cook Co., who died in 1854, leaving one son, Richard P., who died in January, 1873; in 1854, he came to Livingston Co., and with Wm. H. Odell purchased a tract of land and laid out the village of Odell ; he afterward purchased 2,100 acres, which he began improving and selling ; he directed his energies to building public roads centering in Odell, which town owes much of its prosperity to his publiq spirit and enterprise ; he has been Commissioner of Highways every year but one since the township organization ; he has served most of the time as School Director, and two terms as Supervisor. Mr. M. was a Democrat until just before Lincoln's election, when he became a Republican, but for the past few years has been independent in politics. He resides on his place near the village, where he has one of the finest vineyards in the country, containing some 3,000 vines. He was married a second time in 1858 to Miss Anzonetta R. Marshall, of Poguonock, Conn., a descendant of one of the earliest families of Connecticut ; they have four children - Arthur M., Mary C, Sidney S., and Estellc E.

PATRICK McAllister, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Odell ; was born in the Parish of Kilmagen, Druminacoile, County Down, Ireland, May 12, 1815 ; he was raised to farming pursuits, and in 1838 came to this country, and after spending two years in Philadelphia, he settled in Blair Co., Penn., where he lived for eighteen years, coming thence to Livingston Co. in 1858 ; he settled in 18G0 on his present farm, where he owns 160 acres of land finely improved, with good buildings, valued at $45 an acre. He was married Oct. 19, 1838, to Miss Elizabeth McKinney, who died in 1852, leaving six children - Mary A., Maggie J., Elizabeth, John, Frank and Celie. Mr.

McAllister was married again in 1855 to Miss Mary A. Donohue, of Blair Co., Penn. ; they have four children - Agnes, Katie, Rebecca and Martha. He is a careful, enterprising and successful farmer, and a highly respected citizen.

CAPT. CHARLES NICHOLS, Odell. was born in the Island of Nantucket, Mass., Dec. 16, 1820; in July, 1836, at the age of 15 years, he made his first sea voyage as a sailor before the mast, and in 1845 was made first officer; in 1849, he took command of a ship as captain ; he followed the sea for thirty years, principally in the whaling business in the North and South Pacific Oceans, but mainly in the latter ; he has made seven whaling voyages and two voyages in the merchant service from New York ; he has sailed around the world four times via the Indian Ocean, and home via Cape Horn. He was married Aug. 21, 1849, to Miss Caroline H. King, of Providence, R. I., who accompanied her husband thirteen years in his voyages at sea, making with him three voyages around the world. Capt. Nichols first came to Odell in 1865, and the following year started on another voyage at sea, returning in 1870 to Odell, where he has since resided. He is President of the Town Board of Trustees, of which he has been a member for several years.

GEORGE C. NETTLETON, farmer and stock raiser; P. 0. Odell ; was born in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Conn., Dec. 29, 1833; ho received a good English education, and at the age of 17 years came to Illinois, and after spending about a year in Farm Ridge Seminary, in La Salle Co., he engaged in teaching, which he continued for seven Winters, and durino; the Summer seasons engaged in farming ; he purchased his present fiirm in the Spring of 1861, and in the Fall of the same year he enlisted in Co. A., 53d 111. Vols., serving a year and nine months, and then re enlisted as Hospital Steward in the 59th United States Colored Regiment, and served about two years longer. He was married Nov. 14, 1864, while home on a furlough, to Miss Sarah A. Putnam, of Odell Tp. ; she was born ntar London, Ohio, April 13, 1844 ; she died on the 15th of July, 1877. Mr. Nettleton has eighty acres of land, valued at $45 an acre.

J. D. POUND. Justice of the Peace, real estate and collection agent, Odell ; was born in the County of Lincoln, Province of Ontario, Dec. 26, 183-4; when he was about 8 years old, he removed with his father's family to Wayne Co., where he Hved until the Fall of 1860 ; he then came to Illinois, settling in LaSalle Co., where he engaged in farming; he removed to Odell in February, 1803, and on the 9th of May, 186-i, enlisted in Co. E, 134th Ills. Vols, for 100 days, and served about six months ; since the war he has been enmonths as a musician in the 19th 111. Vols - the first regiment that left Chicago ; he removed ti> Pontiac in 1866, returning to Chicago in 1869. In the great fire in 1871 he was burned out, and then came to Odell, where he has remained eve4- since. He was married Nov. 2, 1861, to Miss Af keo Valentine, of Chicago, who was born in Prussia ; they have one child living, Edith T., having lost three.

He was married Feb. VI, 1868, to Miss Charlotte E. Ostrander, of Odell, and has one child, Lora R. In 1876 he was elected Justice of the Peace to fill out an unexpired term, and re-elected for the full term in April, 1877 ; he has a farm of 480 acres in Union Tp.

S. H. PENNEY, banker, Odell ; was born in Jelferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1833 ; he was brought up to farming pursuits, and after receiving a common school education, attended the Adams Seminary three years ; in 1859 he came to La Salle Co., III., and followed farming there until his removal to Livingston Co. in 1864; after coming to the county he continued farming one year, and then engaged in mercantile business, in which he is still engaged, as a member of the firm of Penney Bros., dealers in general merchandise ; he establi.^hed the Odell Exchange Bank in 1873; he has considerable real estate interests in the county ; owns a farm of 640 acres in Odell Tp. He was married Sept. 10, 1856, to Miss EHzabeth C. Wilcox, of Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; they have five children, Fred. M., Frank H., Edgar B., Nina E., and Anna M. Mr. Penney held the oflBce of Justice of the Peace twelve years, and has served one term on the Board of Aldermen.

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RAYMOND PREMERSDORFER, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes; P. 0. Odell; was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Sept. 14, 1836; in 1854 he came to the United States, settling in Philadelphia, where he lived three years; engaged in manufacturing boots and shoes, which trade he learned before coming to this country ; in 1857 he came to Chicago, and resided there until 1866. In 1861 he enlisted I'or three

United States, settling in Wayne Co., N. Y., where they resided until 1861, and then romoved to La Salle Co., III. ; two years later, Mr. Pound came to Livingston Co., and engaged in farming, settling on Section 25, when there was not a house within seven miles to the .south and east of him, and but one between there and Odell ; he owns 200 acres of land, valued at $8,000 ; he spent ten years selling goods in Odell. He was married on the 18th of Feb., 1859, to Miss Harriett N. Angell, of Wayne Co., N. Y. ; they have three children - Martha A., Eugene F. and ^than A. Mr. Pound has served three years as School Trustee, and two years as Commissioner of Highways; he also served one term on the Board of Trustees of Odell.

JOSIAH H. RAY, proprietor of Strawn House, Odell ; was born in Portage Co., Ohio, Aug. 13, 1828 ; he was educated at Hiram College,"* on the Western Reserve; in 1845, he left home, going to the then Territory of Wisconsin, and after living in Rock Co. one year, settled in Columbia Co., at that time a part of Portage Co. ; he entered a <juarter section of land from the government, and began farming, which he continued until 1861. On the 29th of April of that year he was commissioned First Lieut., and recruited the company of volunteers from Columbia Co., which was assigned to the 7th W. V. I. ; he was promoted Captain, and afterward to Major, and a!< such, had command of regiment for a long time ; he served in the army of the Potomac in the brigade known as the Iron Brigade ; he took part in the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Big Bethel, the second battle of Bull Run, etc. ; returning at the close of the war, he engaged in merchandising until 1869 ; in 1870, he was elected SheriflF of his county and served eight years. He has always made the study of geology and mineralogy a specialty, and in 1867, was appointed by the Grovern- ; or on the State Geological Survey, and in that capacity, spent six months in the Lake Superior region ; in Sept., 1877, he came to Odell and became proprietor of the Strawn House. He was married July 18, 1852, to Miss Angelia N. Hopkins, of Lexington, 111. ; they have four children - Emma E., Maggie M., Minnie R. and Josiah H., Jr.

16, 1831 ; when he was 5 years of age, his parents removed to Williamsville, N. Y., thence to Jackson Co., Mich., thence to Kendall Co., 111., and about 18^t), removed to Joliet ; here Mr. Supplee entered a store as clerk about 1851, and continued until his removal to Odell, in Aug., 1861. bringing with him the first stock of general merchandise ever brought to Odell ; he began business for himself in 1869, in company with Charles P. Angel, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., the firm being Supplee & Angel, and continued with various partners until Dec, 1873, when he sold out, and engaged in the grain business ; he continued in this until 1877, since which time lie has been engaged as general salesman for Penney Bros. He was married Nov.

17, 1853, to Miss Olive Rudd, of Joliet, 111. ; she died in 1861, leaving one daughter - Abigail C. (now Mrs. Wm. T. Kenyon, of Odell) ; he was married again on the 12th of Nov., 1862, to Miss Elizabeth S. Angel, who was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., May 21,1826. Mr. Supplee served one year on the Board of Trustees, and two terms as School Director ; he is now holding the ofiice of Township School Treasurer, to which he was elected in 1874 ; he has taken an active interest in Sunday school matters, and for the past five years has been Superintendent of the Congregational Sunday School of Odell.

M. TOMBAUGH, County Superintendent of Schools, Odell ; born June 11, 1835, in Washington Co., Penn., where he resided until 1864 ; after spending about three years in Greene and Pleasant Valley Academies in Pennsylvania, he entered Mount Union College, Ohio, where he remained about a year and a half; during his course of study he was engaged a portion of the time in teaching, which he continued for several years after leaving; collece - in 1864, he came to Livingston Co., and settled on a farm in Reading Tp., afterward removing to Sunbury Tp. ; he followed farming for about ten years, teaching m the meantime ; he had charge of the schools in Odell for one year ; in 1873 he removed to Odell, where he resides on a farm near the Village. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Dec., 1873 ; he has also served several years on the Board of Supervisors, from Reading and Sunbury Tps. He was married in 1861, to Miss Elvira J. Letherman, of Washington Co., Penn. ; they have five children - Charles R., Alice L, Raymond R., Frank M. and Nettie Z.

D. M. THOMAS, retired farmer, P. 0. Odell ; is a pioneer of the State ; was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, May 18, 1810 ; he came to Illinois in 1834, locating in La- Salle Co., at which time there were but few counties organized in the State, and bought land, under Jackson's administration ; he improved 140 acres of land, which he farmed until 1874, when he came into Livingston Co., locating where he now resides ; when Mr. Thomas settled in La Salle Co., there were but five white families in that part of the county ; he has always taken an active part in all public matters pertaining to the interests of his county. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Beard, of Franklin Co., Ohio, in June, 1844 ; she died in xMay. 1845, and on Dec. 19, 1847, he married Mrs. Louisa Whitney, of Erie Co., N. Y. ; he has three children by second wife - Lida, Mary and Carrie ; she had four children by her first husband - Clifton, Adell, Jane and Gilford.

E. M. VAUGHAN, dealer in drugs and medicines, Odell ; was born in New Vineyard, Franklin Co., Maine, July 14, 1845 ; his father was a blacksmith, and after becoming of age, Mr. Vaughan followed that business for about three years for himself; he came West in 1868, settling in Odell, and engaged in the drug business, which he has followed ever since. He was married Aug. 4, 1865, to Miss Sarah B. Libby, of New Vineyard, Maine ; she was born in Strong, Maine, Aug. 4, 1847 ; they have one child living - Etta L. ; one daughter, Zella, died in Jan., 1877.

N. E. WRIGHT, dealer in grain, Odell ; wat born in Lewiston Maine, June 26, 1815 : he remained at home on the farm until he became of age, when he engaged in merchandising in Farmington, Maine ; in 1840, he removed to New Vineyard, and followed mercantile business there for twenty-eight years, making tliirty-two years in all. He was married July 5, 1838, to Mish Clarinda T. Savage, of Farmington, who wan? born in Anson, Maine, Dec. 31, 1816; they have three children living - Alonzo P., Marcellus E. and Clara. Mr. Wright was appointed Justice of the Peace in 183S, and hold the office for thirty years, until he came West; he was one of the Board of Selectmen for eight years, during seven of which he served as Chairman, and held various other town offices ; he was appointed one of the commissioners for setting oiF the public lots in his county. In 185U, he represented his district in the State Legislature. He came to Odell in 1868, and spent one year in the hardware business, since which time he has been engaged principally in dealing in grain.

ALONZO P. WRIGHT, attorney at law. Odell ; was born in Franklin Co., Maine, Nov. 24, 1840 ; he was brought up to mercantile pursuits, his father being H merchant in New Vineyard, and when about 16 vears of aije, he entered the Farmington Academy, where he remained until the fall of 1860, teaching school during the winter vacations; in 1860 he entered Bowdoin College, where he graduated in 1864 ; he then took charge of the high school in Strong, Maine, reading law in the meantime; in the spring of 1865 he entered the law office of Fessenden and JButler, in Portland, and was admitted to the bar in 1866; after practicing law one year in Maine, he came to Odell in 1867, and engaged in the practice of his profession. He has been Village Clerk and Attorney for some five or six years, and

D. WHITE, barber, P. 0. Odell; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., Aug. 11, 1840; at the age of about 10 years he cail»e with his parents to Joliet, 111. ; on becoming of age he eng;iged in his present business, which he has followed principally to the present time. On the 1 1th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. K, 100th I. V. I. ; served mainly in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, participating in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge. Buzzard Roost, Resaca, and Pumpkin Vine Creek ; he was severely wounded at the advance on Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 18, 1864 ; previous to this time he was not absent from his regiment a day ; in consequence of his wound he was discharged early in 1865; after the war he spent two years in Missouri; he came to Odell in 1872. He was married Oct. 3, 1870, to Miss P]aster M. Anderson, of Wenona, 111. ; they have three children - Emery 0., Arthur E.. and Cora E.

J. H. WARNER, editor and publisher of the Odell Herald, Odell; was born in Elk Co., Penn.. Jan. 10, 1847; when he was 2 years old his parents removed to Will Co., 111. ; at the age of 13 years he entered a printing office in Wilmington, 111., and has followed the printing business ever since ; in 1870 he established the Wilmington Advocate, which he sold after two years ; in November, 1877, he started the Odell Herald, a neutral paper, the organ of no political party, but devoted to the local interests of the town and vicinity, as well as the general news ; its circulation is constantly increasing. Mr. Warner was married June 1, 1868, to Miss Ellen Nevel, of Wilmington, 111., and has three children - Lillian A., Nellie M., and Addie R.

R. C. ADAMS, retired farmer; P. 0. Dwight; was born in Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1827, where he remained during the early part of his life, attending school at the Jefferson County Institute, and received a good English education ; went to California in the Spring of 1850 ; while there was engaged in the musical profes-

J. M. BURNHAM, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Dwight ; was born in Cumberland Co., Me., April 21, 1840 ; came into Illinois in 1864, and engaged as a farm laborer for a number of years. He married Miss Jane Gray, of Grundy Co., 111., Feb. 28, 1867 ; she was born in Scotland July 27, 1836 ; came to Livingston Co. in 1868, and in 1870 bought 240 acres of land, which is their present home, and is valued at $50 per acre ; they have four children - Nathaniel F., born Oct. 21, 1867, died Aug. 3, 1868 ; John S., born Feb. 3, 1869 ; Mary M., born Aug. 29, 1871 ; Carrie J., born Jan. 20, 1873. Mr. B. has a fine farm, and one of the best residences in this part of the county.

CHARLES M. BAKER, druggist, Dwight; was born in Alexandria, Peno., April 13, 1853; acquired a liberal education while with his parents in his native State ; leaving his parents and birth-place, he emigrated West and located at Dwight in 1868; he first began the drug business by clerking fur Dr. J. B. Baker (his brother) ; at the same time learned telegraphing, and had charge of an office for the Great Western Telegraph Co. for three years ; in 1875, he bought out his brother and established himself in the drug business, in which he has successfully continued, having the principal trade of this place; also having one of the most attractive stores in the county, which speaks for itself as to the enterprise and abiliiy of the young druggist. He has held the office of Village Clerk for four years. He married Nellie C Adams, daughter of R. C. Adams (a prominent retired farmer of this placej. May 1, 1873; they have one child - Addie M., born Oct. 9, 1877.

Dwight Tp. were the Chester family, who settled in 1860 on Sec. 1 ; the father, Benjamin Chester, as well as the mother, was originally from Connecticut, and came of Revolutionary stock ; when a young man he emigrated to Orleans Co. in Western New York, and resided there until he removed to Dwight, where he died in December, 1868. The son, Wm" P. Chester, on their settlement here, was just emerging into manhood, and seemed well adapted to carry on the large farm they had begun to improve ; in 1866, he was married to Miss Louisa Anderson, of Gaines, N. Y., and in less than two years of happily wedded life Mrs. C. was called away, and on the 4th of October, 1869, Mr. Chester, after a long illness, followed his wife. At the time of his death heoccupied the office of Supervisor of the township, which he filled creditably, and in his death Dwight lost one of her most honored and respected citizens. Miss Hannah E. Chester is the only member of the family now living, and occupies the homestead in the village of Dwight, and still looks after the farming interests which were so well cared for by her fether and brother.

MRS. ORPHA CONANT, farming P. 0. Dwight ; widow of John Conant, who was a pioneer of Dwight, and took an active part in the establishing of schools and assisting in all public enterprises pertaining to the prosperity of the place ; was first Postmaster and first Justice of the Peace of Dwight ; he was born in Becket, Mass., Feb. 17, 1790, died Feb. 4, I860, his early life was spent at his place of birth ; his principal business through life was farming ; removed to Rochester, Lorain Co., Ohio, in 1831; while there, served as County Commissioner ; came to Dwight in 1854. Mrs. Conant is now 87 years of age, and resides at the old homestead, which was one of the first houses built in Dwight; she received from the International Exhibition of 1876 a certificate of award for a hat of June grass, made by her. She was married to Mr. John Conant Nov. 27, 1811; she was born Nov. 27, 1791 ; she has two children now living - Hannah (now Mrs. H. M. T. Cutler) and George T. (who is now residing at the homestead with his mother and engaged at contracting and building).

C. M. CYRUS, editor Dwiyht Commer- ' cial. published at Dwight. 111.; was established in December, 1877, and made its i first appearance on the 21st; it is nonpolitical and non-sectarian, devoted to the best interests of the poor and rich alike ; < it holds itself entirely aloof from all party power, and .stands alone upon the foundation of principle ; it is a home local newspaper, and is meeting the demands of the people ; the Commervial is owned by a i stock membership, composed mainly of the business men of Dwight, which places it upon a sound financial ba.sis, and is edited i and controlled by C. M. Cyrus, a practical printer of several years' experience, who seems to know what goes to make up a i first-class country newspaper; the Commercial was established as a five-column quarto, edited by F. B. Hargreaves and published ; by C. M. Cyrus ; after three months the publisher assumed entire management, and shortly after enlarged it to a six-column quarto ; although in its first year, the Commercial has obtained a large local and county circulation which is constantly increasing; subscription price $1.50 per year ; in connection with the paper is a first-class job office.

W. H. CONRAD, manufacturer of butter tubs, barrels and cisterns, Dwight ; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., July 27, 1832 ; at the age of 18, he began to learn the cooper's trade, and in 1856, having finished his trade came West, locating in Jackson Co., Iowa, where he remained for three years, following his trade; thence to Chicago for a short time ; he located in Dwight in the Spring of 1863, and at once opened a little shop, and by hard work and economy has increased his capacity for manufacturing to as large as any in this part of the State. Married Oct. 1, 1868, to Miss Mary Winkler, of Dwight; they have two children - Lillie B. and Mary A.

H. CADWALLADER. go-ain, seed and coal dealer, Dwight ; born in Waynesville, Ohio, April 14, 1847, where he remained with his parents while young, and received a common school education ; in 1866, he started West, leaving home and friends, and without money arrived in Dwight late in the Fall ; he was telegraph operator for five years, after which he purchased 130 acres of land and farmed three years ; in 1872, he built a large elevator and commenced bu.siness as a grain dealer ; he came here without capital, and, through his honesty and indu.^try, he has accumulated a lartje projierty. Married Miss Harriet L. Hawley, of Joliet, Dec. 22, 1868, they have three children - Jennie, born July 11, 1871; Edward, born Aug. 29. 1874, died April 27, 1875, and Frank H.. born Sept. 18, 1876.

JOSEPH I. DUNLOP, attorney at law, Dwight ; was born in Stcubenville, Ohio, April 24, 1828 ; after the death of his father, which was June 16, 1840, he removed with the family to Cambria Co., Penn., near Cresson, where he remained until 1856, when he came to Illinois, locating in Livingston Co., and engaged in farming ; while living at home in the East, he received a good common school education, laying the foundation of his present business ; he was admitted to the bar in 1867. and shortly thereafter removed into the village of Dwight, and began the practice of law ; he has always taken an active part in public matters pertaining to the interests of his place. He married Miss Martha E. Grubb, of Philadelphia; she was born March 24, 1830 ; they are parent .s of six children - Anna V., born Oct. 8, 1852. died Dec. 21, 1870 ; James M., born June 9, 1854; Clara A., born March 1(1, 1856 ; Ella J., born Sept. 16, 1857 ; Maymio M.. born June 12, 1860; and John A., born Nov. 16,1867.

WILLIAM DOUGLAS, station agent at Dwight for the C, A. & St. L. R. R. Co. ; came to Dwight in 1873. to take the position of station agent, which he has lield to the entire satisfaction of the railroad company and citizens of Dwight, being accommodating, friendly and cheerful ; is the right man in the right place.

H. ELDREDGE, general merchandise, Dwight; born in Franklin Co., Mass., Dec. 28, 1822 ; he .spent his early life with his parents in that neighborhood, and received an English education ; in 1846, he went to Shi'lburne Falls, and engaged as clerk with Maynard Davis, dry goods merchant, where he remained five years, then with Lamson, Goodnow & Co.. thence with W. J. Davis, Chicago ; he came to Dwight in ( )ct., 1858, and established himself in his present Ijusiness ; he has always done a good business here upon fair principles.

Was School Director for six years, and ] served as Town Clerk, and Justice of the Peace. Married Miss Hannah Sears, Feb. 10, 1846 : she passed away June 10, 1854, leaving one child - Mary G. Married Miss Martha C. Parsons, Nov. 17, 1858 ; one child - AUie H.

G. Z. FLACtLER, lumber merchant. Dwight ; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., June 4, 1828 ; removed while young with his parents to Dutchess Co., and followed farming ; he received a common school education while with his parents ; he came to Dwight in the Spring of 1855, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, and being a natural mechanic, he soon became the leading contractor and builder ; he is a man of integrity, honesty and industry, and has fairly earned the prosperity to which he lias attained. He was married to Miss Phebe J. Clarkson, of Dutchess Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1848; they have three children - Eugene, John W. and George N. Mrs. Flagler was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Dec. 5, 183H.

THOMAS FALLIS, farmer. Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Dwight; was born in Clinton C».., Ohio, March 29, 1812 ; during his early life he worked in his father's mill and learned the trade of miller, which he followed until his health began to fail, and in the Spring of 1856, emigrated to Illinois, locating in La Salle Co., where he remained until the Spring of 1861, when he came to Livingston C<>., locating on his present farm, which consists of 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. He married Miss Clara Mory, <jf Clinton Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1855 ; she was born Oct. 15, 1831 ; they have two children - George B., born Feb. 5. 1856; CharlesW.,born July4, 1860. HENRY A. GARDNER was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., April 20, 1816 ; he was appointed rod-man under Richard P. Morgan in surveying the extension of the Great Western Railroad, from Worcester, Mass., westward, where, after some service, he was advanced to junior assistant; in 1839 he was engaged in a survey from Westchester Co., N. Y., to Albany, now known as the Harlem Railroad, and in 1841 was engaged in the preliminary surveys of the Hudson River Railroad; in 1843 was Assistant Engineer on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, and in 1845 came West and accepted the position of

Division Engineer on the Illinois and Michigan Canal; in 1847 returned to the Hudson River Railroad as Assistant Engineer, and finally as Chief Engineer, which position he filled until 1853, when he again came West, and was employed in constructing the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad ; he located his lands near Dwight, at the time of making the railroad survey, and brought his family to thtplace ; in 1861 he was called to a position on the Hudson River Railroad, and held important positions on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and at the time of his decease, July 26, 1875, was Chief Engineer of the Michigan Central Railroad ; the industry and care with which Mr. Gardner discharged his duties gained for him general respect, and the confidence of those by whom he was employed. In 1842 he married Miss Sarah P. Morgan ; they had five sons - Richard, who now occupies the home farm, Henry A., practicing, law in Chicago, George, who has occupied a prominent position in the Joliet Rolling Mill, William, just graduated from the Chicago University, and James, who is still in college. Mr. Gardner left an enviable reputation for sterling integrity in the discharge of his professional duties, firm and fixed in his opinions, and but few excelled him in traits of character that mark the upright man.

A. E. GOULD, merchant, Dwight; born at Ware, Mass., Dec. 3, 1843 ; he in early life received a good English education, and after the death of his father, in 1860, he removed with his mother to Palmer, afterward attending college at Pouglikeepsie, N. Y., where he graduated ; in 1865, he went into the dry goods bu-siness in Palmer, and was very successful, but desiring to seek his fortune in the West, and having confidence in his business ability, came to Dwight in 1867, where he is at present doing an extensive business, and is qualified to operate on a large scale ; his success warrants us in placing him in the first rank of our business men. He married Mi.ss Lizzie J. Sedgwick, of Palmer, Ma.ss., Jan. 1, 1867.

WILLIAM GASTON, farmer, Sec. ^2; P. 0. Dwight ; was born in Antrim Co., Ireland, March 24, 1846, where he was brought up on a farm ; farming has bee!«i hiH business thus far tliiMugli life. He was married to Miss Mar<:aret Finley, of his native county, April 2, 1869 ; they came to this country in 1872. first locating in | La Salle Co., 111., tlien in Livin<i.ston Co., where they now reside ; they have three children - Maggie, born Dec. 4, 1873 ; j Aggie F., born Dec. 4, 1875, died May 4, 1876; William F., born June 22, 1877.

J. C. HETZEL, general merchandise, Dwight ; was born in Bavaria, Germany, Nov. 7, 1883 ; came to America and located in New York City, May 20, 1854, removing Aug., 1854, to Water Gap, Penn., for a time, thence to Huntingdon Co., where he found employment as a farmer, at $5 per mouth ; he came to Dwight Oct. 26, 1855, and atrain be<»;an to work on a farm ; the following Summer he went to Chicago, and alter a stay of three months, returned and went to work at the trade of a mason and plasterer; in 1860, he bought his first stock of groceries, and in the Fall he built a store, and the following Spring bought a stock of dry goods, gradually increasino; his business and addinsr to his wares, until to-day he is one of the leading merchants and most prominent men in Dwight ; he has accumulated a large amount of property. He was married to Miss Augusta Keller, of this place, March 15,1858 ; they have three children, adopted - Jennie, John J. and Anna.

G. M. HAHN, farmer, stock and grain dealer ; P. 0. Dwight ; was born in Bavaria, Germany, Jan. 3, 1823, and after the age of 6 years, he received seven years continuous schooling, which gave him a good education ; he came to this country in 1853, locating at Aurora, 111., where he found employment as a farm hand, and after a few months, bought eighty acres of land in Grundy Co. ; he next purchased 160 acres in Livingston Co., and removed to Dwight in 1865, and bought the Dwight Flouring Mills, which he operated about twelve years ; he now owns 265 acres of land, valued at S50 per acre, yet he came to this country a poor man ; but through his energy, industry and economy, has accumulated a good property. He married Miss Sophia Phifer. Jan., 1855 ; they have ten children living.

21, 1824; while young, he removed with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, thence to Dublin, where he attended select school ; returning to Zanesville and attended High School and prepared for the ministry, after which lie taught school in Franklin Co. for three years ; he entered the work of the ministry in 1849, and has labored vigorously and cheerfully ever since in the ministerial life ; the high esteem in which the worthy pastor is held by all is only equaled by the heartfelt gratitude of himself and household ; he was Presiding Elder of the Normal District of Illinois, four years ; he is at present Pastor at Dwight. He was married March 7, 1850, to 3Iiss Laura A. Smith, of Franklin Co. , Ohio ; she was born Oct. 3, 1830, died Jan. 14, 1861, leaving two children - Eliza J., born Dec. 8, 1852 ; Sarah E., born March 21, 1858. May 22, 1862, he married Miss J. Carrie Taylor, of Circleville, Ohio, who is a graduate of Knox College, Galesburg, 111. ; she was born at Circleville, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1 837 ; they have one child ( adopted ) - Charlie W., born April 22, 1868.

FDIED. B. HARGREAVES, lawyer, Dwight ; was born in London, Eng., on March 27, 1847, and spent his earlier years in Yorkshire, where he received his first commercial and classical instruction ; designed for missionary service, he studied at Richmond College in Surrey, completing his studies there in 1870 ; at this time his health was so shattered from overwork that he resigned his ministerial position, and, after a long sickness, came to this country in search of health and fortune, arriving in Portland, Feb. 8, 1872 ; he immediately came West and took charge of the Gardner Presbyterian Church : in July, 1872, he returned to England, and married Mary Noel Comissiong, the accomplished daughter of Hon. J. T. Comissiong, of Ramsgate, Eng.; returning to this country with his ])ride in the following Fall ; in 1874, he commenced the practice of law in Dwight, and has built up a splendid business, having now one of the finest suites of law chambers in this county ; he has long been before the public as a speaker of no mean order, and is recognized as one of the best orators in this part of the State. Mr. Hargreaves is a rising man, and will no doubt make his mark in this world.

REV. JAMES HALPIN, Pastor of the Catholic Church, D wight ; was born in Limerick City, Ireland, March, 1820 ; he came to this country in 1839, locating in ! Detroit, Mich., and there entered the Cath- ' olie Institute, and began studying for the | ministry, thence to St. Louis, continuing J liis studies at the St. Louis University, where he was ordained a priest, after which he taught in the University for about five years, then was appointed to take charge of the St. James Church at St. Charles, Mo. ; his next charge being at St. Augustine, 111., where he remained five years ; thence to Mason City, and now be ing the present Pastor at Dwight. During the late war. Rev. Mr. Halpin was appointed by the Bisho]) to the hospital at Louisville. Ky., where he had charge of the sick and wounded, for three years ; these many appointments he has filled with credit and honor to himself and to those that he represented.

Z. L. JOHNSON, of the firm of Flagler & Johnson, lumber dealers, Dwight ; was born Sept. 9, 1856, and came with his parents to this county when quite young, and located on a farm of ItJO acres southeast of Dwight, where he remained with his parents and worked on the farm, and attended district school during the winter months, until June, 1877, when he came to Dwight ; then he entered into partnership with G. Z. Flagler, in the lumber trade. Mr. Johnson is an industrious young man of good habits, therefore we anticipate for him success in mercantile life. He married Miss Jennie Miller, of this place, Dec. 25, 1877.

HOMER A. KENYON, Postmaster, Dwight : was born young, and emigrated early, and has lived in Dwight tweny-one years ; his favorite recreation is reading selfwritten biographies of his self-made and eminent co-temporary friends ; he is in the book and stationery business, also proprietor of Kenyon's Club Agency, news depot and circulating library, editor and proprietor of the Wester7t Postal Revieic ; Mr. Kenyon's Club Agency is the largest in the United States ; was established in 1870, and during the year 1877, he received and forwarded over one hundred thousand new.'^pajters and magazine subscriptions.

Dutchess Co., N. Y., Nov. 28, 1821 ; while with his parents, he received a good English education ; remaining with them until 1852, when he set sail for California, leaving New York Feb. 4 ; during his voyage he was shipwrecked ofi" the coast of Mexico, which detained him some five weeks, and arrived at San Francisco April 1 ; he remained in California three years and six months ; his principal business while there was mining ; then returned to his native State, and shortly thereafter emigrated with his family to Illinois, locating in Dwight, and in the same house where they now live. Mr. K. is a public spirited man, and hag done much for the jmblic interests of the place ; has held the office of Justice of . the Peace for fourteen years and School Director for a number of years, also Village Trustee, which he now holds ; these offices he held with credit and honor to himself and those he represented. He married Miss Mary E. Losee, of Dutchess Co., N. Y., Nov. 30, 1841 ; she was born May 23, 1822 ; they are the parents of six children - John L., born March 1, 1844, and enlisted in the 129th I. V. I. August, 1862, was wounded at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, and died in the hospital at Chattanooga, June 25, 1864 ; Jane E., born Feb. 16, 1847 (now Mrs. Smith) ; Frank, born Oct. 3, 1850 (now Mrs. H. Thomp- 1 son); Mary H.. born Sept. 25, 1852; Emma V.. born June 13, 1856 ; William, j born Feb. 9, 1860.

I GEORGE KEPPELINGER, general machine, carriage and wagon shop, Dwight; born at Byron, Germany, March 12, 1844; came to America in 1852, locating in Illinois ; received but a limited education , came to Dwight in 1873, and opened a blacksmith and repair shop, and in 1876, built a large building in addition to the shop, the upper story of which is used for a Town Hall ; its seating capacity is 600 ; he owns property in Dwight to the amount of $7,000. Was married Oct. 6, 1867, to Miss Katie Klughart, of this place; they have one child - Lizzie, born Aug. 18 1870

E. H. KNEEL AND, farmer. Sees. 19 and 30 ; P. 0. Dwight ; was born in Watertown. N. Y., Feb. 26, 1831 ; when he was but 2 years of age, his father died, then he removed with his mother and family to Erie Co., Penn., and was raised on a farm, but received a good education and lauirht .school Winters for a number of years ; he came to Illinois in 185(5, first locating in La Salle Co., then in 1801, came to Livingston Co. ; removed to New York City ill the Spring of 18G4,and then t^erved a.s weighmaster on a floating elevator for four years, after which he returned to Living.ston Co.; he owns ninety acres of land valued at $40 per acre. He married Miss Diana Gallup, of La Salle Co., 111., April 6, 1859 ; they, have three children - Edith, born Dec. 13, 18G2; Gertrude, born Jan. 24. 1870; Grace, born May 15, 1871.

HENRY KIMBLE, farmer and stock dealer. Sec. 20 ; P. 0. Dwight ; was born on the coast of Africa ( Ascension Island) July y, 1821) ; his father being a most able mechanic and engraver, was called upon to engrave the tombstone of Napoleon Bonaparte, which he did while on Ascension Island ; they remained but a few years, then rem(tving to Prince Edward's Island, British America, where they remained twelve years ; then came to the United States, first locating in Kendall Co., 111., thence into Livingston Co. in 1869, locating on his farm where he now lives, which consists of 320 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; there being an artesian well on his larm makes it the best watered stock farm in the county. He married Miss Sarah Sheldon, of - Du Page Co., 111., Dec. 6, 1854; she was born in Nov., 1831 ; they have two children living - Mary M., born Dec. 31, 1858 ; James H.. born April 18, 1861.

F. A. LAKIN, farmer. Sec. 35; P. 0. Dwight ; was born in Sebago, Cumberland Co., Me., May 30, 1824; his early life was spent on the farm of his birth-place ; when Mr. Lakin was but a boy his father died, and at the age of 15 he was left to care for his mother, and having charge of the farm, remained fourteen years, then removed to Harrison, and there engaged in farming and lumbering, which he followed for eleven years. He married Miss Emma H. Barnham, of Harrison, Me., Nov. 6. 1851; she was born April 27, 1828; they came to Illinois in the Fall of 1864, locating in La SalU; Co., where they engaged in farming for one year, thence into Livingston Co.. where they now reside ; thev came to this State with but little property, and through their industry and economy have accumulated a good property. They own 186 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. They are members of the Baptist Church, and have one child (adopted) - Edward H., born March 22, 1859.

0. Dwight ; was born in La Moille, Bureau Co., 111., March 10, 1842, where he remained with his parents and received a good education, and learned the trade of plasterer and brick mason ; he entered the army in the late war, enlisting in the 52d

1. y. I. ; was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, luka and siege of Corinth, and during the many engagements received but two slight wounds ; he served three years and three months ; was mustered out in November, 1864, then returned to La Moille and worked at his trade until 1869, when he came to Livingston Co., locating where he now resides. He owns 1061 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. He now holds the oflice of Second Lieutenant of Co. E, 10th Bat. I. N. G. Married Miss Julia A. Dean, of La Moille, Feb. 15, 1873; she was born Aug. 16, 1844; they have four children - Jonathan H., bora Dec. 21, 1873; Serepta Jane, born Feb. 15, 1874; David H., born Feb. 19,1875; Emma P., born Nov. 8, 1877.

JOHN LITTLE, section foreman on the C, A. & St. L. R. R.; P. O. Dwight; was born in Morris Co., N. J., March 24, 1828; his first business engagement was with the H. R. R. R. Co., where he remained three years. He married Miss Caroline Darcy, of Patterson, N. J., April 3, 1852; she was born July 23, 1830; they came to Illinois in 1856. locating in Dwight, where he took the position of section foreman on the C, A. & St. L. R. R., which he has held with entire satisfaction to the present. Mr. Little came to this country with but little means, and through his industry and economy has accumulated a good property ; they have three children - Ada, born Dec. 24, 1856 ; Minnie, born Nov. 3, 1859 ; Ma'jgio, born Dec. 24, 1866.

LEANDER MORGAN, farmer and stock raiser; P. O. Dwight; is one of the pioneers of Dwight, who came here in its earliest days and took an active part in the establishing of schools and churches; he was born in Wilton, Conn., Feb. 24, 1815; at the age of 24, he removed to Yonkers, N. Y., and there engaged in contracting and grading, which he followed for ten years, and after the death of his father returned to Wilton, Conn., and took charge of the home farm ; he emigrated to Illinois in 1856, locating in Dwight ; he has held the offices of School Director and Road Commissioner for several years ; he resides on the farm that is known as the Spencer Place, where the Prince of Wales stopped when he visited this country in 1860, and where a number of European noblemen have been entertained. He married Miss Ann Eliza Barker, of South Salem, N. Y., June 29, 1837 ; she was born April 1, 1815 ; they have four children - Leander B., George A., William H. and Hattie E.