Morgan County, Illinois - The whole text, 1878 (part 14 of 21)

Miss Huldah Tanner July 20, 1848. They had one child, Laura, who .married Mr. W. W. Brown, of Waverly. She died January 20, 1870. Homer Curtiss, the father of A. A., is living with his son; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20, 1787. He came to Morgan Co. in the Spring of 1837, and settled on the farm where they now reside. He married Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. She died October 30, 1876. The old gentleman is still very active and does his share of the farm work

CURTIS HOMER, a prominent citizen of Morgan »Co., and one of the oldest residents now living in State or county; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20, 1787. During his early life he followed agricultural pursuits, and teaching school during the winter. One of his pupils, with whom he formed a cordial friendship, Mr. Sturtevant, afterward became president of the Illinois College, situated at Jacksonville. Mr. C. was united in marriage to Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. Children born of this marriage: Ora M. born August 15, 1811, wife of Martin B. Strong; Theodore E. whose portrait appears in this work, born May 28, 1813; Augustine A. April 3, 1817; Frederick H. March, 1825, and Lodema October 7, 1822, wife of James R. Godfrey, of Madison Co. During the Spring of 1837 Homer Curtis left Connecticut, where so" many years of his life were spent, and accompanied by his family, moved to Morgan Co., 111., and located on the farm property he now owns, consisting then and now of 200 acres. For upwards of forty years Mr. Curtis has been in our midst, and none stand higher in the estimation of the people of this county who know him, for his strict integrity. In the Autumn of 1876, Mrs. C. was laid at rest. There thus passed away one of those noble women whom none know but delight to honor, and whose death was deeply deplored. Mrs. C. was born in Connecticut, in 1789.

CURTIS T. JB. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. The above named gentleman was the second child of Homer and Charry Curtis. Homer Curtis, who is now in his 93d year, and who is an honored citizen of this county, was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and there married Miss Charry Everitt. The subject of this sketch was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, May, 1813; there he received his education and followed farming; in 1835, Mr. C. made a visit to Morgan County, Illinois, and well pleased at the flattering prospects on the broad prairies of the West, he there determined to locate; returning to the East, he was united in marriage to Miss Laura Sackett, a daughter of Justus and Polly Sackett; in 1837 Mr. Curtis again wended his way to Illinois, locating in Morgan County, where he entered forty acres of land, and purchased one hundred and twenty; his possessions, at that time, were limited, but he gained slowly, year by year, and by judicious investments and rare judgment, he is today one of our most substantial farmers; and has arrived at his present prosperous condition through indomitable will; owning some four hundred acres in the vicinity of Waverly. Mr. Curtis now lives to enjoy the fruits of his early labor; the first wife of Mr. C. died in 1867, the following year he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta L. Tupper, a daughter of Martyn Tupper, a native of Connecticut. For a period of four years Mr. Curtis conducted a successful business at Waverly, firm name, Rose, Curtis & Co.; this honorable firm were well known to the citizens of this county; although now retired from active labor, and living on his farm property, the energy that marked his youth, is still a distinguishing trait of his character. Mr. Curtis is president of the Bank of Waverly

DAVENPORT MADISON, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27; P.O. Waverly; was born in Casey County, Kentucky, Nov. i, 1842; parents of Madison were William and Rebecca, who were natives of Kentucky, and Delaware, respectively; receiving as liberal an education as time and circumstances permitted, living in the South where union and dis-union were equally divided, then in his eighteenth year, he was compelled alternately to enter the Northern and Southern armies; in 1863 he made his way over the northern lines into Illinois, settling in Morgan County. On May 12, 1866, he married Miss Nancy Cox, a daughter of Corydon and Mary; five children : Wm. W., born Oct. 27, 1866; Lee M., born Aug. 6, 1868; Laure E., born Oct. 20, 1869; Carrie B., born July 24, 1872; Ida M., born Feb. 17, 1874. Mrs. Davenport was born June 2, 1849 Dealer Allen, renter, P.O Waverly DEATHERAGE ACHILLES, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Deatherage, who is one of the original pioneers of old Morgan, was the youngest of a family of eight children; he was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 1799; hig earlier years he passed in North Carolina; from this State his parents made their way into Kentucky, where the subject of this notice received all the education that he ever got - three months schooling; in those days but few were advanced in the pathway of knowledge to a greater extent than Mr. D., in his twenty-fifth year. In 1826, hearing of the fertility of Illinois, set out in the wellknown prairie-schooner, and located on the south fork of the Mauvaisterre; during the autumn he raised a crop; in 1827, he moved to within a quarter of a mile from where he now lives; in 1828 he married Miss Melinda Rogers, daughter of Wm. Rogers, a native of Kentucky. At this early date wild game abounded; bruin could often be seen taking his morning's walk, while the stealthy tread of the panther was often heard outside the frontiersman's log cabin; when the deep snow of 1831, fell, he found it incumbent upon him, to gather corn, the snow, at times, in a moist condition would compel him to wade waistdeep. When Black Hawk made war on the whites, he took an active part; when General Gaines and Black Hawk met for a consultation, Mr. D. had a full view of the famous Indian chief; crippled by his horse falling upon him, during this uprising, the incidents transpiring during this war, are vividly impressed on his memory; during the sudden change in the weather, in 1836, he was the keeper of an inn, and relates that the stage coach, filled with passengers, and driven by James White, of this county, arrived at his house, none of whom had wholly escaped the biting north wind. The pioneer, even in his most sanguine moments, never realized the great improvements soon to become manifest in the State, and witnessed for the first time, with astonishment, the rapidly running locomotive, which gave place to the slowly moving ox team. Mr. D., from whom this sketch is obtained, lives on his farm of 200 acres, and is an honored citizen of this county; children: Winston, who married Eliza Watkins; Fannie, who married Rev. Robert Halliday; Newton, who married Druesilla Birch; and Charles R., who married Eliza Austin

DEATHERAGE WILLIAM, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly. The above-named gentleman, now upward of eighty years of age, and one of the first settlers of Morgan County, was a son of George and Millie Deatherage, who were natives of Virginia, who afterward remo.ved to North Carolina, where the subject of this sketch was born, as near as can be ascertained, in 1796. While still young, his parents moved to Kentucky, and there William grew to manhood. In 1826, when but few save the hunter or trapper made their way westward, William Deatheridge, then in the flush of early manhood, set out for Illinois, and making his way into fhe interior, settled on Apple Creek. At this early stage of the county's progress Jack- sonville contained but little; and to use Mr. Deatheradge's own language, the groceries, provisions and dry goods that the village contained could easily be transported in a common lumber wagon. Returning to the straight line of our narrative, we find that Mr. D. settled on Apple Creek, where he entered -land from the government. Some years from the date of his arrival, he married Miss L. S. Rogers, a native of Virginia. He now settled down to the hard task of breaking prairie, raised small grain, and fattened cattle and hogs for the market, which brought but little for the labor expended. He lived year after year a contented life, his neighbors sociable and friendly, though living miles away; when the day's work drew to a close, and the hard work of the farm was over, the humble yet neat home was always an attractive spot for the bread-winner. As the country became settled up, his children attended the district schools, which had given place to the frontiersman's cabin. A successful farmer and an upright citizen, after a long life, marked by many privations, he lives in retirement on his farm property, where so many years of his life have been spent. Six children; five living: Panoran, Georgiana, Mary E., Elvira L., and Melinda F. Mr.'D.was the second Postmaster on Apple Creek

DUNCAN J. C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly. Mr. D. was born in North Carolina, May, 1840. His parents, moving to Virginia, he there remained until he attained his fourteenth year, when he went to Missouri, where his mother died. The father, not altogether pleased with the prospect in Misssouri, removed to Virginia. Of a restless, stirring disposition, however, prior to the rebellion he made his way to Illinois, where he lived in the several counties of Morgan, Sangamon and Macoupin. J. C., who heads this sketch, married Mrs. Arminda J. Allis, relict of Richard Allis, and a daughter of Andrew J. Stice, an old pioneer of this county. Mrs. Duncan died April 27, 1878, leaving to the care of her husband five children: Clara A., Ira J., Irwin L., Minnie A., and Chas. W.

GEORGE C. clerk J..N.W.& -' S.E.R.R. Waverly Eddings Mary E. Mrs. dressmkr. Waverly Edwards Francis, renter, P.O. Waverly Edwards Jendon, renter, P.O. Waverly Edwards Martin, wagonmkr. Waverly EDWARDS RICHARD M. carriage and wagonmkr. and general blacksmith, Elm St., Waverly. Was born in Mt. Vernon. Jefferson Co., 111., Feb. n, 1844; moved from there to Alton, 111., in 1848, and came to Morgan Co. in 1856. Settled in Waverly in October, 1876, and engaged in the above business. Was married Dec. 31, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Brown. She was born in Macoupin Co., 111., May I, 1839. They have three children living. namely: Daisy Dean, born June 22, 1872; Mary Blanche, born April 23, 1874; tne other child, a girl, born the morning this was written. Mr. E. professed religion Dec. 18, 1866; was baptized by the Rev. W. P. Hart; a life-long Democrat Edgemon Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.

was the second son of Gamaliel and Nancy Everett. His father was a native of Sharon, Litchfield Co., Conn. Born in 1795, he married in Connecticut Miss Nancy Wood. Going back to the years that have passed, we find that his father was among the first to find a home in Connecticut; and what is somewhat remarkable, the property in possession of the grandfather for over a century, is still retained by a later generation. The mother of Mr. E. is still living, upward of eighty years of age. His father departed this life many years ago. *The subject of this notice remained in Connecticut until he had attained his thirty-eighth year. He married, in 1851, Miss Ellen H. Curtis, a daughter of Erastus and Harriet, whose maiden name was Tanner. During the Spring of 1860, Mr. E. moved to Illinois, settling on the farm property now owned by R. C. Curtis. Renting two years, he then purchased the property he now owns consisting of 200 acres, formerly 220. This fine property was originally purchased in small tracts. Mr. E. is one of our live, energetic men, who keeps pace with the public improvements of the day. The marriage of Mr. Everett to Miss Curtis was blessed with two children, Erastus C., born May 5, 1853; Adeline, born 1855 Everett E. C. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly

/^IBSON DAVID E. retired, Waverly ^"^ Gilbert Louise Mrs. Waverly Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly GIVENS ROBERT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; fifth child of W. T. and Lydia Givens, natives of Tennessee and Kentucky respectively; Robert was born on the old homestead of his parents, in the bounds of Morgan County, March, 1840; he received a liberal education, attending school principally during the winter season; he qualified himself for the position of teacher, although he has from boyhood devoted his attention to farming; December, 1861, he married Miss Josephine Armstrong, a daughter of Michael and Rebecca Armstrong. Shortly after Mr. G. became a teacher; this proved irksome to one of his temperament, and was abandoned; Mr. G. is a gentleman of culture and judgment, and makes the farm a success, owning 160 acres; on this was lately erected a handsome frame dwelling; this marriage was blessed with one child, born October, 1862, in Morgan Co. Givens W. T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8,

GOLDSMITH JOHN H. printer, Waverly, 111; was born in Morgan Co., 111., Feb. 27 1839; was a member of the I4th Illinois Infantry during the war, and upon the consolidation of that regiment with the I5th Illinois Infantry, became Sergeant- Major of the two, known as the " Veteran Battalion I4th and I5th" Illinois Infantry; was taken prisoner at Ackworth, Ga., Oct. 4, 1864, and confined in Andersonville prison until March 28, 1865; at the close of the war worked in Springfield, 111., as a compositor in the Journal office; was married to Miss Nannie B. Morris, in Waverly, 111., Nov. 7, 1871; removed to Waverly in May, 1872, and started the Waverly Times, which lived but a few months; one son, J. Berther M., born December I3th,

HAM GEORGE A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; the gentleman who heads this sketch was the oldest son of Martin and Mary A. Ham, natives of Kentucky and j Illinois respectively; Martin Ham was a farmer in Kentucky, and there passed the best years of his life; in 1834 he made a visit to Morgan County, and not liking the prospect returned to Kentucky, where he passed the remainder of his days; in 1870 George A. became a resident of this county, and the same year he united his fortunes with Miss Martha E. Rowland, a daughter of Alexander Rowland; he had by this marriage four children, two of whom are living, Wm. O. and Nettie L.; in 1861 Mr. Ham enlisted in a Kentucky regiment known as the I34th, serving nine months; he was honorably discharged at Cincinnati, Ohio, and returned to Kentucky; Mr. Ham owns 40 acres of well improved land

HARFORD JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly, who has witnessed vast changes in the growing We^t, is one of the oldest residents of Morgan Co.; the oldest child of Daniel and Sophia Harford, natives of Virginia and Ohio. Daniel Harford married Miss Sophia Curry in Ohio, in 1829 ; he emigrated to Illinois, accompanied by his wife and two children, and settled in the neighborhood of Franklin; one year later he removed to Macoupin Co., where he lived twenty years in succession, and where he now resides. It is said that Mr. H. was one of the best producers of Indian corn in this section of the country. Twenty-three years ago his wife died, leaving to her husband's care six children : Steven, Mary, Elias, Caroline, George, and John, who heads this, and of whom it will be well to append a short sketch : he was born in Ohio, May 27, 1827; he attended a subscription school, where the studies were confined principally to a Webster's spelling book ; he married July 24, 1849, Migs Harriet Landreth, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Landreth. Mr. H. was enrolled as a volunteer during the war with Mexico, but the company he joined never entered upon active service. On the breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted in Co. H. I22d 111. Inft. for three years' service ; in 1862 in the following battles : Nashville, Blakely, and Parker's Cross Roads ; honorably discharged on the close of the war, he returned to Morgan Co. This marriage was blessed with six children, two of whom are living - Mary Jane and Harriet S.

HARNEY A. A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly, son of James and Martha Harney, natives of Kentucky and Illinois respectively. For a number of years Mr. Harney was a clerk in the Southern States ; by trade a tinner, which he followed successfully for some years in Waverly, in Morgan Co. He married Miss Julia Ashbaugh, a daughter of J. G. Ashbaugh, whose father was one of the old line pioneers of this county. The marriage of A. A. Harney to Miss Ashbaugh was blessed with one child - Mattie B. born April 10, 1876. As James Harney was well and favorably known in this county, we append a short sketch of his life : he was by trade a blacksmith, working at this vocation many years; it is thought that he took part in the Blackhawk war. In the early history of the county he secured land from the government by means of the organization of a party known as the Phalany. During the late war of the rebellion he took an active part, and died at Arkansas Post a brave soldier. He found a last resting place on southern soil. There were but two children of whom the subject of this sketch is the youngest

HARRIS WM. P. farmer, P.O. Waverly, son of Charles and Sarah Harris, born May 7, 1807, in Green Co., Ky.; when fourteen years old his father died ; he continued to live with his mother, assisting in the maintenance of the family until his marriage, which occurred Aug. 10, 1827, to Miss Melinda, daughter of John and Patsy (Fanem) Miller. His mother died at the old home place in Green Co., Ky., in 1851. Mr. Harris continued to live in Kentucky two years after his marriage, he then moved to Morgan Co., 111., date 1829. Stopping at Shurtleffs Stand, near where is now Waverly, he purchased provisions which depleted his purse to a surprising degree as he then had but a quarter of a dollar, one horse, a wagon, and a few articles of furniture. This was an early day in the history of Morgan Co.; but a few short years before, the North American Indians were as the leaves of the forest, whose echoing footsteps had scarcely died away, before the onward sweep of the white man. Mr. Harris first stopped four miles south of Jacksonville ; he next moved to Macoupin County, locating six miles southwest of what is now Scottville, where he remained fourteen years and made his first purchase of land in Illinois, a tract of 200 acres. In 1849 he sold this and moved to the head of Indian Creek, Morgan Co., where he lived three years ; while here his wife, who had been the companion of his youth, died, May 5, 1851 Soon after the decease of his wife Mr. H. settled in Sangamon Co., Saomi township, and purchased 400 acres of land, and afterward became the owner of 1,100 acres, a magnificent property. There stands near Waverly a handsome dwelling house, owned by Mr. Harris, a monument of his early industry. Few men, from such a humble beginning, have succeeded as well in life as the subject of this sketch, and none who have evinced more pluck and endurance, and whose many good traits of character will long be remembered. Mr. H. is of Welsh origin ; his grandfather was born in Wales; coming to Virginia before the American revolution, in which he took an active part. On the close of the war he continued to live in Virginia ; he had three sons - Robert, John, and Charles, who was the father of Wm.; moved from Virginia to Kentucky, where he died; he raised a family of seven children, viz: Mrs. Hester (Samuel) Curry, Mrs. Sarah (John) Close, Mrs. Polly (Smith) Warfield, Mrs. (Jacob) Beer, Elizabeth, Mrs. Nancy (David) Victor, and Wm. P. His children by first marriage : Sarah C., wife of James Arnold ; Elizabeth, wife of Wm Colbert ; Nancy, wife of Dr. McVey ; Charles ; Martha, wife of Enoch Gilpen; Wm. H.; Thos. J and Enoch T.; two children died in early infancy

HILTON AMANDA MRS. widow of George O. Hilton; was born in Morgan County, in 1835; in 1860, Mrs. H. whose maiden name was Dennis, was married to Geo. O. Hilton, who was born in Morgan County in 1835. Mr. H. was a farmer, up to the year 1868; when he determined to enter upon the ministry, and accordingly by Conference he was appointed a circuit preacher; called upon to preside over a congregation in Montana, he left his home in Illinois, and in six short weeks, from the time he left, was killed by the falling of a tree; an earnest Christian worker, his death was deeply deplored, even by the rough men of Montana, who had known so little of him. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Hilton resides on her farm property, in close proximity to where her father settled, when Morgan County knew but little improvements; there are five children, Wm. W., Jas. L., Thos. H., Mary E., and Oscar S. Hilyard Joseph, farmer, Waverly Hines Isaac, farmer, P.O. Waverly Hobson M. C. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly Hodge Jas. M. renter, P.O. Waverly Hodgerson Geo. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Waverly

HOLMES GEORGE, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly; the gentleman who heads this sketch,was born in Knox County, Tennessee, April 7, 1829; his father, George Holmes, was a native of North Carolina; but little can be learned of his early history; he married in North Carolina, Miss Elizabeth Bird, the daughter of Thomas Bird. George, sr., moved to Knox County, Tennessee, where he followed farming, and where his wife died; during the sixteenth year of the subject of this notice, date 1850. The head of the family died in Overton County, Tennessee, in 1866. The subject of this biography grew up in Tennessee, there received his education, and married in his twenty-fourth year, 1852, Miss Minerva Taylor, a daughter of Simeon A. Taylor, a native of Tennessee; the following year found them en route for Illinois; they settled in Morgan County, and first rented farm property; when the war of the rebellion came on, George enlisted in the Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry, Company G, remaining in service three years; he participated in many engagements; honorably discharged at the close of the war; he returned to Morgan County, where he has since resided; owning forty acres of land; eleven children; John, born March 21, 1853, married Miss Amelia Large; Lucinda Jane, born Aug. 15, 1854, married John Lines, and now resides in Virden, Macoupin County; George S. born Jan. 23, 1858, died in 1861; Laura A. born Oct. 4, 1859; Aaron Z. born May 4, 1861;

HUBBARD THOS. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; Mr. Hubbard was born in Madison County, Kentucky, Sept. 27, 1815; his father, John Hubbard, was a native of Kentucky; a farmer by occupation. He married, in Kentucky, Miss Elizabeth Parks, and during the Autumn of 1831, they set out for Illinois, and on arrival, located in Greene County; Thos. Hubbard, who accompanied his parents to Illinois, married in his twenty-first year, in Greene County, Miss Sarah Morrow, a daughter of Allen Morrow, a native of North Carolina; for a short time Mr. Hubbard lived in Greene County, and then moved to Mason County, where he followed farming twelve years; returning to Greene County, he purchased an interest in a grist mill. In 1856, he became a resident of Morgan County, where he now resides, on his farm property, comprising 86^ acres; having the confidence of the people, Mr. H. has held numerous offices, as Assessor, etc., etc. This marriage was blessed with nine children, only three of whom are living: Sarah A., Thos. M., and Jas. H., who reside on the old homestead.

JONES ROBERT A. representative farmer of Morgan County, was born in Morgan County, Tenn., in 1818; his father, Waitman Jones, was born in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1797; tracing this family farther, Robert A., the grandfather, was born in England, in 1748, of a wealthy and distinguished family; he acquired a liberal education, and became one among the noted scholars of England; he then married an English lady, who died in England, and whose name is unknown; by this marriage two children: Edward and Phoebe; to better his fortunes he crossed the Atlantic, years before steamboats were seen on the broad waters; settling in Franklin County, Virginia, he there married Miss Susan Richards, by whom he had eight

' children, six of whom grew to maturity; names: Edward, Phoebe, Reuben, Elizabeth, Waitman, and Susan; Robert A. Jones died in Virginia, after a long and busy life; Waitman, the father of the subject of this notice, grew up in Virginia and Tennessee, where he married Miss Esther Stewart; by this marriage twelve children: Robert, Mary, Brice, Susannah, Reuben, Edward, Elah, Phoebe. Elizabeth, Esther Jane, Hannah A. and Winny C.; Mr. Jones settled some five miles from Waverly, in Morgan County, in 1828; he had on arrival but $9.50 in money, and a pony; his family small, but each strove and worked for a better condition of affairs; in Morgan county the old folks passed the remainder of their lives, where they were living witnesses of the stirring scenes of western life. Robert, who heads this sketch, grew up on the homestead, and when old enough attended a subscription school; his present liberal education was derived by his own indomitable will, long after his schooling ended; Mr. Jones married, in Macoupin County, Miss Letitia Ann England; by this marriage fourteen children: Catherine M., Elah, Minerva, Martha Ann, John, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Esther J., Susannah, Mary M., Waitman A., Jas. P., Wm. D., and Samuel E., ten of whom are living; Mr. Jones, like many men of enterprise, commenced life with but little save a rugged will; his first tax receipt was for 37 cents, a vast difference compared to his present prosperous condition, owning 600 acres of valuable land, and Waverly property, and takes a front rank as a farmer and citizen of this county Jones Timothy, farmer, P.O. Waverly Jones Watemon, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.

Kellogg George M. grocer, Waverly Kemper Casper, restaurant, Waverly Kennedy Catherine, wid. William, Waverly KENNEDY M. S. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly. The above named gentleman, who is widely known for his enterprise and liberality, was the youngest of a family of thirteen children, and was born in East Tennessee, October, 1824; in 1831, the family moved to Indiana, settling on timbered land obtained from the government; five years after his arrival the father died; Mrs. Kennedy, left an estate of 160 acres, disposed of this, and during the Autumn of 1839, moved to Morgan County, Illinois, where land was rented of Governor Duncan; on this estate was raised their first crop in Illinois; the following year they moved to the farm of Captain John Wiatt, and remained some three years; the subject of this sketch grew up among the pioneer boys of his day; in Indiana he received his preliminary education, which was afterward brought to completion in Illinois; in his twenty-fourth year, 1849, he married Miss Mary A. Burnett, a daughter of Jas. H.; Mrs. Kennedy died in 1852; two children: Mary Ann, deceased, and Sophronia, now the wife of Geo. Evans; in April, 1853, Mr. Kennedy married Miss Elizabeth Rohrer; by this marriage four children, three living: Wm. L., John, and Edward R.; for four years Mr. K. was a merchant in Waverly, where he built up a reputation for honesty and integrity; during the war he was elected justice of the peace, in which capacity he served faithfully, and became quite popular; on retirement from office he turned his attention to buying and shipping stock; sustaining a heavy loss in the shipping of hogs, he in consequence, many years ago, abandoned this, with the exception of shipping stock grazed on his farm, comprising 500 acres, on which he erected, some years ago, a large and spacious brick residence; fourteen years ago Mr. K. was elected township treasurer, which office he yet fills to the satisfaction of the people; for several years he served as one of the board of trustees at Waverly; one year served as president of the board; for the past five years as assessor in the district where he lives

Kent Enoch, blacksmith, Waverly Keplinger Fannie, wid. Thomas, Waverly KEPL.INGER FRANK, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this biography was the oldest son of John E. Keplinger, who was born in Tennessee, near Jonesboro, June 18, 1818; when John E. was six years 'of age his parents emigrated to Illinois, and located on the Mauvaisterre; this, as near as can be ascertained, was in 1824; growing to manhood on the homestead of his father, he acquired a vigor that laid the foundation of his future success in life; his education was received in a log cabin; he married, in 1843, Miss Loretta Harris, a daughter of Wm. Harris; this marriage was blessed with seven children, five living; Frank, who heads this sketch, was born Jan. 15, 1844, in Morgan County; received his preliminary education at district schools, which was afterward completed at Bloomington high school; during the late war he enlisted in Co. B, Tenth Illinois Infantry, at Jacksonville; he was then in his twentieth year; became engaged in battles fought by Sherman during his march to the sea; honorably discharged July 18, 1865, he returned to Morgan County, where he married, Jan. 15, 1868, Miss Rachel Holliday, a daughter of Wm. Holliday, a physician, and Mariah, whose maiden name was Bachelor; two children: Hattie M., and Benjamin Keplinger John E. grocer, Waverly Keplinger J. Wesley, Waverly

KIMBER ALONZO L. physician and surgeon, office ws Square, r on his farm on the east side of the city Waverly, 111.; was born in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 10, 1825; was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio; came to Illinois in the Fall of 1854; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the Spring of 1857; located for the practice of medicine in Prairie City, McDonough Co., 111., and in the Spring of 1859 removed to this place, where he has remained

L.ANDRETH J. O. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly. The subject was the seventh child of a family of eleven children; his father, Jonathan Landreth, who has lived in Macoupin .Co. since 1833, was born in Virginia, 1800; on' his emigration to Illinois, in 1821, he married Miss Mary Thompson in Union Co. J. O. Landreth is worthy of more than a passing notice; he was born in Virginia, in 1832; one year later, as elsewhere stated, his parents moved to Macoupin Co.; close to the neighborhood where he now lives were passed the early years of young Landreth; in 1856 he married Miss Martha A. Yowell, a daughter of James and Emily Yowell, natives of Kentucky, who moved to Illinois in 1851; by this marriage five children: Luella, born 1857, Ora, born 1859, Olivia, born 1862, James A. born 1864, Noah W. H. born 1873; after his marriage Mr. Landreth attended a course of medical lectures at Chicago, and has practiced to such an extent as do not conflict with his farm duties the profession of a physician. In 1873 he was elected justice of the peace. For many years Mr. Landreth has followed farming; owns eighty acres. It should be stated that Mr. L. attended the lectures heretofore mentioned at Rush College in 1864, and has been a hard working student in his profession

Large Peter, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly Large Robert, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly LAWS JOHN P. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Laws was born in Scott Co., 111., July, 1844; his parents, Stephen and Sarah, were early residents of Morgan Co., afterward removing to Scott Co., where the elder Laws followed for many years the calling of a cooper; in this county young Laws passed the earlier years of his life; at twenty-three he married Miss Margaret E. Crisman, a daughter of E. M. Crisman, the noted stock dealer of Scott Co. It should have been previously stated that in his eighteenth year Mr. L. enlisted in the war for the Union, in Co. F., I2gth 111. Inf., sharing the hardships of Sherman's Atlanta campaign; he became engaged in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Buzzard Roost, Atlanta, Burnt Hickory, etc.; promoted corporal; on the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned to Scott Co., where he married; two years later, he removed to old Morgan, where he owns an estate of eighty acres; by this marriage three children ; only one living: John Elmer, born Dec. I, 1877; Sallie L. and Edgar S. deceased

Lawson George M. wagon maker, Waverly LEAK THOMAS, farmer and stock ra'iser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; youngest child of George and Jane Leak. George Leak was born in Yorkshire, England, and there married Miss Jane Hiles; six children were born of this marriage: William, John, George, Thomas, Alice, and Fanny. During the Spring of 1851, the family stepped on board a sailing vessel bound for America, landmg in New York City; there they remained during the summer, and during the autumn of that year moved to Illinois and settled on the Mauvaisterre. For some two years George Leak worked for Judge Wood, and then rented the land now owned by Daniel Sevier, where he died; his wife survived him many years, being laid at rest in 1876. Thomas, whose name stands at the top of this sketch, was born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. II, 1835; when the family arrived in

Morgan Co. he had attained his sixteenth year; he married, at twenty-one, Miss Mary Jane Jones, a daughter of James and Harriet Jones; by this marriage six children, three of whom are living: George D., James, and Josephine; Martha, Harriet, John deceased. Since his arrival in Morgan Co., Mr. Leak has followed farming, owning seventy acres Leak Wm. dry goods, Waverly Leigh E. F. elk. Waverly Lindsey Wm. plasterer, Wavevly Lobb J. B. farm hand; P.O. Waverly Lombard Gilbert, constable, Waverly Lombard Joseph, wagon maker, Waverly Long Geo. C. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Franklin Loving Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly

MANSON JAMES W. of the firm Grain & Hanson, dry goods' merchants and bankers, ws Square, Waverly 111.; was born June 2, 1826, in Frederick X^o., Maryland; came to Morgan Co., 111., in the Spring of 1838, with his father, Jonathan Manson; was married Sept. 6, 1849, to Miss Ruth Hamilton, daughter of Rev. John C. Hamilton; she died May 5, 1853; was married June 17, 1856, to Miss Abbie A. Thompson, daughter of Oswald Thompson, of Cass Co.; she was born Sept. 19, 1838, in Cass Co.; have five children living by his last wife, namely: Clara I. , born March 28, 1857, Wm. O. born Oct. 9, 1858, Emma born May 5, 1864, Frankie and Nellie born May 10, 1871

Carlinville, Macoupin Co., 111., with his parents in 1864, where his father died on the 22d day of February, 1874 ; his mother married the second time to Daniel Dulls, Esq., Coroner of Macoupin Co. ; Mr. M. received his education at Blackburn University at Carlinville, where he has resided since 1864 until September, 1877, when he moved to Jacksonville, and in April, 1878, he came to Waverly and embarked in the grocery business Martin Henry, farm hand, P.O. Wavirly Martin Michael, Waverly Maupin Elijah, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Mayfield Ellison, renter, Sec, 10, P.O. Waverly

McVey George R. farmer, Waverly McVEY R. E. physician and surgeon west side Square, Waverly, was born in Madison County, 111., Nov. 19, 1828 ; in 1852 was married to Margaret J. Hutchison, of Waverly, Morgan Co., 111., who died of bilious fever the following June ; was married again Dec. 28, 1854, to Miss Nancy Harris, of Sangamon Co., Ill, when they moved tD Girard, Macoupin Co.. where he was connected with a steam flouring mill. Here the first child, Mary M. was born Jan. n, 1856, and died Feb. 10 the same year. In the Spring of 1857 moved to Nilwood, 111., where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits and in the study of medicine, and there the second child, Virginia A. was born Aug. 5, 1857, and died Sept. 20, 1858. In 1859, removed to Waverly, where he still resides, and continued the study of medicine ; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, 111., in 1861 Since his residence in Waverly four children have been born : the oldest of whom, Carrie was born Nov. 23, 1861 ; the next, William Edley, June 30, 1864, and the youngest who are twins, Nellie and Nannie, Sept. 3, 1874. Dr. McVey is a member of the Morgan County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Mc- Vey is engaged in general practice, and makes nervous diseases a specialty, and is now prepared to treat all forms of nervous trouble hy the most recent appliances in the way of electricity and electric baths ; and is also prepared for the treatment of diseases by electro surgeory. Meacham C. F. auctioneer, Waverly MEACHAM E. D. farmer and slockraiser, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Meacham was born in North Carolina, Feb. 4, 1805. When but a year old his parents moved to Kentucky, and settled on farm property; in 1830 the Meacham family emigrated to Illinois, and settled in Sangamon Co., as their names appear in the historical portion of this volume. We here append^a biographical sketch of E. D. Meacham, whose name stands at the top. He married in Kentucky Mrs. Nancy Cavanah in 1825 ; in Sangamon Co. Mr. M. farmed it for many years, where his first wife died ; six children were born of this marriage : Martha, W. E. (whose biographical sketch appears elsewhere) ; Margaret, deceased, C. F., who transacts the business of a horse farrier at Waverly ; Adeline W. and Lucinda. Nov. 12, 1854, Mr. Meacham was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Mc- Cormick ; nine children born of this marriage, all of whom are living - E. D. jr., Isabel, Henry C., Annis, Ella, George G. Jos. H., Abraham L., and Katy. In 1854, Mr. M. moved to Waverly, where he became a merchant until the close of the war. In 1856 he purchased part of the property he now owns. Mr. M. is one of our mo-t public spirited citizens. Meacham Edon, farmer, Waverly Meacham Edward, farmer, Wavarly Meacham Henry, pi inter, Waverly MEACHAM JOHN W. lawyer, notary public, and general collecting agent, Waverly

MEACHAM WILLIS E. Farmer and stock-raiser. The subject of this sketch is a native of Christian Co., Kentucky; he was born October, 1828 ; second child of E. D. and Nancy Meacham ; when but three years of age his parents moved to Sangamon Co., 111. Willis became a resident of Morgan Co in 1858, and engaged in the hardware trade for some four years. He married in Sangamon Co. Miss Rachel Hudson, a daughter of John and Margaret Hudson, natives of Virginia ; by this marriage three children were born, two of whom are now living ; Adeline, born 1857 ; Ellen, born 1859 ; died in early infancy, Margaret, born May, 1862. When the war of the rebellion came on Mr. Meacham was elected First Lieutenant, Co. G, One Hundred and First 111. Inf., leaving for the front ; on arriving at Holly Springs he was elected Captain, a position in which he won the esteem of the soldiers and was well qualified to fill. Battles participated in : Dallas, Resaca, Peachtree Creek, Mission Ridge, etc. He was honorably discharged at Robertsville, S. C., February, 1865 ; he returned to Morgan Co., where he has since followed farming ; one of our most substantial citizens. For many years he was President of the Board of Trustees before the present city administration of Waverly, and at the last April election was elected to serve as alderman. Mr. Meacham owns 80 acres of land, part of which lies in the city limits, a valuable property.

Meacham W. L. T. clothing, Waverly Meacham W. T. elk. Waverly Miller Charles, farmer, P.O. Waverly Miller J. H. S. farmer Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly Miller Permelia, wid. Ebenezer, Waverly Miller Sarah Mrs. P.O. Waverly Miner B. G. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly Miner Elisha, retired, Waverly Minor William, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Waverly Mefford F. M. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly Merritt William H. engineer, Waverly Merwin I. N. restaurant, Waverly Merritt William H. engineer. Waverly MICHENER WILSON, commission merchant, Waverly, was born in Chester Co., Pa., March 23, 1812 ; came to Morgan Co. May i, 1835, and settled in Jacksonville, and engaged in the business of chair-making. The first cane-seat chairs made in Morgan Co. were made by Mr. Michener. He sold them to Col. Jas. Dunlap, of Jacksonville ; left Jacksonville in 1848, and went to different places, and in the Spring of 1857 engaged in farming, and continued at it until 1869, when he moved to Waverly Township. Mr. Michener is now living with his fourth wife, formerly Mrs. Eliza Jane Sevier, whom he married Oct., 1871 ; has four children living; Mary E. Lanuma, Thomas S. and Catherine J.; belongs to the Christian Church, and is a life-long democrat.

MILLER CHARLES, was born in Morgan Co., Dec., 1853, and married, in his 2oth year, Miss Arcissa Ashbaugh, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth, who were among the first to settle in Morgan Co. By the marriage of Mr. Miller to Miss Ashbaugh, two children, Albert, born Oct., 1875, and Sadie, born Jan. 1878. Mr. Miller owns 80 acres.

MILLER JOHN M. deceased, a successful farmer many years in Morgan Co., and who is well remembered by early residents ; was born near Albany, N.Y., in 1828 ; on the farm of his father were spent his youthful days, arriving at manhood, he made his way to Illinois, and located in the vicinity of Waverly, where he embarked in the marble business, that of tomb stones. A man of enterprise, he attended to his own sales, his business calling him into many different counties, where he formed the acquaintance of men who were afterwards prominent in the affairs of the State. In this business, he made a start in life, where many would have failed ; in 1858, he retired from this business to his farm, situated south of Waverly, where he displayed his usual energy, purchasing farm property from time to time. On his decease, which occurred in 1870, he left an estate of 230 acres. The wife, who helped very much toward the prosperity of her husband, still survives him, living on the old homestead ; there are four children, William, Edward, John, and Charles.

MINER G. A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Miner was born in Morgan Co., March n, 1839, only child of James and Delilah, whose maiden name was Corey ; natives of New York

State, they removed to Morgan Co. when it was in a primitive state, and lived the life of the pioneer, and formed the acquaintance of such men as Newton Cloud, W. T. Givens, and others well known in the annals of this county. When the subject of our notice was quite small, his father died, his mother afterwards marrying Norman Ward, and on his decease married Lemuel P. Curry, and now resides in Bureau Co., Til. George grew to manhood in Morgan Co., where he m rried Miss Elizabeth Dennis, daughter of Jas. M. Dennis. Eleven children, nine living: Edward E., Thos. M., Albert F., Sarah L., Emma J., Ida B., Erne M , Minnie B., and Daisy. Mr. Miner owns 6 1 acres

XT ARR HENRY, wagonmkr. Waverly *- ^ Neece J. A. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly NEECE M. C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this sketch was born in Greene Co., 111., Sept, 18, 1833, son of Robert and Peninah Neece, natives of Tenn., and among the first settlers of 111. Mr. Neece grew up in Greene Co., 111., but for many years has been a resident of Morgan Co., 111. During the war he became a speculator in provisions, breadstuff's, etc., etc. He married in his twenty- first year Mrs. Ann Svvinden, a daughter of Henry and Sarah Swinden. Five children, three living : Mary E., Sarah E.. and Edward N. Mr. Neece owns some \vo hundred acres, and is a live energetic man ; he is a credit to the vocation which he has followed for so many years

Neece Peninah Mrs. P.O. Waverly NEVINS T. V. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Waverly ; oldest son now living of John and Edith Nevins, who settled in Morgan Co. prior to the deep snow ; first, on their arrival in Illinois, they settled at Chapman Point, Macoupin Co. John Nevins was born in Tenn., 1804, and married in 1825 to Miss Edith Gerhardt, a native of Virginia. Ten children born of this marriage, seven of whom are living. T. V. Nevins, as previously mentioned, being the oldest ; he was born on the old homestead Jan. 14, 1831, receiving his education in a log cabin, where everything was of the plainest description, and where the principal studies were the Webster's spelling book and New Testament ; married in his twenty-first year. Nov. 1852, Mrs. Mary A. Sims, relict of Robert Sims, and daughter of Wm. Campbell. Mrs. Nevins married Robert Sims Nov. 21, 1844; by this marriage, two children, Wm. A., who married Harriet Allen, and John J., who married Miss Mattie Alderson. Mrs. Nevins, who gives this narrative, relates that in the earliest settlement of this county, the people were sociable and friendly, and did a wedding occur, the pioneer, accompanied by his family, joined in the festivities of the occasion. Mr. Nevins, for many years, a resident of Morgan Co., now owns land in Mo., where with his family he will shortly become a permanent resident. Two children, Alexander, born Aug. 23, 1855, Clara A., born March 20, 1863

Parkins William, butcher, Waverly Parkins William, renter, P.O. Waverly PARROTT JAMES B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Parrott was born in Christian Co., Ky., near Hopkinsville, July I, 1822 ; the seventh child of Tyre and Nancy Parrott, whose maiden name was Shrock. The father of James was born in Virginia (probably born in 1787). Moving to Kentucky in an early day he married the lady mentioned above, and lived there many years. During the Autumn of 1825 he emigrated to Illinois, settling on Indian Creek, where he stopped in a cabin built by 'Squire Page. Remaining in this dwelling during the winter, the following spring he built a similar structure, into which he moved his family. An industrious man, generous to a fault, he never became wealthy; he died in 1852, an estimable citizen. His loss was deeply deplored by all who knew him ; his wife died in 1832. James, who heads this sketch grew up in Illinois, and inherited from his father that energy that marks his business transactions to-day. His education was derived in a log cabin, common in those early days. In 1843 he married Miss Jane Sims, a daughter of Wm. Sims, one of the first settlers of this county; with Mr.Parrott, in early days, money was generally an unknown quantity ; for many years he saw but few comforts, but in time, as improvements swept over the country, he began to accumulate property amounting to four handred acres ; now owns 220 acres. By this marriage four children, two of whom are living : Mary Jane, who married J. W. Wrightsman, and John W., who married Miss Rilda Edwards Peck J. B. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly Peet C. M. tinner, Waverly Peet Jane H. wid. Martin, Waverly Pete Curtis E. farmer, Sec. IO, P.O. Waverly Pete Daniel, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly Pete John, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly Petree Granville, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Franklin Petree Henry S. farm hand, Sec. 31, P.O.

RAY E. T. farmer, and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly ; the subject of this sketch was born in Wayne Co., Va., in 1845. Benj. Ray, father of E. T. Ray, was born in Virginia about 1800 ; there married Miss Melcina Garrett, by whom he had seven children : Benjamin, William, Albert, Lorena, Theodore, Mellville, Celeste, and E. T., who resided in Virginia during his boyhood. In his seventeenth year in 1861 he enlisted in Co. I, gth Virginia Inft., Union troops. Twenty days from the date of enlistment, he was captured among others belonging to the regiment, and sent to Libby prison, where he remained a prisoner some three months ; he then returned home on parole, afterward transferred to Columbus, Ohio, he was there honorably discharged November, 1862. From Ohio he made his way to Morgan Co., 111., where he united in marriage the same year to Miss Sarah Ray, a daughter of Elijah and Sarah Ray. By this marriage, two children : Lillie M. born Jan. 27, 1863 , Trueit O., born July 12, 1875

Ray Trueit, renter, P.O. Waverly Ray William E. farmer, Waverly Ray W. A. farmer, P.O. Waverly Reed John, renter, P.O. Waverly Reed John C. builder, Waverly Reynolds Andrew, farmer, P.O. Waverly Reynolds Joseph, Waverly Richardson Calvin, blacksmith, Waverly Richardson Frank, blacksmith, Waverly Richardson James F. blacksmith, Waverly Rigg Thomas B. woodsawyer, Waverly Riggin Sarah, wid. Alfred, Waverly Riley Marlow, teamster, Waverly Roach Albert, farmer, Waverly Roach A. R. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly ROACH JAMES T. butcher, Waverly, 111., was born in Madison Co., 111., March 2, 1827. He came to Morgan Co. with his father, John D. Roach, in the Fall of 1831, remaining only two years, when they moved to St. Clair Co. They returned to Morgan Co. in June, 1841, where he has resided ever since ; was married to Miss Susan Draper, Dec. 15, 1855 ; she was born in Greene Co., 111., Aug. 15, 1837, and raised in Waverly. They have seven children : namely : John T., Stephen E., Margaret A., James A., Mary J, Isaac F., and Charles A.

ROHBER AL.BERT, farmer and stock-raiser and Vice Pres. of the Bank of Waverly, Sec. 25, P.O. Waverly, oldest son of Jonathan and Mary Roher, whose names are mentioned elsewhere in this work ; Albert, who has passed all of his life in Morgan Co., and who is one of our most substantial farmers, deserves more than a passing notice ; inheriting an energetic disposition, he early started forward in a successful career. In his 25th year, in 1855, he united his fortune to Miss Jane C. Knowles, the daughter of Burton Knowles, of Menard Co. ; he was then the owner of 120 acres, on which he bent all of his energies to bring to a proper cultivation, how well he succeeded, the present day shows clearly, for the small acreage referred to became an estate of nearly 1,000 acres, a magnificent property on which he erected one of the finest farm residences in Morgan Co., a fitting tribute to a life of energy and enterprise. Three children, two of whom are living : Newton B. and Mary E.

ROHRER G. W. farmer and stockraiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. The above named gentleman who has passed nearly half a century in the bounds of Morgan Co., comes of a numerous and respectable family ; his father, Jacob Rohrer, who helped very materially toward the progress of this county, was born in Hagerstown, Md., in 1798 ; in an early day he accompanied his parents to Virginia, and afterward removed to Kentucky, where he married Miss Artimissa Patterson. In 1826, Jacob R., then a young man and possessed of energy and a vigorous constitution, set out for Illinois, and settled on arrival near Apple Creek, near which is now situated the city of Waverly ; entering the same from the government, he became in due process of time a successful farmer, due in a great measure to his remarkable energy ; he died in 1870, leaving an estate of 200 acres ; his wife survived him some three years, and on her decease was laid at rest near Waverly. Geo. W., who is the only one now living in Morgan Co., was born in Morgan Co. Oct. 28, 1830, and passed his boyhood among such associates as the Clouds, Deatherages, and others ; he received his education in a subscription school of the usual log cabin order. In his 22d year he married Miss Emily Sharp, a daughter of Isaac and Cloie Sharp, natives of Tennessee. The pioneer days of Mr. R. were not devoid of interest ; times were indeed hard, commodities being frequently exchanged by barter, but he enjoyed those early days which developed an energy which is still unabated. Mr. R. now resides on his farm, comprising 78 acres. By this marriage ten children, nine of whom are living : William, Jacob, Newton, Ira, Flora, Lydia, Hollie B., Emma, and Carrie Rohrer Milton, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly Rohrer William H. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly

Ross Helen P. wid. George, Waverly Root Chauncey, elk. Waverly Root Edward N. agt. Waverly Root Edward, saw mill, Waverly Rosson Richard, lab. Waverly Rude Maria, wid. Samuel, Waverly Rude William D. teamster, Waverly Russell Henry, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly Rutherford J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly RYNDERS ANDREW, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Rynders is one of the oldest inhabitants and one of the earliest pioneers now living in Morgan Co., a man of extraordinary energy, he is worthy of more than a passing notice ; he was born in Saratoga Co. New York, Jan. 15, 1798, the seventh of a family of thirteen children ; he passed his early years in New York State, and married in his 24th year Miss Sarah Miner, a daughter of Amos Miner, an ingenious mechanic, who afterward removed to Illinois, where he passed the remainder of life. The subject of this sketch was apprenticed to the trade of a millwright ; became a superior workman, and contracted mill work to a considerable extent in different parts of the State, This making it necessary for him to be frequently absent from home, he set- tied down to the quiet life of a farmer. In 1835 he concluded to better his fortune by directing his footsteps westward ; after days and weeks spent in travel, he settled with his family in the vicinity of Waverly, where he entered a tract of land from the government, and moved into a log cabin built some years previous ; at Little York he worked on the steam grist and saw mill that was in process of erection by the Miner family. Mr. R. relates thatColeman Deatherage put up a horse mill near Appalove, and Thos. Ross and Eziekel Springer constructed a saw mill, for which Mr. Rynders took charge as millwright. During those early days Mr. Rynders was a warm advocate of the extension of education. His memory is remarkable, even now, when he has long since passed the age commonly allotted to man ; he still makes a hand in the harvest field ; a hard worker all his life, he now finds no time for idleness. Going back a little into the early history of this family, we find that the first wife of Mr. Rynders died about 1846. There were eleven children born of this marriage, three of whom were living on the decease of Mrs. R.: Wm., Andrew, and Ruth. About 1847 Mr. R. was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Sevier ; by this marriage one child, Sarah E., deceased. Mrs. R. departing this life about the year 1850, the following year he was married to Mrs. Arena Beasely, by whom he had eight children, four living : Andrew, William, Douglas, and Isiah ; in 1864 this lady was laid at rest in the Jones Cemetery. Mr. R. afterward was united in marriage to Arena Arnot, who died Jan. 15, 1873. June 19, 1873, he married Mrs. Sarah Ann Alabaugh, who was born in Greene County. During his long and successful life Mr. R. has accumulated a fine farm property, which he still conducts at his advanced age successfully Rynders William, broom maker, Waverly

Scott Frank, farmer P.O. Waverly SCOTT GEORGE, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Scott was born in Morgan Co., August 23, 1852; his father, Z. P. Scott, was a native of Kentucky; his mother was born in North Carolina; they removed to Morgan Co. in an early period, where the subject of our notice grew up on the farm; educated in the district schools of the period; in his twentieth year he married Miss Georgiana Deatherage, a daughter of Wm. Deatherage, of this county; by this marriage two children: Cora F. born August, 1874, Minnie E. born April 15, 1878 Scott Mary, wid. Harrison, Waverly Scott Nancy E. wid. Charles M. Waverly Scott Zelia, renter, P.O. Waverly Scribner L. B. farmer, P.O. Waverly Schy Conrad, shoemaker, Waverly Seaton William, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Selvey John, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Sevier Daniel, renter, P.O. Waverly SEVIER J. D. farmer and school teacher, Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. The above gentleman is the fourth child of Annanias and C. S. Sevier, natives of Tennessee, who emigrated to the West as early as 1830, locating on the same property he has brought to its present improved condition. A gentleman of ability as a farmer, his name (will be found elsewhere in this volume. By this marriage thirteen children, nine of whom are living. J. D., who heads this sketch, grew to manhood on the old homestead, and received his preliminary education in district schools, which was afterward completed in the Waverly high school; in his twenty-third year, he married Miss Lizzie Lee Clayton, a daughter of Francis and Phoebe Clayton, natives of Kentucky, and who were among the first to settle in Morgan Co. During the past five years Mr. S. has devoted his time to the duties of the school-room, during the winter season, his farm requiring his attention during the summer; two children: Edith S. born Dec. 22, 1875, Ralph, born Sept. 18, 1877

SEYMOUR HENRY, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Seymour was born in Morgan Co. in 1838; his early life spent in the usual manner of the farmer boy; he attended the usual subscription school, where he received his preliminary education in a Webster's spelling book, his higher classical course of study being a Smith's arithmetic; arriving at manhood he united his fortunes to Miss Amanda M. Burch; by this marriage five children: Effie, Addie, Anna, John W. and Minnie E. Mr. S. now lives on his farm, comprising 145 acres. For seven years he was township trustee. Courteous to all, he makes many friends. SEYMOUR JARRETT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly; the above named gentleman comes of a numerous and respectable family, whose sketches will be found elsewhere in this volume. Jarrett was born in Morgan Co. April, 1832, the fifth child of John and Sarah Seymour. Growing to manhood among the hardy backwoodsmen, he necessarily, in a measure, inherited their enterprise and hearty ways; in youth he wended his way to the log cabin where school was kept, and there dived deep into the mysteries of Webster's spelling book or the New Testament, and many interesting incidents are remembered by him of those merry days. In 1854 he married Miss Hannah Sturgis; by this marriage four children, two of whom are living, Henry and Wilburn. In August, 1861, Mrs. Seymour died, and was laid at rest in Providence Cemetery. In 1863 he married Miss Emeline McCurley, daughter of Eziekel McCurley; five children: Charles, Elizabeth, Julia, Minnie, and Thomas Sharp Edward, blacksmith, Waverly Sharp John E. blacksmith, Waverly Sharp Samuel, painter, Waverly Shores Gideon, renter, P.O. Waverly Short John, farmer, Sec.2g, P.O. Waverly Sidwell George, renter, P.O. Waverly SIMS AUSTIN", a resident of Morgan Co. for over half a century, was born in South Carolina Sept. 6, 1790. His father, also named Austin, was a native of North Carolina, and there married Miss Nancy Farmer; of twelve children born of this marriage, the subject of this sketch was the third child; in his ninth year his parents moved to Kentucky, where he married, in 1810, Miss Jennie Nevins, a native of Kentucky, and a daughter of Robert Nevins; in 1817, accompanied by his wife and two children, he made his way to Madison Co., 111., where he remained a resident ten years, when he moved to Morgan Co., then in its infancy, and where the pioneer worked hard for the absolute necessities of life. The first wife of Mr. S. died in Morgan Co. Oct. 22, 1851; by this marriage six children grown to maturity: Silas, Elizabeth, John, Robert,. Joel H., and Mary. March 6, 1853 Mr. S. was married to Miss Patsy Anderson, who has resided in Morgan Co. fifty-two years. We here append a short biography of Robert Sims, fourth child of Austin, who is well remembered by the citizens of this county for his many good qualities of mind and heart; born in Madison Co., 111., in 1823, he grew up in Morgan Co., where his parents moved in 1827; he there united his fortunes to Miss Amanda Campbell, a daughter of Wm. Campbell; by this marriage two children: William, born in 1848 (married Miss Harriet R. Allen, a daughter of Thomas B. Allen, of Macoupin Co.; three children, Robert and Edward, living), John J., a patron of this work, was born April 22, 1850, and married, in 1872, Miss Martha Alderson; two children, Albert and Henry. Austin Sims, whose name heads this sketch, is a living witness of the vast changes made in Illinois, has spent fifty-six years of his life in the ministry, and is widely known for his many Christian virtues. Robert Sims died Jan. 15, 1851

Smedley Thomas B. grocer, Waverly SMETTERS M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Smetters was the second child of Daniel and Maria Smetters, natives of Pennsylvania; he was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, during the early settlement of that State, where they remained for many years; in 1843 the family settled in Morgan Co. where they remained seven years, and then moved to Sangamon Co., settling at Island Grove; one year later he moved to Lick Creek, where he died in 1862; here also were passed the last days of his wife, who died in 1872. Michael, who heads this sketch and who became prominent as a farmer, in Lavini township, Sangamon Co., like many of our enterprising western men, commenced life with but few advantages. The first money he saved as a farm laborer, at nine dollars per month; he thus spent about three years, then renting four years, at the end of that time he made a purchase of eighty acres; here he made his home until his removal to Morgan Co., the farm property bought in Sangamon Co. consisting of 240 acres of valuable land. In closing this brief sketch, we can say of Mr. S. personally, that, as an honest man, he stands high in the estimation of his many friends. March 7, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy A., daughter of John and Jane (Lockridge) McCormick, by whom he has three children: John L. born July 16, 1870; Samuel T. born Sept. 12, 1872; and Noah M. born 1877. Mrs. S. is a lady of refinement and liberally educated, and for twelve years prior to marriage taught school, for many years near Waverly; the ancestry of Mrs. Smetters were McCormicks; her grandfather, James McCormick, was a gunsmith during the Revolution, and among the first settlers of Kentucky; Mr. Smetters is the owner of a handsome residence near Waverly, where he now lives

Smith James, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly South Isaiah, farmer, Waverly South James, farmer, Waverly Sperry Alfred, Waverly Sperry Charles L. farmer, Waverly Sperry Edward, painter, Waverly Sperry James, renter, P.O. Waverly SPRAGUE J. B. physician and surgeon, Waverly; special attention paid to the cure of chronic diseases Staples Emily, wid. William, Waverly Staples George W. miller, Waverly Staples Katy, Waverly Staples Sarah, wid. Roland, Waverly STICK ANDREW J. farmer and school teacher; the subject of this sketch is the oldest son of James P. and Nancy H. Slice, whose maiden name was Conlee, the daughter of Isaac Conlee, one of the pioneer ministers of this county; James P. Slice, the father of Andrew, was born Nov. 10, 1826, in Morgan Counly, near Jacksonville, when il contained but a few cabins; he married in this county, about 1848; Andrew, who heads this sketch, was born in Morgan County, May 23, 1852; lie received a liberal education; in his twenlyihird year he married Miss Elizabelh J. Wood, a daughler of David Wood, and ihe granddaughler of Hon. Samuel J. Wood; for several years Mr. Stice during ihe winler has been employed as teacher of districl schools; during the summer follows farming; two children: Bertha E., born August 8, 1876; Alberl C., born Jan. 25, 1877

STICE J. PERRY, farmer and slock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly; Ihe subjecl of this skelch was born in Morgan Counly Dec. 15, 1830; fourth child of Andrew and Nancy Slice, natives of Illinois, who removed from Jersey County to Morgan County, in 1828, where ihe head of ihe family enlered land from ihe government, near Jacksonville, and located on the farm now owned by J. H. Miller; the old people passed ihe remainder of iheir lives in Morgan Counly; Andrew died Jan. 31, 1855; Nancy, his wife, died October 31, 1860; J. Perry, who heads this skelch, and who has grown from boyhood to manhood in Morgan County, received his education in subscriplion schools, wending his way lo a rude, low roofed cabin, after altending a higher branch of sludies in Waverly. Having the confidence of the community in which he lives, he has held numerous offices; in 1852, he married Miss E. J. Reynolds, a daughter of Joseph Reynolds; eight children, five are living: Charles A., born May 9, 1858, Emma, born June 3, 1852, George W., born Jan. 16, 1864, Ida B., born Feb. 6, 1870, James O., born Aug. 27, 1872

Stice A. P. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.i Waverly STICE W. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; born in Morgan County, April 16, 1838; his father, Andrew Slice, was born in Kenlucky, May 26,1803; he married in his nineleenlh year, in Kenlucky, Miss Nancy Armstrong; in an early day he moved to Illinois, and settled in the vicinity of Jacksonville, on government land; with little capital, but possessed of energy and ambition, he soon founded a home; he became a successful farmer, and is well remembered by the citizens of this county for his many noble traits of character; he died about 1858, and laid to rest amid the scenes of his pioneer days. W. B. Slice, from whom this sketch is obtained, grew up in Morgan County, where he received a liberal education, and married, in his twenty-first year, Miss Sarah Jane Smith, a daughter of James and Mahala Smith,who were early settlers in this county; by this marriage seven children, six living: Wm. E., Sylvester, James A., George A., Jessie L., Ada A; Arthur, deceased

Htalkington Elizabeth Mrs

Talkington Joseph, farmer, Waverly Talkington Mary, wid. Ashael, Waverly Talkington Prentice, farmer, Waverly Taylor Benjamin W. farmer, P.O. Waverly TAYLOR JAMES H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly; Mr. Taylor was born in Kentucky, Jan. 10, 1833; when but six years of age his parents moved to Illinois, and located in Macoupin County, where James grew up with vigorous constitution and native energy; the little education he received in early youth, was obtained by means of subscription; his first teacher was R. J. Hanshaw, a Virginian by birth, who moved with the parents of James to Illinois; in his twenty-second year, in 1855, Mr. Taylor married Rebecca T. Dennis, a daughter of Jas. M. and Sarah; from boyhood to manhood James Taylor has followed successfully the pursuits of agriculture; by this marriage eight children, seven of whom" are living: Geo. P., Laura E., Thos. N., Sarah E., Rumsey S., Mary C., and Stella Taylor John C. farmer, P.O. Waverly THAYER G. H. furniture dealer, south side Square, Waverly; was born in Amherst, Mass., Jan. 7, 1825; removed to Waverly with the family, April, 1846; is a graduate of Illinois College, class '49; was received into partnership with his father,

Mr. Asahel Thayer, who had established himself in the furniture trade several years before, and with whom he continued until Jan. i, 1877, when he became sole proprietor, and in which business he is still engaged, at the old stand, south side of the Square. His father, Mr. Asahel Thayer, was born in Amherst, Mass., Feb. 7, 1790; removed to Chatham, Sangamon County, this State, May,. 1839; in the Spring of 1846, he removed to Waverly; he saw its inhabitants, and those of the surrounding country, going to Jacksonville, Springfield, and Carlinville, to do their trading, and the great advantage that would accrue to Waverly if the people could have sufficient inducements to patronize their own town. He accordingly opened, in the spring of that year, the then largest stock of goods in the place, and by his own untiring energy and superior business qualifications, with the aid of other merchants, most of whom he induced to come in, he had the satisfaction, in a very few years, of seeing his anticipations realized in its becoming a central point of trade, and increasing to three or four times its former size; he was one of Waverly's most respected citizens, and for nearly sixty-three years a member of the Masonic fraternity; he continued to reside in Waverly until September, 1877, when he removed with his daughter, Mrs. Fannie Crooker, to Taylorville, Christian County, where he died, Oct. 27, 1877, at the residence of his son-in-law, G. W. Crooker, Esq. His body was brought to Waverly Oct. 3Oth, and the funeral services were held in the Congregational church, of which he had been a member for more than thirty years, and a professor of religion more than' sixty-three. His remains were borne thence to the East cemetery, where they rest beside those of his wife and daughter Helen.

TURNER THOMAS, farmer and stock raiser, Waverly; was born in Lawrence County, Illinois, Jan. I, 1819; has resided in Waverly since 1849; was married to Miss Harriet B. Massie; she was born March 18, 1822, in Scott County, Kentucky. They have four children: Alice A. born July 8, 1844; Clara B. born Aug. 20, 1845; Albert L. July 30, 1847; and Ida M. born Feb. 10, 1855

TURNEY ASA, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly; the above named gentleman was born in Wayne County, Illinois, Jan. 13, 1835; his father Isiah Turney, was a native of Wayne County, Kentucky, born Dec. 15, 1800; he remained in Kentucky up to his nineteenth year; after which he moved to Wayne County, Illinois, where he married Miss Judah Lee, a daughter of Edmund and Nancy Lee; maiden name, Lee; a distant relative of the late General Robert E. Lee, and a descendent of the Lees who took Jan active part in the Continental war. Tsiah Turney, a farmer during his life, possessed of great ambition, achieved success in this vocation; in 1860 he was elec'ed to the State Legislature in Morgan County; he passed the remainder of his life, in Scottsville, Macoupin County; died May 3,1876; an estimable citizen, his death was universally regretted by his many friends; liberally educated during the early years of his life, he began the study of medicine, ill health, however, compelled him to relinquish the profession, which was the dream of his younger days. His wife was born in South Carolina, Sept. 25, 1803; when two years old, her parents moved to Carthage, where the family opened the first tavern; from Tennessee the family moved to Kentucky, from which State Mrs. Turney accompanied a family to Wayne County, Illinois, and married Mr. Turney, her husband, in White County, Illinois, July 1820; by this marriage eleven children: Eliza Ann, deceased; Wm. F., Greene, deceased; Ellen, Harriet Jane, Moses, deceased; Asa, Drucilla, deceased; America, Thomas Benton, Hortense Ann; Asa', grew to maturity in the counties of Macoupin and Morgan. March 7, 1861, he was united fti marriage to Miss Nancy E. Hall, the daughter of Aaron and Nancy Hall; one child: Nancy, born in Sangamon County, Se it, n, 1864

A /"ANCIL A. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 6, Macoupin County, P.O. Vancil's Point, Macoupin County. Mr. Vancil was the fourth child of Gideon and Tarraba Vancil; he was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1828; where his parents moved about 1826, and settled in the vicinity of Auburn, where they remained for a number of years; and made their way to the State of Texas, but subsequently returned to Illinois; of a somewhat restless disposition, he eventually became a resident of Missouri, where he now lives, with his children; his wife having died on their return trip from Texas; eleven children; seven of whom are living: Mary Jane, Clarinda, James, Hughston, Sarah Ann, Frank, and A. B., the only one now living in this State, grew up in Sangamon County, and married in Macoupin, in 1853, Miss Lizzie Scott, a daughter of John Scott; two children: Arthur L., born in 1853, J. A., born 1858. Mr. V. owns 120 acres of well improved land, in Macoupin County

VANCIL ADAM farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this sketch, a life long resident of this State, and County, was born in Union County, Illinois, in 1814; there are but few now living, who have made a home in this State for the period of time that Mr. Vancil has been among us. The father of Adam Vancil was bora in Virginia, about 1790; in early manhood he left the old homestead and located in Union County, Illinois, where he married Miss Katty Putmaster, a native of Virginia; when Mr. Vancil ar rived in the State, he had but little save his trusty rifle, wherewith to commence the battle of life; no grist or horse mills being in use for several years, it became necessary for him to pound small grain, for breakfast or dinner, in a rough mortar. Moving to Morgan County, in 1827, he entered land from the government, and became, in his younger days, a successful farmer; the remains of himself and wife now rest in Morgan County. Adam, at time of his father's settlement in the county, was in his I3th year; when Black Hawk made war on the settlers, in 1832, although a youth, he determined to become among the few to protect the border, from the incursions of the red man; in 1834 he married Miss Margaret McCoulIough, a native of North Carolina; for some years he rented property, until such a time as he became able to buy; in 1846 Mrs. Vancil died, leaving six children; John, Franklin, and Elizabeth, living; January, 1848, Mr. Vancil married Mrs. Rhoda Ray, relict of Lewis Ray, and daughter of John and Elizabeth Lawrence. Mrs.Vancil was born in North Carolina, in 1809; by this marriage, three children, one living, George, who resides in California; Mr. Vancil, although not a large land owner, has for its size, one of the best managed farms in the State

VANCIL EDMUND C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Vancil's Point. Mr. Vancil takes a leading position among the wealthy men of Macoupin County; he was born in Kentucky, May 8, 1798; the early history of this family, is somewhat obscure; his father Tobias Vancil, was of German parentage; who married in Virginia Miss Nancy Jack; they moved from Virginia to Kentucky, where the head of the family departed this life as early as 1816. Young Vancil, who was of a daring disposition, set out for the boundless prairies of Illinois; reaching the Ohio, he floated down the river, on a flatboat, reaching Golconda, Illinois; from this point he made his way into Union County, where he erected a cabin, and entered land from the government, and for some time worked as a deck hand, on keelboats, on the river, so common on che Western waters in an early day. In his twenty-fifth year, Mr. Vancil married Miss Mary Byers, a daughter of John Byers, a native of Pennsylvania, who moved to North Carolina, and afterwards to Kentucky, where Mrs. Vancil was born. For ten years Mr. Vancil became the successful proprietor of a distillery in Macoupin County; erecting the buildings, he also made the barrels; a natural mechanic, everything he undertook was successfully accomplished, and that in a superior manner. In 1827 he moved to Sangamon County, and during the Spring of 1828, moved on to the property he now owns; in many respects Mr. Vancil is a remarkable man; above the average in ability, possessed of rare judgment, his life has been a succession of brilliant successes; during his pioneer days he manufactured his own boots and shoes, built his own wagons, etc. ; in 1848 he erected the substantial dwelling, where now lives, which, at the time it was built, was perhaps, the finest farm residence of Macoupin County; in 1852 he built a steam saw-mill, which he run successfully many years; and which proved a paying investment; during this time he invented a plow for breaking purposes, a great improvement over those formerly in use, and many are in use at the present day; he also constructed a flatboat, in a very workmanlike manner, which made his name widely known as a superior workman. Mr. Vancil is to-day a representative type of the early pioneer; coming to the county, poor as the poorest, he has worked his way upward to a proud position in life; owning at onetime, some 1,500 acres, in Macoupin County; owning now some 6,000 acres in the States of California and Illinois; he is now living with his wife, a true type of the Western woman, on the farm, where he worked during the days of his early manhood; this marriage was blessed with six children: Emeline, who married C. Moffet; Imri B. who married Eliza Rice; Mordecai, who married in California, where he now lives; Wm. L. who married Miss Lucy Seaton. This sketch would be incomplete were we to omit to mention one of the older daughters of Mr. V.; Amanda, a remarkable woman, indeed, noted for wealth, rare executive abilities, and superior education, and well remembered by the citizens of Macoupin Coun farmer and schoolteacher, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly. Mr. V. was born in Morgan County, in 1831 ; his father, Ransom Vanwinkle, was born in Kentucky, about 1796; he married in Kentucky, Miss Margaret Brooks, who was also a native of Kentucky. During the Autumn of 1829 the family moved to Illinois, and located on Apple Creek, Morgan County, and settling on the unbroken prairie, prepared to cultivate the soil; here were spent the last days of the old folks; this marriage was blessed with nine children: Hiram J., who married , Miss Mary Vanmeter, he died in 1864; Thomas J., who married Orpha Bourland; Roxcil, lana, who married Monroe Mayfield; Sarah Jane, married a Mr. Reed, of Missouri; James N., who married in California; Martinette who died in 1858, unmarried; Atherton, who married Miss Nellie Luttrell; John H., who married Miss Lizzie Gibson, and Alexander, who heads this sketchmarried Miss Henrietta Keplinger, a daughter of Samuel Keplinger; three children: Mary H., born Feb., 1864, Homer A. and Horace U., twins, born Dec. II, 1865; Horace departed this* life Dec. 30, 1865; Mr. Vanwinkle for many years of his life was a schoolteacher; in 1870 Mrs. Vanwinkle departed this life; in 1852, Mr. V. accompanied an expedition en route for the gold fields of California, where he remained for six years, engaged as a miner and stock raiser, returning to Morgan County in 1858; in 1861 he entered the the army enlisting in Co. B, roth 111. Infantry, and remained encamped at Cairo until the expiration of service; he then reenlisted, in Aug., 1861, in the 32d 111. Infantry; up to Feb., of this year, the regiment was stationed at Camp Butler, where Mr. V. was appointed Sergeant-Major of the regiment; at Shiloh Mr. V. was severely wounded, which disabled him for many months; promoted Adjutant of the regiment, he served in that capacity until his resignation, which occurred in 1864; after the war he returned to Morgan County, but shortly went to Wisconsin, where he he became a merchant; returning to this

Walker Nicholas R. engineer, Waverly Watson Adelaide C. wid. Henry, Waverly Watson Alfred, capt. Waverly Watson Horatio G. farmer, Waverly WATSON THEODORE, retired, Waverly; was born August 27, 1814, in Hartford County, Conn., settled in Waverly in 1839; was married to Miss Sophia Clapp in the year 1840; she died Nov. 24, 1854; married again in the fall of 1855, to Mrs. Abbie Clawson; politics rep; religion Episcopalian

WATERS WM. C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, Macoupin Co., P.O. Waverly; Mr. Waters, now a resident of Macoupin Co., but cotemporary with the early settlements of Morgan, was born in Casey Co., Kentucky, March 6, 1825; the oldest son of Zachariah and Elizabeth, whose maiden name was Canaday; during the autumn of this year Zachariah determined to locate in the West, where the buffalo still remained comparatively undisturbed, and the North American Indians were a numerous people; after weeks of travel, he settled in Morgan Co., Illinois, on the Mauvaisterre, where now stands the residence of Judge Woods; here was spent the youthful days of young Waters, where he received a subscription schooling, consisting of a course of reading, writing, and arithmetic; to illustrate the simplicity of construction of these schools, we will here narrate a few facts; entering the schoolroom, the scholars seated themselves on rude wooden benches, while the teacher, a dignified man, moved around like a fire-marshal on dress parade; the shutters, a novelty in their way, were manufactured fijom clapboards, and swung to and fro on wooden hinges; the teacher's desk was an ancient affair, made of slabs, and would look out of place in our modern school- rooms; in 1845 Mr. Waters married Miss Keziah Brulton, a daughter of Wm. and Rebecca Brulton natives of Kentucky; the capital of Mr. W. at this time was small, but he set resolutely to work fo clear away the timber; two years later he moved to Macoupin, where he has since resided, owning a tract of 272 acres, and among the most successful farmers of that county; in 1853 Mrs. Waters died; two children, born of this marriage, are not living; in 1854 he married Miss Martha Moore; seven children, five of whom are living: Zillford C., Wm. D., Mary F., Palmer and Wealthy; Mrs. Waters died in 1864; June 13, 1866, married Miss Eliza Devenport, daughter of Wm. Devenport; by this marriage one child, not living Watts James, farm hand, Sec. 32, P.O Waverly

WEATHERFORD JONAS, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly; the subject of this sketch was born in Franklin, Morgan Co., July 3, 1844, second child of John and Melinda Weatherford, natives of Kentucky, who settled in Illinois when railroads were scarcely known in the West, and steamboats seldom seen on the western waters. The father of Jonas was unmarried when he arrived in Morgan County, but shortly after his settlement he was united in marriage to Miss Melinda McDonald ; starting in to the hard work that became a matter of necessity, he toiled early and late, while the years rolled rapidly onward, and his family grew up around him; removing to Missouri and remaining four years, the head of the family then moved to Sangamon County, where himself and wife now live; Jonas passed the greater portion of his life in Morgan County; at 18 he entered the service of Uncle Sam, Co. H, loist Illinois Infantry, for three years' service; in some of the more noted engagements of the war; his arm was badly shattered by a minnie ball at Dallas, Ga., which incapacitated him from service for some time; after the war closed, Mr.

W. returned to Morgan County, where he has since followed farming; on the I3th of September, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Wright, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Wright, whose biography will be found elsewhere; two children blessed this union, Ernest and Edward; Mr. W. now rasides on his farm property, comprising 40 acres

WELLER SAMUEL, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Weller was born in Logan Co., Ky., Aug. 26, 1821. Educated in district schools, at 16 he became apprenticed to the trade of a tailor ; serving his time, he became a journeyman, and the proprietor of an establishment for the transaction of general tailoring business. In 1845 he married Miss Elizabeth A. Lyndsey, a daughter of Samuel and Jane Lyndsey, natives of Kentucky. In 1852 Mr. Weller settled in Morgan Co., 111., in the vicinity of Waverly, where he has resided since his removal to the county, renting property the first few years. In a few years he became the owner of sixty-four acres near the city of Waverly. The marriage was blessed with eleven children, nine living: Samuel, born 1847; Elizabeth, born Nov. 4, 1848; Joseph M., Sept. 4,1850; James T., June 29, 1853; John H., April 10, 1855; William F., May 24, 1857; Miltie, Aug. 10, 1860; George E., April 13, 1862; Clara A. July 13, 1864 Weller Henry, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly

Wells Alexander, tinner, Waverly Wemple Edward, banker, Waverly Wemple F. H. banker, Waverly Wheeler Robert N. lab. Waverly White Andrew J. farmer, P.O. Waverly White James, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly White John, farmer, P.O. Waverly WHITLOCK ALEXANDER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin, The above-named gentleman was born in Washington Co., Tenn., in 1840. His father, Johnson Whitlock, was a also a native of Tennessee, who married in 1839 Miss Rebecca Wheeler, a daughter of Jessie J. and Charity Wheeler, by whom he had nine children : Amasa, who died in the army; John, who married Miss Martha Woods; Elizabeth, who married Chamberlain Belk; Minerva, who married George

Bonds; Mary, who married James Manly; Eveline, unmarried; George, who married Sylvanus Taylor, and Orletha, who married Willis Burch. Alexander, in his twelfth year, 1852, accompanied his parents to j Illinois, and located on arrival near Waverly, where he attended during his early years a district school. June 15, 1865, he was married to Miss Mary C. Bowyer, a daughter of James E. Bowyer. By this marriage six children: William T., George B., Freddie E. (not living), James O., Jessie M., and Wealthy. In Xi86i, Mr. Wheeler enlisted in Co. I., I4th 111. Infantry. On account of general disability, at the end of three months' service, he was honorably discharged, but on regaining hi< health, he re-enlisted in Co. G., loist Regt. 111. Infantry, on Sept. 2, 1862. A participant in one marine engagement. Honorably discharged in 1863, he returned to Morgan Co., where he now follows farming Whitlock Isaac, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.Waverly Whitlock Johnson, farmer, P.O. Waverly Whitlock William, farmer, P.O. Waverly Wiatt Henry P. renter, Sec. 21, P.O.Waverly Wilder George, farmer, P.O. Waverly Wilder Matilda, wid. Berry, Waverly Wilder Richard, farmer, P.O. Waverly Wilder Robert, renter, P.O. Waverly Williams George, farmer, Waverly Williams Henry, lab. Waverly Williams John, farmer, Waverly Williams John, sr. farmer, Waverly Wolfkill D. S. watchmkr. Waverly Wood H. C. harnessmkr. Waverly Wood James, farm hand, P.O. Waverly

Woodman John F. dry goods, Waverly WOODS WM. C. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Franklin ; son of Sterling and Elizabeth. As early as 1828, they removed from Kentucky to Illinois, settling in Morgan Co., where Wm. C. was born in 1831. The country was then new, and the emigrant frequently went fifteen miles to horsemill. At times a numerous party would meet at these mills, where they would remain all night, parching corn, cracking jokes, and having a good time generally, for they were a whole - souled, sociable people. Wm. attended a log school house, the furniture of this school was of the rudest kind, some benches being in use and awkwardly constructed, and the first teacher was Joel Heddington. Dec. 28, 1859, Mr. Woods was married to Celestine Boulware, daughter of Philip and Nancy, pioneers of Morgan Co. Eight children blessed this union : Minerva, wife of Leander A. Colwell, Robert, James P., Mary, Clara, George, Nora, and Margaret. Mr. Woods owns 160 acres of well improved land-:, is a good farmer and successful trader. The father, in 1849, moved to Macoupin Co., where he now resides, who, in his younger days, was a very sterling, energetic man Wynne Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Waverly

Waverly Business Cards The Bank Of Waverly

State st. Waverly. A co-partnership existting between Theodore E. Curtiss, Agustine A. Curtiss, Albert Rohrer, Wm. W. Brown, and Horace R. Boynton, doing business under the firm name and style of "The Bank of Waverly," organized March, 1872. Transact a general banking business, buy and sell exchange, etc., interest paid on time deposits by special arrangement. Special attention given to collections. T.

AUSTLN" JOHN", deceased, during his life was well and favorably known to the residents of this county ; he was born in 1837, on the homestead property of his parents in Morgan Co. The head of the family, Eli Austin, who is still living, was a farmer and blacksmith ; when old enough John attended a district school during the winter, the summer finding him busily employed on the farm ; in 1857 he married Miss Martha Criswell, daughter of George Criswell of this county ; four children : Susan M., Ida L., Cora E. and Evalena. On the 2gth day of January, 1868, Mr. Austin died and was interred in the Seymour cemetery ; a useful^ citizen, his death was regretted by all who knew him ; he left a property of 160 acres, on which his widow, Martha H. Austin, now resides.

BEBBYMAN WM. A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, T. 13, R. 9, P.O. Scottville, Macoupin Co., 111., was born in Barren Co., Ky., Dec. 16, 1828 ; working for his father on a tobacco plantation, where they would produce as much as twelve hhds. of tobacco, averaging 2,200 Ibs. in one season. Mr. Berryman did not receive any education, and at the age of twenty-two years he left home and started alone for the lead mines of Galena, 111., but on account of lameness in his horse he stopped in Morgan Co. and engaged in driving stock to St. Louis, until the following spring, when he hired to work for

Jacob Van Note on a farm at fifteen dollars per month. Mr. Berryman received one hundred and ten dollars in gold for a one hundred dollar bill, at Waverly, caused by St. Louis brokers trying to break the Missouri State bank. In June, 1853, ne married Mrs. Hannah Nail, relict of Russell Nail ; five children - three still living : Levi O., Sarah Isabel, and Henry. Mr. Berryman owns 300 acres of land, having 250 acres in cultivation. His farm is one of the finest, if not the finest in Hart's Prairie, which takes its name from Solomon Hart, who settled there more than fifty years ago.

Boyer Jacob, renter, P.O. Franklin BBEWEB H. D. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Franklin. His father, Jessie H., was a farmer during the greater portion of his life ; who married Miss Nancy Grisman. The subject of this notice was born in Christian Co., Ky., June 2, 1818 ; having the hard work of the farm to attend to, he never received but six weeks' schooling ; in his fourteenth year he became apprenticed to the trade of coppersmith ; this not being conducive to health, he learned the trade of tinner. Realizing the importance of an education, he applied himself at night learning to read, write and cypher. In his twenty-seventh year he married Miss Mary Steel; in 1851 he came to Waverly, Morgan Co., where he run a tinshop for Boyington & Challon ; from Waverly he removed to Franklin, where he kept, for many years, a hardware and tin shop ; in 1853, first bought land, now owns 128 acres ; twelve children, eleven of whom are living

Bbittenstine Fbedbick

BBITTENSTINE FBEDBICK, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.?, P.O. Youngblood, the subject of this sketch, .was born in Sweden, June 15, 1827 ; his father was, by trade, a shoemaker, died in the early infancy of Fredrick, as did also his mother. He early became apprenticed to the trade of a silk-weaver, and in after years turned his attention to farming. In

1848 he crossed the broad waters of the Atlantic for the shores of America. In those days as sailing vessels were a slow means of navigation, the voyage was prolonged for some four months. Arriving in New Orleans, from there he made his way to St. Louis, thence to Jacksonville, 111., settling on Indian Creek ; he followed agricultural pursuits; he married in 1849, Miss Eliza Newman ; by this mariage eight children, five of whom are living : John, born 1850 ; Ann, born February, 1859 ; Joseph B.,born 1860; Frederick, born 1863 ; Nancy, born 1867. In connection with farming Mr. Brittenstine is doing a general blacksmithing business, and is ready and willing at all times to do good work at low rates, respectfully soliciting the patronage of his many friends and the farming community generally. He can be found at the little blacksmith shop around the corner near his residence