Rock Island County, Illinois - The whole text, 1885 (part 12 of 24)

Seeing a vast field of fertile land all about him, he determined to try his haud at farming, and accordingly, in 1844, he rented a farm of 640 acres across Rock River. This venture did not prove so successful as he anticipated, and after three years lie left the farm and engaged in the brick business and contracting, erecting buildings, etc. This line of work he successfully followed for seven years, when, in T853, he enlarged his field of operation, taking in the construction of public works. He took at this time the contract for grading five miles of the Rock Island Railroad. In this he employed as many as 50 men at a time. He was especially fitted for this line of work, and which he has since successfully followed, doing some very heavy work. The largest contract he ever took to complete in one year, and in fact one that ranks among the heavy contracts of the country, was the construction of 250 miles of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, furnishing everything except the iron, ties and spikes. The amount he received for this work was $1,500,000. During this time he worked 3,000 men and r,5oo teams. At the present time, however, he employs only 300 men. In 1884 he built 250 miles of railroad for the following companies : The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Cedar Rapids & Northern, and Winona, Alma & Northern Railroads.

Among his extensive bridge building operations is the building of the railroad bridge over the Mississippi at Minneapolis, and the one in Dubuque, and also the one in Louisiana across the Mississippi, and the one over the Ohio at Cincinnati, the one at Glasgow over the Missouri, and also the one at Plattsmouth over the same river. He has had the contract for and direct charge of building 1,500 miles of railroad, and besides the bridges mentioned above, numerous others over small streams.

Mr. Reynolds wa sunited in marriage with Eliza Young, a native of Vermont, April 17, 1847. To them were born five children, four of whom are still living, - John H., Betsey, Lucy and Benjamin. Mrs. Reynolds died in 1858 and Mr. Reynolds contracted a subsequent marriage with Amanda Ogden Oct. 20, i860. Mrs. Reynolds is a native of Illinois and the mother of one child, - Elisha P. Of his children, John, Benjamin and Lucy are married. The two former are in company with him under the firm name of E. P. Reynolds & Co., who are engaged in contracting and building railroads in different States and Territories of the Union.

Although not a politician, though being a strong Republican in his political views, he has been chosen Mayor of Rock Island for two terms, conducting the affairs of the city in that straightforward, businesslike way so characteristic of the man.

where both died. Charles B. was educated in the excellent schools and gymnasiums of Germany and at the age of 1 4 years was apprenticed to the business of clerk and book-keeping. In 187 1, he emigrated to the United States, landing in New York, in which city and vicinity he remained for two years. He came West to Illinois in about 1873, ar>d located in Rock Island County, and engaged to work upon a farm, continuing the same for about two years. At the expiration of this period he came to Cordova and clerked for a Mr. A. J. Sible, who was Postmaster and also engaged in general merchandising. With him he remained for three years, when he made a trip back to his native land, visited Russia, Fiance and England, and upon his return entered the service of Mr. Lowry, as book- keeper, and a year later entered the services of J. J. Johnson in the same capacity. Remaining in the latter place until the spring of 1885, he then engaged in the grocery and hardware trade, in which he still continues.

In September, 1878, Mr. Fisk was united in marriage with Miss Anna, daughter of A. J. and Sarah Sible, and who was born in Cambridge, this State. One child, a son named Ferdinand Clyde, is the only offspring of this union. Mr. Fisk is a member of the honorable and ancient Order of F. & A. M., and belongs to Cordova Lodge, No. 543. He is also a member of Barrett Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., and belongs to the beneficiary Order of Modern Woodmen.

Politically, he is a staunch Democrat. He has represented his township twice in the Board of Supervisors, and is a member at the present writing.

J. Johnson, merchant at Rapids City, was born in Middlesex County, Conn., Aug. 2, 18 18. His younger days were spent chiefly in school, acquiring an English education, until he attained the age of 21. He followed boat-building until 1S72, when he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1855 he came from Binghamton Township, Broome Co., N. Y., to Rock Island County, where he remained one year, then going to LeClaire, Iowa. He engaged in mercantile business in 1872 at the latter place, and followed the same until he removed to Rapids City in 1878, and opened a store, where he at present resides.

Mr. Johnson formed a matrimonial alliance in 1847 with Miss Amanda A. Galloway, a native of Binghamton, N. Y. The issue of their union is three children, namely: Pamelia, Flora and Arthur. Mr. Johnson, subject of this sketch, is the possessor of one block and a lot, with store, dwelling and barn on it, in LeClaire, Iowa, and two dwelling-houses and a store and stock in Rapids City.

r attended the common schools of his native country, until he emigrated to America. On coming to the United States he came direct to Davenport, Iowa, in 1857, and engaged to learn the boot and shoe trade. In 1858 he removed to St. Louis and worked at his trade in that city until May, 1 86 1.

ftry that Sumter had been fired upon, and the President made his call for brave hearts and strong arms to defend the Nation's honor, Mr. Rinck enlisted I in the Second Mo. Vol. Inf. for a period of three months. At the expiration of his enlistment he re- ** enlisted in the 12th Mo. Vol. Inf. and served three years in the Union Army. He was mustered out Sept. 19, 1864, and received an honorable discharge, having participated in all the engagements in which his company were interested. On receiving his discharge, he returned to Rock Island, and worked at the boot and shoe business until 1S74. He then engaged in the grocery business, which he is still conducting, and by honest dealings and fair representations, has established a good and increasing trade. His store is located on Seventh Avenue and 14^ Street, and is 50x54 feet in dimensions, and his stock is ample to meet the wants of his customers. Mr. Rinck formed a matrimonial alliance, March ) 7, 1866, with Miss Katarina Cordes, and they are ;* the parents of n children, namely : Frederick W., m born Dec. 3, r866; Catharine S., born Dec. 3, 1866; ^ they were twins; Mary, born Jan. 28, 1868; Willie F., ft born Oct. 8, 1869; Benjamin and John (twins), born EJ Feb. 22, 1871; Henry, born Nov. 23, 1873; Anna, X born Feb. 15, 1875; Dora, bo:n March 24, 1877; ^ Tillie, born Oct. 10, 1878, and Louise, born March

Politically, Mr. Rinck is a believer in the tenets of the Republican party, and has served as Alderman of the Second Ward one year. He is a stockholder in the Builders' Association, and owns two lots adjoining his store, besides his residence. Socially, lie is member of the Order of United Workmen, I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. He is a man always in favor of any improvement calculated to benefit the public or community in which he resides.

years in Pennsylvania. He then worked at the Rock Island House for two years, when he changed his occupation to farming, at which he was engaged until 1841. His first purchase was 20 acres of land in Hampton Township, but ere long sold this and made another purchase, of 40 acres on section 16, but finally sold this also; and atone time was the possessor of 192 acres, under cultivation.

The subject of this sketch remained with his parents until 23 years of age, in the meantime receiving the advantages of the common schools in the way of an education. After leaving the parental roof-tree, he engaged in farming on section 2, and followed that occupation until 1884, at the same time running a saloon which he had opened in 1879 at Rapids City, and in which he is engaged at the present time. Mr. V. is the owner of 55 acres of land.

Mr. Vogel formed a matrimonial alliance, May 24, 187 1, with Miss Mary A. King, and of their union six children have been born, - Mary Margaret, born Aug. 24, 1872; Annie V., May 16, 1875; Clara A., Aug 9, 1 S 7 7 ; Francis, Jan. 17, 1880; Julia E., June 26, 1882, and Rosa A., July 25, 1884. Mr. Vogel is identified with the Democratic party, and, with his wife, belongs to the German Catholic Church.

born in Adams Co., 111., Nov. 24, 1847. jh His father, Atlas A., a farmer, was born in the '11 State of New York, and settled in the above county, where three of his children were born, namely: Sarah V., who married Charles Kyte and now resides upon a farm near Milan in this county > John E., our subject, and Lorenzo F., who died in this township, when about nine years of age. The senior Crouch moved with his family to Bowling Township, this county, upon a quarter section of land which he had purchased, and resided there until his death, which occurred Feb. T3, i86r. He was an active citizen in his community, a prominent man in local politics, and a pushing, progressive farmer. Both himself and wife were members of the Dunkard Church. She died at the residence of John E., her

Mr. John E. Crouch was about two years old when his father came to this county, and was 14 when the latter died, and he continued to reside with his mother, or his mother with him, until her death. He was educated in the public schools.

I He married Miss Amelia Clippinger, Dec. 19, 1876. She was the daughter of George and Jane (Brown) Clippinger, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and . Indiana, of mixed ancestry, - German, English and x" Irish. Mrs. Crouch was born in Marengo, Iowa, y Dec. 2, 1856, the eldest of a family of four children. ^The others were Mary E., Anna B., and Lena, - all living. When she was 12 years of age, the family removed to this county, settling in Milan. Her father died April 19, 1880, on account of fatal injuries which he received from the falling of a bridge across Rock River. He was standing upon it during )a freshet. Mrs. C.'s mother died Dec. 28, 1876. Mrs. - Crouch was educated in the district schools, and when 17 years of age began teaching, and followed it Ir for four years. The three children of Mr. and 'Mrs. Crouch are Clyde C, born Nov. 31, 1877; = Winnifred, Jan. 2, 1881; and Nina B., March 26, ; 1885. Mr. Crouch has resided in Bowling Townjk ship ever since his marriage, and now has 220 acres of valuable land, all fenced and in good condition for farm crops. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in political views he is a Republican.

.W Prkavid B Sears, deceased. Prominent among f.jEMII, the early settlers of Rock Island County, 'Ect"3 as we'l as ranking high with the prosperx5*> ous, enterprising and thorough-going business W men of late years, was the subject of this per- S sonal narrative. There have been some splendid business men, men of exceptional capacity and ,:;,A enterprise, who came here in an early day and made % this the most prominent field' of their life-work. I Scarcely any of these, however, rank higher than did Mr. Sears. He was born in Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y., in" April, 1804. His father moved with his family to the Scioto Valley, in Ohio, when David was in his seventh year. Here they lived during the trying times of the War of 181 2. During this period they endured great hardships and their lives were frequently imperiled by the attacks of marauding Indians. They were finally compelled to leave their homes and flee for safety to Fort Erie. Their flight took them across the Scioto River, and in making the passage their rude boat was upset, and two of David's sisters and a brother were drowned. Reaching the fort, they availed themselves of its protection until after Perry's famous victory, they being within sound of the guns during the engagement. They then removed to Cincinnati. In 1814 the family ventured further west, settling in Switzerland Co., Ind. In 1818 they again pulled up stakes and struck out for the Wabash Valley, where they finally located permanently. Two years after, David, who was then in his 17th year, yearning for an education, resolved to return to his native State. Accordingly, wrapping all his spare clothing in a cotton handkerchief, he started for New Orleans on a flat-boat, where he arrived safely, and went around to New York by sailing vessel, from whence he proceeded on foot to his mother's people, living near Syracuse. Something seems to have occurred which interfered with his plans for obtaining an education, for in the course of a year we find him on his way back to Illinois. The reason for this sudden move may, perhaps, be read in the record of his first marriage, which occurred in 1822, the woman of his choice being Miss Melinda Stokes, of Shawneetown, 111. The young couple commenced life on a farm of 80 acres near that place. For a period of 14 years thereafter Mr. Sears made farming his vocation, taking annual trips to New Orleans to dispose of his produce, which he shipped by flat-boat. On these trips lucrative inducements were frequently held out to him by Southern traders to enter the slave traffic, but to accept such a proposition was contrary to the cardinal principles of his life, and he never attempted to better his fortunes in that way.

As early as 1836, Mr. Sears left his home in Southern Illinois and started for the then muchtalked of country known as the Upper Mississippi Valley. Not a building of any kind then stood upon the site of the present city of Moline.

wastefully past it on either side. Five miles below, old Black Hawk's " watch-tower " raised its head in primitive grandeur above the broad valley of the Rock River, whose enchained water-power now turns the wheels of numerous industries. The scene unfolded to the gaze of Mr. Sears was not only one of surpassing natural loveliness, but it also revealed, as his quick eye discovered, superior advantages for the location and development of large manufacturing interests. The purpose of making this his permanent abiding place was immediately formed. The building of a habitation and removal of his family and chattels was soon accomplished, and then began the work which has made the name of Sears and the history of Moline's industrial progress inseparable.

In 1837, Mr. Sears, in company with J. W. Spencer, Calvin Ainsworth and Spencer H. White, com- . menced building the first dam across the river between the island of Rock Island and the Illinois shore. In the fall of 1841 they erected a two-story saw-mill, and placed on the upper floor a run of buhrs for the accommodation of the neighboring farmers, the nearest flour-mill at that time being over 100 miles distant. Thomas Patterson was the millwright who supervised the work, and Mr. Jonathan Hun toon (to whom we are indebted for much of the information herein contained) the miller who dressed and fitted the stones. The saw-mill was operated successfully, and in 1S43, the country having rapidly filled with settlers, Mr. Sears suggested, and the company put into practical effect, plans for the building of what was for a long time known as " the big mill," at this place. It was a four-run mill, and was fitted up at what was considered great expense, the entire cost, we believe, being some $30,000. Every article of machinery about the mill was the very best that could be obtained at that age of old-style milling. Mr. Sears was noted for his readiness to adopt improved appliances for the simplification and lightening of labor. He brought to Moline the first rotary saw used in the Mississippi Valley above St. Louis, thereby incurring the transient displeasure of his employes, who until enlightened could see in the innovation only an encroachment upon their rights. By an arrangement with his partners he completed the new structure with his own private funds, his right to the waterpower being made free for a term of years. He controlled the mill and its business until 1848, shipping its products to St. Louis and Lower Mississippi

River points. It is related that one cargo of his flour, having been refused at St. Louis, was forwarded to New Orleans, where it also failed to find a purchaser. Determined to dispose of it, Mr. Sears ordered it shipped to New York, where it was immediately purchased,and an order given for 100 barrels more.

About the time the large mill was commenced, Mr. Sears, in company with Mr. Chas. Atkinson, laid out and platted the town of Moline and its " Island City subdivision," which consisted of a tract of 37 acres on the upper end of Rock Island, which was then held as a military reserve. This tract he secured the right from Congress (after three visits to Washington and much laborious effort) to enter at $1.25 per acre, the privilege being granted him in consideration of the benefits to navigation which had accrued from the building of the dam on the Illinois side of the island.

The entire volume of water being turned into the main channel, the passage of the rapids, long a source of trouble and danger to steamboats, was rendered easy and safe. In 1S43, Mr. Sears established a foundry and erected a store and other buildings in Moline, and thereafter for years had a hand in the advancement of every project which had the material improvement of the town for its aim. His word was as good as his bond, and his endorsement was recognized as the best of security. In 1845 he built a three-run flour-mill on Benham's Island, a narrow strip of land lying contiguous to Rock Island on the north, thereby developing a water-power between the two Islands. He constructed a steamboat landing below the mill, erected a house and other buildings on the main island; and when, in 1865, the Government took possession of the island for the purpose of establishing a national arsenal and armory, the commission awarded him $145,175 for his property and improvements.

In 1855, Mr. Sears, seeking new fields for the profitable investment of his capital, went to Minnesota and purchased one-fourth, as we understand, of the present milling site of Minneapolis, which he afterwards sold to the late Governor C. C. Washburn, of Wisconsin, for $4,000. In doing so he made a great mistake, as he himself frequently remarked, and as the subsequent rise in the value of the property has proved.

came to Lake Minnetonka, where he could not resist the temptation to leave a mark of his enterprise in the shape of a saw-mill and furniture factory. With the exception of a bridge contract, undertaken upon his return to Moline, this was the end of his building operations until after the war. His various business interests required his closest attention up to r86i. However, when the country became involved in civil war, his patriotism led him to forsake his extensive business interests and enlist in defense of the old flag. In August, i86t, he enlisted in the 27th 111. Vol. Inf., General Buford's regiment, and was appointed Quartermaster with the rank of Captain. He served three years in that capacity, and although always at the front did not actively participate in any engagements. He was, however, captured while in charge of a foraging expedition south of Nashville, in December, 1S63. He was soon after paroled and sent to Columbus, Ohio, where he was subsequently exchanged. He returned to his regiment and continued to act as Quartermaster until his discharge at the expiration of his term of service.

In 1867, having received from the Government the money due him for his island property, he built the fine 300-barrel mill at Sears, now operated by three of his sons, David, William and George. The development of the water-power of Rock River was the costliest work that Mr. Sears ever undertook, but, conquering all reverses, he lived to see the site which he first surveyed from the " watch-tower " occupied and the power utilized by thriving industrial establishments. With the means at his command, limited though they sometimes were, he undertook many new enterprises. In 1S70 he built a flour mill at Cleveland, 111., and another at Linden in 1873. In 1875 he went to Tama City, Iowa, where he erected a large mill, and two years after he dug a canal, put in a dam, and otherwise improved the water-power at Ottumwa. In 1880 he constructed water-works at Red Oak, Iowa, and the following year performed a like work at Joplin, Mo. On almost every stream in this section of the country where there was a chance for water-power improvement, Mr. Sears has left monuments to his never-flagging energy and enterprise.

For the last two years of his life he has resided in the little town which bears his name. His latest undertaking was the building of a beautiful residence on a bluff overlooking his town and the valleys of the

Rock and Mississippi Rivers. Up to within a few moments of his death he seemed to be in the enjoyment of good health - in his 80th year, apparently as hale and hearty as at any period of his later life.

David B. Sears was a man of sterling principles. Honest in all his dealings, he was respected by every one with whom he had business relaiions. Liberal to an extreme, none ever asked for his charity who did not receive what he could afford to give. He was a strong advocate of temperance, and practiced what he preached. The history of his life is a record of good deeds, and is worthy of all emulation.

A portrait of a man so largely interested in the growth and development of this section of the State is naturally expected in the Album of portraits of prominent and representative citizens of the county. The publishers are therefore pleased to present in connection with this sketch a portrait of Mr. Sears.

ulius L. McNabney, a resident of Hampton '- Village, this county, was born in the village in which he at present resides, Aug. 22, 1854. His parents were William J. and Josephine (Burk) McNabney, natives of New York and Germany respectively. His father was a cooper by occupation, and the latter part of his life worked at carpentering. He died Sept. 29, 1874.

Julius L. McNabney attended school until he was 17 years of age, and worked on the farm. Arriving at this age in life, he set forth to make his own way in the world, and for a while worked on a farm. He then went to work for the Hampton Mining & Coal Company, and was in their employ for seven years, then he engaged with Taylor Williams' Coal Company, and worked with them for three years. His position was that of weighing coal, and since leaving the latter company he has spent two years in painting for Deere & Co., of Moline. April 1, 1885, he was appointed Deputy Head Consul for the Order of Modern Woodmen of America, and has been engaged in organizing camps in Iowa. He was one of the first charter members of Moline Camp. Politically he is identified with the Republican party.

The marriage of Mr. McNabney occurred in 1877, and the lady of his choice, was Miss Ida M. Willis, a native of Hampton Village, where she was born Jan. i, 186c The issue of their union has been three children, namely: Louis M., born Aug. 11, 1878; William E., born July 9, 1881, and Goldie, born June 28, 1885. Mr. McNabney, although a young man, is always interested in any improvement that will benefit the community in which he resides, and takes an active part in its promotion.

i illiam H. Lundy, one of the most prominent young men of Rock Island County, jfc^fS enjoys the distinction of having served the wSy city a greater number of years successively as Alderman than any other man, is a native of Naperville, 111, where he was born May 17, 1848. His parents, John G. aud Elizabeth (Dyment) Lundy, were boan in the north of Ireland and England respectively. They were married in Canada and came to Illinois, settling in DuPage County in 1836, where their six children were born and where Mrs. Lundy yet lives, the senior Mr. Lundy having died in 1881.

The subject of this sketch was brought up to farming, the duties whereof he alternated with attendance at the Naperville schools, acquiring thereby a good English education. He left home when about 20 years of age and went to Chicago, where he was employed as a clerk in a jewelry store about a year. From there he came to Rock Island and engaged in the business he has since followed, viz. : dealer in house-furnishing goods of every description.

Mr. Lundy was first elected Alderman in 1875 from the Second Ward, and continued in that office up to the spring of 1883, when lie headed the Democratic ticket as candidate for Mayor. In this he was defeated by only two votes, after one of the hottest contests ever witnessed in Rock Island. In this election the Republican and Greenback Labor parties were united ; and, remembering that either party had always held largely the balance of power in the city, the closeness of the vote was a surprise to everybody and an exalted compliment to Mr. Lundy.

his first appearance in the City Council as an Alderman, a prominent city paper editorially predicted : that the young Democratic member from the Second I Ward would prove the leading spirit of thatbodyv-: during his incumbency, and the history of his eight years' continuous service fully verifies the prophecy. Mr. Lundy is an ardent, uncompromising Democrat, and that he enjoys the fullest confidence of his party is attested by the record. He has represented the party three or four times as delegate to State Con-%, ventions, and the Congressional Conventions as oftenas they have occurred since he became a citizen off Rock Island.

In 1882 he represented Rock Island at large as a Delegate in the Hennepin Canal Convention, at Davenport, and again in the same cause and capacity at Washington, D. C, 1884. He is a close student, an eloquent speaker and a graceful writer. Mr. Lundy1 is prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity,^ ' also with the I. O. O. F., K. of P. and the " Red/": Men. "

Mr. Lundy formed a matrimonial alliance Oct. 9, 1881, at Rock Island city, with Miss Ida W. Phillips,c= a native of Davenport, Iowa, and their only child bears the euphonious name of Edna Josephine.

lbert Jjindstrom, weighmaster for Taylor 1 Williams, at the Rapids City Coal Mines, ' Hampton Township, is a native of Sweden, in which country he was born Aug. 30, 1846. His parents were Charles and Christina (Peterson) Lindstrom, and came to the United States in 1852, coming direct to Rock Island, and remaining there until 1856, when they removed to Rapids City, at which place the father worked at carriage and wagon making, and carried on thatjf^ vocation until 1877.

Albert Lindstrom, subject of this notice remained^, with his parents until 1869, receiving a good com-'® mon-school education. At the age of 16 he com-xje menced to learn the carriage business, under the instruction of his father, and followed the same un-^ til 1877, excepting the time he was fighting in the Union army. He enlisted in September, 1864, in Co. I, 14th Regt. 111. Vol. Cav., and was in the service 1 1 months, receiving an honorable discharge. He then returned home and followed his trade until 1877. Since that date he has been engaged two years in farming in Henry County, on 80 acres of land he had purchased. He subsequently sold the same and returned to Rapids City, since which time he has been employed as weighmaster for Taylor Williams.

Mr. Lindstrom was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Shurtleff, May 12, 1869, and they are the parents of three children, - Anna R., born March 15, 1873; Minnie, born Feb. 8, 1876; and William A., Aug. 15, 1879.

Politically, Mr. Lindstrom is identified with the Republican party. He is Village Clerk and School Director, was the first Treasurer of Rapids City, and is one of the energetic business men of that village.

HI! eorge S. Moore, deceased, was born in Lunenburg, Essex Co., Vt., March 4, 1809, Ipp K and was one of the earliest settlers here, » coming in 1837. He was reared on a farm, receiving the advantages afforded by the common schools of that early day, and, when a young man, engaged in the dry-goods business at Guildhall, Vt.; later, conducting a hotel in the same place. In 1837, as before stated, he started, in company with Silas Marshall, for Illinois. They traveled with sleighs until they reached Michigan, when they exchanged them for wagons, and proceeded on their way overland to Rock Island city. At this latter place, Mr. Moore engaged in the jewelry business, later adding a stock of dry goods, and continued in this line of business for a few years, and then sold out. He then erected a hotel, which he managed until the date of his demise.

There were five children in the family of Mr. Moore, viz : George, Albert, Emma, Frank and Mary. George is now in business in Port Byron; Albert is in Nebraska, and engaged in farming; Emma is the wife of F. S. Gates and resides in Port Byron; Frank died at the age of nine years, and Mary is the wife of John Zollinger, Postmaster at Port Byron.

^elen Whipple Reed. This book of biographical sketches would be sadly incomplete if issued without notice of the subject m of this article, for she was admired greatly by i all with whom she came in contact; and her name will be seen on a loyal monument as long as the granite lasts, and in the hearts of hundreds whom she met and to whom she came with help and hopeful words, her name is so deeply engraven as to never be effaced so long as life lasts.

Helen Davenport was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., May 19, 1813, and was married May 8, 1843, to Mr. Ralph Whipple, of Rochester, N. Y., by whom she had one child, Henry O. Whipple, whose sketch is given elsewhere. July n, 1847, ner first husband, the father of Henry, died, and in 1858 the widow married Peter R. Reed, at Richfield Springs, N. Y., and they located at Moline, 111., in May, 1859, where Mr. Reed died, and where she remained up to the time of her death, which occurred April 24, 1882.

Mrs. Reed's maiden name was Davenport, she being a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Olin) Davenport, both parents being of Revolutionary stock. She was kept at school by her parents and acquired a splendid education, and held such a position by birth, education and talent as carried her into the highest society in New York State and elsewhere, and she gained and retained the acquaintance of many noted people. She possessed specially pleasant social qualities, a warm heart and a naturally practical mind cultured by education, eminent association and positive refinement, and was a lady of kindly impulses of head and heart, reaching out in tireless acts of charity and benevolence. She had her portion of sorrows to meet and face and knew before she passed away what toil and trouble meant and when death came to call her home she simply said, "I am going on the long vacation," and died. She was a high graduate of Miss Willard's famous seminary at Cazenovia, N. Y., and has two brothers still living in New York, both prominent lawyers. Two of her uncles were Members of Congress, and one, Abrana Olin, was Judge of the District Court of Columbia at Washington, D. C, which position he filled until death.

When the War of the Rebellion broke out, Mrs. Reed came forward with helpful hands and tireless loyalty to help the Union cause; and when the rebel prison camp was established upon the island of Rock Island she labored with heartfelt energy to cheer the despondent and help the sick of both armies, at the same time raising supplies for the loyal sick and wounded in the field. She was President of the local Aid Society and a most potent and valuable aid to the Sanitary Commission. She not only toiled nobly for the cause herself, but by precept and example, and with an energetic ardor which nothing could cool, she prevailed upon others also to sustain and labor and give.

In grateful memory of our noble and tireless efforts for the boys in battle, bivouac, march and hospital, the soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic caused her name to be carved upon the granite monument which they have erected in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, to perpetuate the names of those who fell in battle or have since died. Mrs. Reed's portrait appears on another page.

Indiana Co., Pa., March 8, 1835, and came ji\\, with his parents in a very early day to Hampj|{ ton Township. They located on section 12, and were prominent pioneers of Rock Island County. His parents, Andrew and Edith (Wainwright) Devinney, were natives of Pennsylvania and England, respectively. They reared a family of five children, the subject of this sketch being the third in order of birth. He remained under the parental roof until 22 years of age, receiving a good commonschool education, and devoting much of his time to assisting his father on the farm, and at lumbering on Hampton Bluff. After leaving home, and going out into the world to mould his own fortune, he followed the occupation of engineer, miller and farmer. He worked at engineering for 25 years, but since 1878 he has devoted his time to farming. He now has a well-equipped and improved' farm of 240 acres, and is one of the substantial and leading men of Hampton Township. He breeds a high grade of stock, and at present has a splendid herd of Durham cattle. At present he rents out his farm to a son-in-law, George Turner.

In 1856 Mr. Devinney formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Sarah Wixel, a native of Sweden. Two children have blessed this union, Edith and Inez ; the former is the wife of Lewis Colgrove ; they were married Sept. 5, 1S78, and have two children: Samuel C, born Oct. 21, 1879; and Olive E., born April 19, 1884. On the 5th of September, 1S83, Inez was united in marriage with George Turner. Lucy Elizabeth, their only child, was born Dec. 5, 1884.

Mr. Devinney is a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and has held the office of Supervisor of his township and that of School Director. He belongs to the Masonic Order, and is a member in good standing of the Port Byron Lodge.

ikharles Hansgen, a grocer residing in Rock ^F Island, is a son of Jacob and Dorothea , \ flfrf' "" (Kirchner) Hansgen, who were natives of Saxony, Germany, where they were married, and where their five sons and four daughters were born and reared. Their third son now forms the subject of this sketch. He was born in Saxony, May 18, 1834, and came to America in 1852. After a season of two years in the city of Buffalo, N. Y., he pushed on to St. Louis, and from there in a short time to Rock Island. Here he procured employment from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway as freight-house man, from which position he was gradually advanced to a first-class conductorship. He was with the railway company 12 years; then kept the Union Hotel at Rock Island two years, and in 1868 embarked in the retail grocery business. To this he has since devoted his time, and at this writing (June, 1885) he has the satisfaction of knowing that his manner of doing business has been appreciated by those with whom he has dealt. In all his transactions he has faithfully adhered to the traditions of a Christian parentage, and the conclusion

Mr. Hansgen has had no ambition for office-holding, though in response to the importunities of his friends he has twice allowed the use of his name at the polls, once as Alderman and again as Supervisor. April 26, 1858, he was married at Rock Island to Miss Sophia Baumgaertel, a native of Germany, and of the nine children born to them six are living, - August, Freddie, Harman, Amelia, Matilda and Willie. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hansgen are consistent members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. H. has been the Church's Treasurer since the year 1863.

j ^ He was brought up almost from infancy in a country store - in fact he began at the age of 13 years to earn his own livelihood. His opportunities for education were limited to a few weeks' attendance at the common schools of his native State. His parents reared four sons and three daughters, but at this writing the subject of this sketch and a sister living in Maine are the only survivors. The elder Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell spent their lives in their native State. The father dying at Lhnington Jan. 26, 1853, aged 82 years, and Mrs. Mitchell Jan. 3, 1877, aged 94 years.

At the age of 25 years P. L. Mitchell removed to Georgetown, Ky., and was there engaged in mercantile business up to 1850. In that year he was made cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Kentucky, an institution familiar in those days to every business man south of Mason and Dixon's Line. In fact, for years an old " Farmers' Bank " note was equivalent to gold in any State in the Union. Mr. Mitchell remained cashier up to 1856, the spring of which year he came to Rock Island, in company with Mr. P. L. Cable, and engaged in the banking business. They bought out Cook, Sargent & Parker, now the banking house of Mitchell and Lynde, and were in partnership up to r86o. In that year Mr. Cable was succeeded by Judge Lynde, and the house has since been designated by the names of the two principal owners.

In 1858 Mr. Mitchell and his partner purchased the building and other assets of the first banking house established ( the old Rock Island Bank ) at this place, and closed up its business affairs, thus placing themselves for a few years almost without competition in the field of banking in Rock Island. At the outbreak of the war Mr. Mitchell was the best known and probably the most successful banker and financier in this city, and this fact gained him the agency for Jay Cooke & Co., for which concern he placed $1,000,000 worth of United States bonds in Rock Island County. Mr. Mitchell has truly been the architect of his own fortune. He began life in the business world without a penny, but from the beginning of the struggle down to the time of which we write, the mercury in his financial thermometer has steadily risen. Slowly, surely, when, as a country merchant's clerk his monthly stipend was but little in excess of the demands of a most economical life, he managed to save something, but more rapidly he accumulated as a merchant and still faster as a banker, until finally in the zenith of a ripe age the indicator points to him as one of the most solid and successful capitalists in a community distinguished for men of financial genius.

Mr. Mitchell organized the Frst National Bank of Rock Island in 1862, and has since been its President. Until recently he was President of the Rock Island Plow Company. He is Secretary of the Chippiannock Cemetery Association, and a large stockholder in the Moline & Rock Island Street Railway. He is the head of the banking house of Mitchell & Lynde, and largely interested in the Rock Island Glass Works and Rock Island Stove Company. The two last named establishments are controlled by his son Phil. Mitchell, but were organized by Mr. Mitchell himself. A record of his donations and losses, and debts, etc., show the two sums to be about equal, viz.: $100,000 each. For the past ten years he has past his summers at the sea-shore and his winters in Florida. Naturally possessed of a robust constitution, in the enjoyment of perfect health, fully conversant with the laws of hygiene, Mr. Mitchell bids fair to live yet many years of usefulness in a community that owes much of its prosperity to the

Mr. Mitchell was united in marriage at Exeter, N. H., Oct. 11, 1837, to Miss Catharine Hall, who died Oct. 4, 1868, leaving five children : Annie M. (Mrs. Wadsworth), Mary H. (also a Mrs. Wadsworth), Phil, a banker and glass and stove manufacture, Laura M. (Mrs. Schaler, deceased) and Kate M. (Mrs. Watson).

H. Reeves, a retired farmer of Cordova Township and a resident of the village of the same name, was born June 21, 1822, in Trumbull Co., Ohio. Lewis and Hannah (Miller) Reeves, his parents, were both natives of New Jersey, and went thence to Trumbull * Co., Ohio, in the earliest days of the settlement of ' that part of the Buckeye State. His father bought a considerable tract of timber and remained there until he improved a fine farm. He was a man of more than ordinary abilities, which were soon discovered in a new country where they were needed; and, after a residence of a few years, he was elected High Sheriff of Trumbull County. He served in the office a number of years, and in 1S44 he removed to Dart Co., Ind., where he died.

Mr. Reeves has been the controller of his own affairs since he was nine years of age. He went first to Hartford Township, Trumbull County, and there became a member of the household of a Methodist minister named John Burnett, who was also a farmer, and by whom he was employed on the farm two years. He then went to Warren, and was there engaged in learning the details of the business of a wagon-maker, with Messrs. Bruner & Kendall. He went thence to Newton Falls, and passed one year in working at his trade. His next place of operation was at Liberty, where he remained one year, and subsequent to that time he was nine months at Hubbard. He then went to Sharon, in Mercer County, and worked there at his trade until 1844. In that year he made his first purchase of land, which he

In the year last named he came to Illinois and located in the township of Cordova. He spent a year in working as a wagon-maker, and at the end of that time he bought a farm on sections 29 and 30, securing a claim of 100 acres. He took possession of the place in i860 and it was his home until 1876, when he rented his farm and removed to Cordova, into a residence which he had purchased.

Mr. Reeves formed a matrimonial alliance with Phebe Hogland, Sept. 21, 1842, in Mercer Co. Pa., and they are the parents of three children. They have lost four by death. Melvina married Martin Vanderburg and they are living in Madison Co., Iowa. Frank and Fred live at Cordova. The mother died in 187 1. The second marriage of Mr. Reeves was to Julia Johnson, a native of Morgan Co., Ohio.

^on. James Z. Mott, ex-Mayor of the city of Rock Island, and now the head of the firm of Mott, Winter & Co., was born at Trumansburg, N. Y., May 9, 1826. He was the youngest of seven children of Burgur and Mary (Carman) Mott, the former being of an old New England family, and the latter a native of Holland. They removed from York State to Huron Co., Ohio, in 1835, where the two old people spent the rest of their lives. Burgur Mott was a farmer and brought his boys up to that healthful vocation. They were sent to school when the weather was too bad to work on the farm, as was the custom, and James Z. thereby picked up quite a fair education.

When about 25 years of age, he abandoned farming and opened a hotel in Ashland Co., Ohio. From there he came to Illinois in 1855, and was employed by a lumber merchant at Geneseo a few months, going thence to Muscatine, Iowa, in the livery business. He returned to Ohio in 1856, farmed a few years and retreated again upon Geneseo, and played the part of " mine host " for several years. His next move was to Rock Island, where he accepted employment from C. Tegeler, as traveling man, and he carried a " grip " with sample bottles - mostly empty - for eight years. He then bought an interest with

Mr. Tegeler, and they were in partnership five years. In March, 1880, he drew out of the Tegeler firm, and, in company with J. Epstein, engaged in the wholesale liquor traffic. Jane following, Epstein sold out to Mr. Winter, and the firm of Mott & Winter forms an important part of the industrial history of the city of Rock Island.

In 1882 Mr. Mott was prevailed upon to make the race for Alderman of the Third Ward, and although a Democrat in a Republican ward he was elected by a handsome majority. In 1883 he led the Democratic party to victory as their candidate for Mayor, and at this writing (June, 1885) it is safe to predict that his party will have much further use for him.

Mr. Mott formed a matrimonial alliance at Fairfield, Ohio, in October, 1848, with Miss Lillis I. Burdick, a native of Huron County, and their only child is now a man grown, Mr. Sanford Mott, engaged in railroad business.

the members of that party as utterly immovable in the faith as a Logan man ; but in the ,* campaign of 1880, as between the two great men and their party's platforms, he independently chose the hero of Gettysburg as his ideal man for 1 the Presidency, and the Democratic platform as the ; satisfactory exponent of his political convictions. | Since that time he has been as faithful a Democrat as he ever was a Republican, and in the spring of 1885 led his party successfully as their candidate for Councilman of the Sixth Ward.

native of Toronto, where they were married Dec. 5, 1863. They have no children of their own, but an adopted daughter, who receives through them the love and affection of a father and mother.

j ichard Battersby, merchant at Coal Valley, whose portrait is presented on the %M^' opposite page, is a native of England. His ' '^r parents, Robert and Mary (Hope) Battersby, are also natives of that country. His mother still resides there. She was born Nov. 29, 1803. His father is deceased. He was born in 1798, and died in 1873. In their family were Thomas, Richard, Edmond, James, Elizabeth, Hargraves and John.

The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born Dec. 14, 1835, in Lancashire, England; received a common-school education, and lived at his parental home until he was 24 years of age, when he emigrated to the United States, settling in Rock Island County, 111. He was then engaged three years in mining at Carbon Cliff, this county; then, after a short residence in Henry County, where he was engaged in the same business, he settled in Coal Valley, in 1862, and assisted his father-in-law, Peter Seville, in his brewery until about 1870. He then engaged in the mining and sale of coal, being a member of the Black Diamond Coal Company, which relation he still sustains. In September, 1882, in company with Benjamin Seville, he bought out the stock of merchandise belonging to Lewis B. Thomas. His partnership in that line continued until December, 1884, when he bought out the interest of Mr. Seville and admitted into partnership his son, Robert W. The firm is now " Richard Battersby & Son." Under their judicious management their business prospers, and is based upon a substantial and lasting foundation. Mr. B. is also a member of the coal company known as " Mansill, Battersby & Seville," and is also one of the proprietors of the narrow-gauge railroad running from Coal Valley to Moline.

March 6, 1862, Mr. Battersby was married to Miss Bettie Seville, daughter of Peter and Peggy (Mills) Seville, her parents natives of England, who came to America in 1847, settling first in Pennsylvania, and in 1849 in Coe Township, this county, then at Carbon Cliff, and finally in Coal Valley, in 1856. Mr. Seville died March 10, 1865, aged 47, and Mrs. S., Feb. 21, 1883, aged 77. They had two children, - Betty and Benjamin B. Mrs. Battersby was born in Lancashire, England, May 27, 1842, and she has become the mother of five children, namely: Robert W., born Feb. 6, 1863 ; Peter Seville, Nov. 14, 1865 ; Benjamin Franklin, July 16, 1871; Harry Edmund, Oct. 13, 1879, and Myra C. E., Sept. 7, 1S82.

illiam A. P. Ruge, dealer in choice wines, liquors, cigars, sour eel, etc., at Milan, was born at Oldenburg, Holstein, Germany, Aug. i, 1840. His father, John A., was a native of Holstein and a tanner and boot and shoe maker by occupation. He died after he had made all preparations for emigrating to America and just before leaving the German port. The mother and her five sons came on to this country, locating first in Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 28, 1857.

William, whose name heads this sketch, received a thorough education in German colleges and Lutheran universities. By the advice of an older brother, who had come to America three years previously, he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade and partly completed it before leaving his native land. On arrival in this country in 1857, he began in earnest to earn a livelihood for himself by labor on farms in the vicinity of Davenport. In the fall of that year he went to St. Louis, Mo., and proceeded to make himself proficient in carpentry, but not long afterwards he engaged as clerk in a grocery store in St. Louis, where he remained until the first call for three months men for the war, April 16, i86r, then enlisting in Co.jE, Fourth Mo. Vol. Inf. At the expiration of his term of service he re-enlisted in Co. E, Second Iowa Cav., at Davenport, in September. He had been promoted Corporal, and now, when Gen. Hatch was made Colonel, Mr. Ruge was promoted Sergeant and Chief of Escort. In this capacity he participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, it being attached to the Army of the Tennessee. The principal engagements were at Farmington, Tenn., May 9, 1862 ; the expedition passing Island No. 10 under Gen. Pope; the battles cf Black Land and Booneville, Miss. ; Rienzi, Iuka and Eastport, Miss ; Corinth three days, etc. His cavalry crossed the Tallahatchie River under command of Generals Logan and Hatch (the latter having been promoted General). They also engaged in the capture of Holly Springs, Oxford and Grenada, Miss. Falling back to Memphis, Tenn., they recruited and Mr. Ruge re-enlisted March 24, 1864, his former term of three years having expired. Serving until the close of the war, he was honorably discharged Sept. 19, 1865, at Selma, Ala., by special order No. ^^, dated " Headquarters of the Department of Alabama, Aug. 23, 1865. "

While leading a charge at Egypt's Station, on the Mississippi Central Railroad, his horse was shot from under him and he, being wounded by the fall of the horse, was compelled to be removed by two Orderlies, specially-appointed by Adjutant W. Woodward, of General Grierson's Staff. He is yet a sufferer from the injuries then received. After his release from the horse he saw the banner, which had been shot down by the rebels' grape, but had saved the horse by its protective capacity. He returned it to headquarters and received the compliments of Gen. Hatch. Returning to Davenport, he entered the employ of May & Rosenfeld, in Rock Island city, as their clerk. In 1866 he purchased property near Davenport and engaged in keeping a country " tavern. " After conducting this for a period of three years, he re -crossed the river to the city of Rock Island, where he became clerk in the shoe store of A. J. Swanson. Fifteen months afterward they removed to Milan and established the business in which Mr. R. is at present engaged and in which he is having pre-eminent success. His saloon is arranged in the most artistic style and is conducted on the strictest business principles. Mr. Ruge is a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W., the I. O. R. M. and the G. A. R., and of the Order of Druids. In his political views he is a staunch Republican. Both himself and wife are members of the Lutheran Church.

Aug. 10 1866, on the site where he built his country hotel, Mr. Ruge was married to Miss Dora, the daughter of Charles F. and Julia (Pothei) Ranzow, She was born May e5, 1S49, in Mecklenburg, Germany, and was two years old when her parents emigrated to the United Slates, locating in Davenport. Her father was a professional painter in frescoe. She was reared and educated in Davenport, Iowa, where she resided until her marriage. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ruge are seven in number, three of whom are deceased. The living are Charles, William, Otto, Ludolph, Clara E. and Nellie May. The deceased are Wiley, Julia and Ella.

rof. Revere Franklin Weidner, Professor of Dogmatics and Exegesis in Augus- Sp^ tana College and Theological Seminary of \~j Rock Island, was born in Centre Valley, Lehigh j \- Co., Pa., Nov. 22, 185 t, a graduate of Muhlenberg College, Allen town, Pa., of the class of 1869, also a graduate of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia (1873); Pastor at Phillipsburg, N. J. from 1873 to 1877; Professor of English History at Huhlenberg College from 1875 to 1877 and Pastor at Philadelphia from 1877 to 18S2. Since 1882 he has filled the chair of Professor of Dogmatics and Exegesis at Augustana College and Theological Seminary to this date (1885). Professor Weidner has been a frequent contributor to reviews and religious papers. He is an author of a commentary on Mark and of a theological cyclopedia of 18815.

I Frederick Oltmann, general farmer, residing on section r5, Hampton Township, is a native of Germany, having been born in Oldenburg, that country, June 19, 1839. He emigrated to the United States in 1852, and is one of the oldest settlers of Hampton Town- His education was received in the common schools of this county, and his younger days, until he attained the age of 17 years, were passed on the farm. On attaining the age named, he left the parental home and went forth on the road of difficulty to fight the battles of life single-handed and alone. He first engaged to learn the carpenter trade, which after he mastered he followed for some six years. On coming to this county, he located in Hampton Township, where he purchased 100 acres of land on sections 14, 15 and 23, and on which he located and entered vigorously and energetically upon the task of its improvement, and where he has since resided. He has a good farm under a fine state of cultivation, with good substantial residence, barn and outbuildings.

He is a Democrat in political belief, and religiously he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Oltmann has held the office of School Trustee, and is a respected and prosperous citizen of Hampton Township.

Mr. Oltmann formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Mary Danhardt, in January, 1861, a native of Prussia, Germany, where she was born Jan 2, 1839, and they are the parents of eight children : Frederick, born Oct. 15, 1861 ; Edward, born Sept. 4, 1S63; Carl, born March 12, 1865; William, born Dec. 25, 1869; Mena, born Dec. 9, 1871; Emma, born April 1, 1874 ; Lewis, born Jan. 31, 1877, and Louisa, born April 5, 1882. Frederick married Catherine Railing, a native of Hampton Township, April 9, 1885, and they reside in Green County, Iowa.

simile E. Ziegler, resident of Rock Island, g||| B is the youngest son of Jacob and Caroline (Heinzel) Ziegler, natives of Germany, and -vj- was born at Rock Island city, May 12, i860, y His schooling was limited to the winter months « and antedated his youth, as at the age of 13 he became a printer's " devil " in the office of the Rock Island Union, and there remained about seven years. From the Union office he started as a "jour " printer, but a few months at type-" sticking " in Dubuque, Iowa, caused him to ch angehis plans and he branched out in Milwaukee, Wis., as a manufacturer of pic- t ture frames. From Milwaukee he returned to Rock Island, where, in the fall of 1844, he embarked in his present business, viz. : dealer in flour, feed, etc.

Jan. 17, 1882, he formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Ada, the accomplished daughter of J. B. Ellis, Esq., coal merchant at Rock Island. Mr. Ziegler is a member of the Knights of Labor, an energetic business man, exemplary in his habits, and is destined to make a success of life.

!of his native county, and assisted in the maintenance of the family, by labor on the farm, until he attained the age of 23. On attaining this age in life, Mr. Mardoek came to Mercer Co., this State, where he resided from 1840 until r867, when he traded for a farm in Drury Township, this county, located on section 7, on which he moved and has constantly resided until the present time, with the exception of three years, during which time he lived in Muscatine, for the benefit of educational advantages for his children. He is the owner of 181 acres of land, of which 100 acres is under a good state of cultivation, and on which he has good, substantial farm buildings.

Mr. Mardoek formed a matrimonial alliance in Muscatine, Iowa, Aug. 20, 1861, with Mrs. Rhoda E. Hollingsworth, daughter of William and Eliza (Brandenburg) McGreer, and widow of Christopher Hollingsworth, who died in Mercer Co., 111. Mrs. Mardoek had by her first marriage one child, named Willie. He died in infancy. Mrs. M. was born in Union Co., Ind., and by her marriage with Mr. Mardock has become the mother of three children : Eliza, born Aug. 17, 1862; Stella, born Aug. 20, 1865; and Gertie, born Nov. 18,1871.

While living in Mercer County, Mr. Mardoek held various township offices. Mrs. M. is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically, Mr. Mardoek is a believer in and a supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, and is very decided in his temperance views, being a strict Prohibitionist.

parents, Edward and Lucy (Hunt) Burrall, were also natives of Connecticut, and were of 1 English descent. It was in 1853 that they removed from Massacusetts to Beloit, Wis., where they spent the remainder of their lives, the mother dying in the spring of i86r, at the age of about 60 years, and the father on Oct. 15, 1872, aged 86 years. He was many years a merchant, and afterward, in ' Massachusetts, a banker ; but in Beloit he took life easy and lived on his income.

Edward Burrall, the subject of this biographical notice, attended the common schools of New England, when not clerking in a store, and before he was 21 years of age he acquired a fair English education. In 1836 his father deeded him a farm in Mercer Co., . 111., and upon this, in that year, he began farming, and followed it 13 years. In 1S49 he went to California in search of gold, and mined, with more or less success, about nineteen months. In the spring of 1851 he removed from Henry Co., III., to Edgington, Rock Island Co., and was there for eight years engaged in mercantile business. In November, 1859, he removed to Rock Island city, where he continued the mercantile business until 1865.

Mr. Burrall was an active business man and honorably connected with many public enterprises during his life of a quarter of a century in Rock Island County. At the time of his death he was Vice- President of the Rock Island National Bank, President of the Public Library Board, and a member of the Board of Education, besides being officially connected with various other enterprises.

June 13, 1843, he was married to Miss Ann C. Jack, daughter of Capt. Charles Jack, who was widely known to the early settlers of Knox, Henry and other counties in Illinois, and was of the first families of Virginia. Mrs. Burrall was born in Wood

Co., Va , Sept. 17, r?2i, and resides in Rock Island, at this writing (July, 1885) a widow, at the elegant home left her by her honored husband. Her children are Charles E., engaged in livery business in Davenport, Iowa; Arthur is in real-estate business at Rock Island; Mary L., now wife of J. M. Montgomery, hardware merchant of Rock Island; Grace C, now Mrs. G. P. Frysinger, of Rockford, 111.; and Alice, a young lady, at home.

"IS. on. John Maxwell Gould, whose portrait J$ is given on the opposite page, is a native of Is** piermont> Grafton Co., N. H., was bora Feb. 24, 1822, and is the eldest son of Amos and Nancy Harris (Bartlett) Gould, natives of Massachusetts and New Hampshire respectively, and of English extraction. The elder Mr. 1 Gould was a tanner, shoe and harness maker, and \ taught his sons something of his various trades. During his youth, John M. attended the common schools through the winter months, and at the age of 18 his father sent him to Canaan (N. H.) Academy, and afterwards to an academy at Lyme, the same State.

From 1840 to 1843, he taught school at Canaan and Lyme, and in 1844 struck out for the West. His first halt was at Chicago, from which place he departed in disgust, after having idled about the muddy streets for nearly four weeks. We say " idled about the streets;" but when it is known that those four weeks constitute the sum of John M. Gould's freedom from active business during the whole of his life, it need not be added that those weeks of idleness were not such from choice. From Chicago he went to Grand de Tour, Ogle Co., 111., where he landed with but a small sum of money about his person. Just how small a sum may be approximated when it is known that he left New England with $65 in money, and out of this sum had to pay his transportation and hotel fare through to the point of destination.

He had clerked some in a store before leaving Lyme, and when he secured a position in Dana & Troop's mercantile establishment at Grand de Tour, it was not altogether as an inexperienced man. At the end of a three-years' clerkship, he bought an interest in the concern by which he was employed, and the firm became J. M. Gould & Co. This partnership lasted a year, and Mr. Gould sold out. Mr. John Deere desired Mr. Gould to accompany him to Moline, insisting that he should take charge of his business here, and offering him a salary of $800 a year, in place of only $250 which he had been receiving. He accordingly, in 1848, came to Moline, and as a member of the firm of Deere, Tate & Gould, manufactured plows about four years. Retiring from the firm, he soon afterward formed a partnership with D. C. Dimock, in the manufacture of wooden-ware and furniture, the first wooden-ware ever manufactured west of Detroit, Mich. In 1856 their factory was burned out, after which they made no more furniture, but continued the wooden-ware, and in 1868 incorporated their concern as Dimock, Gould & Co., and added saw-milling and lumber business and the manufacture of paper pails. The capital stock of this company when incorporated was $150,000, but in 1884 it was increased to $300,000. Mr. Gould has been its president and managing director and vice-president since 1882.

In 1857 the firm of Gould, Dimock & Co. engaged in the banking business at Moline, and the concern had an existence until it was merged into the First National. In December, 1863, the First National Bank of Moline was organized with Mr. Gould as cashier, a position lie filled until January, 1867, at which time he was made the bank's president. Under his administration, first as cashier, and later as president, - an office he yet fills, - the progress of the bank has been in the highest degree creditable to himself and correspondingly satisfactory to the stockholders.

Mr. Gould was one of the organizers of the St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago Railway Company, and became its treasurer in 1876, a position he filled, in addition to his many other important offices, until the road passed into the hands of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company.

Away back in 1853 he was elected on the Democratic ticket to the Judgeship of Rock Island County, and held the office four years. In 186 1 he left the Democratic party and has since been an ardent Republican. Upon the question of the liquor traffic, he announces himself as a temperance man, but op- posed to prohibition. President Buchanan appointed him Postmaster at Moline in 1857, and Mr. Lincoln appointed his successor in 1861. Since 1870 he has been continuously the president of the Lumbermen's Board of Trade for the four cities, Davenport, Moline, Rock Island and Muscatine, and president of the Moline Board of Trade since May, 1882. Before the organization of the city he was many years Town Trustee, twee Treasurer of the village, and has been Treasurer of the township funds continuously since 1S64. He is president of the Citizens' League of Moline, and a member of the Board of Public Charities and a director in the St. Luke College Hospital, being appointed to the latter position by Gov. Cullom in 1877.

Such is but a brief outline of the business and official l.fe of Judge Gould. Not a tithe of his history will ever be written; the trials and struggles of his early manhood are but glanced at, and the reader sees only the bright epochs of his successes. But we must not forget that like many another, - in fact like very nearly every other man of our time that amounts to much, - he began life as a poor boy. Before him was the world, not so hard to combat as the world at present, perhaps, but nevertheless there were struggles before him, and defeats in store for him. But with a brave heart and strong arm, he pressed steadily forward, and the brief review here printed tells the results. Judge Gould is a well preserved man for his age, and does daily as much work as any man in Moline, young or old. Instinctively a gentleman, he places every one around him at his ease ; and his comfortable residence, presided over by his estimable wife, is a bright oasis where hundreds annually partake of his good cheer.

Aug. t3, 1848, Mr. Gould was united in marriage, at Grand de Tour, 111., to Miss Alice Chase Moulton, grand-niece of the late Hon. Salmon P. Chase, and a native of Vermont. Mrs. Gould lived but a short time following her marriage, dying of consumption. Nov. r3, 1850, Judge Gould and Miss Hannah Marcy Dimock were married at Moline, and of their children, we make the following brief mention : Alice May, born May 20, 185 1, and died Aug 29, iS5r; Frank Wayland, an educated young gentleman, in the employ of Dimock. Gould & Co. as salesman ; Frederick George, shipping clerk for the same firm; Grace Eliza (Mrs. Sullivan M. Hill);

Of no more worthy or representative business man of Rock Island County could the publishers of this work give a portrait than of Mr. Gould, as the foregoing sketch justifies us in such a statement.

ohn M. Albrecht, one of the early settlers £ of Rock Island County, coming here from ^*$" from Pekin, this State, Aug. 14, 1854, and at present a retired farmer, residing in Rock Island city, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 16, 1S32. In conformity to the laws of his native country, he attended school until 14 years of age, at which time, in company with his parents, he emigrated to the United States, arriving here in 1846, and landing in the city of New York. From that place his parents moved to Buffalo, same State, and becoming imbued with the Western fever, they came to Chicago. At the latter place, they hired two teams, and went overland to La Salle, from whence they went by steamer to St. Louis. From the latter place they went to Looking-glass Prairie, Madison Co., 111., where they remained two years.

At the latter place, Mr. Albrecht, of this notice, worked two years learning the blacksmith's trade. After leaving that place he went to Monroe County, 111., and remained one year, working or. a farm. He then moved to Belleville, St. Clair Co., this State, where he completed his trade of a blacksmith. His next move was to the city of St. Louis, where he worked as a "jour" at his trade one year, and then moved to Pekin, this Stale. He erected a shop at the latter place, and carried on the business of blacksmithing for two years, when he sold out and in 1854 came to Rock Island, and went to work for Failing Bros, as a blacksmith, and continued in the same vocation for about four months. His next move was to engage in the saloon business, which he followed for some three years, then sold and purchased a farm in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, consisting of 80 acres. He grubbed and cleared 70 acres of the tract and continued to cultivate the same un- til 1862, when he moved back to Rock Island, and engaged in the hotel business, keeping the Union House for one year. During the year he traded his farm in Mercer County for one in Western Township, Henry County, consisting of 100 acres, which he cultivated until 1868. During that year his father died, and his mother being left alone, wished her son to come and settle up the business, which he did. The mother died Dec. 30, 1876. He retired from the active business of life in 1876, and is now living in Rock Island, enjoying the fruits of laborious toil, coupled with that of good judgment arid energetic determination.

Mr. Albrecht was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Spillmann in 1854. She was a native of Ohio, and died Feb. 25, 1883, leaving six children : Emma, married J. F. Ohlweiler, Nov. 2, T876, and they have two children, Willie and Mabel ; Laura married Adam Kopp, Aug. 2, 1874, and they have two daughters, Emma and Louisa, and reside at present in Minneapolis ; John married Mary Jensen, Nov. 9, 1 88 1. and they have one child, Edna ; Louisa married Henry Nawman, May 24, 1882, and has one child, Clara; Amelia D., born Oct. 12, 1861, and Minnie K., born Jan. 17, 1877, are unmarried.

Politically, Mr. Albrecht is a Democrat. He is the proprietor of four stores and one dwelling in Rock Island, and owns 122 acres of land. He belongs to the Ancient Order of Druids, and to the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Albrecht takes great interest in the welfare of the city. His naturalization papers, which made him a citizen of the United States, were handed him by Abraham Lincoln, who said he "hoped Mr. Albrecht would make a good citizen, and thought he would," and congratulated him by a hearty shake of the hand.

dam Ellis, resident at Port Byron, 111., was born May 1, 1842, in the province of Ontario, Canada. He is the son of David and Maria (Spencer) Ellis, who are respectively of French and English descent The family consisted of parents and nine children. In 1845 they came to Illinois and located in Winnebago County, on a farm which the father bought from the Government, and on which he began improvements.

Adam Ellis became an inmate of the home of his brother-in-law, J. B. Conklin, in Winnebago County, under whose care he remained until be became of age. He enlisted, Aug. 6, 1862, in the 74th 111. Vol. Inf., enrolling in Company A. He was mustered into the service of the United States Sept. 4 following. The command was first assigned to the Eighth Brigade, and later to the Tenth, under General Post. Mr. Ellis was under fire at Perryville, Ky., and at Stone River and Murfreesboro. At the latter place he was taken ill, and was in the hospital until August, 1863, when he rejoined his regiment at Bridgeport, Ala., in time to take part in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, in 1863. At the latter place he was wounded in the leg. When he rejoined his regiment, at London, Tenn., in the spring of 1864, his command was assigned to General Sherman. He was in the actions of the Atlanta campaign until the battle of Kenesaw * Mountain, lasting from the 27th of June until the : night of the 2d of July, 1864, when the rebels began 1 to evacuate. Two days later, on the skirmish line, being the 4th of July, he received a wound in his left '?. arm, which was amputated the same day. He was s sent to the hospital at Marietta, Iowa, and went < thence successively to the hospitals at Chattanooga, Nashville, Evansville and Mound City. He left the latter place March 4, 1865, at which date he was discharged, and returned to Winnebago Co., 111.

In 1866 he engaged in the grocery business at Harrison, in that county, where he operated 18 months. In 1868 he engaged in a similar trade in Port Byron, in which he was interested until 1S82, when he sold out and went to Dakota. He preempted 160 acres of land, and also secured a tree claim. A year later he returned to Port Byron. In the spring of 1883 he entered the employ of J. M. Christy, of Rock Island, in whose interests he has /- since operated as a traveling salesman.

Mr. Ellis was married in the spring of 1866 to Mrs. Mary Leffingwell, and they have two children - Jessie E. and Charles R. Mrs. Ellis is a native of h Hancock Co., 111., and she is the daughter of Rich- * ard and Mary (Woolfolk) Smith. Her father was born in Pennsylvania and her mother in Bowling

Green, Carolina Co., Va. They came to Winnebago County in its earliest days, and her father died there in March, 1882. She was married in 1857 to Levi B. Leffingwell, who was born in Ohio. In September, 1862, he enlisted in a company of New York Sharpshooters. He died at Suffolk, Va., May 4, 1863. Two of their children are now living - Indiaola and Lamont. Indiaola married William Atkinson, and lives in Rockton, Winnebago Co., 111. Lamont lives in Port Byron.

uther W. Skidmore, D. D. S., office in John Deere 's new building, corner Third Avenue and 17th Street. Dr. Skidmore was born at Morris, 111., and is the son of James B. and Diantha (Hall) Skidmore, both natives of the State of New York. Dr. Skidmore took a regular course at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with the degree of D. D. S.

In January, 1885, he came to Moline, and entered upon the practice of his profession. His dental parlors are complete in their appointments and supplied with all modern appliances known to the profession, although but a few months resident of the city, Dr. Skidmore is rapidly growing in favor with the people of Moline.

eter McCarl, farmer, residing on section 2, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, is the son of Samuel and Mahalie (Huff- Pennsylvania, the schools of his native county, and received the advantages afforded by them, though at that early period they were very limited, and remained at home with his parents until the year 1859, when he started West, and located in Rapids City, this county. Here he worked out by the day until 1S65, when he enlisted in Co. G, 47th Regt. of 111. Inf., for one year. Serving his time, he was honorably discharged. He participated in one battle of nine days at Spanish Fort, Alabama. Returning home, he engaged as a teamster, and continued the same for three months ; but, thinking to better his condition, he opened a general store, which he continued for nine years. Selling out in 1877, he peddled coffee and tea for two years; then he came to this place, on section 2, where he has since remained.

In 1863,011 the 23d day of August, Mr. McCarl was united in marriage to Miss Delilah Shurtleff, a native of Hampton Township, 111., and their union has been blessed with two children - Henry and Rose.

Politically, Mr. McCarl is identified with the principles advocated by the Democratic party, and belongs to the A. O. U. W., and attends the Christian Church with his family.

ohn Aster, confectioner and baker at Rock Island, to which city he came in 185 1, is a native of Germany, in which country he was born Jan. 7, 1830. In conformity to the laws of his native land, he attended school until he was 13 years of age, and assisted his father on the farm. After leaving school, he went to learn the baker's business, and at the age of 16 years he had charge of a bakery.

On attaining the age of r7 years, Mr. Aster, realizing that there were better inducements for an individual to procure a competency in the United States than in the " Faderland," determined to emigrate. He consequently set sail for the " land of promise," and landed in New York, where he commenced to work the first day of his arrival at his trade, and continued at the same for two years. He soon afterward came to Peru, this State, where he worked in a hotel for two years. He then came to Rock Island, stopped for a short time, then procured work at Davenport, where he remained a week, then went to Moline and engaged in the bakery business, remaining three months. From the latter place he went to Rock Island, where he worked in a bakery for seven years, and then purchased an establishment of his own, which he has continued to conduct until the present time.

Mr. Aster formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Catherine Iten, a native of Switzerland, in 1857. They have six children: Elizabeth, William L., Em- ma, George W, Cora S. and Madge T. Elizabeth married Herman Wettenberg, and they have one child, Benhard. Emma married Benhard Harts, and they have one child, Bessie Harts.

Politically, Mr. Aster is a Democrat. He is one of the Supervisors of Rock Island, and socially belongs to the I. O. O. the A. O. U. W, and the U. A. O. D.

.lamuel Bowles, long one of the leading W farmers of Hampton Township, but now * retired from the active labors of farm life, was born Feb. 6, iSio, at Rock Bridge, Ya.. and is a son of Isaac and Mary (Bagford) Bowles, natives of Maryland. His parents came to Indiana as early as r8i8, where they made a purchase of r6o acres of land in Washington County, and remained there until 1840, when Samuel, subject of this sketch, went after them and succeeded in bringing them to Hampton Township; but the father, on a visit to a son in New Orleans, took sick there and died. The mother died at her son Samuel's.

Samuel remained with his parents until he was 20 years old, and, as might be expected, he enjoyed very limited advantages for an education, for educational institutions and methods were in a very crude condition in Indiana from 60 to 70 years ago. Young Samuel grew up to a sturdy manhood amid" these rudest of pioneer surroundings, taking advantage of every opportunity to gain knowledge and prepare himself for future usefulness. He naturally possessed a large share of that most valuable gift, common sense nor was this dwarfed or stunted by such influences and surroundings as are now too common. Some of the greatest men of our age have grown up amid just such influences as those surrounding Mr. Bowles' early life.

Our subject possesses many traits of both mind and heart which rank with those of men who have attained a national reputation. He takes a large and liberal view of every subject, is generous, just, and possesses excellent judgment, and was a most valuable acquisition to any pioneer settlement. Shortly after leaving home he was united in marriage with Mirgaret Porter, a native of Virginia. Telitha is the name of their only child. She became the wife of John Kay, and is the mother of one child. After his marriage Mr. Bowles operated a farm in Indiana. He then sold out his interest in that State and came to Hampton Township, this county, where he has since continued to reside, and has from the very first been one of the leading spirits in the community. His farm contains 420 acres, a great part of which is rich coal land. Mr. Bowles was not only one of the pioneers in the settlement of the cc but he is the pioneer in the development of the now extensive and valuable coal interests of Rock Island County, being the first to make the discovery of coal. As early as 1836, in his investigations, he discovered coal on his land, and in 1842 opened a coal bank, which was the second opened in the county. Since that time he has been interested in the coal business, employing from 20 to 25 hands. This extensive interest in this county has been largely developed through the influence and instrumentality of Mr. ' Bowles.

Our subject has been an active, enterprising citi- i zen of the county for fully half a century, and ^ has been ever ready to interest himself and take an /, active part in even" project looking to the develop ment of the county or welfare of the commun:' One of the most commendable enterprises of his life, and one which illustrates his generous disposition and his earnest desire to assist the only real source through which true reform in society and"the greatest good to mankind comas, was the erection of the beautiful church edifice on his farm. This structure ^ was erected in 1879, at a cost of $^000, and is lo- |5 cated in the midst of a beautifully kept cemetery, jj His old friend and fellow pioneer, Mr. Alanson Sinnet, presented the Church with a handsome Bible for the pulpit. The church building is shown in the fullpage view- of Mr. Bowles' residence and" surroundings which is presented in this Album

As an enduring monument to the memory of this generous pioneer and citizen, we present his portrait in this volume in connection with this sketch. In the view which is also given of his present commodious /j residence, his home of 50 years ago is also shown. ^ It will no doubt be a source of gTeat satisfaction to (3

Besides his fanning and mining interests, he is largely interested in other enteiprises. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Moline, and is also one of the Directors of that institution. He is also a stockholder in the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Although a Democrat politically, he has been Postmaster during the past five years of the office of Bowlesburg. He has also held various township offices.

^S'i$. sive and successful brick contractors and builders in Western Illinois, was born in County Maid, Ireland, and came with his parents, Peter and Jane (Purden) Farrell, to America when he was about seven years of age. The family stopped in Pittsburg, Pa., where the parents spent the rest of their lives, and where the subject of this sketch learned the trade of a bricklayer, and lived until he was about 19 years of age.

At the outbreak of the Civil War he came to Rock Island and took service on a Government transport, and followed steamboating upwards of five years. Immediately upon abandoning the river he embarked in the business of his life - that of contractor and builder. Since that he lias constructed the massive buildings of the Rock Island Plow Works, the Rock Island Hotel, Dart's grocery house, Strackfas Block, Saurman's Market Square buildings, the German Lutheran Church, Harper's Opera House, the Armory block, Fulwiler's saloon building, Weirheauser & Co.'s immense smoke-stack, nearly 150 feet in height ; two paper-mills at Milan, Dimock & Gould's factory at Moline, and dwelling-houses too numerous to mention.

In the fall of 1884 he was urged by his friends to make the race for Alderman, and much against his will acquiesced; and, though a stanch Democrat, he represented a Republican ward, and thai to the entire satisfaction of the better class of the community.

a native of North Carolina, and the following names designate respectively their four children : Sarah J., James T., in the tinning and stove business at Carson, Iowa; Richard L., a brick mason at Rock Island, and Mina Belle, an accomplished little miss in her teens. Sarah married William V. Stafford, Feb. 20, 1883, foreman of the shipping department of the Rock Island Plow Works. Mr. Farrell is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and also with the A. O. (J. W.

(j|»dgar Wells, a prominent young farmer of Hampton Township, and a native of the same, residing on section 21, was born on the same section Dec. 3, 1861. His parents, John and Mary (McMurphy) Wells, were natives of Vermont and New York, respectively, but in an early day, in 1835, became pioneers of this township, locating on section 21, where the mother now lives with her son, and where the father resided until his death, which occurred Jan. 28, 1880. They were the parents of n children, as follows : Elizabeth I., the eldest, who died at the age of 35 years ; Maria L., Francis H., Clarence S., John L., Rinnah A., Anthony S., Arthur S., Eunice M., Charlotte A. and Edgar L.

The elder Wells, the father of our subject, was a prominent pioneer of the county, and during the Black Hawk War enlisted in defense of the settlers and served all through that war. He was driven into the lead mines by the Indians at Galena, being without coat or hat, the Indians having stolen them. As a pioneer to a new country, he was compelled to undergo many inconveniences and privations, which he did with great fortitude. He was long a prominent citizen of the township, and a devoted member of the Congregational Church.

John Wells was born near Brattleboro, Vt., July 18, 1807. He removed from there to Manchester, Ohio, in 18 14. They remained there but four years, when they pushed further West and found a location in Wayne Co., 111. He left home when he was about 21 years of age, and came North to Galena, and worked in the lead mines for several years

He was living there at the time of the Black Hawk War, in which he played a prominent part. After that war he engaged a short time in buying cattle in the southern part of the State, and driving into Galena and selling them. We soon find him in Rock Island County, where, in Hampton Township, in 1835, he was married to Miss Mary McMurphy. This lady now lives with her son Edgar on the old homestead. Edgar L. Wells has charge of the old homestead farm of 240 acres, and, although a young man, is one of the leading men of the township. He was married April 16, 1884, to Miss Hattie Walker, a native of Hampton Township.

Mr. Marshall was born in Hopewell Township, Huntington Co. (now Mercer Co.), New Jersey, April 1, 18 19. Mr. Marshall was 13 years of age when his father died, and two years later he went to learn the trade of a wagon-maker, at which he served an apprenticeship of two years. He then went to Philadelphia, and worked at carpentering three years. In 1839, realizing that to better his condition in life, in a financial point of view, the West offered better inducements than the crowded East, he came to Cordova, Rock Island Co., 111., in company with three others. They arrived at Cordova in July of that year, and he and his brother, William G. Marshall, made a claim on section 3 of that township, and as soon as the land came into market, entered tthe same. In July, 1840, they raised the first crop in that township. In 1842 the mother, in company with the remainder of the family, joined them, and he located on the homestead with his mother until 1845. During the year he entered the north half of the I southeast quarter of section 34, township 20, range 2, now known as Cordova Township, and in 1844 built a frame house on this place and located thereon. He has from time to time added to his original purchase until he at present is the owner of 360 acres, all in a body, besides 150 acres adjoining in Coe Township, located on section 3 and in Whiteside County. In 1863 he erected a stone building on the southeast quarter of section 34, Cordova Township. There is a fine natural grove near by his house.

Mr. Marshall was united in marriage with Mary E. Cool in September, 1840. She was born in Princeton, N. J., July 9, 1819. They have nine children. Elizabeth is the wife of J. F. Cranston, and resides in Benton County, Minn. ; Charity is the wife of Paul D. Ege, and lives in Guthrie County, Iowa ; Harmon married Jennie Hoff, and resides on section 15 southwest quarter; Jerome married Maria Withrow, of Albany, and lives in Whiteside County; Edward married Sally Bailey, and lives in Guthrie County, Iowa; Samuel married Emma Seeley, of Clinton, Iowa, and resides in Benton Co., Minn.; Robert married Marietta Burlingame, of Albany, and resides on the homestead ; Minnie is the wife of Charles Wells, and they reside in Guthrie County, Iowa ; Horace married Sarah A. Crawford, widow of Jonathan Marshall, and resides on the homestead ; Clara died in her twentieth year, and Jonathan in his twenty-fourth year.

udge George E. Holmes, deceased, who '- was formerly a resident of Port Byron, was born in Stoddard, Cheshire Co., N. H., Feb. 17, 1802. While approaching the age of adult manhood he learned the trade of boot and shoe maker, at which he worked in his native village. He the.) moved to Lunenburg, Vt., where he lived, following his trade until 1830, when he went to Guildhall, the county seat of Essex Co., Vt. He there engaged in mercantile business, became prominent in county affairs, and was elected Sheriff of the county. In 1833 lie went to St. Johnsbury, that State, where, for a number of years, he kept a hotel. In the spring of 1846 he came West and settled in Port Byron, this county, where he en- gaged in trade with G. S. Moore, and at the same time kept the Port Byron House. Being a man of fine attainments, a Jeffersonian Democrat, and also a zealous Abolitionist, he became very popular, and was finally elected County Judge, in which capacity he served the people acceptably. He was also Associate Justice, and Justice of the Peace the greater part of the time that lie was a resident there, until his death, which took place Jan. 3, 1872.

Judge Holmes was married twice, first to Mary Moore, Dec. 7, 1826, who died July 21, 1850, leaving five children, namely : Cynthia, now the widow of N. Belcher ; Annette, widow of S. S. Guyer; Ellen, no., the wife of Capt. George Dodge; Mary, who is now Mrs. Ed. Murphy ; and Jennie, now the wife of Dr. Wm. Lyford. The Judge's second marriage occurred March 24, 185 1, when he chose for his life partner Mrs. Lorane, widow of Addison G. Durfee. She was born in Hopkinton, Hillsboro Co., N. H., Aug. 15, 1805. Her first husband. Mr. Durfee, was born in Rhode Island, Nov. 1, 1799. They were married in Greenfield, Erie Co., Pi., Feb. 28, 1827. By that marriage there were two children, viz.: Wilber, who was born in North East, Erie Co., Pa., Jan 17, 1828, and Harriet Pratt, Aug. 31, 1853; the latter -has two children, Clarence and Grace C, who now live in Oskaloosa, Iowa ; Emily N. is now the wife of L. Lowry, and lives in Port Byron.