Sangamon County, Illinois - The whole text, 1912 (part 19 of 46)

HEBERLING, Thomas H., ` one of Sangamon County's oldest citizens and an honored veteran of the Civil War, was born in Darrstown, Pa., February 13, 1823, and is a sop of George and Catherine (Youngman) Heberling, the former a native of Lancaster County and the latter of Union County, Pa., and the father born in 1791. Catherine Youngman's father fought in the Revolutionary War under General Mifflin, and George Heberling fought in the War of 1812. The latter was a millwright by trade.

Thomas H. Heberling was educated at Lewistown, Pa., and passed his childhood on the farm with his parents. He assisted his father in the erection of many mills in Pennsylvania, and filled the first mortise wheel in the city of Springfield, in. 1865. He has been a resident of Sangamon County since August, 1865, having come there after the war.

February 28, 1864, Mr. Heberling enlisted at Warsaw, Ill., in Company E, One Hundred Eighteenth Illinois Infantry, and served to the close of the war, being mustered out at Baton Rouge, La., July 10, 1865. He served some time in the Quartermaster's Department at Baton Rouge, and worked for a time at New Orleans for the Government, as pattern-maker. He is a member of the G. A. R. and has an honorable record as a soldier.

Mr. Heberling was married at Palmyra, Mo., in July, 1854, to Rebecca Fryberger, who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., in 1819, daughter of John Fryberger, also a native of that county. Her mother was also a native of Pennsylvania. Two children were born of this marriage, namely: Kate, married W. B. Adams, of Taylorville, was born in Hannibal, Mo., in 1856, and has two children, and Ella, who was born in Warsaw, Ill., in 1862, married William Schlitt, a farmer living seven

Mr. Heberling has considerable mechanical ability and has made severel useful inventions, among them many years ago a twine binder, which he lost through misplaced confidence in others. He is now nearing the age of ninety years, but is active around his farm and enjoys excellent health and strength. He has patented a number of his inventions. Besides his property in Sangamon County he has a farm in Virginia, which he has owned since 1858. He is a member of the Episcopal Church. Although a Republican in political principles he has sometimes voted for Democratic candidates when he has considered it would be for the general welfare that he should do so. He is public-spirited and patriotic and takes an active interest in current events and issues. He is very well known in the community where he lives and has the respect and friendship of all who have had dealings with him. He owns a farm of ten acres in the city of St. Andrews, Fla. He resides on a farm with his son-inlaw, Wm. H. Schlitt, seven miles northwest of Springfield.

HEIDLER, Samuel H., Principal of the Converse School, at Springfield, Ill., is one of the scholarly and well equipped educators of the country, who, in devoting himself to the arduous life of a teacher, chose a path of many difficulties, but one that has.also had its compensations, for he has seen hundreds of his pupils go out into the world from under his instruction and successfully meet the requirements of modern civilization. Mr. Heidler was born in Lancaster County, Pa., September 6, 1861, and is a son of Levi and Martha (Hogendoubler) Heidler. The maternal great grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier and his paternal ancestors were among the earliest settlers in Pennsylvania.

Levi Heidler, the father, was born in Lancaster County, August 23, 1815, carried on farming as an occupation, and died in his native neighborhood, in 1902. The family is long-lived, one of his aunts having lived to be one hundred and six years of age. She died in 1876 and could remember the Revolutionary War. Levi Heidler married Martha Hogendoubler, who was born in Lancaster County, April 1, 1820, and died in 1907. Ten children were born to this union, namely: Anna, who married Christian Shenk, lives in Lancaster County ; William ; Henry ; Harriet, who is the wife of Dr. Henry Brenneman, in Lancaster County; Barbara; Cyrus; Sarah, who is the wife of Dr. Charles McCauley, of Petersburg, Pa.; Martha, who is the wife of C. K. Shenk; Samuel H., and Horace.

Samuel H. Heidler 'was reared on the old homestead, which land had been secured by his ancestors from the Penns. He attended the country schools and graduated from the county high school in 1879. From the first educational work appealed to him and he chose teaching rather than any other profession. After one year in the school-room in Lancaster County, he entered the Millersville State Normal School, in September, 1880, and graduated there in July, 1883. Two years of teaching and study in Lancaster County followed and in 1885 he received his Master degree and a State Teacher's Certificate in Pennsylvania. Mr. Heidler then came to Sangamon County and taught two years at Cantrall and two more at Pleasant Plains. He was elected principal of the Stuart School at Springfield and served as such from September, 1889, until July, 1893. Mr. Heidler then went to California and spent two years in the State University at Berkeley, returning to Illinois in 1895. In June of that year he was elected Superintendent of the Schools of Ottawa, Ill., where he remained until June, 1899, when he again became a student, spending the following year in the University of Chicago. In 1900 he was elected to his present position. He is recognized as a man of learning, experience, and a large measure of executive ability. His standards have always been of the highest and his influence upon his pupils has been inspiring. His uprightness of character and his frank personality haye been prominent factors in his life.

Professor Heidler was married by an English Lutheran minister, a former friend, at Kansas City, Mo., July 29, 1893, to Miss Cordelia Bunn, who was born at Springfield, Ill., one of five children born to her parents, who were natives of New Jersey. She was the third in order of birth, the others being: Mrs. Charles Seaman, Mrs. Charles Bovard, Joseph F. and Norcross. Two children have been born to Professor and Mrs. Heidler: Martha, born May 14, 1894, and Joseph B., born May 22, 1896. They are members of the Christian Church. Prof, Heidler has been a liberal contributor to other religious and charitable organizations. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias and a Mason. He is active in all the Masonic bodies, being Past Commander of Elwood Commandery, No. 6, Knights Templar, at Springfield.

HENDRICKS, Joseph, a retired miner living at Riverton, Ill., was born in Nicholas County, Ky., October 14, 1845, son of James and M. (McClelland) Hendricks, the former a native of Nicholas County, Ky., born April 18, 1819, and the latter born in Bath County, Ky., in 1816. The parents were farmers and came from Kentucky to Illinois in 1852, settling near Barclay, Sangamon County, where for several years they conducted a farm. Later they moved to Riverton, where the father engaged in mining in which occupation he continued until his death, June 27, 1888. His widow survived until 1891. They were parents of seven sons and two daughters, and three sons and two daughters are now living: Frank, Charles and Joseph, all of Riverton; Mary, wife of Albert Jones, of Riverton; Mattie, wife of Henry Shaw, of Peoria, Ill.

a log building, and as soon as old. enough he began working on his father's farm. At the time of the war he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred Forty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served 100 days, being mustered out at Camp Butler. He had been on guard duty in Missouri and Arkansas and had acquitted himself creditably. At the close of the war he resumed farming, but two years later began work at mining, which he continued until a few years ago, when he retired. He is an active member of Camp Butler Post G A. R. In politics he is a Republican and cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He owns the home where he resides and has been fairly successful in a financial sense. He has spent most of his life in Sangamon County and is well known and much respected. He is popular among his friends and has a reputation for integrity and reliability.

Mr. Hendricks was married in Springfield, January 7, 1869, to Elizabeth Cantrell, born in Sangamon County, September 6, 1851, whose parents were natives of Ohio and came to Ilinois at an early day, settling on a farm near Athens, where both died. Of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell (four sons and four daughters), five now survive. Eight children were born to Mr. Hendricks and his wife, five sons and three daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters survive: Irene, wife of Samuel Fox, of Springfield; Leonard, Wesley and Lillian, living at home. There are two grandchildren in the family.

HENKEL, Henry Bailey, President of Springfield Business College, has arranged a course of study in this institution calculated to meet the demands of modern business methods. The course is a most practical one, and the work provided for by the manager of the school is a valuable training for the young man or woman entering upon a business career. Prof. Henkel was born in Freeport, Harrison County, O., but soon came with his parents to Ipava, Il., and after receiving good preliminary training, took special courses of study in Jacksonville, Ill., Cleveland, O., and Philadelphia. After teaching eight years in the Jacksonville (Ill.) Business College, he came to Springfield and purchased a half-interest in the Springfield Business College, which then had an attendance of about one hundred and fifty students. In 1893, Prof. Henkel became sole proprietor of the college, and one year later it was incorporated under the laws of Illinois, with Prof. Henkel as president and manager. The annual enrollment is now about four hundred.

Under the management of Prof. Henkel, the Springfield Business College has maintained a steady and healthy growth, and is recognized as an institution of merit and high educational value. Several new branches have been added to the curriculum, and the students are assisted to good positions when they are prepared for the work. In its bookkeeping depart- ment the most modern methods are taught and the department of penmanship is also very important. An excellent system of shorthand and typewviting is taught, and modern machines are furnished for practice work. The Stenotype, a machine for writing shorthand, has lately been introduced and is proving to be a great success The college is located on the third floor of the Illinois State Register building, opposite the post office, on East Monroe street, where it occupies the entire floor space of over 8,000 square feet. The rooms are light, heated by steam, and well ventilated.

Mr. Henkel was married in 1881, to Elizabeth Corinne Freeman, of Jacksonville, and two sons have blessed this union: Myron F., a graduate of the law department of the George Washington University of Washington, D. C., now an attorney-at-law of Springfield; and Herbert B., a graduate of the medical department of the Northwestern University of Evanston, now a practicing physician of Springfield. Prof. Henkel is Past Commander of Elwood Commandry, No. 6, Knights Templar, and is also a Thirty-second degree Mason, Scottish Rite. He is recognized as an able, intelligent instructor, a good business man, and a useful, public-spirited citizen. A man of genial manner and dignified bearing, he is popular in the many circles where he is known and esteemed. In training young men and women for business pursuits, he is playing an important part in the future welfare and progress of the city.

HENKLE, Jake S., of Ball Township, is one of the best-known farmers of his part of Sangamon County, and is well liked by all. He has a nice farm of seventy acres on Section 35, where he carries on general farming with profitable results. He is energetic and enterprising and has won success through hard work and good judgment. Mr. Henkle has spent his entire' life in Sangamon County, having been born in Cotton Hill Township April 7, 1850. He is a son of Marshall L. and Louisa (Rape) Henkle, the former a native of North Carolina, who came to Sangamon County in boyhood, his father being a native of North Carolina, where he died. The mother of Jake S. Henkle was born in Tennessee, and now lives with her son, having reached the age of eighty-five years. Her father, a native of Tennessee, served in the War of 1812 and died in Sangamon County.

Mr. Henkle received his education in the country schools of Sangamon County, but had few advantages in this direction. He early engaged in the work on his father's farm, remaining at home until he was twenty years of age. He has spent all his active life in farm work and has been a resident of his present farm nine years. He was married, in Sangamon County, December 29, 1875, by Rey. Clark, to Fannie Safford, born in New York State March 24, 1855, daughter of Daniel and Helen (Stone) Safford, both natives of New York. Mr. Safford was a farmer and an early settler of Sangamon

County. His parents spent their entire life in New York, but his wife's father, also a native of New York, came to Sangamon County, where he died. Six children were born to Mr. Henkle and his wife: Ernest, born in Sangamon County,

Christian County, May 8, 1876, lives at home; Helen, born in Sangamon County, August 13, 1882, married John R. Lard, April 9, 1902, and they have three children - George, Ernest and Agnes; Hattie, born in Sangamon County, May 4, 1887, is unmarried and lives at home; Nellie, born in Sangamon County, May 28, 1890, lives at home; Edna, born December 15, 1895.

In religious views Mr. Henkle is a Methodist and he and his family are members of the church. He is a Democrat in political principles, but in local matters votes for the interest of the community and the man he believes will best serve the interest of the people, rather than for party. He has served during the past year as School Director. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Loyal Americans, and his wife is also a member of the latter order and of the American Home Circle.

HENKLE, Thomas Condell (deceased). - The late Thomas Condell Henkle, a prominent citizen and successful merchant of Springfield, was born in Decatur, Ill., January 13, 1850, and died at his home in Springfield, May 27, 1900. He was a son of Enos M. and Martha (Condell) Henkle, he born in Pennsylvania and she near Dublin, Ireland, and they had four children. Thomas C. Henkle received his education in the public schools of Illinois and moved to Springfield about 1868.

For many years prior to his death Mr. Henkle was a member of the John W. Bunn Company, wholesale grocers of Springfield, an old established firm and very successful in their operations. The men connected with this company were able business men and the affairs of the firm were handled in a manner to insure the confidence of its patrons, one of the greatest elements of success in any enterprise. Mr. Henkle was a representative and upright business man and was greatly respected and admired for his many admirable qualities and characteristics. He was handsome in form and feature and of attractive personality, showing high character in his every act. He was a true friend, a kind neighbor and a most loving husband and father, possessing those qualities which contribute most to the happiness of domestic life.

Mr. Henkle was married, April 20, 1874, to Ellen Huntington, a singer of rare talent and well known throughout Illinois, and a daughter of George Lathrop and Hannah Flagg (Forbes) .Huntington. Mr. Huntington was a talented musician and was prominent in business circles and public affairs in Springfield. A sketch of his life appears in this work. Four children blessed the union of Mr. Henkle and his wife, namely: Ellen Josephine, wife of William L. Patton, an attorney of Springfield and they have three children - James Huntington, Leonora L., and William Henkle; Leonora, wife of Paul Lester Starne, a coal merchant of Springfield;.John Bunn, single, with A. J. Edwards & Son, loan brokers of St. Louis, Mo., and Thomas Huntington, with the Electric Service Supply Company, of Chicago, Ill. The family attend St. Paul's Pro Cathedral Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Henkle was a Republican. He never cared for public office. He was very fond of his home and cared little for public life, though he was always interested in the general welfare of the community and the success of public movements that were calculated to be of lasting benefit to the people. The family residence is 811 West Edwards Street.

HENRY, George Washington (deceased). - Not all of the men who were once numbered among the veterans of the Civil War, are still with us, and Springfield can claim a large quota of them on the other shore. Although they have departed, the memories of their good deeds, both in war and peace, remain, and their families cherish these and seek to enshrine their heroes in the list of the country's great. Among those who proved their worth when their country had most need of them, was the late George Washington Henry. He was born in Washington, Ind., November 5, 1881, a son of Richard and Lucy (Pickett) Henry, natives of Kentucky, the father being both farmer and blacksmith. They were most excellent people and did their full duty in the state of life in which they were placed.

George Washington Henry was educated at Jacksonville, Ill., to which the family removed in his childhood, and remained with his parents, working on the family farm, until he secured one of his own. He had learned blacksmithing from his father, and carried on his trade while cultivating his farm. Mr. Henry enlisted in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served gallantly until he was honorably discharged. He did not connect himself with any secret societies, but was a very consistent member of the Christian Church. From the time the Republican party was founded he was one of its earnest supporters, and continued as such all the remainder of his life. In later life Mr. Henry retired from the farm, coming to Springfield, where he bought a pleasant home. His death occurred March 19, 1896, and he is buried in Arkansas, having gone to that State in search of health.

Mr. Henry was married in Jacksonville, Ill., August 8, 1852, to Elizabeth Reynolds, born in Springfield, March 6, 1885, daughter of James and Amelia Reynolds. Mr, and Mrs. Henry had these children: Mrs. Emma McMechan of Independence, Mo.; Ida, born October 19, 1866, married George Norton; Mrs. George Grubb, born in 1868, lives in Chicago.

HENSLEY, William Sherman, a well known business man of Sangamon County, is a member of the firm of Hensley Brothers, furniture dealers and undertakers at Tallula and Pleas: ant Plains. He was born in Island Grove Township, July 4, 1865, a son of John and Lee Ann but one year old, and he began his education in the Franklin District school. Until twentytwo years of age, he remained on the home farm, and on November 9, 1887, he was united in marriage with Rebecca J. Griffin, who was born in Pike County, Ill., January 14, 1864, a daughter of William Blair and Malinda (Farris) Griffin, the former a native of Georgetown, Ohio, and the latter of Highland County, that State. Mr. Grifin was what was known as a singing master in his young manhood, and after coming to Illinois in 1874, he became widely known throughout the State. He located in Pleasant Plains and here his wife died March 13, 1895, while he still survives and makes his home with Mrs. Hensley. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was one of the first to offer his services to his country, enlisting in Company C, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and serving throughout the war. He received an honorable discharge and has a war record of which any man might well be proud. There were eight children in the Griffin family: Frances, who was the wife of A. Q. Irwin; Amanda, the wife of A. L. Irwin of Springfield; Litta, the wife of S. A. Hensley, of Hensley Brothers; Henry, of Oklahoma City, Okla., a contractor and builder; Charles, a farmer near Dawson, Sangamon County, Ill. ; two died in infancy.

After his marriage, Mr. Hensley settled on a farm in Cartwright Township and for twelve years carried on agricultural pursuits there, and on that farm his two sons were born: Charles teed, born January 22, 1890, who was educated in the schools of Pleasant Plains and The James Millikin University of Decatur, has a fine musical education and is a graduate of the Barnes College of Embalming of Chicago, and will assist his father as funeral director; and John Russell, born September 28, 1894, is in the Sophomore class at the Springfield High School. On account of the failing health of his father, Mr. Hensley went to live on the latter's farm and continued there until 1899. In 1904 Mr. Hensley purchased his present home in the eastern part of Pleasant Plains and here he and his wife have resided to the present time.

Mr. Hensley went to Chicago in June, 1898, and there took a full course in undertaking and embalming at the Chicago College of Hmbalming, secured a diploma, returned to this place and engaged in business, also operating a branch at New Berlin, the latter of which was sold in 1907 to Mr. Wilcox. In 1904, Mr. Hensley and his brother, S. A., formed a partnership, engag+ ing in undertaking and in dealing in furniture and farm implements. Later the implement department was closed out on account of the growth of the undertaking department, and a branch was established at Tallula, of which S. A. Hensley has charge. The Hensley Brothers have one of the finest equipped undertaking establishments in the State, and every possible convenience has been installed for the benefit of patrons. They have their own private ambulances as well as an elegant funeral car, and both brothers have made their work a study, keeping constantly in touch with all inventions and innovations in their line.

Fraternally Mr. Hensley is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Masons, the Court of Honor and the Eastern Star, of which latter his wife is also a member. In political matters he is a Republican, with Prohibition tendencies. He and Mrs. Hensley are connected with the Presbyterian Church, in the work of which both are prominent,

HERMAN, George W. - The pioneer history of Sangamon County has been dwelt upon so exhaustively elsewhere in this work, that but little remains to be said relative to those who developed this part of the State, yet when the Herman family is mentioned it is only fitting that some reference be made to those sturdy frontiersmen who braved the dangers and endured the privations of Sangamon County as it was before it contained the State capital, and people had not yet begun to flock there. To the farsightedness and keen appreciation of location and climatic conditions, which these pioneers showed in selecting Sangamon County as a permanent home, is due its present importance. A well-known member of the Herman family is George W. Herman, a prosperous farmer of Ball Township, born in Woodside Township, Sangamon County, May 17, 1840, a son of David H. and Sallie (Mitts) Herman, the former born in North Carolina in 1805, and the latter in Kentucky, in 1811.

David H. Herman was taken to Kentucky from North Carolina by his father, when a boy, and lived there for a number of years, marrying in that State. In 1829 he migrated to Sangamon County, arriving the winter of the great snow, but, not discouraged, he entered forty acres of government land in Woodside Township, on which George W. Herman was later born. He and his good wife had six children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom are deceased except George W. The maternal grandfather of the latter also came to Sangamon County, entering eighty acres of government land, forty of which are now owned by the grandson.

In a little log schoolhouse, containing slab seats and a puncheon floor, George W. Herman eagerly learned all the teacher sought to im-. part. His entire life has been spent in farming, and with the exception of eight years spent in Montgomery County, he has always lived in Sangamon County. For the past twenty-five years he has lived on his present fine farm of forty acres, now worth two hundred dollars per acre. He takes great pride in it and has brought the whole place up to a high standard.

On February 26, 1863, Mr. Herman was married, in Hast St. Louis, Ill., to Sarah Childers, born in Covington, Ky., August 22, 1842. Her father, a stone mason, lived for a time in St. Louis, where he built the first jail. Later he moved to Schuyler County, Ill., where he lived for a time, but spent his declining years at Alton, Ill., both he and his wife passing away in that city. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman, seven of whom survive: Nora E. lives in Springfield where she is a dressmaker ; Emma D., wife of William Jeffries, of Springfield; Augusta M., wife of William Parker, a fireman on the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad ; Laura D. Page, another daughter, lives in Springfield; Edward C., lives in Springfield, as does Sarah L., the latter being in the employ of the Roberts Laundry ; and Georgia is a school teacher at Auburn, Ill. There are four grandchildren in the family.

Mr. Herman is a Democrat in political faith, but has been too much occupied with farming operations to find time to go before the public for consideration as an official. He believes in a man's doing all he can as a private citizen, to secure good government and such improvements as will work out for the best interests of the community at large. Hard-working and thrifty, he has earnestly applied himself to his business, and has developed into a practical farmer, whom it would be difficult to excel in his special line.

HERNDON, Isaac William, belongs to one of Sangamon County's old and highly respected families. He was born on a farm four -miles southeast of Cantrall, in Fancy Creek Township, November 29, 1874, a son of James Nathaniel and Mary Ann (Dunlap) Herndon, the former born in Springfield April 26, 1841, and the latter born near Springfield, Sangamon County, March 5, 1850. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, served in the Civil War in Company G Tenth Cavalry, and his father was William H Herndon, well known for his association in legal practice with Abraham Lincoln. William H. was a son of Archer G. Herndon, who was born in Culpeper County, Va., February 13, 1795, and when about ten years of age was taken to Green County, Ky., where he was married in 1816 to Mrs. Rebecca (Day) Johnson. Mrs. Johnson's father served in the Revolution. Archer G. Herndon had one child born in Kentucky, and moved to Madison County, Ill., where another was born. Subsequently they came to Sangamon _ County, where they arrived in the spring of 1821. They settled five miles northeast of Springfield on what became known as German Prairie, and there two other children were born to them.

William H, eldest son of Archer G Herndon, was born in Green County, Ky., December 25, 1818, and was married in Sangamon County, March 26, 1840, to Mary J Maxcy, who was born July 27, 1822. They had six children: James N., Annie M., Beverly P., Elizabeth R., Leigh W., Mary N. The mother of these children died August 18, 1860, and Wiliam H. Herndon was married (second) July 31, 1861, to Anna Miles. Two children were born of this union, Nina Belle and William M. The family removed to a farm six miles north of Springfield in Fancy Creek Township. For many years William H. Herndon was a practicing attorney in Springfield, being the law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 to Mr. Lincoln's death.

Isaac William Herndon received his education in the public schools of Fancy Creek Township and lived on a farm until about 1902, then spent a year in Springfield, but returned to Fancy Creek Township for permanent residence. He then learned the trade of blacksmith, which he has since followed. He has spent most of this time in work at a mine near Cantrall, and makes that village his home. He is recognized as a skilled workman and stands well with his associates and fellow citizens. In politics he has always been a Democrat, and fraternally he was for nineteen years a member of the Woodmen and for a short time bpelonged to the Court of Honor. He has served as Township Assessor and takes an active interest in public affairs.

Mr. Herndon was married in Springfield August 13, 1895, to Irene Emma McCoy, who was born near the Council estate, two miles east of Cantrall, July 19, 1881, daughter of Martin and Anna (Brown) McCoy. Mr. McCoy was born in Ohio, February 8, 1848, and Anna Brown was born two miles east of Cantrall. The latter was a daughter of Benjamin F. and Susannah (Dunlap) Brown, her father born in Kentucky March 28, 1815. Benjamin F. was a son of James L. Brown, who was born in South Carolina October 20, 1786, and in his native State was married in 1806 to Jane M. Berry, soon afterward going to Union County, Ky., where eight children were born to them. James L. Brown brought his family to Sangamon County, arriving there in 1824, and locating in what became Fancy Creek Township, where three children were born.

The progenitor of this family in Sangamon County, Archer G. Herndon Sr., was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Springfield from 1825 to 1836, during which time he erected the first regular tavern in the town. He was one of the "Long Nine" who were largely instrumental in securing the removal of the capital from Vandalia to Springfield, having been elected Senator in 1836. He served as Receiver of Public Moneys in the Land Office in Springfield from 1842 to 1849. He died January 3, 1867, and his widow survived until August 19, 1875, both in Springfield.

William H. Herndon's wife, Mary J. Maxcy, was a member of one of Sangamon County's old families. She was born in Kentucky, daughter of James and Maria C. (Cook) Maxcy, the former a native of Prince Edward County, Va., born in 1791, and a soldier in the War of 1812, from Kentucky, to which State his parents moved when he was about seven years of age. He brought his family to Sangamon County in 1834. James Maxcy served as the first City Marshal of Springfield and for twenty-six years in succession held some city office. He was a son of Joel and Susan (Davis- Hill) Maxcy, the latter of whom died in Kentucky in 1812. Joel Maxcy was born in Rockingham County, Va., about 1759, and served as a soldier in a Virginia regiment at the time of the Revolution, taking part in the battle later to Sangamon County, Ill., arriving in Springfield in November, 1827, and soon afterward removing to Island Grove Township, where he died December 27, 1827.

HERRING, Henry (deceased). - The late Henry Herring, former Chief of Police of Springfield, is missed in many circles in this city. He had been a resident of Springfield since 1873, and in that time had won many warm personal friends. A man of great energy and industry, by his own efforts, he won a position of trust in the community to which he came as a poor boy with his own way to make in the world. Mr. Herring was born at Johnstown, Pa., May 12, 1849, son of John and Mary (Ackerman) Herring, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former born at Johnstown. The father was a carpenter and contractor and brought his family to Illinois in an early day, settling at Niantic, where he carried on a farm and also worked at his trade. He enlisted for service in the Civil War, from Niantic, and while in the South was taken sick, died and was buried there. The mother some years later went to Missouri and lived with a daughter, dying there.

As a boy Henry Herring went to school in Niantic, Ill., and worked on the farm for his mother until he came to Springfield in 1873. He took a position with the Springfield Rolling Mills, he working for this company twentyseven years, becoming foreman of the piling department, and was one of the most trusted men in their employ. In 1898, Mr. Herring secured a position as Sergeant of Police, under Mayor Wheeler, serving one year in this capacity, then went back to his position with the rolling mills. Hight months later he took a position as patrolman, under Mayor Wheeler, and after working a few months in that position was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor Phillips, serving two years and three months in that responsible office. Mr. Herring then served three years as a custodian at the State Arsenal, and was later employed at various occupations. He then engaged on the police force and at the time of his death, April 8, 1909, was serving as special officer at police headquarters.

Mr. Herring was married at Springfield, January 19, 1878, to Miss Lydia Lane, who was born near Middletown, Ohio, November 18, 1851. Her father, whose people were all Quakers, was a through her mother to Gen. Scott, of revolutionary fame; a cousin of Abraham Lincoln married her father's only sister; her maternal grandfather, Gen. Fall, served in the Mexican War, and all her father's brothers served in the Civil War. Mr. Lane and his wife came to Illinois in an early day and settled on a farm near Kenney, later moving to Maroa, where they kept a hotel. They spent their last days on a farm near Macon. Two sons and two daughters were born to Mr. Herring and wife, namely: Harold S., who was a trumpeter in Company C, Fifth Illinois Infantry, was killed while on duty as a soldier during the big mine strike at Pana, Ol., December 29, 1898; Herbert died at the age of two years and eight months; Maude L., at home, is employed by the Illinois Watch Company; Orinta D., wife of William C. Kikendall, of the firm of Kikendall & Troxell, dealers in insurance and real estate. Mr. Kikendall and wife have two children, Leona and Della. Mr. Herring was a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Court of Honor. He was a member of the Christian Church and his widow belongs to the Baptist Church. In politics he was a stanch Republican. The family reside at 1420 Monument Avenue, Springfield.

HERTEL, George, for the past twenty-six years a miner in the vicinity of Springfield, was born in that city, June 25, 1850, a son of Matthies and Mary E. (Lee) Hertel, the father born in Prussia, February 27, 1809, and the mother in Kentucky, in 1826. Matthies Hertel was a shoemaker by trade and emigrated to the United States in 1847, locating first in St. Louis, Mo. In 1858 he moved to Springfield, and later moved to Buffalo, Ill., where he died. His wife's parents were natives of Kentucky and came to Springfield, where both died.

George Hertel received his education in Springfield and spent his childhood in that city. After leaving school he learned the trade of shoe-maker with his father, and followed same about fifteen years. In 1884 he moved to Missouri and worked about a year on a railroad, then returned to Springfield, where he has lived since. Two of his brothers enlisted from Sangamon County, in 1862, in Company E, One Hundred Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, under Colonel Shoup, and served three years, being mustered out in 1865. Both were farmers and are now deceased, one passing away in Springfield, the other in Arkansas,

In political views Mr. Hertel has always been a strong Republican and has been active in local affairs, He served from 1874 until 1877 as Constable of Buffalo, Ill. He does not feel bound by party lines in local affairs, but votes for the men and measures he believes will best serve the public good. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and is affiliated with the M. W. A. and the U. M. W. of A. Several years ago he turned his attention toward mining and has been successful in this line, winning the confidence and respect of all who have had dealings with him. He has a large grown-up family and is well known in Springfield.

Mr. Hertel was married, in Springfield, July 17, 1881, to Elizabeth Teal, who was born in Dawson, Ill., May 17, 1864, daughter of Samuel and Hanna (Matheney) Teal, natives of Kentucky, the father born in 1814 and the latter in 1808. They were early settlers of Dawson, where they lived on a farm, and died there. Four sons and three daughters were born to Mr. Hertel and his wife, all of/ whom survive. namely: George, born at Buffalo, August 2, 1882, lives at home with his parents; Archie, born at Buffalo, October 25, 1883, lives at home, married Alice Collins and they have one child; Charles, born at Riverton, April 19, 1885, lives at home; Etta, born in Springfield, March 12, 1887, married Felix Ameche, of Kenosha, Wis., now serving as Deputy Sheriff, and they have two children; Sarah, born in Barclay, November 19, 1889, lives with her parents; William, born at Barclay, April 9, 1892. at home; Gladys, born in Springfield, May 16, 1895, at home.

HESSER, John L., an enterprising and successful farmer of Clear Lake Township, owns eighty acres of land worth, at least, $200 per acre, and has spent most of his life in Sangamon County. He is a veteran of the Civil War and is well known in G. A. R. circles, and thirty-six national encampments of the organization. He is a prominent member of Stephenson Post, No. 30, of Springfield. He was born in Virginia, March 17, 1835, a son of Samuel L. and Ann (Slagle) Hesser, the former born at Winchester, Va., July 2, 1797. The former was a farmer and contractor, who moved to Sangamon County in 1836. He spent twelve years in the city of Springfield, helping to build the old State House, which is now the Court House, and the old American Hotel, that stood on the site now occupied by Bressmer's store. He was one of the organizers of the Masonic Order in Sangamon County, and a charter member of its first lodge. At the expiration of the twelve years he moved to Mechanicsburg, where he continued working at his trade, living in that village from 1848 to 1850. For the following two years he lived on a farm near Buffalo, when he retired to Buffalo, there dying in October, 1871. His widow spent the remaining eight years of her life with her son John L., when she, too, passed away, aged eighty-nine years.

The first wife of Samuel L. Hesser died January 25, 1825, so that the mother of John L. was Mr. Hesser's second wife, whom he married September 12, 1826. She was born in Hagerstown, Md., October 4, 1803, and reared in Winchester, Va. One child was born to the first marriage and ten to the second, six children now surviving, four sons and two daughters.

John L. Hesser received his early education in the city of Springfield, where he attended Prof. Springer's subscription school, and spent two terms in Hureka College in 1857, and his first independent venture was buying and selling horses and mules. These his uncle, George O'Conner, brought to the amount of 250 head, from Texas. Mr. Hesser and his partner, Dr. Fowler, sold and traded them all over the State. Mr. Hesser moved to Jacksonville in 1855, and worked at the trade of carriage trimming, remaining there two years. He then returned to Springfield, and until the war engaged in working on his father's farm. On August 7, 1862, he enlisted, at Camp Butler, for three years, in Company A, Seventy-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry being mustered in as Corporal. On October 25, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of Fifth Sergeant; January 8, 1863, to that of Orderly Sergeant, and September 17, 1863, to that of Second Lieutenant. He spent 550 days in Confederate prisons and during this period suffered many hardships and privations. He was confined in Libby Prison, Andersonville, Danville Finally he was paroled, at Wilmington, N. C., February 25, 1865, at the close of a long and faithful service. In 1889 he made a visit to various battlefields where he had fought during the war but found all greatly changed. He was popular with his comrades and had reason to be proud of his record, as has his family. He is a strong Republican and had the honor of being well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, of whom he has many pleasant recollections. Well informed on many subjects, Mr. Hesser keeps abreast of the issues of the day, taking great interest in public affairs.

Mr. Hesser was married in Clear Lake Township, November 1, 1860, to Mary J. Cromley, born in Ohio. Her father came to Sangamon County in 1858, engaging in farming there, and lived in that locality the remainder of his life. One daughter was born to Mr. Hesser and wife, Sarah M., living at home. The family have a very pleasant and comfortable home near Riverton, and have many friends in the community.

HICKEY, Patrick (deceased), for several years a prominent citizen of Riverton, Ill., will be re membered by many of the older residents there as a pleasant, upright man, of high character. He was a devout Catholic and honest in his dealings with his fellow-men, winning the respect of all who knew him. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1822, and his parents, also natives of Ireland, lived on a farm, which the father operated, and they spent their entire lives there. Mr. Hickey was educated in Ireland and worked for his father in boyhood and youth. He emigrated to America in 1850 and soon afterward came to Springfield and engaged in business with Michael Doyle. For several years he and Mr. Doyle conducted the Cottage Gardens, and when they dissolved partnership Mr. Hickey moved to Riverton,

Upon coming to Riverton Mr. Hickey purchased land near the village and engaged in farming, remaining there until his death. He conducted a tavern for sometime and during the war boarded the soldiers who passed through Riverton. General Grant ate at his table as well as many other officers. He was an industrious worker and successful in his various occupations. He was interested in everything concerning the general welfare and supported the Democratic party.

Mr. Hickey was married in Springfield to Mary Funchin, also a native of Tipperary, and to their union three children were born: John, who survives, and two who are deceased. The mother of these children died in 1858. Mr. Hickey married as his second wife, Julia Shelly, a native of Ireland, born in 1828, their union taking place January 20, 1859. Her father, Cornelius Shelly, was a farmer by occupation, and both her parents died in Ireland. Nine children were born of this union, of whom two now survive: Margaret, wife of Patrick Fleming, of Springfield, and Mary, wife of Michael Egan, also of that city. Mr. Hickey died at his home in Riverton in 1867, deeply mourned by his many friends. His widow became the wife of John Smith and owns a home in Riverton, where she is well known and highly respected. Mr. Smith died in 1880 at Riverton.

HICKEY, Very Reverend Timothy. - There is probably no man in Springfield who has in as full measure the respect, the admiration and love of the people of the city, as the Very Reverend Father Timothy Hickey, Vicar General of the Diocese of Alton and pastor of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, the mother church of that denomination jn Springfield. Certainly no man more richly deserves this respect, admiration and love. During the many years, he has labored here among his people, he has shown them by his life and example of what charity, generosity and willing self-sacrifice may accomplish in benefitting mankind, the only reward he hoped for being the "well done, good and faithful servant," of the Master.

Father Hickey was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1841. He began his early education in the National Schools, and completed his studies and was ordained at All Hallows College, in the city of Dublin. He sailed for the United States in 1868, landing in New York, and came immediately to Springfield to accept the post of assistant priest in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, then under the direction of the Rey. Father Sullivan. After three years, he took charge of the Catholic Church at Virden, in

Macoupin County, and at the same time had supervision over the spiritual needs of Catholics at Sugar Creek and Auburn, in Sangamon County. From there he went to Pittsfield, Ill., then to Decatur, where he remained five years as priest of St. Patrick's Church of that place. Later, for several years, he was located at Jacksonville. Returning to Springfield, in 1889, Father Hickey became rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and here he has since remained. During his pastorate, a fine parish residence has been erected, a beautiful structure, costing $11,000, well and tastefully furnished, and a residence for the sisters who conduct the parish school. In 1909, the interior of the church was re-decorated at a cost of $2,000, the ceiling containing seven life-sized paintings of the Saints, after whom the other Catholic Churches in Springfield have been named, these other churches being the progeny, so to speak, of the Immaculate Conception parish. The membership of the church consists of 500 families, and there are 500 pupils in St. Mary's parochial school.

There is probably no man of any denomination or any walk of life in Springfield, who is held in higher esteem than Father Hickey. From rich and poor, he claims a first place in their hearts, and the claim is cheerfully allowed. His charities will never be fully known. In his quiet and unostentatious way, he visits the homes of the sick and poor, in the performance of his pastoral duties, helping the afflicted and those in distress, always solicitous for the spiritual and temporal welfare of his people, and, indeed of everybody. The present biography, meagre and insufticient as it is, which would not have been published with Father Hickey's consent, is but a slight testimonial of his worth to gratify the hundreds of men and women who have learned their prayers from his kind and sympathetic lips, and whose children are now learning theirs, in the same way.

HICKS, Lafayette Washington (deceased). late of Buffalo, Sangamon County, Il., was a man of ability who won a worthy success and whose memory is held dear by all who knew him. He was born in Bath County, Ky., March 24, 1837, a son of Henry and Sarah (Renn) Hicks, natives of Virginia and members of old American families, who settled in Kentucky, prospered as farmers there, and in the immutable order of events, died there. They have had two sons and four daughters, all of whom have passed away.

Mr. Hicks was educated in the country schools in his native county, and learned farming by actual participation in the operation of the homestead. In 1858, he came to Illinois and settled on a farm in Mechanicsburg Township, Sangamon County, owned then by George and James Hamilton, but now the property of Lord Scully, of England. He was empolyed there nine years, much of the time breaking ground with | oxen. He then:bought land and farmed success- fully for many years. In 1888, he was appointed Deputy Sheriff, in which office he served with much ability and credit until his death, which occurred in Buffalo, October 9, 1891. He also filed the offices of Constable and Justice of the Peace in Buffalo Township for several terms. For nineteen years after he left the farm, he varied his official duties by acting as auctioneer, holding public sales at Buffalo, and in all the country round about. He was a Democrat and a member of the Christian Church.

Mr. Hicks married, June 17, 1859, Miss Louisa Williams, born on Christmas Day, 1838, a daughter of Aaron and Georgia Linnie Williams, the former a native of Pennsylvania and his wife of Kentucky. In early life Mr. Williams settled on a farm in Kentucky where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a Mason. He and his wife were parents of four sons and two

Greencastle, Ind., are deceased. Mr. Williams served his country as a soldier in the Mexican War, and his brother fought for the "stars and stripes" in the Civil War. Three of Mrs. Hicks' brothers were members of the Masonie order. Mrs. Hicks owns her home and two other pieces of property in Buffalo, besides 120 acres of land in Mechanicsburg Townsbip, and has lived in her present home in Buffalo twenty-three years. She is a member of the Methodist Church, and also of the Eastern Star Lodge No, 203, of Dawson, Il.

Aaron Williams, father of Mrs. Hicks, was a descendant of the illustrious Roger Williams, of New England, and was born in Pennsylvania, about 1802. He was a son of Joseph and Mary (Bartel) Williams, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of Irish and the latter of German deseent, farming people in that State. Aaron Williams spent his boyhood on a farm and attended school in his native State and later in Kentucky, his parents having removed to Bath County, that State, where he and they spent the remainder of their lives. He was a farmer and also an iron molder and miller. His parents were early setters of Bath County, and the school which he attended (barefooted) was supported by subscriptions from its patrons and held in a log building, having slab seats and floor, with greased paper for window glass. He was married in Aberdeen, Ohio, to Miss Georgia A. Linney (or Linnie), and both he and his wife died in Bath County, Ky. They were parents of six children: George J., deceased, formerly lived at Carlisle, Ky.; Joseph lives at the State Soldiers' Home in Lafayette, Ind.; Mary married Thomas Rogers, of Bath County; William, deceased, formerly a resident of Bath County, John was killed at the age of nineteen years, when a team ran away; Louisa, Mrs. Hicks. Mr. Williams became a man of prominence and influence in his community and was a useful citizen. He was liberal in religious views and was a member of the Christian Church; a Democrat in political affairs; he was affiliated with the Ma- sonic Order fraternally. He and his wife, who was born and reared in Kentucky, reared a fine family and were much esteemed. Mrs. Hicks is a woman of high character and kind heart, interested in the welfare of those about her, and she is held in tender regard by her many friends, who delight to enjoy her favor and society.

HIGGINS, Owen (deceased), who was for over thirty years a resident of Springfield, Ill., was well known in that city and highly respected as a useful and enterprising citizen. He was born in Ireland, March 22, 1848, son of John and Catherine (Flynn) Higgins, both natives of Ireland, where they carried on farming. Mr. Higgins had small educational advantages but made the most of his opportunities and received a fair education in the country schools of his native land. He worked on the farm with his father until 1874, then emigrated to the United States, and after spending a short time in Pittsburg, Pa., and Rock Island, Ill., located in Springfield, where he lived the remainder of his life. He followed the trade of iron worker after coming to Springfield and was an expert in this line. He was industrious and energetic and accumulated considerable real estate. He never took an active part in politics, but was a Democrat all his life.

Mr. Higgins was married, in Springfield, January 25, 1878, to Miss Annie Hofferty, a native of Ireland, born January 1, 1856, daughter of Peter and Cecilia (Dwyer) Hofferty, both born in Ireland, where their entire lives were spent. They were farmers. Several children were born to Mr. Higgins and his wife, of whom the following survive: John B., stationary engineer for the Springfield Water Works, is married and lives at 1513 Hast Jefferson Street, Springfield; Peter F., unmarried, living at home with his mother; George W. and Charles V., yard masters for the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad Company, at Springfield; Thomas J., a railroad machinist; Katie J. and Cecilia E., attending school and living at home with their mother. Mrs. Higgins owns the home at 1129 East Reservoir Street.

Mr. Higgins died March 13, 1907, and his remains are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Springfield. He was devoted to his family and friends and his loss was widely mourned. He was a devout member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, and was affiliated with Lodge No. 25, ee! of Honor, and the Catholic Order of Foresters,

HIGGINS, William (deceased), who spent many years on his farm on Section 33, Mechanicsburg Township, Sangamon County, Il, was well regarded in his community and has many warm friends. Mr. Higgins was born in Ireland, December 25, 1823, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Higgins, who spent their entire lives in Ireland. The father was a farmer by occupation and William Higgins was reared to farm work. He attended school in his native country as a boy and at the age of seventeen years came to America, completing his education in this country. He landed in New York City, went thence to Ohio and lived there several years, then came to Sangamon County and engaged in farming there, which occupation he continued until his death.

Mr. Higgins first purchased forty acres of land, to which he later added forty acres more, and at the time of his decease had brought it to a high state of cultivation. He was married at Springfield, IU., October 24, 1882, to Mrs. Miranda J. (Sudduth) Pratt, born in Nicholas County, Ky., June 11, 1839. Her father, Mr. Sudduth, located near Wililamsville, Sangamon County, in 1865, and bought land near there, later removing to Broadwell, Il., where he died March 27, 1900, his wife having passed away October 15, 1892, in Kansas. Mr. Sudduth and his wife had ten children, of whom six survive. Mrs. Higgins was first married to Allen C. Pratt, in Kentucky, and they had five children, of whom all are deceased except one son, Charles. Mr. Pratt brought his family to Sangamon County and there carried on farming until his death. No children were born to Mr, and Mrs. Higgins.

Mr. Higgins was a member of the Methodist Church and his widow belongs to the same denomination. He was a man of industry and energy and successful in his operations. He died in his seventy-sixth year, March 16, 1900. His widow resides on the home farm, now consisting of forty acres, which she owns.

HIMMELSBACH, Frank. - The German-Ameriean as he is found in Sangamon County, is one of the most desirable of citizens, co-operating with his fellows for the betterment of his community. He generally owns property and is a man of substance, whose word has weight among his associates. Such a man is Frank Himmelsbach, now residing on his 120-acre farm in Curran Township. He was born in Baden, Germany, July 26, 1856, a son of Joseph and Francisco (Dodd) Himmelsbach, natives of Baden, Germany. The parents, who were farming people, never came to the United States, dying in Germany. They had six children, two sons and four daughters, four of whom survive. Those in the United States are Frank and Joseph, living on Calhoun Avenue, Springfield, in the employ of the Reisch Brewing Company. Joseph, as well as the father, served in the German Army.

Frank Himmelsbach was educated in the excellent German schools, working for his father on a farm until he was eighteen years old. At that time, he started for the United States, sailing from Bremen, and after a seventeen-day voyage, landed in New York, September 21, 1872. . From there he came direct to Springfield, arriving with only fifty cents in his pocket, but he secured employment in a hardware store, working for five months for twelve dollars per month.

Following this he began working on a farm in Gardner Township, and for ten years continued thus, or until he had saved up sufficient money to buy land in Curran Township. This property is very valuable and Mr. Himmelsbach is constantly improving it, naturally being proud of what he has accomplished.

Mr. Himmelsbach was married in SS. Peter and Paul's Church, in Springfield, May 6, 1884, to Josephine Itterlein, born in Springfield, August, 1859. Her parents were Germans, who came to America, dying here, when Mrs. Himmelsbach was very young. Her father served in the German Army and also during the Civil War, enlisting in 1861. She has two sisters living in Jefferson, Mo.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Himmelsbach are consistent and conscientious members of SS. Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic Church, of Springfield. In politics he is a Democrat. Fraternally he is a member of the Western Catholic Union. Hardworking and thrifty, Mr. Himmelsbach, assisted by his excellent wife, has become the owner of a fine farm, and is in comfortable circumstances. Considering the fact that he came here a young boy, practically penniless, with no knowledge of the country or its language, his progress is remarkable, and he is deserving of unstinted praise for his success.

HOFFMAN, George. - Although Lincoln, Sherman and many of the other heroes who figured so prominently during the Civit War, are now dead, there remain in our midst those who knew them well and served their country in a humbler, yet not less brave, capacity. One of these is George Hoffman, gate-keeper of Oak Ridge Cemetery, at Springfield. He was born in Baltimore, Md., February 23, 1840, being a son of Charles G. and Christina (Schultz) Hoffman, the former born in Hesse Darmstadt, and the latter in Baltimore. The father was a shoemaker, who came to American after learning his trade. He settled in Baltimore, Md., as early as 1887, there marrying and following his trade. During the two years spent in Baltimore after their marriage, the only child born to these parents was George, but after they located in St. Louis, Mo., four more were born. This city continued to be the family home until 1853, when the father went to California, with an ox-team, taking George with him. They were 125 days traveling across the plains from Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Upon their arrival in the gold fields the father began prospecting; they returned via Panama to New Orleans. They visited Havana, Cuba, eventually arriving at St. Louis. A short time later the family moved to Springfield, where the father continued to reside until his death, which occurred May 4, 1910, when he was ninety-five years old. His wife died in Springfield in 1880. The grandfather, Charles G. Hoffman lived to

George Hoffman learned the process of manufacturing sugar in St. Louis, and worked at it in that city. For several years he was ona Mississippi River boat, running from St. Louis to Memphis, and so was in touch with both sides of the question when the war broke out. In 1861 he was one of the first to offer his services, enlisting in Company G, Tenth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and serving until January 6, 1866. He participated in many battles, including the Siege of Vicksburg, Helena, Licking Bend, Cotton Plant, and Holly Springs, being wounded at Cotton Plant and also at Little Rock, but never had the misfortune to be taken prisoner. His first commander was Col. Barrett, but later he was under Col. Wickersham and Col. J. B. Stewart, being a part of the Seventeenth Army Corps under Gen. Steele. Mr. Hoffman was Commissary Sergeant, being mustered out with that rank. Mr. Hoffman was taken sick at Milliken's Bend, and was removed to Birds Point, at the time of the fall of Vicksburg, there becoming much worse, so that his weight fell from 178 to 96 pounds. At the time of Mr. Lincoln's assassination Mr. Hoffman was at Greenville Parish, La. The regiment was sent to San Antonio, Tex., and Mr. Hoffman was sent to Sedwich Hospital, New Orleans, from Shrevesport, thence to Jefferson Barracks, and then on to Camp Butler, where he was mustered out, as above stated.

At the close of the war he came to Springfield, and began working in a lumber yard, remaining with this firm for many years. He has also assisted in contract work for the city in its street department, but has been with the Oak Ridge Cemetery for thirteen years. He is a member of Stephenson Post, G. A. R. In political faith, he is a Democrat. His member-

In 1879 Mr. Hoffman was married in Springfield, to Mrs. Mary Hosler, nee Gall, born in Germany, who came to America with her parents in 1844. They settled in Springfield, her father being in the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company until his death. His wife is also deceased. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman, two of whom survive: Christopher, proprietor of a milliner establishment of Springfield; and Fred, a painter by trade, in the employ of R. F. Kinsella, of Springfield. Mr. Hoffman has a step-daughter, Mrs. Christina Paul. Mrs. Hoffman has eight grandchildren, seven of them having been born of her former marriage.

HOFFMAN, George, engine inspector for the Wabash Railroad, is another of the efficient men whom the above mentioned corporation has gathered among its employes. For some years he has been stationed at the round house in Springfield, where he has proven his worth and demonstrated his thorough understanding of mechanics, He was born in Erie, Pa., January 4, 1850, and belongs to the well known family of Hoffman, of whom so many representatives appear in this volume. Mr. Hoffman was educated in the public schools of Hrie, but in 1865, left to become fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. On December 1, 1866, his ability was recognized by promotion to be engineer, but in 1877, being in the strike of that year, he came west, and the following year entered the employ of the Chicago & Alton as engineer, running out of Bloomington. November 9th of that year removing to Springfield he entered into the employ of the Wabash Railroad, first as engine "tramer," then as night foreman, later becoming stationary engineer, and in 1908 was given his present responsible position, for which he is so well fitted.

On February 12, 1882, Mr. Hoffman was married in Hrie, Pa., to Bridget Kerfy, of that city. They are members of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Their children are as follows: Ella, at home; Lucy, a teacher in the Enos public school; Lillian, George and Helen, all at home. Mrs. Hoffman died in 1896, leaving behind her a sorrowing family, for she was a devoted wife and mother and a kind and sympathetic neighbor.

Mr. Hoffman is a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, being a devout Roman Catholic, in political faith a Democrat, and belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, which he joined in 1867, the order of Maccabees and Yeomen of America. John Hoffman, the father of George Hoffman, was a German by birth, who came to the United States in 1844, locating first at Lyons, N. Y., where he worked on the Erie Canal, but later went to Erie, where he died. His wife who bore the maiden name of Mary Ann Collins, was also born in Germany, but came to the United States in girlhood. Her death also occurred at Hrie. There were thirteen children in this family, of whom George Hoffman is the only one surviving.

HOFFMAN, Philip. - Fidelity, attention to details and strict probity mark some of the men employed by the State in caring for the beautiful capitol building. One deserving of special mention is Philip Hoffman, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., January 19, 1847, a son of Charles and Sabina (Graser) Hoffman, natives of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. The father was a shoemaker by trade, who early came to America, first living in Baltimore, Md. Later he came west to St. Louis, which continued his home until 1849, when he went to California. After four years of prospecting for gold, he returned to St. Louis. He crossed the plains with an ox team, but came back via Panama, Havana and New Orleans, to St. Louis. After a short stay in that city, he came to Springfield, in

1857. He continued to work at his trade until he was seventy-five years old, when he retired, living thus until his death, May 30, 1910, and his wife died November 14, 1875, aged fifty-one years. There wére eleyen children in the family, six of whom survive: George, gate-keeper at Oak Ridge Cemetery; Alexander, of the Springfield Plow Works; Mrs. Louise Hoffman, of Springfield; Mrs. Ida Fetzer, also of Springfield, and Philip.

Mr. Hoffman enlisted from Springfield in Company H, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Colonel Lackey, for 100 days. Returning home, he entered the city fire department as a volunteer, serving from 1864 to 1894. In 1867 the city organized the paid fire department, and Mr. Hoffman was made pipeman. Since 1894, he has been engaged in carpenter and contract work, and for the past eight years has worked at the State House. For nine years he was lived at his present residence, No. 1006 North Eighth street.

On December 10, 1867, Mr. Hoffman was married, in Springfield, to Frances Easton, born in Charleston, Coles County, Ill., September 10, 1849. Her father was born in Lexington, Ky., and her mother in Wales, and they came to Illinois at an early day, settling near Athens, where the father was a farmer, but now both are deceased. There were fourteen children in the Easton family, and three sons took part in the Civil War. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman: Della, wife of Frank Donnelly, of Springfield; Maude, wife of Postmaster Wheeler, of Springfield; and Augustus, a cigar maker by trade, residing in Springfield. Mr. Hoffman belongs to Stephenson Post G. A. R. and to Carpenter's Union. The family are mempers of the Baptist Church and Mr. Hoffman is a Republican.

HOLLIS, John W. - Veterans of the Civil War are now regarded with the veneration to which their great bravery entitles them, for no man can better prove his patriotism than by risking his life in defense of his principles. One of the veterans of. Sangamon County is John W. Hollis, one of Springfield's substantial men. He was born in Roane County, near Knoxville, Tenn., September 15, 1837, a son of Zachariah and Sarah (Dann) Hollis, natives of North Carolina and Knoxville, Tenn. The father was a wagonmaker, as well as farmer, who went first to Knoxville in the early 'thirties, and there married. He and his wife had seven children: Patrick C., of Knoxville; John; Nathaniel; Eliza Jane, wife of Anton Cooper; Margaret; Polly and Zachariah. The Dann family is of Scotch origin.

John W. Hollis received a common school education in Roane County, and was taught to farm by his father. When he was twenty years old he left his home and came to Springfield, arriving there in 1857, and immediately secured work on a farm on Lake Creek, Sangamon

County. When the war broke out Mr. Hollis was one of the first from his neighborhood to offer his services, enlisting at Camp Butler, early in 1861, in Company B, Tenth Illinois Cavalry, and served three years and three months, under Captain Hitt, and was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., in 1865, He participated in the battle of Little Rock and many others. Severely wounded a number of times, in shoulder and ankle, he has never fully recovered, but has lived out nearly half a century, which has followed, maimed because of his devotion to his country. His record is singularly clear, for he was never placed under arrest, nor did he ever do anything unbecoming a soldier and a gentleman.

Returning from his service, Mr. Hollis began farming for himself near Curran, in Curran Township. In 1886 he married Martha C. Young, born in the township, daughter of James and Martha Young. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis had five children: Fatima, Margaret, Arthur, Nora and Martha. In 1898 Mr. Hollis was married for the second time, the maiden name of his wife being Alice Boyd. She was born in Tennessee, where the marriage took place, a daughter of John Boyd, and was one of a large family, all of whom are now deceased except her. Two children have been born of this union: Julietta, March 16, 1901, and Romeo, born April 18, 1903. Mr. Hollis is a Republican but has never aspired to public office. He has retired from farming and is comfortably situated.

HOOD, Thomas (deceased) - The late Thomas Hood, who passed away at his home in Springfield, Ill., January 17, 1908, has been a resident of the city since 1868, and had for many years been established in the business of florist. He was well known in' many circles and his death was sincerely mourned by a large number of friends. He was born in County Kent, England, September 23, 1830, and was a son of- Thomas and Lydia Hood, both natives of England, who died there, he is in his eightieth year and she in very old age. The father was a florist and the son Thomas worked for him as a young man. The latter received his education in subscription schools in his native country and upon leaving schoo] learned the trade of gardener and florist, which he followed up to the time of his death. He landed in New York in September, 1855, lived two years on Long Island, being employed there as a gardener, worked in a similar occupation eight years on Staten Island, and in 1868 located in Springfield, Ill. He engaged in business as florist soon after coming to Springfield and became quite successful. He thoroughly understood all the details of his trade and was an excellent business man. He was a public-spirited citizen and became actively interested in public affairs. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, in 1860, while living in New York, but afterward became a Democrat. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and fraternally was affiliated with the

Mr. Hood was married in England, March 21, 1853, to Miss Margaret Shepard, who was born in that country, September 8, 1837, daughter of Thomas and Anna Shepard. Her father was a farmer. Mr. Shepard-and his wife had nine children and Mrs. Hood is the only one now living. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hood, as follows: Edwin H., in the employ of the Illinois Watch Company; Mrs. Lydia Smith, a widow; Minnie married Louis Patrick, an engineer in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, whose run is in Canada; Anna, married Philip Land, who for the past twenty years has been in the employ of Somner & Pierik, a jewelry firm of Springfield; Emma, wife of Frank Frinfrock, a carpenter by trade; Ella, wife of W. C. Blodgett, a machinist in the Elgin Watch Company's factory, in Elgin, Ill. ; Samuel, employed for the past nineteen years in the Illinois Watch Company's factory; and two who died in infancy and are buried on Staten Island, N. Y. Mrs. Hood has lived for the past seventeen years in her present home, 1246 Monument Avenue, and owns this property. She has twenty-three grandchildren living and four great-grandchildren. She has a remarkable memory and is of a most sociable and pleasant disposition,

HOOPER, William W., one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of Pawnee, Ill., who carries on an extensive contracting business, is a veteran of the great Civil War, in which he fought as a soldier in the Confederate Army. He was born at Spring Place, Murray County, Ga., May 24, 1847, a son of Gallant A. and Astamira (Payrie) Hooper, and a greatgrandson of a brother of the Hooper who signed the Declaration of Independence. Great-grandfather Hooper attained the age of 106 years, and his son, who was a native of South Carolina and a farmer, was 102 years old when he died. Gallant A. Hooper was born in Franklin County, Ga., May 22, 1814, and died in 1858 in Murray County. He was married on November 30, 1830, to Astamira Payne, also a native of Franklin County, and they had six children, namely: Harriet M., May E., James A., John F., Irene J. and William W.

William W. Hooper was educated in Murray County, where one of his youthful playmates was Sam Jones, who was later to become the great Evangelist. .When only fifteen years of age, Mr. Hooper enlisted, in May, 1862, at Spring Place, Ga., in Company H, Eleventh Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, for service during the Civil War, under Captain Ramsey, and his service covered a period of nearly three years, he being captured near Dalton, Ga., in 1865, and taken to Summersville, Ky., where a month later he took the Oath of Allegiance. He had many thrilling experiences during his military eareer, being always a faithful and active soldier. He was struck by a piece of shell at the mention Gettysburg, where after a_ terrific struggle Mr. Hooper's regiment was successful in taking a stone fence, and during which seyeral color-bearers were killed, Mr. Hooper finally carrying the flag to victory. From Sweetwater to Knoxville the regiment was in a runuing fight of something like 100 miles following Burnside, and finally made a charge on Fort Sanders, being defeated with heavy loss and retreating towards Rogersville, Tenn. The regiment went into winter quarters December 24, 1863, at Morrisonville, Tenn., and in the spring of 1864 returned to Virginia, where the terrific Battle of the Wilderness, lasting eighteen days and nights, was fought. After Spottsylvania Court House and Petersburg, where Grant's forces were engaged, Mr. Hooper took the measles and was granted a furlough, and in the fall of 1864 went to Athens, Ga., and thence across country inside of the Federal lines to his home. After remaining there for some time he essayed to rejoin his command, but was captured. One of Mr. Hooper's most interesting reminiscences of his war experience is his account of how, at the battle of the Wilderness, he went onto the field of battle to see if he could not get a pair of shoes, his own haying long before worn out to such an extent that they were useless. Approaching a wounded soldier, Mr. Hooper noticed that he was possessed of a good pair, and just as he was about to take them, the wounded fellow opened his eyes, smiled and said: "Take them. I won't need them." Mr. Hooper then refused to take some water and later found that he had been taken to the hospital. Years later, in 1877, while telling of this experience in Summersville, Ky., a stranger stepped up and asked him if he would recognize the wounded soldier if he should see him. It turned out that this was the injured man, whose life had probably been saved by Mr. Hooper's kindness, and the two later spent many pleasant hours together. On leaving Knoxville most of the army was barefooted and orders were given that mocassins were to be made of beef hides. This was done, but at Pigeon Creek the banks were so slippery that the soldiers could not climb with the mocassins and were compelled to take them off and throw them away, and Mr. Hooper tells of seeing wagon loads of these articles cast into the river.

After his army service was over Mr. Hooper went to Ohio, where he was engaged in farming for two years, but at the end of this time went back to Georgia, where he remained until 1869 and engaged in working at the carpenter trade, and later followed the same occupation at Bowling Green and Grayson Springs, Ky., and for one year at Lincoln, Nebr. He then went to Litchfield, Ky., and later to Florence, Colo., but finally came to Illinois, and after a short period in Springfield eventually located in Pawnee, in 1893, and there he has continued to reside until the present time, now having a large contracting business. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Anti-Horse Thief Association, is a Democrat and a Local Optionist, and his religious connection is with the Methodist Church, although when at home he was connected with the Baptist Church of Pleasant Valley, Ga.

Mr. Hooper was married (first) in Litchfield, Ky., August 3, 1869, to Eliza Goldsberry, who was born March 17, 1846, in Grayson County, Ky., and who died in 1891, in Litchfield, Ky., having been the mother of the following children: Robert G., Nora C. and Mabel B., all deceased; Texanna, born in 1871 in Litchfield, Ky., married John R. Purtle and lives in Pawnee, having two children - James H. and Elsie; Charles W., born in 1875, in Litchfield, Ky., married Mary Heaton, resides in Chicago and has one child - William W.; Mary E., born in 1877, in Litchfield, Ky., married Charles L. Blakey and lives in Pawnee; and William J., born in 1885 in Litchfield, Ky., is single and a member of the Coast Artillery, San Francisco, Cal.

Mr. Hooper's second marriage occurred July 16, 1903, when he was united with Lulu J. Hensell, who was born in West Virginia in 1861, daughter of John W. and Sarah C. (Byers) Hensell. John W. Hensell came from West Virginia to Illinois and died in Pawnee in 1901, while his widow still survives him there. They were the parents of Lulu J., Emma, Sarah (deceased), and John W.

HOPKINS, Leon P., a prominent plumber and steam and gas-fitter of Springfield, Ill., whose business is located at 309 Hast Adams Street, has been in business there since 1887, and enjoys an extensive patronage. He is skilled in all branches of his trade, which he has followed since leaving school. Mr. Hopkins was born in Springfield, July 15, 1851, son of Caleb and Elizabeth (Dennis) Hopkins. The father, who was born near Cape Cod, Mass., was a carriage maker and came to Sangamon County in 1841. He followed roofing there until he died in 1880. His wife was born in the same place and they were married there. She died in Sangamon County in 1890. They were Universalists. They had thirteen children, six living: Leon P., Emma, Augusta, Eben, George and James. Those dead: John, Willie, Arthur, Thomas, Frank, Ellen and Maggie.

The childhood of Leon P. Hopkins was spent in Springfield and he received his education in the public schools. At the age of seventeen years he left school to become an apprentice to his trade, with Colonel A. J. Babcock. Upon completing his apprenticeship he worked as journeyman plumber until 1887, when he engaged in business on his own account, which he has since continued with gratifying success. He is now one of the city's most substantial business men and is held in high esteem by all who know him.

Mr. Hopkins was married in Springfield, December 27, 1875, to Miss Lizzie S. Hesser, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hillman) Hesser, of Springfield. Children blessed this union as follows: Pearl, married Bert Bunnell, of Bloomington, Ill.; Kate, Mrs. Kimble Young, of Athens, Ill.; Lewis L., of Springfield; Grace and Helen, at home. Lewis L., is a successful dentist in Springfield,

Mr. Hopkins has always felt an active interest in the public welfare and the progress of the community, and has been identified with the tepublican party since attaining his majority. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is not a member of any church, though he formerly belonged to the Universalist denomination. He is an energetic business man and has attained success through his own industry and ambition, coupled with the fact that the work he has turned out has always been of a superior grade. The family reside at 431 New Street, in the home which.he erected in 1876.

_ HOPPER, Hugh, who has been retired from active life about five years, has been a resident of Springfield the past twenty-seven years, and is well known throughout Sangamon County, where he was for a long time established in business. Mr, Hopper was born in Devonshire, England, March 25, 1832, a son of Samuel and Jane (Hoke) Hopper, also natives of Devonshire. The father was a farmer and brought his family to Hamilton, Canada, where he lived the rest of his life. He and his wife were married in England and became parents of six sons and six daughters, and, of them but three are living: Hugh, of Springfield, and a son and daughter living in Canada. Samuel Hopper served in the English Army and took part in the Battle of Waterloo.

Hugh Hopper received his education in Canada and after leaving school engaged in farming, which he continued fifteen years, then accepted a position in the employ of L. D. Sawyer Company, of Hamilton, Canada, manufacturers of farm implements. He remained with this firm eighteen years as traveling salesman and finally became a general agent for them. He came to Pana, Ill., where he lived but a short time, then came to Springfield, where for twenty years he was engaged in breeding fine horses and established a lucrative business. He is a highly respected citizen of Springfield and has won many warm friends. He is a member of the Methodist Church and in polities is a Democrat.

Mr. Hopper was married in Lindsey, Canada, in 1855, to Miss Ann Pedeler, who was born in Lindsey, and one child was born of this union. Mrs. Hopper died in 1879. Mr. Hopper married (second) in Canada, Elizabeth J. Pinrose, a native of Oakland, Canada, where her father was a farmer and both parents died there. Three children were born of this union, all of whom are living: William, John and George, all of Springfield, and engaged in the moving picture business having houses near the city. The family reside at 223 West Mason Street.

HORCH, Moritz, a well-known German-American citizen of Springfield, was born in Hesse- Cassel, Germany, September 22, 1842, a son of Jacob and Margaret (Eckharts) Horch, both natives of Germany, where they spent their entire lives. The father was a school teacher and he and his wife had three sons and two daughters: one son, living in Germany, in banking business and Assistant Postmaster in his native town, has served in the German Army; two daughters in Germany; Martin, of Springfield ; Moritz.

Mr. Horch received his education in his native country and as a young man learned the trade of cigar maker, which he followed for some time. In 1860 he went to St. Petersburg, Russia, and learned the trade of baker, which he followed there five years after completing his training, then returned to Germany, and a short time later removed to London, England, and there worked two years at his trade. In 1868 he came to America, sailing from Liverpool and landing in New York City. He spent two years in Pittsburg, Pa., and in 1870 came to Springfield, his home ever since. For thirty-two years he was employed as pastry cook at the St. Nicholas Hotel, and for the past five years has been employed in the same capacity by Concordia College of Springfield. He is an adept at his art and has established the reputation of being one of the best men in his line in the city. He is an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

May 5, 1870, Mr. Horch married, at Springfield, Catherine E. Scholl, born in Germany November 2, 1839, of German parents, who spent their entire lives in their native country, the father being a weaver by trade. To Mr. Horch and wife six children were born, of whom four now survive: Nettie is the oldest one living and is the wife of Albert Boehmer, a dentist of Chicago, and they have four children - Margaret, Elsie, Jeanette and Grace; Martin, engaged in bakery business in Athens, married Miss Claudie Weiss and they have two children - Arthur and Lottie; George in business with his brother Martin at Athens, married Miss Emma Boehmer, of Canada; Susan, wife of Max Manteuffel, a Lutheran minister of Peoria, and they have four children - Ruth, Alfred, Esther and Walter. These children were born as follows: Nettie, January 10, 1871; Martin, May 15, 1872; George, April 16, 1874; Susan, August 3, 1880. The children deceased were: Emma, born November 8, 1883, died January 26, 1896, was the wife of John Mass, of this city, and left two children - Aneti L. and Emma; Bertha, who was born July 13, 1876,

HORN, James W. - The farmer who coped with the unfavorable conditions of a quarter of a century ago, feels that the agriculturist of today has no need to complain of the hardships of his life. There are many retired farmers of Springfield who well remember when they had to till their acres without any of the modern machinery now deemed absolutely necessary. They appreciate what they endured when corn was so cheap that it was burned for fuel, and their crops of other kinds brought so low a price that it did not pay to market them. In the earlier days, the farmer was content to make a bare living, now he secures a good percentage on his investment, as well as big profits for his labor. Among the farmers of the earlier days in Sangamon County, was the late James W. Horn, formerly living at No. 1027 East Miller street, Springfield. He was born at Chillicothe, O., November 28, 1841, being a son of Moses B. and Sarah (Keely) Horn, both born at Chillicothe. The parents came to Springfield with their family in 1850, and engaged in farming south of the city, in Chatham Township. After eight years there, the father moved to Springfield, and for two years conducted a blacksmith shop, being then made Superintendent of the poor farm. For four years, he served in that capacity, then moved to Springfield, where for four years more he was keeper of the city prison. When his term expired, he retired, and died in 1890. He was a man of high moral character, who devoted himself to whatever work he had in hand, and his services were highly appreciated; There were seven children in his family, five sons and two daughters.

Mr. Horn was educated in his native place and in Springfield, and grew up on a farm. He farmed very successfully until he came to Springfield, where he found employment in the city water works, faithfully discharging the duties of that position until his retirement in 1900. He occupied the family home from 1905 to his death, but prior to that lived at Seventeeth and Moffet streets until he sold to buy the present residence. All-his life, he was a Democrat.

On May 2, 1862, occurred the marriage of Mr. Horn and Louisa Clemens, born January 25, 1842, on Sugar Creek, Sangamon County, near Balls Mill and there reared. Her parents were natives of Kentucky, who came to Sangamon County at an early day, locating on the farm where she was born. Her father died before her birth, and the widow and her children operated the farm, where the mother died. The farm was then sold, and the children moved to Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Horn had nine children, seven sons and two daughters, but only four survive: John H.; Moses B.; Charles, all of Springfield; Mollie A., wife of Peter Fagan, a farmer near Springfield. There are twentysix grandchildren in the family. He made himself felt in neighborhood affairs, and was a

HORN, Walter J., the chief executive of various successful business enterprises in Springfield and other Illinois cities, is pre-eminently a selfmade man. He entered upon his business career when at the age of thirteen years. he began carrying papers. He was the organizer of the W. J. Horn Posting-Sign System, of Springfield, which was established in 1887 and incorporated in 1903, with Mr. Horn as President. This concern, beginning on a small scale, has now reached large proportions and has been patronized by the leading business houses of central Illinois, Mr. Horn did all the work himself when entering upon the conduct of this enterprise, but now employs altogether about thirty men, all experts in their line. He is also President of the Horn Business Developing System, and Manager of the Clinton Posting Service, the Beardstown Posting Service and the Havana Posting Service. His main office is located at 827 East Adams Street. Besides manufacturing signs and posting bills, these concerns distribute various lines of advertising matter and do other publicity work for their patrons. These concerns have all been built up by the enterprise and sagacity of Mr. Horn, who has ability and natural aptitude in the line of outdoor advertising.

Mr. Horn is a native of Springfield, born in 1867, son of John and Louisa M. Horn. His father was a member of the first volunteer fire department organized in Springfield. Mr. Horn, subject of this review, was educated in the First Ward School in Springfield and Springfield Business College, and at the age of eighteen years learned the trade of carriage painting, becoming an expert in this line. Before he was of age he.embarked in his present line of business, which is largely originated by his own ideas. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Businéss Men's Association, the Sangamo Club, and several fraternal orders: Lodge of Perfection; Springfield Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M., of which he is now Chaplain; Lodge No. 158, B. P. O. E., of which he has served as Chaplain, and Sangamon Lodge No. 6, I. O. O. F. He is a member of Grace (English) Lutheran Church and Superintendent of its Sunday School. He is actively interested in every measure for progress and improvement, and favors modern ideas and methods in business. He shows no special favor to the principles of any political party, but prefers to vote according to the dictates of his own conscience and judgment and intends to support the men and measures he believes will benefit the largest number. He has been a member of Company A, Fifth Regiment Illinois National Guard.

HORNBAKER, John, an enterprising and pushing business man of Springfield, was born at Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Ill., May 4, 1871, a son of Robert and Elizabeth Hornbaker. The father was born in Anamosa, Ohio, in 1835, and the mother in Pennsylvania, also in 1835. They came to Clear Lake, Ill., from Ohio, many years ago, the father followed the business of blacksmith and wagon-maker until his death, in 1874.

able to establish a good business as contractor, and has erected many houses for sale, which have met with a ready market. He is straightforward and reliable in a business way, quick in his calculations and careful in the management of his affairs. He is 'a member of the Christian Church and a Socialist in politics. He . joined the Odd Fellows Order in 1899 and is a prominent and popular member of same.

Mr. Hornbaker was married, in Springfield, March 4, 1892, to Miss Myra Campbell, who was born April 25, 1873, daughter of Monroe and Elizabeth G. Campbell, the former born in 1851 and the latter in 1858. They lived in Rochester, Sangamon County. Mrs. Campbell is a native of Springfield. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hornbaker: Etta, October 16, 1894; Ethel, September 19, 1897, and Edith, October 16 1904, all living at home. The family reside at 1629 Hast Washington Street.

_HOUGH, Francis M., one of the representative citizens of Springfield, now in the service of the Illinois Traction System as a foreman, was born December 17, 1846, in St. Clair County, Ill., a son of Gershom and Parley (Broom) Hough. The paternal grandparents were natives of Pennsylvania, and on the maternal side came from North Carolina. Grandfather Broom was a soldier during the Black Hawk War, and during hostilities Mrs. Hough was at one time compelled to remain in a fort. Gershom Hough was born in Monmouth County, N. J., and came to St. Clair County, Ill., at an early date, entering land from the Government at $1,25 an acre and carrying on agricultural pursuits for many years. Later he located near the village of Flora, Clay County, and there was engaged in farming until his death. He married Parley Broom, who was born in St. Clair County, Ill., and they had' four sons, of whom one is deceased, the others beside Francis M., being: Oliver, a resident of Flora, Ill., and James, who makes his home in Memphis, Tenn.

work for Lee Hickox and later for Major Johnson, and then engaged in farming on his own account east of the city. He later moved to Lanesville Township, where he farmed for a short time but, returning to Springfield, he entered the employ of the grocery firm of George S. Connelly & Company, his services with this company terminating when he accepted a position with the Illinois Traction System, with which he has since been connected. For about two years Mr. Hough served very acceptably as Marshal of the village of'East Springfield. His home is at No. 2080 East Clay Street.