Sangamon County, Illinois - The whole text, 1912 (part 31 of 46)

John O'Brien received a fairly good education and worked for his father while acquiring it. In 1871, he married Miss Bridget Lavin, also of County Mayo, daughter of Patrick and Mary (Lavin) Lavin, and soon afterwards they sailed from Liverpool for the United States. The journey consumed seventeen days, and as the passage was rough and stormy, they were glad when New York was reached. From there they came direct to Springfield, where Mr. O'Brien went to work for the Chicago & Alton Railroad, continuing with them for seven years, when he bought a farm in Logan County. Here he suffered from a severe sunstroke, which resulted in his retirement to Springfield; and eventual death, in 1898. He died as he had lived, a devout member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, to which he was a liberal contributor. In politics, he was a stanch Democrat. He and his wife had children as follows: Mary; Margaret; Annie, a trained nurse in Chicago; Patrick, a miner; and Nellie. These children and Mrs. O'Brien all belong to St. Joseph's Church. Mr. O'Brien always did what he believed to be his duty, endeavoring to bring up his children correctly forts of life. Stricken down while carrying out his farm duties, he never fully recovered, but kept his warm friendships to the last, and died regretted by a wide circle of those who still miss his kindly presence and sympathetic words of praise and advice.

O'BRIEN, Patrick, a public-spirited Irish- American citizen of Springfield, Ill., was born in March, 1829, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Welsh) O'Brien, also natives of Ireland, where the death of both occurred. Thomas O'Brien and his wife were parents of nine children, namely: Michael, James, Walter, Thomas, Patrick, Mary, Kate, Bridget and Ann, of whom all came to the United States with the exception of Bridget, who still lives on the family homestead in Ireland.

AS a boy Patrick O'Brien attended school in his native place. While yet a boy he went to England and remained there fifteen years, working on a farm and at his trade of stone-mason. When thirty-three years of age he emigrated to the United States, landing in New York, whence he came to Springfield, Ill., and later went to St. Louis. He was employed on a Government steam-boat during the Civil War for about one year, entering the service in 1862, and later went to Benton Barracks, where he worked another year. In the fall of 1864 he returned to Springfield, and later went to the vicinity of Bloomington, where he lived for thirty years. He has retired from work at his trade, and for several years past has been in the employ of the Park Board of Springfield, to which city he again returned in 1901.

In 1858, before leaving Ireland for America, Mr. O'Brien married Mary Ford, daughter of Michael and Honora (Leach) Ford, who spent their entire lives in Ireland, as did their parents before them. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien, of whom two are deceased; Thomas, born and died in Ireland; Marie died in St. Louis, where she is buried; Annie, born in Chenoa, married Charles Ryan, a prominent citizen of Springfield, where they reside, and they have no children; James M., born in Chenoa, is an employe of a railroad and lives in Chicago.

Mr. O'Brien is a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and attends the church presided over by Father O'Reilly. He is also a member of Father Matthew's Society and contributes his share towards the support of various religious movements connected with the church of his faith. He is typical of the best citizenship and proud of his family and his personal success in life. He has always been industrious and thrifty and has become the owner of some real estate in Springfield. The family reside at 815 Hast North Grand Avenue,

O'BRIEN, Thomas F., a prominent and successful builder and contractor of Springfield, is a native of that city, born February 8, 1864. He is a son of Timothy and Mary (Moore) O'Brien, the former a native of Ireland. The father came to the United States as a young man and located in Springfield. He was a carpenter by trade and worked many years as journeyman, later taking up contracting on his own account. He has achieved a gratifying degree of success and is the owner of many houses and other property in the city.

. Thomas F. O'Brien spent his boyhood in Springfield and was educated at St. Mary's School in that city. He has always been fond of hunting, fishing and other outdoor sports. After leaving school he learned the trade of carpenter, and has since worked at it. His entire life has been spent in Springfield and he has assisted materially in its growth and progress since engaging in business on his own account. For the last six years he has been taking contracts for the erection of houses and other buildings, and has been able to build up a good business. He is an expert carpenter and possesses considerable executive ability, being quick to see the best way of doing a thing and equally quick to apply the knowledge. He has shown intelligence and enterprise in establishing himself in his present line of work, for which he is well fitted, and has an excellent reputation in business circles.

Mr. O'Brien was married in Springfield, April 26, 1897, to Miss Bridget A. Murray, born September 21, 1865, daughter of William and Catherine D. Murray, who spent their entire married lives on a farm until 1909, since which they have lived in Springfield. Mr. Murray was born December 10, 1843, and his wife November 28, 1846. Four children were born to Mr. O'Brien and his wife, namely: Ethel R., born March 10, 1898; Timothy M., April 10, 1902; William M., May 26, 1905; Cyril P., May 17, 1910. Mr. O'Brien owns the comfortable family residence at 1049 North Fourteenth Street. He is a member of the Catholic Church, a Democrat in politics, and fraternally has been a member of the Order of Yeomen since 1901.

O'CONNELL, Cornelius. - Springfield is one of the most delightful residence communities within the confines of the whole Commonwealth. There are gathered congenial people, bound together by civic pride and common interests, who, working in concert, produce conditions that are almost ideal. For this and other cogent reasons, many men locate in the city when they have retired from the activities of a business career, and among those who have shown such good taste and common sense, is Cornelius O'Connell, a retired baker, whose residence is at No. 1511 Hast Jefferson Street. He is a native of Ireland, born in County Clare, a son of Patrick and Ellen (Killcain) O'Connell, both of whom spent their lives in Ireland, where they died.

After a boyhood spent in his native place, Mr. O'Connell learned the baker trade in Milltown, Ireland, and in 1857, wishing to take advantage of the opportunities offered in America, he came here, landing in New York City, whence he proceeded direct to Bloomington, Ill. There for a year he found employment at his trade, but left that city for Jacksonville, which continued his home for one year more, when he settled in Springfield. Until 1900 he worked as a baker, then retired, feeling that he had done his full duty. During the Civil War, like so many of his compatriots, Mr. O'Connell served his adopted country, giving much appreciated service as government cook at Camp Butler. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party. In religious faith he is a Roman Catholic, belonging to St. Mary's Church.

In May, 1864, Mr. O'Connell was united in marriage with Ellen Long, the ceremony being performed in Springfield. Mrs. O'Connell was born in Tipperary, Ireland, where she lost both parents, following which she came to America with an aunt. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Connell: John and Cornelius, both of whom live in St, Louis; Charles lives in Springfield; Mary is the wife of Samuel Bloom and lives in Springfield; Susan lives in Chicago; Jennie lives at home and is in the employ of the Illinois Watch Company; and Theresa is the wife of Harry Harbold, of Chicago, who is in the employ of Swift & Company. There are twelve grandchildren in the family, of whom Mr. and Mrs. O'Connell are exceedingly proud. Mr. O'Connell is one of the substantial, reliable men of his community. He remembers well the earlier days of the city, and, having come to it when Lincoln and Douglas were something more than mere names, he recalls these distinguished men very well, and relates many interesting stories of them and their associates.

O'CROWLEY, Daniel (deceased). - It is seldom indeed that the public receives such faithful service from one of its officials as was rendered by the late Daniel O'Crowley, who was for twenty-eight years an employe of the Recorder's office in Springfield. Mr. O'Crowley for this long period, displayed a conscientious regard for fulfilment of duty, and as a citizen and official was esteemed and honored. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, April 2, 1834, a son of Daniel and Mary Langton O'Crowley, also natives of County Cork, where both died. Mr. O'Crowley's father was a general merchant.

Daniel O'Crowley secured his education in the County Cork schools, after leaving which, he served aS a Customs House official in Ireland for some years. At the age of twenty-five, he left the Emerald Isle for New York City, from whence he went to St. Louis, Mo., and thence to Jacksonville, Ill., where he engaged in school teaching. He arrived in Springfield in 1858, and the outbreak of the Civil War found him, an employe in the Settlers Department at Camp Butler. In 1864, he entered the Recorder's office, and from that time until 1892, he served faithfully and well, performing his duties in such a manner, that it was next to impossible to secure a man to take his place. In 1892, he retired from active life. His death occurred suddenly at his home, in Springfield, on March 13, 1910, his funeral being from the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, of which he had for many years been a devout member.

Mr. O'Crowley was married May 11, 1864, at East St. Louis, Ill., to Mary Kavanaugh. Eleven children were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy. Those surviving are: Mrs. C. H. Jones and Mrs. F. W. Conron, of Minneapolis, Minn., Daniel L., married and residing in Missouri, being connected with the Cudahy Packing Company; John M. and Charles J., residing in Minneapolis, Minn.; and Josephine L., Florence L., and Vita Alice, all of whom reside at home. The family are well known socially, and take an active part in affairs of the Catholic Church.

OGG, Basil W., a progressive young business man of Springfield, Ill., was born at Scottville, Il., August 25, 1888, a son of F. T. and Alice (Goble) Ogg, both natives of Scottville, the father born in 1854 and the mother in 1862. The parents came to Springfield in 1890 and have since made their home in the city. The father was engaged in the harness business in early life, but after coming to Springfield became a traveling salesman and has since continued that line of work for a harness company. He is a Democrat in politics and is affiliated with the United Commercial Travelers Association and the Modern Woodmen of America. He and his wife had three children: Diemple, wife of Joseph Conrad; Basil W.; Roy A., a druggist, all residents of Springfield.

At the age of seven years Basil W. Ogg accompanied his parents to Springfield and» there received his education, attending the Edwards and, later, the Stewart and Hay (now known as the Lawrence) Schools. Upon leaving school he learned the trade of cigar maker and, in 1903, established a business at his present location, 1006 South College Street, his factory being located in the rear of his residence. He has built up an excellent trade and won quite a reputation as the manufacturer of the "400," the "Oggesta" and the "La Zilia" cigars, made to sell at a popular price. His business structure is 22 by 60 feet, and he has a daily output of 5,000 in a busy season, employing then about twenty-five men. He is well regarded in business circles and has a reputation for strict honesty and integrity.

October 5, 1902, Mr. Ogg married Miss Barbara Marie Diebold, daughter of Roman Diebold and Elizabeth (Stremsdoerfer) Diebold, born in Springfield, October 10, 1881, and left an orphan in early childhood. One son has blessed this union, Stewart B., born November 14, 1905. Mr. Ogg is affiliated with the Eagles, the Elks, the Masons and the Maccabees. In politics he is a Republican and in religious views a Protestant, while his wife is a Catholic. He is a member of the Springfield Commercial Association, the Travelers' Protective Association and the Order of Red Men.

OLDFIELD, Seth .A., photographer, Springfield, Ill., was born in Jacksonville, Ill., August 12, 1873, a son of William Henry and Sarah (Trigg) Oldfield, both natives of England, the former born near Manchester and the latter near Sheffield, that country. The Oldfields are one of the older families of England, their genealogy being traceable as far back as 1600. William Henry Oldfield after coming to Amer- ica first settled at Toronto, Canada, whence he came to Illinois, in occupation was a contractor and builder, and in 1880 removed to Wichita, Kan., where the family remained until his death in 1895,

Seth A. Oldfield received his education in the public schools of Wichita, Kan., and Lewis Academy. In early life he devoted his time largely to outdoor pursuits, and being able to handle a gun expertly, became an enthusiastic hunter, and now has a hunter's lodge on Quiver Lake, near Havana, Ill. He early turned his attention to photography, and having become an expert in that line, has traveled quite extensively over the United States in the prosecution of his profession in which he has won a high reputation. His business location is at 111%- 113% South Fifth Street, city of Springfield.

Mr. Oldfield was married July 26, 1903, to Miss Effie Grogan, daughter of Elijah Grogan, one of the older class of settlers in Springfield and a veteran of the Civil War. In religious faith Mr. Oldfield is a Presbyterian and member of the Presbyterian Church of Springfield, and in political views is a Democrat. A man of modest and retiring manner, he has established for himself a favorable reputation as a citizen and business man.

O'REILLY, Rev. Patrick Joseph, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, of Springfield, is one of the most beloved of the clergy of that city. He is a native of Ireland, born at Arvagh, County Cavan, September 21, 1858, the eighth child born to Patrick and Catherine O'Reilly. He was sent to the national schools until sixteen years of age, when his parents decided to educate him for the priesthood, and he was entered at St. Mary's college at Arvagh, then conducted by his cousin, Rev. James Duffy. At the expiration of seven years he was sent to Montreal, Canada, arriving in September, 1879. There he entered Grand Seminary, and took a course in philosophy and theology, being ordained priest on December 25, 1883, by the Right Reverend Archbishop Fabre. Following this he was sent to Virden, Ill., as pastor of St. Catherine's Church there, continuing until 1887.

While serving in this capacity, Father O'Reilly built Girard St. Patrick's Church, and the Church of the Sacred Heart in Franklin, being transferred to the latter parish in 1887 and taking charge at Franklin and Waverly. During his occupancy he made many improvements, including the building of a church and parsonage at Franklin. On May 3, 1893, the house and church were destroyed by fire and they were rebuilt by Father O'Reilly. On July 1, 1898, he was transferred to St. Patrick's Church at Alton, Ill., where he remained until September 1, 1907. At that time he was placed in charge of St. Joseph's Church, of Springfield, where he has since remained. Father O'Reilly is a man of deep reading and wide sympathies, and one who well understands and appreciates his people's needs. Because of his

ORENDORFF, Alfred (deceased), former prominent lawyer and leading citizen of Springfield, Il., was born on a farm in the northern part of Logan County, Ill., July 29, 1845, the youngest of a family of four sons of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stevens) Orendorff, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of Henderson County, Ky. The Orendorff family in Illinois was descended from Christian Orendorff, who was a military officer in Germany, married a Miss Elizabeth Miller, of a prominent German family, and came from Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1751, first settling with his family in Lancaster County, Pa., but a few years later removing to the vicinity of Sharpsburg, Md. Their second son, Christopher, was married at Hagerstown, Md., in 1791, to Elizabeth Phillips, and soon after spent some time in Georgia and South Carolina, but finally ~settled in North Carolina, where, on November 25, 1804, their son Joseph Orendorff, the father of General Alfred Orendorff, was born. Christian Orendorff and family later resided successively for a time in the States of Tennessee and Kentucky, but in 1818 came to Washington County, Ill., whence a few years later they removed to the "Sangamo Country," settling on Sugar Creek, then a portion of Sangamon County, but which, on the organization of Logan County in 1839, was embraced in the northern part of the latter. Here Christian Orendorff and his family opened up a farm and built and operated on Sugar Creek the first water-power grist-mill in that part of the State, and here, on June 23, 1833, the son Joseph was married to Elizabeth Stevens, who, as already explained, was a native of Henderson County, Ky.

Alfred's father, Joseph Orendorff, died September 18, 1854, when the son was little more than nine years of age, and soon after the mother, with her family, removed to Lincoln, which was founded about that time and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, later becoming the county-seat of Logan County. Here Alfred received his primary education in the common schools, later taking a course in the Wesleyan Academy at Bloomington and in the military school at Fulton, Ill. In May, 1864, when less than nineteen years of age, Mr. Orendorff took the lead in organizing Company I, One Hundred Thirty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, which was mustered in for one hundred days, and of which he was promptly chosen and commissioned Captain, serving through its period of enlistment and being mustered out at Camp Butler, near Springfield. Later he turned his attention to the study of law, taking a course in the Albany (N. Y.) Law School, from which he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and in the autumn of 1867, was admitted to practice in the State of Illinois. Taking up his residence in Springfield, he soon after became the junior member of the law firm of Herndon, Zane & Orendorff, this relationship continuing until June, 1873, when Mr. Zane having been elected to the circuit bench, the firm became

Hon. James A. Creighton, present Justice of the Circuit Court for the Springfield District, which continued until Mr. Creighton's election in 1884 to the judgeship which he still retains. His next partnership was with Robert H. Patton, which lasted for several years. Evidence of his prominence in and his devotion to the profession, is furnished in the fact of his election as the first Secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association on its organization in 1877, and his subsequent election as its President. On several occasions, he served as delegate to the National Bar Association, and in 1906, was elected as delegate to the International Law Association which held its session that year in the City of 3erlin, Germany.

Reared as a Republican, General Orendorff's first political relations were with the Republican party, of which in 1870, he was the chosen candidate for State Senator, but failed of election in a strongly Democratic district. In common with many other members of the Republican party in 1872, he aligned himself with what was known as the "Liberal Republican Party," in support of Horace Greeley for President and in the same campaign was elected Representative in the General Assembly, receiving the support of the regular Democrats and serving as a member of the Judiciary Committee during the two sessions of that body. His subsequent political relations were uniformly with the Democratic party, which he served as Member, Secretary and Chairman of its State Central Committee, and Delegate to the numerous local State and national conyentions, and was twice, 1880 and 1884, the candidate of that party for State Treasurer. In January, 1893, he was appointed Adjutant General by Governor Altgeld, and held that office three years, resigning January 4, 1896. His experience as a soldier and his knowledge of military affairs rendered his administration of this department highly satisfactory.

The most active efforts of General Orendorff's later years were devoted largely to the interests of the Illinois State Historical Society, of which he was a member for many years, and was chosen President in 1905, serving continuously in that capacity for the remainder of his life. A sketch of his career published in the Quarterly Journal of the State Historical Society for the month of October, 1909, says "He loved the Illinois State Historical Society and no detail of its affairs was too small to secure his interest and he labored for it unceasingly."

Other business interests besides the practice of his profession with which General Ordendorft was associated, included the German-American Loan Association, of which he was Vice President for many years; Director of the Guarantee

Abstract Company, as one of the organizers of the Springfield Improvement Association; President of the Franklin Life Insurance Company, and, at the time of his death, President of the International Bank & Trust Company, of Vinita, Okla. He was also prominently identified with the yarious fraternal and social organizations, 'including the Order of Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Sangamo Club, Iroquois Club, of Chicago, Workmen, Woodmen and others. He was especially active in connection with the Order of Odd Fellows, having served as Representative to the State Grand Lodge, Grand Master and as Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World. He also served as President of the Board of Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, was associated as Representative of the State Historical Society in 1908, to the celebration of the Semi-Centennial of the Lineoln-Douglas Debate of 1858, and as a charter member of the Lincoln Centennial Association, took part in the honors paid to the memory of Abraham Lincoln on February 12, 1909.

"On June 22, 1870, General Orendorff was married to Miss Julia J. Williams, a daughter of Colonel John Williams, one of Springfield's most, distinguished citizens, who was for fifty years a leading merchant, and for many years President of the First National Bank of that city. Mrs. Orendorff's death occurred May 27, 1908. Their three children, John, Alfred, Alice Elizabeth and Lydia Edna, all survive. The son resides in Joplin, Mo., and the daughters occupy the family homestead on South Second Street in Springfield. "General Orendorff's mother and three brothers all preceded him to the beyond. His mother died May 16, 1866; his brother Christopher, June 28, 1862; Robert, December 21, 1879, and James in 1902."

General Ordendorff's death occurred as the result of a protracted illness, October 22, 1909, and the event was deplored by a large circle of friends in his home city and throughout the State. Among the many earnest tributes paid to his memory none are more worthy of our mention in this connection than those expressed by Honorable J. Otis Humphrey, of the United States District for the Southern District of Illinois, and Judge James A. Creighton, his former business partner in Springfield - the former in an address before the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge, November 18, 1909, and the latter in an address before the Illinois State Historical Society at its annual meeting in May, 1910.

OSBURN, James R., now living retired from active life at the home of his son-in-law, George W. Meredith, at 1172 North Third Street, Springfield, was born at Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, January 6, 1842, and served in the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry during the Civil War. He is a son of William B. and Rebecca (Rankin) Osburn, the former born in Westmoreland County, Pa., and the latter in Fayette County, Pa. The father was a carpenter and contractor in Ohio, and he and his wife had eleven children. The father of Mrs. Rebecca Osburn, Robert Rankin, was wounded in a battle in the War of 1812, and after being carried off the field lived to reach his home, but died a few hours later.

James R. Osburn spent his boyhood at Cadiz, Ohio, receiving his education in the public schools of that place, and upon leaving school began working with his father in a blacksmith and machine shop. At the time of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and served creditably and bravely for three years. At the close of the Aultman & Company, of Canton, Ohio, and continued this occupation until 1900, when he moved to Springfield and retired from active life. He had the requisite qualifications for a successful salesman and had the confidence and respect of his customers and employers alike.

Mr. Osburn was married, at Cadiz, Ohio. December 25, 1873, to Miss Editha Dickerson, who was born in New Athens, Ohio, daughter of Joshua and Mary A. (Harris) Dickerson, both of whom were born in New Athens. Children as follows were born of this union: John W., a machinist, married and residing in Springfield; Margaret, Mrs. George W. Meredith, lives in Springfield; Frank A., a machinist, is married and lives in Canton, Ohio; James E., chief mu- Sician in the First United States Artillery, stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., is also married. Mr. Osburn is an honored member of the Grand Army of the Republic of Springfield, and has been a life-long Republican. He takes an active interest in public affairs, although he has never cared to hold office himself. He is a member of the Baptist Church. The family is well and favorably known in Springfield, where they have many friends. '

OSENTON, John S. - The work devolving upon the county officials is of such importance that it cannot be over-estimated. Especially is this true of that connected with the superintendence of the poor farm, where the county's unfortunates are cared for. Sangamon County is to be congratulated upon its present superintendent, John S. Osenton, a practical business man, and sympathetic official, who, while protecting the interests of the tax payers, knows how to give those under his charge efficient and thorough Supervision. Mr. Osenton was born in Grayson, Carter County, Ky., August 2, 1858, being a son of Henry K. and Sciotha (McAllister) Osenton, natives of the same county as their son. Henry K. Osenton was a blacksmith and merchant, who never left Kentucky, John S. Osenton being the only one of the family to locate in Illinois.

After attending the common schools of Carter County, Mr. Osenton worked as a day laborer at whatever work came to his hand, gaining a | wide and varied experience. When he came to Sangamon County, in the spring of 1878, he found employment as a farm laborer, but in the fall began manufacturing tile, to meet a growing demand for that material. For ten years this work engrossed him, and then he branched out into a paving business, and was thus engaged, when appointed superintendent of the poor farm. For the following three years, he acted in this capacity, then retired to take up farming on his own account, In 1901, he was once more called upon to accept appointment to the same office, and for three years more, he gave his services, but again left to carry on his own farm. He was too valuable a man for the people to allow him to remain in private life, however, and for the third time, in December, 1908, he was placed in charge of the poor farm, which is still under his supervision. This property contains 197 acres of excellent land on which corn is raised as the principal crop, although there is sufficient stock for the use of the institution, it being the aim of Mr. Osenton to produce all the inmates need in the way of green vegetables and meat. Being a practical farmer, and fine business man, Mr. Osenton knows how to make the farm support its inmates, and is a very busy man, attending as he does to his own excellent farm of 176 acres, as well.

Mr. Osenton was married June 22, 1886, in Buffalo, Sangamon County, Ill., to Lillie Bradley, daughter of Enos and Sarah Bradley, of Buffalo, natives of Illinois, who had lived in Buffalo for many years. They have been dead for some years, and were most excellent people. Mr. and Mrs. Osenton have had a family as follows: Harley B., Edna Fern, Reed G., Shelby M. Mrs. Osenton died in October, 1908. On October 16, 1909, Mr. Osenton married Ida Kaylor, daughter of Daniel Kaylor, of Buffalo, a farmer and estimable citizen.

Fraternally, Mr. Osenton belongs to Pickwick Lodge, No. 589, K. of P., of Buffalo, and has filled the majority of the offices in it. His family are members of the Methodist Church, which he attends, and contributes largely towards its support. His father and brothers all espoused the cause of Democracy, but since the second Grant campaign, Mr. Osenton has been a Republican and is very prominent in the party in Buffalo, being a member of the County Central Committee and is frequently sent as a delegate to conventions. Upright, honorable, conscientious, Mr. Osenton is an excellent example of the self-reliant man who has worked his own way in life, asking favor of no one, but working hard and saving his earnings. Such a man is a valuable addition to any community.

OSTERMEIER, George Frederick, an enterprising young business man of Springfield, Ill., and a member of the jewelry firm of Ostermeier & Trunk, was born near Springfield, November 11, 1877, a son of August C, and Augustine (Krieger) Ostermeier. August C. Ostermeier was born in Germany, May 6, 1842, and his wife in Darke County, Ohio, March 18, 1853. He came to America with his parents, at the age of eleven years. The family settled first in Ohio, but later Mr. Ostermeier moved to

Logan County, Il., and thence to Sangamon County, where he lived until the spring of 1880, when he purchased land in Christian County, where he and his family have since resided. He has been a farmer all his life. He was married in December, 1870, and he and his wife became parents of four sons and six daughters, all of whom are living, the fourth child being George F. The mother of these children died suddenly, July 12, 1902.

The early education of George F. Ostermeier was acquired in the country schools of Christian County, and he later attended the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business College, at Valparaiso. He had a natural taste for books and the best literature and made the most of his educational advantages. He lived on his father's farm until he reached his majority, then secured employment in the lumber department of the Deering Harvester Company, Chicago, where he remained one year; then became book-keeper and cashier for Joseph P. Wathier Company, retail jewelers, at 178 West Madison Street, Chicago, remaining there six years and acquiring valuable knowledge and experience for his later business career. In January, 1906, Mr. Ostermeier secured a position with the Illinois Traction System, at Springfield, where he remained until August, 1909, when he formed a partnership with Charles A. Trunk, and on October 2nd of that year they opened a retail jewelry store at 518 East Monroe Street, where they conduct 'a successful and growing business. Both are men of energy and ambition and look carefully after the details of their business and the wants of their customers. They are upright and honest in their dealings and have a good standing in the community. Mr. Ostermeier has not allied himself with any political party in local affairs, choosing to vote for the man rather than the party, but in national issues generally follows the principles of the Democratic party. He is a member of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Mr. Ostermeier was married, at Edinburg, Ill., September 12, 1900, to Hlenore Fehring, born in Springfield, January 14, 1880, a daughter of Henry and Elenore (Dahman) Fehring, who still reside on their farm in Christian County. Four children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Ostermeier, namely: Cecil Henry, born August 11, 1901; Gladys Viola, born December 23, 1903; Mildred Marie, born July 2, 1907; and Florence Louise, born March

OTT, John (deceased), who was a resident of Springfield, Ill., for more than half a century, died at his home at 323 W. Carpenter Street, where he had lived since 1858, April 13, 1901, in his seventy-first year. Mr. Ott was well known in the city, where he had a large number of friends, as a man of sterling integrity and high character. He was employed by several business firms in Springfield, for whom he performed faithful service. He was sincerely mourned in social and church circles, where his loss was deeply felt. Mr. Ott was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, October 14, 1830, one of the eighteen children of John and Burkor (Mongall) Ott, both natives of Germany. The father and mother lived on a farm and both died in Germany, he in 1850 and she in 1847. Of their large family six lived to old age.

John Ott, Jr., spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the public schools of his neighborhood. At the age of fifteen years he began learning the trade of cabinet-maker, working at it for some years in Germany and resuming it after settling in the United States. He emigrated to America in 1852, first landing at New Orleans, whence he came direct to Springfield, and was first employed by Williams & Link, with whom he remained fifteen years, then worked five years for General Barkley, after which he entered the employ of Priest & Latham, furniture dealers. Mr. Ott was a skilled workman, always performing his work in a satisfactory manner. He occupied the same house during the entire period of his residence in Springfield and up to the date of his death in 1901, and this is now the home of his widow, who also owns property adjoining this on the west. Mr. Ott was a devout Christian and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, and was a man of kindly, genial nature, taking great delight in the companionship of his chosen friends.

Mr. Ott was married, February 28, 1858, to Katherine Geisinger, daughter of Philip and Efa Geisinger, the former born in 1802 and the latter in 1807. Mrs. Ott was born in Baden, Germany, August 12, 1837. The parents were both natives of Germany. They came to the United States in 1848, landing at New Orleans, then proceeding directly to Springfield, TIl., where the father died in 1855 and the mother in 1882. They had four daughters and one son, all of whom are living except the son, who died in February, 1858. One son and two daughters were born to Mr. Ott and his wife, namely: Mrs. Emma Erving, a widow, whose husband died in 1885, is a nurse in Kent, Ill; John, a carpenter by trade; Elizabeth, wife of Elwell Jacobs, a Lutheran minister. Mrs. Ott has ten grandchildren.

OWENS, John William, for many years a fruit and truck farmer now living at Springfield, I1l., was born at Bryant, Fulton County, Ill., December 7, 1872, a son of Thomas J. and Vina (Barton) Owens, the father born at Akron, Ohio, August 30, 1849, and the mother at Muncie, Ind., February 28, 1851. Thomas J. Owens was a miner and farmer by occupation in early life, and in 1860 moved to Memphis, Mo., where for some years he lived on a farm. In 1869 he engaged in coal mining at Bryant, remaining there twelve years, then moving to

Peoria, where he continued in that occupation. He subsequently returned to Bryant, but later removed to Lewistown and still later to Canton, and in 1898 to Norris, Ill. One year later he came to Springfield, where he has since lived. He and his wife were parents of twelve children, three of whom are now living: John W., Robert and Edwin.

Mr, Owens attended the district school, the Peoria schools and (one year) night school, and later took a course in the International Correspondence School, of Scranton, Pa., for Civil Service studies. He worked one year as clerk in a store at Farmington, Ill., at the same time attending night school there, then engaged in mining at Bryant for a time, then went to Lewiston in 1894 and, one year later, removed to St. Louis. In 1896 he located at St. Dayid, and went from there to Canton, where he enlisted, May 1, 1898, in Company K, First Illinois Cavalry, being discharged March 1, 1899.

Mr. Owens was married in 1900, at Maples Mill, Ill., to Lulu ©. Windsor, born at that place October 5, 1880, a daughter of James M. and Ella (Bordner) Windsor, the father, now deceased, born at Louisville, Ky., and the mother, born near Lewiston, Ill., but died at Maples Mill in 1883. Of the two children born: to Mr. Windsor and wife Mrs. Owens was the younger and the other is now deceased.

After marriage Mr. Owens and wife went to Havana, Ill., where he operated a fruit and truck farm for ten years with excellent success. He sold his interests there in 1910 and purchased a city residence at Springfield, and he is now engaged in mining in the vicinity. He is an industrious and reliable citizen and has many personal frends. He is a Methodist in religious belief and politically is an Independent. He belongs to U. M. W. A. No. 2403. He and his wife have one child, Oscar J., born November 2, 1901. Their home is at 918 South Tenth Street.

In 1904 Mr. Owens was appointed on the police force at Canton, Ill., on which he served a considerable time. In 1910 he was a candidate for Commissioner, receiving a goodly number of votes.

OWENS, Thomas J. - The valuable mines in Springfield and vicinity have attracted there some of the most reliable men of Sangamon County, who are spending their days developing the vast resources of this particularly favored region of the State. Among these is Thomas J. Owens, born at Akron, Ohio, August 80, 1849, son of Evan and Margaret (Alexander) Owens, the former born in South Wales and the latter in Glasgow, Scotland. The father was a farmer and came to America in 1848, first settling in New York, where he worked on a farm three years. In 1846 he went to Akron, farming there until 1857. He is now residing at Billings, Mont. During the Civil War he served in the Fifty-third Missouri Volunteer Infantry, en- listing in April, 1862, and participating in many important engagements. He was discharged in 1864. In politics he is a Republican and his church affiliations are with the Methodists. He belongs to the G. A. R. His children were as follows: Thomas J.; William, a miner at Fairview; Mattie, wife of William Miller, telegraph operator at Billings, Mont.; Maggie, wife of Joseph Moore, a farmer in Macon County, Mo.; Gilbert died at the age of one year; Rosie, who died in a hotel fire at Clarence, Mo., in 1874; Elizabeth died at the age of four years; Robert Ð. died at the age of three years; Ellen died at the age of two years; Edward was killed by a train, at Peoria, Ill., June 14, 1906; Maude, wife of Harry Spellman, of Peoria.

Thomas J. Owens had but limited educational advantages, which were confined to three terms in the school at Washington, Ind., night school. He worked for his father on a farm near Memphis, Scotland County, Mo., for eleven years. He then began coal mining and found it so profitable that he has followed this line of endeavor ever since. In 1900 he came to Springfield.

On November 238, 1871, Mr. Owens was married to Fanny Barton, born in Muncie, Ind., January 9, 1853, daughter of John and Luanda (Boswell) Barton, natives of Kokomo, Ind., and Kentucky. - There were seven children in the Barton family: Annie, wife of Mahlon Peters; Millie, wife of Patrick Campbell; Mrs. Owens; Adaline, wife of James Paddock; Barbara; Teldon; Victoria, and John. Mr. and Mrs. Owens have had eleven children: John W., born January 17, 1878, married Lula Windsor and is a miner; Robert B., born November 21, 1881, is engaged in the concrete business; Edward E., born May 21, 1885, is an engineer; the rest are deceased. Mr. Owens is a member of the N. M. W. A. and politically is a Republican. He belongs to the Christian Church, His home is at No. 827 East Mason Street. A man who has spent his life in hard work, Mr. Owens has won and retains the confidence of all with whom he has been brought into contact, and is regarded as one of the reliable men in the city.

PADDOCK, James H., Secretary of the Illinois State Senate, 1911, has been continuously identified with this legislative body for a period covering forty-six years and has occuppied his present position since 1877. He was born at Lockport, Will County, Ill., May 29, 1850, and is a son of John W. and Helen Harvey (Tifliny) Paddock, and a grandson of James Paddock.

It is not a difficult matter to trace the ancestry of a family that has been as prominent in different sections as has the Paddock family. Away back in the Plymouth Records, the founder of this family in America, Robert Paddock, was favorably mentioned in 1634. It is claimed that he came across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower, when a minor, from County Kent, England, and that he was a nephew of

William Bradford, who was the first Governor ot Massachusetts. From and through Robert to Zachariah (1), to Zachariah (2), James H. Paddock traces his descent to Peter Paddock, who was his great-great-great-grandfather.

In 1740 Peter Paddock with three sons and their families, settled in Duchess County, New York, in what was known as the Oblong, a tract of land claimed by both Connecticut and New York and which was finally awarded to the latter State. Other Paddocks settled in Vermont and Rhode Island. Jonathan Paddock, the great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, a son of Peter, was born in the town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Mass., in 1724. He was a prominent man in Duchess County both before and after the Revolutionary War, in which struggle he was Major of a regiment. His son, David Paddock, the great-grandfather of James H., subsequently moved to Kinderhook, N. Y., and in 1800 to Onondaga County, in the same State. In 1832 a large number of the family moved either to Joliet, Ill., or to Racine, Wis., where David Paddock died at the age of ninety-four years.

James Paddock, a son of David and grandfather of James H. Paddock, married Ann Mc- Claughrey, and died in the fall of 1854, at Kankakee, Ill. John W. Paddock, the father of James H., was born February 14, 1815, in Onondaga County, N. Y., his grandfather David Paddock, having been a. private in Captain Waterbury's company and Col. Ludington's regiment, was at the battle of Saratoga. John W. Paddock remained in New York after his father had moved to the West, in order to complete his education. Later he studied law and practiced in Will, Dupage, Kendall, Kankakee, Iroquois and Livingston Counties, Ill., from 1837 until 1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War he assisted materially in raising the Seventy-Sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and had a surplus of four companies over and above the necessary number, and these he took as a nucleus for the One Hundred Thirteenth Illinois Volunteers, which was known as the Third Board of Trade Regiment. He served as Lieutenant Colonel of this regiment until his death, which occurred at Memphis, in August, 1863, from disease contracted during the siege of Vicksburg in the malarial regions on the Yazoo River. He was a brave man and his memory is preserved with those of other heroes of the Civil War.

John W. Paddock was married twice, first to a Miss Birch and they had two children: Emma, who is now deceased; and Henry, who was First Lieutenant of his company in the Civil War and is now a resident of Clio, Iowa. John W. Paddock was married second to Mrs. Helen Tiffiny, a widow, whose people, the Harveys and Ransoms, came from Massachusetts. Mrs. Paddock is now in her eighty-ninth year and resides at Kankakee, Ill. The following children were born to the second marriage: Helen, who died in infancy; John W. and James H., twins, the former of whom died in infancy; Daniel H., who is deceased, was a prominent attorney of Kankakee, Ill.; Frances H., who is the wife of Duff Sherman, of Providence, R. I.; Lucia, who is the wife of W. W. Cobb, of Kankakee; J. W., who is an attorney at Kankakee, and Mary Ransom, a twin sister, who is the wife of George F. Lovell, who is connected with the paymaster's Department of the U. S. Army station at Chicago; Portio Sophia, who is unmarried; and Catherine Ann, who was drowned when about 22 years old.

James H. Paddock was educated in the public schools of Kankakee, Ill., to which place he was brought in 18538, when three. years of age. At the age of fifteen years he started as a page in the Illinois State Senate, from 1867 until 1877 was Assistant Postmaster; was made Secretary of the State Senate in 1877; served as Secretary of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission from 1889 to 18938, and as member of the Board of Livestock Commission from 1893 to 1901.

On October 9, 1873, Mr. Paddock was married to Miss Mary L. Crawford, of Kankakee, formerly of Portland, Me. a daughter of Franklin and Frances (Daniels) Crawford, and they have two children: Harry W. and Frances. Harry W. Paddock was born April 6, 1875, at Kankakee, and is now a Tax Attorney of the Chicago Telephone Company, Chicago, Ill. He married Jessie Gilbert and they have one daughter, Mariana. Frances Paddock married George E. Keyes of Springfield, Ill., and they reside at Springfield, and have one son, George E., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paddock are members of the Episcopal Church. He has been a lifelong Republican and is a member of the patriotic order of the Loyal Legion, of the Union League Club, Chicago, of the Illinois County Club, and the Sangamo Club, Springfield, Il.

PAGE, Alonzo, who has lived retired for the past twenty years, was long actively engaged in farming in Sangamon County and is honored as a veteran of the Civil War. He now lives tat No. 555 West Mason Street, Springfield, and has many friends and acquaintances in the city. He was born in Ohio, July 5, 1838, a son of Archless and Urany (Holmes) Page, the father a native of New York and the mother of Pennsylvania, The parents were married in the latter State and then located in Virginia. Later they moved to Ohio, lived there several years, and eventually came to Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., the father purchasing 160 acres of land near there, upon which he lived until his death in 1867. He was a soldier in the Civil War, in which struggle he also had six sons at the same time, namely: Alonzo and John, in Company E, Fiftieth Ohio Infantry; Preston in the One Hundred Thirty-ninth Illinois; Lorenzo and William, in the One Hundred Twentysixth Ohio; and Henry in the Seventieth Ohio, The father had one brother, Ezekiel Page.

ln boyhood Alonzo Page attended the public schools in Ohio and worked on his father's farm, where he remained until he was twenty-two years of age, at which time he enlisted in Company E, Fiftieth Ohio, under Capt. Guthrie, serving three years. They marched from Covington to Perryville, Ky., where they encountered the first battle, which lasted one day. They went to Knoxville, Tenn., built a fort and remained there one month, then moved on to Kingston, Ga., where they camped a short time, whence they moved on to Atlanta, and there took part in their second battle, which lasted one day. They soon afterward participated in their third battle, which was at Franklin, Tenn. 'Their next serious engagement was the Battle of Nashville, which lasted one day, soon afterward went to the city of Washington, D. C., and thence were ordered to Wilmington, N. C., where they camped a short time, after which they went to Raleigh and later to Salisbury in the same State. Mr. Page was mustered out at Salisbury, June 28, 1865, went to Baltimore, Md., and then on to Cleveland and thence to Camp Dennison, Ohio, where he received his final discharge. He was wounded at the battle of Perryville, the first serious engagement in which he participated. He returned to Fincastle, Brown County, Ohio, after leaving the army. He is now an active member of Stephenson Post G. A. R. No. 30, of Springfield. In politics he is a Republican. He came to Sangamon County in 1882 and engaged in farming, which was his occupation all his active life, but for the past twenty years has been retired. He well remembers Abraham Lincoln, for whom he voted twice, and the noted Mr. Douglas once made a speech in the rear of the house where Mr. Page now lives.

Mr. Page was married in Ohio in June, 1861, to Miss Margaret Cox, daughter of Elzy and Delila Cox, who came to the United States in early life. By this marriage Mr. Page had four children, namely: Cornelius; Noah, of Springfield; Urany, wife of Frank Miller, a painter living in Springfield; William M., a teamster. He also has seven grandchildren. Mr. Page was married (second) April 9, 1901, to Mrs. Margaret (Purnell) Morris, born January 6, 1845, a daughter of John and Sally Ann Purnell, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs, Page's father came to Rochester, Ill., and died July 29, 1892, and her mother died January 16, 1892. By her first husband, Mrs. Page had eleven children, of whom three are living, namely: William E. Morris, of Sangamon County; Norah Willeto Courtney, wife of Andrew Courtney, a farmer; Margaret, wife of Brocksen Page, employed at the Illinois Watch Factory. Mrs. Page had eight grandchildren, of whom five are now living. Mr. Page has one great-grandchild.

PAGE, John A., a veteran of the Civil War and a prominent citizen of Woodside Township, Sangamon County, was born in Woburn, Mass., March 14, 1841, son of John O. and Elizabeth (Finnegan) Page, the former born at London- derry, N. H., and the latter in Limerick, Ireland. The father, who was a tanner and shoe manufacturer, moved from his native state to Massachusetts, where he carried on his two lines of, work until his death, in 1880, He had five sons and three daughters, and one child survives besides John A., Oliver H., living in Montreal, Canada. The mother's parents died in Ireland and she came to America on a sailing vessel when a girl with a family, every member of which perished on the way over, leaving her a stranger in a strange land, John O. Page's father was a "Minute Man" in the Revolution,

The childhood of John A. Page was passed in his native State, where he received his education. In youth he worked in his father's tannery. As a boy he ran away to sea and was shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland. When he was seventeen years of age he went to Lawrence, Mass., where he spent three years. In 1861 he enlisted as a member of the State Militia of Massachusetts, and in the month of April of that year became a member of Company I, Sixth Massachusetts, for three months, at the end of his term re-enlisting in the Fourth Massachusetts Battery, of which Ben Butler was Brigadier-General, as it was part of the New England Division. Mr. Page became Corporal and later Second Lieutenant, finishing his term in March, 1864, when he resigned.

After the war Mr. Page came to Illinois, settling in Sumner Township, Kankakee County, where he purchased a farm and conducted it two years, then went to Chicago and became shipping clerk for Wall Brothers & Lighthall, of Ainsworth Station, now South Chicago. About -1867 he came to Braidwood and lived in that village about thirteen years, conducting a grocery and bakery business part of this time. He then moved to Springfield, where for twenty years he conducted a dairy business. Since about 1898 he has been engaged in farming and gardening, in which line of work he has been ` very successful. He lives at the place he first occupied on coming to Springfield and owns sixteen acres of fertile and well cultivated land in Woodside Township.

Mr. Page is member of Stephenson Post No. 30, G. A. R., of Springfield. we was elected School Director in 1880 and served one term. He is a devout member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and active in its support. He is well known in his community and popular with his many friends. He has established himself in the esteem and respect of all and has an excellent reputation.

Mr. Page was married (first) in Lawrence, Mass., in 1861, to Nellie Gray, a native of Massachusetts, who died in 1872, and to this union three daughters and one son were born. The son is deceased and of the daughters: Annie, wife of Nick Rodenes, lives in Springfield ; Mrs. Nellie Snyders lives in Kansas City, and the third lives in Richmond, Va. Mr. Page was married (second) in September, 1874, in Joliet,

Ill., to Alice DeMars, who was born near Montreal, Canada, in 1841 and came with her parents to Kankakee, Ill. Her father was a farmer and spent his last days in Illinois, as did his wife. They were Canadian-French. Of the five children born to Mr. Page by his second marriage four are living: Edna, widow of Harry Walsh, lives in Springfield; Edgar, living in Bloomington, Ill.; Christopher, lives with his father; Grace, wife of James Ostenbury, living on a farm near Springfield. There are seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild in the family.

PAHNKE, Bernhard (deceased). - Col. Roosevelt, in his late speech in Berlin, stated in effect that Germany had given to America much that was good, and that no country dominated by such virtues as are taught in Germany, could fail to prosper. His views are heartily endorsed by all who have been brought into association with German-Americans, especially those who located in Springfield, where they are always found laboring for good government, excellent schools, and law and order. The late Bernhard Pahnke was one of the best examples of sturdy German manhood that has ever located in Sangamon County. He was born in Prussia, Germany, June 16, 1860, and although taken away in the prime of life, managed to accomplish much. His parents were natives of Germany, where they engaged in farming.

In 1885 Mr. Pahnke came to the United States and to St. Louis, and thence to Springfield, which remained his home until his demise, June 26, 1901. He remained with his parents while living in Germany, and with them farmed, but upon locating in Springfield embarked in a cement business, which occupied him until his death. He never joined any fraternal organizations or took part in public affairs, devoting himself to his family and business matters, although he voted with the Democratic party.

Mr. Pahnke was married in Cleveland, Ohio, to Minnie Hoffe, born in Prussia, Germany, October 20, 1866, a daughter of Charles and Lena Hoffe, also natives of Germany. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pahnke: Charlie L., born January 26, 1889; Gustava, born October 4, 1893; John, born October 8, 1895; and Clara, born January 18, 1898. Mrs. Pahnke resides at No. 1520, East Adams Street, Springfield.

PALMER, George Thomas, M. D. - That the professional man, in spite of the exactions of his calling, may prove himself of inestimable worth to the community in which he resides, by taking an active part in its civic betterment, is demonstrated in the experience of Dr. George Thomas Palmer, to whom belongs the credit of having placed the health department of the city of Springfield upon a sound and efficient basis. Dr. Palmer was born here March 7, 1875, being the son of John Mayo and Ellen Clark (Robertson) Palmer, and grandson of Senator John M.

Palmer. The latter, who became one of Illinois most eminent men, was born in Scott County, Kentucky, but came to Illinois, where he was educated in Shurtleff College. At the beginning of the Civil War. he was made Colonel of the Fourteenth Illinois Volunteer Regiment; later becoming Major-General in charge of the Fourteenth Army Corps. Still later, he was made Military Governor of Kentucky, and directed the affairs of that Commonwealth as only a man of his unusual executive ability could have done. His incumbency of the gubernatorial chair of Illinois, to which he was elected on the Republican ticket, was marked by a brilliant and forceful administration, and he was equally valuable in the United States Senate. His election as Senator was made on the Democratic platform, but during the money troubles and free silver agitation, he cast his influence with the Gold Democrats. and ran on the ticket of that party for President. Dr. Palmer was equally fortunate in his maternal grandfather, Dr. William A. Robertson, who was a well-known student, physician and philanthropist of Carlinville, Illinois, An enduring monument to his memory exists in Robertson Hall of Blackburn College, which he built.

John Mayo Palmer, father of Dr. Palmer, was born in Carlinville, Illinois, March 10, 1848, and his wife was born in the same place. Mr. Palmer attended Blackburn College and was graduated from the Harvard Law School with the degree of LL. B. For many years he was engaged in the practice of law with his father and the late William E. Shutt, but in 1888, he went to Tacoma, Washington, later to remove to Chicago, where he formed a partnership with ex-United States Senator James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and Edgar B. Tolman, under the firm name of Doolittle, Palmer & Tolman. So distinguished was his career in Chicago, that he was made Corporation Counsel of Chicago under Mayor John P. Hopkins. .Mr. Palmer, who was recognized by his colleagues as one of the most brilliant student lawyers of the State, died at Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1904.

Dr. Palmer passed his boyhood in Springfield and in the State of Washington, attending successively the public schools of Springfield, Wyman Institute at Upper Alton, Illinois, and Washington College, at Tacoma, Washington. In 1898, he was graduated from the Medical Department of the Northwestern University. While still a boy in Springfield, he edited an amateur paper, a paper at Wyman Institute, now the Western Military Academy; was editor of the first school paper in the State of Washington. and has always retained his interest in literary and journalistie work. In connection with his brother, Robertson Palmer, and Herbert S. Hadley, now Governor of Missouri, he managed the Northwestern Law Review, and later became the first manager of the Bulletin of the Northwestern University Medical School. For eight years, he was editor and publisher of The Chicago Clinic, having associated with him Dr. Marcus P. Hat-

On leaving medical school, Dr. Palmer engaged in the practice of medicine in Chicago, and, serving under Dr. Marcus P. Hatfield, became instructor in the disease of children in the Chicago Clinical School and founder of the Trinity Diet Kitchen for Infants, the first milk charity for infants to be established in the West. In 1903, he was made assistant secretary of the Illinois State Board of Health and upon his appointment to that office, he returned to Springfield. In 1905, Dr. Palmer rendered valuable service when in charge of the yellow fever quarantine at Cairo, but his desire to resume his professional work, brought about his resignation in received public recognition and he was appointed head of the Health Department by Mayor John S. Schnepp, which office he now holds. During his administration, he has succeeded in completely reorganizing the department and placing it in a position of efficiency said to be second to none other in the State, and with all of the improvement in public service, the expenditures of the office were reduced almost $3,000 during the first year. He is now Trustee of the Orphanage of the Holy Child; Director and First Vice- President of the Illini Country Club, and is physician to the Springfield Hospital, the Old Ladies' Home for the Friendless. He has served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Sangamon County Medical Society and belongs to the Ilinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Chicago Medical Society, the Chicago Pediatric Society and the American Medical Editors' Association. He is a very prominent member of Christ Episcopal Church and is a member of the vestry of that organization.

Dr. Palmer is also a member of the committee chosen by the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute to organize a state-wide crusade against tuberculosis, and is Chairman of the Committee on Public Hygiene of the Illinois State Conference of Charities and Corrections.

On June 22, 1898, Dr. Palmer was married at Alton, to Maude Gregg. Mrs. Palmer has been exceedingly active in civic and philanthropic work in Springfield, serving as President of the Springfield Woman's Club for the year 1909-1910.

PALMER, John McAuley, former soldier, Governor and United States Senator, was born in Scott County, Ky.. September 13, 1817, the son of Louis D. and Ann Hansford (Tutt) Palmer, the former born in Northumberland County, Va., June 8, 1781, and the latter in Culpeper County, same State. Louis D. Palmer was the third son of Isaac and Ann (McAuley) Palmer, both natives of Northumberland County, the former born November 1, and the latter in April, 1747, both of whom died in Christian County, Ky., within a few months of each other, being then the oldest persons in that portion of the State. The maternal grandparents, Louis and Isabella (Yancey ) Tutt, were born about the year 1750, their ancestors being early settlers of Virginia, the Tutts from England and the Yanceys from Wales. The grandfather Palmer was a soldier of the Revolution, being enrolled as a "minute man" and the receiver of a pension in his later years.

In 1818, Mr. Palmer's parents removed to Christian County, Ky., where the family remained until 1831, and where the children received their rudimentary education, one of their early teachers being Isaac Boone, a relative of the famous Kentucky pioneer and explorer, Daniel Boone. In the year last named, the parents removed to Illinois, settling in Paddock's Prairie in the northern part of Madison County, about ten miles northeast of Alton, where the father built a log house in which the family lived during the first year. The son John remained in Kentucky with his grandparents for the first few months, but in October following joined his parents, crossing the Ohio River at Ford's Ferry, and proceeding through Illinois by way of Equality, Mt. Vernon and Carlyle to Edwardsville, some eight miles northwest of which his parents had located. The youthful immigrant always retained a vivid recollection of this journey through Southern Illinois, especially of his first sight of a prairie landscape in the vicinity of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, and which grew in interest as he advanced northward. The Kentucky home being in the southern part of that State, during a period of much agitation on questions affecting land titles and the interpretation of conflicting laws, as well as at a time when the slavery issue was of growing interest, the impressions there received undoubtedly exerted a deep influence upon the mind of the future citizen of Illinois.

The first summer after arriving in Illinois was spent with his father in working on the new farm, during a part of the time being engaged in driving a team of four yoke of oxen, breaking the prairie sod with a twenty-four-inch plow. During one winter he and a younger brother devoted their time to cutting saw-logs on government land, thereby earning forty-eight dollars, to which their father added two dollars more, with expenses in reaching the Government Land Office, enabling John M. to purchase forty acres of land in his own name, which later was deeded to the father. An accident which occurred about this time in the summer of 1834, is thus described in the "Autobiography of John M. Palmer" as published in "The Bench and Bar of Illinois," issued under the editorship of Gen. Palmer in 1899:

"One evening, while my father and self and younger brothers were discussing the subject of education and matters of that kind, my father said to me, in reply to some expression of a wish to obtain a good education: 'Very well, sir, you owe me four years of service yet; I will give you that; go and get an education.' I looked at him with an expression of surprise, no doubt, and asked in an excited, trembling voice, 'When may I go, sir? He seemed amused and said, 'Tomorrow morning, if you like.' I remember that I left the room to conceal my feelings. After recovering my composure, I returned to the room where my father was seated and sat for some time in silence, when he said with signs of emotion, 'I have no money to expend for your education, but a healthy boy, as you are, needs no help; you may go tomorrow morning. I give you your time. Do not disgrace me. May God bless you! "

That this incident proved the starting point in the new career of the future lawyer, soldier and statesman, who, as he says in his autobiography, "had looked forward to the independence of manhood with the eagerness of hope," and "had reveled in dreams of results to be accomplished," is shown by the fact that, after an early breakfast the next morning, starting out on foot, without money and without extra clothes, but - as he again expresses it - "with my newly acquired fortune, 'my time,' with all of its hopes and possibilities," the afternoon found him in Upper Alton, where recently had been established a manual-labor school, which later became the nucleus of Shurtleff College. Here he immediately found employent in making and carrying mortar for a man engaged in plastering a house, thus earning enough money to pay his board, purchase some clothes and finally enabling him, with a surplus of five dollars, to enter college. For a while he paid his board by working on Saturdays, later in company with an older brother, earning some money by clearing a street of timber between Upper Alton and Middletown, a village between Upper and Lower Alton.

Fired by zeal for the independence of Texas from Mexico, in the summer of 1835 he enlisted in a band of "Revolutionists,'" but while on the way to take passage on a boat down the Mississippi, was fortunately prevented from carrying out this plan by a demand made upon him for the payment of a small debt incurred in the purchase of some clothes. His vacations were occupied in various kinds of employment, at one time (1888) being engaged in the peddling of clocks for a Connecticut firm. It was during this period, while in Hancock County, he met for the first time Stephen A. Douglas, who was then conducting an unsuccessful campaign for Congress against the late John T. Stuart of Springfield. $

Jn the winter of 1838-39 he taught a threemonths' school near Canton, Fulton County, and while thus employed began reading law, thus marking a new step in his career. In March following, after visiting his father, he went to Carlinville, where his older brother, Elihu, was pastor of a Baptist church, and there entered the office of John S. Greathouse as a student of law. Regarding this period (again quoting from his autobiography) Gen. Palmer says: "I was aided in my studies by that great promoter of diligence, poverty." His admittance to the bar took place December 11, 1889, when he made a trip to Springfield for this purpose in company with his preceptor, Mr. Greathouse, there taking an examination by Stephen A. Douglas and J. Young Scammon, and receiving his license from Judges Lockwood and Browne of the Supreme Court. While during a period of nearly sixty years, Gen. Palmer enjoyed an extensive practice which brought him in close contact with the most distinguished members of the bar and jurists of Illinois, including such names as Abraham Lincoln, O. H. Browning, Stephen T. Logan, John T. Stuart, Milton Hay, and Judges Lockwood, Reynolds, Breese, David Davis, and many others, it is nevertheless his public and official life that will be of especial interest in this connection.

While still a student at law in 1838 he was an unsuccessful candidate for County Clerk of Macoupin County, but in 1843 was elected Probate Justice of the Peace, serving in that capacity until 1847, when he was chosen Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of that year, serving in that body as a member of the Committee on Education, During the same year he failed of reelection as Probate Justice, but in May, 1848, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor, and in November following was elected County Judge under the new Constitution which he had assisted in framing. In 1852 he came into greater prominence by election without opposition as State Senator to fill a vacancy, his political associations up to this time haying been with the Democratic party. On the adoption by Congress in May, 1854, of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, he took a pronounced attitude in opposition to that measure; in November of that year was reelected Senator for a full term as an Anti-Nebraska Democrat, and during the next session of the his first term to the United States Senate. In Legislature (1855) bore a prominent part in securing the election of Lyman Trumbull for 1856 he resigned his seat in the Senate and, on May 29th of that year, served as President of the State Convention held at Bloomington, which marked the organization of the Republican party in Illinois. This event was commemorated by a reunion of surviving members of that convention and citizens of the State, held at Bloomington, May 29, 1900 - only a few months before Gen. Palmer's decease - in which he took a deep interest, delivering one of the principal addresses on® that occasion.

In 1859 Gen. Palmer was a candidate for Congress, but as the outcome of a vigorous campaign in a strongly Democratic district, was defeated by John A. McClernand, the Democratic nominee. In 1860, however, he was chosen Presidential Elector for the State-at-large on the Republican ticket, casting his vote in the Electoral College for Mr. Lincoln.

Chronologically this brings us to the war period, in which Gen. Palmer bore a conspicuous part. After serving aS a member from Illinois of the Peace Conference which assem- bled in Washington on February 4, 1861, by invitation of the State of Virginia, in the hope of solving the issues presented by the secession movement - but which resulted in total failure - on May 9th following he was elected Colonel of the Fourteenth Illinois, organized at Jacksonville, this being the second Illinois regiment organized under President Lincoln's second call. A few months later he was promoted to Brigadier-General and, on November 29, 1862, to Major-General, serving until September 1, 1866, and taking part in some of the most noteble battles of the war, including those of Stone River and Chickamauga. Not the least important part of his service, however, was rendered as Commander of the Department of Kentucky, to which he was assigned by order of President Lincoln in January, 1865, in which, during the last year of the war and the reconstruction period, he had to deal with a number of questions arousing the animosity of the civil authorities of Kentucky, and resulting in indict- all of these he showed his courage and independence, as well as his determination to protect the rights of the colored classes. Most of these issues were solved, however, by the final adoption of the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery in all the States. During the latter part of his service he met Gen. Grant in Washington who offered to recommend his appointment to a position in the regular army, which he declined.

Returning to his home in Carlinville after retirement from the army, he soon after entered into partnership for the practice of his profession with the late Milton Hay of Springfield, removing to that city in April, 1867, which continued to be his home for the rest of his life. In November, 1868, he was the Republican candidate for Governor, receiving a majority of 50,099 over J. R. Eden, his Democratic opponent. During his administration he again illustrated his independence by vetoing probably a larger number of bills than any of his predecessors - according to his own statement, the number amounting to 112. The reasons generally given were bad policy, injustice or violation of the Constitution, and, in many cases, where bills were finally passed over his veto, his position was sustained by decisions of the Supreme Court.

In 1872 Gen. Palmer was one of a large number of previous members of the Republican party in Illinois who supported the nomination of Horace Greeley for President on what was called the Liberal Republican Platform, and later acted in cooperation with the Democratic party. In 1888 he received the Democratic nomination for Governor as the opponent of Hon. Joseph W. Fifer, but was defeated. Two years later (1890) he was nominated by the Democratic State Convention for United States Senator, and after a sharp struggle in the session of the Legislature which followed - and in - the balance of power - on the 154th ballot he was elected as successor of Charles B. Farwell. The first joint ballot was taken January 20th and the last March 11th, Gen. Palmer then receiving 103 votes to 101 for Cicero J. Lindley and one for Alson J. Streeter.

In 1896 Gen. Palmer received the vote of the "Sound Money" branch of the Democratic party for the Presidency, and while he failed to win a vote in the Electoral College, his devotion to sound money principles was widely recognized. Retiring from his seat in the United States Senate in 1897, he resumed his law practice as head of the firm of Palmer, Shutt & Lester, but in declining health of his later years, devoted his last labors to the preparation of his "Story of an Earnest Life," which was completed a few weeks before his death.

Gen. Palmer was married (first) on December 20, 1842, to Miss Malinda Ann Neeley, with whom he spent the first year of their married life in a log house on the present site of the court house in the city of Carlinville. Mrs. Palmer died May 9, 1885, having borne her husband ten children of whom the three following survive: Elizabeth, widow of Dr. John Pitt Matthews, of Carlinville, Ill.; Harriet, wife of H. G. Crabb, of Corpus Christi, Tex.; and Jessie Palmer Weber, Librarian of the State Historieal Library. John Mayo Palmer, his eldest son, was his law partner and was with him during the Civil War.

April 4, 1888, the General married as his second wife, Mrs. Hannah M. Kimball, a daughter of James L. Lamb, a former prominent citizen and business man of Springfield. The General's death occurred at his home in the city of Springfield, September 25, 1900, his second wife still surviving him. Mr. Palmer was a member of the Baptist church.

Besides the last address of his life delivered at Bloomington, on May 29, 1900, in celebration of the forty-fourth anniversary of the convention held in that city for the organization of the Republican party in Illinois in May, 1856, other memorable speeches and addresses of Gen. Palmer's later life included a speech before colored citizens on the seventh anniversary of the issue of Mr. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; an address, May 31, 1871, on the reinterment of Goy. Bissell's remains in Oak Ridge Cemetery; the welcome to Gen. Grant, May 5, 1880; a speech in the Hall of Representatives in honor of Gen. John A. Logan, in February, 1887; an address at Snodgrass Hill on dedication of Chickamauga Park, September 19, 1895; and an oration delivered at Galesburg, October 7, 1896, on the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate in that city. A zealous supporter of the doctrine of "State Rights," he was always an earnest advocate of the rights of the citizen without regard to "race, color or previous condition of servitude."

PALMER, Mrs. John M. - The lives of all great men are largely formed by their mothers and wives. : Too much credit cannot be given to the women who, remaining in the shelter of their homes, exert the most powerful influence in the world, ever pointing upward and onward. The majority of our great statesmen frankly admit their debt of gratitude to the women of their

Senator from Illinois, is one who always inspired her husband to deeds that resulted in good to his country and distinction to himself and family.

Mrs. Palmer was born in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 1838, and is one of the most eminent of its daughters. She is a daughter of the late James L. and Susan H. (Cranmer) Lamb. Mr. Lamb Was born in Pennsylvania in November 1800, while his wife was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in August, 1803. He was a prominent man, engaging in large enterprises as a merchant and packer, and he left a comfortable fortune at his demise.

The educational advantages enjoyed by Mrs. Palmer were secured at Monticello Seminary, at Godfrey, Ill., where she was a favorite with teachers and classmates alike, and from which she returned home to become, on June 18, 1862, the bride of Legh R. Kimball. For three years she made him an excellent wife, and mourned his death May 30, 1865. Meanwhile John M. Palmer was playing an important part in INinois affairs. He had been Governor of the great commonwealth and Mrs. Kimball learned to esteem the great statesman. When both were deprived by death of those they had selected as life partners, the distinguished man and the charming widow were mutually attracted, and their admiration for each other resulted in their marriage, April 4, 1888. From then on Mrs. Palmer was her husband's constant inspiration. During the time he was Senator she graced Washington society and she sustained him during his campaign for the Presidency. During his last days she was his comfort and delight, and when he died, September 25, 1900, it was in their beautiful home in Springfield, which her loving care had made so pleasant for him. She now resides at 1104 South Sixth Street, sustained by her memories of him and his devotion to her.

Mrs. Palmer is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, in which she has long been an activé worker, and she is loved for her sympathetic nature, as well as for her many graces of character, her wide experience and her knowledge of men and events. The people of Springfield are proud of her and her long associations with the capital city where she was born and which has ever been her home.

PANGLE, Sylvester - Many of the farmers of today are specializing in gardening, having proven that this branch of agricultural industry is one productive of satisfactory results. San- gamon County land is so fertile and valuable that much of it is divided up into small tracts, which are devoted to the growing of small fruits and vegetables. One of the men who is successfully engaged in this line of work is Sylvester Pangle of Woodside Township, owner of eleven acres of as good land as can be found in the entire county. He was born in Bates County, Mo., December 14, 1857, a son of Joseph K. and Sarah (Robertson) Pangle, natives of Virginia and Effingham County, Ill., respectively.

Joseph K, Pangle, who was a cabinet-maker by trade, migrated to Illinois at a very early day, settling near Springfield. Later the family moved to Bates County, Mo., where the father continued working at his trade, and manufactured some fine handmade furniture. Owing to the disturbances occasioned by the war, the family returned to Illinois, settling in Effingham County, where the father lived for twentyfive years, at the expiration of which period he moved to Springfield, and there his death occurred. There were seven children in his family, four of whom survive: McClelland, a tile manufacturer, resides in Sangamon County ; Mrs. W. Y. Sanford, lives in Danville, Ill., her husband being connected with the Frank Sanford Furniture Company; Mrs. George Summersgill, whose husband is also connected with the above mentioned concern, and Sylvester.

Sylvester Pangle first attended school at Altamont, Effingham County, and finished his education in that place. During the life of his parents Mr. Pangle devoted himself to their care, his father surviving until he was seventy-six years of age, passing away in 1892.. The mother survived him until 1905, when she died, being then also seventy-six. This good son, during all these years, did some farming and gardening, and clerked in a store for a time. knowledge of his work was thorough, and he felt that in gardening he could obtain the best results. In 1904, he came to Woodside Township, where he bought his present home, and proceeded to develop it until he now has an estate of which he may well be proud. It has been his practice to work along scientific lines, using improved machinery, and enriching his land so as to produce the best results. His products are of so superior a ciass that he secures the highest prices for them, shipping to distant markets.

The marriage of Mr. Pangle occurred in Springfield April 9, 1902, when he was united with Mrs. Susie (Childers) Hughey born in Auburn Township, Sangamon County. Later her folks moved to Curran Township, where she resided until her marriage. She was a daughter of William and Mirilda (Deper) Childers. They were natives of Tennessee and Chatham Township, Sangamon County. They resided in Chatham Township where he farmed until his death June 11, 1910. Mrs. Childers is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Pangle. Her parents were settlers of that locality, and highly respected in their neighborhood. No children have been born of this marriage.

Mrs. Pangle is a consistent member of the Seventh Day Adventists Church and a most charitable lady, who presides with dignity and housewifely skill over her household. Mr. Pangle is a Democrat, but has never been willing to give his name for use on the party ticket. Absorbed in his work, he has no time for public matters, aside from voting for the men he believes will produce the best results. He and his wife have many friends in their neighborhood, and his business associates: esteem Mr. Pangle highly because of his honorable dealings and strict adherence to the letter of any agreement into which he may enter.

PAPE, Charles Henry, a highly esteemed farmer of Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Ill., is a self-made man and has been very successful in his operations. He was born in the Province of Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, February 2, 1840, son of Charles H. and Caroline Pape, both natives of that country, who came to the United States in 1848 and subsequently settled in Monroe County, Ill., where both died. The grandparents all died in Germany. Charles Henry Pape was eight years of age when his parents came to America and he was reared by his mother's brother in Germany, where he received his education. At the age of eighteen years he came to America and spent three years with his parents in Monroe County, then removed to St. Louis, where he obtained employment as fireman for a railroad company. He spent twenty-two years in this line, being promoted to the position of engineer. About 1883 he came to Sangamon County and engaged in farming and later came to his present home. He was always fond of outdoor life and has been successful as a farmer. He owns eightythree acres of land, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation, and still is active in carrying on his farm, although he has reached the age where many men retire.

Mr. Pape has been twice married, (first) in St. Louis, to Lizzie White, who died in that city in 1865, having had three children: Charles, married Rose Rape, and they have three children - Lena, August and Adda; William, married Pet Barker and they have seven children - Earl, Harry, Jessie, Virgil, Dee, Harley and Annie; Lizzie, married John Haines and they have five children - Verne, Goldie, Grace, Viola, Clara and Virgil. Mr. Pape's second marriage took place August 30, 1874, when he was united with Antoinette Theresa Vogel, a native of St. Louis, and they became parents of children as follows: Louisa, born June 7, 1875, married Tom Funderburk, and they have four children - Ray, Carrie, Glenn and Wiley; Henry, born April 26, 1877, married Kate Jones and they have three children - Lewis, George and May; Emma, born September 4, 1879, married Bert Delay, and they have three children - Cecil, Gladys and Ross; Clemmon O.,~ born May 21, 1882, at home; Otto, born October 18, 1885, married Bertha Boardman, and they have one child, Gordon; Clara, born February

28, 1891, at home; three children died in infancy. The oldest son, Charles, is a grandfather, as his daughter Lena is married and has three children, making Charles H. Pape a great-grandfather, in which fact he takes great pride. He and his wife have given their children the best educational advantages within their power.

Mr. Pape and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church but most of the children have joined the Methodist Church. He is a Democrat in general politics, but votes for the principle rather than for party. While liying in Montgomery County he served as Road Commissioner, otherwise he has taken little part in public affairs. He is a member of the Masonic Order and of the Botherhood of Engineers. He is genial and pleasant in manner and has formed many warm friendships since coming to Sangamon County, being recognized aS a man of upright character and true worth.

PARK, George W. - Sangamon County is noted for its men who have a thorough knowledge of agricultural methods and the science of breeding stock. Probably the conditions in this part of the State are as nearly ideal as anywhere to be found for the successful raising of great crops of grain, and the fertile pasture land is especially adapted to the needs of the stockraiser. George W. Park, a leading agriculturist and stockman of Sangamon County, who is carrying on operations on Section 8, Maxwell Township, was born August 4, 1873, a son of Thomas N. and Sarah E. (Franklin) Park.

Thomas N. Park was born in Sangamon County, Ill., February 16, 1831, on the farm of his father, James Park, on Lick Creek, where the latter had settled on coming from Kentucky, and entered a large tract of land. Thomas N. Park was a member of a family of fourteen children, of whom Sarah J., born July 21, 1821, married D. Gibson, and died August 8, 1889; John G., born July 7, 1822, is a farmer in Maxwell Township; Harriet A., born September 12, 1823, married Allen Short, and died June 6, 1900; Robert M., born December 13, 1824, resides with his daughter near Decatur, Tll.; Mary L., born December 25, 1825, married Frank George, deceased, and now resides in Edinburg, Christian County; Elizabeth H., born February 10, 1827, is the widow of William Morris and resides in Loami, and Julia A., born April 17, 1829, married Joseph Riggs (now deceased), and moved to McDonough County, where she reared a large family and died February 2, 1900.

Thomas N. Park started out on his own account early in life, engaging as clerk in a store at Loami, and later in Iowa, in fact turning his hand to any honest labor that presented itself. Finally, he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, in which almost all of his life was spent, and his perseverance, his hard, unremitting toil and his thorough knowl- edge of agricultural conditions enabled him to acquire a tract of 500 acres of some of the finest farming land in Sangamon County. Prior to his death, which occurred July 6, 1910, Mr. Park gave to each of his children a comfortable home and provided for their welfare.

Thomas N. Park was married three times, his first wife being Margaret Fowler, whom he married March 17, 1855, and who died November 20, 1859. She was born May 3, 1886, and bore her husband two children: James and Alice, both of whom died in infancy. On December 26, 1861, Mr. Park was united in marriage, with Miss Sarah Y. Hudson, who was born February 9, 1844, and who died January 23, 1869, having been the mother of two children, namely: Luvena, born April 1, 1864, who married D. C. Franklin, a farmer of Maxwell Township, and Mary, born February 13, 1867, who died during July of the same year. The third marriage of Thomas N. Park was to Sarah E. Franklin, who was born near Edinburg, Christian County, Ill., November 4, 1848, a daughter of William Franklin. She was married to Mr. Park in October, 1871, and was the mother of two children: George W. and Thomas Elmer, and died July 30, 1900. In early life she was a member of the Christian Church, but on coming to this location there being no church of that denomination, she united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and died in that faith.

Thomas N. Park was a man of the highest integrity and the strictest honesty. Plain and outspoken and well versed in the topics and happenings of his day, he was fair in all matters and was ever ready to hear another's side of an argument. These characteristics were recognized by his fellow-townsmen as just the sort of attributes needed in the man to represent them as Justice of the Peace, and during his twelve years in that office no decision handed down by him was ever reversed by the higher courts. In addition he served as Supervisor of the township for many years as well as Assessor until he- refused to accept another nomination, and in every office in which he served he showed that he was there in the interests of the people and not trying to fur- His political faith was that of the Republican party. Mr. Park was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and when it came to the union between the Cumberland and the Presbyterian Church he was outspoken in his arguments against such a movement, the idea being repulsive to him that the church in which he had been baptized and in whose service he had spent a long life should be taken over by another body. His death was a severe loss to the community in which he had resided so long, and it will be a long time before another can he found to take his place.

field Commercial College, where he took' a commercial course. With the exception of these three months spent in Springfield, Mr. Park has always lived on the farm, and his occupations of stockraising and agriculture have been uniformly successful. Like his father he has been a stanch Republican, and has served creditably as Justice of the Peace. He is socially connected with the Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 881 of New Berlin, and the Loami Lodge No, 848, Modern Woodmen of Amerieéa. With his wife he attends the Cumberland Church.

On October 17, 1894, Mr. Park was married to Josie E. Brockelsby, who died February 22, 1595, having had one daughter, Lutie Merle, born January 14, 1896, residing at home. Mr. Park was married (second) October 11, 1900, to Miss Amy E. Reynolds, who was born in Sargamon County, Ill., a daughter' of Edward and Harriet (Brewer) Reynolds, farming people of Sangamon County, who went to Cottonwood County, Minn., and in 1899 to Douglas County, Ill., where he now resides. To this union there has been born one son, Lester W., born September 6, 1901.

PARKER, Charles AllenAmong the pioneers of 1852 will be found the name of Charles Allen Parker, now a resident of Section 35, Cartwright Township, whose efforts in behalf of Sangamon County entitle him to a record in a work of this character. Mr. Parker was born in Robinson County, Tenn., November 13, 1847, he being a son of Jesse S. and Elizabeth (Clinard) Parker. Both parents were probably born in Robinson County, Tenn. In 1852, they came to Sangamon County, renting land from Peter Cartwright, in the township of that name. After several changes, these parents finally bought land about 1860, near Tallula, in Menard County, there developing eighty acres. Several years later this was sold, and Mr. Parker bought the farm now owned by Frank Scott in Cartwright Township. About 1870 he settled upon it, and made it his home until his death in 1884. His widow survived him until 1887, when she, too, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George M. Renshaw. Mrs. Parker was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but her husband was not connected with any religious denomination. In politics he was a Whig, and later a Republican. They had eleven children, six sons and five daughters, five now survive. Those deceased are: George, Susan, Mary Jane, William, and Matilda F. Those living are: Rosa Catherine, Sarah T., Richard and Charles Allen.

Charles Allen was but five years old when the family came to Sangamon County and he grew up in this locality and in Menard County, remaining with his father until he was twenty-eight years old. On May 7, 1876, he was united in marriage with Sarah E. Batterton, born in Sangamon County, March 14, 1850, daughter of William and _ Eliza (Gaines) Batterton. The father was born in