White County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1883 (part 6 of 11)

excepting Morey and Bulkley, having any knowledge of music. Was known as "Our Boys' Band" until August, 1882, when Colo¬ nel Louis Krughofl, of Nashville, Ill., selected it as the Regi¬ mental Band of the Ninth Regiment Illinois National Guard. Name wa.* then changed to "Ninth Regiment Band." Went to the Annual Encampment of the Second Brigade of the Illinois Na¬ tional Guard, at Springfield, Ill., in September, 1882, and received many flattering notices from the Springfield press. Have a fine uniform of dark blue, trimmed with buff* and gold, helmet of United States new regulation, with falling plume; cost about $700.

A statistical account of school progress for the last twenty years is given on a preceding page, under the head of Gray Township. With reference to the school interests of Grayville we add the following:

The old school-house, built in 1857, is a two-story brick, with two rooms in each story, and will seat about fifty pupils in each. It is heated with coal stoves.

The new house was built in 1876. It is a two-story brick, with two recitation-rooms in each story, and will seat about fifty pupils in each room. It is heated with coal stoves, and ventilated with registers in the wall. The building was erected by Wm. II. Gil¬ bert and D. S. Coulter, on carpenter work, and W. G. Whcatcroft, on brick work, at a cost of over $6,000. At present there are one principal and five assistants. Before the township high school was organized there were a principal and six assistants. The average attendance is about 200. Expenses for the last three or four years, including incidental, have averaged about $2,000 annually. otlowing is a list of the school officers :

Clerk

The Principals have been: U. T. Cramer, A. Milner, R. F. Saxon, D. Gk Terry, James A. Creighton, Carl Roedel, J. C. Walker, J. R. Brownlee, N. V. Evans, Peter L. Deardorff, S. A. Montgomery, E. A. Bryan and La Fayette Hunter.

Normal College

The " Grayville Normal College and Commercial and Literary Institute" was established April 28, 1879, in the second story of the building now occupied by the New Empire " grocery. Prof. C. C. Harper came to Grayville in April, 1879, and organized a school of about ninety pupils for a three months' term. Very shortly after be commenced, a number of citizens requested that his school be made a permanent institution of Grayville, and they accordingly secured a charter, dated May 31, 1879. Prof. Harper associated with himself Prof. J. D. Nysewander, and continued for the remainder of that year, when the latter left, and W. B. Dimon, A. M., was employed in his place. These gentlemen con¬ tinued at the head of the institution until January, 1881, when Prof. Harper retired on account of failing health. Then W. S. Post, a sort of an eccentric gentleman, conducted the school for about six months, and then retired.

During the height of the prosperity of this institution the " first semi-annual catalogue " was issued, which is as presentable as that of any other institution of the kind in the county. The Board of Trustees was: Samuel J. Orange, President; F. M. J. Boord, Secretary and Treasurer; W. W. Gray, R. H. Cook, Eld. Lem¬ uel Potter, A. Milner and F. M. Lanterman. Besides Prof. Nysewander and Harper, there were as instructors: C. L. Hainz. Mrs. J. D. Nysewander and Lavonne Kackley. The course of study com¬ prised all the higher branches of a collegiate course, with com¬ mercial science, pedagogics, music, painting, etc. Apparatus, cabinet and library were connected with the institution.

Predestinarian Baptist. - The Baptists of this class were on the ground here about as soon as the Methodists, and were the first to erect a church building. This building still stands on the original si te, and is a plain but neat structure, more of the appearance ot a school-house than of an ordinary church building. It was erected about 1837 or '38, on ground donated by James Gray, who also gave considerable money toward the building. It was erected under the management of Rev. Whiting. Since organization the membership has been as high as seventy or seventy-live, and kept at that for about fifteen years. There are at present seventy-three names on the church record. Present Deacon, Alex. Johnson; and Clerk, Henry S. Coles. Among the preachers have been : Jeremiah Doty, John Hunsinger, Lewis Hon, David Stuart, Lem¬ uel Potter and others.

Methodist Episcopal Church. - This church was organized about 1837, with twenty or twenty-five members, by Rev. Carhan. The preachers since that time have been : 1837, R. Aliya and J. Par¬

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Present number of members, ninety-eight. Trustees: George A. Bailey, Frank Melrose. J. R. Eastwood, W. L. Hallam, M. D. and F. M. Lanterman. Class- Leaders: George A. Bailey and W. L. Ronner. Stewards: George A. Bailey, Frank Melrose and W. L. Bonner, Mrs. Eastwood, Mrs. Coulter and Mrs. Prunty. Mr. Bailey is also Superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has an average attendance of about 120. In connection with this church is also a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of thirty-one members, which is in a very prosperous condition. Mrs. Prunty is President.

The first church building was a frame, said to have been erected about 1838. The second was in 1852; its size was 30x40 feet, and fourteen feet high ; the cost then was about $1,350, but in 1868 a $1,300 addition was made. The size is now 30 x 58. The cupola is in two sections, and the spire, with the cupola, is thirty four feet. Many glorious time has been enjoyed within the walls of this building, surpassing in description any effort of the historian's pen.

Perhaps we should not leave the history of this church without a mention of Miss J. E. Harmon, who was conspicuous here in ear¬ lier day for her literary and poetic talent. She was the first con¬ vert in Grayville in 1843, and afterward became a contributor to such periodicals as the Ladies1 Repository , the Western Christian Advocate , etc. She married J. S. Akers, son of the noted Peter Akeiv,D. D.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church. - This congregation was organ¬ ized May 6, 1850, comprising Isaac H. Hamilton, Orville Good¬ rich, Susan G. Hamilton, Jane M. Goodrich, Henry M. Phelps, David N. Hamilton, Elizabeth J. Phelps and Lydia G. Hamilton. Rev. Wm. M. Finley was the officiating minister. I. H. Hamilton, Orville Goodrich and D. N. Hamilton, were elected Ruling Elders, and I. H. Hamilton was elected Stated Clerk of the Session. Preaching at this point was regular for a number of years, by Rev. Finley until Oct. 1, 1858, then R. P. Lemmon, J. H. Coulter, W. P. Baker, J. J. Ballew, J. W. Elder, and the present pastor J. N. Hogg. Rev. J. T. Borah's name should be placed in the list somewhere.

as high as 125 members ; there are now about seventy-five. The present ruling members are: Y. J.B. Clarke and D. S. Blair. For a long time they held their meetings in the old Baptist church, but for many years now they have had a nice church of their own, - size 60 x 40 feet, with a vestibule and a gallery of about twevle feet. Seating capacity, about 450 ; cost, probably about $2,400.

Christian' Church. - About 1837 Elder Elijah Goodwin com¬ menced preaching here, and in 1840 organized the first congrega¬ tion of his faith, with seven members, Daniel Bulkley being the first Elder and Jeremiah Routh, Deacon. Since that date the society has numbered as high as 300 members at one time; there are 200 now. The present Elders are S. J. Orange and B.W. Kenner; and Deacons, Benj. Jennings, Frank Holmes and George Pope. The evangelists in charge have been Elders Elijah Goodwin, Andrew Beard, D. K. Dibble, Moses Goodwin, John Allen, Mrs. Slade, - Gaff, - Black, and lastly, M. L. Blaney, who has just re¬ signed (November, 18S2). There is an average attendance of about ninety at the Sunday-school, of which S. J. Orange is Superintend¬ ent; for some years past there have been 150 in attendance.

The church building was erected about 1844, where the present one now stands. Its size was probably about 30 x 50, and would seat about 300. The present church was erected in 1872; size, 40 x 65, with a basement and spire; cost, about $6,000.

Evangelical Association . - This church was organized about 1870, with six or eight members. Meetings were held at the old brick school-house in the northwestern part of town, where there had been preaching for some time. Frederick Danner was the pre¬ siding minister, who is now a " local preacher." The other ministers in charge have been Herman Sleucher, Christian Wessling, J. M. Kronmiller, Martin Speck, who also had charge of the churches at and near Carmi; at this time (1878) the Grayvillo congregation was separated from the Carmi churches, and since then the preachers here have been Mathies and Luehring, Herman Sleucher, and Christian Stier,who has been here since March, 1881.

There are now upward of sixty members, for whom the Class- Leaders are John Hoerner, Fred. Dauner and Rev. Jacob Mode. The latter also has charge of churches elsewhere as pastor. The present steward is Henry Yoigt. There is a Sunday-school of fifty children, of whom Fred. Dauner is the present Superintendent. In connection with this church there is also a local missionary society of which John Hansmann is President. This society was once a separate organization from the main congregation, but now includes it all. It contributes $50 to $75 annually to home and foreign missions. It meets monthly. Every Sunday there is preaching or prayer- meeting and Sunday-school.

The church building was erected in 1871, is 30 x 60 feet, seating about 200, and is located in the northwestern corner of the town. The cost of building was between $1,400 and $1,500.

Catholic Church. - This was first established herein 1874, by Father Pfennig, of Mount Carmel, with about twenty-five families; but there are probably only fifteen now, and religious services are only occasional, but hopes are entertained that they will be soon renewed. They have a good large church, 60x40 feet, seating about 400, and costing about $3,000. Father Spaeth, of Carmi, was the last priest to officiate here.

Methodist Episcopal Church , South. - Soon after the war a few zealots, with strong pro-slavery and secession proclivities, organized a small society in this village under the above or a similar name, but it did not last long. A man named Cassabone (or something of this sound) was the principal preacher.

Skckkt Societies

Sheba Lodge, No. 200, A. F. c H A. M., was organized under a dispensation in 1850, and the next year obtained a charter, hav¬ ing the requisite nine members. Of this lodge. Win. M. Finley was W. M. ; Dr. Lewis D. Bates was Senior Warden ; Dr. C. R. Smith, Junior Warden; James F. Vaughn, Secretary; A. L. Ham¬ ilton, Treasurer; and Robert S. Coal, Senior Deacon. The first meetings were in the upper story of Kigali's hotel, then over Ronald's store, etc. Meetings are now held in Eastwood's build¬ ing. The present membership is forty-seven, and the officers are: Dr. W. Hallam, W. M. ; Thos. Johnson, S. W.; J. J. Thomas, J. W.; J.R. Eastwood, Treas. : W. II. Gilbert, Sec.; W. M. Record, S. D. ; Thos. Gravett, J. D. ;* Frank Iloelzle, Tyler. Mr. Gilbert is now the oldest resident Freemason in Grayville.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows. - S. J. Orange came to Grayville in 1850, when there were but two other members of this order here - W. II. Ladd and Jesse B. Williams. They went to Mount Carmel with W. A. Griffing and J. O. Barber, who were there initiated, thus making the five necessary far a charter. A lodge was accordingly instituted in Grayville, by District Deputy

Sons of Temperance. - A charter of this order was granted a lodge in Grayville, March 7, 1849, the following being the original members: Daniel G. Hay, Wm. H. Gilbert, Samuel 0. Mills, Henry Phelps, Neill C. Barns, R. H. Iligginson, Isaac II. Hamil¬ ton, James C. T. Hall, Daniel Bulkley, Henry Harding, Matthew H. Allen. The lodge flourished for a number of years, during the prosperity of that order generally, and also went down with it. Their last place of meeting was over the furniture store of Mr. Streever.

Royal Templars of Temperance. - This order was organized for mutual aid among teetotalers, and in this village their society was formed Dec. 18, 1880, with thirteen members, the officers being a Councilor, Vice-Councilor, etc. S. G. Orange was the first and only presiding officer, as the society soon went down. For the membership fee an insurance of $2,000 was guaranteed. They met over Haynie's drug store.

Other Societies

National Christian Temperance Union. - This was organized Nov. 24, 1877, with F. M. Lanterman, President; B. W. Kenner, Vice-Pres.; J. R. Ennis, Sec.; J. B. Jolly, Treas.; Exec. Com. - Dr. J. Miller, J. II. Coulter, J. Brechner, F. Melrose, Mrs. C. Prunty, Mrs. Mary J. Morey and Mrs. W. W. Gray. Committee on the Fallen - Eld. D. Bulkley, C. H. Spring, Mrs. John Pickering and Mrs. J. R. Eastwood. The membership reached 1,500. Great enthusiasm has been exhibited at the meetings of the Union, where the exercises were declamations, short speeches, music, etc. This movement, locally, was the result of a series of lectures delivered, during the " blue-ribbon " excitement, by Thomas Noble, from Newton, Ill., at the Christian church, to large and enthusiastic audiences. Meetings of the Union were held every Friday even¬ ing, in the basement of that church. The work accomplished by this movement has been very satisfactory. In the spring of 1878 an anti-license Town Council was elected for the first time, and in 1880 a similar victory was enjoyed. This, however, has been but a very small part of the good accomplished by this Union. This society is still alive. Present officers: President, Prof. E. A. Bryan (who is now teaching in the University at Vincennes, Ind.); Vice-Pres., R. M. Lanterman; Sec., W. W. Coulter; Treas.,J. B. Jolly.

The Grayville Guards. - This military band was organized Sept. 7, 1878, and was mustered in as Co. E, 13th I. N. G., by Captain James E. Kelsey, of Friendsvillc, Ill., with Leslie Durley as Captain, Albert L. Hunter as First Lieutenant, and Wm. L. Payne as Second Lieutenant. Feb. 28, 1881, Mr. Hunter resigned, and Vic. J. B. Clarke was appointed in his place. T. J. Mathews was elected Second Lieutenant May 26, 1881. About this time the Guards were changed to Co. A, of the 9th I. N. G., and May 17, 1882, Captain Durley was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of the reg¬ iment. June 28, following, T. J. Mathews was elected Captain.

At first the company numbered fifty-five; now the number is forty-two. Their armory, consisting of forty breech-loading rifles, is kept in Cooke's Opera House, and their regular meetings for drill are on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. In 1879 they attended the encampment at Belleville; July 4, 1880, they had an exhibition and sham battle at a barbecue in Milner's grove, northwest of Grayville; and this fall (1882) they attended an encampment at Springfield. Present officers: T. J. Mathews, Captain; James A. Carey, First Lieutenant; and Francis M. Taylor, Second Lieutenant; Charles F. Gilbert. Orderly Sergeant; Albert B. Hall, Fifer, and Frank F. Rettig, Drummer.

Hugh A. Blair, born Feb. 18, 1832, in Hardin County, Ill., is a son of Samuel and Lucretia (Hinton) Blair. His father was a native of Carolina, and his mother of Kentucky. His father came to Illinois when it was a Territory, and settled on the Ohio River, in Hardin County. He moved from Hardin to Pope County, and lived there a number of years; then moved to Princeton, Ind., lived two years, and in 1855 to White County, where he died Nov. 21, 1863, at sixty- six years of age. His mother died in 1834. Hugh Biair was principally reared in Pope County. He early began life for himself, commencing when he was about fifteen years old. In 1851 he went to Texas, where he remained for eighteen months, in different parts of the State. In the spring of 1853 he made another trip there, and remained until 1857, engaged in buying cattle and driving them to the Mississippi River, and shipping them to New Orleans. May 11, 1857, he landed in Grayville. and in the fall engaged in mercantile trade, and handling produce, till May, 1865. Ho has been Tax Collector for the town¬ ship for ten years. He has been President of the Town Board of Grayville three different terms, and Treasurer for Grayville, now serving his second term. He was the first Tax Collector of the township, and has been re-elected each succeeding term; is now serving the tenth term. He was married Nov. 13, 1864, to Mary J. Finch, born in Posey County, near Mt. Yernon, Feb. 12, 1843. Her father, James Finch, was a native of Posey County, and died when she was six months old. Her mother was Mary B. (Duck¬ worth) Finch, a native of Posey County, and now living in Grayville. Mrs. Blair has five children - Mary Minnie, Mattie, Lucretia, Jessie May , Eliza W. Politically, Mr. Blair is a Demo¬ crat, and takes considerable interest in politics.

Samuel D. Blair , born Nov. 28, 1838, in Pope County, Ill., is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth F. (Burton) Blair. Samuel lived on the homestead tiil he was sixteen, and then, in the winter of 1853, went to Princeton, Ind., with his parents. In 1854 his pa¬ rents moved to Grayville. He began life for himself when he was twenty years old; engaged in farming. He was married March 17 1865, to Mary B.Williams, a native of Grayville, daughter of John P. Williams, an old settler in the county, lie was engaged in steamboat¬ ing on the river for two or three years, and has run a ferry boat across the Wabash River at Grayville. for seventeen years. He has afine farm of 500 acres in Gibson County, Ind. , 100 acres cleared. He is quite extensively engaged in farming. Politically he first voted for Fillmore with the Whig party; since the war has been voting the Democratic ticket. Has served on Board Council six terms. Has been School Director of Gray Township, now serving on his second term. He built a saw-mill with S. H. Blood about 1877, and ran it for one year, and then Mr. Blair sold out. In 1876 he built a steamboat with Mathew Cox; he ran it one year and then sold out. ITis life has been successful financially. He has two children - Samuel D., fourteen years old, and John P. Blair, twelve years old; and has lost two children - Ada and Malcomb, at the ages of four and two years respectively.

Sylvestei - H. Blood , born in Rushville, Allegany Co., N. Y., May 9, 1829, is a son of Marvin P. and Martha (Cabots) Blood, natives of Vermont. His mother is a descendant of the Cabots who discovered America. His parents came West in 1838, and settled in Richland County (then Lawrence Connty), Ill., and the following year moved to Edwards County. His father died in Richland County in the fall of 1858. His mother died in Edwards County in 1846. They raised a family of six children. Sylvester, one sister and one brother, are the only ones now living. His sister is Mrs. G. W. Morrill, living in Olney, Richland Co., Ill.; and his brother, Marvin G., resides in Kansas. Sylvester was reared on a farm till he was nineteen years old. He then went to Posey County, Ind., and was driving team for two years. He then came back to Richland County and farmed a year in 1850. Aug. 15, 1852, he was married at Mt. Vernon, Ind., to Prudence J. Hicks, a native of Chautauqua County, N. Y. He moved to Grayville on the 18th of May, and engaged in a saw-mill with Carey, Weed & Jolly. The firm changed hands after two years, and was run by Weed, and he was with him till his death, Sept. 16, 1862, when the firm changed hands again, and finally was pur¬ chased by Martin & Brissenden. Mr. Blood remained in this mill for the different proprietors for twenty years. He then worked a year with Staley, Orange & Co., in the same business, when the firm changed to S. J. Orange, and was with him one year in Wa¬ bash County. In 1872 Mr. Blood purchased an interest in a mill owned by G. W. Heniken, and the firm was Heniken & Blood. This partnership continued nearly two years, when he sold his in¬ terest and he came back to Grayville, and went four miles south, and ran a mill for James Knoles, and ran it the greater part of one summer, and then bought the mill, with David Blair. It was run in the name of Blood & Blair. This partnership continued for two years, and in February, 1881, the firm changed to Blood & Vauglm, Mr. Blood selling to his son, John M. Blood. He has six children living, three sons and three daughters. Politically he has always been a Democrat. He has served twelve or thirteen years on the Town Board, and in the spring of 1882 he was elected President of the Board. In the spring of 1852, before lie was married, he boarded a flat-boat and went to New Orleans, taking six weeks for the round trip. When Mr. Blood's parents came from New York there were about twenty families that took a flatboat at Orlean Point, at the head of the Alleghany River, and came down the river to Wheeling, W. Va.; there they boarded a steamboat and came to Mt. Vernon, Iiui.

Lorenzo D. Boned was born Oct. 2, 1808, in Bourbon County, Ky. Ills parents came from Virginia, and moved from Kentucky to Indiana, and from there to Gray ville, Ill., in 1844. lie engaged in tanning business for six or eight years; had two tanneries and did quite an extensive business for those days. At the same time he had a harness shop, lie sold one of the tan-yards and finally the entire business, and lived a quiet and retired life. He married Nancy Thompson, daughter of Thomas Thompson, an old settler in this county, who has been dead a number of years. They raised only one son, F. M. J. Boord, out of a family of five children. Mrs. Boord died Sept. 20, 1SS1.

John Boulting ho use was born on the same farm where he now resides, on section 31, Gray ville Township, Sept. 7, 1839. His parents were Zachariah and Margaret (Green) Boultinghouse. Ilia father was born in White County, in 1808, and was a son of Den¬ nis Boultinghouse. He was one of the very first settlers of White County. Zachariah was the second son. lie and wife had a fam¬ ily of eight children. John was the second son; he remained with his father until his death, Feb. 6, 1875. He lias since resided on the old home with his mother. In March, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Sixty-second Illinois Infantry, and remained in the service until the close of the war; then re-enlisted in same com¬ pany and regiment, and went to Fort Gibson, and remained in the service until March 20, 1866, when he was discharged at Springfield, Ill. He was in all the battles of the regiment, and was promoted to Sergeant. At the expiration of service Mr. Boulting¬ house returned to the old homestead in Gray ville Township, wlier he has since resided. He owns a fine farm of 149 acres. In poli¬ tics Mr. Boultinghouse is aDemocrat, and cast his first vote for James Buchanan for President of the United States.

John Brechner , born Aug. 14, 1848, in Dearborn County Ind., is a son of John and Margaret (Smith) Brechner, natives of Ger¬ many. They came to the United States with a family of two chil- dren and located in Dearborn County, Ind., in 1843, settling on a farm. His father died there in 1852. His mother lived in Dear¬ born County until 1868, when she came to Gray ville, White County, and died here in 1869, leaving four children, two sons and two daughters, all still living with the exception of one daughter. John Brechner lived on his father's farm till he was fourteen years of age, after the death of his father. He then went to Harrison, Hamilton Co., Ohio, and began the tailor's trade, where he re¬ mained until 1870. He was married in Harrison, Feb. 22, 1870, to Lizzie Theobald, a nativo of New York City and a resident of Franklin County, Ind. They have four children, one son and three daughters, all at home. March 1, 1870, Mr. Brechner landed in Gray ville, and opened a tailor's shop, which he ran about a year; then was with Bulklev & Benedict one year. In 1873 he, together with J. E. Whitson, bought the tailoring and clothing department of the establishment and ran it successfully for between two and three years. These gentlemen dissolved partnership and Mr. Brech¬ ner and his brother Henry ran a clothing and tailoring establish¬ ment together till 1879. They dissolved partnership and Mr. Brechner and David Thornham opened a dry-goods and grocery store, which house is now doing a good and profitable business. They have a fine stock of goods, and the tailoring department, run by Mr. Brechner, adds a very important feature to their business. Politically Mr. Brechner i6 a strong Republican, and served on the Board of Council of Grayvillc during the year 1879-'80.

Daniel Bulkley , born April 5, 1814, in Westchester County, N. Y., was a son of William and Maria (Osbone) Bulkley. lie was married Sept. 19, 1837, to Caroline Benedict, and in 1839 they came to Illinois and settled in Edwards County, on a farm. In 1841 he came to White County, where he afterward made his home. He was an active business man, and not only managed a large farm but did an extensive business in commission and mer¬ cantile trade In 1870 he came into the house which was under the firm name of Bulkley & Benedict. In 1872 it was changed to D. Bulkley & Son, aud in 1877, to E. J. Bulkley & Co., which firm name still continues. He was also interested in a saw and grist mill, which he ran at different intervals. He died Jan. 30, 1882, leaving his large mercantile store to his son, E. J. Bulkley, who continues in the business so well established by his father.

dick, both natives of New York State. They moved in 1840 to North East, Erie Co., Penn., and lived twenty years. His father's life was largely devoted to practice of law, until he retired from business. He died in 1880, at Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he had moved from North East and had lived a retired life. Loron Burdick attended Alleghany College, at Meadville, Crawford Co., Penn., and from there to Cleveland, to the Western Reserve College of Medicine, and graduated from this institution in Feb¬ ruary, 1851. He then went into the marine hospital at Cleveland and remained two years in the United States' service. He came to Grayville, Feb. 14, 1857, commenced the practice of medicine, and has been in active practice ever since. He has been connected with the Republican party ever since its organization, and has acted with the party in political matters. He has been a member of the Town Council for three terms. He was married in 1860 to Sarah (Earl) Garrick, widow of P. E. Garrick, and a native of Vanderburgh County, Ind. In 1878 Dr. Burdick lost his wife, leaving him two children, Willie and Mary, both grown. He was married again Oct. 22, 1879, to Mary W. Meadlow, of Evansville, Ind. Dr. Bur¬ dick has been successful in his business, having a general practice, embracing surgerj\ He has a fine office fitted up, near his resi¬ dence, and takes great pride in keeping everything in order. He has paid special attention to surgery, and has been called many miles to attend to difficult cases. He has acquired a reputation, not only in this part of the country, but that extends all over Southern Illinois.

Caleb Butler, born in the county of Kent, England, Feb. 22, 1806, came to America with his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth But¬ ler. They settled in Edwards County, Ill., two and a half miles from Grayville, on land entered from the Government. He moved to Kentucky and remained a short time, but came back. In 1829 he married Lucy, daughter of Laban and Lucy Payne, who lived at Bonpas, about a mile from Grayville. Mrs. Butler was born in Kentucky, and came here with her parents. The Paynes were originally from Virginia. After Mr. and Mrs. Butler were first married they lived a short time on the homestead and then moved to Kentucky and remained a short time, then came back to this county. They lived in Albion a short time, and in 1839 came to Grayville. Mr. Butler now lives in Edwards County, about a mile from Grayville, where he has a small farm. Mrs. Butler died in July, 1882, in her seventy-sixth year. She left six children. Hers is the only death that has occurred in the family. Mr. Butler was Justice of the Peace from 1848 to 1876. He at one time took the census of Edwards County. He has always been a prominent man in the community, and his jndgment greatly valued in legal and political matters.

Thomas P. Butler , born in Elkton, Todd Co., Ky., Sept. 1, 1833, is a son of Caleb and Lucy Butler. He was educated in the com¬ mon schools at and in the vicinity of Gray ville. April 3, 1857, in Hancock County, Ky., he married Sarah Baldauf, a native of Pittsburg, Penn., of German descent. Her parents came from Germany and lived in Pittsburg awhile, and then came down the river and located in Kentucky. Mr. Butler first learned the sad¬ dle and harness making trade, and worked at it till 1872. He then took a course of medical lectures in Kentucky, and afterward prac¬ ticed medicine in Mill Shoals, White Co., Ill., nearly two years, his family residing in Grayville. He then returned home and practiced a short time here, then abandoned his profession. For a number of years he has been practicing law in the smaller courts, and in April, 1881, was elected Justice of the Peace. Mr. and Mrs. Butler are the parents of eight children. Lucy, the eldest daughter, is the wife of George Smith, of Edwards County. The rest of the children are residing at home.

Abner Corey , born in Delaware County, O., Nov. 16, 1825, is a son of Stephen and Maria (Denton) Carey, natives of Now York. Abner lived in Delaware County, Ohio, until he was nineteen years old, when he left for Martin County, Ind., and engaged in the manufacture of wheat fans; resided there about two years, and then went through Kentucky and the southern part of Illinois and settled in White County, at Grayville, in 1S47, where he has since resided. lie was in Georgia three years in the manufacture of wheat fans; went there partly for his health. Manufactured these fans in Grayville for the first year, and then went into a saw¬ mill; remained in this about three years, then in a flouring mill for twenty -two years, the firm being Carey, Stewart & Lanterman. Mr. Carey built the mill in 1855. In 1875 he bought the mill where he is now doing business. The mill burned in 1879; loss about $5,000; no insurance. He re-built and enlarged the mill, putting in new- machinery, etc., and is now doing a good business. Mr. Carey was married September, 1852, to Emma Stewart, of Albion, Edwards County. They have five children, all grown - Sarah M., Clias. S., James A., Edwin D., Alice. Politically he is a Republican. Has served Your terras on Town Council. Mr. Carey is a man that never dabbles in political matters, except al¬ ways putting in a vote for a party.

William Carothers* born Jan. 7, 1830, in County Donegal, Ire¬ land, is a son of Samuel and Rebecca (McMonagle) Carothers. Ilis mother died in 1847, and his father came to America with his second wife and children in 1850 and settled in Grayville. Will¬ iam Carothers with a brother and sister came in 1854. His father died the same year. He went to New Orleans to meet his children, thinking he would be of some assistance to them, and was taken sick and died there. William Carothers worked at manual labor as he could find it up to the time the war broke out. He enlisted in Company G, Twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry, Oct. 21, 1861, and joined the regiment at Hannibal, Mo. He was with the regiment in all its campaigns up to the time he was wounded. Was at the battles of Farmington, Corinth, Iuka, Miss., siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Missionary Eiidge. Tenn. This is a memorable day to Mr. Carothers, being wounded in this battle, which caused the loss of his right arm. About a month after the battle he was stationed in the field hospital at Missionary Ridge, and from there to Nashville. lie then went in the reserve corps and was about eleven months in this and served his time out. He was dis¬ charged Oct. 24, 1864. He then came back to Grayville where he has resided since. In 1873 he made a visit to the old country, remaining away about four months. He was married March 4, 1869, to Eliza Stone, a native of Edwards County, near Albion. They have four children - Mary, Willie, Eliza and Samuel, living at home. Politically he has been voting the Republican ticket generally, but in county matters votes for the man of his choice.

J. M. O . Carter , M. D., was born in Johnson County, Ill., April 15, 1843. His father, Win. JB. Carter, a native of Ken¬ tucky, was a minister in the Methodist church, of the Southern Illinois Conference, and at the time of his death, in 1851, was at Nashville, Ill. His mother, Mary A. W. (Deans) Carter, is a native of Illinois, and is now living at Council Grove, Kan. In his young days he lived principally in Johnson and Williamson counties. He received his education at the Illinois State Nor¬ mal School, Bloomington, Ill., and at St. John's College, Little Rock, Ark., where, in 1873, he received the degree ot'.B. A. He commenced the study of medicine under Prof. J. S. Jewell, Chi¬ cago, and remained with him three years. He then attended

Chicago Medical College two years, graduating in March, 1880, and was elected permanent Secretary of his class of forty mem¬ bers. He is to write a history of the class and their work every five years. He received a State teacher's diploma in 1872 which enables him to teach in any part of the State. During the first three years of his studies in Chicago he was teaching. He received the degree of M. A. from McKcndree College in 1881. He com¬ menced practicing in Chicago, bnt in the summer of 1880 came to Grayville, where he has built up a large practice. In the sum¬ mer of 1882 he built a fine residence in the city and has his office adjoining. He is a member of the White County Medical Soci¬ ety. He was married in 1873 to Eunice R. Northrop, of Fairfield, Yt. They have two daughters and one son. He enlisted in Oc¬ tober, 1861, in Company K, Sixtieth Illinois. lie was at the bombardment of Island Number Ten. The company to which he belonged was sent to Mound City, Ill., and he was detailed hospital nurse. He was taken sick shortly after and was sent home on a thirty days' furlough. He then returned to his regi¬ ment at camp Big Springs, Miss., and from there was ordered to Tuscumbia, Ala. After a seventy-five-mile m£rch they went into camp July 26. Aug. 28 they left Tuscumbia and marched to Nashville, via Athens, a distance of 175 miles, in ten days. During the last 100 miles they were annoyed by rebel cavalry and guerrillas, but met with no serious loss. From Nashville they were ordered to join Sherman at Chattanooga, just before the bat¬ tle of Lookout Mountain. He was with Sherman through Geor¬ gia and South Carolina to Fayetteville, N. C. Just as the regiment reached North Carolina at Rockingham he was captured and con¬ fined in Libby Prison twenty-two days, till the battle of Peters¬ burg, when he was paroled and sent to St. Louis, and from there home. He was discharged May 22, and mustered out at Springfield.

Francis M. Charles was born Jan. 17, 1844, in White County, in what is now Phillips Township, His father was Daniel Charles, a native of Mecklenburg County, N. C. He was a descendant of Henry Charles, who emigrated to the United States and settled in North Carolina. In 1816 Henry Charles left North Carolina and moved to Illinois and settled in White County, in what is now Phillips Township, and died a few years after¬ ward. He came in advance and looked at the country, and then went back to North Carolina and sent his family here.

He stayed there about a year and then followed his family to their home in a new country. He only lived a short time after he came back. He was married to his second wife when he came here. Daniel Charles was the eldest son of Henry Charles by his second wife. Daniel Charles was married in 1827 to Hixey Stan¬ ley, a daughter of Needham Stanley. The Stanleys were early settlers of White County, having made their appearance here about 1811. They are also from North Carolina, and settled on adjoining tracts of land. Daniel always lived in this neighborhood till his death; in June, 1870, was thrown from a spring wagon and re¬ ceived an injury, which resulted in his death. His wife was born in May, 1806, in Posey County, Ind., and died in 1863. It seems that when the Stanleys came from North Carolina they intended to have come directly through to White County, but having reached Posey County, Ind., stopped there, owing to the Indians, who were in possession of this country, being hostile, and afterward completed their journey to this county. It was while they were in Posey County, Ind., that Hixey Stanley was born. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Charles were the parents of three sons, two of whom are now living. Francis M. lived on the old homestead until he was eighteen years old. He entered the Government service Feb. 1, 1862, in Com¬ pany H, Eighteenth Indiana Infantry. He was in the battle ot Pea Ridge, and numerous skirmishes through Missouri and Ar¬ kansas, and was discharged Feb. 28, 1863, after serving thirteen months, on account of a lung trouble. He attended the Blooming¬ ton University, at Bloomington, Ind., in 1863, and studied dentis¬ try in Grayville with the late C. R. Smith in 1864. The same year he went East with his brother, Wm.Stanley Charles, who had com¬ mand of the Eighteenth Indiana Infantry, and participated with the regiment in Sheridan's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, in the battle of Opequan, also at the battle of Fisher's Hill and at Cedar Creek. In this last engagement his brother, Brevet-Colonel Charles, was mortally wounded and was carried off the field by his brother Francis, who brought him home, where he died shortly after. In 1865 he resumed the study of dentistry again with his old preceptor. In 1880-'81 he took a partial course of lectures at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery at Cincinnati, and went back again in 1881-'82. He is registered under the State law and now practicing at Grayville. He was married Jan. 1, 1866, to Mary H. Gilbert, a native of White County, and daughter of Geo. Gilbert. They have seven children, five sons and two daughters, at home.

A. Angelo B. Clarke , born in Posey County, Ind., July 25, 1843, is a son of J. Edward and Angeline (Harrison) Clarke. His father was a native of Portland, Me., born Sept. 29, 1826, and died in Grayville, April 19, 1877. His mother is still living in Grayville. He came to White County with his parents in 1854, and has since resided here. In September, 1857, he commenced to learn the trade of a miller and millwright in the Empire Mills. He remained there eight years, and in August, 1865, accepted a position in the Eagle Mills. In March, 1871, he went into partner¬ ship in the mill withJ. B. Orange, but it being too small for their business, inFebruary, 1873, they leased the old mill known as the Eureka Mills, and refitted it, putting in new machinery. This was run successfully till it was burned down. In July, 1879, he drew out his interest and accepted a position in the Empire Mills, which he still retains. Politically he is a Republican, though in local matters he does not confine himself to party principles. He en¬ listed in 1861 in Company E, Seventh Illinois Cavalry'. While at Camp Butler a band of musicians was formed, and he was trans¬ ferred from the company to the band. He remained a member of it till the Government dispensed with regimental bands. After being in the service eleven months, he was discharged and returned to Gray¬ ville. He was married Jan. 23, 1864, to Anna Phelps, a native of Fairfield, Wayne Co., Ill., born April 1, 1843, and daughter of Hosea Phelps, an old settler of Wayne County. They have two chil¬ dren - Mettie, born Dec. 10, 1864, and Carrie, July 20, 1S67. Mr Clarke has been a member of the Presbyterian church seventeen years. Ilis wife was a member before her marriage, and their daughters are brought up in that faith. Mr. Clarke commenced to work for himself when a small lad, at 75 cents a week. His early educational advantages were very limited, but having a great de¬ sire for an education, he applied himself to study in his spare moments, and has acquired a liberal education. He has a good library, embracing many costly volumes, which he adds to from time to time.

James F. Coles , born Jan. 29, 182S, in Emma Township, White County, is a son of William II. and Rachel (Garrison) Coles. Ilis father was born in England, in 1$04, and.caine to America in 1S12; settled in Edwards County, and lived there all his life, with the exception of two years in Emma Township. lie died in Edwards County, May 12, 1852. Ilis mother, now living in Edwards County, was bom in 1S06. There were nine children in their family that lived to be grown, eight of them now living. James F., the eldest child, lived on the homestead until he was twenty-six years old. He was married in 1855 to Jane Lucas, a native of White County, Phillipstown Precinct, daughter of David Lucas, deceased. He has been a farmer a good share of his life; kept a mercantile store at Elm Grove, Emma Township, for two years. In the spring of 1855 he built a livery stable in connection with his brother, Albert G. Coles. They ran the stable till 1860, when Mr. Coles had the stable alone for three years, and then took in Henry Butler. They continued in business four years, when Mr. Coles sold out to John Morey. He then with his sons continued in the same business, which they manage. He has seven children, three sons and four daughters, all residing in Grayville. On one occasion, when Mr. Coles was out hunting with Zekiel Russell, an old settler (now de¬ ceased) of Phillipstown, they killed sixteen deer in one day, and brought them home with them. This and similar exploits mark the early life of Mr. Coles, as in common with the early day of the county.

Robert H. Cooke , M. Z?., was born May 30, 1832, at Portsmouth, Ohio. His father, Hugh Cooke, was a native of Virginia, and died at Portsmouth in 1858, in his seventy-fifth year. His mother was Mercy (Stratton) Cooke, a native of Ohio, of French descent. Her parents were born in this country, of French descent. She died at the age of eighty-two years, in 1S79, at Portsmouth, O. Robert Cooke was reared in Portsmouth, attended Marietta College prin¬ cipally: began the study of medicine in Portsmouth with Dr. II. G. Jones, now of Evansville, Ind. ; was with him three years, and graduated at the Columbus Medical College, of Columbus, O., in March, 1858. His father died in August, the same year. He then moved to Evansville, and continued practice of medicine with Dr. Jones, who moved to that city a short time before; continued with Dr. Jones until 1861. He then received an appointment from the Gov¬ ernment to act in the marine hospital at Evansviile, and remained there till the fall of 1863. During the war the hospital was turned into a soldiers' hospital. In 1863 he went to New York, and gradu¬ ated at the Bellevue Medical College of that city. In March, 1864, he received an appointment from President Lincoln to take charge of Camp Berry, at Washington City, and remained there till the close of the war. He then went to Carini, and was married June, 1866, to Susan E. Webb, daughter of John Webb, and moved to Grayville and went into the hardware business, which, he has been engaged in ever since. In 1881 he erected a fine business house, and transferred his stock, and increased it nearly one-half, and 1ms one of the largest stocks of goods in the hardware line in White County. He is the proprietor of Cooke's Opera House, which is in the second story of his building, and is a model affair of this kind, and a large improvement to Grayville. The Doctor is a genial, active man; has always been used to hard work, being very ambi¬ tions, which is the cause of his success in life, and is one of the substantial citizens of Grayville. Dr. and Mrs. Cooke have three children, daughters. In 1875 the Doctor put up a tine brick resi¬ dence in a most desirable part of the city, which cost $6,000. The inside is beautifully and heavily finished, and is a residence that will compare favorably with any in the larger cities. It is arranged with hot and cold water through the house, and all heated by steam. It is the finest house in the county.

James S. Coulter was born in Grayville Township, Oct. 31, 1822. Ilis parents were Robert and Patsey (Roach) Coulter. Ilis father was a native of Delaware, and was a carpenter by trade. He came to White County in 1819, and was the first carpenter in Grayville. lie was married here in Grayville Township in the spring of 1821, to Patsey Roach, a native of Tennessee. James S. was the eldest of their ten children. He first attended school in a little log school-house. He remained with his father, learning the carpen¬ ter's trade, until he was twenty-one, then went to St. Louis and worked at his trade two years; then returned to Grayville and mar¬ ried Margaret Covington, Jan. 2, 1846. She was born in Phillips Township, and was a daughter of Edmond and Elizabeth (Davis) Covington. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter had a family of three children, all dead. Mrs. Coulter died in April, 1851. Mr. Coulter then married Louisa Guthre, July 8, 1852. She was born in Posey County, Ind., and was a daughter of Peter Guthre. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter have had a family of eleven children, seven living - Thomas J., a carpenter in Grayville; E. E. F., an engineer at Little Rock, Ark.; Margaret C., Earnest, Hattie A., Edith and Mary. Mr. Coulter, after his marriage in 1846, settled in Grayville, where he has since resided. He owns a residence in the south part of Gray¬ ville, where he and family reside. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. She has been a member of this church thirty-eight and he thirty years. Mr. Coulter helped build some of the first frame houses in the county, and since that time has built stores, churches and residences all over the county. In polities he was first an old-line Whig, but since the organization of the Republican party has been one of its strong supporters. Mr. Coulter's father was in the war of 1812; was one of the first to onlist, and remained in the service until the close of the war under old Hickory Jackson.

Fraud* M. Coulter , born Aug. 7, 1833, near 6 ray vi lie, White County, is a son of Robert and Patsey (Roach) Coulter. His father was a native of Delaware and his mother of Tennessee. Robert died in 1846, and his wife, Patsey, in 1848. Mr. Coulter lived on a farm until he was fifteen years old, when he began at the carpenter's trade, which he followed for fifteen years. He enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, Eighty-seventh Illinois Infantry. lie held the rank of First Lieutenant, Oct. 4, 1864, aud acted as Quartermaster of the regiment up to his discharge. He left Shawneetown with the regiment to the front, in Feb¬ ruary, 1803, and was with the regiment in all its campaigns up to the close of the war. He was mustered out of service in June, 1865. He was at the siege of Vicksburg, the siege of Jackson, and was in the Red River expedition under General Banks; afterward was stationed at different poststill the close of war. After he came home he engaged at the carpenter's trade fora short time, when, in 1872, he entered the employ of the Cairo & Vincennes Railroad, which, in October, 1881, passed into the control of the Wabash. He is the station master, and has filled this position for ten years. lie was married in October, 1866, to Julia, daughter of Dr. Archibald Spring. She was born in Albion, Edwards County, November, 1836. Mr. Coulter is a member of the Masonic society, Sheba Lodge, No. 200. ,

Frederick Duuner was born near the city of Strasburg, Ger¬ many, April 1, 1841. His parents were Phillip and Laura (Amer) Danner, llis father was a brick-maker by trade, and came to America in 1843. Frederick was his fourth son and but two years old when he came with his parents to America, lie landed in New York, thence to Cincinnati, and soon after purchased a farm in Dearborn County, Ind., where the father died in 1858. Fred¬ erick remained on the farm with his mother until twenty-one. Jan. 16, 1863, he married Miss Margaret Walter, who was born near Strasburg, Germany, and was a daughter of Andrew and Bar¬ bara (Dierwechter) Walter. After his marriage Mr. Danner re¬ mained in Indiana until September, 1866, when they came to White County and purchased his present farm in Grayville Town- ship, where he and family still reside. Mr. and Mrs. Danner are members of the Evangelical church. They have had eight children - Frank, born Aug. 1, 1863; Margaret, horn Jan. 3, 1866; George, born June 6, 186S; Mary, born Oct. 28, 1870; Frederick, Jr., born Feb. 3, 1873; Willie, born June 4, 1877, died June 10, 1S77; Francis, born Nov. 15, 1878; John A., born Nov. 16, 1SS1. In politics he is a Republican. lie owns a fine farm of 296 acres, 220 under cultivation.

William N. Davis was born in Grayville Township, March 2, 1840. His parents were Noah and Malinda (Covington) Davis. His father was born in Virginia in 1803, and was but four or five years of age when he came with his parents to White County. His father, Richard Davis, and his two sons, James and Hezekiah, and Mr. Meridith and Mr. Dunlap were shelling corn in a cabin about sixteen miles from the fort at Carmi, one night, when they were surrounded by Indians, who fired a volley into the cabin and instantly killed Hezekiah, a ball passing near his heart, and shot his father through the thigh. James kicked out the tire, which was of cobs and therefore very bright, and Mr. Dunlap climbed up in the cabin, pushed off part of the roof, and succeeded in getting out, and away from the Indians, and ran to the fort and returned with some rangers. They fonnd James and his father still inside the cabin and the Indians gone. Mr. Dunlap said, as he leaped from the cabin an Indian said, " Shoot the white devil, " in plain English, which caused him to think there was a white man among the In¬ dians. The old gentleman, Richard Davis, lived far into his eightyninth year. Noah was his youngest son. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Davis had a family of five sons and three daughters, one son and one daughter living - William and Mrs. Sarah E. Davis. William was the second son, and when eight or nine years of age settled on the farm where he now lives. He married Alice Kershaw, June 24, 1871. She was born in Grayville. She was a daugter of Peter and Susannah (Browning) Kershaw, a native of Lancashire, En¬ gland, and North Carolina, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have had three children, one daughter living - Eunice, born Nov. 28, 1875. Mr. Davis owns 839 acres in Grayville Township, lie is a descendant of one of the very first settlers of White County. In politics he is a Democrat.

2/ avvin O. Dean was born May 9, 1820, in Otsego County, N* Y. His father was Calvin Dean, a native of New Jersey. Ilia mother, Lucinda (Buckner) Dean, a native of France, came to New*

York with her parents, and was married there. His mother died in New York in 1830, and his father went from New York to Ohio, and thirty-seven years after the death of his wife went to Michigan, where he died. Marvin Dean left New York in 1844, and went to Millersburg, Holmes Co., O.; remained there one year; from there to Mercer County, and remained eighteeu years, engaged in blacksmithing, which trade he learned in New York when he was twenty years old. In 1863 he left Mercer County, O., and catne to Illinois, and settled in Richland County, at Noble; followed his trade there part of the time, and sold out his shop and went into the hotel business, Nov. 5, 1870, which he ran two years and six months, and then sold out and opened a grocery store, and continued in this business about one year. In 1875 he moved to Bridgeport, Lawrence County, and went into a hotel, only remaining there six months. Having a better site in view at Flora, Ill., he went there the same year and fitted up a hotel, and ran it two years. He then, in 1878, went to Carmi, White County, and followed his trade for one year, and in 1879 came to Grayville, where he is now residing. He has been running a restaurant here; was a year and six months in the business, when, thinking the location unfavorable for his business, he moved near to the depot, where he has a fine restaurant, and is doing a good and profitable business. Mr. Dean was married in Mercer County, O., Sept. 4, 1854, to Mary Elizabeth Massey, a native of Kentucky, near Independence, in Kenton County, and a daughter of Willis and Catherine Massey. Her father died in Kentucky when she was small, and her mother died in Mercer County, O., where she was living at the time. Mrs. Dean was born in Kenton County, Ky., Oct. 5, 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Dean not having any children of their own, took his sister's daughter when she was four years old, and reared her to womanhood; She is now wife of the Rev. Loyd Pitner, pastor of the Trinity Church, at Evansville, Ind. They also took an adopted child, and reared her till she was married.

Jonathan R . Eastwood , born Jan. 10, 1818, in Kingston, upon Hull, England, is a son of Paul and Martha (Robinson) Eastwood. Jonathan Eastwood was married in England, in 1840, to Mary Ann Sharp. In 1843 he came to the United States with his wife and his parents, and one little son; landed in New York. The whole family settled in Albion, Edwards Co., Ill. His father died twelve months afterward, and his mother lived in Albion till her death, several years after. When Mr. Eastwood first settled in

Albion he began teaching in the public school and retained this position seven years. He also was engaged in farming, having pur¬ chased a farm three miles from Albion. He received a liberal education in England; attended boarding school until he was eight¬ een years old. He came to Grayville, from Albion, in 1857. Since his residence in this country he has been engaged in many differ¬ ent kinds of business. He has farmed it for twenty-one years, giving it his supervision but having others to perform the la¬ bor thereon. He has dealt largely in real estate, buying and selling property, and at times owning, individually and in co-part¬ nership, a great many village lots and farms. He has been Police Magistrate of Grayville for one term, and Notary Public for eight years, and Collector of the town for a number of years. He is a member of the Episcopal church; has acted as Vestryman and Secretary of the church of Albion for seven or eight years. He has settled up a great many different estates, and is now acting as guard¬ ian for two families. Has served on the Board of Common Council for Grayville. In the summer of 1877 he erected a fine business block in the principal part of the city, and put into it a large stock of general merchandise, which is now occupied by his son-in-law, Geo. C. Ronalds. He has three children living and buried eight, making eleven in all. Besides being guardian for two families, he is administrator and executor of two or three different estates, and any public enterprise of the people has always got aBupportin him.

francis fearn was born in Brussington, Derbyshire, England, Sept. 7, 1829. His parents were Moses and Mary Fearn. Francis was their only child. His mother died when he was a child. His father then married Sarah Langdon. Francis with his father and mother came to America, and landed in New York City, March 28, 1843. They remained in Otsego County, N. Y., until October, 1843, when they came to White County, locating on the farm in Gray Township where he died, and where Francis now lives. Francis married Miss Anna Hallam, Feb. 6, 1861. She was bom in White County, Gray Township. Mr. and Mrs. Fearn have a family of nine children - Mary A., born Nov. 1, 1861; James F., born Jan. 24, 1864; Margaret, born Oct. 24, 1867; Charles H., Sept. 9, 1868; Joseph, Aug. 28, 1870; Kate, Feb. 7, 1872; Clarence W., Feb. 24, 1874; Roy, July 2, 1876; Bessie, Nov. 1, 1879. Mr. Fearn owns a fine farm of 160 acres. In politics he is a Repub¬ lican.

Thoma 8 Feaim was born in Derbyshire, England, Aug. 15, 1835. His father, Moses Fearn, was a stone-mason and farmer. He married Sarah Langdon, and in May, 1844, they came to Amer¬ ica; landed in New York, and spent one summer in Otsego County, N. Y., and the fall of 1844 came to White County, locating in Gray Township, where his father died. His mother is still living. They had a family of twelve children. Thomas was but nine years old when his parents came to White County. He remained on the old homestead until twenty-one, when he followed farming and working at his trade of carpentering. He married Miss Mar¬ tha Coad, Feb. 20, 1867. She was born in Edwards County, Ill., and was a daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Rotrammel) Coad. After his marriage Mr. Fearn settled on the farm, where he now resides. He and wife have had nine children - Aaron, born Dec. 13, 1869; Frederic, born April 30, 1871; John K., born Sept. 24, 1872 ; Isadore, born Jan. 21, 1875; Prince A., born Jan. 9. 1876; Mary A., born April 1,1879; Minnie M., born March 11, 1881. Mr. Fearn owns a fine farm of 215 acres, ninety five acres of tim¬ ber, and the balance under cultivation. Politically he is a Repub¬ lican.

William H. Gilbert , born Dec. 16, 1827, in Philadelphia, Penn., is a son of George and Harriet Gilbert. His parents came from Philadelphia to White County in 1845 and settled in Carmi. They lived there seven years when they moved to Grayville. His father died in 1873 at the age of seventy-six years. He was a brick-maker by trade and worked at his trade up to the time of his death. His mother is still living at Grayville. William Gilbert lived with hie parents till he was seventeen years old when he came to Grayville, and has been living here ever since. He learned the carpenter's trade at Grayville and has always been engaged in it. He has been in the furniture business for eight years in connection with car¬ pentering, having a factory, which afterward passed into the hands of Martin & Brissenden and was converted into a lumber fac¬ tory. Politically he is a Democrat; was elected Justice of the Peace for White County and served four years. He is now serving in the third term as a member of the Board of Supervisors from Gray Township, being first elected to the board in the spring of 1879. lie was married May 15. 1851, to Elvira Coulter, daughter of Robert Coulter. They have nine children living, 6ix sons and three daughters, most all grown. Mr. Gilbert's residence is just outside the south corporation of Grayville.

Robert Qlooer , born Dec. 25. 1829, in Delaware Connty, Penn., is a eon of George and Mary (Robeds) Glover. Robert left Penn¬ sylvania when he was six years old, in 1836, with his father. His mother died in Pennsylvania, in 1835. His father located in Ed¬ wards Connty, Ill., on a farm. His father and mother came from England in 18*24. He was a broadcloth weaver in England, by trade, weaving by hand, before any looms were invented, ana while he lived in Pennsylvania, he was employed in a flannel manufactory. The latter part of the time he was there he was foreman in the spin¬ ning department. He remained on a farm in Edwards Connty till five or six years before he died, in 1850. Robert lived on the farm till he was fourteen, when he went to Albion and learned the cooper's trade with his brother-in-law, William Standring, and remained there till he was twenty years of age. He then came to Grayville, in 1849, and worked at wagon-making a year. He then went to Louisiana, and in a year came home and worked at wagon-making for six years. In 1856 he started a stave and barrel manufactory in which he has been engaged ever since. In August, 1882, he started a brick¬ yard, with the prospects of making an extensive business out of it. He was married Dec. 25, 1854, to Mary Elizabeth Berry, a native of White Connty. They have five children, two sons and three daughters, all grown to man and womanhood. Politically he is a Republican ; his father was a Whig. He has served two terms on the Town Board.

Hiram L . Goodrich, born Dec. 27, 1842, in Wayne County, Ill., is a son of Orville and Jane M. (Hamilton) Goodrich. He lived on a farm till 1847, when his father moved from the farm to the town of Grayville and lived here till the spring of 1858, when he moved back to the farm and lived three years, and in the spring of 1861 moved to Jasper Count}*, this State, on a farm. Hiram remained at home until Dec. 24, 1861. He then enlisted in the Sixtieth Illinois Infantry, Company F. He was mustered into service on Feb. 17, 1862. He participated in all the battles and wanderings of the regiment, an account of which will be found in a previous chapter, lie was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., in August, 1865. After the war Mr. Goodrich located in Raleigh, Saline County, in the harness business. In January, 1866, he went to Jasper County on a farm. May 1, 1S66, he was married at Al¬ bion, Ill., to Rachel C. Robertson, a native of New Harmony, Ind. They have two children living, Mary May and Hattie Mabel, and one child dead. In 1867 he moved to Olney, Ill., and remained there till Sept. 20, 1869, when he came to Grayville, where he has resided since, being most of the time engaged in the furniture busi¬ ness. Politically he has always been a Republican. He is amember of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and Masonic order.

Samuel Hcillam was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1813 His parents were John and Catherine (Locker) Hallam. They had a family of five sons and six daughters. Samuel was the fourth son. He was but a boy of some twelve or fourteen when he came with his older brother, William, to America. They landed in Phila¬ delphia, and came direct to White County over the Alleghany Mountains in a wagon to Pittsburg; then came down the river to Shawneetown, Ill., and in an ox wagon to White County. They settled on section 24, town 3, range 10, east of the principal me¬ ridian, Gray Township. Samuel remained with his brother until his marriage to Sarah Wilkinson, December, 1843. She was born in England, and came to America when a child. She was a daughter of Thomas and Ann Wilkinson, natives of England. After Mr. and Mrs. Hallam were married he settled on a farm on section 23, Gray Township, for one year, then settled on his present farm on sections 26 and 27, where he owns 280 acres. He also owns 200 acres on section 28. Mrs. Hallam was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She died April 5, 1858. They had a family of nine children, seven living - Sarah M., born Sept. 24, 1843, married Julius Bohn. They reside in Centralia, Ill., and have six childreu. Catherine A., born March 29, 1846, married James T. Graham. They reside in Gray Township, and have two children. Mary E., born March 30, 1847, married Franklin Mel¬ rose. They reside in Grayville, and have eight children. Alice, born Dec. 26, 1850, married Jefferson D. Ballard. They reside in West Salem, Edwards Co., Ill., and have two children. William W., born Sept. 4, 1852. Henry, born Feb. 3, 1855. John, born May 5, 1857. The last three boys reside on the old homestead with their father. In politics he was first a Whig, but at the organization of the Republican party and since that time has been one of the strong supporters of this party. Mr. Hallam married Mrs. Mary A. Bradshaw, July 16, 1863. She was born in Edwards County, Ill., and was a daughter of Colonel William Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Hal¬ lam had three children, one living - Emily O., born April 26, 1864; she resides on the old homestead with her father. Mrs. Hallam died in August, 1869. Mr. Hallam married Mrs. Mary E. Cope¬ land March 10, 1871. She was born in North Carolina, and was the daughter of John and Nellie (Curman) Ilagan. Mrs. Ilallam had one 6on by her first marriage - James W. Copeland, born Dec. 13, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Ilallam are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.

Geo. W. Haynie, M. D., born July 23, 1829, in Montgomery County, Tenn., is a son of W. D. and Elizabeth B. (Frost) llaynie, father a native of Virginia, and mother of North Carolina. They moved from Tennessee to Kentucky and lived there three years, at Madisonville; came to Illinois in 1831; settled in Salem, Marion County. They lived there till the death of his father in 1872, at the age of seventy-two years. Ilis mother is now living at Salem. George was principally brought up in Salem, Marion County, and lived there till he was married, in 1852, to Martha P. Powers, a native of Vermont. lie then, in 1855, moved to Olney, Richland County, dealing in drugs and practicing medicine. He began the study of medicine when he was ten years old with two of his brothers, practicing physicians of Salem, Abner F. Haynie and Wm. M. Haynie, and graduated from the Louisville Medical Uni¬ versity in 1854. In 1854 he began his regular practice of medi¬ cine in Noble, Richland County. In 1855 he went to Olney, where he opened a drug store in connection with his practice. He was a citizen of that place twenty years. When the war broke out he was a contract surgeon by authority from the General Government, of the hospital at Savannah, Tenn., where he had charge of the post for six months. Afterward he was appointed Quartermaster of the Forty-eighth Illinois Regiment, *and continued with the reg¬ iment for two years. When his brother, IshamN. Haynie, in 1863, was appointed Brigadier General, he took Mr. Haynie on his staff, where he remained until be resigned his commission, in the spring before the fall of Vicksburg. He then was transferred to General John A. Logan's staff, and remained with Logan until he was re¬ lieved of his command and transferred to the Army of the Ten¬ nessee, when Mr. Haynie resigned and came home. He was then appointed an examining surgeon of the Eleventh Congressional District, and held this position until the close of the war. He then went into mercantile business at Olney in 1865, and remained in it till 1870. He was in real-estate business until 1875, when he came to Grayville, White County, and went into a drug store and practiced medicine. Ilis father was an old line Whig up to 1844, when he voted the Democratic ticket afterward to his death. Mr Haynie has taken the example made by his father, and has always been an unwavering member of the Democratic party. After the close of the war he was appointed Revenue Assessor by President Johnson for the Eleventh Congressional District, but the appoint ment was not confirmed by the Republican Senate. He has served one year in the Town Board of Gray ville. At the county Demo¬ cratic convention, held in Carmi, July, 1882, he was nominated for County Coroner, and was elected November, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Ilavnie have two children - Harry A. and Amy R. Haynie, both grown and residing at home. Mr. Haynie's brother, Isliam N. Haynie. was appointed Adjutant General of Illinois in 1864, after he returned from the army, and held this office till his death in 1868. He ran for Congress on the Republican ticket in 1862, and was Judge of the Common Pleas Court at Cairo, Ill. Mrs. Haynie is cousin of Asel Powers, the distinguished artist.

John J. Helm , born Dec. 3, 1817, in Loudon County, Va., is a son of Strother M. Helm and Mary M. (Bass) Helm. His father was a native of Virginia, and his father before him, Colonel Mere¬ dith Helm, father of Strother M. Helm, served in the Revolution¬ ary war. Mary M. Bass is a daughter of Ambrose Bass, a Frenchman, who came from France and settled in Philadelphia, Penn., engaged in shipping flour to all parts of the country. He carried on a large business, owning several mills, from which he produced his flour. His heaviest trade was extended to the Med¬ iterranean and the West Indies. John J. Helm lived on a farm until he was eighteen years of age. He then for fifteen years fol¬ lowed the sea. He has been before the ma6t, - was second mate, first mate, and master of a vessel. He has traveled around the world twice, passed around Cape Horn five or six different times, and around Cape Good Hope four or five different times. He has been to all the islands of any note in the South Pacific Ocean, and nearly all the principal ports of the world; sailed along the coast of Chili and Peru, touching at all the ports; been as far south as San Francisco, Cal.; was there in 1849, when the gold fever was raging. He happened to be there at the time, and had great diffi¬ culty in getting a sufficient crew, owing to the excitement, to han¬ dle the vessel on a cruise to the Sandwich Islands. He can say what very few men can say, that he has had dealings with all civ¬ ilized nations of the globe, and a great many of the barbarian races, from the Hottentots of Cape of Good Hope to the cannibals of Patagonia. Of all the tribes he has had dealings with, the Malays of Malacca were the most treacherous and deceitful of all.

A great many incidents that occurred in Mr. Helm's life, while following the sea, are of great interest, and they are as numerous as they are interesting. In 1852 he gave up this exciting and great varied life upon the solicitations of relatives. He came to Gray¬ ville, White County, the fore part of 1853, and went into general merchandise and produce, making shipments of produce to New Orleans. He continued in general merchandise for 6even years, and in 1860 he went to McMinn County, Tenn., and engaged in farming till 1864. He then left the farm and went in the mer¬ chandise business with his brother, Meredith A. Helm, and they continued together till 1871, living in Tennessee, while the war was raging in its fury, for four years, and, being surrounded by the armies of both sides, his sympathy was always with the Union. Many times he has entertained soldiers from both armies, first one and then the other, and was not molested in any way. He lost about $12,000 in slaves and stock, and, including the depreciation of value in property, he sustained a loss of between $12,000 and $15,000. In 1871 he came back to Grayville, and has since been engaged in farming. Politically he was an old-line Whig in early days, and since the fall of this party he has acted with the Democrats. He was married in 1854 to Marjf W. Gray, daughter of James Gray, the founder of Grayville. His wife died in 1874, leaving seven children, four sons and three daughters. He was married to his second wife, Anna V. Wintermute, a native of Ohio. They have two sons. One son, James Meredith Helm, is a gradu¬ ate of 1875 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and is now master in the Government service, at present on a surveying expe¬ dition along the coast of Mexico. A daughter, Mary W., now attending St. Mary's Institute, in Indiana, is an artist of rare tal¬ ent. She is only eighteen years of age, and has produced some very fine specimens, both in oil, water and crayon work. Mr. Helm takes great interest in educational matters, and is giving his chil¬ dren advantages that were not afforded him in his younger days Ansel A. Hollister , born Nov. 28, 1831, in Windsor, O.. is a son of Alvah and Lovina (Loomis) Hollister. His father, a native of Connecticut, moved from that State to Bedford, Cuyahoga Co., O. His mother, a native of New York State, is now living at Wayland, Mich. His father died at Northtield, O., near Cleveland, in 1854. Ansel Hollister was principally brought up at Bedford, O., till he was twenty-one years old. He learned his trade, shoe¬ making, with his father. Ho then went to Twinsburg in Summit

County, and lived till lie was maried. He was married Dec. 21, 1854, to Patient West, a native of Twinsburg, and came to Grayvillo, White Co., Ill., April 14, 1857, where he has made it his home most of the time since. His wife died Oct. 9, 1860, leaving one son - Frank C. He was married again in October, 1862, to Anna Hallam, daughter of William Hallam, of White County. In February, 1864, he went to Centralia, Ill., and remained there four years, when, in 1868, he returned to Grayville, and has since resided here. Politically he is a Republican, and is what is termed a liberal politician. He is a member of the Masonic order and has been for over twenty-five years. Mr. Hollister is one of the good, substantial citizens of the county, and can be relied on as such. In 1876 he made a trip with his wife to the Centennial at Philadelphia, and visited some of the Eastern cities - a trip of pleasure and interest that will long be remembered by them both.

Lafayette Hunter. - On the 31st day of October, 1853, in Will¬ iamson County, Ill., the subject of this sketch was born. His father sent him to the district school during as much of the winter season as he could do without his assistance on the farm. His early desire for learning was such that he learned to read at an early age by studying alone during odd spells, whenever he had a brief respite from farm labor. His habits of study, early formed, grew with his age. The advantages offered for an education in the district school were very poor, yet Lafayette, supplementing them by home study, was qualified for teaching before he had attained sufficient age. In the fall of 1872 he began a six months term of school in Hamilton County, which he taught with such success that the Board of Directors raised his wages $12 on the month in order to secure his services at another time. He has alternately taught and attended school most of his time since 1872, (having taught every winter of the ten but one), till now he enjoys the reputation of being one of the best teachers in White County, to which he removed in 1873. He is unmarried, and has never attached himself to any church, but has always lived a life of moral¬ ity and uprightness, which has always secured for him friends wherever he is known. As a teacher he has always commanded the best wages ; as a citizen he has the respect and confidence of all who know him.

John M . Johnson was born in the city of Sing Sing, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1834. His parents were Simon and Charlotte (Yernon) Johnson, natives of Billinghurst, Sussex, England. They were mem- bers of the Congregational chnrch. They came to New York in 1832 or 1833. They had a family of three sons, John M. being the second. He was bnt two years old when he removed with his parents to Edwards County, where he remained with his parents until his marriage to Sarah Bunting, Jan, 18, 1855. She was born in Edwards County, and was a daughter of Charles Bunting. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson had one daughter, Mary S., born Sept. 19,

1857. She was born in Wayne County, Ill., and was a daughter of Walter and Mary (Bradley) Garner. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have had seven children - Elijah W., born Jan. 9, 1858; Miriam C., born Oct. 5, 1862, died Oct. 2, 1865; IdaS., born March 2, 1867; Jasper L., born Jan. 3, 1869; John P., born Feb. 1, 1871; Effie M., bom May 8, 1873; Rosa N., born Oct. 8, 1875. After his first mar¬ riage, in 1855, Mr. Johnson, settled on his present farm in Gray Township, where he owns 212 acres of fine land on section 19, and forty acres on section 24. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, at Gray ville. Mr. Johnson is a Justice of the Peace in his township, and has held various other local offices of trust. Politically he is a Republican.

John B. Jolly , born Aug. 16, 1824, in Albion, Edwards Co., Ill., is a son of Stephen and Margaret (Dunn) Jolly. They came from England about 1820, aud settled in Evansville for a while, and finally moved to Albion, Edwards County. His father died in Albion about 1825. His mother lived in Albion till she was mar¬ ried to Dr. Archibald Spring, a prominent man of the county, and a practicing physician. They settled in Grayville in 1850, where they made it their home. His mother died in December, 1856. John B. Jolly was reared at home in Albion, attended the schools that were kept up by subscription on and oft for eleven years. April 15, 1847, he settled in Grayville. When he first came here he went into dry goods, in the firm of Mayo <fc Jolly. This part¬ nership continued up to the death of Mr. Mayo, Jan. 19, 1878. The partnership continued during this time although Mr. Jolly did not give the business his personal attention all the time. Jan. 6, 1853, Mr. Jolly entered into a partnership with Abner Carey and Geo. M. Weed in a saw-mill, under the firm name of Carey, Weed & Jolly, which continued between two and three years. In March, ing in the South being of a hostile nature toward the North and Northern people, they thought, taking everything into considera¬ tion, that it would be best for them to visit friends in the North. He has considerable valuable land in this vicinity, amounting to 700 acres individually. Politically he was born of Whig parents, and grew up in this political view, and since the Republican party was organized, he has been a strong advocate of its principles. He is a consistent member of Washingtonian Temperance Society, the interests of which society and its object he has always been an ardent worker and supporter of. He is a man that thinks a great deal of his relatives, always looking to their interests as well as his own. The memory of his stepfather, Mr. Spring, is always cherished as one most dear to him among others of his kin. He has lived to be a man advanced in years, and has never known the taste of spirituous liquor. He was married Nov. 29, 1849, to Elizabeth A. Ferri man, daughter of George and Elizabeth Ferriman, of Albion, Ill., who bore him one son - John F., born Dec. 2, 1850. Mrs. Jolly died in Grayville in October, 1851. He mar¬ ried for his second wife, Angene C. Barlow, Sept. 2, 1856. She was the daughter of J. T. Barlow, of Bristol, Vt. Mr. Jolly's son, John F., is in the hardware business in Olney, Ill., in the firm of Prunty & Jolly. Angene C.. wife of Mr., Jolly, died Dec. 15, 1859. Mr. Jolly's principal business is farming and dealing in real estate. In June Mr. Jolly was elected President of the town of Grayville on the Temperance ticket. Although not a member of any Christian church, he is a liberal supporter of the Methodist church, and takes great interest in the welfare and prosperity of its interests. He is a man of great moral sensibility. He owes a great deal of his success in life to his step-father, and Mr. W. L. Mayo. These gentlemen took an interest in him in his younger days and started him in life, and retained a deep interest in him, of both a personal and business nature.

Byron W. Kennery born Oct. 2, 1820, in what is now Patoka, Ind., near Princeton, was a son of Rodham and Mary (Routt) Ken¬ ner, a native of Virginia who moved to Indiana in 1815. From there, in 1825, they moved to Wabash County, Ill., and in 1835 to Edwards County. His mother died in 1835 and his father in 1850. Byron was thus principally reared in Wabash and Edwards coun¬ ties. When he was eighteen he started for himself. He taught school four years and then went to Texas ; remained there and in Mexico a number of years; was through the Mexican war. In

1849 be returned home and taught school again two years, and then went to merchandising, opening in Gray ville, where he has since resided. The firm name at first was A. R. & B. W. Kenner, and continued four years when it was changed to B. W. Kenner & Co. This partnership lasted seventeen years, and was then changed to J. & B. W. Kenner. In 1881 it was changed to the present name B. W. Kenner. Politically he was a Whig till 1856; since then he has been a Democrat. He has served several terms as a member of the Town Board and has been its President three years. He was married to Mrs. Isabel (Thompson) Brown, a native of Edgar County, Ill. They had two children - Byron, died in 1856, in in¬ fancy; John W.,born Sept. 16, 1858, died in July, 1882.

Boone Kershaw was born in Gray Township, July 21, 1839. His parents were Peter and Susannah (Browning) Kershaw. His father was born in Lancashire, England, in 1793, and came with his parents to America in 1818, and settled in Edwards County. In 1819 came to White County and settled in Gray Township. He was Justice of the Peace twenty years, studied and practiced law; also taught school a number of years. Received his first patent for land in White County, May 6, 1833, signed by Andrew Jackson, lie died Aug. 28, 1858, aged sixty-five years. His wife died in February, 1866. Boone was the eldest of their four children. He remained on the farm with his father until of age. Feb. 10, 1861, die married Margaret J. Dunlap, a native of Gray Township, White County, and a daughter of William and Sarah (Green) Dunlap. After his marriage he settled on his present farm, where he was born. Mr. Kershaw owns sixty-five acres, most all under cultivation. He has held various local offices of trust; viz., Road Supervisor and School Director; was Justice of the Peace four years, commissioned by John M. Palmer. In 1874 was elected Representative to the Illinois Legislature on the Independent ticket. In 1877, during the Thirtieth General Assembly, was elected First Assistant Ser¬ geant at Arms, and held this office during the whole session. Mr. Kershaw is strictly a self-made man. He received the principal part of his education at his own home fireside, from his parents, his father being a teacher. He has always favored and worked for temperance though not in favor of prohibition. Mr. Kershaw's father first married a Miss Merredith and they had six children, two daughters living - Nancy A., wife of Henry Rowlinson, residing in Phillips Township, and Peggy A., wife of Edward Norris, residing

Joseph Kershaw, born in Gray Township, April 13, 1848, is a son of Peter and Susannah (Browning) Kershaw. He is now residing on the old homestead farm where he was born. He married Mrs. Mary A. (Wright) Clemens, who was born in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw have one son - Marion, born in April, 1882. Mr. Kershaw owns a farm of sixty-five acres on section 31, Grayville Township. In politics he is a Democrat.

Francis M '. Iamternum, born April 24, 1827, near Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., III., is a son of James and Jane (Drennen) Lanterman, natives of Fleming County, Ky. They were married in 1819 and removed to Illinois with a family of three children, and settled on a farm of 240 acres, where he remained till 1858, when they moved to Bridgeport, where Mr. Lan ter man died in May, 1861. Mrs. Lanterman died on the farm in 1852. Fran¬ cis M. remained at home till nearly twenty-one. Dec. 6, 1847, he left for Grayville, and has since made this liis home. He en¬ gaged as clerk in a store for three and a half years. On account of failing health he returned to Lawrence County and sold light¬ ning rods for the purpose of being in the open air. In the fall ot 1851 he and his brother-in-law went to Kentucky with a drove of mules. He then returned to Lawrence County and remained till February, 1852, when he returned to Grayville and clerked about a year. He then went into partnership with Benedict & Williams, in the chain-pump business, traveling mostly through Southern Kentucky. This continued till November, 1853, when he re-engaged in Mr. Gray's store. Dec. 6,1853, he married Mary Jane McCall, of Vincennes, Ind. They have three children, all grown to maturity. In 1855 he went in partnership with Cary and Stewart in the Empire Flouring Mills. The firm of Cary, Stewart & Lan¬ terman existed till it was of age when, in 1876, the firm was changed to Lanterman & Stewart and still exists. Politically he was a Whig as long as that party existed, and has since been a Republican. He cast his first Presidential vote for General Tay¬ lor. He was Clerk of the board of Grayville from 1858-'60, and Councilman two or three terms soon after. In 1872 he was Presi¬ dent of the board.

Green B . Lindsay (deceased), born Nov. 24, 1816, in Henry County, Ky., was ajson of Orlando D. and Susannah (Hardin) Lind¬ say, both natives of Kentucky. The Lindsay family came from Kentucky to White County, Ill., in the spring of 1817. They first settled in Bonpas, and lived a short time in Grayville, and then bought a farm in Edwards County, just on the line, where they lived till their death. Orlando D. Lindsay died June 16, 1861, and Susannah died Feb. 25, 1863. Green B. Lindsay lived with his parents till he was seventeen years old, when he started out for himself. He followed the carpenter's trade, and continued in this business during his lifetime. He was extensively engaged in contracting, and a large portion of Gray ville and the surrounding country will show the result of his labors. He was married May 31, 1844, to Lydia Ann Coulter, daughter of Jesse Coulter, born in Delaware, March 12, 1826. She came to White County with her parents when she was small. In the fall of 1852, Mr. Lindsay moved on a farm at the west edge of Grayville, where he lived afterward. Owing to the demand on him for carpenter work, he put up a shop on the place and put most of his attention to his trade, leaving the farm in charge of other hands. He worked up to six months of the time of his death, June 23, 1873. There were five children in the family, all living - Mary Frances, born Feb. 28, 1845, wife of D. D. Annable, residing in Grayville; Jesse C., born April 3, 1847, residing at Carmi; Albert, born Aug. 1, 1850, residing in Mound City, Ill.; John S., born Dec. 16, 1852, residing in Grayville; David, born Aug. 1, 1855, residing in Gray¬ ville. Politically Mr. Lindsay was a Democrat; in early life was taught these views and followed them all during his lifetime.

John S. Lindsay , born Dec. 16, 1852, in Grayville, White County, is a son of Green B. and Lydia A. (Coulter) Lindsay. He was brought up in Grayville; attended school here. His father was a carpenter and joiner, and he early learned the trade with his father, In 1869 he began work in the harness and saddler's business, learning the trade and working at it with Thos. P. Butler for two years, and then went back to the carpenter's trade with his father, and continued in this business up to 1878. In 1878 he bought the harness shop formerly run by Geo. Danner, and has been engaged in this ever since. He has a fine line of goods, and as a workman Mr. Lindsay can't be beat. He was married April 13, 1881, to Maggie B. .Record, a native of Indiana, who came here with her parents when she was small. They have one son - Alvin Francis Lindsay.

Geo. W. Martin, born April 4, 1830, in Grayville, White Co., Ill., was a son of William and Catherine (Dunlap) Martin. His father, a native of North Carolina, came to White County with his parents when he was quite small. His mother was a native of