Fitzgerrell, Illinois

L., born August 18, 1889; Evans, born November 10, 1844; Sylvester, bom February 6, 1850; Elzina J.. April 9, 1852, wife of Dr. I. G. Gee, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; Sarah E., born December 9, 1851, and now the wife of Dr. J. H. Mitehel, of Mount Vernon: and Eliza B. , born November 3, 1859, wife of A. Q. Mitehel, of Franklin County. Of the deceased ones, Bailey was bora January 13, 1838, died May 20, 1840; John S.," born March 1, 1841, died August 11, 1862; Andrew, born November 10, 1842, died November 15, 1847; Easter M., born October 26, 1854, died April 1, 1864; J. J., born April 8, 1857, died August 11, 1864; Patsey, born March 4, 1862, died July 4, 1862." Mrs. Fitzgerrell passed away March 31, 1862. and our subject was joined in wedlock, in Franklin County, on July 19, 1862, to Sarah M. Whitlow. This lady was born in Franklin Coimty July 22, 1840, and was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tompkins) Whitlow, natives of Hardin County, Ky. The parents came to Jefferson County about 1827, and settled in Moore's Prairie Township, and there lived until 1839, \\hen they moved to Franklin County, where the father died April 12, 1846, and the mother August 17, 1854. The result of this union has been seven children, all of whom are now living - Eobert C, born May 3, 1863; Mary C, born August 23, 1865; Daniel G., February 10, 1868; Edgar Lee, born February 6, 1872; Euterpe W., born May 11, 1874; Elnora R., born November 27, 1877; Catharine M., April 14, 1880. Mrs. Fitzgerrell is aiuember of the Union Baptist Church of Elk Prairie Township. In his lifetime, our subject has kept free from office-seeking and political strifes, and has devoted himself mainly to his business. In politics, he has been a lifelong Democrat.

Passage source: History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883.

DR. I. G. GEE, physician and farmer, P. O. Fitzgerell. The gentleman of whose life this is a brief sketch is at present one of the leading physicians of Jefferson County, and wa.s born in Simpson County, Ky., September 19, 1841. He is a son of William and Melinda (Billingsly) Gee. The father was born about 1810, in Barren County, Ky. , his father having come from Virginia, and the mother was born Februray 24, 1816, in Wai-ren County, Ky. In October, 1852, the parents came to Illinois and settled in Perry County, near Tamaroa, and here subject received his education. In the spring of 1863, he commenced reading medicine with Dr. W. Sims, of Tamaroa. After reading with that gentleman six months, he went to the Eclectic Medical Institute, where, except fiJr a short time, he attended lectures until February, 1865, when he graduated from that institution and returned to Illinois, where he settled in Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County. Here he has since remained in the practice of his chosen profession, which now extends over parts of Jefferson, Perry and Franklin Counties. The Doctor also finds time to give considerable attention to farming, and at present owns 80 acres in Section 26, 80 in Section 29, 515 in Section 30, 65 in Section 35, of Township 4, Range 2, 160 acres in Perry County and 240 acres in Franklin County. Our subject was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Elzina J. Fitzgerrell on December 26. 1867. This lady is a native of this county, and is a daughter of J. J. Fitzgerrell. whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. The result of this union has been live children, of whom three are now living - Harl, Earl and Knox. Subject has served as Township Clerk, Highway Commissioner and School Treasiu-er; is a member of Goode Lodge, No. 744, A. , F. & A. M., of Franklin County, and of fl. W.

Passage source: History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Elk Prairie Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.