Atlanta Township (part 1 of 4)

Atlanta Township

This enterprising town is in the northeast comer of LiOgan County, at the intersection of the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis and Illinois Midland

- Railroads. The State survey shows few places higher than the site of this city. It is about midway between the cities of Chicago and St. Louis, apd is only ten miles from the geographical center of the state.

Among the earliest settlers in this part of the county were the Hoblits, Turners, Druleys, Bevans and Downeys. . These were located in the immediate vicinity of the present city, while to the east were the Foggs and Tuttles; to the north the McFarJInds and Kenyons ; to the west the Haweses, and to the south the Larisons, Barrs and othei's. These pioneers generally settled near thje timber, the minority of them being in the county at the time of the " deep snow." But lew prairie farms in this vicinity were cultivated before 1836 ; but it was not long after, until a comfortable farm-house began to appear here and there, and the rich prairie soil began to yield to the cultivation of the more adventurous settlers, who were beginning to discover its fertility and ease of cultivation, compared to the timber lands. It is a curious fact, and seems wonderful to the present generation that all early settlers preferred the timber to the prairie. For purposes of shelter and fuel this was a wise step, andean be readily accounted for, but for cultivation the purpose is not so apparent. However, these brave old pioneers, coming from a timbered country, and being accustomed from their infancy to see "clearings," adopted the same plan here for a home, and for several years hardly thought of the prairies, save as a pasture. One by one ventured upon them, however, and no sooner was their productiveness a fact, and their cultivation feasible, than they were rapidly occupied, and arenowJ;he finest farms in the county.

The early settlers of this part of the county, well remember the days of Abraham Lincola, David Davis, and others of like prominence, when on their horseback journeys to and from the various courts in the interior part of the state. When going from Springfield to Bloomington, these ' two named almost always stopped at the house of Samuel Hoblit, one of the earliest residents in this part of the county, which at that time and until 1845 was a portion of DeWitt County. At this date, Pekin was the chief market. Springfield was the first post-office for this locality ; afterward, Bloomington or Pekin, and almost co temporary the small town of Waynesville in DeWitt County, one of the oldest in this part of the state. ^ A demand for a nearer market and better shipping facilities was being felt, * and to aid in the hope for the fulfillment of these wants,, the survey of the Chicago & Alton Railroad was mttde. This road gave activity to these desires, and no sooner was the survey fixed than the location of a town in this section of the country was agitated. The town of M t. Hope, a few miles northeast of the site of Atlanta, was staked out, but being off the railroad was abandoned. It is now the farm of Marion McCormick. New Castle, to the southeast, l^ad become quite a village, but, for the same reason, was abandoned on the survey of Atlanta, and became incorporated therein, the majority of its residents moving to the new toWn. The Baptists had built a house of worship there, and some trade was established at this, date - 1853, Early in this year, R. T. Gill, then a resident of Pekin, entered the land on which the city of Atlanta now stands, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. It was then assessed at twelve hundred dollars. The assessed value now is nearly a half million. On the 23d of June, he offered the lots At public auction, and by a liberal policy secured a large sale, and before the close of the season, fifteen or twenty buildings were ready for occupancy. The first of these was built , by R. T. Gill, and occupied the present site of a meat market, near the corner of Vine and Railroad streets. The freight house was erected by the railroad company about the same time, and shortly after a passenger dep5t.

When the town was surveyed, it received the name of Xenia. This name was suggested by Mrs. James Downey, in remembrance of her former home in Xenia, Ohio, ^n application for a post-office, it was ascertained that an office by that name already existed in the state, and the founders of the town changed it to Hamilton, in honor of Col. L. D. Hamilton. Applying the second time for a post-office, they met with the same difficulty, and to avoid having a town and post-office of different names, a third name was chosen. Mr. R. T. Gill had some time previously spent a portion of a year in Atlanta, Georgia, and remembering the beauty of that city, suggested that name. As no post-oMce of that name existed in Illinois, that appellation was adopted. Several persons yet hold deeds of lots in the town of Xenia.

For several years following, the history of Atlanta is one of unprecedented growth and prosperity. Stores, shops and dwellings were rapidly erected ; schools and churches were established, and the highest hopes of the founders were being speedily realized. By the close of 1854, the town contained about five hundred people, and nearly a hundred houses. The grain trade was assuming vast proportions, and, indeed, within a few years Atlanta was the largest grain market on this railroad between the two cities at either extremity.

By an act of .the legislature, approved February 14, 1866, the town was incorporated. Its boundaries then embraced, by that charter, the east half of the .northwest quarter, and west half of the northeast quarter of section twenty, in all one hundred and sixty acres. The same charter provided for the election of a board of five trustees. Before the incorporation act, and when there were no village officers to execute the law, a number of the citizens organized a company known as the '' Big Grove Rangers," whose object was to secure and bring to justice all violators of the law. Tl^e organization did effective work, and kept this part of the county comparatively free of outlaws.

During the year 1855, no western town eclipsed Atlanta in its growth. IJntil this date, the buildings, though of wood, were commodious and ample for the wants of trade ; but a necessity for a more substantial class was becoming apparent, and early in the year the first brick building in town was erected. It stood on the corner of Vine and Railroad streets, and is yet used and known as the Atlanta House. It was opened on July^4, 1855. During the early summer, one hundred houses were ^^ raised" in two weeks, and before the close of the season one hundred and fifty%five buildings were added to the already conspiauous town. In August, the Logan County Forum^ an enterprising and well-edited weekly newspaper, was established by Mr. S. B. Dugger. About the same time the town was visited by the editor of the Springfield Regiiter^ who thus wrote of Atlanta to his paper :

**Two years a^o there was not a building in the place or within a mile of it. Now the village numbers two hundred and sixty houses, and one thousand inhabitants. The buildings are all good, many of them large and splendid, and all painted. The men appeared energetic, selfconfident and intelligent."

This same' summer, the Atlanta Seminary was established. The old seminary building was built in 1838, when there were not more than twenty buildings in town. The Illinois Cross Railroad was also incorporated ; but the failure to act promptly in this matter caused its construction to be defeated at the time.

During the next summer, the important buildings erected were H. Armington's brick block, the Logan House, by G. A. Colton, Dills & Howser's warehouse, and the large frame building, on what is now the Post-office block. None of these remain save the Logan (Grant) House, each succumbing to the ravages of the fir-e-fiend. In the spring of this year, T. N. Gill & Co. opened a bank, which they conducted some tiihe, and retiring from the business, were succeeded by David Kern & Co., who were in turn succeeded by Dills, Kern &' Co., who conducted the business until 1866, when it passed- into the hands of Frank Hoblit and his brothers. In 1875, they changed the bank into a National Bank, and have since been managing it as such. It has a capital of $50,000, and a surplus of over f 10,000. The Hoblit family has been largely identified with the moneyed institutions of Atlanta, and as the reader will observe in the biography of the family, is among the oldest settlers in this part of the county.

A steady advancement marked the next year, which continued uninterrupted several years. In 1861, an act relating to the advancement of agricultural societies passed the State Legislature, which gave aid to the

Atlanta Union Central Agricultural Society, which held its first meeting' in the fall of 1860. It is one of the best agricultural societies in this portion of Illinois, and since its incorporation has held annually an excellent fair. - -

Not long after this date the war of the rebellion broke out, and a call for troops was the result. The Seventh and Eighth Regiments of Illinois Infantry were each mustered into service the same day, the 25th of Aprils 1861. In the former of these two regiments, Atlanta was well represented. Company E, the first in the state to report for duty at Camp Butler, contained eighty-five men from Atlanta, and Company D had twenty-nine privates, while two companies contained four others. Of the ofBcers in this regiment, seven were from Atlanta. The Thirty-eighth Infantry had sixty men in Company E, three in Company B, and seven commissioned officers. In the One hundred and sixth there were sixtyeight men in Company E, seven scattering, and six officers. The Second Cavalry was furnished with nineteen privates and three officers from Atlanta, and in the Forty-fourth and Sixty-sixth were found quite a number. As the war progressed, these officers were promoted, while their places were filled from the rank of the pi^vates. Of those who enlisted from this town, all but one or two honorably acquitted themselves, and all those who survived the conflict came home with an untarnished record, while in many a southern field, and in many an unknown grave, there sleep in quiet rest the remains of many of these brave men who were willing to lay their lives on their Country's altar in her defense.

The city has at different times suffered disastrously from fire. In 1857, a fire destroyed the Atlanta House, and in 1865, laid in ashes all the buildings between Armington's block and Arch street. This same year another equally disastrous fire destroyed other buildings in the central part of town, at which time the to>frn records were wholly destroyed. At later dates Armington's block, Beath & Hoose's manufactory and planing mill. Dills & Howser's warehouse were destroyed ; and on July T, 1867, Mix & Co.'s hardware store, and other adjacent buildings, suffered a like fate. These losses have taught the citizens a severe lesson. The buildings burned were almost all wooden" structures, which ha^e been replaced by commodious brick houses, which of themselves will serve as an excellent safeguard against this element.

Until 1866, Mr. Harvey Turner was almost the only person who nfaintained that good brick could be made from prairie soil. That year, however, a company representing a capital stock of $2,000 began operations, and continued the* manufacture of brick two years. Among the more prominent buildings erected in that time as monuments of this industry, was the Union Hall block, it being the first of their work. The manufacture is yet -cari-ied on in several places, generally along the creek, or in the edge of the timber.

In 1867, a company was formed for the purpose of sinking a coal shaft. The boring for coal began November 26, and after several attempts reached a good vein of coal, at a depth of two hundred lEind forty-five feet. This is the same vein of coal now mined by the Lincoln Coal Company, and underlies several counties, at a very uniform depth. Had the company continued their operations, a good article of coal would

Public Librart History Op Logan Coiinty

All these years the town had been under the control of the village trustees, five in number. The population had increased to more than a thousand persons, and the advisability of a city government was considered by the citizens. The incorporation act, as a town, was passed by the legislature, February 24, 1855, and on April 2, the first board of trustees was elected. It consisted of the following persons : A. N. Dills,

A. K. Martin, William P. Hunt, William S. Leonard, and Cornelius Lambert. R. T. Gill was chosen president of the board, which met on the 7th, and appointed J. Henry Ball, clerk ; E. H. Dunagan, constable, and H. Armington, street commissioner. This form of government was used until 1869, when a city charter was obtained, on March 8, of that year, and on the 16th the question was submitted to a vote of the people* One hundred and seventy-three votes were cast in favor of a city organization, nineteen against ; seven votes were cast against the city charter^ This still left a majority of one hundred and forty-seven votes in favor of the move. On the 23d of the same month, the election for city officers was held, at which time a Mayor, a City Clerk, a City Marshal, a Treasurer, an Attorney, an Asssessor and Collector, one Justice, a Street Commissioner, and a City Surveyor were elected. As many readers of these pages will desire to see a complete list of the city's officers from that date to this, the list is here given, with each year of servitude.

B. Ransel ; treasurer, L. James ; assessor and collector, S. D. Fisher ; attorney, W. E. Dir,also elected surveyor; street commissioner, J. Frinfrock. Aldermen : First ward, W. P. Hunt ; second, George Esterbrook ; third, E. Stuart.

1870 - Mayor, G. I. Harry ; clerk, Arthur Paullin ; assessor and collector, C. T. Kock ; treasurer, L. James ; street commissioner, Dietrich. Martin; marshal, Charles Blessing. Aldermen: First ward, Andrew Turner ; second, R. A. Super ; third, E. Stuart.

1871 - Mayor, Benjamin Bean ; clerk, Arthur Paullin ; assessor and coUector, G. L. Parker ; street commissioner, Hiram Lawrence ; magistrate, J. Henry Ball; marshal, Charles Blessing. Aldermen: First ward, Seth Turner; second, Thomas Camerer; third, S. D. Fisher.

C. Hoblit ; assessor and collector, S. S. Keigwin ; street commissioner, Hiram Lawrence. Aldermen : First ward, Seth Turner ; second, Frank Hoblit ; third, E. E. Beath.

At the same time the city charter was granted, the school, which had been in the hands of the town authorities, was organized under the state school law, and a board of directors, or inspectors, was elected to take charge of the affairs of the district. This form of management yet prevails, and has done very much toward the present town schools.

Atlanta contains about fifteen hundred inhabitants. The trade of the town is principally with the surrounding farmers, whom the town people furnish the necessaries of life, and in turn are furnished other equally needed necessaries by this class of citizens. The majority of the business houses are of brick, and in them will be seen excellent stocks of goods. There are two mills and two elevators. These latter ship on an average forty car-loads of grain per month, principally to the Chicago market. The Illinois Midland Railroad was completed in the autumn of 1872, and crosses the Chicago & Alton here, giving the town a northern and southern outlet, as well as an eastern and western. Its advantages are certainly of the best, and it only remains for its citizens to improve them to secure one of the best towns in Central Illinois.

The old seminary building was erected early in 1853, when the whole number of houses in town did not exceed twenty. This part of the county was, however, quite populous, and at that time was almost alwavs known as the " Four by Six." It had been obtained from DeWitt County, and contains twenty-four sections, four wide and six in length ; hence the name.

A very good school was maintained in the village from its earliest existence. In February, 1855, the Atlantic Seminary was chartered, and a school of higher order immediately opened. This was still in the old frame building, which occupied the most eligible site in town. The first board of trustees were Samuel Bevan, Samuel Foster, James Tuttle, A. C. Rankin and R. T. Gill. This board had full power to confer academic degrees, erect buildings, purchase land, appoint teachers, regulate the " course of study, etc. It was especially provided that the school, should not be made denominational, and if in the opinion of the board its interests could be advanced by converting it into a town school, the board could do so. The stock in the seminary was divided into shares of twenty dollars each, each share being entitled to one vote, and each stockholder liable to a tax of one dollar per share to pay debts. The firist instructor was Rev. L. Foster. He was succeeded by Messrs, Atkinson and West. In May, 1856, Rev^ W. M. Guilford took charge, and an era of prosperity at once began. The four departments were all occupiecL The course of instraction was comprehensive and thorough, and for t.wo years the school's progress was constants In 1858, it was decided by the board of trustees that the interest of the town children would be better served if the school was placed immediate^ under the control and maintenance of the town. Mr. S. A. Briggs waa chosen principal this year, and had about the same number of assistants heretofore employed. The school was conducted under this management until 1869, when, at the organization of the city government, the school was also organized under the state school law as a graded school. The district Was enlarged to include territory one mile each way from town, and a board of school directors were elected, who assumed entire control of the school. In 1870, the old seminary building was found inadequate for the accommodation of the school population, and measures were adopted to erect a larger building. The old seminary was removed to a corner of the lot, and used until the new one was completed, when it was taken to the farm of Augustus Reise, where it yet remains. The new building is three stories in height above the basement. It contains ten schoolrooms, a spacious hall and an office. The building is surmounted by a tasty cupola, in which a large town clock, having four dials, is placed. These can be seen from any portion of the city, and are a great convenience. The strokes of the clock can be distinctly heard in any part of town. This adornment cost fSOO - raised by contributions. *The contract price of the building was $24,485 ; to this, $500 was afterward added. The entire cost, including the clock and furniture, was $28,500, for which outlay the city of Atlanta has one of the best schools in the county. Nine graduates have finished the complete course here. The present principal is Mr. J. S. Cole.

The present Baptist Church of Atlanta was established in 1830, under the name of the Big Grove Baptist Church, by the Rev. M. Mann and Rev. H. Bowman. There were fourteen members at that time, from whom John Hoblit was chosen deacon, and Samuel Hoblit, clerk. Rev. Bowman was called as pastor, remaining with the congregation six or seven years. In 1839, the society built a house of worship in New Castle, and changed the name to the New Castle Baptist Church. They were then under the charge of Rev. J. D. Newel. From this date until 1855, the pastors were Revs. Johathan Merriam, Joel Hulsey, Lewis Morgan, S. Alwood, H, D. Mason, Z. Hall, and A, S. Dennison. About the close of Rev. Dennison's pastorate, they sold the church ih New Castle, and removed their place of worship to Atlanta, and there assumed there present name. Here they erected a house of worship capable of seating five hundred persons. In June, 1856, they called the Rev. E. J. Thomas, who had charge of the congregation eleven years. In 1872, the church was destroyed by fire, whUe Rev. Cole was pastor. Since that time, they have met for worship in the Congregational church. The present pastor, Rev. J. S. Primm, entered on his duties September 30, 1877.

The Congregational church was formed from the Mt. Hope Church, in 1840. Until 1853, they were served by diflFerent pastors, prominent among whom was Rev. S. Spencer, under whose pastorate the membership was greatly increased. In 1853, Rev. S. Foster was called, and that year the place of worship was removed to Atlanta, where they occupied Seminary Hall until the completion of their church, in 1857. Rev. Drake

The Methodist Church was organized as a class, in the house of John Satoris, in 1854. Thaie were then twenty-three members. The organization was effected under the labors of Rev. James Newbegin, assisted by Rev. John l^reshaw. One year later, the organization was perfected by Revs. Benjamin Bartholow and William McVeigh. James M. ("antral, H. Maltby, Ezra Kenyon, A. J. Ludlow, A. J. Corthon and John Pallady were elected trustees. The erection of a house of worship was at once begun, and dedicated, in 1856 or '57, by Rev. Jonathan Stamper. Since then the following persons hava filled the pulpit of this church as pastors: Revs. Benjamin Bartholow, A. Semple, Preston Wood, G. R. S. McElfresh, A. Semple, James Shaw, C. D. James, John S. Barger, D. W. English, ^T. B. Seymour, C. A. Obenshain, G. W. Bates, J. Miller, and the present pastor, Rev. J. C. Keller. During Rev. James Shaw's pastorate^ the house of worship was badly damaged by fire ; but it has since been repaired, and the congregation is now in a prosperous condition.

The Christain Church was organized, in 1855, .by Rev. George Minier, with twenty-four members. The next year, they erected their present house of worship, the steeple of which becoming unsafe, in 1869^ was torn down that year, and replaced by the present one. Their second pastor was Rev. W. M. Guilford, whose successors have been Revs. Leroy Skelton, John Lindsey, J. W. Monser, Samuel Lowe, T. T. Holton, and the present pastor, R. D. Cotton. The congregation has prospered well all these years, and is now in excellent condition.

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized about 1866, but, the denomination having three or four houses of worship within a few miles of town, no building was erected in Atlanta until 1»66. This building they yet occupy. For several years. Rev. Joseph Roach had charge of this church, during whose ministry the house of worship was completed. Rev. Bell afterward preached some time, but, the people being unable to support a regular minister, none have been employed since.

The Presbyterian Church has been organized several years, but, prior to 1867, worshiped in a hall rented for that purpose. That year they completed their house of worship, a comfortable brick structure, which they now occupy. Rev. Crissman was called to the pulpit of this church, which he filled very acceptably several years. He was succeeded by Rev. A. Bartholomew, who remained five years. Since his time, the congregation has been without a pastor, being unable to support one* They still maintain occasional services, and sustain an excellent Sundayfchool.

The city has one Masonic and one Odd Fellow Society, eacp in good condition. In addition to these it has the Agricultural Society, already noticed, and the Atlanta* Anti-Thief Society. This latten was organized in 1854, for a purpose aptly set forth in the preamble : 'I The citizens of Atlanta and vicinity have for a number of years been anmoyed and subject to trouble and loss from thieves. Therefore, we, the jjeople thereof,j[have resolved to form an Association for the better protection of pur property." The Society was a great value to its members and the residents about town in bringing to justice some of the worst thieves in the country. In 1869 the laws of the Society were revised and printed, and more members added, until the number reached one hundred and three. At that date they had reported thirty-nine horses and mules returned to their owners, out of forty-two stolen, while a vast amount of merchandise had also been recovered. At one time nearly three thousand dollars worth of dry goods were stolen from the store of L- Eichburgh & Brothers, which was all recovered after a spirited chase, as well as the wagon and team of the thieves. Sixteen thieves have been captured. Of these, six broke jail,4iine were convicted and sent to prison, and one suicided. The membership of the Society is now about seventy-five. The oflBcers are John E. Hoblit, President ; S. H. Field, Vice-President ; Frank Hoblit, Treasurer and Secretary ; Smith Stroud, Captain ; and Abel Larrison, Lieutenant. The very existence of this Society, its decisive mode of action, and determination to find the outlaw, is one of the strongest safeguards the city possesses.

The first paper in Atlanta has already been noted, viz., the Logan County Forum. It was published only a few years, and the enterpiise abandoned by the proprietor. Afterward one or two other papers were started, but none continued successfully save the Atlanta Argus. It was established in May, 1869, by Albion Smith, who at first printed it in Bloomington. In 1870, F. B. Mills, present proprietor of the Lincoln Herald^ became a partner, and under this management the paper wad conducted until the spring of 1873, when they - purchased the Lincoln Herald and removed to Lincoln, leaving the Argus to be managed by A. W. Briggs. In July he purchased the paper, and conducted it until August, 1874, when he sold to the present editor and proprietor, Mr. Oeorge L. Shoals, who is* making a paper of the Argus equal to any in Logan County. He also publishes the Minier News^ established in 1875, -at Minier, Tazewell County. He has just established the Logan CourUy Bee^ at Lincoln, an excellent eight-page paper, whose especial feature is a correspondence each week from every township in the county.

About the year 1872, various funds arising from concerts and other public exercises were set aside for the purchase of books for a public library. The library so formed was kept in Mr. Bean's store, and augmented from the sam*e source until 1875, when the Library Association was formed under the general State law. The books were removed to the Argus office, and the editor, George L. Shoals, made Librarian. Since that date the fund received is about $100 per annum, out of which the Librarian is paid $25, and the remainder is used to purchase books* There are now 500 volumes in the library. It is open every Wednesday and Saturday, free to all residents.

This village derives its name from the beautiful grove near which it is situated, and which was the scene of the first settlement of the county.

As soon as the railroad had beea completed to this point, an old horse* mill in Springfield, owned by Seneca Woods, was brought up by William Mozee, and placed here for a warehouse. This was in the spring of 1853. In 1855 the village was laid out by John Shockey, of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, who at once built a large frame hotel, on what is now known as the Elwood corner. The building is still standing, and is occupied by various stores. J. R. Saunders built about the same time a brick building for a store, in which he opened the first stock of goods in Elkhart. A few goods were for sale in the old warehouse prior to this, but no regular stock kept. Quite a number of houses were built this same summer, and until 1862, the town grew very rapidly. Captain Saunders was the first Postmaster and railroad agent in town, although his clerk, William Rankin, performed the necessary labor.

The town wa& for many years one of the largest shipping points Oft this railroad. Mr. John D. Gillett, an extensive farmer and stock raiser, resides near it, and is now engaged in shipping cattle to England.. During the year 1856, nearly three hundred thousand bushels of cora were sold at this station.

Since 1862, the growth of the town has been slow. The trade is^ however, good, and supports a number of excellent stores. Elkhart was incorporated Feb. 22, 1861.

A good union school is well sustained. The first school was held in a small district school-house, about 1853. In 1855 or 1856, it wa& brought into town. By 1865, the town demanded a better building. It was needed before this date, but not till that year was a new house built* It is still used.

There are three churches here. The Methodists had a class in this vicinity in the early days of the county. In 1863, they built a church in town, and still maintain a regular ministry.

The Christian Church was founded in Elkhart about 1865. The congregation erected a house of worship in 1867. They are yet occupying it. The Catholics were formed into a congregation in 1870, and have now the largest membership in town.

is the oldest town in Logan County. Indeed, it was formed before the county existed. It was laid out by Hiram S. Allen, October 13, 1832,. and consisted of sixty-four lots, each sixty by one hundred and twenty feet in size. Not long after the town was laid out. Smith & King opened a small store, probably the first enterprise of the kind in the limits of thifr county. Their stock of goods was small, and comprised only articles actually needed by the few residents of the country. This firm only continued in business a few years. King died, and, in 1836, Smith left. He was at once succeeded by Colby Knapp, now a resident of Lincoln. Mr. Knapp had been a clerk in Baltimore, and, being anxious to better his financial condition and provide a home for old age, determined to come west. This he did soon after his marriage, the journey beirgperformed by a stage, over the mountains to Pittsburgh, thence down the Ohio, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Pekin, where he alighted, and went soon after to Middletown. Here he succeeded Smith

& King in the mercantile business, shipping some goods from Baltimore, and procuring some in St. Louis. His first store was a frame building. He, in 1840, built a brick house, probably the first brick structure m the county. This was used as a dwelling as well as a store, and was at one time the largest store in this part of the state.

The town at first comprised only sixteen acres. In 1836, Colby Knapp and William Glenn, Jr., platted the remainder of the eighty acres, and placed the lots on the market. Mr. Knapp was appointed postmaster here, in 1837. Martin Van Buren was President, and Amos Kendall, Postmaster General. Prior to this time a post-office had been maintained in Irish Grove, in what is now Menard County. There was also a Presbyterian church built about 1833 or '34, and here the people in Middletown and surrounding country attended services. Mr. Knapp remained here till 1860. The brick store is yet used for the same purposes. One or two others have since been built. The town, being off the railroad route, never partook of the rapid advancement attained by others more fortunately situated. It now contains about two hundred inhabitants, and supports a good school and one church. The latter, the Methodist Episcopal, is a comfortable structure, and the congregation in a good condition. The school-house was built as early as 1844 or *4<5. It was afterward enlarged and repaired, and at present contains two rooms.

In the early days of Middletown, the merchants brought their goods from St. Louis to Pekin by water, unless the river was too low for boats to rtm, when they were compelled to haul from the city across the country. As the town was on the route from that city to Chicago, two mails were left here, and often when the rivers were high, over a wagonload of mail matter would accumulate.

A village of about two hundred inhabitants, some six miles southwest of Lincoln, was laid out in 1856 by Thomas C. Meyer, of New York, a Mr. Spencer, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Mr. Blatchford, of New York, and the Morgan brothers, of Dwight, Illinois. The survey was made by Conroy Pierce, County Surveyor. The earliest settlers in this township were Samuel C. Foster, D. F. Wright, C. Wright, James Braucher, Samuel McGarvey, the Rankins, and others. The first settler in the village was Thomas Debety, who built the first house therein, and lived here a few years. The house is now the residence of Mrs. Harriet King. Wm. Sample built a stone store after the town was platted. The building is now occupied by Abram Eisiminger, for the same purpose. Albert McCollister was the first post master in town, using for his office a small building now unoccupied. As soon as the town began to fill with residents, Charles D. McCauley erected a second store, and George Barry, a blacksmith shop, the first in town.

The depot building was erected in 1856, and Thomas Debety appointed agent. The next year a small frame school-house, now occupied as a residence by the family of Joseph O'Brien, was constructed. It was used for educational purposes until the commencement of the late war, when, becoming inadequate to the increased wants of the school population, it was sold, and the present two-story house built. It contains two rooms, and will accommodate about one hundred pupils. The first teacher in the little frame school house was a Mr. Wilburt, who was probably the first teacher in town.

The Christians erected the first church in Broadwell. They yet occupy the house. Among their earliest ministers were Revs. Charles Berry and Allen Rice. They wexe followed by the Methodist Episcopal Church, who built a frame church near the school-house, which they now occupy. Among their early ministers was Rev. Simmons, who labored in various localities in the interest of his denomination.

The town enjoys a very good trade in grain and stock, nearly all being shipped to Eastern markets. There are at present two stores, three shops, two churches, and one school.

in Orvil township, about eight miles north of Lincoln, on the P. L. Sb D. R.R., was laid out by Thos. G. Gardner, county surveyor, June 22, 1871. Mr. D. H. Harts was the owner of the plat, and for him the survey was made, and from him the town took its name. The first merchant in town was E. R. Woland, who conducted the business for Henry Ruhack, of Pekin, proprietor. J. E. Miller opened the second store, in the building he yet occupies. The next was started by J. D. Hoyne, and the fourth by L. Nail. In 1874, A. W. Ray erected the present elevator, on the site of a small one he used a year or two previously. A good trade in grain is now maintained.

Mr. P. P. Brady erected the first dwelling in town, and J. A. Musick, whose parents were the first settlers in this part of the county, built the second.

Until 1876, school was conducted only in the district school-house, a short distance from town. This year, the need of one in their midst became apparent, and the present school-house was erected. It is so constructed that a second story can be added when necessary. The schools are yet under the township district control.

In March, 1875, the Christian congregation, then worshiping about two miles south of Hartsburg, moved their house of worship to town, and have since met there. The congregation was organized about seven years ago, and is. now in a good condition. The number of members is over forty, while the Sxmday-school has an attendance of one hundred. The present pastor is Rev. Isaac Stout.

The village is the result of the Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Railroad passing through this township. It was completed in 1871, and on June 15 the town was surveyed, by Thomas G. Gardner, county surveyor, for John M. Gill, of Pekin, Illinois, the original proprietor. The land before comprised part of the farm of Mr. A. J. Snyder, and, at the date of the aurvey, two houses were standing on the plat. The first store was built by B. F. Burnett, the first postmaster and depot agent. It is now owned and occupied by P. J. Alberts & Co. During the summer of 1873, the first elevator in town was built by A. W. Ray. It is still occupied, and ships annually large amounts of grain. The second elevatpr was built, in 1875, by Smith, Kippen & Co., and is now controlled by Henry Weinburg, and from December, 1876, to May, 1877, he shipped one hundred and fifty thousand bushels of corn. This is the staple article here, and forms almost the entire business of town. Emden is now the best grain depot on this railroad in Logan County, the shipments of corn alone %gi*6gAting fully a half million bushels annually. Stock is not shipped in as large quantities as from other places, the farmers preferring to sell the com.

A year or two ago, the school-house about a miler southeast of town was moved in, and the town school, still conducted as a district school, is held therein.

The Methodists have completed a comfortable parsonage, and are taking steps to erect a church edifice. The congregation is mostly German, and was organized about a year ago.

is about seven miles northeast of Lincoln, on the Chicago & Alton Railroad. It was laid out by Thomas Eston, who built the first store on the town plat. His son,, in the same buildine, still carries on the business. The first dwelling in the village was built oy R. K. Webster ; the second by Mr. Eston, who was the first postmaster here. He came to this place as agent for a colony from Massachusetts, and built a saw-mill on the banks of the creek, which mill was, for several years, a great convenience to the people living in this vicinity. It is now unusea. The village is an excellent grain point, shipping mostly to Chicago. It contains two stores, a shop or two, one church, and one school. The church was organized, about six years ago, by the Cumberland Presbyterians, who soon after built their present house of worship. They have now a flourishing church and Sunday-school. The common school is yet under the district control.

Mr. C. C. Ewing is one of the earliest residents in this vicinity ; he, his father, and uncle, Judge Reuben B. Ewing, locating in 1830. The country was then a wilderness, and inhabited by the Indians, who, however, were peaceable, and generally made this locality a hunting-ground.

a village of about one hundred inhabitants, is situated nearly ten miles east of Lincoln, on the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad. It was laid out in July, 1872, by Silas Reason, (from whom it received its name), George Gelsthorp, and others. Additions to the orig- inal town were made by Joseph Wilson, Elias Hamilton and Lewis O, Turk. The first store was built by Berryman Pendleton, and by him used as a grocery. It is now owned by H. A. Pruitt. The second store was erected by M. R. Hall, and oecupied by Joseph Barwick with a general stock of goods. After Mr. Pendleton sold the first store, he erected a third, which is now unoccupied. John A. Evans built the first dwelling in town ; almost cotemporary with him were William Verg and Berryman Pendleton. This latter is one of the oldest families in the Kickapoo settlement. He was the first postmaster here. Rudolph and Evans built the first shop in Beason. The former is yet in business ; the latter is in Midland City.

Pruitt & Gelsthorp erected an elevator in 1873. It is now used by Berryman Pendleton, and from it large amounts of grain are shipped, chiefly to Indianapolis and Chicago. The town is a good point in tlie grain trade, and is also a very good stock depot.

School is yet taught under the district plan, though steps are being taken to erect a school-house in town, and provide for a graded school.

The oldest denomination here is the Methodists. They were organized about a mile east of town, nearly twelve years ago. Here they built a house of worship and held their meetings until 1877, when they moved the church to town.

The earliest settlers in this part of the County located about the year 1850., Prior to that time they would be found in and along the timber. By this year, however, the value of prairie soil was well known, and as draining was also known to be profitable, the level country about Beason was all entered and is now thickly settled.

is on the Oilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad, aboutseven miles East of Mt. Pulaski. Two attempts to found a town were made here before it was accomplished. The third attempt succeeded. Chesnut was laid out by David W. Clark, on the land of his brother, Isaac Clark, in April, 1872. It was named in honor of Mr. Chesnut, one of the directors of the railroad.

Lakin & Britton moved a store from Yankeetown, or Hurricane Point, where they had been in business some time. Dement & Clark erected a second store soon after, which in the spring of 1877, was burned. One or two others have been added to these. William H. Daniels, a blacksmith in Yankeetown, came here in 1872 and is still in business. Isaiah J. Michener erected an elevator in 1873 or '74, and deals largely in grain, the station being a good shipping place.

The Methodist Church started in Yankeetown in the early days of the settlement, being organized in the house of Henry Dement, as a class. They met in private houses, generally at Mr. Dement's, until they built a brick church, about 1849 or '50. Here they met until Chesnut was platted, 'when they erected a neat frame house of worship there, and is situated in the southeast corner of the county, on the Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Railroad. It was named in honor of Col. Latham, and was laid out on the lands of Edwin A. Joynt and L. Parrish, in November, 1871. The first store in town was built by William Dardin, who has since gone, and the building is now unoccupied.

The second was erected by Frederick Joynt; the third by Dr. Leathers, - now the grocery of Joseph Rue ; and the fourth by Henry Metchner. The postmaster was Thomas Hayes. In 1872, an elevator was erected by G. M. Stines & Co. It was burned on the night of October 8, 1875. The next Spring the present elevator was built in its place. The shipments of grain from this point are large ; the greater portion of it going to Toledo. In 1875, a two-story school-house was erected, which is now occupied. The school is ungraded and under the township control.

The Methodist Church was erected here in the Spring of 1872. The congregation had been organized in a school-house aoout a mile west of town. The Baptists were organized in '* Two Mile Grove " in the schoolhouse, and in the fall of 1872, removed their place of worship to Latham, where they erected a church. The oldest settlers in this locality came about 1849. These were Samuel Parrish, who came from Jersey County, and is still living here ; Fred, and E. A. Joynt, the first-named settling in 1849, the second in 1852. Andrew Simpson and Henry Hall were also early settlers. The country about town is cjuite level, and very productive.

Cornland

is on the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad, in the southern part of Elkhart Township. It was platted by Joshua Day, in August, 1871. He and Dr. Phinney opened the first store itf the village, which, in 1873, they sold to the Capps Brothers, who are yet in trade. Thomas Bell erected a grocery in 1871, but discontinued business in 1873. R. W. Jess, of Sangamon County, opened a general store in 1871, but returned to Sangamon County, three years after. Andrew Wilkinson was the first mechanic here, and is yet in business. In 1876, an elevator was built, and a good grain traae started. Before this a small warehouse was operated by Mr. Daney, of Elkhart. The town is also a good stock' point. A good two-story school house was built in 1877. The school is, however, under the district control.

The Christians moved their church-edifice in February, 1877, from a point about three miles north of town, where they had been organized several years.

a thriving vUlage on the I. B. & W. R.R., in Sheridan Township, was laid out by Oliver Holland, in April, 1875, The first building erected in town was a dwelling by William Toberman, who soon after built a store. He had been preceded a short time by Randolph & Co., who were tbe first to open a stock of goods here. There are now four stores in town, and two or three shops. An elevator was built in 1875, by M. La Farg^ who is still in business. The shipments of grain from town are enormous. It is in the midst of an excellent farming community, and the handUng of cattle and grain, especially the latter, forms the chief business of town.

A very comfortable school-house was erected in 1876. The school is, however, under the township control. No church has been built in the village. About two miles out, in Richmond Grove, the people go for divine service, the church there being used by the Methodists and Cumberland Presbyterians.

Only a portion of this village lies in Logan County. It is mainly in Macon County, on the Jacksonville division of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and contains a population of about five hundred.

That portion in this county was surveyed in 1858. This same year Brown's addition was made by Bentley Buxton, Sr , surveyor, and ten years later another by Crab & Linbarger.

The town is an excellent point for grain. Stevens & Barker have shipped from Logan County alone, from February 1 to November 1, 10,000 bushels of oats, 6,000 bushels of rye, and 80,000 bushels of com. C. B, Van Horn has shipped during the same time 10,000 bushels of com from this county. I. G. Cunningham has shipped about 40,000 bushels of corn, and 4,000 bushels of oats, making a total of nearly 150,000 bushels, aside from what is purchased in Macon County.

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Seventeenth Infantry

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One Hundred And Sixth Infantry

The One Hundred and Sixth Illinois Regiment Illinois Yolanteers. was composed of eight companies, organised and enrolled in Logan Gounty, one company from Menard Gounty, and one from Sangamon tk>anty. The regiment was organised some time in August, 1862. by Gol. Robert B. Latham, and went Into camp at Lincoln. Illinois, where it was drilled and mustered, and otherwise prepared for active field service. It was mastered into the United States service on Sept 18, 1862.

On the seventh of November. Ift62. the regiment left camp under orders for the field, and, proceeding to Alton, Illinois, they embarked on a steamer, and on Nov. 10, it arrived at Golumbu^ Ky., and at onoe prooeeded on the railroad to Jisckson, Tennessee when the was divided and placed by companies on the line of the Mobile A Ohio Railroad, ae Suards. Here the regiment remained scattered for a istanee of a hundred miles along the rmilroMl.nntU about the 1st of March, 1868, when they W9n re- brouglit relief to the "UM e 'band' at ~Uie' close of The day. From Bolliar tbe regiment wu ordered to Vlckeburs. Hlae., about (he lat of Kay. I8BS. wbere the rCKlmentwaaenssged In the InrMtneut unci bumbardment of tbe place. I>urlng this period tbe real- anth of June, IBM, they were rngai Clarendon, under Qen. Carr, wheninere wer B.0O0 men antceced on each side. Tbe enct drlren back and the town burned, and afteri DnValrs BlulT. and ware loon sflerward ac

Little Rock for eighteen taentba before the clnm of tbe war, except to broLect the lines and hold tbe point occupied by tbe rcderal troops. TheConfederata army consisted of a roTlng band of tiorsemen. who

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Lincoln City

GoUen, Switzerland, 19th March, 1829; came to this country in 1857; was married in 1873 to Mrs. Louisa Grabe, daughter of Conrad Bozantz; the wife had two children by former marriage, Elizabeth and Lorena

ALTMAN 1. Merchant tailor, Chicago st under Lincoln House; a large and complete stock of cloths, cassimeres and vestings; every article warranted; fit guaranteed.

BARRETT MARK W. Grain dealer, Chicago st, Lincoln, 111; residence cor. Tremont st. and College av; was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, N. Y. Nov. 14, 1836, came to Logan County, 111, in 1 861; was married Dec. i, 1S64, to Miss Anna E. Coddington, who was born in Rossburg, Warren County, Ohio, Feb, 14, 1845, daughter of James and Harriet Coddington, of Lincoln, Logan County, III; has three children: May, born May i, 1866, in Lincoln; James W. boni in Lincoln, Nov. 9, 1869; Hattie,born in Lincoln, March 17, 1875

BATES JOSEPH B. Editor, Lincoln, 111; was bom Jan. 11, 184^, ne&r Jacksonville, 111; entered Knox College, Galesburg, 111, 1863; contended for the Phillips prize in oratory in that institution in 1865; graduated in 1866; went South in 1868 and taught for two years; admitted to the bar in Alabama in 1872; Republican candidate for Presidential elector for Stb District of Alabama in 1876; removed to Lincoln, Jan. 1877, ^^^ became editor of the Logan County Republican, March*. 1877; married June 23, 1870, to Miss Sophie H. Rucker, daughter of Dr.R. B. Rucker, of Bedford County, Tenn; has three children: Lucy R. Annie R. and Jerome C. Politics rep; religion Pres; residence, comer Pekin St. and College av.

BEACH TOIOTHY T. Aitomey^t- Law (of the firm of Beach Si Hodnett) comer Kickapoo and Pulaski sts, Lincoln! Ill; was born in Ulster County, N. Y.» Dec. 18, 1843; came to this county in 1865; in politics a Democrat; was State's Attorney for Logan County from 1872 to i876» and now Master in Chancery; was in the army from 1862 to 1865; was married Maj 3, 1871, to Isabel W, Swing, daughter of M. W. and Elizabeth Swing; has two dtildren: Bessie Leona, and Flora Irene

BEASON SHiAS, Mayor of Lincoln^ III; was bom Jan. 2% 1836^ in Green County, Ohio; came to Logan County, IlL in the fall of 1848; read law, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1859; ^"^'^ married Oct. 9, 1856, to Miss Olive Ash, daughter of James and Ruth Ash,, of At* lanta, 111; has six children: Omar, Ida. Ella, John, Lewis, and Rose; Mr. Beason was the second Mayor of the city of Lincoln, and has tlow served five terms, being the present incumbent; was elected to the I.^:islatare in the fall of 1868

BBRNAKD LOUIS, carriage and wagon maker, Broadway cor. McLean st, Lincoln, Illinois; was bom in Koningsburg, Prussia, Aug. 12, 1823; of French and Prussian descent; came to America Nov. 26, 1847; came to Belleville, Illinois, Oct. 25, 1848; carried on the carriage business at Waverly, Illinois, from 1855 to 1 861; was married at Waverly, May ii, 1858, to Miss Martha Penn; moved to Lincoln, in Logan County, Illinois, Sept. 9$, 1 86 1; served three years in our civil war; had six children born; four living: Katie, Nellie, Frederick, and Don Louis; owns house and four lots cor. Walnut and Third sts. valued at $3,500; politics, democratic; religion, C. Pres. Bird William, painter, with J. Sheer, rep;

BOLLIN JACOB, of the firm of J. Bollin & Co. Pulaski st, Lincoln, Illinois, was bom July 22, 1846, in State of Baden, Germany; came to this country Oct. 1852; lived two years in Toledo, Ohio; came to this county in 1865; commenced business in Lincoln in 1866; was married Sept. 2, 1869, to Miss Elizabeth Bernritter, who was bom in Wurtemberg, Germany; has four children: Minnie Agnes, Dora C. C, William John, and Amelia Reck

BRAKDT F. F. (Firm of Strode & Brandt, painters, Broadway); was bom May 15," 1835, in Copenhagen, Denmark; came to this country in 1862; enlisted in army during Civil War in Thirty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry; was in service three years; was taken prisoner in front of Petersburgh, and was in the fearful Libby prison 11 iQonths, coming out a complete skeleton; again enlisted in the Fourteenth U. S. Infantry; served in that regiment three years, a portion of which time he was in Arizona, - fighting the Indians; was wounded twi<2e during the war; was married 8th October, 1865, to Miss Ellen Conlin; have 10 children, three only living: Hansane, Mary Ann, and Charles Francis owner of the Spitly House, Lincollb, 111; was bom in Loran Ccyinty, Ohio, 3a day of March, A. D. 1832; went to sea at the age of 10, and remained in that business until 1861; was master of a ship from 1853 to 1 86 1, then commenced the business of of hotel keeping; came to this county, April 14th, 1877; was married 2d day of January. 1857, to Miss Mary King; (who was daughter of James and Mary Kin^, of Erie, Psu) and was bom in Montreal, Canada; had eight children, five now living: Charles E. Mamie J., William R.. Joseph C, and George H.

CANTRELL IRA J. wagon manufacturer, Pulaski cor. Hamilton st; was bom April 23, 1837, in Waynsville, DeWitt Co, 111; commenced business, that df wagon-making, in Lincoln, in 1865; was married to first wife, Miss Martha Wooton, -daughter of James Wooton, December 15, 1859; ^^^^ ^^^^ September 23, i860; married second time August 23, 1866, to Miss Sarah j. McLaughlin, daughter of Syrus D. and Sarah McLaughlin, of Springfield, -Ohio; have six children: Gilbert H. Myra, Ira J. and Syrus (twins), Louella and Estella (twins). Estella died October 2, from Ireland - Carroll Samuel, laborer. Eighth st. Carriger John, tinner, dem; Cath; from Ireland Cass Carrie Miss millinery, Logan st; Meth;

CHALFANT JAMES G. was born 30th August, 1837, at Coshocton Co., Ohio; was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; came to Morgan Co., Illinois, September 7, 1859; to Logan Co., ist May, 1862; served in the Logan Co. 106 th Illinois Volunteers, Company D; from August 1st, 1862, to August 1st, i865;> was taken prisoner by a guerilla band in West Tennessee, 23rd March, 1863; was compelled to keep up on foot with their horses, whereby he endured great suffering; was released on parole after two weeks' imprisonment; was elected Co. Sup. of Logan Co. in November, 1865, and served four years; was admitted to the Bar in March, 1870; was re-elected to the Co. Superintendency November, 1873, ^crm yet unexpired; was married, 2nd February, 1867, to Miss Mary A. Carroll, daughter of Thomas Carroll, of Amboy, Illinois; have four children: Hallie S., Effie May, William P. and Franklin Q., all living

CHOWNING G. W. of the firm of Edgar & Chowning, dealers in Agricultural Implements. 127 Pulaski St., Lincoln, 1,11- inois; was born Febmary 22, 1825, in Nicholasville. Jessamine Co., Kentucky; came to Logan Co. February^. 1855; entered into business as painter; was the first street commissioner, the first constable and the first tax collector of Lincoln; and bought the first plow and scraper (on a credit for the town) that was ever worked on its streets; was married, 23rd December, 1852, to Miss Nannie Ryan, daughter of Moses and Dulcina Ryan, of Bath Co., Kentucky; had four children : Dulcina, Mosena, Nan- nie M. and Buckner H.; only one living, Mosena; was married second time to Mrs. Ellen Wood, of Lincoln, 14th day of November, 1873; have two children by second mirriage: Pearl and Charles Edgar; has been in business with Mr. Edgar for eight years Chrisberger Michael, blacksmith. Third st; dem; from Ohio Coddington R. B. grain dealer Cole Frank, miller, Broadway; from Maryland Cole Jacob, laborer. South st; rep; bom Illinois Collms J. W. dentist, Kickapoo st; dem; from

CRANDAL ANDREW, Carpenter. Contractor and Builder, Pulaski st; residence cor. Seventh and Maple sts, Lincoln. III.; was bom 23d January, 1842, in Lorain County, Ohio; came to Lincoln, Logan County, III., in 1864; enlisted in Ninth Illinois Infantry, Company H, on 20th day Seplember, 1861; served 14. months and five days; was honorably discharged on account of sickness; was married 20th September, 1865, to Mrs. Maiy Polhamus, of Lawrence, McHenry County, 111., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buel; has two children: Kitty, who was bom Aug»

I>AN'A HENRY W. of the firm of Dana & Hahn, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Kickapoo st. residence 33 Union st, Lincoln, 111.; was bom April 3, 1842, in Woodstock, Vt.; came to Lincoln, 111., Febmary, 1866; commenced compiling the abstracts of Logan County in 1866; was admitted to the Bar, in Burlington, Vt.; was married to Miss Emma Van Kleeck, daughter of William H. and Mary Haight, of New York city; has four children living: Edwin W., Robert C, Mabel and Wm. H.

I>ANL.£Y JAMES H. Dealer in Books, Stationery, and Music, 136 Broadway, Lincoln, 111.; was born Aug. 15, 1842, in McLean County, 111.; came to Lincoln, Logan County, in 1869; was married Nov. 13, 1866, to Miss Jennie Ament, daughter of J. L. and S. A. Ament, of Princeton, Bureau County; his father, Levi Danley, was one of the first settlers of Central Illinois, and is still living atthe age of 78; J. H. Danley enlisted in the army during civil war, Aug. 14, 1861, in Company D, Eighth Missouri Zouaves; served three years, being promoted first to Sergeant, thence to Lieutenant, and then to Aid-decamp to General G. A. Smith; he was captured at Atlanta, Georgia; carried close to the lines, and escaped by daring horsemanship and riding, and returned to his company to report advance of the enemy; he served in all the battles with General Sherman in the Army of the Tennessee

DEHNER JOHN E. Business and residence Broadway, cor. Sangamon st, Lincoln, III.; was bom Dec. 27, 1838, at Grosselfingen, HohenzoUer Hechingen, Prussia; came to this country in 1856 resided in St. Louis, Mo., for 15 years; settled permanently in Lincoln, 111., in 1872; was married 2d day of January, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Braun, who was bom in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 18, 1844, ^^^ ^^ daughter of Henry Braun. of that place; has seven boys: Joseph P. bom in St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 8, 1866; John P. bom Oct 4, 1867, in St. Louis, Mo; Wilhelm D. bom in St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 4, 1869; Carl E. bom in St. Louis. Mo. Oct. 27, 1 871; Edward D. bom in Lincoln, III, Oct. 15, 1873; Albert

DENGEB ADAM, Grocery merchant, 164 Broadway, Lincoln, 111; residence corner of College av. and Fifth st; was bom 3d day of October, 1852, in Columbia, Monroe County, 111; came to Lincoln May 25, 1869; was clerk first for J. A. Lutz, dry goods merchant, for three years; afterward clerked for same length of time for J. B.

Montague; then commenced business for himself Aug. 3. 1876; was married May 12, 1874, to Miss Annie M. Bertscb, daughter of Philip and Margarita Bcrtsch, of Pekin, 111; has one child, Clara Mary, bom May 15, 1875; Mr. Denger's father is still living, and is a farmer in Carrolton County, Mo., aged 58; his mother died when he was an infant

DOWNING GEORGE H. Justice of the Peace; profession, carpenter, Fifitb cor. Pine st; was bom in Ohio April 28, 1833; came to Logan County, 111. in 1847; enlisted during the civil war in the Union army and served three years; one year of the time in the engineer corps; was married in 1855 to Martha Ellen Braughton; has eight children, five living and three dead: Frances E. bom Feb. 22, 1858, diedjuly30,i862, Rebecca Jane, bom May 2, 1859, John T. bom April 12, 1862, Elmer S. bom July 2, 1866, George W. bom April 7, 1868, died May 28, 1872, Clara Bell, bom July 5, 1871, Sylvester, bom May 26, 1874, died in 1874, Florence May, bom April 24, 1875; Rebecca Jane was married Dec. 10, 1876, to A F. Recder, of Lincoln, 111; have one child, L. Florence, bom Sep. 20, 1877

Illinois Edwards William, laborer, Chicago st. Edwards Catharine, Mrs. Ninth st. Egan M. laborer, dem; Cath; from Ireland H. K. £>r., druggist,

Heb; from Germany Eichberg & Landauer, clothing, Kickapoo st. Elder C. S. physician, under Lincoln house Elliott H. F. flour mill, Chicago st; dem;

Illinois Emmett Almira, Mrs. Pekin st. Emmett George, with Ira J. Cantrell Emmett William, with Ira J. Cantrell Engdahl Charles, painter at S. F. Eager's Enlows Abraham, Kankakee st; rep; Chris; from Kentucky Enlows W. V. trader Entz, painter, McLean st. Erickson Mrs» L. Seventh st. Erklich H. H. laborer, from Germany Brienbush Christ, blacksmith with J. Sheer Esders Martin, drayman. North st; rep; Luth. Etterlein William, blacksmith. Second st; rep.

FISK FRANK, attoraey, Lincoln; bora in Fayette, Maine, Feb. 29, 1829; came to this county in November, 1852; has held offices of alderman, justice and notary; was in 4th Illinois cavalry, lieutenant and captain; was commissioned lieutenant-colonel and declined; was in battles of Donelson» Shiloh, and Ft. Henry; married Miss Ellen M. Wakefield, May i, 1870, in Chicago; one child, Ruth M.

FOLEY STEPHEN A. attoraey at law, Pulaski st, Lincoln, 111.; was bora in Logan Co., Ill, Aug. 27, 1840; came to Lincoln in 1 86 1, graduated at tlie university of Albany, N. Y., and was admitted to the Bar in 1866; was married Nov. 7. 1867 ta Miss Hannie J. Hahn, daughter of William B. and Sarah W. Hahn,of PennsyU vania; who was bom in Norristown, Pa., Feb. 27, 1843; have three children: William H., aged 7 years, Florence, aged three years, Edna, aged one year. Mr. Foley was elected county judge of Logan Co, Nov. 6, 1877

FORREST RANDOLPH B. attorney at law, Lincoln, III. ; was bom at Portsmouth, Ohio, 20th Oct. 1850 ; came to this State in 1852; resided in Logan county since 1858; was educated at High school of Atlanta, and afterward attended Normal university during the years of 1868 and 1869; taught school for several years, and in December, 1873, became connected with the Logan County youmal^ and in 1874 was sole publisher and editor of the same ; in December, 1874, was one of the tounder!^ and first editor of Lincoln Timesy and severed his interest in that paper in January, 1875; read law with Beason & Blinn; was admitted to the bar June term, 1876; formed partnership with E. Lynch, July, 1876, which continued one year; politics dem; was married to Mary E. Randolph on 29th Dec. 1872; has two children, Gertrade and Ahna; has one sister, Mary Alice Eves; one half brother, John Wallace

GILCHRIST JAMES, deceased; native of Scotland; was bom Aug. 14, 1 818; settled in Eminence township, Logan county, 111, in May, 1845; was first married in Scotland Nov. 22, 1842, to Mrs. Jane McQueen; their children, Mrs. Jane J. Houston, William J. and John R. Gilchrist, Mrs. Mary Casson, deceased, and Joseph D. Gilchrist; his first wife died September, 1855; he was married the second time November 26, 1867, to Miss Lizzie M. Russell, eldest dau^^hter of Rev. T. K. Russell, of Atlanta, Logan county, IlL, and native of Indiana; her children, two daughters, Effie B. and Annie B. Gilchrist; James Gilchrist was a farmer ever since

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OHiLESPIE OAVID, firm of D. & J. Gillespie, 139 and 141 Pulaski st Lincoln, 111,; was bom Oct. 7, 1832, at Derry Valley, County of Monaghan, Ireland; came to this country May, 1855; to Lincoln, IlL, March 10, 1864; commenced business in partnership with his brother James April I, 1869; was married April 6, 1869, to Miss Matilda Parker, daughter of Aaron and Phoebe Parker, of Morgan county. 111.; have four children: Imogene (died at six years of age), Joseph, Hiram and David; politics rep; religion Pres.

P. F. dentist, Broadway, cor. Chicago st Lincoln, opposite Lincoln House; .was bom in Colerain township, Belmont County, Ohio, 14th April, A.D. 1839; enlisted in the army in 1861; came to Illinois in Febraaiy, 1864: politics rep; was married 13th February, 1866, to Miss Sarah M. Mills, youngest daughter of Capt. E. R. Mills, of Putnam county, Illinois; have one child, boy, Elmer Carlton, now 10 years of age; Dr. P. F. Given and wife own 260

Lincoln in 1874; ^^ married December 20, 1874, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Irwin, daughter of S. L. Irwin; have one child, a boy, Julius Marvin, who was bom in Lincoln, 1st day of January, 1876

GOLTRA ABRAHAM H. residence at terminus of Seventh st. Lincoln, 111; was born November 24, 1843, in New Jersey; joined the army during the civil war, the 5th day of March, 1865, and served until the close of the war; was married December 14, 1868, to Mrs. Harriet J. Flood, widow of Nicholas Flood, of St. Louis, Mo; her maiden name was Harriet J. Reeder, daughter of Mrs. Nancy Reeder, of Havana, Mason County, 111; there is one daughter by first marriage, Carrie E. Flood, and one daughter by second marriage, Minnie M. Goltra; Mr. Goltra is in politics rep; religion Meth.

GBEBSHEIM MEYER, clothier; Kickapoo st. Lincoln, 111; was born in Germany in 1848; came to Logan County in 1866; was married October 11, 1874,10 Miss G. Livingston, daughter of L. Livingstgn, who was bom in Lincoln, 111; have one child, a girl, named Cora; religion Hebrew

GUTHRIE A. S. livery, feed and sales stable, McLean cor. Pulaski st., Lincoln, 111; Mr. Guthrie was bom Dec. 13, 1838, in Huron County, Ohio; came to this State and county April, 1858; taught school for a number of years in Logan County, and was Co. Sup. of public schools for one term, four years; was in stock trade (sheep) for six years; was married, Oct. 28, 1869, to Miss Julia A. Steward, of Wilkesbarre, Penn., daughter of Israel Steward; have one child, Alfred Clyde; in politics rep.

HARDY EDWIN, boot and shoe man> ufacturer, 151 Pulaski st. Lincoln, 111; was born in London, England, May 16, 1825; came to the United States in 1854; lived in Chelsea, Michigan, twelve years; came ta Lincoln July 5, 1866; enlisted as musician during civil war in Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, Sept. 16, 1 861; discharged honor^ ably Aug. 11, 1862; was married the 13th day of July, 1843, to Miss Betsy >tanfield, who was bora in Buckingham, Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 2, 1824; have one child, daughter, Mary

HATTON li. li. farmer, residence Peoria St. cor. Clay, Lincoln, III; was bom 6th day of August, 1821, in Warren County, Ohio; came to Logan County, Illinois, 1854; wa» married 5th March, 1863, to Miss Rachel

B. Mills, daughter of Ephraim and Patience Mills, of Warren County, Ohio; have one daughter, Elizabeth Lee, bom I ith June, 1864; the twin brother, Edward, died ii^ infancy; the other son, bom i ith July. 1868, died 2ist April, 1871; Mr. Hatton worked as a carpenter in Atlanta from 1854 to 1863, then went on a farm four miles east of Lincoln; was elected County Surveyor in 1863; moved to Lincoln Sept. 1876; grandfather, Robert Hatton, came from Wales to Ireland, thence to America previous to the Revolution, enlisted and served seven years; being of Quaker persuasion, they dropped his name from the church list when he enlisted, and his mother heard nothing of him during the seven years absence; on his return, with his brother, who had been with him, they commenced drilling in the yard to see if their mother would know them; she came out and seeing, as she supposed, two rough soldiers, ordered them out of the yard; they made themselves known, and to her joy they were her two long lost boys; ne afterward became a distinguished preacher among the Quakers; L. L. Hatton has 240 acres of land in East Lincoln township, valued $15,000; lot and house in Lincoln, valued $2,500; politics rep; religion Friends

HAWKINS CHABIiES F. painter, cor. Broadway and Kickapoo st; residence Hamilton st. Lincoln, III; was bom in Providence, R. I. Sept. 25, 1849, ^^^ came to Logan County in 1855; his mother Mrs. Amanda B. Hawkins, was bom in Rehoboth, Mass., Feb. 14, 1830, and is still living in Lincoln, 111; has two brothers, George A. and John F. Hawkins; thfee sisters: Emily A., Carrie P., Nellie G.; the oldest brother, George, was married to Miss Alice Fredericks, and has one child living, John; one of the sisters, Emily A., married Daniel Morrow, of Pickaway, Ohio

Ohio Hill William R. carpenter. Sixth cor. Walnut; dem; Meth; from New Jersey Hillman William, cigar manufacturer, Sangamon St. Hinmel Charles, clerk, Sangamon st; dem;

HOIiTON T. T. was born Nov. 17, 1839, ^^^ Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio, where his parents have resided since 1835; at the age of 16 years he entered the i National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, and after three years entered College at Bethany, Virginia, graduating in 1862; where on the 1 8th day of November, 1862, he was married to Miss Ellen M. Campbell, daughter of the late Archibald Campbell, of Newry, Ireland; from 1862 to 1866, taught in Jefferson College and Falmouth Academy, Kentucky. From 1866 to 1868, preached for Christian Church in Vincennes, Ind; from 1868 to 1870, in Springfield, 111; from 1870 to 1873, in Berlin, Sangamon Co. Ill; located permanently in Lincoln in the year 1873, following his profession, occasionally varied by clerking; was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court in the fall of 1876; resides at the comer of Union and Tremont streets, Lincoln. W. B. Holton, father of T. T. Holton, was bom in Mason County, Ky; Sarah P. Holton (formerly Tilghman) was born in Albermarle County, Virginia; have six children

HOSKINS COBYI>ON, was bom in Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Conn. March 21, 1829; was on a farm there until 21 years of age; went then to Kentucky and remained there 14 years as a merchant; was married in Kentucky in 1852, to Miss S. A. Lewis, by whom he had six children, three now living: Thomas L., Mary Ann and James Corydon; wife died in 1862; came to Illinois in 1864, and has been merchandizing in Lincoln ever since; was married April 19, 1865, to second wife, Miss Lizzie R. Young, who was bom in Illinois; have two children, one living, Susie Bell

HOUSEB D. G. residence Decatur st. cor. of Kickapoo, Lincoln, 111; was born January 22, 1822, in Indiana; came to Lincoln, Logan County, 111. in 1874; was married 19th October, 1854, ^o Miss Elizabeth Evens (daughter of John and Anna Evens), who was born in McLean

County, III; have two children: Frank C, who was bom March 20, 1S5S, and Clara, bom September 4, 1866; have a farm of 160 acres in DeWitt County, valued at $12,000; republican in politics

HOUSEB JONAS P. merchant, of the firm of Harry & Houser, 174 Broadway, Lincoln, 111; residence 175 Kickapoo cor. Decatur; was bom April 25, 1835; came to Lincoln a mechanic inl 1664; entered the store with J. and H. Crang, and afterward with Boyd, Paisley & Co., serving in the two houses for ten consecutive years without loss of time; went into business then with G. I. Harry Jan. I, 1874, constituting the firm of Harry & Houser, and whose business now is one of unosoal magnitude, extending over several counties; was married Oct. 13, 1S57, to BCiss Mary E. Martin, daughter of Rev. Samuel H. Martin; has three chileren: William W. bom July 8, i860. Harry A. bom April 27, 1866, David P. bom Noy. 3, 1874; Mr. Houser's father, David Houser, was bom in Washington County, Maryland, in the year 1789, and is still living in Lincoln, 111. in the enjoyment of comparative health; he made the trip down the Ohio and Missippi rivers to New Orleans in the year 1811, retuming on foot through the then Indian Nation; politics rep; religion Orthodox

HOUSEB WM. W., M. D. of Uncoin. 111. youngest son of David and Elizabeth Houser; was bom in Clearmont County, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1837, and is now in his forty-first year; removed to Illinois with his father's family in 1855; studied medicine with Dr. Gardner, of Waynesvillc, and attended lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated Febraary 3, 1859, since which time he has been engaged constantly in the practice of medicine in the State of Illinois, with the exception of the time he spent in the army. In his practice he has constantly adhered to the distinctive prindciples of his school, discarding the use of calomel^ blue masSy antimony and all 0tkef poisonous mineral medicines, and has gained a most enviable reputation as a physician and surgeon, fully equal to that of any other practitioner in Logan County, as his accumulation of property will fully attest. During the late rebellion he served as a surgeon, with the rank of major, receiving his commission from the President of the United States in the 124th U. S. C. I. He also served as surgeon of the Sixth Tennessee Mounted Infantry. The Illinois State Eclectic Medical Society have elected him as their president for three successive terms, which position he has filled with entire satisfaction to the society. In October, 1875, the trustees of the American Medical College of St. Louis, Mo., elected him Professor of Materia Medicia and Therapeutics in that institution, but not being willing to give up his location at Lincoln, he resigned it, and was given the honorable position of Adjunct Professor of Surgery, which he still holds. He was married Jan. 29, 1868, to Mary E. Oliver, of Bement, 111; has four children; is an original republican in politics, and a Methodist in religion

HOWAKD W. A. Deputy Sheriff, Lincoiu, Logan County, 111; was bom May 4, 1849, i" Scott County, 111; came to Logan County in 1862; is by trade a plasterer, but has been Deputy Sheriff for three years, and was elected township collector for one year; parents died when he was quite young; was married May 21, 1868, in Trenton, Clinton County, 111. to Miss Diana White, daughter of J. M. White; have two daughters, Emma and Eva Lee; in politics rep; and belongs to O. S. Presbyterian Church

HUBCiB JAM£S» residence Fourth St. Lincoln, 111; was bom July 25, 1842, at Mechanicsburg, Penn; came to Atlanta in Nov. 1864, to Lincoln in 1876; was married Dec. 3, 1865, to Miss Fannie Morris, daughter of Solomon and Martha Morris, of Atlanta, 111; has four children: Libbie, Morris, Katie, and Dellie; enlisted in Union

UUE:ILL E. S. residence 85 Pulaski St. Lincoln, 111; was bom Jan. 8, 1839, in Logan County, Ohio; was married Aug. 22, i860, in Lincoln, III., to Miss Hattie C. Allen, daughter of Job and Clarissa Allen, of New Jersey; has two children: Hermon E. bom June 4, 1861, Frank, bom Oct. 18; 1862; Mr. Hukill's father is still living in Sedalia, Mo., aged 78; his mother died July 8, 1877, aged 78; both were bom in Virginia, and came to Illinois in 1852; they had seven children: Jackson, now in Tazewell County; Jbhn, in Lincoln; Charles B., now in < San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, William B. and Harriet S. are now in Sedalia, Mo., with their father; E S., the subject of the present biography, resides in Lincoln, and in politics is thoroughly democratic

HUMPHREY S. C. residence Tremont St. Lincoln, 111; was bom Nov. 13, 1832 in Madison, Ind; removed to Illinois in 1835; graduated at Bethany College, West Virginia, in 1858; wais married Feb. 21, 1861, to Miss Emma Regnier, of Petersburg, 111; has five children: Mary E., Harry, Victoria, Leroy, and S. C. Humphrey, Jr; was teacher and principal of Toulon Academy in Stark County, 111; was pastor of Christian Church for four years at Charleston, Coles County, 111; has since been pastor of the churches at Talula,

Antioch,and Petersburg, and otherwise engaged in preaching throughout Central Illinois; is at present farmer and com dealer at Skelton, on the I., B. & W. R.R.

HUNTING NEWTON C. dentist, Broadway, Lincoln; was bom April ii, 1839, in Gallup, Schoharie Co. New York State; came to this county January, 1865; was married Nov. 16, 1875, to Miss Eva Husbrook, of Janesville, Wis.

HURLBURT HENRY, stock dealer, residence Fourth st. Lincoln, 111; was bom March 4, 1833, in Batavia, Genesee Co. New York; came to Lincoln, Logan Co. 111. in 1869; was married ist day of November, 1855, to Miss Amanda D. Ford, daughter of Phineas and Pamela Ford, in Batavia, Genesee Co. N. Y; have four children: Etta M., bom Sept. 28. 1856, Pamela F., born Aug. "5, 1858, Henry D., bom June ii, 1864, Harriet L., bom Nov. 20, 1870; Mrs. A. D. Hurlburt was bom June 17, 1836; her father, Phineas Ford and mother, Pamela Ford, are still living; father was bom June 25, 1790, mother was bom April 9. 1792; had nine children, four boys and five girls, all now living

HUTCHINSON J. W. prop, of the Lincoln House, Lincoln, 111; was bom March 31, 1831, in Otsego, Co. N. Y. In early life and until twenty years of age was brought up in a hotel kept by his father, at and in vicinity of Utica, N. Y; from that time on for about fifteen years was engaged in telegraph and railroad business; then to the present time engaged in hotel business, keeping first Tilden House at Escanaba, Mich, next the Lincoln House, in Lincoln, 111. one of the finest and most completely furnished hotels in the State, outside of Chicago; he took charge of this hotel at its completion and has ducted it since with gratifying success. ^ J. W. Hutchinson came West at the age of 26; was married in i860 to Miss Hattie A^ Wellman, of Kingsville, Ohio; had two children, Freddy, who died at the age of one year, and Murray W., bom in 1862. Mr. Hutchinson's father came west in 1859. Father and mother are both living at Kewanee, 111. aged seventy

HYD£ JAMES F. was bom in 1813. in Berkshire Co. Mass. and moved to Medina Co. Ohio, in 1822, enduring the hardships of a frontier life till the age of eighteen, when his ambition for a more active life induced him to engage as clerk in a store, where he remained till the fall of 1836, when he obtained the position of clerk on a steamboat mnning from Cincinnati to New Orleans. In the fall of 1837. he came to Pike Co. 111. and commenced teaching, which occupation he has followed since that time, with the exception of a few years, giving very general satisfaction wherever he has been employed. He removed to the city of Lincoln, his present home, in 1865, and for ten yean has been engaged in teaching, the last six of which has been in the N. 4th ward of the city. Mr. H. has held the offices ofSupL of schools,, and Assessor, in Pike Co. and in the city of Lincoln, in all of which he has proved faithful, capable, and honest Although well advanced in years, he still retains the activity, both physical and mental, of one in the prime of life bom Illinois JTARCHOW LOUIS, cigar manufacturer, 119 Sangamon st. Lincoln, 111; was bom October 30, 1849. in Mecblenburg, Germany; came to this country in 1856; came to Lincoln in 1866, and engaged in business in 1874; ^^s married in 1 873 to Miss Caroline Awe, who was bom in Mechlenburg, Germany; hare two children, William and Mary

JOHNSON J. W. machinist and foundry man, McLean st. Lincoln, 111. northeast cor. square; was bom in Sangamon County, III, August 15, 1849; came to Lincoln April I, 1877, and engaged in machine and foundry business, in partnership with E. J. Lowery; was mai;(ied December 20, 1876, to Miss Maria Crang, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Cran;, of Clinton, 111. formerly of Devonshire, England; politics republican

Jones William B. attomey, 3 Hart's building; rep; C. Pres; from Kentucky Jones Samuel, Fourth st. Jones William O. attomey, 3 Hart's buildiogf rep; from Kentucky Jordan Alexander, cook, Lincoln House Jordan J. D. farmer, Kickapoo st; dem;

KBNITON B« A. residence cor. Second and German sts. Lincoln, 111; was bom January 15, 1 8 10, in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, State of New York; came to Michigan in 1844; from there to Lincoln, in Logan County, 111. in 1864; was married in 1833 to Miss L. J. Rhodes, of Johnston, Fulton County, New York, who died in Michigan, 1852; had seven children, five of whom are now living : Thomas W., Alazan, Joseph F., Marinda M., Charles H.; was married again in Michigan, in 1855, tQ

Roxana Brewer, who was bom in State of Vermont, town of Brattleboro; in politics republican; was a democrat until Franklin Pierce's administration; in religious belief a Baptist; was a farmer until 21 years of age; then became a tanner and glove manufacturer

KLATT FRANK, Livery. Feed and Sale Stables, Broadway, Lincoln, 111; was born Jan. 29, 1839, ^^ Prussia; came to this country in October, 1855; joined the Union army Aug. 11, i86i; served in Company B, Second Illinois Cavalry for three years; was in battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, and numerous others; commenced livery business in Lincoln, 1865, in partnership with M. Spitly, whose interest he afterward purchased, and now runs the business alone; was married Dec. 17, i868, to Miss Rosa Yaeger, who was born near Alton, 111; have Bve

KNAPP COIiBY M. City Clerk of the City of Lincoln; eldest son of Hon. Colby Knapp; office Kickapoo st; residence Broadway; was born Sept. 19;

1844, in Middletown, Logan County. Ill^ came to Lincoln Oct. i, 1865; enlisted in the Union army in 1S65, Company D, i4Sth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers; served until Sept. 30. 1865; was elected collector of East Lincoln township in 187 1, and the following October was elected City Clerk, and was re-elected in March, 1872, and again re-elected in 1873,. 1874, 1875, 1876 and 1877; was married to Miss Mary Tarr, of Pontiac, 111. May 25, 1870; has two children: Colby Harry and Bessie M. Politics democratic

KOEHNLE C. W. agent of the firm of Koehnle & Scully, Lincoln, 111; was born Jan. 4, 1835, at Esslingen, Germany; came to America in 1853; in 1855 came to Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, 111. and in 1856, removed to Lincoln, 111; was twice elected Circuit Clerk of Logan County, and served until Novem. ber, 1872; was elected trustee of the town of Lincoln in April, i860. School Inspector, July, 1867, and Alderman, March 8, 1869; in 1862, he laid out the portion of the city of Lincoln now knowji as " Koehnle's Addition;" was married September I, 1854, .to Miss Louise C. Orthwein, of Kirchberg, Germany; has six children: Frederick C, Oscar. Amelia, Anna, Willie; and Louise. Politics rep; religion E. Lutheran liA DUE THEODORE F. Architect and Su|>enntendent, office in Latbmm's Block, Kickapoo st. Lincoln, III; was bom May 12, 1833, in Duchess County, N. Y; came to Lincoln, Logan County, IlL in the fall of 1855; was elected school director in 1861, and served two years; in 1863, was elected Alderman of the Second Ward, served two years; was re-elected in 1865, and served two years; built Gillett's Block in 1867; Gillett's Hall and Latham's Block in 1868; furnished plans for the high school building in 1869; moved to Chicago in 1871; returned to Lincoln»in 1875; built the Lincoln House in 1876; built a fine residence on cor. McLean and Pekin sts; was married 30th September, 1858, to Miss Eliza Boulse, daughter of Dr. A. N. Boulse, of Columbus, Ohio; has eight children, seven living: Nettie, Grace, Frances, Howard, Nellie, Theodore, Elida (died August, 1875), Genevieve; father died in 1849; mother still living, aged 74 liATHAM ROBERT B. was bom in Union County, Ky. on the 2ist day of June, 1818. His father, James Latham, the first settler in the bounds of Logan County, was bom in Virginia, on October 21, 1768; on June 21, 1792, he was married to Miss Mary Briggs, a native of the same state,* and who was bom on February 3, 1 772. The history of Mr. Latham's removal and settlement in the Prairie State is fully described in the historical portion of this volume, and need not be repeated here. His family consisted of ten children, all of whom were born in Kentucky. The oldest, Betsey, married James Chapman, and with him moved to Sangamon County in the fall of 18 1 9. Lucy married Grant Blackwell, and lived and died in Kentucky. Fanny died young. Richard, who came to Illinois with Mn and Mrs. Chapman, and who was cotemporary with his father in the early settlement of this county, first married Emily Hubbard (this was probably the first marriage in the county). After her death he married Margaret Broadwell. He resided at Elkhart until 1852, when he went to Springfield, where he died. He was buried at Elkhart. Mary married John Constant, and lived at Springfield until her death. Phillip married Catharine Tabor, at Springfield. "While on a visit to Kentucky in 1844, he was killed by the fall of a tree. Nancy, who was never married, still lives in Springfield with Mrs. Richard Latham. John married Lucy Bennett, and lived some time at Elkhart. - While pursuing his studies for the university in the east, and when on his way home, he sickend and died of fever at Vevay, Ind. Robert B. the subject of this sketch, and now the oldest settler in the County, was one year old when the family reached their western home. There were then but two cabins on the site of Springfield, and his father's was the first north of the Sangamon river. Robert obtained his first education sitting on the knee of Erastus Wright, one of the first teachers who came to Illinois, and who was employed in the family of Mr. James Latham. He afterward attended a subscription school in Peoria (Fort Clark) during two years, and in 1827, the year afttfr his father's death, he went to Morgansfie!d, Ky. where he resided with hb sister Lucy, Mrs. Blackwell, where he attended school. He afterward returned to Elkhart, and subsequently went to Stout's Grove, McLean County, thence to Fancy Creek, embracing every opportunity to gain an education. At the age of 16 he entered the high school at Springfield, and studied during the winter terms four years, perfecting himself in the common branches, and pursuing the natural sciences and higher mathematics. Here he formed the acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln, which ri|>ened into an intimate friendship. During the vacations he worked on the farm at home. Attaining his majority he received hi^ portion of his father's estate, and at once engaged in farming for himself. His land occupied a part of Elkhart Grove, and here he remained until 1850, when he sold his farm and established himself in tlie tval-estate business in Mt. Pnlaski, then the seat of justice for Logan County. This year he was elected Sheriff And held the office two years. Mr. Latham wfu employed to secure the right of way for the Chicago & Alton Railroad through the county. This he performed in a successful manner, and was granted the right to form a town pn this road. As a station had been made at Elkhart, another tras desired about ten miles east, which would bring it near the center of the county, and about a mile from the old town of Postville. A quarter section of land was purchased here by himself, J. D, Gillett, and Virgil Hickox. On this the present city of Lincoln was laid out. For the advancement of this cityv now the county seat, no man has done as much as Col. Latham; in i860 he was elected to the State Legislature, and in 1862 responded to the call for troops by raising the One Hundred and Sixth Illinois R^ment, of which the Governor appointed him Colonel, in accordance with the unanimous wish of the men; he was held in great esteem by his men, and bravely shared the privations of a soldier's life with them; his care for his regiment was unremitting, and brought on an attack of fever, from which he lay in the hospital at Memphis a month in a critical condition; he was then brought home, and on his recovery returned to his regiment, but was soon prostrated by pneumonia and was obliged to resign his commission; no better evidence of the esteem in which Col. Latham was held by his men can be expressed than in the following letter, written by one of them:

** Jackson, Tenn., May i, i86«. yft still sleep in the open air, and while we are so highly favored with pleasant weather we would just as soon remain in this condition as any other way. Col. Latham stays with us, sharing the same privations that we do, and appears to care more for the comfort of his men than for himself. The Colonel is becoming very popular with our meti. Since coming South the Colonel has shown himself to be a man, not only of d«ep sympathies, but dio of nradi more talent and ability as a <|6nkmander than we hi^ supposed, and hftk thus gained the confidence and esteem of the entire regiment I have heard quite a number say that since coming here they would not be willing to exchange hiot for any other Colonel in the service. This popularity is increasing every day, and we think we can boast of a Colonel who is an honor to his regiment, Logan County, and the Prairie State."

Since the war he has lived in Lincoln, where his beneficence has been unbounded. Every church in town has received from him pecuniary aid, while through his efforts over twenty thousand dollars were raised for the college building here. In railroad interests he has alwajrs taken an active part. He built almost the entire Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Road, and was for some time its President. He also brought into successful 0|>eration the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western branch, which runs through this county. Mr. Latham was first married to Miss Georgiana P. Gillett, daughter of John Gillett, Senior. By her he had three children: John G., Maiy, and James, all of whom and Mrs. Latham died at Mt. Pulaski. He was again married to Miss Savillah Wyatt, daughter of William Wyatt, who resided near Jacksonville. She is one of the third graduating class of the Methodist Female College at Jacksonville, and is a very highly accomplished lady. She was one of the seven young ladies who founded the Belles-Lettres Society connected with her Alma Mater, and was for many years its corresponding secretary. After her graduation she pursued a course of reading at Carrollton,Ill,. perfecting her acquaintance with leading American authors. Mr. and Mrs. Latham have five children, all of whom live at Lincoln. Their names and births are as follows: Mary, bom May 5, 1859, Richard, July I, i860. Roburtie, Aug. IS, 1861, William W. Nov. a8. 1865, and Georgianna, Nov. 24, i87t