Chemung Township (part 2 of 3)

William H. Coventry, deceased, was born in Claverack, Columbia Co., N. Y, in 1815, a son of David and Maria (Keiselberg) Coventry. "While at school in Hudson, N. Y., he boarded with a sea captain, George Coffin, and became so interested in his tales of the sailor's life that when about sixteen years of age went aboard a ship, and followed the sea some fourteen years, and rose to the rank of Captain. He was married Oct. 18, 1841, to Maria Van Hosen, a native of Stuyvesant Falls, Columbia Co., N. Y., born June 20, 1813, a daughter of William and Gertrude (Van Valkenburg) Yan Hosen. Mr. Coventry made one voyage to the West Indies after his marriage, and in 1844 came West and bought the farm where Mrs. Coventry and a son now live, and where he died Oct. 24, 1881. To Mr. and Mrs. Coventry were born three children - Albertis O, born March 23, 1843, is an engineer on the Northern Pennsylvania Railroad; he was married Nov. 1, 1875, to Mary A. Firman. Remus, born Aug. 7, 1845, was married Sept. 20, 1883, to Annie Eliza Carvey, a native of Walworth County, Wis., born April 8, 1864. David, born June 19, 1849, married Ida M. Smith, Sept. 12, 1871, and lives on his father-in law's farm in Chemung Township. Mrs. Wm. Coventry is one of the few old settlers of McHenry County now living. When she came to the county the Indian trail ran across their farm, and their principal neighbors were deer and wolves. Their farm contains 240 acres of fine land, which is now under the management of her son Remus. Remus Coventry is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T. Mrs. Coventry's father was a descendant of Jan Franz Yan Hussun, or Hosen, who came from Holland in 1645, and settled in Albany, N. Y., purchasing his land from the Indians. His principal purchase was theClaverack land, June 5, 1662, amounting to several hundred acres, lying along the Hudson River, and including the present site of Hudson. He paid 500 guilders for this land. This sale is recorded in Book of Deeds VI., page 199, Clerk's office, Albany County, N. Y.

Herbert D. Crumb, Cashier Harvard Bank, was born in Harvard, Jan. 15, 1859, son of Joseph C. and Harriet (Clark) Crumb. He attended school in Harvard until 1875, when he began to work in the bank with his father, and in 1882 was appointed Cashier of this bank. Mr. Crumb was married to Miss Mamie Minier, Oct. 18, 1882, at Harvard. She was born in Harvard, daughter of Henry B. and Julia (Ayer) Minier. Mr. and Mrs. Crumb have one child - Harriet M., born April 18, 1884. Mr. Crumb is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W. In politics he is a Republican.

John JF. Cunningham, of the firm of Sweeney, Cunningham & Dunn, was born in Dunham Township, McHenry Co., 111., Aug. 11, 1855, a son of Florence and Anna (Brady) Cunningham, natives of Ireland. His father came to America when a young man, but returned to Ireland, and three years later came again to the United States. He lived on Staten Island, N. Y, fifteen years, and in 1848 moved to Chicago, 111., and remained five years, and while there assisted in superintending the construction of the plank road from Milwaukee avenue to Jefterson. In 1853 he moved to Mc- Henry County, and bought the farm in Dunham Township, where his widow now lives, and where he died June 17, 1883. Of a family of eight children, six are living - Mary A., wife of "William Brickley; Sarah, wife of Peter Brickley; Kate M., a dressmaker of Chicago; John F; James E. married Mary Dewan, of Marengo; Hannah A., at home. John F. Cunningham attended school till eighteen years of age, and then taught four terms, in the mean time attending the Normal School at Yalparaiso, Ind., graduating from the commercial department June 27, 1877. May 3 1879 he formed a partnership with J. A. Sweeney, and in September, 1883, E. F. Dunn was admitted to' the firm. Mr. Cunningham was married June 9, 1881, to Minnie B. Foley, a native of Chicago, daughter of Timothy and Joannah (Hart) Foley. They have one child - Eva B., born Nov. 19, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Cunningham is one of the most promising young business men of Harvard. He is enterprising and public spirited, and in all his business relations is reliable and straightforward.

Elisha Dodge, deceased, was born in Lamoille County, Vt. July 22, 1808, and died in Harvard, 111., Feb. 7, 1878. His parents', Elisha and Polly Dodge, were farmers of Vermont, and his early life was spent in accordance with the customs of the country in an early day. When eighteen years of age he went to Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., 1ST. Y., and spent the rafting season on the St. Lawrence River, and the chopping season in the lumber forests about ten years, when he moved to La Porte, Ind., and in 1839 to McHenry County, 111., and settled on his farm in Dunham Township, where he endured all the privations of a pioneer life, but lived to see his labors result in pecuniary comfort. In 1877 he moved to Harvard. He was married in 1832 to Susan Smith, of Brasher, N. Y. They had a family of ten children; seven are living - David, born Aug. 31, 1833; Elvira, wife of Elmer Drnllard, born June 29, 1836; Charles B., born May 19, 1840, married Emma Wicks: George A., born Oct. 17, 1844, married Louie Waite; Frank L. G., born Sept. 10, 1846, married Anna Hills; Edna A., born May 9, 1850, is the wife of George Clute; Fred A.^ born Dec. 2, 1858, married May Davis. One son, Isaac E., enlisted in Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Vicksburg. Mrs. Dodge died April 25, 1863. Sept. 28, 1864, Mr. Dodge married Mrs. Abigail Harkness, widow of Nathaniel Harkness. They had one daughter - Cora A. Mrs. Dodge has two children by her first marriage - Martha E., wife of James Fierce, born Feb. 8, 18554, and Henry O, born May 1, 1853, married Ella "Walton. Mrs. Dodge has a pleasant home in Harvard, and is surrounded by kind friends and affectionate children.

David Downs, retired farmer, is one of the oldest settlers of Harvard. He was born in Columbia County, N. Y., April 4, 1806, the twelfth of thirteen children of Dr. David and Mary (Bangs) Downs. In the fall of 1846 he came to Illinois, and bought a farm in Dunham Township, McIIenry County, which he still owns. In the fall of 1882 he retired from the cares of farm life, moved to Harvard and built the pleasant residence where he now lives. He has witnessed the varied changes that transform a new. uncultivated country into towns and cities of culture and refinement, and has always been in the front ranks of those who assist in the transformation. He has been a faithful servant in each of the various trusts given him by his townsmen. He was married Oct. 1, 1828, to Laura Decker, daughter of Peter and Polly (Miller) Decker. They had a family of eigkt children, six of whom are living - Lorraine, wife of Backus; Washington, now in California; Mortimer, married Achsah Lush; Reuben, married Mary Ryland; Jennie, at home; and David, Jr., married Josie Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Downs are members of the Methodist church.

David L. Downs, son of David and Laura (Decker) Downs, was born in McHenry County, 111., Aug. 25, 1849. He was reared on the farm, but since his marriage has lived in Harvard, where he owns three lots and a pleasant residence. He owns a livery-stable in Harvard, but at present is a brakesman on a passenger train on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. March 17, 1877, he was married to Josie Holland, a native of Lima, Wis., daughter of Edward and Maggie (Massey) Holland. They have one child - Claude A., born Jan. 21, 1881.

Orrin J. Dutton, farmer, section 23, Chemung Township, was born in Southington, Hartford Co., Conn., March 25, 1808, a son of Moses and Llannah (Hitchcock) Dutton. When twenty-one years of age he went into the finishing department of an auger factory. In 1S36 he moved to Chautauqua County, N. Y., and in

March, 1856, came "West and settled on the #farm where he now lives. He was married Oct. 30, 1833, to Irena Rice, a native of Meriden, Conn., born Nov. 22, 1813, daughter of Ezekiel and Mary (Merriam) Rice. They have had ten children; seven are living - John R., born Feb. 13, 1836, married Kate 0. Stark; Mary M., born Jan. 7, 1838, wife of Joseph D. Hart, of Chautauqua County, N. Y. ; William J., born March 6, 1842, married Helen Moore and resides in Davenport, Neb.; Lydia A., born Aug. 27, 1844, married Albert Thompson, M. D., of Lawrence; Allen R., born Nov. 30, 1847, married Addie Hart; Abbie I,, born Aug. 17, 1853, wife of George W. Slawson, of Edgar, Clay Co., Neb.; Alice E., Sept. 7, 1S56, wife of Henry I. Cooley, of Kenesaw, Neb.; Moses, born Feb. 6, 1840, died Dec. 17, 1858; Orrin J., born July 17, 1850, died Nov. 8, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Dutton have had a married life of fifty-one years. They have been among the enterprising pioneers of the county and are now living in the enjoyment of the results of the hard labor of their earlier years. They are members of the Presbyterian church.

John Forby, wagon-maker, Harvard, 111., was born in Albany, N. T., Dec. 8, 1819, son of John and Ann (Smith) Forby, natives of Yorkshire, England, who came to America when they were children and were married in New York. They had a family of six children - David, an ivory-turner, of Cleveland, Ohio, married Delia McGlashan; Mary, widow of Leonard Jones, of Greenwich, N. Y. ; Ann, widow of Aaron Conklin, of Albany, N. Y. ; John; George, foreman of the St. Louis Pacific Railroad paint shops, married Elizabeth Dowd; Charles H., resides in Indianapolis. John Forby remained at home till twelve years of age and then went to Saratoga Springs and worked in a carriage factory seven years. He then went to Troy, N. Y. , and in 1839 to Buffalo; thence in the spring of 1841 to Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1847 to New Madrid, N. Y., where he remained one winter. In 1848 he went to Ottawa, Canada, and in 1858 returned to Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1859 from there to Monroe, Wis., where he remained till the breaking out of the Rebellion. Sept. 1, 1861, he enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Battery and served as Sergeant till October, 1864. In February, 1865, he was commissioned Captain of Company E, Fifty-first Wisconsin Infantry, and served till the close of the war. He was mustered out at Milwaukee, Aug. 5, 1865, and returned to Monroe, and in 1870 moved to Harvard, where he has since resided. Mr. Forby was married at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 6,

1841, to MargareJ Esdell, a native of New York, daughter of James and Mary Esdell. She died in 1845. Their only daughter died in infancy. Sept. 3, 1817, Mr. Forby married Margaret Glascott, a native of Pirth, Canada West, daughter of William and Catherine Glascott. Of their seven children, five are living- Margaret E., wife of Charles Lindsay, of Evansville, Wis.; John F., a dentist of Chicago; Maria V., wife of Henry Miller, of Michigan City, Ind. ; Anna B. and Blanche, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Forby are members of the Presbyterian church, of which he he is Elder. He is a member of J. B. Manzer Post, No. 215, G. A. E., and Cleveland Lodge, No. 13, I. O. O. F.

Robert Gardner, deceased, was born in Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., July 13, 1819, a son of Egbert and Martha (Maine) Gardner, natives of Ireland. He came West in 1838 to La Porte County, Ind. ; remained there two years, then removed to Dunham, McHenry Co., 111., where he bought a farm. In 1817 he returned to New York and was married to Sarah M. Da Lee, a native of Washington County, town of White Creek, who was born Aug. 18, 1824, the only child of John K. and Mehettable (Deming) Da Lee. He then returned to his farm, and in the spring of 1855 rented his farm and removed to Marengo, 111., where he engaged in buying and selling grain and live stock until the .following spring, when he removed to Harvard, where he had previously bought one-fourth interest in Hart's original addition to Harvard, and built one of the first dwelling houses in the place. In 1859 he went to Little York, Nevada Co., Cal., where he remained two years and a half, having charge of a saw-mill and ditch property. He then returned to Harvard and engaged in the lumber business till 1875 when his health failed, and he was obliged to give up his business. He died Aug. 9,1877. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner had a family of twelve children; but six are living - Charles D., born Oct. 16, 1854, agent for the American Express Company at Galesburg, 111., married at Eockford, 111, Oct.'lO, 1883, to Mary Kate Bird; Eobert Y., of Texas, born Aug. 20, 1856; Ernest J., money order clerk of the American Express Company, at Cairo, 111., was born Sept. 15, 1857, and was married June 24, 1884, to Eenetta Huntley; Lucy B., born Nov. 17, 1858, has been a teacher in the schools of Harvard a num ber of terms; IT. S. Grant, born April 20, 1863, and Earl D., born May 13, 1864, are in Texas. Mrs, Gardner is one of the few old settlers remaining in McHenry County. She has a pleasant home, kind friends and loving children to cheer her pathway in her last days.

William C. Gaye, shop clerk and store-keeeper for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company, at Harvard, was born in London, England, Aug. 16, 1849, a son of Dr. William J. and Charlotte (Phillips) Gaye. His grandfather, Dr. Charles Francis Phillips, was household physician of Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, London, over fifty years. His father still lives in England. His mother is dead. They have had six children, five of whom are living - Charlotte; Augusta, widow of Dr. John Gunning, of London; Mary J., a governess in a nobleman's family in Italy, aDd William C. When seventeen years of age our subject entered college and graduated in 1866. He then clerked for the Government iin the tax department, London, till 1869, when he came to America. He was employed in New York as shipping clerk eleven months, and then went to Nebraska City, Neb., and for two years was bookkeeper in the Baruum House. Then went to Omaha and drove the United States mail wagon eighteen months, when he was employed as bookkeeper for a cigar manufacturer in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a short time. In 1875 he went to Dunlap, Iowa, and for seven years was shop clerk for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; then was transferred to Baraboo, Wis., where he was assistant chief clerk of the shops till April, 1884, when he was appointed to his present position. Mr. Gaye was married Nov. 12, 1874, to Nancy F. Baily, of Nevada, Iowa, a native of Canada, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Hammond) Baily. They have had four children; but three are living - Emily Beatrice, Jocelyn Burdette, and Beulah N. Mr. Gaye was one of the organizers of the Railway Young Men's Christian Association in Harvard, and was elected its first President, but on account of railroad duties resigned in favor of Gilbert Brainard. He is a member of Baraboo Lodge, No. 178, and Baraboo Northwestern Encampment, No. 20, I. O. O F.

Horton W. Gillis, Postmaster and proprietor of Big Foot Creamery, Big Foot, Chemung Township, was born in this township May 7, 1S52, a son of Nathan B. and Elizabeth (Tooker) Gillis, natives of New York State, who came to Illinois in 1849. The father died Nov. 14, 1880. The mother is still living on the old homestead farm in Chemung Township. They were members of the Universalis church. Horton is the second son and fourth child of a family of three sons and three daughters. He remained at home working on the farm and attending school till his marriage. He then rented a farm a short time, when he bought one on which he lived till 1880. He bought and shipped stock in addition to farming. In 1880 he bought a creamery in Lawrence, which was burned Sept. 5, 1883. In 1882 he bought the Big Foot Creamery. After the Lawrence creamery was burned, he moved to Big Foot, and gave his attention to the creamery here, never having rebuilt the one at Lawrence. He has increased the capacity of the creamery from time to time till it is now the largest in the State. It has all the modern improvements for making butter and cheese. It has a capacity for making 3,000 pounds of butter and 12,000 pounds of cheese daily. The machinery is run by steam-power, the water facilities are good, the cooling rooms for butter and the drying rooms for cheese of the latest style. They have 400 patrons and send out collectors with wagons for the milk and cash is paid on demand. In addition to his creamery Mr. Gillis has a fine farm of 200 acres, where he pays special attention to stock-raising and where he has a herd of twenty-five cows. He was appointed Postmaster of Big Foot in 1884. Mr. Gillis was married March 10, 1872, to Orilla Burton, a native of -Chemung Township, daughter of Billings and Harriet (Sweezy) Burton, early settlers of the township. They have two sons - Ernest E., born July 12, 1875, and Claudius B., born March 1, 1880.

Cyrus E. Hagaman, of the firm of Hagaman & Miller, blacksmiths and wagon-makers, Big Foot Prairie, was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1834, a son of John W. and Jemima (Jones) Hagaman, his father of Holland descent. In 1844 his father came West and lived in Racine County, Wis., two years; then moved to Dane County, and two years later to Sauk County. In 1867 they moved to Hardin County, Iowa, where the father died in 1870. His mother died when he was five years old. He was the fourth of her five children. His father subsequently married Clarissa McCormick, by whom he had seven children. Cyrus E. Hagaman remained with his father till fourteen years of age, when he went to Burlington, Wis., and learned the blacksmith's trade. In 1851 he came to Honey Creek, Wis., and worked at his trade five years; then followed contracting and building till 1860, when he went to Racine and remained four years. In 1864 he returned to Walworth County, Wis., and worked in a carriage and blacksmith shop till the fall* of 1867, when he opened a shop of his own at Allen's Grove, Wis. In 1870 he came to Big Foot Prairie and formed a partnership with

Ferdinand Miller. It is the only shop of the kind in Big Foot. They are prepared to do all kinds of repairing, tine blacksmithing and wagon-making. Mr. Hagaman owns a pleasant residence in Chemung. He was married Oct. 28, 1855, to Nancy Butler, a native of Montgomery County, N. T., born Jan. 12, 1837, a daughter of Waite and Elsie (McCormick) Butler. They have had two children - Estella, born Sept. 28, 1859, died Oct. 28, 1859; Arvilla, born March 2, 1861, was married Dec. 31, 1874, to Ferdinand Miller. Mr. Hagaman has held several offices of trust in the township. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M.

Magnus Hanson, proprietor of the only hardware store in Chemung, and dealer in tinware, all kinds of farm machinery, and. the exclusive agent for this district of the Walter A. Wood harvesters, became established in Chemung in March, 1883. He built his store and opened with a new stock of goods, and has proved himself a valuable member of the community. He carries a stock valued at $2,000, intends to keep on hand everything in his line, is a genial, whole-souled gentleman, and has built up a good trade. Mr. Hanson was born in Denmark, Nov. 18, 1854, a son of Magnus and Elizabeth (Henningsen) Hanson. His father was a seaman, the owner of a trading or merchant sloop. Magnus attended school and worked at the tinner's trade till seventeen years of age, and then decided to come to America and make his own way in the world. He landed in New York and came directly West to Chicago. After the fire of 1871 he went to Des Moines, Iowa, but in March, 1872, returned to Chicago, and clerked for William Sprunck and A. Z. Alstrop, wholesale liquor dealers, till April, 1873. He then, in partnership with Charles Lundin, bought a liquor store, and in 1874 he bought his partner's interest and carried on the business alone till March, 1883, when he came to Chemung. Mr. Hanson was married Sept. 19, 1875, to Annie, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Bretz) Seiler. They have had four children; but three are living - Magnus J., Bertha M., and Benjamin. Mr. Hanson is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

Charles Hart, one of the first settlers of Chemung Township, came with his parents and settled on a part of the present site of Harvard, Oct. 15, 1839. His father, William Hart, Sr., was born in Milton, Vt., Aug. 17, 1796, and Jan. 24, 1820, married Julia

Hurlhurt, and in 1839 came with his wife and two sons, "William and Charles, to Illinois, and bought 360 acres of land from the Government, eighty acres of which is now in town lots on the west side of Harvard. The mother died Feb. 3, 1861. Their eldest son, William, was born in Milton, Vt., May 24, 1821. He married Susan Wheeler, now deceased. He resides in Berry, Ky. Charles Hart was their youngest son. He was born in Milton, Vt., April 15, 1828, and was therefore eleven years old when his parents moved to Illinois, and has since lived on the old homestead entered by his father. When they first came to the county the Pottawattomie Indians had a camp on their land, on the present site of Mr. Hart's residence, and young Black Hawk, a son of the old chief, visited them. Mr. Hart has been one of the most enterprising men of the township. His influence has always been strong on the side of temperance and morality. Politically he has always been a Republican. He was married Jan. 25, 1855, to Helen Brainard, daughter of Gilbert Brainardr one of the first settlers of Harvard. She died Sept. 3, 1858, leaving one daughter - Adela, who still lives with her father.

John, Hawver, section 2, Chemung Township, was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., K Y., April 7, 1820, a son of John I. and Catherine (Dobbs) Hawver, natives of New York. When twenty years of age he came with his brother Peter to- Illinois and settled in Chemung Township, McHenry County. During harvest he worked for $12 a month, and money being scarce took his pay in cattle and hay. He finally got himself a farm, was married and commenced life. In 1853 he went to Green County, Wis., and remained till the fall of 1869, when he returned to Big Foot Prairie and bought the old Nathaniel Smith farm where he has since resided. He owns 170 acres of choice land, fifty acres lying in Alden Township. He is one of the most enterprising farmers of the township, and an influential and highly esteemed gentleman. Mr. Hawver was married July 9, 1848, to Jane E. Hicks, a native of Schoharie County, NY., daughter of John and Henrietta (Baldwin) Hicks. They have a family of five children - Leonora, born April 15, 1850, is the wife of James Barnes, of Chemung Township; J. S., born May 18, 1852, married Fidelia Hildreth; Monroe D., born April 14, 1854, married Esther Bell; Ulysses S., born May 26, 1864, and Chester C.,born May 28, 1874, are at home. Mr. Hawver has experienced all the phases of pioneer life and has lived to see the county brought to its advanced state of cultivation. In 1884 he made a trip to California, and while there witnessed the capture of a whale from the deck of the vessel which captured it.

Peter D. Hawver has been a resident of Chemung Township, McHenry County, since May, 1840. He was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., N. Y., March 28, 1814, a son of John J. and Catherine (Dobbs) Hawver. His father was a poor man, and Peter, being the eldest son, was obliged to assist in the support of the family. When sixteen years of age he was bound to a carpenter for five years, but because of the man's cruelty he left him after a year and a half and worked for different farmers, remaining with one man six years. In 1840 he came "West, and arrived in Chicago, May 24. From there came direct to McHenry County and bought eighty acres of the farm where he now lives. He added to his original purchase from time to time, till he owned 540 acres of the finest land in the State. He has reserved the old homestead of 132 acres, and has divided the rest among his children. In his early life he was economical and saved his earnings, and the result has been prosperity. He has been an enterprising citizen and has been influential in both business and social circles. He was married Feb. 12, 1835, to Christina Hardendorf, a native of Canajoharie, N. Y., born Feb. 13, 1815, a daughter of Jacob and Hannah ^Clow) Hardendorf, natives of New York, of Holland descent. To them have been born ten children, eight of whom are living - Charles T., born Sept. 4, 1836, married Henrietta Staley, March 4, 1857; Dewey F., born Feb. 6, 1839, is in San Francisco, Cal.; Laura, born July 17, 1841, probably the first white girl born in Chemung Township, is the wife of Ezra Avery, of Eau Claire County, Wis., married Jan. 31, 1859; Mary E., born June 25, 1846, was married Nov. 16, 1871, to Henry Huntley, of Sharon, Wis. ; Lydia, born Aug. 2, 1850, was married Sept. 13, 1868, to James H. Staley; Oren P., born June 6, 1853, was married Dec. 23, 1875, to Ella Bell, and resides in Walworth County, Wis.; Sumner, born Sept. 22, 1856, was married Jan. 28, 1878, to Edith Mills; Louisa C, born Oct. 1, 1860, was married Dec. 4, 1879, to Darwin Gillis, Walworth County, Wis. Five of the children are living within two miles and a half of the old homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Hawver are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Their ancestors were among the early settlers of this country and were heroes of the war of the Kevolution.

JV. B. Helm, senior member of the firm of Hunt & Helm, dealers in hardware, stoves, farm machinery, etc., Harvard, was bora -in Cayuga County, N. Y., on the banks of Skaneateles Lake, Feb. 9, 1825. He remained at home till twenty-one years of age, and then came to Illinois and located on a farm on section 9, Alden Township, McHenry County. In February, 1872, he moved to Harvard and formed his present partnership with C. E. Hnnt, succeeding Lewis Bauer, the first hardware merchant of Harvard. Oct. 10, 1849, Mr. Helm married Marilla Hinman, a native of West Stockbridge, Mass., born Jan. 3, 1832, a daughter of Seymour and Diadema (King) Hinman, early settlers of Walworth County, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Helm have one daughter - Lucelia I., born March 23, 1851. She was married Oct. 10, 1871, to Charles E. Hunt, son of Charles and Minerva Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have two children - Lora B., born Sept. 4, 1872, and Elzo B., born May 2, 1874. The firm of Hunt & Helm is one of the most reliable in McHenry County. In politics they are Republican. Mr. Helm's parents, James and Catherine (Van Auken) Helm, came to McHenry County in 1846. The father died in July, 1870, and the mother in May, 1883. They had a family of eight children - Eliza J., wife of B. F. Groesbeck, of Concordia; N. B. ; James H., of San Francisco, Cal. ; Louisa, wife of M. D. Fitch, of West Groton, N. Y. ; Sally A., wife of Henry McLean, of McHenry County, Amanda, wife of George Clawson, of Alden Township; Nelson, enlisted in Company 0, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and died in the hospital at Lake Providence, after a year's service; one died in childhood.

Alfred W. Hibbard, deceased, was born in North Hadley, Mass., July 23, 1831, a son of Isaiah W. and Irena (Scott) Hibbard. He was the eldest of seven children, three sons and four daughters. His parents came West when he was a child and settled in Walworth County, Wis. On attaining manhood he went to Milwaukee, and engaged in the wholesale commission business till 1858 when he went to Chicago, and two years later to McGregor, Iowa. In October, 1867, he moved to Harvard, 111., built an elevator and engaged extensively in the grain business till his death, Feb. 9, 1875. He was married in Waukegan, 111., May 5, 1858, to Mattie L. Harris, a native of Cortland County, N. Y, daughter of Samuel and Lncretia (Spafford) Harris. To them was born one son - John Harris, born Dec. 6, 1860, now a draftsman in the office of his uncle, John S. Harris, of Mon- tana. Mr. Hibbard was an energetic, upright business man, and gained the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Mrs. Hibbard owns a pleasant residence in Harvard and a farm in Minnesota. She is a member of the Unitarian church. Mrs. Hibbard's parents, Samuel and Lucretia (Spafiord) Harris, came to Illinois in 1846 and settled in Da Page County. The mother died July 17, 1837, and the father Oct. 22, 1857. They were members of the Baptist church, but late in life Mr. Harris became more liberal in his views and was a firm believer in universal salvation. They had a family of seven children - Olive, widow of Nathaniel Morton; Samuel E., died in 1847; John S., Surveyor- General of Montana Territory and ex-United States Senator from Louisiana; Phoebe J., wife of Dr. A. W. Heise, died in 1857; Mattie, widow of A. W. Hibbard; Hart H., wholesale merchant of Kansas City, Mo. ; Albert P>., ex-State Senator and Lieutenant- Governor of Louisiana, now a capitalist of Chicago, 111., married Adelle Davis, daughter of General Davis, of Boston, Mass.

Charles Hunt was born in Northampton, Montgomery Co., N. Y., May 26, 1812, and died at Berlin, Wis., June 9, 1872. He married Minerva Middick, who was born March 22, 1815, and died Feb. 13, 1854. To them were born ten children - George W., died Sept. 9, 1882; James M., born Nov. 21, 1837, died Sept. 9,1839; Byron E., born Dec. 24, 1839, married Martha Gessford and resides in California; Julia E., born Dec. 17, 1842, died Jan. 4, 1848; John M., born July 17, 1844. resides in Berlin, Wis.; Charles E., born April 29, 1846, married Lucelia Helm; Martha M., born Sept. 10, 1848, married O. T. Griswold - they now reside in Marshall County, Iowa; Mary D., born March 7, 1850, died April 3, 1875; Oliver P., born Nov. 18, 1851, died March 2, 1854; Claudes E., born Jan. 27, 1851, died Sept. 22, 1854. Oct. 9, 1855, Mr. Hunt married Sarah Porter. She died Sept. 10, 1871, leaving one child - Frank P., born April 24, 1858, married Mary McCarn, March 20, 1878, resides in Brookings County, Dak. A complete record of the Hunt family from Ziba Hunt, who was born in Northampton, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1746, to the present is in the hands of Charles E. Hunt. Ziba Hunt had a family of thirteen children, eleven of whom grew to maturity. The aggregate ages of the family amount to over 1,000 years. Two children died in childhood, one aged four years and one aged five. George Hunt, father of Charles, was born at Stephenstown, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1791. He had a family of ten children.

Daniel P Hutchinson, one of the oldest citizens of Chemung Township, was born in Randolph, Orange Co., Vt., Aug. 1, 1797, the eldest of eight children of Aaron and Hannah (Parish) Hutchinson. His father died about 1810 and he took charge of his mother's farm three years and then bought a farm of his own. In 1844 he came West and bought his present farm in Chemung Township. He has lived to see McHenry County change from a wilderness to the most advanced civilization, and has been one of the foremost to advance all enterprises of public benefit. Mr. Hutchinson was married in 1816 to Urania Pray. To them were born eight children; but one is living - Lot P., a dairyman and farmer of Milwaukee, Wis., married Aurelia Backus. Mrs. Hutchinson died Nov. 17, 1870. May 31, 1871, Mr. Hutchinson married Mrs. Martha Hollister, widow of Samuel E. Hollister, and daughter of David and Nancy (Blackmer) Thompson. She had a family of ten children; six are living - William P., married Angelina Hodgman; Abigail, widow of Abram Deline; Clark B., of Marilla, Wis.; Laura M., wife of James M. Stowell; Harrison F., of Clinton, Wis., married Mary Hardindolph; Samuel E., married Mary Carvey. Mr. Hutchinson has a line farm of 140 acres, and a pleasant residence and good farm buildings. Mrs. Hutchinson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Harvard.

Joseph La Brec, farmer, sections 11 and ]2, Chemung Township, is one of the old settlers and leading farmers of McHenry County. He was born at Grand Isle, Vt., Dec. 18, 1839, a son of Victor and Rasella (Bombard) La Brec, natives of France, who came with their parents to Canada when they were children. His parents were married in Canada, but soon after moved to Grand Isle, where all their children were born. They had a family of eight sons and three daughters. Joseph is the third son and child. When he was a boy his parents moved to Illinois and settled in Alden Township, McHenry County. He worked on his father's farm and by the month for himself till August, 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, and in the winter of 1863 veteranized. He participated in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Antietam, Martinsburg, Cold Harbor, Hanover, Gaines' Mills, Despatch Station, White Oak Swamp, Manasses, Poolville, Barnesville, Middletown, South Mountain, Boonesboro, Barbees Cross-Roads, Amesville, Little Washington, Chancellorsville, Culpeper, Brandy Station, Hazel Run, Fredericksburg, Rapi- dan, Beverly Ford, Upperville, Gettysburg, Madison, Monocacy Junction, Urbana, Cockeyville and many others of less importance. He was mustered out after the war closed at St. Louis, Mo., July 9, 1869. He was married to Maria (Alberts) Tooker, widow of Hawkins ITooker. She is a native of Kenosha, Wis. She had three children by her first marriage, two of whom are living - Albert B. and Emma J. After his marriage Mr. La Brec settled on his present farm, where he owns 280 acres of the finest land in the county, adapted to bi>th grain and stock raising. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and J. B. ManzerPost, No. 215, G. A. K. He has held the office of Township Commissioner nine years. He has always taken a special interest in the cause of education. He is one of the leading farmers and a representative citizen of the county. His brothers, Victor, Henry and Augustus, were members of the Ninety-Fifth Illinois Infantry, and Joseph of the Eighth Cavalry. Victor died from the effects of wounds and Henry from sickness. Augustus lives in Eau Claire, Wis. His brother William lives in Alden Township.

Monroe W. Lake, of the firm Lake & Logue, livery, feed and sale stable, Harvard, 111., was born at Big Foot Corners, Walworth Co., Wis., Dec. 14, 1843, a son of Levi and Lydia M. (Winnie) Lake. His parents came from New York in 1842 and settled in Walworth County, Wis., and in 1844 returned to New York and remained till 1866, when they came to Illinois and settled in Harvard. He was in the lumber business with his father till 1870, and there in company with Henry Smith opened a livery-stable. In 1871 he bought Mr. Smith's interest, and soon after became associated with Albert Eider, who subsequently sold his interest to Charles Judd. Lot Smith afterward bought Mr. Judd's interest and two years later sold it to Hiram Phetteplace. The firm continued Lake & Phetteplace two years, when James Logue bought the interest of Mr. Phetteplace. They have the largest liverystable in Harvard, and keep a good supply of horses, buggies and carriages. Mr. Lake was married Nov. 10, 1868, to Maggie Lewis, a native of New York, daughter of Oliver Lewis. They have one daughter - Genevieve, born Oct. 16, 1877. Mr. Lake is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.; Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W. ; and of the Harvard Driving Park Association. He ha6 been Alderman three years.

of McHenry County, was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., Aug. 6, 1829, a son of Morgan and Catherine (Seeber) Lewis. Morgan Lewis was a farmer and miller, and also dealt extensively in cattle and boss, often making trips to Ohio and Michigan, buying stock and driving it through to Albany. The father died in 1863 and the mother in 1848. James was the next eldest-of eleven children, besides three half sisters, his father having a second wife. He worked in his father's mills and on the farm till twenty-one years of age. In October, 1850, he came West and worked for farmers in Wisconsin, just across the line from McHenry County, eighteen months. He then returned home in 1852 and worked with his father five years. In the meantime he came West and married Sarah J. Bsntley, Dec. 25, 1853. She was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1831, a daughter of Rudolphus and Christina (Price) Bentley, who settled in McRenry County about 1841. In 1857 he bought his father's farm, but four years later catne again to McHenry County, and remained two years. In 1863 he went back to New York and lived four years, and then moved his family to McHenry County and bought the Dolph Hutchinson farm, where he has since lived. He owns 292^ acres of fine land and has one of the best grain and stock farms in the township. His barn is one of the largest in the county, and his granaries, cream house, and other buildings are equal to the best. His residence is a two-story brick, with all modern improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have had six children; but one is living - Harriet L. Mr. Lewis has held several offices of trust in the township, and some at present. He is a demitted member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.

Linus It. Lines, proprietor of Lines's livery and sale stable, Harvard, 111., was born in Hanover, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Sept. 24, 1845, a son of Linus and Sophronia (DeWolf) Lines. His father was a native of New Haven, Conn., and when twenty-one years of age went to New York where he was married. In 1846 he moved West and lived in Walworth County, Wis., eight years; then bought a farm inlHebron Township, McHenry County, and lived there till 1861, when he exchanged his farm for one in Barrington, Cook Co., 111., and in 1870 retired from farming and located in the town of Barrington. Linus R. is the fifth of eight children. He remained at home till 1870, and then took charge of his father's farm two years. In 1872 he was appointed Master of the Cook County poor farm and insane asylum and held the posi- tion a year. He then returned to Barrington, and in 1875 came to Harvard, and in company with his brother opened a boot and shoe, clothing and gents' furnishing goods store. In 1877 he sold his interest in the store and engaged in expressing and dealt in stock, buying and shipping, till October, 1882, when he opened his livery and sale stable. Mr. Lines is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W. He was married Dec. 28, 1870, to Addie Kingsley, a native of Barrington, 111., daughter of Shubael W. and Weighty ("Waterman) Kingsley. They have bad two children - Hattie S., born June 17, 1872, died May28, 1877; Claude E. , born April 28, 1879.

Rev. John Manning Linn was born in Perry County, Central Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1842. From the date of his birth he was consecrated to the ministry by his parents if the Lord would spare his life. Of this fact he was not made aware until alter he was ordained as a minister, but it shaped the course of his parents who devoted their energies to giving him the advantages of the best schools. His academy life was spent in Tnscarora and Airy View Academies and his college course was taken at Jefferson College, where he graduated with the highest honors in 186c*. He immediately went toHarrisburg and enlisted as a private soldier and served for eight months, most of that time in the Signal Corps of the Army of the Potomac. From the amy he took a position as a teacher in the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, until the seminary at Princeton, New Jersey, opened, when he entered upon his theological course of study. At the end of three years he was appointed teacher of Hebrew in the institution. In 1868 he came West and has served as pastor in the following churches in the Presbytery of Freeport besides doing missionary work in others, vis., in Cedarville, Dakota, Lena, Winnebaeo and Harvard. He has served for years as Chairman of the Home Mission Committee and State Clerk of the Presbytery. He married, Nov. 9, 1871, Miss Mary C. Addams, eldest daughter of Hon. John H. Addams, one of the leading citizens of the State. She has shared with hiin all the cares of home and parish as an admirable helpmeet. They have been blessed with four children, all living - John Addams, James "Weber, Esther Margaret and Stanley Eoss. Mr. Linn has preached for the Harvard Presbyterian church for three years and six months. He lives in his own home in the central part of the village. His father, John Ross Linn lives in Kockford. His sister, Mrs. Mary E. Bull, lives in Middle Creek,

"Winnebago County, and his brother, James C. Linn, lives in Chicago. Both are married and have families. Mr. Linn's mother, Margaret Isabella (McKee) Linn, was the bright star of his youth and lived to see him well established in life when she passed to her reward, Feb. 24, 1876, aged sixty-eight years. Both his parents came from a long line of excellent people who lived for generations in Eastern Pennsylvania. Many of the family are still among the best citizens of the old Commonwealth.

James Logue, of the firm Lake & Logue, proprietors of the livery, feed and sale stables, Harvard, has been identified with the business interests of Harvard since 1861. From 1861 till 1869 he was clerk in Ayer's Hotel and then, in company witli Ed E. Ayers, dealt in telegraph poles and posts till 1878, when he formed his present partnership with Monroe Lake. Mr. Logue is a native of Pennsylvania, born near Norristown, Montgomery County, a son of John and Susannah (Davis) Logue. His father was a native of Ireland and came to America when a child. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of German parentage. He is the third of their ten children. In 1855 his parents came to Illinois and settled in Carroll County. He worked at farming and attended school till twenty-one years of age and then earned money enough to enable him to attend Mt. Carroll Seminary eighteen months. He then worked on a farm in Carroll County till the spring of 1861, when he came to Harvard. He was married December, 1870, to Adelia "Walker, a native of Walworth County, Wis., daughter of Everton and Susannah (Hubbel) Walker. They have one daughter - Lizzie, born March 14, 1872. Mr. Logue is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Harvard Lodge, No. 309; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, and Woodstock Commandery, No. 25.

Thomas P Marshall, of the firm Marshall, Saunders & Marshall, Harvard 111., was born in Chemung Township, Sept. 30, 1850, a son of Hugh and Margaret (Ferguson) Marshall, natives of Scotland and Ireland. In 1838 Hugh Marshall and his family came to America and settled near Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., where he lived till 1848, when he moved to Chemung Township, McHenry County, and bought a water, grist and saw mill. In 1852 he bought the farm where his widow now lives. He died in 1863. To him and his wife were born nine children - Martha, widow of William Paul, of Chemung Township; John, of Boone County, married Mary Thompson; William, of Rockford, married Allie Herrick; David, of Boone County, 111., married Sarah Dodge;

Agnes, of Harvard; Hugh, of Elk County, Kas.; Lizzie, wife of James Hineman, of Boone County, 111. ; Thomas P.; Eobert, of the firm of Marshal], Saunders, & Marshall. Thomas P. Marshall spent the earlier part of his life on the home farm. In 1877 he formed his present partnership with his brother Robert and P. E. Saunders. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M. His brother Robert was born on the old homestead in Chemung Township, Jan. 17, 1855. Sept. 10, 1880, he married Rosa Carpenter, daughter of Orrin Carpenter, an old settler of Boone County, 111. They have had two children; but one is living - Thomas A. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T.

John J. Martin, deceased, one of the old settlers of McHenry County, settled on the farm now owned by P. D. Hawver, section 3, Chemung Township, Sept. 22, 1838. In 1870 he moved to Big Foot Prairie where he died Aug. 17, 1872. He first came to Mc- Henry County, May 13, 1838, and remained in Woodstock three days; then returned to Chicago with the intention of going back East, but the boat had just gone. He then rented Myrick's Hotel, on the site of the present Northwestern car shops, and remained there till September, then came again to McHenry County. There were very few white settlers in McHenry County when he and his wife came here. The country was a bare prairie, with very few trees or shrubs. Mr. Martin brought the third span of horses to the county. They went to Chicago once in six weeks for mail and toBelvidere to mill and trade. Mr. Martin was born in Woodbury, Conn., Jan. 1, 1810, a son of Samuel and Mary (DeForest) Martin, natives of Connecticut. He was the youngest of two sons, his brother's name being Frederick. When twenty-three years of age he went to Chemung County, N. T., and remained there till his removal West. He was married May 16, 1834, to Mahala Creamer, a native of Washington County, N. J., born July 25, 1818, daughter of Daniel and Ann (Randall) Creamer. Mrs. Martin's great-grandfather, John Hart, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She still owns a pleasant farm of forty-two and a half acres in Big Foot. She was appointed Postmistress in 1877, and resigned in 1884. She is a member of the Presbyterian church and one of the most esteemed citizens of the township. Patrick McDonnell, farmer, section 24, Chemung Township, was bora in Roscommon, Ireland, Aug. 22, 1832, a son of Thomas and Mary (Lambert) McDonnell. When fourteen years of age he came with his parents to America and for two years was butler for Hon. Charles T. Gould, Senator at Albany, N. Y. ; then joined his parents at Providence R. I., but they soon after came West, and he went to East Greenwich, R. I., and learned the cotton weaver's trade. In 1856 he came West and settled on a farm on section 19, Cliemung Township. In 1858 he returned to East Greenwich and worked in the factory five years. He then went to Allenville and worked in Philip Allen's factory eighteen months. In 1869 he returned to McHenry County, and bought the farm where he now lives. He was married July 4, 1857, to Elizabeth Carroll, a native of Bayle, Ireland, daughter of Patrick and Mary (Lynch) Carroll. They have had nine children; eight are living - Mary, Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine, Lena, Michael, Agnes and William. Thomas and Elizabeth are with an uncle in Endicotte, Neb. Mr. McDonnell has a fine farm of 100 acres and is one of the leading farmers of the township. He and his family are members of the Catholic church.

Owen MoOee, deceased, is deserving of more than a passing notice in the " History of McHenry County." He was born in County Armagh, Ireland, Jan. 25, 1828, a son of William and ' Mary (McClune) McGee. When thirteen years of age his parents came to America, and located in Montreal, Canada, where they died when he was about seventeen years of age. He then came to Illinois and lived with a sister in Woodstock till 1850, when he went to California. His mining adventures proved successful, and on his return to McHenry County he located in Harvard, being impressed that it was to be a town of some importance. He engaged in buying and shipping grain, and afterward opened what was called the people's grocery store. He purchased a large farm which he also superintended. He was a very active mau, energetic, and diligent in business, and won the esteem of all who knew him. In politics he was a strong supporter of the Democratic party, but his well-known honesty of convictions commanded the respect of his opponents, and he was honored by the election to the Presidency of the City Council, when his party was largely in the minority. All things pertaining to the welfare of the city and its inhabitants were carefully looked after, and any enterprise that promised to increase the trade and business of the place always had his hearty co-operation and support. He was a man of strong will power, and although a poor boy when he started in life for himself, became, by his hard work and close application, one of the most successful business men of Harvard. He was killed by the accidental discharge of a revolver in his own hand, while attempting to shoot a dog that was worrying his sheep. In climbing a rail fence the top rail broke, and in his fall he discharged his revolver. Mr. McGee was married to Kate Clark, a native of Boston, Mass., daughter of Frank and Kate (Nolan) Clark. She died in February, 1863, leaving two children - William F., born May 16, 1858, married, July 11, 1882, to Mrs. Ada Whitton; Katie A., born Jan. 21, 1859, died March 26, 1881. Oct. 19, 1865, Mr. McGee married Hannah O'Conner, a native of Walworth County, Wis., born May 22, 1844, a daughter of Patrick and Mary (Gallivan) O'Conner, natives of Ireland, who came to America soon after their marriage and settled in Newport, N. H., and the spring of 183J removed to Walworth County, Wis., where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. McGee had seven children - Mary E., born Aug. 5, 1866, died Oct. 1, 1866; Helena, born Nov. 21, 1867; Winnie E, born March 18, 1869; Mary, born Aug. 27, 1872, died Oct. 5, 1872; Dominic N., born Oct. 8, 1874; Susie G., born Dec. 2, 1876, and Owen A., born Feb. 28, 1882. Mr. McGee was a member of the Catholic church.

William F. McGee, a son of Owen and Kate (Clark) McGee, was born in Alden Township, McHenry Co., 111., May 16, 1858. When he was an infant his parents moved to Harvard, and here he was reared and received his early education. He subsequently entered Bryant & Strattan's Commercial College, Chicago, and after his graduation returnd to Harvard, and clerked for Joseph Stoller and Gilbert Brainard till 1878, when he entered the employ of the American Express Company. In 1879 he went into the grocery with his father, and in 1880 opened a billiard hall, which he ran till 1883. He. then opened a furniture store, but sold out in October, 1884, and entered the employ of Sweeney, Cunningham & Dunn. Mr. McGee was married July 11, 1882, to Mrs. Ada E. Whitton, daughter of Dr. John and Ann (Baker) Eeece. They have one child - Kate A., born April 30, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. McGee are members of the Catholic church. Mr. McGee is a member of Harvard Lodj;e. No. 147, A. O. 0". W., and Harvard Legion Select Knights, No. 24.

April 9, 1833, the youngest of seven children of Pardon and Eliza (Beebe) Miller, his father a native of Vermont, and his mother of New York. "When he was a year old his father died, and his mother subsequently married Daniel Puffer. He remained with his mother till eighteen years of age, and then went to Buffalo, N. Y., and worked at the carpenter and joiner's trade till 1857, making his home with an uncle. He then returned home, and about 1860 came West, and lived at Sheboygan Falls, "Wis., eighteen months. Subsequently he went to St. Paul, Minn., and from there was employed to go to Mississippi and oversee the carpenter and joiner work on a steam mill, on the plantation of a widow lady. He remained there eighteen months, and after starting for the North was forced into the rebel service. He refused to serve, and was therefore allowed to be wagon-repairer. He did not escape till after the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864, when he crossed into the Union lines and gave himself up. He was given a pass from Nashville to Louisville, and from there went to Buffalo, and soon after to Delavan, Wis. ; thence to Allen's Grove, "Wis., where in 1870 he formed his present partnership and removed to Big Foot. Mr. Miller was married Dec. 31, 1874, to Arvilla, daughter of Cyrus E. and Nancy (Butler) Hagaman. They have one daughter - Maud, born Feb. 20, 1877.

Samuel G. W. Mills, the only merchant of Big Foot Prairie, 111., was born at South "Williamstown, Berkshire Co., Mass., Feb. 22, 1814, a son of John and Mary (Demming) Mills, natives ot Massachusetts. He was the youngest son and third child of a family of three sons and two daughters. His mother died when he was four years old, and his father afterward married Abbie Russell. Samuel remained on his father's farm, attending school in the winter till twenty-one years of age. He then started out to make his own way in the world, and came West to Chicago; thence to Half Day, McHenry, now Lake, County, 111. This town was named for the Indian Chief Half Day, who was buried near by. Here, Jan. 12, 1840, Mr. Mills was married to Miss Chloe L. Hubbard, a native of Middletown, Kutland Co., Yt., born July 14, 1821, a daughter of Moses and Lucy M. (Walton) Hubbard. In 1843 Mr. Mills moved to Chicago and engaged in the ice business three years, and in teaming two years, when he returned to' Lake County and followed farming till 1860. He then again moved to Chicago and carried on a meat market and provision store till 1869, when he moved to Lawrence, McHenry County, and opened a grocery store. Two years later lie moved to Big Foot postoffice, and opened a general store. He carries a complete stock of groceries, dry-goods, notions, etc., and commands a good trade from the surrounding country. Mr. and Mrs. Mills have six children - Ellen A., wife of O. T. Cross, of Kutland, Vt. Lucy M., widow of Levi "Wurts, assists her father in the store. She has one daughter - Mary C. "Wurts. Flora 0. is the wife of Theodore Burr, a druggist of Irwin, Iowa. Ida I. is the wife of Fred Barnes, a farmer of Alden Township. Edith E. married Sumner Hawver, a farmer of Chemung Township. Burtis A. married Cora Larrabee. He is a fine machinist and resides in Rutland, Vt. Mr. Mills is one of the oldest settlers of Illinois, having been identified with the State since 1837. Chicago was then in its infancy, but he has lived to see the country undergo all the changes that have brought that city to its present position, as the metropolis of the West. Mrs. Mills came with her mother to Half Day in 1835. Indians and wild animals roamed the country at will. They are of the few old pioneers of the county now living. Mr. Mills has been a Republican since the organization of the party. He and his wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist church.

R. B. Minier, proprietor of Ayer's Hotel, Harvard, 111., was born in Big Flats, Chemung Co., N. Y., June 27, 1833, a son of John and Emily (Baird) Minier, natives of New York and Connecticut, who still live on their farm in Chemung County, 1ST. Y. H. B. is the eldest of seven children. When sixteen years of age he was employed as clerk in a store in Big Flats, and a year later took charge of the business. In 1858 he came West, and, in company with C. R. Brown, started a general store. In 1861 he sold his interest and returned East, but six months later came again to Harvard and was manager of Ayer's Hotel two years. He then, in company with Mr. Ayer, bought ont C. R. Brown and engaged in the mercantile business till the fall of 1866, when he went to Boone, Iowa, and opened an eating-house on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. In 1875 he returned to Harvard and engaged in the grocery business till Jan. 1, 1883, when he bought the Ayer's Hotel of M. M. Towne. All the trains on the Northwestern Railroad stop for meals, and it is now one of the best railroad hotels in the "West. In the spring of 1884 Mr. Minier completed his hotel at Geneva Lake. The main building is 50x75 feet in size, and there are eight cottages, thus making

Geneva Lake, and is under the management of Mrs. Minier. Mr. Minier was married Aug. 8, 1860, to Julia Ayer, a native of Kenosha, "Wis., born Sept. 29, 1843, a daughter of Judge E. G. and Mary D. (Titcomb) Ayer. They have one daughter - Mamie. Mr. Minier is a member of Hartford Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M. ; Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T., and Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W., and has held offices in each of the orders.

Nathaniel B. Morton, deceased, was born in Haddam, Mass., Dec. 16, 1797, a son of Elijah and Eunice (Bartlett) Morton." When he was nine years old his parents moved to Chenango County, N. Y., and there he grew to manhood. He worked on the farm and learned the carriage-maker's trade in his early life, and subsequently engaged in the mercantile business at French Creek, N. Y. His health failing, in 1832 he came West to Chicago, and from there to Du Page County, 111., where he loaned money and speculated in land. Subsequently moved to Wankegan, and in the fall of 1865 to Rockford. In 1868 he moved to Harvard, where he died July 16, 1883. He was married March 7, 1855, to Olive E. Harris, a native of Otsego County, N. T., daughter of Samuel and Lucretia M. (Spafford) Harris. They had one daughter - Lily J., born April 14, 1856, died Aug. 24, 1864. Mr. Morton was a man of noble principles and was strictly honorable in all business deals. He was respected by all who knew him for his manly attributes and business integrity. He was a member of the Universalist church. Mrs. Morton has a pleasant residence in Harvard.

Milo Munger, proprietor of the Chemung cheese factory and creamery; Island factory, Dunham Township; Cold Spring factory in Hartland Township; Maplewood factory, Alden Township, and Stewart factory, Hebron Township, was born in Herkimer County, N. T., Oct. 7, 1841, a son of Ichabod and Elizabeth (Ransom) Munger, natives of Connecticut and New York. Of a family of ten children, seven are living - Phoebe J., wife of Dennis Barrigan, of Salisbury, N. Y. ; Sophia, wife of Rufus Rice, of Salisbury; Milo, our subject; Henry, of Dunham Townhip, married Harriet Dewain; Esther, wife of John O. Pickert, of Salisbury; Elvira, wife of John Carroll, of Hartland Township, and Willard, of Chemung Township, married Eugenia Kibbey. Milo Munger remained at home till twenty-two years of age and then enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-first New

York Infantry, Army of the Potomac. At the battle of Spottsylvania Oourt-House he was wounded and lay in the hospital two months. After the close of the war he returned home and remained in New York till April, 1870, when he came to Illinois and lived in Winnebago County five years. Then moved to Dunham Township, McHenry County, and built a cheese factory. His business has increased till he now has over $18,000 invested and gives regular employment to seventeen men. In November, 1883, Mr. Munger moved to Harvard, where he has a pleasant home. He was married Dec. 31, 1869, to Alemeth A., daughter of Peter and Sarah A. (Freel) Springsteen, of Canada, They have four children - Charles L., born Oct. 14, 1871; Eldridge C, born Jan. 24, 1874; Hallie M., June 22, 1876, and Henry E., May 22, 1881. Mr. Munger is a member of J. B. Manzer Post, No. 215, G. A. E. He and his wife are members of the Universalist church.

Willard M. Munger, manager of the Chemung creamery, was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., March 1, 1854, a son of Ichabod and Betsy (Ransom) Munger. He was reared and educated in his native county and worked for his father till twenty-one years of age, and then bought the farm and lived there till 1883, when he sold it and came West and worked in the Dunham cheese factory till May, 1884, when he took charge of the Chemung factory. Mr. Munger was married Feb. 21, 1884, to Eugenia A. Kibbey, a native of Herkimer County, N. Y. , daughter of Irwin and Hattie (Ingram) Kibbey. Mr. Munger is a member of the Universalist church.

Charles W. Onthamk, dealer in books, stationery, queen's-ware and fancy goods, Harvard. His father, Lowell Onthank, was born in Worcester County, Mass., June 15, 1792, and was married in Westfield, 1ST. Y., June 12, 1824, to Almira Parker, who was born in Litchfield, Conn., April 17, 1793. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and in politics was a Whig, and subsequently a Republican. He died in Portland, 1ST. Y., March 23, 1860. His wife died Feb. 25, 1854. They had a family of five children- William D., born Jan. 19, 1826, was married May 18, 1851, to Roscena Brown, and still lives in Portland; George H., born Sept. 15, 1829, was married in September, 1851, to Belle Woods and lives in Iowa; Merab B., born Aug. 22, 1832, was married in May, 1851, to Chandler Colt and lives in Portland; Harriet, born April 9, 1836, was married to Joel Russell in November,

1854, and died Feb. 24, 1858; Charles W., the youngest, wag born Aug. 27, 1839. When nineteen years of age he began clerking in a general store at JBrocton, N. Y., and when twenty-one came to McHenry County, 111., and worked for Mr. Safford, o Marengo, till April, 1861, when he enlisted in Company D, Fifteenth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the Missouri campaign with Fremont; was with Grant at Shiloh, Hatchie River, Corinth, Vicksburg and Jackson; was promoted to Sergeant and acted as Orderly a portion of the time. At the battle of Shiloh his company was reduced to sixteen and Mr. Onthank was the highest in command until they were consolidated with another company. In November, 1863, he was detailed on special service and sent to Marengo to recruit volunteers for the army, and made several trips to Springfield with recruits. June 16, 1864, he was mustered out and returned to Marengo, but soon after went to Vicksburg and was employed in the Commissary Department a few months and then engaged in the grocery business till the spring of 1867, when he was appointed by General Ord, Eegister under the Reconstruction Act, with headquarters at Enterprise, Clark Co., Miss. In November, 1867, he came North and worked in a glove factory at Belvidere, 111., three and a half years. Then went to Rockford and was employed as cutter and superintendent of Henry W. Price's factory eight years, and worked in the watch factory a little over a year. May 1, 1880, he moved to Harvard and became established in his present business. Mr. Onthank was married in March, 1866, to Miss Helen McDonald, of Marengo, a native of Schenectady, N. Y., born April 29, 1843, a daughter of John and Maria (Oliver) McDonald. They have two children - Nellie M., born July 21, 1869, and Alice M., born Jan. 4, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Onthank are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a demitted member of Star in the East Lodge, No. 166, F. & A. M., at Rockford, and a member of J. B. Manzer Post, No. 215, G. A. R. Politically he is a Republican.

Rev. Samuel Paul, section 31, Chemung Township, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1824, a son of Samuel and Jean (Quay) Paul. When sixteen years of age he entered Belfast college and graduated in 1844. In 1844 he entered the Free Church ( Prebyterian) College at Edinburg, Scotland, and took a two years' course. He was then licensed to preach in the Presbyterian church, and in June, 1848, came to America, and soon after landing joined the Associate Presbyterian church and was apn~r - - - - j - - - - - - ^ - \ pointed pastor of the Oharlestown, Pa., Presbyterian church. Eighteen months later he was transferred to Norristown, Pa., and remained there two years. He then went to Ireland and after a visit of two months returned to the United States and served the church at Bel Air, Md., two years, when his voice failed and he was obliged to retire from the ministry. His brother Thomas was living in McHenry County, 111., and after resigning his charge in Bel Air he came to this county, and in 1854 was appointed colporteur by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and was thus engaged six months. He then went to California and was employed by his cousin, Thomas Quay, five years. In 1861 he returned to McHenry County and bought a portion of his present farm, and has since devoted his time to general farming, stock-raising and dairying. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he enliste.d but was rejected by the examining surgeon. Mr. Paul was married July 4, 1864, to Sarah Hawthorne, a native of County Armagh, Ireland, daughter of James and Hannah Boyd) Hawthorne. She came to America with her sister in 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Paul are members of the Presbyterian church at Harvard.

Marcellus C. Pease, junior member of the firm L. Van Wie & Co., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1842, a son of Asa and Miranda (Lowell) Pease. When he was an infant his parents moved to Big Foot, McHenry Co., 111., and settled on the farm now owned by Fletcher Moore, residing there about twenty years. The father died in 1880; the mother is still living, in the eighty-fifth year of her age. Five of a family of ten children are living - Asa, of Woodstock; Chester A., of Independence, Iowa; Cornelia, widow of Alonzo Fuller, of Harvard; Marcella, wife of W. I. Wooster, of Harvard, and Marcellus. In April, 1864, Marcellus C. Pease, was appointed assistant under D. P. Lamreau, in the Commissary department, Army of the Cumberland, headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. The first six months he had charge of droves of cattle, which were sent to Chattanooga, and then was Steward of the Soldiers Exchange Barracks, at Nashville. Since the war he has been identified with the business interests of Harvard, the firm of L. Van Wie & Co., one of the leading firms of Harvard- Mr. Pease was married Oct. 13,1871, to Hattie A., daughter of Lorenzo and Sarah (Ryland) Van Wie. Mr. Pease is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W., and Harvard Select Knights. Politically he is a Republican. Henry L. Puffer, Deputy Internal Revenue Collector of the

Second District of Illinois, appointed Jan. 1, 1883, was born in Chemung Township, McHenry Co., 111., Nov. 25, 1858, a son of Samuel L. and Lydia M. (Graves) Puffer. He attended school, and during his vacations assisted his father in the postoffice and store till 1879, when he went to Hebron and was manager and bookkeeper of the lumber yard, feed store and creamery of H. W. Mead two years, then returned to the homestead and remained till his appointment to his present position. He was married March 17, 1880, to Grace E. Billings, a native of Chemung Township, daughterjjof William G. and Fannie R. (Everest) Billings. They have one son - Hal E., born Jan. 3, 1882. Mr. Puffer is one of the most enterprising young men of Chemung Township.

Samuel L. Puffer, Postmaster, druggist and general merchant, Chemung, was born in Sunderland, Franklin Co., Mass., Apri 8, 1827, a son of Lewis and Emily (Graves) Puffer, natives of Massachusetts. In 1857 his parents moved to Putnam County, 111., and still reside in Mount Palatine. Samuel L. is the eldest of six children. He worked on the farm and in his father's shoemaker's shop till twenty-two years of age. In 1849 he came West and worked at his trade in Walworth County, Wis., a year; then returned to Massachusetts and remained a year; then came West and lived in Kenosha, Wis., about seven months, and then came to Chemung and worked at his trade six months. He then opened a general store, and has since been identified with the business interests of Chemung. He has been Postmaster of Chemung since 1863 with the exception of one year, when he was in the drug business in Harvard. Dec. 21, 1854, he married Lydia M. Graves, a native of Deerfield, Mass., a daughter of Newcomb and Almira P. (Phillips) Graves. They have four children - Frank M., a merchant and druggist of Rockford, 111., married Sarah Beck, and has one child - Bessie. Emma M., wife of R. J. Beck, has two children - Frank and Grace. Henry L., Deputy Internal Revenue Collector and druggist, married Grace Billings and has one son - Hal E. Edward C. is a druggist with Dr. J. W. Groesbeck, Harvard. Mr. Puffer is a member of Chemung Lodge, No. 258, F. & A. M.

Josiah Purinton, Jr., was born in Richford, Franklin Co., Vt, June 11, 1832, a son of Josiah and Beulah (Hill) Purinton, natives of Vermont, the father of Burlington and the mother of Berkshire. The mother died in February and the father in May, 1878. They had a family of nine children; six are living - Stephen L., a manufacturer of San Jose, Cal. ; Josiah, Jr.; Byron, a merchant and owner of a large cattle ranch near San Jose, Oal.; William R., engineer on the South Pacific Railway; James K., of Le Moore, Cal. ; Laura L., wife of D. C. Shipherd, of Amboy, 111. Josiah Purinton, Jr., attended school in Vermont till seventeen years of age, and then went to Massachusetts and was employed as fireman and engineer on the Connecticut River Railway till 1853, when he came to Illinois and ran an engine on a construction train on the Illinois Central Railroad six months. Then ran a passenger engine thirteen years, and from 1867 till 1873, was conductor on a passenger train. He then entered the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and has since been conductor of a passenger train on the Madison Division, with his residence in Harvard. Mr. Purinton was married in September, 1854, to Harriet C. Peck, a native of Indiana, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (De Pew) Peck. To them were born four sons - Lewis B., born July 5, 1855, is a fireman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; Ernest E., born July 28, 1857, is a dentist of Milwaukee, Wis.; Josiah R., born March 21, 1865, is a clerk in a grocery store in Harvard; George M., born July 16, 1868, is studying telegraphy. Mrs. Purinton died May 20, 1884. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Purinton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Harvard Lodge, No. 309; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, , and Woodstock Commandery, No. 25. Eli 8. Reynolds, one of the first settlers of McHenry County, came to Big Foot Corners, Chemung Township, in 1838, and in -the spring of 1839 settled on what is now known as the Bentley farm, entering the land from the Government. He was born in Addison County, Vt., Dec. 3, 1810, a son of James and Cynthia (Strong) Reynolds. When he was four years old, his father died and his mother when he was eight. He then lived with his grandfather, Jonathan Reynolds, till of age. In 1836 he came West as far as Indiana, and in 1838 to McHenry County. He was married Feb. 17, 1840, to Mary E. Smith, a native of Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass., born Oct. 6, 1818, a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Bentley) Smith, who came to McHenry County in 1838, and settled in Chemung Township. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds had a family of three sons - Jerome S., born Dec. 14, 1840, enlisted in Company I, Forty-seventh Illinois Infantry, and died from the effects of exposure and privation; George W. , now of Quincy, 111., was born June 20, 1842, enlisted in Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry and served three years ; he married Fannie Truax, who died leaving three children; he subsequently married Ada Hogin; James N., born Aug. 25, 1848, resides n Chemung Township. In September, 1880, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds moved to Mason City, Iowa. Chemung was named by Mrs. Reynolds's ather, Nathaniel Smith. Mr. Smith died Nov. 5, 1864. Mrs. Smith is living in Woodstock with her son Benjamin, and is in the ninetieth year of her age. They had a family of nine sons and four daughters, eight of whom are living - Nelson D., now of California; Mary E., now Mrs. Reynolds; Sarah F., wife of John Cuinmings, of Janesville, Wis.; Jane EL, wife of Samuel Blodgett of Santa Cruz, Cal.; John I., of Lorraine, Mo., married Emma Chadsey ; Nathaniel K., of Sharon, Wis., married Helen Tobey; Lois L., wife of Austin Badger, of Colorado; Benjamin N, of Woodstock, married Abbie Dake.

James N. Reynolds, General Adjuster for the Westchester Fire Insurance Company, of New York City, was born just across the line of McHenry County, in Walworth County, Wis., Aug. 25, 1848, the youngest son of Eli S. and Mary E. (Smith) Reynolds. He attended school winters till fourteen years of age when he enlisted in the Second Board of Trade Battery, Seventy-second Illinois Infantry. The day after his enlistment his father took him home, but the next year he enlisted as a private n Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and served till the close of the war. After his return home he attended school in Harvard, and subsequently taught during the winter months till 1872, when, in'April, he entered the law office of his uncle, B. N. Smith, and remained with him till the spring of 1875. He then obtained the agency of an insurance company at Woodstock, but a short time later, at the company's solicitation, moved to Rock Island, 111., and opened an office. He had excellent success, but on account of the ill health of his family resigned his agency and moved to Chicago. He soon after received the appointment of special agent and adjuster of the Westchester Fire Insurance Company, and in 1881 was appointed General Adjuster of the Western Department. He moved his family to Harvard in 1877. He was married Oc 28, 1869, to Almira H. Giddings, a native of South Dover, Dutchess Co., N. Y., daughter of Jackson and Deborah (Hoag) Giddings, old residents of Dutchess County. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have had three children - John J., born June 3, 1871, died Aug. 31, 1871; Jackson E., born Jan. 20, 1873, and Harry B., born Feb. 25, 1874. Mr. Reynolds is a member of Harvard Lodge, No.

Philip E. Saunders, of the firm Marshall, Saunders & Marshall, dealers in hardware, stoves, tinware and farm machinery, was born in New Haven, Conn., May 6, 1838, a son of Philip and Nancy (Smith) Saunders, natives of Connecticut, of Puritan descent. Both of his grandfathers were in the Revolutionary war. His father died in 1860, aged seventy-five years, and his mother in 1865, aged seventy-one years. They had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are living. Philip E. is the youngest. In the fall of 1859 he came West and was employed at Prairie Du Chien by the Milwaukee & Prairie Du Chien Railway Company. He was employed in various departments of this road till the spring of 1864 when he came to McHenry County, 111., and bought a farm on section 13, Chemung Township, now owned by George Wakely. In 1870 he went to Fort "Wayne, Ind., and was employed as traveling auditor for the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad till 1871, when, on account of the ill health of his family, he returned to McHenry .County and located in Harvard. He was engaged in the fire insurance business till 1875, when he formed his present partnership, although he still has an interest in the insurance business, representing some of the best companies in the United States. Mr. Saunders was married Oct. 11, 1862, to Josephine M. Bowen. of New England ancestry, daughter of Elias and Minerva (Craw) Bowen. They have seven children - Philip, Charles, Stuart, Eugene, Harvey, Foster and Walter. Mr. Saunders was reared in the Episcopal church, of which his wife is a member. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M-5 Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T. He has held many local offices o trust and at present is Township and City Clerk and Township School Treasurer.

Adolph Schultz was born in Prussia, Germany, Aug. 28, 1828, a son of Frederick and Sophia (Fidler) Schultz. He attended school till sixteen years of age and then worked on a farm till 1872 when he came to America. He landed in New York and came directly West and settled in Walworth County, Wis. In the spring of 1881 he moved to McHenry County, and settled in Chemung Township. He was married in September, 1852, to Mary, daughter ot Joseph and Caroline M.' To them have been born six children - Minnie, wife of Carl Voss, of Nebraska; John, of Walworth County, Wis., married Minnie Voss ; Fredericks, wife of Charles Rodd, of Chemung Township; Gertrude, widow of William Koltz, resides with her parents; Hannah and Bettie. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz are members of the Lutheran church.

Edward M. Sohutt, ticket agent and freight cashier for th Chicago & Northwestern Eailroad, at Harvard, 111., was born near Stratsund, Province of Vorponnen, Germany, Sept. 2, 1852, a son of Joachin and Theresa (Kagolmather) Schutt. In 1868 his parents came to America, and located on a farm in Dunham Township, McHenry Co., 111., where they still reside. They have a family of seven children - Minnie, wife of John Hay den, of Harvard; Herman, married Isabella Shmidt, and resides in Milwaukee, Wis.; Edward M., Huldah, Frieda and Richard. Edward M. attended school till he came to America. In 1870 he began to work for the Northwestern Railroad Company, and has since been in their employ, holding different positions. Nov. 30, 1881, he was married to Kate Thompson, a native of Lawrence, McHenry Co., 111., daughter of William G. and Sarah G. (Bigsby) Thompson. They have two children - Gertrude, born June 6, 1882, and an infant. Mr. Schutt is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W., and Harvard Legion, No. 24, Select Knights. Politically he is a Republican. Mrs. Schutt's grandfather, Lawrence Bigsby, was one of the earliest settlers of McHenry County, and the town of Lawrence was named in his honor.

Lyman Seely, deceased, was born near Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1831, son of Daniel and Abigail (Griswold) Seely, natives of New York. In 1846 his parents moved to Big Foot, Chemung Township, McHenry Co., 111., and he was identified with the farming interests of the township from that time till his death May 1, 1884. He was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of McHenry County, a kind husband and an indulgent father. The farm contains 120 acres of land, and is well adapted to raising stock and small grain. Mr. Seely was married April 27, 1858, to Jemima Pease, a native of Ohio. She died October, 1860. Oct. 15, 1861, he married Ruth A. Bigsby, a native of Columbia County, N. Y., daughter of Peter and Amelia (Dorin) Bigsby. Her parents moved to Walworth County, Wis., in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Seely had two children - Arthur N., born Feb. 26, 1865, and Emily G., born May 31, 1868. Mr. Seely was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church as are also his wife and children.

Joseph Shatzla, farmer, sections 14 and 23, Chemung Township, was born in Baden, Germany, March 14, 1829, the youngest of four children of Frank and Mary Shatzla. When twenty-two years of age he came to America, landed in New York, and from there went to Philadelphia. In December, 1853, he came West to Chicago and worked on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad till June 1, 1854. In July he came to Chemung Township, and worked for Uncle Daniel Hutchinson till 1862. In 1859 he bought the farm where he now lives, to which he moved after his marriage. He has a fine farm of 220 acres, and makes a specialty of stock-raising. He was married Dec. 25, 1862, to Eliza Broughton, a native of Irasburg, Yt., born Jan. 23, 1832; daughter of John S. and Sophia (Evans) Broughton who moved from Yermont to Ohio in 1835 and in 1846 to McHenry County. Mr. and Mrs. Shatzla have had a family of five children; but two are living - -Ada H. and Ida E. Those deceased are - Mamie, born Aug. 6, 1867, died Feb. 2, 1877; Frank J., born March 24, 1870, died June 1, 1875; Willie S., born Jan. 31, 1874, died June 1, 1S75. Ada and Ida have taught several terms of school in McHenry County. Mrs. Shatzla is a member of the Presbyterian church.

Levi J. Shippee, carpenter and joiner, Lawrence, III, was born in Shrewsbury, Yt., Feb. 4, 1817, a son of Artemus and Waity (Bell) Shippee. He is the only one of three children living. He remained on the farm till twenty years of age and then went to Cuttingsville, and clerked for Brown, Gleason & Co. till 1847, then was sent by the same firm to Arlington and managed a store there till 1852 when he returned home. In December, 1855, he came to Illinois and bought a farm in Chemung Township, McHenry County, adjoining the town of Lawrence. Nov. 19, 1869, he sold his farm and bought his property in Lawrence. Mr. Shippee was married June 16, 1847, to Harriet S. Hayes, a native of Clarendon, Yt., daughter Jof Joseph A. and Hannah (Bishop) Hayes. They have had seven children - Levi M., of Greenleaf, Kan., was born March 24, 1848; Miranda E., born Aug. 6, 1850, married A. S. Burr; she died May 22, 1877; Jennie M., born Jan. 14, 1853; Josie, born Feb . 15, 1855, is the wife of George A. Kellogg, of Atchison, Kan. ; Frederick J., born Feb. 25, 1857; Franklin N., born July 1, 1865, died Nov. 24, 1872; Edgar L., born Feb. 17, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Shippee are members of the Presbyterian church. He has been elected to many offices of trust in Chemung Township; has been Commissioner twelve years and Assessor one year.

Philip D. Shufeli, farmer, section 5, Chemung Township, was born in Chatham, Columbia Co., N". Y., Jan. 25, 1829, a son of George P. and Sarah (Wilkinson) Shufelt, natives of JSfew York, the father of German and the mother of Scotch descent. He worked on the farm till the breaking out of the Eebellion. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth New York Infantry, and in 1863 was transferred to the Second Battalion. Jan. 30, 1865, he was discharged on account of ill health caused by exposure, from the effects of which he has never recovered. In March, 1865, he came West, and followed farming in Oconomowoc, Wis., till the fall of 1866 when he came to Illinois and lived in Boone County till 1879. He then bought the farm where he now lives. He owns seventy-one and a half acres of choice land, with a good residence and farm buildings. Mr. Shufelt was married Jan. 21, 1868, to Maggie J. Eodawalt, a native of Albany, K Y., daughter of Henry and Sabia (Wally) Rodawalt, who settled in Boone County in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Shufelt have had seven children; but five are living - Hattie E., Ida M., B. Frank, William P. and an infant.

George J. Sinderson, proprietor of the Chemung Water-Power Mills, was born in Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., Aug. 22, 1858, a son of Joseph J. and Lucy (Dauber) Sinderson, natives of England. His father came to McHenry County, in 1868, and bought the Chemung Mills, and in 1873 he began to learn the trade of a miller. In 1879 he bought the mills and has conducted the business alone. The mill is a two-story stone building 32x42 feet in size. It is completely furnished with the latest improved machinery, has two sets of burrs, and makes a first class grade of flour. Each winter he makes about 800 barrels of the finest buckwheat flour. Mr. Sinderson is one of the most energetic and enterprising young business men of Chemung Township.

Amos M. /Smith, section 36, Chemung Township, was born in Fenner, Madison Co., K Y., July 29, 1833, a son of Abraham and Amanda (Nourse) Smith, the father a native of Litchfield, Conn., and the mother of Madison County, K Y. In the spring of 1844 the family came West and settled in Kacine (now Kenosha) County, Wis. The father died Nov. 10, 1855, and Amos then took charge of the farm for his mother till his marriage. In 1858 he went to California, and engaged in farming and teaming, near Sacramento, till the fall of 1864. He then came to McHenry County, 111., and bought the farm where he now lives, a mile east of Harvard. He has eighty-four acres of choice land. He makes a specialty of fruits, and has a fine orchard of apple, pear, cherry and crab-apple trees; also raises grapes and small fruits. He has a dairy of fifteen cows. Mr. Smith was married Dec. 24, 1858, to Emily L. Haines, a native of Lake County, 111., daughter of Gleason T. and Laura (Boswell) Haines. They have had four children - Lolla E., wife of Milo M. Wakely, of Brookings County, Dak. ; Fred C, Nellie L. and Laura, at home. Mr. Smith is a member of the Congregational church.

Benjamin F. Smith, deceased, was one of the very early settlers of McHenry County. He settled on the farm where his wife now lives, on section 23, Chemung Township, Aug. 24, 1839. The township at that time was not laid out, and the land was not in the market. He laid his claim and built a rude cabin on the site of the present pleasant and commodious residence. Neighbors were scarce, and wolves and deer plenty. The Indian trail ran across his farm. Mr. Smith was born in Chester, Windom Co., Vt., July 23, 1807, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Clark) Smith. When he was twelve years of age his p arents moved to St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He remained with them till his marriage, Dec. 31, 1836, to Amanda Bacon, a native of New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., born Jan. 11, 1816, a daughter of Parker and Abigail (Richardson) Bacon, who moved to St. Lawrence County, N. Y., in 1824. In July, 1839, Mr. and Mrs. Smith started for the West. They journeyed overland to Ogdensburg, thence by water to Chicago, arriving there Aug. 22, 1839. From Chicago they came to Cold Spring Prairie, now Chemung Township. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a family of six children; two are living - Horace D., born in New York, June 10, 1839, was married Nov. 2, 1858, to Maria A. Gardner, and has two children - Mary Viola and Nellie M. He lives in Ft. Scott, Bourbon Co., Kas. Ida M. was married Sept. 12, 1871, to David Coventry, and resides on the old homestead with her mother. She has two children - Frank C. and Gertrude M. Mr. Smith died May 20, 1880, regretted and mourned by all who knew him. He, as is his wife, was a member of the Advent church. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Butts are the oldest settlers now living in the township. They have been neighbors and friends for the past forty-five years.

Gilbert R. Smith, deceased, was born in Portage, N Y.,Feb. 9, 1832, a son of E. I. and Ann S. (Church) Smith. In 1838 his parents moved to Woodstock, 111., and his father became a prominent man in the county. In 1854 Gilbert E. Smith went to Chicago, and lived till 1874, when he moved to Harvard, where he died June 18, 1879. He was an exemplary citizen, an honorable business man, and a genial and accommodating friend. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity - an honorary member of Blaney Lodge, No. 271, Chicago; St. Andrews Lodge, No. 703, Chicago; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, Illinois Council of Deliberation, and Apollo Commandery, Chicago. He held various official relations in each of the orders. Mr. Smith was married Jan. 8, 1856, to Mary Ayer, daughter of Judge E. G. and Mary D. (Titcomb) Ayer. They had a family of five children - Clara A., Maggie M. (deceased , Martha L., Blanche A., and Philip E. The family resides on the homestead in Ayer's addition.

Lot P. Smith, manager for Ed. E. Ayer, wholesale dealer in lumber, ties, telegraph poles and posts, 234 South "Water street, Chicago, 111., was born on his father's old homestead, section 26, Chemung Township, April 1, 1846. He is the youngest of six children of George G. and Lanra (Hutchins) Smith, who came from New York in 1839 and bought the farm now owned by James Logue. The father died in 1852, and the mother in 1872. Our subject remained with his mother till manhood, and when twenty years of age bought the homestead. In 1867 he entered the employ of Ed. E. Ayer, contracting wood, and in 1881 moved to Chicago to take charge of the business there. He owns a house and lot in Harvard and also a brick store, now occupied by Foy Brothers. He is one of the representative citizens of Harvard, and has always taken an active interest in all her enterprises. He was married in October, 1871, to Nora Diggins, daughter of O. C. and Jeanette (Stewart) Diggins. They have one daughter - Hallie H. Mr. Smith is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, E. A. M., and Woodstock Commandery, No. 25, K. T. He is Vice-President of the Harvard Driving Park Association, and has held various city and township offices.

James H. Staley, farmer, section 2, Chemung Township, was born in Schoharie County, N. Y., May 17, 1S44, a son of Jacob H. I. and Jane (Milmine) Staley. In 1855 his parents came "West and settled in Sharon, "Wis., where the mother died June 14, 1866. The father is now living with our subject, aged nearly seventy-four years. They had a family of seven children; but three are living- Henrietta, wife of C. T. Hawver; James H., and William J., a merchant of Geneva, Wis., married Ada Streator. Their eldest son, Alexander M., was a member of Mulligan's Brigade, in the war of the Kebellion, and died of a fever in the hospital at Cumberland, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. After leaving school James H. Staley learned the trades of carpenter and painter and worked at them in connection with farming till after his marriage. He then moved to a farm in Walworth County, Wis., and lived three years; then moved to a farm in Chemung Township, but a year later moved to Sharon, Wis. In 1873 he moved to Menasha, Wis., and in 1875 returned to Chemung Township. Mr. Staley was married Sept. 13, 1868, to Lyda Hawver, a native of McHenry County, born on Big Foot Prairie, Aug. 2, 1850, a daughter of Peter D. and Christina (Hardendolf) Hawver. They have three children - Arabel, born March 23, 1870; Ella J., born Jan. 21, 1874; George J., born Oct. 17, 1880. Mr. Staley and his father are members of Sharon Lodge, No. 116, F. & A. M. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.