Coral Township (part 3 of 3)

George H. Griffing, deceased, was born in Berkshire, Tioga Co., N. Y., March 22, 1812, a son of Henry and Anna (Lennard) Griffing. In 1837 he came West, and remained two years ; then returned home, and Jan. 5, 1839, was married to Mary Butler, a native of Onondaga CoiiDty, N. Y., daughter of Martin and Cynthia (Potter) Butler. They came immediately West, and settled on a farm two miles west of Woodstock, where they lived till 1865 ; then moved to Woodstock, where Mr. Griffing died April 3, 1872. He was a prosperous farmer, and an enterprising, influential citizen. He took an interest in every movement that promised advancement to the agricultural interests. He was Superintendent of the Agricultural Society, and a liberal supporter of its interests. He was an enthusiastic endorser of all educational movements, and an active and devoted member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Griffing had a family of six children - Theodore L., who enlisted in the fall of 1861 as a private in the Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and rose by promotion, for his meritorious services at the battle of Pea Ridge, to Captain of his company. He was wounded at the battle of Perryville, and died Nov. 22, 1862. William Henry enlisted iu the last call for three years' men, and died in the service. Addison, also a soldier, served his time out and returned home. Fred resides in Janesville. Wis. George B. has charge of the farm. Cynthia died in infancy. Mrs. Griffing sold the homestead in the fall of 1877, and in the spring of 1883 bought the Baldwin farm, where she now lives with her son George. It contains ninety-six acres of choice land, including the largest orchard in the county. Mrs. Griffing is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is loved and esteemed by all who know her.

John O- Hartman, the eldest son of William and Agnes W. (Gibson) Hartman, was born in Logan County, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1831. He was reared and educated in McHenry County, 111., working on the farm till nineteen years of age. He then began to learn the carpenter's trade, and served an apprenticeship of two years. He then opened a shop, and soon after added wagon and carriage making and the undertaker's business. He was married in 18 - to Almedia Murphy, daughter of William H. Murphy. They have one son - Fred W. Mr. Hartman built the first house in the town of Ridgefield.

William Hartman, of Ridgefield, was born in what is now Bath County, W. Va., May 1, 1805,' the third son of William and Sophia (Click) Hartman. He remained in his native State till 1831, when he moved to Ohio, and from thence to Indiana. In the spring of 1835 he came to McHenry County, in company with three other families. The land at that time had not been sur, veyed, nor come into market. He settled on what was after, ward section 25, range 8, and has made from a wild piece of land one of the best farms in the county. He owns 160 acres where he lives, and also owns 200 acres in Nunda Township. When he first came to the county he was obliged to go forty miles, to Du Page County, to mill, and to Chicago or Du Page County for groceries and clothing. He found ready sale for his wheat at home, as the new comers were obliged to prepare their land before raising their own. Soon after coming to the county he carried three bushels of corn to a mill sixty miles distant, taking a week to make the journey. It was the first corn raised, shelled and dried in the county. Mr. Hartman was married in Virginia to Agnes W. Gibson. To them were born eight children

- John G-., William M., Isaac, David, Lemuel H., Sophia, wife* of J. B. Wayne; Mary A., deceased; and Elizabeth, wife of Will iam Morey. Mr. Hartman built his residence in 1850. It was the first brick house in the county. Mrs. Hartman died July 17,. 1883, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. Mr. Hartman has good health, is active, and retains his hearing and eyesight to a remarkable degree. In politics he was originally a Whig, but has affiliated with the Republican party since its organization. He is a member of the Presbyterian church.

Rev. Samuel G. Hay was born at Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1836, and is a son of Rev. Philip C. Hay, D. D., and Elizabeth (Condit) Hay, both of whom were natives of Newark, IS". J. His father died at Orange, N. J., December, I860, and his mother at Belleville, N. J., February, 1874. Mr. Hay received a good education, pursuing his literary course partly under private instructors and partly at Hamilton College, Oneida County, N. Y. Graduating at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest, Chicago, April 18, 1865, he took charge of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodstock, McHenry Co., 111. Mr. Hay was married in June, 1867, to Miss Sara E. Oakley, daughter of Dr. Lewis Oakley, of Owego, Tioga Co., N". Y. They have three children, one son and two daughters.

Mark Hickox, an enterprising and successful farmer of Don- Township, was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., Dec 25,|1819, the fourth of seven children of Isaac and Sarenia (Duelly) Hickox, the father a native of Massachusetts and the mother of Rhode Island. In 1836 Isaac Hickox and his family moved to Illinois and settled in what at that time was Cook County, near the village ot Liberty ville. After the formation of McHenry County he moved, in the fall of 1845, to a farm near the village of McHenry, where he lived till his death in 1860. He had a good farm of 160 acres and was one of the most successful stock-raisers of the early day. He was well known throughout the county and was universally esteemed for his sterling integrity and noble character. His wife died in 1859. She was in every sense a helpmeet, an amiable, unassuming woman, who performed her part nobly and well. Of their seven children Mark is the only one living in McHenry County. On attaining manhood he commenced life for himself as a farmer, and although he had but limited capital, has by his industry and close application succeeded in accumulating a good property. In connection with farming he carries on quite an exten- eive dairy. During the war he dealt extensively in cattle. He owns ninety acres of choice land adjoining Woodstock. He has a pleasant residence, with beautiful surroundings. Mr. Hickox was married in 1848 to Betsey A. Abbott, a native of Ohio. They have one daughter - Exa, now the wife of E. W. Allen, of this county. Mr. Hickoxhas been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1852.

Marma Duke Boy, merchant, Woodstock, 111., was born in Schoharie County, N". Y., March 3, 1821, a son of Richard and Sarah (Fanning) Hoy. His father was a native of Ireland, and came to the United States when a young man. He resided in Albany, N. Y, for a number of years after his marriage, and afterward settled in Schoharie County, where he reared a family of seven children, five of whom are living - Mary A., widow of A. HDelamater, of Brooklyn ; Ann Eliza, widow of John Griffin, of New York City; Nancy, wife of Dr. K Fanning, of Catskill, N. Y. ; Jane, widow of Hiram A. Lemily, of Schoharie County, N. Y. , and M. D., who resided in his native county till 1844, and then came West and located in Alden, McHenry Co., 111. He bought some wild land, but little of which was cleared, and began making a home. In the fall of 1865 he was elected County Clerk and entered upon his duties the following December. He sold his farm, which at that time had increased in value quite largely, and took up hi sretidennein Woodstock. In 1869 he was again elected Clerk and served till 1873. While serving as Clerk he bought a half interest in a drug store, which was conducted under the firm name of Murphy & Hoy. He subsequently disposed of his in teres t to his son Luman T., who also bought Mr. Murphy's interest and is now sole proprietor. After the expiration of his official term he bought a stock of dry-goods and has since carried on a euccessful business, his son George H. being associated with him, the firm name being M. D. Hoy & Son. They have a good trade and carry a stock of from $6,000 to $10,000. Mr. Hoy was married in 1843 to Catherine M. Alberty, who died in 1863, leaving a.farnily of five children, four of whom are living - Sarah D., wife of Dr. E. W. Wilber, of Rockford, Iowa; Luman T., who married Anna A. Yandebogart; George H, married Mary L. Belcher; Fremont, married Harriet Osborne and resides at Silver Creek, Neb. On the 4th of October, 1864, Mr. Hoy was again married, this time to Esther E. Atwater. They had two children of whom but one, John M., is living. Their daughter, Kittie A., lived to the age of eighteen years, and had nearly completed her education in the public school and made some progress in her chosen profession (medicine), when she was taken with that dread disease, consumption, and died, just when the sun of life was brightest, and hope and happiness beamed on every day of her existence. Mr. Hoy has occupied various offices in the town and county in which he has resided, and has always been identified with its growth and advancement; is one of the township's oldest citizens. In religion and politics he has decided opinions, allowing no man to think for or dictate to him.

Henry Jewett, deceased, was a native of Vermont, born near Bennington, Aug. 19, 1801. He was married in 1827 to Maria Woodward, a native of New Hampshire. After his marriage he .settled an a farm and lived till 1842 when he came to McHenry Countjs 111., and purchased a farm of the Government in Dorr Township. He improved and cultivated his land, living there till 1867, when he moved to "Woodstock, where he died in 1879. His wife is still living in Woodstock, and although in the seventysixth year of her age is active and takes care of her own home. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett had a family of nine children, seven of whom are living - Johnson W. ;'Josepb P.; Susan, now Mrs. E. B. Pierce, of California; Walter P., died Dec. 11, 1884; Harriet; Henry L., died Dec. 16, 1863; Frank M.; Lucy H., wife of L. B. Compton; Ada M., wife of John A. Dnfield.

Joel H. Johnson was born in Woodstock, Windsor Co., Yt, March 17, 1817. His ancestors were among the first emigrants of New England, of the old Puritan stock. He was raised on a farm near Woodstock Green, Yt., until he was eighteen years old. His educational advantages consisted of an attendance at a district school three months in the winter except one year at the seminary at Newbury, Yt. He emigrated to Illinois and arrived in Chicago in September, 1836, and from there came into and located in what was then Cook County, but during the winter of 1836-7 a portion was detached and named McHenry County, and in June, 1837, the county was fully organized. He attended and cast his first vote at the first election, helped organize the Democratic party at that time, and has contiuued an active member of that party ever since. He was, in 1838, appointed Deputy Clerk of the Circuit and County Commissioners' Courts, and on the 4th day of July, 1840, was appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court; held that office fifteen years, besides was four years County Commissioners' Clerk, and

Probate Justice of the Peace one term. In June, 1849, the subject of a railroad began to be discussed, and himself and others in Woodstock secured the location of the line from Chicago to Janesville, Wis., over which the Chicago & Northwestern Railway now runs, when in October, 1854, he was elected a Director of the company and was immediately placed upon the line to obtain the right of way, attend to the land damages and solicit subscriptions to the capital stock of the company and was largely instrumental in increasing the capital stock of the company over two millions of dollars; and when the stockholders' meeting of the company was held in 1857 he declined a re-election as Director and retired from the company and engaged in the practice of law in Woodstock and continued in the practice until 1878 when he was elected Police Magistrate for the city of Woodstock and has continued in that position to the present time. He named the city of Woodstock, 111., after Woodstock, his native town in Vermont.

James W. Kelly, one of the mo6t successful farmers of Dorr Township, is a native of Illinois, born Oct. 15, 1838, the youngest of two children of William and Elizabeth (Judge) Kelley, natives of Ireland, and early settlers of the Southern part of Illinois. In 1836 they moved to McHenry County, and located in Dorr Township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. James W. was reared to the life of a farmer, attending the district school in the winter. His parents were in moderate circumstances, and he commenced life for himself with limited capital, but has been successful, and in 1884 bought the farm of 240 acres on section 20, Dorr Township, where he now lives. He is engaged in general farming, but makes a specialty of the dairy business. He was married in 1857 to Catherine Dyer, a daughter of Owen Dyer, Esq., of McHenry County. They have a family of thirteen chil dren, seven sons and six daughters. Mr. Kelley has served as Pathmaster several years and as School Director. He was elected Constable but refused to qualify.

C. N. Kendall, dentist, Woodstock, lit, is a native of New York, born in July, 1839. After acquiring an academical education he began the study of dentistry with Dr. Stone, of Castile, N. Y. After completing his course he came West and located in Richmond, 111., where he practiced twelve years. In the winter of 1873-'4 he attended the Philadelphia Dental College and received the degree of D. D. S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery). In 1875 he moved to Woodstock, and is now the oldest resident dentist of the place. He has pleasant rooms and the latest improved appliances for the use of the profession. He has been twice married. His first wife was a native of New York. After her death he was married, in 1870, to Emma E. "Wegg, of Richmond, 111., a native of Londou, England. Mr. Kendall is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M. ; Woodstock Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T.

Rev. Thomas F. Leydon was born in Chicago, 111. , Dec. 21> 1850. M. R. and Bessie (McNulty) Leydon, father and mother of our s*ketch, are well-known Chicago people who have raised several sons to places of honor and trust, one, M. R. Leydon. Jr., being at present a Cook County Commissioner. Rev. Father Leydon received his elementary education in St. Louis Parish School in Chicago. At the age of twelve he entered the University of St. Mary's of the Lake, then on the corner of Cass and Superior streets, and subsequently he concluded his studies at St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, "Wis., from which he graduated in January, 1873. After his ordination he was appointed assistant pastor of St. John's Church, Chicago, and Chaplain to the County Hospital, where he labored nine months, and was then appointed to the parishes of Hyde Park, South Chicago, and Englewood, where he remained until Oct. 10, 1877, when he took charge of St. Mary's Church, "Woodstock, 111. He also has charge of St. Thomas's Church, Crystal Lake, and St. Ann's Church, Barrington, 111., each having a good membership, and in a prosperous condition. Rev. Father Leydon is a young clergyman who stands very high in McHenry County, and is widely known and beloved by Protestants and Catholics. A man of scholarly attainments .and a close student, his life is one of constant activity in his chosen profession. To the poor he is generous, and to those who differ from him in religion he is always gentle and kind. As a pulpit orator he ranks very high, and it is said of him that the current of his eloquence flows without a ripple.

Thomas Lindsay was born in Scotland, July 23, 1836, a son of Thomas and Marion (Marshall) Lindsay. His parents cam America in 1840 and in 1842 settled in McHenry County, 111., on the farm now owned by our subject. The father died in 1856, and the mother in 1880. They had a family of six children - Jennette (deceased), married William Scott; Thomas; Christine, wife of Oren Allbee; Archibald; Mary A., wife of D. Redpath, and Margaret J., wife of Thomas "Wier. Thomas Lindsay was reared in

Dorr Township, receiving a good education in the district school. After his father's death he took charge of the farm for his mother, till her death, in 1880. He enlisted in 1864, in Company F, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and served one year. Mr. Lindsay was married in 1880 to Maggie Pope, daughter of Frederick Pope, of Cook County, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay are members of the Presbyterian church: He is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M. He owns the old homestead farm which contains 200 acres of valuable land.

Hiram J. Lockwood is a native of Gates County, N. Y., born Feb. 20, 1818, a son of Joshua and Mary (Pearce) Lockwood. When he was six years of age his parents moved to Allegany County, N. T., where his father died the next year. In 1835 he went to Michigan, and worked in the pineries till the fall of 1840, when he came to Illinois and located in McHenry County, in Dorr Township. In 1843 he moved to Grafton, and from there, in 1864, to Coral Township, remaining there twelve years. In 1876 he moved to Seneca, and from there to Dorr. He owns thirty-nine acres in section 30, Dorr Township; 240 acres in Coral, and forty acres on Seneca. He is one of the most successful farmers in the county, and has also made a specialty of stock-raising. He was married in 1846 to Mary Barber, who only lived six months. In June, 1849, he married Louisa Fox, a native of New York. They have two children - Pliny F., and Mary, now Mrs. Goodridge. Mr. Lockwood is a member of Orient Lodge, No. - F. & A . M. He has served several years as Highway Commissioner,

Matthew M. Lounsbury was born in Steuben County, N. Y., a son of Samuel and Mary (Moorehouse) Lounsbury. He remained in his native country till 1848, and then moved to McHenry County, 111., and settled in Hebron, and subsequently moved to Dorr Township, and bought the farm of eighty acres where he now lives. He has a good residenceand commodious farm buildings, and his farm is one of the best in the township. He has been very successful, and although a poor man when he came to the county, has made for himself a good property. He was married in 1845 to Permelia Benjamin, a native of Saratoga, N. Y., a daughter of Joseph Benjamin. They have had four children - Albert W., Samuel O., Mary E., wife of Joseph Coolidge, and Adelma, deceased. Mr. Louusbury is a member of the Odd Fellows order.

eldest son of William and Elizabeth (Bodine) McOonnell, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Kichmond in 1837. "When twentytwo years of age he located on the farm where he now resides, in Dorr Township, a mile and a half southeast of Woodstock. He owns 333 acres of choice land, and makes a specialty of raising small grains. He has a large residence and three barns. He was married in February, 1861, to Hattie S. Potter, native of New York, a daughter of Stephen and Charity Potter. They have had six children, three sons and three daughters. One son is deceased. Mr. McConuell has served as Township Trustee and Road Commissioner several years. He is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M.

Andrew F. McGhee was born in Essex County, N. Y., April 25, 1831, the youngest son of Alexander and Marion (Furgus) McGhee, natives of Scotland, the father of Edinburg and the mother of Glasgow. His parents came to the United States soon after their marriage and settled in Essex County, where they died at an advanced age. Our subject passed his boyhood on the farm and subsequently was employed on a steamboat on Lake Champlain. In 1861 he enlisted in the Nineteenth Ohio Battery, and served one year. In 1862 he came to Woodstock, and in 1863 was employed as salesman for Neill Donnelly, and remained with him till his death. He is now in the store settling up the estate for Mr. Donnelly's heirs. He was married in 1861 to Addie C. Mitchell, a native of Ashtabula County, Ohio, a daughter of Silas Mitchell. Mr. McGhee is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M.; Woodstock Chapter, No. 36, B. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T., and has held many offices in each of the departments, and is now Eminent Commander of Calvary Commandery No. 25.

James A. McLaren, deceased, was a native of Fulton County, N. Y., born Jan. 21, 1813, a son of John McLaren. In 1843 he moved to Michigan, and in 1846 to McHenry County, 111., and settled in Alden Township, where he lived till 1875, when he moved to Woodstock, where he died in 1883. He was married in 1840 to Susan Qnilhot, a native of Fulton County, N. Y. To them were born nine children; three daughters are living - Elizabeth, wife of J. S. Soper; Mary E., wife of G. E. Burbank, and Mattie J., a student at Ann Arbor, Michigan, University.

J. S. Medlar, photographer, Woodstock, is the oldest artist in the city. He came to this city from Rockford in September 1858, and has since continued in the business. His gallery is situ ated on the northeast corner of the square, where he has a large north-side sky-light, with interior arrangements for producing all the modern improvements known to photography. He also makes a specialty of india ink, copying and landscape work. He thoroughly understands every department of his work, which will compare favorably with that done in the larger cities. Mr. Medlar was born in Sullivan County, 1ST. Y., in 1830, and is the son of John and Adelia (Eexford) Medlar, his father a native of Dutchess County, N. T., and his mother of Connecticut. Of their twelve children, eleven are living - Elizabeth lives in Sullivan County, JST. Y.; Mary A., in Middletown, 1ST. Y. ; Louisa, in Brooklyn; J. S., our subject; Jeannette, in Rockford; Effie, in Parksville, N. Y. ; James B., in Eockford; Orren, in Parksville; George and Julia, in Rockford, and Charles in Lawrence, Kas. Mr. Medlar was married in Woodstock, June 16, 1861, to Maria L. Dake, a native of McHenry County. To them have been born six children; five are living - Frank W., Mabel, Herbert, Lula, and Adeil. Mr. Medlar is a member of the Masonic fraternity and has taken the Knight Templar degrees.

William Montgomery, one of the first settlers of Dorr Township, was born in Pendleton County, W. Va., Feb. 14, 1802. In the spring of 1840 he moved to Illinois and settled in Rock Island County, but in 1843 moved to McHenry County, and in 1844 settled on the farm where he now lives. He owns 160 acres of land eighty of which he entered from the Government. He built a small log house into which he moved his family and began improving his land, a portion being heavily timbered. In an early day he manufactured brick, finding a ready market in his own township. He has been a very successful stock-raiser, making a specialty of cattle and hogs. Coming to the county when it was in a state of nature, he has helped to bring it to its present state of advanced civilization. He was married in his native State to Mary Friend who shared the vicissitudes of a pioneer home and helped in many ways to make his home a paradise till her death in 1879, aged seyenty-eight years. To them were boru seven children - Ann C. (deceased), married Paris Barker; Mary E., wife of Aaron Peterson; William S.; Rhuama H., wife of Walter P. Jewett; Archibald T.; Suetta, wife of John Bird; Elizabeth F., wife of Captain L. Kelley. Politically Mr. Montgomery is a Republican.

nah (Childs) Morse. He received a good education, completing it at Dudley Academy, Mass. He then taught several years and in 1860 commenced the study of medicine, and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 1863. Immediately after his graduation he was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, at Fort Stedman. He was taken prisoner, and confined in the prison at Petersburg; from there taken to Libby Prison and thence to Annapolis, where he was released and joined his regiment at Tennallytown, D. C.,near "Washington. After his return from the war he settled in Union City, Mich., and practiced two years, when his health failed and he was obliged to abandon his profession. In 1867 he moved to McHenry County, 111., and bought the Hamilton farm, near Ridgefield, and engaged in agricultural pursuits in partnership with his brother, Albert Morse. .They afterward purchased the Goff farm which adjoined them and divided the property, Dr. Morse locating on the last mentioned. He owns 112 acres of choice land well adapted to the dairy business, to which he gives special attention, shipping his milk to Chicago. Dr. Morse was married in 18-, to Nettie S. Holden, a native of New Hampshire, daughter of Edmund and Anna Holden. They have two children- - Floyd S. and Anna Holden. Dr. and Mrs. Morse are members of the Presbyterian church.

William H. Murphy is a native of Virginia, born in Greenbrier County, Nov. 25, 1807, a son of David and Jane (Huggartf) Murphy. His mother died in Virginia. She was a very intelligent woman and from her he received the greater part of his education. In 1842 he came with his family, and his father to Illinois and settled on what is now the A. B. McConnell farm in Dorr Township, where he lived several years. He has served McHenry County as Deputy Sheriff and as jailer. He has been Constable of Dorr Township twenty-two years, Collector, three years, and Supervisor one year. He served as bailiff of the grand jury about eight years. He has been an industrious, honest man and accumulated a large property, but lost the greater part of it by being obliged to pay notes he had signed as security for others. Politically he was originally a Whig, but of late has affiliated with the Democratic party. Mr. Murphy was married in 1833 to Susan H. Friend, who died in 184-6. They had nine children; but five are living - S. D. ; Mary J. wife of C. Lumbard; Almedia, wife of J. G. Hartman; Aquilla J., and Susanna, wife of "W. H. Gregory. In 1853 Mr. Murphy

James Nish, Treasurer of McHenry County, was born in Wilkinshire, Scotland, in 1824, a son of Nathaniel and Jane (McGeoch) Nish. He came to America in 1851 and engaged in traveling till 1854, when he located in Gary, 111., and the following year opened a stock of goods. After the breaking out of the Rebellion he enlisted and raised Company I, One Hundred and Ninetyfifth Illinois Infantry, and was appointed its Captain. He participated in the battle of Champion Hills and siege of Vicksburg. From November, 1863, till April, 1864, he was detailed a recruiting officer, and was then assigned to take charge of the convalescent camp at Cairo, 111. ; and from there went to Nashville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala., and participated in the battle of Atlanta, Ga. He was mustered out Aug. 17, 1865, and resumed the mer cantile business. He was the pioneer merchant of Cary, and it was through his influence that the postoffice was established there, in 1856. He was appointed Postmaster by President Buchanan, and the position has been hold by him, his brother and son since that time. He has served the county as Treasurer since 1875, entering upon the ninth year of his duties in 1884, his present term expiring December, 1886. Mr. Nish was married in LaPorte, Ind., in 1853, to Caroline Dorrington, a native of England. She was killed by lightning while standing in the store at Cary, Oct. 1, 1857. John D., their only surviving child, is a Postal Clerk between Elgin, 111., and Lake Genoa, Wis. He married Orissa Crissman, of New York State. Mr. Nish married, subsequently, Sarah R., daughter of L. A. C. Smith. They have two children - Annie J. and Matie. Mr. Nish is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and Grand Army of the Republic.

Edwin S. Olmsted was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., July 8, 1815, a son of Silas and Penninah (Hickok) Olmsted, natives of Fairfield County, Conn. He came West in 1852 and settled on the farm where he now lives, on section 24, Dorr Township. He owns 120 acres of fine land, all well cultivated. He also mikes a specialty of dairying. His residence and farm buildings are good and comfortable, and his location pleasant. Mr. Olmsted was married in 1838 to Viseney Hamilton, who died, leaving one child - Viseney, now the wife of Edwin Thompson, of Iowa. In 1841 he married Eleanor M. Marshall, who has three children - Esther M., wife of Ezra Smith; William E. and Silas E. Mr.

Olmsted is an active msmber of the Presbyterian church, and has been an Elder several years. They have always been active in Sabbath-school work. Mr. Olmsted's parents came to McHenry County in 1854, and lived in Crystal Lake. The father died Jan. 6, 1870, and the mother in June, 1883. They had a family ot three children, of whom Edwin S. is the only one living. They were members of the Congregational church.

Lyman S. Page is a native of Canada, born July 29, 1827, a son of Orvis and Fannie (Strobridge) Page, natives of Vermont. His mother died in 1867, at the age of sixty-five. His father died at Baraboo, Wis., Aug. 18, 1884, aged eighty-five years. Both parents belonged to long-lived families, one of the mother's brothers living to be over ninety and another over eighty. They had a family of ten children; eightlived to maturity - Lyman S.; Alvin A., died Nov. 22, 1862, aged thirty years, at LxGrange, Tenn., while a member of Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Illinois Infantry; Jas. A., died Jan. 3, 1860, aged twenty-six years, from the effects of a wound received in a railroad accident; Henry H., died Oct. 18, 1864, aged twenty-one years, of typhoid fever; William R. is arailroad conductor in Mexico, Ohio; Augustus is in business in Chicago; Sarah P. married D. W. Thompson, of Baraboo, Wis.; Eliza Jane is the widow of C. H. Walters, late of Oshkosh, Wis. Lyman S. Page learned the carder's and dyer's trades of his father, and when nineteen years of age went to Concord, N. H., and engaged in the railroad business. In 1852 he came West, and was employed at Chicago by the Northwestern Company six years, to attend to the shipping of rails, ties, etc., used in the construction of tracks. In 1858 he removed to Woodstock and assumed the duties of operator and agent. Since 1865 he has been conductor on a passenger train. Mr. Page was married Dec. 22, 1858, to E. Antoinette, daughter of John and Hannah (Fellows) Calef. They have one daughter, Minnie Antoinette, born June 22, 1860; was married March 7, 1883, to Matt. J. Oonklin, a distant relative of Senator Conklin, and resides in Denver, Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Page and their daughter are members of the Baptist church. Mrs. Page's father died at the age of sixty years, and her mother, a«red forty-two. They had a family of five children - Areannah E., died at the age of seventeen years; E. Antoinette; G-eorgiana Augusta, married T. E. Jeffries, and died at the age of forty-two years; Helen Frances is the wife of L. D. Tenant, of Alabama; John Howard enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, in the Eighty-ninth

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Illinois (Second Board of Trade Regiment) Infantry, and was commissioned Lieutenant of Company I. At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain he was shot through the body, and left by the Surgeons on the field for dead, but through the care of his comrade, William Johnson, recovered. He was married Jan. 1, 1866, to Mary A. Black, and died in Chicago, of small-pox, in July, 1871.

James F. Parker, one of the most successful business men of McHenry County, was born in Niagara County, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1828, a son of Alvin H. and Mary (Hosford) Parker, natives of New York, his father of Ontario County. His grandparents, James Parker and Joseph Hosford, were natives of Massachusetts. In 1840 his father came West and entered land in Hebron Township, McHenry County, 111., and in 1841 moved his family to the county. Alvin H Parker was one of the most prominent men in the county in an early day. He helped to establish the first school in the township, and helped to build the first school-house. He at one time owned 1,000 acres of land in Hebron Township. His wife died in 1861. In 1876 he moved to Woodstock, where he died in 1879. They had a family of one son and four daughters, all married and living, save one daughter, in McHenry County. Mrs. Parker was a member of the Presbyterian and Mr. Parker of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was for many years a class-leader and steward. James F. Parker received a good education. He assisted his father on the farm till his marriage, and then began life for himself. He was for many years the leading sheep-raiser of the county, and has now one of the best flocks in the county. He has also raised horses, cattle and hogs, and has been successful in this branch of stock-dealing. In 1874 he moved to Woodstock, where he has a pleasant home, but still superintends his farm in Hebron Township. Politically Mr. Parker is a Re. publican, and during the war was a member of the Union League. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church in Greenwood many years, but since their removal to Woodstock have attended the Congregational church. Mr. Parker was married in 1854 to Hannah J. Seward, daughter of William Seward, a relative of William H. Seward, of New York. Her father moved to Illinois in 1838. In 1817 he was sent to St. Louis, Mo., from New York, by a company, with a large amount of money, and on his return passed through the State of Illinois, and in 1843 settled in Chemung, McHenry County. Mr. and Parker have one child - Julia May.

William Quinnia the youngest of nine children of John and Margaret (Grady) Quinn, natives of Ireland, who came to America in 1840 and located in McHenry County, in Hartland Township, where they still reside. He remained with his parents on the farm till 1880, when he moved to Woodstock and opened a livery and sale stable, which he has since successfully conducted. He is an energetic young man and keeps his stock in first-class order. His buggies and carriages are of the latest style. He was married in 1879 to Elizabeth GHennan, of Woodstock, daughter of Thomas- Glennan.

E. E, Richards, Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, was born in Massachusetts, Feb. 12, 1838, a son of Erastus and Rowena C. (Johnson) Richards. In 1852 his parents moved to Woodstock, 111. When seventeen years of age he accepted the position of clerk in the county clerk's office, and subsequently served as Deputy seven years. In 1861 he enlisted as a private soldier in the Fifteenth Illinois Infantry, and served fourteen months. After his return home he accepted a position in the county clerk's office, and is now serving his third term as Clerk of the Circuit Court. He has served on the City Board, and is now President of the City School Board. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Masonic and A. O U. W. fraternities. He was married in 1864 to Frances A., daughter of Henry M. Waite, of Woodstock.

Thomas McD. Richards was born in Madison County, N", Y., April 18, 1819, a son of Ezra and Martha (Nash) Richards. Hereceived a good education and after leaving school taught several years in Southern Ohio. In the spring of 1846 he came West and bought 160 acres of land in Seneca Township, McHenry Co., 111., where he was successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising till 1883. He added to his land from time to time till he now owns 340 acres. In 1883 Mr. Richards moved to Woodstock. He was married in 1847 to Miss Julia A.Webb, of Wisconsin. She died in 1880, leaving three sons and one daughter. In 1883 Mr. Richards married Martha J. Streets, of Will County, 111, Mr. Richards waselected County Surveyor of McHenry County in the fall of 1853, and served two years. He- served as Supervisor of the county five years. He has been President of the McHenry County Agricultural Board since 1878. He has been President of the Pickle Growers' Union of Woodstock since its organization in 1882. He has been a member of the Kishwaukee Farmers' Club a number of years. He was School Director over twenty years, and is an earnt aM ' - - «-- j - h est supporter of the common-school sj^stem. He is one of Mc- Henry's most influential and public-spirited citizens, always being in the front rank to assist and advance anything of public benefit. Edward H. Richmond, proprietor of the Richmond House, Woodstock, 111., was born in Ogden, Monroe Co., N". Y,, Sept. 22, 1833, a son of Ira and Nancy (Perry) Richmond, natives of Vermont, but subsequently residents of New York, where the father died aged thirty-five and the mother aged thirty-eight years. They had a family of five children - Mary, the youngest daughter, died at the age of seventeen years; Harriet, the eldest child, is the widow of Schuyler Bromley, and has one son - Byron. Oscar is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Anamosa, Iowa; he has eight children - Ida, Ada, Jennie, Gertie, Edwin, Frank, Eva and Fred. Edward H. is the next son. Billings M. went to California in an early day, where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He has four children - Eliva, Ira, Edward and Frank. Edward H. Richmond spent his boyhood days on a farm. His father died when he was five years old and from that time till eighteen he lived with a man by the name of Hill. "When nineteen years of age he received an injury in a threshing machine that threatened to make him a life-long cripple. After this he served an apprenticeship at the harness maker's trade, and then went to Canada and worked at his trade two years. In 1857 he came to McHenry County, 111., and worked on a farm with his cousin Richard Willard two years, and then rented a farm a year. In 1860 he went to Marengo and worked as a journeyman three and a half years, and in the spring of 1864 came to Woodstock and formed a partnership with E. R. Bird in the harness business. In 1872 they dissolved partnership and divided the stock. In 1876 he opened the new hotel in the Murphy Block and ran it in connection with his shop six years, when he sold his stock and has since 1882 given his exclusive attention to the hotel. He has a good transient custom and many regular boarders. He has recently expended over $2,000 in refurnishing the rooms and now has twenty-eight rooms furnished in the latest style. His guests receive the polite attention of the host, and the table is always furnished with the best the market affords. Mr. Richmond was married in 1855 to Jane McQuede, who was born in Churchill, Ogden Co., N. Y., in 1836. They have had six children; but two are living - Mary, wife of Harvey McBride, of Chicago, an express messenger on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and Clara, the youngest, aged fifteen years. Frankie and Jennie died of diphtheria within a period of twenty-four hours, the former aged six and a half and the latter four and a half years. Edward and Edna (twins) died at the age of six months, of cholera infantum. Mr. Richmond has been a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity since eighteen years of age. He and his wife are members of the Congregational church. Politically he is independent.

William B. Robinson was born in Livingston County, E". Y., Aug. 12, 1826, the third of thirteen children of Joseph and Catherine (Spangler) Eobinson, his father a native of Burlington, Vt, and his mother of Pennsylvania. When eighteen years of age he came West and located in McHenry County, and engaged in farming till 1866, when he began to work at the carpenter's trade and soon after moved to Minnesota. In 1875 he returned to Mc- Henry County and settled on his present farm near Eidgefield. He owns ninety-seven acres of valuable land, all well improved. Mr. Robinson was married in 1845 to Mary A. Skinner, of Fort Wayne, Ind. They have had nine children; seven are living - Sarah, wife of A. Wheeler; Wesley, residing in Minnesota; Lydia A., wife of Alonzo Dennen; Elva, wife of Alfred Edwards; James E., married Mary E. Johnson; Nellie and William. Mr. Robinson has served his township as Constable, Pathmaster and School Director.

Edward Shorty Superintendent and Secretary of the Woodstock Pickle Factory, was born in Lowell, Mass., May 6, 1834, the eldest eon of Francis and Catherine (Donnelly) Short. In the fall of 1836 his parents came West and spent the winter in Chicago. The next spring they moved to McHenry County and settled in Greenwood Township, where his mother died in April, 1856, and his father in March, 1882. Edward Short received a common-school education, residing on the farm till manhood. He at one time was in the grain business in Woodstock and subsequently in the grocery business. In 1881 he assisted in the organization of the pickle factory and has since served as Superintendent and Secretary. He owns a farm of sixty acres on section 7, Dorr Township, which is well stocked, to which he gives his supervision . Mr. Short is a good manager, a practical business man, and therefore a successful one. He was married Jan. 20, 1856, to Mary, daughter of John Murphy, of McHenry County. They have had nine children, one eon and eight daughters; the son and one daughter are deceased. Mr.Short has served efficiently as School Trustee and Highway Commissioner, although he never seeks official honors, preferring to devote

John D. Short, Justice of the Peace, Woodstock, 111., was born in Hartland Township, McHenry Co., 111., Dec. 7, 1837, a son of Francis and Catharine (Donnelly) Short, natives of Ireland. His parents were married in Lowell, Mass., and in the fall of 1836 came to Illinois in wagons and settled in Hartland Township, where the mother died in 1854. The father remained in Hartland till a short time before his death, in 1883, when he moved to Woodstock. He was an active member of the Catholic church and one of the founders of the church at Hartland. Of a family of nine children, seven are living. John D. Short began clerking for Neill Donnelly in 1855 and remained with him twelve years He then went to Dubuque, Iowa, and two years later returned to Woodstock, and soon after was elected Township and City Collector, and served six years. He has been Assessor of the township since 1875. He has served eight years as Alderman, and as acting Mayor for the unexpired term of Secretary Joslyn. In politics he is an active Democrat, and is Chairman of the County Central Committee. Mr. Short was married in 1861 to Lucy A., daughter of M. E. Whitlock, of McHenry County. They have had six children. They are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Short has been an able contributor to several county papers.

Asa Wisner /Smith, attorney at law, Woodstock, 111., was born at Knoxville, Tioga Co., Pa., Dec. 13, 1819, a son of Benjamin I). and Eunice (Howland) Smith, his father of English and his mother of French descent. In 1837 his father moved to a heavily timbered farm which he helped to clear. He attended the district school, and then took an academic course at Alfred Centre, Allegany Co., N". Y. He attended school and taught at intervals till 1846, when he entered the junior class at Union College, N. Y., graduating in 1848, in the same class with President Arthur. After leaving school he was Principal of Coudersport, Pa., Academy eighteen months, and of Addison Academy one year, in the meantime devoting his leisure hours to the study of law, and then attended law school one term. In January, 1854, he came West and located at Woodstock, forming a partnership with S. A. Hurlbut, a prominent attorney of Belvidere at that time. He was Principal of the Woodstock schools a year, and while filling this position was elected Superintendent of the McHenry County schools, and served eight years as Justice of the Peace, and since then has given his attendance to the practice of his profession, insurance and farming. He is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, F. & A. M., and Woodstock Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M. He is an active member of McHenry County Agricultural Board, and has served two years as Secretary. He was Postmaster of Woodstock four years during President Grant's administration. Mr. Smith was married at Alfred Centre, N. Y., to Caroline M. Hughes, a native of Northumberland County, Pa. They have three children, two sons and one daughter.

Ezra B. Smith, the eldest son of Eleazer Hyde and Lucille (Parker) Smith, was born in McHenry County, 111., Sept. 1, 1846. His father was a native of Connecticut, bnt in 1843 came West in company with Theron Parker and settled on a farm three-quarters of a mile southwest of Ridgefield, where he died Aug. 1, 1855. His widow is living on a part of the old homestead. They had two sons - Ezra B. and Theron P. Ezra B. Smith received a good education, completing it at Rev. R. K. Todd's Seminary, Woodstock. He taught school one term and then began clerking for Davis & Hartman, remaining in their employ sixteen years, when on account of failing health he was obliged to abandon mercantile life. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1881 for a term of four years. He has been a Notary Public since 1876. Mr. Smith was married in 1868 to Esther M., daughter of E. S. and E. M. Olmsted. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Presbyterian church of which he is one of the ruling Elders. He is a teacher in the Sabbath-school.

Jacob Snyder, one of the successful farmers of Dorr Township, was born in Northumberland County, Pa., Nov. 14,1825. When he was an infant his father died and early in life he was obliged to assist his mother in the maintenance of the family. In 1850, with his mother and sister, he came to Illinois and settled in McHenry County, east of Woodstock, where he still resides. He owns 240 acres of choice land all well cultivated, with the best of farm buildings and a pleasant residence. Although a poor man when he came to the county his untiring efforts have been successful. His mother died in 1874, aged eighty-eight years. He was married in 1853 to Sarah S. Parks, daughter of Jonathan and Almira Parks. They have one son - Charles H, who married Rosetta Sherman, daughter of Jeremiah Sherman, of McHenry County. Mr. Snyder has been Road Commissioner since 1869, and has also served his township as School Director and Pathmaster. Mr. Snyder retired from farming one year ago to enjoy the fruits of his hard years of labor; has bought ten acres of land adjoining the city of Woodstock where he and his wife expect to spend the remainder of their lives in quiet and happiness.

Israel C. St. Clair, an intelligent and successful farmer of Dorr Township, was born in Detroit, Mich., June 15, 1829, the third of seven children of William and Elizabeth (Simmons) St. Clair, his father a native of Delaware and his mother of Pennsylvania. In 1837 William St. Clair moved to McHenry County, 111., and settled on wild land two and a half miles southeast of Woodstock. The land had been staked out but not entered and he purchased it of the first comer. He and his family were obliged to endure many hardships and privations, but were rewarded by good crops and a full larder. He and his wife were among the active members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their house was the home of the itinerant, and was often used for pubjic religious services. He died in 1850, aged sixty years. His widow is still living in the eighty-third year of her age. Israel C. St. Clair has resided in Mcilenry County since eight years of age. He received the greater .part of his education in what was known as the old log city school-house. Although his early advantages were limited he has by personal study and judicious reading acquired a knowledge of all important subjects. He has given his attention to agriculture and stock-raising and has been successful, studying the ways and means which more surely lead to success. He has few equals in the line of manufacturing dairy products and has taken the first premium for butter and serials at the county fairs. He was married June 15, 1852, to Mary E., daughter of Samuel R. Morris. She is a lady of excellent family and of rare personal acquirements. They have five children - Ella M., wife of Elias Brooks; Morris, George, Leila and Susie. Mr. St. Clair is a public-spirited, enterprising man, always interested in the promotion of anything of interest to the county.

George F. Stone, M. D., druggist, Woodstock, was born in Addison County, Vt., Aug. 25, 1825, a son of George E. and Betsey (Smith) Stone. His father, a skillful physician, moved to Woodstock in 1857, and died in 1876. His wife, now in her eightieth year, makes her home with her daughter. George F. Stone received his education from the public schools and academies of his State, spending the last two years of his academic studies io the University of Vermont, at Burlington; and although not completing the entire course of studies, that institution conferred upon him the honorary degree of A. M. After leaving the University, he commenced the study of medicine with his father, and graduated from Castleton Medical College in the winter of 1848-'9; and in the following fall, began the practice of medicino in his native county. In 1850 he was married to Helen A. Miner, also a native of Addison County, who died in 1875. He represented his town in the Legislature of Vermont, in 1856. In the fall of 1857 came to Woodstock, and soon after entered the drug trade. In 1867 he moved to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where he prosecuted the same business. In 1872 returned to Woodstock, and again purchased a stock of drugs. He has an adopted son Edward E. Stone, who is his partner in business.

Christian Stryker was born in Cook Count\',Ill., May 2, 1845, the seventh of ten children of John A. and Elizabeth Stryker, natives of Germany. He was reared in Cook County, received a good education in the common schools and then engaged in farming and stock dealing. In 1883 he moved to McHenry County, and settled on a farm owned by his brother Frederick. He was married in 1867 to Sarah E. Wendling, a native of Wheeling, Cook Co., 111. They have six children - Benjamin F., Alice A., Minnie E. John A., Irvin W. and Flora E. Mr. and Mrs. Stryker are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

William Terwilliger, M. D., was born in Broome County, N. Y. Nov. 18, 1824, the eldest son of Samuel and Laura (Chamberlain) Terwilliger, his father of German and his mother of Scotch descent. In May, 1836, his parents moved to Illinois and settled in Dorr Township. Samuel Terwilliger was one of the most successful stockraisers of the early days. He entered 300 acres of land from the Government, which he improved, and by the help of his wife trans - formed it into a beautiful home. His wife died in 1871. He is still living in the eighty-seventh year of his age. They had a family of four children - William; Eliza J. (deceased), married William Salisbury; Lorenzo P., of California, and Jerome (deceased). William Terwilliger received a common-school education and after reaching his majority began the study of medicine. He attended two courses of lectures at La Porte Medical College, and subsequently one course at Kush Medical College, Chicago. He located in Palmyra, Wis., where he remained two years. In 1850 he went to California and remained about two and a half years; then returned to Illinois and soon after moved to Wisconsin and remained five years; thence to Iowa and five years later came to McHenry County and settled on the farm where he how lives. He owns 120 acres of valuable land, which he cultivates, having partially retired from practice on account of ill health. Dr. Terwilliger was married in 1848 to Angelia Kellogg, who died in 1850, leaving a daughter three months old. In 1853 he married Mrs. Harriet N. Brown, a sister of his first wife. They have two children - Will, iam II. and Frank S.

John Tong, manufacturer and repairer of wagons, carriages and cutters, Woodstock, 111., was born in the county of Kent, England, March 19, 1832. He attended school till-fifteen years ol age and then began to learn the carriage-maker's trade. When twenty-one years of age he came to the United States. He worked at his trade one year in Syracuse, N. Y., and in 1854 came to Illinois and located in Boone County, and from there moved to Marengo, McHenry County, where he remained five years. He then came to Woodstock and has since been engaged in his present business. He has the only shop of the kind in Woodstock and has a good trade, turning out first-class work. Mr. Tong was mar ried in Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., to Ann Dorsey, a native of New York State. They have one daughter - Jennie, wife of P. H. Bump, of Jefferson, Wis. Mr. Tong is a member of Fountain City Lodge, No. - ,1. 0. O. F.

A. W. Udell, Sheriff of McHenry County, is a native of Niagara District, Canada, born in 1843, a son of Alby and Jane (Wilson) Udell. His parents came to McHenry County in 1845 and entered 200 acres of land near the town of Alden, where his father still lives. Alby Udell has been Justice of the Peace several years, but also devotes considerable time to his farm. He has a family of fo ur children - Oliver; Josephine, wife of William Croesbeck; George, and A. W., our subject, who was reared a farmer and now has 175 acres of good land in Alden. He resided at home till the breaking out of the war and then enlisted in Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry. He was on detached service the most of the time and the last seven months served as Hospital Steward. He received a furlough on account of sickness, but joined his regiment again at Eastport, Tenn. He was mustered out in August, 1865, and returned home and engaged in farming till 1881 when he opened a livery stable in Woodstock. In 1882 he was elected Sheriff and is filling the office acceptably. He served as Constable of Alden Township several years. Mr. Udell was married in 1866, to Katie Gaskell, a native of Illinois. They have one child - Pauline. Mr. Udell is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the G. A. E., and A. O. U. W.

William P. Walkup, section 13, Dorr Township, was born in Greenbrier County, W. Va., May 25, 1817, a son of Christopher and Sabrina (Beard) Walkup, natives of Virginia, of Scotch and Irish descent. In 1835 his parents came to McHenry County, and settled on the farm where he now lives. His mother died in 1855, and in 1858 his father went to Kansas and remained four years. He then returned to Illinois and lived in Abingdon, Knox County, till his death, in 1870. He was Sheriff of McHenry County several years, and Justice of the Peace of Dorr Township. Of his family of six children, but threeare living. After reaching his majority William P. Walkup paid a mortgage held by Isaac Torbert, on his father's farm, and took possession of the property. He owns 200 acres of choice land, and in addition to cultivating it carries on a large stock and dairy business. He was married in 1848 to Esther L. White, a native of Bond County, 111. They have had three children; but one is living - Lowell A. Mr. Walkup was Postmaster of Ridgefield twelve years, and has been School Trustee twenty years. He is a member of the firm Dufield & Walkup, blacksmiths, Ridgefield. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.

Thomas Whitson, a former merchant, Woodstock, was born on Long Island, N. Y., in 1881, a son of Joseph and Hannah (Smith) Whitson. His ancestors were among the emigrants who fled to the new world to escape religious persecution and settled in Amsterdam. He was the eldest of eight children, two of whom are living. Gilbert resides in Los Angeles, Cal., and Susan H. is the wife of Hamilton Campbell, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Whitson was married in 1833, in Boston, Mass., to Hannah P. Boutelle, who died in January, 1882, leaving six children - Julia, wife of James Thompson; Edwin; Emily; William H., married Mabel Richards; Ida; George, married Alice Blanchard. Mr. Whitson came West in 1844 and located in Waukegan. In 1854 he moved to Woodstock and opened a hardware store which is now owned by his son Edwin. He served on the City Council several years. He owned a delightful home near the fair grounds, his farm containing eighty acres of choice land. He was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of the township. Mr. Whitson died in Oct., 1884.

William H. Woodbeck was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., July 18, 1844, the eldest son of William H. and Clarissa (Filkins) Woodbeck. His father died when he was. fourteen years of, age and thus early he was thrown on his own resources. He enlisted in Company G, Eighth New York Cavalry, and served till the close of the war; was mustered out July 14, 1865. He then returned home and the following October was married to Merion M. Fredendal. In August, 1867, he moved to Illinois and settled in Kane County. In 1877 he moved to McHenry County, and bought the Calvin Miller farm. He owns seventy-five acres of choice land, one-half under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Woodbeck have three daughters - Agnes, Harriet M. and Henrietta. Mr. Woodbeck is serving his second term as School Director.

A. S. Wright, druggist, Woodstock, was born in Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1847, son of Lysander and Catherine Wright, both of whom died when he was young. He early in life became connected with the drug trade at Manlius, N. Y. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in Company E, Twentysecond New York Cavalry. The year 1864 he had charge of the medical department at Fort Schuyler, New York Harbor. The last year of the war he participated in the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, under Sheridan; mustered out of service at Winchester, Va., August, 1865. January, 1866, came West and located at Woodstock, in the drug business, and is now proprietor of the old original red front drug store. He married Cora E. Yew, only daughter of- Mrs. D. M. F. Irwin, April, 1869. She died in December, 1875, leaving two sons - Verne A., born in April, 1872, and Channing N., born February, 1874. In September, 1877, he married Allie W., daughter of O. W. Owen, of McHenry County, 111. They have two children - Clara B., born April, 1879, and A. S. Jr., born May, 1882. He is serving his fifth year as Secretary of the McHenry County Agricultural Board. He is a member of St. Mark's Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Woodstock Chapter, No. 36; Calvary Command ery, No. 25, K. T. ; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Woodstock Legion Select Knights; Woodstock Post, No. 108, G. A. E., Department of Illinois. In religious faith he is a Congregationalist.