Erienna Township

Erienna Township

raphy appears on another page ; Albert H. Holderman, April 19, 1856; Martha J. Holderman, bom March 16, 1858 ; Laudy S. Hoiderman, born November 8, 1859, and Samuel D. Holderman, born July 21, 1865. Mr. Holderman now owns about 5.000 acres of land, principally in one bodj', besides giving his children 2,000 acres. Engaged in farming and stock-raising. Politics, Republican ; seventythree voters in the township when organized, seventj'-one of whom were Irish canal hands ; subject being the only one left in the township.

ABRAM J. HOLDERMAN, farmer, P. 0. Morris. The subject of this sketch is a native of Grundy County, 111., born May 17, 1853, son of Abram and Mary E. Holderman, who are among the first settlers of the county. Educated in his native county, and married, March 6, 1876, to Miss Josephine V. Bashaw, daughter of Robert and Virginia Bashaw. She was born in Rappahannock County, Va., September 14. 1855, and came to this count}- in 1873. Her mother is dead, the father living in Virginia. They have a family of three children - Mar}' V. Holderman, born in Grundy County March 28, 1877 ; Walter T. Holderman, born in Grundy County September 29, 1878 ; Robert J. Holderman, born in Grundy County, February' 11, 1882. Subject now owns a farm of 640 acres in Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, of Erienna Township ; residence four and one-half miles west from Morris. Ensfaged in stock-raising ; politics, Republican.

JOSHUA HOGE, Jr., farmer, P. 0. Morris, the subject of this sketch is a native of the county of Grundy, 111., born July 25, 1850, son of Samuel and Matilda Hoge, of Nettle Creek Township. Raised in Grundy County and educated in the State Normal Lombard University, and took a course in Brj'ant & Stratton's Commercial College of Chicago. .Married, February 19, 1876, in Morris, to Miss Lora

E. Quigley, daughter of Henry and Matilda Quiglej-, formerly- of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hoge was born in the vicinitj- of Moadville, Crawford Co., Penn., December 11, 1859. They have a family of two children - Samuel Hoge, born in Grundy Count}-, August 12, 1877 ; unnamed, born August 25, 1882. Subject owns a farm of 560 acres of valuable land in the town of Erienna, Sections 1 and 6, of Erienna ; residence, four miles west from Morris. Value of land, S50 per acre ; engaged in stock-raising and mixed husbandry ; politics, Republican. Mrs. Hoge's father was a native of Pennsylvania, born 1812, and died in Crawford County, Penn., 1866. Her mother is now living with her son, E. H. Quigley, of Morris, in her fifty-seventh year.

WILLIAM KENNEDY, farmer, P. 0. Morris ; the subject of this sketch is a native of county of Queens, Ireland, born December 1 4, 1820, son of John and Hanora Kennedy; raised and educated in his native country. Came to United States in 1839. landing at New York City August 9, of that year ; vessel, " Margaret Scott, of Liverpool." Located in Ohio. 1840 ; engaged on public works for about eighteen months and came to Illinois in the fall of 1841 ; assisted in the construction of the Illinois & Michigan Canal ; was book-keeper for Walter D. McDonald. Subject was married in May, 1842, to Miss Mary Kenrick, of Ireland, County Limerick. About 1849, he bought canal land and engaged in agriculture which he has followed since. He now owns a farm of 280 acres in Sections 1 and 2 of Erienna Township; residence four miles west from Morris ; land valued at $50 per acre. Subject also owns a handsome store building and some residence houses on Washington street, in Morris ; they have no family. Politics, Democrat, and is among the standard element' of Grundy County. They are members of the Catholic Church of Morris.

Source changes here: from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois /cedited by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby,; and History of Grundy County (historical and Biographical) by Special Authors and Contributors .., by Selby, Paul, published 1914; 90 words in this source stream.

Chapter Xxv Ii

Youngest Township - Boundaries - Fine Agricultural Seel ion - Gardner an Important Business Center - Town Named for Its Surveyor in 1854 - Incorporated Under Special Act in 18G7 - Under Stale Law in 1933 - First House Built - The. "Barracks" - Hotels - First General Store - Firsl Warehouse - First Sidewalk- Laid - First Flower Bed - Increased Growth in 1864 - Fire Loss and Protection - Oilier Enterprises - Reliable Business Houses - Concrete Sidewalks and Electricity - The Press - School Development - Fraternal Organizations - Churches - An Important Manufacturing Industry - Railroads - Supervisor 701-70G