Felix Township

Felix Township

JOSHUA R. COLLINS, farmer, P. 0. Morris. The subject of this sketch is a native of Grundy County, bom November 13, 1854 ; son of Jeremiah and Maggie (Widie\') Collins. Raised and received the elements of an English education at the common schools of the county ; took a course at the Morris Classical Institute. Afterward graduated at the Grand Prairie Seminar}' and Commercial College. Married, November 27, 1879, in Grundy County, to Miss Anna Holroyd, daughter of Benjamin and Susan Holroyd, of Grundy County, living in Wauponsee Township. Mrs. Collins, born in Will County, 111., April 3, 1855, and educated in AVill County. They have one son - Frank W. Collins, born in Grund}' County February 26, 18S2. Mr. Collins is among the leading stock-raisers of the county, and has a vast farm of valuable land 1n Felix Township known as the Samuel Holdermaa farm, residence four and a half miles southeast from Morris.

Athens County, Ohio, born April 17, 1821 ; son of Isaac and Jane Lattimer. Raised and educated principally in Mercer County, Ohio. In 18-15, he with his mother removed to Marion County, Ind., his father having died in Ohio. Subject was married, in Indiana, April 30, 1846, to Miss Mar}- Schro3-er, daughter ot Joseph and Eliza Schroyer. She is a native of Wayne Couuty, Ind., born October 3, 1826. They remained in Indiana until 1854, engaged in farming. At this time, he removed to Illinois and settled in Felix Township, near where he now lives. He here owns a farm of 280 acres in Sections 15 and 22 of Felix Township, residence nine miles southeast from Morris. Value of land, $30 per acre. They have ten children - Eliza J. Lattimer, born in Indiana April 28, 1847, married to C. C. Massey in December, 1866 ; Clarissa C. Lattimer, born in Indiana November 22, 1848, married to Silas W. Gibson, of Mazon Township ; Malinda F. Lattimer, born in Indiana December 17, 1850, married June 11, 1874, to James Short, died July 1, 1876 ; Charity C. Lattimer, born No- vember 6, 1853, and dieil November 5, 1855 ; James X. Lattimer, born in Grundj- County, 111., March 31, 185G, married Miss Caroline Rodee April 23, 1879 ; Laura A. Lattimer, born in this count3- February 7, 1858, married to Horace Severus December 22, 1880; Johnson W. Lattimer, born in Grundy County November 23, 18G0; Tedee Lattimer, born in Grundy County January 12, 1863, died at the home in Felix Township December 17, 1866; Sarah E. Lattimer, born in Grundy February 21, 1865 ; Ida May Lattimer, born in Grundj' Count}" March 19, 1869. Mr. Lattimer is a Democrat politicallj^i and has been a Justice of the Peace and Township otBcial for many years. Engaged in stock raising and general farming.

DAVID MACKIE, miner, Diamond. The subject of these lines is a native of Ayrshire, in Scotland, born within eighteen miles of Glasgow, January 1, 1837 ; son of David and Janet (Barkley) Mackie. Raised and educated in Scotland, and came to the United States in 1869. Mr. Mackie is a practical miner, having worked at this business since nine j'ears old. At the age of twenty-two, he was put in charge of a series of mines as assistant superintendent, which position he held until coming to this connty in 1869. First located in Wisconsin and engaged to a farmer daring his harvest, afterward employed in the Prairie du Chieu Machine Shops as a machinist. In October, 18 j9, he came to Braidwood, Will County, and engaged his services to Messrs. Bennett & Turner, working at dumping mud from shaft about the time of the completing of the sinking of No. 1 shaft ; afterward ran the engine for about six months. Afterward took position as mining boss ; was then promoted to the position now held, that of Superintendent of Wilmington Coal Mining & Manufacturing Company. Married in Scotland, October 18, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Pringle) Kerr. She was born in Scotland

June, 1841. They have a family of four sons and two daughters - David Mackie, born in Scotland June 20, 1862 ; Thomas Mackie, born in Scotland November 9, 1869 ; Janet Mackie, born in Scotland September 6, 1865 ; George B. Mackie, born in Scotland December 3, 1868 ; Jane P. Mackie, born in Felix Township, Grundy County, July 25, 1872 ; John W. Mackie, born in Grundy Count}- December 9, 1877. Mr. Mackie is superintending a force of about 400 men, the monthly pay-roll amounting to $17,931 for the month ending October 31, 1882. Their average capacity is about 500 tons per day. The company own a tract of 1,040 acres of coal land in Felix and Braceville Townships.

THOMAS PATTISON, farmer, P. 0. Coal City. The subject of this sketch is a native of Grundy County, 111., born April 8, 1847 ; son of William and Martha Pattison, who were among the first settlers of this county. Subject was educated in Grundy County, and at the Fowler Institute of Kendall County, and married, March 24, 1870, to Miss Martha E. Struble, daughter of Elias Struble. She was born in New Jersey September 10, 1850, and came to Grundy County when about sixteen years old. They have a family of two children - Bertha E. Pattison, born in Grundy County September 6, 1872 ; Ev^ M. Pattison, born in Grundy County June 13, 1878. Mr. Pattison owns a farm of 120 aeres of improved land in Section 31 of Felix Township, residence nine and a half miles southeast from Morris. Value of land, $40 per acre. Mr. Pattison's father, William Pattison, died in Grundy County March 8, 1882. His mother has been dead since he was a mere boy. Has one brother in the county - J. H. Pattison, present County Treasurer. Politics, Republican.

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1819 ; son of James and Ellen (McFarland) Short, natives of Pennsylvania. When subject was five 3'ears old, his parents removed to what IS now Ashland County, Ohio, where his mother died. His father died in the same county in 1863. In 1836, subject came to Michigan and spent one summer, then returned to Ohio, but came to Illinois in 1838, and located in Lake County. Here he soon purchased land and engaged in farming, hunting and trapping, the latter business aifording money to pay on land. Subject first came to Grundy County for permanent residence in 1856. He was married, December 31, 1815, to Miss Sarah Burr, daughter of Warham and Nancy (Cummins) Burr, her father formerly of New York, and her mother formerly of Ohio. Mrs. Short was born in Shelby County, Ind., February 10, 1826, and came to Will County, 111., with her parents in 1833. They have a family of five children - James Short, born in Will County, 111., November 11, 1817 - married to Miss Malinda F. Lattimer June 11, 1874, his second wife was a Widow iMoore, married, August 3, \ 1881 ; Warham B. Short, born in Will County August 9, 1819 - married, January 1, 1878, to Miss Mary Heydecker ; Alvina Short, born in Lake County May 25, 1852 - married, July 1. 1871, to M. Gassny ; Lemuel Short, liorn in Lake County January 24, 1855 - married, May 1, 1876, to Miss Clara Heydecker; William Short, born in Lake County July 17, 1856, died in same county February 1, 1859. Mr. Short now owns about 2.400 acres of land in Felix Township of Grundy County, and a farm of 373 acres in Lake County, 111. His residence is ten miles southeast from Morris. He has been among the leading stock-raisers of the county, and is too well known as a thorough business man to need especial mention in that particular. Politics, Republican. Mrs. Short's father died in Will County Sep- 6, 1861, and her mother in the same county March 31, 1862.