Georgetown Township (part 2 of 2)

Silas D. Underwood, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 23d of November, 1830, and lived with his parents until he was twenty-four; he then moved to a farm north of Georgetown, thence to Iroquois county, Illinois, thence to his present place. February 12, 1856, he married Miss Nancy Bowman. She was born in Indiana and died in the fall of 1861. His second wife was Miss Nancy Ha worth. She was born in this county and died in the spring of 1S66. His present wife was Miss Martha Lewis. She was born in this countv. There is one living of the three children by first marriage: Catharine; of the nine by second marriage seven are living: Oliver, Lyman. Lorie, Thomas, Charlotte, Colfax and Maimie (Grant, deceased, Charlotte and Colfax were triplets). Mr. Underwood is living on the old homestead which he is farming for his mother, with whom is living John A. Thompson, a son of her deceased daughter, Broakie C, who married Alex. Thompson, and died May 8, 1870.

John C. Jones, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, on the 25th of December, 1820, and lived there eleven years; he then, with his parents, came to Illinois and settled in Yermilion county, and has lived here since, - with the exception of one year in Missouri; - he lived with his parents seventeen years; then after the death of his father he began working for himself teaming to Chicago one year. He subsequently worked on the railroad between Danville and Fairmount, and afterward went to Missouri, remaining one year. He then bought one hundred acres here on credit, and was five years in paying for it. On the 30th of November, 1850, he married Miss Martha J. Dye. She was born in Mason county, Kentucky. They had eight children, seven of whom are living: Wm. C, Charles F., Lydia J., Jethro R., Zebedee, Joanna and Arias C. Mr. Jones owns four hundred acres of land in this county, the result of his own labor and management. His parents (John and Casander Parrish Jones) were natives of Kentucky. He died in October, 1837, and she in June, 1833.

Harvey Cloe, Georgetown, farmer, was born in Clark county, Kentucky, on the 26th of April, 1822, and lived there until 1831, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois and settled in Vermilion county, and engaged in farming. He lived with his parents until he was married, November 27, 1842, to Miss Elizabeth Eslinger. She was born in this county, and died October 16, 1849. After his marriage he settled on his present place. They had four children, three of whom are living: Henry, Harvey T. and Susan H. In February, 1850, he married Miss Amanda Cowell. She was born in Illinois. They had seven children, two living: Mary E. C. and Elizabeth R. Mr. Cloe owns 287 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor. His parents, Henry and Ann Constine (Foxworthy) Cloe, were natives of Virginia. They were married in Virginia, and went to Kentucky in 1813, to Illinois as stated, and to Iowa in 1855, where they died.

John Kyger, Georgetown, retired, whose portrait appears in this work, is a native of Virginia, and is a son of Daniel and Annie (Henthorn) Kyger. He was born near Morgan town on the 6th of May, 1799, and lived until 1806 in his native state, at which time his parents moved to Monroe county, Ohio, where they engaged in farming. At the age of eighteen Mr. Kyger commenced fiatboating, and this he followed for a number of years. He would load one of these boats with produce and sell it along the banks of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers as far down as New Orleans, it taking him from five to seven days to make the trip. On the 7th of June, 1821, he married Miss Mary Sheets, a native of Washington county, Ohio. She was born on the 27th of November, 1799. They continued their residence in Ohio until 1832, when they came to Illinois, taking a keelboat down the Ohio and up the Wabash, and settling in Vermilion county same year. He engaged in farming, and has lived' in this .county since. In 1858 he moved to his present residence, where, on the 6th of January, 1870, his wife, Mrs. Mary Kyger, died. By the marriage there were seven children, four of whom are now living: Henry T., Daniel, Annie and Sarah. Mr. Kyger is one of the early settlers and well-known citizens of this neighborhood. He remembers well the early times in the county when they marketed produce in Chicago - he making his first trip of this kind in 1838. Born on the farm, he has always followed farming, in which he has been successful, and has made liberal provisions for his children upon which to begin life, having divided upward of three hundred acres of land among same. Hannah Kyger, a sister of Mr. Kyger, was born on the 3d of February, 1797, and is now a resident of Georgetown township.

Georgetown township, Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on his present place, on the 8th of November, 1832, and lived on the same until he was thirteen years of age. He then, with his parents, moved to an adjoining farm, where he lived until 1858. On the 1st of January of that year he married Miss Mary Martin. She was born in this township, near Georgetown. After his marriage he came to his present place, and has lived here since. He is no office-seeker, and has held no offices except those connected with the school and road. They have five children: Margaret E., Clara F., Katie, James H. and Nellie. He owns one hundred and eighty-five acres in this county.

John Dukes, farmer and stock-raiser, Westville, was born near his present place, on the 21st of March, 1832. He lived at home until he was twenty-two years of age, when, on the 19th of April, 1855, he married Miss Kubie Lacey. She was born in Vermilion county, Indiana, on the 24th of December, 1838, and came to this county with her parents when she was fourteen years of age. After his marriage he moved to a residence on his father's place, and farmed a portion of his farm. He lived there thirteen years, and then came to his present place. He has hauled produce to Chicago, making his first trip as early as 1844. During the late war he acted as enrolling officer for the first district. He has been assessor of this township for eleven years and collector for ten years. By the marriage there have been nine children, seven of whom are living: Kachel, Sarah S., Mary, Martha, Susannah, William and Nancy. Mr. Dukes owns three hundred and twenty-seven acres of land in this county, which he has principally earned by his own labor and management. In 1864 he engaged in buying and shipping stock, and has done an extensive businessjin that line. His parents, Stephen and Rachel Ellis, were natives of Virginia and Tennessee. They were born on the 25th of June, 1796, and 25th of October, 1804, respectively. He came to this county at an early date, and she came in 1821. They were married in this county, on the 23d of January, 1826. Mr. Dukes died on the 18th of July, 1847. She is living here on the old homestead. Miss Rubie Lacey was the daughter of William and Salona (Sanderson) Lacey. They were natives of New Jersey and New York. They came to this county in 1853, where they died, on the 27th of September, 1873, and 28th of December, 1859, respectively.

Jotham Lyon, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on the 25th of September, 1833, and lived at home until he was twenty-three. He then took a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin, returning the same year, and again going there the following winter. The following spring he came here and engaged in farming, on the old homestead, for two years. He then came to his present place. On the 26th of January, 1858, he married Miss Sarah Worth. She was born in Wisconsin. They had six children; five are now living: Mary, William, Datus, Noah and Elmer. He owns ninety acres of land in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, Jotham and Mary Harrington Lyon, were natives of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. They were married in Indiana, and came to this county in 1827, though he had been here before that time. He assisted in laying out the old Salt Works road. He died on the 2d of August, 1843, aged sixty-one years, four months and twenty days. She is living with her son in this township.

Isaac A. Brown, P. O. Eugene, Ind., retired, was born in Washington county, Tennessee, on the 6th of October, 1816, and lived there seventeen years, when, with his parents, he moved to Illinois, and settled in Elwood township, Vermilion county, and lived there until 1836. They then moved to Danville, and engaged in coopering. He there built a house in South Danville (the first after the laying out of the place), and engaged in the grocery business. He then went to Sidney, Illinois, and engaged in general merchandise, and then went to LeRoy, and engaged in general merchandise. Afterward he went to Lyme Grove, Champaign county, and engaged in farming. From there he went to Vermilion county, Illinois, and engaged in farming and coopering in Elwood township. He then came to his present place, thence to Perrysville, and from there back to his present place. In 1834 he made his first trip to Chicago by team. On the 14h of April, 1836, he married Miss Eunice Beasley; she was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, and died in May, 1848. They had six children, four living: Elijah, Joseph, Elizabeth J. and Phoebe. On the 26th of July, 1848, he married Miss Cordelia M.White; she was born in Clermont county, Ohio. They have eight children : Isaac A., jr., Eunice, Hannah, Lilly G., Naomi, Edmoni, A. Lincoln, and Patience. His sons, Milo G. and Joseph B., enlisted in the 8th 111. Reg. and 21st Ind. Reg. respectively ; the former was in the service one year, the latter, three. The present place is known all over the county as "Browntown.', On the place is a store 20 x 40, two stories and good basement, formerly used by Mr. Brown in the general merchandise business ; over the store is a hall used as a lecture room and church. The store is complete and ready for occupancy. There is also on the place a large coopering establishment.

James Clifton, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, near his present place, on the 8th of October, 1833. He lived with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age ; he then came to his present place, and has lived here since. On the 15th of June, 1855, he married Miss Martha Barnhard; she was born in this county. They had seven children, five living: Ellen, S. A. D., Olive, Laura, and James, jr. Mr. Clifton owns two hundred and five acres in this county, located three miles due east of Georgetown. His parents, William and Jane Brown Clifton, were natives of Ohio and Tennessee. They were married near the present place. Both died in this county; he in the winter of 1869, and she in the winter of 1877.

J. K. Richie, Georgetown, general merchandise store, the subject of this sketch, was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, on the 24th of October, 1826. Soon after his birth his father died, and his mother moved to New Market, in the same county, where he lived until he was six years of age, when he came to Vermilion county, Illinois, with his mother and grandfather. They wintered in Georgetown, and in the spring (1833) they moved to a farm southeast of the same village, where he lived until the fall of 1843. He then went to his native place in Tennessee, living with his uncle, Gen. William Battleton. On arriving he entered Holstine College, attending his uncle's store mornings, evenings and Saturdays. This continued two years, when he engaged regularly in the store, and remained in it until October, 1847. He then visited Georgetown, and, in the spring following, he went to New Market, and remained but a few months, when he engaged as clerk in a store in Dandridge, Jefferson county, this being his first position under salary. He remained until the 1st of April, 1850, and then came north to Georgetown, and engaged as clerk with B. Canaday & Son, who occupied the present location of Mr. Richie's business. He clerked twelve months, and then formed a partnership with I. B. Haworth in the business of general merchandise. They continued until August, 1854. Mr. Richie then formed a partnership with B. Canaday & Son, the firm changing to B. Canaday & Co. This continued until 1869, when the firm changed to Canaday & Richie, and in 1871 it again changed to the present style, and has continued so since. On the 31st of May, 1854, he married Miss S. R.Canaday. She was born in Georgetown. They had seven children, three of whom are living: Morris E., Benjamin C. and Mary A.

A. J. Niccum, Gessie, Indiana, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 15th of June, 1833, and lived there eighteen years. His parents then moved to Indiana, and he lived there two years. On the 25th of September, 1853, he married Miss Sarah Ann Niccum. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 12th of October, 1830. They moved near Catlin and lived there six years, and then came to his present place. In 1854 they took a relative, Frank Billings, to raise. He was born on the 27th of December, 1853, and lived here until the 4th of September, 1878, when he went to Stafford comity, Kansas, and is now farming there with his brother. They also, in 1863, took the present Mrs. Henry Bonton to raise until her marriage. In the fall of 1876 they took Miss Mary B. Davis, then about six years of age, and she is living here at present. His parents, "William and Elizabeth (Smith) Niecum, were natives of Ohio, and came to this county at an early date. She died in 1854. He is now living in Indiana. Her parents, James and Catharine (Croll) Niccum, were natives of Kentucky. He came to this comity in 1824.

Levi C. Underwood, farmer and stock-raiser, Georgetown, is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born near his present place, on the 21st of October, 1834, and lived at home until the fall of 1870, having farmed his father's farm since 1858. On the 27th of September, 1870, he married Miss Sarah Kyger. She is also a native of this county. After the marriage they moved to the wife's home, where they have since lived. They have three children, viz : Evie, Annie M. and Evert. Mr. Underwood owns two hundred and fiftyfive acres in this county. His parents, John and Drusilla Morgan Underwood, were natives of Virginia, born on the 19th of January, 1794, and the 2d of April, 1801, respectively. They were married on the 10th of December, 1818; came to this county in 1827, and settled where she now resides in 1828. He died on the 25th of September, 1858.

Jacob Gauts, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and was born on the 15th of July, 1815. He lived there nineteen years, and then came afoot to Illinois. He settled in Vermilion county, near his present place, and has lived here since. In 1840 he went to Texas and remained three months. In 1846 he went to Iowa and was gone six months. He settled on his present place in 1858. On the 7th of July, 1842, he married Miss Elizabeth Jenkins. She was born in Miami county, Ohio. They have three children : John J., Eli M. and William T. John J. was in the 125th 111. Reg. for nearly three years. Mr. Gauts has served as constable of this township, and has held the office of justice of the peace for about eighteen years; road commissioner eight to ten years; also supervisor of township. He owns one hundred and eighty-four acres, which he has earned by his own labor. He spent the first seven years here in teaching school. He then rented until 1849, when he bought ninety acres, on which he settled. He then came to his present place. He learned the carpenter's trade in Pennsylvania. Soon after

J. H. Hewit, Georgetown, retired, was born on his father's farm, one mile west of Georgetown, on the 26th of May, 1834, and lived there until 1861, farming the place since he became of age. He then moved to a farm of his own, about five miles northwest of Georgetown. In September, 1862, he enlisted in the 125th 111. Reg., and was in service until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Atlanta campaign, and all the battles of the regiment. At Jonesboro' he was struck with part of a shell, but it occasioned but slight injury. On his return from the army, he lived on his farm until 1807. He then moved to Georgetown and has lived here since. On the 16th of May, 1861, lie married Mrs. Aboline Green. She was born in Preble county, Ohio. His parents, Eli and Mary A. (Prather) Hewit, were natives of Ohio and Kentucky. He settled near Danville in 1828, and died on the 17th of October, 1874. She died on the 1st of October, 1874.

James Gibson, Danville, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 5th of December, 1835, and lived there six years, when, with his parents, he moved to Clermont county, Ohio, where he lived until 1857. He then came to Yermilion county, Illinois, and worked with Larken A. Cook until 1862. On the 12th of Jnne of this year he married Miss Elizabeth Ogden. She was born in this county. They have had five children, three of whom are living: Franklin, Mary A. and Kate A. Mr. Gibson owns sixty-nine acres of land in this county. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 125th 111. Reg., Co. K, and was in service until the close of the war. He was for the greater part of the time teamster. After the fall of Atlanta he and others were captured, and were confined in Andersonville and Milieu prisons.

J. H. Lockett, Georgetown, miller, the subject of this sketch, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, on the 2d of December, 1819. He lived in Virginia about fifteen years, when, with his parents, he moved to Knox county, Indiana, and engaged in farming, living there one year, when they came to Illinois and settled in Georgetown township, where he lived with his parents twenty-two years. He then moved to Perrysville, Indiana, and engaged in farming for ten years. He then came to this county and settled on a farm two miles north of Georgetown, where he lived until 1857. He then engaged in the stock business. In 1861 he bought an interest in the present mill, and followed the milling business about five years, the firm being J. H. Lockett & Co. He then sold his interest and engaged in the general merchandise business in Georgetown for eight years, when he sold out and again engaged in the present mill. On the 22d of December, 1843, he married Miss Elizabeth Smith. She was born in Virginia, and died on the 3d of June, 1857. They had three children, two living: David and Mattie. On the 20th of December, I860, he married Miss Ella Walston. She was born in this county. They have three children: Frank, Grace and Jessie. In early days Mr. Lockett has hauled wheat to Chicago by team, making his first trip in 1837, and has delivered wheat in Chicago at sixty cents per bushel.

William R. Richards, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Frederick county, Virginia. He was born on the 16th of April, 1809. At the age of six years, with his parents, he moved to Washington county, Tennessee, where he lived twenty years. They then came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and settled in Georgetown. While there they entered land in this township. Mr. Wm. R. entered his present place and began improving the same. On the 8th of October, 1844, he married Miss Cynthia Parks. She was born in Monroe county, Indiana, and died on the 10th of August, 1846. After the death of his wife he sold out his stock and rented his farm. He worked at milling and other trades until 1850, when he married Miss Mary Jenkins, of Ohio. They moved to the farm and have lived there since. They have six children : Jnlette, Martha, Mary, Lillie, Lydia and John. In 1835 Mr. Richards walked to Chicago and worked in a warehouse. He has hauled produce there by team a number of times. He owns two hundred and twenty-two acres of land in this county. His parents, Henry and Hannah (Reiley) Richards, were natives of Virginia, where they were married. They came here as stated. He died in October, 1837, and she in January, 1838.

»Capt. G. W. Holloway, Georgetown, general merchandise, was born in what was then known as Berkeley county, Virginia, on the 22d of February, 1823, where he lived until he was twelve years of age. He then, with his parents, came wrest to Illinois, and settled near Georgetown. Here he improved a farm and remained until the spring of 1853. He then came to the village of Georgetown and formed a partnership in general merchandise business with Henderson, Dicken & Co., which soon after changed to Henderson & Holloway, which firm continued until the spring of 1874, since which time Mr. Holloway has conducted the business. On the 6th of August, 1862, he enlisted in the 125th 111. Reg., he being captain of Co. D. He remained in the service until close of war, taking part in the battles of the regiment. On the 17th of January, 1855, he married Miss Sophia Lyons, a native of Massachusetts.

"William Sheets, deceased, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Washington count}T, Ohio, on the 7th of October, 1806, and lived there until the spring of 1833, when he came to Yermilion county, Illinois, and engaged in farming. In 1835 he moved to Danville township, where he and his brother-in-law built a mill, now known as Kvger's mill, and carried on the same for nine years. He then sold his interest in the mill and bought the present place and moved on the same. He lived here for seven years, when he bought an interest in the mill and again moved to the same, and lived there two years, when he sold his interest and returned to the place which was his home at his death. During his two years' residence at the mill, he, Thomas S. Morgan, and Henry and Daniel Kyger, built the steam mill at Georgetown; he sold his interest before the mill was run. He married Miss Elizabeth Kyger on the 3d of September, 1829. She was born in Monroe county, Ohio. They had six children, two of whom are now living: Angeline, born on the 29th of July, 1832, and Matthias, born on the 24th of November, 1843. His son, John McH., enlisted in the 73d Reg. 111. Vol., and died in the hospital on the 26th of December, 1862. Mr. Sheets owned, at his death, two hundred and ninety-five acres of land in this county. He was justice of the peace two terms, supervisor three, and had also held the school and road offices. He had been a member of the M. E. Church thirty-six years, class-leader thirty-four years, steward 33 years, and also superintendent of Sunday school. Mr. Sheets departed this life on the 11th of August, 1879, at 8.35 a.m., after being in ill-health two years. He died of heart disease. Mr. Sheets was one of the early settlers of this county, and his loss is mourned by a large community of sorrowing friends.

Andrew Clifton, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Yermilion county, Illinois. He was born on his present place on the 13th of November, 1836, and lived on the same until he was twelve years old ; the family then moved to a farm near by, and he lived there until 1861, when he came back to the present place, having bought it from his father. On the 4th of March, 1857, he married Miss Nancy J. Barnhard. She was born in this county. They had seven children, four of whom are living, viz: Jennie, Frank C, Lucy and Cora. He is no office-seeker, - his only office being connected with the school and road. He owns sixty acres in this county, located four miles east of Georgetown, which he has earned by his own labor and management.

Captain Hiram Yoho, Georgetown, farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Yermilion county, Illinois. Pie was born on the 24th of December, 1836, and has always made his home in the county. He lived with his parents until 18(51. He then enlisted in the 12th 111. Inf., and was in service three months; he then enlisted in the 35th 111. as private in Co. E, and was in service until the close of the war. He was made second sergeant, and in a few months chosen first lieutenant, and served as such about one year. He was then made captain of Co. E, and was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Nashville and Corinth. He served mostly on detached duty, transporting prisoners, assisting in drafts in New York and Michigan, etc. etc. On the 15th of May, 1865, he married Miss Nancy A. Ritter. She was born on the present place. They had rive children, four living, viz : Marquis R., Ophelia, Thaddeus and Allen B.

James T. White, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, on the 8th of December, 1829, and at the age of two his parents moved to Indiana, near State Line, and lived there five years. They then settled near Georgetown, Illinois, and he has lived in that neighborhood since. In 1852 he began farming on his own account, and in December, 1853, he married Miss Susannah Henderson. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois. They had ten children, six of whom are living, viz : Allen A., Nathaniel H., Charles, Moranda, Alonzo and James. Mr. White owns two hundred and fifteen acres of land in this county. His parents, Solomon and Nancy Prather White, were natives of Kentucky. They came to this county as stated, and here both have died.

A. M. C. Hawes, Georgetown, physician, the subject of this sketch, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, on the 9th of February, 1813, where he lived until he was fourteen years of age. He then went to Wilmington, and apprenticed to the printing trade in the " Argus" office. When the latter was moved to Lafayette, and appeared as the " Lafayette Free Press and Tippecanoe Journal," he accompanied it, and was connected with the same until 1835, working at his trade and acting as assistant editor. In the winter of 1830-31 he went to Indianapolis, and set type for the 1st Blackford Reports of Indiana. In 1833 he began to read medicine with Dr. O. L. Clark. In 1835 he went to Ohio, and on the 15th of March, 1836, he came to Georgetown, and has practiced here since. With the exception of one, he has practiced longer in this county than any other physician. On the 15th of May, 1837, he married Miss Wilmoth Walters. She is a native of Barren county, Kentucky. They had twelve children, ten of whom are living: Marquis De La Fayette, Albert S. W., Cassius M. C, Marshal H., William B., Victor L., Amanda M., Alice M., Lorie O. and Kate.

29th of November, 1813, where he lived twenty-three years. At the age of twenty -one, he began work at the carpenter and joiner's trade, and in 1836 came west on horse-back, and settled in Georgetown, Illinois, working at carpentering for twenty years. He then farmed some land he had previously bought, locating on his present place. He owns two hundred and ten acres in this county, considerable of which adjoins this village, and he has earned the same by his own labor and management. On the 20th of December, 1838, he was married to Miss Artimecia Douglas. She was born in Mason county, Kentucky, on the 10th of July, 1819. They had ten children, five of whom are now living : Luvica M., Cornelia B., Horace G., Florence J. and Olive.

John P. Cook, Westville, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on his present place on the 14th of April, 1837, and has lived here since. He is no office-seeker, his only offices being connected with the school and road. On the 4th of June, 1859, he was married to Miss Minerva J. Downs. She was born in Indiana. They have four children, Harvey J., Sarah A., William and James F. Mr. Cook owns two hundred and twenty acres in this county, located eight miles south of Danville, which he has earned principally by his own labor and management. His parents, James and Susannah Mover Cook, were born on the 23d of June, 1797, and 2d of December, 1803, respectively, and were married in Clermont county, Ohio, on the 6th of October, 1822. They came to Vermilion county, Illinois, in a wagon, in the fall of 1834, and settled on their present place. They had eleven children, six of whom are now living: Larken, Samuel, Elizabeth, George W., John P. and James M. Mr. Cook died on the 19th of October, 1872; Mrs. Cook is living on the old homestead with her son.

John E. Cooper, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, on the 9th of December, 1821, and lived there four years, when, with his parents, he moved to Greene county, Ohio, where he lived until he was seventeen, then moved to Illinois and settled about three miles north of Georgetown, and lived there with his parents four years. He then farmed for himself until 1863, when he came to his present place. In 1843 or 1844 he brought to this township a plow that would scour. It was probably the first of the kind, and proved an interesting and valuable curiosity, people coming for miles to see it. On the 10th of August, 1845, he was married to Miss Lucinda B. Cook. She was born in Indiana. They have had eleven children, nine of whom are living: George B., Jennie, John W., Sallie L., Anna, Charles, Lizzie P., Katie and Quinn L. He owns about five hundred acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management, having started with $2.60. He has teamed to Chicago, making his first trip with apples about 1844.

Abraham Campbell, Georgetown, blacksmith and farmer, was born on the present farm on the 29th of January, 1838, and has always lived on the same. In the fall of 1856 he married Miss Elizabeth Henthorn. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois. They have seven children : Elander, Alexander, jr., Alice, Jane, Eliza B., Alfred, and Lucy C. He learned his trade with his father. In 1856 he began working on his own account. His father, Alexander Campbell, was born in North Carolina on the 25th of December, 1795, and lived there until he was twenty-one, when, with his parents, he moved to Tennessee, and, in 1833, came to Illinois, and settled on his present place. On the 25th of December, 1819, he married Miss Elander Brown. She was born in Tennessee, and died here in 1852. They had thirteen children, six of whom are now living. He has made many trips to Chicago by team. He owns two hundred acres of land in this county.

George Sprouls, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born on his present place on the 2d of June, 1838, where he lived until 1861. He then enlisted in the 35th 111. Reg., and remained in the service three years and four months, and took part in all the battles of the regiment except one or two. After his service he returned home, and has lived here since, farming the old homestead in company with his brother. On the 22d of February, 1866, he married Miss Hannah J. Davis. She was born in this county. They have eight children : Albert, William, John, Norman, Fannie, Frank, Rosey and Norah.

N. E. Hubbard, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, on the 20th of November, 1814, where he lived one year. Then, with his parents, he moved to Toledo, Ohio, and lived there five years. Then, in 1820, he went to Vermilion county, Indiana, and settled below where Eugene now stands. He lived there until 1833, when he went to Terre Haute and apprenticed to the tanning trade, remaining four years. He then returned home, and lived there until 1840, when he settled in Vermilion county, Illinois, and took charge of a saw-mill and some land belonging to William Curtis, and managed this for five years. He then bought a farm, and farmed until 1867, when he came to his present place. On the 20th of August, 1845, he married Miss Catharine Ogdon ; she was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of March, 1822. She settled near the present place with her parents in 1825. They have had six children, five of whom are living: Carydon, Cynthia Ann, Azro, Jacob K. and Camelia A.

Hiram Dye, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, on bis father's farm, on the 4th of April, 1825, and lived there until 1841, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois, and settled in Vermilion county. In 1853 he came to his present place. On the 22d of March, 1855, he married Miss Sarah H. Leuman : she was born in Vermilion county, Illinois. They have three children: Wilson, Mary C. and Martha J. He owns five hundred and twenty acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. After he became of age he worked eight vears for one hundred dollars a year. He has hauled many loads of apples to Chicago by ox team ; he made his first trip about 1844. His parents, Lawrence and Mary Ann (Van Trease) Dye, were natives of Kentucky. They married there, and came here as stated. He is living in Elwood township, this county, but she died about 1867.

James M. Cook, Westville, farmer and stock-raiser, was born on his present place on the 1st of March, 1841. In 1861 he began business on his own account, farming a portion of his father's farm. On the 9th of March, 1862, he married Miss Judith McCabe. She was born in Indiana, and died on the 22d of May, 1876. They had four children : Minnie, Susie, Mattie and Daisy. In August, 1862, Mr. Cook enlisted in the 125th 111. Beg., Co. K, of which his brother, George W., was captain. He was in service until the close of the war. He was appointed corporal, then promoted to third sergeant, and afterward to orderly. He was in the battles of Perryville, Chickamanga, Atlanta, Nashville, Jonesboro, and most of the battles of the regiment. On the 19th of January, 1877, he married Miss Eliza Gerrard. She was born in this county. He owns two hundred and thirty-nine acres, located two and one-half miles east of Westville.

Wm. Frazier, Georgetown, dry-goods and general store, is a native of Elwood township, Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on the 4th of December, 1842, and lived there three years. The family then moved to Ashmore Grove, and lived there one year, when they all moved to a farm near Georgetown, and there lived until 1857. They then moved to the village of Georgetown, where Mr. Frazier lived until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in the 125th 111. Inf., and was in the service until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Atlanta campaign and in the march to the sea. He was also engaged in the other battles of the regiment. After the war he returned to Georgetown and farmed for two vears. He then became connected with the firm of Frazier & Moore, but after two years the firm became A. Frazier & Son, and five years later, A. Frazier (fe Sons. On the 11th of October, 1870, he married Miss Jane F.

Alexander. She was born at Eugene, Indiana. They had three children, one living, - Johnnie. Mr. Frazier's parents, Abner and Mary (Millican) Frazier, were natives of Tennessee and Indiana. He came to Vermilion county in 1830, and has been prominently identified in the general merchandise business at this point. Mrs. Frazier died on the 22d of August, 1868. Mr. Frazier is living here on the old homestead, which adjoins the village.

Blnford J. Smith, jr., Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on his present place, on the 26th of September, 1843. He lived with his parents until he was twenty-four years old, when he went to Missouri and engaged in farming, living there seven years. He then returned to his present place, retaining his farm of one hundred and eighty acres in Jackson county, Missouri. He married Miss Diana Sigler on the 8th of October, 1867. She was born in this county. They have one child, - Elmer M. Mr. Smith and his brothers, James B. and Thomas J., own and farm the old homestead here, which consists of two hundred acres, located four miles east of Georgetown. His father, B. J. Smith, now deceased, wras born in Tennessee, on the 6th of July, 1806, and moved from there to Kentucky; thence to Indiana, and to Illinois, entering the present place. He worked on his farm, clearing and improving, during the winters, and in summers he worked in the lead mines at Galena. He married Miss Rachel Fribble. She was born in Ohio. He was in the Black Hawk war, under Captain Sherman. They had eight children : America, Sarah, Debra, Bluford J., Jackson, Richard, James B. and Thomas J. Mr. Smith died on the 16th of December, 1877, and Mrs. Smith died on the 15th of August, 1870.

S. J. Cook, Georgetown, proprietor '- Cook House," is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on the 24th of August, 1843, and has always made his home in this count}', with his parents, and assisted in their business. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the 25th 111. Reg. Inf., and served three years and three months. He was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Missouri ; Stone River, Perryville, Atlanta campaign, etc. On his return from the army he engaged with his lather in the harness business. On the 15th of October, 1873, he married Miss Olive Ashby. She was born in Clark county, Illinois. His parents, Enos and Malinda (Harris) Cook, wTere natives of Union county, Indiana, and Hamilton count}7, Ohio, where they were born in 1817 and 1820, respectively. They were married in Louisville, Henry county, Indiana, on the 3d of July, 1839, and came to Vermilion county, Illinois, in 1840, where he carried on farming. He also engaged in the harness business, locating in the country and also in

Georgetown, and did an extensive trade in that line. On the 2d of April, 1868, he sold out his business and engaged in the hotel business, known as the "Cook House," and continued in the same until his death, on the 11th of September, 1877. He had a family of three children, two of whom are living: Benjamin F. and Sylvester J. The latter has conducted the business since the death of his father. Mrs. Cook is living here with her son.

Matthias Sheets, Georgetown, farmer, was born at Kyger's mill, Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 21th of November, 1843, and lived there about ten years, when, with his parents, he moved to his present place, and has lived here since. On the 20th of December, 1866, he married Miss Melvina J. Buchanan. She was born in Vermilion county, Indiana. They have four children : Hortense E., Frederick B., Mahala G. and Jessie M. In 1869 Mr. Sheets moved to his present residence, and engaged in farming on his own account, farming part of his father's farm.

Dr. Geo. T. Richardson, Georgetown, farmer, was born in New Hampshire on the 27th of January, 1827, and lived there until 1831. He then went to Eugene, Indiana, and in 1841 attended Ashbury University at Green Castle, and read medicine under Dr. Allen for two years and a half. He then graduated from the Syracuse, New York. Medical College, and came to this neighborhood and practiced medicine. He then went to Catlin where he practiced seven years. He subsequently engaged in the drug business at Williamsport, Indiana, where he lived for eight years, and then moved to his present place. In 1847 he married Miss Moranda A. Town. She was born in Massachusetts and died here in 1857. They had four children, one of whom is living: Emma F. December, 1858, he married Miss Harriet F. Hall. She was born in Ohio and died in Indiana in 1870. They had three children, two of whom are living: Charles E. and Frank C. On the 25th of December, 1872, he married Miss Isabella Henthorn. She was born in this county. They had four children, three living: William, Maud and Harriet. Mr. Richardson has been justice of the peace twice in this county, and twice in Warren count}T, Indiana. He owns fifty acres in this county, three miles east of Georgetown.

J. W. Lockett, Westville, general merchandise, was bom in Georgetown township, Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 23d of June, 1844, on a farm, and lived there until 1862, when he enlisted in the 125th 111. Inf. Reg., Co. D., and remained in service until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Perryville, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and in the Atlanta campaign. On his return from the army he engaged in the Henderson mill, at Danville, where he re- mained three years. He then engaged in the bakery business. In 1870 he sold out and engaged in fanning for two years. He then engaged as superintendent of the Shield's distillery, and in 1877 engaged in his present business in its present location. On the 12th of October, 1877, he was appointed postmaster. On the 5th of January, 1870, he was married to Miss Hannah Trimble. She was born in Covington, Indiana. They have two children : Nellie H. and Oliver D.

Pleasant West, Georgetown, hardware, is a native of Georgetown. He was born on the 10th of March, 1844, and lived there until June, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. A, 25th 111. Reg., and was in the service three years and three months. He was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Stone River and Chickamauga, where he was wounded, because of which he was confined in the hospital about eight months. He then went to Springfield, where he was discharged, after which he returned to Georgetown, and in the winter following went to Danville and attended school until 1866. He then returned to Georgetown, and on the 8th of November, of the same year, he was married to Miss Helen A. Yapp. She was born in Cuba, New York. They have two children: Deralle and Roy O. After his marriage, Mr. West engaged in farming, and continued until 1868, when he engaged in his present business.

Gould Bouton, Perrysville, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Chenango county, New York, on the 19th of December, 1817, and lived there twenty years. He then went to Pennsylvania, and lived there one year, thence to Warren county, Ohio, via New York, and then to Eugene, Indiana. He went to New Orleans by flat-boat, then to West Tennessee ; from there to Eugene, and afterward went again to New Orleans, then to McHenry county, Illinois, and from thence to New York and return ; from there he came to his present place, arranging to buy the same. He then went to New Orleans, returning via McHenry county, Illinois, and has lived here since. He owns one hundred and ten acres, the result of his own labor and management. On the 28th of November, 1845, he was married, and is the father of seven children, six of whom are living: Esther E., James H., Mary E., Alice C, Emma J. and Flora B. Thomas T. enlisted in the 115th Ind., and was in the service six months. He died a few months after his discharge.

W. B. Cowan, Georgetown, grocer, was born in Georgetown, Illinois, on the 21st of December, 1845, and lived there until 1856, when, with his parents, he moved three miles in the country and carried on a saw-mill business for three years. He then attended school in Georgetown. In May, 1862, he enlisted in the 73d 111. Reg., Co C, as drummer-boy, and remained in service until the close of the war. After the war he returned to Georgetown, and continued his schooling one year. He then clerked in a store in Danville, and after this returned to Georgetown, and on the 7th of November, 1867, he married Miss Emily Newlin. She was born in Georgetown. They had five children, four living: Jessie, Charles, Ralph and Bertha. Mr. Cowan has been identified in the harness and boot and shoe business for a number of years. In 1878 he engaged in his present business, buying out Mr. J. G. Red m on.

John Sprouls, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois. He was born on his present place on the 26th of February, 1845, and has always lived on the same place. The old homestead consists of three hundred and twenty acres, and is owned by him and his brother George. It is located four miles and a half east of Georgetown. On the 26th of May, 1871, he married Miss Sarah Hurst. She was born in Indiana. They have three children : Margaret, Amos B. and Louina A. His parents were James and Mary (Hathaway) Sprouls. They were natives of, probably, Pennsylvania and Virginia. He was born on the 24th of December, 1799. They were married in Ohio, and came to Vermilion county, Illinois, about 1830. They settled in the present place in 1837. On the 11th of March, 1845, he came to his death by an accident caused by a runaway horse. She is now about seventy-eight years of age, and is living on the old homestead.

W. C. Cowan, Georgetown, druggist, was born in Edinburgh, Johnson county, Indiana, on the 9th of November, 1829, where he lived about three years, when, with his parents, he moved to Bloomfield, Edgar county, Illinois, and lived there until 1846. He was principally engaged in farming and conducting a carding-machine. They then came to Georgetown and engaged in wool-carding. He lived here with his parents until the spring of 1857, during which time he finished the wagon-making trade. He then went to Northwest Missouri, where he had a carding-machine and worked at carpentering. In the fall of 1859 he returned to Georgetown and followed the carpentering business until 1862, when he engaged in his present business. He was connected with the 125th 111. Reg. for about three months, as sutler. He married Miss Sarah M. Tucker, a native of Crawford county, Indiana. They had six children, five living: Carrie L., Eva L., Minnie B., William A. and Arthur H. His parents, P. and Lurenah Wilson Cowan, were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia. He died on the 4th of September, 1873. She is living here with her daughter.

on the same place. On the 1st of February, 1877, he married Miss Ettie Richards. She was born in Indiana. The parents of Mr. Jones were Parrish 1ST. and Polly (Long)' Jones. They were natives of Nicholas county, Kentucky, and were married there on the 27th of May, 1830. They came to Vermilion county, Illinois, in the same year, and engaged in farming. He died here on the 22d of May, 1850. Mrs. Jones is living with her son on the old homestead, which contains one hundred and seventy acres, and is located about two miles and a half northwest of Georgetown.

James B. Cook, Westville, farmer and stock-raiser, was born on his present place on the 24th of November, 1847, and has always lived on the same place. At the age of fifteen he took the management of the farm, and for the first few years paid a light rent. In 1875 he came into full possession. On the 6th of July, 1865, he married Miss Annie L. Black; she was born in Kentucky. They have four children: John E., Oliver A., Clara A. and Kate. Mr. Cook owns one hundred and six acres of land in this county. His parents, James W. and Nancy (Bowen) Cook, were natives of Indiana and Kentucky ; they were married on the present place, and were the parents of one child : J. B. Mr. Allen Cook came to this county about 1845, and engaged in teaching school. He died in Fountain county, Indiana, in 1847. Mrs. Cook married Mr. Ellis Dukes, and died in Kansas about 1877. Mrs. Cook's parents, John and Susan Leseure (Black) Cook, were natives of Kentucky, and came to this county in 1852. She died in 1868, and he lives in Indiana.

A. J. Richardson, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born near Boston, Massachusetts, on the 26th of June, 1805, and lived there seven years. He then, with his parents, moved to New Hampshire, and lived there until 1831. He then brought his parents west, to Eugene, Indiana, and lived there until the spring of 1848, when he came to his present place. While in New Hampshire he learned the shoe-making trade in his father's shop, and took charge of the same in 1824, and managed the business from that time on, there and at Eugene. On the 27th of September, 1825, he married Miss Moriah Taylor. She was born in New Hampshire. They had nine children, five of whom are living: George T., Martha A., Sarah E., Ferona A. and Francis A. While in Indiana, he served fifteen years as justice of the peace. He owns two hundred and eighty acres in this county, located three miles east of Georgetown. About 1834 he made his first trip to Chicago by team from Eugene. His parents, Sceva and Esther Hickson Richardson, were natives of Massachusetts. He died on the 11th of May, 1841, at Eugene, and she on the 22d of February, 1848.

R. W. Cowan, Georgetown, druggist, is a native of "Warren county, Ohio. He was born on the 20th of March, 1821. When one year of age his parents moved to Johnson county, and thence, in 1830, to Vermilion county, Indiana. Two years later they moved to Edgar county, Illinois. In 1849 he came to Georgetown, and farmed one year ; he then engaged in carpentering and building. From 1857 to 1858 he managed a carding machine in Missouri, but, returning to Georgetown, he Avorked at carpentering until 1862. He then enlisted in the 73d 111. Reg. and was in the service six months, taking part in the battle of Perryville. He received his discharge owing to ill health, and returned to Georgetown, and engaged in the grocery business. He has since been identified with the drug, boot and shoe business. On the 26th of April, 1879, he engaged in his present business, the firm being, " R. Wilson Cowan & Co., druggists." On the 14th of March, 1841, he married Miss Louisa W. Camerer. She was born in Ohio.

Valentine J. Buchanan, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Lawrence county, Illinois, on the 3d of September, 1826, and lived there fifteen years; he then went to Ohio, and from there to Perrysville, Indiana, and attended school, making his home with Mr. H. C. Benson, present editor of the "California Christian Advocate." He lived there five years. On the 8th of July, 1848, he married Miss Sarah Craig; she was born in Ohio. In 1850 he came to Illinois, and settled on his present place. He owns four hundred and twenty acres in this county, which is the result of his own labor and management. Of his seven children, five are living: Melvina, Sarah K., George, Mahala and Melvina S. In 1843 he joined the Methodist church. He was licensed to exhort by H. C. Benson in 1846; ordained by Bishop Scott in 1863, and licensed to preach by Hiram Buck, of the Illinois Conference, in 1852. He now acts as local minister. His parents, John and Mahala (daughter of Col. Spencer Buchanan) were natives of Ohio. They were married in Illinois. They died in 1852 and 1834, in Crawford and Lawrence counties respectively. His grandfather, John Buchanan, was a cousin of ex-President Buchanan, deceased.

A. Leseure, Georgetown, grocer, was born in Nancy, France, on the 31st of August, 1816, where he lived until the fall of 1831, when, with his parents, he came to the United States and settled in Kentucky, near Cincinnati ; then went to Clark county, Indiana, and in 1847 came to Illinois and settled in Shelby county. In 1851 he came to Georgetown and engaged in the dry-goods and grocery business, the firm being Leseure & Probst. They continued in business two years, when Mr. Probst sold out to Mr. Leseure, who continued the business until

1861, when, on the 10th of August, he enlisted in the 7th 111. Cav., and was in service until the close of the war. He was second-lieutenant of Co. M, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Mobile, and the other battles of his regiment. On the 24th of April, 1844, he married Miss Sarah Brightwell, a native of Maryland. They have had six children, four living: Desiree, Victor, Susan and Hattie.

William Hess, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser. The birthplace of this gentleman was in Coshocton county, Ohio. He was born on his father's farm on the 10th of February, 1837, and lived there until he was fourteen years of age; with his parents he then moved to Clay county, Indiana, and lived there one year. In 1852 they came to Illinois and settled at Brooks' Point, Vermilion county. He lived with his parents until the death of his mother, on the 4th of August, 1854, after which he worked about on the farm for four years, and then went to Champaign county and engaged in farming on his own account, and lived there three years. On the 1st of September, 1861, he married Miss Jane Clifton, who was born in this county. He left Champaign county and settled on his present place of eighty-eight acres in this township. His family contains three children : Albert J., Emma R. and Alman.

Amos Bockoven, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, on the 3d of February, 1810, where he lived twenty-two years. He then, after spending a few months in Pennsylvania, went to Clermont county, Ohio, and lived there three years. He then moved to Vermilion county, Indiana, where he lived until 1852, when he came to his present place and has lived here since. He owns one hundred and sixty acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and management. On the 28th of March, 1844, he married Miss Margaret Sigler, a native of Ohio. They have no children.

Z. Morris, Georgetown, grain dealer and farmer, was born in Wayne county, North Carolina, on the 5th of December, 1824, and lived there three years, when, with his parents, he moved to Parke county, Indiana, and lived there until he was of age. Fie then came to Illinois and settled in Georgetown. In 1849 he engaged in general merchandise business at Montezuma, Indiana; he then returned to Georgetown and engaged in general merchandise business with the firm of B. Canaday & Co., and was identified with this business for twenty years; he then spld his interest and bought a stock-farm two and one-half miles northeast of Georgetown, and has owned the same since. In August, of 1878, he engaged in the grain business, at this point, with the firm of Richie, Thompson & Co. On the 12th of November, 1850, he mar- ried Miss Mary II. Canaday. She was bora in Georgetown, and died on the 15th of September, 1S69. On the 23d of February. 1871. he married Miss Elizabeth E. Partlow. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois. They had four children. Two are now living: Fannie P. and Wright E.

John Cage, Westville, farmer and stock-raiser, was born on a farm in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, on the 7th of December, 1829; and in 1830 his parents moved to Athens county, Ohio, and farmed until he was twelve years old. He then went to Muskingum county ; from there, the next year, he went to Shelbyville, Indiana, and the next year to a farm near by, where he lived until he was twenty-one. He then worked at millwrighting and chair-making about two and onehalf years. He then came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and engaged in running the Denmark Mills. On the 12th of October, 1S68, he married Miss Lncinda Keck. She was born in Shelby county, Indiana. He next engaged in farming in Georgetown township, renting the Mc- Carty farm for two years. He then bought his present place. He owns one hundred and eighty -four acres in this county, besides propertv in Danville, all of which he has earned by his own labor and management.

Benjamin Haworth, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Rush county, Indiana. He was born on his father's farm, on the 11th of April. 1828, and lived there eight years; then, with his parents, he moved to Wayne county, Indiana, and lived there until January of 1S53, forming and learning the brick-making trade. In ls53 he came to Illinois and settled in Vermilion county, renting the Benjamin Canaday farm for twelve years. He then went to Georgetown and engaged in the stock business. He then bought a farm, and farmed some five years, when he sold out and moved to Hendricks county, Indiana. He lived there one year, and then bought his present place and has lived there since. On the 25th of December. 1819, lie married Miss Rebecca Ann Colton. She was born in Wayne county. Indiana. They had eleven children, nine of whom are living: Letha Ann. Marietta. Ella. Louisa J., Allen W., Edwin. Horace T., Dillon and Vida G. He owns one hundred and eighty-five acres in this county, which he has earned b}T his own labor and management.

Joseph Thompson, Georgetown, general merchandise, was born in Salem. Xew Jersey, on the 1th of August, 1818, and lived there until the spring of 1853. He then, with his parents, came to Illinois, and settled near Georgetown, where thev lived two years. His father was then appointed postmaster, and they moved to the village of Georgetown, and he has lived here since. In May. 186-1, he engaged as clerk in the general merchandise business of B. Canaday & Co., and clerked in the business until the 1st of January, 1871, when Mr. Canaday retired, and the firm of Richie & Thompson was formed and has continued since. He has held the office of township treasurer and village trustee, of which body lie is now president. On the 6th of September, 1870, he married Miss Lillie O. Canaday. She is a native of Georgetown, Illinois, born on the 29th of July, 1S53. They have two children : Chas. E. and John A.

James Armour, Eugene, Indiana, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, on the 14th of February, 1800, and lived there three years, when, with his mother, he came to the United States, and settled in Pennsylvania, where his father had previously moved, and who died a few weeks after their arrival. In*1816 Mrs. Armour died, and James continued his residence there until 1822. He then moved to Indiana, and helped to build the Groomback mill, and he also helped to build the first house of the present village of Eugene, in 1823. In 182-1 he went back to Pennsylvania. While there, on the 10th of August, 1826, he married Miss Elizabeth Deardurff, a native of that state. They had twelve children; six are living: George J., Yan Buren, Charles, Franklin P., Francis E. and Annie M. In 1828 Mr. Armour moved to Eugene, Indiana, with his family, and engaged in boating to New Orleans and boat-building. In 1832 he engaged in the steam flour and saw mill at Eugene, and was burned out in the winter of 1834. He then established a boat-yard, and built boats until 1854, when he came to his present place. While at Eugene he served as postmaster and justice of the peace for twenty years. He owns one hundred and forty acres in this county. All his children are married, and live in this neighborhood, except George J., who resides in Kansas.

Jacob Yapp, Georgetown, hardware, was born in Alleghany county, New York, on the 12th of June, 1822, and lived there until 1854. In the fall of 1840 he apprenticed to. the harness trade, and after serving three years traveled a year, and then engaged in the business on his own account at Cuba, New York, for two years. He then engaged as foreman of a harness and trunk factory, and followed the same for seven years. He then, with J. It. Mclvee, opened a harness and trunk factory under the firm name of Yapp & McKee, and continued until May, 1854, when they removed the business from Cuba to Georgetown, Illinois, taking Mr. Thomas Briggs in as partner, and forming the firm of Yapp & Co., which continued one year, when Mr. Yapp bought out the business and formed a partnership with James Jackson, which continued until the death of Mr. Jackson, after which he conducted the business alone until 1861. He then engaged. in the hotel business which he had opened in 1858, and continued in this until 1865. He also conducted the hack line between Danville & Paris, which included the mail route. In 1864 he was elected justice of the peace. In 1868 he engaged in his present business. On the 4th of March, 1844, he married Miss Ambrosia C. Sheldon. She was born in Cuba, New York, and died on the 12th of February, 1848. They had one child : Helen A. On the 13th of February, 1851, he married Miss Adelia E. Palmer. She was born in Warsaw, New York.

Solomon Haworth, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Rush county, Indiana, on the 28th of August, 1829, and lived there six years. He then moved to Wayne county, where he lived until 1855, when he came to Illinois and settled in Vermilion county, and engaged in farming in Georgetown township. In March, 1879, he moved to the village, and farms a place on the Wabash in Indiana, near Eugene. On the 22d of September, 1850, he married Miss Kezia Mendenhall. She was born in Wayne county, Indiana. They had three children, one of whom is living : Alice. Mr. Haworth lived with his parents until he was twenty-one, when he began farming for himself, and this he has followed since. He has served as road commissioner for five years in this township, and has also served as school director and trustee.

Phillip C. Jeffers, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Gallia county, Ohio, on the 12th of April, 1833, and lived there until 1855, when he came to Illinois and settled in Vermilion county. On the 19th of March, 1858, he married Miss Elvira Dye. She was bom in Gallia county, Ohio. They have five children : Florence P., Sarah E., William I., Charles G. and Arthur H. He is no office-seeker, and has held no offices except those connected with the school and road. He owns one hundred and thirty-seven acres of land in this county, located two and a half miles northeast of Georgetown. His wife was the daughter of Robert and Priscilla (Sheets) Dye. They were natives of Washington county, Ohio, where they were married. They came to this county in the spring of 1856, and settled on their present place. He died on the 25th of April of the same year. She is living here with her daughter.

Robert Boyd, Perrysville, Indiana, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Alleghany county, Pennsylvania, on the 26th of June, 1827, and lived there five years. He then, with his parents, moved to Vermilion county, Indiana, and in 1855 came to his present place. At the ao-e of twentv-one he began farming on his own account. On the 27th of February, 1854, he married Miss Margaret Hughes. She was born in Mason county, Virginia, and moved to Vermilion county, Indiana, when young. They have four children: John C, Mary E., Melvin M. and James T. Mr. Boyd owns one hundred and thirty acres of land in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, John and Sarah (Stewart) Boyd, were natives of Ireland and Pennsylvania. They came here as stated, and died March, 1853, and December, 1869, respectively.

William II. Alexander, Georgetown, retired, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of July, 1807, and lived there about thirty-one years, during which time he learned the wagon-maker's trade. He then moved to Eugene, Indiana, and lived there seventeen years, carrying on wagon manufacturing and blaeksrnithing. He then came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and engaged in farming. In 1S71 he came to Georgetown, and has lived here since. On the 29th of June, 1831, he married Miss Hester Henry. She was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. They had nine children, seven living: Margarett, Harvey, William, Ann, Thomas P., Jane and Daniel. His son William H. Alexander, was born in Eugene, Indiana, on the 23d of June, 1850. On the 1st of August, 1876, he began in the grocery business in Georgetown. The business was very small, and located near where the post-office is now. On the 29th of January, 1877, he bought of W. O. Mendenhall the stock of goods formerly owned by E. L. Cartel', and moved his business to the northwest corner of the public square, where he enjoys his full share of the patronage of the place.

J. P. Cloyd, Georgetown, physician, is a native of Washington county, Tennessee. He was born on the farm, on the 28th of June, 1838, where he lived eighteen years. He then came to Illinois and settled in Vermilion count}', teaching until 1862, when he began reading medicine with Dr. J. C. Cook, near Newport, and read with him about two years. He then attended a course of lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago. After this he practiced medicine in the eastern part of this county until the fall of 1868, when he again attended lectures at the Push Medical College. He graduated from this institution on the 3d of February, 1869, and moved to Georgetown on the 1st of May following. He has practiced here since. On the 28th of October, 1859, he married Miss Hannah Golden. She was born in this county, near Georgetown. They had six children, four living: Richard A., Frazier N., Belle and Darlie.

John Bennett, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born on his father's farm, in Mason county, Kentucky, on the 5th of August, 1828, and lived there seventeen years. He then apprenticed to the black- smith's trade, in Maysville, to Mr. Atherton, for three years, losing but three and a half days during that time. He then took charge of a shop on his father's farm. On the 24th of April, 1849, he married. Miss Julia A. Bayless. She was born in Mason county, Kentucky. He continued in the shop until 1857, when he came to Illinois and settled on his present place. Here he carried on farming and blacksmithing. In 18T6 he opened a carriage and wagon factory at Indianola, but sold the same in 1878. He also had a saw-mill in operation on his farm from 1876 to 1878. Of late he has confined himself to his farm, located a mile and a half northwest of Georgetown, which consists of four hundred acres. He also owns land in Edgar county. He is the father of four children, three living : William, Laura Ann and Samuel.

W. O'Neall Mendenhall, Georgetown, physician, is a native of Montgomery county, Indiana. He was born on the 28th of April, 1834, and lived there fourteen years, when, with his parents, he moved to Tippecanoe county, and lived there until 1857, when he came to Georgetown and engaged in teaching, following the same for two years in Vermilion Seminary, one term at Ridge Farm and two terms at Georgetown. In 1864 he moved to Iroquois county, Illinois, and improved a farm of wild land. In 1866 he taught in the seminary at Watseka. From the time he was eighteen he read more or less medicine, and while at Watseka he read one year under Drs. Jewett and Alter. He then attended Ann Arbor, Michigan, for six months, and began practice in Iroquois county, Illinois. In 1870 he graduated from the Rush Medical College. In 1872 he came to Georgetown, and has practiced here since. He was also identified with the drug trade a part of the time. On the 15th of September, 1859, he married Miss Lydia J. Haworth. She was born in this county. They have had five children, three of whom are living: Edwin, William and George W.

J. D. Shepler, Georgetown, farmer and miller, was born in Fayette county, Indiana, on the 12th of December, 1828, where he lived until he was twenty-two. He then apprenticed to the milling trade in Shelby ville, Indiana. After learning his trade he followed the same at various places in Indiana, until 1859. He then came to Illinois, and settled in Vermilion county, at Myersville, where he took charge of Smith's mill. In the spring of 1860 he came to Georgetown, and has lived here since. He has had charge of the mill here since he came, except two years. In 1864 he bought a farm south of Georgetown, and has carried on the same since. The present farm contains one hundred and sixty-six acres. On the 13th of September, 1859, he married Miss Marv E. Gaudv. She was born in Newman county, Indiana. They have three children : Alonzo L., Alma M., and Frank C.

James Moore, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Scioto county, Ohio, on the 12th of March, 1819, and lived there two years. Then, with his parents, he moved to Montgomery county, Indiana, and lived there forty-two years. In the fall of 1862 he came to Vermilion county, Illinois. He has always followed farming. On the 28th of January, 1812, he married Miss Elizabeth Lee. She was born in Kentucky. They have three children: William J., Howard, and James A. The two former are married, and live in this county; the latter lives at home, and assists in the farming; he also buys stock. Mr. Moore has, bj his own labor, earned his present farm, which consists of two hundred and twenty-two acres. His parents, William and Elizabeth Snook Moore, were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They were married in Ohio, and moved to Indiana, as stated, where he died about 1870. She is living on the old homestead in Indiana.

Moses Meeks, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Washington county, Ohio, on the 13th of August, 1820, and lived there until 1865. He lived with his parents twenty-seven years. On the 20th of April, 1817, he married Miss Susan Heckathorn. She was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. After the marriage he moved on his farm, and farmed same until he came west. In 1861 he came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and bought his present place, having sold out in Ohio previously, and settled on the same the year following. He acted as enrolling master for the fifteenth sub-district, in Washington county, Ohio. He owns one hundred acres, which he has earned by his own labor and management. They had ten children, eight living: F. J., George W., Sarah E., Samuel L., Margaret E., Sarah J., Andrew J., and Ida V. William E. and Ann E. died in this county.

Lorenzo Bennett, Georgetown, farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of Mason county, Kentucky. He was born on the 27th of December, 1836, and lived there nineteen years. He then came to Illinois, and settled in Vermilion county, remaining two years. After this he went to Kentucky, and lived there six months, when he returned here, remaining a few months. He again left for Kentucky, and lived there until 1866. He then came here, and in 1868 settled on his present place. He owns one hundred acres of land in this county. On the 19th of May, 1863, he married Miss Mary Chandler. She was born in Kentucky, and died on the 5th of June, 1865. They had one child: John W. , On the 16th of November, 1865, he married Miss Mary Sherer. She was born in this county. They have two children: Sallie J. and Lula F.

until 1867. Ho lived with his parents until he was twenty-two. On the 16th of October, 1859, he married Miss Mary C. Fultz. She was born in Vermilion county, Indiana. After his marriage he engaged in farming on his own account. In the spring of 1864 he enlisted in the 34th Ind., and was in the service until the close of the war. Of his eight children, seven are living: Elizabeth E., Sarah J., "William L., Rachel Ann, John K., Bell and Andrew J. ; Lilly died. He owns one hundred and forty acres in this countv, and twentv-five in Indiana, which he has principally earned by his own exertion.

Pleasant W. Mendenhall, Georgetown, physician, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, on the 21st of December, 1841, and lived there seven years, when, with his parents, he moved to Tippecanoe county, where they lived about seven years. They then moved to Kansas (now Miami) county, and lived there four years. This was during the squatters' sovereignty period. They then came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and engaged in farming. They lived here until 1864, teaching part of the time ; thence to Iroquois county. In the spring of 1868 he began reading medicine with his brother. Dr. AVm. O'Keall Mendenhall, and during the winter of 1869-70 he attended the Rush Medical College, of Chicago, and returned to Iroquois county and began practice at Crescent City. In the spring of 1872 he again attended the Rush Medical College, and graduated from the same in 1S73, and renewed his practice at Crescent City. On the 31st of May, 1874, he married Miss Annie L. Plowman. She was born in Maryland. They have one child, - Lillie, - born on the 1st of January, 1875. Mr. Mendenhall began practice in Georgetown. His parents, David and Mary Ann (Perkins) Mendenhall, were natives of North Carolina and Ohio. They were married in Ohio, on the 31st of October, 1837. They came here as- stated, and are now living in Georgetown.

James N". Mitchell, Gessie, Indiana, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, on the 7th of April, 1830, where he lived until he was nineteen. He then moved to Parke county, Indiana ; thence to Peoria county, Illinois, in 1851. In 1858 he returned to Montgomery county, and lived there until 1861 ; thence to Parke county, and in 1866 he moved to Vermilion county, Indiana, and in 1S73 came to Vermilion county, Illinois, and settled on his present place. He has held no office except those connected with the schools and roads. He owns one hundred and seventy acres of land in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. On the 14th of January, 1850, he married Miss Sarah E. Harlan. She was born in Parke county, Indiana, and died in the spring of 1865. They had seven children, four living: Bathsheba R., George H., John F.

and James D. On the 28th of September, 1869, he married Mrs. Mary Falls, formerly Miss Kitchie. She was born in Parke county, Indiana. They have four children : Sarah E., Martha J., Cassius L. and Josephine H.

Jumps Bros., Danville, care Boone's box, general merchandise. B. F. Jumps was born in this township, and has always lived in this county, with the exception of one year in Champaign. In 1876 he engaged in the general merchandise business in Westville, buying out J. Dukes, and forming a partnership with W. J. Boone. They then carried on the business there six months, when Mr. Perry Jumps bought out Mr. Boone's interests, and the business was moved to the present location, known as Hawbuck, or Boonesville. Mr. Perry Jumps married Miss Nora Williams, on the 22d of May, 1879. She was bom in this county. These gentlemen have a full line of goods, and are prepared to attend to any wants in their line. They also accommodate the surrounding public by delivering their mail to store twice a week. Their parents, Jacob and Annie (Davis) Jumps, were natives of Ohio and Indiana. They were married in this county, of which place they were early settlers. Mrs. Jumps settled here in 1824.

Win, F. Henderson, Georgetown, cashier Citizens' Bank, was born in Yermilion county, Indiana, on the 21st of March, 1817, where he lived until he was twenty-three years of age, during which time he was engaged on the farm, and served as county surveyor four years. He then moved to Edgar county, Illinois, and engaged in the farming and nursery business, in company with his brother. The nursery was known as the Prairie Yiew Nursery. In June of 1876 his brother died, and the following year he closed out the business, and in November, 1877, came to Georgetown. In July, 1878, he engaged in the banking business with the firm of E. Henderson & Co., and has held the position of cashier since. On the 9th of September, 1867, he married Miss Elizabeth Newman. She was born in Hendricks county, Indiana. They have had four children, two of whom are living: Alice B. and Lenora.

Source changes here: from History of Vermilion County, Illinois : a Tale of Its Evolution, Settlement, and Progress for Nearly a Century, by Jones, Lottie E, published 1911; 553 words in this source stream.

Georgetown Township

Georgetown township lies in the second tier of counties from the southern border of Vermilion county. It has the Indiana state line as the eastern border. The Vermilion river runs across its northeastern corner for about five miles with a bed so deep down as to drain the surrounding country. The Little Vermilion makes a short turn in its southern border. This township was important territory in the first years of the life of Vermilion County, the two most used roads of this part of the state running through it. The road known as the state road from Vincennes to Chicago ran directly through the township and the "Salt works road" over which the product of the salt works was hauled into the settlements of western Indiana, ran directly across Georgetown township. The Cairo division of the N. Y. Central lines runs through the town following and parallel to the old state road. This road was formerly known as the Paris and Danville road, the John Short road, and the Danville & Southwestern R. R.

Georgetown township was originally all timber, and it attracted early settlement. The heavy timber, the good water supply, the general lay of the land and its nearness to the salt works all tended to draw settlement that way. Later the third portion along the western border and from the center of prairie land, made this township one of fine farms. The first settlement was made by Henry Johnson, in 1820, on section 36, just two miles west of Georgetown. This was the year that James Butler made his home at what was afterwards known as Butlers Point.

Achilles Morgan came to Vermilion County and became a settler of this township in 1825. This immediate neighborhood was called Morgans, Morgantown and Morgans Neighborhood.

Brooks Point (now Kelleyville) was settled about this time. This township was blessed with a large number of the Society of Friends coming into it and bringing their institutions. It was the part of the county which in the early times made greatest promise of merchantile progress.

The Temple Building, Danville

The class of people who settled in Georgetown township were such as appreciated the value of schools. The Georgetown seminary was the institution which helped in the advancement of education more than any other school in this part of the state at that time.

Georgetown village was laid out in the spring of 1826, two months after Danville was surveyed. The first plat contained four blocks of eight lots each. The only two streets were State street, running north and south and was a portion of the old state road, and West street which crossed it at right angles. The plan of the village was the idea of a hollow square such as was followed in the plat of Danville and some of the other early villages. There is a difference of opinion in regard to the origin of the name of Georgetown. Some think it was named for George Beckwith, the brother of the man whose name was given to Danville; while others, with as much reason probably, assert that Mr. Haworth gave the town, which he was laying out, the same name as that of his son who was a cripple. The first building in Georgetown was a doctor's office, the next house was a blacksmith shop.