Hanover Township

Hanover Township

The Township of Hanover forms the southwest corner of the county. It is consequently out of the lead mining region, except, perhaps, its northwestern border. Geographically, the township presents a great variety of natural beauty. On the western side lies a low prairie of nine by two miles in size, which, from its barren nature, has been named the "Sand Prairie." This is washed on the west by the " Father of Waters," while on the opposite side rises the high bluffy chain of hills which extends up the river bank to Galena, broken only by the valleys of the Small Pox and Galena Rivers. A tradition was current among the noble red men of the forest that the bed of the Mississippi once passed on the eastern side of the prairie near the bluffs, and an examination of this location tends to confirm the story. It is known that, in the flood of 1828 the supposed river bed was filled with water from the Mississippi.

Beyond the range of hills lies the beautiful valley of Apple River. Up this river, in the Fall of 1827, rowed Daniel Fowler and Charles Ames - two adventurers and the first "pale faces" whom the inhabitants had seen in that locality.

At the place where the Village of Hanover now stands, the voyagers encountered the Apple River Falls, and were obliged to carry their canoe around on the land. At this time, remarks our droll informant, there was here a large city called Wapello - inhabited by a tribe of Sacs and Foxes, and named after their chief. Appreciating the value of this location as a mill site, Fowler and Ames marked it with a claim stake, and proceeded up the river. The next Spring they returned, took up the claim and engaged in farming.

At this time this region was reserved as mineral land, though it was out of the mining region, and in 1827 a purse of $1,000 was made up by settlers of the county to defray the expenses of some person in .going to Washington and securing a release of that portion of the land outside of the mineral region. Mr. James Craig was selected for that purpose, and returned the following Spring with the desired permission. He, also, had the Falls of Apple River in view as a location, and going there in 1828 he and his son Daniel compromised with Fowler and Ames, and secured one half of the land, including the falls. Here he dammed the river and erected a saw mill and a grist mill on the site of the present factory. The following year the family of Mr. Craig moved down from Galena.

A number of settlers soon entered farms in the valley. Among them were John Armstrong, Samuel Jamison and Stephen H. Howard. When the Black Hawk War began the pioneers hurried their families to the forts for protection.

But they had left crops which must be looked after or lost. One brave man, Stephen H Howard, determined to return to his farm and risk discovery by the Indians. While he was plowing in the field, he saw a band of Indians approach his house and drive off with four horses which had been left in the barn. He jumped on his only remaining horse and fled to the fort. A body of men were there gathered to follow the thieves, whom they overtook near Waddam's Grove. A severe fight ensued in which Mr. Howard was killed.

Those were indeed dark days of hardships and bitterness to the resolute men who established the beautiful, and now, peaceful homes of Hanover. After peace and confidence had been restored, settlers began to fill up the valleys more rapidly. In 1835, Wm. R., son of James Craig, opened the first general store at the village, in a log house, but in the ensuing year he built a storeroom, which now forms a part of Nathan Craig's residence. There was no other general store established until that of James W. White in 1845. Mr. Craig kept a public house from the time of his settlement but the first and only regular hotel was not built until 1847, by Joseph E. Milligan. It is called the "Hanover Hotel, " and now owned by George W. Clark. In 1835, Mr. Craig erected a chair factory between the two mills he had already built. He found the water power sufficient to drive the machinery of the three establishments. At this point the river is about 200 feet wide, having a natural fall over a rocky bed of eleven feet. The dam is two hundred and forty feet long and five feet high, securely bolted to the rock, making a head and fall of sixteen feet, with a reservoir or flowage extending nearly ten miles and affording, probably, the best and most secure water power in northwestern Illinois.

Mr. Craig hired a man named Shunk, at twelve dollars per month, to teach school during the winter of 1835, in a rough cabin on the present site of the Hanover Hotel. After four weeks the pupils claimed to have exhausted their resource of instruction and the institution was suspended. The first school house in the township was built during the following year on the claim of Mr. Glisson, in section 21. John Yancey first gave instruction therein. No house was built especially for school purposes until 1848; in this building Miss

Phoebe Vaughn was the first school teacher. The house, which is a substantial brick building of one story, was built by subscription and is now used for a Town Hall. The present school building was erected in 1863. It is a neat two-story brick structure, with two apartments, accommodating 200 pupils. In this school Mrs. Julius A. Hamilton first taught. Wm. Gardner and Miss Ella Aldrich have management of the two departments.

A minister of Galena, Rev. Aratus Kent, delivered the first sermon ever uttered in Hanover Township at the house of James Craig, which was always open for religious devotion.

Benson Hunt, who was intimately connected with the early history of Galena, settled in the Fall of 1836, with his family, in the extreme southwestern corner of the township.

This was a good point on the Mississippi for shipping, and the Illinois Central Railroad Company was then grading a road along its bluffs to Galena, promising another outlet to the markets. Hence Mr. Hunt decided to locate there a village, named Huntsville, which was laid out and platted the following year, by Israel Mitchell. But the sandy soil proved an objection to settlers, and the parties who were building the railroad, exhausted their means, and were compelled to dispose of the road to a company who changed its location. Influenced by these facts, Mr. Hunt returned to Galena, leaving his farm under the management of one Smith, who proved to be a member of a notorious band of thieves which was scattered through this country. This band first disposed of the two teams, which Mr. Hunt had left, and then came with a barge and boldly carried away three thousand bushels of corn. Many similar depredations were committed among the scattered pioneers, and a system for protection was soon organized. The outlaws carried on their operations in a bold, defiant manner for many years, but were finally entrapped in a house at Bellevue, a village in Iowa, on the Mississippi, where seven of them were shot. Many years later, Thomas Parks made an attempt to establish a village on the site of Huntsville, calling it Parksville. He started a ferry there in 1849, and in the ensuing year Charles Jeffries opened a general store, which was followed by the stores of Daniel Mclntire and a Mr. Jackson. But, as insufficient support was received, the village was again depopulated, and at present is devoid of all business interests. The Village of Hanover has been more successful. In 1837 it was laid out on the land of James Craig. Additional stores were opened, and, in 1840, Mr. Craig tore down the old grist mill and erected a large flouring mill, having two stories of stone, surmounted by two and a half stories of wood. The process of building such a mill was, in those days, slow and costly, but it was completed in 1842, and, after running only six weeks, was burned to the ground. Mr. Craig had invested all his means in the mill, and it proved a heavy misfortune, not only to the founder of the village, but to the town itself. The water power was idle until 1845, when James W. White purchased it; built a new dam, saw mill and flouring mill. The sawmill was afterwards torn down. The flouring mill, which was built on the site of the present factory, was a large stone building of four and one half stories, containing five runs of burrs. In 1857, the rear end of the mill fell in, after which all the walls were removed and rebuilt, as it now stands, of stone, three stories in height. At the time the flouring mill was established, wheat was one of the principal products in this vicinity, but, in 1858, the wheat crop began to fail, and much of it was transported on the railroad to other mills. In 1864, the Hanover Manufacturing Company was organized, with a capital of $60,000, and purchased the water power and mill of Mr. White. Its officers were: J. W. White, Manager, Secretary and Treasurer; Board of Directors - Henry Green, President ; R. H. McClellan, H. S. Townsend, and James Martin. For the reasons above noted, the company removed a portion of the flouring machinery, and put in two sets of woolen machinery. The capital stock was increased, in 1865, to $80,000. In 1874, the company erected the

The cloth now manufactured is all of the finer quality of cassimere, and finds ready market among the wholesale houses of Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities.

The present officers are : J. W. White, Manager, Secretary and Treasurer; Board of Directors - 'Henry Green, President; R. H. McClellan, H. S. Townsend and John E. Corwith. Superintendent of Woolen Mill, A. C. Huntington.

In 1875, a company was organized and incorporated for establishing a wood-pulp manufactory, four and a half miles south of the village, on Apple River. The pulp is made from the white portion of the cotton-wood, or aspen tree, and used for making paper, by mixing it with one half to three fourths parts of straw and rag paper.

The manufactory is run by water power, the river being controlled by a dam, ten feet in height and two hundred feet long. The water has a head and fall of eleven feet.

From this brief sketch, it can be seen that the manufacturing interests of Hanover are of prime importance to its prosperity. Indeed, a visitor to the village is much surprised to find, so far from the railroad and outer world, a busy little village, nestled down among the hills, turning out a large quantity of fine cloths such as, but a few years ago, were known only as " English cassimeres."

Churches And Lodges

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Hanover was organized in 1847, by Samuel McGrath, John McKinley, Walter Dean, Myron S. Hill, E. A. Chase and others.

Since that time, Hooper Crews, Richard Haney, C. C. Best, D. Cassidy, W. F. Stewart, R. A. Blanchard, F. A. Reed, W. H. Tibbals, and G. H. Moore (the present incumbent), have served the church in the capacity of elders.

The Trustees of the church at present are : A. Chase, Geo. Robinson, J. A. Hammond, J. P. Huntington, J. R. Chapman, Joseph Wiley and C. N. Hammond. Stewards - Walter Dean, Geo. Robinson, J. A. Hammond, J. R. Chapman, and C. N. Hammond. Class Leaders - Joseph E. Miliigan and James Parker. Superintendent of Sabbath school - J. P. Huntington.

The Presbyterian Church of Hanover was organized with twenty-four members, April 22, 1858, by Rev. Charles Axtel and Elder Thomas Foster - a committee of Rock River Presbytery. Among those who manifested an active interest in the church at this time were John Miller, John Campbell, Andrew Kilpatrick, and George Miller, the first three mentioned being made elders. In July of the same year Rev. Alex. F. Lackey, was secured as pastor, who continued until February 1859, when Rev. Adam Craig assumed charge. In 1860, the church, a frame building, was erected at a cost of $2,000, affording 250 seats. It was dedicated September 23. After Mr. Craig the following ministers officiated in respective order: Samuel K. Dillon, September, 1865 Jared M. Stone, September, 1872 ; Henry Aurand, December, 1873; John Gil more, who is now pastor.

The Sabbath school was commenced soon after the church organization. Its present officers are : Superintendent - W. N. Miller ; Treasurer - George Jeffers ; Secretary - J.I. Miller; Librarian - Thomas Cobine.

The United Presbyterian denomination was constituted in 1858. by union of the "Associate Presbyterian," with the "Associate Reformed Presbyterian" denomination, hence, the present denominational name of this church.

The First United Presbyterian congregation of Hanover, was constituted by the merging together in a somewhat informal manner, of the " Associate Presbyterian Congregation of Apple River," organized in September, 1841, and a part of the " Associate Presbyterian Congregation of Galena," organized November, 1845.

The present officers of the First United Presbyterian Church, are : Elders, James Gray, Thompson Weir, John Nesbitt, Daniel Gamble, Robert Wright, and James R. Speer ; Session Clerk, John Nesbitt ; Treasurer, Daniel Gamble ; Superintendent of the Sabbath school, James Moore.

The following pastors have officiated during the years attached : Rev. Thomas Ferrier, i84t-*53; Rev. Wm. Willet Harsha, i846-'54; Rev. Robert Atchison, i857-'58 ; Rev. Walter Pinkerton Currie, i858-'66 ; Rev. Jas. D. Smith, 1870 to the present time (1878). The membership numbers 124.

The church buildings are two: one of logs, erected in 1839, in the southwest part of Elizabeth Township, and the other of brick, in the Village of Hanover, 34 by 44 feet in size, which was erected in i85i-'52.

The Village of Hanover was laid out and platted on October 25, 1836, on the land of James Craig, being located on the south half of section 9, township 26 north, range 2 east of the fourth principal meridian. It was at that time called " Wapello " and a post-office established under that name, which was changed in 1849 to Hanover. Two additions have been made by White and Jeffers.

A petition was made to the Board of Supervisors April 9, 1877, for the privilege of incorporation. On the 28th day of the same month a meeting was held at the town hall to ascertain the wishes of the people on that issue, which resulted in fifty-seven votes being cast for, and three against, incorporation. June 9, the following trustees were elected: J. W. White, President; S. Jeffers,

In 1860, Hanover Township had a population of 969, and in 1870, 1,191. At its first organization Wm. J. Robinson was elected Supervisor. The present officers are :

Supervisor, Charles Spear; Town Clerk, Joseph Limage ; Assessor, Julius Hammond ; Collector, Augustus Chase ; Commissioners of Highways, Cyrus Steele, Kelso White and Charles Hammond.

BEATY JOHX, Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Galena; born in Ind. Jan. 1, 1825; his parents emigrated to this Co. in an early day, and his father was the gentleman for whom Beaty's Hollow was named; was married to Miss Sarah J. Black in 1854; she was born in County Antrim, Ireland, Feb. 10, 1835 ; Mr. B. is known as a genial companion, of kind and generous impulses; his wife is no less remarkable for her generosity than for her faithfulness as a companion and a mother; they have two children, James and Mary E., who are the delight of their young friends and respected by all ; Mr. B. owns 333 acres of land.

CABLE Y WILLIAM W. Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Hanover; born in Petersborough, N. H., May 29, 1835; his father's name was Dexter D. Carley; he was drowned in the North Factory Pond at Petersborough ; his mother's maiden name was Miss Nellie White; she died at Hanover, 111., Jan., 1874, aged seventy-two years ; Mr. C. came to Jo Daviess Co. in 1855; married Miss Mary J. James June 17, 1857 ; she was born in S}rracuse, N. Y. ; they have one son living, Fred Daney Carley, born April 9, 1858 ; lost one child, Clarence White Carley, died July 28, 1872.

Y., May 12, 1815 ; caine to this Co. in 1840; married Miss Lavina Puddy of N. Y. ; one child, Seth M. of Delhi, Iowa; lost first wife; married Miss Nancy M. Barnaby of Vt. ; no children ; she died, and he married Miss V. E. Fobs of this state ; one child, Albert F. Chase ; Mr. C. has been in the milling business fifteen years ; has farmed some; merchandising twelve years; served as Collector four years, Assessor and School Director seven years ; has been a prominent and influential member of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years ; has served in the capacity of class leader mostt>f the time.

CLARK GEORGE B. Prop. Hanover Hotel, Hanover ; born at Westfield, Hamdon Co., Mass., Dec. 9, 1826 ; moved to West Springfield ; was there four years ; from there to the City of Springfield and remained fifteen years ; came to Freeport in 1854; to Galena in 1856; married Miss Mariah C. Strickland in Sept., 1853; she was born in Palmer, Hamdon Co., Mass. ; were married in Thompson, Conn.; have two children living, George A. and Clara E. ; lost one child, Eva. Mr. C. served in the army during the war, 45th Regt. I. V. I.; was in the severe engagements of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jackson, Nashville, and many others; was honorably discharged at close of war; returned and came to Hanover; purchased the hotel property, the business of which he has conducted since ; on the 29th of Dec., 1877, Mrs. C. picked from the garden and had for dinner a dish 'of green lettuce which had grown spontaneously from the seed of the former Summer, something never before known ; for the truth of this the writer of this sketch can bear witness, as it tasted as fresh as if served on a June morning.

COCHRAX ANDREW E. Farmer ; S. 35 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Hancock Co., 111., May 1, 1853; came to Hanover in 1856 ; married Miss Effie Farquher Feb. 25, 1875 ; she was born in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co. ; they have one child, Bertie A. Cochrane, born Feb. 9, 1877; Mr. C. owns 265 acres of land.

CRAIG XATHAN B. Merchant; P. O. Hanover ; born in St. Charles Co., Mo., June 13, 1822; came with his parents to Galena in 1827 ; in the Spring of 1828 his father came to Hanover and took up the water power, and commenced at once the erection of a grist mill and a saw mill; the family came on in 1829 ; his mother was a granddaughter of the celebrated Daniel Boone, of Kentucky ; her father was Nathan Boone, after whom the subject of this sketch was named; the family were here during the Black Hawk war ; Mr. C.'s father served as Captain of Volunteers during the war, and was honorably discharged at its close ; Mr. C. has his old muster rolls now in his possession ; he also lias in his possession an old family Bible, the property of his grandfather, Nathan Boone; the record of his mother's family is in it; Mr. C.'s first wife was Miss Nancy Chandler; they had six children, only one of whom is living, Mrs. Frances McLaughlin; married the widow Calamer, whose maiden name was Miss Margaret Pilcher ; one child living. Olive M.; lost one; married Miss Elizabeth Milburn, born in Ind. ; three children, viz. : Eva, Jessie, James E. ; lost one ; owns 527 acres of land.

Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Hanover; born in Ferrisburg, Vt., Jan. 24, 1824; came to 111. in 1834; remained one winter near Dayton, Ohio ; went to Fulton Co. in 1843 ; came to this Co. and settled on the farm where they now live in 1848; married Miss Margaret May in 1846; she was born in White Co., 111., Jan. 19, 1825 ; her people were among the first settlers in Hanover; three children living: Henry, in California; Mrs. Clara Pilcher, and Matilda; owns 126 acres of land.

DAWSOX JOHtf R. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Hanover; born in Galena Nov. 22, 1838; lived in this Co. ever since; served in the army during the war from the fi-rst to the last ; was the first to enlist in three months' service, in Spring of 1861; in Sept., 1861, enlisted in 45th I. V. I. for three years or during the war; was promoted from a private soldier to the rank of First Lieutenant ; as a private he was known as a brave and willing soldier; as an officer, kind, generous and efficient; served four years and six months, onlj losing thirty days from duty; was in the severest engagements, as Vicksburg, Dor elson, Shiloh, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlant Meridian, Champion Hill, Jackson, anc many othei» very severe fights and skirmishes ; honorably discharged at close of war; married Miss Martha Miller Nov. 8, 1865 ; she was born in New York City Dec. 25, 1838 ; have two children : Mary R. Dawson and Elizabeth Dawson.

DAWSON ROBERT, Retired Farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Hanover; bora near Belfast, Ireland, Jan. 20, 1812; came to U. S. in 1832; lived in Philadelphia till 1834, when he came to Galena ; married Miss Mary Robinson Oct. 13, 1836; she was tfbrn in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland, May 12, 1812; came to America with her parents in 1831; had ten sons, nine of whom are living: William, John R., George, James D., Eugene, Robert, Edward, Gibson, David, Benjamin; Joseph deceased ; Mr. D.'s six eldest sons served in the Union army during the war ; were on duty constantly, participating in the severest engagements from the first to the last ; had their clothes shot, some slight wounds, but were all honorably discharged at close of war; Eugene contracted rheumatism, however, from which he has since lost a limb. The six served what would have been nineteen years for one man ; Mr. D. has assisted his boys to a start in the world, and retains as a homestead 80 acres of land.

fl> Sec. 11 ; P. O. Hanover; born in Coventry, Conn., Feb. 12, 1816; came to Illinois in 1831; to Quincy in 1832; came to this Co. in 1834; father came in 1836; went to Iowa in 1840; lived there four years ; owned the land at one time upon which the City of Cedar Rapids has since been built; returned to Wisconsin and run a furnace one year; followed mining on Apple River two years ; spent one year in the gold regions of California; owns 440 acres of land upon which he is now engaged in farming; married Miss Julia Deal in 1840; she was born in Ashland, Ohio ; two children : James L., Mrs. Annie J. Griffith; lost a son in army, Washington Irving. -

I Am l\«.l IJ JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. Hanover; born near Cumberland, Md., Oct. 2, 1844; came to this Co. with his parents at the age of 4 years ; mother died in 1861 ; father still lives in Co. ; enlisted in 96th Regt. I. V. I. Aug. 8, 1862 ; served with his regiment till at the battle of Chicamauga was wounded through the upper part of left lung, fracturing shoulder bones ; was there captured, and remained in the hands of the enemy about two weeks ; there were so many to look after that his wounds were not properly dressed; was paroled and remained in hospital one year ; never was able for active service again, and the disability will go with him to his grave; was honorably discharged at close of war, and is one of our country's defenders, disabled in the conflict, toward whom the government should ever extend the hand of charity; married Miss Jane Young in 1868; she was born in this Co. Jan. 22, 1845; her father, one of the earliest settlers, still lives with them, at the age of 81 ; have four children: Ellen May, John W., Mary J., Annie B. ; lost one child; owns 80 acres land.

FRANCKE OUST A V, Farmer; Sec. 10 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Rossla, Province of Prussia, June 26, 1826; came to the U.S. and settled in Milwaukee, Wis. in 1850; came to this Co. in 1852, and married Miss Christine Miller, same year; she was born in the same place March 31, 1833; she came to Milwaukee in 1849; has five children living: Herman H., A. Julius, Charles F., Wm. A. H., Wm. ; owns 288 acres of land and is one of that industrious, intelligent class of whose adoption in this country the people may well feel proud.

FREEMAN MRS. JIII.IA, Farming; Sec. 30; P. O. Hanover; her maiden name was Miss Julia May ; born in White Co., 111., May 3, 1821 ; she came to this Co. with her parents in 1835 ; among the the first settlers ; married Mr. John Freeman in 1843 ; he was born in Edensburg, Pa., in 1812; has four children living: A. Annie, Laura, John and May; owns 428 acres of land.

GREEN ANDREW, Farmer; Sec. 14 ; P. O. Hanover ; born Steuben Co., N. Y., June 24, 1819 ; came to this Co. in 1835 ; David Williams, one of the three men who captured Major Andre, the British Spy, was his great uncle ; married Mrs. Grotton whose maiden name was Miss

- Mary A. Collier, Oct. 15, 1861 ; she was born in Staffordshire, England, March 12, 1819 ; came to the U. S, in 1844 ; had ten children by her first marriage, only one of whom is now living, James B. Gretton : they now have two children, Marcus de Lafayette, and Louisa Montez; owns 200 acres of land.

HABPEB MBS. JAXE. Farming; Sec. 2; P. O. Hanover; her maiden name was Miss Jane McCall ; born in Co. Monaghan, Ireland in 1840 ; came to the U. S. with her father when she was quite young ; lived 12 years in the City of New York; came to this Co. in 1855 ; married Mr. M. Harper in 1857; he was born in same place in 1817; has three children living: Mary J., Elizabeth M., Ester; owns 400 acres of land.

Engineer ; Sec. 21 ; P. in Zenia, Ohio, April 19, 1822 ; in 1823 his father and two other families moved to what is now Galena - old town ; first permanent settlers of Jo Daviess Co. ; came up Mississippi on keel-boat " Col. Bumford; " no steamer had ascended the river so far up as that; the steamboat, "Old Virginia," went up same Summer; came out to his farm in 1850 ; has been engineer on river boats for many years; married Abigail Comstock in 1843; have six children: Emma, Abbie, Arthur, Ernest, Kittle, and Irene E. ; lost his wife in 1872 ; married Miss Amelia Vandorn; she was born in Ohio ; Mr. Hunt crossed the plains in 1849, and remained in Cal. one year working gold mines ; owns 565 acres of land; Republican; Rationalist.

HIJXT JAMES S. Farmer and Engineer ; bee. 28 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Galena Oct. 9, 1824; first male child born of Anglo-Saxon parents in Jo Daviess Co. ; commenced engineering on steamboats at the age of 19, and has been on the river nearly every Summer since; lived in Bellevue, Iowa, five years ; married Sarah

Armstrong in 1849; had -five children: Edwin, William, Stella, Lewellen, and Lizzie ; lost his wife in 1868 ; married Miss Mary Chapman in 1871 ; she was born in Lyons, Iowa, March 30, 1843 ; have four children : Charles, Frank, Eva, and Mary ; Owns 120 acres of land.

HUXT OBSOX A. Farmer and Stock Grower ; Sec. 28 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Dec. 16, 1834; his father moved to Galena in 1840; they settled on Sand Prairie, where his father died in his 78th year ; married Miss Emily Galpin in 1857 ; she was born in this Co. April 27, 1838 ; have six children living : Mrs. Cora Evans, wife of W. O. Evans, editor of Bellevue Leader, "William T., Elmer S., Anna D., Florence A., and Fannie Fern ; owns 750 acres of land.

HUXTIXGTOX A. Superintendent Hanover Woolen Factory; P. O. Hanover; born in Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 3, 1834; went to Wis. in 1861 and started the Appleton Woolen Mills; was trained to his business in Middiebury and Burlington ; has been engaged in his business in many of the Eastern cities ; has been in his present situation since 1872 ; married Miss Sarah E. Stearns in 1858; she was born in Middlebury, Vt., March 6, 1837 ; have two children, Carrie F., Sarah L.

charge of the Dyeing Department in Woolen Factory ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Middlebury, Vt., March 22, 1822 ; trained to his trade in his native city ; came to Galena in 1854; in 1861 went to Fishkill, N. Y., where he followed his trade two years ; came to Hanover in 1864; married Mis Charlotte E. Heath March 30, 1843 ; she was born in Molone, N. Y. ; her parents moved to Middlebury, where they were married ; they have one son, Howard H. * Huntington, born May 24, 1844; his son has charge of his store in Hanover, where 1 they are doing a lively business.

J. P. O. Hanover; born in County Mon-» aghan, Ireland, Aug. 1. 1819; came to New* York in 1845 ; came to Jo Daviess Co. in 1848; returned and married Miss Helen Williamson in 1850; she was born in same Co. In Ireland Sept. 5, 1827 ; came to this Co. with her parents in 1840; parents died in this Co. ; his father lives in Dubuque Co., Iowa, eighty-four years old; mother died here; they have seven, children : Mrs. M. E. Kilpatrick, Thomas D., Ellen, Matilda, Robert, Rebecca, William D. ; owns 343 acres of land.

JEFFERS ttEORixE, Merchant; P. O. Hanover; born in this Co., Dec. 21, 1844; has lived here since except four years spent in the Union Army during the war; enlisted in Aug., 1862, in the 96th Regt. I. V .1. ; served with his regiment one year, and was on detached duty in the quartermaster and commissary departments; he shared the toils and hardships of army life till the close of the Rebellion, when he was honorably discharged at Nashville; returned home about Jan. 1, 1876; married Miss Louie Rowan Jan. 14, 1867 ; she was born in New York City in 1845 ; came to Galena with her parents; removed to Chicago, where they were married; Mr. J. is now in business in Hanover, is Postmaster, and known as an efficient officer.

JEFFERS STEPHEN, Farmer; Sec. 15 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in Broome Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1820; came to Whiteside Co. in 1836 ; resided there three years, and came to Jo Daviess in 1839 ; returned to Whiteside and married Miss Julia Maxwell Feb. 14, 1844 ; she was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1819 ; they came from N. Y. in the same emigrant train, consisting of twelve wagons ; were on the road twelve weeks; have four children living: George, Perry, Albert, Willard; lost two children, William and Ellen ; only four houses in Hanover when he came to the place; Mr. J. enlisted in 96th Regt. I. V. I.; mustered in at Rockford Oct. 6, 1862; elected Quartermaster and served with the Regt. till commissioned Captain in Commissary Dept. ; remained in army till close of war; was honorably discharged and returned to his home in this Co.; was in business for twelve or fourteen years; resigned his commission as P. M. when he enlisted ; Supervisor ten years, Justice of Peace four years ; has served as School Director, School Trustee, and Collector several years ; owns 700 acres land. Jeffers Willard, farm ; S. 15 ; P. O. Hanover.

Kh.Patrick Andrew

Retired Farmer; Sec. 4; P.O. Hanover born in Co. Antrim, Ireland, Jan. 27,1801 married Miss Elizabeth Stuart March 19 1824; she was born in Co. Antrim; came to this country in 1825 ; lived ten years in City of Philadelphia; came to Galena May 11, 1835; came from St. Louis in the Warrior, a steamboat bearing marks o service in Black Hawk War; took a claim in Irish Hollow ; sold, went back to Ga lena, settled on farm west of Galena ; los his wife Sept. 20, 1871 ; has five children

James, Andrew S., Eliza, Ellen and Rob ert; they own 300 acres of land; Mr. K. is now in his 77th year, hale and hearty, and during this Fall shoveled 6,000 bushels of corn. Kilpatrick A. S. farm; S.4; P. O. Hanover.

L.OVE JOSEPH G. Physician and Surgeon ; Hanover ; born in N. Y. City Jan. 9, 1840 ; educated in the public schools of the city; went to Detroit, Mich., there completed his education ; took first course of medical lectures at Queen's College, Canada, in 1858; second in Buffalo Medical University in 1859 and 1860 ; graduated at the American Medical University of Pa. in 1861 ; enlisted in 40th Regt. N. Y. V. I.; served during war as Asst. Surgeon, rank of First Lieutenant ; participated in all the engagements and endured the hardships of the Peninsula campaign; honorably discharged at close of war ; practiced in Kankakee three years, in Richmond, Mich., two years; came to Hanover in 1868; married Miss Nellie M. Reynolds July 21, 1870; she was born in Elizabeth, this Co., May 12, 1851; have two children: Charles R. Love, John G. Love ; the Doctor is a member of the Council and Royal Arch Masons.

1V± er; Sec. 12; P. O. Hanover; born in the north of Ireland June 18, 1822 ; married Miss Elizabeth Patton Feb. 8, 1844 ; she was born same place Oct. 3, 1823 ; emigrated to Philadelphia in June, 1844; worked in the city at the wheelwright business eleven years ; came to Galena in 1855; in Spring of 1856 purchased the farm upon which they now reside ; have five children : James H., Anthony, George, in California, Mrs. Annie Arnold, Mrs. Jane Burns ; Mr. M. has served as Justice of the Peace; was commissioned by Gov. Palmer, Commissioner of Highways and School Director; owns 340 acres laud.

land, July 4, 1831 ; caine to the U. S. in 1836 ; they settled in N. Y. City and lived there eight years ; came to this Co. in 1844; married Miss Maria Cpline in 1860; she was born in Ireland in 1840; have five children living : Elizabeth, William, Annie, George and Elsie ; lost two children; Mr. M. owns 273 acres of land.

McKIWLEY WM. Farmer; Sec 25 ; P. O. Hanover ; born in City of Philadelphia Nov. 4, 1830 ; came to this Co. with his parents in 1836 ; lived in Galena till 1848, when they moved on to farm ; Mr. M. has circumnavigated the globe, went around the world ; started in 1852 overland to California; from there to Sandwich Islands, Navigator Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Liverpool, and returned to his birthplace, N. Y. City; from there to Philadelphia, then home to Illinois, consuming a little more than three years on the trip : married Miss Ann Kearney in I860- have eight children living: John M Emma G., Wm. E., George L., Lillie J Eva May, Ira J., Robert M. ; works 280 acres of land ; has been School Director 16 or 17 years ; a member of A. F. & A. M. McLaughlin Mike, shoemaker ; Hanover. M ATHESOtf JAMES, Retired Farmer and Stock Dealer; Hanover; born in Sutherlandshire, Scotland, in June, 1800 ; catoe to British America, the Red River country, in 1821; came to Hanover in 1833 - married Miss Margaret Southerland ; had seven children, only one of whom is living Mrs. Elizabeth Donelson; wile died in Hanover in 1846 ; married Margaret McGan, of Scottish birth; she died in 1871; Miss Maggie McKenzie, a granddaughter, lives with Mr. M. ; he owns 400 acres of land.

came to this Co. in 1835 ; father died m 1875 ; his mother, Mrs. Amanda May, born in 1805 still lives on the homestead where they settled in 1835; Mr. M. learned the blacksmith trade in Hanover ; has worked at the business over eighteen years in this Co - married Miss Eliza J. Nesbitt m 1852 -she was born in Co. Monaghan, Ire Inad in 1830; have six children: Alfred W Mary E., George W., Wm. H., Charles

MILLER JOHJf, Retired Farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Hanover; born in Co. Monaghan, Ireland, Dec. 14, 1H01 ; came to U. S. in 1823 ; settled in City of New York ; lived there fifteen years, being a part of the time in Brooklyn and Jersey City ; worked in carpet and hat factories, and was engaged in a publishing office; married Miss Eliza Gray Aug. 13, 1828 ; she was born in same place in 1805 ; were schoolmates in old country; came to this Co. May 1, 1838 ; bought claim from his brother ; among the earliest settlers ; eight children living: Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell, Joseph, Robert J., John Q., Mrs. Martha Dawson, Dr. George, of Savanna, Phoebe E., William N. ; the original homestead contained 441 acres.

Pilcher Rev. Lewis A.

Sec. 2; P. O. Hanover; born near Lexington, Ky., March 16, 1824; son of Jane and Nancy Pilcher; they were born in Va., respectively June 2, 1783, and May 5, 1787; father died in 1857; his mother had fourteen children; she is now 91 years old; has eighty grandchildren; sixty-five great grandchildren and four great-greatgrandchildren ; Mr.'P. is a Baptist Minister, and has preached the Gospel for many years; married Miss L. Beer in 1847; she was born in 111., Oct. 23, 1825; had three children, one of whom is now living, Mary A., wife of David P. Kuhns, a carpenter and joiner; he was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, Aug. 10, 1852 ; came to this Co. in 1864; they have one child, LeroyD. L. Kuhns, born Dec. 2, 1877; has 49 acres of land ; Mr. P.'s wife died Dec. 22, 1852, since which time he has kept his family together by aid of his mother. Pratt Samuel, Hanover.

m:y\OLI»S ABB AM, Proprietor Carriage and Wagon shop, Hanover ; born in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., July 21, 1821 ; lived in St. Lawrence Co. 8 years, Chautauqua Co. 10 years, La Fayette Co., lud., 2 years; came to this Co. in 1841; resided here until the California gold excitement in 1850, when he crossed the plains with ox teams ; was four months on the route ; were harrassed by Indians who stole their horses and other property; after losing horses walked 1,000 miles in order to get provisions to send back to the train ; was compelled to depend on shooting game sufficient to supply them while footing it ahead of the teams ; was there 2 years ; Mr. R. entered the land on which the Village of Elizabeth stands ; was there at the land sale in 1847 ; the sale was at Dixon ; Mr. P. J. Pilcher is the only man there now that lived there at that time ; Mr. R. learned the trade of blacksmith in his native town and has followed it for 42 years; married Miss Ellen Marshall in 1848; she was born in New Hampshire in 1827; came to Rock Island in 1836 and to Elizabeth in 1843; have four children living: Mrs. Mary Moore, Mrs. Augusta, wife of Dr. Killough, Carrie and Hattie.

ROBIXSO\ ABCH1BALD, Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Hanover; resides in the village; born in Co. Donegal, Ireland, in 1807; came to the U. S. in 1826; settled in Philadelphia; remained there till 1834, when he came to this Co. ; his sister Catherine, born in 1802, and another sister who died in 1839, came with him; his sisters Eve and Ann lived at home in this Co. till 1849, then moved to Galena ; were there 15 years ; removed to St. Louis and were there 8 years; have lived in Hanover since; Catherine married James Robinson who died Dec. 24, 1871, since which she has lived with her brother; Mr. R. is one of the pioneers in this Co. ; there are only two persons in Hanover Tp. now who lived here when he came; owns 80 acres of land.

Armstrong, came to this Co. from N. Car olina, about 1827 ; Mr. R. moved into this Co. in 1870 ; married Miss Abbie Hunt in 1868; she was born in Galena May 17, 1847; have five children: Arthur, Ella, Mylus C., Lillie, Ada ; owns 160 acres of land; Mr. R. served the last year of the war in the 15th Regt. I. V. I., was honorably discharged at the close of the wa