Quincy Township (part 21 of 74)

William Hertzog C.illins was Imrn ilarch -20. 1831, at Collinsville, Illinois. an<l received his early education in tlie public school of that town. He was a mcmlier of the class of 1850 at IlHiiois Colleci. ;it Jacksonville. He afterward served as trustee of the college for several yeais. After leaving college he took a post-graduate course at Yale ('ollege in jihilosc.pliy and theology. For six years he was pastor of the Congregational church at La Salle, Illinois. In 1858 he bought and conducted the Jacksonville Journal. In 1861 he beeame'chaplain of the Tenth Illinois Infantry, but later lie resigned this position and assisted in raising the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry. He comnumded Company D of this regiment in the battles of Elk Kiver, Chickamauga. Lookout ]\Iountain and Mission Kidge and Ringgold. In the spring of 1864 he was appointed on the staff' of Major General John ^1. Pahiiei' and served during tiu' camiiaign, wliicli ended with the fall of Atlanta. In December he was appointed provost marshal of the twelfth district of Illinois and served in that office until December 31, 1865.

In 1866 Mr. Collins engaged in the manufacture of i)lows and agricultural implements an<l later organized the Collins Plow Company. ill has l);'en associated with this business for about a (|uarter of a century. For several years he also had an interest in the State Street Lank. At the solicitation of friends he has sometimes made political ventures in city, state and national politics. He has always been an ardent republican and his ward, city and representative district has been strongly democi-atii'. Luring his service as alderman of the Infill ward lie was elected by a democratic council to lill till' vacancy caused by the death of till' iiiayoi' of (,»iiiiicy. He was twice elected, in liSSl and 1888, a member of the .state legislalure. He was afterwards nominated for congi-ess in 1S88 and for the state senate in 1902. He \vas unsuccessful but the usual heavy democratic uiajorilies were reduced. Without a canwiss ior I lie positnni he received a heavy vi'te ill till' republican convention for lieutenant eiixernor. He was elected supervisor for si.\ vi'ars. jtiii-inu' liis service in the legi.slatiire lie L:a\e liy invitation orations upon Decora (ion Day. n|ii)ii the occasion of the meiiioi-ial service of Senator John A. Logan, and upon tbe anniversary of the death of President Lincoln. These orations were extensively publisher in the daily press.

^Ir. Collins has written a good deal for publication. Quiney ])eople know of his literary ability cbii'My through his communications with the press of the city. Some of these letters have been acco\uits of his hunting expeditions and his travels. Other newspaper articles have been on economic questions of current interest. His magazine articles "Elements of Truth in all Religions," "Reaction of Law upon Theolouy" and the "Logos," show his sympathy with a national theology. Since ISOt he has been president of the board of directors of tli^; Anna Browu Home for the Aged. Id 1903 lie appointed 011 the board of education and was made its president. He was afterwards elected to the same office, his term as director expiring in 1901. In the spring election of 190.'i. without any canvass on his part, he was elected alderman of the sixth ward. He has always maintained that it is the duty of every citizen to serve the commonwealth as he best can without questioning the dignity of the office or its emoluments.

In philosophy he is a theistic evolutionist, in politics a republican, who holds the welfare of the peo|)le as above the success of party. In religion he is a believer in the law of love as the highest law. His versatility is indicated by a toast as announced at a recent literary anniversary: William H. Collins, preacher, poel. politician, plow-maker, soldier.

John O. Reynolds

John 0. Reynolds, who is now successfully engaged in farming on section 33, Houston township, was born in this county. January 26, 1873, his parents being George R. anci Margaret (Simpson) Reynolds. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to the ^Ia\-flower. The paternal great-grandfather of Charles Reynolds was a native of Connecticut and served for seven years in the Revolutionary war, subsecjuent to which time he followed blacksmithing. His son, Horace Reynolds, was born in East Hartford, ConneeticTit, Jamiaiw 27, 1790, and was one of a family of four daughters and four sons and for some years was the only survivor of the family. He, too, became a blacksmith and worked at the forge for a half century. Leaving AYinsted. Connccticiit, he removed to Houston, Adams county, Illinois, in 1835, and there purchased land and established his home, being one of the pioneer residents of that locality. Not a fiirrow had been turned or an improvement made upon his land, but he soon broke the prairie and after turning the sod, planted his seed and in due course of time gathered rich crops, ultimately improving and cultivating two Imndred acres. The usual experiences of pioneer life were familiar to the family. Wolves were frequently heard howling around the cabin at night and it was no i;nusual thing to see a herd of deer, while venison was a frequent dish upon the family board. Horace Reynolds reached the advanced age of ninety-three years, passing away February 5, 1883. He had been married on the 11th of October, I8I.1. by the Rev. Dr. Lvman Beeeher. to Miss Annie Cidver. who was born in Litelilield. Connecticut, in 1792. Their married life covered sixty-eight years and she survived her husband two years. She held membership in the Congregational church and was an able assistant to her husband, carefully managing the household affairs, while he devoted his attention to the improvement of the farm and to working in his blacksmith shop. As the years passed they prospered and they always maintained a high position in the regard and esteem of their neighbors and many friends. In their family were ten children.

George Reynolds, the youngest of this family, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, March 6, 1834, and was only fourteen months old and Aveighed but fourteen pounds when brought by his parents to Illinois. During the winter months he was a student in a log schoolhouse, which, however, in course of time was replaced by a neat frame structure. He learned the blacksmith's trade with his father and during the winter months followed that pursuit, while in the summer season his attention was given to the cultivation of the fields and the care of the crops. In' the spring of 185.5 he formed a partnership with his brother Henry for the conduct of a blacksmithing shop but aboiit 1860 the brother went to California, while George Reynolds continued blacksmithing for three years longer. In 1863 he removed to Hancock county, Illinois, where he gave his undivided attention to farming, having purchased one hundred and ninety acres of land there. In ilarch, 1865, however, he returned to Adams coiuity and for tour year.s resided near Mendon, while in 1870 he took up his abode in Houston township. Here he h.id four hundred and thirty acres of land in one body on section 4. Camp Point township, and three hundred and thirty-five acres of land in Houston township, his farm bordering each side of the Camp Point road that divides the two townships. He was also extensively engaged in the raising of cattle and hogs and his bvisiness affairs were most capably conducted. For the last thirteen years, however, he has lived a retired life but remained upon the farm until about three years ago, when in 1902 he and his wife removed to Camp Point, where they now make their home, being among the most honored and respected pioneer residents of the county.

Unto ilr. and iirs . George Reynolds were born five children, the brothers and sisters of our subject being George, who married Artie Groves and lives in Houston tov.mship : Henry II., who married I^ola ]\IcAuulty and resides in Camp Point: Anna ^L, who is living with her parents: and Elodie, al.so at home.

Camp Point, sulisequent to which time he attentled the (rem City Business Collep;e in Quincy. After ieavini;' school he returned to the old home farm and lived with his father for ten years, since which time he has carried on general agricultural pursiiits on his own account. He is to-day the owner of two hundred and five acres of rich land on section 38, Houston township, which he ha.s placed under a high state of CTiltivation, the fields annually returning his golden harvests. He alst) raises high grades of stock and this dei)artment of his business is likewise profitable.

I\Ir. Reynolds was united in mai-riage March 19, 1902, to Miss Stella Kessler. who was born in Adams countv, December 21, 1881, and is a daughter of C. 'w. and Belle (Reed) Kessler. llei' father was born in Adams county v.liere he Mi)\v livi-s and his wife liecame a resident of this county ;il)out 1S4U. Both still survive. ]\Irs. Reynolds was born in Camp Point township and obtained her education in the luiblic schools. She has one lu'other and one sistei': Elmer, who married Miss Ida Meyers, of Cohimbus, Illinois, and lives with liis jiarents: and Edith E., the wife of P. S. Judy, a resident of Paloma.

.Ml'. Reynolds is a republican in his political views but never sought or desiretl office, prefei'- ring to concentrate his energies on his business a.fiFairs. He is a young maTi of excellent business enterprise and executive force and has already won success that might well be envied by many an older man.

Daniel C. Wood

Danii'l C. Wood, the eldest .st)n of Governor John Wood and Ann ilaria AVood. was born February 9, 1829, in Quincy, Illinois, in a log cabin that stood on Delaware street, near Front. Mr. Wood was the first white child born in Quincy and is the only jjcnson now living here who was born in Quincy prior to 1830.

I\Ir. Wood attended the fii'st village school, near Fifth and Jersey streets, taught by ilr. S. F. Safford. While on the farm with his father, young Wood operated the first ha.y-press built in Quincy. About 1847, Mr. Ilaight opening the first telegraph ofRee in Qiiincy, on the north .side of Washington square, Mr. Wood entered the office as messenger and assistant, and soon was looking after the lines connecting Quincy with Warsaw and Hannibal. Later, lie was given temjiorary charge of the office at Hannibal. Shortly after this, the gold fever in California broke out and Wood, in company with seventeen others, went to the "diggings" via Panama, most of tile otlicrs being: Dr. Sanniel Rogers,

Cliarles Brown, Major George Burns, David Wood. JoluiMcClintock, D.Guthrie, Icliabod ]\Iiiler, Jordan, Jlessrs. Dorman and Sheldon, Captain John P. Mikesell, (ieorge Rogers, John Wood and John Wood, Jr. As far as loiown, but two of the party are living, namely : .Mr. Wood and Mr. Mikesell. Nathan Pinkham contracted to take the party by sled to the Illinois river, whitlier they started Febnuiry 1, 1849. They did not reach San Francisco till the nuddle of July, and did not get to the mines till August 1st, or six months after leaving Quincy. .Mr. Wood and others returned to Quincy from Calif(n-nia.

In 1S55, Jlr. Wood formed a iiai-tnei'slii]) in the linnber business with Charles 11. llowland. the place of business being on Hampshire and Vermont streets, on the site now known as Moller & Vanden Boom's lumberyard. The firm bought ground south of Jefferson street on the river to enable them to draw in their rafts of lumber coming from the jtineries. Northeast of the yard they erected a planing mill and dry house. In the fall of 1868, Wood entered into ]iai"tnership with Alexander Stobie, in the ice business. The firm liought land on the Missouri side of the river and there bnilt two houses, the first ice houses built on the river north of St. Louis. The firm did a large wholesale business with firms in St. Louis. ]\[r. Stobie withdrawing from the firm later, j\Ir. Wood sold his interest to Mr. Frederick Whipple and united with ~S\r. James W. Stewart, and the firm built two new hoTTses at the foot of the island and continued the ice business till in the '80s, when .some incendiary burned their ice houses.

In 1880 I\Ir. Wood became associated with ]\Ir. Shelly in the lime business, and kilns were located north of the city, on Whipple's creek. The business was not successful, owing to the quality of the stone and to other cireumstanees. Mr. Wood has also been identified with a number of other enterprises in this city.

Mr. Wood was married August 26. 1858, at Denmark, Lee county, Iowa, the lady being Miss ilary Jane Abbernethy. Their surviving children are: ]\Irs. W. F. Sapji, of Gralena. Kansas; Airs. II. F. Porter, of Fei-gus Falls, Alinnesota; James T. Wood, of AVhite Sulphur Springs, Montana; and Airs. Thomas F. Dunn, of Carthage, Illinois.

At an early date Mr. Wood was a member of the "Quincy Blues," a military organization, of which Benjamin F. Prenti.ss was captain. For many years Mr. Wood was a member of the old "Water Witch" or No. 2 hand fire engine, one of tlie most efficient fire companies of the city, under the captaincy of E. K. Stone and E. i\I. Alillei. The only other fi)'e engine at that time was the No. 1. Mr. AVood I'i'presented tlic fourtli wanl for one terjii in the city council. lie has always been greatly interested in the gi-owth and prosperitj' of the city from its earliest period to its present beautiful propoi-tions. I'ersonally. ilr. Wood is a man of excellent charactm- and agreeable address, who is held in cordial esteem.

Rev. James Robert Smith, pastor of the First Congregational church at Quiney, was born near Canton, Fulton county, Illinois, February 15, 1862, a .son of Rev. Oscar F. and Esther Ann Smith. His father, a minister of the United Brethren church, was one of the pioneer circuit riders of Illinois and a man of considerable influence in that day, sowing the seed of gosjiel truth that in time brought forth good fruit. His wife. too, was an earnest and devoted Christian, and her influence proved a potent element in the life of her .son James. In their family were four sons who entered the ministry, the others being Frank 6. Smith, D.D., who is pastor of the Warren Avenue Congregational church of Chicago, Illinois; Rev. 0. 0. Smith, who is pastor of the First Congregational church at Council Bluffs, Iowa ; and the oldest son, Rev. W. II. Smith, who died some years ago, being a minister of the United Brethren ehiirch for sevei-al years before his death. The paternal grandfather of Rev. James R. Smith was of English descent and several generations of the family resided in Virginia, lie married a native of France. In the maternal line Rev. Smith is of Scotch-Irish lineage.

In his youth a student in the district graded and high schools and later for a brief period in Knox College, at Galesburg. Illinois, Rev. Smith afterwai-d continued his studies in the IMorris Normal at jMorris. Illinois, where he was graduated in 1883. His childhood was largely passed oTi a farm or in the variolas villages in which his father was perfoi-ming pastoral duties. After completing his education he engaged in teaching school for three years and devoted his leisiire hours diiring that period to the study of law, thereby jareparing for admission to the bar at -Ottawa. Illinois, in 1886. He began practice in ;\Ioline, Illinois, and subsequently removed to Kansas City, Missouri, where he continued in the practice of law until 1892, when he left the coui'troom for the pulpit, identifying himself with the ministry of the Congregational church.

After preaching his first sermon in Hennepin, Illinois, he was called to the pastorate of that chni-ch in 1892 and in the following year he ac- (-e]ited a call from the church at Blue Island, Illinois. In 189.5 he removed to Superior, Wisconsin, to become pastor of Pilgrim church, at that place, and eight years later he came to Quiney. where since September, 1903, he has remained in charge of the First Congregational church of this city. In church matters he is closely identified with the larger enterprises cf the denomination. He has been chosen delegate to the national council of the Congregational church for three consecutive terms by the local a.ssoeiations where he has been engaged in the ministry. In religious thought he is fiberal, but sympathetic with all honest and sincere believers of whatever name or denomination. He is recognized as one of the strong preachers of the Congregational church in the middle west and each .successive call he has received has called him to a larger and more prominent church, giving him greater opportunity for work.

In his political views Rev. Smith is a republican, manifesting the interest of a public-spirited citizen in the issues of the day atSecting the welfare of state and nation. For fifteen years he has been a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and for five years of the Independent Oi-der of Foresters.

Rev. Smith was married at Gilson.Knox county. Illinois. September 1, 1887, to :Miss Jessie Lawrence, of that place, who is a graduate of Knox College, of Galesburg, Illinois, of the class of 1886, and has been of much assistance to him in his church work. They have two children : Zens L., born January 9, 1889, in Kansas City, Missouri; and Paul, born in Sujjerior. Wisconsin March 4. 1896.

Perhaps no better account of the character and ability of Rev. Smith can be given than by quoting from the writing of one, who having good opportunity to judge of both, .said: "As a genial, modest, honest, an earnest and fearless hater of evil, a loyal friend and advocate of good. People believe in him. admire his ability, respect his opinion and willingly co-operate in his plan.s. As a preacher he is magnetic and strong. In the pulpit he is able, .sincere and fearless. He appeals to reason as well as to conscience and is eloquent with the simple eloquence of the truth. In all relations he endears himself to the church and communitv. "

Thaddeus E. Conoyer

Thaddeus E. Conover is the owner of a fine farm comprising two hundred and four acres of land, which has been acquired through his own efforts. This lies west of Lima, conveniently near the town so that all the comforts and advantages of town life may be easily secured while those of rural existence are enjoyed also i)y the family, ^li'. (.'oimvcr was Ikihi November 2, 1884, ill Adam.s county aud is a sou of Jonah aud Hestcn' A. (lioman) Conover, the former a native of Little Lake Harbor, New Jersey, Avhile the lattei'"s birth also occurred in that state. In his childhood days, Jonah Conover went witli his pai'ents to Ohio aud came with them to Illinois in 1885, the family home being established in Adams county upon a farm just south of Lima. Jonah Conover also became it farmer of this locality, his place being upon sections 11 and 12, Lima township. There he remained until his death, which occurred in 1872. when he was about sixty-three years of age, having been boi-n in 180!). His wife was born in 1812 and died July 19, 1889, when nearly seventy-seven years of age. They were worthspioneer people of the county, having assisted in the early di'velo])iii('iit and impi-ovemeut of this part of till' st;iti\ I'.nd through tlie long years of their residciirr here they had made iiian\- friends.

T. E. Conover pursued his education in the public schools of Linsa and after putting aside his text-books he responded to his country's call for aid, enlisting with the boys in blue of (_'ompauy G, One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Infantry. He joined the army, August 12, 1862, as a dnnnmer, beint;- then but seventeen years of age, aud he served faithfully until August 2C, 1865, when tlii' w.ir having ended, he was mustered out at M.:!)ilr, Alabama. He still has in his possession the di'um that he carried throughout the war. Following his return to Adams county he worked upon his father's farm until 1868, when desii'ing to engage in fanning for himself, he boui;ht the fai'm on which he now lives on section 11, Liiii,M tnwiisliip. As his finaiieial' resources have inci'enscd he has added to his property from time to time until he is now the owner of two hundred and four acres of rich aud arable land, wliieh yields him splendid harvests in return for the labor he bestows upon the fields. He carries on general farming and in addition to the raising of the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate, he raises peaches and apples, having a fine orchai-d.

On the 14th of January, 1S(16. Mr. ('(hkivciwas married to Jliss jMai'garet Shipe. who tiled in August, 1872. leaving two children: Martin H.. who was born January, S. I,sti7, and married Laura "Ware, their lunnc iiciiig upim his father's farm; aud Willi.-im h., w Iki was bdrn ]\Iarch 23. 1868. aud married Xora Shi|>e. they residing in Hancock county. Illinois. On the 17th of October, 1876, ilr. Conovci' mai-ried Jemima Liud- .say, a daughter of Aiidi-ew and IMary (Bragg) Lindsay of Hancock cnuuty. She was born June 2, 1855, and by her maii-iauc became the mother of six children: j\laiul IJ., whu was Ixn-n June 2.

.Ml-. Conover is a stanch advocate of republican principles and although he lives in a strong democratic di.strict. he has been elected to the office of supervisor, in which he served for four years; assessor for two years; and road commissioner, for two years; and at the present writing is again supervisor. The fact that he has frei(uently been elected is an indication that his fellow townsmen repose the utmost confidence in his abilitv aud fidelitv. He is a memlier of Lima lodgv" No. 135, A. F. & A. ]M., and Lima post, 567, ii. A. R., and his wife belongs (-1 ihi- Christian church of Lima. Their home is pleas-rintly located two miles west of the town anil is noteil for its warm-hearted h(is[iitality.

Carxaiian D. Van Frank

la the Imsiness history of Quincy the name of Carnahau 1). Van Frank figured prominently, for he was actively connected with commercial pursuits here for many years, developing a business of large proportions and so conducting his intet-es1s Ih.-it his honorable methods and straightforward dealin" gained for him the trust of the business world.' He arrived in Quincy in 1862, being then a young man of but nineteen years. His birth occurred in Bristol, Indiana, April 27, 1S43, his parents being Gerrit aud Emily Van Frank-, wlm w-ei'e natives of Utica, New York, and in an early day removed to Bristol, Indiana, where the father eiieaged in farming until his death, jiassing away in that place. The mother died at the home of her sou James in Dodge Center. ^Minnesota.

Their son ('ai-iiahaii D. Van Frank was iud(4)te(l t(i Hie cdiiniioii schools of his native city for till- e(luca1 ioiial privileges he enjoyed. He was oiil\- eiulileeii years of age at the time of the inaueni-atioii of the Civil war, but his ])atriotic s]iiril prompted his enlistment and he joined the Eighteenth Indiana Infantry, participating in a number of engagements, including the battle of Stoue River. He was also in several skirmishes and 111! (uie occasion, while carrying his WDunded captain from the battle-field, ilr. Van Frank was struck by a bullet in the thigh. Because of his injuries he was sent to the hospital in Quincy. where he remained for several months. When he had somewhat recovered from his injuries he went to Rock Island, Illinois, to join his cdiiipany. but on account of his wound ;;!i(l ill Ivalth he was not sent to active duty, tmt he was made steward in the hospital at Rock Island, where he remained until honorabl.v discharged. lie afterward continued a resident of that cit.v for a time and there pursued a full course in Bryant & Strattou Business College. Later he returned to Quincy, where he entered into partnership with his two brothers in the fire insurance business, in which they continued for several .years. Mr. Van Frank of this review subsequently opened a store on Front street, where as a wholesale dealer in fish and oysters he worked up a good trade and continued his sales with profit for a few years. He then enlarged the scoj^e of his business by dealing also in ice and for a considerable period sold fish, oysters and ice to the wholesale trade. At a later date, however, he disposed of the fish and o.yster department and continued in the ice business alone for twenty .years, or up to the time of his death. From the beginning his patronage .steadil.v increased until it had reached large proportions and brought to him a ver.v gratifying eompetenc.y.

Mr. Van Frank was married in (Quincy to Miss Abbie Martin, a native of Salem, Washington county. New York, and a daughter of James L. and Ann (Hanks) i\Iartin. Her father was a farmer throughout his entire life and both he and his wife resided at Salem, New York, until called to their final rest, though the latter died at the home of her daughter in Quinc.v. Mr. Van Prank died February 26, 1901, his death being the occasion of deep regret among his business associates and social acquaintances. While he carefully controlled his commercial interests and so directed his efforts as to win prosperit.y, he also found time to promote public interests and was accounted one of the representative citizens of Qiiincy. For a number of .years he served on the city council and ever exercised his official prerogatives in support of those measures which he deemed would prove of most value in the upbuilding and permanent good of Quincy. He was a member of the board of education at the time of his death. His political allegiance was alwa.ys given to the republican part.y and he ever kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day so that he was able to support his position by intelligent argument. Socially he was a member of the Masonic fraternity and served as master of his lodge for several years, exemplifying in his life the beneficent spirit of the craft which has as its basic elements mutual helpfulness and brotherly kindness. He attained the Knight Templar degree. He held membership in the Presbyterian church, to which his wife also belongs, and his entire life in its business, social, political and democratic relations was in harmon.v with his professions as a member of the church. In 1876 he built tile present fine brick residence now occupied b.\- his widow at No. 337 Chestnut street. In addition to this property Mrs. Van Frank also owns five other dwellings in different parts of the city, which she leases, the rental therefrom bringing to her a good income that supplies her with all the necessities and comforts and many of the luxuries of life. A most congenial relationship existed between her and her husband and his death came as a particularly heaw blow to her. She has in Quincy many friends who extend to her high esteem and she shared with her husband in his interest in the work of the church and foi- the upbuilding and development of the city.

John C. Kiely

John C. Kiel.y. deceased, who was head .ianitor at the government building in Quinc.y for many .years and was well known among the business men of the cit.v, came to Quincy about 1854. He was a native of Ireland, born in June, 1834. His father, John Kiely, always resided on the Emerald Isle, where in early life he was a laboi-er and afterward engaged in farming there until his death. His widow later came to America and made her home with her son John in Quincy until her demise.

John C. Kiel.y obtained onl.y a common-school education in Ireland and when twenty years of age he came to the new world, making his way direct to Quincy. The Chicago, Burlington & Quinc.y Railroad Compan.y was then extending its line to this cit.v and he took the contract for boarding the men M'ho were laying the track. He conducted a railroad boarding house for a few years and afterward accepted the position of steward of the Occidental Hotel, serving in that capacit.y for nearl.y thirt.y years. He then took the position as night watehnian in the bank of the State Savings, Loan & Trust Company, in the employ of Lorenzo Bull, and when three years had passed he resigned that position to become head janitor of the government building, in which capacit.y he served until his demise.

Wlien Mr. Kiely came to America he landed at New Orleans and in that cit.v was married to ]\Iiss Ellen Connell, a native of Ireland. They became the parents of seven children, Dennis and John, who are residents of Chicago; Annie and Alice, at Jiome ; and Thomas, Catherine and Alice, who are deceased. Mr. Kiel.y passed away Jul.v 14, 1904. He was supervisor in Quincy for several yeai's and in all positions of public trust he was found faithful and reliable. In politics he was a democrat, giving staunch sup- port to the pai-ty. He belongt'd to the Catholic Knights of America and held membership iu St. Peter's Catholic church, of which his wife and children are also commnuieants. He became a prominent and well-to-do resident of Quincy, accumulating a comfortable competence during his active business career. He also gave very liberally to charities for he was a nuin of benevolent "spirit, his good qualities of heart and mind winning him many friends among the business men of the city, where he long resided. His wife owns a nice hoin(> at No. 913 Jersey street, where she and iier daughters reside, it having been the familv residence for many years.

Richard F. Newcojnb, for years one of the most distinguished citizens of Quincy by reason of the extent and importance of his business interests and his activity in i)iil>lic alfairs, might well have been elassetl among llie captains of industry. He did not belong to that class whose paths are strewn with the wrecks (if others' fortunes, who go down to gilded tombs with the cold regard or the bitter exeei'atioii of their fellows, for his was a life of service. While he iiroiiioted business eiitevin-iscs of magniliule that bi'ought him wealth, they were at the same time important factors ill the iiiilHiildiiig. progress ;iiid suiistantial prosperity of the city whereby all of the citizens were benefited. He labored to advantage along many lines connected only Avith the city's iiplniildiiig and having no effect upon his iiidi\ii!iial business ('(niceriis. He was endlessly, wisely and intensely interested in some of the most imi)ortant enterprises of good citizenship, both local and national, and was truly one of the builders of his state.

Tiieluird P. Newcomb was born in liernardston, Jlassachusetts, on the 20th of September, 1S"^7. and w'as the youngest of uine children, born unto Zebina H. and Jlaria L. ((.ioodale") Xewcoiiii). His father was for many years engage!.! in general niei'cantile pursuits and possessed the marked executive force and Imsiness enterprise that leads to success, while at the same time he bore an enviable reputation as a most charitable and benevolent gentleman. The son olitaiiied his preliminary education in the si-luHils 111' liis native town, later attending Williston Seminary at Easthampton, ^lassachusetts. His business life began in 15<iston. Avhere he was for a, number of years a valued employe of Beiijaiiiin Callendar, at the head of a large hardware liouse in that city. On the expiration of that period he returned to his iiati\e town and became an assistant to his father, who Avas engaged in merchandising and farming and in the operation of a sawmill.

His patriotic spirit, however, was aroused by the continued attempt of the south to overthrow the union, and on the 9th of September, 1862. he was enrolled as a member of Company A, Fifty-second Massachusetts Infantry. He went with Banks" expedition, his regiment being the first to march into Port Hudson after the surrender. For some luontiis he served on the Itiigade staff', having charge of the ordinance supplies and later of the entire medical stores. When the nine months" term of his er,- listment had expired he received an honorable discharge and again assisted his father in merehandising in the east.

.\ttracte<.l by the possibilities of the great and growing west Mr. Newcomb resolved to investigate conditions of the Mississippi valley and, if possible, become a factor in business life in that portion of the country. Acc(U'dingly, in August, IMSti, he located in Bcloit, Wisconsin, and secured a jiositiou in a mill wherein wia]>ping pa]ier was iiiaiiufa<'- tnred. His capability and efficiency won ready recognition in successive promotions and he was soon admitted to a partnership in the business. The following year the Northwest Paper Company was organized, with ilr. Newcomb as the vice ]>resident, and an extensive Avholesale paper house was established in Chicago. With their mill at Beloit and their house in ("hicago this was (Uie of the leading e(Uicerns in the pajier trade of the Avest. The company lost heavily during the great Chicago fire of 1S71 and folloA\-ing this Mr. NcAvcomb Avith his brother eaiue to (,)nincy and purchased a paper mill iieri', Aviiich they placed in operation in A|iril. 1S72, iiiidi'r the tirm name of NcAVComb Hrotlieis. The iiiill ]iro]ierty Avas located on South Front street. Tavo yeai's afterAvard liichard F. NeAvcomb sold his interest in the .\ortln\-est Paper Company to his brother and became sole proprietor of the Quincy ])lant, Avhieli he greatly improved, adding new ma- I'liiiiery and increasing the capacity of the l)lant. It Avas not long until he demonstrated to (.^)uini'y his business and execiffive poAver and his marked enterjtrise. In 1880 he Avas instrumental in organizing the Quincy Paper Comjiaiiy of Avhieh he liei'ame the head, and under Ills guidance the Viusincss d(>A-<'Ioi)ed so rapidly tViat it soon became the second largest straAVlioai-d mill in the country. In 1889 it Avas absorbed by the American StraAvboard Company and ^Fr. Newcomb A\-as retained as one of the eontrollinu powers in thi.s ourpoi-atioii. of which he eventually became piesideut, actingill thill (-ai)acity for six years. An era of ii-ratifyini;- growtli foUowed, and the development of tliis important industry to its present magnihceut proportions is due very largely to the rare foresight and unusual executive and business ability of Mr. Neweomb. One of the first to appreciate the opportunities which this branch of business ottered he began to utilize the factors at hand for its development and became closely associated with the control of many large paper mills throughout the country. The extent and importance of his operations also made him a well known figure in commercial and financial circles throughout the country. By no means was the attention of Ricliard P. Neweomb concentrated alone upon this business for his efforts extended to other lines with the result that Quincy benefited by the upbuilding of its commercial and indu.strial affairs. He formed his plans readily and was prompt in their execution, yet his decisions were never marked by lack of judgment, which often follows quick action. His celerity of mental action was the basis of his later labor and caused the rapidity with which he put into execution any method which his judgment sanctioned. He became the president of a company organized to build the Quincy, Beardstown & Havana Railroad. He was interested in building the Neweomb Hotel on Fourth and ilaine streets, becoming one of the stockholders and a director of the company. The hotel was named for him on account of the great interest he took in the enterprise and his influence in raising money for its erection. He also gave generously toward building the public library. In 1891 he erected his home, which was one of the jjalatial residences of Illinois.

Mr. Neweomb was married on the 2d of 'Sla.y. 1860, to Miss Eliza A. Bowman, of Flushing, Long Island, who died four years later, leaving a daughter. Mrs. Joseph W. Emery. On the 22d of September. 1869. he married ]\Iiss Anna M. Ritchie, of Beloit. Wisconsin, and they had three daughters and one son : ilrs. John A. Stillwell, Mrs. Frank II. Whitney, Jlrs. E. H. Castle and Richard Bernard Neweomb.

Mr. Neweomb 's political allegiance was usually given to the democracy, though he voted for President McKinley at both elections, being a sound money democi-at. He took an active interest in local, state and national politics. In fact his was a public-spirited citizenship that regards with interest every cpiestion. movement or measure that has a bearing upon the development of the country, whether commercial, iiolitical 111- intellectual. lie iield a responsible place in large affairs of finance and he had the perfect confidence of his financial associates. Avorking-men and of the general public. He may well be numbered among the builders of Quincy because of the ett'ective cooperation which he gave to every movement tending toward its benefit. His benevolence had the stamp of citizenship. Modesty, devotion, mental and moral strength were splendidly combined in his career and his death, which occurred ilay 15. 1901, was the occasion for deep and uniform regret throughout the city of his residence and in every community where he was known.

G. W. Grammer. who is now serving as supervisor of Beverly township and is regarded as one of the most influential and prominent citizens of his locality, was born in that township on the 25th of November, 1862. his parents being Seth W. and Anna (Phillpot) Grammer. On the maternal side he is of English descent, his gi-andparents having come from England in 1837 and settled in Pike county, Illinois, where their daughter gave her hand in marriage to Seth W. (irammer. He was a native of Massachusetts and had come to Illinois in 1842. In 1854 they removed to Adams county and took up their abode in Beverly township. In their family were six children, namely: Lizzie, the wife of Fred Hill, of Pike county; Charles, now a resident of Nebraska; Seth T.. deceased; ilary, the wife of James Toalen, of Villisca, Iowa ; John A., of Baylis, Pike county, Illinois; and G. W.. of this review.

(t. W. Grammer is indebted to the district schools of Adams county for the educational advantages he enjoyed in his youth, and after leaving school he devoted his entire time and attention to farming for a few years, but he now makes his home in the village of Beverly, where he is successfully engaged in blacksmithiug. He also operates a mill and is engaged in the threshing business. He is a wide-awake, energetic and progressive business man and usually carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes.

In 1884 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Grammer and IMiss Celia Breckenridge, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Breckenridge, who came to this state from Pennsylvania at an early day and located in Adams county. To our subject and his wife have been born five children :

In his social relations Yiv. Grnmmer is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. By his ballot lie supports the men and measures of the Republican jiarty and he takes ciuite an active part in public afrairs, having been honored with a number of local office of trust and responsibility. He has served as town clerk, eonstable and collector of both town and township, and is now most acceptably serving as supervisor of Beverly township. His official duties have ever been most faithfully discharired and have M-on for him the commendation of all.

Dr. .Idhn IJrcatnr Juslice, who, in the ten years of his connection with the medical profession of Quiney has gained an enviable reputation, was born in Scotland county, ilissouri, September 22, 1854. lie is a son of Henry S. Justice, a native of (Columbus. Ohio, who in his boyhood days accompanied his parents to jMissouri. Reared to agricultiiral piirsuits, he followed the same occupation throughout his entire life and died in Missouri, August 20, 1881, when fifty-two years of age. During the Civil war he was a member of the ]\Iissouri ^Jfilitia and was also in the regular service as a member of the Thirty-ninth ^Missouri Volunteer Infantry, with which he remaini'd for six months, joining the army at the lasl call. His political views were in hariiidny with repul)lican principles and he was a resiiectcd citizen of his home locality. He married ^lincrva Jane Witt, who was born in Estill county, Kentucky, December 28, 1837. and is now living with her son in (^tniiicy. She is a member iif the Presbyterian cliii]-<-li. By her marriauc she became the mother df two sdiis, but the ydiinj^cr. Ijuther P., is de-

Dr. Justice, reared under the iiarental roof upon the home farm in ilissouri, was a student in the public schools and in the State Normal School at Kirksvillc. ^lissmiri. He attended the Keokuk iledical CoIIclic in 1876 and was graduated from the Missouri ,Mi>dical College, at St. Louis, in March, 187S. Immediatcl\- aflcrward he began practice in Mem])liis, ^lissmii-i. \\liere he remained until the folldwini; Oddbci-, and fdi- lif- Iceii years thereafter hi' was Idcab'd at Belle I'laiiic. Kansas. Desiring a broader field of labor that wdiild furnish greater scope for his professional attainments. Dr. Justice i-ame td (Quiney in ;\lai-cli, ISm, and has since iiracticcd licrc with marked success. While in Kansas he was the local surgeon for the ^Missouri Pacific Railway and was a member of the Kansas State and County Medical Societies, Diiring his I'esidenee in the west he took a post-graduate course in microscopy in the laboratory of the late Carl Heitzmann in New York and further added to his knowledge find promoted his efficiency by attending the surgical clinics of Thomas H. Manley at Harlem Hospital, John A. Wyeth and Paul F. jMundie at Mount Sinai Hospital, Charles A. ile- Burney of the Roosevelt system and also attended the Vanderljilt medical clinics and the clinics of the Bellevue Hospital ^ledical College. He has succeeded in his practice because his eciuipment has been unusually good and because to a natural adaptability for the profession he added conscientious service, arising from a just appreciation of the responsibilities which devolve upon the physician.

Dr. Justice belongs to the Adams County and Illinois State Medical Societies, also the Military Tract ^ledical Association and the National Association of Railway Surgeons, He was assistant chief surgeon at St. IVIary's Hospital and chief surgeon of the Fairehild Sanitorium, served as secretary of the staff of the former and, when he resigned the position, was tendered a handsome banquet.

On the 17th of November, 1888, Dr. Justice was married to Miss Sarah Ambrosia Love, a daughter of Hon. James M. Love, the dean of the newspaper fraternity in ]\Iacon, ^Missouri, which is I\frs. Justice's native city. They are members of the Baptist church and are prominent socially, while Dr. Justice belongs to the IMasonic fraternity, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the ^Iddern Woodmen of America and the Royal Neiglilidi's. His political endorsement is given the republican jiarty.

James S. Thornton

James S. Thornton, who is the owner of ninety-seven acres of tine land on section 26, I\Iendon township, was born Augu.st 20, 1844, in Pendleton count.y, Kentucky. He is a son of John and Elizabeth ('Smith) Thornton, who came to Adams county in 1866. In their family were six children: Lewis L., William, Thomas, Henry, iTartha, ilary and James S.

James S. Thornton spent his lioyhood days in the state of his nativity, acquired his education in the public schools and in October, 1861, when only seventeen ye;irs of age, enlisted in the Confederate army, with which he served for two yi'ars and nine ludiitlis. In his youth he was a pupil df Hon. John (1, Carlisle. Avho was then teachiug his first term of school. After the war Mr. Thornton eanie to Adams county, Illinois, where he worked for two years, and then went to Missouri, where he engaged in farming for three or four years. On the expiration of that period he returned to this state and has since made his home in Adams county, earrjdng on general farming. He is to-day the owner of ninety-seven acres of rich land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation. His farm is equipped with all modern accessories, including the latest improved machinery for carr.ying on the work in the fields.

In 1878 ;\Ir. Thornton was united in marriage to Mrs. Susan Crandall, of Adams county, who was born April 15, 1842, and was the widow of David Crandall. There are two children by this union : Edith, born October 13, 1879, is now the wife of Samuel Pitney, who resides near her father, and they have one child, Thornton, born in August, 1903 ; Erma M., who was born May 24, 1883, is living at home.

JMr. Thornton holds membership in the Baptist church and gives his political support to the democratic party. He has served as school director for several years and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend. His wife is a member of the Christian church. He has led an active life in which energy and perseverance have been his strong and salient characteristics. Realizing that labor is the basis of all success, he has worked persistently and earnestly, and his property is a monument to his business activity and good .iudgment.

Edwin Freeman Bradford

The ancestral historj^ of Edwin Freeman Bradford is distinctively American, both in its lineal and collateral branches. He is a descendant of William Bradford, fii'.st governor of the Plymouth colony, and a great-grandson of Captain Samuel Bradford, of Connecticut. In different generations the name has figured conspicuously in New England and it was in that section of the country that E. F. Bradford was born on the 27th of April, 1841, the town of Southbridge, Massachusetts, being his birthplace. His father, William Bradford, was a farmer by occupation and on the family homestead the son was reared, attending the district schools and when not occupied with the duties of the schoolroom assisting in the laboi-s of the farm. Financial reverses followed b\' the death of his mother necessitated his starting out in life on his own account at a comparatively early age and he entered a shoemaking establishment, where he served a regular apprenticeship. Ambitious to enjoy further educational privileges, however, he became a student in Nichols Academy in Dudley, Massachusetts, when a youth of sixteen. By working at his trade on Saturdays, doing farm work in the summer and teaching school in the winter he was enabled to meet the expenses of an academic course and completed his studies there at the end of five years. Learning that telegraph operators were needed in Illinois, he devoted three months to nuistering the art of telegraphy at Nashua, New Hampshire.

In November, 1863, Mr. Bradford arrived in Illinois, bearing with him letters of recommendation to A. N. Towne, then assistant superintendent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in Chicago. He was given a position, being appointed telegraph operator on the line of that road at Kewanee. The following year he went to Young America as clerk and operator and in 1865 he was given the position of station agent at Macomb, where he remained until 1881. In the year mentioned he was transferred to Hannibal in charge of the business of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroads. Two years later his duties were further increased by adding to his position the business at that point of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company, and he was made general agent. In 1887 he was transferred to Quincy, where, in addition to having charge of the city business of the above mentioned lines, he has charge of the freight and passenger business of the Burlington system through Illinois from Louisiana, ]\Iissouri, to Burlington, Iowa. He is to-day one of the most trusted representatives of these roads with important and onerous duties devolving upon him, for which his long experience, marked business capacity and executive ability well qualify him. It has been during his administration in Quincy that the new passenger station was built, the new depot and the new system of terminals located here, involving the expenditure of nearly a million of dollars. He controls the business Avith marked dispatch, being thoroughly conversant with every detail as well as the principal points that come under his charge and to-day stands high among railroad men of the central ^Mississippi valley.

Since establishing his home in Quincy. Mr. Bradford's efl^orts have proved a resiiltant factor in promoting the welfare and progress of the city. Public-spirited in an eminent degree his co-operation has largely promoted the general welfare and yet all of his public service is performed in a quiet, imostentatious manner, being a work of influence rather than aggressive action and yet he hesitates not to put foi'th the personal efl'ort that result in successful accomplishment.

He has a force of c-li irarter that enables him to carry forward to completion whatever he undertakes and yet witlial his manner is qniet and free from the display \vhi"!i sei'ks the laudation of the public.

In IStiS Mr. Bradfoi-d was married to :\Iiss Emily :\I. I'l'iiicc. of Dudh-y, Massachusetts, who was also ediicaled at Nichols Academy. She, too. was dc\-:cendetl from an honored ancestry of New En.u-land, her grandfather having been" one of the minute men at the battle of Lexington. Jlr. and Jlrs. Bradford have four daiighters'and during their residence in Quincy have gained many friends, hiiving here a wide ac((uaintance.

"William Taylor, who for fifty-six yeai-s has been a resident of Adams county, came to Mendon in LS49. He was born near Dublin, Ireland, a son of Edward Taylor, who in the year 1849 crossed the Atlantic to New Yoi-k cit\-.' where he remained for six moiith.s On the expiration of that period he came to Adams county, settling first in ileudon and later taking up his abode in Honey Creek township, where he secured land and followed farming and stock-raising until his death. In his native cnuntry h:' had learned and followed the blacksmith's trade but during his r(^sidenee in Adams county was always identified with agricultural interests. He' nuirried ifartha Wilkinson, who was also a native of the Emerald Isle, in which country they were married. Three of tlieir son were born in Ireland : Thomas; Jam^s, now deceased: and William.

In taking up the personal history of William Taylor we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in Honey Creek township. His education was largely ac(|uircd in the schools of this neighborhood and lie Ix'r'ame a well-informed man, his knowledge httinu' him for life's practical and responsible duties. He well remembers the .iourney from Ireland to the new world and on to the West. The family crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel, which was forty-two days in making that voyage. Cholei-a broke out among the pa.ssengi'rs and foui-te(-n of the number died, including an aunt of Mr. Taylor, with whom he was sleeping, but lie did not become a victim of the disea.se. It rei|nii-c'd as long a time for tlie family to travel from Ne^v York to the West as it had for them to cross the ocean. They made their way fii'st to Philadeljjhia by canal and by boat on the Ohio and ^[i.ssissijipi rivers to Quincy. ;;\rr. Taylor continued to assist in the ojieration of tlie home farm until after his father's death, when lie started out in life on his own account. He has always cari'ied on agricultural ])ursuits and that he has prospered in his undertakings is indicated by the fact that he is now the owaier of a fine farm of live hundred acres in Honey Creek townshij). Iliic he is engaged in the raising of grain and stock, having high grades of cattle, horses and hogs. His fields are also well cultivated and everything about the place is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating the careful supervision of the owner.

^Ii-. Taylor was married in Honey Creek townshiji. in 1894, 1o :\Ii,ss Anna Hewitt, a native of this town.ship, and a daughter of William Hewitt, now- deceased, wlio came to ;Mcndon in 1850. He lived on a fai'm and for many years continui-d its cultivation, but has now passed away. :\li-s. Hewitt, however, is still livinu'. .Mr. Ta\-lor"s mothei' die<l in November, 1899, at a very advanced age. He has one brother and two sisters living in this county. I^nto ;\rr. and .Mrs. Taylor have been born four children: Anna, Painiie, William and Sadie.

^Ii'. Tayloi- is a democrat in his political views, but has jio time nor inclination to seek office, preferring to concentrate his energies Tipon his business affairs, which having been well directed, have brouglit him richlv merited success.

Edmuiul ;\I. Potsford, one of the i)roprietors and managing editors of the Quinc.v Daily Herald, is a native of Fishkill, New York. His father, the Rev. A. P. Botsford, devoted more than sixty years of his life to the work of the ministry in the Presbyterian church and was widely recognized as one of its leading divines. The son, accorded liberal educational jirivileges, supplemented his early mental training by a course in Princeton College, from which he was graduated in 1874 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, winning the senior prize medal in a class (jf one hundred for the best essay. Plis literary tastes and talents being developed have n^ade him one of the foremost journal i.sts of the cimtral ^Iississip]ii valley. While his education had been directed toward the legal profession he displayed, while in his college days, a natural talent for journalism and as a college student did much of the editorial wi-iting for the l^irt Jervis (New York) Gazette.

On the completion of his coll(>ge course he turned his attention to the iirofession of teaching as an initial step toward the study of law, in which he later engaged in Rochester, New York. Coming to the west in 1879 he located in Rockford, Illinois, where he devoted some time to the further mastery of the jn-inciples of jurispru- dcncL' ;ind theu entered permaueiitly tlie field of labor wherein he has so directed his energies and abilities as to win recognition as one of the leading journalists of Illinois. lie accepted an editorial position in connection with the Rockford Register and established the first daily newspaper of that city. He soon acqnired a financial interest in the paper, which iinder his capable management i^roved a profitable investment.

His identification with journalism in Qiiiney dates from September 23, 1891. when he became one of the owners of the Quincy Daily Herald, of which he has since been managing editor. A contemporary biographer has said of him: "Jlr. Botsford has the faculty of making the kind of newspaper the people want and under his direction the Herald has become one of the leading papers of the .state and a financial success as well. A ready and forcible writer, with an unlimited capacity for worlv, he combines to an unusual degree the qualities that make up the live, progressive journalist of to-day. As president of the local board of the Associated Press, the telegraph's news business of this section of the state is under his direction."

On the 31st of August, 1881, occurred the marriage of Mr. Botsford and IMiss Caroline Butterworth, daughter of Hon. Thomas Butterworth, of Rockford, Illinois, who at one time was a member of the state legislature and again was candidate for state ti-easurer. He thus figured prominently in politics and his characteristic integrity won him the pseudonym of "Honest Tom. ' ' ;\Ir. and Mrs. Botsford have a son and daughter are prominent in the social and literary circles of the city, while as a journalist ^Ir. Botsford is well known throughout the state, having gained the friendship and favorable regard of many of the leading representatives of the profession in Illinois.

]\Irs. ilartha A. Adair, who owns and occupies a farm on section 17, Keene township, was born June 4, 1843, in Scott county, Illinois, a daughter of William and ilartha (Allen) Ross. Her father was born about 1796, and the mother's birth occurred ilarch 5. 1805. He was a farmer by occupation and continued to follow that pursuit thi-oughout his active career. His life's labor's were ended in death September 5, 1866, and his wife died April 27, 1883.

ilrs. Adair was eclucated in the public schools of Hancock county. Illinois, where her parents were li^-ing at that time, having removed from Scott county in 18-17. In her girlhood she was trained in the duties of the household and on the 30th of July, 1863, .she gave her hand in marriage to Richard A. Adair, who was born April 13, 1839, and was a son of Abiah and Sasannah (Isham) Adair. His mother was born September .5, 1817. They were well known residents of Lima township during the first half of the nineteenth century, the father assisting in the pioneer development of the coimtry along agricultural lines. He died in 18.57, while his wife, lonir survivinn- him, passed awav Januarv 18, 1901.

Richard A. Adair pursued his education in the public schools of Lima and when not engaged his text-books, assisted in the development and cultivation of his father's fai-m. Following his marriage he located on a farm in Lima township, not far from the boundary line of Keene township. AVhen the Civil war was inaugurated he had responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting in 1861. as a member of Company B, Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry. While engaged in active duty he was taken prisoner at Elizabeth Ferry and paroled. He then returned home and it was during this period of his parole that he was nuirried. Later he was exchanged and rejoined his company and on the 13th of August, 1864, he was wounded in the siege of Atlanta and becau.se of his injuries he was seut to the hospital, where he remained until the close of hostilities. He afterward purchased the farm upon which his widow now resides, becoming the owner of this property in 1872. He at once began its further development aud as the years passed, placed the buildings in good condition, kept the fences in good repair, added the latest improved machinery, and altogether made this one of the model farms of the community.

Fnto ]\Ir. and Jlrs. Adair were born five children, namely : Nanny W.. who M-as born ^lay 21, 1864, and died September 13, 1864; Alfaretta, who was born August 17, 1872, and became the wife of Addison Curliss, her death occurring September 29, 1894, while her husband is now engaged in the dry goods business in Loraine ; Violetta, who was boi-n July 24, 1875, and died April 21, 1877 ; William H., who Avas born September 19, 1878, and is living at home; and Joseph F., who was born March 1, 1883. and resides in Keene township. He married Agnes Steiner and is a farmer of that community. The son William, who resides Avith his mother, is also a progressive agriculturist and is now the owner of one hundred acres of fine land on section 12. Lima township. Mr. Adair died January 22. 18S8, aud his death was deeply deplored by many friends as well as his innnediate family. ^Irs. Adair resides on the home farm, where she now owns eighty acres of land and also forty acres one-half mile west of the town. She is a iiiciiihci' i)f tlu' ("hi'istiiiii cliiUTh, very Mctive and iiilkn'utial in its woi-k and lias served as trustee and clerk of the elnireh and was treasurer tor thirteen yeai's. Ilcr etforts have largely promoted the inrlnrii'-i" and uriiwth of the church and she dixs all in her power to advance its activities alony' various lines.

Isaac Ouden WoodruH'. deceased. Iiecanie a resident of Ouincy when it was a vdlage of small proi)ortions but large possibilities, and in its ^idwlb and development he became a factor, eventually controlling- important and extensive business enterprises and also taking an active i)art in municipal affairs. He was born in New York city, May 15, 181:^, and was a son of Thomas Tyson and i\lary (Eiuiis) Woodruff', both of whom were natives of the east. The father eventually settleci in New York city, where he engaged in the real estate bu.siness during the latter part of the eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth centuries. The size and dc^cloinnent of the city at that time may l)e iniagiucd from the fact that his home was located on Tenth street and Fifth avenue. His last years were spent in retirement from active business ]nirsuits and both he and his wife died in New York city.

Isaac (). Woodruff' attended the jiubliischools of New York and acipiircd a good foundation knowledge on which to build a sui'- cessful business career. He was twenty-one years of age when, in New York city, August 22, 1836, he was married to ]\Iiss Arethusa II. Dewey, a native of Albany, New York, born December 8, 1814. She was descended from old Revolutionary slock and was a daughter of Timothy Dewey, who was <i pioneer of New England. To the same family Adnnral Dewe> belongs. ]Mr. Woodruff' had a brothci living in St. Louis, Missouri, and because of this he ami his bride made their wedding journey in 18:3() to that city, but remained there for only a brief period. They then came to Quincy, which had not yet emerged ifrom its villa gehood, but which was advantageously located, and. because of the growth of the west, seemed to promise good advantages. Mr. Woodruff oi>ened a snudl store and began general merchandising, which he followecl for a few years and then turned his attention to the life insurance business. He prospered in that undertaking and later cmbarki'd in the banking business, optMiing a small private bank, which he conducted successfully for several years. He was also one of the stockholders in the old Flagg & Savage Savings Bank of Quincy, with which he was connected until its failure. Later he lived retired from active management of business euteri^rises, but was financially interested in many business concerns of importance to the city as well as to the individual stockholders.

Unto ill', and Mrs. W^oodruff' were born seven children, four sous and three daughters, as follows: Thomas T., who married Sylvia Ingersoll, now deceased, is living a retired life in La Junta, Colorado; Josephine, deceased, was the wife of A. E. Wheat, a prominent attorney of Quincy ; Timothy Dewey, who married Frances E. Godfrey, resides in Quincy ; Helena became the wife of Thomas Leeming, but both have passed away; Isaac O., who married Charlotte Colburn and after her death wedded Mrs. Mary Higbee, is now living in New York city, where he is engaged in dealing in physicians' supplies; Jaiiies E., who married Bertha Castleberry of Chicago, is engaged in dealing in oranges at Redlands, California, and Theresa Dewey occupies the old family home in Quincv.

.Mr.' Woodruff died July 16, 1870, and his wife's death occurred June 16, 1904. Not only had he been active and enterprising in business aff'airs, but was also influential in molding the jiolicy of the city, and his fellow townsmen gave a public recognition of their belief in his ability and truthworthiness by electing him to the offii'c of mayor and city treasurer. He served for one term in each, and he was also treasurer of the old Quincy city library and the Quincy & Toledo Railroad. He was a staunch democrat in politics, unfaltering in sui)])(.rt of his principles, and was one of the early members of the Odd Fellows lodge in (j)Hincy, joining Quincy Lodge No. 12, March 9, 18.">0. lie was a regular attendant at and liberal siip|iiirtiM- of St. John's Protestant Episcopal i-luirch. Ill' which he w.-is a charter member, and his \vife was also a member from the time of its ))uilding until her death. Mr. Woodruff had a wide acquaintance among the early settlers of Quincy, enjoyed the warm friendship of many and the respect of all. Many were they to wIkuu he gave substantial assistance. In 18(i8 he erected a commodious and beautiful residence at No. 1437 Jlaine street, but lived to enjoy his new home for only a year. During that time a slight stroke of paralysis enfeebled his constitution and the following summer a severe attack of cholera morbus caused his death aftei' an illness of five days. His widow there remained mitil her death, discj^j^. ^^^-^^^^ peiising a warm hearted hospitality, and their daughter. Miss Theresa D. Woodrutit', still occupies the old home. Like her father, she is deeply interested in Adams county and in many worthy movements here, and the circle of her friends is very extensive in the city which has always been her home.

Mrs. A. H. Woodruff

ilrs. Aretlmsa Helena (Dewey) Woodrufi' was born in Albany, New York, December 8, 1814, her parents being Timothy Dewey (2nd) and Sylvia Canfield. The family removed to New York city in 1820. Mr. Dewey, who was a civil engineer, went to Europe to study the manufacture of illuminating gas and built the first gas plant in New York eitj about 1823, his house on Grand street being the first in which gas was used.

On August 22, 1836, Miss Dewey was married to Isaac Ogden Woodruff of New York city and soon afterward they came to Quincy, which city became their home. She was the last of her family and survived her husband many years. She had a wonderful constitution until her eightieth year, when she fell the length of the staircase in her home. No bones were broken and there seemed to be no serious injury. An attack of typhoid fever followed, her strength lessened, and illness was more frequent, but she was interested in everything and enjoyed driving. The loss of two daughters brought more keen sorrow to her and she felt deeply the loss of a long-time friend, Mrs. Lorenzo Bull, saying she felt she was the last link of the past. On May 24. 1904, she fell upon the stone porch of her residence. Though able to walk upstairs, there must have been some internal injury, for during three weeks she suffered intensely. The nervous shock was too great, and on June 16, 1904, the noble woman passed from sleep to rest. Mrs. Woodruff was a member of St. John's Protestant Episcopal church (now Cathedral) at its organization in 1837. She was for some time treasurer of St. John's Guild.

"Her long life was full of good works. Devout and charitable, 'she stretched out her hands to the poor, she reached forth her hands to the needy.' In the troi^blous days of the Civil war she was unwearied in her work for the soldiers, taking a prominent part in the woi'k of the women of the coimty. At her suggestion the remaining funds of the societies were expended in the erection of the graceful soldiers' monument in Woodland, near which her mortal remains lie. I"'ntil the infirmities of

She was president of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The organization did not disband and she was present with the few survivors of the society at a reunion of the Fiftieth Illinois Regiment a few years since. She was interested in the Woodland Home and was for some time treasurer of the women's executive board of that institution.

Frank A. Freund

Prank A. Freund, who for almost a third of a century has been a, representative of the building interests of Quincy and as a brick contractor has erected many of the fine and substantial structures of the city, was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 14, 1834, his parents being Anton and Rosa (Boeik) Freund, the former a brewer of the fatherland. The son pursued his education in the schools of Germany and worked with his father in the brewery until he came to the United States in 1852. He crossed the Atlantic to Baltimore, where he worked for ahowt three years at the cooper's trade. He arrived in Quincy on the 5th of July, 1855, coming on a stern-wheel steamer from St. Louis. Here he worked at the cooper's trade in the employ of John Lea for a .year and then began learning the bricklayer's ti'ade, Avhich he followed as a journeyman for thirty years, when he began contracting and building on his own account and is now one of the leading brick builders of the city, enjoying a good patronage. In this way he has erected some of the leading structures of the city, including the Empire theater, St. Mary's church, the Newcomb home and many others, which stand as monuments to his thrift, enterprise and skill. He has the entire confidence of the business community and his success has been worthily won, while his life work shows what can be acct)niplished when one has determination, ambition and energy in a land where effort is 7iot hampered by caste or class.

In 1857 Mr. Freund was married to Miss Elizabeth Sehwebel, of Quincy, who was born in Belleville, Illinois, near St. Louis, in 1841, and is a daughter of William and Dorothy (Loose) Sehwebel. Mr. and Mrs. Freund have three living children and have lost two : Mrs. Rosa Markus. the eldest, who had four daughters, Edith, Elda, Corletta and Olivia, the wife of William Seeger: and Frank, who was the fourth in order of birth. The others are : Edith, the wife of H. A. Yanden Boom aiul has five children, Stella, Edith, Ralph. Julius and Oscar: Joseph H., who is engaged in the business with his father and wedded ]\Iary Uhlein, by whom hi' has two eliildren, Edith a?id Jovita: and Stella, at hcinie. The family I'esidenee is at No. 1301 Spring street and is justly celebrated for its gracious and warmhearted hospitality.

In his political views Mr. Freund is a democrat and he served as alderman of the city from 1889 until 1891. He and his family are eoinmunicants of the Catholic church. Mr. Freund is a member of the Firemen's Benevolent Association and the AVestern Catholic TTnion. He is an excellent type of the self-made man, who views the future with good judgment, recognizing the difficulties and possibilities of a business career, and with resolute spirit overcoming the former and utilizing the latter. He owes his success entirely to his own labors and his career should serve to insjiire and encourage others.

John Mulhein Euddell

.folui .Mulhein Ruddell was for many years a resident of Adams county and was prominent in pidjlic affairs, exerting considerable influence in political circles as well as in other relations of life. He was born September 28, 1812, in Bourbon eountv, Kentucky, and his parents wei'e Stephen A. and Susaii C. (David) Ruddell. the fonner born in 17ti8 and the latter about 1780. The father was a farmer by occupation and was also a preacher of th(^ Christian church, doing missionary w^ork among the Indians. He was captured with his family by the red men at Ruddell, and Martin's fort in 1780 and they were held in captivity until Wayne's treaty, one of the provisions of which was that the Indians should give up all their captives. Snbsef|uent to that time Mr. Ruddell engaged in the milling business until about 1817, when he disposed of all his business affairs in Kentucky and removed to Clarksville, ^Missouri, where he followed farming initil 1829. He then came to l^i-ga townshi]), Adams couut.y, Illinois, settling on section 18, where he remained until a few years prior to his death, when he removed to section 7 of the same township, there passinti- nwav about 1840.

-lohn .M. Ruddell sjient his early life with his ])areiits, accompanying them on their various removals up to the time of his marriage, when he staT-ted out in life on his own account, settling upon the southwest half of the section upon which the village of Ti-s;i now stands. After a few yeai's he removed to section 16, Ih-sa township, where he lived Tintil 1842. He then took up his abode on section 2. where he resided until 1851, when the big flood drove him from that farm. The following year he settled on section 1 of the same township, whei-e he remained until his death. AVhile in Clarksville, ilissouri, he had attended the common schools but his advantages in that direction were limited to about nine months' study in school. He learned many valuable lessons, however, in the school of experience and gained a good practical business knowledge. He was always a farmer and his encT'gy and capability enabled him to place his land under a high state of cultivation, so that his farm became productive and returned him a good income.

Mr. Ruddell exercised considerable influence in political circles as a supporter of democratic principles. His father and brothers, however, were advocates of the whig party. Mr. Ruddell was elected to the office of supervisor at the time the county adopted tciwnship organization in 1852 and served the time in that capacity at intervals for about fifteen .years. He was a memlier of the state legislature abotit 1846 and w-as school treasurer for about thirty-five years. In 1875 he was a menibei- of the board of supervisors when the coiilraet was let for the building of the fii'st county courthouse and he lifted the first shovelful of dirt on that occasion. He always believed in progress and improvement and supported every measure which tended to advance the welfare of his adopted count.v. He was a member of Mai-celline lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., joining it at an early day, and in 1852 he became a member of IMareelline lodge. No, 127. I. O. O. F, He was also identified with Marcelline lodge, S. of T., and throughout almost his entire life he held membership in the Christian church, serving ;is elder for abottt forty years.

In March. 1832, Mr. Ruddell was married in what is now Mendon township, to Martha Ann Dimlap. a daughter of John Dunlap, a well k-nowii and jn'osperous farmer of Mendon, who to this county from Mercer county, Missouri, in the fall of 1830. They were the liarents of eleven children, five of whom died in infancy, while those who lived to maturity are : William D., born in February, 1834: John D., boi-n in 1836; Margaret, in 1838: George in 1840: Mary C. in 1843 : James T. in 1855.

Mv. Ruddell passed away in 1896. He was a man of social, genial nature and did not have an enem.v in the world. Although he possessed ]iositive convictions and was firm in the suppoi't of his belief, he never made enemies. That he ])rospered in his undertakings is sho'wn by i',. F-ef that he often said he never went to bed hungry or owing a man a dollar, yet the accumulation of wealth was not the object of his life. He was verv fond of hunting and fishing and possessed considerable skill in those directions. He took a deep interest in public enterprises and for many years Adams county numbered him among' its representative and valued citizens.

P. A. Duke Schroee

P. A. Duke Schroer. reporter on the Quiney Journal, was born Sejitember 19. 1865, in the city which has continuously been his place of residence. His parent.s are Herman f". and Louisa Schroer, the latter the first child of German parents, born in Quincy. P. A. Duke Schroer acipiired his education in the public schools of the city and afterward learned the printer's trade in the offices of the IManufacturers' Exchang-e, the ilodern Argo and the Quincy Journal, after whith he accepted a position on the Journal as a reporter, being connected continuously with this paper from its first issue in 1883 to the present time with the excejition of a period of four years, from 1888 until 1S!)2. during' which he served on the reportorial staff of the Quincy Herald and for two years, beginning in 1890. when he held the position of secretary to the Hon. J. Ross Mickey, member of congress from the fiftieth Illinois district.

]\rr. Schroer gives his jiolitical allegiance to the democracy and is ])rominent in the social and fraternal oro:anizations of the city, belonging to the Firemen's Benevolent Association, the Gem City camp, M. W. A., the Globe tent of the Knights of the Maccabees and the Jefferson Club.

On the 25th of November, 1894, ilr. Schroer was married in Quincy to iliss ]\Iaiy Ellen Brophy, a dauahter of 'Sir. and Mrs. George Brophy. of Quincy. Illinois. They have two children : George Carl and Catherine Julia. A son and daughter. Paul and Louisa, died in early childhood.

F. O. Dickennan occnpies a beautiful Imme in ]\lendon. where he is now practically living retired after many years of active connection with acricultural interests. He was born in ifendon townsliip, October 20, 1851, and is a son of Ira R. and Laura E. (Smith) Dickerman. the former born in Connecticut. August 7. 1814, and the latter in Obio. May 28. 1819. They came from Ohio to Adams county, Illinois, in 1839, traveling acro.ss the country ^\"itb a horse and wagon in the primitive maimer of the times. They located Rrst in ^Fendon township i)i a pioneer district, where the home were widely scattered and where the work of improvement and progress seemed scarcely begun. :\Ir. Dickerman afterwards purchased a farm in that township, two Hides northwest of the village of :Mendon. There he lived for some time but" eventually sold that property and bought another farm a mile and a half north of Mendon. where he lived until 1891, when he retired from active labor and took up his abode in the \illag-e, there .spending his remaining: days. He died April 4, 1902. and his wife's death occurred on the 29th of February, 1 904. They left three sons, the brothers of our sub.ieet, being D. L. and D. W. Dickerman, both of whom reside in ]\Iendon.

F. 0. Dickerman was educated in the public schools of JMendon and afterward engaged in farming on his father's land for a nmnber of years. In 1876, he purchased a farm on section 36, Jlendon township and has since owned that property. "With characteristic energy he began its further development and as the years passed placed his fields under a high state of cultivation and added to his farm all modern equipments, using the latest improved machinery in planting and harvesting his crops. In 1901." however, he assigned the active duties of the farm to others and took up his abode in ilendon, where he owns a beautiful residence. He yet maintains the ownership of his farm projierty and of one hundred and twenty acres in ]\Iendon township. He has been engaged in auctioneering for seventeen years and the demands made upon his time in this way are constant because of his ability. He has gained a wide acquaintance in this way and his genial manner in addition to his sterling worth has made him popular.

On the 30th of October. 1872, :\Ir. Dickerman was married to Miss Julia A. Smith, who was born May 4, 1854. She was a daguhter of Hamilton and Elizabeth (Conklin) Smith, who were natives of New York state, the former born February 29, 1824, and the latter July 5, 1823. They became residents of Adams county in 1851. locating two miles south of Mendon in i\Iendou townshi]) upon a farm which is yet the home of Mr. Smith. His wife, however, died in March. 1884. They were the parents of three sons and five daughters, who are .vet living: Henry A.. who resides in Ferndale. Washington: H. Z. Smith, who is living in Ouincy: ilrs. IMary E. Gilliland. a resident of ^lendou : Caroline L. of Mendon : Emma L.. who is living with her father on the home farm : Elmer E.. a resident of I\Tendon: and Mrs. Sarah E. Nutt. also of Mendon.

^Ir. and ilrs. Dickerman are the parents of three children : Laura E., who was born March 17, 1875, aod is the wife of E. 0. Jarman, of Nebraska: Fannie A., who was born March 19. 1876, and married W. H. Flemming. their home

Mr. Diekernian votes with the republican party, having always supported its men and measures since attaining his majority. He has been road commissioner for six years and is now justice of the peace and his decisions in that office are strictly fair and impartial. Pie belongs to Mendon lodge No. 877, I. O. O. F. ; Mendon camp. No. 751, M. W. A. ; and the Royal Neighbors. No. 423, his wife also being a member of the last named. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerman hold membership in the Lutheran church and both are widely and favorably Icnown in the community where they reside. Starting out on his l:>usiness career with no capital Mr. Dickerman has persevered in his attempt to gain a comfortable competence, brooking no obstacles that could be overcome by earnest and honorable purpose. Thus he has made for himself a creditable name and at tlie same time has gained a good financial reward for his labors.

George Av. H. Butler

George W. H. Butler, whose life record contained many elements that were worthy of emialation and commendation, was born in Clay county, Tennessee, his parents being Mv. and ]\Irs. James Butler, both of whom died in that county during the early childhood of their son. In his youth George W. II. Butler was a student in the public schools of his native county and acquired a fair education. He afterward started out in life on his own account and, thinking that he might have better business opportunities in the city, he went to Nashville, where he secured a position as clerk in a wholesale grocery store. He saved all his earnings, living as economically as possible, and through his industry won advancement from time to time, thus securing more remunerative salary. He clerked for several years and finallj^ purchased an interest in the business of his employer, Mr. McLaughlin, who fully appreciating his services and recognizing his business capacity and ability, felt that it would be an advantageous business combination. From that time forward he bent all of his energies toward the building up of their store and the new firm enjoyed success from the beginning. In course of time they had the largest trade of any commei'cial house in Nashville and continued in business there for more than twenty years, Mr. Butler being a representative of the mercantile interests of the city from the time of his arrival there until his death. His course was mai-ked by consecutive advancement won throiigh honorable effort and close application.

He was a man of marked industry, indolence and idleness being utterly foreign to his nature, and whatever he undertook he carried forward to successful completion, brooking no obstacles or difficulties that could be overcome by a determined, persistent and honorable effort.

While residing in Nashville Mr. Butler was united in marriage to Miss Nannie L. Armstrong, a native of Olclen county, Tennessee, and a daughter of P. N. Armstrong, who followed farming in that county for many years and subsequently removed to the town of Livingston, Tennessee, where he embarked in merchandising, continuing in that field of activity until his death. ]\Ir. and ilrs. Butler were the parents of six children, of whom three are yet living: L. Alvia, who resides in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is employed by the J. S. Merrill Di'ug Company ; Elizabeth, who resides with her mother ; and William M.. also at home. Those deceased are Georgia, Pleasant and one who died in infancy unnamed.

Mr. Butler's death occurred Febrimry 8. 1875, and Nashville thereby lost one of its prominent, respected and honored business men. His ]50- sition in commercial cii'cles there is indicated by the fact that at the time of his demise a public meeting of the merchants and business men of Nashville was called, at which were present the leaders in trade circles there, men who controlled extensive and important business interests. They " met in the counting-room of the business house of McLaughlin & Butler on Market street at three o'clock in the afternoon on the 8th of December." according to a report of one of the local papers, "to give expression to the feelings of deep svmpathv, heartfelt sorrow at the death of G. W. H. Butler * * * * Colonel Warson M. Cooke was called to the chair, and J. J. Womack requested to act as secretary. Colonel Cooke made some very appropriate and pathetic remarks, mentioning some of the many virtues prominent in the character of the deceased. He was followed bv Colonels R. F. Nevins, A. Tyler, W. H. Webb and B. II. Cooke, all of whom bore testimony to the strict integrity, fair dealings and general uprightness of the departed. A committee on resolutions was appointed, composed of A. G. Ewing, K. J. Morris, A. Tyler and J. J. Womack, who reported the following:

"Whereas, we have heard with unfeigned regret and sorrow of the death of our worthy fellow-citizen, friend and brother merchant, (t. W. H. Butler; therefore.

"Resolved, The merchants of Na.shville in the death of G. W. H. Butler have met with a loss hard to repair and a void has been created that cannot easilv be filled : and that while we mourn his loss, we are satisfied that by a love of strict inegritj^ fair dealiiio- and a manly regard for all of the good in this life, he has merited a better reward in the great future.

After her husband's death JMrs. Butler continued in the business for a short time and then sold out to Mr. ilcLaughlin. Later she removed to Lexington, Kentucky, where she resided until 1902, when through the persuasion of her son in St. Louis she decided to remove to the middle west. Not liking St. Louis as a city of residence, liowever, she came to Quincy, where she now makes her liome. In his political views j\Ir. Butler was a democrat and he was always the earnest champion of any measure, political or otherwise, which he believed to be right. He was very devoted to his family, doing everything in his power to promote the happiness .-md welfare of his wife and children and he left to them an untarni.shed name. He held member.ship in the ilethodist Episcopal church in Nashville and his widow and children were also members there. They have never united with the church here. })ut are freriuent attendants at its services and take great interest in the church work. i\Irs. Butler has valuable i-ealty and personal property and owns a beautiful home at No. '^31 Oak street in Quincy and she and her daughter are prominent in social cix'cles of the city.

John Adams

John Adams, a retired farmer of Camp Point, who for a half century was identified with agricultural interests in Adams coimty, has lived here since 1833. Few residents have so long remained within its borders and Mr. Adams is one whose mind beai-s the impress of the early historical annals of the city, at the same time having an intimate knowledge of its later development and progress for he has always been deeply interested in what has pertained to the public welfare. He was born in Jeiferson county. Kentucky, near Louisville, October 10. 182fi. and is a son of Eli.iah Adams, who was a native of Virginia and was of English descent, his ancestors having been among the early residents of the Old Dominion. Elijah Adams was reared in that state and married Rebecca Wilks, a native of Virginia. He removed to Kentucky, settling in Jefferson cimntv, where he engaged

His wife survived him and reared her three children, of whom John was the eldest and is the only survivor. In 1833 she removed to Illinois, John Adams at that time being a lad of seven years. They settled near Camp Point, where he grew to manhood, en.joying only common school advantages. However, by close application he prepared himself for teaching and followed that profession through several winter terms, while in the summer months he engaged in farming. After renting laud for a few years he bought a ti'act of seventy-five acres in Camp Point township. This he began to cultivate and improve and when his crops brought him a good financial return he would invest his surplus earnings in more land until he became the owner of two hundred and thirty acres. He continued farming there uutil 1888, when he sold his property and removed to Camp Point. Here he purchased a residence to which he made additions and improvements, transforming it into a good home, lie has since bought several tracts of land in Nebraska and now owns a farm in Harlan c(mnty, comprising one hundred and sixty acres of improved land, and likewise a farm in Miller county, Arkansas, comprising three hundred and sixty acres, which is very valuable and is devoted to the raising of cotton. His attention is now chiefly given to the care of his home place in Camp Point. His has been an active and iiseful career - a life of service crowned with success.

In 1854 Mr. Adams was married to ]\Iiss Nancy J. Robertson, a native of Indiana but reared in Illinois. She died in 1871. There were six children by that marriage, the oldest now living being Margaret Jane, the wife of J. H. iMcCTill, a resident farmer of York county. Nebraska. The othei-s are Professor William T. Adams, of Mena, Arkan.sas. now superintendent of the city schools and a well known educator, who was formerly principal of the schools at Bowen, Illinois: Charles S., who is a farmer of Kansas: Mary E., the wife of H. M. Bates, a commercial traveler of Oalesburg, Illinois: and Martha E.. the wife of Wai'ren C. :\Ieserole, superintendent of a lithographing establishment in New York city. IMr. Adams was married again in 1874. his second union being with ]\Iiss Mary Lindenbaur, a native of New York. There is one daughter by this union, Jessie Ethel, now the wife of Harry 'SI. Clark, a connnercial traveler living in North Dakota.

risoii was the i^resideiitial candidate. He supported Zaehary Taylor with his first presidential ballot and afterward voted for Abraham Lincoln and other candidates of the republican party, but for some years has been a democrat and his last ballot was ca.st for AVilliam Jennings Bi-yan. He has frequently declined to serve in political offices, preferring to do his best duties as a private citizen, but he has been dii'ector of schools and is a warm friend of the cause of education, favoring the employment of competent teachers and doing everything in his power to raise the standard of education. During almost three-quarters of a century he has lived in Adams county, settling here when much of the land was still in its primitive condition. The prairies were covered with their native wild grasses and the forests stood in their primeval strength but it was not long before man made his invasion int(.i the district and wrought a transformation which has been carried forward with the years until in e-\-ery line of development and progress Adams county equals the older districts of the Union. Mr. Adams has always commanded the trust and good will of his fellowmen and well deserves representation in this volume.

Henry Pijanklix Ciiittexden

Henry Franklin C'hittenilen, better known as Harry Chittenden, has for many years been a representative of the farming interests of Adams county and is now living on section 36, Menclon township. His birth occurred in I\Iendon, November 4, 1853. He is of English lineage, the ancestry being traced back to the year 1638, when William Chittenden, of England, emigrated to America, landing near the present site of Guilford, Connecticut. In successive generations we have mention of the following : John Chittenden, a son of William Chittenden, was married in December, 1665, to Hannah Fletcher. Joseph Chittenden, born in 1672, was married in 1692 to Mary Kimberley. Gideon, born in July, 1698, was married in 1722 to Abigail Bishop. Abraham, borji in 1723, was married in 1748 to Mercy Bergis. Abraham, second, boi'n August 10, 1751, was married in November, 1774, to Diana Ward, who died April 24, 1784, and in May, 1785, he marlied Lida Rose, who died in October. 1819, while his death occurred in March, 1848. John B., born January 16, 1790, was married January 12. 1814. to Elizabeth Robinson, who died October 30. 1862, while his death occurred January 23, 1863. Abraham, born December 15, 1824. was married December 19, 1852, to Lettitia S. Barclay and died May 27. 1904. his widow still surviving him at the age of sixtyeight years. He was the father of llein-y F. Chittenden.

The grandfather, John B. Chittenden, in the year 1831, became so much interested in Illinois through letters received from Kev. Asa Turner and other friends, that he decided to emigrate from his native town, Guilford, Connecticut, to Quincy, Illinois, and on the 19th of September that year he started for the west . in a two-hiu'se wagon, accompanied by his wife and four sons: Samuel R., Henry R., Abraham and John A., aged respectively fourteen, nine, six and three years. They were joined at New Haven by five other wagons carrying twentysix people, and on the 11th of October they arrived at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. There the mother and two youngest sons took passage on a steamboat, the New Jersey, for Alton, Illinois, while the father with the two oldest boys continued the journey overland. They had a great deal of trouble in crossing small rivers which were unbridged, so that they were frequently compelled to swim their horses across the streams and take their wagons apart, conveying them over in canoes. Springfield was the first town they saw in Illinois and at the postoiSce Mr. Chittenden found a letter stating that his family was at Alton. He then started for that place, where he arrived on the 18th of November. The weather was so cold that they decided to make the remainder of the journey by steamboat and left Alton November 26, 1831, on the steamer William Wallace. The boat was very heavily loaded and because of the strong current and the head-winds made very slow progress. By the 30th of November the ice had become so thick that they could not continue their course and they settled at a small town named Seipio on the Missoiiri side of the river about twenty miles below Quincy. After waiting a few days Mr. Chittenden decided to put his wagon and family on a sled and start for Quincy on the ice. His oldest boy, Samuel R., drove the team, while he went ahead with a heavy staff sounding the ice and watching for air-holes.