Quincy Township (part 29 of 74)

Julius Liiuis Klenuiie, the present well kmiwu secretary and manager of the Qiiiney Stove Manufacturing Company, was born in this city, July 6, 1867, his parents being John Phillii) and Predericka (Kickert) Klemme. The father came to America when about twenty years of age, arriving in 1854. His future wife was also a passenger on the same vessel and they were six weeks in making the voyage, eventually reaching the harbor of New Orleans. Mr. Klemme at once made his way direct to Quincy. He learned the trade of bi'ick-laying in this country and afterward became a contractor, following that business until 1890. when he retired to private life. He is living in Quincy at the age of seventy years and is well known and highly respected as one who has contributed in substantial measure to the improvement and upbuilding of the city. He built tlie Huffman block, the Cottrel block and many other substantial structures here. His wife ;ilso snrviv(>s. In his political views he has long been a republican and at one time he served as city commissioner, but has never been an active politician in the sense of office seeking. Unto him and his wife were born six sons and three daiighters, but three of the sons are now deceased. The family record is as follows : Emma, the wife of Peter Strenger, of Quincy; Martha, the wife of William Tenhans, of this city; Clara, the wife of John Huseman, of Quincy; William, Albert and John, all deceased ; Julius L., Charles and Harry, living in this city.

Julius L. Kleumie attended tlie public schools until twelve years of age and thus spent a year and a half as a student in tlie German pai'ochial schools. At the age of fourteen years he accepted a position with the Jensen Purniture Company at a dollar and a half per week and was in that employ for seven months, when he secured a position as clerk in a retail grocery store, where he remained for two years, being in the employ of C. D. Behrensmeyer at the corner of State and Tenth streets. At the age of sixteen years he entered the employ of H. L. Lageman, with whom he continued for two years and later he took eluirye of the retail department of the Tenk Ilai-dwai-e Comjiany, acting in that capacity for four years, after which he spent six years as a traveling salesman, his territory being Illinois and Missouri. In 1895 lie became connected with the Sinnnons Hardware Company of St. Louis, ^lissouri, with which he continued until Jannai'v 1, 1900, traveling through Illinois and .Missouri. On severing his connections with that house he assumed the management of the Quincy Stove ^Manufacturing Company and at the present time is one of its leading stockholders and its secretary. This company was organized on the 17th of ilay. 1899, and began operations on the 11th of October of the same year. ;\lr. Klemme became manager on the 1st of January, 1900. and under his capable direction the expansion of the business has been very satisfactory and substantial. Sixty-five men are employed in tlie ]ilant in Quincy and five .salesmen are upon the road and there are branch houses in ^Minneapolis, ^Minnesota, and Grand Rapids, ^Michigan. Their trade covers the entire couutiy and is constantly increasing. The policy of tlie house is such as commends the company to the confidence and business support of the publie and tlie trade is being gradually extended until it has reached extensive and jirofitable proportions.

]\rr. Klemme was married to iliss ilinnie Korte on the 14th of April, 1887, a daughter of Henry Korte. one of the pioneer settlers of Adams county, originally from Germany. Her parents are still residents of Quincy. ^Ir. and Mrs. Klemme have two children; Prieda, born April 19. 1888; and Elwood, bcirn August 24, 1896. The former finished the junior year work in the high school in 1893 and is now attending the Gem City Business College.

^Fr. Klemme is one of the trustees and dii'ectors of the German Lutheran Evangelical church on Ninth and York streets. He is a thirty-second dea'ree ]Mason. belonging to Lambert lodge. No. 659, A. P. & A. M. ; to Quincv chapter. No. 5, R. A. :M. ; El .\ksa commandery. No. 55, K. T. ; and Quincy consistory. He is senior warden of the lodge, captain of the host in the chapter, and senior warden in the commandery. He is likewise a member of Red Cross lodge, No. 44, K. P., of which he is past chancellor, and is in hearty sympathy with the principles these fraternities have for their basic element - mntnal helpfulness and brotherly kindness. In politics "Sir. Klenime is a republican. He was elected a member of the board of education in 1901 and in 1904 was again chosen for his second term of two years. Among the enterprising and public-spirited citizens of Quincy he is numbei-ed, taking a deep interest in its material, intellectual and moral advancement, and he manifests in his career the qualities which contribute to the improvement of his home connnunity and which have won for him high regard and warm friendships.

John Speckhart is an extensive land owner of Adams county, living on section 8, Fall Creek township. He owns seven hundred and seventy-eight acres of rich land, all of which has been acquired through his own labors and lu' may well be called a self-made man, deserving of all the credit and praise which that term implies. He was born July 4, 1848, in the township where he yet lives, his parents being John and Eva (Furniif) Speckhart, both of whom were natives of Germany, born in Hesse- Darmstadt. The father came to America in early life and settled in Fall Creek township, Adams county, where he purchased land. He was married in this coiint.y and took his bride to his farm, continuing its cultivation for many years. He at tirst bought one hundred and twenty acres but as opportunity offered he added to his propei'ty until his landed possessions aggregated eleven hundred acres. He suffered many hardships and trials at an early day, however, and his financial resources w^ere so extremely limited that he faced starvation on more than one occasion but he was willing to do any work that would yield him an honest living and in the course of time gained a fair start. He could not speak English at the time of his arrival and was the first Crerman settler in Fall Creek township. He acquired a knowdedge of the language through contact with his felloM' townsmen and as years passed he learned the business methods and customs of the people among whom he had cast his lot. Quincy at that time was but a small village, to which he would haul a load of wood, selling it for seventy-five cents, and then he liad to take the amount out in trade. He plowed his land and did his hauling with oxen, his market being Quincy, to which he had to take all his products and there make all liis purchases. He cradled his grain and received thirty-five cents per bushel for his wheat. His life record should serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others, showing what can be accomplished through determined purpose and unremitting diligence. He was a democrat in polities and both he and his wife were memljers of the Lutheran church. They have passed away but are yet remembered by many of the pioneer settlers of Adams county.

John Speckhart, whose name introduce.s this review, received very limited educational privileges but in the school of experience has learned many valuable lessons. He was one of a large family of ten children : Lizzie, who married Nick Macker and is deceased ; Mary, who married George Keil and is now a. widow, living in Fall Creek township; Barbara, who married William ]Meyer and both are now deceased but six of their children are living: Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Heithold of Fall Creek township : Katherine, who became the wife of Henry Kaufman, a farmer of Melrose township, and died leaving seven children ; Lena, who lives on the old home place with her brother Adam; Fred, who married Lena Harms and resides about a mile and a half north of Quincy: John, of this review; Adam, who wedded Mary Buck and lives in Fall Creek township ; and William, who married Margaret Reich and is living in Fall Creek township.

John Speckhart was reared to farm life and at a ver,v early age began work in the fields. After attaining man's estate he married Hannah Sehaetfer, a daughter of William and Florentine (Kruger) Schaeffer. ]\lrs. Speckhart was born in Lippe, Germany, (October 7, 1851, and was brought to America by her parents when two years old. She attended the German school in Quincy and remained at home until she gave her hand in marriage to Mr. Speckhart, April 15, 1869. They became the parents of the following: Elizabeth, who was boi*n October 7, 1871, is the wife of John Echteneamp, a farmer of Fall ('reek township, and has six children. John, born June 28, 1875, and living on his father's farm in Fall Creek township, married Annie Westholdt and has a son and daughter. Ennna, born Januarv 25, 1878. died March 8. 1882. and was buried in Bluff Hall cemetery. William, born February 7. ISSO. married Letta Albsmeyer. and is living with his father, who is now building a home for him. IMaggie, born August 25, 1882, is the wife of John Hulcher, proprietor of a general store in Quincy. and has one son. Charles, boi-ii May 21, 188(j, is at hoiiit'. Dauiel, a twin l)n)l:her of Charles, died when only a day old and was buried in Bluff Hall cemetery. August, born March 1, 1889, died May 8, 1889. Ella, born June 3, 1894, is a student in Bluif Hall school.

Mr. Speckhart inherited two hundred and sixteen acres of laud from his father and with this as a nucleus he has extended his possessions until he now owns seven himdred and seventy acres of very valuable land all in Fall Creek township. Plere he raises hogs, corn and wheat. He learned when a boy to use the cradle and grub hoe, the ax and the scythe and during his life has done mucli hard work. From the time he was fourteen years of age he could stack wheat and that formed a part of his yearly labor until he reached the age of fiftytwo years, the weather never being so inclement that he did not perform his part in the held work. Without educational advantages to assist him in liis business career he has steadily worked his way upward, gaining knowledge through experience and observation and so managed his business affairs that he is to-day one of the substantial citizens of the county. In those early days game was plentiful and whou a boy Mr. Speckhart shot many a duck or goose in his own dooryard, game furnishing an important article of diet on the tables of the pioneers. His career has been a busy and useful one and he has always been honorable in his trade transactions. Both he and his wife are faithful members of the Congregational church and his political views are in accord with the principles of the democracy.

Francis A. Aneals

Francis A. Aueals, a well-to-do farmer of Ellington township, who has long been a resident of Adams county, was born in Boone county, aiissouri, October 30, 1826. His father, Francis Aneals, was born in New York in 1800 and died during the early boyhood of his son Francis. He had married Margaret Burke, a native of Penn.sylvania. He was a house joiner and followed that trade in New York and in Pennsylvania. At the time of his marriage, which occurred about 1822, he removed from the east to Missouri and entered government land, there spending about two yeai-s in the development and cultivation of the farm. He afterward went with his father to Schuyler county, Illinois, where he carried on agricultural pursuits and. in 1831, he removed to what is now (c^uincy, although the city at that time contained only three houses. He died the following year and therefore was a resident of Adams county for only a very brief period. He had purchased eighty acres of land one and a half miles northeast of the farm upon which Francis A. Aneals now resides and had broken, ten acres with oxen and, being unable to split rails, he constructed the first sod fence in Adams county. He had also erected a log cabin ot (iiic rdOHi, sixteen feet by fifteen feet square.

In his political affiliation he was a whig and in religious faith a IMethodist. He aided in building the first IMethodist Episcopal church in Ellington township and was one of its local pi'eaehers. Every two weeks he would walk to Quiney, a distance of ten miles, in order to preach the gospel there and thus he aided materially in the moral development of the pioneer locality in which he made his home.

Francis A. Aneals accompanied his parents on their various removals in his early childhood, being but about five years of age when the family came to Adams county. Here he pursued his education in the public schools, walking a distance of three miles. He was reared upon the home farm and early in life began eai'niug his OAvn living by working as a farm hand at six dollars per month. He was thus employed until his marriage, which occurred December 17, 1847, Miss Almira Frost becoming his wife. She was born in Ohio in 1827 and is a daughter of Elam Frost, who was a native of Maine and died at the advanced age of eighty-two years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Louisa Pierce, was also a native of the Pine Tree state. Mr. Frost came to Adams county in 1834 and entered land from the government, ultimately becoming the owner of seven hundred acres in Adams county. He aj?sisted largely in the pioneer development of this part of the state and his naine is enrolled among the honored early settlers to whom the present generation owes a debt of gratitude for having laid the foundation for tlie present prosperity and progress of this portion of the state. In his family were twelve children.

Mr. Aneals purchased his home farm in 1850, becoming owner at that time of a tract of fifty aei'es, to which he has since added until he now has one Inmdred and forty acres in tlie home farm, while at one time he owned one hundred and twenty acres additional that he has given to his son, Willie Ellsworth, Unto Mr, and Mrs. Aneals have been born two daughters and a son : Ellen, who is the wife of William Reynolds Orr: Willie Ellsworth, who carries on

Mr. And Mrs. F. A. Aneals

With the exception of a brief period of four years spent in Qnincy, J\Ir. and ilrs. Aneals have resided upon the home farm continuously since their marriage, covering a period of fiftyseven years. Mr. Aneals now rents his land, but is still an active man, possessing the strength and vigor of a man of much younger years. His farm is situated ten miles northeast of Quincy and. while iie takes no active part in the work of the fields, he gives it his general supervision. For many years he carried forward the Avork of tilling the soil and kei)t his place in excellent condition, everything on the farm being in good repair, while the fields are well tilled and yield to him rich harvests.

He has always been deeply interested in political questions concerning the welfare of county, state and nation and has given an unfaltering support to the republican party since its organization. He served as supervisor of Ellington township for three years and justice of the peace for fifteen years, has been a member of the school board and has filled other township offices, discharging his duties capably and efficiently that he has won high commendation therefor. He and his wife hold membership in the Vermont Street Methodist Episcopal church of Quincy and they enjoy and merit the warmest regard of all with whom they have been associated.

Mr. Aneals has been a resident of Adams county for more than the allotted Psalmist's span of three score years and ten axid what to most people is a matter of record is largely to him a matter of experience or observation in connection with the events which form the history and have marked the progress and improvement of Adams county. He farmed in early days with the crude machinery then in use, living in a pioneer log cabin and experiencing all the hardships and privations of frontier life, but as yeai-s passed his labors enabled him to secure the advantages and improvements that were introduced, and today he is the possessor of an excellent property that supplies him with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life.

Mrs. Anna Bakerbower

IMrs. Anna Bakerbower, living in Clayton, was born in Schuyler county, Illinois, ^larch 25, 1867, her parents being Conrad and Catherine (Bedenbender) Smith. Her father was born in Switzerland in 1830 and her mother's birth occurred in Germany in 1840. After coming to this country they located in Schuyler county, Illinois, and subsequently removed to Cass county, Missouri, where Mrs. Smith passed away in 1899. but her husband is still living in that county.

]\Irs. Bakerbower was educated in the common schools of Cass county, Missouri, and spent her girlhood days luider the parental roof, where she was carefully trained in the duties of the household so that she was well prepared to take charge of a home of her own at the time of her marriage. On the 23d of December, 1890, she became the wife of Joseph William Bakerbower, who was born March 14, 1868, in Clayton, Illinois, a son of Michael and Mary (Bolinger) Bakerbower. His father was a harness-maker by trade but is now living retired, he and his wife having a good residence in Clayton. J. W. Bakerbower was a stockbuyer and shipper, following that business for some years, but eventually he became ill and went to Thomasville, Georgia, for his health. The change did not prove beneficial as had been anticipated and he passed away February 23, 1901. He was a member of the Mystic Workei-s and also of the Mutual Protective League, in both of which he carried large insurance policies.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bakerbower were born two children: Harold, born March 22, 1893; and Eva, born May 6, 189.5. The mother owns her own home in Clayton and also has other property there, from which she derives a good income. She is a memljer of the Christian church and she enjoys the hospitality of the best homes of tlu' town, having gained many friends during licr residence in this part of the countv.

John R. Hutchison

John R. Hutchison, manager of the National Business College and School of Correspondence at Quincy, is a native son of Pennsylvania, his birth liaving occurred in Plymouth, that state, on the 18th of January, 1870. He is a son of James Hutchison, who was born in Scotland in 1829 and is now living in Ames, Iowa. He came to the United States with his parents, locating in Plymouth. Pennsylvania. His father was a coal operator and James Hiitchison engaged in business along that line. Leaving the east he removed to Boone county, Iowa, in 1873, and there remained until 1889, when he retired and established his home in Ames, Iowa, where he yet lives. He is a member of the Congregational church, a Mason in his fraternal relations and a republican in his jiolitical views, - affiliations wliich stand for upright life, good citizenshij) and fidelity to honorable, manly principles. He married Jean Love, who was born in Scotland and died September 8, 1903, in the seventy-third year of her age. She was brought to America during her early girlhood by her parents, who located in Nova Scotia and eventually became residents of Pennsylvania. Her father, Alexander Love, was also a coal operator. iMrs. Hutchison held iin'iiibei-ship in the Congregational church and was a devoteil Christian woman. By her marriage she be- (-am(> tile mother of seven sons and one daughter, all of whom are .vet living, namely: liruee, a coal operator at Daw.son, Iowa : Alexandei-, who is a farmer at Gilbert, Iowa : Lillie, the widow of James Gilchrist and a resident of Ames, Iowa: David, who is a civil engineer and is living in Denver, Colorado; William, a eoal opcT'ator at Dawson, Iowa : John R., of this review: Stuart, a practicing physician of Harrison, Arkansas; and James, who is city engine(^r at San Diego, California.

John R. Hutchison was only three years of age when taken by his parents from Pennsyl vania to Iowa. Under the jja rental roof he was reared and when a .vouth of thirteen he began working in his father's store, being thus employed until the early spring of 1888. At that time he became a student in Cedar Rapids Business College at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he completed a commercial course by graduation in July of the same .vear. During the four succeeding years he devoted his time to study in the Iowa State College and kept books for a eonl and mining company. In 1892 he entered upon an independent business venture at Gowie, Iowa, wliei'e in connection Avitli his brother he establislie(l a general mercantile store, conducting this until 1894, when he withdrew and turned his attention to busines.s college interests. As a teacher in that line he was located successively in San Jose, California : Salt Lake City, Utah; and Des Iowa : and in 1899 he purchased the Iowa Business College, which he conducted successfully until 1903, when in connection with several others he purchased the Union Business College, the Qniney Business College and the Quiney School of Correspondence, all of Quiney, Illinois, and consolidated these various institutions under the name of the National Business College and School of Correspondence. Mr. Hutchison .became manager of the new enterprise and not a little of his success is atti'ibutable to his untiring efforts, his capability and executive force. He is a model business penman and an able instructor in all commercial branches. Through the complexity of business conditions at the present time there has sprung up a demand for employes who are well trained for varif)us departments of commercial life and the school with which Mr. Hutchison is connected is meeting this demand in excellent manner, his course of instruction being of a most practical, beneficial character.

That Mr. Hutchison is himself a man of strong intellectuality and well developed mental force is indicated b.v the fact that he gained the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, having been admitted to the bar in 1897.

In 1892 occurred the marriage of 'Sir. Hutchison to Miss Jennie Paris, a daughter of John and ]\Iartha Paris, the former a farmer by occupation. l\Irs. Hutchison was born in Lo.st Nation, Iowa, and by her marriage has become tile niolher of an interesting son, Rankin, who was born in 1894. They are members of the Presbyterian church, wdiile Mv. Hutchison is identified with the ^lasonic and Odd Fellows fraternities. His political view^s accord with the principles of the republican party and he gives to it his stalwart support but has never been an asjiirant for office. He and his wife have made f(n' themselves an enviable position in cultui'cd society circles during flic period of their residence in Quiney.

ih's. A'irginia .Vgard, who is the owner of a fine farm of eighty acres situated about four and a half miles northwest of Ursa, was born ]Mareh 15, 1845, in Schu.vler county. Illinois, her parents being Edward and Mary (Haggard) Wade, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Tennessee. For many years they resided in Illinois. The father died April 7. 1884, while his wife passed away in i'lvmonth. this state. May 22, 1882.

]\Irs. Agard spent her girlhood da.vs in her parents' liome and acquired her education in public schools. After reaching womanhood she gave her hand in marriage to Wa.shington I. Agard, on the Kith of Jul.v, 1863. He was born in Ohio and was a son of James and Nancy (Vales) Agard. who eanie to Adams count.v during the early boyhood of their son. Here the mother died in 1875, having .survived hei' hu.sband for a number of years. In 1851 ^Fr. Agard located on what is now the old Agard homestead and he became the OAvner of the entire farm in 18(i.'). which lies on section 35, Ursa townshi]! and to its improvement and cultivation he uavi' bis undivided attention, ti-ans- forming the land into very productive fields and also keeping upon his place good grades of horses, cattle and hogs. He was a man of determined purpose and resolute will and carried forward to success whatever he undertook, overcoming all obstacles that could be surmounted by determined and honorable effort.

Unto Mr. and ^Irs. Agard were born eight children as follows: Albert E., born iMay 10, 186-4, married Olive Ellis and lives is California ; James E., born November 26, 1867, makes his home with his mother ; John I., born January 24, 1869, died August 30, 1874: Alta A., born July 21, 1872, is the wife of Charles ^Miller, a resident of Knox county, Missouri; Lena B., born March 10, 1875, became the wife of James Clapper, ilareh 7, 1895, and resides in Marcelline ; Walter, born May 1, 1877. assists in th(! operation of the home farm : Bertie W.. born December 3, 1884, died August 4, 1898: and one son died in infancy.

Mr. Agard was a nu^mber of the !Jlasoni(^ lodge at Marcelline, and James E. is likewise a member of that lodge. He also belongs to the Modei-n Woodmen camp, the Royal Arch chapter of Masons, the Eastern Star lodge, and the Christian church at ilarcelline. The father was a republican and the sons have followed in his political footstejjs. lie died June 10. 1895. I'espected by all who kn'=w him. and. owing to liis earnest labor and carefully managed business interests, he was enabled to leave his family in comfortable financial circumstances. ]\rrs. Agard is now the owner of a very desirable farm and it returns to her a good annual income. She belongs to the Christian church at jMarcelline and is well known in the comnnuiity. wliile the family occujiies an enviable po.sition in social circles and in the ]inblic i-(>- gard.

Joiix J. Fisher

John J. Fishei-. pmminent in the business circles of Quiney. has been the proprietor and is now the president of one of its leading industrial entei-prises and has earned for himself an enviable reputation as a careful man of business M^ho in his dealings is known for his prompt and honorable methods.

Mr. Fisher was born in tliis city July ti. 1869. and is a son of Jolm C. and ilary A. ( Weilage) Fishei'. His father was boi'n in Baltimore, ^laryland, and was the second in a family of six children, all of whom are now deceased. Through many years of his business career he had ])een n stove molder and hi' dii'd in Quiney.

His wife was born in Hanover, Germany, and when she was an infant her father was killed. Brouglit to this country, she spent her girlhood days in Quiney and here gave her hand in marriage to ^Ir. Fisher. She is still Jiving.

John J. Fisher was a student in St. ^Mary's parochial school in his early youth and entered upon his business career as a clerk in a confectionery store, after which he was employed in a grocery establishment, thus gaining intimate knowledge of modern business methods. In 1884 he turned his attention to the stove trade, being employed as clerk in the office of the Excelsior Stove Works, which company discontinued business in 1890. On May 1, 1890. :\Ir. Fisher entered into the stove rejjair business, conducting this business under the firm style of Excelsior Stove Repair Company. In 1893 this business was incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois, and in 1896 the capital of said company was increased and the firm name changed from Excelsior Stove Repair Company to Excelsior Stove & ^Manufacturing Company, when the manufacture of stoves and ranges was actively begun, since which time the products of this company have been marketed in every state in the Union, as well as foreign countries, under the popular trade mark, known the world over as "National Stoves ami Ranges." I\Ir. Fisher is its ]iresident and treasurer, while Nikolaus Kohl is vice-i)resident, Anton Ohnemus is secretary and Theodore Ehrhart is superintendent. Th'- house emp'oys four hundred workmen and the output amounts in value to a million dollars annually. This is one of the important productive industries of the city, a factor in its growth and commercial development. Tlie establishment manufactures all kinds of stoves, hardware and other products of iron, making a sjjccialty of the National stoves and ranges. The main office and foundry are located at 509-615 South Front street with warerooms at 221-241 Delaware street. A large amount of business is annually transacted and the house sustains an enviable reputation in trade circles. JMr. Fisher is also the vice-president of the Quiney Stamping Company and a director of the Quiney freight bureau.

On 'the 31st of :\Iay, 19(12, Mr. Fisher was married to JMiss Ellen Cecelia Nolen. of Quiney. and they are members of St. Peter's Catholic church. He is a thorough-going business man, whose singleness of purpose, concentration of his energies and keen business discernment have proved the foundation upon which he has builded the superstructure of his success. He has battled earnestly and energetically and by indomitable courage and integrity has achieved botli character and a fortune. Bv sheer force

John Dick

John Dick, deceased, who for years was one of the prominent and well-to-do business men of Quiney and had a wide acquaintance throughout the middle Rlississippi valley, established his home in this city in 1856, and from that time on until his death was closely associated with its manufacturing and commercial interests. A native of Germany, he was born on the 9th of October, 1827, his parents being John and Anna M. Dick, both of whom wei'e natives of Germany. His father was engaged in the wine business in that countr.y throughout his entire life, and both he and his wife died there.

John Dick acquired his education in the public schools of Germany, ant", when a young man, hoping to benetit by the better business opportunities of the new world, he crossed the Atlantic to America, locating first in Belleville, St. Clair county, Illinois, where he conducted a saloon and also engaged in the bakery business. He remained a resident at Belleville until 1856, when he disposed of his interests there and came to Quiney. Here he joined his brothers in the conduct of a brewing business, they becoming owners of what was known as Dick Brothers Brewery. They began operations on a small scale, but their trade steadily increased and they enlarged their plant to meet the growing patronage until the brewery is to-day one of the largest in the state. It is still operated under the name of Dick & Brothers Quiney Brewing Company, and is the most extensive plant of the kind between Chicago and St. Louis. After placing their brewing business upon a paying basis the brothers turned their attention to the milling and grain trade and built a large mill at the corner of Front and Delaware streets. They also erected a large elevator at No. 235 South Seventh street and were engaged in the grain and milling business, this enterprise being still conducted under the name of Dick Brothers Milling Company. Mr. Dick of this review was connected with the various lines of activity mentioned up to the time of his death, which occurred on the 30th of October. 1891, and liis enterprise, sound judgment and business discernment proved important factors in the successful conduct of his varied commercial and manufacturing interests. It was while living in Belleville, Illinois, that Mr. Dick was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Steigmeyer, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the l:th of August, 1838, a daughter of Saffield and Nutberger (Steigmeyer) Steigmeyer, both of whom were natives of Germany. On coming to America they first settled in Philadelphia. Mr. Steigmeyer was a shoemaker by trade, and afterward removed to Lisville, Ohio, where lie engaged in the shoe business for several years. His wife died there and he later removed to Belleville, Illinois, where his death soon occurred.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Dick were born nine children : Anna is the wife of August Dorkenwald, of Quiney, the president and manager of the Dick & Brothers Quiney Brewing Company, and a very prominent and influential man here. Bertha is the wife of August Glassner, a resident of Quiney. Frank, the treasurer and superintendent of the brewing company, married IMiss Rosa Ertel, their home being in Quiney. Matilda became the wife of Edward H. ]\Ienke, of this city, and is now deceased. Emma resides with her mother. Ida is the wife of Franklin Lunifel, a resident of St. Louis. Missouri. John E. is a partner in the firm of Bergstrosser & Dick, proprietors of the Phoenix sample room in Quiney, and he married Miss Nannie Tate. Louisa and Katie are both deceased.

Mr. Dick gave his political allegiance to the democracy, but was never an officeseeker. He belonged to the Turner Society here and had a wide acquaintance, being especially prominent in German-American circles. Coming to the United States with limited capital, yet desirous of winning success, he gradually advanced by reason of his close application and unfaltering energy until he stood among the leading representatives of trade interests in Quiney. having gained a reputation for straightforward business dealing, while at the same time he won a handsome competency. His widow is still interested in both the brewing and milling business and owns a large and beautiful residence at No. 310 State street, where .she has resided for many vears.

Ida Sanftleben

Miss Ida Sanftk'ben, who is contluctiiig an extensive and profitable business as a manufacturer and dealer in hair goods in Quiney, was born in this city. Her father, John Sanftleben, was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is now living in Quiney at the age of seventyfour years. He came to the United States at the age of twenty years, setting in St. Louis, where he engaged in business as a bookbinder, remaining there for seven or eight years. Following the outbreak of the Civil war in 1861, he enlisted in the Sixteenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers and served for three years, being mustered out in 1864, at which time he held the rank of orderly sergeant. He married Beatrice Schleieh, who was born near Berlin, Germany, and is now living at the age of sixty-three years. She came to the United States with her parents when six years of age; and located at Quincy. Her parents were Franz Julius and Wilhelmina (Matthews) Sehleich and her father was a dyer who carried on business at the corner of Sixth and State streets. He died during the cholera epidemic many years ago. Mr, and ^Irs. Sanftleben were the parents of six children : Ida ; Clara; Beatrice: Anna, the wife of Charles Peterson, ticket agent for the Wabash Railroad : Antonia, the wife of William Frey. buyer for the Gardner Governor Works: and Bettie Marie.

Miss Sanftleben was educated in the public schools of Quincy and afterward became an apprentice to the trade of manufacturing hair goods imder Louise Sehoeneman. She has today the oldest hair and wig manufacturing establishment in Quincy and the most popular, receiving her patronage from the best class of citizens. Her trade has reached extensive proportions and she is now conducting a profitable and growing business, located at 6O8V2 Maine street. ]\[iss Sanftleben was reared in the Lutheran church and has a wide and favorable business and social acriuaintance in Quincy.

Webster Bisell

Webster Bisell is the owner of fifty-one acres of fine land just west of Marcelline and has one and two-fifths acres in the township of Ursa where he resides. He was born September 4, 1846. in Adams countv. his parents being Felix and Elizabeth (Schiiltz) Bisell. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1782, and the mother's birth occurred in Kentucky in 1802. They became residents of Illinois in 1842, remaining for a short time in Quincy and then removed to Ursa township, where the father opened a grocery store one mile south of Hartford, carrying on that business for some time. Later he retired from active life and returned to Quincy. where he spent his remaining days in honorable retirement from further labor. He died December 9, 1850, and his widow afterward became the wife of Lynch ilcKinney. in 1854. They then removed to Lima township, where she lived until the death of her second husband in 1858. She afterward made her home with her son Webster, living with him until she was called from this life in July, 1896, at the very advanced age of ninety-four years.

Webster Bisell had no educational advantages in his youth, for at a very early age he was obliged to earn his own living and whatever success he has achieved is due entirely to his own labors. He worked upon a farm for some time, but during the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations, enlisting at the age of eighteen years as a member of Company 6, Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry. He joined the army on the 21st of May. 1865, and served for one year. After the war he returned to Adams comity, where he rented land and engaged in farming, thus carrying on agricultural pursuits until his labors had brought him capital sufficient to enable him to purchase a farm of his own. In 1876, he bought fifty-one acres of land in Ursa township, constituting the farm Mdiich he owns. Through characteristic energy he began the further development and improvement of this place and soon had it under a good state of cultivation so that the fields returned to him excellent crops. He continued farming for many years, but in 1885 retired from active life and rented his farm to his son. He then took up his abode in Marcelline, where he has a beautiful home.

In ;May. 1867. 'Sir. Bisell was married to Miss ^latilda C. Gearard, a daughter of Samuel and Cynthia (Piper) Gearard, the former a native of England and the latter of Vermont. Both died in Ohio during the early girlhood of Mrs. Bisell, who was born July 16. 1846, and came to Adams county when eighteen years of age. Unto ilr. and Mrs. Bisell have been born six children, of whom two are yet living, namely: William E., who was born February 9, 1868, and married Almeda Shepard, their home being on the old farm belonging to his father: and Samuel Felix, who was born January 12. 1881. and is still at home.

^Ir. Bisell has served as school director for more than twenty-five years and Avas deputy sheriff for four years, while for more than fifteen years he was road commissioner. He discharged the duties of these positions in a most capable manner, being always loyal to the public good. In politics he is a staunch republican, taking a deep interest in the party and keeping well informed on all the questions and issues of the day as every true American citizen should do. He is an active member of IMarcelline lodge. No. 114, A. F. & A. M.. and has held the office of trea.surer for more than twenty-two years, a fact which indicates his fidelity to the duties of the position and the tru.st reposed in him by his fellow members of the craft. His wife is a member of the

Christian church at Ursa, and they are a most estimable couple, being held in high esteem by all because they have manifested in their lives the sterling traits of character which ever command contidence and respect.

William Ii. Keece

William H. Reece, a veteran of the Civil war, who did valiant service for his country in her hour of need and now a well known and respected citizen of Adams county, was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1840, his parents being Samuel and Elizabeth (Seals) Reece. Both were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, and the father was born April 28, 1817, while the mother's bii-th occurred March 7, 1811. They established their home in Keene township, Adams county, in 1847, easting in their lot with the i>ioneer settlers, and for many years the father did his full share in the work of developing and improving this part of the state. He died July ;50, 1877, and his wife died September 10, 1904.

William H. Reece was a lad of only eight years when brought by his parents to Illinois, and his education was acquired in Keene township. He was trained to farm work, laljoring in the fields from the time he was old enough to handle the plow. He thus gained practical experience that has proved of value to him in his later career, while carrying on farm work on his own account. His possessions now represent one hundred and forty acres of arable and productive land on section 27, Keene township, two miles southeast of Loraine.

Mr. Reece was a young man of twenty-two years of age when on the 15th of August, 1862, he responded to his country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois Infantry. He served for three years and three months and was mustered out in October, 1865, for the war had ended and his country no longer needed his aid. He took part in nineteen regular battles and about three hundred skirmishes. He was in the two charges at Vicksburg and was often in the thickest of the fight but never faltered in the performance of any duty and remained a valiant defender of the stars and stripes until the close of the war.

On the 13th of December, 1866. Mr. Reece was married to Miss Amelia A. Ward, who was born September 10, 1842, and is a daughter of William J. and Patience ]\Iarie (Rogers) Ward. Her father was born in Roxbury, Connecticut, July 22, 1810, and her mother's birth occurred in Washington county. New York, September tj, 1818. Coming to Illinois in early manhoo^l Mr. Ward met and married Miss Rogers in this state, the wedding ceremony being performed in 1836. They returned to the Empire state in 1844, where they continued to reside until 1851, when they again came to Adams county. Here 'Sirs. Ward died on the 18th of January of the following year, but Mr. Ward long survived her, his death occurring December 23, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Reece have become the parents of four children : Lydia Anna, who was born Augu.st 28, 1867, is the wife of Charles IJunyon and lives in Keene township; William .1.. l)orn June 8, 1870, married Alberta Aiisiiius July 15, 1902, and lives near his father; ^lary E., born September 3, 1873, died January 8. 1905; Olive F., born September 16, 1875, M-as married November 21, 1897, to Charles Hester and resides in Loraine. Mr. and Mrs. Reece have three grandchildren.

Mrs. Reece and her daughters are members of the Christian church. Mr. Reece gives his political allegiance to the democracy and believes firmly in its principles but has never sought or desired office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business affairs. He is, however, faithful in citizenship, being as true to his country in days of peace as when he loUowed the old flag on the battlefields of the south.

Hon. Charles Ballow

No history of Adams county would be complete without mention of Charles Ballow, who for sixty-eight years has resided within its borders, and who now, at the age of eighty-seven years, is living at the Anna Brown Home for the Aged in Quincy. His has been an active and useful career, and in the evening of life he receives the veneration and respect which should ever be accorded by the younger generations to these who have traveled far on life's journey and whose careers have been marked by all that is honorable and upright in their relations with their fellowmen.

Mr. Ballow was lioi-ii in Williamson county, Tennessee. November 6, 1818, hi.s parents being William Henry and Priscilla (Menier) Ballow, the former a native of Cumberland coiinty, Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky, he being of Scotch lineage, while she came of French ancestry. The paternal grandfather, Charles Ballow, served as a nia.ior in the war foi' independence and died in Virginia. William II. Ballow served under General Jackson in the war of 1812. Before his marriage he removed from Virginia to Kcntuckv, where he carried on farming for a few years, and theu removed to Williamson county, Tennessee, where lie followed agricnltnral pursuits until he took up his abode in ilorgan county. Illinois. There he carried on farming for four years, after which he purchased a farm near White Hall, Greene county, Illinois, residing thereon from 1831 until 1846, when he removed to Clayton CQunty, Iowa. He afterward lived in Linn county. Jlissouri, and gave his supervision to his farming interests there until his death, which occurred when he had reached the advanced age of ninety-three years. His wife died in Morgan county, Illinois. They were the parents of eight children, but only two are now living: Charles Ballow and his sister. Temperance, who is the widow of S. L. McAllister and resides in Ganado, Texas, at the age of eightynine years. The decea.sed are as follows: Ann Eebecca, born in 1807, became the wife of John Ausmus, of Adams county, Illinois, and both have passed away: Elizabeth died at the age of eight years; Patsy Iludson, born in 1811, was the wife of Rev. Peter Aiismus, a Baptist minister in JMorgan and Adams counties, and both are deceased ; John ]\I., born in 1813. was engaged in farming and merchandising in Hunt county, Texas, where he died in 1880; Henry M., who was born in 1821, followed fanning and died in Audubon county, Iowa ; Albert Galiton, born in 1824, was a farmer in Clayton county, Iowa, where he was drowned in 1849. After losing his first wife, William H. Ballow was again married, in 1846, and had two children by that union.

Brought to Illinois by his parents at an early age, Charles Ballow attended school in this state as opportunity oifered, but his educational privileges were very meager, and in the school of experience he learned the lessons which made him a practical, successful and well-informed bi^siness man. He was in his nineteenth year when he came to Adams county in 1837. He had hitherto assisted his father in farm labor, and now began leai-ning the carpenter trade at Clayton, following that pursuit for several years. He then turned his attention to commercial pui'suits and for many years conducted a general mercantile store in Clayton, securing a good trade, which was extended to him throughout the years of his connection with commercial interests. Thus he became the possessor of a very comfortable competency, a goodly share of which he yet has in his possession. At length, however, he retired from active business life and has since enjoyed a well-earned rest.

ISlr. Ballow has been married twice. In 1848 he wedded Araminta P. Berry, of Vermont, Illinois, and they became the pai*ents of two children : Charles, who was born in 1857 and engaged in railroading thi'oughout his entire life, died at Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and ]\Iartha Jane was a milliner and died in St. Louis. Mis,souri. Mr. Ballow has two nephews who ,are prominent citizens of Carthage, Illinois: 0. F. Berry, an attorney and bank president and former senator from his district; and ]\I. P. Berry, an attorney and bank cashier. "Slra. Ballow died in Cla\-ton, January 13, 1870, and in June, 1881, :\Ir. Ballow married ilrs. Charlotte L. Kinnear, who was born in New York state in 1837 and was residing in Trinidad, Colorado, at the time of their marriage. She was a daughter of Arnold Dickinson and the youngest of nine children. Her family was one of prominence in the Empire state and her father was a member of congress. Her first husband died in Trinidad, Colorado, in 1868, and :\rrs. Ballow died February 28, 1897. Both wives were devoted and loyal members of the Presbyterian church and were deeply interested in church, temperance and charitable work.

For many years Jlr. Ballow was prominent in public affairs in Adams county and for two years represented his district in the state legislature. He Avas postmaster in Clayton for several years, was also notai-y public and is the oldest justice of the peace of the county, his first commission being dated at Quincy, j\Iay 6, 1850. He has always been a stanch democrat since casting his first presidential vote for Martin Van Buren, and no public trust reposed in him has been betrayed in tlie slightest degree. He has long been an exemplary Mason, belonging to Clayton lodge, No. 147, A. F. & A. M., and is the only living charter member. He has an antique relic of the lodge - a jNIasonic apron which has been in his possession for fifty-three years. He is also connected with the Royal Arch chapter and the Eastern Star, and is a member of Jeptha lodge. No. 100, I. 0. 0. F. He assisted in the organization of the Adams and Brown Counties Old Settlers Association and served as its president for several years. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and served as elder in Clayton for over a half century. He has always taken an active interest in church and Simday-school work, is an unfaltering advocate of the catise of temperance, and, in fact, has been the champion of all measures tending to uplift man and promote his higher development.

]Mr. Ballow lived a retired life in Clayton for a number of years when, having lost both children and being thus left alone, his friends advised him to come to Quincy and enter the Anna Brown Home for the Aged. He decided to take this step in October, 1900, but remained at his home in Clayton a month longer in oi-der that he might cast his sixteenth presidential vote, and, on the 6th of November, 1900, his eighty-second birthday he entered the home. He is still en- joying very good )iealtli for one of his years. He lias many friends in Qnincy who visit him often, and many of his old friends of Clayton come frequently to see him. His memory is particularly good, and he can relate many interesting incidents of life in Adams county at an early day. With the passing years he developed a character that has ever commanded unfailing respect, and his life presents main^ phases and distinguishing traits that are well worthy of emulation.

Mrs. Jennie Davis

Mrs. Jennie Davis is the owner of a valuable farm of two hundred acres on sections 20 and 21, Lima township, her home being pleasantly located four miles southeast of the town of Lima. She was born July 21, 1833, in Adams eoimty, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of John and Susanna (Maekey) Bingaman, of that county. Both were born and reared in the Keystone state. Mr. Bingaman was a stonemason and plasterer and followed those pursuits for many years in order to provide for his family. His death occurred in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, after which Mrs. Bingaman with her family came to Illinois, spending her remaining days in Adams county.

Mrs. Davis remained a resident of Pennsylvania during her girlhood days and acquired her education in the public schools there. She was married in Mount Pleasant, that state, on til J 1st of October. 1854. to Levi Davis, also a native of Adams county, Pennsylvania. He was born on the 18th of February, 1828, and was of English lineage, his grandfather, Samuel Davis, having emigrated from England to America prior to the Revolutionary war, at which time he located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. There occurred the birth of John Davis, April 12, 1786. When a young man he learned the tailor's trade but subsequently devoted his energies to railroad contracting, grading a section of the Cumberland Valley Railroad. Thinking that he might have better business opportunities in the west he came to Adams county, Illinois, in 1855, and for several years was a resident of Payson. Later he took up his abode in Mendon, where he lived retired, passing away in 1871, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He served as a sergeant in the war of 1812 under General Scott and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane. Throughout his entire life he held membership in the Christian church and his upright career and fidelity to duty made him one of the honored residents of every comimiiiity in which he spent any time. He was married to Barbara Schafer of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, who died in 1831. They were the parents of twelve children. After the death of his first wife the father married again, his second union being with Barbara Poorman. They had five children.

Levi Davis, the tenth in order of birth in the first family, was reared under the parental roof in Pennsylvania and acquired his education in a log schoolhouse. He assisted largely in the arduous task of developing and cultivating a new farm. He remained with his parents until twenty years of age but in the meantime worked as a farm hand at six dollars per month. On leaving home he entered upon an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade in ]\Iount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and following his arrival in Illinois, in the spring of 1851, he was employed at carpentering in Quiney for a year. Attracted by the discovery of gold in California he then started for the Pacific coast, traveling by way of New Orleans and the Isthmus route. He was employed in the mines of California from July, 1852, until April, 1854, receiving five dollars and a half per day when working at his trade. His return trip proved a successful one and with a good capital saved from his earnings he started for home, sailing from San Francisco on the 1st of May, 1854. The return trip was made by way of Central America to Philadelphia, and there his gold dust was coined. He again went to Adams county, Penn.sylvania, and following his marriage, which occurred in October after his return, he settled in McLean county, Illinois, purchasing a farm in Nornml township, where he resided until 1866. On selling that property he located in Lima township, Adams county, and after two years purchased the farm upon which his remaining days were passed. He was an enterprising agriculturist, was energetic, and whatever he undertook he carried forward to a successful completion.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Davis wei'e liorn six children: Emma, who was born July 16, 1855, Avas married November 20, 1872, to* Alfred Bittleston, and they reside in ]\Iarion county, ]\Iissouri; Ella, born August 8. 1857, was married February 19, 1885, to Charles Wallace, and is living in Warsaw, Illinois; John C. born August 5, 1859, died Mhy 8, 1880; Frank A., born October 7, 1861, was married April 16, 1889, to Annie Thompson, a daughter of Lewis and Catharine (McAdams) Thompson, and resides upon the old homestead farm ; Levi, born January 13, 1865, and Jennie, born January 21, 1867, are at home with their mother.

zation in 1849. His political allegiauee was given to the democracy. He exerted considerable influence in local and political circles, serving frequently as a delegate to county and congressional conventions. He was justice of the peace of Lima township for nine years, a member of the county board of supervisors for four years, school treasurer for twenty j'ears, and also school director and road commissioner. Public progress was a matter of deep interest to him, and he rendered aid of particular value to the public school .system. He greatly desired the advancement of agricultural interests also and for many j^ears was director and stockholder in the Adams County Fair Association, working at all times for its interests. He commanded the good will and trust of his fellowmen, while among his friends and in his family he en.ioved the deepest regard and love. He died ilay 31, 1894.

Since her husband's death Mrs. Davis has managed the farm with the assistance of her youngest son. She has a very valuable place of two hundred acres, the land being rich and arable. The farm is improved with a large and attractive frame residence, good outbuildings and all modern improvements. Mrs. Davis and her daughter are members of the Christian church, and the entire family is held in high esteem throughout this portion of the state.

Francis M. Jacobs

Francis JM. Jacobs, who is carrying on general agricultural pursuits on section 18, Lima township, where he owns and operates one hundred and ninety-six acres of land, was born August 10, 1838, in Adams county, and is the son of William and Caroline (Kirkpatriek) Jacobs. The mother died in 1839, when her son was only about a year old, and the father afterward married Louisa Nicholson. He was a native of Kentuckj' and came to this county in 1832, settling first in Quincy when it was a mere village. Land was of little value, and he was offered the lot upon which Newcomb hotel now stands for three dollars. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that business in Quincy for a nmnber of years but afterward resided in Ursa, ]\Iareelline and Lima. He owned town property in the last two places, and his death occurred in ^Marcelline in 1871.

Francis M. Jacobs obtained his education in the common schools of T'rsa and ]\Iendon townships, and when about eight years of age was a pupil in the schools of Quincy for a short period. When his education was completed he began learning the cooper's trade, which he followed for ten years in Lima. He subseciuently went to Warsaw, Illinois, where he engaged in merchandising for two years, and on the expiration of that period he sold his store and bought land in Ursa township on Bear Creek. There he lived for two years, when he sold his propert.v and bought a farm on section 18, Lima township. He now owns one hundred and ninety-six acres of rich and valuable land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation, making excellent improvements thereon until his farm now displays all the modern equipments found upon a model farm of the twentieth century. He has about three hundred fruit trees iipon his place, and his fields are well cultivated, while in his pastures are seen good grades of stock. He operates nearly all of this land himself and is a veiy hale and hearty man for one of his years.

On the 31st of October, 1861, ilr. Jacobs was married to Miss Celatha Crenshaw, a daughter of Theophilus and Martha (Martin) Crenshaw, the former born in 1815 and the latter in 1822. Mrs. Jacobs was born October 31, 1841, in Lima, Avliere her parents were then residing. Her father was a blacksmith and biiilt the brick blacksmith shop in Lima. At one time he was the owner of the farm iipon which IMr. Jacobs now resides, and there he made his home for a number of years prior to his death, which occurred Ma.y 25, 1891, his wife surviving him for a few ,vears, passing away on the 18th of November, 1894. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have been born six children : Alice M., born ]\Iarch 9, 1863, is the wife of I. ]\I. Vincent, living upon a farm ad.joining the old homestead: Clara ]M., born May 25, 1865, is the wife of William Bolt, who resides west of Lima: Edwai-d F., born August 22, 1868, married Effie A. Bolt and resides west of Lima : John T., born April 12, 1871, died August 9, 1892 ; James W., born June 5, 1874, married Dais.v Clark and lives in Lima; and Dolly J., born February 10, 1880, was married in 1896 to Frank Griffin, living about a mile south of Lima.

Mr. and ]\Irs. Jacobs reside about a mile southeast of Lima. They are consistent members of the ]\Iethodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Jacobs belongs to Lima lodge. No. 135, A. F. & A. M.. of which he has been a representative for thirtyfive years, while he and his wife belong to Eastern Star lodge. No. 234. He votes with the democracy and has served as supervisor for six years, as commis.sioner of highways for six years and as school director for three years. In all matters of citizenship he is public-spirited and progressive, interested in all that pertains to the general welfare, and doing everything in his power to promote public progress. Having lived in Adams county throughout his entire life, cov- ering a period of sixty-seven years, he lias a wide acquaintance here and his circle of friends is almost co-extensive with the circle of his acquaintances.

David Sheer

David Sheer, one of the prominent and prosperous farmers living on section 4, Melrose township, is a native of the Empire state, his birth havins; occurred in Buffalo, New York, October 10, 1828. He is of German descent, his parents, John and Margaret Sheer, having been boi-n in Bavaria, Germany, where they resided until 1SL*2, when they came to the United States and settled in Buffalo, residing there for a year. They then removed to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where they made their home until 1827, when they again located in Buffalo, and it was during this period of their residence in that state that David Sheer was born. In April, 1827, however, they went to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where the father cultivated and improved a farm of eighty acres. He sold that i^roperty in 1845, and, I'emoving to Adams county, Illinois, took up his abode in Melrose township, where he carried on general farming until his death. Both he and his wife were devoted members of the German Lutheran church and in that faith reared their family, their children also becoming communicants of that denomination. One of their sons, Jacob, died near Decatur, Illinois, leaving a family: Mary became the wife of Jacob Gheme and lives in Ohio ; Christina is the deceased wife of David Beamer ; jMichael resides in Cherokee county, Kansas: Mrs. Margaret King is deceased : Caroline is the wife of Fred Herchenroder, and Peter makes his home in Slater, Missouri. Michael Sheer served as a soldier in both the Mexican and the Civil wars, .joining the Union army in 1862. Being a valiant soldier, he never faltered in transacting any duty, whether assigned to the firing line or the lonely picket line. He died at his home in Kansas.

David Sheer pursued his echication in the ])ublic schools of Ohio and was reared to farm life He has always carried on agricultural i)uisuits. save for a brief period which was passed in California. He went to that state in 1850, whei-e hi^ remained for two years. Following his return to the east, he was married in 1853 to Miss FA'v/.-abeth Herlemaini and they became the parents of eight children, as follows: Leonard; William; IMargaret, the wife of James Abel; Mary; Marion; Matilda: Annie, and Walter. After the death of his first wife Mr. Sheer wedded l\Iiss Henrietta Garand. who was born in St. Louis, IMissouri, and is a daughter of Fred Garand, whose birth occuiTed in (lerinany. ;ind he became a resident of St. Louis in 1848. The two children of this marriage are Antoinette and Isabella M. l\Ir. Sheer is the owner of four hundred and thirty-nine acres of valuable hind. He now rents his home farm and since 18;t2 has resided at his present place of residence, at Forty-eighth and State streets, in Melrose township. Here he has nine acres of land. He has been a most progressive agriculturist, working along modern lines of improvement, and his labors resulted in bringing him very gratifying prosperity. His home was built in 1876. In his political views he is a democrat and he has been called to a number of local offices. He served as supervisor of Melrose township for seven vears. He is a member of Posey lodge. No. 379," A. F. & A. M.. and belongs to the chapter and connnandery at Quincy. He is widely known foi- his sterling worth, being a man of upright principles, of manly disposition and mai'ked generosity. In all public matters relating to the general welfare he has been progressive and helpful. He is now almost seventy-seven years of age, but is still hale and hearty, en.ioying life, and in spirit and interests he seems yet in his jirime.

Mrs. Sarah J. Bennett, residing in Clayton. where she owns a fine home, is also the owner of a valuable farm property of one hundred and sixty acres a mile north of the town. She was born in Adams county, January 24, 1846, and is a daughter of John and Catherine (ilarshall) IMarrett. The father's birth occui-red in Delaware, September 2(i. 1794, and from that state he removed to (Jhio. where he followed the occupation of farming. Later he became a resident of Adams county, Illinois, where he also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married j\Iiss Cathei'ine Marshall, who was boi'n in Tennessee, October 20, 1812. His death occurred August 24, 1868.

]\Irs. Bennett pursued her education in the schools of Clayton and spent her girlhood days in her parents' home. On the 30th of October, 1865, she became the wife of Zachariah Bennett, who was born in Adams county. December 19, 1836, and was a son of Othie and Nancy (Ferguson) Bennett, the former born in Indiana on the 18th of August, 1801, and the latter on the 9th of November, 1805. He was a farmer by occiipation, and following his reiiinNal to Illinois established his home in Ci>nc(ii'(l town.ship, Adams county, where he (-aiTieil on general agi'icultural pursuits. Both lu' and his wife have now passed away.

The home of ^Ir. aiul ]\Ir.s. Zaehariah Hemiett was blessed with cue daughter - Lillian F., who was born October 20, 1867. and is the widow of George A. Farmer, who was born August 4, 1863, and was a stock dealer and general agriculturist. He died November i, 1903. leaving his widow, and one child, Reva Blanche, born October 14, 1899.

]Mr. Bennett was a member of the IMasonic fraternity, in which he attained the Knight Templar degree, and in his life he manifested the beneficent spirit of the craft. His wife and daughter are members of the Christian church. They also belong to the Eastern Star, the ladies' auxiliary of the ]\Iasonic fraternity, and have taken the Rebekah degree of Odd Fellowship. ]\Irs. Bennett is also a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. She has good realty interests which provide her with a liberal income, a farm being a well improved property, while her home in Clayton is one of the attractive residences of the town.

General Elisha Bentley Hamilton, deceased, of Quincy. lawyer, soldier and orator, whose fame was wider than the state and whose versatile attainments were utilized for the benefit of his fellowmen, making his a life of service, was born in Carthage, Hancock county, October 5. 1838, - a period in which history was being rapidly made in Illinois, and when the men who later were to shape the destiny of the nation were then molding the policy of the state. He was the youngest in a family of six children, whose parents were Artois and Atta (Bentley) Hamilton. The father conducted the village tavern there for several years, a hostelry which became famous as the place of entertainment of such men as Lincoln, Douglas, Mitchell, Logan, Browning, Bushnell and other prominent men of the period, to whose words of wisdom the boy often listened with interest. He also witnessed the stirring scenes that accompanied the ]\Iormon troubles in Hancock county. He saw the Smiths killed at the Carthage ,iail on June 27, 1844, and saw the little army that marched to the battle of Nauvoo. in 1846, when the settlers, no longer willing to bear the contamination of polygamous doctrines, thus put an end to ^Mormon domination in Illinois. These events made a deep impression upon the mind of Elisha B. Hamilton, then but a boy. He early became the steadfast friend of law and order, as well as the sworn foe of mob violence and all forms of rebellion against properly constituted authority.

Save for such occurrences which made a lasting impression upon his mind, the youth of General Hamilton passed quietly, the summer months being devoted to the labors of the farm, while in the winter seasons he attended the country schools. Ambitious of obtaining a better education he eagerly embraced the opportunity which was afforded him at the age of eighteen years, of attending Illinois College at Jacksonville, where he graduated in June, 1860, at which time he won the Bachelor of Science degree, while in 1873 his alma mater conferred upon him the honorary degree of Bachelor of Arts, Following his graduation he entered upon the stud.y of law. At the same time he watched with interest the progress of events in the south, involving the questions which had called forth the championship or opposition of two of his father's old time guests, Lincoln and Douglas, now risen to national prominence. Full of the martial spirit. General Hamilton, in his youth, was a member of the famous old Carthage Guards, and in 1862 his patriotism found tangible proof in action when, in August, he enlisted as a private of Company B, One Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois Infantry, "for three years or during the war." With his command he participated in all the campaigns against Vieksburg. also in the Western Louisiana and Red River campaigns of 1863 and 1864, .sharing all the dangers and hardships of the service and manifesting many meritorious and soldierly qualities. Tuitil mustered out October 1, 1865, In recognition of his gallant service he was commissioned first lieutenant in November, 1863, and near the close of the war was promoted to assistant ad.jutant on the staff of General Fonda, at Baton Rouge. Louisiana. In the discharge of the responsible duties which were frequently assigned him. he was always found trustworthy and capable and was popular with the men and officers with whom the fortunes of war brought him in contact. His interest in military affairs never abated and some of his happiest hours were spent with his old army comrades at their annual reunions. Following the clo.se of hostilities he aided in organizing the Quincy Guards, of which he was elected captain. In 1877 he was in command of the Eighth Illinois Infantry during the great strike at East St. Louis. Illinois, and for the valuable service he there rendered the state he was commissioned by Governor CviUom as brigadier general. He then served as inspector general of the Illinois ]Militia iinder Governors C'ullom, Hamilton and Oglesby, resigning in 1887, and prior to, during and after that period he labored earnestly to promote the militia organization of the state and con- tribiitpd generously towards its iniprovenient. Also deeply interested in the Grand Army of the Republic, he became one of its early members, served for a number of terms as commander of John Woods Post at Quincy and was senior vice commander of the Illinois Department in 1893-4. He was also a member of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and of the Loyal Legion. No gathering of the veterans of Illinois was ever considered complete without General Hamilton, whose attractive and entertaining addresses, sometimes prepared, often extemporaneous, always made him a popular orator, while his genial manner and social disposition made him a favorite with all.

Following his return from the Civil war. General Hamilton resumed the study of law and from 1866 until his death was a resident of Quincy and an honored and capable member of its bar, save for a brief period spent in the west. He first became a law student in the office of Warren & WTieat, then practicing attorneys of Quincy, and was admitted to practice in January, 1869. He was successively a nioniber of the law firms of Warren. Wheat tt Hamilton (being admitted to a partnership by his former preceptors) : Wheat. Ewing iSi Hamilton ; and Ewing & Hamilton. In the summer of 1887 he removed to Kansas City, Missouri, where he engaged in law practice until the spring of 1891, when he returned to Quincy, and for a nmnber of years was the senior member of the law firm of Hamilton & Woods in Quincy, which was his liusiness connection at the time of his death. The favorable opinion which the public passed upon him at the outset of his career w-as in no degree set aside or modified during the years of his practice, but on the contrary was strengthened. His clientage became large and of a distinctively representative character. He possessed strong intellectual force, a logical mind, keen discrimination and power of accurate analysis, and his natural gift of oratory still further strengthened his position as one of the foremost lawyers who has ever practiced at the Quincy bar, and the records of the courts bear evidence of his marked ability and professional industry.

His efforts in behalf of Quincy Avere of a varied character - always ])ractical. always progressive, always resultant. His labors in this direction had the stamp of statesmanship. An orator who was frequently called to the paiblic platform to address the people upon diversified questions, he used his talent in this direction as the basis of a public library, delivering a series of lectures the proceeds of which were used as a nucleus of the funds that were gathered for the building of this public institution of which the city has every reason to be proud. He was also active and efficient in founding the Quincy Historical Society, serving as its vice-president until his death, and he was a valued member of the Illinois State Historical Society. He was the chaiiqiion of every movement for the dissemination of helpful knowledge and did effective service for the system of public instruction in Quincy, while Illinois College had no more loyal supporter among its alnmni. He found great pleasure in revisiting the scenes of his college life and the faculty and students came to anticipate with pleasure his visits to the school when any noteworthy event was there transpiring.

Prominent in Masonry, he took the degrees of lodge, chapter and connnandery. His political position none need question. He was an outspoken republican, firm and unswerving in his convictions, yet never bitterly aggressive and his partisanship awakened the respect of his opponents, so fearless was he and yet so just. He seemed to have no political aspirations for himself and held few offices. He was appointed surveyor of the port of Quincy in 1868 and reappointed by General Grant in 1872. He also served as United States deputy marshal nndei' Mar.shals Tanner and Wheeler, and his influence bore weight in the councils of his party in county and state. When political differences seemed to engender personal animosity he often performed the part of peacemaker. This was because of his innate and impulsive fairness. Hiwas never so blinded by self-interest that he could not see some good in the opposing force and his mind was always free from bigotry.

General Hamilton was married on the 10th of September, 1878, to Miss Mary E. Fisk. of Quincy, who with two children survive him. The son, Elisha Bentley Hamilton, Jr., like the father, was educated in Illinois College. The daughter, Lucy A. Hamilton, was educated at Andover, Massachiisetts. (icneral Hamilton possessed strong domestic tastes and while he accomplished much in the business world and ratified his friendships by kindly sympathy and thoughtful consideration for others, his greatest depth of love was reserved for his family. The accumulation of wealth was never an actuating force in his career, but a means to an end - and that end was the good that might be accomplished through the use of his means, and the comfort and happiness that he could afford his family.

General Hamilton, having driven into the country that he might argue a point concerning a local election where he thought unfairness and in.iu.stice were being displayed, died suddenly, while thus engaged, ^larcli 20, 1902, and thus his career of iisefulness and activity extended almost fo his last moment. Siich was his wish, but the blow came with telling force to the state, where he was honored for his public-spirited devotion to the general good and for his high ideals of citizenship ; to the city, where he was eherislied as friend and brother ; and to his family, to whom he bore an almost ideal relation of luisliand and father. Re.solutions of respect and sympathy were passed by the Qnincy bar and the various civil, militaiy and fraternal organizations with which he was identified. Rev. Dr. Dana, in the funeral service said : ' ' Everj^ community has men who are respected and men who are loved, but this man had the esteem and affection of all who laiew him. Few, if any, stood higher in the general regard. He possessed certain qualities of the mind and heart that endeared him to the multitudes. The vigor of his manhood was not merely physical: it was moral. Truth was his ally, sincerity his close companion. As a lawyer he honored his calling. He was a publicspirited citizen, ready to sacrifice himself if he could aid the well being of the community. The trait of his manhood which characterized him most strongly was his loyalty. He was everywhere loyal - to friend, to comrade, to the right, to his party and to his country." He was laid to rest with military honors, attended by an escort of the militia and naval reserves, as well as his old comrades in arms and the Knight Templars, and following the ritual service of the Grand Army of the Republic the last taps were sounded.

Although he has passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten, John W. Lease is yet actively interested in farming, giving general supervision to his property, which comprises five hundred acres in Adams county, his home being on section 26, Payson township. He is also one of the pioneer settlers of the county and a wonderful transformation has been wrought along all lines of endeavor since he came here.

He was born in Hampshire county, Vii-ginia, June 7, 1828, and is a representative of an old southern family, his grandfather having served in the Revolutionary war. His parents were Jacob and Phoebe Ellen (Cadwallader) Lease, both natives of Virginia, and the father there followed the occupation of farming. He came to Illinois in 1844, accompanied by his son John and a daughter. They made their way down the Ohio and up the ]\Iis.sissippi river and Jacob Lease settled in Payson. His two brothers, Henry and Jacob, had previously come to Adams county and

William Thompson, a brother-in-law, came with Jacob Lease and his children. Jacob Lease purchased forty acres of land, which he afterward sold, and then bought forty acres in Pike county This he later sold but again invested in a small tract in the same county. He made his home, however, across the line in Adams county, where his death occurred. His wife had previoush' passed away at the home of their son Jacob in Pike county.

John W. Lease, the fifth in a family of six children, four sons and two daughters, .spent the first sixteen years of his life in the state of his nativity and acquired his education in the subscription schools there, for there were no publie schools in that state at the time. After coming to Illinois he soon began farming on his own account and was engaged in this way for several years before his marriage. On the 1st of June, 1854, he married Eleanor Lewton. a native of Carroll county, Ohio, born December 3, 1837, and a daughter of John and Mary (George) Le%vton, also natives of Ohio. The former was a farmer by occupation. His father, Isaac Lewton, had purchased land in Adams eount.y for his children and in 1839 John Lewton came to the west and settled in Pike county, near where Barry now .stands. His family at that time numbered five children and Mrs. Lease now has one sister and a half-brother and half-sister who live in Kinderhook, Illinois.

At the time of his marriage Mr. Lease had just forty dollars in money and one horse. He first bought forty-five acres of land, for which he went into debt as he had no money to make a payment thereon, but be at once began to cultivate the place and from the sale of his farm products he secured the capital that later enabled him to purchase more land. He lived upon his first farm until the fall of 1855, and to that place took his bride, who did the cooking over the fire in an old time fire-place. Later he sold and bought other property and has kept adding to his land until he now has five hundred acres, worth at least seventy-five dollars per acre.

As the years went by twelve children were added to tlie family : William H., the eldest, marled and at his death left seven children. Marietta is the wife of Asbery Wagj', of Dawn, Livingston county, Missouri, and they had four children, three yet living. Susan .Marie is the wife of John S. Thompson, postmaster of Plainville, Adams county, and has four children. Charles Emery, livinsr on his father's farm, lost his wife and one child and has four living children. George Albert, living on the old homestead, married Sarah E. Ramer and has one child. ^largaret became the wife of Charles Wingfield. of Kansas, and died leaving three daughters. Louis

Elmer, livinj;' on the old homestead, married Luella Iliggiiis and lias one child. John Norman, also living on the old home farm, married Fannie Bemont and has one child. Alice died at the age of a year and a half. Fannie is the wife of Merritt Rice, a dentist, of Viola, Illinois, and has one child. Dai.sy died when three years old. Altie is tlie wife of Roy Lease, living on a part of the old homestead, and has one child.

Mr. Lease votes with the democratic party Imt has never sovight or desired office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business affaii's, which have resulted successfully because of his close application and unfaltering energy. His mind bears the impress of many pioneer events, and lie has seen great changes since he came to the county. No longer are seen the log cabins and the other evidences of pioneer life, and 'Sh-. Lease has alway.s taken a deep interest in what has been accomplished as the Avork of civilization has been carried fm-ward.

Thomas J. Fraziei-, one ol' Ihc most extensive farmei-s and stock-raisers of Adams county, was 1)orii June 25, 1S57, in the county which is still his home, his jiareuts being Lemuel G. and Eva l\r. (Ahalt) Prazier. The father was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, and was a son of George and Lucretia (Blackburn) Frazier, and the mother was born in ]\Iiddletown, Maryland, and was a daughter of Isaac and Margaret (Remsberg) Ahalt. In 1828 Lemuel G. Frazier came to Adams county, Illinois, locating in the southern part of Ursa township, whei'e he lived for some time. Lie afterward sold his ])ropei-ty thei-e ;ind bought a farm just north of tlie one upon which his son now resides, malting it his home until his death, on the .'ith of Octobei'. ISsO. II,. h;i<l twelve children, all of whom ;in' still living.

Thomas J. Fraziei' was educated in the jiublic .schools of Ursa township and. when his education was completed, he rented land and liegan farming on his own account, being thus engaged until 1897, when he bought two hundred and sixty acres of land in Lewis county, Missouri. He retained ownershii) of the property until 1901, although he never lived upon it. In the spring of tliat year he sold his IMissouri farm, and in 1903 he bought the farm on which he now makes his home. He has two hundred and forty acres of very fine and productive land located on section 29, Ursa township, and this is one of the best improved properties in the county. He has recently completed a very fine barn, fort.v-four b.v eight.v feet, with a basement eight feet and four inches in height, and there are twenty-foot posts and gable roof. The high w;dl under the barn is stone, and all of the other walls are concrete. In the basement there are stalls for thirty-two liead of horses, with a feed driveway between the row of stalls and a wagon driveway throughout the whole length of the basement, so that he can drive a wagon in and load through grain spouts from the granary above. The hay loft aliove will contain one hundred and twenty tons of hay. There are also five large granaries above, with jileiity of room for thi> machinery and two large driveways for wagons. The floor is all hardwood, as are the stalls, and the fioors over the basement are all dovible and are hard maple. It is by far the finest barn in Ursa township and one of which the owner may be .iustly proud. j\[r. Frazier owns a large amount of hogs, and raises corn on an extensive scale, often ship- ]nng several hundred hogs to market at one time. He also raises a large number of cattle and horses and as a stock-raiser is well kno\ni throughout the county, the extent of his business bringing him a very gratifying financial return.

On the' 15th of June, 1881, ]\Ir. Frazier was wedded to iliss Belle Woodruff, a daughter of Freeman and P^rauces (Ilari'ison'l Woodruff, of Ursa. ^Irs. Fi'azier was born February 3. 1859, anil by liei' marriage has become the mother of three children: .Mabel E., born December 10, 1882 ; Ida M., born August 27, 1885 ; and Grover L., born Decemlier 16, 1890. The second daughter has attended the (|>uincy high school, and the others have lieen I'ducatcd in the piihlii' schools near home.

Mr. Fi-azicr votes witli the dciiioi-ratic i)arty, keeping well informed on th<' (piestioiis and issues of the day, and is able to support his position by intelligent argument, but has never sought ov desired office, save that lie has served as school director I'nr sc\-cral \r;irs. Ili' is an active member of .Marcclline lodg,-. .V,,. lU, A, F. and ^\. ^1., and his family are members of the Christian church of U)-sa. He may well be called a self-made man. for he stai'ted out in life with little caiiital. .\s the years have advanced he lias overcome all the difficulties and obstacles in his path, and liy diliiicncc .-ind good management has woi'ked his way upiward to a position of affluence.

Henry P. Behrensmeyer

Henry Philip Behrensmeyer, in charge of the penmanship department of the Gem City Busine s College, was boi-n in Quinc.y, February 18. 1868, his parents being Henry Charles and Fi-ederieka (Dickmann) Behrensmeyei'. The parents were married in Prussia, Germany, and came from that country to America. In 1881 the father became the senior partner of the firm of Behrensmeyer & Company, pork packers. Several changes in the ownership of the business occurred and in 1890 the firm style of Behrensmeyer, Achelpohl & Tuffli was assumed. For a number of years before becoming connected with the pork-packing business the father had lived in this city, the year of his arrival being 18(33. He worked for the firm of ]\Ioss & "Wild for a number of years and later became connected with A. H. Achelpohl in the pork-packing business under the firm style of Behrensmeyer & Company. The old Curtis distillery plant was purchased and transformed for the purposes of their business and ^Ir. Behrensmeyer continued an active factor in the management of the enterprise until 1892. He died in the spring of that year. In polities he was a republican. His widow still survives. In their family were nine children, but six have departed this life. Those still living are Fredericka, widow of A. H. Achelpohl; Edward T. and Henry. The younger brother married ]\Iiss Ida Ebert and is living in Denver, Colorado. He travels for J. B. Clow & Company, a plumbing supply hovise, and for a number of years was connected with the Gardner Pliunbing and Heating Company as manager. He has one child.

Henry P. Behrensmeyer was a student in the public schools and in the Salem German .school, and after putting aside his text-books he was employed as a clerk in the Achelpohl grocery store for a year. At the age of fifteen years he entered the Gem City Business College and was graduated in 1885. During the winter he was employed in the packing house, having charge of the retail store, and after completing his course in penmanship he entered the office of the college as office boy. acting in that capacity luitil 1887. He then took charge of the classes in business penmanship and in 1890 was given full charge of the penmanship work in the normal department and has since continued to act in that capacity. He is also secretary of the Lahan Stove & Manufacturing Company of Quincy and is interested, as a stockholder, in several other enterprises of the city.

On the 11th of June. 1890, Mr. Behrensmeyer was married to ]\Iiss IMinna Bitter, a daughter of J. H. Bitter, formerly connected with the IMenke Stone & Lime Company. He was also influential in community affairs and served as alderman from the fourth ward in the 'SOs. He died in 1892. Mr. and ^Irs. Behrensmeyer have one daughter. Helen, who was born June -S, 1891, and is a student in the public schools. ]\Ir. Behrensmeyer is a member of Lambert lodge, Xo. 6.^7, A. F. & A. M. : Quincy chapter. R. A. M. : El Aksa commandery, No. .5.5, K. T. ; and

Medinah Temple of the .Mystic Shrine of Chicago. He is also connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and in politics is a staunch republican. The development of his latent powers and energies through proper training and the continued use of his talents have won for Iiim an excellent position in the busines life and educational circles of Quincy and have brc>ught to him a wide aei|uaintanee.

William F. Selby

William F. Selby. who has farming interests well represented by an excellent tract of land of one hundred and fifty acres on section 24, Lima township, is a native son of Adams county, his birth having occurred March 7, 1850. His father, Lewis Selby, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, and came to Adams county, Illinois, about 1837. locating in Lima towni;hip, where he cari-ied on general farming. He became the owner of land on section 13, where he died January 10, 1905. He was one of the pioneer settlers of this part of the state, having for sixtyeight years resided within the borders of Adams county, during which time he witne.ssed almost its entire development. His mind formed a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present, and he could relate many interesting incidents concerning the count.y when it was a frontier locality. His first wife died in 185:^; his second wife died in 1876. and his third wife survives him.

William F. Selliy, reared upon the old home farm, assisted in the labors of the fields throiigh the summer months and in the winter .seasons was a student in district school No. 13. After putting aside his text-books he continued to assist his father for two or three years and then began farming on his own account, buying land on section 13. This he afterwards sold and bought a farm on section 24. Lima towaiship. He has now one hundred and fifty acres of good land on section 24, where he carries on general farming.

As a companion and helpmate for life's journey ]Mr. Selby chose IMiss Lizzie Spencer, to whom he was married October 9, 1872. She was born December 25, 1853, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Baker) Spencer, the former a farmer by occupation. Her parents are now deceased. ^Mr. and Mrs. Selby had four children, namely r Finney, who was born July 24. 1873. and died Feliruary 7. 1878 : Nellie, who was born December 8, 1876. and was the wife of Henry Ippenson of I\Tendon township, but died September 30, 1904, leaving two small sons. Carl and Curtis, who are now living with their grand- fatlier. Mr. Sclhy; liou, wlio was l)orii Fcbniary 21, 1880, and is the wife of Joseph C. Whitelield of !Marcelline : and James, who was born Autrnst 6. 189.":), and is at home. ]\Ir. Selby is a member of the Court of Honor at IMarcelline and is a member of tlie Jlethodist Pi-otestaut church, while his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. Ilis political support is given to tlie proliibitioii party, and he has served as scliool director for several years and as school tru.stee. His life is honorable and upright, as is indicated by his suppoi't of tenipei-ance principles and by his adherence to his church. At all times he has been actuated by .straightforward motives and in his relations with his fellowtiien has ever Ix^en just and many times gciieri)iis.

liiiil()l|ih ('. ISiiucr. who "was very successfully engaged in the wholesale coufectioneiw business in (,|)uincy and in C'incinnati, Ohid, for many years, represented one of the early families of this city, lie was born here June 2li, LS():i. his parents being Christoph and Steplumia (Lacherman) Boger, who were natives of Germany, whence they came to America in early life, settling in Quincy. The father was a baker by trade and followed that pursuit in Quincy until his death, November 30, 1869. His widow afterward married Gustave W. ITutnuichcr. and they now reside in Riverside town.ship.