West Lincoln Township

West Lincoln Township

Lincoln; rep; Uni; bom in town of Plymouth, Qrafton Co. New Hampshire, Sept, 13, 1814; married to Sophrona Burt in 1842; she was bom July 1$. 1820, and died July I, 1848; had two children by her : Mary (married to G. G. Hodgdon) Martha (married to George W. Chamberlain); married again to Maria Hatch in X849; she was bom 28th of Nov. 1828; has six children by her: John W., Ezekiel, Margaret (now Mrs. J. Johnson) Nelson, Ervin, Lilly M; lost one; rents 560 acres; is a member of the firm of Hodgdon & Adams

BRAHj GOTTIilEB, farmer. Sec. 10; P.O. Lincoln; rep; Luth; bom in Saxony, Germany, Oct. 2, 1826; married Sept 15, 1 85 1, to Anna Meuksche, who was bom

Aug. 8, 1826; died Feb. i, 1863; ^uul six * ehildren by his'first wife : Lewis H., Paulina, Amelia, Louis, Julius, (who is school teacher at present in this district) and Charles; married again to Mata Anelgan June 20, 1863, by whom he has three children : Hermann, John M. and George; she was bom in 1835, in Hanover, Germany; owns 260 acres, value, $S,ooo

DEWITT PATRICK, farmer, Parks St. block 12; P.O. Lincoln; dem; Cath; born in Co. Limerick, Ireland, March, 1818; three years in New York State; came here in 1856; married in 1856 to Catherine Testine, who was bom in Co. Limerick, Ireland, in 1836; both members of Roman Catholic Church: have two children, Patrick and Michael; Ipst two

DONA VAN JOHN, farmeV, Sec 35; P.O. Lincoln; dem; Pres; bom in Franklin Co. Penn; left there in 1820, going to Muskingum Co. Ohio, and in 1825 he went to Champaign Co. Ohio; came here in 1863, and has lived here since

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GIIiliHAM JAMES, farmer and .stock-raiser, Sec, i; P.O. Lincoln; rep; Meth. Episcopal; bom In Illinois, Dec. 7, 1840; married Oct. i, 1872, to Letitia B. Fry, who was bom July 27. 184J; served one year in the war of the rebellion; enlisted 1861, in Co. K, Fourteenth III; dis- * charged on account of sickness in 1 862; owns 210^ acres in this Co. value $15,006; makes a specialty of breeding short-home<l cattle and Southdowu sheep; has five chilkren - W.Edgar, (Jcrtie V.,Edifh N.lCrade

. M., Anna C; lost one, named Charlie C. 'Gofdhammer Frederick, S^c. 6; P.O. Hartsburg; dem; Luth; from Germany Gorche /acob, farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Lincoln,

J RELANI? BENJ. farmer, §ec. 21; P.O^ ^ Lincoli^; rep^ jChris; (rom South CarolinA INGRAM HAJNCIIi, Sec. 34; PO. Lincoln; rep; Meth; bom in Kentucky, Oct 28, 1809; married in 1826 to Letitia. Taylor; she was bom in 1810; deceased. Married again Sept. 1865, to Mrs. Elizabeth Newson, by whom he has no children; had six cl^iUdrej^ by his first wife : ^ Elizabeth,, now Mrs. Thomas Sj>radley; Matilda C. married to J. O. See; Edmy, married to L. - T. Spradley; Barney, living in Sec 34, married to Charlotte Jewel, and has nine children; Angeline, married to William Sanders; James, married to Elizabeth Wilson

JACKS6N JOSEPH, farmer. Sec. rs; P.O. Lincoln; dem; Luth; from Maiytand Jackson William H. farmer. Sec. 10; T.O. Lincoln; dem; Chris; frohi MVuyland rep; Meth. McGinty Michael, iarmer. Sec 5; P:0. Hartsburg, dem; Cdth; from Ireland Meyers Hermann, farmer. Sec. 22; P,0.'Lihcoln; independent; Luth; from Germany 'Moyer Peter, fsirmer, Sec 7; P.O. Biirtonview; dem; liberal; Pennsylvania fjaiOODEMUS VALENTINE, '''^ farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Burtonview; rep;

SCkASTEEN H£NBY, farmer. Sec. a8; P.O. Lincoln; rep; Meth; bom in Ross Co. Ohio, Nov. 6, 1844; married Oct. 21, 1868, to Elizabeth Inman; who was bom in Ohio, March 23, 1849; died April 7, 1877; has four children: Edward Arthur, Charles Henry, and John Harrison, lost one; enlisted Dec 8, x86z, in Company F, 44th Illinois, Inf. 4th army corps, under Sherman; was stationed at Gallatin, Tenn; was in the battles of Franklin, Atlanta, Resaca, Altoona, Savannah, and Bentonville; was discharged at close of war, Sept. 25, 1865

West Lincoln Business Directoby

"^^ itoclt-nUers and milk-dealers, Sec. 34; extensive catlle^rabers; Sec 34; Weri Lindiey are the only milk establishment in ihii coin Township

Source changes here: from History of Logan County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Person, and Biographies of Representative Citizens : Also a Condensed History of Illinois, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History, by Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.), published 1886; 188 words in this source stream.

West Lincoln Township

The township of West Lincoln is situated in the west central part of Logan County, and contains two sections more than a congressional township. It is bounded on the north by Orvil Township, east by East Lincoln Township, south by Broadwell Township and west by Sheridan Township. It is drained by Sugar Creek on the north, and the Kickapoo and the Salt on the south. The Champaign & Havana line crosses the to-nnship in an east and west direction. Half of the city of Lincoln is in the southeast comer of the township.

1867 - Supervisor, ' John M. Garner; Clerk, William A. K. Cowdrey ; Assessor, M. L. Higgins; Collector, Timothy H. Beason; Highway Commissioners, Henry Roach, Hiram Pierce and James M. Larison; Justice, Henry Sturgis; Constables, George Stevens and Thomas Bateman.

1S70 - Supervisor, 0. C. Burton; Clerk, William A. Coons; Assessor, William S. Sanders", Collector, Levi Rosenthal; Highway Commissioner, Frank Rimerman; Justices, J. L. Ashley and B. R. Hathaway; Constables, Richard Bowman and Winfield Larison.

1873 - Supervisor, Eobert Scarth; Clerk, W. A. Coons; Assessor, William A. Sanders; Collector, Isaac Acken; Highway Commissioner, Bernard Ligg.