L I B RARY OF THL UNIVERSITY or 1 LLl NOIS ©77.325 P638 iiiiNois mmm suryiy CONFAB NDNta o o o o o o Mropemii) l9 « o o o o o oiPROMlNENTANbRiPRESENTATIYE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY TOGETHER WITH- PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES-Of-ALL ■ THE CHICAGO: Cl^ArAfAjSr BROS. 1890. (2^ a, « pF(Ep/\?E. ~;s»^ ■^5^-.- j'^:!!^ greatest uf English bisturiaus, Macaulay, aiul one of the most brilliant WTiters 01 the present century, has said : "The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Poutrait and Biographical ALiiUMof this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their enterprise and industry, brought the county to a rank second to none among those comprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- gent public. In this volume will be found, a record of many whose lives are worthy the imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in povert}', by industry and economj^ have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who lave risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country'.s call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace once more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not be lost upon those who follow after. Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible wiven to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograph- ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made at their residence or place of business. w . , ,8on CHAPMAN BRO.S. CmcAoo, September, 1890. 4 4 ^N^ O Li It H R M 1 E 3 OF THE GOVERNORS of ILLINOIS, AND OF THE ^'R mc ..' -\^ OFTHE ^^'Mm. W¥i'¥"-npi,T^^l =^2 Sv^o^^v 'iT['' .i?pi,f?»i f^^ '^,^^i >• ^^^p^^^i^^-^ c,-J^a^\^^i-» .1..^' 3>^ ^^MT •^ ^ ^^^i i^ m^mKH Bso?. g;M^% AfllW 1885. WW A jf Erii:! ric!r;H5g?3 P7P H r" r' ij. tj.. ^ dd.H, ri;:^„da w$ fey* ^^^±,*4,± ± ± ^^/W^^*«i^M**^^Si. ^0/#^ FIRST }'RES1DENT. "0 "a'li't.'l^i'lg^t'S'ttiJtn.'i''. >'i •. I'l •. .'i'. ,'i '..'i '■ .'i HE Father of our Country was horn ill Westmorland Co., Va., Feb. 22, 1732. His parents were Augustine and Mary (Ball) Washington. The family to which he belonged has not been satisfactorily traced in England. His great-grand- fatlfer, John Washington, em- igrated to Virginia about 1657, and became a prosperous planter. He had two sons, Lawrence and John. The former married Mildred Warner and had three children, John. Augustine and Mildred. Augus- tine, the father of George, fiist married Jane Butler, who bore him four children, two of whom, Lawrence and Augustine, reached maturity. Of six children by his second marriage, George was the eldest, the others being Betty, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles and Mildred. Augustine Washington, tiie father of George, died in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on tlie Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, and to George he left the parental residence. George received only such education as the neighborhood schools afforded, save for a short time after he left school, when he received private instruction in mathematics. His spellinii v/as rather defective. Remarkable stories are told of his great physica. strength and development at an early age. He was an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When George was 14 years old he had a desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandontd. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this Inisiness he spent three years in a rough frontier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. Li 1751, though only 19 years ol age, he was appointed adjutant with the rank of major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter who did not long survive him. On her denuse the estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddie, as Lieuten- ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia wa? reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this a very perilous mission was assigned him and ac- cepted, which others had refused. This was to pro- ceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North- western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed was l)elween 500 and 600 miles. Winter wafS at liand, and the journey was to be made witliout military escori, through a territory occupied by Indians. The GEORGE WASHINGTON. trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished a full and useful report of his expedition. A regiment of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was then begun against the French and Indians, in which Washington took a most important part. In the memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock ivere disabled early in the action, and Washington alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter to his brother he says : "I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, though death was levelin" my companions on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit him. After having been five years in the military service, and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he took advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, CO resign his conunission. Soon after he entered the Legislature, where, although not a leader, he took an active and important part. January 17, 1759, he married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy widow of John Parke Custis. When the British Parliament hod closed the port •jf Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces that "The cause of Boston^ is the cause of us all." It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- delphia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- cord and Le.xington had been fought. Among the first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and responsible office was conferred upon Washington, who was still a memberof the Congress. He accepted it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he receive no salary. He would keep an exact account of expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the fortunes and liberties of the people of this country were so long confided. The war was conducted by him under every possible disadvantage, and while his forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest nation ofearth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in a paiting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army to to the Contiijental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all connection with public life. In February, 1 7 89, Washington was unanimously elected President. In his presidential career he was subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new government ; trials from lack of confidence on the pan of other governments; trials from want ol harmony between the difterent sections of our own country; trials from the impoverished condition of the country, owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and while perhaps this alone kept our government from sinking at the very outset, it left him exposed to attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and very annoying. At the expiration of his first term he was unani- mously re-elected. At the end of this term manv were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there his few remaining yeais free from the annoyances of public life. Later in the year, however, his repose seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the armies. He chose his sub- ordinate ofHcers and left to them the charge of mat- ters in the field, which he superintended from his home. In accepting the command he made the reservation that he was not to be in the field until it was necessary. In the midst of these prei)arations his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling in his throat, produced inflammation, and terminated fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eiuh- teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its final resting place, and interred in the family vault at Mount Vernon. Of the character of Washington it is impossible to speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- miration. The more we see of the operations of our government, and the more deeply we feel the difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- ent and character, which have been able to challenge the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will lie as lasting as the existence of man. The ]ierson of Washington was unusally tan, erect and well proportioned. His muscular strength was great. His features were of a beautiful symmetr\-. He commanded respect without any appearance of hnughiiness, and ever serious without being dull. ■^^■'%^^^'r*'-"' ^:ZOOND FixIiS/JJENT. ■3 il^ffifiaii — ^«- ^^mtSr: |^^l^■-tAA■t,.t.»t,■^^.t■.■HA:hAAAA-AAH^^^ ?'P?«r4w'^' OHN ADAMS, the second A President and the lirst Vice- '*~'"Presideat of the United States, was born in Braintree ( now Quincy),MabS., and about ten miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 1735. His great-grandfather, Henry Adams, emigrated from England about ! 640, with a family of eight sons, and settled at Braiatree. The parents of John were John and Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His father was a farmer of limited means, to which he added the bus- iness of shoemaking. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical educa- tion at Harvard College. John graduated in 1755. and at once took charge of the school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a 'sci-.ool of affliction," from which \vt endeavored to irain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the study of law. For this purpose he placed himself under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He had thought seriously of the clerical profession but seems to have Ijeen turned from this by what he cermed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- cils, cf diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature," of the operations of which he had been a witness in his native town. He was well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- tion turned him from law to politics. He took initial steps toward holdin,, .1 town meeting, and the resolu- tions he offered on the subject became very populai throughout the Provmce, and were adopted word for word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and prominent advocates of the ixjpular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- lislature) in 1770. Mr. .'Xdams was chosen one of the first delegate.^ from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- vocated the movement for independence against th? majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies should assume the duties of self-government. He was a prominent member of the committee of live appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde- pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but on Adams devolved the task of battling it through Congress in a three days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th? glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wile which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated" by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "t'.ie greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil be decided among men. A resolution uas passed without one dissenting colony, ' that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of July, 1776, will lie a memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It ought to be solemnized with [lomp, shows- 24 JOHN ADAMS. games, sixjrts, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward for ever. You will think me transix)rted with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of tlie toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and glory. 1 can see that the end is WL/rth more than all the means; and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not." In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France and to co-operate with Benijamin FraHklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms ^nd money from the French Government. This was a severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17, 1779. In September of the same year he was again chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet might lie found willing to listen to such pioposels. He sailed for France in November, from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated important loans and formed important commercial treaties Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con- tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he was advised to goto England to drink the waters of Bath. \Vhilein England, still drooping anddesjiond- ing, he received dispatches from his own government urging the necessity of his going to .\msterdam to negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through storm, on sea, on horseback and foot,he made the trip. February 24, 1785; Congress appointed Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long re- garded him as a traitor. As England did not condescend to appoint a minister to the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom- plishing but little, he sought permission to return to nis own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. When Washington was first chosen President, John Adams, rendered illusriious by his signal services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice President. .'Vgain at the second election of Washington as President, Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President,though not without much ojiiKisition. Serving in this office four years, he was succeeded by Mr. Je''''erson, his opponent in politics. ^(^hile Mr .\dams was Vice President the grea* French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was uixan this point which he was at issue with the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their power of self-government, and he utterly abhored the class of atlieist philosophers who he claimed caused it. On the other hand Jefferson's sympatiiies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- iginated the alienation between these distinguished men, and two jx)werful parties were thus soon organ- ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England and Jefferson led the other in sympathy with France. The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling had died away, and he had begun to receive that just appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till after death. No one could look u[K)n his venerable form, and think of what he had done and suffered, and how he had given up all the prime and strenL,th of his life to the public good, without the deepest emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar good fortune to witness the complete success of the institution which he had been so active in creating and supiwrting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest station in the gift of the people. The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the signers of that immortal instrument left upon the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of these finished their earthly pilgrimage, a coincidence so remarkable as to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from his bed. On being requested to name a toast for the customarv' celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- DEPENDEN'CE FOREVER." When the day was ushered in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew what day it was.' He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- ious fourth of July — God bless it — God bless you all." In the course of the day he said, " It is a great and glorious day." The last words he uttered were, "Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- signed his spirit into the hands of his God. The personal appearance and manners of Mr. Adams were not particularly pre]X)Ssessing. His face, as his portrait manifests,was intellectual ard expres- sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked the manners and address of Tefferson. wz. THIRD PRESIDENT. 2? 23© IMA S J A -:i>^ HOMAS JEFFERSON was born April 2, 1743, at Shad- |,#\vell, Alljermarle county, Va. His parents were Peter and Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, "^^^^/^^ff the former a native of Wales, ""iA and the latter born in Lon- don. To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas was the elder. When 14 years of age his fatiier died. He received a most liberal education, hav- ing been kept diligently at school from the time he was five years of age. In 1760 he entered William end Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat of the Colonial Court, and it was the obodeof fashion a. id s]jlendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he was earnestly devoted lo his studies, and irreproacha- able in his morals. It is strange, however, under such influences, that he was not ruined. In the sec- ond year of his college course, moved by some un- explained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen hours a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out of the city and back again. He thus attained very high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. Immediately upon leaving college he began the study of law. For the short time he continued in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for greater action. The policy of England had awakened the spirit of resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led him into active political life. In 1769 he was chosei ' a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses \\\ 1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very oeauli- ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widov. Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, th-rr was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, whici commanded a prospect of wonderful extent ai;u beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his i^ew home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye' elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Verr.ou became tiie most distini^uished resort in our land. In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress where, though a silent meml)er, his abilities as a writer and a reasoner soon become known, and h : was placed upon a number of important committee^, and was chairman of the one appointed for tlie draw- ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John .A^dams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger .Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was subrnitted to Con- gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776 What must have been the feelings of 'hat z8 THOMAS JEFFERSON. man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of America, was also to publish her to the world, free, (,overign and independent. It is one of the most re- ;niirkable papers ever written ; and did no other effort 'f the mind of its author exist, that alone would be sufticient to stamp his name with immortality. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry, as Governor of Virginia. At one time the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to Moniicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five minutes elapsed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and 1 in the summer of 1782 she died. 1 Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two years later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- tentiary to France. Returning to the United States in September, 1789, he becarne Secretary of State in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- dent, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 1 804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, and George Clinton, Vice President. The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adrainstra- tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the tnmquility and peace of the Union; this was the con- spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a military expedition into the Spanish territories on our southwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there a new republic. This has been generally supposed was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been generally known what his real plans were, there is no doubt that they were of a far more dangerous character. In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined to retire from political life. For a period of nearly forty years, he had been continually before the pub- .ic, and all that time had been employed in offices of the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- voted the best part of his life to the service of his country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his dechning years required, and uix)n the organization of the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello. Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole families came in their coaches with their horses, — fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and nurses, — and remained three and even six months. Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a fashionable watering-place. The fourth of July, r826, being the fiftieth anniver- sary of the Declaration of American Independence great preparations were made in every pait of thi Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, anc the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnit) of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer and one of the fetv surviving signers of the Declara- tion, to participate in their festivities. But an ill- ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and had been continually increasing, compelled him tc decline the invitation. On the second of July, the disease under whict he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced state that his medical attendants, entertained nc hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the nex' day, which was Monday, he asked of those around him, the day of the month, and on being told it was the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish tha' he might be permitted to breathe the airof the fiftietl] anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land burst uix)n his eyes, and then they were closed for- ever. And what a noble consummation of a nobk life ! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - the day v/hich his own name and his own act had rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to beai him company, left the scene of his earthly honors Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions 01 freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desj^nding countr)'men; for half £ century they had labored together for the good 01 the country; and now hand in hand they depart In their lives they had been united in the same greai cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were noi divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rathei above six feet in height, but well formed; his eye; were light, his hair originally red, in after life l)ec:im< white and silvery; his comple.xion was fair, his fore head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent anc thoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind a; well as personal courage ; and his command of tem- per was such that his oldest and most intimate friend; never recollected to have seen him in a passion His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded thai all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic ; anc his language was remarkably pure and correct. Hi was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings i; discernable the care with which he fomied his siylf upon the best models of antiquity. -J (Z^c< <- <-' ,0^^ iti-X-C^j C''^ FOURTH FRF SI DENT. jg^DQES ni^DISOI]. AMES MADISON, "Father of the Constitution," and fourth 'President of the United States, was born March i6, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia, ""■^ June 28, 1836. The name of James Madison is inseparably con- nected with most of the important events in that heroic period of our country during whicli the founda- tions of this great republic were laid. He was the last of the founders of the Constitution of the United States to be called to his eternal reward. The Madison family were among the early emigrants to the New World, landing uix)n the shores of the Chesa- peake but 15 years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison was an opulent planter, residing mxjn a very fine es- tate called " Montpelier," Orange Co., Va. The mansion was situated in the midst of scenery highly pictur- esque and romantic, on the west side of South-west Mountain, at the foot of Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and political attachment existed between these illustrious men, from their early youth until death. The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to study with the most im- prudent zeal ; allowing himself, for months, but tliret hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus l)ecamc so seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble body, with a character of utmost purity, and wi;h a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf quent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study ol law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and the society with which he asso ciated, all combined to inspire him with a stroi'g love of liberty, and to train him for his life-woik ol a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of nrind, and his frail health leading him to think tba' his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mn;d singularly free from passion and prejudice, and with almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed all the arguments for and against revealed religion, until his faith became so established as never to be shaken. In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to frame the constitution of the State. The next year (•777)1 hs was a candidate for the General Assembly. He refused to treat the whisky-loving voters, and consequently lost his election ; but those who had witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, and he was appointed to the Executive Council. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained member of the Council ; and their appreciation o'i hi> 32 JAMES MADISON. intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 1780, he was elected a member of the Continental Con{jress. Here he met the most illustrious men in our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of the most conspicuous positions among them. For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- gress, one of its most active and influential members. In the year 1784, his term having expired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- tional government, with ik) power to form treaties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration, that an efficient national government must be formed. In January', 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other States to apix)int commis- sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. Five States only were represented. The convention, however, issued another call, drawn up by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft a Constitution for the United States, to take the place of that Confederate League. The delegates met at ■ the time apix)inted. Every State but Rhode Island was represented. George Washington was chosen president of the convention ; and the present Consti- tution of the United States was then and there formed. There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- tive in framing this immortal document than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote 8i to 79, was to be presented to the several States for acceptance. But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected we should be left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but little power at home and little respect abroad. ^Ir. Madison was selected by the conven- tion to draw up an address to the people of the United States, exix)unding the principles of the Constitution, and urging its adoption. There was great opposition to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and went into effect in 1789. Mr. ^ladison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the avowed leader of the Republican party. While in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. Todd, a young widow of remarkable power of fascination, whom he married. She was in person and character queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied so prominent a position in the ve.xy j^eculiar society which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. Mndison. Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under Jefferson, and at the close of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroach- ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. , British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and our flag was e.\ix)sed to constant insult. Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, re'.iiing in his disix)sition, war had no charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the crew to be paraded before him. With, great nonchal- ance he selects any number whom he may please to designate as British subjects ; orders them down the ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the battles of England. This right of search and im- pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce the British cabinet to relinquish. On the 1 8th of June, 181 2, President Madison gave his approval to an act of Congress declaring war against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4th of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority, and entered upon his second term of office. This is not the place to describe the various adventures of this war on the land and on the water. Our infan'. navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- pling with the most formidable fwwer which ever swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest by the appearance of a British fleet, early in Februarj', 1813, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole coast of the United States under blockade. The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- ish force of five thousand men landed on the banks of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- burg, uix)n Washington. The straggling little city of Washington was thrown into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the metropolis. The whole populaticn fled from the city. The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the Wliite House, with her carriage drawn up at the dot-r to await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed, and he could not go back without danger of being captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in Washington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and on Feb. 13, i8r5,the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- son died July 12, 1849. V . 7 ^^^ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35 AMES .MONROE, the fifth I'residentof The United States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the jirov- ince ill which he was born. When, at 17 years of age, in the process 'i' of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Co- lonial Congress assembled at Phila- delphia to deliberate upon the un- just and manifold oppressions of Great Britian, declared the separa- tion of the Colonies, and promul- gated the Declaration of Indejien- dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the patriots. He joined the army when everything looked hope- less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from day to day. The invading armies came pouring in; and the tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- Ijnding with an enemy whom they had been taught to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through difficulty and danger, the United States owe their [lolitical emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, with a firm determination to live or die with her strife for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. In four months after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro- moted a captain of infantry ; and, having recovered from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an officer in the staff of Lord Steriing. During the cam- paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aid-de-camp; but becoming desirous to regain his position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for the "Virginia line. This scheme failed owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at that period Governor, and pursued, with considerable ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun- teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. In 1782, he was elected from King George county, a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that body he was elevated to a seat in the E.xecutive Council. He was thus honored with the confidence of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having at this early period displayed some of that ability and a|)titude for legislation, which were afterwards employed with unremittipgenergfy forthe public good, 36 JAMES MONROE. lie was in the succeeding year chosen a member of ihe Congress of the United States. Decjjlyas Mr. Monioefeh the imperfections of the old Conlcderacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, •.hinkiiig, with many others of *.he Republican party, '.hat it gave too much power to the Central Government, .md not enough to the individual States. Still he re- tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member of the United States Senate ; which office he held for four years. Every month the line of distinction be- tween the two great parties which divided the nation, the Federal and the Republican, was growing more distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- arated them were, that the Rejiublican party was in sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a stiict construction of the Constitution as to give the Central Government as little power, and the State (Governments as much [lower, as the Constitution would warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- stitution, which would give as much power to tl»e Central Government as that document could possibly authorize. The leading F'ederalists and Republicans were alike noljle men, consecrating all their energies to the good of the nation. Two more honest men or more pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In building up this majestic nation, which is destined to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- bination of their antagonism was needed to create the light ecpiilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- nounced as almost a demon. Washington was then President. England had es- poused the cause of the Bourbons against the juinci- ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- tween these contending powers. France had helped us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms of Euroi)e were now combined to prevent the French from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse than that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in ilieir extremity. It was the impulse of a generous and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in magnanimity. Washington, who could appreciate such a character, d;veloped his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister "f that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention i!i France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon- roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the office for three yeais. He was again sent to f ranee to co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining the vast territory then known as the Province of Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- tained from Spain. Their united efforts were suc- cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and district of Louisiana were added to the United States. This was probably the largest transfer of real estate which was ever made in all the history of the world. From France Mr. Monroe went to England to oIj- tain from that country some recognition of our rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- land was unrelenting. He again returned to F3ng- land on the same mission, but could receive no redress. He returned to his home and was again chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned to accept the position of Secretary of State under Madison. While in this office war with England was declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during these trying times, the duties of the War Department were also put upon him. He was truly the armor- bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient business man in his cabinet. Upon the return ol peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec tion lieUl the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had been chosen President with but little opposition, and upon March 4, 181 7, was inaugurated. Four years later he was elected for a second term. Among the important measures of his Presidency were the cession of Florida to the Lhiited States; tjie Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'' This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that time the United States had recognized the indei)end- ence of the South American states, and did not wish to have European powers longer attempting to sub- due portions of the American Continent. The doctrine is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their sys- tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety," and "that we could not view any interposition for the inirpose of oppressing or controlling American governments or ]irovinces in any other light than as a manifestation by Euro]iean powers of an unfriendly disposition tinvard the United States.". This doctrine immediately afiTected the course of foreign governments, and has become the approved sentiment of the LTnited States. At the end of his fecond term Mr. Monroe retired to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830, when he went to New York to live with his son-in- law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July, 1831 fv J. $, Ai fi-0>vj SIXTH PRESIDENT. ^TxrMr^:^ J!5 . „ _ JI4 li :jor?i] Qnii]6Y ;5D^i]QS. iJ-SiS'^-S'.c* ^s#'$::S'4^:;sH '■^',^^=-*r i'^'»3*^'''^»!e»-^J^rf3^"— A^N^jt OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth President of the United instates, was born in the rural " home of his honored father, Joim Adams, in Qaincy, Mass., on the I ith cf July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over his childhood during the almost constant ab- sence of his father. When but eight years of age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, listen- ing to the booming of the great bat- tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on upon the smoke and flames billow- ing up from the conflagration of Charlestown. When but eleven years old he took a tearful adieu of his mother, to sail with his father for Europe, through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright, animated boy spent a year and a half in Paris, where his fatiier was associated with Franklin and Lee as minister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted the notice of these distinguished men, and he received from them flattering marks of attention. Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this cou;'-try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again joI.A Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he ai)plied himself with great diligence, for six months, to jtudy; then accom pained his father to Holland, v'here he entered, first a school in Amsterdam, then the University at Leyden. About a year from this fime, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen yea-3 of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. \\\ this school of incessant labor and of enobling culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned 10 Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed his studies, under a private tutor, at Hague. Thence, in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father tc Paris, traveUng leisurely, and forming acquaintance with the most distinguished men on the Continent- examining architectural remains, galleries of paintings and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again became associated with the most illustrious men of all lands in the conteniijlations of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human mind. Afte; a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to America. To a brilliant young man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, and who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a residence with his father in London, under such cir- cumstances, must have been extremely attractive but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- ferred to return to America to complete his education in an American college. He wished then to study law, that with an honorable profession, he might be able to obtain an independent support. Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty- he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- pointed by Washington, resident minister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached Londonin October, where he was immediately admit- ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney, assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with Gieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight ir, London, he proceeded to the Hague. In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal a.-> minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, upon ariiving in London, he met with despatches directing him to the court of Beilin, but requesting him to remain in London until he should receive his instructions. While waiting he was married to a:i American lady to whom he had been previously en- gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in London; a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- plishment which eminently fitted her to move in ti.e elevated sphere for which she was destined- ♦o JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; where he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful- filled all the puriKJses of his mission, he solicited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then was elected Senator of the United States for six years, from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his ability and his experience, placed him immediately among the most prominent and influential members of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- sulting our flag. There was no man in America more familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon these points, and no one more resolved to present a firm resistance. In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- idential chair, and he immediately nominated John Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked at Boston, in August, 1809. While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- dent. He devoted his attention to the language and history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the European system of weights, measures, and coins; to the ciimate and astronomical observations ; while he kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an important part of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters every day. On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately apix)inted Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he sailed in June, i8tg, for the United States. On the i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in Quincy. During the eiglit years of Mr. Mon- roe's administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second term of office, new candidates began to be presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy .\dams, eighty-four; William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- scyfen. As there was no choice by the people, the question wer.t to the House of Re[)resentatives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and he was elected. The friends of all the disappointed candidates now combined in a venomous and persistent assault iqion Mr. .\dams. There is nothing more disgraceful in *"^ past history of our country than the abuse which was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this high-minded, uprightj patriotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more con- scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun- try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- lously and outrageously assailed. Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising early, and taking much exercise. \\'hen at his home in Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his own fire and applying himself to work in his library often long before dawn. On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew- Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- dent. The slavery question now began to assume jxirtentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was elected representative to Congress. For seventeen years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre- sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of "the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in the House, he announced that he should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably there never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the last to leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. 'I he battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime in Its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, with expulsion from the House, with assassination : but no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when his body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before he slept, the prayer which his mother taught him in his infant years. On the 2rstof February, 1848, he rose on the floor of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- sis, and was caught in the arms of those around liim. For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and said " This is the end of earth ;W\^y\ after a moment's pause he added, ''/am eontent" These were the last words of the grand "Old Man Eloquent." f <^-^'^i-^^^^f the bends of theTallanoosa River, near the cen- ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. With an army of two thousand men, Gen. Jackson traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven il'vs. He re.iched their fort, called Toliopeka or Uorsc-shoe, 0.1 I'lo 27lh of March. i8ia. The bend of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow neck the Indians had constructed a formidable brea.st- work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with an ample suply of arras were assembled. The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- perate. Not an Indian would accept of quarter. When bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was awful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war- rios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam the river and escaped. This ended the war. The power of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold plunge into the wilderness, with itsterriffic slaughter, so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants of the bands came to the camp, begging for peace. This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- centrate all our militia upon Ihe British, who were the allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he was appointed major-general. Late in .August, with an army of two thousand men, on a rushing march. Gen. Jackson came to Mobile. A British fleet came from Pensacola, landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fort, and from both ship and shore commenced a furious assault The battle was long and doubtful. At length one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his littb; army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, And the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won for Gen. Jackson an imperishalile name. Here hfs troops, which numbered about four thousand men, won a signal victory over the British army of about nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he assumed the reins of the government, he met with the most terrible affliction of liis life in the death of his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has perhaps never lieen surpassed. From tlie shock of her death he never recovered. His administration was one of the most memorable in the annals of our country; applauded by one party, condemned by the other. No man had more bitter enemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of his two terms of office he retired to the Hermitace, where he died June 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jack- son's life were that of a devoted Christian man. ^ 7 2^^^ ^^z^3 U^.^'z..^ EIGHTH PRESIDENT. 47 ARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth President of the United States, was born at Kinderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1782. He died at the same )late, July 24, 1862. His body rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is a plain granite shaft fifteen feet high, liearing a simple inscription about half way up on one face, w The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded by shrub or flower. There is but little in the life of Martin Van P.uren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those incidents which give zest to biography. His an- cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland to the Ijanks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- ligence and e.xemplary piety. He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- usual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies in his native village, and commenced the study of law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven years of study in a law-office were retpiired of him liefore he could be admitted to the bar. Inspired with a lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- sued his studies witli indefatigable industry. After 5i)ending six ye.nrs in an office in bis native village, he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his studies for the seventh year. In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years of age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- lage. The great conflict between the Federal and Rei)ublican party was then at its height. Mr. Van Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listenkig to the many discussions which had been carried on in his father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused the cause of State Rights ; though at that time the Fed- eral party held the supremacy both in his town and State. His success and increasing ruputation led him after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th^; county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years, constantly gaining strength by contending in the- courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned the bar of his State. Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump- tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep ovei her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record of those years is barren in items of public interest. In t8i 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to the State Senate, and gave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 18 15, he was ap- pointed Attorney-General, and the ne.\t year moved to Albany, the capital of the State. 'iVhile he was acknowledged as one of the most piominent leaders of the Democratic party, he had +8 MARTIN VAN BUREN. the moral courage to avow that true democracy did not require that " universal suffrage" which admits the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of governing the State. In true consistency with his democratic principles, he contended that, while the path leading to the privilege of voting should be open to every man without distinction, no one should be invested with that sacred iirerogative, unless he were in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue and some property interests in the welfare of the State. In 1821 he was elected a member of the United .States Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat in the convention to revise the constitution of his .lative State. His course in this convention secured the approval of men of all parties. No one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the interests of all classes in the community. In the Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a conspicuous position as anactive and useful legislator. In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to Jie Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- jermiued opposer of the Administration, ado|iting the 'State Rights" view in opposition to what was deemed the Federal iiroclivities of Mr. Adams. .Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whetlier entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- g.arded throughout the United States as one of the uiost skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. Zt was supposed that no one knew so well as he how ;o touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all ;he wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to organize a political army which would, secredy and rtealthily accomplish the most gigantic results. By these powers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secure^i results which lew tliought then could be accomplished. VV ij 1 .\adrew Jackson was elected President he appointed Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This poiiiion lie resigned in 1831, and was immediately appointed Minister to England, where he went the sn-,iL.' .iinunin. The .Se late, however, when il met, refLSed to ratify the nomination, and he leturned home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and frowns for none, he took his place at the head of that Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination as ambassador. His rejection liy the Senate roused all the zeal of President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor= ite ; and this, probably more than any other cause, secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the United States He was elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Van Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred upon him the power to appoint a successor." His administration was filled with exciting events. The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in volve this country in war with England, the agitation of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- cial panic which spread over the country, all were trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- tributed to the management of the Democratic party, and brought the President into such disfavor that he failed of re-election. With the exception of being nominated for the Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate uiitil his deatli. He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal liabits, and living within his income, had now fortunately a competence for his declining years. His unblemished character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he had occupied in the government of our country, se- cured to him not only the homage of his party, but the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindfuwald^ he still exerted a powerful influence upon ihe publics of the country. From this time until his death, on. the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty ; eais, he resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of culture and of wealth; enjoyirg in a liealthy old age, probably far more hapjiiness than he had before experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life- ^ J^^a^iyi^- 'M.^ NJNTH PRESIJJJ'.NT. S' f ..-4. *i > 4 I ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- w SON, the ninth President of % the United States, was born j/J at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. His father, Benjamin Harri- son, was in comparatively op- ulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an intimate friend of George Washington, w as early elected a meml)er of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuovis among the patriots of Virginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- rison and John Hancock were both candidates for the office of speaker. Mr Harrison was subsequently chosen Governor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son, i William Henry, of course enjoyed in childhood all the advantages which wealth and intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- ing received a thorough common-school education, lie entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soon after the death of his father. He Jhen repaired to Philadelpliia tostudy medicine undtr the instructions of Dr. Rush, and the guardianship of iobert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, ■"igners of the Declaration of Independence. Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- withstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, having obtained a commission of Ensign from Presi- dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old. From that time he passed gradually upward in rank until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose death he resigned his commission. He was then a))- pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This Territory was then entitled to but one member in Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that position. In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory was divided by Congress into two portions. The eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced in the State of Ohio, was called " 'I'he Territory north-west of the Ohio." The western porlion, which included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil- liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap- pointed by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as extensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now rapidly increasing white population. The ability and fidelity with which lie discharged these res[)onsible duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards liy Presi- dent Madison. When he began his adminstration there were but three white settlements in that almost boundless region, now crowded with cities and resounding with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. Oneof these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French settlement. The vast wilderness over which (lov. Harrisoi. reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Abou' UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOii i iDnAnw 5* WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or "The Prophet." Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- able perseverance in any enterprise in which he might engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, and had long regarded with dread and with hatred the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- grounds of liis fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was an orator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which they dwelt. But the Prophet was not merely an orator : he was, in the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent by the Great Spirit. Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- canoe the Indians were routed with great slaugliter. (Jctober 28, 1812, his army began its march. When near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- ing the next day, to agree upon terms of peace. But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- tations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en- campment, he took every precaution against surprise. His troops were posted in a hollow square, and slept upon their arms. The troops threw themselves upon the ground for rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his loaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- ble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all the desperation which superstition and passion most highly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the little army. The savages had been amply provided with guns and ammunition by the English. Their war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- cus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a S])eedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's troops stood as immovable as the rocks aroand them until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- fore them, and completely routing the foe. Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked to the utmost. The British descending from the Can- adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but with their savage allies, rushing like wolves irom the forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- ing, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into a state of consternation which even the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison was appointed by President Madison commander-in- chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. It would be diflScult to place a man in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but General Harrison was found equal to the position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the r& sponsibilities. He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket lashed over his saddle. Thirty-five British officers, his prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle. The only fare he could give them was beef roasted liefore the fire, without bread or salt. In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of the National House of Representatives, to represent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an active member; and whenever he spoke, it was with force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested the attention of all the members. In 1S19, Harrison was elected to the Senate ol Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the presidential electors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him forward as a candidate for the Presidency against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nominated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler for the Vice Presidency. The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but his triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most brilliant with which any President had ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a pleurisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- ness, died on the 4th of April; just one month after his inauguration as President of the United States. . 'l/KL TENTIf PRESIDENT. 55 A OHN TYLER, the tenth i.ja Presidentof the United States. He was born in Charles-city Co., Va., Marcli 29, 1790. He was the favored child of af- fluence and high social po- sition. At the earl)' age of twelve, John entered \Villiani and Mary College and grad- uated with much honor when Init seventeen years old. After graduating, he devoted him- self with great assiduity to the study of law, partly with his father and p.irtly with Edmund Randolph, one of the most distin- guished lawyers of Virginia. At nineteen years of age, ne commenced the practice of law. His success was rapid and aston- ishing. It is said that three months had not elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the dock- et of the court in which he was iiot retained. When but twenty-one vears of age, he was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State L;giFlature. He connected himself with the Demo- cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he w.is elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the unanimous vote or his county. When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and alily with the Democratic party, o[iposing a national bank, internal improvements by the General ^vern- ment, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- struction of the Constitution, and the most careful vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous that before the close of his second term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, however, soon after consented to take his seat i]i the State Legislature, where his influence was powerful in promoting public works of great utility. With a reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen by a very large majority of votes, Covernor of his native State. His administration was signally a suc- cessful one. His po[)ularity secured his re-election. John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed man, thtn represented Virginia in the Senate of the United States. A portion of the Democratic party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. \\\ accordance with his professions, upon taking his seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- ing all projects of internal improvements Ijy the Gen- eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. Jackson, by liis opposition to the nullifiers, had abandoned the piinciples of the Democratic party. Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record in perfect accordance with the principles wliich he had always avowed. Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of his profession. There was a rplit in the Democratic JOHN TYLER. party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- ments upon him. He had now attained the age of forty-si.\. His career had been very brilliant. In con- sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- tation. Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, for the better education of his children ; and he again look his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 1839. The majoritv of votes were given to Gen. Har- rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- thy with the Whig party in the No:th: but the Vice President has but very little power in the Govern- ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a Democratic Vice President were chosen. In 1841, Ylx. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- dent of the United States. In one short month from that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler thus -cund himself, to his own surprise and that of the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential chair. This was a new test of the stability of our institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler was at home in Williamsburg when he received the unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of April was inaugurated to the high and responsible office. He was placed in a position of exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been opposed tc the main principles of the party which had brought him into power. He had ever been a con- sistent, hone:t man, with an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, on the other hand, should he turn against the party which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- mony with himself, and which would oppose all those views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- vited the cabinet which President Harrison had selected to retain their seats. He reccommended a day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and bless us. The Wliigs carried through Congress a bill for the incorporation of a fiscal bank of the United States. The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with his veto. He isuaaested, however, that he >vould approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. It is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely touched the pride of the President. The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- dent into their arms. The party which elected him denounced him bitterly. All the members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a meeting and issued an address to the people of the United States, proclaiming that all political alliance between the Whigs and President Tyler were at an end. Still the President attempted to conciliate. He appointed a new cabmet of distinguished Whigs and Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessaiy to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. Tlie land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, however, he brought himself into sympathy with his old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. Polk, the Democratic candidate for his successor. On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the harassm.ents of office, tothe regret of neither party, and probably to his own unspeakable relief. His first wife, Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and intellectual accomplishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler jiassed mainly in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in his manners, richly furnished with mformation from books and experience in the world, and possessing brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was the scene of unnsual attractions. With sufficient means for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few friends who gathered around him, were it not for the storms of civil war which his own principles and jxjlicy had helped to introduce. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- houn had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced his allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; and while engaged in active measures to destroy, b" force of arms,- the Government over which he had once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. m .jC ELE VEN Til PRESIDE N 7 '. 59 ^\ JAMES K. FOIK. ^ ^'.^:.,^ (s) ■i:^ ll AMES K.POLK, the eleventh 'jk President of the United States, # was born in Mecklenburg Co., /j N. C, Nov. 2, 1795. His par- ^ ents were Samuel and Jane (Kno.x) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In the year 1S06, with his wife and children, and soon after fol- lowed by most of the members of the Polk farnly, Samuel Polk emi- grated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here in tiie midst of the wilderness, in a region which was subsequently called Mau- ry Co., they reared their log huts, and established their homes. In the hard toil of a new farm in the wil- derness, James K. Polk spent the early years of his childhood and youth. His father, adding the pur- suit of a surveyor to that of a farmer, ' gradually increased in wealth until he became one of the leading men of the region. His mother was a superior woman, of strong common sense and earnest piety. Very early in life, James developed a taste for leading and e.xpressed the strongest desire to obtain a liberal education. His mother's training had made him methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a * sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. This was to James a bitter disappointment. He had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks were irksome in the e.xtreme. He remained in this uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. \V'ith ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half years, in the autumn of 1S15, entered the sophonwre class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Here he was one of the most e.xemplaty of scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious service. He graduated in 18 18, with the highest honors, be* ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at thi? time much impaired by the assiduity with which he had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of rela.\ation he went to Nashville, and entered the office of Feli.x Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polli renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, Init a few miles from Nashville. They had [jrobably beci slightly acquainted before. Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican. and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and w;;s constantly called upon to address the meetings of his party friends. His skill as a speaker was such th.-.t he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, genial ard 6o /AMES K. POLK. :ourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic nature in the jo) s and griefs of others which ever gave him troops of friends. In 1823, IMr. Polk was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his strong influence towards the election of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- tinue(/ in that office". He then voluntarily withdrew, only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair of I'^nnessee. In Congress he was a laborious member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever he spoke it was always to the point, and without any ambitious rhetorical display. During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr Polk per- formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of March, 1839. In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was elected by a large majority, and on the 1 4th of Octo- ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, his term of office expired, and he was again the can- didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- ated President of the United States. The verdict of the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and left the country, declaring the act of the annexation to be an act hostile to Mexico. In his first message. President Polk urged that Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- ceived into the Union on the same footing with the other States. In the meantime. Gen. Taylor was sent with an army into Texas to hold the countrj'. He was sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected batteries- which commanded the Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on the western banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, and wa: was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first called one of "observation," then of "occupation," then of "invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. It v.'as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was brought on. 'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands A\'e now consented to peace upon the condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- ifornia. This new demand embraced, e.\clusive of Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the size of New York, Thus slavery was securing eighteen majestic States to be added to the Union. There were some Americans who thought it all right : there were others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. On the 3d of Jilarch, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from office, having served one term. The next day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated as his successor. Mr Polk rode to the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, and his health was good \\'ith an ample fortune, a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping up the Valley of the Mississijjpi. This he contracted, and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. ViV- TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 63 "^ . ACHARY TAYLOR, twdith ®) President of the United States, -'■^was born on the 2 4tli of Nov., 1784, in Orange Co., Va. His father. Colonel Taylor, was a Virginian of note, and a dis- tinguished patriot and soldier of the Revolution. When Zachary was an infant, his father with his wife and two children, emigrated to Kentucky, where he settled in the pathless wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. In this front- 'SIiK' ier home, away from civilization and all its refinements, young Zachary could enjoy but few social and educational advan- tages. When six years of age he attended a common school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and •manifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight the Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. In 1S08, his father succeeded in obtaining for him the commission of lieutenant in the United States army ; and lie joined the troops which were stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady from one of the first families of i\Iaryland. Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- land, in 1S12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- ness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, ■cd by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. Early in the autumn of 1812, the Indians, stealthily, and in large numbers, moved upon the fort. The.r approach was first indicated by the murder of two soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to meet the antici- pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their chief would come to have a talk with him. It was evident that their object was merely to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept them at a distance. The sun went down; the savages disappeared, the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before midnight the war whoop biurst from a thousand lips in the forest around, followed by the discharge of musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- ture, death by the rnost agonizing and prolonged tor- ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- Until si.\ o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict continued. The savages then, baffled at every point, and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the rank of major by brevet. Until the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed in such situations that he saw but little more of active service. He was sent far away into the depths of the wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little to be done Init to wear away the tedious hours as one best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 64 ZACHARY TAYLOR tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in employments so obscure, that his name was unknown beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to com]jel the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, hac' promised they should do. The services rendered he.e secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated tc ;he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- mand of the United States troops in Florida. After two years of such wearisome employment amidst the everglades of the peninsula. Gen. Taylor obtained, at his own request, a change of command, :.nd was stationed over the Department of the South- west. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, from the world, but faithfully discharging every duty imposed upon him. In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed by the United States. Soon the war with Mexico was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in the Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over forces much larger than he commanded. His careless habits of dress and his unaffected simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, i\m sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' Tlie tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista ■pread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The Whig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- ful popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- lettered, honest soldier as their candidate for the Presidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- claring that he was not at all qualified for such an office. So little interest had he taken in jiolitics that, for forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen who had been long years in the public ser\'ice found *!.iir claims set aside in behalf of one whose name had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. It is said that Daniel M'ebster, in his haste re- marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- pared such few communications as it was needful should be presented to the public. The popularity of the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- umphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — Gen. Cass and E.K-President Martin Van Buren. Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed. His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably tended to hasten his death. The pro-slavery party was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi- tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was pleading for admission to the Union, while slaveiy stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found the political conflicts in Washington to be far more trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or Indians. In the midst of all these troubles, Gen. Taylor, after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of but little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1850. His last words were, " I am not afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the affections of the people; and the Nation bitterly la- mented his death. Gen. Scott, who was thoioughly acquainted with Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful description of his character: — " With a good store of common sense. Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- quence. The frontiers and small military jx)sts had been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju- dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hal a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- side pocket, — in any such case, this critic held the offender to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse), whom he would not, to use his oft repeated i)hrase, 'touch with a pair of tongs.' "Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In shorf few men have ever had a more comfortable, laboi- saving contempt for learning of every kind." i-t^i<*;K$'4^;K$'S>$;^^^^ _g_^ ^^ J^ ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- tceiith President ofthe LInited ' States, was born at Summer Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on the yth of January, iSoo. His father was a farmer, and ow- ing to misfortune, in humble cir- cumstances. Of his mother, tlic daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she possessed an intellect of very high order, united with much personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- position, graceful manners and ex- (piisite sensibilities. She died in 1831 ; having lived to see her son a young man of distinguished proni- ;be, though she was not permitted to witness the high dignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limited iTieans of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- vantages for education in his early years. The com- mon r.chools, which lie occasionally attended were very imperfect nistitutions; and books were scarce r.nd expensive. There was nothing then in his char- acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he was about to enter. He was a plain farmer's boy; intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, aid had laid the foundations of ai\ upright character. When fourteen years of age, his father sent him some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. Near the mill there was a small villiage, where some enterprising man' had commenced the collection of a village library. This jiroved an inestimable blessing to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read- ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate and the selections which he made were continually more elevating and instructive. He read history, biography, oratory, and thus gradually there was en- kindled in his heart a desire to be something more than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be- coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, educated man. The young clothier had now attained the age of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened tha' there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge ^Valte^ AVood, — who was struck with the prepossessing ap- pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and ■attainments that he advised him to abandon his trade and devote himself to the study of the law. Tlie young man replied, that he had no means of his own, no friends to help him and that his previous educa- tion had been very imperfect. But Judge AVood had so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to take liim into his own office, and to loan him such money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous offer was accepted. There is in many minds a strange delusion abou': a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- lege. But many a boy loiters through university Ii.tII- Hnd then enters a law office, who is by no meaas as Oi MILLARD FILLMORE. well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- tense mental culture. In 1S23, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, his practice of course was limited, and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. His elevation of character, his untiring industrj', his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to enter into partnership under highly advantageous circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1S29, he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the State of New York, as a representative from Erie County. Though he liad never taken a very active part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with the AVhig party. The State was then Democratic, and he found himself in a helpless minority in the Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very unusual dcgri e the respect of his associates. In the autu-mn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in the United States Congress He entered that troubled irena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our national history. The great conflict respecting the national bank and the removal of the deposits, was then raging. His term of two years closed ; and he returned to his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- utation and success. After a lapse of two years lie again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- elected, and took his seat in 1S37. His past expe- rience as a representative gave hmi stiength and • confidence. The first term of service in Congress to any man can be but little more than an introduction. He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every measure received liis impress. Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and his popularity filled the Slate, and in the year 1847, he was elected Comptroller of the State. Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But it was netessary to associate with him on the same ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. Under the influence of these considerations, the namesof Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but about one year and four months after his inaugura- tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- dent. He apiwinted a very able cabinet, of which the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. Mr. Fillmore had very serious difficulties to contend with, since the opposition had a majority in both Houses. He did everything in his power to conciliate the South ; but the pro-slavery party in the .South felt the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. The population of the free States was so rapidly in- creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- evitable that the power of the Government should soon pass into the hands of the free States. The famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. Fillmore's adminstration, and the Japan Ex|iedition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- more, having served one term, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that his sympathies were ratlier with those who were en- deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. He was thus forgotten liy both. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. FOURTEENTH PRESIDENT. T -^^»fei- ^"FRANKLIN FIERCE.-^^ -#prfi^>,. ■j'g)^'i\ t.J^t„tJAA.t^4>^^ ^^^ ^^?t753^^ ...^^' ^ RANKLIN PIERCE, the; fourteenth President of the f United States, was born in Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 23, 1804. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, who, with his own strong arm, hewed out a home in the wilderness. He was a man of infle-xible integrity; of strong, though uncultivated mind, and an uncom[)romis- ing Democrat. The mother of Franklin Pierce was all that a son could desire, — an intelligent, pru- dent, affectionate, Christian wom- an. Franklin was the si.xth of eight children. Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the love of old and young. The boys on the play ground loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors looked upon him with isride and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. When si.xteen years of age, in the year 1820, he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was one of the most popular young men in the college. The purity of his moral character, the unvarying courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. There was something very peculiarly winning in his address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous and loving nature. Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce commenced the study of law in the office of Judge Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of the State, and a man of great private worth. The eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant political career into which Judge Woodbury was en- tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci- nating yet perilous path of political life. With all the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here he served for four yeats. The last two years he was chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected a member of Congress. ^Vithout taking an active part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty, and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom he was associatad. In r837, being then but thirty-three years of age, he was elected to the Senate of the United States; taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced his administration. He was the youngest member in the Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every station with which her husband was honored. Of the 72 FRANKLIN PIERCE. three sons who were born to them, all now sleep with their parents in the grave. In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States; but the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous professional engagements at home, and the precariuos state of Mrs. Pierce's health. Fie also, about the same time declined the nomination for governor by the Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847. He took an important part in this war, proving him- self a brave and true soldier. When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, very frequently taking an active part in political ques- tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery wing of the Democratic party. The compromise measures met cordially with his approval ; and he strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- guished as a "Northern man with Southern principles.'' The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- quently regarded him as a man whom they could safely trust in office to carry out their plans. On the 1 2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. For four days they continued in session, and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown ■ for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation brought forward his name. There were fourteen more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice was therefore inaugurated President of the United States on the 4th of March, 1853. His administration proved one of the most stormy our country had ever experienced. The controversy be- tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its culminating point. It became evident that there was an " irrepressible conflict" between them, and that this Nation could not long e.xist " half slave and half free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution of the Union were borne to the North on every South- ern breeze. Such was the condition of affairs when President Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term of office. The North had become thoroughly alien- ated from him. The anti-slaverj' sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all the intellectual ability and social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad- ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- cated those measures of Government which they ap- proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be able acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. On the 4th of March, 1S57, President Pierce re- tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two had died, and his only svirviving child had been killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and his wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left alone in the world, without wife or child. When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to that pro-slaver)' party with which he had ever been allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was one of the most genial and social of men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- erous to a fault, he contributed liberally for the al- leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- people were often gladened by his material bounty. CI (2y77z^_J aWu^-^^z/p2.€^.^^f/P I'lFTEENTH PRESIDENT. 75 >»» \(^i^iS^C^^fC\\\fC^^&^iS>y?^< :k r./ (5>^ .'A'igii'^'^'^t^'^^'^^'^^taSitsg^'ggtifggit^t^ , BUBifiaa i^c!.^i^i^rpetuation and extension of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind to bear agdinst the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1S50, which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, u;:on his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- tion nouiinated Mr. Buchanan forthe Presidency. The political conflict was one of the most severe in which oir country has ever engaged. All the friends of ^l;^very were on one side ; all the advocates of its re- striction arid final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- •eived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 174, and was elected. The popular vote stood 1,340,618, for Fremont, t, 224,750 for Buchanan. On March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four -rears were wanting to fill up his threescore years and ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been allied in political principles and action for years, were S'iiking the destruction of the Government, that they might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery, [n this emergencv. Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As President of the United States, bound by his oath faithfully to. administer the laws he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- lic. He therefore did nothing. The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer in the next I'residential canvass. The pro-slavery party declared, that if he were elected, and the con- trol of the Government were thus taken from their hands, they would secede from the Union, taking with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of the United States. Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery party was such, that he had been willing to ofTerthem far more than they had ventured to claim. All the South had professed to ask of the North was non- intervention upon the subject of slavery-. Mr. Bu- chanan had been ready to offer them the active co- operation of the Government to defend and extend the institution. As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no power to enforce its laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with his hand upon his sword hilt, he exclaimed, "The Union must and shall be preserved I" South Carolina seceded in December, 1S60; nearly three months before the inauguration of President Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals were seized; our depots of military stores were iiluii- dered ; and our custom-houses and jxist-ofifices were appropriated by the reliels. The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the scepter. The administration of President Buchanan was certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with ])leasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame,' that in that dreadful conflict which rolled its billows of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came from his lips to indicate his wish that our countrv's banner should triumi h over the flag of the rebellion. He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868. <^ /2,-t^-ir- e^X^32*^<^T^ SIXTEE.VTH F/iE^IDEyr. 79 ^1 i ABRAHAM > #>' % ■*] '■■■ . y^^/.«$ .!vi i^^iv e^: ■-: ic the tlie in 12, BRAHAM LINCOLN, sixteenth President of • United States, was born Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 1 809. About the year 1 7 80, a man by the name of Abraham Lincohi left Virginia with liis family- and moved into the then wilds of Kentucky. Only two years after this emigration, still a young man, while worlving one day in a * field, was stealthily approached bj' an Indian and shot dead. His widow was left in extreme poverty with five little children, three boys and two girls. Thomas, the youngest of the bo)s, was four years of age at his father's death. This Thomas was the father of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States whose name must henceforth fcever be enrolled with the most prominent in the annals of our world. Of course no record has been kept of the life of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among the poorest of the poor. His home was a wretched log-cabin; his food the coarsest and the meanest. Education he had none; he could never either read or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- ■ess, wandering lioy, seeking work. He hired him- self out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a 'aborer in the fields of others. When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. " All that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- ful son " I owe to my angel-mother. When he was eight years of age, his father sold his cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana Where two years later his mother died. Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated community around him. He could not have had a better school than this to teach him to put thoughts into words. He also became an eager reader. The books he could obtain were few ; but these he read and re-read until they were almost committed to memory. As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly family was the usual lot of humanity. Th(^re were joys and griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar- ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr. Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this until he saw the family coriifortably settled, and their small lot of enclosed prairie planted with corn, when he announced to his father his intention to leave home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- liant that fortune was to be. He saw the- value of education and was intensely earnest to unprove his mind to the utmost of his power. He saw the ruin which ardent spirits were causing, and became strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in God's word, " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ;" and a profane expression he was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His morals were pure, and he was uncontarainated by a single vice. Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired laborer among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, where he was employed in Iniilding a large flat-boat. In this he took a herd of swine, floated them down the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis- sissippi to New Orleans. Whatever Abraham Lin- coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to give great satisfaction to his employers. In this advcn- So ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Cure hi.-> cuiployeis were so well pleased, that u[X)n his r<;t.ira tiiey placed a store and mill under his care. 1.1 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew Jackson tlie appointment of Postmaster of New Salem, His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he received he carried there ready to deliver to those he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon made this his business. In 1834 he again became a candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back one hundred miles lo Vandalia, then the capital. In 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1S39 he re- moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. His success with the jury was so great that he was soon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. Lincoln and Mr, Douglas, on the slavery question. In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opiwsition to Senator Douglas in the con- test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most notable part of his history. The issue was on the ilavery (Question, and he took the broad ground of he Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- test, but won a far higher prize. The great Republican Convention met at Chicago on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- five thousand. An immense building called "The Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes were thrown. William H Seward, a man whose fame as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most orominent. It was generally supposed he would be tl>.e nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him : and aslittle did he dream that he was to render services 10 his country, which would fix upon him the eyes of the whole civilized world, and wiiich would give him a place in the affections of his countiymen, second cnly, if second, to th.at of Washington. Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, constitution.illy elected President of the United States. The tirade of abuse that was poured uixin this good and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was greater than upon any other man ever elected to this high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his way making speeches. The whole journey was frought with much danger. Many of the Southern States had already seceded, and several attempts at assassination were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- more had arranged, upon his arrival to "get up a row," and in the confusion to make sure of his death with revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled the plot. A secret and special train was provided to take him from HarrisL-urg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected hour of the night. The train started at half-past ten ; and to prevent any possible communi- cation on the part ot the Secessionists with theirCon- federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave to Mr .Seward the Department of State, and to other prominent opponents before the convention he gave important positions. During no other administration have tlie duties devolving ui)on the President been so manifold, and the responsibilities so great, as those which fell to the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in his own slfength to cope with, the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his trials, bo»h personal and national. Contrary to his own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most courageous of men. He went directly into the rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he had left Springfield, in iS6t, however, plans had been made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim to one of them. Ai)ril 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater. It was announced that they would be present. Gen. Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel- ing, with his characteristic kindliness of heart, that it would be a disappointment if he should fail them, very reluctantlj' consented to go. While listening to the play an actor by the name of John AVilkes Booth entered the box where the President and family were seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the next morning at seven o'clock. Never before, in the history of the world was a nation plunged into such deep gnef by the death of its ruler. Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was in tears. His was a life which will fitly become a model. His name as the savior of his country v'll live with that of Washington's, iis father; hiscf^-.ntry- mcn beins; unable to decide wbii h is tl>.^ ureatec <^-:^h?'^^i(^z^f^ SJS VUNTEENTH I' RESIDED T. ^2 . teenth President of the United .^•^States. The early lifr of { Andrew Johnson contains but the record of poverty, destitu- tion and friendlessness. He was born December 29, 180S, in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, belonging to the class of the "poor whites " of the South, ivere in such circumstances, that they could not confer even the slight- est advantages of education upon their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost nis life while herorically endeavoring to save a friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the labor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was ap- prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman was ip. the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British states- men. /Vndrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinary native ability, became much interested in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- man to borrow the book of sp)eeches. The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the book, but assisted him in learning to combine the letters into words. Under such difficulties he pressed oi. ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreatior to devote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee in 1S26, and located a*: Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos sessed some education. Under her instructions he learned to write and cipher. He became prominent in the village debating society, and a favorite with the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- ganized a working man's party, which elected him aldennan, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which position he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs ; identifying himself with the working-classes, to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. He became a very active member of the legislature, gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin ''an Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thos . of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired muci; readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased his reputation. In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he was elected a member of Congress, and by successive elections, held that important post for ten years. In 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these resiwnsible iwsi tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished ab-.. 84 ANDREW JOHNSON. ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- ing classes. In 1S57, Mr. Johnson was elected United States Senator. Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, and become merged in a population congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- promise measures, the two essential features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be permitted to decide for themselves whether they would enslave the colored people or not, and that the free States of the North should return to the South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: on the contrary, he often took pvide in avowing that he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir,'' said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- ior was the son of a carpenter." In the Charleston-Baltimore convention of iSuj, ne i^as the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- ern Democracy became apparent, he took a decided ^tandin favor of the Union, and held that " slavery must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, T862, ap- pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he established the most stringent military rule. His numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April T5, 1865, became President. In a speech two days later he said, " The American people must be taught, if Jhey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and must be punished; that the Government will not always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not only to protect, but to punish. * * The people must understand that it (treason) is th€ blackest of crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole administration, the history of which is so well known, was in utter inconsistency with, and the most violent opposition to. the principles laid down in that speech. In his loose policy of reconstruction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In the beginniiig of 1868, on account of "high crimes and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three months. A test article of the impeachment was at length submitted to the court for its action. It was certain that as the court voted upon that article so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces- sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against him. The change of one vote from the not guilty side would have sustained the impeachment. The President, for the remainder of his term, was but little regarded. He continued, though impotent!--, his conflict with Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- alleled since the days of Washington, around the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to- im- mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until T875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special session convened by President Grant, on the 5 th of March. On the 27th of July, 1S75, the ex-President made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- ing the residence of his child the following day, was stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 2 A. M., July3T, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstration of respect /^^ a.^-^^^-^ BIGH TJSKNTH I'RESIDENT. 87 LYSSES S. GRANT, the eighteenth President of the ^* United States, was born on the 29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in a lunnble ' home, at Point Pleasant, on tlie banks of the Ohio. Shortly after his father moved to George- town, Brown Co., O. In this re- mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common-school edu- cation. At the age of seven- teen, in the year 1839, he entered the Military Academy at West ^oint. Here he was regarded as a joiid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the middle in his class, and was sent as heutenant of in- fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- scuri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating Indians. The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at Resacade la Palma, his second battle. At the battle of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that he performed a signal service of daring and skillful horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Lidians, grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one side of the anir»iil, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, to aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the battle of Molino del Rcy, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- pultei)ec. At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- turned with his regiment to New York, and was again sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The discovery of gold in California causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. Grant resigned his commission and returned to the States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings of tlie rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — "Uncle Sam has educated me for the army; though I have served him through one war, I do not feel that I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my sword and see Uncle Sam through this war too." He went into the streets, raised a company of vol- unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield, the capital of the State, where their services were offered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt. Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the volunteer organization that was being formed in the State in belialf of the Government. On the 15th of 88 UL YSSES S. GRA NT. June, t86i, Capt. Grant received a commission as Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who had served for 15 years in the regular array, were such that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- General and was jjlaced in command at Cairo. The rebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and stripes were unfurled in its stead. He entered the service with great determination and immediately began active duty. This was the be- ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Heniy won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was immediately made a Major-General, and the military district of Tennessee was assigned to him. Like all great captains. Gen. Grant knew well how to secure the results of victory. He immediately pushed on to the enemies' Hnes. Then came the terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most severe blow which the rebels had thus far encountered, and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with Gen. Banks in a movement upon Te.xas, and pro- ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from his horse, and received severe injuries, from wliich he was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- ures put the Union Army in fighting condition. Then followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels were routed with great loss. This won for him un- bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru- ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials and enter u[X3n th'> duties of his new office. Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains were burdened with closely packed thousands. His plans were comprehensive and involved a series of campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en- ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- render of Lee, April 9, 1865. The war was ended. The Union was saved. The almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered the country brought him conspicuously forward as the Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. At the Republican Convention held at Chicago. May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the Presidency, and at the autumn election received a majority of the popular vote, and 2r4 out of 294 electoral votes. The National Convention of the Republican party which met at Philadelphia on the 5 th of June, 1S72, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphali- cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 electoral votes being cast for him. Soon after the close of his second term. Gen. Grant started upon his famous trip around the world. He visited almost every country of the civilized world, and was everywhere received with such ovations and demonstrations of respect and honor, private as well as public and official, as were never before bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. He was the most prominent candidate before the Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- nomination for President. He went to New York and embarked in the brokerage business under the firm nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to the penitentiary. The General was attacked with cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as General of the Army and retired by Congress. The cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 1885, the nation wen^ in mourning over the death of the illustrious General. ''*>v. ^CA NINETEENTH PRESIDENT. 9* g RUTHERl'OKD B. HJLTES. UTHERFORD B. HAYES, ft!) the nineteenth President of "' the United States, was born in Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- most three months after the death of his father, Rutherford Hayes. His ancestry on both the paternal and maternal sides, was of the most honorable char- acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two Scottish chief- tains, fighting side by side with Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive estates, and had a large following. Misfor- tune ovwfaking the family, George Hayes left Scot- land in 16S0, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son George wai, born in Windsor, and remained there during his lile. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- riage until hjs death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- turer of scythe-.; at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel aud grandfather of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- grated thither from Connecticut, they having been among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The father of President Hayes was an industrious frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me- chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stocks ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to undertake. He was a member of the Church, active in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- ducted his business on Christian principles. After the close of the war of 1812, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways, was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three months before the birth of the son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- reavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Ver- mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity. Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the RUTHl:-HFORD B. HAVES: subject of this sketch was so feeble at birtli that he was not expected to live beyond a month or two at most. As the months went by he grew weaicer and weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died iast night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of nim, said in a bantering way, " That's right ! Stick to him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't wonder if he would really come to something yet." " You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You vait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him President of the United States yet." The boy lived, in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy death; and when, in 1S25, his older brother was drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his mother. The boy was seven years old before he w..;nt to school. His education, however, was not neglected. He probably learned as much from his mother and sister as he would have done at school. His sports were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister and her associates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings of others, which are marked traits of his character. His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest in his education ; and as the boy's health had im- proved, and he was making good progress in his studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- tered Kenyon College in 183S, at the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- mained two years. In 1S45, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- fession. In 1849 he moved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at this i)eriod, had a powerful influence upon his subse- (;uent life. One of these was his marrage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webli, of Chilicothe; the othei' was his introduction to the Cin- cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its members such men as'^hief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others hardly less distinguished in after life. The maiTiage was a fortunate one in every respect, as everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American woman hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into constant association with young men of high char- acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the qualities so long hidden by his bashfulnejs and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judg; of the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- cept the nomination. Two years later, the office ot city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council elected him for tlie unexpired term. In 1 86 1, when the Rebellion broke out, he was ar the zenith of his professional 1:5.. His rank at the bar was among the the first. But the news of the attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take md arms for the defense of his coimtry. His military record was bright and illustrious. In October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and in August, T862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle of South Mountain he received a wound, and while faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude that won admiration from all. Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted Major-General, "for gallant and distinguished Fervices during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his arduous services, four horses were shot from under him, and he was wounded four times. In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after his election was importuned to resign his commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I shall never come to Washington until I can come by the way of Richmond." Fle was re-elected in 1866. Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thunnan, a populai Democrat. In r869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. Ha was elected Governor for the third term in 1S75. Iw 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a hard long contest was chosen President, and was in augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his full term, not, ktwever, with satisfaction to his party, but his admiij'stration was an average on= TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 95 „ ##;;s<&$z*r#-gjg<^$::g'&-g:g^SK$«'-S:S#-5;;s#>-g:sti-«-;;:s«>-;;::,- AMES A. GARFIELD, uvca- tieth President of the United States, was born Nov. ig, 1831, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Co., O His par- ents were Abram and Eliza (Ballou) Garfield, both of New England ancestry and from fami- lies well known in the early his- f }, tory of that section of our coun- try, but had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- ment. The house in which James A. was born was not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of that day. It ..as about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- .ween the logs filled with clay. His father was a lard working farmer, and he soon had his fields .:leared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. The household comprised the father and mother and heir four cliildren — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and ames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con- .. 'acted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At iliis time James was about eighteen months old, and riiomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can (ell how much James was indebted to his brother's toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years suc- ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- xers live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. The early educational advantages young Garfield enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that would l)ring in a few dollars to aid his widowed mother in he' struggles to keep the little family to- gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor the humblest fjiend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, modest gentleman. The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi was about sixteen years old was to be a captain c? a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with th • understanding, however, that he should try to obtair some other kind of employment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city After making many applications for work, and trying to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting witji success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- mained at this work but a short time when he wen': home, and attended the seminary at Chester for about three years, when he entered Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in the meantime, and doing other work. This school was started by the Discii)les of Christ in 1850, of which church he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way. He then became both teacher and pupil." He soon " exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which he graduated in 1S56, taking one of the highest hon- ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram College as its President. As above stated, he early united with the Christian or Diciples Church at Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- ber, often preaching in its pulpit and places where he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of Yale College, says of him in reference to his relipioa : go JAMES A. GARFIELD. " President Garfield was more than a man of strong moral and religious convictions. His whole history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In :ny judgment there is no more interesting feature of nis character than his loyal allegiance to the body of Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent sympathy which he ever showed in their Christian communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions in which they have been reared. Too often it is true that as they step upward in 'social and political sig- nificance they step upward from one degree to another in some of the many types of fashionable Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the :hurch of his mother, the church in which he was trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- larian charity for all 'who love our Lord in sincerity.'" Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. 1 1, 1S58, who proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and mourned. To them were born seven children, five of whom are still living, four boys and one girl. Mr. Garfieldmadehisfirstpoliticalspeechesin 1856, _'n Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- ceived his commission as Lieut.-Colonel of the Forty- second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 14, 1861. He was immediately put into active ser- vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was placed in command of four regiments of infantry and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the work of driving out of his native State the officer (Humphrey Mirsliall) reputed to be the ablest of those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now he was the youngest General in the army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, in its operations around Corinth and its march through Alabama. He was then detailed as a memberof the General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- crans, and was assigned to the " Chief of Staff." The military history of Gen. Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he woir the stars 01 the Major-General. Without an effort on his part Ge? Garfield wa» elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio had been represented in Congress for si.xty years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- tered Congress he was the youngest member in that body. Ther*; he remained by successive re- elections until he was elected President in 1880. Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a» tribunel of the American people, in regard to whict you will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu- ment on one side stated, in almost every instance better than by anybody else, in some speech made in the House of Representatives or on the hustings by Mr. Garfield."' Upon Jan. 14, 18S0, Gen. Garfield was elected to the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of liie same year, was nominated as the candidate of his party for President at the great Chicago Convention- He was elected in the following November, and on March 4, 1881, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- ministration ever opened its existence under brighter auspices than that of President Garfield, and every day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- liminary work of his administration and was prepar- ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams College. While on his way and at the depot, in com- pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind 'him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. The President tottered and fell, und as he did so tire assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his victim, but in.licting no further injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was " the shot that was heard round the world " Never before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- curred which so nearly froze the blood of the peop'e for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty days, all during the hot months of July and August, he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained master of himself rill the last, and by his magnificent bearing was teaching the countrj- and the world the noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 19^ 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the ver)- bank of the ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The world wept at his death, as it never had done on the death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- cuted, in one year after he committed the fouJ deed. TWENTY-FIRST PRESIDENT. 99 "..isS^ HESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first Presi'^.-m of the i,r'United States was born in Pranklin Cour t)-, Vermont, on 4^ thefifthof Oc'ober, 1830, andis the oldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist c' ,rgypian, who emigrated to tb.s countiy from the county Antrim, Ireland, in his iStli year, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, neai .Albany, after a long and successful ministry. Young Arthur was educated at Union College, S( henectady, where he excelled in all his studies. Af- ter his graduation he taught school in Vermont for two years, and at the expiration cf that time came to WjJ New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office, of ex-Judge ^ E. D. Culver as student. After being admitted to the bar he formed a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in search of an eligible site, but in the end returned to New York, where they hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- ful career almost from the start. General Arthur soon afterward niarr'pd the daughter of Lieutenant Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two children. Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon. athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided that they could not be held by the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal. Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to represent the I'eople, and they won their case, which then went to the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles O'Conor here espoused the cause of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward the emancipation of the black race. Another great service was rendered by General Arthur in the same cause in 1S56. Lizzie Jennings, a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride on their cars, and the other car companies quickly loo CHESTER A. ARTHUR. followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed him Engineev- in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Insi)ec- tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered great service to the Government during the war. At the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New Yoik, was added to the firm. The legal prac- tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if not indeed one of national extent. He always look a leading part in State and city politics. He was apjiointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous National Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political convention that ever assembled on the continent. It was composed of the leading politicians of the Re- publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their respective candidates that were before the conven- tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur for Vice-President. The campaign which followed was one of the most animated known in the history of our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of the Democratic i)arty, was a popular man, and his party made a valiant fight for his election. Finally the election came and the country's choice •vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated March 4, 188 1, as President and Vice-President. A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- able patience that he manifested during those hours and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- fering man has often been called upon to endure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his credit that his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored position in the world was at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- field from further suffering, and the world, as never before in its history over the death of any other man, vi^ept at his bier. Then it became the duty of the Vice President to Lssume the responsibilities of the high office, and he took the oath in New York. Sept. 20, 1 88 1. The position was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all eyes were, on him, anxious to know what he would do, what policy he would pursue, and who he would se- lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many important measures were to be immediately decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this point. Under these trying circumstances President Arthur took the reins of the Government in Iiis own hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so wisely that but few criticised his administration. He served the nation well and faithfully, until the close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was a popular candidate before his party for a second term. His name was ably presented before the con- vention at Chicago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standard-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to private life car- rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory to them and with credit to himself "% xi^iyx^/^ C/^,^uc-C(lyiy^'( TWENTY-SECONn PRESIDENT. •03 ij TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- LAND, the twenty- second Pres- ident of the United States, was born in 1837, in the obscure town of Caldwell, Essex Co., N. J., and in a little two-and-a- half-story white house which is still standing, characteristically to mark the humble birth-place of one of America's great men in striking con - trast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian min- ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most straggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned way," and presumably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school and expressed a most emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayette/ille seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second year. Here the lad com- menced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employers desired to retain him for an in- definite length of time. Otherwise he did not e.\- hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- ville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his ro4 S. GROVER CLEVELAND. calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, ne left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as ihere was some charra in that name for him ; but before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to »sk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stcck-breeder of that place. The latter did not rpeak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 'aw," was the reply. "Good gracious!" remarked the old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put Ihat into your head? How much money have you got.'" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got anf." Aiter a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while he could "look around." One day soon ifterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Chem what he wanted. .A number of young men were already en- gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and nave the use of the law library, for the nominal sum of $3 or %\ a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the first day of his service here, his senior em- ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's »v-here they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; nut in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland e.xhibited a talent for e.xecutiveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do 't," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was ejected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two criminals. In iSSt he was elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms in the administration of the municipal affairs of that city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his performance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- reted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- tous street-cleaning contract : " This is a time for plain speech, and my objection to your action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people and to worse than squander the people's money." The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United States. For this high office he was nominated July rr, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he was elected by the people, by a majority of about a thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- land resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as the Chief Executive of the United States, in which capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of March, t8S5. For his Cabinet officers he selected the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas. The silver question precipitated a controversy be- tween those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before his inauguratioi\. •^^■ !r^S^i,^ '^ Harrison, one of Oliver §** Cromwell's trusted follow- ers and figliters. In the zenith of Crom- well's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate in tlie trial of Charles I, and afterward to sign tlie de.aih warrant of the king. He subse- quently paid for this with his life, l)eing hung Oct. 13, 1660. His descendants came to America, and the next of tlie family that appears in history is Benja- -:.\n 'I.irrison, of Virginia, great-grand- father of the subject of this sketch, and after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1 774-5-6, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gen, AVilliam Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc- cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- western Territor}', was elected President of the United States in 1840. His career was cut short by death within one month ifter Iiis inauguration. I'resident Harrison was born at North Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. ''0, 1833. His life up to the time of his graduation by the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- try lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to the daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo' at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- tor upon the study of the law. He went to Cin cinnati and then read law for two years. At the expiration of th.at time young Harrison receiv. d tt:: only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left him a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to get married at once, taks tiiis money and go to some Eastern town an', be- gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the mone}' in his pocket, he started out witii his young wife to fight for a place in the world. Ke 10? liElNdABIiM HAKlilSON. cJecitled to go to Indianapolis, which was even at lliat time a town of promise. He met with sliglit L'ncoui'agenient at first, malcing scarce!}' anything liie first 3'car. He woriicd diligently, ajjpljing him- self closely to his calling, built np an extensive practice and took a loading rank in the legal pro- i'ession. He is the father of two children. Ill 18CC Mr. Harrison was nominated for the position of Supreme Court Repoitcr, and then be- gan his experience as a stump speake- He can- vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected bj' a handsome majority. In 18{j2 he raised the 17th Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of the rawest of material, out Col. Harrison emploj'ed all his time at first mastering military tactics and drilling his men, when he therefore came to move toward the East with Sherman his regiment was one of the best (allied and organized in the arm}'. At Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery r.t Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- eral, Gen. riooker speaking of him in the most complimentary terms. During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field he Supreme Court declared the office of the Su- preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person was elected to the position. From the time of leav- v.-jr Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 18G4 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been nominated that year for the same oftice, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected for another term. He then started to rejoin Sher- man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet _'ever, and after a most trying siege made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing incidents of the war. In 18G8 Gen. Harrison declined ::. re-election as jeporter, and resumed the pr.actice of law. In 187(3 he was a candidate for Governor. Although de- / 'Gated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- pecial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, as usnnl, he took an active part in the campaign, icnd vfii elected to theiUnited States Senate. Here he served sis years, and v/as known as one of the ablest men, best lawyer-" .aid strongest debaters in that body. "With tiie expiration of his Senatorial term he returned tf> the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in the State. The political campaign of 1888 was one of the inost memorable in the history of our country. The convention which assembled in Chicago in June and named IMr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer of the Republican partv, was great in every partic- ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- sumed uyon the vital rpiestions of the daj', chief among which w.as the tariff, awoke a deej) interest in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- ment became popular, and from all sections of thc- countr}^ societies, clubs and delegations journe3'ed thither to p.ay their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of the remarkable speeches made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke dail}- all through the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were his speeches that they at once placed him in the foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. On account of iiis eloquence as a speaker and his l>ower as a debater, he w.as called upon at an un- commonly early age to take part in the discussion of the gre.at questnms th.at then began to agitate the country. He was an uncompromising ant: sla\ery man, and was matched against some of tlie n.ost eminent Democratic sjieakers of his State. No man who felt the touch of his blade desired to be pitted with him again. AVith all his eloq-'ence as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, but his words always went like bullets to the mark He is iKircly American in his ideas and is a spier did typo of the American statesman. Gifted witi (piick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the most distinguished impromptu speakers in the Nation. Many of these si)eeches .'i|)arkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse statements have already become ai)horisms. Origi- nal in thought, precise iu logic, terse in statement, yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the sound statesman and bril'ian*: orator o^" the day M%^ 'tPU^-t^O^ GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. HADRACH BOND, Uie first Governor of Illinois after its organization as a State, serving from 1818 to 1822, was born in J Frederick County, Maryland, in the year 1773, and was raised a farmer on his father's plantation, receiving only a plain Englibh education. He emigrated to this State in 1794, when it was a part of the "Northwest Territory," continuing in the vocation in which he had been brought up in his native State, in the " New Design," near Eagle Creek, in what is now Monroe County. He served several terms as a member of the General Assembly of Indiana Territory, after it was organized as such, and in 1812-14 he was a Delegate to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses, taking his seat Dec. 3, I Si 2, and serving until Oct. 3, (814. These were the times, the reader will recollect, when this Gov- ernment had its last struggle with Great Britain. The year 1812 is also noted in the history of this State as that in which the first Territorial Legislature was held. It convened at Kaskaskia, Nov. 25, and adjourned Dec. 26, following. While serving as Delegate to Congress, Mr. Bond was instrumental in procuring the right of pre-emp- tion on the public domain. On the expiration of his term at Washington he was appointed Receiver of Public Moneys at Kaskaskia, then the capital of the Territory. In company with John G. Comyges, Thomas H. Harris, Charles Slade, Michael Jones, Warren Brown, Edward Humphries and Charles W Hunter, he became a proprietor of the site of the initial city of Cairo, which they hoped, from its favor- able location at the junction of the two greav rivers near the center of the Great West, would rapidly develop into a metropolis. To aid the enter- prise, they obtained a special charter from the Legis- lature, incorporaUng both the City and the Bank of Cairo. In 1818 Mr. Bond was elected the first Governor of the State of Illinois, being inaugurated Oct. 6 that year, which was several weeks before Illinois was actually admitted. The facts are these: In January, 1818, the Territorial Legislature sent a peti- tion to Congress for the admission of Illinois as a State, Nathaniel Pope being then Delegate. The petition was granted, fixing the northern line of the State on the latitude of the southern extremity of Lake Michigan; but the bill was afterward so amend- ed as to extend this line to its present latitude. In July a convention was called at Kaskaskia to draft a constitution, which, however, was not submitted to the people. By its provisions, supreme judges, pros ecuUng attorneys, county and circuit judges, record- ers and justices of the peace were all to be appointed by the Governor or elected by the Legislature. This constitution was accepted by Congress Dec. 30. At that time Illinois comprised but eleven counties, namely, Randolph, Madison, Gallatin, Johnson, Pope, Jackson, Crawford, Bond, Union, Washington and Franklin, the northern portion of the State be- ing mainly in Madison County. Thus it appears that Mr. Bond was honored by the naming of a SHADRACH BOND. county before he was elected Governor. The present county of Bond is of small limitations, about 60 to 80 miles south of Springfield. For Lieutenant Governor the people chose Pierre Menard, a prominent and worthy Frenchman, after whom a county in this State is named. In this election there were no opposition candidates, as the popularity of these men had made tlieir promotion to the chief offices of the Siate, even before the constitution was drafted, a foregone con- clusion. The principal points that excited the people in reference to political issues at this period were local or "internal improvements," as they were called. State banks, location of the capital, slavery and the personal characteristics of the proposed candidates. Mr. Bond represented the " Convention party," for introducing slavery into the State, supported by Elias Ke It Kane, liis Secretary of State, and John Mc- Lean, while Nathaniel Pope and John P. Cook led the anti-slavery element. The people, however, did not become very much excited over this issue until 1S20, when the f.imTas Missouri Compromise was adopted by Congress, limiting slavery to the south of the parallel of 36° 30' except in Missouri. While this measure settled the great slavery controversy, so far as the average public sentiment was tempor- arily concerned, until 1854, when it was repealed under the leidership of Stephen A. Douglas, the issue as considered locally in this State was not decided until 1S24, after a most furious campaign. (See sketch of Gov. Coles.) The ticket of 1818 was a compromise one, Bond representing (moderately) the pro-slavery sentiment and Menard the anti-slavery. An awkward element in the State government under Gov. Bond's administration, was the imperfec- tion of the State constitution. The Convention wished to have Elijah C. Berry for the first Auditor of Public Accounts, but, as it was believed that the new Governor would not appoint him to the office, t-lie Convention declared in a schedule that " an auditor of public accounts, an attorney general and such other officers of the State as may be necessary, may be appointed by the General Assembly." The Constitution, as it stood, vested a very large apixsint- ing power in the Governor ; but for the purpose of getting one man into office, a total change was made, and the power vested in the Legislature. Of this provision the Legislature took advantage, and de- clared that State's attorneys, canal commissioners, bank directors, etc., were all '" officers of the State " and must therefore be appointed by itself independ- ently of the Governor. During Gov. Bond's administration a general law was passed for the incorporation of academies and towns, and one authorizing lotteries. The session of 1822 authorized the Governor to appoint commis- sioners, to act in conjunction with like commissioners appointed by the State of Indiana, to report on the practicability and expediency of improving the navi- gation of the Wabash River; also inland navigation generally. Many improvements were recommended, some of which have been feebly worked at even till the present day, those along the Wabash being of no value. Also, during Gov. Bond's term of office, the capital of the State was removed from Kaskaskia to Vandalia. In 1820 a law was passed by Congress authorizing this State to open a canal through the public lands. The State appointed commissioners to explore the route and prepare the necessary sur- veys and estimates, preparatory to its execution ; but, being unable out of its own resources to defray the expenses of the undertaking, it was abandoned until some time after Congress made the grant of land for the purpose of its construction. On the whole. Gov. Bond's administration was fairly good, not being open to severe criticism from any party. In 1S24, two years after the expiration of his term of office, he was brought out as a candi- date for Congress against the formidable John P. Cook, but received only 4,374 votes to 7,460 for the latter. Gov. Bond was no orator, but had made many fast friends by a judicious bestowment of his gubernatorial patronage, and these worked zealously for him in the campaign. In 1827 e.x-Gov. Bond was appointed by the Leg- islature, with Wm. P. McKee and Dr. Gershoni Jayne, as Commissioners to locate a site for a peni- tentiary on the Mississippi at or near Alton. Mr. Bond was of a benevolent and convivial dis- position, a man of shrewd observation and clear ap- preciation of events. His person was erect, stand- ing six feet in height, and after middle life became portly, weighing 200 pounds. His features were strongly masculine, complexion dark, hair jet and eyes hazel ; was a favorite with the ladies. He died April 1 1, 1S30, in peace and contentment. Id^t^^-UA^) Coxi<^ GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. "S lEbwa rb C oles. DWARD COLES, second Governor of Illinois, 1823- , 6, was born Dec. 15, 1786, in Albemarle Co., Va., on the old family estate called " Enniscorthy," on the Green Mountain. His fath- er, Jolin Coles, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Having been fit- ted for college by private tutors, he was sent to Hampden Sidney, where lie remained until the autumn of 1805, when he was removed to William and Mary College, at Williamsburg, Va. This college he left in the summer of I Soy, a short time before the final and graduating exami lation. Among his classmates were Lieut. Gen. Scott, President Jolm Tyler, Wm. S. Archer, United Slates Senator from Virginia, and Justice Baldwin, of the United States Supreme Court. The Presiilent of the latter college, Bishop Madison, was a cousin of President James Madison, and that cir- cumstance was the occasion of Mr. Coles becoming personally acquainted with the President and re- ceiving a position as his private secretary, 1809-15. The family of Coles was a prominent one in Vir- ginia, and their mansion was the seat of the old- fashioned Virginian hospitality. It was visited by such potables as Patrick Heury, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, the Randolphs, Tazewell, Wirt, etc. At the age of 23, young Coles found himself heir to a plant- ation and a considerable numl)er of slaves. Ever since his earlier college days his attention had been drawn to the question of slavery. He read every- thing on the subject that came in his way, and listened to lectures on the rights of man. The more he reflected upon the subject, the more impossible was it for him to reconcile the immortal declaration "that all men are born free and equal " with the practice of slave-holding. He resolved, therefore, to free his slaves the first opportunity, and even remove his residence to a free State. One reason vi^hich de- termined him to accept the appointment as private secretary to Mr. Madison was because he believed that through the acquaintances he could make at Washington he could better determine in what part of the non-slaveho!ding portion of the Union he would prefer to settle. The relations between Mr. Coles and President Madison, as well as Jefferson and other distinguished men, were of a very friendly character, arising from the similarity of their views on the question of slavery and their sympathy for each other in holding doc- trines so much at variance with the prevailing senti- ment in their own State. In 1857, he resigned his secretaryship and spent a portion of the following autimin in exploring the Northwest Territory, for the purpose of finding a lo- cation and purchasing lands on which to settle his negroes. He traveled with a horse and buggy, with an extra man and horse for emergencies, through many parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, determining finally to settle in Illinois. At this time, however, a misunderstanding arose between our Government and Russia, and Mr. Coles was selected to repair to St. Petersburg on a special mission, bear- ing important papers concerning the matter at issue. The result was a conviction of the Emperor (Alex- ii6 EDWARD COLES. andcr) of the error committed by his minister at Washington, and tlie consequent withdrawal of the the latter from the post. On his return, Mr. Coles visited other parts of Europe, especially Paris, where he was introduced to Gen. Lafayette. In the spring of i8ig, he removed with all his negroes from Virginia to Edwardsville, 111., with the intention of giving them their liberty. He did not make known to them his intention until one beautiful morning in April, as they were descending the Ohio River. He lashed all the boats together and called all the negroes on deck and made them a short ad- dress, concluding his remarks by so expressing him- self that by a turn of a sentence he proclaimed in the shortest and fullest manner that they were no longer slaves, but free as he was and were at liberty to proceed with him or go ashore at their pleas- ure. A description of the effect upon the negroes is best desciibed in his own language : "The effect upon them was electrical. They stared at n-.e and then at each other, as if doubting the ac- curacy or reality of what they heard. In breathless silence they stood before me, unable to utter a word, but with countenances beaming with e.xpression whicli no words could convey, and which no language can describe. As they began to see the truth of what they had heard, and realize their situation, there came on a kind of hysterical, giggling laugh. After a pause of intense and unutterable emotion, bathed in tears, and with tremulous voices, they gave vent to their gratitude and implored the blessing of God on me." Before landing he gave them a general certificate of freedom, and afterward conformed more particu- larly with the law of this State requiring that each individual should have a certificate. This act of Mr. Coles, all the more noble and heroic considering the overwhelming pro-slavery influences surrounding him, has challenged the admiration of every philan- thropist of inodern tiines. March 5, 1819, President Monroe appointed Mr. Coles Registrar of the Land Office at Edwardsvihe, at that time one of the principal land offices in the State. While acting in this capacity and gaining many friends by his jwliteness and general intelli- gence, the greatest struggle that ever occurred in Illinois on the slavery ques'.ion culminated in the furious contest characterizing the campaigns and elections of 1822-4. In the sumnrer of 1823, when a new Governor was to be elected to succeed Mr. Bond, the pro-slavery element divided into factions, putting forward for the executive office Joseph Phillips, Chief Justice of the State, Thomas C. Browne and Gen. James B. Moore, of the State Mil- itia. The anti-slavery element united upon Mr. (-oles, and, after one of the most bitter campaigns, succeeded in electing him as Governor. His plural- ity over Judge Phillips was only 59 in a total vote of over 8,000. The Lieutenant Governor was elected by the slavery men. Mr. Coles' inauguration speech was marked by calmness, deliberation and such a wise expression of appropriate suggestions as to elicit the sanction of all judicious politicians. But he com|)roniised not with evil. In his message to the Legislature, the seat of Government being then at Vandalia, he strongly urged the abrogation of the modified form of slavery which then existed in this State, contrary to the Ordinance of 1787. His posi- tion on this subject seems the more remarkable, when it is considered that he was a minority Governor, the population of Illinois being at that time almost ex- clusively from slave-holding States and by a large majority in favor of the perpetuation of that old relic of barbarism. The Legislature itself was, of course, a reflex of the popular sentiment, and a majority of them were led on by fiery men in denunciations of the conscientious Governor, and in curses loud and deep upon him and all his friends. Some of the public men, indeed, went so far as to head a sort of mob, or " shiveree " party, who visited the residence of the Governor and others at Vandalia and yelled and groaned and spat fire. The Constitution, not establishing or permitting slavery in this State, was thought therefore to be defective by the slavery politicians, and they desired a State Convention to be elected, to devise and sub- mit a new Constitution; and the dominant politics of the day was "Convention" and "anti-Conven- tion." Both parties issued addresses to the people. Gov. Coles himself being the author of the address published by the latter party. This address revealed the schemes of the conspirators in a masterly .nan- ner. It is difficult for us at this distant day to esti- mate the critical and extremely delicate situation iii which the Governor was placed at that time. Our hero maintained himself honorably and with supreme dignity throughout his administration, and in his honor a county in this State is named. He was truly a great man, and thqse who lived in this State during his sojourn here, like those who- live at the base of the mountain, were too near to see and recognize the greatness that overshadowed them. Mr. Coles was married Nov. 28, 1S33, by Bishop De Lancey, to Miss Sally I_x)gan Roberts, a daughter of Hugh Roberts, a descendant of Welsh ancestrv, who cami to this country with Wm. Penn in 1682. After the expiration of his term of service. Gov. Coles continued his residence in Edwardsville, sup- erintending his farm in the vicinity. He was fond of agriculture, and was the founder of the first agri- cultural society in the State. On account ^ ill health, however, and having no family to tie him down, he spent much of his time in Eastern cities. About 1832 he changed his residence to Philadel- phia, where he died July 7, 1868, and is buried at Woodland, near that city. ' O c^^-c^yi^^^ GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. ^ fe^rf ^ — ^..<^-4^4.^-».. ■3 INIAN EDWARDS, Govei nor from 1827 to 1830, was a son of Benjamin Edwards, and was born in Montgomery o County, Maryland, in March, "' -^ \TT^- His domestic train- ^^' ing was well fitted to give his mind strength, firmness and honorable princii)les, and a good foundation was laid for the elevated character to which he afterwards attained. His parents were Bap- tists, and very strict in their moral principles. His education in early youth was in company with and partly under the tuition of Hon. \Vm. Wirt, whom his father patronized^ and who was more than two years older. An intimacy was thus formed between them which was lasting for life. He was further educated at Dickinson College, at Car- lisle, Pa. He ne.Kt commenced the study of law, l.)ut before completing his course he moved to Nelson County, Ky., to open a farm for his father and to purchase homes and locate lands for his brothers and sisters. Here he fell in the company of dissolute companions, and for several years led the life of a spendthrift. He was, however, elected to the Legis- lature of Kentucky as the Representative of Nelson i^ounty before he was 2 i years of age, and was re- elected by an almost unanimous vote. In 1798 he was licensed to practice law, and the following year was admitted to the Courts of Tennes- see. About this time he left Nelson County for Russellville, in Logan County, broke away from his dissolute companions, commenced a reformation and devoted himself to severe and laborious study. He then began to rise rapidly in his profession, and soon became an eminent lawyer, and inside of four years he filled in succession the offices of Presiding Judge of the General Court, Circuit Judge, fourth Jndge of the Court of Appeals and Chief Justice of the State, — all before he was 32 years of age ! \\\ addition, in 1802, he received a commission as Major of a battal- ion of Kentucky militia, and in 1804 was chosen a Presidential Elector, on the Jefferson and Clinton ticket. In 1806 he was a candidate for Congress, but withdrew on being promoted to the Court of Appeals. Illinois was organized as a separate Territory in the spring of iSog, when Mr. Edwards, then Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals in Kentucky, received from President Madison the appointment as Gover- nor of the new Territory, his commission bearing date April 24, 1809. Edwards arrived at Kaskaskia ia June, and on the i ith of that month took the oaih cf office. At the same time he was appointed Superin- tendent of the United States Saline, this Government interest then developinginto considerable proi)oniou.> in Southern Illinois. Although during tlie first three years of bis administration he had the power to make new counties and appoint all the officers, yet he always allowed the people of each county, by an informal 120 NINIAN EDWARDS. vote, to select their own officers, both civil and mili- tary. The noted John J. Crittenden, afterward United States Senator from Kentucky, was appointed by Gev. Edwards to the office of Attorney General of the Territory, which office was accepted for a short time only. The Indians in t8io committing sundry depreda- tions in the Territory, crossing the Mississippi from the Territory of Louisiana, a long correspondence fol- lowed between the respective Governors concerning the remedies, which ended in a council with the sav- ages at Peoria in 1S12, and a fresh interpretation of the treaties. Peoria was depopulated by these de- predations, and was not re-settled for many _years afterward. As Gov. Edwards' term of office expired by law in 181 2, he was re-appointed for anotiier term of three years, and again in 1815 for a third term, serving until the organization of the State in the fall of 181 8 and the inauguration of Gov. Bond. At this time e.x-Gov. Edwards was sent to the United States Senate, his colleague being Jesse B. Thomas. As Senator, Mr. Edwards took a conspicuous part, and acquitted himself honorably in all the measures that came up in that body, being well posted, an able de- Liater and a conscientious statesman. He thought seriously of resigning this situation in i82i,but was persuaded by his old friend, Wm. Wirt, and others to continue in office, which he did to the end of the term. He was then appointed Minister to Mexico by President Monroe. About this time, it appears that Mr. Edwards saw suspicious signs in the conduct of Wm. H. Crawford, Secretary of the United States Treasury, and an ambitious candidate for the Presi- dency, and being implicated by the latter in some of his statements, he resigned his Mexican mission in order fully to investigate the charges. The result was the exculpation of Mr. Edwards. Pro-slavery regulations, often termed "Black Laws," disgraced the statute books of both the Territory and '.he State of Illinois during the whole of his career in Jiis commonwealth, and Mr. Edwards always main- tained the doctrines of freedom, and was an important ;xtor in the great struggle which ended in a victory for his party in 1824. In 182&-7 the Winnebago and other Indians com- mitted son-e depredations in the northern part of the State, and the white settlers, who desired the lands and wished to exasperate the savages into an evacu- ation of the country, magnified the misdemeanors of the aborigines and thereby produced a hostility be- tween the races so great as to precipitate a little war, known in history as the "Winnebago War." A few chases and skirmishes were had, when Gen. Atkinson succeeded in capturing Red Bird, tlie Indian chief, and putting him to death, thus ending the contest, at least until the troubles commenced which ended in the " Black Hawk War " of 1832. In the interpre- tation of treaties and execution of their provisions Gov. Edwards had much vexatious work to do. The Indians kept themselves generally within the juris- diction of Michigan Territory, and its Governor, Lewis Cass, was at a point so remote that ready cor- respondence with him was difficult or impossible. Gov. Edwards' administration, however, in regard to the protection of -the Illinois frontier, seems to have been very efficient and satisfactory. For a considerable portion of his time after his re- moval to Illinois, Gov. Edwards resided upon his farm near Kaskaskia, which he had well stocked with horses, cattle and sheep from Kentucky, also with fruit-trees, grape-vines and shrubbery. He estab- lished saw and grist-mills, and engaged extensively in mercantile business, having no less than eight or ten stores in this State and Missouri. Notwithstanding the arduous duties of his office, he nearly always pur- chased the goods himself with which to supply the stores. Although not a regular practitioner of medi- cine, he studied the healing art to a considerable ex- tent, and took great pleasure in prescribing for, and taking .care of, the sick, generally without charge. He was also liberal to the poor, several widows and ministers of the gospel becoming indebted to him even for their homes. He married Miss Elvira Lane, of Maryland, in 1803, and they became the affectionate parents of several children, one of whom, especially, is weL known to the people of the '■ Prairie State," namely, Ninian Wirt Edwards, once the Superintendent c' Public Instruction and still a resident of Springfield Gov. Edwards resided at and in the vicinity of Kas- kaskia from 1809 to 1818; in Edwardsville (named after him) from that time to 1824; and from the lat- ter date at Belleville, St. Clair County, until his death, July 20, 1833, of .Asiatic cholera. Edwards County is also named in his honor. GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. :l%^€»s^^V®)S<®>^X£>^^ goto ^e§!i0lfe. ^# ( )HN REYNOLDS, Governor 1831- i-^»» 4' ^^'is born in Montgomery Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1788. His father, Robert Reynolds and his mother, nee Margaret Moore, were botli natives of Ireland, from which country they emigrated to the United States in 1785, land- ing at Philadelphia. The senior Reynolds entertained an undying liostility to the British Govern- ment. When the subject of this sketch was about six months old, his parents emigrated with him to Tennessee, where many of their relatives had already located, at the base of the Copper Ridge Mountain, about 14 miles northeast of the present city of Knoxville. There they were ex- posed to Indian depredations, and were much molest- ed by them. In 1794 they moved into the interior of the State. They were poor, and brought up their children to habits of manual industry. In 1800 the family removed to Kaskaskia, 111., with eight horses and two wagons, encountering many Hardships on the way. Here young Reynolds passed the most of his childhood, while his character began to develop, the most prominent traits of which were ambition and energy. He also adopted the principle and practice of total abstinence from intoxicating liquors. In 1807 the family made another removal, this time to the " Goshen Settlement," at the foot of the Mississippi bluffs three or four miles soutliwest of Edwardsville. On arriving at his 20th year, Mr. Reynolds, seeing tiiat he must look about for his own livelihood and nut yet having determined what calling to pursue, concluded first to attend college, and he accordingly went to such an institution of learning, near Knox- ville, Tenn., where he had relatives. Imagine his diffidence, when, after passing the first 20 years of liis life without ever having seen a carpet, a papered wall or a Windsor chair, and never having lived in a shingle-roofed house, he suddenly ushered himseh' into the society of the wealthy in the vicinity of Knoxville! He attended college nearly two years, going through the principal Latin authors ; but it seems that he, like the rest of the world in modern times, had but very little use for his Latin in after life. He always failed, indeed, to exhibit any gooo degree of literary disciplme. He commenced tlie study of law in Knoxville, l)ut a pulmonary trouble came on and compelled Iiim to change his mode of life. Accordingly he returned home and re- cuperated, and in r8t2 resumed his college and law studies at Knoxville. In the fall of 1812 he was admitted to the Bar at Kaskaskia. About this time he also learned the French language, which he practiced witli pleasure in conversation with his family for many years. He regarded this language as being superior to all others for social intercourse. 124 JOHN REYNOLDS. From his ser.nces in the West, in the war of 1812, he obtained the sobriquet of the " Old Ranger." He was Orderly Sergeant, then Judge Advocate. Mr. Reynolds opened his first law office in the winter and spring of 1814, inthe French village of Cahokia, then the capital of St. Clair County. In the fall of 1818 he was elected an Associate Justice upon the Supreme Bench by the General Assembly. In 1825 he entered more earnestly than ever into the practice of law, and the very next year was elected a member of the Legislature, where he acted independently of all cliques and private inter- ests. In 1828 the Whigs and Democrats were for the first time distinctively organized as such in Illi- nois, and the usual party bitterness grew up and raged on all sides, while Mr. Reynolds preserved a •udicial calmness and moderation. The real animus if the campaign was " Jackson " and " anti-Jackson," "he former party carr>'ing the State. In August, 1830, Mr. Reynolds was elected Gov- .rnor, amid great excitement. Installed in office, he did all within his power to advance the cause of edu- cation, internal improvements, the Illinois «S: Mich- igan Canal, the harbor at Chicago, settling the coun- try, etc.; also reccmmended the winding up of the State Bank, as its affairs had become dangerously complicated. In his national politics, he was a moderate supporter of General Jackson. But the most celebrated event of his gubernatorial admin- istration was the Black Hawk War, which occurred in 1832. He called out the militia and prosecuted the contest with commendable diligence, appearing in i)erson on the battle-grounds during the most critical periods. He was recognized by the President as Major-General.and authorized by him to make treaties with the Indians. By the assistance of the general Government the war was terminated without much bloodshed, but after many serious fights. This war, as well as everything else, was materially re- tarded by the occurrence of Asiatic cholera in the West. This was its first appearance here, and was llie next event in prominence during Gov. Reynolds' term. South Carolina nullification coming up at this time, r was heartily condemned by both President Jackson c.nd Gov. Reynolds, who took precisely the same grounds as the Unionists in the last war. On the termination of his gubernatorial term in • 834, Gov. Reynolds was elected a Member of Con- gress, still coiisidering himself a backwoodsman, as ' e had scarcely been outside of the State since he became of age, and had spent nearly all his youthful days in the wildest region of the frontier. His first •nove in Congress was to adopt a resolution that in all elections made by the House for officers the votes should be given viva voce, each member in his jilace naming aloud the person for whom he votes. This created considerable heated discussion, but was es- sentially adopted, and remained the controlling prin- cipte for many years. The ex-Governor was scarcely absent from his seat a single day, during eight ses- sions of Congress, covering a period of seven years, and he never vacillated in a party vote; but he failed to get the Democratic party to foster his " National Road" scheme. He says, in "My Own Times" (a large autobiography he published), that it was only by rigid economy that he avoided insolvency while in \Vashington. During his sojourn in that city he was married, to a lady of the place. In 1837, while out of Congress, and in company with a few others, he built the first railroad in the Mississippi Valley, namely, one about six miles long, leading from his coal mine in the Mississippi bluff to the bank of the river opposite St. Louis. Having not the means to purchase a locomotive, they operated it by horse-power. The next spring, however, the com- pany sold out, at great sacrifice. In 1839 the ex-Governor was apix)inted one of the Canal Commissioners, and authorized to borrow money to prosecute the enterprise. Accord' ngly, he repaired to Philadelphia and succeeding in obtaining a million dollars, which, however, was only a fourth of what was wanted. The same year he and his wife made at our of Europe. This year, also, Mr. Reynolds had the rather awkward little resjxjnsibility of introducing to President Van Buren the noted Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, as a " Latter-Day Saint!" In 1846 Gov. Reynolds was elected a member of the Legislature from St. Clair County, more particu- larly for the pur[X)3e of obtaining a feasible charter for a macadamized road from Belleville to St. Louis, a distance of nearly 14 miles. This wasimmedia,tely built, and was the first road of the kind in the State. He was again elected to the Legislature in 1852, when he was chosen Speaker of the House. In 1S60, aged and infirm, he attended the National Democratic Convention at Charleston, S. C, as an anti-Douglas Delegate, where he received more attention from the Southern Delegates than any other member. He supported Breckenridge for the Presidency. After the October elections foreshadowed the success of Lincoln, he published an address urging the Demo- crats to rally to the support of Douglas. Immedi- ately preceding and during the late war, his corre- spondence evinced a clear sympathy for the Southern secession, and about the first of March, 1861, he urged upon the Buchanan officials the seizure of the treasure and arms in the custom-house and arsenal at St. Louis. Mr. Reynolds was a rather talkative man, and apt in all the Western phrases and catch- words that ever gained currency, besides many cun- ning and odd ones of his own manufacture. He was married twice, but had no children. He died in Belleville, in May, 1865, just after the close of the war. GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. 127 >-i-^ — '"mtm-^i^^ — s^-i-<- — ■ I.LIAM LEE U. EVVING, "- Governor of Illinois Nov. 3 'ip to 17, 1834, was a native of Kenlucky, and probably of Scotch ancestry. He bad a fine education, was a gentle- man of polisbed manners and refined sentiment. In 1830 John Rey- nolds was elected Governor of the State, and Zadok Casey Lieutenant Governor, and fur the i)rincipal events that followed, and the characteristics of the times, see sketch of Gov. Reynolds. The first we see in history concerning Mr. Ewing, in- forms us that he was a Receiver of Public Moi.eys at Vandalia soon after the organization of Wiis State, and that the public moneys in his Jiands vere deposited in various banks, as they are usually .' tJK present day. In 1823 the State Bank was obbed, by which disaster Mr. Ewing lost a thousand- dollar deposit. The subject of this sketch had a commission as colonel in the Black Hawk War, and in emergencies he acled also as Major. In the summer of 1832, ■^"/hen i vras rumored among the whites that Black Hawk ar.d his men had encamped somewhere on Rock River, Gen. Henry was sent on a tour of reconnoisance, and with orders to drive the Indians from the State. After some opposition from his subordinate officers, Henry resolved to proceed up Rock River in search of the enemy. On tlie igth of July, early in the morning, five baggage wagons, camp eijuipage and all heavy and cumbersome arti- cles were piled up and left, so that the army might make speedy and forced marches. For some miles the travel was exceedingly bad, crossing swamps and the worst thickets; but the large, fresh trail give life and animation to the Americans. Gen. Dodge and Col. Ewing were both acting as Majors, and composed the " spy corps " or vanguard of the army. It is supposed the army marched nearly 50 miles this day, and the Indian trail they followed became fresher, and was strewed with much property and trinkets of the red-skins that they had lost or thrown away to hasten tlieir march. Daring the following night tiiere was a terrific thunder-storm, and the soldiery, with all their appurtenances, were thor- oughly drenched. On approaching nearer the Indians the next day. Gen. Dodge and Major Ewing, each commanding a battalion of men, were placed in front to bring on the battle, but the savages were not overtaken this day Forced marches were continued until tiiey reached. Wisconsin River, where a veritable battle ensued, resulting in the death of about 68 of Black Hawk's men. The next day they continued the chase, and as soon as he discovered the trail of the Indians leading toward the Mississippi, Maj. Ewing formed his battalion in order of battle and awaited tlie order of Gen. Henry. The latter soon appeared on the ground and ordered a charge, which directly resulted in chasing the red warriors across the great river. Maj. Ewing and his command proved particularly efficient in war, as it seems they were the chief actors in driving the main body of the Sacs and Foxes, in- 128 WILLIAM L. D. EWING. eluding Black Hawk himself, across ihe Mississippi, wliile Gen. Atkinson, commander-in-chief of the ex- pedition, with a body of the army, was hunting for tliem 'n another direction. In the above affair Maj. Ewing is often referred to as a "General," whicli title he had derived from his connection with the militia. It was in the latter part of the same year (1S32) that Lieutenant Governor Casey was elected to Con- gress and Gen. Ewing, who had been elected to the Senate, was chosen to preside over that body. At ihe August election of 1S34, Gov. Reynolds was also elected to Congress, more than a year ahead of the time at which he could actually take his seat, as was then the law. His predecessor, Chailes Slade, had just died of Asiatic cholera, soon after the elec- tion, and Gov. Reynolds was chosen to serve out his unexpired term. Accordingly he set out for Wash- i:-;gton in November of that year to take his seat in Congress, and Gen. Ewing, by virtue of his office as President of the Senate, became Governor of the Stat3 of Illinois, his term covering only a period of 15 davs, namely, from the 3d to the 17th days, in- clusive, of November. On the 17th the Legislature met, and Gov. Ewing transmitted to that body his message, giving a statement of the condition of the affairs of the State at that time, and urging a contin- uance of the policy adopted by his predecessor; and on the same day Governor elect Joseph Duncan Tfas sworn into office, thus relieving Mr. Ewing from the responsible situation. This is the only time that such a juncture has happened in the history of Illi- nois. On the 29th of December, 1835, Gen. Ewing was elected a United States Senator to serve out the unexpired term of Elias Kent Kane, deceased. The latter gentleman was a very prominent figure in the early politics of lUinoif, and a county in this State is named in his honor. The election of Gen. Ewing to the Senate was a protracted struggle. His competi- tors were James Semple, who afterwards held several innxjrtant offices in this State, and Richard M. Young, afterward a United States Senator and a Supreme Judge and a man of vast influence. On the first ballot Mr. Semple had 25 votes, Young 19 and Ewing 18. On the eighth ballot Young was dropped ; the ninth and tenth stood a tie ; but on the i2tli Ewing received 40, to Semple 37, and was accordingly declared elected. In 1S37 Mr. Ewing received some votes for a continuance of his term in Congress, when Mr. Young, just referred to, was elected. In 1842 Mr. Ewing was elected State Audit':>r on the ticket with Gov. Ford. Gen. Ewing was a gentleman of culture, a lawyer by profession, and was much in public life. In person he was above medium height and of heavy build, with auburn hair, blue eyes, large-sized head and short face. He was genial, social, friendly and affable, with fair talent, though of no high degree of originality. He died March 25, 1846. tat :.-i0% A > GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. '3' ^^(i ^iGj2j2;^^"«r»<='«« 6 .- W>f^ OSEPH DUNCAN, Governor 1S34-8, was born at Paris, Ky., Feb. 23, 1794. At the tender age of 19 years he en- listed in the war against Greal Britain, and as a soldier he acquitted himself with credit. He was an Ensign under the daunt- less Croghan at Lower Sandusky, \i or Fort Stephenson. In Illinois he first appeared in a public capa- city as Major-General of the Militia, a position which his military fame had procured him. Subsequently he became a State Senator from I Jackson County, and is honorably mentioned for introducing the first bill providing for a free-school system. In 1S26, when the redoubt- able Joiin P. Cook, who had previously beaten such men as John McLean, Elias Kent Kane and ex- Gov. Bond, came up for the fourth time for Congress, Mr. Duncan was brought forward against him by his friends, greatly to the surprise of all the politicians. As yet he was but little known in the State. He was an original Jackson man at that time, being attached to his political fortune in admiration of the glory of his militaiy achievements. His chances of success against Cook were generally regarded as hopeless, but he entered upon the campaign undaunted. His speeches, though short and devoid of ornament, were full of good sense. He made a diligent canvass of the State, Mr. Cook being hindered by the condition of his health. The most that was expected of Mr. Duncan, under the circumstances, was that he would obtain a respectable vote, but without defeating Mr. Cook. The result of the campaign, however, was a source of surprise and amazement to both friends and foes, as Mr. Duncan canie out 641 votes ahead! He received 6,321 votes, and Mr. Cook 5,680. Un- til this deiwiitinent, the violence of party feeling smoldering in the breasts of the people on account of the defeat of Jackson, was not duly appreciated. Aside from the great convention struggle of 1824, no other than mere local and pergonal considerations had ever before controlled an election in Illinois. From the above date Mr. Duncan retained his seat in Co.igress until his election as Governor in .\ugust, 1834. The first and bloodless year of the Black Hawk War he was appointed by Gov. Rey- nolds to the position of Brigadier-General of the \olunteers, and he conducted his brigade to Rock Island. But he was absent from the State, in Wash- ington, during the gubernatorial campaign, and did not personally participate in it, but addressed circu- lars to his constituents. His election was, indeed, attributed to the circumstance of his absence, be- cause his estrangement from Jackson, formerly his political idol, and also from the Democracy, largely in ascendency in the State, was complete; but while his defection was well known to his Whig friends, and even to the leading Jackson men of this State, the latter were unable to carry conviction of that fact to the masses, as mail and newspaper facilities at that day were far inferior to those of the present time. Of course the Governor was much abused afterward by the fossilized Jackson men who re- garded party ties and affiliations as above all other issues that could arise; but he was doubtless 132 JOSEPH DUNCAN. sincere in his opposition to the old hero, as the latter ;;ad vetoed several important western measures which were dear to Mr. Duncan. In his inaugural message he threw off the mask and took a bold stand rgain St the course of the President. The measures r.e recommended in his message, however, were so desirable that the Legislature, although by a large majority consisting of Jackson men, could not refrain from endorsing them. These measures related .'uainly to bai:ks and internal improvements. It was while Mr. Duncan was Governor that tlie people of Illinois went whirling on with bank and in- ternal improvement schemes that well nigh bank- -upted the Slate. The hard times of 1837 came on, and the disasters that attended the inauguration of Jiese plans and the operation of the banks were mu- tually charged upon the two political parties. Had any or.e man autocratic power to introduce and carry on any one of these measures, he would proba- bly have succeeded to (he satisfaction of the public; oUt as many jealous men had hold of the same plow handle, no success followed and each blamed the other for the failure. In this great vorte-x Gov. Duncan was carried along, suffering the like derogation of character with his fellow citizens. At the height of the excitement the Legislature " provided for " railroads from Galena to Cairo, Alton to Sliawneetown, Alton to Mount Carrael, Alton to the eastern boundary of the State in the direction of Terre Haute, Quincy via Springfield to the Wabash, Bloomington to Pekin, and Peoria to Warsaw, — in all about 1,300 miles of road. It also provided for the improvement of the navigation of the Kaskaskia, Illinois, Great and Little Wabash and Rock Rivers ; also as a placebo, $200,000 in money were to be dis- tributed to the various counties wherein no improve- ments were ordered to be made as above. The estimate for the expenses for all these projects was :laced at a little over $10,000,000, which was not more inan half enough! That would now be equal to saddling upon the State a debt of $225,000,000! It was sufficient to bankrupt the State several times over, even counting all the possible benefits. One of the most exciting events that ever occurred :n this fair State was the murder of Elijah P. Love- 'oy in the fall of 1837, at Alton, during Mr. Duncan's term as Governor. Lovejoy was an " Abolitionist," editing the Observer at that place, and the pro- slavery slums there formed themselves into a mob. and after destroying successively three presses be- longing to Mr. Lovejoy, surrounded the warehouse where the fourth press was stored away, endeavoring to destroy it, and where Lovejoy and his friends were entrenching themselves, and shot and killed the brave reformer! About this time, also, the question of removing the State capital again came up, as the 20 years' limit for its existence at Vandalia was drawing to a close. There was, of course, considerable excitement over the matter, the two main points competing for it be- ing Springfield and Peoria. The jealousy of the lat- ter place is not even yet, 45 years afterward, fully allayed. Gov. Duncan's term expired in 1838. In 1S42 he was again proposed as a candidate for the Execu- tive chair, this time by the Whig party, against Adam W. Snyder, of St. Clair County, the nominee of tiie Democrats. Charles W. Hunter was a third candi- date for the same position. Mr. Snyder, however, died before the campaign had advanced very far, and his party substituted Thomas Ford, who was elected, receiving 46,901 votes, to 38,584 for Duncan, and 909 for Hunter. The cause of Democratic success at this time is mainly attributed to the temporary support of the Mormons which they enjoyed, and the want of any knowledge, on the part of the masses, that Mr. Ford was opposed to any given policy en- tertained in the respective localities. Gov. Duncan was a man of rather limited educa- tion, but with naturally fine abilities he profited greatly by his various public services, and gathered a store of knowledge regarding public affairs which served him a ready purpose. He possessed a clear judgment, decision, confidence in himself and moral courage to carry out his convictions of right. In his deportment he was well adapted to gain the admira- tion of the people. His intercourse with them was both affable and dignified. His portrait at the Gov- ernor's mansion, from which the accompanying was made, represents him as having a swarthy complex- ion, high cheek bones, broad forehead, piercing black eyes and straight black hair. He was a liberal patron of the Illinois College at Jacksonville, a member of its Board of Trustees, and died, after a short illness, Jan. 15, 1844, a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, leaving a wife but no children. Two children, born to them, had died in infancy. ^^ r-/cM.i^^^ GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. '3S S^(^^fjHOMAS CARLIN, the sixth Governor of the State of lUinois, serving from 1838 to 1S42, was also a Ken- tuckian, beuig born near Frankfort, that State, July t8, 1789, of Irish paternity. The opportunities for an education being very meager in his native place, he, on approaching years of judnnent and maturity, applied himself to those branches of learn- ing that seemed most important, and thus became a self-made man ; and his taste for reading and N*-' ^5v^"'^ study remained with him through '^(ci'^^y^ life. In 1803 his father removed 10 Missouri, then a part of " New Spain," where he died in 18 10. In 18 1 2 young Carlin came to Illinois and partici- pated in all the "ranging" service incident to the war of that period, proving himself a soldier of un- daunted bravery. In 1814 he married Rebecca Huitt, and lived for four years on the bank of the Mississippi River, opposite the mouth of the Mis- scjri, where he followed farming, and then removed to Greene County. He located the town site of Car- ro»'lon,in that county, and in 1825 made a liberal donation of land for county building purposes. He was the first Sheriff of that county after its separate organization, and afterward was twice elected, as a Jackson Democrat, to the Illinois Senate. In the Black Hawk War he commanded a spy battalion, a post of considerable danger. In 1834 he was ap- pointed by President Jackson to the position of Receiver of Public Moneys, and to fulfill the office more conveniently he removed to the city of Quincy. While, in 1838, the unwieldy internal improvement system of the State was in full operation, witli all its expensive machinery, amidst bank suspensions throughout the United States, a great stringency in the money market everywhere, and Illinois bonds forced to sale at a heavy discount, and the " hardest times" exisring that the peopVe of the Prairie State ever saw, the general election of State officers was apiiroaching. Discreet men who had cherished the hope of a speedy subsidence of the public infatua- tion, met with disappointment. A Governor and Legislature were to be elected, and these were now looked forward to for a repeal of the ruinous State policy. But the grand scheme had not yet lost its dazzling influence upon the minds of the people. Time and experience had not yet fully demonstrated its utter absurdity. Hence the question of arresting its career of profligate expenditures did not become a leading one with the dominant party during the camp.iign, and most of the old members of the Leg- islature were returned at this election. Under these circumstances the Democrats, in State Convention assembled, nominated Mr. Carlin for the office of Governor, and S. H. Anderson for Lieuten- ant Governor, while the Whigs nominated Cyrus Ed- wards, brother of Ninian Edwards, forraeriy Governor, and W. H. Davidson. Edwards came out strongly for a continuance of the State policy, while Car'i:: remained non-committal. This was the first tmie that the two main political parties in this State were unembarrassed by any third party in the field. The result of the election was: Cadin, 35,573; Ander- son, 30,335 ; Edwards, 29,629 ; and Davidson, 28,- Ti.'i- Upon the meeting of the subsequent Legislature (1839), the retiring Governor CDuncan) in his mes- 136 THOMAS CARLIN. sage spoke in emphatic terms of the impolicy of the internal improvement system, presaging the evils threatened, and uiged that body to do their utmost to correct the great error ; yet, on the contrary, the Legislature not only decided to continue the policy but also added to its burden by voting more appro- priations and ordering more improvements. Although the money market was still stringent, a further loan of $4,000,000 was ordered for the Illinois & Mich- igan Canal alone. Cn'cago at that time began to loom up and promise to be an important city, even the great emporium of the West, as it has since in- deed came to be. Ex-Gov. Reynolds, an incompe- tent financier, was commissioned to effect the loan, and accordingly hastened to the East on this respons- ible errand, and negotiated the loans, at considera- ble sacrifice to the State. Besides this embarrassment tc Carlin's administration, the Legislature also de- clared that he had no authority to appoint a Secretary of State until a vacancy existed, and A. P. Field, a Whig, who had already held the post by apix)intment through three administrations, was determined to keep the place a while longer, in spite of Gov. Car- lin's preferences. The course of the Legislature in ihis regard, however, was finally sustained by the Supreme Court, in a quo warranto case brought up before it by John A. McClernand, whom the Gov- ernor had nominated for the office. Thereupon that dignified body was denounced as a "Whig Court!" endeavoring to establish the principle of life-tenure of office. A new law was adopted re-organizing the Judici- ary, and under it five additional Supreme Judges were elected by the Legislature, namely, Thomas Ford (afterward Governor), Sidney Breese, Walter B. Scales, Samuel H. Treat and Stephen A. Douglas — all Democrats. It was during Gov. Carlin's administration that the noisy campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too " oc- curred, resulting in a Whig victory. This, however, did net affect Illinois politics very seriously. Another prominent event in the West daring Gov. Carlin's term of office was the excitement caused by the Mcrnions and their removal from Independence, Mo., to Nauvoo, 111., in 1840. At the same time they began to figure somewhat in State politics. On account of their believing — as they thought, accord- ing to the New Testament — that they should have " all things common," and that consequently " all the earth " and all that is upon it were the" Lord's " and therefore the property of his " saints," they were suspected, and correctly, too, of committing many of the deeds of larceny, robbery, etc., that were so rife throughout this country in those days. Hence a feeling of violence grew up between the Momions and "anti-Mormons." In the State of ^Missouri the Mormons always supported the Dem- ocracy until they were driven out by the Democratic government, when they turned their support to the Whigs. They were becoming numerous, and in the Legislature of 1840-1, therefore, it became a matter of great interest with both parties to conciliate these people. Through the agency of one John C. Ben- nett, a scamp, the Mormons succeeded in rushing througli the Legislature (both parties not daring to oppose) a charter for the city of Nauvoo which vir- tually erected a hierarchy co-ordinate with the Fed- eral Government itself In the fall of 1841 the Governor of Missouri made a demand upon Gov. Carlin for the body of Joe Smith, the Mormon leader, as a fugitive from justice. Gov. Carlin issued the writ, but for some reason it was returned unserved. It was again issued in 1S42, and Smith was arrested, but w.xs either rescued by his followers or discharged by the municipal court on a writ of habeas corpus. In December, 1841, the Democratic Convention nominated .A.dam W. Snyder, of Belleville, for Gov- ernor. As he h.ad been, as a member of the Legisla- ture, rather friendly to the Mormons, the latter naturally turned their support to the Democratic party. The next spring the Whigs nominated Ex- Gov. Duncan for the same office. In the meantime the Mormons began to grow more odious to the masses of the people, and the comparative prospects of the respective parties for success became very problematical. Mr. Snyder died in May, and Thomas Ford, a Supreme Judge, was substituted as a candidate, and was elected. At the close of his gubernatorial term, Mr. Carlin removed back to his old home at Carrollton, where he spent the remainder of his life, as before liis ele- vation to office, in agricultural pursuits. In iS/g he served out the unexpired term of J. D. Fry in the Illinois House of Representatives, and died Feb. 4, 1852, at his residence at Carrollton, leaving a wife and seven children. 0, l^^^-fH/^OL^ GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. *39 isjffiaaE^ —->s; _l^AS^t<^ 1*L® ■•..<■■' A ^w ^3=H=^ 3HOMAS FORD, Governor from 1842 to 1846, and au- thor of a very interesting history of Illinois, was born at Uniontown, Pa., in the year 1 800. His mother, after the. deatli of her first hus- d (Mr. Forquer), married Rob- Ford, who was killed in 1802, the Indians in the mountains of Pennsylvania. She was conse- quently left in indigent circum- stances, with a large family, mostly girls. With a view to better her condition, she, in 1804, removed to Missouri, where it had been cus- tomary by the Spanish Govern- ment to give land to actual settlers; but upon her arrival at St. Louis she found the country ceded to the United States, and the liberal policy toward set- tlers changed by the new ownership. After some sickness to herself and family, she finally removed to Illinois, and settled some three miles south of Water- loo, but the following year moved nearer the Missis- sippi bluffs. Here young Ford received his first i schooling, under the instructions of a Mr. Humphrey, for which he had to walk three miles. His mother, though lacking a thorough education, was a woman of superior mental endowments, joined to energy and determination of character. She inculcated in her children those high-toned principles which dis- tinguished her sons in public life. She exercised a rigid economy to provide her children an education ; but George Forquer, her oldest son (six years older than Thomas Ford), at an early age had to quit school to aid by his labor in the support of the family. He afterward became an eminent man in Illinois affairs, and but for his early death would probably have been elected to the United States Senate. Young Ford, with somewhat better opportunities, received a better education, though limited to the curriculum of the common school of those pioneer times. His mind gave early promise of superior en- dowments, with an inclination for mathematics. His proficiency attracted the attention of Hon. Daniel P. Cook, who became his efficient patron and friend. The latter gentleman was an eminent Illinois states- man who, as a Member of Congress, obtained a grant of 300,000 acres of land to aid in completing the Illinois & Michigan Canal, and after whom the county of Cook was named. Through the advice of I40 THOMAS FORD. this genileman, Mr. Ford turned his attention to the study of law; but Forquer, then merchandising, re- gardin;4 liis education defective, sent him to Transyl- vania University, where, however, he remained but one term, owing to Forquer's failure in business. On his return he alternated his law reading with teach- ing school for support. In 1829 Gov. Edwards appointed hira Prosecuting Attorney, and in 1S31 he was re-appointed by Gov. Reynolds, and after that he was four times elected a Judge by the Legislature, without 0|>position, twice a Circuit Judge, once a Judge of Chicago, and as As- sociate Judge of the Supreme Court, when, in 1841, the latter tribunal was re-organized by the addition of five Judges, all Democrats. Ford was assigned to the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and while in this capacity he was holding Court in Ogle County he received a notice of his nomination by the Democratic Conven- tion for the office of Governor. He immediately re- signed his place and entered upon the canvass. In August, 1842, he was elected, and on the 8th of De- cember following he was inaugurated. All the offices which he had held were unsolicited by him. He received them'upon tlie true Jefferson- Jan principle, — Never to ask and never to refuse office. Both as a lawyer and as a Judge he stood deservedly high, liut his cast of intellect fitted him rather for a writer upon law than a practicing advo- cate in the courts. In the latter capacity he was void of the moving power of eloquence, so necessary to success with juries. As a Judge his opinions were "ound, lucid and able expositions of the law. In practice, he was a stranger to the tact, skill and in- sinuating address of the politician, i)Ut he saw through the arts of demagogues, as well as any man. He was plain in his demeanor, so much so, indeed, that at one time after the expiration of his term of office, during a session of the Legislature, he was taken by a stranger to be a seeker for the position of door- keeper, and was waited upon at his hotel near mid- r.ight by a knot of small office-seekers with the view of effecting a "combination ! " Mr. Ford had not the " brass " of the ordinary politician, nor that impetuosity which characterizes a political leader. He cared little for money, and hardly enough for a decent support. In person he was of small stature, slender, of dark complexion, with black hair, sharp features, deep-set eyes, a pointed, aquiline nose having a decided twist to one- side, and a small mouth. TJ-.e three most important events in Gov. Ford's r.dministration were the establishment of tlie high linancial credit of the State, the " Mormon War "and .he Mexican War. In the first of tliese the Governor proved himself '.o be eir;inentlv wise. On coming into office he found 'he State liadly piralyzed by the ruinous effects of Uie notocious "iiiteriial impiovenient " schemes of the preceding decade, with scarcely anything to show by way of "improvement." The enterprise that seemed to be getting ahead more than all the rest was the Illinois & Michigan Canal. As this promised to be the most important thoroughfare, feasible to the people, it was well under headway in its construction. Therefore the State policy was almost concentrated upon it, in order to rush it on te comi>letion. Tlie bonded indebtedness of the State was growing so large as to frighten the people, and they were about ready to entertain a proposition for repudiation. But the Governor had the foresight to recommend such measures as would maintain the public credit, for which every citizen to-day feels thankful. But perhaps the Governor is remembered more for his connection with the Mormon troubles than for anything else; for it was during his term of office that the " Latter-Day Saints " became so strong at Nauvoo, built their temple there, increased their num- bers throughout the country, committed misdemean- ors, taught dangerous doctrines, suffered the loss of their leader, Jo Smith, l)y a violent death, were driven out of Nauvoo to the far West, etc. Having been a Judge for so many years previously, Mr. Ford of course was no i-coniniittal concerning Mormon affairs, and was llierefore claimed by both parties and also accused by each of sympathizing too greatly with the other side. Mormonism claiming to be a system of religion, the Governor no doubt was " between two fires," and felt compelled to touch the matter rather , " gingerly," and doubtless felt greatly relieved when that pestilential people left the State. Such compli- cated matters, especially when religion is mixed up with them, expose every person participating in them to criticism from all parties. The Mexican War was l)egun in the spring of 1845, and was continued into the gubernatorial term of Mr. Ford's successor. The Governor's connection with tliis war, however, was not conspicuous, as it was only administrative, commissioning officers, etc. Ford's " History of Illinois " is a very readable and entertaining work, of 450 small octavo pages, and is destined to increase in value with the lapse of time. It exhibits a natural flow of compact and forcible thought, never failing to convey the nicest sense. In tracing with his trenchant pen the devious operations of the professional politician, in wliich he is inimit- -aljle, his account is open, perhaps, to the objection that all his contemporaries are treated as mere place- seekers, while many of them have since been judged by the people to be worthy statesmen. His writings seem slightly open to the criticism that they exhibit a little splenetic partiality against those of his con- temporaries who were prominent during his term of office as Governor. "fhe death of Gov. Ford took place at Peoria, 111., Nov. 2, 1850. ^^^^^Jt-V^^^S^^^M^^X- GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. 143 ^^^ I Augustus €. French. | i:i i-s^ (:^^ «>S— «S — c> lEattes^ ■^iORL A. MATTESON, Governor ,f^ 1853-6, was born Aug. 8, 1808, ;::' in Jefferson County, New York, to which place his father had re- moved from Vermont three years before. His father was a farmer in fair circumstances, but a com- mon English education was all that his only son received. Young Joel first tempted fortune as a small tradesman in Prescott, Canada, before he was of age. He returned from that place to liis home, entered an academy, taught school, visited the prin- )al Eastern cities, improved a farm liis father had ven him, made a tour in the South, worked tiiere building railroads, experienced a storm on tlie Lilf of Mexico, visited the gold diggings of Northern iorgia, and returned via Nashville to St. Louis and rough Illinois to his fatlier's home, when he inar- :d. In 1833, having sold his farm, he removed, th his wife and one child, to Illinois, and entered ;laim on Government land near the head of An ble River, in what is now Kendall County. At It time there were not more than two neighbors ihin a range of ten miles of his yilace, and only :ee or four houses l.-i»e--c .LIAM H. BISSELL, Gov- ernor 1857-60, was born •;.:; y\])ril 25, i8n, in the Stale of New York, near Pain led Post, Yates County. -h"^^^''^- His parents were obscure, ' honest, God-fearing people, u ho reared their children under the daily examijle of iudusUy and frugality, accord- ing to the custom of that class of Eastern society. Mr. Bissell received a respecta- ble but not thorough academical education. By assiduous application he acquired a knowledge of medicine, and in his early manhood came West and located in Mon- roe County, this Slate, where he engaged in the practice of that profession. But he was not enam- ored of his calling; he was swayed by a broader ambition, to such an extent that the mysteries of the healing art and its arduous duties failed to yield him furtlier any charms. In a few years he discovered his choice of a profession to be a mistake, and when he approached the age of 30 he sought to begin anew. Dr. Bissell, no doubt unexpectedly to him- self, discovered a singular facility and charm of speech, the exercise of which acquired for him a ready local notoriety. It soon came to be under- stood tliat he desired to abandon his profession and take up that of the law. During terms of Court he would spend his time at the county seat among the members of the Bar, who extended to him a ready welcome. It was not strange, therefore, that he should drift into public life. In 1840 he was elected as a Dem- ocrat to the Legislature from Monroe County, and was an efficient member of that body. On his re- turn home he qualified himself for admission to the Bar and speedily rose to the front rank as an advo- cate. His powers of oratory were captivating. With a pure diction, charming and inimitable gestures, clearness of statement, and a remarkable vein of sly humor, his efforts before a jury told with irresistible effect. He was chosen by the Legislature Prosecut- ing Attorney for the Circuit in which he lived, and in that position he fully discharged his duty to the State, gained the esteem of the Bar, and seldom failed to convict the offender of the law. In stature he was somewhat tall and slender, and with a straight, military bearing, he presented a dis- tinguished appearance. His complexion was dark, his head well poised, though not large, his address pleasan't and manner winning. He was exemplary in his habits, a devoted husband and kind parent. He was twice married, the first time to Miss James, '52 WILL/ AM H BISSELL. ot Monroe County, by whom he had two children, i)olh daugliters. She died sooa after the year 1840, and Mr. B. married for his second wife a daugliter of Elias K. Kane, previously a United States Senator from this State. She survived hi.n 'uit a short time, and died without issue. When the war with Mexico was declared in 1846, Mr. Bissell enlisted and was elected Colonel of his regiaient, over Hon. Don Morrison, by an almost unanimous vote, — 807 to 6. Considering the limiied opportunities he had had, he evinced a high order of military talent. On the bloody field of Buena Vista he acquitted himself with intrepid and distinguished ability, contributing with his regiment, the Second Illinois, in no small degree toward saving the waver- ini; fortunes of our arms during that long and 'fiercely contested battle. After his return home, at the close of the war, he was elected to Congress, his opponents being the Hons. P. B. Fouke and Joseph Gillespie. He served two terms in Congress. He was an ardent politician. During the great contest of 1850 he voted in favor of the adjustment measures; but in 1854 he opposed tiie repeal of the Missouri Compromise act and therefore the Kansas-Nebraska bill of Douglas, and thus became identified with the nascent Republican party. During his first Congressional term, while the Southern members were following their old practice of intimidating the North by bullying language, and claiming most of the credit for victories in the Mexican War, and Jefferson Davis claiming for the Mississippi troops all the credit for success at Buena Vista, Mr. Bissell bravely defended tlie Northern troops; whereupon Davis challenged Bissell to a duel, which was accepted. This matter was brought u)) against Bissell when he was candidate for Governor and during his term of office, as the Constitution of this State forbade any duelist from holding a State office. In 1856, when the Republican party first put fortii a candidate, John C. Fremont, for President of the United States, the same party nominated Mr. Bissell for Governor of Illinois, and John Wood, of Quincy, for Lieutenant Governor, while the Democrats nomi- nated Hon. W. A. Richardson, of Adams County, for Governor, and Col. R. J. Hamilton, of Cook Countv, for Lieutenant Governor. The result of the election was a plurality of 4,729 votes over Richard- son. The .\merican, or Know-Nothing, party had a ticket in the field. The Legislature was nearly bal- anced, but was politically opposed to the Governor. His message to the Legislature was short and rather ordinary, and was criticised for e.xpressing the sup- posed obligations of the people to the incorporators of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and for re- opening the slavery question by allusions to the Kansas troubles. Late in the session an apportion- ment bill, based upon the State census of 1855, was passed, amid much partisan strife. The Governor at first signed the bill and then vetoed it. A furious debate followed, and the question whether the Gov- ernor had the authority to recall a signature was referred to the Courts, that of last resort deciding in favor of the Governor. Two years afterward another outrageous attempt was made for a re-apportionment and to gerrymander the State, but the Legislature failed to pass the bill over the veto of the Governor. It was during Gov. Bissell's administration that the notorious canal scrip fraud was brought to light, 'mplicating ex-Gov. Matteson and other prominent State officials. The principal and interest, aggregat- ing $255,500, was all recovered by the State except- ing $27,500. (See sketch of Gov. Matteson.) In 1859 an attempt was discovered to fraudu- lently refund the Macalister and Stebbins bonds and thus rob the State Treasury of nearly a quarter of a million dollars. The State Government was impli- cated in this affair, and to this day remains unex- plained or unatoned for. For the above, and other matters previously mentioned, Gov. Bissell has been severely criticised, and he has also been most shame- fully libelled and slandered. On account of e.\posure in tiie army, the remote cause of a nervous form of disease gained entrance into his system and eventually developed paraplegia, affecting his lower extremities, which, while it left his body in comparative health, deprived him of loco- motion except by the aid of crutches. While he was generally hopeful of ultimate recovery, this myste- rious disease pursued him, without once relaxing its stealthy hold, to the close of his life, March 18, i86o, over nine months before the expiration of his gubernatorial term, at the early age of 48 years. He died in the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, 0/ which he har* been a member since 1S54. Go VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. '55 ■^ -^ ''-:} iHN WOOD, Governo.- i S60-1 , and tn*= the first settler of Qiiincy, 111, was boni in the town of Sempro- nius (now Moravia), Cayuga Co., N. Y., Dec. 20, 1798. He was the second child and only son of Dr. Daniel Wood. His mother, nee Catherine Crause, was of German parentage, and died while he was an infant. Dr. Wood was a learned and skillful physician, of classical attain- ments and proficient in several modern lai.guages, who, after serving throughout the Revolu- tionary War as a Surgeon, settled on the land granted him by the Government, and resided there a re- spected and leading influence in his section until his death, at the ripe age of 92 years. The subject of this sketch, impelled by the spirit of Western adventure then pervading everywhere, left his home, Nov. 2, r8i8, and passed the succeed- mg winter in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following sum- mer he pushed on to Illinois, landing at Shawneetown, and spent the fall and following winter in Calhoun County. In 1820, in company with Willard Keyes, he settled in Pike County, about 30 miles southeast of Quincy, where for the next two years he pursued farming. In 1821 he visited "the Bluffs" (as the present site of Quincy was called, then uninhabited) and, pleased with its prospects, soon after purchased a quarter-section of land near by, and in the follow- ing fall (1822) erected near the river a small cabin, •^ 18 X 20 feet, the first building ill Quincy , of whii If he then became the first and for some months the only occupant. About this time he visited his old friends in Pike County, chief of whom was William Ross, the lead- ing man in building up the village of Atlas, of that county, which was thought then to be the possible commencement of 3 city. One day they and others were traveling together over the country between the two points named, making observations on the com- parative merits of the respective localities. On ap- proaching the Mississippi near Mr. Wood's place, the latter told his companions to follow him and he would show them where he was going to build a city. They went about a mile off the main trail, to a high l)oint, from which the view in every direction was most magnificent, as it had been for ages and as ye; untouched by the hand of man. Before them swept liy the majestic Father of Waters, yet unburdened by navigation. After Mr. Wood had expatiated at length on the advantages of the situation, Mr. Ross replied, " But it's too near Atlas ever to amount to anything!" Atlas is still a cultivated farm, and Quincy is .-> city of over 30,000 population. In 1824 Mr. Wood gave a newspaper notice, as the law then prescribed, of his intention to apply to the General Assembly for the formation of a new county. This was done the following winter, result- ing in the establishment of the present Adams County. During the next summer Quincy was se- lected as the county seat, it and the vicinity then containing but four adult male residents and half '5" rOHN WOOD. that number of females. Sinoe that period Mr. ] Wood resided at the place of his early adoption un- til his death, and far more than any other man was he identified with every measure of its progress and liistory, and almost continuously kept in public posi- tions. He was one of the early town Trustees, and after ihe place became a city he was often a member of the City Council, many times elected Mayor, in the ""ace of a constant large opposition political majority. In 1850 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1856, on the organization of the Republican party, he was chosen Lieutenant Governor of the State, on the ticket with Wm. H. Bissell for Governor, and on the death of the latter, March 18, i860, he succeeded to the Chief Executive chair, which he occupied until Gov. Yates was inaugurated nearly ten months after- ward. Nothing very marked characterized the adminis- tration of Gov. Wood. The great anti-slavery cam- paign of i860, resulting in the election of the honest r.linoisan, Abraham Lincoln, to the Presidency of the United States, occurred during the short period while Mr. Wood was Governor, and tne excitement and issues of that struggle dominated over every other consideration, — indeed, supplanted them in a great measure. The people of Illinois, during all that time, were passing the comparatively petty strifes under Bissell's administration to the overwhelming issue of preserving the whole nation from destruction. In :86i ex-Gov. Wood was one of the five Dele- gates from Illinois to the " Peace Convention " at Washingtoii, and in April of the same year, on the breaking out of the Rebellion, he was appointed Quartermaster-General of the State, which position he held throughout the war. In 1864 he took com- mand as Colonel of the 137th 111. Vol. Inf., with whom he served until the period of enlistment ex- pired. Politically, Gov. Wood was always actively identi- fied with the Whig and Republican parties. Few men have in personal experience comprehended so many surprising and advancing local changes as vested in the more than half century recollections of Gov. Wood. Sixty-four years ago a solitary settler on the "Bluffs," with no family, and no neighbor within a score of miles, the world of civilization away behind him, and the strolling red-man almost his only visitant, he lived to see growing around him, and under his auspices and aid, overspreading the wild hills and scraggy forest a teaming city, second only in size in the State, and surpassed nowhere in beauty, prosperity and promise ; whose people recog- nize as with a single voice the proverbial honor and liberality that attach to the name and lengthened life of their pioneer settler, "the old Governor." Gov. Wood was twice married, — first in January, 1826, to Ann M. Streeter, daughter of Joshua Streeter, formerly of Salem, Washington Co., N. Y. They had eight children. Mrs. W. died Oct. 8, 1863, and in June, 1865, Gov. Wood married Mrs. Mary A., widow of Rev. Joseph T. Holmes. Gov. Wood died June 4, 18S0, at his residence in Quincy. Four of his eight cliildren are now living, namely: Ann E., wife of iCcw. John Tillson; Daniel C, who married Mary J. Abernethy; John, Jr., who married Josephine Skinner, and Joshua S., who married Annie Bradley. The last mentioned now resides at Atchison, Kansas, and all the rest are still at Quincy. D GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. 159 -¥ 4- ICHARD YATES, the "War Governor,'' 1 86 1-4, was born Jan. 18, 1818, oil the banks of the Ohio River, at Warsaw, Gallatin Co., Ky. His father #'' moved in 18^1 to Illinois, and afier stopping for a time in ■ ~ " ■ Springfield, settled at Island Grove, Sangamon County. Here, after attending school, Richard joined the family. Subsequently he entered Illinois College at Jacksonville, where, in 1837, he graduated with first honors. He chose for his pro- fession the law, the Hon. J. J. Har- din being his instructor. After ad- mission to the Bar he soon rose to distinction as an advocate. Gifted with a fluent and ready oratory, he soon appeared in the political hustings, and, being a passionate admirer of the great ^Vhig leader of the West. Henry Clay, he joined his political fortunes to he party of his idol. In 1840 he engaged with great '■•rdor in the exciting " hard cider " campaign for rfarrison. Two years later he was elected to the Legislature from Morgan County, a Democratic stronghold. He served three or four terms in the Legislature, and such was the fascination of his ora- tory that by 1S50 his large Congressional District, extending from Morgan and Sangamon Counties lOrth to include LaSalle, unanimously tendered him tne Whig nomination for Congress. His Democratic opponent was Maj. Thomas L. Harris, a very pop- ■alar man who had won distinction at the battle of Cerro Gordo, in the Mexican War, and who had oeaten Hon. Stephen T. Logan for the same position. I two years before, by a large majority. Yates way j elected. Two years later he was re-elected, over John Calhoun. It was during Yates second term in Congress that the great question of the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise was agitated, and the bars laid down for re- opening the dreaded anti-slavery question. He took strong grounds against the repeal, and thus became identified with the rising Republican party. Conse- quently he fell into the minority in his district, which was pro-slavery. Even then, in a third contest, he fell behind Major Harris only zoo votes, after the district had two years before given Pierce 2,000 majority for President. The Republican State Convention of i860 met at Decatur May 9, and nominated for the office of Gov- ernor Mr. Yates, in preference to Hon. Norman B. Judd, of Chicago, and Leonard Svvett, of Blooming- ton, two of the ablest men of the State, who were also candidates before the Convention. Francis i\. Hoffman, of DuPage County, was nominated for Lieutenant Governor. This was the year when Mr. Lincoln was a candidate for President, a period re- membered as characterized by the great v/hirlpuol which precipitated the bloody Wir of the Rebellion. The Douglas Democrats nominated J. C. Allen of Crawford County, for Governor, and Lewis W. Ro-s. of Fulton County, for Lieutenant Governor. The Breckenridge Democrats and the Bell-Everett |)arty had also full tickets in the field. After a most fear- ful campaign, the result of the election gave Mr. Yates 172,196 votes, and Mr. Allen 159,253. Mr. Yates received over a thousand more votes than did Mr. Lincoln himself. Gov. Yates occupied the chair of State diying the i6o RICHARD YA TES. most critical period of our country's history. la the fate of the nation was involved tiiat of each Stale. The life struggle of the former derived its sustenance from the loyalty of the latter; and Gov. Yates seemed to realize the situation, and proved himself both loyal and wise in ui)holdiiig the Government. He had a deep hold upon the affections of tlie people, won by his moving eloquence and genial manners. Erect and symmetrical in person, of ])re- possessing appearance, with a winning address and a magnetic power, few men possessed more of the ele- ments of ixjpularity. His oratory was scholarly and captivating, his hearers hardly knowing \\\\y they were transported. He was social and convivial. In the latter respect he was ultimately carried too far. The very creditable military efforts of this State during the War of the Rebellion, in putting into the field the enormous numljcr of about 200,000 soldiers, were ever promptly and ably seconded by his^excel- lency ; and the was ambitious to deserve the title of "the soldier's friend." Immediately after the battle of Shiloh he repaired to the field of carnage to look after the wounded, and his appeals for aid were promptly resi»nded to by the peoiile. His procla- mations calling for volunteers were impassionate appeals, urging upon the people the duties and re- quirements of patriotism ; and his special message in 1S63 to the Democratic Legislature of this State pleading for material aid for the sick and wounded soldiers of Illinois regiments, breathes a deep fervor of noble sentiment and feeling rarely equaled in beauty or felicity of expression. Generally his mes- sages on political and civil affairs were able and com- prehensive. During his administration, however, there were no civil events of an engrossing cliaracter, although two years of his time were replete with partisan quarrels of great bitterness. Military ar- rests, Knights of the Golden Circle, riot in Fulton County, attempted suppression of the Ciiicago Times and the usurping State Constitutional Convention of 1862, were the chief local tO|)ics that were exciting during the Governor's term. This Convention assem- bled Jan. 7, and at once took the high position that ■"•iC law calling it was no longer binding, and that it ad supreme power; that it represented a virtual assemblage of the whole people of the State, and was sovereign in the exercise of all power necessary to vffect 9 peaceable revolution of tlie State Government and to the re-establishment of one for the "happiness, prosperity and freedom of the citizens," limited only by the Federal Constitution. Notwithstanding the law calling the Convention required its members to take an oath to supiwrt the Constitution of the Slate as well as that of the general Government, they utterly refused to lake such oath. They also as- sumed legislative powers and passed several im[)ort- ant "laws!" Interfering with the (then) [jresent executive duties. Gov. Yates was provoked to tell them plainly that " he did not acknowledge the right of the Convention to instruct him in the performance of his duty." In 1863 the Governor astonished the Democrats l)y " proroguing " their Legislature. This body, after a recess, met June 2, that year, and soon began to waste time upon various partisan resolutions ; and, while the two houses were disagreeing upon the question of adjourning ««6' du-, the Governor, having the authority in such cases, surprised them all by adjourning them " to the Saturday next preceding the first Monday in January, 1865 !" This led to great excitement and confusion, and to a reference of the Governor's act to the Supreme Court, who decided in liis favor. Then it was the Court's turn to receive abuse for weeks and months afterward. During the autumn of 1S64 a conspiracy was de- tected at Chicago which had for its object the liber- ation of the prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, the burning of the city and the inauguration of rebellio:i in the North. Gen. Sweet, who had charge of tlie camp at the time, first had his suspicions of danger aroused by a number of enigmatically worded letters which passed through the Camp postoflice. .\ de- tective afterward discovered that the rebel Gen. Marmaduke was in the city, under an assumed name, and he, with other rebel officers — Grenfell, Morgan, Cantrell, Buckner Morris, and Charles Walsh — was arrested, most of whom were convicted by a court-martial at Cincinnati and sentenced to imprisonment, — Grenfell to be hung. The sentence of the latter was afterward commuted to imprison- ment for life, and all the others, after nine months' imprisonment, were pardoned. In March, 1873, Gov. Yates was appointed a Gov- ernment Director of ihe Union Pacific Railroad, in whicb. office he continued until his decease, at .St. Louis, Mo., on the 27th of November following. GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. 163 MieJiard J. Ogles ^#, :'*r — }- #-#- -{— f^ICHARl) J. OGLESBY, Gov- ernor 1865-8, and re-elected in 1 87 2 and 1884, was born July 25, 1824, in Oldham Co., Ky., — the State which might t«C-^ be considered the " mother of Illinois Governors." Bereft of "^ his parents at the tender age of eight years, his early education y/s.'i neglected. When 12 years of age, and after he had worked a year and a half at the carpenter's trade, he removed with an uncle, Willis Oglesby, into whose care he had been committed, to Decatur, . this State, where he continued his ap- prenticeship as a mechanic, working six months for Hon. E. O. Smith. In 1844 he commenced studying law at Spring- field, with Judge Silas Robbins, and read with him one year. He was admitted to the Bar in 1845, and commenced the practice of his chosen profession at Sullivan, the county seat of Moultrie County. The next year the war with Mexico was com- menced, and in June, 1846, Mr. Oglesby volunteered, was elected First Lieutenant of Co. C, Fourth Illinois Regiment of Volunteers, and participated in the bat- tles of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. On his return he sought to perfect his law studies by attending a course of lectures at Louisville, but on the breaking out of the California "gold fever " in 1849, he crossed the plains and mountains to the new Eldorado, driving a six-mule team, with a com- pany of eight men, Henry Prather being the leader. In 1852 he returned home to Macon County, and was placed that year by the Whig party on the ticket of Presidential Electors. In 1856 he visited Europe, .\sia and Africa, being absent 20 months. On his return home he resu ned the practice of law, as a member of the firm of Gallagher, Wait & Oglesby. In 185S he was the Rei)ublican no.ainee for the Lower House of Congress, but was defeated by the Hon. James C. Robinson, Democrat. In i860 he was elected to the Illinois State Senate ; and on the evening the returns of this election were coming in, Mr. Oglesby had a fisticuff encounter with "Cerro Gordo Williams," in which he came out victorious, and which was regarded as " the first fight of the Rebellion." The following spring, when the war had commenced in earnest, his ardent nature quickly responded to the demands of patriotism a id he enlisted. The extra session of the Legislature elected him Colonel of the Eighth Illinois Infantry, the second one in the State raised to suppress the great Rebellion. He was shortly entrusted with im[)ortant coni- mands. For a time he was stationed at Bird's Point and Cairo; in April he was promoted Brigadier Gen- eral; at Fort Donelson his brigade was in the van, being stationed on the right of General Grant's army and the first brigade to be attacked. He lost 500 men before re-inforcements arrived. Many of these men were from Macon County. He was engaged in the battle of Corinth, and, in a brave charge at this place, was sliot in the left lung with an ounce ball, and was carried from the field in expectation of xwy 164 RICHARD J. OGLESBY. mediate death. That rebel ball he carries to this day. On his partial recovery he was promoted as Major General, for gillaiitiy, his cominissioa to rank from November, 1862. In the spring of 1863 he was assigned to the command of the i6th Army Corps, but, owing to inability from the effects of his wound, he relinquished this command in July, that year. Gen. Grant, however, refused to accept his resignation, and he was detailed, in December follow- ing, to court-martial and try the Surgeon General of the Army at Washington, where he remained until May, 1864, when he returned home. The Republican, or Union, State Convention of 1864 was lield at SpriuLifieid, May 25, when Mr. Oglesby was nominated for the office of Governor, while other candidates before the Convention were Allen C. Fuller, of Boone, Jesse K. Dubois, of Sanga- mon, and John M. Palmer, of Macoupin. Wm. Bross, of Chicago, was nominated for Lieutenant Governor. On the Democratic State ticket were James C. Robinson, of ("lark, for Governor, and S. Corning Judd, of Fulton, for Lieutenant Governor. The general election gavj Gen. Oglesby a majority of about 31,000 votes. The Republicans had also a majority in both th" Legislature and in the repre- sentation in Congress. Gov. Oglesby was duly inaugurated Jan. 17, 1S65. The day before the fiist time set for his installation death visited his hj ne at Decatur, and look from it iiis only son, an intelligent and sprightly lad of si.x years, a great favorite of the bereaved i)arents. This caused the inauguration to be postponed a week. The political events of the Legislative session of 1865 were the election of ex-Gov. Yates to the United States Senate, and the ratification of the 13th amend. nent to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery. This session also signalized itself by repealing the notorious " black laws," part of which, although a dead letter, had held their place upon the statute books since 1S19. Also, laws re- quiring the registration of voters, and establishing a State Board of Equalization, were passed by this Leg- islature. But the same body evinced that it was cor- ruptly influenced by a mercenary lobby, as it adopted some bad legislation, over the Governor's veto, nota- bly an amendment to a charter for a Chicago horse railway, granted in 1859 for 25 years, and now souglit to be extended 99 years. As this measure was promptly passed over his veto by both branches of the Legislature, he deemed it useless further to attempt to check their headlong career. At this session no law of a general useful character or public interest was perfected, unless we count such the burning over of the canal to Chicago to be deepened. The session of 1867 was still more productive of private and special acts. Many omnibus bills were nrop^sed, and some passed. Tiie contests over the ,:ca'ion of the Industrial College, the Capital, the Southern t''enitentiary, and the canal enlargement and Illinois River improvement, dominated every thing else. During the year 1872, it became evident that if the Republicans could re-elect Mr. Oglesby to the office of Governor, they could also elect him to the United States Senate, which they desired to do. Accordingly they re-nominated him for the Exec u- tive chair, and placed ui)on the ticket with him for Lieutenant Governor, John L. Beveridge, of Cook County. On the other side the Democrats pat into the field Gustavus Koerner for Governor and John C. Black for Lieutenant Governor. The election gave the Republican ticket majorities ranging from 35>334 tt) 56,174, — ihe Democratic defection being caused mainly by their h.iving an old-time Whig and Abolitionist, Horace Greeley, on the national ticket for President. According to the general understand- ing had beforehand, as soon as the Legislature met it elected Gov. Oglesby to the United States Senate, whereupon Mr. Beveridge became Governor. Sena- tor Oglesby 's term expired March 4, 1S79, having served his party faithfully and exhibited an order of statesmanship beyond criticism. During the campaign of 1SS4 Mr. Oglesby was nominated for a "third term" as Executive of the State of Illinois, against Carter H. Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, nominated by the Democrats. Both gentlemen " stumped " the State, and while the peo- ])le elected a Legislature which was a tie on a joint ballot, as between the two parties, they gave the jovial " Dick" Oglesby a majority of 15,018 for Gov- ernor, and he was inaugurated Jan. 30, 1885. The Legislature did not fully organize until this date, 0:1 account of its equal division between tlie two main parties and the consequent desperate tactics of eacli party to checkmate the latter in the organization of the House. Gov. Oglesby is a fine-appearing, affable man, witli regular, well defined features and rotund face. la stature he is a little above medium height, of a large frame and somewhat fleshy. His physical ap|>ear- ance is striking and preiwssessing, while his straight- out, not to say bluff, manner and speech are well calculated favorably to imjjress the average masses. Ardent in feeling and strongly committed to the pol- icies of his party, he intensifies Republicanism among Republicans, while at the same time his jovial and liberal manner prevents those of the opposite party from hating him. He is quite an effective stump orator. With vehe- ment, ])assionate and scornful tone and gestures, tremendous physical power, which in speaking he exercises to the utmost; with frequent descents to the grotesque; and with abundant homely compari- sons or frontier figures, expressed in the broadest vernacular and enforced with stentorian em[)hasis, he delights a promiscuous audience beyond measure. d—^-'^CL^ GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. '^f^^'Sii^'o^. P^ \J' AIL 1\ AVJLt' JL J^ JU 1\JL EU A\u ly/lf t t/y nilN Mc AULEY PALMER, Gov- ■* ■ *i ernor 1869-72, was born on 4 \li\t'* r Eagle Creek, Scott Co., Ky., Sept. 13, 1817. During his in- fancy, his father, who had been a soldier in tlie war of 181 2, re- moved to Christian Co., Ky., wliere lands were cheap. Here the future Governor of the great Prairie State s|jent his childhood and received such meager school- ing as the new and sparsely set- tled country afforded. To this he added materially by diligent ^^^' reading, for v.'hich he evinced an eady ajjlitude. His father, an ardent Jackson man, was also noted for his anti-slavery sentiments, wliich he thoroughly impressed upon his children. In 1831 he emigrated to Illinois, settling in Madison County. Here the labor of improving a farn\ was pursued for ab: ut two years, when the death of Mr. Palmer's iud'.her broke up the family. About this time Alton College was opened, on the "manual labor " system, and in the spring of 1834 young Palmer, with his elder brother, Elihu, entered this school and remained 18 months. Next, for over three years, he tried variously coopering, peddling and school-teaching. Duiing the summer of 1838 he formed the ac- quain'ince of Stephen A. Douglas, then making his first canvass for Congress. Young, eloquent and in political accord witli Mr. Palmer, he won his confi- dence, fired his ambition and fixed his purpose. The following winter, while teaching near Canton, he be- gan to devote his spare time to a desultory reading of la.v, and in the spring entered a law office at Car- liaville, making his home with his elder brother, Elihu. (The latter was a learned clergyman, of con- siderable orginality of thought and doctrine.) On the next meeting of the Supreme Court he was ad- mitted to the Bar, Douglas being one of his examiners. He was not immediately successful in his profession, and woOld have located elsewhere than Carlinville had he the requisite means. Thus his early poverty was a blessing in disguise, for to it he now attributes the success of his life. From 1839 on, while he diligently pursued his profession, he participated more or less in local politics. In 1843 he became Probate Judge. lu 1 847 he was elected to the State Constitutional Con- vention, where he took a leading part. In 1852 hi, was elected to the State Senate, and at the special session of February, 1854, true to the anti-slaver) sentiments bred in hiin, he took a firm stand in op position to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and when the Nebraska question became a part; issue he refused to receive a re-nomination for th( Senatorship at the hands of the Democracy, issuinj a circular to that effect. A few weeks afterward j6S JOHN MC AULEV PALMER. however, hesitating to break with his party, he par- ticipated in a Congressional Convention which nomi- T. L. Harris against Richard Yates, and which unqualifiedly approved the principles of the Kansas- Nebraska act. But Inter in the campaign he made the plunge, ran for the Senate as an Anti-Nebraska Democrat, and was elected. The following winter he put in nomination for the United States Senate Mr. Trumbull, and was one of the five steadfast men who voted for him until all the Whigs came to their support and elected their man. In 1856 he was Chairman of the Republican State Convention at Bloomington. He ran for Congress in 1859, but was defeated. In i860 he was Republican Presidential Elector for the State at large. In 1S61 he was appointed one of the five Delegates (all Re- publicans) sent by Illinois to the peace congress at Washington. When the civil conflict broke out, he offered his services to his country, and was elected Colonel of the i4ih 111. Vol. Inf , and participated in the engagements at Island No. 10; at Farmington, where he skillfully extricated his command from a dangerous position ; at Stone River, where his division for several hours, Dec. 31, 1862, held the advance and stood like a rock, and for his gallantry there he was m.nde Mnjor General; at Chickamauga, where his and Van Cleve's divisions for two hours maintained their position when they were cut off by overpowering numbers Under Gen. Sherman, he was assigned to the 14th Army Corps and participated in the Atlanta campaign. At Peach-Tree Creek his prudence did much fo avert disaster. In February, 1865, Gen. Palmer was as- signed to the military administration of Kentucky, which was a delicate post. That State was about half rebel and half Union, and those of the latter element were daily fretted by the loss of their slaves. He, who had been bred to the rules of common law, trembled at the contemplation of his extraordinary [wwer over the persons and property of his fellow men, with which he was vested in his capacity as military Governor ; and he exhibited great caution in the execution of the duties of his post. Gen. Palmer was nominated for Governor of Illi- nois by the Republican State Convention which met ai Peori I May 6, 1868, a'ld his nomination would probably have been ma le by acclainalion liad he not persistently declared ihat he could not accept a can- didature for the office. The result of the ensuing election gave Mr. Palmer a majority of 44,707 over John R. Eden, the Democratic nominee. 0.1 tlie meeting of the Legislature in January, 1869, the first thing to arrest public attention was that portion of the Governor's message which took broad Slate's rights ground. This and some minor pjints, whijh were mare iu keeping with the Demo- cratic sentiment, constituted the e.itering wedge f )r the criticisms and reproofs he afterward received fio'.n the Republican party, and ultimately resulted in his entire aleniation from the Litter element. The Legislature just referred to was noted for the intro- duction of numerous bills in the interest of private parties, which were embarrassing to the Governor. Among the public acts passed was that which limited railroad charges for passenger travel to a maximum of three cents per mile ; and it was passed over the Governor's veto. Also, they passed, over his veto, the "tax-grabbing law" to pay r?.ilror.i subscriptions, the Chicago Lake Front bill, etc. The r;ew State Constitution of 1S70, far superior to the old, was a peaceful " revolution" which took place during Gov. Palmer's term of office. The suffering caused by the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871, was greatly alleviated by the prompt responses of his excellency. Since the expiration of Gov. Palmers 's term, he has been somewhat prominent in Illinois jwlitics, and h;is been talked of by many, especially in the Dem- ocratic party, as the best man in the State for a United States Senator. His business during life has been that of the law. Few excel him in an accurate appreciation of the depth and scope of its principles- The great number of his able veto messages abun- dantly testify not only this but also a rare capacity to l)oinl them out. He is a logical and cogent reasoner and an interesting, forcible and convincing speaker, though not fluent or ornate. Without brilliancy, his dealings are rather with facts and_ ideas than with appeals to passions and prejudices. He is a patriot and a statesman of very high order. Physically he is above the medium height, of robust frame, ruddy complexion and sanguine-nervous temperament. He has a largo cranial development, is vivacious, social in disposition, easy of approach, unostentatious in his habits of life, democratic in his hain'ts and manner; and is a true American in his fundamental principle* of statesmanship. GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS. 17 > J '..'i V.^ -■.'^g^ti;S^^*S'^^g^^i5s'■^*;^n^^^i^^'£.^l'j^.'^^>'g1'S§:>'^ga'^i'^^^.^^^^^ . :Mf ¥f fiiagf . ffi crura / :r v'^ — -n i> OHN LOWRiR BEVER- 111 . s* IDGE, Covernor iS73-6,was It^/lK bom ill tlie town of Green- wich, Washington Co., N. Y., July 6, 1824. His parents were George and Ann Bevcr- idge. His father's parents, An- drew and Isabel Beveridge, be- fore their marriage emigrated from Scotland just before the Revolutionary War, settling in Washington County. His father was tiie eldest of eight brothers, the youngest of whom was 60 years of age when the first one of the num- ber died. His mother's parents, James and Agnes Hoy, emigrated from Scotland at the close of the Revolutionary War, settling also in Washington Co., N. Y., with their first-born, whose " native land "was the wild ocean. His parents and grand[)arents lived beyond the time allotted to man, their average age being over So years. They belonged to the " Asso- ciate Cluiich," a seceding Presbyterian body of America from the old Scotch school ; and so rigid was the training of young Beveridge that he never heard a sermon from any other minister except that of his own denomination until he was in his 19th year. Later in life he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which relation he still holds. Mr. Beveridge received a good common-school ed- ucation, but his parents, who could obtain a livelihood only by rigid economy and industry, could not send him away to college. He was raised upon a farm, and was in his i8th year when the family removed to De Kalb County, this State, when that section was very sparsely settled. Chicago had less than 7,000 inhabitants. In this wild West he continued as a farm laborer, teaching school during the winter months to supply the means of an education. In the fill of 1842 he attended one term at the academy at Granville, Putnam Co., 111., and subsequently sever.il terms at the Rock River Seminary at Mount Morris, Ogle Co., 111., completing the academic course. At this time, the fall of 1845, '^'^ parents and brothers were anxious to have him go to college, even though lie had not money sufficient; but, njt willing to bur- den the family, he packed his trunk and with only $40 in money started South to seek his fortune JOHN L. liEVERIBGE. Poor, alone, without friends and influence, he thus entered upon the battle of life. First, he taught school in Wilson, Overton and Jackson Cos., Tenn., in which experience he under- went considerable mental drill, both in book studies and in the ways of the world. He read law and was admitted to the Bar, in the South, but did not learn to love the institution of slavery, although he ad- mired many features of Southern character. In De- cember, 1847, he returned North, and Jan. 20, 184S, he married Miss Helen M. Judson, in the old Clark- Street M. E. church in Chicago, her father at that time being Pastor of the society there. In the spring of 1S48. he returned with his wife to Tennessee, where his two children. Alia May and Philo Judson, were born. In the fall of rS49, through the mismanagement of an associate, he lost what little he had accumu- lated and was left in debt. He soon managed to earn means to pay his debts, returned to De Kalb Co., 111., and entered upon the practice of his pro- fession at Sycamore, the county seat. On arrival from the South he had but one-quarter of a dollar in money, and scanty clothing and bedding for himself and family. He borrowed a little money, practiced law, worked in public offices, kept books for some of the business men of the town, and some railroad en- gineering, till the spring of r854, when he removed to Evanston, 12 miles north of Chicago, a place then but recently laid out, under the supervision of the Northwestern University, a Methodist institution. Of the latter his father-in-law was then financial agent and business manager. Here Mr. Beveridge prospered, and the next year (1855) opened a law office in Chicago, where he found the battle some- what hard; but he persevered with encouragement and increasing success. Aug. 12, 1861, his law partner, Gen. John F. Farnsworth, secured authority to raise a regiment of cavalry, and authorized Mr. Beveridge to raise a company for it. He succeeded in a few days in rais- ing the company, of course enlisring himself along with it. The regiment rendezvoused at St. Charles, 111., was mustered Jn Sept. iS, andon its organiza- tion Mr. B. was elected Second Major. It was at- tached, Oct. Ti, to the Eighth Cavalry and to the Army of t1ie Potoniar. He served with tlic regiment until November, 1863, participating in some 40 bat- tles and skirmishes : was at Fair Oaks, the seven days fight around Richmond, Fredericksburg, Chancellors- ville and Gettysburg. He commanded the regiment the greaterpart of the summer of 1863, and it was while lying in camp this year that he originated the policy of encouraging recruits as well as the fighting capac- ity of the soldiery, by the wholesale furlough system. It worked so well that many other officers adopted it. In the fall of this year he recruited another com- pany, against heavy odds, in January, 1864, was commissioned Colonel of the 17th 111. Cav., and skirmished around in Missouri, concluding with the reception of the surrender of Gen. Kirby Smith's army in -Arkansas. In 1865 he commanded various sub-districts in the Southwest. He was mustered out Feb. 6, 1866, safe from the casualties of war and a stouter man than when he first enlisted. His men idolized him. He then returned to Chicago, to practice law, with no library and no clientage, and no polirical experi- ence e-xcept to help others into office. In the fall of 1866 he was elected Sheriff of Cook County, serving one term; next, until November, 1870, he practiced law and closed up the unfinished business of his office. He was then elected State Senator; in No- vember, 187 1, he was elected Congressman at large; in November, 1872, he was elected Lieutenant Gov- ernor on the ticket with Gov. Oglesby; the latter be- ing elected to the U. S. Senate, Air. Beveridge became Governor, Jan. 21, 1873. Thus, inside of a few weeks, he was Congressman at large. Lieutenant Governor and Governor. The principal events oc- curring during Gov. Beveridge 's administration were: The completion of the revision of the statutes, begun in 1869; the partial success of the "farmers' move- ment;" " Haines' Legislature " and IlHnois' exhibit at the Centennial. Since the close of his gubernatorial term ex-Gov Beveridge has been a member of the firm of Bever- idge & Dewey, bankers and dealers in commercial paper at 7 1 Dearborn Street (McCorraick Block), Chicago, and since November, iSSi, he has also been .Assistant United States Treasurer: office in the Government Building. His residence is still at Ev- anston. He has a brother and two sisters yet residing in De Kail) County — James H. Beveridge, Mrs. Jennet Henry and Mrs. Isabel French. GO VERA'ORS OF ILLINOIS. >75 8BMLB Y M, CULLOM. HELBY U. CULLOM, Gover- nor 1877-83,15 the sixth child of the kite Richard N. Cullom, and was born Nov. 22, 1829,111 Wayne Co., Ky., where his fa- ther then resided, and whence both the Ilhnois and Tennessee branches of the family originated. In the followiuL; year the family emi- grated to the vicinity of Washington, Tazewell Co., 111., when that section was very sparsely settled. They lo- cated on Deer Creek, in a grove at the time occupied by a party of In- dians, attracted there l)y the superior hunting and fishing afforded in that vicinity. The following winter was known as the " hard winter," the snow being very rleep and lasting and the weather severely cold; and trie family had to subsist mainly on boiled corn or hominy, and some wild game, for several weeks. In the course of time Mr. R. N. Cullom became a prom- inent citizen and was several times elected to the Legislature, both before and after the removal of the cajiital from Vaiidalia to Springfield. He died about '873- Until about 19 years of age young Cullom grew up to agricultural pursuits, attending school as he had opix)rtunity daring the winter. Within this time, nowever, he spent several months teachinc <:chool, and in the following summer he "broke prairie "with an ox team for the neighbors. With the money ob- tained by these various ventures, he undertook a course of study at the Rock River Seminary, a Methodist institution at Mt. Morris, Ogle County; but tlie sudden change to the in-door life of a stu- dent told severely upon his health, and he was taken home, being considered in a hopeless condition. While at Mt. Morris he heard Hon. E. B. Washburne make his first speech. On recovering health, Mr. Cullom concluded to study law, under the instruction of Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield, who had by this time attained some notoriety as an able lawyer; but the latter, being ab- sent from his office most of the time, advised Mr. Cullom to enter the office of Stuart & Edwards. After about a year of study there, however, his health failed again, and lie was obliged to return once more to out-door life. Accordingly he bought hogs for packing, for \. G. Tyng, in Peoria, and while he re- gained his health he gained in purse, netting $400 in a few weeks. Having been admitted to the Bar, he went to Springfield, where he was soon elected City Attorney, on the .\nti-Nebraska ticket. In 1856 he ran on- the Fillmore ticket as a Presi- dential Elector, and, although failing to be elected as such, he was at the same ti^ne elected a Representa- tive in tiie Legislature from Sangamon County, by a local coalition of the American and Republican par- ties. On the organizatio 1 of the Hoase, lie received the vote of the Fillmore men for Speaker. Practicing fj6 SHELB V M. CULLOM. law until iS6o, he was again elected to the Legisla- ture, as a Rei)ublican, while the county went Demo- cratic on the Presidential ticket. In January follow- ing he was elected Speaker, probably the youngest man who luid ever presided over an Illinois Legis- lature. After the session of 1861, he was a candidate for the State Canstitational Convention called for that year, but was d.;feated, and thus escaped the disgrace of being connected with that abortive parly scheme to revolutionize the State Government. In 1862 he was a candidate for the State Senate, but was defeated. The same year, however, he was ap- pointed by President Lincoln on a Government Commission, in company with Gov. Boutwell of Massachusetts and Cnarles A. Dana, since of the New York Sun, to investigate the affairs of the Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments at Cairo. He devoted several months to this duty. In 1864 he enteied upon a larger political field, being nominated as the Republican candidate for Congress from the Eighth (Springfield) District, in opposition to the incumbent, JohnT. Stuart, who had been elected in 1862 by about 1,500 majority over Leonard Swett, then of Bloomington, now of Chicago. The result was the election of Mr. Cullom in Novem- ber following by a majority of 1,785. In 1866 he was re-elected to Congress, over Dr. E. S. Fowler, by the magnificent majority of 4,103! In 1868 he was again a candidate, defeating the Hon. B. S. Edward ^ another of his old preceptors, by 2,884 votes. During his first term in Congress he served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and E.xpenditures in tlie Treasury Department; in his second term, on the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 0:1 Territories ; and in his third term he succeeded Mr. Ashley, of O'.iio, to the Chairmanship of the latter. He intro- duced a bill in the House, to aid in the execution of law in Utah, which caused more consternation amont; the Mormons than any measure had previously, but which, though it passed the House, failed to pass the Senate. The Republican Convention which met May 25, 18/6, nominated Mr. Cullom for Governor, while the other contestant was Gov. Beveridge. For Lieuten- aiu-Governor they nominated Andrew Shuman, editor of the Cliicago Journal. For the same offices the Democrat?, combining with the Anti-Monopolists, Dlaced in nomination Lewis Steward, a wealthy farmer and manufacturer, and A. A. Glenn. The result of the election was rather close, Mr. Cullom obtaining only 6,800 majority. He was inaugurated Jan. 8, 1877. Great depression prevailed in financial circles at this time, as a consequence of the heavy failures of 1873 and afterward, the effect of which had seemed to gather force from that time to the end of Gov. CuUom's first administration. Tliis unspeculative period was not calculated to call forth any new issues, but the Governor's energies were at one time put to task to quell a spirit of insubordination that had been begun in Pittsburg, Pa., among the laboring classes, and transferred to Illinois at Chicago, East St. Louis and Braidwood, at which places laboring men for a short time refused to work or allow others to work. These disturbances were soon quelled and the wheels of industry again set in motion. In May, 1880, Gov. Cullom was re-nominated by the Republicans, against Lyman Trumbull, by the Democrats; and although the former party was some- what handicapped in the campaign by a zealous faction opposed to Grant for President and to Grant men for office generally, Mr. Cullom was re-elected by about 314,565, to 277,532 for the Democratic State ticket. The Greenback vote at the same tune was about 27,000. Both Houses of the Legislature again became Republican, and no representative of the Greenback or Socialist parties were elected. Gov. Cullom was inaugurated Jan. 10, 1S81. In his mes- sage he announced that the last dollar of the -State debt had been provided for. March 4, 1883, the term of David Davis as United States Senator from Illinois expired, and Gov. Cul- lom was chosen to succeed him. This promoted Lieutenant-Governor John M. Hamilton to the Gov- ernorship. Senator Cullom's term in the United States Senate will expire March 4, 1889. As a practitioner oflaw Mr. C. has been a member of the firm of Cullom, Scholes & Mather, at Spring- field ; and he has also been President of the State National Bank. He has been married twice, — the first time Dec. 12, 1855, to Miss Hannah Fisher, by whom he had two daughters; and the second time May 5, 1863, to Julia Fisher. Mrs. C is a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, with which religious body Mr, (". is also in sympathy. I ^:^ GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS. '79 A'7^WWS)7^^^ 'S^;;s#?;"^i"s-*5>s::cf!^:;ir€^:i?-'#'^"s#s:s**Sig^$;;s*2**;;s^*s;s#^^ I f el(i^ lp[. ^mfK\illei\ Ni-5r<^,:s-.s*f;i^*S;g^>$;K$*f;:,^-v;:;c«>=^::;T-s>S;S<#*;:s-'**; ^^-^Kfe^ OHN MARSHALL HAMIL- TON, Governor 1883-5, '^^^ born May 28, 1847, in a log house upon a farm about two miles from Richwood, Union County, Ohio. His father was Samuel Hamilton, the eldest son of Rev. \Vm. Hamilton, who, to- gether with his brother, the Rev. '*' Samuel Hamilton, was among the early pioneer Methodist preachers in Ohio. The mother of the subject of this sketch was, before her marriage, Mrs. Nancy McMorris, who was jorn and raised m Fauquier or Lou- doun County, Va., and related to the two large families of Youngs and Marshalls, well known in that commonwealth ; and from the latter family name was derived the middle name of Gov. Hamilton. In March, 1854, Mr. Hamilton's father sold out his little pioneer forest home in L^nion County, O., and, loading his few household effects and family (of six children) into two emigrant covered wagons, moved to Roberts Township, Marshall Co., 111., being 21 days on the route. Swamps, unbridged streams and innumerable hardships and privations met them on their way. Their new home had been previously selected by the father. Here, after many long years of toil, they succeeded in paying for the land and making a comforta^'ip home. John was, of course, brought up to hard manual labor, with no schooling except three or four montiis in the year at a common country school. However, he evinced a capacity and taste for a high order of self-education, by studying or reading what books he could borrow, as the family had but very few in tlie house. Much of his study he prosecuted by the light of a log fire in the old-fashioned chimney place. The financial panic of 1857 caused the family to come near losing their home, to pay debts; but the father and two sons, William and John, "buckled to'' and perse vered in hard labor and economy until they redeemed their place from the mortgage When the tremendous excitement of the political campaign of i860 reached the neighborhood of Rob- erts Township, young Hamilton, who had been brought up in the doctrine of anti-slavery, took a zeal- ous part in favor of Lincoln's election. Makingspeci.il efforts to procure a little money to buy a uniform, lie joined a company of Lincoln Wide-Awakes at Mag- nolia, a village not far away. Directly after the ensuing election it became evident that trouble would ensue with the South, and this Wide-Awake company, like many others throughout the country, kept up its organization and transformed itself into a military company. During the ensuing summer thev met often for drill and became proficient ; but when they offered themselves for the war, young Hamilton was rejected on account of his youth, he being then but 14 years of age. During the winter of 1S63-4 lie attended an academy at Henry, Marshall County. tSo JOHN MARSHALL HAMILTON. and in the following May he again enlisted, for the fourth time, when he was placed in the 141st 111. Vol. Inf., a regiment then being raised at Elgin, 111., for the 100-day service. He took with him 13 other lads from liis neighborhood, for enlistment in the service. I'his regiment operated in Southwestern Kentucky, for about five months, under Gen. Paine. The following winter, 1864-5, ■^^''- Hamilton taught school, and during the two college years 1865-7, he went througii three years of the curriculum of the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. The third year he graduated, tire fourth in a class of 46, in the classical department. In due time he received the degree of M. A. For a few months he was the Principal of Marshall " College " at Henry, an acad- emy under the auspices of the M. E. Church. By this time he had commenced the study of law, and after earning some money as a temporary Professor of Latin at the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, he entered the law office of Weldon, Tipton & Binjani'n, of that city. Each member of tliis firm has since been distinguished as a Judge. .\dmitted to the Bar i.i .M.iy, 1870, Mr. Hamilton was given an interest in ihe same firm, Tipton hav- ing been elected Judge. In October following he formed a partnership with J. H. Rowell, at that time Prosecuting Attorney. Their business was then small, but they increased it to very large proportions, practicing in all grades of courts, including even the U. S. Supreme Court, and this partnership continued unbroken until Feb. 6, 1883, when Mr. Hamilton was sworn in as Executive of Illinois. On the 4th of March following Mr. Rowell took his seat in Con- gress. In July, 187 I, Mr. Hamilton married Miss Helen M. Williams, the dau-htcr of Prof. Wm. G Williams, Professor of Greek in the Ohio Weile)a:i University. Mr. and Mrs. H. have two daughters and one son. In 1876 Mr. Hamilton was nominated by the Re- publicans for the State Senate, over oilier and older competitors. He took an active part ' 0.1 the stump " in the campaign, for the success of his party, and was elected by a majority of 1,640 over his Democratic- Greenback opponent. In the Senate he served on the Committees on Judiciary, Revenue, State Insti- tutions, Appropriations, Education, and on Miscel- lany ; and during the contest for the election of a U. S. Senator, the Republicans endeavoring to re- elect John A. Logan, he voted for the war chief on every ballot, even alone when all the other Republi- cans had gone over to the Hon. E. B. Lawrence and the Democrats and Independents elected Judge D.ivid Davis. .At this session, also, was passed tlie first Board of Health and Medit al Practice act, of which Mr. Hamilton was a champion, aga'' :' . . much opposition that the bill was several times " laid on the table." Also, this session authorized the location ar.d establishment of a southern pe'"- tentiary, which was fixed at Chester. In the sessio"^ of 1879 Mr. Hamilton was elected President //■<;/£.•>«. of the Senate, and was a zealous supporter of John A. Logan for the U. S. Senate, who wa-. this time elected without any trouble. In May, 1880, Mr. Hamilton was nominated on the Republican ticket for Lieutenant Governor, his principal competitors before the Convention being Hon. Wm. A. James, ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Judge Robert Bell, of Wabash County, Hon. T. T. Fountain, of Perry County, and Hon. M. M. Saddler, of Marion County. He engaged actively in the campaign, and his ticket was elected by a majority of 41,200. As Lieutenant Governor, he presided almost continuously over the Senate in the 32d General Assembly and during the early days of the 33d, until he succeeded to the Governorship When the Legislature of 1883 elected Gov. Culloni to the United States Senate, Lieut. Gov. Hamilton succeeded him, under the Constitution, taking the oath of office Feb. 6, 1S83. He bravely met all the annoyances and embarrassments incidental upon taking up another's administration. The principal events with which Gov. Hamilton was connected as the Chief Executive of the State were, the mine dis- aster at Braidwood, the riots in St. Clair and Madison Counties in May, 1883, the appropriations for the State militia, the adoption of the Harper high-license liquor law, the veto of a dangerous railroad bill, etc. The Governor was a Delegate at large to the National Republican Convention at Chicago in June, 1884, where his first choice for President was John .\. Logan, and second choice Chester A. Arthur; but he afterward zealously worked for the election of Mr. Blaine, true to his party. Mr. Hamilton's term a» Governor expired Jan. 30, 1885, when the great favorite " Dick " Oglesby was inauguratccl. .^^«s.. t/^J, ^-^ I JOSEPH W. FIFER. 183 >^-^^ ■ .»ji-* ^=5«— ■ ,,^^Aaei^ ^^=^^3^ ^pJl^C'S-srE-j ...^^. 5»- ''■^'^ratp^s ••o*o-@A><\@-o*o.- OSF.I'II WILSON FIFER. (listingiiished gentleman This was i^^i fleeted Governor of Illinois November 6, 1.S88. lie was popularly known during the campaign as '•Private Joe." He liad served with great devotion to his country during the Re- bellion, in the Thirtj'-third Illinois Infantry. A native of Virginia, he was born in 1840. Ilis parents, John and Mary ( Daniels) Fifer, were American born, though of German de- scent. His father was a brick and stone mason, and an old Henry Clay "Whig in politics. John and Mary Fifer had nine children, of whom Joseph was the sixth, and naturallj' with so large a family it was all the father could do to keep the wolf from the door; to say nothing of giving his children any- thing like good educational advantages. Young Joseph attended school some in Vir- ginia, but it was not a good school, and when his father removed to the West, in 1857, Joseph had not advanced much further than the "First Reader.'' Our subject was sixteen then and suffered a great misfortune in the loss of his mother. After the death of IMrs. Fifer, which occurred in Missouri, the family returned to Virginia, but remained only a short time, as during tlie same year Mr. Fifer came to Illinois. He settled in McLean County and started a Ijrickyard. Here Joseph and his liroth- ers were put to work. The elder Fifer soon bought a farm near Bloomington and liegaji life .as an agriculturalist. Here Joe worked and attended the neighboring school. He alternated farm-work, brick-lajing, and going to the district school for the succeeding few years. It was all work and no play for Joe, yet it by no means made a dull boy of him. All the time he w'as thinking of the great world outside, of which he had caught a glimpse when coming from Virginia, yet he did ntit know just how he was going to get out into it. He could not feel that the woods around the new farm and the log cabin, in which the family lived, were to hold him. The opportunity to get out into the world was soon offered to young Joe. He traveled a dozen miles barefoot, in company with his brother (Jeorge, and enlisted in Company C, 33d Illinois Infantry; he being then twenty years old. In a few day 184 JOSEPH W. FIFf:R. the regiment was sent to Camp Butler, and then over into Missouri, and saw some viyrorous service there. After a second time helping to chase Price out of Missouri, the 33d Kegiment went down to Millikeii's Bend, and for several weeks '■ Private •Joe " worked on Grant's famous ditch. The regi- ment then joined the forcoB operating against Port Gibson and Vicksburg. .Joe was on guard dutj- in the front ditches when the flag of surrender was run up on the 4th of July, and stuck the baj-onet of his gun into the embankment and went into the city with the vanguard of Union soldiers. The nest day, Jul}' 5, the 38d joined the force after Johnston, who had been threatening Grant's rear: and linallj' an assault was made on him at .lackson. Miss. In this charge -Private Joe" fell, ter- ribly wounded. He w.as loading his gun when a minie-ball struck him and passed entirely through his body. He was regarded as mortally wounded. His brotlier. George, who had been made a Lieu- tenant, proved to be the means of s.aviug his life. The Surgeon told him unless he had ice his brother Joe could not live. It was fifty miles to the nearest point where ice cfuild be olitained, and the roads were rough. A comrade, a^SIcLean countv man, who had lieen wounded, offered to make the trip. An ambulance was secured .and the brother soldier started on thcjourne}'. lie returned with the ice. but the trip, owing to the roughness of the roads, was very hard on him. After a few months' eare- fid niirshig Mr. Fifer was able to come home. The 33d came home on a furlough, and when the boys were ready to return to tiie tented field, young Fifer was read}' to go with them; for he was determined to finish his term of three 3-ears. He was mustered out in October, 18G4, having been in the service tliree years and two montlis. •■Private Joe" came out of the arm}- a tall, tanned, and awkward young man of twenty-four. Al>out all he possessed was ambition to be some- body — and pluck. Though at an age when most men have finished their college course, the young soldier saw that if he w.as to be anybody he must have an education. Yet he had no means to ena- ble him to enter school .as most young men do. He was determined to hiive an education, however, anving in German}'. The subject of this sketch came to this ctuuitry in 1854, landing in New Y'ork June 28, and the following August found him in Chicago. The cholera wasi then prevalent here, and fearing an attack of that dreaded illness, he took himself to New IJremen. He had no caiiital with which to start in business, having, in fact, left New York ^13 in debt, having borrowed that sum of some one to p.ay his i)assage. He, therefore, sought any em- ployment by which he could make an honest living, and for two months he was engaged in mowing, at §10 a month. After the h.aying season w.as over he worked six months for *5 a month. At the ex- piration of that time he went to Blue Island to learn the trade of a wagon-maker, receiving for payment 6*50 the first year, §75 the second year, and -i^llO the third year. He had considerable tal- ent for music which had been carefully cultivated in Germany, and here he was enabled to earn quite a sum of money [ilaying on a clarionet. After he PORTRAIT AND KIOGKAPHICAL ALBUM. 193 liad acquired a thorough knowledge of his trade he went to work on his own account, coming to Mo- nee in March, 1859, and opening a shop here, en- gaged in the manufacture of wagons tlie ensuing fifteen years. He then estalilislied himself, in April, in the implement business, which he carried on until February 1, 1890, meeting with more than ordinary success, and deriving a handsome income from the |)rofits. Coming to this country without means, his stalwart, vigorous manhood, clear brain and skillful hand being his only capital, he has se- cured wealth, and is one of the richest men in this part of the count}'. He is the owner of four hun- dred and sixt3'-eight acres of laud, thiee business buildings and good residence property in this city, besides owning valuable realty in Chicago. To the lady who presides over his attractive home he was united in marriage March 5, 1859. Her maiden name was Louise Gantz, and she was born in the Province of Saxony, Germany, Hay 17, 1839. She was a daughter of Lawrence and Sophie Gantz. Li l.'^S.'l they came to the United States and first set- lied at New Bremen, near Chicago, whore he IxiUght a farm, on wliich they resided the rest of their da^s, his death occurring in 1880, and his wife's in 1882. They had four daughters — Mary, Louise, Caroline and Rafine, all of whom are mar- ried and have families. t troubles prior to the date of the American Revolution. John SoUitt was taught the trade of a wheel- wright, and followed the same in the laud of his birth until about 1836. He had married Miss Mar}- Truitt, of his own shire, and to them had been born two children prior to their removal to i^merica. Thej' settled in Kingston, Canada, where Mr. Sollitt engaged as a builder, leaving that city for the United States after a sojourn of two years. He located in what was then a small village, but has now grown to be the second city in the United States and a power in commercial circles. It is worthy of note that Mr. Sollitt was a poor man with a wife and three children to support and but ^5 he could call his own when he reached Chi- cago. The first work he obtained tvas the con- struction of a stage curtain roller for the first theatre built in the city, and this job, although a small and simple one, secured him further work b}' its good execution. After he had gotten a start as a builder. Mr. Sollitt became a partner of Peck it Updike, and ere long was prominently re- cognized in his business. He built the first court- house in Cook Count}'. The wife of Mr. Sollitt dietl of the cholera, July 18, 1850, in the prime of life, leaving a family of small children without a mother's care. The hus- band contracted a second matrimonial alliance in Racine, Wis., choosing Mrs. Annie AVilson, nee Rountree, as his com])anion. This ladj' was born in Countj' Durham, England, and was there mar- ried to Samuel Wilson, an Englishman. Thej' came to the United States, locating in Buffalo, where Mv. Wilson died of the cholera. His widow afterward came AVest to Wisconsin, and after her marriage to Mr. Sollitt resided in Chicago until her health failed and the}' bought propert}' for a country home in Will Count}-. This farm, now owned and operated by our subject, was the par- enfal home until the death of the mother in 1871, wlieu she ,was about fifty years old. She had borne her last huslxand two children — our subject and a sister, Blanche, now Jlrs. Board, who resi(ies in Oak Park, a part of Chicsgo. John Sollitt was again married, the ceremony taking place in Racine County, Wis. The bride was Miss Ann Blackburn, also a native of England. She had come to this country when a young lady, and since her marriage, with the exception of the first two years, has lived in Chicago. Mr. Sollitt is a member of the Old Settlers' Society of that city. Charles W. Sollitt won as his companion in life Miss Clara Marsh, an educated and refined woman who was born in Crete, January 13, 1858. Slie was reared and educated in this and Cook Coun- ties, and was engaged in teaching for some time prior to her marriage. The wedding rites were celebrated at the bride's home in Matteson, Cook County, Jlarch 23, 1877. Her parents, Edwin and Mary (Frank) Marsh, are now living in Chicago rather retired, although they still own an interest in a ranch in Russell County, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Sollitt, of this r.otice, have had three children — Anna died at the age of three years; Leslie and John still live to gladden their parents hearts by their intelligence and affection. Mr. Sollitt is a Republican, and stanch in the faith. He and his gooil wife attend the Congregational Church at Beecher. They are respected and es- teemed by their fellow-citizens as their merits de- mand. ^lOUN BEDFORD, deceased, was a worthy member of the farming community of Plainfleld Township, and during his busy career lie was active iu advancing its ma terial interests, and we are pleased to be able to place this brief outline of his life on the pages of this volume. A native of Lincolnshire, Engl.ind, he was born September 28, 1828, his father, bear- ing the same name, also being a native of England, and was there bred to farming pursuits and spent PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 199 Lis entire life on liis native soil. Our subject was reared to an agricultural life, and resided in the laud of his birth until 1852. Then in the prime of a vigorous, self-reliant manliood, lie set out for the New World, trying to see what life iield for him in this land of promise, embarking at Liver- pool in the montli of Marcii on the sailing-vessel "Lady Ash burton." He landed in New York and came directly to Illinois, where he tiiouglit lie would be most likel}- to prosper as a farmer. lie found employment on a farm in AVill County, and was engaged there for some lime. In ISSS he re- turned to his old home, and in the same j'ear was married to Miss Ann Foulston, a native of Lin- colnshire, England. Her father, John Foulston, \ was born in Nottinghamshire, his father, of the same name, being a native of the same shire, where he carried on farming until his deatli. Mrs. Bed- ford's father was reared on a farm and followed agricultural pursuits, spending his entire life in the land of his birth. The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth Nicholson. They were the parents of eleven children, four of whom came to America — George, now deceased, resided in Illi- nois some years; James lived in Canada some years, spending the latter part of his life in Mani- toba; Francis came to Illinois and has since died; Charles lives in this county. In March, 1856, our subject again set sail for America, embarking on the vessel "Neptune," accompanied by his young bride, whom he was bringing with him to assist in the upbuilding of a home in hi? adopted country. Six weeks later they landed in New York, and came to Illinois and located at Lockport. Our subject was there engaged as an engineer, running a stationary en- gine for a few years. He then resumed the occu- pation to which he had been bred. In 1876 he bought the farm where his family now resides. This contains uinetj'-two acres of finelj^-cultivated land, provided with substantial buildings and every necessary improvement. It is very fertile, and is finely located four miles from Plainfield and eight miles from Joliet. Ere he had attained to old age, and while it seemed as though he had many j'ears of usefulness before him, his honorable career was cut short by his untimely death, March 28, 1880. A man of stei-ling integrity, whose ever}' day life bore testi- mony to the inherent uprightness of his character, by his demise the township lost one of its most respected and trustworthy citizens; his family a good husband and faithful father, who was always kind and considerate, and his neighbors, one who was always helpful In his relations with them. He deserved the prosiierily that followed his work, as he labored conscientiously and perseveringly, and exercised sound judgment and ilue discretion in all his dealings. In his wife, who survives him, he alwaj's found a faithful and ready assistant, one to whose aid he was greatlj' indebted for the coziness and comfort of a good home. To them were born four children — Albert F., who lives with his mother; Walter S., who resides in Joliet; Lizzie J., who is in St. Louis; and Sarah J. at home. The family occupies a good social position, and all are attendants at the Episcopal Church. m <||OSEPH F. LEISING, dealer in grain, lum- ber and live stock, established himself in business at Goodcnow in 1877, and has con- ducted an extensive and successful business. He was formerly a book-keeper with the Crete Manufacturing Company-, and possessing business talents of a high o'der, has naturally made steady progress until he is now numbered among the most reliable men of his town. He was born in the Province of Westphalen. Germany, December 4, 1845, and lived there until a j'oung man of twenty- four years, coming in 1869 to America. During his residence of twenty years in his adopted coun- try, he has become thoroughly adapted to her in- stitutions which find in him one of their warmest defenders. The father of our subject was Henry Leising, also a native of Westphalen, who spent his entire life in his native land, engaged in farming pursuits. He had served his country as a soldier and was a reliable and substantial citizen, and one who en- joyed in a marked degree the esteem of all who knew him. He was fifty-six years old at the 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. time of his death; he was married in early man- hood to a maiden of iiis own province. Miss Elizabetli Scnger, who survived her husband a number of j'ears. living to be quite aged. Both were members of the German Catholic Church. There had been born to them two sons and three daughters of whom .Joseph F. of this sketch was the eldest, and he w.as the only one who came to the United States. His two sisters are still residents of Westphalen one of them being married. Mr. Leising in accordance with the laws and custonis of his native country was placed in school at an early age and received a thorough educa- tion, becoming familiar with tlie French and Latin languages. He commenced his business career as a clerk and was tlius occupied for nine years in liis native province. Not being satisBod however, with his condition or his jirospects, he decided upon seeking the New World and in the summer iif 186!) repaired to the i)ort of Bremerhaven .and look |).assage on a steamer bound for New York ( ity. Arriving safely at his destination he at (^n< e set out for Chicago, but not long afterward came to Crete Township, where he soon found employment as a clerk and book-keeper and by his faithfulness and attention to his duties gained the goodwill of his employers and the esteem of all who knew him. Mr. Leising w.as married at Crete to Miss Eliza, daughter of Andrew 8chwendemann. The latter was a native of Bavaria and was married in the Grand Ducliy of Mechlenburg to Miss Elizabeth .Miller. Later they emigrated to the United States, settling in Buffalo, N. Y., where the father con- ducted a hardware store for a number of j'ears and died at the age of fifty-three. The mother and daughter then came to Illinois, locaiiug in Crete Township where they lived until the mar- riage of the latter. The mother then returned to Buflfalo where she is now living with one of her daughters. Although sixty years of age she. is bright and active. ills. I.icising was born in Buffalo, N. Y., August 31, 1856, and was one of a familj- comprising two sons and two daughters, all of whom are living. She was subjected to careful parental training and after her fallier's death remained with her mother until her marriage, obtaining her education in the common schools. Of her union with our subject there have been born five children, viz: Henrietta M. died aged eleven months; those living are: Ida S.. Ella C, Leo A. H. and Augusta. Mr. Leising, politicallj'. is decidedly in favor of the Democratic part}' and has served as Township Clerk, besides holding other minor offices. He is prompt to meet his obligations, a square man in his business transactions and looked upon in all respects as a representative citizen. ^r -t^ son. .\MUEL G. NELSON, Supervisor and Justice of the Peace of Milton Township, is a native of Randolph Count}-, lud., and a son of .John and Elizabeth (Gray) Nel- His father was of Scotch-Irish descent, and was reared in Huntingdon County, Pa., he later removing to Kentucky and from there to Ohio. His next removal was to Randolph County. Ind.. whence he went to Montgomery C'ounty, m;iking his home on a farm four miles west of Crawfords- ville. He represented his county in the Indiana Legislatur-, and at one time nias of the (Georgia campaign as far south as Jonesville. .Vt Mission Ridge he was wounded in the left hip by a minie ball. The first marriage of Mr. Nelson was celebrated al the home of the bride in Wilton Township. Mrs. Abigail (Meacham) Nelson was born in Oneida County, N. Y., in 1830, and died August 29, 1855. She left one daughter, Elizabeth H., born September 24, 1854. On December 12, 1878, this daughter became the wife of Alexander Price, who died November 1, 1879. They had one son, Herbert A., who with his widowed mother now lives with our subject. Mr. Nelson contracted a second matrimonial alliance May 1, 1856, choosing for his companion Miss Sarah A. Thomas, of Cook County. This lad}' was born in Florence Township, Oneida County, N.Y.. in 1837, and died April 19,1877. This marriage was blessed by the birth of six chil- dren, whose record is as follows: Celia J., who was born July 1, 1857, married William II. War- ren, a farmer of Wilton Tov.'nship, and has four children — Minnie, Celia, Ella and Walter; Will- iam T. was born May 21, 1859, and was killed by the kick of a horse August 24, 1873; Sarah E. was born October 28, J 8fil, and died August 30, 1881 ; Mary M., born October 8, 1866, is the wife of Anthony F. Dennis, a farmer in Peotone Town- siiii), and has one daughter. Elsie M. James M. was born January 1, 1872, and Laura B., Novem- ber 29, 1875. For eighteen years Mr. Nelson has held the official station of Justice of the Peace, and is serv- ing his sixteenth ^^ear as Township Supervisor. Ho takes daily and weekly papers ifi sufflcient numbers to keep himself tlioroughly informed in the progress of mankind and the news of the day. and is much better read and more intelligent than most men. His home is one in which both friends and strangers are sure of a cordial welcome and the best of entertainment he can give; while to enterprises of genuine worth he is a liberal con- tributor. Although not connected with an}' relig- ious organization, he believes in and supports them. He has always l)een a Democrat and taken an active interest in parly affairs. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. **-, AVID S. STEPHEN. This gentleman occu- pies a prominent position among the busi- ness men of Frankfort Station, being proprietor of the Frankfort machine shop, a dealer in engines, machines, pumps, pipes, etc., and also occupying the official station of .Tustice of the Peace. He is a son of Joseph and Jane (Garden) Stephen, both of whom were born in Aberdeen- shire, Scotland. Joseph Stephen studied for the ministrj', and during his college life was a class- mate of the famous Lord Byron. He began his ministerial labors in his native shire, as pastor of a Baptist Church, abandoning his field of labor there in 1843, when he crossed the Atlantic and located in Canada. There he engaged as clerk for a Mr. Barnet, a contractor on the Welland Canal. After sojourning iu the Dominion a j'ear, Mr. Stephen came to the United States, accompanying his employer to Lockport, this county, where he died not long after. The disease which caused his death was bilious fever, and ho was then sixty- 202 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. three years old. He was an ardent Abolitionist, preaching the doctrine from the pulpit and writing upon the question of slavery for the public press. During his boyhood be had become proficient as a mechanic, having inherited a taste for handicraft from his father, William Stephen, a native of Wales, and a piacUcal mechanic, who had served for a time in the English army. After the death of her first husiiand, Mrs. Jane Stephen became the wife of James Logan, and they are living at Frankfort St.-ition. Bj^ her first union she became the mother of five children, viz.: Jane, Mrs. Bruce, who died in Lockport Township; David S., our subject; E. C, who is running a planing, saw and feed mill, and manu- facturing general wood work in Frankfort; Jo- seph S., a machinist in Chicago; George W., who died when eleven years old. Joseph S. served in the Twentieth Illinois Infantry three months, and re-enlisted in another regiment, serving until dis- charged on account of ph3-sical disabilitj'. When sutliciently recovered he enlisted ag.ain, continuing to act in defense of his country until honorablj' discharged at the close of the war. The second union of the mother of our subject was blest by the birth of one chihl, William H. Logan, now con- stable in Frankfort. The birthplace of the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this sketch was St: Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and his natal daj- March 14, 1836. Until he was five years old he was reared in his native village, and lie then went to live with his grandfather at Almouth. where he re- mained until his parents removed to America, when he accompanied them hither. He traveled by steam to Edinburg, thence b}- rail to Glasgow, where the family embarked on the "Naverina." After a tedious voyage of ten weeks, landing was made in New York Cit}% whence they went to St. Catharines, Canada, and then to Thorwald. seven miles from Niagara Falls, whose roar they could distinetl3' hear. The removal to Illinois was made bj' a steamer to Chicago, which was then but a village, and bj- team to Lockport. A home was made on the Bar- net farm, in the township of Homer, and the lad began his attendance at the common schools. Previous to this time he had been instructed en- tirel3' by his parents, and he was able to begin his school life in the Third Reader class. The In- dians had left this region not long before and the country was an almost unbroken prairie, neigh- bors were few and far between, and all the sur- roundings were of a primitive nature. Some four or five years later he of whom we write, and his brother. E. C, walked to Frankfort Township, where their stepfather bouglit a farm, on which our subject lived until his eighteenth birthday. During his early j-ears David Stephen was occn- |)ic^--■^-<^^ PORTRAIT AInD BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. •205 gaged in teaching, a profession for vvhicli her cult- ure, tact and fine character well fitted her. She is a daiigiiter of the Rev. Stephen Bathrick, a Free Will Baptist minister and also a practicing homeo- piiMiic phj'sician. He labored in various States — Now York, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, etc.- — ably advancing the cause of Christianity for years, lie entered into rest in Frankfort, this county, in 1880. To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen two children have been born, named respectively' Marian F. and Kdwin L. Mr. Stephen is now serving his third term .as Justice of the Peace, and his second term as a member of the Board of Village Trustees. A man of ripe intelligence, good judgment .and firm princi|)les, he proves an efficient worker for the prosperity and order of the town. He belongs to Joliet Lodge, No. 42, F. & A. M. He is a stanch Republican, politically, and has frequently been sent as a delegate to county conventions. i<^-^ •*., R. CHARLES RICHARDS. The medical '• profession of Will County received a wor- thy addition in 1868, b.y the advent of Dr. Richards, who thereafter prosecuted a successful practice until his death, which occurred Februarys, 1890. He was born in Newport, Her- kimer County, N. Y., July 2G, 1832, and was the son of Richard and Maiy Agnes (Newton) Rich- ards, who spent their Last 3-ears in Ohio. When Charles was a lad of ten years, his parents removed to New Haven, Ohio, where he completed the rudiments of an English education, and, when of suitable years, began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. F. G. Armstrong. Later he at- tended lectures at the Albany Medical College, from which he was graduated in IS/JS. He con- tinued his residence at New Haven, and followed his profession until coming to Illinois. During his citizenship in Joliet, Dr. Richards won the respect and esteem of all by his sterling qualities of heart and mind. Not only was he skilled in dispensing medicines, but he possessed that sympathetic and genial nature which at once inspired confidence among his patients, and which was often of more assistance to them in their re- covery than anything which could be obtained from the pharmacist. Dr. Richards built up a large and profitable practice, and in social as well as Ijusincss circles was a universal favorite. From 1870 to 1874 he held the olHee of County Coroner, and for some time he was Secretary of the Will County Medical Societ}'. His religious belief coin- cided with the doctrines of the Methodist Episco|ial Church, of which he was a leading light in Joliet, and of which his widow is also a member. Polit- ically, Dr. Richards was a stanch Republican, and was inlluential in his party in this portion of the State. The marriage of Dr. Charles Richards and Miss Harriet, daughter of Thomas T. and Phebe (Stew- art) Mulford, was celebr.ated at the bride's home, in New Haven, Ohio, March 25, 1858. Mrs. Richards was born March lit, 1835, in New Haven, Ohio, and was one of a f.amily of six children born to her parents. The latter were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and are now de- ceased. Mrs. Richards, who survives her husband, is a lady of excellent character, and iiighly re- s|)ected in the community. .She occupies a beauti- ful home on Richards Avenue, and enj(>ys the friendship and association of the best people in the city. To her activ-e co-operation may be attrib- uted not a little of the Doctor's success, for she was a true helpmate to him in every sense of the word . In connection with this sketch we present a lith- ographic portrait of Dr. Richards. He is remem- bered affectionately by a very large circle of acquaintances, to whom his worthy traits of cliar- .acter endeared him. He was distinguished not less for his kindness of heart than for his superior talents of mind, and, as became a true Christian, his word was always as good as his bond. -*^ felLLIAM. C. TROWBRIDGE, junior meni- \/\'l! ^^^^ "'' ''''' *'"" "^^ Tillotson ir subject was Rebecca Brickies, and she was also a native of Kngland. She spent her last years at the home of our subject at Plain held. fShe and her husband were the parents of four children, namely: Mary, William, .John and Soijhia. The latter died at the age of four years, and the others came to Amer- ica. Mary married William Pepper. They lo- cated in this county, and she is now deceased. William located in Manhattan, but is now residing in Joliet. John, of whom we write, was reared in the land of his birth until he was eighteen years of age. He had heard of America, and being an ambitious, self-reliant, adventurous j'outh, he longed to try his fortunes here, but was restrained by his par- ents from coming to this countrj- until the age mentioned. Having finally obtained their per- mission, he set sail from Liver[)Ool April 2, 1854, and after a tedious voyage of seven weeks landed in New York. He started thence at once to Illi- nois to join friends at Piainfield. He immediately' sought employment here, as he needed the money, and soon found work on a farm at §1G a month. He was thus engaged for about three years, and then rented land on shares until ISOt!, when he bought ninety-one acres of land on section 30, DuPage Township, and about eight j'ears later bought ninety-one acres adjoining on the same section. He resided there until 1884, then rented the farm and came to town, and bought the pleas- ant residence in which he has since lived retired, he having acquired a handsome competence by untiring and well-directed labors. To the wife who makes this home cozy and at- tractive, Mr. Day was united in marriage in Octo- ber, 1859. Mrs. Day's maiden name was Cath- erine Stratton, and she was born in Wayne County, Ohio, December 6, 1810. Her father, William Stratton, was a native of New Jersey, and moving from there to Ohio, located among the pioneers of \Vayne County, and there spent the remainder of his life. The maiden name of his wife was Barbara llieks. She w,as born, it is thought, in Pennsylvania, and was of Dutch des- cent. She spent her last years in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Day have three children living — Sophia A., Lizzie J. and Carrie O. Our subject is in every sense of, the word a self-made man, as all that he is and has he owes to his own exertions. He is a man of self-re- specting character, is well dowered with firmness, activity and sound liusiness qualifications, and is classed among our best citizens. ,^LBERT L. DAVIS. The subject of this l@yL[ll notice, who is a familiar figure among the mercantile interests of Joliet, was born October 7, 1845, in Dublin, Wayne County, Ind. His parents were Norton and Ellen (Cham- berlin) Davis, who were natives of New York. Norton Davis spent his early years in his native county of Monroe, and after reaching man's estate occu[ncd himself at various employments, and was successful financially. For many years he'operated a machine-shop, and was engaged in the manufac- ture of farming implements at Dublin, Ind. He died there on the 4th of December, 1883. He was a man of fine business abilities, the architect of his own fortune, commencing life without means at the age of sixteen years, and gained for himself a good position socially and financially. The mother of our subject survived her husband seven years, dying February 9, 1890, at the old homestead in Dublin, Ind. The parental house- hold consisted of six children, only two of whom are living — Albert L. and Walter C, the latter living in Cambridge City, Ind., where he follows the occupation of a jeweler. AlbertL. attained his early education in the com- mon schools, and later he entered Miami Com- mercial College, from which he was graduated in 1861. He commenced his business career as a 208 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. book-kceppr for the firm of Dnvis, I>nwrencc & Co., which subsequently was known .is the Wayne Agricultural Companj', and Mr. Davis held his position with tiie firm for a period of twelve • years. In 188(), in compait}' with S. S. Chambcr- lin, he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Lockport, and the firm holds a lead- ing position among the business interests of the place. In Julj', 1888, he entered into partnership with the firm now known as S. S. Chamberlin ct Co. Mr. Davis was married .Tanuar\' 21, 1869, at the bride's home in Dayton, Oliio, to Miss Clara S. Odell. This lady was born August 18, 1849, in that city and is the daughter of Thomas W. and Caroline L. Odell, wlio were n.atives respectively of Canada and Ohio. This union resulted in the birth of four children, viz.: Nelle C, Arthur K., Clarence O. and Ada N. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity in Joliet, being a Knight Templar. He has one of the most valuable collections of ancient and Roman coins in this country, some of them dating back as far as three and four hundred 3'ears before Christ. He and his wife are both active members of the Universalist Cliurch, and hold membership in the First Universalist Church in Dublin, Ind. ^^E E^^ fcHOMAS TUCKER. The agricultural ele- Sn ment that has been so largely instrumental >^f' in the upbuilding of Will County is well represented b}' this gentleman, who is one of the foremost farmers and stock-breeders of Monee Township, where he owns a large and valuable farm. Mr. Tucker was born September 27, 1835, near Shasberry, Dorchester, England, a son of Luke and Sarah Tucker, who were natives of the same pl.ace as their son. His father was a farmer during his early life but for many years he was engaged as a collector of tithes for the church. He and his wife had a family of eight children: Elizabeth Rose, of England; Ann, who became the wife of George Hitchcock and died in England, leaving a son and daughter; Israel is a resident of Chicago; ^lary, wife of Abraham Scrivens, of Will Township; Sarah married Thomas Randerson, and has since died; Thomas ; .Stephen ; John, the eldest, died in England. The mother of our subject died in England about 1842. and his father with five chil- dren came to the United States two years later, landing after a voyage of eight weeks, arriving in Syracuse on the Fourth of July, in season to cele- brate our great National holiday. !Mr. Tucker was a resident of that city about thirteen j'ears, and subsequentl3- going to Chicago died there in Sep- tember, 1876, aged eighty-three years and five months. A lad of only nine years when he came to this country, our subject has been reared under its in- stitutions and was educated in its public schools, and no native-born citizen is more loyal than he. He followed farming in S3'racuse until 18.58, when he came to Chicago with his brother Stephen and was engaged in the butchering business there for some years. In the spring of 1863 he took a most important step in life, as he then came to this county to resume his early occupation as an agriculturist and located on the farm where he now resides. This comprises two hundred and forty acres, sup- plied with all substantial improvements and he has besides much other land. He has two hundred and forty acres adjoining in Monee, one hundred and sixty acres in Will Township, and has eighth- acres of the two hundred and fortj' acres which he and his brothers owned jointlj^ at one time. Mr. Tucker began life without a dollar and has acquired all this valuable property bj' the exercise of keen judgment, incessant industry and the wise economy that knows when to spend as well as when to spare money, and is numbered among oui- monej-ed men who are using their influence to advance the town and count}' in ever}' direction. Mr. Tucker takes a leading place in the township as a stock-breeder, and for the last six j-ears has made a specialty of rearing Hereford cattle, importing a part of his herd directly from England. He is also interested in raising horses, the Hambletonian stock being his favorite, of which he has some fine specimens. May 3, 1860, Mr. Tucker and Miss Ann Shcvlin were united in marriage. .She was born in County PORTRAIT BIOGRAPHICAL AND ALBUM. 209 Donegal, Ireland, a daughter of Charles and Ann (GoUahar) Sbevlin, who were also natives of that county, where the father carried on fanning. Mrs. Tucker was one of a family of four children, the others being James, of Chicago; Mary, of New Jersey; and ICdward, of Chicago. The latter, the eldest, was tiie first to come to the United States, he coming in 1857 and Mrs. Tucker in 185il. 'J'his marriage of our subject has been blessed to liim and his wife b\' the birth of nine children, namely: Ann; Sarah Mary, wife of James O'Shca, of Chi- cago; Tliomas, Emma, Rose, Charles; Stephen, who died at the age of twelve; Anna, and Israel. During an iionorable career as a sagacious, en- terprising agriculturist, Mi . Tucker has displayed in a good degree those solid traits of character that are needful to the attainment of good fortune in an^' calling, and in his dealings with all, either in a business or social waj', he has ever shown himself to be a man of honor and truthfulness. He is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and his wife is a devoted communicant of the Roman Catholic Church. Politically, our subject is a sound Republican. IIARLES SCHIRRA. This gentleman is numbered among the practical and and suc- ^^ cessful f.armers of Crete Township, in which he has resided since 1865. He now owns two hun- dred and thirty-five acres of land on section 7, it being well improved, well stocked, and well culti- vated. Farming has been the life work of Mr. Schirra and in its pursuit he has brought to bear a marked degree of determination, intelligence, and keenness of observation. As a reliable citizen, an atfectionate husband and parent, and an indi- vidual interested in the world's progress, he re- ceives the respect of those about him and fills a worth3' place in the list of foreign-born citizens. The parents of our subject were Nicholas and Mary (Loufe) Schirra, both of whom were natives of Prussia, the former being of French ancestry and the latter of German blood. Both lived to a good old age, spending their entire lives in their native land. Mr. Schirra was usually employed at farm labor. He and his wife belonged to the Ger- man Catholic Church. They were the parents of seven sons and three daughters, the subject of this sketch being the third child. In one of the Rhine Provinces, Charles Schirra was born April 17, 1817. He obtained a good German education and becoming a farmer workeen brink to the United States, they set- tling in Crete Township, where they are still living. The father purchased land, where with the aid of his estimable wife, they built up a good homestead which they still own and occupy. John O. was reared to habits of industry, becoming fully fami- liar with the various pursuits of farm life and re- maining with his parents until setting about the establishment of a home of his own. With the above-mentioned object in view, Mr. Piepenbrink was married April 5, 1875, at the bride's home in Crete Township to Miss Dora Or- kenberg. This lady is a native of the same prov- ince in German}' as her husband and was born January 8, 1850. She likewise was a child of three years when her parents came to America, and they settled in Crete Township, where the father im- proved a farm and where both parents spent the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 217 remainder of tlieir days. Both were past seventy- four years of age, the mother surviving her husband but a short time. Tliey were most excellent and wortliy people and members in good standing of the Lutheran Church. To our subject and his estimable wife then have been born four children, viz.: William O.. Eda D., Albert F. and Martin .J. Mr. and Mrs. Piepcnbrink l)elong to the Lutheran Church at Crete and hold no secondary position among the leading people of llieir township. Mr. Piepenbriuk, politically, affil- iates with the Republican party and has held the various local offices. He is one of the Directors of the Crete Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company, a member of the Finance Committee and has been no unimportant factor in contributing to its success. -5- ^RED SENHOLTZ. A well-improved farm of one hundred acres located on sec- /Ij) tion 3, Washington Township, has been the life-long home of the gentleman above named, who now owns this part of the parental estate. He was born June 19, 1862, and was educated in the com- mon schools of the neighborhood. He is well in- formed on general topics as well as in the work to which he has given his attention as a life labor. He is successfully conducting the vocation of a general farmer, keeping up the improvements on the home- stead, and dispLaying many of the qualities which led Ids father to success in the same field of labor. The chosen comi)anion of Mr. Senholtz was known in her maidenhood as Miss Mi)inie Wehrmann. She uas horn in the same township as her husband, .Jan- uar}- lii, 18G8, and reared and educated here under the oversight of worthy parents who had removed hence from Germany at an early day. Thej' im- [iroved a farm which they still make their home. The happy union of Mr. and l\Irs. Senholtz has been blest by the birth of one child, Amel. Mr. Senholtz is a He|)ublican :ind both he and his wife have good standing in the Lutheran Church. The father of him of whom we write was Fred Scnlujllz, Sr., who was born in Germany and there rearetl to agricultural pursuits. In 1848, when about of age, he came to the United States and journeying from llie coast to Chicago found em- ployment in that vicinity for some time. In Cook County he was married to Bliss Augusta Trube, who was born in the Fatherland and when a young woman crossed the Atlantic, living in Chicago until her marriage. The young couple soon came to Will County and securing one hundred and sixty acres of wild land in Washington Township, made that their home during the balance of their lives. The estate was increased to two hundred and eight}' acres and placed under excellent improve- ment and cultivation. There three sons and three daughters were born to' the worthy couple, the sub- ject of this union being the second son and child. But one of the fraternal band has been called from time to eternity. The mother breathed her last in 1875, when past fifty years of age. She was a life- long member of the Lutheran Church, had been an efficient companion and a devoted mother. The father lived to the age of sixty-four years, dying June 28, 1886. He left the reputation of a good citizen, a hardworking man and a consistent mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. In politics he was a Republican. -€-^~^ l^'RANCIS L. KERCHEVAL. This gentle- JrHsi; man is one of the leading young men of l\ New Lenox Township, a position to which his intelligence, business energ}' and good charac- ter fairly entitle him. His father was the late James C. Kercheval, who was born in Preble County. Ohio, August 10, 1816. His mother was Anna Roundtree, who was born in North Carolina, January 5, 1820. The Roundtree family removed from North, Carolina to Indiana about the year 1825, settling near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, at which place the parents of our subject were married in the year 1841. At that time .lames C. Kercheval was a resident of New Lenox Township, having come to Will County in the fall of 1830. He was, therefore, one of the very earliest settlers in the county, and as such deserves gniteful remembrance for his assist- 218 PORTilAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ance in the early work of development to which the resiilents of the county are indebted fur their beautiful estates and the many comforts and con- veniences which surround them. He brought his bride to this township, making a home on Maple Street, where years of happy wedded life were spent and a useful career pursued by both husband and wife. Mr. Kercheval breathed his last Feb- uary 6, 1873, after having secured the esteem of those about him. His widow survived until Feb- uary 7, 1888, when she too entered into rest, leav- ing behind her a record of good deeds and kind words which affords a pleasing remembrance to all who loved her. The family of Mr. and Mrs. .J. C. Kercheval in- cluded twelve children, two of whom died in in- fancy. The record of those who lived to grow up is as follows; Mary J. became the wife of Francis Granger and died in New Lenox Township, in Oc- tober, 1882; Charles E. resides near the city of Joliet; Sarah E. is the wife of H. C. Larsh, of Crawfordsville, Ind. ; IMartha I. is the wife of Dr. James McCann, of Normal, this State; Annie E. is the widow of Elvis D. Lynk, who died in the vil- lage of New Lenox, in Jul}-, 187i); Margaret died when twelve years old ; Winfleld S. lives in Joliet Township; Francis L., of whom we write, and Frances F. are twins; Albert R. lives in Joliet TownshiiJ. The subject of this sketch was born in New Lenox Townshij), November 17, 1859, and with the exception of one year that township has been his home during his entire life. He was educated in the township schools and in the cit}- of Joliet, becoming well-versed iu practical knowledge and laying the foundation for his present fund of infor- mation, lie was engaged in mercantile business in the village of New Lenox for two and a half years and was also employed as a clerk there for about two years. With this exception he has fol- lowed farming. The estate on which he lives con- sists of one hundred acres on section 5, which was the old homestead of his father. The buildings which stand upon it are well built and adequ.ate, the dwelling being especially noticeable for its substantial and comfortable ajjpearancc and the taste which is manifested in its surroundings. Va- rious other improvements have been made upon the farm which is conducted according to the most improved methods, Mr. Kercheval showing him- self an able agriculturist. The many sterling qualities of Miss Emma F. Lynk won the regard of Mr. Kercheval, who was prospered in his wooing, winning that lady's con- sent to be his wife. Their marriage rites were celebrated in Joliet, May, 26, 1880, and happiness has followed their union. Mrs. Kercheval is the younger of two children born to Tunis and Lydia A. (Hartshorn) Lynk, the other child having died in infancy. Mr. Tunis Lynk was a native of New York, and his wife, formerly Lydia A. Hartshorn, was born in the State of Vermont. Her mother died in New Lenox Township, January' 15, 1877, and her father is now living in Lawtey, Bradford Countj', Fla. Mrs. Kercheval w.as born May 18, I8G1, in the township which is still her home. She is the mother of two sons — Frank C. and James F. Mr. Kercheval is a member of the Republican party. His townsmen have shown their confidence in his worth of character and good judguieut by electing him to the odice of Township Assessor, which position he has now held for five years. Mrs. Kercheval is a member of the Episcoijal Church, which her husband also attends. Both are popu- lar members of society and well-spoken of on .all sides. HEDEKICK C. WILCOX. Although but little more than thirty years of age, the above-named gentleman holds a prominent place among the business men of Joliet, and among her most public-spirited and enterp'-ising citizens. He is the manager of the immense business of the Wilcox Bros'. Lumber Yards, and of the Carriage Rei)Ository which has been added to the former business, and has place in social orders and public responsibilities. Trobabli' no man of his years in the city that contains so many fine business men, can boast of an oijual record in worldly affairs and popular esteem. The natal day of Frederick Wilcox was March 29, 1858, and his birthplace the city in which he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 219 yet makes his home. His father, Edrauiul Wilcox, is an old settler and well-known resident iiere, be- ing one of three or four who have lived iiere fifty- two 3'ears. His biographj- will appear on another page of this volume. The lad was educated here, and after comiileting his studies was engaged as a clerk in the liardware store of Brooks & Co., from the age of eighteen until his majority, when he went to Russell County, Kan. There he remained some two and a lialf years, returning to .Toilet in August, 188L At that time our subject, with his brother Will- iam G. Wilcox, bought the entire lumber business of the firm of Mason Si Plants. Ere long the brotlier, who was teller in the First N.ational Bank, was elected cashier to take the place made vacant by the death of the former incumbent, and our subject became sole manager of the lumber busi ness. He has carried it on successfully, and now has the largest yard and trade in the city. In May. 1889, he purchased the wholesale yards of T. A. Mason, at the Michigan Central Yards, and has carried on both departments of the business since. In 1887 Mr. Wilcox erected a carriage reposi- itory, and undertook the control of that enterprise also. lie has recently been elected Secretary and Treasurer of' the Swan Carriage Company, a cor- porate l)ody that was organized not long since and located in this city, the object being to do a whole- sale jobbing business. Of this company he was one of the organizers. The enterprises in which he is engaged call for much wisdom and t.act in controlling and guiding the men emplo^'cd, but the manager seems to be at no loss to do this, and to push forward both so as to insure their increase. Nor do these affairs prevent him from taking [lart in other enterprises of a less personal character. Mr. Wilcox has held various offlci.al stations in societies and civic bodies. lie w.is AVorshipful Master of Matteson Lodge, No. 17.5, A. F. & A. M., in 1878-79; and is now Eminent Commander of Joliet Commandery No. 4, Knights Templar. lie was Master of the Blue Lodge at the time of the conclave in Washington, and took with him to that city his entire corps of officers. His lodge was honored with an invitation to confer and exem- plify the third degree at Alexandria, Va., in which lodge Gen. Washington belonged, and over which he presided eight successive years. Mr. AVilcox therefore occupied the same chair, conferring the degree in the presence of three hundrefl of the most distinguished Masons of the United States. He is one of the originators of the Joliet Masonic Asso- ciation, an institution gotten up for the jjurpose of building a Masonic Temple in the cit\'. Its present capital is ?;GO,000, and Mr. Wilcox is Treas- urer and Director, as well as a member of the building committee. The intention is to erect a building on the North side of .Jefferson Street, east of the Chicago & Alton tracks, which will be the largest and finest edifice in the city. Sir. Wilcox is also now a member of tiie Board of Education, and President of tiie Union Club, a large and fine organization, numbering in its mem- bersiiip the best elements of Joliet society. He is likewise President of the Joliet Improvement Com- pany, a syndicate of property owners, organized in 1888, he being one of the originators. He votes with the Democratic party. As can be seen b}^ tiic brief mention above, Mr. Wilcox is a busy man, manifesting his capability in a highly successful business career, in the aid of his fellow-men in their efforts to upbuild the city and improve its society and material appearance, and fiUinga leading i)lace in the community. He is educated in a broad and liberal sense, and possesses upright principles of life. ij/^^, ON. UUI OSGOOD. Among the settlers ) of Juno, ^83(5, came the subject of this notice wlio located in Joliet and began (^) the practice of law, being among the first attorneys of the embryo city — his comijctitors being Messrs. Newkirk, Henderson, Boardman and Wilson. Mr. Osgood in addition to his law practice in due time engaged in private banking at which he continued until 18C2. In the meantime, having been recognized as a valued addition to the community, Mr. Osgood was elected to various offices and finally to the Legislature, being elected to the State Senate in which he served from 1854 to 1860. lie was then •220 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. nominated bj" the Democracy fs a member of Congress from this district but was defeated by Owen Lovejoy. Subse'iuentlj' he lived the life of a private citizen, attending to his law practice un- til his death which occurred February 8. 1871. From the time of locating in Joliet his home had been at the corner of Jefferson and Eastern Aven- ues, where he lived comfortably and surrounded himself and his family with manj' of the luxuries of life. He left five children at the time of his death all of whom are living: havirg had eight chil- dren in all. Julia became the wife of Charles Scott of Cincinnati and died of cholera in St. Louis, Mo. in 1867, at the early age of twenty-two years: Alpha M. died when six years old; Occar died aged about six months. The surviving sons are Augustus A., Algernon S. and Henry R., ail resi- dents of Chicago. Virginia A. is the wife of George S. House, a prominent attornej' of Joliet; Emma Aldrich married Charles Seymour of Ba- tavia. N. Y., and thej' are living in Oakland, Cal. On January 1, 1839. the subject of this notice was united in marriage with Miss Caroline V., daughter of Fenner and Emoline (Wade) Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich was born in Massachusetts in 1803, and was a son of one of the earliest families of the Bay State. The paternal grandfather, David Aldrich. m.arried Miss Mar}- Capron, and removed to Pennsylvania where he took up a large tract of land in the vicinity of Harper, Susquehanna County. There he and his good wife spent the remainder of their daj's. His children later re- moved to Northern Illinois, but one son, Levi, went in 1852, to California. The mother of Mrs. Osgood bore the maiden name of Emoline AVade; she was born in Connecticut and was the daughter of Sylvanus and Mary (Chace) Wade, the for- mer of whom served .as a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War. Fenner Aldrich came to Illinois in October, 1834, settling in Will County, when it was a part (if Cook County and of which Mr. Aldrich became Deputy Sheriff l)efore the division. He was also proprietor of two hotels, the Juliet House and Exchange House. In 1836, he was elected the Sheriff of Will County, and re-elected in 1839. He enjoyed a wide acquaintance throughout the county and was universaSlj" liked on account of his genial disposition. For a time he resided in Springfield and coud'icted the St. Nicholas House, during which time Governor Matteson w.as one of his guests. Mr. Aldrich preferring Joliet as a place of res- idence, returned to the city and conducted the Exchange Hotel during the remainder of his active business life. He departed hence August 5, 1884. He was a Democrat politically. The mother jxnssed awaj- several years prior to the decease of her hus- band, her death taking place February 16, 1872. Mr. Aldrich w.as'a member of the Masonic frater- nit\- and in religion was a Universalist. ilrs. Osgood was born October 3, 1824, in Har- ford, Susquehanna Count)-. Pa. and came to Jol- iet with herp.arents when quite j'oung. She ob- tained her education in the city schools and when reaching womanhood was married January 1, 1839, to the subject of this notice. ]Mr. Osgood was born December 22, 1809, in Preston, Chenango County, N. Y. where he lived until 1836, coming then to Joliet. The politics of Mr. Osgood was a stanch Democrat. Many years ago Mr. and Mrs. Osgood joined the Universalist Church and in 1864 thej- transferred their membership to the Episco- pal Church. ■>l'i'I't'> 1 IM )>)ATSON F. TWINING. Of honorable an- cestry, from whom he inherited sterling qualities of mind and character, which have been developed under the care and training of worthy parents, this young gentleman is bear- ing his part in the battles of life in a manner which wins the regard of those about him and causes him to be numbered among the most enter- prisinff of the younger farmers of Green Garden Township. He, witli his brother Dana, owns and oc- cupies an excellent farm, comprising two hundred and forty acres on section 17. the same being the estate which his father secured in 1851, and which father and son developed from the raw prairies into cultivated fields, which produced abundantly. The original owner of this fine farm w.as Hiram PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBCM. 221 Twining, who was born in Townsend Townsliip, Essex County, Mass., in 1819. He was reared priiicipnlly in New Hampshire and Vermont, and fdlhnved farming and dairying in the latter State liming iiis early manhood. There he was married to Miss Ik'tsey Needham, a native of Rulland County and daugiiter of Is.iae Necdliam. a farmer and dairyman. In 1851 Hiram Twining and Ids family, winch at that time comprised his wife and two children, located on one hundred and sixty acres which lie had secured with a Government land warrant. He first put up a board shanty, hauling the material from Joliet. The breaking of his ground was done with a Lockport steel plow made by "Jim" Lane, tlie motive power being oxen. Mr. Twining began liic dairy imsiness, but it did not prove a success, as he had the misfortune to lose his hay and meet witli otlier catastrophies. He, therefore, turned ids attention to general farming, and this venture proved a successful one. He added one hundred and sixty acres of land to that whicli he al- ready possessed, forming two farms, on each of which he had a good set of buildings. He improved his licrd of cattle, those of a high grade oi- full- blood taking the place of the animals lie had. Mr. Twining was an Abolitionist and Repub- lican. He belonged to tlie Christian Church.but when the congregation in the neighborhood was disorgan- ized he united with the Free-Will Baptists. He served as Justice of the Peace one term. His death, which was caused by heart disease, took place December 14, 1889. His widow is still liv- ing, making her home with her son, our subject. She is now three-score and ten years old and in somewhat delicate health. In addition to our sub- ject, her family includes Dana E., Leonora L. and Ircna E., who also live on the homestead, and Jas- per E.. wlio occupies a farm of eighty* acres soutli of his old home. The Rev. Jonatlian Twining, grandfather of our subject, was born in the village of Orleans, on Cai)e Cod, and was the son of a Revolutionary sol- dier. In early life he went with his parents to Essex County, Ma.ss., where he married Eliza Fes- ondeii, of the old Bay State. His trade was that of a cooper and he owned a shop in Essex County. After a time he removed to New Hampshire, whcie he sojourned but a short period ere going into Vermont. In Rutland C'ounty he worked at his trade and at teaming until his death. He was an active member of the Christian Church and for some years labored as a minister. His widow came to Illinois and died at the home of her son, Hiram, at the age of seventy-live years. Th(! gentleman whose name stands at the liead of this sketch first oi)en('d his eyes to the light in Slirewsbury Township, Rutland County, Vt., April 8, 1818. He was only a babe when his parents re- moved to this State, whicli is the scene of his earliest recollections. Tlie broad prairie over which herds of deer roamed at will, wolves and other wild animals were frequentl}' to be seen and the appearances of civilization were but rare, is that to which he looks back. He was carefully reared by his parents, who gave hiin every advantage of which their surroundings would admit. He attended the first schoolhouse which was built in the neigh- borhood, it being District No. 1. In study he sjient his time during the summer until he was fourteen years old, and from that time until he was eighteen enjoyed similar [irivileges in the winter. In the meantime he had been assisting, as his strength would permit, in the home duties, having begun to drive a team when nine years old. Young Twining a.ssisted Lis father until he had reached man's estate, after which he began a more personal career, although he continued to reside on the homestead, in the payment for which he bore a part. He carried on the farm for his father until the death of the latter, and then he took entire charge of it. The land is all fenced and is well supplied with substantial buildings of various kinds, among them being a commodious barn, 40x80 feet, which was built in 1878, a corncrib, granarj', windmill and tank, creamery, etc. Orchards and groves adorn the land, which is fertilized by Mud Creek, at the head of which it is located. General farming is the work to which Mr. Twin- in" gives his attention, and he secures excellent crops of good grain by an intelligent use of fertil- izing agents and modern means of cultivation. He raises high-grade Short-horn cattle, graded Po- land-China hogs, and good draft horses, seven head ■222 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of the latter being kept and three teams constantly used upon tlio farm. Mr. Twining w;is Townsliip Supervisor in 1886, and succeeded H. II. Slassen, the present Count}' Clerk. His father acted as Scliool Director, School Trustee, and deicgnlc to county conventions, and the son is following in his father's footsteps as a useful public servant. He is a Republican of tlie stanchest kind and has served his party as a mem- ber of the Central Committee. During two terras of court lie has sat upon the i)etit jury. His re- ligious belief is that expressed in the creed of the Baptist Cluircli. He and the other nieml)ors of the family circle are numbered among the best citizens of the section, having an unusual degree of intelli- gence, good breeding and honorable principle. E^^ \T' OHN J. WALZ. The life of this gentleman shows In a striking manner what can be ac- complislied by persistency and diligence, backed by honorable conduct toward man- kind. From the position of a poor boy he has risen to that of a man of means, the owner of a large amount of real estate, including throe hun- dred and twenty acres in New Lenox Township, and thirteen hundred and sixty acres in Ellsworth County, Kan. The farm lands of Ellsworth, Kan. belonging to our subject are quite valuable, eighty acres of them being laid out in town lots in the beautiful city of Ellsworth, which is the county seat of Ellsworth County, besides being under- laid with a vein of salt one hundred and fifty-four feet thick and it being 97 percent, pure. While yet a youth he landed in New York, "a stranger in a strange land," with ten francs in money (less than two dollars) and tlie first money he earned in America was sent to his fatlier to repa)- the indebt- edness for his passage money. Under circum- stances which would have discouraged many, .young Walz began the course of persevering in- dustry which has resulted in securing to him the fine estate already mentioned. The gentleman of whom we write is the eldest of three sons born to Daniel and Margaretta (Kalm- bach) Walz, his brothers bearing the names of Dan- iel and George C. His father was born in Wal- dorf, and his motlier in Spieldberg, both towns in the kingdom of Wurtemburg, which forms a part of the Germanic confederation. Both parents died in tlieir native land. In Waldorf, he of whom we write was born February 5, 1836. He acquired a good fundamental education and learned the trade of a book-binder prior to leaving his native land, which he did in April. 1854, embarking in a sail- ing vessel which reached New York the last of June. In the metropolis 3'oung AValz remained nine months, after which he went to Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., where he worked on a farm for -^8 a month. In December, 1856, Mr. Walz left Connecticut to become a resident of Will County, III. Here he took a contract with another man to cut two luindred cords of wood and in the spring began working by the month for different farmers in New Lenox Township. He continued to work in this way for several years, even after he had purchased eighty acres of land, which he was able to do in the spring of 1861. This he rented until 1866. In the spring of 1863, he went to California, re- maining on the Pacific coast three years and while there engaging iii different occu|)alions. On his return to the Prairie State he purchased an addi- tional eiglity acres of land and turned his atten- tion to the cultivation of his own farm. He has increased the .acreage still more .and erected thereon an excellent set of buildings, including a pleasant dwelling, commodious barns, granaries and other outbuildings. At the home of the bride's parents in New Lenox Township, April 6, 18()8, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between Mr. Walz and Miss Henrietta A. Stricher. This kdy was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, November 20, 1846, Ijeing the fifth in a family of six children. Her brother and sisters are named Soiihia, Louis, Louisa, Carolina and Fredericka. Her i)arents, Frederick and -^ophia (Freier) Stricher,were born in the Duch^- of Meck- lenburg and lived there until the latter part of the '50s when they emigrated to America. They came to this county and located in Green Garden Town- ship, whence tliey afterward removed to New '4 ^/^ J^:^Jrosperity smiling upon their labors. He with whose name we introduce this sketch deserves more than a passing mention in noting PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 229 the early settlers of Will Count}-. He is the sou of one of its most worthy pioneers and was born at ills fatlier's old homestead in Jackson Township, January 7, 1834. His father, Henry Linebarger, was a native of North Carolina while his mother who bore tiie maiden name of Nancy Ilougham, was a native of Ohio. Henry Linebari^er came to Illinois in the fall of 1832, accompanied by his brother George, then went back to Indiana, and in the spring of 1833, returned to Will County, where he spent the following summer and in the fall of the year went back to Park County, Ind., for his family. They settled on section 21, Jack- son Township, in the month of November, at a time when the countrj^ was ver}^ thin!}- settled and there they continued to live until called from their earthly labors. The father died September 8, 1812, when comparatively- a young man. The mother survived her husband for the long period of thirty-tivu years, remaining a widow, and de- ()arted this life April 22, 1877. To tiie parents of our subject there was born a family of seven children, of whom Andrew J., was the third. He has been a life long resident of Jackson Township and obtained his education mostly in the log schoolhouse in the neighbor- hood of his father's farm. After liie hitter's death he remained with his mother until his mar- riage. This interesting and important event occurred April 30, 185G, at Joliet, 111., the bride being Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Frances (Hildebrand) Pliillips. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Linebarger settled upon the land which they now own and occupy, and which comprises four hundred and tiiirt\' five broad acres on section 20. Here they have since made their home. The household circle was completed b}- the birth of three children, the eldest of whom, a son, Lewis II., is a banker in Peotone, this State; Laura is unmarried and remains with her parents; Emma J., is the wife of J. R. McCleery, of O.xford, Iowa. The parents of Mrs. Linebarger were natives of Germany, where they were reared aiw married. Upon emigrating to America they settled in Mad- ison Count}', N. Y., where the mother died in April 1881, and the father in October, 1888. Their family consisted of eight children, of whom Mrs. Linebarger was the next to the eldest. She like- wise is a native of the Fatherland and was born January 1. 1831. She was a child of twelve years when coming to America with her par- ents and was reared to womanhood in Madison t'Ounty, N. Y. She has been the true liel|)m.ate of her husband i)i all his worthy undertakings and has assisted him materially in the accumulation of their pr()i)orty. ' The Linebarger farm is one of the most valuable in Will County, being improved with good build- ings, fruit and shade trees and all the other appur- tenances required by the progressive and indus- trious agriculturist. Mr. Linebarger keeps himself l)0Sled upon modern methods of agriculture and avails himself of the most approved machinery in the cultivation of his land. It is devoted largely to grain raising, while Mr. Linebarger gives due attention to the breeding of good grades of live stock. He is conservative in politics, usually giv- ing his support to the Democratic party. He has never been an office-seeker, preferring to give his time and attention to his farm and his family and is looked upon as a peaceable and Law-abiding citi- zen who has contributed his full quota to the gen- eral welfare of the community. Our subject was the first white child born in Jackson Township. ''LEXANDER V. PATTERSON. Among the leading enterprises of Joliet may be 14 mentioned the livery business of Mr. Pat- terson, which is cai-ricd on in that sys- tematic manner which indicates in a marked degree his adaptation to this calling. Prompt and courteous in the treatment of his customers and a straightforward man in all the relations of life, he occupies an enviable position, both in business and social circles. The subject of this notice traces his ancestry to one of the best nationalities on the face of the globe — the Scotch- Irish, from which have emanated qualities that on both continents have constituted a large portion of their bone and sinew. Andrew 230 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Patterson, the fallier of our subject, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, but was of Scotch ances- try. The mother bore the maiden name of Eliza V.irner. She was also a native of County Tyrone and of ancestry similar to that of her liusband. Tliey spent their childood .and youth near tiie jjlace of their birth, where they were married and where they still live, the father engaged in agricul- tural pursuits. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of ten children, nine of whom are living and making their homes, five in the United States aud four in Europe. Alexander V., the fourth in order of birth, is a native of the same place as his par- ents, and born in County Tyrone, October 16, 1862. He remained witii them until approaching tlie twentieth year of liis age, and then, believing that he could better himself in the United States, left the old roof-tree April 26, 1882, embarking for the promised land. Landing in New York City on the 2d of May following, lie came directly to Illinois, locating in Joliet, and for six months thereafter was in the employ of his uncle, T. H. Patterson. At the expiration of this time he en- gaged as a fireman with the Michigan Central Railroad Company, remaining thus occupied about three years. The .loliet Steel Company next claimed his services, and he remained with this company until October, 1888. Having now the wherewithal to embark in busi- ness on his own account, Mr. Patterson secured a goodly number of horses and vehicles, establishing himself on Ottawa Street, occupying Nos. 208 and 210. His stables are equipped with modern con- veniences and patronized liberally by the best people of Joliet and vicinity. About the time of starting his business, Mr. Patterson also formed matrimonial and domestic ties, being wedded, Oc- tober 2, 1888, to Miss Minnie M., daughter of the late John and Melinde (Harelh) Stock. The j'oung couple established themselves in a snug home on Oneida Street, and are now the proud parents of a little daughter, Linda L., who was born October 12, 1889. Mrs. Patterson was born in August, 1868, in Joliet, of parents who were both natives of Ger- many. They emigrated to America in 1854 and settled in Troy Township, where the father en- gaged in farming. Mr. Stock died in March, 1881, in Joliet. The mother liad passed away ten j'ears prior to the decease of her husband, her death taking place at Joliet , May .5, 1871. There was born to them a family of four children, of wiiom Mrs. Patterson was next to the youngest. The paternal giandfather of our subject was Jamos Patterson, who was born in Scotland and who spent his last daj's in L^land. His wife bore the maiden name of Jane Hawley. She also was of Scotch birth and ancestry. They were married in Scotland, whence they removed to Ireland, where Grandfather Patterson engaged in farming. On the maternal side of the house Grandfather Alexander Yerner was a man of note in his day and a Colonel in the British army. He married Susan Rankin. Both were natives of Scotland, whence they removed to Ireland and died in County Tyrone. Upon becoming a voting citizen. Jlr. Patterson identified himself witli the Republican party, of whose principles he is a warm supporter. Both he and his estimable wife are members in good stand- ing of the Central Presbyterian Church, of Joliel. They have started out in the journey of life under favorable auspices and with the good wishes of hosts of friends. GUIS METTERHAUSEN, publisher of Das ^ Yolkshlatt, is conducting the only German i^ paper in Will County. It is a journal largely patronized by the German residents of Will County, being well edited and devoted to local interests while expounding in a clear and decided manner the principles of the best interests of the people, independent of anj' political party. The subject of this notice was born January 21, 1840, in the town of Gilten, Hanover, and lived there until a young man of twenty-five years, ac- quiring a good education, and following the profes- sion of a teacher. In October, 1865, he emigrated to the United States and first located in Nai)erville, III. Subsequently he was in Detroit, Mich., Cleve- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 231 hind, Oliio, Chicago and Beeclier, 111. prior to lo- cating in Joliet where he settled in October, 1889, at which time he moved Dns VolksblnU from Boecher where it liad been estahlished in May, 1882. At Beeeher, he was a prominent man, hold- ing the offices of Postmaster and School Treasurer and Ti'ustee. When first locating at Beeeher in 18G9, he established liimself as a general merchant and eonductetl the store in eonncflion with other business until his removal. Mr. Metterhausen was married May 6, 1871, to INIiss Minnie Klnsmeyer at Pjeecher, 111., and they are now the jiarents of three bright children — Carl, born Ainil (!, 1872; Charlotte, February 9, 187C, and Emil, March 31, 1881. Mrs. Metter- hausen is likewise a native of Germany and born in the Province of Hanover, November 6, 1853. She came to America with her parents wlien a young girl of fourteen years. They settled in Washington Township, this county; tiie father is deceased and the mother resides in Chicago. iiOBIAS FAILS. Through the efforts of such men as Tobias Fahs, the prairie lands of Peotone Township, that once were covered with the rank growth of coarse grasses and brilliant wild flowers, have become the fertile fields, fruitful orchards and velvety lawns of an advanced civili- zation. The farm which is the home of our sub- ject lies on section 14, and is furnished with all needful buildings and the other improvements which indicate to the passer-by that it is under the control of a man of industr}', good judgment and taste. The Fahs family' is of .Swiss stock, and has been represented in America for several generations. In Maryland, Abraham Fahs, the father of our subject, was born and made his home during his entire life. He was a whitesmith bj" trade. He married Elizabeth Siess, a native of the same State, daughter of George Siess, a blacksmith, who in later life became a large farmer and the owner of several farms. Abraham Fahs died in 1813, and the widow subse- quently married Conrad Willhide. She died in 1832, and Mr. Willhide in 1839. The fruit of her first marri.age was four children, all now deceased except our subject. Her second marriage was also blessed by the birth of four children, of whom one is deceased. The subject of this biograpliical review w.as born September 2, 181 1, in Frederick County, Md. He attended a subscription school about two months in the winter season, and even in boyhood had to work very hard on his stepfather's farm. His ex- periences were the ordinary ones of a farmer's boj-, and his time and labor were given to his stepfather until he was nineteen years of age. He then bought some mountain land, and worked in the limber, getting out bark, posts and cooper's stuff for five or six years. In 1841 he removed to Perry County, Pa., where his brother had a large tanuery, working there eight years as a finisher of leather, and dur- ing tlie last two years tending a store of his brother. The health of Mr. Fahs became somewhat im- paired, and he was obliged to return to farm labor, as better suited to his constitution. He operated a farm in Pennsylvania until 1856, then came to Illi- nois, settling in Knox County, but sojourned there but a year. lie then came into Will County, pur- chased a farm on section 14, and began his labors as one of the pioneer farmers of the township. The section was iiut tliinlj' settled, and although the country is level, he could see but two houses from his home. His farm was all raw land, which he placed in good condition, retaining it in his pos- session until some three j-ears since. Since that time he has made his home with his son, Corne- lius L. Mr. Fahs was fortunate in his choice of a life companion, securing for his wife Miss Araminta Willyard, oldest child of Peter and Elizabeth (Miller) Willyard, natives^ of Maryland. Miss Araminta was born in Frederick County, Se[)tera- ber 22, 1812, receiving a common-school education and a training in useful accomplishments and good principles from her worthy parents. Of the seven brothers and sisters who once composed the familj^ circle, she and two others are all that now survive. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Fahs was celebrated 232 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. April 3, 1833, and ton eliilrlren have come to bless tlieir happy home. Tli(;se who have been reared to mature years are Harriet S., wife of Christ. Schryer, their home being one mile south of Peo- toue, and their family including- five children; James A., w1k> married Huth E. Wlnslow, lias one child, an:! lives at Hinckley; Elizabeth, widow of August Cliase, has one child; .lulia, wife of John Gloss, and mother of seven children, their home being in Carbondale, Kan.; Maria, wife of the Rev. Joseph J. Tobias, of Chicago, and mother of two children; the Rev. David W., who married Jennie Kerr, lives at LeMars, Iowa, and has three children; Cornelius and Amelia, who are still single and at home. Cornelius Fahs disi)lays marircss to add to their store of knowledge and keep pace with the world. Mr. and Mrs. Fahs, their childien and their sons- in-law and daughters-in-law belong to the Presby- terian Church. The only exception is the Rev. J. J. Tobias, who is identified with the Metiiodist Episcopal denomination. All are actively interested in the Sunday-school, in which the father has been a teacher. He is an Elder in the church. He has been School Director and School Trustee for many years, manifesting the interest in the cause of edu- cation which would naturally be expected of a gentleman as intelligent as he. The first school in this localitj' was on his farm, the first teacher being Ruth E. Winslow, now Mrs. J. A. Fahs. The Rev. J. J. Tobias was also a teacher in the same school. Mr. Fahs was elected Township Supervisor, serv- ing in that ofHce two terms. He has always been strongly on the side of temperance, and has be- longed to a temperance society. In politics he has been a Whig, a Know-Nothing and a Republican. Duinng the Civil War he was a warm advocate of the Union cause, supporting it very liberally with money as well as with his personal influence. He helped to organize the first church in this neighbor- hood, and was one of the charter members. His religion is not put on as a Sunday garment, hut is a clothing for every-day life; his tastes are refined, his mind agluw with intelligence, and take him all in all, he is one who may well be taken as a model citizen and man. -^r E DWARD JARMAN is managing his farming interests in DuPage Township with satis- 11^ — --^ factory results. He is a native of Wales, born August 21, 181G, and on his fatiier's side coming of a well-known old family of exclusively Welsh origin. His parents, Edward and Martha Jarman were likewise natives of that country. He was but a year old when his father died. His mother survived her husljand several years; her death occurring after our subject had been in America for a long time. He was the youngest of four children and was reared in his native land by his mother's brothers, making his home with them, more or less until he came to this country. His father was a farmer and he was bred to that pur- suit. Starting out in life with no capital excepting his ph3'sical and mental endowments, in 1867, thinking that he could better his condition in this great Republic, he took passage for this country at Liv- erpool and, after a voyage of thirteen and one-half days, first set foot on these shores in the great me- tropolis of the country. Rightly believing that his best chances for carrying on his calling as a farmer were in Illinois, he came directly to this State. He began his life here bj' working out for others and was thus engaged for seven years. For more than two years he was in the employ of Reuben Smith, and afterward worked for Jonathan Royce about four years, and for nearly three years farmed that gentleman's place on shares. After that for five j^ears he farmed on shares in Wheatland Township, and in 1882 came to this township to '^^Z^/l^l^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAI'HICAL ALBUM. 235 take up liis residence. lie located first on section 7, made his abode tliere tvvo j'ears and tiien settled or. his present farm on section 19. He has more tlian one luindred and ninety-tliree acres of land, of which one luindred and throe acres comprise the liome farm. 1'his is already under excellent culti- vation and yields, in repa3Mnent for liis hard laliors, fine harvests. It supplieil with suitable l)uildings and Mr. Jarman has good machinery' to carr^- on his farm work. By his marriage, November 15, 1873, with Miss Mar}- A. Campbell, a native of Ireland, our subject secured the co-operation of a cheerful hel|ier and active wx)rker. Three children. Gertie, Mary and Lulu, have blessed their mai-riage to them. As we have seen, Mr. Jarman has had his own way to make in the world, and that he has done well so far is evinced by the condition of his es- lata. He possesses a fair share of energy, acumen and thrift, and a knack of working to the best ad- vantage, ;uid these, with other attributes, have contributed to his prosperity. He is a man of intelligence, is well posted in general affairs, and manifests proper public spirit. He has done good service .as School Director. He interests himself sufficiently in the politics of his adopted country to take sides with the Republican party. iDMUND WiLCOX. For a period of thir- teen years 'Squire Wilcox has officiated as Justice of the I'eace in Joliet, being elected to this office in the spring of 1877, and serving continuously by re-elections since that time. He was elected each time by an almost unanimous vote, and at the last election received all but fifty of the ballots cast. One year he received twenty- three hundred out of about twenty-four hundred votes cast. Although a pronounced Democrat, his name was on all the tickets of all parties and these facts indicate his popularity among the peo- ()le of this count}-. He keeps one of the neatest dockets ever opened, there being scarcely a blot on all the pages on which he has entered records for the last thirteen years. Socially and in business circles he is a universal favorite, being of genial and obliging disposition, and making friends where ever he goes. The subject of this notice was born September 18, 1816, in Onondaga County, N. Y., and is thus ai)iiroaching the seventy-fourth year of liis age. He is the offspring of an excellent family, being the son of Loammi and Hnnuah (I'adilock) Wilcox, who were natives respectively of Connecticut and Washington County, N. Y. The father was a farmer by occupation and met an accidental death in Onondaga County in 1830, at the age of fifty years. The parental household consisted of four children, of whom Edmund was the second born. His younger brother, Harvey, of Los Gatos, Cal., is now deceased; Cordelia W., Mrs. Clement, re- sides in Joliet; Caroline, the wife of Dr. Wilson, died j'n her native county; Loammi Wilcox was a carpenter by trade, which he followed, however, but a few years, finally engaging in the more con- genial occupations of farm life. The Wilcox fam- ily was an old and prominent one in New England. The district school afforded Mr. Wilcox his early ecbication and later he entered Hamilton College at Clinton, N. Y., from which he was graduated in 1835. The following year he came to Joliet, and for thirty years thereafter was engaged in the dry- goods business, being part of the time associated in partership with his brother-in-law, Mr. Clement. He has always signalized himself as a progressive and public-spirited citizen and for ten years was President of the Gas Company, superintending the construction of their building and being otherwise prominent in its management, and for a number of years was a prominent member of the City Council. In making the journey hither from New York State he traveled overland by team, sometimes in a wagon and sometimes on a sled, it being in winter, and accompanied by three other young men. He thus had a full ex[)erience of pioneer life and has been the interested witness of the transformation of this section of the country from a wilderness into the abode of a civilized and prosperous people. After becoming a resident of Joliet Mr. Wilcox was married March 26, 1845, to Miss Sarah M., daughter of Joseph and Electa (Chauncey) Green. The parents of Mrs. AVilcox came to this State 236 I'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. from AVasliingtoii County, N. Y., sfittling in Mc- Heiiry County. During bis younger years Mr. Green engaged in mercliandising, but after coming to Illinois, turned his attention to agricultural pur- suits. Mr. and Mrs. Green spent their last years in Blue Island, Cook County. Mrs. Wilcox was born July 23, 1825, in Washington County, N. Y., and remained a member of her father's household until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there was born a family of seven children, three of whom died in infancy: Alvin C. who died May II, 1873, leaving one child, now the wife of H. E. Porter, of Joliet.; William G., is Cashier of the First National Bank; Frederick C. is engaged as a luml/er dealer, manager and partner of the firm of Wilcox Bros. ; Charles C. is the City Clerk of Joliet. Mrs. Sarah M. Wilcox departed this life at her home in Joliet, March 12, 1890. at the .age of sixty-four years. The long period during which Mr. Wilcox has resided in Will County has made him well known to the citizens, who will therefore welcome his por- trait as a valued addition to the Album. :| SALTER PADDOCK, a pioneer \rJ/l' years standing, established h W^J resident of Homer Township, !^,ALTER PADDOCK, a pioneer of fifty-two himself as a this county, in February, 1838, and he Las since resided within its limits. The country was then in wide contrast to its present condition and no man has looked with warmer interest upon its |)rogress and develop- ment than he with whose name we introduce this sketch. He h.as had a full experience of life in the early days and by his industry and his good quali- ties as a citizen, has contributed his full quota to the growth and progress of his adopted township. No man in the townshi[) has made for himself a better record and none are held in higher esteem. The subject of this notice was the fifth in a fam- ily of fourteen children, the offspring of Jonathan and Mercy (Weaver) Paddock, and was born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N. Y., August 19, 1817. He remained a resident of his native county until a youth of eighteen 3'ears and afterward lived iu Cayuga County two years. Then, in February, 1838, he emigrated to Illinois and has since been a resident of Homer Township, this county. The early years of Mr. Paddock were spent in a comparativel}' uneventful manner, in attendance at the district school and le.irning tlie various arts pertaining to farm life. He was content to adopt this as his life vocation and has been uniformly successful as a tiller of the soil, securing a home and a competence for his declining years. When nearly thirty years of age be was married in Homer Township February 25, 1817, to Miss Jane S. daughter of the late T. T. and Mary (Ilollenback) Roberts, who were natives of Vermont. After marriage the newly wedded [)air settled on a farm on section 21, Homer Township, whence in 1849, they removed to that which they now own and occup}'. The household circle was com- pleted by the birtli of five children, the eldest of whom, a son, George A., died September 9, 1887, at the age of thirty nine years. Jerome is farming in Homer Township; Florence died when three 3'ears old; Elmer E. and Merton F., are farming in Homer Township. Politically', Mr. Paddock is in accord with the principles of the Republican party. He has represented Homer Township in the County Board of Supervisors for a period of six years and has also officiated as Assessor several terms. The cause of education has ever found in him a firm friend. He has officiated as a School Trustee, also as Highway Commissioner aud Towti- ship Collector, and to whatever position he lias been called, he has fulfilled its duties in a manner creditable to himself and satisfactory to all con- cerned. Mrs. Paddock belongs to the Congrega- tional Church in Homer Township. The father of our subject was Jonathan Paddock, a native of Washington County, N. Y., who mar- ried jNIiss Mercy Weaver, who was also born in the Empire State. The parents were married in Wash- ington County and settled in Onondaga County, whence the^' removed later to the town of Aurelius, in Cayuga County, where they both died at the age of sixty-six 3'ears. N.ine of their children lived to become men and women; seven are now living and residents mostly of Michigan, New York and Illi nois. Mrs. Paddock was born March 1 1, 1825, in Men- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 237 (Ion. IMonroe County, N. Y., and was the third in a family of eight children. Siie came with her parents to Illinois about 181.5. The latter were natives of Vermont and after their removal to New Yf)rk .State with their respective i)arenls were residents of Monroe and Niagara Counties. Mrs. Roherts de- parted this life at Lemont, 111., a few years ago. Mr. Roberts died in Momencc about 1851. They were most worthy and estimable people, enjoying the resiicct of all who knew them. ♦^^^ \f ACOB KARCH. One of the most enter|)ris- ing and public-spirited farmers of Frankfort Township is the gentleman above named, whose pleasant home is located on section 25. His estate comprises one hundred and sixty broad and fertile acres, which under his careful and intelligent control produce abundantly and make their c\dtivation both pleasant and profitalile. A full line of farm buildings is conveniently dis- posed, and a fine orchard supi)lies an abundance of fruit as well as adorning the farm with its pleasing shade and waving boughs. Mr. Kareh raises grain and cattle and a good grade of draft horses, of which he keeps about fifteen head. This gentleman is of German ancestry, his father, Heury ,1. Karch, having been born near Frank- fort on the Rhine. He was a baker there but after- ward engaged in hotel-keeping until 1838, when he came to America and located in Herkimer County, N. Y. There he continued the occupation of an hotel koe|)er and also conducted a farm finally opei-ating one hundred acres. In 1850 he changed his location to Will Coiint3', 111., buying two hun- dred and forty acres on section 36, Frankfort Township. Here be broke the soil and made all the improvements, carrying his produce to Chicago bj' teams and consuming three daj's in the tri[). He was a ver^' successful farmer and eventually be- came the owner of five hundred and sixty acres of land which is divided into three improved farms. He held township oftices at various times, built the first school-house and church in his vicinity and manifested a high degree of public spirit. He be- came well-known as a straightforward business man. In |)olitics he was a strong Republican and in religion a mend)er of the German Methodist IO|iiscopal Church in which he was Class-Leader and otherwise prominent. He died on his homestead in 1888, at the advanced age of eighty years. The wife of Henr3' Karch was Catherine Feeter, who was l)orn in Bayren, (Jermany, and who died on the home farm four weeks after her Inisliand. She had borne eight children named respectively, Catherine, Caroline, Henry, Charles, Jacob, Martin, IMargaret and Fred. Henry was a member of the One Hundredth Illinois Infantiy, in which he en- listed in 1 8G2, and w-as killed at the battle of Chick- aniauga. The gentleman with whose name we introduce this sketch was born on the Mohawk River, near Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y., September 5, 1816. He was but four years old when his father removed to the Prairie State, the journey being performed by rail to Chicago and by team to the farm in this county. Here the lad grew to man- hood amid the usnal surroundings of a farmer's son and was early set to work in the fields. His education was received at what was known as 'vSkunk's Grove Knowledge Shop," an old log schoolhouse with slab benches and the other prim- itive furnishings common in new settlements. During the boyhood and youth of our subject wild game was still plentiful in the vicinity of his home and oxen were used upon the farms, several yoke being attached to the breaking plows, and which he learned to drive. On ouc occasion when about fourteen years of age he was sent to Chicago to sell a yoke of fine large oxen. On the way he had to cross a creek which was frozeu over and the cattle refused to go upon the ice. As soon as they came to the edge of the stream they woidd back and in spite of his efforts they continued this process for about an hour when the bo3- thought of a scheme by which he could get them across. Turn- ing them with their heads toward home he backed them on to the ice and as soon as they saw it before them, they continued the backing process very rapid 1 J'. Young Karch remained at work for his father until about twenty-four years old when he took 238 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. personal control of the farm, continuing it some Ibree years. He then purchased his present place, tlie quarter section having no improvements except the breaking. The soil being all tillable except what is left in the timber and the owner having tiie knowledge and experience of a practical farmer, he soon brought it to its present condition of beauty and worth. The lady to whom he owes the com- fort of his home life was known in her maidenhood as Miss Louisa Schraeder. She was born on board a Mississipi)i steamer when her i)arents were com- ing from New Orleans. Her father, Martin Schrae- der, was formerly a farmer at Blue Island, Cook County, but is now residing in Chicago, having be- come well-to-do and retired from his active labors four years since. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Karch was celebrated in tliis county in 1873, and has lieen lilest by the birth of six children named respectively, Albert, Laura, diaries, Carrie, Lydia and Artliur. Their home being but two miles from Frankfort, they have excellent advantages which combine tlic best of country and town life, and their children arc being well reared and educated. Mr. Karch was School Director nine years and was the means of placing the school on the improved footing in which it is now carried on. He belongs to tiie Methodist Episcopal Church at Frankfort, in which he has been Steward and Trustee. In politics he is a stanch Republican. His personal popularity is great and all recognize his worth as a man and cit- izen. ON. MICHAEL COLLINS. Day by day I) each human being is building a monu- ment more enduring than Time itself — one which for grandeur and sublimity depends entirely upon the subject and is in no wise affected by what '• they " say or do. This is the monument of a life, and the pleasing task of the biographical writer is to set this upon the printed page. When the mind and bean of men are attuned to noble deeds and upward growth, it needs not that we add to the simple record what would but "gild refined gold " but to call attention only to wliat has been done in l)usiness, ottice or society, anil the traits that a personal acquaintance will reveal. The Irish race is honored in the person of the gentleman named above, who is now engaged in business in Peotone, owning a large grain elevator there, and also holds membership on the Chicago Board of Trade. He is a self-made man, as will be seen, and the reason therefor understood by fol- lowing the facts of the parental histor}-. His parents, John and Bridget (IMulvihill) Collins, were born in County Clare, Ireland, the one in 1815 and the other in 1817, the father being a gardener in bis own land. They were married in 1843, and became the parents of five children — Miciiael; John, deceased; Martin, who is in the hardvvare business in Peotone; Thomas, Illinois Central Agent at Grand Crossing; and Mary, wife of William T. Shaffer, a farmer in Wayne County. When the Emerald Isle was sorely afflicted by famine in 1848, Mr. Collins came, to America and obtaining work on the Vermont Central Railroad earned money to send his suffering family and finally to bring the mother and two sons — the fam- ily then — across the briny deep. A temporary home was ma-, acquiring many useful arts, together with the qualities of disposition and character wliieli malie her respected and admired, and wiiich liave been a potent factor in the comfort of liome life. She has borne her husband three children — Thomas E., Mary E. and Anne E. The son is now book-keeper for Sanger & IMoody, in Chicago; Mary is the wife of Wilbur 11. Smith, of Joliet; Anne died when aliout nineteen months old. l\Ir. Cull)erlson lias served both as School Direc- tor and School Trustee, fulfilling the duties of the offices in a creditable manner, and evincing a deep interest in the progress of education. In politics he is a Democrat. Both himself and wife have man>' warm friends in the county, and although they are highl}' regarded for the labors of their eai'lier years and their record as old settlers, the respect in which tiiey are held is due still more to their i)Ieasant naf\ires and upright chai'acters. .^ilfi%.. bEVI M. CLAYES. This name represents one of the oldest living pioneers of Will County. lie came to this region as early as 1832, when the present site of Joliet was covered with weeds fifteen feet higli. The main thorough- fare through this part of the country' terminated at Lockport, which was a hamlet of half a dozen shanties located near the river. ^Ir. Clayes took up a tract of riovernment land in the vicinity of Lockport, and after making some improvements left it and went to Chelsea, now Frankfort, where he esLablished a store of general merchandise, having mostly the i-ed men of the forest for his customers. Mr. Clayes likewise was one of the first Postmas- ters in Will County, and conducted the office and his store until failing health compelled him to a change of occupation. He then turned his atten- tion to farming on the section of land of which he was the owner and became well-to-do, bringing a large portion of Lis land to a good state of culiva- tion and putting up fine buildings. He also set out an orchard with numbers of other fruit and shade trees, while about one mile south grew up by de- grees the town of F'rankfort. In March, 18G8, Mr. Clayes sold out and re- moved to another farm belonging to him and lo- cated in the same section. There also he operated a steam sawmill and in this manner dis|)0sed of about eighty acres of oak and walnut timber. The Rock Island Railroad furnished him al)undant ship- ping facilities and he realized from this venture handsome returns. He remained there until wisely deciding to lessen his labors and cares, and in 1873 removed to Joliet .and erected a large fine house at the intersection of Scott and Webster Streets. This forms one of the most attractive homes of the city. The dwelling stands back from the street and in front of it is an extensive lawn while the general surroundings of the place indicate the cultured tastes and ample means of the proprietor. Mr. CLaj'es is the owner of other valuable city iiroperty and a farm in Green Garden Township, besides real estate in Wilmington. He has accumulated his jrosscssions by his own industry and economy, hav- ing at the start no resources but those with which nature h.ad endowed him. He has had little time to meddle with political matters, aside from giving his unqualified support to the Republican party. During his younger years Mr. Cla3-es enjoyed in more tlian an ordinar}'. degree youthful |)leasures and recreations, and in com[)any with Mr. Stillman, inaugurated the first ball ever given in the county. The invitations were gotten up in fine style, the paper being embellished with the United States coat-of-arms and the American eagle. They were headed "Union Hall" and read as follows: "The man.agers present their compliments and respect- fully solicit the company of at the Joliet Hotel, Thursd.ay, the 24th inst., at 3 o'clock, P.jM., fall of 1834. O. W. Stillman, J. W. Biowu, (). T. Rogers, L. M. Clayes, S. S. Chamberlain, C. Sa^'re, A. Castle, R. Nixon, S. Munson, Man.agers. , O. W. Stillman, L. M. Clayes, Floor Managers." The suliject of this notice was born February 8, 1808, in New Hampshire, and is the son of Peter and Lois Clayes, who were natives of Scotland and Massachusetts, respectivelj', and spent their last 242 PORTltAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. j-ears in Frankfort, Will County. Peter Clayes was the original manufacturer of the Chickering Pianos at iS'evv Ipswich, N. H. L. M. when a young man removed to Pittsford near Rocliestcr, N-. Y. When reaching manhood he repaired to Pittsburg, Pa. and subsequently to Louisville, Ky., in both of whicli places his brother-in-law, Sylvauus Lathrop, was engaged as a builder and contractor, mostly of bridges, and i»ut up several large structures of the l.aiiie(l lier lirother Philip to Amer- ica, their liome being made in this eount}'. Philip Desenisz served some time during the late Rebellion as a member of tlie I'nion army. Mrs. Diersen re- ceived a good practical education .and excellent home training from her worthy parents, and dur- ing her mature years has exhibited marked ability as a housewife and great kindness in her domestic .and social relations. Her motlier.Sophia (Sailer) Desinisz, died in the year 18«4, being then quite old. Her father, I'hilip Desenisz, Sr., is still living in his native clime, where he has l)een a small farmer. He is a lifelong member of tiie Lutheran Church, of which his deceased wife was also a communicant. The wife of our subject has borne him twelve children, of whom we note the following: John is a hardware dealer in Crete, iiis wife being Sophia Piei)enbrink; U'illiau) is at present working in a grain house in the same town; Louisa is the wife of Pliilli|) Piejierbrink, a farmer in Crete Township; Henry is now with his brother, assisting him in the hardware business ; August, Herman, Gotleib, Amelia, Emma, AValter, Anna and Otto are at home Herman is learning the trade of a black- smith. Mr. Diersen has held the minor offices of the township and is now acting in the capacity of School Director, and has been Highway Commis- sioner since 1871, and has also been Treasurer for the same length of time, and is Secretary of the Crete Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. He and the members of his family who are entitleil to vote belong to the Republican party. The en- tire family, parents and chililren. belong to the Lutheran Church. [f^EV. ERNST A. BRAUER, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Crete, is one of the ablest men in the ministry and besides possessing natural talents of a high order, is finely educated, a close student and an extensive reader. For the last forty-three years he has given his i^ntire attention to the interests of his church and people and is greatly esteemed in the community, not only among those with whom he is intimately associated, but by the people at large. Mr. Brauer came to this place from St. Louir, Mo., where for six years he had been pastor of Trinity, one of the oldest Lutheran Churches in that city. Prior to this he was for ten yeais a Professor in Concordia Theological Seminar}' at St. Louis, to which he removed from Pittsburg, Pa., where he had been connected with the oldest church in that city for six years. During the Civil War he served with the Missouri Militia and assisted in quelling the disturbances in that State, although never having regularly enlisted. Mr. Brauer assumed charge of his tirst congre- gation at Addison, DuPage County, 111., in No- vember, 1847, during the pioneer days, when his salary, like his congregation, was exceedingly small and continued so for a number of years and he lived to see this society become one of the largest and most prosi)erous in the S3-nod, comprising the States of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and others. He was one of the earliest preachers of the Luth- eran denomination in Illinois which was not rep- resented by any other for a number of jcars. He labored faithfully in the service of the Master and was rewarded by witnessing in due time a bountiful harvest. The subject of this notice was born in the King- dom of Hanover, April 19, 1819, his early home being in the vicinity of Northeim. He received his education at a cloister in Elfeldt, where he pur- sued his studies six j-ears, but he afterward en- tered the University at Gottingen from which he was duly graduated and after this he btcaine a pu- pil in the college at Berlin. Subsequently he be- came a private tutor in the famil}^ of Jlr. Omp- teda, the German Ambassador at London, and was thus occupied two years. At the expiration of this time be sailed for America in October, 1847, and after a nine weeks' voyage landed in New York City. He hatl only intended remaining a few years in this country, but his labors have been attended witii such pros|)erity and he has made so many friends, besides becoming greatly attached to its institutions that he has no desire of returning except to visit the scenes of his youth. 252 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. AVbile a resident of Addison, Mr. Braaer made tlie acquaintance of Miss Beate Reinmann, who be- en me his wife Septeiiibcr 9, 1849, tlie wedding tak- ing place in Chicago. Mrs. Brauer was boni October 23, 1822, in the town of Schullmburg. Hanover, and is the daughter of Richard Reinmann who vvas of pure German ancestry. She was care- full_v reared and received a thorough education in her native tongue. She went to Paris, Fiance, with an uncle and from there came to America in 18 It). Of lier union with our subject tliere have been born nine cliildren, all of wiiom are living. Five sons and two daughters are married. Albert H. was born in 1850 and at an earl}' age evinced more than ordinary talent, being fond of his books and ambitious to excel in his studies. He was graduated .-aFt. Wayne, (lad.) College and later at Concordia .Seminary in St. Louis. He now has charge of tlie Lutheran congregation at Beecher, III. He married Miss Louisa Stein, of St. Louis, Mo. and they are the parents of seven children. Jane became the wife of Prof. Theophile ;\Iees, Rector of the Ohio Seminary at Woodville, (Jhio; they have six children. Dorothea is at home with her parents; Charles II. married Miss Anna Bart- ling and is living at Eagle Lake, III. He was educated in Springfield, III., and has charge of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He is the father of four chiklren. August G. was eilucated in a Seminary- at St. Louis, where he now lives engaged as a stove repairer; he married Miss Amelia vSchuricht and they have four children; Helene is the wife of the Rev. Frederick Pfoten- hauer, who has charge of a congregation at Lewis- ton, Wis. and they have four children; Herman E. is the pastor of the Lutheran Church at Niles, this State; he was educated in St. Louis, Mo. and Springfield, III., and married Miss Johanna Brock- man of Chicago; the\' have four children. Frederick E. was gi'aduatcd at Ft. AV.ayne, (Ind.) Seminar}- and later at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and is now assistant pastor with his father, besides having charge of other local churches; he married Miss Anna Me3-er of l^ake View, 111.; they make their home with our subject. William A. is a minister of the Lutheran Church, having charge of a flour- ishing congregation at Hammond, Ind.; he was graduated from the college of his church at Springfield. 111. He is unmarried. .Mr. Brauer and his son Frederick have a fine library of which they make constant use and which contains many choice volumes including some an- cient works of great value. The family holds a high social position, representing the culture and refinement of the community. y.f BRAIIAM GOCKLEY. A compcud of iO: biographies of residents in Jackson Town- ship would be incomplete if it did not in- ^ elude that of the gentleman above named, a retired farmer who is now enjoying the fruits of his early industry. His farm is on section 24, where he has resided since April 1857. He now makes his homo in Joliet. His landed estate com- prises two hundred and seventy acres which he rents, feeling that he is entitled to repose in his declining years. The residence is of pleasing ar- chitectural design, well furnished and pleasantly located, and all of the outbuildings upon the estate are well built and sufficient in size and num- ber to adequately shelter stock, crops, and ma- chinery. The early life of Mr. Goekley was s|)ent in Lan- caster County, Pa., in which he was born May 17, 1827. He was reared on a farm and early deter- mined to follow the business of farming and stock- raising, which he has done throughout his entire active life. He was married in his native county in October, 1848, to Miss Hannah Lutz, who w.ts born in the same counlj- in 1827. When the re- moval to this count}- was made the famil\- in- cluded three children. The parents have had ten sons and daughters, five of whom died when they were young. The living children of Abraham Goekley and his esteemed wife are: Henry, a resident of Joliet; .Sprah, wife of Harmon Deutschman of Jackson I Towtship; Marinda, wife of Andrew Peterson, of 1 Jackson Township; Albert, a resident of Joliet, I and Mary, wife of Jerry Johnson, of Rice County, I Kan. The devoted wife and mother was called J-£a^AAy PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 255 from time to eternity April 25, 1867. She was a inemljer of tiie German Baptist Cliurcli, whose principles siie ever entleavored to carry out in daily life. The nature of Mr. Gockiey is extremely genial and social, and his memory is stored with infor- mation and incidents of earlier life, which make him an entertaining companion, lie manifests a deep interest in tlie welfare of those about him, particularly in tlie cause of education and tlie spreading of the Gospel. He has been School Di- rector for twelve years and is an active member of tlie German ISaptist Church. =^ (f, <;f;AMKS 11. ASHLEY. The subject of this notice is familiarly called "the fatiier of all the wire mills of this county." He is one 'f^)) the oldest residents of the county, having come to Plainfield as early as 1837, when a boy of twelve years, lie w.as born February 3, 1825, in Martinsburg, Lewis County, N. Y., and is the son of Riley B. and Sally (Searles) Ashley, the latter of whom dieaptist minister jturchnsed a lioiiie ill the village of Phuiitield and also bought a farm in that vicinity, the latter of which he leased while he confined his attention to his pas- toral duties. He organized the first Baptist Cliurch in the ))lace and remained in charge of it for sev- eral years. Through his efforts various other churches were organized throughout the surround- ing country, and among these he labored faithfully, sometimes going as far as Chicago to preach. He maintained his home continuously in Plainfield and died there in August, 1880, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. He had in the meantime con- tracted a second marriage and there were born to him three more children, only one of whom is now living. After the death of his wife, he was married a third time, and his widow is at present residing in Leyden, N. Y. James R., of this notice, was reared by his father and step-mother in Plainfield, and was given a good education, completing his studies at Warren- ville, this State. He first engaged in business iu Plainfield as a merchant in a small way and by the exercise of a wise economy, succeeded in accurau lating sufficient means to erect a large store build- ing in which he placed a first-class stock of merchandise. He conducted the business until July, 1870, and then sold out. In the meantime, when the township organization was effected he was elected Township Clerk, which position he held for a period of fifteen years. During that time he also held the office of Justice of the Peace two terras and in addition to this, from the fall of 18G2 until the spring of 1870, was the United States Ganger for what was then the Eighth Congres- sional District, comprising sis counties. He hail the supervision of all the distilleries, wholesale liquor and rectifying establishments within his bailiwick, and was required to inspect all liquors made and collect the tax thereon. It will thus be seen that during those years he was a very busy man. After disposing of his mercantile interests Mr. Ashley rested for a time, then, in 1874, removed to Joliet and became connected with the firm of A. B. Sliarpe & Co., with whom he remained until Jan- uary, 187C. He then sold his interest in the con- cern and that same day he and his brother formed a [lartnership with II. B. Scuttand William Wat- kins, for the purpose of manufacturing wire fence — Mr. Ashley furnishing, with the exception of 1500, all the capital. The partners operated together until the summer of 1876, and resolved themselves into the Joliet Wire Fence Comjjany, taking in several new men and INIr. Watkins (lrop[)ing out. They located their plant at Adam's Dam until the 1st of August when it was destroyed by fire. Not finding a suitable location elsewhere, they took 256 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. their macliinery to the penitentiary and the com- pany continued to do l)iisiness until January 1, 1879. Then Mr. Seutl, D. Robertson and Mr. Ashley purchased the interest of the otjier part- ners and formed the new firm of H. B. Scutt ^' ^ AMUEL S. WHITE. Among the energetic men who came to Joliet a number of 3-ears ago. and who were identified with its in- terest for years, living an upright and use- fid life in the midst of their fellow-men. maj- be numbered the late Samuel S. White, who entered into rest February 3, 1884. He was bom in Law- rence Count\-, Pa., where he grew to manhood, ob- tained his education, and learned the trade of a painter. For some j-ears after reaching man's es- tate he continued to reside in the Keystone State, finding abundant employment at his trade, in which he became proficient, and which he followed uutil his death. At the home of the bride, in New Castle, oi his own native count}', on April 22, 1851, Mr. White was united in marriage with Miss Inez E. Craw- ford. This lad}' was a native of the town in which her wedding took place, and had opened her eyes to the light July 25, 1835. She is the third of six children born to David and Rebecca (Hozack) Crawford, the parents having also been natives of the Keystone State. She possesses many virtues of character, much intelligence, and the cordial man- ners which add to the attractions of the true wo- man. After their marri.age Mr. and Mrs. While con- tinued to reside in New Castle some five or six j-ears, after which, in 1856, thej- came to Joliet. In the spring of 1868 they settled on a tract of laud not far from the city, and there Mr. White PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. •257 hreathed his last. The widow still occupies the homestead, which consists of about eighty acres of fertile land, upon which such improvements have been lU'ide as are coiumon to the homes of those who are in comfortable circumstances and pos- sessed of energ}' and good taste. Mr. White belonged to the Universalist Church, in which he held good standing, and among llie so- cial Ijodies was connected witli tlic Knights Temp- lar. He was the father of tive children, named respective^-: P^lla L., Lillian M., C. Harold, Da- vid ('. and Florence K. ^\ AMUEL LOEBSTEIX. The late Samuel Loebstein, who died at his home in Beecher, JLarch 15, 1888, was a prominent citizen of the (ilace in wliich lie had been the first til establish a general store. It was situated in wiiat is now tlie eastern part of Beecher, but was fiirnierly known as Washington Center. A store liuilding was erected and the business established in 1870. and the proprietor had from the start an excellent trade, which increased and brought wealth to the originator and extended his reputa- tion as an honorable and enterprising dealer. The store was well located to accomodate the country trade, and Mr. Loebstein IhoroLighl^- understood the needs of his customers and with the assistance i)f his able wife kept tlie establishment well stocked and the business carefully managed in every de- tail. During his active life at this place Mr. Loeb- stein was also extensively engaged in bu3ing and selling stock. The n.atal daj- of our suliject was February 13, If^.'^i, and his birthplace Ilebenhausen, Wurtem- berg, Germany. He was the son of Jacob Loeb- stein, a native of the same kingdom, whose business was that of a horse dealer and who was a promi- nent man in his town. He had married a native of the same kingdom, who also passed her entire life there. Their son, of whom we write, was but a boy when lie lost his jiarents and after becoming of age he set out to try his fortune in the New World. After landing in New York he went at once to Chicago, 111., from which point he traveled in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan for some time, fin- all3' locating in Dwyer, Ind. There he began his career as a stock dealer, thence coming to what is now Beecher, 111. He possessed excellent busi- ness qualifications and made a success of whatever he undertook. He belonged to the Masonic fra- ternity, being enrolled in Blue Lodge, No. 740, at Grant Park. In politics he was a stanch Democrat. He came of the old Hebrew stock and was a firm believer in the Jewish religion. The marriage of Mr. Loebstein .and Miss Anna Hess was celebrated in Chicago. The bride was born in Aufhausen, Germany, Septenil)er 23, 184t), and was quite young when her [)arents came to the I'nited States. In this connti}- she grew to matur- ity and received her education. She possesses a cultured mind, friendly manners and a more than ordinary amount of business ability, which has been particularly manifested since the death of her husband in keeping the enterprise in which he had been engaged going with its normal success. Her judgment regarding stock, her shrewdness in buy- ing, and the thorough oversight which she gives to every detail of the business marks her as a worthy member of a race from which such able financiers as the Rothchilds and others have s[)rung. She is the mother of five children, of whom Min- nie, Jennie and Polly died in infancy. The sur- vivors — Emma and Fannie — are now making their home with their maternal grandparents in Chicago and being well educated in the Douglas School of that city. Mrs. Loebstein belongs to the Jewish Church. The parents of Mrs. Loebstein arc Lippman and Jetty (Leiter) Hess, natives of Aufhausen, Ger- many, where the father was born i\Ia3' 22, 1818, and the mother June 25, 1825. They were com- panions in youth and their childish regard strength- ened and led them to unite their lives and for- tunes. Mr. Hess was a manufacturer of vinegars in Germany until late in the summer of 1856, when he emigrated to America. The family which in- cluded three children, after crossing the oce.an set- tled in Rochester, N. Y., later removing to Har- risburg. Pa., and still later to Freeport, 111. They 258 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. finally located in Chicago where Mr. and Mrs. Hess ran a hotel for some years. They have now re- tired from active labor and are still living on the South side. They are now quite full of years but smart and active, and are excellent representa- tives of their race. Mr. Hess is a man of much ability, recognized as such bj' all who knew him, and both have many friends in their wide circle of acquaintances. They are devoted adherents of the Jewish faith. ■•^^i•;;;•:i;;^■— * \l/OHN II. ROBINSON, deceased, began liis residence in Will County, in the fall of 1841, making his 6rst settlement in Troy Town- ship, but several years later removin'g to Joliet Township. In the latter he breathed his last December 8, 1873. During the early years of his residence here he fdled the official station of Supervisor. His birth took place in Tonawanda, Niagara County, N. Y., June 5,1811, and at his native place lie resided until he was nineteen years old. He then came West as far as Ashtabula County, Ohio, which was his home until he removed to Illinois. During his residence in Ohio, he re- turned to his native State and in the town of Hamp- ton, Washington County, was united in marriage with Miss Nancy A. Ilulett. This worth}- lady was a native of that place, where her ej'es opened to the light October 14, 1813. Their union was blessed by the birth of six cliildren, four of whom died in infancy. The survivors are Andrew J. and John H., the former a resident of San Francisco, Cal., and the latter of the parental homestead in this county. The young man, who, since his father's death, has had charge of the Robinson homestead, was born in Channahon Townsliii), February 20, 1855. He was educated in tlie sohools in Will County and grew to manhood in possession of a goodly store of practical knowledge which, taken in con- nection with his natural inclination toward all that is progressive and enterprising, lias brought him rapidly to tlic front in the business enterprises in whicli he is engaged. The homestead comprises eighty acres on which are excellent improvements and its appearance shows that it is ably managed and remunerative. Mr. Robinson is also engaged in the Fire Insur- ance business, representing the Home Company of New York, and he also represents the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company of Detroit. He is thorougldy adapted to this work, having an acute and almost instantaneous judgment of human na- ture, and a persistence in presenting his cause that is kept from being dis.agreeable by affable manners and good conversational powers. In all business transactions he is careful yet enterprising, while he ranlvs high among the public-spirited citizens, being one of the most foremost in all meritorious enter- jnises. He is an active member of the Richard Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Joliet, and in both city and country is well and favorably known for his private character and his business ability. An iui|)ortant step in tlie life of Mr. Robinson was taken June 16, 1886, when at tlie bride's home in Joliet Township he was united in marriage with ISIiss Jennie H. Lawrence. Sh.e is a well educated and amiable lady, a native of this county, and one well calculated to fill her place at the head of household affairs. Their union has been blessed by the birth of two children. Jay and Alice. OSES BOWE occupies an important [tlace among the leading farmers and stock-rais- ers of Will Townshii), who have contril)uted to raise it to its present prosperous coiuli- tion, and have thus materially' advanred the inter- ests of the count}'. Mr. Bowe is of Irish birth ami parentage, born in County Wexford, town of Ball- clay, June 22, 1835, a son of .lolin and Annastatia Bowe. They had five children, naniel}': JIaiy. Fllen, Elizabeth, Moses and John P., all of wliDni grevv to maturity, and Ellen and Mary married and reared families. Oni- subject spent the early years of his boyhood in Ihc I.Hiid of his nativity, coming to the United PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 259 States with his uncle, Philip Bowe, in 1845, who located in Pennsylvania. In 1852, Mr. Bowe came to Chicago, where he lived two years, working in the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1854 he came to Monee, where he was connected with the same railway till about 1881. lie then took up farming for a living and located on the one hundred and sixty-nine acres which he had purchased here in 1864, and on which lie had made various improvements. lie now has his place in an excellent condition, provided with suitable build- ings, and the land well tilled. lie gives much attention to stock-raising and has a fine herd of tiioroughbred Short-horns. Our subject has ac- quired this property bj- the exercise of his keen foresigiit and practical al)ility. May 6, 18G0, Mr. Bowe took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Hanora Hurley. She is a native of County Kerry, Ireland, and a daugliter of Michael and Catherine (Green) Hurley. Tliey were tlie parents of five children.' Ellen, .Icjlin, Mary, Catherine, Hanora, all of whom came to America, with the exception of the oldest, all mar- rying and rearing families, excepting John. The latter was an officer in the Fedeial Army, serving as Sergeant during the late war, and was killed in the battle of Lookout Mountain. Mary was the (irst to come to the United States, taking up her residence in Glens Fall, N. Y., in 1847, and then subsequently removing to Chicago. Mrs. Bowe came to the United States in 1852 and has ever since been a resident of Illinois. Of her happy wedded life with our subject the following children have Iteen liorn : Philip S., John J., Michael M., Will- iam M., and Agnes. AVilliam died at the age of seventeen. We have seen that our suljject is a self-made man, and we may add, wiiat seems to be the uni- versal testimony of the entire community, that he is a strictly hor.oralile, straightforward man, a most desirable citizen and In his domestic relations is all that a considerate husband and wise fatlier should be. He interests himself in public, social and reli- gious matters and Itears a prominent part In the civic life of Cf)untj' and township, having been elected Supervisor to represent the township of Will on the Count}' Board for five j'ears without opposition, which fact speaks well for his popularity and ability. In polities he Is a decided Democrat. Religiously he and his wife are esteemed members of the Reformed Church. AVID S. HENNEBKRRY occupies one of the fine tr.acts of land of whicii Wesley Town- shij) l)oasts so many, being joint proprietor with his brother John. It consists of two hundred and seventy fertile acres on section 21, on which both crops and stock are raised. The fields pro- duce abund.-mtly under the intelligent manage- ment to which they are subject, and the most care- less eye will discern that the stock is in excellent condition. The Messrs. Ilenneberry are single, but their pleasant home is presided over by their sister Jenny, who surrounds them with all the home comfort which they desire. In County Tipperary, Ireland, David Ilenne- berry and Bridget Reeves were born. They be- came man and wife, and have reared a famll}' of seven children, viz: David; John and Annie (twins), Jenny, Christopher, Mary and Agnes. The imrcnts came to America in 1849, making their first settlement in DuPage County, 111. Tlicv removed thence to Grundy Count}-, and a few j-ears later lo Marshall (bounty, where they so- journed but a short time. Returning to Grundy County they resided therein until 1883, when they took up their abode on a farm on section 2, Wes- ley Township, Will County, where they still live. The subject of our sketch first opened his eyes to the light of day December 31, 1857, in Grundy County. He was educated in the district schools, and began life for himself wiien seventeen years old by hiring out on a farm. He worked as a farm hand two years, then In 1876 with his brother bought the place which they now occupy and oper- ate. Being still young in years, they have plenty of time before them in which to reach a high posi- tion among the farmers of the county, and to add to their already comfortable possessions. Mr. Ilenneberry is now serving his fourth term as Supervisor of Wesley Township, and In's con- 2fi0 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tiiiiiance in office iiiflicatcs llic opinion that is lielcl b}' liis fellow-citizens of his good judgment and zeal. For three years he held the otliee of Road Commissioner of the district. The Republican ticket is ahvaj's voted by him, and he has ever been active in [Kjlilii-al woi'k, both .as one of Ihe rank and file of the jiartj', and as a delegate to county and congressional conventions. He has the ready speech and quick intelligence of the race from which he descends, is respected as his good qualities deserve, and like other members of his family, is a devout member of the C'atholic Church. ANIEL PATTERSON. In the ann.als of Wheatland Towiishi|», the name of this gen- tleman occupies an honorable place as one of its efficient pioneers who h.as given practical aid in maliing it one of the finest farming regions in this section of the county. By steady' toil and excel- lent management he has acijuired a valuable prop- erty since he came to Illinois fort^^ years ago, and he and his brother own a large tract of land, all lying ill a body, and in a fine state of cultivation and exceedingly well improved. Our subject is a native of Dumfriesliire, Scot land, born October 13, 1828. His parents were John and Jane Patterson, also natives of that country. He was reared in the land of his birth on a farm, and received a fair education. Ambi- tious to see something more of the world and to liuild up a home for himself, he emigrated to Amer- ica in 1850, taking passage at Liverpool on a sail vessel. He encountered a heavy storm at sea which lasted nearly a week, but at last, after a voy- age of thirty-seven days, landed in safety in New York City. From there he came directly to this count}', and for a time made his home with his brother Mungo. He finally settled on his present farm on section 10, in which he owns a half inter- est, his brother James, who lives with him, being the proi)rietor of the remainder. This is one of the largest farms in this vicinity, and is well pro- vided with substantial buildings, modern machin- ery and everything to operate it to advantage. When he and his brother first took possession of it it was in a wild condition, and by their united labors the\' have made it what it is to-day. Their farm is well stocked, as they pay much attention to that branch of business. When they began farming here Lockport was their grain market, and grain was shipped to Chicago from that jdace by canal. Almost the entire growth of this section of Illinois has taken place under their eyes, and they have ably assisted in |)laciug this county where it is to-day, among the foremost agricultural counties in the State. The maiden name of Mr. Patterson's wife was Jane Williamson, and she is also of Scottish birth. He has found in her a true helpmate, one who is devoted to the interests of her family-, and by her patient toil has been a factor in liringing about his prosperity. The}' have had ten children, of whom the following are living: William, IJobert, Mar- garet, John, Mary, (irace, Laura and Frank. Mr. Patterson's life has been one of industrious toil, guided by discretion, prudence and sound common sense, that have placed him among the moneyed men of Wheatland. He has always ^' public-spirited man within its limits than he with whose name we initiate this sketch. He is a life-long farmer by occupation, but notwithstand- ing the cares and labors involved in looking prop- erly after a large tract of land, he has always taken time to keep himself informed in regard to the various enterprises calculated to benefit his com- munity, and to these has given his uniform sup- port. His well-tilled fields yield abundaiitl\- the choicest crops of Northern Illinois, and he culti- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 261 vales them with the latest improved machinery' He has a neat anrl substantial farm dwelling, and the various outbuildings required for tiie proper prosecution of his calling. Thomas Doig traces his ancestrj' to one of the best nationalities on the face of the globe, being the son of Andrew Doig, wlio was born September 21, 17H7, on the river Tay, in the city of Dundee, in Forfarshire, Scotland. The latter when reacli- ing manhood married Miss Isabella Fife, a native of his own shire, tiie wedding occurring in October, 1805, at Dundee. The father set out for America in 1830, and located at Philadelphia, Pa., where he was joined by his family two years later, and they lived tliere several years. He followed Ids trade of a stonecutter, was a skilled workman, and was employed in the erection of Oirard College, the Exchange Building, and other important edifices in the city of Brotherly Love. Early in the '40s the parents of our subject removed to Washington, D. C, where Andrew Doig continued his former business, also being con- cerned in the erection of various public buildings, including the postoffice, and he put up tiie self- supporting hanging stairs, a piece of architecture diiticult to accomplish, and wliicli lias been gazed upon liy admiring thousands. He was also em- ployed on the Capitol Building and other import- ant structures, remaining there until 1847. That j'ear he decided to seek his fortunes in the West, and coming to Will County settled in Homer Town- ship, and securing a tract of land changed his occupation to that of a farmer. He built up a com- fortable home and lived there until after the death of the mother, who passed away May 4, 1861. Mr. Doig survived his estimable partner for a period of twenty-six years, departing this life at the home of his son Alexander, on Maple Street, New Lenox Township, February 17, 1887. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of leu children, of whom the record is as follows: Mary Ann died in Philadelphia in girl- liood; Elizabeth became the wife of William Fer- guson and died in Cliicago, 111.; Thomas resides on Maple Street in New Lenox Township; Andrew is a miller by trade and lives in McTIenry County; Jessie died in Philadelphia when quite 3'oung; James is farming in the State of Kansas; Isabella is the wife of St.anton Lynk, of New Lenox Town- ship; William died at Hadley, in Homer Township, when a youth of sixteen years; Alexander is farm- ing in New Lenox Township; John H. prosecutes .agriculture in the same township. The subject of tliis notice w^as the third cliild of his parents and is also a native of Dundee, Scot- land, born March 3, 1826. He came to America with his mother in 1832, and at the early age of twelve years started out to earn his own living, being employed in a butcher shop in Philadelphia until a youth of eighteen. He then accompanied the family to Washington, 1). C, where he was emploj^ed at bricklaying three years. We next find him in Baltimore, Md., where he was similarly employed until 1849. In the fall of that year he came to this county, locating in Homer Townshii), but in 1850 joined the caravan moving toward the Pacific Slope, and until January, 1853, was en- gaged in hunting for the yellow ore. He was fairly successful, but decided to return to Homer Town- ship, and a year later settled on Maple Street in New Lenox Township. In May, 1854, he removed to his present farm, where he has since resided and given his entire attention to its improvement and cultivation. He has one hundred and seventy -two acres of good land with modern improvements. Thomas Doig was married in Chicago, 111., May 5, 1854, to Mrs. Ann M. (Lynk) Van Duser. This lady was born in Columbia Township, N. Y., No- vember 17, 1820, and is a daughter of Z. W. and Sallie (Harder) Lynk, mention of who'ii is made in the sketch of Stanton Lynk, on anotlier page in this Ai.iiUM. Her first husband w.as Gilbert Van Duser, who died on Maple Street, New Lenox Townsliip, April 2, 1853. Of this union there were born two children: Sarah C'., the wife of Alex- ander Doig, of New Lenox Tovvnsliip, and John I. who died here in April, 1882. Mr. and Jlrs. Doig are the parents of four chil- dren, viz: Isabella, who died in childliood; Annie, the wife of George L. Francis, of New Lenox Township; Irene, who died young, and Tliomas J., who is farming in New Lenox Township. Mr. Doig is a stanch Democrat, politically, and has taken an active part in the councils of his party, 262 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lioklii)• — •^ — * j::^^:^^:z * CT ' — •<>• --W^ felLLIAM GEORGE JACKSON. Froba- 'fl bly no business man in the cit}' of .Toliet is more shrewd, careful and persistent in his operations, or displays a greater vigor in his undertakings than the above-named gentleman, who withal is modest and conscientious in his deal- ings. A few years ago he abandoned the occupa- tion in which he had previously been engaged, to embark as a furniture dealer, which he thought would l)c a more congenial and money-making business. He has been well repaid for the change, his present enterprise reaching a trade of S!20,000 per year. Mr. .Jackson is of English ancestry and parent- age, and belongs to a family which for five genera- tions had followed the same business. In 1841 his parents. AV. .S. and Frances M. (Ilogbin) .Tack- son, left the mother country to make a home in America. They located at L^tica, N. Y., where our subject was born, October 27, 1851, being one of three sons and one daughter who comprised the parental lioiisehold. The father was a first-class butcher and did a large market liusiness. Young •lackson finished a commercial course of stud)' at the age of twentj--two j'ears, and being ready to embark in business for himself followed the foot- steps of his ancestors, thinking it a rut from which he could not escape. In 1878 Mr. Jackson determined to seek a home farther west than his native State, and after trav- eling around considerably decided upon Joliet as his future location, lie went into J. J. Culver's meat market, but in the latter part of August. 1879, started a similar business for himself in the build- ing next door to the First National Bank, where he remained until the Hoard of Trade building w.as erected on North Ottawa Street. Into that he moved, continuing to jn-osper. and soon afterward bu3'ing a splendid home just outside the city limits. It took many hard knocks to bring .about the prosperity which is so easily men'^ioned, and it w.as not without some misgivings that in 1884 Mr. Jack- son abandoned the block to engage in his new enterprise. On tlie 1st of September he rented the entire second lloorof the Board of Trade IMock. and with this and his market store-room he bloomed out with a first-class furniture repository. The many friends he h.ad made in his old business nat- urally clung to him in the new, and a deserved success has been his. On April 20. 1876, at the home of the bride in New Hartford, N. Y., the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Miss Maggie E. Craig. This lady is a daughter of James Craig, was the recipient of careful home training and ex- cellent educational advantages, and her cultured mind, refined manners and fine cliar.actcr fit her for the positions of wife and mother, and member of society. She h.-is borne her husband three children, named respectively: (xcorge Elliott, born Septem- ber 18, 1878, Clarence Mason, born October 20, l!J80, and Cleora W., born February 4, 1884. Mr. J.sckson is a Republican. He belongs to the Ma- sonic fraternity-, to the Knights of Pythias, and to several insurance societies. 0-^:»t^-*g-2);^-«-«^-thcr and four brothers, he embarked at Gutten- berg and ere long landed in New- York. They came West at once, locating in Joliet, where our subject resumed his trade of a stonemason and his brothers engaged as quarrymen. Tw-o years later the Wenberg brothers and a brother-in-law formed a co-|iartnership under the style of Wenberg it Co., and having bought three acres of land on Maple PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArillCAL ALBUM. 265 Street, embarkerl in the business of qnariyiiig. Business grew rapidi)', (inrl by 1889 they had trans- acted a trade which reached tlie value of $46,000. The firm of Wenberg & Co. was dissolved in 1890, Alfred Wenberg and his brother-in-law taking the department of contracting and masonry, and Louis, our subject, continuing the quarry business alone. Of the four brothers of our subject two are now deceased. I'^rank was born in 1818 and died in 1886; Peter was born in 1850 and died in 1884, leaving two chiUlren, whose home is with his luotlier. Tliis estimable lad3' was born in 1821, and is now living in .loliet with her grandchildren. She is noted for her excellence of character, and is regarded witii loving respect by hosts of friends. Her husband died in Sweden in 1878. The mother and sons were preceded to America by a sister of our subject, Ida Louisa, who married Charles E. Swerberg in 1881, and died in 1885, leaving one child. Louis Wenberg was married in 1883 to Miss Lottie Soderland, a native of .Sweden, who came to America in 1882. To them have been born two children: Albert, aged five years, and Laura, aged ten niontiis, whose childish beauty and l)right ways are a C(nistant delight to their parents. INIr. Wenberg lias risen by his own industry and judgment to an honorable place, and is highly respected for his integrity and social qualities. Uoth Mr. and Mrs. Wenberg belong to the Swedish Baptist Church. GEORGE M. CAMPBELL, Secretary, Treas- urer and General Manager of the Joliet Stone Company, is one of that class of men who have been instrumental in advancing the ma- terial interests of the city. A residence of nearly twent3'-eight j'ears, during which he has made for himself a good record, both in social and luisiness circles, has fully established him in the esteem and confidence of all who know him. With the excep- tion of three years, one of which was spent in the South, and two at his old home in New England, he has been a continuous resident of Joliet since April, 18C2. The native place of t)ur subject was in Unit}-, Waldo County, Me., and the date of his birth Jan- uary 5, 1848. He is the son of John B. and Mar- garet W. (Norton) Campbell, the former of whom was a native of Montville, Me. The father of our subject, grew to mature years in his native town, and at an early age went to sea and followed a sailor's life for four years, in the meantime be- coming (irst mate of a vessel. He then learned the trade of a carpenter, and finally became expert as an architect and a skilled mechanic. After mar- riage he moved to Medford, Mass., and thereafter lived in several [ilaccs in the Bay State until 1857, employing himself as an artisan. That year he resolved to seek the far west and removed with his family across the Mississipi)i to Lynn County, Iowa, settling at a point sixty-five miles beyond a railroad. He still continued at his trade and took the lead in the building interests of that section of the llawkeye State, putting up some of the best structures in the surrounding countrj', including Central Citj'. At that place he built the first church and schoolhouse and left the marks of his handiwork upon various other important struc- tures, remaining there until 1862. In the spring of 1862, Mr. Campbell returned East as far as Joliet, III., where he followed his trade one year, and then on account of an accident which crip})led one of his hands, he turned his attention to portrait painting, taking up the art readily and becoming very proficient. He subse- quently returned to Iowa, where he lives at a i)leas- ant country seat, called "The Pines," situated two miles east of the capitol building at Des Moines. He was first identified with the Whig party, and is now a stanch Republican and one of the leading men of his county. The parental family of our subject consisted of three children, the youngest of whom died in in- fancy. The survivors are George INL, our subject, and Susan E., now the wife of Gurdon Eox, of Des Moines, Iowa. The mother is likewise living. She was born January 16, 1827, while the father was born September 15,1822. Mrs. Camjibell was in her girlhood Miss Marg.aret W. Norton. She was born near Bucks Harbor, Me., in what is now the town of Brooksville, in the same house under whose roof her father first opened his eyes to the 2G6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. light, though at tlie time of his birth the place formert a part of the State of Massachusetts. George M. Campbell pursued his early studies in the Joliet schools and completed them in the Eng- lish and Classical Institute at Springfield, Mass., where he spent tvvo 3'ears. He then occupied him- self as a teacher in Tennessee at the foot of Lone Mountain for five months. We next find him in Joliet, whore he followed the trade of a carpenter, which he had learned from his father, and he soon commanded jourue.yman's pay. While at school he had taken a commercial course and became fitted for an accountant and now occupied himself in this capacity from July, 1867, until May, 187.5. The next move of Mr. Campbell was to embark in business for himself, having as his partner, Mr. George H. Monroe. In 1875, the Joliet Stone Company was formed and incorporated two i^ears later with Mr. Monroe as I'resident and Mr. Camp- bell as Secretary and Treasurer. The latter also became interested in the Crescent Stone Company, Joliet, and is at present one of its Directors. lie is also engaged in real estate to a certain extent. Mr. Campbell has always been an active worker in the Republican part}^ but with the exception of serving as Assistant Supervisor of Joliet, he has declined to assume the responsibilities of office. He was married December 25. 1873, to Miss Elizabeth R., daughter of the Hon. Henry Snapp. Mr. Snapp in former years was a noted attorney and repre- sented this district in Congress. He is now living retired from the active duties of life in San Jose. Cal. Mrs. Campbell was born in Joliet, this county, August 25, 1851, and obtained her education in the common schools. She possesses considerable musi- cal talent and perfected herself in this accomplish- ment in Chicago. ]Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have two children. Jessie M. and Ida A. Our subject and his estimable wife are members of the Uiiivcr- salist Church. The Joliet Stone Company was incorporated in 1877 with a capital of 830,000, which later was in- creased to §100,000. The principal quarries are near the foot of Richards Street and from them are ol)tained the largest output of any quarry in this part of Illinois, the district covering an area of about eighty acres from which is taken all the va- rieties of stone known to this region. The main olHce is at Joliet and there are five branch offices in Chicago to which is run a fleet of boats owned by the couipanj- and operated by a force of two hundred and fifty men during the busy season. They have connection with all the raihoads center- ing in Joliet, being the only quarrj- enjoying such ample transportation facilities. On another page of this Album appears a litho- graphic portrait of Mr. Campbell. y ALTER J. FIDDYMENT. After years of well-directed efforts as one of thefarm- ^ ,, ers and business men of Lockport, this gentleman h;is retired in affluence to the enjoyment of an elegant home and the society of a charming family. He is a son of John and Sophia (Blogg) Ftddj'ment, natives of Norfolk, England, where he was born, April 3, 1837. His father came to America the same year, and was joined by the mother and son in 1839. John Fiddj-ment was a distiller, and carried on his business in Lockport until 18G5, when he removed to a farm in Lock- port Township. Walter J. Fiddymeut attended the public schools, proving an apt pupil and fitting himself for a pra<-- tical application of the theories which he learned with his father. When his father removed to his farm our subject engaged in farming with him, but resided in Lockport. In 1881 he embarked in the business of a quarryman, by opening a quarrv at Lockport, in which the quality of the stone is unsurpassed. B3- strict attention to business and honorable methods, his product obtained a ready sale, and the business which began with but a few n)en, emplo3'ed from one to two hundred when our subject disposed of his interest in 1889. In 1886 Mr. Fiddyment organized a stock com- pany called the Lockport Stone Company, of which lie became President; Olas Paulsen. Secretary and Treasurer; W. J. Fiddyment, Olas Paulsen and J. C. Fiddyment, son of our subject. Directors. The business was extended until it became one of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 26: the best equipped and most profitable plants in the West. Having disposed of liis plant to the West- ern Stone Com pan}'. Mr. Fiddjment retired from the hiisiness. He has always been noted for his lil)cr;ihl V nnd geniality. In politics he is a Demo- crat. The lecord of liis business life is creditable aUkc to liis financial ability and manly spirit, while his personal character 'omniands the respect of his friends. Tlie marriage of Mr. Fiddynicnt and Miss Ellen .1. Claikson took place in 1862, and has been blessed with llic Itirth of fourteen children, eleven of whom arc living \n Will County near the parental home. Mrs. Fiddyment is a native of Joliet and belongs to one of the oldest and most honored families of the county. She is a member of St. Dennis Cath- olic Church, is a woman of devout Christian char- acter, and possesses the gracious manners which are St) ciiarminir in a hostess. ^ FORGE M. J>YND. It affords the bio- (- — , graphical writer pleasure to be able to re- JA\ cord in this volume the main incidents in Lhe life of an honest and upright citizen, a good business man and a patriotic soldier, who has been well known in Lockjiort for a number of years. Mr. L3nd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1836. \nd as the fortunate son of educated parents and Lhe inheritor of the zeal and mental ability which have characterized his progenitors, he became pro- Rcient in book lore and capable of performing well Ills part in life. The father of him of whom we write was Samuel Lynd, a native of Gerraantown. Pa., who devoted liimself to the ministry in the Baptist Church. Such was his devotion to the cause of the Master that he left a lucrative position in the East and came to Cincinnati, Ohio, when it was but a straggling vil- lage. There he remained eighteen years, building up a large congregation, afterward going to St. Louis, Mo., as pastor of the First Baptist Church. He was chosen as President of the Western Baptist Theological Institute, located at Covington, Ky., and moved to Georgetown, Ky. Subsequently he came to Chicago, 111., as pastor of the North Street Churi'h. but was recalled to Cincinnati, where he closed an active ministry of forty-five years, to spend his last days with his sc)n in Lockport. The wife of this able minister and the mother of our subject was born in New .Jersey, and was a daughter of the Rev. James Staughton, at onetime Chaplain of the House of Representatives at Wash- ington, D.C. The Rev. Mr. Staughton \va.s the divine whose eloquence made Chatham Street Ciiurch, of Philadel|)hia, famous, drawing thither such crowds that the capacity- of the building was never suffic- ient to accommodate them, although the edifice was so s[>.acions that no successor was able to fill it, and it was eventually torn down. The subject of this sketch was educated in the school [iresided over by his father, and began his l)ersonal career as a teacher, his [larticular field being that of a private tutor. "The shot heard round the world" aroused him from his peaceful calling, and answering the first call for troops to suppress the Rebellion, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. His command- ing officers were Capt. Bacon and Col. Bartleson, under whose leadership he saw service in the West, participated in the battle of Chicknniauga and in Sherman's march to the sea. He was subsequently sent back to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat and destroy Hood's army. He was never touched by a bullet, but passed through the many dangerous scenes of war unscathed, ex- hibiting the qualities which led to his successive j)romotious from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which he held when mustered out. Upon returning to the North at the close of the war Mr. Lynd entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, 111., and to- gether they carried on a growing trade for a num- ber of years. About a decade ago Mr. Lull retired, his former partner continuing the business at the old stand, where he has an excellent trade and en- deavors to meet every want of his patrons. Mr. Lynd is fortunate in his home life, having won as his companion Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest and most prominent in the county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first 268 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Supervisor of Iloiner Townsliip. Mr. and Mrs. Lynd are the pnrents of twodnughters — Carrie and Louise. Mr. Lynd is a nicmljcr of Gooding Post, G. A. R., at Locliport. -^^ E^M' AUTIN WKSTPHAL was born at Bram- stadt, Holstein, October 27, 1837, when that section of the country was under Danish rule. In 1856 lie came to America, and in the fall of the same year located in Crete, tills county ; here he remained until 1863, when coming to Joliet, he was employed as Deputy Re- corder until the autumn of 1869. Having been admitted to the bar, he now began the practice of law, and in 1875, opened the German Loan & Sav- ings Bank, which he continues at present with the assistance of his two sons as clerks. 1 ERG AN BROS. The Messrs. Michael. John and Daniel Bergan own and operate three hundred and tweut3' acres of land on sec- tion 4, Manhattan Township, their specialty being the importing, breeding and sale of horse- flesh. The}- have become known far and near for their herd of Shetland ponies which generally numbers from fift}- to sixtj' head; and for the fine Kentucky saddle horses in which they deal. The}' also raise draft horses, full-blooded Short horn cattle, thorough-bred Cottswold sheep and full- blooded Poland-China swine. The zeal which they have manifested in their business is bringing them the success which they merit, and they have the pleasure of knowing that in their former line of labor they were also successful, not only gaining worldly goods, but relieving their parents of a great burden and securing their choicest blessing. Martin Bergan, the father of our subject, was born in County Kilkenne}', Ireland, in 1803, and tilled the soil in his native land until the fall of 1847. In November he bade adieu to the Emer- ald Isle, crossed the Atlantic to New Orleans and started nortliward with his family. The river froze so that he was not able to reach Joliet, 111., until Ai)ril, 1848. He then bought eighty acres of raw land which now forms a p.art of the Bergan Bros, estate. At that time the township of Tren- ton, comprising what are now Green Garden and Manhattan Townships, contained but seven voters, and Mr. Bergan is the oldest settler therein now living. He improved and operated his farm, for some 3'ears being very successful, and adding to his landed estate until his possessions here amounted to three hundred and twenty acres and he held laud elsewhere in the county. Misfortune, however, overtook him about a decade since, and he retired, his sons assuming control of affairs with the determination to recover all that he had seem- ingly lost. Mr. Bergan has at different times been the in- cumbent of the various township offices, and he has also been useful in his day and generation b}' re.i- son of the assistance which he has given to the cause of education and religion. He put up the first schoolhouse in his district and has helped to build churches. He has alwaj-s voted the Demo- cratic ticket. He is now eighty-seven years of age, while his wife, formerly Miss Esther Welsh, of County Kilkenn}', Ireland, has reached her three- score years and ten. Both belong to the Catholic Church and as devout believers have reared their children in the tenets of the faith. Their family includes Michael, Mary, John and Nicholas, who were born in Ireland, and two of whom are mem- bers of the firm of which we write. Mary is the wife of John Peterson and lives in Harris, Ander- son County, Kan., and Nicholas resides in Nuckolls County, the same State. The children born in America are William, who died at the age of twenty-eight years; Mrs. Bridget Hayden, of Flor- ence; Ann, widow of Tbom.as C. Kelly, who lives witli her iiarents; Daniel, of the firm of Bergan Bros.; and Martin, who keeps a livery stable in Manhattan. The three brothers, of whom we write, were reared upon the farm which they now operate and the work of which they learned the rudiments of when quite joung. They enjoyed the privileges of the district school in which they acquired a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 269 practical education. John was the hunter of the famil}- ami made several trips to Green Ba^-, Wis., and the hunting grounds of Minnesota, where he spent some time in hunting and trapping, doing well in this occupation. In 1880, after their father's misfortune, the}' put their shoulder to the wheel and togetiier bought the home farm and engaged in the cultivation of grain. They worked liard, managed carefuUj' and won success, soon being re- warded by seeing tlie mortgage lifted and having the deed of a well-improved farm in their posses- sion. The brothers gradually worked into the stock business and in 1887 began importing Shetland ponies. John Bergan went to the Shetland Islands bringing back a herd and is now making his" fourth trip thither. They not only import but they also breed the little animals, having the best herd of brood mares in the country. It includes Minnie Warren, the smallest brood mare in the United States; her weight is but one hundred and ninety [xiuiids. She took the honors at the American Horse Show, in Chicago, where tliree other first premiums were secured by the Bergan Bros. Their ponies are all registered. Few prettier sigiits can be imagined than that afforded by the playful an- tics of the tin}' equines. The Bergan Bros., keep nothing but fine stock, and in all their labors use the latest farm machinery, likewise keeping up to the times in the construc- tion and arrangement of necessary buildings. An immense barn having a frontage of one hundred and sixty feet affords stabling and shelters the large amount of hay and grain needed to supply the wants of the stock. The land is watered by Jackson Creek and is further supplied with the cooling liquid by means of a windmill and tank, wiiile a lieauliful orchard and shade trees provide fruit and afford shelter from the scorching rays of the sun. In 1888 the Bergan Bros., assisted to organize the American Shetland Pony Association, of which John Bergan is Vice-President. All are members of the Grange at Manhattan, three miles distant from their home, and Daniel is Treasurer of the Lodge. lie has also been Highway Commissioner for four years and is now serving as School Direc- tor. He is likewise a member of the Central Com- mittee of the Democratic party, to the principles of which all the brothers stanchly adhere. They be- long to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Joliet, and have a high standing among its members. ^.| LLEN G. HAWLEY, editor of the Will iLM County Commercial Advertise); was born in Centralia, 111., April 25, 1858. He is the son of Henry S. and Deborah (Bramen) Hawle}', natives of the Empire State, who settled in Lockport early in the '30s. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Lockport and at an early age entered the otHce of the Lockport Courier, which was then edited by N. S. Grim- wood, the balloonist. After two years spent in the employ of that gentleman he entered the office of the Joliet Sun, where he finished his apprentice- ship. He had become thoroughly conversant with the printer's trade, and had also acquired a good knowledge of journalistic work in editorial and other departments. In 1877 Mr. Hawley opened a small job |)rint- ing office in Lockport, and during the same year began the publication of the Lockport Standard. The enterprising spirit of the man and his ambition to reach a high standing in the fields of journalism was not satisfied with this enterprise, and he, there- fore, began the publication of the Advertiser, be- lieving that a sheet of this nature would reach a larger circulation and a more influential place. He began it by himself filling the vai ious positions of editor, reiiorter, printer, devil and business man- ager. The plant consisted of one old jtress pro- pelled Ijy hand. Ere long the standing of the paper had become sufficiently assured to allow the use of horse-power to run the press, and eventually the business grew until all the modern appliances of a first-class es- tablishment were obtained and steam became the motive power. The Coinniercial Advertiser now has eight editions for as m.-ui}- places in Will County. Mr. Hawley is without a [leer as a solici- 270 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tor for advertising and job work, and is what in Western parlance would be called a "hustler." The enterprise of Mr. Hawley is n(_)t confined to tiie newspaper business, but in 1888 he Imilt a brick building at No. 407 Chicago Street, Joliet, and in I88it inaugurated the electric light system in Lockport. He introduced the Edison incandes- cent light, placed the business on a firm basis and then diposed of his interest to Norton A- Co. He is now building for himself an elegant home, which, when completed, will be a ciedit to the city. As he is yet in his thirties and has not yet reached the highest point of man's vigor, it is liut natural to suppose tliat this section of country will hear yet more of his work in years to come. In IsTll ]\Ir. Hawley led to the hyoieneal altar Miss Aretta M. Riggs, of Pontiac, a lady well fitted to assist iu building up his fortunes and making a liappj' home. She is a native of Pennsylvania, descends from an old family, and inherits the pro- verbial industry of the ancestral race. She worked in the priuting-ofHce as long as her assistance was needed, and has by her clear understanding and good advice also assisted her husband in his labors. 'Mr. Hawley takes uo siiecial interest in politics, but is descended from Republican ancestors. He belongs to the lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Masonic fraternity, and to the Universalisl Church. The Hawley family have been pillars in that church for years and assisted in founding the university of that failh. ICHAEL WALTER. No better example of pluck amid discouragements can be found than iu the life of this gentleman, who is a prominent grocery man of Lock- port. His industry is tireless, his integrity be- yond question, and his personal popularitj' almost iail)ounded. He is liberal-hearted, generous to a fault, his good traits of head and heart win for him the respect and friendship of all who know him, while in citizenship he is progressive and energetic. Mr. Walter was born in Kleinwelzheim, Ger- many, December 6, 1838, but became a resident of America in 18.')1. He learned the trade of a shoe- maker but after working at it for sometime, he became a clerk in the store of J. S. Finch, subse- (pientl3- finding employment with N. S. Rafferty, who was eng.aged in the clothing business. Tiring of indoor life ^oung Walter left Lockport in 18.'j9, and went to Pike's Peak where he endured all the hardships which were to be met with in the rough mining camps. H" returned to Lockport with but little to show for his peril and toil, except the ex- perience of human nature which he had gained. The smoke of the shots upon Ft. .Sumter had scarcely disap|ie;u-ed, when at the first call for vol- unteers young Waltei' answered by enrolling his name in a Lockport artillery' company. The date of his enlistment was April 19, 1861, and the term three months. At the expiration of that time he le-enlisted as a member of Dresser's Batter^-, and was assigned to duty in Battery D, Second Ar- tillery-. During the severe campaigns of that bat- ter^' he was never absent from his post of dutj'. The batterj- was organized at Cairo and mustered into service in December, 1861, beginning their active work at Ft. Douelson, where they partici pated in the entire siege. They then went to Pittsburg Landing and on the Friday preceding the great battle took u]) their position, being in constant readiness until the opening of the fierce conflict Sunday, December 6. Batter}- D was one of those that formed on the advanced line within one hundred j'ards of Shiloh Church and was not surprised at the first onset of the enemy. Battery D accompanied Gen. Grant to Corinth and subsequently went with Col. Ben Grierson on his famous raid, after which they did post duty until ordered to join the expedition against Vicks- burg. rhey accompanied Sherman on his march from Vieksburg to Meridian, Miss., and until mus- tered out of the service November 21, 1864, Mr. Walter took part in all the marches, raids and bat- tles in which the battery participated. His record for bravery and devotion to duty was second to none, and he received the commendation of hissu-, perior officers and the good will of his comrades. At the close of the war Mr. Walter again re- turned to Lockport and eng.aged in business, first as a dealer in dry-goods. Disposing of this busi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 271 ness he went to Lemout to superintend a store and finally on Maj- 25, 1875, he began the business in wliieh he is at present engaged. He was married October 16, 1865, to Miss Margaret Pitts, a native of this county, who bore him ten children, nine of whom are living. Mrs. Waller died in 1881, and Mr. Walter was again married in June, 1887, to Miss Adline Heron. He is interested in the social orders, being both a Mason and Odd Fellow and is Commander of Gooding Post, G. A. R., at Lock- port. 82 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. smootbl}', and every comfort surrounds the mem- bers of the home circle. The parents of Mrs. Miles were Abner L and £;iecta (Nearing) Hamblin, natives of Massachu- setts and Connecticut respectively. They became husband and wife in the Empire State, and there continued to reside until their death. Their home was in Madison County, where Mrs. Hamblin breathed her last Augu.«it G, 18fi;3, and her husband March 15, 1875. Both were active participants in church work, and Mr. Hamblin was a farmer. Mrs. Hiles was the ninth of the eleven children born to them, of whom seven survive at this writing. Mr. Hiles has ahva^'S taken an active interest in politics, and gives his vote to the Republican part}'. Before he l^t his native land he became a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but has not been identified with lodges of that fra- ternity in America. He now holds the office of Township Trustee, in which he has served for fifteen years past, and is also a Director of the local School Board. He has served as Pathniaster. He and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. -€-^-B- ^ SlL^ ON. AUGUST \V. BERGGREN, Warden of the Hlinois State Penitentiary at Joliet, has held several important official stations in other parts of this State, and won a high reputation for his uprightness, good judgment and public spirit. He was appointed to the position he now holds in April, 1889, and took charge on May 1st, following. He is a native of the Scandanavian Peninsula, his birthplace Sweden, and his natal day August 17, 1840. His parents were John and Catherine Berggren, the hitter of whom died in their native land, leaving to her husband's care six sons and one daughter. In 1856 the widower and his family came to America, drawn to cross the briny deep by the ac-' counts they had heard of the " land of the free and the home of the brave," and its opportunities for all who desire to rise in the social scale or improve their worldly condition. A location was selected at Oneida, this State, but the father subsequently went to Glendale, Iowa, where he breathed his last in 1863. Two of liis children have also passed awa}': Peter Anton died in the Hawkeye State, in 1863; and Anna Christina in Knox County, this State, the year after her arrival in America. The surviving members of the fraternal band are: Jolin Eric, a Methodist Episcopal minister, now retired and living in Iowa; Louis G., a farmer in Polk County, Neb.; Charles, a stonemason in Gar- rison, Kan.; he of whom we write; and William, a farmer in Pettis County, Mo., who -holds the office of Justice of the Peace. In his native land August W. Berggren was ap- prenticed to the tailor's trade, serving two years. After reaching the Western Continent he worked at liis trade both in Galesbnrg and Monmouth, this State. His workmanship was alwa3's to be re- lied upon, and his citizenship was equally trust- worthj'. Ere long these facts were recognized by his fellow-citizens, and while still quite young he was placed in public office. In 1869 he was elected Justice of the Peace, in 1872 became Sheriff, and to the latter station was re-elected in 1871, 1876 and 1878. A still higher honor awaited liini. liis friends desiring his services in a more important function, to which his intelligence, interest in i)ul)- lic welfare, and keen perception of its needs fitted him. In 1880, therefore, he was sent to the Senate, representing the Twenty-second District, composed of Knox and Mercer Counties. Four years later he was returned to the Senatorial bod}- as a mem- ber from the same district, then composed of Knox and Fulton Counties. During the last session of his second term Senator Berggren was President pro teni of the Senate. His record as a lawmaker is a matter of history and well known to his con- stituents, whose cordial esteem he lias won by his position on the side of all that is elevating and true. The Hon. Mr. Berggren is quite interested in social and benevolent orders, and is identified with the Knight Templars and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has been President of the Cove- nant Mutual Benefit Association of Illinois, located at Galesburg, since its organization in 1877, and he is also a Director in the Galesburg National Bank. He chose as his companion in life a Swedish lad}', ^ /^^"^^^^^^/^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 285 Miss Christina Naslund, their marriage being eele- liratefl Marcli 8, 1866. Mrs. Berggren excels in housewiferj', is intelligent and retined, and with a eliar.'icter which causes her lo lie highly regarded l)y all to whom she is known. The union has been blessed by the birth of six children — Capitola Maud, Guy Werner, Kaljih Augustus, Claus Eu- gene, Jay ^'alentine and Earl Hugo. The daughter is finely educated, being a graduate of Knox Col- lege, and the others have also received excellent advantages proportionate to their years. Death has entered the family circle, removing from its midst the son and brother, Ralph Augustus, who was accidentally killed by a gravel train on the Santa Fe Railroad, on May 20, 1887. fj bears the reputation of being one of the busiest persons in the city of Joliet. He is in the enjoyment of a large and lucrative practice, and is widely and favorably- known throughout Will County, where thus far he has sprnt his entire life. Me was born February 8, 1858, in Joliet, anti is the son of William and Barbara (Goebel) Wer- ner, who were natives of Germany. The mother while single emigrated to America, in 1843, and the father a few years later. The Werner family- is of pure German stock, as far back as is known, and posses.«ed in a marked degree the substantial and reliable traits peculiar to that nationality. They were unusuallj' well edu- cated, conforming to the laws of their native land, which required that a child should be i)laced in school at the age of six years, and pursue his stud- ies until fourteen. The father of our subject was trained to habits of industry in his 5'outh, learning the trade of a stone mason, developing into a contractor and builder. Upon coming to America he settled in Will County, 111., and departed this life May 20, 1 887. The mother bore the maiden name of Bar- bara Goebel. Tho parents were married in Joliet, and Jlrs. Werner now makes her home with the Doctor. The household circle included seven children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Eliza- beth died when two years old ; Annie Marie died in infancy; Frederick W., our subject, was the third child: Louis Charles Frederick died when about eighteen months old ; Frederick Charles is engaged as a harness-maker and living in Joliet; George AVashington, a veteiinary surgeon of good repute, makes his home in Kansas City, Mo. ; Ed- ward Herbert is one of the leading dental surgeons of Joliet. It will be observed that these children were named in honor of the patriots of both Ger- many and America. Dr. Werner in his boyhood days attended the city schools of Joliet, and when approaching man- hood began the studj' of medicine under the in- struction of Dr. A. W. lleise, in the winter of 1876-77. Later he entered the medical depart- ment of the Michigan State University, and after- ward Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, from which he was graduated March 1, 1880. Returning then to his native city, he opened an office, and his career has been one of uniform prosperity. In politics Dr. Werner favors the principles of the Republican party, but he meddles very little with public affairs, otherwise than those connected with his profession. He served as Coroner of Will County from June, 1880, to December, 1884, first by appointment and subsequently was twice elec- ted to the office. He was County Physician from 1881 to 1888, and City Physician from 1884 to 1887. From 1882 to 1885 beheld the office of Treasurer of the United States Pension Examining Board. He is a member in good standing of the Will County Medical Society, the Chicago Medical Society and the American Societj- of Microscopists. On the 28th of May, 1881, Dr. Werner was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Fredricka, daughter of C. W. and Marie Agnes (Bertch) Staehle. Mrs. Werner was born in Joliet, and re- mained with her parents until her marriage, receiv- ing a good education in the common school. Mr. and Mrs. Staehle were natives of Germany, and are now residents of Joliet. Their family consists of seven living*hildren. 286 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ill connection with tliis sketch a litliograpliic portrait of tlie Doctor is presented to llie readers of the Album. 'F_^ ENRY BOHL owns and occupies a farm on ^^^ section 34. Washington Township. A gen- eral air of thrift and prosperity is noticeable and even a casual glance is sufficient to sho«- that tjie land is well tilled and that the buildings which have been erected upon it are ad- equate* to their requirements, while they and the other improvements are well kept in every par- ticular. The eyes of our subject opened to the light in Mecklenburg, Germany, April 14,1838. His father, Herman Bohl, was a farm laborer who had mar- ried a lad^' of his own Duchj' — Miss Mar3- Buhr- hng. They lived in the neighborhood in which Ihej- had been reared until after the birth of six children, two of whom died when quite 3-oung. The parents with the surviving members of the family set out for America in the fall of 1857, tak- ing passage from Hamburg in the sailing vessel "America" and landing at New York City after having spent four weeks and three daj's at sea. The faniil3- came west together and made a settle- ment in Du Page Counlj', 111. After some years the parents, their only son and one daughter, re- moved to Will Countj' and settled on the farm now owned by our subject, the parents living with him until their death. The father breathed his last in 1883 at the age of seven t}' -seven years; the widow survived until 1889, reaching the advanced age of eighty-two years. During the last two j'ears of her life she was entirely blind. Both of the parents were life-long members of the Lutheran Church. Henry Bohl is the third in order of birth in the parental family. He received his education in iiis native country to which he bade adieu when about nineteen years old. He became of age in Du Page Count}', 111., and was there united in marriage with Miss Minnie Schuld. This lad}' was born in M(!cklenberg, German}', in 1 84(), and after being left an orphan she came alone to the United States wlien she had almost reached womanhood. She made her home in Du Page County where she was married not long after her arrival. She was well skilled in domestic arts, was a consistent member of the Lutiieran Church and a woman whose good qualities were recognized by her neighbors and ac- quaintances. She breathed her last at her home in Washington Township. August 25, 1883, when but thirty-eight years old. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Bohl was blest by the birth of eight chiUlren, of whom Wil- lie, Lena and two infants are deceased. The sur- vivors are: Kecka, Henry, William and .Tohn, all of whom yet cluster around their father's fireside. Mr. Bohl and his children attend the Lutheran Church and he is a stanch Republican. ULIAN E. WHITE. This young gentle- man is engaged in the drug business in Jol- iet in which he made a permanent location in 1885, establishing himself in a business that is rapidly growing. With an upright charac- ter, the courteous and pleasing manners of a well- bred gentleman, and an intelligent mind, he has been admitted into the •■inner circle" of society, while in business circles he is regarded as one of the most promising young men of the city. He is tlic third child of E. D. and Margaret (Adams) White who came with their family to Joliet in 1876. The father is now engaged in the music trade here and in addition to pianos and other musical instruments also handles sewing machines. He is a native of the Empire .State, while his wife opened her eyes to the light in Pennsylvania. The subject of this biographical notice w.as born March 9, 1854, in M.ayville, Chautauqua County, I N. Y., but his boyhood was spent in Crawford j County, Pa. After completing his education he became a drug clerk in his home town where lie continued in that employment a year. Being at- tracted by the accounts he had heard of the Kocky Mountain region, he then went to Denver, Col., but finding no opening in tlie drug business became a ^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 287 k in an establishment devoted to the sale of I's furnishing goods. For two years lie was s employed when he journeyed eastward, reae.h- .loliet in the spring of 1877, his parents in the mtime having located here. He entered the blishment of J. D. Brown & Co., remaining •o lliree or four years after which he went to cago. There he engaged with the drug firm of d, Stoutenliergdr Co., as a traveling salesman and r two and one-half years spent in that capac- lie liccame an employe of the firm of Fuller it ler. For the latter firm he worked about liiree rs after which he began business for himself at time and |)lace before noted. Ir. While is a firm believer in the principles of Republican party, wliich he therefore supports all occasions. He is identified with the Ma- c fraternity, having reached the Royal Arch ;ree and being Captain in the Chapter. An lit interesting to Joliet society and particul- to Mr. White, took place at the residence of lond Fox, Ai)ril 23. 1890. Tins w.as the mar- ;e of our subject and Miss Jessie Fox, daughter lie liost, a young lad}- whose intelligence, cul- ■. and amiable character have given her pop- it v in societ}' and endeared her to the hearts nany friends. Tlie wedding ceremony was per- ncortnnt in- terests, while his intimate knowledge of the intri- cacies of law has enabled him to serve his clients in a just and satisfactory manner. His strict integrity and honorable dealings have gained him the confi- dence and esteem of his fellow. citizens and both in social and business circles he occupies an enviable position. Mr. Olin in September, 1865, was joined in wed- lock witii Miss Julia Schauber. Blrs. Olin is a lady of high culture and varied attainments and well fitted to be the partner of such a man as her hus- band. She was born in Saratoga County, N. Y. The famil}' residence is pleasantly located at No. 102 Young's Avenue. In 1889 Judge Olin asso- ciated himself in partnership with George J. Cow- ing, a young gentleman of line attainments, who is rapidly rising in his profession. RED BOLTMANN. The late Mr. Bolt- mann was born in Hanover, Germans, June 9, 1846. He was the son of Henry and Sophia (Olenkemp) Boltmann, natives of Hanover, where they were reared and married, and lived for some years thereafter. They came to America in 1853, taking passage at Bremer- haven on a sailing-vessel that crossed the Atlantic at a rapid rate, making the quickest time ever re- corded by a sailing-vessel. The hurricane which had speeded it on its course at so rapid a rate nearly caused the destruction of the vessel, and many of the passengers died from fright or sick- ness in the short space of three weeks and three days. The Boltmann family survived the ilangers of the passage, and coming from New York to Chicago, settled on a farm in Du Page County. There they made some improvements ere changing their residence to Will Count}' and settling on section 35, Washington Township. The elder Mv. Boltmann secured a farm of one hundreil and sixty acres, niostlj' wild hind, on which he at once began to make iininovements. It is now known far and near as a home of great comfort, wliere [(leasing hospitality abounds and ihe social pleasures of life are thoronglily enjo^yed. Air. and Mrs. Boltmann are now quite old, having been born in 1812, the former July 19 and the lat- ter September 19. Mr. Boltmann has been identi- fied with the Republican party, and he and his wife have been active members of the Lutheran Church since their childhood. The}' are particu- larly well known by the best German families of the county and are respected by all. The gentleLuan with whose name this sketch PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 291 is introduced, was educated in tlie publio schools of Du Page and Will Counties, and acquired a practical knowledge of agriculture on the parental estate. He was engaged in tilling the soil until after the breaking out of the Civil War, when he entered the I'nion army as a raenilicr of Company II. Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry, (ioing south, llie regiment was put under the general conunand of Sheridan, and under that gallant leader pni'tici- pated in the battles which have made his name famous. Mr. Boltmann also took i)art in the bat- tles of Atlanta and others of prominence, escaping injur}-, exceiiting a slight wound on the knee, in all his arduous and dangerous campaigning, lie remained in the field until the close of the war, when, being discharged, June 8, ISG.'j, he returned to his father's home justly proud of his record as a loyal citizen and brave soldier. Mr. Boltmann continued to occupy himself with agriculture until 1873, when he establisheil himself in business at Beecher, dealing in wines and liquors until his health failed. He closed his eyes in death August 24, 1878, since which time his widov/ lias siiccessfully carried on the business, to the inter- est of which lie h.ad given his entire attention after its institution. The nature of Mr. Boltmann was a thrifty, kindly and capable one, and he was well known for his generositj' toward his fellow-men and looked upon as a good business man. He was a member of Blue Lodge, No. 740, F. & A. M., at Grant Park, and had filled the various chairs. He was a sound Democrat in politics and his religious faith coincided with the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he belonged, and to which he gave liberally. The marriage of Fred Boltmann and iliss Soishia Olenkemp was celebrated in Du Page County, this ■State. The bride was boi-n in Hanover, Germany, October 9, 1846. She was reared to womanhood in her native land, receiving an excellent educa- tion there, and after she came to America acquired good use of the English tongue. In 186G slie crossed the ocean in compan}^ with an uncle, the passage from Brcmerhaveu to New York on the sailing-vessel "Shakespeare" consuming seven weeks and two days. She came at once to Illinois, and for a time resided in Du Page County, subse- quenntly making her home in Washington Town- ship, Will Connty. Her parents were William and So|)liia (Herman) Olenkemp, both natives of Han- over and descendants of German stock of the bet- ter class. Blr. Olenkemp was a shoemaker. Two years after their daughter had come to Aniericii he and his wife made their arrangements to follow her to the New World. They were about ready to start when the husband and father sickened and died when aliout fifty-five years old. The widowed mother subsequently made the journey with the children who remained with her, an the labors of [)ioneer life, un- flinchingly enduring the arduous toils and severe privations to which they were subject, and braving danger and even deatii in their efforts to subdue nature and develop the resources which she pos- sessed. On at least one occasion they were obliged to leave their home and seek protection from savage foes in a town where some preparation was made to meet and repulse the Indians. This was daring the Black Hawk War. when the Sacs and Foxes were terrorizing the settlers upon the fron- tier. Better times gradually dawned, the ci untr^' became more thickly settled, the comforts of life more easy to obtain, and the surroundings more pleasant and quiet. Keason Zarley became a highly- respected and influential citizen, and wlien called hence in August, 1850, he left to his descendants that best of all inheritances — au honored name. He was one of the first Justices of the Peace in this vicinit}', having been elected when wliat is now "Will Count3' was still a p.art of Cook Count}-. Mrs. Sarah Zarley was a dauglitcr of the Kev. William Mustard, one of the i)ioneer Methodist preachers in Ohio. She joined the Methodist Church when eighteen years old. and was a mem- ber for over seventy-five years. Her death took place August 4, 1887, at the home of her son-in- law, Gabriel Noel, iu Jackson Townshi|), tliis count\-. Her nu'mory is held in loving remem- brance b}' her descendants, to whom Grandma Zf.rley w,as a model of beautiful old age. She had borne her husband twelve children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the tenth. Two of their deceased children were for many 3-ears proprietors of the Joliet Signal. These were Calneh and Calvin Zarley, the former of whom was born in Pike County, Ohio, April 21, 1822. In M.ny, 184G, in companj- with his brothei' Calvin, whose death occurred many years ago, he began the publication of the Joliet Signal, which he edited for forty years. At the time of his death he was in compauj- with R. S. Brown, the publishing firm being kn„wn as Zarlev & Brown. Calneh Zarle^' died August 20, 1886. He is well remembered by the citizens of Joliet, and by many outside this flourishing corporation. The gentleman with whose name this sketch is introduced, was born August 26, 1832, in Danville, to which place his parents had fled for safety dur- ing the Black Hawk' War. He grew to manhood on his father's homestead iu this county, where the greater part of his life has been spent. In 1864 he went to Montana and engaged in mining for ten years, meeting with varying success, but return- ing to his native State somewhat better ofl' finan- cially than when he ha<1 left it. Since that time he has given his attention entireh' to farming, be- coming an exi)ert in the business, and particularly in the management of a dairv farm. Personally. Mr. Zarley is well calculated to make friends, being cordial in manner, intelligent in mind, and honorable in his dealings with his fel- low-men. He held the otHce of .Supervisor of Joliet Township one term, and has been .School Director for a number of j'ears. In the advance- ment (jf the cause of education he has alwaj's been greatly interested, as well as in other matters which tend to elevate society and increase the prosperity of the country. In politics he is a Democrat. He attends the BaiUist Cluirch. of which his wife is a member. In .loliet, October 3, 1876, Mr. Zarley was I united in marriage with Miss Ida, daughter of I Jacob and Kliza (Boss) Patrick. Mrs. Zarley is the youngest in a family of ten children, and was born in Aux Sable, Grundy Count}-. October 6, 1845. She is an educated and refined woman, who looks well to the ways of her household, is devoted to husband and children, and full of kindly deeds to those .about her. Her father was a native of New York and her mother of Canada, their first home after marriage being in the latter countr}-. Thence they came to this county iu au early day. ■p^^t ^ i\ ?-, PORTRAIT AND BIOCtRAPHICAL ALBUM. 295 settling in .loliut Townslii|), but afterward remov- ing to Grinuly County. They subsequently re- turned to this township, in which they breathed Iheir last. Mr. and Mrs. ZarleN- are the parents of live children — \Villiain H., Arthur M.. G. Noel, Maud II. :unl Louie V.. -^K" NDREW J. MILL.S, M. D., the Coroner of this county, is numbered among its prominent and most successful practition- ers, and is in the enjoyment of a good busi- u'ss. lie is a man in the prime of life, having been born Septembei' 19, 1834, and is a native of Kssex County, N. Y. Dr. Mills is the offspring of substantial stoi-k, being the .son of William Mills, likewise a native of Essex County, N. Y., and who was born May 2, 1K12. The latter gi-ew to mature years in his na- tive county and was there married to Miss Lnra A. Fisk. The mother of our subject was born in Rutland County, \'t.. May 21, 1811, and was taken b\- her parents to New York State when a child of eight years. In the year 183G the family took uii their line of march toward what was then the far \\'cst. hjcating in Franklin County, Ohio, where they s(«journed until 1851, the father engaging in terming [Hirsuits. That 3'ear they decided u|)on another change of residence and coming to this eouutv, settled near Twelve Mile Grove. The father in IHIH had entered one liundred and sixty acres of land and upon this he took up his residence witli his lamily and prosecuted agriculture until 18(51. Then with his estimable wife, retiring from the active labors of life, he left the farm and re- moved to .loliet, where the father is still living. The mother departed this life August 8, 1887. IJolh parents had identitied themselves with the Metho- dist Episcopal Church during their younger years. William Mills originally was a Jacksonian Demo- crat, but voted for William Henry Harrison in 1,S4(), and upon the formation of the Republican partv identified himself with it. He however has never been a political aspirant, but is contented to cast his vote at the general elections. He is highly respected and may be properly numbered among the pioneer residents of this county. Dr. A. J. Mills, the subject of this notice, spent his younger years in his native State and upon the removal of the family to Ohio, i)ursued his first studies in the common schools, making good head- way and becoming cpiite proficient at an early age. He began the reading of medicine alone and after entering the army was under the instruction of Dr. Z. P. Hanson, now a noted physician of Chicago. His studies however were frequently interrupted, as he was obliged to secure the means for continu- ing them. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War the Doctor entered the ranks of the Union Army, enlisting in the Forty-second Illinois Infantry and being com- missioned as Assistant Surgeon of the regiment. He was at the front and in the field hospitals and for four months was on the medical staff of the Artillery l>rigaer Calhoun, the father of our subject, was a farmer, and a native of New York. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk War, and received a land war- rant for his good services. The mother of our sub- ject was Mary (Hoyt) Calhoun, a native of Ohio, She was married to the father of our subject in that State, and removed to Michigan at an early day of its settlement. Thej' came to Illinois in 1853, and located on the farm now belonging to our subject, and there spent the remainder of their days, he dying in 1855, and she April 19,1878. The}- were the parents of twelve children, all sons but one, eight of whom are now living. The one of whom we write was the sixth child in order of birth, and was born in the month of Januacy, 1836. His educational advantages were very meagre, and consisted of a short attendance in the district school. He was early called upon to assist his father in the farm work, and after tlie latter's death took tender care of his mother as long as she lived, and did not marry until after her death. After the breaking out of the war our subject watched its course with patriotic interest, and as soon as jjossible offered his services to his conntrj-. enlisting August 12, 1862, in Company F, Seventj-- sixlh Illinois lufantrj', and served faithfully till August 12, 1865. He took part iu manj- battles, and his officers always found him to be an efficient and trustworthy soldier. He was in the battle of Mobile, Ala., and participated in a large num- ber of severe skirmishes. He served under Gens. Steele, Crocker, Thomas, McPherson, Grant and i Sherman. In December, 1862, Mr. Calhoun was sioli in the hospital for a short time, and was then sent to the convalescent camp at Memphis, Tenn. From the hospital there he was sent to St. Louis Hospital, in which he remained till after the siege of Vicksburg. He then rejoined his regiment, and while it was on a raid from Natchez he received a sunstroke, which was very severe in its effects, and for eighteen months he was almost blind, and he lost the entire use of his left car. and could scarcely- hear with his right one. Notwithstanding his ter- rible condition he never left his regiment all through his sickness, and was finally discharged with it after the close of the war. at Galveston, Tex. The Calhoun family was well represented in the army, as lieside our subject three of his brothers did valu.al>le service in the defence of their coun- try's honor — Ransford, Henry and .Albert. Th? PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 297 last named sacrificed his life for tlie old flag. He wus a youth of seventeen years when he en- listed in the same company and regiment as our subject, and in 18G4 he received injuries from which he died at his home soon after at the age of nine- teen, and iiis body now lies in the cemetery at Cus- ter Park. His brother, Henry J., enlisted in the same regiment and company at the age of twenty years, and did brave service on many a hard-fought battlefield. He endured the hardships and priva- tions of a soldier's life without a murmur, and is still suffering from a ivnee which was injured while in tlie array. He is forty-eight years of age, and in the prime of life has acquired a competence on his farm in Plymouth County, Iowa. He is mar- ried and has a fine family of four children. After retiring from the army Mr. Calhoun quietly resumed farming operations ou his farm in Custer Township. He has labored assiduously to place its one hundred and twenty acres under the best of cultivation, and now has it well improved, and supplied with neat buildings, and everything nec- essary for operating it to good advantage. December 21, 1883, Mr. Calhoun took an impor- tant step in life, which has contributed greatly to his comfort and happiness, as on that date he was married to Miss Ellen A. Bray. Her father, Dom- inick Bray, is an old soldier, and is now suffering from the effects of his faithful service while in the army. He and his wife have a comfortable home near Jamestown, Cloud Count}^, Kan. Mrs. Cal- lioun is a native of this State, born in Kankakee County, where she received an excellent com- mon-school education. The pleasant home cir- cle of our subject and his wife is completed by three children — Frank B., William Wesley and Jes- sie L. Mr. Calhoun is a man of sterling, self-respecting character, well-balanced mind, and his whole career has shown him to be a patriotic, trustworthy citi- zen, deserving of all confidence and regard. He concerns himself in the welfare of this township, where he has made his home since boyhood, and when he has been called to office has, by his faith- ful and efficient attention to the duties thus devolving upon him, materially forwarded its inter- ests. He is Director of this school district, and has held this position for the last fourteen years, and he has also been Pathmaster. He is a member of Bowen Post, G. A. Iv., at Wilmington. He is a sturdy- supporter of the Ue[)ubljcan party, and always votes for its candidates. He began life for himself einpl^- handed, and has attained his present good circumstances by persistent and well directed toil. 'i^m- ICHAI:L J. CUNNINGHAM. It is sel- dom that a young man reaches a more ■ prominent station than that held by the above-named gentleman, or exhibits so many intellectual and business qualities at so early an age. Mr. Cunningham, although not yet thirty years old, is Mayor of Manhattan and one of its most popular business men, and added to this he has a record of usefulness in pedagogical work, both as teaclierand institute worker. He is shrewd and energetic in the prosecution of whatever he undertakes, has mental ability of no mean order, and is full of public spirit and interest in the pro- gress of the coiintry. Even a brief record of the lives of his parents will suffice to show that Mr. Cunningham is the inheritor of many of the qualities which give him prominence in the community and that he would be unworthy of his parentage were he not enter- prising and zealous. His father, James Cunning- ham, was born in County Longford, Ireland, and became a machinist. He emigrated to America and for some time worked at his trade in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In 1857, he located in this county, for five years operating a farm in the northern part of this township. He then purchased one hundred and sixty acres of raw land in New Lenox Township, placed it under good improvement and successfully operated it until 1871, when he was taken sick. After three years of invalidism, he closed his e^'es to earthly scenes, leaving his farm encumbered somewhat by a mortgage. With wonderful tact and good management, Mrs. Cunningham succeeded by the aid of her children in clearing their home from indebtedness and in so conducting their affairs as to be able to secure 298 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Westorii lands also. Slio now owns two hundred and forty acros near Marysvillu, Kan., and retains pos- session of the rarui in this eonnty which is now rented, hut upon which she resided until 1889. She now lives with our subject and her dauf^htcr, Katie L. Like liei hiishanil, she was born in Ireland, Count}' Kilkenny- having been her birthplace. She bore the maiden name of Bridget Ring and is a daughter of Thomas Ring, who, although a farmer, was a graduate of the Latin School of Dublin. She is a sister of the Rev. Patrick Ring, of St. Louis, prominent in the Catholic Church, and with whom she came to America, stopping in the Kmpire State where she was married to 'Mv. Cunningham. Both she and her husband have l)een active members of the Roman Catholic Ciiurch and Mv. Cunningham was a Democrat. The family of wliicli our subject is the sixth member includes also Matthew, foreman for the Nebraska City Packing House; Thonuis, a man of leisure, who is traveling a great part of the time; Richard, Mayor of SummerSeld, Kan., and engaged in tiie agricultural imi)lement business; Martin, deceased; RLrry E.. wife of Nelson L^nx, partner of our subject; Katie L. ; and Maggie E., now JNLs. Nugent, of Wilton Township. The grandfather of our subject was James Ciui- ningham, who followed agricultural pursuits in the Emerald Isle, and w ho bore a very active part in tiie Irish Rebellion. Some seven years before his death he had a paralytic stroke, and from that time he suffered more or less. The natal day of our subject was April 11, 18G2, and his birthplace, the township in which he is now so popular. He was reared in New Lenox Town- ship and prior to his seventeenth year attended the district schools. He then entered the Normal School at Valparaiso, Lid., and after completing the scientific course, was graduated in 188L He adopted the profession of teaching, the fiist two years of his professional labor being given to the schools in Spencer. He then accepted the Princi- palshi]) of the New Lenox graded school, retaining the position three years anil during the time taking an active part in the work of the county institutes, and in other ways advancing the cause of educa- tion. His services were requested at New Lenox the fourth year, but he resigned the position to which he had been elected in order to embark in mercantile pursuits. Forming a partnersliip with Nelson Lynx, of Spencer, Mr. C'unningham began the sale of general merchandise in a rented building in Manhattan. The stock was new and well selected, the proprie- tors pleasant and courteous, and success attended their efforts. In the fall of IMSl) they put up a new store building. 21x72 feet in dimensions, and increased their stock which is now the largest as- sortment of general merchandise in town. iMr. Cunningham also does a large business for the Home Insurance Company, of New York, and at- tends to the renting of the home farm and his brother's estate. During 1889 Mr. Cunningham was \'illage Clerk and in 1890 he was elected Mayor without exertion on his [lart. Tliis fact is indicative of his poj)U- larity and the reputation which he has. He is an active Democrat and has been a delegate to county and State conventions. He belongs to the Sacred Heari Catholit Church' of Jollet. :i*^ (| SALTER B. STEWART, M.D., Ph.C, \/iJ// J""'*^'' partner of the firm of Curtis & W^ Stewart, is one of the younger members- of the medical profession of this countj', and lo- cated in Joliet May 1, 1888. He was born in Wilmington, this county, February KJ, 18GG, and is the son of J. W. Stewart, one of the early set- tlers of this region and now a leading banker of Wilmington. The mother bore the maiden name of Lettie Whitten. The [larental family consisted of four childien. Dr. Stewart obtained his preliminary education in the schools of his native place, and completed his studies in Champaign College in 1885, receiv- ing the degree of Ph.C. Soon afterward he com- menced the reading of medicine under the instruc- tion of Dr. Curtis, his partner, with whom he continued until entering a course of lectures iit the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Chicago, from which he was graduated in the class of '88. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 299 Soon afterward he was appointed House Surgeon of St. Joseph's Hospital, which position lie still liolds. He makes a specialty of surgery, and has already attained considerable reputation in this branch of the practice, having rare opportunities for study and observation in connection with his duties at the hos|)ital. This institution accommo dates over fifty [)atier ts, and aside from tiiis Dr. Stewart is building up quite an extensive private practice. His sivill and ability are acknowledged facts among the people who have souglit his ser- vices, and it is predicted that in the near future he is destined to make for himself a reputation as a physician and surgeon of no mean acquirements. He is unmarried. Politically', he is a Republican. ^pf UGUST BOEHL, as a farmer of large ^ V/ t experience, great capability, sagacious and If II far-seeing, and prudent in the manage- i^* ment of his affairs, is considered one of the most successful of the well-to-do agriculturists wiio are active in pushing forward the material interests of Will County in general, and of Monoe Township in particular. Associating himself with the pioneers of this region, he has tilled the soil to some purpose during the three or more decades that he has lived here, as is shown by the fine ap- pearance of his well-appointed and well- stocked farm, with its neat buildings and well-tilled fields. While doing a general farming business, ]\Ir. Boehl has paid special attention to rearing horses the last seventeen years, and for six years has been a breeder of thorough-bred English Shire horses, and now has a fine herd, among them being some that are imported. August Boehl is of foreign birth, Ijorn in Prus- sia, Germany, August 13. 1835. His parents. Christian and Christina (Weigand) ]5oehl, were natives of the same place as himself. They had three children — Christina, Willielmena and August. While our subject was scarcely more than a babe, he had the misfortune to lose his good mother, who died in 1838. llis father married again, Freder- icka Cacker becoming his wife, by whom he had the following seven children: Louisa, Catherine, Christian, George, AV^illiam, Henry and Frederick. The fatiier was a manufacturer of cloth in his native country, but abandoned tli.at business when he came to the United States in 1857, accompa- nied by his family with the exception of the eldest daughter. Me settled on forty acres of land on section 15, Monee Township, where liis earthl\- pilgrimage came to an end in 1863, at the age of fiftj'-seven years. Llis wife survivo'. Among the younger Jj members of the Joliel bar, none are more de- serving of honorable mention than Dwigbt C. Haven, who was born in New Lenox, Ma^- 10, 186.'5. The Havens trace their history back to the days when the '"IMayflowcr" was plowing tlie waters of the might}- deep. In one of her later trijis she brought a progenitor of the famil}' to America. The grandfather of our subject was Samuel Haven, who came with his family to this county in 1835. from Chautauqua County, N. Y. He and his sons were verj' pronounced, outspoken Abolitionists, and |)articularly was this true of the father. The parents of our subject were Dwight and Lizzie (Craig) Haven, the mother being a native of Dublin. L-eland. although of .Scotch parentage. Of the five children born to them one is dead. The living are: Samuel Rush Haven of Joliet; Edith A., and Bertha A., who are yet at home, and he of whom we write. The father was School Commis- sioner for Will County, from 1865 to 1868, and the Haven family w.as one of prominence among the early settlers. The early life of our subject was passed in his native place, his boyhooil being marked with no eventful incident. Being ambitious for the acquire- ment of knowledge he was sent to the Illinois Uni- versity at Champaign, from which institution he was graduated in the class of '83. In the military (k'liartment of the University he received from the Governor of Illinois the commission of a Captain (Brevet) of the Illinois National Guards, for his proficiency in military tactics. He has since taken a great interest in the National Guards and is now Captain and Adjutant of the Fourth Infantry Regi- ment. He served through two strikes in which the troops were called out. in the years 1885 and 1889. After his graduation young Haven .adopted the profession of teaching, which is an almost universal stepping stone to other professional work, his knowl- edge being made useful as an instructor at his own home. He began reading law in the office of Hill it Di bell in 1884, and was admitted to the bar in 1886. He at once began practice in connection with the Hon. Charles A. Hill, ^I. C. who was one of his preceptors, the firm name being Hill Ar Haven. It was changed in .lannary, 1881, to that of Hill, Haven ct Hill, upon the admission of Alfred M. Hill, son of Capt. Hill, as a |)artner. In social circles Mr. Haven stands high, his cour- teous manners, intellectual culture, and good habits entitling him to esteem. He is a Knight Templar and member of the Independent Order of Red Men. In politics he is a Republican and is President of the. Joliet Lincoln Club. He was married April 3, 1890, to Miss Marian Robinson, of Minneapolis, Minn. -4- * C. HALEY. Tills gentleman, although still a young man, has a fine reputation as a mem- ber of the legal profession and a citizen of whose worth no one is in doubt. He was born in Saranac, Clinton County. N. Y.. JIarch 17, 1849, and with his parents came to Will County. III., in 1851. He attended the public schools and added to his store of learning by a course of study in the Universit_y of Notre Dame, at South Bend, Ind. He then read law with T. L. Breekeiiridge, of Joliet, and took a complete law course in the I'niversity, at Ann Arbor, Mich., from which he w,as graduated in 1871. The same j^ear Mr. Haley was adinitteil to the bar and immediately began practice soon havino- a large and lucrative business. He is a clear thinker, a close student into the details of a case, a logical pleader and h.as the keen wit and comtnandiii"' ))resence that go far to secure the attention of coun- selors and jurymen. His ability attracted attention and he was elected City Attorney, anil he has also served on the Common Council. Such is his fitness f(U' office that no one questions his services. It was natural that he should be selected as the standard bearer for his party in political battles and he has PORTRAIT AND KIOGKAPHICAL ALBUM. 301 been the nominee for Member of Congress twice in succession in the Kigiitii District, neiirj}' overcom- ing a Republican niajorit3' of six thousand and lacking but one hundred and seventy-eight votes of election. It is but natural to conclude that in choosing a com|)anion in life Mr. Haley would seek for a lad}' with cultured mind and manners, and a character of nobility. Such was the case, and among the members of a prominent fanuly of this city he found the woman he desired as his wife. This w^as 3Iiss Mar}' A. D'Arc}', and thej' were united in marriage December 1, 1875. Mrs. Haley is no less [lopular than her husband and the home over which she presides is a frequent gathering place for the cultured and accomplished friends they possess. /^AMPP>ELL 1$R0S. This firm comprises [l( James and Alexander Campbell, two of the ^^^' most enterprising young citizens of Man- hattan Township, who oi)eratc two hundred anti forty acres on section 13, this being their mother's farm, and forty acres adjoining, and whose spec- ialty is breeding full-blooded Clydesdale horses. The}- have as much money invested in imported cquines as any firm in the township, and a lover of horse flesh would be much pleased with the fine animals to be seen on their place. They arc also doing a successful farm business, their crops being equal to any in the neighborhood in quality and amount per acre. A brief space devoted to tlie more immediate ancestors of the Campbell Pros, will not be amiss, ris in tliis way an insight maj' be gained into the cliaractcr which they inherit, and a reason found f(jr their success. Their paternal grandfather, John Campbell, was a native of Scotland, wherein be followed the trade of a mason until his death, also serving for a time in the English army. His son John was born in Rlerathel, Scotland, learned the tr.ade of the father, and in 1851, while still u!i- married, came to America. After working at his trade in New York City for some time he went South, sojourning during various periods in Ala- bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and other Southern States. He finally made his way to Joliet, III., where he continued his former pursuits, among the jobs in which he assisted being the Warden's house at the penitentiary. He also worked at his trade in Chicago, althougli making iiis home still in Joliet. About 1859 this gentleman removed to the country, and some two years later left Joliet Town- ship to take possession of one hundred acres of raw land, which forms a part of the present Camp- bell farm. Immediately after his inirchasc he lie- gan making improvements, liiring help to run the farm while he continued to work at his trade in the two cities ijcfore mentioned. He proved a suc- cessful manager and overseer, added to his landed estate, and at the time of bis death owned two hundred acres. He breathed his last March 18, 1886, when sixty-four years old. For j-ears he did efficient service as School Director. He belonged to the Republican party, and to the Prt-sbytcrian Church. The mother of t'ne Campbell Bros, was l>orn near Glasgow, Scotland, and is a daughter of Sandj- Kior, who came to America in 1851. Her father was a mason, who like the gentleman who became his son in-law, worked at his trade in New York ('ity, and afterward in Joliet and Chicago, making his home in the former place. He invested in land, and eventuallj' became a large farmer. (Sec sketch of James Kier.) His daughter Grace was reared in Scotland, and was a j'oung lady when she crossed the Atlantic, not long ;ifter which she became the wife of John Campbell. She is now living in Hamilton County, Iowa, with her chil- dren. She has borne eight sons and daughters, as follows: Kate, now Mrs. McLaughlin, of Hamil- ton County, Iowa; John, a fanner in the same county; Charles, who died in Will Count}'; James and Alexander, of this sketch; Eliza, who lives with the two lirothers just named; Maggie is de- ceased ; and Archie is attending the High School at Joliet. James Campbell opened his e\ce to the light of d.ay May 4, 1863, on the farm which is his present home. He was reared upon it, and educated in the district schools, remaining under the parental roof 302 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. until the deatli of his fatlier, in 188G. He then rented a farm of two hundred and forty aei-es in Maniiattan Township, from his uncle, James Kier, and operatjd the same until the spring of 1889, when he formed a connection with his brother and returned to liis. former home. Alexander Campbell was also born on this farm August 3, 1865. He enj03'ed the privileges af- forded in the common schools, and remained upon the farm with his mother until September, 1888, receiving wages for his services after he had reached his majority. He then made a journey to Scotland, for the double purpose of imjiroving his health, and buying Clydesdale horses for himself and brother James. Going to New York City he embarked on the C'unard steamer ''Umbria,"' Sep- tember 15, and six and a half days later landed in Liverpool. Going to Glasgow he made that city his headquarters while traveling somewhat, in the land from which his ancestors came, visiting the former homes of liis parents, etc. He sailed from Glasgow November 10, on the steanun- "Grecian," stopping at Halifax twenty-four hours, and arriv- ing in Philadelphia November 29, whence he caiue directly home. While abroad Mr. Campbell purchased five full- blooded Clydesdale horses and an Iceland pony, which he brought with him to America. Soon after his return he rented the home farm and an adjoining tract, and with his brother began the operation of the same. They have all the modern conveniences in the way of buildings, use the lat- est improved farm machinery, and devote them- selves with unremitting zeal to the work they have in hand. About one hundred and ninety acres arc planted, principally with corn and oats, and the balance is used as pasture and having ground. They cmploj' four teams in their f.irm labors, and in addition to their specialty raise a good grade of cattle and liogs. ' The Camiibell Bros, now have about twenty-five head of graded horses on their place, while their full-blooded equines include three mares and two stallions. Mabel Eden is a beautiful ba}- five j'ears old : Betsey is three, and Florence two. These were imported bj" themselves, as was Sir Burt, a three-year old, registered as No. ^00. Prince Revcnsworth, also an imported animal, is eight J'ears old. and registered as Xo. 1700. The Camp- bell Bros, imported Red Moss Chief, who is now owned by their brother in ]<3wa. Neither member of the firm is married, but they have an efficient housekeeper in their sister. James is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Joliet, and both are held in excellent repute in that citj-, and wherevei' they are known. James is a Demo- crat, while Alexander is iudei>endent in politics. lir^r^^HOMAS J. KIRK, whose pleasant home in in Florence Township, is a native of Janes- ville. Wis. and was born Julj' 18, 1854. His parents, James and Elizabeth (Forsythe) Kirk, were born in the Emerald Isle and married in Ogdens- burgh, N. Y., whence they removed to Janesville. In 1860 they changed their place of abode to Will County, III., locating on a farm in Florence Town- ship, where both subsequently died. The elder Kirk was a cooper by trade and also a farmer. The family consisted of six children — Mary J. now wife of Joseph AVhalen, a Dakota farmer; our sub- ject; Elizabeth, still unmarried ; Andrew, James and William, fanners in tliis county, two of them hav- ing homes in the same township. The gentleman of whom we write was reared in this township from about his sixth vear. and liPS followed farming since youth. He owns eighty acres of fertile land, which is carefully and intelli- gently tilled ami bears adequate improvements. At present the attention of Mr. Kirk is divided be- tween his agricultural work, threshing and well drilling. He stands well in the estimation of his fellowmen, being reliable and energetic in his bus- iness affairs, kindly in social and domestic life, and useful as a citizen of the county and State. Mr. Kirk has served five years as Collector of Florence Township and is now acting for the sec- ond term in the capacit}- of Assessor. His politi- cal alliliation is with the Democrat party. The order and attractiveness of his home are due to the housewifely skill and pleasing qualities of his wife who bore the maiden name of Fannii" Jackson. She '^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBDM. 305 vas born in Florence Township, August 4, 1855, o Cliarles and Ellen (Cating) Jackson, and be- ame tlie wife of our subject January 7, 18.S0. ^our charming daughters have come to bless the nion. Tiiey are named respectively: Laura E., ;tlK'l R., Alice and Elinor. ♦ >^ . A . -*»- \t;AMES C. WEESE. The building interests of Joliet would be but poorly represented in this volume did not its pages contain mention of J. C. Weese, who has been en- aged as an architect and builder for manj' years, u this city he has designed and built many of the est residences, among them being the dwellings f II. B. Scutt, M. Calmer, Dr. Raynor, and others, [e has also done much vvoik in Morris, Aurora, orkville, and other places. He is a practical car- enter and architect, whose knowledge has not cen picked up but was acquired under competent lasters and improved by practical labor in both nes. The Weese family is of tierman extraction, the r.iud father of our subject having been born in je Fatherland. His father, John Marcus Weese ml Laura Ilpwell were born in Can.ada, and after leir marriage lived for many years. To them ere born thirteen children, eleven of whom are ow living, tlif subject of this sketch being the ;cond. The others are: William, a blacksmith ad carriage builder in Plattville, Kendall County; [rs. Catherine Mordcn and Mrs. Victoria Lazier, ^ins; Elias N., whose home is at Minooka, Grundy ounty; Lorain C. and W^ellington, deceased; Mrs. aura Hurd; Walter; Mrs. Chloe Pierce; and .deline and John, twins, the latter of whom re- des in Chicago; Adeline, the first, is deceased. In County Hastings, Province of Ontario, on .ngust 30, 1842, the subject of this sketch was orn. His father being a farmer, his early life as spent amid rural surroundings, and until the ge of fifteen j-ears he shared, as a boy could, in arious agricultural labors in the intervals of his 3hool life. He then served his time as a carpen- 2r's apprentice, working at that trade exclusively for seven years. He next devoted himself to archi- tecture, which he learned in the citj' of New York, for a period of ten years, and since that time has been designing and building. In 1871 he came to Joliet, which has been his home during most of the years since that date. He now occupies an at- tractive residence at No. 105, Second Avenue, whose internal arrangements are a model of bouse- wifeh' skill. On January 22, 1872, the rites of wedlock were cel- ebrated between our subject and Miss Kittie Farley, a resident of Leland, LaSalle County, 111. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. A. and Mar}' (Anderson) Farley, the father having been a min- ister in the United Brethren Church. During the cholera scourge, which decimated so man}- neigh- borhoods, in 1852, Mr. and Mrs. Farley were stricken down with the dread disease, dying within a week of each other. Their daughter was reared by an aunt, and under her loving care grew to womanhood, a noble and relined j-oung lady fitted for au}' sphere in life. Sir. and Mrs. Weese are childless, but have an adopted daughter. Mrs. Weese is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Weese is a true blue Republican, whose first Presi- dential ballot was cast for Rutherford B. Ha^es, and who has followed that vote with a steady adherence to the party which he then chose. A reliable citi- zen, an intelligent and upright man, he is regarded with respect by his fellow-citizens, his wife sharing in their esteem. ARTIN H. DEMMOND. To pay the trib- ute of honor and respect to those pio- neers who went in advance of civilization and hewed a path for the approach of man, is alwaj's a pleasant duty. Their self-denial has given us the comforts of life; their perseverance laid the foundations of our large cities and thriv- ing towns. They planted the seed, knowing that they would not live to enjoy the ripened fruit. They worked not for themselves, but for poster- ity, trusting in faith that in due time the reward 306 PORTilAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of their patient efforts would be realized. The gentleman whose name introduces this biographi- cal review is numbered among the wortlu' pio- neers of Will Couut3'. and though long since passed from the busj' scenes of life, yet, like the good man of old, "his works do follow him." A native of Massachusetts, Mr. Demmond was born March 4, 1803. but earl^' in life removed to Oneida Count}', N. Y., then located in Herki- mer Countj', where he grew to manhood. He spent the years of his youth in the usual manner, and bj' studj' and observation gradually acquired a busi- ness education, which he used successfully in after life. After being tirmly established in the dry- goods business, he set up his own household, plac- ing at its head an estimable lady who bore the maiden name of Sophia Murray. Mrs. Demmond was born Jul}' 26, 1804, in Petersburg, N. Y., whence when she was still quite young her father removed to Ca}"uga and later to Sharon. After a brief residence there, thej- went to AVhitesboro, Oneida County, and there she grew to woman- hood. After the death of her father, John Mur- raj', she went to live in Frankfort, Herkimer County, N. Y., where she met Mr. Demmond and with him was united in the holy bonds of matri- mony April 10, 1831. In that place they began their married life. In October, 1834, Mr. Demmond closed out his business in Frankfort and having resolved upon removing to the promising West, came to Illinois and, settling in Joliet, engaged in the mercantile business. With far-seeing prudence he bought eight}- acres (/f land lying west of the river, and lilalteil Dfmmond's addition. His business enter- prise soon led him into building, and several blocks which still stand were erected by him. He became the owner of a number of fine fa~ms and in the later years of liis life was interested in the raising of fine cattle. His busy, useful and suc- cessful life came to a close during the cholera epi- demic of 1854; he died July 18, of that dread disease after an illness of but twelve hours. His remains were first interred at the old homestea .t>fo.-^JA> J'~ OHN THEILER. A stroll through the princi- pal business streets of Joliet will reveal the fact that that city contains many men whose enterprise and ability is manifest at a glancei and who, one is not sur|)rised to learn, have a high standing in business circles. One of the establish- ments which gives such indications is that of John Theiler & Son, dealers iu groceries, |)rovisions, dour and feed, liquors, wines, etc., and occupying Nos. 108, 110 and 112 South Bluff Street. The senior member of the firm is also the owner of Theiler's Hall, which occupies the upper floor of the building in which his business is carried on. The birth of the subject of this sketch took 318 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. place in Switzeilsiiul, December >j, 1829. He ac- companied his parents to the United States in 1847, their first home liciiig in Chicago, whence tliey came to Joiiet in 1850. Our subject first em- barked in life as a farmer, hut in 1858 came into the cit}' to begin the business in which he is •yet engaged. He opened upon a small scale, en- larging the establishment as trade increased, and in 1873 building the edifice he now occupies, afterward adding to both hall and store. He is agent for the celebrated bottled beer of the An- heuser Busch Brewing Association, at St. Louis. In Miss Elizabeth Fender, of .Toliet, Mr. Theiler found the qualities which he considered desirable in a companion, and after a successful wooing she became his wife May 9, 1853. She presides judici- 0USI3' and pleasingl}' over tiie home, and has care- fully reared the children whom she has borne. Five sons and daughters comprise the household band. The first-born, Mary, is now the wife of John Scheit, of this city; John is the junior member of tlie firni; the other members of the circle are Lizzie, Louisa and Joseph. ]SIr. Theiler in former \ears served t^vo terms as Alderman, and is highly spoken of in the Fifth Ward. He and his family belong to St. Joliu's, Catholic Church. His honesty and square dealing in all transactions with his fellow-men, his kindli- ness in domestic life, and his social characteristics, gain for him the respect of his acquaintances and an excellent reputation in business circles. OYAL E. BARBER. Among the veteran lawyers of Joiiet Mr. Barber stands a promi- nent figure, and has made for himself a fine \^ record during an uninterrupted practice of nearlj- fortj'-five 'years. He possesses in a marked degree the talents and application requisite to suc- cess, and numbers among his clientage a large por- tion of the solid residents of this county. During his long career in the profession he has disposed of a large number of intricate cases, and there are few points in common law which he is not able to han- dle in an adroit and skillful manner. He is of stanch New England anuesLry,a native Vermonter, and was born in Benson, that State, August 3, 1822. John and Emma (Perry) Barber, the immediate progenitors of the subject of this notice, were na- tives of Connecticut, and descended from Puritan stock, their ancestors being among the earlj- Col- onists. The mother was a cousin of Commodore Perry, who dnstinguished himself in the battle of Lake Erie. John Barber was a life-long farmer, and the parental household included seven children, who reached mature years, and three who died in infancy or earl}- childhood. Roj-al, our subject, was the second liorn. In 1831, when he was a lad of nine \ears. a party of John Barber's neighbors came to the West on a prospecting tour, and sent back such glowing ac- counts of this section of country thai Mr. Barber was led to join them the following year. In the autumn of that year the jiarty chartered a canal boat at Whitehall. N. Y.. and u week later reached ]5ufifalo, where they took jiassage on the steamer '■llenrv Clay" for Detroit. There they boarded the schooner '-Austcrlitz," which in one week reached Chicago or near there, anchoring, however, outside of the bar about three miles from shore. The party and the schooner's cargo were thence all transported to the shore in the yawl boats. The steamer which convei^ed Gen. Scott's troops to Chicago, in 1832, is said to have been the first craft of its kind which had struck that port. Landing near Ft. Dearborn the party encount- ered various thrilling incidents. When attempting to cross tbe sand bar the yawl grounded, and the sailors jumping out got it off quickly' and then jumjied in again in readiness for the next wave. The •' Austerlitz" was bound for St. .Iose|)h. La- ter the yawl boat was stranded upon the bar at the mouth of that stream, overturned and the Captain and most of his crew were drowned. At the time John Barber landed in Chicago, the only buildings were a few log houses and Ft. Dearborn was enclosed with a log stockade. There was one frame building which had been erected that summer by J. H. Kinzie, with lumber which he had hauled from a sawmill at Plainfield. this county. The original plat of the village of Chi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGKAl'IIICAL ALBUM. 319 cago, lying between what is now State and Canal Streets, Madison and Kinzic, wns laid out tliat sum- mer. The agent besought John Barber to buy a town lot, and took him out to what lie said vv.is Lake Street, and showed him a lot eightj' feet front, nnd two hundred feet deep, vvhicli he offered for |.jO. Mr. Barber stepped on to a bog, shook himself, and the earth trembled all around him. lie therefore replied that he was "not going to sink an}' ¥.50 in that mud hole." .John Barber now hired a team of horses and a double wagon, and gathering together his family and some goods, forded the south branch of the Chicago River, and struck off across the prairie for Xaiierville, where some of his acquaintances had settled, lie made his selection of a farm at what later was named Barber's Corners, tliis county, and in February, 18;?3, moved his family into a log house, where the children were reared, and where he and his wife both died. Mrs Barber departed this life ^'ay 1, 1874. Mr. Barber passed awa}- in the winter of 1877. Soon after coming to this county he contracted rheumatism, which rendered him an invalid many years. This was the result of ex|)osnre during the cold winters, when engaged in getting out rails for his fences. T!ie subject of this notice remained on the farm until he found that the labor of harvesting, which was then all done by hand, made him ill every year. So, deciding to abandon farm life, in 1845, he came to Joliet, and became the Deput}' Clerk of several courts, discharging the duties of these in connection with the study of law, until his election in 1852, as Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex-ofli- cio Recorder. At tlie completion of his term he compiled the first set of abstracts of records, and then entered upon the regular practice of law, which he has since pursued. With the assistance of clerks he managed the abstract department until selling out to his son, January 1, 1889. In 1876- 77 he was Mayor of Joliet, and as School Inspector he performed much labor in behalf of education, holding this olfice nine years. In 1887-88 he erected the Barber Building, one of the most ele- gant structures in the city of Joliet. Mr. Barber was first married, April 24, 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Ellen Crowlej-. This lady died of cholera in 1 850. Mr. Barber contracted a second marriage, Noveml)er 7, 1854, with Miss Frances Cornelia House. Of this union there were born five children, on'; of whom died at the age of three years. There are now living two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter. Miss Alice Still- man BarbiT, is engaged in a mission seminary at Beirut, Syria, whither she went in the fall of 1885, Before she had acquired command of the Arabic tongue she was loft in charge of the institution for two years. Ed ward M., the eldest son, is now in the State of New York; AVilliam C. is engaged in the abstract business in Joliet; the younger daughter, Emma F., is the only child remaining under the pa- rental roof. 11 'ilJACOB J. HARTONG is carrying on .agri- culture very advantageously in Plainfield Townshii), where he owns a farm, which for fertility and productiveness is classed among the best in this locality. His skill and experience in practical farming have proved of inestimable value to him since coming to this count}-, and he has done exceptionally well since purchasing his pres- ent farm, and is one of our substantial moneyed men. Our subject was Ijorn in (Jreen Township, Stark County, Ohio, August 25, 1830, his father being an early pioneer of that section of the country. Jacob Hartong was a native of Pennsylvania, his father, grandfather of our subject, also having been born in that State, of German parentage. He was a farmer and spent his entire life there. The father of our subject was left an orphan when quite young, and was reared by his elder brother, Philip. He was bred to farming pursuits, and also learned the tr.ade of a weaver. He was married in the Keystone Slate to Elizabeth Drich, a native of that State. After the birth of five of their children they removed to the wilds of Ohio to build up a new home in that part of Stark County, now in- cluded in Summit County. Jlr. Ilartong bought a tract of land in the primeval forests of that region, and built a log cabin which afterward became the birthplace of our subject. There were but few 320 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. settlenieiils in that part of the State. Indians still lingered around tliini- old haunts, and tlie wolf and tlie deer, besides othei' kinds of wild game, often ran hv tlio door of their pioneer home. They lived in the most primitive manner, the mother eooking their food beftire the fire in the rude fireplace, and ninkina' tlie eloth for their clothes, spinning the flax and wool with her own hands. In the years that followed hard labor was Mr. Hartong's lot, liiit he thereby improved a desirable farm, which ho made his home until he closed liis eyes in death. His wife too passed away to the life beyond from the old homestead. They- reared a lar<''e family of children, seven sons and five daugh- ters, to good and useful lives. The subject of w^hom we write was the eighth child in order of birth, and was reared and edu- cated in his native town. He resided with his par- ents until his twenty-first year, and then married and cstal)lished a home of his own, and for four years managed his father's property. During that time he bought a farm in Jackson Township, Stark County, and operated it for two years, when he sold it and then lived on his fatlu r's farm until 1861. He then left Ohio, to take up his abode in this State, as he was much impressed with the many advantages offered to young men of enterprise and abilitv, to pursue farming with financial success in llie rich farming country of Will County. After coming here he bought a f.arm on section 1,5, Plainfleld Township, where he resided until 1868. ScUinc that place, his next jnirchase was in Man- hattan Township, where he dwelt the succeeding thirteen years. Disposing; of that place at a good protit, lie bought the farm he now owns and occu: |)ies, which comprises one hundred and forty-four ^ acres of land under excellent tillage, and supplied with a substantial set of buildings and all needed j,i,|iiovements. In 1890 he bought a desirable residence in the village, to which he intends to remove in the spring of 1891. Im 18.50, Jacob Hartong and Jlary Beard were united in matrimony. She was a native of Summit County. Ohio, and a daughter of Henry and Eliza- beth Beard, natives of Virginia, and early settlers of Summit County. After a pleasant wedded life of ten years, death deprived him of her compan- ionshijj, and their four children — Mary E., Martha A. and two since deceased — of a good mother. Mr. Hartong was married to his present estimable wife in 1861. and by their marriage they have four children now living — William H., Elias G., Charles V. and Martin F. Mrs. Hartong's maiden name w.as Magdalina Gardner, and she was born in Wit- tenburg, Germany, daughter of JIartin and Hen- rietta Dewey Gardner, also natives of Germany. Mrs. Hartong came to America with her parents when she was five years old. They located in Cleveland, and later came to Illinois, in April, 1862, and settled in Lockport Township, where Mr. Gardner bought a farm. They resided there some years, and then removed to Joliet, where the father died, the mother dying in Lockport Town- ship. Mr. Hartong's life has been guided by 'principles of honor and integrity, and he is a man of un- spotted character. He is well dowered with firm- ness and stability, which attributes, together with forethought and persistent labor, have been in- strumental in bringing about his present prosper- ous circumstances. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Assocation. They are not of those who "hide their light under a bushel," and in the selfish striving for gain forget their duty to others, but they are ever kind and thoughtful in their relations with all about them, and no one is readier to extend sympathy or help to those in distress than they, Mr. Hartong interests himself in the political situation of the day, .and sides with the Republican party. ^ WILLIAM A. STRONG. One would not XjitJff ''^"^ '" Joliet long, without becoming nc- . W^ quainted with the part that has been played by Mr. Strong in the progiess of this thriving municipality. As an able member of a prominent business firm, as the improver of city real estate, as- a ineinber of coriwrations and as a public ollicial he has deserved and won the esteem of his fellow-men for his uprightnrss. ability and success. Xo greater proof could be given of the confidtnce reposed in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 321 him than is shown in the number of estates that have been left in his hands for settlement. Among these were the Bissell, the Moore, the Curry and the Steel, while others are still held in trust by him. The p.arents of our subject were .1. C. Strong, a native of Northampton, Mass., and A. C. Wood- worth, a native of New York State. In the latter State he w,as born in 1828, his birthplace being the town of Waterloo. He attended the public schools, obtaining a good education, and learned in his uncle, W. A. Strong's store, the habits and methods of successful business men. In the hardware trade, to which he had grown up, he was engaged in his native place from 1845 to 1850, when his uncle sold out and came to Illinois. He became a part- ner with his uncle, W. A. Strong, in Joliet, the firm name being W. A. Strong & Co. until 1855, when a new co-partnership was formed with Messrs. Brooks and Barrett, and the style became Strong & Co. The business was continued under different firm names, but always as ii prosperous institution until 18G5. Mr. Strong, of this notice, then retired to become President of the Joliet Gas Company, in which position he still continues, and through his good judgment the success of the corporation was as- sured. Mr. Strong had faith in the growth of the city to which he had come, and purchased one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, which he laid out as a subdivision. It is one of the most beautiful parts of the cit}', and a residence in Glenwood is con- sidered verj- desirable. The executive and busi- ness qualities of Mr. Strong were called into requi- sition by his fellow-citizens, who elected him to tiie M.ajoralty and to the City Council, in botii of ivhich positions he made a good record. He is now a Director in the National Bank, and he was for a few years engaged in the quarry business. In 1855, at the bride's Lome in Rochester, N. Y., Mr. Strong was united in marriage with Miss Char- "lotte A., daughter of Judge I'.uell, one of the build- ers of the Erie Canal. Mrs. Strong is universally praised by those who knew her. She was strong in her convictions and steadfast in lier purposes, j'et possessed rare modesty and sweetness of dispo- sition, was charitable without displa}% and withal, a devoted Christian. This peerless woman died in Thoraasville, Ga., March 20, 1889. She had borne her husband four children. One daughter, Mrs. Budlong, died in January, 1885, leaving a child, Alice, whose home is with Gr.andpa Strong. Two sons are in business and one daughter at home. The Episcopal Church contains a si)lcndid memorial to the deceased daugh- ter. To that ehurcb Mr. Strong belongs, and of it his wife was a member. In a handsome and spa- cious dwelling overlooking the cit}', he of whom we write is spending his time in deserved ease, atllu- ence and honor. wJ « ■^wjOHN M. SWIGGART. A large portion of the business interests of Joliet is in the bands of its young and enterprising men, among whom Mr. Swiggart occupies a posi- tion in the front rank. He commenced compara- tively without means, dependent upon his own resources, and about 1884 embarked in the grocery trade, locating at the northeastern corner of Easton Avenue and Cass Street. He has been in business at this point about six j-ears and occupies a fine large double store in the Union Block, with two street fronts, and in which he has a fine and well- selected stock of staple and fancy goods. He owns a one-third interest in this block. He gives his close attention to his business and has a fair out- look for the future. A native of Scottsville, Mo., our subject was born January 22, 1850, and is the son of John J. and Mary (Fulk) Swiggart, who were natives of Iowa and are now deceased. He spent his boyhood and j'outh in Hamburg. Iowa, acquiring a practical education in tiie common schools. He came to Joliet in 1875, and for eight years thereafter was in the employ of the Joliet Steel Company. In the meantime he was recognized as a valued addition to the community, and after tilling various other positions of trust and resi)onsil>ility was, in 1884, elected Town and City Collector on the Repub- lican ticket. Z-2i PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. At the close of his term of office Mr. Swiggart establislied himself in the groeeiy trade on the sontlnvcst corner of Cass Street anil Easton Ave- nue, and by a course of fair dealing and courteous treatment of his customers, his business increased to such an extent that he was obliged to move into more commodious quarters. Then, in partnership with George Monroe and AA^illiam McDermont, he purchased t!ie ground occupied by the Union Block, upon which they built, and of which the}' still re- tain ownership. He now has the largest grocery in the citj-, building it up from first principles by his own exertions. He is a favorite both in social and business circles, a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, having attained to the Chapter degree, be- longs to the Independent* Order of Odd Fellows and the Royal Arcanum. In the latter he occu- pies the |)osition of Treasurer. Mr. Swiggart was for a time A'ice President of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the Fourth District, and President of the Trade and Labor Council, but thought best to resign these positions upon going into business. Mr. Swiggart. on the •23d of September, 1875, w.as wedded to Miss Isaphine Crouch, who at that time was a resident of Thurman, Iowa. Mrs. Swig- gart was born .January 21, 1851, and is the daugh- ter of Hiram Crouch and wife, who are now deceased. The young couple immediately after their wedding came to Joliet, of which they have since been residents. John .1. Swiggart, the father of our subject, w-jis born in Ohio, where he was reared to man's estate and married. Thence he removed to INIissouri, and from there to Iowa, locating in Hamburi;. where he and his estimable wife spent the remainder of their days. ^^ EORGE NAPOLEON POMERO Y. A stroll l|[ (=- through the prominent streets of Joliet '''^^ reveals the fact that it contains many busi- ness houses of fine appearance, well stocked with the best goods and evidently the centers of a flour- ishinu; trade. Such is the furniture store of the firm of Rocky & Pomeroy, which was established in 1887, and which is now doing a business of |i9.000 per year. The careei- of the junior mem- ber of the firm h.as been marked with a determina- tion and persistence that could scarcely fail to win success. While working for others he was faithful to the interests of his employers, and in serving others he learned how to be a master. His busi- ness is conducted according to honorable i)rinci- ples of square dealing, which, combined with the courteous treatment received by the patrons of the establishment, redounds to his credit throughout the community, and brings custom. The natal day of our subject was November .5, 1855, and his birthplace Bay Citj', Mich. His parents were William and Charlotte (.Sherman) Pomero}% and the father was a millwright by trade. He was originally from the Green .Mountain .State. In the family were seven children, all still living but William, who was drowned in the Saginaw River. The others are : Mrs. Dr. Nash; C. H.. of Bay City, Mich; Mrs. John Jenkins, of Detroit; David and Daniel, (twins), the one living in De- troit and the other farming in Shiawassee Couirty, Mich.; and the subject of this sketch. The gentleman of whom we write passed his boyhood upon a farm near Howell. Mich., his fiither being at that time the keeper of a tavern at what was known as the Three Corners. Pomeroy's Hotel became a popular and well-known place of rendezvous for those eng.aged in the lumber trade. The family removed from the farm to Ann Arlior, where our subject attended school four or five 3'ears. When the father died. February 22. 1874, the family became scattered and George went to Lansing, doing whatever offered in the w.ay of work. Subsequentl}-, after spending a short time in Grand Rapids, he worked on a farm for a time, then realizing the highest ambition of his boyhood by entering a shop as a clerk. After eleven months of this work Mr. Pomeroy became foreman of a bakery and confectioneiy shop in Biiy City, which he left to take a position in a cracker factor}- that had been purchased by his brother C. H., and C. C. Whitney. AVith them he remainc'yi- -2n^Q^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 325 1884 he was called to .Toliet by a telegram announc- ing the expected death of his mother. His first lahor in this city was in a conservatory, his em- ployer lieiii,4' A. E. Sparr. He next entered the emploj' of George IMonroe it Son, first working on a building they were erecting, and then becoming assistant shipping clerk for the firm. He next learned the upholstering trade of E. F. Etmyre, for whom he worked nearly a 3'ear, leaving him to establish a business of his own in Kankakee. There he remained but eighteen months ere returning to .loliet to continue the upholstering business here. In Jliss Jennie Rocky. Mr. Pomeroy found united the qualities of mind and heart, the pleasing nitinners, and useful accomplishments which won his deep regard and aroused in his breast the desire tu make her his wife. His wooing proved success- ful, and on September 26, 1885, the young couple ncre united in marriage. Mr. Pomeroy is a mem- bv'r of the society know as the Modern Woodmen of America. He is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, having full fellowship in that religious organization. ^-i^ !<- record of the life of this gentleman, whose Ji \v portrait appears on the opposite page, affords a striking illustration of the results of force and decision of purpose in a man, as well as of the power which an energetic and honorable character exercises upon the lives of others. From boyhood he has unceasingly applied himself to the gaining of knowledge and, as a consequence, is highly cul- tured and wields a large influence both from the inilpit and with the pen. Although he has been a resident of Loekport only about ten 3'ears, he is nevertheless inseparably associated with the most imiiortant religious enterprises of AVill County in the ranks of the Catholic Church. Chicago was the native place of Father McGovern and there he was born March 25, 18.39. He spent his boyhood in his native city, being among the first [Hipils attending the Dearborn public school, on M.adison Street, and afterward studying classics in the University of St. Mary of the Lake. When fourteen years of age he was sent to Rome, Italy, where he entered the Propaganda College, remain- ing there ten years, graduating with high honors and earning the title of Doctor of Divinity. On his return to Chicago he was appointed Vice-Presi- dent of the University of St. Mary of the Lake, and Rector of the Theological Sen»inary connected with that institution. When the university ceased to exist he went to Fulton, III., where he began the career of upbuilding for which he has since become noted. His efforts secured the erection of a beauti- ful church and residence, but the energetic priest did not long enjoy the fruits of his labor in that city. The next location of Father McGovern was Bloomington, 111., where the large church building which had been in course of construction was de- molished by a cyclone April 24, 1868. He took hold of affairs with the characteristic energy which had led to his being sent to this field of labor, and not only rebuilt the church edifice, but also erected a residence and started a boys' parochial school which has since become an educational power in that cit3'. When the new See of Peoria was formed he returned to his native diocese and took charge of the church in Rock Island, 111., filling the place of the Rev. Joseph P. Roles, who went on a trip to the Holy Land. While occup^Mng the tempor- arj' vacancy he was instrumental in the erection' of churches at Edgington and Preemption, Mercer County. In 1875, Father McGovern was sent to Lake Forest, Lake County, where he built a church and parsonage and reorganized the parish, so that on his departure to another field of labor he had one of the most flourishing churches in the diocese. Loekport became his home in 1880, and here he has again founded a school which is rapidly gaining in numerical strength and reputation. He has the second largest church in Will County, a fine parish residence that he bought for the church, a devoted people, and his influence is unbounded. Rev. Dr. McGovern is a man of deep theological knowledge, classical information and literary taste, and has pleasant ways which gain good will and prepossess strangers in his favor. As an author 326 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he has gained wide repute, the chief work which he has written being the life of Bishop McMullen, of Davenport. Iowa, which ranks high among bio- graphical writings, tie has always been a liberal contributor to the public and Catliolic press, and many to whom his voice is unfamiliar know him well through his writings. ' > ' Oo g:-» i|i^)RANKLIN P. FREY. Among the younger jLiii^' business men of Joliet, honorable mention ill) shouhl be given to the above-named gen- tleman, who has been identified with the coal busi- ness for a number of 3-ears and who has been prospered in his worldly affairs b}' reason of his square dealing, excellent judgment, and wise man- agement. He does a business of from *8,000 to §10,000 a year. The Fre}' family is traced back to Switzerland whence the grandfather of our subject came to America at the age of seventeen years. He was a tanner by trade. To him, at his home in Pennsyl- vania, was born a son, J. H., who after becoming a man turned his attention to mercantile pursuits. J. H. Frey married Margaret Hartong, who was also a native of the Keystone State, and in an early day they took up their abode in Ohio. In 1856, they came to Illinois, locating in PlainOeld, this county, whence they removed to Joliet in 1858. Mr. Frey had kept the toll gate on the old plank road, prior to his removal to this cit}'. To this couple nine children were born, their record being as follows: Mrs. Fiannah Peddicord lives in West- ern Kansas; Daniel R., in Dakota; Samuel M. died in Iowa in June, 1876; Ouriasdied at Camp Doug- las, 111., in 1863, being a member of the Sixty- fourth Illinois Infantry; B3'ron S. lives at Lock- port; Adam died in infancy; F. P. is the next in order of birth; Mrs. Ilattie M. Mapps, lives in York, Neb.; Anna still remains at home. The gentleman with whose name we introduce tills sketch was born in Manchester, Ohio. Septem- l)er 29, 1852, but passed his boyhood in Joliet, h.iving been brought thither at the age of four years. In the common schools he received a good education and from his worthy parents the moral teaching and habits of industry which have been practiced in his business and social career. He started out in the coal trade by entering the em- ploj- of J. Q. A. King, for whom he worked by the month until 1874, when he opened an office for himself. Since that date he has continued a scarcely interrupted business. The first Presidential ballot of Mr. Frey was cast for U. S. Grant, and his political .allegiance has ever been given to the Republican party. He was nominated for Assistant Supervisor in 1890, ag.iinst his protest, as he had no desire to enter public life. His talents are made available in so- cial and religious matters, and he is Financial Sec- retary of the Patriotic Order of Sons of America, and Treasurer of Erwin Council, No. 1 10, of the Na- tional Union. He is also Secretary of the Presbj'- terian Sunday-school, a position he has held eight years, and is numbered among the active members of the church. The ladj^ whom Mr. Fre^' wooed and won for his wife, was in her girlhood Miss Minnie M. Hicks. She is a daughter of S. J. Hicks who now resides in Oshkosh, Wis., and is an estimable lady with cultured mind, useful knowledge and i)leasing man- ners. The rites of wedlock were celebr.ated JUI3' 31, 1881, and four bright children have come to bless the union. They are named respectfully — Qhester C, Edna M., Lulu M. and Ella Rue. iHOMAS AY. BROWN. As a sagacious, practical, industrious farmer, the subject of this biographical review has played an im- portant part in the development of the rich agri- cultural interests of Plainfield Township, and his well-ordered farm, with itsneat buildings and well- tilled fields, compare favorablj- with the finest in this part of the county. Mr. Brown, though looking after his agricultural affairs himself, does not occupy his farm but makes his home in the village, where a few j-ears ago he purchased a fine residence, which is built in a modern and pretty PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 327 stylo of areliitectiire, and is well and taslcfully furnished. Our stihject was born in Fifesliire, Scotland, April 14, 1839. His father, John Brown, is thought to have been a native of Duinfrieshire, his fa- ther of the same name, being also a native of Scot- l.ind, and of Scotch ancestry. He was a weaver and followed that trade the greater part of his life. The father of our subject was reared to agricultu- ral [(ursuits, but for a number of years after mar- riage, operated a stationary engine in a spinning fat tory. He continued to reside in the land of his birtli until 1853, when with his wife and thirteen children he cnibarkec) for America in the month of August. Landing at New York he came directly to Chicago and after a short .stay there, came to Will County, and settled in Wheatland Township, where he purchased a tract of land a few acres of which were broken and some small buildings were on the place. lie was actively engaged in the management of that farm until hjs life was brought lo a close in 1885, and thus passed aw.ay one of the wmthv pioneers of the county. The maiden name of ihc mother of our subject was Lumsdale. She never came to America but died in her native Scotland, in 1849. The father married a second time. His wife survives him and still resides on the ht>mestead in Wheatland Township. Mr. Brown was the father of eight children b}' his first mar- riage and five b}" the latter. The son, of whom we write, received his educa- tion in the schools of his native shire. He was fourteen years old when he accompanied his pa- rents to America, and he commenced life here .as a farm lal)orer, working liy the month. After a few years he returned home to assist his father in the management of his farm and remained with him until his marriage, when he rented land in Kendall Count}'. So well was he prospered that in 1870. he was enabled to become a land-owner himself, pur- chasing in that j'car sixty-two acres of land iu Plainfield Township and a few years later, buying the .seventy acres adjoining, and subsequently be- coming the possessor of fifty acres more, so that his farm now contains one hundred and eighty- two acres of unsurpassing fertility whose improvements are of the best. He did not, however, settle on his farm but lived in Kendall County until 1888, when he removed to I'laintield to his present fine resi- dence. INIr. Brown has been twice married. In 1859, he was wedded to Marian Vondervort, a native of Vermont, and a daughter of John Vandervort. The following four children were born of that marriage: Marian Elizabeth, Silas A., Florence E. and Dilroy M. Our subject's second marriage oc- curred in 1879, when he was united to Miss Han- nah M. Smith, a native of Kickapoo, 111. Her fa- ther, Daniel Smith, was born in Kent, England, and came to America with his wife and three chil- dren. He resided in New York for a time and then, coming to Illinois, was a pioneer of Peoria County. About 1842, he came to Will County and bought a farm in Plainfield Township, on which he resided until his mortal career was brought to a close in 18G3. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Bachelor. She was born in Eng- land and died in Plainfield. iSIr. Brown is a self-made man in the truest sense of the word ; with sound understanding developed bj' intelligent reading and careful observation, a stable character and industrious haliits, he is an influence for good in this community with whose social, religious, and material interest he is as.soeiated. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and by their conduct in the ever}' day affairs of life show themselves to be sincere Christians. A citizen of public spirit and always evincing a general interest in the wel- fare of the township and county, our subject inter- ests himself in politics and is a devoted follower of the Republican party. 'f / OHN H. OHLENDORF, Ju. The late John Ohlendorf was a leading farmer of Crete Township and quite an old settler therein. He was a native of Hesse, Germany, born September IG, 1827, and died at his home in this township. May 25, 1888. He was the oldest of five .sons and two daughters born to his parents, and yrew to man's estate in his native land. He 328 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. received a goofl practical educaliou in the Fallior- land, whence, in 1852, he canio to America witli the other members of tlio parental family. Sail- ing from Bremerliaven in June, they spent seven weeks on the briny deep, finally landing in New York Cit}', and, as a united family, coming west to Chicago, Til. Soon afterward they all came to to this countj'. John Henry Ohlendorf, Sr., was reared to farm pursuits in Ids native llesse, and was also a local officer there for some 3'ears. He married a Hessian lady, Miss Sophia Senne. When they ari'ived in this county, he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on sections 34 and 35, Crete Town- ship, paying ?*1,100 for the same. It was mostly wild land at the time of purchase. There the parents of our subject lived for some years, when they purchased another farm and gave their orig- inal estate to their eldest son. They subsequently gave their second farm to their second son, and con- tinued this process until all their sons were estab- lished in good homes, when they made their home with their youngest son, August. There the father died July 9, 1882, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. His widow is yet living, still making her home with her son, August. She is now nearly seventy-eight years of age. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, of which her hus- band was also a member, and like his, her life has been characterized by industr3' and piet3^ Realizing that it is not good for man to live alone, he of whom we write led to the hymeneal altar Miss AVilhelmina Arkenberg, the marriage rites being performed at the home of the bride in this township. She was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germanj', November 16, 1835, and is the oldest child of William and Dora (Gisika) Arken- berg. Her father was a shepherd in German}', that having been the avocation of the family for several generations. After the birth of their four sons and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Arkenberg emigrated to America, sailing from Breraerhaven to New York. They came at once to Chicago and later to this county, this being in 1853. Mr. Arkenberg purchased a farm near Goodenow, Crete Town- ship, making of it an estate of considerable value. There he breathed his hist in 1880, at the age of sevonty-two years. His widow dei)arted this life four years later when seventy-one years of age. Both were members of the Lutheran Church. The wife of our subject having been seventeen years of age when she accomjianied her parents to Ameri(^T, received the greater j)art of her educa- tion in her native clime. With the devotion of a true wife, she labored hard with her husband to make a home for their famil}', proving her efficiency in household duties, and as a counselor and S}'m- pathizing helpmate wherever woman's work is needed. After the death of her husband, she took up her residence in Crete, where she is still living, with her youngest child. She is the mother of three children — Henry W., whose biography occu- pies a page in this volume; Amelia, wife of Henrj' Triebold, their home being on a farm in Crete Township; and Regina, who is her mother's com- panion. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, to which her children also belong, and with which her deceased husband was identified. The life of Mr. Ohlendorf was one of persevering industry, neighborl}' kindness, and unassuming devotion to the principles in which he believed, and his death removed from the township a citizen whose worth was unquestioned. Besides leaving a good home to his heirs, he left to them that best of all inheri- tances, a name and memory which can be thought upon with loving reverence. ..«v;f.>..#;*. ^^EORGE E. SHAW, one of the most pros- III (— , perous farmers of Plainfield, has been a ^^^ resident of this township for more than thirt}' years, and has been closely associated with its agricultural development, helping to make AVill County one of the finest farming regions in the State, and during this time he has acquired a goodly amount of property and has placed him- self among the substantial citizens of the com- munity. Mr. Shaw is a native of EJizabethtown, N. J., born February 2. 1815, a son of Elijah Shaw, who is thouirht to have been born in New York PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL aLSUM. 329 State. The latter learned the trade of a cooper and followed that falling in Columbia and ])iit('liess Counties. At his death, in 1822, in the town of Milan, a useful and honorable life was brought to a close. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Catherine Althouse. .She is thought to have been born in Dutchess County and spent her last years with a daughter in Westchester County, N. Y. There were seven children born to the parents of our subject of whom the fol- lowing six were reared: Mary, Jane, George E., Elijah, l'h(i'l>e and Helen. The mother of the sub- ject of this sketch was married a second time, becoming the wife of George Shaffer and they reared one daughter, Louisa. Our subject was but seven years old when he IkkI tiie misfortune to lose his father and one year later he went to live with a farmer, Philip I. Zinlc. He was bred to agricultural pursuits, re- ceiving in return for his services his board and clothes. At the age of twenty-one he started out for himself, witii empty pockets and in debt for the cloth to make the suit of clothes that he wore. A young mail of his willingness and capability to work found but little difficulty in obtaining a situ- ation, and he was soon engaged on a farm in Dutchess County, his wages being $12 per month for eight months in tiie j'car, and during the win- ter season he was obliged t(j work for $8 per moutli. He labored ver}- hard and prudently saved his earnings, and the following spring in- vested a part of them in a tract of three hundred acrc^s of wild timber land in Cochecton, Sulli- van Count3', in part payment for it giving eight months more work. He did not locate on his pur- chase at that time but continued working for a few years, until he was enabled to buy two hun- dred acres adjoining it, and after marriage he bought a house and three acres of land in Stan- ford, Dutchess County. The following year (1847) ho sold that place and went to Sullivan County intending to settle on his land there, but before l)uilding, he embraced a fine opporlunitj- to sell a part of his land for an improved farm in the town of Bethel, the same county, and two years after that he bought the remainder of the first tract he had previously purchased. Hearing much of the wonderful fertilitjr of the soil of the Prai- rie State and the various other advantages offered to the practical, wide-awake farmer, he determined to try life hero, and selling his farm in New York, he came to this .State and two years later pur- chased the farm where he now resides. Eighty acres of this is located on a part of section 35, and he has besides another eighty-acre tract on the same section, and eleven and one-half acres of valuable timber land on section 27. In the years of hard labor that followed his settlement here Mr. Shaw devoted himself assiduously to the work of his farm, and has brought about a great change in everj' respect, erecting roomy, convenient buildings, suitable for ever^^ purpose, cultivating the land after the best methods and providing himself with the best machinery, so that his place may be regarded as a model in its way. Mr. Shaw has been married three times. His first wife, to whom he was united in 1844, was Catherine E. Schoonover. She was a native of Dutchess County, N. Y.,and a daughter of Richard and Ann Schoonover. Her death, October 31, 18o0, deprived him of a good wife. He was next married, September 11, 1851, to Mary A. C'olsen, a native of Ireland and a daughter of William and Ann Colsen. After a pleasant wedded life of nearly thirteen years he was deprived of lier assist- ance by death July 10, 1864. To them had been born three children, namely': William E., George H. and Lewis. William married Martha, KQonelly, and has three children — Ella, Margaret and Lester; George H. married Estella O'Strander and has one child, Ethel. The marriage of our sultjcct to his |)rcscnt wife was solemnized May 10,1809, her maiden name was Anna Coon, and she was born in Milan, Dutchess County, N. Y. Her father, Philip A. Coon, is sup- posed to have been born in Columbia County, N. Y., and his father, John Coon, was a farmer and died in Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y. Mrs. Shaw's father was also a farmer and at one time owned a farm in Milan. He came to Illinois with Mrs. Shaw and died at her homo in 1871. The maiden name of his wife was Hannah Link, and she was a native of Milan. Her father, John 330 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Link, is supposed to have been born there, and to have been a descendant of German ancestry. lie carried on farmin;^ in tliat town until liis death. Mrs. .Shaw's niotlicr died in Milan about 1858. Mr. Shaw is a sturdy representative of our self- made men, as, beginning life in povert}', he lias Worked his waj- up to a position of comparative wealth all through his own efforts, he having been well equipped for the struggle with energy, deter- mination, and a good capacity for skillful labor, besides being a man of steady habits, thorough conscientiousness and unswerving integrity. He and his wife are sincere religious i)eople, and the Congregational C'hurch finds in them two of its most faithful members. He was a Whig in former days, but since the formation of the Republican l)arty has been one of its most consistent suj)- porters. ETER P. ADLER. This gentleman is numbered among the prominent citizens Tof .loliet, where he has been engaged in business for a number of years, manifest- ing a degree of abilit}' and enterprise that has given him a high standing in business circles and wins for liim a flourishing trade. He is a member of the firm of Adler Brothers, stock dealers and shippers, and wholesale and retail de.ilers in meats. Their market is situated at No. 1 1 2 Exchange Street, in the National Block; and their business of shipping stock to the East necessitates the buy- ing by wholesale in Kansas City, Mo., and various other points in the West. The subject of this sketch owns considerable land in the township and has charge of the estate, whereon horses, mules, cattle, and hogs are raised in considerable numbers. He iS known as a gen- eral farmer in a large waj', while he has also at- tended to the shipping of the stock of the firm, simply overseeing the business. Mr. Adler was born in Joliet Township, this county, ()ctol>er 8, 1842, being a son of Michael Adler, whose history will be found in the sketch of .Incob Adler on another page of this Albdm. He grew to the age of nineteen years on the farm. after which he learned the trade of a shoemaker in the cit3' of Joliet-. After mastering his trade, he eng.aged in the clothing business, continuing in it several years, but in 18G8 beginning the meat busi- ness. He bought with his brother Jacob, having charge of the market, and since they extended their business to include the buying and shipiiing of stock, he has spent much of his time in Kansas City, Mo., or in various parts of the State of Kan- sas, interested with his brother-in-law, F. G. Kap- ple. He has an interest in the building in which the market is carried on. The marriage of Mr. Adler took place at the bride's home, in Joliet, in 1865. She was born in Ohio, in 1844, to Joseph and Elizabeth Flick and was christened INIary A. Her father was a native of Alsace, when it was a dej^artment of France, and her mother was born in I'ennsylvania, her maiden name having been Seuter. The family came to this county in 1833, and Mr. Flick en- gaged in the hotel business in the same house the family now occupies. He died in 1873, leaving a widow and four daughters, three of whom now survive, two being at home. To Mr. Adler and his estimable wife six children have been born, three of whom are living. They are named respectively: Angeline, Lizzie and Peter M. J. The parents belong to St. John's Catholic Church and stand well in the esteem of their ac- quaintances, their characters and intelligence ren- dering them useful and agreeable members of society. eHARLES C. MoCLAUGHRY, A. B. This young gentleman, who is now filling the position of Chief Engineer of the Illinois State Penitentiary', at Joliet, is a man of more than ordinary ability and strength and nobility of character. He was the recipient of excellent ad- vantages during his boyhood and youth, made a good use of them, and possesses a mind well stored with useful knowledge and capable of grasp- ing with firmness and with acute perception, sub- jects brought before him for consideration. With PORTRAIT AND HIOGKAPHICAL ALBUM. 331 this, lie has firm principles and agreeable, courte- ous manners. The subject of this brief biographical notice was born at Carthage, Hancock Countj', April 7, 1863, while his father was in the army. When eleven years old he came to Joliet with his parents, finishing his education at Knox College and being graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of '85. Pie then entered the machine shops of the Illinois Steel Company in order to acquire the trade of a machinist, which he completed in that establishment. He was after- ward connected with the firm of E. R. Brainard & Co., in their machine department in the peniten- ti-jr^', leaving their employ November 1, 1889, at which time he was appointed chief engineer of the prison. He is a meml)er of the Lincoln Club, an organization of j'oung Republicans, and belongs to the Central Presbyterian Church. At the residence of W. C. Deramond, of this city, June 28, 1888, the marriage ceremony was performed which united the subject of this sketch and Miss Helen A., daughter of the host. The bride was born in this city, which has ever been her home, and where she has made many friends by her genial manners, intelligence and estimable charac- ter. To her and her husband one child has been born, who bears the name of Helen B. Maj. Robert W. McClaiighiy, the father of our subject, was Warden of tlic penitentiary in Joliet for fifteen years. He w.-is born in Fountain Green, Hancock County, July 22, 1839, and remained at liqine on a farm until ISfiG. He then entered Mon- mouth College, being graduated in 1860, and re- maining in the institution one year as Professor of Latin. Returning to Hancock County in 1861, he settled at Carthage and became editor of the Carthage Republican. In response to President Lincoln's call for three hundred tliousand men, he enlisted, in August, 1862, as a private in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois Infantry. He was chosen Captain of Company B, and in November following was elected Major of the regiment. He participated in all the campaigns in the Gulf de- partment, which resulted in the caiiture of Vicks- burg, and in all those in Western Louisiana until June, 1864, when he was transferred to the pay department as Paymaster and assigned to duty at Springfield, 111. He remained there until October, 1865, when he was mustered out of the service. Having been elected Clerk of Hancock County, Maj. McClanghry at once assumed the duties of that office, which he held until 1869. During the next two years he was engaged in the stone quarry business in Sonora and furnished stone for the rail- road bridge over the Mississii)pi at Keokuk,and also for tlie Government canal at the same place, and for the foundations of the new State Cajjitol at Springfield. In 1871 he went to St. Louis, Mo., to take charge of the St. Genevieve quarries, but the following year, his health failing, he returned to Monmouth, 111., and entered the office of Judge Glenn, to attend to a portion of his business. There he remained until August 1, 1874, when he was api)ointed Warden of the penitentiar3' of this place. He was married, in 1862, to Miss Eliza- beth Madden, of Monmouth, and has five children living. — ^^m — - ICHOLS D. DYER. The flourishing city of Joliet contains manj' business houses in whose management great tact is displayed, and in which a trade is carried on that gives circu- lation to thousands of dollars per annum. One of these flourishing establishments is that of the sub- ject of this sketch, who is a dealer in dry-goods. Fifteen years after the Pilgrims of the "May- flower" had landed on Plymouth Rock, the first record of William and Mary Dyer, who were first cousins, is found in Boston. Like many others in that da}' they had left the refinements of an Eng- lish home, to brave the discomforts of the Western wilderness in order to enjoy the blessing of relig- ious liberty. William Dyer was led by the elo- quence of Roger Williams to espouse the cause of the Baptists, whereupon he was disfr.anchised and like many others compelled to leave the colony. His wife walked out of a meeting of Puritans in company with Mrs. Hutchinson. The banished Dyers bouglit the little isle — Rhode — Island — then called Aquidunk or Isle of Peace. Of the new colony who settled "Little Rhody," William Dyer 332 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was selected as Clerk, subsequently becoming Re- corder, Clerk of the Assembly and Attoney-Gen- eral. His wife still adhered to the C^uaker belief aUliough ojiposed to the spirit of intolerance characterising that body, and especially, the un- just law of banishment. Restless under it and firmly believing she had a mission to perform, she returned to Massachusetts to secure a reformation. In this she failed, and was therefore a martyr to her religious belief, and was brought to the gallows for execution as one sowing the seeds of sedition, by direction of Gov. Endicott. Through the inter- vention of a son she was spared, only to again re- turn to the same mission and become a martyr to her faith. Quite a number of the progeny- of these Puritans have become noted in American history-. >«. 1). Dyer, of whom we write, is one of the lineal descendants. The subject of this biographical notice was born in Lexington. Ohio, January 14. 1841. He is the eighth in a family of five sons and four d.iughlers, born to Daniel II. and Phila (Beaverstock ) Dyer, natives of Vermont. nni1 is the only survi\ or ex- cept his sister. Mrs. Pldhi .M. Watson, of Iowa City, Iowa. Until tliirieen years of age he was with his ])arcnts in his native village, after which he accom- panied them to Callaway County. Mo., where his father followed farming. The lad was educated in llie common schools and, his father having lost his Mi.'^souri property, in his youth began working by the month in Iowa. He continued his labors on a f.arm there until the winter of 1860, when he taught school near Plainfleld. 111. In 1862, he entered the Commissary Department of the army at Pilot Knob, Mo., under his uncle, Col. George Dyer. Six months later young Dyer went to Farming- ton, Mo., and raised a company of Union refugees, whom he accompanied to St. Louis, joining Frank P. Blair's brigade as a Second Lieutenant. They were sent to join .Sherman, and toi)k i^art in the en- gagement at Chickasaw Bayou, where the Union forces were sadly defeated. The\' then went to Arkansas Post, where the tide turned and thej- captured all the artillery. After wintering at Mil- liken's Bend, where a [lortion of their time was spent in digging the canal in the vain endeavor to make the Mississippi run up hill, tliev were sent to Vicksburg and bore an active part in the siege of that city. There Mr. Dyer acted as Captain. Prior to this he h.ad been made an aide on Gen. Carr's staff, with the rank of Lieutenant, but had declinerl the appointment because the boys had insisted that as he had started out with them he should remain in their company. The next prominent point at which the young soldier w.as found was Jackson, Miss., after the capture of which he took part in other conflicts, among them being the noted engage- ment at Lookout Mountain, where many of our brave boys fought above the clouds. Following this came the battles at Ringgold. Dallas, Peach Tree Creek and Big Shanty. Breaking down in health while en route to Atlanta, Captain Dyer was discharged September 4, 18{)4, on a surgeon's cer- tificate of disability. The succeeding two years were spent by Mr. Dyer in recovering his health, and he then engaged in the hardware business in Chicago, continuing it a year. He then went to Iowa, where in the town of Atalissa, .September 12. 1867, lie was united in marriage with Miss Amanda M.. daughter of Tliomas Lewis. The same year he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he received tlie aiipoinlment of Deputj' City Collector, the place being secured for liira by Gov. Fletcher, and held a little over a year. On account of his wife's health they re- turned to Iowa, where he was engaged in the mer- cantile business until 1875, at which time he removed to Joliet. His wife was removed bv death June 29. 1870-. leaving one child, George L., who is now with hisfatlier. Since coming to Joliet Mr. I)\er has followed the dry-goods business. On May 6, 1873. Mr. Dyer contracted a second matrimonial alliance, taking for his companion Miss Juliette Hardy, with whom he lived happily until December 27, 1876, when she breathed her last. She was a daughter of Otis Hardy, of Joliet. The union was blessed by tlie birth of one child, Florence J. On April 10. 1878, Mr. Dver was again married, his bride being Miss Amelia A. Hard}-, who has borne him two cliildren, now liv- ing — Emma Phila and Marion A. The first Presidential ballot of Mr. Dyer was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and his allegiance has has always been given to the Republican party. In t4^-2^T/^//^lj(L^ PORTRAIT AND BJOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 335 the infancy of that political organization his father and brotliers desired to vote for Gen. Fremont, but dare not do so in the section of jNIissouri in which they lived. Mr. Dyer belongs to the Grand Ami}' of the Kepuhlic. -m= ATRICK W.DUNNE,Pastorof St. Patrick's Church in Joliet, although comparatively' young holds a liigh position in the ranks of the Catholic [iriesthood as one who is do- ing i!;uch to advance the interests of the cliurch in various ways. To liim are due the great improve- ments around the edifice in which his charge meets. Personally he is a genial, whole-souled man, very comiianionable, and not only dearly loved by his people but highly respected by the community in general for his good qualities of mind and heart. His intellect has been thoroughly cultured and his mind is stored with learning. In charitable work he is ever ready to lend a helping hiind and the members of his own charge are lroale which time Mr. Ehrhardt had been engaged as clerk for August Sehiffer.of Monee, in whose employ he had gained a thorough knowl- eclge of the business. Mr. Ehrhardt is also Post- master, having received his appointment under ilio present administration. He is well and favor- ably known as a man of upright character, more than ordinary intelligence, and an abundance of eiu'rgy in whatever he undertakes. He is active iu local politics, voting the Republican ticket at all times, and his fellow-citizens have called for his services in various local offices. He and his good wife belong to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Ehrhardt comes of good old German fam- ilies, the home of both ancestral lines being in Saxony. His father, Christoph Ehrhardt, was reared as a farmer and after his marriage took uji for himself that occupation. His wife was Miss Sophia Werner, who was reared in the same neigh- borhood as himself. To thera were born two sons and two daughters, wath whom the\' set sail from Bremerhaven in -Tulj-, 1854, on the sailing vessel '•Susannah." After a tedious vo3'age of eight weeks landing was made at Baltimore, whence the family came to Chicago. The father chose a location in Monee Township. Cook County, and there the fara- il}- lived on a small farm for some years. The parents then settled in Blue Island, where both died, the father passing awaj- in 1872, at the age of seventh-six years and the mother surviving until 1889, she being then sevcntj'-eight years old. Both were life-long members of the Lutheran Church in the tenets of which the}' reared their children. These all survive, are married and have families. The subject of this sketch is the eldest member of the parental family and was born in Saxony, Germany, April 30, 18 40. lie received a good education in his native land during his early boy- hood, and after accompanying his parents to America, attended schools in this State, acquiring an excellent knowledge of the English language. He was living in Will County when he became of age anil was occupied with .agricultural pursuits until after the breaking out of the Civil AV^ar. In 1802 he was enrolled in Company D, Eighty-second Illinois Infantry, his company and regiment being under the command of Capt. Miller and Col. Hecker. He was mustered into service at Camp Butler, and in October went to the front, first meeting the enemy at Chancellorsville. The next heavy engagement in which he participated was at Gettysburg, and he afterwards bore his part in the terrible conflicts of Lookout Mountain and Mis- sionary Ridge. He was one of the gallant sixty thousand who marched with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea and back through the Carolinas to Wash- ington, and with other members of Hecker's regi- ment was known to officers and comrades as a faithful and plucky soldier. He escaped injury and was able to report for duty every day until the last gun was fired, when he was honorably dis- charged at Chicago and mustered out of service at Camp Douglas. Coming at once to Monee, this county, he began his clerkshi[), which he continued until he established the business in which he is now engaged. The lady to whose fine character and housewifely' skill Mr. Ehrhardt owes the joy and comfort of his home life, was known in her maidenhood as Miss Louisa Klein. She was born June 26, 1843, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, her parents, August and M.adeline (Boehl) Klein, being natives of the same province. In 1846 they left their native land to make a home in the Xew World, sailing from Bremerhaven accompanied by four children. After some weeks they landed at New York City whence t546 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. they jouniej-ed by river, eanal and lakes to Chi- cago. Later the}' located at Blue Island, and still later settled on a farm in Cooper's Grove, where they remained some j'ears. They then purchased a farm in Monee Township, Will County, where they erected a comfortablejlwelling in which they lived until after the death of Mrs. Klein, which occurred when she was forty-five years old. Mr. Kleiu subsequently went to Missouri, dying there when about seventy -six years of age. lie and his wife belonged to the Lutheran Church. Their daughter, now Mrs. Ehrhardt, being scarcely more than an infant when they crossed the briny deep, was reared in Cook County. III., and there ob- tained her education. Her happy union with our subject has been blest with the birth of two chil- ,1,-en — Arthur and Carl — who have been educated in the public schools and who are still living under the parental roof. As a representative citizen of Will Count\', we are pleased to present on another page of the ALBUM a lithographic portrait of ^Ir. Ehrhardt. OBLE JONES. The tastes of men give ' rise to varied wants and occupations. Some find their enjoyment in the bustle of the busy haunts of men, and some amid the less ex- citing scenes of rural life, while others combine the two. The latter is the case with the subject of this biographical notice, who spends his days anir>ng the bulls and bears of the Chicago Board of Trade and in the turmoil of the great cit3-, while the hours not occupied in efforts to increase his store of worldl}' goods are given to rural pleasures anil domestic joys ''far from the madding crowd." His home is in Mokena, whence he goes to Chicago every morning, returning at night, as regularly as clock work, never having been left in thirteen years. For the past decade he has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and has become llie largest receiver among the heavy dealers so prominent there. His shrewdness is unquestioned, and minor dealers who could get a "tip" from Noble Jones would consider tliemselves verv fortunate. The Jones family is of Welsh descent, and the more immediate progenitors of our subject were natives of New England. His grandfather, Wesley Jones, was born in Vermont, whence he removed to Connecticut, in which State his son Wt^sle}', the father of our subject, was born in 1800. Tlie same j'car the elder Jones removed to Canada, making a settlement in Barnstone Township. County Standstead. He owned and operated a large farm, and the son was reared amid rural surroundings. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, following it in Canada until 1837, when he removed to Arca- dia, Waj'ne Countj', N. Y., and in that town con- tinued his occupation several j'ears. In 181-1 he came to, Will Couutj', 111., locating in Homer Town- ship, where he sojourned but a year ere removing to Orland Township, Cook County. 'J'here he purchased and improved an eighty -acre farm, upon which he resided until his death, in 1880, engaged in the peaceful vocation of a farmer. The mother of our subject was Abigail, daughter of William Barnes, and was born in Hillsboro, ISIass. Her father, who had previously kept an hotel in Boston, removed to Barnstone, Canada, during her early life, and engaged in farming there. The homes of Grandfather .lones and Grandfather Barnes were but a mile apart, and when, in 1882, our subject revisited his birthplace, he -was able from the descriptions given him to locate both places. Grandfather Barnes and his wife were brought to Illinois in 1854, and both died at the home of his father. Mrs. AVesley Jones was the mother of six children, he of whom we write being the j'oungest. Cj'rns died in New York; Wesley is now living in Wetmore, Kan.; William is farm- ing in Frankfort Township, this county; Wright lives in Portland, Ore.; Abigail, Mrs. Cross, lives in Wetmore. Kan. The mother passed away in Mokena in 1881, at the advanced .age of eight}- years. Noble Jones was born in Barnstone, Canada, November 16, 1834, and was thei'efore about three years old when he accompanied his i)arents to Arcadia, N. Y. The journey w.is accomplished with a team and wagon, and during the few years which followed the little lad enjoyed the privi- lege of attending the common schools. The re- PORTRAIT AJ^D BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 347 moval to Illinois taking place when he was ten years old, is well remembered b}' him, and the ride on the canal to Buffalo and on a steamer to Chi- cago were enjoyed as none but a hearty boj- could enjoy such a tri|). Tiie city wiiich is now the scene of JNIr. .Tones' labors, presented an uninviting appearance when the family reached it, consisting as it did of a few unpretentious dwellings and places of business, around which stretched the low ground which well deserved the name of mud hole. From Chicago the family came to Will County wilh teams, and here our subject passed one year. Cook County tiien became the home of the Jones family, and our subject was obliged to go three miles to school. The old-fasiiioned log schoolbouse with slab benches and puncheon lloor was the scene of his educational efforts, and the schools were kei)t u|j by subscription. Like other farmers" sons young Jones was early set to work, soon presenting the appear.auce of the "barefoot 1hi\ with check of tan" who may be seen on many M larni. When thirteen years old he began driv- inn :i breaking team, consisting of seven yoke of oxen. Three 3ears later he found work as a team- ster for the Rock Island Railroad Company, which was then putting its line to Mokena. He received §1.25 [ler daj' for himself and team, a day's work lieing twelve hours. In the spring of 1852, when eighteen ^ears old, Noble Jones and his brother Wright rigged up a mule team and stai'ted to California. Making their way to Council Bluffs, they joined eighteen others in a caravan which traveled along the north bank of the Platte River to Ft. Laramie, thence along the North Platte, taking Sublet's Cut-off, and tlience through the South Pass to the Golden .State. Three times tiie train was attacked by the Pawnees, who were very hostile at that time, and all considered it wonderful that they escaped being massacred. At Loupe Fork and the two follow- ing camping places, only the bold front the}' pre- sented to the savages i^resented so dire a catastro- phe. As their own animals were wild, and gun- shots woulil have stampeded them, they did not dare shoot, but depended upon their appearance of preparation and fearlessness, which fortunately proved sullicicnt to save their lives. The only weapon possessed by our subject during these try- ing scenes was a long range ritle. The train arrived in Sacramento seventy-tliree days after leaving Council Piluft's, and Mr. .loncs found work upon a farm, beginning his labors at ¥75 per month, and receiving 1:125 before he abandoned them. His onl}' experience in mining was during three (Lays, when he was visiting in the mountains. After remaining on the slope two years Mr. Jones returned via the Nicaraugua route, the steamer "Sierra Nev.ada" carrying him from SanF^rancisco to the Isthmus, and the "Star of the West" lieing his home during tiie Atlantic voyage. The last named vessel was the first l)o.at fired at Charleston during the late war. Mr. Jones was working on a farm six miles from Sacramento when tiiat cit}' was burned, and also when it was "drowned " b\- the overflow of the Sacramento River. ]\[r. Jones completed his journej' from New York to Mokena by rail, the road to tiie latter place having been finished in his absence. For a short time he carried on his father's place, then bought eighty acres of raw land in Frankfort Township, upon which he broke ground, made var- ious improvements and settled down to farming. He devoted himself to that vocation two years, meeting with an ordinaiy degree of success, and he then built a steam mill in 3Iokena, and for two j-ears enga6:ed in Hour and saw milling as a member of the firm of Cross & Jones. This venture did not prove successful, but on the contrary swal- lowed up all the previous earnings of Mr. Jones, and he therefore abandoned it for another field of labor. In 1858 Mr. C. Rowley engaged our subject to go with him to Pike's Peak, Colo., to start and carry on a sawmill, agreeing to pay him *50 per month for his services. When the two arrived at Atchison, Kan., Mr. Rowley concluded to start the business on the Missouri River at that point instead of going to the destination which they had had in view. Mr. Jones therefore became Super- intendent of the sawmill at Atchison, having charge of the sawing and rafting of logs and every other detail of the business. He was joined by his wife and child, and continued to reside in the Garden -518 PORTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Stiite until 18fi;!. when he returned to Illinois.' Fur A twelvemonth ho carried on his fatlier's farm, and then, taking up his abode in Mokena, he began buying grain and shipping it to Chicago. Dui ing the next two }'cars he was fairl\- successful, and he then opened an estaliiisbmeiit for the sale of agri- cultural implements. The new venture of JSIr. Jones proved to be one in which his good judgment and business tact foanAP, the son of a pioneer flj — , of Will County, who has himself done much ^i^5i>Jj pioneer W'Ork in the improvement of his fine farm on section 36, Wheatland Township, may well be classed among the pioneers of this i)art of Illi- nois. He is a native of Sullivan Count\-, N. Y., and was born April 3, 1845. He is a son of Wilson and Plucba (Hollida}') Dunlap, natives of New York State. The father's familv is of Scotch origin. In 1853, the parents of our subject emigrated to this county and his father farmcil here as a rentei' for a number of years. He finally settled on a farm of his own in DuPage Township, and subsequently removed to Plainfield and resided there a number of years. Later he and his wife retired from active life to the home of his daughter, ;\trs. Albert Tyler, of Wheatland Township, and he is still an inmate of her household and is now in his sevent^'-sixth year. In the month of June, 1888, his faithful wife, who had borne with him the labors of their early years and had shared with him the joys and sorrows of a long wedded life, was removed from his side by the hand of death. By that marriage he became the father of seven children, of whom the following four survive: Eugene, residing in Lockport Township; Mrs. Tyler, of Wheatland Township; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Walker, of Iroquois Countj', and our subject. The father is a stanch Democrat in politics. George Dunlap, of whom we write, was a young lad when he came to this county and here he was reared to a stalwart manhood under the inlluenccs PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 349 of pioneer life. His education was conducted in the district scliools of the early da3-s, and he gained a thorough Itnowledge of farming in all its brandies under the guidance of his father, and has ahv.a3's followed that calliug. In the month of August, 1862, Mr, Dunlap was married to Mrs. Affa Eaton, widow of Henrj' Eaton, of Wheatland Townsliip. and a daughter of J. B, King, of DuPage Township, of whom a sketch ap- pears in this Albuji. Of their union four children have l)een horn, of whom three are now living: .James W., Ida, Affa aiid Emma J. By her first mar- riage with Henry Eaton, Mrs, Dunlap had one daughter, Alice. Sir, and Mrs. Dunlap are highly regarded in this community for their great personal worth and in their home, comfort and hospitality- aliides, Mr. Dunlap carries on his affairs with wisdom and in his dealings witli others is honest and fair. He is sincei'ely religious and the Methodist Episcopal Ctiurch fin«'. Y., and was a resident of that place till .Inly, 1855. In that month he came to Illinois and located in Aurora. Kane County, and lived there ten years. At the expiration of that time he came to Will County and spent his last years in the town of Troy, dying there in 1875. The mother of our suliject departed this life in 1872. The father was twice married and reared two daughters bj' his first niarri.age, Hilary coming to America and dying here subsequently unmar- ried. There were four children of the second marriage, two of whom were reared to years of maturity, our subject and his brother .lohn. The latter settled in Troy and later iu Plainfield, where he died unmarried. .Joseph Kaps attended school steadily until four- teen years of age and acquired a sound education. He then took up farming as his life work, carrying it on in the land of his birth till 1854. That ^-ear maiked a turning point in his life as it was then he emigrated to this country. He started out in a foreign land with uo other capital than with which natuie provided him and he first made money by working for others. He was thus engaged for four years, and then rented land and in 1867 made his first purchase of eighty acres of wild prairie in Tro3', this county. He greatly improved the land and tilled the soil there until 18S0. wlicn he sold it at a good advance and purchased his present place of residence on section 28, Plainlield Township, three miles from the village, seven and one-half miles from Joliel, the farm being beautifully lo- cated on the banks of the DuPage River. It com- prises two hundred and fifty-one acres of land of unsurj)assed fertility and productiveness. He has it under the best of cultivation and has erected coiumodious buildings and lias it amply provided with all the conveniences for carrying on agricul- ture to the best advantage. The prosperity of our subject is due in a measure to the fact that he has been assisted in his labors bj' the active co-operation of a capalile wife to whom he was united in marriage in 1865. Her maiden name was Mary Seipolt and she was born in Ger- many, and came to America with her parents, Jo seph and Mary M. Seipolt. Their pleasant home circle is completed, by the seven children born to them: Matilda, Mary, Francis, Henry, Joseph, Clara and John. The family are members in high standing of St. John's Catholic Church. It ma}' be seen from the perusal of this sketch that all that our subject has and is he owes to him- self, that he is in fact a self-made man. He is well endowed with decision of char.acter, tenacity of purpose, and an active mind, and these with his in- herent capacit}' and traits of thrift and sagacity have pushed him on to success in his calling and the accjnirement of a desirable property. He is alive to the value of a good education and gives his children advantages in that direction. A man of his standing is a good citizen and is a help to any community. The ple.asant home and fertile fields belonging to our subject are well represented in the accompany- ing lithographic view. ^ RANKLIN E. BARBER was born in this a^ county in pioneer times, coming of a good /ll, old pioneer familj', and, reared to a stal- wart, enterprising manhood, under the peculiar in- fluences that obtained here in the days of hig 356 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. youths he stepped to the front to take his p.-ut in the great work of redeeming this section of llu- countrj' from its primitive vvildness, and has ever since borne an honc)rable part in sustaining and pushing forward its extensive agricultural interests as an active farmer and slock-raiscr in DiiPage Township. Tiie suliject of this notice was horn in this county. August 25, 1835. lie was a son of John and Emma (Perry) Barber, natives respectivel}' of N'ermont and Massachusetts. In 1832 they emi- grated from New England with their family to this part of Illinois, and Mr. Barber bought lantl in tliis townsliii), on section 2, when the (iovern- meut sale took place, purchasing both Government and canal land, paying >?\.'25 for the former and a higher price for the latter. His land consisted of prairie and timber, and he turned the first furrow and erected a log house and log barn, making a dwelling of the former for a number of 3ears. He resided here till his death, December 19, 1870, which removed from our midst a representative [lioneer and a highly honorable useful citizen. The mother of our subject had preceded him in death, dying on May 2, 1874. They were the par- ents of a large family' of children, of whom four are known to survive, namel}': Royal E., of .loliel; Caroline, wife of L. B.Anderson, of Michigan; .lane, wife of Milton Elsworth, of Wheaton ; and Franklin E. The father was a man of consider- able prominence in the count}', and served for a time as Deputy Sheriff. He was in early life a Whig, but he afterward cast in his fortune with the Kepublican party. He was successful in life, liuau- ciall}', and left a comfortal)le estate. Like all pio- neers, his earlj' life here was one of sacrifice and often of privation. The subject of this biographical review was reared in this townshi[), and received the [nelimi- naries of his education in the local schools, and subsecjuently attended the High School at .lolict for a shoi't time. Since then he has advanced his education by observation and by reading, as lie is a great lover of good books. He was trained to ihe life of a farmer, atid obtained a sound. i)rac- tical knowledge of his calling, which he still pur- sues very profitably. He owns over two hundre(l acres of excellent farming land, which is well cul- tivated and yields large harvests, and is amply provided with substantial buildings for every [lur- pose. To the one to whom he owes so much of the comfort and eoziness of a good home, be was united in marriage September 2, 1807, the maiden name of his bride being Adelaide \alentine. They have five children, namely: Emma, wife of C. H. Tot- son; Etla F., Edward, .Jessie and F'rankie. Mr. Barber bears u fine reputation in his old home as being a practical man. of .standi jirinciijles and stability of purpose, whose word is never doubted; one in whom his neighbors place im- plicit trust, who, in short, is a credit to his native county and is bearing worthily the mantle of his pioneer sire. Ho has been Townshi|) Clerk, and has held the office of Constable. Politicallj-, he is classed with the most earnest supporters of the Re- publican party. Religiously, he and his wife are Presbyterians, strong in the faith, and are among the most zealous members of the church of that denomination in this place. "^OHN CAVANAUGH. The estate which this gentleman has secured is a monument to his ability as an agriculturist, and a con- elusive proof that persistent effort will be rewarded. It comprises three hundred and eighty-eight acres on section 35, Jackson Town- ship, and it needs but a glance to assure the passer-l)y that here comfort abounds, while thrift is seen in every detail of the work which is car- ried on. The estate is thoroughly improved, the buildings being especially noticeable for their size, number and convenience. In County Sligo, Ireland, about 1829, John Cavanaugh opened his e3'es to the light, and in the F^merald Isle he remained until lie was almost twenty years old. He then went to F^ngland, where he remained until the fall of 1851, when he determined to seek a wider field for his energies in the land across the sea. Taking passage for America he landed iu New York, whence he went m PORTRAIT AND lilOGRAPHIOAL ALBUM. 357 to Albany, sojourning in that city three or four months. He then tooii up his residence in tiie western part of tiio Km pile State, making Herki- mer County his home for some two years. His next removal was to Will County, HI., where he has since hecn a resident, and where he has de- voted his attention to agriculture. One of the most important events in the life ot Mr. Cavanaugh was his choice of a companion, and he has no leason to regret his selection. His wife bore tlu' maiden name of Kai.e >Iahcr, and was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, November 15, 1838. .She was about twenty-three years old when she left her native isle for America, and at the time ot her marriage she was living in Wil- mington, this county. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh includes ten living children and two deceased. The latter are James E. and Malhew;- the survivors are Willi;>m, Michael, Thomas P., (ieorge, Edward, Mary, Lizzie, Mag- gie J., Julia and Katie A. The active intellect and quick wit which are proverbial to natives of the Emerald Isle are not lacking in our subject and his estimable wife, anti the religious element of their characters is salislied with the worship of the Catholic Church, in the faith of which they are devout believers. Mr. Cavanaugh has been Commissioner of Highways, taking the interest which all dwellers in the coun- tr}- should in the improvement of the roads. IIARLE.S lloLZ. This gentleman is num- bered among the leading citizens of Beecher, and indeed of Washington Township, of which he has been Clerk for sixteen j'ears. He has held other local offices and has a high reputa- tion as an efHcient public servant, and he is like- wise regarded .as one of the most successful far- mers of this part of the county. He owns a line estate of one hundred and twenty acres near the village and an excellent residence which he occu- pies within the limits. Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, claims Mr. Holz as one of her sons and that duchy w.as the ancestral home for generations. Henry Holz, the father of our suliject, was a slioeinakcr who fol- lowed his trade in the Fatherland until 1858, when with his wife and family he emigrated to America. They sailed from Iltunburg to New York on the ••North America" which made the passage in thirty- five days. The family journeyed direct to Chi- cago, 111., and thence to Du Page County, from which the parents subsccpiently returned to Cook County, locating in Proviso Township. There the father die(l. July 21, 1878, in the sixty-seventh year of his .age. He was a Re()ublican, a member of the Lutheran Church, and a good man who was respected by all who knew him. His wife, Mary (Miller) Holz, came to Will County after his death and died at the home of our subject in the winter of 188(;. She w.as then seventy-three years old. She was a life-long member of the Lutheran Church and w.as a devoted mother, lov- ing companion, and excellent neighbor. The parental family consisted of two sons and four daughters, the subject of this sketch being the second in order of birth. He was boru No- vember 29, 1827, and. was nearly of .age when his parents came to this country'. He reached his majority in Du Page County where he continued to make his home until 1865, being occupied as a farmer and an imiirover of lands. Upon leaving that county he took up his abode near Beecher and here he has gained a competence and secured an excellent reputation. In his early life he learned the trade of a shoemaker, but he has not followed it since he came to America. The estimable wife of Mr. Holz was known iu her maidenhood as Minnie Oelerking. Their mar- riage rites were celebrated in Cook County and neither has h.ad cause to regret the union. Mrs. Holz was born in Hanover. Germany, January 9, 1842, received a good education in the laud of her birth, .and was so instructed by her good parents as to grow to womanhood possessed of a fine char- acter and much useful domestic knowledge. She was nineteen years old when her parents came to this country and she lived in Du Page County until her marriage. Her union with our subject has been a childless one but they have become the foster parents of three children: Henry died whet) 358 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. seven years old; Louisa and Rosa are still with their foster parents, undn- whusc cari- and traininu Uit'v liave liecu well reared and eduealed in Lutli Knglisl) and (iornian schools. Mr. and Mrs. Holz and the daughters belong to the Lutheran Church and have many friends among tlieir associate mem- bers, as well as in all circles in which they move. Tlie parents of IShs. IIolz were Henry and Sophia (Hartmann) Oelerking, wiio were born reared and married in tlie Kingdom uf Hanover. 'I'lie father followed tlie business of buying u|) butter, eggs, chickens, etc., and selling tlieni in tlie larger cities, doing in this way a tine commission trade. One son and live daugliters were born to the good couiilo before they emigrated to Amer- ica. They sailed from Bremcrhaveu in 1860, landing in New York seven weeks later, and com- ing at once to the Prairie State, took up their abode on a farm, in l)n Page County. There the parents lived for some years, but subsequently became residents of Beecher. Here Mr. Oelerking died in October, 1872, at the age of sixty three years. He was an honest, hardworking man, a good Pepultlican in politics, and a sound member of the Lutheran Church. His widow survived him several years, breathing her last May 21, 187(;. She was a good mother, and a kind-hearted neigh- bor, ever ready to assist those in need. With one exception the members of the parental household are still living. -^Hf#^^4-'-J-- ORRANCE DIBKLL. One fundamental idea has been retained as a common basis for the principal forms of Government. In the theocracy, the patriarchal system, a.id the democracy, the principle that the judiciary stands first in importance, has ever been recognized, and, as a logical sequence, to be chosen to diEcharge that function carries with it a signal honor. Dor- ranee Dibell was invested with this dignitj- b}' be- ing elected, on the 3d of November, 1885, Judge of the Ninth .ludicial Circuit, consisting of Will, Grund}', LaSalle and Bureau Counties. Born Feb- ruary 16, 1844, he was fortj'-one years of age at the time of his election, thus being the youngest of tliost' who have been called to tliat oflice in the circuit mentioned. .hidge Dibell is the son of tlie Kev. .1. I!. Dibell. a native of Kingsville, Ashtabula County'. Ohio, and Louisa (Ward) Dibell, whose birthplace was Kllington, Tolland County, Conn. His own birth- |)lace was Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. His parents lived in Homer and New Lenox Townships, Will County, 111., from 18.)0. The father was a Baiitist minister whose sacred calling was termin- ated by death September 10, 1885. His thirtj-'five years of ministration in this county are rich in tributes to his faithfulness in the service of his di- vine Master. After his death the mother, with her daughter, .lulia Louisa, took up her abode with her son Dorrance, in Joliet, where she resided until her death October 17, 1885. The daughter Julia was killed by the cars in that city September 20, 1889. Judge Dibell was ;i lad of but six years when his parents settled in the Prairie State and he grew to manhood on his father's farm, attending the public schools in boyhood and subsequently prosecuting his studies in the University of Chicago; beginning his personal career as a teacher he was afterward employed as a telegraph operator at Racine, Wis., and Wheatland and DeWitt, Iowa. At the latter [ilace he began the stud^' of law with the Hon. John C. Policy, further pursuing his professional researches with Messrs. (Joodspeed. Snapp A- Knox and Parks & Hill, all of Joliet. On the 23d of August, 1.S70, the young student was admitted to the bar and formed a partnership with the Hon. Charles A. Hill, now member of Con- gress from the Eighth District. The firm name was Ilillcfe Dibell, and the connection begun September 3, 1870, was not dissolved until November 13, 1 880, when tlu; election of Mr. Dibell to the bench severed the oldest law iiartncrship in the county. The firiii enjoyed a large and im|)ortant practice, both members holding high positions among the legal fraternity on account of their .acumen and their skill in coiulucting cases. During the years of his active pr.actice Judge Dil)- ell was a member of the Cit}' Council, and assisted in establishing a great number of the best improve- ments of the cit}'. He was in the council when the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 359 chanjje was made from the special charter to incor- poration under tlie general law. Tlie first jiulicial liTiii of the Judge is drawing to a close and it is well within bounds to say that his record will stand with the purest and ablest. One wiio has Unown .Tudge Dilicll long and iiiti- inalcly .says of him: '-Judge ];)ibcll is ;i hirgc- liiahu'd, broad-minded, generous-spirited iiinn, who commands the affectionate esteem and conlidence of all who know him. Like most students, he is not ill any sense a society man. I>ut his equable temper and. aniial)le disposition have made him a prime favorite with his neighbors and friends. The exacting demands and large requirements of ids profession have not dulled his taste for general literature. He has gathered a large and valuable uiisoellaneous library, not for ornamenl, but for his own use and enjoyment. The gre.at poets and dramatists are represented there, and the specialists of science, philosophy and political economy, have not l)een neglected nor overlooked. Even tliool- ogy is not excluded, as is too frequently the case among lawyers. In short, to legal learning he .adds a cultivated taste and a large store of geuei-al in- formation." The marriage of Judge Dibell and !\Iiss Sarah I\L .Siiapp was celebrated in 1872. The chosen com- panion of our suliject is the eldest daughter of the lion. Henry Snapp, at the time of her marriage representing this district in Congress. The only living child of Mr. and Mrs. Dibell is Charles Dor- ranee, who was born March H), 1S7.5. Not only is Mrs. Dibell devoted to the interests of her home but she has the culture and disjiosition that wins friends, and her place in society' is an assured one. -^^ -H- EBENEZER C. STEPHEN. The man who has a brain tx) conceive and a hand to per- form various kinds of handicraft, may well l)e gratefully proud of his ability to add to the means iiy which others can increase their conven- iences or opportunities. The gentleman with whose name we introduce this notice comes of a family in which the mechanical talent is conspicuous, several members having shown high degrei ^ of skill in va- rious lines of construction. Ills Grandfather Gar- den was a mill, cart and plow wright, and his Grandfather Stephen was also a first-class mechanic. So, loo, was his father, Josejih Stephen, although the latter studied for the ministry and devoted himself to the cause of the MastjCr during .a great part of his life. A fuller account of the lives of Joseph Stephen and his wife, Jane (Garden) Ste- phen, will be found in the sketch of David S. Ste- phen on another page in this Album. The subject of this notice was born in Aberdeen- shire, Scotland, July 25, 18:58, and accompanied his parents to America in 1813. The voyage and journe}- to Northern Illinois are recorded in the sketch of his brother David, and it is unnecessary to reiieat them here. The lad was reared up(m the farm until 186.3, having the advantages of the common schools, and when a very young man taught for one terra in Green Garden Township. He inherited the mechanical skill of his ancestors, and without having tc> serve an apprenticeship was able to do almost an3'thing in mechanics. In 1863 Mr. Stephen opened a machine and re- pair shop in partnership with his brother, David S., and has continued in the business for twenty seven years. The fraternal connection was finall}' dis- solved in 1889 and our subject has now the bulk of the old business. He is proprietor of a .saw, plan- ing and feed mill in Frankfort and does .all kinds of general woodwork, repairing and manufacturing. He also deals in farm implements and machinery and in hard-wood lumber and coal. He has a fine set of m.achinery and tools, and the reputation which he has earned as a Hrst-cla.ss mechanic is well deserved. The buildings which he occupies were erected by himself and are situated upon a five- acre tract of land owned by him. He also owns a cozj' residence. AVhen a young man, Mr. Stephen learned the rudiments of farming and was actively eng.aged in it, .acquiring in this wa}' a practical knowledge of all that pertains to agricultural life. Such was his taste and natural ability that while te.aching he spent Saturdays working in the shop and was able to wood two plows per day, thus making $7. Such industrj' and zeal merited the smiles of Dame For- 360 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tune, and it is a pleasui-e to his friends to know that lie has gained a comfortable financial standing. Mr. Stephen has no political aspirations, preferring the quiet of his home to the tumult of public life, but is ever ready to use his influence and deposit his vote in favor of Republicunisra. The marriage rites of Mr. .Stephen and iliss Emma .1. Iloupt were celebrated in Frankfort, December .M. 1!S67. The charming bride w,as born in EHiughain C'ountj-, Mich., .and well educated bj- worth}- parents. The latter were early settlers in Jackson, Miili., where they located in 1836. The union of Mr. and IVIrs. Stephen has been blessed by the birth of five children: George G. is a me- chanic and engaged with his father; Ida M. is a graduate of the F'rauk fort schools and now teaching at Hadley, Homer Township, having begun her professional laliors when but sixteen 3'ears old ; Jo- seph A. is deceased ; Robert E. and John O. are still at home and unoccupied, except in useful stiidies and pursuits. ^^-^ EORGE W. FLAGG. The family name III —^ of this gentleman will ever be held in rever- '\^j(j euce in Will County as that of one of its early pioneers, who w.is for many years promi- nentlj- connected with its interests, and of great assistance in developing its resources and laying the solid foundation of the prosperity that it en- j lys to day. And it is with pleasure that we place before the readers of this volume a review of his life and of that of his honored representative of the present. The latter, a native of the county, is now one of its leading agriculturists, owning and successful!}' managing a large and valuable farm in Lockport and DuPage Townships, where he has a fine residence and enjoys all the comforts and luxuries of life. He was au officer in the late war and did gallant service with his regiment until ill health compelled him to resign his eouimission and retire to private life, taking with him the respect of his fellow officers and the men who served un- der him. Mr. Flagg was born in Plaiufield Township, July 25, 1837. Reuben Flagg, his father, was a native of New Hampshire. Groton, in Grafton County, being the place of his birth. He was there bred to the life of a farmer, and thence went to Vermont when a young man and there was engaged in the eoojier's tr.ade. Two }'ears later he made his way to lialtimore, Md., where he ac- quired the trade of a stone-mason. After two 3'ears stay in that city he returned to Vermont and at one time worked as a stone-mason in Boston. In 1830, he came to Illinois, traveling by Lake Cbamplain. Ciianiplain A- Erie Canal to Buffalo, and from thence bj- the lakes to Chicago. That city was then composed of two log houses and Indian huts, and there was a trading post there. The captain of the boat wanted him to build a warehouse, thinking it might come in use, though no one else seemed to agree with him. Our sub- ject's father did not like that section of the country, as he thought it too swampy for farming purposes, and he hired a team to take him to Walker's Grove, a little below the present site of Plainfleld. At that time there were l>ul three families living in the vicinity, and where Plainfield and Joliet now are there was not a house, and Will County then formed a part of Cook County. All the land was open for settlement and he h.ad his choice in mil- lions of acres, and as he was told he could not live on the prairie he claimed a tract of timlier in the northeastern quarter of section 20, of what is now Plainfield Township. At that time deer and all kinds of wild game were plenty, which was for- tunate for the earl}' settlers as bread stuflfs were scarce, the nearest flour-mill being in Indiana. Mr. Flagg's settlement was made there before the Black Hawk War and there were frequent Indian scares, therefore, the handful of settlers l)uilt a stockade of logs and all gathered in it, and atone time lived there three months, the men taking their guns to the field to be ready for the enemy at a minute's warning. Once it was thought the In- dians were going to make a raid and all the set- tlers here went to Ft. Dearborn and stayed there a few days until it was thought safe to return to their homes. Mr. Flagg built a log cabin on his farm and commenced its clearance. Soon after coming here he took a contract to build the race PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 361 for Walker's mills in which was sawed the lumber to build tbe I'vst frame iiouse ever erected in Chicago, and Mr. Flagg drew it there with an ox team. After residing on that claim a short time lie sold it and tooix up a tract of prairie land on sec- tion 10, and ;it once began tlie work of improve- ment, lie first built a log cabin for the accom- modation of liis family and afterward erected a more sidistantial residence, and at the time of ids death had improved a valuable farm. November 0, 18G9, this wortliy and liigldy re- spected pioneer, departed this life. Tlie maiden name of tlie wife who shared his labors and en- abled him to attain success in life was Betsey Ken- dall. Slie was l)orn in Hebron, Grafton County, N. H., April G, 1805. Her father, .lohn W. Ken- dall, was formerly a resident of Hollis. N. II. and removed thence to Hebron, where he bouglit a farm, and besides carrying on agriculture he worked at liis trade of a cooiier in that place un- til his death. Tlie maiden name of his wife was Betsey Flanders and she was also of New Hampshire origin, and there spent her entire life,d3'ing on the home farm in Hebron. Mrs. Flagg's death oc- curred February 2.5, 1872. She was the mother of eleven children, as follow's: John W. K., .Sarah E., Samantha.l'rudcnce, Frank, George W., Lorain, llenr\, William II.. Mary and Lucy. Samanlha was the first white child born in this county, and she died here February 25, 1872, aged forty-one \ ears .and five months. In his early life Mr. Flagg was a follower of the Whig party, but later identified himself with the Republican at the time of its organization and remained true to the party until his death. He was distinguished as being the first Justice of the Peace ever elected here. Judge Caton being his o|)ponent. Following is an item pul>lished in the Chicago y/z/c's after Mr. Flagg's death, which is of interest and importance. "In the winter of 1831, the Methodist circuit riders of the great west held a conference in the settlement of Chicago, and among the other supplies contributed to their com- fort during their session was a dressed hog from the old town of Plainfield, in Will County, thirty- six miles south-west of the place of meeting. This animal was the property of Reuben Flagg, a good farmer residing near Plainfield, who has recently passed away. He started with the dressed hog on a sled .and succeeded in getting lost, somewhere just outside the present city limits. Not arriving in time a delegation of ministers w.os sent out from the conference to find him. This they were for- tunate enough to do, all lioing much rejoiced, it is said, at the sight of the wandering farmer and especia^y of the fat porker on the sled. Now the question is whetluu- this dressed hog shipped from Plainfield to Chicago in 1831, is not the first ship- ment of the article to this market on record, the initiatory arrival of a product which in 1874, .ag- gregated two million, five hundred and twenty- eight thousand, one hundred eight head." George W. Fl.agg, of whom these lines are writ- ten was reared on a farm and e '5 ■frASON L. AVILSON. Among the live real- I I estate men of the flourishing little city of d' Joliet. is found Jason L. AVilson, who was Y born in this city, November 11, 1858. He is a son of George and Martha (Eaton) AVilson. both of whom are natives of Manchester. N.H. The futher started out ic life as a farmer, but learned the carpenter's trade, which he subsequently fol lowed. In 1852 he left the Granite St.ate to find a home in the prairie lands of the Mississi|>pi A'alley, bringing with him his family, which then com- prised two children. Tiiese were John, now cashier of the rolling mills, and Mrs. Jennie McGuire, also of this city. After Mr. and Mrs. George yi'\\- st)n became residents of Joliet four children were born to them. Tvvo of these, George and Eaton '^ ^t^/k^-w^^ PORTRAIT AND KIO&KAPHICAL ALBUM. 365 are deceased ; the living are Charles, a grocery (leakn- in Joliet, and our subject. 'I'lif gentleman of whom we write received a Ljood coninion-sehoo! education and began his act- ive life as a clerk in a grocery store, in wliich he remained about four years. He tlien became a clerk in the local office of the Alton Railroad, spending eleven years in the employ of that I'ail- road corporation, four of which were passed in Chicago as chief clerk of the local office tliere. He returned to Joliet as agent of the Chicago & St. i^ouis, now the S.anta Fe Railroad, continuing in lliat capacity five years. In 1889 he entered upon the sale of real estate, whicli he still pursues, hav- ing in December of that year formed a partnership with Henry H. McGuire. In Miss Laura A'andcnburg, a cultured and lov- nlile young lady of this city, Mr. Wilson found the (lualitics of heart and mind which he desired in his life companion. After a successful wooing, I he riles of wedlock were celelirated between them .Inly 22, 1882. They have three living children, named respectively: George, Martha and Anita. Mrs. Wilson is a daughter of W. L. A'andenburg, originally of the Empire State. Mr. Wilson af- liliatis with tlic Masonic fraternity. He possesses dei-icU'd business ability, is well informed regard- ir.g the world's progress, and is reputed honest, re- lialilc and straightforward in all !iis dealings. ^, )»ILLIAM DAVIDSON. It is frequently \/\l/l **'*^ ''''■'^^ ^^^ l)edestrian learns much more wW of the country than he who travels by public conveyance, as he is Iirought much closer to the people and has a better opportunity to observe tlieir habits and to learn their characteristics, and also sees, as rapid transit will not permit, the nat- ural beauties or blemishes of the landscape. Did time and s|)ace allow of a detailed account of the experiences of the subject of this sketch, miu'hof interest might be learned regarding tlie appearance of various sections some years since and the man- ner of life of the citizens. Although his ex|ierl- ences were not always agreeable, yet his labors in life were beguiled by many scenes both entertain- ing and instructive. The stubborn determination which is so characteristic of the race from which he sprung and the feeling which has been so thor- oughly embodied in the well-known expression of one of England's most noted men, that "England ex- pects every man to do his duty," has characterized his life labors and led to his success and present assured financial standing. The remote ancestors of our subject were Danes, but for many generations they have been num- bei'ed among the English race. He of whom we write was born in Tallantire, Cumberland County, England, October 28, 1827, and is one of six sons and two daughters born to Robert and Esther (Howe) Davidson, who were natives of the same county. The father was a farm laborer. Three sons and a daughter came to America, Joseph and William making the voyage in 1850. An old Englishman had been sent from Connec- ticut to the Mother Country to secure one hundred and fifty quarrymen, and under an engagement with him the two Davidsons came to the United States, Joseph paying his own fare but William being brought by the companj-. The latter from early boyhood had longed to cross the ocean and rejoiced in the opportunity presented to him. They landed in New York April 24, 1850, and began their labors in the Connecticut quarry the follow- ing day. Previous to leaving his native land young Davidson had been railroading for six years and prior to that time had been a farm hand. Mr. Davidson worked ninety-nine days in the quarry, paying his passage money and quitting the employ of the company when they owed him $40, which they have never paid. Borrowing $7 from his brother, he went to Pbiladeli)hia and thence to Baltimore, from which point he started on a tramp with his kit on his Ijack. Ho went to Little York, I'.n., and had worked six weeks when the quarry stopped and he tramped three hundred miles, re- turning to within a mile of his starting point. There he worked on a canal six weeks, after which he walked to Dalton. Ohio, where lie engaged to lay track for the Ft. W.ayne Railroad. Nine months were spent in the employ of that company. 366 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. during; which Mr. Davidson put in the switches and side traclvs from Pittsburg. Pa., to Massillon, Ohio. His next change was to Michigan City, Ind., where he loolc a job of spotting ties on the New Albany & Salera Railroad. The little luone}' which he should have made was lost, as his contract was but a verbal one, and his employers thought he was making too much for an old country man. After this hard treatment Mr. Davidson left the company and coming to Chicago in 1852 was ill for two weeks, after which he went on the Illinois Central Railroad at Kankakee, before there was a house at that point. He got out all the stone used on the road from there to Cairo, working at it about four years, after which he took up bis abode in Joliet, where he has resided for thirty-four years. He came here with Robert Cunningham and the fiist work he did in this place was to get out stone for the Universalist Church. He began work in the quarry of which he now owns a share, his em- plo^-ers being Wilson Bros, of Chicago, whom he served eleven years as a foreman. He and W. A Strong then bought the Swalm quarry, and after- ward the Wilson, carrying on the two about four years, when our subject bought his partner's inter- est, besides other property. In 1869 he sold a fourth interest to his brother and, in 1885, taking in Henr^- Kerber, organized as a joint stock com- pany. The output has been from $100 to *150,000 per j-ear. Mr. Davidson has been four times married. His first wife, Jane Sterling, was a native of Canada and was of Scotch descent; she died about three years after their marriage. 5Ir. Davidson con- tracted a second marriage with Ann Finne3-, al.ady of English birth; she was a widow with six chil- dren, the youngest of whom was two j'ears old at the time of her second marriage. She bore Mr. Davidson two children, one deceased, while the other a daughter. Etta J., is the wife of John Pierce and resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the death of Mrs. Ann (Finney) Davidson our subject took unto himself as a wife and helpmate Mrs. Melissa Dewey, who lived twenty-one years after their union. No children were born of this mar- riage. Mr. Davidson married his present wife, a most estimable lady, in the fall of 1885. Her maiden name was Amelia Hegbom, and she is of Norwegian birth. In connection with this sketch we present a lith- ographic portrait of Mr. Davidson. Politicall}% he is a strong Republican. His character as well as his business energy entitle him to respect, and he is numbered among the most reliable citizens of the citj- in which he has resided so manj^ j-ears. =iat OHN KIEl',seuior member of the firm of Kiep Bros., is with his partner conducting a well regulated market occupying No. 117 Chi- cago Street, Joliet, where he has been en- gaged since 1875. Mr. Kiep is one of the native- born citizens of Joliet, and first opened his eyes to the light November 24, 1858. His father, Philip Kiep. a native of German}', emigrated to the United States, in 1856, when a young man, coming imme- diately to the young town of Joliet, and in due time was married to Miss Helen St. Julian. The mother of our subject was a native of France and born in 1834. She was thus four years younger than her husb.aud whose birth took place May 1, 1830. They were married in 1857, and Philip Kiep sometime afterward opened a board- ing house which he is still conducting. He and his excellent wife are still living, being hale and hearty and in the enjo3'ment of a comfortable sup- pi}' of this world's goods. There was born to them a family of nine children, six sons and three daughters, all of whom with the exception of P. Robert, the fourth child, who works in the Elgin AVatcli Factory, are residents of Joliet. The others were named respectively: John, Joseph, Frank L., Philip D., Josephine, Mary and Theresa, and one, Philip, dead. The subject of this notice attended the public schools of Joliet and when starting out in life for himself entered the emplo}' of W. C. Wood, who was engaged in the insurance business. Later he was variously occupied until 1875. when he estab- lished his meat market in partnership with James McPanlin in 1881. In 1881, selling out he wentto California where he remained until April the fol- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 367 lowing year. He was married in Joliet, June 24, 1885, to Miss Mary A. Rappal. .Soon afterward, in company with liis brother Joseph, lie established the present market which is one of the most ini- [iDrtant institutions of the kind in the city, doing a large business. He has made as fine displays during the holidays as any market man in the State of Illinois, priding himself at this season. He is a fine judge of good meats and is fully ap[)reciated by his patrons who comprise the best people of the city. He gives very little attention to politics, with the exception of voting the Democratic ticket at the general elections. Mrs. Mary A. (Rappal) Kiep was born June 13, 1864, in Joliet and is the daughter of Michael and Antoinette Rappel who were earh' settlers of the township and who are still living; they are pleas- antly located on a farm two and one-half miles from the court house. The two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kiep were named respective!}' Loretta and Ambrose. Being a descendant of a people be- lieving in compulsory education, Mr. Kiep designs giving his children the best advantage in his power. He is a Catholic in religion, belonging to St. .\loysius Society in Joliet. ERMAN N. DOESCHER. Crete Town- |i ship is not without its share of the fine farms for which the State of Illinois is noted, and on one of these lives Herman Doescher, a successful farmer and stock-raiser. This estate of two hundred and eighty acres of fine land near Kndor has been the home of our subject for fourteen j-ears, and to his efforts is due its present state of improvement. He began his res- idence in this township in 1854, buying one hun- dred and twenty acres in the southern part, upon which there was but little improvement. He has since improved the farm and increased the acreage, and made a small fortune by his persistent efforts in agriculture and stock-raising. In the town of Hanover, Germany, April 28, 1833, he of whom we write opened his eyes to the light of da}'. He is the second in a family of eight children, one of whom was born in America, and was about nine j-ears of age when the family emigrated to America, a settlement being made in Lake County, Ind., where he grew to manhood. There he completed his schooling, becoming pos- sessed of a practical educalion, while under the careful training of his estimable [iarents,he acquired right principles and useful habits. At Hanover, in that county, he was united in marriage with Miss Amelia Meier, who has been his efficient companion and s}-mpathizing helpmate for many years. Mrs. Doescher was born in Hanover. Germany, November 3, 1834, and there reared to womanhood. She lost her mother in Germany and subse- quently came to America with two of her brothers to join their father, Henry Meier, at Hanover, Ind. The latter afterward went to Iowa, and died at Jefferson, Greene County, when about four score and five years of age. His life work was that of farming. Mrs. Doescher was married about a year after her arrival in this country. She is the mother of twelve children, seven of whom died young. The survivors are Alvina, Lizzie, Bertha; and Edwin and Julius (twins), all at home. Mr. Doescher has been Highway Commissioner some years. In politics he is a stanch Republican. The entire family are attendants at the Lutheran Church, and are regarded with respect by their fellow-citizens as worthy representatives of their nationalit}- and the families from which they are descended. The parents of our subject were Herman and Johannah (Steffen) Doescher. The father was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, and bred to the trade of a rope maker, carrying on a rope-walk at Bremer- haven for a number of years and until he came to America. The mother was born .and reared near Hamburg, and was of pure German blood. After the birth of all of their children but one, they set out from Bremeriiaven on a sailing ves- sel for the United States. After a voyage of seven weeks lauding was made in New York City, whence the family at once journeyed to Lake County. Ind. This was in the fall of 1842. The parents purchased one hundred and sixt}- acres of land in Hanover, wheie they began their farm life, 368 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and where they lived for about forty years. There the mother died in 1881, at the age of seventy- eight 3'ears. Her husband afterward went to En- dor. 111., and died at the home of his sou Charles. December 2, 1887. He had reached the advanced age of eighty-four years. He had been successful in worldli* :iffairs and in gaining the esteem of his fellow-men to whom his honesty and kindli- ness were well known. His wife was an excellent neighbor, ever ready to perform deeds of kindness and both had many friends, particularl}- among the German residents of the county in which they lived. -»<- ^^s^EORGE PICKEL is numbered among the if ^»7 industrious, thrifty members of the farm- ^^!l ing community- of Plainficid Township, where he has an excellent farm, that is under good tillage, is provided with comfortable build- ings, and 3ields a good income. Our subject is a veteran of the late war, in which he suffered all the hardships and privations of a soldier's life for the .sake of his country. He is a native of New York, born near the town cf Albion, Orleans Count}-. Jul}- 3, 1839, a son of John Pickel. He was but four years old when he was deprived of the care of his father b}- liis premature death. The mother of our subject married a second time, be- coming the wife of William McQuenn, who was a veteran of the War of 1812, and took part in the battle of Plattsburg. In 1848, the family came to Will Count}-, and here our subject was reared amid the pioneer influences that obtained here thus early in the settlement of this section of the State. Joliet was then but a village and tlie sur- rounding country was but sparsely settled, giving but little indication of its present prosperous con- dition. Our subject attended the public schools and obtained a fair education, and when very young entered upon his career as a farmer, gain- ing a good practical knowledge of agriculture, and he continued to pursue that calling till he entered the army. He had been watching the course of the war w-ith patriotic interest, and August 8, 18G2, in the very prime and vigor of a stalwart man- hood, he being theo but twenty-three years of age, he proffered his services in the defence of the Stars and .Stripes, and was enrolled as a member of Company E, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry, and served faithfully from that time until his hon- orable discharge in June. 1865, with the exception of tlie time when he was languisiiing in rebel pris- ons. At the battle of Perrysville the regiment w-as held in reserve, but it took an active and gallant part in the battles of Stone River and Chicka- mauga. In the latter eng.agement Mr. Pickel and his comrades were captured, and for more than a year suffered the horrors of life in rebel prisons. After tw-o days in Libby Prison, Richmond, tbey were taken from there, and were then transferred to Pemberton Prison, where they remained until December, and were then taken to Danville. In the month of April, they were dispatched to Andersouville, were confined there seven months and after that taken to Florence, S. C, and from there to Goldsborough, N. C, thence to Wilming- ton, and were there paroled after being in the iiands of the enemy seventeen long and weary months, when they must have often despaired of ever seeing home and friends ag.ain. Mr. Pickel, though n.aturally of a vigorous constitution, suf- fered extremely and became so emaciated that whereas he had weighed two hundred and -five pounds just after the battle of Stone River, when he w-as released from captivity he only weighed one hundred and sixteen pounds. After our subject and his comrades were )jaroled they were ordered to St. Louis, and thence went to Camp Butler, Springfield, and were mus- tered oui of the service. After his terrible exper- ience in prison, on the march and on the battle- field, Mr. Pickel returned to Will County, and as soon as able resumed his farming operations, tliat had been interrupted when he laid aside the har- vesting instrument to take up sword and rifle. He followed agriculture in Jackson Township until I 1878, and then bought his present farm, which he is managing with good fin.ancial success, and he is : a shrewd, skillful farmer. His land is well tilled, I his buildings are suitable and convenient, and he PORTRAIT AND KIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. :169 has ijood machineiy to work his farm, and does what he can to promote the highest interests of his adopted township, and .is a practical farmer is contributing to its material prosperity. ON. ABU AH C AG WIN. The growth |) and prosperity of any citj' de[)ends very largely upon the efforts of a comparativel}^ small number of her residents, to whose faith in the future of the pLace and wise judgment as to methods bj- which to secure a rapid development, other citizens owe the benefit which acrue to them. In the cit}' of Joliet an important part in the upbuilding and official work of both city and county has been taken by the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this sketch, and who merits the good will of the citizens for labors which have resulted beneficially' to all who then made or now make it their home. Tiie birth of Mr. Cagwin took place in Verona, Oneida County, N. Y., May 19, 1807, and he lived ill liis native place until he was nineteen years old. He had learned the trades of tanning, currj'ing and shoemaking in Rome, and going to Brockport, Monroe Count}', he built a tannery, continuing in business there until 1835, when the tanner}- was destroyed by fire, entailing a severe loss. The people of the community vvere very anxious that the owner should rebuild and offered him material assistance, but he thought it would not be for the best, although very grateful to them for their good feeling and generositj-. Some leather had been left uninjured by the fire, and this he made up into harness, which he shipped to Chicago, having made up his mind to come West. Mr. Cagwin left his old home in the Empire State in company with one Hiram Janes, but took on his t)wn account a stock of goods, which he peddled on the way through to Peoria, III. He visited a brother in Pekin, and then, having de- termined to settle at Joliet. which was then in Cook County, he loaded up the goods which he had left in Peoria and set out for this place. He bought a house and lot on the west side of the Des- plaines River and sold out his goods at auction. Just before his settlement he undertook to cross the river in a boat, but came very near being car- ried over the dam b)' the current and drowned. He was within twelve feet of the verge when he was rescued by having a bed cord thrown out to him attached to a pole, which he finally succeeded in getting hold of. In 1835 the land sale took place in Chicago, and Mr. Cagwin purchased eighty acres southeast of Joliet, after which he returned East and bought the necessary equipments for a sawmill, which he shipped to Chicago, and brought with a team from that place to Joliet. He had some time before purchiised one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, on which he purposed to begin the lumber business. On his return from the East lie pur- chased a horse in Detroit, Mich., completing his journey from that point on horseback. He began getting out timber for his mill, doing what he could until the following winter, when on horse- back he went back to the Empire State, returning in the spring with his family, which consisted of a wife and four children, the journey being accom- plished by teams. In the party were four other adults. Settling on the land east of Joliet, Mr. Cagwin began in earnest to build the sawmill, which was soon completed and in running order. Such mills being few in this section at that date, madesawmill- inga lucrative business to those who were engaged in it. Mr. Cagwin did well, and in a short time was able to pay for all his land and purchase sev- eral lots in Joliet. He operated the mill until about 1839, when his excellent judgment and discrimination were recognized b}' his election to the position of Judge of Probate, which office he held four years. During that time he lived in the city, where he built several stores and other edi- fices, and in various way displayed his public spirit. The first warehouse in Will County was erected by hiin during his term of office, it being the one now owned by E. Bush. Joliet was the home of Mr. Cagwin until October, 1886, when he removed to his present residence east of the city limits on section 11, Joliet Township. The land which he occupies consists of ninety-three acres, 370 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. valued at $500 per acre, and on it is a full line of excellent buildings adai)ted to various purposes, the family residence being a model of rural archi- tecture. For a long term of j'ears Mr. Cagwin was engaged in l)uying and shipping grain, and lie is today extensively known as the veteran grain dealer of tins section. The marriage of tiie llun. Mr. Cagwin was cele- brated at Broekport. N. Y., many years ago, liis bride being Miss Hannah Scribncr, a native of Poultney, Vt. She is a worthy woman, possessing more tiian ordinary intelligence and an excellent Christian character. She has borne her husband ten chihlren, eight of whom are living — Merritt is a farmer in Lockport Township; Helen is the widow of the late Dr. Elvis Harwood ; Sarah was first married to a Mr. Ilibbard, and is now the widow of the late Dr. Barrett, of Jackson Town- ship; Tliom.as is a resident of Milw.aukee, Wis.; Ilamden lives in Joliet; Rose is tlie wife of Burt Briggs; Nancy is still with her [larents; Abijah resides in Ft. Smith, Ark. Mr. Cagwin's first Presidential ballot was east for Andrew Jackson, and he has ever been a stanch Democrat. He has held several ini|)ortant pul^lic positions, having been the incumbent of various city offices. lie belongs to the Masonic fraternity and is a Knight Templar. Both he and his wife Ijelong to the I'niversalist Church. =1^" HHILDT. Among the respected enterpris- ing farmers of Washington Township, the /I' — ^j name of our subject deserves mention as that of one who in a comi)aratively short time has accumulated a line i)roi)erty and secured a good position among the substantial men of the count3'. He owns and occupies two hundred acres of fertile land on section 27, and thereon has erected a full line of excellent farm buildings, including every convenient and necessar}' structure. Industrious and zealous in whatever he undertakes, upright in all the relations of life, and manifesting an intelli- gent interest in the advancement of the section iu which he hiis made his home, Mr. Heldt is highly respected by his fellow-cftizens. The ijarents of oursuliject were Christopher and Stenia Heldt, natives of Meckleidmrg. Germany, in which Province their ten children were also borns. Two sons and six daughters lived to ac- compan}' their parents to America, to whose shores they set sail from Hamburg in ISIay, 1856. Their passage was secured on the mailing-vessel ''Ore- gon," which made a landing iu New York City after a voyage of seven weeks and four days. The family soon afterward came to Chicago, and then located in Du Page Count\-. They were very poor and at first had a hard time to get al(.)ng. but they were industrious and determined, and soon their labors were rewarded by their ability to rent land, on which they made a good living. The l)arents were members of the Lutheran Church, \ and not only led upright lives, but endeavored to instill into the hearts of their children the principles of right living. The mother died in Du Page Count}', in September, 1864, when upwards of three-score and ten years of age. The be- reaved husband came to Will County some months later, and died at the home of his son, \Villiam, in Washington Township, iu 1868. He was seventy- five years old. The natal da}- of our subject was .lanuary 20, 1842. In his native land he obtained the educa- tion which (iermany ensures to all her sons, and labored witli other members of the family' as his growing strength would permit. After the" re moval to America, he settled with the others in Du Page County, III., remaining there until 1868- In the meantime he had passed his majorit}' and had taken unto himself a companion in life, with wiiom he established his home in Will Count}' on eighty acres, which forms a [jart of his i)reseut homestead. To this he added according to his abil- ity, until the landed estate reached two hundred acres and all was placed in a fine condition. For nine ^ears Mr. Heldt served as Road Com- missioner, giving general satisfaction to the travel- ing public, and particularly to the agriculturists. His political adherence is given to the Republican party. He and the members of his family belong to the Lutheran Church. The lady with whom Mr. Heldt was united in marriage in Du Page County, bore the maiden PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 371 name of Lncetta Stedt. She was born in Mecklen- burg, Germany, January 8, 1843, and was fourteen years old when her parents came to this country. She remained with them in York Center Town- ship, Du Page County, until her marriage. She is a woman of intelligence and genuine worth, who looks well to the ways of her household and en- deavors to faithfully discharge every duty. (A full histor}' of the family of which she is a member will be found in the biograplij' of ^\'illiam Stedt.) Mr. and Mrs. Ileldt have had eleven children and mourn the loss of Rosetta, Sophia, and an infant unnamed. The survivors are: AVilliam, a farmer in Washington Township, who married Emma Blevening; Amelia, wife of Henry C. Hansen, whose home is a farm in Crete Township; Charles, Flmma, Fred, Ernst, Louis and Robert, who arejet at home. BLISS SHAW, M. D. The regular school of medicine acknowledges one of its most able followers in the person of Dr. Shaw, one of the prominent piiysicians of .Toliet, who has a finely equipped office in the Barber Building, and who enjoys an extensive and lucra- tive business. He located in the city in 1884, and gives his entire attention to the duties of his pro- fession. From 1884 until 1888 he held the office of Coroner. A native of this county Dr. Shaw was born in Joliet, December 1, 18G0, and was the son of John K. Shaw, a native of New York City. The latter was reared in the great metropolis, and was mar- ried to Miss Martha, daughter of John J. Flack, one of the early settlers of this county. The wed- ding took place in Joliet, but the young couple returned East afterward, and Mr. .Shaw was con- nected with the Michigan Central Railroad for a number of j'ears. He died, however, when com- paratively a young man, and before the recollection of his son, J. Bliss. After the death of her husband Mrs. Shaw re- turned to her father's home in Joliet, where she still lives. She was subsequently married to Har- vey Downey. Our subject was the only child of his parents, and was reared by his maternal grand- father, John J. Flack, a native of Oswego County, N. Y. Grandfather Flack came to Illinois in 1840, and for many years was a resident of Joliet, where his death took place in 1876. Dr. Shaw w,as a child of two years when he was brought to this county by his mother, and pursued his first studies in the city schools. At an early age he began serionslj' to think of adopting the medical profession, and entered upon his studies under the preceptorship of Dr. M. B. Campbell. He took his first course of lectures at the Chicago Homeopathic College, subsequently attended and was graduated in the class of 1884, from the Chi- cago Medical College, the latter being connected with, the Northwestern University. Soon after locating in Joliet the Doctor was elected County Coroner, obtaining the highest number of votes of any candidate on the Repub- lican ticket at that election. This fact is sufficient indication of his standing and popularity in the county. He has thus far made for himself a fine record, and has the wishes of hosts of friends for his continued success. He has a fine library, to which he is steadily adding, and wherein he spends his leisure time, keeping himself thoroughly posted upon the latest methods of practice, while in a literary point of view, he is more than ordinarily proficient, being the master of French, and having a good understanding of the German tongue. After being graduated Dr. Shaw crossed the At- lantic and spent seven months in the city of Paris, devoting himself to the study of surgery, together with venereal diseases and diseases of the eye and ear, of which he makes a specialty. He there ob- tained instruction from some of the finest practi- tioners at the French Capital, among them being the noted Galezowski. I'pon returning to his na- tive land he spent a jear in the Michael Reese Hos- pital, Chicago. In Paris he had charge of oue of the wards in the Hotel Dieu, the largest hospital in the city. Dr. Sliaw was wedded, February 5, 1885, at the bride's home in West Union, Iowa, to Miss Lida B. Ilammonl. This lady was born in Joliet, and is the daughter of King J. and Julia B. Hammond, who were natives of New York, but are now resi- 372 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. dents of West Union, Iowa. Two bright chiklren have been born of this union, a son and daughter — Arthur H. and Laura H. The Doctor, politi- cally, gives his support to the Republican party, but meddles very little with public affairs, con- scientiously devotiuii: his attention to the duties of his profession. Both lie and his estimable wife are members in good standiiiii of the Methodist Ei)is- copal Church. <^ HARLES FRANCIS PINNEO, one of the II „ energetic grocers of Joliet, is a native of <^^ Will County, having been born in Reed's Grove, November 18, 1851. As a farmer's boy he grew up with an anxiety for other and more con- genial pursuits, which were realized upon his father leaving farm life and removing to ICIwood, where he remained until his death in the spring of 1879. Our subject on leaving the farm went to Verona, 111., and engaged in the hotel business, where he remained until coming to Joliet in 1881, where he first accepted a subordinate position, which in 1883 was exchanged for the proprietorship of the busi- ness he j^et maintains. First class in all its appointments, the grocery of Mr. Pinneo is a model and his business is a thriving one. It is conducted according to the most honorable methods, and with a high degree of energy and tact, and the patrons of the estab- lishment are sure of courteous treatment and square dealing. Politically, Mr. J'inneo is a Republican, as was his father before him. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, endeavors to make his daily walk and conversation consistent with his Christian profession, and so wins the re- spect of those about him. Mr. Pinneo has been twice married, his first wife having been Miss Mary A. Grant. Their marriage was celebrated Christmas D.ay, 1872, and they lived happily together until January 16, 1887, wiien death removed the wife and mother. Three chil- dren had blessed the union, onl}' one of whom, Anny G., is now living. The present wife of Mr. Pinneo was formerly Mrs. Loretta Thornburg, an estimable woman of intelligence and good breed- ing, who looks well to the ways of her honseliold, while not neglecting the social duties and the so- ciety of her many friends. The father of our subject was Charles Pinneo, a native of Nova Scotia, whose natal day was March 26, 1808. He was a man of pionounced convictions, an ardent worker in the cause of tem- perance, a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a most excellent citizen. He died April 27, 1879, lamented by a host of friends. His wife, Mary E., also died at Elwood. her demise occuring March 3, 1888; she was born in Nova Scotia, August 4, 1812. To her and her husband eleven children were born, whose record is as follows: William Simmons is deceased ; George Davenport lives in Oakland, Cal.; John Baxter, in Will County; Mrs. Julia A. Elderkin, in Montana; Mrs. Prudence Maria Shiffer, in Joliet; Mar}' Sophia, Sophronia Eliza, Andrew Wilson and Charles Albert are dead; Mrs. Sophronia Olivia Childs, now a widow, lives in Joliet; Charles Fran- cis is the youngest member of the famil}'. The paternal grandparents of our subject were John D. and Elizabeth Pinneo, also natives of Nova Scotia. /p^RIFFIN MARSHALL. The subject of tliis 'II ,^=- notice is a son of the late well-known ■^^!| George Marshall, who was one of the pio- neer settlers of this county, coming hither when a young mail and before his mairiage. He was a na- tive of New York State, as was also his wife, Mar- garet A. I'addock. The Paddock family likewise came to Illinois at an earl^- day. and the parents of our subject were married in this county. Tliey settled on section 1, New Lenox Township, but in LSoO the father, seized with the California gold fever, repaired to^the Pacific Slope. He started on his return home by the ocean route, died on board ship, and was consigned to a watery grave. The mother is still living, and makes her home in New Lenox Township. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of seven children, of whom firiflhi was the yi64Ayuid PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 375 fiftli. He first opened liis eyes to the light at the homestead in New Lenox Townsliip, November 30, 1846. Ho was a mere child at tlie time of his father's tlerilh, and remained with his motiier at the old homestead until approacliing nianliood, in fact has liere spent all his life with tlie exception of six months when he was in the army. He was bred to farming pursuits, and has made these his cliief oc- cupation in life. He owns a [tart of the old liome- stead, liis share being about one hundred acres. The land under careful cultivation is very fertile, and the buddings, without making an}' pretention to elegance, form a safe shelter for the little family. When a man of twenty-six years Mr. Marshall was married, December 21, 1872, in Joliet, to Miss Lucy J. Fry. She was born in Joliet, and is a daughter of John and Sarah (Edmunds) Fr}', who were natives of Pennsylvania and New York, and are now deceased. This union has resulted in the birth of five children, namely: Edward, Jesse, .Maggie, Louisa and Chester. The}' form a bright anShe also w.as of rii)e age, having been born .Vpril 22, 1704. Our subject was the fortunate recipient of good educational advant.oges, and made a spcciall}- of algebra and field surveying. Being reared on a farm he took some part in agricultural labors, and during his early years taught school in the winter season. Before he had attained his m.ijority he was put on the ticket as School Insjiector, but w.as PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 877 not elected until lliu following year, when he was a second time nominated. He was afterw.inl electe(1 Constable and Town Collector for three successive years, and still later was the successful candidate for Justice of the Peace, leaving home, however, before the term of oHice began. When twenty-one years ohl Mr. Wiil;u » ^ - i:|> V- '¥|ANE CHADWICK has displayed a degree of administrative ability and comprehension of business affairs which would be liighly creditable to one of the sterner sex. She is administratrix of the estate of the late John Jones, of Manhattan Township, having full power to manage the five hundred and sixty acres as she sees fit, and is kept busy in attending to the labors which it entails upon her. The farm is rented and Miss Chadwick occupies a pleasant residence in the village, which for comfort and ease is not excelled therein. She is looked up to by ever3'one and no person in this vicinitj' has more friends than she. The father of our subject \vas John Chadwick. a native of Lancashire, England, who died when his daughter, Jane, was about eight years old. The mother was Jane (Murraj-) Chadwick, a native of Scotland, who upon being left a widow with nine children, labored so wiselj- and well that slie was able to rear them with fair educations and prepar- ation for future usefulness. She died in 3Ian- chester, England, in 18o2. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church and endeav- ored to instill the principles of right living into the hearts of her offspring. The members of the parental family were Mar3-, Alice, James. Jane, Joseph, Elizabeth. Henr\-, John and Ellen. Mary and Alice moved to Australia some 3-ears after our subject came to America and have since been lost track of. James was in the Twenty-third Royal AVelsh Fusileers and served through the Crimean War, becoming a Corporal. At the close of the struggle he returned to Eng- land, but a few weeks later accompanied the arniv to China and his sister has never heard from him since that daj'. She has lost trace of the entire family and is not aware that she has a single rela- tive living. Miss .Jane Ch.adwick was born in Manchester, England, and reared there with somewhat limited school advantages. It being necessary' that she should early in life have an occupation bj' which she could secure a livelihood, she learned dress- making and millinery, serving a regular appren- ticeship from sixteen until twentj^.one ^-ears of age. From earl^- years she had made her home with an aunt and about the time that she became of age thj health of her relative failed and the doctors recommended travel as a means of restor- ing it. Miss Cliadwick was requested to accompany her aunt and uncle, and having consented, embarked at Glasgow. Scotland, on the steamer •• City of Glas- gow," which sailed April 1, 1850. This vessel was one of the first ocean steamers and this was her first trip. After a stormy vo^'age of fourteen days and eight hours, during which Miss Chadwick had been ill continualh'. landing was made at New York. For three j-ears the part}' traveled in and through man}' of the States of the Union, their journeyings ceasing only with the death of the au!it, which took place at Louisville, K}-., in 1853. The bereaved uncle was obliged to return to Eng- land and was most anxious to have our subject go with him, but she so dreaded the voyage that she declined. For some time Miss Chadwick followed dress- making in Louisville and then, having friends in Atchison, Kan., who had come from her old Eng- lish home, she determined to locate there. She traveled to Atchison by boat and there engaged in dressmaking, making her home with her friends. During those exciting times of border ruffianism which preceded the late Civil War, she saw and heard much of the events which have become his- torical. The head of the household in which she h.ad found her home, went South and was killed en PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 379 board a boat at New Orleans, bis murder proving such a stiock to his wife that she too died an0, when he began work for the Michigan Central Railroad at New Buffalo, Mich, which was at that time the terminus of the road. Subsequently he removed to Chicago, where the ro.ad termin- ated, in 1852, and there he checked freight two years. In 1854 Mr. McDonald came to Joliet. continu- ing his employment as a checkman until 1857, when lie received the appointment of agent at Frankfort, which was just starting into life. He held the position of agent until 1875, when he resigned. In 1859 he began buying grain for J. L. Heard & Co., of Michigan, and he continued to transact this commission business until 187G. He then era- harked in the grain business for himself, l>nt al- though he desired to build an elevator, he couJd not do so on account of the lease of the railroad. He was compelled to put his grain through their houses until he caught them using his grain and was able to break tlicir lease. He then built the second elevator in Frankfort, whicii was 35x50 feet on the ground and had a cai)acity of twenty- five thousand bushels. In 1885 Mr. McDonald bought out the other elevator which had been erected in Frankfort, and from that time c>perated both. On May 21, 1889, the first was burned to the ground, but he did not allow this catastroi)he to interrupt his bu.sjness. That summer he built an elevator on the Elgin, .loliet &. Eastern Railroad, at Frankfort, which has a capacity of forty thousand bushels, is run by steam power and supplied with the C:ii[>per and Cy- clone Dust Consumer. He sends grain to New York and other large commercial centers and does an extensive business, mostly in corn and oats, al- though when he began buying, wheat and oats were his staples. It has been no unusual sight to see teams standing all around town waiting for tlie use of the scales, the contents of the wagons pass- ing through the hands of Mr. McDonald. In the earlier d.ays of his career as a grain dealer, Mr. McDonald ran a corn-sheller day and nio-ht. In 1881 he began dealing in lumber, and it was not long until he added coal to his stock-in-trade. He has a hay barn and bales that article for ship- ping, and he likewise does quite an extensive busi- ness in selling tile. He is one of those busy men who are always full of affairs and find time for the successful [irosecution of various lines of work. He is now the only grain dealer in Frankfort, and in this flourishing agricultural country a laro-e amount of trade passes through his hands. He owns a valuable improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Green Garden Township. In addition to the business which we have noted, he was agent for the American Express Company eighteen years. The success, which first began to crown his efforts while working as a commission agent, has but increased in later years, and he has secured ample means. The marriage of Mr. iNIcDonalil and Miss Kliza- beUi Doty, a native of Will County, took pLace in Frankfort in 1859. The union resulted in the birth of four children, of whom the youngest, Elizabeth Doly,died at the age of eight months; Her- bert John is a salesman for 8. E. Gross, a Chicago real-estate dealer; Edward Everett spent two years in attendance at the University at Evanston, and one year in Souder's Business College, at Chicago; Charles Howard also attended the Northwestern I'ni versify, at Evanston, and is now engaged in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Ohio. ]\Ii-. McDonald w.as Supervisor of Frankfort Township eight years, and held the oflices of School Director and Trustee for years. He helped to incorporate the village aiMl was its first Presi- dent, resigning the ofliee at the ex|iir;ition of two years, lie is identified with the Masonic frater- nity, lieing enrolled in the Chapter and Command- ery at .lolief :ind having a life membership in a Consistory in Cliicago. In politics he is a straight B. A. FULLER. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 381 Republican, and has been from the time he cast his vote for Fremont in Joliet, in 185G. He has served at various times as a delegate to county and State conventions and was a member of the Central Committee eight years. i)OBERT W. CROSSEN, proprietor of the R. W. Crosseu Carriage Manufactory, occu- t4i Wv pies a prominent position among tlie indus- trial interests of Joliet. This enterprise is located at Nos. 620 and 622, Van Buren Street, where it was established Januarj- 1, 1889, having removed from East Jefferson Street, and comprises, besides the main building, a repository 40x80 feet in dimensions, with two floors and an addition of one storj', 20x48 feet. Mr. Crossen embarked in business for himself in April, 1883, on Van Buren Street, near Chicago Strect,commencing in a modest waj', but now gives employment to from ten to lifteen men. This is the largest manufactory of the kind in the place and receives orders from all parts of the country-. Mr. Crossen is a native of Coburg, Province of Ontario, Canada, and was born February 25, 1856. His father, Jackson Crossen, was Jikewise a na- tive of the Dominion, where he lived until 18C5, engaged as a contractor of stone work. During tiie year mentioned he came to Illinois and located near Joliet, where, with his estim.able wife, form- erly Miss Van Norman, he still lives and is still engaged as before. Robert W. ac(|uired his early education in the schools of Joliet and entered upon his business career as a carjienter and joiner. Sub- sequently he served an aiiprenticoship at carriage- making, which he liiiislied when a j'outh of eighteen and continuously worked at this until establishing himself in his own liusiness. He had but a small capital at the outset, but by good management and strict economy he soon found himself on the high- way to prosperity. The year 1880 witnessed the largest amount of business yet turned out of this manufactf)ry. Twice has Mr. Crossen been obliged to enlarge his facilities, and the experiment will have to be repeated in the near future. He is a man prompt to meet his obligations and his straightforward business methods command the re- spectful consideration of all with whom he deals. His extensive business interests prevent him giv- ing much time to public affairs further than sup- jwrting by his vote the principles of the Republican party. Mr. Crossen, on the 12th of May, 1884, took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Mary E. Simpson. Mrs. Crossen was born in 18G2, in the Province of Ottawa, Canada, and is the daughter of Benjamin .and Sarah Simpson, who were n.a- tives of Canada. Mr. Simpson came to this county some years ago and is now a resident of Chicago, officiating in a printing office. To Mr. and Mrs. Crossen there have been born two children, daugh- ters — Nellie and Mabel. The little family occu- pies a snug home at No. 908 Cass Street, and they have gathered about them many warm friends since their sojourn here. [r^UEL A. FULLER. The legal fraternity L^^ of Will County would be but poorly repre- f(®) f ) rented in this volume were not mention >Sr made of the gentleman above named, who is one of the oldest lawi'crs living in Joliet, and whose portrait appears on the opposite page. He h.as retired from active life after man}' years of tmroraitting toil, by means of which he secured for himself a fine fooling in the profession and a com- petence which cnaliles him to spend his winters in the South, and to enjoy all the comforts and even luxuries of life. His home, which is one of the finest residences in or about Joliet, is located just outside the city limits and surrounded by over two hundred acres of beautiful and well develo|)ed land. Not only is the dwelling itself an attractive one but in its furnishing it evinces the taste and culture of the occupants. Mr. Fuller is a self-made man, as his life history will show, ami as such he deserves the greater credit for his attainments and acquisitions. His nature is a genial one, his char- acter honorable and his mental abilities of a high order. In all his enter|)rises he is ably assisted by 38-2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. his wife, who presides over their elegant home with gracious hospitality. She bore the maiden name of Edith Carpenter, and was born in the Empire Slate to Alfred an-r seven yenrs. In the meantime he had charge of all the Home Mis- sionary work in that section, the Presbytery iu- 386 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. eluding Indian TiTiiluiv. He was callcil from that field of labor to take charge of the Presbyter- ian Church in llowell, Midi, where he remained until coming to Joliet. Tlie mairiage of the Rev. James Lewis and Miss .Mary C'oe Farrand, was celebrated at the home of llic bride's parents in Detroit, Mich.. November 1 7, 18G',). Mrs. Lewis was born in Hudson, Oliio, August IG, 1842, and was the eldest child of J.acob S. anil Olive C. Farrand. She became the mother of four sons and one daughter, and departed this life at iier liome in Joliet, December 3, 1889. Tiie sons (if .Mr. Lewis are named respectively: Jacob Farrand. James ]..ang, Alexander and William Mather, 'i'hey are ail at home with their father. Till' only (hiugliter, Olive Fariaiid, died at the age of seventeen months. jMrs. Mary Coc (Farranci) lA'wis was a lady of rare loveliness of character, and proved to her husband an invalual)lc*assislanL in his struggles and labors in the Master's vineyard. She was reared with the liest advantages of education and amid the choicest endearments of society and home. She went bravely with her husliand into a new country, cheerfully leaving the luxuries to which she had been accustomed, and Iw a modest and humble demeanor sought with all her inliuence to win souls to Christ. She constantly kept in view the work to which her husband was devoted, and in all ways sought to commend herself and his minis- try to the good opinion of all with whom she came in contact. The manner in wliich she accom- plished this was fully attested by the great influence which she exerted, and the love and reverence in wliich she was held by all. Two of the most revered pastors who ever worked among Joliet people, or preached to Joliet congregations, repaired from their respective charges to the scene of their former labors to add their testimon}' to the beauty of character which had .so impressed all who ever enjoyed the personal acquaintance of Mrs. Lewis. Probably there had never gathered in Central Church an audience im- pressed with a deeper or more tender sentiment tlian that which gathered to render its tribute of respect to the memory of a lovely Christian woman. After the usual opening exercises of song and prayer, the Rev. A. H. Dean. D.I)., of iMonmouth, 111., former pastor of the Central Church and an early friend of Mrs. Lewis, delivered an eloquent and bnauliful triliute to her memory. The Rev. J. W. Conley, a clergyman of the Baiitist Church, and who liad known Mrs. Lewis intimately during the years of her residence in Joliet, paid a fitting tribute to her virtues, high Chj'istian character and efficient service in the Master's cause. Mrs. Lewis was possessed of rare conversational powers, and many love to remt-mber the words cif encouragement spoken to them by her during seasons of de|)ression. and when they most needed the counsel of a disinterested friend. She was warmly attached to her iiusband, her children and her home, and in addition to the duties connected therewith, she still found time for a vast amount of work in all departments of the church. In October, 1884, she united with other ladies in or- ganizing the Woman's Home Mission Society of Chicago Presbytery, of which she was chosen Recording Secretary. At its annual meeting in 1885, she was elected Corresponding Secretary, and held that office until her death, in addition to doing her full share of work as a member of the Executive Committee. Multitudes attended the obsequies of Mrs. Lewis, but not from curiosity. Her mortal remains were borne to rest in the city of her youth, and old and young mingled their tears over her grave. .She desired there should be no floral or other display at her funeral, but the sincere sorrow manifested upon the occasion was a nobler tribute to her memory than anything of a perishable nature. Mr. Lewis was a delegate from the church of this country to the established Church of Scotland, in 1873, in the General Assembly held in Edin- burgh. In 1878 he was one of the Board of Visi- tors at West Point, appointed b}- President Hayes, and he delivered the address in behalf of the Board to the graduating class. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a Trustee of Knox College atGalesburg, HI. Asa speaker, Mr. Lewis is clear, forcible and logical, holding the .ittenlion of his audience, and presenting his sub- ject in a concise and lucid manner, oiothed in choice language. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 387 AVe present to the readers of this volume a litho^irapliic portrait of the Rev. James Lewis. He has lieeii permilled to accomplish a large amount of useful wink, ami it is hoped that he may yet see many years in his chosen field of lalior. OHN BRINCKERHOFF. The well-regu- lated homestead of Mr. Brinckerhoff, and which comprises one hundred and sixt}' acres of prime land on section 31, stands as a worthy monument to his thrift and industry. The fiehls are neat.l\' laid off with sul)stantial fenc- ing, the Ijuildings are convenient and in modern style of architecture, while the latest improved machinery is em()lo3ed in the cultivation of the soil. The proprietor is looked upon as one of the most public-spiriled and progressive men of the Idwnshii), the friend of morality and education. .•lU'l who has given especial alUmlion to the train- inii: anil education of his cliildren. He commenced in life dependent mainly upon his own resources, :inil the necessity -.vhich compelled him to adopt liahiis of i)i-udence and industry has proved to him invaluable all througb life. 'I'lu' subject of this notice was born at his father's farm near Albany, N. Y., May 15, 1836, and was but two years old when his parents came to this,county. They located in Homer Town- ship, where he grew to man's estate, becoming familiar with the various employments of farm life and acquiring a practical education in the common school. With the exception of two years spent in the grocery business in Chicago, he has followed farming all his life. After reaching his- majority he was married in New Lenox Townshiii, August 19, 1858, to Miss Reliecca Breckenridge. This lady was boi-n in Canada, December 7, 1839, and is a daughter of John and Margaret (Eaton) Breckenridge, who were natives respectively of Canada and Scotland. The mother died in Cook County, in 1882. Mr. Breckenridge is slill living, making his home in Cook County. To JNIr. and Mrs. lirinckerhoff there has been born a family of seven children: The tvvo eldest sons — Clarence E., of Chicago, III., and George E., in Oakland, Cal. — are successful practicing physicians; Martin S. is farming in Lockport Township, this county; John J. is pursuing his studies in tlie Michigan State University at Ann Arbor; Howard H., Gertrude R. and Elmer P>. re- main at home with their parents. Mr. lirincker- hoff, politicallj', is independent, giving his support to principles rather than men. He keeps himself thoroughly posted upon current events, and will at once be recognized as a man of more than or- dinary intelligence, and with whom an hour may alw.ays be spent in a pleasant and profitable manner. The father of our subject was Martin B. Brinck- erhoff, also a native of Albany, N. Y., and who married Miss Eliza, sister of George A'an Duser. of New Lenox Township, this county. After mar- riage the parents settled on a farm near Albany, whence they c^ame to this county in 1838, settling in Homer Township on the farm now owned and occupied by our subject. There they spent the remainder of their days, the mother dying in 1873, and the father April 30, 1889. The parental household consisted of seven children, of whom *John was the tifth in order of l)irlh. Two of the others are living. The family forms a part of the highly respectable element of this section. ^^^ii^^ * ARVIS C. THOMPSON. The Thompson family, who have been I'esidents of Joliet since 1865, occupy no unimportant position among its leading citizens. John Thomp- son, the father of our subject, departed this life June 13, 1860. His mother, Mrs. Ann (Miller) Thompson, now stands at the head of a noted f.aniily, foremost of whom is her son. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of the Episcopal Church in Mississippi. She wis born in County Derry, Ire- land, in 1812, where she was reared and married. She came to the United States with her family in 1836, they locating first in Essex County, N. J., where Mr. Thompson operated as a contractor and builder, and where they lived until 1844. Thence 388 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the}' removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where the father folloived his occupation and died, as before stated, June 13, 1860, leaving; a family of seven children. Five of these are still living, viz.: Hugh 'M., Will- iam G., John R., Rufus F. and Jarvis C. Thomas J. served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and met death on the battlefield of Stone River. Mrs. Tliompson after the death of her husband came, in 18C5, to Joliet, where she has since re- sided. Jarvis C, our subject, was born in Cleve- land, Ohio, February 26, 1852, and was thus a lad of thirteen years when the family came to Illinois. He attended the public schools of Cleveland, and later was a student at Nashota, Wis., having a private tutor. When completing his studies he returned to Joliet, and engaged with Messrs. King & T'rub}', in the lumber trade. Subsequently he was with King & IJishop. He next entered the employ of the William A. Wood Reaper & Mower Company, having charge of their lumber-yard at Youngstown, Ohio, and was in the employ of this firm three years. Prior to this time he had been a car reporter in the employ' of the. Michigan Cen- tral Railroad. After returning from Ohio he re- engaged with John Lyons, with wliom he still re-* mains. He votes with the Democratic party. Hugh Miller Thompson, the brother of our sub- ject, is a self-educated man — one who started out iu life dependent upon his own resources. He studied theology at Nashota, Wis., and was first placed in charge of a paiish at Madison. Later he was the pastor of churches at Milwaukee and Chi- cago, being in the latter city Rector of .St. James. He reniaine,^ " i^ >--^/ir-— ^' ^ "^ ^ AMES KEIR. Ourcountryis indebted to the lands across the sea for many worthy citi- zens, and a high place should be accorded the Scotch, who are ever industrious, frugal and strictly honest. The sturdy virtues seem higBIy de- veloped in all dwellers in mountainous regions and it is easy to trace a comparison between the rugged hills and the men who inhabit them. The Scotch character not only possesses these sterner traits, but is adorned with domestic virtues, as the land- scape is b}' the blossoms of the he.ither and gorse, and the devotion to home and kindred is frequently so strongly manifested as to cause thoughtless re- marks regarding the '■clannishness" of the Scotch. Clannish they may be iu their love for those of their own blood, but this does not prevent their appreciation of and love for all that is worth}- in those about them, and their manifestation of kind- ness of heart to all in need. The subject of this sketch is a fine representative of the race which has produced a Bruce, a Wallace and a Burns, and a worth}' descendant of two good families. His father, Alexander Keir, left his na- tive land in 1852 to make a home in America, be- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 389 ing followed in a few montbs by his wife, who had borne the maiden naa-.e of Catherine McNeil. Two years were spent b3' them in New York City wliere their son was already residing, and they tlien came to Illinois. Settlement being made on a farm in .loliet Township, this coant3', the^' S|)ent the re- mainder of tbeir days here. Their famil}' consisted of twelve children, tlie subject of this sketch being the second. The natal day of James Keir was April 27. 1830, and liis birthjjlace, Perthshire, Scotland. He grew to manhood there, improving his time b}- gaining information which would tit him for usefulne^ and a knowledge of work v.'hich would be avail- able in his future life. In the spring of 1851 he crossed tlie briny deep and, landing in New York, found emploj'ment as a stone-cutter. In that cit3- he remained until 1854, when witli his father's familj' he came AVesl, finding emplojmen't for five years in Chicago at the same occupation in which lie had previously been engaged. He then settled on the homestead in this county, where he has since resided, giving his attention to farming. Beginning in life without means INIr. Keir has se- cured a competency', now owning two hundred and eighty acres in Joliet Township, two hundred acres in Jackson Township, and four hundred and fifty acres in Manhattan Township. The home farm is made attractive by an excellent set of farm build- ings, including every necessary and convenient ar- rangement which will further the work of the estate and add to the comfort of the occupants. The otlier land owned by Mr. Keir is also well improved and valuable. The possession of a large amount of real estate is one of the best monuments to the zeal and thrift of our subject, whose life affords a strik- ing example of tlie success which may be won by persistence. Mr. Keir chose for his companion in life a lad^' of his own land and name, and amid the scenery of Scotland in September, 1861. he was united in marriage with Ellen Keir, who shared his fortunes until June 20, 187C, when she was called from time to eternit}'. Mrs. Keir was a notable housewife, an affectionate and devoted mother, and a wife whose price was far above rubies. She bore her husband seven children, all yet living but George, the youngest, who died in infancy. Agnes is now the wife of Charles Richards; Alexander, is a farmer in Jackson Township; Catherine is the wife of Robert Morrison, of Joliet; Ellen, James and David, j-et remain under the i)arental roof. The otlieo of School Director has been held by Mr. Keir, his work tlierein having been acceptable to the iiatrons of the school and creditable to him- self. In politics he generall}- acts with the Repub- lican party. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was also his wife, and he carries out in his dail^- life the principles of his faith, winning respect and gaining good will. y)ILLiS A. STRAIGHT, proprietor of the tile mill at Manhattan, is numbered among W^ the most enterprising members of tbe com- munity. He is doing an excellent business in the sale of drain tile, manufacturing all sizes from three to eighteen inches, and shipping to all stations along the Wabash Railroads, and selling to home trade. He keeps eighteen or twenty- men con- stantly employed, and getting out seven or eight thousand tile per day. He has large dry-houses, and four kilns, at least three of which are taxed to their full capacitj' each week. Grandfather Straight was a farmer in New York, whence he removed to Livingston County, 111., at an early day, continuing his former occupation. His career has been a successful one and he at one time owned two farms. He is now living in P'air- bur3' and he and his trusted companion are the only inmates of their home, being able to do their own work, although tbe one is eighty-seven and the other eighty-five years old. In the family of the couple above mentioned was a son, Rufus C, who was born in the Em[)ire State and who came to Will County, 111., from the East. For two3-ears he was engaged in the service of his uncle, Daniel Crops3', of Plainfield, after which he bought land in McLean County and devoted a few 3'ears to agricultural pursuits there. Selling his estate he bought other farm lands near Fairbur3-, 390 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Livingston Coimtv. ami was so successful as to acquire some .cijjlit luimlred acres fi(jin a beginning that was made with -sloO. lie lirst engaged in I'ai ining and stock-raising, and tlien embarked in the tile business wiiicii [iroved sui'cessful. From 1S77 until 1883 lie ran a tile mill and also bought and shipped stock. In politics he is a Republican. He has been a member of the School Hoard tor years. He is now occupying a tine residence in Fairbury and at the age of fiftj-seven years is able to enjoy the comforts of ease and plenty, secured by his former industry. The mother of our subject was known in her maidenhood as Miss Fr.ansina .\bbiv. She was born in Cora. Pa., and is the daughter of a farmer who died in the Keystone State. She is a noble woman, a member of the Presbyterian Church, a devoted wife and mother and a kindly neighlmr. She has borne her husband eight children, namely- : Willis A., Lee S., Lizzie, Nellie M., Guy 11., Stella, who are now living; Lena, who died at the age of ten years and an infant who died unnamed. All the living members of the family are at home except our subject and Lee. who is in the tile business at El Paso. The subject of this brief biographical notice was born in McLean County-, near the large and noted Sullivan farm, August;'), 1859. He was reared in Livingston County, obtaining his fundamental instruction in the district schools ami further having the excellent advantages furnished by the Fairbur\- High School. Like most lads whose home is in thecountr}', he was early set to work on the farm and acquired an undeistauding of agricul- ture. He remained at home until of .age and then began life for himself by going to Chicago and finding employment in the paint and oil store of B. F. Fitch. After remaining there some eighteen months he returned to Livir.gston Count}- and with his brother Lee carried on the large tile factor}- at home for a ^year, their labors proving quite suc- cessful. On January 1, 1883, the brothers came to Man- hattan, purch.ased twenty acres of land and set about the construction of a tile mill, preparatory to embarking in manufacturing liere. It required $10,000 to start their business, which they carried. on in partnership until 1886, when our subject bought out his brother's interest and the latter opened a similar establishment in El Paso. Our subject has since continued the business alone and such has been his enterprise and business tact that he has increased the capacitj' of the establishment, which now makes from three to eighteen inch tiles, which was not formerly done. Besides his town propcrl}-, Mr. Straight owns eighty acres of improved land in Livingston County, which is rented. On October 25, 1885, the interesting ceremony was performed which transformed Miss Nellie M. .lones into .Mrs. W. A. Straight. The bride w.as born ill IJuclianan County, Mo., July 6, 1864, and was educated at Mokena and Normal Park, this State, becoming a highly intelligent and cul- tured woman. Her father W. D. Jones, was for- merl}' engaged in farming in Frankfort Township, this county, but is now living in Wetmore, Kan. He is an old Califoruian miner and w.as also at one time engaged in the lumber and sawmill business. To Mr. and Mrs. Straight one child has been born, an interesting little maiden called Natalie. Mr. Straight was President of the Yill.age Board of Trustees one year, and with the exception of a twelvemonth has been a member of that body since the incorporation of the village. His political adherence is given to the Republican party. He is looked upon with respect by his fcllow-men, as nii honorable citizen and kindly man, while the love- able disposition and pleasing manners of his wife win many friends. I LFRED NASH. M. D. A residence of over ten years in the city of Joliet, during which he has conducted a successful practice, has fully established Dr. Nash in the esteem and confidence of the people. He took up his resi- dence here in 1879, and was at once recognized as a valued addition to the community. He is a mem- ber of the American Public Health Association, the American Medical .Society and the State and county societies, and at one period was President of the PORTRAIT BIOGRAPHICAL AND ALBUM. 391 latter. He was also prominent in the Medical So- ciety of Michigan prior to his removal hither. Politically-, he is a pronounced Republican, a mem- ber of the Grand Armj' of the Republic and a pil- lar of the Presbyterian Church. In business and social circles he stands second to no man in ills coramunit)\ The Province of Ontario, Canada, was the early tramping ground of Dr. Nash and where his birth took place August 12, 1828. Thomas and Hannah (Swetmau) Xash, his parents, were natives of Eng- land, and crossed the Atlantic in 1820, locating in Kingston, Canada. The father occupied himself as a merchant and with his estimable wife is now de- ceased, he dying in 1837 and the mother in 1845. The household circle included eight children, seven of whom are living, one dying in infancy. Dr. Nash started outin life equipped withathorough education, obtained inthe college andNornialSchool at Toronto, and finally, in 18.54, entered the famous Oberlin College in Ohio. Not content with the acquirements hitherto gained, he next repaired to Ann Arlior and entered the Michigan State Uni- versity, from the medical department of which he was graduated in 1856. lie made good use of his time and commenced the regular practice of his profession at Wyandotte, Mich., continuing there until after the outbreak of the Civil Wav. In July, 1861, Dr. Nash entered the arm^- as As- sistant Surgeon under the commission of Gov. Blair, lie was with the First Michigan Cavahy until Jan- uar}', 18()3, and was then promoted as a .Surgeon of the Ninth Cavalr}- in which lie served until re- ceiving his honorable discharge by order of tlie lioard appointed to examine these invalid officers, in December, 1804, at Cincinnati. Ohio. Upon leaving the army he located at once in Lapeer, Mich., where he followed his [irofession until com- ing to this county in 1879. Dr. Nash was married to Miss Anna J. Cornelius, in September. 1861. She was the daughter of Ke v. Samuel Cornelius, of Ann Arbor, Mich. By her he had four children, viz. : Jesse, the wife of liobcrt Berger, of Peoria, 111.; Miss Maud, a short-hand reporter residing in Chicago; Claud, a resident of .loliet; and Anna at home. jNIrs. Nash died at their home in Lapeer, Mich., in August, 1875. Dr. Nash was married to his second wife in July, 1879. Her name was Mrs. Charlotte P. Richards. The Doctor and his wife have a comfortable home on Cass Street. When first entering the armj' Dr. Nash was as- signed to the Army of the Potomac and was captured at the second battle of Bull Run. He received an order from Lee's Medical Director to remain on the field and take care of wounded rebels and for this service was tendered a pass to Wash- ington from Fitz Hugh Lee. The "Johnnies" traded boots, hat and coat with the Surgeon and thus accoutred he appeared in the presence of Lee, who said, " that pass shall be honored." The Doc- tor has this document still in his possession. As he left the lines a guard remarked to a comrade, " this is one of Pope's otticers, let's shoot the d — d cuss." The Doctor expected they would carry out the suggestion, but they did not and he finally reacheil the Union camji in safety, at Arlington Heights. Dr. Nash, in 1864, was made Brigade Surgeon under Gen. Israel Gerrard. In December, 1863, he had charge of the surgical department in the hospital at Knoxville, where he remained six months. He joined his regiment as it was starling from Camp Nelson, going with Sherman to Chat- tanooga and was under the command of the hero of Atlanta until after the fall of the city. Dr. Nash was appointed Pension Examiner on the board for this district in 1889. and is Secretary of the Board. RANK E. MARSH. This young man is a well-known grain dealer of .loliet, in which city he was born in 1849. Here he grevv to manhood, enjoying the privileges of her excellent public schools, and after finishing the course in them, taking a term in the Chicago University. In 1868 he became ticket agent and telegraph op- erator, continuing in that position until 1871, when he embarked in the business which he is now fol- lowing. He buys at different points on the line of the Elgin, Jolict & Eastern Railroad, and such sue- 392 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. cess has attended his efforts that he has continued to carry on tlic trade. In 187;) I\Ir. Marsh led to the hymeneal altar Miss Kale Kicliinond. with whom lie lived happily until 18711, when she was called hence, leaving three children — Kiclimoiid, Loren and Kate, the latter of whom died when two years old. In 1882 Mr. Marsh contracted a second niatrimoniul al- liance, the lady who now shares his joys and sor- rows haviiii-- borne the maiden name of Ida Pierce. They have one living child, Ralph L.; and lost a daughter, Agnes, in infanej'. Mr. Marsh was elected Alderman in I88y, anil has since heen retained as a memlier of the City Council. The suliject of this brief biographical notice is a son of the Hon. II. N. Marsh, one of the represcntaiive men of Joliet, whose life history is found on another page in this Alisum. PUNCAN MacLAREN THOMSON. This ) gentlemen is one of the few men who came to Will Count}' independent in financial re- sources, and whose life here has not been the struggle which many have experienced. He owns and operates over four hundred acres on sections IG, 17, 20 and 21, Frankfort Township. His land is all enclosed, and is marked with excellent im- provements, which not only inc.ude buildings, oicharils and others of the usual order, but much which is not usually found on farms. The dwell- ing is situated on section 21, and is not only of beautiful design, but is pleasantlj- located, well furnished and gives evidence of the [iresence of a woman of rclinement at the head of the establish- ment. Among the farm buildings are three barns and other structures which suffice to shelter all the stock and grain. The agricultural and domestic l.ibors are simplified and made easy by the use of a windmill and tank, a horse-power grinder (it being under cover), corn-cutter and other improved machinery, and Mr. Thomson also has a silo, the first and only one in Frankfort Township. The land includes valuable timber, pasture Innil watered by Hickory Creek, and fields of great fer- tility. Full-blooded and graded Short-horn cattle are raised, .as well as fine hogs, roadsters and draft horses. About fifteen he.ad of horses are to be seen on the estate, and the herd of cattle numbers from one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty head. i^lr. Thomson ships his own stock, and iu addition to that raised upon his [ilaco feeds about two car-loads of cattle per auiiuni. Besides his fine estate here, he owns two hundred acres of land near Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa. Mr. riiomson is a Scotchman of a lineage honor- able and influential. His paternal grandfather, .lohn Thomson, born in Stirling, Stirlingshire, was a carriage manufacturer in his native citj-, which was his place of abode until his death. He left three sons and two daughters. The sons were: John Thomson, D.D., of I'aisley; George, the father of our subject; and William, also engaged in carriage manufacturing. His son George suc- ceeded him in the business, enlarging it and en- gaging extensively in the manufacture of carriages, stagecoaches and railroad carriages. He made the carriages for the first railway in Scotland. He was known far and wide as an influential ajid wealthy citizen, and a pleasant and agreeable man. The following incident is a good instance of his prouji- nence: As two travelers were passing through .Stirling one asked the other the name of the city, and being told, inquired what it was noted 'for. The second traveler responded, "For its castle and George Thomson's carriage works." Mr. Thom- son was a member of the Town Council anil a Hammerman. He was a Liberal in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion, serving as Elder in his church. He died in 1867, at- the age of fifty-six years. The maternal graniUatlicr of- our subject was Maj. Duncan MacLaren, a native of Perthshire. He belonged to the Twenty-fifth Regiment, "The King's Own Borderers," until he retired to Stirl- ing, where he died in 1819. His daughter, Mary A. C, was burn on the farm Dundurn, at St. l''illan's, Perthshire, but reared in .Stirling, and there married to George Thomson. She breathed her last July 15, 1879, at the age of sixty-three years. She was the mother of six children, namely: mA ^•>yu-*iJlK'=>^-'-'T'n^'<(ex--,«^^'f^Vi)^^!i^^ A— .-v>..,.p.Jl«5rf^]'.vtjl^.^ i -J - ..„ife. ;.iaa8sa^;»a»fe.ftfeia^aBsateaa^ Residence of Adam Tuck,Sec.33.NewLenox Tp. Will CQ. III. Residence of D.M.Thoivi5on,Sec.21.FrankfortTrWillCo. III. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 395 Isiibelle B., Mrs. IL M. Douglas, who died in Scotlan(!; .lolui. who died at Frankfort Station. tliis countj' ; oiir subject; Mary, now Mrs. M. IS'. Parliluirst. of Greeu Castle, Ind.; George, who died in Pernauiliuoo, Brazil: and James, wlio is pro|irii'tor of ear works in .Scotland. The gentleman with whose name we introduce this sketch was born in Siirling, Scotland, March 25, 1843, and had excellent school advantages. After being graduated at the High School in Stirl- ing, he spent a year at Mt. Greeuvan Academy. When fourteen years old he was apprenticed at carriage-making under his father, and at the age of twentj' years took charge of the shops. When his father died he took entire charge of the carriage works, managing them until the yoiuigest son became of age, vvhen the property was divided. In Ma}', 1875, our subject came to America on a visit, sailing from Glasgow on the steamtr "^'ic- loria," and twelve days later landed in New York. Thence he came at once to Chicago, and after re- maining there some three months, s|)ent about the same length of time in traveling in the State of Illinois. He finally determined to locate in Will Count}', and purchased one hundred and sixty- eight acres of land where he is now located, mak- ing a cash ])aj'ment of $62.50 per acre. He en- gaged in farming and stock-raising, increasing his landed estate until it reached its present acreage, and making nearly all the improvements upon it. lie has displ.ayed the sterling qualities which be- long to the Scotch character, and is looked upon as a farmer and citizen who is a credit to the count}' in which he has made his home. On January 3, 1 871, the rites of wedlock were celebrated betvveen Mr. Thomson and Miss Isabelle Hunter Paton. This accomplished lad}' was born in Leith Edinburgh. July 24, 1842, and is a des- cendant of families whose members have acquired fame during the historic times of Scotland. She was educated under private instruction, modern classics and music being included in her course of study, and ■ the gr.aces of manner being by no means neglected. When she had arrived at woman- hood she possessed a cultured mind, the charming manners of a well-bred gentlewoman, and the vir- tues of character which make and keep friends. Her hajjpy union has been blessed by the birth of nine children, of whom the following survive: Lizzie A. Hunter, Charlotte, Cieorge, Duncan M., Jr., and (iladys May. The deceased are: Walter Paton, who died at the age of seven and one-half years; Isabel Beatrice, who died when one year old, and two who died unnamed in infancy. The surviving children still remain under the home roof, and display a marked degree of intelligence and quickness of perception. The father of Mrs. Thomson was Capt. Walter Paton, a native of Edinburgh, whose father had died when he was a babe. His mother's father, Andrew Bell, was a Jacobite, a follower and active supporter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Pretender. He was a topographical engineer* and surveyed the battlefield of Prestonpans on the night before the battle. He was subsequently taken into favor again by the reigning house, and became (juite intimate with the I'rince of Wales. He did engraving for his royal friend, being considered the foremost engraver of Scotland. He was the originator of the Enclclopffidia Britanuica. The Bells trace their ancestry back through some of the noble families of Scotland to the Scougalls of Scougall, who were personal friends of King James VI of Scotland or James I of England. Scougall was a fine artist, and did the painting for the royal families. The father of Mrs. Thomson was a sea captain, first having charge of a merchant vessel and after- ward becoming an officer in the Royal Navy. He was surveyor for Lloyd's and also for the Board of Trade, and Master of the Trinity House, Leith, holding the latter ofiice until about four years be- fore his death. He then retired to Stirling, where he remained until a few months before his decease, which occurred while on a visit to his daughter at Greenock, in 1873. He was then eighty-four years old, having been born in 1789. He had con- ducted and commanded the vessel which conveyed to Germany King Charles X, of Fiance, who had taken refuge in Scotland. The mother of Mrs. Thomson bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Hunter. She was born in Cu- par-Fifeshire, and was a daughter of Hugh Hunter, an excise oflicer in Greenock. She was the second 396 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. wife of Capt. Paton. to whom she bore but one fhihl, now Mrs. Tliomsoii. She eiilered into rest in 1866. She and lier husband belonged to the United Presbyterian Church. The first marriage of L'apt. Paton was blest bj' the birth of three children, viz. : Mrs. .Vnn Gilki- son, Jlrs. Eupiieinia Stephenson and Waiter. The latter worked his way from cabin boy to captaia, reaching the latter position when twenty-one, and becoming Commodore when twenty-five. lie cora- uiandeil the first mail steam packet that went to Canada, and was two years in the Crimean War as Commander of the steamship -Cleopatra." which carried troops to and from the seat of war. He had retired from the sea when he was importuned to take command of the "Great Eastern," and re- luctantly consented, sailing as her Captain for about three years. He then retired the second time, making his home in Liverpool, where he died. His sisters are also deceased. Duncan M. Thomson is Master Mason in the Bruce and Thistle Lodge, Bannockburn, No. 312 ; Stirling Rock. Royal Arch Chapter, No. 2, in Stirling, Scotland, in politics he is a Democrat. He belongs to the Free Church of Scotland, which is one of the branches of Presbyterianism. Person- ally, he is joll_v and opeuhearted, and his friends are many. On another page of this volume appears a view of the pleasant homestead of Mr. Thomson. DAM TUCK. A book fiUetl with the rec- ords of the lives of good men is sugges- tive of the most precious and important truths. As was said b^- one famed in En- glish literature, such a book is the "precious life- blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.'" They serve as potent examples to each succeeding generation, and teach them how to make life a success. As a prominent farmer of Will County, Mr. Tuck de- serves representation in a volume designed to per- petuate the names of her leading citizens. His , pleasant home, a view of which appears in connec- I tion with this brief biographical review, is situated on section 33, New Leuox Township. The farm consists of eighty acres of fertile land, and bears such improvements as are usually found ui)on the estate of an enterprising man. Coming of worth}' German ancestry, Mr. Tuck is a son of the late William Tuck and his wife Mary Schroder. This estimable couple grew to maturity in the Fatherland, where they remained for some time after their marriage. They emi- grated to America in 18f>2, making their first home in Chicago, but after a short sojourn in that city removed to Will County. In Joliet Town- ship, they resided until the spring of 1867, when they settled in New Leuox Township, where our subject is now living. Here the father departed this life December 7, 1881; his widow is yet living and is now making her home in Joliet. The subject of this biographical notice is tlie youngest of the eight children comprising the pa- rental family, and was born in Joliet Township, December 4, 1861. He received a good practical education in the common schools, and has been chiefl}' engaged in farming during his years of ma- turity. He has alw.ays resided in this count}'. At the home of the bride in Carrolton, Greene County, October 20, 1885, Mr. Tuck was united in marriage with Miss Kate Kaffer, a worthy young lady who was born in that county. She is a daughter of the late Frank A. Kaflfer. Mr. and Mrs. Tuck are the parents of two bright children. Frank A. and Florence L. In politics Mr. Tuck is a Demociat. and socially, both he and his esti- mable wife are highly respected. j^OSSITER RUDD is nnmbeied among the liii? progressive farmers of Joliet Township, h'is tm being on section 24, which has been his home since his infanc}-. It comprises sixty acres of valuable land, which has been brought to a high state of productiveness b}' means of a proper rotation of crops and the use of the best fertilizing agents, while the improvements which it bears are adequate for the purposes for PORTRAIT AISD BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 397 whifli tlicy were inleucled. In the fall of 1887, Ml-. KikUI iMubai-ked in tlie coal business in Joliet, wiiieii lie lias since carried un in connection with Ills ajjiiciiltiiral enterprise. He has been us(?ful to his fellow-men in public cajiacilies. niaiiifesls great kindliness in his relations to liuinanily. and in his own jileasant home is the soul of hosiiitality and good fellowship. In Rutland County, Vt.. the Kudd family had a foothold many j-ears ago, and there Erastus Rudd, the father of our subject, was born and reared. He married Miss Harriet Hill, of Onondaga County, N. Y.. their first home being in Syracuse, whence they removed to Patriot, Ind. In ]8t3 they emigrated to the Prairie State, settling in what is now New Lenox Township, but afterward removing to Joliet Township, and the farm now owned by our subject. There the mother died September 3, 1872, the father surviving until June 22, following. The latter had in early life been engaged in boating, and after coming to Illinois he operated the fust boat that was run on the canal, being connected in that entcriirise with Ahi- jah Cagwin. He was the father of three sous and four daughters, our subject being the fifth child. Rossiter Rudd was born in Patriot, Ind., No- vember 2. If' 13. but was reared to manhood in Will County, 111., after his father's death taking possession of the old homestead. He was married in Bloomington, August 23, 18G3, to IMiss Jane (iregg, whose intelligence of mind and worth of character had won his deepest regard. Her par- ents. William and Margaret (Lenox) Gregg, are natives of the Emerald Isle, in which they grew to niaturily and were united in marriage. They at nine emigrated to Canada, where their daughter, .Mrs. Rudd, was born November 23. 1835, her birthplace being the town of Brook. Several years after her birth the family came to Will County, HI., settling on a farm in Joliet Township, where the parents still reside. Their f.amily comprises one son and ten daughters, Mrs. Rudd being the second in order of birth. An interesting family has been born to Jlr. and Mrs. Rudd, the living children being Hannah L., Fayette, Harriet, Freeman and ^lansfield; they have buried one son, Harry, who died when about a year old. Mr. Hudd has held the offices of Road Commissioner, School Director and Superinten- dent of Mound Cemetery. In every position to which he has been called he has manifested a de- gree of intelligent interest and good judgment which have redounded to his credit in the eyes of the community. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife belong to the Uriiversalist Church, and in all the vicinity round about are held in high esteem for their many good qualities. t HHH E 1^ TEPHEN GLIDUEN. A history of the _|^^ men who have had the making of Will 1^^ County, would be incomplete without a sketch of this pioneer, who has been so long and so closely- connected with its highest ma- terial and social interests, and we are glad to be able to represent him on the pages of this volume. He stands foremost among the leading farmers and stock-raisers of Channahon, is one of its most ex- tensive land-owners, having a large and valuable farm in this township, and has taken a leading part ill making this portion of Illinois one of the richest farming regions in this section of the country. Mr. Glidden comes of fine old New England stock but is himself a native of the Empire State, born in Essex County, September 15, 1820. His parents were Levi and Sar.ah (Glidden) Glidden. who were of very old American families, who came to this country maiy- years prior to the Revolution. Mr. Glidden, of barb wire fame, is a representative of this famil}-, and second cousin of our subject. Our subject was reared in the place of his nativity and followed farming there and also the lumber business, getting out timber from the pine woods till he was twenty-eight years of age. Then in the flush aud vigor of a strong manly manhood he came to the Prairie State in 1848, and with the |!C00 which he had accumulated in New York as his capital, he started on a new life here, by in- vesting it judiciously in a piece of land lying along the Desplaines River, on which was a mill. He operated that for five years very profitably, .and then the railroad coming tlirough spoiled the busi- 398 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ness. After tliat he purchased one hundred and eleven acres of land aii'l ya\e iiis atU'iilion to rais- ing and feeding stock and has always been engaged at that. He lias added to his farm till it is now one of the largest in tlic county', comprising' eight 'iiindrcd and eiglity-livc acres of as good farming land as lies in the township. In 1849 our subject returned to New York for the young lady who had plighted her troth to him, Miss MaryL.liarnett.daughter of Asa and IIannah(Lanip- son) Barnett, of Essex County, and their marriage W.1S solemnized July 4, 1819. Accompanied by his j'oung bride, who had left fond parents to cast her fortunes in with him whom she loved best in all the wide world to assist him in building up of a home, our subject returned to Chaunahon. They established tlieir dwelling on the east side of the river, living there until 1878, when he erected his l)resent line residence on an eminence commanding a beautiful view of the vallc}' of the Desplaines River and also of the DuPagc, about two and oue- half miles awa}-, and of the village of Channahon on the river. In the management of his extensive agricultural affairs Mr. Glidden has shown large enterprise and fine business and executive ability, which traits have brought hiia wealth. He gener- ally votes the Republican ticket, but takes no fur- ther part in elections or politics. September 12, 1887, the shadow of a great grief fell over the household of our subject; Death crossed the threshold of his home and removed the wife and mother from her loved ones, who hold her dear memory in sacred remembrance. Sbe was a woman of a beautiful and noble character, who met the grave duties and responsibilities of life with firmness aniiood. He had but a rudimen- tary education in the schools of England, but after ho came to this countrj' he attended school two winters and during the two months of each season applyed himself closely to his books and rapidly improved in scholarship. He has always lieen fond of reading and aims to keep well posted <^n affairs of general interest. In 18r>0, in the prime of early manhood, he determined to seek his fortunes in America, and taking passage to Hull on a sailing vessel, af'erj]a voj'age of about seven weeks landed in New York Cit}'. He came directly- to Will County from there and when he arrived here found that he had but two shillings left, and as he was suft'eriug with a felon on his hand he was obliged to pa3- C)ut that money to have it removed. He thus starred in life here under discouraging circumstance.' Noth- ing daunted, however, with cliaracteristic British 400 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. pluck anil tenacity of purpose he iuunediately sought work and soon became employed as a farm hand. He saved his money and in time had earned cnongli to send for his wife and children, wlio joined liiin in 18,')4. After the arrival of his family he farmed as a renter for about four years an2. Mrs. King's mother did not come until tlie spring of 1835. Mr. Alden squat- ted on the land before it was in the market and when the land sale occurred he secured a i)atent from the Government, which parchment is still owned by Mrs. King and was signed by President Tyler. Her |)arcnts were among the earliest set- tlers of DnPage Township, and at the time he came here the country w.as in a very wild condition. Indians were still living here ami a [)orlion of the farm, on vvliich Mr. King now resides, was cov- ered with Indian mounds or graves, and it is sup- posed to have been an old Indian battle ground. They had to endure many of the hardships of pio- neer life and to live without the enjoyment of many things thej^ had thought to be necessaries in their old home, but by years of toil and strug- gle, the}- succeeded in accumulating a comfort- able property and at the time of his deat'n, INIr. Alden left an estate of three hundred and eight- een acres. Both he and his wife died of con- sumption, his death occurring October 17, 1850, and the mother dying Februar}- 28, 1857. They were the i)arents of six children, two of whom are now living, Mrs. King, and Martha, wife of O. 8. Smitli, of Cheboygan Count}-, Mich. Their other children were Franklin, Judson, Ilattie and Angelia. Mrs. King's father was a sincere Chris- tian and a member of the Baptist Church. In his death the county lost one of its most enterprising pioneers, who was doing his full share to promote its growth. Mr. and Mrs. King's wedded life has been blessed to them by the birth of one son. Charles. The}' have also an adopted daughter, Ilattie. whom, in the kindness of their hearts, they have taken to their home and are giving her every advantage as if she were of their own flesh and blood. Mr. King came here in pioneer days, and it may be ins priile tliat he h.as h.ad a hand in shaping the i)rosperity of the eounty. He is a sagacious far-seeing man, of excellent business capacity, is friendly and obliging in his relations with his neighbors, and is in every way a man of irre- |)roacli.'il)le character. His fellow citizens, fully cognizant of his worth, have called him to office at various times, and he has served as Supervisor of Dul'age Township two terms, and has l)een district School Director for a number of ye.ars, and as a public official shows himself to be honest and progressive. In his political attiliations be is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Clunch at Xa|)erville, and are identilied with its every good work. They are people of high social standing, and their home is the center of that true hosi)itality where host and hostess vie with each other in entertaining and making comfortable all who cross its tlircsliliold, he they friends or strangers. ILLIAM GLOVEB is a fine type of the na- tive-born citizens of this State, who have since attaining manhood stepped ft)rward to aid in carrying on the work so well begun by their fathers, in developing and sustaining the great agricultural interests in this part of the country. He is engaged in farming and stock-rais- ing on the very farm that his father evolved- from the wild prairies in the early settlement of this region. Our subject was born here May 3, 1846, and is a son of John and Harriet (Robey) Glover, na- tives of England. His father, now- a resident of Naperville, was formerly a well-known pioneer of this township. He emigrated from his native land in early manhood and coming to Illinois identified himself with the early settlers of DuPage County. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 409 He rented a farm there for two years and then coming to this count3', settled in what is now Du- Page Township, on tlie farm now occupied by our subject. It was then in a wikl uncultivated con- dition, with the escej>tion of four acres that were l)roiven. He toiled busil}' early and late in culti- vating and improvino' the place and nuide of it a choice farm. He was a man fairl3'-woll educated aird during iiis residence here was looked upon with respect, and was often solicited to take otiice, but never cared to do so, although he favored all tlie schemes for public improvements. He is a sturdy Democrat in his political faith. He is in his six- ty-eiglith year, and still retains his mental and phy- sical faculties in a marked degree. His wife did not come from England until after lie came. By her death in 1887 he sustained a great loss. She was a truly good woman and a consistent memiier of the Presbyterian Church. She bore him live children, as follows: William; .Sarah, a resident of Nfiperville; Mary, wife of John INI urr of DuPage Township; Tames, living in Missouri, and Ada, wife of -lulius Highland. William Glover, of whom tiiis biographical sketch is written, was about two years old when his parents l)rought him to this county', ai-.d here he was reared under the influences of pioneer life and has been an eye witness of the greater part of the growth of the county fron\ its primitive condition. He received his education in the district schools of tliis township, which at that earl}' daj' did not offer the children of the pioneers the fine educational priv- Icges that the children of the present generation enjoy. He was a diligent scholar, however, and gained all the knowledge possible in school, and since, by reading and observation has added to it so that he is now a well-informed man. He de- votes himself to the management of his land which comprises one hundred and forty-three and fortj'- four one-hundredths acres of land, mostly under cultivation and supplied with comfortable Iniild- ings, and every needed improvement. iMr. Glover is a man of upright habits and sound prinx'iples, and is sagacious, careful and thrifty in the management of his affairs. He has thus placed himself amongst the solid men of the township, and his traits of character are such as to command the respect and regard of his fellow cit- izens. In his political views he is a firm believer in the p\ini;' pi'utitable, lie returned to cuntraelinj; and building in stone and niasoniy, which suited the natural bent of his life. In a brief time he has shown that he is a true son of his father. He has recently pureiiased an extensive quarry two and one-half miles west of Joliet. whirli euntains stone of nnsur[)assed quality. Mr. Stage was eihicated tirsl in the schools of Morris, afterwards taking a course in theComnier- • cial College, at Dayton. Oliit). and is therefore well versed in practical knowledge. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic Lodge ^>o. 4"2. of Joliei. and is a most devoted Republican. In religions faith he is a Jletliodist. He is universally esteemed and looked upon as a rising man, his energy in bus iness giving promise of a high degree of worldly success and his traits of character making him one of the most i)o|inlar members of society. He has an extremel}' cozy home, among its many improve- inents being an artesian well, three humlred and forty -six feet deep. The pleasant dwelling is presided over b}- a capable and loveable woman who became the wife of our subject .lanuaiy 14. 1880. She bore the maiden name of Julia Lnella ^IcCowan, and be- longs to a family which is classed among the pio- neers of Will County. The happy mai riage has been blest by the birth of four children: IS'ettie Kmma, born in 1S»0; Alfred Campbell in 1883; Alma Ethel, in 18S5; and Jesse W. in 188'J. They form a In-ight groiq) in whose growing intelligence the parents take great delight and the older son al- ready evinces musical talent of a high order. ,:..&. .'..ill.:. DAM DRUMM, coming to Plainfield Township a (piarter of a century ago, and il' placing himself among its sturdy, practical and wide-awake farmers, has managed its agricultural interests with such success that he ac- quired a handsome competence and was enabled to retire from active business when scarcely past the meridian of life. He is of foreign birth, born in (icnnany, near the River Rhine, June .5, 18:31. His father, Adam Drumm, was from the same place, and his grandfather, also bearing that name, w.as born in the same Province. He was a miller b}' trade, and spent his entire life there. The father of our subject learned the trade in his father's mill, luit after marriage he turned his attention to farming, and always followed that occupation, spending his entire life in the land of his nativity. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah liaum, a native and life-long resident of the same i)lace as himself. Tuey had four children, of whom our sLd)ject was the only son, and the only member of the family who ever came to America. Mr. Drunim received a solid education in the schools of his native land, which he attended steadily until he was fourteen years of age. He then assisted his father on the farm, and remained an inmate of the parental household until he was nineteen years old. At that age he started out in the world to make his own living, and ambitious to see what life held for him in America, he turned his face toward this countr3', and setting sail from Havre the loth of June, 18.33, on the good slii|) '•Isabella," landed at New York, after a long voy- age of fifty-three days. He went directly to Ohio, and when he arrived at his destination found that he had but =v ding industry followed through many years |/<^)]l; has placed Mr. Shaffncr in a position of ^~^ independence tniauci:Ul3', and he is now living retired from active business amid the com- forts of a pleasant houie in the city of -Jolict. He was born in Cumberland County, Pa., November 11), 182.5, and is a son of .John Shaffner, also a na- tive of the Keystone State. The mother bore the miiden name of Susanna Bowei'S, and after mar- riage the parents settled on a farm in their native State. Sojourning in Pennsylvania until 182G, the pa- rents of our subject then Ujok up their line of inarch for Ohio, locating in what was then Stark but now Summit County, where they sojourned for a peiiod of twenty years. Thence they removed to New Lennox Township, Will County-, where the father constructed another home and there spent the closing years of his life, dying at the advanced age of eighty -one. The mother survived her hus- band five years. The parental family consisted of seven children. Mr. Shaifncr remained a member of his father's h(]uschold until twenty-one years old and then took unio himself a wife and helpmate, being wed- ded .lanuary 20, ISiVi, to Miss Caroline Larkin. This lady was born in Cranbrook, Kent, England, May 18, 1832, and came to America with her pa- lenls, .lesse and Sophia Larkin, when about seven- teen years old. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffner after their marriage, settled on a farm in .lackson Townshi[), where they sojourned until 1862. Removing then to .I(jliet JSIr. Shaffner engaged in carriage and wagon-making and also in carpentering. Later he cniliarked in the grocery and coal trade and gave his attention to the coal business for fourteen years, abandoning the grocery dei)artmcnt soon after en- gaging in it. In the meantime he had associated with him his son and they operated together five years under the tirm name of 15. Shaffner & Son. Mr. Shaffner retired from the cual trade in May, 1884. By a course f)f uprightness and honesty, together with courteous treatment of his customers, Mr. Shaffner built up an extensive patronage and ac- cumulated a competence, lie has a line home at the intersection of Mound and Sherman Streets, and also owns a share in the Shaffner Block, on Wash- ington Street, also a half interest in the coal busi- ness of E. L. Shaffner, his son, who is I'cpresenled elsewhere in this work. The coal-yard is amply e(piipped with sheds, a large ice-house and a good sized office, and lies between the Chicago it Alton and tiie Santa Fe Railroad tracks, on W'ashington Street. Mr. Shaff'ner, politically, votes witli the Repub- lican party. Besides the two children Ijorn to him and his estimable wife, they have an adopted daugh- ter, Miss Carrie, a maiden of twenty years. Eph L. is one of the promising business men of the city of Joliet; Eldon P., a moulder b}' trade, has held the same position with the Rolling I\Iill for the long (leriod of fifteen \'ears — which is a sufficient indication of liis worth and ability. .lesse Larkin, the father of Mrs. Shaffner, only lived three months after coming to .loliet, surviv- ing his wife only three days, and they left a family of seven children among strangers in a strange land. A short time [irior to this the3r had emigrated to America from Cranbrook, Keni County, England. The reader will recognize in the portrait of INIr. Shaff'ner, which appears on another page, one of the most prominent and influential citizens of .loliet. [(j_^ ARPER BOVEE, of Wilmington Township, came to tliis section of country about the year 1870, an, and thereafter occupied himself in millwriiiht pursuits. He had learned millwrighl- ing in early manliood, which lie followed until 18G0. The parental family consisted of two chil- dren; the |)arcnts spent their last years, the mother in Illinois, and the father in Iowa. Mrs. Cook attended the common schools dur- ing her girlhood, and was trained by a careful mother to all useful liouseQold duties. She I'e- raained under the parental roof until becoming mistress of her own home. Of her union with our subject there were born three children, only one of whom is living, a son, Oscar, who is now in Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Cook dei)arted this life April 11, 1884. Mr. Cook cast his first Presidential vole for Van Buren, and maintains his allegiance to the Demo- cratic part3\ lie has been somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving heretofore as a meml)er of the City Council in the old Fourth AVard, but is now .Alderman from the Second Ward. lie owns and occupies a comfortable home in the central part of. the city, and enjoys an extensive acquaintance among its leading residents. =iO^' ^^ HARLES BE8EKE. An excellent exami)le [l( _ of the results of frugality, persevering ^^^ industry, and prudent management, is to be found in the life of the above-named gentleman, who is numbered among the well-to-do farmers of Washington Townshi[). He is the owner of the northeast quarter of section 29, and the southeast quarter of section 20, in that township, together with ten acres of good timber land in Yello'v Head Township, Kankakee County, and one hundred and sixtj' acres in Jackson Count^', Minn. All this has been accumulated by him since he came to this county in 1863 and established himself on his first farm on section 20. The land of which he then took possession was in its priniilivr condition but is now one of tlie most productive estates in the county, marked with all needful improvements, as is the farm on section 29. .Mr. Beseke came to this county from DuPage County, in which he had lived for seven years and in which he began his life in America >as a farm laborer at ^90 i)er\'ear. His earthly possessions at that time consisted of his clothes and ^\b in money. With this capital and the education and training which he had received, he began the career which has resulted in the attainment of the property noted above and an assured standing in the finan- cial circles of the county. In the kingdom of Hanover the eyes of our sub- ject opened to the light of day October 18. 1825. He began life for hiniielf when about of age and in 1856 determined to seek a home in the New World, which he thought afforded better opportu- nities for an energetic young man of small means. Taking pa.ssage at Bremerhaven on a sailing vessel, he spent eleven weeks and three da\-s on the broad Atlantic and after this tedious voy.age landed in New York City. He at once came west to Chicago, and securing employment in DuPage County took up the labors whose result is so inspiring to otheis who are compelled to depend upon their own efforts for worldly success. The ))arents of Mr. Beseke spent their entire lives in Hanover, Germany, living to quite a good old .age. Their family comprised four sons, Charles being the only one who came to the I'nited St.ates. The others are 3et living in their native land where they have acquired considerable property. One of them is an old soldier and an oflicer of rank. In DuPage County, 111., Mr. Beseke led to the hymeneal altar I\Iiss Laura Wagoner, an estimable 3'oung lady who was born in B.aden, Germ.any, in the fall of 1837. but was quite j-oung when her parents emigrated to the United States. They settled in DuPage County in early days, but after some years removed to Will County where they died when near the age of four-score. The two daughters born to them are now living in Will County. To our subject and his wife eleven children have been born. l'"ive died in infancy and a daughter Residence OF Michael BiNZEN .ONEMiLE SOUTH OF JoLitT, III. * J.^^^^a^.^^a-My«- ^gg;;-i;s^^g > ^wa^£^^wyt^^^ , t^> — ..a — v^ .!■»>. i.'^. Residence OF Charles Beseke, 5ec. 20. Washington Tp.Will Co. III. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 425 Ellen after her marriage. The living members of the family are Conrad, who married Ellen Land- grader and lives in Yellow Head. Kankakee County, where he carries on a mercantile establishment; Lena, wife of Louis Kerhoph, a merchant and farmer of tlie same town ; Charles, George and Henry, who still reside under the parental roof. In connection with this personal sketch of Mr. Beseke, we present a view of his pleasant home- stead to which we invite the readers' attention. Within h's cozy residence, the many friends to whom years of close intercourse have bound him self and wife, are frequenlh- entertained and are always sure of a hospitable welcome. ICHAKL BINZEN, Highway Commissioner at Joliet,-w-as in the spring of 1890, elected for the second time to the position which he li Us to the general satisfaction of the L-oramunity. In politics he is a decided Democrat ind is recognized as a great worker in the r?.nks. lie belongs to the social and benevolent order of Ddd Fellows and has man}' friends b}- whom he is iiighlj- regarfled. He was born in Prussia, Januar}- 2;). 183G, being a son of John and Annie (Hirs- :-hen) Binzeu. His father was a cooper and distil- er, and became expert in distilling grapes, iihims, juniper berries and cherries, a business which he followed many years. Of the children born to lim there are now living three sons. .Toseph re- sides in Troy, N. Y., and is engaged in the manu- 'acture and sale of shoes, employing fifteen men; Facob and Michael reside in Joliet. The gentleman of whom we write came to Amer ca in 1><.52, making his first stop at Albany. X. Y., vhere he found employment in a brewery. We lext find him in Hudson, where with a brother-in- aw lie opened a brewery, which was destroyed by ire in 1868. Thence he went to Pittsfield, Mass.. vhero he engaged in the liquor traftic, coming West n the latter part of the same year and after re- naining a yer.r in Chicago, taking up his abode in 'oliet. For the first two vears of his residence lere he worked in a browerv, after which he again engaged in the liquor traffic. A few years thereaf- ter, in 1881, he purchased a farm which he h.as since successfully managed. The marriage of Mr. Binzen and Miss Catherine Meyer was celebrated January 23, 1856. Mrs. Bin- zen is a well-informed woman with many useful accomplishments and is a notable housewife. The happy union h.as been blessed by the birth of eight children, named respectively: Mary, wife of James Cushing; Joseph, Michael, .Ir., John. Cato, Emma and George (twins), and William. In connection with this sketch, is given a lith- ographic view of ^Ir. Binzeu's ple.asant homestead. -^^ fv^ ■ OHN H. DOIG, the occupant of a snug farm |i on section 4, New Lenox Township, was } l( born in Washington, D. C, March 13, 1844. (^^ He is of Scotch parentage, his parents being Andrew and Isabella (Fife) Doig, representatives of honorable families in Farfarshire and Fifeshire. A history of their lives will be found in the sketch of Thomas Doig, a brother of our subject, whose biograph}' is found elsewhere in this volume. Tlie gentleman of whom we write was scarcely more than an infant when his parents took up their abode in this county, where he received his early' education. When about seventeen years old he went to Chicago, remaining in that city until the spring of 1890. when he returned hither, purchased eighty acres of land on Maple Street, and is now numbered among the agriculturists of New Lenox Township. While living in the (^ueen City of the Lakes, he was engaged in a music store, in mercantile pursuits, the sale of real estate, and in building. His whole business career has been marked with a high degree of the "go ahead" spirit, so character- istic of dealers in Chicago and men of affairs in other communities, and he has been identified with men of similar public spirit in various movements which would benefit mankind and add to the pros- perity of the section in which ho lived. The marriage of Mr. Doig took place in Minne- apolis, Minn., March 21, 1872. the bride being Miss Jemima Macdonald. This lady is a daughter 426 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of Alexander anil Caroline (Porteous) Macflonald, the former of whom died in Chicago, July 5, 1881. She was born in Montreal, Canada, April 1, 1851, and grew to womanhood, possessing such noble qualities of character, such intelligence and good breeding, and so thorough a knowledge of useful arts as to deserve tiie love which she has won. The first part of her life was spent in the city of New York and the latter part in Chicago. She is a member of the E|3iscopal Church. She has borne lier husband one son, a bright lad, who bears the name of Alvin H. \\l^^^ UGH M. BOLTON, who is a representative || of the native-born citizens of this county, sons of its stalwart pioneers v;hv are now important factors in carrying on the work so well begun by tlieir fathers in developing its resources, is successfully engaged in farming in Plainfield Township, the pla(^e of his birth. He was born here A\n-i\ 3, 18-18, his father, Hugh Bolton, being an early settler in this region. The latter is a native of Belfast, Ireland, his father of the same name, also having been born there, a descendant of Scotch ancestry. He was reared on his native isle, came from there to America to spend his last j^ears with his children in New Jer- sey, and died there at the remarkable age of one hundred and nine years. The father of our subject passed the early jears of hi.s life in the land of his birth and in the prime and vigor of active manhood came to this country, seeking to better his condition. He localed in New Jersey and was there employed on a farm until his return to Ireland three years later. AVhile revisiting that country, lie was married, taking as his wife. Miss Eliza Miller, who was born in the same localitj- as himself. After he was wedded he came back to America with his bride and again look up his residence in New Jersej-, remaining there until 1847. In that year he came to Illinois, and bought a small place near Plainfield on which he lived a few years, and then purchased the farm which our subject now occupies, lie was actively engaged thereon many years, constantly improving it and from tilling the soil acquired a comfortable competence, and now lives in retirement in Joliet, making his home with his daughter. In December 1887, he had the misfortune to lose the good wife who had shared with him the hardships and pri- vations of a pioneer life and lived to enjo}' pros- peritj- with him. Of their happj' wedded life five children had been born, three of whom are now living, as follows: Nanc}-, wife of Thomas II. Ilutchings, of Joliet; Archie, who lives in Cherokee County, Iowa, and our subject. The latter was reared on the home farm and obtained a fair education in the district schools and since attaining manhood has devoted himself exclusively to farming. This farm which is located on section 24, of Plainfield Township, contains one hundred and sixty acres of land under excellent cultivation and good improvement, is provided with substantial buildings and all necessary- machin. ery for operating it to the best advantage. Mr. Bolton enjoys the comforts of a pleasant home and to the lady who presides over it, he was united in marriage in 1874. Mrs. Bolton's maiden name was Jane Snider, and she is a native of Tenn- essee. Her marriage with our subject has brought them three children— William, John and Jarvis. Mr. Bolton is a practical farmer, tilling the soil after the most desirable methods so .as to gain the best results, and managing his affairs with the thrift and prudence that will ultimately place him among the most solid men of the township. He is well regarded in this community where his entire life has been spent, as he is fair in his dealings and upright in his character. ARMON R. BURLINGAME, contractor \) and builder in Joliet, has a business which is all that he can handle, his contracts sometimes running as high as |!50,000 a year. He makes a specialt_y of dwelling houses and has built a large number of the best homes in the city. He is himself a pnctical builder and there- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 427 fore the more competent to take charge of work, anil being a man of honor his business is conducted in a reliable and straiglitforn-aid manner, and his word ma}' be relied upon in matters pertaining to it. Ira Burlingame. father of our subject, was a professor of music in New England. He married Miss Mary Whipple, and to them on August 11, 18-28, the son was born whose life it is our purpose to outline. As a boj- the lad was handy with tools, and he early made choice of the trade of a carpen- ter, which he learned in his native Green Mountain Siate. In 18r)5, he came to Illinois, first locating at Lockport, where he worked at his trade until 1865, when he became foreman of an establish- ment for the manufacture of organs. In the fall of 18GS he removed to Sterling, Whiteside County, and four years later came to Joliet and entered upon his life work of contracting and ^luildmg, witii the result mentioned above. In Lockport Mr. Burlingame served as Town Clerk two terms. He has been urged to accept various nominations that at different times have been tendered him, but has never been an aspirant for office. His judgment concurs'in the principles of the Uepiiblican party, which he therefore supports on all occasions. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, combining in his manners the energy of the Yankee and the good breeding of the cos- mopolitan gentleman. In his domestic relations he is kindly and consider.ate, in society a pleasing com|)anion, and in all his dealings with manki]id both just and generous. The marriage of Mr. Burlingame was celebrated ■Tune 17, 1850, his bride being Miss Olive Corlestia Ames, of the widely-known Ames famih' of New Enoland. She is an educated and loveable woui:;n, regarded with the most reverent affection in her own liome and looked upon with deep respect far lieyond the family circle. She has borne her hus- band two daughters — Mrs. Amy French, now of Channahan, this county, and Lettie L. Miss Lettie L. Builingame enjoys the distinction of being the only female representative of the legal profession in Will County. She was graduated from the .loliet schools in 1879, after which she en- "■awed in teaching three years, lalioring in the inter mediate and high school departments in this place. Choosing the law as her field of labor in life, she studied with the firm of Fithian &: Avery, and then entered the law department of the JMichigan Uni- versity at Ann Arbor. She was graduated in the class of '86 and permission to practice her |U'o- fcssion was granted liy the Supreme Court of Mich- igan. She, however, did not at once assume her legal work, but remained at Ann Arbor a year, taking a special course in order that she might be still better prepared for her vocation. In May, 1S88, she opened an office where she is still lo- cated, and is securing a fair practice. She has taken quite a prominent part in the cause of wo- man's suffrage of which she is an ardent advocate. She also manifests considerable interest in tem- perance work but declines to enter upon it as a party measure, believing that the cause can be best suliserved when work is done independent of polit- ical affiliations. Were the right of suffrage hers, her ballot would be cast with the llepublican party. ^ILLIAM W. STEVENS, editor and pro- \\\ ,-, //' i)riet(>r of the Joliet Record, assumed the JJ7 V/ duties of his present position in the spring of 1880, at which time he purchased the business and plant of the Uv<;ord, which was established in 1870. The Record is a bright and newsy paper, devoted to the interests of this county, is intelli- gently conducted and has unqucstiouably become a permanent institution. The subject of this sketch is a native of Maine, and was born in Oxford County, July \A. 1832. His parents were Bernard C. and Esther A. (Luf- kin) Stevens, and the father was born in Salis- bury, N. H., which was the birthplace of Daniel Webster, and with whom he attended school in his boyhood. The father uf our subject was born in 18U0, and remained under the parental roof until reaching his majority. He was the son of Jonathan Stevens, an early pioneer of that part of thr Grnnite Sl.ate Upon lenvii.ig hoiiii> lie went U> Ruuiford, Oxford County, where he met and mar- ried Miss Esther A. Lufkia, in 1825. They set- 428 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lied upon a farm and Mr. Stevens confined his at- tention to agrieultural pursuits until 1831. He then removed to Dover, and subsequently to Springlield. X. II.. where his death took place in October, 1874. AVilli the exception of a short time spent in Maine, he passed his entire life in his native Stale. Five children were born to the parents of our subject, three of whom are still living: James I), was a soldier of the Mexican War, and was Idlkd in 1847, at tiie storming of Chapultepcc, Mexico; the eldest, Mary, is the wife of Dudlej' Folansbee, of Joliet; AVilliam W. is the next in order of birth; Reuben V. is also a resident of Joliet; Vina, the first wife of Dudley Folansbee, died in 1880. The wife and mother was born in 1793, and was the daughter of Benjamin Lufkin, a Revolutionar}- sol- dier who received an honorable wound at the bat- tle of Bunker Hill. Mrs. Esther A. Stevens died April 19, 1849, at her home, in Springfield, N. II. The subject of this sketch remained with his pa- rents in Dover and Springfield, N. II., until a man of twenty-three j'ears. He received a good edu- cation, completing his studies in Andover Acad- emy in the class of 1854. Subsequentlj^ he en- gaged in teaching three 3"ears, in the meantime having, in October, 1855, emigrated to Joliet, III., where he taught two j-ears. In March, 1857, he entered the law office of Parks it Elwood, of Jol- iet, and confined his attention to the study of law until admitted to the bar in 1860. Soon after- ward he associated himself in partnership with Benjamin Richardson and the\- practiced together for three j'ears, after which 3Ir. .Stevens followed his profession singly and alone. In the meantime, in 18G3, he was elected City Attorney, and held the office several terms by re-election. lie also operated as an insurance agent from 18G8 to 1873, •when he sold out the business which he bad built up in this line, and thereafter devoted his time and attention exclusively to his law practice until 1880. when he turned his attention to newspaper work. While keeping himself thoroughly posted upon current events, ^Ir. Stevens has never been an offlcs-seeking politician, although filling many po- sitions of trust and responsibility. For three or four years he officiated as School Inspector, at the same time being Secretary of the School Board, and exercised a perceptible influence in the en- couragement of educational matters. In 185G he idunlified himself with the Masonic fraternity, and for six years was Master of Mt. Joliet Lodge; he is also a Royal Arch Mason, having been High I'riest of the Chapter for six years, and is also a member of Joliet Commander}- No. 4. In the Comraandery he has held most of the offices, being Prelate for ten years altogether. On the 6th of September, 1859. the subject of this notice was joined in wedlock with Althea H. Hawley. and they are the parents o£ seven chil- dren, all living. Ada H. became the wife of C. M. Becker, who died leaving one child, a son, Claude W; Kate E. is at home; Will II. is Route Agent on the Chicago k place, March 28, 1840, and is the tenth in a family con- sisting of eight sons and three daughters. Like 430 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. her husband she has in her veins the blood of old families from Northern Ireland, her parents having tieen natives of County Antrim, wiiencc they emi- grated to America in an early ilay. After havinj;; lived many years in Herkimer County, N. Y., they came to the Prairie Slate, locating in SteiJhenson County, where both breathed their last. ]\Irs. Boyd possesses the natural .abilities of the race from which she sprung, and has had them strengthened and developed Uy careful home train- ing and good educational advantages. IShe is there- fore a woman of ripe intelligence, well skilled in useful domestic arts and litte' and Town Clerk against a strong opposition, his majority being two hun- dred and eighty-f(tur. In the city his majority was five hundred. The spring election of 1890 found him so strongl}' intrenched in the confidence of the peo()le that no opposition was offered to his re-election as Town Clerk. The handsome West Side residence of Mi'. \\'il- cox is presided over by a charming lady of high culture and estimable character. She was formerly known as Miss Ida M. Weelvs, is a daughter of George Weeks, Esq., of this city, and a niece of Judge Weeks. She became the wife of our subject in the fall of 1882, the fruit of the union being a beautiful daughter, now about fifteen months old, who has been christened Evaleen. Mr. Wilcox is a Democrat of the best type, and a total abstainer from intoxicants of all kinds. He abounds with life and energy', and bids fair to reach a still higher place in business and political circles than that to which he has already attained. 1^ AVID FRY. The fine farming country em. J) braced in Wheatland Township has ever been an attraction to the eye of the solid, prac- tical farmer and stock-raiser, and fortunate is he considered who owns one of the rich, fineh- im- proved farms tliat may be seen on every hand. The subject of this biographical review is the fort-- uuate owner of one of these, his fine farm Ij'ing on section 27. iMr. Fr3' is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, born December 7, 1850. He is a son of .lacob and Catherine Fr^'. His mother departed this life in 432 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. llic month of Kebniaiy, 1H8G, at a ripe old age. His father is now in iiis seventj-fouitli 3 ear. Both lie and his wife were natives of Pennsylvaiii.i. ;uiil were pioneer.s of tliis count}-, coming here in l.H.'jo. Tlicj- Ijecame early settlers of Wlieatland Town- ship, bix children were born of their marriage, of whom the following four are living: Jacob, /aeli- ariali, jSIartin and David. Mr. Fry is a sturdy sup- porter of the Democratic partj-, and religiously, he is connected with the Lutheran Church as one of its most faithful members. He has sought in whatever .vay he could to advance the moral, edu- entional and material interests of the township. He is a man of some education and has a good command of both the English and German lan- guages. David Fry, of this sketch, was scarcelv three yi'ars of age when his parents brought Lira to this county, and here he was reared and educated, at- tending the local district school in AVheatland. He has devoted his time principally to agricultural pursuits, and occu|)ies an honorable place among the farmers and stock- raisers of the community. Mr. Fry was married the first time, in 1871, to Miss Amelia Frannhoof. The maiden name of his present wife to whom he was united December 19, i 873, was Maria IJupp. Of their pleasant wedded life five children have been born: Katie M., George J., Martin, William and Samuel D. Our subject pcjssesses many sterling traits of character that make him worthy of the esteem that is accorded him as a man and a citizen. He is in- dustrious, shrewd and thrifty, and has managed his affairs wisely so that he now Las a goodly bit of propert3^ In him the Democratic party finds a a zealous follower. Religiously, he is identified with the Lutheran Church as one of its leading members. ♦ — •^ — -7-iK^-~v '-> — ' " lACOB S0LTP:RMAN. If a man's true character may be determined by the opinion of those around him, that of Mr. Sollerman is irreproachable. By his h.abits of indus- try and prudence he hiis built up a good home for himself .and family and acquired a competence for his declining years. He is progressive in his ideas, liberal and pulilic-spiritcd, and is blest with an in- telligent family, his wife being a most estimable anil worth}- lady and his children unusually bright any living water and both grain and stock aie raised to advantage. Prob;U)ly the most noticeable featuie of the estate is the garden in which the owner takes great de- light and which is by far the finest and best kcjit in the township. It has proved the source of a considerable revenue since this branch of horticul- ture was undertaken by Mr. Fell. A fine, largo orchard also adds to the value of the farm. Appleby, Jjincolnshire, England, was the birth- place of our subject and also of his father, John 438 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Fell, who was a farm laborer. The latter was twice iiiarrieil, his second wife being Mary Houst, a native of liie same shire and danghter of Jona- than Houst, a shoemaker in Ludington. The mother of our subject died in England and the father was brought to Canada by his son, breathing his last in the Dominion in 1860 when three-score and ten j'ears old. Of the children born to this worth}' couple he of whom we write is the onlj' survivor. Jonathan. John and Mary A. are de- ceased. The natal day of James Fell was September 8. 182(). He was reared in his native village with but limited school advantages which consisted of an uncertain attendance during some three years. The English Testament was his reading book. When eight years old he began the labors of life by being emplo3-ed to keep sparrows and other ; birds out of grain fields. He received seventy-five cents per week for his labor, and as he grew older took up farm pursuits, boarding at home until thirteen years old, when he hired out by the 3'ear. The opportunities affonled a farm laborer in Eng- land were not sufficient to satisfy the ambition of you'ig Fell, and he determined to emigrate to America, hoping to better his condition. He was twenty-four years of age when, in April, 1851, J he left Hull on the sailer "Meteor." .Smallpox broke out on the vessel and upon reaching Quebec it was quarantined a week. Mr. Fell had had the disease, but in a very light form, and as soon -is a landing could We made he was able to begin work. He labored at different occupations in Canada and in Rochester, N. Y., for some lime, among his em- ployments being that of a teamster for a store keeper. In 18.53 he removed to Chatham, County Kent, on the shores of Lake Erie, where he op- erated a farm for eleven jears. Following this were various means of gaining a livelihood until March !>, 1866, when he located near Joliet. III. There Mr. Fell operated a rented farm a year, after which he bought forty acres in Green Town- ship, section 19, and putting up asmall house made it his place of abode. He cultivated his own land and rented adjoining acres several years, finallj' purchasing eighty acres of his present estate. This was improved land to wliicli he subsequently added eighty acres adjoining, bringing up iiis landed es- tate to two hundred acres, from which he subse- quently sold fort}-. Six years since Mr. Fell received the appoint- ment of Postmaster, and he is still the incundjeut of tiie olBce. For three 3-ears he proved his effi- cieucj- as a School Director, He is an active member of the Methodist Flpiscopal Church, and in the ranks of the Democratic party he is ever found read}- to cast his vote for its candidates. He has served on the grand and petit juries. As a citizen, interested in the true welfare of the community, as a farmer of energy and progressive ideas, and as a man of high principle, he is alike respected by those who enjoy his acquaintance. The lady who presides over the pleasant home of Mr. Fell was born in Gresby, Lincolnshire, May 11, 1820, and bore the maiden name of Eliza- beth Uamthorp. The ceremony which made her Mrs. Fell was performed in England. January 21, 1851. The happy union has been blest by the birth of nine children, of whom we note the fol- lowing: John and Hubert each operate eighty acres of land in Manhattan Township, this county, the furmer making his home in the village; Thomas is farming at Blue Hill, Neb. ; George is working out in the same State; James, Jr., is assistant Postmas- ter under his father; Edward resides at home and operates the farm ; Mary A. married Cornelius Fcnnick, a farmer in Nebraska; Odessa is the Vrife of Dr. Goodrich, of Peolone; Ann still remains under the parental roof. EN UNGO PATTERSON is a typical repre- sentative of the hardy, industrious, intelli- gent Scotch pioneers of Will County who have been so useful in developing its rich agricultural resources. Coming here in the early days of the settlement of Wheallsnd Township, he identified himself with its farmers and stock-raisers, and is still living on the farm he then bought from the Government when it was a tract of wild land. Mr. Patterson was born in Dumfrieshire, Scot'" PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 439 land, September 22, 1814. He was a son of John and .Jane (Hall) Patterson, natives of Scotland. He is the oldest sou of his father's family' and has two brothers, .James and Daniel, living in Wheatland Township. Our subject passed his earl}^ life on his native heath and gained his education in the local school. In 1841, desiring to make more of life than he could in the land of his birth, he emi- grated to America, taking passage at Liverpool, and after an ocean voyage of six weeks landed in the great metropolis of this country. From there he proceeded to Wayne County, N. Y., where he spent the ensuing years until the spring of 1844, when he made his way to Illinois. He came to this county and bought one hundred and twenty acres of land from the Government, paying there- for 11.25 per acre. ' He settled on it before there was a furrow turned or anj- improvements had been made. It took many years of hard and per- sistent labor to bring it to its present fine condi- tion, with its well-tilled fields and ample buildings, and all things necessar\- for its successful manage- ment. He has added to its acreage, and it now contains one hundred and ninety acres of valuable land. Mr. Patterson was married in the State of New York, in 1842, taking unto himself for a wife Miss Agnes Clow, who was, like himself, born in Scot- land. Her father, Robert Clow, was an early set- tler of Wheatland Townshij). By liis marriage our subject became the father of six children, of whom the following five are still living: .John, in Indi- ana; Robert, in Du Page Township; Sarah, wife of Robet Wightman. in Wheatland Township; Will- iam, in Du Page Township, and Adam, in Wheat- land Townslii[). In January, 1890, Mr. Patterson met with a great loss in the deatb of his wife, who had been his devoted wife and com|)anion for nearly half a century. She was a woman of high character, whose great kindness of heart and otiier sterling qualities gained her the warm affection and the sincere re- spect of all who came in contact with her, and many mourn the loss of that lovable woman. Mr. Patterson has not been an idle spectator in watching the growth of the count}', but has done his full share of the pioneer labors necessary to redeem it from the hand of Nature. The wear}' days of toil, privation and hardship that he then endured long ago came to an end. and now, in the ileeline of life, he is reaping his reward in the com- fortable home th.at he has established and in tlie enjoyment of the ample competence th.athis shrewd management of his interests has brought him. He inherited in a large degree the excellent traits of character for which the Scotch are noted, and these have made him a good citizen, and a kin 1 neighbor, and have made his domestic relations felicitous. A tndj' religious man, whose life is an exemplification of his Christian views, he is a faith- ful member of the Presb}'terian Church and is es- teemed by all who know him. Mr. Patterson has served as a School Director and has done what be could, in various ways, to promote the educational, moral and material well-being of Wbe.atland Town- ship. In his political views he is a stanch Repub- lican and has long affiliated with that part\'. WiILLARD WOOD, founder of Crete, bears the distinction of being one of the oldest „ ^ settlers in this part of Will County. Me came to this region about 1836, and first secured the southeast eight}- acres on section 8, and llie southwest eighty acres on section 9, which is now all included in the village limits and he likewise purchased other land. He encouraged people to emigrate hither by free donations to private parties and gave a lot to the Methodist Episcopal and the Congregational Churches, besides assisting in erect- ing tlie church buildings. He has been interested in the growtii and development of the town since its organization and li.as proven no unimportant factor in promoting its material interests. Mr. Wood assisted in building the first school- bouse in Crete Township, and officiated .as the first pedagogue in this township, in the year 18.38. He served as a Justice of the Peace from 1838 un- til sometime in the '.50s and has been for the last four years a Police Justice, serving as sucli since the incorporation of the town in 1884. For fifty years he has been an attorney-at-law, being ad- 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. luilteil to inailii'i; in Illii]i)i>. :iL .lolk'l, iibuiiL lur- ty-seven years ago. He was for a number of years the Postmaster of Crete, receiving his iirst appoint- ment througli ihc influence of the late Long .Tohn Wentworih, of Chicago, who was tiien serving liis first term in Congress. About 1818 Mr. Wood erected the Crete HotcL which was the first frame building of its kind in the (ilace and llie first public house in this part of the county. Within it he had a public hall in wliicli at the opening of the house were entertained manj' of the notable men of Chicago, including Henry B. Clark, also Col. Fake, Dr. Allen and Robert Duncan of .loliel, together with their wives. The original hotel was later supplanted by the present one. which, with the exception of a few years, has also been conducted by ^h-.^Voodand is located on land which he purchased from the Gov- ernment in 1838. At that time he was without means, and secured the land through the kindness of Mr. Charles Walker, a merchant of Chicago, to whom he paid 33 1-3 per cent, interest for three years. He has since owned considerable land ii. Crete Township, and has now one hundred acres besides properly in the village. The summer of 183G witnessed the first advent of Mr. Wood into Will County, to which he emi irrated from ^Morristown, Vt., where he was partly reared and obtained his education. He studied law and taught .school about five cerms before his marriage. His native i)laee was in Randolph, Vt., and the date of his birth August 28, 1808. He is therefore approaching the eightj'-second year of his ao'e. He comes of stanch New England stock and ancestry, being the son of Thomas Wood, a native of Massachusetts. His paternal grandfatlier, also named Thomas Wood, was born in ^'ermont and came of English ancesfrv. He followed fanning all his life and died al K.indiilpli al tlic advanced age of eighty-four years. Thomas Wood Jr., the f.-ither of our sulijec', grew to manhood in the Green Mountain State and after attaining his majority engaged in farming on his own account. Upon the outbreak of the War of 1812, he was one of the first p.atriots to en- list for a service of five years if necessary, and he participated in many a hard-fought battle. About the clusc of the war, while in the Burlington Bar- racks at Colchester, Vt., he contracted a fever from which he died in 1815. He was then in I'le prime of life, only about fort^-three years old and pre- sented a fine specimen of manhood both physically and mentally. By trade he was a blacksmith and worked at this in and around Middlebury. At., in partnership with a Mr. Denison. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Rub}' Newland. She was a native of Massachu- setts and after the decease of her husband was married to John Mosle}* and they settled in .Mor- ristown, Vt., where Mr. Moxley died at the age of sixty -seven years. He served as Quartermaster in a Connecticut Regiment during the Revolutionary War. B}- trade he was a tailor, which he followed before entering and after leaving the army. After his death Mrs. Moxley came to Illinois with her son Charles, and died at his home in Will County after attaining her three-score and ten 3ears. Like Mr. Moxley she was a Universalist in religious be- lief. The sid)ject of this notice was the youngest but one, of five sons and one daughter. He and his younger brother, Charles, the latter of Faribault. Mi^in., are the only survivors of the familv. Will- ard was first married in Morristown, Vt., May 4, 1835, to Miss Dianlha S. Boardnsan, a sister of the late Judge Boardman, formerly of Joliot. Mrs. Wood was of New England parentage and ances- trj' and English descent. She was born, reared and educated in Morristown, Vt.. and for several terms was a teacher in the public schools of her native county. For a lime during the earlier years of their acquaintance she was a pupil of her hus- i band. She accompanied liini to Illinois-and as- sisted him in gaining a foothold remaining his faithful and devoted companion until lier dealli. This occurred at her home in Crete, in 18G5. when she was fifty-four years old. having been bc)rn in 181 1. Her l*iother. Judge Boardman, also died at the home of Mr. Woo;), his decease taking place after that of his sister. Mrs. Dianlha Wood was the mother of seven chil- dren, all of whom aie living, married and have families. Sabina D. is the wife of Robert B. Mil- ler and they live on a farm in Crete Township; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Ml Fidelia L. married Daniel E. Hewes, a Justice of the Peace aud Notaiy Public of Crete; Lj'dia M. is the wife of Congressman Charles A. Hill, of Jol- iet, representing the Eighth District; Marian is the wife of A. H. Smith and they live on a farm in Crete Township; AVilliard S. married Miss Molly Moore, a fruit grower of Glendora, Cal.; William Irwin married Miss Elvia Ilcwes, the present pro- prietor of the Wood Hotel at Crete; Marcus M. married Miss Jessie Wood and is clerk and corres- pondent for an engine and mining machinery manufacturing company in Chicago. In 1869, Mr. Wood contracted a second mar- riage, in Batavia, N. Y., with ]\Irs. Eliza (Selleck) Northrup, widow of Normal Northrup, who died in Monee, where he was engaged in trade. Mrs. Eliza Wood was born in Connecticut. She grew to womanhood in her native place acquiring a com- mon-school education and was there married to Mr. Northrup. The two diildren born of that union are both deceased. This lady died at her home in Crete when nearly- seventy-five years old. In religion she was a Universalist, belonging to the Church at Blue Island. Mr. Wood is liberal in his religious views and in politics an uncom- promising Democrat. He preserves his faculties in a remarkable degree, being able to read without the aid of glasses and being remarkably bright and active for one of his years. He takes pride in the fact that he has twenty-three grand-children and two great-grandchildren. ETER W. SPANG LER, is prosperously engaged in the liver}' business in I'lain- ^^r field. He is a native of Pennsylvania, I \ born at Centre Hill, Centre County, April 4, 1836. His father, John Spangler, was a native of the same county, while his grandfather, Peter 5. Spangler. is thought to have been born in Lan- 'caster County, in the same state, and was reared, married and spent his entire life in the Keystone State. The father of our subject was reared to farm- ing but afterwards learned the trade of cabinet making, wliieli he did not follow long, however, but went back to his first vocation, buying a farm after his marriage, at Centre Hill. He resided there till 1846, when he emigrated to Illinois with wife and twelve children, coming overland with a pair of horses and a wagon and a carriage drawn by one horse, the journey consuming three weeks and three days. Mr. Spangler had been here before prospecting, and hail bought two farms located in Plainfield Township, the one on which he settled being well-improved, and provided with good buildings. There were no railways in Illinois at that time, and Chicago was the nearest market. He lived on his farm some years and then retired to Joliet, where he resided till his death, he having accumulated an ample competence that sufficed for all his wants. The maiden name of his wife was Catherine Stemm, and she was l)orn in Centre County, Pa., and w.is a daughter of Adam Stemm, a native of the same state. She died on the home farm some years before her husband. They reared a family of fourteen children, nine sons and five daughters. Peter Spangler was ten years old when he came to this country with his parents, and he was here reared to agricultural pursuits. At eighteen years of age he commenced to learn the trade of a plasterer at Plainfield, and worked at that here for a time, and was then engaged at it in Cedar ]{a|)ids, Iowa, for a while. He returned to Plainfield before the war, and joined a company of light infantry, which was sent to Cairo b}' the governor at the first call for troops, and was there mustered into seivice .as Co. K, 10th Illinois Battery. Our subject proved that he had good soldi(Mly qualities, and he did faithful service in defense of the Union during the three months that ho was in the army, that being the length of the term of enlistment of his regi- ment. At the close of that time he was obliged to aliandon militar}- life on account of ill health, and for nearly two 3-ears thereafter he was unable to do any manual lalxir. He subsequently resumed his trade, which he soon gave up to give his atten- tion to farming, and was thus engaged in farming on his father's farm during the following five years. At the end of that time he returned to Plainfield, and three j'cars later entered upon his present business .as the kee|)er of a livery stable and a trader in 442 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. horses, his dealings extending to all points between here and Chicago. He has quite an aptitude for this calling, being a good judge of iiorse Hesli, and possessing tiie requisite shrewdness and sagacity necessary for the business. His livery stable is well managed and well patronized. Mr. .Spangler has had the good fortune to secure a good wife, whose maiden name was Mary Lee, and to whom he was united in marriage in 187(i. Two cliildren complete their household circle, Roy and Merton. Mr. Spangler is a sturd}' Democrat in politics; socially-, he is identified witli the A. F. ik A. M. as a member of Plainfield Lodge. No. 536. He possesses good business qualifications, is enterpris- ing, and knows how to conduct his transactions to the best advantage. He is kind iiearted and gen- erous, ever ready to do a favor, and is well-liked bv his neighbors. ;,ATHANIEL BARNS. In all the broad expanse of tiie Mississippi Valley, no finer farms can be found than the Prairie State can boast. The agriculturists of tliis State are general!}^ men of unbounded energy and good judgment, under whose careful management, the fertile soil yields abundantly of golden grain and various fruits in their season. In tliis county, Joliet Township is not behind other sections in attractive and remunerative farms. One of these is owned and occupied by the subject of this sketch and comprises one hundred and sixt}' acres on section 34. In the Empire State manj' years ago a l)abe was born, who grew to womanhood bearing the name of Rachael McGinnis. Li tiie neighboring Stale of Connecticut was l)orn and reared Isaac Barns, who met and married tiie worthy young woman, making a home in Ivickland County, N. Y., where tliey reared a family of twelve children, of wliom the subject of this sketcli is the sixth. The gentleman of wlioiii we write was born in Haverstraw, in the county above mentioned. .Tune 18, 1818. He grew to manhood on his father's farm, early becoming thoroughly acquainted with the details of agricultural life and the enterprises connected therewith, and assisting as his strength would permit in the work of the home. He also obtained a good practical knowledge of the more important branches of education. Two years were spent Ijy him in the State of Virginia, but with this exception he continued to make his home upon the parental estate until he was thirty years of age. During this time he was engaged in farm- ing and stock dealing, and for nine years in tlie luitchering business. In the spring of 1858. Mr. Barns turned his footsteps westward and reaching this country, pur- cha.-5ed a farm and identified himself with the cit- izensof Illinois. Here he has since lived, success- fully carr\'ing on his chosen work and while securing to his family the comforts of life laying llie foundation for ease in his declining years. His farm contains all the improvements which mark the homes of the better class of farmers, the buildings comprising a full set of adequate and snbstantial structures, and a good supply of im- proved machinery- and implements being found in use thereon. An important step in the life of our subject was taken in Westchester County, N. Y., October 4, 1849, when he led to the hymeneal allar .Miss Mary E. Thiell. This lady was born in Rockland County in 1829, and is a daughter of Jacob and Susaji (VonBuskirk) Thiell, who were natives of the same county, where the father died. The mother breatlied her last in Newburg, Orange County. Mrs. Barns is a woman of exceptionall}- fine char- acter, strong, tender, and true, "whom to know is n liberal education." She has been an able assistant to her husb.and, bj' her wise economy and prudent iiianagenieut aiding in the accumulation of tlieir present means, while to her children she has been a devoted mother, rearing them to useful and honor- al>ie lives. Tlic affairs of her own household liave not taken her entire thought, but she has been readj' for neighborly deeds of kindness and sympathizing interest in all worth}- movements. To Mr. and Mrs. Barns ten chiMreu have been born, of whom George .Julian. Rosalia, Grace, Natlianiel Jr., Lizzie, John and Blanche are yet PORTRAIT AND BIOGRA.PHICAL ALBDM. 4 43 living; Emily A., Isaac and E— ONRAD C. BRAUN. now deceased, was ... born in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Gertnany, ^^/ January 17, 1835, and in his native land was reared to manhood. From his father he learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed until he came to America in 1856. His Grst sojourn was made in Buffalo, N. Y., where he remained but a short time ere removing to Milwaukee, Wis., in which c-it}' he was employed at the marble works about a j-ear. He then came to Joliet, 111., where he continued tlie same occupation for a time as an employe and then engaged in the marble business on his own account, following it about ten years- He next became foreman in the stone shops at tlie penitientiary. Iiolding tiie position four j'cars. We next find IMr. Braun in tlie employ of the Solar Stove Works for two j'ears as an ornamental pattern maker. His next enterprise was the pur- chase of the Chicago House and the employment of his faculties as the landlord of that hostelry wliicli he conducted four years. He then bought a tract of land just east of Joliet upon which he started a grapery. From that time until his death, which occurred May 2, 1888, lie was engaged in vinicult- ure. He met with a marked degree of success in the business to which he devoted his later years and owned one of the most beautiful graperies to be seen in a large extent of territory. It affords a charming feature in the landscape during the summer season and when tlie vines are loaded with their rich fruit. It is near Oakwood Cemetery, on land well adapted for the purpose, and pleasautlj' located. The first wife of Mr. Braun was Helen, daugliter of Andrew Smith. She was the mother of three children but one of whom is living. This is a son. George C, who is engaged in the marble business in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Helen Braun died in Joliet, Ma^- 18, 1864. Mr. Braun contracted a second matrimonial alliance, marrying Miss Catherine Bactolmuller who died in Joliet, October 1, 1864. ]\Ir. Braun was again married, in Joliet, the ceremony taking place December 8, 186-1, and the bride being Mrs. Antonia (Sartori) Mutz. This lady was born in Baden, Germany, on New Year's Day, 1829, and at the time of her marriage to our subject, was the widow of Hugo Mutz. Her first marriage resulted in the birth of five children, the only one now living being Josephine, who is the wife of William Kuhu. To her second husband Mrs. Braun bore three children — Rudolph L., Net- tie M., and Conrad M.; Nettie is now the wife of Christian Pasold. Since the death of Mr. Braun the widow and her eldest son have taken charge of the place, and are successfully carrying on the en- terprise begun b}' our subject. -o»o-{9^^x^^*" ARMAN DEUTSCmiAN. There .are many rural homes in Will County- so attr.active that they clearly disprove the idea held by some residents of cities, that farm life is surrounded only by what is rude, uncultivated and unpleasing. The estate of the gentleman who is the subject of this brief sketch, is one of these well regulated farms, upon which a complete line of im- provements is to be seen, the buildings being first class in style and construction, and sufliciently numerous to fill all the wants of the owner. The home farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres on section 34, Jackson Township, and another 'piarter section in the same township is owned by Mr. Deutschman. The nat.al da3- of the subject of this sketch was February 25, 1851, his birthplace w.as the Empire PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 445 of German}'. In the spring of 186.5, he ei-ossed the AU.intic and juiued his father, Willinm Deutscliinan, in lllinuis. The fatliei- had come to this country in 1855, and lived in Joliet andjaciison Townsliips, inutile latter of wliicli he de|)arted this life in 1875. His son llarman remained with him until liis death, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and gaining in intelligence and ability \e:ir by year. In the fa)l of 1870, onr subject led to tlie hyme- neal altar Miss Sarah, daughter of Abraliam Gock- ley, of Jackson Township, whose liiography occupies another page in this Ai.ni jr. The bride was liorn in Lancaster County, Pa., September 25, 1853, and was well educated and reared to useful hal)its and witli the best of i)iinciples. She belongs to the German Baptist Church. Mr. and ]\Irs. Deutschuian have eight children living, namely: Clara. Franklin A., Ella. Anna, WalLace J., Minnie, .losephiiic and Mola. They lost a son, Aaron, in his infancy. Mr. Deutscliman h.as not sought offi- cial honors but is ever ready to cast his vote in the interests of the Democratic party. lie has served as School Director. He h.as so conducted himself .■IS to win respect as a citizen, neighbor and private individual. "if OSEPH HUNTER, Sr, is one of tlie oldest settlers of Frankfort Township, the owner of a large landed estate and an extensive agriculturist. His home farm is the south- east quarter of section 13, on which is a fine large residence and other substantial and commodious buildings, among them being a windmill and tank, and a barn 72x100 feet, which is capable of hold- ing three hundred tons of hay. Mr. Hunter owns six hundred and forty acres in this township, all well fenced and supplied with tenant houses, feed yards, orchards, and all improvements which char- acterize the estates of enterprising farmers. In Cook County he owns three hundred and twenty acres, and his entire landed estate is tillable except forty acres of timber land. Jlr. Hunter wa^born in County' Donegal, Ire- land, near Ramelton, Deeeraber 23, 1817, and reared on the parental farm witli but limited com- mon-school advantages. He remained at home un- til nineteen j'ears of age and then going into Scot- land on a visit was offered a situation in the custom house at Glasgow. His father, however, advised him to emigrate to America and he made preparations to do so. In May, 1837, he left Londonderry on the sailer "Regatia"' a slow vessel which occupied eight weeks in crossing the Atlan- tic. Young Hunter was sick during the entire voy- age. He landed in (Quebec and remained in Can- ada a few months, working on a farm. He was not pleased with the country as it was too heavily tim- bered to suit his taste and the same fall he made a trip to Illinois. Accompanied by his brother .John, he crossed to Detroit, Mich., on a boat, then went on foot to .St. Joseph, whence he crossed the lake to Chicago. Thence they traveled on foot to the Yankee set- tlement ne.ar Lockport, this county, which is now in the Township of Homer. The 3'oung men had about *!100 in gold, and h.ad to change a S5 piece every morning to pay the bill at the inn. The change they received was "wild cat" money which others refused to t.ake and when our subject reached Will County he was virtually empty handed. Young Hunter had learned something of the mason's trade in his native land and he found employment at it for a time and then engaged on a farm bj- the mouth. The best hands received but §120 a 3'ear for farm work. In 1840, he pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres of prairie land at $1.25 per acre and located upon it six years later. He put up a log house shaping the logs himself and completing the structure, being only able to get one man to help him raise it. He was the first settler upon the prairie within a radius of many miles. He had taken cattle in payment for farm work so that he had a good herd and he let men take care of them on various terms. He killed some and sold beef among the few settlers and also disposed of some of the animals alive. Mr. Hunter broke prairie with oxen attached to a clumsy plow, and the soil being tough and the implement unwieldly, six joke were necessarj-. The cattle fattened readily on the prairie grass 446 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and grain grew well on the newly-liroken soil. The latter was lianleil to Cliicago, a distance of thirty miles, the trip consuming two days. Durina; those early years, large herds of deer were to be seen in this vicinity and wolves were numerous, often fol- lowing ]Mr. Hunter in his journeys. Unlike the most of the early settlers, he did not engage' in hunting but devoted himself exclusively to his ag- ricultural pursuits in which he was ver}' success- ful. He added to his real estate from time to time, paj'ing ^oO per acre for some eight hundred acres of that which he now owns. The estate of Mr. Hunter is manSged systemati- cally, two hundred and lift}- acres being devoted to oats, three hundred to corn, and three hundred to hay and pasture. He raises full blooded Short- horn cattle of all grades, keeping about two hundred head. He feeds three or four car loads of cattle be- sides, and raises about as man}' car loads of hogs per year. He has the largest horse ranche in t!ie township and has been quite successful with draft horses and roadsters. He has about fifty head of the latter and raises about twelve colts per an- num. The marriage of Mr. Hunter and Miss Jane Gamble took place at the bride's home in Jo Dav- iess County, near Hanover, in June, 1846. The bride was born .in County Donegal, Ireland, No- vember 10, I.SIO, being a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Malseed) Gamble. Mr. Gamble was a farmer who died in the Emerald Isle v^henee his widow emigrated to America with her family in 1 8.32. They left Londonderry on the sailer "Crainge" and after a V03'age of five weeks, landed at New Castle and took up their residence in Phil- adelphia. In 1 837, they came down the Ohio River to its junction with the Mississippi and thence up the latter river to Galena, 111., going from there to Hanover, Jo Daviess County, by wagon; there Mrs. Gamble remained until her death. She belonged to the I'resbyterian Church and reared her familj' with fine principles and useful habits. Her sons, Samuel, Joseph and James are now deceased, and Daniel is living in Jo Daviess County. Mrs. Hunter is the only daughter. The union of Mr. and iMrs. Hunter has been blest by the birth of three sons, of whom the first- born, James, died when twent^'-one years old. Joseph Jr. is at home assisling in the farm labors; Daniel G. is married and living on the adjoining section. Joseph Hunter, Sr. has been School Director nearly every since became to this section. He was Supervisor of Frankfort Township, for two years, and at the last election received every vote in the township except one. He was Com- missioner of Highwaj's seven years, has served on grand and petit juries, as a delegate to political county conventions and a member of the County Central Committee. He is a true-blue Republican and at an early date identified himself with the anti-slavery movement, his being one of the three votes cast in the town of Homer for James G. Birncy. He mantained his belief amid the scoffs and taunts of many, but finally had the satisfac- tion of seeing his cause triumphant. His religions faith is expressed by the l'resb3terian creed and he is identified with the church at Bloom, Cook County. He was formerly Elder of the society at Frankfort. He has helped to build the school- house an the county, making a siiecialty of buying and feeding cattle, devoting the large amount of grain he raises wholly to that purpose. He ships his stock to the Chicago market, and often ships as nuiny as nine car-loads a season. He rents his father's homestead ( 448 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to good advantage and derives a fine income from that and the proceeds of the oUier estate. Mr. Kinsella was married March 9. 1886, to Miss Kate C, daughter of John and Mary (Carroll) Smith. Her father w.is a native of Lockporl, N.Y., and a sou of Thomas Smith. Our subject and liis wife iiave two-children — Norine and Evelyn. Mr. Kiusella is a Democrat in politics, and a Catholic in religion, being a valued member of St. Mary's Church, in Minuoka. He is a frank, open-hearted j man, contributing generousl}' to the support of the church and anything that will benefit the public, besides being liberal in the use of his money for charitable and other purposes. Inheriting a large property", he has shown himself to be fully equal to its management, bringing to its work a well-trained and cullureil mind, and by sagacious and system- atic methods has greatly improved its value. fjOBERT S. WASHBURN owns and occupies a fine farm on section 30. Peotone Town- ^ shij), and an adjoining tract on section 31. The land is under thorough cultivation and it needs but a glance to assure a visitor that the j'ears which Mr. Washburn has spent in tilling the soil have given him a thorough knowledge of the de- tails of that occupation. His hard service in the Union Army has left its effects upon his system and he is afflicted somewhat with rheumatism and other ailments, but still attends to his farm and bears his part in local affairs. Mr. Washburn is the only survivor of three children born to Selli and Louisa (Hewitt) Wash- burn, who died during his childhood. He was born in Cook Countj' forty -six 3-ears .ago, came to Will County when about ten 3'ears old and became a resident of Willon Township. He was thrown upon his own resources at a tender age, had very limited schooling and has always worked on a farm. When nineteen years old his spirit was roused b^- the attempts against the life of the Union and he enlisted in Company H, Twelfth Cavalr3-. The regiment was equipped at .St. Louis and sent to New Orleans. ' thence took part in the Red River expedition under ' Gen. Banks. The marches, .ekirmisUes and battles of that expedition are recorded in history, but only those who took part can fully realize the gallantry and endurance of the boys in blue. After that expedition the company was stationed at Donelson- ville, doing picket dutj'. In August, 1 864, a squad of four men was sent to carry a dispatch to another fort on the, Misssis- sippi River, a day's ride from their station. Thej' were surprised by the enemy, one man wounded, two captured and the fourth made bis escape. Mr. Washburn was one of those taken prisoner, and after spending two weeks at Bayou La Fourche, La., was marched through to Tyler, Tex., and there placed in prison. At one time there was about eleven hundred Union soldiers imprisoned there, and a pound of beef, nearlj* all bone, and a quart of corn me.al constituted a da^-'s rations. There was a dead line and Mr. Washburn has seen men shot down there. When guarded b^' regular Con- federate soldiers, prisoners received fair treatment, but when militia and boj'S were their watchmen they were often mistreated. Mr. Washburn was afflicted with scurvy nearly all the time he was in prison and still suffers from its effects. Mr. Washburn was released from prison in -June, 1865, went to New OTleans, and thence to Baton Rouge where his regiment was encaaiped. He then came North on a thirty days' furlough, after which he returned to his regiment, joined Gen. Custer's command, went back into Texas and remained un- til June, 1866. He then returned to Springfield, III., where he was mustered out and honorably- dis charged. During his term of service he had been promoted to the rank of Corporal and won a good record for faithful and gallant conduct. Resuming the agricultural labor in which he h.TiI spent his j'outh, Mr. Washburn .also secureil an in- terest in a thresher and corn-sheller, and through industrious efforts g:aduall}' .accumulated means with which to purchase a home. Eight vears ago he secured the deed to one hundred and twenty acres of his estate, and last winter purchased the adjoining seventy-four, making up a good farm of one hundred and ninety-four acres. The laud is im- proved and produces Ine crops of variou? kinds. The wife of Jlr. Washburn was known in her PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 449 maidenhood as Miss Sarah AUars aud became his wife March 23, 1881. She is a daughter of Will- iam and Maiia (Godson) AUars, both deceased, l>er father having been killed Ly a load of lumber fall- ing upon him. He was an old settler of KankalHOMAS W. JONES. In giving liouor to whom honor is due, we should not neglect T. W. Jones, who began life empty-handed, and has accumulated a good propert3' b}' dint of energetic and well directed efforts. His home is located on section 22, Wesley Township, and con- sists of one hundred aud fourteen acres of well im- proved land, the neat home being well supplied with all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life, and the entire estate indicating prosperity and a wise use of the conveniences which add to the value of farm labor. Mr. Jones is of Welsh ancestry and the son of natives of Pennsylvania. His parents, John T. and Sarah S. (Rudisill) Jones were married in Ross Count}-, Ohio, and resided there until 1850. They then removed to Will Count}', 111., and settling in Wesley Township, remained here during the rest of their lives. The mother crossed the river of death in 1877, and the father March 14, 1889. They were the parents of sixteen children, eight of whon] are now living. The subject of this sketch was born in Ross Countj', Ohio, April 14, 1831, and received a fair eteem of the eommunitj- his estimable wife has also a large share. Alonzo Jones, the brother of our subject, became a member of Company A, lOOtli Illinois Infantry, and gave his life for his country during the late Civil War. He was killed at the battle of Chicka- niauga. September 19, 1«()3. iHOMAS O.SCAR MILLS. In this gentle- man Will Count}' has a fine re[nesentali\e of its native-born citizens, one, who, b\' his enter|)rise. progressiveness and marked ability is maleriall}' forwarding its financial welfare in several ways. He is variously identified with its interests, as a skillful agriculturist, making a spec- iality of feeding cattle; as a tile manufacturer, owning the largest factory in the county; and as proprietor of a well-appointed store at Millsdale Station. He was born on the old homestead where he now lives, August 27. 1S50, and is the son of James Mills, a pioneer of this region. The maiden name of his mother was Eunice Glid- den, she being a sister of Stephen Glidden, of this township. I5()th her family and her husband's vveio originally from New Ilaniiishire, and re- moved to New York, where the parents of our subject were married in 1844. They lived a while in Ohio, and moved to Joliet about 1847. After a year's sta}- in that city the}' moved on to the place where our subject now lives, and where the father died in 18o2. Until 1878, the mother lived with her brother Mr. Glidden, who was part owner of the farm. At the lime of her son's mar- riage she became a member of his household, and remained a welcome inmate of his home until her death. November 27, 1887. Oui subject was reared in the place of his birth and received excellent educational advant.ages, obtaining the preliminaries of his education in the local district schools, afterward pursuing a fine course of study in Joliet, and finishing his school- ing in Channahon, his own township. He early giiined a practical knowledge of farming, and at the time of his marriage took charge of the home- sread. which he still owns and occupies, and which is represented by a view els:wliere in this work. With characteristic enterprise he has car- ried on his business so as to make a financial suc- cess of it, and has greatly increased the value of his farm and added to its .acreage. It now com- prises three hundred and eight3-four .acres, all ly- ing on section 11, with the exception of eiglity acres. Our subject has !)>• no means confined his operations to stock-raising, but has been engaged in other industries. In 1884. he built near his place a tile factory, one of the largest in the county, costing about $10,000, and adapted to" the making of a fine grade of tile, hut at the present time the works are not in operation. The Santa Ee Railroad and the Chicago it Alton run side by side through his farm. Our subject has a life p.ass over the former road, which in 18.^7 opened a station on his land. Here he has built a store, which is well arranged and suitably stocked. October 9, 1878, Mr. Mills took unto himself a wife, in the person of Miss Anna E. Miller, daugh- ter of James and Eliza (Fowler) Miller, natives respective!}' of Scotland and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Her father was reared in the city of London coming to this countr\- in earl}' manhood and was married in New York. From there he came to this county, and purch.ased the place in Troy Townsliip « hich was known as the old Rock Run house previous to 1S53, when he purchased it. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 45.3 There he lived until his death in 1806. His widow is still liviii.u' there, and has now attained the ven- erable age of seventy-eight years. They were the parents of seven children. INIr. and Mrs. Mills have a very |)leasant attractive home, and llieir happy household is comi)leted by their four chil- dren: Arthur .1., a lad of ten \ears; Krtna A., Oscar Lero.y: and Warren, the baby. Mr. Mills is a tvpical Anieric'.n, thoroughly wide awake au(\ full of enterprise, possessing more than ordinary capacity, energy and decision of char.acter, and in him his native count3' has a citizen w'ho is doing much to promote its general prosperity. In poli- tics he is identified with the Republican itart}', hut being a man of independent views he takes the liberty to vote as he chooses in regard to local affairs. ^y >1.|<.C^^>>^. -I~^1>^'< iZRA E. -lAYNKS. The results of good management find no better illustration than ^ in the life of this gentleman whose fine farm is situated on section "i!', Manhattan Township. The estate comprises one hundred and sixt^' broad acres which are devoted to the purpose of general farming, about an equal share of attention being paid to grain and stock-raising. Two teams are required lo operate the estate and they are found to be fine English draft horses. Ilolstein and Gal- way cattle and Poland-China swine of high grade are kept, and another paying part of the establish- ment is the poultry yard where about -i^SOO worth of poultry are raised ever\- year. A fine residence with all necessary outbuildings, such as barns, granaries, corn cribs, etc., together with .a beautiful orchard, add to the value of the land and make of it one of the most attractive places for many a mile. It is surrounded by hedge and divided into fields of convenient size. A view of this comfor- talile home will be found on another page. The gentleman of whom we write is a direct dosw'udant of one of three brothers who came from England to America in 1617. His grandfather, Elijah Jaynes, was born in Franklin County, Vt., devoted his attention to agriculture and became the owner of several farms; he was a soldier in the AVar of 1812. Chester Jaynes, the immediate progenitor of our subject, was born in the same county and also became a farmer. During the Aroostook War he fought against the savages six months, obtaining a land warrani for his services and ^s now a pensioner of the Government. He secured land four miles east of Lake Champlain, but subsei]uently bought and now resides upon the homestead on which he was born. He has been engaged in sheep raising and in the dairy business, but now, in the ninety-first year of his age, is resting from his labors and enjoying merited repose. He belongs to the Baptist Church and votes with the Republican party. Chester Jaynes married Eliza Dee, daughter of Gen. Washington Dee, who won fame in the War of 1812. The old Bay State was the birthplace of Gen. Dee, but when he was a bo}' his parents re- moved to ^'ermont where the latter became Colonel in the Home Militia. When the Colonists a second time determined to fight for release from British tyranny, he raised a regiment and joining thearm^', soon became Brigadier-General. He served until the close of the struggle, fighting on the lake and at Plattsburg and retiring with the title of Major-General, while his brother, who had gone out in his regiment as Major, came home as a Brigadier-General. This was the War of 1812. Mrs. Eliza (Dee) Jaynes was born in E^ranklin County, Vt., and became versed in all the useful arts which were considered a part of a 3'oung lady's education. She has now reached the ripe age of eighty-eight years. She is a worthy member of the Baptist Church. The subject of this sketch is the third of the nine sons and daughters whom she has borne. In addition the family' roll includes the names of Homer, now a resident of Kansas; Will- iam who died in the Green Mountain State at the age of twenty 3'ears; Halbert, of Xeoslia County, Kan,; Mrs. Charlotte Hurlbert, of Franklin Countj-, Vt. ; Sarah, who married H. G. Williams and is living in Iowa; Addison, whose home is in Kansas; Mrs. Helen Caswell, of Vermont; and Mrs. Addie House, of Joliet. 451 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Our subject was l)orii in Georgia Township, Franklin County. Yt., ,kine 25, 1835. and being reared on a farm early look up his share of the labors thereon. He received a good coiumou- sehool education under the free school system of liis native State and also attended Georgia Academy from which he was graduated at the age of eighteen, lie then went U) Delaware County, Ohio, and en- gaged in teaching for a year, after which be came to Chicago and secured a clerkship in a store on Kinzie Street. 8ix months later he went to Galena, thence up the river to Hudson Cit}- and there em- barked on a boat for St. Croix, Wis., where he taught two terms of school. The next location of young Jaj'nes was at New- Richmond where he embarked in the sale of gen- eral merchandise, having his goods shipjjed to Hudson and then hauling them seventeen miles. He was a memlier of the Home Guard, being Ser- geant of the company, and at the first meeting after Ft. Sumter had been fired upon, the whole company determined to enter the Union Arm3'. On April 18, the name of Ezra E. Jaynes was placed upon the muster roll of Company F, First Wisconsin Infantry, and after being mustered in at Madison he was sent to join the Army of the Potomac. Three months were passed in skirmish- ing and other duties, when, the term of enlistment having expired, Mr. Javnes was mustered out about the 1st of August and returned to Wisconsin. He settled up his business during the early fall and in ^November returned to his native State where on December 2d he again enlisted, becoming a mem- ber of Company' F, Eighth "S'ermont Infantr3-. The regiment was mustered in at Brattleboro, assigned to Gen. Butler's Brigade and sent to New Orleans on a sailing vessel which landed them at Ship Island. An expedition w.os fitted out in the spring of 1862, the tran-^ports reaching the South- ern metropolis and investing it the 22d of May. M.\ Jaynes served on police duty in the city some thirty days, until affairs became somewhat settled and he was then .sent acoss the river to Algiers where he operated on the Opelousas railroad a year. During these months he took part in battles and skirmishes against " Old Dick Taylor " and the Texas rangers, participating at Franklin on the Atchafalaya Kiver, etc. He h.ad been mustered in as Corporal, but for two years acted as Sergeant. The next departure of Mr. Jaynes was toward Natchez, the march taking in Natchitoches and the Salt Works. He was one in the first expedition up the Red River and upon the return crossed to Ft. Hudson. May 22. 1863, and participated in the attack on the breastworks on the 27lh. Still later, on .June 14. he and his com lades crawled over trees, logs and dead Iwdies until they had reached a point within four rods of the breastworks when he was severely' wounded in the right shoulder and side. He w.is leaning forward when one or more balls entered the shoulder at the top coming out l)elow the arm and causing paralj-sis. He was also struck in the side by a shell, which seriously muti- lated the flesh. Not able to stand, he fell back on two dead men, lying there unable to move. Toward evening the band came that waj- and one of them recognizing him, he was carried back to a sugar camp on a stretcher. There they were taken prisoners by the rebels, but their captors had time to parole but a few ere Col. Grierson effected the rescue of the others. All the surgeon did was to wash out the wound and remove from it a few maggots, after which Mr. Ja}-nes was hauled to the river, over fourteen miles of rough corduroj- road in an armj- w.igon. A steamer convcjed him to New Orleans and he was placed in the hospital, but the fare which he received was so limited or un- palatable that he nearly starved. To add to the honors of the situation his wound was not properly cared for ami for three weeks it w.as a nest of insects. Mr. J.ayues was laid up in the hospital from the 20lh of .lune until late in the fall, when he obtained a furlough and made his wa3' as best he could to his home. He wasscarctl}' able to walk even with the aid oi a stick, was without mone3' and nearly naked, but made his wa^- up the Mississippi River and finally reached home and friends nearl3' dead. With belter care he began to recover and having his furlough extended two months he gained so rapid Ij- that he was enabled to report at New Orleans before its expiration. He was, however, not fit for campaign duty and was therefore placed in the Veteran Reserve Corps, One Hundred and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 455 Sistj'-fourtb Battalion, which did guard duty at the Mechanics Institute Hospital. He acted as Ser- geant in tlie Veteran Corps until the spring of 1865, wlien he was ordered lo Brattleboro, V^t., was mustered out and liunoralil3- discharged. He had been ill hcfore the liattle of Port Hudson aud the doctor had told him not to go out as he was unlit for dutj-. He, however, felt that he might as well be shot as to die of disease anil he had therefore joined iiis comrades with the result above related. After spending a few days in the enjoyment of the comforts of home aud the society of his friends, Mr. Jay lies came .West, feeling that his desire to obtain a small piece of land whereon to make a home would be more likely to reach fruition in a newer country than Vermont. He rented land in Wilmington Township, this county, for four years and in the fall of 1868, purchased one hundred aud sixty acres of raw prairie upon which not a tree was to be seen, paj-ing $40 per acre. The follow- ing spring he located upon it, doing the best he could to cultivate and improve it, but being obliged to hire most of the labor done, as he was seriously crippled from his wound and army ex- posure. He was able to do some plowing with a riding plow, piid to do some of the grain cutting aud hay raking. Prudent management, wise [ilans and frugal eeon- om}' conquered the eircumstaiiees wiiich seemed untoward. anility to enjoy physical recreations, in the society- of the ' right minds, which books afford. He belongs to Seneca Lodge No. 40, F. cfe A. M. at Milton P'alls, Vt. He is a Republican of the stanchest sort and it has been the desire of the members of his part}- liiat he would ie[)resent them in county conven- tions, but he has refused the appointment on account of his cripplerl condition. To all who love their country he is an object of great respect tor the service which he rendered in her time of need, while his excellent management, high degree of intelligence, and personal character win him many friends and give him high rei)Ute over as extended territory. The first marriage of Mr. Jaynes occurred in Wilmington Township, , January 17,1866. Upon this occasion he led to the hymeneal altai" Miss Jennie Rockwell, a native of Franklin County, \'t., with whom he lived happily until she w.as called hence in 1870. .She was a daughter of Stephen Rockwell, an earl}' settler in this county and the owner of a large property. The union was blest by the birth of two children — Stella, who died in 1879, and Arthur, who lives in Wilmington Town- ship with his uncle. A second alliance was contracted by Mr. J.aynes, March 12, 1871. at the home of the Rev. W. G. Renfrew in Jackson Township. The lad\'. who there became his wife was Miss Mary, daughter of Elias Klingler, who came from Pennsylvania to Will Count}- in 1867. Mr. Klingler was a farmer but has now retired and makes his home in Man- hattan. Mrs. Jaynes is a native of the Keystone State, is well informed, skilled in housewifely arts, and possesses the happy faculty of making a home in more than name. She had borne her husband five children, namely: Lester, Oscar, Chester, Edith and Alfred. All are at home but Oscar, who is attending the Normal School at Valparaiso, Ind., and in the intervals of stud}- joining the home circle in their pleasures and duties. d .ALTER GRAY. This gentleman's early identity with the farming and stock grow- interests in this part of Illinois entitles him to representation in this BiooKAi'uiciL Album as a pioneer of the county. His home is in Wheat- land Township, where he located many years ago. He has retired from the more active life of his early years, and though still having an interest in the farm that he developed from the wild prairies, he has turned over its management to his sons, retaining but ten acres of it for his own u.se. Mr. Gray is a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, 4.')(; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ami was luirii in the iiiuiiUi ui SL-|)lt;mber, 1819. He was a son of Charles and Ellen (Watson) Graj', likewise nativi^s of Scotland. He was reared on a farm principal!}' and received but limited educa- tional advantages. He is, however quite a reader, and keeps postent in his political views, giving his ballot lo the candidate whom he thinks best qualified to carry out the measures in which his judgment concurs. It would be hard to find a man more highly resjicctcd or more deserv- ing of the good oi>inion of his fellownien th:in he, and it alTords the biographical writer pleasure to insert this account of his life and that of his wife. *■ " ^~ *z- ^^ m JOSEPH HAUTIlKLMi;. The thrifty Ger- man American element of doliet Township finds a worthy rei)rcsentativc in the subject of this notice, who own.s and occupies a well-tilled farm on section o. Here he has pursued tlfc even tenor of his way since 188t), making a specialty of minding his t)wn concerns and living nl peace among his neighbois. Mr. Harthelme is a native of this county and was born in the eit^' of .loliit. May 6, 1857. to Joseph and Mary (Wiles) liarthelme, who were natives of the Province of Alsace, formerly of France but now of (iermanv. 'I'he parents came to America with llu'ir respective families at an early age and were married in Jolict, after which the father, for a time, ran a boat on the canal ami later was variously employed until securing land and engaging in agricultural pursuits. lie farmed for a period of twenty years and tlu-n retiring from active labor, made his home in.Ioliet where his death took place April I, 1S8.3. The mother is still living making her home in Joliet. There was born to her and ber husband a family of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, ten of whom are living and of whom Joseph was the fourth in order of birlh. Mr. Harthelme lived with his parents until reach- ing manhood and vvticn they removed to Joliet he settled on the farm owned by his mother, in Joliet Township. He is now successfully cultivating seventy acres where he has good buildings and other improvements. He was married November 22, 1882, to Miss Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Flynn, who were natives of County Cork, Ireland, where the father spent his entire life, dying in 1870. The mothersubsequcntly came to America and is now a resident of Iowa City, Iowa. The l)arental family consisted of five sons and three daughters of whom Mis. Barthclme was the Ihiid in order of birth. She is a native of County Cork, Ireland, and was b(M-n May 22, 1851). She was eighteen years old when coniing to America .-iiid has been a true helpmate to her husband, kee|)ing her house in order and practicing the industry anil economy whieli have so much to do in the happ'- ncss and prosiierity of a home. The household circle com|irises three bright children, viz.; Joseph K.. Margaret 11. and Jnhn W. .Mr. Harthelme votes with the Democratic [jarty and both he and his estimable wife are iiromiiienlly connected with the Catholic Church, attending services at Joliet. -^-*-B- AMES E. HOLMES. In speaking of the public-spirited citizens of New LenoxTown- ship. the life and labors of this gentleman ^y should by no means be omitted. He is the owner and occn|)ant of an estate on section 22, which forms a home of comfort and good taste, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 45;i such as might well satisfy any but the most amlii- tious of men. The f:irin comprises one luiiidred .tnd forty fertile Jicres on wiiich excellent buildinrjs have been erected and other iipproprinle ini|ircive- ments nnide, and the agricultnrni labor to wliicli ISIr. Holmes has given his attention ft)r over forty years, is conducted according to the most inn)roveil efforts. Xearly the entire life of this gentleman has been spent in this county, to which he came with his parents in his eighth year. The history of his progenitors may be found in the sketch of J. S. Holmes, which occupies another page in this Album. The gentlenian of whom wc writi' was the first born in a family of six children. His natal day was June 2."), 1827, and his birthplace in Chautauqua County, N. Y. His parents becoming early settlers of Will County, III., he grew to manhood in New Leno.x Township, which he has made his home from boyhood. After p.assing his school da3's he followed carpentering and bl.acksmilhing for seven- teen years, having a general repair shop. The most of the time he carried on this work on his farm altiiough for a time his shop w.as in S|)encer. About 18G.'), he ab.andoned the trades and gave hi« attention exclusively to farm labors for his |)ersonal avocation. On December, 18, 1850, in New Lenox Town- ship, Mr. Holmes was united in marriage with Mi.ss Susan S. Elsworth, who survived onl\' unlil April 15, 1853. She bore two children — Levi A., who died when about twelve years old, and Hosetta J., who died in infancj'. Mr. Holmes contracted a ■ second matrimonial alliance .January 8, 1854, the ceremony being performed at Mokoua, and the bride being Miss Mary E. .SlilHcr. This lady was born in Miami County, Ohio, Januarj' 29, 18;)8, being the only child of .Tacob and Cynthia (Anvva^) Stiffler. Her father died in the I'.uckeye State .about 1840, and the mother still lives. Mrs. Holmes possesses a large amount of intelligence, pleasing m;uiners, and a noble Christian character, and the duties which devolve upon her as wife, mother and neighbor are cheerfully and carefully performed. She has borne her husband four chil- dren: Rosella, who died in infancy; Delia . I. , wife of Isaac M. (iillett, Jr. ; William R. ; and George E. The ability of Mr. Holmes and his excellent cliaracter are recognized by his fellow men who have desired his services in various positions of local trust. He has served .as Township Clerk, Highway Commissioner, and School Director, serv- ing ten years as an incumbent of the Inst position. He was Postmaster at Spencer from 185(5 until the spring of 1889, continuously. His political adher- ence is given to the Democratic |)arty. Mrs. Holmes is a member of the Methodist Episcoi)al Church, which lier husband .also attends. i.V.4e..A.^V.'., ...viiij;'..' ■ *RANK W. SCl'TT, Secretary of the .loliet 4& ^^''"^p1 Company, and also of the Joliet Barb Wiie Company, is numberi'd among the active business men of the city and has for many years been identified with its leading inter- ests. He is the offspring of an old and highly re- spected family and the only child of the well-known II. B. Scutt, who came to this county about 18(12. He was born M.ay 29, 1868, and acquired an excel- lent education, completing his studies at Phillips' Academy in Andover, Mass. After leaving the Academy Mr. Scutt returned to his native city and in company with his father became identified with the Barb Wire Com|)any,of which he was soon made the Secretary in order to assist his father who w.as suffering from ill health. It was not long before he virtually assumed the whole management of the business, which is now being gr.adually closed out. In 1889, in company with R. G. Surb'-idge of Chicago, he organized the .loliet Wheel Company, which was incor[)orated in December, 1889, with a capital of $25,000. F. W. Schroeder was elected President, V. W. Scutt, Se- ■ cretary, and B. (L Surbridge, Superintendent. They are already giving employment to fifty men and expect before the close of the season (1890) to re- quire the services of one liundreii men. Mr. Scutt w.as recently' elected a Director of the Pioneer & Commonwealth Insurance Company, of Chicago. He is also a Director of the Young Men's Christian Association, of Joliet, and a Trustee 460 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of the First Piesl)3teiiaii Church. He was mar- ried May 8, 1889, to Miss Mary A. Payne, of Stony Point, N. V. They have one son, born Ma}- 11, 1890, named Ilarrold Benjamin. This lady was born Xovember 15, 1869, at Astoria, Long Island, and is the dangliter of the Hon. A. T. Payne. The father is a prominent and successful attorney, of Jirooklyn. He was at one lime Cori)oration Coun- sel of Long Island Cit>- and a Representative to the Cleneral Assembly of New York State, at Al bany. Mrs. Soutt was given a good education at Rockland College, Nyack, N. Y., then completing her studies at the Delaware Literary Institute, Frank- lin, Delaware Count}-, N. Y. Hiram B. Scutt, the father of our subject, was born November 14, 1842, in Delaware County, N.Y., and came to this count}' about 1862, becoming the employe of Charles Ward, who operated a planing- mill. After the outbreak of the Civil War he en- tered the Union Army as a member of the Second Illinois Light Artillery. For valiant services he was, near the close of the war, promoted to a Ca])- taincy, but did not receive his commission until after his return home. Mr. Scutt, about 1868, engaged as a traveling salesman for the Geneva (N. Y.) Nursery, and was thus occupied until 1871. Then returning to tlie West he was instrumental in establishing the first barb wire business in Joliet, associating himself in partnership with William AVatkins, under the firm name of Scutt & Watkins. Later the Joliet Wire Fence Company was organized, of w-hich Mr. Scutt was made President. The most successful enter- prise in w-hich he engaged, bow-ever, was as a mem- ber of the firm of H. B. Scutt & Co., which included James R. Ashley, and engaged in the manufacture of wire in the Joliet Penitentiary, and gave em- ployment to one hundred and fifty- men. The com- pany sold out in 1884 to Messrs. Oliver Bros. & Phillips, of Pittsburg, Pa., who now- continue the business under the firm name of H. U. Scutt ct Co., (limited). The father of our subject was not engaged in any business for a year afterward but not being content in idleness, organized the Joliet Barb Wire Company, of which he was made President. In 1884 he put up a handsome residence, the finest in the city, and pleasantly located on North Broad- way. He was the first man to introduce the electric light in the city, as President of the Citizens' Elec- tric Light Company. He never aspired to political lionors. Hiram B. Scutt received a good education and during liis early manhood employed himself in teaching school. He left home about 1861, coming to Illinois and locating on a farm in DeKalb County. He was married in 1866, to Miss Adalaide Ward. This lady was born in 1842, in Rutland, Vt.. and whose parents spent liieir last years in Vermont. She is still living, making her iiome in Joliet. Of her union with Mr. Scutt there were born two cliildren, F. W., the subject of this sketch, and Grace, who died in infancy. Mr. Scutt de- parted this life at Lake Geneva, Wis., July 29, 1889, his death being caused by paresis — an over- straining of the mental faculties. He was thor- oughly respected by his neighbors and business associates, and during the last Presidential election was quite prominent as having championed the cause of free trade as adoiHed by the Democracy. Prior to this he had been a standi Republican. S.,^ETER BERSCHEID. This young gentleman Jjj is of Prussian ancestry, representing a fa^m- ^ ily of good standing in llie old country. His )\ parents, Bernard and Susau(Zahrn)Berscheid emigrated from Prussia to America in 1853, locat- ing at Lockport, III., where Mr. Berscheid carried on milling operations. The family included eleven children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the third in order of birth. He opened his eyes to the light in Mendota, May 9, 1859. After obtaining a good education in the common schools he started out in life as a barber in Joliet, continuing in tli^t business about four years. Mr. Berscheid then engaged as an engineer in the Fire Depavtment, remaining in the service three years, but in 1881, entering the Sehring Brewing Co. in the capacity of engineer of their extensive brewery. There he has since continued to lal'or satisfactorily, discharging the duties dc- // /g^,,^y\2^ ^ (flC^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^.^tJ-x^ '/^ i'T^-rZ- 'Z^^?^ cu /k. ^Q^^U^t^\, PORTRAIT AlsD BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 465 volving upon liim and winning commendation from his emplo3'ers. He lias already- represented the Third Ward in the City Conneil two terras, and for the tiiird time was elected in the spring of 1890, niniiing on tliis occasion without opposition. Po- litically he is a pronounced Democrat. In religion he is a Catholic, iiolding membership in St. Aloy- sius Society. At the home of the bride December 28, 1882, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Miss Louisa Erli, an estimable lady of (ierman descent, domestic virtues, and a similar faitli uitli himself. Their iiapi)}- union has been lilessed by the birth of two children, named respectively: .VUia and Bernard Roland. *»~^E*S= IEORGP: van DUSER. This fine old gen- tleman and his equally estimable wife, whose [)f)rtraits ai>pear on the opposite pages, are numbered among the early settlers of this county, who came hither when the country presented a widely different api)earance from that of to-day. They bore with their neighbors the usual toils and hardships of pioneer life, and have made for them- selves a good record morally, socially and finan- cially. They commenced their wedded life together with moderate means and bv the exercise of un- flagging industry have made for themselves a licnne and a competence, and are now passing down the sunset hill of life in the midst of peace and plenty, enjoying the comforts which they have so justly earned, together with the unqualified esteem and confidence of those around them. They have a pleasant home and much that makes life desiraljle. In noting the earl}' history of the Van Duser family, we find that the father of our subject was one John Van Duser, who was born in Johnstown, Montgomery County, N. Y., February 3, 1772. lie spent his earlj' life amid the cjuiet scenes of the country, obtaining a common-school education and becoming familiar with farm pursuits. When ready to establish a home of his own, he was wedded to INIiss Catlierine liinghani, a maiden of his own township, and who was born October 2(), 1785. The parents of our subject for a time after their marri.age lived in Madison County, N. Y.. but in 1837 decided to seek their fortunes in what was then the Far West, and came to this county in .lune, that year. The father secured a tract of land in New Lenox Township, where he engaged success- fully in farming, building up a comfortable home- stead, where he and his estimable partner spent the remainder of their daj'S. The mother passed away August 25, 1852. John Van Duser departed this life April 21, 18G0. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, imd there was born to them a family of eleven children, George Van Duser being the only one sui-viving. The subject of this sketch w.as the sixth child of his parents, and was Ijorn July 19, 1817, in Lenox, Madison County, N. Y. He there spent the days of his boyhood and youth until 1836, then starting out for himself, made his way westward, arriving in Chicago in the fall of the year, and sojourned there until the following June. He then came to this county, and selecting his future location, com- menced the development of a farm, which has since been his home. He was married at Joliet. Novem- ber 25, 1840, to Miss Elmina, daughter of the Hon. Nathaniel and Acsah (Wheeler) JMellen. The young people commenced their wedded life together at the homestead which they now own and occupy, and have labored faithfully together in the build- ing up of a home for themselves and their chil- dren. The father of Mrs. Van Duser was born in Farm- ingliam, Mass., J.anuary 4, 1794, while his good wife was born in Connecticut, November 27, 1791. After marriage they settled in Bennington County, Vt., but finally decided to seek their fortunes in the West, and emigrated to what is now Kankakee County, this State, arriving here in October, 1838. Mr. ]\lcllen selected a tr.act of land along the Kan- kakee River, where he opened up a good farm, and there with his estimable partner spent the remain- der of his d.ays. JNIr. Mellen died March 27, 18C6, The mother survived her husband for a period of nine j'ears, her death taking place October 27, 1875. They were Universalists in religious belief and honest and upright people, who gained the esteem of all around them. Nathaniel Mellen was a prom- 466 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ineiit man in the town of "Winhall. Bennington County, ^'t., where he served as Justice of the Peace, Township Clerk and Selectman. He fairl}- earned his title of Honorable b}' serving several terms in the State Legislature in Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Mellen were the parents of seven ehildren, si.x of whom are living. Mrs. Van Duser was the second born, and first opened her eyes to the light in Bennington Count3%Vt., May 30, 1818. She obtained her education in the fommon schools, and remained a member of the parental household until her marriage. Her family, as did that of her parents, numbered also seven children. The eldest. :i daughter. Emily A., is the widow of John Wid- i.ey; Elmina A. married Joshua Barrett; George Jerome is married, and is a resident of Franklin Count}-, Iowa; Gilbert M. lives in Wilson County, Kan.; Eddie H. remains at home with his parents; Elora O. is the wife of Frank Gorham, of Monoua Count}-, Iowa; Ida E. died when twelve j-ears old. Mr. Van Duser is the only survivor of his father's large famil}'. He has always been content to fol- low aigricultnral pursuits, and has a well-tilled farm of ninety-three acres, which yields him a comfort- able income, and upon which he has made good im- provements. His honored father was the first Supervisor of New Lenox Township, to which he gave its name in honor of Lenox, Madison Count}-, N. Y., where he had formerly lived. While a resi- dent of the Empire State, he held the office of Jus- tice of the Peace for the long period of sixteen years in succession. j OBERT FERGUSON, deceased, was a pio- neer of Will County, and as one who ma- '^\ terially contributed to develop its rich ag- ricultural resources, and as an early settler of Plainfield Township, where he built up for himself and family a desirable home, he is well worthy of representation in this Biographical Al- liu.M. County Deny, -Ireland, was the birthplace of our subject, and also of Lis father, who bore the same name, he being of Scotch antecedents. The latter was a trader, dealer in linen fabrics, and in 1840 he emigrated to this country and located in Easton, Pa. He resided there for two years and then came to Will County, and spent the re- mainder of his life at the home of our subject, dy- ing in March, 1884, at the advanced age of eighty- eight years. His wife, whose maiden name was Nancy McDougall, preceded him in death many years, dying in P^aston, Pa., in 1852. They had but one son, our subject, and one daughter, Mary A., who married John W. Johnson and lives in Will County. Robert Ferguson was reared in his native land until he was eighteen years of age, w-hen he came to America and located at Easton, was employed in a wire manufactory and resided there until 1852. Then in the vigor and prime of manhood, he came to this county intending to devote himself to farm- ing. He first purchased eighty acres of wild prai- rie land on section 35, Plainfield Township, paying therefor «5 an acre. He immediately set about its improvement, preparing the land for cultiva- tion and erecting a temporary building for the shelter of his family, which he replaced some years later by a frame house. He was much prospered in his undertakings and was subsequently enabled to buy one hundred and sixty acres more land in the same section, upon which he erected a fine set of frame buildings, replete with all conveniences, and here his useful life was brought to a close b}- his untimely death, May 31, 1888. Mr. Ferguson was greatly indebted for the posi- tion he attained, to the help he received by his worthy wife to whom he was united in marriage in 1841. She still occupies the old homestead, the farm being abl}- managed by her son James. Mrs. Ferguson's maiden name was Nancy McDougall, and she is also with her husb.and, a native of County Derry, Ireland. Her-father, Ed waul Mc- Dougall, is supposed to have been a native of the same county, where he carried on the occupation of farming. Later in life he came to America to join his children, and resided for a time in New York, his last years were spent in this county. The maiden name of his wife was Mollie Smith, and she too was born in County Derry, her father, Jacob Smith, being also a native of Ireland, where he carried on farming and spent his entire life. She PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 467 died ill New York. Mrs. Ferguson's only brother, James died in New York. She had three sisters, Mol- lie, who married a ^Ir. ^NlcChmahan .and is now de- ceased ; Sallie, who married Tiioraas Loggett and is now deceased; Eleanor, who married .Tosepli McClintock and lives in Joliet. Mr. and Mrs. Fer- guson h.ad seven children all of whom are living: Robert M.. John J., Joseph M., Eleanor, James, Mar^' and Jennie. Mr. Ferguson possessed in a large degree the quaiities necessarj' for success in a farmer's call- ing, and as we have seen attained it, placing iiim- self aniiiiig the solid well-to-do citizens of the townsiiip. His inherent traits of c'laracter won him a good name and a good standing in the commun- ily, and as a pioneer his memory will ever be rc- siiected in Flainfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church but after coming here, identified themselves with the Congregational Church and Mrs. Ferguson is still a faithful attendant. ILLIAM ERB, Treasurer of the People's Loan & Homestead Association at Joliet, ^, .. is also engaged as a money loaner and dcal.'rin real estate. He is a man of unquestioned business ability, and in years is still on the sunny side of forty, having been born May 26, 1843. His native place was on the other side of the At- lantic in the Grand Duchj' of Baden, Germany, and he comes of unadulterated German stock. He inherits from a substantial ancestiy the qualities which have made this nationality one of the best on the face of the globe. P.antnle Erb, the father of our subject, emigrated to America in the fall of 1845, locating in Louisi- ana, and four years later sent for his family, which consisted of the mother and two children, William, our subject, and Hannah, now Mrs. Kaffer, of Joliet. The family remained residents of Louisiana until the spring of 1856, then came to this county and located in Joliet, where they lived until the death of the father, which took place February 9, 1887. Two more children in the meantime had been added to ./k. the family circle, viz: Louisa, Mrs. Peter Beirschiet, whose husband is an Alderman from the Third Ward, and Anthony, who died in Joliet March 27, 1889. The mother is still living, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Beirschiet, in Joliet, and is now seventy-seven years old. Mr. Erb acquired a good, practical education in the common school and at an early age imbibed the habits of industry which have been the secret of his success in life. When leaving school he em- plo3'ed himself at whatever he could find to do to earn an honest dollar, and with the thrift and pru- dence which is, almost without exception, charac- teristic of his countrymen, he was soon enabled to store away a snug little sum of mone}'. He re- mained unmarried until a man of twenty-eight years and was then wedded, June 7, 1871, to Miss Sophia Trabing, of Joliet. Soon afterward he em- barked in the coal business .at which he continued successfully until the siiring of 1876, when he sold out and established himself in the retail grocery trade of 'Washington Street. This enterprise also proved successful, he building up a fine trade, and he was thus occupied until September, 1885. Then selling out he emliarked in his present enterprise. He is now in the enjoyment of a competency with the prospect of sutllcient means to defend liim against want in his old age. Mr. Erb, in tlie spring of 1883, was elected to his present position as Treasurer of the Loan & Homestead Association, in which he has been a Director since 1878. He was one of its first stock- holders and has .always Iieen warml_v interested in its success. He owns and occupies one of the finest houses in the city and has large real estate-interests aside from this. To him and his estimable wife there have been liorn three children — George, Louise and Edwin. They are all under the home roof, and it is the intention of their father to give them the best advantages within his power. Mrs. Erb was born in the German Province of Ilesse-Darmstadt, in 1853, and came with jjor par- ents to the LTnited States when a child of twelve years. Her parents, Jacob and Louisa Trabing, were also of German birth and ancestiy and are now residents of Will County. The People's Loan & Homestead As.sociation 468 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was organized in April, 1875, largelj-- through the instrumentnlity of Edwin B.Mason, and having for its first President, James G. Elwood. Its second President was Charles Pettigrew. Upon his retire- ment F. W. Plant was elected President and is still serving. The other officials ai-e: I. C. Norton, Vice President; William Erlj, Treasurer; Horace Weeks, Secretar}'. The Directors are : Hen r3- Pohl, John Lj-ons, William Ireland, and G. N. Reistad. The capital stock at the present time aggregates $3,- 000,000, while the twelve hundred depositors make a monthly deposit of ^25,000. The institution is thus in a most flourishing condition, w)\ich speaks admirably for those in charge, among whom Mr. Erb is no unimportant factor. Its loans at this writing amount to over three-fourths of a million dollars. EFFER.SON P.UMP. The substantial ele- ment in the community of Homer Township finds a worthy representative in the subject ^l^jfj of this notice, who is a man careful and conscientious in his habits of life and his business affairs, and who has made for himself a good rec- ord, gaining the confidence and esteem of those around him. He makes his headquarters at a well- regulated farm on section 15, which is supplied with good buildings, and has about it all the other evidences of enterprise and prosperity. The native |)lace of Mr. Bump was in Chautau- qua County, X. Y., and the date of his birth Jan- uary 31, 1826. His parents were Jacob and L}dia (Bowen) Bump, who were natives of New Hamp- shire, and emigrated to the Empire State at an early day. settling in Chautauqua Count}'. They lived there until 1834, then came to Illinois and settled on section 15, of what is now known as Homer Township. The father followed agricultu- ral pursuits, and assisted by his estimable partner, made a comfortable home for his famil3%and there both parents spent the remainder of their lives. There was born to them a family of twelve chil- dren, Jefferson being among the j'ounger ones and two of whom are living. Mr. Bump, of whom we write, was a lad of eight years when he came with his parents to this count}'. Hn grew to manhood in Homer Township, where with the exception of seven j-ears ."pent in Califor- nia he has since resided. He went to the Pacific 81oi)e in 1852, and during the years mentioned w,as eng.iged in mining, meeting with fair success. Since returning he has devoted his entire attention to farm pursuits, and is the owner of one hundred and eight}' acres of choice land, which with its im- provements makes one of the most desirable coun- try estates in Will County. When ready to establish matrimonial and do- mestic tics, Mr. Bump was married at PlainBeld, 111., December 20, 1860, to Miss Fannie M., daugh- ter of James and Nanc}' (Bump) Rockafellow. Mrs. Bump was born April 30, 1844, in Plainfield, to which her parents removed from Lake County, Ohio, in lS3it. The father, who was a native of New York Stale, died at the homestead in Plain- field Township in 1856, and the mother is still liv- ing and m.akes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Bump. They were the parents of two children onl}', of whom Mrs. Bump was the younger. Seven children have been born to our subject and his estimable wife, viz.: Sarah A., the wife of Alonzo Bump, of Nebraska; Nelson .J., Clarence J.; Nancy H., the wife of Mathias Homerding; Frank G., Loretta L. and Kate L. Mr. Bump cast his first Presidential vote for Van Buren, and con- tinues his allegiance to the Democratic part}'. He is a man of decided views and opinions, and keeps himself thoroughly informed upon the leading topics of the day. He has never aspired to ofHce, being content to occupy himself with his farming interests and the comforts of his family. <*! OHN J. HUNT. The Nation in which we take such just pride is indebted to the lands across the sea for many of her most reliable citizens and enterprising workers in various lines of life. Among this class is numbered the gentleman above named, who owns and occupies a fine estate in Joliet Township, not far from the city limits. It comprises two hundred and fifty- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 4G9 four and a half acres, four and a half acres on sec- tion 22, fifty acres on section 23, and two liuudred acres on section 1, Manliattan Township, wliich is marlved with tlie improvements usually made by a man uf enterprise, but whicli are above the aver- age in their durability and design. Mr. Hunt has spent the greater part of his life in the pursuit of agriculture, connecting stocit-raisiug with the tilling of the soil to a consideral)le extent. In (Somersetshire, England, November 7, 1832, the eyes of our subject opened to the light, and in the mother countrj- he remained until the age of eighteen years. He then crossed the briu}- deep for the land which had attracted him by its promise of a broader field for the energy which he felt, and after landing on the Eastern coast he came to the Prairie State, making his entrance into Joliet July 17, 1851. He found employment on a farm on Hickory Creek, where he worked by the month about seven years, after which, with his brother Mark, he rented the same estate for about four years. His next enterprise was the rental of a farm belonging to AVilliam Ferguson, for a twelve- month, the following three j'ears being spent as a renter on an estate belonging to William Hughes. While living ujjon tlie Hughes estate Mr. Hunt took a comi)aiiion in life in the person of Miss Olive .1. Wheeler, the marriage ceremony taking place May 7, 18C1. Mrs. Hunt was born in Ver- mont, June 23, 1839, and exemplifies in her person the housewifely ability and unbounded energj' of the Yankee character. Her parents, David N. and Lydia (Stanley) Wheeler, are also natives of the Green Mountain State, whence the}' came to Illi- nois early in the '50s. They made a permanent settlement in Frankfort Township, where they are still living. Their famil}' consists of five sons and five daughters, Mrs. Hunt being the eldest. For nearly two years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hunt res'ded upon the Hughes farm, after which they bought an estate in Manhattan Town- ship, and removing there made it their home thir- teen years. Having bought the present estate and erected upon it a most excellent dwelling, they re- moved here on March 26, 1876, with the intention of making this their permanent home. They are the parents of four children, their daughter, Edna E., who is the youngest child, being the only one who remains with them. Joseph C. married Cora Jane Mapps, and lives in Joliet; Cora E. is the wife of John C. Love; John W. is now in the em- ploy of the Michigan Central Railroad. Mr. Hunt exercises the right of suffrage in sup- port of the principles and candidates of the Repub- lican party. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the First Baptist Church of Joliet. Among their associates they have many friends, and b}^ all to whom they are known they are classed among the most res- pectable and intelligent members of the commu- nity. The parents of Mr. Hunt were Joseph and Char- lotte (Green) Hunt, both natives of the motlier country, who died in Somersetshire. The}- had three sons and three daughters, he of whom we write being the second member of the family- circle. ^, ARTIN GUSHING, D. V. S. The subject of this notice is a prominent man in his profession and occupies a conveniently arranged establishment at No. 108 Ex- change Street, Joliet, in which he has conducted a successful practice for the last six years. His wide experience and his strict attention to the duties of his chosen calling have rendered him more than ordinarily expert and he avails himself of all tlie means at his command to inform himself in regard to the various matters connected therewith. He has gathered around him the various appliances re- quired for a successful business and personally, as well as in business circles, is highly spoken of In business community. The subject of this sketch, a native of Utica, N. Y., was born September 7, 1852, and is the son of James and Margaret ( Mct^uade) Cusbing, the for- mer of whom was born in County Queens, Ireland, and the latter in the city of Paisley, Scotland. James Cushing when a young man, emigrated to America and settled in Utica, N. Y., where he was married. In the spring of 1854, resolving upon seeking the farther west he came with his little family to this State and settled in Joliet, James 470 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Cusliinw died November 9, 1884. Tlie widow still resides in Joliet. Ur. Casliin!>- acquired a iniu-lical ediualiini in the city schools of Joliet and when approaching manhood was variously engaged until commencing tiie studies of veterinary surgery. Indue time he entered upon a course of lectures at the Columbia Veterinary College, in New York City, and subse- quently spent tvvo years in the American College, in New York City, graduating from tlie latter in 1885, with a thorough knowledge of the methods of |)roceedure in ordinary practice. He at once located at Joliet and has now all the business which he can attend to both in the city and country. In connection witii this he established a livery busi- ness in partnership with his br(jllier James, in the cit}' of Joliet. in 1889, putting up a fine stone building which is conveniently arranged for hos- pital and operating purposes located at No. 108, Exchange Street. Dr. Cashing has distinguished himself as a lib- eral and public spirited citizen, and after filling other positions of trust and responsibility, was in 1889 elected a member of the Citj' Council on the Democratic ticket. e -*-^^^>^^^^^^f><^' MARLES S. COCKETT, late Secretary of the Ashley Wire Company, departed this life at his home in Joliet, September 20, 1888, at the age of fifty-three years, having been born March 3, 1835. His native place was Kirk- land, Oneida County, N. Y. and his father was Thomas Cockett, who was of English descent and spent his last years in New York. The paternal grandfather settled on the Susquehanna River at an earl}' day and built a number of mills in that vicinity, where it is probable he spent the remain- der of his life. He was a skilled workman and successful man and became prominentl}' known throughout that region. The subject of this notice grew to mature years in his native county and obtained a good educa- tion, completing his studies in one of the schools of Cooperstown, Otsego County. For several years thereafter he occupied himself in the mercantile business in the store of his uncle at Cooperstown. Then leaving his native State he emigrated to De- catur, Mich, and engaged in the insurance and ex- press business until after the outbreak of the Civil War. Determining then to have a hand in the preservation of the Union, he enlisted in Company B, this being assigned to a regiment of Michigan Infantry, and which later became a part of the Excelsior Brigade of New York State. He served nearly four j'ears, engaging in many important battles and receiving an honorable wounil at the battle of Williamsburg. He was mustered out after the close of the war and receive'd an hon- orable discharge. On account of having con- tracted a severe cold from the effects of which he was unable to entirely recover, he was given the post of Commissar}' Sergeant, which he held most of the time during his army life. Upon leav- ing the service Mr.Cockett returned to Decatur, Mich., and resumed operations in the insurance and express business which he conducted success- fully for some j'ears. On the 10th of April, 1867, he took unto himself a wife and heljjmate, Miss Mary J. Smith, and made his home in Decatur until 1875. In the year above mentioned, Mr. Cockett disposed of his business interests in Michigan, and coming to Joliet, began dealing in grain and was thus occupied for two years. At the exi)ira- tion of this time he became connected with Messrs. 11. B. Scott & Co., manufacturers of barb wire, and when the Ashley Wire Works was or- ganized he was made the Secretary and held this position until his death. He was a capable and reliable business man and enjoyed the esteem and conTide'hce of his fellow-citizens. Mrs. IMary J. (Smith) Cockett was born June 8, 1839, in New Lyme. Ashtabula Count}', Ohio, and is the daughter of H. B. and Mary (Clapp) Smith. Mr. Smith removed from Trumbull County, Ohio, to Benton Harbor, where his death took place. Mrs. Smith died June 20, 1839, a' few days after the birth of her daugliter. Mr. Smith lived until his daughter had reached womanhood. Mary remained a member of the household until her marriaije, which resulted in the birth of one PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 471 chilli only, a son, Bret Haite, who was born March 16. 1871, at Decatur, Mich., and remains at home with liis mother. Both mother and son are mem- bers in good standing of tlie Central Presbyterian Churcli. \f? AMES F. MOR RISE V. It would be hard to find a gentleman of tiie same age wlio has reached so high a position in business (^^^ circles, and held so prominent a place in in public affairs, as the subject of this biograph- ical notice, who is now serving as a member of the Common Council of Joliet. lie represents the sixth ward in the aldermanic body, and is serving his second term. In addition to his public labors, he carries on the sale of agricultural implements and seeds, at No. 205 Washington Street, also deal- ing in road carts, etc. Mr. Morrisey is a native of the city which he honors by his ability' and service, his natal day having been April 25, 1859. His parents were James and Catharine Morrisey, both natives of Ireland, who came to America prior to their mar- riage, that event tailing place in this city, where the father died. He of whom we write grew to maturity here, at the early age of thirteen 3ears being graduated from the Joliet Business College. He then engaged with G. C. Erhard, dealer in ag- ricultural ituplem(uits, remaining in tliat gentle- man's employ eleven years. The next move of 3'oung Morrisey was to un- dertake the sale of the same line of goods on tiie road, as an agent for the Kleinfelter & Dillman Com- pany, with which he was engaged eight years. At the close of his term with tiiem, he began business for himself, oiiening his place of business in Janu- ary, 188S). Thus far he has had a very successful trade, the prospects for the future being bright and encouraging. The long experience of Mr. Morrisey in the line of trade tlial he has adopted, gives him a perfect knowledge of that in which he deals, and liis methods are strictly honorable, while marked by a spirit of enterprise .and "j)ush" highly commendable and such as wins success. The public life of Mr. Jlorrisey began in 1886, when ho was elected Assistant Supervisor of Joliet Township, the oflice being so acceptably filled that he was re-elected the following year. The next year he was sent to the Council Chamber, and here also his efforts to advance the interests of the com- munity are recognized by liis constituents, and re- llect credit upon himself. lie is a member of St. Mai-y's Catholic Church, which w.as organized with his father as one of its early members. On October 20, 1882, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and l\Iiss Elta M. Ard.agh, of Channahon Township. The bride was boin in that township, her parents, Patrick and Mary Ardagli, being old residents there. She also belongs to St. Mary's Church. The union has been blessed by the birth of live children. They are named respectively, James R., Mary, Etta, Dora and John I). !?/_ ERBERT H. BALDWIN, M. D., one of the 117)1] younger members of the medical fraternity (^W<^ of Will County, has evidently entered upon (^^ a successful career in his chosen profession, making a specialty of electro- vapor and njedica- ted baths. He maintains that this treatment is superior, usually and in most diseases, to the in- ternal administration of medicine. He was born in lUue Island, Cook County', this State, Septem- ber 22, 1857, and is the son of Henry and Sarah J. (Alexander) Baldwin, the former a native of London, England, and the latter of Pensylvania. Henry Baldwin came to America about 1855-56, and died in the }'ear 1858. He was a well-edu- cated man and followed the profession of a teacher. The mother, after the death of her husband, made her home in Blue Island, and is now assistant Principal of one of the public schools of Chicago. The subject of this notice was the only child of his parents, and attended the schools of his native place, graduating from the High School there. Later he supplemented his education by attend- ance at the Cook County Normal, at Englewocd, from which he was graduated in 1876. For five years thereafter he occupied himself as a teacher 472 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. in the schools of Cook and Will Counties. In the meantime lie was Principal of the schools of New- Lenox. Prospect Avtnne anfl Washington Heights. He commenced the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. H. W. Alexander, with wiiom he remained as student and associate for several years. The Doctor finally entered the Chicago Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1883. He commenced the practice of his profession in Joliet, where he remained something over a j'ear then, crossing the Mississippi, went to Hankinsou, N. Dak., where lie remained until tlie death of Dr. Alexander, May 27, 1889. Returning then to Jol- iet, he took up the Doctor's practice and is build- ing up a fine business. He belongs to the Will County Medical Society, and keeps liimself posted upon modern methods of treatment, both in con- nection with his specialty- and the regular practice. Dr. Baldwin was married June 25, 1888, at the bride's home in Minneapolis, Minn., to Miss Min- neaxie A. Folsoni. This lady was born in that cit}', and is a daugliter of Prof. J. Folsom, also of Minneapolis. The Doctor and his amiable lad}' occupy a neat home on North Broadway-, and en- J03' the acquaintance and friendship of its best citizens. Politicallj- lie is a Republican, and both lie and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ■^ '¥■ OSEPH FREDUICK. The enterprising sons of the Fatherland have permeated througli all parts of the United States, and left their ineffaceable mark as the sign-manual of in- dustry, energy and a perseverance which has never admitted the existence of any such word as " fail." They have brought to their adopted country the steady habits which were transmitted to tiiem from a substantial ancestry, and b3' which they have arisen to prominent positions in tiie industrial as well as the political world. They came to the Ter- ritoiyof Illinois when it was first opened for settle- ment, and have built up some of its most fertile farms and valuable homesteads. The subject of this notice — one of tlie most sub stantial farmers of Joliet Township — is a native of the )iiovince of Alsace, then a province of France, liut now of Gerraanj-, and was born April 20, 1820. He was the eldest in a family of seven ciiil- dren, the offspring of Mothen and Kathrina (.Steck) Fredrick, who were natives of the same province as their son. and where thej- spent their entire lives. In 1840, when a young man of twenty years, the subject of this notice emigrated to America, land- ing in New York City. Thence he made his way to Buffalo, and from there emigrated to Chicago, 111., and a short time afterward we find him iii Joliet, this county, occupied at whatever honest labor he could find to do. For a time he was em- ploj-ed on a canal, but later worked for a farmer in DuPage Count}-, remaining witli him three years. In the meantime he made the .icquaintance of Miss Sarah AVise, to whom he was married at Naperville, in 1844. After the birth of one child, Mr. Fredrick, iu 1848, removed to Joliet where he lived one year. His nest removal was to the farmwliich he now owns and occupies, and which lies a short dis- tance west of the city limits. Since his i-emoval to this place Mr. Fredrick has given his entire attention to agricultural pursuits. His fine farm with eighty acres is embellislied with good buildings, while he has made fences, planted fruit and shade trees, and gathered together all the comforts and conveniences of modem farm life. To him and his estimable wife there has been born a family of twelve children, eight of whom are liv- ing. Joseph married Sarah Smith and lives in Joliet ; Frank E. married Miss Margaret Parks and is a resident of Joliet; Sarah is the wife of Thomas Bossom. and they live in Joliet; Josephine, Cliarles A.^ Oswald J., AViliiani W. and Anua A. are at home with their parents. Tlie deceased children were taken from the household circle at a tender age. jMr. Fredrick politically, affiliates with tlie Democratic party. He was reared in the faith of the Catholic Church, to which he still lo3-all3- ad- heres. ^Iis. Fredrick is the daughter of .Tacob and Sarah (Martin) Wise, who w-ere natives of the kingdom of Bavaria and of German parentage and f\J^ C' PORTRAIT BIOGRAPHICAL AND ALBUM. 475 aneestrj-. They emigrated to America in 1831, settling first in l'enns3lvania, wliere tliey lived seven years. In 1837 they came to Illinois, settling in DuPage Conntj', where they spent the closing years of their lives. There was born to them a family of seven children, four of whom are living. ]Mrs. Fiedric'k is the tiiird child and likewise is a native of Bavaria, her birth taking place August 4, 1827. She was a child of three or tour years when coming to America, and remained under the paren- tal roof until her marriage. 6;EORGE ALEXANDER, who ably repre- -, sents the township of Channahon, on the ^J County Board of Supervisors, and whose portrait will be noticed on the opposite page, \a the oldest native-born citizen now living here. He is well known throughout this part of Illinois as one of its keenest and most sagacious business men, and one who has been variously ideiititied with its interests for nianj' years; by his energetic and res- olute force of character and talent for affairs he has given a great impetus to the growth of this section of country', and is still actively forwarding various schemes for its advancement in important directions. He is one of the foremost farmers and raisers of stock, and owns one of the largest and finest farms in this part of the State. Sir. Alexander was born on the Reed place, ill the east part of this count}-, October 27, 1837. lie comes of an old pioneer family, his parents, John and Elizabeth (Turner) Alexander, coming here in the early days of the settlement of the countiy. and moving on the farm where our sub- ject now resides, when he was a year old. Thej' lived there until death, the mother dying in 1853, and the father in 1856, he being killed by a kick from a horse. He was a native of Scotland but was reared in England, and was there married and in 1836 came to this country with his wife, and located here permanently. He crossed the Atlan- tic five times, and in 1835 first set foot in Chicago, which was then but an insignificant hamlet. Our subject is the third iu a family- of six chil- dren, and was reared amid pioneer scenes to a stalwart manhood, bred to agricultural pursuits. His father was a well-educated man, and taught school in the early days of the settlement of this cour.ty, and our subject besides attending the local school received the benefit of instruction from bis father, and thus obtained a liberal education. He started in business for himself with thirty-five acres of land, and has met with more than ordinary suc- cess, being now the possessor of seven hundred and fifty-five acres, all of which lies within five miles of his home. His homestead is on section 15, Channahon Township, lying on the banks of the Desplaines Rivei-. The Chicago & Alton and Santa Fe Railroads run through the farm near his house, and a station has been located about a mile from there. He early gave his attention to the grain and cattle interests, and also to raising horses, having made a specialty of the stock bus- iness, shipping to Chicago, Buffalo, and even to Albany, and has been thirteen days on tlie road with his cattle. This ue followed a long time, be- ing in partnership with C. C. Smith for nineteen years; they also opened a butter factory in the village of Channahon, which they managed to- gether for several j-ears, handling as many as six- teen thousand pounds of milk per day, making butter and cheese. Our subject has by no means confined himself to agiicultural pursuits, but has been engaged in other directions. He was con- nected with James Bruce in quarrying and sliip- [ling stone, furnishing the fluxing stone to the rolling mills, he having a specially fine stone on his [ilace adapted to that purpose. At different times he contracted with the State to furnish the prison with meat, in company with C. C. Smith. February 14, 1860, Mr. Alexander was united in marriage with Miss Emelinc, daughter of Nelson Bedford, of New Jersey. They have had seven children, five of whom survive, namely: Nettie, Hattie, Mary, John and Ruth, the latter a child living with her parents. Nettie, the eldest keeps house for her brot er John, who is now managing one of his father's farms in AVilmington Township; Hattie is the wife of AVilliam Jennings, formerly of Will County, now residing in Crawford County, Kan., and they have three children — Emma, George 476 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and Blanche; Mary is the wife of Allison Tryon, of Clinnnalion, and they have two children — George and Louis. Mr. Alexander is !i man of fine ph^'sical and men- tal endowments and his honorable, conscientious course as a business man, his far-seeing qualities, tact and enterprise make him an invaluable citi- zen of his nativ(! count}', and it is to the inlluence of sucii men of fertile brain and liberal spirit that Will County is indebted for its high standing and pros- perity. He is generous, frank and kinti, genial and courteous in his intercourse with others and occu|)ies a warm place in the hearts of his many friends. lie is a leader among the Democrats of this section, takes a prominent part in public affairs and was elected Supervisor on that ticket, a position for which he is peculiarl\' well fitted. He is identified with Channahon Lodge, No. 2G2, A. F. A. A. M. (S? EVI HARTWELL. "Deacon" Hartwell as lie has been known from bo^diood, is numbered amo:ig the oldest and most hon- ored settlers of Homer Township. There are living but two or three of the men whom he found in this township when first coming to "Will County. Not only has he maintained his residence here for the long period of fifty-seven years, but he has been one of the township's most prominent and useful men, identifying himself with its most worthy enterprises and giving his moral and substantial aid to whatever was calculated for the promotion of its best interests. He is a man whose opinions are thoroughly respected and who is looked up to by his neighbors as one possessing more than or- dinary abilitj' and whose integritj' has been main- tained unquestioned during the changes of a long anil useful life. His occupation has been that of a farmer, in which he has been successful, securing a home to defend him against want in his declining years. Mr. Hartwirll is descended from excellent stock which flourished in New England during the Colo- nial days. His father, the late Samuel Hartwell, was a native of Hadley, RLass., and born in 17«9. His mother who bore the name of Abigail Davis, was born in 1791), and it is believed was of French parentage, being also herself probably born in France. The parents after marriage settled in Rochester, N. 1'., where the father occupied him- self as a carpenter and farmer. Later they became residents of Pittsford, Monroe County, where the mother died in 1828. After the decease of his wife Samuel Hartwell returned to his native State, and in 1834 met an accidental death by falling from what was known as Dry Bridge, near Hadley, where he was found with life extinct. The parental family consisted of three sons and two daughters, of whom our subject was the eldest. He w.as born in Hadley, Mass., December 10, 1817, and at the early awe of eleven j'ears w.as thrown upon his own resources and compelled thereafter to look out for himself. He entered upon an apprenticeship at blacksmith- ing, serving seven years with the late John Lane. In June, 1833, he came in company with Mr. Lane, to this county which was then a part of Cook County. After completing his apprenticeship he followed his trade mostly in Homer Township, un- til 1870, but at the same time operated his farm in connection therewith. In due time he euo-ao-ed in business for himself and manufactured steel plows which were sent all over the couutiy, there being shipped to California alone seven hundred of these, which was sufficient indication of their popularity and utility. Mr. Hartwell also manu- factured other agricultural implements and from this source realized handsome returns. In 1839, Deacon Hartwell purchased thirty acres of land on section 20, Homer Township, and which was considered practically worthless, being mostly a marsh. Its condition to-day illustrates in a marked manner the results of good management, industry and perseverance, as combined with what he subsequently purchased, it now comprises some of the most valuable soil in Will County. Wisely making provision for a family before he •assumed the responsibilities of one, Mr. Hartwell remained unmarried until approaching the twenty- fifth year of his age and was then wedded Novem- ber 3, 1842, at the bride's home in Homer Town- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. '177 ship lo Miss Louisa, daugbter of Edward and Sarah (Morris) Poor. The young people conimenccil the journey of life together at their own home, and la- bored witii a mutual purpose in gathering around themselves the comforts of life and acquiring a competence for the future. Mrs. Hartwell was like- wise from an excellent family-. Her parents were natives of South Carolina ,ind came to Illinois in 1830, locating among the earliest pioneers of Homer Township. The father secured land and followed farming and built up a good home where he and his estimable partner spent the remainder of their days. Mis. Hartwell was born near Attica, Ind., Septem- ber 11, 1823. Her parents had emigrated to that State when it w.as practically a frontier, and thus endured twice the experiment of life in a new country i)eopled principally by wild animals and Indians. Thej' were most excellent and worthy people and without making any great stir in the world, performed their duty faithfully to those de- pending upon them and are held in kindly remem- brance by all who knew them. Kdward Poor, is supposed to have purchased the first laud secured from the Government in Homer Township, the deeds of which were the first entered upon the county records for this township. To Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell there were born five sons, the eldest of vvhom, William E., died when two years old. William E., second, during the late Civil War served in the Union Army as a member of Company A, Third Illinois Cavalry, and died in the hospital at Eastporf, Miss., during the early part of May, 18G5, at the age of nineteen years. Charles R. died at the homestead of consumption, he l)eiug also nineteen years old; Levi, Jr., also died at the age of nineteen j-ears. Thus Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell were called to part with three prom- ising sons upon whom they had fastened many hopes. In their great affliction they were tendered the sympathy of many friends. Samuel follows agricultural pursuits and lives at the homestead. He married Miss Emma West. Mrs. Louisa Hait- wcll departed this life at the homestead in Homer Township, October 26, 1867. On the 22d of April, 1868. Mr. Hartwell con- tracted a second marriage in Chicago, 111., with Miss Emma A. Trask. This lady was born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., November 10, 1816, and died of diphtheria in Homer Township, March .I, 1886. The Hartwell farm is embellished with first- class buildings and now embr.aces one hundred and ten acres all of which has been brought to a high state of cultivation. In politics our subject is in- dependent and altiiougli not a member of any re- ligious denomination, believes in the establishment and maintainance of cinirches and contributes to the support of the Gospel. He held the office of Constable in 1838, being the first oflScial of this kind in the town of Homer. He has been a School Trustee in his district and Overseer and Commis- sioner of Highways for many years. He repre- sented Homer Township in the County Board of Supervisors two years, and was the Poor Master for one year.' No man has taken a warmer interest in the advancement of the best interests of the com- munity and none have given a more cordial support to the enterprises calculated to aid its progress, so- cially, morally and finauciall3-. RS. ELIZABETH M. FARGO, widow of Orange T. Fargo, is a native of Rock Is- land County, III., where she was born May 24, 1841. Her parents, Lucias and Harriet (McLean) Mears, moved to Kendall County when she was six years of age. Her father was a carpenter and upon the breaking out of the gold fever he went to California. While on his wa3' home he was stricken by cholera and died on board a Mississippi steamer, May 24, 1831. The widowed mother is still living, now in Chicago. Siie has one son, J. M. mgaged in the commission business in that cit\', and two daughters, Mrs. C. N. Check and Mrs. W. A. Taylor, residing there. The lady whose name stands at the haiid of tbis sketch has been twice married. She has a son, 11. II. Delos, by her first husband, a noble 30ung man of whom she is justlj' proud. He is now Treasurer of the Chicago and Aurora Refining and Smelting Company. He has recently taken a companion in life, his bride being Miss Edith, daugliter of ITS PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Cliarles rettigrew, of llif Illinois Steel Company, with whom liL' was uniletl iu niairiage Jauuarj- 22, 1890. On February 18, 1872, our subject was united in marriage willi Orange T. Fargo, witli wliom she lived happily until Xovember 3, 1874, when he en- tered into rest. He was a native of the Empire Slate iu which he opened liiseyes to the light Feb- ruary 10, 1829. He was a most excellent man highly spoken of by all who knew him, his habits being uuexceptionable and his whole life most ex- emplary. Mr. Fargo, politically, during his life wis a stanch Republican. When first widowed in 18G8, Mrs. Fargo, then Mrs. Delos, began dressmaking in Chicago, and has pursued that vocation ever since. She has enjoyed a very large patronage among the best citizens of Joliet, and has made many friends in the years of her residence here. She owns the elegant buiding known as the Fargo Block, on the corner of Ottawa and ^^^n Buren Streets. She is a devoted member of the Presby- terian Church in whose work she takes deep in- terest. NUD PEDERSON derives a comfortable in- come from his farming operations, which he is carrying on ver}' successfull}- in Will County, lie is a representative of the Scandinavian element that has played so important a part in the settlement and development of the great West, and his thrift and industry make him a most desirable citizen. Mr. Pederson was born October 7, 1827. in the province of Thronh.ycm, Norway, a sou of Peter aiul Anna (Ivnuil) Lawson, also natives of that country. His father was a tailor by occupation, but in the Swedish Norwegian War he .served as a soldier four j'eurs. He departed this life in 1839. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, three of whom died young, five of whom are still living, as follows: Mrs. Emily Erickson, of Evans- ton, 111.; Knud and Lewis; Mrs. Anna Hanson, of Chicago; Mrs. Kegana Scliellslad. of Seattle, Wash. The paternal grandfather of our .subject was Lewis Pederson, a native and a farmer of Norway. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, of whom two sous and one daughter reared families. The mother of our subject came to the I'nited States with him, anil died in his home in 1871, at the venerable age of eighty-three years. She was a daughter of Knud (Jarmo, who took his name from the farm on which he lived. He and his wife reared a large family of sixteen children. The subject of this brief biography passed his early life on a farm, and after his father's death, worked out as a farm laborer by the month until he was twent3' -seven years old. He then took to a seafaring life, which he abandoned after being ^vrecked in 1862, aud subsequentlj- came to Amer- ica to try his fortunes here, accompanied by his mother and sister Anna. Thej' located in Chicago, to which place his other sisters had preceded him some three years before. After settling here, he again became a sailor, and was engaged on the lakes three year.<. In the spring of 1866, he came to Will Township, having decycled to resume the calling to which he had been bred. He bought one hundred aud fourteen acres on section 6, and since then has been busily engaged in its improvement, and has wrought a great change, putting the land under excellent tillage and providing it with suit- able buildings and everj-thing neeilful to carry on his operations successfully. Mr. Pederson has had the assistance of a good and faithful wife since his marriage, February 14. 1864, to Inga Margretta Olson, a native of Norway, and a daughter of Ole Schinner. She crossed the waters alone from the land of her nativity in 1863, her ijarents following her in 1872, with three of their children. Our subject and his wife have been blessed by the birth of six children, four of whom are living — Peter, Oliver, Louie N.and Arthur W. The great sorrow of their wedded life has been the death of their daughter Clara, at the age of fifteen 3ears, and their son Arthur (second), at the age of two and one half j'ears. Sir. Pederson has managed his affairs shrewdly and well since turning his attention to agriculture nearly a quarter of a century ago. and ma}' well be pleased with what he has accomplished bj- his own PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 479 hands with steady and perscvciing toil. He and bis wife are greatly esteemed in tlie neighborhood, and are among the respected memliers of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church. , ETKU KNEPPER. The results of industry, J) thrift and wise judgment have been mani- ■p-' fested in the career of this gentleman, who in all matters pertaining to his finan- cial standing has fairlj- earned the title of a self- made man. He owns and occupies eighty acres of valuable land on section 14, Green Garden Town- ship, and every part of the estate gives evidence of the prudence and good judgment of its owner, and likewise betokens that he is a man of good taste and domestic instincts. It will not be amiss to devote a brief space to the progenitors of our subject ere entering upon our outlining of his own life. His father, John Knepper, a native of Luxembourg, was a farmer and stock- raiser who gained independent circum- jtances and a landed estate of one hundred and forty acres, which is a large farm for that countr3^ He was a participant in the Franco-Belgian War, was Mayor of Mertzig six years and Treasurer of his home district twentj'-eight years. He lived to the ripe age of eighty-two years, d3ing in 1885. His wife, formerly Mary Welter, was born in Pla- ten, being a daughter of Philip Welter, a well-to- do farmer of that province. She had a brother in the Franco-Spanish War four j'ears, and who after- ward took part in the Franco-Russian War. She died in 18.S7 at the age of eighty one j'ears. The parental family' comprised seven children 6f whom our subject is the sixth in order of birth. The first-born, Star}', is deceased; Lena, Mrs. Ma- jarus, living in her native duchy; Anna is de- ceased; John is living in Luxembourg; Philip resides in LeMars. Iowa ; Frank resides in Chicago. The gentleman of whom we write was born at Mertzig, Luxembourg, February 2, 1842, and was reared in his native place, having the advantages of good schools froQi.his sixth to his fourteenth year. He acquired a more than ordinarily good education, receiving instruction in both German and French, which languages he speaks readily. The young man remained upon the home farm until twenty-seven years of age when, being desir- ous of securing a home of his own and lan(l being high in his native country, he determined to come to America, where he thought he could better his financial condition. He therefore bade adieu to home and friends in 1869, and set sail from Havre, January 14, on the steamer "Manhattan" which reached Liverpool three days later. 'J'liere he em- barked on the steamer "Palmyra" which anchored in New York Harbor, January 28. Mr. Knep))er started for Dubuque, Iowa, but when he reached Chicago was somewhat ill and so remainfd there some days. Mr. Eisenbrandt persuaded him to lo- cate in this State and in Will Count}'. He there- fore came into Green Garden Township on the 2d of Februar}', and spent the j^ear in working for Mr. Eisenbrandt. His services was engaged by the j'ear the second time and after that experience as an employe, he began farming for himself. Mr. Inepper rented one hundred and twenty acres from his former employer and operated it quite successfully. In 1874, he purchased the eighty acres which he now occupies and which at that time bore some old buildings. On this he en- gaged in the labors which have brought him a "competent support and a reputation which is cred- itable to his intelligence and enterprise. He at one time owned forty acres adjoining, but sold it, re- taining but his first purch.ase. The land is all till- able, is well fenced, tiled and furnished with a full set of adequate and substantial buildings. Mr. Knepper has set out groves and orchards which add to the beauty of his home as well as to its monetary value. The residence is five miles from Frankfort. Mr. Knepper divides his attention be- tween the raising of grain and graded stock, in- cluding Norman horses. In Joliet October 12, 1870, the interesting cere- mony took i)lace which gave Mr. Kncpi)er a wife. The lad}- with whom he was united was Miss Mary Henzpeter, who was born in Mecklenburg, Ger- many, and accompanied her parents herein 1869. She is well informed and has the knowledge of 486 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. bousewifel}- arts which is almost inseparable from the training of a German maiden, while her charac- ter is an amiable and loving one. Her parents, Fred and Dora (Koestcr) Henzpeter. have five children of whom she is the first-born and the only daughter. Her brother Fred lives in Frankfort Township; Charles, in Marcus, Iowa; Jolin, in Joliet; and Henry in Iowa. The parents are living in Green Garden Townsliip and the father is en- gaged in farming. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Kncpper has been blest by the birth of four children, three of whom — Bertha, Clara and Charles — are at home. The first-born. Caroline, is residing in Joliet. Mr. Knepper is an active Democrat and has Ijeen a delegate to county conventions. He has served in public capacities, among them being that of Col- lector, which he held one year, Township School Treasurer, in which he has served during the past six j-ears and of which office he is j-et the incum- bent, and School Director which position he held six jenrs. He belongs to the Green Garden Evangel- ical Cliurch. His knowledge of the English language was acquired bj' personal effort, his evenings being devoted to study until lie had sufficiently mas- tered it. ylLLIAM DAY, deceased, was for man> years a well-known and greatly respected member of the farming communitj- of Whatland, and his name is linked with its growth. He was of Englisii birth and antecedents, born in Lincolnshire, November 1, 1833, a son of John and Uebecca Day, who were also natives of England. He was reared to man's estate in the country of his birth and was engaged mostly in farm work. His educational advantages were limited, l)ut he made up for tiiat bj' tlie knowledge that lie gleaned as an observant, intelligent man. He was ambitious to secure a competence, and having an idea that he could do so more advantageously in the United Stales of America, he crossed the waters to this country, accompanied by his young wife, in 1861, taking [lassage at Liverpool on a sailing-vessel, and after a voyage of thirty-one days, lauding in the great metropolis of the country. He and his wife came directly to this count}-, and he finally selected the farm now owned and occupied by his widow as the most desirable in every way for his purposes. It is in an excellent condition, is provided with neat buildings, its fields are under admirable cul- tivation, and it is every wa}- a most desirable place. February 15, 1860, Mr. Day and Miss Sarah Fisher were united in the holy bonds of matri- nion\'. Her birthplace was in the same English shire as his. and there she was born in the month of August, 1810.*'Slie is a daughter of John and Maria Fisher, both natives of England. The mar- riage of our subject and his wife was blessed by the 'jirth of seven children, four of whom are now living: John W., Frank F., Lucj- R. and Grace M., all residing in Wheatland Township, and the latter living with her mother. Jlr. Day was prospered in his calling, and from a [)Oor man who was obliged to work out b}' the month, he became independent and the proprietor of a valuable farm, .as we have seen. His death, December 11, 1881, was a loss, not only to his bereaved household, but to the community at large, where he had come to make his home so mauv years ago. His neighbors always found him hon- orable and fair in his dealings with them, and in his domestic relations he w.as a kind and loving father, and a devoted husband, and always-did the best that he could for jiis family. He was a loval citizen to his adopted countrj-, took an intelligent interest in its polities, and supported the Repub- lican party. \1?0HN GEORGE GEUTHER. The home farm of this gentleman is one of the finest t pieces of land in the Prairie State, and has i ' been so improved that it forms a dwelling pl.ace of great attractiveness and comfort. It com- prises two hundred acres of tillable land on section 15, Frankfort Township, which is watered by Hickory Creek, and bears improvements which are unexcelled in the township. The residence is of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 481 pleasing architectural design, and it and the various outbuildings are sufficiently commodious for their purpose. There are several barns on the place, which are needed to house the stock and crops, in tlie raising of which Mr. Geuther is engaged. A windmill and tank, and the latest improvements in farm machinery' make the labors performed more easy than was the case in the oldeu time, and or- chards and gardens furnish an abundance of the fruits of the earth, beside adding attractive features to the landscape. Mr. Geuther is engaged in general farming, keep- ing three teams constautl}' emploj'cd on the farm, and also raising good grades of cattle, hogs and draft-horses, having now some twenty head of the latter. He is the largest land-owner in the town- ship, and one of the largest in the county^ owning in all about sixteen hundred acres, the different farms being well improved and occupied by tenants. His landed estate is divided into the following tracts: One hundred and seventy -seven acres on sec- tion 22; one hundred and fifty-seven on section 23, Frankfort Township; one hundred and sixty-three acres in Green Garden Township'; one hundred and sixtj' acres on section 25, Manhattan Township; one hundred and twenty acres on the township line of New Leuox and Frankfort Townships; and five hundred and sixty acres in Cherokee County, Iowa. On the different places in Frankfort Townsliip he has over fifty acres of timber land. The fatlier of our subject was John George Geu- ther, 8r., who was born in AVeidhausen, Saxe- Coburg-Gotba, Germany, and the son of John Nicholas Geuther, a baker. Wlien a 3'oung man, he was quite jjoor. but being hard-working and having a capable helpmate, he ere long was able to purchase a small piece of land and add to it from time to time. He and liis wife had begun by mak- ing baskets, and added to their real estate until tliey possessed foity acres, wliicli was a good farm for that country, and in the securing and operating of which tliC3- were ranked as the most successful farmers in their neighborhood. In 1848 Mr. Geuther emigrated to America with his famil}-. except liis oldest son, who had crossed the Atlantic two years before, and after living in New York Citj- for a time, liad gone South and been lost track of. The father came to Illinois, and renting a farm in Frankfort, this count}', operated the same for a year. He then purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 3, tlie price beiug $500, and there he lived for three years, put- ting the place under excellent improvement. He next purchased what is now the home farm of our subject, and locating here, continued his agricul- tural work for a time. He then let our subject take charge of it, and lived with him during the remainder of his life. He breathed his last April 26, 1889, at the advanced age of eightj'-four j'ears. In addition to the propertj' mentioned, he bad also bought one hundred and sixty acres in Green Gar- den Township, and having three sons, he gave each of them a farm. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Kunigunda Fitzemeir. She was born in Weid- hausen, Germany, and died at her home in this county, in 188L Her oldest child, John Nicholas, is now farming in Green Garden Township. He came to America in 1844, and having drifted to Charleston, S. C, remained there during the war, and was lost to the paternal houseliold for twenty }'ears, as he did uot know tliey had come to Amer- ica; he came to Northern Illinois in 1866. John George, Jr., was a farmer in Frankfort Township, and was run over by tlie Rock Island Railroad train in the spring of 1890. The gentleman of whom we write is the youngest member of the parental household. He was born in Weidhausen, (rerniau}'. May 16, 1838, and was reared until his tenth year in his native land. He then accompanied his parents to America, leaving Bremen in April, and spending forty-two days on the briny deep. After landing in New York City the family traveled by river, canal and lakes to Chicago, where they secured teams to carry them to Frankfort Township. The lad attended the common schools, and in the interims of study hunted and assisted his father on the farm. When the famil}' removed to their present home, he and his father did all the work, and he broke soil, drove oxen, and bore a hand in other arduous labors. They operated a sawmill several years in connec- tion with their agricultural work. Ere long the youpg man took charge of the 4S2 PORTllAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. place, renting of liis falher until lie came into pos- session of it, and making the various improve- ments whicli now mark it as one of the finest farms in tlie townsiiip. He gradually drifted into stock- raising, and his hard work and perseverance se- cured for iiim a high rank among agriculturists and stockmen, and gave him possession of his large amount of rcalt}". He has ever been upright and straightforward in his dealings and active in his support of all worthy movements which prom- ise to increase the prosperity' of tliose about them. The first marriage of Mr. Geuther was celebrated in this townshii) in 18GI, his bride being Miss Mina Eisenbrandt. This worthy woman was born in Germany, and came to the United States with her parents when two years old. She breathed her last in 1872, leaving four children, named res|>ect- ively — John, George, Henry ilnd Mary. All are still residing under the home roof. The second matrimonial alliani e of Air. Geuther was also celebrated in this township, the date of the happy event being March 1, 1875. The bride was Miss Dorethea Raedlein, who was born in Ger man}' February 28, 1852, and was well educated in her native clime. In 1874 she sailed from Bremen on the steamer " Mosell," which dropped her an- chor in New York harlior fourteen days later. The young lady came at once to Mokena, 111., to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Miller, with whom she re- mained until her marriage. She is tiie mother of six children — Ainiie, Bertha, Kicholas, Eddie, Clara and Otto. The parents of ilrs. Dorothea Geutiier are Rob- ert Raedlein, who is still living in his native prov- ince of Sase-Coburg, and Kunigunda (Collis) Raedlein, deceased. The latter was born in Bava- ria, and bore her husband ten children, nine of whom arc living, six in Germany and three in America. Mr. Raedlein is the son of a prominent and successful merchant, and became "squire" wiu'ii twentj' jears old. He held tiie position until he became one of the leading oflicials of tlie province in an office similar to tiiat of an American senator, which he has now held for twcntj'-five years. He is also a merchant with a large trade. He belongs to the Lutheran Church, as did his worth}' wife, and their daughter was carefull}' reared in accordance with its principles. Mr. Geuther is much interested in the advance- ment of the cause of education, and has served as School Director, although he otherwise declines pub- lic honors. In former j'ears he was Trustee of Frank- fort Township, having been elected on the Demo- cratic ticket. He holds membership in the German Lutheran Church, in Frankfort Township, their place of worship being located on his farm. His father gave an acre of land as the site, and was one of the organizers of the congregation, and his son has followed his example in being an active sup- porter of religion. Jl ACOB BUEHLER. A farm of moderate extent, but well improved and managed. and located near the city of Joliet, is the home of the subject of this notice. He Is engaged in the dairy business, finding sale for all the products of his farm in this city. Tiie estate is supplied witli a full line of well-built, e^ ^^.: «. -"^ f ' ' ^' ^ /^ c^;*^^^^W.^. °^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 485 Elizabeth (Lebtnann) Engemann, and opeued her eyes to the light in Switzerland, August 11, 1852. Her parents also were natives of the land so famed for the beauty of its scenery and the liberty-loving spirit of its people, and became citizens of America ill 1872. They landed in New York, and went at once to Ohio, where tliey resided a year, after which they took up their abode in Joliet. Here the father died in August, 1884. Mrs. Bnehler possesses all the energy, persever- ance and zeal which characterize the race, together with the neatness and love of order which are also prominent traits in Swiss character, and having ob- tained much useful knowledge and skill in earlier years, she conducts the affairs which are entrusted to her oversight in a manner which proves her ability as housewife and helpmate. She has borne her husband three children — Albert, Mary and Freda. Mr. Buehler supports the Democratic p.irty by his vote and personal influence. EWTON P. HOLDEN, U.D. This well- bred and well-informed gentleman was a successful practitioner of the profession of medicine for many years, but is now living a re- lircil life at Frankfort Station. He has .aiicumu- latcd a fortune, and is enjoying merited repose after a life si)ent in activity' and usefulness. His portrait, presented on the opposite page, represents one of the oldest settlers in the township, the wealthiest man therein, and also one of the oldest practicing |)hysicians of the count}'. Having alwa3's led an active life, he is not content to idle away his time, but occu[)ies himself in looking after his linancial interests, and in traveling. He loans money, and now has over twenty farm mortgages ill different States, and he likewise has real estate which he rents. Dr. Ilolden is of New England birth and an- cestry, and of English extraction. His father, Phineas H. Holden, was born in Middlesex County, Mass., and w.as Captain of a canal boat on the Middlesex Canal. He shipped the brick which was used in the construction of the first factory- built in Lowell. Being- the son of a New England farmer, he had a good knowledge of agricultural [(ursuits, to which he finally turned his attention. He owned eighty acres of land in New Hampshire, but in 1836 removed to Northern Illinois, settling in Will County, in what was then called New Lenox Precinct, but is now Frankfort Township. He entered a tract of Government laud, and although poor when he came here, ere long became the owner of a fine farm. In his political views, he was first a Whig and then a Republican, and his religious belief coincided with that of the Univer- salist Church. He breathed his last at his home in 1872. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Betsey Parker. She was born in Westfield, Mass., and was the daughter of Levi Parker, a blacksmith and a Revolutionary soldier. He was First Lieutenant in a Massachusetts regiment, par- ticipated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was present at the hanging of Maj. Andre. His daugh- ter, Mrs. Holden, was reared in the Bay State under the care of parents who were devoted mem- bers of the Baptist Church. She, like her husband, died in the Prairie State at the home of their son, our subject. The parental household comprised nine children, of whom our subject is the second in order of birth. The others are: Elizabeth, now Mrs. Wilson, of Ft. Madison, Iowa; Emeline, wife of Dr. Freer, who died in Chicago; Sarah, deceased; Mrs. Jane Brown, of Chicago; David L.,of Matteson ; Charles C. 1'., in Chicago; George M., of Ft. Madison, Iowa; and Levi P., of Hampton, Iowa. The latter enlisted in the Twentieth Illinois Infantry, in April, 1861, and after serving three months was discharged only to re-enter the army as Major of the Eighty-eighth Infantry, known as the Second Board of Trade Regiment. Although he had horses shot under him on more than one occasion, he escaped any personal injury. David L. also served his country, being a member of the Fift}^- third Illinois Infantry, from 1863 until the close of the war, and iiaving the rank of Commissary Sergeant. Dr. Holden, the subject of this notice, was born in Grafton County, N. tl., June 20, 1820, and was 486 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. reared upon a farm, in tlie work of which he par- ticipated from his tenth year. He received a good education under the privileges afforded by tlie subscription schools. In 18,'il the family re moved to Hartford, Vt., where they remained some five years, and then, in the spring of 1836, acconi plished their journey to what was then the Far West. Our subject was in his sixteenth year when the removal took place, and the scenes and inci- dents of the journey are well remembered by him. A canal boat was their first conve3-ance, .and upon it tliey journeyed from AVhiteiiall to Buffalo. There they embarked on a steamer for Ft. Dearborn, now Chicago, while ox-teams conve3'ed them from that trading post to their new home in Will County. Young Holden assisted his father in the improvi ment of the farm,^ and when seventeen years oly all who know them. Mr. Hack has served as Postmaster for u time. His politieal intluenee and vote is given to the Republican party. •^^ 'tni f^^Kl^'i' PATTERSON, a prominent farmer ILs^ and stock-raiser of Du Page Township, l^^\ owning and managing a choice farm on ^p; section 7, is one of the native-born citi- zens of this State, who, since attaining manhood, has l)een closely connected with its growth and progress, materially, socially and morall\'. Our subject was born in Du Page Count}-, No- vember 18, 1844, and is a son of Mungo and Agnes (Clow) Patterson. The father is, and has long been, a prominent resident of Wheatland Township. Both he and his wife came from Scotland in the ^-ear 1837, and lived for several years in New York. In 1844 they came to Du Page County, this State, and in 1845 removed to Will Count}' and were amonij the earl}' settlers of Wheatland Township. The father purchased a tract of raw prairie land on which a squatter had previouslv settled and had attempted some improve- ment, j)lowing a small patch of the land. Mr. Pat- terson located thereon anplied witli a com()lete line of well-built structures suitable for the various purposes and needs of his occupation. The present appearance of the farm is the best monument which could be erected to the energy and untiring perseverance of the owner who has brought it from the primitive condition of an unbroken prairie to that of culti- vated fields. Tlic gentleman of whom vve write was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, June 20, 1840, and was but a few months old when brought to America by his parents, who settled in Cook County, III. There he grew to manhood, obtaining his ed- ucation in the common schools and acquiring on the home farm a knowledge of agricultural pursuits. In 1863, he took possession of his present estate and began his successful career in this county. By his own efforts he has accumulated a sufficiency of this world's goods to surround himself and family with comforts and to give the promise of an ample support in declining years. The lady who has been Mr. Plagge's efficient helpmate for a number of years was known in her maidenhood as Miss Christina Kerning. She was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, July 16, 1839, and was sixteen years old when she came alone to America and began making her livelihood as a do- mestic in Cook County. After a few 3'ears she was followed by her parents, who settled in that county, dying there when past sixty years of age. They were members of the Lutheran Church. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Plagge has been l)lest by the birth of eight children, all at home except two. These are Augusta, wife of Henry Withkeuing, a farmer in Washington Townshii), ■Will County, and Emma, the wife of William Nar- gers, who lives in the village of Beechcr. The other members of the family are William, who as- sists his father on the farm; Louis, Gustaf, Fred, Bertha and Herman. Mr. Plagge is a Republican in politics. The familj' attend the Lutheran Church. The ancestral line from which our subject derives his descent was a respectable one and the blood pure Hanoverian German. His father, William Plagge, was reared to farm work and pursued it in bis native kingdom until late in the year 1840. He then with bis wife and two sons — Charles and Fred, — sailed for America, taking passage at Bremer- haven. After some weeks they landed in New York City, coming thence to Chicago b}- the Hud- son River, Erie Canal and great lakes. They set- tled at Elmhurst, Cook County, fifteen miles west of Chicago, securing a small piece of land tliere. About two years later the mother died in the prime of life when less than fifty years old. The father survived until 1875, breathing his last when sixty. -tits PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. five years of ago. He had married a second tiuie; liis wife is still living in CV)()k County and is now seventy-three 3'ears old. He had no children by this marriage. The parents of our subject, as well us the stepmother to whom he owes his early train- ing, belonged to the Lutheran Church. *^^^^- ■if/OliN H. WHITSON. It is a pleasure to in- corporate in this volume the biography of a gallant soldier, worthy citizen and enter- prising farmer, to whom the town of Man- hattan owes its existence and its name. The home of Mr. Whitson is on one hundred and ten acres of line land on section 20. the buildings being within the corporation limits of Manhattan. The place has been thoroughl}- improved with a complete line of buildings, orchards, groves and fences, a;nd is under eouiplete and careful tillage. Grain and stock-raising are carried on by the owner, who op- erates some one hundred and sist3- acres in all, and he also deals in real estate. IMr. Whitson is of English ancestry, his grand- father having removed from tlie mother country to Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in distilling. In that State, Benjamin "Whitson, the father of our subject, was born and reared. From Lancaster County he removed to the vicinity of Reading, Ohio, but after sojourning there a few years onl}-, continued his journey westward, locating in Law- rence County, 111., about 1840. Paying ^500 for eight}' acres of laud, he operated it until 1852 when he sold for 81,100. His purchase money had been secured principally by making apple butter and selling at from thirty-five to fifty cents per gallon. After selling his estate Benjamin Whitson re- moved to Iowa, but a year later returned to his former location, and after a short sojourn came to Will Count}\ His new home was near Plainfield, where he continued his agricultural labors on one hundred and sixty acres of land for a number of years. He finally removed to .Toliet, abandoned active pursuits and, enjoying the comforts of life, is still living there, aged seventy-seven years. He is a memlier of the Evangelical Methodist Chnrcli, His wife, who died in 1875, was a native of the l\e3stone State, and bore the maiden name of Leah Dudmore. Her father, Philip Dudmore, was an early settler in Lawrence County. III., whence he removed to Plainfield, and in which place he breathed bis last. The parental family comprised nine chihlren, of whom our subject is the third in order of birth; William is now living in Chicago; Mrs. Rebecca Cook in Joliet; David and Jacob in Manhattan Township; Mrs. Mary Fouser at Ringgold, Iowa; Jackson, in Frankfort Township; Libb}' is deceased; Benjamin lives in Frankfort Township: William was a Sergeant in the compan}- to which our subject belonged and served the same length of time during the Civil War; David wtis a Corporal in the same regiment, enlisted for the same length of time and was wounded at the siege of Ft. Blakely. The subject of this sketch was born March 21, 1839, in Reading, Ohio. He was twelve months old when his parents journeyed westward by means of horses and a wagon, and liis boyhood was spent in Lawrence County, 111. He enjoyed the advant- ages of the free schools and acquired a good prac- tical education in Lawrence and Will Counties. He was about fourteen years old when the removal to the latter took place and the family settled upon the wild prairie. In the intervals of study he was emplo3'ed upon his father's farm, becoming thor- oughly skilled in the details of agricultural labor and competent to judge of the relative value of lands and the best means of insuring good crops. When he had reached his majority, Mr. Whitson rented land at Rockville, Kankakee County, and there labored for his own advancement until the Civil AVar broke out. His heart was thrilled with patriotic fervor and, finding that the struggle was likely to be a more protracted one than was at first supposed, he and his brother David, who was his associate in business, enlisted in Company I, Sev- enty-sixth Illinois Infantry. They were mustered into the service at Kankakee, in August, 1802, and and sent to the Department of the Southwest, their duties for some time consisting chiefly of skirmishes throughout Tennessee and Mississippi and later in INIissouri. They then took part in the siege of Yicks- burg, the battles of Jackson, Holly Springs, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 490 the others of that campaign, from wliich Ihe}' re- turned to Vieksburg. The tedious and dangerous duties which de- volved upon the soldiers during tlie Yazoo expedi- tion and Bank's expedition np the Red River, were assisted in bj- our subject, wiio under all the trying circumstances by which he was surrounded, dis- played the utmost devotion to the cause for which he was willing to risk his life. Having joined Far- ragul's expedition to Mobile, he and his comrades had a weary march to that city and to Ft. Blakely, where they lost more men than at an}' other place where thej* had been engaged. Subsequently they were sent to Galveston, Tex., where they spent three weeks doing guard duty. After this they returned to the North and were mustered out of service and honorably discharged at Chicago. At Holly .Springs Mr. Whitson had been taken pris- oner by the rebels, but was in the hands of his captors only one day when the prisoners were left by the retreating Confederate force. When his services were no longer needed to up- holil the Government, Mr. Whitson returned to Will County and, with his brother David, bought one hundred and sixty acies of land in Manhattan Township. He operated his own share of the farm, improving it and making it his home until 1880. He then sold it and bought one hundred and twenty acres where he is now living, and lo- cating here began its s^'stematic improvement, which he had continued but one year when the Wabash Railroad came through. He at once laid out about ten acres on the east side of the railroad, which is called J. AVhitson's sub-addition. When the subject of a name for the village which sprung up was being agitated, he suggested Manhattan, and thus it was christened. An important step in the life of any man is his choice of a companion, and Mr. Whitson displayed good judgment in his selection. He won for his wife Miss Lucinda Etter, who was born in Cumber land County, Fa., November 5, 1842. She was educated in Ohio and Illinois, Richland Seminary having been her Alma Mater, and when eighteen years old began school teaching. Her professional labors were principally at Plainfleld, 111., where she enjoys an enviable reputation as an instructor, and was considered a valuable addition to society by reason of her fine education and pleasing traits of character. Her marriage to our subject took place in that town February,!, 18G6, and has been blessed by the birth of five children. The first- born. George, attended Aurora College and spent one year as a teacher, but is now engaged in Beech's general store in Joliet; the second child, Nettie, is the wife of George Steele, of Chicago; Jessie, Walter and Edna are at home with tiieir parents. The parents of Mrs. AVhilson are Lewis and Mary (North) Etter, natives of Pennsylvania, the one of German and the other of .Scotch descent. The father was a shoemaker in his native State, whence he removed to Stark County, Ohio, where he was engaged in farming a number of years. He then came to Plainfield, 111., where he is now liv- ing, his age being four-score. He belongs to the Evangelical Methodist Church. The surviving brothers and sisters of JNIrs. Whitson are Louis, Ezra, .lacob, Mrs. Elizabeth Wirtzbower, and Mrs. Mariah Smith. The deceased are Samuel, and Mary, wife of David Whitson. Mr. AVhitson has served as School Director. In politics he is a Republican. He belongs to the Methodist Episcop.al Church of which he is a most active member, being Trustee, Steward, Class- Leader, and Superintendent of the Sunday-school, and bearing a part in every movement in which the congregation is interestecL He gave an acre of ground upon which to erect the house of worship and served on the building committee while it was being constructed. !L^, ENRV J- SClIMliriL. Although quite young, this gentleman is becoming well known in New Lenox Township as a p farmer of ability and a citizen of the most honorable character. He owns one hundred and twenty acres of good land on sections 22 and 23, where he is industriously and successfully prosecut- ing the career to which his taste led him, and where good buildings and other improvements arc to be 600 PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. seen. He is the seeonrl of five children born to Henr3- and Mary (Kitzcrow) Schmuhl. who came to this neighborhood in the spring of 1854. Uotli were natives of Germany, the one having been born Jul}- G, and the other Angust 13, in the year 1H26. Beside our subject their family- includes Ida M., Cliarles, William and Emma. The gentleman of whom we write has lieen a life resident of New Lenox Township, in which he was born Octolier 10, 1859. He enjoyed the school privileges l\v which a good practical educa- tion is insured to all who desire to learn, and in the pul)lic schools became well informed in the ordinary branches. He remained with his father until his marriage, when he established his own household on the farm which he still occupies. Among the natives of his own township, Mr. Schmuhl knew many estimable ladies, but none who were so attractive to him as Miss Henrietta Schoop. His regard for this young lady being re- ciprocated they were united in marriage February 8, 1883. Mrs. Schmuhl was born December 15, 1863, and is the elder of two children comprising liie family of Christoph and Caroline (Stricher) Schoop. Her parents were born in Germany and her father died in this township May 9, 1882. The happy union of our subject and his estimable wife has been blessed b}' the birth of three children — Alma C. PZlsa I. and Erwin C. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schmuhl belong to the German Lutheran Church. He is a. stanch Republican. IDNEY 15. PEASE. To the architectural skill and reliable workmanship of .S. B. Pease, .loliet owes many of her most Iieautiful and sulistanti.al edifices, among being the Union Block, the residences of Charles Th.ajer, E. M. Bray,and others too numerous to mention. No citizen of this flourishing citj' stands higher in the respect of the community Ihan he, and b}' liis own efforts lie has risen to this position and a good fin.Tucial standing. Mr. Pease was born in ]>awrence. N. Y., June 9, 1839, to Samuel and Irene (Hamlin) Pease who these ■were natives of the Green ^Mountain State. The father was born July 4. 1811, and died in 1887; the mother was born in 1810, and breathed her last in 1883. Their son of whom we write was educated in the common schools and remained in the [jhice of his birth until he was seventeen jears old. He then in 185G, came west and locating at Dwight, 111., embarked in the vocation of a farmer. In that occupation he continued until the spring of 18G1, when the call for troops to put down the rebellion fired his spirit and he determined to give his strength to the service of his country. Cioing to Springfield 3'oung Pe.ase was soon en- rolled as a member of Company B, Twelfth Illinois Infantry, and under the command of Capt. T. D. Moffat, of Chicago, and Col. McArtluir. he went to the front. He first smelled the smoke of battle at Belmont, after which he took part in the contest at Ft. Donelson. where he was wounded on the bloody field of Shiloh and at Corinth. Beside the minor skirmishes that fell to the lot of all .soldieis in a greater or less degree, he was in all the engage- ments in and around Chattanooga until Gen. .Sher- man started on the famous march to the sea. He accompanied the forces to Savannah and back through the Carolinas, taking part in the last battle in the campaign, that at Bentonville. At Hesaca he had been wounded and also before .\tlanta. After the surrender of Lee he took his place at the Grand Review, did some service at Louisville, Ky.. and was finally mustered out at Springfield. He had been promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant for meritorious conduct. I'pon resuming the peaceful arts of civil life 3Ir. Pease took up the pursuit of a contractor and builder in which lie has been activelv engaged from that time. Success has crowned his efforts and he has become known as one who fulfills his contracts in an honorahle manner and performs liis duties to society and bis family, as an upright and kind- hearted man should. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and belongs to Bartleson Post, No. 6, G. .\. R. The lady whom Mr. Pease chose as his compan- ion in life and with whom he was united in mar- riage in New York State in 18G7. bore the maiden name of Jennie Eggleston. She w.as horn in Yer- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 501 mont whence she had removed to the Empire State prior to her marriage. She has borne him five children — William H., Mary, Bertie, Carrie and Marion. Mar3' awl Bertie died in infancy; the snrvivors are a handsome and particniarly interest- ing trio. c^.^o' <;f]OSEPH F. NACHBOUR. The sons of the Fatherland, upon the first settlement of this country, hastened hither in large numbers and are to be found in all the ranks of life. Their perseverance, energy and industry are pro- verbial and they have been no unimportant factors in devek>i)ing the resonrces of the New World and especiall}' the great West. The}' are looked ufion as forming a portion of the bone and sinew of America. While the fathers have passed awa}' they have transmitted to their sons the qualities of which they were so admirabl}' possessed, and tinis we find the latter occupying positions of honor in all the cliaunels of Ijusiness and of so- cial life. The subject of this notice, who is the senior member of tiie firm of Nachbour ife Nicolaus, the leading dealers in dry goods in Joliet, is a son of Lewis Nachbour, whc was born in Germany and came to America in 1847. The latter upon reach- tbis country proceeded from New Orleans, where he landed, up the Mississippi to Davenport, Iowa, and thereafter followed his trade of a stonemason. He was married in Germany to Miss Amelia Wohl ganaut, a native of his own counUy and tliere were born to them seven sons, three of whom .are living, viz: Frank, the Sheriff of Cedar County, Iowa; William, a farmer residing near Atalissa, that .State, and Joseph F. our subject. The parents are still living and residents of Atalissa. Mr. Nachb(jur was born in the city of Daven- port, Iowa, .lannary !•"). 18')6, and acquired his early education in the common schools. He commenced his business career in the dry goods store of A. D. D3er at Atalissa and remained with him for a period of six years in that place. He then came with Mr. D\er to Joliet and continued with him another six 3'ears. In the meantime he h.ad been prudent and saved what he could of his salary and on the i;nh of February, 1882, associated himself in partnership with a dry-goods firm of Joliet and they commenced business under the firm name of Dinet, Nachboin- & Co. Ten months later there was a change in the bns- iness and the firm iissumed its present style. It has been steadily gaining ground and at the [)res- enttime transacts a business of 81 To, 000 annually. The firm started with a capital of 82,000. The business now occupies the lower lloor of the Bar- ber Building, the most elegant business block in the city. The firm carries a full line of all the articles pertaining to this l)ranch of trade. The store is fitted up with all the modern conveniences and the courteous treatment of its customers is made a specialty. B3' fair dealing and a thor- ough understanding of the business in all its de- tails, this firm is rapidl}- gaining prominence in the county and securing the patronage of its lead- ing people. Mr. Nachbour and his partner are also interested in- fine horses and own some first- class equines, principall3' roadsters. l'oliticall3^ Mr. Nachbour is a sound Rei)ubli- can and is justifiably proud of the fact that he cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Grant. Socially he belongs to the Union Club and the Irish-American Club, at .Joliet, also the Sunset Club, of Chicago. rf ^ AJIES H. FERRIS, President of the Joliet News Printing Compan3', is worthil3- filling the responsible ixisition, to which he brings a large amount of experience and practical knowledge. The Ifeirn was established in April, 1877, 1)3- a rambling printer, named Charles F. Dutcher, and published in the Phmnix office, then under the editorial control of Mr. Ferris. Octo- ber 1, of that year, a firm composed of R. W. Nel- son, James II. Ferris ami H. E. Baldwin, bought the little AV»'s plant for a "song," and continued the publication. The last two above-named |)art- ners have continued the business to this date, ex- 502 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. cepting the j-ears 1881-82, when 'Sir. Ferris piib- lisbed a paper iu Maine. The politics of the Daily Neivs. with its four thousand circulation, Ikis been Green baclv-Labor ever since the fall of 1877, and the weekly edition ten years after that turned its forces in with the Prohibition part}'. Its circulation is two thou- sand. Mr. Ferris was born in tlic town of Oswego, Kendall County, HI., in 1849. His father, AVilli.am H. Ferris, removed from Clinton Count}', N. Y., in the '40's, and now resides at Bristol, Kendall County, this State. His wife's maiden name was Eliza M. Brown, and hor native home, Erie County, Pa. The subject of this sketch began his newspaper career at Yorkville, 111., where he and Frank H. Hall published a Peter Cooper Greenback paper a year or two, both finally coming to Joliet in 1876. Mr. Ferris married Miss Olive E. Hunt, of Hunts- ville, Canaan County, Conn., in July, 1880. 'SHERRY KENISTON, whose title of "Honor- I able" w.as gained as a member of the State I Legislature, I)ut applies equally well to his ^^sjj private life, owns a fine estate in Wilton Township, where he h.as lived since 1854. A fine tract of land is the farm upon which he devotes his attention to farming and the stock business, .and its accumulation has resulted mainly from his own good management and industry ,as he h.ad but a small capital upon which to begin life. The fer- tile and improved estate coni(irises two hundred and thirty-five acres on section 16, and is excelled by few, if any, in the vicinity. For several years Mr. Keniston has given the raising of Short-horn cattle considerable attention. Wellread in abroad sense, more than ordinarily intelligent, and full of enterprise and public spirit, it is not to be won- dered at that this gentleman commands the re. spect of all who enjoy his acquaintance and that he is pointed out as a worthy exponent of the Chris- tian f.aith and practice. The name donates the Scotch orio^in of the Ken iston family that has been known and honored in New England for many years. In the Green Mountain State, Joseph and Sallie (Glidden) Ken- iston were born, and lived until 1854, when they came west and took up their residence in the Prai- rie State. A settlement was made in Wilton Town- ship, this county, and the parents tarried here un- til 1865, when they removed to Aurora, Kane County, in which city they spent the remainder of their lives, both living to an advanced age. The elder Mr. Keniston devoted himself to farming as a life work, and was in easy financial circum- stances. For many years prior to their deaths, he and his wife were active members of the Baptist Church. The parental family consisted of eleven sons and daughters. John B., Elizabeth, and Sarah, are deceased; our subject is the fourth in order of birth;' Emeline is the wife of William Urie, a carpenter at Minneapolis, Minn.; Noah G. is engaged in farming in Montgomrey County, Iowa; Simeon G., is deceased; Hiram B. lives in Oregon; Joseph J. in Iowa; Henry and Julia are deceased. In Sheffield, Caledonia County, A't., the eyes of the Hon. Jerry Keniston opened to the light of day March 2, 1829. He received a good common- school education and on the farm acquii'ed the knowledge of .agriculture that is the common herit- age of farmer's sons. When about twenty -five years, old he came to Illinois with his parents, aild in this county he resided until after the Civil War began. Ho then determined to assist his country in her hour of need and abandoning the peaceful l)ursuits of his former yerirs, took his place in the ranks as a member of Company H, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. Soon after his enlistment, Mr. Keniston was made Second Lieutenant of his company and at the close of the w.ar held a Captain's Commission. He took part in every battle iu which liis regiment w.as engaged until the contest at Chiekamauga, where he was captured by the enemy and taken to Libby Prison. There he was held a prisoner seven months, and then removed to points farther south, and on March 2, 1865, released at Wilming- ton, N. C. Returning to the State whence he had entered the Union Armv, Mr. Keniston resumed **«**»»• PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 605 the peaceful occupation of farming, settling on the l.ind wbicii he still owns and operates. Mr. Keniston has served as Township Supervisor three terms. In 1879 he was elected to the State Legislature on the Republican ticket and repre- sented tiiis county ably. He has always taken an active interest in politics, believing that all loyal citizens should understand fulli' the needs of the Nation and aid in the Government hy their vote and influence on the side of right when no more prominent work is given them. He is a member of tiie Baptist, while his vvife belongs to the Congre- gational Church. InlSoS.JIr. Keniston married Miss Martha A. Tiffany, of Pike, Wyoming County, N. Y.,with whom ho lived happily until she was called hence in 18G2. lu 186C, he married Miss Martha Lynde of Wil- liamstown, Vt., who has ably managed the house- liold affairs and wisely governed the children com- mitted to her care, winning friends by her graces of heart and mind. The union has been blessed hy the birth of nine children — Henry C, John L., i,(l:i. Laura, Charles IL, Mattie, Carroll, Raymond ami Daisoy. Lola and Mattie have been removed by the hand of death; Henry is now living in Chi- cago; the others remain at home. All are single. \f OHN WILLIAMS, Sr. The oldest settltr in Wesley Township, and one of the oldest in tiie county, this nonagenarian has the love and respect of the entire neighborhood, and more especiall3' of the younger members of the connnuuity. Nothing affords him greater pleasure than to sit and talk of the old times, whose inci- dents are as vividly impressed upon his memory as though they had transpired but yesterday. His general health is good and his mind }-et active, al- though he so long since passed the allotted age of man. He has a home with his son Frank and fam- ily, but is otherwise alone, seven members of his familj- being buried in the cemetery near by. The gentleman of whom we write was the first- born in the parental family and opened his e3-cs to the light of day in Greenbriar County, Va., April 0, 1801. Ilis education, a common-school one, was obtained in Greenbriar and Monroe Counties, in the latter of which the family resided for a time. At the age of twenty-one years, he began his per- sonal career in life as a farmer, that being an occu- pation to which he had been reared, and his whole life has been spent in open air employment. He had a deed for three hundred and forty acres of Maj. Hamilton, of West Virginia, and worked that farm until September, 1831, when he took the Western fever. On October 7 of that year, Mr. Williams started with a four horse team toward the setting sun, and upon arriving in the vicinity of Danville, 111., made a settlement, remaining there until April, 1834. He then came to Will County, and located one-half mile from his present home. At that time Will County had been subjected to no improve- ment worthy of mention, and the laud was being surveyed by the United States Government. Mr. Williams' nearest neighbor was George N. Beck- with, three miles distant, and he remained at that time but a few daj^s. Indians were here two sea- sons after Mr. AVilliams' arrival, but thej- were peaceable. The house built by Mr. Williams was the first in this township. It was of logs, and being 16x18 feet in dimensions, was looked upon as quite a man- sion. The first year our subject plowed forty acres, two-thirds of which he planted in corn, rais- ing from the sod four hundred bushels of good corn and enough soft grain to keep his cattle and horses all winter. He had twenty-two head of cattle and two horses. Having had some money with which to start here, Mr. Williams had not the sti'uggle which some pioneers had. Ilis first purchase was three hundred and twenty acres, but he sold off twenty to a new neighbor. Very few settlers ar- rived prior to 183G, at which time there was quite an influx of iuniiigrants. In October, 1819, Mr. Williams united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been identified since that time, and in the work of which he took an active part for many a long year. He helped to organize the first congregation in this township, in 1835, and was Class-Leader from 183G 506 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to 1839. In 1837 the congregation numbered fifty- two members. Tlie first regular minister was the Rev. Mr. Springer, father of Congressman Springer. The first school in this vicinity was also organized in 1 835, and John Frazer selected as its teacher. Mr. Williams was one of the first School Directors, and has frequentl3' served in the same capacity in later j-ears. He was here when the count}' was organized, and has therefore been as closely connected with its history as anj'one now living. The first house uhich he built is now used by T. W. Jones as a stable. In July, 1871, he came to his present home. Mr. AYilliams has always taken an interest in poli- tics, and from the time of casting his first Presi- dential ballot, which was given to John Qnincy Adams, he has never failed to deposit his ballot in the interest of good government. His father was a Federalist, and he h.as been a Whig and Re- publican. The first marri.age of our subject took place Sei)- tember 5, 1832, the bride being Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Aaron lUirr. cousin of Col. Aaron Burr. That estimable lady survived until 1845, when she joined the sheeted nations of the dead. She had borne seven children of whom the sur- vivors are LeRoy, now living in California; John, in Colorado; Clarke, in Kansas; and Mrs. Rebecca Withroe in Kentland, lud. On June 22, 1847, Mr. Williams contracted a second alliance, his companion being Miss Susan Groff, whose home was near LaFa3'ette, Ind. This union was blessed by the birth of four children, with the youngest of whom, Frank L., our subject makes his home. The others are James W., Mrs. Jennie Siiefler and Mrs. Lizzie Grey, who live in Kansas. Mrs. Susan (Groff) Williams departed this life in August, 1860. The third marriage of Mr. Williams was celebrated March 27, 18G2, on which occasion he was united in marri.age with Miss Mary Moiehead. who survived until Novem- ber 13, 1884, when she too was laid to rest in the silent tomb. riie father of our subjecli was Rich.ard "Williams, who was bom in fireen briar County, W.Va., Octo- ber 17, 1770. In the same county in 1780 a child was born who was christened Thankful Morrison, and who m duo time became the wife of Richard Williams. In 1808 they removed to Monroe Count}', of the same State, settling upon a farm, which they made their home for twenty-three years. They then returned to their native county, where Mr. Williams breathed his last in 1843, and his good wife in 1852. This worthy couple were the parents of eight sons and three daughters, three of the family yet surviving. A lithographic portrait of this venerable citizen of Will County appropriately accompanies his per- sonal sketch. To attain to a happy and healthy old age is the lot of only a few, and Mr. Williams is fortunate in that principles of honor and upright- ness were early inculcated in his mind, and thus he is enabled to consider the past without regret and the future without fear. ^^^EORGE W. YOUNG, LL. B., is one of the II ^—, prominent and rising young members of "'^^,i4l tiie bar of this county, his office being in the Barber Block, Joliet. He was born in Man- hattan, this county, March 25, 1864, and came to -Toliet with his parents when twelve years old. re- ceiving his education at the grammar and high schools of this city. In 1883 he took a position on the staff of the Joliet llepuhlic and Sun, w^here he remained until the fall of 1885. lie then entered the School of Law in Columbia College, New y ork City, taking also the course in political science. He w.as graduated in 1887, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws, cum Jaude. The same year Mr. Young was admitted to the bar in Illinois, and at once began to practice in Joliet. During the last Presidential campaign he was elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Lincoln Club, an organization of young Repub- licans, and still holds the ofhce. He was also a member of the Township Campaign Committee. He is now a Director of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association, and was recently elected A'estry- man in Clirist Episcojial Church. These f.acts thoroughly establish his reputation as one of the upright, energetic and trustworthy younaf men of the citv. and indicate that his life is to be a useful PORTRAIT AND BlOGRArHICAL ALBUM. 507 one, not only in ad vancing his personal interests, but in carrying forward the higher welfare and civilization of the commnnit}- to which he belongs. It furtlier demonstrates the fact tliat the famil}- name, wliieli is already an honored one, promises to become still more honorable tiirougii the merits of tlie younger generation of the name. On September 5, 1889, he was united in mar- riage with Miss Corabelle Beers Rugar, a cultured and refined young ladj'. She was born at (iales- burg. III., April 2, 18G-t, and is a daughter of Capt. Francis Rugar, U. S. A. She was educated at Knox College and afterward pursued the study of art in the Art Institute, of Chicago, and the Acad- emy of Design, of New York. The first memljcr of the Young famil\- in Amer- ica was the Rev. John Young, wlio was sent to this country about 1635 as a missionar}' of the Church of Kngland, as previously there had been none in Xew England. He made a permanent home near Sag Harbor. L. I. He had two sons, Edward and Alexander, who left home about 1700. the former going to New Jerse}' and the latter to Westchester Count3', N. Y., where the descendants of Alex- ander Young lived for many years. His son, also named Alexander, was the father of Edw^ard, and tlu! grandfather of a third Alexander, who married Miss Elizabeth Lawrence about 1787. Jliss Law- rence was the daughter of John Lawrence, of New- York Cit}', and cousin of the noted Capt. John Lawrence, of the United States frigate "Chesa- peake," whose memorable command "Don't give up the sliip" is still a popular motto in the navy. Tlie last-named Alexander Young was a promi- nent Orthodox Friends preacher, well known throughout the country. He owned and operated an extensive mill at Esopus, Ulster County, on the Hudson. He and his wife reared a family of six children, the thiril of whom was John Young, tlie grandfather of our subject. He was born in Esopus July 18, 1798, was considered one of the most liighly-educated men of his day, and was for some time in charge of a private school in New- York City. He had previously established the Brooklyn Collegiate Institute, which lie continued until 1841. In 182C he was appointed United States Surveyor for tlie District of Cincinnati, but never undertook the active duties of the office. In the fall of 1848 he came to Illinois, and locating in Jlanhattan, this county, was joined bj' his faiiiilj' in the spring of 1849. He became well- known throughout the count}', being a prominent and extensive farmer, and serving as Supervisor of his township for ten years. In 1876 he re- tired from active life, removing to Joliet to spend the remainder of bis days with his son Edward. He was one of the organizers of St. Paul's Epis- co|ial Church, at ^lanhattan, and was largely in- strumental in l)uilding the church edifice. He was for several years before his retirement President of the Will County Agricultural Society. He was also patentee of several agricultural implements. In 1825 John Young became the husband of Miss Caroline Thompson, daughter of the Rev. James Thompson, a well-known Episcopal clergy- man, of Ulster County, N. Y. Four children sur- vive him. Thej' are James Thompson, President of the Staten Island Dyeing Establishment in New- York Cit}'; Mansfield, a resident of Hartland, Kan.; Caroline E., wife of Fr.ancis L. Cagwiu, of Joliet; and Edward. The youngest son, Edward, who is the father of our subject, was born in Durham, N. Y., February 6, 1837, and came to this county with the famil}' in 1849. He received his education at private schools in New York City, and after reaching his maturity succeeded Jiis father in the management of the farm, upon which he remained until 1876. He then removed to Joliet and engaged in the hay and grain business, buying in different parts of the country and .shipping to tiie South and East, carrying on an extensive trade. In order to still further extend the business he has recently re- moved to Kansas, witli his headquarters at Anthony, where he gives his attention exclusively to grain dealing. He married Miss Ann Eliza, daugliter of tlie Hev. Warner Hoyt, an Episcopal clergyman [jt RidgeBeld, Conn. She was born .Tune !.">. 1S?,ri. and educated at Pelbam Priory. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young is m.ade up of five sons and a daughter, George Warner, the subject of this sketch, being the eld- est. The second one is Charles Herbert, w-lio is now- attending Trinity College. Hartford, Conn., 508 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. being a candidate for" the Episcopal ministry; the third is John Mansfield, citj^ editor of the .Toliet Press; Hensted T., the fourth child, is private sec- retarj' to the General Freight Agent of the Erie Railroad, at Chicago. The j-ounger members of the family circle are Francis Edward, who is now in school, and Slargaret Hoyt. The family have long been members of the Episcopal Church, the father having been Vestryman and Warden of Christ Church, of .Toliet. since 1876. ,,.2==S_ jILLIAM LAMBE. Among the many at- f/ tractive, rural homesteads of this county none are more deserving of a special men- lion than that belonging to Mr. Lambe, and which in its appointments is inccatur, Otsego County, N. Y. He was the joungest of two sons and two daughters, the offspring of Justus and Caudac'c (Spencer) Lewis, who were both natives of New Hartford, Conn. The father served three years as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. and l)y uci'upation was a skilled mechanic. After mar- riage the parents settled in Decatur, Otsego County, N. Y., where the father engaged in farming, and where both parents spent the remainder of their lives, the mother dying in the fall of 1833 and the father in the fall of 18-17. Mr. Lewis spent his bo3"iiood ami j'outh in his native county remaining there until 1850. He be- came familiar with the various employments of farm life, and when approacliing the twenty third year of his age, was married, February 23, 1847, at Decatur, to Miss Emeline, daughter \)f .lesse and Zurviah (Peek) .Seward. The father of Mrs. Lewis was a cousin of William H. Seward, Secretary of Stale during President Lincoln's administration, wliile Mrs. Seward was a relative of ex-Governor Marcy. of New York State. Mrs. Seward died there, while Mr. Seward dieoston, Mass., pre- vious to the Revolutionary War, and one cousin belonged to the English Arm}- twenty-one years. Tlie family is of Celtic origin. The subject of this biographical notice w-as the third in the parental family and was born April 2, 1825, on the Isle of Man. He was therefore still in his early childhood w-hen America became the family home, and in this country he received a good com- mon-school education. He remained with his par- ents, caring for them until their death, and having charge of the farm from eighteen years of age. Since the farm which he now occupies was pur- chased, he has never resided elsewhere. The first residence was a log house, built in 1834 by the man of whom the Killeys bought. The farm was a timbered one and had but ten acres cleared when ^;aM.*S^3--.-;- ^";> , '>!:> , rr;vi--v : v^,- Residence or Lorenzo A. Strong, 5ec.11. LockportTp. Will Co.Ill. Residence of John KilleYj Sec. 6. Wesley Tp. Will Co. 111. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 515 they took possession. Mr. Killey has added nearly all the improvenients which the place uow bears. lie still carries on the farm himsolf, devoting his attention to general fanning, both croi)s and stock- being of good grades and snfHcient in kORENZO A. STRONG owns and occupies j)i a farm of one hundred and fourteen acres i. in Lockport Township, to which he came in March, 187G. His possessions are the result of bis own industry and good judgment, and his commo- dious residence with its surroundings is repr(-sented by a lithographic view elsewhere in this volume, lie is engaged in the business of general farming and dairying, conducting his worldly affairs with the same |)rudenco which has heretofore charac- terized his successful career, and in his personal life perpetuating the strict integrity and devotion to principles whicli he has inherited from honorable ancestry. Mr. Strong is a 4-<-ieg?^4-i-4- J] OHN B. PIK^EO takes a prominent place among the farmers and stock-raisers of Troy ' Township and is no unimportant factor in ' advancing those interests iu this county, lie^is a Nova Scotian by birth.born October 2G, 183G, to Charles and Mary E. (Baxter) Pinneo. The Baxters were a prominent family in Nova Scotia, of English origi)). and Baxter's Harbor was named for them. John Baxter, the maternal grand- father of our subject, was a son of Dj-. Baxter, a prominent physician of England and later of Nova Scotia. The father of our subject was born in the United States, his mother going from Nova Scotia after the death of her iiusband. Tlie parenls of our subject came to this State in 1844 witii liini and located in the town of Jackson, which at that time was called Reed's Grove, they coming to this county, with six children, in a wagon from Chicago, and here they made their home until called to a higher bv death, the father dying in 1879 and the mother surviving until 1888, when siie, too, passed awa}-. The son of whom we write was reared to manhood in Jackson and, displaying a taste for mechanics, he w^as set to learn the trades of a carpenter and wagon-maker, which he followed for a number of years in Ehvood. this count}-, and then turned his attention to farming. His farm iu Troy Township comprises three hundred acres of valuable land, one hundred and sixty of which he uses for pastur- age, as he pays much attention to the raising of stock of good grades. Mr. Pinneo has been twice married, the maiden name of his first wife being Kate Conklin, and to them were born four ciiildren: John B., who is married and lives on a farm in this county; Flor- ence, wife of Duane Dibble, a farraa in Tro}' Township; George L., who tlied at the age of twenty-two in March, 1888; Rush, ^cho died March 4, 1890, of typhoid fever, a young man of eighteen years. The present wife of our subject was formerl}- Mrs. O. T. Fargo, and they were married in 1876 and in 1884 moved onto the farm. Mrs. Pinneo's parents, Horace and Diana (Brown) Haff, were of German and English descent and came from near Albany, N. Y.. making the entire journey to Will County in a covered wagon. Mr. Haff was the j-oungest son of Joshua Haff. There is a romantic incident related concerning the matrimonial ven- ture of his grandfather. He was Captain on board a vessel sailing along the coast of France, and dur ing an earthquake a young schoolmistress and her scholars took refuge on i)is boat. The result was she and the Captain were mutuallj- attracted, mar- ried and came to America to found a family in tills country. They settled near Albanj-, N. Y.. w'hile there were many Indians there and two of their children were stolen from them, taken to the West and were never heard from afterward. Mrs. Haff, Mrs. Pinneo' s mother, was a daughter of Peter auvs and opinions, and who exer- erted no small inaueuce among the people of his community. Ruben Wilder. Jr., the father of our subject, was the eldest child of his parents and was but a laroved a good farm, where thej- both spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Kollir died, in 1868, when sixt^-hve 3-ears old. Mr. Kollir survived his wife a number of years, dying in 1879, aged eighty -five years and six months. The}' were people greatly resiiected in their community and prominently identified with the German-Lutheran Church. I Mrs. Wilkening was the elder of the two chil- dren born to her parents. Her brother Henry died soon after coming to this country, when a promising youth of nineteen j'ears, in the bottom of a well from the effects of fonl gas. Mrs. Wil- kening was about eighteen j'ears old when her par- ents came to America. She was trained in all Iiouscwifelj' duties bj- her excellent mother, and has proven a devoted wife to her husband and a kind mother to her children. The latter were nine in number, but two died when quite j'oung: John at the age of six years; and Anna, aged twelve. The survivors are recorded as follows: l\Iary is the wife of John Brockman, a teacher in the Chi- cago city schools; Ilenrj' married Miss Mary Stei- ver, and operates the homestead in Crete Town- ship; Conrad is represented on another page in this volume; Sophia is at home with her parents; Lena is the wife of Dr. Otto Miessler, of Crete; Frederick is occupied with his brother in a store at that place; Augustus remains under the home roof. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkening and ail tlieir children are members of the Lutheran Church, of Crete, to whicli they give a liberal support. Politicall^y, Mr. Wilkening is a sound Republican. He has held the local offices of his township, and has al- ways borne the repu-tation of a man honest and upright in his dealings and one whose word is as good as his bond. He furnishes a fine illustration of the results of persevering industry .ind. while surrounded by all the comforts of life, and many of its' luxuries, be may justlj- feel that he has fairly earned them, and at the same lime he has ever been willing to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate. The f.ather of our subject was H. Wilkening, likewise a native of Hesse-Cassel, Gei-many, and wlio spent his entire life in the place of his birth. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 525 While perhaps not tlie hero of any thrilling; event, hu was au honest, liaid-woriiiDU man, who made a comfovtaKle living for his family and earned the good will of liis neighbors. He lived to number three-score and ten years, and from early manhood was an active member of the Lutheran Church. His wife bore tlie maiden name of Catherine S. Buck. She liliewise was of German birlh and parcmlago, and jiroved the faithful helpmate of iier husband, being industrious and economical .nnd remaining- witli liim until he no more needed her wifel3' offices. After his death she joined her ciiildren in this countr}', and died of cholera, in 1853, at the home of her son Christof, in Chicago. Site was about seventy years old and, like her husband, a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. i IVILLIAM J. PADDOCK. Prominent among T /'y'/i those who spent their younger years wiselv and prohlably and are now living retired from life's active labors, may be properly mentionfid Mr.Paddock, whose well-regulated home- stead is on section 21, Homer Tow^nship. His surroundings indicnte a man of more than or- dinary enterprise, the farm being embellished with suital)le buildings and having about it the air of thrift and prosperity', which is the inevitable result of induslr\', prudence and good management. Personally, Mr. Paddock is genial, liberal and pub- lic spirited, a man who is held in high esteem in his community, and who has acquitted himself in a worthy manner among his fellow-men. The subject of tins notice was the third in a family of fourteen children, and was born May 5, 1816, in Camillus. Onondaga County, N. Y. He was reared to manhood in his native county, where he lived until coming to Illinois, witli the excep- tion of one \'ear spent in Ca^'uga County-. AVe first find him a resident of this county in the win- ter of 1836, when he located on the laud which his father had previously secured on section 21, Homer Townsliip. lie has thus been a resident of this town- ship for the long period of fifty-four years, and until retiring from labor was continuousl}' engaged ill farming pursuits. He is now the owner of one hundred and tiiirty acres of good land, which tiirough his careful management has not onl\' yielded him a handsome income, but enabled him to lay by something for a rainy dav. Mr. Paddock was married in Homer Township, October 30, 1838, to Miss Emily K. Oliver. This lady was born in Monroe County, N. Y., August 13, 1815, and by her union with our subject be- came tiie mother of three ciiildren. The eldest horn, Edgar L., died when about two years old; Eliza E. is the wife of Samuel W. Jones, and they live witli our subject; Frank E. married Miss Anna Murphy, and resides in this tovvnship. Mr. P.ad- dock cast his first Presidential vote for Harrison, and has always taken an active interest in iiolilical affairs, giving his uniform support to the Rc[)ub- lican party. He has lield the office of Townsliip Collector, and has been a Highway Commissioner for several years. His long experience and close observation of men and things have conspired to make him a man of more than ordinary intelli- gence, and he has watched the various events dur- ing a long and useful life with a thoughtfulness which has maintained him in a position in the front rank among the readers ami thinkers of the pres- ent day. A fine portrait of Mr. Paddock appears on another page. EORGE E. ROCKEY. For over a quarter of -, a century this gentleman has made his home Ja\ in Joliet, and perhaps no resident of the place takes greater interest in its growth and up- building than he. He is a quiet, unassuming citi- zen, who has taken little part in politics, except to generally vote the Democratic ticket and who has borne his part in public life, content to perform his duties as an individual and suHlciently occupied with his personal affairs. The parents of the gentleman of whom we write were William and Elizabeth (Maize) Rockey, whose family comprised three children, of whom George 526 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. E. is tlie ouly survivor. The fallier w.is a harncss- inaiicr, and their iionie was in the Kej-stone State. George E. Rockey was born in Mifflinbiirg, Pa., October 4, 1819, and learned the trade of a carpen- ter, although he never followed it except to do the wood work on threshing machines for a brother-in - law. David Herr. He went to Center County, where he opened a foundry in 1844, and where he resided ten. 3-ears. He then came to Illinois and, locating in IMainfield. this county, worked for Dilhnan it Co. until 1862, when he removed to .loliet. In 186G he bought a planing-niili. which he operated until 1886, when he transferred it to his son Franklin. In Miss Susan Wolf. Mr. Rockey difcerned the qualities of mind and character which won his regard, and after a successful wooing she became his wife December 15. 1842. Throughout their long and happy married life they have found ho cause to regret the union. They have had Bve children, of whom four are now living in .Joliet, the other having died in infancy. The survivors are: Mrs. Margaret Dice, Franklin, Mrs. Jennie Pomeroj' and P^dward. « )^ILLI.\M DANBY has for thirty years been \wil " resident of this county, and since corn- 's^ ing here has attained an honorable place among its farmers and stock-growers, who are sus- taining .and advancing its magnificent agricultural resources. He is a well known resident of Will Townsliip, in which his farming operations are centereil. Our subject is of English birth and breeding, born M.aj' 9, 1822, in West-Riding, of Yorkshire, a son of Robert and Rebecca (Latham) Danbj-, who were born in the same shire as himself. His father was a farmer. He and his wife reared a family of six children, nameh': Caroline, George, •larvers, Charles, William and Richard, of whom George, Richard and William became citizens of this countrj'. George came to the United States in 1853, settled in Will Township, and was con- nected with the Illinois Centr.al Railroad. Richard came in 1853 and settled in Croton, JC. Y. The subject of this biographical review came to this country with his wife in the year 1858. He spent the following two years in Matteson, 111., being emploj'ed on the Central Railroad. Desiring to give his attention to farming pursuits and having i heard of the wonderful fertility of the soil of Will County, and of the success that followed the labors of its enterprising farmers and stock-raisers, he se- lected this region as the most desirable location, and in 1860 took up his residence here. For six years he rented land until he accumulated sufficient money to place him on an independent basis, and in 1865 he purchased eighty acres of land in Will Township. In November, 1870. he located on the one hundred and sixty acres of land in the same township, which he still occupies. He has added one hundred and sixty acres to it and now has a choice farm of two hundred and forty acres, which he has under admirable cultivation and is constantly improving. He is much interested in the cattle bus- iness, and for eight j-ears has been a breeder of Here- ford cattle. When Mr. Dan 133^ first set foot on these shores he had a capital of $200 with which to make his new start in life. B3' superior man.agement and excellent business tact he has greatlv increased this and may now be considered one of the moneyed men of the township. March 24, 1850, Mr. Danby and Miss Ann Kil- ling beck united their lives and fortunes, and in her he has found a prudent helpmate and a true wife. She was born November 4, 1826, in the town of Snaith, Yorkshire, England, a daughter of William and Hannah (Ellison) Killingbeck, likewise natives of I'orkshire. The}^ were the parents of four chil- dren — John, Thomas. Ann and Harriet. John came to this county and first settled here and then took up his residence in Kansas. He married and had one son — Wilson. Thomas remained in England, two of his sons are living. Harriet, now Mrs. Hor- ner, lives in England; she has three sons — Fred, William and Herbert. The marri.age of our subject and his wife has been blessed to them by the birth of six children: Caroline; Annie E.. wife of Thomas Stewart; Blanche, wife of Joseph Jackson, of White County, Ind.; Arthur W., Charles A. and William A. A man of sound intellect and of unswerving integrit3-, our subject has made his life record an PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 527 example of worth to others, and he is greatly re- spooled for what he is and for wliat he has accom- plishod. He is a good worker, his laliors being directi'd by admirable judgment and far-reaching forethought. He is a man of sincere religious principles, as is shown by his every-day conduct, and in liis wife the Methodist Episcopal Church finds i)ne of its most valuable and conscientious members. He takes a deep interest in the affairs of his adopted country, of which he is a loyal citi- zen, and identifies himself with the Republican part. fOHN COKLETT, a well-known, wealthy farmer and stock-grower of Wesley 7 Town- ship, has b}' his liberality, public spirit and large enterprise, been a i)otent instrument in bringing this section of the country to the front as a leading agricultural count)\ He is the fortu- nate owner of an extensive farm, that in point of cultivation, improvement and productiveness is considered one of the most desirable in Northern Illinois. Mr. Corlett was born August 4, 1832, on the homestead on the Isle of Man, to John and Ann ( McGregor) Corlett, and his father was a native of the same place as our subject, and was there reared to the life of a farmer. He subsequentl}' became a soldier in the English Arm}-, and fought with valor under the Dnke of Wellington all through the lat- ter's campaigns in the Spanish Peninsula, and was also with the Iron Duke in the battle of Waterloo. He lost his left arm in Holland, and was discharged from the army, and pensioned at a six2:)ence a day during the remainder of his life. After leaving the service he married on the Isle of Man, his wife being a native of Scotland. She was about eight \ ears of age when her parents removed to the Isle of Man, where she still makes her home at the ven- erable age of ninety-three. The father of our sub- ject died in 1870, at the ripe old age of eighty- three years. They were the parents of ten children, SIX of whom are now living, five of whom are resi- dents of tliis country. The subject of this review was the fifth child of his parents, with whom he made his home until he ■was twenty-oue.receivirg the benefits of a common- school education. At eleven j-ears of age, a manly, si)irited, self-reliant lad, he began life for himself as a farm hand. In the spring of 1855, ambitious to make more of life than he could in the land of his birth, he came to this country, and from New York proceeded directly to Chicago, and from there to Kankakee City, thence to Rockville in the same county. He remained there four years, and after his marriage in 1859, came to this county, settled on his present farm and has ever since been a valued citizen of Wesley Township. He has pur- sued his calling with more than ordinary success and now has a large farm of four hundred and forty acres, besides owning six hundred and forty acres in Kansas. He has provided his farm with roomy, conveniently-arranged buildings, with the best ma- chinery for carrying on agriculture after the most approved methods, and has made it one of the most desirable estates iu this part of the county, and be- sides raising rich harvests of grain, devotes much attention to rearing stock of fine grades. January 4, 1859, Mr. Corlett was united in mar- raige to Mrs. Betsey McGilvery, nee Franklin, a daughter of Samuel and Betsey (Appleby) Frank- lin, natives of Vermont and New York, respec- tively. Her parents were married in the latter State and came to Illinois in the early days of its settlement and were among the early pioneers of this township. In 1850, her father started over- land for California, died on the way, and was buried at Ft. Kearney. Her mother did not long survive the death of her husband but departed this life in 1854. They were parents of twelve cliildren, three of whom are now living. Mrs. Corlett was born October 9, 1829, in Wayne County, N. Y. Of the children born to her and our subject, four are ncnv living: William who was born October 15, 1859; Mary, September 2G, 1863, is the tvife of Ed. McKiramy, of Kansas City; Minnie, born March 22, 1865, is the wife of Eugene Babcock, of Wesley Township, and they have one child; Ella, born September 14. 1867. is the wife of Geor"-e Lancaster, of Wesley Township, and they have two children. William Corlett is a member of the Ma- sonic order. 528 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Corlett is a man of strong character, with a moral and mental make-up, that, plac-es him among our most intelligent ami honorable citizens. He is well dowered with practical energy, activity' and tenacity of purpose, and these traits besides lead- ing him to wealth have eminently- fitted him for public service, and make him an influence as a pol- itician and supporter of the Republican parly, of wiiich he has been a stanch member since its or- ganization. He has been a member of the local .Sehool Board for twelve years and has earnestly foi warded the educational interests of the townsliip. In 1885 and 1886 lie represented Wesley on tlic County Board of Supervisors. He lias been the Higliway Commissioner for six years, and in that office has done much to better the highw.ays and byways of the township. He built the dry run near .lolin Riciiey's place. He interests himself in the questions of the d.ay, particularly that of tem- perarce, and in word and act is a firm temperance man. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is Stew- ard. He lias alwa\'s Uiken a prominent part in the Sundaj'-school and under his able administration as Superintendent for the past fourteen years, it has greatl}' increased in numbers and influence. APT. ROBERT STEVENS is numbwed among the pioneers in Will County .in which he settled in the spring of 1831. Those who have never visited a frontier settlement, but who have been accustomed from childhood to the surroundings of our present civilization, can have but a faint conception of the life of the pioneers or of the credit due those who led the wa}- in the de- velopment of the country'. Nowhere lias greater enterprise and sturdy manhood been exhibited than throughout t'ae Mississippi Valley, during the early days of the various grand States into which its fer- tile expanse is now divided, and in no life are the more rugged virtues of character and the milk of human kindness more rapidlj' developed than in the primitive scenes of a new countr3\ Among those to vvhom this section owes much, we misht saj- all, of its present prosperous condition and ad- vanced development, Capt. Robert Stevens occu- pies an important place. Not less worth}- of honor than her husband, is the widow of Capt. Stevens, who began her resi- dence in this count}^ in 1830, and who as a young lad3% as a wife, mother and neighbor, has earned the deep respect of those among whom her life has been spent and a place side bj' side with her hus- band on the roll of the pioneers. They endured privations and toils, such as try men's souls, cheered bj- their belief in a bright future and by mutual sj-mpath}', their labors being rewarded by worldly prosperit\-. a liapp}' home and friendly feeling from without. In Mason Count}^ K3'., July 20, 1802, the eyes of Robert Stevens opened to the light. He was a child two years of age when his parents removed to Ohio, where he grew to man's estate, being ap- prenticed at the age of sixteen years to learn the trade of a tanner and currier. On the expiration of his apprenticeship he went to Indiana, where he labored nntil he took up his residence in Will Count)'. Here he settled on a tract of land just east of Joliet, developing a fine estate and in the course of j'ears becoming the owner of four hun- dred acres in one body, all of which was put in a fine condition and thoroughly improved. Although his services were desired in a public capacity he found tliat his time was fully occupied by the con- duct of his personal affairs, and to his farm he de- voted himself almost exclusively. The first wife of Capt. Stevens was Miss Lj-dia Ann Pence, who died in 1833. She had borne three children, all of whom are deceased. In what was then Cook County, but is now Joliet Township, Will County, October 29, 1835, our subject con- tracted a second matrimonial alliance. His bride. Miss Nancy Kercheval, was born in Prelile County, Ohio, October 28, 1814, but had resided in this county since she was sixteen 3'ears old. The happy union was blessed by the birth of six children, named respectively: Lewis. Thomas J., James. Sarah A., Mary A., and Albert. The husband and father was removed by death January 6, 18G4. all tlie efiforts put forth liy his devoted wife and lov- ing children having been fruitless to prolong his ''<^\ ^^>.« RoB'T Steven^s. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 529 life. His mortal remains were deposited in Oalf- wood Cemeterjs being followed to their last resting place by a larpje concourse of citizens, to whom tlie pioneer had endeared himself and who sympatliized deeplj- in the bereavement wliich had come upon his family. Capt. .Stevens toolc an active part in political affairs, being deeply interested in the welfare of the countr}' ard anxious that [H'oper men sliould be elected to otflee. For a short time onl^' he served as Sheriff, having been the first one elected in Will County, but giving up tiie position because his farm required his attention. lie also lield the office of Highway Commissioner. Since ids death his widow has remained on the homestead. She possesses an abundance of vitality, keenness of judgment and energy, and Ijoth looks and acts much j^ounger than her years. She has been a member of the iVIethodist Cliurch since 1834, her confession of faith being but the initiatory step in a life of consistent Christianity. -^is- ^LMER E. HENRY. The trade circles of i^ Joliet and vicinity recognize in Mr. Henry , ^ — ^ one of its most promising 3-oung business men. He is principally interested in the glass and queensware trade, in which he has had a ripe ex- perience, and is meeting with unqualified success. Eor the past three j-ears he has been proprietor of the most elegAnt establishment of this kind to be found in Northern Illinois. His straightforward methods of doing business, his genial disposition and his courteous treatment of all with whom he comes in contact, is a matter that is often made the subject of remark. His establishment is prominentlj' lo- cated on Chicago Street, and he carries a $10,000 stock of goods, from which iluring the year 1889 he effected sales to the amount of $30,000. A native of Hunterdon County, N. J., our sub- ject was born July 9, 18G2, in the village of White House, to William E. and Susan C. Henry, now living in Joliet. AVhen but a small child, Jlr. Henry was brought by his parents to Joliet, and in this city received his education. He commenced his business career at an early age, and is an apt illustration of the m.nxim that '-a good business well stuck to is sure to win." He served an ap- prenticeship of ten years as a clerk before embark- ing in business on his own account, and was thus equii)ped with a thorough experience, avoiding the mistake which so many make of attempting to do that of which they know nothing. Mr. Hcniy is unmarried. E^ [(',--, ENRY KIPP owns a farm one and one-half If )|| miles from the village of DuPage, or Chan- nahon, as it is called, which is sui)plied with S^ good buildings and all the needed improve- ments to make it one of the most desirable in this part of the county. A skillful and business-like farmer and stock-raiser, our subject is also pos- sessed of those characteristics that make him a trusty and capable civic official, and he bears an honorable part in the manageniont of local public affairs. ]Mr. Kipp is a native of the county, born in the township of Troy, February 17, 1847, to A. P. and Jane (Davis) Kipp, well-known pioneers of this county. The maternal grandmother of our subject died in 1872, at the venerable age of ninety-three years. She came from Wales when she was eighteen j'ears old, and settled in Kendall County in an early day. The father of our subject was reared in Oneida County, N. Y., and came from there to Will County in 1837, in the prime of active man- hood. He was accustomed to handling horses, and he became a stage-driver on the Frink & Walker line from Chicago to Peoria. He was well known, was a fine man for his business, and was noted as being a good judge of horses, and the company emplojed him to match horses and train them for them. In 1849 he determined to follow the gold seekers to California, traveling by the way of New Orleans and Mexico. He remained there until 1 8.')2, engaged as before, and at one time, while driving, his horses or mules became frightened at some Indians who came suddenly upon them, and 530 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he was thrown off and went under the wheel of the wagon, which, with its loarl, weighed over seven thousand pounds, lie was so badly injured tlial he liad to give up his employment there and return to the States, as the expenses of staying there wore so great, the doctors charging $30 for a visit, and lie had to pay |!10 a day for board. He returned by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and coming to Joliet, established a livery stable there. lie re- turned to the farm in ISAG, where he rernaineci till 1858, when he came to Channahon. In 1881 he purcliased the place in whicli oursubject now lives, and made his home with him until his death, De- cember 31, 1888, at the age of seventy-four years, four months and sixteen days. He was twice mar- ried, the maiden name of his first wife, tl-e mother of our subject, being Jane Davis, and she was of AVelsh parentage. She died in her twenty fifth year, nine months after the birth of our subject, leaving two children, the eldest being Frances J., now the wife of B. Schermerhorn, of Joliet. ]\Ir. Kipp was married a second time, in 185.5, to Mrs. E. W. Adams. He of whom we write was reared in Channahon, and received a substantial education in the High School of that place. He then adoi)ted the profes- sion of teaching, and was thus successfuUv engaged in -this county for fourteen 3-ears, commencing in 1869, and leaching steadil}' each winter, while giv- ing his attention to farming in the summer, and during that time he missed but one day from his school. The place which he now owns was willed to him by his father, and although he has suffered greatly from rheumatism, he has been prospered in his agricultural undertakings. October 21, 1871, was the date of Mr. Kipp's marriage with Miss Ella F. Bailej-, daughter of Daniel and Susan (Zarley) Bailey. They were among the pioneers of the count}-, and the Zarleys were also early settlers, being a noted famil}' here in early da^'S. Mrs. Bailey was born June 2, 1820, and is still living with her husband in Channahon. Our subject and wife have become the parents of four daughters, namely: Alma M., Helen Z., Grace B. and Jane K., a little miss of nine years. Mr. Kipp is a frank, warm-hearted man, gifted with foresight in a large degree, ai.d in him this township finds a good citizen, his fellow-townsmen a kind and obliging neighbor, and his familj' a true husband and liuvoted father. He is a sturdy IJ(- |)nblic-an in his political views. al'.va3's supporting his party ticket. His fellow-citizens, valuing his intelligence and capacity, have called him to office, and for two terms he has been Township Clerk, and for one term was Collector of the Township. — ifr- -^3- ^ ^|i KA OWEN KNAPP, M. D. Among the early settlers of the count\' who played an important part in its development, the pioneer phy.:.ician held a prominent and influential position, and as a noble type of the profession, we place before tlie patrons of this work, to many of whom he is well known and bound by no common ties, a brief life record of Dr. Ira Knapp. Coming to Northern Illinois at an early da}-, fresh from his studies and in the ardor and vigor of the opening years of a splendid manhood, our subject cast in his lot with the sturdy pioneers whom he found already liere, and immediately entered upon an honorable career in his calling. In those daj-s the life of a physician was fraught with hardships inconceivable at the present time, but our subject with cheerful and courageous self-sacrifice, bore them uncoiuplain- ingl}', and soon won a warm place in the hearts' of those whom he so faithfully served in their sick- ness and became the friend and counselor of his patients, and was known and welcomed in manj^ a household far and wide. Ill health obliging him to give up the practice of his beloved profession as its duties were too exacting, he has given his at- tention to improving the land that he Ijought from the Government fifty-seven years ago, which he has developed into a choice farm, one of the pleasant- est places on the DuPage River and Canal, located about a mile and a half from Channahon Vill.-ige. Mr. Knapp was born in Barre, adjoining the cit}' of Montpelier, the capital of Vermont, February 12, 1810. He received his early education in the excellent schools of his native city, and then went into the office of Dr. James Spaulding, of Montpe- lier, and while there attended medical lectures in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. J31 Dartmouth College. He subsequently became a student at the Woodstock ftledical School, in Ver- mont, whence he was (graduated in 1833, hav- ing attained a higli standing for scholarsliip in his class. He was then twenty-three years of age and he determined to enter upon his profession in the AVest, and selecting this count}' as a suitable field for tlie exercise of his calling, he left his home among the green hills of his native State on Sep- tember 17, anil on October 12, arrived as his desti- nation. He was accompanied by his bride, and with them came George and Russell Tryon, and Miss Emily S. Knapp, (afterward the widow of Mr. Lyman Foster,) now a resident of Aurora, 111., residing with her daughter. The Doctor and his uncle, George Trj'on, the only other surviving members of the parlj- are now eight}' and eighty- five years of age. Our suliject came to Channahun, opened an of- fice occupying it but one da}', when he was called seven miles to visit his first i)atient. He continued the i)ractice of ii.is profession for fifteen years, his patients being scattered over a wide area of coun- try, and he has ridden as far as Rockford, on Rock River, some ninety miles distant, in pursuit of his calling. The country being so sparsely settled, this was a very lonely route and there was a stretch of twenty-five miles on which there was not a house to be seen. The Doctor is a man in advance of his profession. AVhen he was graduated blood- letting was taught and advised by his instructors as under the old medical regime, but the Doctor when he left scliool, left that and many other cus- toms that were in use at that time, behind. Our subject had a good opportunity to study the vari- ous forms of malarial fever that was so prevalent in the early d.ays of the settlement of the country, and he had great success in treating the disease, which he observed abated to a great extent after the people had subdued the soil and had it well cultivated. When he first came here, there were five times as many Indians as whites aud he has seen as manj' as five hundred together. They usually camped along the river and often visited the home of our subject and would sit with Mrs. Knapp, who enjoyed the company of the squaws and their little papooses. Having been among the Indians for at least ten years and carefully ob- served their customs and character, he thinks them ver}' much maligned and ill-treated. In liis inter- course with them he followed the Golden Rule, and seems to have found his red brethren truthful and honorable. Many years he lived among them and under no circumstances did he ever put any- thing under lock and key; his house was always open da}' and night and they never offered to molest a thing, which lie accounts for by the fact that ho always treated them as he would wished to be used. They have come to his house at any hour of the day or night, often under the influence of liquar, and never did they otfer to injure a thing. He never met one of tliem, l>utwhat he would advance and shake him politely by the hand aiul say: "I5u- slui Nic-Kan," which means '-How do you do my friend." The Doctor tells the following incident of those days as showing the grateful character of the untntorejecl was Jlrs. Ann S. Peebles, 11 e widow o' tJobert Peebles, who came from Eng- land. She is the mother of two children by that marriage: Charles, a young raairied man; R. W., a resident of Egypt, 111., who is married and has two children, one of whom lives with its grand- mother, Mrs. Knapp. A man of superior intelligence and sound princi- ple, and of blameless character, and an earnest supporter of what be considers right in every walk in life, Dr. Knapp has a. ways exerted a wholesome influence in this communit}' with whose interests his own have been bound for a period of more than half a century. He has earnestly labored in behalf of the social and religious development of Channa- hon, and has taken an active part in the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he and his wife are consistent members. Politically, he has always voted according to his honest convic- tions, and has sided with whichever party he thinks to be the nearest right at the time, and he is now identified with the Prohibitionists. ^f/SAAC T. MILLSPAUGH, Justice of the Peace in Joliet, was first elected to that office in 1877, serving four years; in 1886 he was again elected, Uliis time to fill a vacanc}', and at the expiration of the term was continued in the position. His character is an honorable one, his nature enterprising and genial, and his life has been spent in usefulness and good citizenship. As a public servant, he proves worthy of the suffrage of the people, laboring for the peace and good order of the community faithfully and abl}'. In Orange County, N. Y., February 26, 1820, the eyes of Isaac .Millspaugh first saw the light of day. His father, Charles Millspaugh, was a native of the same county and a farmer there. He mar- ried Mehitable VanTassell, of the same county, who bore him seven sons and one daughter. When the son of whom we write was fifteen j'ears old the parents removed to the village of Bloomingburg, where tlie father died in 1837. and the mother a j'ear later. Both n-ere members of the Presbyter- ian Church and respected in the community. The subject of this sketch lived with his parents until the death of his father, when he went into Tompkins County and learned the trade of a black- smith, passing his apprenticeship at Dryder. Cro- ners. He woiked at the trade nearly twenty years, all told. In 1844 he came to Illinois, arriving at Joliet in Maj', and at once beginning the labor in which he had previoush' been engaged. He made the first steel plow manufactured in Joliet, and was the first blacksmith in the Chicago & Alton round house, that being the last of his Dlacksmithing. He fired the engine that p\illed the first train out of Chicago, and ran the first engine that came into Joliet over the Rock Island Railroad, that being in 1852. He also ran as an engineer on a construc- tion train of the same road. At the time that he abandoned his trade, Mr. Millspaugh was elected Assessor for Joliet City and township, and being re-elected at each success- ive election, served about ten years. The duties of the office occupied th(! most of his time, and soon after this long term of oflSee he was made Justice of the Peace. He was the organizer of Millspaugh's Orchestra, that furnished music for social gatherings here for forty-two 3'cars. During his entire mature life Mr, Millspaugh h.as been a stanch Democrat. He belongs to the Masonic fra- ternity, holding membership in the Blue Lodge, the Chapter and the Commandory. In March, 1842, Mr. Millspaugh was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte E. Noyes, the cere- mony taking place at McLain. Tompkins County, N. Y. One living son is the fruit of the union — ■%■ ^'^'^^^KL^'^^^,— PORTRAIT AND KIOGKAPHICAL ALBUM. 535 Charles H., of this eit3'. The second wife of Mr. Millspangh was in lier girlliood Miss Marj' L. Roberts, of L()clject were William and Rutii (Cooper) Gurney, both natives of England, whence they came to Will Count}' in the spring of 1845. Thej' m.ade their residence in Joliet two or three years, and then removed to the country, both . dying in the township of Channahon. They were accompanied to this country by their son of whom we write, who was then about thirteen years of age. His natal day was July 2, 1832, and his birthplace Gloucestershire, England. His taste led him to adopt farming as his avocation, and his possessions .afford abundant proof that he chose well. With the exception of a short time during which he lived in Grundy Couuty, 111., the county to which he first came from England has been his home since boyhood. He fettled in Jackson Township in the spring of 1865. The marriage of Mr. Gurney w,as celebrated in AVilmington, III., his chosen companion being Miss Eliza Brydon. who possesses many virtues and graces of mind and heart. Under her eflicient man.agement the home is ever neat and orderl}-, good cheer is abundant for both the inner and outer man, and the members of her household have reason to bestow upon her the deepest affection. She is the mother of seven children, three of whom have left the parental roof for homes elsewhere. Frances is the wife of Frank Losh; Elsie is the wife of Charles Pohlman; and Elmer is now living in North Dakota. Arno, Lizzie, Nellie and Otto still linger under the parental rooftrce. The political views of ilr. Gurney coincide with the principles laid down in the Republican plat- form, and he exercises the right of suffrage in be- half of that party, taking quite an active part in political affairs. While living in the town of Wil- ton, he was Township Assessor, and he has accept- ably filled the ofliee of School Director. It would be but natural to suppose that he is interested in the progress of the cause of education as well as in other civilizing and improving movements, and such is the case. He has for many years been one of the largest cattle feeders in the county, and is also extensively engaged in breeding p]nglish Shire horses. It will thus be seen that he is one of the mcst active business men in this section of Illi- nois. In connection with the personal sketch of Mr. Gurney we present his portrait, to which we invite the reader's attention. It represents a man who, together with his family, stands high in the regard of others. -^^ ^^^^EORGE EIB. The name of this gentleman is conspicuous among the old settlers of this county, in which he began his residence while it was still a part of Cook County and he but a lad. From the time when he accompanied his father here he has been a continuous resident, and has borne a share in the agricultural development which has made the wilderness blossom like the rose, and which makes of this broad State one of the most prosperous commonwealths of the nation. 536 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. His iK'Uiitifiil faiin is located on section 7, Jackson Townsliip, and comprises t^vo liiindiedaiid seventy- two and a half acres, on which good improvements liave been made by the present owner. The parents of our subject were Peter and Mad- allna (Gili)ert) Kib, the former of whom was born in Lancaster County, Pa. The early years of their wedded life wi're spent in Harrison Count3', VV. Va., whence they removed to Colund)us, Ohio, Mrs. Eib dying- in the Buclteye .State. The family afterward removed to Fountain County, Lid., and in 1833, made settlement where George Eib now lives. The father died in this township in 1858. His first marriage resulted in the birth of eight children, of whom our subject is the tliird in order of birth. The gentleman of whom we write was born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., March 17, 1816. He was ten years old when his parents re- moved to Oliio, and seven j'eary later lie accom- panied liis father to Hlinois. Farming has been his life work, and success has attended his labors. He has not sought for office, but has preferred the quiet of his home and the association of his many friends to the rivalries and excitements of public life. He is a Democrat, always ready to cast his vote when occasion demands. Mr. Eib possesses a genial, social nature, and the hospitable spirit which makes his society sought, and by his quiet pur- suance of duty and honorable character he retains the friendship of those who are predisposed toward him bj' his social qualities. At the home of the bride, in Joliet Township, May 18, 1844, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between George Eib and Mary Ann Zumwalt. This lady was born in Adams Count}', Ohio, January 31, 1824, being the second in a familj' of fourteen brothers and sisters. Her parents were Joseph /Sumwalt, a native of Kentucky, and Mary (Ogle) Zumwalt, who was born in Adams Count}', Ohio. Their wedded life began in the Buckeye State, wh(iiee the}' removed to Hancock Count}', Ind., and in 1834 to this section, which was then in- cluded in Cook County. They settled in what is now Joliet Township, continuing to reside there until 1849, when they removed to California. They made tlieir home On the Pacific Slope from that time, the mother dying there in 1885. Mr. Zum- walt still survives at a very advanced age, having been born in 1800. It will be harich- teuwalter, the eldest, a daughter, Martha, died when six weeks old; Orlando is unmarried and re- mains with his parents; Franklin married Miss Ella Kirkham, has two children, Floyd and Bue- lah, and is occu|)ied at farming in Wilton Town- ship; Harvey died when twenty-five years old; Albert and Frances are unmarried and living at home; Mary and Owen died at the ages of three and two years respectively. The next child died at birth; John and Addie are at home. ENRY C. WASSMANN is the owner and occupant of a fine property on section 25, Crete Township, consisting of two hundred and twenty-five acres of land marked with the im|irovements that are generally to be found on the estates of men of enterprise. A full line of substantial buildings stands upon it, and it is well stocked with farm animals and useful machinery, together wnth the household conveniences which properly accompan}^ a well-arranged establishment. This farm has been the home of Mr. Wassmann about twent3' years and has been owned by him since the death of his father in 1875. He has made most of the improvements and is successfully pros- ecuting the labors of a general farmer. In the Kingdom of Hanover, which forms a part of the Germanic Confederation, Chi-istoph Wassmann, the father of our subject, was born. He married Miss Sophia Kphe, who was born and reared in the same Kingdom, and soon afterward set out with his bride for America. They landed at New York and made a settlement in the coun- try near the metropolis, but a few years later re- moved to Lake County, Ind. Locating on a farm at Brunswick, Mr. Wassmann continued the farm labors to which he had been reared in iiis native land, remaining in that locality until about 1870, when he came to Illinois. He purchased the farm now owned l)y his son, our subject, and here breathed his last when fifty-two years of age. His wife survived him two years, dying at her home when slie also was about flfly-two year.* old. Both were members of the Lutheran Church and well known to the best people of the township. Mr. Wassmann was a practical and hard-working farmer, and was a fine specimen of German citizenship. Of the three childien born to his parents, our sul)ject is the only one now living. He opened his eyes to the light in the Empire State, March 17, 1850, and was quite young when his parents re- moved to Indiana, and not yet of age when they became residents of this State. His education was completed in the German schools of this county and ho assisted his father in the labors of the home continuing the work begun by iiis parent, when, by that [larent's death, he inherited the estate. He follows the example and teaching of his parents in being a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, to which his estimable wife also belongs. In politics he is a sound Republican. At the home of the bride, in this township, De- cember 10, 1874, Mr. Wassmann, of whom we write, became the husband of Miss Sophia Aleier. This lady was born in this township Februar\' 20, 1854, and is the oldest daughter of John O. Meier (of whom see sketch). She was educated in Crete and I was the recipient of careful home training by her 540 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. parents, acquiring useful and upright habits. Her union with our subject has been blessed by the birth of seven children, and none of the interesting group are missing from the home. The^' are named respectivcl}- : Millie, John, Herman, Ada, Henr\-, Frederick and Louis, IMON MILLER, a prominent citizen of Monee Township, h.is held an important place among the business men of Will Counly for several years, and has aided in putting it upon a sound financial basis, and is one of its best civic officials. He was born in Kaiseri- Lautoru, in the Province of Bavaria, October 9, 1834, his birth pl.ace being near the River Rhine. His parents. Getu-ge and A'eronika (Imlioff) Miller), were both natives of Bavaria, the father born Sep- tember 10, 1800, and the mother May 4, 1804. They came to the I'niled States in the spring of 1849, and located in Cook County*, living in Chi- cago for three or four j-ears. Mr. Miller was su- perintendent of a large lumber trade in the ohl country, and subsequently was in the grocery busi- ness on the southeast corner of Clinton and Madi- son Streets. He bought a buililing on Clark Street for *oO, and moved it across the river, about 1850, the removal being made on a flat-boat: the build- ing is still standing in Chicago. Mr. Jliller then took up his residence in the town of Richtou, where iiis death occurred. He and his wife were con- sistent members of the Evangelical Protestant Church, and took an active part in its work. They had ten children, and the following seven came to the United States: Catherine, Frederick, Adam, Simon. Lena, Louisa and Henrietta. Tlie son, of whom we write, at fifteen years of oge PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. serving ;is C'oiiimisijioner of Iligliways six yeurs, also as School Direclor. and in politics is a Denio- ci'at. He was reared in Uic faitli of the Catholic Church, to wliicli he and his estimable wife belonsj;, attending services at .loliet. In noting the antecedents of our subject we find Ll'.at he is the son of Samuel Rapple, a native of what was then the French Province of Alsace, but which r.ow l)eIongs to (Jermany. The mother bore the maiden name of Harliara Anser. She was a native of 'the same village as her husband, where they were married and lived for several years after- ward. In 1846 they decided upon emigrating to America, and crossed the Atlantic in the spring of the year, coining directly to Will County, 111., and settling in Joliet. The father occupied himself as a farmer, and died there in the spring of 1867. The mother survived her husband a number of years, dying at the home of her son, our subject, about 1885. To Samuel Rapple and his good wife there was bc)rn a family of five children, the eldest of whom was he whose name heads this sketch. He was a native of the same province as his parents, and was born August -25, 1H33. He was a lad of thirteen years when the family emigrated to America, and lie sojourned with them about four years thereafter. In the spring of 18o0, when a youth of seventeen years, he started for California, joining the caravan which was hastening thither in search of gold. After an absence of about eighteen months he was content to return home, and thereafter follovved the |)caceful pursuits of farm life. In addition to this he has also been considerably interested in buying and shipping horses, especially during the war and for some time afterward. Mr. Rapple was married, in Chicago, III., Sep- tember 4, 1853, to Aliss Antoinette Trentel. This lady was also a native of the Province of Alsace, and was born May 7, 1832. Her parents were of German ancestry, and are now deceased. She came to America with her parents about 1846, and of her union with our subject there have been born six children, viz.: Teresa, Louisa, JSIary- (the wife of John Kiep), William, Anna and Joseph. The five unmarried children remain at home with their parents. Mr. Rapple, about 1867, purchased his present farm, which comprises two hundred and sixty acres of choice land, upon which he has effected good im|)rovements. He has been indus- trious, frugal and temperate, and has accpiiied a competency. ^fr<-v- '->'^b^:i^^^^^5<^ i, &ILLIAM LYxSJv. The village of New \/isj/i Lenox has been the home of this gentle- WW nian since 1873, at which time he removed from the farm on which he had been residing. He was born in Columbia County, N. Y. September 20, 1824, and came to this county with his father. The i)arental history is included in the sketch of Stanton Lynk, which will be found elsewhere in this l)ook. Realizing that it is not good for man to live alone, he of whom we write took to him- self a wife September 16, 1851, the marriage cer- emony being performed at the bride's home in New Lenox Township. The lady who became the wife of our subject was known in her maidenhood as Miss Chastina Riigg. She belongs to a most honorable family and in her own person exhibits many eslimtible qualities and womanly virtues. She was born in Winhall, Bennington County, Vt., September 4, 1834, and is the eldest of three children born to her parents- Her wedded life was begun near the village of New Lenox and for over twenty years she and her hus- band remained upon their rural estate. The father of JNIrs. Lynk was Jason Rugg, a native of New Hampshire, born August 15, 1806, and her mother was Lydia Mellon, who was born in the town of Winhall, Bennington County', Vt., November 19, 1809. The couple were mar- ried in 1832, and at once settled in" Bennington County, of the Green Mountain State, where they remained four years. They then changed their residence to Will County, 111., making their home in New Lenox Township, where Mr. Rugg departed this life February 10,1873. He was a Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, known and honored of men for his upright character, reliable citizenship, and active intelligence. He belonged to the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, and look an active part ^v PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 545 in the good work of that organization. Mis widow is identified with tlic same religious bodj'. Beside Mrs. Lynk of this notice, the family' of Mr. and Mrs. Rugg included John J., who lives in South Evanston, Cook County, liorn September 16, 1838, and Olivia O., wife of Tunis Lynk. who died in New Lenox, June 19, 1881. John J. Rugg, married Jane Simmons, October 11, 1860, and lived on the old home place until 1889, when he moved to Evanston and is now engaged in tlie real-estate business in the city of Chicago. E|£^^ EV. CHRISTOPHER PATRICK FOSTER, ^^^ understanding of the methods of procedure, and the duties of which are not generally under- t.nken by the ordinary attorney. Of this Mr. Ilutchins makes a specialty and has established tlierein a wide and enviable reputation. He is thoroughlj- equipped for this line of practice, hav- ing a large library of works bearing on this special branch. Mr. Hutchins is however engaged in a large general law practice, and gives special atten- tion to probate business. The subject of this notice, a native of Saratoga County, N. Y., was born April 2, 1839, anrl is the son of William H., and Hannah (Clements) Hutch- ins, who were natives of New York. His father, William H. Hutchins followed merchandising in New York City until 18-18, then came to this county and engaged in various speculations, dealing largely iu real estate. He was a good financier, attended strictly to business, and accumulating a competence. He departed this life in .Tuly. 1877. I'lie wife and mother survived her husband a num- ber of years, her death occurring February 22, 1890, at the home of her daughter in Girard, K:ui., while on a visit, her home being in AViehita. Kan. The parental family included seven child- ren, viz: Thom.as H., our subject; George E., who was slain at Winchester during the Civil War; Sarah E., who died at .Joliet in 1863; Anna M., Mrs. Harder, a resident of Lockport, this county; Mary E.. Mrs. Byrnes, of Colorado; Jennie, Mrs. Ga3lord of Girard, Kan., and William J., a Patent Attornej% of Wichita, Kan. Mr. Hutchins acquired his education in the cities of Joliet and Chicago, attending in the latter the famous Douglas University, from which he was graduated in April, 1861. Soon afterward return- ing to Joliet, he entered upon the practice of his profession, which he has since continuously prose- cuted. He pursued his first law studies in the office of Parks li Elwood, Joliet, 111., in 1857, and subse- quently he studied under R. E. Barber, where he was engaged in keeping abstracts of titles and where he largelj' obtained his knowledge and ex- perience in this business. The wedded life of Mr. Hutchins began Decem- ber 6,1866,when he was joined in marriage with Miss Nancy J., daughter of Hugh Bolton, of Plainfield, this county. This union has resulted in the birth of four children, two sons and two daughters, namely; Kate C, Laura E. Raj-mond, and Leonard B. Mr. Hutchins cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln and has since continued his allegiance to the Republican party. And for manj' j*ears he hjis been a recognized leader of the party in Illinois. R. JOHN E. HOGAN. The life of this gentleman has beeu too short to give the biographical writer much to do in outlining it, but it alTords the promise of filling an extended sphere of usefulness should life be spared. Pos- sessing a classical education, the quickness of per- ception and keen nit which are so characteristic of the better class of the Celtic race, and having had his faculties of mind thoroughly cultivated. Dr. Hogan is one who could make his mark in society; and when added to this we find a thorough knowl- edge of medicine and surgery, we are safe in pre- dicting an honorable and successful career for this young member of the Joliet medical fraternity. The parents of our subject are John and Gather- PORTRAIT ATND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 547 ine (Glackin) Hogaii, of County Meatli, Ireland, wlience they came to America, the father in 1840, and the mother a few years later. Tliree of their children are 3'et living and six died in infancy. The survivors are: The Rev. J. E. Hogan, of Harvard, 111.; Mary, wiio lives with her lirother in Harvard; and John E., of this sketch. The birth of the lat- ter took place June 22, 1863, in Joliet, and he received his primar3' education in the parochial schools. He then spent two 3ears in the public schools, after which he entered St. Francis' Semi- nary at Milwaukee. After a j'ear si)ent at that in- stitution he was sent to Bourbonnais Grove, Kan- kakee, under the Franciscan Order, where he pursued his studies four years, com|)leting a classi- cal course and leaving the institution with a ^yell- drilled mind and a memor\' stored with knowledge. Having determined to devote himself to the medical profession. Mr. Hogan entered the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he was graduated in 1887. He at once opened an (.flicc in Joliet, but a twelvemonth later removed to Olivia. Minn., and after a jear spent in that phicc lelurned to the cit}- of his nativity in which lie desires to make his future home. Dr. Hogan is a Catholic and belongs to the Democratic partj'. -♦<•£-' ^; OHN SnUTTS, After long years spent in agricultural pursuits, the subject of this sketch has retired from the labors of life and is passing his declining years in a peaceful enjoj'meut of the comforts of life, surrounded be- friends whom he has gained by his upright character, and blessed b}- the love of children whom he h.as reared to honorable and useful manhood and woman- hood. He is the possessor of one of the finest estates which Joliet Township boasts, comprising about two hundred and ten acres on section 22. Upon it he has erected substantial and adequate accomoda- tions for man and beast, together with such other buildings as are needful to shelter the crops which are raised ; ho has also done such work in the wa\' of fencing ancl tree culture as tlie l)est farmers undertake, all the trees to be seen near his fine home having been planted by himself. The subject of ihis sketch is the fourth in a fam- ily of eleven children born to Henry and Catherine (Seism) Shutts. Both the parents were natives of Columbia Count}', N. Y., and there passed awaj'. At Livingston the e3'es of our subject opened to the light, September 9, 1814. He grew to manhood on his father's farm, making it his home until he was twenty-four 3ears old. In the meantime he had secured as good an education as could be obtained in the schools of the vicinit3', together with a thor- ough knowledge of agriculture, and had become possessed of excellent habits and fine principles. Upon leaving the parental roof Mr. Shutts lo- cated upon a farm near his early home, remaining upon it three years when he traded for one in Uls- ter County and removed there. For fourteen years he was identified with the interests of that section, leaving it in the fall of 1855, to take up his resi- dence in Will Countj'. 111. Choosing the location which h.as since been his home he renewed the la- bors in which he had formerly been engaged, soon becoming known among the old settlers as a farmer of progressive ideas, a citizen of public spirit and steadfastness, and a man of genial, hospitable na- ture and upright char.acter. Among the vevy early settlers of Columbia Count}-, N. Y., were Mr. aind Mrs. Cole. To them was born a daughter Catherine, who grew to m.a- turityin possession of a noble character, an intelli- geni mind, and the disposition and manners which made her companionship desired and fitted her to become a true helpmate for the man of her choice. The good qualities of this 3-oung lad}- won the re- gard of John Shutts and after a successful wooing the3' were united in marriage at her home. Their happy wedded life w-as terminated December 21, 1878, when the loving wife and devoted mother was removed from her sorrowing household b3' the hand of death. To Mr. and Mrs. Shutts nine children were born, seven of them being yet alive. Catherine A. is the wife of Thomas Tait of Jackson Township; Henry is a lawyer in Oregon, Mo.; Samuel is a farmer in Joliet Township; John Jr., lives on his father's farm; Cassius is a resident of Rooks County, 548 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Kau.; Peter is practicing law in Joliet; Franklin lives in Hooks County, Kan. The deceased chil- dren are'Sarah,"wlio died in infanc}', and Mar}' who breathed her last in February, 1890. Mr. Shutts has taken quite an active |iart in poli- tics, exercising the right of suffrage in belialf of the Democrat party. He has held the office of As- sistant Supervisor of Joliet Township several terms, and has been School Director thirteen 3-ears: He manifests a deep interest in the cause of education, as in other elevating movements, and as an official is judicious and able. He is a member of the Pres- byterian Church, to which his deceased wife also belonged. ■ or-o . ■^LYSSES S. G. BLAKELY. editor and pro- prietor of tlie Plainfield Enterprise, though one of the j'oungest members of the editor- ial profession, has already won his wa}' to a high position among the journalists of Will County, and his bright and newsj- paper is classed among the ablest of its kind in this part of the State. Our subject comes of good New England stock, and is himself a native of that part of the country, the town of Elmore, Lamoille Count}', Yt., being the place of his birth, and Ma}' 9, 1868, ihe date thereof. His father, Caleb Blakel}', was also born in the Green Mountain State. He was a natural me- chanic, and early learned the trade of acoachmaker, and followed it in Yermont till 1875, when he took advantage of a fine oi>ening in jS'eenah, Wis., and was engaged at his trade there the ensuing three years. He then turned his attention to farming, purchasing a fine farm in Harrisville. Marquette County. He lived there and managed his farming interests until 1882, when on account of ill health. he was obliged to retire from active life, and rent- ing his farm, he moved to Chilton, and continued his residence in Wisconsin until his death in 1884. The maiden name of his wife was Catherine Deyo. She departed this life in Yermont. Eleven of the fourteen children born to them were reared to ma- turity, and ten of them ai'e still living, as follows: William A., Hartland, Eliza, Mrs. Cram ; Carrie. Mrs. Barrows ; Mary, Mrs.. BedeU ; Ida, Mrs. Sharpe; Nellie, Mrs. Scott; Myrtle, Mrs. Hamlin ; Eva E., Mrs. Marvin; Ulysses S. G. The latter, of whom we write, was but four years of age when he had the sad misfortune to lose his mother, and he subsequently accomp.anied his father to Wisconsin. He remained with him until he was nine years old, and at that early age the manly, active, self-reliant little lad began to make his own waj' in the world, finding emploj'raent on a farm in Marquette County near Packwaukee, where he remained two years. We next hear of him in Michigan, where he was engaged in a chair factory in Reading, Hillsdale Count}'. Two years later he threw up his situation there, and returned to Chil- ton, AYis. At the expiration of a year he again went to Michigan, and worked in a machine shop in Reading for some time. In 1887, he entered upon his career as a journalist, as he then came to Plainfield and in company with his brother-in-law, Rial A. Marvin, estaolished the Plainfield Enter- prise, and opened a job printing office at the same time. After Mr. Marvin's death in August, 1888, our subject bought out his interest in the business and has ever since carried it on alone. Mr. Blakely is a bright, wide-awake young man, and while he has h.ad no special training for his profession, he being mainly self-educated, his clear, well-balanced mind seems to be especially adapted to newspaper work, and he has achieved remarkable success in his calling. By his energetic management he has worked up the circulation of his paper to one thou- sand and fifty copies weekly, a remarkable list of subscribers for a country paper. His editorials are clear-cut, vigorous and right tothe point, and al- ways display an intelligent knowledge of the subject under discussion. His paper is not the organ of any political party, but is independent in all things. Mr. Blakely was married in September, 1887, to Miss Linnwood Bartholomew, a native of Reading, Hillsdale County. Her father. Amos Bartholomew, was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, X. Y., June 11, 1815, a son of Daniel Bartholomew, who was born November 18, 1777. He, in turn, was a son of Joseph Bartholomew, who was born in Wal- lingford, Conn., August "25, 175"2. He was a pio- neer of the town of Pompey, and there died in 1808. The maiden name of his wife was Esther PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 549 Osborn. Daniel Bartholomew was married to Lucy Holliday. November 15, 1803. aiul died in Genesee County, N. Y., Dec-ember 2, 1851. Mrs. Blakely's father was reared and married in liis native State, and going to Michigan in 183G. became one of its sturdy, enterprising pioneers. He bought a tract of timber land near Reading, and cleared a good farm from the wilderness. He now lives in honor- able retirement in the village of Reading. He was twice married. The maiden name of his second wife, Mrs. Blakel3's mother, was Abbie Van Buren, and she was born in Charleton, Saratoga County, N. Y. Her father. Martin C. Van Buren, was a native of Broadalbion. Fulton County. N. Y., and married Nancy N'edder, who was born at the same place, and was of Holland descent. The father of Martin C. ^'an Buren was a brotiier of President Van Buren. .Tohii A. Van Buren, an uncle of Mrs. Blakely, was taken prisoner on June 1, 1864, and lived until .Tanuar3', 18G5, when he died at Ander- sonville Prison. Mrs. Blakely was one of three children. Her sister Lizzie married Lester Rogers, and resides in Cold water, Mich.; Mira E, the youngest of the three, died in 1882, aged eleven years. l|/_^ ON. THOMAS J. KELLY. This gentleman, whose name will be at once recognized by many as thai of a prominent merchant of Joliet, is serving that city as her Maj'or for bis third term, of two years each. His iucum- bency of the ottice is marked bv steps that reflect credit alike upon himself and the constituency that elected him and prove acceptable to the entire community. The dry-goods establishment on .Jef- ferson Street that is conducted by Mr. Kell)' is a flourishing enterprise, its patrons being sure of courteous treatment at the hands of the employes and of a strictly honorable dealing from all, no other method being permitted by the proprietor but that due to his self respect and integrity. The greater part of the life of our subject has been spent in this vicinity, aUhongh the Emerald Isle claims him as her son. He was born .June 24, 1841, and with his parents, Edward and Rose Kelly, crossed the briny deep when about six years old. The father bought a farm five miles south of the city of J(jliet. I;.ter becoming the owner of one three-fourths of a mile north of the city limits, upon which he resided until his death in 1871. The mother is still living, her home being in the city. The family were eaily members of St. Patrick's Church. The household band comprised four sons and three daughtei's, three of whom have joined their father beyond the tomb. Patrick H. and Edward died in Watson vi lie. -Cal.; JIary also is de- ceased. The survivors are T. .1.. the third in order of birth; Joseph A., the fifth; Kate and Bridget. Being a prosperous farmer and the owner of a fine jjroperty of three hundred and twenty acres of land, the elder Kell}- was able to give his children good educational advantages and secure for them that best heritage. AVith the exception of the time devoted to study in institutions of learning distant from his home, Thomas Kelly grew to maturity upon his father's farm. He attended the University of Notre Dame, at South Bend, Ind., and St. Mary's College at Wil- mington, Del., completing his thorough course of study at the College of the Holy Cross in Montreal, Canada. For a time after being graduated he car- ried on agricultural work on the old farm, but since 1887 has been continuousl}' in business in the city of Joliet. He had become one of the prominent farmers of the county as he is now one of the prom- inent merchants of the city. The career of the Hon. Mr. Kelly as a public ser- vant began in 1880 when he was elected .Supervisor of Joliet City and township. The following year he w.as re-elected and in 1883 was the successful candidate for the Mayoralty, continuing in the office four years. In 1884 and lS8tJ he was also Assistant .Supervisor of the township and city, and for a year or two was Chairman of the County Board. Again has he been elected to act as Mayor, a place for which his high mental attainments and good judgment amply qualify him. The estimable wife of Mr. Kelly bore the maiden name of Mary Fitzpatrick, the rites of wedlock having been celebrated between them September 10, 1868. :Nhs. Kelly is a daughter of Patrick Fitzpatrick, an earl}' settler of the count}' in which 550 PORTllAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. lie located in 1832. She was born on the farm di- rcctlj- west of Lockport, was educated at St. Mary's Academ\-,at South Bend.Ind.. aud possesses many fine traits of cliaracter. St. Mary's Cliurcli was organized as a parish in 1867, with Father Fiannigau as the first ])astor in charge. He was succeeded in 1869 b^- the Rev. P. W. Kiordan, now Archbishop of San Francisco.and he in turn by Rev. J. Mackin now of Elgin, Kane ! Count}'. The Rev. Thoma.'! Murphy was the next incumbent in charge, he being tlie man who began tiie erection of llie new church, dying suddenh" of apoplexy before its completion in 1877. The next yiastor of the elinrch was the Rev. M. F. Burk, who completed the building to its present condition and erected the fine stone building on Eastern Avenue that accommodates the parochial school. The latter edifice compares favorably with anj- school build- ing in the city. It is known as the Sacred Heart, and is conducted bj- the Ladies of Loretto. After a most successful pastorate of ten }"ears, Father Burk was appointed Bishop of Chej'enue, and was succeeded here by the present pastor, the Rev. Father Thomas P. Maugan. ^RED EBERHART. It does not take a vis- \ itor long to determine the status of the ._ business houses which line the streets of any town, and to decide who among the trades- men are popular, as well as of good repute in financial circles. A cursory view of the business houses of Manhattan would lead to the opinion that the gentleman above named occupies the front rank among the dealers in that flourishing corpo- ration. He is engaged in the sale of lumber, coal, paints and oils, and general building material, and also does a good business as a contractor and builder. In fact, during the last few years he has put up the most of the houses which have been built. The immediate progenitors of this gentleman are Benedict and Anna (Palmer) Eberhart, both na- tives of Switzerland. The father was born in Can- ton Berne, and reared upon a farm there. He emigrated to America when twenty-one years old, immediatel}' after his marriage, and settled near Frankfort, this county. For a time he rented land but finally purchased a good farm in the same township upon which he resided until 1877. He then sold it and bujing one hundred and sixty acres of improved land on section 1 1. Manhattan Township, changed his place of abode to tliat which he is now occupying. Although sixt}' j-ears of age he is still active and able to continue the control of his estate. PoliticalU*, he is a Democrat, and religiously, a Presbyterian. His father in-law, Jacob A. Palmer, also came to America in 1851 , and after living in Fwnkfort Township for a time, re- moved to LaPorte, Ind., where his comfortable cir- cumstances enabled him to live in retirement until his death. The parental family, of which our subject is the oldest member, also includes John, whose home is at Ft. Sidney, Neb.; Charles, who I'esides in Joliet; Louis, who is at home; Henrj', with our subject; Albert and Mary, at home; Anna, a milliner and dressmaker in Manhattan: and Mrs. Rosa Morse, who lives in Manhattan Township. The natal da}' of our subject was February 29, 1856, and his birthplace a farm in Frankfort Town- ship. He enjo^-ed the privileges afforded b}- the common schools and the Frankfort graded school and like most lads reared upon a farm, began to lend a hand while still quite j'ouug. He divided his time between his school and farm labors until the age of twentj'-five, when he became a clerk in a grocerj- store in .Spencer. After a time he went to Chicago, where he officiated as scaleman at the Kinzie Street Station. The next change of ilr. Eberhart was to Man- hattan, this count}', in 1879. Here he became a clerk for J. Cockle, the first merchant here, and sold the first groceries over a counter in the village. After clerking a year the young man returned to Chicago and began speculating in the bucket-shop adjoining the Board of Trade on LaSalle Street, getting his real start in life there as a successful broker in every article of trade. In the fall of 1882, he came again to Manhattan, bought out A. H. King, a lumber dealer, and has since conducted a very successful business in that line. Manhattan PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 551 is a good business point, with a rapidly increasing trade, and the various articles in which Mr. Eber- hart now deals are in constant demand, lie owns block 3, where the sheds for lumber, coal, etc., are located. He also owns several town lots here and in the West, together with three hundred and twenty acres of farming land in Cheyenne County, Neb., near Ft. Sidney. After having lived in single blessedness until the age of thirty-two years. Mr. Eberhart contracted a matrimonial allianc^ on February 2d, 1889. His chosen companion was Miss Minnie Jacobs, who was born in Green Garden Township, comes of re- spected parents and is herself a fine specimen of noble womanhood. She is the daughter of Corne- lius Jacobs, a farmer. Mr. Eberhart helped to in- corporate the village of Manhattan and was elected a member'of its first Board of Trustees, hold- ing the office until 1890. He wps Township Clerk for eight years, resigning all public office in 1890, and retiring to private life. Mr. Eberhart, as will be seen from the above notes, is personally responsible for his substantial finances and the high position which he occupies as a business man and citizen. He is one of those zealous men who devote much time and ability to the improvi-ment of the town with whose citi- zens they have cast in their lot, and to whom is due in a large measure the prosperity of the entire community. He is a Democrat and has served as a delegate to county conventions. He is a social man of jovial and kindly nature and a popular member of society. B. BENSEN, dealer in coal and ice at Jo- liet, established himself in his present busi- ^/ ness in 1884. He is still a joung man, having been born February 3, 1856, and his native place was on the other side of the Atlantic, in Sweden. His parents were Benjamin and Jennie (Hawkinson) Bensen, who died when their son, our subject, was a small child. Me thereafter made Ills home with his grandparents, but at an early age struck out for himself and has fought his own wa3' in the world. He came to America when a lad of fifteen years, landing in the city of Quebec, Canada, in the j-ear 1871. Mr. Bensen did not sojourn very long in the Do- minion, but coming to Bureau County, this State, located in Princeton and employed himself as a clerk in a grocery^ store, remaining in Bureau County about eighteen months. Thence he came to Joliet, and for a period of ten years was in the employ of J. D. Paige, the well-known soda water manufacturer. At the expiration of this time he embarked in the grocerj' business, in which he was engaged two j-ears successfully, but believing there were better returns in coal and ice, transferred his interests accordingly to the latter. He is looked upon as one of Joliet's live business men. being possessed of temperate habits and the straightfor- ward methods which can hardly result otherwise than in success. Mr. Bensen is an admirer of fine horses, having a number in which he justly takes pride. (^, ICHAEL E. BANNON. For the past twenty years, Mr. Bannon has been success- 11* fully engaged in the grocery trade at Jol- iet. He has thus become widely and fav- orably known to a large number of its people and by upright dealing and prompt attention to the wants of his customers, has built up an extended patronage. His native haunts were on the other side of the Atlantic, in County Roscommon, Ire- land, where he was presented to his parents on Christmas day, 1846. The latter were Edward and Catherine (Lennon) Bannon who emigrated to America in 1851. and in the spring following located in Joliet. The father, an honest and indus- trious man, employed himself as a laborer and de- parted this life in Joliet, in 1884. The mother is living in Joliet. To the |)arents of Mr. Bannon there was born a family of eight children, five sons and three daugh- ters of whom M. E., was the eldest. One son and two daughters are deceased. P. R.. is numbered among the contractors and builders of Joliet; John M., occupies himself as a butcher; Edward follows 552 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. c.'iipeiitering in this city; Kate is at home with her widower! inollier; M. E., our suliji'Ct, allliough but live years old wlu'U leaving his native Ireland, carries in his niiud a picture of his old home, and man}' of the incidents occuring on the trip across the ocean. Mr. Bannon was not permitted to spend verv much time in school during his boyhood and when Init a lad assumed the sterner duties of life, going into the counlr}- to work for a farmer by tiie name of JNIichael B.Tnnoii at 5^0 per month. He was occupied in farm imrsuils until a youth of about eighteen years, and then for two years went into the stone quarries of Sanger & Steele. He, how- ever, could only work in the quarry during the summer lime and in the winter he dealt in coal. In 18G9, J\Ir. Bannon embarked in the grocery business which he has since successfully followed. In 1884, he invested some of his capital in the tile business which proved a l)ad venture, and he states tiiat whenever he has experimented with any busi- ness outside of groceries and provisions, he got the worst of the bargain. When reaching his major- ity he allied himself with the Democratic party, and in religion he adheres to the Catholic faith of liis forefathers. Mr. Bannon took unto himself as wife and. help- mate, August 28, 1886, Jliss Anna, daughter of James O'Eeill}, of Joliet, and they are the parents of three briglit children, Maurice, Eviline and Margaret. ^: S E L K E N D R I C K II Y L A N D is the WM owner of a good farm iu tlie fine farming * countr}' embraced iu Will Cuunt^^ It is beautifully located on section 36, of Plain- field Township, four and one-half miles northwest of Joliet, and under his skillful management has been brought to a high state of improvement and productiveness. His residence is especially com- fortable, and a view of it with the farm surround- ings, appears on another page. Mr. Hyland is of New England origin, born among the pleasant hills of Roxbury, Vt., July 2, 1840. His father, Consider Hyland, is thought to have been a native of the same State, where he was reared to agricultural pursuits. He bought a farm and opeiated it until 1844, when he left the Green Mountain State to take up his resierly built a home and a smithy which he managed many years. He acquired a comfortable competence and now lives in honorable retirement. Deacon Green was married .January 26, 1831, to Miss Otilla Wheeler, a native of Lebanon, N. Y., and a daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Bently) AVheeler. All of the five children born to them are still living and are named as follows: Judsoii I)., Lovi, Emma S., M. .Josephine and B. Whejler. i)e!"^on Green and wife have a proud record as chunli members, they having been faithful work- i^r« 1 the Baptist Church for nearly sixty years, joining the First Baptist when it was organized at Joliet, and IMr. Green was soon made Deacon. A son of a pioneer and one who has done pioneer work himself in the impiovement and cultivation (if a farm, oiu- subject is a regular and welcome at- tendant at all pioneer meetings. He is a well-read man and is well informed on topics of general con- versation. He is a man of excellent habits and good principles and in every relation is true to himself and those around him. He and his family are people of good standing in religious and social circles in the community and are regular atten- dants of the Baptist Church. Politically, he is a supporter of the Republican party. HOMAS CLARK, a practical and successful fe>. l)reeder of Hereford cattle, is located on a fine farm, one mile northeast of Beecher. It comprises one hundred and twenty acres on sec- tion 9, Washington Township, that were selected with a view to their present use, and are adapted by nature and improvement for the pur))ose. The "Evergreen Stock Farm ' is known far and near, and well repays a visit, llie owner being thoroughly posted regarding the stock in which he takes such delight. Perhaps the most noticeable feature of the improvements is the commodious stock-barn, 67x97 feet, with a capacity for one hundred head of cattle and a large amount of hay and grain. All the buildings are well- constructed and suffici- entl}' large for the various purposes for which thej' were designed. The herd at iiresent consists of about sixt}' head, chief of the herd being Peerless Wilton No. 12,77i. At the head of the herd are the fine bulls. Anxiety Third, No. 4466, and Anxiety AVilton, No. 30,272, all registered numbers familiar to stockmen. At the State Fairs held in Peoria, Mr. Clark carried off most of the stveepstakes, and at Buffalo, N. Y., he received $750 in prizes; he justly claims to have carried off more premiums than any other breeder of tlerefords in the country. Thomas Clark, Sr., the father of our subject, was born in Herefordshire, England, and came of pure English blood. He grew up in his native shire, and became a breeder of the famous cattle whijli bear the name of the shire. As a farmer and stock- breeder he was eminently successful, and followed the business during his life, becoming prominent in that line and well known as a good citizen. He 556 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. passed away in 1862, at the age of seventy eight years. He liad married a lady of his own shire, whose maiden name was Mary A. Flneli. She lived to be more tlian three-score and ten years old, dvinir in 1887, in the shire wherein her whole life had been spent. She had borne two sous and four daughters, five of whom lived to mature years, aud four are j-et alive. The throe daughters remain in their native land, and all are married. The parents were members of the Church of England, and the father was Church Warden for many years. The gentleman whose name introduces this bio- graphical notice was born near Hereford, England, August 28, 1842, He was reared amid the sur- roundings of farm life, and received a common- school education. He was about twenty-one years old when, in 1866, he set sail for America, the land of promise across the Atlantic. From Southamp- ton he crossed to New York, whence he went at once to Cleveland, Ohio. There he learned the trade of a butcher, carrying it on in th.at city until 1869, and then going to Elyria, Lorain Count}-, where he continued the same occupation for a time. He soon, howcver.-embarkeil in tiie enterprise toward reared their offspring. Mrs. Clark has borne her husband three children, and the loss of the onl}- son — John H. — has brought sorrow to the parents' heart. The daugiiters wlio gladden tiic home are Anna A. and Flora H. The parents give their adherence to the church in the doctrines of which their progenitors in- structed them in youth. Mr. Clark is an independ- ent Republican. Not only for the enterpiise he has manifested in his worldly affairs, but for his kindl}' nature and upright ch.aracter. he is respected by those who know iiim, and his estimable com- panion also holds a high place in the esteem of their associates. EM AN R. RUSSELL. In driving about Man- hattan Township the eyes of the stranger would be drawn to the fine residence, of a st^le of architecture mostlj- confined to cities, which stands on beautiful grounds about seven miles from .Joliet. The valuable farm which this which liis tiiste and earh' training led him — that of i dwelling adorns comprises one hundred and sixty breeding Hereford cattle. Having had better ad- vaul,iges than most men .vho are engaged in tiie business, to learn the characteristics of the breed and the t)est means of caring for them, he began un>'.€'., and the son of a man who had emigrated from Bedfordsliire, England. Samuel Russell was a man of leisure, owning property from which he derived a fine income. To him was born a son, Joseph, who became a cotton merchant in liis native city, and was very successful until the Civil War. Early in the beginning of the sanguinary struggle he en- listed as a Captain of the One Hundredth North Carolina Infantry, and after two j-ears became Genera! (Quartermaster of the Athantic Division of the Confederate forces, holding that position until the close of the war. He then went to Raleigh, took the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, and returning to Wilmington, re- sumed business. Although trade was not so brisk as it had been before the war, Mr. Russell was suc- cessful and became possessed of abundant means, ll-e laid down the burdens of life in 1880, at the age of fifty 3'ears. He was a Royal Arch Mason, a Democrat, and a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church, known and honored of men tliroughout his life. The wife of Josepli Russell and mother of our subject was born near Alban^v, N. Y., and bore the maiden name of Mar}- Baker. She is a daughter of Clark and Lucina (Welsh) Baker, who are still living, at a ripe old age, at Five Mile Grove, Will County. She was reared in her native count}', educated in All)any. and graduated from the Al- bany Female Acadenij-, leaving her Alma Mater nith a rarely cultured mind. She followed the profession of teaching until her marriage, devot- ing herself principally to the French language and traveling considerably both in the North and South. Since her iiusband's death she has gener- ally spent her summers in Northern Illinois, but she is at present traveling in France, doing the European Continent for the first time. She is the mother of three children — j\I. Elizabeth, who lives with our subject; Heman R., of this notice; and Lucina, who died in childliood. Mrs. Russell is of the Presbj terian faith. Grandfather Baker was born in Iloosic, Rens- selaer County. N.Y., March 3, ITDG. and during his early years taught school in the winter and worked on the farm in summer. After having spent sev- eral 3'ears in this way, he became a surveyor, fol- lowing that calling for a great many years, lie finally purchased a farm and gave his attention to agriculture. When eighteen years old he enlisted in the State Militia and in 1814 was called out and served three weeks in the second struggle for freedom from British tyranny. In 1843 he mide his first trip to Cook County, 111., to look after some mortgages, and several subsequent trips were made necessary by his business. Some land at Five Mile Grove finally came into his possession through an unredeemed mortgage, and in 1850 he brought his famil}' thither. He has been extremel}- suc- cessful as a farmer and stockman, and now owns some twelve hundred acres f)f land, well improved and managed. He is well known as the oldest man in the count}- and one of its largest farmers, as well as a very earlj- settler in his township. He has served as Supervisor and .Justice of the Peace, and gives his support to the Democratic part}-. Grandmother Baker was born in Ma}Deld, N.Y., August 28, 1806, and is a daughter of George AY. Welsh, who was born in Ireland and was a promi- nent and wealthy merchant in Alliany, his residence being in Cambridge, Washington County. Jlr. Russell, of whom we write, has the blood of a Revolutionary soldier in his veins — one of his ancestors having fought against the British, al- though himself of English birth, and having also sent three of his sons into the array. One of these was J. r>aker, tlie great-grandfather of our sub- ject, who was born in Rhode Island, became an early settler of Rensselaer County, N. Y.. and at- tained to prominence there. Heman Russell was born in Wilmington, N. C, July 17, 1862, and amid the most favorable aus- pices grew to manhood. He w.as educated in his native city, being gr.aduated when eighteen years old from the Tileston Normal Institute. Among his mental accomplishments is a good knowledge of the French tongue. During one of his vacations in his early manhood he became a clerk in order 10 Ic^irn the mercantile business, but not finding it to his taste, gave it up, choosing to devote him- self to farming.for which he had always had a liking. Prior to his eighteenth year he had spent several 558 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. summers with his grandfather Baker at Five Mile Grove, in this State, and after his father's deatii lie made his home there, gaining from his grand- parent a thorough knowledge of .agriculture. In 1886 Mr. Russell rented a small piece of land from his grandfather and the next year became the owner of the estate on which he now lives and has made such flue improvements. His residence was erected at a cost of $-l,000,aiid already in less than three years, other buildings mark the estate. The owner operates two hundred and forty acres alto- gether, keeping four teams constant!}' employed. He is unmarried, but his home is presided over by by his sister, whose intelligence and culture help to draw around them a pleasant circle of acquaint- ances. Mr. Russell is serving his second year as Just- ice of the Peace and has the honor of being the youngest Squire in the count}'. As Township School Trustee, he is acting for the second time, and the interests of education are safe in his hands. He belongs to Lodge No. 64C, I. O. O. F., at Wilton Center. Following the example and teaching of his father and other ancestors, he is a stanch Democrat. r=?) LISIIA BROWN, a retired farmer, is a good ^ type of the noble volunteers of the late Lis^ war, who fought in defense of our country's honor with intrepid valor, regardless of the hard- ships and privations that they ha', holding a due measure of regard from neiglil)ors and acquaintances. She owns two hun- dred and fort}^ acres of laud niuler good cultiva- tion and the most of it well imiiroved. Of the six children whom she bore he-r husband, four are now living. These are Kugene, James, Edward and "William; the deceased are (Jeorge and Mary. The sons belong to the cluirc i to which their parents consecrated them in infancy. James Biggins was accompanied to America by his brother Owen, who also settled in DuPage Township, his farm adjoining that of James. He was an industrious, honest and law-abiding citi- zen. He departed tins life April U), 1885. It is safe to say that at no period in the history of the Emerald Isle have more diligent, law- abiding and Goil-fearing men emigrated from her shores than the brothers James and Owen Big- gins. For years to come their memory will be green in the hearts of those who knew and re- vered them, as is the isle that gave them birth, and their worthy lives may well be emulated by future generations. J LBERT M. STRONG. In this gentleman O; we have a representative-born citizen of ii Will County, a, descendant of one of its earliest pioneers. Among the first who located in Dii Page Township, the father of our subject soon became prominent here, and for a long period of years was closelj' identified with the public life of township and county. His son, of whom we write, is still living on the old home- stead, the place of his birth, and is pursuing agri- culture with marked success. Albert Strong was born on the IStli of July, 1848, a son of the late Robert and Caroline (Willey) Strong, natives respectively of Vermont and New York. His paternal ancestors are said to have come from England. The father of our subject made the long journey from his earl^' home to this county in the year 1831, and bought land, for which he received a patent from the Govern- ment. This was in the northern part of DuPage Township, and when he settled on it it was a wild, uncultivated tract of prairie. There were but few white people there then, the Indians predominating. A short time after his arrival here, he had to go to Chicago for safe quarters on account of the Black Hawk War. Robert Strong first built a log cabin on his land and made it his home a number of years, and subsequently built the present commo- dious residence that now adorns the old home- stead. When he came here he had l)ut very little money, lait from that small beginning he acquired quite a valuable estate, his farm i onsisting of two hundred and forty acres at the time of his death. December 28, 1885, this venerable pioneer passed away from the scene of his usefulness, leaving behind him a memory that will ever be cherished in the hearts of those who knew and 570 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. loved him, of a strong, pure, uprioht life. He not only niiicd in the upbuilding of the townsliip, but vvMS conspicuous in the management of its jjuh- lic affairs. lie served as Supervisor, was .luslicc of the Peace a number of years, and held other of- fices of importance. He was a sturdy Republican in liis [Kiiitiical views. A man of a true religious nature, he was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church, serving as an Elder for a number of years, and was a liberal contributor towards building \\\) the present church of that de- nomination in DuPage. The mother of our subject is still living, aged eighty ^ears, and is a beloved inmate of his house- hold. She is a true Christian, and has for many years been a menil)er of the Presbyterian Church. She is said to be the oldest pioneer in DuPage Townsliip and she has been an eye-witness of the gradual growth of the county from its primitive condition to its present position as a wealthy, highly-improved county. She is the mother of eleven children, three of whom are now living — Mar}', Mrs. Ware, of California; Robert, living in Arkansas ; and Albert M. The latter, of whom we write, was reared to the life of a farmer on his birthplace, and has always made his home here. Besides gaining a sound, practical knowledge of farming in all its branches, be was given the advantages of a superior educa- cation. He laid the foundations of his education in the public schools of this county and then at- tended Napervilie Academy for two years. After that he became a student at the Western Reserve College, at Hudson, Ohio, and pursued a (uie course of study there the ensuing two years. After leaving college, he returned home and entered upon his career as an agriculturist. This farm, lying on section 5, he has kept up to the same high standard of cultivation and improvement that it bad attained under his father's care, and by his judicious management he secures a fine income fioni its fertile acres. It is well provided with neat and substantial buildings, and good farming machinery, and is well stocked with cattle, horses and hogs, of high grades. On October 21, 1809, Mr. Strong and Miss Ida AVhcclcr were united in a marriage that has proved to be a happy one in everj' way. By their union they have two children — Grace C. and llattie L. Mrs. Strong is a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of the late George and Lucy Wheeler. As a man of well balanced, well trained mind, of except iunal tact and excellent business traits, one whose honor and integrity have never been questioned, our subject stands in the front ranks of (jur best citizens. He possesses strong public spirit and seeks in every way to push forward the highest interests of this, his native township. He has especially interested himself in educational matters, and as School Director for many years has been a prominent factor in securing the excellent privileges enjoyed by the children of the townsliip to-day. In politics he upholds the policy of the Republican party. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of (^dd Fellows, of Napervilie, 111., and also belongs to the DuPage Grange. p^ DWARD S. HURLBUT. This gentleman is ^j numbered among the business men of Joliet, L^ having, in 1889, taken charge of the busi- ness formerl}' owned by Mrs. S. F. Savage. He is not a stranger to the citizens of this place, as he has for some time made this his home and been identified in some capacity with its business inter- ests. He is a j'oung gentleman of intelligence, upright character, and the manners of a well-bred gentleman, while his business abilities arc such as to give promise of success in the line which he has adopted. In Rutland Count}', Vt., David and ftlchitable (Fuller) Hurlbut were married, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Connecticut. They afterward made a iiome in the Empire State, where Mr. Ilurlbut died .Tidy 7, 1859. He was a cooper by occupation and a man who was respected as an honest and upright citizen. Mis family consisted of four children, but two of whom are yet living. These are Mary E. and Edward S., both of whom reside in Joliet. A son, B. F., belonged to Com- pany B, One Hundred and Twelfth New York In- fantry, and gave his life in defense of the Union, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 071 receiving his death wound at the battle of Cold Ilarlior. .Tune 1, 1864; a daughter Kate, the wife of Henry C. Morse, of Cony, Pa., died in October, 1876. The mother breathed her List in Joliet, Feb- ruai-y 1. IH7.S. wliile on a visit to her sister, Mrs. iS. F. Savao-e. The suliject of this brief biogiaphic-al notice was born in Ciiuutanqua County, N. Y., March 25, 1851. He received a good education, and» at the age of seventeen years started out in his career as a clerk in a ibv-goods store in .laiiiestown. There he re- maineil about two years, after wiiich be went on the farm for a while. In 1871 he came to Joliet, where for about a year he .acted as a clerk for his aunt. He then returned to his native State only to again come to .loliet, where in about a j-ear he was again to be found in the employ of Mrs. Savage. He continued to work for her until 1889, wiien he assumed the control of the business. Mr. ilurlbut is a member of the Republican party and a pro- nounced [troliibitionist in sentiment. Ei^^ ^i^NOCH STAFFORD is a fair specimen of 1W| the English-American citizen, and a success- 1^^^ ful farmer who has gained a comfortable estate by zealous and well-directed efforts. He owns and operates a tract of land on section 27, DuPage Township, upon which he has lived since the fall of 1863. At that time he purchased one hundred and ten acres, to which he added by sub- sequent purchase until his landed estate comprised one hundred and ninety acres. There is some timber land on the farm but the greater part is under good tillage, and all is carefully looked after by the enterprising owner. Our subject Is the youngest son of William and Ann Stafford, natives of "Merrie England," and in Nottinghamshire his own eyes opened to the light on the 23d of February, 1830. He was reared upon a farm, acquiring a knowledge of agriculture but having limited educational privileges. In 1851 he bade adieu to iiome and friends, determined to seek his fortune in the New World, and going to Liv- erpool embarked on the sailer "Sea King." The vessel left the English docks April 27, and, after a lapse of over four weeks, entered Nevv York harbor M.ay 29. Mr. Stafford came at once to Will County. 111., where for a time he worked as a farm hand, after which he began as a renter of land. For about ten years he was thus engaged and he then made his first purchase of real estate. He was first married iu October, 1851, to Jliss Sarah Wheat, wlio bore him two children, William and Sarah; the latter is now deceased. The wife passed away in 1858 after a brief wedded life of four years. On the 29tli of October, 1859, Mr. Stafford con- tracted a second matrimonial alliance, taking .as his companion Miss .lane Wheat, who is still shar- ing his fortunes. This union has resulted in the birth of eiglit sons and daughters, namely: Maiy, wife of .Jonathan Ro3'ce, Benjamin W., George M., .John any (ire in that year, he al)andoned the drug business. He was born in County Roscom- mon, Ireland, and when a lad of ten j'ears came to America with his father, Thomas Kell}', who loca- ted with his family at Petersburg, 111., and there sojourned until his death, about 1873. Dr. Kelly spent a portion of his boyhood days in the schools of Petersburg, 111., and subsequently attended the celebrated college at Teutopolis, Ellingham County, 111., under the guidance of the Franciscan Fatiiers. After leaving that institution he repaired to Atchison, Kan., entering the Ben- edictine College, from which in due time he was graduated with the degree of A. B. Later he taught school for a number of years, but in the meantime entertained the steady resolve to enter the medical profession as soon as circumstances would permit. He met with success as an instruc- tor and was princiiial of the village school at Lostant, LaSalle County, 111., for three years. Entering upon the study of medicine under the instruction of Prof. Frothingham, of the medical department of Michigan University, Dr. Kelly was graduated from that institution in 1879; then returning to liis native country he entered Dublin Universil.y, and, after spending a year, returned to America, and entered upon the regular pr.actice of his profession at Minooka, Grundy County, 111., where he i-eniaineil two 3'ears. From that place he came to .Joliet, where he is now in the enjoyment of a lucrative prictice. He is thoroughly devoted to his profession and gives to it liis exclusive time and attention, and in the interests of his work, belongs to the Will County Medical Society. The marriage of Dr. Kelly with Miss Lucy E. Hennesy, was celebrated at the bride's home in Minouka, October 10, 1879. They are now the parents of one child, a son, William F., born August 2G, 1881. Dr. Kelly belongs to St. Mary's Catholic Church. Upon becoming a voting cit- izen, he identified himself with the Democrat party. He carefully avoids the responsibilities of oflice and with the excei)tion of casting his vote at the regu- lar election, has little to do with outside matters. Not only in the profession, l)iit in social and busi- ness circles. Dr. Kelly' occupies a high position, possessing the genial qualities and strict integrity which have fully established hini in the esteem and conlidence of those around him. Mrs. Lucy E. (Hennesy) Kelly was born Decem- ber 11, 1843, in Channahon, and was the daughter of .lohn and Luc^- (Collins) Hennesy, who were natives of Ireland. Upon coming to this State, they located in Channahon Township, where the father occupied himself as a fai'mer. During the gold excitement of 1819, he went to California overland, and was there but a short time when he died. The widow moved to Minooka, where she passed the remainder of her life. A lithographic [wrtrait of Dr. Kelly is presented on another page of the Album, and represents one of the prominent physicians and foremost citizens of Joliet. ^( OHN HAYDEN, one of the most wealthy and prominent men in Florence Township, is likewise one of its most enterprising and / progressive. He has a valuable farm with first-class improvements, and his surroundings all indicate the exercise of cultured tastes and ample means. The family stands second to none in Will County, in point of respectability and ster- 'W 576 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ling worth, and forms a portion of the element which has brougiit it to its present position, uior- allj', socially and finaneiuUy. Jlr. Harden, in his search for a permanent loca- tion, wandered a long way from his birtiiplaic, which was in Lincoln County. Mc where he first opened his eyes to the light. His father. John Ilayden, was a native of County Carlow, Ireland, where he was reared to man's estate and married Miss Hannah Kinsella. who w.as born and reared not far from the childhood home of her husband. They lived there until early in 1836, when the father, desirous of bettering his condition, re- solved upon seeking the New World. He set out on Easter morning in February, from the Key of Ross, and after a safe voyage landed in Quebec, Canada. A short lime later he proceeded to New- York State, and from there to Gardner, Me. Sub- sequently he located in Lincoln Couutj', that State, where he resided until 1850. Deciding now upon seeking the far west, John Haydeu, leaving the Pine Tree State, came to Illi- inois, and settled in Joliet, of which he was a resi- dent several years. Thence he removed to Spen- cer, and from there, in 1860, came to this county, locating on the farm, in Florence Township, which is now occupied bj' his son John. As the result • of industry and perseverance, he became well-to-do and the owner of a whole section of land, besides what he gave to his sons. He also owned prop- erty in Chicago. He came to Illinois poor in purse, and accumulated his possessions solely by his own industry. He was a well-educated man, and looked carefull}' after the training of his chil- dren, both in school and at home. He was modest and unassuming in disposition, never seeking pub- litit}' in any shape. He was reared in the faith of the Catholic Church, to which he loyally adhered, and after becoming a voting citizen in America, identified himself with the Democratic party. He departed this life at the homestead April 5, 1889, aged seventy-seven j'ears. The mother survived her husband less than a year, her death taking place Februar}' 28, 1890, when she was seventy-five years old. To John Hayden, Sr., and his good wife there was born a familj- of nine children, who were named respectively: Marj-, Daniel. Catherine, Bridget, Thomas, John, Hannah. Burnett and Anna S. Bridget, Burnett and Anna S. are deceased; Mary is married and a resident of Maine. The other children are living in this Slate. John, our subject was a child of four \ears when his parents came to this county, and he spent his boyhood and youth after the manner of most farmers' sons, be- coming familiar with the arts of plowing, sowing and reaping, and choosing this for his vocation in life. He is considerably interested in live stoclj, and has four hundred and eighty acres of land in Florence Township, comprising a part of sections 12, 2, 11 and 10. The residence is on tlie first mentioned. Besides this he has eighty acres on section 23, Reed Township. Mr. Hayden is raising some fine blooded horses of Norman and trotting stock, and is able to ex- hibit some of the choicest animals in this part of Illinois. The male members of the Hayden famil}- have been distinguished for generations for their love of the equine race, and are particularly fond of fast horses. The}- obtained a fine reputation as breeders, and have furnished many of the racers who have won distinction on the popular tracks of the co"iutr3'. Mr. Hayden bids fair to be in no- wise behind his progenitors in this respect. He is a keen judge of the fine points of horseflesh, and evidently possesses a natural adaptation for this business. Although not meddling very much in politics, Mr. Hayden keeps himself thoroughly posted in regard to current events, and gives his unqualified support to the Democratic part3-. He has held the office of Road Commissioner and served as Treas- urer of Florence Township for the last eleven years. In religious matters he adheres to the Cathohc faith of his forefathers, and his wife and family are in full sympathy with him in this re- spect. Miss Bridget Bergan, of Manhattan, this county, was wedded to our subject February 24, 1876. Mrs. Ilayden was born in Manhattan, March 17, 1852, and is a daughter of Martin and Hester (Welch) Bergan, who were natives of County Kil- kennj', Ireland. The parents were reared and married in their native county, and emigrated to PORTRAIT AND KIOGKAPHICAL ALBUM. 577 America about 184G. They first statled in Peoria, but llie following year took up their resilience in Manimttan. where they still live. Of this union there have liecn horn five children, viz.: John F., Oaniel, AViilinni. Martin G. and Anna, all of whom are living and form an exceedingly bright and in- teresting group, receiving careful parental training and the older ones pursuing liieir studios in the common schools. ?^ ANIEL K. GISE, senior member of the firm of D. K. Gise ife Co., stands at the head of one of the important manufacturing interests of Joliet, operating a factorj- which turns out door binges and other articles in this line. The olliee occupies No. Ill, St. Louis Street, while the resi- dence of !Mr. Gise is located at No. 201, Sherman Street. Mr. (Mse has been a resident of this county since 18G8, and for the space of a dozen j'ears has been associated with its leading interests. A native of Lebanon County. Pa., Mr. Gise was born March 3, 1843, and is the son of David B. Gise, a native of Newraanstown, that State. The latter was reared to manhood in his native State, and was there married to Miss Sarah Kerlin. The wife was of English descent, her progenitors set- tling in Penns^'lvania at an earl}' day. Both fam- ilies were of eminent respeclabilit}' and the male members largelj' millers by trade. The parents of our subject, when he was an in- fant of three months, removed to Center County, Pa., where the father followed milling and farming and where the mother died. In 1867, after the death of his wife, David Gise emigrated to Illinois with his family, settling south of Manhattan, in Wilson Township, this count}-, where he now lives. Daniel K. was reared to mature years in Center County^ Pa., and after reaching manhood engaged in mercantile pursuits until coming to this county. He then purchased land in Manhattan Township, which he brought to a good state of cultivation, erecting thereon suitable farm buildings and where he resided until about 1872; then removing to Joliet he purchased a stock of goods and established himself on Washington Street, where he continued to do business until 1882. That year he sold out and. after an interval of rest, became interested in live stock in the West, which engaged his atten- tion for a lime, and he then established his present business which he has conducted about five j'ears. He still retains possession of his farm property in Manhattan Townshij). Gise & Co. soil the product of their manufactory principally to the jobbing and retail trade, having men on the road at all times. Mr. Gise was married, February 10, 1870. in Mirtiir. County, Pa., to Miss Addie A. Kearns who was born in that count}- August 27, 1847. The parents of Jlrs. Gise were Thomas and i\Iar}' (Set- tle) Kearns, natives of Pennsj-lvania and now de- ceased. Four children have been born to our subject aud his good wife, these bearing the names re- spectively, of Ward K., Lloyd P., Buelah A. and Edith S. Mrs. Gise is a member in good standing of the Central Presbyterian Church. i\Ir. Gise gives his political su|)[iort to the Democratic party but meddles very little with public affairs, prefer- ring to devote his time and attention to his business interests and his family. ■ — > > '!:::» " ' OORNELIUS J. McCLURE. In traveling - about Will County one is struck by the ap- pcarancc of neatness and order which many of its homes bear and the evidences of thrift and enterprise which are to be seen on every hand. These features are noticeable in contemplating the estate occupied by the above-named gentleman, which comprises one hundred and sixty acres, on se(;tion 19, Manhattan Township. It is evident that the manager of this place is Successfully pur- suing his avocation, which is plainly seen to be that of grain and stock-raising. Holstein cattle and Poland-China swine of good grades graze over the broad acres, and some twenty head of high- grade draft horses are also visible. Investigation reveals the fact that Mr. McClure has recently suf- fered the loss by fire of a large barn, 40x70 feet, and other buildings, but that substantial structures will soon replace the temporary shelter which he 578 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Las been oompelled to use for a time. The in- quirer woukl also learn that he operates two hun- rlred and forty acres of laud, aud rents an equal amount, and that his entire landed estate is tillable, well tiled, fenced and otherwise improved. It is divided into three improved places, one comprising a quarter of section 2o, Jackson Township, and an- other, eighty acres on section 30, Manhattan Township, watered by Mud Creek. The McClnre famil}- is of Scotch lineage, and the brandi to which our subject belongs was repre- sented in the third generation previous to his time b}' a McClure who was born near New York Cit_y, and was an early settler in St. Albans, Vt. A brotlier of this gentleman belonged to the Revolu- tionary army, was taken prisoner and confined in a prison sliip, his place of confinement being so loath- some that he Ijecame crazy. The grandfather of our subject was James IMcChue, born in Franklin County-, Vt., in 1777, and the owner of a farm which he operated nniil his death. The next in the paternal line of descent was David, who was born near St. Albans, Franklin County, Yt., and followe(i in his father's footsteps, becoming a farmer. David McClure cleared a farm one-half mile from Lake Champlain, and there raised large flocks of sheei) and herds of other stock. In the fall of 1854 he sold his Eastern property-, and coming to Will Count}-, III., purchased one hundred aud sixty acres )f raw land in Wilmington Township, and immediately set about its improvement. After having seen his labors crowned with success, in 1864 he removed to Green Garden Township, pur- chasing an equal amount there, upon which he re- mained but eighteen months. He then sold, and in the fall of 1865 became a resident of Manhattan Township. He [turchased eighty acres of land on section 30, together with one hundred and sixty acres on section 25, Jackson Township, and build- ing upon the former, operated the entire acreage until 1880, when he retired to Manhattan. .He spent the remainder of his life in the repose which his former industrj- merited, breathing his last in 1885, at tiie age of sevent3--six years. He was a stanch member of the Republican party. In -earlier j'ears he belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later transferred his membership to the United Brethren Church, i6 both societies as- sisting to upbuild the cause of Christianity by joining the efforts to erect a house of worship, anvhich he was a member was the first to intercept Lee. He fought in the following battles; Alpine Station. Md.; first bat- tle of Winchester. Va.. and was iu a number of se- vere skirmishes taking an active part in the one at Black Water, Va. The summer of 1863 was spent in the siege of Fts. Wagner and Gregg on Morris Island. S. C. Then occurred Butler's march upon Richmond and the retreat, and Mr. Ta\lor was iu PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 581 all the battles in which his corps was engaged until tlie surrender of Lee at Appomattox. He served as a private until 1864, but his valor, trustworthi- ness and ettic'iency had commended him to the no- tice of his commanders and in that year he was promoted to the position of Corporal and then to be Orderly Sergeant and in the same year received his commission of Second Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged December 16. 1865, at Spring- field. 111. After his long and exciting experience of life on the southern battlefields, our subject resumed the quiet occupation whicli he had dropped to take up arms in defense of his country's lienor. Coming bacli to the old homestead, wliere so many years of Ills life had been passed, he actively entered upon the duties of cultivating the soil, and re.oi'ing stock. He has one hundred and sixty acres of laud, that under his able management is in a superior con- dition. Its neat buildings, well tilled fields and general air of thrift marking it as one of the most desirable estates in this vicinity. Here he and his wife have established a home that is the center of comfort and true hospitality, as they take pride and pleasure in making it a happy abode for their chil- dren. December 6. 1868, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage to Mrs. Eliza Stewart nee Hicks, a soldier's widow and a daughter of Joseph and Hannah Hicks. Her father is a retired farmer living in Plainfield. B3' this marriage our subject and wife have five children: Venie is the wife of Edward Yates of this township, and they have one child ; Belle is the wife of Henry Linton of Custer Park; Charles, Eugene and Iliram. Onr subject lias been closely identified with the growth and material ■■velfare of Custer Township, and so of ^Vill County, since his lioyhood, and is well-known as a man of correct habits and high principles, who jiossesses the business tact and prac- tical ability requisite to give him an assured place among those members of the farming community who have pursued their calling to a successful issue. His position as a citiziMi of Custer Township, is of the best, and he has given it good service as a pub- lic official, always discharging his duty with con- scientious fidelity. He has been Director of this district (No. 1). He occupies an important posi- tion as Treasurer of the Board of Road Commis- sioners, and has just been appointed Enumerator of Census by the United States Government, for Custer Township. His public and private duties are so numerous th.a.t he has just been obliged tft resign the office of Justice of the Peace. In commemo- ration of the part which he took in the war he is now a member of Bowen Post, G. A. R. of Wilmington. He always votes tlie Republican ticket in National politics. ARL ARBEITER, a highly respected resi- dent of Plainfield Township, where he is profitably engaged in farming and stock- raising, may be denomin.ated one of the pioneers of this portion of Will County, although not one of its earliest settlers, as in improving his jiresent valuable farm, he has greatly aided in its develop- ment and has materially added to its wealth. Mr. Arbeiter w.as born in Germany, July 25, 1 827, in the town of Kappits Ki. Grottkau, Olier-Schlesieu. Ilenr}' Arbeiter, his father, was born in the same village, where his father, of the same name .as liim- self, carried on fanning and siient the whole of his life. The father of our subject w.as bred to agri- cultural pursuits and according to the laws of his native land, as soon as old enough, served in the army in the years 181.3-14-15, .and fought against Napoleon. After returning to private life he re- sumed farming and was thus engaged until his death in his native village in 1857. He was twice mar- ried and reared nine children, tm\y two of whom ever can«> to America, our sulijecl and his brother William, the latter now a resident of California. He of whom we write received excellent educa- tional advantages in the land of his birth, attending school until he w.as fourteen 3'ears of .age. He then commenced to work on a farm and afti-rwards learnetl the trade of a briclc and plaster mason, serv- ing an apprenticeship, and then doing journey work in different i)arls of German^-. He w,as not satis- fied witii his prospects in Germany and thinking that he could do better in America, he sailed for this country in 1854, emb.xrkiiig at Bremen on the 682 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ship''Adler" and landing at Quebec on l\u'. ITtli of June, after a voyage of seventy -tvvo da_ys. He spent four weeks in that city and then came to the States and making his way to Chicago resided there one year. In 1855 lie came to Will County, and engaged liimself to work on a farm at $15 a month, and was thus emplo^a'd three years. He subse- quently rented the farm tliat he now owns and soon bought the place which comprised eighty acres of land. He has done so well at his calling, that he has bought other land and now lias two hundred and forty acres, divided into two farms that are classed among the best in the place, both being under good improvement and excellent tillage and provided with suitable buildings. In 1860, Sir. Arbeiter, Ijy his marriage with Miss Calherina Siller, a native of Germany, secured a wife who has been to iiim a faithful helpmate, act- ively co-operating with liim in his work, and by her skillful management with her liousuhold affairs contributing to Ihoir prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Arbeiter have five children, four of wliom are liv- ing, as follows: Joseiih, Charles, George and Maiy. The latter is now the wife of Christian Larsen and reside's in Ciiicago. For thirty-five ye..rs Mr. Arbeiter has been a resident of this county, and in that lime has built up for himself a solid and enduring reputation as a man of good character, whose dealings with others are always in strict accord with the laws of justice and honor. He is an active, wide awake man, possessing keen foresight, and is quick to take advantage of any opportunity to improve his finances. ^>?=^E0RGP: WEK1)LIN(; is a good representa- (|| (=1 five of German-American citi7.enshi|) and ^^^ the thrifty w.ays wiiich make the Germans so successful in the pursuit of a'^ricnlfure. He owns and occupies an excellent farm in Washington Township, the property ct)iuprisiMg one iiundred and twenty acres on section 1',), and being well- iriii)roved and intelligently managed. Mr. Wendling was born in Reteim, Alsace, which at the date of his birth. May 14, 1831, belonged to France, but is now included in the territorj' of ttie Germanic Confederation. His parents, George and Catherine (Wagner) Wendling, were born and reared in the same Province, were of German de- scent and usually spoke that language. The father was a linen-weaver. He died in his native country March 14, 1851, at the age of sixt3'-three years. His companion survived and in February, 1 852, leaving two children in Germany, came with the otiier six to America. The party set sail from Havre, France, and landed in New York City after a voyage of three months. They went at once to Buffalo, where the mother died about a jear later. She was tiien about sixty years old. She and her husband were lifelong members of the Evangelical Churcli. Tlie subject of this sketch w-as educated in liis native Province in both German and P'rencii, and grew to maturity in the land of his birth. He ac- companied ills mother to the ITnited States and spent a few months in Buffalo, N. Y., whence he came to Illinois in 1853. At Montgomery he learned tlie trade of a cooper and followed llie same in Chicago for five years. In 186G, he re- moved from the Garden City to Will County, and selecting the location ujion which he yet resides, turned his attention to the pursuit of agriciillure and to improving the farm which lie had purchased. He lias succeeded in his endeavors to make a com- fortable home, and the present condition of the liind which he occupies and its various im|)rovo mcnts are due to his jjersonal efforts. The marriage of Mr. Wendling and Miss Cath- erine Wagner took place in Aurora and has been blest by the birth of nine children. They are all living, and Charles, Laura, Louisn, Ella, Maiy and Lena yet reside under the parental roof. John, the first born, married Lena Black, and tiiey reside upon a farm in Kearney County, Neb. The second child, Ernst, who is also farming in Nebraska, mar- * ried Louisa Reberg. Sophia is the wife of Henry Razer, who operates a farm in Monee Township, this country. Mr. and Mrs. Wendling belong to the Evangelical Ciiurch and endeavor to walk con- sistently with their profession. IMr. Wendling is a sound Republican. Mrs. Wendling was born in Baden, German}, OUc^iA-^ M -^S^- ^ ^O-^^Z/^^e-^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 087 August 18, 1836, and with her sister Laura aceom- panied her parents to America some j'ears later. .Jacol) and Eva (Brown) Wagner had been born in Baden and resided tliere until 1852. They left Antwerp in September on the sailing vessel " Pat- rick" with the intention of making a home in America. Thej' did not reach New York City until May, 1853, having been delayed in crossing the ocean by storms and three times grounded on sand bars. On eacii occasion several weeks passed before the vessel could be moved and they had to lay on tlie English coast five weeks undergoing repairs. They were not far from the castle of Queen Vic- toria, who furnished the emigrants with food while on shore and also gave them supplies for the con- tinuation of their voyage. When they finally reached America Mr. Wagner and his familj' at once came West to Illinois, settling in Lombard, DuPage County. After tlieir children were mar- ried the parents came to Will County and lived with their daughter, Mrs. Wendling, until their death. The mother died in 1871 at the age of seventy-two years, and the father in 1881, aged eighty-one. Botli were members of the Evangelical Church. ON. DWIGIIT HAVEN. A great poet has said, '-The evil that men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with Lheir bones." 'uah 'SI. I)enn\'. This noble woman was born in Greenville, Greene County, N. Y., May 29, 1802, and died in Will Count}', 111., August 11, 1860. For several years after their marriage, Samuel Haven and wife lived in Chautauqua County, and during that period four children were born to them. lu September, 1834:, they removed to Illinois and settled in New Lenox Township, Will Count}', being numbered among the pioneers of that locality. Hero Mr. Haven gave his chief attention to farming, resting from his labors on March 12, 1866, when he crossed the River of Death. He was an upright and conscientious man. living as he believed right in the sight of God, regardless of the opin- ions of men. A strong Abolitionist, he was indicted for assisting negroes in their flight to Canada. He is entitled to the honor of organizing the first temperance society in Sheridan, N. Y., which was also one of the first in the Empire State, dating from 1826. He and his wife belonged to the Congregational Church, of which he was a Deacon manj' 3'ears. The family of the honored couple comprised eight sons and daughters, the gentleman with whose name we introduce this sketch being the first-born. Carlos was serving his second term as State's Attorney for Cook County when death took took him from among his fellow-men; Samuel Rush ilied in New Lenox Township, this county, May 4, 1890; Emily M. became the wife of Will- iam B. Cleaveland, and died in Frankfort Township, October 20, 1855; Amanda Cordelia is the widow of James Goodspeed, of Joliet; Helen M. died July 28, 1839; Alvan S. died in New Lenox Township, November 29, 1878; Helen E. is the wife of William P. Kimball, of Chicago. The Hon. Dwight Haven was born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N. Y., December It, 1821. He came to the Prairie State in an emigrant wagon with his fatiier. and lived with him until his mar- riage. During this period he toiled, studied and enjoyed the recreations in which farmer lads generally participate, and shared in some of his father's labors of love toward humanity, helping liini in work on the "Underground Railway," and in other wa3S becoming more of a companion than many sons. He adopted the pursuit of agriculture 588 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. as his life work, from which he has now retiree], although he still occupies his pleasant rural home. It consists of one Imiulred and sixty-five acres, bearing tlie various im|)roveinents wliich it would be expected tliat a man of his ability and progres- sive spirit would make, the house being particu- l.arly attractive and comfortable. In Homer Township, this couutj', on November 3, 18-17, the interesting ceremony w.as performed which gave to Mr. Haven a companion and lielp- mate. Tlie lady of his choice w.as Helen L., daugh- ter of the late Deacon Levi Savage. She was born in New York, Novemljer 12, 1825, and died in New Lenox, July 28, 185!). Tlie union was blessed by the birth of six children, of whom we note the following: Lizzie J. is the wife of A. Allen Fr.ancis, of New Lenox; Mar}- E. is the wife of Charles Francis; Helen L. is the wife of Thomas Ferguson ; Emma J. is the wife of Gilbert Van Duser, of Kansas; a pair of twins died in infancy. Mr. Haven, in Chicago, December 2G, 1801, w.as a second time married. His bride on this occasion was Miss Elizabeth Craig, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America when eight years old. She presides over the home of which she is one of the chief attractions, and in whatever circle she is placed her intelligence, tact and amiable character give her prominence. .She bore her husband five children — Dwight C, Samuel I\., Edward, Edith A. and Bertha A. Edward died November 8, 1880, when eleven years old. For many years the Hon. Mr. Haven has been identified with public affairs in this county, and since 1854 he has held a commission under every Governor of the State. He has been Township Supervisor several terms, and for upwards of thirty-six years has held the office of Justice of the Peace. He has taken an active interest in educa- tional affair.';, exerting a wide inlluence in behalf of the advancement of the schools, and for four years giving especial attention to elevating the standard of the office of County Superintendent, to which he w.as elected in 1865. It would naturally be supposed that a man reared under Ihe influences which surrounded his boyhood, would be deeply interested in political affairs, and such is the case. He has borne a prominent part in the work of the Republican part}-, to which he has belonged since its organization. In the fall of 1886, he was elec- ted to the Thirty-fifth General Assembly, and served one term with honor to himself and his con- stituents. Since the death of his brother, Samuel Rush Haven, he has had charge of the business of the latter, and the settlement of his affairs, lie has been blessed with a sufficient amount of this world's goods to enable him to gratify- all reasonable tastes and desires, and to assist with his means as well .as his personal influence in various good works. Lithographic portraits of Mr. Haven and his wife appear elsewhere in this work, and it is needless to sa}' that the}- are well and favorabl}- known, and have m.any warm personal friends, the circle ex- tending over a wide extent of territory'. ]i.^-^^ ENRY F. PIEPENBRINK, Secretary and Tre.asurer of the Frederick Sehring Brewing Company, is widely and favorably known among the business men of Joliet, where he has spent the Last twenty 3'ears. He is a native of this county and was born December 8, 1849, to John O. and Sophia (Willie) Piepenbrink, who were natives of Germany. The parents of our subject emigrated to America in 1848 and settled at Beebe Grove in the south- eastern part of this county where the father in due time became the owner of five hundred acres of choice land. He is still living and engaged in agri- cultural pursuits; the mother also remains the com- panion of her husband and both are now quite well advanced in years. There was born to them a family of eight children, all of whom are living and residents of this count}-. They were named respectively: Otto, Henry F.. Conrad, William, John, Philip, Ellen and Sophia. Ellen is the wife of Henry Siiorleder, and Sophia married John Di- erson. All with the exception of Henry F. are residents of Crete Township. The subject of this notice remained under the parental roof until a youth of seventeen years. Then starting out for himself went to Concordia College, Ft. Wayne. Ind., where he established PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 589 himself and remained three years. Later for a period of six j-ears. lie was in the ofllee of the Circuit Clerk at Juliet, and subsequently served as Deputy Sheriff of Will Count3', a year and three months. At the expiration of this time he had evinced such an understanerty, including a fine store building witli residence and ollices. and he also has foui' flats, which accommodate three fine stores, and two offices and a dining-room occupied l)y the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. He has also put up a fine residence for himself in the cen- tral part of the city, and is now in a condition to live retired from ac tive labor and enjoy the fruits of his early toils. His son, Elias P., occupies one of the flats convenient to the family and the church. ♦^^^^- f/.^ ENRY BEHRENS. The name of this worthy German citizen is familiar to many of the residents of Crete Township where \i^ he died at his homestead, February 6, 1889. He left a fine estate including three hundred acres of well-developed land, situated on section 30, and which with its improvements stands as a fitting monument to his persevering industry. He first came to Will Conntj' in 1850, and secured one hundred and sixty acres of wild land in Crete Township which became the nucleus of the fiue property which he accumulated. He labored with great patience and economy and as the natural result was in due time rewarded with a home and a competence, likewise the respect of all who knew him. Mr. Behrens was born in what was then the Kingdom of Hanover, .January 9, 1836, and in accordance with the laws and customs of his native Germany, was placed in school at an earl}' ago and received a good education in the German tongue. About 1850, he set out with his parents for America, the latter being Frederick and Mary Behrens who were of substantial German stock for generations back. They embai'ked at Bremer- haven and after a somewhat lengthy voyage lauded in New York City. Thence they proceeded to L'hicago, 111., and shortly afterward to this counlv. settling on land in Crete Townsliip,where the father prosecuted farming and where the mother died in 1 871 . Fredeiick Behrens was subsequently married a second time and removed to It.asca, this State, where In; died in 1 .S8 1 wlien ({uite aged. He and both bis wives were members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Behrens of whom wo write remained on the farm with his parents in Crete Township until reaching manhood and then purchased land on another section of the same. After the death of his parents he became owntr of the homestead. He was married July 22, 1859, to Miss Sophia C)hlondorf. Mrs. Behrens was born in Hesse-Cassel, October 13, 1839, and is the daughter of Henry and Sophia (Sene) Ohlend.orf, who were natives of Prus- sia and of pure German ancestry. Two of the nine children born to them died iu Germany. Tlie remaining five sons and two daughters accompanied their parents to America about 1850. They were on the ocean seven weeks and landed in New York Cit}', whence they came directly to Illinois and settled on a new farm in Crete Township, AVill County. Mr. Ohlendorf occupied himself iu agri- cultural pursuits, but finally removed to another farm in the same township, where he died in 1882. He was then about seventy nine j'ears old. He and his good wife joined the Lutheran Church early in life. Mrs. Ohlendorf is still living at the .age of eighty-three years and makes her home with her son August in Crete Township. Mrs. Behrens was a young girl of thirteen years when her parents came to America and she remem- bers many of the incidents of preparation and the voyage across the Atlantic. She has a good edu- cation iu her native tongue and remained with her parents until her marriage. Since the death of her husband she has managed the farm in an admirable manner. There were born to them twelve children, three of whom — Henry, Louisa and Mary died young. The survivors are Christina, the wife of John Haitman, who lives on a farm in Iroquois Count}-, this State; Sophia M., Henry, Christof, 592 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Catherine, Conrad, Emma, Willie and JNIary. Mr. lU'lirens was an active member of the Lutheran Clinreh to which his wifeand children also belonged. Ill (jolltics he was a Republican and his sons in this resi>ect also follow in the footsteps of their honored father. Besides the propertj- in Will County, the estate embraces two farms in Woodford Township. Iroquois Count}', one comprising one hundred and twenty acres and the other one hun- dred and sixty acres. 'ii^^RANK LAMBERT. This gentleman is a jlii^'^ representive English-American citizen and Jl) a pioneer of DuPage Township, now enjoy- ing the many comforts and the ease of life to whicii liis former labors fairly entitle him. In the toils and successes of long years he has been aided by a noble wife, who shares with him in the results of their labors and in the deep esteem of the many friends the}' can boast. Mr. Lambei't was born in Lincolnshire, England, Sei)teiiiber 19, 1829, and is a son of William and Eliza])etli Lambert, and a brother of Cleorge Lani- liert, whose biography occurs elsewhere in this volume. He was reared on a farm in his native country with Ijut limited school |)iivileges, and in 1851, in company with his brother George, emi- grated to America. He came direct to Will County, in which he has Ijeen a continuous resident since his arrival. In 1859 he settled ujion a tract of land on section 20, DuPage Township, wliere lie has made for himself a home of attractive appearance and value. The farm secured by our subject was an un- broken prairie, upon which lie turned the first fur- row and has made all the improvements that now stamp it as a well-developed farm. It consists of one hundred and sixty acres wliich bear no resem- blance to their pristine rawness, but whereon wav- ing fields of grain replace the rank grasses of a former period, and good buildings shelter a pleas- ant famil}', flocks and herds and plentiful crops. Industry and perseverance have conquered un- toward surroundings and Mr. Lambert can point with pride to the record he has made and the share he has borne in the development of the country. The faithful companion of Mr. Lambert was known in her maidenhood as Miss Elizabeth Arter, their marriage rites having been celebrated May 27, 185C. She is a daughter of John and Ellen After.both born in Pennsylvania. The former died June 23, 1890, in Phiinfield, 111., and the latter, March 31, 1868. Her maternal grandfather, John King, was an Englishman and a Revolutionary sol- dier in the American Army. To Mr. and Mrs. Lambert eight children have been born, three be- ing deceased, namely: Jesse, Anna B. and Sarah. The survivors are : George; Ellen, wife of A. W( iii- hold, of Kansas; Frank S.; Alice, wife of Rollin George, of Minnesota, and Grace. Mr. Lambert is a Republican, and both he and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church. They have instilled into the mind and hearts of their progeny the jirinciijles of right living, carried them out in their own lives and now enjoy an extended circle of acquaintances among the best people. Mr. Lambert has become well known as a man of the strictest integrity. m OHN C. DOESCHER. Probalily no resident of Crete Township is better known through- out this i>art of the county than the subject of this sketch, who has been Postmaster at Endor for the past fifteen years, and engaged in business enterprises there which have proved a great accommodation to the people in this part of the township. He has the onlj- store in the place, carrying a good stock of general merchandise, and well patronized; he also operates a sawmill for the manufacture of paling fences and barrel hoops, and a feedmill, both of which are among the practical institutions of the county. A natural mechanic, Mr. Doescher has been engaged in some practical mechanical enteri)rise since early life, and his ex- perience has developed his natural skill. Mr. Doescher is of German parentage, being a son of Herman Doescher, who was born and reared in the Kingdom of Hanover, where he learned the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 593 ti'ade of a rope-maker. When the harbor was be- gun at Bremen, he went there .and started a rope- walk, which he carried on until he came to America. His settlement in this country was made in Lake County, Ind., whence he afterward came to the home of our subject, dying .at Endor when an old man. For a fuller history see the biography of H. Doescher. The gentleman of whom we write is the young- est member of his father's family and the only child born in the United States. His birtbpl.ace was Brunswick, Lake County, Ind., and his natal day April 5, 1848. He was well reared and received a practical education in the schools of his native county, which he left, when he became of age, to take up arms in defense of the Union. He enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Indiana Cavalry in 1864, the regiment being under the command of Col. Reed, and the company being led by Capt. James M. Foster. Accompanying the regiment to the front Mr. Doescher participated in a number of active engagements, among them being the battle at IMurfreesljoro, where lie was wounded in the leg. His wound, however, iject of tliis sketch, and then about 18 1(5 set out for America, embarking at ]5remerhaven, and after a safe vo\-ago, landing in New York City. Thence tiie\- i)rocee(Ied to Chicago and shortly afterwaid to Will County. The father established a shop in Crete and operated this a number of j-ears before settling upon his farm. He died in 1875, aged sixty-three j-eari<. He was an honest and industri- ous man, making a good living for his family, and by his straightforward dealings with his fellow- citizens earned their confidence and esteem. He had been reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church to wiiich he faithfulh' adhered and to which he gave libeiall}'. Upon becoming a voting citizen, he ideiititied himself with the Republican i):irt3' of whose principles he was a warm supporter. The mother of our subject is still living and makes her home with her daughter in Crete. Al- though seventy years old she is bright and active and from her youth has been a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. AVilliam was the only son of the family and has four sisters living, all being married and settled in comfortable homes. Mr. AVehmhofer after reaching man's estate was married in Crete Township to Miss JIary Brandts. Mrs. Wehmhofer, like her husband, is a native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, and was born in 1850. Her parents Christoph and Minnie (Schwake) Brandts, were also of German birth and parentage and when their daughter was a young ]ad3' eighteen years old emigrated to America and coming to Will County', settled in Washington Township. They are still living and both have attained their three- score years. They are most excellent and worthy people and consistent members of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Wehmhofer was the second born in a fam- ily of six children, all of whom are living and with one exception all are married. She was reared and educated in her native province, being more than ordinarily bright and intelligent and was a young lady of eighteen years when coming to the United States, being about the lirst member of the family to leave the Fatherland for America. .She was joined by her parents and the other children one year later. She has proven an efficient helpmate to her husband and they are the proud parents of six bright chiblren, all of whom are at home and named respectively, Sophia, Mar3', Emma, Anna. William Jr., and Henr^-. Our subject and his esti- mable wife are members in good standing of the Lutheran Church and Mr. Wehmhofer like his hon- ored father, is a sound Republican. * ^OBERT GOUDY is one of those to whom jl'^ DuPage Township owes its present highly '^\ cultivated antl developed condition. He came hither in 1843 and well remembers the time when settlements were "few and far between" and Chicago, then but a sma'U town, was the depot for supplies and the market for grain. To that now wonderful city he went for several years as the trading center. The parents of our sul)jeet were Alexander and Jane (Wallace) Goud}-, natives of Scotland and Ireland, respectivel}', who came to America about 1818. They located in the Province of Ontario, then Lower Canada, but after a short time removed to Vermont and still later to Essex Couut3', N. Y., where they lived about a quarter of a century. They finally came to Illinois in 1845 and died in Will County, full of years. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom the onl^- survivors are our subject and a sister Jennie, wife of George W. Potter, of this county. Mr. Goudy, of whom we write, was born iu the Dominion of Canada, January 2, 1822, but reached his majority while living on a farm in Essex County, N. Y. He received but a limited educa- tion in the district schools there and advanced his knowledge by attending school one winter after he came to Illinois. He has endeavored b3- much reading to overcome the deficiencies and keep up with the times in information regarding current events and topics of general interest. The greater part of Mr. Goudy's life has been devoted to farm work, although he learned a trade in his 3"0uth. When eighteen he became a black- smith but followed the trade only four years. For seven years lie was lock-tender on the Illinois & ^ iim ^ X ^^^^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 557 Michigan Canal, two and u half miles north of Loekpi rt, III., and for two ^eais ran a boat for Norton & C'o., of Lockport. Tlie rest of his life Ijas Iiocn given to agiicultural labore. He came to Ilii- iKiis in 1813, and for several years worked as a farm hand l)y the month. Tlie estate of one linn- dred and twenty acres he now owns has been se- cured bj' industry and persevering efforts and l)Iaccd under good cultivation by the owner, whose merited success is a nritter of rejoicing to his many friends. On the l.jth of October, 1818. Mr. (ioudy led to tlie hymeneal altar Miss Ophelia Welch, a native of Ohio, whose estimaljlc (lualities had won his re- gard. The happy union has been blessed by the birth of four children, and the i)arents have been called upon to part with three — William 11., Mary, and Charles \i. The living child, Julia, is the wife (jf ,T. E. Davis, and they make their home with our subject. Mr. Goudy has served as School Director and as Township Highway Commissioner a number of years, with credit to himself and those who l)laced him in office. He is a Democrat in politics. He and his wife are now in the prime of life, en- joying the fruits of useful and well spent j'ears, surrounded by friends and well-wishers, whose re- siiect they have gained by their honest endeavors and kindly spirit. ■-^*^' dNCENT L. D. BARNEY. Among the V // honored pioneers of New Lenox Township, Y' none are more worthy of mention than Mr. Barney, a portrait of whom is presented on the opposite page. Without perhaps making any great stir in the world, he has acquitted himself as an honest main and a good citizen, and possesses those kindly traits of character which have drawn around him hosts of friends. In no less manner has the lady, who for a period of twenty-two years has been the sharer of his earthly for- tunes, earned the esteem and confidence of the community. Their home is one of the most hos- pitable in the county, and is the frequent resort of the friends whom they have attracted to them during their long residence in this county. In noting the parental history of our subject we find that his father, Perus Barney, was a native of New York State, and married Miss EU'cla Morton, who was born and reared near the early home of her husband. After uniting their lives and for- tunes they settled near Watertown, N. Y., Hnd thence, in ]8.'5G, emigrated to Illinois, and for several years lived in the vicinity of Babcock's Grove, DuPage County. Their next removal was to Waukegan, where the3' sjjent the remainder of their lives. The father w.as called hence Octol)er 28, 1877, and the mother Seiitembt.r 29, 1885. There was born to them a family of seventeen children, two of whom died unnamed in infancy, and ten of whom are yet living (May, LS'JO.) The subject of this sketch was the second child in the family, and first opened his eyas to the light May 1!), 1823, in Rutland, near Watertown, N. Y. He was thirteen years of age when his parents came to Illinois. The family left their Eastern home in 183(1, taking [lassage on a schooner for Milwaukee. The latter city was reached June 24, and after remaining there about two months, on the 15th of August they left for DuPage Count}', 111. They traveled in a primitive manner, with three yoke of oxen and two wagons, camping for the night wherever darkness overtook them. On arriving at their destination they settled in a shanty about fourteen feet square, and there lived until the following suturaer, when they erected and moved into a new house. DuPage County con- tinued to be their home for eighteen j'cars, during which period six of the children married. The remainder of the family- then removed to Lake Count}', 111., and since then the remaining children, with the exception of the \'oungest, have settled down in homes of their ovvn in different States. Under the [jarental roof our subject grew to a stalwart manhood, and at the age of twent3'-six l)repared to establish a home of his own. He was then married, June 17, 1849, in New Lenox Town- ship, t(/ Miss Clarissa, daughter of Silas Parker. Clarrissa L. Parker was born B'ebruarjr 28, 1829, in Westford Township, Chittenden County, \'t. In her eighth year she removed with her parents to 598 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Illinois (then the ''Far West"), arriving in Chicago July 1, 1836. They settled in Plainfiekl, Will County, 111., where she lived about eight years, and then removed to New Lenox Township, Will County. The 3'oung people located upon the farm now owned and occupied by our subject, and here he has since uninterruptedly' followed agricultural pursuits. Of this union there was born a family of seven children, tlie eldest of whom, a son, James, died when eighteen months old; Caroline is the wife of George Jlclnt^re, and they live in Chi- cago; Sarah married Hiram Summers, an a butcher by trade, and one of the prominent business men of the tiit^-. There is living of this union only one child, a son, Archibald. Jlaggie and Mary died in infancy. Mr. Harney's farm embraces eighty-five acres of choice land, upon which have been effected good improvements. The house is especially- neat and comfortable, and with its surroundings forms a ver3' attractive home. Mr. Barne\' gives his uniform allegiance to the Repub- lican party, and has served as a School Director in his district. Aside from this he has never assumed the cares and resposibilities of office. lOBERT B. GRAVES h:is been closely iden- tified with the farming and slock-iaising in- d^% terests of Will County for a quarter of a century, and has been no unimportant factor in extending its agriculture, and thus in promoting the material prosperity of this part of the country. He owns and is successfully managing a fine farm in Plainfield Township, that is well stocked, and is well improved in point of cultivation, and sup- plied with neat and substantial buildings. Mr. Graves is a veteran of the late war, in which he did honorable service as a brave and patriotic soldier, and in commemoration of that eventful peiiod of his life and of his country's history he is now a respected member of the Grand Army of the Re- public, belonging to Bartlesou's Post, No. 6. Our subject's native place is among the beauti- ful hills of Orange County, Vt.. in Williamstown, December 18, 1832, being the date of his birth. He comes of sterling New England stock, and his father, David Graves, was a native of Massachusetts, as was also his father. The latter removed from the old Ba\- State to Vermont in the early years of its settle- ment and .becaiue a pioneer of the State. The father of our subject was but a boy when his par- ents went to the Green Mountain State to hew a new home from the wilderness, and he was there reared and married, Amelia Persons, a native of that State, becoming his wife. He resided in Williams- town until 1845, anil tlien came to Illinois, the re- moval being made with a team to Burlington, and thence by steamer to Whitehall, and from there by way of the Champlain and Erie Canal to Buffalo, and thence by lakes to Chicago, arriving there in September of that 3-ear. He located in Cook County, buying two hundred and fiftj- acres of choice land in Shaumburg, which, including improve- ments, stock and crops, cost him $2,000. He soon became prominent in the public life of the town and assisted in its organization, and was otherwise useful as a citizen. He lived there ten years and then sold his farm advantageoush' and removed to McHenry County', where he bougiit another farm, where he dwelt until 1867, when he sold that place and coming to Plainfield. died in the home of our subject at the good old age of eighty'. four jears. His wife preceded liim in death one year, she also having attained tlie venerable age of eighty-four. The}' reared three children: Daniel, who lives at Ashton, Dak.; Robert B.; William E., a resident of Pevelj-, Mo. Robert Graves was a boy of thirteen j'ears when he came to Illinois with his i)arents. He was reared to the life of a farmer and was activel}' engaged in PORTRAIT AND KIOGkaPHICAL ALBUM. 599 this occupation when the great rebellion broke out In 18C2 ho laid aside his work to take up arms in defense of his country's honor, leaving his pleasant liume and many warm friends to go forth to the linrdships and struggles of a soldier's life. He be- came a member of the Fifth Independent Battery of Illinois Light Artillery, and going South with his coMipan}', took part in several battles and skir- mishes with the enemy. He was an actor in the battle of Kingston, in the siege and capture of Knoxville, Tenn.. and was at the battle at Straw- berry' Plains. In the winter of 18U3-GI he and his comrades were in camp in Tennessee and suffered greatly from the rigors of the cold Januarj* so well remembered by the soldiers. The men were poorly clad, not having drawn an3' clothing since the i)re- ceding Ai)ril. Our subject was protected onl^- by a blouse that was unlined and a thin jiairof pantaloons that were nearly through at the knees. Fortunatel}- they were in a well- wooded countr}', and they were enabled to keep up good fires. After the fall of Atlanta, Mr. Graves joined Thomas' command at Nashville, and during the winter went to W.ashing- lon, D. C, from there tu Alexandria, where he riubarked for Newbern, N. ('., and from there marched to Wiser's Forks, and thence to Golds- lioro, where he once more came under Sherman's command, and was there when .lohnston capitulated. From there his companj- was sent to Greensboro, and thence to Charlotte, and from there to Chi- cago, where it was discharged, July 18, 1865, after three years' faithful and honorable service. After his military experience Mr. Graves came ti> Will County and rented a farm in AVheatland. and in 1808 bought his present farm, which is lo- cated one mile southeast of Plainfield Village. There are one hundred and four acres of excep- tiontilly fine farming land, that is under high culti- vation, is provided with all the necessary machinery, with ample buildings, and is well stocked with horses and cattle of a high grade, Morgans being his favorite in the former, and Ilolsteins in the latter. Mr. Graves has been twice njarried. The maiden name of his first wife was Marilla Ketchum, and they were united in marriage February 22, 1857. She was born in North Adams, Mass., and was a daughter of Levi Ketchum. After a married life of seventeen years this devoted wife and mother was removed from the household over which she had presided so faithfully, her death occurring June 11, 1874. One son was born of her union with our subject — Walter II. Mr. Graves was mar- ried to his present estimable wife, formerly Mari- etta King, September 15, 1875. Mrs. (i raves was born in Erie County, N. Y., a daughter of Al- vin J. and Ann King. She is a good and true woman, and looks carefully after the interests of her family. The home circle is completed by the two children born to her and her husband — Alice A. and Robbie K. Mr. Graves is a man of honor, trulhfulness and strict integritj' in all his business and social rela- tions, and is classed among our most useful and higldy esteemed citizens. He is public-spirited and is actively interested in whatever will advance his adoi)ted town, and takes part in the administra- tion of its civic affairs, doing his shaie to advance it materially, socially' and morally. He is now serving his fourth term as Assessor of the town- ship, discharging the duties of his olHce so ably and impartiall\- as to deserve and receive the com- mendation and confidence of his fellow-citizens. He is a man of sincere and liberal religious views, which find expression in the Universalist faith, and he and his family are members of the society of that denomination in Plainfield. In politics he is a stanch Republican. ^J:^;^t^f^y<^ ■*<-orn in Germany November 22, 1848, and came to America in January, 1872. Of her union with our subject there have been born six children, one of whom died in infancy. The survivors are Ma- tilda, Hermann Jr., Bernhard, Lizzie and Frieda- lien. In politics Mr. Studtm.anu is a stanch Dem- ocrat. He has served as School Director in his district and both he and his wife are members of the German Lutheran Church. He is a go-ahead, enterprising citizen and is rapidly taking i posi- tion among the leading men of his community. ^ ^^-^ ^ ^/_. ON. FRED WILKE, of Beecher, is one of j|j the mo'it prominent men in this part of the ,^ count}'. Not only is he well known as a gen- (^) eral dealer in all kinds of grain, as a farmer and breeder of Holstein cattle, but he has also come before the putilic as an oHicial who has served with credit to himself and his constituents in the legisla- tive halls of the State. He moved to Beecher in the fall of 1889, succeeding to the grain tr.ade of Mr. H. Matthews, deceased. Prior to that time he had resided on his farm, which is located on sections 17 and 18, of the fractional part of Washington Township. The estate comprises three hundred and thirty-five acres, favorably located and well improved, and h.as practieall}' been made what it is 1)V the present owner. The Hon. Fred Wilke wfis born in Westphalia, Germany, March 17, 1829. His father, Herman Wilke, was a native of the same Province and be- longed to a respectable family who were engaged in husbandry. He married Elizabeth Waltman, who h.ad been well and carefully reared, after his marriage settling near their birthplace. When our 614 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. subject was eleven years old tbe wife and mother died, at tbe age of thirtj--niue j-ears. Tbe husband and father survived but tliree years, being tifty- eight years old at the time of bis decease. Both jjirents were active members of the Lutheran Church and endeavored to train their children in paths of usefulness. Their family comprised five children, one of whom died in Germany; the others came to America and three are yet living, two making their home in Will County, III., and the other in Lake Count}-, Ind. After he was old enougii to enter the army our subject served his countrj', according to the custom of that land, his connection with the soldiery being from ISoO to 1852. In the spring of 1854, he em- barked at Bremerhaven on a sailing vessel which anchored at New York Cit}' after a voyage of six weeks. Mr. Wilke went directly to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he found employnnent as a teamster, making that city his home until ISGO. He had visited Will County, 111., in 1857, purchasing land which was slightly improved and upon which he settled in 1860. It was situated on section 17, Washington Township, and is a part of tbe estate now owned by him. The energy' of Mr. Wilke soon gave him a i)r()niiuent position among the farmers and stock-raisers of the vicinity, and ere long be was enabled to add to his landed estate and put the whole place under excellent improvement and cultivation. The first marriage of Mr. Wilke took place in bis native laud, his bride being Jliss Ann Nunker, who was born in the same neighborhood as himself and whose good qualities he thoroughly understood. A year after he had come to America she followed him across the briny deep, joining hira in Cincin- nati, where she died at the birth of her second child who did not long survive. Mrs. Wilke was but twenty-four years old when called from time to eternity. She was a birthright member of the Lutheran Church and had consistently carried out its teaching in her daily life. Her firstborn, Mrs. Lizzie Scheiwe, died at the age of thirtj'-four ye.-irs, leaving three children. The second matrimonial alliance of Mr. Wilke was contracted in Cincinnati, his bride on that oc- casion being Miss Stena Brutl.ng. who w.as born in Westphalia. She was reared to the age of twenty years in her native land and then crossed the ocean alone, coming to Cincinnati, where soon afterward she became the vvife of our subject. She is the mother of two children, one of whom died in in- fancy. The living is a son, H. F., who married Miss Lena Meier, who died leaving one child — Fred. He subsequently married Miss Sophia ^Meier, who, although bearing the sama surname, is not related to bis first wife. This union has been blest by the birth of four children : Emma, Lena, Amelia and Herman. II. F. Wilke now occupies and oper- ates his father's farm in Washington Township. He Is a Republican in politics and he and his wife be- long to the Lutheran Church. The subject of this biographical sketch is now serving as Supervisor and Treasurer of the town- ship, the former of which offices be has held almost continuously since 1870, the onl}^ exception being the time when he was representing the county in the Legislature. He has been Assessor some years and Collector one term. In 1888 he was elected to the State Legislature, where he proved to be a valuable worker for the good of the constituency which he represented and the interest of the count}- at large. His record as a member of committees and a worker on the floor is creditable to himself and those who elected him. He is a sound Repub- lican. He and his wife are active members of the Lutheran Church and nj-ominent in every good work which is going on in the community. The personal traits of ^Ir. Wilke are such as to give him the reputation of a " first-class fellow" and he exerts an extended influence for all that is moral and elevating. - o^o ■ RIAS EICHELBAR6ER, a Pennsylvanian by birth, has been associated with the farmers and stock-raisers of Illinois for sever.al years, and has been much prospered in his agricultural undertakings and is now the owner of a large and well conducted farm on section 4. DuPnge Town- ship. Our subject is a native of Lancaster County, Pa., born April 23, 1839. to John and Susan Eich- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 615 elbarger, who were likewise natives of that State and were of German descent. His fatlier is now deceased. His mother, who is between seventy and eightj- years of age, makes her home in Nap- erville, this State. Our subject is the oldest son in the family of whom the following survive: Trias; John, living in Kansas, (Dickenson County); ]Mar}% wife of Joscpii Taylor, of Du Page Town- ship. Urias Eichelbarger was reared in tlie place of his birth and at the youthful age of twelve j'ears, left tiie parental home to make his own way in the world. He lived out with a farmer until he was fifteen years old and then began to learn the blacksmith's trade, serving an apprenticeship of three years. At the expiration of that time he opened up asuiith}' in his native county and car- ried on his calling for several years. After aban- doning that trade for a short time, he engaged in marketing, buying butter, eggs and other farm l)roduce. He then began farming for himself in Lancaster County and carried on agriculture there for three years. In 1869, he came to Illinois and for a j'ear and a half resided in Naperville, Du Page County, where he worked as a journeyman blacksmith. After that he again- took up farming and pursued the calling as a renter in Wheatland Township for eleven years. At the expiration of that time he purchased his present farm in DuPage Township. This comprises three hundred and forty seven acres of land which is under fine til- lage and exceptional improvement, its fields yielding rich- harvests and it is provided with con- veniently arranged buildings. Mr. Eichelbarger acquired this property solely by the exercise of those faculties that make him an intelligent per- severing, industrious member of society. During these 3'ears of labor Mr. Eichelbargeii. has not been without the assistance of a capable wife who has labored by his side since their mar- riage in 1859. Mrs. Eichelbargcr's maiden name was Martha Eshleuian and she, like her husband, is of Penns3'lvania origin. They have five children living, namely : John, Abraham, George,Susan, wife of James Brossman,and Amanda. Mr. Eichelbarger is in everj' sense a live, wide- awake man, of strong common sense, and a keen insight into the best methods of conducting agri- culture to the best advantage, as is attested by the fine condition of his farm. In politics he is a firm believer in liie policy of the Republican party and supports it by voice and vote. He served three years as Road Commissioner of DuPage Township, and has been School Director of his district a numlicr of years and in both capacities has aided in advancing the best interests of the Community with CDmniendable public spirit. ^, ARMOX V. FRAZER. This venerated cit- izen of Homer Township is approaching ^ the seventy-fourth j-ear of his age, having % been born October 6, 1816, and his native State was New York. His parents were James G. and Polly (Hawkins) Frazer, natives of Connecti- cut, whence they emigrated to Monroe County, N. Y., settling near the town of Pittsford. Later in life they joined their children in this county, and spent their last days in Homer Township. There was born to them a family of five sons and four daughters, nine in all, and Harmon V. was tiie third in order of birth. He lived in his native State until about thirty-four years old. In the meantime Mr. Frazer was married in Pittsford, N. Y., September 16, 1847, to Miss Sa- mantha Warren. In October, 1849, they came to this county and settled in Homer Township, of which they have since been residents. Mrs. Fra- zer was born April 3, 1825, in Pitcher, Chenango County, N. Y., and was the second in a family of ten children, five of whom are living. Her par- ents, Ely and Sarah (Ferguson) Warren, were na- tives of New York and spent their last years in that State. Mr. Frazer's farm comprises one hundred and twenty acres of good land, which through his management has become very fertile, yielding the richest crops in Northern Illinois. He has neat and substantial buildings, and by the assistance of his good wife has been enabled to accumulate a , competence for their declining years. They have 616 PORTRAIT AND hlOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. no chilch-en. In politics Mr. Frazer gives his un- divided suppoit to tlie Piohibiliuii party, being totally opposed to the manufacture and sale of in- toxicating liquors. lie and his wife are |)roini- ncntly connected with the Methodist Episcopal t'hr.rch, and enjoy the friendshiii and acquaintance of the best lesidcnts of the county, who have known them long and well and learned to appre- ciate them for their sterling worth. Mr. Frazer is genial and hospitable, while his estimable wife is in no wise lacking in those qualities which have gained them a good position in their community, where thej' are universally spoken of as being among the most worthy. ^ETER CHRISTENSEN owns and occupies an excellent farm on section 5, Jackson Township. Being under the control of a man whose life has been spent in agricult- ural employment and who is ambitious to excel, it is thoroughly tilled and well managed in everj' particular. The buildings upon it are above the average and the whole makes up a home which might well please a more ambitious man than our subject. The life of Mr. Christensen has been marked by no remarkable events and his history is only that of one who quietly pursues the labor which he has chosen and fnuis his chief pleasure beneath his own roof-tree. He was born in Denmark June 4, 1846, remaining in his own country until the summer of 1869, when he embarked on an outward-bound vessel. He landed in New York City and thence came to Illinois, selecting Will County as his future home. For two years he worked by the month in Channahon Township, after which he rented the farm which he still occupies and which is owned by his wife and her sister Sarah. In this township, December 28, 1880, IMr. Clii-is- tensen was united in marriage with Miss Nancy M. Hemphill, daughter of the late James and Uachael (Porter) Hemphill. The bride's parents were old settlers of this county, having come hither in 1835 from Fountain County, Ind., where they had been living a few years. To that region they had gone from Adams County, Ohio. Their home in this county was made in Jackson Township, where they lived until their death. Mr. Hemphill died during the latter part of the Civil War, his wiartmentsare conspicuous figures in mechanical and financial circles. The gentleman above named has been foreman of the round house of the Michigan Central Railroad for nearly twenty years and enjoys the friendship and con- 618 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. fidcnce of the officeis of the road, who consider liim a valuable member of their corps. He bears the reimtation of a thorough mechanic and his faithfulness has stood the test of j'ears. Such has been his industrj- that not a month's pay has been missed in all the j-ears of his service as foreman, and in a capacity previousl.y occupied. Mr. Ballance was born in the Dominion of Can- aeen engaged off and on in the meat mar- ket and agricultural business for a term of j-ears, be- ing fortunate in his business enterprises. For the last five years his brother Peter, has been his chief assistant, although he operated with him con- siderablj' previous to this time. He is the owner of the National Hotel Block, in which his market is situated and he has other improved property on Joliet and Chicago Streets, and also farm propert}'. Mr. Adler cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln and voted for three Republican Presidents thereafter; then feeling that he had reason to change his views, he allied himself with the Democratic part}', of which he is a stanch sup- porter. He is a man prompt to meet his obliga- tions, and occui)ies no secondary position among the business men of his adopted city, lie has represented the .Sixth "Ward in the City Council four years, but otherwise has refrained from as- suming the responsibilities of office. Mr. Adler was married January 13, 1«C6, to Miss Emily Erliard. Mrs. Adler was born in Jul}', 1842, in Joliet, and is the daughter of George and Louisa (Perilot) Erhard. who were natives of Ger- many and earl}' settlers of this county, to which the}' came in 1835. They are now deceased. To Ml. and Mrs. Adler there have been born eleven children, of whom only seven are living, namely: Louisa, Jacob, Emilj", Lawrence, Michael, Patricia M. and Catherine. They form a bright and inter- esting group aud will be given the best advantages the citj' affords from an educational point of view. Mr. and Mrs. Adler are connected with St. John's Catholic Church, whose church edifice Mr. Adler assisted materially in building, and he has always contributed liberall}' to the support of the society. The family occupies a neat, modern residence on South Chicago Street,and they number their friends by the score among the people where they have lived for so many vears. *^^E HELDON YOUNG. A list of the old set- tlers of this count}- would be incomplete without the above name, which is borne by one of Jackson Township's most intel- ligent and public-spirited citizens. He is one of the older members of a large family born to Phillip and Sarah (Teeple) Young. His father was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., and died in Oneida County. His mother was born in Schoharie County, and there breathed her last. In the county which w:is his father's birthplace he of whom we write was born, December 3, 1 820, and continued to live until the fall of 1838, when he became a citizen of Illinois. After reaching this State, Mr. Young determined to make Will County his future home and at once began his residence in Jackson Township. His taste led him to adopt the vocation of farming which he has been successfully pursuing from early life. His home is a pleasantly located farm, upon which good buildings have been erected and other iiuprovemenls made, and many fond memories cluster about it. To it he brought his bride not long after their marriage, and here an interesting family has grown up about him; here also some griefs have befallen him, some of his offspring having been removed from him by death, and his true hearted wife having here breathed her last, June 28, 1887. The lady whose sterling qualities won the regard of Mr. Young in his early manhood, bore the name of Eliza Hougham. She was born in Ohio, August 18, 1822, aud came to this county about 1839, rid- ing about one hundred and fifty miles on horseback with her father. The latter, Jonathan Hougham, dieil in Indiana, her mother having also breathed her last in that State, in Parke County. Miss Hougham became the wife of our subject Decem- ber 1. 1842, the marriage rites being celebrated in Jackson Township. They became the parents of xri- ^w^;i PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 627 twelve children, eight of whom reached mature years and seven of whom are yet living. The children were named Ara B., Nancy A., Lana A., Jonathan. John S., Albert L., Laura, Mary E., Elmnia, Julia E., Mattio E., and Walter H. Of the surviving members of this farail}' circle we note the following: Ara is now living in Min- den, Neb.; Lana is the wife of E. D. Williams; Mar3' E., is the wife of Levi H. Eib; Emma is the wife of Marion Palmer; Julia married Robert Eaton; JIaltie is the wife of Frank Pierce; Walter, who IS still at home, possesses a fine education being a graduate of Browu'sUaiversity, at Prov- idence, K. I. Mr. Young's abilities have been made useful to his fellow men, whom he has served as Supervisor, Road Commissioner and School Trus- tee, for many years having been incumbent of the last named position. In politics he is a Democrat. lie belongs to the Baptist Church of which his wife was also a member. ^^EORGE WHITTIER. Of the enterprising ill ,— -, citizens of Joliet who liave been called ^^^ from the active scenes of life, none have been better itnown perhaps or more sincerely mourned than Mr. Whittier. His portrait, which we are pleased to present on the opposite page, represents a gentleman whose long and successful business career in the city of Joliet gained for him the reputation of being honest, public spirited and generous. His business qualifications were fine, while as a neighbor and friend it was universally conceded tliat he held the good will of the commu- nity in which lie lived, always assisting those in need and ever having a kind word for those around him. A marked trait of his character was, that whenever he pledged himself to any obligation or the performance of any task, lie never failed to redeem his pledge. This gentleman was born in Sommersworth, N. H., November 27, 1830, his parents being Jo- seph and Nancy (Locke) Whittier. When he was si.x years of age his parents moved from that State to the land of Penn, locating in Philadelphia, Pa., but with that restlessness which characterizes Americans as a rule, before many years had passed, they made another cliange of residence. For a time they resided in Penobscot, Me., whence the father came to Illinois in 1859, and established him- self in the lime business. Hither the son, our subject, came two years later and joined his father in the enterprise, in which success crowned their efforts. After a worthy and honorable life the father was called hence, August 12, 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-five years, eight months and eleven days. He had thus almost rounded out a full centur}', .and his life W!is filled with good deeds and worthy actions. Starting in life poor, he seemed to have taken for his motto, " Either I will find a way or make one." In his honorable endeavors he was successful and prosperous. Joseph Whittier was a cousin of the far-famed poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, whom Americans delight to honor and whose fame has penetrated distant lands. Unto Joseph and Nancy Whittier were born the following children, besides George, our subject: Samuel, now a resident of New Brunswick; Joseph, who is engaged in the lumber trade in East Saginaw, Jlich.; Mrs. Adeline Buffom, deceased ; Mrs. Lydia Jones, whose husband is an attornej' in Bangor, iMe.; Charles, of San Jose, Cal.; Mrs. Eliza Wahyorth, wife of a Univor- salist minister in Baltimore, Md.; and Mrs. Ellen Smith, of SanDiego, Cal. A few months after the death of the father, our subject also passed to rest November 10, 1889, and now lies buried in Oakwood Cemeterj-, Joliet. He left a widow and three children, daughteis, to mourn their loss. Many friends also h.ad been made during the years of his residence in Joliet. lie had, politicallj-, been a stanch Democrat, and socially, was welcomed in the best circles of the city. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah M. Lindsay, and their wedding ceremon}- was cele- brated at the home of the bride's parents, James and Eliza (Purrington) Lindsay, February 10, 1854. James Lindsa}^ followed the occupation of a cooper and farmer, and unto him and liis wife were born the following children: Henry H., now a resident of Lincoln, Me.; Mrs. Eliza E. Hasey, in Joliet; Mrs. Lucy Severance, also of Lincoln, Me.; 628 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and Mrs. Wliittier. The latter was born in the Pine Tree State, in the town of Chester, .Tanuarj' 16, 1832. Her marriage with our subject was lilessert by the birth of tluee eliibb'en — Mrs. Ange- line Stedman, of Oak Park, now a i)urt of Ciiicago; Mrs. Lucy M. Way man, of Chicago, and Miss Claire, wlio is 3'et with her mother. The widow and daughter occupy the homestead, where tlie\' enjoy tiie fruits of a life tliat w.as spent in provind the limits of the kingdom, but grew to womanhood within it, her parents having settled there when she was quite young. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bat- termann remained in the city, working hard, and rearing a family of three sons and one daughter, onr subject being the youngest son. When he had reached a proper age to learn a trade, our subject served an apprenticeship of three years as a weaver, after which he worked as a jour- neyman for a short time. The accounts which had reached his ears of the country beyond the sea, convinced him thai a broader field for life's labors was to be found in the United States, and he de- termined to come hither and make himself a home. Accordingl3^ on March I t, 1847, lie took pass.age at Bremorhaven on a sailer, and after a tedious voyage of several weeks landed in New York City, anchorage being made June 6. After making ar- rangements for coming \Vest, he went to Albany', and there took passage on a canal boat, but tiring of the trip, lie disembarked, and began work as a laborer, earning money with which to reach Chi- cago. When he arrived in this country, he was in debt *lil, but he has since made a comfortable little fortune, doing it all by his own persistent ef- forts. The comfortable homo which he jiossesses is not only a pleasant abiding place for his own later years, but he looks forward to its being the home of his children after he is gone. It became his home in 1852, for three years prior to which date he had lived in Cook County, allhduuli he did not purchase land until after he had come here, previously working as a farm laborer. After he had been in this country some years, his |)aronts came to America with an older son, finally reach- ing this county, where both died when about sev- enty' years of age. They were life-long and active members of the Lutheran Church, and worthy people, who left to their descendants an honored name. The wife of C. Battermann w.as born in Bremer- liaven, (iermany, on Christmas day, 1833. She is the third child am! second daughter of Herman and Johanna (Steffen) Doesclier, and one of a family of six children. A fuller account of her family is to be found in the biography of Herman N. Doescher, on another jiage in this volume. Slie was ten3'ears of age when her parents came to the I'nited States, their settlement being made in Lake County, Ind., where she grew to womanhood, acquir- ing useful habits and an estimable character. Her PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 629 marriage to our subject was celebrated in this county-, October 10, 1852, and has been blessed by the birth of nine children. The daughter — .Tohanna — died in infanc.y. The record of the surviving children is as follows: Herman married Anna Barger, and is farming near Brunswiclj, Lake County, Ind.; Henry, who is a harness-maker in Dyer, Ind., married Lena Richard; Edward, a blacksmith at Hobart, Ind., married Carrie Richard ; Charles is at home, oi>erating the farm ; Albert mar- ried Lena Olstermier, and their home is on a farm in Lake County. Ind.; Henrietta is the wife of diaries Berger, a harness-maker in Hobart, Ind.; Matilda is still living under the parental roof; August is an engineer .and blacksmith, living in Hobart, Ind. In politics Mr. liattermann is a sound Republi- can, and his six sons are equally stanch in their support of that party. He and his wife are active members of the Lutiieran Church. The financial prosperity of Mr. Battermann is due to those quali- ties which win respect from one's associates, and his moral character and intelligence add to liie repu- tation in which he is held. ^ IfcHJJAM M. CLOSV^ is the son of one of the \/jJ// most prominent pioneer families of Will W^ County, who located in Wheatland Town- ship in an early day of its settlement, and ever since tlie name has been closely connected with its de- velopment and material prosperity, its present representative wearing worthily the mantle of his sire. As a wide-awake, intelligent and progressive farmer and stock-raiser, our subject bears an im- portant part in sustaining and extending the great agricultural interests of liis native county. He owns a farm on section 14, that compares favorably in all respects with the best in this locality. Our subject was born December 18, 1850, in tliis county, a son of the late Robert and Rosanna ( McMicken) Clow, natives of Scotland. The fatiicr of our subject came to this country in 1837 with his father's family, his mother liaving died in the old country. Tiiey first located in New York State and remained tiiere till 1843, when they came to Will County. The family were among the first settlers of the county, and purchased a large tract of wild prairie, comprising nearly one thousand acres of land for which was paid $1.25 per acre. Robert Clow, the father of our subject, became a prominent man in this part of the county, both in its public life and in promoting the growth of its agricultural interests, and in his death September 15, 1888, the county lost one of its most revered pioneers. He had always displayed great public spirit and substantially aided all schemes for the improvement of the county or township. He served as Justice of the Peace and as Supervisor of Wheatland Township, fulfilling the duties thus im- posed upon him witli marked ability. In his poli- tics lie was a Republican and used his inlluence to promote the interests of tlie party. The mother of our subject was born in 1825, and is now pleas- antly passing her declining years in the home of her son, John B. Clow, in this township. The parents of our suliject had eight children of whom the following five still survive: William M.; Ellen J., wife of Charles H. Farqubar of Chi- cago; Adam S. a resident of Wheatland Township; John B.,also of this township; Rose, wife of IL 11. Highland of this township. The names of those deceased are: Sarah IL, Grace M., and Racliael. William, the subject of this sketch, grew to a manly vigorous manhood amid the pioneer influ- ences that still obtained in this county during his 3'outh. A bright, apt scholar, he was given excel- lent educational advantages, receiving the rudi- ments of his education in the district schools of Wheatland Township, and subsequently entered Clark Seminary, now known as Jcnning's Seminar3' in Aurora, 111., where he pursued a fine course of study that will be a lielp to him in any calling iu which he is engaged. He first entered the teacher's profession and for two terms taught school success- fully. But having a natural taste for the vocation to which he had been reared, he then turned to it, and has since devoted his time to agricultural pur- suits, and is actively engaged in farming and stock- raising. He owns a farm of two hundred and thirty acres, all of which is under cultivation, is highly f.rio l^ORTRAIT AND BIoaRAPHICAL ALBUM. improved, ami witli its coiiimoilioiis. weli-nppoinled buildings and vicli liarvest fields, is one of tlie most desirable pieces of properlj' in tiiis part of tiie county. In his marriage in 1871, with Miss Eliza V. Cherry, Mr. Clow secured the blessing of a true wife who is devoted to the interests of her famil\-. Four children liave come to them : Ida G., Robert C, Anne L.. and Charles II. Mrs. Clow is a native of the ci(y of Buffalo, N. Y., and a daughter of Moses and Sarah A. (Mills) Cherry, of that city, both of whom are now dece.ised. William Clow brings to his work a fine equip- ment of brain. energ3', readiness of resource, and adaptability to circumstances that make him an in- fluence in promoting the financial prosperit}' of his native count}'. His genial nature and general up- rightness of character have won him man}' friends, and with his wife he stands among the first people of the community. In his politics, Mr. Clow is a member of tiie Democratic party. He has taken part in pulilic affairs as Township Clerk one .year, and as Road Commissioner of Wheatland Township, and in both capacities proved himself to be a sa- gacious and faithful civic official. .^ ENRY SPANGLER is the fortunate owner of a good farm, pleasantly located one mile from the village of Flainfield, th.at is sup- plied with substantial buildings, good ma- chinery, is under excellent cultivation, and is otherwise well improved. Our suhjeet is a Penn- sylvanian Iw birlli, born in Potter Township, Cen- tre Count}', January 2.5, 1834. Ilis father, John Spangler, was a native of the same State, born, it is thought, in Lancaster County, and his fat'ier, Peter Spangler, is supposed to have been a native of the same county, born of German parentage. He removed to Centre County in an early d.\v of its stttlement and became a pioneer of Potter Township, where he bought and iijiproved a tract of land, and was engaged in farming thereon the remain,Z^! owner of two hundred and seventy-three acres of valuable lrtnple. We clip the following, in regard to IMr. Akin, from the Joliet RopuhUcan: "Both in public and private life iMr. Akin was held in high respect and admiration. As a luisband, none were more lov- ing and kind. As a father, he trained his chil- dren to be men and women of the world, and able to fill their parts in tlie phiy of life. As a citizen. Mr. Akin has left a bright and honorable record, and yet, though he has p.assed from among us, he left behind las better part — tiie legacy of his hon- orable example." /ILLLVM E. HENRY. Examples of per- sistence in a chosen vocation and of hon- est labor followed by success, are numer- ous, and it is ever a pleasure to record the lives of tliose who furnish them. A portrait of the sub- ject of this biographical record appears on the opposite page. He is one of those men who have spent many years in one calling and whose lives are marked by honorable dealing and moral iirinciple. He is now engaged in the real-estate business at Joliet, where he has long resided. Joseph and Nancy (Apgar) Henry, the parents of our subject, were of German descent and natives of New Jersey, in which State the father was en- gaged In farming. He died at the age of about sixty 3'ears, and his wife passed away in 1864. Their family comprised three sons and four daugli- ters, of whom the subject of this sketch is the first born. George died at the age of nineteen years ; Jacob A., is living in Joliet; Mrs. Lydia A. Lowe resides in Fredericksburg, Ohio; Mrs. Rebecca Swackhammer lives In New Jersey; Mrs. Catherine Washburn, now deceased, resided in Massachusetts; Mrs. Ellen White, a widow, lives in Joliet. The subject of this sketch opened his eyes to the light in New Germantown, Hunterdon County, N. J., November 24, 1820, and passed his boyhood days in his native Slate. At the age of twent}' years he began his career as a railroad man by ob- taining a position in the track department of the Hartford o. He handles all grades of hard coal together with the Wilmington and Indiana block coal. His boyhood was passed upon a farm, and in the pursuit of agriculture he was engaged until 18.S8, when he established his present business. His natiue is an energetic one, and his early train- ing developed those traits which are needful to a successful business career and secured for him the practical education without which a man can scarcely succeed. Mr. Hlogg is still quite young, having been born June 22, 1851. His birthplace was Norwich, Eng- land, his parents removing to Lockport, III,, when he was about six years of age, and he is the oldest of six sons and two ihuighters born to them. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen organi- zation and of the First Presbj'terian Church. His |)rivatc character is above reproach, while in knowl- edge of general topics and current events he keeps pace with the times. The estimable lady who pre- sides over his cozy home is the daughter of one of Will County's wealthy farmers, whose home is at Plainlield. Her maiden name was Mary Ann Goodson, and her parents were William and Sarah Goodson, whose voyage across the Atlantic was their wedding journey. Mr. and ]\Irs. Blogg were married February 14, 1877, and are the parents of one child, Mabel. The parents of our subject are John and Maria (Hilling) Blogg, natives of England, whence they came to America in 1857. In England John Blogg 642 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was a farm laborer and had spent twenty'- one years in the employ of one man. Koat;hing the rnittd States he located at Lockport, 111., spending some years in the emploj' of .lohu Fiddymcnt. He then engaged in farming for himself, first as a renter and later as the owner of real estate. The brothers and sisters of onr subject are: AVilliam, whose home is in Florence, Will Connty; Mrs. Sai-ah Faulkner of Wilmington, this county; Edward, an engineer in the wire works at Lockport; Samuel, an engineer in .Toliet; Mrs. Mary Dickson of Lock- port; Albert lives in Wilmington; George and Henr}' reside in Florence. HAUL?:S F. BLOOD. Tiiis gentleman ncelood was a harness-maker by trade but, in 1834, upon leaving the Clreen Mountain State, emigrated to New York and engaged in farming. He served with distinction in the Patriot War and was prom- inent in local affairs, serving as School Treasurer and Commissioner and occuiiying other positions of trust. Sojourning in New York State until 1869 the father of our subject then deciding to push on further westward, emigrated to Jasper County, Ind., where he followed farming until his death, in Sep- tember, 1889. He was a good man in the broadest sense of the term and made for himself an honora- ble record for integrity and usefulness. The mother deiiarted this life at the old homestead in Indisna, in 1887. Eleven children comprised the parental family, embracing four sons and seven daughters. IMr. Blood was the second son of his [jai'ents, and at the breaking out of the Civil War enlisted when only a jouth of seventeen years in the Tenth New York Cavahy. lie gave a faithful service of three years to his country, serving under (Jens. Stone- man, PleasauLon and Sheridan, in Kilpatrick's Bri- gade. He was with the latter at the capture of Pickett's Division and fought at Gettj'sburg and Antietam, following the army of the Potomac in all of its great movements and when it covered itself with glory. At Trevilian Station, Va., he was wounded in the foot, but not so seriously asio prevent his continuance with his regiment. He endured with fortitude the various hardshii)s and privations of army life, and at the expiration of his term of service received an honorable discharge. Returning now to his old home in New York State, Mr. Blood resumed his studies in the acad- emy, where he remained one 3 ear. He then came to this couni3', locating in Plainfield in 1868 and engaged in butchering. Later he went to his father's home in Indiana where he sojourned two years. In the meantime he was married, June 29, 1871, to Miss Caroline Foncannon. This lady was born in Montezuma, Ind., in 1848, and was the daughter of an old soldier of the late war who gave up his life for his country. Immediately after marriage the 30ung couple came to Joliet and Mr. Blood bscame the employe of J. D. Paige in the bottling works, where he continued until 1879. Being called upon now to discharge the duties of Assistant Township Assessor of Joliet Township, Mr. Blood entered upon the duties of this position which he held three years. Next he was made en- gineer of the City Fire Department and was thus occupied until the spring of 1888. Still advanc- ing, he was next ajjpointed Chief of Police, and in- troduced many reforms in connection with the force, which under his supervision increased in numbers and efficiency. At the close of his police duties, in June, 1890, he formed a partnership with T. P. Houghton, and commenced dealing in coal. Jacob Spaulding. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 645 coke, etc. His business headquarters are at Nd. 731. Washington Street, and his patrons are num- bered among tlie leading residents of tlie city. To IMr. and Mrs. Blood there has been born a family of six interesting children, the eldest of whom, a son, Harry, died when four years old. The survivors are Otto, Ernest, Christine, Horace and Myra. They occupy a snug home on Bluff Street and enjoy the association of many friends. Mr. Blood belongs to Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F. at Lockport, and Bartleson Post, No. 6, G. A. R. at Joliet, also Lodge No. 2, U. V. U. at Joliel. . ^at •! > ►^^IM- m \^AC()B SPAULDING is distinguished as being the oldest living jtioneer of AVheat- land Township, where he has made his home for nearly half a century, and it gives us pleasure not only to record his life in this volume, but also to present his portrait on the opposite pnge. He is a farmer and stock-raiser, carrying on his business at his well-appointed farm on section •21, so as to derive a good income therefrom, and, free from the necessity of constant labor that beset his early years, he can enjoy the fruits of a well-spent life as it declines toward its close. Mr. Spaulding was born in Norfolk Count}, England, August 23, 1810, to Jacob and Mary Spaulding, who were also natives of that country. The early years of his life wei-e spent in the land of his nativity, and lie was reared as a farmer and laborer, receiving but few advantages in the line of education while he remained on his native soil. After coming to this countrj' he attended the evening schools in this State, and acquired the rudiments of an education. In 1836 he took his life and fortunes in his own hands and emigrated to America, taking passage at Yarmouth on a sail- ing-vessel, and after a voyage of eight weeks and four days landing in Quebec, Canada. He did not, however, make a lengthy stay in the Queen's domin- ion, but crossed the border to Jefferson County, N. Y. After working there as a farm hand for a few months, Mr. Spaulding then took up his residence in Onondaga County. He was there for some three years, working as a farm hand, and in 1840 sought the pioneer State of Illinois. He hired out here for the lirst summer, but the next summer, being more independent, he began farming on shares. He w^as thus eng.iged for two seasons, and finally settled on his present farm in 1844. This he had purchased the3'ear before from the Govern- ment, paying §1.25 an acre for the eighty acres that then comprised his homestead. When he settled on it the surrounding country was very sparsely inhabited, and his farm was in a lonely place, there being no other house between it and Plainfield. A furrow had not been turned on the land, and our subject had to begin at the very beginning and evolve his farm from the wild prairie, the land being just as the Indians had left it. A great deal of pioneer work has been accom- plished by the systematic labor of Mr. Spaulding, and under his skillful hand the farm has become finely improved; he has added to its acreage until he now has one hundred and sixty acres of as fer- tile and finely tilled farming land as may be found in the township. Here he and his wife have built up a substantial home, supplied with all the nec- essities and comforts of life. To this good woman who presides over his. household, Mr. Spaulding was united in marriage January 1, 1848. Mrs. Spaulding's maiden name was Jane Vinson, and she was born in Cornwall County, England, Febru- ary 13, 1827. Iler parents were William and Mary (Corry) Vinsen, natives of England. In 1833, when Mrs. Spaulding was in her sixth year, she accompanied her parents to America, sailing from Bedford, and after a voyage of eleven weeks land- ing on Prince Edward Island. Ori the very next trij) of the vessel in which their journey had been made, she sank about a half mile from Charlotte- town, Prince Edward Island, but another ship rescued her passengers. The family lived on the Island until 1844, and in that year came to Illinois p.nd resided in Kendall County for a short time. To Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding have been born ten children, six of whom are still living — Martha, wife of Lansing Lockwood ; Edmund; Flora, wife of Hugh Lemmer; Cora, wife of Lewis Harford ; 646 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Frank; and Nina E., wife of James Peck. The names of Uie deceased children are: Jacob W., Mary P., Ricliard W. and Charles H. Coming here wlien in the prime of a vigorous manliood, and liaving passed so many of the yv>ars of his life here, Mr. Spaulding is well known and is greatly esteemed, his reputation for vei-acity, integrity, and unostentatious piety being of the highest. As School Director and as Librarian of tiie Library, which positions he has held for several jears, educational matters have received careful attention from him. He was at one time Pound Master. He and his wife are among the most res- pected members of the Baptist Church, and lead consistent Christian lives. "vw)OHN FRIDLEY. This gentleman is one of those residents of Florence Township whose position demonstrates the ability which as (^^' farmers and financiers have marked their lives. Beginning his worldly career as a poor man on rented land, he has accumulated a large share of this world's goods, including a fine tract of two hundred and thirty-seven acres of productive land. It is situated on section 9, and attracts more than a passing glance from the |)asser-by on account of the large barns and other good out- buildings that adorn it, the neatness and order manifested in all its parts, and the homelike and well bnilt residence, under wliose roof one is sure that geniality and good cheer abound. Mr. Fridle}" was born in .Switzerland, in Febru- ary, 1822, and is a son of Jacob and Mary Frid- ley, who spent their entire lives in that romantic land. The familj' is of German stock, as are most of the residents of the section of Switzerland in which tiiey lived. He of wiiom we write is the sixth child of a famil}' of nine sons and daughters. In his native land he was reared and remained un- til he was thirty-three years old. He then em- barked for America acconipanied by his bride, and made his home in Joliet for a few months. In 1850 he removed to Reed's Grove, Jackson Town- ship, where he prosecuted his labors until 1870, at which time he removed to the farm he now occu- pies. On this tract of land he has made the ex- cellent improvements that mark it as the home of a man of energy and good judgment. The lad^- who on November 28, ISaS, became the wife of our subject, was known in her maiden- hood as Miss Mary Yonker. She was born in Switzerland in 1829, and still lives to enjoy with husband and children the comforts earned by3'ears of industry and prudence. The only son of our subject and his wife is John F., who on January 4, 1884, married Miss ]\Iattie A. Y'ouker, of Mor- ris; he remains at the old home assisting his father in the care of the estate. The only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fridley is Mar}- A. This lady on October 14, 1885, became the wife of Benjamin Yonker, of IMorris, a half brother of her sister in- law. They are now living on a farm in the same township ;is her (jarents. The vote and influence of Mr. Fridley was given to tlie Republican party in whose principles he is a firm believer. He be- longs to the Evanglical Church. Not only bj- his associate members, but by .all to whom he is known, he is respected for his uprightness and ability, while the members of his family are likewise re- garded with favor by their acquaintance. ITZ J. ROBINS, one of the oldest settlers of Wheatland, did good service as a pio- neer of the county in the early years of its settlement, actively assisting in the development of its rich .agricultural resources, and is now enjoying the fruits of his earl3' labors in his pleasant home, finely located on section 27, on one of the best cultivated farms in the township. Mr. Robins is an Englishman b}' birth, his native place being on the Isle of AVight in the English Channel, where he was born October 2, 1826, to James and Sarah (Holly) Robins. His paternal grandfather was Joseph Robins. The subject of this sketch is the fourth child in his father's familj', and passed the early years of his childhood on his native isle, remaining an in- mate of the parental household till liis sixteenth PORTRAIT AND BIO(iRA.PHICAL ALBUM. 647 year. He was tlien apprenticed to a general car- pet, ter and wagon -maker in Devonshire, England, and had seri'ed for two years to learn the trade. Ambitious to see something mf)re of life .nnd to visit this country, of which he had heard so much, thinking that his prospects of earning something more than a mere livelihood would be better here than in the land of his liirth, he emigrated to the United States in 1843, taking passage at South- ampton on a sailing vessel, and after a voyage of about five weeks, landing in New York City. He came directl}' to Illinois and for a short time worked at his trade in Chicago. Observing the many advantages that the remarkably fertile soil of Illinois gave to the farmer, he aljandoned his calling to give attention to agricultural pursuits, and in the fall of 1845, located on his present farm. This was at the time in a wild condition, he being the first white man to locate on it. His first work was to erect a small frame house, one and one half story in height and 16x20 feet in dimensions, which lie made his home for a iiuinber of j'ears. In 1871 he remodeled and added to it and made his pres- ent commodious, conveniently arranged dwelling. His farm comprises one hundred and twent^'-five acres of land, which, he has placed under good cul- tivation and has supiilied with excellent improve- ments. October 2, 1851, Mr. Robins and ISHss Elizabeth Kinh'y were united in marriage. She is a native of Prince Edward Island, born July 3, 1832, and a daughter of William and Ann (Allen) Kinley. Her father was a native of the Isle of Man and her mother was born in Nova Scotia, both being descendants of a sterling English ancestry. T'o.Mr. and Mrs. Robins has been born a large f:unil3'~of childrei;, of whom the following eight survive : William K.,a resident of Cherokee Count}', Iowa; Alfred M.; Idell C, wife of R. S. Sager, of Story County, Iowa; Lucy A., wife of M. J. Ken- son, of Story County, Iowa; Ethel M., wife of J. C. E3'er; Eva I., wife of Albert Lemer, Buena Vista, Iowa; Russell C, and Bertha: The names of the deceased children are Georgiua, Lizzie, John J. and James. Through his long residence here Mr. Robins is well-known, and he is regarded as a thoroughly good man, whose life is guided by principles of rectitude and unswerving integrity, whose loyal citizenship is an honor to the place, and whose will- ing helpfulness and roundabout common sense makes him a good neighbor and a safe counselor. He favors all schemes for improving his adopted township, and did good service as Road Commis- sioner in the term that he held the office. He is a Prohibitionist in politics. * He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church at Plainfield, and cheerfully give their support to every good work that is carried on b}' its pastor and members. /^ APT. EDWARD McALLISTER is classed [ iP^ among the leading farmers of Plainfield, ^^^' where he has a farm that in point of culti- vation and general improvement is considered one of the most desirable in the township. Our sub- ject is a Cue representative of the citizen-soldiers of the United States who fought in the late war and saved the Union from dissolution, and he won an honorable record as an intelligent, brave soldier and etticient leader. The Captain was born in the town of Salem, Washington County, N. Y., December 24, 1828. His father, William McAllister, was a native of the same town, and a son of the Hon. Hamilton Mc- Allister, a native of Scotland. He wiis born and reared in that country, and came from there to America accompanied by two brothers,one of whom settled in Philadelphia and the other in New York. The grandfather of our subject was agent for a company of large land-owners, and held power of attorney' to do business for them. He was one of the three fiisl white men who ever set- tled at Salem, where he took up a tract of timber land and cleared a fine farm. He soon began to take a leading part in public life, and was one of the foremost citizens of Washington County. He was its first Sheriff, and represented the county in the State Legislature. That was the time when each member had to pay his own expenses, and as money was scarce, many of the legislators had to resort to various expedients to foot their bills, C18 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and it is told of iiira Ibat Ids faithful wife made butter and sent it to Alban}- to pay his board. In the early days of settlement of the county there were no mills, and on one occasion bis wife took a sack of wheat on horseback by an Indian trail to Albany, forty miles distant. The maiden name of the grandmother of our subject, was Sarah Dick, and she was born in Ireland, and was of Scotch ancestry. The father of our subject grew to stalwart man- hood in his native county, and followed agricul- ture all his days, placing himself among the most substantial and well-to-do farmers of the county. He inherited a part ol the old li )mestcad and bought out the interest of the other heirs in it, antl there his entire life was passed in tranquillitj' and prosperity. The maiden name of his wife was Anna Shoudler, and sue was also boru in Wash- ington Count}-. Her father, Andrew Shoudler, is thought to have been a native of tlie same county, his ancestry originating in Holland, lie was a farmer and also kept a tavern on the Troy and Whitehall Iload. He spent his last years on a farm. The mullier of our subject died on the old homestead eight ye:irs after his father de[)arted this life. To that worthy couple were born six chil- (hei\, live of whom were reared to maturity. Archi- bald was a pioneer farmer of Plauifield, coming here in 1818, and he died in Chicago. William K. was for many years one of the most eminent members of the legal profession in Illinois. He was at one time Judge of the old Recorder's Court, of Chicago; from 1870 to 1873 he sat on the Supreme Bench of the State. After his resig- nation from that position he was again elected a member of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and served in that capacity until he was called to be Judge of the Appellate Court, and he held that olfice. at the time of his death at his home in Ravenswood, Chicago, in 1888 or 188'.). Our sub- ject's sister, Catherine, married John C. Walker, and lives in New York State. His brother, Jesse, who was a farmer and stock man, is now deceased. He of whom we write passed the earl}- 3ears of his life in his native State, but in the prime and vigor of the oi)ening years of his manhood he left the scenes of his youth and his many frfends, having re- solved to see what life held for him on the bound- liss prairies of the "Great West," and coming to Illinois, he cast in his lot with the settlers of Will County, locating on the farm that he still occu- pies, and which under his careful and skillful man- .agement is m.ade to yield large harvests and a comfortable income. He was busily engaged in agricultural pursuits when the first alarm of the war was sounded, and he w.as prompt to offer his services to his country. He previously been Cajitaiu of a company of State militia, and April 21, 18G1, it was called out by the Governor and sent to Cairo, and was there organized .as Company K, Tenth Illinois Infantrj', but September 1 was mustered in as Company K, First Illinois Artillery, generally known and spoken of in histories .as Mc- Allister's Battery, in honor of its brave Captain. Our subject was soon solicited by Gen. Prentiss, the commander, to remain and take charge of the fort. The Captain hired men, whom he paid out of his own pocket, to recruit a company, of which he was commissioned Captain, and w.as in command at the battle of Shiloh, where his men, inspired by his presence and spirited example, did noble serv- ice. The hardships and i)rivations of. military life proved too groat for even the hardy constitution of our subject, and soon after that battle he was obliged to succumb to sickness and to resign his position. He returned home, and as soon as suf- ficiently recuperated from ill-health, he resumed farming, and h.as ever since been i)rosperously eu- g.aged at that, having his farm of one hundred and sixty acres of choice farming laud under high cul- tivation, and lia.s it amiily supplied with substantial, roomy buildings, and all the needed appliances for carrying on agriculture after the best methods. Capt. McAllister had the good fortune to secure in the wife, to whom he was wedded in 18G0. a true helpmate and companion, one who knows well how to make home pleasant and attractive. Mrs. McAllister's maiden name was Fanu\- M. Bebee, and she is, like himself, a native of Salem, N. Y., a d.aughter of Norman and Sophie Bebee. Five children have been bora to our subject and his wife, namely: Carrie, Ada, Jessie, Clyde and Will- iam King, the latter being deceased. Honorable and upright, a loyal citizen, true hus- /n /f-r^C J, (/Ax '^^^t~ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 6.01 band, tender father and faithful friend, in our sub- ject lownsliip and county find an example of their best citizenship. The Captain votes with the Re- publican party, and is one of its strongest sup- porters in tiiis vicinity. He is public-spirited and takes a deep interest in civic affairs, and has repre- sented Plainfield on the County Board of Super- visors. Socially, he is a member of Plainfield Lodge, No. 536, A. F. & A. M. A man of clear and progressive views on all questions of general interest religiously, be is a Univcrsalist, he and his family being members of tlie Universalist So- ciety, of Plainfield. -^^^^^^ z^ 'REDERICK SEIIRING. Tlie brewery in- •(sy terests of "Will County acknowledge as among their leading men the subject of this notice, a portrait of whom appears on the opposite page. He is prominent in the affairs of Joliet and has been a member of the City Council since 1874. Of German birtii and parentage, he was born in Langen Duchy. Hesse-Darmstadt, December 19, 1834. His father, Weigaud Sehring, w.as a soldier in the War of 1813, in Germanjs .ind married Mar- garetlia Keim. They came to America in 1847, settling in Frankfort Township. Will County, where tlie father occupied himself as a farmer until 1854. That jear he removed with his family to Joliet and conducted an hotel until 1860, while in the meantime, Frederick, who was fond of his books, devoted himself to stud}'. At their home in .Toliet, the parents both passed to their last rest. Mr. Sehring began his business career as a Deputy Clerk in the Recorder's oflice of the county, where he remained until 1863. He was then elected County Treasurer and served two terms; in March, 1874, he was elected to represent his ward in the City Council, where he has since served with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constitu- ents. He at an earlj' age evinced unusual business capacities and in 18G8, had accumulated sufficient means to go into business, which he did in com- panj' with a partner under the firm name of .Toseph Braun & Co. With -*6,000 caidtal they established what has now become one of the finest breweries in the Northwest. This was conducted successfully until January, 1883, when it was enlarged and in- corporated under the title of the Fred Sehring Brewery Company, with our subject as President; Henry Sehring, Vice-President ; H. F. Piepenbrink, Secretary and Treasurer, and L. J. Sehring, Super- intendent. The new corporation started in with a capital stock of $50,000, and the following month bought out the brewery of Henry Eder opposite. Tlie brewery now has a capacity of thirty thousand barrels per year and give employment to twenty- five men. The jilant occupies about five acres of ground and with its buildings and machinery is of great v:ilue, being one of the leading institutions of Illinois and furnishing the beverage not only to city of Joliet, but the towns surrounding. The subject of this notice was married January 16, 1855, in Joliet, to Mrs. Louise Bez, and to them have been born six children, all living and named respectively: Susan E., Louis J., Maggie, the wife of H. F. Piepenbrink, Henry, Anna and George. The eldest son, Louis, was born in Joliet April 12, 1858, .acquiring his education in the city schools and at an early age learned the brewing business at which he engaged with his father. He served through an apprenticeship with this at Nevv York and Chicago, and then returning to Joliet, took charge in 1878, of the business of which he h.as since been Superintendent. Like his honored f.ather he has been prominent in local .affairs, repre- senting the Third Ward in the City Council for two years, ( 1885-86). Aside from this, however, he lias devoted himself mainly- to business and displays ability and jutlgment beyond that usually evinced by men of his years. He belongs to the various civic societies of the city and is highly spoken of by all who know him. The father certainly h.as reason to be proud of his son. Our subject, politically, is a stanch Democrat. He has for manj' j'ears been prominently connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, rep- resenting it in the Gr.and Lodge and is likewise identified with the Masonic fraternity. He has gained considerable distinction in politics, being nominated in the fall of 1874 by the liberal Demo- crats to the State Senate, against O. M. Marshall, 652 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. llie Republican, and C. Frazier, the Granger can- (H(1.ite. Mr. Marshall was elected b^' twelve ma- jority over Mr. Sehring. wlio contested the election .and proved the existence of one hundred and forty illegal votes — the committee reporting these in his favor. AVhen put to the regular vote the Repub- licans and Grangers stood twenty-six for i\Iarshall .and twenty-three for Sehring. ^^-^ ICIIAKL RAPPAL. The farming com- munity of Joliet Township recognizes a worthy representative in the subject of this notice, who pursues the even tenor of his way at a well-developed farm on section 7, and who exercises a considerable intlueuce in his com- munit}-. He is looked upon as one of its most re- liable men, and has held the various local offices, serving as Commissioner of Highways six j-ears, also as School Director, and in politics is a Demo- crat. He was reared in the faith of the Catholic Church, to whicii be and liis estimable wife belong, attending services at Joliet. In noting the antecedents of our subject, we find that he is the son of Samuel Rappal, a native of what was then the French Province of Alsace, but which now belongs to Germanv. The mother bore the maiden name of Barbara Anser. She was a native of the same village as her husband, where they were married and lived for several years after- ward. In 1846 they decided upon emigrating to America, and crossed the Atlantic in the spring of the year, coming directly to Will Count}-, 111., and settling in Joliet. Tlie father occupied himself as a farmer, and died there in the spring of 1867. The mother survived her husband a number of years, dying at the home of her son, our subject, about 1885. To Samuel Rappal and his good wife there was born a family of five children, the eldest of whom was he whose name heads this sketch. lie was a native of the same province as his parents, and was born August 2."), 1833. He was a lad of thirteen j-ears when the family emigrated to America, and he sojourned with them about four years thereafter. In the spring of 1850, when a 3'outh of seventeen years, he started for California, joining the caravan which was h.astening thither in search of gold. After an absence of about eighteen months he was content to return home, and thereafter]^ followed the peaceful pursuits of farm life. In addition to this he h.as also been considerably interested in buying and shipping horses, especiallj- during the war, and for some time afterward. Sir. Rappal was married, in Chicago, 111., Sep- tember t, 1853, to Miss Antoinette Drendel. This lady was also a native of the Province of Alsace, and was born May 7, 1833. Her parents were of German ancestry, and are now deceased. She came to America with her parents about 1846, and of her union with our subject there have been born six children, viz: Teresa, Louisa, Mary (the wife of John Kiep), William, Anna and Joseph. The five unmarried children remain at home with their parents. Mr. Rappal, about 1867, purchased his present farm, which comprises two hundred and sixty acres of choice land, upon which he has effected good improvements. He has been indus- trious, frugal and temperate, and has acquired a competenc3\ 7OIIN J. RINCKER is the owner and occu- pant of one of the fine farms in Crete Township. He is the representative of a family of considerable prominence in X.is- sau, Germanv. His father. Phillip II. Rineker. was born in Prussia and became a mechanic, owning a bell and brass foundry and manufacturing machines, that being the business in which his father and grandfather before him had been employed. He married Elizabeth Tribnel, who was also born and reared in Nassau, and who. like her husband, came of s good German family. Mr. Rineker was suc- cessful in business, leaving his foundry to one of his sons who is continuing it with credit to bis worthy sire. The bells that peal in ail the prom- inent churches of Germany were cast at the Rinek- er foundry. Mrs. Rineker died when seventy j-ears old. Iier husband surviving a few years and breathing his last at the age of seventy-five. The}' were piomincnt members of the German Reformed PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. C53 (Presbj'terian) Cliurch and were not onlj' Lighly regarded on account of their connection with fam- ilies of note and their abundant means, hut on account of tlieir personal character and genuine worth. Their family comprised ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Four of the children came to America and two of them have since died. Of the entire family but two sons and one daugli- ter are now living. Tlie subject of this biograpliical notice was born in Nassau, November 21, 1810, and received a fine education in his native tongue, as well as in Latin and Froncli in his native city. He was the oldest but one, in the iiarcntal family. He learned the trade of a btll caster, together with a knowledge of tiie various departments of the business carried on by his father. While j'et a single man he de- termined to make a home in America, and taking passage at Havre de Grace on the sailing vessel T5a- tavia, he reached the western continent after a te- dious voyage of four weeks. Landing was made in New York, September 12, 1847, this being before the establishment of Castle Garden in that city. Mr. Rincker had many of the experiences known to the early emigrant when starting out in this country among entire strangers, and was often im- posed upon before he arrived at Buffalo. He had a ticket to Chicago, but was obliged to stop and earn money to buy his bread, having become ))cn- niless. He (inalh' met a man who proved a friend in need and gave him a supply of eataliles and sent him on his way rejoicing. Probably' no prouder man ever lived tlian was Mr. Rincker at that time. He soon reached the new city of Chicago, which he thought the muddiest place on earth. H. W. Rincker, a brother of our subject, h.ad come to this country some time before, and upon reaching this State and his brother's home, he of whom we write joined him in the establishment of a bell casting foundr}', the two continuing in part- nershii) four years. During this time they cast the bell weighing eight thousand pounds, which, from its position in the courthouse, tolled forth the cal- amity which in 1871, befell the city that has now- risen, Phcenix like, from her ashes into a more glorious life. The failing health of Mr. Rincker decided him to leave the noise of the shop and the city streets, and severing his connection with his brother he came to Will County, in the fall of 18.il, and became a farmer here. He purchased one hundred and thirty-five acres of land in Crete Township, the most of which was unltroken, and the greater part of it covered with timber. This he cleared and improved, subsequently- adding to its extent until his estate now comprises two hun- dred and ninety-five acres, the most of which is in an excellent state of improvement. His efforts have made of the farm what it is to-da3', a most comfortable home, and the source of a sufficient income to supply the wants of the family and make provision for declining 3-ears. One of the most important steps in the life of Mr. Rincker, w.as his marriage, which took place at the home of the bride in Cook County. His chosen companion was IMiss Helena Pusheck, who was born in Sleceal, Prussia. November 2, 1824, and had lived in Illinois from her fifteenth year. Her parents. Christian and Hannah R. (Hupsch) Pusheck, had emigrated to the United States and settled on a farm twelve miles west of Chicago. There the father died when sixty years of age, his wife surviving him fourteen j-ears and being seventy-five years old at the time of her death. Both were w-ell-known to a large number of tire cit- izens of Cook County, and ranked among the best of the Germans who had sought homes in Amer- ica. They were members of the Lutheran Church, and careful!}' reared their daughters in the prin- ciples of right living .as well .as in habits of use- fulness in domestic life. To Mr. and Mrs. Rincker eleven children iiave been born, all l)eing yet alive except Ottelia, one of a pair of twins, who died when two years old. Charles married Miss Lena Rinne on whose father's farm, the}- are now living; Frank, who is unmarried, lives on a farm in Minnesota; August, wlio married Matilda Let/., operates a farm in AVatonwan Conni^y, Minn.; AVilliam, is his father's assistant at home; Emma is the wife of Andrew Rademacher, a farmer in Crjte Township; Anna married Leno Kucssner, a wood engraver whose home is in Chicago; Mary is the wife of William Reilhel, who occupies a farm in Calhoun County. Iowa; Matilda is the wife of Henrj' Meier, of Watonwan Cotuil}', Minn.; 654 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Helena, is now in C'iiicago; Johanna, is with her parents at home. Tlie entire famil}' are muiubers of tiie Lutheran Church. Mr. Rincker is a sturdy Repiililioan. After liaving been in this country twelve years lie made a trip to the home of his boyhood, spending about two months with his old friends, but very glad to get back to America again at the expiration of th;it time. The various members of the family arc inanifesiing the traits of character, kindliness of nianner, and l)usiness tact and energy' that make tiicm worthy to hear the name which lias descended to them. ;^OBERT J. BCXLAN, the owner of a good home on section 1 5, Jackson Township, is a .^\\\ pioneer of the county and as such deserves notice in this volume. He was born in Sussex County, N. J., January 23, 1806, arrtl lived there until he attained his majority, learning survej'ing and civil engineering after finishing the ordinary branches. He went to Onondaga Count)-, N. Y., where he lived about seven years, during that period taking for his wife Miss Angeliue Brown. That ladj^ was born in Onondaga County, March 11, 1811, and died in Jackson's Grove, this county, February 6, 1841. To' her had been born three children — James, who died in California; Mary,who was bitten bj' a rattlesnake and died June 15, 183C, and Mar3' Jane, now widow of C. M. Kellogg. In November, 1834, Mr. Boylan came to what is now Will County, locating in Jackson's Grove where he has followed farraiugin connection with surveying. He at one time owned over two hun- dred and fifty acres of land but now owns but one hundred and four. Upon this he has made all the improvements it bears. He has held the office of Countj' Surveyor eight years, has been School Treasurer twenty -sis consecutive j-ears, was Road Commissioner and Treasurer of the Board sixteen consecutive j'ears, and Township Assessor eight years. He has taken quite an active part in politi- cal affairs and is the only surviving member of the convention that was called in 1836 to organize the Democratic part)- of Will County. He is also the only survivor of the petitioners for the setting off of this count)-, which was done at Yandalia, January 6, 1836. In former years he acted with the Dem- ocratic party, but is now a Proiiibitionist. lie ami his estimable wife belong to the Baptist Church, in which he has been a member for fifty years and siie for nearly as long. The present Mrs. Boj-lan became the wife of our subject in Wesley, this county, June 10, 1841. She bore the maiden name of Margaret M. Freer and was born in iSIontgomer)^ County, N. Y., June 18, 1819. By this marriage there are six living chil- dren namely: I^avinia. wife of A. D. C. Bngbee; Clara, widow of William Aldrich ; Albert W. ; Alice, wife of W. A. Palmer; Nellie, wife of Albert E. Noel, and Robert J.. Jr. The deceased are Yilletla, wife of George Stuphler, who died June 12, 1888, and Eugene who died at the age of six j'cars. _^'DI)IS0N COLLINS, although born in ^^^^1 Rochester, N. Y., grew to manhood in this count)-, living in Homer Township until the summer of 1881. He then removed to New Lenox Village and, abandoning the occupa- tion of farming in which he had previously been engaged, has been living a retired life. He owns an excellent farm of two hundred and forty acres in the township in which he formerly resided. His natal d.ay was October 25, 1832, and he is the sec- ond child of the Hon. Addison and Sabriua (Ball) Collins. His father was born in Lenox. Mass., March 29, 179G, and his mother, December 18, 1806. They first settled in Rochester, N. Y., thence going to Berkshire, Tioga County, whore they re- mained until the fall of 1833. They then emigrated to Illinois, locating in the "Yankee settlement" of this county, where thoy spent the remainder of their lives. Addison Collins, Sr., studied and i)racticed law in Rochester, N. Y., but after coming West devoted his attention to farming. He was elected on the Democratic ticket to the State Legislature and served one term. He also acted as Supervisor and Justice of the Po.ace, and was the first County Snr- J?"^: •^^ST^' ^K^cnn^-n^ 2^=c KZpi<)^Tyl^^yny PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 659 vcyor of Will Coiintj'. He passed away MarcOi 27. 1864, his widow surviving until August 29, 1875. The subject of our sketch was married in Chi- cago, January 9, 1857, to Miss Catherine P., daugh- ter of the late Zachariah W. and Sarah (Harding) Lynx. She was born in Madison Count}', N. Y., June 17, 1839. To herself and husband seven children have been born. Orline, the firstborn, died when twelve years old; Albert is a druggist in Pueblo, Colo.; Eliza died at the age of six months; Tunis L. is in the express business in Chi- cago; Mary is the wife of John C. Broadie, of New Lenox Township; Ella is a student in the Jolict High School; Cora completes the family circle. Mr. Collins is a stanch Republican. Mrs. Collins is a member of the Baptist Church. eHARLES C. SMITH. It is a pleasure to incorporate in this volume a sketch of the __ life and labors of C. C. Smith, of Channaiion, and to present on the opposite page his [lorlrait, together with that of his estimable wife. He is well and widely known as the possessor of a large landed estate, is considered one of the best business men in the county, and looked up to for his finan- cial ability and the man}- pleasing traits of charac- ter which he possesses. So wide is his hospitality that he may be said to keep an open house, wherein cordial greeting and good entertainment for mind and bod}' are met with. In his domestic relations Mr. Smith is exceptionally affectionate and liberal, and he is well repaid by the culture and noble characters of his offs[)ring for the advantages which he has bestowed upon them. The birthplace of Mr. Smith was Jefferson County, East Tcnn.,and his natal day ]Mav 2, 1818. His parents, Barton and Faithy (Moore) Smith, were the children of Revolutionary soldiers. The Smiths were of the old Tennessee and the Moores of the old ^'irginia stock, and both lines of English ancestry. Barton Smith was the youngest in a family of six boys and three girls. All his brothers were present at the battle of Horse Shoe Bend with (U'M. .lacUson, and lio, liiniself, liail started to join the forces, and was several hundred miles from home when taken back by his friends. Mr. and IMrs. Barton Smith removed from Ten- nessee to Fountain County, Ind., and early in June, 1835, settled in Joliet, 111. Mr. Smith bought a lot, upon which a little log house stood, and here in due course of time he made a good home. He carried on a farm, but continued to reside in Joliet until his death, in 1862. He was Police Magistrate and Deputy County Collector, and in various ways served the county. His wife survived him about thirteen years. Their family consisted of four children, our subject being the eldest and the only one now surviving. Melinda became the wife of William Walters, and l)otli she and her husband are now deceased, leaving a fam- ily; Liicinda married Thomas Hunter, and they died leaving two children; William ,1. made his home at Geneseo, and when called hence left a family of six children. Charles C. Smith was eight years of age when his parents removed to Indiana, and in Fountain County much of his boyhood and youth were spent. When the family removed to Joliet the young man started out as a peddler, making a regular trip through Cook, Iroquois, Vermilion and Will Counties with a wagon, and visiting the differ- ent localities every six weeks. In those days there was but little money in circulation, and barter and exchange was the rule. Yo\ing Smith traded his goods tor everything on which he could place a value — cattle, horses, hides, tallow, butter, eggs, coon skins and ginseng root. These he would take to Chicago and trade for more goods. This occu- pation he followed for nine years, becoming well known and having his coming looked forward to by householders as an event of importance. The next business enterprise of Mr. Smith was to rent the tract of land upon which he now lives, and to collect all the stock which he owned along the route from I)anvill« hither. He paid $5 per year for a tract of land upon which thirty- five acres had been broken and where a comfortable house had been built. Two years later, in 1850, he bought the one hundred and forty acres which he was cultivating, and to which he has since added largely. For many years he herded his cattle on 660 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. the open prairie. He has now twent3'-nine hun- dred and fift3' acres of land, all joining, hut some Ij'ing within the boundary of Wilminoton Town- ship. For many j-ears he was connected with the creamery, and he also had a State contract to fur- nish the State Prison with beef for eight years. During one 3ear of this time the value of the meat furnished was ?35,000. On July 24, 1850, that being the \ear in which he purchased his home, Mr. Smith was united in wedlock with Miss Corenza Burr. This estimable lady is a daughter of Warham and Xanej- (Cum- mings) Burr, natives of New York and North Carolina respectively. Mr. Burr w.is a school teacher during his earlier life, but eventually be- came the occupant of a farm in .Jackson's Grove, this county, where he died September 6, 1861. his wife following him to the tomb seven moutlis later. Mrs. Burr was a daughter of William and Saraii (Hunt) Cummings, with whom she lived until her marriage, whicli took place in tlie lloosier State. The Burrs afterward removed to Cook County, in 183.3. first settling eight miles above AYilmington. now Will County, afterward removing to the vil- lage, and thence onto the farm. They were the parents of ten children, four of whom lived to maturitj'. These are: Mrs. Smitii, of this sketch; Sarah, wife of Lemuel Short, of Grundy Count}'; Ira, now a resident of Kansas; and Selina C, wife of Charles J. Longemire, of Kansas Cit}-, JIo. One member of the family was killed in the battle of Chickamauga, Tenn., during the first day's fight, his bod}' being left on the field. He and Mr. Longemire belonged to the same regiment — the One Hundredlh Illinois Infantrv. The famll}' of Mr. and Mrs. Smith is made up of ten sons and daughters, all living but one who died in infancy — Barton, the eldest, is a member of the law firm of Baker, Smith ^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 665 county, and here spent their last days, 'i'hey were honest and iipriglil people and without making any great stir in the world performed life's duties in a creditable manner and are kindly remembered by all who luievv them. ■i^m- -^2^. lEORGE S. MINCKKL. Among the rising young members of the legal profession in ^^^ijJIj Joliet, may be properly mentioned the sub- ject of this notice, whose portrait a|ipears on the opposite page, and who is yet in the early prime of life. He has before him bright prospects for wealth and honor, and in future years will undoubtedly stand high among the attorneys of Illinois, as he now holds a conspicuous rank among those of Joliet. The native place of Mr. Hinckel was the city of Al- bany, N. Y., and he was born July G, 18G0. His im- mediate ancestors are Charles and Julia (Schwartz) Hinckel, the former a native of (lermany and the latter of New York Slate. The father traced his lineage to a German family of distinction, and in his youth received a militarj' education and train- ing, afterward serving in high oliicial capacities in the German and Ameiican armies. Early in life he crossed the Atlantic, having determined u[)on mak- ing a home in the United States, and located in Al- bany, N. Y.. where he remained until 1874. That yeai he came to Illinois, and settling in Will County, soon became a prominent man in politics, atniiating with the Rep\iblican party. Soon after locating in Joliet, he was appointed, about 1876, Deputy Sheriff of Will County, and was subsequently elec'ted Police Magistrate. The subject of this notice was the only child of his parents and pursued his early studies in the private schools and academies of ins native State. In 1874 he came to Chicago, where his studies were ended and his business career begun. In 1883 he located in Joliet, and, while serving as Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, entered upon the study of the law, under the instruction of the eminent lawyer, George S. House, Esq. In the meantime he held the above mentioned otlice nearly five years. He was adniitted to practice by the Sui)reme Court in December, 1887, but did not commence the regular duties of his profession until the 1st of November, 1889. He is a sound Republican, po- litically, and is also a prominent member of the military order of Sons of X'eterans, and of the chief social organization, the Union Club. Mr. Hinckel contracted his present matrimonial ties .July 15, 1889, at the bride's home in Brooklyn, N. Y., with Miss Nellie J. Dobiecki. Mrs. Hinckel was born October 2, 1865, in Brooklyn, N. Y., and both she and her husband are connected by tics of relationship with some of the best known and most highly respected families of the East. They live in comfort in a neat home in the eastern part of the city, and number their friends among its cultured people. '/OHNUANFT. There is scarcely a line of business that is not represented in Joliet, where commercial and manufacturing en- terprises seem equally prominent. The busi- ness in which the sul)ject of this sketcli is engaged is that of the manufacture of all kinds of soda water, ginger ale, and similar beverages, charging fountains, etc. His exi)erience has been somewhat varied, but his career has proved that he is one of those men who can gain support where others would fail, because they could work at but one oc- cu|)alion. Mr. Ranft came fiom far across the sea, his birthplace having been Waldcck, (iermaii}', where his eyes first oi)ened to the light January 16, 1843. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Schneider) Ranft, and his father's occu[iation was that of a farmer. In his native land, he of whom we write, was employed as a domestic servant until 1866, when he determined to seek a different field in the land across the sea. Leaving behinil him the other members of the family, none of whom have come to America, he took passage and ere long landed in New York. He found employment as a farm hand in New Jersey, receiving $15 per month for his services, and remaining in the East somewhat over a year. He then came to Chicago and thence 666 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to Joliet, near which place he engaged iu farming two years. He then entered the employ of the Sehring Brewing Company, serving them five and one-half 3ears. The next enterprise in which ho engaged was to open a saloon on Bluff and Jeffer- son Streets which he carried on five/years. In 18H.5_he opened a pop factory and since that time has busied himself with the manufacture of bever- ages as before stated. On September 14, 1873, Mr. Ranft was united in marriage with Miss Katliorine Metzger, who judi- ciously managed his household affairs for several years. She was removed l)y the hand of deatli November 10, 1882, leaving one daughter, Anna. The present wife of Mr. Ranft bore the maiden name of Augusta Reimers, and is a daughter of lleiir^' andj Anna (Eggers) Reimers. She was united to our subject October 2o. 1883, and has borne him three daughters — Bertha, Mar^^ and Linda. Mr. Ranft generally votes the Democr,atic ticket. He is of a'social nature, p.articularly so among his fellow countrj- men and finds manj- friends. Hebe- longs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to the Sharjj-shooters, and to the Joliet Saenger- bnnd. m^^^^ /^ HRISTOPH IIIXZ. Washington Townshiii [■[ has become the home and the field of the ^^^ successful labors of many German-born citi- zens, whose thrift and upriglitness are recognized by those around them and afford an excellent example to the rising generation. One of these worthy German-.Americau citizens is Christoph Ilinz, whose home is on section 19. The farm comprises one hundred and sixt}' acres of well-tilled land whicli bears the improvements usually- made by a man of enterprise and has been reclaimed by him from its wild and primitive condition. His first purchase was ot eight}' acres to which he subsequently added an adjoining tract of the same extent. Mr. Hinz is of excellent German ancestry, his immediate progenitors being John and Mar}- (Itiel- fcldt) Hinz, both of whom were born in Mecklen- burg. There the mother died in the forty-fourth year of her age, leaving five sons and two daugh- ters. In 1855 father and children crossed the briny- deep, leaving Hamburg .September 15, and landing in New York City' seven weeks later, their passage having been made on the sailing ship "Rudolph." The family came directly West and settled iu Cook County, 111., but some years later the father and his sou Charles removed to Kansas City, Mo., where the father breathed his la.st in 1882, at the age of seventy-nine years. He was a worthy citizen and a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. The subject of this biographical notice was born May 18, 1820. and was well reared iu habits of in- dustry and firmness of moral principle, but without educational advantages. After the family came to America he continued to reside iu Cook County for eiglit years, and in 1865 removed from Duukard's Station to Washington Township, this count}-. Hen- he has been engaged in general farming, and has become known as a good farmer, a reliable citizen and a man of kindliness in domestic and social relations. The first marriage of Mr. Hinz took place in the laud of his nativity, to Miss Elizabeth Shelt. To them were born two sons, Henry and John, before they accompanied the other members of the Hinz family to the United States. They had been in Chicago but eleven days when the wife died, at the early age of thirty-eight years. Her sou Henry married Dora Ostcrmeyer and is engaged in trade at Beecher, this county; John married Mary Starter and is farming in Washington Township. The second marriage of Mr. Hinz took place in Cook County, his bride being Miss Magdalena Bade, who was born iu Mecklenburg, Germany, April 12, 1832. Her parents were Jacob and So- phia (Hein) Bade. Her fatl-.er w.as a laborer who died at the age of fifty two years. The widowed mother with her six children crossed the .\tlantic in 1857 and made her home iu Northern Illinois. In her last days she came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Bade, dying at her home iu 1887, at the ad- vanced age of eighty-four years and three months. She and her husband had belonged to the Lutheran Church. The present union of Mr. Hinz has resulted in the birth of three children: Sophia, Bertha and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 6G7 Herman. Sophia married William IMeyer, and died leaving five cliildren; Bertha became the wife of C'hark'S Henget, a mechanic, whose home is in Ai- lingtoii Heights, Cook County; Herman remains with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hinz belong to the Lutheran Church, and tlieir children are also iden- tified with that religious body. The elective fran- chise is exercised by Mr. Hinz in behalf of tiic candidates of the Republican jiarty. Mr. Hinz is a fine specimen of physical manhood of the Cier- man type, and he possesses sterling qualities of character, being particularly noted for his honesty, and straightforward manner and dealing. ^p^EORGE H. BRANNON, M.D.,now located III ,— , at Manhattan, enjoys a large practice iu the ^^^ town and surrounding countrj'. Both he and his brother Londus are quite young, possessed of abundant energy and thoroughly skilled in their ]irofe6sion, having been graduated from well-known and reputable institutions. They are pleasantly located on Main Street. Dr. G. II. Braunon is the youngest in a family of five children born to John and Sarah (Marker) Brannon, of Decatur County, Ind. The father was born in New Jersey but later lived in Ohio, where he followed farming for some time. When about thirty j-ears old he removed to the Iloosier State, choosing a location near (ireensburg, wliere he is now living retired on a fine farm, lie served throughout the Mexican War as a private. Mrs. Brannon was born iu I'.utler County, Ohio. Th(^ worthy couple are now seventy-seven and seventy- four years of age, respectively. Mrs. Brannon belongs to the Presbyterian Church. TIk; children are Laura, Isophene (now Mrs. Fescus) and Weller, all on the home farm, and the two brothers who •live in Manhattan. The suliject of this sketch was born near(ireens- burg, Ind., November 2,5, LSOS, and was reared on a farm, enjoying such educational advantages dur- ing his boj'hood as could be obtained in the district schools. When sixteen 3-ears old he entered the college at Richmond, pursuing his studies in that excellent institution about four years and leaving one term prior to the completion of the course of study. When seventeen years old he had begun teaching, spending his vacations in pedagogical la- bors until he left the college, when he devoted him- self entirely to the work for two years. Dniing one 3'ear of this time he held the Principalship of the Harris City Schools, which occupied a commo- dious building 8Gx87 feet. Mr. Brannon had been studying medicine to some extent for several years, and iu 1885 he took up the work more thoroughly under Dr. Clark, of Waynes- burg. After reading under that excellent pre- ceptor two years, he entered the Hospital College of Medicine at Louisville, Ky., from which he was graduated in June, 1889. He came at once to Manhattan, where his brother was already located, and entered into partnership with him. In the few months which have elapsed since he began his la- bors, he has acquired an excellent reputation for general iutelligence, professional skill and well- bred manners. He is not content to rest upon his oars, but is constantly adding to his store of pro- fessional knowledge by using the medium of medi- cal journals and all the professional literatiu'e of the day. He belongs to the Alumni Association of his Alma Mater, and to Alert Lodge, No. 395, F. cfe A.M., in Indiana. His political adherence is given to the Democratic partj^. Londus Brannon, brother of our subject, was born in Decatur County, Ind., November 25, 1857. His early life was spent similarly to 'that of his brother, and in \outh he also began (he stud}- of medicine. He was graduated from the Ohio Med- ical College at Cincinnati in 1882, and devoted the first year of his practice to the citizens of Greens- burg, Ind., and vicinity. In 1883 he located in JIanhattan, where, liefore his brother's .arrival, he h.ad secured a large practice. He had not onl_\' ac- complished this, but he had earned the reputation of being a skillful i)ractitioner, anil had become very well liked by the community. He is consid- ered one of the most enterprising citizens of the village, and one to whom added years will bring more extended knowledge and even greater success. Dr. Londus Brannon was married in October, 1887, to Miss Eliza Jones, the marriage ceremony 668 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBl'M. taking [ilace at the home of her parents in Peotone. The bride was born in Wilton Township, this county, and is the daugiiter of Robert and Elinor (Atkinson) Jones, natives of Yorkshire. England. Mr. .Tones was for some years a prominent farmer ill Wilton Township, but is now living retired at Peotone. Mrs. Brannon possesses the intelligence and culture which makes her a worthy companion of one of her husband's ability, and adds to the po|nilarity of their home. ESTER G. COLEGROYE has been identi- fied with the agricultural development of Will County since the earl^' days of its set- tlement, and is a fine representative of the sturdy, intelligent, enterprising pioneers who came to this State half a century or more ago, and have since improved valuable and highly productive farms from the wild prairies. For many j^ears he lias made his home in Plaiulield Township, and is chisely associated with its material pro.sperity and its social and religious welfare. He was born in the town of Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., April 23, 1818. His father, Clark T. Colegrove, vras, it is thought, born in Connecticut, and his grandfather was Nathan Colegrove, who was one of the earl}' pioneers of Franklin County, mak- ing the removal to that part of Yermont with a team. He bought a tract of timber laud, and from the primeval forest hewed out a farm on which he lived till death closed his mortal career. The father of our subject was bred to agricultural pursuits, but he never owned a farm of his own, being em- plo^-ed by others. He resided in Yermont until 1846, when he came to Illinois, and for some years lived in the town of Wheatland. He subsequently removed to Blue Island in Cook Count}-, where both he and his wife died of cholera in the same week. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Nellie Ingersoll, and she was of New England birth. Lester Colegrove was reared on a farm in his na- tive town, receiving the advantages of an educa- tion in the local schools, and at the ase of sixteen commenced to work out by the month, lie was thus employed until 1838. He was ambitious to improve his condition and make something more of himself than lie could in the sleep}- little New England town where he resided, so he determined to start westward, and in the year mentioned we find him on his way to Illinois with but ¥5 in his liocket, but in his strong muscles, his determined will and high C(juiane, he had belter capital. He procured a ride to Berlinton and there took passage on a steamer for Whitehall, whence lie went on the Champlain and Erie Canals to Buffalo, working to i)ay the expenses of the trip. At Buffalo he emliarked on a steamer, having agreed to work for his passage to Chicago. From the latter city he started for Lockport on foot, and as the canal was then in process of construction, he labored on that for one month and was then taken sick. He was ill for two weeks and then came to Plainfield. and in 1839 worked a farm on shares. The country round about was still in a wild and unsettled con- dition, there being no railroads or canals here, and Chicago, thirty-six miles away, was the nearest market. At that time deer, wolves and other kinds of game abounded. In 1841, Mr. Colegrove bought a tract of wild prairie land in Pekin Town- ship, and at once with characteristic energy, entered upon its improvement. He built a small frame house, riving the shingles by hand, and in the years that followed erected more substantial buildings and placed the laud under good tillage. He resided on that farm until 1875 and then rented it, having purchased the farm on which he now resides. He has added to the dwelling-house and made it into a commodious and tastefully fitted-up abode, and he has otherwise beautified the place, planted shade and ornamental trees, besides making other valua- ble improvements. He still owns the farm which he bought in 1841, and has added to his first pur- chase, until it now comprises two hundred s>nd twenty-one acres of highly cultivated land. In the mouth of January, 1842, Mr. Colegrove was uniteil in marriage with Miss Lucretia Inger- soll, a native of Vermont. Her father. Chester Ingersoll, was a native of Massachusetts aud was one of the first settlers of AYill County. He bought the land from t!ie Government in the village of iHQfflnraKAiir m3^> imoi^^APraiKiZAiL aslettz. fijir EaJwdaiB: WaifeE. tdie f&aC .«uwiirilL diait \waB- livrrjir :.nar liiiiiHeiilE. 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Uie e:uiii>:iiiin through the Carolinas. when he was commissioued Captain of Company A, Sixty- fourth Illinois Infantry, and was twice brevetted for gal- lant and meritorious service as Captain and Major. At the close of tlie war he went with his regiment to AVashington, and wa« present at the Grand Re- view. He then proceeded with his regiment to Louisville, Ky., where he was mastered out, and as a mustering officer signed the discharge papers of over ten thousand soldiers. After leaving the army Maj. Woods was sum- moned to Springfield by Adj. Gen. I. N. Haynie, and there he wrote the histories of all the Illinois reg- iments for the Adjutant-General's report, these making nine volumes. In the spring of 1866, he wrote the constitution and by-laws, charter, etc.. for the Grand Army of the Republic, which was originated by Dr. B. F. Stephenson, and of which Maj. AVoods was the first Adjutant-General. Soon afterward he organized the various departments throughout the Northwest. The original charier of Decatur Post, No. 1, has his name upon it. In 1868 Maj. Woods repaired to Chicago, 111., where he was varioush'^ engaged, and for four and one-half years officiated as chief clerk during the construction of the United States Custom House and post-oliice, in that city. lu 1877 he was ap- pointed Insurance Examiner of Illinois, and dur- ing his iucumbencj' of this office it became Lis dut}' to proceed against and close up, in the courts of the State, the Republic Life, the Protection Life, and Chicago Life Insurance Companies. This em- ployed his time until 1879, and then turning his attention to the newspaper world, he purchased the Joliet Republican of James Goodspeed. He conducted this successfuUj' until 1883, then pur- chased the Joliet Sun, which he merged with the Eepuhlican. In 1888, reaching out still farther, he purchased the Daily and Weekly Press, and consolidated the three papers under the name of liepublic and Sun. He is an able journalist, mak- ing an interesting local paper, which lias become one of the indispensable institutions of Will County. Its political complexion reflects his osvu convictions and sj'mpathies, v.'hich have been in harmony with tlie principles of the Repulican party since he became a voter. He has an ad- mirabl}' equipped office, including a job depart- ment and book binder}-, fitted out with all the machinery and other appliances necessary to do Hrsl- class work. The pa))er has a health}' subscrip- tion list, and the job department is generously ixvtronized Ijy the people of Joliet and Will County. Maj. Woods was marrieil, October 5, 1867, in Chicago, 111., to Miss May Florence Miner. Mrs. AVoods was born April 8, 1851, at Harding. 111.. and is the daughter of Samuel E. and Asenath (Darrow) Miner, who were natives of Massachu- setts, and are now residents of Phwnix. Arizona. Two children, a daughter and a son, have been born of this union, Alice M. and Miner K., who still remain with their parents. The family resi- dence and its surroundings, forms one of the at- tractive homes of Joliet, and is located in the southeastern part of the city^. Elsewhere in this volume the reader will notice a lithographic portrait of Maj. Woods. -— «- *-# ^OlIN N. GEUTHEU. The old s.aying that truth is stranger than fiction, is one with which we are all familiar,and yet which often is unheeded while we go on blindl}' supposing that strange incidents onlj- belong to the works of fiction. The life of the enterprising citizen whose histor}' it is our purpose to sketch, has been marked 'with experiences somewhat out of the usual order. He is the oldest of three children, whose ancestry is noted in the sketch of John George Geuther, found elsewhere in this Aluum. He was born in Saxe Coburg Gotha, Germany, January 4, 1825. and reared in the village of Weid- hauseu. The educational privileges of young Geuther were somewhat limited, as the schools were princi- pall}' held during the winter mouths, but he im- proved such opportunities as were afforded him. He earlv took up farm labors on his father's land and he also partiall}- learned the trade of a baker from his Grandfather Geuther. When he was eighteen years old his father wished him to come PORTRAIT AND BIOCJRAPIIICAL ALIUIM. G73 to America to see what opportunities this coiintr}' afforded, and he therefore left Bremerhaven in 1 844, landing in New York City, after an ocean vo^-age of thirty-five days. In addition to his other attainments he had learned basket-making from his father, and at that tiade be worked five months in the metropolis. The summer having passed, young Geuther turned his footsteps^ southward, and reaching Charleston, S. C, completed the trade of a baker and worked some five years as a journeyman. He then o|)ciied a bakery in the same city, having his residence on .Sullivan's Island, near Ft. Moultrie. His sentiments were all in favor of the Union, and after the breaking out of Ihe Civil War he was ordered liy Southern C)fticers to quit the island. In 18G2 he went into the city, and a few luonihs Later to Mt. Pleasant, where he remained virtually in bid- ing, as he could not get North. As he was not able to continue his occupation he was obliged to live on what he bad saved, and his capital gradually diminished. After the war ]Mr. Geuther opened a bakery in Ml. Pleasant, and through a providential circumstance became acquainted with the whereabouts of his parents, between whom and himself there bad been no communication for years. During this time the parental family had emigrated to America and were living in Will County, 111. A man who had lived at Frankfort, went onto a plantation near ^It. Pleas- ant and bought bread from our subject. A receipt being given him, he noted the name upon it and said that he knew the father and brothers of the signer, and that they would be glad to hear from or see him. A correspondence was at once o|)ened, ;ind. as soon as possible, our subject closed up bis business and came North to visit his family, whom be bad not seen for twenty -six years. After spending a few months witii bis friends Mr. Geuther returned to South Carolina, sold his possessions there and moved to Mokcna, 111., April 4, 1870. He located on one bundled and sixty acres on section 3 1 , Green Garden Townshii), which had been purchased by bis father before the war. The improvements upon it were poor but tho)- bave been replaced or added to until the estate is notv in an excellent condition. Agriculture, of \\Miich be obtaine PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. iriulvs. and having all the necessary facilities in connection therewitli. He also deals considerably in real estate. He is numbered among the rising j'oung business men of Joliet, popular in society and having before him a fair outlook for the future. A native of the town of Clarkson, N. Y., ]SIr. Rowell was born June 26, 1858, and was brought by his parents to this county when a child of two years. Thej- lived on a farm until he was fourteen years old and then removed to the present residence of the family on Richards Street. Young Rowell, during his boyhood attended the aeadeni}' in Joliet and subsequently was a student in the University of ^Minnesota one year. Later he was in Chicago University four j-ears, from which he was grad- uated with high honors in 1878. Returning now to Joliet, Mr. Rowell became in- terested in newspaper work, and for one year was city editor of the lirqmbh'c and Sun. Upon sever- ing his connection with this pajier he repaired to Washington, D. C, to assume the duties of a gov- ernment office. He resigned this in 1885, and returning again to Joliet, became interested in real estate and insurance to which he confined his atten- tion until 1889. That year he extended his busi- ness as ahead}- stated. The parents of "teur subject were Hopkins and Mary E. (Blood) Rowell, likewise natives of Jlun- roe County, N. Y. and the father born in Clarkson in 1801). There was born to them a fainil}' of five children, all of whom are living; the father is now deceased and the mother still living in Joliet. ■Vf/AMES MoNAMEE, managing editor of the Press and Secretarj^ of the Joliet Press Puljlishing Company, although onl}' a resi- dent of the cit}- for three j-ears past, has become favorabl}* known to the greater portion of its people and is looked upon as a thorough busi- ness man, fully competent for the position which he has assumed. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, October 13, 1848, and there and in Eng- land spent the first thirty-two years of his life. At an early age he became interested in newspaper work, and going over to England, was for fifteen years engaged as a journalist, meeting with more than ordinary success. Finally, in August, 1881, Mr. McNamee deter- mined upon emigrating to America, and after crossing the Atlantic, located in New York Citj', where he was in the emplo}' of different news- papers until going to Philadelphia, Pa. He so- journed there until coming to the West. Upon reaching this count}-, he located at once in Joliet, and was emploj'ed as editor of the Press prior to the reorganization of the company, and when this was effected, having by his good haljits and steady attention to business secured the confidence of those with whom he was associated, he was chos«en for his present position. He has proven a proper man for the place and has exerted no small influ- ence in bringing the Press to its present effieienc}' and prominence. He was reared in the Catholic faith of his forefathers and belongs to St. Marj''s Church. His parents were John and Mary Mc- Namee, natives likewise of County Tyrone, Ire- land, and who are now deceased. While a resident of the cit}- of Middlesborough. England, Mr. McNamee was wedded, Jul}' 27. 1876, to Miss Flora O'Neill. Of this union there have been born six children, all of whom are liv- ing, and named respectively: John, Peter, James, Philip, Mary and Joseph. The little family occu- pies a neat home in the Seventh Ward and enjoys the friendship and acquaintance of its cultivated people. The Joliet Press Publishing Company was incor- porated October 6, 1889, with a capital stock of ^20,000, of which 15,000 was paid up. There lias since been added 810,000 to the paid-up stock. The officers are: Dr. William Dougall, Pre^ident and Treasurer: James McNamee, Secretary and Managing Editor. The Board of Directors con- sists of five members, viz: Dr. William Dougall, James McNamee, D. M. Stiles, Capt. James Miller and M. J. Kane. The office is thoroughly equipped for both newsjjaper and job printing, having, since the consolidation, increased its facilities by the put- ting in of new njachinery and presses of the most approved make. The outlook is flattering, and as PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 677 the establishment is in the hands of some of the most capable business men of the city, there is little question that the enterprise will be an entire success. ■^OilN FRIDLEY. In passing through Flor- ence Township, a visitor is struck bj' the prosperous appearance of many of the rural homes, and the eyes are especially attracted to some of the residences that dot the landscape. Among those thus conspicuous is that of Mr. Frid- lev, a commodious building of pleasing design, which is accompanied by fine barns and other structures needful to a flourishing agriculturist. The fertile acres that surround the dwelling show that the owner is a master hand, for, although the land is now rented, nothing is allowed to gain a look of neglect or in any wise indicate a loss of its former progressive attitude, Mr. Fridley is a native of the far-famed land of Switzerland, where his eyes opened to tlie light March 26, 1838. ITe is the only child of John and Elizabeth Fridlej', the former of whom spent his life in that clime and the latter still lives there. When nineteen years old, 3'oung Fridlej- came to America, settling in Florence Township, this county, on a tract, where he remained from 1857 until 1876, when he became the occupant of the estate he now owns. This comprises two hundred and forty acres on sections 10 and 11. All the build- ings on the place have been made b^' him, and to his energj' is due every improvement that makes of the estate so valuable a piece of jiroperty. Inheriting a devotion to country' that is char- acteristic of the German stock, whence he d(!rives his origin, Mr. Fridle}' devoted some of the best years of his life to tlic protection of the flag of the Union. In 1862 he joined the army as a private in Companj- G, One Hundrcth Illinois Infantry, and be served until the close of the rebellion. His campaigning was done in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia, and during it he fought in several of the most noted contests of the war, among them being Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw ^Mountain, Resaca, and the various battles of the Atlanta campaign. At Kenesaw he was wounded and disabled for a time. He was mus- tered out of the service at Nashville, and going to Chicago, there received his discharge July 1, 1865. He is numbered in the ranks of the Kepuliliean jjarty, but takes no part in politics other than to cast his vote when occasion requires. An important step in the life of our subject took place on Christmas Day, 1866, on which date he was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary A. Dal- lenbach, of his own township. Tliis estimable lady was the widow of Christian Dallenbach, by whom she had two children — John W. and Frank. She was born in AVurtemburg, Germany, and still lives, enjoying with her companion the fruits of indus- try and the esteem of many friends. She is a mem- ber of the Evangelical Church. To her and her present husband a son was born, E. Franklin, from whom they were compelled to part when he w.is eleven years old. )>/ILLIAM HELDT. This gentleman owns and occupies a valuable estate of two hun- dred and forty acres on section .35, Wash- ington Township, and is numbered among the en- terprising and progressive agriculturists of the count}'. He has improved most of the land which comprises his estate, and put up all the liuildings upon it, which include every necessary and conven- ient arrangement for the carrying on of tlie work of the farm. He was born in Mecklenburg, Ger- man3', March 4, 1825, and grew to manhood in his native country, acquiring a good education and tlie practical knowledge which has been of use in his mature 3ears. He is the son of natives of Meck- lenburg who came with other members of their family to America and died here. A fidler his- tory of the famil}' will be found iu the biography of E. Heldt. The gentleman of whom we write was married in his native land to Miss Hannah Stedt, who was born and reared in the same province as himself and whose parental historj- is included in the 678 PORTRAIT AND BIOGEAPIIICAL ALBUM. sketch of Willi:iiu Stedt, elsewhere in this Album. Soon lifter bis marriage Mr. HeWt and his wife started for America, taking i)assage at Hamburg and landing in the metropolis, whence ihcy went at once to Chicago, later making a settlement in York Township, DuPage County. There Jlr. lleldt began to work as a laborer on the railroad, subsequent!}' becomir.g the operator of rented laud. In the latter manner he was engaged until 1864, when he came to AVill Count}- and purchased his first land. In his efforts to obtain a good home he was abl}' seconded b}' his good wife and they toiled hard together until her death, which occurred June 30, 1888. She had reached the age of Qfly- two and one-half years. The family of Mr. Heldt consists of eleven sons and daughters. Minnie died at the age of twent}- years, Emma at the age of three, and Fred at the age of two. Henry married Steinie Granges, and occupies a farm iu AVashington Township; Will- iam who lives on a farm near Joliet. married Yinie Keichemeister; Mar}- is the wife of Louis Fieab, a farmer in AYasliington Tow-nship; Charles remains with his father .and helps to work the farm; Her- man, John, Emma and Ame.al .are also at home. Mr. Heldt is an earnest advocate of the princi- ples of the Republican party. lie is connected with the Lutheran Church, with which his wife was also identified. He is held in good repute as an honorable and industrious man, a reliable cit- izen, and a kindly parent. ^/OSEPH HARPER. The farming and agri- cultural interests of New Lenox Township recognize a worthy representative in Mr. Harper, who owns and occupies a well-de- veloped f.arm on section 12, where he lias first-cl.ass buildings and all the other appurten.ances of the well-regulated country estate. The hand of thrift and industry is apparent at all points, and presents a pleasant picture of the results of energy and per- severance. The H.arper family is of English origin, and Thomas Harper, the father of our subject, was born in Westmoreland County, England, where he was reared to man's estate and was married. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ann Wil- son, was born in Lancashire, and the parents came to America in 1852. They settled in Lockport. Will County, 111., but only sojourned there two months, removing then 1o Frankfort Township, where they lived five or six years. Their nexi re- moval w.as to Xew Lenox Township, this county, where the father selected land on section 12, and built up a permanent home. There he and his es- timable wife spent the remainder of their lives, both dying in 1870. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of nine children, of whom Joseph iras the sixth. His native place was Westmoreland County, England, and the date of his birth August 3, 1836. He emigrated to America with his parents and re- mained a member of the household until about the time of reaching his majority. His home since coming to this country has betn mostly in Frank- fort and New Lenox Townships, and he has uni- formly followed farming pursuits. His properly embraces one hundred and ninety-four and one- h.alf acres of choice land, ami the improvements which we now see upon it have arisen through the labors and good management of the proprietor. Mr. Harper was married April 15, 1862, at the bride's home in Frankfort Township, to Miss Isa- bella, daughter of Tilford and Lucy Ann (Owen) Duncan. The parents of Mrs. Harper were natives of Kentucky, whence they emigrated to Illinois about 1833, and located among the pioneers of Frankfort Township. There the father spent tiie remainder of his days engaged in farming pursuits, and died in November, 1860. The mother is still living. Their family consisted of eleven children, si.x of whom are living. Mrs. Harper, who was next to the eldest, was born in the town of Frank- fort May 21, 1844, acquired her education iu the common schools and remained under the parental roof until her marriage. Mr. and Mi's. Harper are the parents of three children. The eldest, a daughter, Delia J., is the wife of George W. Robinson, of Joliet. George W. and Warren T. still remain at home with tlioir parents. Mr. Harper, politically, is a sound PORTRAIT A^;D biographical ALBUM. 681 ^ Republican, while he and his good wife are promi- nently connected wjth the Baptist Church, attend- ing services at Mokena. They are people lughlj' respected in their ;ominunity, and have one of the pleasantest homes in the township. Tiieir residence, both in exterior finish and inner decorations, is a beautiful one, and is represented bj' a view on another page. \i?OIlN SWEEDLER. Whatever may be truth- fully said of the evils of emigration, and whatever effort the citizens of America maj' / make to prevent the landing upon our shores of the masses who have been flooding our ports of entry, it is nevertheless bej'ond dispute tiiat to for- eign countries we are indebted for many of our best citizens. These are the men who have come, not from the haunts of vice or pauper homes, but who have been reared in honorable and frugal habits, and who, while seeking a broader field for their energies, do so with the intention of assisting in the best development of the country to which they come. In the Empire of Germany, John Sweedler was boin November 26, 1819. He received the excel- lent education which the Fatherland bestows upon all. After remaining in his native land until the spring of 1857, with his wife and young son he crossed the Atlantic, to make a home in America. The}' landed in New York, whence tlic}^ went direct to Blue Island, Cook County, and there they so- journed several years. Then selecting a location in this count}-, Mr. Sweedler bought eighty acres of land on section 23, Jackson Township, where he has since resided. He has added to his original purchase, his estate now amounting to one hundred and thirty acres, on which he has erected excellent buildings and made other improvements. His la- bors are characterized bj' zeal, prudence and thrift, an which com|>rises one hundred and eighty acres on sections 20, 30 and 31, is notice- able for its careful cultivation, orderly appearance and excellent improvements. The land is watered by Forked Creek and is all tillable, well adapted for the raising of grain and also as a grazing ground for stock. It is seven miles from Manhat- tan, and its inmates can therefore enjoy much of what is most attractive in town life. The dwelling is an attr.active and comfortable structure, and all the outbuildings are in keeping with the appearance of the residence. Pleasure and profit are found in the care of a fine orchard, and it and (»ne and a half miles of well-kept hedge add to the' beauty of the estate. The gentleman of whom we write is a son of John Harrison, a Lincolnshire farmer, and Eliza- beth (Smith) Harrison, who was born in the same shire. The former lived to the extreme age of ninety-two years, hut the mother died when fifty years old. The}' were members of the Episcopal Church, upright in character .and industrious in habits. Of the ten children who were born to them but two are now living. Henry, the elder of these, is in the wood business in England. The maternal PORTRAIT A^^D BIOGRAPMICAL ALBUM. G87 giandfatber of our subject was Jolin Suiilli, a shepherd who, while tending his sheep one morn- ing droi)ped dead. Amos Harrison was born in A|)plel->3'. Lincolu- sliire, England, April 25, 1833, and was reared in the village, enjoying the advantages of good com- mon schools during his early years. When but ten years old he began to earn his own living li^- hoe- ing and other einployments suited to his boyish skill, drifting into heavier labors and finally hiring out upon a farm. He intended to learn the mason's trade, but upon going to the place where he ex- pected to begin his ivork, he found the building already quite high and determined not to tr3' his hand there. Among other work which he did was that of cutting timber in the woods. Having concluded that the United States afforded a broader field for his energies and that here the prospect of advancing his material prosperity would be much better tiian in his native land, George Harrison turned his face westward in 1858. On the 28lh of May he left Liverpool on the sailer "Empire State," which encounteied severe storms in her passage. For six days and nights the bil- lows heaved wildly and the ship seemed doomed to destruction, but it finally outrode the w-aves and anchored in New York Harbor eight weeks after leaving the English port. This was at the time of the first attempt to lay the Atlantic cable, and the same gale which threatened the "Empire State" was disastrous to the "Merrimac." Making his way up the Hudson River, and by rail to Buffalo, he crossed to Chatham, Canada, where he worked on a farm for some of his friends from July until fall, without wages. Crops were very poor and prospects somewhat discouraging. In the fall, however, he began working for wages, remaining in the Dominion until November, 1860, when he took up his abode in Will County, III. He spent the winter in Lockport, and in the spring, in partnership with George Andrews, bought forty acres of railroad land in Green Garden Townshi)). Mr. Andrews operated the farm and our subject be- gan working out for others, boarding with his [lartner seven years. The two bought an additional forty acres three years after, and another eight}' in 1866. After their second purchase Mr. Harrison worked a part of the land and in 1868 he built a substan- tial dwelling upon it. The winter after Mr. Harrison came into the township he and Mr. Murdie bought a corn-sheller, v/hlch they run for four years. During 1869 the partnership between Messrs. Harrison A' Andrews was dissolved and the one hundred and sixty acres of land which they owned were divided between them. The same year our subject sold forty acres of his share for |i4() per acre and purchased one hundred acres of his present estate. Upon it there were no improvements, and all that it now bears are [the result of his industry and earnest efforts. He moved his resirlence onto his original purchase here, which he has since made his home. He has been ver}' successful in the cultivation of grain, to which he devotes one hundred acres of his land, and from which he reaped a large crop last season. Eighty acres are used as pasture and haying ground, whereon Holstein cattle, Poland-China swine, and a good grade of draft horses find food and intelli- gent care. Mr. Harrison is now serving his second term as Justice of the Pe,ace, having been elected to the office in 1885, and re-elected in 1889. For four- teen years he has been School Director and he is still serving acceptably in that position. He is a stanch Republican and has advanced the interest of his party as a delegate to count}' conventions. He possesses more than ordinary intelligence and displays as deep an interest in the welfare of those about him and the further development of the country as he does in his personal affairs. Since 1868 he has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and no more active member of the congregation can be found than he. He is Class-Leader and Steward of tlie church and Su- perintendent of the Sunday-school, as he has been for years. The wife of Mr. Harrison was a lad}' of intelli- gence, and the nature which made her sympathize in all his aspirations and assist in her own sphere in all his labors. She was known in her maiden- hood as Miss Catherine Marshall, and was born in IJncolnshire, England, in 1832. She came to America in 1868, and in Green Garden Township was united in marriage with our subject, June 30. 688 PORTRAIT AND BIOORAl'HICAL ALBUM. She was torn from her liappy home b^' an untimely death, January 14, 1886. leaving two children — Henry M. and Annie Lina, both of whom are stil' witli their fatlier on the home farm. Mrs. Harri- son was a daughter of Tliomas Marshall, a gardener in the mother country. «s^ AVID UYHL'RX, tliuugh not among the lir% earliest settlers of Will County, occupies I >/ an honorable position among its pioneers, and as an active, intelligent, thrifty, practi- cal farmer has promoted its agricultural interests, and is classed with its most successful and well-to do farmers and stock-raisers. He is the proprietor of a valuable farm of two hundred and forty acres (finel}^ located in Plainfield Township) whose rich harvests have brought him wealth so that he is en- abled to spend the declining 3-ears of a busy, use- ful life at his ease in a home that is replete with comfort. Our subject is a Scotchman liy birth, born in Stewarton, Ajreshire, September 26, 1821. His father, John Ryburn, was born in the same shire, and spent his entire life in his native land. His fatlief of the eame uame as himself, was a life-long resident of Ayreshire, and for man}' j-ears engaged in business as a manufacturer of Scotch caps. The father of our subject was reared iu his native Scot- land, and for some years was successfully engaged as a carrier, having several teams and doing ex- pressage between Stewartou and Glasgow and Kil- marnock. He was still engaged in the business when his active life was suddenlj' closed by death in 1827. He died on the road under circumstances that led to the belief that he had been robbed and murdered. TLe maiden name of his wife was Agnes Stewart, and she was a native of Stewarton. Her father, John Stewart, was a farmer, and spent his entire life in Scotland. She came to America and passed her last years with her children, d}'ingat the home of our subject in 1887, at the advanced age of ninetj--one 3'ears. The following is recorded of the four children born to her: Thomas came to Hlinoisin 1811, and p.assed the remainder of his life ill La S.alle County; our subject was the next in or- der of birth ; Elizabeth married James Collins, and resides in Joliel; Charles went to California, and from there to Austialia. where he was when last heard from. David Ryburn of tliis brief biography passed his boyhood and the opening years of his manhood among his native hills, and as soon as large enough commenced work on a farm. He was ambitious, however, to do more for himself th.au he could in the place of his birth, and lured by the bright prospects held forth in this country foi an active, enterprising, capable young man to make his way to a competence at least, he determined to see what life had for him in America, and in 1846 he set sail from Glasgow on the ship .\gnes, and landed at New York forty-two days later. He then pro- ceeded up the Hudson River to Albany, from there liy rail to Bufif:ilo, thence by steamer to Chicago, where he hired a team to take him to Aurora, then a small village. After a few weeks sojourn there he came to Will Countj^ and bought a tract of wild prairie land in Plainfield Township, on section 6, paying §5 an acre for it. After completing the purch.ise he went to Lisbon, in Grundj' County, and while there assisted in the harvest. At that time the most of the grain was gathered with a cradle, a cradler getting four dollars a djij-. The following year Mr. Ryburn entered activel}' upon the improvement of his land. Then farming was carried on under difficulties, as fine farming ma- chinery was not in general use, and there being no railwiiys it was difficult to get the produce marketed, as Chicago was the nearest market till the canal was constructed, Our subject resided on that place until 1856, and then sold it at a good advance, and bought his present farm. This he has under ad- mirable tilKage, has it ampl}' supplied with the best modern machinery, and has a substantial set of buildings, ever3thing about the place indicating superior management on the part of the owner, and showing that he has met with more than ordinary success in his attempts to found a home on a foreign soil. In the accumulation of this handsome property Mr. Ryburn has been ably assisted by a devoted and helpful wife, to whom he was united in mar- /^- <^ C^C^ ^ ruRTHAir AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. GUI riage in 1851. Her maiden name was Mai'fjaret Ci)cliran, and slie is also a native of Scotland. Five I'liildren have blessed their marriage to them, as follows: John S., a successful phj'sician; Alexander C. and riiomas, practical and intelligent young' farmers at home; Agnes, the wife of Willis Brain- ard.iif Fairbuig, Neb.; jNIargaret died at the age of fifteen. Mr. Kyburn is well and favorably known in Will County with whose interest his own have been as- sociated for upwards of forty years, and bis char- acter for pi'obity, str.aightforwardness in all his transactions, and for unswerving i-ectitude is gen- erally recognized, and has gained liim a name that is honored by all who come in contact with him either in a business or in a social way. His inher- ent .'>cottish traits of foresiglit, sagacity and excel- lent business habits have been potent factors, not only in gathering together a competence, but have made him useful as a citizen in his adoi)ted country. He and his wife were reared in the Scotch Presby- terian Church, and have ever since cousistentl}' clung to the faith of their fathers. Mr. Ryburn is identified with the A. V. & A. M. as a member of Plaiiifield Lodge, No. iiSG. W^-ILLIAM GOUGAR. The Gougar family is widely and favorably known through- out New Lenox Township as having borne no unim|iortant part in the development of its ag- ricultural resources. The subject of this notice i.s one of the worthiest representatives of the family and was born in Pickaway Count}', Ohio, August 2-4, 1818. His father, William Gougar, was a na- tive of Berks County, Pa., and was married in early manhood to Miss Catherine Abel, who is likewise a native of the Keystone State. The parents of our subject left Pennsylvania in 1818, and settled in Pickaway County, Ohio, where they resided eight years. They then emi- grated to Vermillion County, Ind., and sojourned there until June, 1831. That jear witnessed their arrival in this county, which was then in- eluded in Cook County, and they settled on section 18, in what is now New Lenox Township. The fa- ther followed farming all his life, and departed hence March .31, 18G1. The mother had passed away January G, 1854, also dying at the old home- stead. To AVilliam Gougar and his wife Catherine there was born a family of eleven children,' nine Sons and tw^o daughters. A\illiam, Jr., was the fifth child and was twelve years old when his pa- rents came to Illinois. Ho learned the art of farming in all its details, obtained a i)ractical edu- cation in the common school and remained a mem- ber of the parental household until a man of thirty-two j'ears. About this time the California gold excitement was attracting large numbers to the Pacific Coast and Mr. (iougar decided to join the caravan, left home April ], 1850, and set out overland to the Golden State. He arrived at his destination early in July and engaged in raining, also the raising of vegetables for three years and three months. At the expiration of this time, becoming satis- fied with his ^Vestern experience, Mr. Gougar re- turned home via the Isthmus and remained with his father until his marriage. This important event occurred December 28, 1859, the bride being Miss Clarissa, daughter of J5aldvvin and Hester M. (Bickle) Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins was born in New York State, forty miles from Rochester, while his wife vvas a n.ative of Pennsylvania. After marriage they settled in Danville, 111., where they lived two years, then removed to a farm five miles west of Kankakee, where the mother died in 1852. Mr. Hawkins survived his wife for a period of twelve years, his ileath occurring at the same [ilace in April, 18G4. To the parents of iMrs. Gougar there was born a family of six children, four of whom lived to mature years. Mrs. Gougar was the fourth child and was born in Kankakee County, February 19, 1839. She lived there until her marriage, acquir- ing a common-school education and becoming fa- miliar with all useful household duties. After her marriage with our subject they settled on a farm on section 20, New Lenox Township, whei-e they have since lived. Mr. Gougar is a land- Gi)2 PORTRAIT AND lilO(iRAPHICAL ALBUM. owner to the extent of flveUunched and sixty acres, comprising one of tbe'finest bodies of land in New- Lenox Township. He has effected fine improve- ments, including a set of convenient modern build- ings, while he keeps himself posted in regard to all matters connected with agriculture and avails him- self of the most improved machinery in the culti- vation of the soil. Our subject and bis estimable wife are the pa- rents of four children — Joel AV., who is farming in New Lenox Township; Hester M., who died in in- fancy ; Helen and Frank at home. The Democratic party finds a warm supporter in Mr. Gougar. He has held the various minor offices of his township and with iiis wife is a member in good standing of the Episcopal Church, together with their daugh- ter Helen and son Frank. Mr. Gougar in Decem- ber, 1888, revisited California and the scenes of his early operations in the mining district, return- ing the 1st of April, 1889. We invite the attention of the reader to a litlio- graphic portrait of Mr. Gougar. which appears on another page of the Alislm. 5HBH|a^iEmBE "S^s, ATRICK BRISCOE has for many years been Jj) closely connected with the farming and ^ ^'' stock raising interests of Will and Grundy Counties. He came to Illinois nearly forty years ago, and has not only been a witness of the marvelous development of this part of the country since that time,but he has had a hand in promoting it. He has by hard labor, directed by wise judgment and practical skill, improved a farm that is in all particulars, the choicest in the neighborhood. Nicholas Briscoe, the father of our subject came to America' from the land of liis birth in 1850, and settled in Grundy County. III., and in 1855 he moved with his family to Minnesota, and took up a claim sixty miles above Minneapolis, which w.as at that time a small village, and iu 1857 re- turned with his family to (irundy County. His death occurred in that county, Augusts, 1882, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife died at the age of seventy-four, the year fol- lowing, and both are now sleeping their last sleep in Grundy- Count}-. There were twelve children born to them, of whom three daughters and two sons are now living. One brother died in Atchi- son, Kan., where his family of five children live. The3-oungest sister of our subject was married soon after the family moved to Minnesota, to William Harrison, and now lives in Little Falls. Ellen married Thomas Daly,and lives in Missouri; Marinh married James Meade, of Grundy County; Peter is a farmer of Au Sable Township, where he has two hundred acres of land, and is at present Super- visor. Patrick Briscoe was born iu 1835, -ind after at- taining manhood he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Grundy County, which he sold afterwards and bought another in the same locality. In 1879 he came to Channahon Township, and here he purchased a fine farm, just outside the vil- lage, beautifully located on the DuPage River near its mouth. It is well fitted up with good buildings, the land is under excellent tillage ami it has a fine orchard of apple and other fruit trees, and the place is also adorned with beautiful shade trees, and there are some fine springs on the place. One hundred and fifty-five acres of it lie in a bodj- and he has one hundred and sixt}- acres iu Grund}- County, and he operates it all with the assistance of his boys. He has always paid especial attention to stock raising and does a profitable business iu that line. Mr. Briscoe and Miss Julia Dempsev were united in marriage in 1868, and in the pleasant home that they have built up, nine children have been born to them, of whom, six boys and two girls are now^ living, namely, Nicholas P.. aged, twenty-one, John nineteen, Mary A., seventeen, Michael J., fifteen, Ellen eleven, William J., seven. Richard A., four, and Edward T., the bab}-. Julia died at the age of three years. Mr. Briscoe is a sincere believer in the advantages of a solid education and is giving his children good opportunites for schooling. Mrs. Briscoe was born in Boston, Mass., in 1850, a daughter of Michael Dempsey, and came with her parents to Kendall Count}-, this State when she was eight j'ears of age. Ml-. Bi'iscoe is possessed of far-seeing sagacity and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. C93 energy so combined to those useful qualities of prudence, thrift and steadiness, that he could not fail to do wliat lie has done to make life a success. He takes an active interest in the affairs of his adopted county and in 1888 was elected Justice of the Peace of the town of Channahon, and is still serving, discharging the duties of his office with ability and credit. In politics he sides with the Democratic partj', though he often exercises the privilege of voting as he chooses without regard to party alfiliations. Religiously, he and his fam- ily are devoted members of the Catholic Church of i\Iinooka. LFRED WARNER. Of honorable ances- try, Squire Warner has throughout his long life conducted himself so as to bring no discredit upon the name he bears, but, on the con- trary, add to its lustre. He occupies a high position in A\resle3' Township, witii whose agriculturists he has long been numbered. His farm comprises one hundred and twenty acres of improved land on section 21, a frame residence and all necessary farm buildings, and a due supply- of orchard and shade trees, making it attractive, and adding to its value. William Warner, the grandfather of our subject, was a Revolutionary soldier, and after the war be- came possessed of much property.' He had a large amoiuit of Continental mone}', which became ut- terly worthless. He, tiierefore, being unable to pa\- his debts, was informed upon by Tories and im- prisoned for debt. His eldest son, Asahel, was born in Columbia County, N. Y., and being but a lad at the time of the Revolution, was not able to do soldier's duties, but accompanied the army, cm- plo} ing himself in running bullets for those who could take part in the scenes of strife. During the War of 1812 he was able to exert his strength against the enemies of his country, and rose to the rank of Major. After his father was imprisoned, it fell to Asa- hel Warner to support the family, and he earned money by hiring out by the month. He married Sarah Ketchum, a native of the same county as himself, and going into Livingston County, the young couple built up a home there. They became the parents of nine children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only survivor. The father was a member of the State Legislature of New York, representing Livingston County. His record in war and peace is one to which his son can refer with just pride. He died in the Empire State in 1846, and the mother in 1833. In Livingston County, N. Y., May 19, 181 I, the eyes of our subject opened to the light of day. He was reared upon a farm but given most excellent educational advantages, lirst obtaining an academic education at Chitteuango Pol3-technic Academy, under Prof. Yates, and later attending college at Lima. He remained at home until twenty years of age, when his father divided the property among his children and our subject took possession of his patrimony-, and therewith began his personal ca- reer. Young Warner remained in the Empire State five or six years, then made a trip to Ohio, where he married, returning with his bride to his native State. After a sojourn of about three years they became residents of Medina Count}', Ohio, where they remained Qve 3'ears, Mr. Warner being em- ployed in mercantile pursuits during that period. In 1848 he came to Illinois, and having purciiased land warrants in Chicago, he located four hun- dred and eighty acres in Kankakee Couutj\ The next year he brought his familj' hither and settled on a farm now owned by the sons of Asahel Warner. After remaining there two years, our subject re- moved to his present farm, which was at that time raw land. The residence first occupied b}- the famil}- was destroyed b^- fire in 1856. Mr. Warner had gone on a tri[) ami his wife was alone at the time. She bought a store building at Rockville. five miles east, had runners put under it and it was hauled to the Warner farm the same daj'. In 1853 Mr. Warner went to Australia, via New York and Cape of C4ood Hope, remaining there twenty three years. He returned via the Sand- wich Islands and San Francisco, again took posses- sion of the farm, and has since remained with his 694 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. family. During his absence Mrs. Warner barl ciiarge of the farm and resided ihere until 1864. Siie then moved to Wilmington, sojourned there two 3'ears, and tlicn went to Rockford, which she m.'ide her home until the return of her husband. Their affairs were in competent hands, Mrs. War- ner having business capacit}" and judgment. Mrs. Warner bore the maiden name of Rachel L. Curtis. She was born May 24, 1819, in Marcel- lus, N. Y., was finely educated and prior to her marriage was a school teacher. Prof. John Mc- Gregor, of Scotland. President of the Sharon Acad- eraj-. at Medina, Ohio, was tiie instructor under whom she completed her studies. President Gar- field was at one time under the instruction of the same noted educator. Mrs. Warner possesses liter- ary talent of a high order, and the articles from her pen frequentlj- find place in the newspapers and magazines. She became the wife of our subject Februar}- 14, 1839. They are the parents of four children — Norman C. Clara Elizabeth, Richard Allen and Harve3' Alfred. The two latter were twins, and are deceased. The son, Norman C, was born November 26, 1839. He finished his studies at Aurora, 111. In September, 1861, he was enrolled in Company E, Thirlj'-uinth Illinois Infantrj' — Yates Phalanx — and served until 1865. At the battle of Deep Bottom, Va., August 16, 1864, he was sevceh- wounded in the right lower limb bj' a minie ball. Amputation at the knee took place on the field and he fell into the enemy's hands and was carried to the hospital and returned to the Union lines again. He was then sent to Hampton Hospital, Fortress Monroe, where his mother joined him. remaining two months and giving him her loving care. In 1866 he secured a clerkship in the War Depart- ment at Washington. si)ent the evenings iu study, and entered Columbia Law School, from which he was graduated in due time. After being admitted to the bar, he settled in Roekford, 111., where he still resides, occupying a prominent place among the legal fraternit3' and well known for his services as City Attorney. The daughter, Clara Elizabeth, is the wife of Everett E. Hudson, banker and insur- ance agent in Yankton, Dak. The parents of Mrs. AVarner were Col. Norman and Elizabeth (Lampson) Curtis, natives of Con- necticut and X'ermont respectively. The father was a farmer, a soldier in the War of 1812 and a Colonel in the Ohio State Militia. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis spent the first few ^yearsof their wedded life in the Emjtire State, and then removed to Medina Count}', Ohio, where the wife died in 1854. Col. Curtis came to lUlinois in 1855, and died here in 1884, at the advanced age of ninetj--two years. His family' consisted of seven children. Mrs. Warner being the second; three of them are now living. The labors of Squire Warner, aided b\' the good management of his wife, have resulted in securing to them a goodl\- share of substance, which they eraploj' in procuring reasonable enjoyments and aiding in good works. In Medina County, Ohio, Mr AVarner was Assessor, and in his Illinois home be has long served as Justice of the Peace. He has always been interested in politics, votes the Democratic ticket and has been a delegate to county conventions. A reliable citizen, an intel- ligent and well-bred man, he is duly esteemed, while the womanly nature, fine talents and thor- ough breeding of his wife give her a position fully equal to his own in the opinion and regard of those about them. Harvey Warner, a brother of our subject, came to Will County in 1849, settling on the farm now owned bj' the Linton family. Another brother, Asahel H., came here in 1651. Both are now deceased. OIIN T. DIXON, who now holds the official position of Supervisor of Florence Town- ship, has been identified with the agricultu- tural interests of this county since 1869. He was born iu Wilmington Township, June 23, 1858, and spent the first six j'ears of his life there. He then accomjianied his parents to Grundy Count}-, in that part of the Prairie State sojourning a few years. Farming was chosen b}' him for a life work, and well ha.s he demonstrated his fitness for this line of emplovment. In Emmet County, Iowa, he owns one hundred and fiftj'-six acres of fine land that he rents to a tenant, while liimself occupying PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 695 and operating rented land in this county. The one luindred and twenty acres on which lie carries on his enterprise is cavefull}- managed and well repays the efforts of the operator. It is located ou section 15. The immediate progenitors of Mr. Dixon were John and Elizabeth (Singleton) Dixon, natives of England, who came to America and to this State early in the '50s. Their family comprised nine sons and daughters, of whom our subject was the second In order of birth. He has served as Clerk of Florence Township three years, and the estima- tion in which he is held by his fellow-citizens is shown by the fact that in the siiring of 1890 they elected him to the ollice of Supervisor. He is a Republican of the deei)est d3-e. Ilis character is an honorable one, and his reputation admirable. On P\>bruary 15, 1888, Mr. Dixon led to the h3nieneal altar Miss (Jrace Morey, an estimable and educated young lady who makes of their abiding place a home indeed. She w.is born in Florence Township, and is a (laughter of Smith R. and Louise (Smith) Morey, natives of Pennsylvania and Illinois respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have one son, a charming infant, named Ralph M. ylLLIAM BEUTIEN. If genius is a capac- ity' for hard work, as it has been defined bj' a noted literateur, then this gentleman deserves to be called a genius. He has been a hard worker all his life, and this combined with close econom}', has given him possession of a fine farm, in which he may well take pride. It comprises two hundred and sixty acres on sections 11 and 13, all in a bodj'. and all under improvement and wiselv managed. There are two residences upon the estate, tliat now occui)ied by Mr. Beutien and ilis family having been Iniilt in 1868 at a cost of $1,600. It is cozy and attractive, stands in fitting surroundings and is the center of a happy home life. The modern barn was put up in 1879, at a cost of ?!817. Our subject is the youngest of eight children born to Fred and Caroline (Race) Beutien. The father wa^ a soldier in the Prussian Army, and both were natives of that kingdom. Mr. Beutien died in 1853, and in 1860 the mother came to Amer- ica, dying at a goodly age, in 1884. Four of her children are now living. William Beutien was born in Prussia, F"ebruary 22, 1836. During his boyhood and j-outh he ob- tained a common school education, and at the age of seventeen years took his father's place at the head of the household. In 1857 he emigrated to America, landing at the metropolis, whence he came direct to Chicago, III., there securing a situa- tion as a farm hand in the county. F"or two years he remained at one place, then spent two months on another farm, next becoming a laborer on a railroad in Southern Illinois. Nine months later he resumed farm work on an estate in DuPage Count}% where he remained three ycavs and eight months. We next find Mr. Beutien in Will County pur- chasing a farm with the savings which close econ- omy had secured, and while working his estate, putting in more or less time on the Illinois Central Railroad. At the two employments he occupied himself three 3-ears, then selling the farm, which he had changed materially from the condition in which he took possession of it, he bought that on which he still lives. He carries on mixed fanning, and raises standard bred stock,' hiring hel[) as he needs on the estate. The wife of Mr. Beutien was known in her mai- denhood as Miss Augusta Richter, and became Mrs. Beutien August 19, 1863. She is a daughter of Charles and Fredricka (Deugge) Richter, of Prussia, her father having been a carpenter. He died in his native land in 1862. Mrs. Beutien was born in that kingdom March 25, 1812, and received a common-school education. To her and her husband twelve children have been born, eight being now alive. These are: Amelia, wife of Henry Monk, of Peotone Township; they have four children; Augusta, wife of John Knapp, and mother of one child, their home also being in this township; Mina, Bertha, Victor, Alvin.a, Edda, and Julius, all at home. Mr. and Mrs. Beutien belong to the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church, in which he has been a 696 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Trustee. For eighteen j-ears he has bSen School Director in District No. 1, and no member of the community tiilces greater interest iu the cause of education than lie. He saw to it that his offspring secured all that the public schools could give them. He is now Pathmaster, and was Road "Commis- sioner three years. For eighteen years he has been a Director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Green Garden. He votes the Republican ticket, and is quite interested in the political questions of the day. We may mention that wiion Mr. Beutieu arrived in America be was $7 in debt, ind that, the sum which seems so small to him now, was at that time quite a weight upon his mind. ^r (P^ AMUEL RUSH HAVEN, M. D. The de ^^^ mise of this distinguished member of the (ll/j)) medical profession, scientist and traveler, took place at the home of his brotlier, the IIon.Dwight Haven, in New Lenox, and was learned with regret by the many personal friends he had made, as well as by hosts to whom his reputation had made him familiar. He was born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N. Y., Januarj- 29, 1827, and came to what is now the renowned cit^- of Chicago, in the fall of 1834,' with his parents in an emigrant wagon, little dreaming that in j-ears to come he would become a prominent resident of the city which W.1S to be built up there. The parents of our subject settled on a farm in New Lenox, "Will County, and there young Haven acquired his elemcutarj- education. His taste lead- ing him to desire to become a physician, he entered liush Medical College, in Chicago, working for his board while pursuing his studies there and matricu- hiling in 1847. Iu 1850, still owing debts con- tracted while attending school, he caught the gold fever and went to California, wheie he dug the precious metal, and also practiced !)is profession. Both occupations proved profitable to him. and he was enabled to pay the iudelitedness, before alluded to, and establish himself well upon his return to the States. After sojourning on the Pacific Slope until 18.")3, Dr. Haven returned to Chicago, and formed a partnership with Dr. J. W. Freer. When the war broke out he volunteered on the first expedition, under Brig. Gen. Swift, to Cairo, April 21, 1861, subsequently' becoming a Brigade Surgeon, with the Army of the Potomac. He gained distinction in the field, first under Gen. Grant and later under Gen. Ileintzleman, being promoted to the position of Division Surgeon with the rank of Major, and fiuallj- becoming Corps Surgeon, with the rank of Colonel, under Gen. Hancock. He was through all the battles of the Peuinsular campaign under Gen. McClellan and the other commanders of the Eastern Arm}-. At the close of the war he was offered a Colonelcy in the regular ami}' bj' Presi- dent Lincoln, but refused. After the war Dr. Haven retired from active practice and became a very successful real-estate dealer, displaying business acumen of a high order, and retrieving his fortunes, when the gre.at fire in Chicago had left him almost penniless, b}' a quick appreciation of the needs of the lime and a daunt- less pushing forward. The abundant means that he possessed enabled him to gratify his taste for travel and research, and he acquired a rejiulation as a scientist and student. full\- equal to that he h.id obtained iu the pursuit of his professional labors. His journeyiiigs had included almost everj- part of the known world, and his investigations were par- ticularly earnest in the line of medical science. Dr. Haven was a great lover of books, his read- ing giving him such a profound knowledge of general literature that he was regarded by his ac- quaintances as a veritable encyclopedia of interest- ing information. His conversational powers were far above the average, making him an entertaining companion. He was one of the band of early Ab- olitionists and Free-Soilers who helped to shape the politics of Northern Illinois. Although brought upiu the strict faith of the Congregational Church, his religious views became largely modified and broadened in later j-ears. For some time past Dr. Haven had been spend- ing his winters in Florida, and at the time of his death had a handsome winter home in process of construction at Clearwater Harbor, on the coast of that State. His wife, who survives him, was Miss PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 697 Jane Stowell, daugliter of E. C. Stowell, deceased, formerly a well-known real-estate dealer of Chicago. The marriage rites of Dr. Haven and Miss Stowell were celebrated in 1854. HOMAS TRAINER is a rich farmer of Cus- ter Township, where he has been reared from youth up, and liis standing in the community where he is so well known is the high- est. His father, William Trainer, was a'native of Wightonshire, Scotland, and born in 1798. His mother, whose maiden name was Margaret; Moore, was born on the Isle of Man, in 1808, and was there married at the age of twenty-five, the father of our subject then being thirty-five years old. They'remained on the Isle until 1853, and then started for America, but while on tlie passage the family were sadlj- bereaved by the death of the devoted mother who was buried at sea. The father andremainiug members ofi^the family, land- ing at New York, came direct to Illinois, and he bought a farm on section 14, Wilmington Town- slii|i, of Lyman Francis. His daughter Margaret, who was only fourteen 3'ears of age, kept house for him; she is now deceased. The family lived on that place for eight }'ears, when the father sold the property and the ensuing two years lived in Grand Prairie, near Dwight. At the^^expiration of that time he came to"_this" township, and pur- chased the homestead on section 13. which is now occupied by our subject. Tliis remained his home till death closed his mortal pilgrimage, in 1882. He was the father of seven children, three of whom are now living. Tiiomas Trainer was the fifth child of the fam- ily, and was born on the Isle of Man, in the month of -luly, 1841. lie was twelve years of age when he left the place of his nativity and came with his fatlier to America. He gleaned a good education in the common schools, and on his father's farm a substantial knowledge of agriculture in all its branches, and has always been occupied in farming pursuits and since coming here with his fatlier has been a resident of the homestead that the latter then purchased. He and his wife have a comfort- able home on the Kankakee River, and he is oper- ating one hundred and eighty -one and three-fourth acres of land, .«ill living in a body and all well im- proved. He carries on mixed farming, raising a diversity of crops, and having his pastures well stocked with standard grades of cattle. March 5, 1874, Mr. Trainer and Miss Elizabeth McDonald were united in marriage. Her parents were John and Marj- McDonald. Her father lived to be seventy-seven years of age and her mother is now fifty-nine years old. Mr. Trainer is a whole souled, genial man and has many warm friends in the place where so much of his life has been p.assed. He is generous in supporting all schemes that will in any way im- prove the township, and has always been a liberal supporter of churches though not a member of any. He has been a Director of schools in this district. No. 4, and has also served as a Pathmas- ter, and, altogether, is one of our most useful and trusted citizens. In his political views he is a stanch Republican and has worked hard in the in- terests of his party. '^OHN STEPHEN. The habits of thrift and industry, to which the subject of this notice was trained from boyhood, have followed him through his latter years, as is indicated by his surroundings. We find him supplied with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life, and the owner of one of the finest farms in Joliet Township, comprising two hundred and fifty acres of land on section 18, upon which have been ef- fected good improvements. The early home of Mr. Stephen was on the other side of the Atlantic, in the Province of Alsace, then of France, but now belonging to Germany, and where he first opened his eyes to the light, July 18, 1839. His father, John Stephen, and his mother, whose maiden name was Adelia Haude, were likewise natives of that province, where they were reared and married. They lived there until 1846, then deciding upon emigrating to America, 698 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. and repairing to Ilavie, boarded a sailing vessel which in due time landed them safely on Ameri- can shores. They proceeded directl}' to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, but lived in that State only six months, coming thence to Illinois and settling in Joliet Township, this county. The father engaged in farming, and they sojourned there a number of years, then removed to the city of Joliet, whei-e the last seven j-ears of their life were spent. The five children born to them consisted of four sons and one daughter. Of these John was the third ciiild. Mr. Stephen was a boy of seven years when his parents emigrated to America, and he still has a dim recollection of his old home in France, and of the scenes and incidents attending the voyage to America. He lived with his parents thereafter until twenty-three years old, when he was married and settled in the town of Tro}', living there two 3^ears. Thence he returned to the old homestead, which is now his property. He was married in Joliet, October 13, ISCJ, to Miss Rachel, daughter of Ignatz and Mary (Walter) Schall. The parents of Mrs. Stephen were also natives of Alsace, and emigrated to America about 1817, settling near Rome, N. Y. Later thc3- came to this county and lived in the town of Troy for several years. Later they too, like the parents of Jlr. Stephen, removed to Joliet where the mother died, and Mr. Schall is still living there. They were the parents of ten children, of whom Mrs. Stephen was the youngest. She is a native of the same province as her hus- band, and was born June 28, 181.5. She was tluis loss tlian two years old u)ion coming to America with her parents, and recollect-s nothing of the land of her birth. She, as well as her husband, is thoroughly Americanized and in full sympathy with American institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen are the proud parents of nine living children. They are all at home with their parents and bear the names respectively of, Clara O., Mary R., John E., Frances M.. Joseph- ine A., A^. il... r , (3^'Ma z^^^eo^^^ ^:::^i^A'2^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL ALBUM. 7o3 in marriage with Miss Catherine Marin, a native of County Monaghan, Ireland. She bore a part in his cares, economies and successes until 1874, when she was removed from earth, breathing iier last at her home in tiiis township. She was the mother of six children, of whom the fourth, John, died in April, 1888, at the age of twenty-seven years. James and Frank are now living in Flor- ence Township; Michael, in Jackson Townshij:; Peter lives in this township; and Thomas still re- mains at home. The second marriage of Mr. Doyle took place in Wilmington, July 6, 1875, iiis bride being Miss Ellen Kavanaugh. This estimable woman was born in this county. Februar}' 19, 1853. She has borne her husband four children — Joseph, Mary, Nellie and Onnie, who are being carefully trained in habits of courtesy and usefulness bj' their good mother, and having their minds developed as their years will permit. Mr. Doyle has been Highwaj' Commissioner and School Director for several years. His political affiliation is with the Democracy. He and his wife and family are enrolled in the Catholic Church. Mr. Doyle is not lacking in the natural intelligence and accurate perceptions which are proverbial with the Irish race, and his abilities have been developed and his mind stored with information, so that he is now more than ordinarily intellie:eiit. ' '• ' ^_ El^ /p^EORGE SPERRY. The traveler in going III |— -, past the Sperry homestead invariably turns '\^i^j for a second glance, as there is an air of comfort and plenty about it that is exceedingly pleasant to the eye. He at once singles it out as the result of more than ordinary enterprise and in- dustry — a home whose proprietor possesses all the attributes of a good citizen, one who has first looked after the comfort of his family, and who nest, as a member of the community, presents an example to those around him which is well worlh.y of imitation. Mr. Sperry is well-to-do, financially, owning besides his farm, vaUuiMo city |)rop<'rty in Joliet. He is widely' and favorablj' known through- out the township, and is nuniliered among its leading men. The fifth in a family of seven children, our sub- ject is the son of James and Fanny (Pixloy) Sperry, and was born in the town of Henrietta. Monroe County, N. Y., April 27, 1837. His early life was spent at his father's farm, and his first studies were prosecuted in the common schools. Later he attended Monroe Academy in East Hen- rietta. He remained a memljer of his father's household until reaching his majorit}', and soon afterward was married and settled in Lewiston, N. Y., where for many years he was employed as a collector. The young wife lived only about one year after her marriage, and after her death Mr. Sperry went to Rochester, and in company with E. D. Hallock was engaged for .about two years in the sale of agricultural implements. In 1856 Mr. Sperry came to this county, and during the first winter was engaged as a school teacher in Homer Township. After his second marriage he settled on the farm^ which he now owns and occupies; and in connection with its cul- tivation has also followed the profession of a teacher. After the outbreak of the Civil War, in July, 18G2, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Com- pany C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry, aiid for nearlj' two years served as a private. He was then commissioned First Lieutenant of Company F, Twenty-second New York Cavalry, and served in that capacity for four months, being then pro- moted to a Captaincj'. He remained with the same regiment, and on the 21st of July was bre- vetted as Major. In ch.irging a battery near Fisher's Hill he was run over by his own squadron, and received injuries which incapacitated him for duty for one month. On account of this he now enjoys a pension from the Government. He was present in some of the great battles of the war, namely: Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Rocky Face, Resaca, Winchester, Cedar Run and Waynesboro. The close of the war found him Acting Brigade (Quartermaster, responsible for a million dollars and with certificates of non-indebt- edness from every department of the service. Mr. Sperry w.as first married in Lewiston, N.Y., 704 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to Miss Mary D., daughter of the Hon. Bates Cook, who was forraerli' State Comptroller of New York under Gov. DeWitt Clinton. Mrs. Mary I). Sperry died witiiout children in 18.54. The second wife of our subject, to whom he was married in the spring of 1857, was formerly Mrs. Eiiiily C. (Hopping) Peck. Tiiis lady was born in 1834, in New York, and is a daughter of Heury and Lucy (Paddock) Hoppiug, who are now deceased. Henry Hopping died in 1854 in California, whither he had gone with a brother, the Hon. Curtis Hopping, who subsequently became one of the leading citi- zens of Sacramento, and there died recently, a wealthy man. Another brother, Enos, was edu- cated at West Point and became a Brigae supplied. In that i)erilous period, Mr. Chamberlain went [)ersonally to nearl\- every house where death oc- curred, sometimes as many as eight a day in a vil- lage of twenty-five hundred inhabitants. The Collins were made of walnut or whitewood, with walnut flat tops, and lined and trimmed inside with book-muslin headings. In 1873, Mr. Chamberlain started an establish- nt in .Toilet, first occupying a frame building of his own erection on Chicago Street, but subse- (piently moving into the fine store, No. 119, (War- ner Illock) opposite ids former site. These prem- ises are expresslj- flttetl for the business and have a (lei)lh of ninety feet, with a front of plate glass. The commodious ofliee is entered directly from the street, being separated from the store room by n partition of walnut and ash panels with a gl.ass t.iip. The office, without any attcyipt at display, has an air of refinement and good taste. In the inner room is an elegant cabinet of ten samples of work, either of which can be brought to view in a moment by lowering a hinged panel. Beyond this room is one opening on the allej', which is de- voted to receiving, trimming etc. The establish- ment is connected bj' telephone with the other establishment at Lockport, a distance of five miles, with the dwelling at No. 617 Clinton Street, and with the Joliet Telephone Exchange. Mr.Chamberlain is a man of advanced ideas and has exhibited throughout his long business career a remarkable degree of energy and tact. Although his location is near Chicago, he alw,ays carries a large stock of goods; he is a judicious buyer and as his trade is mostly among the more prosperous people of Joliet and vicinity, his stock is largely composed of the finer grades of cloth and metallic trimmings. It is donbtfid if there is a funeral di- rector in the country who lakes more pride in his stable or more i)aius to keep his valuable horses in fooil trim. Ill' owns two spans wliich rank uniimg the best in i^orthern Illinois. One is a pair of dark bays with heavy manes and tails; the other, a pair of Morgan Blackhawks, recently brought by him from Lexington, Ky. Being a lover of the equine race, Mr. Chand)cr- lain becomes peculiarly attached to the steeds that have done him service. As an illustration of this, he h.as in pasture a team that had worked for a little over ten years and are yet in good condition. He refuses to sell them, saying. •'They will be cared for by me through the rest of their lives." Kour of the hearses used by our subject were built for him l)y Messrs. Crane, Breed & Co. of Cincinnati, two ptirchased by Merts ife Ridle of Ravenna, Ohio; one white hearse built by Cun- ningham, of Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Chamberlain never takes part in politics luit h.as frequently had public oMice tendered him. He invariably declines, having always felt that his most important duty was to attend strictl3' to his legitimate business. To do justice to our subject we ought to de- vote some time to his high personal chariicler, but must content ourselves with a remark from the Joliet Sun: — "No man is better known or regarded with higher esteem in this vicinity than S. S. Chamberlain, a gentleman of sterling integrity. We have known him for forty years and know whereof we speak." With Miss Elizabeth S. Gray, of Homer, this county, Mr. Chandjcrlain was united in marriage January 19, 1842. The bride was a daughter of Alfred and a sister of Capt. George M. Gray, of the Pullman Pal.ace Car Line. She was born in the Empire State but came to Illinois at an early day. For nearly half a century she shared in her husband's joys and sorrows, ever devoted to his comfort and the welfare of the childi-en whom she h.ad borne. She entered into rest Apiil 9, 1889, mourned by many friends whose sympathy is with the family in their sore bereavement. She was a member of the Congregational Church. The union was blessed by the birth of two sons only. George N. is one of the firm and resides in Joliet; Charles G. is in charge of the Lockport branch of the business. The father of our subject was born in Columbia Countv, N. v.. in 1789, and took part in the A\'ar 706 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of 1812. After its conclusion lie ntniTicd Miss Thankful 'I'lilinage of Litchfield, Conn., and scUled in Monroe County, N. Y. Kor a time lie engaged in farn)ing, subsequently cnihaiking as a hotel keeijer, a business that lie followed fifteen years. He was a prominent man in his location, especially in edu- cational affiurs, being a Trustee and Director in the Monroe Academy and helping to build up the early schools of Western New York. He was Postmaster of Henrietta for many years. Upon coining to Illinois as mentioned above, he I)ought extensively, and built the first frame house in his section of country, neither in .loliet, nor Lock- port, any other than log houses being then standing. After leaving Lockport lie spent seven years in I'coria, t.lience going to Milton, Wiij^ne County, Lid., wlicre he engaged in the grain and wareliousc business. Tliere he remained un- til ins death in 1878; the mother had breathed her last in 1852. Luther C. Cliamlierlain was a member of the K|)iscopal Churcli. lie was the father of tliree ciiildren — Lewis L., of this county; S. S.; and Lllen M., wife of Norton Davis of Monroe County, N. Y'., who died February 9, 1890. /p^jJEORGE DIXON, a representative farmer il (^w? ■'^"'' stock-raiser of DuPage Townsliip, is '^^jl pleasantly located on section 32. His fine estate comprises two hundred and forty acres, a part of which is well-developed land ui)on which a full line of substantial buildings have been erected and such other imiM'overaents made as are usually the work of a man of enterprise and good judgment. Mr. Dixon is a self-made man who labored long and arduously to gain a good home and is now en- joying a merited reward for his efl'orts. The natal day of our subject was Christmas Day, 1832, and his birthplace Lincolnshire, England. His parents were Robert and Susan Dixon who lived upon a farm and reared their son amid its toils and limited advantages. His edncatiim was but meagre, as the opportunities he had were not equal to those of Ann rican yontii of the same class even at that date, Init observation and native in- telligence have largely overcome the deficiency and he is to-day a well-informed man. In 1851 young Dixon emigrated to America, leaving Liveri)ool on the sailer '•I'nderwriter." which reached Nevy York after an ocean voyage of seven weeks and three days. The young man came direct to the Prairie Stale, found employment as a farm laborer in Cook County and worked by the month fourteen years. He then bought a tract of land in Newaygo County, Mich., and was identified with the farming interests of that section several years. He finally |iiirchasefl the land he now occu- l)ies, renting it out three years and then removing hither. On September 11, 18G9, the marriage rites were celel)rated between Mr. Dixon and Miss Mary J. Burgess, who was born in England, October 12, 1840. She is a daughter of Heaton and .!an(^ (Clark) Burgess, who emigrated to America in 1867, and made their home in Will County, 111., for a number of years. They removed to C'ook County, where the father died in 188-1 and the mother still lives. The}' had nine children, of whom the living arc, Mrs. Dixon ; John and Samuel who reside in this county; William, (ileorge II. , Charles R. and Thomas E., who live in C'ook County; and Betsej', wife of Harry Pollard, of Pike County. Mr. Dixon is a Democrat, but usuallj' votes for the man rather than the strict party jirinciple. He is a reliable citizen, an enterprising farmer, a kind neighbor, and receives his just share in the respect of those who know him, while the wife of his bosom has her friends among them to whom her virtues have endeared her. ■— ^ -^^- HARLKS B. HAYWARD. No more genial, companionable or intelligent gentleman is to ^J be found in the citj' of Joliet than the above- named, who is at the head of the C. B. Hay ward Printing Company. He thoroughly understands the printer's trade, in which he has had practical experience, and for quite a number of years was an editor, gaining high rank in journalistic circles for PORTRAIT AND I'.IOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 707 his energy, versatilit}' and unchanging devotion to principle. During the late war lie passed through trying scenes but no amount of persecution or danger could turn him from his devotion to what he thought right. Those who wielded the pen in defense of the I nion exerted an intUienee which cannot he measured, and to them honor belongs as well as to those who served their country on the tented field. In the Hoosier State in the first half of the nine- teenth century, lived Thomas Hayward and two brothers, who managed a tannery at Fairfield. Thomas married Miss May A. Hill, among the members of their family being a son, C. B., who oiiened iiis eyes to the light July 1, 1843. He had one brother and two sisters, all- living. About 185o the parents removed to Columbus, Ind., whence four years later Ihej- moved to Indianapolis and lived there until 1859, and then removed to Carth- age, Mo. During the war Mr. Hayward removed to Ft. Scott, Kan., at its close becoming a resident of Springfield, Mo., vviiere he died in 1869. At the age of ten 3'ears, he of whom we write went to Indianapolis to learn the trade of a printer, remaining there about five years, and then accom- panying his parents to Carthage, Mo., where he opened a news and job ofHce. His Union senti- ments aroused the Southerners, who compelled him to take refuge, along with others, in Kansas. He then w°nt to Ft. Scott and established the Ft. Scott Monitor, securing a military escort to bring his faniil}' hither from his former home. While at Ft. Scott he was appointed United States Deputy Rev- enue Collector. At the close of the war he re- moved to Springiield, Mo., where he engaged in the printing business. The next place of abode of Mr. Hayward was Marseilles, III., to which place he came in 1870, tak- ing up the occupation of traveling agent for the paper mill at that point. The following year he came to Joliet and took charge of the job printing dt'|)artinent of ttie I{p[iuhUcaii. In 1872 he started tlie Joliet Sun, which he published ten years, selling it at the expiration of that period to the RppuhUcan. In 188o, he went to Santa Fe, N. M., where he was connected with the New Mexican Printing Com- pany. Being a|)pointed Postmaster by President Arthur in 1881, at Santa Fe, lie held that position until 1886, when he returned to Joliet. On New Years Day following he organized the company which he still manages, although on April 1, 1890, the firm name was changed to the C. B. Hayward Company. April 7, 1872, Mr. Hayward married Miss May E.Munroe,ut the liome of the liride's father, George Munroe, Joliet, April 7, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Hay- ward are the happy parents of four living children: Josie, Thomas, Charles M., and Ruth, and mourn the death of a son, George, who was taken from them Septemlicr 14, 1881. Mr. Hayward is recog- nized as among the leading Republicans of this county and this part of Illinois. '\tF^' HINEAS K. ROWLEY, late a resident of Homer Townsliij), departed this life at his homestead on section 19, February 22, 1889. He was a native of New York, and the son of Jirah Rowley, whose wife bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Brace, and both were natives of New York State. When about eighteen years old young Rowley came to this county, within whose limits he made his home the re- mainder of his life, which terminated when he was in the seventy-second year of his age, bis birth taking place November 5, 1816. His native place was Victor, N. Y. Mr. Rowley was married at Sugar Grove, Kane County, III., November 1, 1843, to Miss Jane A., daughter of Isaac and Abigail (Tew) Sanford. The parents of Mrs. Rowley were natives of Massa- chusetts, whence they emigrated to Marshalltown, Iowa, and died, the mother in 1876, and Mr. San- ford in 1875. Mrs. Rowley was born in Savoy, Uerkshire County, Mass., August 23, 1824. After their marriage Mr. and INIrs. Rowley settled at the present homestead, which Mrs. Rowley has man- aged with rare good judgment since her husband's death. The farm comprises one hundred and eighty acres of fertile land embellished with good improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Rowley identified themselves with the Methodist Episcopal Churph 708 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. iiiiiny 3'ears ngo, in the faith of which Mr. Rowley died, and with which the widow .still remains con- nected. There was born of their union a family' of seven children, the eldest of whom, Adelbert C, married Miss Sarah B. Phillips, and is a resident of Kane Count}'; Mar}' E. is the wife of John Mitchell, and the}' live in Chicago; George died when fourteen months old; Fred K. was first married to Henrietta Peck, who died, and he then wedded her cousin Josephine. He lives in Livingston County ; Alice S. is the wife of Jerome Paddock, of Homer T'own- ship; Jane S. died January 8, 1874, when an inter- esting young", lady of nineteen years; Frank A. nnrried Miss Helen E. Savage, and occupies him- self at farming in Homer Township. Mrs. Row- ley has a pleasant home and an intelligent family, and is a lady held in high esteem in the commu- nity. ^/OHN F. DAGGETT, M. D. The reputation of this gentleman as a well-read and success ful physician and surgeon, is not confined to Joliet, where he now makes his home, but reaches far beyond this city. For nearly half a century he held the first place in the ranks of the profession in and about Lockport. He is justly regarded as one of the ablest general practitioners in this section of the State, while as a surgeon he has high repute, his skill and good judgment justly placing him among the leaders in operative and highl}' successful surgery. Beginning his medical career with a fine theoretical knowledge, he has been studious, discriminating, and desirous of adding to his store of learning all that modern investigation has to enrich the fields of therapeutical science. Dr. Daggett was born in Charlotte, Yt., February 19, 1815, and began his life's labors as a teacher at the earl}' age of sixteen years. After continuing pedagogical work three years he entered the Med- ical School at Woodstock, Vt., and subsequently one atPittsfield. JIass.. being graduated from the former in 1837. One year later he came West, and .Sep- tember 10, 1838, opened an olHce in Lockport, 111., where he continued to reside until ISSG. when he took up his abode in Joliet. During this period of practically half a century (1838 to 1886), he was continuousl}' and laboriously engaged in the active practice of his profession. In the early days when the now thickly settled region had only a scattered population, and the now populous city of Joliet had but a few liundred people, his professional ride extended in a circle to Xaperville, Summit. Blue Island and Monee, and be was often called in con- sultation with physicians of these towns and of Joliet, Wilmington, Plainfield and Lemont. Dr. Daggett has for many years been a member of township, count}' ami State medical societies. He has always been prominent in the development and management of the local affairs of Lockiiort. has been Supervisor of the town, in the County Board, Treasurer of the School Board, and member and President of the Village Board of Trustees. He was always conservative but liberal in the vari- ous official positions which he occupied, performing his manifold duties to the satisfaction of the i)eo- ple he represented. The citizens of the Senatorial District in which Dr. Daggett lives (which at that tiate, 1871, consisted of the counties of Will. Kanka- kee, Kendall and Grundy, by far the most populous senatorial district in the State) recognized his cul- ture of mind, excellent judgment and deep interest in all that is elevating and progressive, and felt that their interests would be advanced by him in the legislative halls of the State. They therefore sent him to the .Senate, and the result proved that they were not wrong in their estimate of his worth. He was a zealous, ellicient member, whose record in the ca|>ital added to the laurels he had already won as a member of a learned professiou. By pru- dence he has amassed a goodly sum and now owns valuable real estate in both Lockport snd Joliet. In 184'2 the rites of wedlock were celebrated be- tween Dr. Daggett and Miss Angeline Talcott, a na- tive of New York and a member of a prominent pio- neer family that came to Illinois in 1834. She was a sister of Edward B. Talcott, the well-known civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Illinois d- Michigan Canal, and who later was Su- perintendent of the Chicago A- Galena Railroad; also sister of Manccl Talcott, of reputable memory in Chicago .as a prominent business man and lib- PORTRAIT AND Bl()( i RAPHICAL ALBUM. 709 eral iiliilantlnopist — all now deail. After a short but hap|)y married life Mrs. Daggett closed lier e\es ill death in 1844. A second matrimonial al- liance was made by the doctor in 184{;, the lady whom he chose for his comiianion being Miss C'le- ora Parsons, of tiie Empire State. This estimable woman had borne !iim five children, of whom Init two are now living, Mrs. Hugo Boehme, of Joliet, and Mrs. CoL^R. G. Mayo, of Woodbridge, Orange Countj', Fla., and in her care and management of the household economy had shown her devotion to home duties, while not neglecting those she owed to neighbors and the world, when from a [inhnon- ary disease she gradually declined for two jears, then, lamented by all who personally knew her, siie departed this life June 1, 1889. In the evening of life Dr. Daggett enjoys the respect that accrues to honesty of purpose and uprightness of life. Well supplied with worldly goods, serene in the consciousness of duties done, he is going peacefully down the hill of time. He has always been a firm supporter of religion and a liberal contributor to the building, support and maintenance of churches of all denominations in Lockport, and is likewise a liberal and cheerful supporter of the common and high schools of the town. Vov the years of 1888-89 he was President of the "Pioneer Association" of the old settlers of Will County, and b}' his efforts did much in add- in" to the effects and the interesting history of the early residents of the countj*. Bui few of his earl}' associates in business and professional circles are now living. •#-r AMUEL LOVP:. Joliet Township is the home of the above-named gentleman who lives on section 2.5, his farm including one hundred and sixty acres in this Township and twenty acres adjoining. Since settling here he has given his attention entirely to agriculture, in which he is winning the success which ever waits upon industrious efforts. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1822, and grew to manhood in his native country. Upon coming to America he made his home in New York for several ^ears, be- coming a resident of this county in the fall of 1856. He was a contractor and builder and followed his trade in Joliet some twelve or thirteen years. He then married and settled upon the farm which has since been his home. The wife of Mr. Love is a (laughter of the late John Cooper, of New Lenox, and bears the name of Elizal>elh B. .She h.as borne her h\isband five children — John W. C, Samuel E., Hatlie J., Mary E. and Annie M. J. Mr. Love has been Highway Commissioner and School Director. In polities he is a Republican. He and his worthy- wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. — 0"»- I^BEL BLISS, .Ir. One of the finest farms ill New Lenox Township is that owned and occupied by the gentleman with whose name we introduce this sketch. As an agriculturist, he is- thorough and skillful, and as a business man shrewd and enterprising, wise in his investments and possessing the energy which admits no such word as ••fail." His (hvelling is one of the finest in that section, and is tlaiiked b}' a good barn and all the necessary outbuildings erected in modern style of architecture and [iroviding all the comforts and conveniences of modern life. The whole forms one of the most attractive homes in Will County. The proprietor is a man widely and favorably known, and comes of one of the best families of Northern Illinois. The subject of this notice w.as born at the home- stead where he now lives August 8, 18;J3. His father, Abel Bliss, Sr., was a native of Wilbraham, Mass., and was born February 9, 1810. The mother bore the maiden name of Lucinda Blake. She also was a native of the Bay State and born in Spring- field, October 14, 1816. The parents were married in Springfield Jlay 6, 1840, and at once started for Illinois, coming to this county and settling on sec- tion 18, New Lenox Township. There the father gave his undivided attention to agricultural puv- 710 PORTRAIT AMD BlOGUAl'lllCAL ALIUIM. suits ami lived to a ripe old a»c, boiny; called hence Deceiiil er 25. 1883. He had visited Will County (ii-sl in 1.S37. The father of our subject (assessed the untlaj;;- ging industry and patience which is necessary to success, and becair.e the owner of live hundred acres of land in New Lenox Township. lie erected a neat and substantial set of farm buildings and surrounded himself and his famil}^ with all the com forts of life. lie was an active member of the Methodist Church in which he held the various odices, and in i)olitic3 was a lic|)uMican and wa^oiie of the first Abolitionists in this section. The mother is still living, remaining at the old honie- ste-id with her son, Abel. To herself and husband there was born a family of seven children, of whom Abel was next to the youngest. The subject of this notice renjaincd with his parents during his boyhood and joutli, pursuing his Mist studies in the common school and later attending for two years the High School at Engie- wood. Afterward he became a student of the Illi- nois University at Champaign. His tastes and inclinations led him to desire to become a Civil Kngineer, but on account of his father's accnmu- laled years and by his wish, he abandoned the pro- ject, and after his school life was over, returned to the farm where he has since followed agricultural pursuits. After the death of his father Mr, Bliss began r)perating a part of the large farm. He is now the owner of three hundred and forty acres of land in New Lenox Township; besides this he owns a large ranch of nine hundred and sixty acres in Gage County, Neb. He was married in this township February 21, 1877, to Miss Nettie, daughter of Stanton and Isabella (Doig) Lynk. I\Ir. Lynk is represented on another page of this Album. Mrs. IJliss was the eldest of a family of six children, three sons and three daughters, and was born in New Lenox Township, September 25, 1857. Of her union with our subject there has been born one child oidy, a daughter. Floi-ence I., August 22, 1882. IMr. and Mrs. Bliss arc members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Bliss has ofliciated .as Steward and Tnis- loe. He votes the straight Republican ticket and has held the office of Townshii) Collector and School Trustee. He is Trustee of the Methodist Caini) (iround Association, and Secretary of the New Lenox Mutual Insurance Company. EURGE L. FRANCIS. This genllcmaa is the owner and occupant of a line farm of three hundred and five acres on sections 10 and 15, in New Lenox Township. He is the tenth in a family of eleven children and was born on his father's homestead October 5, 1856. He gi-ew to manhood amid the usual surroundings of a farmer's son, receiving his education in the common schools and the high school at Englewood. His tastes led him to adopt farming as his life work and the town- ship in which he w.-is born has been his continuous home. On June 21, 1877, Mr. Francis was united in marriage with Miss Anna, daughter of Thom.'is Doig, of the same township. The family histor}- of Mrs. Francis will be found in liie sketch of her father, on another page in this Album. She w.as born October 20, 1856, and like her husband has been a life-long resident of New Lenox Township. The union has been blessed by the birth of three chihlren — Frank D., Laura D. and George II. Laura died when sixteen months old. Both Mr. and Mrs. Francis belong to the Methodist I",pisco|>al Church. Mr. Francis is serving in the capacity of School Trustee. ^ ^^-1 HARLES FRANCIS. This gentleman has ,, _ been a life-long resident of New Lenox ^^? Township and engaged in agricultural par- suits from his youth. He owns about three hundred acres of hand on which are adequate improvements. His natal d.ay was August 17, 1847, and on his fa- ther's farm he grew to manhood. His early edu- cation was obtained in the common schools of the township and supplemented by an attendance in *5; ^ /O^ ^. /&/a\^et/tnanfear settled on his present farm and as 3'ears have passed thej- have taken their place among its best people. Early in life they identified themselves with the Baptist Church and have sought to do good as they Have opportunity, rearing their children in the way they should go and proffering uniform kindness to their neighbors. The father of our subject was Asa Lanfear, who was born in Mayfleld, Montgomeiy Countj^ N. Y., in 1 793. The mother bore the maiden name of Olive Burgess, and was a native of the same place as her husband and born iu 17'J7. After marriage they continued to reside in Mayfield for a time, then removed to Sempronius where the}' lived until 1835. That year they emigrated to Illinois and the father secured a farm on section 29, Homer Township, where he and his good wife spent the remainder of their days. Mr. Lanfear was called hence June 23,1871. The mother survived her husband a number of 3'ears, her death Liking place June 15, 1883. Nine of the ten children born to them lived to mature j'ears qnd eight are now liv- ing, being located mostly in this county, Jlrs, Lanfear was born July 24, 1830, iu Gran- ville, Washington County, N. Y.. and was a mere child when her parents came to Illinois, She was trained by a careful mother to all useful household duties and was well fitted to become the partner of a good man's home. Of her union with our sub ject there have been born seven children, of whom but three are living. The eldest, Mary A., is the wife of Joseph Brow-n, and they live in New Le- nox Township; Albert II,, married Jliss Minnie L. Fisher, and occupies himself at farming with his father; Nettie E,, remains at home with her parents, 'riie deceased children are Asa AY., who died when PORTRAIT AND RIOGRAPIIICAL ALBUM. sixteen \eai-s old ; Ida M.,who died at the age of lliiee and one half-years; Charles E., who died when an infant of eight months, and Willie H., who died when about two \eais old. The farm of ^Ir. Lanfear oom[)rises two hundred and tiiirt\--foiir acres, the larger part of which is devoted to general farming and the remainder-furnishes ample facilities for the accommodation of live stock. ^YJAY GORDON. A good representative of the }'oungcr element of citizenship in Du- Page Township, is found in the person of Jay Gordon, who resides with his mother on section 16, and owns a half interest in one hundred and ninety acres of land in tlie township. He is meeting with success in the agricultural work to which he is giving his attention, as he formerly (lid in the field of pedagogj', in which he labored several winters. The ancestors of our subject arc supposed to have been English, and his parents were born in the Empire State. David and Tryphena (Beebe) Gordon, removed to Will County, 111., in 1853, when he of whom we write was but a few weeks old. They located in the western part of DuPage Township, on section 19, on laud that was some- what improved, a few acres having been plowed, and in an old frame liouse they took up their abode, residing tiiere about two years. Then they removed to the farm that is now occupied b}' the widow and son, and where the father died -luly 23, 1880. The means possessed b}- David Gordon when he came to this section were limited, and he and his family endured some of the privations incidental to pioneer life, but all was borne uncom|)lain- iiigly by the sturdy man and wife, who felt that the future hold comfort for them and their off- spring. Mr. Gordon was a citizen who could be relied on to bear a hand in whatever promised to advance the interests of the region, or aid those about him to greater ease and prosperity. He voted the Republican ticket. He was fairly suc- cessful in a worldly sense, leaving an estate of one hundred acres of unincumbered land as the result of his life's work. The widow of David Gordon and mother of our subject is now in her si.xly-ninth year, and enjoys good health for one of that age. She has four sons, namely: Emory, who lives in Hamilton County, Iowa;. lay, our subject; Frank, residing in Hamilton County, Iowa; and Eugene, who was mar- ried February 22, 1882, to Miss Alvina Sears, of this township, and has three children, named, Nettie, David and George; ho lives with his mother and brother .Jay on the homestead. Mrs. Gordon is one of the oldest living [jioneers of the township and is cherished by the older inhabitants, also having many friends among the younger peo- ple. Jay Gordon was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., May 8, 1853, but was reared in this county amid the scenes of pioneer life. He was educated in the public schools of the county, after which he at- tended the Northvvcstern College, at Naperville, DuPage County, for six months. Subsequently the young man engaged in toailiing, acting as an instructor during thirteen fall and winter terms of school and during the summers devoting his atten- tion mostly to farming. He is a Rei)ublican, and on the party ticket was elected Clerk of DuPage Townshii), in 1884, otticrating a year. His charac- ter is a manly and upright one, his manners are pleasing, and he has many friends who look for- ward to seeing him occupy a yet more prominent place in the county as 3'ears roll by. ANIEL lURKETT is eminently a self-made man, and is a line type of the class who, in building up their own fortunes have been important factors in securing the prosperity and promoting the growth of their State, county and township. This gentleman came to this county more than half a century ago, a poor man with scarcely a dollar that he could call his own, yet to- day he is numbered among the men of wealth in this part of the State. For many years he lia.s 716 POKTUAIT AND BIOGRAl'IIICAL ALBUM. been extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits and owns one of the largest and most valuable farMis in tills lounty. whieh is exceptionally well improved and under perfect management. Besides this he owns several ether farms. His beautiful home in Plainfield, one of the finest residences in the village, is fitted up with all modern conve- niences, and is comfortably furnished. Our subject is a native of England, born in the County of Cumberland, December 21, 1811. His father and his grandfather both named like himself, were also natives of that count}-. His grandfather was a farmer and landowner and lived to be up- wards of ninety ^ears old. The father of our sub- ject was reared and married in the place of his nativity, and there carried on the occupation of a farmer and spent his entire life, his remains now lying in Ireby Churchyard. The maiden name of his wife was Jane K.-iilton, and she was also a native of Cumberland County. Her father, Joseph Rail- ton, was vc tiller of the soil, and spent his entire life in that county. The mother of our subject died in the place of her birth. She and her hus- band reared seven children.as follows: John, Joseph, Mar_v, Jane, William, Daniel, and Ann, our subject being the only one of the sons who ever came to this country. He was reared and married and remained in his English home until 1835. He was of an ambitions, venturous turn of mind and resolved to try his fortunes in the United States of America, and in that year set sail from Eiverpool in the month of Januar}-, on the good ship '-St. Lawrence," and on the Gth of Jlarch disembarked at New York, after a voyage of six weeks and four d.ays. He was .ac- companied to this country by his wife, and they stayed in New York City nearly two j'ears before coming to Illinois, making the journe}' hither by the Hudson River and Erie Canal to Buffalo, and thence b}' lake to Chicago, which the}- then found to be a small place. At that time our subject was very poor and was glad to liud emplovment on the canal which was then in process of construction. Mrs. Birkett |)roved herself to be a true helpmate, and shouldering a part of the burden of sup]iort of the family, she boarded forty of the workmen. ^Ir, Birkett built an oven of .?lpne and clay for her to cook by, as when the}^ commenced housekeeping they had no furniture. He bored holes in a log of their cabin and inserted poles to make a bedstead, using their chest for a table and boxes for seats. Mr. Birkett worked on the canal for one season and then located on land in Cook County, living there until 183ii, when he came to Will County. This was then ver}- sparsely settled, the land vv,as in the hands of the CJovernment and for sale at $1.2.5 per acre. Deer, wolves, and other wild animals were roaming at will over the wild prairies and were often troublesome to the new settlers. At that time there were no raihv.ays in the State and Chi- cago was the nearest market, to which the pioneers took their grain with ox teams. Mr, Birkett rented land two or three years, and then purch.ased one hundred and twentj' acres of the Government in what is now Wheatland Township. He built a frame house and broke a few acres and then sold the land and all his stock. He then invested in another tract of wild prairie l.ind in the same township, and for a year rented improved land, and during the time broke and fenced and built on his own prop- erty, and then settled there. He continued to live on that place until 1856, when he disposed of it at an advance and located on another tract of one hundred and sixty acres of wild land adjoining the farm that he had previously purch,ased. He erected suitable buildings, improved the land and resided on it until 1872, when he sold the farm and bought a place near by on which he built a dwelling, which he made his home until 1880. His next move was to Aurora, where he bought land and built and there dwelt for a few months, when he sold at a good price, and returning to AVheat- laud was there until 1885. and in that3ear came to his present beautiful home in PlainQeld. Mr. Birkett and Miss Ann Ray were united in marriage June 2, 1834. She was a native of Cum- berland County, England, born Maj- 22, 1815. Her grandfather. John R.ay. who was of Scotch paren- tage, was a landowner in that county and there spent his entire life engaged in agricultural pur- suits, Mrs. Birkett's father was also a farmer, and passed his whole life on his native soil. Mr. and Mrs. Birkett have reared ?even children, of whom the following are recorded: Anu. married Thomas PORTRAIT AND BIOCiRAPHlCAL ALBUM. 717 King; Daniel R.: Louisa M. mari-ied .lolin A'arley; Elizabeth Esther married Charles Varle\-; Olive A. married Nicholas Kanaff; Lavina J., who is tiie widow of William Irwin, lives with her parents; and Mavy J., who married .T.aj- Ilyland. The wedded life of our subject and his wife has not passed witliout its attendant sorrows in the death of four of their children, as follows: Jane died at tlie age of two years; Henry R., when eight montlis old; Mary J. at the age of eight years and eight months; and John, aged six weeks. Mr. Birkett is a man of strong character, self reliant and self helpful, and has always managed his affairs in a thoroughl}- business-like manner, evincing remarkable discernment and discretion. With the wealth tlius acquired he makes judicious use, being liberally and charitably' disposed and doing his share to promote all schemes for pul)lic benefit. This venerable gentleman and his estima- ble wife are honored and respected not only for what they are, but for wiiat they h.ave done to pro- mote the growth of the county and establish its material prosperity, and they are well worthy of a place in this Biogr.\phical Album. ••■J»»;9««^:»S>^^-^«f-ttie Meier, who was born and reared in tiie same German State as himself. They s|)ent their entire lives in their native country, the husband dying when fifty-five and the wife when forty-five years of age. They were numbered among the most worthy citizens of the section, both being active members of the Lutheran Church and earnest in their discharge of every duty. Their family consisted of three sons and a daughter, he of whom we write being the second son and child. He is the only member of the family who came to America, and with the exception of his sister, the only survivor. J. O. Piepenbrink grew to manhood undg^ie parental roof, receiving an excellent education, his advantages being more favorable than those of many of his couutr3'men. His father was wealthy, and able to bestow upon his children all the learn- ing they desired, althougii the property at his death fell to his eldest son. After he became of age our subject received an .appointment in the arm}', but was induced by his father to let the latter pay the tax for his release and return to his home. He married a lady of his own village, Miss Sophia Wille, with whom he set sail from Bremer- haven April 3, 1849, landing in New York City on the 1st of May following. They came by rail and water to Chicago, and thence to their new i home in this county, where they have since made (18 PORTRAIT AND HlOGRAinilCAL ALBUM. such a splendid record and where they have man}' friends, particularly among the natives of their own country. Mrs. rie|)enbrink is a daughter of Conrad and Sophia (Oldrag) Wille, who were reared and mar- ried near llesse-Cassel, Germany, and began life after the stylo of the well-to-do Germans. They spent their lives in comfort on a large farm — for that country — dying shortly bftforc reaching the age of lifty years. They were [irouiinent members of their community, and active in tiie work of the Lutheran Churcli. Their family ccjnsisted of seven children, most of whom came to the United States and are yet living. The wife of our subject is the fourth of the family, and was horn .January "2, 1826. She was well reared and received a good German education, and the knowledge of domestic affairs which has been useful to her as a helpmate and mother. Eight children make uj> the family circle of our subject and his wife, all being residents of Crete Township. J. Otto and Henry F. are the subjects of biographical sketches which appear in this vol- ume. J. Otto married Miss Dora Orkenlierg; Henry F. was married to Miss Maggie Schi'ing; Conrad married Soi)hia Engelking; William mar- ried Sophia Meier; John married Louisa Do- mier; Phillip married Louisa Diersen. All these are farmers. Ellen married Henry Sporleder, also a farmer; Sophia is the wife of John Diersen, a hardware merchant in Crete Village. Mr. Piepen- hrink is not au ollice-seeker, but is a sound and re- liable Republican. He and his wife take an active part in the work of the Lutheran Church, to the sup[)ort of which they contribute liberally; they are charter members of the organization in this county. iEORGE MUNROE. The wholesale grocery T interests of Joliet are worthily represented ^^j)|| by the subject of this notice with the firm of George T. Relyca & Co., of which ho is the senior member. Mr. Munroc belongs to one of the best nationali- ties on the face of the globe, having been born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and first opened his eyes to the light April 4, 1821. His parents were Daniel and Jane (Richmond) Munroe, who were likevvise of Scotch birth and ancestry, and who emigralcd to the United States in 1827, settling in Brown ville, Jeffeisou Count}', N. Y. They brought with them three children — George, Angus and Barliara. The family remained residents of Jefferson County until 1819, then emigrated to Illinois, locating in Will County where the father died in 18G0. The mother hail passed away at Brownville, N. Y., about 1829. For thirteen years after coming to this county Mr. Munroc engaged in farming in P'loreuce Town- ship. In the meantime he was recognized as a valued addition to the community and filled with credit many of the local offices. In 18(52 he w,as elected Sheriff on the Democratic ticket and that same year removed to Joliet, assuming the duties of his oftice in November following. Subsequently he served three 3'ears as County Treasurer, but in the meantime in company with his son, George H., engaged in the retail grocery trade, being first lo- cated at the corner of Jefferson and Chicago Streets. They remained there ten years and then removed to the t)pera House Building whore they did busi- ness six j'ears. The well-known firm of (leorge Munroe & Son has existed since I860. j\lr. Munroo with his son, George H., established the first wholesale grocery store in Joliet, and with his old book-keeper, Mr. Relyea, is the oldest repre- sentative of the wholesale grocery business in this city. G. Munroe & Son put up the Hotel Munroe Building which they still own and they occuijied the ground floor for their wholesale trade until 1889, when they erected an elegcant stone buikling, 65x120 feet in dimensions and three stories in height into which the new firm, G. T. Relyea & 'Co., removed and which they now occupy. For the last five years Geoige and George FL Munroe have dealt extensively in real estate, under the firm name of George Munroe A Son, the latter, George IL, being the active manager, and who has con- tributed largely to the building up of the business part of the city. Mr. Munroe occupies a fine residence. No. 1204 Cass Street. He has been prominent in looal affairs, rei)resenting his Ward in the City Counc'l. serving PORTRAIT AND BIOaRAPIIICAL ALBUM. 719 as Scliool Trustee aud in various otlier capacities. Sociall}', he belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, A. F. & A. M. in each of which he lias held the different offices and he is prominently connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as Trustee at the present time. lie has been in some odicial capacity in the church since com- ing to Joliet and gives to it a liberal support. Miss Sarah IM. Ilentze of Brownville became the wife of our subject December 22, 1842. Mrs. Mun- roe was born in Brownville, N. Y., April 30, 1822, and is the daughter of Henry and Charity (Gould) Henlze, who were natives of New Yorlv and spent their last years in California and Illinois. This union resulted in the birth of five children, four of whom are living, viz: George H., .lane Amelia, the wife of Rev. (x. 11. Van Horn, now Presi(iing Elder of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Rock- ford ; ]Mary Elizal)eth, Mrs. C. B. Hayward; Edwin, traveling salesman for the firm of Reed ik Mur- dock, Chicago Street. ^^ IIARLES !•'. BAITMANN, is an intelligent (l( _ and enterprising man, very popular in the "^^7 community in the best circles of which his family move. He was born in Sase-Weimar, Ger- many, March 6, 1835, and reared in his native vil- lage. He is the third of five children liorn to Charles F. and Caroline W. R. (Krauea) Baumann. The laxter was a daughter of the Rev. Mr. Kraiica, a minister of the l^utheran Church and both jjarents were boni in Wetsdorf. The father was a linen - weaver and fuller, and he also operated a small farm. In 18r)3, he emigrated to America, making his first location in Richton Township, Cook County, III., where he engaged in farming. He subsequently rented a farm in Will County' and still later bought eighty acres in Frankfort Township, where he re- sided until his death in 1874. His wife had died the previous year. He belonged to the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Church. The parental household included Paulina, Mrs. Steckish, who died in Frankfort; Mrs. Caroline Metz, who lives in Minnesota; our subject; August who was killed at Ft. Donelson, having been Cor- l)oral in the Twentieth Illinois Infantry, in which he li.ad enlisted in LSCl ; and William, whose home is in AVilmington. The subject of this notice was reared in Germany and attended the common schools until fourteen years old. lie then worked .at his father's trade until the spring of 1853, when the family came to America. They embarked at Bremen on the sailer "Yorkshire" which made Quebec in fifty-fliree days. Coming at once to Illinois, the young man worked on his father's farm a few years and in the spring of 1857, went to Minnesota. He drove an ox-team at St. Peter, but not being pleased witli the country he returned in the same m.anner after a sojourn of but three months. He was still unmar- ried and had gone to Minnesota to accommodate a brother-in-law. When Mr. Baumann returned to Illinois he re- sumed farming aud the following spring rented land in partnership with his father and brother. In 1862 he purchased a tract of one hundred and sixty acres in Frankfort Township, broke the soil upon it and improved and operated it until IHOG. He then sold the farm, stock and im[)lements, and locating in Frankfort started a saloon in partner- ship with his brother. They subsecpiently dissolved the connection and buying out the business, our sul)ject has continued it alone from that time. He put up the building which he now occupies in 1868, it being 53x38 feet and occupying two and a half lots. Besides this property Mr. Baumann owns seven acres adjoining town, and one hundred and sixty acres in .Martin Ccninty, Minn. The lady who [)resides over the home of our sub- ject Ijecame his wife .luly 26, 1863, the ceremony taking place at her home in Franklin Tovvnship. She bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Klebbcr, and is a native of Gietzenlieim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. She is a daughter of .John Klebber, a farmer who settled in this county about 1852, and who is now living with our subject. To Mr. and Mrs. Baumann ten children have been born. John ^\^ is clerk fen Burrell & Co., in Chicago, and Ciiarles B. is now in Coal City, III.; the latter formerly clerkcnl for Barney Belshawski, 720 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL Al.l'.r.M. uf Fiankfoit for six 3ears. The children still at home are, Annie, August, Lizzie, Freddie, Caro- line, Ida, Osiar and Arthur. Mr. Banniann i.s a Republican of the stanchest sort and has served his part}' as delegate to county conventions and in other capacities. He was Vil- lage Trustee for six years. He belongs to the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, holding meraber- sliip in a Joliet lodge and is a member of the Evan- gelical Church. He is one of the most intlueutial men in Frankfort and is an eflicienl worker for the upbuilding of the town. «^«^»'^m5» --j*^**-^*!^ 'I^EKDHAM P. COOPER. A pleasant farm of I /// ^^o^^^ three hundred and forty acres in New ji\,M) Lenox Township is owned and operated by the gentleman above named, who has erected an excellent set of buildings and made other good im- provements upon his estate. His home 's locatetl on section 10, where the greater part of his life has been passed. He was born in Brown County, Ohio, Maj' 29, 1833, and was about eighteen months old when his parents removed to the Prairie State, where he grew to manhood upon his father's farm. He is the fourth of seven children making up the parental family, the others being William, who lives in Kankakee Countj'; John W., deceased; Ann, deceaseil, who was the wife of Robert J. Broadie; Thomas F., a farmer in New Lenox Township; Elizabeth E., wife of Samuel Love, and Lydia J., deeeascil, who was the wife of Norman Carl. The father of our subject was the late John Cooper who was born in Pennsylvania in October, 1800, and who died in this county in 1875. The mother was Lydia (Perry) Cooper, born in 1807, in Brown County, Ohio, where her marri.age took place and she and her husbaml lived until the fall of 1834. They then came to what is now Will Countj', and settled on section 10, New Lenox Township, taking up the burdens which the early settlers endured. Mrs. Cooper breathed her last in the fall of 18.53. The gentleman of whom we write was married Juno 26, 1850, to Miss M;u-garcl Loui.sa Francis. She was born on the old Francis homestead in New Lenox Township, January 3, 1834, and is probably the lirst white child born in Will County. She is a daughter of the late Abraham F^rancis, whose his- tory is incorporated in a sketch of A. Allen Francis, elsewhere in this Ai.i'.um. She was the mother of seven children, as follows: F^lla, who died in in- fancy; John, who died when about two and oue- half years old; Frankie, who died when twenty months old; Margaret L., who is the wife of Jeffer- son Doig of New I-enox Townsliip; N. Perry, who lives at home; Allen F., who is clerking in New Lenox, and Jessie M. Mr. Cooper acts with the Republican partj\ He has served as Assessor one year and as Constable four j'ears. He and his good wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he has held the offices of Steward and Trustee. ' and from whom the sons have inherited the talents which have brought them success. The present firm was organized in 1880, and located in a fine building at the corner of Main and Exchange Streets, the most eligible business site in the town. In due time, owing to the rapid increase in trade, more room was needed and so they removed their old brick store, 26x60 feet, to another lot further south and began the construction of one of the best buildings in the city, which the}- now occupy. The second floor of this building was designed for a public hall, but the firm are obliged to utilize it for the storage of a part of the $40,000 stock of goods which they carr}'. The Wilkening Block, two stories in height, is 51x60 feet in dimensions, facing on Main Street and coni|)rises two stores with a basement joining the old store-room. The latter is used for a grocery department and there are three large warehouses in the rear from which many hundred pounds of butter and many thou- sand dozens of eggs are shipi)ed monthly. The main building was completed in 1886, and contains a full line of a finely-selected stock of dry goods, tastefully arranged and which never fails to attract attention. Besides these there is a special cloak and shawl department, also clothing and gentle- men's furnishing goods, together with different de- partments for carpets and oil cloth, to3's, etc. It is thus most properly called the Department Store and neither time nor money has been spared to make each attractive and convenient. The business career of Mr. Wilkening began at an earl}' period in his life and from the start he has kept in view one end and aim^that of excelling in his chosen calling. We find him officiating as a clerk at the age of fifteen years and he completed his business education in Bryant & Strattou's Com- mercial College. His father in former 3'ears was a farmer, owning land in Crete Townsliip, and at that homestead our subject was born iMarch 24, 1855. He grew up vigorous in mind and body and at an early age learned the self reliance which has been largel}' the secret of his success. Both in social and business circles he is a general favorite, being prom[it to meet his obligations and more than ordi- naril}' well informed. In politics, he is a Democrat and in religion he conforms to the doctrines of the Lutheran Church. In all that goes to make a man reliable and trustworthy, he is a fine exponent of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 731 his sulistiuilial German ancestry. With the single exception that lie still remains a bachelor, Mr. Wil- kening has creditably performed all the obligations of an honest man and a good citizen. In addition to his mercantile interests Mr. Wilkening deals quite extensively in real estate and from this source also realizes handsome returns. ENIIY GRAI5E so ordered his daily walk and conversation that his life was an exam|)le worthy the consideration of all who desire to honor their manhood. lie took an active part in all that meant the real advancement of the township, was interested in the cause of religion, industrious and hard working in the affairs of this world, and kindly and affectionate in his domestic and social relations; an honest and reliable citizen was removed by death when he breathed his last at ills home in Washington Township, April 14, 1882. The eyes of Mr. Grabe opened to the light of day in Germany, in 1824. He grew to maturity under the charge of good [larents, developing the natural virtues and talents he possessed and being grounded in the firm principles that led to the repu- tation he won. When about twenty-two years old he set out from Brenierhaven, and reaching the shores of America made his way to the Prairie State and settled in Crete Township, Will Count3^ His first home was on eighty acres of new Government land, but in the fall of 1807 he changed his resi- dence to Washington Township. Here he pur- chased two hundred acres of land on section 21. It was almost unbroken but he at once began to make improvements, and after some years he found himself pleasantly surrounded with good buildings and other tasteful improvements. Here he carried on a successful agricultural career until called hence, when he left to his mourning household that best of all inheritances — an honored name. In politics he was a sound Kepulilican, and religious!}' was a member of the Evangelical Church, to which faith Mrs. Grabe also adheres. The marriage of Mr. Grabe and Miss Catharina Schwirena was celebrated in Chicago. The bride was born in Hesse-Cassel, (iermany, July 2G, 1831, to Fred and Ingel (^Miller) Schwirena. Her par- ents were natives of the same kingdom,and there the father died when sixt^'-two years old. He was a Lu- theran in religious faith. The widowed mother came with her six children to America and located in Cook County, III., dying there at the same age that her husband had reached,, Mrs. Grabe lived near Chicago until her marriage, manifesting the <|uali- ties that won the regard of our subject and that have kept the esteem of all who know her. The union of Mr. and ]\Irs. Grabe resulted in the birth of nine sons and daughters. Henry, Jr., mar- ried Miss Augusta Scheneka and is now living at Manhattan, Kan.; William is with his mother, as- sistiiig her to operate the large farm; John, who is a shoemaker in Crete, married Miss Sophia Rennie; Mary is the wife of Fred Meyer, their home being in Riley Count}', Kan.; Conrad marrieut a few days before his decease he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for the State Legislature, and it is quite probable that he would have been elected had not his career been cut short by death. He was interred with the solemn rites of the Masonic fraternity, with which he had long been identified. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. In every move- ment that promised to benefit the community he bore an active part. The excellent education he had received, combined with pre-eminent business aliility, made him a successful financier, and his liberal spirit inclined him to assist churches and other bodies in their work to improve society. Mrs. Thomas Williams departed this life in 1879. Of the nine children comprising the family of the worthy couple, the only survivors are our subject and his sister Susan, widow of Frederick Haney, who lives in Brighton Park, Cook County. -^^z way. ENRY S. BROCK WAY. Among the work- ersnn handicraft in the thriving city of Joliet, none better deserve mention in a volume of this description than H. S. Brock- He was born in Chemung, N. Y., being a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Brock- way, both of whom were likewise natives of the Empire State. The father was born .January 2!(, 1811, and the mother in February, 1817. They removed to Jvendall County, III., in 1865, and after a time changed their location to Grant Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa, where the husband and father engaged in farming until his death. May 30, 1885. The mother died in November, 1851. The natal day of him of whom we write was Oc- tober 1, 1841, and he is the eldest son in a family compiising seven children. Having accompanied his father to the Prairie State in 1855, he attended the public schools and afterward entered Clark Seminary in Aurora, where he completed his stud- ies. He began his career in life as a farmer, but after a brief period devoted to agriculture learned the trade of a carpenter and, coming to Joliet, be- gan active business as a contractor and builder. Many beautiful buildings that arc ornaments to the city have been i)ut up b}' him. among them be- ing the Campbell and Stevens Blocks, the elevator and the residences of James A.shlej' and W. S. 736 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Brooks. He is a man of the strictest integrity, punctual in tiie smallest details of his engagements and reliable in word and deed. He therefore en- joys the marked esteem of his fellow-men and the sincere friendship of those intimately acquainted with his worth of character. At the head of the coz^- home on Sherman Street is a lad3- of housewifely skill and fine character, between whom and our subject the rites of wedlocK were celebrated November 13, 1878. She bore the maiden name of Nettie E. McCowan, is a native of this count}^ and a daughter of parents who helped to subdue the prairie and are yet living as examples of the sturdy j-eomanry of pioneer days. To Mr. and Mrs. Brockwaj' two sturdy' sons have been born: Henry S., whose natal day was April 28, 1 884, and Jaj- McCowan, who opened his eyes to the light January 5, 1886. Mr. Brockway is an active member of the Hicliards Street Methodist Episcopal Church. xp^ABRIEL NOEL. On a fertile and well-de- ;f| (—J veloped farm consisting of two hundred ^^^Jl and twenty acres on section 9, Jackson Township. Mr. Noel pursues the even tenor of his w.iy, gaining the good will of his fellows and win- ning maintenance from the soil. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, July 2, 1820, and grew to man- hood on his father's farm, the parent adding the control of a saw-mill to his farm labor. When twenty-seven vears old our subject came to Will County, 111., and on October 15, 1847, was married to Miss Elizabeth D. Zarley, daughter of the late Reason Zarley and his good wife. (.See sketch of J. C. Zarley). This Lady was born in this county November 22, 1830, is well educated, ca]).able and of fine character. The union h.as re- sulted in the birth of twelve children, of whom five died in infancy. The living are Albert E. and Er- vin R., farmers in Jackson Township; Calvin Z., clerk in the Hotel Royal; Elvis C, in the stone business in Chase County, Kan. ; Susie E., wife of L. H. Lineberger, of Peotone; Rose M., wife of C. W. Table, of Jackson Township, and Frank G., still at home. Mr. Noel has been Road Commissioner and held the various school offices. In politics he is a Re- publican, and both he and iiis wife are Universal- ists in religious belief. Farming h.as been the chief occupation of Mr. Noel since boyhood and he shows a thorough understanding of the business. His es- tate bears excellent improvements, and good cheer abounds within the dwelling, whose occupants are held in good repute b\- all who know them. _^T=5» m- LVIN J. KING, an honored resident of Plainfield, was born in Collins, Erie County, N. T., May 13, 1824. He came of sterling New England stock, his father, Allen King, having been a native of Rhode Island, and his grandfather, Nathan King, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary AVar, is also supposed to have been born in the same State. He removed from Rhode Island to Vermont, and was an earlv pioneer of the town of Danby, in Rutland Countj'. He resided there until 1811, and again became a pioneer, moving with an ox team to Erie Count3-. N. Y. He bought land of the Holland Purchase Company in the town of Holland, and spent the re- mainder of his days there. The father of the subject of this sketch was reared and married in Vermont and m.ade the re- moval to Erie Count}-, a few months before his fa- ther. He bouglita tract of wild land in the primeval forests in the town of Collins, obtaining his patent from the Holland Purchase Company. His first work was to build a log house for the shelter of his family, and lie then entered upon the hard task of clearing a farm from the wilderness. He felled the timber from quite a tract, and then sold it at an ad- vance, and bought again, and he tluis made three or four changes in the ensuing years, selling so as to make money each time, and was a resident of Erie County until his death. The maiden name of his wife was Virginia Thompson, and she was born in Westmoreland County, N. H. Her father, Joseph Thompson was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 737 and two of his sons served with him in the battle of Saratoga. He was a farmer and spent his last j'ears in Otsego County, N. Y. Mis wife spent her last years with a daughter in the town of Collins. The subject of this siietch was reared and edu- cated in his native town, and resided there until 1855. He bought a farm and was actively engaged in its cultivation until tlie year mentioned, when he sold it, and coming to Illinois, located in McHenrj- County, buying a farm in Seneca Township. He carried on farming and stock-raising with good suc- cess until 1882, when he sold his place there, and coming to PlainQeld, bought where he now resides and is living in the enjoyment of the comfortable competence that his industry has brought him. Mr. King was married in 1849, to Susan A. South- worth. She was born in Chautauqua County, in the town of Sheridan, N. Y., a daughter of Epiphias and Hannah Southworth. Three children have blessed their marriage to them : George M., a res- ident of Woodstock; Mrs. Robert Graves, of Plain- field; and John M., who lives in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. King are members of the I'niversalist so- ciety and for their great personal worth are held in high esteem by the people among whom they have come to make their home in their declining years. ^ o , 1 DWARD ETHERIDGE is a citizen of whom Joliet may well be proud, his life having lieen marked by uprightness, faithfulness and industry. He has won tlie attention of em- ployers by the manner in which he has performed the work before him and shown that his was not eye service alone but was prompted by a sense of duty and self-respect. He was born in Worcester- shire, England, in which his parents also opened their eyes to the light of day and wherein they died at advanced ages. The fatlier was one of twenty- two children, and worked at tlie trade of a brick- layer. He of whom we write, learned the trade of hie fa- ther at an early age and became a master workman. He came to America, landing at Portland, Me., and from there to Chicago, 111., reaching the latter city April 1, 1872. On the 4th of June following he came to Joliet and at once entered the employ of the Joliet Steel Comp.any with which he continued until 1874. He then went to Pittsburg, Pa., be- coming an employe in Braddock's Steel Works. On severing that connection he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he assisted in the construction of the blast furnaces of the Jas. Green Iron Woiks. Mr. Etheridge next returned to Joliet, but after a brief period went to Crystal City, Mo., coming again to Joliet by request and making the connec- tion that has not since been severed, except for a short time in 1877, when the mills were closed on account of the financial panic. During the years in which he has sojourned here, Mr. Etheridge has assisted in the erection of all the structures that go to make up the splendid plant of the Illinois Steel Company. The pleasant home of Mr. Etheridge is presided over b}- an estimable woman whose many virtues and graces of mind and heart endear her to a large circle of friends. She was known in her maiden- hood as Miss Eliza Sawyer, and is a native of the Mother Country, in which her wedding took place in 1866. She is the mother of four children, as fol- lows: Sarah is married and lives in Joliet; George, an estimable and industrious young man, is now in Cliicago; Martha and James are still at home. Mr. Etheridge is devoted to his home and its attractions are foremost in his eyes. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias, and worships at the Ottawa Street INIethodist Episcopal Church. lie is an excellent citizen, interested in all that tends to advance the prosperity of his chosen home. iiHEODORE M. H. STARMANN is the fifth son and child of Jurgen F. and Amelia Starmann, his father being a well-known farmer and stockman of Manhattan Township. The young gentleman is one of the promising business men of the town of the same name, in which he opened an establishment for the sale of agricultural implements in the spring of 1889. He has already manifested good business qualities anvhich makes a man jealous for the reputa- \£_/^ tion of his town or township and incites him to contribute his moral and substantial aiil to the enterprises calculated for its progress, socially, morally and financiallj'. Mr. Lynk has distinguished himself in this direction in a marked degree and is looked upon as one of the most use- ful members of his community'. At the same time his personal interests and the comfort of his family have kept pace with his public benefactions and we find him in possession of all that makes life desir- able — a pleasant home and a competence for his de- clining years. He has been accompanied for many years on his life journey by one of the most esti- mable of ladies who shares with her husband the respect of the community. A native of Columbia County, N. Y., Mr. Lynk was born October 7, 1834, and came to Illinois with his fatherin 1852, and has since maintained his resi- dence in New Lenox Township. He w.as reared to habits of industr3' and economy which have served him well all through life, and his education was such as was to be obtained in the common school. He worked with his father ou the farm until a man of twenty-six years and then took unto himself a wife and helpmate. Miss Isabella Doig.the wedding being celebrated at the bride's home in Homer Township, Jul}' 6, 1856. After his marriage he continued to reside at the old homestead of which he is now the owner and which comprises two hundred acres of choice land with first-class improvements. To Mr. and Mrs. Lynk there have been born a famil\- of six children, the eldest of whom a daugh- ter, Jnaet, is the wife of AbelBliss, of New Lenox Township; Zachariah W. married Miss Cornelia Finch and lives in Nebraska; Adelia is the wife of W.iller Rowlej', of Homer Township; Everette S. ; Evalenaand Erwiu remain at home with their par- ents. Mr. Lynk has been exceedingly- careful in the education of his children who, after leaving the district school, completed their studies in the high schools of Joliet and Englewood. In politics, Mr. Lj-nk votes independently and has never sought office, simply serving at one period as Highway Commissioner. Zachariah W. Lynk, the father of our subject, was born March 24, 1790, in Columbia County, N. Y. He was reared to manhood in that county and was married to Miss Sarah Hardy, who was born Septem- ber 16, 1800, and reared not far from the early- home of her husband. Thej- were marrie. Scutt & Co., wire manufacturers, as Superintendent. He re- mained with the company until 1881, when they sold out, and he, having thoroughly m.astered the business, established a wire factor}' in Lockport, under the firm name of Grant, Harmon it Ricliards. Mr. Grant soon absorbed the wlioje business, and i formed a stock company, b\- whom the business was continued for a year, after which it became the Baker Wire Mill. ]\[r. Grant drew the plans and superintended the erection of the buildings for the new organization, and his great executive altility in the management of the business is shown by the fact that the mills which started on a cai)acity of fifteen tons per week, now use four hundred tons weekly. From the original i)lant has grown an establishment which emplo}s three hundred and fifty men, and disburses large sums of money each month by which various departments of industry in the town are benefited. The personal popularity of Mr. Grant is extreme, ,as was indicated by his election to tlie Mayoralty in opposition to two of the strongest men in the city, his candidacy being supported by the best element of society. He is a member of Gooding Post, G. A. R. The beautiful home of which he took possession in the year 1888, is presided over by a lady of refinement and culture, with whom he was united in marriage on the 1st of December, 1886. She is a native of Will County, and was known in her maidenhood as Miss Klla Cagwin. To her has been born one daughter. Bertha Eloise, whose natal day was November 30, 1887, and who is a child of striking beauty, giving promise of be- coming a charming woman. BIJAH R. STARR, the pioneer florist of Joliet, for many years conducted a flower garden attached to his residence grounds (Cy at the corner of McComber Street and Bowen Place. He came to .Joliet in the spring of 1871 and soon afterward established the business which he conducted unt'l 1888. He then sold out and rented his ground, and since that time has not been engaged in any active business. He had one of the finest gardens in the country and met with phe- nominal success. His life-long habits of industry, however, will probably not permit him to remain long in idleness and it will not be surprising if in the near future he resumes his old occujiation. The subject of this notice wns born March 25, 1832, in Ithaca, X. Y. His father, William R. Starr, emigrated from New York to Illinois in the [lioneer days, settling in wiiat was then Thorn Grove, but is now Crete Townshi)), in 1834. He took up a tract of Government land from which he ojiened up a farm and lived there until his death, which occurreil in 1856. Althf)Ugh not a politician he was a stanch supporter of the Abolitionist party, and for a time officiated as the Postmaster of Crete. He was born in Dutchess County, N. Y. He was there married to Miss Harriet L. Royce, who died at the family residence in Joliet, August 23, 1884. Abijah R. was the only child. The subject of this sketch was only two years old when his parents came to this county, bnt when of suitable y^^rs and attainments he was sent back to his native place, wliere he completed his educa- tion. He was also a student in the boarding school at Berkshire, Tioga County. Then returning home 752 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. he remained with his father until a youth (if eigiil- cen years. In 1850. being seizerl with the Califor- nia gold fever lie crossed tlie plains via >st. Josepli and Ft. Kearney, being on the road from May 4 un- til July 31, and locating in llangtown. He worked in the mines about two j-ears with fair success, then, anxious to reach home, sacrificed valuable interests and returned to the old farm. His father in the meantime had removed to Chicago and engaged iu tlie hotel business. Mr. Starr now had charge of his fatlier's farm until the latter's death. In the meantime he was married, October 2t, 1853, to Miss Sarah Ann Mogg. In 1864 he went to Wheaton, DuPage County, this State, where he engaged in the nursery business and became somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving as Street Commissioner. He also be- came interested in the mercantile business. Finally, returning to this county, he occupied himself as a general merchant until 1874. To him and his es- timable wife there have been born three children, viz: Mar^-, born July 18, 1854, and now the wife A. C. Johnston, manufacturer of optical goods at Detroit, Mich.; FlUen A., born January 30, 1858, and the wife of Dr. C. H. L. Souder, of Rockwell; this daughter was graduated from the Homeopathic College of Chicago, and is engaged in the practice (if medicine. Attie C. was born Marcii 20, 'i860, and married George T. Relyea, a wholesale grocer of Joliet. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Abijah Starr, who was probably a native of New York, whence he removed to Patterson, and lived there until 1816. Thence he removed to Ithaca, where he died in 1824. He was a surveyor b}- pro- fession, and married Miss Hannah Watts. Among the children born to them was William Russell Starr, the father of our subject, a native of Patterson, N. J., and born August 4, 1807. Mrs. Sarah A. (Mogg) Starr was born in the town of Claj', Onondaga County, N. Y., June 1, 1830, to Jared and Lany (Young) Mogg and was there reared to womanhood. Siie came to the West in 1852. Jared Mogg was a native of Connecticut and born August 4, 1791. He was bound out at an early age but, being an ambitious lad and impatient of restraint, ran awaj- to Schoharie County, where in due time lie met and married his future wife. They settled down upon a farm and Grandfather Mogg engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. Mrs. Lany (Y'oung) Mogg w.as born in Seward, Schoharie County, N. Y'., and was the daughter of Jeremiah Y'oung, whose family consisted of twelve children. Jared Mogg's family' consisted of four- teen children. Thirteen of these grew to mature years and there are still living six brothers and five sisters. Mr. Starr, politically, is a sound Repub- lican, while he and his good wife are prominently connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Joliet. —' ^3-£f- ^- eLAUS PAULSEN. The German-American , citizens of this county have an excellent representative in the person of Mr. Paulsen, a successful farmer of Washington Township. His (ileasant homestead is located on sections 25 and 36, and consists of one hundred and sixty broad and fertile acres, suiiplied with all the needful buildings erected snbstantiallj' and designed attract- ivel}'. When the present owner took possession of the place in 1863, there was but a small piece bro- ken, the rest being wild land, lie put forth his best eflforts to make of it a home suited to his taste and the needs of his family, and well has he suc- ceeded. The natal day of Mr. Paulsen was February 25, 1841, and his birth|ihu'e Schleswig-Holstein, Ger- manj'. He is the youngest child in a family circle that included nine brothers and sisters, but four of whom are now living. Ho and two sisters came to America. The jiaients, John and Catharine ( lirandt) Pauls.n, passed their entire lives in their native kingdom, Schleswig-Holstein. He (>f whom we write grew to man's estate in the land of his birth, gaining a good education under its excellent school laws. AVhen twenty-one years old he determined to seek a home in the land across the sea, of whose advantages he had heard. Setting sail from Hamburg in April, 1862, on the "Otscal" Jlr. Paulsen spent eight long weeks on the broad .Vilantic ere landing was made at New York. =%«^ PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIIC AL ALBUM. 100 Thence lie went to Chicago and into Kankakee Count}', where lie labored abjut a twelvemonth. He then came to Will County and in Monee Township spent some time ns a farm hand. Ere long lie determined to have a home of Ins own and therefore began to improve the land, which now rewards his efforts with an abundance of the fruits of the earth. The ellici(!nt hel innate and conniaiiion of Mr. Paulsen in his labors to secure a competence was known in her maidenhood as Miss Sophia Hack. She is a daughter of Ernest and Sophia (Recopf) Hack, nalives of Mecklenburg, German}', who came to America in 1864, following some of their children across the sea. They settled in Will County, 111., and here both died well advanced in 3ears. They had six children, Mrs. Paulsen being the youngest; she was born in Mecklenburg, Ma}' 19, 1842. and was consequently twenty -two 3'ears old when she came to the United States. She has l)orne her husband nine children, two of whom died ill infancy. The surviving members of the family circle are: Bertha, wife of Henr\' Wherman, a farmer in Wash- ington Township; John, Herman, Carrie, Henry, Louis and Emma, who are yet living under the pa- rental roof. Mr. and Mrs. Paulsen belong to the German Evangelical Church, and politically, he is a stanch Republican. (1^ ON. JOHN M. THOMPSON. Few residents llr )l) in New Lenox Township have so strong a claim upon the consideration of the readers •^} of this volume ns the gentleman alcove named. He has borne an honorable part in the public affairs of a gieat commonwealth, won a gal- lant record for service during the Civil War, suc- cessfully and intelligently prosecuted a farmer's career, possesses a cultured mind and much learn- ing in the law, and represents a family which has given many honored members to public life. His home is on a finely-improved farm where every necessary and convenient structure, first class ma- chinery and farm implements, and high grades of stock may be seen. The estate consists of about six hundred acres which, when covered with grow- ing crops, present an appearance of prosperity not to be surpassed in Northern Illinois. The Thompson family is of English origin while the maternal ancestors of our subject sprang from Germany. His father, the late James Thompson, was born in Salem, Mass., and his mother, Sarah (Siiure) Thom|)son, in Canada. Their first home after marriage was in the Dominion, from which they removed to Winnebago County, III., about 1840. Ml'. Thomiisoii first built a blasting furnace and afterward a factory in which he raauufactured woolens and did custom carding and fulling. He resided in Roscoe until his death, which occurred in 18G3. His widow survived until September, 1884, breathing her last in Rockford. Their fam- ily consisted of eleven children, of whom the fol- lowing facts may be noted: Clark W., a resident of Minnesota, died in April, 1885, at the age of sixty-one years; he was a State Representative, a member of the Constitutional Convention and .State Senator several terms, bear- ing a prominent [lart in the political affairs of the State. He was also one of the Lincoln Electors, and the first President of the Southern Minnesota Railroad. He owned a tract of twenty-five thous- and acres and established the town of Wells, which was named for his wife. Edward, a miller, resid- ing in Blunt, S. Dak., has been a Representative and State Senator; Mary C. is the wife of James Abbott, of Beloit, Wis.; Eliza J. died in 1870; the next in order is the subject of this sketch; Agnes died in 1854 at the age of sixteen years; Anna is the wife of Maj. D. C. Wagner, of Chicago; James a resident of Fillmore County, Minn., was nominated to the Legislature but declined to run; Blarie L. is the wife of Seely Perry, of Rockford; F^anny A. is the wife of Dr. Manuel (^uinlero, of Lyons, France; Albert died when two years of age. The natal day of our suliject was October 22, 1832, and his birthplace Yarmouth, Canada. He was nine years old when his father removed to Illinois, and he prosecuted his studies at Mt. Morris and Beloit, Wis. After completing his classical education he was employed as clerk in a store and post-office at Roscoe for a year, then, in the fall of 7.JC PORTUAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM. 1855, went to Hokah, Houston County, Minn., where for about three years he hail charge of the business of liis brother Clark. He next engaged in llie real-estate business in tlie same place, and two years later turned his attention to the study of law. In 1859 he returned to Roscoe, 111., continuing his legal studies there a twelvemonth. Assisted by F. G. Ensign and James B. Kerr, he raised a com- pany of men under the first call for troops in 18G1, to become a |)art of the Fifteenth Illinois Infantry. He tendered liis services but was rejected, and re- turning to Minnesota entered the office of his brother Clark, who had been appointed .Superin- tendent of Indian Affairs and w.as located at St. Paul. There Mr. Thompson resumed the study of his chosen profession. In September he accompanietl his brother up the St. Louis River and Lake Super- ior, assisting him in paying off the Nation's wards. He was nearly prepared for admission to the bar but was still determined to enter the army, and in October, 1861, enrolled himself as a private in Company K, Fourth Minnesota Infautr3'. In due time he was in the field, bearing his part in the many privations and dangerous scenes incidental to a soldier's life. He participated in ten of the hardest-fought battles of the war, among them be- ing luka. Corinth. Jackson and Champion Hills. From the ranks he was promoted to the position of Fii-st Lieutenant of his company and afterward solicited by the Colonel to act :is his Adjutant. He was afterward unanimousl3- elected Captain of Comp.any E, and still later (January 14, 1863) promoted to be First Major of Cavalry and as- signed to dut}- with the Second Minnesota. That regiment took part in the Indian campaign, and Maj. Thompson was assigned to the command of Ft. Rii)ley. He was finallj' detailed to serve on a court martial convened in St. Paul, Minn., and remained there until the surrender of Gen. Lee, when he resigned, his resignation to take effect May 1, 1865. At Forty Hills he received a slight wound and at Champion Hills, while leading his company to charge a battery, he was shot through the body. He was supposed to be mortally wounded, was so reported, and being left to die on the field w.as taken prisoner and held from May 16 until some time during the following September when he was exchanged. On account of the wound he had received, Maj. Thompson was led to adopt farm life, and in May, 1865, located a short distance east of Joliet. He has given his attention chiefly to his farm, placing it in a condition second to none in the county and making it the source of an abund.ant income. Hav- ing some 3'e:u's since returned to Minnesota for business purposes, he was elected to the State Leg- islature and resided in that State about two years, creditably discharging the duties of his official station. In 1867, accompanied b}- his wife, he visited the World's Fair at Paris, and traveled quite extensivch^ on the continent. In Joliet, January 14, 1863, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Miss Jennie M., daughter of Judge John J. and Priscilla (Moore) Davidson. Her father had been a Probate Juc^e in Indiana, but in Will County, of which he was one of the early settlers, he followed the occupation of a civil engin- eer. He died in New Lenox Township in 1844, his wife surviving him nearlj' fort3' 3'ears and breath- ing her last in the countj- seat in 1881. She was a native of New Hampshire and an estimable woman, under whose careful training her daughter grew to womauhood in possession of fine traits of charac- ter, useful habits and courteous manners. The familj' of which Mrs. Thompson is a member, con- sisted of herself and a sister. Rachel D., now the wife of H. N. Higginbotham, of the firm of Mar- shall Field & Co., Chicago. Mrs. Thompson was born in New Lenox Town- ship in December, 1840, and after acquiring a fundamental education entered Rockford Female Seminary, from which she was graduated in due time. She has borne her husband five children — Jennie M., John D., Helen, Agnes and Vera. The son is now a clerk in the dry-goods house of Mar- shall Field ife Co. Agues died when in her eighth year. The other daughters are at home, gladden- ing their parents with their increasing culture and true womanliness. Maj. Thompson has taken quite an active part in political affairs, always endeavoring to act upon principle and fearing not to change his party atfili- tions as his views regarding party policy were PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 757 modified or his opinions ns to the National needs diverged from a former stand [loint. lie was orig- inall}' a radical Keiniblican, Imt afterward Lecame active with the Greele}' faction. For some years he was independent, then atliliatcd with tlie (!reen- back part}', by which he was nominated Secretary' of State by acclamation. In November, 1887, Maj. Thompson was elected Trustee of the State Grange of Illinois, Patrons of Husbandly, and in the fall of 1889 was almost, unanimously re-elected to the same oflice on ac- count of the prosperity which the order was enjoy- ing under the business management of himself and colleagues. At Springfield, May 2, 1890, he was elected Chairman of a conference of the four orgaa- izntions — the Patrons of Husbandry, Farmers' Mu- tual Benefit Association, Farmers' Alliance and Knights of Labor. Tliey formed a federation known as the Farmers and Laborers' Conference, of which Maj. Tliompson was elected first President. ^OHN WOODS, an old and well-known resi- dent of Joliet, came West in a prairie schoo- ner with his parents in 1842. He was then iyj a mere child, born December 11, 1 836, In Mercer Count}-, I'a. The family located in I'ike County, this State, but seven j'ears later they re- moved to Galesburg, Knox County, where John obtained his education, completing his studies in Knox Academy. He learned the printing business with C. R. Fisk, and subsequently worked on the Oquau-ka Spectator. His father in the meantime purchased the Free Democrat office at Galesburg, whereupon John went to work for him. AVhen the latter disposed of his paper in 1858, John opened a job office. Mr. Woods, in 1860, removed to Winchester, Scott Count}-, where, in company with C. J. Sel- lon, he published a Republican paper during the Lincoln campaign. After the election it was abandoned and Mr. Woods then went to Spring- field. On the 1st of April, 1861, he decided to take Mr. Greeley's advice ''Go West young man," and crossing the Mississippi located in Page County, j Iowa, and commenced farming. I'pon the break- I ing out of the Civil War he, in company with others, organized a company of Home Guards, and on July 4, they organized a regiment, the First Iowa jMilitia, of whicli Mr. Woods was appointed Adjutant. In September following this regiment volunteered under Col. Cramer and went into Missouri as far as St. .loseiih. Adj. 'Woods, however, on the dis- bandment of the regiment the following month, returned to S[)ringfield, 111., and entered the (^uar- tcrraaster's department as a clerk under Capt. Hail- hache. In 1802, in connection with Tom Lewis and his brother, he estalilisbed a daily paper, the Union Herald. Subsequiutly they attempted to transfer this to Memphis, Tenu., but did not suc- ceed. The office, however, was removed to Cairo, in August, 1863, but its i)olitics being changed from Republican to Democratic Mr. Woods with- drew. In 186.') our subject purchased a printing office at Cairo, 111., which he conducted two years, and in 1867 repaired to Belleville, this State, and be- came manager of the Weekly Ach-ocate. with which be remained for a period of ten years. In 1879 he came to Joliet with his brother and purchased the Jicpu/jlican, which they conducted until 1883. Mr. Woods was appointed Postmaster of Joliet, by President Arthur, through the recommendation of Congressman CuUen and others, his commission bearing date March 3, 1883, and during his term secured the establishment of the free delivery sys- tem for the city. In recommending letter carriers for appointment, however, he did not see fit to con- sult the wishes of the local leaders of the party then in power, which act gave color for the charge of "offensive partisanship" underPresidentCleveland's dictum, and resulted in the suspension of the offend- ing Postmaster four months before the expiration of his term. He then formed a partnership with H. N. Marsh in the real-estate and insurance busi- ness. Mr. Woods was married in Springfield, III, Au- gust 6, 1863, to Miss Jennie M. Dunn. There have been born to them four children, one of whom is deceased. The survivors are Charles Ilolcomb, William AV. auil .\^a. Mr. Woods stands high in 758 POIITRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Masonic circles, liaving attained to the ^Master and Royal Arch degrees at Belleville, where he served as AVorsLipful Master and High Priest. He re- ceived the Knight Templar Orders at Joliet and belongs to Conimandery No. 4. He is serving his third term as High Priest of Joliet Chapter, No. 27, and has been an active promoter of the Masonic Temple enterprise, which magnificent l]uilding is now nearing completion. \fJACOE A. HENRY. It is the common re- mark that there is not a more public-spirited man in the city of Joliet than he with whose name we introduce this biographical out- line. He has been in all respects the architect of his own fortune, rising from an humble position in life to one of affluence, and is now one of the capitalists of Will Count}', and extensivel}' en- gaged as a railroad contractor. Of New England antecedents, he was born in Hunterdon County, N. J., the date tiicreof being April 2.5, 1825. Mr. Henry was reared a farmer's boy, and at an early age was made acquainted with hard work. The last active manual labor which lie performed was driving a team at ^7 per month, and of this small wages he was cheated by his employer, who faik'il in business. Then in 1H42, when a youth of seventeen years, lie entered the emplo\- of the Hart- ford S: New Haven Railroad Company, and assisted in laving the first tract on the canal road through the city of New Haven. In 184G he emigrated to Ohio, and locating in Elyria, took his first contract in connection with a railroad in Ohio and Indiana. He superintended the construction of the northern division of the Sandusky road, then, in 1856, came to Illinois, and three years later became a resident of Joliet. Thereafter Mr. Henry spent several years as a Roadmaster MOS EIB is the owner and occunant of a 01 pleasant and fertile estate on section 7," li> Jackson Township, the same comprising {QJ^ one hundred and eighty-five acres. Upon it are to be seen the usual farm buildings, but of better construction than many, while the appear- ance of fields, fences and stock give the impression that 5Ir. Eib understands tilling the soil and caring for the produce of his fields and the increase of his herds. The birthplace of Mr. Eib was Harrison County, Va., and his natal day July 29, 1823. He was a child of four years when his parents removed to Columbus, Ohio, two 3'ears later, the location of the family being clianged to Fountain County, lud. There the3' remained until 1833, when they came to this county and the youth of our subject was spent amid pioneer surroundings in the township of which he is an honored resident. The mother had died in Columbus. Ohio, and tlie father breathed his last in this count}' at the home of his son. The marriage of our subject and Miss Catherine Gonter took place in Jackson Township, March 28, 1851. The bride was born in the province of Alsace, at that time a part of France, but now belonging to the German Empire, in April, 1831. Her parents, Michael and Catherine (Arnholt) (Jonler, made a 764 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. settlement in Will County in 1840, and the father (lied in Jackson Township. The mother survives, now residing with her daughter. Mrs. William Brown. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Eibarc. Levi H. a resident of Minden. Nel). ; George W. a farmer in California; Albert N. a farmer of Jackson Town- ship; Clara E. wife of Albert Cotton, and Susan B. wife of Alvin Spangler of Jackson Township. Mr. Eil) has been School Director. In politics he is a good Democrat. He is held in good repute bj- his fellow-m'i'n as a reliable citizen. an industrious farmer and a man of kindly nature and upright life. ?LLEN P. CARPENTER. This gentleman has done much to forward the business in- terests of Will County, and as one who is disposed to support all measures tending toward the continuation of its prosi)erit\-, he is well wor- thy of representation in this volume, lie bought a number of acres of land in Channaliou. lying along the Wide Water Canal, as early .as 186.5, which, aside from its value as a farm, is one of the most beautiful places along the route from this town- ship to Joliet. Mr. Carpenter was born January 27, 1834. He w!is reared in the place of his birth until he was nineteen years old, and then came to Will County, where his brother Henry and a sister, Lucinda, were tlien living. His brother is a carpenter and still a resident of Joliet. His sister was the wife of Dr. G. Randall. Of his other brothers and sisters the following is the record: JIary A. was the wife of Thomas Logan and died in Springlielil, III.; AVilber lives in Joliet; Charles in Dakota; Lu- cinda in Kansas, and a sister resides in Iowa. Al- fred Carpenter, the f.ather of our subject was a resident of this count3' in 1849, and died just be- fore our subject came here in 1853. Our subject taught school in Joliet in 1 853, for one winter, and in the summer of 1854 went back to New York. Returning to this part of the country in the fall, in the following Januarj- he was united in marriage with Miss Helen Spencer and established a lioriie. He lived on his farm in Cliannahon Tt)wn- ship for three years, then was a resident of Troy for two years, and in 1860 commenced buying grain in Minooka, at the landing of the Wide Water Canal, and was thus engaged the ensuing five years, shipping lioth by canal and rail. In 1865 he turned his attention to farming, and bought one hundred and seventeen acres of land lying along th'.» Wide Water Canal, his warehouse being just across the canal. He immediately moved into his residence there and has since made it one of the linest in the vicinity. In the adornment of the grounds he has been greatlj' assisted by Mrs. Car- penter's t.aste and skill. She is a great lover of flowers and has a garden in which are many choice varieties of roses and other beautiful plants, all of which are tended b}" her careful hand. In 1868 Mr. Carpenter formed a jjartnership with Mr. Truby to buy and sell grain and lumber, with their headqu.irters at Joliet and Birds Bridge, the business being conducted under the firm name of Carpenter iV- Truby. The3- were togetiier for some years and Iniilt up a large business, keeping their own line of boats in the' summer on the canal, and in winter skipping b}- rail on the Pock Island Kail- road, which runs close In- their warehouse. These gentlemen were together until 1875, and then our subject sold out his interest to Mr. Truby. and has since lived on his farm. He h.as added to his orig- inal purch.asc seventy-one acres, on which is a good residence, which he uses as a tenement house, as he rents all of his land. Mr. Carpenter devotes his time to looking after his interest, investing his money .as he sees fit and, as he is of a specul.ative turn of mind, he has taken man3- a bout with the bulls and bears on the Board of Trade in Chicago. Jlrs. Carpenter was born in • the city of Chicago, her patents being Thomas and Sarah A. (Van Dusen) Spencer. Her mother was a daughter of John Bingham, and the}- were all of New York. She came to Will County in 1834 with her husband. Mr. Spencer subsequently died in Kend.all County when Mrs. Carpenter was but four 3'ears of age. Her mother died in 1888 in Chicago, at the age of sevent3--eight j'ears. Mrs. Carpenter is a lady of no ordinary intelligence and attainments, and she has endeared herself to her raanj- .acquaintances by her pleasant w.ijs and kindly acts. PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL AL15UM. 765 Jlr. Carpenter is one of the most influential and trusted citizens, and is a man of brain, decided character, and admirable tact. He is one of tlie most etiicicnt civic officials, and tlirough his lib- eralit}' and public spirit this community lias been benefited in more ways than one. He is now serv- ing his third term of three 3'ears as Highway Commissioner of the township, having been re elected last spring. He is also Treasurer of the township, having served in that office with distin- guished abHit\- for the last six years, and received iiis re-appointment last spring. He takes an act- ive part in politics, and is a stanch supporter of the Republican part\'. Althougli not a member of any religious organization, he has Si?rved as Trus- tee of the church, which his wife attends, for the l)ast fifteen years. Tlic chief sorrow of the otherwise liapp3' wedded life of our subject and his wife has been in the death of their two children, a Ijoy and a girl in in- fancy. 15ut life's lesson may have taught them that it is better, '■Far better to smile with a deep content O'er their darlings quietly sleeping, O'er their little ones safe from all that can harm. Safe and quietly sleeping. '•The sun comes up and the sun goes down On sorrow and sin and aching. And to all the evil that's in the world Their darlings will know no waking." E^ I^LDER STEPHEN R. BEGGS, the oldest preacher of the Methodist denomination in Northern Illinois, and an old-time and hon- ored resident of Plainfield, was born on a farm in Rockingham County, Va.. March 30, 1801, a son of James Beggs, who was born in the same county in 1768. Thomas Beggs, the grandfather of our sub- ject was born in New .Terse}', and James Beggs, his father, who was of Irish birth, came to this country in Colonial times and settled in that State. The grandfather of our subject was reared and married in his native State, Sarah Barnes becoming his wife, and before the lircakiiig out of the Revolution, migrated to Rockingham, Va. He joined the pa- triot arm}' and became an officer of the Commissary Department and died in the service in 1779, or '80. The father of our subject was reared .and married in Rockingham County, and resided there until 1802, when ho removed to Kentucky m.aking the journey on horseback, his wife also riding on a horse and carrying Stephen in her lap. They re- sided in Kentucky three years and then settled in Clarke County, Ind., where Mr. Beggs cleared a farm from the timber and made it his home until his death May 13, 1835. His remains are buried in the Gazaway church yard. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mary Custer, and she was born in Virginia and of English ancestry. The father of our subject was a Whig and was a mem- ber of the Indiana Territorial Senate for ten years. He and his wife both belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church. The latter died July 7, 1833. They were the parents of live sous and four daugh- ters. The subject of this sketch was set to work on a farm as soon as he was large enough to be of any assistance. In his younger days Indians still lin- gered in Indiana and were often hostile, and when the news of the Pigeon Roost massacre reached the settlement, all gathered at his father's and built a fortification around the house. They remained in that several days and then built block houses in different places. Our subject was early instructed in religion, and at the age of nineteen was con- verted, and at twenty -two commenced preaching at his father's home. In the same fall he joined the Missouri Conference that then embraced all of Illi- nois, Indiana, Missouri and Arkansas. He remained in Indiana until the fall of 1830, and then was ap- pointed to the Tazewell Circuit, which included Peoria, Blooraingtou and Pekin. At that time there were three families residing on the present site of Bloomiugton, then called Blooming Grove, at Peoria not more than half a dozen families, and all the surrounding country was wild and unsettled. In July, 1831, he went to the village of Chicago and organized the first Methodist Church ever started there and he was the first minister ever stationed at that point. In 1«32 he came to Plain- field and has called this his home since that lime, 766 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. thougli lie lias liverl away from here one or two years at a lime wliile proaebiii"! at different places. In 1831 111! iielil a camp incetiii;,' at A\^alkcr"s drove, as I'lainliclil was llicn eallccl. I lie first liclil in tliis section. l'>lfier Hefjgs lias been twice married, lirst in Sep- tember. 1 S.'Sl, to Elizabeth L. Heath, a native of Miisidnguiii County, Ohio, and slie died A|)ril 7, IKuO. His second niarrinije, December .'5(i, 1808, was to Saraii K. (l)ilililc) I'"rost, a native of New York State. Oiir subject was tlie fitlier of four cliildren by his first niiirriage. Mary K., .laiiies W., Ccorgc W. and Cliiiilcs \V. o'^n^:ic^ A.MKS .loNKS. The hUc .buiies Jones de- serves more than a passing notice, not be- cause he acquired a solid linancial standing, but Ijecaiise his home in Manhattan 'I'own- slii|)w.asa resort for many of the best people of the county, and because his iiersonal traits of heart and mind gave him the respect and affection of all who became acquainted with his good qualities. Ik- was one of those whole-hearted men who are ever ready to give liberally of their means, as well as of their time and cnergj% to all movements for the public good, and who, vyhilc having special likes in church or party, give honor to whom honor is due and display no bigotry. Modest and unpretending, he was yet one of the finest scholars in the county, excelling particularly in penmanship. The father of our subject was Robert . tones, wliose family consisted of three sons and three daughters; he was a native of Delaware, in which State his boyhood was spent. When he became a man he went to New York City and engaged in the mercantile business, becoming jn'osperous and finally carrying on a wholesale clothing house; importing the finest goods from abroad. In 1830 he came West to look after some investments, driving in a carriage from New York City and bringing his boys with him. In Chicago they found no board- ing house but a shanty, were obliged to pay twelve and a half cents for a pail of water, and to biij- bread to feed the horses and cattle which llie\- had brought with them. ^Fr. Jones had invested in Illinois lands, owning large tiacts in various coun- ties, lie also continued his business in New York City, wliere he lireathcd his last. The nien)l)crs of the parental family are: .Sarah, now living in New York City; Anna, who died in 1872; Maria, living in New York; Frederick, for- raerl}' a merchant in that city, who died in I87.J; James, our subject, and Robert, who came to Will County whfii our subject did, owned and operated three hundred and twentj' acres of land here, but linally returned to the metropolis, where he died in 1889. James Jones was iiorn in New Y'ork City in the year 1820. During his boyliood and youth he sometimes accompanied his father to the West, en joying the journey and the scenes which they en- countered, as a bright boy can. He became a cadet •it West Point and was graduated from the Military Academy at (he age of twent^'-one years. His fa- ther then started him in life with ^1;'JO,000 which he invested in shifrs, establishing a line which plied across the ocean. For several years he gave his time and attention to the shipping business. One of his best vessels went down with all on board, and refitting another he sent it out under charge of a ca|)t:iin who had been highly recom- mended to him, for the purpose of trading his cargo for other goods in Africa. The captain sold the goods, reloaded the vessel with a return cargo, for which he did not pay, and absconded with his employer's momej-. News was sent to Mr. Jones, who at once crossed the ocean, visited the Gover- nor of the i>lace, but found that he could do noth- ing in the premises, as ,the absconder had fled into the interior. Returning with his cargo Mr. Jones determined to abandon the sea, and so embarked in the wholesale crockery, glass and pottery business with a partner. The junior mcmlier of the firm of Jones & Decker ere long succeeded in getting funds into his hands, with which he ran away, and our subject became so disgusted with his experiences tiiat he determined to come West. His good nature and leniency had proved his financial enemies, as they do that of many a man in a world which contains so many sharpers. Telling his father of his desire PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. to try a new home, oar sabject was given section 9. of Manhattan Township, this county, and in 1848 came to this vicinil3-. For some time he made his home with his unc'le, Kben Jones, in New Lenox Township, near Ibe old Red Mill, looking after the impi-ovcments of his place, hut doing little else, although at one time he and his brother owned a mill on Bluff Street, Joliet. This was destroyed by fire. In 1 8.j,j Mr. Jones took possession of the large brick house which he had built upon his land and engaged in farming. The brick which were used in his resideni-e were made on the site by a Mr. .Shaw. Mr. Jones proved to be but a poor farmer and manager, so he finally acted on advice and rented his farm on shares. He had four tenants on the land, which was divided into five improved places. Under this order of things he did well and ere his death had the section of land free of debt, to- gether with funds in the Joliet Bank. His beautiful home was under the care of a competent house- keeper, who furnished good cheer for the owner and his man_v friends. Mr. Jones was a great hunter, delighting exceed- ingly in the sport. At different times he served as Justice of tlie Peace, but beyond that never aspired to office. He was tenderefl the nomination of member of the Legislature, but refused to run al- though, being a stanch Republican, he would un- doubtedly have been electetl. In New York he had belonged to the Wesleyan Methodist C'hurcli, but being of a liberal mind he helped the different or- ganizations in this section, having been a main in- strument in suggesting and building the .St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Manhattan Township. 1 h: AFAYETTK M. HENTZE. This gentle- man is -mine host" of the Hotel Monroe, in .Toliet, which he conducts in an admir- able manner, every department of the excellent hostelry being carefully overseen. The hotel con- tains seventy -two rooms, is well furnished through- out, and its table supplied with a hill of fare which iuclades all the substantials of the enisine and the appetizing lusaries which add a relish to the moie neetlful foods and appeal to the palate of the more dainty. The acute (wrception which at once detects the needs of guests, and the cordial manner which m.akes them at home, are manifested by our subject in a commendable degree and add to the popularity of the house over which he has control. The forefathers of our subject lived in Holland, whence ai the time of the Revolution, his direct progenitor came to America as a Hessian soldier. .Settlement was then made in the States of which the family have been citizens since that time. Henry Hentze, who was bom in Vermont, mar- ried Miss Charity Guuld. of New York, and reared several children, of whom the sabject of this sketch is the youngest. The father was for many years a hop raiser and teamster in New York, whence he came to Illinois in 1850, accompanied by his son L. M. The same year other members came, the group in this State then comprising the parents, two sons and three daughters, and two married daughters remaining in the East. Of the entire family those now living are .Sarah, wife of George Monroe, of Joliet; >Irs. Polly Ford, of Aurora; Mrs. Louisa Northara, of the same place; Mrs. Cornelia Parker,of Watertown. N. Y.: tieorge W.. a dealer in cigars and tobacco in Joliet: and the subject of this sketch. The birth of L. M. Hentze occurred in Jefferson County, N. Y. December 6, 1833. and in his native State he passed his boj'hood ami early youth, ac- quiring his early etlucation in the common schools. He was not yet seventeen years of age when he became a resident of Illinois, where he continued to make his home under the parental roof until af- ter the breaking out of the Civil War. On July 9. 1862, he was enrolletl as a nieml)er of Company I, One Hunilredth Illinois Inf.antry. and from that time until the close of the war accompanied his regiment in their various campaigns, with the exception of four months spent in the hospital at N."ishville. Tenn. After having taken part in va- rious battles, skirmishes andwear\- marches, endar- ins the h.ardships of a soldier's life and manifest- ing his loyalty and gallantry throughout his career 768 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. as a soldier, he returned to the pursuits of agri- culture in the soutliyrn part of this count}-. In 1870, Mr. Hcntze went to Dakota, where he continued his agricultural labors seven years. Hav- ing been seriously tormented bj' grasshoppers, he determined to leave the field to the insect hordes and returned to the Prairie State. He secured employment with Monroe & Sons in Joliet, re- taining his position ten years, after which he spent t«TO years in the emph)y of Monroe & Seavei. His next enterprise was to assume the manage- ment of the liotel over whicli he still has charge. He is a Republican and a member of the (irand Army of the Republic. An imi)ortant event in the life of our subject was Ills marriage, April 9, 18oG, to Miss Ann E. Pelton, who Ikis proved iier worth as a wife and mother and is respected by her acquaintances. They are the parents of tliree children — Henry A., a painter in .loliet; William .1.. manager of the iiolel : anil Anna S., who assists in the oversiglit of tlie affairs of tlie hotel. as"- =®^^»' VILLIAM A. NICOLAUS. Among the en- terprising firms of the city of Joliet, none are more so than that of Nachbour & Ni- colaus. Young in years, its members have thor- oughly imbilied the spirit of progress characteristic of tlie age, and furnish models of what may be ac- complished by persistent effort and close applica- tion to business. Their dry-goods establisliment, occupying tlie lower lloor of the Earlier building, (the best in the cit}'), is a model in systematic ar- rangement, completeness in everything which goes to malie such an establishment first class, and would reflect credit upon the efforts of dealers in much larger cities. The success of the young men is in many respects phenomenal. From an humble be- ginning they have steadily advanced to tlie man- agement of a large and constantly increasing busi- ness. The subject of this sketch was born in Muscatine County, Iowa, December 23, 18G1. His father, Ileniy J. Nicolaus. a grain dealer, possessed sys- tematic business habits which were imparted to his children. He died November 4, 1872. His widow now lives in Wilton, surrounded by her children with the exception of the subject of this sketch, having three sons and one daughter near her. She bore the maiden name of Margaret Frenzel, indica- tive of tlie German origin of her ancestors. The boyhood of our subject was passed in the quiet of home life until he reached the age of fourteen years, when he began la3'ing the foundation for his future SICC3SS, by becoming a clerk in a diy -goods establishment where he remained six years. At the expiration of this time, young Nicolaus visited Chicago looking for a suitable location, and from that city came to Joliet in September, 1883. Engaging as clerk with a firm here, he acted in that capacity until the following January, when he be- came a partner in the business, the firm name being changed to Nachliour & Nicolaus, under which the business is still conducted. Mr. Nicolaus takes great interest in everything calculated to luomote the welfare and prosperity of the city and the coun- try contiguous tliercto. He and his partner take jutt pride in owning some of tlie best horses to be found in Northern Illinois. Mr. Nicolaus set up his own household on Janu- ary 10. 1883, when he was united in marriage with MissLouella L., daughter of L. L. Lane, of Musca- tine, Iowa. This pleasing and intelligent lady in- vests their dwelling with the attributes of true home life, making of it the center of their social existence. Mr. and Mrs. Nicolaus are the hajip}- parents of one child. Vf?EROME DOXTADER, whose life work has been farming, owns and occupies a valuable tract of land on section 21, New Lenox Township, in addition to which he owns property in the village of New Lenox. In a quiet and unassuming manner Jlr. Doxtader has pursued his way in life, conscientiously discharging the du- ties which lay in his pathwaj', accumulating a com- fortable share of this world's goods, and gaining esteem from all who know him. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALIU M. 769 From honorable Gennan ancestry M'-. Doxtader (Ici'ives llie storlirio; traits of his cliaructer. Mis parents, .lohn J. and Pha3be B. (Dilenbach) l)os- tailer, were natives of Montgomery County, N. Y.. in which thej- also departed this life. They had nine children, of whom their son Jerome was the 3'oungest. He was born in the same county as his parents, his natal daj' being November 1, 1829. Ilis life until his twenty-third year was spent in his native county, pursuing the opportunities af- forded him for acquiring an education, and the ag- ricultural work which he chose as his vocation. In the fall of 1851 he came to the Prairie State, and choosing a location in New Lenox Township, this count}-, has since resided here. One of the most important stei>s in the life of Mr. Dostadcr was consummated October 23, 1858, when in this township ho became the husband of Delia Hartshorn. This lady is a daughter of David and P'annie (Mellen) Hartshorn, and was born in this township about 1840. .She was a good woman, fallhful to her duties as wife and mothar, and ex- hibiting toward neighbors and acquaintances the kindliness of a gentle nature and Christian spirit. She entered into rest July 24, 1878, mourned b}' a large circle of friends. ToMr. andMrs. Doxtader three children were born, namelj', Willard E.; John D., who died when nineteen years old; aiui LjaUa L., who is now teach- ing in New Lenox. They received good advan- tages in the way of education and home training, and the surviving sou and daughter are doing credit to the name they bear. Air. Doxtader is a member of the Congregational Church, in the faith of which his wife died. He believes that the principles embodied in the Democratic platform are those best adapted to the needs of the people, and he therefore snpi)orts them with his voice and vo'ie. M. CL^LVER, .Superiutendcnt and Man- ager of the Ashley Wire Works, in Joliet, is well known here and highly respected @f/ for his sobriet}', honesty and industry. His career has not been devoid of exciting incidents, and he has been '-in ))erils oft" on fields of carnage and in dangerous campaigns, while even the peace- ful arts he has imrsued have not been without some liabilitj- to accidents. Mr. Culver was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., May 18, 1842, and is of honorable ancestrj% His grand- fatlier. Col. Richard Culver, was a brave officer of the War of 1812. His mother belonged to the illustrious family that gave to our country -'Old Tiiipecanoe" and our present honored President. T'lie father. Richard R. Culver, was a merchant in Buffalo until 1849, when he disposed of his stock and removed to Wisconsin, engaging in farming until his death, in 1852. The farm was then sold and the family made their home in Waukesha, where Mrs. Paulina (Harrison) Culver died. The eilucation of him of whom we write was obtained iii the pul)lic schools, and he began life as a harness-maker. He remained in Waukesha until 1850, when he came to Joliet. In 1861, at the first sountl of the war-cry, he returned to his fcn-mer home and enlisted in Com|)any F, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry, under Capt. Irving Beam and Col. Cobb. The regiment was at once called into active service in the Arni}- of the Potomac, and with that part of the I'niou forces went on the Penin- sular campaign. At Williamsburg Mr. Culver was wounded in both legs and head, and received a furlough, subsequently being discharged on account of the injuries. Too patriotic to remain at home while the coun- try was still in danger, Mr. Culver re-enlisted after a partial recovery, joining the Third Wiscon- sin Cavalry, in Compan}- D. With that bod}- he was sent into the dangerous regions infested with bushwhackers, where manj' a deed of daring was done and many a hazardous journey performed by the brave men, to whom capture meant certain death. He was present at Pilot Kuob and Inde- pendence, and made one of the band that captured Gen. Marmaduke, "the lion of the jungle." The tireless band to which Mr. Culver belonged fol- lowed Price to the Arkansas River and then turned to scatter Quautrell's guerrillas. After the war was ended and the rebels had laid down their arms, they were detailed to guard Ctcu. Butterfield dur- ing theconstrucliou of the route through the nioun- 1H)RTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tains past Denver. Mr. Culver then rode back to Madison. Wis., and received an lionnrablc dis- charge. Coming back to -luliet, Jlr. Culver engaged in roofing for a brief period, following which he was with the American Sewing Machine Company as general manager five years. After a season in the rolling mills he was requested by Oliver Bros., of Pittsburg, who hiid bought the plant of Seutt it Co., to take charge of a division in the Smoky Cit3', and did so, moving to that place. He re- mained there three years and six months and then acceded to a personal request to return to Joliet and take charge of the Ashley AVire Works. The lesponsible position he then assumed he is still holding, satisfying his employers and pleasing his patrons. In Joliet, in 186G. Mr. Culver was united in marriage with ]\Iiss Sarah Dice, a worth}- woman, who lived until IHl'l. To them were born: Lewis E., who died in 1876; Cliarles; and Willie, who died in 1875. After the death of his first wife Mr. Culver remained a widower until June 11, 1882, when he led to the hymeneal altar Miss Catharine (iieen. a lad}' of great worth of character and manv womanly accomplishments. She has borne him a win- some daughter, Ida Nettie, whose natal day was April 2.5. 1889. Mr. Culver is a member of Post No. 2, U. V. U., and holds the office of Lieutenant Colonel. He was reared to a belief in the tenets of the 'iaptist Church, and to it gives his support and personal influence. His wife also attends that church. \f/ AMES CURRY GRADY, of Joliet, was born in Dublin, Ireland. November 20, 183C. and spent his early j'ears near his birthplace. Young Grady learned the trade of a mechan- ical engineer. He came to America in 1858, his first sojourn being at Portland, Me., whence he went to Toronto, Canada, and thence to Chicago, 111., in 1861. He tooK a (losition on the Illinois Central Railroad, remaining in the Garden Cit}- until 1863, when he entered the employ of the Chicago & AL ton road, in whose service he has been continuously since that date. In 1864 he removed to Joliet, in which citj' he li.is since made his home. During these twent\' -seven years of employment by the Chicago & Alton Railroad Compan}-, Mr. Grady has been on all the branches of the system, and h.as drawn all kinds of trains. A still more remarkable fact connected with his career, is that he has never had an accident. Mr. Grady is a son of Henry (iradv, a native of Galwaj-, Ireland. His parents came to Chicago by the way of New Orleans. The Southern branch of the family produced Henry Gradv of xVtlanta, Ga., the noted orator and journalist whose recent death was mourned far and wide. Miss Ann Blake, a native of his own birthplace, won the esteem of Mr. Grad}-. and his wooing hav- ing proven successful, the}- were joined in holy wedlock according to the ritual of the Church of England, January 10, 1856, in Clonmel Parish, County Ti|)perary, Ireland. Their happy union has been blesswt by the biith of nine children — Eliza- beth, Henry. Will, John, Annie, Mary, Rosabel, !Mabel. and James. The three eldest are married; Henry is a passenger conductor for the I'nion Pa- cific and Oregon Navigation Company, having risen through successive promotions; he is one of the most trusted railroad men on the Pacific Slope; his home is at Umatilla, Ore. Will is with the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad: John is Superin- tendent of the machinery in an extensive manu- factory in Anderson, Ind. All the children were tciven excellent educations in the Joliet High School, and Annie is now a teacher in that institu- tion, while Rosa was accorded the honor of being chosen a teacher immediately on graduation. Mary evinces a decided musical talent, and makes that her specialty. Mr. and Mrs. Grady are members of the Episco- pal Church. Mr. Grady has passed through the Masonic ranks of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commander}-. He enjoys the legitimate result of a life of honor and industry in the respect of his fellow-men, and the comforts of a cozy home on Eastern Avenue, presided over by a capable house- keeper, and blessed by the presence of cultured children and friends. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 771 ENRY SPANGLER. A stranger would not be in this county' long without hearing the name which stands at the head of this bio- graphical notice, and learning that it is the cognomen of a prominent citizen of Jackson Town- ship, and one who is widely known throughout the county. At present this gentleman holds the office of Supervisor, a position in which he has served his fellow-men for several years, his continuance in it proving conclusiveh' that the duties have been discharged in a satisfactor3- manner. This is not the only public capacity in which Mr. Spangler has acted. In 1882 he was elected County Treasurer, and for four years his financial ability and integrity were made useful in that capacity. Pennsylvania was the native State of David Spangler and Amelia Batej-, who became man and wife, and reared a familj- of nine children. They removed to Summit County, Ohio, in which the latter years of their life were spent. There their youngest child was born February 26, 1837, he being the gentleman of whom we write. He re- mained in his native State until he was twentj' years old, in the meantime becoming well versed in the management of a farm, as his father was an agriculturist, and acquiring a good education. Upon leaving his native State, Mr. Spangler re- paired to this county, and at once made a settle- ment on section 12, Jackson Township, engaging in agricultural pursuits. So successful have been his labors, that he now owns five hundred and sixty acres in Jackson and Manhattan Townships, and has an assured financial standing. Every detail of the work carried on upon his place is under careful oversight, and ever}- part of the large estate evinces the taste and ability of the owner. A full line of buildings may be seen thereon, all substantial and well designed, while stock and machinery are ex- cellent and sufficient in number and quantity. The pleasant home of Mr. Spangler is presided over by a lady whose intelligence and grace add to the attractions of the hospitable dwelling. She was known in her maidenhood as Miss Rachael Grove, and was a native of Summit County, Ohio, in which her marriage to our subject took place. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler have four living children, named respectively: Samuel M., Ellery G., Alvin O.. and Dora A. They mourn the loss of a daughter, Almeda M.. who died at the age of nine years. Mr. Spangler is a Democrat, and has taken quite an active part in political affairs. The family is re- garded as a credit to the section in which thej- re- side, and were a wish expressed regarding them, it would be that they might long continue their resi- dence here, as their present health promises will be the case. TRANSPORTATION. TRANSPORTATION. f ^§f.'"'Vj;s:i^^ •i;^ ^^-'NE of tin; most important fac- tors ill tl)e business (luvelop- // ment and prosperity of a Jvi 'ii~i. citv, county or State, is its ■sI'^'Ss^ railroad communications. A retrospection of the history "^If^" ''^ '''^'^ Soutii Platte Country since ^IrI^ the advent of railro.ad facilities, will convince the careful observer of the immense benefit resulting from the introduction of this essential adjunct of commercial enterprise. The fol- lowing brief sketches of the leading railroads of this section of the great c(jmi:ion wealth will form an interesting feature of this Ai.nr.M. Jt ni.ay be remarked in this connec- tion that the roads referred to are not only the ini- iwrtant coriwrations of Kansas, but stand among the first in the Nation. Cliicag:©, Kock I.slaiul & Pacific ^ S among the oldest and most important trunk lines, having Chicago for its eastern terminus — the completion of this road in Illinois marked an important era in the development of the north- ern and western portion of the State, as well as contributing to the upbuilding of many thriving mauufacturing cities on its line — notably Joliet, Moline, Rock Island and Davenport; also with its two branches extending to Peoria, has opened up good markets for the extensive coal and agricul- tural resources of that locality, likewise giving a rai)id impetus to the commercial and manufactur- ing resources of Peoria. Moline (except Chicago), is probably the most important and extensive man- ufacturing city on the line, and through the enter- prise of the great Rock Island Route it has been enabled to lay down its manufactured wares to the farmers of Southern Iowa, Northern Missouri and Kansas, cheaper than by any other road, and the vast lumber interests of the cities of Rock Island and Davenport have by means of this line been enabled to reach the most important, as well as the most remote, places in Kansas. The Rock Island has always been in the very van of railroad prog- ress; while always solid and substantial, yet it has ever been steadily and constantly building new lines and extending its system until it nowramilies into the best regions of the Mississippi and Mis- souri Valleys. It lines extending to Denver, Colo- rado Springs, and other points in Colorado, offer unsurpassed facilities, to the tourist or man of busi- ness for elegant and comfortable traveling; its superb dining cars have among travelers made it renowned as among the best roads of the West. In brief the Rock Island Company has b}' a judicious system of permanent im|)rovemcnts, and by the in- THAN iSFORT ATIOK . troduelioii of all modern appliances which tend to the preservation of life and property, placed itself in such a condition, materially and physically, that its financial future cannot be affected by the con- tingencies which seriousl}' affect otlicr roads. Its success as one of the great highways of the West • is an assured reality. It might be appropriately noted iiero that while much of this load's past suc- cess may be attributed to its admirable geograi)h- ical location, embracing a veiy rich section of the country for local trallic, and with a termini on Lake Michigan, tlie Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and Denver, the heart of the Rocky Mountain le- gions, equ.ally as much is due to the stability of the management, and to the fact that the property has never yet become the foot-ball of speculators. It is not surprising that the Chicago, Rock Island &. Pacific has maintained a firm position as an invest- ment in the moneyed centers of the world, and it has acquired a well-merited popularity witii the traveling and shipping ))ublic. Its steel rails and well liallasted road-bed have long since made it the favorite with shippers, and its freight trallic is im- mense and growing. At Council Bluffs and Omaha, connections are made with all roads centering there. It is the most direct and shortest route be- tween Omaha and Chicago — and hence the favorite of shii)pers. At Davenport a branch diverges to the Southwest, and extends to Kansas City, Leav- enworth, Atchison and St. Joseph. At St. Joseph the road crosses the Missouri and enters Kansas; at Ilorton the line diverges and ex- tends up into Nebraska as far as Nelson ; from Fairbuiy, Neb., the line extends through Northern Kansas to Denver, and Colorado Springs. From Hortoii the line leads in a southwesterly direction through Topeka, the capital of the State; thence to Ilerington, Hutchinson and to Liberal, the latter place on the line of the Indian Territory. At Mc- Failand a sjtur extends in a northwestern direction tlux)ugh Manhattan and Clay Center to Belleville, where a junction is made with the main line to Denver, Col.; at Hcrington a short branch goes to Abilene and Salina. From Herington the line passes south through Wichita and Wellington to Caldwell, on the line of the Indian Territory. With its accustomed energy this road was the first to complete its line into the Oklahoma country, l)assing through Kingfisher, and liaving El Reno for its Southern terminus. CIIAKACTKKISTICS OF Till. UOAI). Tlie whole number of miles operated by the Ciii- cago, Rock Island & raciflc Railw.ay at tlie i)resenL time, including second tracks and sidings, is about four tiiousand and ninety-three miles. The main track mileage in the following States is: Illinois, 23G miles; Iowa, 1,060.10; Missouri, 28G. 70; Kan- s,as, 1,147.37; Nebraska, 140.97; Colorado, 376.0(; ; and Indian Territoiy, 1 0G.75 — 18G.70 second track, and about 565.45 side track. This company has a contract for joint use of tr.ack with the Hannibal li: St. Joseph between Kan- sas City and Cameron Junction; with the LInion I'acific Railway from Kansas City to North Topeka, also from Linion to Denver; and with the Denver & Rio Grande between Denver and Pueblo. The principal shops of this company are located at Chicago, 111.; Rock Island, 111. ; Stewart, Iowa, Trenton, Mo.; Horton and Goodland, Kan.; and Roswell, Colo. Solid trains, carrying all classes of passengers, are run through between Chicago, Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, via St. Joseph, Kansas City and Topeka; through trains to Wich- ita, El Reno (Ft. Reno), Hutchinson, Dodge City, Salina and Abilene. The line is jquipped with first-class baggage, mail, smoking cars and coaches'; chair cars of the latest improved pattern of chairs, and Pullnum Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining cars are now running on all thi'ough passenger trains between Colorado points ami Chicago, and also between Council Bluffs and Chicago, and eating- houses are located at convenient points on all divis- ions for the accommodation of local trains. It is contemplated to establish dining-car service on the whole line, in the near future. In regard to freight traflBc, the management has a comprehensive s\s tem of through ears and wa3'-billing to all promi- nent points in the West, Northwest and Southwest. Having their own rails between Chicago, Peoria and Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Denver, no delaj's or transfers between Chicago and any of these points. Also run through cars to the Pacific Coast via all lines having terminals on the coast. TRANSPORTATION. Less tban car-load shipments to all prominent points in through cars, thus avoiding transfers and dela}-. Special attention is paid to live stock from nil points on the line. At present there is one hundred and eighty-seven miles of double track being operated, one hundred and eighty-one miles of which is located in Illinois, between Chicago and Rock Island ; the balance in Iowa, from Da- venport to what is known as Double Track Junc- tion, about six miles west of Davenport on the Council Bluff line. The experience of the past has clearly demon- strated that whatever is undertaken by tlic mana- gers of the Rock Island is not merely done, but done well, that they possess to an almost unlimited extent the confidence of Eastern and Euroiiean capitalists, and that they are remarkably shrewd and far-seeing in anything which affects tlie present or the future interests of their property. It will be observed that all the great leading marts of trade in Kansas are tapped by this road, thereby giving to that portion of the AVest a strong and substantial competitive market with the great Ivistorn commercial centers. '•aazr©-*®^ -^>a/OT»»to AicJiisoii, 'r<>|K-k;i & Sjiiita Fe Kallway, JOPULARLY known as the Santa Fe Rout*;. ) The initial lines of this great sj'Stem were first built from Atchison to Topeka, in 18G'J, and for many years the former city was the Eastern terminus of the road. The man- agement of the Santa Fe, with wonderful energy, pushed out its lines in every direction into the young and growing State of Kansas, and in the majority of instances preceding settlement and civilization. This road was the first to penetrate across the southern part of Colorado, via Pueblo and Trinidad into New Mexico, until its lines pene- trated the old adobe town of Santa Fe, whose citi- zens were half Spanish and half Mexican. As its course penetrated the wilderness it sometimes fol- lowed the old Santa Fe Trail, and generally not far distant at any time from the "trail" which had been made famous years before by trappers and also l)y the Government freighters. The mar- velous growth and development of the State of of Kansas is in a great measure due to the enter- prise and public spirit of the managers of the Santa Fe System. Not onlj' did they devote their en- ergy to the upbuilding of the road, but at great expense they maintained emigration and Colonial agents in the various countries of Euiope, as well as in the Eastern, Middle and Southern States, thereby advertising the State of Kansas as no other State has heretofore been done. Its climate, its soil and great advantages to the home seeker were at times full}- portrayed by the enterprise of this road — every fostering care was given to the stock and ranch men, to the merchant, the mechanic and the manufacturer to settle in Kansas — as a result we have here a State in the center of the Union, of boundless agricultural rtisources, settled bj' a wide- awake, enterprising and prosperous people. The Santa Fe owns and operates more miles of road in Kansas than any other line, with its vast s^'stem of East and West, North and South lines reaching every important town in the State, and penetrating sixty-three counties in Kansas. The magnitude of its business is immense. Its lines beginning at the Missouri River towns in Kansas are St. Joseph, Atch- ison, Leavenworth and Kansas City; extends south to Coffeyville, Arkansas City, Ilunnewell, Caldwell, New Kiowa (thence to the Pan Handle of Texas), and north to Superior, in Nebraska; Concordia, Clay Center. Minneapolis, and other Northern Kansas cities. Its main lines and branches reach nearly every important city in the State. St. Jo- seph, on the Missouri side of the river, has a jwpu- lation of nearly one hundred thousand, and its wholesale trade is heavy throughout the West. Atchison is a growing city of about twenty thous- and people; the Soldiers' Orphans Home of the State is located here. Leavenwortli, with her thirty thousand people, is an important manufacturing center. Leavenworth was the earliest famous city of Kansas, as it was the original outfitting point for travel and traffic across the plains. The Kansas system may be described as a main east and west line, over four hundred miles in length, with branch lines extending in everjr direction where an area of TKANtsPORTATION. particularly rich country, or some oilier special advantages invited a line of rails. The ri'ad from Topel Grady, James C... 770 Granger,. -v. L 307 Grant, B. A 703 Grant, Ulysses S 87 Graves, R- B 598 Gray, Walter 455 Greenleaf, R. O 612 Guincy, G. F 53s H Haass, Emil, M. D 416 Hack, John 489 Haley, P. C 300 Hamilton, John M 179 Harper, Joseph 678 Harrison. Amos 686 Harrison, Benjamin 107 Harrison, William Henry 51 Harshbarger, G. H aSo Hartong, Jacob J 319 Hartwell, Levi 476 Haseman, Fred 335 Hausser, Simon 661 Haven, Dwight C ..303 Haven, Hon. Dwight 587 Haven, S. R., M. D 696 H awes, Mrs. Lucy 4B8 Hawley, A. G 269 Hay den, John 57s Hayes, Rutherford B 91 Hayward,C. B 706 Heidi, E. 370 Heidt, William. .... 677 Henneberry, D. S 259 Henry, E. E 529 Henry, Isaac 379 Heniy, J. A 758 Henry, William E 639 Henize. L. M 767 Hertzog, Charles 196 Hiles, Thomas 281 Hinckel, George S 665 Hinz, Christoph 666 Hogan. D. L , 492 Hogan, J. E. M. D, 546 Hohenstein, Simon 732 Ilolden,N.P.,M.D 485 Holmes, J. E 458 Holmes, Julius S 245 Holmstrom P. E 559 Holz, Charles - 357 Hood, Samuel, M. D 616 House, George S 681 Howland, E. D., M. D 729 Hunt,JohnJ 468 Hunter, Joseph, Sr 445 Hunter, William H 227 Hurlbut,E.S 570 Huston. Robert 509 Hutch! ns, Thomas H. 546 Hytand, A. K 552 Ingersoll, A. A . . Ireland, William- son ..683 Jackson, Andrew 43 Jackson, William G 262 Jarman, Edward 23a Jaynes, E. E 453 Jefferson, Thomas 27 Jensen Augustus.. . . 726 Jensen, Louis 726 J'jhnson, Andrew 83 Jones, James 766 JoDCS, Noble 346 Jones, Thomas W 449 Jones. William 496 Kaps, Joseph 352 Karch. Jacob 237 Kauka, Hon. Fred 272 Keir, James 38S Kelly. M . W.. M. D 575 Kelly, Hon. Thomas J 549 Keniston, Jerry 502 Kerchcval, F. L 2T7 Kiep, John ■ 366 Killey, John 5^= King, A. J 736 King. James B 407 Kinsella, J. A 447 Kipp, Henry 529 Kirk, Thomas 1 302 Knapp, I. O., M. D 530 Knepper, P 479 Korsi, Nicholas 635 Krausc. Fred 537 Lambe, William 50S Lambert, Frank --•552 Lambert, George 49S Lanfear. W. H 714 Langreder, H 311 Laraway, Charles 6S3 Larkin, Thomas 228 Leising, J. K ••199 Lewis. C. A 508 Lewis, Rev. James 3S5 Lichtenwalter, H. H 538 Lincoln, Abraham - 79 Linebarger. A.J 228 Link. 1 725 Loebstein, Samuel 257 Longshore, J. G 400 Love, Samuel -709 Luther, F. A 247 Ly nd , George M 267 Lynk, Stanton 744 Lynk, William 542 Lyon. Edward P 30S Lyon. Henry S 308 M Madison, James 31 Marsh, F. E 391 Marsh. H. N 340 Marshall, C, H 420 Marshall, Griffin 372 Mason, D. C 457 Mason, T. A 194 Mattcson, Joel A 147 Mecrs, E 378 Meier, John O S»* Messenger, H< I 73s .Metterhausen, L 330 Meyer. S.,M.D 737 McAllister. Capt. E 647 McCIaughry.C. C 330 McClurcC. J 577 McDonald, John 379 McFadden. John, Jr 40a McGovern, James J., D. D- ..325 McXamec, James 676 Miller, Capt. James 495 Miller, Simon 540 Miller, T. L 235 Mills, Andrew J., M. D 295 Mills, T.O 450 Millspaugh, I. T 532 Monroe, James 35 Morrisey, J. F 471 Munch, Xavier O04 Munroe, George 718 Munroe, George J 640 N Nachbour.J. F . ...501 Nash, Alfred. M. D 390 Nelson, Samuel G 200 Neuer, Leopold 545 Niccolls, William S, 520 Nicolaus, W. A 768 Noel, Gabriel 736 o O'Donnell, James L .-5S9 O'Gara, Rev. T. F 603 Ogden. E. C. M.D 195 Oglcsby, Richard J 163 Ohlendorf, H. W 371 Ohlenderf, John H. Jr 327 Olin, Hon. Benjamin 389 Osgood, Hon- TJri 219 Paddock, Walter 236 Paddock, William J 525 Palmer, John M . . 107 Patrick, J. F 5*0 Patterson, A. V aig Patterson, Robert 490 Patterson, Daniel 260 Patterson, Mungo 438 Pauli. C 362 Paulsen , Glaus 752 Pease, S. B 500 PedersOB. Knud 478 Pcttigrew, Charles 275 Pickel, George 368 Piepenbrink, J. 717 Piepenbrink, John O. Jr 216 Piepenbrink, H. F 588 INDEX. Pierce, Franklin 71 Pinneo. J- B 516 Pinneo. Charles F 372 PUsge, Fred 49' Polk, James K 59 Pomeroy, George N 3" R Rappal. Michael 65a Ranft.John 665 Reynolds. John 123 Richards, Charles, M. D 205 Richardson, A masa. 430 Rincker, J. J 652 Ritchey, B. D 60s Robertson,!'. H 377 Rol.ins, Fitz J 646 Robinson, John H 258 Rockey, George E 5=5 Rosenheim, David 725 Ross, L. E 40' Rowcll.Nat J. . 675 Rowley, P. K 707 Rudd.K. 39» Ruge, C 443 Russell, H. R 556 Ryburn, David 6S8 Salzmann, Chrisloph 724 Sans, Rev, Christian 590 Savage, Hon. Amos 350 Sawyer, H. J. 633 SAirra, Charles 2og Schmuhl, H. J 499 Schoenstedt, C . 193 Schroeder, John 674 Scully, Patrick V 405 Scutt, F. W 459 Searles, D, C 611 Seaver, Charles S 315 Seggcbrcch, Gotlieb 310 Sehring, Frederick f>5i Senholtz, Fred 217 Shaffner, B 4'S Shaffner, E. L 7'= Sharp, A. B 5"° Shaw, George F. 3^8 Shaw, J. li.,M. D 371 Shenk, M 287 Shutts. John 547 Simmons, Hon. S 337 Slaught, A. \V.,M. D 54' Smith, Capt- I. W 419 Smith, C. C 659 Smith, (;. V 684 Sollilt, Charles W 197 Solterman, J 43' Spangler, Henry. 630 Spangler, Henry 771 Spangler, P. W 441 Spanlding, Jacob. 645 Sperry. George 703 Sprague, C. N 606 Stafford, Enoch 57^ Stage, William C 409 Stanr.er, Thomas B 568 Starmann, T. M. H 737 Starr, A. R 75' Stassen, Hon. H.H -745 Stedt, William 3>7 Stellwagen, William 436 Stephen, David S.... 201 Stephen, E. C 359 Stephen, John.... 697 Stevens, Capt. Robert 528 Stevens, E. L 435 Stevens, W. W 427 Stewart, M. N. M 685 Stewart, W. B., M. D 298 Stewart, W. D 727 Storrs.P. G 312 Straight, W. A 389 Strong, Albert M 569 Strong, L. A 515 Strong, W. A 320 Studtmann, Hermann 613 Sutphen, C. H 446 Sweedler, John 681 Swiggart, J. M 32 1 Taylor, A. G 580 Taylor, Zachary. 63 Thciler. John 317 Thompson. Hon. 1. RI 755 Thompson, J. C 387 Thomson, D. M 392 Tilden, M. F 571 Trainer, Thomas 697 Trowbridge, W. C 205 Tuck, Adam. 396 Tucker, Thomas 208 Twining, Watson F 220 Tyler, John 55 u Umsted, Norris 738 Van Huren, Martin 47 Vance, George L 30^ Van Duser, George 465 Van Home, A. C 316 Varley, 'Ihomas 399 w Walter, M Walz, John J. .270 .222 Warner, Alfred 69.^ Warthen, O. H. P 316 Washburn, R. S 448 Washington, George iq Wassmann, H. C 539 Weese , J • C 305 Wehmhofer, William 593 Wen berg, Louis 262 Wend ling, George 582 Werner, E. H . . .761 Werner. F. W.. M. D 285 Westphal. Manin ^^3 White. Julian E 286 White, S. S 256 Whitson, I). G 411 Whitson.John H 4g8 Whit tier, George 627 Wilcox, Charles C 431 Wilcox, Edmund 235 Wilcox, F. C 218 Wilder, Almon 517 Wilke, Hon Fred %in Wilkening, C 762 Wilkening. John 521 Wi!iar