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 greatest of English historians, Macaulay, and one of the most brilliant writers of 
 the present century, has said: "The history of a country' is best told in a record of the 
 lives of its pei^jle." In cunforniity v ith this idea the Poutiimt and Bio(;itAi'iii< ai. 
 Rkcord f,f n^^g county has bi-un propan-d. InsU'ad of going to musty reeords, and 
 taking therefrom dry slatislical matter that can be appreciated by but few, oui 
 corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their 
 enterprise and industry, brought the county to 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 poverty, by 
 industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
 advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
 V inlluence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
 have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
 l>ecoHie 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, ver^- 
 nian^-, who, not seeking the applau.«e of the world, have pui-sued "the even tenor of their way," content 
 to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — '•the\- 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 I'nion Wiis 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 
 l>e lost upon those who follow after. 
 
 Coming generations will ap()reciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
 that it contains so much that would never find its w.ay into public records, and which would otherwise be 
 inacces.sible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible 
 given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers Hatter 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 biograiiliical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. I-'or this the 
 publishers are not to blame. Not having a projjer concejHion of the work, some refused to give the 
 information necessary to compile a .sketch, while othei-s were indifferent. Occasionally some member of 
 the family would opi)0.se the enteriirise, aTid on account of such ojjposition the sui)port of the interested 
 one would l>e withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
 at their residence or place of business. 
 
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 '«) liorn in Westmorland Co., Va., 
 -"^ Fel). 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- 
 father, 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, first 
 married Jane Butler, who bore 
 him four children, two of whom, 
 Lawrence and Augustine, reached 
 
 f^i maturity. Of six children by his 
 ^A^ second marriage, George was the 
 (|j3 eldest, the others being Betty, 
 i Samuel, John Augustine, Charles 
 
 and Mildred. 
 Augustine Washington, the father of George, died 
 in 1743, leaving a large landed |)roperty. To his 
 eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on 
 the Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, 
 and to George he left the i)arental residence. George 
 received only such education as the neiglilxsrhood 
 schools afforded, save for a short time after he left 
 school, when he received private instruction in 
 niath;;mat'cs. Hi? spellinsi v.'as rather defectiv*. 
 
 Remarkable stories are told of his great ))hysica; 
 strength and development at an early age. He wa.s 
 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 1 4 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 
 abandoned. Two years later he was ap|X)inted 
 surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In 
 this business he spent three years in a rough frontier 
 life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
 essential t<i him. In 175 r, though only 19 years of 
 age, he was apjwinted 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 demise 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 wat 
 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 he traversed 
 was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand, 
 and the journey was to be made without military 
 escort, through a territory occupied by Indians. Th«
 
 GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
 
 inp was a perilous one, and several times 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 Vnginia and put in com- 
 mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major \Vashington 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 
 were 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 
 look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the 
 expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, 
 to resign his conmiission. .Soon after he entered the 
 Legislature, where, although not a leader, he took an 
 active and imisortant part. January 17, 1759, he 
 married Mrs. Martha (I3andridge) Custis, the wealthy 
 widow of John Parke Custis. 
 
 When the British Parliament had closed the port 
 if 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 Lexington 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 u|3on the express condition that he 
 receive no salary. He would keep an exact account 
 of expenses and expect Congress 10 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 of earth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in 
 a parting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his 
 
 commission as commander-in-chief of the army lu 
 to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. H^ 
 retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed 
 his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all 
 connection with public lite. 
 
 In February, 1789, 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 part 
 of other governments; trials from want of harmony 
 between the different sections of our own country; 
 trials from the impoverished condition of the country, 
 owmg to the war and want of credit; trials from the 
 beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His 
 clear judg.nent 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 many 
 were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely 
 refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 
 1797, at the exjjiraton of his second term as Presi- 
 dent, he returned to his home, lioping 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 officers and left to them the charge of mat- 
 ters in the field, which he superinter.ded 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 preparations 
 his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took 
 a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling 
 in Its throat, produced inflammation, and terminated 
 fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- 
 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 lie^ n 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 
 be as lasting as the existence of man. 
 
 The person of Washington was unusally tan, erect 
 and well proportioned. His muscular strength was 
 great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. 
 He commanded respect without any appearance of 
 haughtiness, and ever serious without hvfinc dull.
 
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 f""' President of the United States, 
 was born in Braintree ( now 
 - Quincy ),Mass., and alxjut ten 
 miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 
 ,i I73S- Hiigreat-grandfather, Henry 
 Adams, emigrated from England 
 about 1640, with a family of eight 
 sons, and settled at Braintree. 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 whiih li^ endeavored to 
 gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
 study of law. For this purfjose Ijf placed himself 
 under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He 
 had thought seriously of the clerical profession 
 but seems to have been turned from this by what he 
 termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- 
 jils, cf dialxslical 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 
 jirofession, jxissessing a clear, sonorous voice, being 
 ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- 
 tive jxjwers. He gradually gained practice, and in 
 1764 married .\b:gail Smith, a daughter of a minister, 
 and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
 marriage, {i7''>s), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- 
 tion turned hnn from law to [Kilitics. He tcxak initial 
 steps toward holdir.^ a town meeting, aTiil ihe resolu- 
 
 tions he offered on the subject became very ]K>pulai 
 throughout the Provnice, and were adopted word for 
 word l)y over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- 
 ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous 
 and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and 
 was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
 lislature) in 1770. 
 
 Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates 
 from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, 
 which met in 1774. Here he distinguislied himselt 
 by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- 
 vocated the movement for independence against the 
 majority of the members. In May, 1776, he mcved 
 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 five 
 appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde- 
 pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but 
 on ."^dams 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 e.xcited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife 
 which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated 
 by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "the 
 greatest question was decided that ever was debated 
 in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil 
 be decided among men. .\ resolution was passed 
 without one dissenting colony, ' that these United 
 States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- 
 l)endent states' The day is passed. The fourth of 
 July, 1776. will be a memorable epoch in the history 
 of America. I am apt to believe it will be celelirated 
 by succeeding generations, as the great anniversaryi 
 festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day ort 
 deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty 
 Ciod. It ought to be solemnized with i>omp, shows-
 
 JOHN ADAMS. 
 
 games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations 
 troin one end of the continent to the other, from this 
 lime forward for ever. You will think me transix)rted 
 with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of 
 the 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 Hght and glory. I can see that the end is 
 w^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 Bemjamin 
 Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in 
 the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms gind 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 be found willing to listen to such proiX)sels. He 
 sailed for France in November, from there he went to 
 Holland, where he negotiated imixirtant 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 go to England to drink the waters of 
 Bath. While in England, stilldroopinganddes[X)nd- 
 ing, he received dispatches from his own government 
 urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
 negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was 
 delicate, yet he immediately set 9ut, 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 apix)int 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 illustiious by his signal services at 
 liome and abroad, was chosen Vice President. Again 
 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 vidthout much opposition. 
 Serving in this office four years, he was succeeded by 
 Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. 
 
 "iVhile Mr. Adams was Vice President the great 
 
 French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, 
 and it was upon this point which he was atissujwiih 
 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 
 classof atheist philosophers wlio he claimed caused it. 
 On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
 enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- 
 iginated the alienation between these distinguished 
 men, and two powerful 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 
 ajjpreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till 
 after death. No one could look upon his venerable 
 form, and think of what he had done and suffered, 
 and how he had given up all the prime and strength 
 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 
 supporting. 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 l)ed. On being requested to name a toast for the 
 customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- 
 dependence 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 prepossessing. His face, 
 as his portrait manifests.was intellecUial ard expres- 
 sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and h'S 
 manners were frequently abrupt and unrourteous. 
 He had neither the lofty dignity of \Vashington, nor 
 the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked 
 the manners and address of Tefferson.
 
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 HOMAS JEFFERSON was 
 :i A|iril J, 1743, at Shad- 
 ucll, Albermarle county, Va. 
 His parents were I'eter and 
 Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, 
 the former a native of Wales, 
 and tlie latter born in Lon- 
 don. To them were born six 
 daughters and two sons, of 
 whom Tliomas was the elder. 
 When 14 years of age his 
 father 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 obode of fashion 
 and splendor. 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 irrejjroacha- 
 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 iiorses, 
 society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had 
 previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen 
 hours a day to haid 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- 
 l)hy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and 
 (ireek 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 uiwn 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 jxjlicy 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 choset 
 a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses In 
 1772 he married Mrs. .Martha .Skelton, a very oeauti- 
 ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow 
 
 Uiwn Mr. Jefferson's large estate at .Shadwell, thjre 
 was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which 
 commanded a prosi)ect of wonderful extent and 
 beauty. This s[x>t Mr. Jefferson selected for his new 
 home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye? 
 elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon 
 became the most distinguished resort in our land. 
 
 In 1775 he was sent to the Ctlonial Congress, 
 where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
 writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he 
 was placed u|X3n a number of important committees, 
 and was chairman of the one ajjixiinted for the draw- 
 ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- 
 mittee consisted of Thoiuas Jefferson, John Adams, 
 Benjamin Franklin, Roger .Sherman and Robert R. 
 Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was apiwiiited 
 to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested 
 a few verbal changes before it was submitted 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 that
 
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 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, 
 Koverign and independent. It is one of the most re- 
 markable papers ever written ; and did no other effort 
 of the mind of its author exist, that alone would be 
 sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. 
 
 In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
 Patrick Henry, £.s 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 harried 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 
 in the summer of 1782 she died. 
 
 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 became Secretary of State 
 in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned 
 Jan. T, 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 
 1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, 
 and George Clinton, Vice President. 
 
 The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- 
 tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the 
 tranquility and peace of the Union; this was tiie 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 intc the Spanish territories on our 
 iouthwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming tliere 
 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 f;ir more dangerous 
 character. 
 
 In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for 
 which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined 
 to retire from ix)litical 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 
 declining years required, and uiwn 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. 
 Uife at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a 
 fashionable watering-place. 
 
 The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- 
 
 sary of the Declaration of American Independence, 
 great preparations were made in every part of the 
 Union for its celebration, as llie nation's jubilee, and 
 the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity 
 of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. 
 and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- 
 tion, to participate in their festivities. But an ill- 
 ness, wjiich had been of several weeks duration, and 
 had been continually increasing, compelled him to 
 decline the invitation. 
 
 On the second of July, the disease under which 
 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' 
 d;iy, 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 fiftieth 
 anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose 
 dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, 
 burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- 
 ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble 
 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 ui) the record his life. 
 
 Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
 dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
 him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. 
 Hand in hand they had stood forth, tiie champions of 
 freedom; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- 
 ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and 
 animated their desponding countrymen; for half a 
 century they had labored together for tiie good of 
 the country; and now hand in hand they depart. 
 In their lives they had been united in the same great 
 cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not 
 divided. 
 
 In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
 above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
 were light, his hair originally red, in after life became 
 white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- 
 head broad, and his whole coui^tenance intelligent and 
 thoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind as 
 well as personal courage; and ;.':s command of tem- 
 per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends 
 never recollected to have seen him in a passion. 
 His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- 
 affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that 
 all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- 
 sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and 
 his language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
 was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is 
 discernable the care with which he formed his style 
 upon the best models of antiquity.
 
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 orn March i6, 1757, and 
 5 died at his home in Virginia, 
 •^ June 28, 1836. The name of 
 lames Madison is inseparabl) con- 
 nected with most of the im|)ortant 
 events in that heroic period of our 
 country during which the founda- 
 tions of this great repubhc 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 upon the shores of the Chesa- 
 |)eake but 15 years after the settle- 
 ment of Jamestown. The father of 
 James Madison was an opulent 
 planter, residing ujwn 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 |)ersonal 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- 
 
 jjrudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three 
 hours' sleep out of tlie 24. His health thus became so 
 seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor 
 of constitution. He ijraduated in 1771. with a feeble 
 botiy, with a character of utmost purity, and with a 
 mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning 
 which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf 
 tpient career. 
 
 Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of 
 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 wliich he asso- 
 ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong 
 love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work ol 
 a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of 
 mind, and his frail health leading him to think that 
 his life was not to be long, he diiected esjiecial atten- 
 tion to theological studies. Endowed with a n^md 
 singularly free from passion and |)rejudice, and with 
 almost unecpialled 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 V^irginia Convention, to 
 frame the constitution of the State. The next year 
 ('777). 'le was a candidate for the General .Assembly. 
 He refused to treat the wiiisky-lovir.g voters, and 
 consequently lost his election ; but those who had 
 witnessed the talent, energy and jjublic spirit of the 
 modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, 
 and he was ap|xiinted 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 of hi»
 
 3* 
 
 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 
 Congress. 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 no 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 appoint 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 
 'he time appointed. Every State but Rhode Island 
 "•vas 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 81 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 [xiwer at home and little vespect 
 abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven- 
 tion to draw up an address to the people of the United 
 States, expounding 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. Madison 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 [wwer of fascination, 
 whom he married. She was in person and character 
 queenly, and probably no lady hag thus far occupied 
 so prominent a position in the verj' peculiar society 
 which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. 
 Madison. 
 
 Mr. Madison served as Secretarj'of State under 
 Jefferson, and at the close of his administiation 
 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 exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison 
 was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring 
 in his disposition, 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 i8th of June, 1812, 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, 1 8 13, 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 v.'iih the most formidable power which ever 
 swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest 
 by the appearance of a British fleet, early in February, 
 1813, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole 
 coast of the United States under blockade. 
 
 The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me 
 dilator. 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- 
 Ijurg, upon 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 population fled from the city. 
 The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White 
 House, with her carriage drawn up at the doer 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, 1815, 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.
 
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 President of The United Stales, 
 was born in Westmoreland Co., 
 Va., April 2S, 1758. His early 
 life was passed at the place of 
 nativity. His ancestors had for 
 ^ many years resided in the prov- 
 ince in which he was l)orn. When, 
 .It 17 years of age, in the process 
 of completing his education at 
 
 y.--h •{ William and Mary College, the Co- 
 ^JUf lonial Congress assembled at Phila- 
 ^^^ delphia to deliberate iii«n the un- 
 just and manifold oppressions of 
 Creat Hritian, declared the separa- 
 tion of the Colonies, and promul- 
 gated the Declaration of Indepen- 
 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 gloo:ny. 'I'he number of deserters increased 
 from day to day. The invading armies came i)oiiring 
 in ; and the lories not only favored the cause of the 
 mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, 
 who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- 
 i;nding 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 
 IKjlitical eniancii)ation. The young cadet joined the 
 ranks, and esi«used 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 Harlcain 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 
 'I'renton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- 
 ing uix)n tlie enemy he received a wound in the left 
 shoulder. 
 
 As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was ])ro- 
 moled a captain of infantry; and, having recovered 
 from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, 
 receded from the line of promotio.n, by becoming an 
 officer in the staff of Ix)rd Sterling. During the cam- 
 paigns of 1777 and 177S, in the actions of Brandy 
 wine, Cermanlown and -Monmouth, he continued 
 aid-de-canip; 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. L'lxjn 
 this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
 that period Clovernor, 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 Ceorge county, 
 a member of tlie I.eglislature of Virginia, and by thai 
 IxkIv he was elevated to a seat in the Executive 
 Council. He was thus honored with the confidence 
 of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having 
 at this early period dis|)laycd some of that ability 
 and aptitude for legisl.ition, whic h were afterward-; 
 employed with unremitting energy forilu- public good,
 
 36 
 
 JAMES MONROE. 
 
 he was in the succeeding year chosen a member of 
 the Congress of the United States. 
 Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfections of the old 
 Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, 
 -.hinking, with many others of the Republican party, 
 shat it gave too much power to the Central Government, 
 and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- 
 tained the esteem of his friends who were its wami 
 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 iaeas which now sep- 
 arated them were, that the Republican party was in 
 sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a 
 strict construction of tlie Constitution as to give the 
 Central Government as little jxswer, and the State 
 Governments as much [x)wer, 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 jxiwer to the 
 Central Government as tiiat document could possibly 
 authorize. 
 
 The leading Federalists and Republicans were 
 alike noble 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 
 tbuilding 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 equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- 
 nounced as almost a demon. 
 
 Washington was tlien President. England had es- 
 poused the cause of the Bourl)ons against the princi- 
 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 Europe 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 
 their 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, 
 developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, 
 by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- 
 nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister 
 of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
 Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention 
 in France wita the most enthusiastic demonstiMions. 
 
 Shortly after his return to this countrv, Mr. Mon- 
 roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the 
 office for three yeais. He was again sent to France 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. Tneir 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 ob- 
 tain from that country some recognition of ou 
 rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those 
 odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- 
 land was unrelenting. He agam returned to Eng- 
 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. White in this ofifice war with England was 
 declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during 
 these trying times, the duties of the War Departmen 
 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 of 
 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 held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had 
 been chosen President with but little opposition, and 
 upon March 4, 1817, 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 United States; the 
 Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.' 
 
 This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe 
 doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. .At tha^ 
 time the United Stales had recognized the independ- 
 ence of tlie .South American states, and did not wish 
 to have Eurojiean ]X)wers longer attempting to sub 
 due iwrtions 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 purpose of oppressing 
 or controlling American governments or provinces in 
 any other light than as a manifestation by European 
 ]»wers of an unfriendly disposition toward the United 
 States."' This doctrine immediately afTected the course 
 of foreign governments, and has become the approved 
 sendment of the United 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. -831.
 
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 m) sixih President of the United 
 |<9St,Ttes, was Iwrn in the rural 
 y home of his honored father, 
 . /' John Adams, in Quincy, Mass., 
 on the I itli cf July, 1767. His 
 mother, a woman of exahed 
 worth, watclieii over liis childhood 
 during the almost constant alj- 
 sence of his father. When hut 
 eight years of ?ge, he stood with 
 his mother on an eminence, listen- 
 ing to the hooiniug of the great bat- 
 tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on 
 iiljon the smoke and flames hillow- 
 ing up from the conflagration of 
 C'harlestown. 
 
 When but eleven years old he 
 took ,1 tearful adieu of his mother, 
 to sail with his fattier for Eurojie, 
 through a fleet ol hostile British cruisers. The bright, 
 ..nim.iied boy spent a year and a half in I'aiis, where 
 liis father was associated wjth Franklin and Lee as 
 minister pleniix)tentiary. His intelligence attracted 
 the notice of these distinguished men, and he received 
 fmm them flattering m;irks of attention. 
 
 Mr. John Adams liad scarcely returned to this 
 cou.".try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad .Again 
 t'ol.ii Quincy a( companied his father. At Paris he 
 applied himself with great diligence, for six months, 
 toj'udy; then accompained his father to Holland, 
 vrhere he entered, first a school in .Amsterdam, then 
 the University at I.eyden. .About a year from this 
 time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen 
 yea-s of age, he was selected i>y Mr. Dana, our min- 
 ister to the Russian <ourt, as his private secretary. 
 
 In this school of incessant lal)or and of enobling 
 rulture he spent fourteen months, and then returned 
 10 Holland Ihiough Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and 
 Bremen. This U ng journey he took alone, in the 
 winter, when in his sixteenth year. Ayain he resimied 
 ais studies, under a pri"ate tutor, at Hague. Thenre 
 
 in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father i: 
 Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintanct 
 with tile most distinguisiied men on the C'onlinei.t 
 examining architectural remains, galleries of paintmgs 
 and all renowned works of art. At Paris he agaii. 
 became associated with the most illustrious men o( 
 all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temjxjral 
 themes which < an engross the human mind. Afte 
 a short visit to Kngland he returned to Paiis, ana 
 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 eticiuette 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, thai with an honorable profession, he might lie 
 able to obtain an independent sup[X)rt. 
 
 U[xjn 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- 
 IKjinted by Washington, resident minister at the 
 Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reachea 
 Ixindon in October, where he was immediately admit- 
 ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney 
 assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with 
 (lieat Hriiian. After thus si)ending a fortnight i. 
 Ix)ndon, he proceeded to the Hague. 
 
 In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal a- 
 minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal. 
 up)n arriving in Ixjndon. lie met with despatches 
 directing him to the court of Betiin, but re(piestin(; 
 him to remain in London until he should receive his 
 instructions. While waiting he was matried to a: 
 American lady to whom he had been previously en- 
 gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughte' 
 of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in I ondon 
 a lady endownd with that beauty and liiose iccom- 
 l>lishment which eminently fitted her to irovc- in tut 
 elevated sphere for which she w»» v'xs'icerf
 
 40 
 
 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 
 
 He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; 
 where he remained until July, 1799, when, havingful- 
 filled all the purjxises 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 innnediately 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 climate 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 imixirtant 
 ipart of his studies. It was his rule to read five 
 ■chapters every day. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 18 17, Mr. Monroe took the 
 Presidential chair, and immediately api)ointed Mr. 
 Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- 
 erous friends in public and private life iu Europe, he 
 sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the 
 1 8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his 
 home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon- 
 roe's administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary 
 of State. 
 
 Some time before '.he 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 Adams, eighty-four; 
 William H.Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- 
 seven. As there was no choice by the people, the 
 question went to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
 Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and 
 he was elected. 
 
 The friends of all the disappointed candidates now 
 ;ombined in a venomous and persistent assault upon 
 Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in 
 *-b« past history of our country than the abuse which 
 
 was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this 
 high-minded, upright, 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. When at his home in 
 Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, 
 seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was t;aid 
 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 
 lx)rtentous 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 wa? 
 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 
 
 I fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little 
 
 ] child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before 
 
 he slept, the prajer which his mother taught him in 
 
 his infant years. 
 
 On the 2 ist of 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 him. 
 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 ai.d 
 said " This is the endof earfh ;"\.\\tn after a moment's 
 pause he add-jd, "/ a?)i amtent" These were the 
 last words of the grand "Old Man Eloquent."
 
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 NDRKW JACKSON, the 
 itli rrcsidenl of tlie 
 L'nited States, was born in 
 Waxhaw settlement, N. (;., 
 March 15, 1767, a few days 
 after liis father's death. His 
 parents were ixwr emigrants 
 from Ireland, and took up 
 their abode in Waxhaw set- 
 tlemeqt, where they lived in 
 deepest ixjverty. 
 Andrew, or Andy, as lie was 
 universally calleil, grew up a very 
 rough, rude, turbulent boy. His 
 features were coarse, his form un- 
 gainly, and there was but very 
 little in his character, made visible, which was at- 
 tractive. 
 
 When only thirteen years old he joined the volun- 
 teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 
 1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and 
 imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer 
 ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am 
 a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of 
 the dauntless boy. 
 
 The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate 
 Dlow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. 
 Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- 
 ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other u|X)n the 
 head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert 
 with the same demand. He also refused, and re- 
 ceived a Wow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite 
 disabled him, and which probably soon after caused 
 hisdeath. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and 
 were finally stricken with the small-i)ox. Their 
 mother was successf"! 'c. •I'.itaining their exchange. 
 
 and took her sick boys home. .After a long illn.;s!. 
 .Andrew recovered, and the de^th of his mother soon 
 left him entirely friendless. 
 
 .\ndrew supiMrted himself in various ways.sjchaa 
 working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and 
 clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he 
 entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, 
 gave more attention to the wild amusements of the 
 times than to his studies. In 1788, he was apiwinted 
 solicitcr for the western district of North Carolina, 01 
 which Tennessee was then a part. This involved 
 many long and tedious journeys amid dangers of 
 every kind, but .\ndrew Jackson never knew fear, 
 and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skinnisb, 
 witti the Sharp Knife. 
 
 In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who 
 supposed herself divorced from her former husband. 
 Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, 
 to find that the conditionsof the divorce had just been 
 definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage 
 ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- 
 rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. 
 Jack%on into disfavor. 
 
 During these years he worked hard at his profes 
 sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, 
 one of which, when he killed Dickenson, was espec- 
 ially disgraceful. 
 
 In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then 
 containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the 
 people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con- 
 stitution. Five were sent from each of the elev2n 
 counties, .\ndre\v Jackson was i.<ne of the delega'es. 
 The new State was entitled to i)ut one member iu 
 the National House of Rei)resentatives. .Xndreiv Jaclc- 
 son was< hosen that member. Mounting his horse he 
 rode to Philedelphia, where Congress then held its
 
 44 
 
 ANDRE VV JACKSON. 
 
 sessions, — z. distance of about eight hundred miles. 
 
 Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo- 
 cratic party. Jefferson was his idol. He admired 
 Bonaparte, loved France and liated England. As Mr. 
 Jackson took his seat. Gen. Washington, whose 
 second term of otifice was then e.xpiring, dehvered his 
 last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a 
 complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson 
 did not approve of the address, and was one of the 
 twelve who voted against it. He was not willing to 
 say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been 
 " wise, firm and patriotic." 
 
 Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
 Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. 
 Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court 
 of his State, which position he held for si.\ years. 
 
 When the war of 181 2 with Great Britian com- 
 menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
 Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there was 
 an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who 
 would do credit to a commission if one were con- 
 ferred uix)n him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson 
 jffeied his services and those of twenty-five hundred 
 volunteers. His offer was accepted, and the troops 
 were assembled at Nashville. 
 
 As the British were hourly expected to make an at- 
 tack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wilkinson was 
 in command, he was ordered to descend the river 
 ■with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The 
 expedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev- 
 eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, 
 the men were ordered l)ack to their homes. But the 
 energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire 
 devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him 
 golden opinions ; and he became the most popular 
 man in the State. It was in this expedition that his 
 toughness gave him the nickname of " Old Hickory." 
 
 Soon after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. 
 Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that gentleman 
 made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in 
 which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, 
 he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was 
 lingering upon a bed of suffering news came that the 
 Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from 
 Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- 
 tlers, were committing the most awful ravages. De- 
 cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with 
 his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in 
 a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis- 
 tance, gave his amazing energies to the raising of an 
 army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, .\labama. 
 
 The Creek Indians had established a strong fort on 
 one of the bendsof the Tallapoosa 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 
 days. He reached their fort, called Tohopeka or 
 Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 1814. The bend 
 
 of the river enclosed nearly one hauared acres o; 
 tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow 
 neck the Indians'had constructed a formidable breast- 
 work of logs and brush. .Here nine hundred warriors, 
 with an ample suplyof arms 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 K few probably, in the night, swam 
 the river and escaped. This ended the war. The 
 ixjwer 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 ujxin the British, who were the 
 allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will 
 than (jen. 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 ujxjn 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 little 
 army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
 .\nd the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, 
 was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won 
 for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his 
 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 his life in the death of 
 his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has 
 perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of 
 her death he never recovered. 
 
 His administration was one of the most r.;cniorabie 
 in the annals of our country; applaude/^ oy 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 Hermitage, where 
 he died June 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jack- 
 son's life were that of a devoted ("liristian man.
 
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 EIGHTH PRESIDENT 
 
 
 
 ARTIS VAN BU REN, the 
 cightli President of the 
 United States, was Ixjrn at 
 Kindcrhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 
 1782. He died at tlie same 
 place, July 24, 1862. His 
 body rests in the cemetery 
 ^^ at Kiiiderhook. Alxjve it is 
 a plain granite shaft fifteen feet 
 high, bearing a simple inscription 
 about hall way up on one face. 
 The lot is unfenced, unbordered 
 or unbounded by slirub or flower. 
 
 There is but little in the life of Martin Van lUiren 
 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 Dutcli origin, 
 and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland 
 to the banks 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 exemplary piety. 
 
 Ac 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 
 '.n his native village, and commenced the study of 
 aw. As he bad not a collegiate education, seven 
 years of study in a law-oflfice were re I'lired of iiini 
 «)efore he could be admitted to the bar. Insjiired with 
 u lofty ambition, and conscious of his |)Owers, he pur- 
 sued his studies with indefatig.ible industry. After 
 spending six yeir< in an office in ""ij 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 ol 
 age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- 
 lage. The great conflict between the Federal .niid 
 Rci)ublican party was then at its height. Mr. \an 
 Buren was from the beginning a [lolitician. He had, 
 perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening 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 esixjused the 
 cause of State Rights; though at that time the Fed- 
 eral party held the supremacy both in his towt\ 
 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 si)ent seven years, 
 constantly gaining strength by contending in th* 
 courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned 
 the bar of his State. 
 
 Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mr. 
 Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
 beauty and accomplishments. .After twelve sliort 
 years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump. 
 tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over 
 her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was- 
 an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The recora 
 of those years is barren in items of public interest. 
 In rSr 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to 
 the State Senate, and nave his strenuous supixjrt to 
 Mr. Madison's adminstration. In r8r5, he was ap- 
 ixjinted .Attorney-Cieneral, and the next year moved 
 to Albany, the capit.il of the State. 
 
 '.Vhile he was acknovv'ledged as one of the most 
 p. eminent leaders of the Democratic party, he had
 
 48 
 
 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 prerogative, unless he were 
 in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue 
 and some property interests in the welfare of the 
 State. 
 
 ].n 1821 he was elected ;. member of the United 
 States Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat 
 in the convention to revise the constitution of his 
 native State. His course in thii 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 
 -.onspicuous position as anactive and useful legislator. 
 
 In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the 
 Vresidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to 
 ihe Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- 
 termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the 
 "State Rights " view in opposition to what was 
 leemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 
 
 Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof 
 the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his 
 leat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United 
 States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. 
 \dams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it 
 Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether 
 entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- 
 garded throughout the United States as one of the 
 most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. 
 It was supposed that no one knew so well as he how 
 to touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all 
 ihe wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to 
 organize a political army which would, secretly and 
 stealthily accomplish the most gigantic results. By 
 these powers it is said tliat he outv/itted Mr. Adams, 
 Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
 few thought then could be accomplished. 
 
 When Andrew Jackson was elected President he 
 apix>inted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This 
 position he resigned in 1831, and was immediately 
 appointed Minister to England, where he went the 
 same autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, 
 refused to ratify the nomination^ and he returned 
 
 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 
 fiowns for none, he took his place at the head of tliat 
 Senate wliich lud refused to confirm his nomination 
 as ambassador. 
 
 His rejection by 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 witli England, the agitation 
 of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- 
 cial panic wliich 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. 
 
 ^Vith the exception of being nominated for the 
 Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, 
 Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until 
 his death. 
 
 He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, 
 and living within his income, had now fortunately a 
 competence for his declining years. His unblemished 
 character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned 
 patriotism, ard the distinguished positions which he 
 had occu[)ied 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 Lindenwald, 
 he still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics 
 of the country. From this time until his death, on 
 the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he 
 resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of 
 culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old 
 age, probably far more liappiness than he had before 
 experienced amid the stormv scenes of his active life.
 
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 NINTH PRESIDENT. 
 
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 ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- 
 SON, the iiinlli President ot 
 tlie L'nited States, was Iwrn 
 at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. 
 His father, Beiijainiii Harri- 
 son, was in connjaratively op- 
 ' ulent circumstances, and was 
 one of the most distinguished 
 men of his day. He was an 
 iniimate friend of George 
 AN'ashington, was early elected 
 a member of the Continental 
 Congress, and was conspicuous 
 among the patriots of Virginia in 
 resisting the encroachmentsof 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 comuion-school education, he 
 entered Ham|)den Sidney College, where he graduated 
 with honor soor. ifter the death of his father. He 
 ihen repaired to Philadelphia tostudy medicine under 
 the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of 
 Robert Morris, Ijoth of whom were, with his father, 
 Mgners of the Declaration of Independence. 
 
 \j\yo\\ the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- 
 withstanding the 'emonstrances of his friends, he 
 abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, 
 .laving obtained a comiiiission of Ensign from Presi- 
 
 dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old 
 From that time he i)assed gradually upward in rank 
 until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose 
 death he resigned hi« 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 
 (osition. 
 
 In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory 
 was divided by Congress into two portions. The 
 eastern [xjrtion, comprising the region now embraced 
 in the State of Ohio, was called '" The Territory 
 north-west of the Ohio." The western jwriion, which 
 included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and 
 Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil 
 liani 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 Ix>uisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as 
 extensive a realm as any sovereign ujwn the globe. He 
 was Superintenilent of Indian Affairs, and was in- 
 vested with jwwers nearly dictatorial over the new 
 rapidly increasing white [xjpulation. The ability and 
 fidelity with which he discharged these resiwnsiUe 
 duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four 
 times apixjiilted to tiiis office — first by John .Adams, 
 twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- 
 dent Madison. 
 
 When he began his adminstration there were but 
 three white settlements in that almost lioundless region, 
 now crowded with cities and resounding with all the 
 tumult of wealth and traffic. Oncof these settlements 
 was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Ix)uisvillc; one at 
 Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French 
 settlement. 
 
 The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisou 
 reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Abou' 
 
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 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, 
 anil had long regarded with dread and with hatred 
 the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- 
 grounds of his 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 slaughter. 
 October 28, r8i2, his army began its inarch. When 
 near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made 
 their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was 
 aporoaching 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 
 ipon 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 
 ivas a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In 
 the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- 
 ble, and j'lst 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 accom pained by a shower of bullets. 
 
 The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the 
 light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- 
 pus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a 
 speedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's 
 troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them 
 until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous 
 charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- 
 fore them, and completely routing thf" foe. 
 
 Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
 to the utmost. The British desceiiding from the Can ■ 
 adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but 
 with their savage allies, rushing like wolves I'rom 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 difficult 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 re 
 sponsibilities. 
 
 He won the love of his soldiers by always sharinji 
 with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, whik 
 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 
 before 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 1 819. Harrison was elected to the Senate of 
 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 hini 
 forward as a candidate for the Presidency against 
 Van Biiren, but he was defeated. At the close of 
 Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nomirated by his 
 party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated 
 by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe 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 Webstei 
 at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most 
 brilliant with which anv President had ever befii 
 surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- 
 istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country 
 more sanguine. In the midst of these briglit and 
 joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a 
 pleurisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- 
 ness, died on the 4tli of .April ; just one month after 
 his inauguration as President of the United States,
 
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 TENTH PRESIDENT. 
 
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 ^j OHN TYLER, the tenth 
 'l,i. I'residentoflhe United States. 
 y^i He was born in Charles-city 
 /5 Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He 
 F7?;SvB was the favored child of af- 
 ^i ' fluence and high social po- 
 sition. At the early age of 
 twelve, John entered William 
 and Mary College and grad- 
 uated with much honor when 
 but seventeen years old. After 
 graduating, he devoted him- 
 self with great assiduity to the 
 study of law, partly with his 
 father and partly with Edmund 
 Randolph, one of the most distin- 
 guished lawyers of ^'irginia. 
 
 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- 
 I et of the court in which he was 
 
 I. « retained. When but twenty -one years of age, he 
 was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State 
 Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
 cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of 
 Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he 
 was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the 
 imanimous vote or his county. 
 
 When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected 
 a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and 
 ably wiih tjic democratic party, o['|X)sing a national 
 bank, inte'"--! improvements by the General <<>vsrn- 
 
 ment, a jirotective tariff, and advocating a strict con- 
 struction of the Constitution, and the most careful 
 
 I vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress 
 were so arduous that before the close of his second 
 term he foinid it necessary to resign and retire to his 
 
 I estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, 
 
 I however, soon after consented to take his seat in the 
 State Legislature, where his influence was jxjwerful 
 
 i in promoting ]>ublic works of great utility. With a 
 reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen 
 by a very large majority of votes. Governor of his 
 native State. His administration was signally a suc- 
 cessful one. His [wpularity secured his re-election. 
 John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
 man, thtn represented Virginia in the Senate of the 
 United States. \ ixirtion of the Democratic party 
 was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, 
 and brought forward John Tyler as his op|K)nent, 
 considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient 
 [wpularity to succeed against the renowned orator of 
 Roanoke. Mr. Tjler was the victor. 
 
 In accordance with his professions, upon taking his 
 seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- 
 tion. He op|X)sed the tariff; he sjwke against and 
 voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- 
 uously opposed all restrictions uiwn slavery, resist- 
 ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- 
 eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. 
 Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that tlen. 
 Jackson, by his oi>i<)sition to the nullifiers, had 
 abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. 
 Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record 
 in i)erfect accordance with tlie principles which he 
 had always avowed. 
 
 Returning to \'irginia, he resumed tlu' practice of 
 his profession. There was a ri)l:t in the Democr;iti«-
 
 JOHN TYLER. 
 
 /.arty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- 
 fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- 
 _nieats upon him. He had now attained the age of 
 forty-six. 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 
 took his seat in the Legi^^lature of Virginia. 
 
 By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national 
 convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 
 7,839. rhe majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- 
 rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of 
 ttie 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 syiiipa- 
 thy with the Whig party in the NoUh: 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 1 84 1, Mr. 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 
 A7ril was inaugurated to the high and responsible 
 office. He was placed in a position of exceeding 
 delicacy and difficulty. All his longlife he had been 
 opposed tc the main principles of the party which had 
 brought him into power. He had ever been a con- 
 ■iistent, honest 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 Haiaison had 
 selected to retain their seats. He reccomm^nded a 
 day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and 
 bless us. 
 
 The Whigs 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 suggested, however, that he would 
 
 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 ga\e 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. AH the members of his 
 cabinet, e.Kcepting 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 \V higs and President Tyler were at 
 an end. 
 
 Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
 appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and 
 Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party 
 men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary 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. The 
 land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. \Miigs 
 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 Democratie candidate for his successor. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the 
 harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and 
 probably to his own unspeakable lelief His first wife, 
 Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; 
 and in June, 1844, President Tyler wasagain married, 
 at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of 
 many personal and intellectual accomplishments. 
 
 The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly 
 in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- 
 est, Charles city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in 
 his manners, richly furnished with information from 
 books and experience in the world, and possessing 
 brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was 
 the scene of unusual attractions. Witli sufficient 
 moans 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 
 policy 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, by 
 force of arms, 'he Government over which he had 
 once presided, he was takeri sick and soon died.
 
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 ELEVE^llh PRESIDENT. 
 
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 ^jjsisi 
 
 ^^ AMES K.POLK, the eleventh 
 
 h..:i, I 'resident of tlie L'nited States, 
 
 IS Ixirn in Mecklenburg Co., 
 
 J N. C.N'ov. 2, 1795. His par- 
 
 ;_>, ents were Samuel and Jane 
 
 (Knox) Polk, the former a son 
 
 of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 
 
 I at the above i)lace, as one of the 
 
 I 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 famly, Samuel Polk emi- 
 grated some two or three hundred 
 miles farther west, to the rich valley 
 of the Duck River. Here in the 
 midst of the wilderness, in a region 
 which was subsequently called Mau- 
 ry Co., they reared their loi; huls, 
 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 sui>erior woman, of strong common 
 sense and earnest piety. 
 
 Very early in life, James develoiied a taste for 
 reading 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 
 tather, fearing that he mightnot be able to endure a 
 
 sedentar)' life, got a situation for him behind the 
 counter, hojiing to fit him for commercial pursuits. 
 
 This was to James a bitter disappointment. H« 
 had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
 were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
 uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his 
 earnest solicitation his father removed hiai, and made 
 arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon 
 after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With 
 ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed 
 forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half 
 years, in tiie autumn of 1815, entered the sophomore 
 class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
 Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of 
 scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing 
 himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious 
 service. 
 
 He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be- 
 ing deemed the best scholar of his class, Iwlh in 
 mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- 
 three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this 
 time much imi)aired by the assiduity with which he 
 had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of 
 relaxation he went to Xashville, and entered the 
 office of Felix Cirundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk 
 renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who 
 resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few 
 miles from Nashville. They had probably been 
 slightly acquainted before. 
 
 Mr. Polk's father was a JefTersonian Republican, 
 and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same |X)Iiti- 
 cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was 
 constantly called u])on to address the ineetings of his 
 party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that 
 he was jwiiulatly called the Nai>oleon of the stumi>. 
 He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and
 
 6o 
 
 JAMBS K. POLK. 
 
 courterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic 
 natui-e in the jo) s and griefs of others which ever gave 
 him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. 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- 
 tinueC in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, 
 only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair 
 of T<^nnessee. In Congress he was a laborious 
 meniSer, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was 
 alwDys 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 14th of Octo- 
 ber, 1839,100k 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 4thof Marcii, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- 
 ated President of the United States. The verdict of 
 the countryin favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted 
 its influence upon Congress ; and tlie 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, tlie 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 country. He was 
 sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the 
 western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent pearly 
 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 wai 
 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. 
 We 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, exclusive 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 March, 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 With an ample fortune, 
 a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties 
 of tlie 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 
 tlie Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, 
 and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fiftv-fourth 
 year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen.
 
 ^(:^^::^yC^.^^/y^y^ ,
 
 TIVELFTH J'RESIDENT. 
 
 •^3 
 
 
 
 ) ACHARV TAYLOR, iwcllili 
 
 i^. i'residenl of the United Stales, 
 
 4'JS 
 .,S| was l)orii oil the 24th of Nov., 
 
 M 1784, ill Orange Co., Va. His 
 o f.illier, Colonel Taylor, was 
 a Virginian of note, and a dis- 
 tinguished i>atriot and soldier of 
 the Revolution. When Zacliary 
 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 Ixsuisville. In this front- 
 ?iiiCf ier home, away from civilization and 
 I all its refinements, yjung Zacliary 
 could enjoy but few social and educational advan- 
 tages. When six years of age he attended a common 
 school, and was then regarded ;is a bright, active hoy, 
 father remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- 
 acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and 
 flianifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight 
 •die Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There 
 is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his 
 childhood 0:1 h^s father's large but lonely plantation. 
 In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him 
 the commission of lieutenant in the United States 
 army ; and he 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 Maryland. 
 
 Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- 
 land, in 18 12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been 
 promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort 
 Harrison, on the Wabash, alx)ut fifty miles above 
 Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- 
 ness by Gen. Harrison. on his march to Tipi)ecanoe. 
 It was one of the first jwints of attack by the Indians, 
 kd 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 mmibers, moved uixjn the fort. Their 
 approach was first indicated by the murder of two 
 soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor 
 made every jxjssible i)reparaiion 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 woidd 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 disap|)eared . the 
 garrison slept u|X)n their arms. One hour before 
 midnight the war whoop burst 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 ixjst. Every man knew that 
 defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cai> 
 ture, death by the most agonizing and |)rolonged tor- 
 ture. No pen can describe, r.o imniagination can 
 conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- 
 ceeded in setting fire to one of the blockhouses- 
 Until si.x o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict 
 continued. The savages then, baffled at every jwint, 
 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 F"ox River, which 
 empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little 
 to be done but 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 
 iemployments 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 compel 
 the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- 
 tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, 
 iiac' promised they should do. The services rendered 
 ae.e secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
 :he Government; and as a reward, he was elevated 
 !C ;he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon 
 ifter, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- 
 nand of the United States troops in Florida. 
 
 After two years of such wearisome employment 
 traidst the everglades of the jieninsula. Gen. Taylor 
 Voiained, at his own req-.iest, a change of command, 
 >nd was stationed over the Department of the South- 
 ■Aest, This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, 
 Alabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters 
 vS. Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family 
 "■;; a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. 
 n.:re he remained for five years, buried, as it were, 
 fu'.m the world, but faithfully discharging everj- duty 
 jii.posed 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 
 w£.; brought on, and at Palo .\lto and Resaca de la 
 Pa 'ma. Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the 
 A(i;xicans. The rank of major-general by brevet 
 was then conferred uixjn Gen. Taylor, and his name 
 wss received with enthusiasm almost ever)- where in 
 tiie Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
 F uena Vista in which he won signal \'ictories over 
 ftfces much larger than he commanded. 
 
 His careless habits of d-ess and his unaffected 
 simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, 
 \\ It sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.* 
 
 The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista 
 ;i<read the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The 
 n.ime of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The 
 ^\ hig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- 
 ful popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- 
 
 •■?red, honest soldier as their candidate for the 
 Piasidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- 
 nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- 
 claring that he was notatal! qualified for such an 
 oftice. So little interest had he taken in politics that, 
 foi forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not 
 wiihout chagrin that several distinguished statesmen 
 Tfl:o had been long years in the public service found 
 fi.:<ir 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 Webster, 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.v-President Marrin Van Buren. 
 Though he selected an e.xcellent cabinet, the good 
 old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, 
 and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed. 
 His mental sufferings were verj' severe, and probably 
 tended to hasten his death. The pro-slaverj' 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 slavery 
 stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found 
 the ix)litical 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 gih of July, 1850. 
 His last woids 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 thoroughly 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 j)ost3 had 
 been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his 
 . rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- 
 plicitj- was child-like, and with innumeral)le 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 hat 
 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 
 off.-nder to be a co.xcomb (perhaps something worse), 
 whom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase, 
 ' touch with a pair of tongs.' 
 
 "Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- 
 worth's spelling-book, on the par^t of one wearing a 
 sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter 
 unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In short 
 few men have ever had a more comfortab^.'", '•3>vit. 
 saving contempt for learning of every kind."
 
 "C^i^ c/ i/<r
 
 TJllRTEENTH PRESIDENT. 
 
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 ^^1 ^^IVIILLARn FILLIYIDRE.-^ l^^ 
 
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 ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- 
 tceiitli I'resideiitof the Uniied 
 Slates, was iHjrn at Summer 
 Hill, Cayiigii Co., N. Y ., on 
 the 7th uf January, 1800. His 
 father was a farmer, and ow- 
 ig to misfortune, in humble cir- 
 ' unisiancea. Of his mother, the 
 daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, 
 of I'ittsficlii, Mass., it has been 
 said that she |»ossessed an intellect 
 of very high order, imited with much 
 personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- 
 [XDsit'on, graceful manners and ex- 
 <|uisite sensibilities. She died in 
 1831 ; having lived to see her son a 
 young man of distinguished prom- 
 li-e, ihough she was not permitted to witness the high 
 dignity which he finally attained. 
 
 In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
 Cleans of )us father, Millard enjoyed but slei-der ad- 
 vantages for educjtioi in his early years. The com- 
 mon schools, ivliii h he occasiona'ly attended were 
 ver\' imperfect institutions; and books were scarce 
 nnd ex|)ensive. There was nothing then in his char- 
 acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he 
 was aliout to enter. He was a plain farmer's Iwy ; 
 intelligent, goo»l-looking, kind-liearted. The sacred 
 influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, 
 and had laid the foundations of an upright character. 
 When fourteen years of age, his father sent him 
 some hundred miles fiDui home, to the then wilds of 
 Livingston County, to learn the trade of a ilothier, 
 Neai the mi!l there was a small villiage, wherr- some 
 
 enterprising man had commenced the collection of a 
 village libr.nry. This proved an inestimable blessing 
 10 young Fillmore. His evenings were si)ent in read- 
 ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied «ith 
 l)ooks. 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 lo himself, a well-informed, 
 educated man. 
 
 The young clothier had now attained the age of 
 nineteen years, and was of fine i>ersonal ai>i)earance 
 and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so hap|)ened tha'. 
 there was a gentleman in the neighliorhood of ample 
 pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter 
 Wood, — who was struck with the i)repossessing a!>- 
 ))earance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- 
 ance, antl 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. The 
 young man replied, that he had no means of his own, 
 |-.o friends to help him and that his previous educa- 
 tion had been very im|)erfect. But Judge Wood had 
 so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to 
 t.ike him into his own oPfic:e, and to loan him such 
 money as he needed. .Most gratefully the cenerous 
 offer was accepted. 
 
 There is in many minds a strange delusion alx)Ut< 
 a collegiate education. ,\ )oung man is sup;x)sed to 
 be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- 
 lege. But many a lioy loiters through university hal' ■ 
 •ind then enters a law office, who is by no means as
 
 C6 
 
 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 1823, 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 icS26, 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 industry, 
 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 1829, 
 he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the 
 State of New York, as a representative from Erie 
 County. Though he had never taken a very active 
 part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with 
 the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, 
 and he found himself in a helpless minority in the 
 Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, 
 Ihat his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very 
 unusual degrt e the respect of his associates. 
 
 In the autumn 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 
 he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- 
 elected, and took his seat in 1837. 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 his impress. 
 
 Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and 
 his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, 
 he was elected Comptroller of the State. 
 
 Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seve; 
 years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, ii 
 Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con 
 siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about t< 
 find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi 
 dent at the approaching election. Far away, on tli 
 waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough ol< 
 soldier, who had fought one or two successful battle 
 with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to I.) 
 proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. Bu 
 it was necessary to associate with him on the san: 
 ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. 
 
 Under the influence of these considerations, tli 
 namesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore becam 
 the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates fu 
 President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket \va 
 signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1845 
 Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millar 
 Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. 
 
 On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, bi 
 about one year and four months after his inaugurj 
 tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Cor 
 stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Pres 
 dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of whic 
 the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of Stati 
 
 Mr. Fillniore had very serious difficulties to conten 
 with, since the opposition had a majority in bot 
 Houses. He did everything in his power tocondliat 
 the South ; but the pro-slavery party in the South fc 
 theinadequacyof all measuresof transient conciliatioi 
 The population of the free States was so rapidly ir 
 creasing over that of the slave States that it was ir 
 evitable that the power of the Government shoul 
 soon pass into the hands of the free States. Tli 
 famous compromise measures were adopted under M 
 Fillmore's adminstration, and the Japan Ex[ieditio 
 was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fil 
 more, having served one term, retired. 
 
 In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pre; 
 idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beate 
 by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived i 
 retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil wa 
 he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed the 
 his sympathies were rather with those who were er 
 deavoring to overthrow our institutions. Presider 
 Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without an 
 cordial words of cheer to the one party or the othei 
 He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a rip 
 old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874
 
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 ^k^p— |raj\j RANKLIN PIERCE, the 
 • • VI I ■/?(?)) f/iiAa louricenth President of the 
 L'nited States, was born in 
 Hillslioroiigh, N. H., Nov. 
 23, 1804. His father was a 
 Revohiiionary soldier,, who, 
 wiih his own strong arm, 
 hewed out a home in the 
 wilderness. He was a man 
 of inflexible integrity; of 
 strong, though uncultivated 
 mind, and an uncompromis- 
 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 sixth 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 uix)n liini with pride 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 sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he 
 entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was 
 one of the most jwpular young men in the college. 
 The purity of his moral character, the unvarying 
 courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a schol.ir. and 
 
 genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. 
 There was something very i>eculiarly winning in his 
 address, and it was evidently not in tiie slightest de- 
 gree studied: it was the simple outgushing of his 
 own magnanimous and loving nature. 
 
 Uixjji 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 [wlitical life. With all 
 the ardor of his nature he esix>used the cause of Gen. 
 Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the 
 practice of law in Hillsl)orough, and was soon elected 
 to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here 
 he served for four yeais. The last two years he was 
 chosen si^eaker of the house by a very large vote. 
 
 In 18.33, ^* the age of twenty-nine, he was elected 
 a member of Congress. ^Vitho^lt taking an active 
 part in debates, he was faithful and lalwrious in duty 
 and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom 
 he was associatad. 
 
 In 1837, being then iiut 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 honoicd Of the
 
 72 
 
 hRANKLIN 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. He 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 i2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- 
 tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the 
 Presidency. For four days they continued in session, 
 snd in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a 
 two-thirds vote. Not a vote tluis 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, Kent\icky and Tennessee — cast their 
 electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pierce 
 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 exist " 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 tlie Union were borne to the North on every South 
 em 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-slavery sentiment, goaded 
 by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; ;,li 
 the intellectual ability and social worth of President 
 Piercewere 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 unjxjpular 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, 1857, President Pierce re- 
 tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two 
 had died, and his only surviving 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 wliich he 
 had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to 
 that pro-slavery 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. Hecontinued to reside in Concord until 
 the time of his death, which occurred in October, 
 1869. He was one of the most genial and social ol 
 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.
 
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 .leenth President of the United 
 States, was Ixjrn in a small 
 frontier town, at the foot of the 
 eastern ridye of the AUegha- 
 nies, in Franklin Co., I'enn.,on 
 \l iJOil ^'^'^ 23d of A(>ril, 1791. The ;.'lace 
 lUi^wl '"^^'^^^ 'h« lunnlile cabin of his 
 &^jH^^ father sti od was tailed Stony 
 • JSJaT w Batter. It was a wild and ro- 
 mantic s]K)t in a gorjreof the moun- 
 tains, with towering summits rising 
 grandly all around. His father 
 was a native of the north of Ireland; 
 a [xxjr man, who had emigrated in 
 1783, with little property save his 
 own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married 
 Clizabeih Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, 
 and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- 
 ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, o|>ened a 
 clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- 
 fomi his obscure part in the ckama of life. In this se- 
 eluded home, where James was born, he remained 
 for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual 
 advantagi s. When James was eight yeaisof age, hts 
 father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where 
 Lis son was placed at school, and commenced a 
 course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His 
 progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he 
 entered Dickinson College, al Carlisle. Here he de 
 velojied remarkable talent, and took his stand among 
 the first scholars in the institution. His application 
 to study was intense, and yet his native powers en- 
 
 abled him to master the most abstruse subjects ■*i\ '■ 
 facility. 
 
 In the year 1809, he graduated with the highesi 
 honors of his clas^. He was then eighteen years ol 
 age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of 
 athletic siHjrt, an unerring shot, and enlivened with 
 an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately 
 commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, 
 and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was 
 but twenty-one years ■>{ age. Very rapidly he rose 
 in his i)rofes?ion, and at once took undisputed stand 
 with the ablest law\ers of the State. When but 
 twenty-si.\ years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- 
 cessfully defended before the State Senate 01 e of tht 
 judges of the State, who was tried upon articles 01 
 impeachment. .At the age of thirty it was generally 
 admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and 
 there was no lawyer in the State who had a more In 
 crative practice. 
 
 In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as i 
 candidate for Congress. He was elected, and foi 
 ten years he remained a member of the Lower House 
 During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally 
 tried some im|)ortant case. In 1831, he retired 
 altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- 
 <iuired an ample fortune. 
 
 (Jen. Jackson, ujwn his elevation to the Presidency, 
 ap|X)inted Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The 
 duties of his mission he performed with ability, which 
 gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, ii, 
 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States 
 Senate. He there met, as his associates, Welsier. 
 Clay, Wright ai-.d Calhoun. He advocated tl-.e meas- 
 ures pn.'j.iosed by President Jackson, of iv. .king repn-
 
 7tf 
 
 JAMES BUCHANAN. 
 
 sals against France, to enforce the payment of our 
 claims against that country; and defended the course 
 of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale 
 removal from office of those who were not the sup- 
 porters of his adininistration. Upon this question he 
 was brought into direct collision with Heary Clay. 
 He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging 
 from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure 
 against (ren. Jackson fur removing the deposits. 
 Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slavery in the 
 District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the 
 circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United 
 States mails. 
 
 As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- 
 cated that they should be respectfully received ; and 
 that the reply should be returned, that Congress had 
 no power to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," 
 said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with 
 slavery under a foreign government as in any of the 
 States where it now exists." 
 
 Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. 
 Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, 
 took his share of the resix)nsibility in the conduct of 
 the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing 
 the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed 
 territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross 
 the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration 
 of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the 
 account of the course our Government pursued in that 
 movement 
 
 Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with 
 the party devoted to the pi^rpetuation and e.xtension 
 of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind 
 to bear agjinst the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his 
 cordial ajiproval to the compromise measures of rS5o, 
 which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, 
 upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. 
 Buchanan with the mission to England. 
 
 In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- 
 tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The 
 political conflict vvas one of the most severe in which 
 our country has ever engaged. All the friends of 
 slavery were on one side ; all the advocates of its re- 
 striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- 
 mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- 
 reived H4 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 
 r74, and was elected. The popular vote .stood 
 r, 340, 618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On 
 March 4th. 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. 
 
 Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four 
 vears 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 
 stseking the destruction of the Government, that they 
 might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a 
 nation whose corner-stone should be liuman slavery. 
 In this emergency, 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 Presidential 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-slaver^' 
 party was such, that he had been willing to offerthem 
 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!" 
 
 South Carolina seceded in December, i860; 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 plun- 
 dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were 
 appropriated by the rebels. 
 
 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 
 pleasure. .\nd still more de|)loiable 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 country's 
 banner should trium| h over the flag of the rebellioi^. 
 He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868.
 
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 A^ iiKinni M V 
 
 
 BRAHAM LINCOLN, the 
 sixteenth President of the 
 ► United States, was liorn in 
 Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 
 1809. About tlie year 1780, a 
 man by the name of Abraham 
 Lincoln left Virginia with his 
 jMiily and moved into the then 
 vildsof Kentucky. Only two years 
 itter this emigration, still a young 
 man, while working one day in a 
 field, was stealthily a|)i)ro;:ched by 
 an Indian and shot dead. His widow 
 was left in extreme [Kjvcrty with five 
 little children, three Iwys and two 
 girls. Thomas, the youngest of the 
 boys, was four years of age at his 
 father's death. This Thomas was 
 the father of .\braham Lincoln, the 
 President of the United States 
 whose name must henceforth fo'ever be enrolled 
 with the niDSt prominent in the annals of our world. 
 Of course no record has been kept of the life 
 of one so lowly as I'homas Lincoln. He was among 
 the |KX>rest of the ixwr. His home was a wretched 
 li)g<abin; 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 anvthing for 
 himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his 
 starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- 
 .ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- 
 self onl, and thussi>ent the whole of his youth as a 
 ?ilHirer in the fields of others. 
 
 When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- 
 • ibin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
 daughter of anoiiier 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 noi)le 
 woman, gentle, loving, |)ensive, created to adorn 
 a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. 
 ".AH that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- 
 ful son " I owe to my an^el-moiher. 
 
 When he was eight years of age, his father sold his 
 
 cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiar.a Whero 
 two years later his mother died. 
 
 Abrahun soon became the scribe of the uneducated 
 community around him. He could not have had a 
 better school than this to leach him to put thoughts 
 into words. He also became an eager reader. The 
 books he could ol)tain were few ; but these he ead 
 and re-read until they were almost committf< tc 
 memory. 
 
 As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly fan>il) 
 was the usual lot of humanity. Thi-re were joys ar.o 
 griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sistt » 
 Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was niai 
 ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, anc 
 soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr 
 Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830 
 and emigrated to .Macon Co., III. 
 
 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 I'amily comfortably settled, and theii 
 small lot of enclosed prairie planted with com, 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 o( 
 education and was intensely earnest to improve his 
 mind 10 the utmost of his |x)wer He saw the ruin 
 which ardent spirits were cau>ing, and I ei ame 
 strictly temi>erate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- 
 cating liquor to pass his lips. .And lie had read in 
 Ood's word, "Thou shalt not take the name of th(>. 
 Ixjrd tin- God in •' .m ;" and a profane expression ht 
 was never heard to \itter. Religion he revered. His 
 morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a 
 single vice. 
 
 N'uung Abraham woiked for a time as a hired lal>orft 
 among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield 
 where he was employed in building a large flat-l>oal 
 In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dow> 
 the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis 
 sissippi to New Orleans. Whati'ver Abraham Lir 
 <oln undertook, he ])erformed so faithfully as to givv 
 great satisfacticn to his employers. In this adven
 
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 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
 
 cure his employers were so well pleased, that upon 
 his return tiiey placed a store and uiill under his care. 
 
 In 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 the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, 
 His only post-office was his hat. .\11 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 to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
 1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it 
 was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 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 tb.e leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's 
 speeches in opposition 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 
 slavery 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 t6th 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 
 prominent. It was generally supposed he would be 
 the 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 as little did he dream that he was to render services 
 to his country, which would fi.x upon him the eyes of 
 the whole civilized world, and which would give him 
 a place in the affections of his countrymen, second 
 . only, if second, to that of Washington. 
 
 Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 
 electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, 
 constitutionally elected President of the United States. 
 The tirade of abuse that was poured ufxin this good 
 
 and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was 
 greater than upon any other man ever elected to this 
 higli position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started 
 for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his 
 way making speeches. Tlie wiiole journey wasfrought 
 with much danger. Many ot the Southern States had 
 already seceded, and several attempts at assassination 
 were afierwards 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 har.d-grenades. A detective unravelled 
 the plol. A secret and special train was provided to 
 take him from HarrisL'urg, through Baltimore, at ai' 
 unexpected hour of the night. The train started al 
 half-past ten ; and to prevent any possible communi- 
 cation on the part ol the Secessionists with their Con- 
 federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train haa 
 started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln 
 reached Washingion in safety and was inaugurated, 
 altiiough great anxiety was felt by all loyal people 
 
 lu 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 [wsitions. 
 
 During no other administration have the duties 
 devolving upon the President been so manifold, and 
 tiie 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 strengtii 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 1861, however, plans liad Ijeen 
 made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim 
 to one of them. April 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, witli his characteristic kindliness of heart, that 
 it would be a disappointment if he should fail them, 
 very reluctantly consented to go. While listening to 
 the play an actor by the name of John Wilkes 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 gnefby the death of its ruler. 
 Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless 
 anguish. It is not too much to say tliat a nation was 
 in tears. His was a life which will filly become a 
 model. His name as tlie savior of his country w-iU 
 live with that of Washington's, its father; his co-,ntry- 
 mer. being unable to decide whi< K <s ti-e areatet.
 
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 teeiUh President of the United 
 States. The early life of 
 Andrew Johnson contains but 
 the record of poverty, destitu- 
 tion and friendlessness. He 
 was horn December 29, (80S, 
 in Raleigh, X. C. His parents, 
 belonging to the class of the 
 "poor whites " of the South, were 
 \ in such circumstances, that tliey 
 could not onf :r ; /en the slight- 
 est advantages of education u[X)n 
 their child. When Andrew was five 
 years of age, his father accidentally 
 lost iiis life while herorically endeavoring to save a 
 friend from drowning, ''niil teri years of age, .\ndrew 
 was a ragged boy abouf the streets, supjwrted 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 in 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 slates- 
 men. .\ndrew, 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 ujxin the gentle- 
 man to borrow the book of speeches. 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 3!. 
 ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve houi-s 
 at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest 
 and recreation to devote such time as he could to 
 reading. 
 
 He went to Tennessee \\\ 1826, and located a* 
 Greenville, where he manied 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 
 alderman, 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 ver>' active member of the legislature 
 gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 
 1840 "stumijed the State," advocating Martin Van 
 Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thos^ 
 of Gen. Harrison. In this camjjaign he acquired much 
 readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
 his reputation. 
 
 In 1841, he was elected Stale Senator; in 1843, he 
 was elected a member of Congress, and by successive 
 elections, held that imixjrtant ]X)st for ten years. In 
 1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and 
 was re-elected in 1855. In all these resjionsible |X)si- 
 lions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi.
 
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 ANDREW JOHNSON. 
 
 ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- 
 ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected 
 United States Senator. 
 
 Years before, in 1S45, ^^ 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 oT the Territories should 
 be permitted to decide for themselves whether they 
 would enslave the colored people or not, and that 
 the *'ree States of the North should return to the 
 South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. 
 
 Mr. Johnson was neverashamedofhis lowly origin: 
 on the contrary, he often took pride 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 i8uj, ne 
 jwas the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the 
 presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- 
 im Democracy became apparent, he took a decided 
 stand in 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, 1862, 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 15, 
 
 1865, became President. In a speech two days later 
 he said, " The American people must be taught, if 
 they 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 the blackest of 
 crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole 
 administration, the history of which is so well known, 
 was in utter imjonsistency 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 beginnirig 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 impotently, 
 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 1875. 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 5th of 
 March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the e.x-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., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- 
 eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, 
 with every demonstration of respect.
 
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 LYSSES S. GRANT, the 
 eightcentli President of the 
 |j" United States, was born on 
 the 29th of April, 1822, of 
 Christian parents, in a humble 
 ' home, at Point Pleasant, on the 
 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 1S39, he entered 
 the Military Academy at West 
 Point. Here he was regarded as a 
 solid, 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 lieutenant of in- 
 fantr)' to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- 
 souri 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 
 Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. .At the battle 
 of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that 
 he [jerformed a signal service of daring and skillful 
 horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- 
 munition. K messenger must be sent for more, along 
 a route ex|X)sed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. 
 Grant, adopting an exjiedicnt learned of the Indians, 
 grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one 
 side of the anir=w-il, 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 
 prei)aration for the march to the city of Mexico, he 
 was apjx)inted quartemiaster 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. 
 
 \\ 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 einigration 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. I..ouis, 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, III. This was in the year i860. .As the tidings 
 of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears 
 of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — 
 "Uncle Sam has educated me for the anny: 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 iword 
 and see Uncle Sam through this war too." 
 
 He went into the streets, raised a (ompany 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 hini a desk in his office, to assist in the 
 volunteer organization that was being foniied in the 
 State in behalf of the Government. On the i?*'' of
 
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 UL YSSBS S. GRA NT. 
 
 June, 1 86 1, 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 army, were such 
 that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
 General and was placed 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 Henrj' 
 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' lines. 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 Texas, and pro- 
 ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from 
 his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he 
 was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid 
 of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and 
 by a v/onderful 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 upon 'bf 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 vith 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 214 out of 294 
 electoral votes. 
 
 The National Convention of the Republican party 
 which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, 
 placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second temi 
 by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- 
 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 went in mourning over the death of 
 the illustrious General,
 
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 UTHERFORD B. HAYES, 
 the nineteenth President of 
 tlie United States, was born in 
 Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- 
 most three months after the 
 death of his father, Rutherford 
 ,4 Hayes. His ancestry on both 
 ' the paternal and maternal sides, 
 I was of the most honorable char- 
 ^ acter. It can be traced, it is said, 
 as far back as r28o, 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- 
 rane cv»-r<iking the family, George Hayes left Scot- 
 land in 16S0, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
 George wai bom in Windsor, and remained there 
 during his li/e. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- 
 ried Sarah L;e, and lived from the time of his mar- 
 riage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezckiel, 
 son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- 
 turer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, 
 son of E7.ekiel aiid grandfather of President Hayes, was 
 bom in NewHavcn, in .\ugust, 1756. He was a famier, 
 blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to 
 Vermont at an uiiknown date, settling in Braitlelwro, 
 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, tliey having been 
 among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. 
 Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 
 t635, 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 stock, 
 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 1S12, 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, not railways, 
 was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was 
 first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter 
 mined to iflove 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 su])port she so nnich 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
 
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 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. 
 
 subject of this sketch was so feeble at birth that he 
 was not expected to live beyond a month or two at 
 most. As the months went by he grew weaker and 
 weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- 
 quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died 
 last night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on 
 familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the 
 l)oy'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 
 ivait 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 1825, his older brother was 
 drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to hii; 
 mother. 
 
 The boy was seven years old before he wc;nt to 
 school. His education, however, was not neglected. 
 He probably learned as much from his mother and 
 fister 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; bit he 
 was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the 
 Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- 
 tered Kenyon College in 1838, 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 Tiiomas 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 1845, after graduating 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- 
 Cession. 
 
 Vi 1849 he niOved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- 
 tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- 
 ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at 
 this period, had a powerful influence u[)on his sulise- 
 quent '.ife. One of these was his marrage with Miss 
 Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, 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 
 marriage 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 bashfulne;s and 
 modesty. 
 
 In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge di 
 the Court of Common Pleas ; but he declined to ac. 
 cept the nomination. Two years later, the office of 
 city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Co'incil 
 elected him for the unexpired term. 
 
 In 1 86 1, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at 
 the zenith of his professional lif,. His rank at the 
 bar was among the the first. But the news of the 
 attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take -id 
 arms for the defense of his country. 
 
 His military record was bright and illustrious. In 
 October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and 
 in August, 1862, 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, "forgallant and distinguished f ervices 
 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." He was re-elected in 1866. 
 
 In 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, 
 over Hon. Allen G. Thumian, a popular Democrat. 
 In 1869 was re-eiected over George H. Pendleton. 
 He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. 
 
 In 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, hcwever, with satisfaction to his party, 
 but his administration was an average o?^^
 
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 :cth President of the United 
 II ,.| "uites, was l)orn Nov. 19, 
 ^■. )j 1S31, in the woods of Orange, 
 ^' ■' Cuyahoga Co., O His par- 
 eius were Abram and Eliza 
 I'.allou) Garfield, both of New 
 I England ancestr)- and from fami- 
 I lies well known in the early his- 
 [fi lory 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 llie houses of 
 poor Ohio farmers of that day. It 
 .<;£ about 20x30 feet, built of logs, witli the spaces be- 
 .\/aen the logs filled with clay. His father was a 
 lard working fanner, and he soon had his fields 
 cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built, 
 file household comprised the father and mother and 
 heir four cjiildren — Mehetabcl, Thomas, Mary and 
 'ames. In May, 1S23, the father, from a cold con- 
 .racted in helping to \mt out a forest fire, died. At 
 'his lime James was about eighteen months old, and 
 Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can 
 icll how much James was indebted to his biother's 
 (cil 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- 
 itrs 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 i)ring in a few dollars to aid his widowed 
 mother in he' ^Ji-nggles 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 fiiend of his boyhood was as kindly 
 greeted as ever. The jMorest 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 of 
 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 the 
 understanding, however, that he should try to obtain 
 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 with 
 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 seminar;' 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 Disciples 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 ])upil. He soon 
 "exhausted Hiram "and needed more; hence, in the 
 fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which 
 he graduated in 1856, taking one of the liighest lien- 
 ors of his class. He afterwards relumed to Hiram 
 College as its Presit'ent. As above slated, 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 cf him in reference to his religion :
 
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 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 
 my judgment there is no more interesting feature of 
 his 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- 
 *arian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'" 
 
 Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss 
 Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. ii, 1858, 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. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, 
 in 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. 
 r4, 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 Marshall) 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 itsoperations around Corinth and its march through 
 Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of 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 l>Jstory of Gen. Garfield closed with 
 
 his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won 
 the stars of the Major-General. 
 
 Without an effort on his part Gei? Garfield was 
 elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the 
 Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio 
 had been represented in Congress for sixty year* 
 mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshui. 
 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. There 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 & 
 tribunel of the American people, in regard to whicL 
 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, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to 
 the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of tlie 
 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, and as he did so the 
 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"-; 
 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 till the last, and by his magnificent 
 bearing was teaching the country 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 very bank of the 
 ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The 
 worid 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 foul deed.
 
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 HESTER A. ARTHUR, 
 
 twenty-first Presi'l.iii of the 
 
 United States was born in 
 
 Franklin Courty, Vermont, on 
 
 thefifthofOdober, 1830, andis 
 
 he oldest of a family of two 
 
 >ons and five daughters. His 
 
 father was the Rev. Dr. William 
 
 Arthur, a Baptist cJ.rgyman, who 
 
 emigrated to tb.s country from 
 
 the county Ant.nm, Ireland, in 
 
 his 1 8th 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 studie-;. Af- 
 ter his graduation he taught school 
 in Vermont for two years, and at 
 the expiration cf that time came to 
 New York, with S500 '" his [locket, 
 and entered the office of ex-Judge 
 E. D. Culver as student. After 
 I 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 alwut 
 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 
 toon afterward nMxr^d the daughter of Lieutenant 
 
 Hemdon, 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 
 nommation to the Vice Presidency, leaving two 
 children. 
 
 (ien. 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. 
 W^m. M. F>varts and Chester A. Arthur were employeii 
 to represent the People, 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 .\rthur, 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 1856. 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 comjia- 
 ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride 
 on their cars, and the other car companies quickly
 
 CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 
 
 followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- 
 nue Gampany 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 hmi Engineer- 
 in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- 
 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 York, 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 took a leading part in State and city 
 politics. He was appointed 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 RejJublican Convention held at Chicago in 
 June, t88o. This was perhaps the greatest political 
 convention that ever assembled on the continent. It 
 was composed of the Jsading 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 party, was a popular man, and his 
 party made a valiant fight for his election. 
 
 Finally the election came and the country's choice 
 was Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated 
 March 4, i88t, 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 hi? 
 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 ]X)sition 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 nevei 
 before in its history over the death of any othei 
 man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty o) 
 the Vice President to assume the responsibilities ol 
 the high office, and he took the oath in New York. 
 Sept. 20, 1881. 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 his owi. 
 hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of 
 affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so 
 wisely !hat 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.
 
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 TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- 
 LAND, the twenty second Pres- 
 ident of the United States, was 
 l)orn in 1837, in the obscure 
 town of Cildwell, Essex Co., 
 N. J., and in a little t«'o-and-a- 
 half-story white house which is still 
 standing, characteristically to mark 
 the humble i)irth-|>lace 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 o'. 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 CJovernor 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. Wh<;n he 
 arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the 
 .cmpacity of the village school and expressed a most 
 
 emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To thia 
 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 Fayetteville seemed 
 to be a ixjsition in a country store, where his father 
 and the large family on his hands had considerable 
 inrtiience. Grover was to be paid 35° for his services 
 llie 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 ex- 
 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 tiie " Holland Patent," a 
 villaije of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, 
 M. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching 
 hut 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
 
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 S. GROVE R CLEVELAND. 
 
 calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, 
 tie left the city tc seek his fortupp. inst="'' -f '^'^-nig 
 to a city. He firsc mougnt ot Cleveland, Uhio, as 
 there was some charm in that name for him; but 
 before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to 
 isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted 
 stockbreeder of that place. The latter did not 
 sp.-iak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
 my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
 lav," was the reply. "Good gracious!" remark(;d 
 ■h« old gentleman ; " do you, indeed .'' What ever put 
 that into your head' How much money have you 
 got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got 
 
 After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a 
 place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a 
 year, wiiile iic could "look around." One day soon 
 afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, 
 Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem 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 
 Have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum 
 of $3 or $4 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 
 where 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 ; 
 out indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
 Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland 
 exhibited a talent for e.Kecutiveness 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 
 elected 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 pi'-'.ishment upon two 
 cjiminals. In 1881 he vims elected Mayor of the 
 City of Buffalo, oa the Democratic ticket, v/ith es- 
 pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms 
 
 in the administration of the municipal affairs of that 
 c't-.r T,, thij office, a? well as that of Sheriff, his 
 periormance 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 iniTui 
 tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time io\ 
 plain speech, and my objection to your action shall 
 be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination cf 
 a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme 
 to betray the interests of the people and to wors3 
 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 18S2 
 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 
 II, 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 
 tliousand, 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 
 ca[)acity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ot 
 March, 1885. 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 
 Arka;isas. 
 
 The silver question precipitated a controverr,y be- 
 tweer those who were in favor of the continuance of 
 silver coiiage and those who were opposed, Mr. 
 Clevela;-.d ansv/ering for the latter, even befori» his 
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 '^KXJAMIN HARRISON, the 
 Lwciily-lliiril I'rt'sidenl, is 
 tlie descendant of one of the 
 liistorical families of tliis 
 country. The head of the 
 familj' was a Major General 
 Harrison, one of Oliver 
 Cromwell's trusted follow- 
 ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- 
 well's power it became tli\- duty of this 
 Harrison to participate ui the trial of 
 Charles I, and afterward tc sign the 
 death warrant of the king. He subse- 
 quently paid for this with his life, being 
 hung Oct. 13, ICGO. His descendante 
 came to America, and the next of the 
 family that apjK'ars in history is Henja- 
 rcin Harrison, 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 i774-5-C, and was one of the original 
 signers of the Declaration of Iiidei>eiidcuce. He 
 mt" three times elected Governor of Virginia. 
 Gen William Henry Harrison, the son of the 
 
 distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suo- 
 cessful career as a soldier during the War of 181 2, 
 and with-a clean record as Governor of the North- 
 western Territory, was elected President of the 
 Uniterl States in 1840. His caroer was cut short 
 by death within one month ifter liis ia"uguration. 
 President Harrison w*-- bcrn at Nor''-. IV-nd, 
 Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. "0, 18a3 His life up to 
 the time of his graduation by the Miami University, 
 at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- 
 try lail of a family of small means. Ilis father was 
 able to give hina a good education, and nothing 
 more. He became cng.igcd while at college to thi 
 daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo 
 at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- 
 tcr ui»oii the study of the law. He went Ui Cin 
 cinnati and then read law for two years. At the 
 expiration of that time young Harrison received th'j 
 only inheritance of his life; his ai'.nt dying left liim 
 a lot valued at #800. He regarded this legac}' as a 
 fortune, and decided to get married at once, 'aka 
 this money and go to some E;istern town an '. be- 
 giu the practice of law. He sold his lot, and rvith 
 the monc}' in bis pocket, he started out witu bin 
 young wife to fight for a place in the world Me
 
 108 
 
 BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
 
 decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at 
 that time a town of promise. He met with sliglit 
 encouragement at first, making scarcely anything 
 tlie first year. He worked diligently, applying him- 
 self closely to his calling, built up an extensive 
 practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- 
 i'ession. He is the father of two children. 
 
 In 186G Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
 position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- 
 gan his experience as a stump speakei He can- 
 vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a 
 handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 17th 
 Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His 
 regiment was composed of *;he rawest of material, 
 out Col. Harrison employed 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 
 ^Jrilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he 
 especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery 
 at Peachtree Creek be was made a Brigadier Gen- 
 eral, Gen. Hooker 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- 
 ing Indiana with his regiment until the fall or 1864 
 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been 
 nominated that year for the same office, 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 
 lever, and after a most trying siege made his way 
 to the front in time to participate in the closing 
 incidents of the war. 
 
 In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined ^ re-election as 
 reporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 
 he was a candidate for Governor. Although de- 
 bated, the brilliant campaign hb made won ior him 
 a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- 
 pecial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, 
 as usual, he took an active part In the campaign, 
 ind wii' elected to the United States Senate. Here 
 lie sei-ved six years, and ras known as one ci the 
 tbiest men, best lawyer^ c.nd strongest debaters in 
 
 that body. With the expiration of his Senatona 
 term he returned to the practice of his profession 
 becoming the head of one of the strongest firms ii 
 the State. 
 
 The political campaign of 1888 was one of thi 
 most memorable in the history of our countiy. Thi 
 convention which assembled in Chicago in June anc 
 named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearei 
 of the Republican party, was great in every partic 
 ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as 
 sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chie: 
 among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interes 
 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 th( 
 country societies, clubs and delegations journeyec 
 thither to pay their respects to the distinguishec 
 statesman. The popularity of these was greatlj 
 increased on account of the remarkable speeches 
 made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through 
 the summer and autumn to these visiting delega. 
 tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent wen 
 his speeches that they at once placed him in th« 
 foremost rank of American orators and statesmen 
 
 On account of his eloquence as a speaker and hi; 
 power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- 
 commonly early age to take part in the discussior 
 of the great questions that then began to agitate 
 the country. He was an uncompromising anti 
 slavery man, and was matched against some of tLe 
 most eminent Democratic siaeakers of his State, 
 No man who felt the touch of his blade derred tt 
 be pitted with him again. With all his e'oq-'enc( 
 as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, 
 but his words alwaj's went like bullets to the mark 
 He is purely American in his ideas and is a splec 
 did type of the American statesman. Gifted witL 
 quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, 
 he is one of the most distinguished impromptu 
 speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches 
 sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained 
 arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse 
 statements have alreadj" become aphorisms. Origi- 
 nal in thought precise in logic, terse in statement, 
 jet withal faultless in eloquence, he is lecogTiized as 
 the sound statesman and bnlKan orator c tj, day

 
 ■ADAMS COUxXTY,! 
 
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 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 JHE time has arrived when it 
 becomes tlie duty of the 
 people of this county to per- 
 petuate the names of their 
 pioneers, to furnish a record 
 of their early settlement, 
 •'= and relate tiie story of tlieir 
 progress. The civilization of our 
 day, the enlightenment ot tlie age 
 and the duly that men of the pres- 
 ent lime owe to their ancestors, to 
 themselves and to their jKJsterity, 
 demand that a record of their lives 
 and deeds should Ive made. In bio- 
 graphical history is found a power 
 to instruct man by precedent, to 
 enliven the mental faculties, and 
 "^ ' to waft down the river of time a 
 
 safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
 people who contributed to raise this country from its 
 primitive state may be preserv..'d. .Surely and rapidly 
 the great and aged men, who m their jirime entered 
 the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
 heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
 maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
 jf settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
 actual necessity exists for llie collection and preser- 
 vation of events without delay, before all the early 
 settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 
 
 To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
 from remotest ages. .-Vll will be forgotten soon enough, 
 in spite of their best works and the most e.irnest 
 efforts of their friends to iH.rserve the memory of 
 their lives. The me.ms employed to prevent oblivion 
 and to i)er|)etuate their memory has been in \)ro\Kir- 
 tion to the amount of intelligence they |wssessed. 
 Th : pyramids of Kgypt were built to per|)etMate the 
 names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
 mations ni.ide by the aicheologists of Kgypt trom 
 buried Meu-.phis indicate a desire of those people 
 
 to perpetuate the memory of their achievements 
 The erection of the great obelisks were for tl-.e same 
 pur|K)se. Coming down to a later jieriod, we find the 
 Oreeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
 ments, and carving out statues to chronicle their 
 great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
 It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
 up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
 to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
 tliese woiks, though many of them costly in the ex- 
 treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- 
 ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
 perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
 the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
 some of tlie obelisks remain objects only of curiosity ; 
 the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
 bling into dust. 
 
 It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
 gent, undecaying, immutalile method of perpetuating 
 a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
 limited in extent and perpetual in its action; and 
 this is through the art of printing. 
 
 To the present generation, however, we are in- 
 debted for the introduction of the admirable system 
 of local biography. By this system every man, thougl 
 he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
 his the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
 through the coming ages. 
 
 The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
 physical man is left. The monument whicii his chil- 
 dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- 
 tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
 life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
 whii:h otherwise would be forgotten, is |)erpetuated 
 by a record of this kind. 
 
 To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
 engrave their i>oriraits, for the same reason we col- 
 lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
 thii-.k it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to 
 wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
 them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
 publi-.!) t.j the world lire history of those wh()sc live* 
 arc unworthy of public record
 
 lflv~ 
 
 -^y?) 
 
 The Wnbnsli. 
 
 (?^-*() llie |iul)lic and mir tlii>ii.«niiils of rt-nders 
 iff^\. •'• gt'iieral: It will no iloiilil lie intercstliifr 
 V^^' to nil if we <jive a brief descriptioii of this 
 road. 'I'lu' Walia."}!. a.- now known, lia> liecn op- 
 erated under M-veral names from lime to time. It 
 is the ofT.^pring, a.s it were, of the first trunk line of 
 road projected in Illinois, then known a> the 
 Northern C'ros- Railroad. e\tendin<^ from Danville 
 to (^uiney. This was chartered in lK37,and upon 
 it the lirst locomotive was placed in the winter of 
 l«38-.'!'.i. runiiin<^ ficim .Meredosia, on the Illinois 
 River, to Jacksonville. In \H42, the road was com- 
 pleted from .lacksoiiville to Sprin<jfield. and three 
 trips were made per week. The track was of the 
 old flat-rail style, which w.as made l>_v nailing thin 
 strips of iron on two parallel lines of tiniliers at 
 the proper distance apart, and runninir lengthwise 
 of the road. The engine, as well as the road, soon 
 l)ecame so imimired, that the former had to be 
 abandoned, and mules substituted as the motor- 
 power. However, such locomotion was destined 
 to be of short duration, for the State soon after 
 sold the road for a nominal sum, and thus for a 
 short time was suspended one of the first railroad 
 enterjirises in Illinois. Hut in the West, a new era 
 — one of prodigious industrial activity and far- 
 reaching result.s in the practical arts — was dawning, 
 and within thirty years of the temporary failure 
 of the roail mcntionc'l, Illinois had outstrip|ied all 
 other Stales in gigantic internal improvements. 
 
 and at present has more miles of railroad than any 
 other State in the Union. 
 
 The (Jreat Western, whose name has been suc- 
 cessively changed to the Toledo, W.-ibash iV- Western, 
 Wabash A- Wabash, St. Louis iV racilic, Wabash 
 Railroad, and The Wabash, the last of which it 
 still bcais, was an extension t>f the Northern Cross 
 Railroad above-mentione<l, ami traverses some of 
 the finest portions of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. 
 It soon became the popular highw.'iy of travel and 
 tr.illic between the Kast and the West. Through a 
 system of consolidation unparalleled in Anu-rican 
 railroads, it h.as become a giant among them, and 
 h.as added many millions of dollars to the value of 
 bonds and shares rif the various companies now in- 
 corporated in The Wabjush System. The road takes 
 its title from the river of that name, a tributary of 
 the Ohio, which in part separates the States of Illi- 
 nois and Indiana. In looking over the map of 
 the Wabash Railroad, it will be seen Iliat the line 
 extends through the most fertile and wealthy por- 
 tions of the L uited Stales, having termini at more 
 large cities than any other Western road. It was 
 indeed a far-reaching sag.-tcily which consolidated 
 these various lines into The Wabash .System, form- 
 ing one immense chain, of great commercial .ictiv- 
 ity and power. Its terminal facilities are iinsur- 
 piusscd by any competing line. Its general olllces 
 are established in commodious ipiarters in St. 
 Louis. The lines of the road are co-extensive with 
 the importance of the great tiaiisportation facili- 
 ties required for the products of the .Mississippi
 
 116 
 
 TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 Valley. This line passes through the States of 
 Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michi- 
 gan. 
 
 The various lines of road may be divided into 
 the following: 
 
 Miles. 
 
 St. Louis to Chicago 286 
 
 Toledo to Kansas Cit3- 662 
 
 .St. Louis to Des Moines 360 
 
 Logansport to Detroit 207 
 
 Chicago to Laketon .Junction 123 
 
 Clayton to Keokuk 42 
 
 Bluffs to Quincy 105 
 
 Streator to Forrest 37 
 
 Attica to Covington 15 
 
 Champaign to Sidney 12 
 
 Edwardsville to Edvvardsville Crossing 9 
 Benieut to Altamont and Etfingham. . 63 
 
 Brunswick to Omaha 225 
 
 Roseberry to Clarinda 21 
 
 Salisbury to (Tlasgow 15 
 
 Centralia to Columbia 22 
 
 Miles of main lines and branches 2204 
 
 From the above exhibit it will readily be seen 
 by the reader tiiatThe Wabash connects with more 
 large cities and great marts of trade than any 
 other line — bringing Omaha, Kansas City, Des 
 Moines, Keokuk, Quincy, St. Louis, Chicago, To- 
 ledo and Detroit together with one continuous 
 line of steel rails. This road has an immense 
 freigiit traflic of the cereals, live-stock, and various 
 productions and manufactured articles of the West 
 and the States through which it passes. Its facili- 
 ties for rapid transit for the vast productions of 
 the packing houses of Kansas City, Omaha and St. 
 Louis to Detroit, Toledo and the Eastern marts of 
 trade are unequaled. A large portion of the grain 
 productions of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, 
 Illinois and Indiana finds its way to the Eastern 
 markets over the lines of this road. Tlie Wabash 
 has alwa3's taken an advanced position in tariffs, 
 audits course toward its patrons has been just and 
 liberal, so that it has always enjoyed the commen- 
 dation of the business and traveling public. The 
 road-bed is one of the best in the country, is bal- 
 lasted with gravel and stone, and is well tied and 
 laid with steel rails. 
 
 The bridges along the various lines and branches 
 are substantial structures — mostly built of steel. 
 
 The depots, grounds and general property of the 
 road are in a good condition. The ra.anagement 
 of The Wabash is fully abreast of the times and the 
 road is progressive in every respect. The finest 
 passenger cars on the Continent are run on its 
 lines, and every effort is made to advance the in- 
 terests of its patrons. The passenger department 
 is unexcelled for the elegant and substantial com- 
 fort afforded travelers. On several of the more 
 important branches of the system, dining cars are 
 run, which are not surpassed for the excellence of 
 their cuisine. 
 
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 -{^ 
 
 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and 
 Leased Lines. 
 
 ^i^IlIS great trunk line with its various branches 
 /Apv, and leased lines has been one of the prom- 
 V^/ iiienl factors in promoting the early devel- 
 opment of (Quincy and .\dams County. It covers 
 more miles in the county than any other road. 
 It also operates with (Quincy as an important 
 terminal. The road from Quincy and Hanni- 
 bal to Kansas City and St. Jose|}h; also the St. 
 Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern, which has devel- 
 oped an important traflic with the river towns 
 and St. Louis; and the line from (Quincy to 
 Burlington have proved valuable as auxiliaries 
 in the agricultural development of those sections. 
 Through the great Burlington System, (^uiuc_v 
 has been brought into close commercial relations 
 with the important cities of the Mississippi Valley, 
 all having for their main termini Chicago, in 
 which city the road h.as splendid freight and pas- 
 senger facilities, with miles of trackage to the very 
 heart of the liusiness center. Here, also, the gen- 
 eral oflices of the (Quincy System are located, in a 
 fiue otHce building owned by the road. To speak 
 of all the important towns and cities reached by 
 the Burlington System would require more space 
 than the brief limits of this article will permit, 
 as the Burlington ik IMissouri River lines in Ne-
 
 TUANSPOin'ATIoN. 
 
 117 
 
 lii-aska, Knnims, South l)t»k<it«. Wyoininj^ninl Colo- 
 rado form nil important |)art of this colossal sys- 
 tem, which has for its most Northern termini 
 MiiMU'n|>olis nnil St. I'luil. iind in Denver reaches 
 the heart of the Hoeky Mountain region. Tiie 
 great slock laiiijes of Wyomiufi and the West 
 are opened liy the lines which extend to Sheridan. 
 ItiilTalo and Cheyenne; while the great }:rain and 
 st<K-k marts of Lincoln, Omaha. St. .losepli, Kansas 
 City, l^uinc\ , ISiirlinij^ton and I'eoria are liroii^ht 
 into eltwe commercial relations with Chicago. It 
 is safe to say that no other of the jireat road> in 
 the West Uips an agricultural region S(» fertile and 
 productive, t>r cities and towns where manufactur- 
 ing is carried on mote extensively. It has long 
 been the policy of this road to huild numerous 
 s|)urs and feedei-s for the main lines, to the various 
 towns, mines and Ik'sI agricultural districts, thereliy 
 laying the foundation foi an immense and grow- 
 ing freight tratlic. Its road-lted has long been 
 recognized as one of the best in the West, and 
 by judicious, energetic and able management. The 
 Burlington has been prompt to avail itself of all 
 the modern improvements in railroad equipment, 
 so that now its pa.ssenger service ranks with the 
 l>esl in the eo\inti\. 
 
 l^iiiiiey, Oiimlia A: Kansas City Itailwny. 
 
 (s^v- 'Ills railway extends west from (^iiinty. III., 
 ///Ss lo Trenton, .Mo., a distance of one hundied 
 V_y and thirty -six miles. It was projected by 
 l^uincy men, and built with t^uincy capital, and 
 stands to-day in iu construction a monument to 
 the push and energy of the early settlersof <^uinc\ , 
 the many of whom have, before this writing, 
 pa.ssed to the great beyond. The company was or- 
 ganized .lune 21, 18G1). and the road o|K-ned for 
 business to Milan. Mo., in May, 18T"J, and toTren- 
 ton. Mo., in 1«H1. Not unlike the lives of many 
 of its projectors, its early history ttio often re- 
 
 llected the pages of disappointed hopes. Starting 
 out with every promise of big returns for the in- 
 vestor, it stuck and (loundered in the great .lay 
 C(M»k panic, and shortly afterward passed under 
 the control of the Wabash Railroad Company. Its 
 operation by this latter company was far from sat- 
 isfactory, and in August, IKXj, possession was se- 
 cured by its ownei-s, and the road again took its 
 place as an independent company. It is here that 
 we see the o])ening of the bud that ))rcsaged the 
 iilooming llower. I'nssiiig through that portion of 
 .Mi.ssouri richest in agricultural products and 
 mines, over a great past<»i-al plateau from West 
 <^uincy to Kirksville,and through Missouri's chain 
 of mineral hills from Kirksville to Milan, this road 
 has developed a tradic that now fully endorses the 
 wisdom of its projectors, antl sets at naught the 
 many unkind things that have been said against 
 -Missouri's resources. In the counties of Marion, 
 Lewis, Knox, A<lair, Sullivan and Crundy, of 
 Missouri, traversed by the t^uinoy, Omaha X- Kan- 
 sas City Railway, wheat and corn arc profitably 
 grown, while the raising of stock is generally car- 
 ried on by farmers to their enrichment. During 
 the 3ear 1S;>1, there were shipped out of the 
 counties named, S.'jGjSod bushels of wheat; 1.32,- 
 341) bushels of com; 4 1,<M2 head of cattle; 117,- 
 97(1 head of hogs; 10,<l()2 head of sheep; and 
 4,1 1'l head of horses. The shipments of coal 
 mined in Adair County, not including such coal 
 as w:is used for railroad purposes, aggregated 
 1. 5,228,0(10 pounds. The development of Mis- 
 souri contiguous to the tracks of the liuincy, 
 Omaha iV Kansas City Railway has been eo-exten- 
 sive with the progressire management of the rail- 
 way by its present oflli-ers. the prominent ones be- 
 ing: Amos Cireen, (Jeneral Manager; John M. 
 Savin, Auditor; .1. II. IJest. Tratlic .Manager; C. K. 
 .Si.ulc, .Superintendent of Transportation. 
 
 The farmer or merchant seeking a change of lo- 
 catitm will (ind in Missouri, along this railway, a 
 country healthfiii and inviting; soil rich and pro- 
 ductive; good scliot>is, churches, and c«uintry roads 
 unsurpa.ssed, and withal, evidences of prosperity on 
 all sides.
 
 118 
 
 TRANSPORTATION. 
 
 River Trafflc. 
 
 IT is only a few j-ears, comparatively speak- 
 ing, since the Mississippi River afforded the 
 best me.ins for inter-coniraunieation lietween 
 Quincy and other towns on the river, and in the 
 earlier days the large lumber, agricultural and 
 commercial products of the town were conveyed 
 
 to market by means of steamboats, barges and rafts. 
 As a river town, Quincy ranks as the best be- 
 tween St. Louis and St. Paul. But the incoming 
 of the railroads changed all this, and now the 
 principal river traffic at this port is done by the 
 "Diamond Joe" Line, and the St. Louis. Minne- 
 apolis ife St. Paul Packet Company. 
 
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 ?; DWAKI ) WKI.I.s. This gentleman was one 
 1^ of the many who »\>enX the greater |>ortion 
 »-< of llieir lives in fU'vi'lii|(ing tin- connlrv- 
 that their children am) grandchildren might ciijo^- 
 the advantages of a high state of civilization. Mr. 
 Well,- was Ixirn in Newlinrv|ii>rt, Ma?»s.. March 23. 
 1H1;<, n son of Samuel \V. and l-',li7.:il>eth (Swa-cy) 
 Wells, both of whom were born in the lijiv State, 
 and were in every r(«|)oet thrifty and (iractical 
 New Knglanders. The paternal granilfalhi'r. Daniel 
 Wells, wa.-* fif Welsh deseenl. while the maternal 
 grandfather, Kdward Swasey. was of Knglish line- 
 age. hi> ancestoi-s Imving liccn ninimi: the very 
 fli-st settlers of Miiissat-hnsetts. 
 
 Kdward Wcll>, like many ^ ankce boy>, >tarteil 
 out to make hi> own living with a determination 
 to succeed, and during his long apprenticeship at 
 the c<Kiper's trade, he obtained a lliorougli insight 
 int4> the details of bu-iness. 'I'lie cummon si-hools 
 of Newburyport afforded him a practical education, 
 whic-h he fonnil of great l)enelif to him later in life. 
 After learning and follnwing the cooper's trade in 
 Boston until 18;{4. he turned his footsteps West- 
 ward, to seek u home in new fields. He reached 
 l^niney in the latter part of OctoU-r of that year, 
 and his worldly |M>sscssions at that time consisted 
 of one silver half-dnllar. he having In-en t)bliged to 
 siH;nd considerable nmney on his thirty-.-even 
 days' journey to this section by stage and water. 
 Although his linaneial resources had sunk to a 
 very low ebb indeed, he pos.-es-eil great pluck, 
 energy and ambition, and in the spring of IH.'t.'i, 
 
 having in the meantime .sived some means, he. in 
 partnership with .lames |). Morgan, embarked in the 
 cooper business, which cimneclion continued for a 
 few years. 
 
 Succeeding this, Mr. Wells drift<>d into the p<irk 
 Iiusine.s.s, in which he continued for a ipiarter of a 
 century, his success in this branch of biisines.> not 
 being due to any factitious circumstances, but lo 
 the fact that he applied himself closely to his busi- 
 ness, gra>|H'd at every opportunity for improving 
 , his linaneial condition. an<i w:»s the soul of honesty 
 in his dealings with his patrons. It is thus seen 
 i that his silver half-dollar was not iMtund up in a 
 napkin, but multiplied itself int^i a comfoi tabic 
 fortune. Itetiring from that business, he rested 
 from his lalM>rs for some lime and then U-gan deal- 
 ing in real estate in Chicago and els«'wliere, whciv 
 he again manifested sound business jmlgment and 
 views of ;i most pniclical and progres,-.ive nature, 
 lie was for many years a stockholder and dire<-tor 
 of the I'iist National llank. 
 
 .Mr. Wells was much interesteil in mi I road affairs 
 
 throughout life, and succeetled in getting the I'enn- 
 
 , sylvania Central to agree to c<»ine to (/uincy. 'I'lie 
 
 ■ road W!us to come in over the t^uincy .V Warsaw 
 
 , road, now the Carthage branch of the Chicago, 
 
 Iturlington A- (^uincy. Owing to circumstances 
 
 arising over which he had no control, the road did 
 
 not come, as the t^uincy A- Wai-saw roa<l wius sold 
 
 to the Chicago. Itiulington \ (^uincy, and thereby 
 
 thev lost the Pennsylvania Central. In various 
 
 other wavs .Mr. Wells showed his public spirit and
 
 122 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 his earnest desire to build up his section. He took 
 a great interest in the railroad bridge matter and 
 spent weeks in AVasliington, D. C, securing a 
 chartei-. In company- with Jaines Woodruff, he 
 went to Baltimore and interviewed President Gar- 
 rett of the Baltimore tfe Ohio Railwa}-, but a short 
 time afterward Mr. Garrett became insane and this 
 prevented further negotiations. In politics, he 
 was an uncompromising l\ei)ubliean and served one 
 term as Alderman from the Third AV'ard. He was 
 also at one time a member of the "N'olunteer Fire 
 Department and served one term as Chief of the 
 department. 
 
 March 19, 1837, Mr. Wells married Mary B. 
 Evans, the eldest daughter of Capt. Robert Evans, 
 of Qumcy, and their union resulted in the birth of 
 eight children, of whom the four youngest are liv- 
 ing: George, of this city; Frank, of Cliieago; Ella, 
 wife of James R. Smith, of Wheatland, N. Dak., 
 and Miss Kate, tlie youngest, who is at home. 
 
 In the domestic circle, Mr. Wells was devoted to 
 his family and lie possessed very social and hospi- 
 table instincts, a gentleman in every sense of the 
 word. He was one of the oldest members of the 
 Unitarian Church, wiiich was organized in Quincy 
 over fifty years ago. He died at his home, No- 
 421 .Terse}' Street, May 16, 1892, his wife and two 
 children, George and Kate, being ))resent at liis 
 l)ed-side. His death was caused liy congestion of 
 the lungs, and was widely and deeply mourned. 
 In him <^)uincy lost a pioneer resident, a successful 
 business man and a valuable eilizen. 
 
 Wf,ILLIA]M I. BATES, one of tiie prominent 
 and iutluential farmers of Gilmer Town- 
 ship, residing on section 2, was born in 
 Tennessee, in 1828, and is a son of Joseph and 
 Nancy B. Bates. His parents were both natives of 
 Tennessee, the former born in 180G, the latter in 
 1807. The maternal grandfather was one of the 
 heroes of the Revolutionary War and was ninetv 
 
 years of age at the time of his death. The Bates 
 family numbered fourteen children, of whom ten 
 are yet living, our subject and his twin sister be- 
 ing the eldest. In 18.30, the father emigrated to 
 Illinois and is one of the honored pion(?ers of this 
 locality. In the earlier days he was a preacher of 
 the Presbyterian Church for some time. In the 
 days when Scott, Cass and Morgan Counties were 
 one, he was elected Assessor of one-half of Morg,an 
 County, just after its organization, and for eight 
 years held the office of Justice of the Peace. As 
 time passed, his financial condition improved, and 
 at his death he was the owner of a valuable farm 
 and consideralile town property. His death oc- 
 curred in 1888, and his wife passed away in 1891. 
 
 Our subject was reared amid the wild scenes of 
 the frontier and was early inured to the arduous 
 labor of farming raw prairie. When lie began life 
 for himself, he engaged in farming in Camp Point 
 Township, where he improved a tract of land. He 
 afterward removed to Hancock County, and pur- 
 chasing one hundred and sixt}' acres, developed 
 therefrom a good farm, upon which he resided for 
 twenty years. On the ex|)iration of that period, 
 we find him in Chicago, where he was engaged in 
 the live-stock business. On selling out, became to 
 Adams County and resumed agricultural pursuits, 
 which he carried on in his own interest for ten 
 years. He was then appointed Superintendent of 
 the Adams County Poor Farm and tilled that posi- 
 tion with credit to himself and to the satisfaction 
 of all concerned. 
 
 In the 3'ear 1851, Mr. Bates w.as married to 
 Miss Mary Robinson, who was born in Illinois in 
 1830. They became the jjarents of nine children, 
 seven of whom are yet living. All were educated 
 in the schools of Hancock Count}' and three of the 
 children have engaged in teaching. The eldest 
 son IS Dr. Bates, of Camp Point, who was graduated 
 from the Chicago Medical College and has now 
 successfully practiced for ten years. 
 
 In early life, Mr. Bates was a supporter of the 
 Democratic party, but on account of his strong 
 teinper.ance principles, is Prohibitionist in senti- 
 ment. Soci.allj', he isa Knight Templar M.ason and 
 himself, wife and children arc all members of the 
 Methodist Episcoiial Church, to the support of
 
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 wliioli III' coiilriluites liliernll.v. Tlu' |iii<ir aiid 
 iiet'dy Imvp i-ver found in liini a friend, lie is 
 cliarilaliU' and lM>i,ov<iU'nt,>jenorou!i. warni-ii<'nrted 
 antl tiiii'. Ill* life is well worthy i>f emulation, 
 niid hy his n|>ri>;ht, honorahle eniver he hn.- won 
 nianv warm fiiend*. 
 
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 ->-C=r" 
 
 ' AM^>^ S. AKINS. M. 1).. i- one of the prom- 
 inent eitizeii!* of l.oraine. In o<inneelion 
 ^_ with the pnu'tice of niedieine, he carries on 
 (^y a druj; store and is the ellieient Postmaster 
 of the villa<»e. He was horn in I-'ranklin, X'enan^o 
 County. Pa., .Inly 11, \MH, and is the fourth in 
 order of hirth in a family of nine children, five of 
 whom are yet liviiij;. The parents were Koherl 
 and Lucy (Sa<je) Akins, the former born in Mont- 
 real. Canada, Fehruaiy H, 17*J'.>, and the latt«r 
 in Vermont in ISOH. The |)aternal fjrniidfatlier 
 was of Kngtish hirth ami emifjrated to Canada, 
 whence he came to the I'nited Stales. Roliert 
 Akins was a carpenter and followed tluit trade 
 durin<i; the "greater part of his life, lie and four 
 l)r<)llicr8 served in the War of 1812. His death 
 occiired in Shawnee'.own. 111., in DecemlH-r. l«.'>t;. 
 and his wife died in PI\inoiilh, llanciK-k County, 
 111., in 1».j8. He was a memljer of the liaptist 
 Church and she was a Methodist in religions be- 
 lief. 
 
 The Doctor re«-eived very meagre ednwitional 
 privileges. When a lad of twelve, his father 
 wanted him to go with an uncle who was a sjiilor 
 on Lake Krie, but on account of the stories of 
 shipwrecks and dangers which the uncle had re- 
 lated, this pro|K)sal was not received with favor by 
 voung Akins. His father insisted, however, and 
 rather than go he left home, making his way to 
 .lamcstown, N. Y. He journeyed mostly on f<H>t, 
 and sometimes slept in the woods at night. Ik- 
 was variously employed for two years, but earned 
 his own lK»ard and clothes ami acquired a little 
 money bcsi<les. At length, he determined to try 
 his fortune in the West. aii<l worked hi> way down 
 
 the river* by bout Ut Shawneetown. 111., where 
 he had relative's living. There he hired out to 
 a farmer, and one of the provisions of the con- 
 tract wa.0 that he should receive instructions in 
 rending, writing and arithmetic. He remained 
 with his employer two years, and during that 
 time studied hard, making rapid progress in the 
 elementary Idaiirhes of learning, e.»pccially in 
 niathematiiv. hi IM.')!'., he came to Adams Coiinly 
 and for three years worked as a carpenter. In 
 IH.'iH. he started for Pike's Peak, being one of the 
 first to cro.sit the plains. After a few months, he 
 returned, but the following year again went, and 
 altogether made the trip acro>.>. iIh- plains six times, 
 becoming quite fiiniiliur with the wild and iiiouii- 
 
 ' tAinoiis regions of Colorado and Montana. He was 
 in Denver when a few shanties constituted that 
 city, lie spent some time working at his trade in 
 Montana, and erected several buildings in X'ir- 
 giiii.'i City, including the Recorder's t iflice. He 
 probably made the first shingle manufactured in 
 that territory. He saw herds of one thousand 
 buffaloes, and killed hundreds of those animals. 
 He had some narrow escapes from the Indians and 
 experienced some severe privations. For a lime 
 he successfully engaged in mining in California 
 (iiilch, Colo., and in 18()7 returned home. 
 
 On again reaching Adams County. Dr. .\kins 
 built a sawmill in Keene Township, which he o|M'r- 
 aled f«>r two yeai-s. when his health failed him anil 
 
 ' he sold out. He had previously read medicine for 
 some lime, and in 18t;'.» he took n coni-se of lectures 
 
 ' in the Kclectic Medical College of Cincinnati. 
 Ohio, from which lie was graduated in 1871. At 
 that time Loiainehad just U-cii platted and the Doc- 
 tor, erecting one of the lirst buildings in the new 
 
 ' town, at once Iwgan practice, which he has followed 
 
 I continuously since, with the exception of about a 
 vear. He h.as met with giMid success and in addi- 
 
 i lion to this has contlucted a drug store for twenty 
 years. 
 
 In the year IK.'i'J. Dr. .\kins was married to 
 .lo.Hephine, daughter of .lolin .Mcl-'arlnnd, one of the 
 pioneers of .\tlanis County. Six children have 
 been born unto them: .Mice, wife of S. P. Lemon, 
 of t^nincv; Harry 1).. who is married and rcsidi-s in 
 
 I l^uincv; William, a pro.-pcroiis fanner, who is mar-
 
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 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ried and resides in KeeneTownsliip; Lillie, Arvilla 
 and Bessie, at home. The Doctor is a friend of 
 education, and has provided his children with good 
 advantages, thus fitting tliem for the practical 
 duties of life. He is a stalwart Republican 
 and during Grant's administration w.as appointed 
 Postmaster. He again received the appointment 
 under President Harrison, and has served in all 
 for about twelve years. Socially, he is a member 
 of the Masonic, Odd Fellows' and United Work- 
 men fraternities. He now enjoys a good practice, 
 which he has establislied among neighbors and 
 friends who knew him before he began the study 
 of medicine. He still li.as their confidence and 
 respect in an unlimited degree. 
 
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 LH' 
 
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 E R R Y A LEX ANDER. The death of Mr. 
 Alexander, which occurred at his liome in 
 this city July II, 1891, removed from the 
 agricultural world a man of intelligence, 
 enterprise and honor, who accumulated a com- 
 petency under adverse circumstances and built 
 up a fair fortune through his own efforts. He 
 was a perfect type of the successful, self-reliant 
 and far-seeing tiller of the soil, and was a broad- 
 minded and intelligent man of affairs. He was 
 born in Pope County, III., February 29, 182(1, a 
 son of Samuel and Margaret (.Stucker) Alexander, 
 the former of whom was of Scotch-English descent 
 and inherited the shrewdness and business judg- 
 ment of the "canny .Scott" and the sturdy perse- 
 verance and honesty of his English ancestors. 
 He became a resident of (^uincy in 1832, and in 
 addition to successfully following agricultural pur- 
 suits, he was also an extensive and successful dealer 
 in real estate. His father also bore the name of 
 Samuel. 
 
 The early days of Perr\- Alexander were spent 
 in Quincy, where he was given the advantages of 
 the public schools up to the age of thirteen years, 
 at the end of which time he entered Jacksonville 
 College, of .Jacksonville, wliere he began the 
 
 study of law, but his health became greatly im- 
 paired during this time and he was obliged to seek 
 other employment in order to recuperate his shat- 
 tered energies. As a means to this end, he decided 
 that farming would be the best occupation in 
 which he could engage, and in Melrose Township, 
 in Adams Countj-, he began following the plow. 
 His oi)erations in this branch of business met with 
 substantial results, and he continued to pursue them 
 successfully until he was stricken down by the 
 hand of death on the 9th of July, 1891. Through- 
 out his career he was one of the busiest of busy 
 men, and was never seen with idle hands when any 
 affair of importance demanded his attention. Ev- 
 ery obligation he took ujion himself was faithfully 
 discharged, ever^- promise was kept, and he was no 
 less higlil}' esteemed for his integritj- and rectitude 
 than for his good judgment and sagacious and 
 practical views. 
 
 His personal characteristics were of a kind that 
 provoked warm friendship, genuine respect and 
 kindest regard, and those who knew him onl3' as a 
 man of affairs resiiected him for his uprightness, 
 his integrity, his fidelity to every trust reposed in 
 him, and his conscientious regard for the equities 
 of business life. For twenty years he discharged 
 the duties of County Supervisor in a manner that 
 was universally satisfactory, and for eight years 
 he adjusted the affairs of his neighbois imi)artially 
 as Justice of the Peace. For a period of fifteen 
 years he was Town Clerk, and while filling this 
 position he acted as Overseer of Public Works for 
 several years. He was a Democrat of uncompro- 
 mising stripe, and believed in and supported the 
 measures of that iiarty. Mr. Alexander was Quar- 
 termaster in the INIexican War for two years, and 
 also assisted in recruiting troops for the late war. 
 
 June 11, 18.57, he was married to Mrs. ISIargaret 
 Carr, daughter of David and Margaret Hunsaker, 
 of Fall Creek Township, Adams County, whose an- 
 cestors were of Scotch-English descent. Mrs. Al- 
 exander IS a worthy member of the Christian 
 Church, is very intelligent, and in disposition is 
 amialile and generous. She bore her husband the 
 following children: Margaret, wife of Albert 
 Reeder, of Melrose Township; Perry, a farmer of 
 that township; Susie, wife of Gustav Duker, of
 
 IH)in'I{.Mr AM) liKMJKAI'lIICAI. KF.COHI). 
 
 ]•>:> 
 
 Quincv; Sallie, Mal)p|.nn(l .U-nniu-tti-. Tlie family 
 resitU'iu'C is at Nu. .'{2 South Ki<;litli Street. By 
 her first niarrinf;e Mrs. .Mexnndcr has onr son, Sam- 
 uel t'arr, of Washington Stale. 
 
 EliDi; \V. 1;1;a I TV. The enormous in- 
 eren.«e in the deninnd for earria>;es and 
 waj;ons of all grades iins rendered tlicir 
 
 manufacture a prominent industry in the Tnited 
 States. There are few liranehes of industrial trade 
 in which such a vast amount of capital has been 
 invested, and none other in wiiich the .\meriean 
 manufacturer has hy his skill and ingenuity so far 
 outstripped his competitors. Among the most 
 widely known and deservedly popidar concerns, 
 whose productions are in constant and ever-in- 
 creasing demand, is that of the Heatty Bros. It 
 has from the outset, owing to the superior merits 
 and general excellence of its productions, Ix'en 
 recognized .i.s a leader in its line, and has had the 
 l>enelit of the executive management of responsihle 
 and intluential oHicers. They are men trained In 
 the art of manufacture, and pos.se.Hs an intimate 
 knowledge of all the details of the liusiness and 
 re(iuirements of the public. 
 
 Krde W. Beatty was born in (Quincv, III., in 
 May, 18.'»'J, to Thomas and Sarah ((Jwens) Beatt^-, 
 the former of whom was n farmer by occupation, 
 and at the same time carried on a general repairing 
 business in Ellington 'I'ownship, Adams County. 
 He is now residing in <^uincy. The mother w.ns 
 born in Melrose Township. .Vdams County, III., a 
 daughter of .lohn Owen.-, r,n early settler and one 
 of the sulwtantial farmers c>f Adams County. Their 
 son, Krde \V., received a comnion-scliool education, 
 and in his early nianh<H>d learned the carriage- 
 maker's trade of his father, whom he assiste<l, like 
 a dutiful son. until he .-ittained his majority, lie 
 was then in partnership with his father until 
 1890, when the father retired and the three broth- 
 ers. Krde \V., .lolin K., and Thomas M., buccee<led 
 
 to the business, under the Arm name of Hcatty 
 Bros. 'I'he.Hc young men are all practical and skill- 
 ful workmen, thortiughly experieni'cd and shrewd 
 business men, and are well titled by nature, also, 
 to succe^fully conduct the business of which they 
 are the proprietors. 'I'heir establislinient, which 
 is located at the southwest corner of 'i"welfth ami 
 Hampshire Streets, is well eipiipped for the suc- 
 cessful conduct of the business, and about eight 
 skilled mechanics are employed in the works. 
 They manufacture only the very best articles, built 
 (<f the most caref\illy selected materials by compe- 
 tent judges, under the supervision of men with 
 acute perception and va.st ex|)erience, and they 
 have established a reputation which has secured 
 f<»r them a large and constantly incre;i.«ing tratle, 
 which they most suiressfully maintain. 
 
 These gentlemen are courteous and obliging, and 
 their reputation for sterling int«'grity and per- 
 sonal worth IS too well known in this city to re- 
 quire mention. They have every facility for 
 meeting the wants of their patrons in the most 
 satisfactorv manner, and all orders receive prompt 
 attention. Krde W. Beatty is a member of Bod- 
 ily Lodge No. I, of the A. F. «t A. M., also the 
 Modern Woodmen. His residence is at No. I:17 
 North Twelfth Street. 
 
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 « )ll N W. BKt i\\ -N. S'cretary, Treasurer and 
 (General .Manager of the Collins I'k>w Com- 
 pany, of i^uincv. 111., is a gentleman of su- 
 perior business attainments, whose energy 
 and fidelity t<i the interests of the i-ompany with 
 which he is connected contribute nniterially to 
 the success and continuous expansion of the 
 trade of the house. He is a native of .Marion 
 County, Mo., born on the 2iitli of .lanuary, 
 1H|(I, near I'almyra, to William I'. Brown, who 
 was Ihu'Ii in Kentucky, and iH-eame a resident of 
 .Marlon County, .Mo., at a very i-arly jwriod. He 
 was a snccessfid farmer an<l hemp-rais<r, in addi- 
 tion to which lie was itUo engaged in pork-pack-
 
 126 
 
 yORTKAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ing, a calling in wliieli he was particularly well 
 versed. He was a useful citizen of the section in 
 wbicli lie resided, and his death, which occurred in 
 1853, was universally regretted. 
 
 .John W. Brown, whose name is at the head of 
 this n:emoir, attended the common schools in the 
 vicinity of his boyhood's home sutliciently to ac- 
 quire a good practical education, and in liis na- 
 tive county he grew up to healthful and useful 
 manhood. He perfected himself m the calling of 
 a farmer in his early manhood, and this occupa- 
 tion received his undivided attention until he at- 
 tained his thirty-third year, when he removed to 
 Quincy, 111., in which cit3' he has since continued 
 to reside. Soon after locating here, he became in- 
 terested in farm machinery, and was in the eniplo3^ 
 of various parties up to tiie year 1878, when he 
 became connected with the Collins Plow Company 
 as traveling salesman, his territory comprising tiie 
 States of Illinois and Missouri. This occupation 
 received his attention for several years, and so 
 admirably- did he conduct the affairs of the com- 
 pany that its connection was very materially in- 
 creased. In 1885, he retired from this business, 
 and engaged in the sale of haj'-presses for three 
 years on a salary, at the end of which time he be- 
 came tired of working for others, and purchased 
 an interest in the Collins Plow Company, of 
 which Martin Heiderieh was President and Will- 
 iam II. Collins, Treasurer. Mr. Brown at once 
 assumed the duties of Sccretar3' *i'ifl Manager, and 
 the works continued under this management until 
 the death of Mr. Ileiderich, when AV'illiam II. Go- 
 vert became President, Mr. Collins and ;\Ir. Brown 
 continuing in the ca}iacities they occupied before. 
 After Mr. Collins sold his interest in the business, 
 Mr. Brown was chosen Treasurer of the conipany, 
 and possessing a high order of executive ability 
 and sound judgment, the business has inospered 
 in a very satisfactory manner. 
 
 This company is extensively engaged in the 
 manufactureof plows, sulky-plows, cultivators, har- 
 rows, etc., also the Eli Baling Presses, and is now 
 manufacturing a late improved press, of which Mr. 
 Brown and A. A. Gehut are the inventors, and 
 which, in durability and simplicily. will surpass 
 anything yet offered to the public. Tliis company 
 
 has extended its business throughout Illinois, Mis- 
 souri, Virginia, New York, the Southern States, 
 California, and nearly every State in the Union. 
 They also ship a great deal of machinery to the 
 Argentine Republic. They have so completely 
 won public recognition as to the superior quality 
 of their machinery, that they find it almost im- 
 possible to keep pace with home orders, and are 
 at work both early and late to meet and properly 
 fill their orders. 
 
 October 31, 1861, Mr. Brown won for his wife 
 Miss Charity Lovelace, a native of Marion County, 
 Mo., and a daughter of Nelson and Emily Love- 
 lace. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of three 
 children, two sons and one daughter. The members 
 of the family are attendants at the Christian Church, 
 and politically, Mr. Brown is an active Democrat, 
 the measures of whicli i)art_y he supports at al) 
 times. He is a strict temperance man, and all 
 measures of reform win his hearty support. His 
 residence is at No. 1121 Main Street. 
 
 l ->jA 2g_ 
 
 
 SO~ 
 
 x^ APT. W. J. BROWN. A brave soldier 
 (I and a very successful man in business 
 
 ^^f' claims our notice in this short sketch, which 
 can give only outlines. AV. .T. Brown, M. D., a native 
 of New York City, and a graduate of Louisville 
 Medical College, w.as the father of the gentleman 
 whose name o[)ens this biography. The mother of 
 our subject was Mary F. (Dickson) Brown, and 
 came from Ireland to America when thirteen years 
 of age. The jiarents were married at Lansing- 
 burgh, N. Y., after which event Dr. Brown went 
 into business at Rochester, N. Y., l)ut afterward 
 moved to Louisville, Ky., where he i)racliced med- 
 icine for seven years. After a short time spent at 
 Cincinnati, he went to St. Louis, Mo., and then 
 settled at La Grange. Me., afterward at Keokuk, 
 Iowa, and then, in 1848, he removed to (^uincy, 
 111., and in the winter of 1850 lie moved to Jlen- 
 don, where his life ended in 1871. The mother of 
 our sulijecl still >ur\ives, aged seventy-four, and
 
 I'dini.'.X! I \\l' ! I"«.K' M'lIK \1 UlXUllL). 
 
 lives ill McndiMi. Siic wn.s at niii' tmu- a mi mini 
 uf the ltn|)ti>I (.'iiiiirli, hut now is ii coiiiiiiunicniit 
 at the C'un}rrf{r«tional C'luircli. Dr. Ilrown was a 
 vtTV wi'll-kiiiiwii iiinii in |Militii-.-, and was i-ii-cteil 
 from this I'lmiily as a DciniK-ralir nicinlKT of thf 
 Slato I.e^isiatiire in iHi\'2. 
 
 Our sulijwt is the oldest liviii]:^ child of his 
 parents, and wns liorii in Hochester, N. Y., Aiijju.sl 
 29, I8II'. Ilf was lirou^lit liv his pnient.s to Men- 
 don when liiit I'iiiht years of aj^fe. and is now liv- 
 ing in the same house in whieh he passed his 
 ninth liirthd»\ . lie attended the (lulilie sehuols 
 in Mendoii, and at the ajje of scvente»'ii. he lieeame 
 a elerk in the employ of lion. .S. |{. (hittenden, of 
 this plaee. and euntiiiue<] there for twenty yeai>. 
 lie then took a vaeation. whieh he spent in C'in- 
 einnati, and remained one year, .\piil 21, IHCil, 
 he enlisted in Company K. Tenth Illinois In- 
 fantry. He lielonj;ed to the tirst eompaiiy that 
 reported to (Jo v. Yates at .'^pnnjilield, anil the 
 lii-sl to reach Cairo. They f>lartod at the call 
 ot their eoiintrv with the weapons of their 
 pioneer fathei-s, wiili tlint-loek musket^s and no 
 ninniunition. He remained at or near Cairo 
 during the three months of service for which 
 he at lirst enlisted, an<l assisted in the liuilding 
 of the first fort huill Itetween the Ohio and 
 Mississippi Kivei-s. and in the capture of many 
 steamers. He was disehaiiicd in AiiLiust, 1H(>1, 
 liavin<; served a month over time. He re-enlisted in 
 Company K. ( >ne Hundred ami Kif:hteenlli Illinois 
 Infantry, in .liily, l><(;2. He was sent to Memphis, 
 Tenn., and went with (ien. Sherman to Vicks- 
 burg, Mis.s., and then to the Yazoo Hiver, an<l 
 took part in the haltle of Chickasaw UlulT. .Miss. 
 He then w.os sent t<i .\rkans2us I'ost and took part 
 in the liattle there, and then went to Yoiiii'j's 
 Point, \m.. and thence to Milliken's Hend, until 
 April 2, IHC.T. He took part in the e.vpedition 
 against Vickslmrg. as a part of (ieii. Osterhaus' 
 division, and look part also in the battles of 
 Tliomp.s(m's Hill, I'ort <iib.son. Champion Hill. 
 Black I{iver ISridfje, anil the siege of N'ieksbiirg. 
 June 10, the regiment was mounted by order of 
 (ien. (irant, and went with Sherman to Jackson, 
 Miss., on the raid to Itrook Haven, and thence to 
 Vifksburg. August I, the regiment was trans- 
 
 ferred to tlie .\rmy of the dulf. and they turned 
 over their horses and became infantry again. ( (iir 
 subject was not through with active service yet, 
 for he was ill the battle-, of Port IIu<lson. of Car- 
 rollton (La.), of l;a\<iu ItocutT ( Iji.), and of Krad- 
 shaw City. Sept^'inU-r 1 1, and cros.seil the l5ay<Mi lo 
 Crimp nisland < Ictober 7, and at .Meiers, Iji., wjis 
 again re-mounted, l-'rom Hradshaw City they 
 marched to Verinillionville, and were in the liattle 
 near Washington, |ji., ( )ctober 21, and at (oand 
 Coteaii, near N'ermillion ville. at N'ermillion ville 
 liayou. Then they marched t<i Donaldsville, \j\.. 
 and were .sent to I'ort Hudson by boat, and had 
 sharp skirinislie.s almost daily. They i-aptiired 
 many Confederate prisoners, and at the battle of 
 (Ira-sseTete they had a hand-to-haiul sabre light. 
 He was pari of a small foii'e which was sur- 
 rounded at Plain "s Store. Ij»., and after a des|ierate 
 fight escaped and was removed to Katon Koiige in 
 .luly, IKtM. He afterward t4iok part in the en- 
 gagements at KedwiHid, at Coinite ISridge, at Clin- 
 ton (La.), in the raid to Liberty, |{r<H>k Haven 
 (Miss.), M\d the light at LilK-rty. He again 
 went to New Orleans, and after doing .s4»mc 
 scouting, on May 22 the horses of the regiment 
 were again relurned except those of C(unpanN I), 
 which were kept for .scouting pur|>oses. This brave 
 soldier was promoted from a private to Ik- a First 
 Lieutenant of Compaiiy I) in NovemlK-r, IHi;2. 
 and was again promoted to \>c Captain of the same 
 company in !><(!;?. He was then in command until 
 the regiment was mustered out. He was detailed 
 for over a year as as|K>cial scout with picked men. 
 He was mustered out with the regiment, in Oc- 
 tober, 18(>,'(, after a service of three ami one-half 
 years. Wonderful to relate, he escapeil without 
 wound or capture, and, except for the effects of a 
 partial sun-stroke, he enjoys good health. 
 
 .Vfler one year of (|uiet home life. Captain 
 ISrown went to Memphis, Tenn., and there, in IXtIT, 
 he was married to Klizabeth C. Hyatt, whom he 
 had met during the war, at Italon liouge, Im., and 
 to whom be liecanie engaged to Ik- niarrieil. .She 
 was the ilaiighter of .Sylvester Hyatt, who w.is a 
 native of Ohio, but resided in lititoii Koiige. Iji., 
 during the war. He was a Inion man, and <k-cu- 
 pied a very unpleasant position during the long
 
 128 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 struggle. His wife was a native of Baton Rouge, 
 
 and there their daughter was born in 1845. Mrs 
 Hyatt still survives. ' 
 
 Following our subject's marriage, he came home 
 and bought a farm, and then had to hire a man to 
 teach him to hitch up a two-horse vehicle. He 
 only farmed for one year, and then sold out and 
 returned to Mendon and built and opened a drug 
 store, but sold that in 1874, and purchased a gen- 
 eral stock of goods. He has been engaged in 
 merchandizing for the last eighteen years, and 
 deals in groceries, boots, shoes, dry goods, and 
 queensware. He has a large and lucrative trade, 
 and was first in business under the firm name of 
 Brown Brothers, but for the past three years the 
 firm name has been AV. .J. Brown. 
 
 Our subject has been the father of seven chil- 
 dren, five of whom are living, as follows: M. E., 
 a daughter; A. S., a son; Beulah B., Clarence S., 
 Harry L.; and those deceased are W. ,]. and 
 Charles L. They have all been well educated, 
 and this family stands high in the estimation of 
 the citizens of Mendon. Capt. Browii is a mem- 
 ber of the Grand Army of the Republic, and 
 in his i)olitical preference is a Democrat. He 
 has been honored with the office of Super- 
 visor of Mendon Township, and has been Con- 
 stable and Collector. He has also been a member 
 of the A'illage Council, and has been the efficient 
 President of the Board of Education. 
 
 If Capt. Brown had no other claim to the 
 high regard of the citizens of Adams Count}-, his 
 record during the Civil War should assure him 
 their lastintc regard. 
 
 V. 
 
 /" •'•^•{•^SE*. 
 
 ^^USTAV BLECHSCHMIDT is a member of 
 III (_-, the firm of Gustav Blechschraidt it Sons^ 
 ^^|j manufacturers of self-oiling wheels. Their 
 business has experienced a prosperous and reassur- 
 ing growth, and is looked upon as one of the best- 
 conducted and most reliable of its kind in the 
 
 country. Their establishment is located at No. 725 
 S. Fifth Street, Quincy, 111., and thej- have good 
 facilities for shipping their goods, a very imijortant 
 item with an establishment of its kind and magni- 
 tude. Mr. Blechschmidt was born in Saxony, 
 Germany, January 26, 1843, to Gottlieb and Con- 
 cordia (Kaublen) Blechschmidt, the former of 
 whom was a prosperous miller in the land of his 
 birth. He was a man of considerable influence in 
 the locality in which he lived, and was industri- 
 ous, upright, and frugal, like all Germans. Gustav 
 Blechschmidt ])assed his 3'outli in his native land, 
 and after obtaining the common-school education 
 that is part of the German youth's inheritance, he 
 began learning the trade of a pattern-maker, at 
 whicli he afterward worked in the Fatherland 
 until 188.3. In that j'ear, he came to America, 
 being the first member of the family to seek a 
 home beyond the sea, landed at Baltimore, Md., 
 and soon after removed to Peru. 111., where 
 he secuix'il employment at his trade and carried 
 on contracting. 
 
 In tlie mouth of April, 1891, became to (^uinc^-, 
 and with characteristic energy and enterprise he 
 started a siiop of his own and embarked in tiie 
 manufacture of self-oiling wheels, on which he re- 
 ceived a patent April 26, 1892. It is unnecessary 
 to state that this firm in all cases uses the veiy 
 best material that can be obtained, and all their 
 goods are thoroughly tested before they are al- 
 lowed to leave the works. Tlie}- ship their goods 
 to all parts of the United States, and occupy two 
 floors of a building 60x70 feet, and fitted with all 
 the latest improved machinery that is necessary 
 for the proper conduct of their business. This 
 house is a thoroughly represcntTative one in its 
 line and deserves honorable mention among the 
 foremost business houses of Quincy, the proprietor 
 of which is highly regarded in business circles, 
 and justly deserves the liberal and influential pat- 
 ronage he has secured Ijj' his well-directed efforts 
 to please his customers, who reside in all portions 
 of the Republic. Unlike man}' Germans, he sup- 
 ports the principles of the Repulilican party, but 
 does so intelligently, for he is a man who forms 
 his own oiiinions, has a mind of his own, and 
 thinks for himself,
 
 rt)HtHAn AM) niOr.RAl'HlCAL RKCOKI). 
 
 131 
 
 The year 18SI witnessed the i-elehration of liis 
 inarrinjre to Miss Mona 1-A-klianlt. a daiij^htt'i- nf 
 (iiittlii'b F. Kokliaidt, nii Ikukiii-iI and Milislan- 
 tial ii'sitlont uf the (iiTinan ICinpirc. 'I'Uv iinii)ii 
 <if Mr. and Mi>. Hlcflisfhniidl has ri'siilted in Ilic 
 liiith of twti sons, who liicJ fair to rival their father 
 as lni>lni's.s men, and as nscfiii, iiro>jressive and 
 loyal citizens of a c-oiiiUiy that has eon f erred end- 
 less i)enefit.s npoii self-sii|)i>oiUii;r foreijfners who 
 have set foot upon her siiores. I'aiil, llie elder 
 MHi. is associated in Inisiness with Ins fnllici-, and 
 is a |)iishin^', ninliitioiis and industrious youn.i; 
 man. and l'',iiiil, the youu-^er, is also in the shop. 
 U-arninij the details of the business, to which he 
 expects to devote his attention. .Mr. Hlech- 
 schinidt resides at No. 7liH Jefferson Street, where 
 he makes his home .Tiid V wliicli he retires when 
 bis day's labor is over, w Oie conseion. ■• e Uiat 
 he will tnere uini .^.a and comfort. 
 
 JUDGK WJl.J.l.VM MAHMI. Amonjr the 
 prominent citizens of (^iiincy, wluise supe- 
 rior abilities aiicl >plendid reputation en- 
 hance the fame of his adopted city, may be 
 
 mentioned the irentleman wliose name introduces 
 this liioijraphical notice. His record as attiunev and 
 judge, and as a progressive and active promoter of 
 all the interests of .\dams County, is worthy of 
 note. This volume would be incomplete, espec- 
 ially for thfise by whoin.Iudge Marsh is personally 
 held in the highest esteem, if some reference were 
 not made to his career. 
 
 Prior to a more extended account of the life of 
 our suliject. some reference to his parentage may 
 not lie amiss. His paternal graiiilf.Mther, Isbenezer 
 Marsh, was born in Hampshire County, Mass.. and 
 traced hi^ ancesti\ to Kngland. The father of 
 our subject, Ziinri Marsh, who was also a native 
 of the Hay State, married .Miss Crus.sa. daughter of 
 Calel) Hulibnrd. familiarly known as Major Hub- 
 bard of the "I'luin Trees,'" who roided in .Mas.--a- 
 rluisetts and was .-i miiiutem:in diirinu^ the lievo- 
 
 lutionary War. participati\^j ^,,p battle of li\inker 
 Hill. When advanced h\\^ ^|,^, mother of our 
 subject came to <^uincy. "Ik^.i^, died in "*'".'••<.•. 
 
 Horn ill Cayuga County, \ •.-. .»lMreli 11. 1H22, 
 William M!ii>h w.-r- the f'lurtli in a family of seven 
 children. He pa.s'ie<l some time in his Itoyhood at 
 •A private school in Tompkins County. N. Y., and 
 later w.is a student in an academy, where lie laid 
 the foundation of the broad and extensive learn- 
 ing which is now one <»f his personal attributes. 
 His subsequent studies were carried on in I'liioii 
 College, New York, from which he was graduated 
 in 1812. Having determined to enter upon a 
 professional career, he commenced the study of 
 law ill the otiice of .ludge .lewett. of Skaneateles, 
 N. Y., and was admitted to practice at the liar of 
 the State in l«4.->. 
 
 Oliening an otliee at Itliai'" "^ ^ ' -- .•!..... 
 vKiiv.ixivii viicic 111 ,.i..cLice until 1H54, which year 
 witnessed his arrival in (Juiiicy. Here for three 
 years he was associated in partnership with Will- 
 iam H. Henneson, andat the expiration of that lime 
 .Judge .Skinner was admitted into the firm, the 
 title being changed to Skinner, IJenneson A- Mai-sh. 
 This connection Cfmtinued until 1M<'>2, when .Mr. 
 Benneson entered the army as Colonel of the 
 Seventy-eightli Illinois Infantry. This linn con- 
 tinued liusme.ss under the name of .Skinner A: Marsh 
 until 1877, when Judge .Skinner died. Afterward, 
 our subject formed a partnership with William 
 -McFadon, which continued until ISS.'i, when he 
 was elected Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judici.al 
 District, comprising the counties of .\daiiis. Pike, 
 Hrown, .Schuyler, Fulton and Hancock. 
 
 For six years Judge Marsh served on the lieiich 
 to the satisfaction of all concerned, and since that 
 time he has lived jiracticallv rotii-ed from active 
 busines.«. His career has been tli;it of the succe.«s- 
 ful lawyer, eminent, trusted and honored. For 
 perhaps a ipiarter of a century he has not only 
 been an acknowledged leader at the Har. but has 
 also stood as one of the ablest counselors and 
 most courageous champions of the Democratic 
 partv. of which he has been an active member 
 from the attainment of his majority. He has been 
 an ellicient coadjutor with the best men of Illinois 
 ill |ierfccting lliegfivernmcnt of the Stale in all its
 
 . -i j„rents, as well as in theup- 
 
 institutions and cicr ' 
 
 ' ,,. ,i- I and strengthening of Ins 
 
 building of his prof S 
 
 August 29, . . 'iiilge ^larsh inariied Miss 
 Cornelia M., the daughter of Hon. J. L. AVoods, of 
 Lockport. N. Y. Judge and Mrs. Marsh hare three 
 cliildreu, namely: :\Iar\- M., wife of Don A. Sweet, 
 of Tompkins County, N. Y. ;Cornelia W., who is Mrs. 
 C. A. Babcock, of Quincy,and I-awrence "\V.. wiiose 
 home is also in this city. Judge Marsh is closely 
 identified with many of the industries and enter- 
 prises of tlie city; he is a stockholder in the First 
 National Bank, the C^uincy (ias Company, Presi- 
 dent of the Barlow Corn Planter Company, and 
 connected with various other business enterprises 
 of less importance. AVhenever possible, ho has 
 taken an active part in all measures tending to the 
 advancenierit of the city and its growth along 
 moral, social or business lines. His pleasant home 
 is a brick residence at No. 818 North Fifth Street, 
 in the midst of inviting surroundings, and in one 
 of the best portions of the city. 
 
 -^^^^ ^ It ^@I ^ ^^ 
 
 C. ALTENHEIN, dealer in agricultural 
 implements at No. 1219 Broadway, (^uincy, 
 111. There have been few departments of 
 manufacture in which the improvement has been 
 so great as in agricultural implements, and among 
 the men who keep a fine line of modern farming 
 machinery is Mr. Altenhein. He is a native of the 
 city of (^uincy, 111., and is a son of Frederick and 
 Christina (Rhode) Altenhein, the former of whom 
 was successfully engaged in tilling the soil, and was 
 thrifty, progressive and industrious, as are all 
 Germans. 
 
 F. C. Altenhein was the eldest in a family of 
 five children, and until he was about fourteen 
 years of age, his time was about equally divided 
 between attending school and assisting his fatiier 
 on the farm, but from that .age up to about 1886, his 
 time was given almost exclusively to agriculture. 
 While following the plow, he gained a clear insight 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 into the kind of implements that were required for 
 a successful conduct of the farm, and when start- 
 ing out in life for himself, he determined to make 
 this his first business venture, and at once laid in 
 a comprehensive supply of macliiiieiy, which h.as 
 gradually increased in volume, until he now does 
 a very extensive business. His stock is carefully 
 selected from the products of the best manufactur- 
 ers, and his house has a first-class standing, and is 
 recognized as occupying a high place among the 
 solid and substantial business concerns of Quincy. 
 
 In connection with this business Mr. Altenhein 
 also carries on general farming and stock-raising, 
 and on his land uses many of the imi)lements in 
 which he deals, and thus has a practical knowledge 
 of their good points. lie makes large consign- 
 ments to Illinois, low" ' id Missouri, and for the 
 proper <:\3nrtuct of hi; liness he has extensive 
 buildings and a fine warehouse located at No. 
 1219 Broadway. His jiremises are in every re- 
 spect adapted to the business that is done, and for 
 the business ability he has displaced, as well as for 
 the characteristics that attach to useful and hon- 
 orable citizens, he deservedly occupies a high 
 rank in mercantile circles. 
 
 Since attaining his majority, he has supported 
 Democratic principles, although he has never had 
 any desire for public preferment, the duties of his 
 calling completely occupying his time and atten- 
 tion. While on the farm, he was Clerk of Elling- 
 ton Township, Adams County, for four .years, has 
 been Countj' Supervisor two years, and was Asses- 
 sor of Ellington Township one year, but .aside from 
 these instances, has continued to pursue the ■' even 
 tenor of his way" with good financial results. 
 
 Mr. Altenhein celebrated his marriage in 1881, 
 Miss Anna Henerhoff, a daughter of Frederick Hcn- 
 erhoff, a farmer of this countj^ becoming his wife. 
 They have an interesting family of two sons and 
 two daughters: AVilliam, Albert, Nora and Laura. 
 These children are growing up in a home that has 
 been provided for them by their father's industry 
 and push, and has been made pleasant and com- 
 fortable by their mother's taste and naturally am- 
 iable disposition. j\Ir. and Mrs. Altenhein are 
 earnest members of the Seventh Street German Lu- 
 theran Church, and in their dailv w.n Ik through life.
 
 PdUlKAIT AND IU(X;KAP[irrAL RECORD. 
 
 133 
 
 pndoiivor to follow llie toncliiiifp* of the "(Joldi-n 
 Kuli'." Thcv are (icservtMily iiiiiMinK'd niiioiii; ijii' 
 lirst citi/.fn,-* of (^iiiiuT. Our miI.jjhI whs horn in 
 this city in .InniiBry, IK.'il.iind lias aiwnvs rosidod 
 here. 
 
 I.. HAIMCAIMNKK. In preparation of 
 this brief outline of the life histoi y of the 
 best man of (iernian liirlh whoever made 
 his liome in Adiinis Cnunty. faets appear 
 whieli are ;;reatly to his credit. His intelliueneo, 
 enterprise and inte>rrity. as well as many other 
 estimable iiualities, have ac<|uired for him a popu- 
 larity not derived from any lictitious circumstan- 
 ces, but which is a permanent and spontaneous 
 tribute to his merit, l-ookin;,' back ui)on Mr. 
 14aumi,'artner"s ancestors, it is found that they were 
 (iermans on both sides, and that his father, Frank 
 Haumjfnrtner, followed the honorabie and useful 
 callinir of a s<-hoo| teacher, in which occupation he 
 won distinction for himself as an able edueator 
 and a line disciplinarian. I'lie maiden name of 
 our subject's mother w:is IJuikart, and her family 
 was highly respected throuirhoul the region in 
 which they reside<l. 
 
 .v. I,. 1inum<rartner was the \ounjrest ol four 
 children that were jjiven to the union of his par- 
 ent*, and up to the aj^e of liftecn yeni-s he was an 
 attendant of the pulilic .schools of Haden. where 
 his career was marked by faithfulness tohis duties. 
 and by fair proyrei^s in his studies, lie had 
 heard much of the advantajres offered to vouufj 
 men of push and enterprise in the New World, 
 and with the laudable ambition of belterini,' his 
 financial affairs, and frainin^r a secure footiiold upon 
 the ladder of success, he came to America .May .'< I , 
 I«4(». landing' at New York City, .\ftcr a short 
 residence in the metropolis of the I nited Slates. 
 he removeil to Claiion County, I'a., where, for fif- 
 teen years, hisatlention was dovot<'d to t he succe.ss- 
 fulcoiiduet of a fncnontilecstnlilislnneiit, Hedis- 
 
 played marked ability in the mana;fenient of his 
 business (ifTairs and atcumulated considerable 
 means, but became dissatisfied with his lt>cation. 
 dis|M)sed of his st<K.'k of ^mmmIs ami turned liis foot- 
 steps towards the West. 
 
 In IH.'i.'i, he took up his abo<le in t^uincy. 111., at 
 which place he o|)ened n fjrocery store, and for live 
 years thereafter his .attention was devoted to this 
 eallinix. In this capacity he liecame well known 
 to the citizens of Adams ( ounty,an<l acfpiired the 
 reputation of an honorable, upriudit man of afTairs, 
 who.se desire wa.s to plejisi- and accommodate his 
 patrons, a.s well as to gain a com|M'teney for him- 
 .self. lie kept a well-st<Hked esl«lilishment. hantl- 
 linj; all necessary articles in his line, and his ca- 
 reer as a man of biisine.ss is one of which he has no 
 occasion to be .-ohamed. Since U'comin^' natural- 
 i/ed, .Mr. l{aum;;artner h:is supported the principles 
 of Democracy, and for two year- .-icted in the ca- 
 pacity of .Vsscxsor of t^uincy. 
 
 In the month of .luly, l«i;t. his marna^'e with 
 Miss Klizabeth A. Walley was celebrated, but after 
 a very short period of wedde<l happiness he was 
 
 left a widower, and in the nth of December, 
 
 18.'il. he took for his second wife Miss Fannie 
 Walley, sister of his former wife and d.-iujihtcr of 
 Nichol;is W.illey, a I'eiin.sylvanian. .Mr. Haum- 
 {jartner's tii-st union resulted in the liirth of one 
 son. Samuel f )tto, who is a resident of (.^uincy. 
 and is a well-known man of business, as well as an 
 honored citizen. .\lr. Maiim<;nrlner has a very 
 comfortable residence at No. I l(l7 Hampshire 
 Street, where he and his wife trive cordial welcome 
 to their numerous friiinN. 
 
 IDtiK HKNKY Kf)I,I,KK K<)D( il.F. .lusiice 
 of the I'eaee. Nolaiy Public. Pension At- 
 torney ami (olleeting .\jjent. of (^iiincy. III., 
 has been :\ resident of this city since iMIi.'l. 
 but was born in .Viahaii, Switzerland, in IK2(>. his 
 nat.al day beinj; the ;flst of .Inly. His father,.!. 
 ('. I". I{o(|o|f, was in the {''reiicli army .niid was ('oni''
 
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 i'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 inander of a company of Swiss in Napoleon 's Arm >-, 
 with whom he inarclied to Moscow, Russia. In the 
 fall of 1832, 1r- c.Tmc witli his family to America 
 and settled in New Orleans, but after a very short 
 residence there took his family to St. Louis, where 
 he began practicing law, having been graduated in 
 that science while in his native land. In the winter 
 of 1832. while on a visit to New Orleans on business, 
 he was taken ill and died there, leaving his family 
 strangers in a strange land. His wife, who was 
 formerly Miss Emerensinia von KoUer, was a 
 daughter of President von Koller, who had a 
 beautiful residence in the city of Zurich. He was 
 President and Attorney-General of Switzerland for 
 years and was a very highly educated and refined 
 gentleman, and very jsromineut in the histoiy of 
 his countrj'. 
 
 Mrs. Rodolf was educated in Switzerland and 
 France and was a lady of more than ordinary 
 intellect. After the death of her husband, she 
 nobly performed her part as head of the family-, 
 and in 1833 came with her children to Galena, 111., 
 but two years later removed to Mineral Point, Wis., 
 where she was called from life. Her worthy traits 
 of character endeared her to all, and her death was 
 lamented by a wide circle of friends, as well as by 
 her own immediate and sorrowing family. She 
 was an Episcopalian. Her family consisted of five 
 sons and two daughters, only four sons of whom 
 now survive. Fred J. P. resides in LaFayette Coun- 
 ty, AVis.; Hon. Theo was a member of the Slate 
 Legislature, and died in La Crosse; Dr. P^rank 
 S. is a resident of Oakland, Cal.; Hon. Charles .1. 
 was a member of the Legislature of AVisconsin 
 seven terms and is now residing in Wichita, Kan. 
 
 Of this family Judge Henry Koller Rodolf was 
 the youngest; until he was about seven years of 
 age, he lived on the Rhine River, in Switzerland. 
 He came with his parents to America, taking 
 passage on the sailing-vessel "Isaac Hicks" at 
 Havre, France, and after a short voj'age of fortv- 
 eight daj's landed at New Orleans. From that 
 city to Lake Pontchartrain, he rode on the first 
 train of cars he had ever seen. He attended ilie 
 common schools in the different localities in which 
 his mother resided, hut later finished his education 
 ill Mt, Morris Academy, wliicli institution he 
 
 quitted in 1842. He entered upon the study of 
 law in Wisconsin, to whose Bar he was admitted to 
 practice at Richland Center in 1843, but prior to 
 this time, in 1842, having learned the harness and 
 saddle-maker's trade, he went to Dubuque, Iowa, 
 for the jiurpose of pursuing that calling, where he 
 remained in business a short time, then studied 
 law, as above stated. la 1855, he returned to Du- 
 buque, where he became a Clerk in the Post Office, 
 and in 1856 was made Mail Clerk Agent on a 
 Mississippi River steamboat and took the first mail 
 that was ever carried up the Mississippi River to 
 St. Paul, and afterward opened forty-seven post 
 oltices on tlie way. He continued in this business 
 until 1858, then located in Dubuciue. Init sjienthis 
 winters at La Crosse, Wis., as si)ecial agent in the 
 JIail Department. 
 
 In 1860, he went to Virotiua and became well 
 acquainted with Hon. Jerry Rusk, when the latter 
 was mail carrier, and while there was United States 
 Deputy JNIarshal and took the census of Vernon 
 County in 1860. For some time after this he was 
 in the liarness business in Sparta, to which occupa- 
 tion he devoted his attention until he sold out to 
 take charge of the Government Works in Racine, 
 Wis., later occupying the same position in Chicago. 
 In February, 1863, became to (^uincy and was in the 
 Government employ, cutting out knajtsacks till the 
 contracts were filled, after which he resumed woi k 
 at his trade. In 1866, he was appointed Postal 
 Clerk on The Wabash under President .lohnson, 
 which office he held until the latter had completed 
 his term of office, when he turned his attention to 
 other occupations. In 1868, he made over fifty 
 political speeches in Indiana and Illinois, and in 
 1870 was elected Police Magistrate and Justice of 
 the Peace, serving until the 4th of Jul}-, 1874. In 
 187.">, he was elected Assessor of (^uincy for two 
 j'cars, after wdiich he began the practice of law in 
 the Justice Courts, giving considerable attention 
 to pensions. 
 
 Since 1885, he has held the office of Justice of the 
 I'eace. has been a member of the County Demo- 
 cratic Committee for years, has been Chairman of 
 his precinct convention and a delegate to the 
 county and State conventions. He has been an 
 active politician and has made a great many poll-
 
 PORTRAIT AND RlOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 
 
 135 
 
 lical spcfclu's, ns w«'ll ns }i|>oeclic.s for differt'iit 
 sofietic's. lit- wns tlit- first oiip to orjinnizc the 
 eiglil-linur syj^tviM fur wmkiiicn. and is in pvcrv 
 resptfl tlu' wriiknicn's friend, and Im.x nindo many 
 specelifs ill tlicir lielialf in both Knjirlisli and (ler- 
 nian. lie lia.s n c-onifortaltie residence at No. 2"2;!l 
 Ilainpsliire .Street, (^iiiney. He was first married 
 in 1811, in |)nliui|uc. to Miss Kliza Corkery, a 
 native of l'liila<1elpliia, I'a.. wiio died in Dn- 
 luu|ne after liavinji borne six children: !•". II.. in 
 Dakota: .loiiii .1., at Mt. Sterlinjr. 111.: A. ('., a 
 niorcliant of I,e Mars, Iowa; .Mary, wife of V. W. 
 Nanels. of Denver; ICmnia, wife of |{. T. Shcckelis 
 of Denver; and Khod;i. wife of S. 1'. Ilesler. of 
 Denver. 
 
 !Mr. Hodolf's second union look place in Duhn- 
 <)ue in 1H.">!). Kllen Mealy, of Cork, Ireland, liecoin- 
 in}; his wife; she is tlie mother of seven children: 
 l.onis. wife of II. W. .leffrey, of Denver; Kttie, 
 wife of K. 1'. Woillard; Nellie. Lillian, Laura, 
 Isabel and Henry .1., the latter being head clerk 
 for Ilessler \- Co., corainis.sion merchants. .Mr. 
 Rodolf .-ind family are members of the Catholic 
 Church, and he is an old and highly respected 
 citizen of this .section. 
 
 i =-^^^m-^^mmm=^ 
 
 TOIIN r. WKN/.KL. Prominent among the 
 commercial resources of the city of i^uincy 
 must be included the trade carrie<l on in 
 agricultural implements, and among those 
 most prominently identilied with it is Mr. .lohn 1'. 
 Wenzel, who is a gentleman of wide and enlight- 
 ened views, and one highly esteemefl in business 
 and .s<K-ial circles in this lUiurishingi-ity. Combin- 
 ing energy anil force with his experience, and giv- 
 ingclose attention to his business, Mr. Wenzel gains 
 more and more the people's patronage. l5orn in 
 Adams County. III., in October, 183!!, it is but 
 natural perhaps that he should t«ke more interest 
 Ml the progress and <levelopment of his county 
 than those who have moved in from other .Stales. 
 He has ever lieen noted for the deep interest he 
 
 m 
 
 takes in all the affairs of moment in the county, 
 particularly those relatintr in any way to the com- 
 mercial resources of the city. 
 
 The subject of our sketch inherits all the perse- 
 verance and energy for which he is noted from 
 his (ierman ancestors, who were wealthy and in- 
 lluential jwople of their native eoiintry. I lis par- 
 ents, .lohn and Margaret (Leibig) Wenzel. were 
 iKirn in the Fatherhind, but at an early daU- emi- 
 grated to America, and in 18:5:1 made a settlement 
 in Adams County, III. They were the parent.s of 
 nine children, of whom our subject was the eldest 
 son. The latter was reared on a farm and received 
 the advantages of a district-schrtol education in 
 Melrose Township. Like the nu»jority of farmer 
 boys, he divided his lime between attending .school 
 and assisting his father on the farm, where he early 
 bec:ime inured to hard labor. Fiom the age of 
 seventeen until nineteen, he was actively employed 
 on the farm, but in the spring f>f 18.'i8 he came to 
 <.iuinc_\ and began learning the blacksmith "s trade. 
 This he continued with fair success until 187!t, 
 when, in partnership with (lec^rge Keller, he en)- 
 Itarked in the farm im|>lemenl business, uniler the 
 lirm name of Wenzel A Keller, and tliLs still con- 
 tinues. They are located in a good business part 
 of the city, occupy three rooms, i^.^xfin feet, ami 
 are doing a flourishing and very successful busi- 
 ness. Energetic, reliable, conducting their business 
 on the most elevated plane of mercantile honor 
 and practically conversant with it in all its details, 
 this lirm has become one of the lepresentative ones 
 in this line in (^uiiicy. 
 
 In the vear 18(i:i. Mr. Wenzel w.-is married to 
 Miss Caroline Ileiliiian, dauuhter of .lacob Ileil- 
 man. of <iuiiicy. Hy her he had one dau;;htir, 
 Lydia, wife <if Ernest C. Miller, of (^uiiicy. llewa-s 
 married the second lime to Miss Ann A. I'llger. 
 and they have the following chiblren: Amelia. at 
 home: Laur.-i. .-i sleiiograi>her of (^iiincy : AllK-rL.Vr- 
 lliur and Leroy. 
 
 .Mr. and .\Ii>. Wenzel :ire earnest and devoted 
 meml)ers of the Methodist Cliui-eh, and are claj>.sed 
 anioMif the highl\' respected and esteemed citizens 
 of the place. They enjoy the comforts of a good 
 home at No. 1(1.17 .lersey Street. In politics, .Mr. 
 Wenzel is a Kepublic.aii. and ailds lii> iiilbienee to
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 every cause that needs a helpful impetus and 
 promises to be a benefit to the people at large. 
 We take pleasure in presenting this worthy gen- 
 tleman and his family among the prominent busi- 
 ness men whose biographies are given in this work. 
 Mr. Wenzel is a member of Gem Citj' Camp No. 
 319, ]M. W. of A., and is a member of the People's 
 Benefit Association. 
 
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 / 
 
 ^ATHAN ROBBINS, one of the most exten- 
 sive land-owners and a leading agricultur- 
 ist of North East Township, residing in 
 Golden, claims North Carolina as the State of his 
 nativity. He was born in Guilford County, in 
 1824, and is a son of .James and Elizabeth (.Johnson) 
 Robbins, the former a native of North Carolina, 
 and the latter of Ireland. Of their family, Cle- 
 ments married Miss Leo Burke, aud came to tliis 
 county in 1836. William, born in 1818, married 
 Miss Dorset, and is living in North East Town- 
 ship; Kesiah, wife of Nixon Balfour, born ni 1826, 
 resides in Augusta, 111.; Martha, born in 1828, is 
 the wife of James Warren, of this county; Rosa, 
 born in 1830, is the wife of Jeffrey Horney, of 
 La Prairie, 111.; Ann, born in 1833, is the wife of 
 Lemuel Burke, of this county; A. Smith, born in 
 183.5, makes his home in this county; Jane, born 
 in 1836, is the wife of Josepli CrumwelLand resides 
 ill Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 
 
 (Jur subject spent the first twelve years of his 
 life in the State of his nativity, and in 1836 came 
 to Adams County, 111. On attaining to mature 
 j-ears, he married Miss Elizabetii J. Dorset, who 
 was born in 1832. Their union, celebrated in 
 1848, has been blessed with a family of seven 
 children: Jeffrey, born in 1849, married Miss Dor- 
 set, and resides in Kansas; James, born in 1851, 
 married Miss Hackney, and makes his home in 
 North East Township; C. P., born in 1853, wed- 
 ded Miss Ross, and is living in Missouri; Nath.an 
 Lewis, born in 1856, married Miss AValker, and 
 
 lives in Colorado; William, born in 1857, married 
 Miss Hoyt, and lives in this county; Mary, born 
 in 1859, is the wife of James Ross, of this county, 
 and Iva May, born in 1871, now Mrs. Eugene 
 Ketchum, completes the family. 
 
 Throughout his entire life Mr. Robbins has en- 
 gaged in agricultural pursuits. Purchasing a farm 
 of one hundred and sixty acres in North East 
 Township, he there made his home until 1891. 
 For that farm, which he bought when twenty-four 
 years of age, he paid 1350. He improved the 
 laml, erected good buildings upon it, and made it 
 an excellent farm. He has since bought four hun- 
 dred and eighty acres additional, and is one of the 
 extensive land-owners of the county. His success 
 has all been acquired thvough his own efforts. He 
 started out in life empty-handed, but with perse- 
 verance and determination lie overcame the diffi- 
 culties ill his path and steadily worked iiis way up- 
 ward to a position of wealth and affluence. His 
 prosperity is certainly well deserved. In politics, 
 he is a Republican, and is a liberal supporter and 
 faithful member of the United Brethren Church. 
 Those who know him esteem him highly for his 
 sterling worth, and his friends throughout the 
 comniunitv are many. 
 
 \T'OSEPH H. ALESHIHE, M. D. In every 
 I town througliout our broad land, there may 
 I lie found men who are proving successful 
 ' ill the practice of medicine and surgery, and 
 who are becomiug known rapidly or otherwise in 
 accordance with their skill. The town of Plain- 
 ville is the seat of the labors of several physicians 
 who manifest as much ability in the treatment of 
 diseases as their brethren in our large cities. 
 Among this number is Dr. Aleshiie, who was born 
 in Hancock Countj', 111. 
 
 The subject of our sketch w.is lint two years of 
 age when he was brought by his parents to Rich- 
 field Township, this county, and here grew to 
 mature years, receiving an excellent education
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 
 
 I. IT 
 
 in the puMit- scliool and in llie i-ollegeal Diuivillo, 
 Ohiii. hi 1K7(I, he wi'iil to Woodville, Ky., wlierc 
 lie wiirkcil at liis tiaiU- of a carriafjc iniiiiiifacliiier. 
 ein|ili)yiii<.' lii> leisure time in leailiii^ inedn-iiie 
 iiiulcr Dr. K. \V. Woodson, one of the most promi- 
 nent pli\>icians in tlie Ulue (irass Slate. After 
 l)einf; tlius fny.iued for two years, he returned to 
 this Stjite. and at l.ilK'rty pursued liis niedieal 
 stuilies with Dr. (Jrinies. In tlie fall of 1KT2. he 
 entered tli<' St. Louis Medieal College, and in the 
 !«pring of the foilowini; year located at Seehorn, 
 and hesran the practice uf his i)rofession. In 1M77, 
 he received the tlegree of Doctor of .Medicine from 
 the College of I'hysicians and .Surgeons at Keokuk, 
 Iowa, and retiiiningto Seehorn, engaged in practice 
 there for two years, at the end of which time, June 
 2*2, 187!), he located in I'lainville, and has since 
 l>een identiiied with the interests of this place. 
 
 The lady to whom Dr. .Vleshin wits married in 
 August, 1872, was Miss Kli/.a F., daughter of .lame.s 
 M. and Nancy McCrac. a most refined and intelli- 
 gent lady. To them has Ik'cii granted a family 
 of three children: Jessie, Leonard and James. 
 They have all heeii given tine ediic.it ions, and the 
 eldest h.'is been engaged as a teacher in the county 
 for the past two years. .Soon after locating in 
 this place, the Doctor estiihlislied in the drug luisi- 
 ness, which he has since carried on in connection 
 with his extensive i)rnctice. 
 
 Jonathan aiui rcrmelia (Marshall) Aleshirc. the 
 parents of our siiliject, were natives of ()liio, this 
 State, and were married in Meigs County. Ohio. 
 Of the four children lioin to them, three grew to 
 mature yeai-s, viz: our suliject. \V. Oscar, and 
 Irena, who is now deceased. W. O.scar married 
 Miss Llla IIat«-lier, and hecamc the father of five 
 children, the youngest of whom was adopted In- 
 cur subject when eight yeai-s of age. Orandfather 
 Kphr.-iim .Meshire was a wheelwright by trade ami 
 followeil that profession in this State, where he 
 wasone of the early pioneei-s. His father, Kphraim 
 Aleshire, was a pioneer Baptist minister and a 
 circuit rider in Ohio. 
 
 Dr. -Vleshire is public-spirited and endeavoi-s by 
 continual rendiii;; and thought to ailvunce his pro- 
 fe.ssional culture, and thus make his work of 
 greater beiielit to mankind. He is identified with 
 
 the Modern Woodmen, is an Arch Mason and is a 
 popular member of society, lieing genial, well- 
 breil and well informed. He owns a pleaiiant hoiiie 
 in the village and numliers among his friends the 
 be»t re.sidents in the county. In politics, he is a 
 stanch Democrat. He belongs to th<' Adams 
 Counl\- Medical Association, to the interest of 
 which he contributes by his manifest desire to in- 
 crease his own knowledge and skill ami lay tn-fore 
 its members every illuslratioii or ipiestion which 
 his own practice develop.s. 
 
 m>^-^m^' 
 
 DWIN CLKVKLANl), insurance agent. 
 The city of (^uincy can cerUiinly be con- 
 I ^ gratulated upon the high standard of en- 
 teiprise and ability displayed by its leading insur- 
 ance agents, prominent among whom is .Mr. Cleve- 
 land, who is kiii>wii as one of the most reliable 
 authorities on ail matters pertjiiiiing to insurance, 
 and stands in the very foremost rank. .Mthougli 
 his earliest recollections arc of .\dams County, 
 111., he W!Ls born in Ashtabula County, Ohio. De- 
 cember 21, 18:!,'(, but his father. Isjuic Cleve- 
 land, was born in Schoharie County. N. Y., the 
 Kmpire State l>eing also the natal State of the 
 paternal grandfather, Henry Clevelaml. The lat- 
 ter was an honest "'son of the soil,'" but in connec- 
 tion with this work followed the calliny: of a 
 black^niith. He was a soldier in the War of 1H12, 
 and was well known for his [latriotic sentiments. 
 He came to .Vdniiis County, 111., in .lune, lM."i7. 
 ami with his fjimilv located in iiichtield, near 
 which (ilace he purchased some unimproved land, 
 which he grc'itly improved prior to his death. He 
 w.as of Knglish descent and sprang from Kenj.-itnin 
 Cleveland, who came to America in Itili.-i. 
 
 Isaac Cleveland was reared and married in the 
 State of his birth, but after the celebration of hi- 
 ll iiptials he removed to Ohio, where he resided for 
 two ye.Mis. In -lune, 1H.'}7. he came via the Ohio 
 and .Mississippi Rivers to Richtield, Adams Coun- 
 tv. with his father where he also purchased and
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. 
 
 improved a wild tract of land, working also at the 
 stone-mason's trade. In 1882, be sold out and 
 located at Barry, Pike County, wliere he is still 
 living retired from the active duties of life, hav- 
 ing attained to his seventy-seventh year. He was 
 a township officer in early days and has long been 
 a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He 
 was married to Miss Mary A. Chickering, in Scho- 
 liarie County, N. Y., a daughter of a pioneer set- 
 tler of that county. She died in Adams County 
 at the age of fift^'-flve years, having become the 
 mother of six children, three of whom are living. 
 
 Edwin Cleveland's first recollections are of his 
 old log home in Adams County and the region 
 roundabout, which abounded in wild game of 
 all kinds. He was brought up at a time when the 
 advantages of an education were not so fully ap- 
 preciated as at this day, and when the facilities for 
 obtaining an education were only such as the com- 
 mon schools of that day afforded, but sound sense 
 and discriminating judgment were not lacking 
 and he improved his opportunities to the utmost. 
 At the age of nineteen years, he left home to do 
 for himself, and purchased a farm of eighty acres, 
 which, at that time, was heavilj' covered with tim- 
 ber. This farm he successfully conducted un- 
 til the fall of 1861, when he enlisted in Com- 
 pany L of the Tenth Illinois Cavalry, and 
 was mustered into the service at Quincy as a 
 private; the following spring he was sent South 
 and was in a number of raids and skirmishes in 
 Missouri. He was honorably discharged in No- 
 vember, 1862, having been wounded in the knee 
 in an engagement, which necessitated his being 
 sent to the hospital, where his leg was amputated 
 above the knee. Succeeding this, he opened a 
 general mercantile establishment in Richfield, but 
 three years later he went to Newtown and bought a 
 wagon and plow shop, which he successfully oper- 
 ated for four 3'ears. 
 
 In 1871, he was nominated and elected to the 
 position of Count}' Treasurer on the Democratic 
 ticket, and in December of that year he entered 
 upon his duties, which he discharged in so faithful 
 and satisfactory a manner that he was re-elected in 
 187;5, and served until 187.5. During this time, 
 the Court House caught lire and burned to the 
 
 ground, but owing to the heavy snow on the roof 
 the fire was slow, and so all the valuable county 
 documents and papers were saved. ^Ir. Cleveland 
 next engaged in tiie manufacture of brick, luit 
 three years later opened an insurance office and is 
 now ably representing three companies: Trader's 
 of Chicago; Manchester, of England,and Newark, of 
 New Jersey. He is serving his sixth year as Town- 
 ship Supervisor and has been on the Committee of 
 Finance, the Committee on Claims, and others. He 
 was married in Richfield in 18.34 to Miss Sarah E. 
 Young, daughter of .Tames F. Young, one of the 
 early settlers of this section. They became the par- 
 ents of six children: Melissa (Mrs. Proctor) died in 
 Newtown; Ilattie; Ada; William II. died at the age 
 of twenty-six years; Anna (Mrs. Fulton); Lena 
 died when young. Mr. Cleveland is the owner of 
 considerable real estate in (Quincy, and is well off 
 financially. He is a member of Bodily Lodge, A. 
 F. i\r A. M., which order he joined in 1858, and 
 has held numerous offices in tiiesame. He was one 
 of the organizers, and is now Commander of the 
 Union Soldiers' and Sailors' Veteran Association, 
 and is Secretary of the Adams County Democratic 
 Central Committee. 
 
 
 
 IIARLES SELLNEK. The subject of the 
 following sketch is one of the most pleasant 
 and agreeable among the business men of 
 this city. He has been a dealer in leather and find- 
 ings, and has lived on his present site since 1856. 
 He was born in Wurtemberg, near Stuttgart, Ger- 
 many, October 17, 1825. 
 
 In 1847, our subject came to America, coining 
 via London, where he embarked in a sailing-vessel, 
 "Toronto" by name, and after a forty-two days' 
 trip, reached New York City. From there he 
 came to Buffalo, N. Y., where he engaged as a clerk 
 in a hide and leather store, working for $4 and 
 board at first, this being gradually increased. 
 He remained with this house for a short time, and 
 then engaged with J. F. Schoellkopfs, who is still
 
 PORTUAIT AM) RIOfJRAI'lIK Al. IJFCOKD. 
 
 I n 
 
 :\ lni<rc U'atlii'i' nicrclmiit .'it thai pliu'c. IIiti' lie 
 I'l-iimiiieil for iiiiif yi':u> inid workcil fmiii tlicliut- 
 liiin u|i. Ill I.s.'h;. lie fjiiiii- tt>(^iiiiic\ l)_\ llic Noilli- 
 fiii (los!* liailruiui, ami 1ii'j;mii l>ii>iiic.s.s fur liim!<t'lf 
 ill tin- Mock llial 111' now ix'cupii'S, oiiua<;iii<i ni>l 
 ill till' hide and leather ImsinoNs niid later eiiteriii<: 
 into llie leather and liiidin<rs business, lie now 
 lia> one of the oldest leather house.- in (^iiiney. 
 and |ii'olialily in the State. 
 
 Our .«»il>ject wa.s ninriied III New ^olk Slate to 
 Miss Amelia Kiiorr. who was horn in Wiirli'iiiheiLr. 
 (Jennany. 'I'liey have live ehildren : (harU's. a 
 dealer in Jihotoijraphie siiiiplies at l)es Moines, 
 Iowa; Alhert, in the same hiisino.'-s in (^iiiney: 
 Kmilie. now Mi's. Althaus, rcsidintr in St. I.oiiis: 
 Julia, now .Mrs. Knittlc. residiliir in <i>iiiiiey. and 
 Dr. Arnold, who is a •jradiiate of St. Louis Med- 
 ieal College and resides at St. Louis. 
 
 
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 -<D 
 
 U IIAHI) F. NKWCOMH. The eily of 
 l^uiney i.s the home of in.'iiiy enerjretie and 
 ^•^ \ prosperous business men who have won 
 for thein.selvcs both fame and fortune, but 
 none merit greater praise or arc more highly es- 
 teemed than he wlio.se history einims attention, 
 lie is considered one of the most substantial and 
 enterprising citizens of the place, where lie is a 
 enpitnlist and a retired paper maniif.actiirer. 
 
 .V native of Massachusetts, our subject was born 
 in liernardston, Franklin County, September 
 2", 18."J7, and is the youngest of nine children 
 born to /ebina H. and >Laria L. ((loodale) New- 
 comb. His father w.as for many yeais engaged 
 in the general mercantile business and liore an en- 
 viable re|iiitation .as a most charitable and benev- 
 (tlent gentleman. Richard F. of this sket<.<li re- 
 ceived his primary education in the common 
 selii«)|s of his native town, and when ipiite young 
 actjiiired a knowledge of agriculture, much of his 
 time having lieen s[>cnt on a farm. Heing desir- 
 ous of gaining a good education, he attended the 
 
 home academy and afterward became a stiulenl 
 at Willision Seminary, at K.astlianipton, Miuss. 
 
 When sixteen years of age, young Neweomb 
 went to ISoston, where he .-erveil an apprentice- 
 ship and remained for four years. Reliiniini; to 
 his native town, he there remained until entering 
 the service of his country in IK(!2, when he lie- 
 I'.'iine a member of Company .V, Fifty -seconil .Ma>- 
 sacliusett.'< Infantry, and for nine months fought 
 bravely and well to save his country''' honor. .Vt 
 the expiration of that time, he received his dis- 
 charge and, returning home, a>-i-ted Ids fMlIiiT in 
 the mercantile l)usiiie.<«s. 
 
 Desiring to know more of the Western eoiintry . 
 Mr. Newc4>inb in !»)>(! came West, locating in 
 lieloii. Wis., where he engaged to work in the pa|ier 
 mills nianiira<-tiiring wrapping paper, lie |iossessed 
 such energy and force of character that he was 
 soon given an interest in the business, in the con- 
 duct of which he exhibited that shrewd judgment 
 " which later placed him on the top round of the lad- 
 der of fortune. After continuing in IJeloit for sev- 
 eral years, Mr. Neweomb came to (^iiiney and pur- 
 cha.sed of Messrs. WoodrutT A- IJoyd the mill prop- 
 erty which was located on .South Front .Street. 
 This he greatly improved, added new machinery 
 and increa.sed the capacity of the plant. His 
 piircliH:$e of the old paper mills, and his skillful 
 management of the same, proved to the people his 
 cap.acity as a business man. He wius the prime 
 mover in the organization of the t^uincy Paper 
 Company, of which he was made I'resident. :ind 
 with which he was actively connected until \)<X'.K 
 when he retired from business, although he is a 
 large stockholder in the company. 
 
 Our subject is a sagacious, practical man uf 
 business, possessing the necessary foresight, linaii- 
 cial ability and tenacity of piir|«ise reipiisite to 
 success in any walk, and his affairs are manage 1 
 with scrupulous honesty and with a conscientious 
 regard for the rights of others. He h.as been 
 inomineiit in the upbuilding of (^uincy and has 
 never allowed his enterprises to linger long on a 
 .scheme, but has always taken an active part in all 
 measures tending toward its improvement, and his 
 inlliience and generosity are felt in all diixH-tions. 
 To Richard F. .Neweomb is due the biiililing of
 
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 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL RECORD. 
 
 the Newcomb Hotel on Fourth and Main Streets, 
 also the location of the new librar3^ building; the 
 beautiful appearance of the business block at the 
 same corner is largely due to his enterprise, for 
 many thousands of his money are invested in the 
 lilirary and hotel. 
 
 His frank, courteous bearing and warm-hearted 
 nature make his friendsiii|) desirable, and have 
 won for Mr. Xewcomb the conlidence of the en- 
 tire community and given him a liigh place in the 
 regard of all with whom he associates either in a 
 business or social way. He is kept busy looking 
 after his large property investments in Quincy, 
 and is still interested in a number of important 
 manufacturing enterprises. He is President of a 
 company organized to build the (Quincy, Beards- 
 town & Havana Railroad, and is also associated 
 with other gentlemen in promoting anenterpiise 
 for constructing a new railroad and wagon biidge 
 across the Mississippi River at Quincy, with ter- 
 minal facilities. If these enterjirises are success- 
 fully consummated, they will add largely to the 
 growth and prosperity of the city of t^uincy. Mr. 
 Newcomb takes an .active part in local. .State and 
 National politics, and is a pronounced Democrat. 
 
 In 1891, Mr. Newcomb built his palatial resi- 
 dence of modern architectural design, elegantly 
 finished and furnished throughout, and pleasantly 
 located on the corner of Sixteenth and Main 
 Streets. Ju 1860, Mr. Newcomb was married in 
 M.assaehusett to Miss Eliza A. Bowman, who died, 
 leaving one daughter. In 1868, Mr. Newcomb 
 and Miss Anna M. Ritchie, of Beloit, Wis., were 
 united in marriage, and tiieir union has been 
 blessed with four cliildreu, all living and at home 
 with their ijarents. 
 
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 T=T7' M. SIMMONS, the eflicient Supervisor of 
 ■r^^j Ellington Township, and a prominent and 
 \ representative farmer residing on section 
 6, is a native of this State. He was born in Mor- 
 gan County, August .30,1832. His father, Enos 
 
 Simmons, was a native of Kentucky, and in a very 
 early day emigrated to Morgan County, where he 
 resided ten years. He was one of its first settlers. 
 In 183.'5, he came to Adams County and puicliased 
 eighty acres of land on section 6, Ellington Town- 
 ship, only partially improved. The small log 
 cabin was his home for some years. He cleared 
 and planted one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
 and in course of time had a fine farm. He mar- 
 ried Alice Scott, a native of Kentuck}', who died 
 in 18.")0, and after her death he was again married. 
 Bj' the first union, he had eleven children, but 
 only two are now living, and onlv one of the four 
 children born of the second marriage is living. 
 The father died in 1863, at the age of .seventy-two 
 years. In early life, he was a member of the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church, but joined the Methodist 
 Protestant Church on its organization, and was 
 one of its prominent and faithful workers. From 
 a financial standpoint, his life was very successful. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was the fifth child in 
 his father's family. Since a bal)e of a year, he has 
 resided in tins county, has witnessed almost its en- 
 tire growth, and has been identified with its up- 
 building and improvement. The subscription 
 schools furnished him his educational privileges. 
 He remained at home until twenty-four years of 
 age, and then purchased a sawmill in Ellington 
 Townsliip, in 18.56, about two miles west of his 
 father's home. Two years later, he purchased an 
 interest in a threshing-machine, which he operated 
 for two years. In 1860, he bought a small farm 
 on section 6, Ellington Township, and has since 
 devoted his energies to agriculture pursuits. In 
 1863, he purcli.ased the old homestead, and has 
 since resided thereon. He now owns a fine farm 
 of one hundred and eight3- .acres of land, pleas- 
 antly located about seven and a half miles from 
 Quincv. The highly cultivated land yields to him 
 a golden tribute, and the neat appearance of the 
 place indicates his careful supervision. He is also 
 interested in other lands. 
 
 On the 5th of May, 1861. iMr. Simmons wedded 
 Mary A. Campbell, one of the fair daughters of 
 this county. Her parents, Claybourn and Rachael 
 Campbell, were natives of Kentucky, and became 
 early settlers of Adams County. Six children
 
 PORTRAIT AM) I'.lor.RAPITirAr. RF.PORD. 
 
 1 1.; 
 
 were Imni i>f tlu-ir iiiiioii: \Villi:iiii .iiiil Rufii>. 
 tK'ceasvd; Maiv K.; John 'I'., who i.s iiianifd nn<l 
 roi<los on a farm on strtion 0, Kllin!;ton Town- 
 ship; C'harlos ('.. who is inarriiMl and follows fann- 
 ing on section 7; and Mattie K. 
 
 Hoth Mr. and Mi's. Simmons are miMnbers of the 
 Mothodi>t I'rolf-Iant ( liurfli. in whieli he has 
 served as Steward, lie has also Ix-en a delp<jate 
 to its conferenees several limes, and is one of its 
 faithfnl and leading workers, doing all in his 
 power to promote its growth. His life is in har- 
 mony with ills profession, and ins honorably up- 
 right earoer is well worthy of enuilation. In pol- 
 itics, he is a stalwart Repiihiiean, and has fre- 
 ipiently served as a delegate to the county con- 
 ventions. For fifteen years, he held the olliee of 
 .Sc-hool Director, and is now serving his third term 
 as SuperTisor. discharging his duties with credit to 
 himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. 
 Fur almost sixty yeai-s, he has made his home in 
 this county, and few inen are more widely or fav- 
 orably known in the community tliini V. M. Siiii- 
 Mions. the honored pioneer. 
 
 ^1 
 
 \t^=^' 
 
 Umy \V. liVI.ANl) is an enterprising an<l 
 representative agriculturist of North Fast 
 
 I 
 
 ^sJI Township. lie owns one hundred and 
 V<^f/ sixty acres of land on sections 1 and 12, 
 and devotes his entire time and attention to its 
 cultivation. The place is now one of the leading 
 farms of the community, complete in all it.s ap- 
 pointments and supplied with all modern acces- 
 sories. A neat and commodious seven-rfKjm resi- 
 dence is su(>plcmented by good barns and outbuild- 
 ings and these in turn are surrounded b\- well- 
 cultivated fields, their waving grain giving promise 
 of golden harvests. 
 
 Mr. Byland was born in lM2."i, and is the seconil 
 in order of birth in a family of two sons and two 
 daughters. The parents were tJeorge and I'ranccs 
 Byl«n<l. William, the eldest child, born in 1H2:{, 
 was married, and died in I8t»0. .Jennie. b<irn in 
 
 IH'JM, is the wife of Tlioma.-^ II. iiaker. of Nebraska, 
 by whom she Iiils live children; Klizabetb. Ixirn in 
 IM'2, married Willie I'. IJowers, a resident farmer 
 of Iowa, by whom she ha.- three children. 
 
 The subject of thi> sketch acipiiied hiseducaliun 
 in the same school that lion. .Iame> ( i. lllHiiir al- 
 teiiderl. .\t the ago of seventeen years, he began 
 learning the mason's trade and followed that oc- 
 eupatiiui for twenty year.s. With a view to trying 
 his fortune in the West, he emigrated to this county 
 ill 18,">.'), an<l here followed his chosen trade for a 
 numlier of years. As the result <if his thrift, eiiter- 
 pri>e and good dealing, he did an excellent business. 
 .\t length, he purclia.«ed one hundred and sixty acres 
 of land at !?H(i(i and ttirnetl his atl4-ntion to the 
 developnu'ul of :i farm. That tract ha.- >ince U-en 
 his home. 
 
 In lM."i.'). .Mr. liyliiiid wn- united in m.-irriavc 
 with Sarah A. Iiaker. who was born in Im;)(). and 
 was one of a family of seven ehildren. Thomas II., 
 boj'ti in 1822. married .lane liyland, by whom he 
 has live children and makes his home in Nebra.-ka. 
 lieorge, born in the year 1821, resides on a farm 
 in Wisconsin, and married Martha Watson, by 
 whom he has three children. Margaret, born in 
 1821), is now deceased. Lewis .)olin,lK>rn in 18.S2. 
 resides in Kansas with his wife and live children. 
 During the late war, he enlisted in the State 
 militia and served for three years. William .M.. 
 liorn in 18.'! 7, married Fannie Gliist, and is a car- 
 penter of California. Pa. He enlisted in the 
 Seventh Pcnn.sylvania Kegiiuent and was in the 
 service four yeare. (lark L., born in 18^1, wa.- a 
 member of a Pennsylvania cavalry compaii\. 
 tieorge also served several months during the 
 fivil War. 
 
 I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Byland have been born four 
 children: Mary F., born in IHiiG, is the wife of 
 .lames K. W'alker. of this county; Fmma, born in 
 18.-17. is the wife of Charles Walker, also of this 
 county; Wilber, born in IM.'iii, married I.onie F. 
 Tarr and with their only child they reside in .\ilams 
 County: Annie, born in IKIM, is the wife of .lack- 
 son T. Hottorff uiid they have one child, Fdith F. 
 
 For a half century, our subject has l>een a mem- 
 ber of the Methodist Fpiscopal Church and for 
 fort^■ \''ii« lii« uifi- li.i- been rniinciiei) uiih the
 
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 same church. He has served as Class-leader and 
 Trustee and lias ever been one of its liberal sup- 
 porters, faithful meml)ers and active workers. For 
 many years, he taught in the Sunday-.school. He 
 has long been a member of tlie Masonic fraternity 
 and in politics he is a Republican but has never 
 lieen an ollice-seeker. Mr. Byland is a man in 
 whom liis fellow-citizens repose implicit confi- 
 dence. A long life characterized b^' all that is hon- 
 orable and upriglit has won him their high regard. 
 
 (* felLLIAM A. ttUSEMAN,a self-made man, 
 \f\i/l engaged in agricultuial pursuits on sec- 
 \VW tion 17,Keene Township, was born in i\Ion- 
 ongalia County, AV. Va., October 25, 1827, and 
 is of (lerman descent, the family having been 
 founded in America by the great-grandfatlier of 
 our subject, wlio was born in Germany, and, with 
 his brother, started for America. They arrived 
 safeh' in New York, but never saw eacii otlier 
 afterward. The grandfatlier was a farmer and had 
 large milling interests in A'irginia. 
 
 Isaac Guseman, fatlier of our subject, was born 
 in Fredericksburg, Xa,., in 1791. and when seven- 
 teen years of age, learned the trade of a silver- 
 smitli, which he followed throughout his entire 
 life, lie and two of his brothers served in the 
 War of 1812. He came to Illinois in 1858, and 
 here spent the remainder of his days. He was a 
 local preaclier of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 and for over fifty years engaged in the work of 
 tlie ministry. He preaclied a great many funeral 
 sermons, and held successful revival meetings, 
 in wliicli many conversions were made. His death 
 ocenrrcd in 1871, in liis eighty-first 3'ear. His was 
 a long-lived family. His eldest brother died at 
 the age of eighty-eight, and two otlier brothers 
 reached the age of ninety-tiiree. Mrs. Guseman, 
 motlier of our subject, bore tlie maiden name of 
 Jane Heed. .Sjie, too, was born in \'irginia, and 
 came of an ohl faniilv of that .State. Slic died in 
 
 1861, at the age of fifty -eight years, in the faith of 
 the Methodist Church. 
 
 Our subject was the third in the family of five 
 sons and live daugliters, of wliom six are yet liv- 
 ing. His education was acquired in the subscrip- 
 tion schools in the old pioneer log schoolhouse, 
 with its puncheon floor, slab seats, and few books. 
 At the age of eighteen, he took charge of a store 
 in Morgantown, W. Va., which he operated for 
 three j'ears, and, on attaining his majority, he 
 embarked in business for himself in that line. 
 Twelve years were spent in this way. He was 
 also engaged in lumbering and milling, and met 
 with good success until 1856, when his sawmill 
 was burned, and he sustained a heavy loss, as there 
 was no insurance upon it. In the spring of 1858, 
 he came to Illinois, and spent about three 3ears in 
 Hancock County. In 1861, he came to Adams 
 Count}', and purchased a farm in Keene Township, 
 on which he has since made his home. He has 
 eighty acres of valuable land on section 17, and 
 one hundred on sections 9 and 16. His posses- 
 sions have all been acquired through his own 
 labors, and arc as nifinuments to his thrift and en- 
 terprise. 
 
 Mr. Guseman was one of the boys in blue dur- 
 ing the late war. He enlisted in August, 1862, as 
 a member of Comjiany B, Seventy-eightii Illinois 
 Infantry, but was transferred to Company D, and 
 served sixteen months. He was a member of the 
 Reserve Corps, and participated in no regular bat- 
 tles. He was injured at Bridgeport, Ala., and was 
 taken to Chattanooga on a wagon, where he re- 
 ceived his discharge, in November, 1863, on ac- 
 count of physical disabilit}-. Although not in the 
 regular b.attles, he saw some hard service. 
 
 On his return home, ISIr. Guseman resumed 
 farming, and in the year 1868 he was married 
 to Miss Laverna E. ]5reneman, of West A'irginia, 
 who, at the age of three years, came with her 
 parents to Illinois, the family settling in Hancock 
 County, where the father and mother both died. 
 Our subject and his wife have two sons, William 
 H. and Harry .S. 
 
 Mr. Guseman was reared as an old-line Whig, 
 and since the organization of the Reiuiblican 
 party has been one of its stanch supporters. He
 
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 has atteiidi'd iimiiy of its conventions, and takes 
 an active interest in (mlitical atTaii>. He servetl 
 as Supervisor for two yt'ai's. lias lieeii Scliool 
 ■rrca>urer for six yeai-s, has lieeu a nieniU-r of llie 
 Town Hoard of Trustees for a lonfj period, ami 
 was President two years. His faitliful perform- 
 ance of duty led to his continuance in olllce, and 
 won him commendation. Socially, lie is a niem- 
 lier of the (Jrand .\rmy of the liepultlic. Ilini.-elf 
 and wife have U-en memliers of the Methodist 
 Kpisi-opal Church for a (|U!irtcr of a century, and 
 are earnest workers in the .Ma.-<ter's vineyard. 
 Mr. (iuseman is Steward and Trustee, and has 
 >crved several years as Class-leader. His life has 
 Ih'cu well and worthily s|>ent. and the hl<;h rcfjard 
 of the entire community is his. He is a promi- 
 nent and inlluentiul citizen, and liy his enterprise 
 and iudu?trv li.is hecome a suhstanlial farmer. 
 
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 ll\i;i.i:s II. SPKNCKH. The gentleman 
 who>e lijoiiraphy is here {»iven is a t;cnial, 
 pleasjinl man. and litis the important po- 
 sition he holds with credit t<.i the railroad he 
 is connected with. lie was horn in Cau-jlide- 
 noy, Osweijo County, N. V.. .\uL.Mi.-t lit. IHKi. 
 His father was born in Coblcskill, and his grand- 
 father, Charles, was from near .Mliany. He was a 
 miller, and later removed Ui Western New York. 
 and died near Lockport. 
 
 The father of our sidijecl was also a miller and 
 came to Oswego County when a young man and 
 carried on a large industry. In I8.S8 or IM'.i he 
 came to Calumet, III., but after two yeai-s of chills 
 and fever, he went back to the Kmpire State and 
 resumed his emphjyment of miller. He died there 
 at the age of seventy, in \HHl. He was a very 
 active member of the Methodist K|)iscopal 
 Church. 
 
 From being a Whig he naturally went in the 
 Kepubllc.'in party. His wife was Catherine .\[. Smith. 
 Ixirn in Oswego County, N. Y., an<l a daughter 
 of lA'onard Smith, who was born in the Mo- 
 
 hawk \'allev, of Dutch ancestr.v. He was a con- 
 tractor and builder and a brick ma.-on in Oswego 
 County, and died at \'ermillioii, the same county. 
 His wife died in 1KX7, aged about eighty-live 
 years. ' 
 
 Our subject has one sister. .Mi>. Kli/a .\. .lames, 
 residing in AmlH>y, Oswego County. N. Y. lie had 
 a common-school education and then attende<l the 
 Kalley .Seminary. When eighteen years old, he 
 entered a drug store as clerk, and there continued 
 until lH(!(t; he afterward acted as book-keeper in a 
 llouring mill, remaining there until the war. .\iig- 
 ust 21, IH<)1, he came forward as one of our coun- 
 try's defenders, enlisting in Company A, Tenth 
 New York Cavalry at Syracuse. He entered the 
 ranks and w.as soon made .Sergeant, and went South 
 that fall. In the spring of 1862, he did guard duty 
 near Baltimore, and then went to Virginia. In 
 18()-1, he re-enlisted and was made I.ieutenant of 
 Company 1), of the same regiment, and when he 
 went back to the regiment he was exposed anil 
 took a very xcvere cold at .lerscy City, incapacitat- 
 inghim for duty, and resigned May 1. 18GI. He was 
 in charge of the wagon train from the iiapidan to 
 Centreville, during the absence of his superior olli- 
 cer, and was six days and seven night.>i in the .sad- 
 dle. 
 
 Mr. Spencer returned home after resigning, and, 
 in 18(i."i, engaged in business as jtssislant liook- 
 keeper in the Citizens" National Hank at Fulton, 
 N. Y. He became Teller in the bank, and kept on 
 there until I«<i7, when he removed to <iuincy. 
 .March I. IStJH, he became cleik for the old Toledo, 
 W;ibash A: Western. now the Wabash Railroad, and 
 .Viigust 8. was made chief clerk in tiie general 
 aueiifs otiice. February, 187o. he was maile 
 Ca.-liicr of the .simc road, and soon was appointed 
 agent for the South .Shore Fast Freight Line, and 
 still later was made general freight and ticket 
 agent for the Mississippi \alley A- Western, now 
 the St. I.ouis, Keokuk A- Northwestern, until they 
 sold out. He next was !Ls.>istant freight agent of 
 the St. Louis. Keokuk A- Northwestern. In 1881 
 he became chief clerk of the t^uincy, Missouri A 
 IVilic Division of The Wabash, and continued 
 until it was abolished, and then, when the road 
 came back to the original trustees in August, 188j,
 
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 he was again chief clerk. In 1888, he was made 
 secretary of tlie Quincy, Omaha it Kansas City 
 line formed in February. He is ciiitf clerk in 
 tlie TrafHc Manager's ofHce. 
 
 Mr. Spencer was married here in February. 1869, 
 to Miss Hattie L. Turner, wlio was born in Frani- 
 inghain, Mass. Her father was Franklin Turner, 
 who was an early settler here and a railroad con- 
 tractor, and was in the Delano Dragoons of Illi- 
 nois through the war. 
 
 The home of our subject lias been blessed with 
 four children: Ora M., AVillard B., Hattie L., and 
 Emily R., deceased. Mr. Spencer has been hon- 
 ored in his town by being elected to the iwsition 
 of Alderman; but he resigned before the expira- 
 tion of his term. He is socially inclined, and is a 
 member of Hiram Lodge No. 144, A. F. & A. M., 
 at Fulton, N. Y. He also belongs to Fulton Chapter 
 167, K. A. M. He is a charter member and Secre- 
 tary of (Quincy Council No. 175, N.I'., a secret 
 society. 
 
 Mr. S])encer is a member of the \'erniont Street 
 Baptist Church, and has been the prime mover in 
 the Spruce Street Jlission School, of wliicli he was 
 the first Superintendent. 
 
 ^OHN O. SCHWARTZ, one of the leading 
 farmers of North East Township, who owns 
 and operates three hundred acres of valua- 
 
 ^ ble land on section 30, has the honor of be- 
 ing a native of this State. He was born in 1841, 
 and is a son of George and Mary Schwartz, who 
 were natives of Switzerland and North Carolina, 
 respectively, the father horn in the year 1810, 
 and the mother in the ye:ir 1813. Ilopin" to 
 better his financial condition, the father emi- 
 grated Westward in 1834 and settled in Pike 
 County, 111., where he engaged in farming until 
 his death, which occurred in 1887. lie owned at 
 that time two hundred and fiftj- acres of highly 
 improved land and w.as numbered among the sub- 
 stantial citizens of the communilv. He was a 
 
 member of the Congregational Church and at the 
 time of his death was serving as Deacon. He held 
 a number of public offices and was a prominent 
 and influential citizen who had the high regard of 
 all with whom he came in contact. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the second in order 
 of birth in a family of three sons and two daugh- 
 ters: Mary A., born in 1838, died in 1855, in Pike 
 County; Julius, born in 1844, wedded Miss Shaw, 
 who died leaving one child, and after her death he 
 married Miss Brock, by whom he has three chil- 
 dren; George, born in 1847, is a resident of Pike 
 County; Lucy, born in 1854, is the wife of John 
 Shaw, a farmer of Pike County. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of our sub- 
 ject. No event of special importance occurred dur- 
 ing his boyhood days, which were quietly passed on 
 his father's farm. The common schools afforded 
 his educational privileges, and after his own school 
 life was ended he engaged in teaching for a time. 
 In 1861, at the age of twenty years, he enlisted in 
 the late war as a member of Compan_y B, Twenty- 
 eighth Illinois Infantry, and faithfulh^ served un- 
 til the following year, when he was discharged on 
 account of disability. He then returned to his 
 home in Pike Count\- and for two terms again en- 
 gaged in teaching school. He then aided his fa- 
 ther in the cultivation and management of the 
 home farm for some time. 
 
 In the year 1864, Mr. Schwartz was married 
 to Miss Martha J. O'Neil, and by their union 
 have been born eight children: Laura E.. born in 
 1867, is now the wife of Charles Huff; Charles, 
 born in Adams County, in 1870; Gay, in 1877; 
 May, in 1880; E;irl, in 1882; Clyde, in 1884; Lu. 
 in 1886, and Lloyd, in 1890. 
 
 Mr. Schwartz made his first purchase of land in 
 the fall of 18611, when he became owner of two 
 hundred and sixty acres in North East Township, 
 for which he paid 840 per acre. The home farm now 
 comprises three hundred acres, valued at $75 per 
 acre. It is one of the model farms of the com- 
 munity, its neat appearance, well-tilled fields and 
 many impi-ovements all indicating the thrift and 
 enterprise of the owner. In connection with the 
 cultivation of his land, he carries on stock-raisino-. 
 and success has crowned his jiidustrious and well-
 
 PORTK.M'I' AM) lll()(;i!AI'll'( Al. IM.((iI!I). 
 
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 directed efforts. He does not taki- a mtn pioini- 
 iionl pari in piililic nffaii-s, pi-i'fen-iii<jr lo dcvolo liis 
 entire time to liis Imsinoss interest,'*. II<iwever, he 
 is All lionored member of tlie I'nited Workmen. 
 .Modern Woodmen, Independent Order of I. < >. 
 M. A., and i.'* the present Worshipful Master of 
 l.odpe No. 2()7. A. F. \' A. .M. In polities, he is a 
 |{epnl>iie)in and hn.s served a.s .Scjiool Direetor and 
 School Trustee. 
 
 ^ 
 
 .VMl'KL I.. ( iill'l'KN. One of the names 
 that will lonjj he renienihcred in this town- 
 ship was liftrne hv our sultjeet. who was a 
 prominent stoeknian and wiiat one might 
 call a model citizen, now deceased. lie was born 
 in Accomae County, Va., October 7, IK."?,"?, and was 
 a memlter of tlie 1". 1". \''s. His father, .loiin 15. 
 C'ripiien. also a native of Virginia, em iffra ted with 
 his family to Illinois, arriving at (^uincy, Adams 
 County, .Inly 1, 1H4;?. lie lii-st settled near Hloom- 
 field,and later in one or two other localities, until 
 he finally .-iettled in Camp Point, where he died 
 .luly 30, 18X7, aged eighty-one. He was married 
 twice, his Hi-st wife dying in 1«G1. 
 
 Samuel was only ten years old when his paii-nts 
 moved to this county. He received his education 
 in the pioneer log schoolhouse with its rough 
 hewn slab seat.s and mud chimney. He remained 
 at home until he was twenty-one. when he went 
 to (^uiney and served an apprenticeship at the 
 carpenter's trade, .\fter he had learned the tiade. 
 he returned to Camp Point, where he followed 
 it for a few years. He abandoned liis trade after 
 some years and removed to Hancock ('f)unty. 
 where he purchased a farm and worked it for six 
 years. In 1H(!I. he >old out and returned to 
 Cam]) I'oint Township, locating on the old home- 
 stead of his wife's parents on section 'Mi. Here 
 he engaged extensively in farming and the rais- 
 ing of line stock. He raised llainblctonian and 
 Norman horses, S)iorl-horn cattle. South Uown 
 
 .-lii>|i ;i ml I'tilancl-C liiiia liog». He w;iv regarded 
 as the leading stiK-kinan of the township and his 
 experience nuule him a good judge of sUx-k. a« all 
 of his were of a very line breed. His health failed 
 him. however, and he whs obliged to give up >l(Kk- 
 raising to a great extent. 
 
 .Mr. Ci'ippen was married .Vugust 2.'t. 1H.')7. to 
 .Miss Nancy Wilks, daughter of Daniel and .lane 
 (Heaugh) Wilks. The former was a native of 
 Kentucky, his parents removing from that .Stnle 
 to Illinois in l^.Tl. They were pioneers of .Vdanis 
 County and among the lirst settlei-s in Camp 
 Point Township, where they suffered some f)f the 
 sutTerings incident to tho.se early days. They had 
 very few neighliors and no markets, but wild 
 game was plentiful. .Mr. Wilks purchased the land 
 on .section .'5.'} where his daughter. .Mrs. ( i ippeu. 
 now lives, from the (Jovernment and greatly ini- 
 ])roved it. He finally retired from active farm 
 life and removed to Camp Point, where he died 
 .lune 22, 1873, aged sixty-seven. His wife died 
 .luly 17, 1864. The maternal grandfather. Heaugh, 
 wa.s a native of Pennsylvania, of Sct)lch extrac- 
 tion, emigrating to Kentucky when a young man. 
 Here he married, and thence removed to .Adams 
 County, 111., in the fall of 18:u. He lived justsouth 
 of where Camp Point is now situated and was a 
 well-known ami inuch esteemed citizen for many 
 yeai-s. 
 
 Mi's. Crippen, the widow of our subject, was 
 Ixirn on the farm on which she now resides fifty- 
 nine years ago. .She was educated in the log 
 schoolhouse, and it is very interesting to hear her 
 relate the occurrences of thf)Se early days. 
 
 Mr. Crippeji died February II, 188!l, having 
 l)een an invalid for six years previously. He was 
 a member of the Christian Church and always 
 took a deep interest in the Independent Onlei- of 
 Odd Fellows, of which he was an honored nieiii- 
 bei'. His political views were- Hepubliean, and 
 lie was .'I strong teinperaiice man. and never 
 used tobacco in an>' form. .Vn inllnential man. 
 lie iiseil his iiitluenec for the good of the 
 part v. although he never sought olliee. and was 
 considered a reliable and responsible eitizi'ii. and 
 was nuicli lamented when he died. 
 
 Mr. anil ."^Irs. Crii>pen had six children: Hcury
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 N.,wlio vpsides iu Davenport, Iowa; Mary Eleanor, 
 wife of A. B. Word, of Camp Point; IXiniel Wilks 
 married and is a farmer iu Hancock Count}-, 111.: 
 .Jennie E., wife of John B. Sears, of Chicago; Rosana 
 Lippincott,wife of J. T. Gilmer, a lawyer of < Juincy ; 
 and John P., manager of the home farm. The 
 home farm of three luindred and lifty acres is 
 managed by 3Irs. Cri|)pen and lier son John. Mrs. 
 Cripiien is a lady of intelligence and refinement, 
 and attends to the care of thisexlensive farm with 
 the best judgment. Siie is well known and beloved 
 throughout the country as a good woman. 
 
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 EV. WILLIAM B. COKBYN, 1). D., Prin- 
 ipal of the Iligli School at (^uincy, occu- 
 
 ■i \\\ pies a prominent jjlace among the cduca- 
 ■j^tovsot the State. Tlie citizens of (^uincj- 
 are wont to say with pride that no city of equal 
 size iu the entire West has better schools, and cer- 
 tainly the}- are everything that an eflicient corps 
 of teachers and experienced and conscientious 
 principals can make them. The curriculum of 
 study emliraces those brandies taught in the best 
 institutions of like character in the land, and the 
 course is both thorough and comprehensive. 
 
 The gentleman whose name iutioduees this sketch, 
 and who is foremost among the educators in the 
 Gem City of the West, is deserving of more than 
 l)a.ssing mention in tliis vdluine. He belongs to 
 a family which traces its ancestiy to England, and 
 has furnished soldiers for the defense of our 
 country, as well as distinguished members to the 
 various jnofcssions. The paternal grandfatlier of 
 our subject, William Corbyn, was the fouitli gen- 
 eration in the I'nited Slates, and was .-i farmer of 
 New England. 
 
 Joseph P. Corb}^!, father of our subject, was 
 born in Connecticut, where he grew to manhood, 
 and was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Henry 
 Howard, of Ashford, Conn. In 1815, he removed 
 iiis famil\' to what was then considered the far 
 West, and settled in the wild forests of the (^!ene- 
 
 see Valley in the State of New York, whither but 
 few pioneers had preceded him. lie experienced 
 the hardships incident to life on the frontier, and 
 through his energy became the possessor of a 
 goodly amount of land. 
 
 The Howard family al.so traces its lineage to 
 English ancestors. Col. Thomas Knowlton, uncle 
 of the mother of our subject, was a distinguished 
 officer in the War of the Revolution, and served 
 with valor until his death at Harlem Heiglits. 
 He was with Gen. Washington in tlie army, and 
 received high commendation from Gen. AVashing- 
 ton personally for liis bravery and valuable ser- 
 vices rendered to our country. His death on the 
 field of battle was widely lamented, and ter- 
 minated a career of brilliant promise. 
 
 In Windham County, Conn., the subject of this 
 sketch was born June 1, 1814. When about one 
 year old. he was taken by his parents to New York, 
 and jiassed his youth amid the primeval scenes of 
 the Genesee A'alley. His boyhood was passed in 
 Monroe County, where he remained until he was 
 sixteen, meanwhile attending the common schools 
 and the home academy. In 1832, he entered 
 Phillip's Academy at Andover, Mass., in prepara- 
 tion for college. In 183.5, he became a student in 
 Yale College, from which he was graduated iu 
 1839. 
 
 Immediately after graduating, Mr. Corbyn ac- 
 cepted a position as assistant teacher in l'hillij)"s 
 Academy, and there he occupied tlie position of 
 teacher for four years. He was then admitted to 
 Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church, following 
 which he spent a few months in Boston and some 
 time in Hartford County, Conn. In 184G, he re- 
 moved to St. Louis, Mo., and for eighteen months 
 was Rector of St. Paul's Parish in tliat city, where 
 his work was very successful. From 1849 until 
 1871, lie was occupied as priest and school te.acher 
 iu various [il.aces, chiefly at Palmyra, Mo. 
 
 In 1871, INIr. Corbyn w.as called to the rector- 
 ship of the parish of the (iood Shepherd of (^uincy, 
 and there he labored for eighteen 3ears, and is 
 now entitled Hector Emeritus of the parish. 
 In 1874, he was called to the principalshii) of the 
 High School, which position lie still holds (1892), 
 ;ind his long term of service in this capacity
 
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 ahundnntly proves his popiilnritv with hi.« fellnw- 
 citi/i-iis. iU'is:iinc»t ctlicifiit iiistriictiir. iiiid i> 
 if<;!irfk'(l as aiilliorilx' uii l!iii;;iiiij;i-!<. upon which 
 hf h.v do voted vi-ars of study and patient 
 lesenic'h. 
 
 i>-^<m^ 
 
 60i.. KDWAKi) I'lilNCi;, uf (,iuini-y, was 
 . horn in Kast Itlooinlicld. Ontario Countv, 
 N. Y.. DiTeinlit-r ». IH.Jl'. the yininjrcst of 
 six i-iiildriMi Ixirn to David and Sopliia (l-;ilsworth) 
 Prince, of Hidokiyn, Conn. Tin- father of David 
 I'riiu'o \va.> Maj. Tiniotiiy I'muc. who was a near 
 neijijilior of, and served fioni thesjinie eonnty with, 
 (ien. Israel I'ulnani. in the Kevohitionary \Vai-. 
 The mother of Kdward I'rinee was the dauiriiter of 
 Daniel Klisworth. a relative of (iov. lillsworth and 
 A member of the nnmcious family of Kllsworths 
 who lijtriired in the history of the Kastern and 
 Middle States as soldiers, governors and statesmen. 
 
 Kdward I'rinee was reared on a farm, where he 
 was early inured to hard work, lie attended school 
 during the winter months until IS It;, and in the 
 fall of that year entered the preparatory depart- 
 ment of Illinois C'ollej^e. gradualiiii.' in the (.'lass 
 of '52. His vacaticjns were spent on the farm, do- 
 ing a man's work in the harvest Held; ami while 
 in college, he lio;irdecl himself and sawed wood on 
 .Saturd.ays in order to procure means with which 
 to defray his e.vpeuses. .Vfter graduating. In- 
 worked (»n the farm for three months, and in the 
 fall of 1«.')2 hecame a law student in the ollicc of 
 Williams iV Lawrence. During his collegiate career, 
 when aliout sixteen years of age. he made with a 
 hatchet, hand-vise and lile for tools.and a joint of 
 stove-pipe and lead and iron for materials.a steam 
 douli!e-cylin<ler liK-omoti ve, with reversing anil 
 link motion. Tin." machine atlractci] much attention 
 among the slinlents. until an exi>losiun one day 
 put an end to the marvel. In college, he was f:iir 
 in all his studies, hut seemeil to have an intuitive 
 knowledge of natural science. 
 
 Aft«r obtaining his license to practice law, .Mr. 
 
 7 
 
 I'rinee was associated with .Vbrahani .lon:is, and 
 was afterward a partner of Ccn. .1. W. Singleton, 
 ami still later in partnership with lion, liernurd 
 Ariitzen. In I «. ■),"»-.")(>, he traveled on horseback 
 over most of the Southern .States and boushl lands 
 for Daniel I'aullin and the lirm of (iilpin iV 
 Rowland. The following is his military hisUjry, 
 taken from |{. W.Surby'- book on the raid> of tin- 
 Civil War. 
 
 "When the .South rebelled. Col. I'rinee entered 
 with /.eal Into till- service of his ciuintiy. Having 
 a taste for military life, he studied the cavalry 
 tactics and iK-caine .S4t familiar with the drill, that 
 upon offering his services to (iov. Yates in the 
 summer of IMCl. he was appointed Cavalry Drill 
 .Master, with the rank of Lieu tenant-Colonel in 
 the Seventh Illinois Cavalry. He has always shown 
 great genius in devebjping the systems and intri- 
 cate maneuvers of troops, and in inventing and 
 improving many things which have been of irreat 
 value in the held and at home. In illustration of 
 this, two instances may be described. While in 
 front of I'ort Hudson, his active mind conceived a 
 plan by which the enemy's works coidd be 
 brought under our ob.servation. He applied to 
 (Jen. Banks for |)erniission to carry out his 
 plan. It was granted, and he immediately com- 
 menced building 'cavaliei>.' which are high 
 mounds of earth, overlooking and commanding 
 the enemy's parapet.-. Col. I'rinee set his troopers 
 to transporting from the sugar hou.ses the empty 
 hogsheads, which could be found in ^reat ipianti- 
 ties in that .-.ection of the country. The.se he lilled 
 with cotton and rolled at night to within a short dis- 
 tance of the fort, and soon live hundred men were 
 able to take a position in line behind this novel 
 breastwork. The arc of the >emi-eircle was then 
 thrown within lifty yartU of the rebel works, and 
 by digging sullicieiit dirt, there w.-is thrown out 
 from the inside enough to make a complete forti- 
 liinlion. 
 
 "I'.y da,\ light, the hogsheads were mou'ilcd one 
 upon another until they commanded the enemy '.s 
 position and demonstrated the feasibility of the 
 plans of Col. I'rinee. .\ f«'w d!iy> after, the place 
 surrendered. ()n another occasion, during the 
 early part of the siege of I'orl Hudson, Col. I'rinee
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 ascertained from negroes a Ion «: Thompson's Creek 
 that the rebels had two steamers nicely moored 
 under their river batteries and but slightly 
 guarded, on account of the supposed impossibility 
 of getting at them. Col. Prince obtained permis- 
 sion of fien. Banks (Grierson refusing permis.sion) 
 to undertake the capture of tliese boats. He suc- 
 ceeded where others failed, and moved them from 
 under their batteries to the protection of the Stars 
 and Stripes, showing great tact, energy and perse- 
 verance. AVhile on the way to capture the boats, 
 Col. Prince received orders from Gen. Grierson di- 
 recting him to return and rest the men and horses, 
 to which orders Col. Prince paid no attention. 
 The names of the boats were 'Starlight' and 'Red 
 Chief.' He was promoted Colonel of the Seventh 
 Illinois Regiment in the fall of 1862. This regi- 
 ment was organized at Camp Butler, near Spring- 
 field, in August, 1861, and mustered into the 
 United States service in October. Col. Prince was 
 mustered out at the expiration of his term of ser- 
 vice by order of Gen. Washburn, about the middle 
 of October, 1864." 
 
 In 1873, Col. Prince, at the earnest solicitation 
 of many prominent citizens, made a contract with 
 the city to build the Quincy Water Works and 
 supply the city with water. The plan was a small 
 beginning, with a small outlay and a gradual 
 growth to meet the increasing demands of the city. 
 He invested all the means he had, as well as all 
 that he could borrow, and after the completion of 
 the works, sold out to invest his means in more 
 profitable enterprises in order to clear himself from 
 debt and to cease being the target at which everj' 
 designing and unscrupulous political aspirant 
 might aim. His efforts, however, resulted in giv- 
 ing to Quinc3" the best system of water works in 
 the West and at the least cost to the city. The 
 designs and plans for the machinery for the storage 
 and distribution of water have been proved by 
 trial to be of the best, and no accidents or failures 
 have attended the enterprise. Tiie making, laying 
 and securing eighteen hundred feet of inlet pipe ob- 
 liquely across the current of the Mississippi River, 
 and the sunken crib for the in-take at the up-river 
 end, iiave excited the favorable comment of engi- 
 neers throughout tl)c eountrv. 
 
 Col. Prince has devoted his time of late years to 
 engineering and has a splendid and valuable 
 library, in many languages, upon that subject. He 
 reads well and understands Greek. Latin and Dutch, 
 and speaks P^nglish, French, German and Spanish. 
 He is a close student and observer, is unpreten- 
 tious, easy to approach, and as a neighbor, citizen, 
 husband and father, is entirely without reproach. 
 He is a man of diverse talents, vigorous intellect- 
 uality, and has that thorough, practical knowledge 
 of the every-day affairs of life, which has been of 
 material benefit to himself and others. His dispo- 
 sition is kindly, cordial, warm-hearted and sympa- 
 thetic and has won him a wide circle of friends, to 
 whom he is loyalty itself. Physically, he seems to 
 be in perfect health, and probably weighs over two 
 hundred and fiftv pounds. Although twice 
 wounded in the army, he has never applied for 
 any office or pension. In no sense of the word a 
 politician, he is a warm admirer of (irover Cleve- 
 land and denounces in the warmest terms a pro- 
 tective tariff. 
 
 The domestic life of Col. Prince has been an 
 especially happy one. September 24, 1867, he 
 married Miss Virginia M., daughter of James and 
 Mar3" Arthur, of Quincy. They have had born to 
 them three children, namely: Edward, who diedat 
 the age of nineteen months; Edith, now a young 
 hilly; and Marj-,who is twelve years old. 
 
 
 ^iTlAMES AVOODRUFF. It is a well-known 
 fact that circumstances in. life may make or 
 mar the prospects of a man to a certain ex- 
 tent, but a determined spirit will bend even 
 the course of circumstances to its will. The career 
 of Mr. AVoodruff, who is a retired manufacturer 
 and President of the (Quincy INIill Coiiipauy, is 
 abundant pi'oof of this trite saying. 
 
 He of whom we write was born in New Haven, 
 Conn., February 26, 1821, and is a son of Henry 
 Woodruff, who spent the greater part of his life 
 in the Nutmeg State. His father was a proininent
 
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 153 
 
 lawyer in the Kast.and l>y liis jjood judgmoni and 
 excellent manasjenicnt of his affairs l)e<.-anic sue- 
 cessful linaiK'ially. Samuel Wimdniff, the grand- 
 father of our Mihje -t, was of I'.nglisli descent, as 
 WHS also the nuitlier of our subject, who hore the 
 maiden name of Kli/.ii M. Root, the daui;liter of 
 ,lool Root, of New Haven, Conn. 
 
 .lames Wot)druff. of this sketch, |)a.ssed his boy- 
 hood (lays in his native place, where he obtained 
 a common-school ediication, and when fourteen 
 veai-s of age went lo I'ittslicld. Mass., wiierc he 
 learned tlie Irade of a carrinjje-maker. and was en- 
 siaued in that business until reachinj; his majority. 
 In Dctolier, 1H4"2. he came to Illinois, and look up 
 his residence in (^uincy. with whose interots he 
 has since been prominently identilied. .'ind as one 
 of oiir best citizens is deservedly popular with all 
 who know him. 
 
 The fellow-citizens of our subject. ap|)reciating 
 the fact that a man of his calibre and understand- 
 in" would make a i;ood ollicial. have elected him 
 to till ollices of honor and tru-t. and October .'til, 
 1K()2, he was appointed by the .SecrcUiry of War 
 to the i)osition of Assistant I'rovo.it-Marshal of 
 the War Deiiartiiient, with Iiea(li|uart4?i's at (^uincy. 
 Mav 7, 1HG3, he was named by President Lincoln 
 for Provost-Marshal of the Fourth C'ont;ressional 
 District, with the rank of t'aptain. The following 
 year, however, he resigned anil engaged in the 
 mannf.icture of ambulances, light artillery guns, 
 knapsacks and haversacks, which he furnished to 
 the I'nitcd Stales. 
 
 In 1H()7, in company with Mr. Frederick |{o\d. 
 our subject founded an inilustry in (^iiiiicy that 
 has since grown to an extent almost unprecedented. 
 This was the erection and the ei|uipineiit of the 
 paper mills, and the introduction to the public of 
 the first manufacture of paper made from the wild 
 irrass of the inundated bottom lamls. Mr. Wood- 
 ruff possesses a tlioiiglif fill, clear mind, an intellect 
 well balanced, and executive talent of n liigli 
 order. He has been largely instrumental in the 
 upbuilding of the city, and in 1S7II-7I obtained 
 for the (^iiiiicv, Mis.<t>uri \' Pacilic Railroail the 
 entire right of way. subscriptions to the stock, and 
 the new towns and stations «ites from the Missis- 
 sippi River to Kirksville. M<i. lie is also a large 
 
 .stockholder in the First National Hank, and has 
 large real-estate interests in the city. Heis unusu- 
 ally keen-wilted. and is able at a glance to place 
 the c<u'rect valuation upon men and things, and is 
 thus consulted upon many affairs of importance, 
 l>oth of a public and private nature. 
 
 The lady to whom our subject w.is married was 
 Mi>s Mary Diilzell.a ilaiighter of .lolin Dalzcll, of 
 Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff have 
 four sons: .lolin, engaged in railroad business in 
 Denver. Colo.; ,Ioel, of f^uincy. manufacturer of 
 foundry facings and supplies; William, also of 
 <iiiincv, Ixtok-keeper for the Tayler .Milling Com- 
 ])any; and Charles, a resident of Chicago, engaged 
 III the real-estate business. Mr. and .Mrs. Woodruff 
 have a beautiful home located at No. !Mi;i Hroad- 
 way, where they aresnrroiinded with the liixuriesof 
 life, and class among their warm persimal friends 
 the best residents of the city. Our subject is now- 
 retired from active business, allliongh he ever 
 manifests great interest in everything calculated 
 to advance the interests of (^uincy. In politics, he 
 i> a Republican. 
 
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 'f^^ICIIARD IIAU.NKSS is engaged in general 
 L^ farming and stock-raising on section 2. Liiii:i 
 ci \ Township. He was born in this township. 
 FelMiiarv 'JX, IHtl.and is the youngest of 
 eleven children, whose parents were .losejih an<l 
 Nancy (Worley) Harness. The paternal grand- 
 father. Leonard Harness, was a native of N'irginia. 
 and died in St. Clair Coiinly. III. The maternal 
 grandpan'iits were Richard and Nancy Worley. The 
 father of our siiliject was born in St. Clair County, 
 III., in I7!t.'l, and the mother w.'is born .\pril 7, 
 17'.Mi. They were marrie<I M.ay tl. IKIC. and li\pd 
 together as niM 11 ."iiid wife for seventy years. In 
 1H27. thev eniigraled to .\damsConntv, locating in 
 Lima Township, being numbered among its earliest 
 settler>. Mr. Harness secured land from Iheliov- 
 eriinnnt on sections I and 2, and built a log cabin,
 
 154 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 into which the family moved, living in true pio- 
 neer style. Indians were still numerons in the 
 neighborhood and he was acquainted with ninny 
 of their chiefs. 
 
 Mr. Harness was a famous liunterand was famil- 
 iar -with the woods. He hunted deer, wolves, etc., 
 and his table was supplied with fresh venison. He 
 was thrown upon liis own resources when onl_\' 
 thirteen years of age, his possessions consisting of 
 only a two-year-old colt and a gun. After he lo- 
 cated in Adams County, lie would walk many 
 miles in order to secure farm work. He also sold 
 i\eet hides, and in this way earned considerable 
 money. He was ever an industrious and hard- 
 working man and cleared about eight hundred 
 acres of land. He had no educational advantages, 
 but from experiences gained knowledge and was a 
 man of splendid general information. By good 
 management and perseverance, he also acquired 
 wealth. In the early days, he had participated in 
 an Indian war and in the trouble with the Mor- 
 mons of Nauvoo. His life was well and worthily 
 spent and he is numbered among the county's 
 honored pioneers. He died November 2.5, 1881, 
 at the advanced age of eighty-eight 3'cars. His 
 wife passed awa^- .September 30, 1886. She was a 
 member of the Protestant Methodist Cliurch and 
 was an estimable lad}'. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of our 
 subject, who was reared amid the wild scenes of 
 frontier life. He acquired his early education in 
 a jirimitive log schoolhouse, and his entire life has 
 been devoted to agricultural pursuits. He was 
 born and reared on tlie farm which is still his 
 home and lived with his parents, tenderly caring 
 for them until tliey were called to tlie home be- 
 yond. 
 
 On the 21th of December, 1863, Mr. Harness 
 was united in marriage with Miss Annie Crenshaw, 
 a native of Hancock County, 111., and a daughter 
 of Boschel Crenshaw. Her fatiier was born in 
 Tennessee, October 18, 1812, and was married De- 
 cember IT), 18'57, to Catherine Perry, wlio was born 
 in Ohio, Marcli .30, 1821. Her death occurred 
 FcbruaiN- 11, bssf), and Mr. Crenshaw departed 
 this life April 17, 1889, in his sevent^'-seventh 
 year, He went to Hfincock County, HI., in 1827, 
 
 and there I'esided until his death. For sixty-three 
 years he was one of its valued citizens and hon- 
 ored pioneers. He was honest and upright in all 
 things., and had the respect of the entire commu- 
 nity. WjfU khe Methodist Church he held member- 
 shii). 
 
 Unto Mr. and Mrs. Harness have been born 
 seven children, as follows: George 31., who is mar- 
 ried and resides on the old homestead; Charles, 
 Callie G., .l.asper and Kffle, at home; and two who 
 died in infancy. The parents are both members 
 of the Methodist Protestant Church, in which he 
 holds the office of Steward, and in polities he is a 
 Democrat. Their home is a commodious and 
 pleasant residence which was erected in 1891, and 
 is situated on their fine farm of four hundred 
 acres of arable land. In connection with general 
 farming, Mr. Harness engages to a considerable ex- 
 tent in the raising of .all kinds of stock. He has 
 been very successful, is a man of energy, good 
 judgment and excellent business abilit\-, and has 
 thereby liecome a prosperous farmer. 
 
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 AUL EDWARDS is one of the oldest and 
 most successful fruit growers near (^uiiicy. 
 He resides on section 24, Riverside Town- 
 shq). where he has a highly improved farm, 
 on which he raises fruits and cereals for the city 
 market. He was born in Hamilton County, Ohit>, 
 about four miles from Cincinnati, Fcl)ruary 12, 
 1820. His father, .loli Edwards, was born in Xew 
 Jersey in 1781, and emigrated to Cincinnati, 
 Ohio, when there was only one store in that place. 
 He traveled all the way on foot with a knapsack 
 on his back, lie worked f(jr (Jen. William Henry 
 Harrison in South Bend, and for some years 
 followed farming and gardening near Cincinnati. 
 He afterward came to Illinois and lived with our 
 subject until his death in his eighty-sixth year. 
 He was twice married. He wedded Pattie Clark, 
 who died when Paul was quite young, and for his 
 .secon<l wife chose Harriet Piatt.
 
 PORTUAII AM) lilOGKAPlllCAL liECOIiD. 
 
 1.17 
 
 Oiii' siilijcot niiil » li!ilf-si>tei' aic tlif iiiil\ siir- 
 vivinjr iiii'miIh-i's nf ;i hwisc fainilv. Hi;* «'(lucfiti<in 
 w:ts nciiuiiiMl ill I he priiuilive sc-IkioIs, niid lu> 
 !is>ist<'(l Ins f:itlu>r ill iraitlfiiiiiu; .iii<l iiiaikctiiii; 
 iiiilil scvciitccii yoars of aiio. In the fall of IH.'iT. 
 lie wfiit lo(^uiiic\- ami worked most of tin- tiiiic 
 aloiiLT till- liver lioalinj; and elio|)|iiii<r wood, lie 
 lioiiijlit the t iiiilier wliieli lie eiit and sold to the 
 millers and oilier parties in i^iiiney. After several 
 vears spent in that line of linsiness. rlnnii;,' which 
 time he made seven trips to St. l.ouis on raftc-, on 
 the Kith of .liiiie. IH.'ii'), he purclia.<!ed sixty acres 
 of land on sections 1:5 and 21. Kllinjrton 'I'ownship, 
 now |{ivei>ide Township, lie then turned his 
 .-ittention to the raising of jrarden vegetables and 
 frnit.s for the eity market. His farm is well im- 
 proved .•iiid is as tine as can he found in the county. 
 It is pleasantly located, just two miles north of 
 <^nincy. 
 
 (hi the -.'."^th of May, l«lf<, Mr. Kdwards wedded 
 Mary l-^. I'laft, of Ohio; and unto them were born 
 seven children, live of whom are yet living: 
 William A.. Rachel K.. .Mary L., Nina lielle and 
 Carrie 1*. I.ora A. ami Flora E. are both decea.sed. 
 
 Mr. 1-Mw:irds is a siipiMirter of the Kepniilican 
 party, and has been elected to several public 
 |K>sitions of honor and trust. He has now served 
 a.s School Director for several years. His farm is 
 well supplied with all kinds of small fruits and 
 he finds a ready syile for his products. He is one 
 of the leading fruit growers near (^uincy .'ind has 
 Ixjen very successful. A well-informed and in- 
 fluential mail, he i« numbered among' the valued 
 citizens of the community. 
 
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 ().\. ISAAC I.KSK.M. wholesale dealer in 
 dry goods, ami inaiuif.acturer of shirts, pants 
 '' and overalls, is one of the representative 
 citizens of tinincy, in wlnise success his 
 fellow-townsmen take just pride. Through the 
 exercise of good judgment in his business trans- 
 actions, as well as that unremitting energy and 
 
 tireless activity which have ever been prominent 
 characteristics of his iialnre. lie has arisen from a 
 humble position in life to what he is to-day — the 
 linancial giiiile of one of the largest wholesale 
 dry-goods houses anil factories in the West. 
 
 Itoin in IJavaria. liermany, October I, IS."{2. to 
 .Alexander and .Matilda (Deiilsch) I.esem, our sub- 
 ject |)assed his iioyhood years in the pl.aee of his 
 birlh. receiving a good education in the eomnion 
 .schools there, and afterwaid entering the (•erinan 
 College, where he continued until he was .seven- 
 teen years old. While in .school, he applied him- 
 self diligently to the acipiireiiu'nt of knowledge, 
 and succeeded in la3ing the foundation of that 
 broad and extensive learning which afterward 
 ' aided him in his linancial transactions. 
 
 Ipon leaving college, Mr. Lcsem immediately 
 took [i.issage on a ship for the United .Slntcs, and 
 when the vessel anchoreil at New Orleans, after an 
 uneventful voyage, he proceeded thence by boat to 
 1 St. Louis, Mo. In that city he accepted a clerk- 
 ship, and, while thus engaged, learned the dry- 
 I goods business thoroughly. In 1><.<(), he came to 
 j <iuincy, then a thriving little city, and here he 
 engaged in mercantile ])ursuits, at first on a small 
 scale. In IKlM, he embarked in the wholesale dry- 
 I goods business, and rapidly .advanced, moving 
 every little while into larger storerooms in order 
 , to accommodate his constantly increasing business. 
 i He now occupies an immense doulile building, 
 nearly two hundred feet square, and six stories in 
 height, tilled from biiseiiieiil to roof with his im- 
 mense stock. 
 
 Hoth in (^uincy and Ihioughout the State, Mr. 
 Leseni has always taken a prominent part in pub- 
 lic affairs. In lfi73, he was appointed by (iov. 
 licveridge Trustee of the Illinois Deaf and Dumb 
 Asylum, and served in that res|)onsiblc position 
 for four years. In 1877, he was appointed a nieni- 
 lier of the State Hoard of Kducation. and held the 
 position for ten years, until the demands of his 
 large business forced him to resign. Numbered 
 i among the leadei-s of the Uepiililican party in his 
 . locality, he is devoted to the intere-lsof his party. 
 I and served as Republican Presidential Kleclor-al- 
 I large in IHXI. Besides all the posts of honor and 
 I trust, he \\n- li'ld \?uloiis bn-.-il ollici's, and n»sisled
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 materiall}' in the loeatiun of the Soldiers' Home 
 in Quincy. In his religious connections, lie is 
 identifierl with the Hebrew Church, and for more 
 tlian twcnly years lias ofHeiated as President of 
 the society here. Ho was for six years President 
 of the Kicker National ]?ank, one of the solid 
 financial institutions of the city, hut owing to 
 press of otlier business lie resigned. 
 
 In 1890, Mr. Leseni erected an elegant residence 
 on Main Street, in one of the most desirable resi- 
 dence portions of the city, containing all tiie mod- 
 ern improvements, and furnished in keeping with 
 tiie exterior, flis marriage, August 14, 1855, 
 united him willi Katie Altschul, of St. Louis, and 
 live cliildren were born to them, namely: Rebecca, 
 wife of Joseph Kaufman, of Qiiiney; Jennie, who 
 married Ilarr)- Nelke; Emma, Lena and Alexan- 
 der, who are unmarried. JMrs. Katie Lescm died 
 Janu.ary 17. 1890, and January 2.j, 1891, Mr. 
 Lesem married Mrs. Pollen Altman, of Baltimore, 
 Md. The firm of which Mr. Lesem is the head is 
 composed of Isaac Lesem, Isaac II. Lesem, Harry 
 Nelke and Joseph Kaufman. In reviewing tlie 
 life of Mr. Lesem, it may be said of him that he 
 is one of the most valued citizens of (^uincy — a 
 friend to youth, and a model after whom all may 
 pattern with pleasure and profit. He is, in brief, 
 a humane, benevolent and successful man. 
 
 '^fOIIN WOOD BARLOAV, Foreman of the 
 Barlow Corn Planter Company, of Quincy. 
 111., is a native of St. Louis, Mo., where he 
 first saw the light of day on the 10th of 
 February', 1859. He is the eldest son of Joseph 
 C. and Evaline (Streetor) Barlow, the former of 
 whom was the founder of the Barlow Corn Planter 
 Works. He was born in Genesee County, N. Y.,, 
 August 31, 1836, and possessed that enterprise, 
 push and keen business foresight for which the 
 people of the Empire State have long been famous. 
 He was a son of Rev. Jonathan K. and Honor 
 
 (Douglas) Barlow, the latter of whom was born in 
 the Green ^Mountain State and was a daughter of 
 Benjamin Douglas, a relative of Hon. Stephen A. 
 Douglas. In 1849, she moved with her husliand 
 to Quincy, III., and here eventually died of cholera. 
 The Barlow family have always been useful citizens 
 of the sections in which they iiave resided and 
 were important factors in improving and develoji- 
 ing Western Illinois. 
 
 John Wood Bailow (lassed his youth and school 
 days in (Quincy, where he accpiired a good common 
 education, which he suiipleniented )iy a course of 
 study in the (Jem City Commercial College. Upon 
 the completion of his ec) iicatioii he entered the Corn 
 Planter Works, which liad been securely established 
 by his father, and began serving iiis a[)preiiticesliip 
 in the machine slioii department, where lie engaged 
 in the manufacture of all kinds of machinery, and 
 gained a most practical insight into all tlie details 
 of the business. After lemaining in this depart- 
 ment for several years, he was promoted to the 
 position of foreman in llie machine shops, which 
 he continued to hold up to 18«8, when he became 
 general foreman of the works and assistant sui)er- 
 inlendent of the shops. The invention and manu- 
 facture of machines and labor-saving ap|)liances 
 have contributed in a marvelous degree to the de- 
 velopment of this country, and the shops of which 
 Mr. Barlow is foreman are among the most notable 
 of the kind in the Stale of Illinois, if not in the 
 United States. 
 
 The Imsiness is growing steadily year by year, 
 and their goods are standard and are recognized 
 as unsurpassed in materials and workmanship, and 
 the great popularity and high reputation of the 
 house is due not only to the acknowledged supe- 
 riority of the goods, liut also to the systematic cor- 
 rectness of its methods, and the spirit of fairness 
 by which all its transactions arc characterized. The 
 gentlemen connected with the management of this 
 institution are all men of marked administrative 
 ability, endowed with the necessary (pialifications 
 for the judicious management of this great enter- 
 l)rise. The trade which is supplied by this house 
 embraces the different States and Territories of the 
 United States, Mexico, Australia and. in fact, 
 almost every place where corn is raised. On their
 
 POiriHAlT AND BIOGRAriliCAL KKCUUD. 
 
 lAt* 
 
 lorii |iliiMli'istliev liaveoiu' of llii' liost check-rowers 
 in iiM", whk-li was invt-ntnl l>y tlu' Barlows, liitlir 
 (lifferi'iit (li-pailmi'iit-s of tlii-ir works, tliev I'inplov 
 one liiindreil niid twenty-nvo men. wlio are liijriilv 
 skilled in tlieir different Itranches, and slioiilii their 
 husiness increase as rapidly in liie future av it has 
 done in the past, a much larger force will be nc- ^ 
 cessary. Separate from their shops they have a 
 large four-story warehouse, in which to tinish and 
 store their machinery. 
 
 In 1 XH2 .Mr. Harlow was married to Miss May 
 Gravelle. of C^uiiicv.a dausfhter of Joseph (iravellc. 
 and they have a \er\ pretty and comforlalile home. 
 No. yoo North .Sixth Street. .Mr. IJarlow is ol quite 
 an inventive turn of mind and in addition to his 
 check-rowers, he ha." invented the <^uincy Force 
 Drop Corn I'lantcr. 
 
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 l",Ni;^ ( K.\l<i. will) resif'.es in ( laylun. 
 was born in Scott County. Ind.. in 1«1M. 
 and is n son of .lohn and L\ilu (Crainpton) 
 ( raig. The paternal ijrandfather was Imrn 
 in Ireland, and the father of our subject was a 
 native of Kentucky. The latter served in the 
 AVar of 1812. being stationed at .Jefferson Harr.icks. 
 .St. Louis, most of the time, and held the rank of 
 First Lieutenant. l{eniovin<r to Didiana, he be- 
 came one of the |)rominent settlers of Scott 
 County, and helped to lay out the U)\\i\ of Vi- 
 enna, where he cniraLrcd in keeping hotel for some 
 time. 
 
 In the Craig family were the following children: 
 Rachel, who was born in Kentucky, married 
 Charles Cox and died in \H7i). leaving eight chil- 
 dren. Klizahcth Ann liecame the wife of .Mr. Wat- 
 kins, by wlKjni she had live children. and died in 
 18t>7. Melinda became the wife of .Mr. Hughes, a 
 farmer of Illinois, and died in 1879, leaving four 
 children. I'riscilla is also Mi-s. Hughes. and with 
 her three children resides in Missouri. .lohn mar- 
 ried .\gnes Palmer and died in Adams County, 
 111., in 188;<,leavinLr eight children. William mar- 
 
 ried Mrs. .fane Shellield. and was a farmer of Lib- 
 erty Township. His death occurred in December. 
 IKUO. and he left three children. 
 
 The subject of this ski'tch was educated in the 
 subscription h-IiooIs of Indiana. In an early day, 
 his parents started with their fainil\- to ,\danis 
 Countv. 111., by boat. The vessel sank with all 
 their goods on Injard, but father, mother and chil- 
 dren escaped. They reached their destination with 
 only >.'iO in money. The father secured a farm, 
 and followed agricultural pursuits throughout the 
 remainder of his life. Our subject wa.*" reared in 
 the usual manner of farnu'r lads, and followed ag- 
 ricultural pursuits in Liberty Township for some 
 time. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres of 
 land, for which he paid *2(Mi, which is now worth 
 ftjO per acre. He made it his home until thirty- 
 two years of age, when he removed to Kingston 
 and engageil in stock-dealing, buying and selling 
 horses and cattle. In IHj.'i, he removed to Hrown 
 County, 111., and purchased a tract of one hun- 
 dred and ten acres of land, whi.li lie placed under 
 a high state of cultivation, making many improve- 
 ments upon it. He bought it for |i8li() and sold it 
 for |;.'),(l(l(i. t)n disposing of that pro]>erty. he re- 
 turned to Liberty Township, and again engaged in 
 speculation. He has acquired a comfortable com- 
 petency by his judicious investmenl. enterprise 
 and perseverance. He is now living retired, and 
 is one of the honored citizens of Clayton. 
 
 In the year 18.'i7, Mr. Craig married \ irginia 
 I'aliner, who wjis born in 1m2ii. Of their children, 
 seven are now deceased, .lohn W.. born in Adams 
 County. .lanuary I. 18:iii. died in 18.')2: Kob- 
 ert A., born October 14, l«4(l, died .March 20. 
 lKfi2; Margaret K.. born March 4, 1K42, is the 
 wife of (ieorge Ausmus, a liveryman of Clayton, by 
 whom she has two children: Kmily S., who was 
 born November 17, 1843. and resides in Clayton, 
 became the wife of La Fayette .\usiiius. who died 
 in 18'.t(i, leaving two children; .Martha ■!.. born 
 Septeml)er 18. 184i'»; Oscar F., February 27. 1847; 
 Lucinda, .Vugust 111. |8I'.», and Susanna. Novem- 
 ber 20. 18.jl.are all dccea.sed; Charles IL. born 
 December 23. 18.')4, was employed in the Clayton 
 Sayings Hank. and died in 1870. Hegraduated from 
 .Miinirdon College, and bore off the honors of
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 class valedictorian. He was held in universal 
 esteem. He married Laura Cockins, who died 
 shortly after his death. Warren T.,horn April 21, 
 I860, is married, and follows farming in this 
 count.v. He owns a well-imi)roved farm of two 
 hundred acres, and his home is a modern two- 
 story dwelling. He raises fancy stock, having 
 some fine thoroughbred horses. The children 
 were all lihernlly educated, twf) having attended 
 college. 
 
 Mr. Craig is not a member of any religions or- 
 ganization, but his wife belongs to the Dnnkard 
 Church. He is a charter member of the Masonic 
 Lodge of Kingston, and has taken the Royal Arch 
 Degree. In politics, he is a stalwart Democrat, 
 and was Supervisor of Liberty Township for 
 many years. In 18C7,he was elected Sheriff of the 
 county by a large majority and served for two 
 3ears. Subsequently, he was elected Supervisor 
 of Clayton Township. The fact that he has been 
 repeatedly elected in a Republican Township in- 
 dicates his personal popularity and the confidence 
 in which he is lield by his fellow-townsmen. He 
 is now living retired, enjoying a well-earned rest. 
 
 EDWARD SOMM. No element has been 
 more potent in the rise and progress of the 
 immense business interests of (Juincy than 
 its native-born citizens, and as a representative of 
 such, this gentleman occupies an honorable posi- 
 tion in financial and social circles. In banking 
 circles, he is especially prominent, and is Presi- 
 dent of the Ricker National Bank, one of the solid 
 financial institutions of the citj-. His character is un- 
 impeachable, and the interest which he takes in all 
 public enterprises stamps him as a man of excel- 
 lent judgment and great intelligence. 
 
 In addition to his banking interests, Mr. Sohni 
 is connected with the firm of Sohm, Ricker A- 
 Weisenhorn, being the senior member. They have 
 an immense and beautifully-arranged china, glass 
 and queensware establishment, and organized their 
 
 present business May 1, 1884. The history of this 
 enterprise is the history of a number of other busi- 
 ness enterprises which have had their inception in 
 (^uincj' since 1.SS(I. The amount of business trans- 
 acted by the firm during the second year of its 
 existence was 33=^ per cent, in excess of that done 
 the first year. A similar increase was attained in 
 1886 and 1887, while during the following year 
 the firm did the largest queensware business ever 
 done in the city of (^uincy by a single firm in the 
 same length of time. 
 
 The store building then occupied by the firm 
 consisted of four floors, and was one hiindi'ed and 
 twenty feet deep, with twenty-six feet frontage. 
 Their increasing trade soon became too extensive 
 for that building, and in addition to it they now 
 occupj- two large warehouses. The retail depart- 
 ment contains the most extensive and attractive 
 (pieensware display in the city. The aim of the 
 firm is to cover all the available territory tributary 
 to Quincy, and their Itusiness methods are such 
 that when trade is once secured it is held without 
 exception. 
 
 The parents of our subject, P. and Rosa Sohm, 
 were natives of CJerman v, and emigrated to Amer- 
 ica when young. They were married in Quincy, 
 where the father followed the occupation of a 
 cooper, and afterward engaged in mercantile pur- 
 suits. His death occurred there in 1885. The 
 mother is still living, and occupies the old home- 
 stead in (Quincy. Edward, the eldest son in the 
 famil}% was born in this cit}' October 2, 184.5, 
 and passed his boyhood days here, attending the 
 common schools and gaining a good education. 
 He was quite young wlien he entered a store in the 
 capacit}' of clerk, and continued there until he 
 reached his eighteenth year. EoUowing that, he 
 was a teacher in the St. Boniface School, wliere he 
 remained one year. 
 
 The next position secured l\v Mr. Sohm was in 
 the employ of II. Ridder & Co., with whom he re- 
 mained for three years as an employe, and was 
 then admitted to the firm, the title being Henry 
 Ridder iV- Co. In 1884, he sold out his interest in 
 the business, the success of which had been gained 
 largely through his exertions, and then organized 
 a new firm, that of Sohm, Ricker it Weisenhorn,
 
 rfrnTIJAIT AND lUOOKAl'HK AI. I{F.(()RI). 
 
 ir.a 
 
 HOW liH-nteil nl No. .Mt! .Main Stivt-t. mention 4if 
 wliirli li;iN already bcfii made. In Hdilition to 
 oilier inlere.*(s. lie is a Director in nnd \iee-|>re*i- 
 denl of llie lierin:in ln>uraiue ('oni|mn.v of 
 C^iiin<> and a sloeklioiiler in tlic Kreibiirj; Hoot and 
 Shoe Factory, liesides servini? a.H Trt-nsnrer anil 
 Director of the I leriiiania rrinlini: A- I'nlili^liinir 
 ('oin|mny. 
 
 'I'lie inarriaire of Mr. Snlmi look \>\:u-r ,\iimi>i 
 l'.\. IXtiT. and nnited liini with Miss HarlKira. 
 daiifiliter of Simon llelmer, a well-known cili/en 
 of t^uincy. Into Mr. and Mrs. .Solim have Iteen 
 born seven children, of whom two are deceased; 
 those livins; are Katie, William 11., Theres.'i. Kd- 
 ward and .Mliert. The religious home of the fam- 
 ily is in St. lionifaee Catholic Church, in which 
 .Mr. Sohm is verv active, servin<; as Secretary and 
 Trustee, and contrilnilinjj hherally to reli|j;ious 
 causes. The home of the family is at No. S27 
 t)ak .Street, a handsome luick structure, the inte- 
 rior of which is furnished with an elejraiit and 
 quiet taste, rellectinfj the relinement and culture 
 of the inmates. 
 
 'l' Zjr r ==: i- / 
 
 +^H'ES+ 
 
 „l ?y KV. FATIIi:i{ MICII.VKI.WF.IS. pastor of St. 
 llonifacc Critliolic Church in (^uincw isone 
 of those projjressive fjentlemen who do not 
 lielieve that a iontr face and sanctimonious 
 airs are necessary to a truly religious life, for he him- 
 self is one of the most genial of men, and is loved 
 l>y all with whom he comes in contact. lie was 
 horn in IJavaria, (iermany, in the town of Muers- 
 liaeh. .lune K, 1838, and is the eldest son of 
 Michael and I'rsula ( Neslrnaun ) Wcis. I'ntil the 
 age of thirteen \ ears, his lioyhood W!is spent in his 
 native town, hut at that time he was brought to 
 America, landing at New Yiu'k City with his |)ar- 
 ents and brothers and sisters, numbering eight in 
 all. 
 
 For the fiist live years of his resideiK-e in .\mer- 
 iea, our subject wm« employed as a farm hand in 
 
 one locality, but he later coiitiniieil the .same 
 henlthful and honorable employment near Teu- 
 topolis, Ktlingham County, I II.. at the -ame time 
 pui>niiig his studies with diligence and persever- 
 ance. After teaching one year in tiie public 
 scIkhiIs of Teuto|Hilis, and engaging for two years 
 as an instructor in the parochial schools of Kd- 
 wardsvillc, Madison Counly, 111., he entered St. 
 .loscph College at Teutopolis, where he pursued 
 his stuilies for three years. Later, he entcreil the 
 (ii.'ind Seminary at .Miuitreal, Canada, the largest 
 institution of it* kind in America, and upon lieing 
 graduated, was ordained a priest at .\lton, III. 
 His liist parish was at N'andalia, this State, where 
 he remained one year and seven months. His 
 next charge was at Marine. Ma<lis<iii County, 111., 
 where he ably lilled the pulpit in St. Klizabclh's 
 Church. -Vfler a short time thus s|)cnt. he re- 
 moved to Kllingham. this State, and during the 
 live yea|-s in which he there remained, he was suc- 
 cessful, with the hearty co-oi)eiation and earnest 
 efforts of his parishionei-s, in erecting a commo- 
 dious church in which to hold .services. 
 
 Ill 1877, after the completion of the church edi- 
 fice, Father Weis was obliged, on account of fail- 
 ing health, to cea,se for a time his arduous lalxjrs 
 on behalf of his people, and journeyed We-stwaid 
 to California, where he remained for some time, 
 after which he spent three months in Minnesota. 
 His health had l>een so greatly lK?nelited, that he 
 returned to .Vlton and accepted theollice of Chan- 
 cellor of the diiK-ese of .\lt<ui, which position he 
 held until the 1st of .lanuary, 188(1, when, by his 
 own re(|uest, he was sent to Saline. Madison 
 County. III., thence t<> Litchfield, where he re- 
 mained eighteen months. Following this, he was 
 located for some time at Springfield, where he had 
 charge of the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, and 
 in that city he resided and conducted his priestly 
 labors with succe.s.- for a period of live years. 
 
 Since IHH~. Father Weis has been a resident of 
 (^uiiicy, and has Ix-en pastor of St. Boniface Cath- 
 olic ( hurch, his congregation numbering six hun- 
 dred families. .\s a pastor, he gets very near his 
 people, and lia.>j ever sought toilevehip the highest 
 type of social life of the church. He has made 
 himself the personal friend of .■nili memlier of his
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 congregation, s\'nipatliizing with them in trouble, 
 anrl joyful with them in gladness. He is of keen 
 perception, clear and logical in his reasoning facul- 
 ties, and his discourse is powerful and convincing- 
 During liis pastorate he has not allowed the work 
 of the church to he at a standstill, either spiritually 
 or practically, and has always been an active and 
 earnest worker for the cause of the Master. 
 
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 ? I ' I ! • 
 
 /EERT BUSIS is numbered among the prom- 
 r^ii inent business men of Golden, having been 
 'W^ connected with its mercantile interests for 
 a number of years. He has tlie honor of being a 
 native of this county, his birth having occurred 
 in Clayton Township. He is a son of John and 
 Ikke Buss, of German descent. The family con- 
 sisted of the following children: G. J., born 
 in Germany, is mai-ried and has two children; 
 Henry, born in Germany, is married and resides in 
 Nebraska; John is married and resides in Clayton 
 Township; E. J. resides in Clayton Township with 
 his wife and three children. 
 
 We now take up tlie personal history of our sub- 
 ject, who spent his boyhood days upon his father's 
 farm and was educated in the common schools of 
 the neighborhood. He entered upon his business 
 career at the age of nineteen, becoming a clerk 
 in the general merchandise store of John Poppe, 
 where he remained two j'ears. He was then em- 
 ployed by Albers & Ihnen, with whom he re- 
 mained two years, and, in the fall of 1879, he 
 began business for himself. He started with a 
 small stock, but from the beginning his trade has 
 constantly increased, and he now carries a stock 
 valued at $6,000. He is doing a good business, 
 and well deserves tlie liljeral patronage accorded 
 him. He lias also opened a broom factory, which 
 is one of the leading industries of Golden, and in 
 addition to this line of business- is engaged in 
 dealing in real estate. 
 
 Mr. Buss has been prominently connected with 
 the upbuilding of the city, aiding in every im- 
 
 provement calculated to prove of public benefit. 
 He has erected two residences and six brick busi- 
 ness buildings, which he rents, and has other valua- 
 ble property in Golden. 
 
 In 18711. Mr. Buss married Miss Katie Emminga, 
 and unto tliem were born two children: John and 
 Margaret. The mother departed this life in 1886, 
 and Mr. Buss was again married, his second union 
 being with Bertha, daughter of Frederick and 
 Lena Tensman. Thej' have three children: Law- 
 rence, Heur}', and Frederick. Mrs. Buss is held in 
 high esteem for her man\' excellencies of char- 
 acter. 
 
 Our subject has been connected with the Evan- 
 gelical Lutheian Church for thirtj'-two years, has 
 held many of its offices, and is one of its most prom- 
 inent and consistent members. His wife is also in 
 the faith of that church. In politics, he is a stal- 
 wart Democrat. He attiliated with the Republican 
 part3' until 1884, when, on account of his views on 
 the tariff question, he joined the ranks of the Dem- 
 ocracy. 
 
 In 1890, he was elected Tax Collector by a large 
 majority, although the township is usually Repub- 
 lican. He has never aspired to offlce, however, pre- 
 ferring to devote his entire time and attention to 
 his business interests, in which he has met with sig- 
 nal success. He is a wide-awake and enterprising 
 business man, sagacious and far-sighted, honorable 
 and upright in all his dealings, and Golden may be 
 proud to number him among its citizens. 
 
 l>-^r<l 
 
 a>^ 
 
 ^^N HARLES F. SCHWINDELER, Few fami- 
 (l( _ lies in this county have a higher standing 
 ^^^' for character, ability and enterprise than 
 the one represented by the name at the head of 
 this paragraph, and in its various members it is 
 eminently worthy of the respect which is univer- 
 sally conceded it. He of whom we write, who is 
 the most efficient City Treasurer and ex-officio 
 Collector of Quincy, is one of the most prominent 
 and well-known men of this county. He no doubt 
 inherits much of his thrift and induslrv from his
 
 I'ORlIiAir AM) I!I(»(.I!A1'IUCAI. i;i".(( IRI). 
 
 1 1;:, 
 
 Gerinaii !inc("-ti\. Ii«i lii- IjiIIkt, lii-riKirii N-liwiii- 
 flelcr. w!i.- Imiii ill IhiiKivcr, Goi'iiiriiiv. .-iiid caiiu' 
 to AiiU'i'icii wlicii ;i voilllg IDHII. Like .-ill oT h]s 
 nnti<>iialit,\ . lie \n\t\ leariu'fl a Iraiif iluring ytuitli. 
 tlml of a i'ar|ifi>ti'r, and. afti-r liK'atiii^ in IaiuIs- 
 viile, K\.. Iio fi)li«>\ved il for n short lime. In tin' 
 spriMji; of Irt.'U'i. lu' ciiiiie to (^uinov, and was cn- 
 inajrt'd ill tlio lii|Uor hiisin(>s.s in tliis city for a nnni- 
 Ikt of years. IK- was liu-ii I'li-cted City Marslial. 
 and was lioidiiii; tiiat position at the tinu- of his 
 death, in 187K. In politics. In- was a stroiii; advo- 
 cate of the (irinciples of tiic Deniocr.itic party, 
 and in relisjion he was a inenilier of the Catholic 
 (hiiicli. His wife, whose m.-iiden name was (ler- 
 triide Wellniaii, was also anativeof Hanover. ( ;ei- 
 inaiiy. J ler death occurred in IHliP. 
 
 Of the live cliildien liorn to this estiinalile 
 couple, four are now living- Charles F. Scliwin- 
 deler. the eldest of these children, was horn in 
 Louisville. Ky.. on the 7lli of Sepleinher, IH.'il. 
 Itut his earliest recollections are of t^uiiicy. 111., for 
 he moved there with his father when ipiitc yonn<f. 
 He was reared in a loi: house, and his scholastic 
 training was received in tlie coininon schools. 
 From an early age he wa.spiilto work, aiul wlieii 
 thirteen, he hesraii to learn the painter's trade un- 
 der his uncle. Fred Wellman. After liiiisliing, he 
 started out for himself as a painter and decorator, 
 and, lieiiii; a lirst-clnss workman, he was successful 
 from the lieginiiing. He w!is married in this city, 
 in 18.'>.i. to Miss Mary Faerlier. a native of (Ger- 
 many, who was his companion and lielpmatu un- 
 til Octfiber 18. IBSU, when her death occurred. 
 Mr. Schwindeler has a comfortahle and attractive 
 home at the corner of Twelfth and Kim Streets. 
 In the year 1883, he was elected City Treasurer 
 and ex-olHcio Collector on the Democratic ticket, 
 .•iiid served four year5. He was then out for years. 
 Iiut in the spring of 18;i| he was elected again, 
 and re-elected in I8ii'2. He is uerving his sixth 
 term at the present time. 'I'lie otiicial work of this 
 gentleman has extended over maiiy yefti-s, and has 
 hriiught him prominently liefore the ga/e of the 
 piililic. In him his constituents have found a man 
 of aliility and integrity, and one wliase activities 
 have ever heeii em))Ioyed for the good of the com- 
 munity. 
 
 Mr. Schwindeler > marriage loiillecl in llu- liirlli 
 of eleven children. seven of whom arc living: Fred, 
 in Chicago; Iternard.a painter of </uiiiev; Frances, 
 at home: Charles. at home; Hillic.in Chicago; Frank, 
 at home, and l.i/./.ie. at home. In politics, our suli- 
 jecl follows in the fooLsteps of his father and is an 
 ar<h'iit Democrat. He has lieen a inemher of the 
 county Democratic convention, and has lieeii a 
 delegate to county ami Stale conventions. He is 
 tine of the oldest settlers in this sectifin. having re- 
 sided here since 18;i(I. and is chussed among the 
 most p.steeined and wmihy citizens. When he first 
 settled in t^uincy, there were liut a few Imildings; 
 wild animals were plentiful, and as he was coiisid- 
 eralile of a liiinter. he enjoycfi iiiiicli -port. 
 
 v«> y».VSIIIN(/r(»N CDUItlN. Among themany 
 */"w P'"^'"i'"ent, enterprising an<l succes>ful cit- 
 V^y izens of (^uincy, III., whose biography it is 
 a pleasure to give among the honored ones of this 
 locality, is the worthy gentleman whose name 
 heads this sketch, hut who is more familiarly known 
 as " Wash" Corhiii. He is well known all over 
 the county, and his genial, social, and most agree- 
 able manners have won him many warm friends. 
 He is also one of the old «eltlei-sof the county, hav- 
 ing l<K-ated here in 18.32. and is pro|iriet<»r of tlie Ba- 
 shaw breeding Stables, No. 121 South Fourth .Street, 
 Quincy. 111. The stallions in use are "Corbiii 
 Hasliaw.'" 17<>2; "(Jeorge Miller." 2.'U."J: '•Young 
 Ambov"and" Black Wilkes." The tirst-named has 
 a record of 2:2(i-|, and is a rich golileii chestnut, 
 foaled on the HUh of May. 187."), sixteen and 
 oiie-ipiailer hands high, weighs twelve hundred 
 pounds, and is a large, powerful horse. His 
 gait is almost perfection, needing none of the 
 devices used to contrtil the action. His record of 
 2:2tiJ is no measure of his sjieed. as he has often 
 trotti'd much f.aster. and has >liown his ability to 
 beat 2:20 by several .seconds. This lioi-sc has proven 
 himself a race-horse, a sire, and an individual. 
 The old proverb, •■ Where there is smoke there is
 
 166 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 fire "' is i«irticulaily true in liin ease, for lie was 
 sired by " Amboy," wiio iiad a record of 2:26. and 
 his dam, '■ Jllack ^raria," came from a list of prom- 
 inent race-horses. 
 
 In the State noted for fine horses (Kentucky)! 
 Washington Corbin was born, his birth occurring 
 in Grant County, on the 8th of July, 1820. His 
 father, James Corbin, was a native of Culi)eper 
 County. Va.. and of Knglish descent. He was a 
 soldier iu tiie War of 1812, enlisting as a private, 
 and after the war he settled iu Kentucky, opening 
 a farm in Grant County. He liecanie a veterin- 
 aiT surgeon, one of the most prominent in the 
 State of Kentucky, and practiced there for many 
 years. In 1832, he came to Adams County, 111., 
 located in Burton Township, and bought some new 
 land covered with white oak timber. He began 
 in true pioneer style, erected a log cabin, and 
 passed his days in clearing iiis farm and hunting 
 the wild animals, then so numerous. He followed 
 his profession in connection witli farming for 
 many years, and died here when fifty-four years 
 of age. He had married Miss Jane Briggs, of 
 Grant County. Ky., but she died in that State in 
 1826. They had an old-fashioned family of ten 
 cliildren, as follows: August (deceased), .John and 
 Ciiarles (twins), (iranville, Sally; Parker, who re- 
 sides at West Point, 1 11.; AV'ashington and America, 
 (twins), the latter now Mrs. JIalone. of Newtown; 
 Thomas and Nancy (deceased). 
 
 The original of this notice, who was the second 
 youngest in order of birth, was reared in his native 
 State until eleven years of age, and then came 
 with liis father to (^uincy, 111. As his father was 
 in rather poor circumstances, young Corbin was 
 obliged to work hard during his youth, and his 
 boyhood days were passed in assisting his father 
 in clearing the farm. He continued on the farm 
 until after his fatiier's death, when he was appren- 
 ticed to learn the cooper trade at Burton. He 
 worked at this for ten years, and then purchased 
 a farm four and a-half miles east of Burton, which 
 ho at once began improving. He iiad one hun- 
 dred and twenty acres, and in connection with 
 general farming, he was engaged in trading in 
 horses, and stock of all kinds. During the war, lie 
 bought horses for the Government for the com- 
 
 pany of the Third ^[issouri Cavalry, and had 
 none but what was accepted. He continued 
 farming until 1868, and then sold out and located 
 in (^uincy. A few years later, he engaged in bus- 
 iness with ^Ir. Aldridgc and continued with him 
 for six years, after which he sold out and bought 
 " Amboy," 769, for 12,800. This horse was burned 
 to death in 1880, but left a fitting representative 
 in " Corbin Bashaw," Mr. Corbin's best horse. Mr. 
 Corbin also bought " Black Maria" of Smith for 
 II, .500, and she became the dam of "Corbin Ba- 
 shaw." The last-named horse li.as trotted in all 
 the large cities and has brought his owner a great 
 deal of money. 
 
 Mr. Corbin was married in Burton, in 1856, to 
 Miss Catherine Mechiin, a native of Adams County, 
 III., who was here reared and educated. She was 
 a school teacher, and a lady of more than the aver- 
 age intelligence and reflnement. She died in 
 1873. Two children were born to this union, but 
 both died when small. Mr. Corbin is a member 
 of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. He de- 
 lights in racing, and in the fall he goes to Arkan- 
 sas to hunt. Since 1850, he has killed two hun- 
 dred deer in tliis county, and has killed tiiree hun- 
 dred in all. He has a pleasant residence at No. 
 305 Fourth Street. In {lolitics, he is a stanch 
 Kepublican. 
 
 (ill., is. 
 ^^^ this pi 
 
 ^p^ EORGE H. WALKER, ex-.Mayor of (^lincy, 
 one of the representative citizens of 
 lace, and it is fitting that a brief 
 sketch of his career should find place in this Ri-.( - 
 OKI). There is in the development of every suc- 
 cessful life a principle which is a lesson to every 
 man following in its footsteps, a lesson leading 
 to higher and more honorable positions than the 
 ordinary. Let a man be industriously ambitious 
 and honorable in his ambitions, and he will rise, 
 whether having the prestige of fannly or the oli- 
 scurity of iioverty.
 
 PCiRTRAIT AM) Iil()f;RArm(AL KFCORD. 
 
 i<;7 
 
 Kx-Mavor Walker is a native of Kentucky. 
 jMini in l.ognn County, near Riissellville. »in the 
 2(1 of iJecetnher, IKS'.i. and is a son of Joseph 
 Walker, and the grandson of Klislia Walker, who 
 was of Scotfh <U'seenl. Tlie father of our subject 
 was also liorn in the ljlue-:^ra.->s reijions of Ken- 
 tucky, and was eng.nged in general niercliaiulisin<; 
 the jirincipal part of his life. lie married Miss 
 Delia A. (.'otTnian. a native of Kentu<-ky. and the 
 daughter of .Jacob CofTman, who was horn in Ten- 
 nessee and was of (ierniaii oriiiin. ()ursulijecl was 
 the second in or<ler of hirlii of eight children, 
 •■md until eighteen yeai-s of age remained in his 
 native county, supplementing a common-s<'liool 
 education liy a term in a select school. Later, he 
 attended a parochial school, and suhsctpiently 
 began wielding the ferrule, followinj; the profcssiun 
 of a teacher for some time. 
 
 rp to IMTo, Mr. Walker was engaged in culti- 
 vating the soil, and he afterward embarked in 
 merchandising, keeping a general store at .Mar- 
 cclline, 111. For twelve years, he was thus en- 
 gaged, and during that time he accumulateil a 
 comfortable competency. lie was enterprising 
 and progressive and his pleasant, genial manners 
 won him many faithful friends. In the spring of 
 18S;'), he came to i^uincy and embarked in the 
 grocery business, whii-h he carried on for thiee 
 years. I„'»ter. he was engaged in the grain, 
 produce and commission business in partnership 
 with William S. Flack, under the linn name of 
 Walker A- Flack, with ollices .-it Nos. 2.'<.') and 237 
 North Seyenth Stjcet. This fiini hamlles all kinds 
 of grain and produce, and ship to the l-',ast and 
 West. It is one of the most prominent houses in 
 its special line of trade in the city, aiul the vol- 
 ume of trade is constantly on the incre.ise. 
 
 During his residence in t^uiucy, Mr. W;ilker has 
 held a number of responsible positions, and has 
 ever lH*en interested in the jprosperity of the city. 
 .VII his life long he has been ileeply interested in 
 the cause of education. and for sometime has been 
 ."i member of the Sdiool ISoaid. He was .Super- 
 visor of his township f<'r several years, and for 
 five years was Chairman of that body, lie served 
 one term n» .Mderman fi-oni the First Ward in 
 (^uiucy. and in the spring of IM'.m he was elected 
 
 Mayor of the city. His administration was marked 
 by the improvements nwide and the excellent 
 jmlgnuMit he displayed in discharging the duties 
 of this responsible position. ISesidcs making nniny 
 v.'dunble changes in the city government, he advo- 
 cated the ownership of the Water Works by the 
 cit\ , which, however, was defeated b\ the prescn' 
 company. 
 
 Mr. Walker is a stockholder in the l^nincy Shirt 
 an<I ( )verail Company, and has held the position 
 of Secretary and Treasurer for several yeai>. lie 
 is now I'rcsident of the Adams County Itnilding 
 A.ssoeiation, and is identified with IJodley Lodge. 
 .\. V. \- A. M. In politics. Mr. Walker is a pro- 
 nounced Democrat, and is active in support of his 
 parly. During bis career .as a public ollieial, Mr. 
 Walker displayed much executive ability, superior 
 judgment and any amount of sound, practical 
 sense. lie is now residing at No. 1 It'll \ern.ont 
 Street, and h.as a comfortable and attractiv home. 
 
 ^^^-^-1=*= 
 
 JAHKI) i;. KLV. One of the coniforUible 
 residences in the beautiful little village of 
 Mendon. Adams (Vmnty. was built, and is 
 ^^^ ocupied by the subject of this present 
 sketch, lie has been a druggist, but now has set- 
 tled down to a life of ease at his pleas;int home. 
 
 The father of our subject was Kjilph 11. Fl\. a 
 native of I'ortage County, Ohio, born in 1H12. 
 ami who was a hoi-se-farrier liy tr.'ide. 'i'hc mother 
 of the original of this sketch was I'ariiu'lia (Scran- 
 ton) Fly. and w:is a native of Connecticut. These 
 parents were married in ()hio an<l came to Illi- 
 nois in lH;{7or Ih.'JM, and settled in Mendon prairie, 
 being among the lirstsetllei-s. .Mr. Kly.Sr.. practiced 
 his profession until |x.'>l and then moved into 
 Mendon, where he conlininMl his profession until 
 ill-health caused him to retire. .Vl .Mendon he and 
 his estimable wife died, both of tliein much valued 
 people in the Methodist Fpiscopal Church for 
 their real Christian piety. Mr. Kly had been Con- 
 stable of .Mendon Township, ami was ijuite promi-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 nent in local politics, voting first as a Whig, and 
 later as a Republican. 
 
 Our subject was born October 6, 1830, at Deer- 
 field, Portage Count}-, Ohio. He came to Illinois 
 with his parents when seven jears old. lie only 
 received very limited schooling, and remained at 
 home until after he was twenty-one, as his only 
 brother was killed by the kicl< of a liurse. The fam- 
 ily then left the farm and came to the village. In 
 18.51, our subject joined an expedition, under 
 Messrs. Smith and Stratton, to drive a lierd of 
 cattle across the plains to California. They crossed 
 the Missouri River at Council Uluffs. and then 
 there was but one liouse where Omaha now rears 
 her stately mansions, and this house was an Indian 
 agency. The travelers went on by wav of Salt 
 Lake Cit}-, where at that time the workmen had just 
 commenced the laying of the IMormon Temple, 
 and on toward Placerviile, Cal., which Ihey reached 
 after a lapse of six months from home. There 
 was much personal liardship on the trip, as there 
 were one hundred and fifty head of cattle to be 
 taken care of, and only eiglit men to do all. 
 He and two others left the tram at Carson Citv, 
 and without money made their way to their desti- 
 nation. This seemed the limit of endurance — to 
 be sick and from home without money; Itut just 
 at the right time, he met an accpiaintance, who 
 let him have a place in the mines, and offered him 
 fifty dollars a month. Here he met parties from 
 home, and went in with them in mining, and did 
 fairly well. He returned home in 1851, l)y way 
 of the Isthmus, and then went into tiie drug busi- 
 ness in Mendon. He continued in that until 
 1888, since which time he has been traveling in 
 the hope of regaining his lost health. He has 
 made several trips to Colorado, and spent last sea 
 son in California. 
 
 The marriage of our suliject to(jk place in 1870, 
 to Miss Sarah M. McFarland, a native of I'rsa 
 Township, a daughter of Joiin McFarland. of this 
 count}'. ]Mr. and Mrs. Ely are the parents of two 
 children: Olive O. and Esther. They lost two 
 boys l)y diptheria, Wallace and Ernest. They 
 are members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Ely 
 has held official positions in the chnrch. He is a 
 piember of the Masonic order, and is a cliarter 
 
 member of the Blue Lodge here. He has been the 
 Treasurer of Mendon Village from its incorporation 
 until four years ago. In his political predilection 
 he is a Repulilican. He has rented his farm, as 
 he feels his health too poor to carry it on, and a 
 sprained ankle gives him trouble. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ely are people of consequence in 
 Mendon, and Mr. Ely's travel has widened his 
 perceptions and has made him a very entertaining 
 companion. 
 
 
 H> 
 
 .@|^|^^^ 
 
 ^ i^dLLIAM A. BOOTH was a worthy, wealthy 
 \/\/// '"""^ influential man, one of the foremost 
 ^^^ men in the county in his day. Stephen 
 Booth, the father of AVilliam A., was born in Bed- 
 ford County, Va., near the Peaks of Otter, Febru- 
 ary 14, 1786. His father, William Booth, was reared 
 in England. His brothers were Elijah, Anderson, 
 .Tohn, William and (ieorge. His sisters were Polly 
 Neal, Prudence .loiies and Nancy Franklin. When 
 about twenty-one ^ears old, he followed relatives 
 to Kentucky and lived in Shelby, Nicholas and 
 Bourbon Counties. He followed the trade of a car- 
 penter for some j-ears, and was afterward a farmer. 
 In IS.SS, he moved to Illinois and settled in Ursa 
 Township, Adams County, where he lived until his 
 death in 1867. 
 
 Mr. Booth was married in 1811 to Mary Congle- 
 ton, who was l)orn in Bourbon County, December 
 25, 1 792. She was a most worthy wife and mother, 
 and survived her husband some jears. Of the 
 eleven children of Stephen and Mary Booth, ten 
 were born in Kentucky and one in Illinois. They 
 were Armilda, wife of William Hedges; Clarinda, 
 wifeuf Miner Hedges; Nancy, who died in infancy; 
 William .\., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, 
 who married Davis P. Colvin; Judith, Mrs. .lohn 
 S. .lohnson; Emily, who married .lohn T. Turner; 
 Mar\ . the wife of .lohn Duncan; Sarah, Mrs. Thomas 
 Sibley; Christopher ('., and Catherine Frances, who 
 married .lohn L. Moore. 
 
 Stephen liootli was ;\n ardent Hepublii-an. He
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOORArmCAL RF.CORD. 
 
 lan 
 
 was a mcinlMM- cif the Chri:<tian Chiifcli. as was his 
 wife, and ainoiifr his coiitriliutions for i-eli.<;iiius 
 ouises he ;rave !>5('0 for a scholni'ship to Christian 
 I'lilvei-sity at Caiitoii. Mn. He aiviiimihitefl eon- 
 sidt*ral)le properlj', and wa.s honored in his coni- 
 niiinity. lie was the patriareli of a larire nunil>er 
 of sons and daujfhtcrs ancl nephews and nieees, and 
 his homestead was for many yeai-s the rallyinp- 
 pltee for liappy hon)e-irallierin<:s of the Month fam- 
 ily eonneetlons. 
 
 Wlien William A. Hoolh came to Illinois with 
 his father in IM;{:i, lie was fifteen years old. When 
 a young man, he farmed with his father, ehopped 
 sawmill timbers in the .Mississi|)pi bottoms for two 
 or three winters, taii<rht one term of school, was 
 partner in a dry-goods store in Xauvoo for a short 
 time, and in 1847 was a partner with '1'. I.. McCoy 
 in the pork-packinjj business in (^iiincy. In IH.Id, 
 he bought land and settled in (Jiliner Township. 
 AVlien he was a young man and living with his 
 father, he went to fieorge .lohiison. a farmer and 
 blacksmith living near Columbus, and got him to 
 make an iron moldboard plow for him. This was 
 one of the first iron moldboard plows in Mr. Booth's 
 neighborho<,)d, and its working excited a gt>od 
 deal of attention and comment. 
 
 Mr. lV»otli was married September 211, in."i2, to 
 Nancy .1. Bradley, born in Bourbon County, Ky., 
 June 23, 1H33, daughter ofllirainand Mary (.Mark- 
 well) Bradley, the former born in Bourbon County. 
 Ky., and the latter in Kleiniiig County, Ky. 
 They were married in Kentucky, but moved to 
 Adams County, 111., in 1841, where .Mi-s. Bradley 
 died soon after their arrival, and was buried in 
 the cemetery at Burton, in Burton Township. 
 Adams County. Her husband returned to their 
 former home, where he died in 188;"). lie was a 
 farmer, and his family was of Scotch descent. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Booth had eight children: .Mary 
 F.. wife of Dr. C K. Whitlock. of Columbus, 
 this county; Christopher S., of Camp I'oiiit, 111.: 
 .lohn A., Nellie. Lillie K. and William, who are de- 
 ce,i.sed: Newtort ('., who married Li/./.ie Welsh, .-iiid 
 is A farmer near Camp Point, and Ida, deceased. 
 All the children had good educational advantages. 
 Christopher was adininistr.-itor of the otate. wliicli 
 was divided, aii<l he anil his mother live at lamp 
 
 Point. Mrs. Booth is a menilx-r of the Christian 
 Church, and is a good and worthy woman in every 
 way. 
 
 Mr. Hnoih w.rsa suece.ssful farmer, owning at his 
 death six hiimlred and ninety acres of land, and 
 he dealt to some extent in notes and mortgages. 
 .Vbout 18(14, he made two or three trips lo Penn- 
 sylvania and ^'ermont, antl bought and esUiblished 
 one of the best Hocks of Merino sheep in Western 
 1 llinois. lie bought sheep of Lee .\reher and Sam- 
 uel Archer, of Penn.sylvania. and paid %.')0(i for 
 one sheep, lie was several times .Assessor of (iil- 
 nier Township and, during the war. compiled the 
 list of men in (Jilmer Township subject to ilraft. 
 In 187(>. he was on* tif the three leading men who 
 got the agricultural fair of Adams County moved 
 to and established at Camp Point, and .'u-an olllcer 
 of the fair he was eight times a Director, ten times 
 on both Building and Printing Committees, once 
 Treasurer, once (Jeneral Superinteixlent, four times 
 First Vice-president, and once President. 
 
 .\n athletic man during most of his life, in 
 middle age Mr. Booth walked several times from 
 his farm to (^iiincy. a disUuice of fourteen miles. 
 He would often tell with pride how he could make 
 his hand when sixteen years old at cradling wheat, 
 and until old age he could handle an ax with un- 
 vominon skill ami effect. Raiseil at a period when 
 deer and wild turkeys were common, when the 
 ride was the popular weapon, and when it was 
 against the rule to shoot a sijuirrel anywhere ex- 
 cept through the head, he was a g<»od marksman 
 and always retained a prejudice against a shotgun 
 for scattering. An enthusiastic fisher from his 
 youth, in his later years he had ipiitc a local repu- 
 tation as a fisherman with hook and line. 
 
 .\ man of considerable force of character, the 
 pei'sonal (pialities of Mr. Booth gained for him the 
 respect of those who knew him. With a logical, 
 practic:d mind, his judgment in business matters 
 was often sought and referred to. While he would 
 likely have resented being told that he was ;i good 
 man, he seemed ahva\s t<» do what he flid with a 
 consfience, and while his judgment of persons wa.s 
 ijenerally just, he was severely critic-d of pei-sons 
 who would try. as he expre.s,«ed it. "ti) show off." 
 and for shams and humbugs his sarcnsni Imd a rip-
 
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 saw touch. It was a trait of hi?^ character to avoid 
 doing things to attract attention to himwlf. 3'et he 
 liad strong anitiitions, and liad tlie strengtli of 
 mind and will to work and ripen his plans for years 
 to achieve the results at which he aimed. 
 
 As to his business habits, proli.nbly no one is bet- 
 ter (jualified to speak than his friend and business 
 partner, Mr. Thomas Baile}-, who, in a letter, has 
 expressed tliis estimate of him: "I became ac- 
 quainted with him in liS^.i, when he was twenty- 
 five years of age, and was ac(iuainted with him 
 from that time on so long as he lived, but for the 
 last twenty years of his life I can say that I was 
 intimately .ncquainted witli him. I alwa}'* con- 
 sidered him strictly honest, a man of excellent 
 judgment in business matters, always taking a 
 common-sense view of all matters that came up in 
 the course of life. He was always indulgent to 
 creditors, and in the twent}' years we did business 
 together there were no disputes, no misunderstand- 
 ings. I never saw any act or thing in any tran- 
 saction of business but that was honorable and 
 fair." 
 
 JOSEPH W. EMERY. No city of Illinois 
 surpasses Quinc\' in the encouragement 
 given to manufacturing enterprises in offer- 
 ing the means for their success. Examples 
 of success in that de|)arlment of human activity 
 are not wanting, and the limits of this volume 
 wiHild not suflice to mention the various industries 
 which have here found a fitting arena for their 
 exercise, and rewarded their promoters with pros- 
 perity, if not wealth. 
 
 Prominent among the manufacturing firms and 
 corporations (;f the city, is the Channon-Kmer\- 
 Stove Company, which ptissesses one of the most 
 thoroughly equipped stcjve foundries in the eoun- 
 trj'. The officers of the company are William \. 
 Channon, President; Joseph W. Emery, ^'ico-pres- 
 ideut and Treasurer; and 'William II. ( hannon. 
 
 Secretary. The plant is located on the corner of 
 Eifth and Ohio Streets, in the center of the manu- 
 facturing district of (^uincy, and the original 
 buildings, which were erected in 1881, have been 
 added to as the demands of their constantly in- 
 creasing business re(iuired. until now the foundry 
 is one of the largest and most complete to lie founil 
 in any city. 
 
 The company manufactures a general line of 
 ranges and cooking and heating stoves for all 
 kinds of fuel, and its business extends into every 
 State and Territory west of the ^Mississippi IJiver, 
 as well as over a large jioition of the East. The 
 success of this Itu^iness, which has grown to such 
 wonderful magnitude, is due to the efforts of 
 William >'. Channon and .loseph W. Emery, who, 
 since the inception of the firm in 1880. have de- 
 voted their entire attention and ability to its pros- 
 perity. It is with Mr. Emery, ^■ice-president and 
 Treasurer of the Company, that we are especially 
 interested at present. 
 
 The son of a minister, Mr. Emery has jiroved by 
 his life that the trite proverl) concerning preach- 
 ers" sons is untrue. His father. Rev. S. Hopkins 
 Emery, D. D., was for nearly fifteen years pastor 
 of the Eirst Congregational Church of Quincy, 
 and is now in Taunton, Mass. Our subject was 
 born in Taunton, Mass.. and was but a few years 
 old when he .accompanied his parents to this city, 
 where he has since resided. In his l)oyliood and 
 youth, he received the advantages of a good edu- 
 cation, wliicli was an invaluable aid to him in his 
 business career afterward. 
 
 Upon leaving school, Mr. Kmery entered the 
 banking house of L. tV: C. II. Bull, of t^uincy, 
 where he continued until 1874. In the year 
 above mentioned, he foimed a iiartnerslnii with 
 Edward J. Parker, under the tirin name of E. .1. 
 Parker it Co., which succeeded to the commercial 
 banking business o{ L. it C. H. liull. the latter 
 firm retiring from that business to operate solely 
 as a savings bank. Mr. Emery remained in this 
 connection for six years, during which lime, liy 
 his hoiKirablc methods of conducting tinniicial 
 transactions, he maintained the esteem of the peo- 
 ple, which he had gained in former years. As 
 above stated, he willidrcw from the firm in ordev
 
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 173 
 
 (o estAltlbli in business with William \. Clmnnon, 
 a |ii<>neci- in the stove indiisliy of (^uiney. To- 
 ;;etli(i-, tliev luiilt the stove fonndi v. whieh tliev 
 still o|ieiate nn<l whieh has urown to Ik- oni' of the 
 most inipoi'tjiiit iniiinif:i('tui'in<r enterprises of (he 
 eity. 
 
 Since the oririini/.ation of ihe \Ve>tein Manu- 
 factnrers' Ass<K-iation, whieh inelii<)es all the sU»vc 
 manufaetiirei-s of (^uiney. Ilnnnihal ami Keoknk, 
 .Mr. Kmery has lioen its Seerel4iiy, and he has also 
 iceently served as Fii>t Viee-president of the Na- 
 tional .V.«,soeiation of Stove Manufa<turers of the 
 I'niled Stjites. lie is a man of intelli<;eneo and keeps 
 himself well posted rej^ardin-i Ihf issnes of the day 
 and matters that are tninspirin<; in the world. 
 Honorable in piivate life, peaceable and law-abid- 
 inj,' as a eiti/en. and displayiuir energy in what- 
 ever he nndertakes, he is looked upon with i-espoel 
 bv all who know him. 
 
 CC3[" " ' -f; 
 
 <»N. .101 IN V. MIKKSKI.L. t^uimy has 
 never known a inoic ellleient and capable 
 .Mayor than .lolin 1'. .Mikesell. who by his 
 V2^y honorable. eUicienI and upright career as 
 an ollicer has won a place in the annals of the 
 S* *(' of Illinois, lie is a native of that grand old 
 State \'ir<jinia, born in Lynchbiirgh on the 17th of 
 July. I«:J5. and is a son of .John Mikesell. also a 
 native of the Old l)ominion. and for many vcai-s a 
 prominent lumlK>r merchant of I-ynclibinirh. In 
 IHJl. the father removed to «^uincy. III., and dui- 
 ing his residence in that city was actively and suc- 
 cessfully engaged in the lumlier business, which he 
 carried on until his death, in |n72. The mother 
 of our subject, formerly .Miss Kli/abeth \ an I)\(ke, 
 was born in N'irginia.Hiid was the danghier of I'eicr 
 Van Dycke. who wa-^ of Dutch de-cent. The 
 Mikesells were of lierman origin and eailv scltlei-s 
 of X'irginia. 
 
 When six years of age. our subjcci moYcil wilh 
 his parents to (.^uincy, and w.as thorouiihly edu- 
 cated ill the public schools of that city. In |X|:i. 
 8 
 
 he was seized with the gold fever, and although 
 only fourU-en years of age, he went to the (;«ddeii 
 Stjite in conip.any with (iov. .lolin Wood, making 
 the trip by water, lie engaged in mining, was 
 unusually successful, anci continued there two and 
 a half years. Heturiiiiig to <;iiincy, he remained 
 there but a short liini' and then went with a coin- 
 |Hiiiy to .'Vnstralia. where he eng.iged in the IuiiiImt 
 business for some tune. For six years, he was a 
 resident of that country, and during that time he 
 carried on a very successful lumlH>r business. 
 
 Aftt-r .Mr. Mikesell returncfl to the States, the 
 Civil War brok<' out .and he wjls lilled with a pa 
 triotic desire to aid his country "s cause, lie en- 
 li.fted in the I'.ighteenth Missouri Hegiment, under 
 Col. .Madison Miller, and alMMit two inonllis later 
 he wa.s made Cnpt.ain of Company 1. In IHt;2. he 
 w:is ordered to Island No. I". thence to I'ittsliurg 
 Landing, and at the battle of Shiloh liC was taken 
 prisoner and held about a year, being in the 
 prison at Macon. Ca.. and the noted l.ibby prison. 
 P'roni the latter he w.-is paroled and came home to 
 <iuiiic3', and, after hieing exchange*!, joinrd his 
 regiment, which was at that time at Tiiscnmbia, 
 -Via. .\fter this he was on garrison duty and 
 served in all three years, being mustered out with 
 the rank of Captain. He w,as a faithful olficer. a 
 brave and gallant soldier, and a favorite in the 
 ranks. 
 
 Kt'turning to i^iiincy. .Mr. .Mikcxll embarked in 
 the pork-packing business with Adams, Sawver A- 
 Co.. and Continued in this bu-<iiiess for eighteen 
 years, meeting with success. .M the end of tli.-il 
 time, the partnership was dissolved, and .Mr. Mike- 
 sell turned his attention to farming in Missouri and 
 Illinois. In !«(;«, he leil to the altar Miss F.liza. 
 daughter of Thomas I'ayne. a native of .Vdaiiis 
 County. III. Two children have lH>en born to .Mr. 
 and .Mrs. .Mikesell: Flla. wife of W. S. Warlield. 
 .Ir., of (^iiiiicy; and Kdith. a student in the High 
 School. Honesty, industry, prudence and caution 
 have U'eii the leading chai-acteristics of the Mike- 
 sell family in all gi nerntions. and these traits have 
 lK?eii manifested always anil in a marked degree 
 by our subject. Soci:illy. he 1- (Hipular with all 
 who know liiin, and in all respects i- a crediUtble 
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 descended. He has ever taken a deep interest in 
 the prosperity of Qiiincy, and in the capacity of 
 Mayor, to which position lie was elected in 1892, 
 he has diisplayed excellent judgment and unusual 
 executive al)ility. In that capacity and in other 
 ways he has exerted a strong influence for good. 
 For six years, he was Superintendent of I'ublic 
 AVorks, and for four years was Alderman of the 
 Sixth Ward. He was elected to his present posi- 
 tion on the Republican ticket with a majority of 
 seven hundred votes, the city being one thousand 
 Democratic. 
 
 Mr. 3Iikesell is a member of the Grand Army, 
 and assisted in organizing .John Wood Post No. 
 96. He resides in a handsome new brick building 
 of modern arciutecture on East Main .Street, and 
 this is presided over by his accomplished and 
 estimable wife, whose womanly graces and virtues 
 are well known. As a pr.actical business man, Mr. 
 Mikesell's reputation is excellent, and as a citizen 
 he is well liked and has a host of M'arm fiiends. 
 He is a well-posted man, conversant with all the 
 leading movements of the time, and having 
 marked opinions of his own upon all important 
 subjects. 
 
 JOHN WHEELER lives in honorr.ble retire- 
 ment in one of tlie many beautiful homes in 
 (^uincy, wiiich is pleasantly located at No. 
 ,^j_j^ 431 Vermont Street. He is one of the pio- 
 neers of tliis county, was active in its agricultural 
 development, and later in life became a merchant 
 and miller. So successful has he been in his busi- 
 ness career, that he has acquired a handsome com- 
 petence, which enables him to pass his declining 
 years in comfort, free from the necessity of iiard 
 labor and care, which were his portion in earlier 
 life. 
 
 Mr. Wheeler is a native of Massachusetts, hav- 
 ing been horn in Sudbury, Middlesex County, De- 
 cember (!, 1813. and was a sou of Loring Wheeler. 
 mIso ii native of the Dav State, The father, who 
 
 was a well-to-do farmer, died when our subject 
 was a lad of ten 3'ears, and his mother, who bore 
 the maiden name of Eunice Brigliam, continued to 
 reside in Sudbury, where her birth also occurred, 
 until a short time prior to her decease, which look 
 place at Brighton, Mass. 
 
 The original of this sketch was the sixth in or- 
 der of birth of the five sons and tiiree daughters 
 born to his parents, he and his brother P. being the 
 only survivors. His boyhood and early school days 
 were passed in his native town, where he attended 
 the common school and worked on the farm until 
 reaching his seventeenth year. Then going to 
 Cambridge, Mass., he entered the employ of Mr. 
 Ilitjginson, who was a professoi' in Harvard College 
 and later spent two years as an assistant in the in- 
 sane hospital, his duty being to purchase the sup- 
 plies and look after the general business of the asy- 
 lum. His next employment was driving an omni- 
 bus between Cambridge and Boston, in which he 
 w.as engaged for eighteen months, and in the fall 
 of 1837 became to (^uincy and engaged in farming 
 near this city. Four years later, he built the Eagle 
 Flouring Mills, which he operated for a period of 
 thirty years, at the same time still carrying on his 
 farming operations. He subsequently operated as 
 general merchant, and, on disposing of his mill 
 propert3', gave the greater portion of his time and 
 attention to that line of business. 
 
 Miss Rebecca Pease, of Quincy, became the wife 
 of Mr. Wheeler m 1837. She was the daugiitcr of 
 Capt. Nathaniel Pease, and, like her husliand, was 
 also a native of Massachusetts, having been boin 
 in Brighton, May 6, 1816. By her union with our 
 subject have been born three sons, who aic living, 
 viz.: Loimg P., who is tlie proprietor of a fine 
 fruit farm in Melrose Townshij); .John F.. who 
 makes his home in Chicago, and George E., at 
 home. 
 
 Mr. Wlieeler has always taken an activ^- part in 
 local affairs, and in 1802 served as Alderman for 
 one term. In jwlitics, he is a stuidy Republican, 
 casting his first vote for (4en. Harrison in 1840. 
 and for his grandson in 188H. He has always been 
 liberal to those aliout him, never turning from his 
 door a man that was in need, if it were possible for 
 him to .assist liiin. He is a stockholder in the First
 
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 National B*iik, and one of fifteen men who 
 foinuU'd till' Woodland lloiiic fur iir|ilian.«. Mi>. 
 WIu'i'Ipi- dipaitt'd tliis lilt- (Kiolii-r :ll, 1N7S. and 
 luT loiiiains w»ti- fiiliuwi-d to their ri'>tinir place hv 
 many friends who synipathi/.ed in the sjrief of thi- 
 attli<'tod family. Mrs. Wlicck-r \va< a nicinluT of ilit- 
 Hji|)ti>t t hiiidi 
 
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 osl.MI T. HHADl-OKI). lotirtMl limilioinian. 
 of (^iiiiifv. III. This olil and pi'omiiient 
 resident and now retired hnsine.*.-* man of 
 • ^iiiney. was l)orn in Karminuton. I''r:inklin 
 County. Me., Decemlier ll!, 1X2;?. a son of .losepii 
 Bradford, a native c>f the I'ine Tree .state and a 
 tanner liy trade. He was one of the famous Cali- 
 fornia gold minersof lHli),in whieli .'^tate he s|)ent 
 two yeai"s in searching for [lay gravel. Imt with 
 only fair results, and in IX.'il he returned to his 
 home and the following year arrived in <^iiincy 
 with hi.- fatiiily. where he enntinned to make hi.s 
 home until \\\^ death. Mnreh ■!, 1X71. lie was 
 a son of William l>railford and a grandson of 
 (iov. William Biadford, who came to this country 
 in the historic and famous >hip, the -Mayllower," 
 and l;inded at I'lymouth, M.ass. This f.imily has 
 increased and multiplied and desceiid.iiit> of this 
 famous man are now in nearly ever\- State and 
 Territory of the I'liioii. The maiden name of 
 .loseph Bradford's wife was Betsey Tuft-*; she was 
 Ivorii at Maiden. Mass., a daughter of .lo-iah Tuft>. 
 a native of Maldeij, Ma.-s., an<l a descendanl of 
 Knglish ancestors. 
 
 Josluh T. Bradfor<l was given the ad v.'inlages of 
 the piililic school- of .Maine, and Ufion reaching a 
 pro|)er age l)egaii learning the tanner's trade under 
 the direction of his father, at which he worked 
 faithfully .•ind well until he was thirty years of 
 age. lie then came to i juiiicy. and his tirst hlisiness 
 enterprise here wa> a- a li\'ervman, which lnisiiies.* 
 he carried on with marked siicce-s for some lime, 
 then dispOHiJof his eslnblishmcnt toeinhark in the 
 
 lumber Inisiucss in pnrtnershi|> with lii.'i hrolher. 
 and at the same time purchased .some valuahle pine 
 lands ill Wisconsin, lie and his lirother, Joseph 
 W., continued luisine.-s a.vsociates for fortv-three 
 \e;iis and were successfully engaged in the manu- 
 facture of pine liimlier up to iKHd.wheii the partner- 
 ship was dissolved and the Imsiness closed, .losiah 
 T. tlicn einliarkecl on the commercial sea as a dry- 
 goods merchant of t^iiincy,and purchased a general 
 line of goods for his .siuis and daughter, which 
 business wa.s conducted by them for three years. 
 .Succeeding this, Mr. Brailford purchased the tailor- 
 ing establishment of <;eoige B. Bristol, and placed 
 his son in charge of the business but, not content 
 
 with this, he, in IM81, formed a st<ick ( ipany with 
 
 a capital of ii(;(i,0(Hl and e-lablished a cattle ranch 
 in New Mexico of which. u|>on it- organiza- 
 tion, ^Ir. Bradford was made I'resideiit: .lohn T. 
 Holmes, of I,a Belle, .Mo., Secretary; and John .1. 
 .\giiew, Treasurer, the latter being connected with 
 the l.a Belle (Mo.) Bank. 
 
 This company now h.as upon the ijinges between 
 livi- llioiisand .and six thousand head of cattle. Mr. 
 Bradford has always taken an active interest in 
 the political affairs of his .section, as well as in 
 National politics, and is a Democrat of the most 
 pronounced stripe. He is true to his convictions 
 at all times and his reasons for his views are always 
 clear and well deliiied. .\lthongh not in the lea.st 
 aggressive, he expresses hiinsidf plainly and forci- 
 bly, when occiisioii so demands, especially in favor 
 of justice and right. His personal characteristics 
 are of the kind that win warm friendship, gennine 
 respect and earnest regard. Those who know him 
 only as a man of .'ilTairs respect him for his iip- 
 riglitness, his integrity, his fidelity to every trust 
 rrposi'd in him, and his conscientious regard for 
 the e(|iiities of commercial life. 
 
 Those who have been brought into more intimate 
 rel:itions with our subject have a thorough appre- 
 ci.-itioii of his kinclly and sympathetic nature. 
 Benevolent, charitable and philanthropic enter- 
 prises which commend themselves to his excellent 
 judgment have never appealed to him in vain 
 for prompt .'ind siil>-tantial eiicoiiragenunt. and 
 with e\i'ry :iift lias gone a hearty ••( Jod-speed" 
 which added lo the pleasure and gratitude of the
 
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 recipient. While by no means indiscrimiuale in 
 the bestowal of his charities, he liai shown little 
 favoritism and gives liberally of his abundant 
 means wherever a harvest of good is promised, 
 whether the appeal comes from the community in 
 which he lives or one in which he chances to bo a 
 temporary sojourner. 
 
 Mr. Bradford is a prominent Mason, l)cing a 
 Knight Templar. In 1847, he was married to .Sarah 
 J. Kent, a native of .Sebec, Me., and a daughter of 
 AVarren Kent, of that i)lacc. By her he is the fa- 
 ther of four children: Ella, Mrs. Walker; AVilliam 
 J., the prosperou.s proprietor of a tailoring estab- 
 lishment of (.^uincy; Harry K.; and Lulu, wife of 
 W. D. Chaffee, of South Bend, Ind. On the 1st of 
 JMay, 1880, Mrs. Bradford died. Mr. Bradford 
 has a beautiful brick residence at No. 214 South 
 Third Street. His residence is very beautifulh' 
 and tastefully furnished and there he is living, 
 practically retired from the strife and turmoil of 
 business life, in the enjoyment of a competency 
 which his early efforts secured him. 
 
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 "it'ESSE J. ADAMS is a member of the firm of 
 Wright & Adams, of Quincy, 111., general 
 machine manufacturers, their place of busi- 
 ness being located on North Front Street. 
 Mr. Adams' advent into this world occurred on 
 Long Island in the month of June, 1852, to Ezek- 
 iel and .Jemima .1. (Wright) Adams, and he was the 
 only son of iiis parents' house. His father was a 
 native of New York, and in early life followed the 
 calling of a sailor, but in his declining years turned 
 his attention to agriculture, and gathered about 
 him a sufficient amount of this world's goods to 
 provide him and his family with every comfort 
 necessary for their well-being. The mother comes 
 of thrifty and substantial German stock, and from 
 her .Jesse J. Adams has inherited many of his most 
 worthy traits as a business man, together with his 
 father's enterprise and push. 
 
 At the age of four years, .Jesse was taken by his 
 
 parents to Adams County, 111., and with them set- 
 tled on a farm where, as he grew up, he learned 
 lessons of thrift, industry and honesty, which have 
 been the means of placing him in an independent 
 position and raising him to a high place in the es- 
 timation of his fellows. Up to the age of four- 
 teen years, he was an attendant at the district 
 schools, where he was alternately in mischief and 
 on his good l)eliavior, but through it all he man- 
 aged to acquire a good practical education. He 
 remained with his father on the farm up to the 
 age of sixteen j'ears, and so energetic and intelli- 
 gent was he, that he managed to imbibe all the 
 details of agriculture and could apply the princi- 
 ples he had learned in a very practical manner. 
 At the above-mentioned age, he entered a machine 
 shoj) in (Quincy, for which business he seemed to 
 have a natural aptitude and inclination, and after 
 mastering its intricacies, he began working in the 
 foundry owned b}' Brown, Demmick & Co., where 
 he remained two years. 
 
 Knowing his own capabilities so well, he re- 
 solved no longer to remain an employe, but to l)e- 
 come an employer, and with this end in view he, 
 in 1881, formed a partnership with .1. N. Wright, 
 under the firm name of Wright & Adams, which 
 resulted in the founding of the present admirably 
 conducted machine shops, of which they are the 
 proprietors. Their connection has continued very 
 harmoniously and has resulted in much good to 
 both, showing what can bo accomplished when the 
 spirit of determination is exercised. They occupy 
 two floors of a building which is 150x50, and the 
 foundry building, which is also 150x50 feet, and 
 eacli article they manuf;icture is put to the most 
 critical and exacting tests before leaving the fac- 
 toiy, a coinmendable principle, and one which has 
 essentially contributed to the success which has 
 attached to this house since its inception. Their 
 establishment is well e(iuii)ped with necessary ma- 
 chinery', and the high standard their goods has 
 attained is the result of close supervision of eveiy 
 detail, and they are now doing a heavy business 
 throughout the I'nited States. They send a large 
 amount of tobacco machinery to Europe besides 
 what is used in this country. 
 
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 PORTRAir AM) BIOGRAIMFFCAL RECORD. 
 
 i: 
 
 e»ll_v. and s(K*ially Iwloiigs to (^uiiiev I-od-ro Nn. 
 12, I. ().(>. I".; (^iiiii.y F.odjre No. 2!»G. A. F. A- A. 
 .M.: niKl l'.-iik l-od^r.. .No. .-.(!. A. (). I'. \V. In Ma\ , 
 1«7'J, he w!i> niarrie(] to .Miss .Mnlinda Hakt-i-. a 
 dan<;litfi of .lohn Hakor. of (^iiinry. and l>\' licr 
 lias oni' tl.'iuirlilcr. Klla .\.. at home. 'I'lifV li.avc a 
 von I'onifoitahlc and pleasant icsidenee at No. 
 '.M(! Noilli Fifth Street. 
 
 m^^j^^i^ic^sip 
 
 Ddl.l'll 1-. lidl'll. .\ |ii-oniinont -tock- 
 hohlei' and Direetor of tlie ( Jem ( it \' liiew- 
 
 jj la eiy is the ifentlenian whose name appears 
 on this sketeh. lie was horn in Wiesbaden, 
 Na.ssan, (Jermany. .lanuaiy 1. 1MI7. Ilis fnlher, 
 A. F., wa.s horn in the same |)laee anil eondneted a 
 fine niiliineiy estahlishment at a fanions hot-water 
 s|trings, a great (icrnian resort. The mother of our 
 sultjeet w.a.s Margaret Wohstedder, also horn in 
 Na-s-sau, and a woman of great foree of eliaraeter. 
 The father having died in 1849, she brought the 
 family of three children to .Vmeriea in 1M.">2. Tiiey 
 left Hamburg on a siiiling-vessel for New Orleans, 
 and after a voyage of one hundred and three days 
 reaehed St. Louis, where she died in IK.j-l.of chol- 
 era. She w.a.s .iflerman Presbyterian, and left three 
 children at her death. It was a i<ad fate foi- them, 
 lint they found friends. 
 
 -Vdolph was orphaned when eight years of age. 
 lie woike(l in a tailoring establi><liment for three 
 years, and in I M.'i!) he removeil to Deeatnr. 111., 
 where he remained for three years as a barl)er. He 
 then changed his location and engaged in the 
 cigar liusiness until 1SII8, when he came to l^iiinev 
 and engageil in the manufacture of cigars, and 
 continued in this business for three ye.-irs. In 
 l«7.'i, he starteil in the retail business. In IKK'.t, 
 he was one of the organizers of the ( Jem City Brew- 
 ery, which boutihtout Mr. I'renty's brewery and is 
 now located at Ninth and Harrison Street.s. 
 
 Mr. Roth has lieen prominent and popular ni U)- 
 eal Democratic politics. In 18M(), he wa.s elected as 
 SujMfrvisor from the Second Ward, and was re- 
 
 elected every year until 1«!MI. He ha.i si-rved on 
 ilifTerent committees in different city enterprises, 
 lie is interested in the building of bridges, etc., 
 and the improvement of inads; is a nien.lK'r of the 
 Turner Sm-iety .and Independent Order of Mutual 
 .\id, and is almost always a deleg.ate to the c-onnty 
 and congressional conventions. He li;is served 
 for years on the City Central DennK'ratie Com- 
 mittee, an<l wa-s its Tre.asnrer for years. lie is now 
 ft member of the Quincy Har-keei)cr's Association, 
 of which ho was one of the organizers. He has 
 been twice .n candidate for SherifT, and was once 
 defeated by but one vote in the Democratic con- 
 vention, and thesecon<l time by seventy-nine votes 
 in the Demwratic primary. 
 
 Our subject was married in Decatur, in 18(ii(, to 
 Kate Catfin, liorn in Hlooniington. III., and has three 
 children, Lena, .\dolph and A'alenline, who are 
 bright and intelligent, and rellect credit on their 
 parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roth are well known ami 
 highly respected people. 
 
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 /j^^i, ASPER RUFF, Superintendent of the Ruflf 
 Brewing Company, of (.^uincy. III., is :i prac- 
 tical brewer of the highest repute, and the 
 most careful att*>ntion is given to every stage of 
 the process. The residt h.as been a brand of 
 a l)eer that has sprung into immense popularity, 
 and the output luis reached large proportions 
 and is consiantl\' on the increase. Mr. RutT was 
 born in <iuincy. .laniniry (!, IHH, a son of Casper 
 Ruff, who was Ikmii in (iermany and who came to 
 .\merica in If:!*!, and in the city of <^uincy fol- 
 lowed the calling of a blacksmith, wlii<-h occupa- 
 ti<m he had learned in his native land, initilal>out 
 IH.'iii, when he founded the Washington Brewery. 
 As his means were (piite limited, he commenced in 
 a very modest way on the corner <if .Sixth and 
 State Streets, but in lH."i2 his business had assumed 
 such pro|iortioiis that he found it expeiiient to re- 
 move to more commodious (luarti'i-s, and established 
 himself at the present location of the Huff Brew-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ins^ Company. He successfully conducted the busi- 
 ness until 1864, wiieii he was succeeded bj' John 
 and Casper Ruff, who continued the manufacture 
 of beer until the death of .7ohn in 1880, after which 
 Casper and his brother Henry conducted the estab- 
 lishment until 1882, Casper being President and 
 Henry Secretary and Treasurer. It was then in- 
 corporated into a stock company, and has since 
 been conducted under the name of the Ruff Brew- 
 ing Conipan}-. Casper Ruff, the subject of this 
 sketch, was made President and Secretary of the 
 company, which position he held up to 1889, when 
 Henry Ruff retired as Secretary and Treasurer, and 
 William J. Ruff was made President, Edward Ruff, 
 Secretar_y and Cas|)er Ruff' Superintendent and 
 Treasurer. 
 
 In 18',(1, the company made improvements to the 
 extent of $18,000, putting in all the latest ai)pli- ; 
 auces in improved machinery, among which is a \ 
 refrigerator machine, and the wonderful increase 
 in the patronage is indicated by its output, which 
 amounts to 8,000 barrels annually. The building 
 is a substantial biiek structure, with commodious 
 ice-houses and warehouses, and all conveniences 
 necessary for the successful manufacture of their 
 product. The works are located near a large spring, 
 the sparkling and pure waters of which are used 
 in the manufactiu'e of tiieir beer, which is of a 
 very superior quality, rich in color and Havor. 
 They have a one hundred and thirty horse power 
 engine and boilers, and under the most etlicient 
 management of Casper Ruff, the establishment has 
 become one of the solid institutions of the State. 
 The beer which is manufactured by these gentle- 
 men is a wholesome and healthy beverage, and the 
 popularit3'- which it has acquired shows the people's 
 good sense, and that they have a thorough apprecia- 
 tion of its merits. The Messrs. Ruff have made it 
 a point to make their product finer and better as 
 they have gone along, and it is of a (juality that 
 can not be surpassed, for it is rich in nutritive 
 matter, and serves to satisfy hunger as well as thirst. 
 
 Everything about their premises is arranged to 
 facilitate the manufacture and handling of the 
 enormous quantity of beer which they produce, 
 and a large number of men are continually em- 
 ployed. These gentlemen are respected and well- 
 
 known citizens, and what they do not know about 
 the manufacture of lieer is not worth knowing. 
 They are genial, whole-souled men, and stand high 
 in the business circles of t-^uincy, where they have 
 many friends. Casper Ruff' has by industry and hon- 
 esty made himself wealthy, and has helped to build 
 up the city of t^uincy along with him. He has 
 always taken an active part in social matters, and 
 is in every way as important a factor in the pros- 
 perity of the city as his beer is in adding comfort, 
 happiness and health to its citizens. He was mar- 
 ried October 20, 1804, to Miss Hannah C. Taus- 
 mann, daughter of John H. Tausmann. They have 
 had boin to them six children. P^dward died aged 
 fifteen months. The second son is Edward H., 
 who married Annie E. Menke. and has one ciiild. 
 The last four, Ida, Elenora. Emma and Walter, are 
 single and at home. Politically, our suliject is a 
 Democrat. 
 
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 ?RANCIS A. ANEALS, who owns and o|)er- 
 ri> ates three liundred acres of land on section 
 10, is one of the few early settlers of El- 
 lington Township who yet remain to tell the story 
 of pioneer life in this locality. A native of Boone 
 Count3', Mo., he was born October 31, 1826. His 
 paternal grandfather enlisted from Pennsylvania 
 in the War of 1812, and was never afterward heard 
 from. His widow, with her one son and two 
 daughters, then returned to the Empire State, and 
 the young boy, Erancis Aneals, afterward (uir sub- 
 ject's father, was ap|)renticed to the carpen- 
 ter's trade. He was born in New York in the 
 year of 1798. Having emigrated to ^lissouri, he 
 sold his farm in Boone County in 1829, and re- 
 moved to Illinois on account of the slave system 
 in the former State. He then became a farmer of 
 Schuyler County, and in 1M."52 came to Adams 
 County, entering land from the ( iovernment in 
 Ellington Township, where he died of cholera in 
 18.'].'?. He was a member of the Methodist Episco- 
 pal Church and Ijecame a local preacher. He
 
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 179 
 
 wiiulil walk III (^uiiii'v eiich Sunday and tliere en- 
 giiirc in iniMi.->torial wurk. and it was wliilc in that 
 <-ity that he Ix'cauH' a victim nf the discasf which 
 Ivrniinatcd his iifc. His wife, whu Ikhc the maid- 
 en name nf Mamaret Berk. wa.s a native of Marv- 
 lanil, and died at the Imme iif our subject at the 
 a>;e of lifty-two years. Fivo ot their six children 
 allained lo maniiood and woniaidiood: Kli/alH-lli. 
 .lohn \\'.. Knincis. Justus \V. and Fletclier A., fif 
 whom our suliject and .lohn \V. are now tiie only 
 survivinir nieml>ers of tlie family. 
 
 t )ur suhject acquired his education in a |irimi- 
 live log st'lioolhouse and lie was reared amid the 
 wild scenes of frontier life, ex|ieriencing all the 
 hardships and trials which fall to the hit of the 
 pioneer. lie wa.s in his sixth year when hi.s father 
 died, Imt his mother carefully reared her children. 
 provitliiiiT for them as liest she could. .M the aire 
 of fifteen, he liegan working hv the iiionlh as a 
 farm hand and was thus employed until he had 
 altaiiu'd his majority, when he started out in life 
 for himself. In 1h17. he rciiteri a farm, and .'iflcr 
 two years purchased his present farm vu section 
 111, Kllin<;t<in Township, where he has made his 
 home almost continuously since. With ohanicter- 
 istic energy, he iK-gan clearing the land, and soon 
 acre after acie was under the plow and the rich 
 an<l fertile lields were made to yield to him a gold- 
 en tnliiite. In IH.'i."). he entered intf) partnership 
 with .losepli Kirtpatrick, and eslalilished the third 
 st<ire in Camp Point, which town had just l)een 
 founded. Imt in the s|iring of IK.'(7 sold out and 
 returned to his farm. 
 
 On the 19th of Decemlicr. 1H17. .Mr. .\neals 
 married KImira Frost, a native of Athens County, 
 ( )hio, liorii .Mine .J, 1M27. With her parents, she 
 came to Illinois in 183.'). Tlie\ have three chil- 
 dren: Klla. wife of Sultzer Kiiotts, of Oiegon: 
 Willie K.. who is married and resides on an ad- 
 joining farm: and .Minnie !•;.. wife of Thomas 
 Dempsey. a residi'Ut farmer of Klliiii;loii Town- 
 ship. 
 
 1 11 politics, Mr. Aneals is n I{e]>ulilicnn. and has 
 taken (piite an active part in political affairs. Foi 
 eleven yeai-s he has served as .Iiislice of the I'eace. 
 an<I fin- three t*rms was Supervisor. The prompt 
 and alile manner in which he dischurj'ed his duties 
 
 led to hi:i re-election and won him the commenda- 
 tion of all concerned. For many years, he and 
 hib estiinalile wife have hecii numlx-rsof the .Meth- 
 odist Kpiscopal Church. .Mr. .Viieals is one of the 
 highly respectc<l gentlciiien aiid valued citizens of 
 this commiinitv. 
 
 GKC)I{(;K I). KIDDI.K. a proiuinent and en- 
 terprising young farmer, who resides in 
 Keene Townshi|), was liorn in this township, 
 March 2«, IHCl. IIi,s grandfather. (Jeorge I). 
 Hiddlc, was a native of Kentucky, and his father, 
 who liore the same name as the grandfather, was 
 liorn in Pendleton County, Ky., in 1H22. At an 
 early day, he came to Adams County, III., locating 
 in Keene Township in IHfil. He i>ureha.sed a 
 partially improved tract of land on .section 10. 
 and carried on farming until IHtii I. when he crossed 
 the plains lo California for his health, .\fler two 
 years s))ent on the Pacific slope, he returned home, 
 and when the late war liroke <iut he enlisted in 
 the Sixty-tifth Illinois Infantry, serving until its 
 close, when he was honoralily discharged. In this 
 community he held a numlier of local ollU-es and 
 wa.s a prominent and intluentini citizen. He was 
 long a meinher of the Christian Church, and set ved 
 ;i> <leacon for many years. He was a imlile. whole- 
 souled ni.nn. kind-heart«d, generou> and true, and 
 had the respect <if all with whom lie came in con- 
 tact. In is41.lie married Klmirar \arnier.a native 
 of this State, and a daughter of .\<lin and .lane .M. 
 (Crawford) \'arnier. early settlers of .\dams 
 County. Of their children, live sons and three 
 daughters are yet living. Three are deceased. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of our 
 subject, who has spent almo>t his entire life in the 
 rounty of his nativity. His earlx' education, 
 acipiired in the district schools, was supplemented 
 liy study in the pulilic scIkmiIs of Loraine. In the 
 spring of 1882, he embarked in the hardware busi- 
 ness in l.oraine. but after nine months >obl out; in
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the spring of 1883, he visited the Pacific slope, 
 spending several montlis in California. Since his 
 return, he has devoted iiis time and attention ex- 
 clusively to farming. He is a practical and pro- 
 gressive agriculturist, .and the neat appearance of 
 the place indicates his tlirift and enterprise. 
 
 On the 13th of January, 1892, Mr. Kiddle led 
 to the marriage altar, Miss Lizzie L. Tittle, daugh- 
 ter of A. G. Tittle, a resident farmer of Honey Creek 
 Township. The young couple are well and favor- 
 ably know in this community. 
 
 In connection with his brother, Mr. Riddle owns 
 and operates two hundred and ninet}' acres of 
 land on sections 15 and 1(5, Keene Township. Since 
 attaining his niajorit3', he has been a stalwart sup- 
 porter of the Repul)lican party, and is quite promi- 
 nent in its circles. He has served for two years as 
 Collector; held the office of Assessor one year, and 
 is now the efficient Supervisor of his township. 
 The prompt and faithful manner in which he dis- 
 charged his duties brings him high commenda- 
 tion. He has the confidence and regard of all, and 
 is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer 
 famil}-. 
 
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 \»r^RANCIS M. STUMP. An honorable posi- 
 ■S^; lion among the men to whom Adams 
 /li County is indebted for its high state of de- 
 
 velopment is held by Mr. Stump, who resides on 
 section 3, Houston Township. The present condi- 
 tion of his farm displays his ability in agricultural 
 affairs, and a short conversation with him shows 
 that he is much more than a tiller of the soil. Tlie 
 father of our subject was' Henry Stump, who was 
 born in Pennsylvania, in 1796. The remote an- 
 cestors of our subject were Germans, but his 
 grandfather emigrated from Pennsj'lvania to Cler- 
 mont Count}', Ohio, when Henry, our subject's 
 father, was a lad, and there the latter was reared. 
 In 1821, Henrj' started Westward and paused first 
 in Sangamon Count}-, 111., where he remained a 
 short time, and then went into Morgan County, 
 where he bought land and engaged in farming for 
 
 several years. In February, 1834, lie came to 
 Adains County, and settled on section 19, in Hous- 
 ton Township. He was one of the first to settle 
 on the " Big Neck " jjrairic, but the log cabin was 
 snug, game w.as plentiful and no one suffered. He 
 did not enjoy hunting as a pastime, but as a means 
 of livelihood it assumed another asiject. His first 
 visit to this county was made on horseback and 
 was of short duration. When he returned to 
 Ohio, he married Phtebe Osborne, of that State, 
 and she became the mother of our subject. She 
 died at the age of about fifty-eight years, a de- 
 voted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 Henry Stump died here in IHfii;, in his seventy- 
 first year. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the lifth of six chil- 
 dren boin to his parents, four of whom are still liv- 
 ing. He attended the log schoolhouse which every 
 pioneer district hastened to provide, and sat upon 
 the uncomfortable slab seats, which the children 
 of the present day would look upon with wonder 
 and dismay. The fireplace was of mud and, it is to 
 be feared, often did not do its duty in keeping 
 warm the poor little lads and lasses, who had 
 trudged miles through the snow to gain what 
 knowledge was possible in the short winter terms- 
 Mr. Stump remained at home until he was 
 twenty-three years of age, sometimes doing a little 
 threshing through the county, but never working 
 from home by the month. .Vfter his marriage, he 
 purchased land in Chili Township, in Hancock 
 County, and followed farming there, but in 1862 
 he returned to Houston Townshi|), and settled on 
 the old homestead, and has farmed here ever since. 
 He has built a substantial frame house and made 
 other improvements. 
 
 Our subject was married, .Inly 1, 18.J8, to Miss 
 Hannah V. Mock, a native of Bourbon County, 
 Ky. She is the daughter of Charles and Sarah 
 .S. Mock, who came to Illinois and located in Han- 
 cock County, in Augusta Township, where they 
 carried on farming. There the father died, but 
 the mother is still living. Mrs. Stump is one of 
 five children, all of whom are still living. 
 
 These worthy representatives of Adams County 
 pioneers have only two children, but these promise 
 to be as highly respected as their honored jiarents.
 
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 POirriJAlT AND I'.IOCi; Al'IITCAL RECORD. 
 
 18.T 
 
 ("linrles II. is niarriod .niid is sotllf<l on a fanii in 
 tills tn\vnslii|i. :in<l Ills lirotlior. (u'luye 1'., is .-i 
 fannt'i- in (Jjlincr 'riiwnslii|>. 
 
 Mr. Simnp is ii vt-rv prtuiiincnl I >fm<>ci:it nf tliis 
 M'ctiiMi. .and lin.s friMiiicnllv rcpiosciiU'(i U\> fcl- 
 luw-citizons in their con vcntions. lU- is nincli in- 
 terested in iMiproveint-nts, and is now serving his 
 tliinl term a- Hoad Conunissioner. an<l lias served 
 two terms as Supervisor. 
 
 This genllenian is the ownei- of one lmii<lre(l 
 and twenty aeres of line land, and has >;lven 
 each of his sons eiiiht.v acres, lie has done some 
 eAltle-raisiiig, l)iit not in late years. He is a self- 
 mad<' man. and is a kind and hospitnhle nei^lilxir. 
 It is needless tosay that his n^piitalion lliroiiirhont 
 the eounty is that of a jnst and intelligent citizen. 
 
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 ^ \t ^- PKNFIKI.l). "Death loves a shininir 
 '/' I mark," and in t.akinjj awa_v the {;entlenian 
 \;5>l^ whose name appears at the head of this 
 sketch the county has lieen deprived of a man 
 who hail acquired a wide reputation, not only for 
 mental acumen in commercial affairs and business 
 life. Iiut for his unl>ia>ed .^nd unprejudiced views 
 on all matters of moment, tojjether with ;;enerons. 
 liosi>itable and charitable instincts. He was Ixirn 
 in Harpersfield. Delaware Ctiiinty. N. V.. .Iiiiie 22. 
 1«22, u son of David and Hoadice.n I'entield. an<l 
 a grandson of Peter Penfield. 
 
 v. S. Peiitield spent his boyhood in the town 
 of his birth, but at the age of sixteen years, 
 or in IH.iH. he came with his parents to l^nincy, 
 111., wlieie he accepted a position as clerk in 
 a mercantile house, in which he prudently re- 
 inained until he had aci|uii'cd a thorough knowl-- 
 edge of the business and its reiiuirenient,--. Then 
 opening an establishment of liisown.he conducted 
 this with snbstantial results for a number of 
 years. Following this, he engaged in milling in 
 partnership with .lohn 15. Brown, who is now de- 
 ceased, and with him erected the Star Mills; they 
 formerly sUjod near the corner of Front ami Spring 
 
 .Streets, but were removed to give way to the Chi- 
 cago, IJnrlington ,V (^•nincy Hnilroad depot yar<ls. 
 Following this. Mi. Peiilield wa.> called to accept the 
 responsible position of Cashier of the First National 
 Hank of (^biincy. which position he tilled in a most 
 pin i.»e worthy niaiiner until his <leath. He was a 
 111:111 possessed of rare business i|nftlilications ami 
 was devotion itself to the responsible duties of 
 tlii> position. While here, he made a reputation 
 for himself .-is a skilled and shrewd linancier, anil 
 won the coiilidence and respect of every citizen of 
 • ^iiiiicy. He slmwed a vast amount of tact in the 
 management of his affairs, while as a banker he 
 showed so much sound judgment that to his elli- 
 cieiicy wa^ largely due the prosjierity of the bank 
 with whieli he w.as connected. 
 
 Politically, he was a stanch Republican, and. so- 
 cially, was a memlK-r of the Royal .\rcaniim and 
 the I nde|)endent Order of Odd Fellows. I )n the 
 Tth of April. lHr,:(, Mr. Penlield married Miss 
 .Vniaiiila Ward, of (^uincy, a daughter of Fber and 
 Sarah W;iid, the former of whom was lioni in 
 Massacliusett.s. He was a Oovernnienl Inspector of 
 .\rii):« dining the Revolutionary' War. a position 
 held for several years, and discharged the duties con- 
 nei'ted therewith for some time at A'alley Forge, lb- 
 was a patentee of gun barrels, in .Ma?sachiisetts, 
 which were used during the war with ( Ireat Hritain. 
 His wife was born in Connecticut, and was of 
 sturdy and upright (iermaii ancestry, his ancestors 
 having been natives of the Isle of Krin. The 
 ■rreat-giandfather of Mrs. Penlield was a (ierniaii 
 nobleman by the name of Cable. 
 
 To U. .S. Penfield .'111(1 wife a family of six chil- 
 dren was born: .Miiry K.; Charles, who is a suc- 
 ce-isful coal-oil merchant of t^nincy; Fannie II.. at 
 home; .liilia; .loiinie, wife of K. P. Fassett, tif Chi- 
 cago, and Iri. wlici is still in school. Mr. I'enfield 
 was, as is his widow, !i devoted member of the 
 Congregational (liiiicli. Personally and in every 
 private relation and duty of life, too much 
 can not be said in his praise. Liberal, gj'iieroiis 
 and high-minded, he wa> the life of siK-ial inter- 
 course and the soul of true honor and nnlHiiinded 
 greatness of heart. He had the instincts and 
 training of a true gentleman, which he manifested 
 in hisdailv walk and conversation, and while he
 
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 J'OETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was not aggressive in opinion, nor disposed to be 
 disputatious, yet lie had most emphatically a "mind 
 of his own," with the moral courage to express it 
 when occasion so demanded. His life was full of 
 kind deeds, and it can be trul\- said of him that 
 lie never violated a friendship nor forgot a kind 
 action done him. He was of the material of which 
 model citizens are made, and possessed that moral 
 and personal integrity and clear, well-lialanced, 
 active intelligence which adorn the private station 
 and make and keep the public service ))ure. 
 
 ' MONROE RH^ENBERICK, Pension Agent 
 and Attorne}' at t^uiney. 111., like many of 
 tlie other representative citizens of the 
 ' county, is a native of the Keystone State, 
 born in Clarion, Clarion County, on April 30, 
 1842. His father, William Rifenberick, as well as 
 his grandfather, Richard Rifenberick, weie natives 
 of New .Jersey and descendants of German ances- 
 tors, the great-grandfather having emigrated from 
 the Fatherland to New Jersey at a very early date. 
 The grandfather was a successful tiller of the soil, 
 and followed that occupation in his native State 
 for many >ears. When his son William was four- 
 teen years of age, he removed to Clarion, Pa., and 
 there passed the remainder of his days. 
 
 The father of our subject became familiar with 
 the arduous duties of the farm at an earlv age, but 
 after reaching mature years he embarked in mer- 
 chandising at Greenville, where he carried on a 
 very large and successful business. After contin- 
 uing this for several ^ears, he located on a farm of 
 one hundred and sixty acres near that city, and 
 there his death occurred on May 14, 1803. In 
 politics, he was an ardent Democrat, and held a 
 number of township offices. In his religious 
 views, he was allied with the Methodists. He mar- 
 ried Miss Margaret Ralston, a native of Greensburg, 
 Westmoreland County, Pa., and the daughter of 
 William Ralston, who was a native of the Green 
 Isle of Erin, and who settled on a farm five miles 
 
 out of Greensburg, Pa., where lie became well 
 known as one of the most prominent farmers. He 
 was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. 
 Rifenberick died in Penns3lvania, on the 1st of 
 December, 1869. One child besides our subject 
 was born to them — Louisa, who married William 
 II. Lane, and now resides near Peoria, III. 
 
 Like the average farmer boy, our subject's 
 youthful days were passed between the handles of 
 a plow and in the district school. Later, he en- 
 tered Covode Academy and there remained until 
 August 12, 1864. when he threw aside his books 
 and shouldered his musket. He volunteered in 
 Company C, Two Hundred and Sixth Pennsyl- 
 vania Infantry, and w.as sent right to the front. 
 He remained in Richmond, \a., until the fall of 
 that 3'ear, was on guard, and was honorably dis- 
 charged on .Tune 26, 1865, at that place. AVheii 
 before Richmond he received a Hesh wound in the 
 right hand, but was never off dutj'. After return- 
 ing to Pennsylvania he entered the academy 
 again and was graduated in the fall of 1866. After 
 this he began wielding the ferrule in the High 
 School at Covode, Pa., and later taught for two 
 years at Punxsutawney, where he read medicine 
 for one year with Dr. W. A. Means. In the fall 
 of 187(1, he came to IMooraington. taught two 
 years in Peoria County, and then returned to 
 Clarion, Pa., where he studied law under David 
 Lawson for eighteen months. His funds getting 
 low, he went to ISIcLean County, where he taught 
 school for twelve years, being Principal of the 
 Selma Schools three years of that time. 
 
 In 1883, Mr. Rifenberick had his third stroke of 
 paralysis and for thirteen months could not walk. 
 After this he was able to be around some but had 
 not entirely recovered. In May, 1887, he came 
 to the Soldiers' Home, and was there for eighteen 
 months, but as soon as able he located in (Juincy. 
 While in the Home, he became familiar with the 
 pension business and was registered as Attorney in 
 the Department of the Interior. On January 3(1, 
 1889, he opened his office and presented over 
 one thousand two hundred claims, only a few be- 
 ing rejected. He has been veiy successful in this 
 business and devotes his entire attention to it. He 
 is one of the most successful pension-claim attor-
 
 PORTRAIT AND IMOCUAPIIIfAl. RECORD. 
 
 18.-. 
 
 lU'Vs ill tlir Wot. iuul .ill kiiuis of notary wmk arc 
 t'xt'ciilcd :iii(| |i('iisi(>ii vducluTS c-orioctly iiiaiU' 
 
 Olll. 
 
 On FuhriiaiT 12, 18K;i, our .•*iil)jfct «ns iiiHrricd 
 to Miss Kva K. Iliivi-s. a nalivi-of Loxmjitun, 111., 
 ami a vcrv siifccssfiil sfliool tt'iii'lioi'. Ilur di-atli 
 i>c('un'<-<l .liiiic li'i. |««;5. Mr. Kifenhcrick's second 
 nianiam' iici-urrcd on .liilv 2."i, IM'.Ml. to Mrs. Li/./ic 
 A. (C'raiir) Tlionijison. who was liorn at Ln ( iraiiijo, 
 M". Ili-r jiarcnt.s wure .lolin and Cliodoler 
 CiHit,'. .-ind till- niotiicr resides in t^uincy at the 
 present liiiii-. lly lier first marriage Mrs. Hifen- 
 l>eriek became the mother of three children, viz.: 
 Ora 1.., Iiook-kee|u-r in .an olliee; Thomas ('. and 
 I'ansy Kva. ( lur siilijeet adopted the last-named 
 and her name was changed to Uifenberiek. Our 
 subject is a mcmlier of the Independent ( )rder 
 of Odd Fellows, and also a niemlier of 
 the .lolin Wood I'ost No. yC. (i. A. K.. of 
 • ^uinoy. lie holds memliership in the Presbyter- 
 ian C'hurcli. In jiolitics he upholds the principles 
 of the Republican party, and is deeply interested 
 in all its movements, lie has alllliated with this 
 party since the war. While a resident of .MclA'an 
 County, he was a delegate to the c-ounty and Slate 
 conventions, ami when twenty-three years of age, 
 he was elected .Viiditor of Clarion County, Pa., 
 serving in that capacity in a creditable and satis- 
 factory maimer for one year. lie li.is a very 
 pleasant home in Quinev. which is preside<l over 
 l)y his accomplished and refined wife, a lady 
 possessed of nuicli more than the average intelli- 
 gence. 
 
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 FliA.NK Ali.Mol.l). The encour.agenient ;if- 
 fordeil those who are struggling to aci|uirc 
 a home by the history of others who have 
 p.issed through similar trials and come otf con- 
 ■ lueroi- can scarcely- be estimated. We are there- 
 fore pleased to incorporate in this volume the biog- 
 raphy of an honored resident of Adams County, 
 who, from the condition of a poor young man,ha^ 
 become the owner of a good properlv. and from a 
 
 standing of no iniporttnce lia^ grown lobe inlluen- 
 lial an<1 promineiil. The home farm of Mr. 
 .\rmold lompiises one hundred and forty-seven 
 a<'res on .sections in .and l."i. Paysijii Towiisliip, and 
 the huildiiii.'s thereon are .second to none in the 
 couiil\. The acre.-ige is carefully and intelligently 
 cultivated, and our subject is recognized as one of 
 the learling agriciiMniists in this section. 
 
 A native of Pennsylvania, our subject was born 
 in ^dik Coiiiily. in l«;!i<, and there grew to 
 mature years, attending the district school and 
 aiding his fathei- in the farm work. When rea<ly 
 to begin his personal career, at the age of twenty- 
 three years, he came to .\dams County, where he 
 remained a twelvemonth, then went to Ogle 
 County, where, in IHfil, he enlisted in the Second 
 Light Artillery ami joined the main arm\- at 
 N'itkslnirg. Remaining in that place until the close 
 of hostilities, he returned to his native pl.nee and in 
 the spring of IKtiti came the secfind time to Adams 
 County, with whose interests he has since been 
 identilied. 
 
 In the fall of IMtJT. I'liiiik .\rmold wjus m.-irricd 
 to Miss K.aehael W., daughter of Bracket Pottle, 
 and after her decease in 1871, was married to Miss 
 l\mily Scarborough. .Mrs. Arniold is the daughter 
 of Daniel Scarborough, and by her union with our 
 subject has become the mother of two children: 
 Clarence S. and Nellie W. 
 
 I'eter and Harb:ira (Lehman) .Vrmold, the par- 
 ents of our subject, were al.so natives of York 
 County, Pa., where they reared a family of nine 
 children, viz: .Mary, who married Martin Lau, of 
 York County. Pa.; Rudolph, al.so making his home 
 in that county; Christian, who lives in Clark 
 County, Mo.; Conrad, who is deceased; Lovica, 
 who married .lohn Haines, of York County, Pa.; 
 I-'rank. of this sketch, wjio is the next in order 
 of birth: Peter. wIki makes his home in Lancaster 
 County, Pa.; .losepli .\., who resiiies in Crecne 
 County, this .Stale: ami Calvin, who li\cs in 
 Pennsylvania. 
 
 Mr. .\rmol(l is a man of exelleiit coimiKui-scnse, 
 of sturdy principles and good habits, lie is a 
 stirring, active man, who has a souml, practical 
 knowledge of his calling, which he carries on 
 under g 1 business methods. He is public-
 
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 spirited and does all that he can to forward the 
 best interests of his township and county-. He 
 and his wife are sincere Cliristians and devoted 
 members of the Congregational Church. He is 
 not interested in politics other than to cast a 
 straight Democratic vote during elections, but as a 
 shrewd, intelligent business man, occupies a high 
 place among the agriculturists of Payson Town- 
 ship. 
 
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 jf?.SAAC R. SUMMERS, au euteri)rising young 
 i farmer residing on section 12, Riverside Town- 
 |1^ ship, has the honor of being a native of this 
 county. He was born on the Summers homestead, 
 in Ellington Township, August 2, 1857, and is the 
 third child in a family of eight children, whose 
 parents were Richard and Louisa (Triplett) Sum- 
 mers. His father was born near Lexington, Ivy., 
 May 12, 1818, and his mother is a native of Pike 
 County, Mo. The paternal grandfather, emigrat- 
 ing from Delaware, became a pioneer settler of 
 Kentucky. He removed to Adams County- in 
 1834, locating in Melrose Township, among its 
 first settlers. The father of our sul)jeot purchased 
 land in what is now Riverside Township about 
 1856, and the farm wiiieli he there developed and 
 improved he made his home until his death, which 
 occurred August .31, 1889. He was a successful 
 farmer and became well-tf)-do, and was honored 
 with a number of local ofttces. His widow still 
 survives him and is yet living on the old homestead. 
 In the usual manner of farmer lads, our subject 
 spent the days of his boyhood and youth. His 
 , early education, acquired in the district schools, 
 was supplemented by a course in the Gem City 
 Business College, of (Juincj-. On attaining his 
 majority, he started out to earn his own livelihood 
 and has made farming his life occupation. He 
 engaged in the operation of the home farm until 
 1889, when he located on his present farm. He 
 now owns and operates forty acres of valuable land 
 oil section 12, Riverside Township. The tract is 
 
 under a high state of cultivation, and the well- 
 tilled fields and many improvements upon the 
 place indicate the thrift and enterprise of the owner. 
 On the 15th of September, 1889, Mr. Summers 
 led to the marriage altar Miss Carrie Howsley, a 
 native of Leavenworth, Kan., and a daughter of 
 R. H. and Belle Howsley, both of whom were born 
 in Kentucky. Her father was a lawyer by pro- 
 fession, and for a time engaged in practice in 
 Leavenworth, after which he located on a farm in 
 Kansas. He now makes his home in Leavenworth, 
 and is interested in mining. Mrs. Summers was 
 educated in the schools of her native cit}' and in 
 Cliaddock College, of Quincy. Three children 
 grace this union, Florence G., .lake and an infant. 
 In politics, Mr. Summers is a Republican and has 
 filled the office of Road Commissioner. He is 
 recognized as one of the prosperous and progres- 
 sive young farmers of Riverside Township, and is 
 an intelligent, genial youngman. Both he and his 
 wife are popular, and rank high in social circles 
 
 ^OHN GRAHAM, M. D. Among the promi- 
 nent physicians of Adams County is the 
 subject of this sketch, who is recognized as 
 a man of superior attainments and one 
 well calculated to add fresh laurels to the jirofes- 
 sion to which he devotes his time and talent. His 
 inactice is both extensive and lucrative, and his 
 patients honor and resiiect him as only those are 
 regarded who are the fortunate possessors of some 
 means of benefiting and imiiroving the condition 
 of their fellow-men. His practice lies cliietly in 
 and about Plainville, where he is at present resid- 
 ing. 
 
 Born in County Donegal, Ireland, our subject 
 grew to mature years in the Emerald Isle, where 
 he received a thorough and liberal education. In 
 1868, desiring to better his fortune, he emigrated 
 alone to America, and, locating in Kentucky, 
 taught school in Falmouth and other i)laces for
 
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 Steven vcars. IK-t«rinining to follow llu- life oc- 
 (Mi|intioii of a plivsii-iiiii, lie I'lilercd tlio nu'difiil 
 follei;e nt ('iiu-iiiiiiiti in 1X77, mid aflcr Ins 
 grndiiation, iiniiu'diiitelv lK->;nii piai-tii-o in tlii> 
 |ilnci\ wlioiv lie has siiuv icsiclod. \\c i> often 
 i-alli'd upon to visit patient- tliroiiglionl tlii.- and 
 I'ike Counties, and the •iratifyinjr results which 
 have nowned the effoils of his life are the more 
 nolieealile and praiseworthy because of the few 
 opportunities afforded him in the earlier days for 
 that traiiiini; and other help that are Mjmetimes 
 considered ahsohitely iiidispensalile as a start in 
 life, lie is one of that class of whom many 
 Worthy representatives are found in the Wot. and 
 who aie perhaps liest desijjnaled liy t\\r term of 
 self-made. 
 
 .lohn and .lane ( Park) (irahani. the parents of our 
 subject, were natives of Si-otland. They reared a 
 lar>;e family of children, of whom two sons are en- 
 fjai;ed in liusine>s in C'liieairo, and two mhis and a 
 daufjhter still reside in Ireland. The Dtxtorisa 
 memlx'r of the I'rotestant Kpiseopal C'liiiirh, to- 
 ward the support of which he is a liberal and 
 cheerful contributor. I'olitically, he is a Prohibi- 
 tionist, and is an untirin<; worker in the ranks of 
 the 'remperance party. Amid all his toil, he still 
 liinls time for the study of his profession, keeping 
 himself apace with the practical deUiils in the im- 
 provements of medicine, ."ind ranks .'iiiioiiir the 
 Ik-VsI physicians of the county. 
 
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 f— yUKDKKKK W. Mi;.Mvi:. The character 
 U-^ of a people i> (li>played in their dwellings. 
 1^ He they educated or ignorant, lesthetic or 
 
 depraved, elevated or di-b.-vsed, the beauty or ugli- 
 ness of their .■ircliit<><-ture is a siu'e criterion by 
 which to judge the public titste. No city of its 
 size in the entire country can bu.iijt of so many 
 liaiidsoiiic editices for the home life of its people 
 as does i^uincy. Its broail .•iveniies and iKuilevards 
 are lined with stately resiliences, constructed ac- 
 cording U> nioderi) styles of architecture in brick 
 
 stone and wood. Many of its grand buildings 
 would do credit to the metropolis of the New 
 World, and few cities of larger population can 
 boast of a more extended succession of ■.nagnilicent 
 hoiiso than .-ire found along its >ha<led street.-. 
 
 Here we liiid ma.-sive piles of brick and terra 
 colta,and mansions made of stone from hoinei|u:ir- 
 ries, wliieli are cpiite abundant. 'riie>e buildings 
 arc the embodiment of the ideas of the architect 
 and builder,.s<i moditiedas to conform to individual 
 taste, formed by careful study of all styles and de- 
 signs. The efforts of many minds and hands have 
 contributed to the general attr.active appearance of 
 the homes of the (ieni City of the West, but it is 
 sjife to say that no man is entitled to a greater 
 credit than the gentleman whose name introduces 
 this -ketch. With a natural mind f.ir the con- 
 templation of mechanical designs, he early de- 
 veloped a taste for designing and building, and as 
 contractor and builder has attained a iiaiiie second 
 to none in the city, or, indeed, in this part of 
 Illinois. 
 
 The stone-works, of which Mr. Menke is one of 
 the proprietors, are the most extensive in Western 
 Illinois, and are locat'Cd near the banks of the 
 Mississippi Kiver. adjacent to the tracks of the 
 Chicago, IJurlington A- (^uincy Kailroad. .Mr. 
 Menke slii|is stone from the different <|uarrics in 
 various .States to his yard, where it is sawed 
 an<i dressed lor building purpose.*, lie is one of 
 the heaviest contractors of Western Illinois, and 
 has in his employ constantly about one hundred 
 and sixty men. Many of the line.-t and most 
 substiintial stores, residences and public buildings 
 of f^uincy have been crectt'd under his direct pt-r- 
 sonal supervision, and stand as monuments to his 
 al)ility and t«ste. 
 
 Mr. Menke is a native of Prussiti. and wjus born 
 in Westphalia, April 21, 1k:!2. lie is the eldest 
 of six children born to Ilernwiii II. and llannnh 
 (Kicksick) Menke, his father following the occu- 
 pation of farmer and veterinary surgeon. Freder- 
 ick W., was educated in his native country, and 
 at the age of fifteen years left s<-liooi in order to 
 give his entire time to as.sisting his father on the 
 farm. In 18.')2, he sailed for America, landing in 
 New Orleans, and |)roceeding theiu-e |o t^uiiicy,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 
 
 where he learned the trade of a stone cutter, and 
 was thus engaged until 1863. He then commenced 
 to operate as ;i contractor and builder, and his 
 skilled workmanship brougiit him the confidence 
 of the people as well as a lai'ge business. 
 
 In 1886, our subject organized the F. W. Menke 
 Stone A' Lime Company, of whicli he was appointed 
 President, and still retains the position. In 1874, 
 he was chosen Vice-president of the Building & 
 Homestead Association and is also serving as a 
 director in the same. He is one of the thorough- 
 going, enterprising business men of Quincy, and 
 hisenergj' and ability have contriljuted effectively 
 to the advancement of the city. In politics, he is 
 a Repulilican, stanch and true to the principles of 
 the party. He is now (1892) one of the Republican 
 Presidential Electors-at-largc for the State of 
 Illinois. For twelve years he served as Alderman 
 of the Fourth Ward, and in 1892 was elected a 
 member of the Board of Supervisors for a term of 
 two years. In this position, as elsewhere, he is 
 working successfully for the best interests of the 
 jieople, and his labors entitle him to grateful 
 praise. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. Menke occurred in October, 
 1855, and united him with Miss Louisa Wulfmever, 
 an accomplished lady residing in (^iiincy and the 
 daughter of Henry Wulfmeyer. They are the 
 parents of six children, namely: Amelia, widow of 
 Frank Hagenbruch; William O.; Edward II.; John 
 H.; Anna, wife of Edward Ruff, and Fred C. Their 
 home, at Na .300 South Twelfth Street, is one of 
 the attractive residences of the city. 
 
 ^^f 
 
 RANCIS J. GUTHKIIKIE well deserves re- 
 presentation in this volume, for he is a 
 leading farmer and prominent citizen, as 
 well as an early settler of the county. He now re- 
 sides on section 8, Concord Township. He was 
 born in Virginia, May 23, 1819, and is descended 
 from good old Revolutionary stock, his mal-ernal 
 grandfather having seryed in the War for Inde- 
 
 pendence. His parents, J. F. and Elizabeth Guth- 
 ridge, were also natives of the Old Dominion. 
 Unto them was born a family of three sons and 
 one daugiiter: Joseph, born in 1821, married Miss 
 INIaiia Gabad, and in 1862 enlisted for the late 
 war, serving until its close. John, born in 1829, 
 married Miss Nancy Potter, and was also in the 
 AVar for the Union from 1862 until its close. 
 His death occurred in 1868. Elizabeth, born in 
 1836, died in 1866. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of our 
 subject. His educational advantages were meagre. 
 In early boyhood, he attended the old subscrip- 
 tion schools of Virginia and Kentucky, but the 
 greater part of the time he worked upon the home 
 farm, and to his father gave the benefit of his la- 
 bors until twenty-five years of age. Wishing to 
 try his fortune in the West, he then left home and 
 emigrated to Adams County, 111., casting in his lot 
 with its early settlers. He cut and split rails for' 
 a time, and in that way secured the money with 
 which to |)urcliasc a forty-acre tract of land. 
 Upon the wild pr.iirie not a furrow had been 
 turned or an improvement made, but he placed it 
 under a high state of cultivation, and as his finan- 
 cial resources were increased, he made additional 
 purchases, and is now the owner of one hundred 
 and thirty -seven acres of rich land, valued at iTiO 
 per acre. His business career has been one of 
 prosperity, and he has acquired a lnnd»onie com- 
 petence as the fruit of his labors. 
 
 In 1858, Mr. (iiithridge married Miss Diana 
 Seoggan, who was born in 1835, and they are 
 the parents of five children: Winfleld Scott, born 
 in Adams County in 1861, is now a farmer of 
 Nebraska; Walter, born in 1864, is engaged in 
 school teaching in Iowa; Eliza Jane, horn in 1866, 
 is a successful school teacher; Alice, born in 1868, 
 and Cla3', born in 1878, are still under the pa- 
 rental roof. The children were all i)rovided with 
 good educational advantages, and other members 
 of the fMinily arc graduates of the Clayton High 
 School. 
 
 For thirty-six years, Mr. (uitliridge has held 
 membership with llic Haptist Church, and for a 
 long time served as Trustee. He is one of the 
 charter ineuibcfs of Clayton Lodge No, 100, 1. O,
 
 PORTRAIT ANP lUOORAPIIlCAI. RKCOKI^ 
 
 191 
 
 < ). F.. and in politics is a suppoi'ter of the Ro- 
 piililionn partv. lie is niniilioicd !iiiioii<r the early 
 settlers of Adams Countv. has witnessed almost its 
 entire growtli, has aided in it.s development, and 
 home his share in its nplmildiiitr. In the lon^ 
 vears wliieh have passed, lie has proved himself a 
 valuahlc citizen, and we lake pleasure in present- 
 ing' to our reatlers the life reeord of tliis honored 
 pioneer. 
 
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 ^' WILLIAM MClKlLSON. One of the 
 wealthiest and most (ironiinent farmers of 
 I'rsa 'I'owiisliip is the orij^inal of onr no- 
 ' tiec. His fallier was .lolin Nicholson, who 
 w.as a native of Falmouth. Ky., and was liorii in 
 IHl 1, and lived an ajirieultural life lie came to 
 Illinois when a younfr man and settled in t^uinev 
 f<M- a time ami then came U> this place, wheie he 
 died, March :?,l8'.t(l. His lirst wife was Miss Fletcher, 
 to whom he was married in Illinois, and she left 
 one child, now deceased. His second wife was 
 Hester Orr. She died .lune IC, 1»<SI. Onr subject 
 is the eldest son of ten children liorn to this mar- 
 riage. He was horn on this farm. Dceemher li, 
 IS49, and was reared on the place to understand 
 farm work, and remained at home until he mad»- 
 a home for himself. 
 
 Mr. Nicholson was married in l)<8ii, to .Miss 
 Idealia King. lM)rn October 2, 18(j;{. She was the 
 daughter of William King, a native of Kentucky, 
 born April 11, IHIL He came to Illinois in lH;i(l, 
 .•I very [)oor man. but when he died. November II, 
 1»7H, he was one of the wealthiest nuMi in this sec- 
 tion. He was lirst married to Saliiia Edgerton, a 
 native of Connecticut, and by that mairi.Hge there 
 were four children, but all arc deceased. His sec- 
 on<l wife was l-Miza ( iallamoer, the niother of Mrs. 
 Nicholson, born in North Carolina, Februai\ 1 I. 
 I«2(i. She died February 1.'., IHT'.I. 
 
 Mr. and .Mrs. Nicholson are the parents of four 
 children, only two of whom are now livin;:. Iili 
 Opal was Ijorii August 27. ixt*l. and .lessie ICthel, 
 
 August l.S, 188.3. The family an- memlMrs of the 
 Christian Church at I'rsa and arc among the most 
 important people in the neighborhood. Mr. Nich- 
 olson ha,s been Deacon and Trustee of the church, 
 and the family takes an active part in the work of 
 the Sunday-school. Our subject has given his 
 name and inlliience to the MiLsonic order and is 
 also a member of the .Modern Woodmen. He has 
 held the otlice of .School 'I'rustee for four years. In 
 liis" political opinion.*, he is a DeiniK-rat. but <loes 
 not take iiiiy active part in the agitating ipiestions 
 of the day. being satisfied to perforin his duty. 
 
 .Mr. Nicholson has one hundred and forty acres 
 of land miller cultivation. In 1888. lie built his 
 fine resilience at a cost of ?2,2.')n. and in IH«7 he 
 was sfi iiiifortiin.'ile as to have a larger one con- 
 sumed by lire. He also owns two tine business 
 blocks in <^iiiucy. .Vfter marriage, he lirst lived 
 on section 21. in Mendou Township, for three years. 
 It was the farm owned by .Vlexander Fra/ier. and 
 the house was built by Mr. Nicholson. He then 
 moved to Kirksville and was there about nine 
 months, and then, in October, 1KX.">, he moved to 
 his present farm. He has lost two houses on this 
 farm bv fire. 
 
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 RKV. WILLIAM IIAI.LFRIIKKC. Among 
 the grand rcprcsentjitives of Christian man- 
 liofid — the ministers of the (iospel — may 
 be mentioned Rev. William Ilallerberg. who 
 is one of the earnest. ( iod-feariiig. and self-sacri- 
 licing .servants of the church, and is the present 
 pastor of St. .lacobi"s (ierman Kvangelical Luther- 
 an Church of <^nincy. 111. He was born in 
 llerford. (lerinany. March IM. iM.tT. ami i.s the 
 oiih survivor of a family of ten I'hildren born to 
 William and Margaret (Ilaiiptman) Ilallerberg. 
 The subject t»f this sketch spent his boyhood in ller- 
 ford. and up to the ai^'e of eij;hteen yeai-s was 
 ail attendant of the common schools, but at the end 
 of thai time he entered a private school, where he 
 pui-sued his studies with diligence for two years
 
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 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 longer. The following seven j'ears were spent at 
 college in Herinansburg, and from tliis institution 
 he was graduated in 1867. From the beginning of 
 his college career, he applied himself closely to his 
 studies, and was noted for his diligence, his 
 industry, and his great perseverance in whatever 
 he undertook, characteristics which lie appears to 
 have carried with him to the present. 
 
 In 1867, he came to America, landed at New 
 York City, thence to St. Louis. Mo., and took 
 charge of a church in Central Township, St. Louis 
 County, v/here he remained until 1870, his next 
 location being in Yorkville, Kendall County, 111. 
 In September, 1873, he received a call to Quincy, 
 and here has since had charge of St. Jacobi's Church, 
 and [larlicipates actively in every movement cal- 
 culated to promote the interests and extend the 
 usefulness of the church organization to which 
 he is devotedly attached. As a minister of the 
 Gospel, Mr. Ilallerberg has, combined with logical 
 reasoning powers, a fair share of puliiit eloquence 
 and impressiveness. He is an earnest and scholar- 
 ly expounder of the truths of the Bible as he 
 understands them, and of the doctrines of the 
 church to whicli he belongs. A man of most pos- 
 itive convictions, he never hesitates to attack 
 what he looks iipon as an evil, however strongly 
 it may be intrenched in pojuilar favor, or in what- 
 ever guise it is foisted u|)on his attention. 
 
 I5roadly charitable, he is nevertheless pro- 
 nounced in his views, tf) which he gives expiession 
 in no uncertain or ambiguous terms whenever oc- 
 casion demands it. He is clear and concise in his 
 statements, and his reasons for his convictions are 
 always well defined and plausible. He has always 
 been a believer in the theory that, .aside from reliev- 
 ing immediate necessities in cases of cliarity, the 
 best kind of aid which can be extended to those in 
 need of assistance is that which enables them to 
 help themselves, and he acts largely upon this 
 principle. 
 
 On the 1th of .lune, 1868, Mr. Ilallerberg was 
 married to Miss Bettie Klinsing, of Hanover, 
 Germany, and the result of this marriage has 
 been a family of ten children, seven of whom 
 are living. Tliey are liright and intelligent and 
 gives every promise of attaining an honorable and 
 
 useful manhood and womanhood. Two of the 
 sons are now studying for the ministry — 'William, 
 a student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, 
 St. Louis, and Herman, at the Gymnasium at Mil- 
 waukee. Mr. Ilallerberg's residence is at No. 723 8. 
 Eighth Street, (Juincy, 111., where he is ever ready 
 to give counsel or material assistance to those who 
 are in want and need his assistance. 
 
 ^^z 
 
 y'^! B. STENBECK. who resides in the village 
 of Columbus, is a native of New Jersey. 
 „ „ He was born in 1813, and is a son of .lohn 
 and Piuebe Stenbeck, who were of German descent. 
 His father was one of the heroes of the Revolu- 
 tionary War. The family' numbered six sons and 
 one daughter, all of whom are deceased excej)! our 
 subject and one brother, Charles M. This brother 
 w.as born in New Jersey, in 1811, married Miss 
 Asenath Case, and now resides in Delaware, Ohio. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of our sub- 
 ject, who at an early day accompanied his parents 
 to Ohio, and was educated in the schools of the 
 Buckeye State. On starting out in life for him- 
 self, he worked .as a farm hand for some time, and 
 his first purchase of land consisted of a tract of 
 eighty-eight and one-half acres in Ohio. Locating 
 upon that farm, he engaged in its cultivation until 
 1864, which year witnessed his arrival in Adams 
 County. He here purch.ased one hundred and 
 twenty acres at >;.'!() per acre, but after three years 
 sold that farm and |iurcliased his [iresent farm of 
 one hundred and Hfty-six acres in Columbus Town- 
 ship. Tliis tract is under a higli state of cultiva- 
 tion and well improved with good buildings. 
 
 In 1838, Mr. Stenbeck led to the marriage altar 
 Miss Rhoda Foster, of New Jersey, who was born 
 in 1820, and they became tlie parents of seven 
 children: Charlie E., burn in lf<3;i. married Sadie 
 llloiidon, and is a resident farmer of ( J ilmer Town- 
 ship; .John Henry, born in ()hio, enlisted in 1862 
 as a member of Company I, Thirty-second Ohio 
 lnfantr\-, and laid dnwii liis life on the altar of
 
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 195 
 
 his country, dying in the service In IHGI; l.iu-v 
 A., now ilocfasefl, wii.-. Imhii in (Hiin, nmt was t In- 
 wilp (if Slim FosUt; Miirv K.. tin- wife »if (Mtirjic 
 Kia^rs?. "'f Kiilton Countv. III.; CliMrlnlti' A. is the 
 wife of C'liai'les C. Sparks, n resident of Coliunhus 
 'rownsliip; Lewis W. niarrieil .lolianna Kelley and 
 IS livinu' in liiitcliinson, Kan.; Sarah !•'. is the wife 
 of .1. M. stcwiirt. who resides in Kiillon ( <miit\ . III. 
 Mr. Stenlieok ca>t his tlrsl rrfsidentiai vote in 
 18M(; for William llenrv Harri>ou. ami his last liai- 
 lol was for the illustrious grandson of the Tippe- 
 canoe hero, lion. IVujamiri Harrison. Since the 
 organization of the He[>ul)lii'an party, he has U'cn 
 one of its stanch supporters. He is ever found in 
 the front rank of any enterprise calculated to prove 
 of puhlic lienelit, and is a puMic-spii iteil and pro- 
 gressive citizen. Ilis life lia.'« lieen well and worth- 
 ily spent, and in his declinin;; years he can look 
 hack over tlie past with no reirret for lost opi)or- 
 tunities. He litis the liijfli regar<I of yoiinj,' and 
 old. rich and poor, and it is with pleasure that we 
 present this reconl of his life to our readers. 
 
 V. 
 
 Ir^KV. F.VTIIKK I'K'IKK M- < il KH. pastor of 
 jbi\[ St. Peter's Catholic ( liurch. in <^nincy. is a 
 ii^ 'Y man whose true piety and nohle example 
 '' have worked wonders in the cliaiacter of 
 his congregation since his residence in this city. 
 Father Mc(;irr is a iiativeof tlie green Isle of Krin, 
 lK)rn in County Tyrone, .June 2'J. IH.'J.T. lie was a 
 regular attendant at the parochial school until lie 
 had reached the age of lifteen yeai-s. at wliicli time 
 he entered the College of Holy Cross, near Worces- 
 ter, .Mass., where he pursued his studies until 
 1856. 
 
 At that date, our suhject entered the Theological 
 Seminary at Haltiinorc. hut in IM.'ili went from 
 there to the (liiiiid Seminary at .Montreal, Canada, 
 where he linishefl his stiiilies, In IHdI.liewas 
 ordained prie.st l»y the Hishop .at .\ltoii. and liis 
 Brat charge was at riltsfield, I'ike County, tills SUile, 
 
 9 
 
 where he ministered to the spiritual wantjs of his 
 fellow-men for sixteen in<jnths. From there he 
 w.a.s called to (^iiiiicv. where he lia.s since lieen |>a.s- 
 tor of St. I'eler's Church. Ilis present coiigrrga- 
 lioii niiiiiliers three hundred and thirty families, 
 .and many li.ave lieen the impiovements made hy 
 this worthy ni.aii since he dilivered his tiist sermon 
 liele. 
 
 The present church edilice was erected in li^7"J, 
 al a cost of *l(io.(HHi, and a school is carried on in 
 connect ion with the cliurcli. The interior of this 
 line structure is in keeping with the means used 
 to perft'ct it and Is very lieautifiil. The parsonage, 
 too, is a very line liuilding, .and Itotli are an orna- 
 ment to the city. Tlu> .Sunday-school is well at- 
 tendc<l. and a decided interest is manifested by all 
 in the good work of the church. Father McCJirr 
 is one of the most exemplary and esteemed citizens. 
 an<l Is ever on the alert to lussist tho.se in distre.s,s 
 and to extend a helping hand to all worthy and 
 laudaljle enterprises. 
 
 Fathi-r .Mctiirr is a very convincing and mag- 
 netic speaker and his earnebt efforts in Christian 
 work have Ik-cii followed with excellent resnlt-s. 
 lie imparts singular |>athos and animation to his 
 delivery, and his elo(|uencc and earnestness have 
 lieen the means of liringiiig many li.ack from the 
 paths of sin. lie Is regarded with iinhounded 
 confidence and affection by his congregation, and 
 Ills native wit and naturally bright mind make 
 him welcome wherever his footsteps are directed. 
 Kind and .sympathellc, earnest and sincere, he it a 
 man among a tli<Mis:ind. 
 
 N#-f - * ' pi ' 
 
 Ai;>llAl.l. U. Ml Uri;\ A.NT. An hoii- 
 '\; orable position anxing the agriculturists 
 of I'ayson Township is lield by the gentle- 
 man above iiameil, who i> the fortunate 
 pos.se.ssor of sixty acres of excellent land on section 
 2(i, this county, and twenty-live acres in I'ikc 
 County. TIk' well-tilled acres are devot<'il to 
 raising nii.\e() croj)* and the orUinary ftuiouiil of
 
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 stock, both grain and animals being of good qual- 
 ity. A pleasant dwelling and various outbuildings, 
 together with the well-kept orchards and gardens, 
 indicate to the passer-by that the land is occupied 
 by a family of enterprise and good judgment. 
 
 Our subject was born in Savoy, Berkshire County, 
 Mass., in 1818, and there resided until attaining to 
 mature j-ears. He received such an education as 
 the schools near his home afforded, and to that 
 foundation he Ii.ts added by reading and observa- 
 tion, his effort being to keep himself well informed 
 regarding current events and topics of general in- 
 terest. Young Stiu'tevant was reared to farm pur- 
 suits and aided in working the home place until 
 reaching his seventeenth year, when he engaged 
 to work in the cotton factory a portion of the 
 time until thirty years of age. 
 
 Mr. Sturtevant was fortunate in his choice of a 
 life companion, winning for his wife MissPliidelia 
 Ketchum, a native of Dover, Cuyahoga County, 
 Ohio, to whom he was united in 1838. Ten years 
 later, they removed to this State, locating in Win- 
 nebago Count}', where our subject followed the 
 occupation of a farmer until 1856. Then going 
 to Pike County, he erected and operated a saw- 
 mill for about a year, when he traded that prop- 
 erty for a farm of eighty-five acres. This he has 
 developed and improved until it fields its owner 
 a good income. In his political relations, our sub- 
 ject votes with the Republican party, prior to the 
 organization of which he was a Whig. Himself 
 and wife have reared an adopted son, Charles W., 
 who .served from the beginning to the close of the 
 late Civil War in the One Hundred and Eighteenth 
 Illinois Infantry. ^Nlr. Sturtevant has so conducted 
 himself in his career as a fanner, citizen, husband 
 and neighbor, as to win the respect and regard of 
 all who know him. 
 
 Daniel and Ilepsebah (liarney) Sturtevant, tiie 
 parents of our subject, were natives of Massachu- 
 setts, and reared a large family of thirteen children, 
 three of whom are living in this State, viz.: 
 Hepsie Ann, tlie widow of Alonzo Bowker, of 
 Plainville; .Joshua B., who makes his home in Pike 
 County, and Marietta, the widow of Laroney 
 .lohnson, makes her home in Hull. The grand- 
 father of our subject, Hobcrt Sturtevant, was n 
 
 native of England, and, after coming to America, 
 was married in the Bay State and became the father 
 of six sons and one daughter, all but one of whom 
 became heads of families. In social matters, our 
 subject has been identified with the Masonic fra- 
 ternit}' since 1858, in which order he has a high 
 standing. He has never been an office-holder, 
 finding sufficient occupation in his personal affairs, 
 the quiet duties of citizenship and the pleasure of 
 social and domestic life. 
 
 -^^ ^ 
 
 )}OTTLJKB SCHANZ, the ple.isant proi)rietor 
 of the Schanz Brewery, formerly known as 
 the AVashington Brewery, was born in 
 Wurtemberg, German j-, October 19, 1845. His 
 father, Johannes, and his grandfather, George, 
 were both farmers of the same place, Reidengcr, 
 where Gottlieb was born. Johannes lived and 
 died in his native place, as did his wife, Chris- 
 tine Relling, a native of the jjlace. They left 
 three children, of whom our subject was the eldest. 
 
 Gottlieb was raised on the farm and attended the 
 common school until fourteen years of age. When 
 he was seventeen, he was apprenticed to a brewer, 
 and remained until he was twenty years old. In 
 the fall of 1865, he left Bremen on a sailing-vessel, 
 "Clora" by name, and landed in >sew York after 
 a voyage of seventy days. Erom there he went to 
 Arwicksburg, Pa., and was employed at his trade. 
 He also engaged at it in Portsmouth and Philadel- 
 phia. In 1871, he went to Milwaukee and was in the 
 employ of the Melms Brewery, and two years later 
 went on to St. Louis and was employed by Anheu- 
 ser & Wainwright as head brewer. 
 
 In 1877, our subject came to (Juincy and was 
 foreman for Dick's Brewery for three years, when 
 he started in the business for himself in partner- 
 ship with Mrs. Luttcr. They ran it two years and 
 then dissolved partnership. He then started the 
 Harrison Brewery, now known as the Gem City 
 Brewery, and ran it seven years as sole proprietor. 
 IJe then bought the Avers Brewery and formed n
 
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 107 
 
 pHrtiHM-sliip with Frit/ Walil: lalvr lie >t!irl<-<l the 
 SfliMiiz A- Wnlil Hrewerv.iiiKi inn il forfoui- yeai>. 
 In ISiU.lii- sold il !in<l >t!iiU() iini>tlici lufwi-rv l>.v 
 Imviiij; till" olii ^VIl^llin;,'lon Hitwimt. iiud, rclittinii 
 il, opciu'd hii.siuess lii-ro niidi-r the nnnn* of thi- 
 S lianz Hiowprv. It is thf oldest in the couiilv. 
 Its ea|>!R-it_v is forty Imrrols u day, an<i il is lin-aU-d 
 on llic corner of Sl«U' andSixlli StreeUs. It <Kru- 
 pio.s a liuildiiiir llirce slorics liii;li. 1 :i I x I 7<l fi'i-t. 
 IK' lia.- an ii'i-lioiisi-, "iloiiif^o, lini<ri'«nd clrvator in 
 oonni'ctiou with ihc hrewer.v . This brewery has 
 a tliirteen-liorse power and is supplied with all the 
 riiodeni iinproveinent.s. 
 
 Ml'. Sehaii/. was married for the lirst time in St. 
 I.uuis. to AiiL;ust.i Kiieap, lioiu in Westphalia, 
 (ierniany, and she liore him live children: Fred, a 
 liook-keepor in St. Louis; (iotllich, in (^iiiney; 
 (icoiiie. -Augnst, .and William, at home. He was 
 married for the seeond lime, in this eily, to Mrs. 
 Lizzie Steffel, horn in Adams t'ounty. .Sho was 
 Ihe niolhor of two of his children. Christina and 
 .\ugusta. His third marria_!j;e ocenired in this city, 
 Miss Annie .'Nteffcl, born in this city, becominjj his 
 wife. They liave one cliihi. .\niia. 
 
 .Mr. S<-h!in/. is a I)e|nily in Ihe (Jrand Lodge of 
 the .\ncient Order of I'nited Workmen, and is a 
 slaiieli Democrat in polities. He has always Iteen 
 a linrd-workiiig man nn<l li.as m.adc his money him- 
 self. He deserves much credit for his eflforls and 
 he has the esleem of all who know liiin. 
 
 
 y. LM;V lil.KMKK is n iiMiiilier of the linn of 
 
 2Hlomer iV- Michael, pork packers of ijiiincy. 
 III., which Itusiness luu- lieen in successful 
 operation since 1S7M. Mr. Itlomer wa.» horn 
 in Prussia, (■eriiiaiiy. in Novcmlier, is;i.'t. and in 
 l«|.'{was liroui:ht to < ^uinc\ . III., via New Orleans, 
 reai'hiii;; the lirst-nienlionecl place on Ihe .Mh of 
 .Inly. Ili» father, .lohn IJIolncr, was a farmer by 
 occupation and passed from life in </uincy. where 
 tlie mother, whose maiden name was Clirisliu.-i 
 liriiikmnii. »|so hicuthccl her l»»t, lleiirv IMonier 
 
 was the second son and third chihl in a family of 
 six, all of whom .nre industrious, enterprising and 
 loyal residents of the I'liited States. His educa- 
 tion was obtained in the common schools <»f Adams 
 ('ouiit\ and in ijiiiiicy, and after altaining to a 
 suitable age, he began learning Ihe trade of a lirick- 
 l.'iyer, at which he served a three-years apprentice- 
 ship. From thai time until he attained his majority 
 he worke<l as a journeyman, and subsecpiently l)e- 
 eame an exleiisivc eoiitractor, which business he 
 carried on for .seventeen yeai-s. 
 
 In 1S7(I, he formed a parlnership with ( . .\. \an- 
 denboom in the jiork-packing business, and the 
 firm bucanie known as N'andciiboom \- Hlomernnd 
 continiieil as such up to 1SK"2, when Mr. Hlomer 
 became the owner of the entire enterprise, and 
 later asscK'ialeil himself with Wolf iV Michael, with 
 whom he was connected for seven years. When 
 this period had expired, Mr. Wolf retired, and 
 since then the linn hai> been known as Hlomer A 
 Michael. They kill vast numbers of cattle, hogs and 
 sheep, and Ihe supervision in Iheir packing houses 
 is so perfect that il is impossible fora diseased or in- 
 ferior animal to be entered for consumption. This 
 company handles only liist-class stock, and deals 
 extensively in hogs on foot, mess pork, hams, bacon, 
 lard, etc. Orders are promptly filled at tlu' iowe-sl 
 ruling market iniees. and entire .satisfaction is 
 guaranteed. The largest coiisnin|ition of animal 
 products, especially thai of the hog, is in the 
 Tnited Stales, which couiitr\ is exempt from any 
 traceable ill effects from trichina. Hogs in Amer- 
 ica are as healthy and sound as any sl<K-k in Ihe 
 world, ancl in spite of the |>i'ohibition pl.aced on 
 our hog products by l'"raiii'c and ( Jerniany, are 
 ecpiai. if not superior, lo any similar producti<ms 
 prepiired in Kuiope. 
 
 During the winter sciuson, Me.s,si-s. Hlomer A- Mi- 
 chael em|iloy in Iheir eslalilishment alMPiil one 
 hundred and Iwi'iity-live men, and in Ihe summer 
 from ihiity-livi' to fort\. Their repiilalion as 
 substantial business men has gone forth in all di- 
 rections, and the product of their house is deserv- 
 edly ranked among the U'st in the I niled Stales. 
 They ar<' highly esleemed in liiiancial and com- 
 incrci.'tl circles for Iheir .-ound inismess principles 
 ni)(| sterling iiite^rilv. while llieir I'lands tif pro.
 
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 visions liave become well known. Their occupa- I 
 lion is iindoiilitcdly a very important one, ana 
 • ^iiincy is well represented in tliis respect by tiiis 
 reliable and representative business house. 
 
 In Iftfil, Mr. lilomer was united in marriage to 
 Miss Ann Klatte, a native of Germany, and to 
 tliem a family of live children has been born: 
 Anna, now Mrs. Frieburg; John G., a book-keeper 
 in liis father's office; Christina, wife of J. Tiptesar; 1 
 Ada and Joseph. Politically, Mr. Blomer is a 
 Democrat, and on tiiat ticket was elected to tlie j 
 position of Alderman from the .Sixth Ward, wliicli 
 he iield for two years. He lias been active in the 
 ]niblic affairs of (Juinc\-, and is President of the 
 Freiburg Boot and Shoe Company of tliis city. 
 He and iiis wife are members of St. F'rancis" Cath- 
 olic Church, and have a very nice residence at No. 
 150U Bro.adwav. 
 
 J .5. 4. .5.4. 
 
 
 eAMPBELL ,S. IIF:ARN. In this .short bio- 
 graphical sketch we can onl)- give a few of 
 . the prominent incidents in the life of one 
 
 who for twenty-five years has been known tlirough- 
 out Melrose Townsliip, and who is now one of the 
 prominent agriculturists in Adams County. He 
 was born in Woodford County, Ky., Noveml)er 2(1. 
 1844, and was tiie sixtli in order of birth in the 
 family of eight children born to Warren and Jane 
 (Alexander) llearn, na.tives resjjectively of Owen 
 and Woodford Counties, Ky. 
 
 The father of our subject, who was named in 
 iionor of Gen. Warren, of Bunker Hill fame, was 
 the first white child born in Owen County, whence 
 his parents emigrated as early as 1790 from Mar}-- 
 land, where his birth occurred in 180.5. He w.as 
 one in a family of seven children, his In-others 
 and sisters being Sallie, Lovisa, Harrison. Luke, 
 Elizabeth and Melvina. His parents were Jacob 
 and Jane (Harrison) Hearn, the former of whom 
 was liorn in Maryland and was the second child 
 in the family of .Jacob and Saiah ((iilderoy) Hearn, 
 li-i'ives respectively of ivighiijd and Wales, Jacob, 
 
 the grandfather of our subiect, was born in 1770, 
 and was married in Kentucky in 1796. The ma- 
 ternal grandfather of our subject, Peter Alexander, 
 was born in Virginia and served as a soldier in the 
 Revolutionary- War, in which struggle he occu(iied 
 the position of Captain. 
 
 He of whom we write resided in his native 
 State until 1851, at which time he removed with 
 his parents to Missouri, where they lived until 
 1863. Then returning to Kentucky, they remained 
 for four years, when, desiring to make tlieii- future 
 home in Illinois, they came to (^^uincy, where our 
 subject located on the farm on which he is at pres- 
 ent residing. His father, who was a hardworking 
 man, died August 1, 1882, and the mothei', who 
 jjreceded him to the better land, departed this 
 life May 22, 1875. They were people who stood 
 well in the community, and their neighborly kind- 
 ness and excellent traits of head and heart at- 
 tracted to them warm friends. 
 
 Campbell S. Hearn received a limited education, 
 attending the subscription school held in a log 
 cabin and sitting on the regulation slab seats of 
 those d.ays. When of age, he began his personal 
 career as a farmer, and pursuing his work with 
 energy and intelligence, h.as prospered accordingly. 
 In September, 1872, he was married to Miss Eliz- 
 abeth Hastings, and to them has been born one 
 son, (ieoi'ge. On the death of his wife, Mr. Hearn 
 was again married, this time to Miss Emma, daugh- 
 ter of fieorge F'elt, and the two children born of 
 this union bear the respective names of Warren F. 
 and Mar}' C. The fellow-citizens of our subject, 
 recognizing his ability and superior business quali- 
 fications, elected him nine successive years as Su- 
 pervisor, the duties of which ottice he performed 
 in a creditable manner. He was placed in nomina- 
 tion as a member of the State Board of F^ijualiz.a- 
 tion in the spring of 1892, and will be elected, as 
 the Democrats have a large m.ajority. Politically, 
 he casts his vote and intliienco on the side of the 
 Democratic party, and socially is an Odd Fellow, 
 a Modern Woodman, and is connected with the 
 Independent Order of Mutual Aid. He is a man 
 possessing enlightened views on various subjects, 
 and brain and business tact, combined with stead^■ 
 
 industry, have brought him to the frimt. 
 
 His
 
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 201 
 
 f«rm. wliieh comprises ><\w liiiii<li<'<l mimI sixty 
 !ii,TOs, is miller I'xcclli'iit ciillivatioii, iiml il ismilv 
 li\ ruiislniil npidicHtion to his work lliiil Mr. Ileum 
 has ljroii<rht it to its pri-M'iit coinlitioii. 
 
 1^^ 
 
 ON. .lOSKi'il SIH|.i';V. Tiiis (listinmiishcd 
 jurist hits lujuh- his homo in tin- liciuitifu! 
 *^ -^ city of t^iiiiu'y for inori' than a niiartcr of 
 a fi'iitiirv. an<l is now ilpvotiiiLj his .ntten- 
 lion to the legal profession, in which he has al- 
 ways hail a large practiee, won many victoriesand 
 accinnulateil consifleralile wealth, lie is ilesceniled 
 from families of sniistanlial worth and honored 
 name in New lOngland, and liy his services in the 
 legal arena and in ollicial statioiiH has added lus- 
 tre to the name he hears. 
 
 In noting the record of the progenitors of Judge 
 .'^ililey, we tind that his father, .Varon Sihley, was 
 liorn in Connecticut in 1 77'.i, and his niolher,'rry- 
 pheuia Agard, wa.s likewi.se a native of that State, 
 liut removed to Massachusctt.s when young. On 
 hotli sides, the line of descent is traced to Kng- 
 land. ( irandfatlier Ezekiel Sibley was a resident 
 of Connecticnt. .as was also (irandfatlier Agard. 
 Aaron .Sihley wa.s a farmer by occupation, and was 
 prominent in Hampden County, Ma.s.s., where the 
 most of his life was passed, and where his death 
 occurred. In political matters, he was a Demo- 
 crat, and served as a member of tlietJeneial Court 
 of 1M2H and lH2'.i.as well as in other positions <if 
 trust. 
 
 Morn in \Vestliclii. Hampden County. .Mass., 
 in 1HI8, our sulijcrl passed his boyhood in a com- 
 paratively uneventful nianiier, alteiiiating work 
 on his father's farm with attendance at the district 
 school and In the academy near his home. Karlv 
 in life he evinced a thirst for knowledge, and wju* 
 ever eager to grasp new theories and .^olve the in- 
 tricate |)roblems which the majority of the school 
 Uiys shirked. .Vt the age of twenty yeai-s, he wsjs 
 appointed deputy to High Sheriff Rii*e, and his ser- 
 
 vices in thai capacity for scnci.iI xcmis wcif s!ili«- 
 fnctory and elticient. 
 
 When about twenty-two years old, .liidgc .S|l(it<v 
 removed U> ScheneclJidy, N. V., where he engaged 
 in niercnntile pursuits for two years, but desirous 
 of entering upon a professional cireer, he read law 
 with I'age iV Totter, and was admitted to tin- Itar 
 ill 1846. lie chose for his location the city of 
 Xauvoo, IfaneiM-k County, 111., wlieie he remained 
 several years in the (iraclice of his profession, and 
 during his residence there was a strong anti-.Mor- 
 inon. .Vt that time there were few afTairs of more 
 vital interest to the citizens of Hancock County 
 than the Mormon question, and particularly wen- 
 the residents of Nauvoo interested therein, for 
 their city was the seat of the 'ri-inplc mid ilirlioini' 
 of the prophet, .losepli Smith. 
 
 Removing in \Hfui from Nauvoo lo War- 
 saw, in the same county, our subject continued his 
 legal practice. While at Nauvoo, he w.-us eWcted 
 on the Democratic ticket, in IS.'iO. to represent 
 Hancock County in the .State Legislature, and his 
 .satisfactory service resulted in his re-electi«fi), in 
 IS.'i2. for a term of two years. Returning from the 
 Legislature, he resumed his puu-tice at Wai-saw. 
 hut was soon called into public lifeagain. In IH.'i.O, 
 he was elected Circuit .liidge for the Kifteeiilh .lii- 
 dicial Circuit, which was composed of Hancock, 
 Henderson and .Adams Counties. At the expira- 
 tion of his term of six years, he was re-elected, 
 in IH('il,anil served by re-election until Ift"'.*, being 
 on the Bench In all twenty-four years. Meanwhile. 
 Ill' removed from Warsaw toi^uincy. where he has 
 continued to make his home since. In 1x77. la- 
 was appointed .ludge of the .\ppellate Court for 
 the Second District of Illinois, and served two 
 yeai-s in that ea|iaeity. On retiring from that ollice. 
 he resumed his law practice in t^ulncy, which lie 
 li;us conducted until the present time in the local. 
 State and federal courts. In politics, he is a 
 stanch DeiiiiMTat, devot'd to the interests and 
 principles of his chosen party. 
 
 Among the beautiful residences of t^uiinv is that 
 of .ludge Sibley, which is pleasantly located on 
 Kighth Street, in the luiiisf of extensive grounds 
 and beautiful lawns, ornainented with elms and 
 other trees. In that home he liiids rest from the
 
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 tolls of professional life and public service, and 
 there many of his happiest hours have been passed. 
 He was married in 1849 to Miss Maria, daughter 
 of Dr. Biackelt, who at the time of his death was 
 a resident of East St. Louis, 111., but had formerly 
 made his home in St. I>ouis, Mo. ,, Tiie maternal 
 grandfather of Mrs. Sibley. Nicholas Jarrott, wa.s a 
 native of Paris, France, hut emigrated to America 
 at an early daj'^, and became one of the first settlers 
 of Cahokia,'Ill. The marriage of Judge and Mrs. 
 Sibley has been blessed by the birth of two chil- 
 dren: .Joseph J., who follows agricultural pursuits 
 in Missouri, and Julia I>., who is at home with her 
 parents. 
 
 The long professional and judicial career of 
 Judge Sibley, and his natural traits, have moulded 
 him into a type of a lawyer and a jurist wjiicli, in 
 dignity and ability, marks the highest order of his 
 profession. Few, if any, judges of Illinois have 
 worn the judicial ermine for so many years as he. 
 On the Bench he showed a true conception of the 
 duties of the position, and was alert, impartial, 
 learned and honest. By his bearing he gave courage 
 to the younger, and commanded the respect of the 
 older, practitioner. As a lawyer, his daily jtrac- 
 tice and research have given him a wide repu- 
 tation as a reliable counsel and successful advo- 
 cate, which, witii his personal qualities, has at- 
 tracted to him a large circle of friends. 
 
 \|/AMES B. CORRIGAN. The ability shown 
 by James B. Corrigan in several directions, 
 ^^ his faitliful discharge of every pulilic trust 
 ^5^// reposed in his hands, .and the interest he 
 has taken in the advancement of measures for the 
 good of Quincy, 111., caused him long since to be 
 classed as one of the leading citizens of that flour- 
 ishing city of the Mississippi Valle3-. Although 
 young ill years, he luas been a resident of this 
 county all his life, and the people have had every 
 opportunity to judge of his character and qualifi- ; 
 
 cations. In eveiy walk of life, he has acquitted 
 himself with credit, and his admiralile Inisiness 
 qualities, coupled with his executive capacity and 
 popularity, point him out as one sure to be called 
 to public position. He at present holds the re- 
 sponsible position of Treasurer of Adams County, 
 111., and the faithfulness and capability shown by 
 this gentleman have won him the respect of all. 
 
 Mr. Corrigan was born mi a farm in Liberty 
 Township, Adams County, III., on the 21st of Feb- 
 ruary, IH.'ifi, and inherits the quick wit and active 
 mind of his Iiish ancestors. His parents, James 
 and Sarah (Hart) Corrigan, were natives of the 
 green isle c>f Erin and came to the United States 
 when young. Settling on a farm in Adams County, 
 III., they have since made their home there, and 
 reside on the land settled by them in early days. 
 Of the nine children born to them, James B. was 
 fifth in order of birth. His boyhood and early 
 school days were passed in assisting on the farm 
 and in attending the district school. Later, he en- 
 tered INIaplewood High School and then St. Francis 
 College, l^uincy, giaduating from the latter insti- 
 tution in the year 1884. After this he read law 
 with Sibley, Carter tt Govert. 
 
 After leaving the school-room, Mr. Corrigan was 
 appointed Deputy Sheriff under P>eiijamin Heckle, 
 and filled that position in a ver_\- satisfactory man- 
 ner. His capalile manner of filling that position 
 aiaturally caused the people of (Quincy and Adams 
 County to desire that the same qualities should 
 be directed to the public service in another. Ac- 
 cordingl}-, he was appointed Deputy County Treas- 
 urer under John B. Kreitz until his term closed. 
 He was retained by his successor. L. Finley, and 
 continued under him until his term closed. In 
 the fall of 1890, Mr. CVu'rigan was nominated for 
 the office of Treasurer and was elected by a fair 
 majority. He assumed the duties of his otlice the 
 December following, .and in that capacity has 
 proved himself a very efficient officer. 
 
 On the 16th of June, 1887, Mr. Corrigan was 
 married to ]\Iiss Agnes liernbrdck. of (Quincy. III., 
 the daughter of William l>ernlii<ick,and he ami his 
 wife reside comfortalily at Twentieth and Elm 
 Streets. In polities, Mr. Corrigan isa Democrat, and 
 is a stanch supporter of his part}'. He is justly re-
 
 R)RTRAIT AND BIOORAl'MICAL RECORD. 
 
 •20.1 
 
 gank'il as oiii' of (In- in<»t |iroiiiiiifiit of the self-re- 
 liant anil pni^iTssivo men i>f wlmni (^nini-v has been 
 Ml ronspiunonsly fniitfnl. His lilwral vifws, un- 
 i|ui'siii)nt'il lionosty and iuj;<;oil ronimoii-sensi' luive 
 ;,'iveii liini an iiilluiMxr which is not relanU'd in 
 any way liy his youth. He has never lieen found 
 wanting in any fapaeily which he has been called 
 upon to till. tendin<; to the upbuilding of one of 
 the most thrifty and prosperous cities of the 
 \allcv. 
 
 •I (^ '• '• 
 
 <^> 
 
 'jfJ'OIlN II. RATCLIKF. who is engajred in 
 general farming on section II, Concord 
 Township, claims Kentucky ns the State of 
 ' his nativity. He was born in 1821. and is 
 a st>n of .loseph and Mary (Bryant) RatclitT. In 
 the family were the following children: l-Jic- 
 nezer, deceased; Isabella, born in 18(tl; Nancy, in 
 IMdC; Caroline, in 18ii«; A. H.. in IsM: I.ucinda. 
 in IHHI; .Vnnie, in 1HI«. and .Joseph, iii l.*<2.'). 
 
 No event (>f special importance occurred during 
 the boyhood of our subject, which wa.s ipiietly 
 passed, alternating his tin)e by work on the farm 
 in the summer months and by attending the com- 
 mon schools of the neighbf)rhood during the win- 
 ter season. .\t the age of eighteen, he started out 
 in life for himself and has since been dependent 
 uiMiu his own resources. That his life has been an 
 industrious an<l enterprising one is proved by the 
 success that has crowned his efforts, lie is now 
 the owner of a valuable farm of two hundred and 
 ft)rty acres, worth *jii per acre, lie laiscs grain 
 and stock, and his li<M>es. cattle and hogs are all 
 good grades. His neat and sulistantini residence 
 was erected at a cost of fi.lUKi. He Iuls a large 
 barn and the other oiilbiiihlings are niorlels of con- 
 venience. The well-lilled (ields and neat api)ear- 
 ance of the place indicate his careful supervision 
 and give evidence of his imlustrlous ami well-di- 
 rected effort.^. 
 
 In 18.'i2, Mr. l{at<-lilT married Miss M. , I. Chip- 
 man, a daughter of .lesse and llarriell Chipmati. 
 
 She wai« born in 18.S2. Their union li.as lieeii blessed 
 with nine children, six of whom are yet living: 
 Isabella, born in Adams County, in 18.').3: Mary, 
 iHirn in IS.'i^'i. is the wife of .Mien l.iicas; .loseph, 
 born in 18'>1. married Rachel lirown, ami died in 
 1881; Harriet, born in 18.'»H. is now .Mrs. Lucas; 
 Valdora. born in 18()0, deceased; Myron, born in 
 IX(>2. married Ijivina Davis; riysscs.'born in 18U5. 
 deceased; Chipman, born in 18(i7, wedded Carrie 
 Harper; and Delia, born in 187-1, is at home. The 
 chiiilien all received good educational advantages 
 to fit them for the practical and responsible posi- 
 tions of life, and two have l)een successful 
 teachers. 
 
 At the age of eighteen years. .Mr. RatclifT united 
 with the I'resbyteriaii Church of Clayt<iii, and for 
 nine j'ears he has been one of the ruling Klders- 
 To its support he contributes liberally and gives 
 freely to all charitable and benevolent entcr- 
 |>riscs. The church linds in him a faithful mem- 
 ber and his life is in harmony with his profession. 
 He exercises his right of franchise in support of 
 the Republican jiarty, and has served as Road 
 Ovei-seer. .'ncIiooI Director and Trustee, lliscareer 
 has l>een an exemplary one, and the confulence 
 and good-will of his fellow-townsmen is freely 
 accorded him. He is held in the highest regard 
 as a man of sterling worth, and with pleasure we 
 present to our readers this life record of .lohn II. 
 Ratcliff. 
 
 '•^I-I<^"' 
 
 Mr=M.IAS C. llAl.l.. After a long life ..f 
 usefulness. Klias C. Hall passed from the 
 scene of his earthly labors and left an 
 honored name and grateful memories in the citv 
 where he has so long been a resident. He had a 
 pleasant home in (juincy. and was surrounded by 
 all that made life enjoyable — dfunestic hap|>iness 
 and prosperity, a clean conscience and abiindani 
 means. To his praise be it said, that his accumula- 
 tions were made without 1o.hs or injustice toothers. 
 For niaiiy ycirs he was a residcnl of (^iiincy. and
 
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 toils of professional life and public service, and 
 there nian_v of his happiest hours have been passed. 
 He was married in 1849 to Miss Maria, daughter 
 of Dr. Brackett, who at the time of his death was 
 a resident of East St. Louis, 111., but had formerly 
 made his home in St. Louis, Mo. ;, The maternal 
 grandfather of JNIrs. Sibley. Nicholas Jarrott, was a 
 native of Paris, France, but emigrated to America 
 at an early day, and became one of the first settlers 
 of C'ahokia,'lll. The marriage of Judge and Mrs. 
 Sibley has been blessed b_v the birth of two chil- 
 dren: Joseph J., who follows agricultural i)ursuits 
 in Missouri, and Julia L., who is at lioine with her 
 parents. 
 
 The long professional and judicial career of 
 Judge Sibley, and his natural traits, have moulded 
 him into a type of a lawyer and a jurist which, in 
 dignity and ability, marks the highest order of his 
 profession. Few, if any, judges of Illinois have 
 worn the judicial ermine for so many years as Ire. 
 On the Bench he showed a true conception of tlie 
 duties of the position, and was alert, impartial, 
 learned and honest. By his bearing he gave courage 
 to the younger, and commanded the respect of the 
 older, practitioner. As a lawyer, his dailv prac- 
 tice and research have given him a wide repu- 
 tation as a reliable coun.sel and successful advo- 
 cate, which, with iiis personal qualities, has at- 
 tracted to him a large circle of friends. 
 
 'II AMES B. CORRIGAN. The ability shown 
 by James B. Corrigan in several directions, 
 ^^ I his faithful discharge of every public trust 
 ^^' reposed in his hands, and the interest he 
 has taken in the advancement of measures for the 
 good of <^uinc\-, 111., caused him long since to be 
 classed as one of tlie leading citizens of that flour- 
 ishing city of the Mississippi Valley. Although 
 young in years, he has been a resident of this 
 county all his life, and the people have had ever}- 
 opportunity to judge of his character and qualifi- 
 
 cations. In everj- walk of life, he has acquitted 
 himself with credit, and his admiralile business 
 qualities, coupled with his executive capacity and 
 popularity, point him out as one sure to he called 
 to public |)osition. He at present holds the re- 
 si)onsible position of Treasurer of Adams Count}', 
 111., and the faithfulness and capability shown by 
 tills gentleman have won him the respect of all. 
 
 Mr. Corrigan was Imhu mi a fai'm in Lil)erty 
 Township. Adams County, III., on the 21st of Feb- 
 ruary, l^aT), and inherits the quick wit and active 
 mind of his Irish ancestors. His parents, James 
 and Sarah (Hart) Corrigan, were natives of the 
 green isle of Erin and came to the United States 
 when young. Settling on a farm in Adams County, 
 III., they have since made their home there, and 
 reside on the land settled by them in earlv days. 
 Of the nine children born to them, James B. was 
 fifth in order of birth. His boyhood and early 
 school days were passed in assi.--ting on the farm 
 and in attending the district school. Later, he en- 
 tered Maplewood Iligli Schoiil and then St. Francis 
 College. <^uincy. graduating from the latter insti- 
 tution in the year liSH4. After this he read law 
 with Sibley, Carter & (Covert. 
 
 After leaving the school-room, Mr. Corrigan was 
 appointed ])ei)uty Sheriff under Uenjamin Heckle, 
 and tilled that position in a very satisfactory man- 
 ner. His capalile manner of filling that position 
 naturally caused the people of Quincy and Adams 
 County to desire that the same qualities should 
 be directed to the pulilic service in another. Ac- 
 cordingly, he was appointed Deputy County Treas- 
 urer under John B. Kreitz until his term closed. 
 He was retained Iiy his successor, L. Finley, and 
 continued under him until his term closed. In 
 the fall of LSTH), Jlr. Corrigan was nominated for 
 the office of Treasurer and was elected by a fair 
 majority. He assumed the duties of his office the 
 December following, .and in that capacity has 
 proved himself a very efficient officer. 
 
 On the 16tli of June, 1887, Mr. Corrigan was 
 married to ^liss Agnes Benibnick, of <^)uincv. III., 
 the daugliter of William I)crnbiock,and he and his 
 wife reside comfortably at Twentieth and Elm 
 Streets. In jiolitics, Mr. Corrigan is a Democrat, and 
 is a stanch supporter of his part}'. He is justly re-
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOORAl'IlKAL HF.CORD. 
 
 •20.1 
 
 fjardud ns oiu- nf tlu' iiii»l |ii'<iininciil iif tlic si'lf-re- 
 liant and prosji-ossivc inon of whdiii (^iiiiu-y lias been 
 >u con^iiii'UDiish' fruitful. His lihoral vit-ws, iin- 
 iiuo^tiiincd linnpst y and lUiriiod I'liinni'in-suiiso have 
 Kiven liin) an influence wiiich is iiol retarded in 
 any way by his youth, lie has never lieen found 
 wantin-; in any rapacity which he luus heen called 
 upon to (ill, tcndin>; to the upluiilding of one of 
 tlie nii»l thrifty and pro>pcrous cities of the 
 \allev. 
 
 
 "i^'dllN II. K.vrn.ll-I'. who is enga-ied in 
 trencral farniini; on sccticui II, Concord 
 Township, claims Kentucky as the Slate of 
 ' liis nativity, lie was born in 1821, and is 
 a son of .loseph and Mary (Hryaut) Ratcliff. In 
 the family were the followinjj children: VAte- 
 nezer, deceased; Isabella, born in 180 1; Nancy, in 
 IKdC; Caroline, in 18(18; A. I?., in 1811; I.ucinda. 
 in 181(;: Annie, in 18I«. ancl .Joseph, in 182.'i. 
 
 No event of spcci.-il importance occurred during 
 the boyhood of oui subject, which w.a.s tpiietly 
 pn.ssed, allernatini; lii.s time by W4iik on the farm 
 in the summer mouths and by attending the c<»m- 
 mou schools of the nciy:liborhood during the win- 
 ter season. At the age of eighteen, he started out 
 in life for himself and has .since been dependent 
 uiMin his t)wii resources. That his life has been an 
 industrious and enterprising one is proved by the 
 success that has crowned his offortj*. He is now 
 the owner of a valualile farm of two hundred and 
 forty acres, worth *jii per acre, lie laises grain 
 and stock, and liis horses, cattle and hogs are all 
 good grades. Ills neat and sul>slanti:il residence 
 was erected at a cost of fi.'Hid. He Iuls a large 
 barn and the other outbuildings are models of con- 
 venience. The well-lilled lields and neat appear- 
 ance of the place indicate his careful supervision 
 and give evidence of his industrious and well-di- 
 rected eflfort.*. 
 
 In ly.ji, Mr. RatclilT married Miss M. .1. Chip- 
 man, a daughter of .les-c and Harriett Cliipman. 
 
 •She was born In IM.'ii'. Their union has been blessed 
 with nine children, six of | whom are yet living: 
 Isabella, born in Adams County, in 1M.").3; Mary, 
 born ill 18.").'>, is the wife of .Mien Lucas; .losepli, 
 born in 18;')l, married Kaclicl Krowii. and died in 
 1881; Harriet, born in I8.')K, is now Mrs. Lucas; 
 \'ald<u-a, born in 18('>0, deceased; Mynui. born in 
 I8G'2, married Ijivina Davis; I'lysses.'born in 18tJ5i 
 deceased; Chipman, born in 18(;7, wedded Carrie 
 Harper; and Delia, born in 1874, is at Iminc. The 
 children all received good educational advantages 
 to fit them for the practical and responsible posi- 
 tions of life, and tw<i have l>een successful 
 teachers. 
 
 At the age of eighteen ye:ii>, .\lr. RatclifT united 
 with the I'resbyterian Church of ClayUui, and for 
 nine years he has been one of the ruling Klders- 
 To its support he contributes liberally and gives 
 freely to all charitable anil benevolent enter- 
 prises. The church finds in him a faithful mem- 
 ber and his life is in harmony with his profession. 
 He exercises his right of franchise in support of 
 the Republican party, and has served as Road 
 Ovei-seer. School Director and Trustee. Hiscareer 
 has been an exemplary one, and the conlidence 
 and good-will of his fellow-townsmen is freely 
 accorded him. He is held in the highest regard 
 as a ninn of .••lerling worth, and with pleasure we 
 present to our readers this life recoril of .lolm 11. 
 Ratcliff. 
 
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 «^)LIAS C. HALL. 
 
 il 
 
 .\fler a long life of 
 usefulne.ss, Klias C. Hall passed fntin the 
 /J^^ scene of his earthly lalxu-s and left an 
 honored name and graU-ful memories in the city 
 where he has so long been a resident. He had a 
 ple.a,sant home in (^iiincy, and was surrounded by 
 all that made life enjoyable — domestic happiness 
 and prosperity, a clean cons(.-ience and abundant 
 means. To his praise be itsaicL that his accumula- 
 tions were matle without luss or injustice toothers, 
 [•"or many ye:ir> he w.as a resident of i^uincv, and
 
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 fluiing his wliole life naught was ever said de- 
 rogatory to his c'liaracter and honor. His memor.y 
 will live in the hearts of the people long after his 
 body has mouldered to dust. 
 
 jNIr. Hall began iiis eartlily career in Scottsville, 
 N. Y., in 1816, and was a son of Clark Hall, who 
 followed the occupation (f a miller in New York 
 State for many j-ears. The latter was of English 
 descent, and his ancestors came to this country at 
 a very early date. He was a man of great energy 
 a7id perseverance and succeeded in accumulating 
 considerable means. Elias C. Hall, the third son 
 of seven children, secured a good practical educa- 
 tion in the common schools, and there pursued Ills 
 studies until fourteen years of age, when he en- 
 tered Howard College and was graduated from 
 that institution in 1837. After this he returned 
 to his home and engaged in milling with iiis father. 
 He was a wide-awake, progressive business man 
 and won many friends by his upright, lionorable 
 conduct. 
 
 In the year 1867, Mr. Hall moved to t^uincy, 
 III., and engaged in the insurance business, which 
 he conducted up to tiie time of his death. lie was 
 a man wliose sterling worth of character was 
 recognized by all, and iiis death was deeply de- 
 plored by a large circle of friends and acquaint- 
 ances, as well as his own immediate and sorrowing 
 household. U.seful and reliable, his high character 
 and noble conduct have reflected upon his de- 
 scendants and connections the highest renown. In 
 politics, this much esteemed citizen was warmly 
 attached to the principles of the good old Repub- 
 lican party, and was ever ready with his influence 
 and ballot to advance its interests. He was also 
 prominent in Masonic circles. 
 
 Mr. Hall selected his bride in the person of Miss 
 Christina Schnowder, who was born in Allegheny 
 County, Pa., in 1846, and tlieir nuptials were cel- 
 ebrated in the year 1871. When nine years of 
 age, Mrs. Hall moved witii her parents to Fairfield 
 County, Iowa, and entered the common schools of 
 that place. Possessed of a bright and active mind, 
 she made much headw.ay in her studies, and is a 
 lady of culture and intelligence. She is of Ger- 
 man-French descent, and her ancestors were among 
 tlie prominent families of Pennsjivania in the 
 
 days of William Penn. In the year 1859, she 
 came witii her parents to (^uincy, and here became 
 acquainted with Mr. Hall, whom she subsequently 
 married. After this union Mr. and jMrs. Hall made 
 their home in t^uincy and resided at No. 51 1 North 
 Sixtli Street. She has a very pleasant home, and 
 being a lady possessed of much sociability and 
 learning, has a host of warm friends. 
 
 \i^^ OMER M. SWOPE. This well-known niem- 
 * her of the legal profession has made his 
 home in Adams County since he was six 
 months old. His present place of business 
 is No. 217 North Fifth Street, (^uiiic\'. 111., where he 
 attends to a large and growing practice, and where 
 he conducts the legal business of the city, of which 
 he has been made City Attorney. 
 
 Mr. Swope was born May 1."), 1857, in Vienna, 
 Ind. (For family sketch refer to that of A. F. 
 Swope.) He was the fifth in a family of seven 
 cliildren. He received the advantages of the com- 
 mon district schools and then graduated from the 
 High School and at that time, 1874. went into the 
 classical department of Carthage College and grad- 
 uated there in 1879 with the degree of A. 15. and 
 three years later took tlie M. A. degree. He 
 then spent one year in teaching school in Cass 
 County, lie remained on his father's farm until 
 he was prepared to locate here in 1881. At that 
 time he entered the firm of Sibley, Carter it 
 Govert as a student and continued with them until 
 September 1, 1882, when he entered the Iniversity 
 of Michigan at Ann Arbor, in the deiiartment of 
 Law. Here he graduated in 1884, witli the degree 
 of LL. B. He located here and began the prac- 
 tice of his profession and in 1884 formed a part- 
 nership with Mr. McMurry. This coutiiiued until 
 May, 1891, when it was dissolved and Mr. Swope 
 has been alone in business since then. Mr. McMurry 
 went into other business and at this time Mr.
 
 PoUTKAlT AM) HI»k;RAPI11CAI, HKCoRD. 
 
 ■2o; 
 
 Swiipf \V!i> fleeted City Altoiiiev. In Irt'.f^. lie 
 wa.-* ie-t'leoU>(l amj is serving at this time. 
 
 .Mr. Swope lends hi.-, name and aid to many of 
 llie rei>res«-ntali ve MK-ial and lin>ine!-s int<'rest.-> of 
 the city and we mention a few. He lH>lon<^ to the 
 Inler-Stal*' Itiiilding and Loan .\ssoeialion; he is 
 llie attorney for this and also for Ihadstrect'sCol- 
 leelion Afjency, and is a memher of and attorney 
 for the As.sociated Ijiw and Colleelion olllee. lie 
 .•ilso helonjj to the Mutual .Vid of Illinois, to the 
 lnde|>endent Order of Mutual Aiil .'in<l lo the 
 Royal .\reannm. 
 
 ( )ur ,-ulijcct was married here in 1MK7. to Mi.ss 
 llallie .\. Bradley. theeharinin<; daujjhter of Roherl 
 Ihadley. Two beautiful ehildren have eonie to 
 liless this pleasant lionie. and their miisieal names 
 are Lillian and AInui. 
 
 .Mr. .S\v<»pe is an upholder of piii'e Democratic 
 principles and we venture to predict that a future 
 record of this county will show him a >till nuire 
 ))romineiit num than he now i.". ( )ur country needs 
 the i'dut'ated younir nu-ii of the Land to eome to 
 the front and irive life and vii;or lo the Nation's 
 laws. 
 
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 1-^ i:\. F.vriiKi; (;i:i;iiai{|) .Mii;r.A( ii. 
 
 Il^ Amonir the worthy Christians and alile 
 J,\\l expounilers of the (iospcl. may lie men- 
 V^ tioned Rev. Father ( Jerhard Mirliach,who 
 is a gentleman in every sense of the wfird, and 
 throughont the sixty years of his life, whatercr 
 his hand, heart or mind has found to do. he ha.s 
 done it with all his mijirht. He has devotetl his 
 time to the s)iiritual and mental want-s of his fel- 
 low-mortals and has done far more than the ordi- 
 n;iry man to raise the standard of morality in the 
 dilTerent localities in which his lot h.os been c.a.st. 
 lie is a man of line presence, and in his linsom 
 there heat.- a heart warm enough to >ympnthize 
 with the sufferings of all humanity. 
 
 Father Mirliaeh wa.s horn in (lerdauen. (ier- 
 many. Septenilier X. lM->. I<> Williain and Aiin.-i ( '. 
 
 (\'ou Neel) Mirhach. anil in the LmiuI of lii> liirth 
 his huylxHid days were s|K>nt, Ix'ing an attendant 
 of the parochial schools up to the agi' of (iflei-n 
 years. .Vt th.at time, he euler<'d the gymnasium 
 at Nens, where he studied ftir a sluirt time, after 
 whi<-li he lieg.'in his collegiate career in the I'ni- 
 vei-sily i.f Itonn, where he faithfully pursued his 
 studies for three years. On the M of .""ieptemlH-r. 
 IHUit, having liccome prfilicienl in theology, |i<- 
 wa.s ordained a priest in the Catholic CInireh and 
 soon after took charge of a church in Koeln, Oer- 
 tnany. llealily dis<'harged the duties of that lespon- 
 silile position until May 8. ISfi'.l, when he came to 
 .Vmerica and liist tiet f<M>t on .\meiican soil .at 
 New York City. From there he removed to Fay- 
 clteville, .St. Clair County, III., where he liecame 
 p.nstor of St. I'ancratius' Catholic Church, and con- 
 tinned a.s such until 1X7-1. Comingat that time to 
 • iuincy. he took charge of St. Mary's Church, 
 which at that time had an attendance of tw<i hun- 
 dred and eight families, linl which now has two 
 hundred and fifty families in regular attendance. 
 
 •I'll e edi lice in which Father Mirliaeh held ser- 
 vices was burned February .'?, ISSM, since which 
 time he luus built a handsome brick structure of 
 modern architecture, supplied with all the latest 
 im|iroveinent«, and hicated on the corner of .Vdams 
 and .Seventh Streets. The church was erected at a 
 cost of i<:V2,(iiMi, and will be dedicated liy Bishop 
 Ryan December 8, lhi»2. The distance from the 
 ground to the lop of the dtime is one hundred and 
 sixty-eight feet and the dimensions of the building 
 are l.'{2x(!(l feet. Father Mirbach was bImi the prime 
 mover in the erection of a line brick school build- 
 ing, in which instruction is given by a competent 
 corps of teaehei> to one hundred and seventeen 
 children, lie is much beloved an<l respected by 
 the memU-rs of his congregation for his unselfish 
 clevotiou and persistent effcirt- in their behalf, and 
 he has at all times proved himself to be n wife 
 counselor ami a consi-ienlious adviser in spiritual 
 matters. 
 
 Father .Mirbach is a clear, concise and forcible 
 speaker, kind in dispositi<in, e<u'dial, warm- 
 hearted and sympathetic, and is always ready to 
 lend a helping hand to the unfortunate and a 
 listening ear to tin' woe- uf the Hitlicted ami iieeily.
 
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 ■When llie size of liis eongiegation is remembered, 
 ami wlien tlie many expensive, yet necessary, im- 
 pixivemcnts in tlie fliiireli, seliool and pastoral resi- 
 dence are taken into consideration, it truly indi- 
 cates a praiseworthy si)irit among the people and 
 shows that an admirable nnderstanding exists 
 between the pastor and his flock. Father Mirbach 
 possesses excellent qualifications as a man of edu- 
 cation and refinement, and is evidently deeply 
 interested in tlie noble work in which he is en- 
 
 gaged. 
 
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 ylLLIAM HARNESS, who h.as spent his en- 
 tire life in this county, now resides on 
 section 2, Lima Township, near the old 
 farm -where his birth occurred October 12, 1831. 
 None iiavc been more prominently identified with 
 the history of this community than the Harness 
 family. The grandfather, Leonard Harness, was a 
 native of Virginia, but at a very early day emi- 
 grated to St. Clair County, 111., where Josejih Har- 
 ness, the father of our subject, was born in 179.3. 
 
 The grandfather died when Joseph was quite 
 young, and he was reared in the American Bot- 
 toms of St. Clair County, among the frontiers- 
 men, and was inured to all the hardships and 
 privations of such a life. On the 6th of May, 
 1816, he married Nancy Worley, who was born in 
 Virginia April 7, 1796, and for several years they 
 resided ui)on a farm in the county of his nativity. 
 
 In the spring of 1827, they came with their 
 family to Adams County, locating on section 1, 
 Lima Township, where Mr. Harness pre-empted 
 and afterward imjiroved a large tract of land. 
 He brought with him ox and horse teams, with 
 which he broke the prairie. He was one of the 
 first settlers north of Bear Creek. The Indians 
 were numerous in the neighborhood and he was 
 on friendly terms with several famous chiefs, in- 
 cluding Black Hawk and Keokuk, wiio frequently 
 visited his log cabin. As he was reared amid 
 wild scenes, he knew how to keep on fricndlv 
 terms with the red-men. 
 
 Although never addicted to strong drink, Mr. 
 Harness brought a barrel of whisky to this county'. 
 As soon as the Indians learned this, they were con- 
 tinually scheming to get it. but never succeeded. 
 One day a savage fell from a tree not far from 
 the Harness cabin, and the fellow's brother was 
 dispatched for a little liquor. He said he wanted 
 it for medicine, but Mr. Harness doubted his story 
 and refused. The Indian was so disappointed 
 that he cried, but his tears availed him nothing. 
 Mrs. Harness, however, unknown to her husband 
 gave him some whisk}', for which she received 
 many thanks. Mr. Harness, on learning this, was 
 much displeased, as he feared that the Indians 
 might become intoxicated and return .and do them 
 harm. 
 
 When the ISlack Hawk "War broke out, there 
 was much excitement, and safety was sought in 
 blockiiouses, but Mr. Harness remained in his 
 little home, saying that he had always been a 
 friend of Black Hawk and did not fear injury. 
 He was a famous hunter and in those earlv days 
 supported his family with his gun, killing scores 
 of deer, wolves, etc. His death occurred Novem- 
 ber 25, 1881, and his wife died .September 30, 
 1886. They were among the most [trominent 
 citizens of this community and played an impor- 
 tant part in its history. Their daughter, .lulia 
 Ann, now the wife of Jason Strickler, was the 
 first white child born in Lima Township. 
 
 William Harness, wdiose name beads this sketch, 
 was born in the log cabin home and with the 
 family experienced all the hardships and priva- 
 tions of pioneer life. He had no educational ad- 
 tages, but his training at farm labor was not 
 meagre. He was early inured to the arduous task 
 of developing wild land, and he worked for his 
 father until twenty-seven years of age. In those 
 early days, he also hunted a great deal and be- 
 came an expert with the rifle, killing many deer, 
 turkeys, ducks and geese, and also wolves. 
 
 In 18.')7, Mr. Harness was united in marriage 
 with Miss Mary Crenshaw, and unto them have been 
 born the following children: Leonard, General 
 Jackson, Arthur, John, Isaac, Marj-, Waldo, Winnie 
 and Richard. They began their domestic life 
 upon the farm which has since been their home,
 
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 2i»9 
 
 jiiiil finiii tlic wild Mini liaiKMi liai'l Mr. Ihinii'^s 
 liii> <lf'v«'lii|i('(i nrli iiiid fertile fieUls, wliicli vieiti 
 to him :i l;iiIi)cii triliuti'. lie bus tliree liiiii<lre(| 
 mill eiijlitv Hcres of liij^lilv eultiviited land in tlie 
 lionie fiirni and owns* eonsidernlilc traeU elsewhere. 
 In |Milili<-s, Mr. ll:ir)iess is a Democrat. Iml has 
 never lieen an ollke-.seeker. lie lia> wilne»e<l al- 
 most the entire <i;rowlh of the count v. lias aided 
 in it.s develojiment and has lionie his part in its 
 npliiiildiii'; and iiii|iiovemenl. I'lililie-spirited and 
 progressive, he is a valued eili/.en as well as an 
 honored pioneer, and is rerlainlv deseivin;^ of 
 representation in the history of his native countv. 
 
 V. 
 
 
 lis. KI.I/.AUrni CARRKrr. The esti- 
 nialile lady wliose name appears at tin- 
 open in •; of this artiele is the widow of 
 the lion. I'eti-r 1!. (Jarrett. Her residence 
 is on two hundred and lifty acres of land adjoin- 
 iu}; the town of (.'amp Point, III., and is a large 
 hiiek house surrounded with shiiiMierA' and trees. 
 The paternal grandfather of oursuliject was WilU 
 iani Welsh, who had been a farmer in Walesand had 
 lii-st settled in Pennsylvania upon coming to Amer- 
 ica, and from there he had moved to Kentuckv. 
 where he was one of the tii-st settlers. The father 
 of «>ur subject was named Robert and was one of 
 six children. He liecame a farmer and lived and 
 died in .Jefferson County. Ky. His Kiitli had oc- 
 curred in Feliruary, I78G, in the State of Penn- 
 .sylvania. and his death M.arch 14, IHfiii. The 
 mother of our snliject w.as a native of Kentucky; 
 her maiden name w;l-< Mary (iuthrie. and her 
 liirtli took place in ■lanu.-iry, 17!Mi. Hoth she and 
 her Inisband were consistent inenil)ersof the church 
 which grew up under that great and good man, 
 Alexander Campbell. She pa.ssed ipiietly awav at 
 her home Septemlier 2'.i, IMC).'), .after .-i well-spent 
 life. 
 
 Mrs. tlarrelt was the second in a famil\- of 
 twelve children, four of whom are livin". She 
 
 enjoyed .such ad\antage> a- were afforded in the 
 log schoollious<'s of that date, and faithfully 
 trudged away thrruigh rain and snow to iiliend. 
 In 1«.!2. she became the wife of the Hon. Peter 
 It. ( tari'ctt. a native of \'irginia, born November 
 • t, IHi)!!. His father was the Rev. Silas ( Jarrctl, a 
 Kaptist minister and farmer, who eniigrateil to 
 .leffei-son County, Ky.. where lie lived and died. 
 Peter I!., the lamented husband of our subject, 
 seltled on his father's farm after his niarri.age, 
 and there the young couple iH'gan life and re- 
 m;iined until is.'l.'i, when they emigrated to Illi- 
 nois, making the long journey in wagons. They 
 located in Camp Point Township. Adnms County, 
 pitching their camps in the woods, where they 
 resided until their log cabin was built, doing 
 from necessity what their deseendnnts do for 
 pleasure. The country was verv wild and unset- 
 tled, but few people had preceded them to the 
 .State. .Mud the great groves resounded with .«ong» 
 of birds, and deer and wolves were plentiful. Mr. 
 (Jarrett employed his time in improving his farm, 
 which was prairie, part of which he broke with his 
 team of horses, but later he used oxen. He was 
 an active and industrious young man. working 
 hard on his fniin of one hundred and sixty acres, 
 to which he added from time to time until he 
 ownecl about eight hundred acres at the lime of 
 his death. 
 
 When tlie lirst railroad ran through the pl:ice. 
 .Mr. (iarretl was one of the men who laid out the 
 town of Camp Point, and. :is a part of his land 
 w.as included in the town plot, its value was in- 
 creased. He was elected to the State Legislature 
 for one term on the Repuhlienn ticket. Ashe hauled 
 his grain to i^iiincy to market, he metnian\- of the 
 prominent men of the section and soon became 
 well known throughout the .">tate. His death oc- 
 curred .lanuarv 1'.'. IHG.'). He was a good man. 
 .•ictive in church work and a member of the Chris- 
 tian Church. He had gained the res|>ect and 
 esteem of all who knew him. and he held many 
 of the township oltlces. In 1M.')0. he cret'ted a 
 nice brick residence on his farm and built a mill 
 in the early days, which was run by oxen. In 
 time, he made a lloiir and feed mill and sub- 
 stituted stenni for the ox-power. This mill was
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 :i great accommodation to the people of the sec- 
 tion. He was one of the men whose life should 
 1)8 thoroughly written up as a memento of past 
 pioneer life and of the success which attends hon- 
 est industry. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Garrett had eleven children, viz.: 
 Silas, Mary, Robert; Richard, who died in the war; 
 Susanna, deceased; Sarah, Elizabeth, George W., 
 Christopher B., .Tohn H. and Albon A. They are 
 all married, and the last-named child lives on the 
 old home place and is a farmer. 
 
 Mrs. Garrett has been a member of the Chris- 
 tian Church since she was eighteen years of age. 
 She has passed a useful, honored life and enjo^'S 
 the esteem of the county. Her mother-in-law, 
 Judith Booth, of Virginia, died at the home of 
 the Hon. Peter B. Garrett at the age of forty-nine. 
 
 Mrs. Garrett, our subject, lives just on the edge 
 of the town in her beautiful house, surrounded by 
 the trees and rare shrubberj" which have been 
 planted by her own hands. Both she and her hus- 
 band were worthy pioneers, working hard all their 
 lives, and now Mrs. Garrett enjoys the fruits of 
 their united labors. She is a lady possessed of 
 admirable qualities that make her a favorite among 
 her circle of friends and acquaintances. 
 
 ■ J t»i > i^jp^.^.^ 
 
 "Yf A. WAGNER, M. I)., is a physician of abil- 
 it}- and high standing in Adams County 
 and makes a specialty of diseases of the nose, 
 throat and lungs, along which lines he is 
 considered one of the ablest phj-sicians in his sec- 
 tion of the country. AVhile enjoying a lucrative 
 practice, he is known as a careful and conscientious 
 practitioner, who is more devoted to medicine for 
 the sake of science than for purely personal reasons. 
 He was born in the county in which he now resides 
 Oetol)er 20, 1853, to .Jacob and Mary A. (Brown) 
 Wagner, the former of whom was a millwright in 
 early life but finall}^ turned his attention to farm- 
 ing and stock-raising, in the pursuit of which oc- 
 cupations he met with well-deserved success. The 
 
 paternal grandfather, Henry Wagner, was a Penn- 
 sylvanian by birth and a German by descent, and 
 in the Commonwealth founded by the great law- 
 giver, William Penn, .lacob Wagner was born and 
 reared. He became a resident of Melrose Town- 
 ship, Adams Count}', 111., in 1839, and here became 
 well known as an honorable, upright man, and a 
 useful and progressive citizen. 
 
 Up to the age of nineteen 3-ears, .1. A. Wagner 
 resided on the home farm, his summers being de- 
 voted to tilling the soil and his winters to attend- 
 ing the district school near his rural home. In the 
 fall of 1872, he found himself fitted, both intel- 
 lectuall)- and financially, to enter college, and for 
 one year thereafter he pursued his studies in Chad- 
 dock College. During this time his generous na- 
 ture turnrd instinctively to the broad field of 
 human suffering for his life work, and in 1875 we 
 find hini in the Medical Department of .lefferson 
 College, of Philadelphia, Pa., from which he gradu- 
 ated as an M. D. March 10, 1877. Immediately 
 after he returned to (Juincy, and up to the spring 
 of 1884 was engaged in general practice, then be- 
 came a specialist and has been very svieeessful in 
 his treatment of diseases of the throat, nose and 
 lungs. He is at present conducting almost exclus- 
 ively an oflice practice, which is large and lucra- 
 tive. He believes in a progressive 33-stem of medi- 
 cine, and notes with eager interest every progres- 
 sive step taken by his profession, especially in his 
 specialties. 
 
 Dr. AVagner is the inventor of several instru- 
 ments peculiarly adapted to his line of work, and 
 since he entered upon his life work has been a 
 benefactor to mankind. He has alwaj's acted with 
 the Republican party. Temperate in all things 
 himself, he can not be otherwise than an advocate 
 of temperance in others, and strives by every means 
 in his power to promote temperance and sobriety. 
 He is strongly in favor of Prohibition. He is 
 Jledical Examiner of Peerless Lodge No. 11 of the 
 Mutual Aid Society of Quincy, is interested in 
 many movements tending to the public welfare. 
 and as a man his character is unassailable. 
 
 In the year 1880 he was married to Miss Mary 
 F. Reeder, daughter of William Reeder, of Melrose 
 Township, Adams County, but in 1881 ho was
 
 rORTRAir AMI r.ItUIUAIMIK Al. KKCOKD. 
 
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 calli'd ii|iuu tu nuiurn lier death, she leaving' him 
 with oiu- chih! tu care for. William W. Ilis second 
 :iiid |iif>fiU tiiiion t<K>k place in OctolnT. 1H8(>, 
 Miv« .Maiv K. Tavliir. n <laiiy;litfr i>f Sainiii-rravlor 
 of Ko(-k|>oi't, I'ikc County, III., hccomin}>; his wife, 
 and cvfiitiiailN till' niotlior of his lliivo childron: 
 l.iln lU'llc. Lillian .Mat' and .lai-oli SaniUfl. Mr>. 
 Wni^iuT is a devout mcmlior of the .Methodi.'<t 
 K|iisi'o|ial Clini'i'li and is a lady of nuK-h intt'lli- 
 tH'iicc anil forci- of i-liaracler. This household is 
 an iili-al oiii- and she preside-s over it with a ■;iiice 
 and diLTiiity thai stamp her a- a model lad v. 
 
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 :*/ KANDKU lilUkr, is the ownei of one of 
 I /Q the finest farms of Adams County, located 
 i — Ni on section 12, I'rsa Township. He i.« also 
 a representative citizen of the eommunily and an 
 honored veteran of the late war. ami it is with 
 pleasure that we present his sketch to our reailers. 
 lie was horn near <^nincy. on .Mill Creek, .March 7, 
 ISI I. and is a son of Hiram and Hehecca (tiawt) 
 Hurke, the former a native of Ntirth Carolina and 
 the latter of Kentucky. The paternal ;:ran<lfatlier 
 was a native of the Emerald Isle. The father of 
 our suliject was a cooper liy trade. Kmiiiratinj; to 
 Kentui'k\ in an early day, he locatf d near Coviiij;- 
 ton, and followed that husiness until in:tt>, when 
 he came to .\dams County, III., and purclia.sed 
 land on .Mill Creek, near <^uincv. lie was anionic 
 the first settlers in that secti<»n of the county, lie 
 was very fond of huutinir, and in those early days 
 killed many deer. In lM;i«, he removed to I'rsa 
 T(jwnsliip, locatinjj west of Marcelline, and after- 
 ward purchased a farni on section 12, near I'rsn, 
 where he spent the remainder of his life, dyi'ij; in 
 i««:l at the age of eighty four years, lie held a 
 numhi-r of local oHIces, and was a memhcr of the 
 Christian Church. The motlici- of our snitject dieil 
 in IK4'.I, and .^^r. Burke was .again married. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was the seventh in a 
 family of ten children horn of the first union, of 
 whom three are vet liviuy. lie wsis educutcii iu 
 
 the primitive schools, and at the age of seventeen 
 left home to make his own way in the world. With 
 luit a nickel in his pocket, and with two shirts tied 
 up in a handkerchief, he started out t'l hunt work. 
 lie seeurc<l a posititm as a farm-hand in I'rsa 
 Town>hip. and for f<tur months' lahor received 
 only i<lii. lie worked in that way for three _\ears, 
 and his largest wages were only ♦l.'tper month. 
 In the spring of IHfil, he hegan learning the hlack- 
 smith's traile in .Marcelline, hut in the fall of I«ti2 
 aiiandoucd it to enter his country's .service. 
 
 Mr. Hurke enlisted as a mcmlier of Company H, 
 Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry, an<l the regi- 
 ment organized at l^uincy was comniunded hy 
 C<j1. William II. Dennison. They went to .lelTer- 
 sonville. Ind., crossed the river to Louisville, and 
 did guard duty f(jr some time. In Doceinher, 
 IH(!2, the company was taken [irisoner hy .Mor- 
 gan, on the Louisville A- Nitshville liailroad, and 
 when paroled was .sent to Hcnton Barracks. .Mr. 
 Burke wiis there exchanged, and just had time to 
 join the army under Sherman licfore the liattle of 
 Mission Ridge. He also participated in the hat- 
 tie of Rome, and was with Sherman until after 
 the capture of .Vtlaiitn. where he was taken sick 
 and .sent to the rear. .Vfter his recovery, he was 
 transferred to an Ohio command and took part in 
 the hattlc of Nashville. He was then sent by 
 water to I'arkei-sburg, Va., and went on to 
 Washington, boarding a steamer at Georgetown, 
 whence he proceedeil to Ft. Beaufort. There were 
 three hundred .<»oldici-s on the vessel. A great 
 storm came up, which lasted three days and nights, 
 and not a man expecte<l to see land again. Mr- 
 Burke iiiMrched from Ft. Beaufort to (Joldshoro, 
 N. ('.. a distance of one hundred miles, and there 
 joineil his old regiment. .V few days later, they fol- 
 lowed .lohnston to Raleigh, -\fter the surrender 
 of Lee, they started for Washington, marching for- 
 iv-live miles a day until the city was reached. He 
 participated in the (!rand Review, the most celc- 
 liratol military pageant of the New World, and was 
 then mustered out. receiving his discharge .lune 
 2.'1, 1MG.1, in Chicago. He saw siune hard servic*-, 
 hut was ever found at his post, faithfully perform- 
 ing each ilnty. 
 
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 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 f.arrning on the old homestead, wliere he has since 
 resided. He now owns eiglit\- acres on section 12, 
 I'rsa Township, lying on the second bottoms of the 
 Mississii)pi, and no finer land can l»e found in the 
 county. Tlie farm is under a liigli state of culti- 
 vation, and its neat appearance indicates his en- 
 ergy and industry. He was married on the 12th 
 of December, 1867, to INIiss Sarah L. Rockwell, a 
 native of Mendon, and three children have been 
 horn unto them: Silva O., wife of (ieorge W. 
 Grimes, a farmer of this township; Alta Belle, and 
 Rosa Catherine. 
 
 In political sentiment, Mr. Burke is a stalwart 
 Republican, and has served as School Director for 
 fifteen years. The cause of education ever finds 
 in him ,i warm friend, and he li.is done much for 
 its advancement. Socially, he is a member of the 
 Grand Array of the Republic, the Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows, and himself and wife are 
 both members of the Christian Church. Througli- 
 out the community tliey are held in high esteem 
 for tiieir excellencies of character, and their friends 
 are many. 
 
 
 ON. JOHN McADAMS, is the proprietor of 
 the Seaton Hotel, Quincy, 111., which is rec- 
 ognized as one of the leading hotels of the 
 city. He w.as born in the county in which 
 lie is now residing in .January, 184.'3, the eldest son 
 of \Villiamand Elizabeth (Taylor) McAdams, both 
 of whom were born in the Blue Grass region of 
 Kentucky, in which State their childhood days 
 were si)ent. The father was born in 1816, was 
 reared to the life of a farmer in Adams County, 
 111., and when starting out to make his own way 
 in the world, at the age of eighteen years, he verv 
 naturally followed in the footsteps of his father, 
 and began devoting his attention to agricultural 
 pursuits in (ireene County, 111. His father, .Jc)hn 
 McAdams, sis well ,as the latter's wife, was born in 
 the Emerald Isle, but sougiit a home for him.self 
 (lud family uii Auierican shores, wUvf^ yottujie 
 
 smiled on him and where he resided until death 
 called him home. 
 
 John McAdams, wliose name heads this sketch, 
 w.as the eldest son and third child in a family of 
 nine children, six of whom lived to maturity. Like 
 a dutiful son, he assisted his father on the lu)me 
 farm until he had nearly attained his majority, in 
 the meantime acquiring a practical education in 
 the common schools, which lie supplemented by a 
 tw-o-years coui'se in the schools of (Quincy. Upon 
 leaving home to earn his own livelihood, he com- 
 menced farming, .as an t)ccupation with which he 
 was most familiar, and in time acquired sutlicient 
 means to enable him to purchase two hundred acres 
 of land, which he so admirably impro\ed in every 
 way, with buildings, fences, orchards, etc., that 
 when he sold it, in 1880, it brought him in the sum 
 of ^22,(10(1. 
 
 In 187il, he was elected on the Democratic ticket 
 to the State Legislature and served in the ses- 
 sion of 1880-81, during which time he showed 
 the vvorkings of a fine intellect, and his rep- 
 utation as a pure and intelligent Legislator was 
 of the very best. He was an active supporter of 
 grave! roads, and also took a prominent stand on 
 the lime question. He was an active member in 
 other ways, and upon the completion of his term, 
 he returned to <^»uiiicy and began dealing in grain, 
 a business he followed with success up to September 
 of 1891, when he inirchased the Seatou Hotel, of 
 which he took possession in May, 1892, and has 
 conducted it with good success ever since. In the 
 month of March, 1863, Miss Anna, the daughter of 
 James Smith, Esi]., of Adams County, became his 
 wife, and in due course of time a family- of five 
 children gathered about his hearthstone, those 
 living being Harry M., William and Lewis S. 
 .lames Smith, the father of Mrs. McAdams, was 
 one of the very early settlers of Adams County 
 and was a man of excellent reputation, who 
 empKiyed his time to the best advantage and 
 endeuvered to follow the teachings of the Golden 
 Rule. 
 
 Mr. Jlc.Vdams has always taken an active inter- 
 est in politics, believing it to be the duty of every 
 loyal citizen to support the man whom he consid- 
 ers best littecl ioy uny position, He is ratec] as a
 
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 21.1 
 
 111:111 of rons|)icii(ni-i intellifjencp. aiKi, lu'iii^r f<irl\- 
 nilii" \i'!irs of a<ic. is in tin- wry zi-iiitli of his 
 powers, lit- is a strong i'li!iin|>i<iii of what In- lic- 
 licvcs to 1)0 riiilit and is honest nu<\ tiiin in his 
 convictions. lie is a model citizen of a model 
 |{o)>iihlic. loval. hiw-al)iding: and iiiiWic-spiiited. 
 
 i;\'. KKHDINAM) liKRi JMKYKR. Superior 
 of SI. Francis' Mona.--ler_v, is a zealous 
 ■M Y\ worker for llie cause of Christianity, and 
 liis iiidefatiirahU' efforts in this direction 
 have liceii cniwncd with success. In the very 
 earliest history of the Mississippi Valley, the 
 l)laek-gowne(l priest in his hircli canoe, armed 
 with his crucili.x and breviary, led the way to civ- 
 ilization and came, devoted, eager and intense, and . 
 with hut one object before his heart and eyes, to 
 snatch from misery the poor and ignorant, and to 
 break the bread of life eternal to those who were 
 in the shadow of death. Tiie ijood work has gone 
 on and great results have been accomplished. , 
 Father Uergineyer is especially relined. intelligent j 
 and eloquent, and has accompli>hcd much since 
 taking upon liimself his priestly duties. 
 
 He was born in Riesenbeck, Germany, Oetolier 
 .•50, l«2l), a son of Henry and .Mary .\. (Ileilers) 
 Bergmeyer, the former of whom was a farmer by 
 occupation. Ferdinand, the elder of their two 
 children, spent his boyhood in Riesenlieck, and 
 after attending the common schools for eight 
 years, entered college at .Minister, where he re- 
 mained live years. Succeeding this, he began the 
 study of theology and philosophy in I'aderborn 
 University, in (iermany, where he remained four 
 years, graduating in 1H.')H. lie was ordaiiieil at 
 Paderborn. and in IX.jK came to America, and 
 after a short residence in New York, at which city 
 he landed, he removed t<i 'I'eiitopolis, Klliiighaiii 
 County, 111., where he had charge of St. Anthony 's 
 Church until 1H*;|. 
 
 In .Iiine, IJ^til, i|c caiiif to (.^uincy as l'a>lor of 
 
 •^l. I'rancis' (liunh and Superior of SI. Franeis' 
 Monastery, and .-ibly lilled his onerous duties until 
 December 2."), IMii'.t, at which time he was sent to 
 the city of St. Louis, Mo., to liecome Pastor of .St. 
 .Vnthony's Church and guardian of .St. Francis" 
 Monastery. In 1«77. he left St. Louis and went di- 
 rectly to Iiidiaiia|x>lis, Ind., where he became 
 Pastor of the Sacred Heart Church, and Superior of 
 the Home, di.scharging the ilulies of these positions 
 with the utmost wisdom and intelligence until 
 lXK;"i. At this time, he was sent to Santa Haibara. 
 Cal., and there l)ecame guardian of the olii Fran- 
 ciscan Missicm. the history of which is romantic 
 and interesting, and here he remained three years, 
 and then returned to .St. I..ouis, .Mo., where his 
 home continued to be until IH'Jl. 
 
 He remained in that city as Provincial .Superior, 
 but in .luly. 18'Jl, liecame a resident of '^uincy, 
 and took upon hini-seif the duties of Superior of 
 St. Francis' Monastery. In his labors, he h.as I)een 
 earnest and persistent, working for the good of 
 others rather than for his own glory, but has se- 
 cured a part of his reward in this world, for he has 
 the conlidence, love and respect of his fellows and 
 the consciousness that he has brought many to the 
 feet of Christ. His residence is at the Monaster^'. 
 
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 IIO.MAS WIHTK. President of the Whit.' 
 //j-\ Stove Coiii[)any, '^uincy. III., is another of 
 ^i^' the many prominent citizens of the county 
 who arc natives of iMuiny Scotland, having 
 been born in (Jlasgow, in 1S2.'>. His parents, 
 Thoinas and Fsther (Watson) White, wcreidsip na- 
 tives of that country, where the father was a manu- 
 facturer of silk goods. Our subject received his 
 scholastic training in his native country, and rc- 
 iiiaiiied there until 1H,')2. when he braved Neptune's 
 lender mercies and came to the I'nitcd .states. 
 Previous to this, he had learned the carpenter's 
 and pattern-maker '> trades, and after touching 
 American soil, he determined to put these inl«i 
 practice. He landed at New Orleans, and went 
 thence direct to t^uinoy, HI., by boat,
 
 21: 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ItECORD. 
 
 In tliis city our .subject was employed by tlie 
 Comstock Stove Company, and worked at his trade 
 for twelve j'ears, meeting with unusual success. 
 When lie first came to this city, lie possessed but 
 little of this world's goods, but lie did possess that 
 which alwa^'s insures the success of men. He was 
 honest, ambitious and industrious, and liy these, as 
 his only ca[iital, he has advanced step by step, 
 higher and higher, until he is now at the summit 
 of a successful life. He possesses the spirit of the 
 Pilgrim Fathers, and thus made this Western 
 county his home, where all have been blessed and 
 benefited by his coming. 
 
 In 1863, Mr. White, Mr. Bonnet and Mr. Duffy 
 commenced the manufacture of stoves and hollow- 
 ware under the firm name of White, Bonnet A- Co., 
 possessing a total capital of about $3,000. In 
 1866, Mr. White bought out the interests of his 
 partners and conducted the business, which has 
 grown very large, alone until 1887, when the iires- 
 ^nt business, under the name of tlie Tliciraas White 
 Stove Company, «as incoiporated as a stock con- 
 cern, with a paid-up capital of 81.50,000. Their 
 foundiy, warerooms and offices occupy nearly a 
 half-lilock in the heart of tlie city, and are, as may 
 be imagined, veiy valuable property. 
 
 As Mr. White was foreman of the Ph<enix Stove 
 Company Works about 186(1, it may again be seen 
 how energy and enterprise, honest\- and industry, 
 will win in the city of '^uincy, if practiced as Mv. 
 White has practiced them, faithfully and persist- 
 ently, and a successful life is that of the suliject of 
 this sketch. When Mr. White first manufactured 
 heating and cooking stoves, the company employed 
 about one hundred men. This firm is now repre- 
 sented by four traveling men on the road, and the 
 trade extends over Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Ne- 
 braska, Iowa, the Territories, California and Min- 
 nesota. 
 
 The nuptials of our subject with Miss Mary 
 Bowman, of Glasgow, Scotland, were celebrated in 
 1848, and since that time an interesting group of 
 six children has grown up around them, four 
 daughters and two sons, as follows: Robert B., 
 book-keeper in his father's office; Thomas C, Secre- 
 tary of the Stove AVoiks; Marion, Esther, Laurena, 
 »iul 3Xar)', now Mrs, Wilson, a-t home, Ju politics, 
 
 he affiliates with the Republican party. ' He and Mrs. 
 I White are members of the Congregational Church, 
 I in which he is Trustee, and both are very active 
 I workers in the church. They are popular with 
 all classes and are among the representative cit- 
 izens. Mr. White is a member of Bodley Lodge 
 No. 1, A. F. it A. M.; Quincy Chapter No. 5, 
 R. A. M.; Beauseant Comma ndery No. 11, K. T., 
 and Treasurer of the same, lie has a choice loca- 
 tion at No. 1806 Broadway. <)iiincy. 
 
 
 ^^^HOMAS S. WALLACE, who is engaged in 
 general farming on section 7, Concord 
 Township, and also owns quite a large 
 apiary, claims Kentucky as the State of his na- 
 tivity. He was born in Garrard County, on the 
 26th of .lanuary, 1834, and is a sou of Shannon 
 and Eli/.alietli (Reed) Wallace. The father was 
 born in Garrard County in June, 1799, and died 
 December 4, 18r)8, and the mother was born in 
 Shelby County, Ky., in October, 1804, and died 
 .July 6, 1888. Tliev were married in Kentucky 
 November 1, 1827. His maternal grandfather was 
 a Revolutionary soldier, who heroically battled for 
 independence. During an engagement he was 
 captured b.\' the liritish, but succeeded in making 
 his escape. 
 
 Our subject is the youngest of a family of tliree 
 children. His sister, Sarah Jane, became the wife 
 of William Wallace, a fruit-grower, of Monmouth, 
 111. The brother, Reed, was born in 1830, wedded 
 Mary Ann Fmley, and is engaged in agricultural 
 pursuits in Missouri. 
 
 Thomas Wallace spent his boyhood days in the 
 usual manner of farmer lads. He attended the 
 district schools during the winter season, and in 
 the summer aided in the labors of the farm. He 
 remained under the parental roof and assisted his 
 father in the cultivation of the home farm until 
 his marriage, which was celebrated November ;">, 
 185.'), Miss Mary .lane Ralston becimiing his wife. 
 The lady wssborn in Tennessee in ]S39,»nd twelyt?
 
 I\)HTRAIT AND IU( « ilJ MMIK \1. KKCORD. 
 
 •ii; 
 
 children linvc Ikhmi born of tlicir union, of whom 
 Wi\ are vol liviiij;. tlu' cl<Ii'>t of wlioni is Kli/.itlictli 
 R.: Saiiuu-1, wlio we(l<U'<l Miiiy lUiick NovfinlnM- 
 ;•. IM^<•2, is n fanner in Aii/.onii: Man Ann and an 
 infantson ariMltH't-asi-d; Rt-cd isi'n<;af;cd in fainiinj; 
 in 'I'l-nni-sMH'; Saiali M. is at lionH-; Anna M.. Shan- 
 non, .Icnnif. Thomas . I.. Ki-fd and. losi'pli Henry are 
 .still under the parental louf. The ehildrenall re- 
 ceived irotid educational advantjittes. sueli as wnulrl 
 lit them for the practical duties of life, and one of 
 the dau};htei> isenija^jed in teaching school. Sarah 
 .M. is a crayon artist, ami is located in i^iiincy. 
 
 'I'hrouithout his entire life. Mr. Wallace has fol- 
 lowed the occupatit>n of farminsr. Me now owns 
 a valuable farm of two hundred and nineteen 
 acres. The arable land has been placed under a 
 hi<;li state of cultivation, and yields a <;<ilden Irib- 
 tilo to his care and labor. In cDnm-ctioii with 
 >;eneral farminj^. he is also engaired in bee culture, 
 and has an apiary of one hundred hives, lie has 
 met with success in this line of work, anil from 
 the sale of honey reaps ajrtMid income. The many 
 improvements upon his farm stand as monuments 
 to his enterprising and progressive spirit, and he 
 ranks among the substantial and leading agrieul- 
 tuiisLs of Concord Township. In his religious be- 
 lief, Mr. Wallace is a I'nitcd I'resbyterian, holding 
 memltersliip with the clinrch in Clayton. He ex- 
 ercises his right of franchise in support of Repub- 
 lican principles, and is an active worker in the 
 intere.»ls of his party. The cause of education 
 finds in him a warm friend, ancl while serving 
 during the past lifteen years .is Director, he has 
 <lone effective service for the schools in this com- 
 miinilv and their advancement. 
 
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 DSKl'll AD.V.MV. Ill this age of gross and 
 almost universal adulteration, it is a pleas- 
 ure to In? able to refer to those reliable 
 houses where the people are assured of ob- 
 taining only the purest and best goods, and »licic 
 no imposition is practiced on credulous customers. 
 
 10 
 
 Of such is the responsible establishment of .losopli 
 .Vdamy. wholcMdc liipior ilealer. whose business is 
 located at No. '>'22 Hampshire Street. </uiucy. 
 The aim of this popular house has always Iteen to 
 cany onl.\' pure and lirst-class goods .-it reasonable 
 price*: and that this fact has not been unappre- 
 ciated by the trade and general public is abiinil- 
 antly evinced by the cxtcu-iivi' and inllncntial pat- 
 roii:(ge secured in this and other States. 
 
 .Mr. .\dumy wa> bom in riiis»la. in Dccciiilicr. 
 D^.'tl.and until fourteen ycai-s of age received his 
 education in tin- common st'hool.s of that country. 
 .Vt that age. he entered the College at .Minister, 
 Westphalia. Cerinany. ami there pui-sued his stud- 
 ies for live \ears. The New Worlil at that time 
 had many attractirtns for him. .-iiid in IH.'it he 
 braved the st<uniy deep and lauded safely in the 
 liarUir of New Orleans. From there he went up 
 the .Missis,sippi River to ijuincy. and accepted a 
 position in the grocery store of .lolin li. Mcismaii, 
 with whom he remained for two years. He after- 
 ward clerked for various lirms in (/uiiicy, and 
 wherever he was employed his services were duly 
 appreciated, for he w.a.s industrious and willing. 
 Leaving ( juincy, he went to liiirlington. Iowa, and 
 was engaged as clerk for ( Icorire I5u>h .V Co. for 
 four years. 
 
 .\fter visiting for .-i \c;ir in the Fatherland, Mr. 
 .Vdamy returned to thcCnited .State's in lX'>.3.and. 
 locating in (juiiicy, embarked in the wholesale 
 liipior business in partnei-ship with Mr. Levy, under 
 the linn name of Adamy >y Levy. That partner- 
 ship continued until 1)^70. when .Mr. Lcv\' sold 
 out to oiirsubjecl. who assumed full control of the 
 busine.'>s. He occupies a large warerooin, 2."ix 12(1 
 feet, where he handles all kinds of liipio|-s and 
 line wines, selling to retailei-s anri jobbei-s in Illi- 
 nois. Missouri and Iowa, lie conducts a success- 
 ful enterprise and is foremost in his business in 
 this ((art of the country. His house has a reputa- 
 tion that is unsiirpas.oed for the tptalily of it-s 
 goods, the purity of which is iiinpiestioned, and 
 which are largely used for medicinal and s.acramen- 
 tal purposes. 
 
 In Itcardstow II, III.. .Mr. .Vilaiiiy was married 
 to Miss Cary, d.'inghter of Dr. T. HntTman.and 
 live children have blessed this uuioii. Tbcy have
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 an elegant home at No. 1200 North Fifth Street, 
 fiuinoy, and are prominent in social circles. In 
 politics, our subject is a decided Democrat, and 
 soci.ill^- is a prominent member in the Masonic 
 lodge, having reached the Twenty-second Degree, 
 Knights Templar. He is a member of the Royal 
 Arcanum. As a business man, he has few supe- 
 riors, and as a citizen and neighbor he is highly re- 
 spected. 
 
 sketch. 
 
 15KAM BP:NT0N. One of the most prom- 
 inent among the merchants and farm- 
 ers of Adams County who have found a 
 home in Mendon is the original of this 
 His great-grandfather was named Tim- 
 othy Benton, and was one of tiiree brothers 
 who came from England to Americi and then 
 scattered, the ancestor of our subject settling 
 in Connecticut. The grandfather was named Tim- 
 othy Benton, and was a native of (iuilfurd. Conn., 
 being a farmer there, and the father of our Mr. 
 Lot Benton was born in Guilford in 1773. The 
 latter was one of the strong supporters of the 
 Congregational Church there, and was noted for 
 his singing. Tiic mother of our subject was 
 Hannah Ciiittcndcn, and was a native of Guilford; 
 she was born in 1877, and was a daughter of .lared 
 and Deborah (Stone) Chittenden. .Tared was a son 
 of William Chittenden, who was a son of William, 
 the son of Thomas, who in turn was the son of the 
 William who came to America from England in 
 1639, and settled in Guilford, Conn. In this old 
 town the parents of our subject passed their da^'s, 
 and the aged mother lived until ISfil, but tiie 
 father's life closed in 1822. They were the parents 
 of seven children: Raphael, Daniel, Erastus, Julia, 
 Delia, Joel and the subject of this notice, who was 
 born November 9, 1814, at Guilford, Conn., and is 
 the only surviving member of the family. He was 
 reared on the farm, and brought up in the prim 
 iimuner of the da\- and section. He was sent to 
 
 the common school, and after that to an academy. 
 He left home when eighteen years of age, like 
 many other young men who are anxious to see 
 the world for themselves. The record saj'S that he 
 came to Mendon, then Fairfield, in 1831. The 
 place had been settled by people from Guilford, 
 and there was a blacksmith-shop in what was called 
 the town, but the smith had to board two miles 
 away. Daniel Benton, with a small stock of goods, 
 had accompanied his young brother, and they 
 built a double log house, which was quite a jialace, 
 and the second house in the town limits. Thus they 
 opened the first store in Mendon, although the 
 stock was not very extensive. Daniel died in 
 1836, and Abram then took entire charge of the 
 goods, and had the exclusive trade for a long time. 
 His stock was valued at i5l,.")00, but that was more 
 than the actual capital. Trade was not very brisk, 
 for customers were rare and money was scarce, 
 and the poor store-keeper could not trade off every 
 thing for honey, which was then a great substi- 
 tute for mone3-. Three j-ears later, Mr. Benton 
 built a frame building, but the old log cabin still 
 stands, and has been added to and is now a dwell- 
 ing. Gradually, as the town grew, his business 
 also increased, and he carried it on at the old lo- 
 cation until twenty years ago, when he removed to 
 his present place, and now has the largest stock of 
 goods in the village. For the last score of years 
 he has owned and operated a farm also, and has 
 made a good farmer. 
 
 Mr. Benton was married in 1837 in Guilford, 
 Conn., to Miss Sarah Dudley Chittenden, who was 
 an old schoolmate. She was born there Febru- 
 ary 1, 181.5, and was the daughter of David and 
 Lucy (Fowler) Chittenden. Her father was a son 
 of Simeon Chittenden, who was the son of Deacon 
 Simeon, who was the son of Josiah, who was the 
 son of Thomas. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Benton are the parents of two 
 children: Sarah J., born July 17, 1838, the wife of 
 S. S. Arnold, lives in this village. She has two 
 bright children, Sarah Louisa and Frances B. Ruth 
 Frances, born February 16, 1841, is the widow of 
 A. J. Leggett, and lives in St. Louis. Mo., and has 
 four childi en : Sarah M., John B., Abram and Ruth F. 
 
 Mr. Benton h.is given his children good school
 
 PORTRAIT AMI HIOORAPIIICAL KKCdKI; 
 
 2 1 ;• 
 
 advantages, and lias always pi vcn his support to all 
 pitlilii- institutions siK-li as c'lnin-luvs and s«-Ik>oIs. Ili> 
 ftuBily »i"i-' consistent Christian pooplc. nieniliors of 
 the ('oHKrv^atiunal ( linroh. and their intluenoe Inis 
 cvpr liecn for <ftiod iu Ihtir nfif:lilMirh<Mid. Mr. lU-n- 
 ton is a ineinU-r of the ludvpeudcni Order of Odd 
 I'Vllows. and in his pollti<'nl opiuions, he favors 
 tlie Hrpulilican part v. lie «ji.> ori;;inally a .lames 
 ( '>. Kirnry man. 
 
 Our suliject is a man of lar;;e pioperty interests' 
 lie owns a farm of live hundred and forty-seven 
 acres in .Vdams (.'ounty, in St. Uiuis owns a very 
 fine residence pro|>orty on Kuclid and Itates Ave 
 nue.s, and in the village of .Mendon he hn.> a large 
 double store .ind loUs on Collins .Street and also 
 two residences, lie also owns a two-thirds interest 
 in thirty-six building lot-s in Hastings, Neb., ami 
 eighty-four city lot-s in (iran<l Haven. Mich. 
 
 .Mr. IWnton's family and their connections are 
 among the most prominent |>eople in the county. 
 
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 11^^ 
 
 I,. sTAKKH. a wide-awake and enterpris- 
 ing young liusiness man of Claytcm. is en- 
 gaged in the practice of law and the publi- 
 cation of the Clayton Eiitpriiri.tf, of which 
 he is lioth editor and proprietor. As he is well 
 and favorably known in this community, his per- 
 sonal history will prove of interest to many of our 
 readers, and with pleasure we ret-ord it in this vol- 
 ume. 
 
 Mr. Sluker was Imhii in I'ike (ounty. 111., .May 
 2<'. I**.'>M, and is a son of W'iliium and I'liieU' 
 (Davidson) .Staker. His paternal grandfather emi- 
 grated from Canada to Illinois in a very earl\ 
 day. and his father was Uirn in the (Queen's do- 
 minion in 1K32. Inearlv life he foll(jwed the o<-cii- 
 palion of farming, but for twenty-six years has 
 been engaged in the lire insurance business with 
 marked success. The mother of the subject of this 
 sketch wiLs lM>rn in Ohio, and came to this .State 
 with her parents. Rev. .lames II. anil Sarah ( Duck- 
 wall) DavidM)n. when a girl uf »ixt4.-en, and in the 
 
 Near lH.'i<! wa.s married to William Staker. Their 
 family numU-reil only three children. The sistei-s 
 of our subject are .\ddie, who was born in ixti4. 
 and married .lohn (}. Hurge.sser. by whom she has 
 one chilli; she lesides in Clayton. Ilattie, Immii in 
 IXtil.and IS the wife of It. K. Woosler. a promi- 
 nent businessman in Jacksonville, III. 
 
 The subject of this sketch .•U'c|uired his liteniry 
 education in the Clayton gr:ided scIkkiIs, and 
 when he looked altont him for a profession or oc- 
 cup«tiou wliieli he wished to follow, he chose that 
 of law. After graduating fi'om the law school in 
 ItliHimiugton in 18JJ0, he liegan practice in the 
 home of his childh(x>d and youth, continuing 
 in practice ever since. In the year of ISMC. he 
 Ijegan the publication of the Entfi-jtrinf. The 
 paper ha.s Ik-cu estjiblished since IK7'J. Tlirou<!h 
 the iH-i-severanif and ability of .Mi-. Staker. it has 
 l>ecome one of the lending journals in this part of 
 the State. The paper is independent in politics, 
 and is devoted to the interests of the l<x*ality in 
 which it is published and to general news. It is a 
 bright, interesting six-column ipnirlo, well edited, 
 and its subsi-riptiun list includes nearly all |>ersons 
 in the vicinity where it is published and is coii- 
 slantly iinpioving. .\ liber.-il patronage is cer- 
 tainly well ileserved. 
 
 In IH7!t. Mr. .Slaker was united in marriage with 
 .Miss .lenuie K. Montgomery, an educated and ac- 
 complished young lady, who wa.s born in Clayton, 
 ill |n.")H. Two children grace their union: Ray 
 Montgomery, aged nine years, and Fred Merwyn. 
 aged seven. Their home is one of the liiiest resi- 
 dences in Clayton U-inga comniodiousand beauti- 
 ful dwelling built in modern style. 1 1 is neatly and 
 last<'fully fuinislied, :ind is situated on a pretty 
 lawn, deeoi-ated with shade and ornamental trees, 
 ll i« also the abode of hospitality, and its doors 
 aie ever open for the reception ol their many 
 frieiiiN. Ill his sficial relations, Mr. Staker is a 
 meinlH-r of the ( Idd Fellows' siK-iety. the Modem 
 Woodmen of .Vmerica, the OiHid Templai>, and is 
 a prominent Mason, belonging to the Klue Lodge, 
 Chapter, F.nslern Star and Commandery. He is a 
 faithful member of the rresliyterian Church, and 
 is a friend to all charitable and iH-nevolent inter- 
 ests. \\\ his pen and personal effoits he exerts u
 
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 PORTRAIT ANI) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 strong influence in behalf of all that tends to up- 
 build or benefit the community. He is a friend to 
 education, morality and temperance, and the com- 
 munity finds in him a valued citizen. 
 
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 K)0DF()KIJ LAWRENCE, formerly occu- 
 pying an important place in the farming 
 ^^^ community of Payson Township, departed 
 this life in 1879. He was a native of Fauquier 
 County, Va., having been born in 1800, and was a 
 lad of twelve years when he accompanied his par- 
 ents on their removal to Warren County', Ky. Li 
 the Blue Grass State, he grew to mature years, and 
 was given an excellent education, which fitted him 
 to teach school. 
 
 In 1828, returning to his native State, Mr. Law- 
 rence was united in marriage with Miss Mar}' 
 Mewmaw, wlio accompanied him to Indiana, where 
 they resided for one year and then, coming to 
 Adams County, they located one mile east of 
 where the flourishing village of Paj'son now 
 stands. When first locating in this vicinity, the 
 land was unimproved, and it was a very difficult 
 matter to clear away the heavy timber that covered 
 it. In the year 1832. he cut grass from where is 
 now the site of the village, and taught the first 
 school in Pa\son Townsliip, wliich was conducted 
 in a log schoolhouse, rudely constructed, with 
 puncheon Hotir and all tlie primitive furnishings 
 so well known to the majority of our readers. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence was born a family- 
 of eight children: Louisa, the wife of George W. 
 Holeman, of Richfield Township, this county; 
 Susan, Mrs. .lames Ellington, of Trenton, Mo.; 
 Alpha, the wife of .Iiunes Mack, also of tliat place; 
 Bluford; Alfred; liodliam, who resides in Medicine 
 Lodge, Kan.; Cliitesler S. and Woodford ;\I., the 
 latter of whom resides in CarroUton, Mo. Tiie father 
 of our suljject, Rodham Lawrence, w.as a native 
 of Virginia an<i a sohlier in the Revolutionarv 
 W.ir. lu-ing present at tiie surrejider of Cornwallis 
 
 in 1783. His five sons were all born in a log 
 
 shanty cm the claim where Chitester S. is at pres- 
 ent residing. The last-named son was born in the 
 year 1837, and was given an excellent education, 
 completing his' studies at Abingdon College. At 
 the age of twenty-six years, he began teaching 
 school, which profession he followed for seven 
 years, giving great satisfaction wherever employed. 
 The lady to whom Chitester S. Lawrence was 
 married in 1864 was Miss Hester J., daughter of 
 William D. Baker. To them was granted a fam- 
 il>' of six children, of whom the following four 
 still survive: Alice, Si ba, Uoia and Ora. In 1892, 
 Siba and Dora were appointed delegates to the 
 Christian Endeavor Con vention held in New York 
 City. They are both refined and intelligent young 
 people, and take an active part in church work, 
 being with their parents members of the Christian 
 Church. In politics, this son is a stanch Democrat, 
 and has jield important offices in his township, 
 having been School Trustee for fifteen years. He 
 has been industrious, prudent and thrifty, and has 
 acquired considerable properly. The first repre- 
 sentative of the Lawrence family was AVilliam 
 Lawrence, who came from England to America 
 and made his home in Viririnia in 1099. 
 
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 /p?}EORGE THEO FEATHERING ILL. In 
 III . this notice is presented one of the intelli- 
 
 ^>^iJJ gent old residents of Quincy, who has done 
 much to make her history what it is. 
 
 (ieorge Theo Featheriugill, a member of the 
 secret service of the city of (^lincy, was liorn in 
 Oldham County, Ky., near Louisville, March 17, 
 1845. His father, William, was also born in Ken- 
 tucky, but his grandfather came fidiii England 
 and settled in Oldham County, and became a 
 planter very many years ago. He served in the 
 War of 1812, and died in Kentucky. William 
 was a farmer in Kentucky, but came to (Quincy in 
 1832; he remained there a couple of years, tlien re- 
 turned to Kentucky, and thenee moved to Missouri,
 
 MADISON WILLARD.
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RIXORD. 
 
 22.1 
 
 where lie farme(l until IH.JI. He then l>i'<iu<]flit his 
 family lu-re in a six-li<ii>e wajjon, and l<K'ated tii"st 
 in I'rsa T<»vn>lii|i nn a farm of nuv Ijundit'il and 
 sixty acres of land, wliicli lie luirriiit-ed and lin- 
 provfd wi'll. lie died in IM.'i'.i. lielonfjinjf to the 
 Deinoeratic parly. His wife was KIK-n Dale, Uirn 
 in IJruiiswick, Mo., a daughter of a fanner there. 
 She was ni.-iirieil a second time to a Mr. Inman, 
 and now resides wiili lier children. Her father was 
 named Christian Dale and was formerly a resi- 
 dent of \'irginia, although of French descent. Mr. 
 and Mrs. William Featheringill had eight cliililren, 
 three yet living. 
 
 Our subject cam<- to Adams County when he 
 wa.s six years old. and remained at home on the 
 farm, and as his father died when he was fourteen 
 years of age, he took the entire charge, supporting 
 the family until he was twenty-one, when his 
 mother married again. His step-father, .lona- 
 Ihan Inman. was a large farmer in KjiU Creek. III. 
 (ieorge remained on the I'rsa farm and also took 
 charge of his step-father's farm. .Mr. Inman wa.s a 
 line man. and as long as he lived after Ins marriage, 
 seven years, (ieorge managed his farm for him. 
 
 Oiu' sulijecl was married, Kelirnary l.'i, 1X72. to 
 Mary (iant. a resident of (^uincy. He continued 
 on the farm until his wife's health failed, and in 
 IKTf'i went to .San Antonio, Tex., and there en- 
 gaged in the feed and produce business and had a 
 wagon yard at Dallas. His wife died there and he 
 returneil in 1«77. and then engaged in hotel busi- 
 ness here, becoming the proprietor of the Missouri 
 House and then the Franklin Hou.se, but in six 
 months he sold out and went to Kansas City and 
 engaged in the hotel business there for six months: 
 he then sold and returned here and again became 
 pr(»|)rietor r)f the Mi.-souri House, where he con- 
 tinned for three years and six nxinths. After this he 
 sold out and became connected with the police 
 force as a regular ixiliceman, and served seven 
 years and eight montlis. While engaged in his 
 duties, he showed such talent thai in lS!t2 lie w!x.s 
 appointeil on secret detective work. 
 
 Our subject was married herein |H«(I, to Miss 
 Olive Summons, born in A<lams County, a daughter 
 of Isaac Sammons. They have three childien: 
 ( hiin T.. Or:i .M.. anil Zolo. Mr. Fealheringill is 
 
 a nieml)er of the Inde|>endent Order of Odd Fel- 
 lows, of the Mnlual Aid .Society of Illinois, of 
 the Christian Ciiuich, aiiil is a Democrat, very 
 active in politics, having been a delegate lo .Slate 
 and coiinly eonventions. While in Fall Creek, he 
 was Treasurer of the Hoard of lligliw:iy Commis- 
 sioners and School Diiectur three years. 
 
 (»ur subject is an old settler of Adam> Cnuiity. 
 and his varied experiences make him a very pleas- 
 anl person to meet. 
 
 
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 1^/li ADISON WII.I.AKD. a pnmiinent fanner 
 of section 10, Houston Township, is a na- 
 tive of Cliiy County, Mo., born November 
 * -'.'i. \x-2». His father, .lames Willaid. em- 
 
 igrated with his family from Tennessee in 1N20, 
 and settled in .Missouri. The land was so wild 
 that the family was obliged to spend part of the 
 lime in the liovernment fort, for protection from 
 the Indians. They sixm tired of the new couiilr\ 
 and returned to Tennessee. It w!i» while li\ ing 
 in tlie wilds of Missouri that our subject wsis 
 born. 
 
 When Madison was twelve years old. the family 
 moved to Morgan County. 111., in lM:t2. He was 
 old enough to see .•iiul reiiieiuber various incident.s 
 of pioneer life, and is familiar with many of the 
 hardships that pioneei-s were made to sutler in the 
 building up of this vast State. His p.arents, like 
 nearly all of the eaily settlers, were poor and were 
 obliged to get along .-is best they could, .Madi- 
 son's school advantages were limited, as, when he 
 could have attended them, even the rude schools 
 that were held in log houses, with slabs for seats, 
 were not eslnblished, and when the\' were, he was 
 obliged to keep steadily at work to e:irn hi-- own 
 living. However, he did manage to olit.ain .-i few 
 months' schooling at one of these. His help was 
 needed on the farm so badly thai it was no easy 
 matter to get any lime for self-improvement, but 
 what Mr. Willard lacked in (ducatimi from books 
 he has made up in experience. There was a great
 
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 deal of work to be done on that farm. Tlie land 
 
 had to be cleared and broken, and the crop 
 planted. The prairies were alive with deer and 
 wolves, and as lie was fond of hunting, he killed 
 nian3' a deer, and the family were never without 
 fresh venison for very long at a time. He became 
 a good marksman, and could kill a deer when rid- 
 ing on horseback at break-neck speed, and there 
 was notliing lie enjoyed better than such sport. 
 
 After Mr. Willard had grown to manhood, he 
 purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
 near!}' all level prairie, in the "Big Neck" section 
 of Houston Township. He built a log cabin and 
 broke the prairie land with five yoke of oxen, 
 and also broke considerable land for neighbors. He 
 located on his present farm early in the 'oOs, 
 and now owns Ave hundred acres of land, all very 
 choice. He did a great deal of stock-raising in his 
 younger days. He has an interest in the Edison 
 Silver Mine, near Aspen, Colo., and he is one of 
 the original stockholders and developers of the 
 mine, which paj'S him a handsome income. 
 
 Our subject was married in 1855 to Lucina Tay- 
 lor, of New York, who while young came West with 
 her parents. She died a few ^ears after her mar- 
 riage, leaving a daughter, Elmyra, now the wife 
 of Laurence Miller, a farmer of this township. 
 She was quite young when her mother died, but 
 her father reared her and gave her a good educa- 
 tion. 
 
 Mr. Willard is an industrious man and has 
 earned all his property himself. He is a Democrat 
 in politics and takes a livel_y interest in local 
 affairs, as well as those of the State and Nation. 
 
 
 ^•S-S-t-!-' 
 
 +*-S"5-'^ 
 
 I EV. LOUIS VON RAGUE. The advantages 
 and possibilities of this country are not, 
 under its .system of free government by the 
 ^^ people, open to American-born citizens ex- 
 clusively, but to all nationalities who seek its citi- 
 zenship. No nation in the world has broader, more 
 prolific and definite fields for every class of human 
 
 activity than the United States, and all it requires 
 to realize these advantages is the cultivation of the 
 gifts of nature in the direction that taste or oppor- 
 tunity suggests. These, with the concentration of 
 perseverance, faithful methods and high aims there- 
 with, are the requisites essential to secure success in 
 the pursuits of life. 
 
 This is shown in the career of Rev. Louis von 
 Rague, a native of (lutersloh, German^', born Feb- 
 ruary 17, 1830, and at jjresent the popular pastor 
 of Salem (German Evangelical Church, Quincy, 111. 
 His parents, Charles and Fredrica (Schmidt) von 
 Rague, were natives of (Jermany and thei-e spent 
 their entire lives. Our subject, the second son of 
 a family of five eliildrcn, ])assed his youthful days 
 in Gutersloh, Germany, and received a good edu- 
 cation in tiie schools of that place. J./ater, he entered 
 the University of Osnabruck, at Munster, and pur- 
 sued his studies faithfully for ten years, graduat- 
 ing in 1864. 
 
 The same year, imbued with a desire for a new 
 field in which to exercise his energies, our subject 
 emigrated to the United States and landed at New 
 York City. From there he went to Milwaukee, 
 Wis., and there took charge of Trieden's Church, 
 of which he remained th(! pastor for three years. 
 Leaving that city, he went to St. Paul, Minn., and 
 assumed charge of St. Paul's German Evangelical 
 Church in 1868, and ministered to the spiritual 
 wants of his fellow-men in that city for four years. 
 From there, Mr. von Rague moved to Hoyleton, 
 Washington County, III., in 1872, and after re- 
 maining there for six years and doing much good 
 with his earnest, sincere words, he went to New 
 Orleans, La., where he became pastor of St. Roasters, 
 Church, continuing in the Sunny .'^outii for three 
 years. 
 
 In the fall of 1882. ISIr. von Rague came to 
 Quincy, 111., and became pastor of Salem fiernian 
 FJvangelical Church, and this position he still holds, 
 having five hundred families in his congregation. 
 Since his pastorate here, he has not allowed the 
 work of the church to be at a standstill, either 
 spiritually or practically. He is highly res[)ected 
 by all classes in general, and is deeply interested 
 in the good work in which he is engaged. A gen- 
 tleman of fine physique, he also [lossesses excellent
 
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 ijiialities its h inini of (■diicatioii and refinoinent. 
 Me iiiiptirts ><iii;;iiliir pntlms uiid niiiiimtioii to Wis 
 (li'livi'i'V. .•mil lii> elo(|iUMir«' ami i'Hriif>tiii'.ss have 
 iK'cn i^^<t^llllR■lltnl in lirinjiini: iii.tiiy I" tin- feci of 
 (.'hrist. 
 
 In the yi'Rv I SOU, Mr. vcii Raguo wiis uinrricd to 
 Miss Nicoline (irabnii, who was iioni in Hromcn, 
 (icrnmiiv, inicl who is a ladv of niiicli rolinuniont 
 and ta.'-to. The pleasant lionii- wliereiii the family 
 of oiir sniiject ja^allicr together is located on Ninth 
 Street, at the northeast corner of State Street. In 
 the family are seven children, six at home and 
 one married. 
 
 '■"^^Wfe^ 
 
 W . I.INDSKY is a ])rogresi<ive and success- 
 ful farmer of Concord Township, resid- 
 ini; on .section i;i, alK)ut five miles from 
 Clayton, lie claims Illinois as the .Slate of 
 his nativity, having lK>en horn in Schuyler County, 
 in 1HI3. lie comes of an fild family of Virginia. 
 Ills pat^'rnal jjraiidfather served in the War of 
 1812. His parents were .lohn and .lane (Davis) 
 Lindsey, the former a native of the Old Domin- 
 ion, and the latter of Ohio. Their famil\ iium- 
 liered two sonsan<I seven daufthtors. of whom live 
 are now living. 
 
 Our suliject, who is the sixth in order of liirtli, 
 s|>enl his entire life in Illinois and under the 
 parental roof was reared to manhood. His educa- 
 tion wits aci|uired in the common scIkm.Is of the 
 neighborhood, but at the age of seventeen he left 
 .<icliooI and gave his entire time to farm work. He 
 aided his father until he had attained iiis inajt.rity, 
 and then .assumed the management of the home 
 farm, which he had in charge until twenty-eight 
 years of age. He then began fanning for himself. 
 and purchased fifty acres of land in Brown 
 County, for which he paid ♦l.OOO. He is a man 
 of good business ability, enterprising and indus- 
 trious, and by his well-direct«d efforts has won suc- 
 cess. I'poii his fii-st farm he matlc his home until 
 
 1876, when be rcmovetl to this county and pur- 
 chased his present farm of sixty acres. His land is 
 all iintler a high state of cultivation, from the 
 pleasant dwelling to the remotest corner of the 
 pl.ice. and everything is neat and thrifty in appear- 
 ance. 
 
 In 1K72, Mr. Lindsey was united in marriage 
 with Mi.ss A'irginia 1'., daughter of Daniel and 
 Sarah (Miinday) I'iles. She wxs born in IHM. 
 Four children grace their union, as f<dlows: Rosa 
 I.ee, Imu'ii in 1H74; Klsie Heatrice, in lK7fi; ISertlia 
 \'iola, in 1h7H; and .lames .Marcus, in I«S(l. The 
 children are still under the parental roof and are 
 attending the jjublic schools. 
 
 Mr. I-indscy is a meinlM'r of the .Modern W I- 
 
 inen's society, and, in politics, is a supporter of the 
 Republican )>arty. He is a faithful citizen and is 
 a friend to all enterprises calculated to prove of 
 public benefit. He manifested his loyally to the 
 fioverninent during the late war by joining the 
 One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Infantry in 
 186.3, but on account of physical disability his 
 services were not accepted. All social, educational 
 and moral interests find in him a friend, and his 
 neigliljors and ac<|uaintances all speak <if Mr. 
 Lindsey in terms r>f praise and respect. 
 
 !| ,>I1.I.IS llAM'.l.Wool). li aflfords uspleas- 
 \ / lire to plaiv before our readers an outline 
 
 5 y of the hislt.ry of thisgentlemaii. who occu- 
 pies the important position of County Clerk of 
 Adams County. He was born in I'ayson Town- 
 ship, .September H, 1838, and is tin- second son and 
 child in the family of eight children born to. lames 
 and Klizaljcth (Hnskirk) llaselwood. 
 
 The parents of our subject were natives of 
 tiiant County. Ky.. and two years before the birth 
 of Willis, irame to Adams County and made a hn-a- 
 lion in what is now I'ayson Township, where the 
 father carried on general farming and spent his 
 last days, dying Septemlter 16. 1867. The mother, 
 who is still living in the village of I'avson.
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was born August 8, 1814, and was the daugh- 
 ter of Thomas Buskirk. The ancestors on both 
 sides of the house originally came from Ire- 
 land, but the grandfather of our subject, wlio bore 
 the name of John Ilaselwood, was born in Ken- 
 tucky, in which State liis fatiier was one of the early 
 settlers. 
 
 Our subject passed his boyhood and early 
 school days on the farm in Payson Township, 
 where he remained and aided his father in its cul- 
 tivation until reacliing his majority, wlien lie left 
 home and became a student in Berean College, 
 Jacksonville, 111. After leaving that institution, 
 he utilized his learning by teaching school at in- 
 tervals for a period of ten years. This was during 
 tiie winter season, and in the summer he gave his 
 attention to agriculture until 1873. 
 
 The lady who liecame the wife of onr sul)ject 
 October 14, 1858, was jNIiss Olive S. Bean, of this 
 county, of whicii she is a native. She was the 
 daughter of John Bean, who located in this sec- 
 tion as early as 1831. and who was highly esteemed 
 in agricultural circles. To Mr. and Mrs. Hascl- 
 wood have been born two children who are living: 
 Margaret Z., now the wife of George C. Parkhurst, 
 of Quincy; and Willis II. Our subject takes an 
 intelligent interest in politics, and is a faithful 
 adherent of the Democratic party, on which ticket 
 he was elected County Clerk in 187.'5, for a term of 
 four years, lie proved himself a most etticient 
 officer, and has since held the position by re-elec- 
 tion for nineteen years. While living on his farm, 
 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and also As- 
 sessor and Collector, all of whicli offi'ces he filled 
 with characteristic ability. 
 
 Mr. Haselwood is the proprietor of a valuable 
 estate, comprising one hundred and sixty acres of 
 land in iSIelrose Township, which by its neat and 
 finely improved apjiearance betokens thrift and 
 good care on tiie pait of the owner. He is very 
 prominent in business circles, and is Mce-president 
 of the Ricker National Bank of i^uincy, is Presi- 
 dent of the Gem City Building ct Loan Association, 
 and occupies the same position in the W. L. Distin 
 Ice and Produce Company. ' Socially, he is a 
 member of Payson Lodge No. 379, A. F. & A. 
 M.; Quincy Chapter No. 5, R. A. M.; is also 
 
 connected with llii' Illinois Mutual Aid and the 
 Firemen's P>enevolent Association. He occu- 
 pies a beautiful residence at No. 403 South 
 Sixteenth Street, and as cme of our best citizens is 
 deservedly pupular with all who know him. 
 
 ii^i-i^liM^^ 
 
 
 ^^ HRISTOPHER WALKER, one of the exten- 
 (l( sive lan<l-owners of this county, who has a 
 
 ^^7 kigl'lj' improved farm of four hundred and 
 ninety acres on section 35, North East Township, 
 claims North Carolina as the State of his nativity. 
 He was born in 1827, and is of Irish and English 
 descent. He is one ol a family of seven sons and 
 two daughters: Sarah W.. born in North Carolina, 
 became the wife of John Moraii, and died in Kan- 
 sas; .1. P>i-aiison is married, and resides in North 
 East Township; P^Hzabeth is the wife of .Samuel 
 Dorsett, a farmer of Kansas; Jesse wedded Mary 
 Davis. 
 
 We now take up the pers()nal history of our sub- 
 ject, who acquired his education in the district 
 schools of North East Township, but his privileges 
 were very limited. His father was a cripple, and 
 when (piite a young man Christopher w.as obliged 
 to tnrn his attention to the farm and the suiiport 
 of the fnmil\-. He continued to work for his father 
 until twenty-two years of age, when he started 
 out in life for himself. In connection with his 
 brother James, he secured one hundred and sixtv 
 acres of land from the (Government, and liegau 
 the develoi)ment of a farm. Since that time he 
 has devoted his entire attention to the develop- 
 ment of agricultural piirsnits, and success has 
 crowned his efforts. He afterwards sold his first 
 farm, and has made several other purchases of 
 land since. At length he purchased two hundred 
 and forty acres of land, his present homestead, to 
 which he. has added until four lumdied and ninety 
 acres of well-improved land yield to him a golden 
 tribute in return for the care and cultivation he 
 bestows upon it. Glancing at his |)l.ace, we see 
 good buildings in the midst of well-tilled fields.
 
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 220 
 
 ftiul till' lu'iit 1111(1 thrifty n|ipi>ai'!iiu'f of llii' plm-i- 
 iinlic.'ili's tin- supervision of n c-aii'ful m:in!i<joi-. 
 
 Mr. Walker lias lioi-n twice inurricTl. In IHI'.i, he 
 wius joined in wedliH-k witli Miss Man Alexaufier, 
 a native of X'irjjinia. Itv llioir union were liorn 
 nine eliildren. seven of whom are \cl living. Af- 
 ter the jleath of his first wife, Mr. Walker nnirried 
 Melissa A. Kvans, liy wliom he hail two children. 
 
 In relifiions lielicf, Mr. Walker is a Presbyte- 
 rian, lie has been connected with that ehnreh for 
 a number of years, and takes an active inl<'rest in 
 its upbnildinir and pro",'ress. In early life he did 
 n<»t follow in the politital footsteps of his father, 
 who was :i Democrat, but supported the Whi<r 
 parly, and, on the or<;ani/.ation of the Uepublican 
 party, he joined its ranks. I'ublic-spirited and 
 progressive, he takes an active interest in all that 
 pertains to the welfare of the community, and his 
 fellow-townsmen recognize in him a valued citi- 
 zen, lie has lived a (juiet, unassuming life, but 
 his honorable career has won him manv friends. 
 
 r. ('()I,\'IN. I'lion the line farm of one 
 hundred and sixty acres of richly im- 
 l)roved land on section 2(1, I rsa Township, 
 may be found the original of this notice. 
 the oldest living settler here, and nlu>se family is 
 one of the most prominent in the township. 
 
 The father of our sul)ject was (leorgc C'olvin, a 
 native of C'ulpeper County, \'a., born in 17S1. 
 He was reared in Kentucky and lost his parents at 
 an early day. Heing unable to serve in the War 
 of 1H12, he furnished a substitute, lie was mar- 
 ried in Kentucky and lived all his life a farmer 
 and a member of the 15aptisl Church. The mother 
 of our subject was Nancy Davis, who was bdrn in 
 1789, and was the daughter (jf (Jeorge Davis, who 
 emigrated from X'irginia to Kentucky and ilied 
 there. 
 
 Of the eight children born to the parents of our 
 subject, only himself and Mrs. Cyulhia .\. Duncan. 
 
 of I 'rsa, remain, lie was liorn in Tendletiui Count \. 
 Ky.. February 21, IHl.'i. and was reared to manhood 
 on a farm, lie aftenvard learned the trade of a 
 I'lHiper, and came to Illinois in Ih;!h. He settled 
 on section 2o. in ri>a Township, where the land 
 was all wilrl, but he was a man of great energy and 
 he soon had a nice fi-ame house built, which is still 
 standing. The land was then almost all wild prairie, 
 and neigliboi-s were few and scattered, while the 
 roads were mere Indian paths through the woods. 
 .Among the early settlers who came herein \H:Vt was 
 the f.amily of Stephen Itooth. who cinignited from 
 Kentucky. Ileliroughl with him his wife, Kliza- 
 beth.and his daughter Kli/alH-lh.and the lalter, who 
 was born in l«l'.t. became the beloved wife of our 
 subject in l«|ii. They were the parents of six 
 chililren. five of whom arc yet living: ISelle is the 
 wife of Dr. .loseph Cadwell, anil lives in Kansas 
 City, Mo., the mother of one child; .losliua married 
 Miss Newcomer, .•mil lives in Chariton Coiinlv. 
 .Mu.. ■•iiid has live children. .S'phreua: Kinil\ is the 
 wife of Milton Kirk|)atrick and lives in Chaiiloii 
 Counlv. Mo., and li.as six children: .'iiid (ieoii;e mar- 
 ried Miss Brown, and lives in Ndiiie Couiit\. .Mo. 
 Oursnbjecl was again married, in 1h.">I. .Miss Sarah 
 Kirkpatriek, a native of this county, becoming his 
 wife. They had two childien: .lames, married to 
 .MissShephard, lives in this township and has three 
 children: and I.illie is the wife of (irant lirown, is 
 the mother of four boys, and lives in Neosha 
 County, Kan. Our subject lost his fii-st wife in 
 1H.")2. and his seconil in IHCT. In IKfiH, he married 
 Miss Mary I-".. Hedges, who was born in ISourUui 
 County, Ky., in 1M2K. and wa» the daughter of 
 William Hedges, an early settler. 
 
 Mr. Colvin has livecl in this township for llie 
 space of fifty-four years and h:is improved two 
 farms. He came to this wildernessempty-handi'd, 
 but possessed a good constitution, a good trade, 
 and was very industrious, and now has one liiiii- 
 (Ired and sixty of the In-st acres in the couiil\. 
 He biiill his line brick house in IHt'i,'), and luiriied 
 the brick on the farm. This is the finest house in 
 the township, and his other buildings match 
 it. He has given his children good ediicntions, 
 niid ha.- I'carcd them to !« .self-jtupporting. Mr. 
 Colvin hits bei-n an t tdd Fellow, and was !i charter
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 meinbiT of Lodge No. 12, of <^uinc3'. He has held 
 the office of Trustee of the township for eighteen 
 years at one time, and six at another. He has been 
 School Director for years. In his political opin- 
 ions, he was first a Whig, but later became a Re- 
 publican. 
 
 One son of Mr. C'olvin, Joshua, was a soldier in 
 the Civil War, a member of the Seventy-eighth 
 Illinois Infantry, and was shot three times, and at 
 Bentonville, N. C, was seriously wounded. 
 
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 ■^ OIIN L. IMOORE is one of the class of men 
 singled out b^- nature to show what a man 
 can do when he sets his mind upon accom- 
 plishing a certain object. He is a self-made 
 man, and what he has accomplished in the way of 
 this world's goods, and in personal achievement, is 
 wholly due to his own good fighting qualities 
 and to his intelligent and practical views on 
 all matters of importance. He keeps thoroughly 
 posted on the general topics of the day, and per- 
 sonally is one of the most popular of men, his 
 generous and amiable disposition, and his kindly 
 manner, winning him the friendship of all who 
 are so fortunate as to enter the wide circle of his 
 friendship. He was born in the city of New York, 
 .January 1.'), 1820, the eldest son in a familj- of 
 nine children, and until iie attained the age of 
 thirteen years he was a resident of his native city. 
 In 1833, he turned his footsteps in the direction 
 of the setting sun, and eventually found himself 
 in Hillsboro, 111., where he remained until Novem- 
 ber, 1833, at which time, as he was desirous of ob- 
 taining a good education, he entered Jacksonville 
 College, where he pursued his studies with dili- 
 gence for eight months. In 1834-3.5, he came to 
 Quincy, III., and the following year started with a 
 company under Capt. Farnsworth on a trip to 
 Oregon, but as the country was in a wild and un- 
 settled condition at this time, they only succeeded 
 in getting as far as Western Kansas, after which 
 they retuineil home, reaching Quincy in the 
 
 month of August of the same year. The following 
 November, Mr. Moore started by steamboat up 
 the Mississippi River to the pine regions of Wis- 
 consin, but, on account of an accident to their boat, 
 he and the rest of the party were compelled to re- 
 turn to (Quincy the same winter, making the 
 entire distance from Prairie du Chien on foot, the 
 journey occupying thirteen days. 
 
 To one of his nature, this disappointment only 
 fixed more flrml}' in his mind the determination 
 to reach the luml)er regions of the North, and in 
 the fall of 1840 he again started for the pine belt, 
 this time making the journey by land. That win- 
 ter was spent in a sawmill, and the following 
 spring he came down the river to Galena with two 
 flat-boats loaded with shingles, which they sold 
 and then came to (Quincy. He returned to the 
 farm on which his father had settled, and until 
 the spring of 1843 assisted him in tilling the soil, 
 at the end of which time he began learning the 
 trade of a rope-maker. In 1846, he started a fac- 
 tory of his own on the Roanoke River, and made 
 large quantities of rope for use in the mines. 
 
 In November, 1846, he was married to Miss 
 Ellen Hague, a daughter of William Hague, of 
 Quincj', 111. In the spring of 1847, he started 
 a vinegar factory in Quincy, but sold out 
 at the end of two years, and in November 
 moved out to a farm near t^uincy, where he 
 tilled the soil for three years. In July, 1858, 
 he started with his wife for a trip to Eu- 
 rope, where they remained until the following 
 January. On their return trip they took pass- 
 age at Liverpool, England, for New York City, 
 but the voyage was a very stormy and tem- 
 pestuous one and lasted twenty-two days. Tlie 
 fall of 1860 again found them residents of Quincy, 
 and here, in 1861, Mr. Moore received his ap- 
 pointment to the (Quartermaster's Department, in 
 which capacity he served under Capt. Newton Flag 
 for three years. 
 
 In November, 1864, he lost his wife, and in Jan- 
 uary. 1866, he took for his second wife Miss 
 Katherine F. Booth, a daughter of Stephen Booth, 
 of Ulster Township, Adams County, and their 
 union has resulted in the birth of a daughter. 
 Two years after his last marriage, Mr. Moore pur-
 
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 231 
 
 rliH^ed his |)io|)erty on Fawley I'laci'. iit tlic conicr 
 of 'rwciily-fiiiirtli hikI I.ikmi^I Strt-ots, wliicli iimki'.«* 
 line iif llic li:iiiil^iiMi<->t privaU- ivsiiii'iit't"* in llio 
 city, 'riu- lioii'**.' is II line hrii'k striiftiirt', ami ilic 
 ^roiiiuU aix- »'xtfii-ivi' mill lii'Muiifiilly kf|il, (inttcil 
 with sInU'ly iisitivo tivt's nml li'':iutlful >liriili'< of 
 V!iriiiu>i kinds. The pniiKTty on which tlic Churcli 
 i>f Uie (mkkI Sli(|i|ii'i(l is l(K-»t(>(l was diinatcH hy 
 .Mr. .Mtiiirt'. ami wa.- valiicil at it.'K.'ifMi, and lu' w;is 
 the .Hole huildei' nf St. .Milan's (Impel of l^iiinev 
 deedinif the property to Hi>li<>p .Mexamler Huri;e.ss. 
 In nuMieroiis other ways his life has heen made 
 illustrious hy kind <]eeds.and he may with truth Ih' 
 termed a ino<lei .\nierican eili/.en. l'ei>onall_\', 
 and in ever\' privat*' relation and <luty of life, loo 
 much can not he sjiid in his praise, for he is liltcral, 
 {feneroiis and hi!.'li-niin>h'd. and the soul of true 
 honor and unlMiunded i^reatness of heart. 
 
 lie i> inde|)endent in his ptditical views, and 
 for the past seven years he has held the position 
 of .luslice of the I'e.ace, and adjusted lii> neighbors' 
 differences with impartiality and <;ood judgment. 
 
 •*, AMI'i;!, A. I.KK. The sjentlenian whose 
 name appeai-s at the head of this .•uticle is 
 ^^ the pleasant and accommodating Agent for 
 the .Xmerican Kxpress Company, at i^uincy. 
 III. If it were our purpose tt» write an essay u|Min 
 ancestry, we would come to Mr. l>ee for infornui- 
 lion. as any man who can trace his line hack for 
 six generations might well lie informed und inter- 
 ested upon the subject. 
 
 Samuel .Mien I.ee was the father of our -uliject 
 and w'»s Ixirn in l-jist Hloomlicid, Ontario County, 
 N. v., .lanuary 1, IHl I. He was the son of .lona- 
 than I.ee. wliose natal day was .Inly IH. ITHI.and 
 his liirthplace was I'ittstield. »Mass. lie was married 
 to Lucy PIgglesUjn, who was born in Shellleld, Mass. 
 .lonRtlian I.ee w;is a farmer in Kast Hloomtield, 
 .\. v.. liut died in Clarence, N. \., in 18.'>2. To 
 tills union there were born seven children, but one 
 of whom IS now living, namely. .lohn H.. who re- 
 
 >ides in Krie (ounty. N. \.. aged eighty-three 
 yeai>. The father of .lonathan was Dr. .hmathan 
 I.ee, born in Massachusett-. in 171.'). ,'iml lii> fa- 
 ther wa- the liev. .lonathan. also a native of the 
 Hay StJite. whose father wa> David I.ee. a native 
 of .Mas-sli-huM-tts anrl a son of .lohn I,ee, who wa.s 
 born in Kngland ami caine to Maivsaehusetts in 
 1(>:M. 
 
 The father of imr Subject wn> a valued employe 
 of the .\n)cri<"!in Kxpress Company for many years, 
 !inil was the llrst money messenger that ran Im-- 
 Iwecn liulTalo and H<K'hester, N. Y. In a wreck 
 on this road, he was ex|Mtsed and received a heavy 
 cold, from which resulted pneunwinia and he died 
 Octolier t, 1HI«, iH'fore the birth of our subject. 
 Ills wife wasParitta M. Caldwell, who was liorn in 
 Westmoreland County, .\. Y., Septemlier 2H. \><'2'2. 
 She died Auijust ■>\. 1HI'.«, of the cholera, when her 
 balw. always fatherlcvs, was less than a year old. 
 Thus were two children left orphans, a-* Saimu-i 
 lijid a sister; l>ut she too was taken awa\,al the 
 age of fourteen years, while un<ler the len<Ier care 
 of an uncle and aunt in Kl^'in. III. 
 
 The good uncle above-mentiinied was an en- 
 gineer on the Lakes, and tn his hospitable home 
 went the poor little orphan> when bereft of both 
 natural guardians. .Vt that time, he was liviiiL; in 
 HnfTalo, but in \><^i'2 he moved his family to KIgin. 
 III., although he still continued his business a- a 
 Lake engineer. This worthy man and his kind wife 
 died in KIgin. 
 
 The genlleiiien of whom we are writing attended 
 the public scliiKiN. and when but a lad U'gan to 
 clerk in both dry-iromls and drug stores, and early 
 showed the courtesy :ind aceomniodatiiig spirit 
 that have so di>tiiigui'-lied him ever since. When 
 eighteen years old, he went into the employ of the 
 .Vmeriean Kxpress Company. l«'giiiiiiiig at the 
 bottom of the ladder, and climbing from driver to 
 clerk. Then he returned to KIgin. when' he wa» 
 .Vgent for about two yeai>, when In wa> made 
 lioiite .\gent or Traveling .\uditor, which position 
 he held for about threi- months, or until March, 
 IHMl, when he w;i> appointed to this agency at 
 l^uincy. 
 
 The marriage of Mr. I^e took place in KIgin, in 
 ' ImTO. to Miss Nettie Fish, the daughter of (iordon
 
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 Fisli, who wsis a farmer in Ohio. That was the 
 birthplace of Mrs. Lee, hut slie was educated and 
 married in Elgin. Two children have been the 
 result of tiiis liappy marriage, Howard Gordon and 
 Ernest Raymond. 
 
 Mr. Lee upholils the principles of the Republican 
 l)arty, and is firm in his faith that in that part^' is 
 the salvation of the country'. The social standing 
 of Mr. and Mrs. Lee is enviable and they are well- 
 known and nnich-admircd members of (juincy 
 society. ISIrs. Lee is a lovely lady and fills her 
 days with liind deeds and thoughts for others. 
 
 Ing the winter seasons attended the common 
 schools, which were held in buildings of primitive 
 construction and rudely funished with slab seats 
 and desks. At the age of nineteen, he commenced 
 
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 \f|OSKPH C. THOMPSON. The professions 
 are well represented in (^uincj' !)}• men of 
 mental culture, and practical knowledge 
 ^^fJ and skill in their various callings. Among 
 those whose abilities are widely recognized, and 
 who are numbered among the most prominent at- 
 torneys-at-law of the city, is .Joseph C. Thomp- 
 son. His professional skill is recognized b\' 
 all wlio have at any time been his clients, as 
 well as by the general iniblic, and has been 
 the means of securing for him a great many 
 intricate cases, vvhere legal acumen and exten- 
 sive knowledge have been necessary in order to 
 attain success. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject, .John Thompson, 
 traced his ancestry to Scotland, and served as a 
 soldier in the War of 1812. The parents of our 
 subject, .Joseph and Maria (Culbertson) Thomp- 
 son, were natives of Pennsylvania, wliere they 
 spent their entire lives, dying in Indiana County. 
 The father followed the occupation of a carpenter, 
 and was a man of honor and industrious habits. 
 Their family consisted of eleven children, six sons 
 and five daughters, one of whom died in infancy 
 and six still survive. 
 
 The fifth child in the family is .Joseph C, who 
 was born in IMairsville, Pa., September 18, 182(). 
 He passed his youth in his native county, and dur- 
 
 teaching, and was thus engaged for two winters. 
 
 Mr. Thompson commenced to read law vvitli 
 Lawrence T. Smith, at Lebanon, Ohio, and con- 
 tinued thus engaged until the fall of 1847, when 
 he came AVest with his uncles, Samuel and Isaac 
 Culbertson, who had a contract to build a lock- 
 dam across the Wabash River, two miles north of 
 Ml. Carmel, Ind. Our subject remained as mana- 
 ager and book-keeper for his uncles, whom he 
 aided until the completion of their work. Then re- 
 turning to Lebanon, Ohio, he attended school for 
 two years, and afterward followed the profession 
 of teacher for one 3'ear in Butler County, Ohio. 
 
 After attending the law school at Bloomington, 
 Monroe County, Ind., for two years, Mr. Thomp- 
 son was admitted to the Bar at Anderson, Ind., in 
 the year 1854, and oiiened an office for prac- 
 tice there. One 3ear later, he removed to Frank- 
 lin, .lohnson County, Ind., where he practiced 
 law for about two years, removing thence to 
 •Macomb, 111., and there followed his profession 
 until 1868. In the summer of that .year, he came 
 to t^uinc^', where he opened a law office and con- 
 ducted a general practice, at the same time su[)er- 
 in tend ing a farm for ten years. 
 
 In local. State and National politics, Mr. Thomp- 
 son takes an active part, and is a pronounced 
 Democrat, at all times giving his party substantial 
 support. He was elected on the Democratic ticket 
 to the office of .Judge of Adams County, and 
 served in that position for four years to the satis- 
 faction of the people. In 1862, he was a member 
 of the constitutional convention which was voted 
 down by the people, and, while residing in Mc- 
 Donough County, served as School Commissioner 
 for one term. In his views he is broad and sensi- 
 ble, and all plans for fowarding the material inter- 
 ests of the county find favor with him. 
 
 The lady who became the wife of Mr. Thoniiison 
 bore the maiden name of Emeline P. Eells, and 
 was .at the time of her marriage a resident of Knox 
 County, 111., though her native State was Ver- 
 mont. She is the daughter of Truman Eells,
 
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 233 
 
 :i iintivc of X'ci'inoiit, now ilecensnd. Three 
 children wito burn to Mr. and Mrs. 'rhonip- 
 sftii, one of wlioni. H lovely yonnj; Indy I'V the 
 name of llallie. died when eighteen years oUJ. 
 'riic others .'ire ( iilherlxin S. and .losepli K. 'I'he 
 family residence is >iluated on the i-orner »>f .'sixth 
 and Maine ."streeb;. 
 
 .Mr. 'rhoni|ison has •■ittained a position of prom- 
 inence in the coniniiinit\ li\ his nnaided ener^^y 
 and aliility. lie has ever Iteen {jencrons in iiis 
 dcalin^js. and ha.- <;ivcn lilicnilly of his means to 
 the siiffcrini; and poor, llonoralilc in his actions, 
 intellificnl and conrteous. he i> deservedly popular 
 amonifj tiie people of the (Jem City. 
 
 'TlL^ <'N- ■'••^I'l'll N. CAWTKU. The profession 
 of law has at all times called to il.s prac- 
 tice men of liroacl knowled-re. wide research 
 and ifreat aliilities. In the pursuil of their 
 daily duties along its varied lines they have 
 found fame and fortune; have gained names ini- 
 perislialile in the world's liistoiy. and have won 
 great wealth. .Vmoni; the niimlH'r who have for 
 .some veal's |)racticed this profession in l^uincy, 
 and have gained therein an enviahle reputation 
 for legal knowledge, may be mentioned the name 
 of Mr. Carter, one of the leailing attorneys-at-law 
 in Wotern Illinois. During the (piarter of a cen- 
 tury since he wa.-- admitted to the liar tif the 
 Stjite, he hit* labored indefatigably .as counselor, 
 and the result is that he is recognized !us one of 
 the hesl-informed lawyers in lllinoi.s. 
 
 .\ native of Kentucky. Mr. Carter w.as born in 
 llardin County, .March 12. IM1:{, and was the 
 third in a family of live children born to Will- 
 iam V. and Martha (.Mays) Caiter. His father was 
 the .son of .lames Carter, a \'irginian, who traced 
 his ancestry to l-jiglan<l. and followed farming 
 pursuits in the Old Dominion. His mother was 
 the daughter of .l.arnes M;i\s .-ind was likewise 
 born In N'irninia. They were early settlers of 
 Kentucky, where they engaged in farming purt>uits i 
 
 for many years. In 18.')7, they removed to Charles- 
 Ion, Coles County. III., where they became well- 
 known as worthy people and prominent members 
 of the farming c<m)inuiiit\. They are now IhiiIi 
 deceased. 
 
 In reviewing the boyhood of our subject, tin' 
 biographer linds but little to chronicle of an un- 
 usual nature. His time was alternateil between 
 attendance at the village s<'hool and work on the 
 farm. and. as he was ipiick to learn, he gained a 
 good education even under disailvantages. For 
 a time, he studied in the .siOiool at Itig .Springs, 
 Ky. The year following his removal to Illinois, 
 he removed with his parents to Douglas County, 
 where he was a student in the school at Tu>cola 
 for foui' years. He then commenced for himself 
 as a teacher of a country school, and W!i.> thus 
 employeil for three terms. )n IXd.'t, he entered 
 the Illinois College, at .l.acksoiiville. where he 
 completeil the course of stinl\ and was graduated 
 in IHCC. 
 
 .\t once. :ifler completing his literar\- educ-a- 
 lion, Mr. Carter entered the law department 
 of the I'niversity of .Michigan, at Ann Arbor, 
 from which he was graduated in the Cl;i.ss of 
 '{)H. Keturning to Illinois, he came to (^uincy 
 in .luly, IH(;;i. and was admitted to practice :it the 
 liar of the State in the November fcdlowing. In 
 l«7(l, he formed a partnership with William II. 
 (ioveit and soon esliiblished a general law pnic- 
 tiee. No change was made in the connection 
 until IH88. when Theodore H. I'ape was admitterl 
 to the partnership and the lirm name changed to 
 Carter, (lovert A- Pape. which i> now one of the 
 prominent linns of the city and practices in .all the 
 court*. State and federal. 
 
 Aside from his profe.ssional duties, Mr. Carter 
 has always been intere.-teil in the welfare of the 
 city along philanlliro[iic, social and moral lines, 
 and perh.aps no citi/en has dime more than he to 
 aid its arlvaneement in those directions. Ili> con- 
 nection with public affair- li.as been long and hou- 
 orable.and he has lieen repeatedly called u|iimi to oc- 
 cupy positions of responsibility .anil trust, wherein 
 abilities of a superior order are needed. In 1k7k. 
 he w;i.- eliM'ted to llii' Thirty-lirsI (lener.al .Vssem- 
 bly. and Ui» services were so satisfactory to bis
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 constituents that he was re-elected two years later. 
 He also served in the called session of 1882, which 
 was convened to re-district the State into con- 
 gressional and senatorial districte. In 1882, he 
 was the Republican candidate for Stale Senator 
 in Adams County, and was defeated by a majority 
 of only five hundred in a district which has a 
 majority of fifteen hundred Democrats. 
 
 The marriage of 3Ir. Carter to Miss Ellen, 
 daugliter of George Barrell, of Springfield, III., 
 took place December 3, 1879, and they now make 
 their home in an elegant brick residence which 
 Mr. Carter recently erected in the eastern part of 
 the city. Three children have been born to them, 
 namely: Henry B., AVilliam Douglas and Jo- 
 sephine. 
 
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 <^ I»1ELIAM J. TAPPE. The value of any 
 \/\l/l specified branch of i)roduction to a city 
 \y^ may be coininited in various wa3S and 
 from many standpoints, and among the considera- 
 tions by which its importance should be estimated, 
 two of the most imiwrlant are the number of per- 
 sons to whom it affords tl»e means of living, and 
 the aggregate value of the product. .ludging 
 from these points, the production of clothing 
 leads all others in the Gem City. There has been 
 a continuous growth in the business, and, although 
 l)riees have considerably declined of late years, 
 there is still a steady increase in the value of the 
 annual product, while in the volume of the output 
 the increase is still more marked. 
 
 Prominent among the successful and euterpri.s- 
 ing business men of <.iuinc3-. 111., stands William 
 J. Tappe, who is the most capable Vice-president 
 and Superintendent of the (^uincy Shirt & Overall 
 Company, of tliat thriving city. Men are to be 
 judged by achievements, and it is always safe to 
 accept results as a proof of the possession of the 
 powers and capabilities which lead up to them. 
 Of the successes in the business world which have 
 been earned by the exercise of sound judgment. 
 
 thorough business tact and indomitable energy, 
 there is no more eminent exemplar in t^uincy than 
 the gentleman mentioned above. He is a native 
 of West Virginia, born in Lewis County in Novem- 
 ber, 1859, and in 1866 his parents, W. D. and Be- 
 linda (Shinn) Tappe, moved to (^uincy. 111., where 
 the former followed the occupation of a painter. 
 He is still a resident of (Juincy and is a man re- 
 spected by all. 
 
 Our subject's entire recollections are of (^uincy, 
 and here he received a good practical education. 
 When it became necessary for him to choose some 
 calling in life, he first began as a clerk in a dr3'- 
 goods store, after which he was employed by 
 Isaac Lesem X' Co., a piominent dry-goods firm, 
 and remained with them for ten years. After this, 
 young Tappe embarked in the wholesale grocery 
 business, under the firm name of Thomas Tripp 
 & .Son, and this partnership lasted for four years, 
 when our subject sold out his interest to S. E. 
 Segers it Sons. He then began the manufac- 
 ture of coats, pants, shirts and overalls on his 
 own account, beginning on limited means, but in 
 1890 this business was merged into a stock com- 
 pany, the name l)eing changed to The (^uinc.v 
 Shirt & Overall Company, with Benjamin Heckle 
 as President; W. ,1. Tappe, Vice-president and 
 Superintendent; and Robert I). Lemley as Secre- 
 tary and Treasurer. 
 
 The trade of this house is colossal, and one 
 hundred girls and men are emploj'ed to sell direct 
 to the trade represented by traveling salesmen in 
 Iowa, Missouri. Illinois and Kansas. The com- 
 pany is well established in business, their wares 
 being of a superior quality, and for which they find 
 a ready sale, and this is recognized as one of the 
 prosperous industries of Quincv. The high com- 
 mercial character, the discriminating judgment, 
 the eye that sees and the executive abilitv that en- 
 ables one to improve opportunities aie attributes 
 possessed by Mr. Tappe in a marked degree. 
 These, together with a careful consideration of 
 the needs of the public, have made the great es- 
 tablishment over which he i)resides a recognized 
 synonym for nil that is popular, (irogrcssive and 
 honest. 
 
 Ml'. Tap[ie was married on the lOth of L)ctober,
 
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 235 
 
 1881. to Mis5 Kninm Tripp, dnughU-r of 'riKinia." 
 Tripp, of (^iiincv. Mr. nnd Mr*. Tnppc :irf now 
 rpsidinj; Ht No. d'A"! Iliimpsliirp Strt'Ot. ninl aro r«'- 
 coynized ».•• firsl-cla.v<i i-iti/.t-iis. 
 
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 'j'iKKIIAKI) SANDKK. If a iplojisint mitimcr 
 
 and a(.-('oiiiMio(latiii<: <li>|H»itioii Ix-ar any 
 ^^^^1 relation to success i ii life, then the comfort- 
 able cirt'iniistaiiocs in wlijcli the sulijet-l of tliis 
 sketch now liiid.s hini>elf fan easily l)e explaineil. 
 The gentleman i.'? an old settler, and has been en- 
 gaired in the innnufaetiire of brick since 18T.'>. 
 
 The father of our subject was Henry Sander, 
 and he was born in Hanover, Cierniany, and in 
 IbaO, with his wife and one child, came to .\mer- 
 ica by way of a sailiiiff-vcssel from Uremen to New 
 Orleans. The trip wa-s a long and tiresome one 
 of over seven weeks' duration, and no doubt the 
 new country did not seem very attractive to the 
 tired travelers in its winter dress, for it was I)e- 
 cemU'r when they arrived in <^uiMCy. However, 
 the honest (ierman went to work to learn the brick- 
 making trade, and later he started a yard of his 
 own and continued in the manufacture of bricks 
 until his death in IHT'.i. at the age of sixty-eight. 
 He had espoused the DennK-ratic party, and wa.s a 
 voter, if not a worker. He found his church, the 
 Catholic, just the same here as in his old home, 
 and died in the faith of her promises. The mother 
 of our subject wa.s Mary Ilalla. who was lK)rn in 
 (icrmany. and died there. Her only cliiid was oui- 
 subject, although he lia.s two half-brothers, his 
 father having married three times. 
 
 The individual whose history we now altenipt 
 to give wa.sl>orn and reared in (lermany up to the 
 age of throe yeai>, and his first recollections of 
 • ^uincy are ver3' vague. He was sent t<» St. IVjni- 
 face. after a coiu-se in the par<K-hial whotil, but 
 when thirteen he began to work for his father at 
 the trade of making brick. He continued at this 
 until he was twenty live, when he started out for 
 himself. From IHT.'J to |m71. he w.is at \Vai-»aw 
 
 an<i Carthage, working at his trade, but in the 
 spring of 1X7.') he started in this place, which he 
 had bought, and hit- continued here ever since. He 
 began with a c^apacity of .500,0(10 bricks .-i M»ason. 
 and has so increased his liusiness that his capacity 
 now is 1.200.(10(1 bricksa seasini. He has two large 
 kilns, and each ha.s a capacity of 2o0.(loo. His man- 
 ufactiu'c is of regular brick, and he has all theappli- 
 ances for his business. He is the owner rif forty 
 acres of land in this county, and from this he sells 
 w I in winter. 
 
 Our subject was married herein ixT.'i to .Mi>s 
 I'auline Newman, who was iHirn in (Germany and 
 came here when a child. Mr. and Mrs. Sander have 
 eight children living: Henry. l,i/./.ie. Kmma. Frank. 
 Clara, Annie, (ieorge and William. 
 
 .Mr. Sander is a member of St. .M;iry> Church. 
 and of St. .loseph's SiK-iety. connected with it. He 
 h.is served his fellow-citizens on juries, and a.s 
 .ludge of Flection. His political opinions incline 
 him to the l)ein<K'ralic party, although he is not 
 radical. 
 
 Mr. Sander ha> seen [ii;inv changes in the citv 
 
 I . . . . r. 
 
 of his choice since he came here, and rejoices in 
 her prosperity. He cairries on his own business on 
 the )ilace. which was the old fair ground and the 
 camp ground of the soldiers during the war. His 
 J residence is at No. 1 lO.S South Sixth Street. 
 
 .\t the lieginning of the Civil War. Mr. Sander 
 desired to enlist for the defense of the country, 
 but the Oovernment would not accept his services 
 on accoiuit of his voutli. 
 
 GFOROK VASFN. It is with true interest 
 that the biographer ttikes up his [len to 
 -peak of those worthy citizens whose act- 
 ive lives have ceased on earth, but whose inllu- 
 ence extends still, and will continue to extend 
 among all who knew them. .Ml people of truesen- 
 sibilitv have a just regard for the memory of those 
 who have departed this life, and cherish the details
 
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 of the lii.stoiT of those whose careers have been 
 marked by uprightness and truth, and whose lives 
 have been filled up witli acts of usefulness. It is 
 therefore a jjleasure to present to our readers 
 a sketch of Mr. Vasen, who was one of tlie es- 
 teemed and respected men of the countj-. 
 
 This gentleman was born iu German}-, on the 
 lIHh of .September, 1833, and liis parents. Philli[) 
 and Fredreka Vasen, were natives of the Father- 
 land, and honest, upright people. The boyliQod of 
 our subject was spent in the common schools of his 
 native couutr}', and here he remained until seven- 
 teen years of age, when he was tempted to cross 
 the ocean to America. He made the trip in 18.");'), 
 landed in New York City, and went from there to 
 Pliiladelphia, Pa., where he made his home until 
 1861. While there, he engaged in the manufacture 
 of soap, but when the tocsin of war sounded, he 
 left everything and enlisted as Orderly-Sergeant. 
 He was in service for six months, and after being 
 mustered out, went to St. Louis, Mo., wliere lie 
 emljarked in the retail shoe business. 
 
 In 1866, lie came to Quincy, 111., and engaged in 
 tlie commission business, which he carried on for 
 some time, and was then employed as traveling- 
 salesman for a wiiolesale licjuor liouse, which posi- 
 tion lie was holding at the time of his death, Octol)er 
 11, 1888. In his political attiliations, he was a 
 prominent Democrat, and socially lie was a inenibcr 
 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the 
 year 18.56, ]Mi-. Vasen was married to JMiss Cath- 
 erine Eschner, daughter of Abraham Eschner, of 
 Austria. She was born in Boiieraia, on the 1.5tli 
 of April, 1830, and there passed her girlhood and 
 youtli. She was fairly educated in the schools of 
 her country, and in 1853 took passage for America, 
 Lauding in New York a few weeks later. Ten chil- 
 dren are the fruits of this union, eight of whom 
 are still surviving, namely: Benjamin (i.. Secre- 
 tary of the (Quincy Building iV: Homestead Associa- 
 tion, also Secretary of tlie People's Saving, Loan 
 & Building Association; Aaron, David, Nathan, 
 Phillip, and Sarali. The latter, a successful physician 
 of Quinc}-, graduated from Keokuk Medical College, 
 of Keokuk, Iowa. She was born in (^)uincy. III., 
 on the 21st of May, 187ii, and allciulcd Ihc vuiu- 
 Hion schools until sixteen years of age, when she 
 
 began reading medicine with Dr. M. Knapheide 
 Germann, of t^uincy, and remained with her two 
 years. In 1890, she entered the Keokuk Medical 
 College, and was graduated from that institution on 
 the 8th of March, 18'J2. She is now carrying on 
 a successful practice in medicine aud surgery. .She 
 is a member of the Adams County Jledical Society, 
 and has a pleasant home at No. 523 Chestnut 
 Street. The other children born to Mr. and Mrs. 
 \'asen are .Jacob and Gustave. Mr. and Mrs. Vasen 
 were members in good standing of the Ninth Street 
 Hebrew Church. Miss Sarah Vasen is a member of 
 the Golden Daughters of Reliecca. 
 
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 (JIIN T. HAVENOH, a general merchant of 
 Plainville, is doing a large business in the 
 village, where he has a neatly fitted-up es- 
 tablishment, his shelves being filled with 
 well-assorted goods, in the disposal of which lie 
 shows business tact and lionor. He is a native of 
 Elgin, Kane County, 111., whence be was taken by 
 his parents, when very young, to Waushara 
 County, A\"is., where he grew to mature years, and 
 was given an excellent education, completing his 
 studies in the Normal School at Olikosh. For 
 eight years he was engaged in teaching in Wiscon- 
 sin and Minnesota, and in 1873 castinliis lot with 
 the people of I'lainville, where, Ainil 19, 1875, he 
 opened a general mercliandise store in partnership 
 with a Mr. Kidder. This connection lasted until 
 1887; in the meantime they liad purch.ased their 
 own l)uilding, but sold out the property after hav- 
 ing improved it. In 1891, Mr. Havenor erected a 
 two-story building, 40x100 feet in dimensions, 
 which has the largest seating capacity of any build- 
 ing in the county- outside of Quincy, it giving 
 ample accommodation to six hundred peo]jle. 
 
 The lady to whom our subject was married, iu 
 1876, was Miss Sabra, daughter of Samuel Clark, 
 one of the eaily settlers of Pike County. To 
 tliciii have liccn giant('(l eight children, four of 
 whom were born at one time, The two who are
 
 
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 livin^j Iwar the ros|)eotive iiainc>> of Mnry and 
 
 Dfllii. Our Mil>j«H-t i!< tin- > f Sainiu-I and 
 
 Mary A. ( .Mali<iiips ) llavi'imr. iiativi'!> of Irclaiiil. 
 wIhto tliey were inarried. On coming; to llie 
 Cnitcd Statos. in IK l«. tlicy loi-alod in Illinois. 
 but at the prcM-nt time make tlu-ir lioini' in Wis- 
 consin. With lii!« wife our suliject is a niondter of 
 the Methodist K|>is(.-o|)nl Chnn-h. and iiuuiIkms 
 ainon;; his friends the liesi peojile of I'lainvdle. 
 whieh |H>|)u!arity is shared by his amiable wife. 
 
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 I". WAI.TO.V. of t^uiiiey. was born in 
 .Miifsaehusetls. April 2.">. IK.'i2, anil is a 
 ■^ son of .lonathan and Kliza (l.<K-ke) Walton, 
 natives of the old Hay State, lie lielnn>.'-s 
 to a family noted for eourai;e and patriotism, and 
 is justly proud of the faet th:it ten n)end)ei-s of 
 the Walton family served in the l\ev(ilutionar\' 
 War. The lirst represent.iti ve of the f.-iniily in 
 Ainerita, the Rev. William Walton, emi<;rated 
 hither from Kxeler, Kn^'land. as early as IC.'ti, 
 and settled in Readiii<,'. M;iss. Previous to that, 
 however, members of the Locke family had soufjht 
 a home in New Knirlaiid. haviiii; made a settle- 
 ment in .\rlin;rtoii. .Mass.. in \i'>'jx. The I.oeke 
 homestead, wliieli is the oldest house in .Vrliiif^tx^m, 
 is still otriipied by this family, its .■iiieient roof 
 havinj: sheltered six irenerations of the l.ockes. 
 Our subject's (ii'eat'<;randfather I.oeke was a sol- 
 dier diirini: tln' War of the Revolution. as was also 
 lirandfatlier Keiijamin Walton, who lived to the 
 advance<l a}je of one hiindied and riiree \f:ii>. 
 
 Kdmoiid MonrtK'. the <;reat-jiraiiilfather of our 
 subject on his mother's sirle. was a i.'i»'!it-f.'r!iiid- 
 soii <if William .Monroe, a native of Scotland, 
 who e mi -.'rated to .Xmeriea in 1<J.'>2. and s<'ltled in 
 l.exiii<.'Ic>ii. .Mass. lie was the father of fourteen 
 children. Kdniond .Monroe enli-tetl m tiie Kinjf's 
 uriiiy at the a<;e of twent\-oiie ve.ais and served 
 in the French and Indian War, licin;; present at 
 the cAptiire of t^iieU'c, and a participant in olhi'r 
 ini|x>rtnnt battles of the war, Twelve uars later. 
 
 11 
 
 he was ti^htin^ n-rainst the IJritish at lA-xin<ftoii 
 and Riiiiker Hill, lie w:ls present at the capture 
 of RuifioN lie's army at Saralot;a, and later en- 
 listed uiwler (ieii. Washington for three years. 
 With the army, he passed the winter at \'allev 
 Koiifc. where he sufTere<i untold horroi> from cold 
 and hunger. .Vmon<; the treasure<l possessions of 
 the Walton faiiiil\ is a letter writlen by him to 
 his wife durin^i that time. In the .lime followin-,'. 
 he inarched i^uit as Captain to ti^ht in the l*attle 
 of Moiiinoiith. where he served with distin^iii-hed 
 valor until he was killed by a cannon-ball, lie 
 li.id lieen a successful business man and left his 
 family in comfortable circumstances. 
 
 The boyhooil days of our subject were passed 
 in .Vrlin<.'toii. .M.-lss.. where he received a praetical 
 ediientioii in the common scIhmiIs. In IMC'.), he 
 lemoved to Keiilland, Newton ('ouiil_\, Ind., and 
 there eii'^ajjed in the <;rrocerv, bakery, restaur- 
 ant and hotel business, whic-h he conducted 
 with much eneri;y .-iiiil ability, and therefore suc- 
 cessfully. I II 1H7;{, he came lotjiiincv.of which city 
 he has since been an honored resident. However, 
 he retained his business interests in Indiana until 
 l«8(!. when he sohl out and retired. Since he wjis 
 twenty-live years old. he has eiigaired in the real- 
 estate I uisin ess a n<l has met with unvarying suc- 
 ee.ss in his operations in that line. 
 
 The political views of Mr. \\'altoii are emlMxIicd 
 in the principles of the Republican party, and 
 since ciustiiifj his ballot for Fremont, he has always 
 votnl with the part.N of his choice. Socially, he 
 ill a meiiibcr of the Kiii<:;lit.s of Pythias and the 
 Mtisonic fraternity, in which he is prominent. 
 .Vt the be<riniiiiii: of the Civil W:ir he enlisted for 
 service ill behalf of the I'nion. but on .-iccoiint of 
 physical di.sabilily was not received. His brother 
 .loseph served three years in the army, and was 
 lioniirably diseliarired at the close of the war. 
 
 Ml. Walloii w:i- m.'iriied November l.'t, 1N73, 
 to .Mis» .Sarah I-",, .lackson, and they occupy 
 an attractive residence .-it No. "il.'i South Third 
 .Street. .Mrs. Wjillun wa» biirn in jiosioii. .Mass., 
 .\u;.Mist I, |M.;|. ihc diiui:liter of .Samuel and 
 FIImi II. .lackson. Her father was boin .Mav 8. 
 IHOII, and died lebniaiy ;t, IM'.JO; her inotlier. 
 who was iMirii .liuiuary 2. \xw. died .lulv 2, l>*7l,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFX'ORR 
 
 Her ancestors were of English origin, and early 
 settlers of New England. Wlien nine months old, 
 she was brought by her parents to (^uincy, where 
 her education was carried on in the public schools. 
 Later, she was sent tu Waltham, Mass., where she 
 pursued her studies until graduating, and returned 
 thence to her home in tjuincy. 
 
 Soon after locating in this city, Samuel Jackson 
 erected a house and store on' the south side of 
 Hampshire Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, 
 where he engaged in mercantile pursuits for a 
 number of years. In the progress and develop- 
 ment of the Gem City, he was quite prominent, 
 and erected a number of fine buildings, which 
 still stand as monuments tu his energy; he also 
 built the west half of the New Tremont House. 
 He w.as one of those men whom it is a privilege to 
 know, for his influence was beneficial in aiding 
 those who struggled along the pathway of life, and 
 his sympathy was ever ready for all who found that 
 pathway a weary one. A straightforward, unassum- 
 ing man, the good that was said of him during his 
 life was s.aid by others rather than by himself, and 
 now there are many friends and relatives who are 
 ready to speak for the lips that could not if they 
 would, and that, were they al)le to do so, would 
 be very modest in their claims for the noble man 
 to whom we desire to give due iionor in these 
 pages. His wife was a lady of well-known ben- 
 evolence, and her kindness in caring for the sick 
 and relieving the destitute won for her a host of 
 friends among all classes of people. Siie was a 
 prominent member of the Unitarian Church, to 
 which Mrs. Walton also belongs. 
 
 \Tl SEYMOUR CASTLE, A. B., one of the 
 most successful wholesale and retail hard- 
 ware merchants in the city of <|iuincy, w.as 
 
 born in Columbus, Adams County, III., Felj- 
 
 ruary 6, 1848. His father. T. II. Castle, was born 
 iit Wilmington, \'i,, and wms of English descent. 
 
 He came to Adams County in 1835 and, locat- 
 ing in Columbus, helped to hu' out the town. He 
 was a general merchant there, and in 18(HI he went 
 to the city of (^uincy and engaged in the whole- 
 sale grocery business. Three years later, he be- 
 came a member of the stove firm of Comstock k 
 Co,, started in 1848 under the above firm name. 
 After Mr. Castle's entrance into the firm, it was 
 called the Comstock d' Castle Stove Co, He con- 
 tinued a member of this firm until his death in 
 the year 1880, aged sixty-six years. He had been 
 an elder of the Presbyterian Church, The name 
 of our subject's mother was Julia A, Boyd; she 
 was born in Vermont. Her father, James, was 
 a native of A'ermont and p.assed his life in ag- 
 ricultural pursuits, and located in Columbus, 
 Adams County. Our subject lost his mother 
 at (^uincy and she left five children, four of whom 
 are still living, one boy having died. The chil- 
 dren aie Henry A., Postmaster at St, Paul, who 
 was in the Seveut3'-third Regiment and was 
 wounded at Stone River, and later was promoted 
 to be Captain in the One Hundred and Thirty- 
 seventh Regiment; Chauncy II. enlisted in the 
 Sevent^'-third Regiment, was wounded four times 
 at Chickamaugua, and later was transferred to 
 the Veteran Reserve Corps and is now a mem- 
 ber of the firm of Comstock, Castle & Co.; Julia, 
 Mrs. Webster, resides in Chicago, 111,; Alfred died at 
 the age of twenty-one; and our subject. 
 
 Our subject was reared in Columbus until he 
 was twelve \ears old, when his father removed to 
 <iuinc3'. He attended the old t^uincy College and 
 Academy, and in 1866, when he was eighteen years 
 old, he went to Knox College, Galeshurg, from 
 which he was graduated in 1870 with the degree of 
 A. B. He then studied law with AVheat & Mercy 
 for about one jear, but had to give it u[) on .ac- 
 count of failing hearing. He then was traveling 
 salesman for Comstock, Castle it Co., and traveled 
 one year in Kansas and one year in ]Minnesota. 
 In 1874, he started the present business with his 
 father and it is run in connection with the foundry, 
 under the firm name of T. II. Castle A" Co. In 
 1877, the father retired and Seymour took a part- 
 ner. Mr, Demeter, of Macon. Messrs. Castle A: 
 Penieter continued in business togetlier for about
 
 IXJiaKAll AM) BIOr.RAl'IlICAL KKCOHI). 
 
 21: 
 
 tw<i yi-nrs, and llien Mr. Castle l)Oiiglit out the 
 iitliPr <;i>iitlt>iiinii :iii<l lia$ i-oiitiiuicd the liii!<iiics.s 
 alone t'viT >incc. lie is lociiteil Ml N<>. I.'in Main 
 Slieet. and tlie liuildin<; is 2'Jxl2.'i feet ami i> four 
 stories lii^li witli Imsenient: it has an elevator and all 
 the latest iniproveiiienl.s. The liasenient is used for 
 storage and fiiniai'i-. Iii>t and M'cond lloors for the 
 retail department, third for storage, and the fourtli 
 is used for a tin shop ami inannfarturin;: room. 
 Thev earrv on a regular wholesMle and ictail li.-ird- 
 wa're l>nsines>. nml Mr. Castle makes a sperialty of 
 hot-air furnaces, also tin :in<l sheet-iron ii>otln<;. lie 
 is a sttH'khohler in tin- llrm of Comslock. ( iislle 
 A- Co. 
 
 Mr. Castle was marrieil in tieneseo. III., to Car- 
 rie S. I losforil, and thev have two lieautiful chil- 
 dren. Amy ancl Kfiliert. The family aic I're.shy- 
 terians and hiirhly valued in their church relation- 
 ship. .Mr. Castle is a Kepulilican. .'incl is a very 
 pleasant. !;enial man and makes friends wherever 
 he ji<H's. He is well liked liy all who h.ave any 
 tran>actions with him. 'I'lie family ranks high in 
 the swial life fif the citv. 
 
 1^-f^i 
 
 ^1/ K\\ IS I.. lIKiH.NrdN is en^raixed in v'«'n- 
 il {(i> "'ral farminji^ and stoc-k-iaisini; on section 
 i|L^ I'.i, Lima Township. Ileown^oneof the 
 model farms of this community, his lauils are 
 hi<;hly cultivated, and the improvenu-nts upon his 
 place are many. His eldest son is piopnclor of the 
 lar<;est apiary in the county anil lie has three hiiii- 
 died stiiiids of Italian liees, his liusines- alonif 
 this line lieiiii; very successful, lie tliorou<;hly 
 unilerstands the culture of liees, and he sells them 
 all over the country. His hives are of his own 
 manufacture, heiiifi especially adaplerl to the piir- 
 |»o.se. He has im|Hirted <pieen hecs from It.-ily. 
 and his lari:e apiary has proved to him a piolitnlile 
 investment. The product of honey amounts to 
 ten thoiis.-ind pounds annually. 
 
 Mr. Thornton, who is recouui/.cil ji- an enter- 
 |>ri»ing and mosjiessivc citizen, wa.n l)(>rn i(i l'e»- 
 
 dlcton County. Ky.. .laniiary 18. 18.16. He eoine.<« 
 of an old Virginian famil,\', his j;randfather. .lohn 
 Thornlon, lieini; a native of that State, whence he 
 emifiialed to Kentucky. His death occurred when 
 •lohn Tlioinloii. .Ir.. the father of our snlijeel, was 
 a yoiiii!; lad. 'I'lu' latter was horn in I'eiidleton 
 County, ii|Hm a farm which was his home throimh- 
 oiil his entire life, and his death there occurreil in 
 IMtiT. He married .Miss Kli/.alietli Smith, n native 
 of that .State. Her ;.'raiidfatlier. William Smith, a 
 \'ir!:inian, .served in the War of IH12. Her dcMlli 
 (K-cnrred in lM!t|, at the a<,'e of seventy-one year-. 
 She was a life-lonji memlier of the Baptist Church. 
 The suhject of this sketch was the elilcst in a 
 family of seven children, live of whom are vet 
 liviiis:. His education was ae<|uired in the lo;; 
 .sclioolhonse with it.s puncheon tloor, slali seats and 
 liii^e lircplaci's. I'nder the parenta! roof he ic- 
 m.'iined until he had attained his majority, and 
 then started <»ut in life for him.self, splitting rails 
 at fifty cents per hundred. In this way he earned 
 the money which brought him to Illinois. In the 
 spriiifi of I«.'i7, he located in I'rsa Township, 
 .\dains County, lentinj; land fora nurnlierof \cars. 
 .\s a companion and helpmate on life's journev, 
 he chose .Miss Priscilla Taylor, of that township, 
 a daui;hterof .Vdam and Uarliara (( ;rime!>) Taylor, 
 hotli natives of Kentucky. They are numhered 
 among the honored pioneers of ri>a Township, 
 where they located in IH;!7. The union of Mr. and 
 Mi-s. riiornloii was celelirated Novemher 2m, iM.'i'.t, ■ 
 and unto tliciii have liecii Impim live children, three 
 yet living: .lohn .\., Klizaheth .V. and I.ewi> A. 
 .lames C. an<l Mary C. are deeea.sed. 
 
 Ill .ViiLrust, lK(i2. Mr.Tliointon hade ifood-l>\e to 
 his little family, and. iesp(indiii<; to the i-all for 
 troops, enlisted in ( 'ompaiiy If, .Seventy-eighth I lli- 
 iiois Ihfaiiliy. His scivii'e was mostly in giuird- 
 iiig prisiMiers in Chicago. He was sick much of 
 the time, ainl for this rc:i.»on was attached to the 
 \etcr:in Kescrvc Corps. He received his tliseliarge 
 in Septemlier, IMlil. :iml since his retnin home has 
 devoted his attention exclusively to agricultural 
 pursuits and l>ee culture. In 1X71. he purchased 
 his present farm and it has since lieeii his home. 
 
 The Democracy tiiids in .Mr. Thornton an ardcnl 
 .tdhcient, and fof eight yeni^ he fajtlifnlly scrvcfj
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 as Justice of the Peace. He also ably filled the 
 office of Town C'IcrU for two years, and is now ^ 
 serving as School Trustee. Socially, lie is a mem- 
 ber of II. C. McCreery Post No. 567, (;. A. H., of 
 I.iiua, and in relio-ious belief is a Free-will Bap- 
 tist. He is a faithful worker in his church and 
 serves as Trustee. His wife is a member of the 
 Christian Church. 5Ir. Thornton is a well-in- 
 fornu-d man, and one of the pruminent and in- 
 fiucntial citizensof his township. His life has been 
 well and worthily spent, and his honorable, up- 
 right career has won him the high regard of a large 
 circle of friends and acquaintances. Whatever 
 success he has achieved in life is due entirely to 
 his own efforts, and for it he deserves great credit. 
 
 C. TURNER. The subject of the present 
 sketch is an import.ant man in his neigh- 
 borhood, .and a farmer, lie is a son of Jo- 
 seph Turner, who was born in Dedliam, Mass., June 
 12, 179i>. The latter was a son of Ebcneezer Turner, 
 also a native of Massachusetts, born in 1772, 
 and of Polly Sumner, who w,as born in Dedliam, 
 November 9, 177;"). The mother of our subject 
 was Mary (Bunker) Turner, a native of Fayette, 
 Me., born in 18(H). Her marriage with Mr. 
 Turner took place September 27, 1830, at Eiver- 
 inore. Me., and in 18.34 they came to Illinois and 
 settled on section ."12, in Ursa Township. TliispLace 
 had been improved and there was a double log cabin 
 upon it. Our subject's father made this a permanent 
 lioine, cleared off the timber and built a stone house 
 ill 1844. His wife died in August, 1849, and he 
 married ISIary Harris September 1, 18.5(1, but she 
 was left a widow liy his death March IG, 187("). 
 He had lieen married three times, his first wife 
 being Nancy Shaw, who died August 29, 182(), 
 and left two children, Catherine T. Scwall and 
 Charles C. liy his second marri.age he had five 
 children, four of whom are now living. They are 
 Riifus H., who lives at Kocky Har. Idaho; Joseph 
 I'",, who lives in <j>iiincy, |||,; Mary K., who lives in ' 
 
 Quincy, and our subject, who has his home on 
 section 21,Mendon Township. By the third mar- 
 riage, there was one child, (ieorge, now deceased. 
 ]\Ir. Turner was a pillar in the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, .'iiid held the olHces of Steward. Trustee 
 and Class-leader. He took a great deal of interest 
 in politics, and was formerly- a Whig, "but a Re- 
 publican since the formation of the party. He 
 held the position of Justice of the Peace, and was 
 considered of enough importance to be made a 
 candidate for Congress and for the State Legisla- 
 ture, but was defeated. He was an educated man. 
 and had been a school te.acher and a surve3or, and 
 took a deep interest in all educational matters. 
 
 Our subject was born in Ursa Township, May 
 17, 1839. He attended the district schools in this 
 county and w.as then sent to Denmark, Iowa, for 
 two years, where he took a general course. He fol- 
 lowed this with a scientific course in (Quincy Col- 
 lege, and was there at the breaking out of the Civil 
 War. He enlisted July 15, 1861, in Company L, Sec- 
 ond Illinois Cavalry, and was mustered into the 
 United States service August 12. He was sent from 
 Springfield to St. Louis, the company acting as 
 (ien. Prentice's Body-guard. He w.as sent to Pilot 
 Knob to do camp duty, and dining his service he 
 took i)art in the following battles: Belmont, New 
 Madrid, Island No. 10, Columbus and Paducah. 
 He was then sent to Memphis and Ft. Pillow, and 
 was on the Smith and Grayson raid, and then to 
 Baton Rouge. He served three years and one 
 month, and held the position of Orderly-Sergeant, 
 luit on account of absence from sickness for a year, 
 and up to the time he was mustered out, the place 
 of Orderly-Sergeant had to be filled b}' another, 
 and he vyas mustered out as First Duty Sergeant. 
 This soldier only weighed eighty-flve pounds at 
 that time from sickness, and for a year he w.as un- 
 able to do anything. He served faithfully under 
 (4ens. Prentice, (irant, Pope and Sherman. He 
 taught school during the winter of 186('), and in 
 the spring was made Deputy County Surveyor. 
 In 1867, he went to Kansas, took a claim, improved 
 it, and after three years sold out and returned home. 
 
 Our suliject w.as married December 23. 1869, to 
 Mary E. Fletcher, a daughter of Ephraim E. and 
 Mary .lane (McMurry) Fletcher. The father of
 
 POKTHMT ANU !tl(« ;K.M'1IICAI, RKCORD. 
 
 24: 
 
 .Mi>. 'riiiiit'i' was lH*rii ill L<ii;nii Coiiiily, Ky.. in 
 IMI'.), mill rniiK- tii Adniiis CounU' wlieii n vniiii^ 
 Minn tiiiH scttli-il 1)11 this fnrin, wlii>ri> lu> iiiurriiMl May 
 12, IHI7. Ill- (licil ill IHlil. nflcr a rcsidinic Immc 
 of tliirty-foiii' years. Tlii' niotlior of .Mi>. 'I'liriuT 
 W.1.S Ixtin ill Saiijianmn Cnuntv, 111., in l«27. suul 
 still survives, mill is i\ ilevnteil ineinltei' of the 
 Methixlisl K|iis<-(i|ini Cliuirh, iiiio of the .Mntliers 
 in Israel. Her hiislinncl uilh known to lie lilieriil 
 .•«iiil |>.tl riot ic, .mill n frieiul to inipiovenieiit. .Mi>. 
 'I'liriior w:ts born .Vpril 21, 1KI8, on this fariii. iiiul 
 liiui one sister, Loiii.sa, living. 
 
 .Mr. anil Mi>. Tnrner, of this notioe. are tliepar- 
 enUs of seven livinjj children: John !•"., .loseph, 
 Frederick. Ilerliert. Mary, Kverett and Louisa. 
 
 .Mr. 'ruriicr has two hundred and live acres of 
 land, all under cultivation except thirty-live acres, 
 and lie carries on general farming. He lia.s many 
 interest.s outside of his farniini;. as he is an ardent 
 Hepulilicaii and has lieen a frcipient delegate to 
 the conventions, and \\a» lieen a candidate for 
 ollice. He h.is lu'eii defeated, as lieisa Kepulilican 
 in a Democratic di:ilrict, hut he has made very 
 close riin.s. He is a meml)er of t!ie following orders: 
 Hliie Lodge. Royal .\rch Masons, is a lirotlier in the 
 Master Workmen, a meiiiher of the American Order 
 of I'nited Workmen, and ha.s lieen \'ice-com- 
 inander of the (Irand .\rniy of the Republic at 
 Mendon. 
 
 .Mrs. 'I'uriier is the right wife for a priiminent 
 man. genial, generous and kind, and is a nieiiiher 
 of the Methodist K|)iscopal Churili. in which she 
 has lieen n Sundav-i^'hool teacher. 
 
 Ll\ I;R (;|".U1{V. riie Kmpire Mate h.isfui- 
 '*' nished U> this county a niimlK'r of repres«'ii- 
 tative eiti/.ens. and among them may lie 
 mentioned Mr. ( >liver (Jerry, who, satisfied that he 
 has contributed his share toward the progress and 
 development of the community, is now retired 
 from the active duties of life, and has a g I 
 
 home at No. ;i".'i Maiden Jjiiie. He has resided in 
 this county for many years, and his life of indus- 
 try and iisefiilness.as well as his record for honesty 
 and uprighlness, has given him a hold upon the 
 cummuiiity which all might well desire to share. 
 We are much pleaM-d to give his sketch among 
 the many of the estimable citizens nf the county. 
 
 Mr. (lerry was originally from the Slate of New 
 York, Uirn in Ontflrio County, on the 'M of Aug- 
 ust, IH2it, and was the youngest of three childivn 
 born to .leremiah and Klizabcth (Covert) (Jerry, 
 exemplary and worthy citizens of that State. 
 I'litil sixteen years of age, our subject made his 
 home ill (leiiuva, and .secured excellent scholastic 
 training in the scliouls of tliat city. .\t that age 
 he moved with his parents to ( levelaiid. ( )liio, 
 where he remained for two years and further ad- 
 vanced his schooling From there he moved Ui 
 I jiiiney, 1 11.. in IH.'IS, and was engaged in brick- 
 making for thirty years. He wa.*, of coiii-se, thor- 
 oughly familiar with every feature of his business, 
 and is a man nf sound judgment and marked exec- 
 utive ability. 
 
 In the year 18(JK, he embarked in inerchandi/.- 
 iiig, and was ijuite exteiisivel\- engaged in hand- 
 ling china and glassware, until IBHT, when he re- 
 tired. He has ever lieen a leading and prosperous 
 man. h.ts assisted in every way in the advancement 
 and progress of the city, and is still public-spirited 
 and enterprising. His patriotic devotion to his 
 country was shown during the Mexican War, when 
 he enlisted in the First Missouri \'olunteers, under 
 Col. A. W. Donaphin, in IHKi. He served for 
 ftiiirteen months and acquitted himself with gal- 
 lantry and bravery. In the year IH.'i.'J. .Mr. (Jerry 
 was appointed City Marshal of (^uincy. and held 
 that trustworthy position for one ye.-ir. In 1M(>0 
 he was re-appointed to that |Mjsitioii and served a 
 term of one year. In I«(il!, he wa.s appointed 
 Chief of Police for one year, and tilled that |Misi- 
 tioii with the same dispatch and good jiidgmeiil 
 with which he tilled other |Misitions of trust. 
 
 In politics, he advcwates the interests of the 
 Democratic party, and lias ever supported its 
 mensiires and platform. In the year IMi'i2. Mr. 
 (Jerry was united in marriaire to Miss .Margaret 
 Watt, and this wortliv i-nupli- have livnl liappiU
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 together for forty _vears now. The_v liave a fani- 
 ilj- of six chikhen, all doing well, and prosperous 
 and successful citizens. Mrs. Gerry is a daughter 
 of George Watt, of Payson, Adams County, Illi- 
 nois. 
 
 The credit of a large share of the enterprise 
 which helps to make (^uincy tiie tiiriving and 
 thrifty business point of this portion of the State 
 belongs to Mr. Gerry, who has ever been active 
 in business circles. He is not only one of the 
 pioneers of the county, but a man whose honesty, 
 uprightness and sociability' liave won him the es- 
 teem and respect of all. He is truly a representa- 
 tive man. 
 
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 x^ OL. JOHN B. LE SAGE, who is a resident 
 f|( of Ci.ayton, was born in Canada in 1824, 
 
 ^^/ and is a son of John Le S.age. The family 
 is of French descent. Me had one brotiier, Joseph, 
 who was born in 1828. He married Ella Brown 
 and resides in Quincy, where he is engaged in the 
 restaurant l)usiness. 
 
 The subject of this sketch came to tiiis county 
 in 1838. In 1842 he enlisted in the regular army 
 in New York, and the following year liis regiment 
 was sent to the frontier, where lie saw much hard 
 service and experienced many trials and privations. 
 In 1844, he was sent to Ft. Snelling, and on the 
 breaking out of the Mexican War the troops were 
 sent to the front. He served until the expiration 
 of his term in 1847 and was then discharged, but 
 again enlisted for three years. Returning to Mex- 
 ico, he was placed in charge of some troops and 
 served as a non-commissioned officer. With his 
 command he went to Vera Cruz, but after a few 
 days he was sent to Jefferson liarraeks, IMo., where 
 he was again discharged at the expiration of his 
 term. 
 
 We next find Mr. Le Sage engaged in the pork- 
 packing business in Chicago. After the Illinois 
 and Mississippi Canal was built, he was placed in 
 charge of the first bo.Mt that ever went through the 
 
 canal and "as thus employed until 1849, when he 
 went to (Quincy. In tliat city he was engaged as 
 a dealer in wood and was very successful. He af- 
 terward again went on tlie river .as captain of a 
 steamer, running for two seasons, and then entered 
 the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & (Quincy 
 Railroad, continuing with that company for two 
 }'ears. About this time he was instrumental in 
 raising a military company, known as the Quincy 
 Artillery, and vvith the home troops he did service 
 until 1862, when he enlisted under the old flag in 
 the regular service. He was made commander of 
 his compan\-, which became Company A, of the 
 One Hundred and First Illinois Infantiy. He went 
 through Tennessee and Kentucky with Grant, and 
 during a portion of the time was captain on a boat 
 on the Mississippi used for the transfer of prisoners. 
 On one occasion he was detailed to take charge of 
 eleven hundred prisoners, and at another time three 
 hundred prisoners on his boat died of small-pox. 
 Subsequentl}' lie was ordered to repair to Vicksburg 
 and was stationed at the headquarters. He par- 
 ticipated in the battles of Lookout Mountain and 
 Mission Ridge and many other important engage- 
 ments and saw much hard service. At length when 
 the war was over, he made his wa3' to W.ashington 
 and after participating in the (irand Review was 
 mustered out in that city. 
 
 Since his retui-n from the war, Mr. Le Sage h.as 
 been enged in the hotel business. He married Miss 
 Amanda M. Brown, daughter of Alexander Brown, 
 of (Quincy. She was born in 18.32, and their marriage 
 was celebrated in 1852. They became the parents 
 of the following children: John, born in 1853, died 
 at the age of three years; Josephine, born in 1855, 
 died at the age of seven years; Laura, born in 
 Qiiinc.y in 1857, died at the age of four years; Nel- 
 lie, born in 1859, is the wife of S. J. JIunn,of 
 Clayton, by whom she has two daughters; Ora, born 
 in 1861, is at home. Th • children were educated 
 in the Clayton schools and those living are gradu- 
 ates of the State Normal School. The mother of 
 this family died in Clayton in 1891. 
 
 Mr. LeSage has been connected with the Masonic 
 order for forty years, and h.as long been connected 
 with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
 Prior to the war he was a Democrat but now a
 
 IH)RTHAIT AND HI(M;RAl'inCAL RKCORD. 
 
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 |iionoiiiicf<l Kopiihliciiii. He is a iiii'iiilx-r of the 
 .M«-tli<i<lisi Cliiircli. nil lioiini'f)) vi-tfran of tlie \nle 
 war. :iiiil i> licld in Iul'Ii ioi^miiI 1>V all wln> know 
 liini. 
 
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 \Qy^ 
 
 ';f,'A((»l5 F. DAI CIIKirrV. Tlic(iuini> (Wan- 
 itf anri Mailili' lonijiany. of uliicli Mr- 
 .laooli I-'. DaugliiMly i> tin- l'io>iilfnl, is a 
 ivprt'sentativp cstaltlisliniciil of tliis Hoin- 
 i-liin^' citv. and (Ich's rn-dit to its ollim-s. 
 
 Mr. Dan^lii-rty clainis Pennsylvania as liis native 
 Stal*', his liirth (K-currini; in Westmoreland County, 
 near the eity of Pittslinr^Lrh. on the pitii of March. 
 IMIO; he Mioved with his |Hirent>, Miehael and 
 HIizalteth (Funk) Daugiierty, to the I'rairie State 
 in IS.'il. The parent* settled on a farm in Adams 
 ( oiinty and the father UH-nme one of the most 
 siilistantial and prosperous tilleix of the soil in 
 that section. lie owned four hundred acres 
 of excellent land and had it all impioved and 
 in a very high state of cultivation. lie whs 
 a man of more than ordinary al>ility. progress- 
 ive and eiiterprisinj(, and in everything con- 
 nected with his farm, he showed excellent jiid^f- 
 ment nn<l much sound sense, lie and his wife weie 
 natives of the Keystone State and of .S<-otch and 
 (German descent res|K?ctively. The mother was 
 born in Wasliin^ton County. an<l was the dau;;liter 
 of Sjimiiel Funk. She w.as one of the earliest settlers 
 of I'rsa Township, .\dnms County, III. Mr. Dau<;h- 
 erty died August 27, IH92. .Mrs. Dau<;herty 
 is still living and is well preserved liotli in mind 
 and l»ody. She is passing her declining years 
 in the enjoyment of the hard-earned acvumula- 
 tions of herself and liiisliand in former limes. 
 and is one of the be$t and most highly esteeinerl 
 citizens of the county. 
 
 .lacoh F. Dnu<.'liert\ attained his manh<Hiil in 
 Adams County, III., and received the advantage of 
 a good eonimon-sehiM)! education, lie remained 
 on the farm until thirty years of age, and then 
 came to i^uiiicv. where he engaged in tlio livery 
 husiness. This he continued for some time, liiit in 
 
 IH7)! he emiiarked in the undertaking business 
 and made a complete success of tliis. He is 
 careful and consiilenit*-. and can always lie re- 
 lied upon with the fullest eontldencc in the 
 •lischnige of his duties. Since beginning busi- 
 ness here, he has buried over two thousand peo- 
 ple, many of them representing ohl and promi- 
 nent familii'S, and as an embalmer he has no 
 e<|ual. lie bus resided in this county nearly all 
 his life, is well known throughout its length and 
 breadth, is highly esteemed for his many intrinsic 
 i|ualities and is one of <^uincy's icpreseiitative 
 citi/en-. 
 
 In the seiii l)sii2 he was married to Miss l,om?e 
 Turner, of .\dains County, 111., the daughter of 
 .lolin Turner, who was born in the .State of Maine. 
 Six ehildien have blessed the union of our subject 
 and wife. an<l are as follows: .\nna It., wife of |i. 
 F. Porter; Nellie -May, wife of Anson M. Itrown, 
 who is cashier for the Wabash Railroad Company; 
 Pauline, wife of t harles Brown, of l\:insas City; 
 (irace, I^roy,and Arthurat home. .Mr. Daugherty 
 is a meml>er of the Royal .Vrcanum and is also a 
 member of the Knight> of Pythias, thus showing 
 his appreciation of secret organizations. In poli- 
 tics, he is rather conservative in National affairs 
 but generally votes with the DennK'ratic party, lie 
 and wife hold nu'inbei>hip in the Itaptist Church. of 
 which he is one of the Trustees, lie is one of the 
 l)ire<-tors and st<K'k holders of the (^iiincy (iranite A- 
 .Marble Company, of which he is President. His 
 otilce and residence arc at No. Il.'i North Six 
 Street. 
 
 DR. .loIlN W. Sl.ADK, proprietor of the 
 Western Pension Claim .Vgeiicy, is one of 
 the most successful |>eiision attorneys in the 
 I'nitcd Stales, and is also a very succe.>sful pnic- 
 licing physician, the duties of which arduous pro- 
 fes-ioii he has proven himself eminently capal>le of 
 filling, lie wasUirn in Harrison County, Ky.. Aug- 
 ust 7, lM2f.asonof Lemuel W. slade.of Kenluckv
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and giandson of William Made, a native of Vir- 
 ginia. The latter was one of the earliest settlers 
 of the Blue Grass State, and for some time re- 
 sided in Harrison and Clark- Counties, taking part 
 in a number of Indian wars tiiat occurred on the 
 "dark and bloody ground," as well as in the Wav 
 of 1812. Like all the pioneers of tliose days, he 
 resided in a log-cabin and followed agricultural 
 pursuits and hunting for a livelihood, his taste for 
 the latter occupation being abundantly gratified in 
 that wild region. 
 
 Lemuel W. Slade was a tailor by trade, and also 
 a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and 
 expounded the Gospel in Kentucky and Oliio, his 
 death occurring in the latter State. His wife, Ann 
 Slade, was born in Clark County, Ky., a daughter 
 of William Williams, who was born in Charleston, 
 S. C, and married Miss Anna Patrick, also of 
 Chaileston. They were early settlers of Clark 
 County, Ky., and there the father died, the mother's 
 death occurring in Ohio, both being about eight.y- 
 seven years of age. Twelve children were bo^^-n "to 
 Lemuel W. Slade and wife, ten of whom grew to 
 maturity. George was a member of the Ohio 
 Infantry and is now residing at Ladoga, Ind.; 
 Alexander was in the Seventh Ohio Cavalry and 
 is now a resident of Georgetown, Ky.; I. M. Slade 
 was Captain in the Twenty-third Kentucky In- 
 fantry, and resides in Lexington, Ky.; James H. 
 was in a Louisiana regiment during the Mexican 
 War and was killed at Rio Callobosa. 
 
 Dr. John W. Slade was reared in Kentucky, and 
 as his father was a Methodist Episcopal ministei-, 
 he obtained his education in the different localities 
 in which they resided, starting out to fight life's bat- 
 tle by himself at tlie age of thirteen years and for 
 a time was eirand l)oy in a merchant tailor's shoi). 
 In 1846 he went to New Orleans, La., and in the 
 summer of 184(; volunteered in the Eirst Louisiana 
 Regiment, Company A, as a soldier in the Mexican 
 War, but at the end of three months his legiment 
 was disbanded on the Rio Grande River, after which 
 lie joined Capt. Walker's Texas Rangers. For 
 about twelve months thereafter, he was in Compan v 
 A, First Louisiana Regiment, with Capt. R. P. Mace, 
 and was in the engagements from the taking of 
 Vera Cruz till tlie cajiturc of the city of Mexico. 
 
 At the capture of Matamoras, he was wounded in 
 the right leg, was off duty for a time, and was then 
 wounded four or five times in the head and at Rio 
 Callobosa received a lance wound in the right leg. 
 He won the sympathies of a Spaniard, who toolc 
 him on his horse to his ranche, where llecaied for 
 him for about a mouth. At the end of that time, 
 while attempting to make his way to his command,' 
 he was captured aliout ten miles out and was taken 
 to San Luis Potosi, where he was kept a prisoner 
 until exchanged a few months later. lie rejoined 
 his regiment at Tampieo, Mexico, his death hav- 
 ing been publi>hed. He was honorably discharged 
 at Carrolltoii, La. Seventeen years later, he. was 
 stationed at the same place, but as Surgeon of the 
 Eleventh IMissouri Cavalry with the rank of Major. 
 He returned to his home and began the study of 
 medicine and in 18.53 removed to Louisiana, Mo., 
 and took up the study and practice of dentistry. 
 j He entered Keokuk (Iowa) College of Physicians 
 and Surgeons, graduating with the degree of M. D. 
 I in 1857, after which he became a successful practi- 
 I tioner of Marlinsburg. 111. Later, he entered the 
 I I'nion army as Surgeon and on the 7th of July, 
 1863, was assigned to the Eleventh Missouri Cav- 
 alry and, in time, with his command reached New 
 Orleans under command of Gen. Phil Sheridan. 
 July 27, 186,"), he vvas discharged at Carrollton. He 
 returned to New Hartford, Pike County, 111., where 
 he became a very successful medical practitioner 
 and remained until .lanuary 1, 188.5, when he came 
 to <^uincy. 
 
 Dr. Slade was brought into the Pension Claim 
 Agency because of his wide range of acquaintances 
 among soldiers, having kept his surgeon's record, 
 which he has found useful in his business. He has 
 been so extensively engaged in this that he had to 
 give up his practice. He was the first man in his 
 line of business to commence traveling, but he 
 has been successful and found it very profitable. 
 His place of business is locate.l on the northeast 
 corner of Sixth and Hampshire Streets, and his is the 
 largest pension agency West of Washington City. 
 He owns property on Sunset Hill and is in good 
 financial circumstances. He was married in Cler- 
 mont County, Ohio, to Mi.ss C. Malinda Hayes, a 
 cousin of ex-President Hayes, her death occurrino
 
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 riiRTIJ.MT ANO r.Torinvi'irKAT. KFrORD. 
 
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 in I'ikf Comity.nfti'r sIk- liad liefoine llie mother of 
 four oliilflicii: Newton is in liie ntu'serv l)ii!<in<'ss: 
 Grant is Nijflit Mnil Clerk of tlie Tost Oilier 
 «^iiiiiev;S(intee re-ido in li.\v;i. .-iiid Olive. Mrs. ( '. 
 I.nken, of l^uiney. 
 
 Dr. Sliide's seeond ninrriajre took place in New 
 Hartford, III., Mrs. Klla S. (Fox) Malliis, a native 
 of Wars-iw, 111., Iieeoniinur his wife. She is a tinelv 
 eilncated lad\ and is ehief elerk in her husliand's 
 aj,'ency. Dr. .Slade was Master of the Aneient 
 Free and Aeeepted Masons at New Hartford and 
 lia.s lieen a delegate to the (iraud Loilife. He is a 
 nienilior of .lolin Wood Post No. '.Mi, (i. ,\. H.. 
 and has been .Surjrpon of the same for some fonr 
 years. He isal.soa memherof the .Mexican X'cteran 
 \'oliiiiteers, is a Hejiulilican in politics and is a 
 memlier of the Kiirhth Street .Methodist Kpiscopal 
 t'htirch. 
 
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 JAMKS CHASK, was horn Aiijrust .".. 18l.-|, 
 I in Adams (.'oiinty.and was a son of .Jona- 
 than t'liase. who was also a native of this 
 county. He had two sistcis and one lirother: 
 Klla. who was horn in Adams County, liecanie the 
 wife 1)1' Dr. \. V. Chase; Loni.se, born In the same 
 county, is the wife of Mr. Trilihle. a farmer, l>y 
 whom she has live children. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
 public schools of (^uincy. and after att^iinins to 
 mature yeai's marrieil .Mina I.oriuiC, who was l)orn 
 in this county in \H't{'>. Her parents were O. J. 
 and Klizabeth ( .McHroon ) l.orintr. The marriacre fif 
 .Mr.and Mrs. Chase was celebrated in lH72.and nnto 
 them were liorn the following children: Kttn, boi'n 
 in 1h7.'3, is a graduate of the Clayton HighS'hiKil. 
 .She is an artist of more th.an ordinary ability, and 
 expects to take a speci.al I'ourse of study in this 
 direction. .M|jheiis, born in 1K7.'), is attending the 
 high sch<«>l: and l-ibbie, born in 1877, i? a student 
 in the Clayton schools. 
 
 After his marriage. Mr. Chase en^aired in farm- 
 
 ing for a period of ihive years, but at the expira- 
 tion of that time he left his farm and came to 
 Clayton, where he resided until his death. He 
 -served .a-s I'ostmaster of Clayton during President 
 Cleveland's administration, and faithfidly per- 
 formed the duties of that oHIce for nearly four 
 years, when he resigned and w.-is succeeded by a 
 Hepublican candi<late, a.s that party ha(l again 
 c(une in power. He owned one hundred and 
 thirty acres of highly improved land, and contin- 
 ued to oversee it, but his ill-health preventeil his 
 iiperating it. He supervised its nmnagement until 
 his death. 
 
 In addition to his farm, Mr. Chase owned some 
 valuable town properly, and at his death left to 
 hi> family a comfortable estate valued at i^ir),(t(M). 
 Their handsome and cf>mmodious residence in 
 Cl.'iyton is a twelve-room dwelling, built in modern 
 .style, and surrounded with beautiful shade tree.s. 
 It is one of the plea.sant and hospitable homes of 
 the city, and its doors arc ever open for the recep- 
 tion of the many friends of the family. .Mr. Chase 
 was a member of the Christian Church, n\u\ held 
 menibei-ship with the Modern Woodmen Lodge, 
 lM?ing the (irsl member of the camp in Clayt<ui to 
 Ik' called frftm this life. He died September 2(1, 
 IHiifl, and his death was mourned by many. He 
 was a kind and loving husband and father, a 
 faithful friend, and a consistent member of the 
 church with which he had long l»een connected. 
 His family ^till resides in Clayton, and raiik> high 
 in it.s social circles. 
 
 
 ■IMOTHY .1. SCOFIKLD, A. H., A. M. 
 /=>, Prominent among the successfid profes- 
 >ional men of tjuincy may be mentioned 
 the name of this gentleman, who, although a res- 
 ident of the city but a few years, has already 
 ^''aincd an extensive and enviable reputation as 
 .an nl)le counselor and public-spirited citizen. He 
 is .a member of the tlrm of Herrv, (fllarra A- Si-o-
 
 254 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPinCAL RECORD. 
 
 field, attorneys-at-law, aud his legal abilities iiave 
 aided in soeuring the present iiigli standing of the 
 firm. 
 
 The reader will be interested in learning some- 
 thing concerning the life of Mr. Scofield. He was 
 born in Carthage, 111., March 20, 1856, and was 
 one of a family of tliree children born to Charles 
 R. and Klizabeth (Crawford) ScoHeld. The father 
 belonged to an old Eastern family of Scotcii-Irish 
 descent, and was liorn in New York. Harly in 
 life he located in Carthage, wliere he was a promi- 
 nent attorne}- and inlluential in the public affairs 
 of the community, being a standi supporter of the 
 principles of the Democratic part}'. His death oc- 
 curred there in January, 1857, when he was about 
 fifty-eight years old. 
 
 The maternal grandfather of our subject was 
 Harrison Crawford, who was ))orn in Crab Orch- 
 ard, Ky., wliere he grew to manhood .and carried 
 on business as a blacksmitii. At an early day he 
 removed to Carthage, becoming (jne of its pioneers, 
 and bought a large tract of land near the village, 
 where he carried on farming o[)erations. He was 
 a man of the utmost probity and widely known 
 among the early settlers of Hancock County, where 
 his death occurred in 1871. at the age of sixty 
 years. In his political sympathies, he was a Dem- 
 ciat. In his religious connections, he was a mem- 
 ber of the Christian Church at Carthage. 
 
 The family of whicii the subject of this sketch 
 is a member consisted of two otiier sons: Charles 
 .1., who is now Circuit .Tudge of the Sixth .Judicial 
 District and a prominent citizen of Carthage, 111.; 
 and Harrison, who died in infancy. The mother 
 of these children survived her husband many years, 
 passing aw.ay ]May 27, 1877, mourned by all who 
 knew her. Timothy J. attended the common and 
 High Schools of liis native place, and afterward en- 
 tered Carthage College, from which he was grad- 
 uated in 187() with the degree of A. B. Three 
 years later the degree of A. M. was conferred upon 
 him. During the Centennial Year, he traveled ex- 
 tensively through the East, and returning to Car- 
 thage took up the study of law. In the fall of 
 1871), he was admitted to the Bar at Mt. \'ernon, 
 HI., and at once formed a law partnership with J. 
 .1. AVilliams (now of Kansas City). He shortly 
 
 afterward withdrew from this connection in order 
 to enter the firm of Hooker, Scofield it Edmunds, 
 and remained with them for nine months. 
 
 The partner of his brother, the Judge, dying, 
 our subject formed a partnership with him under 
 the firm name of Scofield & Scofield. In 1884, 
 Apollos OTIarra was admitted to the firm and upon 
 the election of the Judge to his present position, 
 in June, 1885, the title vi the firm became O'llarra 
 ik Scofield. In .Fanuary, 1891, .Mr. Hartzell was 
 admitted into partnership, and the firm was by 
 that time known as one of the strongest and most 
 successful in Hancock County. Their business in- 
 creased to such an extent that it was found advis- 
 able to open an office in (^uincy, in order that 
 their large practice in Adams County might be 
 properly attended to. 
 
 Upon removing to (iuincy, in February, I8',)l, 
 Col. William W. lierry entered into the firm as a 
 partner, and the business is now conducted under 
 the title of Berry, O'llarra Ar Scofield. They have the 
 leading practice of the county, and as a sample of 
 the important interests confided to them, it may 
 be mentioned that they have been retained for the 
 Water Works; the State Loan & Trust Company; 
 the Newcoinb Hotel Companj'; Weems Bros., and 
 the (.iuincy, Omaha ct Kansas City Railroad, in 
 addition to which they have charge of an immense 
 number of important local cases. 
 
 In 1888, Mr. Scofield was the Elector in the 
 Eleventh Congressional District on the Democratic 
 National ticket, and during the year made seventy- 
 five speeches in Illinois. From xVugust until the 
 close of the campaign, he traveled through the 
 Eleventh District under the direction of the Stale 
 Central Committee, and Mr. Campbell, Chairman 
 of that committee, announced that Gov. Palmer 
 was the only man who had made more speeches 
 than Mr. Scofield. _ In count}' and State conven- 
 tions, Mr. Scofield is very prominent and it has 
 been a disappointment to his fellow-citizens that 
 he will not allow his name to go before the Con- 
 vention for Congressman. For six terms he served 
 as Alderman of the Third Ward of Carthage and 
 has occupied other positions of trust. 
 
 October 1, 1877, at Carthage, HI., Mr. Scofield 
 w.as married to Miss Georgia, daughter of Hon.
 
 POirnt.MT AND KKH'.Iv'Al'IlKAI, KF.CORl). 
 
 •2:.-. 
 
 ( JiMirge Kiliimiids, a priiiiiiiiciit !ill<iiiu\\ uf llaii- 
 c'tR'k Citiiiilv. Mi-s. Sfolit'ld was Ixuii in Naiivoo. 
 lull ac('i)in|iaiii(>(l lier paiviils to Carlliaj^c wlii'ii 
 i|mlt' vtiiiiiir. Six cliildri'ii have Ihmmi Imrn to 
 lliem: Cliaiii's . I., .Jessie I.. \'oln V.. Cora K., .Iiiiiius 
 (.'. anil 'I'liDMiiLs K. Mr. .Votleld is President c>f 
 llie Independent Order of Mutual Aid, of wliioli 
 lie was one of the orjfani/.ers in Illinois in 1H7H, 
 and for several veai-<i was \'iet'-prcsident an<I later 
 (Jrand Presiiieiit. lie is a Kovnl .Vreli .Mason and 
 has served as Tliriee Illustrious .Master in Counsel, 
 also a Kniifht Teiniilar. In his aetions as well as 
 his politieal allinities, he is Deiiiocr.-itie. lilieral and 
 open-hearted in disposition, of unfailing •;enialit\' 
 of manners, and it is not straiijje that he is very 
 popular with all classes of people. 
 
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 tillN II. .I.V.MKS. This sueeessful liusiness 
 man i.x the only dealer in sfiaiii in I'l-sa 
 villaj^e. He is al.«o a laiul-owiier and a man 
 ^ much refiarded in the neitflilMirhood. He 
 wa-s the yoiiiifiest of the family of four children 
 JMirii to his parents, and his liirth oc-curred An- 
 y;iist <;, IM:\. in Hoone County, Mo. His father 
 was .\dam .lames, a native of Kentucky, horn in 
 I KOI. After his marriage there, he moved to 
 Missouri, in 18.'<l,aiid settled in Boone County, 
 where he lived for eighteen years. He cleared up 
 a fa'in there, hut left it and moved to Illinois in 
 1«IK, and settled in Mendoii Township on rented 
 land for a few years, then liought a farm and im 
 proved it. He and his wife were pious [leople, 
 having l>een membci-s of the Methodist Kpiseopal 
 Church from the age of sixteen years. He was a 
 Class-leader and active in all religious work. He 
 died in l»<f>7. having turned in his latter days from 
 a Whig to a Denujcrat. The mother of our subject 
 was .Mary, the daughter of .lames Richards; she 
 was iMirii in 1><0(I, in lventu<ky, and died a Chris- 
 tian death in ISH2. 
 
 Mr. .lames of this notice was reared on a farm, 
 and attended the village schools, reiiiainlim at 
 
 home until lii.x marriage. This took place in the 
 year IS.'i'.t. when he married Mrs. .Martha Swartz, .•( 
 daughter of Daniel Taylor, a very old settler in 
 I'rsa Township, where his daughter's liirtli i«-- 
 eiirred in \h;\:,. 
 
 After marringe, Mr. .lames settled upon the old 
 .l:tmes farm in Mcndon Township, anil there he 
 lived until nine years ago. He then moved lohis 
 present home. Since his residence in the village 
 of I'rsji. Mr. .lames has lieen engaged in the coal 
 liusiness and also in the grain liusiness loa great ex- 
 tent. He has the exclusive mono|»oly of the latter 
 here, and handles one hundred and fifty thonsund 
 liushels a year. 
 
 Mr. and .Mrs. .lames are the parents of six cliil- 
 clii-ii. all of whom have received good educations: 
 Walter S.. .\innnda, Lindsay, Kdward, Mary and 
 Charles A. Walter S. is an airent for the .Missouri 
 I'acilic Railroad at Foster. Mo.; I.ind>ay is agent 
 for the same road at Wellington, Mo.; Kdward is a 
 cattle-buyer here; Charles A. is a student of law, 
 and will attend college at .\nn .\rlior. .Mich. 
 
 .Mr. .lames is a DemiK'i'at in his political convic- 
 tions, and has filled theolliccsof Collector of Men- 
 don Township and for the school district for 
 eighteen years. He is the owner of a line prop- 
 erty in I'rsa. and is a genllemau very highly re- 
 garded by his iieighboi"s. who have known him so 
 niiinv vears. 
 
 (»IIN .1. M1;T/.<;KR. in mentioning those 
 of foreign birth who have become promi- 
 nently ideiitilied with the business interests 
 of t^uincy. 111., we shoiilil not fail to present 
 an outline of the career of .Mr. .Metzger, for he is 
 one who has borne out the reputation of that eln.ss 
 of industrious, energetic and far-seeing men of 
 (ierman nativity who have risen to prominence 
 ill different |Mirtioiis of this county. He is at pre- 
 sent a memlier of the Metzger I'ork Packing Com- 
 liaiiy and is the manager of the enterpri.se. In-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 (lustiimis in Ins liahits, and progressive in iiis ideas, 
 Mr. Metzger has met witli substantial results, and 
 is a gentleman well and favoralily known to the 
 people of Adams County. His whole career has 
 been marked by great honesty and tidelil}' of pur- 
 pose. 
 
 Mr. Metzger was born in Wurtemberg, (Termany, 
 on the 30tli of November, 1«42, and, when but 
 three years of age, was brought to America by his 
 parents, jNIarlin and IMargaret Metzger. Tiiey 
 landed in New Oi'leans. Ijut went from there to 
 Brownsville, Tex., where tiie father was engaged 
 in business for some time, and later went to 15ur- 
 lington, Iowa, settling on a farm. From there, 
 they moved to a farm in the Prairie State and 
 there the father received his final summons. The 
 mother removed toQuinc^^ and died there in 1882, 
 when sevent3'-eight years of age. They were 
 worthy people, and reared their ten children to 
 be honorable men and women. 
 
 John J. Metzger, the youngest of these children, 
 received his education in the different localities in 
 which his parents resided and was eleven years of 
 age when he came to Quiucy. After leaving the 
 schools of this city, he began learning the harness- 
 maker's trade with Banard & Lockwood, and was 
 with this company for six years. Having accumu- 
 lated some means, he resolved to start out in busi- 
 ness for himself, and opened a harness shop on 
 Hampshire Street, where he was actively engaged 
 for two years. Selling out his stock, he went to 
 York Street and was engaged in business there 
 from 1869 until 1885, when he turned the business 
 over to his son, George M. Since then, he has 
 been connected with the pork-packing business, and 
 took Christopher Ward in as partner, under the 
 firm name of Metzger ife Ward. Later, he was con- 
 nected with Henry Behrnsmeyer in the packing 
 business and they continued together until 1891, 
 wlien our subject sold out to his partner and 
 started the Metzger Pork Packing Company. He 
 has met with unusual success in all his business ef- 
 forts and is one of the substantial men of the city. 
 His business is not only creditable and beneficial 
 to the city, but also one that reflects credit on him- 
 self, and which bids fair to be one of the largest 
 enterprises of the kind in this section. 
 
 On the 9th of November, 186.5, he was united 
 in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Keuter, of Quinc3', 
 daughter of Job G. Keuter, and six children have 
 lilessed this union, four daughters and two sons. 
 Mr. Metzger was Chief of the Fire Department 
 three terms and is now First Assistant Chieftain of 
 the Fire Department. He is active in all enter- 
 prises worthy of notice and extends a helping and 
 generous hand to further the advancement of the 
 city. Not only is he prominent in business circles, 
 but as a citizen he is highl.y esteemed. He has a 
 good home at No. 533 York Street, Quincy, and he 
 and his family worship at St. Boniface Catholic 
 Church. 
 
 
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 AMUEL S. INMAN. This young gentle- 
 man, who is one of the leading merchants 
 of Plain ville, carries on a thriving trade in 
 the hardware liusiness and also deals ex- 
 tensively in agricultural implements, lie has been 
 very prosperous in his chosen calling and is a man 
 whose many pleasant social qualities make him 
 popular in the community. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this sketcii is 
 a native of this county, having been born in 1859, 
 in Payson, where his parents, James and Harriet 
 Inman, located in 1852. His early life was passed 
 amid the scenes of his birth and he acquired a good 
 practical education in the common schools, where 
 he laid a solid foundation for his career as a busi- 
 ness man. His father being a farmer, he aided 
 him in the management of the home estate until 
 1888, when, thinking to better his condition, he en- 
 gaged in selling farm implements at Payson, which 
 line of business he continued for a twelvemonth- 
 At the end of that time, he became a partner of J. 
 C. Baker, at Plainville, where Mr. Baker was a 
 prominent hardware merchant, and six months 
 later, purchased his partner's interest in the store 
 and has since conducted the business prosperously 
 alone. He is one of those men who can successfully 
 comb.it the many disadvantages and trials that come
 
 PORTUAIT AMI HIOCIJArillCAI, IJKfORI). 
 
 259 
 
 iil><)ii line ill the liiisiiu'*i world, and is also the 
 li:i|i|i_v (lux-o.-xir of llint eiii-rirv that .-oi'iii.- soiiie- 
 liow lo traiisforin a poor iK-fiiiiniiij; into a iinot 
 llattcriii); ending, lie lin.s tin- lionor of lH'iii<; tlie 
 oiilv man who has cvi-r made tho liaidwaiv liiisi- 
 iH'ss a suttTss ill lliis phicf. ami liv strict iiitoy- 
 ritv and i^uod ii)ana<;i'iiient lie is rapidly coming 
 to tlic front amoiiiiihi' linsiiicss nu'ii of llip county. 
 Miss irciia, daujilitcr of I. M.'riionipson, of I'ay- 
 soii, iK-canie the wife of our subject in 1X83. She 
 is a very intelliireiit ainl cultured lady and liy her 
 union with Mr. Inniaii lias lieconic the mother of 
 two children. l-!<liia \'. and I'llaiuhe. In social 
 inatti'is, our suliject is a ineinl)er of the Independ- 
 ent Order of Odd Fellows, and with his wife is an 
 intluential nicinlicr of the .Methodist Kpistcopnl 
 Church. 
 
 ID*®!^^^ 
 
 OllN S. Kt IV, who follows general farming 
 on section 11. Concord Town.^liii), i.s of 
 .Scottish liirtli. lie was horn in Scotland in 
 1K2H. and is a son of .lolin Hoy, who was 
 also a nativeof that land, lie had one hrotlierand 
 two sisters, hut all are now deceased. 
 
 In the piililic schools of his native land, .Mr. Hoy 
 aeipiired his I'ducatiou and at an early age be 
 started out in life for himself, since which time he 
 has lH.'en dependent upon his own resources, and 
 the suci>ess that he has achieved st:in<ls :us a monu- 
 ment to his thrift and enterprise. When a youii^ 
 man, he deleiiiiined to cross the .\llantii' and .seek 
 a home in liu- New Wmld. uf wlnoe .-id vantages 
 and privileges he had heard much, lie lii-st iiK-aled 
 in New .lei>ey, where he enpiged in farming for a 
 time, hut in IK/iG he came to Adams County. For 
 fourteen years he has resided upon his present 
 farm, which is a highly iiiiproveil :ind well-culti- 
 vated tract. 
 
 Ill IMI'.i, Mr. |{oy w:f< united in niarria;:e with 
 .\giies l.yoii. who was liorii in S-otland in lK.'t2. 
 'riiey Ix'came the parents of the following children: 
 .lohn, iHirn in 1^01. m as educated in the common 
 
 schools, and is now practicing chiropody in Omaha, 
 Net).; Mary, liorn in l»<."i:l, is the wife of F. liiirke, a 
 farmer of North F-ast Township; .Margan-t, horn in 
 1855, is the wife of .lnhn l.<'wis: .lames, liorn in 
 1H.")7, resides in Missouri: l)avid l'., horn in Ih.'i'.t, 
 married Id.-i Lyons and resiiles in Ihiscoiinty ; Wil- 
 lie Thomas, lx>rn in |H(;:i, i> at home; .losepli, horn 
 in IH(!t>, inarried liianche .\iisiniis and is a s«-liool 
 teacher: .Vrtliur, liorn in 1871, is still under the 
 parental riMif. 
 
 During the late war. .Mr. l{oy showed his loyalty 
 to his adopted country hy enlisting in the One 
 Hundred and Fifty-liflh Illinois Infantry, in which 
 he served for six month'! and txveiity days. In his 
 political alliliations he is independent and in his 
 social relations he is a niemla>r of the ( iran<] Army 
 of the Hepulilic. It was a fortunate day for Mr. 
 Roy when he determined lo leave his native land 
 and cimie to America, for here he Iiils found a pleas- 
 ant home, won many friends and secured a well- 
 deserved prosperity. Wy his industrious ami well- 
 directed efforts he has won a handsome comiK'tence 
 and is numhered among the leading and siilislan- 
 tial fariiiei> of the commuiiitv. 
 
 / 
 
 •J DWAHI) II. .MKNKF. is the foreman of the 
 stone-eutting department of the F. W. 
 ^ Meiike Stone A- I.iiiie Company, of ( ^uiiicy, 
 III., .and to this liiisinevs his entire time and atten- 
 tion an' (Icvoti'd. .Mtliough a young man. he has 
 already made a repuUition for energy, integrity 
 .and eiitei|irise, is popular in the liiisiiieNS nnd .s<j- 
 cial circles in which he moves, nnd as a stone-ciii- 
 l<'r sustains a high repiitjilion. and fiillx' deserves 
 to do so. Ills hirth occurred in i^iiincy on the .'td 
 of .lul\. IMtil.andas he has resided in this city 
 all hi> life, he is well known and highly esteemed 
 for his many esliiiialile ipialities of heart and head, 
 lie wiLsthe second son of Frederick W. and l.oiiisi* 
 , .Nleiike. the former of whom is one of the loading
 
 260 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 c'Ontiactors of (^uiney, a sketch of whom appears 
 elsewhere in this woik. 
 
 Edward II. Menke received tlie advantaa;es of 
 the schools of (Juincy in his youth, and had the 
 good judgment to make the most of his o|i))<)rtu- 
 nities. Uimn finishing his education, lie was a 
 well-informed yonng man. and phjsically was well 
 qualified to take upon himself the duties of life. 
 Heat once began learning the stone-cntter's trade 
 under the guidance of his father, who was emi- 
 nently fitted to instruct him in the details and mys- 
 teries of that business. After becoming i)roficient 
 he at once began to work with his father, who 
 is a very extensive contractor and builder, and 
 a heavy dealer in stone for building purposes, 
 and in connection with iiini has followed his 
 calling up to the present time, and is the 
 trusted and etticicnt foreman of his stone-cutting 
 dejiartnient. He has shown a great deal of tact 
 in the conduct of this department, aiid he has 
 demonstrated the fact that he has executiveability 
 of a liigh order, and is eminently fitted for carry- 
 ing forward the work over which he has control. 
 
 In the month of November. 1891, he was mar- 
 ried to Miss Matilda Dick, the accomplished, intelli- 
 gent and amiable daughter of John Dick (de- 
 ceased), of (Juiiicy, 111., and they are now resid- 
 ing in Park Place, in a new and handsome brick 
 residence of the latest architectural design. It is 
 beautifully finisiicd. liotii inside and out, and is 
 fitted up with ail the latest modern iinproveineiits, 
 is handsomely furnished, and is a model of con- 
 venience and comfort. Mv. Menke is genial and 
 hospitable, and a royal welcome and entertain- 
 ment are always extended to his friends at his 
 home at Park Place by himself and his estimable 
 wife. Mr. Menke has always been a stanch sup- 
 porter of Republican principles, and he has never 
 ceased to exhibit the liveliest interest in the pub- 
 lic questions of the day. Asa man, he possesses 
 very social instincts, and this quality has won him 
 a host of warm and devoted friends. His home 
 life is singulatl3' happy, and he is a most agi'ee- 
 able gentleman to meet. 
 
 He is a director and stockholder of the Jlenkc 
 Stone & Lime Company, of Quincy, and is othcr- 
 Tyise intecestod \n valiiable propect^y ji) this city. 
 
 He is a wide-awake man of affairs, but liis trans- 
 actions are alwajs marked by the strictest integ- 
 rity and by a desire to d(^ wiiat is just and right 
 by his fellows. His career [H'omises to l>e one of 
 usefulness and honor. 
 
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 I ' t ' 1^ r < ^ ^" ^ 
 
 ^ IlILLIAM K. GILLlLANi), M. I)., has for 
 \/iJ// ^^^'"^"ty .vesirs engaged in the jtractice of 
 W^ medicine in Coatsburg, and is a leading 
 physician of this section of the county. He well 
 deserves representation in this Aolume. The 
 great-grandfather of our subject, Thomas fiilli- 
 land, was born on the Atlantic, while his [larents 
 were crossing the ocean from Ireland. He was 
 reared on the Ijoundary line between Delaware and 
 Maryland. Having married, he became the father 
 of three so: s: Thomas, William and Robert, the 
 last-named being the grandfather of our subject. 
 He emigrated to Kentucky in an early day and 
 lived in a block-house. He was one of Kentucky's 
 honored jiioneers, and was a warm friend of Daiiiil 
 lioone. In 18-i7, he emigrated with his family to 
 Illinois, locating in Morgan County, whence he 
 came to Adams County. He was also one of 
 the early settlers of this community, and during 
 his life he participated in several Indian wars. He 
 lived almost entirely upon the frontier and did 
 much for the advancement and upbuilding of the 
 localities in which he resided. His death occurred 
 in 1854, at the age of eighty-six years. 
 
 The Doctor's father, William I'. Gilliland, was 
 born in Kentucky, in 1805, and accompanied his 
 jiarents on their emigration to tliis State. In 
 Morgan County he purchased wild land, and in a 
 log cabin, 16x18 feet, made his home. There he 
 imjiroved and developed a farm, upon which he 
 resided until the spring of 1841, when he came 
 to Meiidou. For some years he continued to en- 
 gage in agricultural pursuits, liut is now living a 
 retired life. He married Letitia Curry, who was born 
 in Kentucky, in 1808, and died on tiio 4tli of Sep- 
 toiiiber, 18;)(i. Like hey Imsliniid, she >v(is for ninny
 
 TOKIKAir AM) I!I«m;KAIMI1( \I. i;i:(()RI). 
 
 •-'•; 1 
 
 y»'iii> !i fnitlifiil iik'IiiIht of tin- Mi-tlioili,*! Clmirli. 
 Mr. (iilliliuid i> ii pi'iuiiiiifiit hikI iiilhieiilinU-iti/i-n 
 of this c'oiniiiiinitv. nnd liiis tilli'rl tin- olliccs of 
 .liistiff of tin- I'ciKT, Su|HTvir<or nnd ('•illoflur. 
 
 Dr. (iillilnnil >vit> tlu> lliiri) in oi'dor of liirtli in 
 It fnniilv of live M>ns anil fuur (1itu^litei>. <if whom 
 four Min> iind one dHU<;ht4>r nrc vet livin;;. Mr 
 w:is iMirn .liinuarv I. IH.'t:!. in tin- littU- In;; niltiii 
 ill Mori;nn County. Ills odn<%'itioii.il iidvnnt«ge» 
 wvn- vi'iv in«'!i>^rc, Iwini; iici|uirod in \i><i sfliool 
 hou!>i-.>< with sinli m'iU.s :in<l |iniu'hcon, or soinetiiiiis 
 only dirt, tlotir*. Mis trainint; in farm Inluir.liow- 
 ovt-r. »!is not so nioa;i;r<'. 'riiosi' wlio iovt-d liuiit- 
 Iiijl; had uiiipio o|i|Kirtunity to indulge tht-ir t:islo, 
 nnil Ihf DiK'lor liiinself lias killed insny dei-r, linv- 
 in;,' prolialily killed llii' hirjrcsl one cvi-r shot in 
 Adams County, l-'or a fi'W terms he enga>;ed in 
 teaehin^ siehool, hut in the earlier veal's of Wis 
 manhood devoted the greater |iart of his atten- 
 tion to farm work. 
 
 In the spring of 1K,')4, on attaining his majority, 
 the I>(K-tor married Saraii K. Mover, whii was horn 
 in rennsylvania, and with her parent'* enme to 
 Illinois in I8.'>l. Ilcr father died nt the age of 
 si.\ty-six yeai>, and her mother is still living in the 
 eighty-third year of her age. The Doetor and his 
 wife have had live children: .Vnnie, wife of I'rof. 
 William S.Cray, of Cojil.-huig: .lohii ( >. aiirl Henry 
 1... iMilhdeeeased: Minnie M.. wife of W. T. Klliotl, 
 of Madison, Wis., a traveling salesman for the 
 KiK-k Island Plow Coiiipany; nnd William M., who 
 graduated from the Illinois State I'niversily. and 
 is a meehanienl engineer in the pmphiy of the 
 llnrvey Steel Car Company, of Harvey, one of the 
 snliurlis of Chieago. 
 
 .\fler his marriage. I)i. Cillilaiid engaged in 
 farming in Cilnier Township, where he remained 
 for live yeai>. In IH.'i'.l, he removed to .Vnderson 
 County. Kan., where he farmed for two yeai>. In 
 the spring of IKli'', lit- relumed [a) this eouiit\ and 
 again i-esided upon a farm in liilmer Township 
 until l«7o. For the previous live yeni-s he had read 
 medieine anil in iMIiH i-ntered the .Medical College 
 of St. l.onis, from whieli he wa> graduated in 
 IH7(). He then eanie ti> ( 'iiataliurg. :ind for 
 tweiity-lwo yejirs has heen one of its proininciit 
 prjieijljoners. He Ii:i.s also l>eeii a inenili'r of thu 
 
 .\ilains County Medieal SiK-iety for si'veral \enrs. 
 Ill polities, he is a l)eni<H-mt, and takes ipiiti- nn 
 aetive |»«rt in promoting its interest*. He oiiee 
 served as Su|K'rvisor and has freipieiilly k-eii n 
 delegate to the eoiinty and .stale I'oiiTentions, hut 
 lifts never U-eii an aspirant for pulilic ollitr. Si- 
 eially. he has U'eii a .Ma-'on for twenty years and 
 Mi-s. liilliland is a memlier of the .Methodist Kpis- 
 eopal Chiireli. 
 
 The Doctor is a si-lf-made man who has acipiired 
 a eomfortjilile eoni|H-tenit> and made Iiims4-|f well 
 informed on all ipiestioiis of general interest. He 
 is well versed in his profession, keeps altreiust with 
 all the discoveries and theorii-s |)ertaiiiing to the 
 s<-ieiice of medieine. and Ins recogni/.ed skill and 
 aliility have secured him a large pr.wlicv. 
 
 lis. SAKAII K. SK(;i;i{. Affection h.is 
 diettited the following facts eoiieerning 
 the useful life of one of the old settlers of 
 this city. To his liereaved widow are we 
 indehted for lliese remiiiiscence.s of the career of 
 Samuel K. Seger. who, during life, conducted a 
 large griK'ery husines> through the civil war, and 
 through nil the panii-s nnd market lliictuatioiis, 
 with such foresijrlil jind iriM)d maiiagenienl, that nt 
 his demise his family were ahle to continue wilh- 
 oiil any re-«rraiigeinenl. This is uiiusnnl in anv 
 Imsiness and only gives an instaiioe of the careful 
 judgment of the deceased. 
 
 Samuel .S-ger was the son of .\iidrew ami .Vim 
 (Skinner) .Si'ger, natives of .New Vork and I'eiiii- 
 sylvania, respectively, .\iidrew Seger hroiiglit 
 his family here in l«:{(i, hut his health U'canie (Mior. 
 and lie died .Ijiniinry 2. IXl«. His wife survived 
 him until ()<-lolier "J'.i. IX.'i.'i. They were ic>pccted 
 memlM-i-s of the Ibiptist Church. 
 
 Samuel was one of live sons, and was the oiil\ 
 one who grew to any nge, and whs lirotight here 
 wlifii only eleven venis. of age. He had few edu- 
 cational advantnges nnd was almost wholh n M'lf. 
 made man, Ue Liegan his life work in the employ
 
 262 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of S. and W. B. Thayer, wholesale clry-soods men 
 and gioeers. He continued with them foi- fifteen 
 years, and became head book-keeper and manager 
 of their business. In 1858, he started a retail 
 groceiv business on Hampshire Street, and later 
 made it wholesale also. All his enterprises proved 
 successful and he made money rapidly. In March, 
 1871, he bought a store at Xo. U! North Fourth 
 Street, and engaged in an exclusive wholesale trade. 
 His i)lans for future usefulness were dissipated by 
 his death, which occurred ]March 21, 1882, He was 
 not only prominent in commercial circles, but was 
 an important member of the lodges of Knights 
 Temjjlar and the Consistory, and is a Thirty-third 
 Degree Mason, and a Knight of Pythias. He was a 
 member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
 and w,as an organizer of the Mutual Aid of Illinois, 
 of winch he was Grand Treasurer when he died. He 
 was a strong supporter of tlie i)rincii)les of the 
 Republican jiart}'. 
 
 Mr. Seger was married here, April 25, 1818, to 
 the faithful woman who now treasures his memory 
 so fondly. Her name was Sarah E. Thomp- 
 son, and her birthplace was New York City. Her 
 father, Samuel Thompson, was a stove dealer in 
 New York, and in July, 1845, he brought his 
 family to (Juincy, where he lived quietly until his 
 death, in 185.'i. The mother of ISIrs. Seger was a 
 native of New York also, but she ended her life 
 here, August 26, 1851. 
 
 Mrs. Seger was reared in the State of her Itirth 
 until her thirteenth year, and in 1813 she came to 
 Burlington, Iowa, and on .lidy 2, 1845, slie 
 reached (^uincy, which was then a verj' small 
 place, where there was very primitive living. 
 She has taken great comfort in her three line sons. 
 (See sketch of Ciiarles, Frank and Elmer Seger.) 
 After the death of her husband, Mrs. Seger bravely 
 took up his work, and with the assistance of her 
 sons has continueil the business in a very etticient 
 manner. The firm name now is S. E. Seger's 
 Sons, and is composed of Mrs. Seger and lier three 
 boys. 
 
 The business of this firm is very large, and in 
 1877 they erected a new building on Olive Street 
 and Broadwa}-, and occupied it in 1888. The}' 
 use two buildings, one one luijidred ai)d nfty-ciglit 
 
 feet on Broadway, and the other one hundred 
 feet on Olive Street. I'lie}' are three stories high 
 and there'are two steam elevators in the buildings, 
 which are heated by steam. A special feature 
 of tlieir business is the grinding of si)ices and the 
 roasting of coffee for the trade. They deal m all 
 the staple and fancy groceries, and in tobacco and 
 cigars. They reserve the ground Hoor for stowing 
 and shipping, the second floor for sample rooms 
 and oftice, and the thiid floor for storage. They 
 have the best of shipping facilities, and all their 
 arrangements are calculated to carr}' on the largest 
 business of their kind in the city with prompt- 
 ness and accuracy. 
 
 The home of Mrs. Seger is one of the most 
 beautiful in the city, and there this lad}- of culture 
 m.ay take her hours of ease among her delightful 
 surroundings, after her seasons of tiresome business 
 care. She claims her right, as a woman of luisiness, 
 to have an opinion upon political (piestions, and 
 when tlie subject of suffrage is favorablj' decided, 
 she will give her vote for the Republican party. 
 
 ■^y^OHN J. DKUMMON, one of the extensive 
 land-owners of Adams County, who carries 
 on farming and stock-raising on a large 
 J scale on sections 19 and 30, Beverly Tftwn- 
 ship, is a native of the Keystone State, born in 
 1825. His parents, Arthur and Ann (Jones) l^runi- 
 mon, were natives of New Jersey and Pennsyl- 
 vania, respectively. The father served in the War 
 of 1812. 
 
 Our subject is one of a family of five children, 
 four of whom are now li ving. No event of special im- 
 portance occurred during his bo3hood da3s. His 
 education was acquired in the common schools and 
 he began earning his own livelihood in Penu- 
 .sylvania, where he worked until the spring of 1855. 
 That j'ear witnessed his emigration to Pike County, 
 ]il.. where he made his home for seven years. In 
 18U1, he purchiised fV tcact of eighty)- acres of land
 
 SAMUEL G. BLIVEN
 
 PORTRAIT AM' Hit MiRAI'llK AL Ki;f<»IM> 
 
 205 
 
 ill lii'vcilv Townsliip, Ai]niii> County. Siil>.-.i'- 
 i|iiciitly, he liou^flil aiu>tlu-r oi!,'lil y-i«i'n' trni-t niul 
 from tiiiH- t<i tiiiii- lias sim.'<'fxU'ii(k'(l tlu- lii>iiii(l:ir- 
 io )•( lii> fnriii until it now foiniiriM-s m-vimi Iiuii- 
 (Ircil mill t\v<>iit\ Mcre.sof nrnblc laiiil. This i:) one 
 of till' valiiiililf ami Hi'siralilc lioinestoails in Adam.'- 
 (oiiiity. anil is i-las.scil anions tin- inoili'l farms. 
 Tlif rich mill fcrlilo tielils aiv niulcr a lii;;h state 
 of i-iiltivatioii and lit- lias niaih' many impiovo- 
 iiiciit.« ii|Miii till- place. Ills Itarnsaiiil oilllinililiiij.:)) 
 are inoilels of eoiivenieiiw anil there seems to be 
 iiotliin;; laekiii;;. The slock which lie raises is of 
 j;uimI ■;ia<li->. 
 
 Ill ixt'.i. ill l'ittsliiir;;h. I'a.. Mr. Itriimmon was 
 united in iiiarria;;e with Mis,- Matilda Sjh'iicc, 
 who was born in that city in \h->h. .Seven chil- 
 dren fjraeed their union, of whom four are yet 
 livini;. as follows: Mary A. is luiw the wife of 
 Al Wheatiiif;. a resident of Hichlield; James II. 
 wedded Mary McLean and makes his home in 
 IJeverly: William married Miss Mary liiiiton and 
 is a resilient of Kl Keiio, I Iklahuiiia; Abraham, who 
 eonipleles the family , resides al liuiiie. The chil- 
 dren were all educated in the coiiiiiion schools, ex- 
 cept Abraham, who pursued lii> -liidii- at Camp 
 I'uint, Itiishnell and .Sprini>lield. 
 
 Mr. Driimiiion is a piil>lic->pii itcd and |)iui;res- 
 sivecili/eii, who manifests a i-uninieiidable interest 
 in all that {lertains to the welfare of the commu- 
 nity ami is ever found in the front rank in support 
 of worlhy public measures. Like e\ ery true 
 .\meric'an citizen should, he feels an iiitere>>t in 
 |)olitical affaii>. Ileexereises his ri;;li' of franehiM' 
 in >iipport of the Kepubliean party and is a stal- 
 wart sup|>orter of its principles, which he warmly 
 advocates. However, he has never been an otliee- 
 seeker. His wife is a liiember of the Itapti-t 
 Church and he contributes liberally to its support. 
 Mr. nriiiiinion i» a plea-ant, i^enial •feiitleman, 
 who is held in hifih e.«leeiii tliroui;hoiit the enm- 
 miinity for his many excellencies of character. 
 He has U-en very successful in life and his pros- 
 perity is well ik"s<-rved. lie is now niinilK'red 
 amonfi; the siibsUtntnil citizens of the community, 
 mid altlioii^ili he U'^i.in life enipty-lianded, he i- 
 now Mirroiiiided with all the eomforl'- and |ii\iirie> 
 which make life worth living. 
 
 12 
 
 ^c^A.Ml Kl. (.. IILIXIN. Oil. I.\ ui.e the 
 ^^^ old s«'ltlers of the county are departiufj: 
 \.^_^ to the bourne whence no traveler returns, 
 li-avins; behind llieni records worthy of 
 study and examples worthy of imitation. One of 
 tlii- iiiimlier is the late Samuel liliveii, who is 
 Weil remeiiibercd by all who knew him as a man 
 of ;;real industry, good judgment and a |H-rsonal 
 eharaeter which won him a liiirli degree of re- 
 spect from tlio.-e with whom he associated. Fi- 
 nancially s|)eaking, he wa- a self-made man, 
 having Ik'^iiii his career in life with no other 
 capital than that embraced in his bniiii, his will 
 power and his physical ability. When removed 
 by death, .lime ."III. IXDI. he was tjie owner of a 
 line estilte of nvi r twi.lvi. Iiiiiidred acres in .\dams 
 County. 
 
 lie (if whom H.- Hiiie was born in New Vork 
 .State in ISo'.i. the son of .lames Kliveii. In his 
 native Slate he ■;rcw to mature years, pursuing 
 his studies in the district s«-liool. When eslabli>h- 
 ing a home of hi- own, he was married in New 
 York to Miss Maria, daughter of Henry Wheeler. 
 .She came to this Stale as early as IH.'l.'i, in coiii- 
 paiiy with her husband and three children, who 
 bore the respective names of Mary .1., Alliert and 
 Harrison. To that niiinlM-r were added seven 
 more, who were Ikm-ii after coming to this county, 
 and all of whom, with one e\ce]jtion. are living. 
 The mother also still -iirvives ( \H'J->) 
 
 Three sons of oiir subject, .Mbert, llarri.-oii and 
 .lefTerson, served during the late war as inemlH-rs 
 of the One Hundred and Kiirhteeiitli, .Seveiitv- 
 eiglitli and Kiglily-foiii th lllinoi- Infantry re- 
 spectively and tin- two latter gave up their lives 
 ill defense of llieir eoiintry. Mr. IJIiven was 
 |iroiiiiiient in varioii- affairs in hi- township, and, 
 iK'iii'j iinii-iially keen-witted, wa."! able at a glance 
 to place the correct valuation upon men and 
 things. He I'a.-t his ballot and ii»cd his intlueiiee 
 in liehalf of the Kepubliean party anil wa- a man 
 of i.'ood mental endowment-. Frank and -traiylil- 
 forwiird, he wa- lii;'hl\' regarded by all who knew 
 him or had special dealings with him. 
 
 Cliarle- T. ISIiveii. who, with his brnther lliiiim, 
 I- the oiil.\ meiiiU'r of the family re>iding in this 
 County, w:i.- here born in I^H!.. -11111 was given :\
 
 266 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 good education. In October, 1867, he was mar- 
 ried to Miss L11C3' Cavolt, and to them were born 
 eleven children, two of whom are deceased. So 
 cialty, Charles T. is a member in good standing 
 of the Odd Fellows' lodge at Burton, and is a 
 stanch Repuljlican in politics. His home is pleas- 
 antly located on section 21, Burton Township, 
 and bears every indication of careful cultivation. 
 
 H. WILLIAMSON. In carefulh- reviewing 
 the general business interests of Quincy, 
 ^i^'' the interesting and instructive fact is re- 
 vealed that not one is of more importance than 
 that devoted to the handling of fruits and vege- 
 tables. The transactions in these lines are upon a 
 large scale daily, and Mr. "Williamson ships large 
 consignments to retailers in Illinois, Iowa and 
 Missouri. His house is one of the leading, best- 
 known and most reliable of the kind in the city, 
 maintains a high reputation for fair dealing, and 
 few, if any, enjoy a larger measure of recognition. 
 The business was established in 1889, and in its 
 management Mr. Williamson has demonstrated the 
 fact that he is a keen, intelligent man of business, 
 thoroughly conversant with all the requirements 
 of the trade and eminently popular in meeting all 
 its demands. 
 
 Mr. "Williamson was born in Quincy SeiJtember 
 1, 1862, and as he lias made this place liis home 
 tliroughout life, the citizens have had every op- 
 ))ortunity to judge of his character and business 
 iiualilications, and naught has ever been said de- 
 rogatory to either. He inherits Scotch, Irish and 
 fxerman blood from his parents, and a sufficient 
 number of the sterling attributes of each to maiie 
 him a successful financier and a useful citizen. 
 His father, Henry A. AVilliamson. emigrated to 
 (Quincy, 1 11., from Pennsylvania, and in this city 
 became a wholesale dealer in oil and salt, a calling 
 he followed from the time of his location in 185!*. 
 C. II. Williamson is the eldest of his parents' 
 three children, and up to the .age of twelve years 
 
 he was educated in a private school at Quincy. 
 He then entered the Quincy High School, where he 
 fitted himself for college, and at the youthful 
 age of sixteen jears he entered Racine College, of 
 Racine, Wis., graduating in the classical course in 
 1882 as a Bachelor of Arts and being the valedic- 
 torian of Ills class. Upon ftnishing his collegiate 
 course, he was offered the chair of Latin, and one 
 year later the chair of mathematics in his alma 
 mater, but preferred to enter at once upon the 
 active scenes of business life, and for two years 
 after his graduation he was associated with his 
 father in the salt and oil business. At the end of 
 this time, he went to New York City and took a 
 post-graduate course in Columbia College, where 
 he earnestly pursued the study of theology and 
 social science for four years, and during that time 
 the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon 
 him. 
 
 AVhile in that institution, he received an offer of 
 the chair of Greek in an Eastern college, but. not 
 desiring a professorship, he again returned to the 
 scenes of his boyhood, and was again associated 
 with his father for two years. In 1889, he em- 
 barked in the produce business on his own account 
 
 1 
 
 I in (Quincy, in the management of which, as has 
 
 j been seen above, he has shown remarkable busi- 
 ness sagacity and has won a liigli reputation in 
 trade circles. He lias won the entire confidence of 
 his numerous customers, and once to form business 
 relations with him is to be a permanent customer. 
 In May, 1891, Mr. Williamson, in partnership with 
 N. G. Gibson, of Chicago, established the firm of 
 Gibson A: Williamson, of Chicago, and embarked 
 
 ! in the fruit and produce business, making a spe- 
 cialty of apples, and in that specialty they r.ank 
 second in the metropolis of the West, and among 
 the first ten of the United States. 
 
 ]Mr. Williamson has alw.iys supported the men and 
 measures <)f the Democratic party, and socially, is 
 :i member of Lambert Lodge, A. F. it A. M.; 
 the Iroquois Club, of Chicago, 111., and while at 
 college was a member of tiie Phi (iamma Delta. He 
 has been President of the (^Uiiiicy Humane Society 
 three years and is one of the Trustees of Wood- 
 land Home. He keejis in constant toucli with the 
 current issues of the day, all measures of iflorality
 
 POHTKAir AM) r.Kii.i; APIUCAL RKfORD. 
 
 •>fi7 
 
 tiiid in liini mi oiitliiisia^tic Mi|i|>i>rU'i'. niid liciiii; 
 kiiiillv ill dispo^'ititiii, i-ordi.-il. \v:u'iii-liciu'ti-<l mid 
 syiii|iatlii'tic, lie is rc.>'|)ec'U'd nmi adiniifd in tlic 
 !<<K-iai, n* well a> llii' duiiiestic. ciivi*'. 
 
 Ill NovenilKT, 18«T, liis ii):irria^e willi Miss 
 Kmily (ilovi-r was c-clfltraU-d, >\\v Itein;; the dnii<;li- 
 li'i- of 11(111. .Inliii M. ( ; lover, i>f Lewis Count v. Mo. 
 Mr. aiul Mi's. Willimiison have two eliildieii. .lolin 
 (i. mid Cnlheriiic M., two lniiflil and interesting 
 little ones. Mrs. Williamson is a ineiiil)er of the 
 rnitjirian ('liuirh of (jiiiiiey, while .Mr. William- 
 son supports the faith of the K]ii$oupal Chtirc-li, 
 althoui;h he pives lilieially of his means to all de- 
 nomiiialioiis. 'I'licy have a veiv home-like resi- 
 dence at No. ItiliT ^'oik street, where tliev di.«- 
 penso a liher.-il, vi't relineil. hos|iilalily. 
 
 ^C 
 
 E&^ 
 
 J|()S1:P11 1 1,1;1( IIKU. .M. D.. a prominent 
 I practicinj; physician and a leadinjf farmer 
 I of Honey ("rpek 'I'ownship. resfdiiiir on .<ec- 
 ' tion I. was Uini in ('lerinont County. Ohio, 
 Fehruarv <>, 1831, and eomes of an old \ira:inin 
 family of Knfrlish desteul. 'I'lie ;;reat-piaiidfallier 
 of our siilijeet emiirrated from N'iririnia to Ohio, 
 and was aecideii tally shot while out on a surveying 
 expedition, lie left a wife an<l three children, 
 one of whom. .Ies.se. was the ■iraiidfather of our 
 suhjeet. lie, too, wa* a native of the Old Domin- 
 ion, and in IK.'iO moved to .\dams County. III., 
 where he died at the ajje of seventy-four years. 
 He liei-aine a well-t<i-do citizen and for many years 
 was a nienilier of the .Methodist Kpis<'o|(al Church. 
 Charles Fletcher, father of our suliject, was horn 
 in Clermont County, Ohio, Novemln'i- I. 1H12. •■ind 
 »■«.« one of nine ehildrcii. seven of whom are \ el 
 liviii;;. lie married Kmeliiie .Moore, who was 
 horn in Cincinnati in 1^<|:{. With his wife and 
 four children he came to Illinois, reaching Honey 
 Creek 'rowiiship on the id of Novemlter, \Xi'2. 
 He piircliii.s«-d one hundred and twenty acres of 
 land on section ■\. improved only with a lo<> caliiii. 
 Tlieconiilrv was new am) wihl and all kinds of 
 
 ;,'ame was plentiful. In connection with fann- 
 inu;. .Mr. Kletclu'r liou>;ht a sjiwmill on Hear Creek, 
 which he repaired and operated some yeai-s. In 1 8-18, 
 he Ixiilt a sUmni llouring-mill iie,-ir liy, prolialilv 
 the fii-st ill the county outsi<le of (^uiiicy. He op- 
 erated his sawmill for twenty years, aii<l in IHti'.l 
 the tlourini,'-mill was nioveil to Coatsl>uri.'h, where 
 it was liiiiiicd two years later. On leaviiij; this 
 county, Mr. Klet<-her spent live years in .MinneMita, 
 and Ml l«7K removed to Warsaw, llanoH-k County, 
 111., where he is now living in his eightieth year. 
 He liecnnie widely known in this community and 
 wa.s one of it.s highly respected citizens. His wife, 
 who was long a memlH-r of the liaplisl Church, 
 died .laniiary 25, 18512. 
 
 The Doctor is the eldest of their eight children, 
 live of whom are yet living. He was a lad of 
 eight veal's when he came with his parents to Illi- 
 nois. He began his education in Clermont County. 
 Ohio, and after coming West was educated in the 
 subscription schools. The liuilding was of logs, 
 with slali seat.s, and the teachers hoarded around. 
 Dr. Fletcher rem.-iined with his father until alioiil 
 thirty yeni-s of age, s|)ending his time in farm 
 work and in the mill. In 18.5.'i.he went to (^uincy. 
 and for two years engaged in inerchaiidising and 
 during that |>eriod read medicine. He then le- 
 liirned home and devoted his energies to milling, 
 at the sjiine time keeping up his medical rcadiiiLT. 
 Ill 18()l, he went to St. l.ouisand entered the med- 
 ical college of that city, from which he was 
 graduated in l8(iT. He again returned to the 
 old honiesti-ad. and entered upon the practice of 
 his (irofession, which he has carried on for twentx- 
 live yeai-s with excellent suci-ess. His skill and 
 ability have won him a large and lucrative practice 
 and gained him !i place in the forenuist ranks of 
 his professional brethren. He is a memlH-r of iHitli 
 the .Vdams County and. State Medical .Sicieties. 
 
 (Ill the .Mil of.laiiuary, 18.">l,the Doctor wedded 
 .Mis> Flizjil«'th Hardy, who was Ihuii within three 
 j miles of her present home, and is a daughter of 
 ' Uaplist and Tamer (Taltt-rson) Hardy, the former 
 ' a native of .Mis>i>sippi, and the latter of .North 
 Carolina. They moved from Tennessee to Illi- 
 nois in a very early day, liM-ating in Sangamon 
 Count\. bill after a few iiioiillis c.niiie to Adunis
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Coinit^v. Both have since died. Their family 
 numbered nine children, all yet living. I'nto the 
 Doctor and his wife were horn five children: 
 Mary Ellen, wife of Thoina.s Hayes, a farmer. l\v 
 whom she has two children; George AV., engaged 
 in farming, is married and has two children; Jos- 
 eph AV., who is also married and has two children, 
 was graduated from the Keokuk Medical College 
 .■\nd IS now practicing in Ursa, this county. The 
 other children are deceased. 
 
 The Doctor is a supporter of the Democratic 
 party. He served as Tax Collector one term, was 
 .Supervisor two terms and for twenty-four consecu- 
 tive years lias been School Director. He has al- | 
 ways taken a deep interest in educational matters j 
 and no worthy enterprise seeks his aid in vain. \ 
 In connection with his medical practice he has en- 
 gaged extensively m farming. He owned five hun- 
 dred and sixty acres of valuable land on Bear Creek, 
 but has given some of it to his children. He raised 
 all kinds of stock of good grades, but for several 
 years has made a specialty of the breeding of Cots- 
 wold sheep. He started out in life in limited cir- 
 cumstances, but has made the most of his oppor- 
 tunities, and by his industrious and well-directed 
 efforts has steadly worked his way upward to a 
 position of wealth and afHuence. He is a well- 
 read and successful physician, a progressive and 
 enterprising farmer, and tlie success which he has 
 achieved is well deserved. 
 
 -^ 
 
 -^^TLBERT F. SWOPK. Tlic subject of this 
 (@/lII ! sketch is a retired farmer living m (.^iiincy, 
 who has rented his fine farm, which is lo- 
 cated on sections 27 and 2.S, Clayton Town- 
 ship. He is a man of wealth and infiuence in the 
 county, and is one of the best representatives of 
 tlie superior, intelligent agriculturists of the .State. 
 The grandfather of (lur subject was born in Ger- 
 many, where he married before coming to this 
 country. He was the Rev. (let)rge Swoop, a 
 jninister in the (iern)aj) Evang-elical Church, and 
 
 he settled in Virginia, and there carried on a 
 saddler.y business. He then became an early settler 
 of Kentucky, and there ministered to the people 
 in his office of si)iritual teacher. He lived to the 
 unusual age of one hundred and seven years. 
 His wife also passed her century birthday. 
 
 The father of our subject was Michael Swope, 
 born on Dick's River, in Virginia. He was a manu- 
 facturer of shoes and also a farmer, and m.ovcd tn 
 Indiana in 1838 and carried on farmingthere; he al- 
 so served as Postmaster under President \t\u Buren. 
 He died at the age of eighty-five. He had been a 
 Henry Clay Whig, and was a man of influence in 
 his neighborhood, and was a Deacon in the Baptist 
 Ciiurcli. The mother of our subject was named 
 Jane Ringold, and w.as born in Virginia, a daughter 
 of John Ringold. who .served in the Revolutionary 
 War under Washington, and was one of the first 
 who made a settlement on Salt River, in Kentucky. 
 He died at the age of ninety-eight years, and the 
 mother of Mr. Swope, of our notice, lived to be 
 eighty-three years old and ended her days in Indi- 
 ana. 
 
 The subject of this biography was the eldest of 
 eight children, three of whom are living, and was 
 born in Shell)y County, Ky., IMarch 10. 1819. 
 He was reared on the farm and early learned to 
 care for stock and attend to the various duties 
 which demand such constant work in an agricul- 
 tural life. His school privileges were limited to 
 fifteen months of attendance at the district seat of 
 learning. He came to Indiana in 1838 and remain- 
 ed at home until he was twenty-four years of age, 
 helping on the farm. When twenty-six, he became 
 the possessor of one hundred and twent\' acres of 
 laud in Scott County, on the Pigeon Roost fork of 
 the Musciittae of the Wabash, and resided on it 
 and managed it a few years. He then located 
 in Aienna, Ind., and engaged in merchandising for 
 five \ears, Ijut in 1857 he came to Adams County. 
 Here he bought a farm of one hundred acres on sec- 
 tion 30, Clayton Township, and continued upon it 
 until 1868. He then Ijought a hay press and ran 
 it ad vant.ageously for fifteen years and also engaged 
 in the raising of hay. sometimes shipping as 
 much as three thousand tons to .St. Louis. In the 
 meantime he sold his first farm and bought one
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOCRArilU Al. ItlToKD. 
 
 271 
 
 liundroil mikI .sixty ncn-s niul IiiUt adilcil i'i(jlilv 
 ricn'.s U> it. He Imiiillcd a ijicat iiuinUM' of cnttU" 
 .'(■III TimI iiiiiiiv li<><r>, ■tiid slii|i|ifd tnii.'iiid tliruf i-nr- 
 li>:id< 111 ( liicnj^oat h tinii'. lie iimdc iiiativ iniprnvo- 
 iiiciit.s on his Iniid. I<iiildiiii;ii ini'<;i- luick linii.'-i- iiiid 
 liHiii!!, mil) now lin.- tlio lai^'c-t liaiii in tin- t'oiiiitv. 
 lie is tend of faiu'V ^tol'k and inkvs )iicH.-nr(' in 
 raiiint; tlii-in. Ilo fiii'iiR'rly had the iv|iutatiiiii of 
 iai>ini: thi- lu'.«t stock, cattle, lioi;> niid shccji in thi- 
 county, lie has taken lii^t |)reniiiims on hi.s line 
 horses at the fairs. He continued f«rinin;r until 
 IX'.Ml, when he rented his land and moved into 
 l^iiiney. lie iis n Inr^e land-owner now, linviii^ 
 seveiity-tive acres of linilK-r jii.st outside of (^uincv. 
 thirty-live of it included in tlie re.sorl called Twin 
 S|»riiip«, which is a very pretty grove. lie nls<) 
 owns twenty acres adjoinin<; Wheoliiiy;. l.iviiiirstoii 
 County. .Mo. 
 
 Mr. Swope was ninrried S<'ptenil)er 2(1, 1842, to 
 Miss Caroline T. Sullivan, a native of .Ieffeif<oii 
 County, Ind., and a dau<;hter of .lo.seph Sullivan, 
 who was iKirn in Stuilli Carolina, of .Scotch parent- 
 age, lie became a pioneer farmer of .lefTerson 
 County, Ind., where he ix-ttled after takini; part in 
 the War of 1H12. He w.-u* a member of the I're-by- 
 terian Church, and lived a most exemplary life, 
 lie U'lieved in tiie principles of the Deinoeralic 
 |iarty. The mother of Mrs. .Swope was .Su.saii 
 Henderson, bom in Tennes,see, a daughter of .John 
 Henderson, who was born in .Si-otland and becaniv 
 a farmer in Tennessee. The latter t<M>k part in the 
 Revolutionary War. and fought under Washington. 
 In his later years he became a farmer in Indiana. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Swo|(e are the proud parenLs of a 
 family of line children, .lohii has beoiiie a large 
 farmer and stock-dealer in Cl:i\ ton. this coiintv; 
 .losepli M.. a graduate of the lx>uisville .Medical 
 College, is a physician in .\ren/.ville. Cass County, 
 III.: Homer is City Att4)rney.at tiiiincy; William is 
 a graduate of the Louisville College and is a pli\- 
 sician in Wiieeliiig. Mo; Charlotte K.. now .Mrs. 
 Koremnn. resides at Hutte City, Monl. 
 
 While living in Clayton, .Mr. .Swo|h' was made 
 Township Trustee, and served his county by JK-ing 
 upon the grand and |M-tit juries. He is a menili(>r of 
 tlie .Masonic fniternity.lHMiiga Knight Templar. He 
 is a member of the I'resbvteriaii Church, in which 
 
 he alwavk doeii his duty. He has been a delegate to 
 the vanoU' county and Stati- conventions from the 
 Democratic party, of which he is an old niemlx-r. 
 
 In I HI) I. .Mr. .Swope t^Mik his wife and iiiade a fmir- 
 inunths trip through the West, sjiending live weuks 
 in the liiicst part of the National I'aik, where he 
 renewe<l his youth, hunting and lishitig, in which 
 accomplishments he was renowned as a young man. 
 
 (In the 2(ith of Se|.teiiiber. 1H'.I2. .Mr. and .Mrs. 
 Swo|)e celebrated their golden wediling at the Fre- 
 mont Hoii.sc of this city, at which time all the chil- 
 dren of their family as well as their many friends 
 congratulated them on their long and happy mar- 
 ried life. This isone of the line.'jt families among the 
 retired farmei> in (/iiiiicv, and we have taken pleas- 
 lire ill giving this brief record of it. 
 
 =^':3- 
 
 >=^)KN. .lAMKS I). .MiiRtJAN. The record of 
 III _ — the life of this gentleman affords a striking 
 
 XSi^ illu.stratioii of the results of decision of 
 purpose, .is well as the inlliience which an honor- 
 able character exert.s ii|k>ii others. Well dowered 
 with stability an<I llrmness, the.se attributes, to- 
 gether with persistent labor, have Imh-u instrumental 
 in bringing about his pres«'nt pros|)erous circiim- 
 .stanccs. Chief among his characteristics is his pa- 
 triotism, which led him to offer his services to his 
 country in lier hour of |H-ril, ami made him deem 
 no sacrilice tiM> great when made on her In-lialf. 
 
 The trite saying that "truth is stranger than lic- 
 tion" is nowhere U-tter exemplilieil than in the 
 life of (ieu. .Morgan, who arose from an humble 
 position ill IhivIi I to an honorable and promi- 
 nent place in his manhood. His life Uiw l>eeii 
 varied by thrilling incidents, and often he has 
 Itcen in perils both by land and sea. by lire and by 
 sword, but lie ever maintained tlie calm and un- 
 wavering courage which were his by nature and in- 
 heritanie. 
 
 The Morgan family was founded in .\iiicri<-a by 
 three brothers, who came hither from Wales and .S4't- 
 tled respectively in Mavsjicluisetts, New York and
 
 272 
 
 POnTEAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Virginia. Tim father of our subject, James Mor- 
 gan, wlio was horn in Uriinfield, Mass., in 1780, 
 was a sea-captain and a foreiijfn trader in tlie East 
 Indies. Uurinj; the AVar of 1812, lie held a 
 Captain's commission and was captured hy llie 
 Spanish authorities and impiisoned for a time. He 
 married Miss Margaret Patch, whose ancestors were 
 of English origin, and who was a native of Dulilin. 
 Mass., born in 1 782. 
 
 Gen. Morgan was t)orn m Uoston, Mass., August 
 1, 1810, and there attended school a short time in 
 his early ehildiiood. Ills schooling ceased at the 
 age of nine years, when he went out to work 
 bj' the day among strangers. When sixteen years 
 old, he commenced to learn the trade of a cooper, 
 which he followed for several years. In the year 
 of 1826. he went to sea on hoard the sailing- 
 vessel "Beverly," which was liurned Octolior 17. 
 1826, about fifteen hundred miles from land. With 
 others of the crew, he took refuge in a common 
 l)oat, and for fourteen days drifted helplessly on 
 the water, subsisting ii|)on a daily allowance of 
 one-half gill of water and one and one-half bis- 
 cuits. At the end of that time, they reached the 
 coast of South America to the leeward of Cape St. 
 Roche. 
 
 In 1834, accompanied bv his family, our subject 
 removed to Quincy, where he soon afterward 
 opened a cooper-shop in partnership with Edward 
 Wells and followed his trade for five j'ears. In 
 1839, he opened a confectionery and bakery, which 
 he carried on for a short time, and then eng.aged 
 in the general grocery business. Afterward, he be- 
 came a member of the firm of C. M. Pomroy & Co., 
 pork-packers, in which business he remained for 
 twenty-five years, until the partnership was dis- 
 solved when he retired from business. 
 
 Early in life, our subject leaned toward military 
 matters, and as early as 1837 we find hira con- 
 nected with the Quincy Grays, a famous military 
 compan}' of that day. In 1845, he w.as Com- 
 mander of a corps of fift}' mounted riflemen and 
 served .as militarj' police in Hancock County dur- 
 ing the Mormon AVar. In 1846, he participated in 
 the Mexican AVar, commanding a company of one 
 hundred men, which afterward became Company 
 A. First Illinois Infantry, .John .T. Hardin, Colonel 
 
 commanding. By order of Gen. AA^ool, Companies 
 E and A formed an i ndependent battalion, which 
 our subject cnmmaniled during his term of service. 
 He was present at the battle of Biiena A'ista and 
 took a prumiiieiit part in other conflicts. 
 
 When the War of the Helicllion broke out. Gen. 
 Morgan w.as suffering from a broken leg, hut as 
 sot>n as he recovered siitliciently, he entered the 
 service of his country. I n 1861. he was appointed 
 Lieutenant-Colonel of the Tenth Illinois Infantry, 
 and in August, 1862, was made Brigadier-(;eneral. 
 For gallant conduct during the great battle of 
 Bentonville, X. C., he was promoted to be Brevet 
 Major-General of X'olunteers. He served under 
 (iens. I'ope, Rosecrans. Thomas and Sherman, and 
 among the eng.agements in which he participated 
 were the battles of Island Xo. 10, New Madrid, 
 Corinth, and those <>{ the .Atlanta campaign, accom- 
 panying (ien. Sherman on the march to the sea. 
 He entered the service in April. 186 1, and was mus- 
 tered out in August. 1865. having never received a 
 furlough during the entire time. At the battle of 
 Bentonville, N. C, he was in command of the Sec- 
 ond Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps, and 
 in that position displayed tact .as a military com- 
 mander, and it is a well-settled historical fact that 
 this division .saved the left wing of Sherman's 
 army. After being honorably discharged at Louis- 
 ville, Ky., he returned to his home, which during 
 those four long years of peril he had never seen. 
 
 The first wife of Gen. Morgan bore the maiden 
 name of .lane Strachan. She became his wife in 
 Boston, Mass., and died in 185.5, leaving two sons: 
 AVilliam, a resident of Quinc^', and James, of Ever- 
 ett, Mass. June 14, 1869. Gen. Morgan was uni- 
 ted in marriage with Miss Harriet, the youngest 
 daughter of Cai)t. Robert Evans, and a native of 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 AV'itli many of the public enterprises of (^uinc_y, 
 Gen. Morgan has for years been closely connected. 
 He is A'ice-president of the First Xational Bank, 
 of which he has been Director for many years. 
 He is Vice-president of the society of the Army 
 of the Cumberland of Illinois. He has served 
 as Treasurer of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 
 at Quincy since its organization. In addition 
 to these positions, he has also served .as Direc-
 
 IH)irrK\lT AND Bl(K;RAIMnCAL KKCoHD. 
 
 27;» 
 
 tor of till- Whilnrv A- llolnips ( irKnn Compmiv. 
 the Oniiilia .V Kansjis City Knilroiiil ('oin|iiiii\ Jiiul 
 tlic Newcumli llot«-l Compnnv, In-iii;; a >tofkliol(ler 
 ill till* iitst-iiAiDiM). He was one of the inenrp<iru- 
 topi of the i^iiiiK-y t Jnx I.iyhl iV Coke (oiniiniiN , for 
 many yeiii-> its TreaMirer, niul Mil>M;c|iieiilly I're.Hi- 
 denl ft)ra iiiiiiiIk'I' of years. He is a Direetor in thi- 
 t^iiiney Klectric l.i^;ht X- I'ower Company. In 
 polilii'ji, lie i!i independent, preferring to east his 
 Itallot for the man whom he deem.'^ best qiialifled 
 to till the olllce in i|iiestiiiii. ratlier than to blindly' 
 follow aii\ party refjardless of the desir:il>iliiy of 
 the candidate. 
 
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 .»,^s. 
 
 I <;. l-( U.I.I N. .M. I). The Mlbjecl of the 
 following brief biography lia.-i gained emi- 
 nence in the humane profession to which lie 
 _ has devoted his life. He is one of the most 
 prominent physicians and surgeons of t/uincy, 
 III., and was lioni in Mansfield, Kirhland County, 
 Ohio, October 7. IHl'.'t. Ili> father. Daniel, was 
 liorn in \'irginia. and his graiidfatlicr was also 
 liorn there. The latter was in the navy duiiiig 
 the Kevolutionary War. was one of the captains 
 made prisoner, and was taken to Kngland, where 
 he was kept for four years, lie endured terrible 
 sufTering, but finally returned to \'irginia and en- 
 gaged in farming, and <lied there at the age of 
 eighty-four years, lie was descended from (lerman 
 ancestors. The father of our subject was a fanner, 
 and came to Ohio in \X'2'.^. liK-ating near .Mans- 
 field. Here be cleared a farm from the forest, and 
 at the time of his death had three hundred and 
 twenty acres, lie died at the age of eighty years, 
 and was an old-line Whig, and a Kepublican e\ er 
 since the formation of the party. His wife was 
 Hannah Kwcr>. born in N'irginiu. a daughter of 
 .lonathan Kwers, a <junker who locateil in Knox 
 County on a farm. Her mother was also a < Quaker, 
 who died at llie age of eighty-live veal's. 
 
 Our subject was the second of eight chihlren, 
 and wa» rai'M-il im the farm and remained at home 
 
 until he was twenty-one. He obtained such school 
 advant.'iges as Imivs had in tlio>*e day-, but in the 
 spring of IHI.'ihe alt<'iided the .Manslield .Vcad- 
 emy. taught by .loseph lluity. He attended there 
 two yeai's. ami then went to the N'ermillioii Insti- 
 tute, at Ilayesville, now called llic Woo?.ter I'ni- 
 vei-sity. He c<mtiiiiied here until within three 
 niontli'- of graduating. In the ineantinie. he taught 
 -cliool and also read mc<iicine with I )r. Tcaganlen, 
 and attended a course at Willoiighby College, at 
 Cleveland, Ohio. He was graduated in IXIM. with 
 his degree. In 1H1:», he went to ISowliiig (ireen. 
 Ky., an<l remained there until he had taught two 
 live-month s«'ssioiis. In IH.'id, he went to Itoou- 
 ville, .Mo., and engaged in teaching, and then went 
 to Carroll ton. Mo., and remained there three years, 
 practicing medicine and teaching. He did very 
 well here, but in 1861 he start<'d for Texas. He 
 was to have a situation in an academy in Austin, 
 but never reacheil there. His brother, who was 
 with him, had U-en sick, and stopped in Neosho, 
 Newton County, .Mo., .-ii three i-. m., Saturday. He 
 went into the hotel to jt-k what chance there was 
 for a scIkmiI there, and he was leferred to a I'resby- 
 terian minister, to whom he told his circumstances, 
 anil through him he was employed in the Neosho 
 .Male Academy, as they desired some one to t<-.acli 
 the languages. 
 
 In August. IHol. our subject was taken very 
 sick, but his brother filled his place until he was 
 able to fill it himself. In 18.').'), he taught a school, 
 called the Farmers" Cnion School, which he 
 worked up from a log building into a good struc- 
 ture. He remained there live months, lectured, and 
 raised mtuiev enough to build a tO.IHMl brick build- 
 ing, which was burnt during the war, but was re- 
 built, and is now known as Newton College. In 
 the fall of IH."),"i, he returned to Howling i;reen. 
 and in .\pril. IH.'iti, he returned to his old home in 
 < lliio, via ( hi<-ago, and then went to Keokuk to 
 practice medicine. He attended the College of 
 Physicians and .Surgeons at Keokuk, and in the 
 spring t)f 1HJ7 it gave him his degree of .M. |). 
 He then located at Ktna, in S«-otlaiid County. He 
 has never needed to practice until now. but Ix'gan 
 in the spring of I8(>l and practiced until IHRi, 
 and then went to Allen. Mo., which was a iiiilitarv
 
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 post. He practiced there until the fall of 1864, 
 when he came to Illinois, located at Plymouth, 
 Hancock C'ount\', and i)racticed thereuntil the fall 
 of 188.5. He was Cit.y Pliysician, School Director 
 and President of the Board of Trustees. In 1885, 
 became to.Quincj". and has practiced here ever 
 since. He is also obliged to go back through Han- 
 cock County, and even into Alissouri, to see old 
 patients. His location is at No. 332 Maiden 
 Lane. He has been a member of tlie Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows since 18n4, and is now 
 Past Master of Bodley Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M.; 
 he is also a member of the Knights Templar, 
 Knights of Malta. York Right Masons; and is 
 Worthj- Patron of the Eastern Star. He was a mem- 
 ber and organizer of the Hancock Medical Soci- 
 ety; and has long been Examiner for different 
 Life Insurance Companies. He is a Democrat, 
 and has been a delegate to county and State 
 conventions. 
 
 Dr.FoUin was married in 184'J, to Miss Emma 
 FoUin, of Kentucky. They have five children liv- 
 ing: Mary, now Mrs. Romick, residing in Hancock 
 County; Julia, now Mrs. Metzger, residing in Ply- 
 mouth; Birdee, now Mrs. Walton, residing in Han- 
 cock County; James and Ernest are both at home. 
 Dr. FoUin and family enjoy the high regard of the 
 best people of Quincy, and the Doctor, from his 
 travel and varied experiences, has become not only 
 a skillful physician, but an entertaining compan- 
 ion and friend. 
 
 *> ICHAEL FARRELL. No better citizens 
 have come to Adams County, 111., than 
 
 those who emigrated from the Emerald 
 Isle and brought as their inheritance from 
 their native shore the traits of character and life 
 which have ever distinguished that race.' Promi- 
 nent among these may be mentioned Mr. Fan-ell, 
 who first saw the light of day in County Cork, 
 Ireland, in June, 1834, the first eighteen years of 
 liis life being spent in th.e land of hislijrth, where 
 
 he obtained sufficient education in the common 
 schools to lit him for the practical duties of life. 
 His vacations and spnre moments were spent in 
 useful and healtliful employment, so that upon 
 starting out to tight the battle of life for himself, 
 he vvas well-equipped, both mentally and physically, 
 to gain a substantial foothold upon the ladder of 
 success. 
 
 He was next to the youngest in a family of six 
 children born to the mai'riage of AVilliam Fanell 
 and Catherine Hagerty, from whom he inherited 
 man}' of his worthy traits of character. In 18;V2,he 
 determined to seek a home and new associations in 
 America, and first set foot ui)on American soil in 
 the city of New Orleans, at which place he landed 
 after a prosperous voyage. He at once came 
 by boat to (Quincy, but after one year spent 
 in this city he went to Ottawa, 111., and there 
 successful!}' followed the carpenter's trade for 
 several years. He then entered the employ of 
 the Toledo & Quincy Railroad in the capacity 
 of carpenter, but after a very short time his skill 
 and ability were recognized and he was promoted 
 to the position of A.ssistant Master Mechanic, 
 which position he held and filled in a very satis- 
 factory manner for about fifteen years, his liead- 
 quarters being at (Quincy. 
 
 Mr. Farrell next opened a general store at the 
 corner of Twelfth and ]\Iaine Streets, which business 
 he conducted with satisfactory financial results for 
 twelve years, and won a reputation for honesty and 
 fair dealing, which he in every respect deserved, 
 and which has remained by him to the present 
 time. After disposing of his stock of goods, he 
 entered the political arena and was elected by his 
 numerous friends to the position of Alderman 
 from the P'ifth Ward, and ably discharged the re- 
 sponsible duties of this position for eight consecu- 
 tive 3'ears. Following this he was elected to the 
 position of Supervisor-at-large, which he held one 
 year, and after again filling the position of Alder- 
 man for some time he was once more elected to be 
 Supervisor-at-large, continuing as such for the 
 long period of seven years. The marked ability 
 which he displayed in all these trying positions was 
 very pleasing to his constituents, as well as those 
 who differed from him politically, and was an evi-
 
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 POIiTUM I' AND It|(»(;l;Arill( AI. uF.roRn. 
 
 ili'iitf o( till" li!i|i|>y fnrulty hi- iKi»i<«<M'cl of winiiiii;; 
 nnd k<>f|iiii^ rrifiiiU, no iiinttcr wlint tlicii' |><ilii- 
 iiiil cri'fd iiii>ilit Ik-. Ill IK'.M. Iir wiis luuiiii-i-il 
 liy ln'iiiff oltH'U'd III llu- iitlU-i- nf I'ulioo Mn<;is- 
 triito fill' a toriii iif rmir yrars <>ii llic Dciiiiicnitu* 
 tickol, wliicli lie liii> tilway-i Miiiimrtci), and the 
 pi-iii<-i|)le> iif wliicJi he liit> ever uplicld. Iwitli liy liii* 
 viil<> uiid inlliii-iicc. 
 
 Ill' »«> niai'i ii'd in IH.'i;!, to Mi^s .M:ir\ Ann IK- 
 Aix'N . of t^iiinc.\ , lull in INXi! Iii' wnsi-nlli>d upon to 
 nioiiiii her di'atli, >li«' Ifaviim liiiii willioiil j>sii«'. 
 lie lia> Ih'i'ii fairly Miri'i'.-vsfiil in tli<> Mccninulatiini 
 of worldly goo<]s,and is the owner of a ft-rlile farm 
 on tlic Mis-i>sippi Kivcr liotloiii>, wliii-li is very rich 
 nnd pioiliirlivi' and wi-ll .-idapli-d for growing 
 wlu-at. Ill- is a nu-niliiM' of St. Peter's Calluiiie 
 Chnivli. 
 
 r.NKY tiKJ.MM i» Siinlaiy and Treasurer 
 ■ if the <^uinev Hoiler Company of <^nincy. 
 In skelehinj; tlie life of this •rentleinnn it is 
 liiit just tosjiy that his {i^oixl name is aliove 
 repioHcli, and that he has won the conlldenee and 
 respeel of all who know him. lie need.s no special 
 introdiK-tion to the people of this >eelioii, for in 
 the city of i^uiiicy he was ixirn April 1'.*. I8:)(i.and 
 here lie has resided the jrreater portion of his life. 
 lie possesses in a more than ordinary dej;ree the 
 natural attriliutes eiiscntial to a sucee.ssful enreer 
 in any ealliiiu;. and is especially adapted to dis- 
 (■liar<;e the duties of his present posilion in a 
 liiKlily satisfactory nnd iiit4-lli>;eiit ninniier. 
 
 The father of our subject. Henry (irimni.was 
 Ixirn near Sli-!i>liurn. <ierinan.\, and there he 
 )irc\\ to manhood and was married to .Mi» liosine 
 Huff, with whom he emigraled to the rnit«'d 
 States in IH.U. landing' at New York City. The 
 followin>; year they removed tot^uiney. III., where 
 the father followed the carpeiitc-r's and joiner's 
 trade for n iium)H-r of years anil afterward be;;an 
 o|icratinK " """' mid planing niill, and was at one 
 time interested in the WfLshillL'toii Hiewerv. lie 
 
 has always U-eii strictly holiornlile in his liu.siness 
 tr.nn-^.'iclioiis and i- a man whom lo know is to 
 honor, lie is still living and has attained to the 
 ndvnnced nge of oighty-niiie yeai>. His wife dii-d 
 in i^iiincv, after hnving liecome the mother of 
 eight children, of whom the ^illicit of llii« -kctih 
 was the eldest. 
 
 Henry (oiniiii wa.s educated in the piiMic mIhm.N 
 of i^iiincy and in hisi^rly inanliood lM>gan leainin<: 
 the cnriienler's nnd millwright's trade, after which 
 he condui ted a millwright's shop of his own in 
 connection with the hoiler works. After follow- 
 ing iMith these oo(.ni|mtions for otiine time, he 
 turned his attention wliollx to the latter luisines^ 
 and manufactured an excellent line of Iniilers and 
 a dilTerent line of nrliclirs of .sheia iron, a.s well a.s 
 iron shutter*. 'I'lie manufactory is located on Coiii- 
 niercinl .MIey. hetween Hampshire and \eriiionl 
 .Streets, i.s a commodious nnd suhstaiitinl hrick liiiild- 
 ing. Ml which are employed the year round from 
 fourteen to twenty-live men. This e>tatilishment 
 is one of the inowt noteworth3' and reprewntative 
 houses in •^iiincy. and all order* are sure of receiv- 
 ing careful attention, itesido having a large lo- 
 cal trade, shipment.s are made to diffeivnt points 
 and a giMid deal of ivpairiiig for manufacturers i« 
 done. The rating of this estnlilishment is high, 
 its output constantly increasing with the demninl, 
 nnd <iuiiicv is to U' congratulated upon ihe 
 possession of such an impoitjiiit .'iiiil llniiri'-hliii; 
 enterprise. 
 
 In l8t;o, .Mr. lirimin wils married to .\li.v I aro- 
 liiie lU'lhy, of (^iiincy, a native of tiermany, and 
 their union has resulted in the hirtli of six children, 
 all of whom give excellent promise of U'coniiiig 
 Useful and siilistaiitial citixeiis. Mr. (•riniin is in- 
 terested ill poliiicnl matters, liotli local and 
 National, his vote always being cnst for Dem- 
 ocratic eandiilales and principles. Socially, In- i* 
 n member of Herman l.oilge No. .lit, !•". and A. M.. 
 in which honorable oriler he Iiil- attaiiiecl to the 
 Thirty-second Degree, JK-iiig n S«-oltish Kite .Mason. 
 Ilei> a niemlMM' of the .Mutual .Vid Society of 
 <^uiiic\ , and i> otherwi«e interested in enti-rprisi-s 
 of a worthy nature. He has a very pleasant resi- 
 dence at No. 111(5 State Street ami is enjoy- 
 ing a coni|M'tency which is the result of hi« own
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 lalior. His son. Ilenrv .J., is tbe efficient &ni\ 
 tiuslwortliy manager of tiie(;iiincv Boiler Com- 
 pany; Oscar E. is President of the company; 
 Frederick B. is Vice-president of tlie same; Will- 
 iam T. and I^ouis assist tlieir father; Ella is her 
 father's housekeeper, and an intelligent and re- 
 fined young lady. 
 
 ^^ 
 
 TEPHEN GROVES. One of the finest 
 farms on what is known as Big Neck 
 Prairie is that owned by the gentleman 
 whose name heads this article. It is located 
 on section 30, Houston Township. His father, 
 Joseph Groves, was born in .lefferson Count}', ^'a., 
 and he was the son of .lacob, a native of Pennsyl- 
 vania. The great-grandfather of our subject, 
 John, came from Prussia and settled with William 
 Penn, and received from him a grant of land. 
 He settled on what is known as Graf's Run, in 
 Pennsylvania. Here he lived the quiet and peace- 
 able life of the (Quaker colonist, and died at his 
 home. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject removed to Vir- 
 ginia, and made weaving the business of his life. 
 He died at Wheeling, in the above State. The 
 father of our subject was one of seven children, 
 and was reared in Cabell County, W. Va., and 
 resided there until 1828, whence he removed to 
 Sangamon County. 111. Here he remained for 
 three years and then came to Brown County, 
 where he purchased land and became a pioneer 
 farmer. Upon this place he passed his last j'ears, 
 and died in his seventy-third year. The maiden 
 name of the mother of our subject was Catherine 
 Staley, and she was born in Jefferson County, Va. 
 Her ancestors were Pennsylvanians. She died at 
 the age of fifty years, and left a family of ten 
 children. 
 
 Stephen Groves is the third of his parents' 
 children, and was born in Cabell County, W. Va., 
 February 22, 1818, and was ten years old when 
 his parents came to Illinois. The removal was 
 
 jnade with teams and the far-famed prairie schoon- 
 ers, in which were all their household goods. His 
 school advantages were very limited, and the 
 schoolhouse was a log cabin, with a chimney of 
 sticks and clay, and the fireplace occupied nearly 
 one end of the building. The seats were of slabs 
 and were not cushioned. He was of a very studi- 
 ous nature, and early began to work, so that he 
 could obtain means to paj' board and attend school 
 in Brown County. However, he was only able to 
 go one month, but he was more fortunate than 
 some in his home education. An old gentleman 
 who lived with his parents for a while kindly 
 assisted the ambitious youth and gave him a good 
 ground-work for future learning. There was good 
 material in this pionner lad, and he soon wished 
 to make a beginning in the carving of his fortune. 
 He was given his time from his eighteenth year, 
 on condition that his parents should never be 
 called upon to assist him. The youth hired out to 
 an uncle about fifteen miles from Springfield, 111., 
 and worked in a distillery for two years. He then 
 became a farmer, and in a very short time received 
 $25 per month. In 1837, he returned to Brown 
 County, and entered one hundred and twenty 
 acres of land. Upon this he built a cabin and 
 made other improvements, and then, leaving the 
 place in the hands of his brother-in-law, he went 
 on a trapping expedition. The party followed the 
 Illinois River and wintered on Duck Island. 
 They met with success, and in the spring they 
 made a raft and took their furs to St. Louis, and 
 there sold them to the American Fur Company. 
 A few years later, he exchanged his land for a 
 farm in Houston Township, Adams County. He 
 then sold his interest to his brother-in-law and 
 purchased land in the same township. Here he 
 settled down and began improving his land, his 
 first step being to build a log cabin, and the next 
 to find a companion to occupy it with him. This 
 he found in the person of Mrs. Nancy Strickler, 
 whom he married December 28, 1846. Her maiden 
 name was Nancy Witt, and she became the wife of 
 Abram Strickler, who died a few months after 
 their marriage. Her father, Daniel Witt, was one 
 of the first settlers in this section. This good 
 woman died June 20. 1850. Her two children are
 
 l^OKTHAI I \M> I;I«m:I!A1'III( Ah IM'.C ( )1{I). 
 
 270 
 
 (IpccaMMl : llicv were .Incoli. and Mnitli.'i, who w:is 
 tlif wife iif Kiilicil I.. |):i\i-. i>f Ainlrcw Couiilv. 
 M... 
 
 Mr. (iriivf?- WM> :i M'coiid (inn- inurriL-il nfii-r ii 
 loni'lv lift' iif ciirlit year-. Tlu' iiniiu' of lii> wifi- 
 \v!i> .Mar\ .1. ( miii|iIh-II. a native of 'rrinu'.v.tf. Mic 
 wn." Ijtkcn fnun liiiii Mh\ 2". ImxI. Si-vrn cliil- 
 ■ Ircii wfi'f hiini to tlirni: Kinina, .lo->c|i|i. .loliii. 
 Sti-|ilu-ii. Daniel an<l Attiine>a, wlio i> the wife of 
 (•«>rge S. l<i\viiold>, .Ii.. who i.- a furnier in thi> 
 to\vn!-hi|i. One died in infancy. 
 
 Mr. (irove!- does not ehiiin alh-^ianee to either 
 pulitleal party. Imt |>r<'fer> to l>e inde|H-ndent in 
 hif idea>. 
 
 In liK-«l affairs. onrMil>jeet lia» >erved his >eelion 
 !L» Coinniis^ioiier of lliiiliways. lie now oeenpies 
 his pleasant home on soelion :U>. owns six hun- 
 dred and forty-four acres of land all in one 
 lH>dy. anil ha> m farm of forty acres in Andrew 
 County. Mo. lie eniraiies in the raisin;; of I'oland- 
 Cliina ho>;s and s«'lls iheni f<M' lireedini;. lie j;en- 
 erally sells nlN)ut two car-loads every winter. 
 
 Mr. firoves is a .self-made man, and h.as carried 
 the determined spirit of his youth with him. and 
 it has enabled him to overif>ine many olistacle,s. 
 
 J^' AMES C. OKK. The orijjinal of this .sketch 
 I is now enjoy ill}! the well-earned rest from 
 I the labor and responsibility to which for 
 ^_J' years he had lK>en accustomed. Probably 
 there would have been no occa.-ion for thisdeclara- 
 titm in his bio<rrapliy if ill health had not over- 
 taken him live years a}rt> and compelled him to 
 ;;ive up active labor. IIi' was liorn near (iallatin. 
 Tenn.. February \'J. IK2-1. His father, (;reenl)erry, 
 iMirn in N'irninia, of I'rote>tjint-lrish descent, was a 
 saddlerby trade, and located in 'renne,s.>.ce. where la- 
 married. In IH21i, he came to Illinois by team and 
 prairie schooner and settled in .Morp»n County, but 
 there he remained only one year, and then moved 
 to Krown County, near Mt. Sterling, lie improved 
 a farm there, and ncipiirerl one hundred ami sixt\ 
 
 ai-rc>. Hi- death occurred at the age of seventy- 
 live \ears. He wa> a veteran of the War of 1«I2, 
 and fouifht undi-r ( ien. .laik.-on. His last wife was 
 Mary Itrown. :i native of North Carolina, and she 
 died leaviliL.' six children. The >ecoiid marriage 
 i'i"<iilted in live <-hildren. 
 
 t till- Mibject was live years of age when he came 
 to ll|inoi>. Thi- was in \H'2'.>. He grew up on the 
 farm and n-m.'iined there until he was twenty-two 
 years of age. He received only limited school ad- 
 vantages. !i» he wa« early >et to work. This, how- 
 ever, did not salisfv him, an<l he later attended the 
 Ml >>terling school. In l«lfi, having *2..'ill, he 
 I'.Miiic to (hiincv to learn a tratle, as he recognir.ed 
 \i\- liandines'i with tools. He was apprenticed nn- 
 dci II. l..siinoii>. He .Koon found that he had made 
 no nii-take, and the s«'cond year he had Iwcome 
 Mich a practiced workman that he wii.- put in as 
 foreman. His wages at this time were ♦."»ii for his 
 lir«t \ear. fT.'i for his second, and ♦Kill for his 
 third. He continued as foreman until IM.'iil, when 
 lie, with others, was seized with the Western fever, 
 and, providing themselves with four mules and 
 three iiorses. they started for California. They 
 drove to Council HlufTs, and following the North 
 I'latte, reached Salt Uke City. He left the 
 party he was with, and started on alone on 
 horseback. The third day he wils fortunate to 
 come acros.0 a party of his old comrades from 
 Hrown County. He reached Sacramento just at the 
 time when carpenters were in great demand; and 
 he worked there for a month at ♦Ml a day, and 
 then went to the mines in Nevada. He found he 
 could not do as well there as by working at his 
 traile, theiefore he returned to Sacrament«», but 
 was unfortunately taken sick, an<l was obliged to 
 return home. He went to .San Francisoo and took 
 the steanu-r "( Jolden (Jate," and came, via Pan- 
 ama, to New York. He reached home in the fall 
 of 1H.-.2. 
 
 Mr. Orr was married in Decemlier of the same 
 year, to .Miss Saroh IJrown.born in .lerwy County, 
 III. Tlie\ have two children: Charles, who is lo- 
 cated in Wichita, Kan., and KIwood K., who is at 
 home. 
 
 After his marriage, Mr. < trr U-gan contracting 
 and building, and tiMik contracts for all kincis of
 
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 work. He built the 0|)era house, the Congrega- 
 tional church aud business block, and a great many 
 residences and business liouses in the city, and 
 lias been very successful in all his undertakings. 
 
 Mr. ()rr bought the old Baptist church on Fourth 
 Street and converted it into a carpenter shop and 
 planing-mill, where he Tnanufactured everything 
 connected with his business, employing forty men. 
 He continued until 1886, when a terrible fire con- 
 sumed his mill. His loss w.as 812,000, and he has 
 never engaged in business since then. 
 
 In 1870, he bought iiis present place of resi- 
 dence, No. 721 Broadway, whicli he has improved 
 and converted into one of the handsomest places 
 in the city. He owns considerable real estate, aud 
 also three liouses at the corner of Fifth and Spring 
 Streets, and the brick block on M.Tine Street, be- 
 tween Third and Fourth. He built the gas-works 
 here, and is a stockholder in them. He has done 
 more building than any other firm in Quincy, and 
 since he has lived here tiie city has grown from 
 three thousand to thirt^'-two thousand. He was 
 formerly a Mason and a member of the Indepen- 
 dent Order of Odd Fellows. He has been Trustee 
 for the Vermont Street Methodist Episcopal Church 
 for years, and was a member of the Sunday-school. 
 He was a Democrat until the war, and tlien was a 
 Republican until 1888, but is now a Prohibitionist. 
 He has not sought any office, but has served ac- 
 ceptably on the grand and petit juries. 
 
 R. J(JEL G. WILLIAMS is one jimong the 
 foremost of the professional men of 
 Adams County, 111., and as a practi- 
 tioner of the healing art he has won an 
 enviable reputation. His cheerful countenance, 
 encouraging words and advice, and his thorough 
 knowledge of the profession, which only a long 
 and continued practice can give, has placed him 
 upon the pinnacle of success, and his services are 
 sougiit over a large scope of territory. As medi- 
 cine is the most important science liearing upon 
 
 our happiness and welfare, we feel a great rever- 
 ence for those who have spent years of their lives 
 in its successful practice. 
 
 Like many of the active and enterprising resi- 
 dents of this county, Dr. Williams is a native of 
 Adams Count.y, 111., and has here spent the 
 greater part of his life. In these native-born 
 residents we find men of true loyalty to the inter- 
 ests of this part of the State, who understand, as 
 it were by instinct, the needs, social and other- 
 wise, of this vicinity, and have a thorough 
 knowledge of its resources. The Doctor was born 
 on the 5tli of August, 1834, and is a descendant 
 of Blue-grass stock on both the paternal aud ma- 
 ternal sides, his father, Joel (i. Williams, being a 
 native of Kentucky, born in 1804. Up to the time 
 ()f his death, which occurred in 1882, tiie elder Mr. 
 Williams was a member of the Old-school Baptist 
 Churcli. He was the son of Thomas Williams, who 
 was also a native of Kentucky, of English-Scotch 
 descent. Tiie maiden name of our subject's motiier 
 was Temperance Headington, a native of Ken- 
 tucky, and a daughter of Laban Headington, .ilso 
 of Kentucky." Slie was of English descent, and 
 died in 18.3(). 
 
 Dr. AVilliams, the youngest of three children, 
 was reared amid the familiar scenes of Adams 
 County, 111., and on tiie farm where his father 
 passed much of his life. He attended the district 
 school, and later the High School in (Quincy. Fol- 
 lowing this, he began reading medicine with Dr. 
 J, R. L. Clarkson, of Adams County, and then en- 
 tered the medical department of the State I'ni- 
 versity of Missouri, McDowell College, from whicli 
 he was graduated in 18.')fi. Returning to Adams 
 County, he entered actively upon the practice of 
 his profession, and in 1889 removed to Ouincy, 
 where he still conducts a large and i)a\ing prac- 
 tice. 
 
 Dr Williams has not escaped tiie matrimoiiial 
 lot and in 1856 was united in marriage to Miss 
 Mildred J. Clarkson, a sister of his preceptor. She 
 was born in Kentucky, and is the daughter of 
 Dr. J. M. Clarkson. To oui' subject and wife have 
 been born two children, as follows: Lee C, a 
 student at the LTniversity of Michigan, at Ann 
 Arbor; and .Julius .1., attending tlie High Sclif)ol
 
 I'OIMKAIT AM) HKKlRArilH Al. i;i:((ii;i). 
 
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 of t^llilirv. 1*1'. \\ illi:iiii> i« ;i iiuihiki hI [■•wlfl 
 l.odf^e. A. F. iV A. M., ami i^ iilso a iiumiiIht of tlic 
 liiiU'|>i'iiilciil ( IriU'i- of Odd l-'cllows, nl Fowlor. 
 III. \\v \> II iiu'IiiImt of A<l«nis {.'omilv Mcdiral 
 SiKMutv, Jiiid ill |Hilili(>, is n l*roliiliiti(piii>l. Dur- 
 ing the War. Iii' wa« a|i|ioiiited Assiflaiit Surficon 
 of tlio Second Illinois Cavalry, anil served in thai 
 eajmcilv for <nu' \»'nr. 
 
 IK lll.M.U)i:.s .\. Sl'K I:K. who owns and 
 ii|K'ralcs one hundrod and sixty acres of 
 laii<l on section 10, Kccnc Township, ha.s 
 the luuior of IxMn;^ a native of this 
 county, whore he was horn Deceinhcr (5. 1815. 
 He is the youiiiiest son in a family of live sons 
 and live daufrhtci-s, whose parents were Kawser and 
 Maria (Tarr) Spicer, the former a native of Hoiir- 
 Imiii ( Oiiiity, Ky..and the latter of Nicholas Ctninly, 
 that .State. The paternal grandfather was a na- 
 tive of N'ir'jinia. and lielonired to one of the lirst 
 f.ninilie.s of that Slate. In 18;tl, Hawser Spicer 
 emijji-ate<l to Illinois. liH-ating near .Marcelline. 
 The following year, he removed Ut Keeiie Town- 
 ship, lieiiig one of its lirst settlei-s. I'lirchasing 
 land on .section 18. he built a log caliiii.and l>cgaii 
 the development of his farm, in I8i'i!), he re- 
 moved to the northern part of the towiisliip.and 
 two years later went to Hancock County, where he 
 died in 1878. at the age of seventy-three yeni-s. 
 He wa.s one of the honored pioneers of .\daiiis 
 C«ninty, having here made his home when the 
 country wa.s almost entirely iiiiimproved, when 
 <lcer and wolves were very numerous, and when 
 Indians were still frei|ueiit visitors. He had to 
 go over thirty miles to mill, aii<l iiiaiiy other 
 hardships and trials he experienced in those early 
 days. IJeing in very limited circunisUinccs on 
 his arrival, he made rails for thirty-seven and a- 
 half cents per hundred. Imt liecaiiie a »uccessfiil 
 and prosperous farmer. Mr. .Spicer wits a man of 
 prominence, aud held various puhlic otilces. He 
 
 Wii> a iiiaii '"1 ^ti«»ii^ I i'ii\ n ii>'ii-. .Mii'i *s a^ a l.ailh- 
 fiil meinlier of the Christian Church. He voted 
 for Henry Clay when only one other man in Keenc 
 Township supported that ticket. His wife died in 
 18*;7, and he afterward married Sarah Tanner. Ii.\ 
 whom he had two daughters, iMitli yet living. ( (f 
 the lirst faniih. one son and the dntightei-s yet 
 survive. 
 
 A. N. .Spicer, whose name heads this record, was 
 reared as a farmer lad, and remained under the 
 paternal roof until .lanuary. 186.'), when, at the 
 age of nineteen, he enlisted for the l«lt! war in 
 Com]inny l,(>ne Hundred and Fifty-lifth Illinois 
 Infantry, .-erving until .Septeinher. He was on ile- 
 t.'icheil duty mostly, guarding railroad from Nash- 
 ville to ChattAiiooga. Three of his lirothers were 
 also in the service. Francis M. w.is a memlx-r of 
 Company F. Third Illinois Cavalry, and wrved 
 two ycai-s. His death occurred soon after he re- 
 turned home. Charles and .lame.s joined the iMiys 
 in l>luc of Coiii]iany H. .Seventy-eighth Illinois In- 
 fantry, in 18(i2, and remained in the service until 
 the close of the war. 
 
 On receiving his discharge, our siiliject returned 
 home, and remained with his father until 18G!). 
 He then continued to operate a portion of the old 
 homestead until 1871, when he went to Kans.ns 
 and spent a year in Lyon County. Ketiirning, he 
 purcha.scil land on section Id. Keenc Township, 
 and has since engaged in agricultural pursuits. 
 His line farm of one hundred and sLxty-.H^ven 
 acres is under a high state of cultivation, and well 
 i I proved with all the appointments of a model 
 farm. He devoted his attention exclusively to it.s 
 operation until 18!II. when he emiiarked in the 
 grain liiisincss in l.oraine. In the spring of |8'.I2, 
 he admitted to partnci>hip Herman Fppy. iind the 
 linn is now doing an excellent business. 
 
 On the iMlh of February. Ik7.'>, Mr. Spicei was 
 joined in wedl<K.-k with IsaU-l Norman, who was 
 iMirii in Coshoct(Hi County, Ohio. Her father wa.n 
 a soldier, and gave his life in ilefense of his country 
 at the battle of N.ishvillc .she canu- West with 
 her mother, who died in this county in 1887. 
 Mrs. .Spicer, prior to her marriage, was a suwessful 
 teacher in this State, having taught two yeai-s in 
 Champaiijn County and nine years in Aduiu;t
 
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 County. Six children have been horn unto Mr. 
 and Mrs. Spicer: Grace, Lou, Kawser, Annie L., 
 .Tabez and AValter <;. Deatli has not entered 
 the family, and the circle remains unbroken. 
 
 Mr. Spicer takes an active interest in political 
 affairs, and is a stalwart supporter of the Repub- 
 lican party, doing all in his power to promote its 
 interests. He has freijuently been chosen as a 
 delegate to its conventions, and has been honored 
 with several offices. He served for one year as 
 Collector of the township, and for six years has 
 been elected Supervisor in a Democratic district, 
 which fact indicates his personal popularity and 
 the confidence reposed in him. Socially, he is a 
 member of the United Workmen Society, the 
 Modern Woodmen, and is Commander of Loraine 
 Post No. .380, G. A. R. His wife holds member- 
 ship with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. 
 Spicer is a worthy representative of an honored 
 pioneer family, and is a leading and influential 
 citizen of the community. He is well informed, 
 has the high regard of his many friends and ac- 
 iiuaintances, and his success in his business deal- 
 ings has won liim a place among the substantial 
 citizens of the count}'. 
 
 (I? W. GERKE is the able President and Man- 
 ager of the Riverside Ice Company, and 
 Superintendent of the Qui ncy Pressed Brick 
 Company, of Quincy, 111., and has been fa- 
 miliar with the manufacture of ice since 1874, hav- 
 ing a thorough and ])ra( tical knowledge of it. He 
 is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, boin in .Inly. 18.")2, 
 to H. W. and Elizabeth (Meyer) Gerke, the former 
 of whom was a (ierniau by descent and a merchant 
 by occupation. He was a man of sound piinciples, 
 and his worthy attributes of heart and head en- 
 deared him to a wide circle of fiiends. 
 
 When II. W. Gerke was a small lad, he w.as taken 
 by his parents to Evansvillc, Ind., and in lliatcity 
 his boyhood days were spent, and there ho ob- 
 tained a practical and useful cducaljon in the com- 
 
 ' men schools. When he became a resident of the 
 city of St. Louis. Mo., in 1874, he at once engaged 
 in the manufacture of ice, a business which me t 
 with universal approval and patronage by the in- 
 haltitanls of that sultry city, and in addition to 
 
 j this he was connected with the sprinkling of the 
 city streets of that place. To these occupations he 
 devoted his time and attention until 18!t(). At 
 this time he decided to locate in Quiucy, and at 
 once became President and Manager of the River- 
 side Ice Company, in the conduct and management 
 of which his former expeiience was of material 
 benefit to him. This well-known company deals in 
 both natural and artificial ice, is well supplied 
 
 I with both and can accommodate the public to al- 
 most any amount. They have a complete equip- 
 ment of ice and refrigerating machinery, and are 
 
 ' prepared to furnish ice by the car-load, or in any 
 quantity to suit puichasers. and upon short no- 
 tice. 
 
 In addition to this extensive and profitable busi- 
 ness, Mr. Gerke is connected with the Quincy 
 Pressed P>rick Company, in the capacity of Super- 
 intendent. The woiks are spacious and fully 
 supplied with modern appliances and m.ichinery. 
 Every care is taken in the manufacture of the 
 brick, and all processes of manufacture are sys- 
 tematized and achieved with the greatest economy 
 of time and laboi'. j\lr. Gerke has proven himself 
 a model Suiierintendent, is well qualified for the 
 discharge of his duties, .and under his management 
 the product of the company is permanently main- 
 tained at the highest standard of excellence. 
 
 Mr. (ierke has always been independent in poli- 
 tics, and always votes for the man winim he con- 
 siders liest fitted for the office. He himself does 
 not desire office, but i)refcrs to pui'sue the business 
 affairs of life, undisturbed by the strife and tur- 
 moil of politics. In the month of May. 1874, he was 
 married to Miss IJertha Asman, a daughter of 
 Henry Asman, of Evansville, Ind. Mrs. (ierke 
 was born and reared in that city of gaiety and 
 fashion, Paris, France, and received her musical 
 education in the Paris Conservatory of Music. 
 She is a very line |)iauist. and in other ways is 
 talented and exceptionally intelligent, and well 
 lilted to shiiie in any social circle, She has borne her
 
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 hiisHnnil -ix si(n>: Williitiii II.. (nil II.. Il;iii\. 
 Kn'di'rick. .MN-it and Moriix. 
 
 In \\i» plen-sant home at No. 1425 Vormont Street, 
 our ,<iul>j<'i-l hikI his estiinnlile ami ni'i-oiii|ilislie(l 
 wife |MT|i«'timlo the lH'>t sfx-ial iii!>tiiiet.'', Kiiil dis- 
 |iensc« bo!i|)itAlity and jfood clieerto thedelijrht of 
 their own ireiieroiis henrt-'^. and to the rich enjoy- 
 ment of tiieir inniinieralile friends. 
 
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 AMES C.VMI'MKI.I.. an enterprising and 
 progressive farmer and >toek-raiser residniir 
 '■ en seetion i\. (layttm rowri>|ii|). wa." liorn 
 in Kentucky in \X'2i>. The family is of 
 Sofitc'li origin. The paternal <;randfatlier, who 
 was a native of N'irginia, served in the War of 
 1812. The parents of our subject. Joseph and 
 .loanna Catnitliell. were natives of Kentucky. 
 They had a family of six sons and two daughten*, 
 as follows: Thomn.«. l)orn in Kentucky, in 1 8211, 
 married Harriet Stewart, by whom he had eight 
 children, and followed farming in Illinois. His 
 death occurred in Kansas, in 1872. William, Ixirn 
 in 1M22. died in infancy; David I,.. iMirn in April. 
 1824. married Martha Truitt. and they have four 
 children. He wa.s a school teacher for many years 
 in .\dams County, after which he removed to Kan- 
 sas. He w.as elected Treasurer of Klk County in 
 1R8(». and served four years. In 1878, he was 
 elected t4i the Stale Legislature, and is a pri>ininenl 
 and intluential citi/.en. Kdwanl. born in IK2*.). 
 married Martha .Mcllatten. and his death resulted 
 from a stroke of lightning in I8(>8. in Kansas. 
 Sarah .lane. Ixjrn in IX.'ll.died in IK,12. She was 
 the first pers<in born in Clayton Township. |{iil>erl. 
 Iiorii in IH.'M. tiled in infancy. Charles, born in 
 18.'i6. married IsmIk-I Clifton, and is an extensive 
 farmer and st(M-k-raiM'r of I. inn County. Kan. He 
 repre.-^nled his district in the .Stntc lA'gi.slature in 
 1877. .Margaret, iMini in IH.ji). is the wife of Dr. 
 Lyons, a resident of U'a>hiiigtoii. 
 
 The father of this famil\ cmigrateil to .Vd.'iin." 
 t'ountv in IMl, and from tlje (Government cii- 
 
 lfre<I a tract of land of four hundred acres, which 
 he impriived and placed iimier a high stale of cul- 
 tivation, making it one of the valuable farms of 
 the community. He aided gn-atly in the upbuild- 
 ing and development of Clayton Township, and 
 his name is inseparably connct'ted with it« his- 
 tory. For a niimlK-r of years, lie kept a l.averii in 
 the old home and entcrt.niiied many well-known 
 persons. In IM.'ti!. he removed to Clayton anci 
 kept the lii>t hotel in that place. Kor live yeai>. 
 he iiirried on business in that line, and then re- 
 turned to his farm. His wife died in 18(i2, and lii> 
 dcflth (K'ciirrcd twenty years lat<'r. They were iiiini- 
 iM-red among the honored pioneers of Clayton 
 Township, were prominent and highly re»|K'cted 
 people, and well deserve mention in this volume. 
 
 In the usual manner of farmer lads, our subject 
 was reared to manh<jiKl, and remained under the 
 parental roof until bis marri:i<;e. In |8l!l. |u- was 
 joined in wcilltH'k with Kli/abeth .\. Kradiiey, of 
 Hr<)W!i County. The following year he went to 
 California, where he remained until ix.'i.'<. While 
 on the I'acilic Slope, he was engaged in farming 
 and in merchandising, and he ran the first thre.sh- 
 ing-machine in the .San .lose Valley. On his if- 
 turn. he purcha-sed a tract of land of one hundred 
 and sixteen acrctt, for which he paid ^040. and 
 since that time has engaged exclusively in farming 
 an<l st«K-k-raising. In 1«72. he built a live-room 
 residence, which lia.s since lieen replaced by a 
 more commodious dwelling of eight riHinis. two 
 sttiries in height, which wa.- erected at a cost of 
 >f2,.'»0o. He now lia.s a well-improved farm of 
 three hundred acres, and in addition to tins, owns 
 two hundred and forty acres in .Mi.ssouri. His 
 (ields are well tilled, ami the neat appearance of 
 the plai-c indicates his thrift and enterprise. He 
 also raises line grades of sl<H-k. 
 
 Into Mr.and .Mrs. CamplN'll have In-en iHirn the 
 following children: .lohii I..,lHirii in 1 8.'iO. married 
 .Mat tie Ha/.lett. T. A.. lM)rn in \Hi,:\. married Liz- 
 zie Oilier, and after her death wedded Marie (takes, 
 who ilieil ill IKK.'i. He re-iiles in .MiNsouri. .Julia, 
 iMirii in 1H,")4, is the wife of .lohn M. (Earner, of 
 ll:inc<K-k County, (icorgc A., Iiorn in |M.')ri. mar- 
 ried .leiinic Omcr, who ri-sides in llrowii County. 
 .Mien, born in IH.'iK. married .liilia Hriggs, and %(•
 
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 ter her death wedded Ollie Wright. He follows 
 fnrming in Concord Towusiiip. Ella, horn in 
 1860, is at home; H. B., born in 18(i2, is a farmer; 
 James E., born in 1864, i.n at iiomc; IMinnie. born 
 in 1867, is the wife of ,1. II. Smith, of Clayton; 
 ()ra, born in 1871, completes the family. 
 
 Mr. Campbell is a member of the Methodist 
 Chnreh, with which he and his wife have been con- 
 nected for for'ty years. He has been Class-leader and 
 Steward for many years, has ever been an earnest 
 worker in the interests of the church, and is one of 
 its members. In politics, he is a Republican, and 
 has held a number of school offices. The cause of 
 education lias found in him a warm friend, and he 
 is a public-spirited and progressive man, ever 
 ready to aid in the advancement of cnteii)rises 
 calculated to promote tlie general welfare. 
 
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 ^^^EORGE HARDY, a hardware merchant of 
 I'lj ,— , Loraine, is one of the earliest settlers of the 
 '^s^ county now residing here. He was born 
 in Overton County, Teun., December 13, 1822. 
 His grandfather. Thomas Hardy, was a native of 
 Scotland. Emigrating to America, ue located in 
 Maryland and thence removed to Mrginia, wiicre 
 he died at a ripe old age. 
 
 The father of our subject, Tliomas Hardy, .Ir., 
 was born in JNIaryland in 1777. While residing 
 in Virginia, he married Elizabetli Crawford, a na- 
 tive of tiiat State. She is a cousin of Col. William 
 Crawford, who was liurned to deatli liy tiic In- 
 dians in Wyandot County, Ohio. Emigrating to 
 Tennessee, Mr. Hard}" became a farmer of Overton 
 County, where he resided until 18:50, when he came 
 with his wife and seven cliildrcn to Illinois, The 
 long trip was made in wagons drawn liy horses, 
 they arriving at their destination after four weeks 
 of travel. The family first located on Mendon 
 Prairie, and the following j'car made one of the first 
 settlements in Keene Township. The father entered 
 land, built a log cabin and in true pioneer st\ie 
 the family began life on the frontier, Deer and wild 
 
 fowls were plentiful, wolves were numerous and a 
 few Indians still lingereil along the creeks. The 
 father died in 1844, and the mother in 18.37. Both 
 were members of the Baptist Church, and their up- 
 right lives made them highly respected people. 
 Their family numbered eight sons and four daugh- 
 ters, but our subject is now the only survivor, al- 
 though all lived to mature years. The eldest sister 
 died in Tennessee at the age of ninety-two. 
 
 (ieorge Hardy was a lad of eight summers when 
 he came with his parents to this count\'. He well 
 remembers how barren the country looked in those 
 early days. Few indeed were the settlements, 
 t^uincy was a mere hamlet, and many of the now 
 nourishing towns had not yet s})rung into exis- 
 tence. There were many hardships and [)rivations 
 to be borne. It was a long distance to market and 
 mill, and had it u<jt been for the wild game the suj)- 
 ply in the larder would often have been meagre 
 indeed. The development of the farm was an ar- 
 duous task, and the educational privileges were 
 very poor. He conned his lessons in the log 
 schoolhouse, with slab seats and old-fashioned fire 
 place, but with no windows. 
 
 Mr. Hardy was married March 10, 1842, to Mary 
 Fredeiick, a native of New York, who witli friends 
 had come to the West expecting to return, liiit 
 fate willed otherwise. They resided for a few 
 years on !Mendon Prairie and then removed to sec- 
 tion 1 7, Keciie Township, where they have since 
 made their home. For more than fifty year.-, they 
 have traveled life's journey together, sharing with 
 j each other its joys and soriows, its adv^crsity 
 ' and prosperity. Seven ciiildren were bt)rn of their 
 union, of whom four are yet living: .lames, who 
 IS married and is a prosperous farmer of Knox 
 County, Mo.; William, who is also married and is 
 a well-to-do farmer of Knox County; Stephen 
 A., a conductor on the Santa Fe Hailroad, who is 
 married and reside* in Las ^'egas, N. M., and .les- 
 sie A., at home. 
 
 The land on whirli Mr. Hardy settled in Keene 
 Township was new and unimproved, but he began 
 its development and transformed it into one of 
 the fuiesl farms of this section. He now owns al- 
 together four hundred and ten acres of land on 
 sections 17, 18. I'J and 20, In ISr^l), he built a
 
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 lirick re^ick'iuv, one of the lirsl in this liK-ftlity, 
 nn«l iti it lias sim-r livc<l, luit exid'cl.-* s<Hm U» re- 
 move to l.oniiiio, in onlfr t«i lii-tt«'i- ntt<>n<l to liis 
 liiisint'!*.* intwe.>.t>. He »Mijinj,'»'<l .■.iicvessfiiily in 
 fnrniin^ iin<l >t<Kk-rni>in;; until IhX". wlion In- 
 roinit'il 11 |i:irtii<-i>lii|i willi l>. D. Ki<)<lle in Imyini; 
 :i lianltvHic >tor)>. In ]X'MK \iv Itoiiglit out his 
 liartii»'i'> int*'io>t and lias sinoi- roiitiniUMl the liiis- 
 ine!vs aloiii'. lie lias an exi'i'lU-iit trad*- ami well 
 (1e.serv09* lii.s liljcrai |iatrona<;f. In connection will) 
 tlic Iianlwai'c. lie has a tinware ilepartnieiit in the 
 store, in eliarije of his ^riaiulsoii. .loliii 15. Kolev. 
 wlio is now a (lartner in the firiii. 
 
 In |iolilies. Mr. Ilanlvis a Demoerat amiiusl his 
 lii>t I'resiilential vote for .lames K. I'olk, luit has 
 never l»een an aspirant for olliee. His wife is • 
 meiiilM-r of the Baptist Cliiin-h. Mr. Hardy has 
 inherited the U-sl eharaeleristiesof his S<'ottisli aii- 
 ecstors, and although he started c»ut in life empty- 
 handed, he has won through his enterprise, thrift 
 and -{ooil niaiia;.;eriieiit :i h.andsome i-oinpeteney. 
 He had iiiiich to {onlciid with in the early days, 
 hut he oveivanie the olistaeles in lii> path, and he 
 is now enjoyinj; a well-deserved pros|KTity. He 
 has witnessed the entiix- growth of the county, is 
 one of it.s honored pioneei-s, :iiid well deserves 
 representation in this volume. 
 
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 H.I.IAM II. HKNNKSO.N. No nainesUinds 
 f' hi<;her in the annals of the law in (^uincy 
 than that of William H. lU-nneson who is 
 one of the prominent men of the county. His 
 suwess iL-i a lawyer is due as much to his stnui;; 
 IHTs^mnlity as to his unipiestioned aliility. His 
 friends are amoiii^all I'l.'isses. and thoahlest serviii's 
 he has ever rendered have Im-cii tlio>e where he 
 e»|>oil!M'd tliecaus*' of the |H>or anil oppressed. maii\ 
 times without com|MMis-ition. His lione!<ty and iii- 
 tejfrity are well known throu<;hout the county, ami 
 his name is ever mentioneil with res|K>cl. The l^ai 
 of t^iiiney is specially indeliled to .Mr. li«-nnesoii,.'is 
 one of its lenders, for a standjinl of excellence 
 
 13 
 
 which, ns long as it may be maintained, will always 
 luvsiire to it-s niemlH-rs the very hifihi-st standing; 
 ainoiiir the legal fraternity of the West. 
 
 ( )iir subject was liorn in .Newark. Del., on the 
 ;Ust tif DecemlKT. I«IK, and wa.- the youngest of 
 nine children, live daughtei> and four sons, iKirn 
 to Thomas t'. and .lane (C'nrlyle) Uenncson, iMith 
 natives of the Kmerald Isle, the former of Irish 
 and l-Jiglish and the latl<'r of S-olcli descent. The 
 father was a linen manufacturer in early life hut 
 later engaged in tilling the soil. He was a mini.st4>r 
 of the I'resliyterian faith and was a man whose 
 many excellent traits of character were well known. 
 In the year IKtiO. he came to the I'nited Stj»t*'s 
 and settled in Delaware, where he passed the re- 
 mainder of his days. 
 
 The youthful days of \oiiiig Keiiiie>4iii were 
 passed in his native place, and, in addition to a 
 good practical education, rei'eived in the private 
 and suhsci'iptioii scIkmiIs of his initive (^ounty, he 
 entered Delawar*' College, where he laid a goo<l 
 foundation for his suh.«equenl prosperou.s career. 
 He remained in that institution for live years and 
 was i^raduated in l«lii. Ih- then liegaii teaching 
 school and studying law at the same time in the 
 Old Dominion, and remained in that State for 
 three yeai>. From there he moved to (^uiiicy in 
 184.'), o|H-ned up a law otiice, and his first partner 
 wa.s Ste|)lien .\. Douglas. Afteiwanl he had three 
 or four other pailneis. 
 
 During the great gold fever excitement in ISI'.t. 
 our subject went U) California, and remained there 
 three years, meeting with good success as a miner. 
 Returning to (^uincy, he resumed the practice of law 
 Miiil has continued this until the present time, ex- 
 cept for a fi'w years spent in the army. Duringthe 
 struggle betwei-n the North and South. Mr. Ilennr- 
 son was a Colonel of the S'venty-eiglith Illinois In- 
 fantry, receiving that rank iindi-r the authority of 
 the (iovernur, Richard M. ^ates. He wasM'iitto 
 Louisville, Ky., then to .Nashville, Tenii.. where he 
 was on garrison iliity for one year, and then wa.< 
 obliged t«i resign on a<-count of ill health. 
 
 Returning to (^uiiicy. III., Mr. Itenneson entered 
 .'titively on the practice of his profi-ssion in the 
 liM-id, Slate and federal courts. He st«nds pre- 
 emiiienl in lh<> branches of the law.andamong the
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 members of the Bar of Adams Count}' his opinions 
 are accepled as unimpeachable. !Mr. Benneson has 
 been twice married, first to Miss Eliza Bradle\', of 
 Delaware, daughter of Andrew Bradley. She died 
 in 18.54, leaving three daughters: (Teorgiaua, a 
 music teacher in the South; Mary A., book-keeper 
 and typewriter in Cliicago: and Addie E., book- 
 keeper. Mr. Benneson 's second marriage occurred 
 in 18.57 and united him with Miss Caroline, 
 daughter of Levi Wells, an old resident of Quincj-. 
 One child has blessed tliis union, a daughter, Lucy, 
 who became the wife of E. W. Trowbridge, a coal 
 dealer of (Juincy. In his political views, Mr. Ben- 
 neson is a stalwart Democrat and has lield a number 
 of local positions in the county. He was appointed 
 Postmaster at (^uincy under President Johnson's 
 administration, and held that position during his 
 term of office, lie resides at No. 1,116 North Fifth 
 Street. 
 
 BRAHAM CHITTENDEN. The fine farm 
 on section 36 owned by the gentleman 
 whose name opens this notice, tells the 
 traveler without words the manner of man 
 our subject is. The fine state of cultivation, the 
 excellent Iniildiugs. and the air of thrift every- 
 where apparent, bespeak the good manager and suc- 
 cessful man. 
 
 Mr. Chittenden is the youngest living son of 
 the well-known Col. .lohn B. Chittenden, and was 
 born in Ouilford, Conn., December 15. 1824. The 
 mother, whose name was P>lizabeth Robin.son, was 
 also of G uilford. Our subject was seven years of age 
 the day his father's family reached Quincy, 111. He 
 was taught in Connecticut In- Miss Betsey Burgess, 
 who accompanied the family of Col. Chittenden 
 when they came West, and here continued teaching 
 until her marriage with Willard Keyes, of (Quincy. 
 Later our subject attended the iniblic schools of 
 iMendon. and remained at home until he was twenty- 
 eight years old. liefore leaving Connecticut the 
 grandfather gave each of the boys of this family 
 ■■s-' to be investeil for them, so that tlie\- woulil 
 
 never l)e without property, and their father 
 invested it in calves. Our subject was nat- 
 urally handy with tools, and he found this very 
 convenient when he wished to build his lio\ise, as 
 he was able to do so much of the work himself. 
 He bought his farm in 1850, and went right to 
 work, splitting rails, breaking ground and doing 
 all himself. He decided in 1852 that he was able 
 to su|)port a family and so was married to Lelitia 
 Barclay, who was born at Lyons, N. Y., November 
 9, 1836. Her father was Daniel Barclay, who was 
 a native of New York City, who came to Illi- 
 nois at an early day, and settled on an improved 
 farm in this township. Hedied there May 1, 1888, 
 aged ninety-six years. The mother of ^Irs. Chit- 
 tenden was named Phcebe Perrine and her birth- 
 place was in Lj-ons. N. Y. She lived to a good 
 old age and died in 1881, in her eight3-eighth 
 year. She had been a member of the Presbyterian 
 Churcli, while her husband had held to the faith of 
 the Methodist Episcopals. They were the parents 
 of eleven children, six of whom are now living. 
 
 After marriage Mr. Chittenden continued im- 
 provements on his farm and has passed his life 
 there. He now owns one hundred and fifty -two 
 acres of land and has given liberally to his boys. 
 He has been a general farmer, but now devotes his 
 attention to fine stock, principally hogs. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden arc the parents of three 
 children: Henry F, married to Ella Mills, lives in 
 this section, and has five children; Sarah E. is the 
 wife of George W. Shupe, and lives in Peabody, 
 Kan. and has two children; and Abraham I, married 
 Laura E. Eaton, and lives at Peabody, Kan., and has 
 one child. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden have their church con- 
 nection with the Congregational, in which he has 
 been a Deacon for fifteen year*. He wasa memtjer 
 of the Independent Orderof Odd Fellows for many 
 years and held the minor otHces, being at one 
 time deputy lustuUiug ollicer. In politics iMr. 
 Chittenden has been a very zealous Republican, 
 and wasa conductor on the Underground Railroad, 
 but since the formation of the Prohibition party 
 he has been a strong suppf>rter of its principles. 
 
 Mr. Chittenden has given his children fine edu- 
 cational advantages, and his eldest son taught sue-
 
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 289 
 
 t-es.«fully for m'vch veni>. His itnii;;litfr is piftcd 
 in iniisit'iiMil ha.* Iwi-n :\ flioii-lpiiilcr. His yiuiiim'.-l 
 Mill liii- l>c<Miiin' kiiunii to tin' iiiimtrv «s II U-iuliii^ 
 
 ttuflllilll of KnilMlS. Kllll ILo till' (IWIII'I'of tllP fnllKIIIS 
 
 tnitliiig stallion, ",loc Yoiiiij'," whirli Uiv^n rivonl 
 of 2.1'.'/. It is a U-Hutiful aniiniil. Iiliick. liftccn 
 ami oiif-linlf liainls liijfh, siit-il liy "Star of llif 
 \V est, "i lain "|jnl\ ( Jifiron," liv (•riH'ii*>"lla.-linw." 
 This aiiiinnl was lioii;,'lil for i<l.iiil<), and Altralitiin I. 
 C'liittfiKk'n is tlu- sole owiu-r. 
 
 li.^ 
 
 \V. sen \V A l{/. in in;. Ilu' jiintlonmn 
 « lioM' naiiii' a|i|H'ars at liu- o|i('nini; of tiiis 
 article is tin- ollicient SecietaiT, Treasurer 
 an<l (Jenoral Manaf^er of tiie II. (I. S-iiwarz- 
 liiii-f; l'a|ier and ('ij,'ar ISox Coiniianv, and Seiie- 
 lary and Treasurer of ilic <^iiiii('y linliii>; Pre-ss 
 ('oiii|iaiiy. ni.-inufarturers of the Noxall Hay I'ress, 
 and »'a> Uirn in Itallinioie, Md., .Vii^ust 2)>, IH.'il. 
 Henry C SfliwBrzluirjr. the father of our siilijei-t, 
 was liorn in l*rus.->ia, where he learned the tmde of 
 eAliiiiet-iualier, and. coining to .\ineriea in IK17, lo- 
 eatod ill Rnltiinore, Md., but eniiie to <juiney. III , 
 ill 18.">7. He was a fine ineclmnii-. and wjls enjjaged 
 hy the F. \V. .lan^eii Kiirnitnie ('oiii|iany, here. In 
 IHfiy. he removed to LilnTty, III. He ran a factory 
 for .s<jine tiine, on the corner of Ki;;litli and Main 
 Streets. In IMtl!!, he started in the fiiriiiliire 
 business, cunnectiii^ it with an uiidertakiii<j!' busi- 
 ness, and continued in thi.- for eighteen months. 
 He then letiirned here to the employ of the .l:ins«-n 
 Furnitui-e Company, and after that engaged with 
 a planing-inill <'oinpany. In 1X7 |. he starteil a 
 paper liox f:iclor\ on Sixth and .Main Street.-, and 
 soon after he added a cigar Ikix liiisiness, in 
 which he w.as obliged to oi-ciip_\ two floors in 
 Moiilden Hall. He then moved int<i the third 
 building from his present ItK-atioii and continued 
 there until burned out. when he was obliged to 
 iM'gin again al the bottoni. In IHH2, he t<Mik Im> 
 foil, H. W., into iMirtiici-ship, and in IKM.'i the 
 business was i!icor|K)ratod lu- the H. (;. S'hwarz- 
 
 burg Taper and ( igar l5ox Coiiipany, l'1.'i,(KMi 
 capital. He continued a> President until |KK|. 
 when III- retired, on account of h stroke of apo- 
 plexy. Ill' was then sixty-two years of age. and 
 had been a Kepiiblican in |Hilitics, but not a 
 seeker for ollice. He wa> an active member of St. 
 .lolin's Lutheran ('hiircli, of which he was an 
 ollicial. Ili> wifi' was l-lva Kc»lcr, Ixnii in Kni- 
 hcN-cn, (iermany. They have live livingchildreii, 
 as follows: Our subject; Kli/alM-th. now Mi>. 
 ^'ollbl■a^•ht. re-iding in Clayton: Uicka, now .Mrs. 
 I.inlz, roiding here; Fri-d A., I're.-idcnt of the H. 
 (1. .Schwarzbiirg Company: (iii-l:iv, a incinber of 
 this firm. 
 
 Henry W. was raised here from the age of four 
 years and attended the public schools, and when 
 thirteen year> of age began cabinet-makiiiLr under 
 his father. Afterward he worked al the carpenter 
 trade for three years, under William Winkclinan. 
 Soon after his father starteil the factory, he was 
 employed in the pa|HM- box department. .\fter 
 the jireseut business wa- incor|>orated, he iK-camea 
 stiK'kholder,nnd he lin> since held the above ollices. 
 He now owns the iiiiinen>e brick building located 
 on .Main Strict, Xax. 303 and 3(1.'). It is ."idxHO 
 feel, three stories and ba.sement. with elevator nnil 
 all improvements. It is the largest inaniifactory 
 of its kind and is now doing a very successful 
 business. In \HHH, he took Mr. ISIank a.- a partner, 
 and invented and patented the Nnxall Hay I're.xs, 
 an<] liegaii manufacturing it here. It li:i- been a 
 great success and now two men are on the road. 
 It is run by hiir>e power. The ijuincy llaling 
 Press Coiiipaiiy was incor|>omtcd, :ind our subji-ct 
 i> Secretary and TreaMirer. and Henry F. Blank is 
 I'loidciit. Il i- the largest inaniifactory of its 
 kind here. Our subject is a stockholder and 
 Diicclor ill the People's Itiiilding and Loan 
 .Vs.sociatioii, and a stockholder and Kirector in the 
 Inter-State Kxcui-sion Conipaiiy. which runs a 
 huge steamboat aiirl barge, the ".losephine" and 
 the •• .Mamie L." He has always been very liU-ial 
 and has started several other iin|HirtAnt enter- 
 prises. 
 
 .^Ir. S«-liwar/.burg was married here in 1«77, to 
 I.ouisa Iv'kert, born in <^uincy. They have six chil- 
 dren, all of whom are still at liomc: Kiiiinn K.. Kva
 
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 L., Louisa, Henry AV^., Jr., Freddie and Elmer. He is 
 a member of the Turners' society and is inde- 
 pendent in politics. He has served on the |)etit 
 juries and has been unite an inventor. He and 
 wife are very worthy people, and they move in 
 the best society of the city of Quincy. 
 
 ^ ANIKL G. CAMPBELL, of the firm of 
 Campbell Brotliers, manufacturers of lime 
 and contracting stone masons, is one of 
 the most practical and successful of the 
 business men of C^uincy, 111. This house is con- 
 sidered one of the most popular and enterprising 
 in its line in the city, and under the present ener- 
 getic management the trade of this already popular 
 concern is bound to assume much larger propor- 
 tions, and that in a very short length of lime. Mr. 
 Campbell is a native of Ciuincy, and was born Aug- 
 ust 24, 1846, his father, James, being born in the Isle 
 of Erin. The paternal grandfather, Felix, was a 
 farmer of that country and died there. James came 
 to America when a young man and was married in 
 Phila(leli)hia, Pa., to Elizabeth Grant, a native of 
 Ireland. He obtained employment in a cotton fac- 
 tory, in which he worked until 1837, when he took 
 up his residence in (Quincy, III, and became a con- 
 tractor for excavating for building. He showed 
 himself to be quite a successful financier and became 
 the owner of considerable valualile real estate. He 
 died in 1882. His wife was a daughter of John 
 Grant, a general merchant and farmer. She died 
 in < Quincy, an earnest member of the Catholic 
 Church, of which her husband was also a member. 
 Their union resulted in the birth of four sons and 
 one daughter: John, who died in 1879; William, 
 who is associated in business with the subject of 
 this sketch; James, who is also a business man of 
 (Quincy; Daniel G., and Mar3', who died in this city. 
 In the public sciiools of (juincy, Daniel G. Camji- 
 bell obtained his first knowledge of books, but he 
 ;iftvi wards graduated at Bryant iV .Stratton's(now 
 
 the (iem City) Business College. Succeeding this, 
 he entered upon the harness business in part- 
 nership with his three brothers, their place of 
 business being at Eighth and Main Streets and 
 later at Fifth and Hampshire Streets. The}- are now 
 doing a ver)' prosperous business, and until 1881 
 were quite extensively engaged in dealing in real 
 estate. In that year Daniel G. withdrew and began 
 the manufacture of lime, the same year purchasing 
 fifteen acres of laud one mile north of Quincy on 
 Quincy Bay, where he built a stone kiln, which he 
 operated for one year. In 1882, his brothers joined 
 him and built an iron kiln, both of which have been 
 in successful and almost constant operation. They 
 have an extended trade in Nebaska, Iowa, Illinois, 
 and Missouri, and their establishment has a capacity 
 of fourteen hundied barrels jier week. They have 
 a cooper shop of their own, in which four men 
 are constantly employed, but in the various depart- 
 ments of their work furnish about forty men with 
 employment. In 1885, the}- became stone-mason 
 contractors of Quincy, and furnished cut stone for 
 brick work, of a very fine quality, tiieir stone quarry 
 having a frontage of one thousand feet. During 
 the winter, a large number of men are employed in 
 getting out wood for their kiln, eight hundred cords 
 being used every season. They own a large amount 
 of woodland and make a specialty of dealing in this 
 kind of real estate. The land where he and his 
 brothers are so successfully conducting their kiln 
 was condemned by others as worthless, but Mr. 
 Campbell has found it very profitable, although he 
 at first had a hard struggle to gain a foothold. B3- 
 his upright business methods and the superiority 
 of his goods, he soon had a paying trade and has 
 been constantly increasing his connection. He 
 went on the road himself, and by his genial and up- 
 right manners won the confidence of those he de- 
 sired to make his patrons, and they have never 
 found their confidence misplaced. His main places 
 of disti'ibution are Lincoln and Omaha, Neb. 
 Since 1888, he has looked after their local trade, 
 and as he and his brothers accumulate means they 
 invest their money judiciously in real estate and 
 in the improvement of property in various parts 
 of l^uincy. 
 
 .^lucli of Mr. Campbell's attention is given to
 
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 293 
 
 stono-nmson foiitractiiig, the sidt- track of the Chi- 
 f!Hr">. Hiii'lin>;tiiii a- i^iiiiK-y Unilroiid p.i'^siiij; l)y 
 Ihi'ir stoiu- VMid and Ihrir liiiu' shnls. On the I2lli 
 of Septoinl>er, ISX'.t. Mr. ( iiiii|iIk1I wii.-; maiiicd t<> 
 .Miss Katie Cnmiei-. n ihiii^'hter of William (lainer. a 
 well-known eitizen of i^iiiney. .Mi-. ('ain|>l>ell was 
 elected Alderman from the I'ifih \\:\i<\ in 1889 
 on the Denioeijitic tieket. wa.t re-elect«'d in IM'.M 
 .•111(1 was made Clmirman of the , "street and Alley 
 Committee, the llarhor Committee and the Ordl- 
 nanee Committee. He is very pnlilie-spirited. is a 
 genial, wliole-sonled •jentleinan and fully deserves 
 tlie generous measure of siicce-HS that has been me- 
 ted out (o him. He is a DenuK-rat in his political 
 proclivities and is a menilier of .St. I'eter's 
 Catholic Clmrcli, in which he was rearcil. 
 
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 ^'l)llN (). r.KUNAKI). who for several years 
 was extensively en<;aj;ed in agrieiiltiu'al 
 pursuits in I'ayson Township, i.s now liv- 
 iiii; in retirement in one of the most at- 
 tractive homes of I'ayMiii. He was l)orn in Ixjgan 
 County, Ky., in l«17,and when sixteen j'ears of 
 ajjc came with an older hrother to this conntv. 
 landiuir in l^uincy in !«;? I, and, with the excep- 
 tion of two years' residence in Iowa, \\sii since 
 made his home in this county. 
 
 Our sulijecl was one in a famiJN of thirteen 
 children, all of whom, with one exception, grew 
 to mature years. His parents, .Ies.se li. and Mil- 
 dred A. (Crewdson) IJernard, were natives of 
 Virginia, and tlie father departed this life in 
 Logan County, Ky. lie of whom we write was 
 given an excellent education, completing a jire- 
 jmratory coui-se in .Shurtleflf College at Alton, prior 
 to which time, however, he clerked for one year, 
 and thus gained a good insight inl(j business 
 affairs. When ready to establish a home of his 
 own. lie was married, November 21. I><l<t, to Miss 
 .Susan Harwell, who wits born in Davidson County, 
 Tenn., in IHIK. and was brought to this county 
 by an uncle in 18:i8. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. lleninrd have been born s<>veii 
 chihlren, three of whom grew to mature years, 
 nanu'ly: Heiirietia, now .Mrs. Henry V. Lewis, of 
 .Vshlnnd. Neb.; Horace, who is a prominent farmer 
 of I'ayson Township: and Helle \'.. the wife of 
 .lames H. I'ope, who resides on the old homestead. 
 The wife of our subject was the daughter of 
 Krederick and .Susan (Yates) Harwell, who, it is 
 suppos(><l, were natives of North Carolina. Her 
 imrents dying when she was an infant. Mix. Itern- 
 ard was taken into the home of an aunt, whose 
 husband was a distant relative of our subject. 
 
 He of whom we write In-gan life with limited 
 means, and in the acquirement of his valuable 
 property has shown more than ordinary skill in 
 his calling as a farmer and business man. He still 
 has in his possession a valuable estate comprising 
 one hundred an<l forty-seven acres of land, on 
 which are placed a siiljstantial residence and all 
 the latest conveniences for carrying on agricul- 
 ture. He has l»eeii connected with the Missionary 
 Baptist Church since 1H4ii, and has ever made it 
 his aim to ])resent an example of true piety and 
 due honor to the professions he made in his youth. 
 
 Mr. liernard has been active as a |K>liticlan, and 
 has always been an unfaltering Republican. I'er- 
 .sonally, he is a clever, genial and whole-souled 
 man, whose popularity is well grounded. Kor 
 seventeen yeai-s. he w.as Secretary of the Taystin 
 l*"armers' Mutual Fire insurance Company, and 
 )irior to his resignation in 1891 had succeeded in 
 making it the fourth l>est of its kiinl in the entire 
 .State. His son Horace, a popular an<l elllcient 
 young business man, succeeded him to that olllce. 
 
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 (s_ 
 
 IRA>r N. WHRF.I.KR. A successful news- 
 paper is generally representative <if the 
 ^y/^ |H'ople of the place in which it is located, 
 and il.s value lo a comniuuily is U'Nond 
 estimate. In (^uiney there aie a numlier of papers, 
 daily ami weekly, which have aided in no small 
 degree in pronioling the interests of the cily in
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 every useful way. Prominent among these is the 
 Daily Jovrnal, the foremost newspaper In the 
 State outside of C'liieago. The establisliment is 
 fitted up tliroughout willi metropolitan macliin- 
 ery and appliances. The paper is printed from 
 stereotyped plates and upon as fine a perfecting 
 press as is manufactured in tlie country, while its 
 circulation is larger than that of any otlier journal 
 in the State except those of Chicago. 
 
 Not only in (^uincy is the Daily Journal & favor- 
 ite, but throughout the central portion of Illinois 
 and North Missouri it circulates largely and exer- 
 cises a potent influence in all matters pertaining 
 to these sections. In every respect a thoroughlj' 
 wide-awake, independent and progressive journal, 
 its zealous advocacy' of local interests has made it 
 popular with the citizens of Quincy, whose progress 
 it has materiall\- aided. Its success is partially 
 due to its editor, the subject of this sketch, who is 
 an interesting and forceful writer, and intelligent 
 advocate of all progressive measures, and whose 
 journalistic religion is to treat all political parties 
 with impartial candoi- and to give every man a 
 fair show. 
 
 The tliird in order of birth in a family of six 
 children born to James T. and .Jerusha (Young) 
 Wheeler, our subject was born on his father's faim 
 in St. Cliarles, Kane County, III., March 30, 1844. 
 In the seventeenth year of his age, he entered the 
 Fifty-second Illinois Infantry as a member of 
 Company (I, to do service for the Stars and 
 Stripes. He served three years and four months, 
 or until mustered out in 1864, being in tlie Depart- 
 ment of the West under Gen. Grant at Ft. McIIenry, 
 Ft. Donelson and Shiloh; under Gen. Hallock at 
 the siege of Corinth; under Gen. Rosecrans at the 
 battle of Corinth; under Gen. Ord at the battle 
 of luka; in the Sixteenth (Gen. Dodge's) Corps; in 
 the Army of the Tennessee, Gen. McPherson com- 
 manding, this forming a part of Gen. Sherman's 
 grand army; in the campaign from Chattanooga 
 to Atlanta, and in Logan's division of Sherman's 
 army in the march from Atlanta to the sea. 
 
 Since boyhood, Mr. Wheeler has been engaged 
 in the newspaper business, printing his first paper 
 in St. Charles, this State. He removed his print- 
 ing plant fioni tlust i)lace to Elgin, where he cf>n- 
 
 ducted a daily and weekly' paper. He came to 
 (Quincy in the spring of 1881, and purchased the 
 Hpi-alfl, but this he sold, after publishing it for a 
 year anda-half. Ills next venture was to found the 
 Quincy Journal, the first issue of which was j)rinted 
 September II, 1883. From the inception of the 
 paper it has been successful and receives from the 
 people abundant evidence of its popularit}^ and 
 worth. It is the truth to say that the Journal is a 
 credit to journalism, to Quincy and to the State. 
 
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 ^^'LUERr M. FOSTER. The following is a 
 '^JLJ I brief sketch of Mr. Foster, whose present 
 
 /// ii substantial position has been reached en- 
 ^' tirely through his own ^lerseverance, and 
 
 whose life shows what can be accomplished by a 
 person of courage and enlightened views. Not- 
 withstanding discouragement, he has jjushed ahead 
 and the result proves the wisdom of his I'ourse. 
 
 Mr. Foster of this sketch was born in New 
 .lersey in 180r), and was the eldest in a family of 
 eleven children born to IJernard V>. and Sarah 
 (Baldwin) Foster, natives <>f Long Island. Albert 
 I\I. grew to mature years in his native [ilace .and 
 when old enough engaged to work in a jewelry 
 manufactory, where he remained for seven years, 
 his duties being to operate the engraving machine. 
 
 In 1834, Mr. Foster was married in New York 
 City to Miss Mary Griswold. who is still living 
 and who has borne her husband seven children, 
 five still living. His estate comprises one hundred 
 and sixty acres of well-improved land, wliich he 
 has pLaced under excellent cultivation, and from his 
 highly productive fields reaps rich harvests in com- 
 pensation for the toil and care expended. He is very 
 hale and hearty for one of his years, never having 
 been sick but two d.ays in his life, and has watched 
 thegi'owth of his township with pleasure, promoting 
 it in his capacity of an energetic agriculturist. A 
 .leffersonian Democrat in early life, he now votes 
 with the Republican party, using his influence to
 
 I*OKTU.\lT AM) HI(K;ii.\PHICAL KKCORI). 
 
 i'jr, 
 
 promote it.- iiitore^Ut. A rarf old iimii i.s uiir:iul>- 
 jecl; his iiicinoi v i- ricli willi onrly i'X|)eiifiico, iiiiil 
 III' reiiiciiil>ei-5 well Imviii;; .-linkcii IiuikN with |ji- 
 favi'tti'. lie mill his fjoml wife Iwar their years 
 lightly, nithiiii-rli lifty-six winters have cinne hihI 
 gone siiK'f their iiiarriii;;e. Their heart* nre a* 
 green as mi thnt morning when she |iiit lirr liaml 
 in his :iii<l they went out into the woriil lngetluT. 
 
 ON. i;i)\VIN .1. riloMl'MiN. Nm visitor 
 to (jiiincy would Ik- long iinfainilinr with 
 the name :»nd persoiuility of the gentleman 
 yj aliove named, who was twice Mayor of 
 the eity and has htcn for many years one of 
 its most proniinent Imsiness men. His estalilish- 
 menl is located at No. 12t; North Fifth Street, 
 and the store, which is 2'ixl3*> feet in dimensions. 
 Is stiK'ked with a full line tif clothing and gents' 
 furnishing goods. .Sie|» liy step, through single- 
 ne.ss of purpose and the practice of strict inl^-grily, 
 he has climltod, niiind by round, the ladder of suc- 
 ces.s, and now <K-cnpies a position among the 
 most successful and inlluential citizens of i^uincy. 
 
 The reader will Ih- interested in learning more 
 ooiicerning Mr. Thompson :ts a man of liu>iness 
 and public affairs, as well as a few facts of im- 
 portance in regard to his ancestry. His father, a 
 man of unusual ability, Thomas K. Thompson, was 
 Itorn in N'irginia. and Iwcame one of the early 
 settlers of Missouri, locating in Italls County in 
 IS.'JC, Afterward, he remoNcd to Marion County, 
 and there aided in organizing the Marion County 
 .Savings Itank, in which he held the |)osition of 
 I'resiiient from the time of its organisation until 
 his death, which f)cc-nrivd in 1M74. The mother 
 of our subject was .Margaret, daughter of Capl. 
 Notley Williams, a soldier in the War of 1HI2, 
 and he in turn was the son of Notley Williams, 
 a Captain in the Kevolutionary War. 
 
 In Italls County. Mo., near the city of llnnni- 
 l«l, the subject of this skett-h was Intrn (>ctoli»"r 
 27, |K41. lie was ediii-jited nl St. Paul- College. 
 
 at I'alniyra. .Mn. When eighteen yeai> old, he 
 c.nme to f^iiincy. where for two years lie engaged a.- 
 ch-rk ill the -tore of Henry Hoot. After the Civil 
 War commenced, he returned to .Missouri and lo- 
 cated in ralmyra, where he engaged in the cloth- 
 ing business for twelve years with considerable 
 success. Keturning to t^nincy, he formed a part- 
 nership with .lames B. Howies, under the linn name 
 of Tliom|ison A- Itowles, a partnership which con- 
 tinued for eight years an<l was then dissolved by 
 mutual consent. Mr. Thompson has since con- 
 ducted business alone and is ranked amoiii; the 
 most progressiTe mercliantii of the city. 
 
 A sket<-h of the life of Mr. Thompson would 
 lie incomplete were not mention made of his valu- 
 able service in In-half of his fellow-i-itizens. In 
 \XXH. he w.-L-* elected Mayor of (jiiincy on the 
 l)emoci-atic ticket by a majority of two thousiind 
 and forty-five out of three thou.sand two hundred 
 and one votes. His service was so .-atisfaclorx 
 that he svas again elected in l«'.M>. During his ad- 
 ministration many valuable improvements were 
 added to (^iiincy, among them the buildiiiu of 
 sewers and paving of street.-. He was instrumental 
 in organizing what is known as the People's 
 Ferry, and also t<Mik an active part in building a 
 wagon road leading into .Marion County. In ad- 
 dition to the Mayoralty, he has held other posi- 
 tions of less importance, in all of which his -er- 
 vices have been valuable. 
 
 In IKG4. the marriage of Mr. Thompson and 
 Miss .liilia IJroadwatcr, of St. Ixiuis, .Mo., took 
 jilace. .Mis. Thompson is the daughter of the late 
 Charles- 11. Broadwater, a former prominent citi- 
 zen of Missouri, and the sister of Col.C. .\. Itroad- 
 wjiter, decen.s<-d.of Helena, .Mont., who was largely 
 interested in ranches, banks, mines and railroads 
 in that section of country. Four children have 
 been born to Mr. and .Mrs. Thompson, as follows: 
 Annie H., wife of .Xlfred II. .Sililey, a capitalist re- 
 siding in .St. Paul, .Minn.. an<l the son of (ien. 
 Sibley; Tlioniius K., who assists his father in the 
 store; Notley and Henry It. Sicially. .Mr. Tliomp- 
 »vi\ is a prominent .Ma-son, iM-ing a memlier of 
 • ^uiney I.o<lge No. 21>6, F. iV A. .M.. al-<i of i^uincv 
 Chapter and .Maska Coinmandery, K. T. 
 
 llulli a- an olllcial and :i inerchaiil .Mr. Tliomp-
 
 296 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 sou is an illnstiioiis example of what has l)eeii and 
 may be aceomi)lisherl in (^uincv, and to his credit 
 be it said that his dealings, whether of an olHcial 
 or commercial nature, are at all times strictly 
 honorable in all that the term implies. Personally, 
 he is a verj- pleasant and companionable gentle- 
 man of a refined disposition. Enterprise is a part 
 of his character, and there is no one in this city 
 who has the interests of the place more at heart 
 than he. At all times, he is willing and anxious 
 to contribute to all matters of interest and bene- 
 fit to Q.uincy, and this fact alone has placed him 
 pre-eminently in the front rank of popular men 
 in this city. 
 
 JOSEPH P. HARDY is one of the county's 
 I most influential and enterprising farmers. 
 He was born on the old Hardy homestead, 
 on section 31, Keene Township, June 6,1837, 
 and there makes his home. He conies of an old 
 Virginia family. His great-grandfather removed 
 from that State to Tennessee when Thomas 
 Hardy, the grandfather, was quite young. The 
 latter was a life-long farmer and died at the home 
 of his son Baptist, at the age of sixt3'-eight 
 j'ears. 
 
 The father of our subject, Baptist Hardy, was 
 born in Overton Count}', Tenn., July .5, 1808, and 
 married Tamer Patterson, who was born in North 
 Carolina, but was reared in Tennessee. Soon after 
 their marriage, he emigrated with his young wife 
 to Illinois, locating in Sangamon County in 1829, 
 where he spent the succeeding winter. In the 
 spring he came to Adams County and settled near 
 JIarcelline, where he remained one year. In the 
 spring of 1831, he purchased a claim in Keene 
 Township, on section 31, which be afterward 
 entered from the Government. He was one of 
 the first settlers in this locality. Building a log 
 cabin, he began life in the pioneer style and 
 experienced many of the hardships and trials of 
 
 frontier life. Deer and other wild game were 
 found in abundance, and Mr. Hardy often indulged 
 his love of hunting. Quinc}', then a small collec- 
 tion of log cabins, was tiie nearest market. Upon 
 his land not a furrow had been turned, or an 
 improvement made, but he develoi)ed a valuable 
 farm, residing thereon from 1831 until 1873. 
 His death occurred on liie 22d of July of that 
 year. Mr. Hardy was prominently identified with 
 the history of this community. He aided in the 
 organization of the township, was its first Super- 
 visor, and served for six j'ears. He was also 
 Justice of the Peace, School Trustee and School 
 Director for several years. His name was an index 
 to his religious faith, and for many j-ears he was 
 one of the prominent members and served as 
 Deacon of the Baptist Church. Always a hard- 
 working man, by his untiring industry he accumu- 
 lated considerable propert}-. His wife, who also 
 belonged to the Baptist Church, was called to her 
 final rest in 1876. They lived to see all of their 
 nine children grown and married. 
 
 Our subject, the fifth in order of birth, was 
 educated in the primitive schools of the frontier, 
 and amid the wild scenes of frontier life was 
 reared to manhood, remaining at home until 
 twenty-one j'ears of age. In the spring of 1807, 
 he went to Hancock County to improve a small 
 tract of land. On the 22d of December of the 
 following year, he married Cassandria McClung, a 
 native of Preble County, Ohio, where her father 
 died during her early girlhood. With her brother 
 she came to Illinois in the spring of 1851. 
 
 In the fall of 18.t9, Mr. Hardy located on his 
 farm in Rock Creek Township, where he resided 
 for five j'ears; he then sold and removed to 
 Walker Township, in tiie same county. In Sep- 
 tember, 1873, after the death of his father, he 
 returned to Adams County, and took up his resi- 
 dence on the old homestead, where he has since 
 resided. He owns one hundred and forty-five 
 acres of land, well improved and highly cultivated. 
 He also devotes considerable attention to stock- 
 raising, making a specialty of Short-horn cattle. 
 Aside from his business interests, although he has 
 led a busy life, he has found time to serve his 
 fellow-townsmen in pulilic offices. He was Super-
 
 OLIVER HOWES.
 
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 2;tfl 
 
 visor of Kcone Townsliip fur tliii-i' ve!ii>, wjt- Coin- 
 mis-sioiior of Highways, .'umI whs VIiooI Trustee 
 for six yt'His, niid ill llaiu'ock Comity lie served 
 as 'rowMslil|i Clerk miiiI ('oinnii»ioiHM'. In politics. 
 lie is a DeiiKiorat. 
 
 I'lito Mr. .and Mrs. Ihirdy liave been liorii seven 
 cliiidreii. live yet livinir: .I<h'I I)., Kinmii A.. 
 Iteptist N.. ll.>sic I!., iiiid Willinni !.. Tnmer K. 
 and Saimiel I", are now d('cea>ed. The faniilv is 
 one of proinineiice in the coniiniinity and ranks 
 liilfli in soeial eireles. Mr. Hardy i* a worthy 
 repiesentative of an honored pioneer family, liiil 
 his own merit is what has won him his excellent 
 stjindinir and made him a progres.sive farmer, and a 
 siilistautial and valiiecl citizen. 
 
 •H* 
 
 LI\KU IIUWKS w!is born in Franklin 
 County, Mn.ss., in 1799, and ti-aecd his an- 
 
 eestry to an old family of the Bay .State. 
 His grandfather was horn on Cape ( od and his 
 wife was a native of .Massachusetts. The parents 
 of our sulijeet, .Foseph and Kiiniee (Shnrtleff) 
 Howes, iiad a family of eight sons and one daugh- 
 ter. John, lK)rn in Mas.sachusetU< in 1796, mar- 
 ried Kate Pringle. hv whom he had eight children; 
 ■lo.seph, horn in MassachuselLs in 1797, married 
 Hepsebali Shurtleff, by whom he had seven children, 
 and died in N'irginia in 1M91: Hiram, born in 
 M.i.ssachusett> in l»t(l, died in ^'irginia in IH2(!; 
 and Sila-s, born in 18((4, married .Mis,s Tinncy. 
 
 '["he subject of this sketch was educated in 
 .Mas,sjiehusetts, and as he w.is one of a large family 
 and his parents were in limited circumstances, he 
 was early thrown upon his own resources. He 
 worked in the cotton mills of the Hay .State until 
 1H2I, when he removed to Virginia and served an 
 apprenticeship to his father-in-law. learning the 
 tanner's trade, which he followed until IM.id. In 
 that year, he emigrated to Schuyler County, III., 
 and, purchasing land from the (Jovernnient, en- 
 gaged in farming. He afterward bought a (xirtion 
 of what was known as a military tract, this farm 
 
 being located three and a-lialf miles ea«t of Clay- 
 ton, in Brown County. He continued to improve 
 it, erected excellent buildings and placed the llelds 
 under a high stale of cultivation, there making his 
 home until 1H(>9, when, on account of failing 
 health, he retired from businos and became !i resi- 
 dent of Clavtoii. where he spent the remainder of 
 Ills days. 
 
 In 1M22. .Mr. Ilowei married Nancy. dau;.'hler of 
 .Varoii and I.ydi.-i (!oiild. The (iould family was 
 f(uiiided in .\merica by ancestors who cros.sed in 
 the •• .Ma\ llower." They became prominent in 
 .New Kngland, and the grandfather was one of the 
 heroes of the Revolution. The family of which 
 ,Mr>. Howes was a meml)er numliered the following 
 children: Samuel, born in I7K2, married Kslher 
 Weeks and died in Virginia in 1H27: .lames, U^rii 
 in I 7h;!. married Khoda Bot.sworth and died in 
 (Jhio; Hannah, born in 17M.'i, b<'came the wife of 
 Joshua Morgan and died in Virginia in 1806; 
 Daniel, born in I7KK, married Rebecca Strange and 
 died ill N'irginia in lH2.'i; Kbenezer, Ixirn in 17X9, 
 married Klizalieth Meeks and died in Illinois in 
 184."i; .\aron, born in Ma.s.sai-husett.>i, in 1792. mar- 
 ried Nicey \'incenl and died in Virginia in I«71; 
 Lydia, Iwrn in .Massachusetts in 1791, became the 
 wife of William Daris and died in lH.");t; Isabel, 
 born in 179fi, liecame the wife of David Bush and 
 died in 184,3; Mehitable, born In 1799. wedded 
 William I'hillps and died in N'irginia in 1M72; 
 .Sarah. Imiiii in 18ii2, became the wife of K. Ward 
 and died in Illinois in 1849. 
 
 .Mr. and Mrs. Ilowe> had a family of four chil- 
 dren: .Mary Olive, born in Lewis County, \'a.. in 
 1H2.'J, was educated in the common schools and re- 
 mained with her father until his death, when she 
 inherited his property. For lifty-five yeai>, she 
 ha-< been a mcinl»er of the Presbyterian Church and 
 has been an fxctive worker in the church and Suii- 
 dav-.school. Rlioda <i., iKirii in N'irginia, in lS2t!, 
 died at the age of sixteen years. Amy. born in 
 Niiginia in 1H29. died in \x:W. 
 
 For forty years. .NIr. Howes held meniliership 
 with the I'resbyleriHii Church and was Klder in the 
 church of Clavton from its organization until his 
 death. He contribute<l lil>erally to its support, 
 was a charitable ami benevolent man, and the poor
 
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 and needy ever found in him a friend. In politics, 
 lie was a Whig and afterward became a Republican, 
 lie passed away in 1876, and his wife departed 
 this life in 1883. This wortin' couple were higlily 
 respected citizens and well deserve representation 
 in this volume. 
 
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 ENRY S. WHITFORI). who is engaged in 
 11 farming on section 7, Clayton Township, 
 is numbered among the honored pioneers 
 of this county, for since an early day he 
 has been prominently identified with the history 
 of the community. He was born in Kent County, R. 
 I., December C, 1808, and his early life was spent in 
 the State of his nativity, where he acquired his 
 education in the common schools. 
 
 October 20, 1829, Mr. Whitford was united in 
 marriage with Miss Mary .Tames. The result of 
 this union was one daughter, Mary, who was 
 born in the year 1831. Mr. Whitford cho.se for his 
 second wife Miss Sarah Ann Downing, their union 
 being celebrated in 1840. They became parents 
 of nine children: Albert, born in 1840, married 
 Pauline Curry, and died at his home in Denver, 
 Colo., in 1891; .lames, born in 1841, wedded Mary 
 Reams, and is a farmer of Missouri; Asenath, born 
 in 1843, died in infancy; Lydia, born in 1844, is 
 the wife of Albert Peden, and resides in Missouri; 
 Charles O., born in 184(), died in 1864; Edward 
 C, born in 1848, married Emma Strickler, and 
 makes his home in Missouri; .Tohn S., born in 18,50, 
 is married and resides in Denver, Colo.; Harriet, 
 horn in 18.52, died in 1870; Nancy, born in 1854, 
 died in 18,57. The mother of this family was 
 called to her final rest in 18;56, and in 1861 I\Ir. 
 Whitford was married to Miss Myra C. Clark. 
 Five children grace this union: Henry, born 
 in 1861, is at home; Alice, born in 1862, is 
 the wife of .lohn Wallace; Dora A., born in 1863, 
 is at home; Fannie C, born in 186.5, married 
 Charles Downing, and resides in Hancock Coiintv, 
 111.; ami Daniel, born in 1867. is at home. 
 
 The year 1833 witnessed the arrival of Mr. 
 Whitford in this county. He located in Clayton 
 Township, purchasing one hundred .and forty 
 acres of land from the Government at $1.25 per 
 acre. AVith characteristic energy, he began the de- 
 velopment of his farm, transformed the wild 
 prairie into rich and fertile fields and made many 
 excellent improvements, and now has one of the 
 finest farms of the community. It comprises 
 three hundred and thirty acres of land valued at 
 160 per acre. He also raises fine stock, making a 
 specialty of cattle. 
 
 Mr. AVhitford and a portion of his familj' are 
 members of the Methodist Church, with which he 
 has been connected for forty years. In politics, 
 he was an old-liue AVhig, but since the organiza- 
 tion of the Republican party has been one of its 
 stanch supporters. He came to Adams County 
 when there were but few families in Clayton 
 Township, and for the long period of sixty years 
 h.as been identified with the growth and upbuild- 
 ing of this communit}-, and has aided in its best 
 interests. He has proved himself a valued citizen, 
 .and is numbered among the honored pioneers jjf 
 the countv. 
 
 •^^ LISHA .1. VINSON was born on the 
 im 30th of September, 1838, on the old Mnson 
 /i — ^ homestead on section 7, Lima Township, 
 where he now makes his home. He was seventh 
 in order of birth in a faniil3- of ten children, eight 
 of whom are still living. His parents, Isaac D. 
 and Catharine (Orr) Vinson, were natives of Ken- 
 tucky. In an early day, they determined to try 
 their fortune in the West, and emigrated to Adams 
 County, 111. They cast in their lot with tlie early 
 settlers of Lima Township, and are numl)ered 
 among the honored pioneers. Mr. Vinson iiur- 
 chascd land, liuilt a log cabin, and made many 
 substantial improvements upon his farm prior to 
 his <lenlli, which occurred in 1844, at the age of
 
 POKTHAir AM) BIOr.KAl'IlICAL IMTORD. 
 
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 fortv-M'vcii vt'ai>. llis wife Mirvivcd liiiii i'Ilt'i- 
 toen yoai-s, iinsvsiiit,' away in I8fi'<i. 'I'liev wi'iv 
 Imtli c-iiiisistout iiuMiilivi'^ of tlie lliiptisl Cliiircli 
 :iii(l wt-ro highly ic.s|u'cti'<l pvopli-. 
 
 Ill till- ii>iial inaniifr of fanner \iuh. tlic sulijwt 
 of lliis ski'tcli was reared to muiiliooil, and liis 
 education was ae<|iiii'ed in a lo>i ("cliool house, fur- 
 nished with slab scat*. The sehoot was eonthicted 
 on tlie sul>sei'i|ition plan. Me remained at home 
 untd he was twenty-three years of n«fe. and in 
 |.S(!1 sinrted out in life for himself. The oeeiiim- 
 tion to which lie was reared he hiis since followed. 
 lie purchased a small farm in Lima Township and 
 upi rated it for five years, and then l>oiii;lit the 
 old homestead, one half of which lies within the 
 coriwration limits of Lima. It lias since lieen his 
 home, and the well-improved farm attests the 
 su])ervision of a careful manar;er. Within its 
 houndaru^'* are comprised two hundred and seventy 
 acres of arable and valualilc land under a liiirh 
 .«tate of cidtivation. In connection with {fcneral 
 farming. Mr. X'inson has been interested in stock, 
 and each year raises eonsideralilo cattle and hogs. 
 He is a man of good business ability and e.\cellent 
 judgment, and the Vinson homestead is considered 
 one of the model farms of .Vdams County. 
 
 On the 2d of .lanuary, IHCl, Mr. \'inson mar- 
 ried Mi.ss Achsah Ormsbee. a native of Indiana, 
 and a daughter of Robert and Klizabelli (Cherry) 
 Ornijbee. Her father wjis born in Indiana and 
 her mother in Kentucky. They emigrated t4i 
 Adams C <iiinty. III., in 18."i!t,liut the father was not 
 long permitted to enjoy his new home, his death 
 (Kturringa few weeks later. His wife longsurvived 
 him. passing away in February. IK'.tl. They had 
 four children, but only two arc now living. Mr. 
 and Mrs. N'inson have a family of three children: 
 Isaac N., who is married ami lives on a farm iic'ir 
 by; .Millie and .lames S., at home. 
 
 .Mr. X'inson takes an active interest in political 
 .•itTaii>. and is one of the prominent supporters of 
 the Democracy in this community. He has held 
 a number of local offlces, the duties of which were 
 ever promptly and favorably performed, and has 
 been an earnest worker for the sujiporl of his 
 party. .Socially, he is a member of Lima Lodge 
 No. i:»o, A., y. A- A. M. Although he .storted out 
 
 ill life in limitt'd cireumstances, he is now one of 
 the well-to-do and (trosperous farmer* of Lima 
 Township, and throughout the community he is 
 held in high esteem. 
 
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 t, KV. ANSKLMIS MCKLLEH, President of 
 St. Francis College, t^uincy, w.is born in 
 I$onn, (lermany, November 22, \H:\H, and 
 \@ even in boyhood won an enviable reputa- 
 tion for brilliancy and faithfulness, which placed 
 him on the high road to success. He was the 
 eldest son of an old-fashioned family of nine chil- 
 dren b(»rn to Charles and (iertrudc ( I'rolittlich) 
 Mueller, both of whom were natives of the Father- 
 land. They passed their entire lives in (iermany, 
 and were highly esteemed as cili/ens and neigh- 
 bors. 
 
 The boyhood and early school days of our subject 
 were spent at Bonn, and when only ten veal's of 
 ago he entered the (gymnasium there, displaying 
 an avidity for learning and a willingness to adapt 
 himself to circumstances which were distin- 
 guishing traits of his character. He left college in 
 18.")", subsequently joined the order of Francis- 
 (;ans, and there completed his studies. |{y his 
 superiors he was sent, in 1H62. to the I'nited 
 Stales. He to()k pas-age at Hamburg on the 
 st<.'ainer " .Saxonia," and landed in New York City 
 May 1() of the same year. 
 
 From the F.mpire City our subject went to Tcn- 
 topolis, Llllngham County, III., and at that place 
 he was ordained a priest, in IHr>2, by Hishup 
 llfiiiy I). .Iiiiiker. Following this, he spent one 
 year as a teacher in Teutopolis College, and in 
 lKt;:Jcame to (jiiincy, III., where he lx>came Presi- 
 dent of St. Francis College. He has developed 
 the highest (pialities as an educator. His ripe cul- 
 ture, his enthiisiastie, stimulating mind, his hearty 
 convictions, combined with attractive methods of 
 instruction, have made him one of the successful 
 and inlluential educators. In the enthusiastic pur- 
 suit of his profession. Father Mueller has awakened
 
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 public sentiment to a higher appreciation of the 
 benefits of a thorough education, that will bring 
 renown to his memory as well as satisfaction to 
 his highest aspirations. The college has made 
 continuous and permanent progi'ess since he ac- 
 cepted his position, it l)eing at that time only 
 a da\-school witii eighteen scholars. However, 
 after a struggle for several years, it obtained a 
 solid footing and is now a thriving institution. 
 The present buildings, wliicli are (piite extensive, 
 were colnpleted in 1871, and the college proper 
 commenced. It now has an enrollment of two 
 hundred and twenty-flve advanced scholars, and 
 here Father Mueller's peculiar capabilities shine 
 forth ill their brightest splendor. 
 
 The commercial course of this institution is 
 completed in four years, the classical course in 
 six years, and the ])hilosophical in two years. 
 The college consists of a large brick building lo- 
 cated on Vine Street, between Eighteenth and 
 Twentieth Streets. Father Mueller's many gradu- 
 ates never forget the impress of his teachings or 
 the versatility of his genius, while his teachers 
 .and assistants repose implicit reliance on his supe- 
 rior judgment, untlagging zeal, and the ceaseless 
 devotion he manifests for the promotion of edu- 
 cational inipiii\'i'inent and progress of social re- 
 forms. 
 
 ARTIN HEIDERICH. Among those who 
 \ were the architects of their own for- 
 tune and who carved out a home for 
 themselves on a foreign soil and among a 
 strange pcoiilc, may lie mentioned Mr. Heiderich, 
 wlio tirsl saw tlie light of day in the kingdom of 
 Prussia, (Germany, January 24, 1830, being the 
 youngest in a family of four sons. Up to the age 
 of fourteen years, he resided in the place of his na- 
 tivity, then went to tiie city of Meinz, where he 
 learned the art of paper-hanging and upholster- 
 ing, and being thoroughly familiar with these very 
 necessary occupations, he came to America in 1848, 
 
 landing at the Crescent City, where he was en- 
 gaged in contracting for house furnishing through- 
 out until 185(), when he became a resident of 
 t^uincy. 
 
 In this city he at once began buying and sell- 
 ing grain, but soon discontinued this business to 
 engage in the manufacture of smoking tobacco. 
 After disposing of this stock of goods, he formed 
 a partnership with Col. Rawlins and began manu- 
 facturing plug tobacco, liut later sold out this 
 stock also. Succeeding this, he associated himself 
 with John Dick, under the firm name of Dick A 
 Heiderich, and for two years thereafter they were 
 extensively engaged in pork-packing. Afterward, 
 he returned to his former occupation of man- 
 ufacturing plug tobacco, being associated in busi- 
 ness with T. H. Collins, and was thus connected 
 until 1887. In 1881, he associated himself with 
 John 11. ]5rinkop, and manufactured plug toliacco 
 machines until 1886, two years later becoming 
 President of the l^uincy Metal Wheel Company, 
 which position he held until called from life in 
 18'.»0. 
 
 Mr. Heiderich was President of the German Insur- 
 ance Company, of (.^uincy ; was Director of the Mul- 
 linerBox and Planing Company, of Quincy;a Di- 
 rector of the Newcomb Hotel; a Director of the Col- 
 lins Plow Company ;President of the Quincy Pressed 
 Brick Company; a Director of the Quincj' Loan, 
 Savings and Building Association; a Director of 
 the Quincy Turner Society; a Director of the 
 Highland Park Company, and socially was a mem- 
 ber of Herman Lodge No. 39, A. F. & A. M. and a 
 member of Pride of the West Lodge No. 94, A. O. 
 U. W. In every respect he was a most estimable 
 citizen, and when called upon to do good he re- 
 sponded for the sake of doing good. In every 
 enterprise in which he engaged, he manifested 
 keen business instincts and was ever the soul of 
 honesty, and possessed unbounded greatness of 
 heart. He thoroughly identified himself with 
 American interests, and as a citizen of this great 
 Republic he was loyal and true. He was filled 
 with the " milk of human kindness," and where 
 he professed friendship he was lo^-alty itself. 
 His business affairs were ever conducted upon 
 honorable principles, and the esteem and respect

 
 rOHTRAIT AM) nUMiHAl'IIK Al. |{i:(<lRI). 
 
 .Sd.'i 
 
 in wliicli liP wius liehl l>y all who knew liini wen- 
 nn I'xrelU'nt tt'iirt*' lo Uix many worthy altriliutt's 
 of hfiirt nnil head. 
 
 In May, 1861), he wm> united in inari'ia<;e 
 to Mis!i (lertiiide Sehhij;, ihiuf;hter of .lohn 
 and KlizaU'th Schlag. of <^uinev. and liy her 
 he bt'ciinic tlic father of live eliihlren. four of 
 whom are livini;: Aiine." K.. Stn-retury »>f the 
 t^iiiney l're.s-<ed Hriek C'om|iany; U. M. Walter, 
 F^mma and Martin Henry. His widow and family 
 are residing at No. :VMi .S)Uth 'I'welftli Street. 
 
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 \ M I K I. V . It .\ I. I) W I N i> a member 
 of the lirni of iSaldwin IJros.. of (^uine\', 
 and IS eng^iged in the nianufaetiire of hal- 
 ~^ loons and parachutes, whieh he has found 
 to lie a iirolilalile liusine,s.«. Mr. lialdwin lias heen 
 a ivsideiil of <iiiiiiev all his life, and was here horn 
 ()et<ilier II, IN.'jT. His honorahle and upright 
 eonduet has won him not only the respeet luit 
 the sineere liking of a wide circle of aci|uaiul!Uices. 
 He was the eldest in a family of four children 
 born to the inarriage of .Samuel Y. Italdwin and 
 .lennie SydLMithem, and in the town of his birth 
 his initiatory training was ulKnined in the coni- 
 moll-schools. which he attended until he attained 
 his lifleenth \ear. He was a bright and indiistri- 
 uus pupil while in school, made fair progress in 
 his studies, and linisheil his literary education in 
 the (Jem City |{u>iiiess College of (^uincv. where 
 he earnestly pursued his studies for two \cais, 
 and was graduated in lK7(i. 
 
 I'MMiig a young man of rather advriituii>u> ami 
 ruving disiKisition. Mi. Haldwin came to the cmi- 
 elusion that as a inemlier of a circus troup he 
 eoulii gain considerable experience and knowh'dge 
 of the world, as well as see a great deal of the 
 country, and for three yeai> he traveled with 
 a circus. In 1871). he In-gan giving street ex- 
 hibitions of rojie walking and general gyninaittic 
 performances, in which he was very prolicieut. 
 
 and conducted these exhibitions in every State 
 and Territory of the Tnion. The life, though 
 hard, was full of adventure and interest. In 
 I8r<7, Mr. Iliddwin determined to add to his other 
 ha/.ardous undertiikings the callini,' of the aero- 
 naut, and, becoming thoroughly familiar with 
 every part of the hydrogen gas ItalhHUi, he made 
 a series of successful ascensions. It was diirin;; 
 this time that Mr. Italdwin conceived the idea of 
 jumping from his balloon and descendii.g to the 
 earth by incaii> of a parachute, and no sooner was 
 the idea conceived then he U-gaii making prejiar- 
 atioiis to put it in execution, and his trial leap 
 was made at i^uincy, at an elevation of ten thou- 
 sand feet, which was the longest jump on recoril. 
 
 To one who pos.se,v-.ed less courage, nerve and 
 cool-heailediievs than Mr. Italdwin, such a life 
 would have lieen impossible, but with him it wa.s 
 a inatt«r of course, and although he always took 
 the greatest care in completing and perfecting his 
 arrangeiiienls, he was fearless and daring, .\fter 
 his lirst successful leap he traveled tlirouglioul 
 the country and gave exhibitions in many of the 
 largest cities of the I'liited Stales. This life be- 
 came irksome to him after a while ami lit- deildrd 
 to settle ijuietly down in some business, and in 
 18K'.), in parlnei'ship with his brother 'I'homas. he 
 embarked in the manufacture of Imlloons and par- 
 .•ichiit«'s. his long experience with each tinineiitly 
 titting him for this (Kviipation. Their works are 
 located on Hampshire Street, between Fifth and 
 Sixth Streets, ami have a capacity of forty balloons 
 per season, which are of a very superior ipiality, 
 and are prolltably sohl throughout .America and 
 Kiiropc. 
 
 Ill politics, Mr. Italdwin ha> always Ih-cii a 
 stanch DenuH'iat, is an admirer of Cleveland, 
 •ind strongly opposes a protective tariff. He is a 
 llieliiber of |todle\ Lodge No. I. .\. I'". A' .\. M.. ill 
 
 which worthy order he is a Knight Templar, be- 
 longs to Lodge No. t L K. I'., and is a mem- 
 lier of the Turiiei>'.and the Kiremeirs Ilenevolent 
 .S<iciet\ . ill all of which he i> a >\oilh.\ and useful 
 nienilxM'. 
 
 In the fall of 1^78. Ml. Ituldwin w:l> united 
 in inarriage with Miss EliiudM-lh. dautihter «if 
 John Wheeler, of (^uiney. and their union has
 
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 resulted in the birtli of four children, one of 
 whom. Charley, is deceased. Those living are 
 Samuel Y., Florence and Car}-. Mr. Baldwin 
 has a pleasant home at No. 1217 Vermont Street, 
 where he and his wife warmly welcome their nu- 
 merous friends. His reputation as a man of honor 
 has always been of the best, and in the town 
 where he has always lived and where the people 
 have had every opportunity to form their opinion 
 as to his character, nothing has ever been said 
 derogatory to his good name. He is sincere in 
 his friendships, and is a kind and considerate hus- 
 liand and father. 
 
 ^^EORGE R. REYNOLDS. The gentleman 
 'II J-—, whose name introduces this sketch is now 
 ^^^ living on section .33, Houston Township, 
 and is a prominent and successful farmer, having 
 a large and excellent farm, lying on both sides of 
 the road between Camp Point and Houston Town- 
 ship, which shows good cultivation. He was born 
 in Litchfield County, Conn., March 6, 1834, and 
 his father, Horace Reynolds, was horn in East 
 Ilaitford, Conn., January 27, 1790; the grand- 
 father, Charles Reynolds, was also a native of this 
 State. The latter served for seven years in the Rev- 
 olutionary War, and after the war was over settled 
 down to his trade of blacksmith. His son, Horace, 
 the father of our subject, was one of four daugh- 
 ters and four sons, only one now living. He fol- 
 lowed in his father's footsteps in the choice of a 
 trade, becoming a blaeksmitli. which business he 
 followed for fifty years. 
 
 AVhen fieorge was but a year old, his father re- 
 moved from Winsted, Conn., to Houston, Adams 
 County, III., where he i)urchased land and settled, 
 being one of the lirsl settlers of Houston, Town- 
 ship. The land on which he settled was wild 
 prairie, but he built a log house and iinpioved 
 two hunrlrcd acres of land. The land w.ns full 
 of game of all kinds — deer, wolves and differ- 
 ent varieties of birds, He died Eel.>ruary 'j, 1883, 
 
 aged ninety-three years. His wife, to whom he 
 was married October 11, 1815, by the Rev. Dr. 
 Lyman Beeeher, was a Miss Annie Culver, born in 
 1792, at Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. She 
 survived her husband two years. Their happy 
 married life lasted sixt3'-eight years. Mrs. Horace 
 Reynolds was a Congregationalist in religion. Her 
 husband had no means when he came to this State, 
 but by hard work, both on his farm and in the 
 little blacksmith shop that he had on the farm, he 
 accumulated a large .amount of property, and was of 
 great service to his neighbors in those early days, 
 as he did a large and successfvd busine.ss in the 
 shop, and was ever read}* to attend to their wants. 
 They had ten children, seven now living. 
 
 George Ro3-nolds was the youngest of the chil- 
 dren, and was a mere babe when brought to 
 this State. He attended school in the old pioneer 
 log house during the winter months. This prim- 
 itive schoolhouse w.as replaced in time, by a neat 
 frame one. . He followed the .same trade as his 
 father and grandfather, working in the shoi) in 
 the winter months and on the farm in the summer. 
 In the spring of 18.')/), he and his brother Henry 
 took the old shop in partnership for five 3'ears, and 
 in 1860 Henry went to California, but George re- 
 mained at home in the shop for three years longer. 
 In 1863, he went to Hancock County and en- 
 gaged in farming, having bought one hundred 
 and ninety acres of land and there he remained until 
 March, 1865, when he removed to this count}-, 
 settling near Mendon, remaining four yeais. In 
 1870, he removed to Houston Township. 
 
 Mr. Reynolds was married, January K!, 1862, to 
 Margaret Simpson, of Rushville, Schuyler County, 
 111., daughter of John and Margaret (McComb) 
 Simpson, the former of whom was a fanner, who 
 came from Ireland vvlien ayoung man, and the latter 
 was from Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds 
 have had six children: Annie M., George S., Henry 
 G., Horace, John O., and Elodie, but Horace is de- 
 ceased. Mr. Reynolds is a Republican in politics, 
 believing that in that party is the hope of the 
 Nation. The family are good and conscientious 
 members of the Fnited Brethren Church. 
 
 Mr. Reynolds has four hundred and thirty acres 
 of l.'Uid in one body, in scctio)! 4, Camp Point,
 
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 and tlircp IiiiiuIiihI niiil thirty-five acres <if land in 
 llonston 'rowii.sliiii. lie lias raised >l<n'k. i-altle 
 and lii>p> in jjreat nuinln-rs. 
 
 Tlie family i> an olrl one, liavinp oonie over in 
 the "Mayllowcr." Mr. Heynolds is a worthy citizen 
 and a giMid, hard-working man. who is an honor 
 and civdit to the county in which he lives. 
 
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 ©~ A STAR FKKim |{(;. There are many 
 (ierman re>i(U'nt« in t^uincy.and prominenl 
 among them is the siilijecl of our sketch- 
 lie is a nu-nibcr of the firm of Freiliuri.'iV Schutleis, 
 dealers in boots and shoes. lie was Ixirn in 
 Westphalia, (iermany, March 2, 1847. His fa- 
 ther, named Christopher, was horn in the same 
 place and wa.s a farmei. lie was in the war with 
 Napoleon and died at the age of eighty-se>ien. 
 The name of his wife was ( lertrude Koeniir, and 
 she died in .hine, 1K»8. ajjed sevinty-four ycai-s. 
 These parent* left eight children, all of whom are 
 living. They are. Mary, now Mrs. Krner. of 
 t^uincy; .loseph. a retired grocer of (^uincy; 
 (Jertrude, living in Westphalia, flermany; .lohn, 
 who served in the (lerman army against the 
 French and lost a leg, live? in the Fatherland he 
 has served so well; Catherine, now Mrs. Hrunii- 
 well, lives in <;uincy: Tiiercsa. Mrs. Freiliurg, re- 
 mains in (iermany: and Henry, who i> in tlie 
 empltiy of our subject. 
 
 C.i.>ipar Freiliuig received a coniMion-school edu- 
 cation in (iermany, and when fourteen 3eai> old 
 wa« apprenticed to aslioi*maker until he was seven- 
 teen, when he concluded to come to .Vmerica. "the 
 land of the frc*-."' He very naturall\' wished to 
 csca|)o militjiry oppr(>ssion, and so in .Vpril, IH6'i, 
 he left Itremen in the sti-:im>liip " Ilansn," and 
 landed in .New Yoik, May 'i. and came on to 
 (^uinoy. lie secured employment in this place 
 with liis brother-in-law, Mr. I'"rner. lie worked 
 steadily at hi^ trade until the year lt<7'.i, when 
 Mr. Krner retiretl. lie remained with the llrm 
 until |M8i), when he Ijought a one-half interest, 
 
 and the (irm liecame Met/ger iV Freibiiri;. This 
 was carried on with sutves.s until the rieatli of .Mr. 
 .Met/ger, .lune '.t, IHHN. Then Mr. Schutleis c.ime 
 in as a partner, and now the lirm is .i.>^ (riven in the 
 o|)ening of this article. They carry lUi the hirge>t 
 hou.se of their kind in the cit\, and their building 
 is 211x100 feet. 
 
 Mr. Freiburg has paid cIom- and careful atten- 
 tion to his work, and although he started in life 
 with a <lcbl of fllO, he now owns valuable real 
 estate in the city. I>e»ide his nice residen<'e, No. ."i2o 
 S«'veiith Street. 
 
 Our subject w.i> married liere in 1881, to Miss 
 Kate Kiefer, a daughter of Frank Kiefcr. who 
 resides here. Their home ha.* l>eeii lilessfd with 
 five children, Frank, Mary, Katie, Clam, and .Max. 
 
 Mr. Freiburg is a memlier of St. I'eter's Western 
 Catholic rnion, and wasone of iLs organizei-s. He 
 wa.s first tenor in the .St. Itonifacc Chuivli in 186.'), 
 and was a iiieii:lier of the Mannechoir for yeai>. 
 He is a HenuK-rat, out and out, and Iuls l>een 
 several times a |ietit juror. His merry disposition 
 makes him many friends, and those made he never 
 loses. 
 
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 KoUt.K W. ( VKI s. Tliis geiitlcnmn is 
 - prominent in the public, s<K-ial and literary 
 life of this county, as the well-known pa|K-r. 
 the ('<iiiiji 1*1)11)1 Jiturnal, has this talented imlivid- 
 ual i\» its editor. 
 
 Tennessee luis contributed very largel\ to the 
 population of this M-ction. and the father of our 
 subject was a native of that State. The lirst 
 memlH'i'sof the family in this (.oiintry are suppi>s«-d 
 to have come over to .Vmerica from Walo and 
 settled in the .State of Nrw .lei>ey. and from there 
 .Matthew Cyrus, the grandfather of our subject, 
 came to Illinois in the 'iOs mid settled near 
 .lacksonville. which wa.< then the principa'l city in 
 the West. He wils a pioneer farmer there, and liveil 
 ill .leiX'X County a while and (hen went to 
 Montgomery Ctuinty. where he dieil .-il an ad- 
 vanced age.
 
 308 
 
 PORTRAIT A:SD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 The father of our subject was a boy when his 
 parents came to Illinois, and his education was 
 all obtained in the district school until be came 
 to Jacksonville, where he attended the college. He 
 then went to Rushville and became a clerk in 
 a store for a few years, and wlijle there he was 
 married to Miss Athaliah Ruddle, of Kentucky. 
 After the death of her parents, she came to stay 
 with her sister at Rusiiville, and in 1836 she mar- 
 ried Henry A. Cyrus. The young people moved 
 to Adams County and located in Houston Town- 
 shi]), where he purchased a (juarter-seetion of good 
 land. He then went into partnership with Mr. Ben- 
 ton, and laid out the town of Houston, but this 
 never prospered. He was one of the first to settle 
 in this township, but his life was a short one, as 
 he died in 1847, much lamented, as he was widely 
 and very favorably known, and was a faithful 
 meraberof the Christian denomination. The mother 
 of our subject was married again, to .John Gault, 
 but had no children and died in 1888, at the age 
 of eighty-two years. She was also a member of the 
 Christian Church. 
 
 Mr. Cyrus, of this sketch, was born in Adams 
 County, 111., March l,o, 1842. He received a com- 
 mon-school education, and it was obtained in the 
 old pioneer log house with the slab benches, and 
 probably he enjoyed it more, and was no doubt 
 healthier than the lads of the present day in their 
 gas and steam heated rooms, with the patent venti- 
 lation which keeps the sewer poison in the ele- 
 gantly fitted schoolrooms as effectually as it keeps 
 the fresh air out. However, there was too little in- 
 struction to suit the ambition of ]\Ir. Cyrus, and at 
 the age of eighteen he became a teacher himself, 
 and for eight winters taught tiie district school. 
 
 Desiring a wider lield, Mr. Cyrus went as far as 
 Kansas City in 18.')8, and made that stirring capi- 
 tal his home, and engaged in v.-nious employments. 
 In 18()1, he returned to this county and recom- 
 menced farming in Houston Township, and in 1867 
 he moved into Camp Point and engaged in the 
 drug business, which lieconlinued for several years. 
 In 1873. lie and TlinniMs l!;iil(y purchased the ma- 
 terial which had been used for the printing of a 
 paper, and they started the Canqj Point JnuriutL 
 In 1877, Mr. Cyrus purchased the entire office, and 
 
 has since been editor and proprietor. The Journal 
 is a six colnnm (piarto, and is a fine local paper. 
 Mr. Cvrus now has the best equipped newspaper 
 office in the State, for any town of this size. The 
 paper has attained a large circulation, and has a 
 wide influence. 
 
 Our subject was married in 1863. to Miss Emily 
 C. Strickler, of Adams County. Mrs. Cyrus is a 
 devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 and the whole family is prominent in the social 
 circles of Camp Point. They have two children, 
 Annie, who has attended tlie University of Illinois 
 at Ciiampaign. where she p.aid special attention to 
 art. and from wiiich department she was graduated 
 in 18SMI. and .Jessie, who is the accomplished wife of 
 Prof. .J. W. Creekmur, the Principal of the IMaple- 
 wood School of Cam|) Point. 
 
 ]\Ir. Cvrus has been called upon to serve his 
 county in the office of Supervisor, and he is now 
 serving his seventh term. He h.as belonged to the 
 order of INIasons since his youth, is a Knight Temp- 
 lar, a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
 Fellows and Knights of Pythias, and is highly re- 
 garded in .all. He is the owner of a nice farm of 
 two hundred acres, one bundled of which are com- 
 prised in the old Cyrus homestead, section 34, Hous- 
 ton Township. 
 
 ^|LBERT W. SCHEIPERING. One of the 
 ^O most enterprising young merchants of the 
 Gem City is the subject of the following 
 sketch. He is located at No. 536 South 
 Twelfth Street, and <leals in stoves and hardware. 
 The father of our subject was born in(;erniany 
 and came to (^uincy when but a young man, 
 starting the business which his son now carries 
 on. The father, Conrad, was a man who lived a 
 ipiiet life, attending to his business, and before 
 his death in 188X lie had bec<ime very firmly es- 
 tal)lislied here. The Lutheran Church lost in him 
 a valued member, He was a Republican in his
 
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 POKTHAIT AM) UK •( . i; \ n 1 1( Al. KKCORD. 
 
 311 
 
 politicnl upinioiis. Tbe mother of our subject 
 wa.s iiitnicd llniinnli llngeiiinii, nml t-nnic from nii 
 old fiiiiiily in (•oriiitiiiv of tlint nniiie. 
 
 Our t^ulijfct wft.'i till- foiirtli in orik-r of birth of 
 »ix oliiUlri-ii niul lind the advaiitag<?!> of the public 
 scIkm)!,-* until lii.-i liftfentli year, wlicii lii- was 
 plat-od al the trade of tiiisuiitii. utitU-i' his father, 
 where lie remained until lie was his father's suc- 
 cessor. He has conducted the liusiness very suc- 
 cessfully, and supplies the Ir:nie with a tine article 
 of sheet-irtm roothifjr. 
 
 Mr. Scheipcrins,' is a valued uiemher of the Free 
 and .Accepted Masons, and is Kecording Secreljiry 
 of the Mutual Aid Society of Illinois, lie i> u 
 stiuieh Kepuhlican in politics, and is a youn^' man 
 who will prohahly be heard from in the future 
 commercial life of this city. 
 
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 l{«i. C. C. MII.I.EK. M. I). The Held of 
 science is ably represented by the lady 
 ill A whose name heads this sketch, for in the 
 discharge of her professional duties she 
 has shown herself to be thoroughly \ersed in 
 medical lore, and that she possesses a natural apti- 
 tude for the callingcnn no Uniger be doubted when 
 one has once employed herscrvices. She posses.'-es 
 that sympathetic and soothing manner that is so 
 essential in a sick-room, has the faculty of gaining 
 the conlidenc-e of her patients, ■md never fails to 
 correctly diagnose a ca.se. 
 
 Dr. Miller was born in Ireland, her natjil cnuiily 
 lieing Donegal, where she first .saw the light of <lav 
 June 24, 18-l(i. .She was the only daughter in a 
 family of five children born to .lames II. and Susjin 
 (.McCioskey ) llealey, who. in 1H|(), sought a home 
 for theni.selves on a foreign shore and in a strange 
 lan<l. They landed at New YoikCity. where thev 
 reniaiued a short time; then the father, who was a 
 practicing physician, sought a new field in Chicago, 
 where he was in the active practice of his profes- 
 sion for eight yeai>. From that city, they re- 
 moved to I'eoria. III.. and placed their daughter in 
 
 .1 -<l<ct school of that place, which she attended 
 with pidlil up to the age of fourteen years. .She 
 was very ambitious to obtain a line ediieation. and 
 to this end she, in IM.'iM, .sjiiled for Kngland and 
 entered (Gregory College, London, where she pur- 
 sued her studies with the l>est results for six years, 
 gr.aduating in 18(il. She then returned to the 
 home of her adoption anil at once entered upon 
 the practice <»f medicine in I'eoria, 111., and so 
 sucressfnl has she been as a clisciple of the " heal- 
 ing art." thai her name has become a familiar 
 household wortl wherever she h.a.s opened an olllcc. 
 During a residence in <^iiincv for many years. 
 Dr. Miller has built up a reputation that is an 
 iiiinnr to her determination :ind push as well :ls 
 to her sex. She h.-ts ably demonstrated the fact 
 that women can reaji rich rewards in whatever 
 field of labor they may choose to enter, and her 
 example is worthy of emulation by many ytiuiig 
 women who are eking out a scanty existence in 
 the large cities of the I'nited States. .'sepl»'ml)er 
 1.3, ISCti. she wius married to Lawrence Lockrag, 
 and by him became the mother of three children. 
 She was left a widow in 1K77. and on the IKth of 
 .May. lMy.'>. was unite<l in marriage with Kiehard 
 Miller. The Doctor is still conducting a general 
 practice, which amply occupies her time. .She and 
 her husband have a very cozy and comforUible 
 home at No. 217 \'erinoiil .Street, where numerous 
 personal. a.s well as professional, friendsare warmly 
 welcomed. 
 
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 OlIN W < il.l'l!. .\ii avured pcoition among 
 the farmers of this eoniity is that held by 
 .Mr. Wolfe, who is successfully prost-eiilinsi 
 his calling on section 1m. Liberty Town- 
 ship. His esUite. which furnishes to him the 
 means with which to secure all the comfort.'^ of life 
 and to make provision for his declinitigyears. con- 
 sists of two huiitlred acres. It* owner has erect»'d 
 theieon all the necessary tuitbiiildings. together 
 with a comfortable residence, and supplied it with
 
 312 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 good improvements and the minor conveniences 
 and attractions of a farm liome. On every part 
 of tlie estate the evidences of intelligent manage- 
 ment may be seen, and the surroundings of the 
 residence indicate tlie presence of refined woman- 
 hood and her controlling hand in the household 
 economy. 
 
 The birth of ]Mr. AVolfe took [Jace in I'nion 
 County, this State, August 6, 1811, and thus he is 
 one of the oldest living residents of Adams 
 County. His parents, George and Annie (Hun- 
 suker) Wolfe, were natives of Lancaster County, 
 Pa., and Morgantown, AV.Ya., respectively. They 
 were both born in the year 1780, and when a lad 
 of seven years, the father of our subject accom- 
 panied his parents to Favette County', Pa. In 
 1800, they located in Logan Count}', Ky., wliere 
 his marriage with ]\Iiss Ilunsuker occurred three 
 years later. 
 
 John Wolfe of this sketch was the fifth in order 
 of birth in the parental family of eight children, 
 three of whom died in infancy. Those who grew to 
 mature years are: Mary, who was born in Ken- 
 tucky, and married Eli Everett, in this county, in 
 1832; Jacob, who was also born in the Blue Grass 
 State, is now deceased; David died in Adams 
 County, leaving one son and two daughters; our 
 subject, and Barbara, who married John McClin- 
 tock, in 1835; the latter, together with her hus- 
 band, is also deceased. 
 
 The parents of our subject on coming to this 
 State located in what is now Union County, in 
 1808, where they followed farming. His paternal 
 grandparents, George and Catherine (Schrower) 
 \\'olfe, were born in Pennsylvania, while their 
 parents came from Germany and made their home 
 in Maryland. The maternal grandparents of our 
 subject, Jacob and Catherine (Bowman) Ilunsuker, 
 were l)oni in the Fatherland, where they were 
 farmers by occupation. 
 
 lie whose name heads this sketch came to Adams 
 C()\nity in August, 1831, and made his home on 
 section 18, Liberty Township, where he has since 
 resided, lie was al.so accompanied on the journey 
 liitlierby his i)arents, who after living here for a 
 nuinbi!r of years died. The lady to whom ]Mr. 
 \V(i|fe was married, in IMJl, was Miss Amanda, 
 
 daughter of George F. Wheeler, and was born in 
 Grant County, Ky. Her father took up his abode 
 in this country as early as 1833. He was one of 
 the sulist-antial residents of this section, was 
 interested in all worthy enterprises, and kind in 
 his intercourse with his fellow-men. 
 
 To our subject and his wife have been born 
 eight children, two of whom are deceased, Eliza- 
 beth, and one who died unnamed. Those living 
 are William A., who makes his home in Indian 
 Territory; Annie, who is at home; George W., 
 who is farming in this county; Louie C, who 
 married B. F. Brett, of Loraine, this State; Pamelia 
 F., who is the wife of John Metz; and Prudence 
 E., who married John Jackson. 
 
 In his political affiliations, our subject voted 
 with the Democratic party till 1888, at which 
 time he allied himself with the Prohibitionists. 
 With his wife, he is a consistent member of the 
 German Baptist Church, in which denomination 
 Grandfather Wolfe and his brother David were 
 ministers. 
 
 "^ OSEPII FREIBURG. This gentleman is the 
 leading undertaker of Quincy. He has the 
 finest funeral decorations, rooms and turn- 
 out in this city. Notwithstanding his 
 solemn business, he is a very genial, pleasant and 
 accommodating man. He was born in the city of 
 Allendorf, Westphalia, Prussia, May 11, 1840. 
 His father, Joseph, was also born there, and his 
 grandfather, Joseph, was a farmer of the same 
 place. The I'atiier was an architect and engaged 
 in building and contracting on a large scale. 
 He died there in the Catholic faith, in 1868, 
 aged seventy-two. His wife, Margaret Schulte, 
 was born in the same place, and died there, aged 
 seventy-six. They left five children, all of whom 
 are living, two in Germany and three in l^iuincy, 
 111. They are Anton, who is a farmer in Germany, 
 where his sister Katherine also resides; Henry is in
 
 I'OUTRAIT AMI HKN'.KAl'IIKAL KKCOUI). 
 
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 tllP .■>lM>f III. Ill III :iii III 111^ liii~iln»>; .ll>)»Oph livi'> ill 
 
 (^iiincv. aiwi Kred is t'lij.'njji'il in tin- iniiiiiifnctiir*- 
 of Collins Ml tlip sniiu- city. 
 
 •lowpli wjL-i r:UM'd in (Icriiiaiiv and ediu-aU'cl 
 tliiTo !il llic i-iiiiiiiion sfli(Hil>. Wlii'ii lifU'i'ii yt'nrs 
 old, in- wa-s ii|)|iiviitii-cd jus n cnltinot-inakor for 
 tliri'c veal's, lie continued lus a journeyman for 
 two yeai-s more and then entered llie (Jernian 
 army in tlie Wesi|ilialia Artillery, and served 
 three years, from l.sf.l to ISC:?. In l«tM, war 
 broke oiil in Schleswiir-llolslein. lie again enliste<I. 
 and si'rved in the artilieiv through the war. lie 
 was wounded in the .-kiill, hut he eoiitinued light- 
 ing until the eh>se of the luittle. lie was in every 
 Iwttle for (Hie year and ii-eeived four medals for 
 meritorious service in the war. They are very 
 Hne pieces of workinansiiip and serve to show 
 that his services were appreciated liy his com- 
 manding ollicers. lie returned home and worked 
 at his trade until .hine, 1M(!(>, when he came l>y 
 steamer to New York. He reached Ohio .Iiine 29, 
 and thereentered the service of Mr. .htsper.i-aliiiiet- 
 maker. From there he went to the linn of IJoston 
 iV Fallue as cahiuet-maker. .\ftcr that lie went 
 into the furniture factory of Mr. .lamseii, and re- 
 mained there alKuit ten years, the last year a.s 
 foreman in thc> shipping department. In IK7(!, 
 he stjirted in tlie undertaking and retail furni- 
 ture husines,-., and also doe.s his manufacturing. 
 Like the sensible man that he is, he U'gan on a 
 small scale, hut iiis business h.as so grown that he 
 has the largest stoi-k in the city, and runs his own 
 lior&es and liearse». He has the tiiiesi span of full 
 black horses, and the finest two hearses with 
 drajiories in the county. 
 
 Mr. Freiburg owns the prf)|>erly at No. Kll 
 Main .Street, in which he has one s|>ecial room for 
 funeral decorations, which are very elaborate. 
 He ha> also started in the embalming biisiiics.- 
 :ind doe* lirst-cla.ss work in this department, hav- 
 ing the licst trade in the city. In l«'.t2, Mr. I'lci- 
 liiirg took his two sons, .loseph and lleiiiN , iiiln 
 partnei>liip. They are practicjil undertaker.- and 
 understand the business thoroughly. 
 
 Mr. Freiburg wa-^ married in (Jerniany, in l«ri('i, 
 to Miss Kliza t^uenkcrt, Imrn in (iermany. They 
 liave had six children, whose names are, Joseph, 
 
 lltiiik, Annie, ncrnniil, ll> 
 lively. 
 
 .Mr. Freiburg is a iueinl>er of the We-tern 
 Catholic riiioii and .St. Nicholas Hrotherhood. He 
 w:us a charter memlier ami helped to organi/e the 
 union. He Itelongs to the St. Boniface Church, aixl 
 prefei-s the principles of the Denutcratic party. 
 
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 f I-FXANDKU ( .\K11.M (.11 wa> U.rn on 
 the 2.">th of October, IH.JO, in Ohio, and is 
 one of a family of three sons and two 
 
 /' daughters. who>e parents were .lohli and 
 
 Margaret Carbaugh. In the cummon s<-h(Nils of 
 Adams County, he .icipiired his ediiciition. He 
 received no s|>ecial advantages in his youth, r.nd 
 when he stnrted out to earn his own livelihood 
 he was empty-handed, but he possessed a young 
 man's briglit hope of the future an<I a strong 
 determination to succeed, ami by his enterprising 
 and well-directed efforts acipiired a handsome 
 property. 
 
 In Irti'iO, he married Klizalieth Farmer, who died 
 in l«.')l. Two children were lM>rn of this union, 
 but both are now decea.sed. 
 
 In IK.">(i, Mr. ('arl)augli wa.- united in marriage 
 with .Miss Kli/.Hl)etli Wells, a native of Adani> 
 County. (Mini in IHUG. Seven children were Immii 
 of their union, and all are yet living, \> ith one 
 exi-eption. They began their domestic life upon 
 a farm in lirowii County, and afterward moved 
 to .\ilani> County, locating in lU-veiiy Township, 
 where .Mr. Carbaugh luirchased three hundred and 
 forty acres of valuable land. .\t the time of his 
 de.'ith. he lia I placed it all under a high state of 
 I'liltivation, had erected good buildings, and made 
 many other excellent improvements upon it. He 
 po.v.e.s.sed good liUMiiess ability, was melhodic'il 
 and systematic, enterprising and pi<i"ii—.lv i. and 
 won a comfortable com|K'tenit«. 
 
 Socially. .Mr. Carbaugh wa.» a l{o.\ai .Vuli .Mason, 
 and was freijuciitly honored with the ofiice of 
 \Voi>hipful Master in liis lo<Ige. In |>olitii>, lie
 
 314 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was a Democrat, but was never an office-seeker, 
 preferring to devote his time and attention to 
 other interests. Mrs. C'arbaugli is a member of the 
 Christian Church, to whose supi)ort Mr. Carbaugh 
 contributed liberally. He aided in the advance- 
 ment of all social, educational and moral interests. 
 Pleasant and genial by nature, he was popular and 
 had a large circle of friends and acquaintances. 
 His honorable, upright life won him high regard, 
 and he had the confidence and esteem of the entire 
 community. He was called to liis final rest Oct- 
 tober 14, 1891, and that his friends were many is 
 shown by the large number who came to pay their 
 last tribute of respect, the funeral being one of the 
 largest ever held in this localitj-. 
 
 
 \I/ - ^ ENRY S. OSBORN is a well-known and 
 
 ^ influential citizen of Quincy, in whose 
 
 affairs he bears a prominent part, occupy- 
 
 ^) ing at the present time the position of 
 president of the Quinc}' Coal Company. He is 
 social, benevolent and energetic, and lias an 
 established reputation as a business man. He dis- 
 charges the duties of citizenship in a reliable man- 
 ner, and to whatever position he is called brings a 
 determination to faithfully serve his fellow-men 
 and deal honorably in every particular. 
 
 He of whom we write is a native of London, 
 England, his natal day being June G, 1814. He 
 received good educational advantages in his native 
 land preparatory to business life, but did not have 
 the opportunity of completing his schooling, as 
 his father died when he was quite young and he 
 was thrown upon his own resources. When seven- 
 teen years of age, he learned the trade of a miller, 
 which business he followed with success in Essex 
 County, England, until 1834, when, having de- 
 termined to try his fortune in the New World, he 
 emigrated to the L'nited .States, and landing in 
 New York City, immediatel}^ located in Steuben 
 County, that State. There he engaged in milling 
 for a time, and later, going to Waverly, Oliio, was 
 
 identified with its business interests until 1846, 
 the dale of his advent into the Gem City. 
 
 Soon after locating in Quincy, Mr. Osborn 
 formed a partnership with .James E. Jones and 
 John Wheeler, under the firm name of Jones, 
 AVheeler it Co., and with them carried on a thriv- 
 ing business as millers for about forty years. Later, 
 our subject acquired an interest in the Eagle 
 Mills with his former partner, with whom he was 
 connected for forty years, when the mills were 
 burned in 1887, and the site is now occupied by 
 the Segcr Wholesale Grocery House. 
 
 Mr. Osborn has always taken a prominent part 
 in local affairs, and in 1880 was appointed by Gov. 
 Cullom to represent the State of Illinois with the 
 members of the Jlississippi Valley Commission at 
 the annual meeting held at St. Louis. He is a man 
 of much decision of character, with intelligent and 
 pronounced views on all subjects, particularly' in 
 the matter of politics, acting with the Republican 
 party. He has served two terms in the City Coun- 
 cil, representing the First Ward, and has con- 
 tributed largely of his means toward the upholding 
 of Quincy and its general improvement, and has 
 thus proved a valuable acquisition to the citizen- 
 ship of this locality. His prompt and methodical 
 business habits, good financial talent and tact in 
 management of affairs, have placed him in the 
 foremost rank among the prominent business men 
 who have contributed largely to the financial 
 prosperity of this portion of the State. At the 
 present writing he is President of the Blessing Hos- 
 pital Association, Trustee of the AVoodland Home, 
 Director of the First National Bank, Director of 
 the <.iuincy Gas Light and Coke Company, holds 
 a similar position in the (Quincy Paper Company- 
 and is President of the Quincy Coal Compan\'. 
 
 The lady who became the wife of our subject in 
 1833 was born in Essex County, England, and 
 bore the maiden name of Mary Smith. She 
 was a very intelligent and cultured lady and at her 
 death, which occurred in 1849, left two children: 
 William, who was the elder, is now deceased, and 
 Charles, who is the Superintendent of the Quincy 
 Coal Company. In 1850, Mr. Osborn chose as his 
 second wife Miss Sarah Carter, of this city, and to 
 them have been born a daughter .and son, Alice
 
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 317 
 
 C, defeased. «iii I llariv ("., Treasurer of the (.^uincj- 
 ("oal Coinpaiiy. Mr. ()slH)rii and wife are inniieii- 
 tial nu'iiiliorsof llie Nerniont Street Itaptist Cliiircli, 
 ill wliicli denoniination he lias U-eii Clerk and 
 Deacon for many .veai-s. Thi-ir attraetive residence 
 IS a large fi-anie .structure, surrounded by well laid 
 out lawns and is |)lea.saiitl,v located at the corner 
 of Second and Spring Streets. 
 
 
 J! n.irs V. C'HDCKKK. .M. D. It is undoul.t- 
 i ediy true that Dr. Crocker, of I'ayson, is 
 ; one of the most prominent and successful 
 physicians in Adams County. He is thor- 
 oughly schooled in professional knowledge, and. 
 iK'sides being a close student of books, is an e(|ually 
 acute observer of the effect of remedial agencies, 
 and endeavors to keep pace with the discoveries 
 that are being made in the science of medicine. He 
 was horn in this city, in December, 18.J4, and here 
 received his primary education in the common 
 scIkmiIs. IJeing a great lover of music and ex- 
 hibiting marked talent in that art. he began its 
 study when fifteen yeai-s of age. When attaining 
 his eighteenth year, he organized and was ap- 
 jiointed director of a band at lii> home, and at the 
 same time taught |)iaiu). organ and violin music. 
 The father of our subject being a prominent 
 physician, Julius F. thus had access to medical 
 l)Ooks from the time he was a small boy, and when 
 determining to follow that profession, read under 
 the instruction of his father and later under the 
 tutelage of Dr. K. C. King. In 1H7H. he entered 
 the Keokuk Medical College, from which institu- 
 tion he was graduated in March. l«K(i. In the 
 fall of that year, he was married to Miss Ilattie 15. 
 'iregg. a well-educated and refined lady, who com- 
 pleted her studies at Chaddock College in (iuiiicy. 
 She is also an accomplished musician, and during 
 her younger years was a pupil under her husband 
 and I'rof. Wilinot. of (^iiincy. 
 
 To Dr.aiid Mi-s. ( roikiT have Ik-cii Immii the fol- 
 
 lowing tiix children: .luliiis \ . I', i:. .1. |;.. Na|Hile<in 
 n. W. K. .S. 1'. .1. ( .. Ilutlie K. A. L. C. K. U. .1. A.. 
 .Mo7Jiit I!. H. H. T. T. A. »;. T.. Heitie A. L. N. 11. 
 K. II. It. It., di-cejued: and I.iira V. It. It. .1. I,. K. A. 
 M. W. The children all being natural inu.'«ieaiis. 
 the Doctor organized a banil out of his family, 
 which he named Dr. .1. F. ('r<K-ker's Star Hand. 
 The Doctor himself received bis instruction in mu- 
 sic under an aunt, Mrs. .Minnie Scott, ami l'rf>fs. 
 George I{. I'feifer and K. It. I.eib. and also studied 
 under I'rof. Storandt. a prominent IwincI instructor. 
 The Doctor is a remarkably energetic man ami what- 
 ever he undertakes docs it with a will. As a phy- 
 sician and surgeon, he is asucceiss and is skillful in 
 ' the treatment of disea.scs of various natures. Al- 
 though he takes no active part in politics, during 
 elections he casts a licpublican vote. His plca-sant 
 home in the midst of agreeable surroundings is 
 one of the notable centers of the social life of the 
 cultured society at Payson. 
 
 Dr. Henry A. Crocker, the father of our subject, 
 j was born in Dartmouth. Ma.ss., where he spent the 
 ! first eight years of his life. He later removed with 
 I his parents, the Rev. Petei and .lane (Kwcr) 
 , CnK'ker. to Killingworth. where he was given an 
 excellent education. His father was Inirn in the 
 Itay State and was given a line education at New 
 Hedford. He was a minister in the Congregational 
 Church and died very suddenly while thus en- 
 gaged in Richmond, Iiid. 
 
 The father of our subject was educated for the 
 calling of a physician at Louisville, Ky., having 
 been given the liest advantages for obtaining 
 knowledge at Hanover, Iiid., where he took a 
 scientific course. After attending inetlical lectures, 
 the Doctor practiced in the alxive place for aUuit 
 two yeai-s and there he built up a large and luci-a- 
 ti ve practice. His marriage, which was solemnizei] 
 in lH3',t, was with Miss Lucy Krandt, and soon af- 
 ter their union they removed to Hannilml. .Mo., 
 which at that time was a small place. There the 
 father of t>ur subject was engagc<l in siicci>ssful 
 practice for ten years, and at the expiration of that 
 time, on coming to Tayson, followed his profe.s.sion 
 for seven years, when he engaged in the drug busi- 
 ness and has at the present lime one of the lK>»t- 
 eipiipped stores in the city, where he is earrviiig
 
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 fin a thriving trade. The five children born to 
 himself and wife arc Felix, who is residing in 
 Council Bluffs, Iowa; Alice, Mrs. AV. D. Thomas; 
 Frank, who is a veterinary surgeon of Paj'son; 
 Omer, a resident of tliis cit3-, and our subject. 
 
 Dr. Henry A. Crocker and his wife are influential 
 members of the Methodist I^jiscopal Churcli. which 
 denomination they have aided in upl)uilding in this 
 county. In politics, tlie former is a Republican, hav- 
 ing become a stanch adherent of that party after 
 the firing on Ft. Snmter. In 188S(, with his wife, 
 he celebrated his golden wedding, at which time 
 they were remembered by hosts of warm friends. 
 Altliough seventy-six ^-ears of age, the fatlier is 
 lialc and hearty and has become financiall\' inde- 
 pendent. 
 
 ? I ' I ' 1 I I 
 
 1^^ EORGE E. BENNETT. Tliis name wil 
 • ill ,=, recognized by many of our readers as 
 ^^s4) of a gentleman who has borne an \\w\ 
 
 ^ EORGE E. BENNETT. Tliis name will be 
 
 that 
 1 port- 
 ant part in the agricultural resources of that por- 
 tion of the Prairie State surrounding Payson 
 Township, Adams County, but who is now living 
 retired in the village of Payson. He is a good 
 manager, is keen in his calculations, possesses a 
 good degree of foresight, and has his interests un- 
 der good control. We always find him favoring 
 all things that will in anjwise benefit his township 
 and county, and for two terms he served in the 
 ollice of Township Trustee. 
 
 Our subject, who was born in Crawford County, 
 Pa., in 1841, came to Adams County, this State, in 
 18G4 from Shelby County, i\Io., whence he had gone 
 with his parents in 1857. There the latter passed 
 the remainder of their lives and were classed 
 among its best citizens. During the late war, 
 George E. served in the State militia, in which he 
 enlisted in 1862, and was a member until the close 
 of liostilities. He participated in many hard- 
 fought engagements and skirmishes, and on his 
 honorable discharge in 1865 relumed to this 
 county, intending to make it liis future home. 
 
 AVishing to add to his knowledge gained in the 
 common schools, he became a student in the High 
 School at Payson for two years, and later, on go- 
 ing to Pike County, taught school for a twelve- 
 mon th. 
 
 Mr. Bennett of this sketi-h and ^Miss Delilah 
 v., daughter of George Baker, were united in 
 marriage in 1868, and of their union have been 
 born three children, viz.: Edgar E., at present 
 residing in (ireen Castle, Mo.; Olive, Blrs. Hull 
 Spencer, of Pike County, this State; and Hester A., 
 who still resides with her parents. 
 
 Esby and Ether (Logan) Bennett, the parents of 
 our subject, were born and reared in Crawford 
 County, Pa., where thej' were held in high re[nite 
 and had many good friends in their vicinity. 
 Grandfather Henry Bennett, who was a native of 
 Pennsylvania, was a Soldier in the AVar of 1812. 
 He of whom we write began fanning on his own 
 responsibility in 1869, at which time he purchased 
 a farm comprising one hundred and sixty acres, 
 which is still in his possession and under the best 
 methods of cultivation. In 1884, he removed to 
 the village of Payson, where he owns a pleasant 
 home and is still residing. His wife dying in 
 December, 1875, he, two years later, was married 
 to Miss Mary E. AA^illiams. They are lioth mem- 
 bers of the iSIethodist Episcopal Church, wherein 
 they have good standing, while throughout the 
 community they are respected for their upright- 
 ness of life and friendliness of disposition. In 
 politics. Mr. Bennett gives his allegiance to the 
 Democratic party and always stands by his colors. 
 
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 \|^;RED GUENTHER, who is engaged in gen- 
 llp^gi; eral farming on section 24, Honey Creek 
 '•^ Township, is a native of Germany. He 
 was born in Aldenburg, on the 18th of May, 1833, 
 and is the fourth in order of birth in a family of 
 five children whose parents were Charles and 
 Christina (Reuscliel) Guenther. who were also 
 natives of Aldenlnirg. His father was a mill-
 
 PORTRAIT AND ni«X:RAlMn( AL RKCORI). 
 
 :U9 
 
 wri<;lit iiikI iiiillpr liy Iradc, .-iihI fullowiMl his 
 clioscii <H-('U|iiitiiiii until IN.j.'i. wlion he luiile 
 };<>iiil-livo to lii>. ntitivc IiiikI, and with his fnni- 
 ily iMiik-d for AniPiii-a. Loi-fttinf^ in this county, 
 ho |>ui'('hax>() huid in Honey C'rcfk Townsliip 
 — tht> luvM-nl farm of our suhjit-t — !ind car- 
 ricil on afiricnituial |iui>uits until his Heath, 
 which occurred in 18H'i, at the advanced a^re of 
 eij^hty-ei^rlit years. Mis wife p.vksefl away in 1X01, 
 and one of the ehililrcn is also dM'ensed. 
 
 Mr. (iuenthcr, whose name heads this record, in 
 ac-eordance with the law.« of hi«i native land, 
 att«>nded (lulilie schools l)6tween the ages of six and 
 fourteen years. Ilis f:ither owned a llourinfr-mill in 
 <iermany.aiiil with him he learner! the trade of mill- 
 in«j. When a yonnjr man of eighteen years, he deter- 
 mined to try his fortune in America, and in IH.j."} 
 eros.sed the broad .\tlantic. sjiiliny from Bremen to 
 New Orleans, where he ."irrived after a long vo^'- 
 age of seventy-two days, durin<; wliidi time the 
 vessel encountered some severe storms. lie con- 
 eluded to learn another trade, and for nine monllis 
 Worked at carpentering in New Orleans, when the 
 yellow fever liroke out and he left for St. l.<»uis. 
 In that city he worked from August until the 
 following .Vpril at the c:u penter's trade, and then 
 joined hi> father, who had just arrived in this 
 country. Together they develoiH-d ainl operated 
 the farm in Honey Creek Township, and since that 
 tinu' our suliject h;is resided upon the old home- 
 stead. 
 
 In IM.5'.(. Mr. ( iiiciillier was united in m:irriage 
 with Anuiotein Keusi-hel, a native of Oermany, 
 who came with her parents to America. She died 
 in l«rt.">. leaving four children to mourn her loss, 
 namely: Helena. Kmma, Annie and Charles. 
 
 Mr. Gnenther exercises his right of franchise in 
 support of the I)emi^<-racy. hut has never lieen an 
 otiice-seeker, preferring to <ievote his entire time 
 and attention to his business interests, liesjdes 
 the home farm of one hundred and >i\tv 
 acres on secli<m 21, Honey Creek Township, 
 he owns a ninety-acre trac-t of land an<l another 
 farm of one hundred and sixty .acre> in Keeiie 
 'I'ownship. He raises a good grade of stock, 
 and his land is all under a high state of 
 cultivation. The homestead i> one of the liiieh- 
 
 improved farin> of .\daiiis Cuuiity. It has four 
 miles of hedge fciue upon it. In-ing nearlv 
 surrounded. The improvement.- are many and 
 everything is in keeping with a model farm of the 
 ! nineteenth century. Mr. Oueiilher has led a busy 
 and useful life, and his good manageinent has se- 
 cured him a handsome properly. His iHis-scssions 
 havealll>een aopiirerl through his own efTort.s. and 
 he is now classed among the well-to-do farmers 
 of Adams Connlv. 
 
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 ^^EORC.K II. STAIIl.. This ltio..ii,viMi!. ai. 
 ,=— Uki "iii> of .\<lams C"oiiiity would not l>e 
 ^j5I complete without a sketch of this enterpris- 
 ing young manufacturer. 
 
 .Ml. Stahl wa> born in Virginia City, Nev., Feb- 
 ruary 2D, 18iil. He is the son of .Solomon Stahl, 
 a native of fJermany, who came to America 
 when fourteen vears old, and started a furni- 
 ture busincifis, which he continued until it was de- 
 stroyed by fire in \H*U'>. He then came to (^uincv 
 and engaged in the grocery business, and later 
 commenced a business in wholesale feed and pro- 
 <luce. This he continued until his retirement. He 
 
 ! now lives upon a farm near the city. He has Itcen 
 very active in the Republican ranks, and has 
 
 ! serve<l the township as School Director. His wife 
 was Loui>a Flavin, and she was born in Italtimore. 
 but w!L-i raised in Terre Haute, Ind.. where her 
 m(»ther still resides. She was one of four chil- 
 dren. 
 
 Our subject was reared and educated here until 
 1KH2, when he enlerid Mu>M-lman's ISii>iness Col- 
 lege, and then became inlcrested with his father 
 and brother in the wholesale fruit business. 
 While here he made his liiNt invention. He iie.\t 
 invented his incubator, and after nveyeai>' exper- 
 ience he completed it and received a patent. This 
 wiLS in 1KK7. He was the ni>t tti place upon the 
 market a low-priced hatcher. He U-gan il,s manu- 
 facture in IXXiI. and every year ha.s shown an in- 
 crease of one huiKlred per cent, in sale". He d«jes
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 all his business by advertising and correspondence. 
 He is located at Nos. 119-121 North Fourth Street 
 and Nos. 319-323 Third Street. In 1892, he 
 formed the company of Cowen & Stahl, liandiing 
 electrical supplies, jobbing and retail. 
 
 Mr. Stahl chose for his wife Miss Marie J. Bar- 
 bour, who was born in Quincy, and is the daugh- 
 ter of William ,J. Barbour; she was educated at the 
 Convent of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis. They 
 have one child, Marie L. 
 
 Our subject is a member of Lambert Lodge No. 
 659, A. F. & A. M.; of Quincy Consistory, A. & 
 A. S. Rite; and Medina Temple, Chicago Nobles 
 of the Mystic Shrine. He is a Republican and a 
 member of the Episcopal Church. 
 
 fEV. FATHER ANDREW BUTZKUEBEN, 
 
 pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, of 
 Quincy, has since 1883 been identified 
 with the religious history of this city, 
 whose annals will bear testimony to the integrity 
 of his character and the brillianc}' of his intellect. 
 He was born in Poppensdorf, near Coeslin,Germany, 
 November 19, 1846, to Henry and Gertrude 
 (Koll) Butzkueben. Until he attained his eleventh 
 year, he resided in the vicinity of his birthplace 
 and was an attendant at the parochial schools. At 
 that early age, he entered college at Bergheim, 
 Germany, after which he spent several years in 
 pursuing his studies in a fine educational institu- 
 tion at Julich, but in the meantime his health 
 became impaired and he was compelled to leave 
 school. At the end of three years, he had re- 
 covered sufficiently to again lake up his studies, 
 and for some time thereafter he was at Waren- 
 dorf, and still later at Wiedenbruck. 
 
 Succeeding this, our subject entered the F"ran- 
 ciscan order, and subsequently was sent to Dus- 
 seldorf, where, as in all former institutions, he 
 made a good record for himself .as a student and 
 showed that he possessed an original and active 
 
 mind. In 1875, he was sent by his superiors to 
 the United States, landing at New York City, 
 from which place he went direct to St. Louis, 
 where he w.is ordained a priest. Three years after, 
 he was sent to Teutopolis, EflSngham County, 
 111., where lie discharged his priestly duties in a 
 most efficient and dignified manner. Since 1883, 
 he has been a resident of (^lincy, and has had 
 charge of the St. Francis Church. The present 
 fine edifice was begun in 1884, under the direc- 
 tion of Father Butzkueben, and was finished in 
 1886, having cost $75,000. It is a brick and 
 stone structure of modern make and is a credit 
 not only to the city but to the Catholic citizens 
 of Quincy, to whose generosity and zeal it stands 
 as a monument. 
 
 Father Butzkueben now has in process of con- 
 struction a large parochial school liuilding, which 
 will be an ornament to the neighborhood and an 
 evidence of Christian co-operation between pas- 
 tor and people. Father Butzkueljen possesses ex- 
 cellent qualifications as a man of education and 
 refinement, is highly respected by all classes in 
 general, and especially by the members of his con- 
 gregation, which numbers four hundred and fifty 
 families. Since coming to Quincy, his career has 
 been marked by earnest effort, self-forgetfulness 
 and a conscientious discharge of his duties, and 
 that he is popular with the members of his flock 
 can be discerned at a glance. His residence is at 
 St. Francis Monastery, located at No. 1721 Vine 
 Street. 
 
 m 
 
 "iflAMEST. .SAWYER. The pleasant gentle- 
 man whose well-known name opens this 
 sketch is one of the prominent pork buj'- 
 y ers and shippers in the cit}' of Quincy. He 
 is a member of the firm of S. Farlow & Co. and 
 Sawyer & Co. Our subject is familiarly known as 
 Capt. Sawyer, and was born on the Cumberland 
 River, in Montgomery County, Tenn. He is the 
 son of Robert Sawyer, who was a A'irginian and
 
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 who iiKivoil i<» North C'nroliiin. ami from Iht-ri- 
 to Tomiesspc," mid U'canic oiio of tlio old set- 
 Ici-s. He l>oii<;lit !i faini on the hniiks of the 
 ('iiiiilM-rliiiid. on tlie fei-tih> iiplnnds, mid eiifjajjed 
 in !;eiu'ial farininjj, and died nt that |ilaee. lie 
 was a Itaptisl in his reliifioiis U'lief. The mo- 
 ther of ovir sniijeel was named Callu'rine Trice: 
 she was horn in Moiitiioinery I'ounty. and 
 was tlie danjrhter of Kdward Trice, who was liorn 
 in Knjrhiiid. mid cjime to Nortli Carolina from 
 there; later he moved into Tennessee, and was a 
 farmer Iheiv and also a carpenter. He died 
 at the aire of eight v-ei^dit years. The lamented 
 mother of our siil>jecl was removed when he was 
 only live years old, mid of the live children which 
 she had iKiriie, all ^rew to maturity. Lena is the 
 only siirvivin}; sister of Mr. Sawyer, and is now .Mrs. 
 L.V. Shepherd. and livesnear the C'umlierland River. 
 The subject of this sketch was reared in Tennessee 
 until lie was past twenty-one, and it was alKtut 
 1844 when he went over to Kentucky. to Hopkins- 
 ville.and there enjiaired.as a clerk. In .lune, 1K47, 
 lie reached (^uincy and ensjaged with Rohcrt 
 Tandy, on the north side of the scpiare, in thedry- 
 g<x)ds business, hut this did not la-st long, because 
 the partner's health gave out; the firm name 
 w.Hs then changed to Sawyer it Graves, when Mr. 
 (Iraves wime in. This was a well-known firm. In 
 !»<<>.■{. .Mr. Sawyer saw that money could lie made 
 l>y the proper packing of pork, and he engaged in 
 a partnership with .lohn V. Mikcsell, the present 
 Mayor of (^umcy. under the firm name of Sawyer A- 
 Mikesell. packers of pork, on Third Street. This 
 lasted one year, when Mr. Adams became a partner, 
 and the name lieoame Adams. .Sawyer A: Co.; a 
 slaughter house wa.s added and the business in- 
 creased. This partnership lasted about ten yeare. 
 and then was dissolved in regard to the pack- 
 ing business, but the slaughter house is still 
 running. Then Mr. .Sawyer and .Mr. .\dams en- 
 gaged in dealing in pork; but later the partnership 
 was dissolved, and Mr. .Sawyer formed the present 
 partnei-sliip in IHK.'i. Now the firm deals princi- 
 pally in the buying and curing of meat, anil has 
 the largest capital for the business in the city. 
 
 At one time Mr. Sawyer was one of thecompaii v 
 of twentv-fivc that undert<K)k to builrl what is 
 
 now the O. iV K. line, from t^uincy to Hrownsvijle. 
 Neb., then known as the (^uiiicy. Mis.<muri A- Pa- 
 cific Railroad, and he was a director for four 
 years. He was one of the original nicii to build 
 it complete as far .as Trenton. Mo. 
 
 We can not close this too brief sketch of a very 
 popular man without mentioning that he is a 
 Republican of the Henry Clay teaching, and 
 is one of the most genial, pleasant men one could 
 expect to meet, even in the City of (^uincy. which 
 has the reputation of pos,<icssing some of the most 
 courteous gentlemen in Adams Countv. 
 
 \17 IKK KIMMONS. There are few men at 
 l{ (^, the present day more successful or more 
 'J;^^ worthy of honorable mention than the sub- 
 ject of our sketch. A record of his life fully illus- 
 trates what may be nccomplishcd by determined 
 will and perseverance, for through his own efforts 
 he h.os risen to the |x>sition of a leading farmer 
 and stwk-raiser in Iturton Township and is well 
 and favorably known throughout the county. 
 
 Mr. Kimmons is n native of Washington County, 
 I'a., his birth tK'curring December 26, IH^.'l. When 
 a lad of twelve years, he came to this county with 
 his parents, who located in l,il>erty Township, 
 where they were numbered among its respected 
 residents. Luke was the fourth in order of birth 
 of eight children. com|)rised in the family of 
 Thomas and Reticcca (Kniow) Kimmons. who were 
 also born and reared in I'ennsylvania. His broth- 
 ers and sisters bear the respective names of Ira, 
 .\inos. .Samuel, .lane, Ruth, KelK-cca, and .lohn. 
 Ruth married W. T. Wheeler, of t^uincy; .lane lie- 
 came tlie wife of \. R. I'otter, of Texas; Rebecca 
 niiuried Russcl Dewey, and .John is at present resid- 
 ing at Westport, Mo. 
 
 The parents of oui subject came t<i this county 
 with but little of this world's goods, but by the 
 jiractice of industry and economy accumulated a 
 comfortable property. so that whi-n their sons were 
 rendv tti start out in life tlicv were iibic to uive
 
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 them each a quarter-section of land. The young- 
 est in the family, Joiin, enlistefl during tiie late 
 war as :i memlier of an Iowa regiment, and served 
 his country faithfully and well for one year. 
 
 The lad\- to whom Luke Kimmons was married 
 in 1847 was Miss Amy L., daughter of Samuel 
 Titus, who came from New York to this count3^ in 
 an early day. Their union has been blessed by the 
 birth of four daughters, who are living, viz.: Emma, 
 now Mrs. James R. Ferguson; Viola, Mrs. S. W. 
 Hinckley, residing in Los Angeles, Cal.; Ollie S., 
 the wife of A. R. Strawbridge, of Mary ville, Mo., 
 and Florence 51., the wife of Ezra Best, of 
 Quinc}'. 
 
 Lie whose name heads this sketch is the proprie- 
 tor of four hundred and' eighty acres of valuable 
 land, which is located in Buiton and Liberty 
 Townships, all of which has been the result of his 
 own labors, with the exception of the one hundred 
 and sixty acres given him by his father. He is a 
 careful manager, a good financier and stands well 
 in the business world. He has been a ver}' impor- 
 tant factor in advancing the stock-raising interests 
 of this county, as well as in promoting its advance- 
 ment in other directions, and holds a prominent 
 position among the leading members of his class in 
 this portion of Illinois. He takes especial interest 
 in breeding blooded horses and has at the pres- 
 ent time on his farm some very fine roadsters. Mr; 
 Kimmons is a man of broad mind and has decided 
 opinions of his own, especially regarding politics, 
 and always votes with the Republican party. He 
 is a tiioroughh' moral man and with his wife is an 
 influential member of the Christian Church at 
 Liberty, with which denomination he has been con- 
 nected since 1862. He has one of the most beauti- 
 ful homes in the township and numbers his friends 
 among the best residents of this section. 
 
 The eldest brother of our sul)ject, Ira Kimmons, 
 was born in Washington County, Pa., in 1812. 
 He was given u good education and when ready_ 
 to establish a home of his own was married to Miss 
 Susannah AVheelcr, by whom he became the father 
 of five children: Rebecca, who married John Ruth, 
 of Maryville, Mo.; Amanda, who became Mrs. 
 John Schnur, of this county; Sarah, who married 
 H. J. \ickers, of Burton Township; George T. 
 
 and Otis B., also residing in Maryville, Mo. Like 
 his brother, Ira Kimmons is a member of the 
 Christian Church and is one whose honorable car- 
 eer has gained for him many friends. 
 
 UGH A. CAMPBELL, chief engineer of the 
 Quincy Water Works, is a practical and 
 competent engineer, and has exhibited in 
 the incumbency of his office the most 
 prudent, careful and efficient management. Lie 
 is a native of Ohio, having been born in Cin- 
 cinnati on the 26th of April, 1831, and is a son of 
 Hugh Campbell, who was born in Belfast, Ire- 
 land, of Scotch descent, his ancestors being of the 
 Scottish clan of Campbells. 
 
 The father was a mason by trade and followed 
 that in his native country for some time before 
 coming to America. He was married in Paisley-, 
 Scotland, to Miss Jane Allen, a native of that 
 country-, and afterward this j'oung couple came to 
 the "land of the free" and located in Cincinnati. 
 There Mr. Campbell worked at his trade until 
 1836, when he located in Lawrenceburgh. Ind., 
 and followed his trade on the cannl at that place. 
 L>om there he went to Madison, Ind., where 
 he was employed in contracting. In 1844, he 
 decided to make his home in Illinois and settled in 
 Quincy, wliere he carried on the stone mason's trade 
 until his death in 1845. He was an old-line 
 Whig in politics and was one of twelve delegates 
 who escorted W. LI. Harrison at Lawrenceburgh, 
 Ind., in 1840. Lie was a member of the Presby- 
 terian Church. His wife survived him until 1885, 
 and died when seventy-eight years of age. Seven 
 children were born to them, but only three are 
 now living. 
 
 Hugh A. Campbell, the eldest child born to the 
 above-mentioned couple, remained with his parents 
 in Cincinnati until five years of age, and then 
 accompanied them to Lawrenceburgh, Ind., and 
 jNIadison, at which latter place he remained until
 
 PflRTRAIT AND IIKKJUAI'IIKAI. HF/dUD. 
 
 .12:. 
 
 tliirtvcii vt'iii's of iijjiM'CPfiviu;; n fair ediicntioii in 
 the ('oiniiiiiii scliiMils. In IHI I, hp (iiiiu* to I juiiicv. 
 nt n time wlu'ii ilu' |io|iiiliitioii \v!i> nlioiit furty-Civc 
 liiiiidri'il niKl !ittoii(loil si-liool licrc until liftocn 
 Vo:»i> olil. lie was onilv M't to work and lh>t 
 Ifariifil the luikerV trade at tlie Cracker Institute. 
 Ill' followed this trade in the cilv until IH.'d. and 
 then removed to Canton. Mo., where he stjirted a 
 shop and carried it on for one year. lie wiu< nat- 
 urally of a niechnnical turn of mind, displaying 
 eon>idci:ilile <renius in that direction when ipiite 
 .sniMll, and he was lii-sl assistant eni;ineer on the 
 "llerlrand," where he remaineil two seasons, thus 
 aliandonin<r the liaker"s tiade. 
 
 After this he was on the "Mary Sea'" two sea- 
 sons, then on the "Annie" the same length of time, 
 and linally ipiit the liver, eniiajiinj; .as enjiineer in 
 the distillery at Warsaw, 111., where he reinaiiied un- 
 til I8.")(i. lie w.ns suKseiiuently in llannihal. Mo., and 
 •issisted in liuildins a distillery. lie was nindeen- 
 srineer and carried it on until IHCti, when he l<)<ik 
 it apart, brou<{lit it to t^uincy.and later ship|K?d it 
 to I'eoria. It is there now and is one of the 
 larjiest distilleries in the city. Afterward, Mr. 
 ('ainpl)ell was engineer in the Hour mills in Ilanni- 
 lial. .Mo., until IHCiil. and while there he was in the 
 Missouri State Militia. 
 
 I n IMGG, he came to i/uincv and w.is engaged in 
 the Kxcelsior Stove Works for four years as chief 
 engineer, and later lilled the same capacity in the 
 city mills until they were burned. This wasahoiit 
 IM7;l,and he afterward went to St. .U)seph, Mo., with 
 a company to lit up a mill and start it. He stjiid 
 in that city for about a year and then returned 
 to (^uiney. where, in 187;'), he was appointed chief 
 engineer of the Water Works that had been started 
 in the fall of 1874 with only a small engine. This 
 l>osition lie has held ever since and he now has 
 control of four complete new engines, that he 
 erected and took charge of himself. One has n 
 capacity of live million galU>ns: another, six mil- 
 lion galbiiis; another, three million gallons: and 
 the fourth of two million gallons, reservoir sys- 
 tem. He always has them running, and the city is 
 supplied in high or low water. .Mr. Campliell 
 deserves the highest rei-ogiiition for eminent ser- 
 vice in behalf of the supreme interests of <^uiiicy, 
 
 and especially in his present relation, in which he 
 I has achieved the most meritorious ili>tineti<in. He 
 ' is one of the oldest and ino«t >killfiil eiiirineers in 
 I the city. 
 
 ! Mr. Campbell was first ni.-iiiied in l.a * M.-iiige. 
 .Mo., to Miss Missouri Mcl>oiinell. a native of 
 I Kentucky, who died in 1«7I. Four children were 
 -liorn to this union: David •!.. in Chicago, 111.: 
 Charles, a traveling man; .leiinie, at home; and 
 Kva. in Chic-ago. Mr. Campliell's second marriage 
 (Weill red in <^uincv, and he selected as his com- 
 panion Mi's. Lucy l.inthiciiin, a native of Illinois. 
 Our subject is a memlK>r of Ix)dgc No. 12, I. < >. ( ). 
 F., and is I'jist (Jrand. He is also a member of the 
 Kncampment. In his religious preferment-he is 
 n Methodist. He is a Trustee and Class-lender 
 and w.Hs a member of the committee to remodel 
 and rebuild. Iii politii-s, he is a Democrat. He is 
 a member of the Kngincei-s' Lyceum of (^uiiicy, was 
 organizer and has lipcii chief engineer since. 
 
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 (IIIN W.sllKHKK K. Hidden away among 
 the beautiful homes of our now peaceful 
 country live the veterans of the stormy 
 5£i/ years of the Civil War, and their piust is 
 almost forgotten by their companions unless it is 
 drawn from them by some faithful biographer who 
 wishes to keep the memory of those days and the 
 heroes of them from oblivion. One of these mod- 
 est veterans may be found in the subject of this 
 sketch. 
 
 .lohn W. Sherriek, a prominent retired farmer tif 
 Camp Point, and large land-owner, was born in 
 Fayette Comity. I'a., April .1. I«I2. His father, 
 Martin Sherriek, wiis born in IHI.'), and his grand- 
 father was a native of (iermany, who came to the 
 I'nited States many years ago and settled in the 
 Keystone State. .Martin Sherriek was a farmer of 
 IVnnsylvania, and emigrated t«i Illinois in 1K|I>, 
 settling in Houston Township, Adams County. 
 The journey was made by steamer to (^tiincv, anil 
 Mr. .Sherriek. Sr.. bought a large but unimproved
 
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 farm in the then new country, and thej' began 
 their pioneer life. Wild game was plentiful, and 
 he was the only one of the farmers who settled on 
 land away from the timber, the nearest neighbor 
 being one and one-half miles away when they first 
 settled on the farm. Mr. Sherrick, Sr., was at one 
 time Justice of the Peace, and was a prominent 
 member of the Methodist Episcopal Church before 
 his death in 1875. He became quite an extensive 
 farmer, although he came to this county with 
 limited means. His capital was good health, and 
 he met with success, as he was an industrious and 
 a hard-working man. Our subject's mother bore 
 the name of Susanna Strickler, and is still living, 
 in her seventy-fourth year. She has been a mem 
 ber of the IMethodist Episcopal Church all her life. 
 She bore her husband eight children, but only two 
 are now living, Joel D. and our subject, the former 
 being an old farmer in Houston Township. 
 
 Our subject attended the common Schools, and 
 at the age of sixteen he entered Quiney College, 
 where he spent several terms. He enlisted on the 
 25th of July, 1862, in Comi)any H, Seventy-third 
 Illinois Regiment, under Col. Jaquess, who was 
 President of Quincy College. This regiment was 
 known as the Preachers' Regiment. He was in 
 Sheridan's Division of the Army of the Cumber- 
 land and participated in the following battles: 
 Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Rocky 
 Face, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Dallas, Lost 
 Mountain, Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain, 
 Nickajack Creek, Crossing of the Chattahoochie, 
 Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejo}-, 
 Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. He was 
 mustered in as Sergeant, but was promoted to be 
 Second Lieutenant a }'ear after. He was given a 
 furlough on account of a wound in the leg, re- 
 ceived at Cliickamauga. He returned lo his regi- 
 ment as soon as he could, and was mustered out 
 in July, 1865. He returned home and purchased 
 land in Houston Township and engaged in farm- 
 ing. He lived on the farm until 1887, but had 
 not done hard work for several years. In 1889, 
 he moved to Camp Point, where he has a beauti- 
 ful residence, with a large lawn ornamented with 
 flowers and shrubbery. 
 
 Mr. Sherrick w.as inairied in 1862 to America 
 
 Woods, born in Adaras County, a daughter of 
 Samuel Woods, a Kentuekian. Her parents came 
 to Illinois and located in Morgan County in its 
 earl.y days. He was a farmer, and died about 
 1882> Mrs. Woods was a native of Kentucky also, 
 and died soon after husband. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Sherrick have two children, Susie 
 and Lucy. He is a Republican in his political 
 convictions, and an influential member of the 
 Grand Army of the Republic. He is the present 
 Commander of Joseph P. Lassley Post No. 542, of 
 Camp Point. 
 
 jNIr. Sherrick has four hundred and eighty acres 
 in his home farm, on sections 10 and 11 in Houston 
 Township, and thirty acres in timber, and his land 
 is finely improved. He started out with limited 
 means, but has been very successful because he 
 took the right road to gain success. 
 
 
 ENRY A. OENNING, of the firm of Oen- 
 ning & Co., has been a resident here since 
 1856. He was born in AVestphalia, Prussia, 
 
 g>; in May, 1834. His father, a farmer, was 
 also born there and served in the war with the 
 French under Napoleon, in 1813 and 1814. His fa- 
 ther before him was a farmer. The father of our 
 subject died in Germany, aged seventy-four years. 
 His wife was named Mary Gesina Koppers. They 
 had eight children, five of whom are j'et living. 
 
 Our subject was the fifth child and received a 
 common-school education. When he was sixteen 
 years of age, he was apprenticed to a carpenter 
 and served for three years and then worked at the 
 trade until 1856, when he came to America, taking- 
 passage in a sailing-vessel from Bremen to New 
 Orleans. After a nine-weeks voyage, he reached 
 his destination and worked at his trade for some 
 years. In 1860, he engaged in teaching at the St. 
 Boniface School. In 1866, he started in business. 
 He gradually increased it and does a good busi- 
 ness in books, picture irames, window and plate 
 glass. In 1891, he formed a company and took
 
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 PORTRAIT AND RlOORArFIICAL RECORD. 
 
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 ill (Jeorgf Wcwcr iind Alfred Kurtz, nnil they are 
 now KH'ati'il at Nn. 6:12 Maine Street. Mr. Oeii- 
 iiiii^ owns the building and i.-* also iiit<Te>ted in 
 v.irious >ttK-k companies, ainoiiu which are the 
 Menke .V (iriinin I'laniii^' Mill, the (iennaii liiMir- 
 aiuv ('<>ni|iatiy. and the Kieiliuiir l5ool and Shot' 
 Manufacturing C'onipnny. 
 
 Our >ulije(l wa.< married there in 18)>T to Kliza- 
 Ik'IIi lleuer. wlio wiu* lK>rii in Wc-stiilialin. lie ha-s 
 been Supreme Treasurer of the Western t'atholic 
 l"nion anil he has heen 'l'ie:i.-uier of the St. Nich- 
 olas nranch Nt». 1, W. t'. l'., at t^uiiicy, ever since 
 it .itart^d in 1878. 
 
 ^, R. .JOSKIMI ROUHINS, whose sketch we pre- 
 sent to the i-eaders of the Rkcohd, is promin- 
 ently identified with the city of l^uincy, 
 where he h.as l>een practicini; medicine and surgery 
 since 18<)1. lie was horn in I.*oininstcr, Majw., .Sep- 
 tcinlier 12. 1831. where alst) htith his father, (lil- 
 inaii, and grandfather, Thomas, were lK»rn, and 
 where their deaths occurred. The latter served in 
 the Revolutionary War, and wai< a descendant of 
 one (.if the I'lyinoiilh Colony. His son (iilinaii 
 was a farmer and removed to Melrose, Ma.ss.. in 
 1817, hut later returned to the place of his liirlh, 
 and died in the old h«»me at the age of eighty 
 years, lie was a Democrat until the year 18.')6, 
 but then voted for Fremont, and wa.s ever after 
 a Repuhlican. lie was one of the lii-st of the 
 I'nitarians in Massachusetts. Ilis wife was Re- 
 l>eccn Duiisler, of Ma^s;lchu^etls, whose ancestors 
 were Huglish, and her progenitor, the Rev. Henry 
 Diinster, was the fii>t President of Harvard Col- 
 lege. She died in Melrose, and left six living 
 children. 
 
 Our subject wa> the fourth child, and was reared 
 at home, attending a clistrict s<'Ihmi| Miiiimer and 
 winter until he wjis twelve yeai-s old, and after thai 
 in winter until he was llfteen. The hwt two winters 
 were at a gt>od grauimar scIhjoI at .Alclrose. When 
 
 he was sixteen years old, he learned the trade of 
 hous«>-paiii(iiig. and later that of ornamental 
 painting in a furiiilure shop. In I8,')7. he came to 
 (juincy to visit an uncle by marriage. Dr. .bilni Par- 
 son, and in IX.'iH returned here for the pur|x>se of 
 studying medicine iiiidei' him. and here he remained 
 until 18,59, when he entered .Icflfei-soii .Medical Col- 
 le:;e, Philadelphia, from which he was i,'raduated 
 with the degree of M. 1>. In IHtll. He returned here 
 and t«K)k the practice uf Dr. P-timiii, who was among 
 the oUlest practicing physicians in the i-ity. At 
 that time, a physician's life was not an easy one, 
 as it involved many long, dreary drives. aud often 
 very dt>ubtful collections. However. Dr. Robbins 
 had a good constitution and great peivseverance 
 and delight in his profession and has succeeded 
 wonderfully well. He is a man of good judg- 
 ment, keen intellect, and naturally inspires con- 
 fidence. In November. 1862, he was ap|K>inted 
 Pension Surgeon, and has served in that capac- 
 ity ever since, except during Cleveland's adminis- 
 tration, lie is now President »if the lioard of 
 Kxamining Surgeons for Pensions, which meets 
 every Wednesday, and served as .Surgeon of ISicss- 
 ing Hospital for some years. Dr. Robbins is rec- 
 ognized as one of the leading, leprescntativo 
 Republicans of Illinois, and his counsel is often 
 sought by the best men of his party in the State. 
 He w.as a Delegnte-at-large to the convention of 
 ' 1876. which nominated R. It. Hayes, and also Dele- 
 ! gate-at-large to the National Convention at .Min- 
 neapolis, which re-nominated Harrisim. He also 
 .served as Chairman of the County Central C<mi- 
 ' niittee for several years. In 1876, he ran ftir 
 Congress on the Republican ticket, but was not 
 elected, the district iK-iiig strongly Demociiiiicand 
 he was also the candidate of the Republican parly 
 for mcmlier ()f the Constitutional Convention of 
 187u. In 1877, he wasa memlier of the Coiiimission 
 which liK-ated the KiL'^tern Insjine Hospital at Kan- 
 kakee. He IS promintnl in medical circles, ami is a 
 liiember of the American .Medical .\s.siM-ialion, 
 the Stale Medical Society, and lias been President 
 several times of the Adams County .Mediuil So- 
 cletv. He is now a member of the School liimrd, 
 ft Director of the Public Library, and was Presi- 
 dent of Ihe old t^uincy Library, prior to its being
 
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 merged into a iniblic library. He is a valued 
 member of the Board of Education of Quiuc.y, and 
 daring liis term several scboolhouses bave been 
 built. He is a prominent Mason, being a Knight 
 Templar and Past Eminent Commander, and in 
 1877-78 he w.as Grand Master of Masons in Illinois. 
 He is an active member of the Second Congrega- 
 tional Church (Unitarian). 
 
 He was married in Melrose, Mass, in 18(53, to 
 Louisa A. Norris, who was born in Dorchester, 
 Mass. Jlrs. Robbins died in March, 1876. The 
 Doctor is among the most influential of the citizens 
 of Quincy, and is highly respected by all who 
 know him. 
 
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 „,'DAM RANKIN WALLACE. The poor 
 'M0| wretch who can lay claim to but six feet 
 l/ril) of Mother Earth cannot be blamed for a 
 (^ feeling akin to envy, as he views the six 
 
 hundred acres of fertile land of which the original 
 of this sketch is the fortunate owner. An inquiry 
 of this pleasant old gentleman would bring out 
 the story of the luirdshi|)S he bravely endured before 
 he could claim these beautiful acres as his own; 
 for he was one of the pioneers of Adams County, 
 and the fields and meadows, the timber and fine 
 stock and buildings, were earned by the sweat of an 
 houest man's brow. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject was of the same 
 name and country as was the .Scottish chief whose 
 storey stirred our young blood; but he left his na- 
 tive glens and came to America and settled in Vir- 
 ginia, and from there removed to (iarrard County, 
 Ky., and pursued an agricultural life. The father 
 of our subject was Josiah Wallace, and he also be- 
 came a farmer, and passed his last days in Ken- 
 tucky, dying in the year 1826. The mother of 
 our subject was Mary Mason, whose father came 
 from Ireland with his wife many ^eais ago, and 
 settled in Madisim County, Ky., where Mary was 
 born. 
 
 After the death of Mr. Wajlace, the inother 
 
 brought her children to Illinois, and settled in 
 Camp Point Township, Adams Cow'il.V- They 
 made the long journey with ox-teams, bringing 
 along the merest necessities of life, and that win- 
 ter, for then it was fall, the venturesome family 
 endured hardships that to the boldest of the pres- 
 ent day would seem perfectly appalling. In the 
 spring, for the long winter in the lonely log liut 
 in the great timber passed away at last, the 
 family funds were used to purchase a quarter 
 of section 2, in Camp Point Township, where 
 our subject has since lived. This laud was new 
 and unbroken, and the log cabin, 14x14, still served 
 the family as a home. Wild game was plentiful, 
 and our subject killed a great many deer; but one 
 tires of the most delicious food when confined to a 
 single variety-. No doubt very many times dur- 
 ing that long, lonely winte'r, without books, neigh- 
 bors or comforts, the mother looked longingly 
 backward to the jilenty of her Kentucky home. 
 She had made this change for tlie sake of her chil- 
 dren, but in 1846 she was taken from them by 
 death. At that time the city of Quincy was the 
 nearest market, and our subject soon had a great 
 deal of wheat to .sell, which he had to haul over 
 the prairie. He had to break up the ground with 
 his ox-teams, and for several years he had nothing 
 better, but the fertile soil responded to his efforts, 
 and year by year he became more independent. 
 He had less than a year of schooling, and is wholly 
 a self-made man. 
 
 Our subject was married in 1851, to Sarah .lane 
 Lyle, who, with her parents, William and Margaret 
 Lyle, had come to America from Ireland when she 
 was small. They first lived in Pennsylvania, and 
 then became early settlers of iVdams County. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Wallace have the following children: 
 Adam R.; iMary E., who is the wife of Thomas 
 Downing, a fanner of Houston Township; John 
 R., who lives at Clayton, where he is a banker; 
 Emma, who is at home; and Samuel, who is a law- 
 yer at (^luincy. All of these children have had 
 good sc'hool advantages, denied their parents. 
 
 Mr. Wallace was formerly a AVhig. and has been 
 a Republican since the formation of that party. 
 His first vote was cast for Henry Clay, and he has 
 been very inoniiuent in political affairs, and ha§
 
 POKIUMl" AMI nifKlKAIMIK Al. KKCORI). 
 
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 oftrn l>ccii a <U'li'gate to the conventions, lie htv* 
 not wnnte<l nlllcc, liut (Ikos his duty ns lio tiiinks 
 riijlit. Mrs. WhUiu-i' ln-lonjrs to Iho I iiIIcmI ries- 
 hytorian IhkIv, and is n woninn of high nionil rhnr- 
 nclor. Tlie six hmxIriMl .icri's lM>ion<>;in<; to Mr. 
 Wallatf is in one IkkIv. and in- h:is enfjaged in 
 raisini; .Short-liorn i-attle for some years. lie is n 
 man niucli hntked up to in his ni>igliliorlu>o<], and 
 he now enjoys lift- in his Ix-autifui iionic. siu-- 
 roun<led with elm, maple and other line trce.s of 
 his seleetion. 
 
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 ■^KV. .I()I{|).\N ("IIA\ IS. ihe St ellicient 
 
 pastor of theHighthand Kim Streets liaptist 
 •A \, Chureh. is one of those rare gentlemen and 
 princes anu»ng men who are seldom dupli- 
 cated in any community. Polite in his manners, de- 
 voted to his friends, mngnanimnus towards his foes 
 (if he has any), and of u kind and forgiving spirit, 
 Mr. Chavis is highly esteemed hy all. 
 
 Our subject was btirn in Metropolis, III., <in the 
 16th of Feliruary. 18."i»;, and is the youngest of 
 seven chiliiren Immii to W.-ishington and Anna 
 (\'oss) Chavis. The father followed the occupa- 
 tion of a ear|»enter in early youth, and later en- 
 gaged in agricultural pursuit.s, which he has car- 
 ried on very successfully. I'ntil lifteen years of 
 age, our subject passed his boyhood days on the 
 farm, and, after attending a private school, entered 
 Alcorn I'niversity, at Rodney, .Mis.s. Three and a- 
 half years later, he was graduated from the Nor- 
 mal, and subsei|uently finished a collegiate course. 
 lie then began teaching in .Mississippi, and in the 
 spring of l«7<i was <irdaiiied at ^■icksbll|•g, that 
 .Slate, entering upon his ministerial duties in that 
 city, anil later at llayne's HIiilT. lie taught school 
 at the same time, and was a most capalile and suc- 
 ces*sful educator. 
 
 In Decemlx-r, 18K(), he Wits m:u-ried at Metropolis, 
 III., to Mi.ss llattie Marshall, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
 and to<»k his bride to N'icksburg, Mi.vs., where he 
 ti^>ok charge of a school, with his wife as assistant 
 
 teacher. On account of the failing health of his 
 wife, he letuined to Mctro|M>lis, III., in February. 
 1MM2, and in Scptemlier of the same year he as- 
 sumed charge of a school al Duipinjii. I'errv 
 County, III. During llie Miiniiierof 1 mm.'), he went 
 to Itloomiiigton, III., un<l iK-came pastor of Mt. 
 risgah liiiptisl Church of that place, ministt'ring 
 to the spiritual wants of his fellow-men there 
 fiM- two and a-lialf yeai>. In Xoveinln'r. 1HM7, 
 he went to Chicago and took charge of the IJe- 
 thesda liaptist Church, where he continued two 
 years. In NoveinlK-r, lHK'.i, he came to <^uiney, 
 III., and l)ecame pastor of the Kighth and Klin 
 Streets Baptist Church, which jiosition he has (illeil 
 successfully from that time to the present. 
 
 During his pasUirate here, Mr. Chavis has not 
 allowed the work of the church to lie at a sl.-iiid- 
 still, either spiritually or practically. .Many im- 
 provements have l)cen made around the church 
 and pastoral residence, and Mr. Chavis has ail- 
 vanced the interests of other enterprises, lie w.-is 
 (Jrand Msisler of the State Cirand I'nited Order of 
 Odd Fellows of Illinois for a term of one vear, 
 is a member of the MiUsonic Itliic Lodge of (juiiicv 
 and w.as a member of Charles .Sumner Camp. 
 Mr. Chavis is also a memlier «if the I'nited 
 Hrothers of Friendship, and a Sir Knight of the 
 Order of 12. Our subject was the lirst colored 
 man that ever pre.aehed in the State Iloiis*- at 
 Springlield, III., and his sermon was delivered loa 
 congregation of more than a thousand individuals, 
 lie also preached the annual Thank.sgiving s«-rmon 
 of Lincoln .Monument Lodge No. I,M2I. At pres- 
 ent he is .Moilerator of the Wood Uiver liaptist As- 
 s<M'iation of Illinois, and is also \' ice-president of the 
 SL:ite Siiiiday-sehiiol Convention of Illinois, lieiiig 
 a memljer of the Kxecutive Iloanl of boih of the 
 aUive associations. 
 
 Our subject was the first founder of the State 
 Colore<l liaptist Association, introducing the leso- 
 lulion that brought it into existenc«-, and was a 
 delegate from IVrry County, III., to the State con- 
 vention held in I'eoria in IHKL for the uimiina- 
 tion of l>ogan for I'resident on the Republican 
 ticket, lie wasalsoa delegate t<.i the Congressional 
 convention held in Springlield, III., in the year 
 lt*'.>2, and WH^ an alternate to (he SUile convention
 
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 i^RTRAlT AJST> BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 at tbe same time and place. In politics, Mr. Chavis 
 is an uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool, stalwart 
 Republican, and few colored men in Illinois, if 
 any, have played so conspicuous a part in local 
 and Suite politics. He enjoys the distinction of 
 knowing nearly every pei-son in the county, and 
 of having done, in some way. acts of kindness for 
 ever_\- second person therein. He is as popular 
 with one race as with the other, and one party as 
 another. His pleasant home at Xo. 819 Eighth 
 Street is made much pleasanter since the birth of 
 a bright little daughter, named Susie. 
 
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 ^OHN p. NICHOLS. The gentleman whose 
 name heads this article is the President of 
 ^_, , the Ursa, Mendon and Lima Farmei-s' Fire 
 '^g/' Insurance Company, of Adams County, 
 III. He lives in the finest residence in the village 
 of Ui'sa, which he built in 1890 at a cost of 
 ^1,825, and the improvements on the place have 
 cost $3,000. He does not occupy his farm, but 
 rents it. 
 
 The father of our subject was James Xichols. 
 who was a native of Bourbon County, Ky.. born in 
 .September, 1799. He married Margaret Wallace, 
 a daughter of Robert Wallace, in Kentucky, and 
 came to Illinois in 1833, and settled in Ellington 
 Township, this county, on wild land. In 1838, he 
 moved to Ui-sa Township, .and settled on section 
 8, which was almost wild then, and there he built 
 a house, which is still standing, and made his 
 permanent home. He married a second time, 
 Miss Mourning Bowles, a native of Kentucky, 
 becoming his wife; she died in 1849, and he took 
 for his third wife Catherine (Ruddell) Hendry, a 
 widow. She died June 12. 1!S3G. B^- his first mar- 
 riage Mr. Kichols had two living children. L. W. 
 and our subject; by his second marriage five are now 
 remaining. Mr. Nichols brought his family up in 
 the Chi-islian Church, of which he was Clerk. He 
 had been a Republican since the formation of the 
 party, and was always an industrious man. of 
 
 good habits, public-spirited, and a liberal sup- 
 porter of churches and schools. He gave his 
 children good educations and had the satisfaction 
 of knowing that he had done his duty to home 
 and county. For three months of his life he was 
 tot;ilh- blind from cataracts, but having them re- 
 moved, his sight was partially restored. He died 
 January 18, 1891. 
 
 Our subject was born in Bourlwn County, Ky., 
 April 20, 1829, and was four yeare old when he 
 came tolllinios. He grew up on the farm, and re- 
 mained at home until he was twenty-four years 
 old. and then he made a home for himself. He 
 was married March 15, 1855, to Sarah J. McCunc, 
 a daughter of Hugh and Jane (Dinsmore) McCiine, 
 both natives of Nicholas County, Ky. Mr. Mc- 
 Cune came to this State in 1832, and settled in 
 Ursa Township, wliere he died in 1842. The 
 mother of Mrs. Nichols died in July, 1854,leaving 
 four living children. After marriage our subject 
 settled in Mendon Township, on section 21, and 
 remained there until 1859. and then bought a half- 
 interest in the old homestead, and moved there. 
 He remained there until January, 1891, and then 
 moved into the vilLige of Ursa. During his stay 
 upon the old home place he put i;4,000 in build- 
 ings, and otherwise improved the place, which 
 includes one hundred and eighty acres of fine 
 farming land. 
 
 Mr. and Mi-s. Nichols are the parents of four 
 children: ilargaret Isabel is the wife of C. W. 
 Thompson, and lives in Cowley County, Ky., and 
 has five children: Dora J. is the wife of John T. 
 Dennison. and lives in this A'illage: Ellen Ora 
 lives at home: Minnie E is the wife of AV. G. Hern- 
 don and lives in Chariton County, Mo., and has 
 one child. Mrs. Nichols takes a very active part 
 in the Christian Church, and her husband lias 
 given time and money to the advancement of ed- 
 ucation in the district, and has filled the office of 
 School Director for fifteen years. 
 
 Ill i)olitics, Mr. Nichols has teen a Republican 
 since I860, and has been Assessor of Ui-sa Town- 
 ship for two terms, and has been Director of the 
 Adams County Fair Association for eleven yeai-s. 
 He lias taken great interest in line stock-raising 
 and has .Short-horn cattle, Fieuch draft hoi-ses,
 
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 33.1 
 
 r<il;niil-C'hinn hogs, sliippiiii; iIk' lalti-r nil ii\im 
 the country, even as far :».- Califnruia. Mrs. 
 Nicliols lias inaile a siic'Pt'ss of raisini; l'l\ niinith 
 Hork fowls. 
 
 .Mr. Nichols xva.s drafk-d ilurin<; the Civil War 
 ami was (tlilij^ed to |>a\- Ji<l,l(Mi for a sulistiliiU'. 
 
 
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 OII.N |)|( K. .Ml people of Inic sensibililv 
 ami a just regard for llie ineinory of those 
 who have departed this life cherish the de- 
 tails of the history of those whose careei-s 
 have lieen marked liy iiiiriithtness and truth and 
 whose lives have heen lilled up with activity and 
 iiidusiry. It is therefore with firatilication that 
 we |)resent to our readers a sketch of ,AIr. Dick, 
 who wa.s for many years idcntilied with the his- 
 tory and pro<;ress of .Vdanis County. He was a 
 man whose slerlinsj wurth of character was reco<(- 
 ni/.cd liy all, and his death, which occurred on the 
 .■}<>th of October, IM'JO, was the occa-sion of univer- 
 sal sorrow, for all felt the lo.ss to he sustained by 
 the departure of such a man. 
 
 A native of the land of the Khinc. Mr. Dick was 
 born in Bavaria on the '.itli of October, 18:57, and 
 is a .son of John and Katherine Dick, natives of 
 Germany, where they passed their entire lives, en- 
 gaged in active pursuits. The youthful days of 
 our subject were passed atiiid the scenes of his na- 
 tive country, and, like nearly all natire-lHirn (ier- 
 mans, he received good educational advantages. 
 After leaving the .school-room, he was apprenticed 
 to learn the baker's trade and became very profi- 
 cient in the culinary art. .Many of his nationalil\' 
 had emigrated to the States, with a view to better- 
 ing their condition linancially.and he decided that 
 America wa.s the land of promise for him. In 
 l«o2, when l>ut twenty-one years of age, he timk 
 passage for Ainericu and landed at New < )rleans, 
 where he remained but a short time, 'riienee lie 
 went to Belleville, 111., where he renniined foui 
 years and thence came Uireul to C^iiiucy. Jn lt<GO. 
 
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 with his two brothers, .lacolt and Matthew, under 
 the lirm nante of Dick Bros., he erected one of the 
 largest brewing e>tab|ishment-s in the West and w.as 
 engaged in th.-it business until his death. 
 
 In choosinga wife. .Mi-. Dick selected .Miss liouisn 
 .Steigineier, who was born in I'hilailelphia. I'a., on 
 the llh of August, 1«.'J7. Her ancesitirs were among 
 the early settlew of the Keystone .State, where 
 they were very prominent people. Her parents, 
 .lo.seph and Wandburg Steigmeier, were natives of 
 Pennsylvania, where they passed their entire lives. 
 Of^ the marriage of Mr. ;m<l .Mrs. Dick, seven 
 children were burn, who were in the order of 
 their births lus follows: .\nnie, wife of .Vugusl 
 Darkenwald, of (ieiinany; Bertha, who married 
 August (ilasner; Kmma, at home; Kiank: .Matilda, 
 wife of Kd Menke,of l^uincy; Ivlilh, Mrs. l-'nmklin 
 liampel, of St. Louis, and .lohn 
 
 Mr. Dick had a very pleasant home in <iuincy,at 
 Ni>. 310 State Street, and w.as suiroundeij by 
 everything that made life enjoyable — domestic 
 happiness, prosperity and abundant means — but he 
 was hel|)le.<vs before the grim reaper. Death. Dur- 
 ing the many years in which he resided in <iuincv. 
 he was to the people all that is re(|uired in good 
 citizenship, pid)lic enterprise and sympathetic 
 fru'ndshin. In the love of his eslinuible wife, he 
 found his cares lightened, and in the esteem of his 
 fellow-citizens received the reward of his faithful- 
 ness. 
 
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 iiOllN S(in\.Vl;. One of the most agree- 
 able men to meet in the business circles of 
 • ^ilincy is the genial subject of this notice. 
 He is a prominent retail dialer in meal.s.at 
 the corner of Cedar Street aii<l Fifth Avenue, t^iiiii- 
 cy. III., and has resided here all liis life, he U-iiig a 
 natixe iif this city, burn on .Maine .Street. .Ma\ 12, 
 lM,"i7. His father was iHirn in Bavaria. ( lermany, 
 November i;t, 1K2;'. and his graiidfalher. I'eter 
 Schwab, was a farmer of the same place. 'I'he 
 fMllicr of our subject was appreiiliccd to the trade
 
 336 
 
 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 
 
 of a liutcher when he was eighteen years of age, 
 and came to the Tniteil States on the sailing-ves- 
 sel "Ernestine" from Bremen, in 18o2, landing in 
 New Orleans, and from there proceeded to St. 
 Louis, where he located and engaged in the meat 
 business for four years. He then came to (.^uincy, 
 where he started a meat market on Maine Street, 
 which he ran for seventeen years and was very 
 successful. He sold his business in 1892, and has 
 engaged in stock buying and selling since. His 
 residence is between Ninth and Tenth Streets, on 
 Maine Street. Our subject's mother was born in 
 Bavaria, Germany, and died iu 1877. She and 
 her husband were the parents of six children, 
 all of whom are living, our subject being the 
 only son in llio family. The other children are 
 Cecelia, Mrs. James Duker; Maggie, Mis. John 
 Duker; Henrietta, Kanigunda and Clara. All 
 live in Quincy except the fourth daughter, who is 
 a Sister in a convent iu Jordan, Minn. Tiic 
 youngest, Clara, lives with her brother. 
 
 John Schwab was reared and educated in his 
 native city and in the Gem City Business College. 
 He was emplo3'ed about his father's meat shop and 
 was also engaged in bu3'ing stock. He remained 
 with his father until 1881, when he started a shop 
 of his own, and later purchased the place where he 
 now is, having always been in the meat business. 
 His present shop has a frontage of sixty feet 
 on Fifth Street. It is fitted up with all the mod- 
 ern improvements, and reflects credit not only on 
 the owner, but on the city of Quincy. He owns a 
 slaughter house and ten acres of land adjoining 
 the citj' limits of Quincy. Here he keeps and 
 feeds his stock, which he buys himself, putting up 
 all his own hams and bacon and other salt meats. 
 He also renders his own lard and makes sausages. 
 
 Mr. Schwab was married in January, 1883, to 
 Miss Frances Johamees, a native of (Juinc^'. She 
 died here in 1891, leaving four children: Freddie, 
 Clara, Albert and Elsie. Mr. Schwab built his 
 present residence and both his house and shop 
 have all tiie modern improvements, telephone, etc. 
 He runs two delivery wagons and does a large 
 and paying business. 
 
 Our subject belongs to tiie Fireman's Benevo- 
 lent Association. Wlicii lie was younger, he held 
 
 a position in tlie Fireman's AVestern Catholic 
 Union. He is a member of -St. Anthony's Brother- 
 hood, and a charter member of the Quincy Butch- 
 ers' Association, also of St. Boniface Society, and 
 belongs to the St. John's Catholic Church, which 
 he helped to build. He is a Democrat and has 
 been a memlier of the Precinct Committee for 
 years. He is a man who makes friends wherever 
 he goes, and has the respect and esteem of all who 
 know him. 
 
 \|( AMES M. JUDY, a prominent man and re- 
 tired farmer of this neighborhood, now a 
 member of the firm of Berrian & Co., millers 
 and owners of the electric light plant in 
 Camp Point, is the subject of the present notice. 
 The grandfather of our subject was Winefortli 
 Judy, and was an emigrant from Germany, who 
 came to this country and settled in Clark County, 
 Ky., and became a farmer there. He died on 
 the old farm. His son Paris, who was the father 
 of our subject, was born in Clark County, Ky., 
 in 18(19, and came to Adams County in 1832, and 
 settled in Gilmer Township, where he purchased a 
 large track of land. He became an extensive 
 stock dealer, and owned about two thousand acres 
 of land when he retired late in life, and died in 
 1880. For many years he was a Justice of the 
 Peace, and Deacon in the Christian Church, 
 and was a man highly respected bj' all with whom 
 he came in contact. He began with no means, but 
 ani.assed a large fortune. The mother of our sub- 
 ject was Nancy Markwell, who was born in Ken- 
 tucky. She still lives in (Quincy, a devout mem- 
 ber of the Christian Church. 
 
 Our subject was born in Adams County, July 
 19, 1842, and was the eldest of seven children. 
 He attended the district schools, and then Abing- 
 don College for two years. In 1863, he started on 
 an adventurous expedition. He took the contract 
 to dri\e a lot of mules across the plains to Cali- 
 f<iriiia. and rode one of them there. He stopped
 
 PUKTHAIT AM) BIOflKAl'lIK Al. HKCOUU. 
 
 33; 
 
 about two months thei-e. sold liif mules, and thou 
 fame iiunio liy water to Now York, lie had Ih'om 
 so su(i-C's.sfiil, tliat he cngafii-d now in tlic shi|i|iin<; 
 of slock, and for thiof years was one of the piin- 
 eipal shi|»|)<>i> of liis time. 
 
 ( lur >iil>jeet was married in IHlitl. to Mi>s 
 Amanda K. Mitfheli, of MeDonoiiifli Count.v. 111., 
 wiio was a jjranddauirhter of .limniy Chirk, wiio 
 laid out tiie town of Maeomli. The latter was » 
 <;real friend of Senator Doujjias. and was one of 
 the early settlers, t)ften entertainin<» Indians at his 
 house. 
 
 .\fler his marriajie. .Mi'. .Iu(l\ turned lii> atten- 
 tion to fanning in C'olunilnis 'rownship, hut re- 
 moved to t'amp I'oint m IHS'.l. Iiavinjj sold one of 
 his farms, lie then heeanie interested in a mill, 
 and the eleetrie light plant with lierrian \- Co. 
 They own the mill and the plaiil :um1 ruiiii>li the 
 town with light. 
 
 Mr. and Mi-s. .ludy are the parent.- of four chil- 
 ilren: Paris, Mark. Nancy and l{ert K. .Mr. Judy 
 follows his father's e.vamiile in polities, as he is an 
 ardent Demoerat. The family attend the Christian 
 Church, of which they are highly respected mem- 
 bers. Mr. .ludy owns one hundred and si.Kly acres 
 of valuable land in Cilmer Township, and has 
 built .'1 line residence in Camp I'omt. This is a 
 case where both father and son have been among 
 the most prominent people in a township. 
 
 ^OMAII K. KKI.I.V. .\l. I). In the pr.actice 
 of medicine. Dr. Kelly has been conspicuous 
 for his devotion to the welfare of his pa- 
 tient.", and in pui>uing his profes>ion it luis 
 been to him in a great measure a labor of love, 
 lie impresses one at on<-e as a man who has ilrifted 
 easily and naturally into the medical profession, 
 and who reali/.es that he has made no mistake in 
 the choice of his v(K-ation. This impres.-ion deep- 
 ens with a more intimate ac(|uaintance, and fainil- 
 niritv with the history of his life leads lo the un- 
 
 bia,sed and impurlial view that the splendid success 
 which he has achieved is the logical se<|ueiiee of 
 talent rightly used, together with energy and in- 
 du.-try never misapplied, lie w.is iMini in Adams 
 County. III., .lantiary II, Ift 17, a son of Fra/.ee and 
 Hannah (liaymond) Kelly, the former of whom 
 was bo;n in New .lersey. and followed the occupa- 
 tion of a farmer throughout life. His father was 
 also a native of New .ler.sey. and was of .Scotch- 
 Irish extraction. The maternal grandfather was 
 Wiliiain Kaymond, of .Mstssachusett-s. lie was one 
 of the early settlers of .Vdams County, 111., coming 
 hereabout 1M.'?2, and l(K-ating in lieverly Town- 
 ship, which he named afti'r IJeverl.v, .Ma.ss., and 
 here he remained until his death. Fra/ee Kelly 
 came to Illinois when sixteen years of age. 
 
 Dr. Joseph U. Kelly was sent to the common 
 schools of Adams County, where he received his 
 initiatory training, and until nearly nineteen years 
 of age he assisted his father in tilling the home 
 faiin. He then entered <^uincy College, where he 
 for a time succ-essfiilly pursued his studies, and 
 later he began life for hini.self sis a pedagogue. He 
 gave up this calling after a short time, and liegan 
 reading medicine with Dr. .lames .Sykes, of Bev- 
 erly, III., after which he entered the medit-al de- 
 partment of the riiiversity of .Michigan at Ann 
 Arbor, from which he was graduated on the 22d 
 of .March. IK72. He at once began practicing in 
 Adams County, III., but siiliseipiently removed to 
 Howen, Hancock Comity, where he built up a large 
 practice, and remained seven years. In .March, 
 18HH, he took up his resideiu-e in l^uincy, where he 
 is now in the enjoyment of a fair practice. He 
 has found the practice of his profession an occupa- 
 tion more ctmgenial to his tiustes than anything 
 else could ixissibly have been, and his attention is 
 devoted to it exclusively. He is one of the busi- 
 est of this bus\ clas'i of men, and, in addition to 
 bearing the burdens plaued upon him by his pa- 
 Irons, whose respect and conlidence he h:is won by 
 his own elTorts. he must carry the burdens (with 
 others) shitted to his shoulders by ohler practition- 
 ers who seek the rest t«i wliiell age entitles them. 
 
 (>ur subject is a member of the .\inerican Medi- 
 cal Society, and socially, iK-longs to the Ancient 
 Free .III d .Vccepteil Mn-soiis. and (iem City Lodge
 
 338 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On 
 the lllh of June, 1874, he was united in marriage 
 with Miss ;\Iagt;ie Richardson, of Bevcrl\', Adams 
 County, a daugliterof .lames Richardson, .Ir. They 
 have an interesting family of eight children, to 
 wliom the Doctor expects to give every educa- 
 tional advantage in his power. He has a very 
 pleasant residence at No. 411 Elm Street, and he 
 and his wife are well known for their hosijitality. 
 While his political and religious beliefs have al- 
 ways been well defined, and wliile he has always 
 aimed to discharge all tlie duties incumbent upon 
 him as a citizen, he has never sought prominence 
 nor preferment of any kind, other than that which 
 has come to him as the reward of professional la- 
 bors. 
 
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 ENJAMIN HECKLE is President of the 
 Y^ (^uincy Shirt and Overall Company. Men 
 ('/[■S))||: are to be judged by achievements, and it 
 is always safe to accept results as a proof 
 of the possession of the powers and capaliilities 
 which lead upto them. Of successes in the bus- 
 iness world which have been earned by the exer- 
 cise of sound judgment, thorough business tact 
 and indomitable energy, there is no more eminent 
 exemplar in the (4em City than Benjamin Heckle, 
 who is at the head of the above-mentioned com- 
 jiany. This worthy gentleman is a native of Ger- 
 many, born at .Schelingan July 18, 1846, but 
 was brought to America at the age of six 
 years by his parents, Theodore and Anna M. 
 (Meyer) Heckle, who landed at the city of New 
 York. After a short sta}' in the metropolis, they 
 removed to the prairies of Iowa and settled on a 
 farm, where part of the boyhood of young Benja- 
 min was spent. In 1859, he was sent to the par- 
 ochial schools of (^umcy, where he pui'sued his 
 studies very profitably for some time, after which 
 he returned to his home in Iowa, and remained 
 under the shelter of the paternal roof until 1860, 
 when he returned to t^uiucy and began clerking 
 
 on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. He be- 
 gan serving in this capacity at very moderate 
 wages, but as his services began to be appreciated 
 by his employer he was promoted from time to 
 time, until he easil\' commanded i^lSO per month. 
 Upon first starting out in life for himself he had 
 no means, and only possessed a common suit of 
 clotiies, and a hat that cost six cents. He was pru- 
 dent and economical in his expenditures, and 
 wlien he left the river he had saved a snug little 
 sum of money, which enabled him to gain a foot- 
 hold in other occupations. 
 
 In 1866, he began clerking in an estalilishment in 
 l^uincy, but after some time he started in business 
 on his own responsibility and until 1872 success- 
 fully conducted a general store. In 1871, he took 
 for his partner through life Miss Victory Mast, of 
 Ouincy, who has proved a true helpmate to him in 
 more wajs than one. He continued in business 
 until 1882, when he was elected to the position of 
 Sheriff of Adams County on the Democratic ticket, 
 taking possession of the ortice in December of 
 the same year. He made a faithful, efficient and 
 courageous officer, and upon his retirement from 
 the office at the end of his term he was a])i)ointed 
 Deputy Revenue Collector for the Eighth District 
 of Illinois for three years I)}' President Grover 
 Cleveland. In this position he acquitted himself 
 with his usual ability and good judgment, and 
 won golden opinions for liimself as a painstaking 
 and zealous official. 
 
 Following this, he helped to organize the (^uincy 
 Shirt and Overall Companj-, of which he was im- 
 mediately made President, and which position he 
 has since continued to hold. This company is 
 engaged in the manufacture of .shirts, pants, over- 
 alls and jackets, and has built up a business of 
 vast proportions. The high commercial character, 
 the discriminating judgment, the eye that sees and 
 the executive ability that is enabled to improve 
 opportunities, are attributes possessed by Mr. 
 Heckle in a marked degree and the establish- 
 ment over which he has control is a recognized 
 synonym for all that is popular, progressive and 
 honest. His personal character is as high as his 
 business repute, his honorable deportment in all 
 the relations of life commanding the confidence
 
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 poRrn.MT ANT^ niornLvrriiC'AL record. 
 
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 hikI rfs|N>('t of all wliu kiu>w liim.niicl liiii^reiu'iiiiis 
 natiin- uflrii >lii>ws itsflf in friMHu-iit anil lil«T!il 
 uifts l4i worlliv fliaritii-*. Tiii- i'iiin|>an_v I'lnplov;* 
 fruin seventy-five tti eii»lily-five girls aiitl eleven 
 men. an<! is well repti-sciiti'il liy Iravelini,' sales- 
 men on tlie road. Mr. Heckle lia.< u siilisUintial 
 re,Hi<len«'e. suri-utinded hy a >>\nn''\o»s and well-kept 
 lawM.Mt N... 7lM North Twelfth Street. 
 
 P^m 
 
 and hunonililc dealinj^ and for their repntation as 
 far-si<;hted. i-iiergttie an<l enterprising men of 
 liiisiness. 
 
 To .Mr..nM<l Mi->. Ijiwrence have lK>en horn three 
 ehilflren: K. Klla. Laura K. and Willis (i. Asa 
 good eitizen should, he t4ike> a deep interest in 
 politie!« and is a strong Deniocral in wor<i and 
 ileed. Socially, he is a nirmU-r of the .MiL-<ontc 
 frat<>rnity, in which liody he stands high, lie is 
 c<)nne<'ted with the Christian Church liy memlM-r- 
 ship and we lind his name a.ssocinted with manv 
 net- (if lieiii'Viili'nce and many kind tleeds. 
 
 OAKRKri- W . LAW KI;N( i:, the leading mer- 
 I chant at I'ayson, is prominent and well 
 known in husiness circles throughout .\dams 
 (Viunty. lie was iMirn in I'ayson Township in IH.'iT 
 and was ijiven g«»od educational advantage* in the 
 comniou schiHi|>. lie is the son of Uliiford and 
 .lane (Shepherd) Lawrence, native.-, of Kentnckv 
 and Illinois res|>ectively, who are now living in 
 I'ayson Township, lie is one in a family of seven 
 chihlren ami wa.- reared to hecoine a good citizen 
 l>y his worthy parents. 
 
 The laily to whom our siilijecl was married in 
 l«M(l was .Mi>s Li/zie Schroih, a d.-inghter of 
 Henry Schroth. The young couple Inter removed 
 to llannilial. Mo., where Mr. Ijiwrence was en- 
 gaged with the Missouri, Kansas .V Texas Railroad 
 Company for two years, after which he worked for 
 the Kinpire Lumher CoiiipMiy the same lens^'tli of 
 time. Returning to this place in .March. IXXH, he 
 at once engaged with (Jeorge S<'hroth as general 
 merchant, which partnership l:i>te<l for two years. 
 At the end of ihat lime, Mr. S-liiolh sold his in- 
 terest in the business U) his father, with wlmiii .Mi. 
 Ijiwrencc was as>o<.Mated until the death of that 
 gentleman in the fall of IK'.il. 
 
 In the spring of 1«1I2, .Mi-. Ljiwrciicc ami 
 A. T. Cook consoliilated their stock of gooil.-. 
 nn<l in their neatly arranged esUililishmeiit will 
 Im' found .all articles necessary to supply their 
 trade. They conduct their liusine,s.s s»teiiiat- 
 ii-;illy, promptly and after the l>est methods, and 
 their names stand high in Mnancial circles wher- 
 ever they are known for their strictly honest 
 
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 i'l SAA( L. F.M'CKTI'. .\ young and enthusi- 
 astic man, for whom his friends preilict a fam- 
 Js oils future, is he whose name is at the head of 
 the present sketch. lie may never outdo the 
 wizard Kdison, hut the future will lell how near 
 he will cunie to l)C his equal. The city of t^iiiney 
 is tile home of the young electrician into wlitt.se 
 hands has heeii placed the duty of managing the 
 engines of the t^uincy Horse Railway and Carry- 
 ing Comjiany. This is one of the linest and Itest- 
 eipiipped power houses in the Inited .Slates, and 
 li.-ts the IkwI engine in the city. 
 
 Our subject was liorii in Rernadotte, in Fulton 
 County, III., .lune 7, IKli.'t. He is the son of 
 l«aac Faiieett, an Knglish farmer, who UH-.nl4'd on 
 a farm in Fulton County. He served two yeai> 
 in the Civil U'ar. aiwl in 1«7I he t<M(k up a 
 homestead claim at LiiiioIti, Neb., and after 
 proving his pro|H'ity by one year's residence, he 
 moved into the city of Lincoln, but died soon 
 after, in the (Ifty-first year of his age. The mother 
 of oiir subject wit* I'hielie (iaiif, who wiu* liorii in 
 Illinois, lint whos«- father came from (ieriiiany. 
 The latter now livi's near Ik-rnndotte, at the ad- 
 vanced age of eighty-eight years, and is an earnest 
 ;ind valued iiieml>er of the Christian denomina- 
 tion. The lieloved mother of our subject died in 
 ]KM. Hiivi] forty-live, and left three children.
 
 342 
 
 PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Saiali, is Mrs. Miec, .inrl resides in Denver, Colo. 
 IClraer D. is an electrician for the Electric Com- 
 pany. 
 
 Mr. Faueett of this notice was reared in Illinois, 
 but in 1871 he accompanied his father to Ne- 
 braska. In the spring of 1873, after the death of his 
 father, he drove the farailj ))ack to Illinois, and 
 a long journej' it was b}- team, and we can 
 imagine the great sadness of it. His mother 
 located in Vermont, Fulton County, and then 
 this very brave little lad had a chance to go to 
 school. However, as there was no father's strong 
 arm to provide for the little family, it was neces- 
 sary for Isaac to begin farm work when only 
 eleven or twelve years of age. He was offered 
 So a month, and considered it good wages, and 
 continued on the farm until he was nineteen. In 
 1884, his natural talents asserted themselves, and he 
 became river fireman on the"Prescott," and staid 
 one .year, and then for a j'ear was on the "Parke 
 Bluff." He then changed to the boat,"Burt E. Liiie- 
 han," where he did duty a year. He later became 
 assistant engineer for the (iuincy Light Company, 
 and continued there until 1889, when he went 
 to Brookfleld, Mo., and was there engaged for 
 one j'ear, conducting the Brookfleld Electric 
 Light Company. JUI3' 22, he was made chief 
 engineer of the C^uinc^' Company, and superin- 
 tended the placing of the engines for the power 
 house on straight foundations. The engine, a 
 Hamilton-Corliss, is of four hundred horse power, 
 and there are four dynamos. He has one assistant, 
 two firemen and one night watchman. 
 
 The gentleman who is our subject took as his 
 bride Miss Louisa Noakes, a native of the Windy 
 Citj'. She was reared in Quincy, and has made her 
 husband a good wife. They have two bright chil- 
 dren, who are yet too young to show whether they 
 have inherited the mechanical genius of their 
 father or not. Their names are Edith 1'. and Law- 
 rence E. 
 
 Mr. Faueett is socially inclined, and is a mem- 
 ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and 
 also of Quincy Lyceum of Stationarj- Engineers, 
 and is the Assistant Engineer in this society. He 
 believes firmly in the principles of the Republi- 
 can iiartv. but like many other tivlented men he 
 
 does not aspire to office. He has just applied for 
 a patent on an oil-filler, which is very practical, 
 and which he intends to manufacture. 
 
 Mrs. Faueett is an exemplary member of St. 
 John's Catholic Church, and is a lady of much 
 scns^ and good judgment. She and her husband 
 are well informed, and he is thoroughly posted on 
 all electrical developments. 
 
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 ? I I I ' I ' < 
 
 s-HOMAS R. WIIHAY, :\r.l)., who is engaged 
 in the practice of medicine in Golden, is 
 recognized as one of the leading members 
 of his profession in this part of the county. He 
 was born in Adams County, in 1844, and is a son 
 of David Whray, who was born in South Carolina, 
 in 1811. Emigrating to lUinoi? in a very early 
 day, he aided the pioneers in that struggle with 
 the Indians which is known as the Black Hawk 
 War. His family numbered two sons and two 
 daughters. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared amid the 
 wild scenes of frontier life and shared with the 
 family in its experiences and hardships. The com- 
 mon schools afforded him his early educational ad- 
 vantages, after which he attended the High School 
 in Quincy, HI. At length, he determined to make 
 the practice of medicine his life work, and to this 
 end began studying with Dr. A. E. McNeal in 
 1870. He was graduated from the College of 
 Physicians and Surgeons, of Keokuk, Iowa, in 
 1878, and immediately thereafter entered into 
 practice in Columbus, this county, where he re- 
 mained for four years. His next location was in 
 La Prairie, 111., where he spent about eigiit jears 
 engaged in the practice of medicine. On the ex- 
 piration of that period, he came to fiolden, in 
 18811, and has since been one of the leading physi- 
 cians in this part of the count3'. He makes a speci- 
 alty of lung trouble and also i)ractices surgery. 
 
 In the year 1867, the Doctor was married to 
 Miss Rachael Livengood, who was born in Missouri 
 in 184(5. The following children grace their union:
 
 PORTHMT AND r.lOni{.M>lll( Al. IMToHD. 
 
 31H 
 
 Mai V. Ihmii ill IKtiH, wh-s educnled in 1^ I'lairii-. 111., 
 iukI is iiiiw tfnvliiii<! in the .schools of (loldcn; 
 Nettie. Ijorii in IbC'.). died in 1S71; Lewis, horn in 
 1m7;I. was educated at Iji Prairie; Tlioinius, iMirn in 
 1«78 and Halph. in 1HXI. are still under the pa- 
 rental roof. 
 
 In reliffious heiief, the DcK'tor is a Methodist and 
 in his siK'ial relations is eoniiected with the Odd 
 Fellows' society, heinji ii nienilier of the suhordinate 
 lod^e. Dnrinsj the late w«r he gave evidence of 
 his loyaitv to the (Jovernment by enlistinsr in the 
 service in 186t, when twenty years of !i;:e. lie 
 became a nieinlier of the (iiie Hundred and Tliirty- 
 seventh Illinois Infantry and served for four 
 months, when he was honorably discharged, lie 
 li.i.s ever been a faithful citizen and takes an active 
 interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the 
 community. His skill and ability in his chosen 
 |)rofession have won him an enviable reputation 
 and secured him a lilteral patronajije. which he well 
 deserves. He ranks high among his professional 
 brethren and is known as one of the leading ))hysi- 
 cians of Nortli Kast Township. The Doctor made 
 a trip to .Montana Territory in IHCG and remained 
 aliout two years, engaging in the cattle trade and 
 mining. The journey to Montana occupied three 
 months. 
 
 ^^^^••^OKGK VOLLHRACHT. There is always 
 II '^ more or less curiosity in regard to the true 
 >^^ and inner history of men wh<» were born in 
 a foreign country but who have been long and 
 favoralily identilied with the social and bnsine,s.s 
 interests of any conininnity. Thus the biogrnpli\' 
 of Mr. Vollbraeht will undoubtedly prtive interest- 
 ing alike to old and young, a-s he wius born in 
 Prussia, (Jerinany, and has been a resilient of 
 Adams County since eight years of age. 
 
 The birth of our subject occurred in IHI.'i, and 
 ill IH.")!, in company with iiis parents and five 
 brothers, he emigrated to the I'nited Stales and 
 immediately came with lliein to <^uin(y. where 
 
 they made their home for four years. Then, liK-ut- 
 ing in Concord Township, this county, the father 
 there departed this life, in IHCl, while Mi-s. Voll- 
 braeht lived to attain the advance<l age of seventy- 
 eight years. 
 
 (;eorgc,of this sketch, wiLs the fourth in order of 
 birth of the parental family of live sons who grew 
 to mature years. <ine having dietl on the Mississippi 
 River while en route to this State. Cluirles now 
 makes his home in Concord Township, where he 
 has a family of eight children: Charles, .lull lis. Mary, 
 Fredericka. Kva, (ieorge. Waller, and Krana; 
 Henry, the second son, resides near Camp Point, 
 III., and is the father of the following-named 
 si.\ children: Mary, Louis, Cliri.--tian, William, 
 Sophia and Henry; Christ, the next in order of 
 birth, resides in Concord and has a family of nine 
 children: Louis:i. William. (Jotfried, Henry. Carl. 
 Mary, .lolin, Minnie and Kdward; William, who is 
 the lifth son, also makes his home in Concord and 
 is the father of six children: (ieorge, Finma. .\niiie, 
 Sophie, Betsey and AIIkmI. 
 
 The original of this sketch grew in niatuie \fars 
 in this county, where he wsis brought up toa knowl- 
 edge of farm duties, aixl when it liecame necessary 
 for him to select acalling in life he naturally cliose 
 the avocation of an agriculturist. His experience 
 ha.s been wide and varied, and, as a true oiti/eii 
 should, he always takes an active |tart in public 
 affairs, and possesses inlelligent views on all »ul»- 
 jectsof interest, particularly on political ijuestions, 
 as he is ail ardent supitorter of the Democratic 
 party, which body he has represented a.s a delegate 
 to various conventions from Liltert}' Township. 
 
 Miss .Sophie S. .Sdinelleand Mr. \'ollbracht were 
 married in l«(!l, and the young couple at onec 
 Ijegan life on ji new farm. To them has been 
 granted a family of seven children, who ari' 
 respectively Louisa. .Mrs. William .Michael, of this 
 township; Charles, Frank, William, Fred. Theo- 
 dore and Carrie. 
 
 Our subject has U-en very successful in his farm- 
 ing fiperations, and al the present time owns two 
 hundred and seventy acres of valuable land, which 
 hi> industry an<l good jutjgment have placed under 
 excellent tillage. For two yeai>, he operatcil the 
 Fanner-' lloine Ibilcl. in <^iiiii!'y. which under his
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 supervision laiilved among the best in the city. 
 He was appointed Deputy- Sheriff, under Ben 
 Heckle, and during liis four years' iucunilienc}' of 
 the office gave entire satisfaction to the people. In 
 other respects he is honorable, discharging his ob- 
 ligations as a citizen of this great Commonwealth, 
 and is held m hiyh esteem l)v all who know him. 
 
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 SDAVARD SAHLAND. This clever young 
 
 gentleman is a member of the Arm of Haug 
 
 ^ it Sahland. proprietors of the Gem City 
 
 Fence Manufacturing Com]iany. His partner is 
 Frank Haug, and the two together conduct a 
 thriving Inisiness in the manufacture of a coml)i- 
 nation wire and picket fence. 
 
 Our subject was born in <^uiucy. 111., .tan nary 
 1, 1862. His father, Edward, came very near 
 being a Russian, as he was born in Torgau, in 
 Prussia, on the Russian line, in 1826. He was a 
 well-educated man. and had long been Librarian 
 of the Public Library. He came to America at 
 the age of twenty-two, and on reaching Quiucy, 
 111., he engaged in the grocery business and later 
 in the shoe business. Still later, he became a part- 
 ner with Menke, Grimm & Co., and was stock- 
 holder, director and book-keeper until his death, 
 November 15, 1878. In 1859, he married Mary 
 Herleman, a native of (Juinc}-, who was the 
 daughter of Nicholas Herleman, a (icrman farmer 
 who settled here at an early day. Mrs. Herleman 
 is still living. Mrs. Sahland, the mother of our 
 suliject, resides on the corner of Fourteenth and 
 Spring Streets, which is a very fine place of resi- 
 dence. She has> had five children, three of whom 
 are deceased. Our subject's brother Walter is assist- 
 ant book-keeper in Bull's Bank. 
 
 Edward was raised .and educated in the public 
 schools of Quincy, attended the tiera City Business 
 College, and completed that course when only 
 eighteen years old. He was then apprenticed to 
 learn the trade of a carriage-maker in the Ilynes Car- 
 riage Company', where he remained four jears. He 
 
 afterward worked for Zimmerman & Heimlich, and 
 for different parties until 1X87, when he began the 
 grocery business at the corner of Ninth and State 
 Streets, and later was a partner in the firm of 
 Sahland ct Marsh for two years. He then went to 
 Silver Spring Park, Fla., Itought a five-acre tract 
 and set out an orange grove. He attended to its 
 cultivation, and built a cottage and dining his 
 residence there was Assistant Postmaster under 
 R. C. Loveridge. Two years later, he returned 
 to Quincy and bought an interest in the fence 
 business, and has continued there until the pres- 
 ent time. The firm manufactures fencing and 
 the (iem C'ity Fence jMnchiues, and keeps one 
 man on the road beside ]\Ir. Sahland. The fac- 
 tory is located at Nos. 1007 and 1009 Broad- 
 way, and gives employment to ten men. This 
 business has been wondeifvdly successful, because 
 those engaged in it are strictly honest, enterpris- 
 ing men. 
 
 Our sul)ject is a memlier of the Knights of 
 Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fel- 
 lows, and is very decided in his preference for the 
 Keijublican party. Mr. Sahland retains an affec- 
 tionate remembrance of his father, whose exam- 
 ple he endeavors to follow. 
 
 M OEL D. SHERRICK. The subject of this 
 notice is an energetic young farmer of 
 llonslon Township. He w.as born on sec- 
 tion 2(1 in this township, in the old Sher- 
 rick homestead, in Adams County. His i)arents 
 were of old and very highly respected fam- 
 ilies, his mother having been a Strickler, whose 
 family is noticed elsewhere, and his father, Martin, 
 a well-known farmer of this township. 
 
 Joel received a common-school education, and 
 remained at home until he was twenty-one, and 
 engaged in his favorite occupation of farming on 
 the old homestead. After his marriage, he located 
 on his own farm, which is a part of the old home- 
 stead. It is one of the finest farms in Houston,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND T.K >f;i{ArirKAL RKCORD. 
 
 :m: 
 
 and III' ha.- iin|iruvwl it witli a lai};i' new finnii' 
 housoand liani. IIi- iiaypiit lu'ilye fences arounil liis 
 fields and has piirelia-eil all niodein ini|in>veinenUi. 
 Tlie farm i- on •■|!il: Nei'k" lunirii-. and is very 
 |ir<nliicti\e. 
 
 Mr. Slierrick lia> lieen twice niarrietl, the tii*t 
 time to Miss Kdith .\. Brown, in Felirnary, IHTB, 
 who died ei«rhteen months later, leaving a dann;h- 
 ter. Kdith. .Mrs. Sherriok was a native of Mons- 
 ton Township, and a daughter of Willinni and 
 Dolly Hrown. Her father was for many years a 
 prominent farmer in the township, and died in 
 1889. He had served the township a.>< .Sui>ervisor 
 and Si'lniol Trustee. His widow i^ now li\in;r in 
 Camp I'oint. 
 
 In 187"J. our subject married .Miss .Iose|>hine 
 Harris. (See family sketch.) Their home has 
 been liles.sed with live iuterestinjj children, as 
 follows: Martin, l-uilier. Charles, May and .lolin K. 
 
 Mr. Sherrick is no olliee-seeker. but believes in 
 the print'iples of the Republican party. Both he 
 and his worthy wife are members of the Methodist 
 K|>iscopal Church, in which he has been very active 
 as Chi.-s-leadcr and Sunday-school Supeiintendcnt 
 for .several years. 
 
 Men who have farms of three hundred and lifty- 
 six acres of land to attend to do not have time 
 to w.a.ste in seekinjf olKee of any kind, therefore, 
 Mr. Sherrick remains carefully Iookin<; after his 
 own interests, and is highly rc.-pccted by his 
 neifjhliors. He raises high-grade stock, and Short- 
 horn cattle. 
 
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 OHN .1. I'.oN.NKT. .So far from merely pre- 
 .senting a com|iilation of sU»ti.sties and ctin- 
 densod f;icts showing the resource:- and 
 bu>inc>s status of (^uincy and the western 
 l)ortion of the .State, it is considered compatdile 
 with the nature of this work to review in detail 
 those i'ntcrpri>es which exert especial intere.-l 
 upon the industrial and eonunereial standing of 
 the f\i\. It will be found upon examination that 
 
 l^nincv is not flelicient in thnt distinctive Wcdern 
 spirit of enterprise and progress which hits done 
 so much to develop the rcsour<'es of this coniitiy. 
 The important >tove manufactory of which .Mr. 
 Bonnet is President was founded in IXtl-'l. .■iiid 
 has been in .active operation ever since. 
 
 Mr. Bonnet was born in Wittenlierg, (lermany. 
 .March I, IK.tO. a son of .lohn and Rachel ( Ber- 
 ringer) fioiinet. the former of whom was a jeweler 
 by trade. His family came to America when the 
 subject of this sketch was a sinnll lad, and the 
 f:ither was engaged in selling cbK'ks throughout 
 the .State of Ohio. His declining yeai-s weres|)eiit 
 in Zanesville. where he passed from life in IHNj. 
 His family consisle<l of eight childri'ii. of whom 
 the subject of this sketch was the third in order 
 of biith. He acipiired his education in the public 
 schools of Z.'inesville, and in that cit\'. while in 
 his teens, began learning the niolder'.s trade. 
 
 In the spring of ix.')(!. Mr. Bonnet came to 
 t^uincy. and in isfi;5 embarked in the foundry 
 business on his own account, as a member <if the 
 firm of White. Bonnet A: Co., which connection 
 continued for thne years, when the firm name 
 was changed to Bonnet. Duffy iV Co., mannfaetur- 
 eis of stoves. .Mr. Bonnet soon bought out Mr. 
 I)ufl"y"s interest, and the tirm name was changed 
 to Bonnet it Nance, and as siirh continued until 
 1K«7, when it was merged into a st<K'k comp.'iny, 
 upon the organi/.ation of which .Mr. Bonnet was 
 made President, which po-sition he still continues 
 to hold. They manufacture cooking st<»ves, ranges 
 and heating stoves, which they disp<ise of to 
 retailers and jobbers. They employ one hundred 
 skilled men in their works, which are liM-ated on 
 the line of the Chicago, Burlington A: <^uiu<'V 
 Railroad. The enterprise which they have built 
 up takes a justly prominent rank among the in- 
 dustries of the city. The foundry is Iitt4'd with 
 all modern appliances and convenience.« for the 
 ellicient and prompt execution of the work. With 
 an experience of nearly thirty years. .Mr. Bonnet 
 holds a prominent position among the manufactur- 
 ers of the West. 
 
 .Mr. Bonnet w.as married, in IMtKI, to Miss Margaret 
 A. l-awlter. of <iuincy, daughter of .loseph I.aw- 
 ber, one of tin- verv earlv seltlei-s of Adams
 
 348 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 County. Tlie ijiiuriage lias resulted in the birth 
 of the following children: Louisa S., widow of 
 George F. Jordan; James W., Treasurer of the 
 Bonnet-Xance Stove Company; Charles J., (ieorge 
 H., and Loienzo A. JMr. IJunnct is a wide-awake 
 man of affairs, is a shrewd financier, and has 
 ever had the good judgment to grasp at opi)firtu- 
 nities for bettering his financial condition, but 
 never at the cost of his self-respect, or to the det- 
 riment of others. He is the soul of honor, a gen- 
 erous giver to entei'prises of a worthy nature, and 
 public-spirited and enterprising. In politics, he is 
 a Democrat. He is a thorough judge of his busi- 
 ness in all its dejiartments, and is shrewd and prac- 
 tical in the conduct of his affairs. He is a prom- 
 inent Mason, a member of the Consistory, having 
 attained the Thirty-second Degree. Tlie family 
 attends the Methodist Church. 
 
 ^t?OHN A. ALLEN. A plain, unvarnished 
 statement of the facts embraced in the life 
 of ]Mr. Allen, a man well and favorably 
 known to the people of Adams County, 111., 
 is all that we profess to be able to give in this 
 history of the county; and yet, upon examination 
 of those facts, there will be found the career of 
 one whose entire course through the world has 
 been marked by great honesty and fidelity of 
 purpose. He is a native of the Empire State, 
 born in Dutchess Count}- on the 14th of Decem- 
 ber, 1829, and is the eldest son of ten children 
 born to John and Anna M. (Forrester) Allen, the 
 fatiier a native of Gloucestershire, England, and 
 the mother of Dutciiess County, N. Y. John 
 Allen, father of our subject, left his native coun- 
 try- for this when a single man and for a number 
 of years was a resident of New York State. Later, 
 he moved to Woonsocket, R. I., and there passed 
 the remainder of his days. He was a woolen 
 manufacturer by occupation and .in energetic, 
 thorough-going business man. 
 
 The original of our sketch was educated in the 
 common schools of Woonsocket, R. I., until four- 
 teen years of age, and finished at Buschel Ocana 
 College, at Smithfield. R. L. wheie he remained a 
 few months. Subsequently, he entered New- 
 berry Academy in New York City and under 
 Dr. Lausen Prome pursued his studies diligently 
 for three years, graduating in 1848. Returning 
 to Kiiode Island, he began reading law with Whit- 
 ney Robinson. In the year 1861, his patriotism 
 was greatly aroused by seeing the troops on their 
 way to meet the enemy, and he enlisted in the First 
 Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry, serving three 
 months under (4en. Burnside. After the battle of 
 Bull Run, lie returned to Rhode Island and was 
 made Captain of tiie Ftunth Rhode Island Infantry. 
 Later, by his brave and meritorious conduct, he 
 was promoted to the rank of Major and was with 
 Gen. Burnside at the battles of Hatteras, Roanoke, 
 New Berne, Ft. Machen, etc. He bore a conspicu- 
 ous part in all these engagements, and performed 
 efficient service. He captured Morehead City and 
 Wolfert, and was afterward appointed Military 
 Governor of that district, which position he held 
 with much distinction until May, 1862, at which 
 time he was appointed Provost-marshal. In all 
 the trying scenes and desperate engagements in 
 which he participated lie acquitted himself witii 
 credit and renown. 
 
 When peace was declared, Mr. Allen returned to 
 his home in Rhode Island, and being possessed of 
 much natural business acumen, he engaged in 
 merchandising, which he carried on until 1868. 
 In April of that year, he moved to (.^uincy, 111., 
 and following in the footsteps of his father, be- 
 gan manufacturing clothing on his own account. 
 This business he carried on successfully until 1873, 
 when he sold out, and in November of that year 
 was elected Justice of the Peace, whicii position he 
 holds at the present time, discharging its duties in 
 a veiy satisfactory and able manner. In politics, 
 Mr. Allen is a pronounced Democrat and he has 
 ever advocated the principles of that party. Soci- 
 ally, he is a member of the Royal Arcanum. 
 He is active in all enterprises that tend to improve 
 or benefit his town and county, and is a gentle- 
 man who merits the esteem and good-will of all.
 
 POUTKAir AMI IlIiK.liAl'IIK AL KKCORD. 
 
 :tl'.t 
 
 111 tlic year 1 »(>;'», uftcr ivliiniiii}^ fmin llie war 
 wlierp lip had <lis|ilnye<l ■*<) nim-li liraverv and gal- 
 lantiv. In- wiu- imitpil in iniii'i'in<;c to Miss Anna 
 .M. Lant'. of Dallas City. One child. Kol)eit, has 
 been born to them. Up is elprkini,' in i^niiu'V. 
 
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 J'ASl'KR WIirnoMll. Auionfrthenien who 
 are pultivating a portion of the soil of 
 I'ayson Townsliip to jjood advantairc is the 
 j;pnt|pnian abovp n.tnipd. wliosp pleasant 
 home is located on section 22. lie is the foiliin- 
 atp possessor of two hundred and thirty-two acres 
 of pxcellciit land, upon wiiich lie has erected a 
 commodious farm residence and tlie accompanying 
 outbuildings, which are also substantial and well 
 designed for (heir respective purposes. The at- 
 tention of the passer-by will at once be called to 
 the neatness ami order which everywhere ]irevail, 
 anil the opinion will rca<liiy be fornu'd that the 
 pro|)rietor of the place understands his business. 
 
 Our subject was born in Trumbidl ('tiunty,Ohio, 
 in 1«2.'>, and was a lad of eight years when his 
 parents came to this county and located on the 
 farm where he makps his home at the present time. 
 His parents, Wyniaii and l.ura (IJrockway) Whit- 
 conib, were natives respectively of \'ermonl and 
 New York, the father born in 17'.I8, and the 
 mother in 18(1.'?. Their family com|)rised nine 
 children, seven of whom grew to mature years, 
 of whom our subject was the eldest. Ili> brothers 
 and sisters were Orvdla. Mrs. .lames T. Taylor, 
 who died at her home in Hourbon County. Kan., 
 in IK'.tl; Dwight. who makes his home in Hancock 
 County, III.; Kliza. who married Israel Cani|i. of 
 ISourbon County. Kan.; David, who is residing 
 in I'ayson; .Moses, who makes his home in IJour- 
 lM>n County, and Ora, who is the wife of . I. M. 
 Hrodie. Harriet died at the age of nine years, 
 and -Moiizo departed tliis life when six years of 
 age. 
 
 David Whitcomb. the grandfather of our sub- 
 ject, was a native of Vermont, and married Miss 
 
 Ora liipharilson, an l-lastern lady, by whom he \>e- 
 came the father of six sons and one daughter. 
 The \Vhil«'ombs originally came from Wales, and 
 have represent.itives in nearly all the professions. 
 The lady to whom our subject was married in IM.'iii 
 was Isabella S(ewar(. and (o (hem were Uirn six 
 children, of whom .1, Kveret, .Vlmira, |{. Henry 
 and William S. are living, .\nnie and l.ura are 
 dei-t'ased. Mr. an<l .Mrs. Whitcomb are devoted 
 niembei's of the Missionary Itapti.^t Church, and 
 siK-ially, <iur sul>ji'c( is connected widi (he .Masonic 
 fraternity. 
 
 .\s every loyal citizen should, our subject takes 
 considerable interest in politics, and is a st^kiich 
 advocate of the DeiniK-ratic party. He is public- 
 spirKed and never loses an opportunity toatlvocale 
 the welfare of his adopted township, materially. 
 st)cially or religiously. He has been ctuinected with 
 the MjuHMiic fraternity for thirty years, and is a 
 charter member of 1-odge Xo. 529. .V. K. and .V. .M., 
 of I'lainviile. He served as ScIhkiI Trustee in I'ay- 
 son for about twelve years, and h.nsbeen zealous and 
 efflcient in educational matters. He h,as succeeded 
 well in worlilly affairs, and is able to surround his 
 family with all (he comforts and many of (he lux- 
 uries of life. 
 
 ■>^<>1{HIS (()N(t\KI{. a repiesen(a(ive and 
 progressive farmer, who resides on .section 
 II, Lima Townsliip, was born in llamiltrui 
 Coun(y, Ohio, December 2!l, 1m;!1. His 
 father, .loiiah Conover. and his grandfather, .lolin 
 Conover. were natives of New .Iei>ey. The latter 
 emigrated to Ohio, and thence came to Illi- 
 nois, where he died at an advanced age. The 
 father accompanied his parents to ()hio. and w.-is 
 married in Clermont County to l-lsther Honian. a 
 native of New .lei-sey. Kor a niimlK-r of years, he 
 followed agricultural pursuits in the Buckeye Stale, 
 and ill Ifi.'tT emigrated with his family to Adams 
 County, locating in l.iina Township, where he ptir- 
 chast'rl land and built a frame house. He Imiiv all
 
 350 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the experiences of pioneer life and performed the 
 xirdiious task of clearing, developing and improv- 
 ing a new farm. He became a prominent and 
 influential citizen of the community and held a 
 nunilter of public offices. In his early life, he was 
 a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, but 
 afterward united with the Christian Church. He 
 died in 1871, at the age of sixty-three years. 
 The death of his wife occurred July 19, 1889, and 
 many friends mourned the loss of this worthy 
 couple. 
 
 Our subject is the eldest of their five living 
 children. Tiie greater part of his life has been 
 spent in this county, where he was reared and 
 educated, his school privileges, however, being 
 very limited. He remained at home until twenty- 
 two years of age, and then started out in life for 
 himself, purchasing land on section 11, Lima 
 Township, where he has since made his home, 
 devoting his energies exclusively to farming. He 
 owns one hundred and sixty acres of arable land, 
 which is under a high state of cultivation, and 
 upon it he has made many good improvements. 
 
 In 1854, Mr. Conover was joined in wedlock 
 with Sarah Bragg, daughter of Benjamin and 
 Hannah (Rich) Bragg, the former a native of 
 Massachusetts, and the later of Vermont. Their 
 marriage was celebrated in the Green Mountain 
 State; from there they emigrated to Ohio, where 
 Mrs. Conover was born. Her father was a car- 
 penter by trade. He came to Quincy, but after a 
 short time went to Missouri. Later, he returned 
 to Adams County and located in Lima Township, 
 where he carried on business as a carpenter and 
 builder for some 3-ears. He was called to his final 
 rest in 1877, and his wife, who was a member of 
 the Christian Churdi, passed away in 1886. Their 
 family numbered eight children, all of whom are 
 3'et living. 
 
 Unto Mr. and Mrs. Conover were born the 
 following children: Sarah L., now deceased; Dora 
 A., Mary K., Thaddeus X.; Gertrude J., who is 
 engaged in teaching music, and Electa and Hannah, 
 both deceased. The family is one of jirominencu 
 in the community, its members I'anking higli in 
 social circles, and the Conover home is the 
 abode of hospitality. The parents are both mem- 
 
 bers of the Christian Church, and, in politics, Mr. 
 Conover is a Repulilican. We see in him a self- 
 made man, who by his own efforts has worked his 
 wa}' upward from a humble position to one of 
 success, and is numbered among the substantial 
 farmers of the communitv. 
 
 -^^ 
 
 yG. McLOSKEY, M. D. Dr. McLoskey has 
 been a resident of (Quincy, 111., since 1874, 
 and during that time his career as a prac- 
 titioner of the healing art, as well as his upright 
 and honorable conduct as a citizen, has won for 
 him golden laurels. Like many of the representa- 
 tive men of this county, he claims Pennsylvania as 
 liis native State, and was born in Washington 
 County January 18. 1818. He comes of a promi- 
 inent Scotch family, his grandfather l)eing a native 
 of the Highlands of Scotland, and no doubt inher- 
 its his thrift and energy from that source. The 
 grandfatiier crossed the ocean to America at an 
 earh' date and received his final summons in Mis- 
 souri. 
 
 Our subject, the eldest son of six children born 
 to his parents, his father being John McLoskey, 
 passed his boyhood and youth in Washington 
 County, Pa., and enjoyed the advantages of a 
 common-school education. In the j'ear 1834, he 
 emigrated with his parents to Greene County, 111. 
 Later, feeling the need of a better education, he 
 entered Jefferson Academy, where he remained 
 for some time, and then entered McDowell Col- 
 lege, St. Louis, from which institution he grad- 
 uated in 1850. Subsequently, he began reading 
 medicine with Archibald McLoskey, of St. Charles, 
 Mo., and afterward moved to Coles County, HI., 
 where he carried on a general practice, but only 
 for a short time. 
 
 In the year 1874, he moved to Quincy, 111., and 
 here he has since resided, engaged in the active 
 practice of his profession. The people of Adams, 
 as well as surrounding counties, are familiar with 
 his name, and he has shown iiiniself eminently
 
 PARIS JUDY.
 
 1*0RTRAIT AM> ''H » ;i;.\ I'lIK A I. RWOHD. 
 
 .l/i.l 
 
 WMitliy of tlif ('<inti<IoiiL-o and trust ie|K>M'<l in liiin 
 liy all classvs. and is a pliysician of dwidi'd merit, 
 lie i> prominent Iv idenlilied with all enterprises 
 of a laiidalilc nature and no wcutliy moveinent.s are 
 alloweil to fail tlir<.iu<;li nejflif^cnee lui liis |iart. 
 In all his relations with the pulilie, he has actpiitted 
 himself in a manner relleetiuir eredit upon himself 
 and all with whom he comes in eont^u-t. 
 
 ( »ur subject seleett'd his bride in the person of 
 Kli/.alK'tli Iturns, dauijiiter of Thomas liurns; thev 
 were married in l'itt.-liurj;h, I'a., and their nui)tials 
 were soleuHii/ed in the spi-injj of 184(1. The do- 
 mestic happiness of Dr. and Mi-s. Mcl.oskoy was in- 
 creased materially by the birth of five children, two 
 living at this time. Mrs. McLoskey died in 187(1. 
 Our subject has a comfortable home at No. (WtJ .ler- 
 sey Street and this is i)resided over in an admirable 
 manner by his worthy and much esteemed sister, 
 .Mrs. Myers. Outside of his business successes, the 
 Doctor is a gentleman of culture and pleasing 
 social qualities, displaying that geniality, liberality 
 and hospitable nature which .so pre-eminently 
 characterized his ancestors. The interests he has 
 shown in the advancement of measures for the 
 good of (^uincy since his residence here, and the 
 zeal he h:us shown in all projects worth}' of men- 
 tion, caused him long since to l»e classed as one of 
 the leading citizens. All that he has achieved or 
 gained has come as the residt of his own efforl.s. 
 .Socially, tlie Doctor is a member of C'ommanche 
 Lodge No. (12. of l);ivcni>ort. Iowa. 
 
 ■■}\^\tifi:^i^ 
 
 "X AKl^ i. .MDV. Ill |M«(i. thcr.- pa-scd 
 
 I from life in Adams Coiinty. 111.. » man 
 
 '%i- -^ who had been identilicd with iimny cnter- 
 
 ^ prises of importance, who was public- 
 spirited and ent^'rprising to a degree, and whose 
 name wjls well known in both s(K'ial and biisiiio- 
 circles. This man was I'aris T. .Indy, who was of 
 Ocrman-Knglish de.<«cent and came of good obi 
 Kentucky slock, lie wa-< born in (lark loiiiil \ ,of 
 the Blue llrass Si;iic. Dicciubcr U. l»l(i. and was 
 
 the third son in the family of six chihlreti Ihu'ii to 
 Winnepark an<l Anna .Iu(>y. the forHier of whom 
 wa» an honest "son of the soil." lie and his wife 
 are descended from early Kentucky families, who 
 carved out homes for themselves in the wilderne^s 
 and laid the foundation for the present magnilicent 
 state of civilization and for a refined Common- 
 wealth. 
 
 In the cominoii schools of his native State. I'aris 
 T. .ludy received his early educational training, 
 but at the early age of fifteen years his advantages 
 were cut short, and in order to siip|iort himself he 
 began teaching school, a calling that (X'cupieil his 
 attention for .some time during the winter seasons. 
 During this time, his range of vision was by no 
 means conlined to the iminediate territory in 
 which he li\ed, but, lx>ing familiar will the history 
 of Illinois, he was convinceil that the young Slate 
 would, in the near future, develop into one of the 
 greatest Common wealths of the (nited States, anil 
 lime h.HS proved the wisdom of his views. Con- 
 vinced of this, he came hither in 18|(l, and for 
 several yeai-s thereafter taught the "young idea " 
 in Adams County, after which he became <|iiite an 
 extensive dealer in real estate and for some time 
 thereafter devoted his lime and energies to the 
 material advancement of the l>est interests of the 
 county. In addition to the duties which the 
 magnitude of this business involved, he conducted 
 a variety st<u-e at liiirtun, Adams County, III., but 
 soon after engaged in auriciilliiral pui-suit.s. and 
 from that time his attention was given to that in- 
 de|)eiideiil and enjoyable, if lalHjrioiis, pui-siiit, 
 fanning. He found thi^ congenial to his tastes, 
 and stock-raising was a bii>iii(-s he found ispcci- 
 ally agreeable. 
 
 ( >ur subject was never a politician in the sense 
 of being a public odice-holder; nevertheless, he was 
 one of (li<»<e men who exert, without any apparent 
 e(Tort to do so, a most important iliMiience on an\ 
 coiiimuiiity with which ihey clumce to !«■ identi- 
 fied. .V man of keen perception* mid great activ- 
 ilv. of public spirit and .vlerliiii; iiitegiity. his aid 
 was siilicited for many <'nlerpiises. mid so far as 
 these enterprises .M-enied t4i him meritorious, and 
 his mc:iiis would allow, he extt'iideil •>ubslanti.-il 
 cucouruuciueul. His vote was ever ucl> in fuvor
 
 354 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFX'ORD 
 
 of Republican principles and be was at all times a 
 strong snpjiorter of the party. Ilis InHiiencc was 
 one wliicli quickened into healthful action the 
 social, moral and industrial pulse of the commu- 
 nity, and thus contributed to its upbuilding, and in 
 social life he was considered an acquisition to any 
 circle. lie was a ineinl)er of the Ancient Order of 
 I'nited Workmen. 
 
 ()n the 11th of October, 1851. Mr. .ludy was 
 united in married with Miss Nancy Markwell, who 
 was born in Flemingsburg, Fleming C'ount\-, Ky., 
 .Inly 31, 1815, to James and Rebecca (Valandliani) 
 Markwell, being one of their seven children. 
 She bore her husband six daughters and one 
 son: James M.. at Camp Point, Adams County; 
 Adelia A., wife of W. B. Finley, of (iilman 'I'own- 
 shii). this county; Rebecca E., wife of Martin 
 Taylor, of Lewis County, Mo.; Xantipjie, wife of 
 Lycurgus E. Finle>-, of Adams County; Sierra 
 Nevada, wife of AVilliam Criswold, also of this 
 county; Ida Kate, wife of Charles Horn, and Mary 
 I)., wife of Frederick Rush, of Wichita. Kan. The 
 mother of these children is of English descent, and 
 her ancestors were among the very first settlers of 
 Kentucky, while her grandfather, George A'aland- 
 hain, was a near neighlior and an intimate friend 
 of the celebrated pioneer, Daniel Boone. Mrs. 
 Judy has been a resident of <^uinc\' since October, 
 1841, and is now occupying a pleasant residence 
 at No. 1454 ^'ermont Street. 
 
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 f, 
 
 "iflOSEPH ESTERLEY. On the 14th of July, 
 1892, there died at his pleasant home 
 in Quincy, 111., a man whose career was 
 marked by enterprise, honesty, sobriety and 
 
 industry, and of him it could be sai^l with the 
 
 greatest fitness, 
 
 " He hore without abuse 
 
 The grand old name of gentleman." 
 
 He was a man of great strength of character, 
 and wielded an iatluencc in public affairs which 
 will be fell long after his form has mouldered to 
 
 dust. He was a son of the cit3' of <^uinc3', born 
 in 1837, his parents being John and Justina 
 (Brodbeck) Esterley, both of whom came of sub- 
 stantial German stock, which race has been an im- 
 portant factor in American progress and civiliza- 
 tion. John Esterle}' became a resident of (^uincy, 
 III., in 1835, and there he followed the calling to 
 which he had been reared, and of which he had a 
 thoiough knowledge, carpentering, for many 
 years. He was a man who believed in doing 
 what he had to do with all his might, and his skill 
 as a wielder of the hammer and plane was known 
 and appreciated. 
 
 Fnti! he was fifteen years of age, Joseph Esterley 
 wasan attendantat the parc>chial schools of t^uinc^', 
 and being a youth of considerable mentality, his 
 career was marked by ra[)id progress in his studies 
 and by a desire to make the most of his opportu- 
 nities. Cpon leaving school, he was apprenticed 
 to a macliinisl, and worked at the trade until 
 1864, and with his usual a|)titudc learned all theie 
 was to learn about tlie l)usiness. In 18()5, how- 
 ever, he decided to turn his attention to other 
 pursuits, and came to the conclusion that the 
 gr(K'er3' business afforded as good a field as any for 
 the accumulation of a competenc.N, and for four 
 \'eai's he devoted his attention faitlifully to this 
 calling. At the end of that time, he disposed of 
 his stock of goods, and became a member of the 
 stock company that organized the Excelsior Stove 
 Foundry at t^'uincy, which business he continued 
 to follow for two years. Having sold out his in- 
 terest at the end of that time, be began devoting 
 his attention to agricultural pursuits in Lewis 
 County', Mo., and for six years thereafter contin- 
 ued to be an energetic tiller of the soil. In 1877. 
 he returned to the iiome of his birth, and, resum- 
 ing his former occupation of machinist, worked at 
 the same with reasonable success until 1884, at 
 which time he was made Chief of the (^iiincy Fire 
 Department, a ])Osition for which he was admira- 
 bly fitted, as he possessed sound and practical 
 views, energy and undoulited courage. He held 
 this position with the greatest credit to himself 
 and to the satisfaction of all concerned until ISIU, 
 when he letired. While discharging his duties, lie 
 did a great deal towards perfecting the discipline
 
 roIMKAlI ANF) I'.K M.l; Al'HK AI. IfTf ORI). 
 
 of lii> r<ir('c. and iiii|iiiiviiii; tlic i|i-|i:ii liiii-nl m 
 luiinerous ollii-r wa_v.«. itiitl iimi natural (■(in>t'(|ncnte 
 his st-rviit's were valued n.s tlicv deserved to lie. 
 
 I'ndiT all cirruinstnnces, he was ie<.M>j;iiized as 
 line of lhos(' |>ulilii--s|>irited I'lti/ens who could hi' 
 relied upon to aid every worthy enterprise, and 
 allhou<;li he was (|uiet and unostentatious in dis- 
 pensing I'harity. he did so in that piarticai way 
 wliieli ex|)erienfe taught liini aefonipiished the 
 Im'sI residt.s. His knowledge of men. like liis 
 knowledge of his c.-illing, was of a liroad ehanicl^'r, 
 and he was always known ati iilx-ral and cliaritalde 
 in liis views, lie was a strong Democrat, and 
 soeiaily w.is a nieniher of Mnripielte Lodge No. .'JG, 
 I. ( >. (). !■". lie was a charter meml)er of the Mould- 
 ers' Tnion of <^uincv. In tlie year 18;")H, lie married 
 .Miss Mary C Liilirs. daugiiter of Fre<lcricL i.iihrs, 
 of Portsmouth, Ohio, and by her was the fatlierof 
 the following children: .Minnie, wife of .lohn 
 Livingston, of Kansiis fity. Mo.; .Vnnie, at home; 
 Mary, wife of .lohn D'llare, of i^uincy; .loseph, 
 .Ir., of <;uincy; Charles II.. also a resident of 
 <iuincy; Hose K., Kva C, ItcMijamiii L. and Kdna 
 I). The family resides at No. 40X ,lci>ey .Street, 
 which is a comfortable and plea-sant home. Mr. 
 Ksterley was, as is his wife, a member of St. IVtcr's 
 Catholic Church. 
 
 \i 
 
 oil N M. LARKL was for maii\ years a 
 prominent and honored eiti/.en of .Vdams 
 County, and it is Init justice to his family 
 that this record of his life lie given in the 
 county history, lie wa^ born in X'irginia, in IH27, 
 and comes of an old family of that Stale, ills 
 parents, .lames and .Margaret Karel, were both na- 
 tives of X'irginia. His father served in the War 
 of 1HI2, and S. (i. l-juel. the brother of our sub- 
 ject, was one of the boys in blue of the lal*- war. 
 The family numU-red four sons and two daiigh- 
 U-rs. 
 
 In his early yeais, the subject of this sketch en- 
 
 i.':4l;ci| 111 icHiliiii;^ x-liool for inaiiv tci nis. ami m 
 the same time, during the sumnu-r months, fol- 
 lowed farming. .M the age of twenty-three, in 
 IKI!I, he was united in marriage with Mailha .!. 
 Cleaver, who was born in IH.til. and was the onh 
 daughter of Henjamin an<i lj\na Clcnver. Four 
 children gniced this union: .\ugustus. Inirn in 
 l«.j", was educated in the public schmils and in 
 • ^uiiicy, and now operates the old homestead for 
 his mother; Mary .\., born in 1852, is the wife of 
 ('apt. I). M. Morris, by whom she has two children, 
 and their home is in Camp I'oint; .\rtliur it., born 
 in IH.'il, mari-ieri .\nna Omer, by whom he lia.s 
 three children, and they reside on the old li<ime- 
 stead; and .lane, born in 18(;(i, is the wife of Sam- 
 uel Curry, a resident of Clayton. The children 
 were all educated in the (^iiincy s»-liools. and were 
 thus lltted ffir the juactical and responsible duties 
 of life. 
 
 .Mr. and .Mrs. Ivarel began their domestic life in 
 Columbus Township, on a fartn of one hundred 
 and sixty acres which he had previously pur- 
 chased, and there resided for three years. He then 
 removed with his family to his father-in-law's farm 
 and ojierated the old homesteail in partnership. 
 He afterward purchased one huiKlied and sixtv 
 acres of that farm, and engaged in it.<i care and 
 cultivation until \Hi\9, when he was elected Sheriff 
 of .Vdains County, and removed t<i(juincy. Faith- 
 fully he performed the duties of his odk-e, and for 
 six years he resided in that city. He then re- 
 moved to Abingdon, Knox County, where he en- 
 gaged in the bakery business for about six months. 
 He then sold out and returned to (^uincy, iK'com- 
 ing interested in steamlK)at tninsportation. He 
 purclia.sed interests in live of the largest steamers 
 on the .MissiKsippi. and t4> that line of business de- 
 voted his energies for four veai>. when he sold out 
 and returned to the old homestead, where he s|H-nt 
 the remainder of his life. 
 
 Ill politics. Mr. Karel was n Democrat, and was 
 ipiite a promini-nt meiiilH-r of his party. StM'iallv, 
 he w;is connected with the Masonic fraternit\. He 
 was charitable and U-nevolent. and the pooi aii<l 
 needy found in him a friend. He was .a man of 
 strong convictions, ever true to what he lielieved 
 to Ik* the right, lie was held in univeiNil regard,
 
 356 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and was highly esteemed by all. He passed away 
 May 2.5, 1881, and his death was mourned bv many 
 friends. 
 
 Mrs. Eai'el, who is a most estimable lady, still 
 resides on the home farm with her children. The 
 liomestead comprises tliree hundred and sixty acres 
 of valuable land, all under a high state of cultiva- 
 tion and well improved. 
 
 ►f^>|<^^ 
 
 jf7 EMUEL BURKE, who resides on section 
 il (^ 34, is one of the wealthy and representa- 
 j^v\ five citizens of Nortli East Township. 
 Adams County is the place of his birth, which oc- 
 curred in 1833. His ])arents were Fleming and 
 Sarah (Horney) Burke, the former a native of 
 Russell County, Va., and the latter of (Uiilford 
 County, N. C. They were of Scotch and Irish 
 descent. 
 
 In 1831. Fleming Burke came to this count}' 
 witli his fatlier, but after a year returned to Xiv- 
 ginia. In a short time, however, he again came 
 to the West and settled on section 3."), North 
 East Township, where he made a claim of one 
 hundred and sixty acres of wild land. Tliree 
 years later, he sold this claim and removed to 
 anotiier farm of a (juarter-section in the .school 
 district. There he carried on agricultural i)ur- 
 suits until 18aO, when he again sold out. Later, 
 he purchased and improved a tract of three liun- 
 dred and twenty acres, which he made his home 
 \intil his death. He was one of the lionored pio- 
 neers of this locality, and was prominently identi- 
 fied witli its early history. During the Black 
 Hawk War, he enlisted at Rusliville, under Capt. 
 Fellows, and served in tliat struggle against the 
 Indians. 
 
 The Burke family nuinl>ered the following chil- 
 dren: Mary E., now deceased; Robert F., who 
 married Miss Barnett and is a grain dealer of 
 Plainville, Kan.; our subject; Sarah E,, now Mrs. 
 Clark; William H., Lydia D., Louisa and Re- 
 becca. 
 
 Lemuel Burke has spent his entire life in the 
 county of his nativitj-. He was reared amid the 
 wild scenes of frontier life and, with the family, 
 shared in the experiences and liardshijjs which 
 fall to the lot of a pioneer. His educational ad- 
 vantages were such as the common schools af- 
 forded, and he remained under the parental roof 
 until after he had attained is majority, when he 
 started out in life for himself. He secured a farm 
 of eighty acres of prairie land and thirty- .acres of 
 timber, and placed it under a high state of culti- 
 vation. His father afterward gave to him one 
 liundred and sixty acres, and, as his financial 
 resources increased, he made additional purchases 
 and his farm now comprises five hundred .and 
 forty-th-ee acres of rich prairie. It is all under 
 a iiigh state of cultivation, the fields are well tilled 
 .and the improvements are many. Jn connection 
 with general farming, Mr. Burke engages in stock- 
 raising and has a line herd of fort}' head of Short- 
 horn cattle. He also raises a high grade c)f hogs 
 and horses. 
 
 In 18o(), iNIr. ]5urke was united in marriage with 
 Miss Ann, daughter of .James Robbins. of North 
 East Township. The following children were liorn 
 unto them: Addie, born in 18.57; Edward L., born in 
 1858, married Amelia .Ihenksy and is baggage- 
 master in (ialesburg; Cora A., born in 186(J, is 
 the wife of Eugene De Groot, a resident farmer 
 of North East Township; L^dia, l)orn in 1862, 
 married Ira F. Reynolds; Sarah E., born in 18()6, 
 died in childliiiod; and Flora, born in 18(58, is at 
 home. 
 
 On the 14th of August, 18(52, :Mr. Burke re- 
 sponded to his country's call for troops, and, en- 
 listing at La Prairie under Capt. .Johnson, became 
 a meml)er of Comp.any K. One Hundred and 
 Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, in which he served 
 three years. He was taken prisoner at Ruther- 
 ford .Station, Tenn., but was afterward p;iroled. 
 He participated in the Red River campaign and 
 in all the battles in which the Sixteenth Army 
 Corps was engaged. He was a faithful soldier, 
 ever found at his post of duty, and when the 
 war was over was honorably discharged. 
 
 For several years. Mi'. Burke was in the employ 
 of the Government as special employe uuder the
 
 '■y. 
 
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 PDKTKAIT AND RIOr.RArHICAL HKCORI). 
 
 :\:,9 
 
 Indiiin nixi'iit, .iiul in |H7(> Imd oliai'^^e of n liiiiiu-li 
 of the «;:eiicy at Fl. Itt'lkiinp. Mont. In |)olilii-s. 
 Ill' is a Mtjilwarl Mi|)iioitci- of ilio U(|iul>licau 
 |iartv and lias licld llic oHii-cs of Tax Collector, 
 S*.-liool Director and {'oniniis-ioncr «»f lliirliw(iyi<. 
 Sicially, ho is a Knii^lit TcMijilnr Mason and hi;* 
 wife is a nieinlx'r of the Mptliodi»t Cliiircli. lie \* 
 an «'nti'r|>risinir and proyrcssivt' farmer, is a man 
 true to every |iul>lie and private trust, and amon^ 
 the valuefl citizens of his township he is numbered. 
 
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 I.FHKI) A. WllllM'l.K. .M. I). The med- 
 ical fraternity of Adams County would lie 
 i!) hut poorly represented in this rolumc were 
 not n)entioii made of tlii' irentlcman aliove 
 named, who is one of the Icadinir physicians of 
 <iuincy. After years of unremitting^ toil, he se- 
 cured a line footing; in the profession and a com- 
 petence which cnalilcs him to enjoy all the com- 
 forts of life. His home, which is «inc of the most 
 attractive residences of the city, and his otlice. 
 which is >|ileiididly eijiiipped with all neetled med- 
 ical appliances, are Ificated at Nos. (>'M and (J.'l'.t 
 Maine Street. 
 
 As his life lii>toiy >Iioh>. Dr. Whipple is a self- 
 made man, an<l as such deserves the greater credit 
 for his acquisitions and attainments. His earliest 
 recollecti<uis are of the scenes around lii> father's 
 farm in Cattaraugus County. N. Y., where hisliirth 
 occurred Octolier ."U, 1 «!."». He is the eldest s<in <if 
 Henry F. Whipple, a native of New York, liiit 
 reared in I'ennsylvania.and he in turn was the son 
 of .Joseph Whipple, of Knirlish des<-ent. Durinfr the 
 late war. Henry F. Whipple enlisted and served 
 with honor, luit unfortunately was captured at the 
 liattle of ( iettysliiirg. sent as a prisoner of war to 
 liiehmond. and then to .Anderson villi-, h here he 
 died in .Inly, IHiil. 
 
 The moth<-r of our siihject. .Martha A. (Hatch) 
 Whipple, w.os liorn in New York Stale, the daiiuhler 
 (if Stephen anil Mary Hatch. and is still living al the 
 old liomi-stead in Western .New York, Tlie earlv 
 
 lioyhiKid of our suhject was spent on a farm, and 
 during the trying times of war he remained at 
 home to care for his nnitheraii<l the younger chil- 
 dren, of whom there were six. At the age of nine- 
 teen years, he entered the employ of the Krie Kail- 
 road Company, and remained an eiiiplove of the 
 freight department for six yeai-s. 
 
 H.'iving resolved tocho<»efor his life iK'i'iipatJon 
 the nitdical profe.-sion. the young man commenced 
 to read medicine with Dr. Henry Ijirned. of Sala- 
 manca. N. Y.; later, he entered the Fcleclic Medical 
 liistitut<> at Cincinnati, from which he was gradu- 
 ated, and .afterward wa.s graduated fiom the 
 Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago. Having 
 gained a thorough theoretical knowledge of the 
 healing art, he was prepared to prove his ability 
 by practical experience. Opening an ollk-e at Kaii- 
 dolpli. ill the westi'rn part of New York, he there 
 commenced practice in lN7."»-7(i, and from the tirst 
 wiis successful. 
 
 Ill ISMli, Dr. Whipple came to (^uincy to take 
 the practice of the late Dr. .Moore, who was the 
 successor of Dr. Talcott. He afterward piirchasetl 
 his Maine Street property of Dr. Talcott. thus iden- 
 tifying himself permanently with (^iiincy as a res- 
 ident. The confidence wliich is bestowed u|ion 
 him by the people of t^uiiicy and vicinity is not 
 misplaced, for lie is skillful in the profession he 
 has chosen, is well read in general topii'?'. a keen 
 ob-erverof life in its various phages, and Iuls borne 
 himself as a man of honor in all the scenes through 
 which he has passed. He has In-en very successful 
 in alleviating suffering, and well deserves the 
 lioiuir which he receives as a memlier of a profes- 
 sion which is exceeded in its U-nefits only by the 
 iniiiistry, and which, in many res|K>cls. stands si<i,. 
 by side with the laUir of a |Mislor. 
 
 The positions of trust in professional ami ^mial 
 organizations »liieli li.ave been conferred ii|H>nDi. 
 Whipple are numerous. For the |>!»st ten years he 
 has served as Tie.asurer of the State Homeopatliic 
 Medical Ass4K-ialion. ami still fills that [Hisition. 
 Ill aildition, he is identifie<l with the .Vmeriean In- 
 stitute of llomeopalliy. its one of its most active 
 memlK-rs. For -everal yeai-s lie was a memlH-r of 
 the (juiney Koard of Health, and his lalHii> in 
 that position weiT iirduoiisand eltlci)>nt, SiK-ially, 
 
 J6
 
 3G0 
 
 POETRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 he belongs to Quinc.y Lodge No. 296, F. & A. M.; 
 Quiiicy Chapter No. .'>, of which he is High Priest; 
 Alaska Commandery No. 5, K. T., and Quincy Con- 
 sistory. 
 
 Tlie marriage of Dr. Whii)[)Ie to Miss J,ydia E., 
 daughter of Dr. Henry and Mary Lamed, was cel- 
 ehrated in October, 1869. Mrs. "\Vliip|)le was 
 reared in New York, receiving a good education, 
 and grew to womanhood with a character which 
 wins for iier many friends wlierever slie is known. 
 Slie is a model housekeeper, a sympathizing com- 
 panion, and a considerate motiier to her four sons: 
 Henry L., Merrilt P.. Arthur 15. and William. The 
 daughter, Grace E., died at the age of four years. 
 
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 '\f(AMES J. SHANAHAN. One of tlie resi- 
 dents of and most prominent men in Quincy, 
 who has made himself felt in the commer- 
 cial life of the town, is he whose name is at 
 the head of this sketch. Although an American 
 by birth and education, he is of Insli ancestr}', 
 and has always brought to bear in his business 
 dealings tlie honesty and energy for which his na- 
 tionality' is celebrated. He is one of the most re- 
 liable and successful of the builders and contrac- 
 tors of Quincy. 
 
 Our subject was born in tiiis citj- December 4, 
 1844. He is the son of John Shanaban, who 
 came from his native country, Ireland, when a 
 young man, and made liis home in St. Louis, 
 where lie followed the trade of a blacksmitli. In 
 the year 1839. he came to Quincy and engaged in 
 farming on land whicli is now included in the 
 corporation limits. Later, he became employed 
 in street-excavating and contracting. At this 
 he continued until tlie time of liis deatli. which 
 occurred November 22, 1869. He upheld tlie 
 principles of the Democratic i)arty all his life. 
 The motlier of our subject was JNIargaret Ma- 
 lony, wlio was born in Ireland, but now resides 
 at lier liome. No. 827 Jersey Street, Quinc}-, 111. 
 Our subject is the (')d('st of cighl cliiUUej) and 
 
 was born in Quincy. and here received a very liberal 
 education. He first attended tlie putilic scliools. 
 and then Baker's Academy, and still later the old 
 Methodist Episcopal College on Spring .and Fourlli 
 Streets, now Chaddock College. Still later, he was 
 sent to iirivate schools. When eighteen years old, 
 he was apprenticed under Williamson il- Jones 
 to learn the carpenter's trade, and continued there 
 three years and six months. He worked in Quincy 
 until April .5, 1869, when he went to Ft. Scott. 
 Kan., and there engaged in contracting and 
 building for nine months, but was recalled to 
 l^uincy by the death of his father. In the siiring 
 of 1870, lie went to Warren County and engaged 
 with his Uncle William in contracting on the .St. 
 Louis, Kockford A- Rock Island Railroad, and that 
 same fall went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and was 
 employed as carpenter foreman on the Kansas City, 
 St. Joe & Council Bluffs Railroad. In 1874, he re- 
 turned to Quincy and went to work for Lark- 
 worthy At Burgee, and remained there for three 
 years, when he and Joe Berkin did a contracting 
 business in partnership for two years, but since 
 then lie has conducted his flourisliing business 
 alone. He contracts for brick and frame resi- 
 dences, and does jobbing in general. He built his 
 fine brick residence on the corner of Eighth and 
 Jersey Streets, eighty feet front, with shop ad- 
 joining, and has everj' convenience for first-class 
 work. 
 
 IMr. Shanahan was married in St. Joe, January 
 30, 1873, to Jliss ISIary JlcCabe, wlio was born in 
 the Emerald Isle, but came to America with her 
 parents, and was reared and educated in St. Louis, 
 Mo. Willi iier thrifty habits, she has assisted her 
 liusband in every way in her power, and is a much 
 respected member of their circle of friends. 
 
 Our subject has lent his name and aid to many 
 of the social and benevolent societies of his na- 
 tive city, .among which we may mention St. Pa- 
 trick's, of which he has Ijeen President for two 
 years; and the Fireman's Benevolent Societ}', in 
 which he was Foreman of Hose for two years. 
 From a young man lie has been a volunteer fire- 
 man, and for several years was Foreman of the old 
 Hose No. 1 Company. 
 
 i^i^■, Sliajiahan is a conscientious incDibei- of St,
 
 PORTHAir AN!) l!K;( UIAI'IIK M. i;r;( <ilM). 
 
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 Fetor's Catholic Cliurch.wliicli he ntleiuls niid liclps 
 to Mi|i|iort; lu' is also a inuinlier of tlip DenuK-nitii' 
 |ijirt\. lu'lieviiiif ill tin- t«'iu't-< of froc trade and I 
 sovoreiirn |m>wit. Mr. Sliaiialiaii has lived so many 
 vi-ai-s ill this lieaiitifiil i-ity, whirli his industry has 
 helped to adorn, that his natural pride in it is 
 not to he wondered at. 
 
 i, KTKK' C'OIJT. The subject of this sketch 
 ijl is a farmer liviii<r on section 2, Mendon 
 Township. II is father was .loscpli Cort. a 
 native of Westmoreland County, I'a., who 
 in his turn was a son of .loseph Coi t, who came 
 from liermany. The mother of our subject was 
 Catherine ((iross) Cort, a native of IVnnsylvaiiia, 
 who wa.s married to .loseph Cort in that State. 
 The latter tame to Illinois in |S,').'(, settled in 
 Mendon Township, and improved a farm. He re- 
 sided there until his death, which occurred in 
 1K7S. Mis wife had died many years before in 
 IViinsylvania. They were parent* of nine chil- 
 dren, but two of whom are now living,our sul)ject 
 and a brother, .lo.seph, who lives in Missouri. Mr. 
 and Mi-s. Cort were worthy membei"s of the (ierman 
 Hcformed Church, of which he had been Deacon 
 anil KIder .several times. He took a deep interest 
 in schools, and was a liberal, open-handed man. 
 
 Our subject was born .Iiine 21. IX2(I. in West- 
 moreland Comity. I'a., and was reared to the life 
 of a farmer. He received a common-school educa- 
 tion, and remained at luinie until he was twenty- 
 four years old. In 1M1;{. he was married to Mar- 
 ifarel Whitehead, a native of Westmoreland 
 County, I'a., who w.as born in IK2I; she was a 
 daughter of Peter Whitehe.-id. a native of I'enn- 
 svlvanin. After his niiirriage, .Mr. Cort worked 
 on his father's farm until he came to Illinois in 
 I8."i.'»and M'ttled in Mendon Township, near the 
 town line of Lima. The place was partly improved, 
 and had upon it a small log cabin, ami here the 
 family life in Illinois iH'giin. Oursuliject wnsindu.s- 
 ^|•ious. and auon put up a brick house ftiu' frnine 
 
 barn, the lK?st in that liK'iility. I Ic moved to his 
 present farm in IHtJT, and has greatly improved 
 this place, his line residenc«\ which he built in l««(t, 
 alone costing il,S(io. He owns three hundred and 
 forty-seven acres of land, ami has it all improved, 
 but now rents his farms. 
 
 The wife of .Mr. Cort died in 1X6:1, lenviiig four 
 of her eight children. They are Margaret K., the 
 wife of Kreneli IJaltell, who lives in Memlon.and 
 has two children; I.in<la, who is the wife of Charles 
 Wright, lives in this township and has two chil- 
 dren; J<ydia lives at home; and Lebbus I)., wlu> 
 married Miss Smith, lives in .Missouri and Uas one 
 child. 
 
 .Mr.Cort is a niembfr of the Lutheran (^.'hurcli at 
 Mendon, in which he has been a Deacon, and is one 
 of the most resjiected men of the community. He 
 has been much interested in educational matters, 
 and has .served .as .School Director for years. He 
 has also been lioad Commissioner in this township. 
 In politics. Mr. Cort believes in the principles 
 enunciated by the DenuK-ratic party. He (»wiis 
 two large improved farms, a fine frame residence 
 and one of brick. He began almost empty-handed 
 but h:us worked hard, and now enjoys the result of 
 his labor. 
 
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 «y^l b'lAII 11. KKVIU, Depuly Collectiu- of 
 I I I'liitcd .States Internal Revenue for the 
 V_/^ Kiglith |)istri<'t of lllinnis. has his liead- 
 (piarters in <iuincv, and while his duties mvupy a 
 great deal of his time and att^'iition, still he is al- 
 wavs ready to .-lid in any worthy movements, lb- 
 was born in .l.icksoii ville. .Morgan County. III., 
 November :L IX.'U. the eldest son of (iabriel Keath, 
 a native of .Mt. Sterling. Montgiiiiier> Cuunly. 
 Kv.. of which State his f.-ithcr. Iriah Ke:itli. was an 
 early .settler fmni llu- ( »ld I )i>iiiiiiioii. (iabriel 
 Keath was united in marriage to Miss Liicinda 
 Uandolph, who was also Imiiii on Itliie (irasr< 
 soil, a daughter < f •Lames jinndolph, and with 
 hi> wife leijiovcd to A''i>"l> Coniitv, III., l||
 
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 1833, where lie purchased a tract of land and 
 at once began to convert it into a farm. To this 
 occupation lie devoted his attention throughout 
 life and also carried on that most necessary and 
 profitable branch of agriculture, stock-raising. 
 
 The ^youthful days of Uriah H. Keath were spent 
 like those of most bo.ys, in assisting his father on 
 the home farm and in attending the district school 
 near his rural home, where he iitted himself for 
 the McKendree College, which he entered at Leb- 
 anon, 111. He pursued his studies successfully in 
 that institution for three years, and at the same 
 time pursued the study of law. After finishing 
 his collegiate course, he continued his legal studies 
 in the office of Archibald Williams and C. B. Law- 
 rence, of Quincy, and on the 5th of February, 
 1855, he was admitted to the Bar. lie entered 
 heart and soul into the practice of his profession 
 and was energetically at work looking after his 
 large clientage in Keokuk, Iowa, when the threat- 
 ening war cloud burst in all its fury, and he 
 offered himself for the Union service. He became 
 First Lieutenant in the Fifth Iowa Infantry, 
 of which Col. W. H. AVoithington was the Com- 
 mander, and during his long term of service was 
 in twent3'-one battles, among which may be men- 
 tioned New Madrid, Island No. 10, luka, Cor- 
 inth, Vicksburg, Knoxville, siege of Corinth, Mis- 
 sionary- Ridge, and the Atlanta Campaign. In 
 September, 1862, he vvas promoted to the rank of 
 Captain, in which capacity- he served until the ex- 
 piration of his term of service, when he returned 
 to his home in Iowa. 
 
 In 1865, he became a resident of Quincy, where 
 he at once opened a law office and has since prac- 
 ticed in all the courts. He was universally recog- 
 nized as one of the most prominent members of a 
 Bar which included men of keen and cultured in- 
 tellect. His practice was remunerative and he en- 
 joyed the enviable reputation with court, coun.sel 
 and client of a practitioner scrupulously accurate 
 in statement, and in every action or position gov- 
 erned by the nicest sense of professional honor. 
 In 1889, he was appointed United States Deputy- 
 Collector of Revenue, and his talents now found 
 employment in a new channel. He interested liim- 
 >elf in tiie duties of his jievv position and lias 
 
 evinced an unusual aptitude for the business. 
 American politics have never failed to enlist his 
 warmest sympathies and he has always exhibited 
 the liveliest interest in the public questions of the 
 day, always advocating the men and principles 
 that challenged his support. As a man, he is of 
 genial nature and social tastes, and these qualities 
 have won him a host of warm and devoted friends. 
 He is a member of John Wood Post No. 96, 
 G. A. R., of Quincy. He has a very pleasant resi- 
 dence at No. 1205 North Sixth Street. 
 
 AMUEL D. ISHTTS, a self-made man, who 
 low engaged in farming on section 25, 
 'oncord Township, is a native of Kentucky. 
 He was born in 1831, and is one of a fam- 
 ily- of nine sons who graced the union of John and 
 Sarah Mitts. In an early day, the father emigrated 
 with his family Westward, and took up his residence 
 in this county, where he spent the remainder of 
 his days, engaged in agricultural pursuits. 
 
 Mr. Mitts, whose name heads this record, was 
 reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life in 
 Adams County, and his privileges in either a finan- 
 cial or educational way were rather limited. When 
 young, he started out for himself to earn his own 
 livelihood, and worked by the day and month for 
 some years. He then rented land and engaged in 
 farming for himself, and at length, by his perse- 
 vering and industrious efforts, he acquired a 
 suHicient sum to purchase forty acres of land. 
 I^pon that farm he resided for five years and then 
 bought eight}' acres, to which he has since added 
 another tract of eighty acres. His farm now com- 
 prises over two hundred acres of land, valued at 
 $40 per acre. The fields are well tilled and under 
 a high state of cultivation. The improvements 
 are many and are such as are seen on the farm of 
 a thrifty and enterprising .agriculturist. 
 
 An important event in the life of Mr. Mitts oc- 
 cuired in the year 1856, when he was married to
 
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 .Mi>- Ailaliiir llii^Mii. riu II iiniiiji \v!i> IiU'>m'iI 
 ivitli two cliildi'cii. Iiii( Udli arp now (Jocj-asi-d. 
 as is al.s<"» tlieir iiuitlicr. To lii.s presi'iit wife, 
 who provioiis to licr niarriaiif will) our s(il>- 
 jt'ct was Mrs. llallii' (iooloy, lie was uiiitvd in 
 the yonr 1883. Our sulijecl and his cstiinnblc 
 wife hold nieniliorsliip witli the Christian I'linreh, 
 to tlio support of which they c-ontritiulc liberally, 
 and are numbered among iU* prominent andaetive 
 workers, doins all in their power for its advance- 
 ment and u|iliuildin,<r. Mr. Mitts is i-ver found in 
 the front ranks of any enterprise i-alculated to 
 l)onent or improve tlieeomnninity.and is a |>ublic- 
 spirited and projjressive citi/.en. He exercises his 
 right of franchise in support of the Democratic 
 party, but has never .sought or desired the honors 
 or emoluments of public ollice. lusleail. he lias 
 given his entire time and attention to Ids busine.vs 
 and h.ns met with signal success. lie is truly a 
 .self-made man, having started out in life em|)ty- 
 lianded, and by Ins own unaided efforts has worked 
 hi.« wav upward .and acipiircd a comfortable com- 
 petency. 
 
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 F. KDMONDS. The most con.spicuous 
 figure in the southern part of ,\dams 
 (jfc V County is the above-named gentleman, who 
 makes his lumie in Payson and is always to 
 be found giving his confidence and support to 
 that which pertains to the improvement of this 
 section and the advancement of its people. So 
 •Straightforward has been his life, so honorable his 
 tlealings with all, and so marked his interest in. 
 and energetic his work for, the Itcst that life af- 
 fords, that on all sides his prai.so resounds. He is 
 the proprietor of three hundred acres of valuable 
 land, to the cultivation of which he gives his per- 
 sonal attention, and on which he raises improved 
 varieties «>f grain and the best grades of stin-k. 
 
 Our subject, who was born in Iredell County, 
 X. C, September 2, 1818, was a lad of ten years 
 when he accompanied his parents on their removal 
 
 lo UluDii ( .uiiiiv, li'iiu. I- rum tlu-re tlu^y reniuvccl 
 t<i Payson Township, this county, .Iidy '.i, \M\, 
 where .Mr. Kdmondshns since made \i\s home. The 
 country abounded with wild game in that early 
 day, and iiiMiiediately on the arrival of the family 
 here the father began the improvement of his 
 farm and. one after one. the sturdy nionarchs of 
 the forest fell beftu'e his ax. :iiid in a few years 
 where was once a dense timber waving fields of 
 grain were seen. 
 
 The lii-st schooling our subject fver received 
 was in 183 1. when he attended a subscription 
 school kept by Woodford Lawrence in a log stable. 
 12x1-1 feet, with very large cracks between the 
 logs. He began life without capital save a young 
 man's bright hope of the future, and is now num- 
 bered among the substantial citizens of this com- 
 imiiuty as the result of his own thrift and enter- 
 prise, supplemented by good busines*; ability. 
 March I. IHll, when twenly-two years of age, he 
 was married U> Miss Caroline I., daughter of 
 Klislia Chapman. Locating with his bride upon 
 his farm, he engaged in its cultivation for many 
 years, and later, removing lo the village of I'ay- 
 .son. launched out into the mercantile Irailc. in 
 which he continued fcu' seventeen ye.nrs. 
 
 The original of this sketch has always been very 
 popular annmg his fellow-tctwnsmen. He wa.« ap- 
 pointed I'ostmaster of the village, serving in that 
 responsible position from July, 1801, until the 
 fall of 18K(J, when he resigned his ollice on ac- 
 count t)f Ix'ing called upon by Posimasler-( leneral 
 Randall for a subscription to a.ssist the .Southern 
 cause. To Mr. and .Mi>. Kdnionds were iHini 
 thirteen children, eight of whom arc deceased. 
 
 .lolin and Klizabeth (Fitzgerald) Kdmonds, the 
 parents of our subject, were natives r«\spectively 
 of Ireland and Virginia. 'i'lie father <-aine to 
 Ameri<'a in company with his nK>ther and ten sis- 
 tei> and brothers. He was twice married and be- 
 came the father of fifteen children, of wlioni our 
 subject is the llrsi in order of birth of the second 
 union. In politics, he has always vot*'d the |{c- 
 publican ticket since the organization of that 
 party, prior to which time he cast his first vote for 
 William Henry Harrison. He deserves no little 
 creilil for his success in business life, us to his own
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 unaided efiforts may be attributed his prosperity. 
 As before stated, he owns one of the linest farms 
 in tlie township, and has property suflicient to 
 supply all his wants in the deelininq; years of liis 
 life. About 187.5, he began lireeding Short-horn 
 cattle, which brandi of agriculture he continued 
 in until 1882, and during that time was awarded 
 several premiums at the count}' fairs, lie is lib- 
 eral in his church views, and has many warm 
 friends throughout the county who esteem him 
 highlj' for his sterling worth. 
 
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 eHARLES Y. GAY, the Cashier of the Camp 
 Point Bank, was born in this county, .Janu- 
 ary 16, 1844. He was the son of Yixon P. 
 Gay, of Muskingum County, Ohio, born in 1814. 
 The father of Yixon was a native of Maine, and 
 his father emigrated from England and settled in 
 Maine. The grandfather of our subject moved to 
 Ohio at an early day, and became a farmer upon 
 his own farm in Muskingum County. He died 
 there about 1845. The great-grandfather was a 
 Revolutionary soldier, and the grandfather was in 
 the "War of 1812. 
 
 Tlie father of Charles was the eldest of three 
 children. He began farming when he first came 
 to Illinois, in 1836. In 1837, he removed from 
 Schuyler Count}' to Camp Point Township, in 
 Adams County, where he took up Government 
 land and remained the balance of his life. He 
 built a small frame house on his land, which was 
 on the edge of the prairie. The whole country 
 was then new and unsettled. He was a cooper, and 
 worked at his trade during the winter, earning 
 enough at it to pay ftir his land and improve- 
 ments. He was married in the fall of 1839, 
 to Eydia Knight, a native of !Maine, who came 
 AVest with her parents at an earl}' day. 
 
 Mr. Gay, Sr., lived to enjo}' some of the fruits 
 of his hard labor. He had only about 8100 when 
 he came to Illinois, but became the owner of four 
 hundred acres of fine land, kept some stock, was 
 
 an extensive wheat-raiser, and was a great lover of 
 fruit, of which he had an alnindance. He died in 
 1877. He had been Supervisor of his township 
 and Assessor for several terms. He was a man of 
 strong religious convictions, and was a great Sun- 
 day-school worker, although he was not identified 
 with any church at the time of his death. He was 
 well known and much respected. His wife died 
 in 1852, a memlier of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, and left three children. The father re- 
 married, and had two more children. 
 
 Charles, our subject, was reared on the farm, 
 and received a district-school education, Init it was 
 confined to the winter terms. In 1865. he consid- 
 ered himself old enough to strike out alone, and 
 he engaged in farming for a few years, lie then 
 came to Camp Point in the fall of 1867, to engage 
 in the mercantile business, which he continued for 
 four years. He again farmed for a time, and then 
 went into business again. In 1879. he moved into 
 Camp Point and purchased a nursery, the Bailey 
 Grove, as it was named. He bought it of A. B. 
 Kelley, who had established it, and Mr. Gay still 
 owns it. He has done mainly a retail business, .and 
 has stocked this whole section. He is a lover of 
 all kinds of fruit, and has one of the choicest fruit, 
 plant, garden and grove establishments in the 
 State. He has grown much small fruit in the last 
 ten years. The nurser}' originally contained six- 
 ty-five acres, but now only twenty-five acres are 
 cultivated. They are well adajited for the purpose. 
 
 In May, 1892, Mr. G.ay. with his brother and his 
 son, purchased the bank of R. A. Wallace i^- Bro., 
 and it is now known as the Camp Pt)iiit Bank. It 
 has had a most successful career, doing a general 
 banking business. The officers of the bank are: 
 Albert P. Gay, President; Charles Y. Gay, Cash- 
 ier; Arthur E. Gay, Assistant Cashier. Mr. Gay 
 was married on the 22d of Feluuary 1866, to An- 
 nie Strickler, a daughter of Wesley and Catherine 
 (Kern) Strickler, of Adams County. Both parents 
 are living in Camp Point. Mr. and Mrs. Gay have 
 three children: Arthur E.; Bertha 1. and Charles 
 Don. Mr. Gay is a Republican and a member 
 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is 
 a stockholder in the Adams County Fair Associa- 
 ti(m, and has been Secretary for several years.
 
 i>()uri;\ir \M) kiogkai'IIICal KF.rouD. 
 
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 .Mr. (inv lid-i IWfiitx-livi- arri'xif Iniiil iii^itli- llu- 
 coriMirntt' limit'- of ('aiii|) I'oiiit.niid n tliii- farm in 
 one ooriuTof the iiurMTV. lie is n r<t<K'kliulilcr in 
 tin- |{<i«cn lUiik. of ll:tni-<K-k Cininly. .'uiil i> n line 
 m:iii, aixl one of wliuni liist'unn)\ i> iii~i1\ {ikiiuI. 
 
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 (II IN A. Ill MM KHT. In mcnlit>nin;j tli.wif 
 iif fmt'i^n liirtli who Iirvc liocoini' flust-lv 
 ajwiK-iatod with ilu- Ini.sini-.ss inU-resls of 
 \i^ .'Vdnnis Counly, 111., we yhotilcl not fail to 
 pri'M'tit an outline of tin* t-aroor of .Mr. Ilunimcrt. 
 for lit- i> one who lin.s fully lM>rne out the reputa- 
 tion of that class of industrious, enerfretie and far- 
 >oeinLi nu-n of (iern)aii nativity who have risen to 
 |>romiii('iicc in dilTerent portions of this county. 
 In everytliinjr c<innectfd with the growth and 
 properity of his adopted country, he takes an 
 artive interest, and as a eontracloi- mimI lni-iniv< 
 man he stands in the front rank- 
 Horn in rrus*ia, Decemlier fi. KSJh. he i> the son 
 of Theodore and .VUelian (Casse) llunimert, im- 
 livcs also «if (ierniany, and prominent citizens of 
 their community. The father wa>i a fuel dealer 
 and paved his entire life in his native country, as 
 did also his wife. I'ntil twenty-t»ne years of ajje. 
 our suliject pa.-se<l his days in his native country, 
 hut, piM^essing those sterlin<,'(|unliliesso character- 
 istic of those of (ierman nativity and which jiartic- 
 ularly lit them for almost any iK-cupntion in life, 
 he took pa.s.sa;;e for .Vnierica, and after an ocean 
 voyage of eight wtvks, landed on I'nited States 
 soil. This was in IMIH. and aftt-r a short stop in 
 New Orleans he pnn-eeded up the .Mississippi 
 Hiver by Ixml toSt. Louis, Mo., where he remained 
 live years. 
 
 Krom ther«- he went direct to (juincy. 111., and 
 U'gan learning lirick-niaking, which Itiisincss he 
 I'ondncted with much success up to 1W71, when he 
 Itegan contiacting on thoO. iV K. Knilroad. Two 
 years Inter, he lM>g»n contracting for h<iiises, and 
 |>erhaps the U'st proof of his suc«-ess in that capa- 
 city Would U- to p<iint out the monuments of his 
 
 handiwork in <^ulncy. In connection with con- 
 tracting, he was also engaged in pork-packing dur- 
 ing the winter M'U.Hons. Uiter, he emiiarkeil in the 
 u;r<K-ery liusines,", continued tin* with fair succi'ss 
 for a time, and then liranched out as n real-estate 
 dealer. The old adage, ".lack of all trades ami a 
 master of none" d<K's not npply in his case, for he 
 has made a sui-ccss of all ent«'rpri.ses uixlertaken. 
 
 In the year IM.'il, .Miss Klixalieth l.ueMiei-ke, 
 of St. Louis, Mo., who wiLs Immii in <>ernmny, was 
 united t«) our subject in marriage, and ten children 
 were given them, viz: .John, a brick-maker: Henry, 
 a contractor; .loseph, a Catholic priest In Marling. 
 Iowa; William, a brick-maker; .\loysius, with his 
 father; Frank, at home; Kli/jilH-th, a Catholic Sister 
 ill Chicago; Catherine, wife of IWnjamin Walter- 
 man, of Kjiiidolph County, .Mo.; .Vnna, a Catholic 
 .Sister in Chicago, and Mary, at home. .Mr. Iluin- 
 merl resides at No. C.'IT Spruce Street, and has a 
 line large brick house with all the nxidern improve- 
 menCsand built in the modern style of architecture. 
 Mis lot is -iiMlxa.'iO feel, ami is an attractive and 
 very pleaviiit home. .Mrs. Ilummert, who presides 
 over this plea.saiit home, is a very entertaining and 
 sociable lady, and by her <|uiel tact and pleiLsnnt. 
 agreeable mannei> has won many warm friends. 
 They have reared their large family t4i In; honor- 
 able and respected niemlM-rs of societ\ and ma>' 
 justly U- proud of each one of ilieni. .Mr. and 
 Mrs. Ilummert are exemplary and faithful inemliers 
 of St. .lohn's Catholic Church. 
 
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 W (ll IS KIlLUr. wholesale and retail dealer 
 ll (S, in meats at No, |m; North Sixth Street. 
 
 J_Y (^uincy. This city ranks with any city of 
 il> si/e on the contiix-nt in the output and magni- 
 tude of its provision trade, and the enterprim^ 
 which characterizes Its leprcM-ntative merchants in 
 this line is not excelled in aii\ other liiaiich ol 
 comineriN-. One of the most |Hipnlnr Iioum>.h in the 
 t«iwn is that of .Mr. KlH-rl. who is an rxteOHive 
 tiealer in fresh and salt meat', llsli. |Kiultry, game
 
 368 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and vegetables in season. This establishment is a 
 model of cleanliness and order, and is furnished 
 witii every convenience and facility for llic satis- 
 factory carrying on of tlio enterpiise, all the latest 
 improvements in the way of cold and dry storage 
 being here in successful operation. jNIr. Kl)ert is a 
 practical and experienced business man, and is an 
 excellent judge of cattle, sheep and hogs as live 
 stock or in the carcass. He iiandles only the finest 
 animals, and keeps the choicest of all kinds of 
 meats. 
 
 Mr. Ebert is a native of Prussia, (lerniany, 
 where he was born October 10, 1852, to Henry 
 Ebert, who was a successful farmer of Germany, 
 and a man of good judgment and excellent repu- 
 tation. The maiden name of his wife was An- 
 dresa. Louis Ebert was the second of their 
 seven children, and up to the age of thirteen 
 years his boyhood was -spent in attending the 
 common schools of Prussia, in which he acquired a 
 practical education. He was an ambitious and 
 enterprising youth, was anxious to commence the 
 battle of life for himself, and in July, 1867, he 
 came to America, landing at New Orleans. He 
 made his way up the Mississippi River to Quiiicy, 
 and commenced learning the butcher's trade under 
 (4eorge Gasser, with whom he remained ten years, 
 at the end of which time he opened a market of 
 his own, and at once built up a trade that insured 
 him business success, lie brings to bear a thor- 
 ough knowledge of the business in all its branches, 
 an d possesses an intimate acquaintance with the 
 wants and requirements of the public. A brisk 
 and active trade has rewarded his well-directed 
 efforts, and everything indicates a continued and 
 steady growth of business. 
 
 Mr. Ebert has for a number of years been promi- 
 nently connected with the Ancient Free and Accept- 
 ed Masons, the IndependentOrder of Odd Fellows, 
 and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He 
 is also a worthy member of the Independent Order 
 of Mutual Aid; is a member of the United An- 
 cient Order of Druids, the Harugari, the Firemen's 
 Benevolent Association, the Turners, and the 
 Butchers' Union, in all of which organizations he 
 is an active and useful member. His career has 
 been worthy of example to all young men, and 
 
 especially to his countrymen, for it shows what 
 push and determination, coupled with honesty 
 and sobriety, will do for a young man with little 
 money, and witiiout the aid of friends or influ- 
 ance. He has identified himself with America and 
 American interests since locating in this count}', 
 is tlioroughly loyal, and is proving himself a 
 useful and desirable citizen. 
 
 On November 20, 1879, Miss Louisa AViehmann, 
 a native of tjuincy, became his wife, and their 
 union has resulted in the birth of two boys, Louis, 
 and Willie, deceased. Mr. Elieit's residence is lo- 
 cated at No. 1 1 6 North .Sixth Street, and has become 
 well known for the kindly hospitality that is ex- 
 tended to all who enter its portals. 
 
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 SAAC L. TEACllKNOR, who resides in Clay- 
 ton, was born in Ohio, .lune 30, 1858, and 
 i is a son of Nathan and Sarah Teachenor. 
 The family numbers the following living chil- 
 dren: l^avid W., who was born in Ohio in 1853, 
 resides in Salt Lake City, Utah; Monroe, born in 
 1865, is a resident of Missouri; and Lillic. 
 
 The subject of this sketch, when a year old, was 
 taken by his parents to Missouri, and was reared 
 among the Bushwackers of that State. His first 
 work was to carry water to the rebel soldiers. 
 His education was acquired in the schools of Mis- 
 souri, and he afterward was a student in the Gem 
 City Business College, of Quincy, He came to the 
 North when a young man, and for some time has 
 been a resident of Clayton. 
 
 Mr. Teachenor was united in marriage with 
 Miss Hattie A., daughter of W. H. Harbison. The 
 lady was born in Clayton in 1859, and their union 
 was celebrated in 1884. The}' are numbered 
 among the leading young people of this place, 
 being held in high regard for their many excellen- 
 cies of character. Their sterling worth has won 
 them many friends, and they hold an enviable po- 
 sition in social circles. In political sentiment, 
 Mr. Teachenor is a Democrat, and is a stalwart
 
 roRTn.MT AND jii.M;i{.\i'm( Ai. rkcokd. 
 
 I 
 
 Mi|i|H>i'tci' of timt |iarl,v'.s |iriiici|ilcs. In 1M9(I. he 
 >vns iioliiiniitcti niwl flt-rtcil to llic nlllcf of Towii- 
 >lii|) ( ollcctor, tkltlioii^li tlic lo\vii«hi|i \\n> :i Ki'- 
 |iiil)lii-aii iimjorily of one luiiidi'tMl. lie won the- 
 I'lfrtion liy ii |>liimlit\ of ti\«>nty-«M>:lil, whii'li fnrt 
 inrlicad^ \ti> |i<'r>on!il |Mi|iuliu'ity iiiid tlic coiitl- 
 tlcniv i'<'|ioscil ill liiiii liy hi* friends iiiid nfi};li- 
 lior>. 
 
 Mr. 'rt'jiclii'iioi- owiicil .-III iiit«Ti'>t ill the ( liixtoii 
 ((|icra lloiiM', mid nt thi- tiinc of tlio lire whii-h 
 dc>tio_vf<i that liiiildiiii; lie lo>t ahoiit >Hmi. lit* 
 i$i one of tlie leiidiiii; hu!>ines> iiifii of ( la\ ton. iind 
 is the senior ineiiil)er of the linn of 'I'eaehenor A" 
 Co.. dnififjisl* of tliis place. 'I'liey earrv 'a full 
 and eoinplete .sliK-k of t^oods, siieh a:* are found in h 
 (irst-eldss drtij; store, to ihc anionnl of aUmt ^4.(100. 
 They are doiiif; a jr<M»d Imsiness. ami the eiil»>r- 
 priseand iMilu>lry of our siilijecl have gained llieni 
 a liberal pntronapo. of whieli they arc well deserv- 
 ing. He is a man of irood Inisiiiess ahility. sa!.ra- 
 eiuus and far-sighted, and ranks anioiig the val- 
 ued eiti/.ens of t'layton. 
 
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 KV. KATIIKK .loM-.l'll MILL is a i-riest 
 
 who eoinhines with loi{i<-:il reasonini; 
 
 V |M)wers a {joodly share of oratorieal elu- 
 
 ); «|nenee and the Imppy faculty of convinc- 
 ini; his hearei's. He is a man well known throujj^h- 
 out this section of the country a.s pos-sessing liroad 
 culture and is a lucid and forcilile e.\poiindcr of 
 the (oispel, iLs it is understood liy him. 'I'lior- 
 uughly orthodox in his Iieliofs, he ably reveals the 
 flivine truths of the church, and his manner of 
 presenting; an idea is original and to the point, and 
 c«»iisc<iuently convincing. At the present time, he 
 is the I'.nstor of St. .lohn's Catholic Church, of 
 '^uincy, III., the affairs of which he has conducted 
 in n skillful and judicious manner. 
 
 Father Still was liorn in lerdingen. Ctciinany, 
 .May 2.'>, IH4'.', and after obtaining a good practical 
 education, began the study of philosophy and 
 tlieohigy at Munster, into Inith of wliicli he ob- 
 
 tained a very clear insight, lie was ordained a 
 priest at .Miiii'-ler. .May 'J-J. ImT.'i. and as he had a 
 clear perception of the breadth and sco|k- of the 
 work to Ik- done in the Held of labor which he had 
 chosen, he decided to piir«ue his calling in .\nieriea, 
 and with that purpose came to this country S-pl- 
 enilH-r H, |H7.'i, landing at the city of New York. 
 
 l'"roni New York, Father Still went to (ierman- 
 toun, Clinton County, III., and until the 2^d of 
 May. I MHO, ha<l charge of a church at that place, 
 soon after which he came to (^iiiiicy. wlieie he 
 started St. .lohn's Catholic Church. .Since liK-ating 
 here, he has licen a potent factor for good, and 
 every year of his career as a priest has U-eii pro- 
 lific of noble work. In promoting the pros|H-rity 
 of the church of which he is IVstor, he has lieen a 
 potent factoi, and to his earnest and pei-sisteiit ef- 
 forts is attributed the erei'tion of the teiii|MuarN 
 rliurch edifice in w hich he now holds .tervii-es, and 
 which wjiserectoil in IHSo. He will s<hiii U'gin the 
 erection of an elegant new <-liui'cli. His congri'ga- 
 tion at lirst numliered one hundred families, but 
 through his undeviating efforts, earnestness and 
 zeal, he Iiils extended the church connection to 
 three hundi-ed families, all of whom are his firm 
 fi ieiitls. 
 
 Comtiined with fervent piet.\ and a vigorous in- 
 tellectuality. Father .Still hits a thoroughly prac- 
 tical knowledge of the every-day aflfaii-s of life, 
 which makes him a competent adviser in temporal, 
 as he is in spiritual, mattei-s. Heisa<|iiiel and iin- 
 osteiit.-itious (iispens4>r of charity, In-lieves that 
 " the Lord helps him who liel|>s himself," and has 
 alw.iys acteil u|h>ii this principle in his cliarital>le 
 work. His knowledge of men is of a broad char- 
 acter, acipiiied l>> .\ear« of ex|K'rience anri clo.se oli- 
 servation. and his naturally keen peiveptionst make 
 it easy for him to distinguish, a.s a rule, the wtirtliy 
 from the unworthy, applicant for a.ssistance. For 
 the former class, he has abundant sym|Mithy, which 
 he expresses in that substantial way which opens 
 to them the avenues of pros|>erity. aii<l in the end 
 niaki>!t them M'If-supporting and inde|iendeiit. 
 
 ThroiiL'h the effort- of Father Still, the pariK'hial 
 •tcluMil wa5 erecteil, which has an attendance of 
 three liun<ln'd childn^n. In the ereclitm and 
 nianagctneiit of this, .as well as of his church, he
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 has displayed much exciitive and financial ability, 
 as well as zeal and energv. In 1884, he started 
 the St. Vincent's Home for aged persons. The 
 parsonage is located at the corner of Tenth and 
 Cedar Streets. 
 
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 •s^*^* 
 
 "jfjOIIN W. JACOBS. The proper tilling of 
 the soil and the building of a future inde- 
 pendence have been the life work of the 
 gentleman whose biography we give on this 
 page. Our subject, a farmer on section 22, Houston 
 Township, was born in Clark County, Ind., August 
 13, 1835. His father was John D. Jacobs, a native 
 of North Carolina, and a descendant of an old 
 Southern family. John emigrated to Indiana 
 when a yuung man and lieeanie a farmer in Clark 
 County, where he died in 1842. He served in the 
 War of 1812, and was wounded at Tippecanoe. He 
 was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Cliurch. 
 The mother of our subject was Lucinda Gilmore, 
 of Kentucky, who went with her parents to Indiana 
 when quite young. After the death of her first 
 husband, she remained on the farm with her three 
 claldren. She was a woman of strong intlividuality, 
 lionest and hard-working, and was an excellent 
 manager. Her fondest hope was to educate her 
 children. Slie subsequently married Kli Jacobs, a 
 brother of her former husband and died in 1869, 
 having been a zealous member of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. 
 
 John W. is the eldest of three children. His 
 boyhood days were passed upon the farm, although 
 he had excellent school advantages. When he 
 was about fifteen, he and his younger brother, 
 Ilenrj', took charge of the farm, which had been 
 rented after the death of their father. After his 
 marriage, he farmed in the old place for two years. 
 In the fall of 18.^)9, lie emigrated to Illinois, and 
 located in Houston Township, where he purchased 
 one hundred and twenty acres of land in section 
 22, on which he has since made liis iiome. The 
 
 land was only partly improved, a log house and 
 barn i^eing about tlie extent of the improvements. 
 In 18fi5, the log house was replaced with a sub- 
 stantial frame one, and other like improvements 
 made from time to time. More land was also 
 purchased. 
 
 Our subject was married in August, 1857, to 
 Emily Bennett, a schoolmate of childhood days. 
 She was a daughter of Thomas and Rachel 
 (Prather) Bennett, who moved from North Carolina 
 at an early day and settled in Clark County, Ind. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have eight children: Aver- 
 illa, wife of James Smith, a farmer of Houston 
 Township; Rosella, wife of John Bruffy, a farmer 
 of Nebraska; Lillian, wife of John Sharrow, a 
 farmer in Houston; Annie, wife of Wesley Cath- 
 cart, a fanner in Nebraska; Edgar, Cora and Ada, 
 at home, and Frank, deceased. 
 
 Mr. Jacol3s is a Republican. His famil\- belongs 
 to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is 
 a Trustee. Our subject liegan with limited means, 
 but has been a careful man and has worked hard and 
 won success. His liome farm contains two liuu- 
 dred and ninety acres, and he has two liundred and 
 forty ai'i-es in York County, Neb. His life goes 
 far to prove the truth of the wise old saying: 
 "Success crowns honest efforts." 
 
 «^ 
 
 ^p^EORGE G. SMITH. There is something es- 
 IJI ^— . sentially American in tlie life and character 
 ^^^1 of Mr. (ieorge G. Sinitli. The United 
 States has given rare opportunities to men with 
 courage, honesty of purpose, integrity and energy 
 to achieve success. The bulk of our public men, 
 and those who have been more than ordinarily 
 successful, have been men witli the above charac- 
 teristics, and Mr. Smith is sul generis one of 
 that stamp. He is of the people, and ids success 
 as a business and a i)ublic man has come of his de- 
 votion to right and Ins tenacity of purpose. 
 
 He is at present the most efficient City Clerk at 
 the City Hall, Quincv, 111., and in discharging the
 
 I'dlMKAIT AXD lilOC;UArill( M IJKfOlU). 
 
 (Iiitii'> III" llial iilliiT he lijis dis|il:tvc(l iiiiifli i>I>ilily 
 ami sr<iuil jiKl^niicnl. Mr. Smith was :i iialivo 
 «if AVIu't'liiii;, W. \':i., his hiilh uci-iiirini; uii tin- 
 ITlhiif MuK-h. |.H||,.unl he is a sun uf Tliuiiias |{. 
 and .Maria (l!i"lhel| Smith. The father was .i 
 lircwcr in Whi-eliufj, and also owned a hirtre lirew- 
 ery in I'ill.-liiirgh, I'a. lie W!i.s a verv siiwcssful 
 liiislnt's.s man .-mil aeenmulated a handsome com- 
 pete iic v. 
 
 Onr sulijett received a tliiiriiiiji;li scholastic edu- 
 cation in the schools of Wheelnur "ikI Pitt.sluirgh, 
 and later removed to New York, where he re.sided 
 until fifteen years of ai;e. Ketiirninu; to his na- 
 tive city, he \v:is tilled with a jiatiiolic desire to 
 aid his country 's cause, and as a consei|uence. in 
 1H(;2, cidisted in Company I). Kirsl West \'iririnia 
 I.ijiht Artillery. He was lii-st taken jirisoncr at 
 Ilaniiing Uock Caj). and the second time at 15lue 
 Ridge Mountain. Like many others, he sutTercd 
 untold horrors in Andersonville, and his constitu- 
 tion must have lieen one of the hanle^t to have 
 survived eleven months in that liorriMe rchel pen. 
 AllhoULrh miu-h thinner in llcsli after lieinj; re- 
 leased, he was otherwise in fairly iiood health,. and 
 soon was restored to his wonted condition. lie 
 W!is e.xchaiiircd and mustered out of service in 
 I HGo. 
 
 Hcturninir to Whcclinu;. he remained there foi- 
 sonu- time, and then went to Savannah, (ia., where 
 he remained as a witness ajjainst .lames Dunkham, 
 who had chariie of the culinary fh'partment of Au- 
 dersonville prison. .Mr. Smith removed from 
 Wliecling to <iuincy, III., in the sprinir "f IH(i<'i, 
 and accepted a position as machinist and engineer. 
 In IKI'irt, he went to Omaha, Neii. Here he was cm- 
 ployed on the I'nion I'.ncitic Hailro.-td, hetwcen 
 Omali!! and ( Igden. In the year IHtl'.l, he returned 
 to ••uincy. and was there mairied the same yearto 
 .Miss .Vnna ( arler. a nali\c of t^Mnncy, and the 
 daughter of Thomas tarter. This union h.as re- 
 sulted in the liirth of eight children, all living. 
 
 .Vfter his marriage, Mr. .Smith worked a.s a ma- 
 chinist in the .Smith Hill I-'ounilry at <^uincy, and 
 was thus employed until 1!S1M. when he waselecleil 
 City Clerk for one year. Su well and faithfuih 
 did he till this position that he w.as re-elected, and 
 is now disch.arging the duties incumlH-nt u|ion that 
 
 |Hi.sitiuii. .Mr. Smith is a memU-r of the Kiiighl- 
 of Pythias, the .lohii Woud rii>l No. '.tC. (i. A. !{., 
 and is a memlK>r of the Prairie Knight.s Demoerntic 
 dull. He is a meiidier of the Democratic Post of 
 the (irand .Vrmy of the Uepiililic. and a memlier of 
 -Mien KncampmenI .No. I, 1. 1 ». t ). I-'. .Mr. nn<l .Mrs. 
 .Smith have a go<id lesidciicc at No. .'121 .Suuth 
 Fourth .Street, and are elitsscd among the represen- 
 tative citizens of the place. They are active in all 
 good work, are progressive and enterprising, and 
 .•ire of great sissistance to the j-ily of <^uiiicv in 
 in.anv ways. 
 
 /^^^ '■ ^'"■'^" one of the representative farm- 
 [ll ers of Mctiee Township, who owns and 
 
 ^^(' operates forty acres of land on section 2, 
 claims (lerinauy as the land of his liiitli, which 
 fK'curred in the year l«.'t2. His parent.s, .John and 
 l.i/zie (\os) Nofiz, were also natives of Germany. 
 Their fainilx numliered ten children, seven sons 
 and three daughters, of whom nine are yet living. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is the eldest. The 
 dtiys of his lioyhood and youth were spent in the 
 land of his nativity and there he acipiired his 
 education and learned the wagon-maker's trade, 
 which he followed for a numlier of years. At 
 length, he determined to seek a home in the New- 
 World, of whose advantages and privileges he had 
 heanl much. Kre lejiving his native laud, how- 
 ever, he was united in marriage, in ll^ilo, with .Miss 
 .Vdelgande I'et/.el, who was lioru in ( ierninny in 
 |H3(I. They have liecoine the parents of five chil- 
 dren, all of whom Jire yet living. 
 
 Ill IMiI.'t. .Mr. NofI/ with his family liade good- 
 live to his old home and crossed the hriny de<-p to 
 .\meriia. For some time after his einigr.Mliiui. he 
 followed the w.agon-maker'o trade. In 1M(;k, he 
 removed to Toledo, Ohio, where he was employed 
 in the <-ar-shops for one year, after which he worked 
 in a wagmi factory. His lesidcnce in Adam;) 
 County dates from IMtl'.i. He resided in Paloma 
 until 1H72, when he came to Kellerville and eu-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 gaged in the wagon-making business. He pur- 
 chased his present farm in 1886, a tract of forty 
 acres of hind. His farm is under a high state of 
 cultivation and the many im|)rovements upon it 
 stand ,as monuments to his thrift and enterprise. 
 It is complete in all its appointments and its neat 
 appearance indicates his careful supervision. 
 
 ill his political aflill.ations, Mr. Noftz is a Re- 
 l)ublican and takes an active interest in politics, 
 lie does alt in his power to support the interests 
 of his party and has held a number of official posi- 
 tions. He has been Postmaster of Kellerville 
 for three jears. His life has been a prosperous 
 and successful one, owing to his well-directed ef- 
 forts. It was a fortunate day for Mr. Noftz when 
 he decided to leave Germany and come to America, 
 for in this country he has found a pleasant home, 
 made many warm friends and secured a comfort- 
 able competency which places him among the 
 substantial citizens of his adopted country. He 
 carries a general stock of goods, consisting of dry- 
 goods, groceries, notions, etc., and commands his 
 sliarc of the trade. 
 
 ENRY ERNST CHRISTIAN AUMANN. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this 
 sketch was endowed by nature with such 
 gifts as characterize true manhood in all 
 the word implies, and was descended from lion- 
 orable and sturdy German ancestors. He was 
 liorn on the 9tli of <Iuly, 1836, in Hanover, 
 (iermany, a son of Henr^- Ernst Christian and 
 Minna (Despenan) Aumaiin, the former of wliom 
 was a man of very much stabilit}- and strength 
 of character, and by occupation was a railroad 
 contractor. The subject of this sketch was the 
 elder of his two children, and until he attained his 
 thirteenth .year he was an attendant at the com- 
 mon schools of Hanover, Germany, at the end of 
 which time the Inirden of his parents' support fell 
 upon his y(nitlifiil and slender shoulders, and for 
 
 some lime thereafter he had to traverse as rough 
 and rugged a road as ever stretched itself out be- 
 fore an ambitious 3'outh. 
 
 He remained in Hanover until he was fifteen 
 years of age, then bade adieu to home, friends and 
 native land, and crossed the stormy ocean to 
 America in searcli of Dame Fortune. In the fall 
 of 18.51, he landed in the city of New Orleans, and 
 thence came by boat up the Mississippi River to 
 (-iuincy, where he became an apprentice at the tail- 
 or's trade, learned the business upon correct princi- 
 ples and became an excellent judge of goods in the 
 tadoring line. In 1860, he opened an establish- 
 ment of his own, and after following this calling 
 with success for one year he, in partnership with 
 a Mr. Cusac, 0])ened a general clothing house in 
 Quincy, under the firm name of Cusac & Aumann, 
 which association continued until 1866, when Mr. 
 Aumann disposed of his share of the stock and en- 
 tered into the saloon business until 1887, when he 
 sold out and went into business with his son-in- 
 law, Fred Bernard, as a photographer, and this 
 partnership continued harmoniously and profitable' 
 until Mr. Aumann was called from life, ,luly 23, 
 1887. 
 
 The work executed by these gentlemen was of 
 the finest quality, and owing to their artistic abil- 
 ity and integrity, they well deserved the substan- 
 tial success they achieved, and gathered about 
 them a wealthy and refined patronage. They won 
 a reputation, not merely local, for securing to sit- 
 ters before the camera a graceful, natural pose and 
 life-like and pleasing expression, and in all their 
 work was to he seen the thorough, expert artist. 
 Their portraits were unsurpassed for fidelity and 
 natural exjiression and gained golden opinions for 
 them from experts and connoisseurs. Mr. Au- 
 mann was a thorough business man, shrewd and 
 practical, yet always honest, and his geniality of 
 disposition made him many friends, whom he 
 rarely lost when once won. 
 
 Socially, he was a member of the .\ncient Order 
 of Ignited "Workmen, in which order he was Chap- 
 lain, and he also belonged to the Ancient (,)idert)f 
 Druids, and politically was always a Re[)ul)lican. 
 On the 2(Uli of jNIarcli, 1860, he was united in 
 marriage to Miss Amelia Smith, of New York City,
 
 POKTRAIT AM) UK »( ;i; AI'IIK AI. KKCORD. 
 
 375 
 
 whoso pari'iits were i>f ( it'rmaii descent, mikI who lie- 
 canie resiident* of l^iiiiiey. III., in 18I.T. Tlii- union 
 of Mr. and Mrs. Auninnii resulted in the 
 hirth iif ihiee ehildren, two uf whom .-lie now 
 livinj;: Clara, wife of Fiederiek V. 15ernaid,a well- 
 known and t;ilented |)holo<;;ia|)her of t^ninev; and 
 Lenora. wife of Allen .Shantz, also of (.^uiney. 
 The residenee of .Mrs. .\ninann is at No. .")15 North 
 Third Street. Mr. Auniann wiis Secretary of the 
 Ancient, Free A- Accepted Ma.sons for three yeai-s 
 iKjfore his death. 
 
 -^-^■^-^-- 
 
 LHKRT r. fJAY. This sketch presents one 
 of the foremost men of Camp I'oiiit Town- 
 ship, lie is President of the Camp Point 
 Hank, and is a native of this township, 
 horn December 31. 184ii, heing the son vf \'ix(m 
 P. (iay, a native of Muskingum C'ount\ , Ohio, 
 who was horn .Inly :M, 1814, and whose father, G. 
 (;. (Jay. a native of Maine, emigrated to Ohio at 
 an early day. The latter was a successful farmer 
 of Muskingum County, where he died at a good 
 old age. The (Jay ancestors were Knglishmen 
 who came to America in Colonial times. The 
 great-grandfather |)articipated in the Revolution- 
 ary War and tlie grandfather in the War of 1812. 
 The hest record is of three brothers who came 
 from Knglaud together, one settling in South Caro- 
 lina, one in Maine and the third in Mai-sjiclinsetts. 
 The father of t>ur subject, \'ixon P. (Jay, was the 
 eldest of lhi"ce children. One of his brotliei-s, G. 
 (i. (iay, is a farmer on the r)ld Gay homestead in 
 Muskingum Cr)unly, Ohio; and the third child was 
 a carpenter by trade, and died in .Minnesota. 
 Vixon P. (iay had very ptwir school advantages. 
 lie came to Illinois in 18;{(!, and worked in a mill 
 in Schuyler Coiuity for alxtut three years; he then 
 went into .Vdams County and bought land iu 
 Camp Point Township, where he was one of the 
 first settlers, and where he liegan farming and 
 built a frame house, which still stands. At that 
 
 time the country was unsettled, and ileer and 
 wolves were |)lentiful. Like his few neighbors, he 
 wiis obliged to haul his grain and produce to 
 f^uincy, which was the nearest market. His death 
 occurred September 2<i, 1877. and he left behin<l 
 him a record of which his family may well be 
 pioud. Me had not identified himself with .-luy 
 church, but he was a religious man. .Mnd had <ir- 
 ganized a Sunday-school which he conducted for 
 .several yeai-s prior to his death. lie took great in- 
 terest in instructing the young, and, being a man 
 of exemplary habits, having never used tobacco, 
 spirits, coffee or tea, he had great influence over 
 them, lie was a great Temperance man, but made 
 no public demonstration of his ideas, and w,i.s 
 highly thought of by all who knew him. lie was 
 a Republican and had held the offices of Super- 
 visor and Assessor in his township. His wife, the 
 mother of our subject, was Lj'dia Knight, whose 
 ancestors for many years had been Maine people. 
 .She came to Illinois with her parents, and she and 
 5Ir. Vixon OJay were married in Schuyler County, 
 and removed to Cam|) Point. .Vdams County, 
 some time after. She died in 18."(2, leaving three 
 children, of whom Albert is the eldest. Those 
 living are: Sophronia, wife of Cl.iyton MctJill, of 
 15owen, Hancock County-, ill., owner of a large 
 farm and President of the IJank of Howen; Charles 
 A'.. Casiiier of the Camp Point liank, .•ind our sub- 
 ject. 
 
 Alliert (Jay was ivaied on a farm and received 
 his first education in a log schoolhouse, but later 
 att^-uded school in a frame hou,se. He started t)Ut 
 for himself when he w.-us twenty-one, working at 
 the carpenter trade during the summer and teach- 
 ing during the winter. He taught six terms, his 
 first school lieing near Cedar Falls, Iowa, and his 
 last one being in the old home district. In the 
 spring of 18(!;'), he turned hisattention to farming 
 iu Houston Township, where he piuchased eighty 
 acres of land at *18 an acre, on .section 2. It was 
 all uiiim|iroved at the time, but he has brought it 
 to a high stale of cultivation. He added to it 
 three hundred and twenty acres, two hundred and 
 forty of which were in one body and the balanci* 
 very near. He engaged for a time in breeding 
 Jcrsev cattle, and was the first man iu the towj).
 
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 yORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ship to own and breed tliis class of cattle. For a 
 l)eriod of twenty-four years he successfully carried 
 on his business of farming and stock-raising. In 
 the fall of 1888, he removed to Camp Point, where 
 lie has erected a fine residence, designed by him- 
 self. It is built in modern stjie, both inside and 
 out. 
 
 Our subject was married April 20, 186.i, to Har- 
 riet L. Strickler, of Houston Townsliip. Her 
 parents were William A. and Marj' (Kern) Strick- 
 ler, natives of Pennsylvania. The latter were 
 married June 17, 1840, and came to Illinois 
 among the earlj' settlers, locating in Houston 
 Township, Adams County. Mr. Strickler was born 
 May 28, 1814, and died November 26, 1882, and 
 at his death owned quite a large tract of land in 
 Houston Township. ^Mrs. Strickler died June 
 17, 1883. Both had been members of the Method- 
 ist Episcopal Church. They left five living of 
 their twelve children. Mr. Strickler 's great-grand- 
 father, Henry Strickler, emigrated from tierman}' 
 in 1727, and settled in Lancaster County, Pa., 
 and married in the same year Seenowa Stauffer, 
 by whom he had seven children. She died in 
 1758, but he survived her until May 5, 1761. His 
 son Jacob was the father of John, who was the 
 father of William A., father of Mrs. Gay. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs Gay have one son, Otho X., born 
 June 16, 1872. He is eng.aged at present in the 
 jewelry business at Camp Point. He has been well 
 educated and is a bright business man. 
 
 Our subject is a Repulilican and has served as 
 Supervisor of ,the township. He has also been 
 School Director and Trustee and member of the 
 School Board ever since he came to Camp Point. 
 Both Mr. and Mrs. Gay are members of the Chris- 
 tian Church, of which Mr. Gay has been an Elder 
 for years. Mr. Gay's business interests are large, 
 he being President of the Camp Point Bank, also a 
 Director and stockholder in the bank at Bo wen, 
 HI., and he still carries on his farm of three hundred 
 and twenty acres in which he has been particularly 
 successful. He is a self-made man, reliable in 
 business, and retlects honor on his neighbor- 
 hood and county. His wife is a very intelligent 
 lady, and both are highly respecte(] j)i th"* ^'om- 
 muriity. 
 
 B. RATCLIFF, a retired farmer residing 
 11 in Clayton, was born in Kentucky in 
 It 1814, and is a son of Joseph and Mary 
 ^ (Bryant) Ratcliff. His parents were both 
 natives of Mrginia, the former born in 1781, and 
 the latter in 1782. The grandmother was a native 
 of Ireland. In the Hateliff family were two sous 
 and five daughters: Isabella, born in Kentucky, 
 in 1804, was married in this State to Will Long, a 
 farmer, and died in 1877; Nancy, born in Shelby 
 County, Ky., in 1806, became the wife of Joseph 
 McLean, and died in Texas in 1886; Caroline, 
 born in 1808, became the wife of Wyatt Reeves, 
 and resides in Texas; Lucinda, born in 1816, was 
 married in Illinois to Rector Gore, and died in 
 18.39; Annie, born in 1818, is the wife of Thomas 
 O'Neil; .lolm, lif)rn in 1821, married Annie Chip- 
 man, and is a farmer of Adams County, 111.; and 
 Joseph, born in 1825, died at the age of three 
 years. 
 
 Mr. Uatclift' of this sketch acquired his educa- 
 tion in the common schools of Woodford County, 
 Ky., but his advantages were limited, as at an early 
 day he had to begin to earn his own livelihood. 
 In 1830, he entered the employ of John Buford, 
 putting on roofs, and worked in that capacity for 
 six years. During that period, he sent his wages 
 to his father, who purchased for him one hundred 
 and sixt}- acres of impro\ed land in Brown 
 County, 111. 
 
 Mr. Ratcliff married Elizabeth McCoy, a native 
 of Kentucky, their union being celebrated in 1842. 
 Her death occurred in 1843, and in 184.5 he mar- 
 ried Miss Sarah Lucky, by whom he had two chil- 
 dren: Susan, born in 1846; and Joseph, liorn in 
 1847. The mother and both children died m 
 1847. Mr. Ratcliff was again married in 1852, 
 Miss Agnes Coheuower becoming his wife. Ten 
 children were born of their union: John, born 
 August 31, 1853, married Miss Giddings, and died 
 in Nel>rask:i in IHHS; William, born in August, 
 lh(5(;, died in 1,SK1»; Edwin A. married Miss Josie 
 Stout, and is a telegraph operator; Joseph, born in 
 1860, died in ISHl; Mary, born in 1862, died in 
 1881; Clara, born in 1865, is the wife of Charley 
 Swaney, of Clayton, and they have three children; 
 Eva J., born in 1867, is the wife of G^oi'gc Gore,
 
 PORTHAIT AND r.TOr.RAniirAI. KrrORD. 
 
 377 
 
 <if Nebraska; Leiiora, l)Oi'n in 1869, died in IM81; 
 llorai'e, lM)rn in IH71, married Mattie Swaney, and 
 has unr elilld;. .lesso, !M>i'n in 187.'t. ilied in in- 
 fancy. 
 
 After liis lirsl iii:irri.ii.'c, .Mr. WalelilT located on 
 his land in llrown Connty, III., and in 18 1-1 he 
 renu)ved to .laeksonville, where he engaged in the 
 niannfaelure of lieni)). In 181!», he crossed the 
 plains to California, attracted l>y the discovery of 
 gold in that St.Mtc. and remained on the Pacitic 
 slo|ic until 18.'il. (Ml his return, he purchased 
 one hundred acres of land in this county, to which 
 he afterward ailded until he had a tincly improved 
 farm of two hundred and forty acres, which he 
 sold in 18i)(l, on his removal to Clayton. His life 
 Inis been a prosperous one, and, bv his industry 
 ami enterprise, he has accumulated ji handsome 
 competency, which now enables him to la\' aside 
 all business care and rest in the enjoyment of the 
 fruits of his former toil. For a half century, lie 
 has been a nieml)er of the Presbyterian Church, 
 and is one of its liberal supiwrters aiicl faithful 
 workei-s. In politics, he was a Whig until the or- 
 gani/.ati<in of the He|)ublican jiarty, since which 
 time he li.as served under its banner. lie was 
 Constable of IJrown County for some years, but 
 has never been an ollice-seeker. His life has been 
 well and worthily spent, ami he lias the high re- 
 gard of all witii whom he lias conii' in contact. 
 
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 lv>> DlilMI.I.A F. I'OWKI.I. resides at 
 // 1 Pleasant View, the beautiful homestead of 
 III la the Powell family, located on section 22, 
 Klliiiglon Township. There she w:is born 
 and reared. The Powell ancestors were of Kng- 
 lish descent, 'i'he grandfather, Mark Powell, a 
 native of Delaware, was a surveyor, and served in 
 the Cohmial army dining the Kevoliitionnry 
 War. Willi.am C. Powell, the father, was born in 
 Kent County, Del., ( (ctoU-r 2(1. 17'JH, and when 
 <|iiito young learned the trade of shoe-making. 
 In 1818 he went to JvCxinglon, Kv., where he fol- 
 
 lowed that pursuit for a number of years. In the 
 fall of IMO, became to Adams County, III., and 
 purclha-sed a ti'act of land on section 22, Kllington 
 Township, on which a log cabin had lieen erected. 
 The settlements in this locality were few and far 
 between; deer were very plentiful and other wild 
 game was to be had in abundance. 
 
 On August 21. 1828, Mr. Powell married Eliza- 
 beth Williams, who was born in Prankfort, Ky.. 
 on Christmas Day of 18(ll. After coming to Illi- 
 nois, they spent the remainder of their lives on 
 Pleasant N'iew Farm, which .Mr. Powell developed 
 into a valuable place. He started oiitinlifein 
 limited circumstances, but w.as a very successful 
 man, and through his industry and enterprise he 
 won a handsome competency. In early life, he 
 was a member of the Methodist Church. In poli- 
 tics, he was a supporter of Democratic princi- 
 ples, and his fellow-townsmen showed their appre- 
 ciation of his worth and ability by electing him 
 .\sse.ssor. Collector, and to other local ollices. His 
 death occurred Januar}- 29, 188.3. His wife passed 
 away September 2.3, 1887. in the faith of the 
 Christian Church, of which she was a member. 
 
 I'lito this wortlij- couple were l>orn nine chil- 
 dren, as follows: Owen 15., decea.sed: Driisilla F. 
 of this sketch; .lohanna (1. and Zerild.-i IC, both 
 deceased; Mary P., wife of .lohn Oilmer, of 
 (^uincy; Hattie. wife of Absalom Samuels, of 
 Texas; .Vniiie and (Jeorge W., both dccea.sed; 
 and Charles K., who is married and operates an 
 extensive farm in Kingman Coiintv. Kan. 
 
 Miss Powell is the eldest daughter and second 
 child of the family. She began her education in a 
 log sclioolhouse, and conned her le>sons while 
 seated on a slab bench. .She afterward .•ittended a 
 .select scIkmiI ill (^uincy, and later was a student 
 in the Female Seminary of Jacksonville, III. For 
 sevcr.nl terms she successfully engaged in teach- 
 ing. She has never known ail \ ullier lioine than 
 l'lea>nnt \'iew F.-irm. and since her father's death 
 she has entire charge of it. It was left to her and 
 her sister Johanna (i., and on the death of her si>- 
 ter, in 1888, it became the sole properly of .Miss 
 Powell, who now owns this valuable trad of one 
 hundred and sixty acres. In its management and 
 sujiervjsioH slic displays excellent business ami
 
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 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 executive ability. The fields are under a high 
 state of cultivation and yield to her a golden 
 tribute. The home is a large brick residence, and 
 the farm is one of the oldest and finest in the 
 township, being located near the station of the 
 Chicago, Burlington A Qnincj- Railroad. 
 
 In the spring of 1875, Miss Powell was ap- 
 pointed School Treasurer for Ellington Townsliip, 
 and has held that position up to the present 
 time, or for seventeen consecutive jears, which 
 fact indicates the trust reposed in her and the effi- 
 cient manner in which she discharges her duties. 
 She is a member of the Ellington Presbyterian 
 Church, and a lady of culture and refinement, 
 who is held in the higliest regard throughout the 
 community. 
 
 'U)IIN ORIENT LIEBERMANN. The genial 
 gentleman whose name appears at the liead 
 of this article should liave a special fond- 
 '' ness for the ocean, as he first saw the light 
 upon the broad waters of the Atlantic, three daj-s 
 before his proud motlier saw the American conti- 
 nent. This is not a very common experience, and 
 deserves to be commented upon. To be more exact, 
 our subject vvas horn on board the sailing-vessel 
 the "John Orient," in the Atlantic Ocean, .Tune 
 20, ISoO. His father, Lawrence Liebermann, was 
 born in Berne, (Jermany, where he was a silk 
 weaver, and then became a soldier in the Oerman 
 army for six years. He was in the Sehleswig-Holstein 
 War. In 1850, he brought the family to America, 
 and located in Buffalo, where he was emi)loyed on 
 a farm one year, and in 1851 he came to Illinois, 
 and located at New Atiiens. He engaged here in 
 farming for five years, but he lost his wife in 1856, 
 and then moved to Belleville for six months; after- 
 ward he took his son and daughter to Kickapoo, 
 Kan., where lie remniijed two months, nn<l ^^^^n re- 
 
 turned and settled in St. Clair Countj^ a while. 
 Later, he removed to St. Louis. 
 
 In 1861, he enlisted in a Missouri regiment as a 
 private, but was promoted to be Captain. He re- 
 signed and returned to St. Louis, and there located 
 in East St. Louis, and then at ICdwardsvilie, 
 III., in Madison County. Here he first en- 
 gaged in farming, and later he started a hotel, 
 but was burned out; then he located at Calio- 
 kia, and from there went to Carondelet, Mo. At 
 this place he carried on teaming on the railroad, 
 and was accidentally killed on the Iron Mountain 
 Railroad, in July, 1887. He was sixty-four years of 
 age, and had been a Democrat and a member of the 
 Lutheran Church. His wife was Catherine Drocken- 
 brodt, a native of Berne. She died in 1856. 
 
 Our subject was reared in Illinois, and had but 
 meagre schooling, and at the age of twelve years 
 he began work learning the harness-makiflg trade. 
 He then worked upon a farm, and at seventeen was 
 apprenticed to a carj)eiiter, and worked at carpen- 
 tering four years, and then went to Carondelet, 
 Mo., and began teaming with his father. 
 
 Our subject was married in Carondelet, Febru- 
 ary 10, 1874, to Miss Alice Weicht, who was born 
 in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, and was 
 the daughter of William Weicht, who was a native 
 of Greencastle, Pa. He came to Ohio in 1837, and 
 was a bricklayer. In 1855, he located in Primrose, 
 Iowa, and after that moved to many places, among 
 others to Warsaw and Alexandria, Mo. He finally 
 located in Alton, III., and died at the home of 
 our subject in 1885. His wife was Margaretta Cun- 
 ningham, of Scotch-Irish descent, born in the same 
 place and died in 1865, at Alton, 111. 
 
 Our subject was the eldest of four children. 
 After marriage, lie remained in Missouri for three 
 years, and then located in .Vlton, III., and engaged 
 in trade. Later, he engaged in contracting, with J. 
 Bilderbeck as partner. He there built many of the 
 finest buildings, but in 1887 he moved to (^uincy 
 and soon began contracting. He has built many 
 of the best residences here. His own is upon the 
 corner of Third and Locust .Streets. 
 I IMr. and Mrs. liieberinann have four children: 
 Ijlaiu'ii, Willium. May and Nina. In .Vlton, our 
 I subject joined llic .Vncient Order of I'liited Woi'k-
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 .181 
 
 men. IIu is a Democrat, and belongs to the Lu- 
 llienin fnitli. Ills wife, an inteliijfent. clever liuly. 
 was a pi'oniiiicnt iiu-inlier of the l're.sln-lcrinn 
 Ciiurch, and took an active part in liie Ladies' 
 Society. 
 
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 AMKS AKTIirit. No citizen of (^uincy is 
 more worthy of ri'|iresentation in this bio- 
 graphical work than the veneralile and 
 
 _ venerated gentleman whose name intro- 
 duces this sket<?ii and who has borne an active 
 I)art in the public as well as in the business life of 
 the city. Now, in the twilight of his age, he is 
 retired from tlie active cares which formerly en- 
 gaged his attention, and in his pleasant home, 
 surrounded by tUoriO wiiom he iiolds dear, is pass- 
 ing the years yet allotted to liim. Let us glance 
 briefly at the events that have contriliuted to 
 shape his career and assist him in the palliway to 
 success. 
 
 Born in Ireland, of Scotch descent, the son of 
 .Tames and Mary (Hill) Arthur, the native home 
 of our subject was near Londonderry-, and the date 
 of his birth March 2, 1811. He grew to man's 
 estate on the Knierald Isle, and in 18.33, in the 
 full vigor of life, emigrated to .\merica, landing 
 in New York. For two years he remained in New- 
 York City, and then removed to St. Louis, there 
 o|)ening a laige wholesale grocery store, under the 
 tirm name of .Sterns, Arthur & Co. His business 
 grew to sucii an extent that he became in due 
 time the owner of an interest in three stennljoats, 
 two on the Mississippi and one on tlie Illinois 
 Hiver, and for two years commanded one of the 
 former boats as Captain. 
 
 In 1816, Mr. Arthur came to Quincy, where he 
 opened a wholesale and retail grocery store. This 
 establishment, which was the joint property of our 
 subject and his lirother, w.is located on Front and 
 Maine Streets, a location both desirable and con- 
 venient. During many of those early years in the 
 liisU>ry of this city, Mr. Arthur was agent for the 
 mails, a very responsible position, which goes to 
 17 
 
 show that in the earlier 3-ears of his life he dis- 
 played the same honesty and uprightness which 
 have characterized his later life. \Ve can under- 
 stand how his good qualities have ahvays made him 
 one of the best and most respected citizens of the 
 place. 
 
 Ill his ta>tfs, Mr. .Aitliur lias been domestic, and 
 has refused frf(|iicnt solicitation to .ncccpt ollicial 
 positions, but upon one occasion he consented to 
 allow the use of his name a-s candidate for Alder- 
 man of the Third Ward, and was elected to repre- 
 sent it in the City Council. Since then he has re- 
 peatedly declined requests to accept nomina- 
 tions for various ollices, but, notw-ilhstanding 
 this, he maintains a deep interest in Ujcal matters, 
 and is one of the most public-spirited citizens of 
 the coiiiinuiiity. He has contributed largely of 
 his time and means to make the city so prominent 
 among the river towns of Illinois, and has aided 
 in increasing its growth until it is now the largest 
 city on the Mississippi between .St. Paul and St. 
 Louis. 
 
 For eight years Mr. Arthur was interested in the 
 pork business in parlnershi|) with the late .Joseph 
 Norwood, an enterprise which was conducted with 
 flattering success. In 1855, he erected the large 
 sawmill on the bay, which he operated for 
 twenty-two years, and then, disposing of the prop- 
 erty, retired from business. In his religious con- 
 nections, he has been a member of the J'resbyter- 
 ian Church since 1854, and has served in the ca- 
 pacity of Klder since 1858. He was Chairman of 
 the building committee, and largely to his judg- 
 ment, skill, patient labor and generosity is due 
 the elegant edifice now- standing on the corner of 
 Kiglith Street and Broadway. In jiolitics, .Mr. 
 Arthur is a Republican. 
 
 In St. Clair County, 111., .January 9, 1840, oc- 
 curred the marriage of James Arthur and Mary ,1. 
 Reed, a native of Virginia. Into them have been 
 born seven children, all worthy memljers of so- 
 ciety-, and prominent in the business world. Isaac 
 H. is a prominent and successful wholesale mer- 
 chant in St. Paul; . I. Albert owns and o|)eiates a 
 large stock farm near La Ilelle, Mo.; William II. is 
 a leading druggist in Quincy; Newman W. is a 
 successful business man of St. Paul; the daughters,
 
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 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Mrs. Virginia IM. Prince, Mrs. Jennie E. Pittney, 
 and Mrs. Emma M. fiaskill, are residents of Quiney. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur are very proud of tlieir 
 thirteen grandchildren, who are bright and intelli- 
 gent, and a visitor within their home will con- 
 clude that it is as happy a circle as can be found in 
 the world. 
 
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 E>^r~<m^^' 
 
 LARK ORTON ranks among the leading 
 farmers of Adams County. He owns 
 
 ^^ twenty-five acres of arable land on section 
 13, Concord Township, and engages in general 
 farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of 
 the raising of a high grade of cattle. His home is 
 a comfortable and neat story and a-half residence, 
 his barns and outbuildings pi'ovide ample shelter 
 for his stock and grain, and the well-tilled fields 
 jield to him a golden tribute in return for the 
 care and cultivation of his land. 
 
 Mr. Orton is a native of the Empire State. He 
 was born in 1826, and is a son of David and Ruth 
 (Clark) Orton, whose family numbered five sons 
 and four daughters: Timothy B., who married Miss 
 Osborn; James, who married MissPaidina Mounts; 
 Horatio wedded Miss Nancy Peer, and died in 1849; 
 Huldah,who married James Burtiss;Melissa, who be- 
 came the wife of Milton Ray;Almira, the wife of 
 James Mann; Elias, who married Miss Davis, and 
 was a member of the Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, 
 serving for three years during the late war; and 
 Maiw, who married Robert Culprit. 
 
 In the common schools Clark Orton acquired 
 his education, and was reared under the parental 
 roof in the usual manner of farmer lads. During 
 the late war, he responded to the call for troops, 
 and in 1865 enlisted as a member of Coin pane- 
 ls. Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, in which he served un- 
 til the close of the struggle. Throughout his en- 
 tire life he has followed farming, his first purchase 
 consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
 for which lie jiaid >i-l per acre. It was a wild 
 linct, entirely destitute of improvements, but he 
 
 has made it one of the fine farms of the township. 
 In 1853, Mr. Orton went to California, Init re- 
 turned to Illinois in 1854. 
 
 The lady who is now Mrs. Orion was, in 
 her mnidenhuod. Miss Jlary E. Keller, daughter 
 of Joshua Keller. She was bom in 1832, and 
 their marriage was celebrated in 1856. Eight 
 children graced their union: Rose Ellen, born 
 in 1857, became the wife of William May, 
 and resides in Kansas; Berenthia, born in 1859, 
 became the wife of John Black, and died in 1882; 
 Charles was born in 1861, and is a farmer; Eva, 
 born in 1865, is the wife of Harvey Williams; Van- 
 deleur, born in 1868, and Ellsworth, born in 1874, 
 are still at home; Ida and Clark died in infancy. 
 
 Mr Orton is a member of the Christian Church, 
 and his wife holds membership with the Methodist 
 Church. They are highly respected citizens of 
 the community and hold an enviable position in 
 social circles. In politics, he is a supporter of the 
 Republican party, and served as School Director 
 for many years, but he devotes his principal at- 
 tention to his business interests, in wiiich he has 
 met with good success. 
 
 Mr. Orton's paternal grandparents were Roger 
 and Esther Orton, who were natives of Connecti- 
 cut. They moved to Genesee County, N. Y., at 
 at early day, and there spent the remainder of 
 their days. David Orton, after the death of his 
 parents, moved to Ohio, where he resided two 
 years, and in 1836 came to Scott County, III., 
 where he lived five years, after which he came to 
 Adams County and located in Concord Township, 
 Seven uncles of our subject partici|)ated in the 
 War of 1812. one of them being a captain. 
 
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 ^^EORGE W. CLEAVELAND, who is exten- 
 III ^—-^ sively engaged in the breeding of fine 
 \^;^J4l horses, owns a valuable farm on section 33, 
 Ellington Township, about three miles east of 
 Quiney. He was born in Boston, Mass., February 
 16, 1828, nntl is (descended from .^ distinguishecj
 
 PORTRAIT AND WOtJRAl'IIICAL RKCORl). 
 
 :5.s3 
 
 liiiv of Nov Kii<i:I:ui(l aiR-estrv. IU> great-grciil- 
 jiiamlfallicr wm mIso <;rcat-git'at-grai)tlfatli('r t<i 
 I'ri'.'-idont (k-VflaiKl. 
 
 .Kiliii C'li-avflaiid, fallicrof Diiisulijfct. was Imiii 
 ill Samly Hav, Mas.-., in \7'MK and liocaini' a master 
 inecliaiiiu. lie eiiiigraled to <^uiiiey in Septeiiilier, 
 is:il.niid piirelia.sed land in KllingUin Tuwnsliip, 
 iipun wliicli lie luiill a loji ealiiii, lHx2l feet. It 
 was the only one in all this section with jjlass 
 windows. Mr. Cleaveland was a great friend of 
 Cov. \Voo<l, of (^iiinev. lie earried on l)iisine.ss as 
 a contraelor and Iniilder, erecting many of the 
 lii'st buildings in the city, and in addition also iin- 
 jiroved his farm, lie had served his country as a 
 soldier in the War of 1M12, and was a prominent 
 citizen, his upright life inakinghim very iiiHuen- 
 tial. Willi the Masonic society he held mcinher- 
 ship and was one of seven men who estahlished 
 the Odd Fellows' lodge in liuiiicy. In religious 
 hclief he was a I'liiversalisl. liis death occurred 
 May .'it), IStiX, at the age of seventy-six years. His 
 wife, who bore the maiden name of Hannah Noble, 
 was a native of Massachusetts and came of a proini- 
 neiit New Kngland family. She died Ai)ril 10, 
 1x72. Ill the family were nine children, .seven of 
 whom lived to mature years, while foui yet survive. 
 
 Our subject was a lad of six summers when with 
 his parents he came to this county. His early ed- 
 ucation, acquired ill the |iriiiiitive log schoolhouse, 
 was supplemented by study in a private school in 
 (^iiincy, and he is now a well-informed man. He 
 remained upon the home farm until twenty years 
 of age, when lie became clerk on a steamer running 
 lietween (Juincy, St. Louis, Cincinnati and New- 
 Orleans. In the spring of 1>*.'»2, he crossed the 
 plains with live yoke of oxen, arriving in S,acra- 
 inento after six inonthsof travel. His trip was an 
 exciting and interesting one. They had lliree or 
 four skirmishes with the Indians, but at length 
 reached their destination in safety. Mr. Cleaveland 
 engaged in mining except during a slifirt period 
 when lie carrierl on a meat, market and grocery 
 store. He w.is (|uite successful in his operations 
 and remained on the I'acilic Slope until IKIJ.'), wiieii 
 he returned home liy way of the Isthmus of I'aii- 
 iiiiia. 
 
 (Jii the 1st of Ffbruaiy, 1«7 J, .Mr, C|eavelan<l iimr- 
 
 ried .Mrs. r.'iuliiie Lynch, daughter of .loshua Stin- 
 soii, a native of Tennes,see, who einigi.'ited to 
 Hrown County. 111., in an early day. Her first hu>- 
 baiHJ. M. .1. Lynch, wius a native of New York. He 
 was a highly educated in.-iii and was a telegraph 
 operator in .'in early day. His death occurred here 
 ;iboiii IHfiU. l?y her lirst marriage, Mrs. Cleaveland 
 had a daughter, Clara, who iiiarried I!. Charles 
 • Talmer and resides in Chicago. 
 
 Ill politics, Mr. Cleaveland is a Democrat, but is 
 not an ollice-seeker. He prefers to devote his en- 
 tire attention to his business, in which he is meet- 
 ing with excellent success. On his return from 
 California, he took up his residence on the olil 
 homestead, where he has since resideil. He owns 
 one hundred acres of well-improved land and 
 since the year 1M()I> has been engagc<l in the breed- 
 ing of standard hor.--es. He has several line animals 
 sired by the famous Kentuck}" horse, "Aiitio." 
 He has bred and sold a great many line horses and 
 has over twent}' excellent horses now upon his 
 farm. He is a lover of the noble steed and an ex- 
 cellent judge of line liorses. He has established a 
 wide reputation in the line of his business and li.as 
 been very successful. He has a pleasant liotne, an 
 excellent farm, ami is one of the leading citizens 
 of the commuiiitv. 
 
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 UII.1,I.\M II. 1)1-: (; ROOT, who owns and 
 operates a line tract of land of two liun- 
 
 Vf'V/ dred and sixteen acres on sections 1 I, l.'i. 
 and 2'.'. North Last Township, has been a resident 
 of this coiinly for iiiore than half a century. 
 Ill f.'ict, almost his entire life has here been pa.-sed, 
 anil he liius witnessed the growth and development 
 which the yeai-s have brought forth, and the rapid 
 progress and a<lvaiieenieiit made by the couiitw 
 .\s one of it.s honored pioneers, In- well deserves 
 representation in this volume. 
 
 .\ native of New ,ler.scy, .\Ir. I)e Oi'ooi was 
 born in l.ong Uraiidi. in lK:t2, and is of I'lcncli
 
 384 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and German descent. His father, John De Groot, 
 was born in New York City in 1808, and married 
 Miss Margaiet Harvy, a native of the same i)laee, 
 born in 1801. In 1836, they emigrated wilii their 
 family to Illinois, and Mr. De Groot, who was a 
 carijcnter by trade, located in Quincy, where he 
 followed his occupation for a year. At liie end of 
 that time, lie removed to a partially improved 
 farm wliich he liad ]iiiiehascd. Witli characteristic 
 energy he began its development, and in course 
 of time made it one of the finest farms of the com- 
 munit)'. He died on the old homestead in 1889. 
 He was a consistent member of the Ciiristian 
 Ciiurch, and took an active interest in all that 
 pertained to the welfaie of the community. In 
 politics, he was a supporter of Democratic princi- 
 ples, and filled the offices of Supervisor, Assessor 
 and Justice of the Peace. His life was a successful 
 one, and at the time of his death he owned sev- 
 enteen hundred acres of improved land. 
 
 The De Groot family numbered sis children: 
 Mary, born in Long Branch, in 1829, died in 
 1892; Phoebe E., born in 1839, in Adams County, 
 is the wife of Elder J. Carroll Stark, a minister of 
 the Christian Church; John E., born in 1841, mar- 
 ried Josephine Davis, and is a dentist of Augusta; 
 Edward H., born in 1843, married Miss Margaret 
 E. Drake, of Downer's Grove, and is a railroad 
 employe; Clarissa, Mrs. Wm. R. Gordon, born in 
 1845, is a farmer of Red Oak, Iowa. 
 
 The subject of this sketch acquired liis educa- 
 tion in the common schools, and took a business 
 course in Eastman's Business College, of Pougli- 
 keepsie, N. Y.,from which he was graduated in 18(55. 
 He was also a student in the Mt. Washington Col- 
 legiate Institute, of New York City. For tliree 
 j'ears, he engaged in teaching in the La Prairie 
 public schools, and at the same time carried on 
 farming. As a companion and helpmate on life's 
 journey, he chose Miss Annie C. Beach, a native of 
 Chester, N. Y., born in 1836, a daughter of Elijah 
 and W. Eleanor (Clox) Beach. Their union was 
 celebrated in 1856, and two cliildren have been born 
 unto them: Charles Albert, born in 1861, married 
 Miss Fannie Fosd^ck, and engaged in fanning un- 
 til his death, which occurred in 1886; Fred B., born 
 in 1865, is a railroad emjjloye, 
 
 After his marriage, Mr. De Groot turned his at- 
 tention to farming, and has since followed that 
 occupation. He now owns two bundled and six- 
 teen acres of arable land, valued at ^75 per acre. 
 It is under a high state of cultivation and well 
 improved, and is considered one of the model 
 farms of the township. The home is a pleasant 
 nine-room residence, which was erected at a cost 
 of $2,000. It is the abode of hospitality, and its 
 occupants rank high in social circles. Mr. De 
 Groot is also connected with the County Fire In- 
 surance Companv, of which he was Secretary for 
 eight years. Director for nine ^ears. and President 
 for a >ear. He has served his fellow-townsmen 
 as Assessor for one year, and was also Town Clerk. 
 He takes an active interest in ehuivh and Sunday- 
 school work, and is a stanch advoc:ite of the Pro- 
 hibition party. Himself and wife have been mem- 
 bers of the Christian Church for a number of 
 years, and have been numbered among its consis- 
 tent and faithful workers. Their lives have been 
 well and woithily spent, anfl their man}- excellen- 
 cies of character have won them the high regard 
 of a large ciiclc of friends and acquaintances. 
 
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 ENRY L. LEFERS, V. S. To those who un- 
 derstand the wants and necessities of the 
 
 ^^ brute creation under civilization, the 
 yj healer of their diseases occupies oa\y a sec- 
 ondary place to those who minister to the ailments 
 of the human race. As one of the most successful 
 and well-known veterinaiy surgeons in the State, we 
 call attention to the subject of this notice. 
 
 Henry Lefers, of Quincy, was born in Germany, 
 November 20, 1821. His father, Wilhelm, was torn 
 in Germany also, as was his grandfa jber, and both 
 were farmers and died there. The name of our 
 subject's mother was Gertrude Osendorph, who 
 lived and died in Germany. 
 
 Henry was the youngest of seven children, and 
 was raised in Germany, and there attended the 
 common schools until he was seventeen years of
 
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 387 
 
 age. wlioii Ir- hi';;;ui lliu stiuly of volorinarv siirjjpry; 
 when twiMity-oiic years old, lii» lia<i liegiiii tlic prnc- 
 liee of liis profession, and bought and sold horses 
 for the army, and als(» for the mail earriei-s. In 
 IHtUt, lif came to Aineriea, leaving Kotlerdani on 
 the steamer "India"' fur Nt-w York. After landing, 
 he came Wot and iucated in <^uincv. He has lieen 
 very succes.sful in his piaetiee, and is favorahly 
 known to every one. lie has a good repnt.'ition a> 
 surgeon and understMfid-* everything ahoul a horse, 
 and docs all the Imsitiess in his line in this section. 
 He w.as (iovcrnmenl Inspector at the (Juincy stock- 
 yards for one year. He has some (ine horses and 
 in llcrmany he raiscfl only the finest breeds. His 
 practice extends through Adams County, and into 
 Missouri. His office and residence are on Hamp- 
 shire .Street. 
 
 Oursubject was married in Germany to Christine 
 Boozern. who died in 187.'$, leaving four children: 
 Hendrick, who lives in (iuincy; IWrnard. in .St. 
 Louis; and Mary and Gertrude, who live here. Ik- 
 was mariied a second time, this union being with 
 Christina I'osket, who was born in (iermaiiy. The 
 children are .Maiy. .Vnne. Kate. Lizzie ami Will- 
 iam. 
 
 Dr. Lefers is a member of the Illinois Veterinary 
 Surgeons' Society, and belongs to the .St. Boniface 
 Catholic Churdi. He is a Democrat, and a very 
 prominent man among the (ierman residents of 
 Quincy. 
 
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 K'KDEUICK MKNKF,. Vice-president and 
 .Manager of the .Mciike A- (irimm I'laning 
 it^ ~ Slill Company, of Quincy, is a man, who, 
 in the conduct of his business affairs, has mani- 
 fested discriminating judgment, fine commercial 
 instincts and executive ability of a high order. 
 He is a native of the city in which he is now do- 
 ing business, and is a son of .John H. and Freder- 
 ica (Hagarbummer) Menkc. the former of whom 
 was born in Westphalia. Germany, November .SO, 
 182J, and in the schools of his native land was 
 
 given a good education. He reninined a subject 
 of (■ermany until he attained his twenty-sixth 
 year, when he emigrated to the Inited States, his 
 first knowledge of .Vmcnca being acipiired in the 
 city of New Orleans in IH.'ill. 
 
 From New Orleans, .loliii II. .Menke |)roceeded 
 by boat to St. Louis, Mo., where he spent three 
 years operating a sawmill. At the en<I of that 
 time, he began fuilKwing tlie same calling in 
 Qiiincy f<)r Gould A: .\lleii. with whom he re- 
 mained for a number of years. Ho then formed a 
 partnership witli .1. II. Bimson under the firm 
 name of Bimson. .Menke S: Co., which continued 
 to exist for several ycai"s, when its name was 
 changed to Menke, Grimra & Co. The firm contin- 
 ued without eiiange until IKKl, when it was made a 
 stock company, with .lolin H. .Menke President 
 and Manager, which position he held up to the 
 time of his death. September 29. IXX'.t. He lived 
 to see the ostal>lishmenl of which he was the 
 founder grow in proportions until it was one of 
 the leading and sub.-tantial industries of (^uincy. 
 
 John II. Menke was a man of great energy, 
 keen business foresight, decision and force of 
 character. .Mlhough his career wius a very busy 
 one, it did not prevent him from active par- 
 ticipation in all worthy projects for the advance- 
 ment of the inateriiil interests c>f the city, and his 
 generous nature manifested it^elf in frequent and 
 liberal gifts to worthy charities. His wife was 
 born 111 Westphalia, (iermany, .Inly 18, 1830, the 
 daughter of .Joseph and Margaret Hagarbummer, 
 and by her he became the father of five children: 
 .\niia, wife of W. II. I'ieper. of i^iuincy; Augusta, 
 wife of II. U. Charle, of Hannibal, Mo.; Lily, Mrs. 
 George Bickelhaupt, of C^uincy; Ainanda.athomc; 
 and Frederick, the subject of this sketclh. For 
 many years .lohn H. .Menke and his wife were 
 members of the Lutheran Church. In |)oIitics, 
 he w.as usually iiuh prndeiit, and during the late 
 war was a staiieh I'liii n man. 
 
 Frederick Menke h.as inherited many of his 
 father's talents, among which may be mentioned his 
 keen conimereial iiistiiiet.>i, his industry and hon- 
 orable chai-acter. wliieh admirably fit him to suc- 
 cessfully carry on the biisiiu'.s,s so ably inaugurated 
 by his father. His education up to the age of eigh-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 teen years was acquired in tlie public schools, after 
 which he entered tlie Gem City Business College, 
 from which he was graduated in 1879. His career 
 in college was marked by earnest application and 
 rapid progress, and he was a favorite with class- 
 mates and teachers. After finishing his education 
 he began learning the machinist's trade with M. 
 T. Greenleaf, after which he became Assistant 
 Superintendent of the Menkc it Grimm Planing 
 Mill Company, subsequently was elected Vice- 
 president and Manager, and still holds the latter 
 positions. 
 
 October 4, 1882, Mr. Menke married Mi.'^s Jos- 
 ephine Roszwog, of Quincy, a daughter of A. Rosz- 
 wog, and to them tlu-ee children have been born, 
 two sons and one daughter. They have a very 
 cozy and pleasant home at No. 1238 Kentucky 
 Street, to which they gladly' welcome their large 
 circle of friends. Politically, Mr. Menke is a 
 Democrat and his vote is always cast for men of 
 the same jiolitical faith as himself. Public-spirited, 
 liberal minded and generous in disposition, and 
 active, intelligent and energetic by nature, his 
 career has been successful and honorable, and his 
 future is full of promise. 
 
 ^LEASANT M. HERNDON, M. D. The sub- 
 ject of tliis sketch is the pleasant and ac- 
 commodating dentist of Camp Point, and 
 is a representative of an old Virginia fam- 
 ly. His grandfather was a Virginian by birth, 
 and passed from tiiis life when his son, the father 
 of oiu' subject, was quite young. This latter gen- 
 tleman was tlie Rev. Ple.asant M. Herndon, and 
 was born in Virginia, March 1, 1818. lie was 
 reared b}- an uncle, and enjoyed such school ad-' 
 vantages as the times afforded. He learned the 
 trade of wheel-wright, and became a wagon maker. 
 He emigrated to (Quincy, 111., in the '40s where 
 he worked for a shoit time, and then purchased a 
 farm and engaged in fai'ming for a season. He 
 
 then sold out to engage in merchandizing in 
 Bloomfield, and here remained until he changed 
 his store, in 18.57, to Camp Point. In the year 
 1868, he moved to Jackonville, and conducted 
 the same business for several years, liut in 1882 he 
 returned to Camp Point, and has since resided 
 with his son. He has been a Methodist minister 
 for fifty years, having been licensed to preacli in 
 1841, and was ordained to tlic ministry in 1^<;J8. 
 He has done much supply work for ministers, and 
 has preached regularly for several years, although 
 not a member of an}' conference. He has always 
 been an active worker, and was a member of the 
 building committee when the first Methodist 
 E])iscopal Church was erected in Cami) Point. 
 When the Rebellion broke out, he considered it 
 his duty to take pait in the defense of his country, 
 and so assisted Capt. Joel in raising a company, 
 being made Second Lieutenant of it. This was 
 Company G, Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry, 
 and with it he served almost a year, but his 
 health failed, and after a confinement in the hos- 
 pital for three months he was discharged and came 
 home. He is a zealous Christian, modest and unas- 
 suming, and very intelligent and kind-iiearted. 
 The mother of our subject was Mary Tally, also 
 descended from an old \'irginia family. She has 
 been a life-long member of the Methodist Episco- 
 pal Cliurch, and now lives at the home of her 
 son. 
 
 The gentleman whose biography we are writing 
 was born in Bloomfield, Adams County, 111., .Ian- 
 nary 27, 1857, and is the youngest of six children. 
 He attended the common schools until his four- 
 teenth year, and then learned telegraphy, and 
 practiced that for two jears; after that he 
 acted as clerk in a store, worked on a farm, and 
 made himself useful in various employments until 
 he decided to study dentistry, in 1875. He began 
 study under Dr. Lane, of Jacksonville, lint at the 
 expiration of two years he found himself without 
 means, and it was necessary to find the funds to 
 continue the study of his chosen profession. He 
 found employment in a mill and ft)undry for a 
 time, and in 1882 he removed to C:\iiip Point and 
 began the jiraetice of his jirofession. 
 
 Dr. Herndon was married in 1877, to Miss Sarah
 
 rORTPvAIT AND T^loCUAPHJCAL RF.fORO. 
 
 ."1h:i 
 
 M. Wliiteliiii-sl, of Winclifster. III. Her |i:ii'i-iit^ 
 were eiirly r<cttlor> o( Scolt C'uuiily. and were 
 natives of Virijiiiia mid of Oliio. Dr. :nid Mi's. 
 IK'niddii liave (wo I'liildreii: t'liarlos C. and He.ssie 
 I. Itiitli he and liis wife are active iiiemhei's of 
 tlie Mftliodist Kpl.-icoiial Clnireli. Dr. Ileriidoii is 
 a man of energy, very inlelli<;ent, and eoinmaiids 
 the respeet and eonfidenee of every one in this 
 iieijjhborhood. lie holds strong views on the 
 I'rohiliition i|iicstioii, and is a firm Proliiliitioiiist. 
 lie U'loiigs to the social order of Knights of Pyth- 
 ias. He has his dental parlors located in his line 
 new residence located in this place, which he erected 
 in 1891. 
 
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 ( »I5KRT UANKIN. The simple record of an 
 lioiioralile lif(! is the liest nioiuiment that 
 (ii }\ can lie reared to any citizen, and we shall 
 ^^© therefore not attempt to enlarge upon the 
 history of the gentleman ahovc named, who dur- 
 ing his life was one of Fall Creek Township's 
 most reput^ible residents. He was born in Cald- 
 well County, Ky., in 1827. and was the son of 
 Elias Rimkin, who was born in Scotland. The 
 latter-named gentleman came to America in an 
 early day. and at the age of twenty -one years was 
 married to Miss Klizabelh llerron, who was born in 
 North Carolina. The parents, later in life, located 
 in this county, where they were numbered among 
 its best citizens, and where their decease occurred 
 when ripe in ycai>. 
 
 He of whom we write received a common-school 
 education in his native county, and, on taking up 
 bis abode in this section, was married, in 1H,")0, to 
 Miss Sarah .1.. daughter of .lohn and Klizabetli 
 Kdmonds, and of the ten children born to tlieiii 
 Frances L. (.Mi-s. Henry C. Cupp) and (h.-ules II. 
 lived to establish homes of their own. Two years 
 after his marriage, Robert Rankin located on the 
 farm which is now owned by his son Charles II., 
 ami which he cleared and pliiced under good culti- 
 vation, erecting thereon excellent buildings, in- 
 cluding a cozv dwelliii''. 
 
 Mrs. Sarah .1. Rankin having died in IHT.'l. our 
 subject clio.se for his .second wife Miss Laura <!ood- 
 ner, and to them were born two children, who are 
 now deceased, as is also the wife anci mother, lb- 
 of whom we write in religious belief was a .Meih- 
 odist, in which faith he died December 11, 1h7«. 
 In politics, his sentiments were in harmony with 
 the principles of the Republican party. He was a 
 thoiDUghly upright, honest man, alw.ays dealing 
 fairly and squarely by all, and his estimable char- 
 acter, jus well as his capability, gave him an iiii|ioi- 
 taiit place among his fellow-townsmen. 
 
 Roljert Rankin of this sketch, as before stated, 
 was a true Christian gentleman, having been a 
 memtjer of the Methodist K|)iscopal Church for 
 nearly fort}' years. He took a very promiiu'iit 
 part in the organization of that body in Fall 
 Creek Township, and contributed lil)erally of his 
 means at all times toward its support. He was 
 also very jictive in Sunday-scliOf)l work and was 
 Class-leader for many years. With each p.-issing 
 year, he continued to add to his long list of 
 friends, and at the time of his decease was greatly 
 respected throughout the community in which he 
 resided. He possessed in an eminent degree those 
 genial, courteous, social qualities which made of his 
 cliarniing home that center of true liosi)ilality which 
 knows so well how to "welcome the coining and 
 speed the parting guest." He was yciy prominently 
 connected with the agricultural and horticultural 
 interests of the county, and w.is for several terms 
 President of the .Vgricultural Society of Adams 
 County, lie also organized a fruit-growing asso- 
 ciati<in in this locality and served as its President 
 for some time. 
 
 Charles H. Rankin, the lifth xui of our subject, 
 was lK>rii in 18."i!) in .Vdams County and received 
 an excellent education, being a graduate of the 
 Illinois .St'ite rnivei-sity at I'rbana, receiving his 
 (li|iloma in 188.'). Two years later, be was married 
 to Miss Ilenriettjj I,. Whittleton, who w.hs born in 
 IHiiil and was a native of this county, but at the 
 time of her marriage was re.*iiding in Pike County. 
 They have become the parents of twt) dauglilers: 
 llattie K., born October 6, I88',l, and I.iiio ,1., born 
 February 17, 1892, whom they are carefully rear- 
 ing. Mr. Rankin, like his honorable father, is also
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRARHICAL RECORD. 
 
 a stanch adherent of the Republican party, and is 
 a peaceable and law-abiding citizen, an intelligent 
 and industrious tiller of the soil, and a successful 
 fruit-grower. He is duly respected by those to 
 whom he is known. 
 
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 ^ONAH HEDGES. Adams County is the 
 home of a large number of enterprising 
 ^-^ and progressive farmers, whose estates add 
 ^f^fJ attractiveness to the landscape, being 
 marked by first-class improvements, and the air of 
 order and thrift -which gives one unacquainted 
 with farm life a good idea of the value of rural 
 property. Melrose Township has her share of 
 these well-regulated farms, and one of them is 
 seen on section 7, where Mr. Hedges owns one 
 hundred acres of land and has made his home 
 since 1868. He has good standing among those 
 of his own calling, and in all business circles is 
 held in good repute. 
 
 The birth of Mr. Hedges occurred in Februar}', 
 1828, in Bcrkelej' County, Va. There he studied 
 in the common schools, and under the parental 
 roof learned useful lessons of life and its duties 
 and privileges. In the year of 18.56, he came 
 to Adams County, where he has continued to 
 reside, industriousl}' pursuing his chosen voca- 
 tion and quietly discharging the duties of citizen- 
 ship. In 1859, Mr. Hedges returned to Virginia, 
 ■where he was married to Miss Frances J. Lambert, 
 and witii his bride immediately returned to Quincy, 
 where he was engaged in the commission business 
 with Rodne>' Lambert. He continued so employed 
 until 1868, during which time lie shipped immense 
 quantities of grain, hay, etc., to St. Louis markets. 
 
 On the above date, our subject located upon his 
 present farm of one hundred acres, whose richly 
 cultivated land yields a handsome income. As 
 lime passed, acre after acre was placed under the 
 plow, until he now has one of the best-improved 
 farms in the township. To Mr. and Mrs. Hedges 
 have been born two children: Annie, now Mrs. 
 
 Fred G. .Johnson, and Daniel L., who makes his 
 home in Cliicago. 
 
 Samuel and Jane (Thompson) Hedges, the par- 
 ents of our subject, were natives of Virginia, the 
 father being boin in Berkeley County, in 1778; and 
 the mother in Hampshire County, in 1796. They 
 reared a family of ten children, of whom .Jonah of 
 this sketch was the sixth in order of birth. The 
 paternal grandfather, .James Hedges, was born in 
 Berkeley Count}-, Va., about 1745, and served as 
 a soldier during the Revolutionaiy AVar. His 
 father, Jonah Hedges, was the son of Joseph 
 Hedges, who emigiated from England and located 
 near Frederick City, Md., where he passed the re- 
 mainder of his life. One of his sons purchased 
 a farm in Berkele}' County, which property re- 
 mained in the family until recent years. 
 
 He of whom we write gives his political alle- 
 giance to the Democratic party, and, although he 
 can scarcely be called a politician, he has rendered 
 his fellow-citizens good service in the capacity of 
 Township Clerk for many terms. He is honored 
 and respected throughout tiie community, and in 
 his own unassuming wa}' beai'S a part in the good 
 works that are projected in the vicinity. 
 
 ^^HARLES W. CHUMBLEY, the efficient 
 j|(^-^^_ yard clerk for the Chicago, Burlington & 
 ^^f' Quincy Railroad, and Alderman from the 
 First Ward, was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., 
 near Tazewell, November 2, 1833. His father, 
 John Chumbley, was born in the same State, and 
 his grandfather, Roliert Chumbley, a farmer, was 
 also a native of Tennessee. John Chumble.y was a 
 well-to-do farmer, but held no slaves. He was a 
 Whig in politics, and died in his native State at 
 the age of forty-five 3ears. His wife was Malinda 
 Sharp, a native of Tennessee. Slie removed to 
 Arkansas, where she died, aged fiftj-five years. 
 They had eight diildren, five of whom are still 
 living.
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 393 
 
 Charlos was the second child, and was raised on 
 the farm and attended the puMic st-hools. lie re- 
 mained at hon\o until he was ei<;hleen yeai-s old. 
 In 1!<.")6, ho removed to Missouri, seltlin<; near Lex- 
 ington, I^nfavclte County. Here he bought a farm 
 and engaged in general farming. In 186.3, he 
 came to (Juincy and engaged in the manufacture 
 of t<)baoco. About l«7(i, he was employed as yard- 
 master for the Ilannihal A St. Jc>e Railroad, 
 until its consolidation with the Chicago, Burling- 
 ton it Quincy RailroatI, when lie became yard 
 clerk, and has occujjied that position ever since, 
 it requiring all his time. lie is «m.e of the oldest 
 employes of the Chicago, Burlington ife Quincy 
 Railroad, and lias never been off duty, but for two 
 short trips. 
 
 C)ur subject was married in Tennessee in 1851, 
 to Miss Mary Walliii, a native of that State. He 
 has four children: Frederick W., who is cashier for 
 the Chicago, Burling'.on it Quincy Railroad at 
 (Juincy; Robert L., yard clerk for the Chicago, 
 Burlington it tjuincy Railroad; Lulccia A., now 
 Mrs. Williamson, residing in Chicago, and Ora M. 
 Mr. Cliuiiibley is now serving his eighth term as 
 Alderman, and is the oldest on the Board, lie is 
 Chairman of the I.iglit Committee, a member of 
 the Finance, and ollieis, and has served the city 
 in many important ways. He is a member of the 
 Royal Anaiiiiin, t>f the Druids, and has been an 
 active Democrat, serving as delegate to the county 
 conventions. His wife attends the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. 
 
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 ^OHN BATSCHY. With the increase in pop- 
 ulation, refinement and wealth in the prin- 
 cipal centers of the I'liited States, has risen 
 a growing deiiiaiid for the blending of the 
 artistic and the beautiful with the utilitarian in 
 architecture. The result has been extremely grat- 
 ifying to the adv<x-ates of progress in this impor- 
 tant occupation. Among those who have acquired 
 a wide reputation for their great skill and artistic 
 
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 conception .is architects, ranks .lohn Bat.schy, one 
 of the prominent business men of (Quincy. He is 
 jirepared to execute all commissions promptly and 
 with that intelligent apprehension of design which 
 has served to make his efforts so highly .•ippie- 
 ciated. 
 
 Jlr. BatM'hy has had a thorough training and a 
 longand valuable experience as an architect, and all 
 through the city and rural districts may be seen 
 man}' evidences of his skill. He was l)orn at Fili- 
 sur, .Switzerland, on the 8th of ^larcli, 18.^.'), re- 
 ceived a good pr.ictical education in the common 
 schools, and subsequently spent .several years in 
 the architectural schools at Zurich and Winterthur, 
 preparing himself for his profession. At an early 
 age, he showed much natural ability for his trade 
 and remarkably good taste in designing and plan- 
 ning buildings. 
 
 In the year 1881, Mr. Batscliy came to this 
 country, and to (^uincj" two years later. He is an 
 architect of excellent characteristics, and the costly 
 residences that have been erected after his designs 
 during the past three years are a source of great 
 pleasure to the owners and of pride to l^uincy, a 
 city alread}* rich in the possession of beautiful 
 and commodious dwellings. Mr. Bat-schy is archi- 
 tect of the Mus,seliiian Huibling, which is occupied 
 b}' the Gem City Business College, a handsome 
 brick structure five stories high, and very elegant 
 in architectural design and siipeili in liiiisli. Our 
 subject is also the designer of most of the build- 
 ings of the Soldiers' and .Sailors' Home at (Quincy, 
 and man3of the fine and costly dwellings recently 
 erected in this prosperous city. He is enterprising 
 and [irogressi vc, a thorough master of his (irofession 
 and a useful, popular and inlhienlial citizen. He 
 brings to bear vast practical experience, sound 
 judgment and aniple resources, preparing his elab- 
 orate plans with the greatest care and infusing 
 great beauty in his architectural designs. His 
 honorable and equitable methods inspire the ut- 
 most confidence, and his energy and enterprise aie 
 reaping a well-merited reward. 
 
 JIr.Bat.schyclio.se his life com|iani(in in the per- 
 son of Mi.ss Louisa .SclKieiieman, a ii;itive of Quincy, 
 and their marriage was solemnized in the year 
 1891. They have a charming and very attractive
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 resirlence iit No. 316 South Twelfth Street, in a 
 good neighborhood with fine surroundings, and 
 tliey are classed among the prominent young peo- 
 ])le of the community. Mrs. Batschj- is a daughter 
 of John Schoeneman, one of the representative 
 citizens of Adams County, and is a lady of much 
 refinement .and culture. Slie presides over the 
 elegant home with gr.ace and dignity, and is a 
 favorite in social circles. 
 
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 ^^EORGE RROPIIY, who is now discharging 
 (If (-— his duties as tlie most efHcient and capa- 
 ^^^( ble Circuit Clerk of Adams County, is 
 justly entitled to a place in tlie history of the 
 county, for he is a man wiio has been honoral)ly 
 and usefully identified with its interests and with 
 its advancement in every worthy particular. Since 
 his lesidence here lie lias enjoyed the reputation of 
 being one of tlie industrious, thorough-going busi- 
 ness men, iind a man well posted on all the current 
 to|)ics of the day. From small beginnings, by dint 
 of hard work, energy and enterprise, Mr. Brophy 
 has succeeded in accumulating a comfortable com- 
 l)etency, until now, when reaching towards the al- 
 lotted age of man, he can s|)3nd the balance of his 
 days in jjeacc and plenty. 
 
 Mr. Brophy is a native of the Emerald Isle, born 
 in the townlandot Parksgrove, near the hanks of 
 the silent waters of the River Nore, Parish of Lis- 
 downey in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in March, 
 1H22. Of the land of his birth he li.is written: 
 
 "Oh! I was born at Parksgrove — 
 'Tis an exile breathes the strain, — 
 And the dear old land of my early love 
 1 may never see again. 
 As memoiy calls her beauteous scenes, 
 My feelings overflow 
 ■\Vilh earnest love for the green old sod 
 And the gleam of the River Nore." 
 
 Oursubject was reared in his native country and 
 he received a fair education in the schools of the 
 same, attending until nineteen years of age. Like 
 many others of his race, Mr. I'.roiihy's day-dream 
 
 w.as for lilierty and the right to cope with his fel- 
 low-men on an equal footing in the battle ot life. 
 As a consequence he emigrated to the United 
 States and landed in New York City in July, 1853. 
 lie remained in that city a short time, hut went 
 from there to Buffalo, thence to Marietta, Wash- 
 ington County, Ohio, and in the same year came 
 to (Juincy, III., where he has since resided. 
 
 Being an excellent penman, Mr. Brophy found 
 employment in the oHice of the Clerk of the Circuit 
 Court and afterward was engaged as clerk for Mr. 
 McFall, who was Clerk of the Court. In 1860, he 
 began as Deputy Clerk under S. M. Anderson and 
 was engaged with him during his term of otlice. 
 Afterward he was employed as Deputy with John 
 and Najioleon Jloreliead and also with Samuel S. 
 Brooks. In 1872, he was elected Clerk of the Cir- 
 cuit Court for the term of four years on the Dem- 
 ocratic ticket. He has held the office continuously 
 by re-election to the present time, and has dis- 
 charged the duties incumbent thereon in a manner 
 reflecting credit ujion himself and his constituents. 
 He is one of the foremost men of the county and 
 in every walk of life has conducted himself in an 
 honorable, upright manner. 
 
 Mr. Brophy "s marriage to Miss Catherine Grace, 
 of Quincy, III., occurred in May, 1861, and three 
 children have blessed their union: Mary E. and 
 Anna C, both at home, and William G., one of the 
 deputy clerks. Mrs. Brophy was born in Moona- 
 vadrue. Parish of Fresh ford. County Kilkenny, 
 Ireland, in the year 1832. Mr. Bro|)hy is Presi- 
 dent of the St. Vincent de Paul Orphan Society at 
 (Quincy, and is active in all good work. He and 
 his family are members of St. Peter's Catholic 
 Church, and take a deep interest in the same, con- 
 tributing liberally to its support and advancing its 
 interests in every way. Mr. Brophy has a pleas- 
 ant residence at No. 818 Spring Street, which 
 is a home indeed, and at once a monument and 
 a reward of patient continuance in well-doing and 
 hard toil. Mr. Brophy ranks as a noticeable illus- 
 tration of that indomitalile push and energy which 
 characterize men of will and determination. Like 
 every true Irishman, Mr. Brophy ever holds dear 
 in his heart the memory of the Emerald Isle. He 
 has always advocated Home Rule f<jr Ireland, and
 
 PORTRAIT AM) BIOORAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 39.5 
 
 his M inpjiUins l;ii .u-mv- i|j<- l.ii>;i(l waters for the 
 liravi' li'isliineii wlio me >triis;i;liiij; for tlioir ri^lits 
 anil will ever coiitiniip until llu' down-lrodili'ii an- 
 liflcil up and Irchind is frof. 
 
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 ;IIAR1.KS .M. (ill.MKU. atlorm .v-at-law. 
 Till' liar of Adams County. III., lias lieon 
 j^rcally strengtlioni'd hv tlie addition to it 
 of many alile advfK-ates and foiinsclors, who have 
 won renown .is Icfjal pnu-titioners, and anionjj 
 these may be mentioned Charles M. Ciilnier, who is 
 a inemher of the well-known firm of (Jilnierit 
 Moore, of t^uiney. 111. lie w.-is born in (iilmer 
 Townsliii>, Adams County, III., November 2-1, 181-1. 
 n son of .lohn T. and Lydia L. (Barker) Gilmer, 
 the former of wliom wns born in (Jeorgia, and at 
 the age of eijirht yeai-s was taken to Kentucky by 
 his father. Dr. .lohn T. (Iilmer, a native of Albe- 
 marle Count}', Va. He was a very successful prac- 
 titioner of the liealing art, and won mncli local 
 renown as an intelligent and conscientious plij'Si- 
 eian. After residing in the .Stale of Kentucky 
 until 18;?'2, he came with his family to Adams 
 County, III., and here spent the rest of his d.ays. 
 The mother of the subject of tliis .-sketch w.xs a 
 Kentucky' lady, and possessed many of the virtues 
 and graces for which Southern women are noted. 
 She wa.s a daughter of Charles Harker and was of 
 Knglish and Scotch extraction. She died in Adams 
 County, 111., in May, 1876, surviving her husband 
 ten yeai-s. They became the parentsof a good old- 
 fashioned family of eleven children, of whom the 
 subject of this sketch was the sixth in order of 
 birth. 
 
 Charles M. (iilmer spent his boyhood in dis- 
 charging the healthful and hap|)y duties of farm 
 life, and received his early educational training 
 in the district schofils near his rural home, which 
 was supplemented by a three-years course in Ab- 
 ingdon College of Knox County, III., where his 
 career w.as one of progress. Following this, he 
 entered the Transylvania I.jiw School at Lexington, 
 
 K\., tiuiii wliicli he graduated in March, 18()8. In 
 187<l, he entered upon the practice of his profession 
 in <^uiiicy, and in |m7.'? became a partner of Calvin 
 A. Warren, with whom he remained .as-socialcd for 
 ten years. Mr. (Jiliner, in 188'!, joined forces with 
 William 15. Moore, with whom he has remained 
 a.ssociated up to the [jresenl time. They have built 
 up a comfortable practice by their devotion to the 
 interests of their clients and their sterling integ- 
 rity. They practice in all courts and their entire 
 lime is devoted to their profession. 
 
 .Mr. (iilmer possesses a strong, healthy, and vig- 
 orous intellect, a cap.acity for logical reasoning 
 and sound judgment, and has become widely known 
 as a ca[)able adviser. He possesses remarkable 
 aptitude for dealing in a pr.actical and eminently 
 successful way with the issues involved in litiga- 
 tion, and his care and conservatism in reaching 
 conclusions, m accordance with which he advises 
 his clients, were luited early in his professional 
 career, as was also the fact that he was seldom in 
 error in his constructions of the law, or in applying 
 it to cases at the Bar. At the present time, he is .Sec- 
 retary and Man.ager of the Distin Produce Com- 
 pany*. He is the owner of some good farms in the 
 county, besides other valuable property, and a good 
 residence in (^uincy, at No. ();54 Broadway. He 
 was married in 1873 to Miss Matilda Heller, of 
 (iuiiicy, a daughter of Philip Heller, and their 
 union has resulted in the birth of two sons and 
 two daughters. He is a memberof the Mutual .Vid 
 and <ither insurance .societies too numerous to 
 mention, and has interested him.self in the good of 
 his section. In his political views, he is a pri>- 
 nounced Democrat. 
 
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 X^ IIARLKST.DA/.KY, dramatist, (^uiiicy. 111., 
 
 ||( „ is a native <)f the Prairie .St.ate, born 
 y|\ JJj 
 
 ^^y in Lima, .■\dams County, on the KUhof .\u- 
 gust, 18r)i'>, and is a son of Mitchell Da/ey and Al- 
 bina C. (Conover) Da/ey. The father is one of the 
 |iioiicur settlei-sof Illinois, having located in .Vdnins 
 
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 396 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 County over sixty j'earsago, and is now one of the 
 wealthy and substantial farmers of his section. He 
 is a man of great intelligence, excellent judgment, 
 and sound good sense. He is at present the Demo- 
 cratic nominee for tlie Legislature, and having a 
 host of warm friends in the county, his success is 
 almost assured. He is a man well worthy the re- 
 spect and esteem reposed in him and in every walk 
 of life has conducted himself with honor and re- 
 nown. He has followed agricultural pursuits all 
 his life,<ind, being progressive and adv.inced in his 
 ideas, he has met with substantial results. He is 
 thoroughly posted on all tlie current topics of the 
 day, is an entertaiuingconversationalist,aud a man 
 of whose integrity there is no question. Mrs. Dazey 
 w.as born in Adams Count}', 111., and was a daughter 
 of Robert and Hannah Conover. She died \fhen 
 our subject was about two years of age. 
 
 Charles T. Dazey, the onl}' child born to the 
 above-mentioned couple, received his earl}' scliolas- 
 tic training in the district seliool, and assisted his 
 father in cultivating the faim. At a suitable age he 
 entered tlic Methodist Episcopal College, whicii 
 is now the Chaddoek College, of Quincy, and after 
 appl3'ing himself faithfull}' to his books in tliat insti- 
 tution some time, lie entered the University at Lex- 
 ington, K}'. Upon leaving the latter institution, he 
 entered Harvard College, where he remained four 
 years and received the degree of B. A. By accla- 
 mation he was selected as class poet, and later took 
 the degree of M. A. at Jacksonville College, Illi- 
 nois. After reading law for one j'ear, he entered 
 Columbia Law College, New York, but on account 
 of failing health was compelled to leave school. 
 
 Our subject went from the school room to North 
 Dakota and with the certainty of returning health 
 he embarked quite extensively in the real-estate bus- 
 iness, continuing in this up to 1885, since which 
 time he has devoted his time to the writing of plan's. 
 Some of his pla3S have become quite popular, being 
 played by J. M. Llill, Katie Putman, James O'Neil 
 and Maggie Mitchell, and he has several plays un- 
 der contract by well-known stars. He has become 
 quite noted in his profession and his writings are 
 eagerly taken. Mr. Dazej* has been a contributor 
 to the Century, New York Independent, the Youth's 
 Companion, and other popular periodicals. Two 
 
 of his sonnets have been inserted in the book called 
 Representative American Sonnets, and have been 
 noticed favorably by eminent poets. While he 
 travels extensively, he makes his headquarters at 
 Quincy, 111., where he has resided for a number of 
 years. Mr. Dazey is also quite accomplished in 
 music and is a composer. 
 
 On the 12th of July, 1887, Mr. Dazey was married 
 to Miss Luc}- Harding, daughter of Thomas and 
 Lucy Harding. This union has been blessed by the 
 birtli of one child, a son, Charles F., who was born 
 on the .30th of April, 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Dazey 
 have their headquarters at the Newcomb Hotel, 
 Quinc3', 111. 
 
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 "jf^ RNEST DICK was born in Quincy, HI., the 
 ||U) 5tli of August, 1869, to the union of 
 ^'^ — ^ Matthew and Eleanor Dick, both natives of 
 Germany. The father was a very prominent and 
 solid business man of Quincy, and was a member 
 of the noted business firm of Dick Bros. He and 
 his brothers were the founders of an extensive 
 brewing business and were among the leading men 
 of the city. Our suliject has had every opportu- 
 nity for obtaining a good education. He attended 
 the city schools of Quinc}', afterward the seiiools 
 of Philadelphia, Pa., and subsequently finished at 
 AVasliington University, St. Louis, Mo., where he 
 spent five years. Returning to (Juinc}', he engaged 
 in the breeding of fine trotting liorses, to which 
 he has given considerable attention, raising some 
 very fine animals. 
 
 In 1891, he bought out the livery stable of 
 Charles Slocum and continued tiie business at the 
 same place until September 13, 1882, when he dis- 
 posed of his livery. Mr. Dick was an affable and 
 courteous caterer to the pleasure-loving and busi- 
 ness sections of society, and is undeviatingly up- 
 right in all his dealings, and is a live busi- 
 ness man. He was married in 1890 to Miss Anna 
 Hartman, daughter of Randolph Hartman, and a 
 
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 rORTRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RF.CORD. 
 
 309 
 
 native of Quincv, III., where she was reared and 
 cdiicalc'fi. Ml. and Mrs. Dick iiavc a very pleas- 
 ant residence at No. .321* .Smith F.it;lith Street, 
 and are well respected by all. They lake a deep 
 interest in all enterprises worthy of notice; con- 
 tribute lil)erally to all eharitalile or lienevolcnt 
 projects, and merit the esteem of all. Mr. Diek 
 is personally one of the most pri^iinlneiit men 
 in the city, is cordial in his nianners, anil has 
 a host of warm friends, aiul few, if any, enemies. 
 Although yoiiiiij in years, he has won an eii\ iufiie 
 reputation, and is deeply interested in all the bus- 
 iness enterprises of the city. 
 
 
 
 it[_,^^ENHV I!. KAl.DWIN. a retired farmer now 
 jj, livin<i: in the city of (^nincy, is the oriiriiial 
 l^' of the present notice. He is able to trace 
 ^ his lineage back to his grandfather, Tim- 
 otliy Baldwin, and his great-grandmother, Sarah 
 Morse, who was born in the year 1727. The |)a- 
 ternal grandfather was born in the year 17.')0, 
 while Henry's father, Benjamin B.'ildwin, was born 
 in North fluilford, Conn., in 1777. The mother 
 of our subject w.as Betsey (Chittenden) Baldwin, a 
 daughter of Abrain Chittenden, and a half-sister 
 of Col. .lohn li. Chittenden. Slie was born in 
 1777, in Nut Plains, Conn, near Guilford. Our 
 subject's parents were married in fJuilford, and re- 
 sided at North CJuilford until 183.'?, when they 
 came to Illinois. The father of our subject w.as a 
 Colonel of a regiment of Connecticut State militia, 
 and the whole family are of good reinite in New 
 England, Ix'ing of I'uriUui stock. After their ar- 
 rival in Illinois, Mr. Baldwin, Sr., with Col. Chit- 
 tenden, laid out the village and first named it 
 Kairtield. but linally decided upon Mendon. Col. 
 Baldwin settled in Honey Creek Township, on sec- 
 tion IH, and opened up and cultivated a farm and 
 built a barn, and after living four years in .-i log 
 house, built a frame one. Both (jf the parents of 
 our subject were members of the Congregational 
 Church, and Col. Baldwin was a very prominent 
 
 man in that body. He was a Federalist in politi- 
 cal faith, and was a man of !iiitlioiiiy in (iuilford. 
 He died .September 21, IKl I, and his devoted wife 
 sur\ived him until Feluuai-y 20, iM.id. 
 
 Our subject was one of the f:iinlly of ten chil- 
 dren, and is the only surviving ineinbcr. He was 
 born December .'», lHi:i,al N(.rtli Guilford, Conn., 
 and .'ittendeil the (ommon st'hools of that place. 
 At an early age he began to teach in his native 
 town, but came with his parents upon their re- 
 moval to Illiniii> when lie wa- twenty \ears of age. 
 He remained upon his father's farm, and continued 
 teaching school. 
 
 The marriage of our >ubjecl took place .\pril 7, 
 1811, to Melinda llubbaid, a n.ative of Soiners, 
 Ct>nn. She was the daughter of .Xsahcl and Maria 
 (Gaylord) Hubbard, the former of whom was a 
 tanner by occupation, who came to Illinois in 
 18;i,") and settled at I'lyinoutli. Mrs. Baldwin w.as 
 born August 21, 182n. After marriage, the gen- 
 tleman of whom we write settled upon the Hub- 
 bard farm an<l reinaiiie<l there live ye.ars. He tlien 
 removed to his father's farm in Honey Creek Town- 
 ship in the year 181(!. Mrs. Melind.a Baldwin 
 died in 1872, and left one child, a siui named 
 George, who was boin .lanuary HI, 181;'). Thisson 
 married Mary Bartlett, who is now deceased, and 
 is the fatlier of three living children: Henry Ward, 
 who was studying for the ministry, but died 
 .laniiaiy 1, 18!t2; Ivlwiu G., who is a stinient at 
 .lacksonville, lil., and Waller II. He also had a 
 daughter who died. After the death of his lirst 
 wife, he married .Matlie Hew itt. and they are the 
 parents of live living children: .\lirain. .lohn, 
 Thomas, Benjamin H. and Sadie. One little boy 
 was killed by falling off a horse. 
 
 Oiuv-ubjeet was married a second lime, A|)ril 3li, 
 187 I. taking as his wife Susan Barr, who was born 
 February 2, IM22. in Lancaster County, I'a.. a 
 (l.aughtcr !•( .Michael B. and Susan (Fslielinan) 
 liarr. boih natives of lVnns\l vani.a. 'I'hey were 
 of S« is> descent, and came to Illinois about 1837, 
 and settled in Fllingt<Mi Township. Later, this 
 old couple removed to (.^uincy. and there died. 
 
 .Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin have no family, and in 
 1874 they removed to Meiubui Village, where 
 they lived until coming to C^uincy in September,
 
 400 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD. 
 
 1892. Both are biglily regarded members of the 
 Congregational Church, in which Mr. Baldwin has 
 been a zealous worker for many ^ears and is a 
 member of the Standing Committee. In his politi- 
 cal faith, he is a Republican, and was formerly a 
 Whig, casting his first vote for Henry Clay. He 
 has been Road Commissioner and also School Di- 
 rector. This family is one of tiie most prominent 
 in the county. 
 
 JHLIP STEIKBACH, Jn. The subject of 
 this sketch is a member of the largest con- 
 tracting brick firm in the city. He was 
 born in Quinc}', August 24, 1849. (For 
 family history see that of .John A. Stcinljach.) 
 Philip was the third oldest child, was raised in 
 Quinc}', and had the usual advantages of the at- 
 tendant at the public school. At the age of four- 
 teen, he was apprenticed to the trade of a tin- 
 smith, under Henry Renscli, with whom he contin- 
 ued three j'ears. and then, as his apprenticeship had 
 ended, ho remained with him four 3ears longer. 
 When the stamped tinware came into use, this re- 
 duced the wages and lessened the work. He then 
 chose the brick-l.ayer's trade, and was apprenticed 
 under Bloomer &Steinbach for two years, and ,as he 
 was an adept in the use of tools, he learned the 
 trade readily. 
 
 About 1872, he became a partner of his brother 
 and stepfather, in the firm of Steinbach & Son. 
 AVhen .John A. became Chief of the Fire Depart- 
 ment, our subject and his father continued the firm 
 of Steinbach &. Son for one year. Finally, his step- 
 father withdrew, and he continued alone, meeting 
 with success. In 1885, his brother .John became a 
 partner again, and the firm became John A. & 
 Philip Steinbach. They are the oldest, as well as 
 the largest and most extensive brick firm in the 
 county. They have supplied brick for most of the 
 fine business blocks here, the Opera Houso, I.esem 
 Building, uiost of the Soldiers' Home buildijigs, 
 
 and the principal churches and colleges. At pres- 
 ent they are just completing the Mussellman Col- 
 lege Block, the largest building in the city. They 
 also built the First National liank building in Des 
 Moines, Iowa, and the Government Building in 
 Keokuk, Iowa; several residences in Lincoln, Neb.; 
 and some in Hannibal, Mo. Our subject has com- 
 pleted his home on Twenty-third and East Maine 
 Street. It is a fine, large brick residence, and one 
 of the loveliest in the city. 
 
 In their business they employ from forty to 
 forty-five men, and have a pay roll of 1500 a week. 
 Mr. Steinbach is a member of the People's Build- 
 ing and Loan Association, the Quincy Building 
 and Loan Association, and also the Adams County 
 Building and Loan Association. 
 
 Our subject was married in Quincj^ to Miss Laura 
 Grimm, who was born here, and is a daughter of 
 George Grimm, an early settler of Quincy, and a 
 successful man in the planing-mill business. They 
 have six children: Laura, a graduate of the Quincy 
 Conseivatory of Music; Myra, Emma, I->lna, Viola 
 and Elmer. 
 
 The family are Lutherans, and attend and suj)- 
 port St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Mr. Steinb.ack is 
 a Democrat, and has been a member of the city and 
 county Democratic Committees, but he is not radical 
 in his views. This is a representative family of the 
 Gem Cit3', and their beautiful home is ijointed out to 
 strangers with a great deal of pride. 
 
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 RANK B. WEBBER, There are very 
 few branches of industrial art toward the 
 development of which such increasing ef- 
 forts have been for several years past directed as 
 that which has for its immediate object the artistic 
 painting of our homes and general surroundings. 
 Among the most successful jiainters in Quincy, a 
 prominent i)osition must be assigned to Mr. Web- 
 ber, whose i)lace of business is at No. 617 Maine 
 .Street. ]Mr. Webber was born in, and throughout 
 his life has been a resident of, Qiiinc)-, His birth
 
 PORTRAIT AM) T^IOORArillCAL RKCORl). 
 
 101 
 
 occun-ptl May 7, 1)S52. he Itciiifi a son of Charles 
 Mini Anna (Stvin) W«>1iIiit. liotii of whom wow of 
 (iorninn ik'.H.vnl. The father was a niciclianl liv 
 oirii|>alioii. which liu>inc'ss lu> followed for many 
 year.-* in Ri(-hnion<l. \'a.. Iml al an early day he it-- 
 iiioyed from that city and made his home in Atlaiiis 
 County, and in this seelion Frank I>. \\'cl)lier was 
 an attendant of the eomnion schools u\> to the age 
 of lifteeii years. 
 
 At alxinl this time, he beijaii learning the 
 |iainler*s trade, ami so apt a |iu|)il did he make, 
 and so thoroughly skilled did he liecome in theart 
 of artistic decorating, tli;it he li.-is followed thai 
 liusiness up to the present time and has now lie- 
 come ipiite an extensiye |>ainting contractor. lie 
 handles ipiite a large stock of paints, oils and 
 glass, has a constantly growing patronage, and is 
 prepared to execute large contract* on short 
 notice. He executes his eontr.icls in such an alile 
 manner that uniyersal satisfaction has lieen ex- 
 pressed, and he is well and fayoralily known and 
 highly endorsed liy the leading architect^*, liuilders 
 and property owners of (Juincy. 
 
 In ))olUics, our siiliject li.ns always supported 
 RepuMican principles. and his services to his party 
 have at yaiioiis times heeii recognized. In IHKH, 
 he mil for Alderman from the Fifth War<l, which 
 generally polled a Democratic majority of three 
 hundred and eight\ votes, liiit so popular a (■andi- 
 date was Mr. Weblier that he succeeded in cutting 
 down the Democratic majority to sixty-five votes, 
 lie has lieen Chairman of the City Central Coin- 
 inittee for a niiinher of years, hut resigned in the 
 spring of 18D2. lie is a City Committeeman, and is 
 a Director of the Young Men's Repiililican Cluh 
 ofc^uincy. lie has long heeii an active ineinljcr 
 of Lamhert Lodge No. C5!», A., F. & A.M.; is a 
 mcmlier of t^uincy Lodge No. 4.'), .\. (). V. \\'.; be- 
 longs to <iuincv Council No. I9i>, R. A., and is a 
 meinl)er of the riiicnix Chevalier Ix)dge No. IH, 
 K. of I*., in all of which organizations he is an 
 honored and active member. 
 
 On the rilh of .Inly. IhTu. Mr. Webber was 
 united ill marriage to .Miss .Molly Fvatt. daughter 
 of William Kvatt. of f^iiiiicy, and in due coui>e of 
 time live children gatheiid around their board, 
 Iwo sons anil lliiet' duuglilcrs; llarrv M., a mail 
 
 carrier of (inincy; Frederick W.. a telegi-a|ili oper- 
 ator; Kthlyii A., a graduate of the (ieiii City busi- 
 ness College; llallie F., a schoid girl, and Helen 
 K. .\s a business man. Mr. Webber's dealings 
 arc characterized by fairness and reliability, and 
 he is recognized as one of the sterling repre- 
 senlatiyes of the city's notable industries. His 
 residence is at the corner of Foiiiteenlb and York 
 Streets, No. '221 I'ark I'lace. He and his wife are 
 well known for their hospitality, as well a> for 
 their liberality in the support of movements of a 
 worthy nature, and are among the substantial citi- 
 zens of (iuincy. 
 
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 ICHARD A. W.VLLACK. Among the re- 
 tired farmers and successful business men 
 of Camp Point, the name of the gentleman 
 of whom we are writing stands very high. 
 He n<»w owns a fine residence in Camp Point 
 and a great deal of valuable property. 
 
 The grandfather of oursubject bore the excellent 
 Scotch iiainc of .\llen Wallace and was of Scot'.-li 
 descent: his son James, who was the father of 
 our subject, was l»irn in (iarrard County, Ky., 
 Nt)vember2l, liSN. .lames grew up to an .agri- 
 cultural life, and came to Pike County at (piite an 
 early day. He afterward returned to Kentucky, 
 but again came to Illinois, and this second time 
 lie located in Camp Point Township, in Adams 
 County. He was one of the very lirsl settlers and 
 married here, SeptemlH-r (i. \MH. Miss .Margaret 
 Sealoii, of Jefferson County. Ky. He then bought 
 land on section 25, and became a successful 
 farmer. In that day the whole country was wild 
 and only the home of red men, deer and wolves. He 
 lived an indiislrious pioneer life and died Decem- 
 ber :!, IHill'i. He had been a inember of the ita|itist 
 Church and was a good Christian man. The 
 mother of our subject was a memlM-r of the Chris- 
 tian Church, and after a life of ixi'iod det'ds died 
 December 13, 18(JL 
 Our subject was boru near Camp Point, .^Ia) 17,
 
 402 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. 
 
 1844. He was the third in a famil}' of nine chil- 
 dren and was reared on the farm, as were other 
 youths of the same time, doing the chores and at- 
 tending the district school in the winter. He im- 
 proved his opportunities and was made Assistant- 
 Postmaster during 1861-62. In 1864, he re- 
 sponded to the call for more volunteers, and en- 
 listed in Conipan.v E, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, 
 and served his country until the close of the war. 
 He was sent to L3nnville, Tenn., and was at At- 
 lanta and took part in the battles around that 
 place, and was with Sherman's army^ from Resnca 
 to the sea. He was at Washington when the 
 triumph of peace was celebrated, and he went with 
 h;s regiment to Louisville to receive a prize as the 
 best-drilled regiment in the competition that took 
 place July 13, 1865. He then returned home and 
 resumed farming and thus continued until 1880. 
 He then moved to Camp Point and engaged in the 
 agricultural implement business, after which he 
 purchased a half-interest in the bank. The firm 
 name was Seaton & Wallace; in 1885 he purchased 
 the interest of Blr. Seaton and continued to man- 
 age the hank for two 3'ears, when John S., his 
 brother, came in as a partner and the firm name 
 became R. A. Wallace & Bro. In May, 1892, 
 this firm was bought out by Gay Bros. John S. 
 Wallace ife Co. organized a bank in Mendon, in 
 1881*, and of this our subject is a partner, but it is 
 under the management of John S. Wallace. Jan- 
 uary 1, 1891, Mr. Wallace, of this notice, helped 
 to organize the Farmers' Bank of Bowen, Hancock 
 County, and still holds an interest in it. He was 
 a charter member of the Camp Point Homestead 
 Association, which was organized here in 1889, 
 and he has been a Director and Treasurer ever 
 since. 
 
 In Januaiy, 1869, Mr. Wallace was married to 
 Miss Harriet Heaton, of Liberty, Adams County. 
 She has been reared in this count}-, although her 
 father, Samuel, had been born in Virginia. The lat- 
 ter was an early settler in Ohio and came to Illinois 
 in 18.39, settling in this county. He engaged 
 in farming and made his land so valuable that he 
 was able to sell it in 1869 and move to Camp 
 Point Township near the town. Here he died in 
 June, 1873, at the age of sixty-three years. The 
 
 mother of Mrs. AVallace was Betsey Gardner, a 
 native of Danville, Xt., who, at the age of twelve 
 years, was taken ty Cincinnati, Ohio. She now 
 makes her home with our sul)jcct. She is a mem- 
 ber of the Christian Church. 
 
 Our subject has one daughter, Lillie. He is a 
 Republican in his party affiliations, nd, as a 
 public man, has had to take a prominent part in 
 local affairs. He was made Supervisor of the 
 township for five years, and was President of the 
 first Board of Trustees elected for Camp Point, 
 and was re-elected several times. The last time 
 he received all the votes in the town except two. 
 He is socially inclined, and is a member of Camp 
 Point Lodge No. 215, I. O. 0. F., and Excalibur 
 Lodge No. 299, K. P. 
 
 Mrs. Wallace is an intelligent lady, who main- 
 tains her husband's position with dignity, and is a 
 valued member of the Christian denomination. 
 Her husband is not a member of any denomina- 
 tion, but is a member of the Building Committee 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and enjoys the 
 confidence of everv one. 
 
 ^5^ APT. D. M. MORRIS. One of the most in- 
 telligent and well-known steamboat cap- 
 tains on tiie Mississippi River is the original 
 of the present sketch. The greatgrandfather of 
 our subject was a native of Wales, and engaged in 
 the Revolutionary War soon after coming to this 
 country. Our subject's father, Stephen C. Morris, 
 was a farmer in his native State of Delaware, and 
 passed his life there, dying in November, 1852. 
 The mother of our subject was JIary Morris, who 
 was a native of the same State, and died there in 
 1874. 
 
 The Captain is the eldest of four children, and 
 was born in Georgetown, Del., July 4, 1843. His 
 boyhood daj's were passed on a farm until eight- 
 een 3'ears of age. lie attended the district school 
 and an academy at Georgetown, Del., for a time.
 
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 rORTKAir AMI r.KKU! AI'IIIC A[. IMXOKI). 
 
 iii; 
 
 mid l>e<;nn lencliing nt eighteen, iiiid contiiiuud tli.-it 
 for tliri'o yeai-s. In 1SG(!, he eanio to Missouri. nn (I 
 siiKst'(|ueiitly t.-iu'ilit scliool for two or tlircc years, 
 and then went to Adams County, III. 
 
 Our sul>ject la^iran his river life on tlie Missis- 
 sippi us a pilot, then as elerk .ind hislly as ni.ister. 
 Ilis trips were <;eneraliy nia<le between Keokuk, 
 (^uiney and St, l.otiis. lie li.ns eontinucd on tiie 
 river ever since, wilii the exception of almut four 
 yeai-s. lie came to jC'ainp Point in 1K8."), havin<i 
 previously lived in (^uincy. 
 
 The C'apUiin was married in IHT.'i, to Mary A. 
 Karl, of Adams County, daufihler of .1. M. Karl, 
 who came from Virjiinia when a hoy. He was a 
 farmer, and died in May, IM'll. lie owned a large 
 farm, and was an inlluential man, having served as 
 Sheriff of Adams County. After having served as 
 Sheriff, he went to «^uincy and hecaine interested 
 in hanking and stcamhoating in t^uincy and Ab- 
 ingdon, 111. lie subseiiuently returned to farm- 
 ing. His wife was Martha .1. Clever, a native of 
 Oliici. Her parents were among the first settlers in 
 this conn Iv. She is still living. :ind is a member 
 of the Christian Church. 
 
 The Captain and his wife have two children, 
 .Vrthur and Lucille. His wife is a member of the 
 Christian Church. He is a Democrat in his politi- 
 cal faith, though not a seeker after office. Capt. 
 Morris owns two hundred and forty acres of land 
 in Snylevce District in I'ike Count3-, HI. He is a 
 genial man, and h.-u* hosts of frien<ls among the 
 people who are brought in contact with him. He 
 lias a very pleasant home at Camp Point, where he 
 and his family reside. 
 
 
 A\ ID SIIKi:iv. Among the faiMicrsof this 
 county, .•> good station has been attained 
 l^jfif^ by the gentleman above named, whose 
 career in life has been marked wiili piu- 
 dence and pei-sislcnt effort. His labors have re- 
 sulted in the attainment of a magniliceni est.nte in 
 Melrose Township, which comprises four hunilrcd 
 18 
 
 and forty acres, and is beautifully locsited two 
 miles southwest of liurton. He is the son of .lohn 
 and Margaret Slieer, native.* of Havaria, Ciermany, 
 whence they emigrated to .\merica in 1S22, and 
 located in Huffalo, N. Y., where they made their 
 home for a year. .\l the expiration of that time, 
 removing t«» (Icltyslnirg. Pa., they resided there 
 until 1827, when they returned to nuffiilo,and the 
 following year tho subject of this sket<-h wasliorn. 
 In the fall of that year, the father located with his 
 family in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he de- 
 veloped a good farm of eighty acres. In 184.5,116 
 sold out his po-ssessions, and, coming to Melrose 
 Township, this county, was here identified with its 
 most progressive citizens until his death. 
 
 The parents of our subject were active members 
 of the German Lutheran Cliureh, as were also 
 their eight children, fif whom the following is 
 noted: .Tucob departeil this life near Decatur, 
 III., leaving a wife and family of children; Mary, 
 who married .lacoV) (Iheme. makes her home in 
 Ohio; Tina, who married David IJeainer, is de- 
 ceased; Michael resides in Cherokee County, Kan.; 
 Margaret, Mrs. King, is decea.sed; David is our 
 subject; Caroline married Fred Ilercheiiroder, and 
 Peter makes his home at Slater, Mo. ^Michael 
 was a .soldier in the Mexican War, and after the 
 outljreak of the Civil War enlisted, in lH(!2,and saw 
 iiuieh hard service under fJen. (n-ant. During his 
 whole military life he displ.iyed line soldierly 
 qualities, was prompt, alert, brave and daring in 
 action, and was always faithful to all trusts. 
 
 He of whom we write received a limited educa- 
 tiiui in the coinmon schools, and when choosing an 
 occujiation in life, followed in his father's foot- 
 steps and became a farmer. In IM.">(), he made iin 
 overland trip to Californi:i, where he remaincil foi- 
 two years. In l8;'i:J, he married Miss Kli/.abetli 
 llerleman, and to them were born eight children, 
 namely: Leonard, William, Margaret ( .Mrs. .lames 
 Abel), Mary, .Marion, Matilda, Annie and \Valler. 
 The wife and mother dying. Mr. Sheer chose foi- 
 his second wife Miss Henrietta .Inreiid. and the 
 two children bom of tlirlr iiiarri:ige are Anionelte 
 ami Isabella M. 
 
 \\\ intelligent, public-spirited eiti/.en, .Mr. Sheer 
 is prominent iiimI inlluential in the coinmiinity
 
 408 
 
 PORTRAIT A^'D EIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 where he resides, and manifests a commendable in- 
 terest in everytliiug jjcrtaining to his township 
 and county. He occupies a very prominent posi- 
 tion among tlie agriculturist* of tliis section, and in 
 18711 added toliis interests that of breeding Short- 
 horn cattle, and is now prepared to exhibit many 
 tine animals of that blood. For many years he has 
 attended the county fairs throughout the State, 
 and on almost all occasions his animals have carried 
 off tlie blue ribbons. He is .also fond of fine horses, 
 and .as a result has his place stocked with animals 
 of good grades. 
 
 Our subject is very popular in his townshi[i and 
 served as Supervisor of Melrose for seven years. 
 In politics, he votes with the Democratic party 
 and is an excellent citizen, and in his association 
 with friends and neighbors kind-hearted and ac- 
 commodating. He takes an active pari in all pub- 
 lic enterprises, and tli(«e who know him regard 
 him highly .as a man of sterling worth. His estate 
 of four hundred and forty acres is well cultivated 
 and embellished with large barns, which furnisii 
 ample shelter for his grain and stock, and all his 
 other buildings are models of convenience. 
 
 
 \f^^ A. MARKS, M. D. The value to any com. 
 Jl) munity of a professional man is not marked 
 ' f^ merel\- by his learning and skill, his proflci- 
 i \ ency in medical and surgical practice, but 
 also by his character, l)oth private and i)rofessional, 
 his honorable adherence to medical ethics, and his 
 personal integrity and benevolence of purpose. 
 When a pliNsician combines these characteristics, it 
 is with great pleasure that we record his life work, 
 and such a man do we find in Dr. Marks. His of- 
 fice is located at No. 727 Hampshire Street, and 
 he h.as built up a patronage highly complimentary 
 to his ability in the medical profession. Not only 
 is he prominent in medical circles, but .as a cit 
 izen and neighbor he is highly esteemed. 
 
 Although (lermany has contributed ninny esli- 
 iii!\'ile citizens to the United Status, she has given 
 
 us none more worthy of mention than Dr. Marks, 
 whose birth occurred in Prussia, on the 1.5th of 
 August, 1843. He is the son of .John and Maiia 
 (Kiefer) M.arks,and the grandson of Francis Marks, 
 all natives of the Fatherland, .lohn Marks w.as a 
 wagon-maker by trade, and followed this in his 
 native country until 1857, when, tempted b}' the 
 promises held out in America, he emigrated with 
 his family to this country. They landed in New 
 York City, but made direct for the Buckeye State, 
 and settled in Cincinnati, where the father followed 
 his trade. 
 
 Our subject was but fifteen yeais of .age when he 
 came with his parents to America, and after set- 
 tling in Cincinnati he attended the schools in that 
 city, thus laying a substantial foundation for his 
 future career. Later, he attended Miami Medical 
 College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with 
 the degree of M. D. on the 1st of jMarch, 1867. 
 He read medicine with Dr. 8. B. Tomilson,of Cin- 
 cinnati, and on the 28th of May, 1861, enlisted in 
 Comi)any D, Fifth Ohio Infantry. He participated 
 in the battles of Winchester (Va.), Port Republic 
 (Va.), and Ri^h Mountain, and was honorably dis- 
 charged at Washington, D. C, on the 1.5th of Sep- 
 tember, 1862. Returning to Cincinnati, he re- 
 mained there until Jul}' 2, 1863, when he en- 
 listed in the United States Navy, Mississippi 
 Squadron, holding the position of Surgeon-Steward. 
 He was in the battles of Ft. Donelson, .Johnson- 
 ville, E.astport (Miss.), Florence (Ala.), and Nash- 
 ville (Tenn.), and was honorable discharged on the 
 15th of October, 1865. 
 
 Upon returning to Cincinnati, he practiced his 
 profession until the year 1869, when he came to 
 Quincy and entered actively upon the jjiactice of 
 the healing art. He is one of the most thoroughly 
 reliable and efficient physicians of the city, and is 
 well liked by all who have tested his he.aling .abil- 
 it}'. He takes a deep interest in the development 
 and progress of the city, and is active in all good 
 work. The Doctor is a member of the Adams 
 C'ounty INIedical Association, and a member of the 
 State Medical A.ssocialion. He is a stanch Kepub- 
 lican, and is eager to see his party successful, as in 
 formei d.ays. Socially, he is a member of Col, 
 Charles H. MoiIom Post No. 707, G, A. li,
 
 I'OKrKAIT AND BKJGHAPinCAL RECOHl). 
 
 111:1 
 
 l)|-. Marks' iiiHrriaj!:L' took placo in 1H7(I, at which 
 lime hi' was uiiilfd to Miss Louisa A. Aii'xaiider, 
 (laughter of W. I{. and Kliza Aloxaiitk'r, of t^uiiiry, 
 III. thie <hiii<;litor has lilcssod tills union, Marie 
 Louisa, at home. The Doitor resides at No. 727 
 llani|ishirc Street, and lias a very comfurtaMe and 
 :iUr:K-live home. 
 
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 If^HKI) I-I'I'IIIN. This {rentleniaii, t(i whdiii 
 \vp !iie pleased to eall tlie attention of our 
 readers, is one of the most iiromiiicnt of 
 the (ierman-American residents of the eity of 
 C^uincy. lie is tlioroutfiily (lernian in his sturdy- 
 industry and thrift, and is as truly .\merican in 
 his determination lo make this (•(iniitrv a lia|>i)v 
 and free home for all. His llourisliiny: business 
 attesLs his suceess, and his rei-ord as a soldier of 
 his ado[)ted country presents the other side of his 
 eharaeter. 
 
 Fred Luthin w;is horn in Lauterlierjr-ani-llaiz, 
 Hanover, Germany, May 30, IMII. Ilr was the 
 son of flottleih Luthin. an irou-nioulder of Hano- 
 ver, who w.asen<iai;ed in makinir cnslinirs for a^ri- 
 euUural implements until his demise, at the age of 
 sixlv-tiveyears.in 1«(>G. He had served his Father- 
 land in the army honoralily, and died a memlier 
 of the Lutheran Church. His wife was a native of 
 the same place and was Wilhelniina (latterinan. 
 .She lived a lilameless, industrious life for >eventy- 
 five years and died in the Lutheran faith. 
 
 Oursnhject is one of nine brothers and sistei-s, 
 five living in (Jermany. two in Cincinnati, and 
 one in Kentucky. He was educated in (ier- 
 inany, in the coniinon schools, which are excel- 
 lent ones, anil at the age of fourteen years it 1k?- 
 came necessary for him to choose a trade and, fol- 
 lowing the example of his father, he decided to 
 become a moulder. In (Jermany, the iron trade 
 is in the hands of the king and it is necessary that 
 all apprentices should pass the first year in the 
 Iron .Mills. Our subject tried it for six months, 
 but decided tliftlil wftssuclm dangerous jjjuce lliut 
 
 he did not wish to remain. He then became ap- 
 prenticed to the tailor trade in his home city. This 
 is a well-known bathing resort of eight thousand 
 inhaliitHiits.and here he became thonnighly taught 
 in his trade. He was now eighteen y^ai-sold, and, 
 having heard of the great country across the <»cean. 
 deciiled to lake his skill there and begin his 
 fortune among strangers. Conse<iuently, he left 
 IJrcmen on the sailing-ship, '"Anna," and landed 
 in IJaltimore after a voyage of three months, and 
 then ca I lie on to Ciiiciiiiiatl ami w:i> iiiunediatelv 
 employed at his trade. 
 
 Ill Fi'bruarv, imil, he enlisteil in ( <iiiipan\ I , 
 One lliinilred and Kighlh Oliio Infanliy. ainl was 
 mustered in for one year. He was >eiil lo Louis- 
 ville and was in the engagement at Millard Springs 
 and served until the close of the war, being 
 mustered out .luly I, at Louisville, Ky. He re- 
 turned lo civil life, and all this time he was study- 
 ing and observing and reading and learning the 
 ways of the new country. He first located in 
 Lebanon, Ohio, where he remained for about two 
 years, but returned to Cincinnati in the year iy(!7; 
 after some time he went to Teiitopolis, III., and 
 from there to Chicago, and remained in that great 
 city fruiii 18('>8 to 1872, working at his trade. 
 He conducted a large merchant tailor's slio|) on the 
 West Side of the city, and was so successful that 
 he was able to spend a part of 1 872 in traveling 
 through Wisconsin and .Minnesotji. In the spring 
 of 1873, he loi'ated in (^iiiiicy and started a shop 
 on Fifth Street, but in 1871 he (innlly located at 
 No. 607 Maine Street. He has the best trade in the 
 city and carries a large stock of goods in all the 
 finer lines. He p.-iys personal attention to his 
 business, believing that what is worth doing at all 
 is worth doing well. 
 
 Since his residenc-e here. Mr. Luthin has liecome 
 identified with many of the best and oldest social 
 and business siK'ieties of the coiinty. We name 
 the IVoi)le"s Building and Loan Association, the 
 Adams County Ituilding and Loan .\ssuciniion, 
 the Independent Onlerof Odd Fellows, the Knights 
 of Fythias, the Turners and .lolni Wood I'ost, 
 G. A. H. 
 
 .Mr. Liitliin's marriage oc-eiirred in t^iiiiu-v, in 
 187<J, Miss Anie|i» Gaab, a native of >'cw York
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 City, becoming his wife. Six children have blessed 
 this union, namely: Lydia, Clara Fredericka and 
 Clara Amelia (who are twins), Fred W. F., Ida and 
 Karl. 
 
 In leligion, Mr. Luthiii holds to the Unitarian 
 faith and is consistent in this as in all his views. 
 Ever since his residence in America, he has been a 
 true-blue Republican, and is very sure that this 
 is tiie part}' of the future when all wrong things 
 will be righted. This gentleman, whose life we 
 have imperfectly i)laced before the public, enjoys 
 life with his family at No. 719 South Fifth Street, 
 ,n C^uincy. 
 
 ^' OHN SCHNUR. Adams County has within 
 her borders a number of men of foreign 
 birth, who began their life's labors in Amer- 
 ica with a very small capital beyond the 
 energy and determination which they possessed. 
 By dint of industry and well-directed efforts, they 
 have risen to conditions of prosperity and some 
 have even become quite wealthy. One of those, 
 who from a small beginning has gained an assured 
 financial standing, is Jolai Sclinur, a resident of 
 section 34, Burton Township, lie has devoted 
 himself to the calling of a farmer and stock-raiser, 
 and has proved conclusively that this line of life 
 leads to independence. 
 
 Our subject was born near Frankfort, Germany, 
 in 1H36, and was but four years of age when he 
 came to America with his parents and located in 
 Franklin County, Ohio. There he remained until 
 eleven years of age, when he came to this county, 
 where he has always resided, with the exception of 
 two years spent in California. His journey across 
 tiie plains was made with an ox-team, and he ar- 
 rived after four months' time at Sacramento. In 
 the year 1861, he returned home and four years 
 later was united in marriage witii Miss Nancy, 
 daughter of .loseph Childers, wiio died n few 
 months afterward. Jlr. Schnur was later married 
 |(i Ainaiida, daughter uf Ji;i Kiuunoiis and the 
 
 widow of Israel Spitler, by whom she had one 
 daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Schniir have been born 
 four children, viz.: Mary P., Grace, Ira and Susie, 
 all of whom are at home. 
 
 George II. and JNIary (iNIulil) Schnur, the parents 
 of our subject, were, like himself, natives of the 
 Fatiierland, and on coming to America acquired a 
 good farm in Adams County. Of their family of 
 live children, we make the folk)wing mention: 
 George H. is residing in Nebraska, where he is 
 minister in the Lutheran Church; Annie M. is the 
 wife of John W. I-Crb, of Fulton County, this State. 
 Our subject is the third in order of birth; J. Peter 
 is a resident of Pennsylvania, where be is preach- 
 ing in the Lutheran Church, and Mary C. is the 
 wife of William lvornbaum,of Hanover, Kan. The 
 latter was the only member of the family born in 
 America. 
 
 Our subject has excellent business qualifications, 
 i and, although beginning life without a single dol- 
 lar, he to-day owns one of the best estates and is 
 one of the most progressive farmers in Adams 
 County. He takes an intelligent interest in poli- 
 tics and is a strong advocate of the policy of the 
 Democratic ])arty. Even a short conversation with 
 him is sufficient to convince one of his intelligence, 
 large fund of information and marked courtesy. 
 He is at the present time School Treasurer of Bur- 
 ton Township), which position he has held for the 
 past seventeen years. Socially, he occupies a high 
 place in the Masonic fraternity, in which order he 
 has many friends. 
 
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 C-s^^HE HERALD COMPANY. In the town of 
 j;n Quincy. III., on the 17lh of April, 1835, 
 / the t^uincy IL'rald was founded. It began 
 its long career under the title of The Land Bonniij 
 Jiec/ister, a name suggestive of the principal pur- 
 l)Ose which a paper served in what was Ihen a 
 feeble settlement on the outskirts of civilization. 
 
 Tlie name did not seem large enough to suit 
 the umbilions of the early publishers, and in July
 
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 of the foUowiiitf year it took on a prolix and !)C- 
 I'niiif known as The Artjus, and Land Bountij lity- 
 intfi: A mini' fintral impulse lipcamc dnminant a 
 year laUT, wlu-n it liccanio fiim|)ly Tin' ,I/-;/mn, and 
 some time in 1837 the last cliansie in ilie title of 
 llu' papiT made it llie t^uinr'V Ift'mld. 
 
 Wliun the paper tirsl issued from liic prcs-s, lliere 
 were in existence in Illinois only two oilier papers 
 that yet live, the S|)ringtield Journal and the 
 (ialena (razette, and tlie I/eruld is therefore one of 
 tlie three oldest papers in the Slate. 
 
 Much of the deserved fame of the old paper's 
 early years is undoulitedly due to the uiiconinioii 
 abilities and strong personality of Editor Brooks. 
 In its lonjr career the //eco/f/lias had man\ editors, 
 but no other seem» to have left so slion<f an im- 
 pression on the life-time patrons, or is so often re- 
 called by old subscribers in their reminiscent 
 moods, as this i)ionecr, who during a long career 
 at the head of the paper gave it a wide celebritj' 
 ajid extended influence. 
 
 The Wi'Pkly Ifrrakl is almost as old as the city 
 in which it was |)ublished. In ISI'.i, i^uiney iiad 
 attained a growth which seemed to warrant a more 
 frequent issue of the paper, and accordingly a 
 daily edition was that year added and has since 
 bw-n successfully maintained. 
 
 [n September, 18i(l,the //"/•(( W became the prop- 
 erty of a joint st'ck company, formed in accordance 
 Willi the laws of the Stale and known as the 
 t^uincy //>>;•((/(/ t'onipany. The company is ollicered 
 as follows: President, Charles L. Miller; Vice-presi- 
 dent. Edmund M. IJot.sford; .Secretary and Treas- 
 urer, lledley .1. Eaton. The stock of the company 
 is all held by the three ollicers named, and the 
 paper is uiicler the direct management of itsowners, 
 .Mr. .Miller being the inan.nging editor. .Mr. Ilots- 
 ford City editor, and .Mr.Eaton in charge of the 
 business managemenl. 
 
 '\.'\ic Jli-nild has bt-en from eaily times a stead- 
 fast representative of Democratic principles and 
 policies and gives an eiilliusi.-istic support to the 
 candidacy of (Jrover Cleveland (vr President and 
 to the cause of radical tariff reform which llie 
 party reprejenls. It was the banner (.'leveland 
 daily of the Slate long before the nomination, and 
 when there was no absolute Cleveland organ even 
 
 in the city of Chicago. It is the only Democratic 
 daily in the Twelfth Congressional District, every 
 county of which is strongly Democratic, and is the 
 olllcial paiier of Adams County and the city of 
 l^uincy. 
 
 l5olh editions of the Ifprahl, the daily and the 
 weekly, have a large and increasing circulation, 
 covering a wide territory lioth in Illinois and 
 Missouri, and together they form the most profit- 
 able medium for the advertisers in this section, 
 reaching, as they df>. an iiiimen.se an<l prosiieious 
 coustituency in two States. 
 
 .A ICIIAEL ROOXEY. .M. I)., look his fust 
 coui-se of lectures in the medical depart- 
 ment of the University of .Michigan at 
 Ann Arbor, and completed his studies at 
 Miami Medical College in Cincinnati, graduating 
 from the latter inslilulion in IHCC. In IMtlH, he 
 took a post-graduate course in the (>liio .Medical 
 College, and further added to his theoretical 
 knowledge by stiuly in the Long Island Hospital 
 Medical College in 1874, and liy a practitioner's 
 course at Chicago Medical College in 1881. In 
 1871, Dr. IJoonev came to <iuincy, where he opened 
 an odice for the practice of his profession, lie is 
 now physician to St. Mary's llospitjil at (^uincy. 
 St. Erancis College, .St. Erancis .Mona.stery and St. 
 Mary's Academy. Among the organ i/.ations of 
 which he is an active member may be mentioned 
 the Adams County Medical Society, Illinois .stale 
 Medical Society and American Medical Ass<K;ia- 
 tion. Ilisolliceand residence are located on the 
 cornerof Eighth and Hampshire .Street-s in t^uiucv. 
 About four years after Dr. Uooney's !irri val in 
 •.^iiiney he was married, in .lune, 187."). to Dr. .\bby 
 I,. Eox. This lady is the daughter of Oliver II. and 
 .Marietta Eox, of Ellington Township. Adams Coun- 
 ty. In her girlhood she was a sliidenl in l.oniliard 
 College at (Jalobiirg. 111., where she remained for 
 one venr. I,:iter. slip took a lliree-\ ears eourse in
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the Clinton Liberal Institute of New York, from 
 wliicli institution she was graduaterl in 1864. 
 Afterward, she accepted a professorship in Dean 
 Academy at Franklin, Mass., where she taught for 
 three years. In 1873, she was graduated from 
 the Women's Medical College of the New York 
 Infirmary, and at once, after completing the course, 
 came to Quincj', where she opened an office and 
 commenced the practice of her profession. It 
 was not long liefore she wjis well established as a 
 physician and had gained a large practice, as well 
 as the reputation of being a successful practi- 
 tioner. She has actively engaged in practice, and 
 is still connected with the medical associations and 
 interested in everything pertaining to the ad- 
 vancement of the profession. Her two sons, Paul 
 i). and Henry M., are at present students in St. 
 Francis College. Among the organizations with 
 which she is identified may be mentioned the 
 Adams County Medical Society, the Illinois State 
 Medical Society and the American Medical Asso- 
 ciation. She is also prominently connected with 
 the Friends in Council, one of the oldest literary 
 societies in the West, and is now serving as gyne- 
 cologist of St. Mary's Hospital. 
 
 ~^.^^<^^ 
 
 I OGER B. HIBBARD. One of the pleasant- 
 est farms that dot the expanse of Payson 
 iils \V Township is owned and occupied by the 
 V^ above-named gentleman, and consists of 
 one hundred and sixty acres, the greater portion 
 of which is under cultivation. Upon it stands a 
 home-like farm house and the accompan3'ing out- 
 buildings which are needed by every agriculturist 
 and which all (jrudent and enterprising men see 
 to it are erected as fast as possible. 
 
 A native of Vermont, our subject was born near 
 Montpelier in 1817, and spent the first nineteen 
 years of his life in the jjlace of his birth. Then 
 determining to find out what he could do in the 
 Western eoiintiy, he came to this State, and, before 
 the Mormons began congregating at that |)oint. 
 
 for seven years lived in Hancock Count3', near 
 Commerce City — later Nauvoo. In 1842, how- 
 ever, he took up his abode in this county and 
 purchased the property where he now resides. 
 While living at Nauvoo, he traded land with one 
 of the "saints," and was well acquainted with 
 Joseph Smith, the great Mcjrinon leadei'. 
 
 Young Hibliard received a fair education in the 
 schools of his native State, and has since added to 
 the knowledge gained therein l)y systematic reading 
 and observation. His wife, to whom he was mar- 
 ried in 1845, bore the maiden name of Julia Mer- 
 rill, and was born in YernH)nt, near where our 
 subject was born. She was the daughter of Na- 
 thaniel and Lucinda Merrill, natives of N'ermont, 
 who are now liotli deceased. Two years prior to 
 his marriage, Mr. Hibbard made an extended tour 
 of the Southern States, where he became very 
 familiar with the habits and customs of the South- 
 ern people. 
 
 Roger and Pluebe (Barnes) Hibbard, the parents 
 of our subject, were natives respectively of New 
 Hampshire and Connecticut, and were born during 
 the latter part of the eighteenth century. They 
 reared a family of four children, of whom our 
 subject was the eldest. Lydia, the next in order 
 of birlh. married Abraham Carlisle, and at her 
 death left one child; INlarv Jane is also deceased, 
 and Levi M., who served as a soldier during the 
 late Civil War, died at the array hospital, in Cor- 
 inth, Miss., in 1863. His remains were brought 
 home and interred in the cemetery at Plainvillc. 
 
 The paternal grandfather of our subject, Roger 
 Hibbard, was also a native vf the Granite State, 
 and became the father of seven children who grew 
 to manhood and womanhood. The first represen- 
 tatives of the family in America came from Eng- 
 land in 1630, and located in New York, where 
 their application for naturalization papers was 
 placed on file. To our subject and his wife were 
 born eleven children, viz.: R. Mason, who is 
 prominently identified with the interests of C'lay 
 Count}', Mo., where he resides; George W., also a 
 resident of the above-named county; Storey' M., 
 living in Payson Township; Levi N., Jasper and 
 Nathaniel H., at home; Otis B., formerly a resi- 
 dent of Cla}' County, Mo., is now deceased, and
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOORArHIfAI. RFCORD. 
 
 ■1 I .". 
 
 at his tlpalli li-fl a fftiiiil\ of two sons, Claiido ftiid 
 Roy; Kstlicr M. ami Julia A. are also <leci>a.sc'<l. 
 Two stins. Wiliiii-i' I), aiitl Coliiniluis F., dii'il at 
 tlie age t»f four and two yi-ars, respectively. 
 
 Ilaviii!; aciMiiiiiilatcil sullicicut money to heconie 
 n propel t>- owner, Mr. llililianl pnreliased one liun- 
 dred and sixty acres of line lan<l in partnership 
 with his lirother, Levi M., and after the hitter's 
 <lecease purchased his share from liis widow; add- 
 ing from lime to lime to his estate, lie hceame 
 the owner of two hundred and Iweiily acres of 
 land. Iiesides a <niarter-sectioii in (lay County, 
 Mo., where his three sons were located. 
 
 Mr. Ililihard is not a jioliticiaii. never sockinj; 
 ollice, liut is always informed regarding [larty 
 issues and ready to deposit his Iwllot, which is 
 ever a Kepuhiican one. With his wife, he is a 
 proininent nienilier of the Missionary Haptist 
 Church. They were foiiiieriy connected with tlic 
 Free-will Baptist organization, tuit owing to the 
 death of many meinliers and the removal of others, 
 this denomination liccami- extinct in the neigh- 
 Ixirhood. 
 
 
 1^ i;i i;i< II. .MKYKR. The m.ajcstio growth of 
 Jl) this nourishing city of the Mis-sissippi \'al- 
 r^ lev has been ui>on a scale commensurate 
 / \ with the emigration which has taken place 
 in the Prairie State, t^uinc}' is the hest-huilt 
 American city of its size, and the credit of this is 
 due almost entirely to the designer and huildcr. 
 To the contractor and builder in effect, conjointly 
 with the architect, belongs the t.ask of imparting 
 to the city that apiiearance of solidity, wealth, re- 
 lincment and comfort which at once stamps its 
 citizens as progressive ami enterprising. 
 
 Prominent among the lirst-class contractors 
 and buildei's of C^uincy, III., stands Peter II. 
 Meyer, who was born in North (lermaii}', l)e- 
 etiiiber 2.'i, IHIO. lie is the eldest of six children 
 of Henry aiirl Anna Meyer, the father a modest 
 farmer by occupation. Oui' subject pas.sed his 
 
 3'oulh and school days in his native coiinli y. and, 
 when fourteen years of age, he left the school- 
 room, and soon after his native country, touching 
 American soil for the first time at New OrleaiKS. 
 From there he went direct to liuiiicy, I II., and hav • 
 ing very little means to assist him in lighting the 
 battle of life, he worked out on a f;ii in for (ivi- 
 years, his remuneration being very small. During 
 that time, he received one month's schiMding, al- 
 most his entire scholastic training being conlined 
 to the schools of (lermaiiy. 
 
 After leaving the farm, he learned the carpen- 
 ter's trade, which he followed for six years, and in 
 IHtil!, in parlnei>hip with llei'man Shier, under the 
 liiiii name of Meyer A- .Shier, began contracting 
 and liuililing, and continued this for three years, 
 when the partnership was dis.solved, Mr. ]\lever 
 continuing the business alone. As a contractor 
 and liuilder. Mr. Meyer has met with well-ineriteil 
 success. From the start, his exceptional business 
 al)ilities, his reliability and prom|itness in carrying 
 out his undertakings, and the liberal methods he 
 adopted in dealing with the public, secured for 
 him wide recognition and an inlluential [mtron- 
 .age. lie has erected many of the largest business 
 blocks, churches and ]iri vale residences, ami among 
 them we will mention the Presbyterian Church, 
 which he finished in 1875, but the night before it 
 w.as to be formally dedicated, the handsome edidce 
 was totally destroyed by lire. He then rebuilt it. 
 .Mr. Meyer also built the Warfield's elegant home 
 on ICast .Maine Street. At the present time he is 
 building the Melhodist Church at Kighth and \'cr- 
 mont Streets, besides large buildings in St. .loseph 
 (Mo.), Kansas City, Keokuk, and other cities far re- 
 moved from <^iiiiicy. 
 
 Three years ago, .Mr. Meyer's large shop on 
 South Kighth Street was destroyed by lire, but be- 
 fore the ashes were <-old, he began rebuilding, and 
 now li.is the largest and most comiilele mill and 
 shop in the West. He has employed eightv to one 
 hundred men, but his force will average through 
 the year about fifty. He has been a Director in 
 the ISiiilding .\ssociation for fourleen years, and 
 is one of the city's iiio.-l active and progressive 
 citizens. 
 
 In the M'ai isiili. .Ml. .\Ie\i'r was married to
 
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 Miss Hannah Menke, of Quincy, a sister of F. W. 
 Menke, a prominent contractor, and one of Quincj''s 
 most honored citizens. He is tlie fatlier of five 
 interesting children. Mr. Me_yer is a Republican, 
 in politics, is a member of the People's Homestead 
 Building Association, and one of the original 
 members of the t^uincy Building Association. Al- 
 though he commenced at the bottom round of the 
 ladder, by industry and perseverance he has accu- 
 mulated a handsome property. He owns several 
 good dwellings, which he rents, besides a good 
 brick structure of modern architecture, in which 
 he lives and which is located at No. 234 South 
 Twelfth Street. 
 
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 , AVID K. WATSON, a leading resident of 
 Claj-ton, was born in Ross County, Ohio, 
 July 20, 1818, and is a son of Alexander 
 and Jane Watson. His father was a na- 
 tive of the Emerald Isle and his mother was born 
 in Pennsylvania. Their family numbered four sons 
 and one daughter. Catherine, born in Ohio, was 
 married to Mr. Taylor, who died in 1834, leaving 
 one child. She was afterward again married, this 
 time to Mr. Miller, of Naples, 111., and died in 
 18.53. Delaney, born in Illinois, removed to Indi- 
 ana, Init is now deceased. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was educated in the 
 public schools of Ohio and Illinois. His father 
 died when he was j'oung, and as he was the eldest 
 son he remained with his mother until he was 
 twenty-six years of age. He worked in a sawmill 
 at Naples, 111., for three years and then went to 
 Bi'own Count}', 111., where he engaged in farming, 
 placing his land under a high state of cultivation. 
 He also erected good buildings, his fields were well 
 tilled and he made many excellent improvements, 
 devoting his energies to agricultural pursuits until 
 after the breaking out of the late war. 
 
 On the 10th of July, 1862, Mr. AVatson enlisted 
 in Company E, One Hundred and Nineteeth Illi- 
 nois Regiment, and, with his command, went to 
 
 the front. He was on duty guar^ng railroads 
 until the fall of 1864, when he was ordered to 
 Memphis, Tenn., and thence to Vicksburg, partici- 
 pating in the Meridan raid under Sherman. He 
 was also in the Red River Expedition, and after- 
 ward again did guard dutJ^ Mr. Watson was 
 wounded and lay in the hospital for a time, but 
 when he had partially recovered he rejoined his 
 regiment at Cairo. He was elected to the rank of 
 First Lieutenant on the organization of the com- 
 panj'. The Captain was appointed Brigade In- 
 spector and during his absence our subject had 
 command of the company. At the battle of Yel- 
 low Baj'ou, La., March 18, 1804, he was wounded 
 in the left leg, a ball striking above the ankle, and 
 was then in the hospital until the 5th of November 
 1865. He was first in the hospital at Jefferson 
 Barracks and later at Quincy. He received his dis- 
 charge at St. Louis on the 5th of November, 1865, 
 and returned home, where he assumed charge of 
 the home farm and engaged in buying stock for a 
 packing house. He was the owner of a well-im- 
 proved farm of four hundred acres, which he sold 
 for $40 per acre on his removal to Cl.ayton after 
 the death of his wife. 
 
 Mr. Watson was married in Pickaway County, 
 Ohio, October 12, 1842, to Rutli, daughter of 
 Abraham and Mary Kirkpatrick. [^nto them were 
 born the following children: Mary, born in Picka- 
 way County in 1843, is the wife of J. C. Davis, a 
 farmer of Brown County, III., by whom she has 
 four children. Abraham, born in Scott County, 
 III., in 1845, married Julia Davis and died in 1865, 
 in Minnesota; he enlisted in 1861 for the late war 
 and his death resulted from disease contracted in 
 the service. James C, born in Brown County in 
 1852, died of consumption in 1868. Mark Henry, 
 born in 1855, is married and engaged in the drug 
 business in Chicago. 
 
 In 1888, Mr. Watson removed to Clayton, 
 where he has since lived a retired life. He is a 
 faithful member of the Methodist Church and one 
 of its liberal supporters. Socially, he is a Knight 
 Templar Mason, having been connected with that 
 fraternity since 1846. In politics, he was an old- 
 line Whig, and on its organization became a sup- 
 porter of the Republican party. In 1862, he was
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BTOORAPTIICAT. RECORD. 
 
 119 
 
 t'leclod Su|HMvis<ir :iiiil lia'^ lifM various uHiccs of 
 honor and tnisl. discliarirhij; liis duties willi i-rerlit 
 t«i liinisi'lf and tin- satisfaction of his fonstiliients. 
 llo may well Ih> proud of his army rot-ord. for he 
 was a faithful dofondur of his country in lur hour 
 of peril. 
 
 II.I.IAM Mi.INW KI)i;i,l,. Had tlio Old 
 Nli ^^"''''' fiii'f'J t<' c'ontriltute to the popula- 
 W^ l'^>" <^f '^•'C New. Illinois would not have 
 reached its present high st;Ue of development, 
 (iermany has furnished her full (luotaof vigorous, 
 industrious men, and |)rominenl among them is 
 Mr. .Steinwodell, a resident of (^uincy and one of 
 its most substantial eitizens. He is now President 
 of the (.iuincy Gas Company, as well as one of the 
 principal sttx-kholders; Vice-president of the 
 Thompson-Houston Klectric (-iglil Compan^v; Sec- 
 retary of Dick Hrolliei-s Hrcwing Company; Presi- 
 dent of the Arrow Hock Mining and Milling Com- 
 pany; also Treasurer of the Dick Hrothers Milling 
 Company. In all his business relations, he has dis- 
 played excellent judgment, lirmnessand thorough- 
 ness. He is one who has fully home out the repu- 
 tation of that class of industrious, energetic and 
 far-seeing men of Teutonic descent who have 
 risen to prominence in different portions of Adams 
 County. 
 
 Mr. Steinwcdell was liorii in Hanover, Germany, 
 Decemlwjr 21, 1827, and w.is there reared and edu- 
 cated. On account of the Revolution of 1H48, in 
 which he participated, he had to leave the country, 
 and .iccordingly emigrated to America, arriving in 
 t^uincy in June, 184!<. He was married in this 
 city, Feliruary 24, 1859, to Miss Louisa Mor[)hy,a 
 native of New Orleans, l)orn in 1841, and their 
 union was blessed by the birth of live children, as 
 follows: Klise; Lilia. wife of Frank Kvatt; Will- 
 iam, Oeorge and Carl. In his political views, Mr. 
 Stein wedell is a strong supporter of the platform 
 of the Demix-ratic party. 
 
 During the week following the attack on Kl. 
 
 Sumter, our subject organized a military com- 
 pany, and served as volunteer under Oen. Pope in 
 seciH'iug the money of the banks of I-a Grange and 
 Canton, which he delivered at the sub-treasury in 
 St. Louis, by order of Maj.-(;en. Fremont. Our 
 subject served his adopted country faithfully, was 
 noted for his courage and tirmncss, and was ever 
 on hand when duly called. He participated in 
 the attack on Monroe Station, for the relief of the 
 Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, besieged there at the 
 outbreak of the war. He escorted the arms for the 
 Iowa volunteers from l^uincy to Keokuk, and 
 served in other capacities during that trying time. 
 The comjianj' organized by him served .is city 
 guards until 18(54, when Mr. .Sleinwedell disbanded 
 it. This company rendered good service for the 
 Government at a critical time, when lirmness, 
 good judgment and unfaltering bravery were 
 much appreciated. Neither Mr. Steinwcdell nor 
 his men received any remuneration from the Gov- 
 ernment for their valuable services. 
 
 The (irm of Heitschinger A- Stcinwedell imported 
 their goods in the hardware line, direct from Kurope 
 to Quincy, and paid the lirst duty to the col- 
 lector of the port. Our subject is a stockholder in 
 the F'ii-st National Hank in this city, and is also a 
 stockholder and director in the (icrman Turnei-s* 
 society. He w.is one of the clectoi-s for Greeley in 
 1872, and is ever interested in the political affairs 
 of the country. Socially, he is a member of the 
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and one of 
 the leading Germans of (Quincy. Honorable and 
 upright in all his dealings, he has won a host of 
 warm friends. 
 
 E^N^ 
 
 ^jF()R(iK II. BALDWIN is carrying on the 
 ^^ largest dairying business in the county and 
 is a prominent farmer residing on section 
 18, Honey Creek Towi\sliip, about twf> miles south- 
 east of Mendon. He h:is the honor of being a na- 
 tive of Illinois, having been born on a farm in Mc- 
 Donou'di County. .Innuarv HI. IMI.'i. ami is a son
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of H. B. Baldwin, wlio is mentioned elsewhere in 
 this work. His parents came to Adams County 
 wlion he was about eighteen months old. and in the 
 district schools he acquired his primary education. 
 He was afterward a student in tlie High School of 
 Kewanee, 111., and subsequently took a commercial 
 course in Eastman's Business College of Pough- 
 keepsie, N. Y. His boyhood da^-s were quietly 
 passed upon iiis father's farm, and in 1866 lie en- 
 gaged in agricultural pursuits for himself on sec- 
 tion 18, Honej- Creek Township, where he has 
 since made his home. 
 
 On the 2d of April, 186;"), Mr. Baldwin was 
 joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Bartlett, a na- 
 tive of North Guilford, New Haven Count}-, Conn. 
 After a married life of eleven years, she was called 
 to her final rest in 1876. Four children were l)orn 
 of that union. Henry Ward, the eldest, was 
 studying for the ministry in Trinity College, Hart- 
 ford, Conn. AVhile visiting an uncle in North 
 Guilford, Conn., he was taken suddenly ill and 
 died .January 1, 1802. He was a promising young 
 man, who stood high in his classes and in the es- 
 teem of all who knew him, and his loss was deeply 
 mourned. George Edwin has just entered upon 
 Ills third 3-ear in the Illinois College of Jackson- 
 ville, pursuing a classical course of studv. Walter 
 Hubbard is at home. Melinda C. is now deceased. 
 Mr. Baldwin was again married, in 1877, his second 
 union being with Miss Mattie .J. Hewett, a native 
 of Mendon. Unto them have been born six chil- 
 dren: Gilbert S., who was killed by being thrown 
 from a horse when about six years old; Abram 
 Roliert; .John Harmon; Thomas Gaylord; Benj- 
 amin llartlett and Sarah Elizabeth. 
 
 The fine farm of Mr. Baldwin comprises over 
 three hundred acres and he controls about five 
 hundred acres. His land was entered from the 
 Government by Col. Benjamin Baldwin, his grand- 
 father, in 183.3, and the original deed, signed by 
 Jlartin Van Buren, is still in his possession. The 
 farm has always been in the Baldwin family. Our 
 subject raises considerable stock, making a specialt}' 
 of horses, and his riclily cultivated fields yield to 
 him an excellent income. In 1880, lie embarked 
 ill tiie dairy business and has carried it on exten- 
 sively for several years. He has all tlie modern ap- 
 
 pliances for making choice butter and the produce 
 of his dairy receives the highest market price. He 
 keeps a fine herd of jjigh-grade .Tersey cows and 
 for the past three j'ears has been awarded the fii-st 
 premium on his butter at the State Dairy Fair. 
 His annual product amounts to between three and 
 four thousand pounds and he is the largest butter 
 maker in the county. He is a man of good 
 business ability, and his fair and honest dealings 
 have won him a well-deserved success. 
 
 In politics, Mr. Baldwin is a stalwart Republican 
 but has never Ijeen a politican in the sense of 
 office-seeking. The cause of education finds in 
 him a warm friend. He is now serving as School 
 Trustee in his township and has done much for 
 the benefit of the schools in this community. Witii 
 the Congregational Church he holds membership 
 and his wife is a member of the Episcopal Church. 
 Mr. Baldwin is a public-spirited and progressive 
 citizen and manifests a commendable interest in 
 all that pertains to the welfare of the coniinunily. 
 An intelligent and well-informed man, he is con- 
 versant with all the current events of the day. 
 
 •■*^-?-i--^- 
 
 Wl AMES GALLAHER is the efficient Libiiirian 
 of the Quincy Public Library, a short dc- 
 ^^. I scription of which will be in order. It is 
 'f^fJ pleasantly located on the southwest cor- 
 ner of ]Maine and Fourth Streets, was erected 
 through the liberality of a few philanthroi)ic pri- 
 vate citizens, and will stand as a monument to 
 their generosity and public spirit. The building is 
 constructed of Quincy stone throughout, with a 
 copper-covered tower, is of a very beautiful and 
 modern design, and is built in an admirable and 
 substantial manner. The interior is even more 
 handsome than the exterior, and is finished in ex- 
 quisite taste, with elaborate wood carvings, man- 
 tels, rails, etc. There is a spacious vestibule, a de- 
 livery room, a book room capable of holding 
 twenty thousand volumes, a reference room sup-
 
 rOUTRAlT AM) mOORAl'IIICAL RECORD. 
 
 lil 
 
 \>\\ri\ uitlin wi'll-soli'cled assnrtinciit <if icfcrciirc 
 liotiks. ami a Directors' rooin. wliicli i> lll<«^l 
 haixlMtnu'lv and ta>ti'full_v fiiriiislicil. In llii- 
 second story is tin- rcadinir room, n large (iotliic 
 apartineiit. iiglitod on all sides, adjoining wliieli 
 are two parlors liandsoniely furiiislieil and lH>auti- 
 fiillv deet)rated. In the tower is another room. 
 The liasoment is devote(l to the toilet rooms for 
 lioth ladies and ncntlemen, the storerooms and a 
 larpe Ixiiler room, and the entire Imildinjr i* 
 lie:ited l)V >team and snpplied with g.as and water. 
 'i"he whole interior is heaiitifullv fieseoed, and each 
 room is of a different eomliination of lintj?, which 
 pi'odnces a vei-y ple-asintr effect. It is in every re- 
 spect an institution of which C^nincy may well feel 
 protxl. 
 
 -Mr. (iallahcr was horn in Castlebar, Ireland, 
 .Inly -2^, 1H.?.'>, and in IH."i| emigrated to the 
 I'liited Stfltes, landing at Xew York City, where 
 he was married, .Vngust 1, l^^."><(. to Miss Lizzie 
 McIIugh, a daughter of (apt. M. A. T. McIIugli, 
 of the Sixtieth Royal Rille IJrigadc of the British 
 army. She was- horn at (Whraltar. Soon after 
 landing in America, Mr. (Jallaher located at Hridgc- 
 (lort. Conn., where he learned the "art preserv.a- 
 tive" in the ollice of the Stnnilanl. at that time a 
 st.aneli organ of the "Whigs. He shortly after re- 
 turned to New York, where he remained, engaged 
 in the iiook business, until the financial panic of 
 IH.iT, when he came to Illinois and liecame asso- 
 ciate editor of the Sl'itc Jnitrnal of Springfield, 
 III., which (Mjsition he held for ten years. Mere 
 he became acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, 
 Stephen A. Douglas, (iov. Yates. Dr. Wallace and 
 other ])r<)ininent men. Later, he became connected 
 with the (^uincy Whig, and in 1K71 assumeil the 
 editorial charge of The Old Flwj. of rittslield. 111. 
 He has had a wide and varied cxi)erience in travel 
 and journalism, and is a man of very superior 
 natural endowments, and has a clear, concise, 
 analytical and well-poised mind. He has been a 
 close student all his life, keeps in continuous touch 
 with all forms of current thought, scientific, pttliti- 
 "•al and literary, and his acfpiaint.ance with books 
 is of material adv.-int^ige to the pati'ons of the lib- 
 rary. 
 
 Mr. (i.allahcr's union resulted in the birth of two 
 
 sons and two <laughlers: Margaret K.. born in New 
 York, is now the wife of W.K. Williams, of Pit tsficld. 
 I'ike County, III.; Klizabcth is the wife of Dr. K. 
 K. Conrarl.of New York City; Harry M., a n-sident 
 of Chicago; and Charles . I., also f)f Chicago. Mr. 
 (iallaher h.as a very plea.sant residence at No. H2i') 
 Vermont Street, while his kind, generous anil hos- 
 pitable disposition wins him friends whom he 
 rarelv loses. 
 
 '^N^<^ 
 
 RKDKRICK RKKS. The original of tlic 
 present notice is one of the honest (ierman- 
 born citizens of this .sectitm, who by their 
 thrift and perseverance have made this county the 
 fine farming country that it is. The father of our 
 subject w:us .lohn Kces. who w.ns born in Wurtein- 
 berg, (Jermany. in 17H(). He w.as a farmer there, 
 and remained m that country all his life. The 
 mother of our subject was Harbara (Henke) Recs, 
 and wiis a native of the same pl.ice as her bus- 
 band, and there spent her life, dying in the same 
 year as her husband, 18-13. 
 
 Mr. Rees of this notice was one of eight chil- 
 dren, and was born in Wurtcmberg, (iermany, in 
 182(1, and attended school there until fourteen, 
 and then went to learn stocking-weaving. When 
 he wa.s twenty years old, he was drafted into the 
 German army, and served three years, and then 
 three more in the Reserves. He came to America 
 in 1817, and worked .is a teamster in St. Louis, 
 Mo., and also on a farm, and in 1848 he came to 
 <iuincy, but returned to' .St. Louis until 18 111. He 
 came to .Mendon Township in 18.'>(i, an<l wurkul 
 on the farm of .Michael Shupe. 
 
 In DecenduM-, 18.")0, he was married to I'olly 
 Sliu))e, a daughter of his em[)loyer. Her parents 
 were Michael and Catherine ((irubli) .Shupe, both 
 natives of Pennsylvania, who were married there 
 and came to Illinois in I8i:{, and settled on this 
 farm, which had been partly improved. He lia<l 
 one hundred and eighty-four acres of land, and im- 
 proved it .all himself. He die(l ,lanu:iry 1.'!. I87(J.
 
 422 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and his wife was taken away March 2S, 1869. 
 Mrs. Rees was one of six cliildren, four of whom are 
 now living, and was Ijorn in Westmoreland County, 
 Pa., JIarcli 2.'), 1827. 
 
 After marriage, Mr. Rees rented tiie farm for 
 five years, and bought forty acres one mile north 
 of liis present farm. This was wild land, but he 
 lived tiiere ten years and improved it. In 1870, 
 he bouglit tlie old farm of Michael Shupe, re- 
 moved to it, and in 1882 built iiis present home, 
 just across from the old home. Mr. and Mrs. Rees 
 have worived hard, and liave been very careful and 
 self-denying. Tiiey liad to go into debt $1,700 
 for the place, but it has paid for itself. There is 
 now one hundred and eighty-one acres of land, all 
 improved except twenty-five acres of timber. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Shupe have two children living: 
 William, who was born in 1851, married Annie 
 Mcllvaine, and lives on this farm. The other 
 Catherine Elizabeth, born August 5, 1862, is the 
 wife of Lyman Frisbee, and resides at San Diego, 
 Cal., and h.as two children. Tiie church to which 
 these excellent people belong is the Lutheran, 
 and Mr. Rees has been a ver\' active man in it, and 
 one of its Deacons. He has been a liberal sup- 
 porter of church and schools, and has given his 
 children good common-school educations. He has 
 been elected to the important office of School Di- 
 rector. He and his good wife are highly respected 
 bv the whole neisjhborhood. 
 
 W? AMES H. DUDLEY. To look backward 
 over eighty years of a well-sjicnt life does 
 not come into the experience of every one, 
 ^^^ and great must be the satisfaction to feel at 
 tiiat time that no grave mistakes have been com- 
 mitted, no acts of evil done to cloud that backnard 
 path. This experience has come to the subject of 
 our respectful mention. 
 
 Ei-astus and Rutli (Fowler) Dudley, were the 
 names of the parents who, on the morning of No- 
 vember 4, 1811, welcomed the little infant who 
 
 now wears his hoary locks with the dignity of 
 eighty-one years. The parents have passed away, 
 yet the record of their good lives still remains, 
 i Erastus Dudley w.as a native of Connecticut, and 
 engaged in the manufacture of leather. He took an 
 active part in the public events of his da}^ was an 
 active and useful member of the Congregational 
 Church, and at last passed out of life in his eighty- 
 second jear. A woman's sphere is usually con- 
 fined to her home, or was, in the da3S of which 
 this notice Sjieaks, so that we onl^' can give of the 
 mother of our subject her name, her home in old 
 Guilford, and her death in her sixtieth 3'ear, after 
 having been the mother of ten children. Five of 
 these are yet living. 
 
 Our subject received a common-school educa- 
 tion, and was sent for a short time to an academy, 
 remaining under the parental roof until he was 
 twenty-four years old. He was the eldest son, and 
 his duties were many on the farm, and in a tan- 
 yard belonging to his father. He left home in 
 18.3.5, and followed his acquaintances who had 
 gone to the new countiy near the Mississippi, 
 and here he located a farm on section 25, Mendon 
 Township, and began his pioneer life. The land 
 was wild enough looking, and no doubt the young 
 man often thought of the comfortable homes of 
 the Connecticut Valley, of the green meadows and 
 the busy mills and signs of civilized life, as he 
 looked at his lonely surroundings. He had taken 
 a farm that had twenty-five acres enclosed, but the 
 great black stumps still remained of the trees, and 
 how small looked his log cabin when he had raised 
 it! However, though neighbors were few, they 
 were kind, and in 1836 he was able to persuade a 
 sweet Connecticut maiden to be his wife, and share 
 his fortunes in the backwoods. 
 
 Our subject was married in 1836, to Miss Eliza 
 B. Bray, the daughter of Thomas R. Bray, of Guil- 
 ford, who came to Illinois in 1837. Mrs. Dudley 
 was born August 2, 1814, and lived by her hus- 
 band's side until November 17, 1891. This couple 
 lived for forty years on the farm which their in- 
 dustry and thrift made into the pleasant home it 
 now has become. 
 
 Mr. and iVL's. Dudle\' were the parents of four 
 children, and all are living: Sarah L. is the wife
 
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 itf Cviu^ ('. .MfviTs, :iii(I livis Ml Honey Crock 
 Town,>i|ii|), and has seven cliildivn; Finnk F. niar- 
 iied Klvira Meyers, and lives on seelion i;i. Men- 
 don 'l'(>wn>lii|i, and lias two cliildren; Kdward 11. 
 married lliildaii \'an Dyke, lives on seelit)n 2.'). 
 Mendon 'l\>\vnslii|>, and has two children; Carle- 
 tun .1. married Nettie Kinneman, and livesat Con- 
 way Spriniri, Kan. In 1H7.'>, onr snlijeet retired 
 from his farm and moved into Mendon Villai^e, 
 where he has lived for the la-st seventeen years, 
 lie now makes his home with his son Frank. He 
 has heen an active member of the Con^rrejjational 
 Church for the past lifty years, and has acted fre- 
 quently on the committees, lie has always taken 
 a deep interest in schools, cluaches and public 
 aflfairs generally. In politics, he is a Hepulilican, 
 and was oriii;inally a Whig. Ills first vote was for 
 the opponent of Martin Van IJuren, in 18.'5C, and 
 he has never missed a Presidential election. When 
 our subject started out in life, his father placed 
 upon him this command, "1 want you to do your 
 part," and he has tried so to do. The farm of Mr. 
 Dudley comiirise? two hundred and ninety acres, 
 and one hundred and sixty are improved. 
 
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 « 1^11. 1. lAM V. CIIANNON. President of the 
 \/sJ// ^ ''"""•^*" - '"•'"'^''.v Stove Company, of 
 ^^ (iuincy, was born in the town of Iloniton, 
 Devonshire, England, on the 26tli of November. 
 1H12. No more acceptable citizens have made 
 this country their home than those who emi- 
 grated from tireat Hritnin, and who brought with 
 them as their inheritance the traits of character 
 and life which have ever distinguished them. 
 None are more esteemed in Adams County than the 
 gentleman above mentioned, .nnd none have been 
 more industrious, ambitious and enter|)risini;. W- 
 tbuugli well along in yeai-s, time has dealt leniently 
 with him, and he enjoys comparatively good health. 
 I'ntil twelve yeai-s of age, our subject remained 
 under the parental loof, and he was fairly educated 
 iu the schools of his native country. Later, he 
 
 leaiiu'cl the trade of paper-making in Devonshire, 
 ICnglaiid. and was there married, in 18.'?.>, to Miss 
 Flizalieth Hay ward, of the same |>lace. In the 
 year 181 1. he came to New York City, but went 
 from there to I'hiladelphia to seek employment in 
 his trade. As about everything was imported, he 
 found it very dillicult to obtain employment, but 
 after a faithful search, obtained a situation in a 
 wholesale dry -goods house, serving in various ca- 
 pacities with the lirm for several yeai-s. His am- 
 bition, however, was to go West, and he landed in 
 t^uincy in August, 1818. Tra<le was dull, work 
 scarce, and as he had but little money, the outlook 
 was very discouraging. The cares and responsi- 
 bilities of a family added much to his expenses, 
 but he was possessed of a determination to succeed 
 and was employed in various enterprises until 
 18;j2, when he founcl employment in the Comst(K;k 
 Foundry, where he earned eighty-seven and a half 
 cents per day. 
 
 The foundry was small, but it grew, and Mr. 
 Chan non's salary increased in the meantime, until 
 18o(i. when he received if7(M) per year. For many 
 years he remained with Comstock it Co., or until 
 18(!;"), when he severed his connection, to enter the 
 new foundry of IJonnet it Duffy, with whom he 
 remained for four years. After this, he returned 
 to ths Comstock Foundry, which had been re-or- 
 lani/.ed.and w.as with this firm for eleven years, 
 after which he and .loseph W. Kmer3' built the 
 foundry at Fifth and Ohio Streets. This is a most 
 vahndile and important addition to <iuincy's man- 
 ufacturing interests, and the mend)ers of the lirm 
 are live, energetic business men, who have become 
 lirndy established here. The plant occupies more 
 than half a block, and the company maiiufacttire 
 ranges, cooking and he.-iting stoves, etc. 
 
 A few years ago. the business w:ls merged into a 
 stock company, of which Mr. Cliann(m was made 
 President, and Joseph W. Ivmery \'ice-|iresident 
 and Treasurer. The lirm is doing a large business, 
 and is re|>resented by five traveling men, who.-*e 
 territory covers most of the Westei-n and Southern 
 .Slates. One hundred men arc employe<l in the 
 works and all are skilli'il in their business. Mr. 
 Cliannon resides at No. 217 South Kighteenth 
 Street, and the Uouiu was brightened by the presence
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 of two cliildreii, William H. and Ellen E. The 
 former is the etiieient Secretary of the Clian non- 
 Emery Stove Company; and the latter became the 
 wife of Mr. Jackson and died, leaving three chil- 
 dren. In politics, ]\Ir. Channon is indei)eiident, 
 liut usually votes tlie Re[)ulilican ticket. He has 
 been a member of the Congregational Church for 
 forty years, and its Trustee for some time. He is 
 well knc)wn in the city, is universality resi)ected, 
 and is a self-made man in every sense of that term. 
 He is ambitious and enterprising, and what he has 
 accumulated is the result of his energy and per- 
 severance. 
 
 ^^ OL. WILLIAM R. LOCK WOOD. The richest 
 (l( r l'6''itage of American youth is the examjjle 
 ^^^' of their country's brain and brawn wnjught 
 into lives of perfect manhood, of splendid fealty 
 and of tireless industry. The annals of sucli a life 
 are briefly told l\v one who has known him long and 
 well. Col. William R. Lockwood, Sr., of (^uinc.v, 
 111., is the oldest Justice of the Peace in the city, 
 having held that position for over sixteen Aears, 
 and is a gentleman who has won the esteem of all 
 by his upright, honorable conduct. He was born 
 in Smyrna, Kent County, Del., on the 24th of 
 February, 181;"), and is a son of David and Comfort 
 (Russell) Lockwood, both natives of Delaware. 
 The father was of English-Scotch descent and was 
 early trained to the duties of the farm. After 
 growing to mature years, he married Miss Russell 
 and afterward became a pronnnent and successful 
 agriculturist. Later, he was elected Sheriff of Kent 
 Count}-, Del., held that position for a number 
 of years, and then kept hotel at Smyrna, He died 
 when our subject was but an infant. The mother 
 reared the two children liorn to this union and 
 died in the East when quite aged. ( )nc child, David, 
 died in the East. 
 
 The subject of this sketch supplemented a com- 
 mon-scliuol educiilion by attending Cummins' 
 Academy, aud tifloc coiuiJleting the (.'oLirst; lit en- 
 
 gaged as a clerk for a Mr. .Speuce in a general store 
 in Sm^'rna. There he continued until the fall of 
 
 1842, when he came West to St. Louis, Mo., and 
 clerked for a cousin in the leather lousiness until 
 
 1843. After this, he settled in Alton, 111., and en- 
 gaged in the leather business for himself at that 
 place until August, 1844, when he came to 
 (iuinc}', then a village of eighteen hundred 
 inhabitants. Possessed of any amount of en- 
 ergy and enterpiise, he opened a leather store 
 at the corner of Fifth aud Hampshire Streets, 
 in a hewn-log store building, and carried on his 
 business at that ))oint for three years. After this he 
 engaged in the manufacture of harness and saddles 
 in partnership with J. C. Bernard, under the firm ti- 
 tle of I>emard ifc Lockwood and they were engaged 
 in manufacturing exclusively until the tocsin of 
 war sounded to arms. They contributed saddles 
 and liridles for thirty or forty men during the 
 war and in 18(!3 dissolved partnership. 
 
 Jlr. Lockwood was then appointed b}- (iov. Dick 
 Yates Lieutenant-Colonel of the Thirty-third Illi- 
 nois Infantry, and joined the regular army at 
 Arcadia. He was one of the first members of the 
 company called the "(Juincy Blues" under Capl. 
 (Todfrey _vears ago, and was Second Lieutenant in it. 
 Fro-ii Arcadia his command had an engagement 
 with Jeff 'I'hompson's guerrillas at Fredericktown. 
 Mo. Later jMr. Lockwood was taken sick and was 
 obliged to resign in the spring of 1864. When he 
 entered the army he weighed one hundred and 
 ninety-fiv(^ pounds aud when he came out one hun- 
 dred and forty-three jwunds. In 1876. our subject 
 was elected Justice of the Peace and has been 
 serving ever since. He has tried many cases and 
 has ever displayed excellent judgment in dispos- 
 ing of them. His otHce is ai No. 217 North Fiftii 
 Street and he has a comfortable residence at No. 
 424 North Eighth Street. 
 
 On the 5th of March, 1845, he was married to 
 Miss Sarah ^'illcellt, a native of Northumberland 
 Count, Pa., but who was reared in Erie County, that 
 Slate. Two children have been the result of this 
 union, viz: Robert C, assistant cashier of the Na- 
 tional Bank in Denver, and W. K., Jr., engaged in 
 the agricultural business in t^uincy. i\Ir. Lockwood 
 is a liiuiiiber of tlie Jude^eiulent Ovd,erof Odd i'el--
 
 PORTRAIT AM) IWOGRAnilCAL RECORO. 
 
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 lows, and .ImIiii \V»hk1 Post, (i. A. K., •^•iiiiK v. Ik- 
 is .1 ineinlK'i- of tin- Presbjterian Cliuri-li nl (^uiiK-v 
 ami was 'rrusU-f of tlie same. In i)olilics. he was a 
 Rc|iiiliik-an iinlil .lolinson was cU-rU'd, since wliicli 
 lime he lias lieen a DenioiTal. Ilr has heen a dele- 
 •I'.iU' to count V and Stjite conventions, an<l lias 
 held many l<K-ai positions. Duiintr the aduiinis- 
 tralion of President Johnson he was appointed 
 Postmaster in (^uincv and served four tiionlhs, hut 
 tlie Senate did not conlirm him. (Ol. !,ocl<wood 
 is one of tiie representative men of the counly and 
 has a host of wriirn friends. 
 
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 <« »il.l.lA.M WII.LAWI). Pioneer life always 
 \ / means liardsliip. The pioneers of the 
 yV Prairie State can tell t.ales of privation 
 and endurance which it would do the pre.sent gen- 
 eration fjood to hear. Among tiiose who came 
 here in 1H.$2, and who lias ht)rne a good part in 
 the uphuilding of Houston Township, and one 
 whose experience would till a volume, is the subject 
 of this sketdi. He was i)orii in Overton County, 
 Tcnn.. June 7. 1»11. His fatiier. James, was born 
 in Virginia, October 26, 17tt!», and his grandfather. 
 William, was also boni in the Old Dominion. 
 
 William Willard, Sr., came from Ireland and 
 was in the Revolutionary War. He liecame a 
 farmer in Tennessee, but came to Illinois at an 
 early day and died in McDonough County. 
 James Willard became a farmer in Tennes.see and 
 came to Illinois with his family in 1M2X. He lirst 
 located in Morgan County and lived for a time 
 near Jacksonville. The removal was made in 
 primitive fashion, in wagons and with ox-t«ams. In 
 Ih:\2. he moved again, this time to .Vdams Counly, 
 and settled on section "22, in Houstfui Township, 
 where he lifuight land. Very few families were 
 then there. He built .-i log house, and deer and 
 wolves were |)lentiful. This family endured all 
 the vicissitudes of pioneer life, (^iiincv was the 
 nearest market, and it was but a poor one, All 
 (jlougliiug was Uouc with ox-t^aiuii. 
 
 .Mr. Willard broke up and pl;iiil<'d thirty acres 
 with c<un. and, of coui-se, did all the cultivation 
 with the hoe. NotwilhsUinding his life of labor, 
 he lived to the age t)f seventy-five yeai-s. His 
 marriage with Polly Dillon. a native of 'IVniiessec, 
 (xrurred .Viigust ;UI, 1^1(1. They lived together 
 li fly-four years, as her death came a few \ ears after 
 her husliand's. They both wire members of the 
 .Methodist Kjiiscopal Church, and ten iliijilicii 
 grew up around them. 
 
 Our .subject was the eldest of this pioneer fam- 
 ily and had few school advantages, consisting of 
 several terms in a log sclux)lhouse. He was nine- 
 teen when he came to Illinois and twenty-one 
 when he Itecame a resident of this township. In 
 lb:58. he purchased his present farm and in that 
 year, he built his lirst house and has lived in it to 
 this day, a period of lifty-four years. 
 
 Mr. Willard was married February 8, 1838, to 
 Carrie Morrow, of Clark County, Ivy., who was 
 born November 24, 1817. Her parents were 
 Thora.as 1". and Margaret K. ((Jibson) ^lorrow, both 
 natives of Kentucky. Their marriage tot)k place in 
 F.ayette County, Ky.,and here Mr. .Morrow carried 
 on farming and blacksmitliing. His death occurred 
 at the age of forty-four. His wife sold out and 
 moved to Illinois, and located in Adams County 
 in 183.1. where she died. Mr. and Mi-s. Willard 
 have had four children, as follows: .Vdelia. whodieil 
 in infancy; William 11., who married !iii(l is a fanner 
 on the old liomeste.ad; \'irginia K.. the wife of 
 William Kcles, a farmer; and .lames .Madison, 
 deceased. This son was a well-educated man and 
 studied for the ministry, but never followed 
 the profession on ai-couiit of failing health. He 
 ' was lirst graduated from a college in La Orange, 
 Mo., and then spent a year in a theological col- 
 lege at Oreenville, S. C. He then spent three 
 years at a seminary at Louisville, and was there 
 graduated. He preached a few months and then 
 taught languages at I'.oliyar. Mo. He died .lanii- 
 ary 8. 1880. 
 
 Our subject was raised In the faitli of Demo- 
 cratic principles and clings to the same party, be- 
 lieving It to be right. He is not ideiitilied with 
 any ehiiich, but is a deeidy religioii> man, perinit- 
 . tiug every one to Uave Uis owu oijiniou, ami cou-
 
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 POKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 trilmting to all elmiclies. In this connection, we 
 ma}' mention that his parents were great Method- 
 ists, and the hrst sermon preached in this town- 
 shi|) was delivered in their log cabin bv tlie Rev. 
 Jl. Summers. The noted Peter Cartwiight was 
 often a guest, as he was a great friend of the 
 family. 
 
 Mr. Willard, of this sketch, has over three hun- 
 dred acres of land in his farm in this township 
 on section 27, ail in a fine state of cultivation, 
 which he has brought about bj' his own efforts. 
 Tiie biographer is loath to bring this imperfect 
 sketch to a close without a reference to the faith- 
 ful wife of our subject, who has so bravely sup- 
 ported her husband in his past and is spared to 
 be a comfort to his declining years. In some fu- 
 ture record of the Pioneer AVonien of Adams 
 County, Mrs. AVilliam AVillard may properly be 
 remembered. 
 
 ^ jiALUXM E. KENDALL. Tiie question of 
 \/jJ// fi'i'i'^l'Oi't'iitiou is one of primary nnport- 
 W^ ance, both in the location and develop- 
 ment of any town or cit\' wliich aspires to pros- 
 perity. Before the d.ays of railroads, in frontier 
 times, when the strategic advantages of a location 
 were considered of more importance than the pos- 
 sible development of commerce and industry-, the 
 leading characteristics of availability- related prin- 
 cipally to its advantages for navigation. When 
 the iiioneers of (Juincy reared their rude log cabins 
 in the bottoms of the famous Mississippi Hiver, 
 the moving attraction was the fact that that river 
 flowed by and promised what was then tlie easiest 
 mode of transportation above and below. Since 
 then the country has been cut up with innumera- 
 ble railroads, and not tiie least among them is tiic 
 Chicago, Burlington it (^uincy Railroad. 
 
 William E. Kendall, who is the most etlicient 
 Baggagcmaster on tliat line of railroad at t^uincy, 
 is a uative-horu citizen of this place, having been 
 
 born on the 1st of December, 1860. Ilis father, F. 
 C. Kendall, was originally from the Buckeye State. 
 where he had followed the occupation of a farmer, 
 and where he resided until the }-ear 1840. He 
 then brought his family to Adams County, 111., 
 and has here followed agricultural pursuits since. 
 He is one of the hard-working, ui)right citizens of 
 the county and a man universally esteemed. He 
 married Miss Sara McCormick, a native of Ohio, 
 and five children blessed this union, our suliject 
 being the second son. 
 
 The latter passed his youthful d.ays in attending 
 the common schools, where he received a good 
 practical education, and in assisting his father on the 
 farm, where he became very familiar with all the 
 details of farm life. Until thirteen years of age, 
 he remained in the common schools, and when 
 eighteen years of age he entered the (Jem City 
 Business College, where lie pursued his sludies for 
 two years. In 1880, he learned telegraphy, and, 
 after perfecting himself in this, accepted a position 
 ,as night clerk in the freight-house of the Hannibal 
 i- St. Joe Railroad, which position he held for a 
 year. So creditably and ably did he fill this posi- 
 tion, and so efficient were his services, that he was 
 promoted, and served as Car Accountant for one 
 year. 
 
 After this he was appointed Bill Clerk, filled that 
 position capalily for a year, and ui)on the consolida- 
 tion of the Hannibal ct St. Joe and the Chicago, 
 Burlington A- Quincy Railroads, he was appointed 
 Car Accountant, which he held for two years. In 
 September, 1889, he was ai)pointed Baggagemaster 
 of the Chicago, Burlington ct t^uincy Railroad, 
 and this position he fills at the present time. He 
 is one of the jnominent citizens of the city, and has 
 exhibited notable ca|iabilities for whatever position 
 he has filled. He and tiie other officers of the 
 road render etlicient aid to the President in sus- 
 taining the reputation of this railroad as the most 
 admirably managed of the great transportation 
 lines centered in the (iem City. 
 
 In his political views, ]\Ir. Kendall is a firm Re- 
 publican. He is a member of Bodley Lodge No. 1, 
 F. & A. M.; w.as a cliarter member of Orient Coun- 
 cil No. ,S28, 1{. A., and is now Regent of the samt 
 lodge, which position he has held for tiie last thruu

 
 ruKTKAlT AM) IMOCKAl'IIICAL KKCOHD. 
 
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 3-cai-s. On the 1st of June, 1884, his nuptials with 
 MIns l\:ithrriiK- Howt-r, of Hiinv. 111., wltp soloni- 
 nizi'd. Shi' is u fhiujihter nf ('. K. nowcr.of Huriv. 
 I'ike Coiiutv. III. To Mr. mikI Mis. KiikIjiII h:is 
 hwn horn one son, MjuccIIus K.. an iinusuiillv 
 hriirlit and allr:u'tivi> child, who has iiiadi' llio pleas- 
 ant honu- of his |iari-nt.s al No. .'i21l North .Sixth 
 .Street still more plea.siinl since his coinin;;. 
 
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 ll.M.V.M ('. W. STKKNK. who resides on 
 Iti section .'), I'^lliniilon 'rownship, has made 
 his home in thai township fur a longer 
 period than any other person who n(tw resides 
 within its lujrders. It is with [ileasure that we 
 present to our readers the sketch of this honored 
 and prominent pii>neer. 
 
 Mr. Sterne was horn in K.-ilnmuth. IViidleton 
 County. K\-.. Decern her ."5, IS'il.and is of Knijflisli 
 descent. His grandfather, ('h;ulcs .Sterne, was 
 horn in A'irginia. where his fatlier. a native of 
 Kngland, had located during Colonial days. The 
 grandfather served for eight years durinir the 
 l>evi)lulionary War, valiantly aiding in the strug- 
 gles for indei)endence. Kniigrating to Kentucky, 
 he huilt the lirst house in I'endleUui County, and 
 aided greatly in its u|ihuilding. He was .-i very 
 prominent and inlluiMitiai citizen, and for fifteen 
 ycai-s serveii as Count \- Sheriff. He was person- 
 ally acipiainted with Daniel IJoonc. the celehrated 
 hunter and pioneer. He owned four hundred 
 acres of land adjoining Kalinoutli, and his death 
 oeciH'red on his farm when p:ist the age <if four- 
 score years. 
 
 .lohn \V. .Sterne, the father of luir suhject, was 
 one of a family of four sons and one d.-iiightei-. 
 and his liirtli wcurred in (iilpeper County, \'a.. 
 April 11, 17'.l-2. He served in theWarof IKTi 
 under Col. Dick .lohnson. and during the lirslye.-ir 
 of that .struggle was located on the present site of 
 Chicago, where he was C:>pt:iin of a sipiad of men. 
 Living on the frontier, he liec.-imc :i faiiions hunter 
 and could go anywhere in the forests without 
 
 losing his wa}'. With liis wife and sou, our sub- 
 ject, he .started with teams for Adams County, III., 
 in IH2!>. and, after spending one year in t^uiney, 
 purchased one hundred ami sixty acres of land on 
 section .">. Kllington Township. There were only 
 two or three cahins in this part of the comity. 
 Wild game of all kinds was |>lcntiful, and the 
 Indians were fre(|uent visitors to the neighhor- 
 liood, the ^terne homestead heiiig their old cainp- 
 ing-grounds. Jlr. Sterne was very fond of hiiiil- 
 ing, and in those early days his table wjis never 
 without fresh venison. To his first purchase, he 
 afterwards added eighty acres and cleared and de- 
 veloped a line farm, upon which he made his home 
 until his deatli, in 1H«(), at the advanced age of 
 eighty-eight years. He twice served as County 
 
 j Commissioner and was a leading and influential 
 citizen. He was widely known and his friends 
 were many. His estimable wife, who lioie the 
 maiden name of Klizabeth Duncan, was born in 
 rendleton County, Ky.. in 18(11. For sixty yens 
 they traveled life's journey together, their mutual 
 
 I love .•iiid coiitidenee increasing year by j-ear. and 
 death did not long .seiiarate them. The husliand 
 passed away at ten o'clock on .Sund.ay morning 
 
 I and on Tuesday, at the same hour, the mother was 
 called to her final home. They were laid to rest 
 
 ■ in the same gra\e. 
 
 .Mr. Sterne. who>e name heads this sketch, is the 
 onlv child of that worthy couple. .Since a lail of 
 live years, he has resided upon his present farm. 
 
 , His education was acipiired in a log schoolhousc 
 which his father helped to luiild on the old home- 
 stead, furnishing the timber and erecting the build- 
 ing in one d.'iy by llie aid of his neighbors. It 
 was furnished with slab seats, heated by a huge 
 riieplaee, and the light was obtained through 
 
 I grea.sed-paper windows. When iweniy-lwo years 
 of age. he took charge of the home farm, thus re- 
 lieving his father of it.s care. He remained with 
 his p.'ircnts until their deaths and made for them .-i 
 pleasant home. During his youth, Mr. Steriii' 
 kilh-d man.\' deer .•ind ."iciinired a fondiie.ss for 
 hunting which has iie\ i-r left him. 
 
 On the l.ith of Maicli. IS.'.!, our subject was 
 iiniled in niariiaL;e willi l'!li/:ibetli Penrose, of 
 Washiiiirlon Coiinl \ . I'a.. w|ioe:inie with her falhii . 
 
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 PORTRAIT AKD BIOGRATIUCAL RECORD. 
 
 Thomas Penrose, to this count}' in an early cla}". 
 Five children were horn unto them, but only two 
 arc now livini,^: Charles Thomas, who resides with 
 our suliject, and Susan E., wife of Dr. Alhcrt II. 
 Smitli, of (^uincy. In 18ti5, Mr. Sterne was called 
 upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died in 
 .luly. lie was again married, in February, 187(5, 
 his second union being with Sarah F. Benson, a 
 native of Warsaw, 111., and daughter of Leven and 
 Susan (Sharp) Benson. They have one daughter, 
 Anna (lertrude. 
 
 [n I'.oiitirs, Jlr. Sterne is a Republican and a 
 prominent memlier of his partv. He has frecjuentiy 
 served as delegate to the county and State con- 
 ventions and has held various township offices. 
 Himself and wife arc leading members of the 
 Presbyterian Church, in which ho has served as 
 Elder for &eve]al years. Their farm comprises 
 three hundred and thirty-five acres of valualile 
 land on sections 5, 6 and 7, Ellington Township. 
 Their home is a large brick residence several rods 
 back fiom the road, wliile in front is a large 
 lawn, beautifully shaded with various kinds 
 of ornamental trees, including evergreens and 
 sixty bearing chestnut trees, which were planted 
 hy his father in an early day. AVith the history 
 of Adams County, Mr. Sterne lias been identified 
 from its infancy, and his name is inseparably con- 
 nected with the upbuilding and development of 
 Ellington Townsliip, where he has now made his 
 home for sixty-tluee years. His friends through- 
 out the community are many and he is held in the 
 highest regard. His life Las been well and worthily 
 spent and success has crowned his efforts, which 
 enables him in liis declining years to surround 
 himself with many comforts and luxuries. 
 
 
 ^T^ - r 
 
 ;| ll^ARREN T. MUNROE is one of the prom- 
 \/iJ/l 'f"^"^ business men of Beverly, lieing Post- 
 W^ master of that place and a dealer in gen- 
 eral merchandise. He was born intiuiiicy, in 1837, 
 ;|imI is a SOI) of Tlinf)(]ei)s ;vi)<l AhU Munioe, Tlie 
 
 former was a native of Massachusetts, born in 
 179<i, and the latter was born in New Jersey in 
 18(10. Both were descended from early New Eng- 
 land families, and the great-uncle of our subject, a 
 Kevolutionar\- hero, fought in the battle of Bunker 
 Hill, and his name is now inscribed on llie Bunker 
 Hill IMonument. 
 
 The Munroe family numbered nine children, 
 five of whom are yet living: Elizabeth, born in 
 New York City in 1824, is the wife of T. G. E. 
 Hunt, a retired merchant, formerly of Muscatine, 
 Iowa, but now residing in (^uiiicv; William, a 
 jilasterer of (||uiiicy, born in New York in 1827, 
 married Elizabeth Foster, and after her death wed- 
 ded Elizabeth Cole; Frances, born in 1834, is 
 the wife of Charles S. Grover, of Kansas; John 
 II., born in (Juincj' in 1840, married Addie Gor- 
 don, and is a priiminent lawyer of Muscatine, 
 Iowa. 
 
 In the city of his birth, our subject spent the 
 days of his boyhood and youth. He attended the 
 ])ublic schools until sixteen years of age, and then 
 liegan learning the trade of a saddler and harness- 
 maker, serving an apprenticeshij) of three years 
 with the firm of Bernard & Lockwood, of (^uincy. 
 He then went to Meredosia, 111., where he carried 
 on a harness shop in his own interest until 1859. 
 After the breaking out of the late war he responded 
 to the country's call for troops, and enlisted among 
 the boys of Company I, Ninety-flrst Illinois Infan- 
 try, in which he served three years, when, on the 
 close of the war in 186y, he was honorably dis- 
 charged. During the service he was once taken 
 prisoner, but was paroled and returned to his 
 regiment. 
 
 When the war was over, Mr. Munroe resumed 
 work at his chosen trade in (Juiiicy for one year. 
 He then removed to JMendon, 111., where he opened 
 a harness shop and carried on business for ten 
 years. In 1879, he embarked in the mercantile 
 business, and carried on operations along that line 
 until 1883, when he sold nut and came to Beverly, 
 where he has since resided. 
 
 In 18()8. Mr. INIunroe formed a matrimonial al- 
 liance with Miss Mary A. Iligby, who was born in 
 Mendon in 18411. Five children have been born 
 of their uiiioii, ami are ali still under tlic j»arciital
 
 rOIMRAir AND IJIOfJRAnilCAL UKC'ORI). 
 
 ■1:13 
 
 roiif witli llic exi-eplion of Kilward. wlio is now a 
 U'k'jjrapli opt'iator in C'liicflgo. 
 
 Sorially. Mr. Mnnrtu' is a nu'nilifr of llio Ancient 
 OifUTof I'niU'd WorknuMi. and in iiis political 
 allilialions lie is a IJcpnlilican. lie was appointed 
 i'oslniaster of IJcvcilv in 1«'.M), and liy his faitlifnl 
 disdiaiiic of dnty is proving himself a uonipotcnt 
 olliccr. His {general merchandise store is of the 
 licsl in this locality, he cariics a f\ill and complete 
 stmk. and is eiijoyinj; a lar^c and constantly in- 
 creasing trade. lie i.s a man of jjood bnsiness abil- 
 ity, and l>y his fair and honest dealinjr .ind co\irt- 
 eous treatment has secured a liberal patronage. 
 
 ^KOKOK W. M.M{SIIAI,I„ M. I)., has en- 
 (=j gaged in the practice of medicine in Lima 
 ^^^1 since 1H()(I, and has made his home in that 
 village since 1H4«. None of its residents are held 
 in higher regard than the gentleman whose name 
 heads this sketch, an<l with pleasure we |)resent 
 this record of his life to our readers. A native of 
 IVndleton County. Ky.. i»e was born on the 12th 
 of Ai)ril, l?<2.j. His graixlfather, a native of l^ng- 
 land. who was dest>ended from a distinguished line 
 of ancestoi's. was the founder of the family in 
 America. Locating in .Maryland, he there attained 
 wealth and prominence. 
 
 The father ot t)ur subject. Meplicn Marshall, 
 was born in Maryland and served in the War of 
 IMTi. lie became a car[)enter, working at that 
 trade in the summer months, while in winter ho 
 taught school. He was a man of excellent educa- 
 tion and accumulated considerable property. One 
 of his rel.atives w.as Tliomas .Marshall, the promi- 
 nent Kentucky oratoi-. l-jnigraling Westward in 
 an early day, he became a |>ionecr of Pendleton 
 County, Ky., where his death (H-cnrred in iM.'il. 
 He married llann:ih Sinks, a lady of (iermaii de- 
 scent, who died in Kentucky at the age of seventy- 
 five years. Her mother was in her seventy-ninth 
 year when she departed tlli^ life. The paienls of 
 the jJoctor were l)ot|i mcinbeis of the Methodist 
 
 Episcopal Church. He and a sister arc the only 
 surviving meml)ers of Ihe family of eight son.^ 
 and three daughters. 
 
 In the log schoolhoiise, with its slab seats, huge 
 fireplace and other primitive appointments. Dr. 
 .Marshall acipiired his early education. He after- 
 ward spent about a year in an academy at Fal- 
 mouth, Ky. He was only ten years old when his 
 father died, an<l at the age of twelve he began to 
 learn the saddler's trade in Falmouth. He subse- 
 quently carried on business for himself in Alex- 
 andria and elsewhere for a few years. In 1840. he 
 came to (iuincy, but after a year returned to the 
 State of his nativity. The fall of 181.'> witnesseil 
 his removal to Hancock, 111., where he purchased a 
 farm and carried on agricultural pursuits for three 
 yeai-s. On the 1st of March. 18-18, he cstablishe<l 
 a saddlery and harness shop in Lima, and carried 
 on a successful business for some time. In 1857, 
 he began the study of medicine with Dr. Davis, of 
 Lima, and after three years' i>repai-ation opened 
 an oflice and cf)minenced practice. In the winter 
 of 1872-7.'5, he attended a course of lectures in the 
 Iowa Medical College, of Kef)knk, from which he 
 was graduated the folk)wing spring. He then re- 
 sumed practice at Lima, and for many years Inus 
 l)een the leading physician in this part of the 
 county. He is a member of the .\dams County 
 Medical Society, and among his professional 
 brethren ranks high. His skill and ability are rec- 
 ognized by a liberal i)atronage, of whi<-h he is well 
 deserving. 
 . Di-. ^Marshall luus been twice married. In 181."), 
 he weddeil Kli/.abetli Tuesdell, of Kentucky, who 
 died in 1885. They had three children, but all 
 died in childhood. On the 15th of December, 
 18K5, he w;is united in marriage with Annie N. 
 Howers, and unto them were born two children, 
 Willie anil Kthel. The mother was called to her 
 liiinl rest ill .Inly. 18112. She was a consistent 
 iiiciiilicr of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church, and a 
 cultured .•iiid kind-htarted lady, who.se loss is felt 
 throughout the entire community. 
 
 .Since 1851, the D<K-tor h.is been a Ma.son, and is 
 the only .surviving charter nienilwrof Lima Lodge 
 No. i;i5, .\. F. iV .\. .M. In politics, lie is inde- 
 |ieiK|('iit, bU|ipoitiii^ till' mini whom he tliiii|{,> best
 
 434 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHIC^\X, RECORD. 
 
 ([iislilied for tlie position. He has served as Su- 
 pervisor of Lima Township, and was twice elected 
 Justice of the Peace, but has never been an otlice- 
 seeker. He and his little son Willie are the only 
 surviving male members of his branch of the ilar- 
 shall family. His four brothers who lived to have 
 families are all now deceased and also their male 
 descendants. Since 1854, the Doctor has been a 
 member of the Methodist J^piscopal Church, and 
 has served as Class-leader, exhorter and as a local 
 l)re.acher. He has been an active, zealous worker, 
 and has been the means of bringing many into 
 the fold. He has successfully conducted a number 
 of revival meetings, and is ever read}' to aid in 
 any good work. He is modest in his pretensions, 
 but firm as a rock in his convictions, and is ever 
 faithful to the right. The Doctor is widely 
 known and well merits the universal confidence 
 which he receives. 
 
 
 ScT 
 
 ^^ALMUNNA MORTON, one of the rei)resen- 
 tative citizens of Honey Creek Township. 
 */ and a substantial and prosperous farmer, re- 
 sides on section 27, where he owns and operates two 
 hundred and seventy-two .acres of valuable land 
 under a high state of cultivation. The farm is 
 improved with good liuildings, including the com- 
 modious residence and barns and outbuildings, 
 which are models of convenience. He carries on 
 general farming and stock-raising and in his busi- 
 ness operations has been quite successful. 
 
 Mr. Morton was liorn in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sep- 
 tember 24, 1830. His ancestors were among the 
 Pilgrim Fathers who landed from the"I\[ayllower" 
 on Plymouth Pock. His grandfather was horn at 
 Plymouth, Mass., and was one of the heroes of the 
 Revolution. He became a prominent contractor 
 and builder, and, emigrating to Cincinnati, Ohio, 
 soon after that city was founded, aided largely in 
 its upbuilding and progress. He became well 
 known throughout lliat community, wheie he 
 
 spent the remainder of his life. "With the ISIetli- 
 odist Ki)iscoi)al Church he held membership. 
 
 Z. Morton, Sr., the father of our subject, was 
 born in the 15ay State and was one of live children. 
 He learned the mason's trade with his father, and 
 with him did contracting for a number of vears in 
 Cincinnati. In 1848, he ri'moved to Quincy, 
 where he spent the succeeding winter. Having 
 purchased two sections of laud in Cilmer Town- 
 ship, he located thereon in the spring of 1849, and 
 for some years engaged in farming on an exten- 
 sive scale. His death occurred at the age of lifty- 
 two years. In his business oj)erations, he was very 
 successful, and besides his possessions in this 
 county owned some valuable iiroijerty in Cincin- 
 nati. His wife, who bore the maiden name of 
 Clarissa Marshall, was born in Xevv .Jersey, and, 
 with her parents, emigrated to the (^ueen City. 
 Her death occurred in 18.52. liotli Mr. and Mrs. 
 Morton were members of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church and were people of sterling worth. 
 
 The suliject of this sketch was the second in 
 order of birth in a famil}- of six children, three of 
 whom are yet living. He received his education 
 in the public schools of Cincinnati, and after the 
 removal of the family' to this county started out 
 in life for himself as a farmer of (iilmer Township, 
 where he resided for eight years. In 1800, he iiur- 
 chased one hundred and sixty acres oi land on 
 section 27, Honey Creek Township, and added 
 considerable to this, but as his children became 
 grown he divided his farm with them. 
 
 Mr. Morton h.as been three times mairied. In 
 18.5.5, he wedded Sarah Byler, daughter of .John 
 Byler, Esq., one of the earliest settlers of Honey 
 Creek Township, who had come to this county 
 from Tennessee and here died at a ripe old age. 
 Mrs. JMorton departed this life in 1865, leaving 
 three children, .lolin W., Joseph H. and Silas Z., 
 all of whom are now married and are prosperous 
 and enterprising farmers in this vicinity. In 1868, 
 Mr. Morton wedded Lydia E. Laugh, a native of 
 Ohio, and her death occurred in 1878. They had 
 three children: Elmer, Wesley and Annie. For his 
 third wife, Mr. Morton chose Olive Allison, and 
 four children bless their union: Gracie, Eddie, 
 Clara and .\rthur. Mr. Morton m:iy wellbe proud
 
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 R)irrR.\lT AND BIOORAPinC'AL RECORD. 
 
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 of Ins fftinily. Tlie (ildor children arc liijihlv w- 
 spooted and uspfnl nu'nilKM-s of society, and the 
 yonnircr ones are intere.stiiiir anil inlolliyent sons 
 an<l il;uiL!hter> u ho do honor to their parents. 
 
 Mr, Morion is 11 sup|M>rter of tlie Democratic 
 jmrty and has served as Road Coniniissioner and 
 was also S'liool Director for several years. lie and 
 his wife are faithful nicinl)ers of the Methodist 
 Church, in which Mr. .Mf)rton has serveil as Deacon. 
 lie isa wcll-iiiforined man. a iepre>cMtative farmer 
 and a valued cili/.en. who well deserves representa- 
 t ion in thi> woik. 
 
 
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 ONRAD ilVU',. The subject of our sketch 
 owns a farm of two liundre<l and ten acres 
 on section .'5, Mendon Township. Although 
 now retired from active lalmr. lu' ha> led a very 
 encrirctic life and has won .-ill the comforts that 
 now lirii;ht«'n his old aire. A Inief review of the 
 events of his life will imdnulilcdly proveof interest 
 to the reader, who nia\- ijlean therefrom much to 
 stimulate .and emulate. 
 
 The father of our suhject, William <^iig, came 
 fnim his native coinitry. Ireland, in 17!I8, and set- 
 tlerl in .SomerM't County, I'a. There he grew to 
 manhood and married an excellent woman named 
 Catherine Kiiopsnidcr. who was a native of Penn- 
 sylvania. William <^iig w.-is a soldier in the War 
 of 1«12, and participated in the liatlle of New Or- 
 leans. He died at his home in lH;tll. and his wife 
 pa.sscd away in \MH. They were parents of seven 
 children, only two of whom are now living. 
 
 Conrad Quig was horn in Somerset Coniilv. Pa., 
 A|>ril 20, l«IH. lie received Imt a liniiled .hIiooI- 
 ing, and was obliged U:> leave home to work at the 
 age of nine years. Notwithstnnding his youth, he 
 luliored con>tanlly, liis life iincheered liy the 
 sports common to the hoys of to-day. .\t the age of 
 s<'venteen. he w.is apprenticeil to learn the carpen- 
 ter's trade, in Westmoreland County, Pa., wlu-rc 
 lie served until he was twenty -one years old. lie 
 
 then worked as journeyman for two years, after 
 which he began building threshing-machines, and 
 was thus engageil for a year and a half. In 1H1:5, 
 he came to Illinois and settled near Wt'sley Chapel, 
 in I'rsa Township, where he worked at his trade. 
 
 In 1H4;'), oui' subject was married to Margaret 
 .Shiipc, who was born in Lancaster County, P;i., 
 August 10, 1S22. llcr father, Michael Shupe, was 
 a native of Pennsylvania, of (Jerinan descent; her 
 mother, whose maiilen name was Calheiine (Jrnbb, 
 was of the same lineage sis her husband. The 
 grandfather of Mrs. (^nig was a soldier in the Rev- 
 olutionary War, and served until its close. Mich- 
 .lel .Shupe came to Illinois in 1KI3, and settled on 
 .section 3, Mendon Townsliip, where the land was 
 imi>roved by a small cabin. There he made a 
 comfortable home and resided until his death, in 
 187(5, his wife having preceded him in 1H(;;1. The 
 latter w.a.s a member of the Lutheran Church. .Mr. 
 .Shupe was a Democrat in his political belief. 
 
 After his marriage. Mi-. <^iig bought twenty 
 acres of land in Irsa Townshij), and lived upon it 
 for a vear, and then moved to section .'id, .Mendon 
 Township, where he remained three years. When 
 the gold fever raged in this country, he maile the 
 trip .icross the plains with an ox-team, starling 
 .April 10, 1S4'.>. and reaching llaiiglown. Cal.. 
 August 1.") of the .same year. He worked in the 
 mines for a few months but was sick during the 
 entire time. Next he worked :it his trade, and 
 while thus employed built a bridge .across the 
 south folk of the American River. Later, he 
 worked for one summer in .San .lose and went 
 back to the mines in the winter. In .May, 1H.1I. 
 he returned home li\ way of the Isthnins, anil then 
 followed his trade until IH.')(!, when he moved to 
 his farm on section :!.j, and continued there until 
 he removed to Mendon in 1871. .\fter seven 
 years of village life, during which lime he fol- 
 lowed lumbering and was for a while eng.aged in 
 business as a butcher, he M'ltled mi his pieseiil 
 farm. At one time he owned six hiinilred and 
 forty acres, but he h.as divided with his I'hildieii. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. '^nig ai-e parent.s of two children. 
 William li.. who lives on .section .'{."i. married Isoin 
 Mann, and they have five cliildien. Michael P., a 
 resident of M-elion .'t. nianicd (lllie McKarhinil,
 
 438 
 
 PORTRAIT AIS'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and has two children. The Methodist Episcopal 
 Church is the religious home of the family, and 
 Mr. <^iig organized the Sunday-school there, in 
 addition to which he lias always been a strong 
 supporter of the church and sometimes its princi- 
 pal stay. He has been Steward, Trustee, C'lass- 
 leader and Sunday-school Superintendent, and for 
 many years was a teacher in the school, lie has 
 given his children eveiy educational advantage in 
 his power, and tliey are sons of whom he may well 
 be proud. 
 
 The political opinions of Mr. Quig are those en- 
 dorsed by the Republican party since 1860, and he 
 has been a very active worker in the ranks, though 
 no office-seeker. He has alwa3'S set an example of 
 the strictest temperance, and with his family is 
 much respected throughout the county. 
 
 4^ 
 
 ylLLIAM M. McFARLAND, one of the old- 
 est residents of Houston Township, now- 
 residing on section 16, was born in fireene 
 County, Ohio, six miles east of Xenia, August 12, 
 1814. His father, .lohn, w.is born in Tennessee, 
 and his grandfather, .loseph, came of an old Vir- 
 ginian family. The latter entered the Revolution- 
 ary AVar when but fourteen years old, continued 
 through the war and saw hard service. He re- 
 moved to Tennessee after the war. After that he 
 removed to Kentucky, and from there to Ohio, 
 where he died at the ripe old age of eighty four 
 years. 
 
 .lohn became a farmer in Ohio, and came to Illi- 
 nois in the year 1832, landing three miles north 
 of Camp Point October 8, 1832. He was about the 
 first to make a permanent seltlcnient there, and 
 bought a tract of military land, and built a double 
 log caliin. His family consisted of himself and 
 wife and nine children. They came from Ohio 
 with two yoke of oxen, an old Virginia wagon and 
 a Quaker carriage drawn by a team of horses, and 
 they were four weeks on the way. They found a 
 wild looking country, with plent}' of game, but no 
 
 neighbors, and with not even the necessities of 
 civilized life. All they had was strong arms and 
 brave hearts. He broke up the prairie and im- 
 proved a farm as fast as he could, and died .Inly 
 24, 1840, in his lifty-third year. 
 
 Mr. McP'arland, Sr., served in the War of 1812, 
 and the gun and powder-liorn he then carried aie 
 treasured relics in the family. In 1834, he was 
 elected Assessor here for the Fourth District, and 
 was well and favorably known all over this sec- 
 tion. The mother of our subject was Rebecca Mc- 
 Farland, of Tennessee, who died in 1860. She left 
 four children living of the eleven which she bore. 
 
 Our subject was the eldest of the family, and his 
 early life was that of the usual farmer boy of that 
 time, going to school a few months in winter and 
 working the farm in summer. He remembers the 
 little path through the woods to the log school- 
 house two miles away. lie had no schooling after 
 coming to Illinois. Our subject was married No- 
 vember 30, 1837, to Eliza McFailand, a native f>f 
 (ireene County, Ohio, born February 3, 1814. Af- 
 ter this, he remained on the farm for three years. 
 He owned in northeast range one-fourth of sec- 
 tion 1, Camp Point Township, and broke ground 
 on that land in 1836, and afterward secured a pat- 
 ent. He located on it in 1840, built a log house 
 and lived on it two 3ears. In 1842, he removed 
 to Houston Township, where he purchased eighty 
 acres on section 16. Here the country was all new, 
 and the houses were few and far apart. He has made 
 remarkable improvements on his land in his life 
 here of fifty years, and he now has about two hun- 
 dred acres of fine land, a beautiful home, and one 
 of the best locations in the township. 
 
 Mrs. McFarland died December 4, 18.S2. leaving 
 four children. They are: Rebecca Jane, wife of 
 L. L. Strickler, and removed to Sioux City, Iowa, 
 but she died while on a visit at home in June, 
 1886. ^Martha L. married William Forsyth, who 
 died several years ago. Amy II. married John 
 Suter, a prominent farmer in this locality, and they 
 live at home. One son died young. 
 
 Mr. McFarland is a Democrat, in his ixjlitical 
 faith. He has served as Road Commissioner, and as 
 Town Clerk also, to which office he was elected in 
 18.02, and has held it ever since. Mrs. McFarland
 
 PORTRAIT AM) l!l( KiRAPIIICAL RIXOUI). 
 
 439 
 
 Wius 11 iiioiiil)er of llic Mellioiliiit Kpiscoiinl Clnircli, 
 ami is .•ilTi'ctioiKilcly roiiu'inlHTtMl. 
 
 Our Milijci-t li.t* Iti'cn ii Itiei'dcr iiiiii niisfr nf 
 Ihilytcili rattli" f<ir over twelve \enis. lie was llie 
 lirsl to luecil these cattle ii) tiie eoiiiity oiitMcIc of 
 l^iiiiifv. lie lias raised and sold a trreal inany.and 
 ill lt<!Hl he made a piililie sale and sold his herd of 
 thirty-three head. I'revioiis to that, however, he 
 had sold seven hesid. 
 
 Mr. MeFarlanil h:us been a hard-working man all 
 his life, and has honestly j;ained all his larue pos- 
 sessions. He has never heeii sick eiioujjh to re- 
 i|iiire the attention of a phy.sieian in his life, lie 
 is a fireat authority on all .sulijeets pertaining to 
 the earh' davs of the eountv. 
 
 W EWIS G. CARR is classed among the in- 
 T fS telligent, keen and thoroughly wide-awake 
 I \ farmers of this county, who are eoiitrihut- 
 ing so much to its material prosperity, lie has 
 one of the model f«rms of this vicinity, wliieli is 
 l<K-ate<l on section '.I, ius it is kept up to the high- 
 est point in every respect, is supplied with neat 
 .and well-ordered buildings and every variety of 
 the most improved modern machinery, and is also 
 well stocked with good grades of animals. 
 
 The subject of this sketch w.is liorn in I'ike 
 County, Mo., in 182."), whither his parentis had 
 emigrated from llopkinsville, K_v., where tlie\- 
 were both Iwirn. Lewis (I. was the youngest in 
 the family of seven children, his brothers and sis- 
 ters lieiiig .lack, who resides in this county and 
 is now eighty-four years of age; Mary A., de- 
 cea.sed. who was the wife of .1. M. I'etre; (Itcsham; 
 Jyouisa, the wife of T. II. Walson: .l.iiiies .-ind 
 William. 
 
 The parents of our subject came to .\danis 
 C'oiinty when he was a lad of seven yeai"s,and there 
 they passi'd the rcmaimler of their lives. He ob- 
 tained a fair education in the district schools and, 
 lieiiig Ihoriuighly trained to farm pursuits, when 
 ready to choose .a life occupation bci'amc an :ii;ri- 
 
 eultiirist. and, as will Ix- seen by the perusal of 
 this sketch, is an active and enterprising business 
 man aii<l has accumulated a comforUtble compe- 
 tence. In IHI8, lie w!».s married to lihoda Iiiman, 
 and to them have been born the followiiig-namecl 
 five children: Jane .\., Mrs. \V. 1',. IJowles; .lona- 
 tlian T.. at home; l.,ouisa M.. the wife of .le.sse A. 
 Bowles; Daniel.)., residing in (^uincy, and Laura C. 
 
 After the death of Mrs. Carr, our subject duise 
 as his second wife Mrs. Elizabeth McCullongh, 
 who. wilh her husband, is a devoted member of 
 the Christian Church. His fellow-citizens, a|>pre- 
 ciating the fact that a man of his understanding 
 would make a gftod civic ollicial, elected him l<» 
 the |)osition of Supervisor of I-'all Creek Town- 
 ship, which position lie held for tweutj'-one yeai-s, 
 which fact alone shows him to be deservedly 
 iwpular. His son .John lirts served many years as 
 the incumbent of that otiicc, and is looked upon 
 with great respect by his fellow-citizens in general. 
 
 Mr. Carr is the proprietor of three hundred and 
 twenty acres of land, which has been the accumu- 
 lation of lii<* own labors, and he manages his af- 
 fairs with scrupulous hoiu'sty and a conscientious 
 regard lor the rights of others. The greater por- 
 tion of his land is under cultivation, and the 
 quality and ipiantity per acre of its crops will 
 compare favorably wilh any in the vicinity. .Mr. 
 Carr always casts a Democratic vote, his lirst vote 
 lieing for .lames K. I'olk. As before stated, he is 
 a working member of the Christian Church, ami 
 endeavors to advance it,- interests in his coin- 
 inunit v. 
 
 
 [L^ON. .lAMIvS K. IM.W.MNC. This promi- 
 
 fljli neiit statesman-farmer of Camp Point 
 
 J Township is a self-made man and l)egaii 
 
 y) with one hundred and sixty acres of wild 
 
 land in IHIt'i. and now has sixteen hundred .acres 
 
 of the most lincly cultivalcil land in Ihc township. 
 
 .lames K. Downing w.ts born iM-bruaiy I'.', ImIh. 
 
 ill Frederick Count \. \':i. He wa^ the son of
 
 440 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Reason Downing, who was of Scotch descent and 
 was bora in Maryland in 1780. The grandfather 
 of our subject was James Downing who emigrated 
 from Maryland to Frederick County, Xa., and 
 after lie had served in the Revolutionary War had 
 become a farmer. Reason Downing became a farmer 
 and went from Vuginia to Indiana in 1822 with 
 his family and there farmed in Clark County. In 
 1835 he emigrated to Illinois and settled in Adams 
 County. He bought land in Camp Point Township 
 at a time when the settlers were ver^' far apart. 
 He improved a farm of four hundred acres, and 
 enjoyed a quiet life to the end of his days in 1881, 
 at the ripe old age of ninety-two years. He was 
 a member of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church. The 
 mother of our subject was Nanc^' Turner, a native 
 of Maryland. Her parents emigrated from Mary- 
 land. She was in her ninety-seventh year when 
 she died in 1880, and was called to meet the hus- 
 band with whom she was permitted to pass seventy- 
 two years. They were the honored parents of 
 twelve children, eleven of whom have lived to 
 raise families of their own. Seven of these are yet 
 living. 
 
 Our subject was the seventh in that large family, 
 which is considered bj^ the soothsayers to be a ver^' 
 fortunate circumstance. He received a common- 
 school education, which meant in those days read- 
 ing, writing, spelling and arithmetic, and no doubt 
 he closely applied himself to his books, for now he 
 is a man of broad knowledge. He was seventeen 
 years old when his parents moved to Illinois, and 
 he remained with his father until he was twent}'- 
 eight years old. He took up and improved his 
 present land from a military tract, in 1845, and has 
 lived here since 1846. In his early days he averaged 
 a weekly trip to (Juincy, as that was the nearest 
 market. He has been a farmer and stock-raiser on 
 his own account for forty-seven years, and has 
 made it very profitable. He has about fourteen 
 hundred acres of land in all, it licing in three town- 
 ships, Cla3'ton, Camp Point and Houston. 
 
 Our subject was married in 1846 to Miss Mar- 
 garet A. Adams, of Kentucky, whose parents, Elijah 
 and Rebecca (Wilkes) Adams, emigrated from Ken- 
 tucky to Illinois in 1832. They were very early 
 settlers in this section. Mrs. Downinij died in 
 
 1866, leaving five children: Eliza Ann, Thomas J., 
 William A., Frances E., and Robert E. Mr. Down- 
 ing married again, in 1870, his wife being ,]ane 
 R. McClintock. whose people came to this county 
 in 1840. She died in 1888, and left two ciiildren. 
 Bertha O. and .lames 11. 
 
 Mr. Downing has been a very prominent Demo- 
 crat in this section, and has lieen the cliosen dele- 
 gate to the different conventions for years. He 
 has held various local oflicesand was elected as the 
 Representative to S])ringfield in 1868, and served 
 his constituents so well that he was sent back in 
 1882. He is a very inlluential man in all puiilic 
 affairs and is one tiiat .\dams County is proud to 
 have sit in the councils of the Commonwealth. 
 
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 (if!S?:^HOMAS COLLINS, formerly an honored 
 pioneer of Adams County, and one of its 
 most prominentand inlluential farmers died 
 at his home near Piainvillc, .luly 22, 1890. Not to 
 have known Mr. Collins was to admit oneself un- 
 known, for few, if any, had more friends and ac- 
 quaintances in tills community tiian lie. A native 
 of Kentucky, he was born February 20, 1815, in 
 Spencer (.'oiinty, Ky., and was quite small when he 
 was taken by his parents to I iidiana. In 1M3(I, they 
 took up their aliode in Payson Township, this 
 county, with whose interests they were identified 
 until their decease. 
 
 Our subject was onein a family of eight children 
 born to lienjaiiiiu and Pluebe (Lrowdie) Collins, 
 natives of Kentucky. The father was a well-to-do 
 farmer and during the War of 1812 served as a 
 soldier in its ranks. The lady to whom our subject 
 was married in 1835 was Miss Saiali, daughter of 
 John Abbott, an early settler of Adams County. 
 To them were born ten children, six of whom 
 are living at the present time. One son, Charles, 
 was graduated from the Christian College at Can- 
 ton, Mo., and after completing his studies in that 
 institution Idled the chair of mathematics for three 
 \-ears. Later, however, he began the study of law
 
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 443 
 
 uikI W!is nilinittoi) to the Hjir wliili- residing in 
 Kansas. Another son. (ioorjre. who was given an 
 excclh'iil eiliiealion in the lionie selioois, in IH'.KI 
 €'nt<'re(l the American Denial College at Chicago 
 and received his degree of Doctor of Dental Snr- 
 gery the following spring. Locating for pnictice 
 in I'lainville, ho is liuilding up a lucrative trade, 
 and .-i."- an intelligent and pulilic-spiriled citizen is 
 pronunent anil inlluential in the coniinunity where 
 he resides. .S(H'iall_v Dr. Collins isa ineml>erof the 
 Masf)nic fratcrnilv and in politics is a stanch 
 Democrat, as was.nlso his father. 
 
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 '^ * A.I. (;K()R(;K O. roNI). M. D.. a prmn- 
 inent retired phy>ician of Caniii I'oint. is 
 
 the gentleman whose honored name o[iens 
 this .-kelcli. He w;i.- l)orn in llostoll. M v^.. 
 .lime H, 18(i;i. Ills father, .lose|>li I'ond. a shij)- 
 liuilder of Massachiisett.s, died of the yellow fever 
 while on his way to the West Indies with a ship 
 he had for sale. lie was a memlier of the firm of 
 I'ond A- Itarnes, well-known ship-lmilders of Bos- 
 ton. Ills wife was .loanna I'omcroy, horn in IJos- 
 toii, of French extiactitin. She remained a widow, 
 and die<l in ISoston in 1K;'|K. 
 
 Our subject is the youngest .and only living 
 meniher of the family. His early days were 
 passed in ISoslon. from which city he went to live 
 with an uncle at Warwick, Mass., and remained 
 there until he was sixteen yeai-s of .age, after which 
 he started out to make his own way in the world, 
 lie had the advantage of a common-school educa- 
 tion, and was variously engaged until he wjis 
 twenty-one. During his hoyliood days he devcited 
 consideralile attention to i)enmansliip, in which he 
 liecame an expert, and when he came West, in 
 l«;i(t, he made u>c of his proliciency in that re- 
 Sjiept, and taught penmanship in various places 
 while working his w.ay still farther West. When 
 he reached ( Hiio, he stopped at Lancaster, where 
 he at once secured a large elass, one of his pupils 
 heing the daughter of .S-natoi- Tom Kwing, since 
 
 the wife of (Jen. W. T. Sherman. .Vt Cincinnati, 
 he devoted con>idcralile time to music, for which 
 he had great n;iluiMl talent, and for a time he 
 taught music. 
 
 I'rif>r to leaving .Ma>sachuseiis, our snlijcct had 
 resolved to commence the study of medicine, ami. 
 had devoted some lime ti> il. liut was ohiiged to 
 lirst earn the means in order to educate himself in 
 the profession. lie was successful in teaching his 
 special liranches, and in lH;i(! entered the .Medical 
 I'niversily, at Lexington, Ky., where he spent 
 three years, meanwhile teaching pcnman-'hip and 
 music. During the lirst year, he received ij'CdO 
 for leading the choir in the I'rcsliylerian Church 
 in Lexington, and, in addition, cleared enough 
 with his pen to make his salary i\J)(W. He next 
 entered the Medical I'nivci-sily, at Louisville, 
 where he wan graduated in I M.'Jit, and afterward 
 practiced in St. Louis for a short time. After 
 visiting St. Paul and other cities in the .North- 
 west, he came to f^uincy, and sof)n after located at 
 ('<phin)l)us, in this county, where he practiced 
 several years. 
 
 In the spring of IK.jl. Di'. I'und removed lo 
 ( iriggsville. Pike County, 111., and remained there 
 engaged in the iiractice of his profession until the 
 war liroke out. In 1H()2, he was appointed .Sur- 
 geon of tiu; Seveiit\'-third Illinois Regiment, with 
 the rank of Major. This regiment cont.-iincil 
 man}' ^Methodist ministers. Maj. Pond saw .some 
 hard fighting, and, except when on lio>pital (lut\', 
 was in the thickest of the light with the regiment, 
 which took part in all the battles of the .\rmy of 
 the Cumberland from Perry ville, in October, IH(i2, 
 to Nashville, in December, IHCil. After the war, 
 he was associate<l with Col. Hlaek for a short time, 
 at Clayton, III. In 1H(;;i. he removed lo Cainj) 
 Point, where he has since lived. He is freipienlly 
 called in consullntion. but does not practice. 
 
 Maj. Pond w.as married in 183'.(, to Miss .\iigusta 
 M. Ilariington, a native of New York, who for 
 more than lifty year> has been his companion, 
 'i'hey have one daughter, Lida, now the wife of .1. 
 M. Ciee. of ( iriggsville. 111. The M.-ijor was an 
 old line Whig, and now is an uncompromising 
 Republican. Ilolh be and bis wifi> aii> Presbyteri- 
 ans. He is one of the olde-l .Masons in the Slate,
 
 444 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. 
 
 also a member of the Grand Army of the Repub- 
 lic, and even at the age of eighty-four he enjoys 
 attending the re-unions of the old regiment. In 
 18i»l, he contiibuted a poem, wliieh was read at 
 the meeting of las comrades at Springfield and 
 published in pamphlet form for each member of 
 llie regiment. He has the respect and esteem of 
 all wlio know him, and his kindness of heart and 
 .sympathetic care of his patients will he remem- 
 bered after he h.is passed awa3'. 
 
 aHARLES BALI.OW, a i)rominent .and influ- 
 - ential citizen of Clayton, claims Tennessee 
 ' as the State of his nativity. He was born 
 in Williamson County in 1818, and isason of Will- 
 iam H. and Priscilla (Menier) Ballow, tiie former 
 of Scotch descent and the latter of French lineage. 
 The father served under Gen. .Tackson in tlie War 
 of 1812. Tlie family numbered the following chil- 
 dren: Ann Rebecca, who was boi'n in 1807, became 
 the wife of John Ausmus, a farmer, and now re- 
 sides in Adams County at the age of eighty-five 
 years; Patsy, born in 1811, became the wife of 
 Peter Ausmus, who removed to Linn County, Mo.; 
 John, born in 1813, married Miss Overby and re- 
 moved to Texas, where he died in 1880; Temper- 
 ance, born in 1816, is the wife of Lemuel McAllis- 
 ter, of Kansas, and they have seven children; 
 Henrj-, born in 1821, married Miss King, by whom 
 he had nine children, and resides in Exira, Iowa; 
 Albert G., born in 1824, married iSIiss King and 
 resided in Clayton County, Iowa, until his death, 
 which occurred from drowning in 1849. The 
 fatiier of this faaiily was again married in 1846, 
 and had two children by that union. 
 
 Tlie subject of this sketch was educated in the 
 subscription schools of Illinois, but his privileges 
 in tliat direction were very limited. He afterward 
 worked at the carpenter's trade for a number of 
 years, wiien he devoted his energies to merchan- 
 dising. He has freijucntly been called upon to 
 
 serve in public positions, and for fifteen years has 
 been Notary Public. In 1872, he was elected to 
 represent his district in the State Legislature and 
 served for two years. He was elected Justice c>f 
 the Peace in 1860 and has held that otttce almost 
 continuously since. He held the office of Post- 
 master under Franklin Pierce and again under 
 James Buchan.an. In politics, he is a stanch Dem- 
 ocrat and has ever taken an active part in the suc- 
 cess and growth of his party, and for six years was 
 Chairman of the Central Democratic Committee of 
 the count3^ 
 
 In 1848, Mr. Ballow was united in marriage with 
 Miss A. P. Barry, in Vermont, Fulton County, III., 
 and unto them were born two children: Charles, 
 born in 1857, is an employe on the railroad; and 
 Martha Jane, born in 1860, is a milliner of St. 
 Louis. The mother died in 1870, and Mr. Ballow 
 in June, 1882, wedded Mrs. Charlotte Kinnear, who 
 was born in New York Cit^' in 1837, a daughter of 
 Arnold Dickinson. The latter served in the War 
 of 1812. She is the youngest of nine children. 
 The Dickinson family was one of prominence in liie 
 Empire State, and her father served as Congress- 
 man. Mrs. Ballow's first husband died in 1868, 
 in Trinidad, Colo., where Mrs. Ballow resided ten 
 yeais ere her husband's death. 
 
 Mr. Ballow is a member of the Presbyterian 
 Church, with which he has been connected since 
 1848. For twenty years, he served as its Elder 
 and was also Trustee. He is a Ro3al Arch Mason 
 and is the onl3' charter member belonging to the 
 lodge. He has also been a prominent member of the 
 Odd Fellows' society for twenty years. His wife has 
 taken the Rebekah degree and is also a member 
 of the El.astern Star Chapter of Masonry, being the 
 first Worth)- Matron of that order. Mr. Ballow was 
 one of the organizers of the Adams and Brown 
 Counties Old Settlers' Association, and .served as its 
 President. His wife has been a member of the Pres- 
 byterian Church of Clayton, for ten \'ears and is one 
 of its active workers. She is a member of both the 
 home and foreign niissionarj' societies, is inter- 
 ested in Sunday-school work and is a piominent 
 member and Vice-president of the Woman's Chris- 
 tian Temperance Union. Mr. and Mrs. Pialk)w are 
 charitable and lienevolent |)eople. in whom the
 
 P()Kli;\ri' AM* l'.Ii><;UAl'IIlCAL IJF.( hrd. 
 
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 poor ami lu-t-ily liiiti a fiicnd. Tlicii ii|)iij,'lil li\i>, 
 so iiiucli lU'votcil to cliiircli Miiil tin- iiitiTcsl.s of 
 otlu'r*. tiavo won tln'iii the coiilidiMice and osti'i'm 
 of all tliioni:lioiit till- roniniiinil V. In his Itiisini'ss 
 cart'iT, Mr. liallow has won sucfc'ss and is now one 
 of till' snlistantial citizens of Clnvlon. 
 
 ■»T*»*T<- 
 
 JlAMKS KNOX, a sucvpssful and roprpscnta- 
 tivc faiiner of Kllington Township, who 
 I roij ides on section 15, was born on the old 
 _ homestead in this connt v.. lanuaiv Ifi, lH."il. 
 He is a son of Samuel and Mary (MiLean) Knox. 
 Ixtth <if wiiom were natives of Ireland, where their 
 marriage was ceh'liratfd in ln;{7. The following 
 year they bade good-bye to the Kmerald Isle and 
 crossed the broad Atlantic to America, locating 
 in Pennsylvania. The father worked in the coal 
 niiiu's of Summit Hill for six years, and in the 
 autumn of 1844 emigrat*,'d to this county, where 
 he purch.ised a wild and uninii>roved trad of piai- 
 rie land on section l.O, Kllington Township. The 
 county W.1S then in its primitive condition. Deer 
 and other kinds of wild game were plentiful ;iiid 
 the work of progress seemed scarcely k'gun. .Mr. 
 Knox built a log cabin and broke prairie with ox- 
 teams, lie followed farming until his death, 
 which occurred March 3li, 1H84, at the age of 
 seventy-seven years. His wife p-issed away three 
 <lays previous. Hoth were members of the Pres- 
 byterian Church of Kllington, and on its organi- 
 zation Mr. Knox w.is chosen an Kldcr, serving in 
 that [Kisition until his death. He was one of the 
 sulxstantial citizens of the community, prominent 
 and influential, and was held in the highest rc- 
 g:ird. 
 
 The Knux family numbered thiiteen cliililrt'ii, 
 but only two are now living, our subject and 
 Samuel, the eldest son. The former wjis born in Ire- 
 land in lK;iK, and during his boyhood cime with 
 his parents to this country. With the family, he 
 shared in the hardships ami privations of pioneer 
 life and diuvi- the oxen for his father while he 
 
 broke tlie wild pi;iirie. He was eilucuted in the 
 log schoolhoiise. liy his industry an<l enterprise, 
 lie has liccoiiic :\ pros|>erous farmer, and now owns 
 one liuii<)red and twenty acres of well-improved 
 lan<l on section !,■), Kllington Township. He 
 makes his home with our subject. 
 
 .Tames Knox liius spent his entire life on the 
 farm which is now his home. He was educali'd in 
 the district school* and was reared in the usual 
 manner of farmer lads. On the ,'ith of .l;iiiii;iry, 
 lH»;t, he was married to Miss Kmma .Meyer, a 
 native of this township and a daughter of Codlef 
 Meyer, who was born in (Jermany. but for many 
 veal's has been a resident of this township. Two 
 daughters gr.nce the union of this couple: Mary K. 
 and ( Jracie .1. 
 
 The Ue|iublicaii parly tinds in Mr. Knox a stal- 
 wart supporter, who does all in his power to pro- 
 mote it,s growth and insure its success. The cause 
 of education liiids in him a warm frienil, and 
 while serving as l)irect(U- for eleven years, he has 
 done eflfeetive service in the iuteri'sts of the 
 schools, and has also tilled the ollice of Township 
 Assessor, lie and liis wife are members of the 
 Presbyterian Cliurcli. He is the owner of eiglilv 
 acres of excellent fanning laml and forty acres of 
 timber, and is one of the well-to-do agriculturists 
 of the community. He is a m.an of excellent 
 judgment and good business ability and lii> -iir- 
 cess is due to his own efforts. 
 
 
 eAVV. WILLIAM H. SIHNN. This gentle- 
 man is spoken of among his friends as Cap- 
 tain, because from early boyluwid he li.as 
 been very .-ictive in the (ire department. He 
 has been Koreman of the Ho.si' Conip:iii\ and 
 Assistant Chief of the Fire IJrigade. II. ■ is 
 Superintendent of the Cliannoii-Kmery St<»ve 
 Company, of which he is also a st<K'kliolder. 
 He wiis born in Cumberland County, \'a.. May ."{(t, 
 lull. His father, Solomon, was born in Pennsyl- 
 vania ill I SI 1 11. and died in t^iiincy in IK'.II. Will-
 
 446 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 iam was reared in Pennsylvania until he was eight 
 years of age and was then taken by his i)arcnts 
 over tlie mountains to Pittsburgh, reaching Warsaw 
 HI., in 1851; thence they went to Quinc.y, 111., Jh13' 
 4, 1852, and here our subject l)egan working in 
 the foundry, at this tender age, for Allen & Com- 
 stock. He was apprenticed as a moulder, and 
 remained in that department for three years. Mr. 
 Comstock took a liking for him, encouraged him, 
 and when twelve years of age he could make any- 
 thing in iron. lie continued to work for Mr. 
 Comstock until the strike of 1863, when Thomas 
 White started a foundry aiid he worked for him a 
 year. He then went to Cincinnati and worked as 
 moulder for the William Reser Stove Works. He 
 onl}- remained three months, when he came back 
 and went into the grain business for two years, 
 and then worked for Thomas AVhite for seven years. 
 In 1872, he went to Kansas C'it3' and started a 
 foundry with Shinn, Foster & Co., in the manu- 
 facture of stoves. He onl^' continued in this 
 company one year, when he again returned to 
 (^uincy and became foreman of Bonnet & Duffy's 
 foundry, where he remained for seven years. He 
 then became foreman for Comstock, Castle & 
 Co. for two years, and afterward became one 
 of the founders of the C'iian non-Emery Stove 
 Company, which was organized in 1881 with 
 twenty-eight moulders, but whicli now requires 
 sixt^'. He was a stockholder and Director for 
 a time, after which he became Superintendent, 
 and has held that position ever since. He has 
 been a moulder longer than any other man in the 
 city, and pays all his attention to it. He is a 
 member of the Iron ISIoulders' I iiion No. 44, of 
 t^uincy. 
 
 Our Suliject was married in (^iiiiicy in 1868, to 
 Miss Harriet Wood. She is the daughter of 
 Andrew Wood, an old settler here, who was a 
 cousin of ex-Governor Wood. They have had four 
 cliildren: Annie M., now Mrs. William AuU, resid- 
 ing in (.^uincy; Kannie, Lodie and Alvoid, at 
 home. 
 
 From boyhf)od, the Captain has been very much 
 interested in tiie fire department, to which we 
 referred in the opening of our article. Since his 
 return from Kansas Cit}'. he has retired from the 
 
 office he held in it. It is now a very important, 
 paid department of the city of Quincy. The 
 Ca))tain is an intelligent, wide-awake man, al- 
 though his early education was somewhat limited 
 as Quincy was a new town, and at that time had 
 very poor schools. He has taken all the degrees 
 of the Royal Arch Masons and Knights Temp- 
 lar, of Quincy. He is a true-blue Republican 
 and has been a member of the city and county 
 committees, and has l)een a delegate to the county 
 and congressional conventions. 
 
 eYLON I in' IN WALLACE was born in 
 Kentucky, in the 3'ear 1828, and was the 
 youngest of thirteen children born unto 
 Allen and Ann Wallace, but there are now only two 
 survivors of the family, a brother who resides in 
 Adams County and one who lives in Monmoutli, 
 111. Our subject spent his early boyhood da^'S 
 under the jiarental roof, but at the age of fourteen 
 started out to earn his own livelihood. He 
 worked as a farm iiaiid for a time, but afterward, 
 when liy his economy, perseverance and industry 
 he had secured some capital, he purchased tlie old 
 homestead and began farming for himself. It 
 comprises one hundred and thirty acres of land and 
 he placed it under a high scale of cultivation. He 
 also erected good buildings, including a pleasant 
 residence, and made many excellent improve- 
 ments. 
 
 During the late war, Mr. Wallace enlisted, in 
 1862, as a member of Company I, One Hundred 
 and Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, and served for 
 eiglit months, proving himself a valiant and faith- 
 ful defender of tlie Union. He was ever a prom- 
 inent citizen, and gave his support to all that per- 
 tained to the welfare of the community. 
 
 Mr. Wallace was united in marriage with Miss 
 Ella Turner, who was born in the year 1836, 
 and their union was blessed with a family of six 
 children, two sons and four daughters, of whom
 
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 tliii-c aiT \t't liviiii;. 'I'lii-y >|ieiil iii()>l <>( Uieii- 
 MiMiricil life upon llic farm uliu-li is still llif home 
 of .Mis. W:illa.c. .•iii.l Ih.IIi .Mr. ami Mr-. Wallace 
 were hiitlifiil and consistent memlieis of the 
 I'niled I'le.sliyterian (hnreh for many years, lie 
 e<nitriliule(l liberally to its support and was an 
 earnest worker in the Master's vineyaril. Soeially, 
 he was a nienilKM- of K. K. MeCoy I'osl No. .'ill, 
 <•. .\. K., of Clayton. In polities, he was a sUil- 
 wart snpporter of l>epnl>liean prineiples and filled 
 the ollice of Koad Commissioner. 
 
 The death of Mr. Wall.iee oeeiirred .lanuary 2.5, 
 \X'.)-2. and his lo.ss was mourned Ihrouuhont the 
 entire eommunity. lie was a lfi\ini: hushand and 
 falln'r, a kind neighlKir, a faithfid friend and a 
 eoiisistent Christian. In many re>peet,s his life 
 w.is well worthy f)f emulation, lie had the high 
 regard of all with whom he c^nme in eontaet. and 
 when ealled to the home lieyond, his family in 
 their loss had the sympathy of a wide eirelt of 
 friends and .<ic(|uaint:inccs. 
 
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 I'iistor of St. .lohn's Church, is a native of 
 1 'H Wurtemberg, Germany, .-md was liorn .lan- 
 ^P/ uary 22. l«;")l. His parents, Anthony and 
 iJarbara (Itohner) Looher, were alstt natives of that 
 country and uitizens of good standing and known 
 integrity. Of their children, three in number. 
 Joseph W!is the eldest .son. lie pa.ssed his early 
 school days in Wurtemlvcrg, and then entered the 
 college ."it Kllwangen. Wurtemberg, where he re- 
 mained for seven years, or until IKGfS. Following 
 that, he entered the I'niversity of Junsburk, in the 
 Tyrol, and still later the rnivei>ity of .Munich, 
 liavaria, giaduating from that noted institution in 
 the spring of 1K73. 
 
 On the 1st of September, IMTU, having decided 
 to make his future home in America, <iur subject 
 took pa.ssage for this country, [.binding in New 
 York City, he went to Cincinnati. Ohio, and beg.-m 
 teaching in Ml. St. Marx's ('ollc^c, where he won 
 
 an eviablc reputation as an educator. However, 
 this was not his aim in life, and he remaincil there 
 only until .\ugust, 1H7I, when he went to .\lton, 
 ill., and on the Sth of September. 1X71. he wa.- 
 ordained a priest. With a strong, healthy. an<l 
 vigorous intellect, a cap.acity for logical rea.soning 
 and sound judgment, his abilities were soon 
 recognize<l and he was sent to Mt. .Sterling. Ilrown 
 County, 1 11., and was I'astor of St. Joseph's Church 
 at that place up to July I, IKiMi. 
 
 From there Father Loclier went to Carlinville, 
 Macoupin County, I II,, and became Assistant I'astor 
 of St. Joseph's Church, but in October. IH'.tO, moved 
 to (^nincy, where he is now Assistant I'astor of St. 
 .lohn's Church. Personally, he lias a frank, pleas- 
 ing countenance, and a personal magnetism that 
 attract,'^ his congregation to him. His delivery is 
 careful and finished, and his .<iermons are charac- 
 terized by depth of thought and earnestnes'^. Zeal- 
 ous in his work as in his con victions, he take> hold 
 of the church work with a determined and ener- 
 getic purpose, and .•«iiice his residence here has won 
 a host of warm friends. Although young in years, 
 he has won his way to the front, and is a most 
 worthy and exemplary man. 
 
 P'ather Locher is Chaplain of the St. N'incent's 
 Home and the State Soldier>' and Sailors' Home in 
 (Juincy, in which latter place there are .•tbout two 
 hundred and fifty nieniliersof the Catholic Church. 
 He is active in all good wtuU. and takes the le.ml 
 instead of following. His residence at present is 
 at No. \:VM< North Kleventh Street, but he will 
 soon move to his new parsonage, now being erected 
 on Locust .Street near Twelfth. 
 
 Dll.N 1). .Ml COY. a highly respected farmer 
 residing on section 84, Clayttm Township, 
 has spent his entire life in this county, be- 
 ing a reprcMHtative of one of its honored 
 l)ioneer families. His father. .IoImi McCoy, came 
 to the contily in lH;i2. and. securing two hnndied 
 and foi I \ acre.-, of land from the ( io\ t'l liiiicnl, be-
 
 450 
 
 PORTKAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 
 
 gaii the improvement of a farm. At the time of 
 his deatli, the homestead was one of the model 
 farms of this community. Mr. McCoy was ever a 
 l)roiiiinent and leading citizen and held a number 
 of township ottices. In politics, he was a sup- 
 Ijorter of Republican princi])les. His death oc- 
 curred in 1886. Martha J. McCoy, the mother of 
 our subject, was born in Kentucky in 1821, and is 
 still living. The parental familj- numbered the 
 following children: William P., born in 1832, is 
 deceased; James A. is man led aud follows the 
 transfer business in Eureka, Kan.; Charles H.,born 
 in 1842, married Rebecca Biuk, and resides in Col- 
 orado; Francos, born in 184(), died in 1857; Emma, 
 born in 1849, died in 1860; Blatchford, born in 
 1856, is married and resides in Clayton: Alta, 
 born in 1861, died in 1874. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared under the 
 parental roof, his boyhood days being quietl}- 
 liassed in the usual manner of farmer lads. On 
 attaining his majority, he married Eliza A. Hoskins, 
 a daughter of Thomas A. Hoskins. She was born 
 in 1845, and their marriage was celebrated in 1864. 
 Two children have been born unto them: Pearl, 
 horn in 1869, is the wife of H. M. Williams, of 
 (|uincy; and Mary E., born in 1873, who is still 
 under the parental roof. 
 
 Mr. McCoy received from his father I2,60(i, 
 with which he purchased a tract of land of eighth- 
 acres for §50 per acre. His life has been a busy and 
 industrious one, and he has increased his landed 
 liossessions until Ins farm now comprises one hun- 
 dred and forty-six acres of laud, all under a high 
 state of cultivation. The home is a commodious 
 and pleasant ten-room residence, and all other im- 
 provements are in keeping with the dwelling. In 
 all its appointments the place seems complete, and 
 the McCo3- homestead is known as one of the 
 model farms of the community. 
 
 Mr. JMcCoy is a member of the Modern \Voo(l- 
 mcn Lodge und of the Orand Army. His wife is 
 a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 Prom])tcd l)y patriotic impulses, he responded to 
 his country's call when only seventeen years of 
 age, enlisting on the 17th of April, 1861, as a 
 member of the Tenth Illinois Infantry, and was a 
 member of that regiment threo moiiths when, Jus 
 
 time having expired, he re-enlisted in the Seven- 
 tieth Illinois Infantry, with which he was con- 
 nected for about four months, when he re-enlisted 
 in the One Hundred and Fifty-first Illinois In- 
 fantry, and served one year. He was then dis- 
 charged and returned home. He h.as ever been 
 a supporter of the Republican party, and has 
 served in several local ottices. He takes an active 
 interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the 
 community, and he is known .as a valued citizen 
 as well as a rci)rescntative farmer. 
 
 ylLLIABI F. (tIVLER. station agent on the 
 Wabash Railroad at Clayton, and agent 
 for the Pacific Express Company, was born 
 in Cumberland Count}-, Pa., in 1844, and is a son 
 of Henry and Elizabeth (Goodheart) Givler. The 
 father was born in 1817, and was a son of Henry 
 Givler, a native of Germany. His mother was a 
 daughter of John Bricker, one of the wealthiest 
 citizens of the community in which he resided. 
 The Goodheart family is also of German ori<j-in 
 and was quite prominent in the Fatherland. Henrv 
 Givler was one of several children, including the 
 following: Samuel, born in Cumberland County. 
 Pa., was married and followed farming in that 
 State. Mar}' is now the wife of Jacob High and re- 
 sides in this county. Nancy became the wife of 
 John Rhine, and came with her husband to Illinois 
 in 1852. She has since died, but her family resides 
 in Mt- Morris, III. Betsy Ann is the wife of the 
 Rev. Mr. Stone, a Presbyterian minister. After 
 the death of his first wife, Henry Givler, Sr., mar- 
 ried Miss Kline and they had three sons: Daniel: 
 William, who resides in this State; and Jeremiah, 
 who makes his home in Pennsylvania. All are 
 married. 
 
 The father of our subject was married, in 1836. 
 to Miss F^lizabeth Goodheart, who was born in 
 1815. Her death occurred in 1873, He is still 
 living upon a )";trm at lola, Kan, Tljp broUiers
 
 rolMliAil AM) l;i(M;i;\rii"( \i. i;i;(()in). 
 
 I.il 
 
 .■iiul >i>l<TS iif (Uir >uliji'Cl arc a> Inllnws: l>;i:ic 
 .M., luini in ('iiinlirihiiKl Ciiiinly, l':i., in 1^12. is 
 marrioil, and, willi liis fHinily of four vliildifii, rv- 
 lilies ill Missouri; Mary IC lioni in ('uiiil)i'rliiii(l 
 County in IHlii, married 'riicodorc Kit/.millcr. 
 who fnli>ltMi in llio Niiiety-foiirtli Illinois Infan- 
 try in till' lati' war and was kilii'<I at tiic liattic of 
 I'rairii- drove in IHC>:{; David A.. Iioin in CuiiiIm-i- 
 laiid (oniity, I'a., in \s[S, married Miss I-'itz- 
 j:erald, l>y wIkuii he lia> one sou. and folhiws 
 lijaeksmithiiig III lola, Ivan.; Anna, lioni in IH.'id, 
 is till' wife of Tihiiaii Morrison, of New Or- 
 leans, liy whom she has three ehildreii; Sainuel. 
 iiorii ill IH.") 1. married Miss Morrison and is I'liited 
 suites Mai-shal in Meade Center. Kan.; l.iiia. Iiorii 
 in 18.')><. is the wife of James Hilley. a farmer of 
 Kaiis:i>. and they have three ehildren. 
 
 The Siuliject of this sket<;li was educated in the 
 district schools and in Lexinirton, 111. lie aided 
 his father in the lilaeksmith siiop. and <it the age 
 of seventeen res|ionded to the eouutry's call for 
 troo()s, cnlistini; in the Thirty-third Illinois Infan- 
 try. In Septeinlier, he was sent to the front with 
 his command, wiiieli iliil duty in the Southwest. 
 He received a sunstroke in Arkansas and was sent 
 to St. Louis, lyiiii; in the hospital therefrom Octo- 
 ber until Decemher. when he \v;is discharged on 
 account of physical disahility. He still suffers from 
 injuries sustained in the service and receives a 
 pension from the Government. 
 
 After his dischaiire. .Mr. Ciivler returned to Lex- 
 ington, III., where he learned telegraphy. In Lex- 
 ington, in 18(iG. he wedded Mary M. Kent, ilanghter 
 of Klisha and Mary (.Mien) Kent, and a native of 
 Cherry Creek, N. Y., liorn in 1817. I'lito them have 
 been born two sons and a daughter: /.. II., born in 
 Lexington in 18(38. is an engineer on the Wabash 
 Railroad: .lessie L., born in 1870. is at home; and 
 Hugh, born in 1H72. is a forem.-in on the Wabash 
 Railroad. 
 
 For twelve years, .Mr. (iivler has held member- 
 ship with the Ba|)tist Church, to which his wife 
 also belongs. Their daughter is a member of the 
 church choir, al.so a teacher in the Sunday-school, 
 and isa young lady of more timii ordinaix ability, 
 StK'ially, Mr. <;i\h'r is conuecled with the .Masonic 
 fralernily.llieOdil IVjIow.i' lodge and llie (.iraml 
 
 .V liny of the Republic. 1 le i> a st:il\vai I Republiciii. 
 He proves a popular and ellicient agent and has 
 many friends in Clayton and thr suiroiinding 
 ciuiimiinit v. 
 
 m^-i-^-m^ 
 
 I1AK1.I> W. ( Ar(;ill.lN. tiie well-known 
 editor and proprietor of the Obnei-cer, is a 
 'f progressive and public-spirited citizen, de- 
 voting his best energies to the work of making a 
 newspaper that !*liall be a potent factor in the 
 upbuilding of IMainville. The Ohsr-rrpr is a sound 
 family paper, well sii])plied with solid and useful 
 information, and one of its interesting features is 
 the correspondence from various localities in the 
 county. 
 
 Mr. Caiighlin of this sketch was born in Fill- 
 more. .\ndrew County, .Mo., .luly ."i. IHCiO. and 
 was tlie eldest son of the Rev. .lohn W. Caiigh- 
 lin. a pioneer minister in the Methodist Church. 
 His boyhood days were spent in different por- 
 tions of Mi.ssoiiri. wherever his father w.as called 
 u|)on to preach, and early in life his inclin- 
 ations and t.'istes caused him to enter a priiitlng- 
 odiee. where he became ac(piaiiited with the art 
 of printing. When only nineteen years of age, 
 young Caughliii began business for himself, pub- 
 lishing the Slandunl a.\ .Savannah. .Mo., with which 
 he wiis actively connected, together with various 
 other journ.'ils in the State, until the fall of \MH. 
 
 In the spring of |8H!t. our subject came to Illi- 
 nois and. associating himself with C. II. Chiibliack. 
 established the IMainville 0<<S'';'C(>/', an undertaking 
 which at that time wjus regarded as very hazard- 
 ous by newspaper men. The enterprise, however, 
 was .'I success from the very lirst, and id Novem- 
 ber, I8!il, Mr. Canghlin bought his partner's in- 
 terest in the plant, whicli he has since conducted 
 alone. The usual ainoiint of praise and fault- 
 liiiiling li.'ts l)een iicasiired out to him as an editor, 
 but his character .'is a man of honor, iiitrgiitN and 
 public spirit li:is never been ipieetii>ned. 
 
 The lady to whom our subject w.-js married
 
 452 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPmCAL RECORD. 
 
 October 23, 1890, was Miss Aiiira M., daughter of 
 Ileiirv and Elvina C. Long. Tlieir union lias been 
 blessed by the bhth of one cliikl, a son, who bears 
 the name of .John II. Mr. and iMis. C'aughlin are 
 highlv respected in their coninuinit.v .nnd number 
 tlieir friends among its best residents. 
 
 fi? ORKNZO BULL. In bringing before the 
 I (© iHiblic the characteristics aud career of a suc- 
 jJL^^ cessful and prosperous person in life, a 
 lesson should be drawn thereforin that will scrre 
 some purpose. Life Is a struggle at the best, in 
 which onl.y a moderate number of the human fam- 
 ilv achieve marked success in its varied affairs; and 
 when an example can be presented showing that 
 lluough methods of integrity, industry and per- 
 severance the percentage of business and social 
 success can be augmented, it should inspire a spirit 
 of emulation, especially in young men. Thus it is 
 was with the subject of this sketch. 
 
 Lorenzo Bull, President of the State Savings, 
 Loan & Trust Comjiany, and a member of the firm 
 of L. & C. II. Bull, (^uincy. 111., was born in Hart 
 ford, Conn., March 21, 1819, and is on both sides 
 of the house a descendant of the Puritans, his 
 ancestors having been of the |)artv, who under the 
 Uev. Thomas Hooker, settled in Hartford in 16.34. 
 The grandfather, Isaac Bull, was a native of that 
 State, as was also Lorenzo Bull, father of our sub- 
 ject. The latter married Mi.ss Elizabeth Goodwin, 
 and of the children born to this worlhy couple our 
 subject was the eldest. His oiiportunities for an 
 education were limited to the district schools of 
 his native citj', which he left at the age of thirteen 
 years to remove to Quincj', arriving there on 
 the 11th of May, 18.33, being then fourteen years 
 of age. Owing to the long and expensive journey 
 to Illinois from Connecticut, occupying more than 
 a month, the money considered ample for his ex- 
 pen.ses when he left home hecame exhausted, and 
 young Bull reached Quiiicy in debt to hi.s com- 
 panions for necessary traveling expenses to the 
 
 amount of 13.50, and entirely dependent upon his 
 own efforts for his support. 
 
 This debt he soon paid off out of the small 
 salary earned in the office of Judge Henry II. 
 Snow, who then held most of the county otHces, 
 being at one time Clerk of the County Commission- 
 ers' Court, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder, 
 Judge of Probate, Notary Public and Justice of 
 the Peace, from all of which he derived but a mea- 
 gre support. The writing and practical work of 
 these offices was at once turned over to the young 
 clerk, under the direction of Judge Snow, who, al- 
 though skilled and competent for all the duties of 
 his various offices, was somewhat indisposed to the 
 performance of the labor incident thereto, and pre- 
 ferred to instruct and direct his clerk than to keep 
 records and prepare papers himself. He remained 
 with Judge Snow about two 3'ears, receiving for his 
 services the first \ear *6 per month, and for the 
 second year HO per month, besides his board in 
 Judge Snow's family. lie next accepted a situa- 
 tion in the store of Messrs. Holmes, Brown & Co., 
 then one of the most prominent business houses of 
 the city, and continued his connection with that 
 business through the various changes of firm 
 which succeeded one another — .S. & .S. Holmes, 
 Holmes et Co., and Holmes cVr Wood — until the year 
 1844; then, upon the settling up of the business of 
 Holmes <fe Wood, he formed a partnership with his 
 brother under the firm name of L. & C. H. Bull, and 
 opened a store for the sale of hardware and crock- 
 cry, at the place lately occupied by Holmes it- 
 Wood, where the business was continued for about 
 five years. Finding the buildings too small for 
 their increasing business, they built the large store 
 now occupied by JNIessrs. Austin A- Kohl and re- 
 moved to it in 1849, shortly afterward adding to 
 their business agricultural machines and new farm- 
 ing implements, then being introduced for the first 
 time. 
 
 These brothers continued a successful business in 
 this line until the year 1861, when they sold out 
 their mercantile businessand embarked in the bank- 
 ing business, removing to the corner of Fifth and 
 Maine Streets, at which location the business is 
 continued at the ])resent time. The firm of 1>. it C. 
 II. Bull now (1892) being forty-eight years old, is
 
 T^ 

 
 rditriJAir and I'.iocnAniicAL kixokd. 
 
 40.5 
 
 the oldcsit luisiiicss tinn in t^iiiiu'V. or in tliis purl 
 of till- Stale of Illinois. Mr. I.oronzo Hull wa.< 
 niarrii'd. in IHll. to Mj.ss Marirana II. IJcncilirt, 
 (lau-jlitt-r of Dr. William M. IVnodii-l. of Millliiir\ . 
 Worri'sti'r County. Mass., and sister of Mrs. N. 
 Itii>lini-li. of '^iiinc'v. 'I'liey liavc had six cliildren: 
 WiJIi.-un Benedict, Kli/.alietli Coodtvin, Marv Hra- 
 nian. Martraret Hunter, Lorenzo and .\niia Louise, 
 all iiviiiir exerpt Lorenzo, who died at the ajre of 
 ten years. Thesnlijeet of this sketch is also senior 
 partner of the lirni of L. .v W. 15. linii, owners of 
 the i^nincy Water Works. For ahout twenty 
 years, Mr. Uull was President of the (^uincy Horse 
 Kailway Company, and is interested in several 
 other puhlic and piivate enterprises. He has al- 
 ways tiiken an active part in all matters pertaininif 
 to (^nincy's best welfare, and has always rontri- 
 liuted largely to the iirowth and prosperity Of this 
 city during his long residence here, extending over 
 a period of almost sixty years. His residence is at 
 Nti. l.').'i() Maine Street, a sulistJintinl hou.sc situated 
 in the center of a large hlock; the grounds are 
 lieautifully laid out and are graced with numerous 
 shade trees. Mr. Hull has been n uieniher of the 
 Ct)ngregational Church for the i)ast Ihiity-live 
 years, to which he has licen a lilierni contribu- 
 tor. In politics, he has been a l{(i)ul)lican since 
 the organization of that paity. 
 
 ^.DHKKT S. HKNNKsoN. a wealthy retired 
 lumberman of (^uincy, 111., w.is born near the 
 
 village of Newark. Del., December .'». I8M7. 
 ^ His fathei, 'I'honias Henneson. was a native 
 of the Isle of Krin. ami by occupation was a boot 
 and shoe dealer the greater portion of hi-- life. 
 He was also a preacher of the Congi'egation:il 
 Church, though he woubl never receive pM\ for 
 his services. The mother of the subject of this 
 sketch was ,Iano Carlyle, also a native of lr ' 
 who emigrated lo the liiiled Sv, , 
 
 tier marriage, and in ;' ' ....iiin\ passed the re- 
 
 90 
 
 mainder of her ilays. HoU'rl .S. Henneson pisseil 
 his bo\ hood in his native town, wheie his .schol- 
 astic education was aciiuired in private schools, 
 but when a mere lad he began carrying the mail 
 between Christiana Hridge and Newark; but in 
 IH-2H he gave up this occupation and wont to- 
 Philadelphia, Pa., where he began learning the trade 
 of a carpenter, and after becoming familiar with 
 its intricacies he followed it in I'hiladelphia for a 
 number of years as a builder and eontr.actor. On 
 the Hith of August, 1h:{7, he came to (^uincy, 111., 
 ami after a few years devoted to his trade he em- 
 barked in the lumber business. 
 
 While occupied as a contractor, he erected many 
 of tlic best houses and residences and assist<>d in 
 the erection of "Hoscoi)eI," the home of (Jen. 
 .Singleton, three miles from (^uiucy. In 1K12. he 
 went to (iraud Ua|iids, Wis., and engaged in 
 running lumber on the Wisconsin River, and a few 
 months later he returned to </uincy and foiined a 
 |>artnership with William Dickhut. who died in 
 August, lH!t2. They continued t<i do business as a 
 tirm for sixteen years. At the end of this time 
 these gentlem.an dissolved the partnership, which 
 had been very profitable to each from a flnancinl 
 slaiidpf>int. as well as a thorough and practical 
 .school of experience. During these sixteen vears, 
 Mr. Henneson w.a.s a member of the School Hoai-d 
 and for several years was President of that honor- 
 able and useful body. He was a strong ailvocate 
 of the public school system, ."ind. in fact, all educa- 
 tional institutions, while, assisted by ('apt. .losepli 
 Artus, he was largely instrumental in bringing the 
 public school system of t^uincy up to its present 
 high standard. He w.as also the prime mover in 
 having a law passed that has resulted in much 
 good for the schools of the city. 
 
 Mr. Heiiiieson served as .Mderman three veai-s. 
 and III IHl'il was elected Mayor of (^iiiiicy on the 
 Kepublican ti<'ket. He w.as a st<K'kliolder and 
 Director of the «^uiiicy S.-ivingsand Insurance Coiii- 
 paiiv. which was sub^e<plenlly merged into the 
 Kiist National Hank of (^iiiiicv. .•ind for several 
 vears was one of its Directors. He w;is one of the 
 organizers of the .\, II. Whitney Organ Company 
 ■ ::v, which Is ouo of its most sniisi.antial 
 eiiler|irises, H'' lb''"* •ver boeii the soul of geit»
 
 456 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 erositv. and donated the ground on which the 
 riiiiaiiaii C'hiinl] of (^iiincy is erected. lie has 
 been a wortiiy member of this church for over 
 half a century, and lias served as one of its 
 trustees fur a niiinber of years. During his hnig 
 years of residence in tliis city, he h.as been a quiet 
 and unostentatious dispenser of charily in that 
 practical way wliich experience has demonstrated 
 as giving the best results. His accumulation of 
 weallli lias been very considerable, and besides be- 
 ing the owner of a line brick block and a f.actory 
 building he is the owner of many dwelling houses 
 wliich he rents. 
 
 December 4, lb42, our subject married Electa 
 Ann.a daughter of Daniel H. and Wealthy Park. She 
 was born in Hoyalton, Vt., October o, 1810, and 
 dieil December 14, 1879, having become the 
 nioilier of four daughters: Alice A., wife of HeniT 
 A. Farwell of Massachusetts; Anna .1., wife of Dr. 
 Robert W. McMahan, surgeon of the Soldiers' 
 and Sailors' Home at Quincy; Susan C. wife of 
 George M. Janes, attorney at (Quincy, and Cora 
 Agnes, a graduate of the University of Michigan 
 as well as of the law department of that institu- 
 tion. She has also the honor of having had a 
 fellowship at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. 
 Her education has been supplemented l)y extensive 
 travels, she having recently made a trip around the 
 world. At present she is engaged in literaiy work 
 in Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. McMahan is also a 
 woman of broad literary attainments. She has 
 been a contrilmtor to the Forum and other maga- 
 zines and iieriodicals of like character, besides 
 having recently edited publication of the best let- 
 ters of Cowper and Walpole. For several terms 
 she has been President of the "Friends in Council," 
 the leading literary club of (Quincy. It ma_y be 
 here stated, tliat all the daughters of Jlr. Benneson 
 have received careful and liberal educational ad- 
 vantages. 
 
 Tlie present wife of Mr. Benneson was Miss 
 Pliiebe -\. Xorris, a resident of INIelrose. near Bos- 
 ton, Mass., whom he married in October. 1884. She 
 is a lady who has liad fine advantages for education 
 and culture in the best schools of Massachusetts, 
 M;id for some years she was a to.acher, while for ten 
 yc;i: < previous to lier lunri'iage slic was ;x iiiembec 
 
 of the School Board at Melrose, also Trustee of 
 the Pulilic Lilnary. As a woman of refinement 
 and culture, she has been received into the best 
 circles of society in this part of the State, and her 
 energies are ahvays directed toward promoting the 
 best interests of education and philanthropic ob- 
 jects. While a resident of Boston, she had the 
 rare advantage of an acquaintance with the most 
 renowned literary men and women, whose genius 
 has shed luster on the literature of our country. 
 Altliough Mr. Benneson is now in his eiglit3- 
 fiftli year, he sliows but little the ravages of time, 
 either mentally or physically, for he still has an 
 upright and dignified carriage and his mind is as 
 clear as of jore. His knowledge of men, like his 
 knowledge of business affairs, is of a broad char- 
 actei', ac(iuiied by years of experience and close 
 observation, and his accumulation of wealth has 
 in no way affected his manner or his customs in 
 dealing witli those who are brought in contact 
 with him. He is at all times thoroughly Demo- 
 cratic, and as genial and kindly as he was in the 
 days of his early struggles. Politically, he is 
 a stanch Reiiublican, but has never been a seeker 
 after preferment. 
 
 / ^^^*^*^*^"^^«^^^-" 
 
 ENRY B. VOLK, F'oreman of the Barlow 
 Corn Planter Foundry, of Quincy. III. Hu- 
 man energy, composed of will power and 
 physical strength, is a force that usually 
 secures great achievements. When it is fonnd in 
 a man otherwise well balanced, be is generally 
 found successful in whatever vocation of life he is 
 engaged. It is a restless gift of nature, which in- 
 spires activity, and, when iiroperly directed. carries 
 forward plans and pur|»oses, and secures tiie de- 
 sired results A man without energy is like an 
 engine without steam. I'lie talents of men are as 
 varied as are the fields of their employmenl. and 
 when a boy or young man can discern his gifts 
 and will apply his energy in the direction they 
 point, he is generally sure of success,
 
 roIMlJMT AMJ JnuiJUAI'IlH AI, liKCdlM). 
 
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 An illii.-tinliiiii of tins \.\\iv of iii;in is found 
 in IK'urv It. \'olk. wlio inliciitoil liis eni'ijfv and 
 licrscvfrnnci' fioni liis .slurdv (loiinan aiK'i'>li\. 
 Ill" i.x H njitivo of Itatnviii. (W-ncsct' County, N. 
 Y., wluTC lie \vii;i liorn AulmisI 31. IK-Ki, a i>on 
 of CoiiU'lius (i. \olk ami Maithn I.. (Harlow) 
 X'olk. till' lalti'i- a >istci' of Joscpli V. IJnilow. one 
 of <^uin(\'s nio>t honored c-ilizi'ns. (A >ki'kli of 
 CoiMu'liiis (I. N'olk occurs elsewhere in this vol- 
 ume.) 'I'lip ?^ul>jert of this sketch wa.-^ tiie cldcsl of 
 two children, the other niemher of the family 
 beinfi C, f!. \oIk. .Ir., President of the linn of 
 \'<)lk, .Tones A- .McMein, of <^uiney. 111. Henry B. 
 was {^iven the advantajjes of the well-eondiicted 
 schools of \)iiiniy in his hoylioiMl, anil while pur- 
 siiinji the |>athsof learninir his career was marked 
 liy rapid |iro<;ress and I'nriiesl apiilication. 
 
 Ipon le.-ivinfr school, he hejian his business ca- 
 reer as a diy-sjdods clerk in the store of .loseph 
 Neike, of (^uiiicy. where he continued to remain 
 until IM(il,when the threatening attitude of po- 
 litical affairs occupied his serious attention and he 
 became an ardent >upporter of the cause of the 
 I'nion. and so enlisted in Company C, Si.vteenth 
 Illinois I nfantry. servinj; under Col. Sniilh from 
 IMtil until the close of the eonlllct, in the capacity 
 of Orderly. He wa.'- in the engagement at Nash- 
 ville. Tenn., and was mustered out of the service 
 at Louisville, Ky., and returned home to once 
 more take upon himself the affairs of everyday 
 life. He entered the i-mploy of .lo>^eph C. IJarlow 
 .as Foreman and Superintendent of the foundry 
 department, which position he has held for the 
 past twenty yeai-s, and has hcen with the liiin 
 twenty-seven yeai-s. He is a natural machini^t 
 and has shown much executive aliilitv in linrid- 
 ling the lurge force he h.a> uniler him. pi'oving 
 himself most faithful and ellicient. lie has con- 
 ducted his department of the work> in a manner 
 that merits the approval of all who have an.\ 
 knowledge of it.s numerous and <iiierou> dulio, 
 and has done hi> full >hare in making the estali- 
 lishmenl one of the laigest of the kind in the 
 State. His ha.* Iiecn the career and succes- of a 
 man of purpose :inil energy, who started in life 
 «illiout means, who >aved his earnings ami who is 
 niiw in good cirCUinstanci- as H lesiill, 
 
 In l.tTo, lie was niarrieil to .Mis,s s. .1. (;avett, of 
 Louisa. Ky., and their union has prtived a very 
 happy iMie. Mr. \'olk i> a mendier of Lamliert 
 Lodge No. ti.">!l. A. F. A- A. M.; the K. of P.; John 
 Wood I'ost, (J. A. H.; the .Modern Woodmen, and 
 the Moulder>' liiion. Politically, he is a !{ep»il)- 
 lican and he has long heen connected with the 
 Wrniont Street Haiitisl Church, 
 
 -^=^3?' 
 
 i>-^^^^ 
 
 OHKIM' W UK. Ill' was liorn in Virginia in 
 HH(l, and was one of six sons and six 
 il.'iughters, three of wlK)m are now living 
 >^ The parents. .lolm and Sarah Wright, were 
 liotli natives of the Old Dominii^in. I'nder the 
 |)arental loof our sulijeet was reared, and in the 
 common schools ac(|iiired his education. 
 
 .Mr. Wiight wa> joined in wedlock with Vir- 
 ginia Fealheringil. on the 2.'?d of .lanuary, I8.">3. 
 The lady wa> horn In Kentucky in \Mi. They 
 liecanie the parents of eight children. Imt two .sons 
 died in infancy. The reniainiuir children are Clara, 
 who was horn In IH;-»."), and l~ the wife of .lohn 
 Dcrrcnkanip, a lailroad man of St. Louis; Charles, 
 horn in IH,")7. ni.-irried Lizzie Hartoldrus, aii<l is a 
 farmer of Kellervillc; .lohn. horn In 1 H,")!), wedded 
 Mary Nokes, and resides in I'eoria: Olla, horn in 
 IKiil, married A. 1). Canipliell, andri-sides in I'lay- 
 ton; .\nna, horn in 1804, is the wife of F^d Kerley, 
 a farmer; Delia, horn in 1H(18. is the wife of .lohn 
 Ki'ilcy. also an agriculturi.>-f. 
 
 'I'hroughout his enlii'e life. .Mr. Wright followed 
 the occupation of farming. He was a successful 
 husiness man. sagacious and far-sighted, anil met 
 with a wcll-rle.served pre)Sperity. ,\t the time of 
 lii> death, he owned a well-improved farm of two 
 hundred and sixty acres, which le.-ives his widow 
 in comforlahle cirgumslances. In politics, he was 
 a stalwart Kepuhllcui, hut was never an ollice- 
 seeker. Soon after their marriage, he and his wife 
 imiliil with the Haptist Church, and he was ever 
 afterward activi' in Its work, and one of its coii- 
 sjsteill incinlieis, Hi' ^aM> llher.ilU to its Mi|(|K>|t,
 
 458 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and was ever earnestl}' laboring to promote its 
 best interests. 
 
 Among his last works was liis establishment of 
 the Bai)tist Cliureli in Kellerville. He gave the 
 ground and 1.50 to start a subscription, and w.as 
 tlie eflleient Cliairnian of the Building Committee. 
 At the time of iiis death, the church building was 
 finished ready for seating, but had not yet been 
 cleaned, and the family arranged to hold the fun- 
 eral services in the home. That his friends and 
 fellow-members appreciated liis labors, is shown by 
 tiie fact that before the hour of the funeral they 
 cle;ine:l the church, wreathed the pulpit, windows 
 and doors in black and evergreen, made other ap- 
 pro|)riate decorations, and seated it for the congre- 
 gation. Then word was sent to the familj', who, 
 even in their sorrow, were happily surprised, and 
 ihankfully accepted the invitation, and repaired 
 to tiie church. Thus the first service held in the 
 house of worship was for the noble man who had 
 been instrumental in its building. He passed 
 away in August, 1883, at the age of fiftj^-two years, 
 two months and twelve days. He was a kind and 
 loving husband and father, a faitliful neigiibor 
 and a devoted Christian. 
 
 /^ HHISTOPHER WEBER, Police Clerk at tlic 
 (ll n ^^^y Hal'i is <i 'Infill t)f more than ordinary 
 ^^^' executive ability, and lu his present capa- 
 cit3' is serving the city as a most efficient officer. 
 He is a native of Switzerland, born in the Canton 
 of Glarus, September 2, 1838, and is the son of 
 Jacob and Ursula (Stusee) Weber, both born in 
 Switzerland, the fatlier being a wood engraver by 
 occupation. About 1843, the parents crossed the 
 ocean to America and landed in New Orleans, 
 wliere they remained but a short time, and then 
 went up the river lo St. Louis; from there they 
 came direct to Highland, Madison County, III., 
 where there was a Swiss settlement, the same hav- 
 ing been formed in 1H32. 
 ()U)' subject was but live years of age when hy 
 
 crossed the ocean to America, and consequently 
 but little is remembered by him of his native 
 country. I'litil eleven years of age, he attended 
 the district schools, after which he left home and 
 came to t^uincy. He received the remainder of his 
 education in the schools of this city. After put- 
 ting aside his scliool books, he started out lo fight 
 his own way in life and make his own living. He 
 was first emi)loyed in the drug store of Dr. Doway 
 which position he held until Feliruar}', IHGl, when 
 he made a tri[) to Europe, visiting England, Ger- 
 many, France, Italy and Switzerland. He spent 
 one year abroad, and, returning lo (.^uinc3- in the 
 s[)ring of 1802, took charge of the medical depart- 
 ment of the hospitals in this city, five in numlier, 
 and this position he filled for about a year and a 
 half. 
 
 In 1864, a desire to engage in some laudable en- 
 terprise on his own account took possession of him 
 and he embarked in the drug business. This busi- 
 ness he conducted until 1867. when he was aj)- 
 pointed by the Interior Department as Govern- 
 ment store-keeper for Curtis & Bush's distillery, 
 located in (^nincy. This position he held for a 
 year and a half, and from 1868 to 1870 he was en- 
 gaged in the insurance business. In 1871, he was 
 elected for the term of one year as Collector of 
 Taxes, and re-elected to the same position in 1872. 
 From 1873 to 1876, Mr. Weber was engaged in 
 the insurance business, and in the spring of 1877, 
 he was appointed as First Sergeant of Police at 
 t^uincy. He discharged the duties of this position 
 in a very satisfactory manner until 1884, when he 
 was appointed Secretary of the Board of Health, 
 and was .an incumbent of that position for two 
 years. In 1887, he was appointed Police Clerk, 
 and is now discliarging the duties of that position 
 in a manner tliat redects credit upon himself and 
 his constituents. 
 
 As a politician, Mv. Weber is a stanch supporter 
 of the platform of the Republican party, and ex- 
 pects lo see the good old jiarty triumph over all 
 opposition. September 1, 18f!4, he was united 
 in marriage to Miss Caroline Hutf, (laughter of 
 Jacob Ruff, of (^uincy. and they have three sons 
 and two daughters, who are in the order of 
 \.\my births as follows; Carl K,, a machinist;
 
 HON .J. M . RUDDELL.
 
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 l.iiui> r.. jcwi-liT ill (iaiiv-liiirjf. III.; IniUi iik ( .. 
 !i iiiMcliinist : Ncttio K.. ii'.-idiiii; in (inlc^luiif;. III.; 
 and Kinnin r.. :it luniic. .Mr. Wclior lin.s ii very 
 nice lioiiip !il No. .">! 1 State Street, niul is a man who 
 lia.s won tlie re<;aitl of all by lii." staliilily ami np- 
 ri^'lit. lioiKiraltle condiiet in every walk of life. 
 lie is wiile-a\v:ike ;iii(l the rijjlil man in the riijhl 
 place. 
 
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 It^^ ()N. .lOlIN .M. KlDDKl.l.. The statesman- 
 fanner whose hioiiiaiihy it now becomes 
 
 ,yy our ple.isure to write has lived upon his 
 i(^ present faiin in section 1, Trsa Township, 
 since IH.'J.'i, and he and his faithful wife have re- 
 sided together in this township for sixty years. 
 
 The father of our subject, Rev. Stephen Huddell, 
 was a native of C'ulpeper County, Va.. and was 
 Itorn in 176X. He wius the son of Isaac Kuddell, 
 who also was lM)rn in \'irsrinin and moved his 
 family to Kentucky, settling in Hourbon County, 
 where he built what is still known as Hiiddell's 
 .Mills. lie was a soldier in the Hevoliitionary War 
 and a Captain in a Kentucky company against the 
 Inilians. The mother of our subject was in her 
 maiilcn days Su.san David, ami was a native of 
 C'ulpeper County, born in 1780. Iler father, 
 William David, emigrated from (ierniany to \'ir- 
 giiiia. later moved to Kentucky and settled in 
 liourlton County. 
 
 In 178(t. during a fight between the whi'es and 
 1 ndians, the Huddells were in a fort at Huddell 
 .Martin .Station and the Indians captured the whole 
 party. They took Capt. I.saac to Canada, and the 
 rest to the liig Miami Kiver. and kept them among 
 the Shawnces and the Delawares until all were re- 
 deemed except two boys, the father of our subject 
 and a younger brother. .Stephen Kuddell lived 
 with the Indians for liftccn years, and then re- 
 turned hoiTie, niariied, and afterward went back 
 and remained several years preaching among them. 
 He nioveil fnuii Keiituckv to I'ike Countv. .Mo., in 
 
 1817 and sfitled on a farm there. Iiul in IH2'.t he 
 sold out and came to Illinois and made a home on 
 section IM. I'rsa Township. \'ery few families 
 were there at that time, and the distances resembled 
 the present miles between towns. .Vt the time of 
 his death, in IK 10. he left four cliiidreii by his 
 thir<l marriage and three by a former one. (hir 
 subject and two sistei-s by the third marriage — 
 Mi's. Susannah (Jrimcs, of Dixie, Wash., and Mrs. 
 Mary K. .U)rdan. of I'leasanl ville. Iowa — are the 
 only survivors. Ste|ihen Huddell joiiieil the Bap- 
 tist Church at an early day. but later Itecamo a 
 preacher in the Christian dciioinination. He es- 
 l.ablished the lii-sl Christian Church in I'lsa Town- 
 ship, and continued his ministry for thirty-live 
 years. He was a Whig in politics. 
 
 Our subject was born in Hotirboii Ctmiily, Ky., 
 September 28, 1812, and was seventeen years old 
 when he came to I'rsa Township. He received a 
 very limite<l amount of sclujoling from books, but 
 with such a father he could not grow up ignorant. 
 He has always followed an agricultural life, and 
 when a young man w.as considered a good hunter. 
 He remembers seeing many Indians, and the woods 
 around his luune were full of fleer, wolves, In-ars. 
 and even panther. 
 
 When twenty years old. our subject began for 
 himself by first providing liiiiiseif with a gixid 
 wife. He w.as married .March 2», 1832, to .Martha 
 Ann Diinlap, who was born April 28, 1813, in 
 Mercer CVmiity, Ky.. a daughter of .lohii and Nel- 
 lie Dunlap. The father of Mrs. Huddell was a 
 native of .'^oulli Carolina and was born iii 177o. 
 llr was married in Kenliick\'. and lived there until 
 1H26. His wife, who was also a native of South 
 Carolina, was born in 17(>'.l and died in 1H2;!. In 
 lH2li. Mr. Dunlap moved to Missouri, whenc*' he 
 came in 18;{0 to Illinois and settled on section '.t, 
 .Mendon Township. He died in 18.')4 at the home 
 of our subject while on a visit there. 
 
 In 18:i.'i. .Mr. Huddell came to the home where 
 he lia-s ever since lived, and he and his wife are 
 bs' far the oldest settlei-s here. He cleared and 
 imprt)ved the farm and soon began to enjfiy pio- 
 neer life. When he began, he had no land, but 
 he pre-empte<l. later sold out and bou<;lit this 
 place, and ihhv Ii:i> one limidied and forty acres.
 
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 He and his wife have had eleven children, but only 
 four are now living: Margaret, who is the widow of 
 Jacob Wiester, 1ms one child; Oeorge, wliose home 
 is in Andrew County, Mo., married Miss Josephine 
 Feathenngill and has six children; Mary C, Mrs. 
 James R. Nelson, lives in Idaho and lias ten chil- 
 dren; James T., a resident of I'rsa Township, mar- 
 ried Sarah E. Jenkins, and has four children. Mr. 
 Rnddell had three sons and a son-in-law (Jacob 
 Wiester) in the Civil War. William D. was Cap- 
 tain of Company B, Seventy-eighth-lllinois Infan- 
 try, and was wounded at Savannah, Ga.; John D. 
 served as Lieutenant in Company B, Fiftieth Illi- 
 nois Infantry; George H. and Mr. Wiester were 
 members of Compan\' B, Seventj'-eighth Illinois 
 Infantry. Mr. Ruddell saw some jniiitary service 
 himself, as he enlisted in Capt. IMartin's company 
 in the B\a.ck Hawk War. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ruddell and their children are 
 members of the Christian Church, and he has been 
 an Elder in that body for forty years. He has 
 been an active Democrat all his life, and liis first 
 vote was for Andrew Jackson, on his second term. 
 He has been Supervisor of Ursa Township for fif- 
 teen years, and served in the State Legislature in 
 the sessions of 1846-47. He and his wife are pass 
 ing the twilight of their lives together, with every 
 comfort of life around them, and the wish of theii' 
 many friends is that tliey may long be spared. 
 
 ON. SAMUEL MILEIIAM, M. D., a prom- 
 ' inent ph_ysician and skillful surgeon of 
 Camp Point, is a native of Crittenden, 
 ^ Grant County, Ky., born December 22, 
 1830. His father. Ebenezer, who was born near 
 Guilford (Jourt House, N. C, was a Methodist min- 
 ister who came to Kentucky when young and 
 became one of the early settlers of that State, 
 where he owned a large tract of land and where 
 he died in 18.32, when yet a young man. His 
 wife was Ann Dougherty, a native of Kentucky, 
 but of Scotcli-hish descent, her parents having 
 
 emigrated from Ireland. She died in 1876, aged 
 seventy-four years. The grandfather of (uir sub- 
 ject, for whom he was named, emigrated from 
 England and settled in North Carolina. 
 
 Our subject is the eighth of nine children, five 
 of whom are living. His boyhood days were 
 passed on a farm and his eai-ly education was ob- 
 tained at the district school, with its log house, 
 slab seats and greased-papei- windows. In 1849, 
 he entei'ed the Baptist College at Covington, Ky., 
 and in 1850 he entered the Ohio Medical College 
 at Cincinnati. He had previously read medicine 
 with Drs. Chambers and E^■ins, two prominent 
 physicians of Covington. He graduated in 18.')6, 
 and immediately located in Cynthiana, Ind.. and 
 began pr.acticing, but in a few months lie returned 
 to Covington and spent several montlis in a gen- 
 eral review of his medical studies in the Ohio 
 Medical College. He has done this several times 
 since. In 1857, he came to liuincy. 111., and, after 
 practicing there a short time, he located at Cam|) 
 Point, where he has since built up a splendid [irac- 
 tice. 
 
 The Doctor entered the army as a surgeon and 
 w.as ordered to Nashville, Tenn., where he jiassed 
 the examination and was assigned to dutj'. His first 
 duties were performed in the Cumberland Field 
 Hospital, three miles from N.ashville. He was 
 then ordered to the general hospital, No. 15, in 
 that city, where he remained until the capture of 
 Atlanta, and in the fall of 1865 he returned home 
 and resumed the practice of his profession. 
 
 In 1879, our subject was elected a Representa- 
 tive to the Thirty-fourth (Jeneral Assembly on the 
 Democratic ticket, and served with great credit to 
 himself and his constituents, and Avas re-elected to 
 the Thirty-lifth (ieneial Assembly, running far 
 ahead of his ticket. He was the Chairman of the 
 Committee on State Institutions, and a member of 
 the Committee on State Revenue and Education, 
 and not only was very prominent on these com- 
 mittees, but introduced several bills that have since 
 become laws. He was the first man in his State to 
 introduce a bill to compel druggists to pass an 
 examination and be (jiialified l\v service in a drug 
 store licfore engaging in the drug Iiusiness. 
 Another of his bills provide(l that railroad con-
 
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 diictors and sleniiiLxmt captaiii> slioiild liavu the 
 right III arrol ami compel all passengers to |tre- 
 serve a proper (ilisfrvance of ilwciicy and the 
 rights of others. lie al.-o introdiued a liill ex- 
 empting cMlizens from i>aying Ijixes on land used 
 ax liigliway,--. He has always licen a DenKK-rat. liiit 
 lately has not tak<'n as active an interest in poli- 
 tics as formerly. He is ;i nicmher of the .Vdanis 
 I'onnty Medical .Vs'iociation and the State Medical 
 .Society. 'I'lie Doctor has not confined himself to 
 his pra<-ticc entirely, as he has a nice farm of one 
 hundred and sixty acres of land in Iowa, and 
 alM>nt eight hundred acres in Illinoi-^. and he gives 
 some of his attention to farming. He also has 
 consideralilc city property :ind owns a nice home 
 in Camp I'oint. 
 
 The l)">clor has heen twice married, his first wife 
 U'ing Harriet Newell, hy whom he had one daugh- 
 ter, Lotta I., wife of (uant Newell, a lawyer in 
 Chicago. His second marriage was with Martha 
 .1. Castle, of Camp Point, III., the ceremony taking 
 place Novemlier ."), IHH'2. He has heen very suc- 
 cessful in lii> practice and has never refused assist- 
 ance to any one, whether lich or poor. He is a 
 highly respected citizen and a self-made man. 
 
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 AMIKI. II. K.MI'.UV. .Ii;.. is ihc well-known 
 ^^^ .Manager of the Illinois I>i\'ision of the 
 .Vnicric.nn .Straw Hoard Company of Chi- 
 <;iiri>. III., which company has pl:int> at 
 i^uincy, I'.ockporl and Wilmington, III., the gen- 
 eral olllcc lieini: in the Piillm.-ui Hiiildiiig. Chicago. 
 Tlic<^uin<-y plant was purchased in .Inly. 1889, 
 ami «a.- placed under .Mr. Kmery's management, 
 which position he filled prior to its piiich!i>c. He 
 is tlK»ronghly acipiaintcd with .all the dcpni imi(iiI> 
 connect^'d with the works. 'I'his is an industry 
 thai h.as grown to vast proportions in this coun- 
 try, and the .\iiici ican Straw Ho.ird Companv. Iiv 
 reason of ib* rcMMirees and the extent of its opera- 
 tions, is recognized as the leading represent.-itive 
 in this line of li;ide. This company is the largest 
 
 concern of the kind on the two hemispheres, and the 
 secret of its rapid growth lies in the fact that the 
 eom])any started out on the principle of supplying 
 the trade with the hesi class of go.)ds at the lowest 
 possible prices. It was i)rompt in siii)plying its 
 orders, and dealt liherally with its patrons. 
 
 .Mr. Kmery was horn in Taunton. Mass., in Aug- 
 ust, 184(1, and is the eldest living son of l{ev. S. 
 H<»l>kins Kincry. I). D., who is now a resident of 
 Taunton, .Mass., where he is pastor of the Congre- 
 gational Church, although he was a resident of 
 
 • ^uincy from l«.jj to tHG'J. The maiden name of 
 his wife was .lulia Heed, of Taunton, a daughter of 
 William Heed, who was of Knglish descent. The 
 siihject of this sketch w.as educated at Bristol .\cad- 
 emy, in the city of Taunton, where he was thor- 
 oughly fitted for college, and in IS.")-! he entered 
 thai noted and admirahle institution of learning, 
 Harvard College, hut left it the following year to 
 enter Amherst College, where he pui-sued his stud- 
 ies for one year. In 18')(;, he came to (^uiney. III., 
 and remained here until IKT'.t. when he rclurned 
 to Ma.ssacliusetts and entered the Law School of 
 Harvard rniversilv. which he attended from IHTlP 
 to IHHl, after which he practiced his profession in 
 Boston, Ma.s.s. After some time, he decided to re- 
 turn to the West, and upon reaching the city of 
 (■iiiincy he as.sociated himself with the (^iiincy 
 Paper Comi)any. of which liichard I-". Newcomli 
 w.as President. .Mr. Kmery becoming \' ice-president. 
 It was under this management up to IHK'.), when 
 the mills were sold, and the company was re- 
 organized and became the .\merican Straw Bo:iid 
 Com|iany, Mr. Kmery becoming .Manager ol the 
 (iiiincy plant, which is one of the .solid institutions 
 of the city. 
 
 Mr. Kmery is a stockholder and Direclor of 
 the Channon-Kinerv Stove Company, as well a.s of 
 the Klectric Wheel Company of (^uincy. In IHC.'i. 
 he was married to Miss .Mary M. .McCliire. dauirli- 
 ter of the |{ev. Alexander \\ . .McClure, I). D.. of 
 Cai nsbiirgh, P:i. .Mr. and .Mrs. Imiumv have 
 
 • inly one child, Constance. In IHTn. .Mr. Ivmerv 
 received the degree of .\. M. from Amherst Col- 
 lege, and LL. B. from Harvard College in 1mm2. 
 He pos>esses an intellect of a high order, which 
 has Im-cii strengtheiiecl and enriched b\ ihe hiirjiot
 
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 POrJTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 culture, and his flue mind has had ample scope in 
 enlarging and extending the business connections 
 of the establishment with which he is connected. 
 He is a sagacious and far-seeing man of business, 
 and in all the relations of life he is a most estimable 
 citizen. Quietl}- and unostentatiously he gives 
 generouslj^ to such charities as commend them- 
 selves to his judgment, and his steadfast friend- 
 ship, his wise counsels and substantial assistance 
 have been the means of helping Jiiany over rough 
 and rugged paths. i\Ir. Emery is of the stuff of 
 which model citizens are made, and his career has 
 been a clean and honorable one. He has always 
 been a stanch supporter of Republican principles, 
 and he and his estimable wife are worthy members 
 of the Church of the Good Sliepherd. 
 
 ^ AV. MEYER is the competent and faithful 
 Cashier of the First National Bank of 
 Quincy, 111., with which noted flnancial 
 institution he has been connected for a number of 
 yeare. He was born in Berne, Oldenburg, Ger- 
 many, December 9, 1830, was- educated in his 
 native land, and at the age of thirteen years emi- 
 grated to the United States and for some time was 
 a resident of Milwaukee. In 1851, he went to St. 
 Louis, Mo., where he followed the calling of a 
 clerk for ten years, but since 18G1 has been a 
 resident of Quinc}". Soon after locating here, he, 
 in company with Louis Buddee and G. F. Meyer, 
 opened the first wholesale grocery house in the 
 city; and such admirable business men were they, 
 that their connections were rapidl}' extended and 
 they were soon doing a successful business; but 
 owing to failing health, Mr. Meyer was compelled 
 to give up the work and retire from the business 
 in 1867. He concluded that a trip to Europe 
 would be beneficial, and soon after reaching that 
 country was rejoiced to find that he was almost 
 completely restored to his old-time vigor, and 
 accordingly returned once more to (Quincy. 
 
 iMr. Meyer's active disposition did not long 
 allow hun to remain in a state of idleness, and he 
 at once formed a co-partnership with his former 
 associate, INIr. Buddee, and the firm was soon do- 
 ing a business of enormous proportions. Two 
 years later, they consolidated with Mr. W. S. 
 AVarfield, and some time after Mr. Buddee retired 
 from the business and the firm then became known 
 as Warfield & Meyer. Mr. Me^-er was extensively 
 interested, financially, in the First National Bank, 
 and with the view to bettering his flnancial condi- 
 tion, as well as to engage in an occupation more 
 congenial to his l.astes, retired from the grocery 
 business to accept the position of Ca?hicr of the 
 Bank. This position he still holds, and directs 
 its affairs with the same remarkable judgment and 
 clearness that have characterized his business meth- 
 ods from early manhood and have placed him in 
 a position of wealth and affluence at the present. 
 He is a banker of experience and sound judgment, 
 and his services in this bank, in the interest of its 
 customers, have been characterized b}' fidelity- and 
 a strict adherence to the most equitable consider- 
 ations. 
 
 In addition to the onerous duties of Cashier, 
 he discharges the duties of Ti'easnrer of the Street 
 Railway Company of (Quincy, is Treasurer of the 
 Arrow Rock Mining and Milling Company, a 
 Director in the A. H. Whitney Organ Company, 
 and was formerly Treasurer of the Wellman Ar Dwire 
 Tobacco Company. He is also Treasurer of the 
 Quincy Library Association. In disposition, he is 
 agreeable, cordial and sincere, very conscientious 
 and energetic, and is ever ready to extend a hand 
 to those who have been less fortunate than him.self, 
 and to aid with both purse and influence enter- 
 prises for the good of his communit}'. His busi- 
 ness career has been characterized by the strictest 
 honesty, and to-day be is in the enjoyment of a 
 handsome competency, the result of his own labors, 
 and the well-deserved regard of his acquaintances. 
 A Republican in politics, he is a believer and sup- 
 V)Orter of a protective tariff, and at all times sup- 
 ports the measures of that party with earnestness 
 and zeal. In 1861, he was married to Miss I-Clea- 
 nore Reyland, of (Quincy, and they are the parents 
 of three interesting children. He has a very fine
 
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 and hiiiiic-liki- resilience at No. .H2ti Nnitli Fiftli 
 Slieet. anil it is the ileii<;lit of liis niinieiuns 
 friends to jjallier heneatli the lio.-pitnlile slieiter iif 
 liis i'iii>f-lre»*. 
 
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 ri/. ilNUV ilAlC II. M. I). llie eallinu i.f a 
 plivsieian is not nnlv une of tlie most avdu- 
 iius, Imt one of the most responsilile. pnr- 
 suil> ill wliieli man ean engaice, and he who 
 attains a hi>;li repnlntion in tins profession must 
 neeessaiilv lie endowed with physical endni-anec, 
 keen intelligence and excellent judgment. Dr. 
 Hateh is one whose pxteiisive practice and liisjh 
 standiiiir in professional circles prove conclusively 
 his mental and physical endowmeiit>, careful cul- 
 ture and painstakinsj efforts to cunti'iiually add to 
 his theoretical knowledge and practical skill. As 
 a private citizen, he is esteemed for his public 
 s|>irit, pei-sonal example and interest in all that is 
 heuelicial to the menihers of the cominunily. 
 
 Dr. Hatch was horn in I'liiladcljiliia. I'a., on 
 the 22d of February, 1X17, whence he came to 
 this State in 1M.')6. He received his education in 
 the common schools, alternatinjj the periods of 
 study with work on a farm near (Jrifj^ville. He 
 was thoroughly drilled in the various branches 
 which he undertook, and in l><(!;5-t;i took a literary 
 course in the State rnivei>ily at Hloomin<rton. 
 Three yeai-s later, itoinu; West to Kansas, he em- 
 barked in the dry-goods business .ts a clerk: but a 
 commercial life not suiting his tastes, he began the 
 study of medicine, and. entering the college at 
 Louisville, Ky., w.as graduated therefrom with the 
 degree of Doctor of Medicine, February 28, l«7.'{. 
 Later, .lune IC, IHHO, he took a post-gradunte 
 course at the Long Island llospitjil .Medical Col- 
 lege, after which he went to Kurope. continuing 
 the study of medicine iliiclly in Berlin and I'aiis. 
 In .Inly, \hh\. when returning to this country, he 
 located in (.^uincy, where he has since been en- 
 gaged in the active and >nccessfid practice tif his 
 prolession. 
 
 Scviial years ago, while a resident of (liiggs- 
 ville. Dr. Hatch was elected President of the 
 School Hoard of that city, and after locating in 
 this place was appointe<l physician in charge of 
 Blessing Hospital, .\side from these positions, he 
 has never sought or held pid)lic ollice, but has de- 
 voted his entire lime and attention to the con- 
 stant pi'aclice of his profciision. llebearsa promi- 
 nent part in social affairs in the city, and enjoys 
 the friendship of a large circle of its best citizens. 
 
 The marriage of Dr. Hatch to Miss Clara K., 
 daughter of .lesse ('<. Crawford, of (Iriggsville, 
 was solemnized in Ih.at city November 2.'>. IH72. 
 One son w:is born to them, Herman, who died De- 
 cember 7. 1HH2. at the age of eight yeai-s. To his 
 memory and to that of his inother. who died .lune 
 12, 1«'.I2, a iieautifiil lecturn has recently Ijeen 
 dedicated in the cathedral of St. .lohn's. Mrs. 
 Hatch was a devoted member of the Kpiscopal 
 ( huich, and a lady of rare nobility of character, 
 whose death was a personal loss to a large circle of 
 friends. 
 
 The Doctor is a ineiiiber of the State .Medical 
 Society . the Adams County Medical Society and 
 the American Medical Association. For seveial 
 years, he was a professor in the medical de- 
 partment at Chaddock College and a professor in 
 the (^uincy Medical College. He represents a 
 number of com|ianies, including the Chicago, Bur- 
 lington ik C^uincy Hailroad, !xs their surgeon. His 
 ollice is in his residence, which is a commodious 
 and handsome brick structure surrounded by 
 beautiful grounds and pleHsantl\ located at No. 
 40(1 .lersev Street. 
 
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 3^3^ 
 
 ACDB C. I'iriNtt. If the Old World had 
 not <-oiitributed to the population of the 
 ^ New. Illinoi> would not have reached its 
 y^y present high slate of ilevelopment. Cer- 
 niany has furnished her full ipiot.t of excellent 
 men. and among thi-m .Mr. I'ipino, a resident of 
 C^uincy, and oiii> ••( its -iili~iMiiii;d liii/cn- He
 
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 irilieiits all the energy and perseverance of bis 
 Teuton ic ancestors, and is now one of the prominent 
 business men of (^uincy. His Inisiness is located 
 at No. 612 Hampshire Street, and he deals in guns, 
 fishing-tackle and sportsmen 'ssui)plies of all kinds. 
 Courteous and pleasant, Mr. Pipinohas won many 
 warm friends, and is highly esteemed in all trade 
 circles. He is a thorough-going exponent of these 
 enduring principles of equity and honor, and well 
 merits the success attained in his active and enter- 
 l)rising career. lie was horn in Germany, on the 
 22d of November, 1828, and is a descendant of 
 the old and prominent Pipino family of sunny 
 Italy, in the military history of which country his 
 ancestors were ver}' prominent. 
 
 Mr. Pipino's parents were Louis and Catherine 
 (Weis) Pipino, and the father was Government 
 Inspector of Arms in Bavaria. Ilew.asan intluen- 
 tial man, and prominent in all matters of moment. 
 Our subject was thoronghly educated in the schools 
 of Havaria, and passed his youthful days in his 
 native land until sixteen years of age, when he 
 crossed the ocean with his parents to America. 
 They landed at Baltimore, Md., in 1844, and he 
 was apprenticed to learn the gunsmith trade, the 
 parents following the custom of their native coun- 
 trj' in having their sons learn a trade. Our sub- 
 ject worked at his trade until 1852, when he em- 
 barked in his present business, opening a store in 
 Baltimore, where he carried on business success- 
 fully until 1871. 
 
 Jn August, 1871, he started towards the setting 
 sun, and reaching (iuincy. III., embarked in his 
 ])resent business, which he has conducted in a very 
 successful manner ever since. He is a gentleman 
 very popular with all classes, while on S]X)rting 
 matters he is a keen authority and judge. He car- 
 ries a full line of goods, and gives entire satisfac- 
 tion to those who have business dealings with him. 
 He is now (iame Warden of the State of Illinois. 
 In politics, he is a Prohibitionist, and, socially, a 
 member of Pride of the West Lodge No. 94, A. O. 
 V. W. He is also a meml)er of the Independent 
 Order of Mutual Aid. 
 
 In the year of 18,')1. .Mr. Pipino was married 
 to Miss Susan Ilickernell, daughter of Henrv 
 Ilickernell, of Lancaster, I'a. This union was 
 
 blessed by the birth of live children, two only of 
 whom survive, as follows: William C, a successful 
 and prominent physician at Des Moines, Iowa; and 
 George Henry, another skillful physician, residing 
 in Quincy, 111. IMr. and Mrs. Pipino are worthy 
 and exeinplaiy members of the Episcopal Church, 
 and now have a very cozy home at No. 618 North 
 Eighth Street. They are surrounded by every com- 
 fort, and as their entire career has been marked by 
 integrity and uprightness, they are honored and 
 respected. Mr. Pipino has passed man\' years of 
 his life in this city, and is thoroughly identified 
 with the interests of the place, and is recognized 
 by all as one of its representative and venerable 
 citizens. 
 
 '»/ ENRV DURIIOLT. The life and character 
 |] of Henry Durholt, of <^uincy, Adams 
 County, III., will bear a much more de- 
 ^) tailed account and analysis than is here 
 given, for he has wielded a wide influence, and 
 the manner in which he has reached his present 
 financial standing denotes him to be an individual 
 above the ordinary. He is at present pro]jrietor 
 of the II. Durholt A- Co. Bottling Works, at 
 Quincy, III., one of the most flourishing and 
 prominent industries in the city, and is a man 
 of more than ordinary business acumen. He 
 was born in Prussia, Germany, in 182,>, and is 
 a son of Anton and Mary A. (Stoppelkamp) Dur- 
 holt, natives also of the Old Country. The father 
 was a mechanic and shoemaker by trade, and fol- 
 lowed these occupations all his life, passing his 
 last days in Germany. 
 
 The original of this notice w.as the only son born 
 to the above-mentioned couple, and attended the 
 schools of his native country until fourteen years 
 of age. (In the 2,ith of December, 1846, he 
 took passage for America, landing in New Orleans, 
 La., eight weeks later. He first settled in St. 
 Louis, Mo., but only remained there until 18,")5,
 
 PORTRAIT AND BHXIRAPIIICAL RECORD. 
 
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 wlien he cume to Qiiin'-y, in tlie spriiif; of iliiit 
 year. Ilo began tlit' nmniifacliirt' (if .-^oda water, 
 pop and all kinds of summer drink.*, in pai-tnor- 
 sliip with ('. II. (Jrone, but on the deatii of Ihc 
 latter Mr. Dm holt .i.^suined full control. He i.s 
 now doing husines.*; under the lirni name f)f Ilenrv 
 Durliolt A: Co.. and his estahlishment is fitlx2.') 
 feet and tiiree st<u-ies in heifjlit. all three Boors 
 lieiiij; occupied. About eight men are employed, 
 and they ship principally to I'etaileis. 
 
 (>ur subject is a man of genuine populaiity, 
 especially in the ranks of the Democratic party, 
 and held the position of City Trea-surer of l^uincy 
 for one year. In 1878, he was elected City .Su- 
 pervisor of <iuincv. and this position he has held 
 for fourteen years and is still the incumU-nt of 
 the same, lie is a member of .St. Boniface Benev- 
 olent Society, and was one of the organizers of 
 the Cerman Insurance Company, organized in 
 18;')'.!. lie has liecn a Director ever since, and 1 
 still holds that [xisition. Mr. Durholt is a Trus- 
 tee of St. Boniface Catholic Church, of which 
 he is now Treasurer. He has been active in all 
 enterprises for promoting the be.st interests of the 
 county, is public-spirited and thorough-going, 
 and a man whose career has ever been above re- 
 proach. 
 
 With the assistance of others. .Mr. Durholt or- 
 ganized the German Publishing Company*, of 
 l^uincy, 111., and is a Director of the same. He 
 is a man of more than ordinary ability, and no 
 worthy enterpri.se is allowed to fail for lack of 
 support if he can prevent it. In the year 1849, he 
 selected his life companion in the person of Miss 
 Catherine Grone, daughter of Henry Grone, of 
 St. Louis. Mo., and his first sorrow was the loss of 
 this excellent lady in the year 1879. She .lx>re 
 him eight children, who are named in the order of 
 their births .as follows: Henry, .lohn. Kve, Casper, 
 Conr.ad. Anna, Charle.^ and Adelbert. These chil- 
 dren arc all living except two, Henry a!id Charles, 
 and are doing well in their different occupations 
 and are a credit U> Mr. Durholt. His next ven- 
 ture in the matrimonial fieUl was in 1881, when Mrs. 
 Mary ()tt«n, of (.^uincy, liecame his wife. She is 
 a lady of fine character and has been a true mother ' 
 It) the orphan children of Mr. Durholt, watching 
 
 after ihcir interest* in every way. They have a 
 good home at No. 418 South Seventh Street, 
 and are in every way lirst-cla.ss citizens. Both 
 hold membership in the St. Boniface Catholic 
 Church and contribute liberally to its support. 
 
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 I-;NHV TF.NK. In reviewing the various 
 branches of industrial and couMnercial en- 
 terprise in the city of (^uincy, it is our dc- 
 V^;^ siie to mention in this volume only those 
 housi's which are thoioughly representative in the 
 ])arlicular line of business in which they are en- 
 gaged. In following out this intention, we know 
 of no honsc in thecity nuire worthy of special men- 
 tion tliMU that of the Tenk Hardware Company, 
 one of the most flourishing enterprises in thecity. 
 Mr. Henry Tcnk, President (»f this company, is 
 a native of Prussia, (iermany, born on the 7tli 
 of September, 182'.», and the son of W. H. Tenk, 
 who folUtwed the occupation of an agriculturist in 
 that country. In 1844, the elder Mr. Tenk emigrat- 
 ed with his family to the I'nitecl States, the voyage 
 lasting eight and a-half weeks. He reached New 
 Orleans, but went from there to St. Louis, .Mo., 
 where he resided for three months, and then enlei- 
 ed the city of (.^uincy, III. There his death <K-curred 
 in 18()8. His wife, whose maiden name was Kliza 
 .Selle. also passed away in (^uincy. 
 
 The original of this notice, the eldest .son of 
 seven children, two sons and live daughters, reach- 
 ed mature years in his native country, and until 
 thirteen yeai-s of .ige attended the common .-.chools 
 of his birthplace. He crossed the ocean with his 
 parents and, on coming to (^nincy, remained until 
 his twenty-third year. From there he went to SI. 
 Louis. Mo., found employment, and there nmile his 
 home for one year. He then went up the Missouri 
 River to St. Joseph, and there clerked in a har<l- 
 warc store for four yeare. Then returning to 
 t^uincy, having accumulated ctmsiderable means, 
 he embarked in business for himself with hisbioihcr, 
 John II., under the firm title of II. A .1. 11. Tcnk
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 and started in with a full line of sliclf hardware and 
 farming implcnifnts. at Xo. 512 Maine Street. The 
 huihlinu they ()C'eiip\- i.s 28 x 190 feet, four stories 
 in lieight, and all the floors are oeciiiiied. 
 
 In lIS'.K), this was merged into a stock company 
 and incorporated under the name of the Tenk Hard- 
 ware Company, with Henry Tenk, President; F. W. 
 Hnfendick, A'iee-i]resident, A. C. Stroot, Secretary, 
 and John H. Tenk, Treasurer. These gentlemen 
 are highh' regarded in l)nsinegs circles in (^uincy, 
 and justly merit the liberal and inHuential patron- 
 age they have secured b} their well-directed efforts 
 to |)lease all their customers. The business is very 
 large and is represented by traveling salesmen on 
 the road in the States of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. 
 From fifteen to tvventy men are employed, and this 
 company has established a high reputation, both as 
 to the superiority of the goods handled, and the 
 excellence of the work executed. 
 
 Mr. Tenk is a Director and stockholder in the 
 First National Bank of Quincy, also a Director and 
 stockholder in the Menke A Grimm Planing Mill 
 Company, a stockholder in the Collins Plow Com- 
 l)any, and a stockholder in the (Quincy Gas Light & 
 Coke Company. He is also a stockholder in the 
 Central Machine & Foundry Company, and stock- 
 holder in the (Quincy Shoe IManufactiuing Com- 
 pany. He is one of the most enterprising, thorough- 
 going business men of (Juincy, and by his upright, 
 honorable conduct has won the confidence and 
 respect of all. In politics, he is Democratic. He has 
 a comfortable residence at No. 212 South Third 
 Street, (Quincy, and is one of the city's repre- 
 sentative citizens. 
 
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 RANK U. TUUHFSING. Special aptitude for 
 i> architecture is a requisite to success in 
 IAS ' liis dillicult profession, and unquestionably 
 
 no one who has been connected therewith has 
 achieved a higher reputation or developed a more 
 desirable one than Mr. Frank H. Tubbesing. Proofs 
 of his skill are numerous in this city and vicinity, 
 
 as embodied in the many splendid buildings he has 
 designed and erected. These buildings are much 
 admired by experts for their stability and elegance, 
 while the elaboration of details and care bestowed 
 upon every department of the work reflect the 
 utmost credit on the methods of the architect. He 
 devotes his whole time and attention to the prac- 
 tice of his profession, and faithfully discharges his 
 duty to all favoring him with commissions. Ilis 
 plans are always accurate and complete in every 
 detail, while his estimates and calculations are 
 based on the most practical and comprehensive 
 knowledge of quantities and values. 
 
 Our subject is a nativeof Quincy, Adams County, 
 111., born April 0, 1854, and inherits his persever- 
 ance and industry- from his Teutonic ancestors. 
 His parents, Frank H. and Barbara (Habel) Tubbe- 
 sing, were natives of Germany, but came to the 
 United States in 1851. He was an honest, indus- 
 trious man and died in tjuinc}' in 1865. Their fam- 
 ily consisted of three children, of whom our subject 
 was the eldest. The latter secured a good practical 
 education in the -schools of Quincy, and when 
 seventeen years of age hired out as an apprentice 
 to W. A. AYilliams, who was at that time one of 
 Quincy's leading carpenters and builders. After 
 serving his apprenticeshiii, young Tubbesing deci- 
 ded to become a professional draughtsman and en- 
 tered the architect office of Robert Brunce, wlieie 
 his originality and skill as an architect soon won 
 him recognition. 
 
 In the spring of 1878, Mr. Tubbesing oijened an 
 office of his own and has since l)een actively en- 
 gaged as an able architect. He has designed and 
 superintended the erection of many handsome resi- 
 dences and leading business houses of (^luincy, all 
 of which are admired for their beauty, finish and 
 artistic design. Mr. Tubbesing's plans and specifi- 
 cations are always complete in details and based 
 upon the practical plans of utilizing the least space 
 to the greatest advantage. lie is a gentleman of 
 pleasing address, whose liberality in his dealings 
 with jiatrons has secured him a wide popularit\' in 
 Quincy, and has jjlaced him among the most 
 reputable and able architects of this flourishing city. 
 
 The nuptials of our subject with Miss Hannah 
 Pcllmnnu were celebrated in (^Uiincy on the Gth of

 
 roRTiJM r AM) i;|(k;i;ai>iii( Ai> kkcoud. 
 
 A7:\ 
 
 A|>iil. lf»7.>. :iiiil tliey have oniMin, 1 rank H.. who 
 is now foiirtocii vears old.iuxln luiaht. sifli vc liov. 
 Mr.-*. 'riilil>i'>iiif;'s fnllipr, Willi:tin IVIlmann. was 
 killpil in till' Civil War. Mr. ami Mrs. Iiihln'siny 
 liavoa very ki/.v. i>li'asaiil lionii' alNii. 1..1II2 SUitc 
 Strci't, .anil an- anumi,' llii' (irst-cliiss cili/.t'us of the 
 (.■ity. 'l"lit\v art' artivp in their suiijiort of all jjood 
 w<irk. i;ivo liln'rally of their iiu':ins to further all 
 worthy enterprises, and are hijihly esteemed. A."* a 
 liusiness man the Doetor is as popular as in social 
 cireles. In polities, he snpport.s the platform of the 
 Deinocralie party and adheres .strictly to its princi- 
 ples. 
 
 OllN II. V.KSV. Traltic .Manau'er of the 
 (^uincy. Omaha \- Kan,«as City Railroad, is 
 a wide-awake man of affairs and a <;enial, 
 cordial and acooniniodatinj; ollicial. His 
 headiiuartersare at (^uincy, wherehismany worthy 
 qualities have won him a liost of friends. In this 
 city he was born on the l.'ilh of Septemlier, 1811, 
 the eldest child of the family. His parents, ,1. H. 
 and \. J. (Adams) Best, wei-e natives of the North 
 of Ireland. Iieing of Scotch-Irish descent, and were 
 married in Philadelphia. In lS."i7,tliey removed 
 to (Juincy. where the father died in 1882. The 
 mother pas.»ed away in California in iKltl). 
 
 To .loll n II. Best the advantajres of the piililic 
 schools of l^uincy were sjfiven, after which he fin- 
 ished his commercial education \>y taking a liusiness 
 eoiir.se in Bryant * .Stratton's Business College of 
 Chicago, where he made the most of his op|)ortuni- 
 ties. and was lictter fitted than the average young 
 man to liegiii the liatlle of life for himself. !li~ 
 career as a railroad man liegan when he entered the 
 employ of the Chicago, Burlington A' l^iiiiicy Kail- 
 road as operator and agent. For nine years he w.-is 
 in the employ of that road and w.as a faithful, 
 hoiioralile and energetic official. lie next liec.'ime 
 an employe of the SI. Louis, Keokuk it North 
 Western Railroad as (iciieial Fieight and Ticket 
 
 Aypiii, which position he contimii'd to hold for 
 
 eight years, .\fterward he entered the employ of 
 the (^nincy, Omaha \' Kansas City Railway Com- 
 pany H,H Trallic Manager, which position he c<in- 
 tiniies to hold. In this line of liusiness, Mr. Best 
 is popularly known, and liy his upright conduct, 
 genial and .igreeaMe nature, together with his 
 readiness to olilige lho.se who seek his services, he 
 li.as gained the confidence and esteem of a large 
 circle of friends in social and liusiness life. 
 
 Mr. Best has alw.-iys manifested a marked interest 
 in the upluiilding of the city of (^uincy and is one 
 of the una.ssuming, intelligent men of the county, 
 relialile licyond suspicion in all his operations, 
 and whose career is worthy of emulation. lie is the 
 efficient Treasurer of the <iem City Building A- 
 Loan .Vssociation. in which he is also a Director. 
 Politically, he has always aflilialed with the Repiili- 
 lican party, the principles of which he has ever 
 upheld. 
 
 On the l.'ith of Septemlier, 187:i. .Mi. Best mar- 
 ried Miss S. A. Daneke, .-i daughter of Albert and 
 Sophia A. Daneke, and their union has proved .1 
 very happy one. They have one daughter. .Mlia. 
 Mr. Best is spoken of by his friends as a man of 
 broad and com]irehensive business ability, and 
 careful and painstaking as a railroad official, one 
 who has made a success in the Imsinejjs walks of 
 life. 
 
 
 ^ IIARLKS W. SlIINN. The sulije.t of the 
 
 .. present sketch is the very pleasant ami 
 -Jf' capable gentleman who is the superinten- 
 dent of the Bonnet iV Nance Stove Company of 
 tlii- cily. He has been a resident of (^iiincy since 
 ls."r>, and w,as born in Cumberland Furnace, in 
 Cumberland County, I'a., Sepli'iiiber 20, 1K17. He 
 is the s«jn of Solomon .Shinn. Iiorn In (iloiicester 
 County. X. Y., in 1810, ami the gramlson of Isaac 
 Shinn. who was liorn in New .ler.sey, was a farmer 
 ami served in the Revolutionary' War. 
 
 The father of our subject was a pia<'lical 
 moulder, having learned his trade in Cumberlftinl,
 
 474 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Pa., and in 18,52 he came West and worked at St. 
 Louis, at Warsaw, and at Keokuk, Iowa, and then, 
 on July 4, 1852, he began work for Allen Com- 
 stoek as a moulder in the first stove shop on the 
 Mississippi River outside of St. Louis. He worked 
 at moulding until he was seventy-two years of age, 
 and in 1892 he died, ten years after ceasing from 
 hard labor. He had been an active member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and his absence was 
 much felt in the neighborhood. He was a believer 
 in the tenets of the Republican party. The mother 
 of our subject was Margaret A. Miller, who was born 
 in Baltimore, Md. Her father, who was a moul- 
 der, came AV'est in 1852 and died at Warsaw of 
 pneumonia, aged sixty-two years. Mrs. Shinn,Sr., 
 is still living and resides at No. 522 York Street, 
 Quinc}', and bears her seventy-two years with 
 ease. She has been the mother of sixteen children, 
 four of whom are yet living: W. M., who is super- 
 intendent of the Channon-Emery Stove Company; 
 Addle, now Mrs. .Toiinson, who resides in (^uincy; 
 and Sarah, who lives in ( iuincy, but spends her win- 
 ters in Denver. 
 
 Mr. Shinn, our subject, was reared in Pennsyl- 
 vania until he was five years old, and then was 
 brought over the mountains, down the Ohio and 
 up the Mississippi to Keokuk and thence here. He 
 attended tiie public schools, and when he was fif- 
 teen years old, he was apprenticed under his father 
 to the trade of moulder. When the moulders had 
 their strike, they took him out and he went with 
 his father to Cincinnati, and obtained a place 
 with the Adams-Peckover Stove Company, and, as 
 he was a practical workman, he kept on with them 
 from March 1, 18G2, until .June 14, 1862, and then 
 came back to C^uincy and was employed in other 
 cities — two months in St. Louis, eight in Detroit, 
 two in Toledo, six in Leavenworth, and two in 
 R<;ck Island. He went to some other places as 
 much for pleasure as for work and did not return 
 here until 1880, when he became foreman in the 
 Thomas White Stove Company for seven 3'ears. 
 He then became the foreman for the Bonnet it 
 Nance Stove Works, which was incorporated as the 
 B. At N. Stove Company, and later became a stock- 
 holder and was elected to bo superintendent, lie 
 is a practical moulder aud has eiiliro charge of Hie 
 
 works. He was one of the organizers of the 
 Quincy Paint and Color Company some years 
 ago and was treasurer until he sold out. He is a 
 member of the Minneapolis Protective and Loan 
 Association, a stockholder in the Inter-.State Build- 
 ing and Loan Association of Bloomington, also of 
 the Adams County Building and Loan Association. 
 
 Mr. .Shinn was married in Ralls County, i\Io., 
 April 3. 1884, to Miss Mollie M. Burroughs, a na- 
 tive of Soberton, Mo., and they have two children. 
 The names of these are Thomas and Charlotte. 
 The residence where Mr. Shinn receives his friends 
 and performs his social obligations is located at 
 No. 401 South Twelfth Street. 
 
 In 1862, Mr. Shinn became a volunteer in the 
 fire department, and in 1874 he became assistant 
 chief under .1. H. Steinbach, and then filled the 
 same position under his successor, filling the 
 office in all twelve j-ears. He is an honored member 
 of Bodley Lodge No. 1, F. and A. M.; of Quincy 
 Chapter, R. A. ^I., and of the Knights Templar. 
 He is also a member of the Independent (Jrder of 
 Odd Fellows and an honorary member of the Iron 
 Moulders' Union of North America No. 44. He has 
 held every office, and has been a delegate to every 
 convention since 1872. and w.as the corresponding 
 secretary of the native union from 1872 to 1871. 
 
 Mr. Shinn is a Republican and thinks his party 
 with its ideas on protection will save the country 
 from ultimate ruin. This family is one of promi- 
 nence in Quincy. 
 
 ^^ 
 
 WjILLIAM pike MOORE, City Comptroller 
 of Quincy, III., was born in Knox County, 
 „ „ Mo., near Newark, November 10, 1844, 
 liis parents being William Butler and Eliza H. 
 ((Tlover) Moore, the former of whom was born in 
 Virginia and was reared in Kentucky, but removed 
 to Mi-ssouri in 1842. He was a son of (ieorge 
 INIoore, whose ancestors came to America about 
 1658 from near Bristol, Eiijiland. and settled in 
 \Vesluiui'elaiid Cuitnly, \ a, 'I'lie malenial graiuU
 
 K)RTKArr AM) ni(;(;KAriii( Ai. rfxord. 
 
 father of <iiir siiMjcct was .Toliii (Ukvit. h iialivo of 
 Nii'^inia aiitl also of Kiiglisli ilescciit. ( )iir subject's 
 father, Willinin liutler Moore, ilied on lln' old 
 homestead in Kiu)X Coiiiitv, Mo., In JH.'i^. lli.s 
 widow survived him until lH(i;{. her death oi'ciin- 
 injj in Kenliiekv. 
 
 William I'ike Moore was the sixth in a family 
 of eiulil ehildron, ami his youthful days were 
 spent in atloii(1in<; !H;huol and nssislinj^ in the 
 numerous duties of the faiiii. lie went to Ken- 
 tucky duiiii'^ the war, and. after some time spent 
 there, went to ."^t. Louis and entered Stewart A- 
 llenclerson's (omniercial (olleire. and here he 
 improved every opportunity foi- advancen\ent, :ls 
 he was anxious to lit himself for future responsi- 
 liililies in life. 
 
 In IHti.j, he caiiu' to (^uincy, 111., and for two 
 years thereafter he acted in the capacity of liook- 
 keeper for the respective linns of Smith. (Jarth A- 
 Co., and ('. K. Richardson A- Co. In the month of 
 Deeeniher, 18(!(!, he was appointed Deputy Coliec- 
 tor and had his headipiarters at I,aOran<re, Mo.; 
 for two years he was also Deputy and Acting Col- 
 lector f)f the Third Di.strict. St)me timcafter this, 
 he determined to emtiark in business on his vvu 
 res|>onsibilily, and to this end, opened a hardware 
 business at LatJrange, Mo., which he conducted in 
 a successful manner. In IHSO, he went to Colo- 
 rado, where he began woiking in the mines, and, 
 while thus engaged, he was appointed to the posi- 
 tion of Deputy SherilT. under Lucien .1. Morgan, 
 which position lie held until the death of his 
 superior. 
 
 In 1H82, he ret\irued to his old home in i^uincy. 
 and for some time thereafter devoted his atten- 
 tion to book-keeping and newspaper work, for 
 which he seemed to have a natural aptitude and a 
 decided taste. In |>olitics, he is a Democrat of 
 pronuuneed type, with the courage »{ his convic- 
 tions, but is so courteous in the consideration of 
 the opinions of others, that some of his warmest 
 friends arc among men of opposite political faith. 
 With decided and clcarl\ -ff>rined opinions, he is 
 so broad-gauged and tolerant that he is never 
 arbitrary exce|>t with di.«honesty and wrf>ug. In 
 isx'.t, he was elected by his friends as Collector of 
 S>pi.cial Taxes, :ii(4 in l«'JU was fleeted to his 
 
 pre.sent jKisition of City Comptroller, receiving a 
 re-election in 1K91 and 1M92. In ISM I. he organ- 
 ized a Cleveland Club in tjluiucy. of which he was 
 elected cliairm;ui. 
 
 In his friendships he i.- loyal and generous, but 
 critical in his selection of intimates, and any man 
 is indeed fortunate who has secured him for a 
 friend. He was married in IHTd, to .Miss C.-itli- 
 erine I,. Threlkeld. of l,a ( ir.iuge. Mo., a daughter 
 of T. C. Threlkeld. Mi'. Moore is a member of 
 the Christian Church. 
 
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 yfcll.l.lA.M 11. I'KWKI.NS. Among all the 
 residcnt.s of .\dams County, none show 
 ^^^ greater aptitude for business transactions 
 or better judgment in the conduct of affaii-s than 
 Mr. I'erkiiis. who is at present resiiling in .Mclro.se 
 Township, where he li.-vs a tine fruit farm compris- 
 ing eighty acres on section m. In Ih;)2. lie set out 
 over two thousand trees, including apple, peach. 
 ]>ear, etc. 
 
 A native of this county, our subject was born 
 a short distance from where he is at present resid- 
 ing, .March il, IH|1, and is the son of Jacob and 
 Mary (\"ining) Perkins, who emigrated from Mai- 
 den. Mass., as early as lH;l.j. The parental family 
 included three childi-en, of whom Mary, who mar- 
 ried .leremiali Parsons, is now decejised. Adaline 
 became the wife of Lewis Turner and makes her 
 home in Denmark, Iowa. 
 
 The lirst representative of the Perkins famih in 
 America dates back to the landing of the •' .Mav- 
 llower," in l(!2i'. The gentleman of whom we write 
 was the recipient of but limited schooling, as he 
 lived in the country, had to walk to school, and 
 had many home duties to perftu'in even in early 
 boyhood, when the usual chores of a farmer's home 
 fell to his lot. The schoolhoiise of his early yeai-s 
 was a log structure, having slab benches with pin 
 legs and all the primitive surroundings of that 
 day. .March It), 1«7I, when ready to establish a 
 home of Ills own, he was married to Miss Mary,
 
 476 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIUCAL RECORD. 
 
 daugliter of Jeremiah Felt, and to them have been 
 boin four diiltlreii: Cornelia, Arthur, Mar}- and 
 William. 
 
 Mr. rLM'kiii.s folliiwed the occupalion of a fanner 
 until 1875, at wliifh lime he engaged in fruit- 
 irrowing, and now has his beautiful estate devoted 
 to tliat braneh of agriculture, of which he is mak- 
 ing a success. He gives his political adherence to 
 the iirincii)les of the Republican party and is held 
 in high esteem by his fellow-citizens, who duly ap- 
 preciate the services he has rendered this section 
 bv his careful and conscientious life. lie uses sound 
 |n-actical sense in his caUing and stands high among 
 the members of liis class in this township. His 
 Inisiness ability lias always been recognized in his 
 neighborhood and he possesses the good-will and 
 esteem of the entire community. 
 
 NDREW D1':\'(_)RE, wiio owns a fine farm 
 of two hundred and forty acres on sec- 
 tions « and 9, Honey Creek Townsliip, to 
 which he gives his personal supervision, 
 was born in Washington County, Pa., May 4, 1819t 
 and is descended from one of tlie Revolutionary 
 heroes. His grandfather, Andrew Dcvore, was a 
 native of France, and came to America witli La 
 Favette during the Revolutionary War, in which 
 he served. He then located in Penns3-lvania and 
 spent thirty .years among the Indians. He could 
 speak several of their languages and was conver- 
 sant with the French, English and (ierman 
 tongues. He afterward becam(> a farmer and owned 
 a large tract of land. He had five sons and two 
 daughters, and to each of them gave a farm. He 
 was a well-knovvn and prominent citizen in the 
 community' where he rcsidiid, and died at the ad- 
 vanced age of ninety-six years. 
 
 Henry Devore, the fatlier of our subject, was 
 born and roared in Washington County. I'a., anil 
 )))aile his homo there thi'oughout hi'"* entire life, 
 
 He served as a volunteer in the War of 1812. He 
 became an extensive farmer and operated over 
 three hundred acres of land. His wife, who bore 
 tlie maiden name of INIargaret Conners, was born 
 and reared in Washington County, and was of 
 Irish descent. She died at the advanced age of 
 ninety-two. Both Mr. and Mrs. Devore were faitli- 
 fiil members of the Baptist Church. Tlieir family 
 numbered thirteen children, .six of whom are yet 
 living. 
 
 Our subject, the sixth in order of birth, is the 
 only member of the family who ever came to the 
 West. In the usual manner of farming lads, his 
 boyliood days were passed, and his education was 
 acquired in a subscription school, which he at- 
 tended for about three months during the year. 
 When quite young, he began to earn his own live- 
 lihood. He served a three-years apprenticeship 
 to tiie miller's trade in Monongahela City, and 
 was then an apprentice to an engineer in Pitts- 
 burgh for three years. He received $3 a month 
 and his board, but had to furnish his own clothing. 
 When his term of service had expired, he worked 
 at his trades, sometimes as an employe in a mill. 
 and again as engineer, either in a mill or on a 
 steamboat. Thus five j-ears of his life were pas.sed. 
 In 1846, he came to Illinois, boarding a transit 
 boat with his family at Pittsburgh, and all the wa^' 
 down the Ohio and up the Mississippi to St. Louis 
 he served as engineer on the boats. Locating in 
 Quincy, he was employed for six j-earsas engineer 
 in the mill of Wheeler A- Osborn. In 18.').'>. he 
 rented the William Iloman mill, which he operated 
 for two years, and in 1857 he removed toMendon, 
 where he operated a large mill for sixteen j'ears. 
 The capacity of that mill was two hundred bar- 
 n-Is of Hour per day, and they sent out about one 
 huiidicd and lift.\' barrels daily. 
 
 Ill IsCl.Mr. Devore purchased eighty acres of 
 land on st'ctioii 8, Honey Creek Township, two 
 and ii-lKilf miles east of iMendon,and the following 
 year, building a frame residence thereon, he lo- 
 cated on his farm. AVlien he abandoned milling, 
 he turiuMi his attention to agricultural pursuits, 
 and now oversees his farm. He was an expert 
 workman, thoroughly understood the business of 
 milling, and liis excellent siieces.s in Ihnt line was
 
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 due to his t'liU'rprise, perseviTaiR'i' and wi-il-di- 
 ri'ctod pfforls. 
 
 ()ii till- •Jli'l of AlllIll^t. \M'.K ill WashiiiyUni ! 
 Cotnity. Pa.. Mr. Dt-vorc iii;ii i ii-d KIk'ii.liiiics, n ii.i- 
 livt' of tli:il (.•ouiity. Ilei father was lioiii in Wak-s. 
 Thoy hccainc the paieiits of .six children: William, i 
 Sara'i. Klinira. Alex, and <;eor;:e and Chailcs. who 
 arc both decc-Uicd. The mother died in Meiidon. 
 ill 1858, Mr. Dcvore was ajfain nianie<l. l-"el)ni:ii_v 
 1, IHOd. in ('onnellsvilie. Kavelte Coimty. I'a.. his 
 second union lieinir with Harriet K. Koiiik. She 
 was a native of the Keystone Stale and was of 
 (;erinan deseent. On the 2mh of .luly. l^Hl.slie 
 was called to her final rest. Of the live ehildreii 
 born of that union, only the ehlest and youngest ' 
 are now livin<j. Harriet and Knoeh. .\ndrew, 
 Martha and Ruth A. are now deceased. 
 
 In politics, Mr. Dcvore is a Democrat Imt has I 
 never lieen an otlice-seeker. He started out in life 
 for himself at an early age, and from that time was 
 dependent upon his own resources. He had a 
 young man's bright h(>pe of the future and a de- 
 terniination to succeed, and .so he steadily worked 
 his way upward, overcoming the obstacles and 
 difficulties in his path until he has aci|uired a 
 handsome property. Although now in liis>eveiity- 
 foiirth year, he is still hale and hearty. His life 
 has been an upright and honorable one. and there- 
 by he has secured the coulidence and good-will of 
 all with whom he has l>een brought in contact. 
 
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 ^^ OHNKI.irS (;KSNKK VoI.K. Among the 
 [ll most noted and repie.-eiitati ve men of 
 
 ^^^T Qiiincy, stands the name of ('oineliu> (ie^- 
 iier Volk, whose high reput.'ition and material 
 pro?perity came .is the reward of unusual natural 
 abilities, industriously applied. He was born in 
 Essex County, N. V.. September .-), 1822, to the 
 union of <;:irrett and Klizabelh ((iesner) Nolk. 
 Originally the \'olk family eame from the land of 
 the Rhine, (iermany, but the gr.-iiidfathi-l-. .Vbraiii 
 \olk. was an ••.•uly settler of New Jersey, having 
 
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 eiiULTiated to this cniinliy at an early dale. He 
 wa> .1 lievolutionary soldier, was taken prisoner 
 and sent to ICngland and dierl in prison. lie 
 married .a French lady. 
 
 The father of our subject was Ihh ii in Harrington, 
 Uergeii County. N. .!., December I. I78S, and was 
 reared on a farm in that Stale. He was a|ipien- 
 ticeil to learn the stone-carving trade aixl worked 
 at this in the old city hall on the angle of Hroad- 
 wav aiul Chatham Slieets. New York. The last 
 ))iece of work he performed was in carving one 
 of the six Corinthian capitals of the old city hall. 
 He was in the War of 1812 and was on duty at 
 Staten Island. He became very wealthy and was 
 intimately .ic(|uainted with .h>hn .lacob Astor and 
 was a friend of Martin \'an liuren. He died in the 
 year IHf!2. The mother of our suiijecl was a de- 
 scendant of Knickerbocker slock and her ances- 
 tors were early settlers of Manhattan. 
 
 Cornelius (<. Volk, the .seventh in order of birth 
 of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, 
 was about four years of age when his father moved 
 to Long Island. ;ind he remembers many incidents 
 that liap|ieiic(l aliout lh;it time. His father was 
 one of the largest breeders of line trotting horses 
 on Long Island, and was also the owner of several 
 farms in New York Slate, where he kepi fine 
 blooded imported stock. He sold his pro|)erty in 
 the Kmpire State, and sul)senucnlly moved to 
 Berkshire County, .Mass., settling near the little 
 town of Olemlale on the floiisatonic. There the 
 vtiuthfnl days of our subject were spent, and until 
 thirteen years of age he attended the district school. 
 Later, he entered the Old Stcme .Vcndemy at Lanes- 
 borough, Herkshire County, and while there was a 
 schoolmate of .losh Hillings (Henry Shaw), .\ftor 
 this, he altelKleil the old Lancaster ScIkm)! at .\l- 
 banv, N. v.. one winter, ami while there Zachary 
 Ta\lor. with lil.-ick ll:iwk and a number of Western 
 chiefs, pa.ssed through .VIbany <»ii their way to 
 Washington. This was in the winter of \Mn. 
 
 Ill ix.'!7. our subject iimveii with his parents 
 to .Vvon, on the Oenesee Kiver in New York, ami 
 there atleiuled school for two winters. In the 
 spring of 1 8.'P,t. he returned with his pareiit.s to the 
 old liay Slate, traveling on the Lrie Canal. In 
 the fall of the same year, he again went to Avon,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 N. Y., where he made his home with liis eldebt 
 brother. Tiiere he tooiv his fust lesson in the art 
 of marble chiseling anil from the first showed 
 marked ability, soon becoming master of the eliisel. 
 During the w'inter of 1839-40, he went with his 
 elder lirother to Bethany, Oenesee County, N. Y., 
 and there worked nntil 1842, when he was called 
 to Coburn, Canada, to execute a piece of work for 
 Capt. Hiley, of the British navy. Although only 
 twenty years of age at that time, young Volk was 
 considered one of the finest workmen in the United 
 States. lie was solicited by parties to go to Georgia 
 t<i work and was offered ^8 per day, but declined 
 on .account of the prevailing fevers in the South at 
 that time. \Vhile in Bethan3', Jlr. Volk made his 
 home with Dr. .Jonathan K. Barlow, whose daughter 
 afterward became his wife. The mother of Mrs. 
 A'olk bore the maiden name of Honor Douglas, 
 was a native of Brandon, Vt., and an aunt of 
 Stephen A. Douglas, tiius making Mrs. Volk an 
 own cousin of that noted man. She was a lady of 
 cultivated taste and noble character. 
 
 Our subject's marriage to Miss INIartha L. Barlow 
 occurred in Bethany, Genesee County, N. Y., on 
 the 8th of June, 1845, and the ceremony was per- 
 formed by the Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland, late 
 Chaplain of the United States Senate. Mr. Volk is 
 one among the many heirs to the contested estate 
 of Anneke Bogardus, upon which now stands 
 Trinity Church, and for which the heirs are still 
 contesting. Our subject came toQuincyin 1848, 
 but has been a freijuent visitor to other cities of the 
 United States for the study of art and for the com- 
 parison of master works. He has sent work to the 
 finest cemeteries throughout the United States. 
 He is no copyist, but is, in evcrj' sense of the word, 
 original in his works, knows no schools or masters, 
 and is tndy a representative man in his profession. 
 Among the most elaborate' pieces of sculpture and 
 arc'hitccture is his ideal bust of "Embodied Puritv," 
 a poem in and of itself, in Grecian marble, which 
 the press has placed among the finest conceptions 
 in ideal creation. Theodore Tilton, in 1868, while 
 in Mr. A'olk'sstudio, said, in speaking of the ideal 
 bu.st (tailed ''Sweet Sixteen," •'! have seen much of 
 this work while on my travels through Europe, 
 bill have not seen so nnicli portrayed in one figure 
 
 as is manifested in this one piece, it being beyond 
 my conception in the Held of beauty." 
 
 Mr. \'olk's designs for the Lincoln and Elijah 1'. 
 Lovejo_\' nioiiuments have been pronounced by 
 the best scholars of the land masterpieces in original 
 creation. They are a complete history of the anti- 
 slavery cause, giving its labor and the consumma- 
 tion of the same; they are symbolic, emblematic and 
 suggestive in their details of history, giving the 
 past and inescnt, and foreshadowing the future. 
 The following is taken from the Alton Te/ograjih 
 of .luly H). 18G7: '•Among the most noted men 
 connected with the Lovejoy Monument Associa- 
 tion were Theodore Tilton, of New York; Rev. 
 Henry Ward Beecher, D. D., of Brooklyn ; and Wen- 
 dell I'hillips, of Boston. Mr. C. G. Volk, of (^uincy, 
 being present, was requested to make a rough 
 draught of such a monument as he deemed suitable 
 for the consideration of the Directors. One design 
 represented the cross, suggestive of the labor which 
 was performed in that early day by Elijah P. Love- 
 joy; while to Lincoln was given the crown, or 
 the victory and the triumph, the consummation 
 of the struggles of the former, it being in form 
 a star cluster, called l\y the press, 'the star 
 monument.' In studying the designs of these 
 two monuments, Mr. Tilton said: 'Mr. Volk, they 
 are a hundred years ahead of the time.' He fur- 
 ther said: 'If you could but live to see the time, 
 there is not a doubt luit what they will be 
 built and appreciated.' Dr. Patterson, professor 
 of languages at the college in Alton, III., where 
 Mr. ^'olk exhibited these works to the faculty and 
 professional men of the city, ex-Govs. Palmer 
 and Wood being present also, remarked: 'All I 
 have to say is simiily this — I would not take from 
 nor add to.' " 
 
 Mr. Volk was also the designer for the Sol- 
 diers' Monument, which he placed in [losition in 
 Woodland Cemetery at (^uincy, in the fall of 
 18G7. On the 4th of July, 188.3, the statue of John 
 Wood, Governor of Illinois and the Father of 
 Quincy, was unveiled, Mr. Volk holding the post 
 of honor. The above-mentioned statue of ex-Gov. 
 John Wood stands in Washington Park.at (^uinc}-. 
 Mr. Volk has the commission to execute a bust i^f 
 the lute Mrs. Hatch, of (.^uincy,
 
 I'ORTKAIT AM) I'K )( iKAIMIICAL RIXOHb. 
 
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 Mr. Volk is a National rr()liil)itif»iiist in politic.-. 
 Ilo :in(l lii.s family Imld nu'inlHTsliip in tin' Baptist 
 t'liiiic-li. altli<>u;;li lie is no sectarian luit luoad and 
 liU'ial in his viows. Ik' is a man of j;ran(l pli.v- 
 !-i(ini'. well pri'served, lompi-rati- in his haliit.s and 
 enjoys the Ijesl of health. Tt) Mr. and Mrs. NOlk 
 have Ix-en l>oi-n two sons: Henry 1!.. foreman of 
 the HiirUtw torn I'hmter Works, of (ininey;and 
 Cornelius (lesner, .Ir., who i.s senior niemher of the 
 firm of \olk. .lones \- .McMein. joli printers in 
 (^uinoy. Mr. Volk resides at No. 207 Vermont 
 Street. 
 
 L1\KK II. (OLLl.NS lias di>|.iayi'd much 
 1 enterprise and ability in carryin<> on liis 
 Vtj/'' l)usines-s operations as a general merchant, 
 and has won for himself a high place among the men 
 of his class in the village of Liherty. He has a 
 neatly fitted up estalilishment, which is .stocked 
 with all goods necessary for the country and vii- 
 age household, and hy courteous treatment of cu.s- 
 toniei-s has liuilt up a good trade. Among his ex- 
 cellent traits of character are a sturdy self-reliance, 
 thrift, and ca[iacity for doing work well, and they 
 have been important factors in placing him in Ins 
 pre.sent comfortable circumstances. 
 
 .\ native of this State. Mr. Collin.'- was born in 
 Naples, Scott County, in 18;{.^, whither his parents 
 had removed in 1832. He was two years of age 
 when brought to Columbus, .\dams County, this 
 State, where Mr. and Mrs. Collins resided for two 
 veal's, and then loi-ated in Liberty Township, where 
 Oliver H. giew to mature years. He receive<l a 
 common-school education in a subscription school, 
 and, being an ajit pupil, gained n good knowledge 
 of books. 
 
 He of whom we write is one of a family of nine 
 children liorn to Michael and Caroline ( Hlakeman ) 
 Collins, natives of Connecticut. The parents came 
 to the Prairie State and were married in M.nilison 
 County, where the father of our subject, in com- 
 j>any with his four brothers, Amos, Kraslus, W'ill- 
 
 i:im anil Fiederiik, w.is engaged in the raanufac- 
 lure of malt licpiors. Soon aftei- Lyman IJeecher 
 beg:in lii>; crusade against Inteinpeiance. they were 
 convinced of the evil connected with the manu- 
 facture of whi.skey, and, selling their m.achinery. 
 lliey turned their brewery into a tlouring-mill. The 
 beautiful village of Collinsville. which was named 
 in liipiior of his brothers, through their intlueiu-e 
 was free from the sale of whiskey for forty years. 
 Collins Itro*. hail the honor of erecting the first 
 steam gristmill in this State, which was located at 
 Naples. 
 
 The lady to whom Oliver II. tollins was mar- 
 ried in lH.")j was Miss Laura, daughter of George 
 Pond, and to them have been tnirn three chihh-en: 
 Amos M.. who is engaged in business in the vil- 
 lage of Liberty; Clara, Mrs. C. A. Wagner, whose 
 husband is part owner in the store with our sub- 
 ject: and Harry W. Our subject followed farming 
 pursuits all his life until the year 1882, when he 
 engaged in the mercantile business at Liberty, and 
 has won for himself an assured jtosition among 
 its business men. 
 
 .Mr. Collins and his family are members of the 
 Presbyterian Church and for more than twenty- 
 eight years he has been Superintendent of the 
 Sunday-school and has filled the oHice of Klder 
 since 18G."i. His social (|ualities give him popularity, 
 and his kindly spirit and energetic ways insure 
 the friendship of his more intimate asst)ciates. 
 Throughout his entire career, he hits sh(»wn him- 
 self to be alive to the duties and responsibilities 
 of citizenship, ami. in politics, always casts a Re- 
 publican vote. 
 
 1^.^ r.MNKR I". ROSS is the oldest millwright 
 S*s^ of the city of (^iiincy, and is considered an 
 exceptionally fine and skillful mechanic, 
 and through his own exertions has become 
 po.-ses>edof a competency. He was lM)rn in Niible- 
 boroiiijh. Lincoln County, Me.. February 17. 181<i.
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 a son of Danfel Ross, who was born in Ipswich, 
 Mass., and became a soldier in the War of 1812. 
 He went to Maine when yonng. wliere he became a 
 tiller of the soil, first in Lincoln County and after- 
 ward in Somerset County, dying in the latter coun- 
 ty at the age of ninety-three years. In politics, he 
 was a Henry Clay Whig His father was born in 
 this country, of .Scotch descent. The mother of 
 Sumner V. Ross. Mary Caldwell, was first married 
 I.) a Mr. Boardnian. then to Mr. Ross. She came of 
 an old Hay State family and was born in Ipswich. 
 Her death occurred at the age of seventy-four 
 years. 
 
 Sumner F. Ross was one of nine children, and 
 in the duties of farm life he received a thorough 
 training in his boj'hood days, and, like the major- 
 ity of farmers' boys, received his first scholastic 
 training in the district schools, but later supple- 
 mented this by a few j'ears' attendance in the 
 Waldo Count}' Academ}'. At the age of twenty, 
 he began teaching school, but soon abandoned this 
 calling to become an apprentice at the millwright's 
 trade, at which he worked for three years in Free- 
 dom. He superintended the building of several 
 large mills, and in the fall of 1854 came to t^uincy, 
 111., as he considered that this Western country 
 offered a lietter field for a young man of push and 
 energy to make a reputation. He had also been 
 advised to this course by his doctor, his health 
 having failed. He came iiere by railroad and 
 steamboat, and so beneficial did lie find the climate 
 that he was soon enabled to again commence mill- 
 wrighting, becoming a Superintendent of that bus- 
 iness. He erected mills at Hannibal, Clarksville, 
 Piitsfield, Mcndon, Rockport (Ark.) and Sherman 
 (Tex.), three in Wisctmsin, besides others, all of 
 which were substantially built and were a credit to 
 his genius. He has done a great deal of work for 
 Hill. Smith & Co., and is a skillful mechanic. He 
 has a l)eautiful home in Quincy, finely located at 
 'So. 222 South Tiiird Street, his lot having a front- 
 age of ninety-three feet. His house was erected 
 in 18fi.'), and is in an excellent stale of preserva- 
 tion. 
 
 Our subject was married in Sclicf, .Mc, in 18i(), 
 t:^ Miss Kliza .\. Bradford, u native of Farmington. 
 .Me, 'I'liey have four eliiUlren living: Lorcng T., 
 
 a dry-goods merchant of Brookfleld, Mo.; AbbieL., 
 Mrs. Provine, of Macomb, 111.: Adah E.: and 
 Charles .S.. head book-keei)er in a laundry in 
 (Quincy. 
 
 Socially. Mr. Ross is a member of the Indepen- 
 dent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his wife are 
 members of the Methodist P^piseopal Church. Po- 
 litically, he has always been a Republican and cast 
 his vote for John C. Fremont for the Presidency, 
 having cast his first vote for William Heurv Har- 
 rison in 1840. Mr. Ross has lived a very useful 
 life and has been a model Ameiieau citizen, patri- 
 otic, public-spii-ited, law-abiding and honorable. 
 In the domestic circle, he is kind and considerate, 
 and in social life is esteemed for his many noble 
 qualities of heart and head, lie lias given to his 
 children the heritage of an honorable name, which 
 is rather to be desired than great liches. 
 
 ' i I I I 
 
 EUBEN J ALEXANDER, who is engaged 
 f in farming and stock-raising on section 2(), 
 North East Townshij), is a native of this 
 county. He was born in 1843, and comes 
 of a family of Irish origin. His father was born 
 in Virginia in 18118, and in \>^'^'^ emigrated to 
 ■ this county. Purchasing land from the Govern- 
 ment upon which not a furrow had been turned or 
 an improvement made, he began its development, 
 and in course of time, acre after aci'e was placed 
 under the plow, and soon well-cultivated fields 
 yielded to him abundant harvests. In 1841, he 
 married, and unto himself and wife were born five 
 children: The first son, Daniel, b(nn in 1841, is a 
 farmer; our subject is the next younger; Thomas, 
 born in 1845, wedded Miss Elizabeth Burke, and is 
 an agriculturist in this county; JNIargaret, born in 
 1847, died in ISIll: Ouy. born in is.')2. died in 
 1889. 
 
 The bo\hood days of our subject were (luietly 
 (lassed upon the home farm, his time being si>ent 
 ill farm lalior or in attendance at the district 
 schools; but ;ifter the lireakiii" out of IJu^ late war,
 
 
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 PORTltiUT AND HIOGKAI'IIK Al. KKfOUD. 
 
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 at tho iiiji' iif twenty veais, lie ilomicd tlie liliie iiikI 
 eiili'ieil tlie x'lvicc a.-^ a iiit'inl>cr iif the Kinlit v-liist 
 Illinois Infnntiy, in wliicli he reiniiinod until the 
 close iif the war, when he was honoralilv ilischarjied. 
 in IHC"). lie then returned to his home and re- 
 sumed farmiui;. 
 
 In IHC.T, Mr. Alexaniier was married, luil his 
 wife died in \H7:\. Two ehildren had lieeii horn 
 of their union, hut both are now <leec'ased. Kva, 
 Uirn in IHdH, died in IHC,;); and ( )sear (!., horn in 
 I.S71. died ill IMT.'i. Mr. .Mexander was ajfaiii 
 Miariie<l. in 1M77, his seeonil union lieint; with 
 Sopliia lliirke. 
 
 After the war. Mr. .Mexander returned to the 
 South and for seven years made his home in Miss- 
 issijipi. Me then aj^ain earne to .\daiiis (oiinty, 
 and, purchasinij a farm of fifty- four acres of land, 
 gave his time and attention to its develoimieul 
 for live years, lie has siiU'C made other jiunOiasps, 
 and now has a laiuje farm, well imiiroved. 1 1 is 
 eomplete in all its a|ipoiiitiiu-iits and the neat ap- 
 pearance of the place indicates the thrift and 
 enterprise of the owner. In addition to the care 
 and culiivatiuii of the land, he engages in stoek- 
 raisin>r. m.nUiiig a s])eci:dty of .Short-horn cattle, of 
 which he has a line herd, lie has led :i liusy and 
 useful life, yet has found time to serve his feliow- 
 t^(wiismeu in some ollieial positions. In politics, 
 he is a supporter of the Democratic party, and for 
 twenty years has lieen a memlier of the I'leshyter- 
 ian Church. His success in life has been achieved 
 through his own effort.--, and he may well be termed 
 a self-made man. 
 
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 '^OllN H. CLASS. .Vmoiii; the prominent 
 manufactories of (^iiincy i> that of the Menke 
 <(;<M'iinni I'laiiin;f .Mill t'ompany, which was 
 established in tH:U by Mr. Hiinson. I'lic 
 title of the lirni afterwaril became ISiinson. .Menke 
 .V Co., and still later was changed to .Menke A- 
 (•rimm. In 18Hl.it was made a stock company-, 
 with .1. II. Menke as President. The latter died in 
 IMH'.t, and oui siibji'ct, .lohn 15. (Jlass. -iicceeded t<i 
 
 tlie presidency. 1 1 llier otiiceis being l-red .Menke. 
 
 X'ice-president : .\. Havse, Secretary; and II. F. .1. 
 
 I Hieker, Treasurer. The company manufactures $:is||, 
 
 doors, blinds, boxes, and conducts a general plan- 
 
 intr mill with the latest anil most hi^lilv improved 
 
 I inacliinei'v, employing lifty-llve men. They make 
 
 ' a speci.'ilty of pine stairs, store lixtnres and ice 
 
 boxes. 
 
 Mr. (xIass is a native of the I'rairie St.ate. lioin 
 in <Juincy .luly il. IK lit. and is the only son of 
 ■loliii 15. and .\nna M. ((Jrampe) (Ihiss, early .set- 
 tlei-s of Qiiincy. The father wxs a man of much 
 enterprise and ambition, and followed the occu- 
 pation of a llorist for many years inthi.* city. His 
 j death occurred in lHol. lie was a [uiblic-spirited 
 ; citizen and took an active interest in all enter- 
 prises c»f a laudable natur*-. ()ui- subject w.as 
 educated in the parochial schools of <^uincy. and 
 at an early age showed a marked t.aste for busi- 
 ness. From IMC? until IKdit, he w.as cli-rk for II. 
 Ording, of i^iiiiic\ , and from lH(j!i to IKT.'i he was 
 ill partnership with that gentleman. In IH7.'!, 
 having purchased .Mr. Ording's share in the busi- 
 ness, our subject assumed full control and .soon 
 after admitted Mr. Farrell. the linn name then bp- 
 coniing (JIass A- Farrell. This connection con- 
 tinued until 18711. when Mr. (JIass sold his interest 
 to Mr. Farrell. 
 
 In \HH\. our subject became book-keeper for 
 the Menke A- Grimm Planing Mill Company, and 
 continued in that capacity until the death of Mr. 
 .Menke. which occurred on the 2f!th of September, 
 1889. .\t that time, our subject was made Presi- 
 dent, which po>itioii he still holds. In the year 
 1H74. he was united in marriagt' with Miss Anna 
 Ohnemus, a native of •^uiiicy. and the daughter 
 of Matthew ( )liiieiiius, a siieee.ssful businessman 
 and a representative citizen of t^uincy. 
 
 The union of Mr. and Mrs. (1 Lass has been ble.s.sed 
 by the birth of the following-named children: .lohn 
 Clemeiis, born .\ui;iist II, |H7.'>; .Viiiiie Therisa, 
 October 'iH. 1M77; Mary Hernadiiia, .September 2(i. 
 |m7'.I; Claia Meriha, February l.'». IMH2: .Mary 
 llenriette, .\ugusl 2.'), I8H4: Charles Lawrence, 
 August 1;'), ISHCi; an<l Mary .Juliana. February 17. 
 \HX\>. The family residence is at No. IPil .Maine 
 Street.
 
 486 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 lu polilifs. Ml. (ilass is a pronounced Democrat, 
 and at all times advocates the principles of that 
 party. For two j-ears he lield the position of 
 Assistant Assessor, and in whatever capacity he 
 has been called upon to serve has had at heart the 
 progress of the city and the interests of his fel- 
 low-citizens. He and his wife are faithful members 
 of St. Boniface Catholic Church, and are well 
 known for their benevolence and liberal support 
 of all important enterprises. 
 
 Mr. Glass stands ver\' high in liusiness circles and 
 has an enviable financial record. He is possessed of 
 more than the average ability as a business man, 
 has sound judgment, and is highly esteemed by 
 all. His life of industry and usefulness and his 
 record for honesty and uprightness have given 
 him a hold upon the community wliich all might 
 well desire to share. Tlie enviable position which 
 the city of Quincy enjoj'S to-day as an industrial 
 and mercantile center is due to the energy and 
 ability of such men as our subject. 
 
 
 So~ 
 
 II. IJACOX, who is engaged in general 
 merchandising in La Prairie, was borii in 
 Missouri in 1825, and is a .son of lienjamin 
 and Elizabeth Bacon, the former born in 
 A'ermont in 1795, and the latter in North Carolina 
 in 1799. Their family numbered the following chil- 
 dren: Alvin G., born in Missouri in 1822. is man led 
 and resides in Iowa; Nancy 1^.. born in 1828, died 
 in 1847; Louis E., born in 183(1, died in 18.')9; Ben- 
 jamin F., born in 1832, died in 1887; Margaret, 
 born in 1834, is the wife of Dr. S. C. Moss; 
 llirani M., born in 1836. is married and resides in 
 Hunlsville, 111.; William IL, born in 1838, makes 
 his home in this State; and Mary Ellen, born in 
 1841, is the wife of E. G. Hoyt. 
 
 Tiie father of this family- emigrated to Illinois 
 in 1836, locating in Hancock County, where he 
 purchased an improved tract of one hundred and 
 sixt}' acres. He was a prominent and influential 
 citizen, and after his removal to Missouri served 
 
 as County Clerk. He then embarked in the mer- 
 cantile business until his removal to Illinois in 
 1848. when he formed a partnersliip with A. G. 
 Bacon in a general store at lluntsville. 111., and 
 in 18,56 formed a partnership with IJ. II. Bacon in 
 the mercantile t)usincss at La Prairie, III. He 
 died in 1860, and his wife died in 1884. 
 
 R. H. Bacon, whose name heads this record, was 
 educated in the common schools and at ]SIeKen- 
 drce College, of Lebanon, 111. Completing his 
 education at the age of eighteen, he learned the 
 tanning trade in Ruslnille. 111., and commenced 
 the tanning business for himself in Astoria, Fulton 
 C(.)unty, 111., in 1843, cari-ying on oi)erations in 
 that line for six years. He then added a flouring- 
 mill in ISiJO. and in 18.')1 a sawmill, but in 18.')6 
 sold out the liusiness and moved to La Prarie, III. 
 After coming to La Prairie, in 18.')6, he was in 
 [larlnershii) with his father until the latter's death. 
 
 In 1847, Mr. Bacon was married to Miss Char- 
 lotte E. Giiftin, who was Ijorn in New York in 
 1823, Their family numbered six children: Alice 
 Elizabeth, born in 1848, w.as married and died in 
 1878; Eliza Ellc!i, liorn in 18,")(i, was married and 
 died in 1872; Edward li., born in 18.52, mar- 
 ried Miss Jennie Walden and is a merchant of La 
 Prairie; EfHe E.. born in 18;)o, is the wife of A. 
 B. Hurke. Carlton, Ijorn in 18.')7, married Annie 
 Bently and resides in La Grande, Ore. He was 
 graduated from Rush Medical College in 1883, 
 and is now a )iioniinent physician. Lillia, born 
 in 18.i9, is the wife of L. E. Thomas, a resident of 
 (iolden. 
 
 JSIr. Kacon is engaged in general niercliandising 
 in La Prairie and keeps a well-stocked store. By 
 his fair dealing and courteous treatment he has 
 received a liberal patronage and is now enjoying 
 an excellent trade. He is also engaged in farm- 
 ing, and owns a highly-improved farm of three 
 hundred acres, valued at *6.) per acre, Ilim.self 
 and wife are members of the Methodist Church 
 and, socially, he is a Royal Arch Mason. 
 
 In politics, our subject is a Repulilican, and has 
 been honored with a number of pulilie offices of 
 trust. For twelve years he served as Assessor of 
 North East Township, was also Collector of Taxes 
 and School Trustee. Mr. Bacon is a highlv re-
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIornjAPITirAL RKCORD. 
 
 487 
 
 spt'i'ted citizen of the coinnuinity where he makes 
 his luinie. and his stcrliiiji worlli has won liiin 
 nianv frii'nds. Ills life has l>een a siicfpssful one. 
 owing to his industrious and well-directed efforts. 
 His perseverance and "rood nianajretnent have 
 won him a handsonu' cunipt'tence. and he is now 
 classed among the wealthy citizens of the coiimni- 
 nitv. 
 
 L«^r^ll().\l As |;AI l.i:V. nlired. was l.nni in I'u- 
 r(^\ land. Cuinlicrland ( now Androscoggin ) 
 V^ founty. Mc.. Oetolier M. 1H17. Mis father. 
 Levi Uailey, was horn in what is now Anlmrn, Me., 
 April 9, IT'.tl. Ilis grandfather, Thomas, was born 
 in Newhmy. .Mass.. Fehruary H. 174(>. and his 
 ureal-graiidfalluT. Kdnuind, was horn in the same 
 old town of Newhuiv November 10, ITH'. Tlie 
 fanidy came fmin Kngland about the year IG.So. 
 
 'I'he grandfather moved to what is now the 
 town of Auburn, Me., during the Hevolution- 
 ar\' War. and engaired in lumbering, .\boul the 
 year 18(H(, he removed to the town of I'oland, Me., 
 and settled on what is now known as Hailey 's Hill, 
 and died at l>aile\ ville. Me., in 1811. lie wasone 
 of the leading men in the .section of country 
 where he lived. Levi Bailey inherited his father's 
 rocky farm in I'oland. where he lived until 183."). 
 lie then removed to the town of I'hillips, Jle., 
 where he lived for twenty years, and afterward 
 located in .Vnburn. 5Ie., where he died in .March, 
 18(i7. He was a Deacon in the Congregational 
 Church, as had I)een his father and grandfather. 
 Ili^ wife was Nabliy Haskell, who was born in 
 .Minot, Me., .March 12, I7'J1. Her father, William 
 Haskell, came from Kingston. Mass. .She died in 
 May. 1 8(1'.). She and her parent.s ha<l been ncailv 
 life-long members of the Congregational Church. 
 
 Our subject was the second of eleven children, 
 and he had no advantages for an edu<'ation ex- 
 cept those obtained in the common schools of that 
 .suite, during two or three months in the' winter. 
 Shortly :ifter he was twrnty-one years of age, he 
 
 left home on foot, with his entire outfit and assets 
 tied up in a cotton handkerchief. He went to 
 ISoston. Mass., and workc<l on a farm and in a 
 brickyard in the vicinity until latf in the fall, 
 when he started for Illinois with a young man by 
 th<' name of Drake; arriving at liiiffalo. N. V., 
 they disagreed as to the route they should go and 
 separated. Mr. liailey stopped in Ceaiiga Coiiiit v, 
 Ohio, and taught school during the winter of IH.'i'.t- 
 10. Karly in the spring, he traveled to the Ohio 
 River and t(M)k deck p.ossage on a steamboat to 
 Cincinnati, thence to .St. Louis and up to (^niiicv, 
 arriving in the latter city March 20, 18(0. He 
 w;ilked tuit to Columbus, then a tlourishing village, 
 and secured a school two miles west of the now 
 village of Camp I'oint. He taught school for live 
 years with but little loss of time. 
 
 In tlie fall of 1K4.'?. .Mr. liailey bought a (piarlcr- 
 
 [ section of land, on a part of which he now resides, 
 and a part is now the village of Camp I'oint. 
 This section of country at that tiuie was sp.arselv 
 settled, and most of the settlers lived in cabins. 
 .\fter breaking up and fencing forty acres of land, 
 our subject, .March 13, l«lj, married Rebecca 
 1*. Seatoii, a native of Jefferson County, Ky., and 
 a ilangliter of Richard and Nellie .Seaton, both of 
 Kentucky. They came here in 183.'( and farmed 
 in this township. Mr. and .Mrs. Hailey had but 
 one child, who became the wife of .\. 15. Kelle\ . a 
 jeweler of Camp I'oint, and died in 18fi2. 
 
 Mr. Bailey was a Whig in politics and anti- 
 slavery, and he became a Republican on the f<jinia- 
 tion of that party. He formerly took an active 
 
 ; part in politics. Imi of late years does not. Since 
 1872 he has been more or less an independent. 
 He was electe<I the first Sui)ervi»or of the township, 
 and has served fifteen yeai-s. He was Chairman of 
 the County Board for five years, and h.as been a 
 .lustice of the I'eace between thirty and fortv 
 years; having tried many ca.ses and pei formed man v 
 marriage ceremonies. In 1868. he establisheil 
 Bailey's Bank, and continued in the business for 
 thirteen years, but. owing to ill heallli, sobl out. 
 He has been for thirty-live yearsadininistrator and 
 executor of many estates. In the winter of 1«73, 
 in connection with (ieorge W. Cyrus, he com- 
 nieiiceil the publication of the Caiiip I'oint ./»<»///((/.
 
 488 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Iiut three years afterward sold out to Mr. Cyrus. 
 Jn 1855. lie laid out a i>art of the town, and lias 
 built quite a number of houses and stores, erected 
 a foundry and m.aehine shop, and with three others 
 built the Caseo rtourintj-mill. 
 
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 -#?. 
 
 ^.| LEXANDKR BELL COWAN. This affa- 
 (@^J|i ble young man is the Manager of the 
 Western L^nion Telegraph office of Quinc^', 
 and is also the Superintendent of the 
 telegraphic service of the Quincy, Omaha it Kan- 
 sas City Railroad, and is a member of tlie Cowan 
 &. Stalil Electric Company, jobbing and retail deal- 
 ers in electrical supplies. He is the son of .John D. 
 Cowan, a native of Tennessee, and his grandfather 
 also named John came from Scotland and settled 
 in Tennessee on a farm. This ancestor fought with 
 Jackson at New Orleans in the War of 1812. He 
 was a great hunter, and was killed by the accident- 
 al discharge of his gun. FIc was a Presbyterian, 
 as are so many of our Scotch residents. His son, 
 John, who was the father of our subject, was reared 
 in Tennessee, and after the death of his parents 
 went to Louisiana, and became overseer on a plan- 
 tation, and was in the Seminole War. He then 
 came to Kentucky, and there attended Princeton 
 College, and graduated from there with the degrees 
 of A. B. and M. A. He then turned his mind to- 
 ward teaching for a time, but finally entered the 
 Presbyterian ministry. His first charge was at 
 Evansville, Ind., and the next at A'irginia, Cass 
 County, 111., and after that he went to Macon 
 County. He was obliged to resign this preferred 
 life on account of ill-health. He then engaged in 
 farming, at which he grew better, but died in 1865. 
 The mother of our subject was born in Macon 
 County, 111., and was named Mary Hell. Her father 
 was Alexander W. Hell, who was born in 1812, 
 and came from X'irginia to Illinois in 1826, when 
 fourteen years old, and located in Macon County 
 on a farm. When the Black Hawk War broke out, 
 he volunteered in Aliralmin Lincoln's company. 
 
 and fought through that war. He then settled on 
 a farm, and continued there until he retired from 
 active labor. He now resides at Mt. Zion, where 
 he is a member of the Presbyterian Cluirch. The 
 mother of our subject resides at Decatur. Her 
 only son beside our subject, Robert, is the Post- 
 master at Harrisburgh, Ark. 
 
 Mr. Cowan, of this sketch, was reared by his 
 mother until he was thirteen j'ears old, when he 
 was sent to High School at Evansville, Ind., but he 
 did not remain to graduate. He returned to his 
 home and learned telegra[)liing in the Mt. Zion 
 railroad office, and in six months he had a posi- 
 tion as night operator at Hervey City, where he 
 
 remained two months, and was then stationed at 
 
 I 
 
 Williamsburg as opeiator and agent. .4fter six 
 months, he went to Midland City as agent and 
 operator,and eight months later he was made chief 
 clerk in the Superintendent's office in Decatur. This 
 |)lace he resigned and went to Minnesota on atrip, 
 and upon his return he came to t^uincy, August 
 16, 1882, as an operator. In six months he was 
 placed on the Associated Press work, where he re- 
 mained until 1886, when he was appointed Mana- 
 ger. Since that time he has had charge of the 
 office here, and in tlie last five years the business 
 has nearl}- doubled. It now is the third largest in 
 Illinois, and there are eight operators and sixteen 
 employes. 
 
 Mr. Cowan is also a partner with (ieorge H. 
 Stahl in the electric supply business, of which the 
 jobbing and retail department was started in 
 February, 1892. He is also Sui)erintendent of the 
 telegraphic business of the (.^uincy. Omaha & 
 Kansas City Railroad. 
 
 The talented gentleman of whom we are writ- 
 ing was married in this city. May 22. 1884, to 
 Eliza, the accomplished daughter of Francis Gausli- 
 ell,a native of France. The latter was an early set- 
 tler here, and in this place, his daughter, now Mrs. 
 Cowan, was born. Three lovely children grace 
 their home: Francis. Mary and Anabel. They 
 reside at No. 16 Kentucky Street, and attend 
 the Presbyterian Churcli, being among its most 
 valuable members. 
 
 Mr. Cowan believes the principles declared bv 
 the author of the Declaration of lndei)en(lence to
 
 PORIRAir AND liloCItAPriKAL UK(()KI). 
 
 CM 
 
 be tilt' I'oiiPil oiie.s for llie lili/.ciis 4)f llic I'liiliil 
 States 1(1 follow. luMicc lip is .1 stanch Di-iiioriat. 
 IK' is Secietaiv of IaiiiIiciI Lotljro No. (•;')!), A. F. 
 A- A. M. He is a vi'iv shirwd, fai-s»'piiisi biisiiipss 
 man. and woulil ensure sucees-s to any cnteriirise 
 1(1 wlilcli he gave his altPntion. 
 
 ON. IKtl'i; S. |)A\ is. \u\ consideration 
 of the Bar of (^niney that faiU'<l to make 
 mention of the services or personality of 
 Hon. IU)])e S. Davis would be defective, for 
 he has been a resident of this city for the past 
 forty years and has gained a place among the fore- 
 most members of his ])rofession. • lie was born in 
 Parma, Monroe County, N. Y., November 2:?, 1«2«. 
 His parents were Hope and IJet.-iey K. Davis, early 
 settlers of ^Monroe County, N. V.. where they en- 
 gaged in farming nine miles west of Rochester. 
 The father was born in Lee County, Ma.ss., March 
 29, 1784, one of eleven children born to Samuel 
 and Priscilla Davis. His death occurred at his 
 farm near Parma, September 2',t, IH\:\. The pa- 
 Icrniil great-grandfather wa.s Hope Davis, of Lee 
 County, Mass., in which State he resided until 
 alMjut 180.5. wlien he removed with his family to 
 the State of New York. He had been a Revolu- 
 titMiary soldier in his time and wa.s active in >\\\i- 
 porting the cau.^e of the Colonists. 
 
 Hope Davis, the father of the subject of this 
 sketch, was married to Uetsey Elizabeth Scott, and 
 in 1810 .settled on a farm near Rochester. N. Y.. 
 later becoming a Captain in the War of 1m|2. 
 Hon. Hope S. Davis w:us left fatherle.-is at the age 
 of fifteen year?, and was soon after .sent to Hrnck- 
 (lort and Lima Seminaries near Rochester. In I lie 
 winter of his seventeenth year, lie l>egan teaching 
 in a country school and continued this ficcupation 
 for live winters. He was an intelligent, studious 
 and industrious j'oung man, and s(Mjn formed the 
 idea of turning his talenl.s in the direction of law. 
 On the 2.'»th of .March, I8.')0, he entered a law oflice 
 for the purpose of preparing for admission to the 
 Bar. and studied to good purpose under Messrs. 
 
 BiiwiH' ,V- llciiedicl. 111 the .\icadc Building in 
 Rochester. On llie 7tli of September, lH,')2.hewas 
 examined before .liidges Strong, Harris and (iard- 
 iier at Roche-ler. pa.^scd a sii<-cessfiil exaininatiuii 
 and was admitted to pr.acticc in the courts of the 
 State of New York. He soon alter resolved to seek 
 a new held of operations in the ^Vest. and for this 
 purpose left the lioliie of his youth on the 1 Itli of 
 O. toiler. IM.')2, and on llif llili of ilie fulldwiiig 
 November ilccided that (^uiiicy. 111., offereil excel- 
 lent inducements to a young man of push and en- 
 terprise to make fame and fortune for himself, and 
 here opened a law olllce. In .lanuary, 185.0, he 
 returned to his ohl home on a visit, and, while in 
 .Monroe CViiiiity. he was married to Miss Persis C, 
 dniiglilcr of Kdwin S. Root, of Chili, Mnuide 
 C'ouiit\. With lii.> young bride, he returned to 
 t ^iiiiicy. and atonce entered actively upon the prac- 
 ticc (if his profession. 
 
 In If^.'ifi, .Mr. Davis was appointed by the City 
 Council Superintendent and Kx-Ollicio Treasurer 
 fif the Public .Schools of (^uincy. which ollice he 
 lilled ill a most satisfactory manner for six years. 
 During that time, he secured the (la-S-sage of a special 
 act of the Legislature creating the Board of Kdu- 
 cation for the city, and established the first High 
 School under a graded system. In 18,08, he formed 
 a law partnership with .liidge Pliilo A. (ioodwin, 
 which continued until the hitter's death, .seventeen 
 years later, the firm being known as (ioodwin A: 
 Davis. It has not been chance, nor the coinbin.M- 
 tion of any circumstances of happy accident, that 
 I has placed Mr. Davis where he is to-day. Natural 
 ability, haril work, and a courage that was never 
 put out of countenance, contributed to his success. 
 Few men iiave more pei-sistently and exclusively 
 dev(ilc<l tliein.selves to their profession than has 
 he. His devotion has been of that chivalric kind 
 uhiili li.as led him to follow it with genuine ardor, 
 not alone for the rewards it has brought him, but 
 because he has found it an occupatjon perfectly 
 congenial to his Ijustes. He never undertakes a 
 case unless he issati>tied that he has a fair legal 
 defense, and then he becomes one of the most per- 
 . sisteiit fighter--, .-ind no defeat is aivepted jus final 
 until a rleci>ion i- reached in the court of hibl 
 ' resort.
 
 492 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 In the fall of 1862, Mr. Davis was elected totlie 
 ottice of Supcrinteudent of llie Count}' Schools for 
 four years, and in this capacity he acquitted him- 
 self witli distinguished aliility. In 1803, he was 
 elected City Alderman to represent the .Sixth Ward 
 of tiie city, and in 187(; he was elected to the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of tlie State of Illinois, as a member 
 of the House of Re|)rescntalives, fiom tlie C^uincy 
 District. He became the author of an important 
 general law of the Slate, known as the Voluntary 
 Assignment Law, under Chapter II of tlie Revised 
 Statutes of Illinois. In July. 1H8(;, his wife died, 
 leaving her laisliand and eight surviving children, 
 five daughters and three sons, to mourn her k>ss, 
 the youngest of her childien being Wait H. Davis, 
 who was at that time about twelve years of age. 
 
 In conclusion, it may be .said that Mr. Davis has 
 gained a foremost place among the members of the 
 legal profession of his section, and that his public 
 career is marked by good judgment, correct 
 principles and keen discernment. Personally, he 
 possesses the qualities which have surrounded him 
 with warm friends, whose loyalty he warmly' re- 
 ciprocates. 
 
 ,J LBERT H. SCHMIDT, M. I). The future 
 ^EM prosperity of the United States depends 
 upon its young people, and in exact pro- 
 portion a.s they are enterprising, industri- 
 ous and lionorable, will the nation flourish. It is 
 always a pleasure for the student of human nature 
 to read, as it is for the biograi)her to record, the 
 events in the lives of those whose intelligence and 
 piogre.ssive spirit have placed them in the front 
 ranks of the citizenship of their communities. The 
 gentleuian of whom this sketch is written is num- 
 bered among the prominent residents of Quincv, 
 where he lias made a name and place for himself 
 as a member of the medical fraternity. 
 
 Since Dr. Schmidt commenced the practice of 
 liis profession in (.Quincv, he has won the honors of 
 
 the skillful, conscientious physician, and has a 
 large and lucrative practice, which requires his 
 close and constant attention. He w.as the recipient 
 of the best of medical instruction, both from his 
 father, under whom he read, and in the various 
 schools which he attended, and has continued the 
 pursuit of knowledge regarding the profession, 
 making various scientific investigations and in 
 other ways gaining broader knowledge regarding 
 medical discoveries. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in St. Paul, 
 Minn., February 18, 18.58. His father, Dr. .John 
 •Schmidt, was a native of Bavaria. (Tcrmany, whence 
 he emigrated to America, locating in Baltimore in 
 1839, and continuing his practice for several years 
 in that city. He i)racticed there and in other 
 places until 18.57, when lie came to (^uincy, and has 
 since continued to make his home in the Gem City. 
 His marriage united him with Mi.ss Pauline Meise, 
 who emigrated to the I'nited .States when a young 
 girl, coming hither from her native countiy, Ger- 
 many. She is the daughter of Leopold and Julia 
 iSIei.se. and still survives, her union having been 
 blessed by the birth of five children. 
 
 In Quincv, whither he accompanied his parents 
 in childhood, our subject attended the common 
 school, and later entered Chaddock College, a well- 
 known institution of learning located here. His 
 literally education completed, he commenced to 
 read medicine under his father, and took a course 
 of lectures in the medical department of the Mis- 
 -souri Medical College, from wiiicli he was graduated 
 in 1879. After graduating, he went West to Col- 
 oraf'o, where he engaged in silver mining at Web- 
 ster, and sojourned in that .State until .lune. 1883. 
 Then returning to Quincy, he commenced to prac- 
 tice medicine, and has since resided here, devoting 
 his attention to his duties as practitioner. 
 
 Tlie Doctor is popular in various social aii<l 
 medical organizations, where liis genial qualities 
 and recognized ability make him a general favtu- 
 ite. He is prominently connected with the .State 
 Homeopathic IMedical .Society. Socially, he is iden- 
 tified with the following organizations: <^uiiic3' 
 Lodge No. 296, A. F. &. A.M.; Quincy Chapter, R. A. 
 M.; El Aksa Commandery No. 55, K. T.: (^uinc\' 
 Consistoiy A. eV: A. .S. Rites; also the Royal Arcanunu
 
 Pl^RTRAir ANM UK M i ItAl'lIM Al. inX'ORD. 
 
 4;t.1 
 
 the National Union, the Select Kniglits, and tiio An- 
 cient ( Jider of I'nited Woiknion. lie is a nieniU'r of 
 llie Adams (oiiiitv Ituildiii'; Soi-ietv. in wliicli lie is 
 at present >ervinp as Treasurer, and is in other 
 ways eonnceted with prominent assoeiations of the 
 eommunitv. 
 
 A very important event in the life of the Doe- 
 tor was his inRrriaire. whieii occurred M.iy 7. ll<XI. 
 and united him with Miss Susie K.. <lau<rhter of 
 W . t . \V. Sterne, and a native of Adams County, 
 where her entire life has heen passed. Four chil- 
 dren have heen horn to tliem, two livini:, named, 
 re.spei'tively. Florenc-e fi. and Allwrt II., .Ir. The 
 family residence is an attractive alvide with heriu- 
 tifiil surroundin^rs. and is liK-ated at No. 22ti Nmlli 
 Ki^hth Street. 
 
 *#^^-f^P=- 
 
 FNKY HAHTI.K'IT. a meinhcr of the hank- 
 ing tiriu uf liartlett .V Wallace, of Clayton, 
 and one of the prominent business raen of 
 .,,^^_, that place, waslMtrn at Kingston. 111.. Octo- 
 lier 9, 1847. He comes of an inlluential fnmil.\- of 
 Knglisli origin, founded in America during early 
 Colonial days. Ills father, Nathaniel (Jorham 
 Hartlett, a grandson and namesake of Nathaniel 
 <iorham, of Ma.ssaehnsetts (one of the two signers 
 of the Constitution of the Cnited States from 
 M:i.s.sjichusetts), was horn in Charlestown, Mass., in 
 1791, and at the.ige of seventeen years was gradu- 
 ated from Philips' .\cademy, .\ndover, Mass. lie 
 hecame a clerk in a hardware store, where he re- 
 mained for .some time, leaving that position to l)e- 
 eonie a clerk in the Hecorder's ( ittice. of Hostoii. 
 
 After several years spent in the Recorder's ( tllice, 
 Nathaniel (1. Hartlett went to Canada, where he 
 resided for aUuit fourteen years, engaged in teach- 
 ing sehotil and farming. At the end of that time. 
 he returned to Boston, where he remained a short 
 lime and then emigrated Westward, locating in 
 Beverly Township, Adams County, III., in \MX. 
 In 1841, he married I.AUra Mills, who wrs born in 
 Canton, Conn., in IHll. The\' settled on a farm 
 
 near Kingston. 111., and lesided there until 18,')(i, 
 when they removed lo LiU-rty Township. There 
 they lived until 18('):t, removing in .March of that 
 year to Cl.ivton, III., where he resided until his 
 death, in November, 1871, at the age of sevcnt\- 
 four years. His wife survived him twenty years, 
 and departed this life in Ciayton, .lanuary "i", 
 lx'.t2, aged eighty-one years. 
 
 Of the brothers and sisters of .N. i>. Barlletl, the 
 f<dlowing is noted: Relwcea married .Mr. Nose, a 
 hardware merchant, of Boston, ami to them were 
 born live children, one of whom wa> tin- late Judge 
 lleiiiy \ose, of Boston; Catherine was the wife of 
 the Rev. .lames Wjilker, for many years rresidciit 
 of Harvard College: Henry Barllett was n leailiiig 
 physician of Roxbiiiy. M.-iss.: CJeorge was lost at 
 I sea, while engaged on a merchant marine ves.sel; 
 i and .loliii C. wiis a physician and resided at Chelms- 
 ford, Mass. 
 
 The brothers and sisters of our subject are as 
 follows: .lames Bartlett. born in Kingston, 111., in 
 184"2. married Catherine .Vyei-s and resides in 
 Wayne. Neb., where he has accumulated a coiisid- 
 I'l'.Mblc property, being a large land-owner ami 
 prominent business man. He served three years dur- 
 ing the war. as a member of Coiii|>any K, Seventy- 
 eighth Regiment of Illinois I nfantry. Charles, lM>rn 
 in 1844, enlisted in Company K,()ne Hundred and 
 Fifty-lirst Regiment Illinois Infantry, in Febiuar\-, 
 18(;,'), and died at Colninbiis, (Ja., in Oclol)er, ISfl.'i, 
 and is now buried in the National Cemetery, at 
 .\ndei-sonville. fia. .Mary, born at Kingston in 
 l«l.», died at Clayt^>n in Octoln-r, Ih'.M. never 
 having man ied. .loseph died in infancy. I.auniC, 
 born in Kingston in 18.17, married Frederick 
 Kunt/., of Clayton, and resides in this place. 
 
 The subject of this sketch attended the common 
 ■H-hools of his native town and was a student in a 
 private school at I'ayson, 111., under .Mr. Wallace, 
 for one year. He w.is reared on the farm, but 
 when he attained his majority his father dispo>ei| 
 of hi* f:irni and removed to Clayton with the fam- 
 ilv. In 18(;y. he purchas<'<l a half-interest in the 
 drug busines,- of l.oyd .V .Miller, of Clayton, suc- 
 ceeding .Mr. l.oyd, and remaine<l in the drug busi- 
 ness for nearly five years. He has lieen connected 
 with various business enterprises. At one time he
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was a member of the grocery firm of A. M. Lackey 
 & Co., and in the firm of Henry Bartlett & Co., 
 merchants. lie has continiierl his business career 
 until now we find liim engaged in conducting the 
 banking business of Clayton, as a partner of J. R. 
 Wallace, under the firm name of Bartlett i<r Wallace. 
 This is one of the leading mone3'ed institutions of 
 the community, and the enterprise and thrift of 
 the members of the firm enable them to conduct 
 an excellent business. 
 
 In 1H75, Mr. Bartlett .married Susan M., daugh- 
 ter of Abel M. Lackey, of Lrown County, 111. 
 Unto them have been born two children: Charles 
 L., born in 1879; and Bertha E., in 1881. The 
 parents are widely known in this community and 
 rank high in social circles. Their home is one of 
 the most beautiful residences of Clayton, a modern 
 dwelling containing twelve rooms. It was erected 
 bv our subject at a cost of 84,000, is tastefully and 
 elegantly furnished, and supplied with all the com- 
 forts and many of the luxuries of life. 
 
 In earl}' manhood, Mr. Bartlett united with the 
 Baptist Church and has since been a faithful .and 
 consistent memlier. He takes an active interest in 
 church and Sunday-school work, and has been 
 Treasurer several terms. In politics, he is a Repub- 
 lican, and his ardent adherence to the interests of 
 his part}' ncme would ever doubt. He has served 
 his township as Supervisor for nine years, was 
 Duector of the School Board for six years, and 
 was the efficient President of the Town Board for 
 one vear. 
 
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 \A-SIVA. I). MEHIAM. It is impossible to 
 pl.ace too high an estimate on the impor- 
 tance of the real-estate business in compari- 
 son with the various other elements of commercial 
 and Ihiuncial value; certainly none other rests 
 iipdu a more conservative and highly honorable 
 basis as regards methods and trans.nctions. There 
 are numerous persons who [jursue the occupation 
 of real-estate agents with credit and success, and 
 
 earn a well-merited reputation for the conscien- 
 tious and erficient manner with which the}' con- 
 duct affairs intrusted to their charge. Among 
 those of this class may be mentioned Daniel D. 
 Meriam, of Quiney, III. Hew.as born in Brandon, 
 Vt., February 9, 1821, to David and Betsey (Co- 
 nant) JMeriam, the former of whom was born in 
 Concord, Mass., . January 28, 1760, a son of Isaac 
 Meriam, also a native of the Bay State, where he 
 first saw the light of day in 173(1. He was of 
 French Huguenot stock, but his early ancestors re- 
 moved to Scotland, and from there to America, 
 during the early history of this country. The 
 mother was of Welsh descent, but her people were 
 residents of England. She was a daughter of 
 Ebenezer Conant, and bore her husband nine 
 children, all of whom are deceased except the sub- 
 ject of this sketch. 
 
 Daniel D. Meriam attended the public schools 
 of Brandon, Vt., and in the town of his birth he 
 remained until he attained his majority. In 18.52, 
 he left the (^recn Mountain State to seek a home 
 for himself in the far West, and in time became a 
 resident of Wisconsin, remaining there until 18;")7 
 and becoming interested in the lumber and mercan- 
 tile business. When he came to Quiney, on the 
 26th of .lune of that year, he embarked in the lum- 
 ber business dealing principally in pine and hard- 
 wood lumber. To this business he devoted his 
 attention with good results until 188.5, when he 
 closed out the business. In 1887, he opened an 
 insurance office on the corner of Sixth and \er- 
 mont Streets, north of the Court House, where he 
 lepresents some of the prominent insurance com- 
 panies of the country. He gives his attention to 
 the real-estate business also, .and his varied ex- 
 perience, keen appreciation of values, present and 
 prospective, coupled with a large acquaintance 
 with business men, render his services of peculiar 
 value to parties dealing in realties. 
 
 Mr. Meriam was married in Pittsford, Vt., to 
 Sarah W. Spencer, who died .luly 9, 1881, having 
 become the mother of three children: Cassius M., 
 Albert S., engaged in the liiml)er business in Wis- 
 consin; and Ella, wife of Charles A. Btonnough, 
 a prominent merchant of California. JNIr. Meriam 's 
 second union took |)lace in tjuincy, Mrs. Elizabeth
 
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 T. Hall, a iliuijjIiU'r nf Dr. ( iotxlliiio, of Ivnrkfnid, 
 111., ami widow of Dr. Hall, liucomini; iiis wife. Dr. 
 ( Joodliiio was one *)f llio |iruinincnt pliv.'<ici»ii.'' ff 
 Illinois, and lifl|)i'd to organize Knsli Medical Col- 
 lege, wliieli is one of the most noted ineiiieal in- 
 stitution!) of the I'nited Stales. Mr. Meriam is a 
 |)roniiiient nienilier of the Independent Order of 
 ( »dd l-ellows. and helped to organize the lirsl 
 Couneil of the Hoynl Arcanum of the State of Illi- 
 nois, and was made (ieneral Or.ator of the (irantl 
 Conneil of the State of Illinois. He has been a 
 representative to the (liand Lod-ie of tiie State, 
 and has in olhei- wa\s lieen prominent in the or- 
 Jiani/.ation. lie has n handsome and commodious 
 hrick house, surrounded by a beautiful lawn, 
 in one of the linest residence portions of the city. 
 He and his wife move in the highest circles of so- 
 ciety, and are justly considered among the lust 
 citizens of t^uincy. They are ver\- charitaltly in- 
 clined, having donated substantial aid to many 
 religious, charitable and educational institutions, 
 besides giving, in a (piiel way. many useful gifts 
 to the need\'. 
 
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 II.M.\.M SIMMONS. One of the best 
 /^/f| farmers of this favored section is the sub- 
 ' ' ject rif our present sketch. .\s he stands 
 before the stranger in the dignity of his eighty- 
 two years, and shows a frame of wonderful strength, 
 with a height of .-ix feet and two inches, we are 
 naturally eager to learn something of his life. He 
 has Ik-cii a man of might in his day, and considered 
 at one lime that the cutting of two and one-half 
 cords of wood made only a day's work for him. 
 
 The father of our subject. (leorge Simmons, wa.s 
 horn in I'cnn>yl\ ania. on the banks of the beauti- 
 ful Sus(piehanna. and moved when a boy to West- 
 moreland County. Ilisparent.s went farther West, 
 and tinally located near .Mliens. Ohio, long Ijefore 
 < Ihio iH'came a Stale ami wliile Ihe Inilians Ntill lived 
 there. The self-reliant niollier of our sulijecl was 
 
 I Margaret .lackson. a native of I'ennss 1 vaiiia, who 
 came to (Hiio with her p.arent-'- when a little girl. 
 The trip was made on a Mat-boat down Ihe Ohio 
 Hiver, the usual mode of transit at that lime. One 
 of the brothers of Mr-. Simmons became a solilier 
 in the War of 1812, .'iiiil the father was the first 
 
 \ representative in the Ohio Legislature from .Vthens 
 County. Mi..Iackson was one of a party of twelve 
 .sent out to the Wabash Ki\er. in Indiana, to sur- 
 vey the ciuiiilry. and found a irrave in the wil- 
 derness. 
 
 After the death of the father of our subject, his 
 mother K-ft their log Ikuisc in .\thens County, sold 
 her farm and moved to Illinois, where for a time 
 she made her home with our subject. Subsequently, 
 she went with her youngest stm to Hancock County, 
 where she died at the age of seventy years. The 
 subject of oui' notice was Ihe second of a family of 
 six children, and was born .lanuary 21, ISIl, in 
 Athens County. Ohio, in a little log house. He 
 grew to manhood on a faiiii. where he had the 
 usual experiences of the farmer boys of that day. 
 The schools of the time, which were conducted on 
 the subscription plan, afforded meagre opportuni- 
 ties for learning, and his educational advantages 
 were very limited in consequence. 
 
 Mr. Simmons was married in 1833 to Klizabeth 
 .Shields, a native of Pennsylvania, who was born in 
 181 -1. .^fter his marriage he rented a farm in .\tliens 
 County, and two years later lx»ught the place. In 
 1848, he came to Illinois and settled on his present 
 farm, which was then brush land. He cleared it, 
 and MOW has eighty of the one hundred acres under 
 cidlivalion. The first wife of Mr. Simnxuis died 
 Februaiy 2(1, 18(;7.an<l he again nmrried. Ft'bruary 
 21, I8G;t, his bride being Mrs. Klizabeth I.ightfoot, 
 nee (Iray. who was .a native of Pittsburgh. I'a.. 
 and a daughter of .lohn and .Amelia (lirittingham) 
 (1 ray, both natives of Pennsylvania. Her father 
 was a tailor by trade and was a soldier in the War 
 of 1812, and was taken [irisouer in C:niada. .Mrs. 
 Simmons is the only survivor of her family, and 
 was born .Inly II. I.^2H, m Pillsburiih. Her lirsl 
 husband was lieujamiu l.iglitfoot, a native of 
 Philadelphia, who died at St. I,«(uis, Mo. 
 
 .Mr. Simmons now belongs to the l{epubli<-an 
 parly, although his lirsl vole was cast for (.ien,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArmCAL RECORD. 
 
 Jackson on his second term. In 1856, lie voted for 
 Fremont, and just before the late war became a 
 Republican. He has been an influential man in 
 liis section, not only in political n atters, but he has 
 served as School Director, Road Commissioner, 
 and has been on the list of jurors. He belongs to 
 liie Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
 
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 EVI DA^■IS, a representative farmer of 
 Adams County, owns and ojjerates two 
 hundred and eighty acres of land on sec- 
 tions 17, 2ii and 21, Lima Township. This is a 
 valuable and desirable farm. Its well-tilled fields, 
 which 3'ield a golden tribute to the owner, indicate 
 his thrift and enterprise, and the many improve- 
 ments upon the place stand as monuments to his 
 good management. His home is an elegant and 
 commodious frame residence, and his barns and 
 outbuildings are models of convenience. The 
 place seems complete in all its appointments, and 
 its neat appearance is an index to the character of 
 the owner. 
 
 Levi Davis was born near llairisburg, Cumber- 
 land County, Pa., February 18, 1828. His grand- 
 father, Samuel Davis, was a native of England, 
 who emigrated to America prior to the Revolu- 
 tion, locating in Harrisburg. The father of our 
 subject, John Davis, was there born April 12, 
 178(). AVhen a young man, he learned the tailor's 
 trade, Init later in life became a railroad contractor 
 and graded a section on the Cumberland Valley 
 Railroad. Deciding to try his fortune in the 
 West, he came to Adams County in 18;);j. For 
 several years he lived retired in Payson.but after- 
 ward removed to ]\Ieiidon, wliere his death oc- 
 curred in 1871, in the eighty-fourth year of his 
 age. He served as .Sergeant in the War of 1812 
 under Gen. Scott, and participated in the battle 
 of Lundy's Lane. He was a life-long member of 
 the Church of (iod, and was one of nature's iio- 
 Vilemen. He married Harliaia Scliafcr, of ('\iiii- 
 berland County. Pa., wiio died in 1831. In their 
 
 family were twelve children, five of whom are yet 
 living. The father was again married, his second 
 union being with Barbara Poorman. Only one of 
 the five children yet survive. 
 
 ( )ur subject was the tenth in order of birth. In 
 liie pioneer log schoolhouses he acquired his educa- 
 tion and in early life was inured to the hard labor 
 of developing and cultivating a new farm. He re- 
 mained under the parental roof until twenty years 
 of age, but in the meantime worked as a farm 
 hand at *6 per month. He then left home and 
 began serving an apprenticeship to the carpenter's 
 trade in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. In 1851, he came to 
 Illinois, and worked for a year at his trade in 
 (^uincv. The following spring he went to Cali- 
 fornia, by way of New Orleans and the Isthmus, 
 reaching his destination after exactly four month's 
 travel. He worked in the mines of Southern 
 California from July, 1852, until April, 1854, re- 
 ceiving 15.50 per day when working at his trade. 
 He also followed his trade for about two months. 
 His Western trip proved a successful one, and with 
 enlarged financial facilities he started homeward. 
 Leaving .San Francisco May 1, 1854, he returned 
 by way of Central America and Pliiladeli)hia, 
 where his gold dust was coined. 
 
 In October. 1854, Mr. Davis married Jane Bing- 
 aman, of Adams County, Pa., in which State her 
 parents were born and reared. Her father was a 
 stone mason and plasterer, and died in Mt. Pleasant, 
 Pa., after which the mother came with her family 
 to Illinois, and spent her last days in this county. 
 Unto Mr. and Mrs. Davis liave been born six chil- 
 dren: Emma, now the wife of Alfred Bitlleton, a 
 farmer of INIarion County, Mo.; P^lla, wife of 
 Charles Wallace, a farmer of Hancock County, 
 111.; John, deceased; Frank A., who is married and 
 resides on (he home farm; and Levi and Jennie at 
 home. 
 
 On his marriage. Mr. Davis located in McLean 
 County, 111., purchasing a farm in Normal Town- 
 ship, where he resided until 186(), when he sold 
 out and removed to Lima Township, Adams 
 County. Two years later, he purchased his pres- 
 ent farm, upon which he has made extensive im- 
 provements, devoting his time and attention ex- 
 clusively \v its operation. In politics, he is a
 
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 F)em()fiiit and !.•• !i pioniinciit ami iiilhuMili.-il mem- 
 l>»>r of till' |)«it.v in this l<K'alitv. He lias fiv- 
 iHi<ntl\ iK'tii <lfU'ji;atv to it;> county and Conirress- 
 ional convonlions. For iiini' vcars lie served as 
 .liistii-e of the IVaee of Lima 'rownsliip. for four 
 years he was a member of the County Hoard of 
 Supervisoi-s, for the loufr period of twenty years 
 was Si-1k)oI Treasurer, and has also been School 
 Director and Hoad Commissioner. The cause of 
 education has ever found in him a warm friend, 
 and while connected with school ollices he did 
 effective .service in its interests. 
 
 .Since IHI'.t, Mr Davis has been a member of 
 the Odd Fellows' society. His wife holds membcr- 
 •.hip with the Christian Church. Of the Adams 
 County Fair A.ssocialion, he has been a Direct<ir 
 and stockholder for several years, and it* success is 
 <lue in no small deirree to his earnest efforts. We 
 see in Mr. Davis a self-made man, who st;iited out 
 in life empty-handed, but by hard labor, persever- 
 ance an<l well-directed efforts, he has aopiired a 
 handsome property. l'ublic-spirit«'d and progres- 
 sive, he is a valued citizen of the coinniunity, and 
 to every public and private tiii>t lie i> alike true 
 
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 Y VIU .s II. lU KKi:,oneof the leading and in- 
 fluential a<jriculturistsof North Fast Town- 
 ''\^ ship, residinjr on section if!, where he was 
 lK)rii on his father's farm in this l<K'ality in IH.'id. 
 is a worthy representative of an honored pio- 
 neer family. His parent* were William and .M.-ir- 
 ^aret Hiirke: the father, a native of N'iiirinia. 
 was born in 1>*1:!, and the mother, a native of 
 North Cariilina, in IHIM. The family is of St-olch- 
 Irish oriijin. William liuike came to Illinois in 
 1831, and resided in Schuyler County until 1K.3G. 
 when he came to this county, locatiiiff on the farm 
 of eighty acres which had been entered from the 
 (iovernment by his father. The grandfather of 
 our subject, .lolin IJiirke. on coming to Adams 
 County, located in Clayton 'I'ownship, on a farm 
 of two hundred acres, but increased his landed 
 
 ! possession." until at the time of his death he owned 
 lifteen liiiiidred acres. William Hurke began tlie 
 tlevelopnicnl of his farm and continued its culti- 
 vation the rcniaiiKler of his life. He became (piite 
 well-to-do. and .'it his death owneil six hundred 
 and twenty .Hcres of highly improved land, which 
 he divitled among his children. He was called to 
 his liiial rest in Ihm:i. and his wife passed away in 
 .lulv, 1«71. They were the parents of three sons 
 and two daiight<-rs: F.li/.a A., born in 1841, re- 
 sides in Ca.s.- County. .Mo.: I'alrick II.. burn in 
 is|:i, died ill infancy; .Sarah, born in 18 K!. is the 
 wife of ( ieorge W. I'iiikeiis. a farmer resirling in 
 Augusta. III.; .Andrew, born in 1h|h. married Miss 
 Kflie liacon and owns a large sheep ranch in Kan- 
 sas; and Cyrus H. conii)letes the family. 
 
 The subject of this sketch has knuwn no other 
 home than that of .\dams County. In the usual 
 manner of farmer lads he was reared to manhood, 
 
 I and his education was acquired in the common 
 schools and at Abingdon College, where he pur- 
 sued his studies foialnput two years. Tlironghoiil 
 bis business career he ha- fullowed agricultural 
 pursuits. He coninienced farming for himself on 
 his father's iaml. and from the beginning success 
 has attended his efforts. Industry, |)erseverance 
 and enterprise have characterized his life. and. by 
 the exercise of good busines> ability, he h.as be- 
 come the owner of two hundred and ninety acres 
 of valuable land, which yields to him a golden 
 tribute. He also engages (piite extensively in 
 
 i st*)ck-raising, and in this branch of his business 
 adds not a little to his income. 
 
 In IKX.'i. Mr. ISiiike was united in marriage with 
 .Mr^. I.illie A. liullei-. and by their union two chil- 
 dren have been born: ^\'illianl .\., born in IH87, 
 .•iiid Ira II.. liKin in IHK'.l. H\- her former marriage, 
 .Mr». Uiirke had two sons, Charles and Willie. The 
 parents arc both membeisof the .Metliodi>t Church, 
 and socially, he is a meml>er of the .Masonic lodge 
 ami the ( >ild Fellows' .society, of I,a I'l-.-iirie. III. 
 In his political affiliations, he is .■> Kepnblican. He 
 lilled the oflice of .\s.-essor. and for the past three 
 years has been Justice of the I'eaee. His entire 
 life has been passed in .\danis County, and those 
 who have known him from his IhivIiooiI an- niim- 
 bereil aiiKuig his slaiichest friends, a fact which
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 indicates the upright life which he has lived. He 
 i.s known throughout the community as a man of 
 sterling worth, and is classed among the re|jreseiita- 
 tive and substantial farmers of North Kast Town- 
 ship, a position he has won by his own iiidustiious 
 and well-directed efforts. 
 
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 JOSEPH WEBSTER. One of the most valu- 
 able and highly improved farms of Adams 
 County is owned and cultivated by the 
 / gentleman whose name heads this |)ara- 
 graph. It is located on section !(!, Concord 
 Township, where general farming and stock-rais- 
 ing are carried on successfully'. Our subject was 
 born in Cass County, this Stale, in 1846, and is a 
 son of Joseph and Sarah (Masterson) AVebster. 
 Their family numbered four sons and two daugh- 
 ters, three of whom are >et living: Daniel, wiio 
 served for three years in the One Hundred and 
 Fifteenth Illinois Infantry-, is a Postmaster in 
 Morgan County, 111.; Thomas, who was a member 
 of the Fourteenth Illinois Infantrv, serving for 
 tJiree years and three months, is a resident of 
 Cass County, 111.; our subject completes the fam- 
 ily circle. 
 
 A glance at the early boyhood of almost au\ 
 farmer lad would teli us the early history of our 
 subject, who was reared upon his father's farm. 
 As soon asold enough to follow the plow, he be- 
 gan to aid in the cultivation of the home place, 
 and remained under the parental roof until four- 
 teen years of age, when he started out in life for 
 himself. He worked by the month until his mar- 
 riage, Marcii 11, 1868. Farmingh.as been his chief 
 occupation, and in following agricultural pursuits 
 his career has been a pi'osperous one. lie first 
 purchased land in Cass County, and at different 
 times sold and purchased farms, making his home 
 in the county of his nativity until 1882, when he 
 came to Adams County and bought two hundred 
 and thirty-five acres of higlily im|n-o\c(l l:inil in 
 Concord lownship, Ihr pMichuM' jjricc bcing$8,6(»U. 
 
 This is one of the model farms of the community, 
 complete in all its appointments and supplied with 
 all modern conveniences. In connection witii the 
 cultivation of his land, ]\Ir. Webster also engaged 
 in stock-raising, his cattle, horses and hogs being 
 ail of the best grades. 
 
 In 1868, Mr. Webster was married in (ass 
 County. Unto himself and wife were boin ten 
 children, eight of whom are now living, four son? 
 and four daughters. The eldest children were all 
 well educated in the public schools and are tiiereby 
 fitted for the practical and responsible duties of 
 life. The younger members of the family are 
 now pupils in the common schools, where the}- are 
 being carefully trained. 
 
 Mr. Webster is ever true t<( his duties of 
 citizenshi|). A public-spirited and progressive 
 man, he takes an active interest in all that jier- 
 tains to the welfare of the community and the 
 promotion of its leading enterprises. His business 
 efforts have been crowned with success, and, as a 
 result of his good management, his enterprise and 
 business ability, he lias won a handsome property 
 and ranks among the well-to-do agriculturists of 
 Concord Township. 
 
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 DDISON L. LANODON. It would be dif- 
 "■ ficult to find, at least within the city of 
 Quincy, a gentleman more highly re- 
 spected than the one above named, who 
 has been prominently identified with the public life 
 of the community for many yeais. He possesses 
 sound judgment, ripe intelligence and an accom- 
 modating disposition, which qualities have made 
 liim useful to his fellow-citizens, and have gained 
 for bini a high (ilace in their regard. He is well 
 known as the editor of the Quincy SatunJay 
 Jificietr, one of llic leading newspapers of Adams 
 County, the success of which is due to his ability 
 and tact. 
 
 ()ur sul)jcc1 was born in New Haven, Conn., 
 .June 2M, 1814, and accoinpanicd lii> ['areiits, Mr.
 
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 PORTRAIT AND KlOGRAPIIICAl. RECORD. 
 
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 !iii(l Mi>. .1. \\. l/iii<;(kiii. til Cliiciiiiii ill 1h1;i. mihI 
 llii'iT llii' cailiiT yi'!ii> (if liis lifi- wt-ie uiii'vciit- 
 fiillv passed in llic usual niutiiif i>f si'lmol-lmy fx- 
 isleni'i'. In IXIKI. Iio cniiic to <^uiney ami ciilcicil 
 till' ollicf of the Whiii. his liist work lioiii'i tlial of 
 odici' lioy : later. Ill' cari'ifd llif soutlii'in route of 
 papers for one year: jifterwanl lieeaine a eoiiiposi- 
 tol. .-iik) for two yeai-s w.'is eii<,'ai;e<l in >eltiliir type, 
 from wliieli ilepartnieiit lie was liaii.-feiied to Joli 
 wtM'k. one year beinj; spent in that way. 
 
 Keturnintr to ('liiratio. Mr. l.:in>,'iloii took a full 
 eoiirse of study in liryant A- Stralton's (.'olie;L;e. 
 and thus gained a }foort coniinercial education, 
 lie was not eontent, however, to ninke Cliieairo his 
 home, and. retiirninii onee more to the (iem City, 
 look eliarj^e of the hooks in the U7//f/ olHee. eon- 
 tinuini; in that position until \M1. when the 
 jiropei-ty was sold. He then eiilt'ied the serviee 
 of the (ioverniiieiii a> an Inspector of l,i(pioi>, 
 whieli olliee he has lit Id for twenty-live ye.ars, and 
 still retains. In 1«72, he founded the Saliirtlcu/ 
 ]{pn'en\ of whieli he is still propiielor and whieh 
 IS one of the alilest journals of IliiiHii^. In addi- 
 tion to the labor involved in editiiiji this paper, 
 he has published nine direct<n-ies <if the eil\ of 
 t^uiney, several eity and eouiity histories, and is 
 the orifjinator and publisher of the volume en- 
 titled Quincy IllunlraM. a daiiit\- and allraetive 
 iHiok, containiiiu' views of prominent resideiiees 
 and business establishments of the plaee, as well as 
 It description of its principal manufactories, busi- 
 nes> houses, etc. 
 
 In politics, Mr. l.aiigdoii is a Kepiililieaii, .-iiid 
 hi- iiirtuence can nhv.ays be depended upon to for- 
 ward the interests of the party. For twelve ve.ars 
 he was Secretary of the .\dams County Republican 
 Cential Committee and .Vctiii}; Chairman one year. 
 In IKs:!, he wa> elected clerk of a i.'rou|) of com- 
 mittees in the Illinois Mouse of Representatives 
 and served durinjjr the continuance of the Thiit\- 
 tliird (Jeneral .Vsseiiibly. Diirinj,' the followin-r 
 year, he >eived .-is Speci.al Commissioner appointed 
 by (iov. Ilaiiiilton to represent the Slate of Illinois 
 at the I)eii\er (Colo.) Kxpositioii. In .liiiie, 1HH«. 
 he was electeil one of the .Vs-ist.'int Serfjeant-.-it- 
 Aniis of the Republican National Convention at 
 Chicago. .V.'> a w idi'-iiwake, eulurprisinjj mau. he 
 
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 is a potent factor in adxancinj; the prosperity of 
 <^•uincy,alld is repiided as one of it.s most desir- 
 able citizens. Mr. I,aii};don is thor(>u<r|ily domestic 
 ill his tjistes; he cares nothing; ffu' society, but 
 devotes his leisure monients t<^i the happiness of his 
 wife and two <l:iuirhters. and to the care of his 
 beautiful home, a lianie that is lilled with every 
 modem invention for comfort .•ind convenience. 
 
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 KFFKRMi.N 1'. l.li.Hr.NKR. I'roprielor of 
 the New Orleans House of (^uincy, was Ixjni 
 in I.atMaiiije, Lewis County. Mo.. .lanuary 
 12, l)S(;;i. His father. .Monla<j:ue (;., was 
 born ill Kentucky, whither his parents had removed 
 from Pennsylvania, tlu'ir native St.-ile. M. (i. 
 I.iifhtner was a blacksmith, as wius his father before 
 him, and was one of the early scttlci-s of LaGrange, 
 where he had a blacksmith shop. He li.ns now re- 
 tired from active work and lives with his son. 
 His wife, (divia Speiice. a n;itive of Kentucky, 
 died in l.athanjife in IM'.Kt. They had eleven clul- 
 dren, eii;ht of whom are yet living. 
 
 The boyhood days of our subject were passed on 
 the banks of the Mississippi River at La (irange. 
 lie received his eilucation in the common schools, 
 but began to learn the trade of a blacksmith in his 
 father's smithy when only thirteen years tif age. 
 As his father was somewhat deaf, hi' attended to 
 the business, which was conducted under the name 
 of Lightner A- Son. He continued with his father 
 until he was twenty-one years old. after which he 
 engaged in the liipior business for one year. He 
 then seltleil in McDonoiigh Coiint\-. 111., .•iiicl 
 remained there for two years, when, in 1><77, he 
 (•■■line to <^uinev and entered the brewery busines-*, 
 luiiningthe bottling dep:irlnieiit in the Windsor 
 Ihewery for nine months, when he bought out .1. 
 K. lliiniell.of the Ni'W ()rleans Hou.se, and has 
 been the proprietor of it ever since. It is a good 
 "one dollar liousi'," conducted on stpiaie business 
 principles and is well and favorably known. He 
 started »illiout am nione\ , but b\ hard work Uw>
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 become successful, withereiy promise of continued 
 prosperity in future years. 
 
 In 1885, Mr. Lightner married Miss Katie Zier, 
 who wa* born in La Grange. Socially, he is a 
 member of Lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F. He is a Dem- 
 ocrat in politics and very active in local affairs, 
 always seeking to advance the principles of liis 
 party and the good of the city. lie has been a 
 delegate to county conventions, and in whatever 
 position he has been called upon to serve, has ever 
 been devoted to the highest principles of right 
 and justice. 
 
 -^ 
 
 I'OHN McCOY was born in Garrard County. 
 Ky., in 1801, and was a son of Daniel and 
 ^^^ , Agnes McCoy, who were natives of Vir- 
 >^^ ginia. Their family numbered the follow- 
 ing children: William, who was born in Kentucky, 
 aud married Miss Sallie Kemper; Kenneth, who 
 married Miss Elsie Cral); -Tames, who died at 
 Natchez, of yellow fever; Charles, who married 
 iNIiss Watson, and died at his home in Clayton; 
 Reuben K., Elizabeth, Francis, Harriet and Sally. 
 
 Our subject spent the days of his childhood and 
 youth in the State of his nativity, and in 1840 
 was united in marriage with Miss Mary Watson. 
 I'nto them were born two children: William, born 
 in 1834; and .lames, born in 1835. The latter is 
 now a resident of Kansas. After the death of his 
 first wife, Mr. McCoy married IMiss Martha Wat- 
 son, lier sister, and by their union were born the 
 following children: Charles, who was born in 
 Clayton in 1842, married Miss Rebecca Uurk. and 
 resides in Colorado; John D.. born in 1844. mar- 
 ried Miss Eliza Hopkins, and is a resident farmer 
 of Clayton; ?^rancis, born in 1841!, died in in- 
 fancy; Emma, liorn in 1848, died in 18fi0: I'.latih- 
 f(ird, liorn in 185(). maiiied Eva Flagg.and lesides 
 on the old homestead; and Alta, liorn in 18()1, 
 ilied in 1871. 
 
 Ml. McCoy of lliis>keleli emigrateil \\'es|\v:ir(l iji 
 ls;',2, .-iiid seilled in Adams County, HI.; locating 
 
 on lands which he obtained from the Government. 
 He built a log cabin in Clayton Township and be- 
 gan the development of a farm, transforming the 
 wild prairie into rich and fertile fields, which yielded 
 him a golden tribute. He cleared and developed 
 one hundred and sixtj' acres of land and made 
 many excellent improvements upon it. He is 
 numbered among the honored pioneer settlers of 
 the county and with its history was prominently 
 identitied, doing much to aid in its upliuilding 
 and to promote its jjrogress. 
 
 In political sentiment. Mr. McCov was a sup- 
 porter of the Republican party and held the office 
 of School Trustee. He was a friend to education 
 and gave his support to ever}' enterprise calculated 
 to prove of public benefit. In religious belief, he 
 was a Presb3'terian . and in liis church held the 
 office of Elder for fifty-two years. lie was chari- 
 table and benevolent and gave freely of his means 
 to those in need of assistance. He died in 188(i, 
 at the .age of eighty-five years, and his death was 
 mourned by many friends, for he was a valued 
 citizen of the community. Mr. McCoy and two 
 of his lirolhers were the founders of the village 
 of Clayton. 
 
 I OHN W. VANCIL is one of the representa- 
 tive citizens of Adams County. 111. In 
 business, he has achieved financial success 
 through unflagging industry, unvar}'ing 
 promptness and honorable dealing. The sterling 
 admirable (pialities that brought him success in his 
 private liusiness mai'ked him for public prefer- 
 ment, and in the discharge of an important trust 
 he has realized all the expectations of his friends 
 and h:is added to their regard the esteem and con- 
 fidence of the general public. He is at present the 
 most efficient Sheriff of Adams County and is 
 noted for his firm convictions and unfaltering 
 courage inherited from sturdy (!ernian ancestors. 
 He is a prominent man in the couii I \ and possesses
 
 Portrait and iticnwAi'iiK ai. rixord. 
 
 505 
 
 cert.'iin inrntnl clmrai'tt'ristics tliat I'li.ililf liiin i^ 
 ('oiniiiMiid the ri'spect jiiid I'luilidi'iicc <if iidI <iii1\ 
 hi> fiiciiils, liiit of timso wlm upimsc him |)ipliti- 
 v:i\\\. 
 
 Mr. \'iiiicil W!i> Imrii in l.ilx'ity 'l"ii\vii>hi|i. Ailiiiiis 
 County. 111., oil Ihf 2.'(tll o!" Sc|itt'lillif|-. 1HI7. :mr| 
 is a son of William and Mary A. ( IVmniey ) N'ancil. 
 Ills <.'randfathrr. Martin \'ancil. was a native of 
 South I arolina and of (ierrnan descent. William 
 X'ancil wa.s Imrn in I iiion (oiinly. 111., on the I'.lth 
 of .Vjjril, 1«22. and after reiiehinu- mature years 
 was married to Miss 'I'onrney, who was a native of 
 I'laiiee. Her f;ilheiwas a soldier in Napoleon's 
 army. Ilotli .Mr. and .Mr-s. N'.aneil were leared on 
 the old homesteads in l.iherly Township, this 
 eoiinty. and there they passed lln'ir entire lives. 
 Of their live children, our -suhject is the eldest in 
 order of liirth. and passed his youthful days in !\s- 
 sisting in the arduous duties of the farm and in 
 attending the district scIkkjIs. where he secuied a 
 fair eiliication. lie continued under the parental 
 f(M>f until twenty -one years of asje, and was then 
 married to .Miss Hester A. .\kei-s, of CohiniKus, 
 this county, dauirhlc r of William .\kers. 
 
 Kollowiiig this union oiu- sulijcct and wife set- 
 tled on a farm, lint two \ears later moved to Camp 
 I'oint. this county, and. after a sIku-I residence 
 there, returneil to the faim wImic they ni.-nle their 
 home for four yeais. Mr. \ancil then tookacon- 
 traet t^) furnish tics for the C'hicaifo. liurlington .V 
 • ^uincy Railroad Company. Iieinij thus engaged 
 for two years. Later, he moved to (^uincy, and 
 was janit<u' of the Court House foi' four \ears. 
 .\liout this time, he was urgcil liy his man\ frii'uds 
 to run f«u- oltice, and w:is nomin.ated for Sheriff on 
 the Democratic ticket. In the f.all of IMiMl. he was 
 elected to that position for .-i term of four vcars. 
 having received a majority of eiiihleen hundred 
 and lifty-seveii votes, the largest majori'v ever 
 polled in till' county. He has lilled th:it position 
 in a very alile manner, and very few men who 
 have liroken the law escape his vigil.ance. He at one 
 lime traveled as far a- Califoriii:i for a law lin ;ikei 
 and returned with his pri'.oiier in good shape. 
 
 Mr. X'ancil is a pronounced Democrat in lii~ po- 
 litical views and one of the iiio>l leliaMi' iiitii in 
 the city of (^uiucy, Uurinjj the late unpleasaiitms- 
 
 lictwecii the North and South, he enlisted as a re- 
 cruit in the .Seventh Illinois Cavalry, doing 
 principidly garrison duty. He served his country 
 faithfully and was ever to lie found al the front. 
 He h.as his roiilencc in the Court House. 
 
 '^Nl<^l-^ 
 
 allARI.KS M. (iRA.M.MKR is one of the lead- 
 , ing .igricullurists of Adams County. He 
 resides on section :!."i, lieverly Township, 
 where he first purchased one hundred and sixty acres 
 of land, lint now has a line farm of two hundred 
 and eighty acres of aralile land. It is all under a 
 high state of cultivation and the improvements 
 upon It aie such as are found on a luoclel farm of 
 the nineteenth century. The home is a heautiful 
 two-story residence of seven rooms, which was 
 erected in IM'.)1, at a cost of *l7iiii. 
 
 Oursuliject is a native of the old Hay State. 
 He was horn in IH27. and is a son of Seth and 
 l.ydi.-i (irammer. His paternal grandfather was 
 .lo.-eph ( iraniiner. oneof the heroes of the Revolu- 
 tion, who during that war w.as taken prisoner and 
 sent to Kngland. where he was conlincd in Dart- 
 niiKU' prison for two years. The maternal granil- 
 f.ather. .losepli .Marshall, was also a Revolutionary 
 soldier ami fought in the liattle of Rrandywine. 
 .V hiother of our suliject. Seth W.. enlisted iu the 
 Seventy-eighth I lliiiois I nfantry during the late 
 w.ir. served for three years and was with Slicrnian 
 al .\llaiita. 
 
 Mr. (;r;i miner of this sketch was one of a fa mi I v of 
 nine sons ;iiid one daughter, liut. with the exce|)- 
 tion of himself, the sister is the only one now liv- 
 ing. He was educated in the piililic schools of 
 Ma.ssacliusetts. .and al Ilic age of Ihiilecii years 
 accoiiipanierl his parents cui thi-ir rcmov.al to I'errv. 
 I'ikt' ( Ounly. III. .\fler att.-iiiiing his maiiM'it\. he 
 wa- unitcil in inarria-rc with .Miss Marth.-i i;. Har- 
 vey, who was horn in Rush Coiiiit\. Ind., in 1m:!|. 
 rnlothein were horn sixteen children and with 
 one exception all are yel living. 
 
 I he liisl I'aiin which .Mr. Crammer uwiicU coiii-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 prised two hundred and eighty acres of land in 
 Pike County, and he engaged in its cultivation 
 and made it his home for seven years. On the ex- 
 piration of that period, lie bought a tract of one 
 hundred and sixty acres in Be\erly Townsliip, a 
 part of his present farm. His life has been ver3- 
 successful. He started out for himself in limited 
 circumstances, but by perseverance he overcame 
 the obstacles in his path and by industry and en- 
 terprise steadily worked his way upward to a posi- 
 tion of affluence. For twentj-nine years lie has 
 been a Mason, holding membership witli King- 
 ston Lodge No. "iGt), A. F. and A-. M., and for 
 tiie long period of seventeen j'eai's he has held 
 the office of Wor-shipful Master, an honor of which 
 he maj- justly be proud. He exercises his right of 
 franchise in support of Repul)lican i)rinci()les, 
 and is a stalwart advocat.' of tiiat party. He was 
 elected to the office of Township Assessor in 1851, 
 has served as Collector, and since 1871 has served 
 as Supervisor of Beverly Townsliip. His long 
 continuance in office well indicates his faithful 
 performance of duty and his lidelity to public 
 trust, and his long official career in the Masonic 
 lodge attests his personal popularity and the 
 high regard with which he is held by his comrades. 
 He is a man of sterling worth and a well-spent 
 life entitles him to high regard. 
 
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 E^ 
 
 /^ EOHG E W. PEARCE. A residence of many 
 flj (— ^ yeai-s in Adams County has given thisgen- 
 ^\JAJ tleman a tliorougli knowledge of the growth 
 and development of this region of country, its 
 resources and advantages, and has also extended 
 his acquaintance and enabled him to make many 
 friends here. A life-long farmer, he is the owner 
 of a good estate in Liberty Township, consisting 
 of three hundred and twenty acres, on wliicli are a 
 beautiful residence and the usual farming build- 
 ings. He mIso devotes considerable time and at- 
 li'iitioii to the raising of stock, an<1 besides the 
 iiumbei of :iiiiui;ils rcipiircd by the domestic and 
 
 farm economy, has some splendid specimens of 
 horse flesh, together with good breeds of cattle 
 and hogs. 
 
 Horn in Sullivan County, East Tennessee, in Oc- 
 tober, 1826, young (ieorge was a lad of Ave years 
 when he accompanied iiis parents on their removal 
 to this county in May, 1831, and here lie has resided 
 on the same farm ever since. His first attendance at 
 school was in a log building of the most primitive 
 description, and, as he aided his father greatly in 
 carrying on the home estate, his attendance was 
 confined to the winter months. When reaching 
 his eighteenth year, his father having died in 183-1, 
 he continued to reside at home and operate the 
 farm until the death of his mother. Mr. Pearce 
 then purchased the interest of his brothers and 
 sisters in the estate, which is still in his i)Osses- 
 sion. 
 
 Miss Sarah E. Knowles became the wife of our 
 subject in 1871, and to them have been born eight 
 sons, six of whom are still living. The parents of 
 Mr. Pearce, .Joshua and Sarah (Golden) Pearce, 
 also had a famil}- of eight children. It is pre- 
 sumed that they were natives resi)ectively of East 
 'J'ennessee and Mrginia. After locating in this 
 county in 1832, the father became a soldier in the 
 Black Hawk AVar. He was a farmer by occupation, 
 and erected on his place a mill operated b}' horse- 
 powei', in which he ground corn and wheat into 
 bread stuff. He later in life, established in the 
 mercantile business in partnership with A. A. 1). 
 Butts, they operating together successfully for 
 some time. When the elder Mr. Pearce came to 
 t this section, his nearest neighbor on the cast lived 
 eighteen miles distant, and, like many of the pio- 
 neers, he was subjected to all the dangers and pri- 
 vations incident to life in a new country. 
 
 .\s liefore stated, our subject is the proprietor 
 of three hundred and twenty acres of valuable 
 land, which he has developed into one of the finest 
 farms in the lownship. He has on his estate prob- 
 ably the best barn in I liis section, and, as he started 
 out in life with but limited means, it is vevy evi- 
 dent that his prosperity is the result of his own 
 hibors, guided by good judgment. In politics, he 
 has voted with tiie Kepublican party since its or- 
 gauizalioii. ami although he tuUes a deep inleresl
 
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 PORTRAIT AND "RIOOTJ AlMIIfAL lU-X'ORD. 
 
 ".(I!) 
 
 ill wlmtcvi'i- coiKxTiis tlio welfare of liis t<pwn>lii|) 
 and f<niiil\. (U'clinf* to aewpt any |)iililic posi- 
 tion. SiK'iaiiy. lie is a meinl>er of the In(le])cn(Jent 
 Order of Odd Fellows, and his iiitliieiu-e in the 
 eoininnnitv ims ever iK-en for good. 
 
 W. NICHOLS. The siilijeet of our sketcli 
 is a very |iroiiiineiit and sueees>ful farmer on 
 seetion 17. I'rsa 'rownship, and is the for- 
 tunate owner of iiiiieh valiiahle land and line stock. 
 lie is the eldest son of .lames and Margaret (Wal- 
 laee) Niehols. and was horn .laniiary '2'.K 1K2G. 
 When seven years old, his parents hrought him to 
 lllinoi>, from Koiirhon County. Ky. In his hfiy 
 hood he had the advantage of a common-school 
 education, and. as do other lads in his jMJsition in 
 life, liegan early to assist on the farm. This waseon- 
 siilered no hardship, for he had always lieen anxi- 
 ous to do his diitx'. 
 
 From the asreof iiiiie years until he was twenty- 
 live, .Mr. Nichols was his father's main.-tav, Imt at 
 that time he felt a desire to establish a home of his 
 own, and October 14, 1M41I, lie married Miss .Jane 
 Wood, who was born July 1."), iX'2'.K in Halls 
 County, Mo. .She was three years old when she was 
 brought to Illinois. Ilei parents were Henry Wood, 
 who was born in South Carolina in lK02,and Sarah 
 (Alljei-son) Wood, whose birth occurred in I«04. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Wood were married in the State of 
 their birth, and moved to Missouri in 1M27 and t<.> 
 Illinois in 1833, where for a short time they re- 
 sided on section 18. I'rsa Township. Mr. Wood 
 improved the land, but afterward moved to section 
 6, in the same township, where he made a perma- 
 nent home, lie died in 1H7!I, and his good wife 
 survived him ten yeai-s. They were the |)arent.s of 
 eleven children, six of whom are yet living. .Mr. 
 Wood had been a Whig in the early days of his 
 voting privileges, Imt in liis latter life he sup- 
 ported the Republican parly. Mrs. Wood had 
 been one of the pious women that were so often 
 found among the lailv settlers and wa5 a iiieiiiber 
 
 oi tlic( hristian Church. Three of their sons serveil 
 in the Civil War. Calvin was in a caralry regi- 
 ment; .John, who was in the Seventy -eighth Illinois 
 Regiment, was wounded in battle and died from 
 the effect.--; William II. was in the Fiftieth Illinois 
 Regiment. 
 
 After his marriage, our subject rented a farm 
 just west of Ursa, and lived there seven years, but 
 removed thence to section 21, Mendon Township, 
 where he resided for five years and then came to 
 his present faun, in the spring of 18(>2. The land 
 had Iwen placed under good cultivation and he 
 built a fine residence, costing him ^.S.lOd, and a 
 barn which cost i!l,8(l(l. lie has one hundred 
 and ninety acres in this farm and also owns live 
 and one-fourth shares in the old Wood farm in 
 this township. Mr. Nichols rents out his farm 
 now and is justly entitled to some ease after his 
 life of toil. He has done much to improve the 
 st<x'k of this section, and is the fiwner of valuable 
 .Short-horn cattle, Percheron horses, Cotswold 
 sheep, and Poland-China hogs. 
 
 .Mr. and .Mrs. Nichols have two children, both of 
 whom reside in Mendon. Lorenzo 1). married Ella 
 Willie and they have one child; .lohii II. married 
 Kv:\ Thayer and has two Ixiys. Our subject has 
 devoted his whole life to farming and has not 
 sought oltice. although he is a Republican in polit- 
 ical faith. He has consented to serve as Sehool 
 Directfir for several terms. He has worked hard 
 all his life, and. being bles.-ed with good health. has 
 been enabled to amass a great deal of wealth. hI- 
 thongli at the time of his marriage he possessed 
 onlv +21. 
 
 ■<^w^'ia^n:& 
 
 A.Ml i;i. .M. I'.AKTI.KIT. 
 
 who knew 
 
 i^=^\ .A .>i I i-i. M. i>.vixii*r-i 1. .All i\ no hiii*^^ 
 *~^^^ this noble man in lifetime will Ih- plerused 
 \vj_^ to see in this volume a sketch of his career. 
 To keep green the memory of the departed 
 \vho>e lives were worthy and filled with good deeds 
 is an object worthy of much effort. Mr. Rartlell 
 w;i> born III SpriiiL'tield. Mav*.. Seplc-niber :{. 18in,
 
 510 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 a son of Pliny and Lucy (Morgan) Bartlett, the 
 former of whom was engaged in the manufacture 
 of rifles during the Revolutionary War. The hoy- 
 hood days of Samuel M. H.irtlett were spent in 
 the city of his birth in attending llie [jublie schools, 
 and after attaining a suitable age he began learn- 
 ing the cabinet-maker's trade at Westlield. Mass., 
 and applied himself closely by learning tlic details 
 of this business. 
 
 In 1836, he l)egan working at his trade in ( Juincy, 
 111., in the employ of George Wood, and after re- 
 maining with him for a short time, he embarked in 
 the cabinet-making and undertaking business on 
 his own account and conducted the same verj- suc- 
 cessfully until his death in 1867, ever}' year of 
 his adult existence being prolific of good works. 
 He was alvTays noted for his diligence, his industry 
 and his great perseverance in whatever he under- 
 took, characteristics which appear to have carried 
 him through life. His private business affaii'S were 
 always skillfully and judiciously managed; he was 
 a careful observer of the trend of events, and the 
 economic training he received in early life, com- 
 bined with the characteristic thrift of the native 
 of New England, led him to the conclusion that a 
 wonderful era of development had set in in tlie 
 Western States. 
 
 On October .5, 1838, our subject was united in 
 the bonds of matrimony with Miss Roseline M. 
 Robertson, a daughter of John B. and Catherine 
 Robertson, worthy and honored residents of Bev- 
 erly, III., and eventually- their union resulted in 
 the birtli of six children, five of whom are living 
 at the present time: Eliza C, wife of Joel .West, 
 of Hurlington, Iowa; Mary F., at home with her 
 mother; William II., who is a Master Mechanic 
 of the Chicago. Burlington iV (^uincy Railroad 
 shops at Burlington, Iowa; John W.. a niacliiuist 
 of Quincy, III.; and Lucy M., wife of .1. 1!. Wood, 
 of Ciardner, Mass. 
 
 For twenty-five years he acted in the capacity 
 of City Sexton, and socially, was a member of the 
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politicallj', 
 he alw.ays supported the men and measures of the 
 Republican party, and for one term of two years 
 he was Alderman from the Sixth Ward. Kindly 
 in disposition. Cdrdial, warm-hcaited and sympa- 
 
 thetic, he seemed to have been especially gifted b_y 
 nature Un- the calling of an undertaker, and in 
 this most necessary business his services were in 
 great demand, and he soon gathered about him a 
 large patronage. In tiie domestic circle he was the 
 model husband and father, was kind, considerate 
 and thoughtful ftir the comfort and welfare of his 
 family, and made their liai)piness and well-being 
 the chief aim and object of his existence. 
 
 Mr. liartlctt was a model American citizen, en- 
 terprising, public-spirited and patriotic, and his in- 
 fiuence was ever felt on the side of justice and 
 right. The oppressed and weak ever found in 
 him a stanch supporter, and although usuallj' un- 
 known, his charities were numerous and liberal. 
 At his pleasant residence at No. 72;') Bixiadway, 
 Quiucy. III., when just in Ihe zenith of his career, 
 he passed to his reward. 
 
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 [/ LEONARD GRIESER. The history of every 
 community is made up, so far .as its more 
 interesting features are concerned, of the 
 ' events and transactions of the lives of its 
 prominent representative citizens. In any worthy 
 history of Adams County, an outline of the life of 
 the subject of this sketch should not fail to be given, 
 together with a sketch of his family-. Mr. Grieser 
 is now engaged in farming, stock-dealing and gen- 
 eral Itusiness. He enjoys the reputation of being 
 substantial and progressive and a man who is thor- 
 oughly posted on all the current topics of the day. 
 For many years he has been identified with the best 
 interestsof Adams County, and ranks as a notice- 
 able illustration of that indomitable push and en- 
 ergy which characterize men of will and determin- 
 ation. 
 
 Our subject's natal day was September 3, 1834, 
 and he was born in Baltimore, Md. His father, 
 Leonard (Jrie.ser, was born in Heidelberg, Gerrcan^', 
 and was a farmer by occupation, lie continued 
 to reside in his native country until grt)wn and 
 then came to America. He first locateil in Bal-
 
 PORTRAIT AND BICXiRAPIFICAL RECORD. 
 
 "ill 
 
 liniure. MH., and was there married to Miss Dor- 
 otliv Hawk. !i nalivo of (iermaiiy. wlio emifjraled 
 to the riiilt'd States with iier pari'iit.'> wliilo vniiiii;. 
 Ih 183t;, tlie rich a<,'riculturalrefj;i<>iis()f the Prairie 
 .St«te tenijited liiin to make a settU'inent within 
 its borders, and in that year lie hrought liis family 
 to t^ninry. Adan)s County. After makin>r liis home 
 in llial city for some time, lie piircli!i.-*e(l a farm in 
 Klhngton Township, tlial county, and tliere carried 
 on {general farminjr until his deatli in lf<ri/). The 
 mother also passed her last days on that farm. 
 Their family consisted of six cliildreu. two sons 
 and four dauirhtei-s. 
 
 The orlirinal uf this notice, who was the eldest 
 child born to his parents, received the advantages 
 of the district schools, and later attended school in 
 l^uincy, thus receiving a good practical education. 
 lie became thoroughly drilled in all the details of 
 the farm at an early age. and assisteil his father on 
 the same until eighteen years of age when he 
 branched out to tight life's battles for himself. 
 lie was employed on lioat-<. and was engaged in 
 rafting sawlogs from Keokuk, Iowa, to (^uincy, 
 Alton and St. Louis. This business he has followed 
 for the Ifist thirty years, being part of the time 
 employed on the Iwttom land, lie was one of 
 the originators of the levee system and has per- 
 haps done more for the reclainting of Hooded lands 
 than any otlier man living in or near l^uincy. He 
 assisted in having a bill passed in tin- Legislature, 
 which, with eoiisider:ible effort, went thi'ough and 
 became a law. 
 
 .Mr. (o-ieser had the .sagacity early to perceive, 
 that as agricultural pursuit.-i must constitute the 
 basis of his prosperity, money invested in land 
 would not he thrown away. He is now ilic owner 
 of two or thiee good farms upon the bollom lands 
 upon which he grows corn, hay and wheal, holdes 
 which he has considerable pasture land, and some 
 of the finest corn land in the .State of Illinois. He 
 is still giving the levee business considerable at- 
 tention, and is often called upon (i<v .'iilvicf in 
 protecting these lands in time vf high water. Our 
 subject is also (juite extensivel\' engaged in the 
 wood ousiness, shipping wood in barges to the 
 citieson the Mississippi River. In connection with 
 this, he is also engr.ged quite extensively in the 
 
 raising of live stock and is a representative man 
 of the co\inty. He ranks as a forcible illustration 
 of what indomitable push and energy can accoin- 
 ] plish when intelligently applied. 
 I In the year IHKl he was united in marriage to 
 I .Miss Delia Davis, who died four years later, leav- 
 ing one daughter. Maud, who is at home. Mr. 
 (!rie.ser's second marriage was to Miss Ilattic Ash. 
 of Taylorville, Christi:iii County, 111., by whom 
 he has had seven children, four sons and three 
 daughters. He has a good residence at No. Il« 
 Slate .Street. In politics, he is a strung sup|K>rler 
 of Kepublicaii principles. 
 
 ILLIAM K. HASKIAVOOD. .Vmong the 
 \\\/V// I'-nglish-American families of (^nincy. III., 
 \^^^ none is better known for earnest industry 
 and devotion to duty than that which is repre- 
 sented by the name at the head of this paragraph. 
 Mr. Ilaselwood's ancestors were natives <if Kng- 
 land, but early emigrants to this country. The 
 grandmother, .larvis Haselwood, was born in that 
 country. The parents of our subject were Thomas 
 .\. and Frances A. (Dance) llaselwood, and the 
 father W.1S a substantial farmer and stock-raiser. 
 
 The eldest son of a family of twelve children, 
 William K. llaselwood was born in the blue-grass 
 regions of Kentucky, in Willlamstown. (JranI 
 County, in February, lM4n. ami inherits F,ngli>li 
 blood from both sides of the house. He pa.ssed 
 his boyhood days in (^rant County. Ky.. and 
 .'iltcnded the subscription schools until seventeen 
 vears of age. when he went from there direct to 
 (/iiincy. on the I Ith of .\pril. I«."i7. It was but 
 natural perhaps that when starting out for liim.oelf 
 in \xi>H, he should choose the occupati<Mi to which 
 he had been reared, farming. On the I'.ith 
 of August, IMt'iO, he was niarii«'d to .Mi.v; .M.-iitha 
 \. I.eehorn, daughter of Fll and .Margaret (lloir- 
 gins) Leehorn. 
 
 Our subject I'ontinued to till the soil until the
 
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 PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 19th of Augu.st, 1861, when his pouiitrv called him, 
 and he enlisted in Company D, Fiftieth Illinois 
 Infantry, and was appointed Second Lieutenant, 
 serving in that capacity until April, l><fi2, when 
 he was promoted to be First Lieutenant. He took 
 a prominent part in many desperate engagements 
 and was a brave (itlicer and gallant comrade. He 
 participated in the battles of Ft. Donelson, Ft. 
 Henry, Shiloh, and tiie advance on Corinth. He 
 was stationed at the last-named place until the 3d 
 of October, 1862, and engaged in the battle of Cor- 
 intli. Owing to failing health, he was obliged to re- 
 sign his position as First Lieutenant in November, 
 
 1862, and was mustered out of service in June, 
 
 1863, as Captain of the .said company. Returning 
 to Adams County, 111., he located near Payson and 
 then resumed his former oo<'upation, farming and 
 stock-raising, up to 1874. His health still contin- 
 uing quite poor, he began traveling ftir the Hfiwe 
 Sewing Machine Company, and was thus engaged 
 for three years. 
 
 After this Mr. ILaselwood located in Memphis, 
 Scotland County, Mo., and was tliere engaged in 
 agricultural pursuits until 1878, when he moved 
 to Kansas. He located near Anthon3', Harper 
 County, and tilled the soil there lor some time. 
 In 1M80, he went from there to New Mexico and 
 was employed in the construction of the Atchison, 
 Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. On the 30th of 
 August of the same year, he engaged in railroad 
 carpentering, and continued this successfully until 
 June, 1882, when, his health failing, he again 
 resorted to traveling, lie represented the Huff- 
 man <fe Rujjp Marble and Granite C'oni]iany. located 
 at (Juincy, 111., and traveled for this company un- 
 til November of the same year, when he moved to 
 Mitchell, Davidson County. Dak. In this city he 
 was engaged in carpentering and contracting with 
 the firm of W. A. Cross & Co., with whom he con- 
 tinued for four years. 
 
 In December, 1886, he returned to (Juincy, and 
 in the spring of 1887 was api)ointed on the police 
 force as night patrolman, serving in that capacity 
 in a most satisfactory and efficient manner for 
 three years and a half. In 1890, he was appointed 
 Secretary of the Board of Health of Quincy, III., 
 for a term of one year, and at the expiration of 
 
 that time he was re-elected, and again in 1892, 
 which position he still holds. His oflieial career 
 has been marked by faithfulness and capability, 
 and a decided iiu|)rovement is observable in the 
 .sanitary condition of the city. Mr. Ha.selwood 
 was elected without oposition in the last election, 
 receiving twelve \otos out of a |)ossible twelve 
 votes ill the City Council. In [lolitics, he is a Re- 
 publican, .stanch adherent of his parly's jirinciples, 
 and socially is identified with the John Wood 
 Post, No..96, G. A. K.,and with the Masonic order. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Ha.selwood have a comfortable 
 residence at No. 617 Maine Street, and their happy 
 domestic relations have been blessed by the birth of 
 two interesting children, a son and daughter, as fol- 
 lows: Thomas W., a carpenter in the State of 
 Washington; and Anna M.. wife of (ieorge C. 
 Lawrence, of (Quincy, HI. JMr. Ilaselwood takes a 
 lirominent part- in every enterprise that promises 
 to be to the advantage of the county, and is one 
 of the representative citizens. In the positions of 
 trust tendered him he has shown a marked ability 
 and faithfulness and has the regard of his consti- 
 tuents. 
 
 RS. ELIZABETH BIMSON, who is lov- 
 ingly and familiarly called " Aunt Betsy," 
 resides in Kingston, Beverly- Township. 
 She is one of the honored pioneer ladies 
 of this community, and well deserves representa- 
 tion in the historv of her adopted county. She 
 was born in iMissouri, in 1817, and is a daughter 
 of Michael and Catherine (Mull) Scliell. During 
 the Rebellion, the rebels liroke up the home of the 
 family, destroying all their goods and furniture. 
 Under the parental roof, ^Mrs. Bimson was 
 reared to womanhood, and in the common schools 
 she acquired her education. She has been three 
 times married. Her first husliand was William 
 Hendricks, by whom she had two children, one 
 yet living. Her second husband was Dr. McVay. 
 In an early day she emigrated with him to Adams 
 County, where she has since made her home. The
 
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 ^rr- d'rra^nyo J^Qch 
 
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 .". I : 
 
 Docioi I iiL;aircd in the practiro of incduiiu- in 
 Marci-llinc until his deiitli, wliicli was* caused by 
 thp fliolera in 1H.")1. IK' also eniiiarked in the 
 lianiwnrc liusines-s. wliic-li he carried on sncccssfuliv 
 for fiirlit ypai>. I'nto tlic Doctor and hi* wife 
 were horn two sons, hut one is now deceased. 
 Wdiiani. who was murdered in (^uincv in .lan- 
 uary. IS'.ni. Her tliinl liushand w.as Henry Hini- 
 son, »ine of the niiilerj" on McKee Creek. He died 
 on the 2 1st of .Mardi, 1880. 
 
 Mrs. Hinison is a member of the Mcllnxlist 
 Church, and takes an active interest in its work. 
 She owns lier lumie. beside llie store in Kinifston. 
 Kew ladies in Adams County are more widely 
 known than she whose name heads this record. 
 From an eaily day she has l>oen one of its resi- 
 dents, has witnessed almost its entire growth and 
 development and can relate many interesting inci- 
 dents and anecdotes concerning life in this com- 
 munity, when .Vdams County was on the frontier. 
 She Is held in the highest regard, and her many 
 excellencies of char.icter have won her the love 
 and esteem of all. None are more deserving of 
 representation in this volume and it is with ph'as- 
 iirc that we recoril her sketch. 
 
 In ; : 
 
 'IpyRANZ HACIIER, M. I). In a comprehen- 
 1-^ -ivc work of this kind, dealing with indiis- 
 1, trial |iiii-uits.science.s. arts and professions. 
 
 it is only right thai that profession on which, in 
 simie periofl or other of our lives, we are all more 
 or less dependent, should \>o noticed. In 1871). Dr. 
 llacher Uwated in the city of (iuincy, ha-s practiced 
 his profession with great diligence ever since, and 
 is one of the most popular [ihysicians of the city, 
 doing credit to his profession and having a paying 
 practice in the city and country. During all these 
 years, he has been ever ready to obey the call of all 
 classes, and is in truth a physician of thorough 
 learning and experience. He has a large, pleasant 
 ollicc at No. '.127 .Maine Street, t^iiincy, and has 
 
 shown himself eminently worthy of the contidcncc 
 anil trust reposed in him. 
 
 Dr. Hacher is one among the many riti/.ens of 
 the county who are of foreign birth, and, like the 
 m.'ijority of Ihein. claims (ierinany .-us his native 
 land. He first saw the light of day in Baden, in 
 the year 1828. and was one of eight childi'en born 
 to Franz, Sr., and Barbara (Burckart) Baclier, both 
 natives of ( lerinany, where they passed their entire 
 lives, 'riie father was a successful agriculturist, 
 and by industry and attention to his chosen call- 
 ing accumulated a comf<irtable coin|)etency. (hir 
 subject, the fourth s<ui in the family, remained 
 under the parental roof until twenty-four years of 
 .age, and attended the common schor>ls until the 
 age of fourteen. He became familiar with the 
 arduous duties of the farm at an early age, and 
 after leaving the common schfiols entered the uni- 
 versity at Heidcliierg. tiermany. where he pursued 
 his studies for six years, being graduated from 
 that well-known instiliilion of irarniii'r in the year 
 1818. 
 
 .Vfter being graduated, our subject read medi- 
 cine in his native country, and there remained until 
 18."»2. when he thought to better his condition 
 tinancially by taking up his residence in America. 
 He took passage for this country in the Last-named 
 year, and a few weeks after starting landed in 
 New Orleans, where he tarried but a short time, 
 however. He began traveling and journeyed all 
 over the Southern States. He also tof>k (ireeley"s 
 advice, and. going West, spent several ycai-s trav- 
 eling among mountain scenery. In the year 187<i, 
 he located in l^uiiicy, began practicing his profes- 
 sion and continues this at the present time. His 
 success was assured from the beginning, and he 
 rf>se rapidly in his profession to a prominent posi- 
 tion in the rank of physicians, which he has main- 
 tained until the |>resent. 
 
 Dr. Bacher has been twice married, his liol 
 union being with Mrs. Henrietta .Staleii. in I8.'i2. 
 His second marriage was to Mrs. Caroline Meyer, in 
 the vear 1878. and they have a charming home at 
 No. 12."5(l North Fourth Street. They are prominent 
 jjeople of the city and are active in all good work. 
 The Doctor is a man of stnuig and vigorous mind, 
 great originality anil uncoiupieialile will. These
 
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 (lualities, added to his high sense of honor, kind- 
 ness of heart, and that subtile, undefined power 
 called personal magnetism, with his great knowl- 
 edge of iiuinan character, make him prominent in 
 all circles. Those who know him best love and 
 appreciate liim most. 
 
 ^^ APT. WILLIAM SCOTT. One of the re- 
 (\\ f-. markable men of Camp Point Township is 
 ^^^^ the subject of this sketch, whose father, 
 Samuel Scott, was a native of Scotland. In 
 the year 1777. when the seas were overrun with 
 jirivateer shi[is, and the relations between England 
 and the United States were in a very unsatisfac- 
 tory condition, Samuel Scott made up his mind to 
 go to America and started on the 7th of July, on a 
 British shijj. When off Sand)- Hook, the English 
 ship was seized by an American vessel, and in the 
 confusion Scott leaped upon the latter ship and 
 claimed the protection of her oflicers. He tiien 
 enlisted for the War of 1812, and was with the 
 band that surrendered to Gen. Hull at Detroit. 
 He was unfortunately recognized by the iSritish 
 ofticers and was in danger of being shot. (Jen. 
 Scott heard of his case and notified the British 
 ofticers that for every man shot by them he would 
 shoot twelve of their men. Scott was finally ex- 
 changed. He had served three years in that war and 
 later fought under Gen. Jackson at New Orleans. 
 He then located in Ohio and was a pioneer in Cham- 
 ]>aign County, whore he followed the trade of miller 
 and built and owned a mill in West l^iberty. He 
 lived a life tiiat was measured by ninety-three 
 years. 
 
 I lio mother of our subject was Mary, the daugh- 
 ter of David Smith, who came to this country 
 from Scotland and identified himself with the 
 struggles of the Cohmists, and, enlisting under 
 (ien. Washington, suffered with the soldiers at Val- 
 ley Forge. After the close of the Revolutionary 
 War, he became a farmer in Virginia, and died at 
 the remarkable age of one hundred and six years. 
 
 The mother of our subject died in Champaign 
 County at the age of ninety-one years, and both 
 she and her husband had been members of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
 The Captain is one of six children and is the 
 onl_v one living. His boyhood days were spent at 
 home, his .school advantages being poor, but betook 
 advantage of the best there was. He began at the 
 age of fifteen to work in a llouring-mill owned by 
 his father. He learned this good trade and always 
 followed it. In 1837, he enlisted and joined the 
 regular army and served three years in the Semi- 
 nole war in Florida. He saw some terribly hard 
 service during that time and sometimes was upon 
 the verge of starvation. In 1841, he came to St. 
 Louis and worked in a mill for about one year. 
 His health then failed, and he returned to Ohio. 
 He went back to St. Louis and followed stage 
 driving for nearly' a year, and then bought a 
 farm in Wayne County, and followed farming for 
 a while. He then sold out and came to .Schu^'ler 
 County and there engaged in the milling business. 
 He afterward conHucted a mill in Clayton, where 
 he was living when the war broke out. 
 
 Capt. Scott raised a company in August, 18f!2, 
 and received a commission as Captain. His com- 
 pany was Company I, and he joined the Fiighly- 
 fourth Illinois Infantry, under Col. Waters. At 
 Stone River, he was wounded in the left leg and 
 was sent to Nashville and placed in command of 
 the military prison. He resigned February l.jth, 
 1863, and came home. His health was rapidly 
 giving away and he saw he would have to go 
 home or die. 
 
 After his return to his family at Clayton and 
 when partially recovered, he engaged in milling. 
 In 1870, he removed to Camp Point and bought an 
 old flour-mill, which he soon tore dt>wn and built 
 a new one in its place. He ran this for eighteen 
 years and then sold out and retired. 
 
 Our subject married July 21, 1842, Eleanor Mis- 
 enhimer, of Clay County, 111. Her father was 
 named Mathias, and came first from North Caro- 
 lina into Indiana and then into Illinois, wlieie he 
 settled in 1819, when the countiy was still full of 
 Indians. He died in 1^(44. 
 
 Captain and Mrs. Scott have thirteen children:
 
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 Marv .1.. wife of !•". II. Hatrs, livis in ( :iiii|i r<>int; 
 ■loliii W. si'r\<-<l OIK- yenr in tlie wsir. and ilioil in 
 1 hTi': Willii' .-mil Matliia^, twiii>.Mip deceased: Win- 
 lifid S. inari'icd Anna llnlicr. and lives in Canip 
 Point; Lovina, Isaiah, anil Isalielle. det-eased ; 
 Mni'thn K.. wife of ('. I.. Heekett, a faiiniT uf Kan- 
 sas; Franees K.. wife of .1. 11. (Janvlt. a incicliuni 
 of ('ainp I'oinl; Uilliani W.. decea.sed: Calvin W'.. 
 a i-lerk in the StiK.-k Kxehanjje Hiink of Cliicairo, 
 and Samuel. <lccease<l. 
 
 Till' ('a|itain is a Dcnioc rut, ancl has liccn a Ma- 
 son for more than liftv veais. He aTui his wife 
 are worthy nienihers of the Christian Church. 
 Capt. Seott has had a life of more than usual in- 
 terest and has numhered anionjj his friends and ac- 
 <(ualiitaiiee>sueh men as Aiirnhani I.ineoln, .Slfplu'ii 
 A. Douglas, and (u-ii. ( Jarheld. lie served in tin- 
 same company with (ien. Hoherl K. l,ee in the 
 Seminole War. lie is justly proud of the military 
 reeoril of his family, as well as that of himself. 
 
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 (^,K()H(;i-; \V. l)i;.\N. Burton Township is a 
 rich agrieultural center, and the men who 
 conduct its farminji interests are enterpris- 
 ing, .self-reliant and shrewd in liuslnes.s. Among 
 these the suliject of this sketch orcupies no unim- 
 portant place, :vs everything ahout his estate hears 
 nil air of neatness and order, while excellent huild- 
 ings and well-kept fences aild to the ple.i>itig pros- 
 pect alTor<led liy well-cultivated lields. 
 
 .\ native of X'irginia. our suliject was horn in 
 Kluvanna County in IK.'Sl.and w.-is only two ye:u> 
 of age when he accompanied his parent.s on their 
 removal to Pickaway County. Ohio, lie rem.Mined 
 there until attaining his eighteenth year, the last 
 two years attending the .Mt. Pleasant Academy at 
 Kingston, when, with his mother and two hrothers, 
 he came to this .State and located in Sangamon 
 County, and entered the Freshman Class of the 
 Illinois state rniversity. remaining two years. 
 lie then entered the law department of the Indiana 
 I'niversity at 1 1 leencastle, graduating in Fehruary, 
 
 1H.')I. .\l tireencastle they niatle their home until 
 the fall of l«t;(i. the date of their a<lvent nilo IJur- 
 toii Township. 
 
 'I'he lady l<> whom .Mr. Dean was married in 
 IM.')!! was Miss .Mary Hughes, who had come to this 
 county the pre\ious year. I>y their union have 
 heen horn live children, viz.: K. \\. <>.; C. S., wIki 
 is now decea.-ed; (!. ('., 1). .1. and IJertha M. Marl- 
 lell and |-i:une> ( l5owle^) Dean, the parent^ <if 
 our >uliject, were, like him, natives of \iiginia. 
 His father was employed in the capacity of ovcr- 
 >eer for .Southern planters, and proved a good 
 task-master to the negroes. He al.so served as a 
 soldier in the War of IHI2, and on account of the 
 exposures and hardships endurol on the iiattle- 
 (ield. colli racted a disease which resulted in his 
 death. 
 
 He of whom we write has always voted with the 
 Democr.-itic party politically, and is a memlierof tin- 
 Democratic Central Coinmiltee and the Kxeciilive 
 Coniiiiiltee of the saiiic. and when a young man 
 was elected to the position of .llistice of the Peace, 
 which oltice he holds at the present lime. He later 
 hecame a member of the Hoard of Supervisors, 
 which position he oeciipietl for four years, refusing 
 a re-nomin:itioii on ."iccoiml of lieing elected Stiile 
 .Senator m the fall of \t^X.'>. He was likewise the 
 iiicumhent of the latter oHice four years, during 
 which time he originated and caused to he passed 
 the present Slate Library liill. lleal.so introdiiceil 
 and caused to he pas>ed the aincndmenl t<i the 
 Stock-hreeders' Hill, anil an amendment to the 
 Farmers" .Mutual Insurance Company's Hill in the 
 district in which he resided, he heiiig a stiK-kholder 
 in the Farmers' .Mutual Insurance Company. His 
 :uiieiidment made it possible to insure churches 
 .'iiiil schools, live stock, and grain in the Meld, al.-o 
 to insure against cyclones. .Mr. Dean ideiiti- 
 licd hiiiiseif with the Farmers' .Vlliance |iarty in 
 |Ht(|,and in .Vngiislof that yi'.ar w;i.s m:ide County 
 Lecturer, which he holds at the present time, de- 
 livering lecliires in this and other counties of t he 
 State. 
 
 He who.-c name lie:ids this >ketch is the owner 
 of nearly a section of line farming l:ind. ami is 
 thus one of the most extensive and snci'essful 
 farmei-s ill the county. He pursues the most ap-
 
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 proved methods in the management of his estate, 
 keeping it above pnv in its improved and orderly 
 ai)pearance, and making of it an attractive as well 
 as remunerative piece of property. During his 
 early years he was given an excellent education, 
 and his father being in limited circumstances he 
 taught sciiool for tour years, and in that way 
 earned the money to carry him through tlie In- 
 diana State University. After completing his 
 studies, he went to Kansas, where he remained for 
 two years and then returned to this county, which 
 has since been his abiding-place. He has been the 
 architect of his own fortunes and is regarded as 
 one of the most prominent and influential citizens 
 of the county. 
 
 The sons of our subject are all farmers, and are 
 liighly respected both here and throughout the 
 surrounding county. In social matters, Air. Dean 
 is a Mason, and also belongs to the Modern Wood- 
 men lodge at liiberty. lie is, and has been, Presi- 
 dent of the Farmers' Institute of Adams County 
 since its organization, and for twenty-two yeai's 
 K member of the Adams County IJoard of Agricul- 
 ture, and for five years has occupied the position 
 of President of the Adams County Agricultural 
 Society. IIo is a man of true religious principles, 
 and with his wife and family belongs to the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church. 
 
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 ANIEL II. CARLIN, a prominent and suc- 
 cessful farmer of Houston Township, was 
 born July 31, 1836, in Harford County, 
 Md., and his father, Josiah, was a native 
 of the same place, born in 1806. The grand- 
 father, William, came to America from France, an 
 orphan boy, and was adopted by a man of the 
 same name. He became a prosperous farmer and 
 died in Maryland. His son, the father of our sub- 
 ject, was a blacksmith by profession, but also en- 
 gaged in farming in his native county. In Sep- 
 tember, 1872, he sold his interests in Maryland 
 and came to Illinois, where he bought land in 
 
 Houston Township. Adams County, and here he 
 died in 1880. He was a member of the Presby- 
 terian Church, in which he was a Deacon, and left 
 a reputation of having had one of the best dispo- 
 sitions in the world, never having been known to 
 get angry and never having an enemy. He was a 
 model man in every respect. His wife was 
 Elizabeth Hughes, of Baltimore County, Md. She 
 died in 1886, and was a member of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church. She bore her husband ten 
 children, nine living to mature .years. 
 
 Our subject, Daniel, is the eldest son, and was 
 educated in the subscription schools, first held in a 
 log house. He began to support himself in March, 
 1855, when he was eighteen j'ears old, coming- 
 West to Butler County, Ohio, where he worked for 
 an uncle who was a farmer. In the fall of 1855, 
 the uncle moved to Illinois, and Daniel drove one 
 of the teams on the journey. He continued to 
 work for him for nearly three years, but in Sep- 
 tember, I860, he rented a farm in Gilmer Town- 
 ship, Adams County, He lived in Burton nd 
 Columbus Townships, and then, in the fall of 
 1874, moved to Houston Township, and purchased 
 two hundred and forty acres of land on section 5. 
 He now has three hundred and twenty acres of 
 excellent land here, and three hundred and twent3' 
 acres of land in Perkins County, Neb. He is a 
 breeder and extensive raiser of the famous English 
 Berkshire hogs, having turned off a large number 
 of hogs ever since the war. They are in such ex- 
 cellent condition that they command the highest 
 market price. He generally tries to have his hogs 
 ready about the first of August, and has from 
 one hundred to two hundred head of them every 
 year. 
 
 Mr. Carlin was married in 185il, to Lucy A. 
 Pierce, of Jliddletown, Butler Connty, Ohio, 
 daughter of John and Mary A. Pierce, of Virginia. 
 Her parents moved first to Butler County, Ohio, 
 and subsequently to Adams County, 111. The 
 father was a farmer, and died in Adams County in 
 the '50s. His wife is still living and is more than 
 eighty years old. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Carlin have had six children: Ida, 
 wife of Mathew Finlay, died in 1886, leaving a 
 son, Mathew M., a bright little fellow, who has
 
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 since lived with his ffi-aiulfntlicr, Mr. C'arlin; 
 Chftiles ('., a fanner in llancnx-k County; Floreni-e 
 is the wife of Alfii'il IJashen. a fanner in IVrkins 
 {'(•nnlv, Nell.; Ivlwin 1'.. ;i fniiuor in IVikins 
 ( <mnt> ; Albert N. and Annie I,., twins, me at 
 lionie. AllK'it is a Senior in (^iiine.v College. 
 
 Mr. Carlin is a Hepuhliean. and keeps himself 
 well informed as to the event* of the day. He has 
 liiled local olliees in Cilmer Township, and he is a 
 prominent and inlluential c-itizen. lie and his 
 wife aie liolh Methodists, in which ehureli he is 
 .Steward and has heen Sunday-school Superintend- 
 ent for eiffhleen years. lie ha.-* heen a delegate to 
 two annual conferences of his chui'ch. These are 
 amonij^ the Injst people of the county. 
 
 <« lill.I.IAM ('. RALPH. Althou-;h our suli- 
 \/'J/' J"'^ ''"'^ ''*"'"" " ''uccessful farmer, and con- 
 
 V/ sidei-s that occupation his life work, he 
 h:i(l some interestinj; experiences before he settled 
 dowu in L'rsa Township. .\ few of the incidents 
 of his active life are here noted, as well as s(»me 
 facts regardinfj his parentage. 
 
 The father of our subject wa.s .Mathias Kalpli, a 
 native of Sussex C'ouuty, Del., born in IM(I7. lli> 
 mother was Comfort (Townsend) Ralph, a native 
 of the same county as her husband, and born in 
 1«11. Tliey were married in Delaware, and in 
 18.{.j came to Illinois, where they settled four miles 
 east of <iuiney. on a farm that had been partially 
 improved. They remained on that place until 
 18(>2 and then settled in Irsa Township, mi l:iiid 
 just north of that now owned by our Nubjecl. 
 Later, they moved intoli-sii X'illage.and there Mr. 
 Ralph died in the fall of ISIM. Mis faithful wife 
 had preceded him in death, pa.-sing aw.-iy in 1H7S. 
 lioth of these excellent people were meml)ei-s of 
 the Methodist Kpiscopal Church, .-ind .Mr. Ralph 
 had been very active in its service for mjuiy years. 
 In his political faith, he was once a Whi<^.but after 
 the formation of the Kepublican party joiuecl its 
 ranks, 
 
 Our subject was the oldest of thirteen cliildren, 
 eleven of whom are yet living;, lie was boi-n in 
 Sussex County, J)el., .Iidy 21, 1H2H. and in his 
 l)oyhood .-itteiided the public school- of Delaware 
 and Illinois. When the gold fever agitated the 
 whole country in 18l".», he, with three other- from 
 (iuincy, joined a large company on their way \\>>l. 
 They were e<iuippcd for rougli life, and crossed the 
 Missouri River at Oregon, Mo., and there made up 
 a train of thirty-three wagons and struck out 
 across the plains. They took a diagonal course to 
 Ft. Kearney, thence to Ft. Laramie, from there to 
 Salt Lake City. and tlnMi one hundred miles north, 
 crossing Hear River and afterwanl the table- 
 land to Humboldt River. After three hundred 
 mile.s of travel along that river, they traveled 
 forty-live miles over the desert and reached 
 Truckee River and there crossed the .Sierra Nevada 
 Mountains. Here tUey struck the Feather River 
 and at la.st reached Sacramento. 
 
 Di order to fnid a place for the caravjin. our 
 subject went ahead alone, and, overtaking other- 
 on tlie same busini^ss, linally concluded the journey 
 with seven of them. In Sacramento, he found 
 friends and returned to meet the train on the trail. 
 He hired out to drive a team for * Id a day and 
 board, as he had his t)wn team and wagon with the 
 train. Later, he went to Ilangtown an<l w.as a 
 partner with Hen Mickeweil and with .lohn Slike- 
 sell, the present Mayor of (^nincy. At lirst these 
 farmer boys had wild times, .as the party was made 
 up of men of all dispositions. After a short time 
 at Ilangtown, Mr. Ralph started for Sutter's Mill. 
 where was («ov. Wood and his party, lie reinaiiied 
 there until late in the f.ill and then formed a 
 partnership with .lulm Mike-i-ll. 
 
 Ill the spring, the partners went to the old mill- 
 ing camp and were jt^ined by .Mr. Henne.son, ami 
 there they continued to work for a time, averag- 
 intr ^H> a day. Next, our subject went to Coloina 
 an<I engaged with Ktlian .Mien to diivea team. 
 re<-eiving ^\'i per day and his board. He wa- thu> 
 einplo\ed during the sumni«>r. until he was taken 
 with the chills and Wiis forced to iplit. He then 
 went to Sacramento, where he rem.-iined for >ix 
 weeks and receiveil ♦MMJ a month for doing the 
 bu) ing for W'esleruhuber i Cochran, coufeclioiicrs,
 
 522 
 
 PORTRAIT A^D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 While there, he lielped tosurve.v the levee around 
 Sacramento. He started for hoiiu' in Oflober, 
 IXnO. Before he left, he witnessed the great street 
 (ifiriit. in 1850, between the citizens and tlie squat- 
 ters, wliich has become a part of the history of 
 CaliforniM. lie saw jNIayor Bigalow and his horse 
 fall wounded. Another fact of history was the 
 attempt made b^^ Sheriff McKenny to arrest Allen, 
 and this, too, came under the notice of our sub- 
 ject. Both he and Allen liad taken passage for 
 home bj' way of the Isthmus of Panama, and they 
 met on the ship. At Sacramento, he met Pegleg 
 Sinitii. wiio amputated his own leg without assist- 
 ance. 
 
 After these years of adventure, our subject set- 
 tled down to domestic life, and in 1854 married 
 I.UC3' C'adwell. She was the daughter of Curtis 
 Cadwell and was born in Fall Creek Townshi|). 
 After this important event, our subject settled on 
 his present farm, where he has continued ever 
 since. lie owns two hundred fertile, well-improved 
 acres and has given his undivided attention to the 
 managenient of this large estate, lie lost his esti- 
 mable wife eight years ago. He is the father of 
 three children: William E., who is a graduate of 
 the Gem City Business College; .lames A. and 
 Clinton ('., who have received good educations. 
 
 In liis political convictions, Mr. Ralph is a Re- 
 pulilican and has always taken a very active part 
 in the deliberations of the (jarty. Eight years 
 ago, he took a trip over the scenes of his former 
 travels and extended his journey through Wash- 
 ington and Oregon and returned by way of New 
 Mexico. He enjoys telling of the stirring life on 
 tiie plains, and his travels and observation have 
 made him a very pleasant conversationalist. 
 
 #^|<^^^. 
 
 g=^A.Mn:i. IIKNRY. M. I)., is a popuhii and 
 ^^^^ able physician of Camp Point and .-i bitter 
 opponent of rroliibitioii, although a be- 
 liever In 'rt'iii|icr;ince. lie was lioin in 
 County Derry, Irelaiul, Jajumry Vi, 1828. Hjs 
 
 father, John Henry, a fanner of Ireland, died at 
 
 the age of eighty-five. His wife, mother of our 
 subject, died at the age of seventy. Both parents 
 were Presbyterians, and had twelve children, nine 
 of whom arc living, and all but one of whom came 
 to America. 
 
 Dr. Henry is the seventh child and p.assed his 
 boyhood days on his father's farm, receiving a 
 common-school education, and coming to America 
 at the age of twenty. He landed in New York after 
 a thirty-days voyage and settled in Franklin, 
 Warren County, Ohio, where he taught school for 
 two years. About this time, he began reading 
 medicine with Dr. W. L. Schenck, of Franklin, and 
 studied with him for three years, subse(iuently 
 taking a course of lectures in Dartmouth College, 
 in the medical department. From there he went 
 to New York and took a course of lectures in the 
 New York Medical College, receiving his diploma 
 in the spring of 1H5;). lie then, having thor- 
 oughly fitted himself for |)iaetice, came to Adams 
 County, 111., and located at Adams P. O. and prac- 
 ticed two years. From there he went to Colum- 
 bus, a i)romising town at that time, and remained 
 there for two years. Afterward he went to Clay- 
 ton, Adams County, where he remained eight years, 
 and then removed to Iowa and purchased a farm 
 in Wapello County, living there a few years. In 
 1870, he removed to Camp Point, Adams Countj', 
 III., where he has established a lucrative practice. 
 He has won the entire confidence of :i large num- 
 ber of the best people and has the icspect and es- 
 teem of everybody. 
 
 Our subject was married in ]^i55 to Jlrs. Har- 
 riet N. (Wells) K.ay, of New York. She came to 
 Illinois with her parents when six years old. and 
 was married for the first time to William T. Kay, 
 of Payson, this county. Dr. and Mrs. Henry have 
 had seven children, namely: L. May, a graduate of 
 the \Vestern Female Seminary, Oxford, Ohio, who 
 has taught several terms, and is now the wife of R. 
 D. Anderson, a farmer in Northwest Kansas, a grad- 
 uate of Monnioutli College. III.; AValter O., a grad- 
 uate of Maplewood .School, Camp Point, and later 
 of Ucllevue Ilospilal Medical College, N. Y.. ;uid 
 now the plivsiciMii in charge of the Presb\ leri;iM 
 Hospital at (Jmaha, Neb.; Auuie, who graduated
 
 rOUTUAlT AND moCiUAlMIK Al. IMX ORD. 
 
 52,S 
 
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 fioiii till' MaplewiMiil Si-lioul n\)i\ tlicn di'voU-d lior 
 alU'ntiuii til limbic, ;\ltlii>u<r|i >lic ilid smue tcacliiii;.'. 
 and who i«; iidw tlic wife of Naar McFailaml, a 
 farmor in Wain-llo Counlv, Iowa; llattio. a loaclicr 
 of inu>ic who lias nivpii inucli of hvv lime to its 
 snidy; Kdwar<K'.. wlio <;i\idiiatc>d from Mapli wood 
 Scliool aii<l from thi-rc wont to Knox ('olloj;i', tins 
 State, and remained two years, now lieinj; in 
 CornoU rni\ersiiv; .lames, deceased, and Fannie, 
 at home. 
 
 Dr. Ilenrv li;is lieen a Ke|iiililiean since the es- 
 tjililishment of the partv. lie is a great Temper- 
 ance man, luit opposes rrohihilion with tonnrue 
 and pen. on the ground that it is immoral. He 
 defines his po.«ition in tlie followinf; words: "A j 
 law ]>rohil>itinu: the manufacture and sale of in- 
 to.xicant.s would be uniipie. Every other law is 
 designe<l to teach what is right and what is wrong. 
 The aim of a prohibitory law is to make it impos- 
 sible for men either to obey or to disobey the com- 
 mand, ' l!e not drunk with wine.' Were the 
 State to do this (which it is impossible for her to 
 do), she woulil nullify this part of the moral law. 
 This fact in regard to Prohibition has been ignored , 
 hitherto. No intelligent Christian can believe that 
 the St^ite ought to interpose her authority and 
 power to prevent her citizens from obeving a com- 
 mand of their Creator. If we would promote 
 Temperance, drunkenness must be inaile to appear 
 odious." 
 
 The Doctor makes no pretense to lie a public 
 speaker or lecturer, but he h.is delivered some very 
 forcible and convincing addresses, among which is 
 one on •'.Mcoholic Intemperance: Its Criminalities, 
 I tsCau.ses, and How to Countei-act Them." Another 
 way he has of bringing his views before the pub- 
 lic is by means of tracts. A very convincing one 
 is addressed to the clergy of the I'nited States; 
 another di.scu.sscs Prohibition, and >tiil another 
 discusses in an able manner, the ijuestion: '' Is 
 the Prohibition Party a Moral Party.'" while a 
 fourth <»iie disciis,ses. in an eipially convincing 
 manner, the <|uerv: "Can the St;ite Prevent the 
 .Manufjictnre of .Vlcohol?" 
 
 .\ilgust 15, 18Bt<. in ."i di.-russion with l-",lder I. 
 .M. Itrowder. of M.'iconib. 111., on the i|iie>tiiiii, 
 •' Ucsolved; That there is a better means of pro- 
 
 moting lempeiance than by Prohibition as now 
 taught," III- took the allirmative. 'I'he discussion 
 has Ihh'I) publi'^hed in pamphlet form. 
 
 Both the Doctor and his wife, as well as their 
 children, are members of the Presbyleri:in Church, 
 in which Dr. 11<mu\ was an KIder for many yi'ars. 
 He still owns his farm in Wapello County. 
 Iowa, and is in active practice. He is intelligent 
 and a great >tudent, solving problems for himself, 
 and IS a man who is proud of his family, to whom 
 ho is greatly .•ittached, and he stands very high in 
 the comniunil\ . 
 
 v^ II. KKI.I.HHMKVKK is one of the wicie- 
 1 1( ^^ awake iillicials and busine.-s men of (^uincv. 
 ^^^ 111., anrl has idontilied himself with many 
 enterprises of importance, which in many instances 
 has been a guarantee of their success. Like so 
 main' of the pronuncnt citizens of the I'nited State-s, 
 he is a ( ieiinan, and has inherited many of the 
 most worthy altiiliutes of that people, among which 
 may bo mentioned honesty, industry, tliiift and 
 sobriety. He was I orn in Prussia. November 2X. 
 1H:V2. being the eldest <jf three children that were 
 given to William and Marie Kellermeyer, the 
 former of whom was a follower of the plow. 
 
 Like the m:ijorit_\' of (iernian youths. C. II. Kel- 
 lermeyer was given a practical ecliicrilicin in the 
 common scluiols, and pursued his scholastic studies 
 until he attained his sixteenth year. Theenviron- 
 nients of his youth were such a.s contributed in 
 the greatest tlegree to the development of high 
 character, intellectiuil vigor, true manhood and an 
 independent spirit. He was pos.sessed of an enter- 
 prising <lisposition, and in IHIK crossed the broad 
 .\tlantic to seek a home in .America, reaching this 
 country aft^r an CK'oan voyage of I wo months' dur- 
 :itinn. He l:inde<l al New < >rleaiis, but left tlii»Cies- 
 ceiil City and made his way up the .Mississippi 
 Uiver to St. L<iuis, which city was the scene of his 
 liu>iues> operations until I M.'iM. He then openeil u 
 mercunlile ebtublishuiciit in iluiico«.'k County, ill.,
 
 524 
 
 POUTRAIT AKD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 where he becvime known as an honoraljle and suc- 
 cessful man of business, and it was with regret 
 tliat the eitizens beheld his removal from that place 
 in 1870, at which time he became a resident of 
 C^uincy. He accepted a position as book-i<eeper 
 in the ollice of \V. D. Meyer, but at the end of five 
 years he formed a partnership with August Rosen- 
 koetter in tlie manufacture of lime, the tirm taking 
 the name of A. Rosenkoetter iV Co.. which associa- 
 tion continued for one year. 
 
 During this time, Mr. Kellerineyer liad mani- 
 fested a decided aptitude for business, and this 
 fact was recognized in 1887 by his election to the 
 position of City Treasurer and ex-Oflicio Town Col- 
 lector, to which office he was re-elected in 1888- 
 k;)_90-91. In the month of May, 18!t2, lie was 
 apiiointed Collector of Special Taxes and Special 
 Assessments and is discharging his duties in a man- 
 ner that rellects the greatest credit upon himself 
 and in keeping with the high estimation in which 
 he is regarded by the public. He iias shown a great 
 deal of tact in tiie management of his affairs 
 and it is owing to his own pluck, persistence and 
 unwearied industry, that he has won a substantial 
 position in life. He came to this country a raw 
 youtii of sixteen, unfamiliar with tlie Knglisli lan- 
 guage, but his talents and energy found employ- 
 ment in a lucrative channel and lie is now a well- 
 known and hii;hly honored citizen of '^uincy. He 
 has manifested a lively intei'est in the public ijues- 
 tions of the <lay. is a firm supporter of the Demo- 
 cratic principles, and socially belongs to Lallarpe 
 Lodge Xo. !!•."), A. F. & A. M. As a man, he pos- 
 sesses a genial nature and social tastes, which (juali- 
 ties have won him a host of fiiends. His home 
 life is singularly happy and when surrounded by 
 his wife and children he is seen at his best. 
 
 'I'lie year I8.")l witnessed the celebration of his 
 marriage to Miss .Iose|)hine Kippcnbrock, a daugh- 
 ter of (ierhard Kijipeiibrock, a native of Prussia, 
 ■and a family of seven children has been given to 
 their union, six daughters and one son: Augusta, 
 widow of Clark ( iardner, of (^uincy ; Ida. at home; 
 Lily, wife of Anton Weveiing; .Matilda, at home; 
 .Vniy, wife of Anton Tfifail; Florence, wife of Will- 
 iam Smith, a fanner of I'rsa 'i'ownship, Adams 
 County, and lleury. jNlr. Jvellcruieyer has a sub. 
 
 stantial residence at No. 1217 North Tenth Street 
 where he and his wife dispense a hospitality that 
 is the delight of the many friends who gather be- 
 neath their roof. 
 
 j****/^ 
 1-3-i-**'^ 
 
 
 R. SCHOBEY F. MEACHAM. The call- 
 ])j ing of the physician, when properly con- 
 ^^f^' ducted, is one of the noblest to which 
 a man devotes his life, and to say that 
 Dr. Meacham has thus far made a proper use of 
 the (lowers given him, would l)e stating the fads 
 very mildl.y indeed. 'i"o his skill and talent the 
 gratitude of many are due, for although young in 
 years, he is already one of the prominent physi- 
 cians of ilie county, and his welcome face is ever 
 to be found at the bedside of the sick and afflicted. 
 His long residence in the Prairie State, and his in- 
 timate association with its various material affairs, 
 have gained for him an extensive and i)opular ac- 
 quaintance. 
 
 He was born in Illinois, near Brooklyn, Sep- 
 tember 13, 1857, and is a son of Seth and Cynthia 
 (Outcal) Meacham, the father a native of Connec- 
 ticut, of Scotch descent, and the mother born in 
 Obit), of (Jerman descent. The former w.as born 
 in Hartford, in 181ti, and now resides on the old 
 homestead in Schuyler County. The mother's 
 birth occurred in the year 182(1, but she is now 
 deceased, dying m Schuyler County in 18!)2. 
 Ilcr father was Schobey Outcal, after whom our 
 subject was named. Of the five children born to 
 Mr. and Mrs. IMeacham, our subject was the fourth 
 in order of birth. He passed his youthful days in 
 attending the district school and in assisting his 
 father on the farm, liul when sixteen yeais of 
 age lie began teaching school in the common 
 schools of his native county. After this, lie began 
 stiidyiiii" medicine with Drs. Fugate and Wear, of 
 Fandiin, McI )(inou^li County. III., and subse- 
 (pieiitl_\' entered the college of physicians :ind sur- 
 geons at Keokuk, Iowa, graduating fioiii that in- 
 btilulion in 1»«2,
 
 
 
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 rORTR.MT AM) "K K IKAl'IIK Al. IMKOin). 
 
 .527 
 
 AfliT i^rndualilifr, lie wi'iil tn .Iii|>liii. Mn.. anil 
 Im'cmiiic a I'riifcssor of .lii|iliii Medical ('ollcj,'!- at 
 lliat iilacc. and Tor foiirtocii iiiiintlis was on nia- 
 tpria nu'dica tlierapiMitics. I'lnm tln-io lie wrnl In 
 Ih's Moini's. !<i\vn, took clniiirc nf llic |iiacticc of 
 a iniiniincnt pliysician at that place, ami cnntiniieil 
 willi liin) nntil the latter'^ deatli. In tlie sprini; of 
 1>*!I2. lie took a posl-iiradnate co\ir>c at the ine<li- 
 cal school in New ^'oi k (itv anil afleiwanl came 
 to '^iiincy. where he has coniliicteil a >;eneial 
 practice up to the picsent time. Allhouuh hut a re- 
 cent addition to the medical profession of this cit\', 
 he has alreaiU huill up a successful practice, and 
 is prosperin;Lr in every way. He devotes his entire 
 time to his profes'-ioii and his efforts have resulted 
 in sucee.ss. lie is generous, liher.al .and high- 
 niinded. and has already won many w.-irm friends. 
 
 The Doctor selected his life companion in the 
 person of Miss Dora SlofFer. a native of Ilunts- 
 ville. .Vhuyler County. III., .and a lady possessed 
 of more than the ordinary wojuanly trait.- of cliar- 
 Rcter. Their nuptials wei-c celehrated in IHUi, at 
 the home of hci- father. Mathias Stoffer, and tlic\- 
 now have a very tine home at No. :>\ \ Voik 
 Street. 
 
 Dr. .Meaeliani is a memlier of Cyelonc Lodge, 1. 
 (I. (>. K.. at <;uinc\ . III., and is also a memher of 
 Mufltsville Lodge No. Hi;'), A. I". ,V A. M. lie is 
 prominent in social circles and is also very prom- 
 inent in all enterprises that .affect the city or 
 county. As a physician and citi/.en of t.^uincw he 
 Is hiirhlv esteemed. 
 
 -^ia 
 
 >>^^<m^—^ 
 
 'IL-^. ON. V l;. ( urn KM )KN. Among the 
 
 l| )|1 names which will long he remomhered in 
 
 •>^ .Vdanis County :is examples of thrift, en- 
 
 K§^, ergy and devotion to the pulilic good, tluil 
 
 of the honorable gentlem.'ui wlm-e ie<'ord we now 
 
 attempt to give will hold a ver\ prominent place. 
 
 The gran<lfather of our sulijcct was Deacon 
 
 Abraham Cliillenden. who wasa n.ative of (iuilf»>ril 
 
 Coun. Thero Ue married Diuniia Ward, « ho died 
 
 23 
 
 .•1 few years later, lie afterward married Mrs. Lydia 
 l{i>-c, the widow of Sin on Kose and d.aughter t>f 
 Isr.'iel Haldwin. of Noiih Uranford. He lived a 
 useful life and died ;iged alioni ninety-six. The 
 f.'itlicr of our subject was the well-iemembeied 
 .lohn I!. Chittenden, who was born in (iuilford. 
 Conn.. .I.auuary HI, IT'.ni. lb- was the fourth in a 
 family of seven cliildreii. and was the .son of the 
 second marriage of his father, lie passefl his early 
 life .'Is .a f.armer in his nati\e place, and early be- 
 came interested in the Congregation.al Church of 
 that place, lu his tweiity-(ii>t year, he wa.s made 
 Deacon, and held that important position until 
 Ih:(L The mother of our subject was Kliza Rob- 
 inson, also a native oftiuilford. Conn., and the 
 daughter of Col. S.amuel liobinsoii, of that place. 
 
 The marriage of our subject's parents occurred 
 the rilli of .lanuary, 1^1 Land they made their 
 home in Connecticut until the year 1X31, when Mr. 
 Chittenden, Sr.. decided to move his family to 
 Illinois. Ills objective |)oint was '^uincy. and at 
 Kast Haven lie was joined by Samuel Bradly .•ind 
 others, and an emigrant train of live wagons and 
 thirty-six persons >tarted on the long journey. 
 The leader of lhi> b.aiid li.ad two objects in view n» 
 reasons for this change of location. One of them 
 was to establish, strengthen and extend the Chris- 
 tian religion liy the organizntion of churches and 
 of Sunday-schools. The second reason was that he 
 might better provide for the f:iniily of sturdy fioys 
 ^rowiim up around his hearthstone. 
 
 I'erhaps the start was made loo late in the yearfor 
 the \Vcstei 11 climate: at any rate, when the travelers 
 reached Scipio. .Mo., near Hannibal, they found 
 themselves frozen in. Three weeks were spent 
 here before Mr. Chittenden could obtjiin teams 
 from i^iuincy willi which to transfer his family to 
 their destination. However, after privations which 
 we can scarcely imagine, the family reached 
 i^'uincy, where they were received hospitably by 
 t',i,\. .lohn Wood, in his log cabin residence below 
 the town, under the bluff. The rest of the winter 
 was p:i>.-cd .al i^iiincy. and wa» employed b\ Mr. 
 ( hilleiiden in looking up a favorable location. 
 .March "i, Ih;!:>, he purchased of .lacob Croshong. 
 an old I'rench selllcr, the southwest ijuarter of 
 section 1 1. iii-ar the present site of Mciiilon, whicli
 
 528 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 was then a trackless prairie. He was more fortu- 
 natf than some early settlers, for he found ten 
 acres already bioken, and a log cabin on the place. 
 There the family settled and there was born Sarah 
 Chittenden, April 19, 1832. This lowly home be- 
 came an historic place, for here was held the first 
 Congregational meeting in the State, and here was 
 organized a Smiday-school and a weekly prayer- 
 meeting. Under this humble roof was organized 
 the first Cojigregational Church in the State, with 
 a membership of eighteen. It was in this cabin 
 tliat JohiiB. Chittenden, February 7, 1833, drafted 
 the Articles of Faith and the covenants of the 
 church. These same Articles were afterward 
 tampered with, and later the subject of our sketch 
 was called upon to defend them, and saved them. 
 In February, 1833, John B. Chittenden bought the 
 northeast quarter of section 11, and laid out and 
 platted the village of Guilford (now Mendon), and 
 built himself a residence, which he occupied three 
 years. Later, he sold out his interest in the town 
 and moved out to his farm, which was two miles 
 north of Mendon. In that home Mr. Chittenden 
 lived in comfort and ease, with pleasant surround- 
 ings, until the death of his excellent wife, which 
 sad event took place October 30, 1862. She was 
 an estimable woman, with a disposition as placid 
 and even as a Ma3' morning. Her law was the law 
 of kindness, and she was never known to speak an 
 unkind word of any one or to any one. She was 
 an earnest Christian, and was honored and mourned 
 by all. This loss overwhelmed her husband with 
 grief, and no doubt was the cause of his rapid de- 
 cline and death. He dei)arted this life January 23, 
 1863, only three months after the loss of his com- 
 panion. Possessing a clear and logical mind, he 
 was an able reasonei', and an interesting and Hnent 
 l)ublic s|(eaker. He was an unselfish worker in all 
 causes of reform, and took an interest in everything 
 that promised good to others. Ilis last articula- 
 tions were a few woids from Ple^'el's Hymn, which 
 was a great favorite. In politics, he was a Whig, 
 and later became a Republican, and at one time he 
 was nominated foi' the Legislature. 
 
 Our suliject was one of seven childien, tiiree of 
 whom ai'e iiiiw living. The two lirothers of Mr. 
 Chiltendeii iwv lleiii'\ !{,, of \\';irsaw. III., and 
 
 Abram, who lives in this township. Our subject was 
 born in Guilford, Conn., October 2, 1817. While 
 young, he attended the district schools, but aftei- 
 his arrival in Illinois he had very limited advan- 
 tages. He was the eldest of the living children, 
 and was tiie one upon whom the hardest work fell, 
 and he faithfully performed his duty by remaining 
 with his parents until after his twenty-second year, 
 meanwhile employed in splitting rails and haul- 
 ing and breaking prairie. At that time he saw an 
 opening in Mendon for a geneial store for the ac- 
 commodation of the growing village, and, with a 
 partner named John K. Baldwin, he went into the 
 mercantile business, under the firm name of Chit- 
 tenden & Baldwin. Two years after this, he bought 
 Mr. Baldwin out, and continued by himself until 
 he tuined it over to his sons. This same store is 
 now, after a lapse of fifty j-ears, conducted by his 
 sons, S. F. and George R. Mr. Chittenden has 
 been a large land-owner here, and now owns five 
 hundred and seventy-five acres. His surplus cash 
 is loaned principally on real estate. 
 
 Our subject's marriage occurred January 2, 1844, 
 when he was united with Caroline B., daughter of 
 Lyman and Ann (Barker) Frisbie, natives of Bran- 
 1 ford. Conn. The father was a farmer who in 1837 
 came to Illinois, where he kept an hotel and car- 
 ried on farming. The estimable wife of our subject 
 was born in the beautiful town of Branford, in 
 1820, and was educated in New Haven, Conn. 
 She became the mother of three children, who have 
 grown to manhood and engaged in business here. 
 Their names are John R,, Samuel F. and George R. 
 They have all received good educations and have 
 proved good men of business. 
 
 The members of the Chittenden family are iden- 
 tified with the Congregational Church, and are 
 among the most prominent of the peo])le, in a pub- 
 lic and social way. In his political opinions, Mr. 
 Chittenden was originally a AVhig. but in 1856 be- 
 came a Democrat, and lias been a very prominent 
 man in the political life of his county. For twenty 
 years he was a Justice of the Peace, and for four 
 years served as Supervisor. In LSCC, he was elected 
 to the Illinois State Senate from the old Thir- 
 teenth District of Adams and Hancock Counties, 
 iiiid served four vears. \\'liilc Ihere.lie was a mem..
 
 I'OinKAIT AND BlCKlRAPmCAL UKCtlRD. 
 
 529 
 
 Irt of scvi'iiil c(>ininitt«es, notably lliosc on Hanks 
 and CoriHiralions anil on Stale Institutions, and 
 made- many s|)i'i'riips. While lie was Suin'ivisor, lie 
 was C'liairnian of the .hidieiary Conimilleo of the 
 County I5uaicl. lie has lii'cn a ini'inber of tlie State 
 Hoard of Ki|uali;tation, and was a delegate to the 
 St. Louis convention whieh nominated 'I'ildcn f<»r 
 President, lie was honored liytJov. Palmer with 
 an appointineul to the convei\lion at St. I.ouis, 
 to change the Capitol from Wivshington. I). C. 
 ■\Vliile serving in the Legislature, he was insiru- 
 menU-il in securing the railroad known as the 
 Carthage Hraneh of the Chicago, Turlington iV- 
 (^uincy, of which he was \ice-presi<lent. The liisl 
 train went through Mendon in Decemlier, liST", 
 and the road has contriliulcd greatly to the i)ro- 
 gress of the community. 
 
 IIAHLKS W. KKMP. One of the most 
 l)rominenl and enter|)rising farmers of sec- 
 tion 17. Cam|) Point Township, is the sul)- 
 ject of this sketch, who is a native of Kllington 
 Township, Adams County. Iiorn X<»vend>er 7, 
 1«17. The grandfatiier. Charles Kemp, was a na- 
 tive of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Uourlnui 
 County, Ky., and liecame a farmer there, win're he 
 lived ami died. Henry S. Kemj). father <if our 
 subject, was born in Itourbon County, Ky., in 
 1«12. In 1831, after his father's .leatli, here- 
 moved with his mother and family to (^uincy. III., 
 where he kept store foi- a few years, and later 
 worked at phistering and bricklaying. In this 
 wiiy he earned means to support his nmther, 
 brothers and sisters. .Mmut is^ii. he concluded 
 to try farming, and reuioved to Kllinglon Town- 
 ship, where he purchased a farm, and here devoted 
 himself to f:irming and stock-raising, and spent 
 the remainiler of his last days here, lie was 
 clearly a self-made n)an, as he started willnuitany 
 means, but when he dieil, A|iril 27, 1MX2, he owned 
 about one thousand acres of land, well iiiipi-o\cd 
 
 and stocked, lie was inthicntial politically, and 
 had held the v;nions local ollices in t!ie township. 
 His wife was Caroline V. Laughlin, of Clark 
 County, Ky. She died .Vpril 17, lK',t2, and both 
 she and her husband were members of the Chris- 
 tian Church. 
 
 Charles is the eldest of two remaining children 
 in a family of six. He received a district-.school 
 education and latcrattended the academy at (iales- 
 burga short time. His youth was passed on the farm, 
 and at the age of twenty-one he began farming 
 foi- himself in I'^llington Townshi|). In Decem- 
 ber, IHitl, he purcliascil four hundred acres of land 
 on sections 17 and 21), Camp Point Township, 
 known as the Thomas Males farm. In l-'ebruar\ . 
 1K',»2, he located on it. 
 
 Mr. Kem|) was married for the lirst time in 
 18(J8, to .Sally Nicholas, of Kentucky She died in 
 1874, leaving four children: Martha W. and 
 Henry AV.. living, and .Vnnie and Lli/.abeth, de- 
 ceased. The secontl marriage was in IHKl, U) Isa- 
 bel Doran, of .\dams County, daughter of Madi- 
 son Doran, a native of Ohio. They have two 
 children, William Madison and Daisy licll. 
 
 ( )ur subject is somewhat independent, but gen- 
 erally votes the Republican ticket. He still has 
 an interest in the old homestead in Kllinglon 
 Townslii|i. Kvi'r since his eighteenth year he has 
 handled slock and fed a great many cattle. He 
 has a choice farm, <|uite rolling. and well improved. 
 The beautiful residence th;il lie calls his home is 
 in a thrifty grove of trees. He and his wife arc 
 very highly respected by .all who know them. 
 Mrs. Kemp belongs to the Presbyterian Church, 
 and is a valued nu'mbcr of that bodv. 
 
 ■»®J. 
 
 ^ llAKLi;s 1. CoLr.lb'N. One of the best- 
 known business nn-n of (^uincy is a gen- 
 ' tieman who ha-> traveled (piite extensively 
 but is now located in this city and is a member of 
 the wholeMile and retail linn of Colinan and Haker, 
 purveyors to the people.
 
 5S0 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject was James Col- 
 burn, who came to America from the Highlands 
 of Scotland, and settled in Massacliusetts. There 
 he lived an industrious life and died at tlic ad- 
 vanced age of ninety- years. The grandmother was ' 
 one of the famous Campbell family, and ended her 
 life far from the glens of her native land. The 
 f.ithcr of our subject, .Tames Colburn, was born 
 in Lucncnburgh, Mass., and followed the busi- 
 ness of a moroco-dresser. AVhen about two years 
 of age. he located in Washington Citj" and there 
 carried on a large tannery and factory for a 
 space of thirty-five years. In 1849, he desired to 
 make a change in his life, .and the family moved 
 b}- stage over the Alleghany Mountains, and by 
 boats up the livers until the city of Qnlncy was 
 reached. In the spring after this removal, Mr. 
 Colburn, Sr.. Iiought six hundred and forty acres 
 of land in (iilmer Township, and went into the 
 business of farming and stock-raising, imiiroving 
 and adding to it, until when he became tired of 
 this life of toil, he had seven hundred acres to turn 
 into dollars. In 1887, he sold out and moved into 
 (Juinc3' and began a wholesale grocery and liq- 
 uor business. He died in 1878, aged seventy -six I 
 years, having Ijeen for many years a Universalist I 
 in his religious belief. He had been an old-line ' 
 Whig, but at his death he was -a Democrat. 
 
 Our subject's mother was Susanna Newton, who 
 was born in Woodley Lane, Washington, I). C. She ' 
 could trace her lineage directly back to Lord Bal- i 
 timore. She was a member of the Catholic Church i 
 iiiid died, aged eighty years, in 1882. Of her 
 twelve children, only four are now living; Clau- 
 dius, who was in the Civil War; Marcel his, who lives 
 in Chicago; Theodocia, now Mrs. .Joseph Du A'aid, 
 who live> in Spring Mills, Berkeley County, \n.. 
 and our subject. 
 
 Our subject was reared in Washiugion milil 
 four years of age. and was then lirought to Quincv, 
 and grew up on the fanii. He attended the eoin- 
 iiion schools and reiiiained at home until (ifteeii 
 years of age, when he started out to make his own 
 way in the world, lie leaeheil Cliieago in 18()(l, 
 with eighty cents in his poeket and w-ithout a 
 liiciid. The following day. he obtained emplov- 
 iiiriii !|t a shingle mill at ?;) ;t weck.currviiig shin- 
 
 gles. Two months later, his wages were raised to 
 14, and in six months lie took charge of a shingle 
 saw at %7.25.a week, three months later being paid 
 $9, saving during this time $2.50. He then hired 
 out as a Government laborer, went South with a 
 number of others, and was put to feeding horses in 
 Nashville, Tenn. In signing his name to the pay 
 roll, some one said "This man w-oiild make a good 
 clerk," and he was made ticket clerk and then 
 shipping clerk at $75 for sixty days' labor. He 
 was then made receiving clerk at 18.5. He later 
 made the accjuaintance of clerks in other depart- 
 ments and then .asked Lieut. Stebbins for an honor- 
 able discharge at Washington. This resulted in his 
 securing a position as Assistant Chief Clerk under 
 L. E. Brown, who held the position of Assistant 
 Traffic IM.anager at Xashville, at a salary of $2,00(1 
 a year. 
 
 Ill 1. si; I, our subject came home and remained 
 two weeks, and then returned to the South in the 
 employ of Lieut. Nelson, of the Thirteenth United 
 States Regiment, at .Tohnsonville, Tenn., as Chief 
 Clerk. At the end of the war, he returned to 
 Quincy and attended the Commercial College of 
 Bry.ant & Bell, and was graduated in four months. 
 He returned to Chicago in the fall of 186.5 and 
 opened a grocer3', continuing it for six mon ths,wlu n 
 he sold it. He took a contract for piling cord- 
 wood on the docks for twenty-five cents a cord for 
 three months and after that he went to Quincy. 
 
 In 1867, the produce firm of R. W. Nace & Co. 
 was formed with Mr. Colburn as partnei', and 
 there he remained as chief clerk for three years. 
 For five years he was clerk for S. A. Britting- 
 han it Co., and also for S. P. Bartlett it Co. In 
 1874, he opened a branch house for Bartlett & 
 Co. and a market known .as Fulton Market, and 
 this was run and managed by him for two years, 
 when, upon its closing, Mr. Colburn was taken in as 
 partner. He continued with them until 1877 and 
 then withdrew and made a trip to Washington, 
 D. C, and took the position of traveling salesman 
 for Meyer it Kesphorel. He remained with them 
 seven years, Ijeginning with a salary of $1,200 
 and leaving at $2400 a year. 
 
 In .May, 188:i, Mr. Colburn gave up traveling 
 and opened -a retail grocery store and associ.
 
 
 ^
 
 POUTUAIT AM) I'.KHiltAl'llRAL UKCOUD. 
 
 .-■nrt 
 
 at^id witli liini ('. K. Hiikcr. Ttiev <li<l Imsiiie.v- at 
 No. o2M ll()ii>t'>n StiTcl until IH'Jd, when tliov ir- 
 nioved acrof* the street, where they hniulle i\ full 
 lino of clitnoe firoeeries and priMluce. hutli whuli'- 
 .-.•ilf and ri'lail. 
 
 .Mr. ( cillvuin liccainc a Director of the l^uincy 
 Hank in 1H><H, ami in I HM'.I hccnnie Nico-president, 
 l)Ul in IH'.II he withdrew from it. In IHH'.I, he wa.- a 
 >locklinlder and Diicelor in the .Shaw CfiM' (orn- 
 pan.v and the IJonnet .Manuf.aeturinu' ('oni|iaii\. 
 
 ( )ur >ulijeet resi(U's at Seventh Street and IJroad- 
 wa\ , and he was here married, in 187(i, to Mi.ss 
 Kraiiee> < '•. Williams, a dauiihter of ( 1. K. Williams, 
 of .Syracu.«e, N. Y. lie is a niemlier of l.odijr No. 
 1», K.of l'..and of the orderol Druids; of the Klks, 
 also. He is a Democrat in his political faith, and 
 has heen an e.\tensive traveler, traveling from the 
 Coast tolhe(!ulf and from ( anada to Mexico. He 
 is very puhlic-spirited and is a success as a liusiness 
 man. His is the largest house in his line In the 
 citv. 
 
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 'JIIdKI. K. .SCAUHOUortill. The agricullur- 
 ll ists of I'a.vson Township aii-, as a rule, pos- 
 
 Jsessed of general intelligence, thorough 
 understanding of their calling, and great 
 energy, and thev therefore rank well aniong the 
 fanners the world over. Among those who arc 
 successfully pui'suing the peaceful occupaticni of 
 tilling the soil, is the gentleman ahove named, 
 whose comfortable estate is located on section 7, 
 'i'he land is under thorough tillage, hears a full 
 line of adequate iniprovemenls, and produces :i 
 g<x>dly store of the various crops. 
 
 Mr. Scarborough was Ihuii in IJrookh ii. Conn., 
 in l»2l, and is one of four children included in 
 the family of .loel and Lueretia (Smith) Scarbor- 
 ough, who were also natives of the Nutmeg State. 
 The father of our subject died prior to his birth, 
 and his mother departed this life when he was a 
 lad of twelve years. Two years after that .sad 
 event. y<iiing Scarborough came t*) this county and 
 
 made his home for a few years with an uncle who 
 lived in I'ayson. Later, .going to the northein 
 |)ortion of Ohio, he remained for two years, anil, 
 with that exception, has made this place his home 
 since locating here. He is a wide-awake, energetic 
 man, and one who, by strict integrity and good 
 judgment, has succeederl in n im.m iked degree in the 
 conimcrciid world, 
 
 III all woitliy matters that affect the piililic wel- 
 fare of the community in which he resides, Mr. 
 Scarborough maintains a deep interest, and is es- 
 pecially zealous in promoting the religious and 
 educational interests of this locality. He ideiiti- 
 lied himself with the t'ongregational C'hiircli early 
 ill life, aii<l is fine of its most prominent and active 
 members. In lH14,liewas elected Clerk of tli.-it 
 liody, and .so faithfully has he discharged his duties 
 that he has been the inciiiiibenl of that position 
 for forty-eight years, which fact in itself is evi- 
 ilence of his fine Christian character. With the ex- 
 ception of one year, he has heen Superintendent of 
 the Congregatifinal Sunday-school since IHHH. aiul 
 it was chietly through his intlueiice and efforts tli;it 
 a union of the Sunday-schools of Payson and the 
 township was effected. Mr. Scarborough was 
 elected Superintendent of this new organization, 
 and under his teachings and wise management 
 much good has been accomplished. He is also 
 earliest in his etTort.s to forward the educational in- 
 terests of this locality, and is a man whose social 
 and moral (jiialities have won him many friends, 
 and have made him an influence for much good in 
 social and religious matters. 
 
 The lady to whom our subject was married in 
 IHIli was .Miss .lulia Seymour, and to them was 
 l)orn one child, wliti is now deceased, as is also 
 .Mrs. Scarborough. The second wife of our sub- 
 ject bore the maiden name of Harriet .Spencer, 
 and by their union were born two children: 
 llciiry I"., who is engaged in operating the old 
 homestead with his father; and .lulia. who died 
 at tin; age of seven years. Mr. Scarborough is n 
 stanch Republican, in politics. :iiii| is extremely 
 popular in his neighborhood. 
 
 Ksther Delia Scarborough, iheejcler >i»ler of mir 
 subject, was married in Connecticut to the Hev. 
 Mason (Irosvenor. a Congregational minister.
 
 534 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, 
 
 His second sister, Mary A., came with our subject 
 and an older brother to this county in lf<3.S, and 
 was married to C'eplias A. Lt'acli,atso a minister of 
 tlie Congregational Church; tlic^' are both de- 
 ceased. 
 
 ♦^S*E 
 
 ^^ IIARLES E. SOULE. One of the most 
 (ll^l, genial and entertaining gentlemen of the 
 ^^?' citj' of t^uincy is tlie subject of this biief 
 notice. He is Superintendent of the <^»uincy. Omaha 
 it Kansas City Railroad or the O. K. line, and was 
 born in Canton, Oxford County, Me., November 6, 
 1854. His father, Ezra, was born in the same 
 place, and his grandfather, Joseph, came from Rox- 
 bnry, Ma«s., to Maine when young. His father came 
 from there also. The family tr.aces its descent as 
 far back as the ''jM.ayflower.'' and is of old Gov. 
 ISradford stock. The grandfather was in the War 
 of 1812, and after his patriotic service he lo- 
 cated on a farm where he lived and died. 
 
 The father of our subject was reared on the 
 home farm, where lie engaged in farming upon 
 one hundred and sixty acres on the Penol)scot 
 River. In 1861, he raised a company and was 
 made Lieutenant, serving until his health gave 
 out, when he resigned, and in two years l)egan 
 farming again. In 1869, he sold and came to 
 Davis County, Mo., and located nine miles west of 
 Gallatin, where he farmed for a time, but linally 
 returned to the home farm. Mr. Soule is a great 
 Re|)ublican, a Royal Arch Mason, and a valiant 
 member of the Grand Army of the Republic, of 
 which he has been Commander. 
 
 The mother of our subject, Mary liaird, was born 
 in Rexford, Me., and was a direct descendant of 
 the Lovcjoys of Massachusetts. Her father, Dan- 
 iel, was a farmer, but left his peaceful pursuits for 
 the battlelield in 1812. Mrs. Soule died in Mis- 
 souri, leaving three children: Lizonia, now Mrs. 
 Lindsey, of Utah; Joseph II., who resides in Kansas ; 
 and tlie subject of our sketch. 
 
 Charles E. Soule was reared in Maine until he 
 was about fifteen years of age, attending the free 
 schools, and then entered the Canton Academy. 
 In the year 1869, with his parents, he came 
 AVest to Missouri. He remained al home until 
 twenty j-ears of age, assisting on the farm and 
 attending the private schools of Gallatin, hut 
 about this time he started mit in life for himself. 
 He fir-st became assistant Agent at Kidder, Mo., 
 and here learned telegraphing. Eight months 
 later, he became Relief Agent on the line of the 
 Hannibal it St. Joe, and then was made Agent 
 at Kearney, known to the world as the home of 
 the notorious James brothers. ]Mr. Soule had the 
 doubtful honor of an acquaintance with Jesse 
 .Tames. He remained here five m(mlhs, and then 
 was sent to Shelbina as operator and assistant 
 Agent for one year, and finally to West Orange. 
 He remained there as agent for the (J., M. ife P. 
 Railroad, also for the Ilannilial it St. Joe Rail- 
 road, and the old line St. IjOuis, Keokuk it 
 Northwestern. He was then dispatcher for the 
 Hannibal it St. Joe at (^uincy, and for two 
 years was train-master for the Wabash Railroad. 
 After this he was dispatcher on the Indianapolis it 
 Great Northeiii at Palestine and Tiiuily, Tex., for 
 eleven months. When he returned to Quincy as 
 disiiatcher for the Hannibal it St. Joe, he con- 
 tinued in the position until the present road was 
 formed and incorporated. He still continued with 
 the Quincy, Omaha .t Kansas City Railroad until 
 May 1, 1889, when he wa? made Superintendent of 
 it. He has charge of all the oiierating dejiartments. 
 Our subject is a member of the (^uiney Building 
 and Loan Association, and a charter member of 
 the Gem City Building and Loan Association. He 
 is also a member of the National Order of Rail- 
 road Supeiintendents' Telegraphic Association. He 
 is a Republican in politics, but desires no office. So- 
 cially, he is one of the most agreeable fellows in the 
 world. He owns land in Davis and Grundy Coun- 
 ties, Mo., and in different paits of Kansas, and is 
 also a stockholder in silver mines in the West. He 
 was married here in 1881, to INIiss Lucy l.aker, of 
 Quincy. They have four children: Elmer. Charles, 
 Livina and a baby. 
 
 Mr. Sonle is authority on all railroad affairs, and
 
 I'OKTIIAir \M) UUJCiKAI'IIM Al. i;l.(()Kl). 
 
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 lli«-ir lic-intifiil home is one of Un' iiic»t (K'.-iiabU- 
 in t^iiiiicN. Mrs. Sonic is n ilfvoU-il iiiotlu-r. iiiid a 
 lady of <;icat taste ami irliiicinciit. nml i> very 
 |>rouil of the jiositioii lield liy lier liiisliaiul. and 
 whii'h he has irained liv striet adherenee (o dnl\'. 
 
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 |fc R. II(»^"^. In iiresenling to onr readers 
 'I the sketeh of this irentlenian. we irive tl 
 
 W^J life record of one of llie most prominent 
 and inlluential citizens of North Knsl Township. 
 He resides on section 1. where he owns a highly 
 improved farm. A native of Orange County, N.Y.. 
 he was born in 1X30, and is descended from an old 
 and prominent 'New Kngland family. The IIovl 
 family was one of the first founded in America, 
 being established in New Kngland during the early 
 part of the seventeenth century. Our subject now 
 ha.s in his possession a mahogany box which was 
 brought to this country by his great-great-grand- 
 f:ither. His maternal great-grandfatlier. ^Vllliam 
 Reynolds, wa.- a Revolutionary soldier, and his 
 son William w.as almost one hundred years of age 
 at the time of his death. The Reynolds emigrated 
 from Kngland in the early part of the -i'\ iMitiM-nth 
 century and settled in New York. 
 
 The parents of our subject were Kbene/.er 11. and 
 Mary .1. (Reynolds) Iloyt, the father born in 
 Ridgclicld, Conn., in 180;'), and the mother in 
 ^[onroe, N. Y., in 18il',i. W. R., of this sketch, is 
 the eldest of their ten children, two of whom died 
 in infancy. Mary Kmily, who resides in Mis- 
 souri, was born in 18."U, and m.arried Dr. T. (i. 
 Klep|)er,by whom she luus eigjil children; Joseph S., 
 born in 1833, wedded Polly N. Benedict and makes 
 his home in .\ugiisla. 111.; Kdwin C;.,lioin in 1«3."), 
 wedded Mary K. Hacon, and, with their three chil- 
 dren, resides in Houston Township, Adanis County, 
 111.; Sarah .)ane,boi-n ii\ 1x37. married .1. 11. Oonid 
 in ISOG and died in IMIIT, leaving a d.'iughler; 
 Benjamin Franklin, born in 1H3'.», wasa member of 
 Company C, Seventy-second llllinois Infantry, 
 fought at Champion Mills and X'icksburg and died 
 
 in ixii.'!. dm ing the serviee; l-'.bene/.er. born .Sep- 
 tember 2", ixl.'i, m;irried >[elis-.a Kmbree, and 
 with their one child tlicy reside in Kansas; Marie 
 I,., born .lanuary H. iHld. became the wife of Sam- 
 uel RoMnson and died in August, 1H73. 
 
 Ml. lloU.of this sketch, w.as educate<l in the 
 common scIk)oIs of New York, and at the age of 
 sixteen began to earn his own livelihood, .as his 
 father was in limited circumstances. The family 
 emigrated to this county in 1813 and settled on 
 scctiftn 2, North K.ast Township. The father was 
 a successful business man, prosperity attending his 
 efforts, and at his death, April 22, IH'.Ml, he was 
 worth i«C.(l,(MM). lie was one of the first settlers, 
 and was one of the first oIKcers elected in the 
 towiishii), serving as Assessor for several yeai-s. 
 While in New York, he served as Captain of the 
 militia. He wjus a leader in all public enterprises 
 and at his death the cfnnmunity mourned the loss 
 of one of its be^t citizens. 
 
 Our subject aided his father in the cultivation 
 of the home farm, and after alt,aining his majority 
 he embarked in farming for himself. His first 
 purchase of land comprised a part of his present 
 farm. .\s his financial resources increa.-ed, he has 
 added to his possessions until he now owns three 
 hundred acres of finel5--improved land, which he 
 h.as under a high state of cultivation. He has been 
 offered >:2ii.(MMi for this farm, but would not ac- 
 cept. His Inline, a pleasant and commodious two- 
 story residence conUiining twelve rooms, was 
 erected at a cost of il,()(i(i and is one of the finest 
 dwellings in the community. .Ml other improve- 
 ments are in keeping with his home, ami he al,so 
 raises a line grade of stock. 
 
 In 1H,"(2. Mr. Iloyt was united in iiinrriage to 
 .Miigail 1*., daughter of 1'. 1'. and Sarah A. New- 
 comb. Her father was born in .Mas.sachuseltsM.ay 
 IS(, 181)1, and the nKilher in New Hampshire .Sep- 
 tember 1, IMii.'). Mrs Iloyt was born in Colchester, 
 Vt., .lune 2(J, l«2li, and in I8.V2, in I'ulaski, 111., 
 their marriage was celebrated. For a nriinber of 
 vears Mr. and Mrs. Iloyt have been members <if 
 the Methodist Kpise<ip:il ( hiirch. He has served 
 as Recording Steward for twenty-six yeai"s, was 
 Librarian, Trustee, and since IS81 has been Super- 
 intendent of the Sundav-scl I. He is an earnest
 
 53 C 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAJ. RECORD. 
 
 worker in the Master's viueyard and does all in 
 bis power to advance the interests of tlie church. 
 In politics, he is a Republican and for the long 
 period of twent}' years served as Clerk of his 
 township. He was also Supervisor for seven years 
 and has lield the otlice of Collector, discharging 
 his duties with credit to himself and to the satis- 
 faction of his constituents. Mr. Iloyt is charitable 
 and benevolent, and his honorable life is well 
 worthy of emulation. A well-merited success has 
 come to him and he now ranks among the leading 
 and substantial citizens of North East Township. 
 
 ENRY C. CUPP. It is a generally con- 
 ceded fact that tlie farmer enjoys a greater 
 amount of personal fi-eedom tlian any other 
 man who is engaged in tlie busy and al- 
 most endless task of accumulating mone^'. There 
 is something about life in the country, where one 
 is surrounded by nature on every side, that seems 
 to bring quietness and peace found nowhere else. 
 Our subject, who is at present a prosperous 
 farmer and stock-raiser of Fall Creek Township, 
 adds to his extensive interests fruit-growing. He 
 was born in Steuben CounU', Ind., October 30, 
 1848, and was a lad of eleven years when he ac- 
 companied his parents on their removal to Shelby 
 County, Mo., where they resided for eleven yeai-s. 
 In that place and Marion County, young Cupp re- 
 ceived his education, being a student for two years 
 at the Palmyra College in Missouri. After com- 
 pleting his education, he was appointed Assistant 
 Postmaster in that place during Grant's adminis- 
 tration, and hy his courteous and gentlemanly 
 treatment of all with whom he came in contact 
 became very popular. 
 
 Locating in this county in 1870, oiu' subject im- 
 mediately engaged in farming, in which occupa- 
 tion he has shown great industry and perseverance. 
 His first purchase consisted of eighty acres of land, 
 which he has put under excellent cultivation, and 
 reaps in payment for his lal)ors fine harvests. Tlie 
 
 year after locating here, he was married to Miss 
 Frances L., daughter of Robert Rankin, for a fur- 
 ther history of wlifun the reader is referred to his 
 sketch elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Rankin was 
 one of the wealthy agriculturists of the county, 
 owning nearly a section of land, which had been 
 accumulated liy his own efforts. 
 
 In 1878, our subject ,added fruit-growing to his 
 fanning interests, setting out four thousand peach 
 and five hundred apple trees. Three \ears later, 
 he enlarged that branch of industry by setting- 
 aside fifteen acres of land, and is now the leading 
 fruit-grower in Adams County, from wliich branch 
 of industry he reaps a handsome income. He also 
 handles graded cattle and horses, having the dis- 
 tinction of first introducing Polled-Angus cattle 
 into this township. 
 
 Jacob and Dorcas (Smith) Cui)p, the parents of 
 our subject, were natives, respectively, of Penn- 
 sj-Ivania and Maryland, and reared a family of 
 eight children: Catherine, widow of William 
 Cook, of Indiana, where he died, is at present 
 residing in this county: Lewis C, .lohn S., Theo- 
 dore; (^eorge W., who is deceased; our subject, 
 Francis M., and one who <lied in infancy. The 
 three eldest sons served in the late war, the first 
 two being members of Company I>. Third Mis- 
 souri Cavalry, for three years and six months. 
 Theodore was a soldier in the Third Missouri In- 
 fantry, and served his country for one year. 
 Young Henry of this sketch made several attempts 
 to enter the cavalry, but, being so young, w.as in 
 each case rejected. Lentil 1861, his father was a 
 strong Democrat, but at that time found he had 
 sufticient reasons to change his political sentiments, 
 and thereafter voted with the Repul)lican party 
 until his decease. He was a well-to-do business 
 man, and iield in the highest esteem throughout his 
 neighborhood. The latter-named gentleman was 
 christened in Marion County, this State, as Jacob 
 Kop, wiiich was the original spelling of the name, 
 the family Ijeing of Holland-Dutch extraction. 
 
 Lillie J. Cupp, the only child of our subject and 
 his wife who is living, is a very accomplished 
 young lady, being a graduate of the Chaddock Col- 
 lege of t^uincy. In 1878,our subject became identi- 
 fied with the County Agricultural Society at Camp
 
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 Point, aiui lia.* Iieltl all tlu> olliif^ in llic a!^«¥.'ia- 
 tioii with tin- oxi't'|iti<>ii uf that of Sei'ivtnrv. lit' 
 lia.v M'lVfd .i> ('lininiiiin of tlir 'I\>wn>liip t'oiiti-al 
 Coininittof. and li:is Ikh^ii favoraMy s|M>ken of as 
 i-.Hniiiilat«.- for tin- lA'irislaturo. luit on aii'DUiit of 
 liis varii'il liti»inoss intt'ivst^'. ho is not ini-lintnl t<.> 
 aifcpt olliiv. lie ••ivrs his ht-arty sii|i|Hirt to tlu- 
 Ro|>iil>li<.-nn jiarty, anil st^'ialiy, is a Kiiiirhl Tein- 
 plar in the Masonic fraternity at i^nincy. With 
 his wifi', he is aotivo ami inthiciitial in religious 
 niattt'rs. and is a ineinlK-r of the Methodist Kpisoo- 
 pal (.'hnreh. They Initli pi>ssess ••enial. sunny teni- 
 IH'i-anu'nt.-. know well how tc> enjoy life, and are 
 soi'ial favorites, their pleiusHul Imnie l)cing the cen- 
 ter of genuine hospitality which atti-actj* a large 
 ein-lc of friends and ac«|uaintanee.s. 
 
 MOS (JRKKN. Vice-president and (Jeneral 
 ■/ I Manager of the t^uincy, Omaha A- Kansas 
 City Radway Company, is one of the en- 
 **■ terprising liusiness men of the (lent City, 
 
 having emigrated heiv in 1831], and is now listed 
 among the surviving pioneers of this section, lie 
 is u native of I'ennsylvanin. Iioni in \Vriglit>vilU', 
 Y»>rk County, on the hanks t>f the Sus<iiieliaiiiia 
 River. DifemlM^r Id. Iftl.j. His pnrent.s. ( ieorge and 
 KlizalR'th (Kllititt) (ireen. were also natives of the 
 Keystone state. Irhii in Chester Coimt\. The 
 father, who wsu- of Knglish deM-ent, wa^ the son of 
 Rol>ert tJiveii, who einiiinited from Knglan<1 to the 
 I uited States during the War of the Revolutiidi. 
 
 The parents of our subject took up their abode 
 in this State in 1X37, and on liK-aling liere made 
 llieir home near I'ayson. in .\daiiis County. I lieie 
 the father en<:aged in farminij, and l>\- a coinx' of 
 
 industry and prudent management accumulated a 
 coinfortalile property. After the death of his 
 wife, he ivmoveil from the farm to (^uiney. where 
 his death oc-curi-ed alnuit 1872, at the advaiK>od 
 a^e of eighty -six yeai>. 
 
 .\iiios (Ji-t-en w.Hs the eldest son of nine children, 
 two of whom <lied in infancy. His boyhood and 
 early seluiol days were [wssed in York County, and 
 hiyeducjition w-a.s obtained in private schools, where 
 he obtained a fair Knglish I'diication. When ready 
 to start out in life for liimst'lf. he learned the trade 
 of a carpenter, and. removing to Cincinnati in 
 1831). there followed his trade for one suininer. 
 .Vfterward he cjuiie to (^tuincy.and foia short time 
 was engage*) a-s a i-arpenter. after which he ein- 
 Iwrked in the sawmill business. In 1841. he pur- 
 chased a mill on the present site of the Chicago, 
 lUirlington A- (^uincy freight de|K)t. The timl)er 
 sawed therein was entirely hard wood, which had 
 lieeu rafted down fronj the Des Moines and Missis- 
 sippi Rivei-s. 
 
 F<.ir twenty yeai-s, .Mr. (ireen was one of the most 
 extensive lun)l>er meirhants in this city and the 
 western |)art of the State. His yards were located 
 ou the corner of .Maine and Sixth Streets, whei-e 
 the o|H?ia hou.se is ikiw situated. In IS52-.')3. in 
 i-t>nn>any with the late William Sliannahan and 
 .Samuel Holmes, lie wa> contractor on the Iron 
 Mountiiiii Railrojid out of St. Louis. In 1872-71, 
 he o|H'rated a sawmill in Michigan, and w.as after- 
 wanl connected with liinilier transactions in Chi- 
 cago. Kor the past twenty yeaiT* he Iuls given much 
 of Ills lime anil .•ittciilion to railroad matters, and 
 is now oivupying the positions of ^' ice-president 
 and tJeneral Manager of the (iuincy, Omaha iV Kan- 
 s!is Cit\ Railroad. In every branch of busine.s'< in 
 which he has Ix'en engaged, he ha-s brought to U^ar 
 lirmness of character and cori-ect judgment, which 
 trails have pl.aceil him in the front rank among 
 business men.
 
 540 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 As indicative of Mr. Green's popularity, politi- 
 cally, among tiis neiglihors, it may l>e said that lie 
 has served during five terms as Alderman of the 
 city of (Julncy. 
 
 Tlie marriage of Mr. (ireen, in 1841. united him 
 Willi Elizabetii, daughter of John McDade, who 
 removed from Kentucky to (Juincy many years 
 ago. Six children were born of the union, three 
 of wiiom are deceased. The survivors are: George, 
 of the firm of O'Brien-Green Lumber Co., Chicago; 
 Mary P., the wife of D. A. Kelsey, of AAIemphis, 
 Tenn.; and Emma (i., Mrs. E. A. Allen, of Chicago. 
 Mrs. Elizabeth Green died in April, 1809, and some 
 time afterward Mr. Green married Susan F., daugh- 
 ter of Ebenezer Kiddle, of Mendon Townsliip, 
 Adams County. Of this marriage one daughter 
 was born, Ella H.. now the wife of Herbert Mills, 
 of Kansas C'ity. 
 
 ^^APT. .lOHN M. HYMAN is the efticient 
 (li r 'Superintendent of tiie Ouincy Railroad 
 ^^'J Bridge, and for some time lias been Chap- 
 lain of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at this 
 place. Me is a native of the land of ■' thistles and 
 oatmeal," his biilh occurring in Paisley, Scotland, 
 in .luiic, 1814, ill which countiy his parents, John 
 and Jane ( l.ockie) Ilyiiiaii, were also liorii. When 
 he was one year old, the head of the family died, 
 leaving his widow and four children in rather 
 poor circumstances. Mrs. Ilyinan then decided to 
 come to Amei-ica, and, accompanied by her son and 
 three daughters, she took passage on board a ves- 
 sel for the United States, and landed at New Or- 
 leans in 18 1(), thence coming by boat up the Missis. 
 .M|»|)i Uivei- t(j (-^iiinc^v, Uy|e Uie ^.miy bo^Uoort 
 
 and school days of John M. Hyman were spent. 
 He was enabled for several years to give reason- 
 ably close attention to his studies, but from nine 
 to fifteen years of age he worked on a farm in 
 Hancock County, becoming a member of a highly 
 respectable and intelligent family, where he not 
 only acquired a thorough knowledge of agri- 
 culture, but also a taste for reading and study, and 
 forhied habits of industry and economy which 
 greatly influenced his after life. 
 
 Upon his return to Quincy, at the age of sixteen 
 years, he apprenticed himself to an engineer on the 
 river, under whose instruction he remained for 
 about two years, when his |)atriotic ardor could 
 no longer be restrained and he left his service to 
 take up arms in defense of his countr\- and the 
 Stars and Stripes, enlisting m the naval service as 
 Third Assistant Engineer. He took part In the 
 engagements at P'ts. Henr^' and Donelson, under 
 Commodore Foote and also in the bombardment 
 and capture of Island No. 10. He was in the naval 
 battle with the rebel fleet at Memphis, Tenn., and 
 was with Admiral Porter at the siege of Vicks- 
 burg. He was promoted to the position of Second 
 Assistant Engineer, in which capacity lie served 
 until November, 1865, when he was honorablj' 
 discharged and returned to Quincy, to once more 
 take upon himself the duties of a civilian. F'or 
 one year after his return home, he was employed 
 as an engineer on the river, at the end of which 
 time he entered the employ of the Quincy Rail- 
 road Bridge Company, which was organized cs- 
 jjecially for the construction of the Quincy bridge 
 spanning the Mississippi River. He assisted 
 largely in its construction, and upon its comple- 
 tion he was made Superintendent of the bridge, 
 in 1868, which responsible position he has held 
 continuously up to the present time. 
 
 Mr. Hyman has proved himself very eflicient, and 
 his employers have every reason to place implicit 
 confidence in him, for it has never yet been misplac- 
 ed. His industry is of the most active character, and 
 no one works with a more determined effort than 
 he; and while good fortune has accompanied his 
 effovts, Ije is nDliviug- iu his iletuj-ijunntioi) to dg
 
 PORTRAIT AND lUOCRAPIIIC'AL RKC'ORD. 
 
 '>1I 
 
 wliiit lip midcitjiki'!* to (111. Si'pU'inlu'r .'i. |H(i(!. ho 
 was iiiiilcd ill iiiMiriniXf to Mi~s I.i'Iioi-.m .1. Wood, a 
 (laujjlitfi- of R. |{. .111(1 Kli/.nlu'tli Wood, of i^iiim-v, 
 and tlieir iiiarri.'isrc lui-"* rpsultod in tlio liirlli of tli(> 
 following cliildriMi: I.illic, Kditli. Kllic, ( oacic and 
 l{os.sie. In politics. Ik- is .n |iroiioiinced siip|ioi'ter 
 of tlic R(>pn))lii-an pnity, l>ut is .a strong lielievor 
 in tiie lariie.-t liliertv to the individual conipatililc 
 with s(K-ial and fivil order. lie is an ('{(xiueiit 
 orator and is in groat doinnnd as a spenkor at sol- 
 diors' reunions, teiiiporanop nipotiiigs and other oc- 
 casions. Ho is a nicnihpr of .lolin Wood I'ost No. 
 96. G. .\. R.. of which he was Chaplain throe 
 veal's, and is now the successor of the Rev. 
 Atki.sson, as C'ha|>laiii of the .'soldiers' and Sailoi-s' 
 Home at (.^uincy. Mr. II v man has a eomfortahle 
 re-iidenco at No. 937 North l-'ouitli Stieet. 
 
 
 A.MIKL 1'. IIU UCU. No tlieme is more 
 agreeable to the biogra|)her of pioneer 
 times than the record of early settlers, and 
 the life sketch of one who has passed 
 through that trying period and made his way 
 through privations to pios|)erity is of great inter- 
 est to every reader. In the annals of Adams 
 County no name is more worthy of honor and dis- 
 tinction tiiaii that of .Samuel V. Church, which is 
 in.spparably linked with its growth from almost 
 the (irst days of its settlement to the pre.sent time. 
 Although many years ago ho jiassed the eightieth 
 milestone of his useful e.\istence, he is still hale 
 and hearty and takesan active interest in business, 
 social and piiMic affairs. 
 
 .The long and successful career of Mr. Church as 
 a business man shows him to lie alwve the average 
 in ability, while his genial social char.acteristics 
 have drawn around him a large number of devoted 
 friends. The rcadei-s of this volume, all of whom 
 probably know him by reputation if not pei-son- 
 ally, will welcome his biography with peculiar inter- 
 est. Hrietly and chronologically stated, the events 
 in liiij life are a-s follows: He was iKirn ii: Little 
 
 Conipton. 1>. I., .luly I. IHO.">, ilic <oii of Saniiicl 
 and Kli/.aliclli ilii'own) Church, and grew to iiian- 
 liooil ill his native State. In March, 1H2", he went 
 lo Hartford, Conn., and x'rvod for sex-en yciirs as 
 CIcik ill llic diy-goods store of .luliiis Catliii. 
 Having became thoroughly conversant witli the 
 details of the business, ho startecl out for himself 
 and opened a niercantile ostablishiiient in .MleiTs 
 IJlock, on Maine Siieet, Hartford, opposite the 
 State House. 
 
 Ill .March. 1 n:!o. Mr. Church removed his st(x-k 
 of goods to Pittsburgh, Pa., where, in connection 
 with his brother Clark 15.. he conducted a fancy 
 dry-goods stole for five years. He then traveled 
 for a short time through the West in search of a 
 suitable location and while on that (piost came to 
 l^uincy May L't, is:i.'i, with the idea of investing 
 and dealing in real estate in this city. His lii>t 
 jiurch.a.se was a lot fronting the public sijuare, 
 which he bought .Iiine 1, 183;"), ])!iying therefor 
 *10 jier foot. Subsequently, he bought other lots 
 and in due time laid out his addition to the city, 
 consisting of two hundred and twelve lots. 
 
 In .March. 18.37, Mr. Church erected the fourth 
 brick dwelling house in <iiiinc_v, and during the 
 fift}- years that have since come and g(jne he has 
 occupied the .same room in that old-fjisliioned 
 house, which still stands, a relic of early times, its 
 location being No. 31.") Jersey Street. In Decem- 
 ber, I83!>, he w.as elected Secretaiy of the preliinin- 
 ary meeting held for the purpose of organizing a 
 Presbyterian Church in the town. In March of 
 the following year, the organization was perfected 
 and Mr. Church w.os elected Treasurer, which jiosi- 
 tion he held thirty-eight years. In 1874, the en- 
 terprise of building a new and elegant edifice was 
 proposed by the ladies of the First Presbyterian 
 Church, who at once chose S, P. Church their 
 Tro.asurer, to hold all moneys colloctod for the 
 use of the building committee and payable only 
 to their firder. Ho was holding that ollice at llie 
 time the building wius destroyed by lire, .Ian uary 2, 
 1879, two days before its use was conloniplated. 
 
 .Not only in the religious growth of (^iiincy, but 
 also in it.s political life Mr. Church has always been 
 deeply interested and Inus aided in material ways. 
 In 18 in. he was Clerk of the city of C^uincy, diir-
 
 542 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 ing the first two years of its chartered rights. In 
 1842, lie wafi ai)|iointed by tlie United States Dis- 
 trict Court Assignee of P>ankruptcy in Adams 
 County, and during his term of service settled the 
 affairs of ninety-nine bankrupts while the (general 
 Bankrupt Law of 1842 was in force. In other 
 important ways he promoted the welfare of his 
 adopted home, and his public spirit is notable 
 among his ac([uaintances. 
 
 The month of March seems to have been marked 
 by events of particular interest in the life of Mr. 
 Church, and in addition to other pleasing hapijen- 
 ings it was the month which gave him his wife, 
 lie was married at Pittsburgh. Pa., in 1837, to 
 Miss Margaretla E. Reynolds, a lady of lovely 
 character and refined tastes, whose death in 1869 
 was deeply mourned. The youngest daughter of 
 the family died in 1850, but the other four still 
 suivive and are all married. .Tohn and William 
 reside in Denver, Colo., while the two daughters, 
 Vileria, wife of .Tamos P. Snow, and Caroline M., 
 wife of William T. (Jale, live in New York City. 
 
 In early life, Mr. Church was a Whig and since 
 the organization of the Repulilican party has been 
 a supporter of its principles. 
 
 ■YlAMKS HAZLETT, who resides in Clayton 
 Townshi)), is one of the worthy citizens that 
 I Ireland has fuinished to Adams County. 
 He was born in County Down,. July 4, 1832, 
 and is a .son of .Tohn and Charlotte (Davis) Ilaz- 
 lett. also natives of the Emerald Isle, the father 
 liorn in 1813, and the mother in 181.5. Their 
 family numbered the following children: Jacob, 
 lioiii in Ireland in 1835, married Elizabeth McBis- 
 ney; Lavina, Mrs. Davis, was born iu Ireland, 
 in 1838; Rachel, born in 1841, is the wife of .To- 
 .seph Pevehouse, of Clayton; Robert, born in 
 1844, died in 1888; ,Tohn, born in 1847, is married 
 and resides in Clayton; Nancy, born in 1850. is 
 the wife t)f .lolin Deinose, of Camp Point; Mar- 
 
 garet, born in 1853, is the wife of Robert Hazlett, 
 of Ireland; Annie, born in 185fi, is the wife of S. 
 M.ackinson, of Clayton. 
 
 At the age of seventeen years, Mr. Hazlett, 
 whose name heads this record, emigrated to Am- 
 erica, landing in New York May 10, 1849, after a 
 tedious voyage of seven weeks and three days. He 
 made his home with his uncle, Roliert Davis, of 
 that city, and learned the plasterer's and brick- 
 layer's trade. His faithfulness while serving his 
 apprenticeship was noted by his employer, who at 
 the expiration of two years paid him journey- 
 men's wages. lie continued to work at his trade 
 for Charles Sanford until 1855, when, wishing to 
 improve his financial condition, he removed to 
 Clayton, 111., and worked as a contractor and 
 builder until 1861. During the late war, he re- 
 sponded to the country's call for troops, enlisting 
 in the Third Illinois Cavalry under Capt. .1. B. 
 Moore. 
 
 The regiment w.as stationed three weeks at Camp 
 Butler, was then sent to St. Louis, and afterward 
 to the front. On the 1st of .lanuary. 1862, during 
 a charge, Mr. Ilazlett's horse fell upon him and he 
 was so bruised and injured that he was unable to 
 perform any duty for eighteen months. After his 
 recover}', he again entered the ranks, and at length 
 was honorably discharged. He was a valiant 
 soldier, who ever faithfully performed his duties 
 and may well be proud of his arm}' record. After 
 the war, he embarked in the livery business, carry- 
 ing on operations in that line in Cla_yton and also 
 engaged in shipping stock. He began breeding 
 and shipping stock iu 1865, and has since been en- 
 gaged in that line of business. He has won a wide 
 reputation in this line and has raised some of the 
 finest horses in Adams County. He bred the noted 
 '•Jessie McCorkle," which has a record at two 
 years old of 2:25, the fastest at that age ever 
 raised in the State. 
 
 In 1852. in New York City, Mr. Hazlett married 
 Elizabeth, daughter of .1. C. Rankin. She w.as burn 
 in 1831. B}- their marriage they have seven chil- 
 dren: Martha, born in New York City in 1853; 
 Lizzie, born in Cla\ton in 1857; Mary L., who was 
 born in Clayton in 1859, is the wife of Frank Bur- 
 geser, by whom she has one child; John, who was
 
 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF JAW1E5 HAZLETT/.BREEDER OF FilvlE TROTTING HORSES). CLAYTON J LL.
 
 PORTRAIT AM) niOr.RAI'HK AL RFXORD. 
 
 .545 
 
 born in 1861, married Kva riilnniii, and dii-d in 
 I8«7: Thdnias, iMirn in IHtio. is engajjfd in tin' 
 hreorlingof .lersev cattk'. doing an extensive husi- 
 ne,«8 in that line; Annie I^, Nn-n in 1869. is the 
 wife of .If)hn Sweetrinp, a salomnn in a \hwI and 
 slioe store in (^uincy: and Charlie (J., born in 1872, 
 is at home. The mother of this family was called 
 to her final rest in 1884. 
 
 Mr. Ilazlett is a member of the Masonic frater- 
 nity. His fine farm isa valuable trad of land under 
 a high slat* of eultivation, an<l he is one of the 
 most noted horse-bieeders in this section of the 
 count V. 
 
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 OSKI'H (;. M.CLINTOCK. Worthy <.f 
 considerable mention in this volume is the 
 wentlennm aliove named, who follows .i<jri. 
 cidtural pursuit* on section 1"), Camp 
 Point Township. He is a native of this township, 
 born May 111. 18)!,j. Although quite a young 
 man. he possesses influence in the community in 
 which he resides, a fact which is easily accounted 
 for by his strong principles, genial disposition and 
 active interest in the welfare of all around him. His 
 father and grandfather were numbered among the 
 pioneers of .Vdam> County, and great honor is 
 due them for the manner m which they bore pri- 
 vation and hardships. 
 
 The pnteinal grandfather of our subject was a 
 native of Ireland, whence he emigrated to Amer- 
 ica and canu- West to .\dams Co\inly, purchasing 
 a trai-t of land in Camp Point Township, and 
 there making a permanent home. At the lime of 
 his emigration to the I'nited States, his son .Sam- 
 uel was a mere lad, and in his new home, amid 
 pioneer surrounding>, llje child grew to man's 
 estaU". When ready to choose an occupaticui for 
 himself, he n.'iturally selected agriculture and com- 
 menced farming on a part of the old home.>.tead. 
 An active and industrious man. he was successful 
 in his UMilcrtakings, and prosperity bltsscd his 
 hunic, until he "a> removed llierefiom at the age 
 
 of thirly-scvon years. The mother of our subject, 
 who bore the ni:iiden name of Kliza Lasley. re- 
 moved from South Carolina to this county with 
 her parents at an early day. Her death occurred 
 in .hinc, 1867. Hoth parents were active mem- 
 bers of the Christian Church, and highly esteemed 
 in their community. 
 
 Of five children born to Samuel and Kli/.a Mc- 
 Clint^)ck, only two now survive, our subject and 
 Samuel, who, after the death of their father, were 
 reared by their step-mother. .loseph (1. received 
 a good common-school education at Camp I'oint. 
 and upon commencing in life for him.self, in 1882. 
 received a portion of the liomestead, upon which 
 he conducted farming operation.". He is now the 
 owner of one hundred and forty acres of well-im- 
 proved land, embellisheil with comfortable and 
 substantial buildings, including a commodious 
 residence. Politically, he is a l)eliever in the 
 princi|)les of the DenuK-ratic party, and socially, is 
 identified with the Knights of Pythi.is. 
 
 The marriage of our subject took place in 1887, 
 and united him with Jli.-is Klla F. Ly<ui, who was 
 born in Camp Point. Mrs. McCIintf>ck is the 
 daughter of Dr. Tlionia> .\. Lyon, a prominent 
 dentist of Camp Point, whither he came from his 
 native Slate, Pennsylvania. Two children have 
 been born to Mr. and ^Irs. McClintock, Kthel and 
 Sarah. The religious home of the family is the 
 Methodist Kpiscopal Church, to the doctrines of 
 which they adhere with earneslnes";. Mr. Mc- 
 Clintock has Ihe high regard of his neighlxirs. and 
 is a representative of the successful young farmers 
 of the county. 
 
 W) \.. M< t'LlNt;. Notary Public. .\ retired 
 farmer living in the village of Mendon is 
 the subject of this notice. His paternal 
 giandfalher was .M.-ithew .McClung. who was born 
 in 17')7. and was a xiblier of the Kevolution- 
 aiv War, and received a pension until his death 
 iu 1844, His widow, who was .lane Cuunnins,
 
 546 
 
 PORTEAIT AND BIOGEArfflCAL EECORD. 
 
 born in 1756, received the pension until the time 
 of her cleniise in 1847. The father of our subject 
 was Mathew McClung, who was born in North- 
 umberland Count}-, Pa., in 1795. He was a soldier 
 of the War of 1812, and was Captain of a Light 
 Horse Company in the Oliio Slate JMilitia. The 
 famil_v moved to Ohio in 1804, and were among 
 the first settlers, and wlien Matiiew became of age 
 he voted llie Whig ticket, and never missed a 
 Presidential election iietween that and 1840, wlien 
 his grandson took his place and has done his dut,\' 
 by the Democratic party since. The motlier of 
 our subject was Elizabeth (Cassidy) McChnig, a 
 native of "N'irginia, born in 17!)6, and a daughter 
 of James Cassidy, who was a very early settler in 
 Warren County, Ohio. The i)arents of our sub- 
 ject weie married in Warren County, Oliio, in 
 1821, and settle<l in Prel)le County, where !Mr. 
 McClung owned and operated a mill. He died in 
 1834, and she lived a widow for fifty years. They 
 were both members of the Presliyterian Cliuich, of 
 which lie was an active member. 
 
 Our subject was the eldest of a family of seven 
 children, and was born in Preble County, Ohio, 
 June 24, 1822. He was reared on a farm there, 
 and received a good common-school education. 
 He worked at home and for others, and in 1845 
 he was married to Miss Rachel lilazer, a daughter 
 of (ieorge and Chi'istina (Heinbach) Blazer, botii 
 (tf whom were natives of Germany. The}' married 
 there but came from their native country about 
 1820, and after a siiort residence in New York came 
 to Ohio and settled in Fairtield C(junty. They were 
 very poor at first, but in belter circumstances at 
 liie time of their deaths, in 1824 and 1845, respec- 
 livel}-. Mrs. McClung was one of six children, 
 and was l)orn Apiil 18, 1821, in Fairfield Count}-, 
 Ohio. After our suliject married, he still worked 
 out for thiee yeais, and then for two years he 
 rented land. In 1851 lie came to Illinois and 
 settled on section 24, Mendon Township, in tliis 
 county. Tiie farm was wild land, but lie deter- 
 mined to make a fine farm out of it and boklly 
 plunged into tlie liard work. We nuiy be suie his 
 good wife did her share, and now, after a lapse of 
 forty years, it is in a splendid state of cultivation, 
 with the most comfortable Lmildings. and so desir- 
 
 able has the place become, that Mr. McClung had 
 
 no trouble in lately selling it, and for enough to 
 enable him to live on the interest of the money. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. McClung were the parents of six 
 children, three of whom are now living. They 
 are: Samuel H., a widower, with four boys, who 
 lives on section 24, this township; Charity II. is 
 the wife of George Smith, and lives in Keene 
 Township, and they have nine children; Clara is 
 the wife of Henry Zern, and lives in Hancock 
 County. 
 
 Mrs. JlcClung is well known in her neighborhood 
 •IS a consistent member of the ^Methodist EjiiseoiJal 
 Church, and a good neighbor. Mr. IMcClung has 
 given his ciiihlren a good education, and has fitted 
 tiiem for life to the best of his ability. He is a 
 believer in the tenets of the old Democratic party, 
 and east his first vote for James K. Polk. He has 
 been called upon to servo his township in the of- 
 fices of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public 
 for twenty years. Here is a case of a mau, who, 
 by honest unremitting industry, has grown to be 
 of imi)ortance in his town and has gained ease for 
 his declining years. Such eases are encourage- 
 ments to the young. 
 
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 '^AMES HANDLY, Secretary of the Young 
 Men's Business Association, has been inti- 
 mately associated with many of the move- 
 ments which have led to the growth and 
 development of <^uiucy in recent years, and has 
 rendered some very ctticient services in a period of 
 unusual public progress. 
 
 Mr. Handly was born in Newport, H. 1., and was 
 thoroughl} educated at St. Joseph, Mo. After 
 reaching years of discretion, he began teaching, and 
 was engaged for two terms near St. Joseph. Hav- 
 ing won a good reputation as an educator, he was 
 engaged in that profession in ditTcrent localities, 
 and taught for a time at Deer Lodge, IMont. His 
 superior ability and unusual mental endowments
 
 VORPRAIT AND BIOGRAnilCAL RECORD. 
 
 117 
 
 soon liccaini' recognized, and for sonu- time lie was 
 Clerk ami TreaMiror of \irLriiiia City. .Mont. Wliiic 
 a re^i^ll•nl there, lie l>egan learning' the printer's 
 trade and was associate editor of a paper for some 
 time. Later, lie was employed liy ."xn enu'ineerinij 
 corps ou the Northern raeitie Railroad. While in 
 Montana, he jiublished a |)ami)hlet on the resources 
 of Ihe then Territory, which attracted wide-spread 
 attention and showed excellent results in enlianc- 
 in<;the value of the Icrritori.-il securities in the East- 
 ern markets, and also in strcni,'tlH'nin<r the value of 
 the lionds issued Ny the Northern I'acilic Railroad 
 Company. 
 
 In the vcar IH7."i, .Mr. ihindly made his lirst a|,- 
 pearancc in <iuincy, and hecame connected with the 
 l>oatin<; interests, being at one time general man- 
 ajjer of the marine ways at that port. He was en- 
 gaj^ed in the lumlier luisiness, hoatinir ash, oak, 
 and yellow jiinc from Taducah to t^uincv. Meet- 
 ing with fair success, he continued in this busi- 
 ness for six years, and then became associated 
 with the t^uincy Daily Whiij, and correspon- 
 dent for the Ghthp-Di'inorrul of St. I.ouis, and 
 other papers at different places. In this he has 
 achieved great success, and as a correspondent his 
 services are eagerly sought. lie is endowed with 
 a laudable ainbitinn. a i|uick. active mind, and 
 calm, clear jiidgiiicnl. I If has always l.nkeii a great 
 interest in the improvi-nieiits of the Mississippi 
 River, and his active support of all means cun trih- 
 uting to the certainty and safety of navigation on 
 this Western waterway was recognized by making 
 him Chief Secretary of the Mississippi River Con- 
 vention held in <iiiiiicv in October, 1Sk7. and also 
 bv his unanimous election tf) the same position .at 
 the I pper Mississippi River Convention, held in 
 I)ubui|ue. la., in .lanuar\. Ihhh. 
 
 Mr. Ilandly now conlines himsi-lf toall laudable 
 enterprises of a public character lluit may interest 
 the piM»pIe generally, .•mil i> foremost in all good 
 work. He is a gentleman possessed of much more 
 than the ordinary ability .and his record as :i pulilic 
 anil a private cili/.en is .alike iintjirnished. In all 
 the alTairs of life he ha^ borne himself in an up- 
 right manner, anil is recogiii/ed as a man of true 
 worth. Ill- is a iiiaii of the highest type, combin- 
 ing great ability and iiiii|iieslioned inlegiity with 
 
 splendid social ipialities, and is in an unusual de- 
 gree truly a representative of the Young Men's 
 business .V.ssociation of <^uincv. He is ipiiet and 
 somewhat retiring in disposition, so that people 
 have to know him in order to appreciate his worth. 
 
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 .li.l.lA.M (;R(»NI;W()I.|). who is now en- 
 gaged in farming on .section ;}(l, North 
 Kast 'rowiiship, is a native of (uMinany. 
 He was born in 1M40, and is one of a faniil\ of 
 four children whose ijarents were William and 
 Mary Oronewold. The three sons and daughter 
 are yet living. In IHfiH. the parents and their 
 children bade good-bye to the I'alliii laml. .•ind 
 crossed the broad Atlantic to .\nierica. locating in 
 .\dams County, III. The mother died in lf(7"2, 
 and the father, who survived her three years, 
 pas.sed away in 1H7."). 
 
 Our subject spent the days of his boyhiKul and 
 youth in the land of his nativity, and received his 
 education in the common schools. He was a 
 young man of nineteen years when, with the fam- 
 ily, he cauic to Ameiica. He spent a few months 
 in the Knipire State, and then continued his West- 
 ward journey until he arrived in .\dams Ciiunly, 
 where he has since made his home. Having 
 learned Ihe carpenter's trade, he followed that 
 chosen occupation for two years, and then, with 
 the capi'al Jie hail .■iciiuired through his industrv 
 and peiscveijince, he purchased a trad of land of 
 one hundred .'iiid thirt\-tive acres in North I-Iast 
 Township. This has since been his home, and it 
 IS now one of the tine farms of the eomniuiiitv. 
 valued at i<tlo per .acre. The rich alluvial soil hav- 
 ing been placed under :i high state of cuiti valion. 
 it \ ielils to him a golden tribute. 
 
 In lH7o, Mr. < Ironewold was married to .Miss 
 T:ilka (iarrett. 'I'lieir union has been blessed with 
 live childieli. and the f;iiiiily circle yel remains 
 unbroken, .lordoii, born in |K7I, is at home: 
 .M.ar\ . born in 1K7.'!, is now the wife of Meiino 
 lliiskins. a carpenter residing in I'eoria, III.: Annie,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 born in 1880; William, bora in 1883; and Ella, 
 horn in 1884, are still undei- the (lareiital roof. 
 
 Mr. (Tronewold is a member of the Goiinan 
 Lutheian Church, and in pi)lilieal altiliatioiis is a 
 Reinililican. The principles of that party he 
 warmly advocates, and does all in his power to 
 advance its hcst interests. He has served as .School 
 Director for six years, and the cause of education 
 finds in him a warm friend. He also gives his 
 earnest sujiport to every enterprise calculated to 
 prove of public benefit, and is one of the valued 
 citizens of the community. Mr. (tronewold came 
 to this country in very limited circiunstances, but 
 has worked his wa^- upward, and is now numbered 
 among the substantial citizens of the communitv. 
 He m.ay truly be called a self-made man. 
 
 ipTENJAMIN A, CURRY, .Sr.. one of the ex- 
 '^^-^ tensive land-owners of Clayton Tovvnshi[), 
 was born in .leiferson County, K}'., y\:\\ X, 
 1825, and is a son of Thomas and Mai in da 
 (Mur])hy) Curry. His father was born March 2, 
 18f)2, and died December 1, l8;il. The Curry 
 family nuinljered thirteen children, as follows: 
 Mai-y, born in September, 182(;, married .1. C. 
 Smith, a farmer of Clayton, III., by whom she has 
 ten children. Susan is now the widow of .lohn K, 
 Smith, by whom she had two children. Richard 
 married Virginia Booth, who died in 1882, Will- 
 iam M, died at the age of twenty-four years, on the 
 day when he was to ha\e been married. Sarah S 
 is the wife of Henjamin Hradley, a fanner of Clay- 
 ton, liy whom she has five children. Christopher, 
 who married Klizabeth Bennett and has ten chil- 
 dren, is farming south of Clayton, Ellen is the 
 wife of Richard Seaton, ex-Sheriff of tlie countv 
 and a leading farmer, by whom she has six chil- 
 dren, Henry Harrison, who married Kllen Mc- 
 Jlurray and has six children, enlisted in I8(il as a 
 member of the Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, in which 
 he served until the clo.se of the wai', since which 
 tiuje he has [oUowtitl fajuiiug. James T, entevetl 
 
 the ranks as a member of the Seventy-eighth Illi- 
 nois Infantry in 1862, and served until his death, 
 which resulted from typhoid fever, Simjjson ()., 
 who enlisted in the same regiment, die<l while in 
 the service. Pauline O, is the widow of A. 1', R. 
 Wliitford. of Colorado, and they have one child. 
 Daniel ()., born in 18.J0, died in 18r)2. 
 
 Oui suliject was a lad of thirteen years when 
 with his [larents he came to this count\-, lie was 
 
 i reared on the farm in Clayton Township and re- 
 mained at home until twenty-Hve \ears of age. 
 On the loth of October, 18")0. he married JIary A., 
 daughter of tireenberry and P^llizabcth Majors. 
 Unto them were born the following children: Am- 
 
 j anda .lane, born in 18.')1, died in 185.'i, Harriet 
 Elizaljeth, born in 18.')2, died in infancy, Liiinie 
 A,, bom ill 18.51, was married in 1871 to .1. W. 
 Simmons, who died in 1881. On the loth of Sep- 
 tember. 188',), she became the wife of D. B. Wilson, 
 an employe on the Illinois Central Railroad. Dora 
 A., Ijorn in 18.J8, was married in 1886 to C, E. 
 Cain, a farmer of Cla\ton, by whom she has tw > 
 
 i children. Nellie <4,, bom in 1863, is the wife i f 
 .1. W. Polter. of (,»uincy, 
 
 Mr. Curry ^)f this sketch w'as a second time mar- 
 ried, March 28, 1865, Miss Lucy Iloskins becoming 
 his wife. She was liorn in Ohio in 1834, and was 
 a daughter of .loseph Iloskins, They became the 
 parents of the following children: Edgar T., who 
 Was born in 186(), is living in Clayton; Charles S.. 
 who was born in 187.'i, and Carrie Eva, born in 
 187(!. The lady who is now Mvs. Curry was form- 
 erly Mrs. Lavinia (Du|niy) Benton, She was born 
 ill Kentucky in 1834. 
 
 Mr, Curr\'s first purchase of laud was one liiiii- 
 dred and sixty acres on section 28, Clayton Fown- 
 shii). the purchase price being ^6(10, and on half of 
 the first payment he borrowed at twelve p' r cent, 
 interest. He added to his original tract uiiti. he now 
 owns eleven hundred acres of valuable lai.,!, under 
 a high state of cultivation and w^ll improved. In 
 addition to this, he t)wiis two large brick and stone 
 buildings in Clayton, .and other desirable property. 
 His residence is a two-story dwelling of twelve 
 rooms, built in a beautiful style of nuHlern arch- 
 itecture and ill the inidst of a well-shai'ed lawn. 
 Ill politics, Ml, Curry is a Republigmi uiul was
 
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 elected and served two terms as Suj>ervis<ii- and 
 lias also been Assessor. His wife and some of the 
 cliildren are inenilH-rs of the Methodist Cluireli. 
 Mr. Ciirrv is a man of sterling worth and his life 
 lia.» l«'eii one of signal success. For more than half 
 a cenlurN , he has been n resident of this coiintv. 
 Mild fluriiig that period has aci|iiiri'd consideraMe 
 wealth as the reward t>f his industrious and wcll- 
 direete<i efforts. 
 
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 ,i;\. ( IIAUI.KS K. (t)NUAl>. .M. I). To 
 IkmkI one's energies to the welfare, physi- 
 cal and moral, of one's fellow-incn. and to 
 devote one's life to this work, is an aim 
 worthy of all emnlation. Such has been the desire 
 of the scholarl\' gentleman whose liiograph\' ap- 
 pears in the following lines, and whose career has 
 lieen in many respects a i«'iiiaikalile one. lie re- 
 sides at No. (12<i South Ninth Street, (^uincy. and 
 ha- made his home in this city since 1H.')H. 
 
 The Kev. Charles K. Ci'iirad. .M. 1)., now a min- 
 ister in the tlerman Kvangelical Church, and also 
 a practicing physician, was born in the I'lovince 
 of Silesia, in ilartiiiannsdorf. Kreis Bunl/.lau, (;er- 
 many. .May If!, 1820. Mis father. .loliii Freder- 
 ick, was bt»rn in Saxony, as w.ns his grandfather, 
 who was a mechanic. The father w.is a baker and 
 line confectionery maker, and died in his native 
 rounlrv. aged sixly-niie. The mother of our siili- 
 ject was Miivy K.. daughter of (kiltlob Knoll, of 
 Silesia, (ieriiiany. Her ancestors were from Mora- 
 via, but, being I'rotestjiiits, had been obliged to 
 llee to Silesia. The mother of our .subject came to 
 America in 18.'j;>, and died nine months later, leav- 
 ing three children, of whom Cliailes K. was the eld- 
 est. 
 
 The subject of this notice received his >cliool- 
 ing in (Jennany. He labored very hard iiiidei 
 the inipiession that he ought to strive to be use- 
 ful to his fellow-iiien. rather than to become 
 wealthy and prominent. This impul.se i)ronipte<l 
 him to decide to devote his entire life — bodily as 
 well as spiritually — to the poorest in this world, 
 whom, he was convincefl, could be found among 
 the (Jentiles. In order to attain his ardi-nt de- 
 sire, he took up new studies with an eiiergelii- 
 zeal. Hiiiit/.iaii. a capital of jurisdiction, to which 
 his birthplace liad U'longed. offered him, with its 
 seminary and gymnasium, most convenient privi- 
 leges for his purposes, and in Berlin, the capital 
 of (iernmny, he completed his studies, both ined- 
 cal and Iheologieal. 
 
 ICarly iu the sjjrinjj of 18 18, our subject was 
 
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 sent a graduated plij'sician and ordained minister 
 to Fjist India by the Society for the I'ropagation 
 of the (iospel among the (Tcntiles, of which the 
 Rev. F'ather (iossner was the founder, head and 
 soul. He was ;iccoiiipaii led as f;ii as CalcuHa b\ 
 two missionaries, who had been appniiited liv Fa- 
 ther (iossner and the Curatoriiim of the Society 
 for ChoUi-N:igpiir. In Uanchee. the prominent 
 place of Chota-Nagpur. he found a iiumU'r of 
 missionaries toiling under great hardships and 
 disadvantages. .Several of the iiumlier who went 
 there in 1 811 had died, the last one a few 
 <lays liefore the arrival of our subject, and the 
 surviToi> were much disheartened. 
 
 -Vt that period the people stood aloof fidin liicir 
 benefactors, mistnistiiig them entiiely. However, 
 as soon .-IS they found they could obtain re- 
 lief from their bodily sulTering, a sudilen change 
 took place. They llironged the Doctor by hun- 
 dreds, crying (or him most pitifully and follow- 
 ing him wherever he went. His messengers went 
 before him heralding his coming. In l.ohardagga, 
 wiicre he laboied in IH,')n-.")l,tlie Ijirgc compartments 
 in his residence had the appearance of an encaiiip- 
 iiienl day and night, and from three hundred to 
 live hundred patients had to pass an examination, 
 the majority of whom were lepers, epileptics, ete., 
 out of all classes of people, fn^m even the kings and 
 priest.s down to the pnrias. There are now in 
 Lohardagga two asylums, one for the lepers and 
 one for epileptics, and in K'anchee they have a 
 general hospital. These institutions are liberallv 
 supporte<l by beiievoleiit people in .\mcrica. 
 
 Ill the \ear \)ii>\. the I)(X't<ir leiiioved from 
 I.ohardagga to (iossnerpur, a new station, to ile- 
 vote his time and services more exclusively to 
 his spiritual work. .\nother skilled man had 
 been found by the society to minister to the 
 physical needs of the people and relieve their 
 iKidily inlirmities. Dr. Conrad was as successful 
 in his work as a minister !is he had Im-cii jis a pliv- 
 siciaii. and thousjiiids crowded around him t<j 
 listen to the glad tidings of salvation. The ice 
 was melted, tlie wall between them and us broken 
 down, and with the greatest coiitidencc they lia\e 
 since that lime entered the Kingdom of (iod. 
 
 .\t the time of the revoliitiim and the Sepoy 
 War in 1M;"(7, .Mr. Conrad was in charge of a (Jer- 
 man congregralion at Calcutta, but. having lieen 
 offered an appoiiitiiieni in America, he thought it 
 hest to leave India. He took passage at Calcutta 
 in the s!iiling-ve.s-el ••.lohii Haven." and .-ifter land- 
 ing ill Boston, proceedeil to New York City, where 
 he was engaged in preaching for eight weeks. In 
 February, I8j8. he came to (jiiincy, where he *oon 
 afterward fouMde() |i church, also orgaiii/.ei|
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 churches at Fall Creek. Fowler and several other 
 places. Frequently in the fii?icliargc of his duties lie 
 lias preached four times on Sunday in three differ- 
 ent iilaces. having to ride thirty or more miles to 
 tret round. At present he has charge of tlie 
 churches at Fall Creek and at a (ierman settlement 
 in Mt. Hope. JIo. In connection with his religious 
 work, he is engaged in the practice of medicine, 
 which he has followed in order to obtain a liveli- 
 hood. Much of his ministerial work has been done 
 gratuitously and without thought of coinpeusa- 
 tion, as he is a man of great generosity of char- 
 acter and unfailing benevolence, lie has a beauti- 
 ful residence here which he improved in 1891, and 
 in which he was married about 186(1. 
 
 The marriage of our subject, in tiuincy, united 
 him with Miss Mar^- Bode, who accompanied 
 her mother from Germany to America when 
 >lic was Init thirteen years of age. They have 
 three children, namely: Charles .1. .1., a physi- 
 cian who is practicing with his father; Edward E., 
 who is engaged in the practice of the medical pro- 
 fession iu New York City; and Saiali, who is at 
 home. Politieall}', Dr. Conrad is independent, 
 preferring to cast his baliot for the man rather 
 than the partj*. He is strong in his adherence to 
 temperance principles, and progessive in all public 
 measures. 
 
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 f/. ENRY N. STONE. Among the foremost 
 necessities in any large community is a 
 reliable city directoiy, and in this re- 
 
 \!^j spect (^uincj' ma\- well be proud of having 
 one of the most metropolitan and accurate works 
 of the kind that is printed in any of the large 
 cities of this or foreign countries. The [lub- 
 lisher, Henry N. Stone, of the linn of H. N. 
 Stone it Co., came to Quincy in .lime, 1877, his 
 introduction to the citizens of this city being as a 
 lepresentative of the American District Telegraph 
 Company. The same year of his arrival, he es- 
 tablished the system in Quincy, and followed it 
 with a tire alarm system, which connected all of 
 the different engine houses. It was so arranged 
 that at a moment's notice an alarm could be sent 
 to every engine and hose house in the city, and 
 this system w.-is in operation until 187;i. when the 
 telephone system came into u.se. 
 
 Mr. Stone not only introduced the distri(-t 
 system in Quincy, but in all the largest cities of 
 Illinois and lown. He later became very enthnsi- 
 aslic over the telephone .system and was one of 
 
 the foremost workers for its general introduction, 
 and had seveial important cities in his charge. 
 After the consolidation of the Edison and Hell sys- 
 tems, Mr. Stone diverged into other avenues of 
 earning a livelihood, and for some time thereafter 
 gave much of his attention to the advertising 
 business. 
 
 In June, 1881, our .subject returned to (Quincy 
 and began issuing business charts, .is well as assist- 
 ing in the promotion of a weekly paper, with which 
 the readers of this volume are well accpiainted, 
 the Modern Aryo. He afterward severed his 
 connection with that paper and began issuing 
 directories, etc., of several prominent cities of Illi- 
 nois, and in 1887. hearing that his predecessor, 
 3Ir. (iould. of St. Louis. Mo., would not i.ssiie a 
 work in (Quincy, he took unto himself the task of 
 publi>liiiig one, which proved to be far superior 
 to any that had been previously gotten up. This 
 volume has given such universal satisfaction, and 
 has so gained the contidence of the citizens of 
 Adams County, that he has won the appella- 
 tion of -'The Directory Pulilisher.'" He is well 
 known in this capacity in numerous other cities, 
 where his fairness and manly and upright conduct 
 have won him hosts of friends. Among these cities 
 may be noticed Hannibal, Mo.; Davenport, Iowa; 
 Rock Island, 111.; Moline. 111., and Marion and 
 Lewis Counties. Mo. 
 
 In addition to having a permanent oHice in 
 (Juincy, he has a collection of directories from all 
 the leading cities in the United States and Canada, 
 and the same are for the convenience of his pa- 
 trons, whose calls are numerous. Mr. Stone is a na- 
 tive of the city of ''baked beans and brown bread," 
 bis liirtli occurring in Boston, .luly :^0, 1849, 
 and he is, therefore, in his forty-third year. The 
 plenlifuliiess of resource of the native New Eiig- 
 lander is proverliial, for set him down where you 
 will, and if he does not begin bettering his condi- 
 tion without any unnecessary delay, he will be 
 doing violence to tlie history and traditions of his 
 people, and will iu> more be worthy to be called a 
 .son of New iMigland. 
 
 Mr. Stone has ever been true to his birth and 
 bringing up, and is a sagacious business man, on 
 the alert to legitiinalely promote hi* business in- 
 terests, and by a wise supervision of his affairs is
 
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 now in fair circninstnnces. llo employs several 
 men tlirouvhout the year mikI his business is no 
 sniJill faft<ir in the interests of the (leni City. He 
 has a faniiiy of grown up eiiildren and possesses 
 a l)eautiful and modern home. His nanie is fa- 
 miliar to tiie tin'>ines> eominunity ami his success 
 as a publisher is lirnily assiu-ed. 
 
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 i;. WILLIAM >. K.NAI'IIKIDK. ilt-alth 
 I jl is the most precious <rifl of nature, and 
 (1%^^^ how to retain it and how to legain it 
 wlien lost are matters of vital moment. 
 In the [lossession of lirst-class physicians, (^uincy 
 stands second to no other city in Illinois, and 
 amonjr those who, though young in years, have 
 been unusually su'jccssful, and have made rapid 
 strides in their profession, is Dr. Knapheide. In 
 this science bearing upcm man's happiness, comfort 
 and welfare, he has alieady won an enviable rep- 
 utation, aiul his future prospects aie very bright 
 indeed. The Doctor was born in (^uincy, III., on 
 the llth of .\pril. 18().'). and is a son of Henry H. 
 and Katherinc (Archepohl) Knapheide, IxHIi of 
 (German descent, and esteemed and honored citi- 
 zens of Qnincy, wluM-e they reside at the present 
 time. 
 
 The original of this nolicc was re:ii<il in liis na- 
 tive town, and was a close attendant of the schools 
 of that city until fourteen yeais of age, when he 
 entered the fiem City Business College, from which 
 institution he graduated in the year 1«SI. Feel- 
 ing the need of a more complete education, voung 
 Knapheide entered Chaddock's College in (.^uincv, 
 and pursued his studies there for three years, thus 
 laying the foundation for his subsei|nent success- 
 ful career. He graduated from the nu'dical course 
 in IXXM. and subsequently entered Long Island 
 College, lirooklyn, N. Y., wheie he took a thor- 
 ough coui-se ancl graduated in 1X811. 
 
 Our s\ibject began re;idirig medicine willi Dr. 11. 
 Hat^'h, of i^uincy.and was a thorough »tudent and 
 n very apt and juecoeions pupil, In 18'.io, I)r. 
 
 Knapheide went to the country where generations 
 of his forefathers had lived, and took a post-grad- 
 uate course in the I'liiversity t>f Berlin. While 
 taking this course, in the year IHUl. he occupied a 
 |H)sition as House .Surgeon in the Iriiversity. In 
 August. IS'.M, lie returneil to (^uincy. 111., where 
 he began practicing his profession. Being a very 
 vigorous man physically and mentally, the Doc- 
 tor is well .'idapled to the kind of labor which he 
 is called upon to perform, and his [)ractice has not 
 only built up rapidly, but extends over a wide area 
 of territory. 
 
 -Vside from his profes>i<nial duties, our subject 
 finds time to interest himself in every enterprise 
 for the ndv;incement and upbuilding of the town, 
 gives liberally of his means to all worthy move- 
 ments, and is a public-spirited citizen. He is a 
 pleasant and generous gentleman, liberal in all his 
 ideas, a protector of the rights of, a strong pro- 
 moter of the welfare of, and is in deep sympathy 
 with, huuianity. He is a member of .\dams Lodge 
 No. .3G.0, I. K). t). F., of (Qnincy, 111., and is deeply 
 interested in all the workings of this order. He 
 now resides at No. ."»22 Maiden Lane. 
 
 |i„, HUMAN .stllAHnsiKK. This gentleman 
 [J, represents an old family of (Qnincy. III., 
 and is a member of a large contracting and 
 building firm of this city, engaged in the 
 conducting of a large planing-mill. where are manu- 
 factured sash, dooi-s and blinds. He was born in 
 Billfeld, Westphalia, tJerinany, NovemlH-r 18, 
 18IH. His father, (iottlieb D., wa.s also born in 
 Wesiphali:i. February -1. IMlt;, mid his grand- 
 father, (Jolt fried, was a weaver by trade, lx)rn in 
 the same locjility. The father was reared to the 
 trade of a linen weaver, and was nuirried in West- 
 phalia, but in 18.")2 he came to .\merica with his 
 wife and two children. They (•ro.<i.se<l the ocean 
 on the sailing-vess<'l, " Kekmf)," lunding in New 
 Orleans, after a trip of three nmnths on the water. 
 They arrived in t^nincy December ij, 18,V2, where
 
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 the father immediately obtained work in a planing- 
 mill. His wife was Margaret Eikmeyer, a native 
 of Westplialia, Germany, who died in the year 1870, 
 haviuiT had seven children; six were born in Ger- 
 many, and four died there; one was born here, but 
 died at the age of two. The two living are our 
 subject and his brother William, who is a farmer 
 in West EI3-, Mo. William served through a Geor- 
 gia campaign in an Illinois regiment. 
 
 The gentleman wliose life is here partially de- 
 tailed came to Quincy in 1852, and here grew up. 
 He attended the Lutheran Parochial School. When 
 fourteen jears old, he began work in a brick j'ard, 
 wliere he continued two seasons, and then went 
 into the planing-mill of Gould & Allen, and re- 
 mained with them one 3'ear; he was then appren- 
 ticed under Mr. AVinkleman as a carpenter for 
 three 3'ears, working for him as a journeyman after 
 that. He then returned to the mill and be- 
 came foreman for D. Bohmenraeyer, where he re- 
 mained seven years, or until he began for himself. 
 In 1878, he started with Mr. Baecker, Mr. J. Weiss 
 and Mr. Hoener in a Co-operative Contracting 
 .and Building Association, under the firm name of 
 Schachtsiek & Co. In 1890, they started the 
 planiiig-mill at Fourteenth and Ohio Streets, where 
 they have plenty of horse-power and every improve- 
 ment for manufacturing their line of work. Our 
 subject is the general manager and makes all con- 
 tracts. They point with pride to some of the fine 
 buildings erected bj' their firm, of which we may 
 mention the Cottrell Block, the Philadelphia 
 Block, the residence of W. P. Smith, of William 
 Zimmerman, and some of the largest business 
 blocks in the city. They take contracts in all the 
 surrounding counties, through Adams County and 
 even into Missouri. They are continually rushed 
 witli work and employ from twenty to thirty hands. 
 
 Our subject was married here in 1870, to Caro- 
 line Iltner, born in Herford, Westphalia, (iermany. 
 She came to America with her parents in 1850. 
 Her father was August Iltner, of Germany, who 
 came of an old I^utheran family, and had a shoe 
 store in (Quincy, dying here in 1887. His wife, 
 Hannali, resides in Quincy. 
 
 Our subject .and his wife have had seven chil- 
 dren, wlio are; Minnie, who niarried Kveret Ta>- 
 
 lor; Dora, Fred, Bertha, Caroline, William and 
 Edward. The family resides in a handsome resi- 
 dence at No. 629 Washington Street, which was 
 built by his father in 1851). He takes a great in- 
 terest in St. .T.acob's Church, as he iielped to build 
 it, and of it lus family are members. He is a 
 Republican, and is well thought of by his fellow 
 citizens and is much admired for his pluck and 
 energy. Our subject's wife passed away June 5, 
 1881. 
 
 ENRY ZIMMERMAN. One of the sub- 
 j( stantial men of Mendon is the original of 
 ^ this notice. His father, Joseph Zimmerman, 
 '''^ who was a native of Lancaster County, 
 Pa., (see sketch of Mrs. Henry Schafer) and his 
 mother, Mary AVeikert, a native of Adams County, 
 Pa., were married in the Keystone State, and 
 always lived there. The father was a prominent 
 farmer there, and died at his home in the year 
 1823. He was reared as a Mennonite, but never 
 united with any church. In politics, he was an 
 Anti-Mason, and he came from a family of Whigs. 
 His name is an old one in Holland, where a for- 
 tune of many millions belonging to his family was 
 confiscated by the Government on account of their 
 religious belief. The mother of our subject was a 
 member of the Lutheran Cliurch. and left nine 
 children, four of whom are now living. They are 
 Mrs. Marj' Cotchell, INIrs. Ann Krise, and ISIrs. Fan- 
 nie C. Seabrook. 
 
 Mr. Zimmerman was born October 26, 1822, in 
 Adams County, Pa., and he lost his father the fol- 
 lowing spring. The widow kejit her family to- 
 gether upon the farm in Penns3lvania until tliey 
 grew up, and Henry grew to manhood there under 
 the care of a wise mother. He only received a 
 limited amount of schooling, at the subscription 
 and public schools, and then he learned the car- 
 penter's trade. He was a very manly, self-reliant 
 Itoy, aiul liefiirc he was eighteen vears old he hiied
 
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 uiil In run :i tliiTfiliingr-m.ifliiiif. He wms old fur 
 liis vears, and swiiiitr a craille in llie iiniiii lifld 
 when lu' was onl.v sixtei-ii. At t woiity-l wo, lie 
 went to Mnlioniniz Cnunly, Oliio, and en^a^fd in 
 carpenter work. 
 
 Our sulijeel was married to .Mi» .Martlia K. Sea- 
 hrook, a native of Adams County. I'a.. liorn in 
 ixr.i. and a ilauirliter of Miijali and .\nielia (Cliani- 
 lierlain ) Sealirooti, luitii natives of Pennsylvania, 
 and the fatlierasoldier in the War of 1H12. Mr.and 
 Mrs. /ininiernian were the parents of four cliildieii. 
 Iiut only one is now livin<r, and that is .Mrs. Henry 
 Shafer, of the village of Mendon. 
 
 In IHlii, Mr. Zimnierman made a visit hack to 
 his old home, and Noveml)er 2(i he reached .Men- 
 don. He remained liere working at the carpenter's 
 trade until IH").'>, and w.v larirelv instrumental in 
 having the present Lutheran Church huilt, be- 
 ing one of the charter members. In the spring of 
 |H.jr>, he removed to section 22. Mendon Town- 
 ship, where he had built a sawmill the fall before. 
 At this place he had ninety acres of land, and he 
 operated his mill until 1X04, when he moved 
 it out northwest about six miles: tliere he op- 
 erated It for two years, and then moved it 
 back near where .lames .\ndre\vs now lives, and 
 carried on the business for two more years. He 
 then removed to Hancock County, and sawe<l lum- 
 ber f(U' the Carthaire Branch R.'iilroad for (uie year. 
 After this he moved it to the Louisiana Hrancli for 
 one year, and again removed it to it« present loca- 
 tion, where he has kept it ever since. lie added a 
 corn-mill and a cider press, and has all running by 
 steam. Ills family is still located on the old farm. 
 
 The first wife of Mr. Zimmerman died in .\pril. 
 IM.'i;}, and in August, IK.VI, he married Florence 
 Seabrook, a sister of his former uifc. .>lie was* 
 born in IK2'.l, in .\dams County, I'a. They are 
 the ))arent* of three children: Lillie .lane, the wife 
 of the Rev. .\dam Shafer, lives in Ohio, and has 
 three children: .Vnniet;. is the wifeof R. I.. Scott, 
 of Mendon, and lia- Iwn children: and I'rban L., 
 who is single. 
 
 The family have been members of the Lutheran 
 Church, and its head h.is always been active in the 
 same, having acted as Trustee, Klder and Deacon, 
 lie w.os elected to tlie Cliiircli Council, and ha> al- 
 
 ways been a liberal contributor, lie has given his 
 children a liberal education, and some have at- 
 tended college. One has been a tea<'lier. lie has 
 taken an interest in educational matters, and has 
 been .School Director. In politics. Mr. Zimmcr-' 
 iiian may .always be found in the Republican lanks 
 .ind says he shouted loud and long for William 
 Henry Harrison in \HM). In March. 1S!II, he met 
 with the loss of his farm-house by lire, but he has 
 built a house on his mill pioperty in the village. 
 This is one of the good, reliable families that give 
 .\dams County its line reputation throughout the 
 State. 
 
 KVNARI) COOK is one of the men who 
 maybe taken as representatives of the ag- 
 ricultural class in Adams County. Coming 
 ^^§) here when (piite young, he began to take 
 part in the work of development at an early age, 
 and has pursued a course of unswerving integrity 
 and zealous industry that has resulted in placing 
 him among the respected members of society and 
 gained for him the financial reward of a line farm 
 ainl home. His estate forms a part of section (i, 
 Burton Township, and includes two hundred and 
 fifteen acres of thoroughly improved land, on which 
 may be seen a full line of farm buildings and a 
 resilience that is alwjve the average in its substan- 
 tial and attractive appearance. Mr. Cook was born 
 in Lfiiidon. Kugland, in 18."i8.aiid was a lad of six 
 years when he emigrated with his parents from 
 that country. On landing in America, he came 
 directly to(^uincy ami located with them in Llling- 
 ton Township, where the father died. Young Ct)ok, 
 when thirteen veal's of age, left home and going to 
 Shullsbiirg, Wis., reside<l with an uncle for three 
 years, and on the expiration of that lime returned 
 to tlie (Jem City and engaged to wt)rk fortlarilner 
 iV .Mitchell, manufacturers of steam engines, learn- 
 ing that Iraile. which he followed for live years. 
 
 On the outbreak of the Civil War. Mr. Cook 
 enlisted in Company A. Tenth Illinois Infantry,
 
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 iind was niu.stered in at Spiinuflelrl. After tliree 
 months' service, lie went to Wisconsin, where lie was 
 instrumental in raising Company I, Fifteenth Wis- 
 consin Infantry, <if which he was appointed First 
 Lieutenant and soon after was promoted to the 
 rank of Captain. After the capture of Island No. 
 10, he w.as detailed with a company to liold it, and 
 during that time contracted a sickness which re- 
 sulted in his discharge in the fall of 1863. Re- 
 turning home to (Juincy, lie spent one year in re- 
 gaining his health, after which he went to work at 
 his trade, which he followed for a twelvemonth, 
 and then came to tliis township, which he has since 
 made his home. His valuable estate of two hun- 
 dred and fifteen acres has been accumulated b}- his 
 own efforts, and by careful cultivation it is made 
 to yield excellent crojis. In the building up of 
 his home here, he had to endure hardships for 
 which he h.as been amply compensated. 
 
 In 1804, Mr. Cook was married to Miss Margaret, 
 daughter of .lohn Towcll, of Ellington Township, 
 this county, and unto them h.as been born a fam- 
 ily of fourteen children, ten of whom are living. 
 Our subject was the second in the parental family 
 of eight children,, all of whom, with one exception, 
 are living and are respectively James .!,, of 
 this township; John 11., a merchant of New York 
 Cit3', served three years in the late war as a 
 member of Company A, One Hundred and Nine- 
 teenth Illinois Infantry; .Samuel N., a resident of 
 Ellington, where also Harris resides; Annie M., 
 Mrs. Leonard Smith, of Wa Keenej', Kas., and Re- 
 becca, the wife of James Haines, of Marion County, 
 Mo. 
 
 John and Ann (Reynard) Cook, the parents of 
 our subject, were also nativesof London, England, 
 where the father was a market gardener and the 
 only member of the famil3' who came to the United 
 States. With his wife, he was a worthy member of 
 the Church of England and one in whom the need^' 
 and suffering found a true friend. 
 
 Politically, Mr. Cook and all his brothers are 
 stanch adherents of the Repulilican party. He is 
 a man of excellent reputation, stands well with his 
 neighbors and associates, and for two terms served 
 as Supervisor of Burton Township, being the second 
 Republican to hold public position within its 
 
 boundaries. He is one of the substantial and 
 representative men of the county, and was nomi- 
 nated in 1888 for the office of Circuit Clerk, but 
 owing to the minority of his party in this section 
 vv,as defeated. Socially, he is a member of the hi- 
 dependent Order of Odd Fellows and [irominently 
 connected with the Grand Army Post at (juincy. 
 
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 WlOSEPlI KNITTEL. The remarkable com- 
 petition which has been created everywhere 
 .^ between rival establishments engaged in 
 l^^ the same line of trade has resulted in a 
 marked increase in the methods employed to ren- 
 der stores attractive to the public e^'e and to make 
 the most elegant display possible of the goods 
 handled. A demand has been created for artistic 
 furnishings and elegant appoiiituients, which has 
 given great impetus to several important branches 
 of industrial enterprise. In no line has this been 
 more perceptible than in that devoted to the man- 
 ufacture of show-cases and cabinets. The leading 
 and most favorably-known concern in this city 
 actively engaged in this feature of trade is the 
 Excelsior Show-case and Cabinet AVorks, of which 
 Joseph Knittel is the proprietor. This business 
 was started in 1877, and from small beginnings 
 has reached vast proportions. 
 
 The original of this sketch is a native of .Vls.ace, 
 France, born December 23, 1854, and was educated 
 in his native country, leaving school when thirteen 
 years of age. He began to learn the trade of a 
 carver in wood and stone, and made rapid progress, 
 showing marked ability. Upon completing his 
 trade, he traveled as a journeyman, visiting many 
 of the prominent cities of I^ngland and France, 
 In 1872, he sailed for America and lauded in New 
 York City, working at his trade there for two 
 years. Afterward, drifting Westward, he found 
 himself in Indianapolis, Ind., and there remained 
 until the spring of 1876, when he went tt> Phila- 
 delphia, Pa. A short time afterward, he was in 
 St. Louis, Mo., and there worked at carving wood
 
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 and stone until Mmvli 17, IH77. when Uv canie tt> 
 • ^uincy and ii|H'ned a show-rase works in tlie tliiid 
 story of a Imiidin!; and in one room. Theie lie 
 ticgan the ninntifnctiire of show-cases, ami I'V li:ird 
 work and perseverance lie prosiiered. 
 
 His Imsiness liaving grown out of all (doiiorlion 
 to his apartments, he linilt his present larifc linck 
 factory in 18«(;. This Imilding, 7(5xl(M( feet, is 
 four stories in hciglit and has an I, adjoining. 
 4(1x10(1 feet, and the same !is the main liuilding in 
 height. Ml'. Knittel's ollice is elegantly ecpiipped 
 and furnished in the latest designs. He employs a 
 large force of men ami turns out lirsl-cl.tss work. 
 His show-cases are of a superior ipiality, and for 
 the.se he linds ready sales.sliipjjing throughout the 
 I'nittd .'^tates ;ind selling direct to the jolibing 
 trade. All the operations of the works nie con- 
 ducted under the (lersonal supcrvison of the pro- 
 prietor, thus insuring only the best products, both 
 in regard to the (pialily of the material used and 
 the superiority f)f the workmanship. Mr. Knittel 
 has a branch olflce in St. Louis. .Mo., superintended 
 liy (icorge K. Allison, also one at Chicago No 8(! 
 Lake ."street and superintended by Messrs. McAr- 
 thur and t'olc. Our subject also sells to Kurope 
 and South .America. Mexico and C'jinada. 
 
 On the 27th of .\ugust, 1K7H. .Mr. Knittel was 
 united in marriage to Miss Emma Steingrebc, of 
 Syracuse. N. V., daughter of Carl Steingrebe. To 
 them h:ts been bf>i-n one son, Carl R.. who is now 
 twelve yeare ohl. .Mthough .Mr. Knittel began on 
 very limited means, he is now proprietor of one of 
 the largest concerns of its kind in the I'liited 
 States. He has a good liome at No. Mil S|)ring 
 Street. 
 
 
 
 ^^HOMAS .1. MANN1N(;. Proprietor of tlie 
 
 mM\ ^''^''''' •''"''"^' ^^'•" •*■■*• "f ^^'i"'T• 111., is a 
 ^V^' live and pidgre.ssi ve man of affaii-s, whose 
 business career Uns Iieen marked by honesty and 
 fair dealing. He w.-is lioi ii in Lewiston, Me., the 
 
 1st of March lt<54, in which State his parents, 
 William and Winnifred (Mitchell) Manning, were 
 also born, the former being a skillful operator in a 
 cotton mill. He wa.* highly honored throughout 
 liis sectifui for his sterling integrity, his singleness 
 of piM'|)ose and the kindly manner in which he be- 
 stowed many charities. The early si-hool days and 
 boyhood of Thomas .1. Manning were passed in the 
 locality in which he was born, and at the age of 
 seventeen ye.ars he started out to make his own 
 way in the wt)rld, and as a means to this end he be- 
 gan serving an apprenticeship) at the silver-plating 
 business, to the thorough mastery of which he de- 
 voted his attention for three years. 
 
 At the end of this lime, he turned his face West- 
 ward, and for some time thereafter followed his 
 trade as a journeyman in Wi.sconsin and still later 
 in .Minnesota. In 1877, he became a resident of 
 tiuinc\-. III., and established himself here in busi- 
 ness' as a silver plater of carriage tirnamenls. whicli 
 has proven so remunerative a calling tliat he 
 h.as continued to follow it up to the present time. 
 His shop is located at No. l.'M .South Sixth Street 
 and he has it e(piipped with all the general appli- 
 ances for executing work in the very best manner 
 and in the highest style of the art. All oiders are 
 tilled with promptness and in a substantial manner, 
 while replating and jobbing are likewise attended 
 to. He has a very fine patronage, and posses.sed 
 as he is of an intimate acipiainl.ance with the busi- 
 ness in all its bearings, it is not to be wondered at 
 that he hivs been successful and is now in the 
 enjoyment of a comfortable competency. He is a 
 gentleman of the highest reiiutation, and standing 
 and is a lit represenlative of one of (^uincy's lead- 
 ing industries. 
 
 In the year of 1880, Mr. Manning married Mag- 
 gie .McCarltoii.of t^uincy. Their residence is at No. 
 (;2o .lersey Street, and under his hospitable roof- 
 tree a large circle of friends is warmly welcomed 
 by himself and liis hospitable wife. Mrs. Manning 
 is a lady of much inteiligeiu-e, who has proved her- 
 self a helpmate indeed to her husband, both soci- 
 ally and in a linaneial way. She is a daip'hter of 
 .lames .McCarlton, a n.seful and respecte<l citizen of 
 this community. Mr. Manning is a nieml>er of St. 
 reter's Catholic Chiircli and belongs to the West-
 
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 ern Catholic Union, of wliicli organization lie is an 
 honored and useful member. It will be observed 
 that Mr. ^Manning lias been euergelic and success- 
 ful in his efforts in business. He is quick and posi- 
 tive in his methods and convictions, and grasps 
 whatever he undertakes with energy and determina- 
 tion. He is an affable and genial gentleman, has 
 gained friends rapidly and has attracted many pa- 
 trons through his candor and fairness in dealing 
 with them, as well as by a thorough knowledge of 
 his business, which is of a highlv creditable order. 
 
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 eAPT. ANDREW S. McDOWELL, who re- 
 sides in Clayton, is one of the prominent 
 citizens of the county, and this work would 
 be incomplete without his sketch. He was born in 
 the North of Ireland, May 20, 1834. His grand- 
 fathers were Andrew McDowell and .John Shilli- 
 day, both natives of the Emerald Isle. His parents 
 were David and Elizabeth McDowell, and their 
 family numbered eight children, as follows: Sam- 
 uel, born in Ireland in 1838, enlisted in 1861 in 
 Company E, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry and served 
 his countiy four years, being mustered out in 
 1865. He was afterward in the regular army, 
 serving in Southern California, and his death oc- 
 curred in that State in 1888. Eliza Jane, born in 
 Ireland in 1836, is a prominent worker in the 
 Presbyterian Church of Cohoes, N. Y.; .7ohn, born 
 in 1840, died at the age of twenty-one; Robert, 
 born in Lansingburg, N. Y., in 1842, became one 
 of the boys in blue of the late war in 1861, and 
 served until 1864; he now resides in Montana. 
 James, born in Lansingburg in 1851, married Miss 
 Louisa Grout, of Waterford, N. Y., and died in 
 1889; Nancy, born in 1846, died in 186.'); Mar- 
 garet, born in Lansingburgh, in 1849, died at the 
 age of two years; George II., the youngest of the 
 family, born in Lansingburgh, N. Y., in 1855, and 
 married Miss Libbie Clute, of Cohoes, N. Y., where 
 he is now a prominent manufacturer. 
 
 When our subject was quite ^-oung, his parents 
 
 emigrated to America and his education v-as ac- 
 quired in Lansingburg. N. Y. On leaving school 
 in 1852, he learned the trade of a l)ricklayer and 
 plasterer and followed that occupation until 1858. 
 He then engaged in merchandising until 1862. 
 when he responded to the country 's call for troops, 
 enlisting in Coiii|)auy I, Eighty-fourth Illinois In- 
 fantry, under Col. L. 11. Waters, lie was made 
 tiuartermastei-Sergeaut of the regiment, and then 
 Second Lieutenant of Company I, and was in 
 the battle of Stone River, those of the At- 
 lanta campaign and many other engagements. 
 He was twice wounded during his service. At 
 the close of the war, he was mustered out 
 in the year of 1865. His meritorious conduct 
 and bravery displayed at the battle of Stone 
 River won him promotion and he was commis- 
 sioned Captain on the 6tli of ]March, 1863. 
 
 When the war was over. ^Ir. IMcDowell returned 
 home and again engaged in merchandising, con- 
 tinuing in that line of business for seventeen 
 years. He married Miss Lovenia, daughter of John 
 Kendrick, of Brown County. She was born in 
 1839, and their union w,as celebrated in 1857. 
 They have a family of four sons: Samuel K., 
 who was born in Clayton, December 3, 1858, mar- 
 ried Addie M. Caldwell, by whom he has one child, 
 and is now engaged in the real-estate business 
 in Helena, Mont.; Wm. IL, who was born in 1860 
 and is now a druggist of Salina, Kan., wedded 
 Mattie Webster, of Shelbyville, III., .and they have 
 two children: Thomas II. W., born in 1862, is a 
 graduate of the High School and is now engaged 
 in the hardware business in Anthony, Kan.; Edgar 
 E., who was born in 1864, married Miss Clara S. 
 Davis, and is now assistant-Postmaster of Clayton. 
 The children were all provided with good educa- 
 tional advantages and two have been teachers. 
 
 The Captain is a stalwart Republican and has 
 served as Tax Collector, a member of the Bo.ard of 
 Education and been President of the Town Board. 
 In April, 1889, he was appointed Postmaster of 
 Clayton and still fills that otRce. In 1888. he was 
 elected Representative by an overwhelming major- 
 ity. His own county went for him solid, thus show- 
 ing his popularity among those by whom he is best 
 known. His official duties have ever been faith-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND niOT.RAPIlIf AI> HFCORD. 
 
 '.(W 
 
 fully |n'l fDiincd, aiitl lie is alike line Id cvi'iy |iiili- 
 lif mill pnvale trust. Ilo is n nu'iiilH'r of tlic 
 I'l-fsliyleriaii Cliuivli. wliicli he serves as K-lder, 
 and for twenty years ho has been its Treasurer, 
 lie Inkis a very prominent part in ohureli work 
 and is an earnest w<n-ker in the Master's vineyanl. 
 lie is a very prominent Mason, having taken tlie 
 Thirty-see(Mii1 Degree, and was Secretary f>f the 
 Masonic Relief Assix-ialion, of Clayton. III., for 
 seven years. lie has been honored with the 
 highest oflices in tiie gift of tlie Odd Fellows" 
 and M.asonic fraternities and is a worthy mem- 
 ber of tiie Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen. 
 The Captain is one of the leading and inlluential 
 citizens of Adams County. By iiis enterprise and 
 jierseverance in business affairs he ha.s acquired a 
 iiaudsome con\petence. lie has led an iionorable, 
 upright life and won the higli esteem of all with 
 whom he has come in contact. He has done much 
 for the upbuilding of the community and the pro- 
 motion of its Itesl interests, and during the late 
 war he was a faithful defender of his country in 
 her hour of peril. A valiant soldier, an u|)right 
 business man, an honorable citizen and a trusted 
 olHcial, ('apt. McDowell is certainly deserving of 
 representation in this volume. 
 
 =:=S#i%^M^H^|jgS 
 
 KKNAKD STKINKAMl'. This name needs 
 little introduction to the people of Adams 
 
 County, as he who bears it is one of the 
 prominent citizens of l^uincy and has con- 
 tributed largely to its progress. His home has 
 been in this city since 1860, and his large experi- 
 ence in finances and as a business man places him 
 among the foremost men of enterprise who are 
 doing so much to advance the interests of the city 
 and county in every direction. lie is a member 
 •>f the firm of H. A. N'aiiden IJoom A- Co., pro- 
 (irietoi-s of the largest furniture and chair f.-xilory 
 in f^uincy. 
 
 Horn in Coesfeld, Westphalia. Germany, Febru- 
 ary 9, 1842, our subject is one of eleven children 
 
 liorn to .loliii Henry and Anna (Hoeing) Ntein- 
 kamp. The father was born in Westphalia, anil 
 was a farmer by occupation. In 181."5-l.j, he 
 served in the French army under Louis Napoleon 
 and was a soldier of undaunted courage. Hernaril 
 was reared on the home farm. and, until he was four- 
 teen. iiil<'nded the common schools of his native 
 place. He was then apprenticed to learn the trade 
 of a carpenter in Holtwick, where he worked for 
 1 1 nee years. 
 
 Having resolved to seek a home in tlie New 
 Woild, our subject took passage at IJrenien in 
 the sailing-vessel " N. O. " in the fall of 1861), 
 and reached New Orleans after a voyage of seven 
 weeks. November 6th of the same year, he arrived 
 in (.iuincy. where lie served an apprenticeship .as a 
 chair-maker for Mi>enning Bros. For a numlH-r 
 of ypars he worked at his trade, and in 1K67 or- 
 ganized his iiresent business, together with H. .\. 
 X'anden Hotun and live others. At the inception 
 of the enterprise, the manufactory was located on 
 Tenth Street and Broadway, but the business soon 
 outgrew those cpiarters and in 1871 the present 
 building w.as erected on the corner of Tenth and 
 Vermont Streets. 
 
 The factory is 17.")x85 feet, fourstories in height, 
 supplied with steam power,elevator, and all modern 
 machinery for manufacturing. The firm is now 
 composed of H. A. \'anden Boom and B. Steinkamp. 
 They manufacture every variety of fine furniture, 
 and employ from sixty-five to seventy-five men, 
 their's being the largest furniture factory of the 
 city. As the business h.as demanded, tlu;y have 
 from time to time increased the cajiacily of the 
 works and advanced their sales over a more ex- 
 tended territory. 
 
 At t^uincy in 1866, Mr. Steinkamp married Kliza- 
 belh Hoever, a native of this city. They have 
 seven children, namely: Anna, Lulu. Bernard. .Ir.. 
 Minnie, Katie, (Jeorge and Albert. .Mr. Stein- 
 kamp is a member of St. .lolin's Catholic Church, 
 to the support of which he generously contributes; 
 he is identified with the St. Nichol.'is Brotherhood, 
 Western Catholic I'nion, St. Boniface Sticiety and 
 Roman Catholic Central Society. He is als<» a 
 member of the Bankers' Life .\sso<'iation. Kver 
 loyal ill his adherence to the Democratic party, it
 
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 affords hi in satisfactiou to know that the recent 
 Presidential election lias resulted favorably for his 
 chosen party. He has served on the petit jury 
 and has performed satisfactorilj* every social and 
 puljlic function demanded at his hands. 
 
 .ANTALEON AVERNETH. "Cleanliness is 
 next to godliness." This proverb does not 
 only apply to our own person, or the keep- 
 ing of our homes, but most certainly also to 
 the manner in which the necessities of life, be they 
 what they may, are offered to the public. Ap- 
 preciating this fact, Mr. Werneth, a native of the 
 land of the Rhine, but for many years a citizen of 
 the United States, has established a first-class meat- 
 market in (^uinc}",and enjoys a pronounced success. 
 Erom small beginnings, by dint of hard work, en- 
 ergy and enterprise, he has succeeded in building 
 uj) a business that is of considerable magnitude. It 
 is safe to say that none are more enterprising and 
 popular than Mr. AVerneth, as he carries a full line 
 of fresh and salt meat, and endeavors in every way 
 possible to meet the wants of his customers. 
 
 Our subject was born in Baden, Germany. July 
 27, 1839,andis ason of Hugo and Rosina (Eckert) 
 Werneth, both natives of the Fatherland, where 
 the father followed the occupation of a farmer. 
 Two cliildren were born to this worthy couple, our 
 subject being the elder in order of birth. Until thir- 
 teen years of age, he attended the common schools 
 in Baden and was thoroughly drilled in the com- 
 mon bi-anches. Being possessed of a naturally en- 
 ergetic and progressive temperament, he believed 
 that ho could better his condition financially by 
 emigrating to the United States, and in the sum- 
 mer of 1855 he sailed for America, landing in New 
 York City twenty-seven da_vs 1 .ter. 
 
 Mr. Werneth went directly from that city to 
 Manitowoc, Wis., and there learned the butcher's 
 trade with (^eorge Schuet, with whom he remained 
 two years. In 1857, he decided to remove to the 
 
 Prairie State, and so located in Quinc^', where he 
 worked at his trade for three years. By industry 
 and close attention to business, he succeeded in 
 accumulating considerable means and after three 
 years, or in 1861, he embarked in business on his 
 own responsibility. His history since is an exam- 
 ple of what industry, frugality and integrity will 
 accomplish in this cit}-. His market is located at 
 No. (506 Hampshire Street, where he has a choice 
 supply of smoked hams and an'assortraent of fresh 
 meat, game and poultry that is not easily surpassed 
 by other concerns of this kind. 
 
 Mr. Werneth is a member of the Butchers' Soci- 
 ety of Quincy, and is also a member of the AVest- 
 ern Catholic Union. In politics, he affiliates with 
 the Democratic party, but is in favor of an5'thing 
 that will improve the condition of the country and 
 elevate social life. He was married to Miss Anna 
 Oette, a native of West Point, Iowa, born Decem- 
 ber 3, 1859, and the daughter of Francis Oette, of 
 Quincy. Her parents were natives of Prussia, 
 but, like many others of that nationality, they 
 thought to better their condition by a residence in 
 the United States, and as a consequence emigrated 
 to this country. 
 
 To Mr. and Mrs. AVerneth were granted three 
 children, as follows: AVillie, Freddie and Carl. Mr. 
 Werneth and wife are members of the St. Boniface 
 Catholic Church, of Quincy, and contribute liber- 
 ally of their means to its support. They are active 
 in all good work, are prominent in all affairs of 
 moment, and are classed among the substantial and 
 worthy citizens. They have a neat and pleasant 
 home at No. 731 Jersey Street. 
 
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 11^ 
 
 ^, RS. EUGENIA C. FOLLANSHEE, well 
 known in the social circles of Quincy, III., 
 has been a resident of this city since Octo- 
 ber, 1862, but was born in Delaware 
 County, Ohio. Her father, Capt. Jame-i Clark, was 
 born in AVilkes Barre, Pa., in July, 1799, to which 
 place his father, Elijah, moved from his native
 
 PORfRAlT AND HIOURAI'HICAL RECORD. 
 
 ■,c,:\ 
 
 State of New York. Tin- Ijitti-r w.as :i wo:ivi'r li.v 
 trade. Iml also tilled the soil, f^iviiii; Ills attention 
 cliiell.v to the Islter oceu|)ation after his removal 
 to Delaware ('ount\. Ohio, in 1H21. where lie itied 
 at aliout the age of eiifhlv years. lie was 
 of Knglish de.-eent. and his wife. Mary Stark, was 
 a niece t>f (ieii. stark, of Revolutionary fame. 
 She was horn in New York, and w;is a daughter 
 of William Stark, of (Josheii, hut who wjis after- 
 ward in the Moody Wyoming Massacre in Penn- 
 sylvania, he and his family lieing among the few 
 who eseapeii. .\fter the inas-aere they returned to 
 New Yoik. Mary (Stark) Clark also died in ( )hio. 
 .lames (lark eanie to Ohio with his uncle, .lames 
 Stark, ahout IHIl, the jourru-y l)eing made over- 
 land, and settle<l on an uncleared farm in Delaware 
 County, which was twenty miles from any settle- 
 ment. Allhiiugh too young to enlist in the War 
 of IXI'2. he .'icted in the capacity of guide and 
 messenger. 
 
 After the war, James Clark h-arned surveying, 
 which he followed for many years, and at the age 
 of twentv-one years he liegan teaching school, to 
 which occupation he devoted his attention during 
 the winter imuiths for five years, the summers be- 
 ing given to carpentering, contracting and joli- 
 hing. lie was very athletic and was never lieaten 
 l>y any one with whom lie ■• measured swords" at 
 running or jumping, lie later hoiight an<l paid 
 for a farm with the fruits of his own hard laliiu-. 
 and from the forests of that new country hei-iearcd 
 a masjniricent farm of one iiundred and tiftyacro. 
 In 1M22, he was married to Mrs. l.aura .M. Heiie- 
 diet, widow of Stei)hen Henedict. of Connecticut, 
 who had one daughter, five years of age. who after- 
 ward married l{ev. 15. II. Carlwright, now memlier 
 of the Rock River C<mfcrence. Mrs. Clark was born 
 in Mt. Washington. Mass.. and was a (laughter of 
 Isaac and Sarah (I'ieri'c) Winaiis. Ijotli natives of the 
 Ray .State the latter being of the same family as 
 l-'ranklin Pierce, .lames Clark was Captain in the 
 Slate militia for five years, at the end of which 
 time he resigned, and on the Itlli of .May. Ik;J5, lie 
 came to Illinois by team to sec the country, and en- 
 tered one hundred and sixty acres of (Government 
 land, afterward purchasing considerable more at 
 Ijifavette (irove. In the fall of that \ear. having 
 
 returneil to Ohio, he brought his family overland 
 to this section, and began to clear, cultivate and 
 fence his land, whii-li consisteil of three hiiiidied 
 acres, on which had been erected a two-room 
 log lioii^e. This afterward gave plate to a sub- 
 staiili:il frame residence, and liy industry his farm 
 was coin eitcd from a wilderness into well-tilled 
 fields of grain, lie first winked with oxen, having 
 four yoke, but he aflerwiird became possessed of 
 some line horses and in many other ways proved 
 himself enterprising and up with the times. .At 
 an early day he became .lustice of the Peace and 
 was County Coroner for two terms. In IHI", 
 when the Hock River Seminary was located .-it Mt. 
 .Morris, he located there .•iiid erected the lirst brick 
 house in the county, which is still standing, lb- 
 still continued to keep his farm, which was in the 
 hands of leiitci-s, and devoted his own attention 
 to the dry -goods business ill .Mt. Morris until all 
 his children were educated, with the exception of 
 
 ] from IH.VJ to D<r>7. when he w.-is a resident of 
 
 I Sandwich, in which place he was .lustice of the 
 Peace and Pr<'sideiit of the City Hoard. 
 
 .Mr. Clark was the first mayor of .Mt. Morris, a 
 position he held .several years, and in many wa\s 
 he assisted in building up the town and making 
 it the lively place of business it has since bec<une. 
 Ill' came to(^uiiicy in 1H(!;{. and opened a general 
 grticery store on llampshiie Street, which proved 
 a paying biisine.ss. During the Civil War, he vol- 
 unteered his services for the I'nion cause, but ow- 
 ing to his advanced years his proffer was declined, 
 lie has f(U- some time past been interested in the 
 
 I real-estate business, and makes his home with his 
 daughter, Mrs. Kugeiiia C. Kollansbee. He is a 
 prominent and hoiKued Mason, in which order he 
 has held numerous otiices, and since he was tweii- 
 ty-ff>ur years of age he has been a member of the 
 .Methodist Kpiscopai Church, lie li.is always been 
 
 , an enthusiastic supporter of Republican princi- 
 ples. His wife died in lH72,at the age of seventy- 
 three years of age. She bore Mr. Clark the follow- 
 
 ! ing children: Lucy .\., who died at Mt. Morris; 
 Cordelia, wife of C. K. Meisner. of the .Stale of 
 W;u5liinglon; Henry I,., who died in California in 
 IH5 1 ; Charles, who died when yining; Harriet L., 
 wife of .1. F. tirosb. of t^uincy; Kugeiiia, .Mi>.
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Follansbee; Edwin, who died in Sandwich. III., and 
 .1. Herbert, .1 resident of Quincv. 
 
 In 1850, .lames Clark cros.sed the plains to Cali- 
 fornia, in which State he remained for three years, 
 enuf.aged in mining and contracting. He took the 
 overland route to that section, but came back by 
 the wa\- of the Isthmus of Panama, and after some 
 time made another trip to the West. 
 
 Mrs. Follansbee was educated in Ogle County, 
 111., in the common schools, and was afterward a 
 student in Mt. Morris Seminar^-, where many of 
 our prominent men were educated, including R. 
 II. Hitt, Member of Congress, and Gov. Cullora. 
 She graduated in 1851, at the age of sixteen years, 
 in the classical course, after which she began teach- 
 ing at Newark, Kendall County, and afterward at 
 what is now Polo; later she attended High School 
 i a Chicago. The following year she became a teacher 
 in the public schools of the Metropolis of the West, 
 but in 1854 she began teaching at Sandwich. On 
 the 15th of IMay, 1856, she w.as married to Gilbert 
 Follansbee, who was born in Enfield, N. H., a Son 
 of .James and Eliza (Carrier) Follansbee, of New 
 Hampshire, the former of whom was a farmer and 
 died in tluat State. Gilbert Follansbee was educa- 
 ted in New Hampshire, and when a young man 
 located at Sandwich, 111., and began dealing in 
 grain, which netted him a large amount of money. 
 He became the owner of a large amount of real 
 estate in Illinois. During the Crimean War the 
 grain market was affected and Follansbee lost 
 heavil}-. During the Pike's Peak excitement, he 
 turned his footsteps thither to retrieve his for- 
 tunes, in company with Mr. Clark, and for eigh- 
 teen months he was engaged in mining in that 
 region. In 1862, he returned to Mt. Morris and 
 in October of the same year came to Quincy, where 
 he was first employed in the express office and af- 
 terward became a dealer in horses. In 1875, he 
 was again taken with the mining fever and went 
 to New Jlexico, where, in company with others, 
 he opened a mine, which he continued to work 
 until taken sick with cerehro-spinal meningitis, 
 and so low did his life ebb that his wife was tele- 
 graphed for and joined him, the trip to the 
 mountains being accompanied by many hardships. 
 Upon recovering sufficiently, he was brought home. 
 
 and one year later embarked in the livery business 
 with Ed K. Sweet on Maine Street, where they con- 
 tinued until burned out, when they removed their 
 stock to Hampshire Street. Their partnership 
 continued hannoniously for about ten years, at the 
 end of which time Mr. Follansbee's health again 
 failed him and they dissolved partnership. Some 
 time later, he embarked in business alone at the 
 corner of Seventh and Hampshire Streets and was 
 successful. 
 
 In 1890, he i)lanned and built his barn on Sixth 
 Street, which is the finest building of the kind 
 west of Chicago. He died January 30, 1891, aged 
 about fifty-nine years. Under Mayor Smith, he 
 was Chief of Police for one jear, was a member of 
 Peerless Lodge, A. O. U. W., was a member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and politically- was a 
 Republican. After his death, his widow and her 
 son carried on the business, but sold out in .lune, 
 1892. She became the mother of three children: 
 James Gilbert, of Quinc}'; Ernest, who died in 
 1887, at the age of twenty-two vears, and Leslie 
 B., at home. Mrs. Follansbee is a charter member 
 of the Woman's Relief Corps and for five years 
 was .Secretary of the same, and is President and a 
 charter member of the Woman's Christian Temper- 
 ance Union. She is also a member of the Humane 
 Society and since fourteen years of age has been 
 a member of the Methodist P^piscopal Church. 
 
 -^-=^^>^^<m 
 
 p OHN McNAY, one of the good farmers of 
 this part of the county, lives on section 27, 
 wliere he owns over one hundred fine acres, 
 ^^^ all earned by his own honest effort. His 
 father was of Scotch parentage, .and his mother, Jane 
 McClellan, came from an old family. These both are 
 names well known in Scotland, and from that coun- 
 try the young couple came to try their fortunes in 
 the New Country. They crossed in 1816 and settled 
 in Pendleton County, Ky.,and went into the wild- 
 erness upon a wild farm. The record gives few par- 
 ticulars but that he (lied herein 1825. and his wife
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIHCAL R£CORD. 
 
 .sr,; 
 
 survived him until 1878. Tlioy were the (mrente of 
 six childn-ii. of wlioin the liviii<j are Andrew and 
 our siilijfi't. Tlie latter was Imni Oetolier 15, 1818. 
 in IVndleton t'ciunty. Kv., and wa.s reared on n 
 farm, lie received hnl a limited amount of book- 
 learning:, lint the productive liook of nature was 
 wide open JK-fore him. from whieli he eonld learn 
 of liird and l)east. of tlower and f.hrul) and tree, of 
 stream and the rich products of the soil. At the 
 .age of lifteen. he left home and went to work on a 
 farm, and in IH'.i'J he eame to Illinois, lie and his 
 brother Andrew farmecl together on this farm on 
 .>.eetion I, Mendon Township, for seveial \eai-s. 
 
 In lHi)().<iur subject was married to Miss Amanda 
 James, who was born in lioone County, Mo., .Jan- 
 uary 18, 18;{1, and received a common-school ed- 
 ucation. She was the daughter of Adam and Mary 
 ( Richarrls) .lames, both of whom were natives of 
 Harrison County, Ky. The mother of Mrs. McNav 
 was born in ISdO, and was married in Kentucky, 
 and died in IHisu, a consistent member of the 
 Methodist Kpisco|ial Clmrch. Mr. .lames came at 
 an early day to Hoone County, Mu.. and made a 
 s<'ttlement. and in 1818 he moved to Illinois and 
 settled on section 2H, .Mendon Township. This 
 land was partly improved, and he soon added other 
 improvements. lie was an active member of the 
 Methodist Kpiscopal Church, and a good man. 
 
 Immediately after his marriage. Mr. McNay 
 moved to his present farm, which was slightly im- 
 jiroved, ami here he h.is lived for forty-two years, 
 which h.as been the whole span of life for manv. 
 This land is all now improved, and the nice build- 
 ings have all liecn placed here by him. He 
 has given his boys each a farm, and still owns 
 eighty more acres outside his farm, one mile iu)rtli. 
 all under cultivation, lie has three children: I). 
 v., born .lanuaiy 28, IH.")1, married C'elia Shepherd, 
 and lives in this town>liip ••iiid has no living chil- 
 dren; Marcus M., born February 2."1, 1851. mariied 
 May Williams, and lives in this county, and has 
 four children: and Charles l{.. iNirn .lanuary 28_ 
 18.j'.t, married (Ulie .Millei. who died in I.hsii, leav- 
 ing one child. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. McNay are menibersof the Free-will 
 IJaptisl Church, and they have been teachers in the 
 Sunday-school, and he hiis Ijeeii Tre^urer, Clerk 
 
 I and .Sunday-school Superintendent. He has given 
 his iHjys a good education, as they all have been stu- 
 dents at Kirksville Normal School in Missouri, and 
 the two oldest have taught school, lie has tilled the 
 ottices of .School Director and Treasurer. In his 
 political views. Mr. McNay i? a Democrat. and has 
 held the ollice of Constable. 
 
 In his long residence here, our subject has seen 
 many and great changes, almost as if the de.sert 
 were made to blossom as the rose, and he has 
 done his \mrt to bring this change about. He ttwk 
 part in the Mormon War, and helped drive .loseph 
 Smith's followers from Nauvoo. 
 
 FV. THOMAS .1. WHFAT. D. I). To pay 
 the tribute of honor and love to the noble 
 ■ ks \V ministers of the Cospel whose lives are 
 '^^ devoted to the spiritual uplifting of man- 
 kind is always a pleasant duty. They plant the 
 seeds in the hearts of their fellow-men, knowing 
 not if it will Ije theirs to reap; they work not for 
 themselves, but for (iod, trusting that in due lime 
 the reward of their efforts will be realized. 
 
 The pastor of the Trinity Methodist Kpiscopal 
 Church at <^uincv is deserving of considei-able men- 
 tion among those who have aided in seeming the 
 l)rogressof thecity. His labors have been singularly 
 productive of good. In every social, moral and 
 eyangelical reform movement that has been under- 
 tiiken. he Inis Ijeen foremost, and the history of 
 the great iindeitakings which have done so much 
 for the sj)iritual and moral life of the city would 
 be sadly incomplete without mentioning in proper 
 terms the work of the Rev. Dr. T. .1. Wheat. He 
 is identilicd with them all. .and to his courage, 
 zeal and faithfulness much of iln-ir suircess is 
 due. Whatsoe\er his hand linds to do. he does 
 with his might, and he is ever the dev«ited past<ir. 
 laboring in season and out of seas«in. 
 
 It may not be ami.ss to narrate briefly some facts 
 relative to the ancestry of our subject. The first 
 representatives of the Wheat family in Au'erica
 
 566 
 
 i-ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 were three brotliers who emigrated to this coun- 
 try from England prior to tlie War of the 
 Revolution, and one of the three was a soldier in 
 the famous contest and was drowned while ford- 
 ing a river in Georgia. The father of our subject 
 was Thomas T., the son of Thomas Wheat, Sr., 
 who was an early settler of New York State. He 
 was united in marriage with Margaret Ann Jones, 
 who was born in Steuben Count3-, N. Y., and was 
 the daughter of L. H. Jones, whose ancestors were 
 of Scotch- Welsh extraction. After their marriage, 
 the young couple removed to Indiana, where the 
 fatlier conducted an hotel and carried on his 
 trade as a millwright until his death, which oc- 
 curred in Metamora, in that State. 
 
 In Portland, Jay County*, Ind., Thomas J. 
 AVheat was born April 23, 1843. Two years 
 after tlie death of his fatiier, his mother married 
 .again, and the family moved to Minnesota and 
 settled near Preston. In 18.t7, the family moved 
 to the southern part of Iowa and located in Salem, 
 where the lad spent much of his time in the com- 
 mon school. AVhen the great Rebellioji broke out, 
 young Wheat was among the first from his section 
 to enlist. He became a membeT of Company B, 
 Third Iowa Cavalry, Col. Bussey commanding the 
 regiment. 
 
 Following orders, Mr. AVIieat accompanied his 
 regiment to St. Louis, and thence to Rolla; later he 
 went to Pea Ridge and participated in that battle, 
 and still later he took part in engagements at Sy- 
 camore, on the White River; Peach Orchard Bluff, 
 Helena and C'oldwaler (ISliss.,) and was present at 
 tiie first attack at \'icksburg, and, after being re- 
 pulsed there, fell back to Arkansas Post. On account 
 of loss of eyesight, he was compelled to retire from 
 .active service, and was discharged upon the sur- 
 geon's certificate in l.Sii.S, returning to Lee County, 
 Iowa, where he had his eyes treated. As soon as 
 he was able, he recruited a comi)any. which was 
 called "Tlu^ Lincoln (iu;irds,"' and did border 
 duty as Captain in Col. \'ilas' regiment. 
 
 Retiring from the army, Mr. Wheat for a time 
 engaged in farming operations, and meanwhile 
 also preached at tiie State Reform School. Feeling 
 the need of a more liberal education, he became 
 a student in BtUnl's Academy; later, his suc- 
 
 cess in preaching and love for the calling in- 
 duced him to enter the ministry, and during the 
 years that have since come and gone the wisdom 
 of his choice h.as been abundantly proved. His 
 first charge was at Williamstown, Mo., where he 
 served as pastor of the church from August until 
 the following March. Later, he went to Canton, 
 Mo., where a church was l)uilt during his pastor- 
 ate; thence to Edina, ISIo., remaining there three 
 years, and during that time building two churches. 
 Following that, he was at Kahoka, Mexico, and 
 Kirksville, Mo., three years respectively. For 
 four jears ensuing, he was Presiding Elder of the 
 Hannib.al District, where his abilities had a still 
 larger field. He was afterwaid located in Cliilli- 
 cothe. Mo., for a short time, and in 188!) came 
 to (^)uincy to take charge of the Trinity Church. 
 
 In addition to his labors as pastor of the church, 
 our subject has been Vice-president of Chaddock 
 College, a widely-known institution of learning, 
 to the success of which he has largely contributed. 
 He has also been County Commissioner of Public 
 Schools, one of the examiners in Hardin College, 
 a Trustee and one of the Managers of Lewis Col- 
 lege. August 21, 1860, Mr. Wheat was united in 
 marriage with Miss Sarah Martin, daughter of 
 Robert Martin, a i>rominent citizen of Lee County, 
 Iowa. The attractive home which Dr. and Mrs. 
 Wheat here established has always been the abode 
 of genuine hospitality. Their many friends who 
 frequent their home go there with pleasure and 
 leave with regret. 
 
 Dr. .and Mrs. Wheat have had born to them three 
 sons and three daughters, all of whom are living, 
 and all settled in business but one. The esteem in 
 which Dr. Wheat is held is seen by the following, 
 taken from the Daily 7/e/xr7c?, of tjuincy, September 
 18, 189-2, at the close of his third year's pastoiatc 
 in Trinity ]Methodist Episcoi)al Church: "Dr. Wheat 
 preaches his farewell sermon to-day. But if Quincy 
 people of ever3' class have anything to say, he'll be 
 back in Ti-inity next year. Judge Bonney yesterday 
 undertook to personally circulate a petition among 
 the business men, irrespective of church or creed, 
 asking conference to return him. A large number, 
 including the M.ayor, signed the petition. This is 
 somelhiug^iever before done in (^uinc^'s history, so
 
 roHTHAI'l AM) BIOORAIMIK AI. RECORD. 
 
 r.67 
 
 far n> i-an \>c recalled, and is a splendid testimonial 
 to the esteem and regard in wiiicli llie good Doc- 
 tor is hold." 
 
 '^1 olIN A. .s|i:iNr.A(II. TIm' beautiful city 
 «lif)sc |>riiniiiicnt men it is our desire to 
 record in this volume has before it a great 
 future, if honest industry and progressive 
 spirit hftvoanything to do with tlio onward march 
 of communities. Among the important tirnis of 
 (^uincy is that of the Steinbach Bros., the partners 
 being .lohn A. and IMiilip Steinbach, .Ir.. who carry 
 on a large business in contracting and brickwork. 
 
 The grandfather of our subject was Adam .'>tein- 
 bacli, who bore a grand record in the Father- 
 land .as a brave anil valiant soldier, jls he had 
 fought in the French ariii\ under the great Napo- 
 leon, and w!is one of the three out of his com- 
 pany of three hundred who returned from 
 the ill-starred expedition to Mo.scow. He engaged 
 in farming in his native land, Cermany, but at an 
 early day brought his family to America. He fol- 
 lowed agriculture on the Tuscarawas in Stark Coun- 
 ty, Ohio, for a time and then removed to Shelbv 
 County, -Mo., where he followed the same occupa- 
 tion, but finally settled down to end a long and 
 remarkable life in Oregon. He tliere pasx-d awav 
 at the age of ninety-four years. 
 
 The father of our subject w:ts .lohn .\darn; he 
 was a Oerman by birth and learned the trade of 
 blacksmithing. He came with the family in their 
 removal to .\merica and was marriecl in Stark 
 County, ( )liio, whence he went to .Sju-lby Countv. 
 Mo. In IHIS, he locaU-d in (^uincy, III., and en- 
 gaged in line blacksmith wtirk, and here he re- 
 mained until he died, in IS.'il. He w.as a Demo- 
 crat in his political preference. His chuich was 
 the one so fondly Ik-IovciI by all good Oermuns, 
 the Lutheran. 
 
 The revered niollier of our subject wa> .Marv I{. 
 Silled, wlio wnii bojii ill Kco||omy,near J'jtlsburgh, 
 
 P.i. .She was a very intelligent woman, and after 
 the death of her husband did the be.st she could 
 for her sons. A few years later, she married the 
 brother of her first husband. I'hilip Steiiib:ich, who 
 was ji brick contractor here, and who for years 
 was one of the tirm of Hioonier A' Steinbach. 
 When Mr. Hloomei- retireil, Mr. Stein bach took his 
 two step-sons. .lohn .nnd I'hilip. into partnership 
 with him. He now lives retired in <^uincv. but 
 his interest is still great in the welfare of -the 
 hoys." The mother of these gentlemen died in 
 (^uincy. age<l seventy-nine years. 
 
 .lohn A. Steinbach, the subject of our •-kelch. 
 was born in Hethel, Shelbv County. Mo., .laniiai-y 
 28, 1H17. His first recollections are of the cit\' of 
 • ^uincy, where he w.as educated in the public 
 schools. When thirteen years of age, he was appren- 
 ticed tf> learn the trade of a bricklayer under the 
 tirm ot Bloomer A- Steinbach for three years. In 
 1861, the old martial spirit of his grandfather was 
 stirred in his veins, and he trie<l to enlist for the 
 Civil \\':ir. but he was only fourteen, and as the 
 country dirl not want her boys to go to the front, 
 he was refused, and sadly returnee! to his trade. 
 
 In 18(i.'», he volunteered, and this time his will- 
 ing .eerviec w.i.s accepted, and he entered Company 
 I), One Hundred and Foity-eighth Illinois Infan- 
 try. They were sent Soutli and put to guarding 
 the Nashville iV Cliattaiiooga Railroad, and while 
 there a vacancy occurred in the company, and he 
 was made First Lieutenant. He remained in the 
 army until September. 18(;."). when he was nins- 
 tercd out at Nashville :uid honorably discharged 
 at Springlield. III. 
 
 Our subject returned hf>me .•nid coiitiniicMl to 
 work for Bloomer A- Steinbach until IHTl.when 
 Mr. Bloomer ictired from the firm, and .lohn was 
 made partner in his step-father's linn. In the year 
 of IHT.'i, Mr. Steinbach was ap|ioiiited Chief of 
 the Fire Department of the city, and was re- 
 appointed every year until l««.'i. wlicii lie letired 
 from it. He made a most excellent Chief, and 
 held the otiice longer by appointmenl than any 
 other man. He was then made .\ssistant Chief 
 under Chief Kasterly. 
 
 In ISM.j.our subject resumed his busines.i of ciui- 
 tiacling wjUi h\i brother, and iiow t||o lirni name
 
 568 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 is Stein bach Bros. Tliey do 113- far the largest brick- 
 C'outracling in the city, and liave made their busi- 
 ness more than ordinarily suceessful. Tliey are both 
 practical brickla3'ers, and understand the business 
 in all its branches. They have orders for woik 
 from cities in the Xorth and West, and have 
 erected some of tiie fincist buildings in (^uincj'. 
 
 Mr. Steinliach's judgment is supreme on all 
 building matters, and he is often consulted. He 
 is a stockholder in the People's Building and 
 Loan Association, in the (^uincy Building and 
 Loan Association, and a Director and stockholder 
 in tlie .Vdams Count}' Building and Loan Associa- 
 tion. 
 
 Te marriage of our subject to i\Iiss Barbara 
 Weisenbergcr occurred here in 1868. Siie was 
 born in Germanv, but died in (^iiincy, . January 2."), 
 1891. Of the eleven childi'en born to tliis couple, 
 eight are living. They are: Leonora, who is now 
 Mrs. (irinimer, of i^uincv; Delia, RLarie, John A. 
 .1., Thomas, Editli, Kuth and Margaret. Mr. Stein- 
 bach is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of 
 tiie Pride of the West Lodge No. 94, A. O. l'. W. 
 In politics, Mr. Steinbach is a Democrat of no un- 
 certain tone, and has .nlways been a stanch advocate 
 of his i)arty. He is a vovy prominent man in 
 Qnincy, and is looked up to on account of his 
 e.\cellent judgment. He is considered to be a 
 level-headed man, and his genial nature m.akes 
 him liked in every circle, while his lil)eralit3' is 
 praised on every side. 
 
 "H^ 
 
 |f(^_ ENKY L KELKEH. One of the salient fea- 
 tures of the business men in this city of 
 Illinois is their I'liergy and push, or, as the 
 )} Americans put it; go-:i-headativeness. 
 Quincy is no exception in this res|)ect, but affords 
 a striking cxaiiiplu of the truth of the assertion, 
 and Mr. Kelkcr furnishes us with a striking case 
 in point. lie is now engaged in the lia\', grain and 
 produce business and liis is one of the must suc- 
 cessful among the j)rominenl representative busi- 
 
 ness houses in the city in its particular line of trade. 
 Mr. Kelker is a gentleman of enterprising business 
 haliits, and thoroughly understands every liranch 
 of the industry in which he is engaged, and which 
 he has developed to its present proportions. He 
 is located at No. 120 South .Seventh Street and 
 in a good locality for his l)usiness. 
 
 Born in Chester, 111,, on the lOtli of December, 
 1854, Mr. Kelker is a sou of John and Kath- 
 erina (Kuntz) Kelker, both of (Jerman descent. 
 The father followed the occupation of a moulder 
 and was a man jjossessed of more than the average 
 business acumen. Of the five children bom to 
 their union, our suliject was the second son. He 
 was reared in Quincy, and was thoroughl}- drilled 
 in the schools of that cit}- until thirteen years of 
 .age. He was but a mere lad when his faliier died, 
 and w.as thus deprived of his main su|)port and 
 counsel, and on his shoulders were thrown many 
 burdens and res|)onsil)ilities. His mother was a 
 woman of a superior order of intellect, her stand- 
 .ard always higli. her iulluence always elevating, 
 and she reared her ehildien to be useful and hon- 
 ored citizens. 
 
 When fourteen years of age, our subject entered 
 the emplo_v of W. A. Bader, cigar manufacturer 
 in Quincv, and continued with him for three years. 
 In 18(i9, Mr. Kelker became a clerk in a grocery 
 store owned liy .loseph .\lexander, and remained 
 in that gentleman's employ- for two xears. He 
 subsequently accepted a position as clerk in a gro- 
 cery owned by William Osborn and then went to 
 St. Louis, where lie clerked for E. W. jNIilier a 
 short time, and for three years guarded the interest 
 of his employer with nuicli zealousness. .\fter this 
 he was employed as egg jiacker for William L. 
 Distin and for seven years w.as thus employed. 
 In 1881, ]Mr. Kelker began thinking of branching 
 out in business for himself and, having accumu- 
 lated consideralile means bj' industry and close 
 attention to liusiiiess, he boiiglit out I{ol)erl Long 
 and (Miibarked in the piodu<!e business on his own 
 responsibility. He is now engaged in carrying on 
 an extensive produce Ijusiness on his own account, 
 and is buying and selling produce of all kinds. 
 
 Mr. Kelker is a gentleman of wide and mature 
 exiieriiiee and his alTairs have always been con-
 
 
 
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 I'OHTRAIT AM) BKXIRAPHICAL HKCORD. 
 
 diicte<l "itli lilioialitv ami iiitflliiroiit oiiterpiisi-. 
 For (ivpf ti'ii venrsiHiw. tlii.- wmtliv <;eiitlemnn lias 
 hail an lionoraMe ami succfssful career. aii<l witli 
 all will) liavo had iloaliiijjs with liiiii ho is hi<;lily 
 esteeini'd for his ujiriglit. strai<;htfo«aril coiHluc't. 
 Mr. Ki'lkcr is a iiu'iiiIkm- of tlic Imli>iii'iiih'iit Ordt-r 
 of MiiUial Aid of t^uiiH-v. and in pulitirs adhi'res 
 stron,L.'l> lo thf iihitforni of Iho Dcniofratu- party. 
 lie was happy in hi-- scleclion of a life coiiipanion, 
 rhoosiiijLT Miss Mary SmalhotT. clau^'htcr of .lacoli 
 .'^mallioff. of (^uinfy. III., and tlii-ir union took 
 place in the year \Xl~. Their doinestii- happiness 
 has heen increased very iinifli hy the hirtli of six 
 intorestini; children, foiii- rlaiigliters ami two sons, 
 all at home, and their pleasant residence is situa- 
 ted at No. I12(» North Kij,'lilh .Slieet. 
 
 '^ K. WKMII(»KNKI{. No name is justly en- 
 titled lo a more enviable place in the his- 
 tory of .\dams County than the one which 
 heads this sketch, for it i- lioriie liy a man 
 who has heen usefully and honoralily identified 
 with the prosperity of the county in every worthy 
 particular. We are pleased to give his life sketch 
 in thi> volume, fm- he has done much to a.ssist in 
 developing the various resources of the county, 
 .•iiid po.-«e.->se.s those sterling trait-^ of character 
 which particularly lit him for almost any occupa- 
 tion. In every respect he is a worthy representa- 
 tive of the industrious, thorough-going and perse- 
 vering (lennaiis. who are a credit to any eoiiinui- 
 nity in whii-li they m.'i\ lake up their aliode. 
 
 .1. !•". Weiiihoeiier. who is the ctipalilc and trii-l- 
 worthy Secreliirv and Treasurer of the (Jem City 
 Brewing Comii.'iny of (^uiiicy. was horn in \Vf«t- 
 phalia, (Terniany. Keliriiary H. IH.'ill. Hi.'- parent^, 
 .lohii I'". W. and .\manda (Niekamp) Weinhoeiier, 
 were natives of the ( )ld Country. The father w.-is 
 .■i man of modest iiie.-in^. and. to lielter his i-oiidi- 
 lion liiiaiicially. Iiroiight his family to the I'liiled 
 States in IH.'d. They (irst touched American soil 
 at New Orlcnua and shortly aftcrw;ird went up the 
 
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 .Mississippi River to St. Louis, Mo., where they 
 resided for eighteen inoiiths. Later, they settled 
 in (^uincy. The father has reached the age of 
 seventy-four years (IH'.Ci) and the mother, who 
 also survives, is hale and hearty nolwithstimding 
 her sixty-seven yeai>. They have jiassed their 
 live.> iiuietly in the honoralile discharge of the 
 duties devolving upon them, and are highly re- 
 ,-pected liy all who know them. Their family con- 
 sists of five living chihlren. of whom our siihjecl 
 is the eldest. 
 
 When a child of four years. .1. 1-'. Weiiihoener 
 accompanied his parents lo .\merica.and thus early 
 liecame familiar with the institutions and customs 
 of our (rounlry. In his youth, he had the benefit 
 of a good (Jerinan and Knglish education, and is a 
 man of lueadth of informalioii and de|)th of in- 
 tellect. When a hoy. he commenced to work in a 
 tohacco factory, which trade he followed until 
 1886, meanwhile liecoming a thorough master of 
 the Imsiiiess. In IKt!". he was Secretary of the 
 Tobacco Rollers' rnioii. Later, he served as Sec- 
 retary of the Neptune \dluntcer Fire Company, 
 No. I. ami held that po>ition until the company 
 was disbanded. 
 
 On the '.Hh of November. IH7(). Mr. Wcmhoener 
 was m.'irried to Miss F.lizabeth. daughter of ( Jeorge 
 and Kva ( I'lirmauii) Weisenbiirger. natives of 
 Bavaria, (ierinaiiy. who eiiiigrat<?d to America 
 when she w.as a child of about three years. She 
 attended school in <;uincv and acipiircd a good 
 (iermaii and Knglish education. Jlr. and .Mrs. 
 Wemhoener have had live children, two of whom 
 died when infants. Tho>e living are (Jeorge F. 
 W.. .lulia Margarethe and .lacoli Walter. 
 
 I'oliticallN . .Mr. Wemhoener is a stanch Demo- 
 cral. loyal to [larty interests and principles. In 
 IHMI. he W.1S elected .VIdermaii of the Tliinl Ward 
 and served in that capacity for four years, ."so 
 well did he fill these po.»ition> and so jibly did he 
 dis<-harge the dutie,-< incumbent upon the otiice, 
 that in IXSti he was appoint«'d City Clerk, and 
 served ;u'ceptalily for a term of four years. .Vt 
 the expiration of the term, he declined re-nomina- 
 tion. For twelve years he has been .-i meniber of 
 the .\dams County Central Cominittec. In all his 
 olllcial positions he li:ui displayed eNcrlleiit judg.
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArmCAL RECORD. 
 
 ment, sound sense and rare discrimination. In 
 1 888, he vvas called to the position of Secretary 
 and Treasurer of the Gem City Brewinjr Company, 
 and May 1, 1891, was appointed manager of the 
 brewery, a position which he has since occupied. 
 He is a man of energy and enterprise, and altliough 
 deeply engrossed in his many business enterprises, 
 lie is public-spirited and maintains a deep interest 
 in the progress and development of the city. In 
 his social connections, he is a member of Mar- 
 (juette Lodge No. 36, I. 0. O. F., in which he has 
 been elected Noble Orand. and was also chosen to 
 represent his lodge in the (irand Lodge of the 
 State in 1880-81. 
 
 / *^*^* 
 
 R. ALBERT S. CORE. The medical frater- 
 nity of Quincy has obtained a prominence 
 commensurate with its importance, and 
 among the professions none requires more 
 sagacity than that of the specialist. Dr. Albert S. 
 Core, oculist and aurist, connected with St. Mary's 
 Hospital, was born in Brownsville, Fayette Coun- 
 ty, Pa., December, 15, 1849. a son of Elias Core, 
 a native of the same place, and the grandson of 
 .lohn Core, who was also a native of the Keystone 
 Slate. The great-grandfather of our sul)ject, 
 Henry Core, served in the Revolutionary AVar as 
 a Colonel and was also in the War of 1812. He 
 was a farmer by occupation. The Core family 
 is descended from Scotch ancestors and is of old 
 Presbyterian stock. The tirst emigrants to this 
 country settled in Pennsylvania, where they be- 
 came prominent in their different calling. Our 
 subject's grandfather lived to be eiglity-four years 
 of age. 
 
 Elias Core, father of our subject, folhjwcd the 
 occupation of a farmer, l)ut in connection was also 
 engaged in merchandising, and later the lumber 
 business occupied liis attention. In 18(19, he came 
 to Illinois and located in La Salle County, at 
 ()lt;iw:i, where lie tilleil llie soil nn a r:inii ailjdin- 
 
 ing the city. He resides there at the present time, 
 and is now sixty-seven years of age. Like his an- 
 cestors, he is a member of the Presbyterian Church, 
 an .active worker in the .same, and a prominent 
 elder. He selected his wife in the person of Mi.«s 
 Mary Coffman, a native of Troy County. Pa., and 
 the daughter of David Coffman, who was a native 
 of that State and of German descent. The latter 
 became a successful farmer and was a worthy 
 member of the Presbyterian Church. Seven chil- 
 dren, SIX sons .and one daughter, were the fniit> of 
 this union, and all are now living. 
 
 Dr. .\lbert S. Core, the eldest of these childien, 
 passed his youthful daj'S in assisting his father on 
 the farm and in attending the common schools 
 .and later an academ3'. When fourteen 3-ears 
 of .age, he was filled with a patriotic desire to 
 aid his countiy's cause, but owing to his age was 
 not allowed to enlist. He returned to his books, 
 but a little later enlisted and served in all about a 
 j'ear. During 1872, 1873 and 1874, he was in Kan- 
 sas, Colorado and Indian Territory, and was there 
 during the Indian War of 1874. Thei;f were fif- 
 teen in his party, and nine out of this number were 
 shot. They were attacked nearly every day. 
 
 In 187.T, Dr. Core began studying medicine in 
 Rush Medical College. Chicago, and graduated 
 from that institution with the degree of M. D. in 
 1878. After this he took a post-graduate course in 
 the medical department of the University of New- 
 York, remained there until 1880, .and then was in 
 another institute for six months. Later, he took up 
 the study of the eye and ear in the infirmary under 
 Dr. Holmes, and received a diploma from Dr. Knapp. 
 In June, 1880, Dr. Core located in Quincy, 111., 
 has practiced here ever since, .and makes a specialty 
 of the eye, ear, and throat. For five j'ears, he has 
 been connected with St. Mary's Hospital as special- 
 ist and surgeon. He is a very successful practi- 
 tioner, is eminently suited to his difficult profes- 
 sions, and his .ability as a specialist has gained for 
 him the recognition of all cla.sses. He has a 
 half-interest in the paper, the Famm-'s Call, a 
 weeklj- which is very popular with all. Socially, 
 Mr. Core is a member of the Masonic fraternitv 
 and is a Knight Templar in degree. 
 
 I))-. Core was married in LnSnlle CuMiit\-, III., in
 
 I'OIMKAir AND I'.KXJHAniR'AL HKfOKI). 
 
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 1882, til Miijs Jtilin Tnuic. ;i iinliM-uf iliut opuiiiv, 
 and the <i«ii<;litc'r of lleiir.v aiid Charlotte I'liulf. 
 tlic former of whom i!« i?ece«»ed. Mrs. Core is 
 ft ijraduate of Whealoii Collcire and .n very intelli- 
 f;<-nl. Iiritrlit wiMnan. 'I'wo eliildren have heen 
 horn In this union. \i/..: Charlotie and Henry. 
 The Doctor is ji nionilier of the Adams County 
 Mediriil SiH'iety, and in polities adheres strongly 
 to the Repulilie.MU |iarly. 
 
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 ■>. DWAHI) K. SWKKT is a nienil.er of the 
 lirni of ^weet A- Wiskirehen, livervnicn of 
 ^ 1'- > Quiiicy. III., anil |irolialily no iii:ni in that 
 citv has traveled over so muih territory oren<;a<jed 
 in a wider range of oeeupations than he. lie has 
 been a sjiilor. a gold miner, ranelier. Super- 
 intendent of Mormon Immigration, eattle <lealer, 
 farmer, freighter, Indian lighlei-. Street Com- 
 uiissiuner, grocer, liveryman, .-md City .Mder- 
 raan of <^uincv. He wa> liorn in Krnnklin 
 County. Me., ()etol>er 2. \Mn. a son of Loring 
 .Sweet, a farmer and .■-t(K-k-ti:ider of that .State, 
 and while on the t)ld h<»meslejid he aeipiired 
 ipiite a knowledge of the st<H-k liusiness. which 
 stood him in good stea<l in aftei- life, lie left 
 home at the age of foiuieen \('ais and st.arlcd out 
 to seek his fortune and after a time found liim-iclf 
 in New York City, at which place he went be- 
 fore the m.ist. as, like mo>l youths, that life 
 had great charms for him. He shipped in a three- 
 master as an ordinary tar at the age ol' twenty 
 years, and on that cruise the vessel, the "Norlhern 
 Light." toucheil at Cidia. Ilayli. .lam.-iica and 
 Central .Vmerica. lie left the vessel at Aspinwnll. 
 and at the end of twenty-eight days .'^hipped on 
 the >teamer •• Illiiioiv " for San I-'ranci.-eo. Krom 
 this cit\ . he again shipped for Aspinwall. cr<fssed 
 the Isthmus ami look ship for San Kraneisco. this 
 lieing in IHlld. He liegan prospecting for gold in 
 the vicinity of .lainestown. fortunately struck n 
 goo<I location, hut for alioul \\\{i months )iiok out 
 only alMiut ^'^..jU per day, 
 
 ( lur subject was ne\l un a slieeii ranch, but 
 the work was very hard, aixl at the end of two 
 months he returned to New York, going thence 
 to M.'iinc. where, for a time, he turned in and 
 helped his father on the luime farm. Soon his old 
 roviug instincts returned, and with some money 
 given him by his father, he started out with a man 
 named Killgore. purchased three car-loads of 
 horses and t<^)ok Ihein to Boston, where he sold 
 them. He then got the Pike's I'eak bee in his 
 head, and at St. .loseph. Mo., bought p.assage on the 
 old Hen llolliday express for Denver, paying ♦110 
 in gold for his pa.s«age and having, when he reached 
 that place, just ¥."i in his iKicket. He walked to 
 X'irginia City, and hired out in ageneral outfitting 
 store at a salary of ♦(idO per year with board and 
 clothes. Two months fif this monotonous life were 
 sullicient for him sind he proceeded to Spring 
 (iulch. where he lionght a surface gold mine claim 
 for ¥11 I. He there struck pretty good pav dirt 
 and in ten weeks he had taken out !?2.(>(lfl in dust. 
 He bought a pair of horses, drove back to St. 
 .loseph, and sent his dust to the I'hiladelphia mint, 
 and, when the com returned, purchased a lot of 
 cattle. He next followed freighting from .St. 
 .loseph to Denver, and his business increased so 
 rai)idly that he soon h.'id twenty-live wagons on 
 the road, bringing him in a handsome profit, 
 which he invested in stock. I n a terrible snow- 
 storm fin the I5ig Mine in Nebraska, he lost all the 
 cattle. The Indians were (piite hostile about this 
 time and Mr. Sweet had many a brush with them 
 and siiiiic nairow escapes from lo.sing his .scalp. 
 
 .Vfter losing his st<K-k. Mr. Sweet went to Cfiun- 
 eil HlutTs .•ind was there engaged by a big Mormon 
 train to take tlicm tluough to Salt Lake Citv, a 
 dist.ance of twelve hundred miles, his pay being 
 liflccn cents a pound for g<iods and *1(HI a month 
 in gold. The journey was made in safety, and 
 there he took his caltle that had come with the 
 Mormon train and also a lot lii'longmg to the Tele- 
 gr.apli Company, seven hundred head ui all. anil 
 wintered them in Skull \'allev, one hundred .ainl 
 t wi-nty-live miles from Salt Lake City. The fol- 
 biwing .March, he l<iok his nioncy and purchased 
 lloiir .at Salt Lake City, which he look t<i \'irginia 
 City :iiid sold a! :i haiidsouie prolit, Ije next went
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 to Ft. Benton, where he found the steamer "Hattie 
 May," of St. Louis, uTider Capt. Iludwell, was 
 stuck eighty miles down the river. He took his 
 teams and iiauled tiie goods to Ft. Benton for 
 eijrht cents a pound in gold. The Indians were 
 very numerous and very hostile there, and while 
 on the trip he had many exciting skirmishes with 
 them. They were in very close quarters at one 
 time and would undoubtedly have all been killed 
 had they not been reinforced by a big party be- 
 longing to the Hudson Bay Company, with whom 
 the Indians were on friendly terms. Only one 
 man was killed during this brush. At Ft. Benton, 
 a raid of six hundred was organized for an Indian 
 hunt, of which he had the honor to be the com- 
 manding officer. He says himself that had be not 
 had as many lives as a cat, he. would not be alive 
 to-day, for he was in numerous fierce and danger- 
 ous encounters with the redskins. His two trips 
 to Ft. Benton netted him 16,000. He next went to 
 the mouth of the Colorado River, where he pur- 
 chased five hundred and fifty head of cattle and 
 thirty-two horses; these he wintered at Riverside, 
 Cal., and then took to Helena, disposing of them 
 to a partner of George Davis, a well-known resi- 
 dent of (Juincy. These netted him a fine profit, 
 and with his dust he went to Philadelphia, where 
 he had it minted. He then returned to his old 
 home in Maine, where lie married, bought a farm 
 and determined to settle down and enjoy a quiet 
 life, but one year of that kind of a life was suffici- 
 ent, and he left the farm in cliarge of his wife and 
 went to Quebec, where he bought some stock, on 
 which he paid ^'20 duty in gold, and took them to 
 Hoston, where he sold them. He then rented his 
 farm and moved to town, where he served in the 
 capacity of Street Commissioner. 
 
 In 1874, our subject came to (.^uiiuy. 111., and 
 opened a livery stable, which has since increased 
 to two fine establishments. He thoroughly under- 
 stands this business, and is well able to spend his 
 declining years in the enjoyment of a fortune, 
 which has been gained as the result of much hard \ 
 personal experience, lie is President of the .State 
 Liverymen's Associaliiiii. In the spring of 1«92, i 
 he was elected Alderman of t^uiney, the duties of I 
 which olliee he is slill (lischarging. lie has a nice 
 
 home at No. 2401 Maine Street. He is a man of fine 
 physique, and, notwithstanding the hardships he 
 has undergone, he is in the enjoyment of vigorous 
 health. To see .Vlderman Sweet you would 
 scarcely believe thai he had ever been other than 
 a quiet, prosperous and comfort-loving citizen. 
 He seems to have been born for the pleasant places 
 into which his lines have fallen, and, notwith- 
 standing his early most interesting and sensational 
 career, he has nolhing of egotism about him, and 
 is very slow to talk of his i)ast, although it has been 
 a more interesting one than usnally falls to the lot 
 of man. 
 
 LONZO M. fSWARTWOUT, one of the 
 (@7LI|, oldest settlers of Quincy, and an old river 
 captain of the Mississippi, and all the 
 ^J branches of that mighty river that have 
 
 boats on them, was born in Dutchess County, N. 
 Y., September .3, 1817. His father, Cornelius .T. 
 Swartwout, was born in the same place, and his 
 grandfather, .lames Swartwout, was a soldier in the 
 Revolutionary AVar, who became a farmer and 
 blacksmith, and died in Saratoga County, N. Y. 
 The early ancestors of this family came to 
 America from Holland with Ilendrick Hudson, 
 and settled in New York, then New Amsterdam. 
 
 Cornelius Swartwout was a steamboat captain on 
 the Hudson, plying between New York and Al- 
 bany for years, and made his home in New York 
 City during that time. In 1837, he came West 
 and located in Quincy, where he was agent for the 
 Patent Lands until his death, in 1870. He was 
 one of the first Aldermen of Quincy, and was first 
 a Whig and then a Rei)ublican in jtolitics. His 
 wife was IMia'be Lapliani, born in Dutchess County, 
 N. Y., a daughter of Reuben Laphani, a farmer of 
 that region. Mrs. Swartwout died when East on a 
 visit, and left seven children. 
 
 ()U)- subject was the eldest of I he family, and
 
 POUTKAIT AM) T.K )( iltAI'llH AL HICCORD. 
 
 wa."* ivniod in Now ^'urk City until lie "n> twenty 
 years of age. He ntteudi'd the Alilnjilon Acail- | 
 eiiiy. anil studied law there f(U- two years under 
 Fred Talniaire. Ho then beoame agent for Lineli 
 it Clark, dealei-s in congress water at SaralogM i 
 Springs. In lK:i7. lie eaine iicre with iiis fatiier. 
 via Philadelphia, over the mountains to PilLsluirgh, 
 thenre l)v Iniat down llie Ohio and up the Missis- 
 sippi Rivers to this place. He engaged in milling 
 for two years, and then went as clerk on a sleam- 
 lioal lK?tween St. Louis and St. Paul. He has run 
 on the Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois, Hed, Mis,souri, 
 White, Arkansas and Iowa Rivers. In 1 «.')!, he \ 
 became captain of the lioat ■' .Viclier,"' then on the 
 '* Conavago." then on the •' New Kngland"' and 
 then on the " Regulator." He continued as cap- 
 tain until the war, but he was too strong a North- 
 ern man to sail on Southern waters, so he became 
 clerk for 15radfoi-d, McCoy A- Co., and continued 
 there for ten years, when he retired. In 1 «;')(!, he 
 built his |)resent place, when the land was nothing 
 but a cornlield. He set out the trees and owns 
 three-fourths of a block. Ho has four residences 
 here and a fine site for a lumber yard. 
 
 Our .■•ubject was married in Melrose Townshii), 
 in 1847, to Miss Mary K. Alexander, born in the 
 old .Mexander House, now the site of the (^iiincy 
 PostotHco. She was a daughter of an early M-ttler, 
 and died in 1852, leaving one child, Alexander ('., 1 
 who W.1S l>orn and roared in (^uinuy, and is a 
 member of the W. L. Diston Produce Company. 
 He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd 1 
 Fellows and is a Knight of Pythias. 
 
 The Captain was once Assistant lOnginioi in the 
 grading of the streets, and was also Assistant ; 
 Clerk. He has seen very many changes hei-e in 
 his long residence, and shows with a great deal of 
 pride two deer which he killed hinisolf and has 
 had preserved. He was a skillful hunter in liis I 
 earlier days, and took great plea>uro in the spiul. 
 He is a stanch Republican, and ha.s hosts of friends 
 all over the city, where he is very well known, .as 
 also in all the localities where he ran hisltoats. He 
 IS a clever, .sociable old gentleman, with a wonder- 
 ful memory for incidents and faces, and can re- 
 late very interesting stories aliout scenes through 
 whii'h ho lias i>assed. , 
 
 ^^EORGK W. FOGG. The profession «.f law 
 (|[ J-— affords a field for the exercise of mental 
 ^^:^i aliility and talenl-sthat are used ti) the same 
 advantage in no other line of life. To be a good 
 lawvor ret|uiies not only a high mental capacity 
 in the way of keen perceptions and excellent 
 memory, but a good command of language .■iiid 
 self-possession of manner. The gentleman wlio-io 
 life history it is our purpose to sketch is one of the 
 prominent lawyers at (Juincy, and is doing an ex- 
 cellent business, jiracticing in all the courts. 
 
 .Simon Fogg, the father of the subject of this 
 sketch, was born at Limerick, York County, Me., 
 and was educated as a topographical engineer. Ho 
 was a son of Maj. .Simon Fogg, formerly of the 
 I'nited States army, a gentleman of AVelsh descent. 
 The mothoi of the .-iubject of this sketch wa.s Han- 
 nah W. Kcnneston. of Somerset County, Me. She 
 was of Fjiglish descent and related to the Coggs- 
 wclls and Witherells, of .Maine, and to the Hiowns, 
 of M.a.ssacliusctts, one of whom w.as an early gov- 
 ernor of that State. 
 
 George W. Fogg, the subject of this sketch, was 
 born in Portland, Me., June 20, 184M. and was the 
 eldest son of a family of two dauglitere and six 
 sons. His early school d.ays were passed in his na- 
 tive place, and later he w.as prepared for collcgo 
 at the clas.sical acjidemies of Liminington, Fast 
 Corinth, and Hampden, in his native State. Kn- 
 toring Howdoin College, yming Fogg there i)nr- 
 sued his studies until the end of his junior year, 
 when ho left college to enter the service of his 
 country. In October, 18t)2, he enlisted in Com- 
 pany H, Seventh Maine Infantry, the regiment lie- 
 ing commanded by Col. K. C. Mason, of the regu- 
 lar army. His regiment was assigned to the Sec- 
 ond Divison of the Sixth Army Corps — Sedgwick's 
 Corps. He was shortly after commissioned as a 
 First Lieutenant of that regiment, and, on his regi- 
 iiioiit bocoming a part of the First Maine \'eteran 
 Infantry, he was commissioned Major of that Ha- 
 talioii. which position he held until theconclnsion 
 of the loboUion, when he was honorably dis- 
 charged. 
 
 Returning- home at the close of the war, Mr. 
 Fogg entered the law doparlmcnt of Harvard 
 liiiversity. fiiiin which ho was graduated in 1HG8
 
 r6 
 
 PORTRAIT AIS'D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 with the degree of LL. B. During his residence 
 there, he took a special course in language and na- 
 tural science in that institution, tlie better to fit 
 himself for tlie legal arena. Immediately after 
 his graduation, he came to (^uincy, 111., and be- 
 came a student in the law office of Messrs. Brown- 
 ing A- Huslmell, then and for many years one of 
 the leading law firms of the .State. He was ad- 
 mitted to the Bar of that .State in 186a,and re- 
 mained with the above-named firm three yeai-s, 
 after which he opened an office in that city, and 
 lias since been there conducting a general law 
 practice in the local, State and federal courts. 
 
 .Subsequently, in 1870, he married Catlierine V. 
 Dills, daughter of ex-Postmaster Harrison Dills of 
 that city. To them have been born two daugh- 
 ters, Lillian K. and Helen B. In 1886, Mr. Fogg 
 liad the great misfortune to become a widower. 
 He has since remained unmarried. In religion, 
 he is an Episcopalian. He has for a great many 
 years been a communicant of the church of the 
 Good Shepherd, Quiuey, of which parish he has 
 long been a Vestryman. He is a valued citizen, of 
 high pereonal honor and integritj'. In politics, he 
 is a life-long Democrat, the worthy descendant of 
 an old Democratic familv of the Pine Tree State. 
 
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 SERHARD .1. SCHMITS is a well-known 
 builder and contractor residing in Quincy, 
 ^,_5^ and his skill in his profession finds many 
 examples in various buildings throughout the city. 
 Mr. .Schmits was born in Hanover, Germany. 
 August 15, 184.5. He is a son of Henry and Mary 
 (Brouniug) Schmits, the former a carpenter and 
 contractor who lived to the ripe old age of seven- 
 ty-eight years. He died in the Catholic faith, in 
 which he had been reared. Our subject's mother 
 still lives, at the age of seventy-five years, and 
 makes her liome in her native land. 
 
 The Schmits family numbered five children, of 
 whom four are now living, and of these Gerhard J. 
 
 is the third eldest. He was reared and educated 
 in his native land, and, at the age of fifteen, be- 
 came an apprentice under his father to learn the 
 carpenter's trade. He remained at home until 
 eighteen vears of .sge, when he apprenticed him- 
 self to learn the millwright's trade, at which he 
 worked until re.iching his majority. In 1867, he 
 fulfilled a long-felt ambition, and crossed the ocean 
 to land in the I'nited States. He left Rotterdam 
 and took a steamer at I>iverpool, landing in New 
 York. 
 
 Almost immediately after landing, our subject 
 proceeded to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was em- 
 ployed as a carpenter. In 1870, he came to 
 Quincy, and was in the employ of Remker it Bill- 
 son, who carried on the carpenter's trade. Latei-, 
 he went to Hannibal, Mo., where he w,as employed 
 for eighteen months. In 1875, he returned to 
 Quincy, and, forming a partneiship with Martin 
 Ewing, took up contracting and building. For 
 two years this partnership lasted, and nt the expira- 
 tion of that time our subject continued the busi- 
 ness alone. A great many residences, both brick 
 and frame, liave been erected under his direc- 
 tion, and the St, .loliu's Catholic Church is the 
 work of his brain and sujierintendence. He has a 
 fine residence, which is located on the corner of 
 Eleventh and Cedar Streets, and his shop is in the 
 rear of the same lot. 
 
 Aside from the property mentioned above, Mr. 
 Schmits owns a little house on Eleventh and 
 Spruce Streets, When our subject first came to 
 Quincy, the site of his present home was then the 
 Cox farm. He keeps constantly- in his employ at 
 least fifteen men, and, with a sharp supervision of 
 their work, nothing but the most satisfactorv re- 
 sults are turned out of his shops. 
 
 In 1887, Mr, Schmits started a brick kiln, taking 
 as a partner Mr. Hummert, the firm being known 
 .as Hummert, Schmits &: Co, Their brick yard is 
 located at the corner of Tenth and Spruce .Streets, 
 and the product that is turned out is of the best 
 qualily. Our subject was married in this citv 
 April 4, 1872, to Miss Mary Brinker, also a native 
 of Hanover, Germany. She came to America in 
 1872, and their marri.age was shortly after solem- 
 nized. Mr. and Mrs. Schmits are the parents of
 
 POKTIJAir AND BIOGUAPHIC AI, KKCORI). 
 
 live cliildri'ii, as folUiwts: ilnirv. Kittle, Caroline, 
 Aggie and .losepli. Ki-ateriialiy. the original of 
 our sketch lielongs lo tin- Western Catholic I'nioii 
 .•mil M. Antonins" Itrotlieriiotxl and he has olliciated 
 lioth as \'iee-|>resident and Treasurer. He and his 
 wife arc nieniliei-s of St. .lohn's Catholic Chiucli 
 and are devot»'d to the advancement of its inter- 
 est.s. In politics, he is a Denioerat. While in 
 ( >iru>, he ai'i|uired a irood knowledge <>f the Kng- 
 lish lanmingc hy attending a private evening 
 sehool. 
 
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 ■^ .IKRKMIAII SIIKA. Anu.ng the many 
 I (Sf\ ''"*■■"■ "^ hnsincss which the wants of a 
 ^^^' great city make of immen.se imporUuice. 
 there Is nfme which is of such special value a.stliat 
 In which our subject holds a place. The proper 
 paving .-ind sanitary i-onstruction of the sewers of 
 a section .nre of such vital importance th:it the 
 most stringent laws arc made to prevent Ignorant 
 and dishonest men frnni taking contract.* for the 
 same. 
 
 Oursuliject is the most extensive paving anil 
 .sewer contractor in <^tuiiicy. in which place he was 
 iMjrn Septeniiicr •>■>, IM.').'). His father. .Icremiali 
 Shea, was iKirn in Iieland. where he was a stock 
 dealer, lie niarricd there and came ti> America in 
 1817. settling in t^uincy, where he engaged in 
 grading railrnads, streets, etc., during his entiic 
 residence here. He served as .Street Conimlssloner 
 several times. I lis wife, the mother of our sub- 
 ject, was Kllen Uichardsun. of County Kerrv. 
 Ireland, i>f Knglish descent, her parents lieing 
 from Kngland. She died here in ISM',), after she had 
 liorne her husliand twelve childnii. i>nl\ three nf 
 whom survive. 
 
 ( )ur sulijecl helped his father in hi.- cnntr.'icting 
 on the railroad and >treet grading, and then en- 
 gageil in the work for himself, and is now the elli- 
 clent city M>wer maker. lie so enjoy> the cimlidence 
 of the citizens that in IXH.'l he w.as appointed Super- 
 intendent of I'ulilic Works, which position he held 
 
 for two years; as lie was then elected Alder- 
 man from the Fifth Ward, he resigned his posi- 
 tion as Superintendent and serveii four yeai-s in 
 the City Council. He was elected the third time, 
 but resigned to engage In contracting, and has 
 been engaged in that business ever since, lie is 
 now the largest .sewer contractor in the city, and 
 has contracts all over the county and as far West a-s 
 Houston. Tex. He also h.os orders for work In 
 Chicago and for paving in Hannibal, Mo,, and em- 
 l)loys a large force of men. 
 
 Mr. Shea was married In •^uincy in February. 
 1884, to Miss .\nna Laudweho. who w.as born In 
 Ohio and is a daughter of Liidwig Laudweho. 
 They have three children: Thomas Jerome. Mar- 
 tin P. and Kolx'rt K. The family lielongs to St. 
 Peter's Catholic Church. He is a Democrat, and 
 prominent in local politics. He has frequently 
 l.>een a delegate to the county and State conven- 
 tions and has been Chairman of the City Commit- 
 tee from 1882 to 18!»0. He is a plca.sant. agree- 
 able man, and Is greatly liked by his host of 
 friends. 
 
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 A.MKS V(»r.\(; I.KWIS. .M. I)., of the firm 
 of .1. V. Lewis »v Co., dealers in drugs, 
 paints and oil.s, was born in Pennsylvania, 
 near Philadelphia. November -28, I85(}. 
 His father, Heuben K. Lewis, w!i> born in the same 
 place, being of Welsh descent, his fiu-efathers com- 
 ing from Wales earl>- In the history of the coun- 
 try. They were (Quakers and settled in Philailel- 
 phia. Our subject's father was a merchant and 
 farmer, spending his last days engaged In the latter 
 pursuit, and ilying at the age of seventy, in 188;{. 
 For a time during his life he w.as engaged In the 
 lumber and grain business in Clarence. Shelb\- 
 ( ounty, .Mo, His mother was Kllzabeth Vouni^, 
 born in Philadelphia, a daughter of .lames Young, 
 who was Iku'ii In Philadelphia, and was In tlie(;<iv- 
 ernment .service, and died in \i\> native citv. His 
 daughter resides with her children, and is a Pies-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 b^'terian. The father of our subject married 
 twice, and b^^ the first marriage was the father of 
 two children, and by tlie second, eiglit, five of 
 whom are still living. 
 
 James is the eldest of the second marriage, and 
 attended the public schools in his native place until 
 1869, when the family removed to Clarence, Mo., 
 where he attended the High School, then took 
 a business course in the college at Quincy,in 1875. 
 When he was twenty years old he began teaching 
 school, and continued that business for about five 
 years; during this time he began the study of 
 medicine under his brother. Dr. E. Lewis, of High- 
 land County, Kan. Our subject taught during 
 those five years in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. 
 In 1879-80-81, he engaged in the drug business 
 in White Cloud, Kan. In 1881, he entered the 
 College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, 
 and the next year he went to the Rush Medical 
 College, from which he was graduated in 1883, 
 with the degree of M. D. He had taken a special 
 course in chemistry at St. Louis before he went to 
 the Rush Jledical College. He entered into part- 
 nership with his brother at Highland, Kan., after 
 he had graduated, but in 188.5 he located in 
 Ohio and began his practice as a physician and 
 surgeon. In 1891, he purchased the locality and 
 business of Fischer ife Schmidt, an old reliable firm 
 of (.^uincy, and took a partner, Ceylon Smith, his 
 father in-law. Dr. Lewis has retired from active 
 practice and devotes himself entirely to the drug 
 business, the prescription department of which he 
 makes a specialty. This retirement of the Doc- 
 tor is a serious loss to the community, as he is a 
 fine physician. 
 
 Dr. Lewis was married in June, 1885, to Ella 
 M. Smith, daughter of Ceylon Smith, President of 
 the Smith Hill Foundry and Machine Company, a 
 prominent manufactory of this place. Mrs. Lewis 
 was born in this citj', and is one of the most 
 charming ladies in the (lem City. Dr. and Mrs. 
 Lewis have three children; Ceylon S., J. Lee and 
 Elwood. 
 
 Dr. Lewis is a member of the Modern Wood- 
 men society, and is Examining Physician, having 
 held that office for some time. He is a Republi- 
 can in politics, and is a member of the Adams 
 
 County Medical Society . .and of the State Pliar- 
 macv Society. The family resides in a beautiful 
 residence at Xo. 224 North Eighth Street, second 
 door north of the Custom House. This is a short 
 record of one of the most prominent and intluen- 
 tial men of (^)uincy. 
 
 ^•{••{••{••S' ^ES 
 "♦•{••{••^'^S 
 
 
 "jfjAMES N. WRIGHT. The city of Quincy 
 is conspicuous for its many manufacturing 
 ^^ enterprises, which bring large capital inlu 
 ^5^f' its limits. Among these enterprises is the 
 one to which our subject belongs, he being Secre- 
 tary of the Wright it Adams Comjjany, manu- 
 facturers of steam engines and mining machinery. 
 The plant was established in 1879, with our sub- 
 ject and Mr. Jesse J. Adams as partners, under the 
 firm name above mentioned. In 1885, it was 
 merged into a stock company, which was officered 
 with our subject as President and Secretary. He 
 was later replaced in this position by Mr. Allen. 
 
 Our subject was born in Amsterdam, N. Y., in 
 1843. He is a son of Samuel Wright, a native of 
 New England, and a descendant of Puritan fore- 
 fathers. Our subject's father was by trade a wagon 
 and carriage maker, but lie later devoted himself 
 to farming. His wife, Miss Sarah Pulver, daugh- 
 ter of Isaac Pulver, was horn in the ]Moliawk Val- 
 ley in New York. 
 
 Our subject was reared principally in St. Law- 
 rence County, N. Y. The rudiments of his educa- 
 tion were acquired in the public schools, and later 
 he entered the academy. On leaving school, he 
 learned the machinist's trade in Geneseo, N. Y.. 
 and on perfecting himself in this line he became a 
 traveling journeyman throughout the Middle 
 and Western States. He then returned to Water- 
 town, N. Y., and was employed in the manufac- 
 ture of steam engines, remaining there for several 
 years. 
 
 Following the employment above described, our 
 subject went to Canada. He remained there but a 
 short time, and then located in Burlington, Iowa,
 
 PORTRAIT AM) CK (CRAl'IIICAL UIXORD. 
 
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 where he l>cfanu> inaiiagei' <>f the Munny Irtdi 
 Works. I-"ii>ni that |)f>sition he came to t^iiiiicy 
 and estahhshed his present l)\isines<. 'I'he eom- 
 pan.v employ al)oiit eijjlitv men. and do a thriving 
 husines!*. The plant is h>eated on Front Street, 
 near the tracks <t{ the C'iiicairo. I!urlini:ton A- 
 <iiiiney Railroad, and tluis are afforded the best 
 possihle sliipping facilities. Their foundry and 
 machine shops are located close tojiether, with 
 only a roadway between tlicni. 'I"he machinery 
 which they tnrn ont is of a very superior (luality. 
 and onr subject is widely known as a practical 
 workman of unusual skill and judgment. 
 
 riic li:iilc whiili the liriii of Wright A Adams 
 enjoys extends throughout the \Vesleru States and 
 Territories to California, and South through Texas 
 and .Mcxi<-o. They also ship some machinery 
 to l-'.uropc. .Mr. .Vdams. as well as our sulijcct. is 
 a practical machinist. 
 
 Mr. Wright was married to Miss Martha Hoyd, 
 <»f Watertown, N. Y. She is a daughter of .Joseph 
 IJoyd, and is a most estimable lady. Tlie family 
 includes two children. The family residence is 
 located on the corner of Broadway and Kighth 
 Street. In his political faith, our suliject is a Re- 
 publican, as in his business he could scarcely be 
 otherwise. 
 
 \ ( AMKS (). LIlTLi;. The gentleman whose 
 biograph}- it now is our pleasure to write is 
 general foreman in the Thomas White 
 SUjve Works. He was born in (Jalena, 111., 
 November 2(!, IH.jC. I lis father. .Joseph Little, 
 Wius born in Ireland, where he was a farmer and 
 where he was married. After this event, he came 
 to .'Vmeriea and located in St. Paul, where he en- 
 gaged in a general merchandising business, and 
 then moved to (iaiena, where he liecaine proprie- 
 tor of the Commercial House. In 18.')X, he located 
 in St. Louis and began the study of medicine 
 under Dr. Pope, and later attended the St. Louis 
 
 Medic.ll College, from which he w.as graduated. I Ic 
 then began the practice of his profession in St. 
 Loui>, but later he located in St. Clair County, at 
 Freiicli \illage, where he died in IM(!'.l. 
 
 The Littles were Orangemen in Ireland, and 
 were Protestant Tri-li. The wife of .lohii Ml lie 
 was formerly Anna .\I. (Juilfoy; she wa- a na- 
 tive of Ireland, but at the time of her death, 
 in 1 ««."), she lived in (.^uincy with her son. our 
 subject. She was an Kpiscopalian and left four 
 children at her death. 
 
 .lames was the third child and her only son. 
 He was only two years of age when the family 
 moved to St. Louis, and eight years when they 
 went to French \'illage. He attended the common 
 schools until lH(!!t, when the father returned to SI. 
 Louis and .lames engaged in work in the foundry 
 of liiles iV Filly, which is the largest in the West. 
 He was apprenticed to them as a moulder until he 
 was twenty-one years old, and he continued with 
 them until 187'.t. He then went to New York 
 City and was then eng.agcd at his trade in the 
 hollowwaie works at .Jersey C'ity for six months. 
 He became dissalisHed there, and returned to St. 
 Louis to work at his trade, and from there he came 
 to lielleville. Here he started the manufacturing 
 linn of Little A- Gross. He rented a shop :ind 
 began the manufacture of stoves, but this not 
 proving successful, he gave it up and returned to 
 St. Louis, where he remained until .July !l, 188;{. 
 He then came to (^uincy and Ijcgan work for DutTy 
 A- Trowbridge on Front .Street, until 1«K(!. He 
 then became foreman of the moulder's department 
 and general foreman of the works in the Thomas 
 White Stove AVorks, where he h.as remained ever 
 since. He is a practical workman, having had 
 twenty-three years' experience in the foundry. 
 He has a handsome residence at No. Mil lOiirhlh 
 Street. 
 
 ,Mr. Little was married in St. Louis, .luiie .'id. 
 18K;L to Miss Nellie Fergu.son. who w.as born in 
 Cincinnati, but reared in St. Louis. He is a mem- 
 ber of IJodley Lodge No. 1. A. F. A- A. M., Iiide- 
 I)en<Ient Order of .Mutual Aid and the Modern 
 Woodmen. He takes an active part in .Sunday- 
 school work, being a Superintendent, and is a 
 Vftstryinan in St. .lohn's ICpisi-opal Cathedral
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 He is aPioliibitiouist in politics, aud is a very nice, 
 conip:uii<)nal>k' gentleman. He is an iionorable 
 nioinber of the Iron >Iouldeis" I'nion of America 
 and has been President of the local union here. 
 
 ■ £o ;, ■m - .i.p, 
 
 RANK D. SCIIERMKRHORX. The liberal, 
 good - hearted, genial gentleman whose 
 /lis ^ sketch occupies our attention is one of 
 tlie most i)Oi)ular men in the city of t^uincy. His 
 home has been here for thirty years. He is the 
 valued agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Com- 
 pany of New York, and has been a resident of 
 (^uinoy since 18.")3. He was born in Ontario 
 County, N. Y., February 26, 1836. His father, 
 Joiin Wan K., and his grandfather, Cornelius, were 
 liotii born in Albany, and were of Dutch de- 
 scent; the latter died in (Geneva, N. Y. John 
 \'an R. was a forwarding agent on the New York 
 S; .Seneca Kails Canal, and later on the Erie Canal, 
 with his otlice at No. 21 Broad Street, X. Y., but 
 with his residence at Geneva, N. Y. He ran a 
 line of boats from Buffalo to New York City, and 
 died in the latter place in 18.")2, having been a 
 strong Whig. 
 
 Our suliject's mother was named Amy, and was 
 a daughter of Isaac Nantz, a prominent man of 
 Fredericktown, Md., of Oerraan descent. She 
 came with an uncle, when only sixteen years of 
 age, across the Alleghany Mountains on horse- 
 back to Geneva, N. Y., to make a visit. There she 
 met her future husband and married him. She 
 dieil in Buffalo from the effects of a fall, aged 
 eighty-three. She was a devoted member of the 
 Presbyterian Church, and had been the f(md mo- 
 ther of eleven children, our subject being the 
 second of the family. 
 
 Frank was reared in Geneva and attended the 
 public schools, remaining at home until seventeen 
 years old. He was very sniall for his age and was 
 nicknamed "Little K. K." In the year ]8o3, he 
 joined the Railroad Surveying Company, of wliich 
 his brother was engineer, and came here and 
 
 l)egau to learn the business of surveying, which 
 he continued for two years. Later, he was in the 
 employ of the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad and 
 helped to make the Fourth Division west, but he 
 wished to make a change and so left and returned to 
 Quincy. He then became clerk in a railroad office, 
 and later was Ticket Agent at Quincy and opened 
 the first ticket office under the hill, then under 
 the old Quincy House. In 1857, he went into 
 the Quincy Saving & Insurance Company, now 
 the First Northern, as book-keeper, and there re- 
 mained until 1863. 
 
 Our subject was married hei'e, in 1859, to Miss 
 Mary E., daughter of A. C. Marsh, President of 
 the First National Bank. He had three cthildren 
 by this marriage: Augustus B., now Division En- 
 gineer of the Northern Pacific, located at Omaha; 
 Emil}-, who died at the age of fourteen, and Mary 
 Lj^dia, who is at home. His first wife died in 
 1865, and he was married a second time, in 1868, 
 to Miss Annie Burns, born in Payson, this county, 
 daughter of Capt. John Burns, an old sea-captain, 
 who had lived here a great many years. He has had 
 six children: Annie, who is at home; Frank D., Jr., 
 who is in the engineer's department of the Union 
 Pacific Railroad at Omaha, Neb.; Amy, Isaac M., 
 Helen and William, at home. 
 
 In the year 1863 our subject started in the grain 
 and commission business, and opened an office 
 with his brother John on Front Street, and car- 
 ried it on until 1877, also engaging in the 
 storage and forwarding business. He was the 
 agent for the Boat Line for the (.^uinc^y, St. Louis 
 it Cairo Railroad, and attended to the transport- 
 ing business. In 1866, he went to Indianapolis 
 as General Agent of the Merchants' Dispatch it 
 Transportation Company, with headquarters at 
 Indianapolis, and remained there until August, 
 1868, when he came back as General Agent of the 
 Toledo, Wabash lii Western Railroad. He was also 
 during this time one of the organizers of the 
 Quincy line, which was started in his office, lie 
 concluded that the city ought to have more fa- 
 cilities for transportation. His brother was mad(; 
 Engineer and Superintendent of the Imilding of 
 the Quinc}-, Missouri it Pacific, now the Quincy, 
 Omaha it Kansas Cit\- Railroad. Tlie road was or-
 
 PORTKAir AM) i;i()t;i;AI'llI( A I. I;i.( itUD. 
 
 .-.Ml 
 
 •^nnizeil in IXli. During the Ituildiiig of il. oiir 
 siil)jec-t hecanio Cciiorjil Freiiilit AirPiit. Imt cini- 
 tiniicd in the ginin liu»ine«s. AIkiuI 1s7). In- 
 and his hrother retired from the roiul. 
 
 In 1877, our suliject was hiirned out, :in<l hi- 
 then accepted the |M>sili(^ii of Siiperinlendput of 
 the l^uincv. Missouii a I'acitic Raih'oad, and con- 
 tinued to su|ierintend all the roa(ls in the hantls 
 of the Wahash. lie conlinued with tliein for two 
 years, when he withdrew and carried on a feed 
 mill for two yeai-s. 'i'he Wahash road hail troulile 
 and was ohlij;ed to come h.ack to the <>ri<;inal 
 trustee!*, and when it was re-orsjanized our sul)- 
 ject hccanie Su|ierintendent of tlie <^uincy. Omaha 
 .V- Kan>a.s t'ity, and (ieneral Kreiyhl and Ticket 
 Agent until 188!t. lie then resigned and has since 
 lived a retired life, except for one year, when he 
 was manaiier of a paint company. Before the wai, 
 he was in the old (^iiincy tiuards, and during tlie 
 war was a memher of the Qnincy Cavalry, and 
 was one of the .\ides of Kx-dov. .John Wood 
 when they went to the relief of the Sixteenth Illi- 
 nois Infantry at Clarence, Mo. 
 
 Our suliject 's ollice is at No. 3ii| North Sixth 
 .Street and his residence at No. 1321 North Eighth 
 Street. President Grant ap|)iiinted him I'nited 
 States Surveyor of the Port of <^uinc\ in 187'.t. 
 and he w.a-s Harbor Master for two terms. He is 
 a memher of Lodge No. 2!tti, X. V. A A. M.. and 
 is a Kepulilican in politics, lieing a meinl>er of the 
 County Committee, and also the City Republican 
 Committee. He is a Presbyterian in religion and 
 is a very prominent man. highly respected through- 
 out the conntv. 
 
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 JW. .MAKSIIAI.I,. .\mong the representa- 
 tive and ^cspon^il)le mercantile establish- 
 ments of (Qnincy. III., is the house of which 
 .^^^^ Mr. Mai-shall is proprietor, situated on Del- 
 aware Street. He was born in Ca.ss County in 
 1«I2. a son of .lohn and Mary I. (Nisbet) Marshall, 
 and was the eldest of four children. The father 
 
 was an agriculturist of considerable means, and un- 
 der his wat«'hful care on the home farm .1. \V. 
 Marshall learned lessons of industry and frugality 
 that became his stepping stones to success in lalei- 
 years. The healthful life, wholesome food and 
 regular houi> on the farm develoi>ed his mental as 
 well as physical powers, and upon leaving his rural 
 home to take upon himself other duties, he w.as a 
 model of manly vigor. I'pto the .age of fifteen 
 years he attended the district school in the 
 vicinity of his home, and lieing a bright youth he 
 maile fair progress in his studies. 
 
 In 1867, I>a Cygne, Lynn County, Kan., became 
 the scene of his labors, and at that jioint he w.<us 
 for three yearsextensively engaged in buying and 
 shipping slock. .\t the end of that period, he re- 
 turned to Cass County. III., and after remaining 
 llicre until 1K72. he again turned his footsteps in 
 the direction fif the Sunflower State, of which he 
 was a resident until December, 188(i. He then 
 came to tiuincy and entered the employ of the 
 Chicago Lumber Compan\', but after some time 
 decided that other fields would l>e more prolitalile 
 frfin) a monetary point of view, and he became 
 Superintendent of the lime manufactory at Mar- 
 ble Head. III., which position he tilled intelligently 
 and to the satisfaction of his employers until the 
 month of .Vugust, 1887. In the latter jiart of the 
 s.Mine year, he embarked in the 7iianvif.<icturc of lime 
 on his own account at Marbie Head. Iiut tliscunlin- 
 ued that business in February, 18!) 1, although he 
 had met with reasonable success in pursuing it. 
 
 In March. 18;i2, he opened a produce house in 
 (^uincy.and by his push, energy, sagacity and good 
 judgment he has placed his house in the foremost 
 rank, a |)osition it gives every jiromise of abl\- 
 maintaining. He occupies four flooi-s of a build- 
 ing (idxHii feet. IcK'nted on Delaware Street, and his 
 house is well e(|uippeil and fitted up with every 
 requisite for the proper storage. efHcient handling 
 and healthful preservation of his stock. He handles 
 cve'Vthing in the line of produce, such as hay, 
 grain, poultry, butler, eggs, plaster, cement, el*-., 
 h.'is gained a well-deserved name i»s a trustworthy 
 and upiight biisine.v man, and to the trade he of- 
 fers the most lilx'ral iiulucements as to price ami 
 terms, and fills the orders given him promptl\ and
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFX'ORD. 
 
 satisfactorily. He sends large consignments to 
 retailers in Illinois and Missoiiii. and also has a 
 lirisk trade througliout the city and suburbs. The 
 handling of food [uoducts of all kinds forms a very 
 important factor in the general commerce of a 
 thrifty and growing city, and the jM-oduce merchant 
 stands as a medium between the producer and 
 consumer, and enables each to secure his wants 
 speedily and economically. 
 
 I'olitically, Mr. Marshall is a Democrat, and so- 
 cially is a member of the commandery in the 
 Accepted Free and Ancient IMasons. In 1877, he 
 was united in marriage to Miss Loma Colpetzer, a 
 daughter of William Colpetzer, a native of the 
 Buckeye State, and l\v her is the father of one 
 child, a daughter named Franc. He has a pleasant 
 residence at Old Jersey Street. 
 
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 |K)HN W. UICIIARD.S. Our subject has 
 united two avocations that to the casual 
 reader seem strangely mated; for although 
 a farmer, owning a fine property and appar- 
 ently given to this peaceful occupation, he has for 
 the last thirty years been also engaged as a detec- 
 tive of acknowledged skill and ability. Possibly 
 lie might not equal Dickens' Mr. Xaggett in show 
 of secrecy, but he certainly has his ability in fer- 
 reting out an obscure clue. 
 
 Mr. Richards was born in Madison County, Ky., 
 October 1(1, 182.5, and is a son of Reason Richards, 
 who was born in Maryland in 1789. The latter 
 moved from Maryland to Virginia, and later went 
 to Kentucky, where h(^ was married to Elizabeth 
 Patterson, a native of Madison County, that State. 
 He devoted himself to farming, and in 1826 moved 
 to I'.iione County, Mo., where lie remained until his 
 deatli, which took place .January 11, 1871. He 
 was one of the pioneers in Boone County, where 
 he cleared and improved three farms. There were 
 l)lenty of deer and other wild game when he first 
 located in the State, lie .-lud his wife were de- 
 
 voted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 and ins house in early days was frequently turned 
 into a meeting-house for Sunday services or 
 prayer-meeting, and many an old pioneer preacher 
 was entertained at his board as long as he chose 
 to stay. He was well known throughout that part 
 of the country. His wife died .July .3, 1882. 
 
 The original of tins sketch was the second in 
 order of birth of a family of eight children, four 
 of whom are now living. Our subject was but a 
 3 ear old when his father moved to Boone County. 
 He had but little opportunity for learning much 
 of book lore, the short time that he spent over his 
 studies being in a little log schoolhouse with slab 
 seats, and windows in which greased paper served 
 as glass. He lived with his father until of age. 
 His advent into Adams County- took place No- 
 vember 18, 1846. 
 
 Upon coining to this count}-, Mr. Richards 
 found himself without a pennj'. He worked on a 
 farm adjoining his present place for $7 a month, 
 which was later increased to the magnificent sum 
 of $8, which he received for three months. In the 
 spring of 1848, he rented a piece of land and be- 
 gan farming for himself. lie purchased his first 
 land in Ursa Township in the fall of 1852, and 
 added to the tract in 1855 and again in 1857. 
 He has lived on his present farm, with the exce|)- 
 tion of about eight months, ever since coming 
 here, and has cleared u\) a good deal of land him- 
 self. 
 
 Our subject was married .July 1. 1847, to iNIiss 
 Martha A. Adair, a native of Kentucky, whose 
 parents moved to Boone County, Mo., and later to 
 Adams County, HI., settling in Ursa Township. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Richards have been the parents of six 
 children, whose names are respectively Mary, Will- 
 iam F., Cecelia A., Martha E., .lames R. and John 
 T., the last of whom is deceased. Our subject is a 
 Democrat and has always been an active worker 
 for his party. He has acted as Constable ever since 
 1857, has been Township Assessor for seven years, 
 and has served as Deputy Sheriff for nearly twenty 
 years. 
 
 Ever since 1860, ]Mr. Richards has been more 
 or less constantly employed in detective work, 
 and tliere has scarcely been a murder or crime of
 
 PORTRAIT \N1) ]!l(i(.i; M'lIK \l. IMiORD. 
 
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 otluT iiatiiiv cdiiiinitteil in wlik-li he lia> nut hocii 
 called ii|niii t<i exert lii;- deleetive aliility. and his 
 skill is s(i <;ii'at that he iias fre(|iientlv lieen i-alleil 
 lo irreat distances from home to work ii|i eases. 
 He has arrested many criminals and has had some 
 \-er\ narrow escapes. It would seem iis if he bore 
 a charmed life, for on one occasion a linllet was 
 shot into his sad<11e. and his clotliinj; has frei|ueiitly 
 lieen liddled. hnt lie himself has never been 
 wounded. On one occasion, he followed a thief, 
 who had stolen .a horse from the stable of one of 
 his neii,fhl>ors. to within a few miles of Waco., 
 Tex., a flistance of about seven hundred mile-. It 
 was he who discovered and arrested the notorious 
 feni;de horse thief, Lizzie Harton, and. altlioufih 
 she had sold the horse, which she had stolen in 
 Clinton, 111., to a Missouri man and had sunk the 
 biigwy in the Mississippi River. Mr. Richards suc- 
 ceeded in recovering' the horse and found the 
 buggy. He on one occasion followed a murderer 
 for thirteen days and thirteen nights without 
 sleeping. 
 
 The farm which our subject owns and o|ierale.'! 
 ctnnprises one hundred .icres of land on section .'52. 
 It is a valuable tr.act, which has l)een lhoro\ighly 
 cultivated, and is a pleasing feature of the town- 
 8lii[). Mr. Richards has employed his talent in 
 bettering the morals of the community and in 
 protecting the lives and property' of his fellow- 
 men. 
 
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 HK'AIIA.M II. I). lU IT/. We shall here 
 t@y I attempt .a short memoiial sketch of the 
 I' gentleman whose name appears above. 
 His decease was deplored by friends and 
 fellow-citizens, for in him w.ss lost a valuable 
 addition to the town.-hi|)"s strong name. Mr. 
 Hult/. was Imiiii in Northampton ('oiint\, I*a., 
 .\ugust 1«, IXiiIl. lie was the sixth in order of 
 birth in a family of nine children who were \H>vt\ 
 to the lion. .Michael I!, and Mary (Dililine) Hiittz, 
 who were natives of S^|^se.\ C'ountv, N. .1., .-mil of 
 
 I'ennsyl vanin, res|)ei'ti vely. Mrs. ISiittz' parent.s 
 j were <>{ Kiiglish descent, while those of her hus- 
 band were (Jerman. 
 
 Our subject's father represeiileil Noi thainpton 
 County in the Slate Legislature, as a Democratic 
 representative, for live consecutive terms. llis 
 father, .hicob Hiiltz, served during the War of the 
 RevolutK.ni and totik part in several of the closely 
 fought contests of that desperate period. He was 
 in Washington's army when they deCealed and 
 captured the Hessians on that historic Chiistmas 
 night. 
 
 Mr. Huttz was libeinll\ educated in the Mor.-i- 
 vian College, of Nazareth. I*a., and after linishing 
 his studies he became a clerk in Ins father's store, 
 remaining with him until thirty-three years of age. 
 He then left Pennsylvania, and in IM;M we lind 
 him settled in Liberty Towiishi|), Adams County, 
 where, in the fall of lh:it same year, lie erected ii 
 sawmill. Kslablished in business, he chose for a 
 wife Mary E., daughter of I). P. Meacham. who 
 was a pioneer of Adams County. In lM;i(l, he 
 engaged in merchandising, at which he was re- 
 markalily successful and in which he accumulated 
 a considerable fortune. Of the family which 
 blessed the union of our subject and his wife, the 
 eldest son, Mitchell R., is now a practicing lawyer 
 in Kansas. His three other sons live in Liberty 
 Township. ( Mie of these is engaged in farming 
 and the other in breeding standard-lired horses. 
 
 Mr. IJuttz was for many years Postin,ister at 
 Liberty, and took great interest in the historical 
 .society, the organization being known as "The 
 Old .Settlers' Sm'iety of .\dams and Brown Coun- 
 ties." He was President of this for a number of 
 years prior to his death. He was a man of great 
 industry and energy, and by his affable manners 
 made man.\' warm friends. He was liberal to all 
 good causes and was most hospitable. His wife 
 has iK-en for many \ears identilied with the Chris- 
 tian Church. 
 
 ( )iie of the soils. .1. Sliaw liull/. wlm i> ;i s|,ick- 
 breeder of Liberty, was born in the village in 
 IK,') I, and there grew to mature years. He iv- 
 eeiveil a commoii-.sehool eilucation and was reared 
 on his father's farm. He followed farming until 
 ItfMK, when he laiiiiclieil into his present occiipa-
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 lion. He went to T^xington, Ky., and there pur- 
 chased the stallion "Pythias," which was sired liy 
 ••King Harold" liis dam Itoing '•Rena." lie also 
 purchased some standard-bred marcs, and with this 
 stock he started his present stable. "Pythias"" lias 
 a record of 2:28^. There are also upon Mr. Hnltz' 
 place some as promising colts as can he found in 
 the county. 
 
 .1. Shaw Buttz is the youngest son in a family of 
 eleven children, only six of whom are still living. 
 He was married in 1874, to Sarah E.. daughter of 
 Silas Enlow, of Liberty Township. Socially, he is 
 an Odd Fellow, and politically, a stanch Demo- 
 crat. 
 
 \Xr^ OHERT MrlNTYUE. The suliject of this 
 :l^{ sketch was born in County Donegal. Ire- 
 ^\ land, in April. 1814, and on emigrating to 
 \i© .\merica in IS^l located in Philadephia, 
 Pa., where he remained for two years; thence re- 
 moving to Lehigh County, he engaged in supplying 
 the Crane Iron Company with iron ore, whicli busi- 
 ness he followed for many \ears. 
 
 The lady to whom our subject was married in 
 1814 was born in Mauch Chunk, Carbon Count}-, 
 and bore the maiden name of Maria Enbody. 
 '["hey had seven children. From 1841 until 1858, 
 our subject was in the employ of the Catasainpia 
 Fuiuace Company, and in the latter year was 
 awarded the contract for building the Cabin .lolin 
 Hridge at 'W'ashington, I). C, wliich it rerpiired 
 eight years to complete. In 18fi4. removing to 
 (^iiiucy. lie here made his home until his decease, 
 which occiiired in March, 18711. 
 
 Prior to coming to the Prairie State. Mr. Mc- 
 Intyre had made huge investments in real estate, 
 at one time owning over twelve hundred acres of 
 land, which became very valuable. He was a man 
 possessing great business tact and abilit\-, of a 
 cheerful disposition, courteous and affable. lie 
 took advant.age of vvevy opporliinit\' to lionestiv 
 advance his personal interests and those of his 
 
 family, and for the success with which he met, all 
 who knew him rejoiced. By pluck and persever- 
 ance, he arrived at a successful condition in life, 
 and gave his personal attention to superintending 
 his farming interests, in which branch of business 
 he was very successful. 
 
 .Mr. Mclntyre was a Mason of long standing 
 and at his request was buried by that order. .Jo- 
 vial, genial and whole-souled, his citizenship rc- 
 tlected credit upon the land of his adoiition with- 
 out detracting from that of the land of his birth. 
 The cause of education ever found in him a warm 
 friend and he did much for the betterment of the 
 schools in his community. True to everj' duty, 
 his life wa,-> such as to win him the confidence and 
 regard of all with whom business or social rela- 
 tions brought him in contact. Politically, our sub- 
 ject cast a Democratic vote, but aside fron that al- 
 ways declined to engage more actively in i)ublic 
 affairs. With bis family, he was a devoted mem- 
 ber of the Presbyterian Church and was a man o( 
 unblemished character. .\t his death, he left a 
 valuable estate, which is superintended by his son 
 Robert and on which his widow still resides. 
 
 
 /^EORGE E. BENNETT is a faimer of Pay- 
 III j_ — , son Township, and he doubtless appre- 
 V^ elates the advantages of prairie farming, as 
 his first years were spent in the hilly and stony 
 region of Crawford County, Pa. lie was born in 
 1841, and was reared and educated in his home 
 locality. Crawford County is not a propitious 
 place for fanning, and success is only accpiired by 
 the greatest jjiudeiice and thrift. This, iiowever, 
 is good discipline in itself. 
 
 Our suliject came to Adams County in 18(;4, 
 having previously located with his ]iarents, in 
 18.'>8, ill Shelby County, JIo. His father and 
 mother li\e(l in that locality until their decease. 
 Before coming to Illinois. Mr. Bennett served in 
 the Missoiiii Sliite Militia, in 18()2, staving with 
 his regiment until the close of the >var, and ilur-
 
 IVjKTKArr AND liKXULVrillCAL RFXORD. 
 
 .-)K.-) 
 
 inif tliat tiiiu- In- participalfd in !«everal sharp 
 Nkirmislifi^. 
 
 Ml. lii'iiiifll, (III coiiiinf; to .\<<hiii> ('iniiitv . dc- 
 li'i'iniiicd I") >ociire Ik'IIpi' (•(liicaliuiial a(lv!uita!,'cs. 
 :iiiil iilU-iHlfd tlio I'a.VJMMi High Vhixil for two 
 years. He then went txj Pike C'oiinly, and was 
 for a year eiiiiajied in teaeliiiij;. In IKfSS our Miliject 
 WHS married lo Delilah \'., daughter of (leorge 
 linker. Ivs(|. Thev inunediatoly established a home, 
 in which have lieeii welt'omed three children. Ol- 
 ive is now the wife of Hull Spencer, of I'ike 
 Couiilv; Kdgar K., who is now a resident of (ireen- 
 ciustle. Mo.; and lle«ter A., still an inmate of her 
 father's home. 
 
 The original of this sketch is a son of Ksliy and 
 Ksther (l.ogaii) liennett, Ixilli of whom were horn 
 and reared in Crawford County, I'a. Our sub- 
 ject's grandfather, Henry Bennett, wa.s a soldier in 
 the War of US 12. 
 
 ( )ur subject began farming on his own responsi- 
 bility in I8G'.I. He then purchased a fium in the 
 Itottoms, comprising one hundred and sixty acres. 
 This he has developed until it is now in splendid 
 shape, and his house, barns, and other outbuild- 
 ings are kept in perfect repair. In IHhl, he pur- 
 ch.iscd the home wheie lie now resides. It is a coin- 
 f<irtal)le and commodious residence, well adapted 
 to the recpiirements of its occupants. Mi-s. Delilah 
 liennett died in December, 187.J. and two yeai-s 
 lat^r Mr. Bennett contracted a second marriage, 
 his bride being .Miss Mary K. Williams. Mr. and 
 Mi's. Bennett are members of the Methodist Kpis- 
 co|)al Church, and are inthiential people in the 
 community. l'olilic:illy, our subject is a I)enu>- 
 crat. He li:i> served for two terms xs Township 
 Trustee. 
 
 ^^^K<»K(;K C.ASTI.K. riu- gentleiii.Tn whose 
 f: ;^ biography it becomes the plea.saiit l,i.<k of 
 
 V A the writer to place tiefore the public, is one 
 
 of the nio!*l prominent men of the (iein Cit\'. He 
 i» a Director and stoi-kliolder in the well-known 
 
 Barlow Cornplant^-r Company. 'I'lie f:imily from 
 which our subject is descended was an old Ku<i- 
 lish one. the grandfather, fJeorge, having lived 
 out his life there, and Derbyshire, Knglan<l, being 
 the birthplace of the well-known Dr. Kdward<;. 
 Castle, who was the fatlier of the original of our 
 sketch. 
 
 Dr. C.ostle came to America and seltleil in St. 
 Louis, after gmduating from King's College a-s a 
 chemist. He took his iiiedii-;il degree in .St. Louis, 
 but only remained tliere until the fall of [Klil. 
 when he came here and w.as a piiictitioner at this 
 place until IHIm. He was the physician in charge 
 of the lirst hospital in (^iiincy, on Fifth and Ohio 
 Streets. In 1867, he was appointed by Hon. ( ). II. 
 Browning .ts Consular .Vgent to Kiiglan<l and 
 made two trips. He was a Republican in his 
 political opinions, and belonged to the Society 
 of Friends. He held a prominent place in the 
 Medical Society of the State and w.as its President. 
 This talented man died September 2i>. 1880, leav- 
 ing a place impossible to till. 
 
 The mother of our subject was .lane Carrick. a 
 native of Carlisle, Kngland, and the daughter of a 
 line old Knglish banker, who in his business dis- 
 played those virtues which his (Quaker religion 
 ; m.ade necessary. .Mrs. Castle died .luly 2. 1889, 
 leaving two children. One is Mrs. (Jeorge Wells, 
 of l^umcy ; and the other is the gentleman of whom 
 we will now give a brief .sketch. 
 
 Our subject was born in Carlisle, Kngland, .\ii- 
 gust 22, 1848. and was reared here, but in I8ti2 he 
 was sent to his birthplace with a cousin and at- 
 tended school for three years at Lindergrove. He 
 then returned home by steamer to Boston, and 
 thence to Illinois. He aft^-rward lx>caine clerk for 
 Montgomery A- Co.. wholesale drugirists. with whom 
 he remained four years, or until l«71. He then 
 went into the gr(K-erv business with Fr:ink Wells, 
 under the linn name of WelK A- Caslle, liK'ated at 
 No. l'.H .Maine Street, but sold out four years later. 
 In 187t), he went on the road for the \'aiidevere 
 Cornplanter Company, of Northern Illinois. .\ 
 yenr later, he was oblig,?d to resign, as ill-health 
 prevented att^-ntion to business. He made a de- 
 lightful trip through Kngland :ind Scutlund in 
 187'J, goinj; across the <.K-eaii in Ijie lloiitjiig palace,
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 the "City of Troj^" and returning on the "City 
 of Chester." He rested until the f.iU of 1«80 in 
 Colorado, and then, invigorated, he returned to 
 the Cornplaiiter Corapany.and ha.< been a Director 
 ever .since. In 1881. lie liecame a stociilioider in 
 tlie Vandevere Cornpianter Company, and in 1891 
 tlie Harlow Company was incorporated, and he 
 liecanie a Director. 
 
 Tiie marriage of Mr. Ca.stle toolv place in (^uiucy, 
 November .3, 1881. His bride was Margaret Boyd, 
 the accomplished daughter of Fred Boyd, a nianu- 
 factuier Iiorn in Boston, Mass. 
 
 The family history of Mrs. Castle tells of her 
 grandfather, Thomas, who came from Ireland to 
 America, settled in Boston and became a manufac- 
 turer of leather goods there. He spent his last 
 days in the citj^ of his adoption. The father of 
 Mrs. Castle was a coal merchant in Carrollton, III. 
 He married there, and in 18-5() he came to Quiiicy 
 and engaged in the manufacture of plows, under 
 the firm of Bailett A- Hoyd, on the site now occu- 
 pied by the Collins Ph)w Company. He latersold his 
 interest and engaged in the manufacture of paper 
 and started the Newcomb Mill with Joseph Wood- 
 ruff. AVhen the latter retired, he became Assistant 
 Cashier in the First National Bank of this city, 
 and now resides with our subject. The mother 
 of Mrs. Castle bore the liiaiden name of Eliza- 
 beth Dalzell; she was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and 
 was the daughter of .lolin Dalzell, who came from 
 his native country, Ireland, to Pittsburgh, became 
 an iron merchant there, and then moved to Phila- 
 deli)liia, where he carried on the same business. In 
 1810, he went to Davenport, Iowa, and started a 
 general commissidii and produce business with 
 warehouses, and died in that city. His wife re- 
 sides here and is the mother of three children, the 
 youngest attending the Quincy Female Seminary. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Castle of this sketch have two 
 bright children: Frederick Boyd and Edward 
 Carrick. Mrs. Castle is a devout member of the 
 Episcopal Church. Mr. Castle is a public-spirited 
 man, and believes in the principles of the Repub- 
 lican part v. 
 
 The family resides in a delightful home in this 
 eily, erecUnl in 1887, and located at Xo. IfJaT York 
 Slreet. Here they enjoy life and welcome the best 
 
 people of tliis aristocratic city. Mr. Castle's edu- 
 cation and travel have made him a pleasant and 
 entcrtaininsj comiianion. and his charming wife 
 alilv assists him in hospitality. 
 
 ^p^ ASPAR H. YORNDAM. The oHieeis in 
 (l\ ^, our municipal police force have important 
 ^^^' and responsible po.sitions, upon which the 
 moral tone of their respective cities depend to a 
 greater or less degree. Mr. Yorndam is Second 
 .Sergeant of the Quincy police force. He was born 
 in Prussia, Germany, September 1.5, 1844, and is a 
 son of .John H. and Catherine (AYoeman) Yorndam. 
 His father was a stone mason by occupation. 
 
 The original of this sketch was tlie eldest son in 
 a family of six cliildren, in which were three boys 
 and three girls. When he was six years of age, he 
 came to America with his parents, the change be- 
 ing made in 18.')2. After a long voyage, they 
 landed at New Orleans and steaming up the Mis- 
 sissippi River proceeded at once to (Quincy. There 
 our subject attended the common schools, becom- 
 ing meantime thoroughly Americanized, until he 
 was fifteen years of age. 
 
 On leaving school, our subject learned the 
 cabinet-maker's trade and was so employed until 
 18fi4. He then enlisted in the Forty-third Illinois 
 Infantry, under Col. Douglas. After the close of 
 the war, Mr. Yorndam was engaged in carpenter 
 work and was thus employed until 1877, when he 
 was ajipointed on the .police force from the Third 
 Ward and served for one year. In 1879, he em- 
 barked in the grocery business and continued in 
 that until 189*2, when, on May 1. he received 
 
 I an appointment to the position which he now 
 holds. In politics, our subject is a pronounced 
 Democrat. Socially, he is connected with various 
 associations. He has been Treasurer of the South 
 Side Boat Club and is a member of Marquette 
 Lodge No. ;U!. 1. (). (). F. He was also Treasurer of 
 the Ilarugari, belonging to Lodge No. 558. He is 
 
 I also a member of the Firemei)"s IJein.'yolent Asso-
 
 roRTRAiT AND BKiCR \rrnr Ai, KFroRn. 
 
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 cintion. Prior to liis present eiiira^rcinoiil, lie .-orvcii 
 as Cmiiitv Supervisor for three yenrs. 
 
 Dcceinlwr 23, 1807, Mr. X'nrnilam was iiiiirried 
 to Miss Anna Wulfnie.ver. a daii<;litor of llerriian 
 Wiilfniever, of (^iiiiu'v. Our sulijeet and liis wife 
 •ire tiio parents of six ciiiidren, whose names are: 
 I da. f!ef>rfie, Mamie, Ferdinand. Sadie and Clara. 
 .Mr. and .Mrs. Normlani are niend)crs of tiie !^t. I'ftul 
 F-uthcran Church. Tlie family rcxidencc is located 
 at the corner of Sixth and Madison .Streets. 
 
 JiEKOMK FKHHK. Our subject is one of 
 the older inhabitants of IJeverly 'rnwnship, 
 I having l)een born in IHli). lie is a son of 
 ' David A. 11. and Klizabeth Ferre, the 
 
 former of whuni was a participant in the War of 
 1812. They were the par nt^ of eleven children, 
 there bein^ seven sons and four daughters, only 
 two of whom are now living, our subject and 
 .Job T., who was born in the same place as was his 
 brother. lie was married in California, where he 
 now lives, a retired farmer. 
 
 In the year IHKI, our subject married .Mi.ss .\. .\. 
 Doak. who wa.s bc>rn in 1821. They have l)een 
 the parents of three children, two <(f wliom are liv- 
 ing. The eldest was born in I'ike CountN' in 1H12, 
 and was named .\lma .S. .She married Willis Hub- 
 bards and now lives in Mississippi, where her hus- 
 band is a [iracticing physician. Their family in- 
 cludes one child. Our subject's oilier daLighter, 
 Kllen. was liorn in Beverly, tlii> coMnl\, in 184ri. 
 She was reared at Kingston ami rccci\cd a gooil 
 education. 
 
 Mr. Ferre was liereft of a father's c.-ire at the 
 age of ten years. .Vfter leaving school he enira:;ed 
 in teaming for .-i while in I'eny Town>lii|i. j.alcr 
 taking a contract to break prairies in I'jkc County 
 and working with seven yokt- of c;ittle. After sav- 
 ing some money, he moved to Beverly Township 
 and invested his nest egg in the purcha.se of a 
 forty-acre trad of lantl, for which he paid *.'i(l(). 
 Later be purchased another forty acres, paying for 
 
 26 
 
 it floo. I'rom time to time he added to his estate, 
 which was all the lime increjising in value, until 
 he aggregated live hundred acres c)f excellent land. 
 This is well im|)roved and thoroughly cultivated. 
 He has a pleasant home which contains ten rooms, 
 and which he erected at a cost of *2,()00. His 
 farm is a beautiful place, well shade<l by line trees, 
 with orchards and every acces.sory to make a coni- 
 fortflble and delightful rural residence. IJesides 
 this valuable farm property, he owns a line block 
 in the city, upon which is a livery stable which is 
 conducted under his name. 
 
 Mr. Ferre is a member of the Baptist Church, 
 his connection with that body covering a period 
 of fort}' -seven yeai>. lie has ever been a liberal 
 contrilmtor to the support of the church and of 
 all i>hilanthroi)ic orders. In politics, he is a He- 
 publican and is greatly interested, as all loyal 
 American citizens must lie, in the faith of his party, 
 although he has never as[)ircd to hold pulilic office. 
 
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 YLNKSTKH P. BAHTLKIT, Fish Commis- 
 sioner of Illinois and agent for the I'nited 
 St.ates Fish Commission at (^uincy, was 
 born .July 2. 1^12. His father, . Sylvester 
 was for many years foreman of the Quincy 
 11'///;/. .•md his death, which occurred in I8.i2, was 
 deeply mourned not only by his family but also by 
 the citizens, aniimg wlnun he was held in high es- 
 teem. The mother of our subject, known in 
 maidenhood as .lulia O'Dell. was tiie daughter of 
 .lolin O'Dell.one of the piiuieers of .\dams Couiilv 
 who c.ame here sOon after ex-tifiv. .lohn W(«id <lid. 
 Of llic -even children born to Syhcstcr M. and 
 .lulia Bartlelt oiil\ two .-ire now living, our subject 
 .Tiid l.oring S., a farmer of Adams County. The 
 former passed his boyhood in i^uincy anil learned 
 the trade of a printer in his father's ollice. When 
 he started out in business for himself, he opened a 
 grocery store and conducted the enterpri.se success- 
 fully until IHTC, nt wiiich time he sold out. He 
 next cinbjiikcd in the produce business and was
 
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 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 engaged in this way until 1879,\vhen he was elected 
 a member of the Board <>( Fish Conimissioners. A 
 few years later, li< l)ecame agent for the United 
 Stales in charge of the distribution of indigenous 
 lish, which position lie has since held. His office 
 is at the corner of Front and Spring Streets, 
 (^uincy. In this position lie has proved himself a 
 competent officer and lias become widely and favor- 
 ably ]<nown. 
 
 Tlie i)oIitical belief of Mr. Bartlett brings him 
 into line with the Republican party, of which he 
 is a stanch adherent, casting his ballot and wield- 
 ing his iiitluence for the promulgation of its prin- 
 ciples. fSociall}-, he is a Royal Arch Mason, and 
 one of tlie prominent members of the order. He 
 has a i)lcasant residence at No. 433 North Fiftli 
 Street, Cfuincy, and it is safe to say that few of the 
 citizens arc better known, and none more higliiy 
 respected than he. 
 
 S ?OIIN ALEXANDER, a prosperous and rep- 
 resentative agriculturist and honored and 
 ^^ upright citizen of Nortli East Township, 
 '^^ Adams County, 111., has held various posi- 
 tions of trust and long been numbered among the 
 energetic and enterprising citizens of tiiis portion 
 of tlie State. He was born in Mrginia in 1828, 
 and was the son of M. and Nancy B. Alexander, 
 both natives of the Old Dominion, where the fa- 
 ther was born in 180.5. The paternal and mater- 
 nal grandfathers both bore the given name of 
 .loliii, and thus Mr. Alexander was named in 
 honfir of each of these worthy ancestors. Our 
 subject was one of live children b3' his father's 
 first marriage, and the only son of his mother, wiio 
 died in 183!). In 1841, his father married Miss 
 •lane .\rl)iickle, who became the niotlier of five 
 children. 
 
 i^lizaljelh, the eldest sister of our subject, who 
 died at the age of twenty-two. was born in the 
 year 1830. The second daughter, who afterward 
 lircame Mrs. A. i-ogan, was born in 1832. and re- 
 
 sides upon a farm in Missouri. The third daughter 
 was born in 1834, and liecame the wife of B. Dor- 
 sett. Nancy, the youngest of the sisters, married 
 Walter Hiison, a farmer. The parents of John 
 Alexander were among the earl^' settlers of Adams 
 Count3-, 111., and located with their family upon 
 a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in 1834. 
 The father was prospered in his new home and in- 
 creased his holdings to two hundred and eighty 
 acres of excellent land, all under fine cultivation. 
 He also worthily won the esteem and confidence 
 of his neighbors and was elected to the official 
 position of .Justice of the Peace, discharging 
 the duties of the office with ability. 
 
 Our subject was educated in the little log school- 
 house of those primitive times and. having as- 
 sisted his father in the work of the iiomestead, 
 began at twenty years of age to cultivate a farm 
 of his own, buying land at ¥6 per acre; and, pros- 
 pering, has inci'eased his acreage, now owning a 
 large landed property well worth $,50 per acre. 
 Mr. Alexander was united in marri.age in 1849, 
 to M:ss Peycott, who died in 1870, after becom- 
 ing the mother of seven children. .James AY., born 
 in 1850, is married and resides in Kansas; Evelyn 
 is married to .J. Smith and lives in Illinois; .Jack- 
 son is at home; Serena, Philip and Louis are all 
 married, and are with their families variously lo- 
 cated. 
 
 Tlie second wife of our subject was Miss Jour- 
 dan, who liecaine the mother of two children. She 
 survived her marriage about fifteen years and at 
 her death was mourned by a large circle of friends. 
 The third wife of Mr. Alexander was Miss Louisa 
 Paxton, a lad3' widelj- known and highly es- 
 teemed. The entire family of our subject are liv- 
 ing lives of usefulness, and the sons and daughters 
 in their different homes command the confidence 
 and regard of the communities in which they 
 dwell. 
 
 For thirty- years Mr. Alexander has been an 
 honored Elder, and for forty-five years a constant 
 member and attendant, of the Presbyterian Church, 
 whose good work he has been foremost in promot- 
 ing. As a prominent Democrat and a man of 
 ability and upright character, our subject has oc- 
 cupied several iniportaiil official ))Ositions, and is
 
 PuRrrRAlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RFXORD. 
 
 5b» 
 
 at present :i Supervisor of North Kast Township; 
 he is uiso Poor Mnster, and in the perforiiiancc 
 of the duties intrusted to his care has with ef- 
 lieient lidehly and earnest purpose acconiplisiied 
 much of puhlic {food, lie has ever been an advo- 
 cate of educational advancement and is justly 
 numl)ered among the progressive and pid)lic-spir- 
 it^'d citizens of Adams (\)niitv. 
 
 S7 IKIT. KDWAHIJ COHV i> n prominent and 
 I (fej) highly esteemed man of I,ima. lie is a 
 jj| — ^ general merchant, wiiosc high purpose and 
 principles, together with constant attention to his 
 duties, have reaped for him a liriiliant success. Mr. 
 Cory wa.-* l)oni in Cornwall. England, .\ugnst 12 
 183."), and is a son of the Rev. Henry and Mary 
 (KtK?) Cory, both natives of the place above men- 
 tioned. The father wa.< a minister in the Protest- 
 ant Methodist Church, adopting that calling early 
 in life, and following it for many years in Kng- 
 land. 
 
 The Cory family sailed for America in 1849, the 
 father having preceded them here by a year. They 
 located in Hdniont. Ohio, which was their home 
 for a few years. In IH.'jf!. they removed to Illi- 
 nois and lived in Henry County for a year. In 
 18;')7, the Rev. Henry Cory resumed his ministerial 
 work, taking a pastorate in Clark County. .Mo., to 
 which hx-ality he removed his faiiiil\. He pur- 
 chased a farm there, and made that lii> lioiiic fur 
 six ye»r^. 
 
 ^' lHtJ2, the Cory family moved to Lima, thi.- 
 county, and three years later emigrated to Tama 
 County, Iowa, and there purcha.sed a small farm. 
 It was while living there that our subject's father 
 died at the age of sixty-six years. On coming to 
 America, he had joiiie<l the .Methodist Kpiscopal 
 Church, and devoted all the energies of his nature 
 to his chosen calling. He was a self-made man. 
 hut as tine of the pioneer preachers Mccoiii|ilished a 
 great amount of gtMxI. Our subject's inollicr liveil 
 
 until 1-892, when she passed away in her eighty- 
 third year. 
 
 Lieut. Cory is the third of eight children that 
 were iKtrn t<) his parents. He was denied educa- 
 tional advantages, having to liegin work while 
 very young in his native land. When a lad of 
 twelve yeai-s. and while still living in Kngland, he 
 used to walk three miles to his work, work hard 
 all day with the walk back in the evening, and all 
 this for twenty-live cents ;\ day, and on Hist com- 
 ing to America he worked for !i!l a month. 
 
 While a resident of Clark County, Mo., our 
 subject was made Captain of a company of Home 
 (iiiards, and for several months after the breaking 
 out of the war did hard service in that capacity. 
 In 18G2, he enlisted at Lima. Adams County, and 
 was commissioned First Lieutenant of Company 
 (!. One Hundred and Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, 
 and was at once sent to Tennessee. His company 
 was detailed Ui guard duty, having an oversight of 
 railroad property. Mr. Cory was captured in Decem- 
 ber, 18t)2, by (ien. Forrest, and was incarcerated in 
 .leffei-sou Rarracks, St. Louis. He was sick there, 
 anil came near dying with lung feVs\ his sick- 
 ness lasting throughout the following v^. ier. On 
 leaving the army, he returned to Lima and en- 
 gaged in farming for a year. He later became in- 
 terested in mercantile pursuits and kept a general 
 store for several years. He also purchased a llonr- 
 ing-mill, which he ran for four years, but which 
 was finally destroyed by fire — a sad blow to our sub- 
 ject, for in it lie lost about f.i,()(MI. He then returned 
 to merehaiidisiiig, in which he coniinued until 
 February II, I8y2, when he sold out this interest 
 He had in the iiieantimc lived upon and directed 
 :i farm, having taken possession of it in 187!>. 
 
 In the fall of 18()2, our subject was married to 
 .Mi>s Caroline Coiiover. who was Itorn in this 
 county, and who is a daughter of Robert and llan- 
 iiali Coiiover. This famil\ came from Cincinnati, 
 Ohio. ;iiid settled in .\dams County at an early 
 day. Mi>. Caroline Cory flied in I8ti.'>, leaving 
 lier liu>liand two chiblien, Henry K. and Kdward. 
 the latter of whom is decea.scd. In 1868, our subject 
 was inarrie<l again, the lady of his choice being 
 .Martha Nance, a daughter of .losliua and Annie 
 Nance, who came hither from liidiana nl an carlv
 
 590 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 date. They have been the parents of fonr chil- 
 dren: Albert K., Gertrude, Flora (who is deceased) 
 and Edith. ( )ur subject's eldest son was for some 
 time a teacher, and is now devoting himself to 
 farming. Mr. Cory is an ardent Republican and 
 has been a delegate to State and county conven- 
 tions. He has been ver>' active in local political 
 work, and his influence is widely felt. lie lias been 
 Justice of the Peace for eight years and Road 
 Commissioner for nine years. Fraternally, he is a 
 Mason, his connection with that society' extending 
 since 1866. Both he and his wife are members of 
 the Methodist Episco[)al Cluirch, of which he is 
 Trustee. 
 
 Mr. Corj' began hfe in this locality with very 
 limited means. On first coming to the township, 
 he worked on a farm by the month. He rode 
 hither on a small Canadian horse, which was all 
 he had in the shape of property. He now owns 
 ninety' acres on section 12, and eight}' acres of 
 bottom land on section 3. He has recently erected 
 a fine new frame house that is attractive in style 
 of architecture and comfortable and commodious. 
 
 ^^ 
 
 j^lCHARD DALLAM. Our subject holds the 
 ir responsible position of Deimty United States 
 ll^ Collector, located at Quinc}'. He was born 
 in Henderson County, this State, January 
 17, 1862, and is a son of Francis H. Dallam, who 
 was a stanch advocate of the Whig policy. For a 
 number of years, he published the (^iiincv Whig, 
 and then went to War.saw, III., where he ran the 
 Warsaw BvUetiii, publishing this latter sheet until 
 the time of his decease, which occurred March 17, 
 1868. He was a son of Josiali Dallam. Our sub- 
 ject's father was in later life as equally strong a 
 Republican .as he had been a Whig. His wife, our 
 subject's mother, was prior to her marriage a Miss 
 Anna M. iMcKee. She still lives in Memiihis, 
 Tenn. 
 
 Richard Dallam passed his boyhood days at 
 W'MisfVW ivud there received g:ood school advan- 
 
 tages. In his young manhood, he learned the 
 printing business with his brother Philip. In 1882, 
 he received an appointment as Postal Clerk on the 
 railroad mail service and filled that for two 
 years, and the two following years he spent in the 
 service of the Chicago, Burlington ct Quincy Rail- 
 road. Next we find Mr. Dallam at Nickerson, 
 Kan., where he established a paper known as the 
 Nickerson Register. This he edited for three years 
 and then returned to Warsaw, 111., and was soon 
 after appointed to the position which he now 
 holds, his work being confined to the Eighth 
 District. His head(iuarters are at (Quincy. 
 
 In 188/), our subject was married to Miss Lettie 
 Hill, of Warsaw. She is a daughter of James B. 
 Hill. Fraternally, he is connected with the Ma- 
 sons, belonging to the Ancient, Free and Accepted 
 Masons. He is, moreover, a member of the Knights 
 of Pythias and belongs to the Modern Woodmen. 
 For some time he has been a prominent figure in 
 the Legion of Honor. In politics, he is a Repub- 
 lican. He is one of the veterans whom the coun- 
 try delights to honor, as during the late war he was 
 Captain of the Tenth Illinois Cavalry under the 
 command of James D. Slorgan and took part in 
 several severe engagements, in each of which he 
 was conspicuous for bravery. Mr. Dallam has a 
 pleasant home in (iuincj-, which is located at No. 
 623 North Sixth Street. 
 
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 11^^ 
 
 I I^ILLIAM II. SIMPSON. Itisawell- 
 \.r\ll established fact that a man of natural abil- 
 V/\v 't.Vi 'f possessed of integrity and energy, 
 can accomplish almost any given imrpose in life. 
 Every day furnishes examples of men who have 
 commenced a business career empty-handed, and 
 in a brief period of time accumulated consid- 
 erable fortune. Mr. Simpson has won an enviable 
 reputation as a stock-raiser, and is accorded high 
 esteem and confidence by his fellow-townsmen. 
 He is also quite extensively interested in real 
 estate, and his life furnishes an example which it 
 would be well for busv bread-winners to imitate.
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPIlirAI, RFrORD 
 
 '.;)i 
 
 liiilli III lii.iiil ( iiiiiilN, \\\.. ill IM.'il. iilll' Mlli- 
 
 ject was Mil infant of two ye«i-s when he was 
 brought liy Ills |>areiit.H, William II. anil Millie 
 (kcnneekei) Simpson, to this county, and. with the 
 exceiitioii of six years spent in Missouri, he has al- 
 ways made this plnee his home. He was educated 
 in tliis(Huinty. his scliofil attendance Iieiiiff mainly 
 diii'iiii; the winter mouths, the siiinniprs lieinij de- 
 voted to the work on the farm 
 
 The parental family included eli'veu children, 
 all of whom iricw to mature yeai-s, and were given 
 fair educations. In 11^75, Mr. Simpson was mar- 
 ried to Susan K. Harris, who was a native of Vir- 
 ginia, and the daughter of .lacoh I.euse. Tliree 
 3-oars later, he eng.aged in breeding fine horses, 
 which occupation he still follows to some extent, 
 hut devotes the greater portion of his time to ship- 
 ping stock of all kinds to the city market*. In 
 social matters, he is a member of the Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows, and belongs to the .Masonic 
 frat^'rnity of Flainville, and the Chapter at liarry. 
 He is a man of much pr.ictical business talent and 
 linuncial ability, and b\ the judicious investment 
 of his money has acquired a valuable property. 
 He is identified in politics with the Oemocratic 
 party, and is highly esteemed by those who know 
 liim as one of the most useful members of thecom- 
 muuit\'. 
 
 ^^NDKKW .). CU'lTKR. born .luly .^i, 1824, 
 ^l\ '" ^''*' ''^'**'" "^ Woodbridge, N. .)., is en- 
 I 4 gngcd in general farming on section 22, 
 <^' Heveily Township. His jiarents were 
 
 Samuel and Nancy (Inslee) Cutter, both descend- 
 ants of the lii-st .settlers of the aljove-named ])art 
 of New .Jersey. Their family numbered f<uir sons 
 and four daughtei-s. In IM.J.j, they came West 
 and settled on the farm still owned by the family. 
 Mr. Cutlor was a jiioueer in the business of graft- 
 ing trees. He had one of the most highly culti- 
 
 vHicij r;mii« III tlii>^ scdioii (it the county, and was 
 a prominent and inllueiitial citizen. He aided 
 greatly in the upbuilding of the community, and 
 did much for its progress an<l advancement. He 
 was held in uiiivcrsiil esteem and had the confi- 
 dence and regard of the entire community. 
 
 Of the Cutter family, our subject was the elde>t. 
 William, the .second son, was born in New .lersey, 
 ill 1S2(!, wedded .Mary .lane Harvey and resides in 
 Kansas. Kxperienee, born in IH2K, became the 
 wife of (ieorge (irammer, a successful farmer of 
 this and Pike County. Charlotte R., twin in 1833, 
 is the wife of James M. Harvey, a resident farmer 
 of Kansjus, who was the first man who ever served 
 two terms as Governor of theSt«t«; he also served 
 one term in the I'nited .State .Senate. .Samuel, born 
 ill Adams County, in ]H:ii\. married .Vnnie Ames, 
 and lives in Kansas. The next child, Tabitlia, wsus 
 born in 1K39, is the wife of William Perry Rnbarl, 
 and also lives in Kansas. Klizabeth. the young- 
 est, is the wife of William Lawson, who served 
 in the war as a member of Company K, Seventv- 
 eighth Illinois I nfantry, and w.-u* seriously wounded 
 in the head at lientonville, N. C. He rasides upon 
 the farm with our subject. 
 
 We now take up the personal history of Andrew 
 Cutter, whose education wa.s limited to what little 
 he could get during the winter tci-ms of the common 
 schools, greatly aided by his reading an<l oliserva- 
 tion. He carl3- became the main help of his father 
 in the farm work, laboring hard and living plainly, 
 as was the custom of the country. He has seen 
 many doer on the prairie and nil kinds of small 
 game were very plentiful. He aided in devel<»p- 
 ing the farm and made his home with his parents, 
 with the exception of two years in California. On 
 and after the death of his parents, he became bv 
 inlieritiince, and later by purchase, the owner of 
 four hundred .•iiid fmly acres of arable timber 
 and pasture land, all fairly fenced and improved. 
 
 .Mr. Cutter is ranked among the m:in\ modest 
 farmers of lleverly. He lia.s had his full share of 
 trouble with lightning-rod men. spectacle and 
 i|uack-inediciiie peddlers an<l insurance and Itook 
 agents. In polities, he is a Republican. He feels 
 proud that he ha.s earned the bread that he lias 
 eaten, and is not unmindful that he is of
 
 592 
 
 PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 " Those who, coming first, build up for those who 
 
 follow, 
 Sliapiiig the future though they know not of it; 
 As on the slow-wrought ledges coralline 
 The continents of future times are seen.'' 
 
 ■iY'OHN M. CABBELL. A varied and inter- 
 esting experience is that which is insepara- 
 I bl}' connected and woven into the life of 
 ' our subject, who is a mechanical engineer, 
 at present in the Government employ on the boat 
 "Alert," and who is one of the oldest engineers 
 on the Mississippi River. Mr. C^abbell was born in 
 Carrollton, Greene County, 111., August 28, 1828. 
 lie is a son of John and a grandson of William 
 Cabbell, tlie latter born in Halifax County, Vt., 
 wliere lie was a farmer. The family is of English 
 origin. 
 
 Our subject's father was a farmer in early days 
 in Adair County, Ky. In 1824, he came to 
 Greene County, and there engaged in farming \in- 
 til iiis decease. He was a man of strong will, emo- 
 tions and principles. In politics, he was a Jack- 
 sonian Democrat. Our subject's mother, wlio in 
 her girlhood was a Miss Mary Willis, a native 
 of Kentucky, was a daughter of William Willis, 
 who went to Kentucky from ^'irginia, and there 
 engaged in farming. Mrs. Cabbell lived until the 
 ripe old age of eighty-five years, her decease occur- 
 ring in 187fi. Both she and her husband were 
 members of the Christian Church. She was the 
 mother of nine children, of whom four are living, 
 and our subject was the second youngest of this 
 number. 
 
 .Idhii M. Cabbell was reared in Greene County 
 until sixteen years of age. He had but limited 
 school advantages, attending only two or three 
 winters, and his studies being carried on in the 
 old-time log schoolhouse, where the methods were 
 of the crudest nature. On the death of his father, 
 he started out for himself, and came to Quincy in 
 1 8-1 5. lie helped put in the machinery in the 
 Miller distillery, and then went on a boat as assist- 
 
 ant engineer, working under his brother on the 
 "Senator," whose captain w.as Capt. Iverns. After 
 one tri|) on that, he was appointed on the boat 
 •'Time," then was engaged for five months on the 
 "St. .loBepli," and on other boats ran up the river 
 for many years. He soon demonstrated his ability 
 in his chosen line, and was advanced to be first 
 engineer, and has ever since been so engaged. For 
 twenty-five years he was subject to the ordeis of 
 but one man, and ran from Keokuk to St. Louis. 
 As he was on different boats of the line during 
 that time, he became familiar with everything in 
 the lleet. 
 
 During the war, our subject was pressed into ser- 
 vice, and took part in different river fights. He 
 was at Pittsburgh Landing, N'icksburg and Mem- 
 phis. Since then he has been running on various 
 lines. In 1881, he took a short vacation, and in 
 1885 entered upon an engagement with the (iov- 
 ernment on the "Coal Bluff." Ilisnext boat was 
 the "Success," later the ".I. (J. Parke," and he is 
 now on the "Alert," which is used in towing stone 
 barges, and is also employed in the building and 
 repairing of dams. So familiar is Mr. Cabbell with 
 his profession, that he knows every crook and turn 
 of the Mississippi River, and can tell just wliere he 
 is by tiie slightest indications. He has escaped 
 many river disasters. He was on the "Golden 
 Eagle" when it was burned, and on the "Anthony 
 Wayne" when it sank, and also upon other ves- 
 sels in time of danger. 
 
 Our subject was married in t^uincy. February 20, 
 1855, his bride being Miss Harriet Mum, who was 
 born in Clarksville, Mo. Mr. Cabbell was the first 
 engineer in the Fnited States Custom House in 
 Quincy, and it was he who opened and set the 
 oHlce in working order. Of course he has much 
 information at command regarding the river ser- 
 vice that is very interesting. He states that the 
 first steamboat that came up the Mississippi River 
 was the "Missouri IMaid," and its first trip was 
 made in 1814. It scared the blacks along the 
 shores so badly that they Hew in terror to their 
 neiglibors, thinking that the Resurrection Day had 
 surely come. The first boat that ever came up the 
 river had what they call a "Texas" (a small cabin on 
 topof the main roof). This was the "St. Anthony-,"
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 593 
 
 and it came up the river in 1846. In his time he 
 has made some improvements in his line, which 
 he lias found valuable adjuncts to his engines. He 
 used t<> kn<iw all the old river captains, but finds 
 thai there have lieen many changes in later years. 
 Mr. C'abbell is a Democrat in politics and one of 
 the oldest settlers in <^uincy. and. aside f ix>m his em- 
 ployment under the Government, he is working at 
 the Tellico Mills as engineer. He hassupterintended 
 the setting of the machinery in many of the mills 
 In the citv. 
 
 ^^^f 
 
 REDERIC K BOYD. Our subject is a re- 
 )^(g) tired manufactui-er. residing in the city of 
 X O'liuf.'*'- 11^ ""^ born in Boston. Mass.. 
 
 in April, 1824, and is a son of James and Mar- 
 g.iret (Curry) Bovd. His paternal grandfather 
 was Hugh Boyd, and his maternal grandsire Fran- 
 cis Curry. Our subject's father was born in New- 
 townard. Ireland. November 11. 1793. and came to 
 America in 1817. settling in Boston. He was of 
 Scotch-Irish extraction, and was educated for the 
 Presbyterian ministry, but afterward Ijecame a 
 Tnilarian. He was a harness-maker by trade, and 
 conducted an extensive establishment of that sort 
 in lV>?ton. He was elected to the Legislature and 
 served two terms. The Boy ds are descended from 
 the Stewarts of Scotland, coming from Kilmar- 
 nock. 
 
 Frederick Boyd spent his boyhocnl and youth 
 up to twenty years of age in his native city. He 
 received the best instruction to l>e had in the pul»- 
 lic sc-hools. and w.is graduated from the Engers 
 High School in 1839. Aftor leaving school he 
 was eni|iloyed in the mercantile house of Water- 
 sou A- Pi-ay for two years. He then learned civil 
 engineering, and joined his father in Cannelton. 
 Ind., in 1884, and became interested with him in 
 the coal business, in which he continued fi>r twelve 
 years. 
 
 In the fall of 18.56. our subject removed to 
 C^uincy, and embarked in the manufacture of agri- 
 
 cultural implements, in paniiiiMJiji with 'William 
 Battell and Henry D. Wo<.>druff, under the firm 
 name of Battell, Woodrufif i Boyd. . This partner- 
 ship lasted until 1866. when it was dissolved, and 
 our subject went into business with Jaxne? W»iod- 
 ruflf, being engaged in the manufacture of pai)er 
 in Ouincy. He continued in this for a time, wlien. 
 disixjsing of his interests, he lieoamc Assistant Cash- 
 ier of the First National Bank of 0"iicy, which 
 position he occ-upied until the fall of 1889. when, 
 on ac-c-ount of failing health," he w>is c-ompelled to 
 retire. 
 
 Mr. Boyd is proud to record the fact that he is, 
 and has I>een for a number of years, a stanch Re- 
 publican. He cast his first vote for Zachary Tav- 
 lor. and was a delegate from the F'irst District of 
 Indiana at his nomination in 1»48. Our sub- 
 ject's marriage took place in 1850, when he united 
 his fate for better or woi-se with that of Elizal)eth. 
 daughter of John Dalzell. of Davcnjorl, Iowa. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are the parents t.f two sons 
 and one daughter. John D. lives in this city; 
 Margaret C. is the wife of George Castle, of 
 Ouincy; and Frederick Boyd. Jr.. now lives in To- 
 ledo. Ohio. The family rc-?idenee is an attractive 
 place. Io.at.-d at No. 1457 York Street. 
 
 AMPLE HlfOWN. asuct^essful agricultur- 
 
 i?t and representative citizen of Concord 
 
 71 Township. Adams County, w.os bom in 
 
 Washington County. Piu. in 1819. I^ft at 
 the tender age of ten years a desolate orphan, he 
 early began the Iwttle of life. an<I has by his ^.wn 
 unaided efforts won a position of honor and use- 
 fulness, and in the evening of his a^e eujovs a 
 comi>et«nce. the well-earnetl rewanl of self-reliant 
 and courageous effort. His parents. Benjamin and 
 Jane Brown, were the father and mother of seven 
 children, of whom our subject is the sole survivor, 
 the two sisters and four brothers having long since 
 passed to their rest.
 
 594 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 For two years after tlie death of his parents, 
 our subject resided with different parties, and at 
 twelve years of age was bound out, and after var- 
 ious experiences finally went to work for Mr. Wal- 
 ter Davis, and remained with him, engaged in 
 farming duties, for four years. Our subject had 
 now arrived at an age where he desired to make 
 for himself a home and fortune, and for the next 
 few j^ears bravely fought his waj- upward. After 
 engaging in various ventures and farming in dif- 
 ferent localities, he finally settled in Illinois, 
 and leasing land from Charles Chase, engaged 
 in agricultural pursuits upon a farm, situated 
 about four miles from the citj- of Quinc.y. 
 
 At the expiration of four years, he made a 
 change in location, but still remained in Illinois. 
 Seeking to better himself, Mr. Brown made other 
 changes, and finally liuught land in Adams 
 County, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres 
 from a party in Quincy, paying *4 per acre for the 
 homestead, which he successfully cultivated the 
 succeeding thirty-four 3-ears. After this continued 
 residence our subject decided to sell the old home 
 to his son, who purchased tiie farm for *i.S,300. 
 Mr. Brown then bought his present farm of two hun- 
 dred acres, finely improved, paying for the same 
 $17.55 per acre. The cares of life have been shared 
 by the faithful wife of our subject, Jane Nolan, who 
 was born in 1820, and married in 1839. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Brown are the parents of eleven children, 
 and of this large family of sons and daughters, 
 six are yet living, and are well situated in life, en- 
 joying the esteem and respect of all who know 
 them. Our subject and his wife are leading mem- 
 bers of the Presliyterian Church at Clayton, Mr. 
 Brown having been connected with that religious 
 organization fifteen years, and his wife a member 
 for twentj' J'ears, and they are both active in its 
 religious and benevolent enterprises. 
 
 Our subject is a stalwart Republican, and takes 
 a deep interest in the affairs of his party. He has 
 never aspired to political promotion, but held the 
 position of School Director for twelve j-ears, and 
 is an ardent advocate of educational advancement, 
 which was an important factor in the upbuilding 
 and extension of the needed facilities for instruction 
 demanded by the higher grade of scholarship now 
 
 attainable. A constant resident of Adams County 
 for more than two-score years, Mr. Brown has dur- 
 ing this entire length of time identified himself 
 with all the growing interests anil rapid develop- 
 ment of liis locality, and is known to the commu- 
 nity by whom he is surrounded as a man of higli 
 integrity and honor, who, with energy and honest 
 industry, has attained an enviable place and high 
 record among his fellow-cilizens. 
 
 i^ ' ^ *( 'I ' 
 
 iIlOMAS A. DAVISON is a resident of Mc- 
 I T^N ^^^® Township and is well known as one of 
 V^/' the representative men of this localitj". He 
 was born in 1841 and is a son of .Tames Davison, 
 whose birth took place in Ohio in 1814. His wife 
 was also a native of Ohio and was born in 1818. 
 During the very early history of Cincinnati, Grand- 
 father Davison was a resident there. He was also 
 through all the War of 1812. 
 
 Our subject's father was a large land-owner in 
 those early da^s, and being a devout Methodist in 
 a time before Methodism affected the fine houses 
 of worship which they now have, his home was 
 not only an abiding-place for itinerant preacheis 
 but also frequently served asa meeting-house. He 
 was a natural organizer and was also in the lead 
 in all progressive work. His decease, which oc- 
 curred in 1890, was the occasion for many memo- 
 rials from old friends and early settlers in Ohio, 
 lauding his many excellent qualities. In 1839, he 
 was elected to a public ofliee in tlie State. He was 
 the father of the following children: Harmon H., 
 Ph(»be, Eva, James, Jacob, Laura I., Ella and 
 Emma, besides the subject of this sketch. The first- 
 named is a minister of the Gospel in the jMethodist 
 Episcopal Church. The eldest daughter, who was 
 born August 20, 1836, married Mr. Stokes. 
 Jacob, who died in 1877, was a prominent physi- 
 cian. Laura married Capt. Emanuel Cross. Ella, 
 who married Frank Harper, is a lady of marked 
 ability in a literary way. The youngest daughter 
 married Conrad Hughes.
 
 T(»i;ii;Air and BiuuiiAi'iiicAi. liixouD. 
 
 r.9r. 
 
 tlur suliji'i t was nmiriccl lu MIn- iluldnli I.ee, 
 who was Imiii ami ImimI in llliiidis. Slic w.v a 
 (laiiglitor iif William l.t'o, who was finin lln' same 
 fainil\ as (Jen. Holicrt K. I-cp. Mi. and Mrs. Davi- 
 son havi' lioi'n Ihe parunt* of thrcf chiltlri-n. whosi- 
 names arc George L., Tlionias and Paul. The lirst- 
 nanied was horn in IHTi', the scconcl in 1M7'.* and 
 the Ihirtl in IHHti, 
 
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 iK4 "•'"*'^ •'^- •^■-^'^•'•'•I" of (^lin^•,\. was horn 
 »/ A in this city Mav 27, 1KI7, and helon.us to a 
 * A family which traces its ancestry to Knji;- 
 ''' land and France. His grandfatlicr, .lohn 
 
 Cahell, was horn in A'irginia. and helontred to one 
 of the V. V. Vs. During the War of 1K12 he 
 served in tlie defense of the .Slates, and afterward 
 ensrnired extensively in farming operations, heing 
 an inlhiential and sni'ccssful planter. 
 
 The father of fmr suhject, Samuel (i. Cahell, 
 was horn in the Old Dominion, whence he re- 
 moved to Cincinnati and hecanie an engineer on 
 an Ohio steamhoal. Ahoul 1H42, he locnlcd in 
 t^uincy. and for a time was engineer on the old 
 McCune l.ine, hut later honght two hoats, the 
 " William Camjihell "' and the " .'^t. Mary." These 
 lie ran lietween St. Louis anil .S(. I'aul: later, he- 
 tween St. Louis and Omaha. In the fall of IHGO, 
 he went down the Mississippi and u|) the Red 
 River, and while in the Soutli was pressed into 
 the Confederate army. Three years afleiward he 
 went to W^ashington, D. ('.. where he occupies a 
 residence on Kast Capitol Ilill. Of an inventive 
 turn of niiiiil, he has taken out ninety-six letters 
 patent, some of which have proved very lucra- 
 tive. 
 
 Cecelia Harris, lus tlie mother of our suhject was 
 known in maidenhood, was l)orn in Kentucky, and 
 died in Ohio in 187K. Our suhject. the third 
 among six children, received the advantages of a 
 common-school cducjilion until lie was thirteen 
 years of age. He then went on the river, first on 
 the " Ui Vernon " and later on the "Hannibal 
 
 City." Ffir some yeais he was assistant engineer, 
 and later was head engineer on more than twenty- 
 live diflPerent Ijoats. While Ihusengaged, he trav- 
 eled as far North as St. Paul, and as far South as 
 New Orleans; aUo went to Omaha, anil fortunately 
 never had an accident. 
 
 When ahoul twenty-six years of age. .\li-. Cahell 
 resigned his position as head engineer on the 
 river, to .accept the position as engineer in the 
 Castle .Mills, where he remained ahout twelve 
 years. Next he held a similar [losition in the (iem 
 City Mills, where he remained for four yeai-s. 
 Since IUHH. he has heen chief engineer in the Tell- 
 ico Mills. Like his father, he (lossesses an inven- 
 tive minil. and some of his inventions are already 
 in common use. In IMKX, he invented and pat- 
 ented an electro hoiler cleaner: in 1HH2, he took 
 out a patent on a sight feed lubricator for luhrical- 
 ing cylinders for steam engines, and engaged in 
 manufacturing them in this city until lMH!t. when 
 he sold the patent to W^asliington parlies. 
 
 In 1H80, Mr. Cahell went to Washington, D. ('., 
 where he founded a stix-k company, the Klectioand 
 M.agnctic Boiler Cleaner Company, for the manu- 
 facture of his patent electro hoiler cleaners. The 
 company is still in existence and is doing a prosper- 
 ous busines.s. Mr. Cabell h.as recently invented and 
 patented a gas eciuKimi/.er foi' feducing and eipial- 
 i/.ing the pressure, and in March, 1M92, formed a 
 stock company known as the t^uincy (Jas Kcono- 
 mi/.er Comiiany, with our suhji-ct as general man- 
 ager. One of the best-known of our subject's in- 
 ventions is the electro-galvanic boiler cleaner, 
 which he manufactures in t^uincy. in parlnei-ship 
 with A. 1$. Kaunce, the lirm name being .M. S. Ca- 
 bell it Co. They also manufacture the •' King 
 lice " steam Hue cleaner, which w:is patented by 
 .Mr. Cabell DecemUM- 30, 188L He has taken out 
 sixteen letters patent, one of his latest inventions 
 heing a grease cup for oiling steam engines. 
 
 On the corner of York and fourth Streets, Mr. 
 Cabell has a comfortable residence, and in addi- 
 tion he owns foin- other houses in this city. His 
 marriage, at Keokuk, Iowa, in lH(;."i, united him 
 with Miss Nellie Martin, who was born in War- 
 saw, III. They .-ire the parents of one ehild, Sam- 
 uel M., who is assistant engineer at the Tellico
 
 j96 
 
 PORTRAIT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 Mills. Politically, Mr. Cabell is a Democrat He 
 is a Royal Arch Mason, and is identified with the 
 Ivnights of Pythias. He belongs to the Fii-st Bap- 
 tist Chureli of Quincy, and is numbered among 
 those upright and public-spirited citizens of 
 whom their townsmen are justly proud. 
 
 -•M-J-l-i 
 
 -i"i"i"i- 5 
 
 ,^^ AMUEL II. BRADLEY, the subject of the 
 ^^^ present sketch, is well and favorably known 
 ](\£_^' in Adams County, especially in and 
 around the town of Men don, where he has 
 held the principal public ofHces in the gift of the 
 people. The grandfather of our subject wa? Sam- 
 uel Bradlej-. a native of Connecticut, who came of 
 a familv that settled there about 16.54. He came 
 West in 1831. and located in what is now Mendon 
 Township, two miles west of the village, on a wild 
 and unimproved farm, where he continued to re- 
 side up to the time of his death, which occurred In 
 1846. Djiniel Bradley, the father of .Simuel H., 
 was also a native of Connecticut, and came "West 
 with his father's family and settled on an adjoin- 
 ing farm, where he remained until 1852, when he 
 removed to the viiiage. The neighbors in those 
 early days were as far aparl .is are the towns and 
 villages now, and few who to-day enjoy the 
 goodly heritage left by those self-sacrificing men 
 who first settled this country and left upon it 
 their impress for good, can realize its cost to 
 their ancestors in the way of separation from 
 friends and the hardships and privations of pio- 
 neer life and the discour.igements even to-day so 
 common in the settlement of a new country. The 
 ISradlejs brought with them from their New Eng- 
 land home the steady habits attributable to that 
 country. They were active and prominent in the 
 organization of the Congregational Church in 
 -Mendon, the first of that denomination in the 
 State of Illinois, and were consistent members and 
 among its most liberal snpportere as long as they 
 lived. 
 
 Daniel Bradlev to the time of his death, in 
 
 1867, was prominent as a business man in public 
 matters, and m politics w.-js a Republican from the 
 earliest formation of the part\-. having previously 
 been a Whig and Free-soiler. The mother of our 
 subject was Josephine Brown, a native of Rens- 
 selaer County, >'. Y.. who was born in 180.5. She 
 came West in 1831, and was married to Mr. 
 Bradley in 1834. She still survives in well-pre- 
 served old age, residing in Mendon. which, with the 
 county around, she has seen develop from a 
 wilderness, inhabited only by redmen and wild 
 beasts, to a country of the highest grade of civili- 
 zation, teeming with the comforts and luxuries of 
 life. She is one of the oldest living members of 
 the Congregational Church. 
 
 Mr. Bradley, of this notice, is one of seven chil- 
 dren, five of whom are now living. They are be- 
 sides himself: Ellen, .Josephine B.. Kimball and 
 Daniel A. Our subject was born October 11, 1838, 
 on the Bradley farm in Mendon Township. He 
 received a common-school and business education, 
 after which for a few years he engaged in merchan- 
 dising, followed by the milling business; of late he 
 has been doing a general shipping business, prin- 
 ciijally in grain. 
 
 3Ir. Bradley, like his father and grandfather, is a 
 member and supporter of the Congregational 
 Church. He is a man socialh' inclined, belongs to 
 the Masons and is now and has for many years 
 been Master of Mendon Lodge No. 449. F. <t' A. 
 M.; he also was for many years High Priest of 
 Mendon Chapter No. 1.57, R. A. M.; is a member of 
 El Aksa Commandery No. 55, K. T., Quincy, 111., 
 and of Mendon Chapter, O. E. .S.; and has been Dis- 
 trict Deputy Grand Marshal for the district in 
 which he resides. Politically, Mr. Bradley is a 
 Republican, and takes a leading and active part in 
 politics, is Chairman of the Township Committee 
 and a member of the C'ount\- Central Committee. 
 He is now serving his fourth terra as President of 
 the village, and was for a long time a member of 
 the Council; he is also serving his fifth year .as 
 Supervisor of Mendon Township. 
 
 Ml. Bradley is well thought of and highly re- 
 spected in the community where he resides, .is well 
 as wherever known, and is regarded as one of 
 Mendon's most public-spirited and enterprising
 
 prtRTRAII \N1» T'.T«^;UA1'H1CAL RECORD. 
 
 citizen.-. Maii.v of it.* iiii|iriiVL-iiK'iiU. Iniili iiui'hc 
 anil priv.nU', .ire tlio rftiull <>f liis imtirin<r t'ner<ry 
 anil f)er?istent advocacy of Ihe same. He i;- always 
 really to ilo his full >liare in |iromotins» the public 
 welfare and the 2eneial |ir<>*|>erity tif the whole 
 communitv. 
 
 \fjj;-. H. K.MMlNci.V, who is en<raired in the 
 milling business in Golden, having carried 
 on oj)ei-ations in thi> line since 187i«. is a 
 
 g^ native <>f Auricb. (iermany. He wa? l>orn 
 in 1850. and is a sc>n of Henry K. and Mai-garet 
 Kmininsra. who were also born in the Fatherland, 
 the former in 1829, and the latter in 1824. Their 
 family numbered four sons and four daughters, of 
 whom our subject is the only i>ne living of the 
 family. 
 
 With his parents, our subject emigrated to 
 .\merica. in 18,51, and under the parental roof 
 the days of his l>oyhood and youth were passed. 
 As a companion and helpmate on life's journey lie 
 chose Miss K. Mary Genibler, who was bom near 
 .San .\ntonio. Tex., in 1H.54, their marriage Iteing 
 celebrated in 1H72. Br this union have been 
 born two children, a daughtei and a s()n: Mar- 
 garet, who was liorn in .Vdams County, April 5, 
 1873, was educated in St. Mary's Convent of 
 l^uincy: and .Tfihn .Jacob, who was tK>rn May .30, 
 187.'>. was graduated from the Gem City Hu«inpss 
 College of (juincy. 
 
 With the exception of seven years, from 18ti.S 
 to 1870, which Mr. Kmminga lived with his par- 
 ents in Germany, he has lieen a resident of this 
 county since they c-anie to this country. In 187.3. 
 our subject and his father estalilished themselves 
 in the milling business at Golden, under the firm 
 name of II. R. Kmminga A- Son, and erected the 
 I'niirie Mills. In 1879. he l>ought out his 
 father, and has since conducted the business under 
 his own name. "The New Kra Mills" were 
 also erected by him. in 1889, with a capacity 
 
 of two hundred ^«rrels. of the full roller sys- 
 tem. Mr. Kmminga is now enjoying an excellent 
 trade in this line, having by fair and honest deal- 
 ing and c'lurteous treatment of his patrons se- 
 cured a liberal patronage, not only in this county, 
 hut al.so in Europe. Large quantities of flour are 
 directly sfild and expf>rted to Great Britain, 
 France, Holland, etc., and also the West lii<ii<-s. 
 In connei-tion with this, he deals in all kinds of 
 grain and seeds, and also does a small hanking 
 business for the accommodation of the [leople in 
 his vicinity. 
 
 In his i»olitical .itliliations. Mr. Kmminga is a 
 Hepiibiican. w:ifmiy advocating the principles of 
 that party, but h-as never sought or desired the hon- 
 ors or emoluments of public office. He holds mem- 
 l>ership with the Lutheran I'rotestant Church, and 
 takes an active interest in its growth and u|»- 
 building. He is one of the wide-awake and en- 
 terprising young business men of fiolden, and al- 
 though of German birth, the village has no better 
 citizen than our subjwi. who is a public-spirited 
 and progressive man. 
 
 = •»♦-- ^ > 
 
 iEORGE W. Ft)f;(;. The i«>fe*ion of law 
 affords a field for the exercise of mental 
 ability and talents that are used to the 
 same advantage in no other line of life. To l>e a 
 giKxl lawyer requires not only high nienLal cajiac- 
 ity ill the w.iy of keen perceptions and excellent 
 memory, but a ready command of language, cool- 
 ness, self-|K>ssession. .nnd a self-sustained lieariii^ 
 under all circumstances. The gentleman wh<->r^' 
 life history it is our purpose to sketch, is one of 
 the prominent lawyers at Quincy. in full prndiiv 
 in all the courtt^ of his State. 
 
 Simon Fogg, the father of the subject of this 
 sketch, was Inirn at Limerick, York County. Me. 
 He was eihu-ated as a to|Higra|iliicnl and mechani- 
 cal engineer, and was a son of Maj. Simon Fogg, 
 formerlN of the I'liited States army, a gentleman 
 of remote Welsh and Kngiish descent. The maiden
 
 598 
 
 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 
 
 uame of the mother of the subject of tliis sketch 
 was Hannah W. Kcnneston; she was a native of 
 Somerset County, lie. and was of English descent, 
 related to the Coggswells and Witlierells, of Maine, 
 and to the Browns, of Massachusetts, one of whom 
 was an earlj' Governor of that State. 
 
 George W. Fogg, the subject uf this sketch, was 
 horn in Portland, Me., .Tunc '20, 1843, and was the 
 eldest son of a family of two daughters and six 
 sons, of whom the daughters died in infancy, and 
 only three of the sons are now living. His early 
 school days were passed at his birthplace: later 
 he was prepared for college at the classical acad- 
 emies of Limington, and Corinth, and Hampden, 
 in his native State. Entering Howdoin College, 
 young Fogg there pursued his studies until the 
 end of his junior year, when he left college to en- 
 ter the service of his country. In October, 1862, 
 lie enlisted in Company B, Seventh Maine In- 
 fantry, the regiment being then commanded by 
 Col. E. C. Mason, of the regular army. His regi- 
 jnent was assigned to the Second Division of the 
 Sixth Army Corps — .Sedgwick's Corps. He was 
 shortly after commissioned as a First Lieutenant 
 of that regiment, and was thereafter a participant 
 in all the actions in which that celebrated corps 
 was engaged, and, on his regiment being consoli- 
 dated with two others as the Maine "\'eteran In- 
 fantry, he was commissioned as Major of that bat- 
 tallion, which position he held until the conclusion 
 of the war, when he was honorablv discharged. 
 
 Returning to his home at the close of the war, 
 young Fogg entered the law department of the 
 Harvard Fniversity, from which he was graduated 
 in 1868 with the degree of LL. B. During his 
 residence there, he took a special course and re- 
 ceived special instruction in the modern languages 
 and natural science in that institution, the better 
 to fit himself for the legal arena. Immediately 
 after his graduation he came to Quincv, 111., 
 and became a student in the law office of Messrs. 
 Browning A' Hushnell, then, and for many years, 
 one of the leading law firms of that State. He was 
 admitted to the Bar of that State in 1869, and re- 
 mained with the above-named firm three years, 
 after which he opened an office in that city, and 
 has since continued there, engaged in a general 
 law practice in the local, State and federal courts. 
 
 Our subject married Miss Katharine V. Dills, 
 daughter of ex-Postniaster Harrison Dills, of that 
 city, in 1870. To them have been born two daugh- 
 ters, Lillian K. and Helen B. Mr. Fogg had 
 the great misfortune in 1886 to lose his most es- 
 timable wife. Since then he has remained unmar- 
 ried. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, 
 and for man^' years has been a communicant and 
 a vestryman of the parish of the Church of the 
 Good Shepherd, (^uincy. He is a good citizen, 
 and a gentleman of high personal honor and in- 
 tegrity. In politics, he has been a life-long Dem- 
 ocrat, the worthy descendant of a sterling old 
 Democratic famil_y of the Pine Tree State.
 
 11^ ^.K 
 
 aE 
 
 zse 
 
 BI0GRfI©5l(9fIIj. 
 
 Adams,.!. J 17fi 
 
 .Adams, John 2.'^ 
 
 .\<l;iiii.s. John Q ."» 
 
 .\<1ani.v. Joseph 217 
 
 Akins. J. S.. SI. I) 12:) 
 
 Allen. J. A 3t« 
 
 AU-sliin'.J. H.,M.D 1.1« 
 
 Ale.xaniler, John 38^ 
 
 .MoxaniliT. I'erry 124 
 
 AloxaiKl.T. K. J i»i 
 
 AltenhelD, K. C 1S2 
 
 .\neal8, F. .\ 178 
 
 Arniokl, Frank 185 
 
 Arthur, Chester A »» 
 
 .\rthiir, Jamc8 381 
 
 Aumann, H. E. C 31i 
 
 B 
 
 Bacher. Franz, M. D 515 
 
 Bacon, K. H 48B 
 
 Bailey, Thomas 487 
 
 Baldwin. G. H 4l» 
 
 Bahlwin, H. B Sa9 
 
 Baldwin , S. Y .W> 
 
 Hallow . (Iiarloi 444 
 
 Barlow. J. \V l.M) 
 
 Hart It-It . Henry 49:) 
 
 Bartlelt,S. P S87 
 
 Bartlvll . S. Jl Mil 
 
 Bates. W.l 12S 
 
 BatM'hy , John .IDS 
 
 Baunipirtner, A. L IXt 
 
 Beaily.K. W 125 
 
 Ik-iHifNon, K. S 455 
 
 Henn<-~)n. W. H 287 
 
 Ui-nnelt, G. E :118 
 
 Bentttn. Abram 21H 
 
 H4-renieyer,Kcv. KrnliDunil.2n 
 
 ilernanl, J.0 2!« 
 
 iSatl.J.U 47» 
 
 Binison, Mrs. Kli/Jibclh .512 
 
 Bleohsohmidl, Ciustav 128 
 
 Bliven ,8.(1 205 
 
 Bloini'r, Henry 197 
 
 Bonnet. J. J 347 
 
 B.Kjlh,\V. A 1«8 
 
 B<iyd, Frederick 5M 
 
 Bradford, J. T 17.-i 
 
 Bradley. .S. H .")*: 
 
 Brophy, George 391 
 
 Brown, J. W 125 
 
 Brown, (.'apt. W. J VHi 
 
 Brown, Sample 59:1 
 
 Buchanan, James 75 
 
 Bull. lx>reli/.o 4.i2 
 
 Bnrkc. V. II 4W 
 
 Burke, Leaoder 211 
 
 Burke. Lemuel :{5(i 
 
 BU.S.S. Wwrt ItH 
 
 Bultz, A. H. I) 683 
 
 Butzkueben.Rev. Andrew. ..:<2n 
 Byland, J. W 143 
 
 Cabbell, J. M 592 
 
 Cabell. M. S 595 
 
 Campbi'll. D. O 290 
 
 Campbell, H. A »i4 
 
 Campbell, James 283 
 
 Carbaugh, Alexander 313 
 
 Carlln, 1). H 518 
 
 Carr, L. 4.1!i 
 
 Carter. Hon. J.N 23:1 
 
 CasUe, Oeor(;e 5K5 
 
 Castle, J. 8 242 
 
 CanKhhn. C. W 451 
 
 Channon, W. V 425 
 
 ChajH', JamcH 25:1 
 
 Chavis, Rev. Jnnlan :ni 
 
 Chidenden. Abraham 288 
 
 Chittenden, Hon. S. K .'.27 
 
 Chumbley , C. W 380 
 
 Church. S. P 6«l 
 
 Cleavelanil. G. W :»> 
 
 ( 'lex eland. Edwin 137 
 
 ClevelauU, & Uruver IftI 
 
 Oilburn, C.V 5«9 
 
 Collins, O.H 481 
 
 Collins, Thoniax 440 
 
 Colvin,D. P 229 
 
 Conover. Norris 'M9 
 
 Conrad, Kev. C. E .Wl 
 
 Cook, Reynanl 5.55 
 
 Corbin. Washiui^lon IG& 
 
 Corbyn. Kev. W. B 148 
 
 Core, A. S., M. D 57* 
 
 Currigan, J. B 202 
 
 Cort , Peter 361 
 
 Cory, Lieut. E<lwart! 589 
 
 Cowan. A. B 488 
 
 Craij^. Henry 159 
 
 Crip|H-n,S.L 147 
 
 Crocker, J. K.,M. D 317 
 
 Cupp, U. C .53r. 
 
 Curry, B. A.,Sr ."Ug 
 
 Cutter. A. J .591 
 
 Cyru.H, G. W :t07 
 
 D 
 
 Dallam, Richard .590 
 
 DauKherty , J. F 217 
 
 Davis, Hon. U. S 491 
 
 Davis, Levi 496 
 
 Davison, T. A 594 
 
 Dazcy.C. T SS6 
 
 Dean.G. W 517 
 
 DeGrool. W. H :»! 
 
 Devore, Andrew 478 
 
 Dick, Ernest 39« 
 
 Dick, John :B5 
 
 Downing, Hon. J. E 4:19 
 
 Driimmon, J. J 262 
 
 Dudley, J. H 4« 
 
 Durholt, Henry 4CS 
 
 E 
 
 Edwards, Paul 154 
 
 Ely.J.E .'..'."'..m 
 
 Emery, J. \V jj^ 
 
 Emery. S H., Jr |63 
 
 Einiuinga, H. H .-,97 
 
 Esterley , Joseph 354 
 
 Earel, J. >l 
 
 Ktx'rt . Ixiuis 
 
 Kdmouds, R. >'. 
 
 S«7 
 
 3a 
 
 Farrell, Michael •>■;^ 
 
 Faucet t, 1. L 341 
 
 FealherinKlll, G. T ooq 
 
 Fcrre. Jerome 597 
 
 Fillmore, Millard «7 
 
 Fl.-tcher, Joseph, M. D 287 
 
 Fogg.O. W 597 
 
 Follansbee, Mrs. E. C Jftj 
 
 Folliii, J. «., M. D 27:1 
 
 Foster, A. JI .jjn 
 
 Freiburg, Caspar 307 
 
 Freiburg, Joseph 3J2 
 
 G 
 
 Oallaher, James ^-^jn 
 
 Oartleld, James .\ 9.5 
 
 Garn'tt. .Mrs. Elizabeth 209 
 
 Gay. A. P :i7.', 
 
 Oay.C. V .iw; 
 
 Gerke. H. W -aij 
 
 Gerry, Oliver 245 
 
 Gllliland, \V. E., M. D 280 
 
 Gilmer. C. M 3U6 
 
 GIvler, W. F 4M 
 
 Glaiw, J. B 489 
 
 arahBni,.loliii, M. D 186 
 
 Urainmer, CM SOB 
 
 Grant, 1'lyH.ses S 87 
 
 Green. .\mos 599 
 
 Griesor, J. 1 610 
 
 Griinm, Henry 977 
 
 Oronewold. Wllllaiu 547 
 
 Uruves, Ste)>hou iJi
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Guenther, Fred. . . 
 fiuseman, "W. A. . . 
 (iiithrMs-'o. F.J... 
 
 u 
 
 .318 
 .144 
 .190 
 
 Han,E.C f^ 
 
 Hallerberg, Rev. William. . ..191 
 
 Haiully, James 54B 
 
 Harily, Heorge 28-t 
 
 Hardy, J. P 2Jh 
 
 Harness, Bicliard '''J 
 
 Harness, William 208 
 
 Harrison, Benjamin 117 
 
 Harrison, William Henry. . . . .■>! 
 
 Haselwood, Willis 225 
 
 Haselwooa,W.K 511 
 
 Hatch, Henry, M. D «" 
 
 Havenor,J.T 236 
 
 Hayes, Rutherford B 91 
 
 Hazlett, James 542 
 
 Hearn.U.S 1»8 
 
 Heeltle. Benjamin 338 
 
 Hedfc'es, Jonah 390 
 
 Heiderich, Martin ^02 
 
 Henry, Samuel, M. D 52-2 
 
 Herakl Company <!" 
 
 Herndon,P.M.,M.D 388 
 
 Hibbard.R.B «* 
 
 Howes, Oliver 299 
 
 Hoyt, W.R 535 
 
 Hmnniert, J. A 3B7 
 
 Hvman.rapt. J. M 5(0 
 
 Inman, S. S. 
 
 Kemp,C. W •■i29 
 
 Kendall, W.E 428 
 
 Kimnions, Luke 323 
 
 Knapheide, W. S., M. D 553 
 
 Knittel, Joseph 556 
 
 Knox. James "US 
 
 Jackson, Andrew 43 
 
 Jacobs, J. W S72 
 
 JaoiCS.J.H 255 
 
 Jellei-son, Thon as 27 
 
 Johnson, Andrew 83 
 
 Judy, J. M 336 
 
 Judy, P. T :!53 
 
 K 
 
 Keath,U.H 361 
 
 Kelker.H. L 6«8 
 
 Kellermeyer, C. H 523 
 
 Kelly.J. R.,M.U 337 
 
 Lansdon, A. L 500 
 
 Lawrence, G. W 3tl 
 
 Lawrence, Woodford 220 
 
 Lee,S,.\ 231 
 
 Lefers,H.L 38* 
 
 Lc Sage, Col. J. B 24B 
 
 Leseni , Hon . Isaac 157 
 
 Lewis,J.Y.,M.D 577 
 
 Liebermani), J. 378 
 
 Liglitner, J. P 503 
 
 Lincoln , Abraham 79 
 
 Lindsey.J. W 225 
 
 Little, J. 579 
 
 Locher, Rev. Joseph 449 
 
 Lockwood, Col. W. R 426 
 
 Luthin, Fred 409 
 
 M 
 
 Madison, James 31 
 
 Manning, T. J 557 
 
 Marks, P. A., M. D 408 
 
 Mar.sh, Hon. William 131 
 
 Marshall, G. W., M. D 4.« 
 
 Marshall, J. W 581 
 
 McAdams, Hon. John 212 
 
 McClintock, J. G 545 
 
 McClung, W. L .545 
 
 McCoy, J. D 449 
 
 McCoy, John 504 
 
 McDowell, Capt. A. S 558 
 
 McFarland, W. M 438 
 
 McGirr, Rev. Peter 195 
 
 Mclntyre, Robert 584 
 
 McLoskey , W. G., M. D ;»0 
 
 McNay , John ,564 
 
 Meacham, S. F., M. D .524 
 
 Menke, E. H 2.9 
 
 Menke, Frederick :''87 
 
 Menke, F.W 189 
 
 Meriaiii, IJ. V 4M4 
 
 Metzger, J. J 255 
 
 Meyer, F.W 4R4 
 
 Meyer. P. H 415 
 
 Mikesell, Hon. J. P 173 
 
 Mileham, Hon. Samuel 462 
 
 Miller, Mrs.C. C, M. D 311 
 
 Mirbach. Rev. Gerhard 207 
 
 Mitts, S. D 362 
 
 Monroe, Jamos 3& 
 
 Moore, J. L 230 
 
 Moore. W. P 474 
 
 1 Morgan, Gen, J. P 271 
 
 Morris, Capt. D. M 402 
 
 Morton, Zalmunna 434 
 
 Mueller, Rev. Ansclmus 301 
 
 Munroe,W. T 432 
 
 N 
 
 Newcoinb, R. F H' 
 
 Nichols, J. P :«2 
 
 Nichols, L.W 509 
 
 Nicholson, J. W 191 
 
 Nottz, C. F 373 
 
 o 
 
 Ocnning, H. A 326 
 
 Orr.J.G 279 
 
 Ortoii, Clark ■'^^' 
 
 Osborn, H. S 314 
 
 PearccG. W 506 
 
 PenHeld , U . S 183 
 
 Perkins, W.H ■•75 
 
 Pierce, Franklin 71 
 
 Pipino, J. C ^fi" 
 
 Polk.JamesK 59 
 
 Pond.Maj.G.O 443 
 
 Powell, Miss D. F 377 
 
 Prince, Col. Edward 151 
 
 <,» 
 
 Ijuig, Conrad. 
 
 R 
 
 Ralph, W.C 521 
 
 Rankin, Robert 389 
 
 Ratcliff. A. B 376 
 
 Ratcliff,J. H 203 
 
 Rees, Frederick 421 
 
 Reynolds, (i. R 306 
 
 Richards. J. W 582 
 
 Riddle.G.D 179 
 
 Rifenberick, J. M 184 
 
 Robbiiis, Joseph, M. I) 329 
 
 Bobbins, Nathan 136 
 
 Bodoir, Hon. H. K 133 
 
 Rooney, Michael, M. D 413 
 
 Ross,S. F 481 
 
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