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Dawson, Christopher Columbus,
Farmer; Persifer Township; born Aug. 25, 1846 in Ohio. Educated in Knox
County. His parents were James and Margaret (Claypole) Dawson of
Ohio. Mr. Dawson was married to Elletta Corbin in 1869, in
Persifer Township. Their children are: Leon Lewis; Joseph Rollie; James
Albert; Charles Wilbert; Nellie Alvida; Etta May; Jasper Winfield; and
Harley, an infant, deceased.
Mr. Dawson’s parents came to Knox Co. when he was 8 years of age,
and settled on a farm, where they lived until the death of his mother. His
father then sold out and went to Kansas, where he died.
Mr. Dawson remained in Knox Co., and still lives on his farm near
Dahinda. His family are at home with the exception of one son, Lewis,
who married and is farming elsewhere. Mr. Dawson is a democrat and has been
a School Director.

Dayton, Benjamin, Farmer; Walnut
Grove Township; born in Harpersfield, Delaware Co, N.Y., March 13, 1834;
educated in the common schools. He is a member of the Library Board, and has
been Assessor.
He came to Victoria, Knox County, in 1854, and was clerk in a store
till 1859. He then began farming, and in 1863, bought a farm in Walnut Grove
Township, where he now resides, and upon which he built a fine brick
residence in 1864.
Mr. Dayton is a republican, and has always taken an active part in
town affairs. In religion, he is a Protestant.

DeWolfe, Clayton A., Farmer;
Victoria Township; born April 30, 1845. He was the son of Joseph DeWolfe
and Mary Ann, daughter of Martin Gibbs, one of the early
settlers. Mr. DeWolfe was educated in the common schools.
He was married to Lucetta, daughter of Joseph Atherton,
March 7, 1867, at West Jersey, IL. They have four children: Burton A.,
Ernest C., Ethel N., and Louise. One son is a farmer, the other a
carpenter, both of whom are members of the Grange.
Mr. DeWolfe went to Iowa in 1880, and in 1889, he returned to
Illinois and settled in Goshen; in 1890 he moved to Victoria Township. In
1894 he was elected Road Commissioner and served three years; he has also
been School Director for several years. In religion Mr. DeWolfe is a
Protestant.

Dickerson, James T., Farmer, Haw
Creek Township, where he was born Jan. 21, 1848. His father, William
Wright Dickerson was born in White Co, IL. Aug. 2, 1820, and died Aug.
11, 1885; his mother, Sarah (Housh) Dickerson died in 1863; they were
the parents of eleven children, seven of whom reached maturity: Mrs. Mary
Morss, Mrs. Phebe Morss, James T., Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, William, Mrs.
Eliza J. Woolsey, and Mrs. Martha Dennis.
In 1865 his father married again, the second wife being
Elizabeth (Highfield) Dickerson; two children were born to them: John
B., deceased; and Frank Wilson. His grandparents, Louis
Dickerson of Georgia, and Elizabeth (Beck) Dickerson of South
Carolina, were among the early settlers in the State.
James T. Dickerson was married in Peoria County, Mar. 27, 1876 to
Melvina Connor.
Mr. Dickerson is a practical farmer and owns three hundred and
thirty-three acres of land in Haw Creek Township, besides timber land. He is
a member of the Masonic fraternity, having joined Maquon Lodge, No. 530,
when twenty-one years of age. Mr. Dickerson is a democrat.

Doubet, Joseph Daniel, Farmer,
Truro Township; born in Peoria County, Dec. 12, 1854; educated in the common
schools. His father, Elenor Doubet was born in Lacote, France, July
12, 1824; his mother, Harriet (Slayn) was born in Ohio April 7,
1831. His paternal grandparents, Joseph and Ursula Doubet were
natives of France; his maternal grandparents, Daniel and Mahala Slayn,
were born in Virginia.
Jan. 25, 1875 he was married in Kickatoo to Ellen Corrigan,
who was born Aug. 4, 1849, and is a daughter of Patrick and Anna (Ryan)
Corrigan. There were eight children: Cora I., born Jan. 5, 1876;
Mollie M., born June 14, 1880; William, born April 5, 1882;
Hattie R., born Jan. 15, 1884; Anna G., born Jan. 15, 1886;
Delila F., born Feb. 21, 1888; Lucy M., born March 5, 1890;
Lida E., born April 7, 1892. Two of Mr. and Mrs. Doubet’s children are
deceased.
Cora I. was married to Dr. F. F. Wallick of
Williamsfield, June 16, 1897. They have one child, Ralph B. Wallick,
born April 7, 1898.
Mr. Doubet is a member of the Odd Fellows at Williamsfield. He is
an extensive stock dealer. In religion he is a Christian. In politics he is
a liberal.

Dunbar, James W., Farmer; Orange
Township; born Feb. 13, 1856, in Macon Co, IL.; educated in the Orange
Township common schools and at St. Alban’s College, Knoxville, IL. His
parents were Chauncey Dunbar of Ashtabula Co, OH, and Debby Ann
(Woolsey) Dunbar of Saratoga Co, NY. His paternal grandparents,
Thomas and Ruth (Harper) Dunbar, were from Ohio; his great-grandfather
was Jacob Dunbar; his maternal grandparents, John and Elizabeth
(Bradshaw) Woolsey, came from New York.
Mr. Dunbar was married to Ida A. Cox, Dec. 23, 1881 in Macon
County. Their children are: Chauncey A., and Lenna A.
Mrs. Dunbar was the daughter of John F. and Mary A. (Carver) Cox,
of Macon County.
Mr. Dunbar came to Knox County with his father in 1857; his father
died June 1, 1898, leaving two sons and two daughters: John L., James W.,
Lucy A., and Eliza A. A son, Thomas, died in 1886. The mother
died in 1890. The family came from Scotland at an early day, and settled in
Ohio in 1798. Mr. James W. Dunbar lives on a well improved farm near DeLong.
Dunbar, John L., Farmer; Orange
Township; born in Marion Co, OH., Dec. 31, 1842; educated in the common
schools. His parents were Chauncey Dunbar of Ashtabula Co, OH., and
Debby A. (Woolsey) Dunbar of Saratoga Co., N.Y.; his paternal
grandparents were Thomas and Ruth (Harper) Dunbar of Ohio; his
maternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Woolsey of
New York; his great-grandfather was Jacob Dunbar. The Dunbars came
from Scotland and settled in New York, whence they removed to Ohio in 1798;
the grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution.
John L. came to Illinois with his father in 1857; the father died
June 1, 1898; the mother died in 1891. Mr. Dunbar lives with his two sisters
upon the homestead. He is a republican.

Dunlap, Theodore F., Farmer;
Cedar Township, where he was born Aug. 1, 1844; he was educated in the
common schools. His parents, Edmond P. and Matilda (Belt) Dunlap,
were natives of Kentucky, the former of Fleming County.
June 22, 1886, in Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Dunlap married Mrs. Sue
H. Grabill; they had one daughter, Mary Celeste, deceased. Mrs.
Dunlap has one son, Dell Q. Grabill.
Mr. Dunlap’s father died in 1865, leaving four sons and six
daughters: George W., Theodore F., Henry, William B., Mary J., Margaret,
Martha, Alice, Ellen, and Ann.
Edward P. Dunlap was one of the first supervisors of the town of
Cedar, and held the office for several years. In religion Mr. T. F. Dunlap
is a Congregationalist. He is a prohibitionist.

Duval, Thomas Carter, son of
James and Judith (Jennings) Duval, was born in Bath Co., KY, Feb. 28,
1802. His father was of French descent, was born in Virginia and was a
soldier in the War of 1812. Mr. Duval was reared to manhood in Kentucky,
where he learned the cooper’s trade, which he followed both in his native
State and in Illinois.
He was married in Bath County, April 2, 1822 to Nancy Shumate,
who was born in Virginia, Aug. 19, 1804, and died at Wataga, March 2,
1888. Ten children were born to them: Barryman, Elizabeth, Martha, James,
William, Mary, Helen, Ellenor, Daniel J., and Ann.
Ellenor (now Mrs. S. S. Soper of Wataga) who places a
portrait in this volume in memory of her father, was born in Henderson
Township, Knox Co., May 3, 1839. She received her education in a district
school and always lived on a farm. She was first married to David Temple,
and had one child, Thomas F. She was married to Mr. Soper in
Henderson Township in Oct. 1861. They have five children: George T., Mary
E., Septimus S., Edward D., and Nettie May. Thomas F. is a farmer
in Boone Co, IA; George T. is a farmer in Clark Co, MO.; Mary E.
is Mrs. Mary E. Russell of Wataga, Knox Co, IL.; Septimus S.
is in the Klondike gold fields; Edward D. is a farmer near Wataga,
and Nellie M. is Mrs. Nellie May Jacobson.
Mr. Thomas C. Duval came to Illinois in 1835, settling first in
Warren County, near Robinson’s Point, and removing to Henderson Township,
Knox Co, in 1836. He brought to Illinois his wife, six children and one
hundred dollars in money. He invested the money in land in Henderson
Township, and his industry and good management insured success. When corn
sold for a dollar a bushel he invested the proceeds in land, and in 1869
owned about two thousand acres in Sparta and Henderson townships.
In politics Mr. Duval was a republican, and he was a member of the
Christian Church. He was a good and an upright citizen, ever ready to help
others with money as well as advice. He was especially lenient to his
tenants, sometimes giving them a second chance if crops failed, and, in one
case at least, aiding a tenant, who was unable to pay his rent, to weather
the storm and finally secure a farm of his own. Mr. Duval was kind-hearted
and true, a kind father and a good neighbor, a man whose place could not
easily be filled. His death occurred in Wataga, Sept. 25, 1890.

Gettemy, Mary Ellen (Ferris),
was born in Galesburg, IL, July 8, 1839. She is the daughter of William
Mead and Mary (Crandall) Ferris, who were married Mar. 30, 1830, in
Norway, Herkimer Co, N.Y., and resided there until they came to Galesburg
with the colony in July 1837. Their journey was long and tedious. Their
means of conveyance was the usual covered wagon with all paraphernalia that
seemed needful to these settlers in a new country. Both the father and the
mother had strongly marked characteristics. Their strong wills and their
unyielding disposition to overcome difficulties fitted them especially for
pioneer life. The first ten years they lived at Henderson Grove, where Mr.
Ferris owned and superintended a mill. They moved to the old Ferris
homestead in Galesburg in Aug. 1847, where the father lived and died, and
the mother is still living at the advanced age of 89, the sole survivor of
the colony that founded Galesburg.
Silvanus W. Ferris, Mrs. Gettemy’s grandfather, was one of a
committee of four to select a site for Galesburg and Knox College. Here he
removed with his family and lived the remainder of his days. He took an
active interest in the prosperity and growth of the town, and in
establishing Knox College, of which he was a trustee until his death.
Mrs. Gettemy’s childhood was passed at home under the surveillance
of her parents. There was scarcely a book at her command, and the day of
daily newspapers had not dawned in Galesburg. Fox’s Book of Martyrs
was the only illustrated book which the home afforded, and the scenes there
pictured were stamped indelibly upon her mind.
Her early advantages for education were the best the times
afforded. She first attended a private school and afterwards entered the
public schools. With this preparatory training she became a student at Knox
Academy, and enjoyed the instruction of superior teachers. In Jan. 1854, she
entered Knox College and graduated with distinction in 1857.
The first year after leaving college was spent in the study of
music and French. In the spring of 1858 she taught the children of the
neighborhood, and in April 1859 she went from home to teach in the schools
of Henderson County. Afterwards she became a teacher in Knox Academy, and in
the High Schools of Canton, Kewanee, and Freeport.
Sept. 21, 1865, she was married to Robert Hood Gettemy. They
lived in Monmouth, IL, until their removal to Chicago, in May 1867, where
Mr. Gettemy was engaged in the lumber business. In 1869 fire destroyed the
accumulation of years, blackening his prospects for the future. His health
becoming impaired, they returned to Monmouth in Nov. 1873. In April 1875,
Mr. Gettemy returned to Chicago; but his physical condition gave no promise
for permanent business pursuits, and Mrs. Gettemy again entered the
schoolroom as a teacher, and took the principalship of the High School in
Galesburg in place of Mrs. McCall, who was compelled to be absent on account
of illness. In 1876 she was elected principal of Galesburg High School,
resigning after nineteen years of earnest and successful labor to accept the
position of assistant, which would bring less arduous duties and fewer
responsibilities. To the cares of the schoolroom was added the care of an
invalid husband. After many years of ill health, Mr. Gettemy was at last
compelled to give up entirely the active labors of life. He came to
Galesburg in 1886, where, for five years, he was confined to his home, and
for ten months, to his bed. After great suffering, he died August 6, 1891.
Mr. and Mrs. Gettemy had but one child, a son, Charles Ferris
Gettemy. He graduated at Knox College in 1890, and at Harvard University
in 1891. He took the degree of Master of Arts in 1893. He is now engaged as
a political writer on the Boston Advertiser.
In childhood Mrs. Gettemy united with the Baptist Church, retaining
that membership until 1865, when, with her husband, she joined the United
Presbyterian Church in Monmouth, IL. On removing to Chicago in 1867, they
united with the Third Presbyterian Church of that city. In 1882 she united
with the Old First Church in Galesburg, now the Central Congregational
Church, of which she remains a member.
As a teacher Mrs. Gettemy has earned a praiseworthy reputation. She
entered this field of work with good acquirements and a thorough
appreciation of the task to be performed. Her manner is of that quiet kind
that begets confidence in her pupils as well as in her associates. She is
not forward in her opinions, but is ever ready to return an intelligent
answer to her interrogator.
In the community, she is highly esteemed, and her Alma Mater showed
its appreciation of her work as a faithful instructor by conferring upon her
in 1897 the Degree of Master of Literature. Mrs. Gettemy still continues her
work in the Galesburg High School (in 1899).

Gibbs, Richard F., Farmer; Lynn
Township, where he was born Aug. 14, 1850. His grandparents, Martin and
Hannah (Beck) Gibbs, and his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Martha
Norcross, came from New Jersey; his father, Jonathan Gibbs, was
born Dec. 22, 1808 in New Jersey and came to Lynn Township in 1838. His
mother, Tamar (Norcross) Gibbs, was born May 11, 1812 in New Jersey.
Mr. R. F. Gibbs was educated in the public schools. He was married
to Mary J. Reed in Galesburg, Nov. 25, 1875. Their children are:
Grace E., born May 4, 1877, died Dec. 14, 1885; Stella A., born
Nov. 19, 1878; Laura E., born Dec 13, 1880; and Harry A., born
Feb 13, 1883.
Mrs. Gibbs was a school teacher before her marriage.
In politics he is a republican.
Gibson, Peter, Farmer, Walnut Grove
Township; born in Sweden, June 21, 1829, where he was educated. He came to
America in 1854, and to Galesburg, Knox Co, IL. in 1855, where he worked by
the month for several years.
He was married in 1857 to Anna Eng, in Ontario. They had
three children: Oscar, Mary, and Emma.
Mr. Gibson’s second marriage was with Mrs. Carrie Buckley.
For five years he rented a farm in Ontario Township, after which he
bought a farm of eighty acres in Rio Township, which he sold after four
years and bought a farm near Altona.
In religion, Mr. Gibson is a Baptist, and was clerk of the church
for twenty years. He is a republican in politics, and for eight years has
been a member of the Town Board. He is a leading farmer in his township and
interested in all matters pertaining thereto.

Gilbert, Thomas Lee, son of
Thomas and Annis (Dibble) Gilbert, was born in Oneida Co, NY March 17,
1830. His father was a farmer, and it was on the farm that the son received
his first lessons in industry and thrift that have opened to him the pathway
of success.
Thomas Gilbert, the father, went with his father’s family to
Onieda Co, NY, when he was only 6 years of age. He lived there, working on a
farm, until he had grown to manhood. He then went to Ogdensburg, NY, and
engaged in the mercantile business until the War of 1812. He enlisted, and
was wounded when Ogdensburg was taken by the British. After the close of the
war, he went to the headwaters of the Mississippi, as a trader with the
Indians. After returning from the northwest, he lived in Oneida County until
the spring of 1834. He then went west again, in order to select a location
for a permanent home. He traveled on horseback over the State of Illinois,
and studied the merits and demerits of every portion. He preferred the
country between the Illinois and the Mississippi rivers, but the land was
not then in the market and he returned to New York.
In the spring of 1835, he was selected as one of a committee to
find a suitable location in Illinois for a colony. This committee was
composed of Thomas Gilbert, Nehemiah West, and Timothy Jarvis. A
letter of instructions, written by the Rev. George W. Gale, was given
them, which Mr. Gilbert carried in his pocket through the entire trip. The
original letter is preserved in the archives of Knox College, from which the
following interesting items are transcribed:
“First. Health. This may be regarded as a sine qua non. Under this
head, the following indications are to be specially noticed:
1. The quality of the water in wells and springs.
2. The streams, whether rapid, slow, or sluggish: whether they rise
in swamps or pass through them or from springs; the vicinity of marshes; the
face of the country, whether level or rolling.
3. Quality of soil, depth, variety, general character, whether clay
or loam or sand; and if mixed what proportions, probably; slope of the
country, and towards what points, and the degree of slope.
4. Supply of water, timber, and fuel.
5. Facilities of intercourse; roads and canals, where now made or
probably to be made at no distant time; navigable streams.”
The sixth article has reference to hydraulic power, mills,
and machinery; the seventh, to canals and navigable streams; the eighth, to
state of population and prospect of increase. The main drift of the
instructions was to select a healthy location. The letter is dated May 10,
1835, and is directed to Messrs. Gilbert, West, and Jarvis.
During this trip, Mr. Gilbert, the father, entered a half section
of land in Orange Township, and also bought an adjoining claim on which was
an unfinished log cabin. He then returned to New York for his family. He
went to Chicago and tried to sell his horse, saddle, and bridle for the
eighty dollars which he paid. He could not get that price, but instead, was
offered forty acres of land, which is now the center of Chicago. The land
was refused, and at last, his outfit was sold for sixty dollars. He then
took a boat at Chicago around the lakes to Buffalo. He started west with his
family from Rome, N.Y., going on the Erie Canal to Buffalo, then by lake to
Cleveland, then by canal to Portsmouth on the Ohio River, then by the Ohio,
Mississippi, and Illinois rivers to Copperas Creek Landing, and then by team
to Knoxville, reaching that place Nov. 25, 1835. He lived on his farm until
1865, when he sold out and moved to Knoxville where he died in 1872.
Thomas L. Gilbert has lived a busy life. He has earned not
only a competence, but the respect and good will of his fellow citizens. His
ambition has been to shun the wrong, and to demand nothing but what is
right. His life is an example of good deeds done and is worthy of
imitation. In his business relations, he has ever been just and honest, and
has never claimed anything but his own. He came into Knox County when only a
child, and here has been his home ever since. In youth, he assisted on the
farm, attending school as opportunity presented. At the date of his
marriage, he settled on a farm in Orange Township, remaining there until the
spring of 1866. He then rented his farm and removed to Knoxville, where he
was engaged in the grocery and live stock business until 1868. He next
purchased an interest in a hardware store, which claimed his attention until
1871. In 1873 he engaged in the lumber business, which he continued for
nearly twenty years. At present he is dealing in real estate.
The early educational advantages of Mr. Gilbert were such as are
incident to a new country. To acquire a thorough business education, he
improved every opportunity presented. He attended school each winter season
until the fall of 1850, when he entered Knox Academy at Galesburg. He is a
well-informed and cultivated man, and shows that he has studied the book of
experience with a high purpose and a noble aim.
In politics Mr. Gilbert is a republican, having been connected with
that party from its organization. In religion he is a Presbyterian, both he
and his wife being members of that church.
He was united in wedlock, April 24, 1856, to Harriet T. Hebard,
the daughter of Benjamin and Eliza (Clisbee) Hebard, natives of
Ohio. They have but one child, a daughter, Effie, who resides with
them in Knoxville.

Giles, Dr. Henry Wyley,
Physician; Wataga, Sparta Township; born in Peoria Co, Mar. 28, 1861; his
grandfather was an English soldier, and one of the guards of Napoleon
Bonaparte on the Island of St. Helena. He came to America in 1824. He
studied for the ministry, and had charge of a Baptist Church. He and his
wife died in Peoria County. They had five sons and two daughters, all of
whom except Sarah, who was killed by lightning, have by hard work and
economy, accumulated considerable property. They are also very widely and
favorably known through out Peoria County.
Thomas, the oldest child, was born on the Island of St.
Helena Feb. 28, 1814. He moved, with the family, to England and from there,
when he was but ten years of age, to this country, the family settling at
Utica. NY, where they lived until 1836, when they moved west, settling at
Peoria. He followed steam-boating for two summers, then, with his brothers,
William, Joseph, and Nathan, manufactured brick until 1849, when the
two brothers, William and Nathan, went to California, while Thomas
bought land six miles north of Peoria, which he cleared and occupied until
1882, when he retired and bought a home on the Bluff in Peoria, where he
died Sept. 7, 1893.
He was the father of Dr. H. W. Giles and six other children,
two of whom died in infancy, the other four now live in Peoria and vicinity,
one of whom, Dr. W. N. Giles, is practicing medicine in that city.
The mother of Dr. H. W. Giles was Margaret (Poplett) Giles,
of Knox County; her father was Thompson Poplett. The Poplett family
came to Illinois from Indiana in 1835, settling in the northwest corner of
Sparta Township, where they lived for about twelve years, making farming
their occupation. They moved to Peoria County. Mrs. Margaret Giles was born
in Indiana June 15, 1828, and died in Peoria County, Aug. 7, 1875.
Dr. H. W. Giles was educated in Peoria County. He was married to
Christine Schildwachter in Peoria Nov. 26, 1891. Their children are:
Clark Webster, William Thomas, and Ruth Helena.
Before attending medical college Dr. Giles was in the employment of
Allaire Woodward and Co, of Peoria, IL. in the Medical
Laboratory. Although his father was well able to furnish the necessary funds
to carry him through college, he chose rather to be independent and by
persistent effort and strict economy he was enabled to keep his little home,
which he had paid for in addition to his college course. Dr. Giles graduated
at Keokuk, Iowa, Medical College, class of 1895, and practiced for nine
months in Iowa. He located in Wataga, IL. and has built up a good practice,
and is a careful and conscientious physician. He is a member of the Modern
Woodmen of America, the Galesburg Medical Society, the Military Tract
Medical Society, and Illinois State Medical Association. Dr. Giles is a
member of the Methodist Church. He is a prohibitionist.
Givens, Strawther, Real Estate
Dealer; Abingdon, Cedar Township; born May 23, 1843 in Bloomington, IN;
educated in the common schools. His parents were Thales H. Givens, of
Madison Co, KY, and Julia (Carter) Givens.
He was married to Mary Huston, Dec. 25, 1862, at
Blandinsville, IL. They have four children: Anna R., Thomas, Lucy G.
(Foltz), Laura G. (Ryden), and Thales H.
Mr. Givens is a member of the Christian Church. In politics he is a
democrat.

Goldsmith, Edward Howell,
was born at Mecklenburg, NY, Dec. 20, 1834. He was the son of Schuyler
and Catherine E. (Howell) Goldsmith. Schuyler Goldsmith was the son of
Daniel and Sarah (Brewster) Goldsmith; his wife, Catherine, was the
daughter of Caleb and Martha (Halsey) Howell, both of whom were born
on Long Island, although the Howells were of Welsh ancestry, and Caleb
Howell’s father was born in Wales. The Goldsmiths were natives of New York.
Schuyler Goldsmith, who had
been a farmer in New York, removed his family to Illinois in 1855 and bought
a farm in Knox Co., near Wataga, where he lived until his death in 1861. His
wife, Catherine, having died in 1850.
Edward H. Goldsmith was
brought up on the farm in New York. He received his education in the common
schools, his training there being supplemented by much hard study at
home. Although his early opportunities were limited, Mr. Goldsmith is at
once recognized as an educated man, in whom the effect of strong
self-discipline is evident. In addition to his intellectual pursuits, he
diligently applied himself to the management of a farm, and in time became
an experienced and successful agriculturalist. From 1860 to 1876, Mr.
Goldsmith was engaged, during the winter terms, in teaching school. In this
line of work he was especially successful, both as teacher and
disciplinarian, his pupils taking high rank when they entered higher
institutions of learning.
With all his varied interests, Mr. Goldsmith has traveled quite
extensively, and in 1895, accompanied by Mrs. Goldsmith, who was in failing
health, he spent several months in the west, visiting the Pacific coast and
many of the intervening States.
March 8, 1859, Mr. Goldsmith was married to Anna Maria Whiteford,
daughter of William and Margaret Whiteford, of New Jersey. Their
marriage took place at Mecklenburg, N.Y. They have had three children:
Julia Elizabeth and Catherine Howell, deceased; and Edward Whiteford,
a farmer in Sparta Township.

Gooding, Daniel, Farmer, Elba
Township; born Oct, 7, 1858 in Newark, Essex Co, N.J.; educated in the
common schools; his father, Peter Gooding of Germany, was born Jan
18, 1807 and died May 26, 1891; his mother, Elizabeth (Dimphle) Gooding,
was born in France, Nov. 13, 1814; the parents came to America in 1834,
remaining at Newark, N.J. for a time, settling in Illinois in 1860.
Mr. Gooding was married to Mary Baird, Jan. 8, 1880, in Elba
Township. She was born in Elba Township May 12, 1860; her parents were
Adam and Rebecca Baird, who are living in Elba Township. Their children
are: Herman, born Oct. 16, 1889, died Aug. 3, 1890; and Floyd B.,
born July 24, 1891.
Mr. Gooding has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, with
good buildings; he raises stock. He is a republican, and has been Justice
of the Peace and Road Commissioner.

Gordon, Peter, son of James and
Jean (Heron) Gordon, was born in Creetown, Scotland, May 19, 1819. In
1840 he came to this country and finally settled in Copley Township, Knox
Co, IL. He began working by the month, but later bought a farm and was so
successful in his chosen occupation, that in 1885, when he moved to
Victoria, he had greatly increased his possession.
In 1845 Mr. Gordon was married in Copley Township to Mrs. Mary
Ann (McDowell) Tait, who was born in Scotland, Jan. 21, 1814, and was
the daughter of John and Anna (Livingston) McDowell. Her mother died
in Scotland in 1824, and her father came to America in 1839 and settled in
Copley Township. Mr. McDowell died in 1867. Mr. William Tait, Mrs.
Gordon’s first husband, died in 1843, leaving her with four sons: John,
William F., Peter G., and Houston P. In
1862 these four sons enlisted in Company G., Eighty-ninth Illinois
Volunteers, Colonel Hotchkiss commanding.
Foxie's note: John & Peter are buried
at the John Knox Scotch Copley Cemetery,
Copley Twp., Knox county, IL. Their tombstone photos ore also online at
the link. John died at
Chattanooga from wounds received in the fighting at Dalton. Peter G.
rose to the rank of Lieutenant and fell at the battle of Nashville. William
and Houston P. survived the war. The former is a physician in Galesburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon have four children: James, Elizabeth M.,
Alexander H., and Albinus N. James has a farm in Walnut
Grove Township; Alexander H. has one in Copley Township; Albinus
is on the home farm; Elizabeth M. married William Robson of
Wataga, IL.
From the humble beginning in 1840, Mr. Gordon’s possessions grew to
more than fifteen hundred acres, and he gave each of his four children one
hundred and sixty acres of land. He has also a handsome residence in
Victoria. For many years he has been an active member of the Presbyterian
Church, and is always interested in whatever contributes to the welfare of
the community in which he lives. For twenty years he has been a School
Director, and he is looked up to by all as one of the most substantial men
of his township. In politics Mr. Gordon is a republican.

Graham, Benjamin F., Farmer;
Indian Point Township; born in 1865, in Clinton Co, OH; educated in
Bartlett’s Commercial College, Cincinnati, OH. His parents, Samuel and
Margaret (Hunter) Graham, were natives of Ohio; his paternal
grandfather, Jonathan Graham, was born in Maryland. His maternal
grandfather and great-grandfather were named Benjamin; the latter
came from Ireland.
Oct. 23, 1894, Mr. Graham was married in Indian Point Township to
Bell Myres. Mrs. Graham is a daughter of Stephen Myres, one of
the early settlers of Indian Point, who died May 7, 1895, leaving one son,
Harry, and four daughters: Bell, Emma. Lena, and Nellie.
Mr. Graham came to Indian Point Township in 1889, and began
clerking in a store in Herman. Later he clerked for Mosser and Son in
Abingdon, but in 1895, settled on the Myres homestead, where he is a farmer
and stockman. In politics Mr. Graham is a republican.

Grubb, Jon Watson, was born near Barry, IL. Aug. 5, 1851. His
father, Jon P. Grubb, was a Pennsylvania German. His mother,
Harriet (Stevens) Grubb was born in New York, but was descended from the
Stevens family of Massachusetts. In 1842 Jon P. Grubb and his
brother-in-law established the Barry Woollen Mills and engaged in
the manufacture of cloth. Some years after, Mr. Grubb added farming
to his business, and Jon W., from the age of thirteen, was employed on the
farm in summer, attending the district school in winter, till 1872, when he
became a student in Lombard University. He left the University, and after
three years spent in farm labor and in teaching, to procure the means for
completing his college course, he returned to the University and graduated
with a high standing in 1879. After teaching the following winter, he became
secretary and treasurer of the Barry Woollen Mills Company, and held
these positions for two years. In 1882 he was called to Lombard University
to take the place of the Professor of Mathematics during a temporary
absence, and since that time he has been connected with the University as a
teacher. At first he was Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and
Principal of the Preparatory Department, and more recently he has been
Professor of Latin. He is a thorough and earnest teacher, and demands
of students promptness and close application to duty.
It is sometimes said that a scholar who chooses the avocation of a
teacher becomes unfitted for business. This has not been the case with
Professor Grubb. He has been successful in such business enterprises as he
had undertaken. He platted and put on the market the lots in J. W.
Grubb’s Lombard University Addition to Galesburg, and making it for the
interest of parties to buy lots and build houses; he profited by the
enterprise, and caused an addition to be made to the population of the east
part of the City of Galesburg.
The business which he has done in settling estates has been
satisfactory.
He holds the office of Registrar of Lombard University. He
served one term as alderman for his ward. He is a Universalist in his
religious belief, and a democrat in politics.
He was married in 1885 to Mary J. Claycomb, who was for a
considerable time a successful teacher in Lombard University and other
schools. Mrs. Grubb is an efficient leader and earnest laborer in charitable
enterprises and in work for her church, and her efforts in these directions
are generously aided by her husband. They have no children, but they usually
have three or four young persons in their family whom they assist in
obtaining and education.

Hair, Charles Ernest, the son
of Elijah E. and Mary A. (Benton) Hair, was born July 26, 1875 at
Lewistown, IL., where he attended the grammar and high schools. After
the removal of his father’s family to Galesburg, he entered Knox
College, but after two years, in the fall of 1894, left that institution
to become a student at the State University, from which he graduated in
1898. His chosen profession was architecture, and his studies were
directed with special reference to fitting him for that vocation.
On Oct, 8, 1898 he presented himself before the State Board of
Architects, to undergo the prescribed examination, and had the
gratification of being assured by the examiners that he had passed the
ordeal with greater credit than had any who had preceded him since the
creation of the Board. He entered at once into business at Galesburg,
and from the outset has achieved a measure of success not often attained
by young men who have just crossed the threshold of one of the learned
professions.
Mr. Hair is an Episcopalian, as are his parents, and the family
is active in the work of the church. He himself has musical talent of a
high order, and has for several years been connected with the choir of
Grace Church.

Hall, Cyrus M., Farmer and
Merchant; Yates City, Salem Township; born April 6, 1833; educated in
the common schools. His father, Chaney Hall, was born in Vermont;
his mother, Sarah (Richards) Hall was born in Ohio. His paternal
grandparents, Samuel and Silence Hall, were born in Vermont. His
maternal grandfather, Joshua Richards, was born in Pennsylvania;
his maternal grandmother, Rachel (Clary) Richards, was born in
Maryland.
Mr. Halls’ first wife, Rhoda A. Sherman, was born July
3, 1834; died Jan. 29, 1894. They had one child, Cyrus Elmer,
born Jan. 28, 1856. Florence E. Winslow, a grandchild, lives in
Lincoln, NE; she has one child, Sylvia Eileen, born May 26,
1899.
Nov. 8, 1891, he married in Galesburg, Mrs. Lyda M. Buffum,
who was born Aug. 24, 1844 in New York; her parents were James and
Sarah J. Jobes; her first husband was Matthew Buffum, a
farmer, who was born in 1831 and died in 1891; her mother is living,
aged 89.
Mr. Hall has been Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, Assessor,
and Road Commissioner. He conducted a hotel at Galesburg, and at
Lincoln, NE. In early life he was in the Mercantile and Agricultural
Implement business. In 1856 he originated a cultivator, which is very
extensively used at the present time. In politics he is a republican.

Hall, Ira R., Farmer; Rio Township;
born Nov. 18, 1829 at Java, Wyoming Co, NY; educated at the seminary in
Arcade, NY. He is a member of the Congregational Church.
He was married to Mrs. Cynthia Ann Lyon at Rio, IL.,
Nov. 5, 1894.
He enlisted in the War of the
Rebellion for three years, Company A, Seventy-Seventh Illinois
Volunteers, being mustered in Sept. 2, 1862.
In politics he is a republican.

Hamerstrand, John W.,
Farmer; Lynn Township; born May 29, 1840, in Sweden, where he was
educated. His grandparents were Nels and Mary Hamerstrand of
Sweden; his father, Erick J. Hamerstrand, was born in Sweden in
1808 and died May 29, 1892.
Mr. John W. Hamerstrand was married to Anna Carlson in
Altona, May 21, 1877. Their children are: Albert W., born Feb 5,
1878; Elma C., born Dec 3, 1879; and Fannie E., born Aug
11, 1885.
Mr. Hamerstrand came to America in 1868, and worked on
different farms at Altona. In 1886 he bought a farm of 140 acres in Lynn
Township, upon which he is now erecting a commodious residence. Mr.
Hamerstrand is a member of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a
republican.

Hammond, James, was born July 7,
1824, in Medina Co, OH. His father, Theodore Hammond was born
near Hartford, CT., and his mother, Rebecca (Farnham) Hammond was
also a native of CT. Her grandfather was John Farnham of the same
State. She died Nov. 4, 1824. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hammond moved to
Summit Co, OH. In 1810, and Mr. Hammond removed to Illinois in 1844. The
grandparents of Mr. James Hammond were Jason Hammond of Bolton,
CT., and Rachel (Hale) Hammond of Glastonburg, CT.
Mr. James Hammond was reared on a farm and was educated in a
log school house at Hammond Corners, Bath, Ohio. At the age of twenty
years he came to Knox Co., in the company of
Royal Hammond,( bio below this one) a
cousin of his father. He located in Ontario Township and herded
sheep. In 1850 he bought 160 acres of land of Knox College, in Section
33, Ontario Township, and converted the tract into a model farm on which
he has spent most of his time for the last half century.
He was married in Ontario Township Oct. 7, 1847 to Susan
Porter Powell, daughter of John and Maria (Wilson) Powell. Mrs.
Hammond was born near Utica, NY and in 1836 came to Knox Co. with her
uncle, Charles F. Camp, a prominent and enterprising citizen. She
died Mar. 16, 1897 aged 75 years. She was an estimable woman, a member
of the Congregational Church, in Ontario Township, which she helped to
establish; she was charitable, a good neighbor, and a loving, faithful
wife and mother. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were: Park
Henry, deceased; Charles Camp, deceased; Edwin Powell,
deceased; Ella M.; Fannie C.; and Ira E. Fannie C.
graduated from Knox College in June 1881.
Mr. Hammond has been a hard worker, frequently doing two days’
work in one, and he soon became an influential citizen. In 1867 he built
a most substantial dwelling of brick, with double walls, selecting the
wood for the inside, oak, ash and curled walnut, from timber cut on his
own farm. Much of the furniture was made to order, and the whole
establishment is the pride of the county as well as of the township. He
has never speculated, but has been uniformly successful in his
operations, and he attributes his good fortune to frugality and hard
work. He raised fine stock, and had one of the first herds of Galloway
cattle in the county. He has been a prominent figure among the farmers
of Knox Co. for many years. He was Supervisor several years and has held
different school offices. In politics he is a republican, and in his
church religion a Congregationalist.
Mr. Hammond has traveled extensively in the United States, and
spent two and a half years in Tehama Co, CA., where he owns a fruit
farm.

Hammond, Royal, New England was
founded by men and women who had left for conscience sake all that men
naturally hold dear. They were, in general, a well-to-do class, and
could have lived in the mother country in peace and plenty, had they
been willing to have no religious convictions. But they were a strong
and sturdy race, and when they had accepted the Bible as the word of
God, and had seen how ritualism trampled alike on the teachings of that
word and the rights of man, they resisted the authority of priest and
King at cost of property, liberty, or life. The struggle which ensued
ended in the planting of New England, and their ideas, after a contest
of more than two hundred years, were nationalized at Appomattox Court
House.
Years have brought changes; but in large measure, the men and
women of our Atlantic border still retain love for the Bible, faith in
popular government, and the determination to follow conscience at
whatever cost, which animated their fathers. As the sons and daughters
of the Puritans have moved westward through New York, Ohio, Michigan,
Illinois, Iowa and still on to the “bluffs which beetle over the blue
Pacific,” they have reproduced in the churches and towns which they have
founded the same glorious characteristics which marked the communities
on the rock-bound coast of New England.
Of this stock, in Fairlee, Orange Co, VT., on April 13, 1809,
was born Royal Hammond. His father, Calvin Hammond, was a
farmer, and carried in his given name a reminder of the stern and
uplifting views of divine truth which his fathers and his descendants
fed upon. His mother was Roxana (Field) Hammond. Of her, we know
but little; but if we may judge the mother by the child, she must have
been a woman of pure and devoted life. One thing we do know, that it was
her hope that her son might be a minister of the Gospel.
Six years after Deacon Hammond was born his father removed to
the western reserve in Ohio. He settled at Bath, a town twenty-four
miles south of Cleveland, in a region called New Connecticut. This
section of that State is noted for the great men it has produced, and
here, in the healthful labors of the farm and the prosecution of his
studies, the boy grew to manhood. People, who would name their home-land
New Connecticut, would be likely to have good schools, and Mr. Hammond
studied in those which were located near his Ohio home. First, in the
common schools, then in Talmage Academy, he studied, and, as his health
did not favor further study, he entered on his life task.
He was for a time a teacher in the public schools. While yet a
young man he was superintendent of the Sabbath school and deacon of the
Congregational Church in Bath. The religious element in his character,
thus early evidenced, was strong until the last. He always conducted
family worship, was eager for revivals, and felt all departures from
Christian faith like personal injuries.
In business life, he was noted for integrity, industry, and
economy—a triad of virtues often associated. In Bath he was a merchant
in company with his cousin, Horatio Hammond. When he came to
Illinois, with the intention of settling on a farm, he drove a flock of
fifteen hundred sheep. All his movements exhibited energy and wisdom,
and presaged for him a successful life.
Next to a man’s home training, perhaps to even a greater extent
than that, his marriage decides his destiny. In Chesterfield, MA. lived
in the early forties, Mr. Rufus Rogers and wife, Evangelia
(Booth) Rogers. Into this home came six sons and two daughters, one
of whom was Emeline, who afterward, for almost sixty-two years,
was the comfort and inspiration of Mr. Hammonds’ life. Mr. Rogers was a
carpenter and builder. In 1837 he moved to Bath, Ohio. By this
circumstance these two lives were brought into contact.
Mrs. Rogers was a member of the Congregational Church in
MA. Her husband united with this church in Bath. In 1837 the Rogers
family moved from MA. to Ohio and on May 24, 1838, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond
were married. Six years later they moved to Illinois, settling on a farm
in Ontario Township, where they lived for six or seven years, when they
moved to Galesburg, which was thereafter their home. In Galesburg Mr.
Hammond clerked for Levi Sanderson one year. In 1851 he engaged
in business for himself, carrying on
the first exclusive grocery store in Galesburg. When
about 65 years old he retired from active life and occupied himself with
the care of his property and the religious interests of the community
until his death, at nearly 90 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were always identified with the
Congregational Church. At Bath, Ontario, and Galesburg, they were
earnest and devoted adherents of this communion. But, though loyal
church people, they never substituted that loyalty for fidelity to
Christ, and Mr. Hammond’s later years were saddened by the inroads of
worldliness in the Church he loved and served so long.
In early life, Mr. Hammond was a Whig; this led him naturally
to the republican party, and in this he found his political home, until
the abolition of slavery. He then wished that party to free itself from
the lodge and saloon, and when it appeared hopeless to obtain such
results in the part of Sumner and Lincoln, he united with the American
party, and during his latter years, voted with that and the prohibition
party. It was because of his interest in these two causes, opposition to
lodges and saloons, that he had so deep an affection for Wheaton
College, to which he left generous gifts in his will.
There was a personal element in this regard for Wheaton College
also. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond were life long friends of President and
Mrs. Jonathan Blanchard, and the ties of Christian love which were
so strong during life have not been loosened by the departure of one and
another, but still remained firm and unyielding to the last.
During the later years of his life, Mr. Hammond with his wife
traveled quite extensively. They spent one winter in California, one in
Florida, and a summer in Wyoming. Several times, they made journeys to
Ohio and New England. The present never lost its interest to them as is
the case with some elderly people; but they kept in touch with the
social, religious and political world. They gave to the local churches
where they worshiped, to the Sabbath school work, to the Mission Boards
and to Wheaton College.
During the winter of ’98 and ’99, Mr. Hammond remained quietly
at home in Galesburg. The writer saw him only a few weeks before his
death. He seemed very well; but ninety years is a long march and he was
weary. The prevailing disease, LaGrippe, attacked him and he had not
sufficient strength left to ward it off. Very quietly and gently he
passed away, while his life companion sat with aching heart and could
not accompany him. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond will be tenderly remembered by
all who have enjoyed their friendship.

Hampton, Ben Bowles, Editor
Evening News; Galesburg; born March 19, 1875 in Macomb,
IL., where he was educated at the academy. His father, David H.
Hampton, was born at Macomb, and his mother, Mamie (Bowles)
Hampton was born in Evansville, IN.
Mr. B. B. Hampton inherits his ability in his chosen line of
work, his father and grandfather having been newspaper men. He came to
Galesburg in 1895, having previously engaged in newspaper work in
Macomb.
Mr. Hampton was married Feb. 15, 1898 to Maria Somers
Bartleson. He is an attendant at the Presbyterian Church. In
politics he is a republican.

Haner, George W., Knoxville;
Restaurant; born Aug. 15, 1869 in Orange Township; educated in the
Knoxville High School. His father, Simon Haner, was born in
Pennsylvania March 30, 1825; his mother, Lucy A. (Cooll), was
born near Gettysburg; his paternal and his maternal grandfathers,
Jacob Haner and Peter Cooll, were natives of Pennsylvania. His
maternal grandmother was Anna (Lawver). Simon and Lucy A. (Cooll)
Haner had ten children, seven of whom are living: Molly, Amanda, Eli
F., Samuel, Anna L., Emma, and George W. Amanda is now
Mrs. Weaver, and has one son, Floyd. Eli F. married
Louisa Smith; they have four children: Florence, Lee, Harold, and
Winifred. Samuel married Hattie Miller, they had one
daughter, Murl M. Anna L. is now Mrs. Albin Haskell;
she has one daughter, Lola F. Emma is married to John
M. Lewis; they have four children: Lettie, Agnes, Myrtle and
Forrest L. Simon Haner died Oct. 15, 1887; his widow survives
him. The ancestry of the family was German.
March 1, 1893, George W. Haner was married to Anna M. Dawson
in Galesburg. They have one child: L. Earle. In politics Mr.
Haner is a democrat.

Hannah, David, Farmer; Elba
Township; born Oct. 12, 1847; educated in the common schools. His
parents were James and Sarah (McKenney) Hannah of Scotland; James
Hannah is deceased.
David Hannah was married in Haw Creek Township, Feb. 6, 1873,
to Olive Harshberger, she was born may 27, 1853. Their children
are: Clyde H., born Nov. 30, 1873; Pearl O., born Jan 3,
1876; Glenn I., born Dec. 22, 1878; Della L. born Jan 31,
1884; Forrest D., born Aug. 13, 1888, died in Jan. 1892;
Rollin F. born Nov. 1, 1892; and Eva Pauline, born March 7,
1895. Pearl and Glenn are teachers.
Mr. Hannah has a fine residence and a farm of 320 acres on
Section 8. He is an extensive raiser of stock. Mr. Hannah is a
republican. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, at
Williamsfield, and a member of the Miner of Honor.

Hannam, William, Farmer; Ontario Township; born in England
April 18, 1854; educated in Sparta Township, Knox Co. His parents,
Charles and Elizabeth (Thorn) Hannam; his paternal grandparents,
John and Rhoda (Vile) Hannam; and his maternal grandparents,
William and Ann (Brown) Thorn, were natives of England.
Mr. Hannam was married to Lillie Fooks in Sparta
Township Feb. 25, 1886. Their children are: George Walter, Alta Vera,
and Mark Paul.
In politics he is a republican.

Hansford, Charles, Farmer;
Walnut Grove Township; born in Sweden, Oct. 4, 1838, and there
educated.
He was married to Ellen Benson, in Galesburg, March 21,
1868. Their children are: Barnard E., Huldah A, and Henry A., who
died in infancy.
Mr. Hansford came to Galesburg in 1864, and farmed for several
years in Warren Co. In 1872 he moved to Oneida and lived upon Dr. H.
S. Hurd’s farm for fifteen years. In 1892 he settled on a farm in
Walnut Grove Township, where he has since been a prominent man in the
locality.

Hardin, Milton Baxter,
Farmer; Indian Point Township; born July 12, 1829 in Clermont Co, OH.,
where he was educated. His parents, John and Mary (Dole) Hardin,
and his paternal grandparents, Peter and Elizabeth (Rowan) Hardin,
were born in New Jersey, as were his maternal grandparents, Joseph
and Rebecca Dole.
Mr. Hardin was married in Fulton Co, IL, Jan. 28, 1864 to
Ada C. Parker, daughter of Payton and Laney (McArthur) Parker
of Virginia, and Ohio, respectively. Their children are: Hattie,
wife of Eddy Cable of Kewanee, IL; and King Milton. They
are graduates of Hedding College, Abingdon. Mrs. Cable has two children:
Mildred and Merwin H.
In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Mr. Hardin came to Illinois
and in 1854 settled in Warren County. He clerked in a store in
Abingdon for his brother, E. S. Hardin, for a year, and then
engaged in the grain, lumber, and livestock business until 1864 when he
bought a farm of 160 acres near Abingdon, to which he has added until he
now owns 260 acres of land. He is a prosperous and successful farmer.
Mr. Hardin is a member of the I.O.O. F. and has filled
all the offices of that lodge. In politics he is a republican, and has
been School Director, Assessor, and Supervisor from 1881 to 1884.

Hardine, Svante B., Farmer;
Victoria Township; born Sept. 10, 1858, in Sweden, where he was educated
and learned the carpenter’s trade.
He was married to Mary Nelson, in Victoria, Dec. 30,
1881; their children are: Earl M., Raymond B., Hazel N., Esther M.,
and Ethel J.
Mr. Hardine came to Galesburg in 1880, and worked at the
carpenters’ trade for two years; he then located on the farm in Victoria
Township, on which his father-in-law, B. Nelson, settled in 1868,
which he afterwards bought. In 1890 he removed to Galva, IL. where he
died in 1891.
Mr. Hardine is a member of the Lutheran Church. In politics he
is a republican.

Harper, Robert Henry,
Farmer and Stockman; Maquon Township; born in Canton, Fulton County,
Jan. 8, 1848. His parents were John and Ellen (Robinson) Harper,
natives of Cumberland Co, PA; his grandfather Harper was a native of
Belfast, Ireland and of Scotch descent.
His father came to Canton in 1846 and is now living in
Farmington in the same county.
At sixteen years of age, Robert H. Harper enlisted in the
Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll commanding;
he served in this regiment one year and nine months and then, until the
close of the war, was with Burnside in Mississippi and Tennessee.
In the fall of 1868, Mr. Harper came to Maquon Township. He now
owns 636 acres of land and is engaged in shipping stock to the Chicago
market.
Sept. 15, 1869, he was married to Mary A. Hunter,
daughter of Judge J. M. Hunter. There are five children:
Robert K., Emma E., Mary, John, and Harry. In religion Mr. Harper is
a Methodist. In politics he is a democrat. He was elected Supervisor of
the Township in the spring of 1899.

Harris, Israel John,
Teacher; Abingdon; born Oct. 24, 1857 in Elba Township, IL.; educated at
Abingdon College. His parents, Joseph and Mathilda C. (Hart) Harris,
were born in Ohio; his paternal grandparents were James and Rebecca
Craig Jennings Harris; his maternal grandparents were
Finney and Jane (Quinn) Hart, of Georgia; his paternal
great-grandfather was Israel Harris, and his maternal
great-grandparents were Robert Quinn and Elizabeth Lacey Hart.
His father, Joseph Harris, came to Knox County in 1853, and was
one of the first settlers in Elba Township. He died in Abingdon April
20, 1883; his wife is still living.
After his father’s death, I. J. Harris, who had been teaching
and studying in Abingdon, assumed charge of the estate, and turned his
attention to farming and stock raising. In 1889, he resumed his former
occupation of teaching, which he was obliged to abandon at the end of
seven years, owing to ill health. Mr. Harris is still an invalid.
He was married Sept. 1, 1887 at Abingdon, to Emma Nelson. They
have four children: Joseph Victor, born May 1, 1889; Verna
Pernella, born July 27, 1892; Olive Caroline, born Feb. 27,
1891; and Yerda, born June 20, 1897.
Mr. Harris is a member of the Congregational Church and for the
past year has been President of the Knox County Sunday School
Association. In politics he is a republican, and was Alderman of the
City of Abingdon during 1887-8.

Harthon, John, Conductor;
Galesburg; born June 21, 1859 in LaSalle Co. IL. His father was
Conrad Harthon, who came from Germany in 1857 to LaSalle Co., where
he was a farmer and grocer. Mr. Harthon was educated in the common
schools. In politics he is a republican.
He married Ida M. Breed at Aurora, May 11, 1888; they
have one child, Walter.
Mr. Harthon entered the employ of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company in 1877, serving two years as brakeman and was
made a conductor in 1881, which position he now holds.
He moved to Galesburg in 1890. He is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Maccabees, and Rebekahs.

Hathaway, J. B. , Farmer, Lynn
Township; born March 23, 1860 in Galva, IL. His grandfather was Jeptha
Hathaway of North Adams Co., MA.; his maternal grandparents were William
and Jane Mowatt of Scotland; his parents were A. F. Hathaway, born in
1820 in North Adams, and Jane (Mowatt) Hathaway, who was born in 1819 in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mr. Hathaway was educated in the Galva High School. He was
married in Lynn Township Mar. 2, 1886 to M. Edith Jones, who was born
June 15, 1862. They have two children: Alta Adaline, born July 1, 1894;
and Howard Raymond, born Aug 27, 1899.
Mr. Hathaway has a farm of 160 acres a mile south of Galva. He
is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, Number 241, Glava. He is a
model farmer. In politics he is a republican.

Hawkinson, Gustaf, son of
Hakan Bengtson and Marta Pherson, was born in Harlunda Smaland, Sweden,
Jan. 9, 1841. His father was a farmer and lived in a rural district in
Sweden. Gustaf had no very marked educational advantages in his
youth. He attended school in his native place until he was thirteen
years old, making commendable progress in the various branches
taught. He then spent five years in learning the baker’s trade, which
was completed in 1860. He next received employment from the government,
building bridges. He worked in its service for ten years. Then he came
to America, reaching Galesburg June 23, 1869. He first worked for a year
on the railroad here; then was engaged for a short time in a tannery;
and lastly on a railroad in the east. In 1873 he returned to Galesburg
and embarked in the bakery business. He continued in this occupation
until 1892, when he sold out, and lived a life of retirement and
ease. In July, 1898, he embarked again in the bakery business, in which
he is now engaged.
Mr. Hawkinson has lived a busy life, and in business, has been
uniformly successful. His first venture in the bakery extended through
more than twenty years, and he built up one of the largest and most
flourishing establishments in the city. He has always striven to make
his enterprise worthy of praise. He is a thoroughgoing man in everything
to which he turns his hand. He is intelligent, a great reader, and
entertains clear and decisive views on questions of government,
religion, and philosophy. He is temperate and calm in his judgments, and
is not easily driven from his positions when once taken. He is honest in
his dealings with men and upright in his daily walk and conversation.
Mr. Hawkinson has never held or sought office. He is a director
in the Commercial Union Grocery, and is now a director in the Cottage
City Hospital. To the latter, he has given a great deal of interest and
much valuable time. His charity and benevolence are shown in the fact
that he is one of the largest donors to this most important and
necessary institution. He has also aided other worthy causes.
In political affiliations, he is a republican, but his
partisanship is never offensive. He belongs to the party, because he
believes in its principles.
Mr. Hawkinson was never married.

Hawkinson, Henry G.,
Confectioner and Restaurateur; Galesburg, where he was born Aug. 30,
1870, and where he was educated. His parents, Hakan B. and Carrie
(Olson) Hawkinson, were born in Sweden, and came to Galesburg in
1868. The father engaged in the bakery business which he followed for
twenty-five years; he then retired, and is now residing in
Galesburg. Two children were born to them: Henry G. and Hildagard,
who married P. F. Nord, May 29, 1891, and died Sept. 13 of the
same year.
After finishing his education, Mr. Henry G. engaged in the
bakery and restaurant business with his father, which he followed for
nine years. He then formed a partnership with W.N.Spake,
purchasing the interest of Joseph F. Anderson in the restaurant
and confectionery business. The firm is Spake and Hawkinson, located at
140 East Main Street, doing the leading business in their line.
Mr. Hawkinson is a member of College City Lodge, No. 433,
Knights of Pythias.
Sept. 3, 1891 he was married at Galesburg, to Emma Peterson,
who was born at Colfax, IL. They have three children: Henry
Ferdinand, Newton Hiram, and Hildagard Elizabeth.
In religion Mr. Hawkinson is a Congregationalist. He is
independent in politics.

Hawkinson, Olof, born in Skona,
Sweden, May 7, 1837. His parents were Hawkin Anderson and Hannah
Hawkinson. His father was a farmer, and as a boy Olof was employed
in assisting him upon the farm. His education he received in the common
schools.
In 1856, Olof emigrated to America. He landed at Boston and
thence came direct to Galesburg. For seven years he labored steadily, at
the end of which time he found himself, by his industry and thrift, the
possessor of one thousand dollars. But his fortunes soon experienced a
serious reverse; for the bank in which his money had been deposited
suddenly collapsed, and the young man was left penniless. However, he
was not to be daunted even by so severe a blow; he set himself more
earnestly at work and gradually came to be recognized as a substantial
and successful business man.
At various times Mr. Hawkinson was associated with the
following firms: W. L. Roseboom and Company, broom corn, Chicago;
Hawkinson and Willsie, livery; and Olof Hawkinson and Company,
lumber. He was one of the organizers of the Bank of Galesburg
and conducted an extensive stock-raising business in Nebraska.
In 1883 he was elected Supervisor; served as Alderman of the
City of Galesburg, having been elected on the liberal ticket, and was a
member of the District Fair Association. He was a member of the
Order of Knights of Pythias, and was a prominent member of the
Swedish-American Old Settlers’ Association.
Mr. Hawkinson always responded freely to the demands of public
enterprise. At the building of the Santa Fe Railroad, he contributed
liberally and assisted in raising funds. His donations in private
charity have been generous, and he gave material aid to the Nebraska
sufferers at critical times.
In religious belief Mr. Hawkinson was a Lutheran; in politics
he was a republican.
March 22, 1862, Olof Hawkinson was married to Lousia Ericson. Six
children were born to them: Emma, William, Minnie O., Henry W., Fred
A., and Elmer E.
Mr. Hawkinson died March 28, 1896.
Hayes, Thomas A., Lynn Township;
born June 9, 1838 in Saratoga Co, NY. His parents were Isaac and
Agnes E. (Alexander) Hayes of Galway, Saratoga Co, NY, where his
father was born Dec. 14, 1799.
Mr. T.A. Hayes was married in Altona, IL., Nov. 22, 1884, to
Jennie C. Swan, who was born Feb. 22, 1862. Their children are:
George Ferris, born March 29, 1886; E. Alexander, born June
14, 1888; Agnes E., born Jan. 14, 1890; and Mabel May,
born Dec. 2, 1891.
Mr. Hayes has a farm of 110 acres, 20 of which are used for the
cultivation of hops. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In
politics he is a republican.

Haynes, Asa, Captain Asa Haynes
was born in 1804, in Dutchess Co., NY. He was of Scotch-Irish
parentage, his grandfather, Enoch Haynes, having come to this
country early in its history, together with a brother, William,
who settled in one of the Carolinas. The mother of Asa died
while her son was an infant, and he was cared for by an older
sister. At nine years of age he was “bound out” but six years later
he rejoined his father, who was “coming west”. Clinton Co, OH was
their destination, and here the boy helped clear the farm and shared
in the toil and hardship of pioneer life. Now and then in the winter
time he was sent to school for a brief term, but he received
altogether not more than thirteen months of such instruction.
At the age of twenty-two, together with an older brother,
purchased a farm; and four years later, Oct. 7, 1830, Mr. Haynes was
married to Miss Mary Gaddis, of Fayette County,
Pennsylvania. She was of Irish descent, was a noted beauty, and
there were many suitors for her hand. She proved a devoted wife, and
cheerfully bore her part in the common burdens of the time.
In 1836, Mr. and Mrs. Haynes removed to Knox County. They
occupied nineteen days upon the trip, in almost continuous rain,
finding the rivers greatly swollen, and reaching their journey’s end
only after much discomfort and danger. They began their residence in
Illinois in a log cabin of one room, located in Section 30 of Orange
Township, where Mr. Haynes had purchased 300 acres of land.
The enterprise of Asa Haynes was equal to the opportunities
afforded by the undeveloped country. Soon after his arrival he
started a brick yard, and in 1840, built a saw-mill on Brush
Creek. His appreciation of the advantages of education is evidenced
by the fact that in winter he opened a school in his own house and
taught it himself. In 1843 he built a large frame barn—the largest
in the county at the time. The “raising” was an historic event; with
only three exceptions every man in Knox County was present to
assist. The next year saw the erection of a fine two-story brick
house of twelve rooms, which is still standing. The lumber for the
barn and the brick for the dwelling had been manufactured by Mr.
Haynes himself; most of the furniture was constructed on the spot, a
competent workman having been secured for the purpose. A large
number of hands were employed upon the place, until it seemed more
like a colony than a farm. Sheep were kept to supply the wool needed
for clothing, and a tailoress was hired for six months every year to
cut and make the homespun suits. With such a spirit of ambitious
enterprise Mr. Haynes prospered, and performed his part in the
development of Knox County. He was County Commissioner and
Supervisor for several years.
Mr. Haynes was one of the celebrated “Jayhawkers” of
1849, and in that year, crossed the plains as Captain of the
company from Monmouth. Foxie's
Note: he kept a diary of his trip with the Jayhawkers plus, they
later had reunions till they all died out. In California in
Death Valley they have a group who keep the Jayhawkers alive. I was
very fortunate to be able to meet and help one man named Marvin and
do research and guide him around Knox county when he came here.
Marvin is such a delightful person and would also love to put a
memorial in the Colton Park for the Jayhawkers. He
was a republican, and during the Civil War was outspoken in the
_expression of loyal sentiments and was several times threatened by
the notorious Knights of the Golden Circle, though
without effect.
For many years he was a noted stock-raiser, having been the
first to introduce the spotted China hog, and one of the
three men who first brought shorthorn cattle into Knox County. He
was one of the founders of the Knox County Agricultural Society. At
one time, Mr. Haynes owned nearly 1,000 acres of land in Orange
Township, 500 acres in Iowa, and two fine farms in California,
where, for several years, he made his home.
In religion he was a Protestant Methodist. He died at the old
homestead in Orange Township March 29, 1889.
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Haynes: Clark,
deceased; Margaret; Elizabeth; Anna M., deceased;
Nancy; Mary E.; Charles A.; and Elery, deceased. One son
and one daughter live in Kansas; two daughters are living in
Missouri, and one daughter lives in Orange Township, near the old
home.

Heath, William, Galesburg;
born May 25, 1862 at Center Point, Knox Co, IL. His parents were
William Heath of New York and Lucinda M. (Field) Heath of
Vermont. Lucinda M. Heath was born in Cornwall, Addison Co, VT,
April 16, 1819, and came to Illinois with her parents in 1836. Her
marriage with Mr. Heath, Aug., 3, 1837, was the first in Knoxville.
They lived on a farm near Center Point for
twenty-eight years, and then moved to Wataga, where Mr. Heath died
Mar. 31, 1882. After her husband’s death, Mrs. Heath moved to
Galesburg and lived with her son William, at whose home she
died July 11, 1899. She was one of the bravest and most resourceful
of the early pioneer mothers, and is remembered by her host of
friends as a strong, sweet, and noble personality.
Mr. William Heath was married to Kate E. Armstrong
of Galesburg, at Fargo, N. D., Sept. 10, 1892. For the past ten
years he has been with the Deering Harvester Company of
Chicago, and is now their General Agent located at Galesburg.

Hedstrom, Charles O.,
Farmer; Victoria Township; born in Walnut Grove Township, Jan. 29,
1868. His father, Nels Hedstrom, was an early settler and
prominent farmer of Walnut Grove Township. Charles O. Hedstrom was
educated in the common schools, and began farming in 1892, with his
brother. In 1894 he located on a farm in Victoria Township, where he
now resides.
He was married to May Herald of Victoria, July 28,
1892. They had three children: Cecil C, Hester, and Josephine.
He is a republican, and a member of the Modern Woodmen
of America. He is one of the leading farmers of his township.

Hedstrom, Jonas, The precise
place of Mr. Hedstrom’s birth cannot be certainly told, but it is
believed to have occurred on the Island of Oland, Sweden, Aug. 13,
1813. His brother, Olof, who was ten years older, had as
early as 1825, arrived in New York, and within a decade had become a
Methodist Minister. In 1833 Olof visited the fatherland, and on his
return to America was accompanied by Jonas. The first few years of
his residence in this country, Jonas passed in the States of New
York and Pennsylvania, and worked at his trade as a blacksmith. When
a family named Sornberger moved west to Victoria, IL, the young
smith was irresistibly led to follow them in 1838. The reason was
made clear when he shortly married one of the Misses Sornberger. He
took up his abode with his wife at Farmington.
During his residence in the east, he had become converted
to Methodism, and in 1839 he commenced to preach in the Salem school
house, a little way east of Victoria, still continuing to work at
his forge, as his regular occupation. His sermons were in English,
and were listened to by many of the settlers thereabouts. However,
believing that many of his countrymen would soon cross the ocean and
find a home on the western prairies, he obtained from his pastor,
Mr. Clark, a testament with the English and Swedish text in
parallel columns. Thus he renewed his knowledge of the Swedish
tongue, which he had almost forgotten.
The preparation was timely. Swedish immigrants came, many
of them directed to Illinois through Rev. Olof Hedstrom, who
was conducting a mission for them in the Bethel ship at New York. In
1845, Olof Olson, who had been sent by the Jansonists of north
central Sweden to secure a suitable site for the colony, was
directed to Jonas Hedstrom, and by him assisted in purchasing the
first land for the Bishop Hill colony.
In July 1846, Eric Janson and a band of followers,
came to Victoria and were hospitably entertained by Mr. Hedstrom,
after which they were piloted to their destination.
On Dec. 15, 1846, Jonas Hedstrom organized in his log cabin
at Victoria, a Swedish Methodist Church, with a nucleus of five
members. This was the first Swedish Methodist
organization
in the world. The small beginning grew and
flourished, and Mr. Hedstrom was led to join the Peoria conference
in 1847. Thenceforth he devoted his time entirely to the ministry,
becoming an indefatigable worker. He traveled extensively over a
wide circuit, and established churches at Andover, Galesburg, Rock
Island and Moline; and assisted in forming a church at New Sweden,
Iowa, and a Norwegian organization at Leland, IL.
His strong constitution finally succumbed to the severities
of “circuit” life. In the fall of 1857 he retired, and on May 11,
1859, went to his heavenly reward, at the age of 45. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. W. P. Graves, and the remains
interred in Victoria cemetery. In 1874 his wife passed
away. Of his five children, two are living—Luther Hedstrom
and Mrs. Becker of Victoria.

Heller, William H.,
Physician; Abingdon; born May 11, 1823, in Ashland, Ohio;
educated in the common schools. His father, John Heller, was
born in Pennsylvania, came to Illinois in 1835, and settled in Cuba,
Fulton Co., IL. Dr. Heller’s mother was a native of New Jersey. His
grandfather, John Heller, was a Revolutionary soldier, and
settled in Pennsylvania at an early date. Dr. Heller attended
schools at Cuba, and studied medicine under Dr. Raymond at a
medical college in Chicago. After graduating he began practice in
Cuba, IL., and afterwards located at Abingdon, where he has
practiced medicine for many years.
In 1846, he married Mary D. Mosher, in Fulton Co.,
IL. Five children were born to them: Robley E.; Joseph M.; John
L.; Frank L; and Willie, who died in infancy. Joseph and John
are physicians in Kansas. In politics Dr. Heller is a
prohibitionist.

Henderson, David, Farmer;
Henderson Township; born Jan. 26, 1822, in Fayette Co, PA, where he
was educated. His father, Stewart Henderson, was born in
Ireland; his mother Anna (Hunt) Henderson, in PA.
David Henderson was married to Sophia Davis Poplett,
in Ontario Township, in June 1853. Their children are: Nancy Ann,
Mary Jane, Jacob Harvey, Nellie Sophia, Peter Davis, and Thomas. Harriet
Amanda and David Alexander died in infancy. In religion,
Mr. Henderson is a Protestant. He is a democrat.

Hensley, H. J., Physician
and Druggist; Yates City, Salem Township; born in Hurman, Fulton
Co, IL., June 21, 1863. His father, John Wesley Hensley, was
born in Kentucky, Oct. 9, 1835; settled in Fulton County in 1854,
removing to Yates City in 1864, and is now a practicing physician in
Peoria, IL. His mother, Elizabeth, was born in Vermont. His
grandparents, Evans and Anna Hensley, were born in Kentucky.
In Feb. 1889, Dr. Hensley married Etha Carter in
Yates City; they have two children: Lucile C., born Feb 25,
1891; and Myrta E., born Dec. 25, 1894. Mrs. Hensley was born
in Yates City, Sept 8, 1878; she was a daughter of David M. and
Lavinia Carter, who are both living in Yates City; she is a
member of the Eastern Star. In religion, she is a Methodist.
Dr. Hensley is a graduate of Rush Medical College; he is a
member of the Masonic Order, Lodge No. 448, Yates City, Eureka
Chapter, No. 98. He has been President of the City Council, and was
Postmaster from 1892 to 1896. In politics he is a democrat. Besides
his practice as a physician, he has a flourishing business as
druggist.

Hickman, Alfred W., Farmer;
Henderson Township; born Feb. 4, 1867, in Henderson Township;
educated in Galesburg. His parents were Jacob Hickman, of
Wilmington, Delaware, and Mary Ann (Chapman) Hickman, of
Oneida Co., NY. His paternal grandfather was John Hickman,
and his grandmother’s maiden name was Junk; they were of
Sussex Co., DE., his maternal grandparents were Samuel Chapman
of Oneida Co, NY, and Mary Chapman, of Westmoreland, NY. Mr.
Jacob Hickman died July 24, 1898.
Mr. A. W. Hickman was married to Alice Windom, at
Galesburg, IL., Oct. 1893. He is a democrat.

Higgins, Addison P.,
Farmer and Stockman; Galesburg, where he was born in 1844. His
father, Americus Higgins, came to Galesburg in 1837. Mr.
Higgins is a large landowner in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, and
is extensively engaged in stock-raising.
In 1874, Mr. Higgins was married to Mattie J. Meecham. They
have three children: Cyrus M., Martin S., and Lucy A.
Mr. Higgins was educated in the common schools. He is a
republican and a prohibitionist.

Hill, Charles M., Conductor;
Galesburg; born March 3, 18562, in Malden, IL., where he was
educated. His parents were John and Maria (McGee) Hill of
Ohio; his grandfather was Allison Hill of New Jersey.
Mr. C. M. Hill was married to Ellen, the daughter of
Jerry and Mary O’Connor, of Ireland. She was born in Peru,
IL. There were two children, Charles Francis and John William.
His second marriage, which occurred in Chicago, IL., May
17, 1897, was with Georgie, daughter of Clayton S. Gibbs,
of Illinois, and Helen J. (Bevier) Gibbs, of Albany, New
York. They have one child, Helen. Mrs. Hill’s paternal
grandparents were Jonathan Gibbs, of New Jersey, and Tamer
Norcross Gibbs; her maternal grandparents were Abraham Bevier
of Holland, and Adaline (Gordon) Bevier of New York.
Mr. Hill’s father was a broom-maker by trade, but
was a farmer most of his life. He moved to Illinois in 1856, and
settled on a farm at Berlin Center. He died May 9, 1892, his wife
surviving him but a short time.
Mr. C. M. Hill spent his early years on the farm, and at
the age of 13, the family moved to town, and he worked at
teaming. In 1885, he entered the employ of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad as brakeman, and in 1888 was
promoted to the position of conductor. He is a member of the
O. R. C. Mr. Hill is independent in politics.

Hilton, A. Frank, Engineer;
Galesburg; born in 1840, in Orange Co, NY, where he was
educated. He enlisted in 1862, and served until the close of the
war. July 12, 1865, he began work for the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company, and after successive promotions was
made Superintendent of the Galesburg Division.
In 1876 he was married to Emma Russell. They have
two children, Richard R. and Russell D. Mr. Hilton has been
an engineer on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad since
1890.

Hinchliff, J. E., Merchant;
Galesburg; born July 17, 1853 at Rio, Illinois. Educated at Rio and
Galesburg. His parents, James and Betsey Hinchliff, were born
in England.
He was married Jan. 1, 1880 at Rio, to Ida M. Woodman. There
are four children: Everett E., Lulu May, Ray W., and Grace F.
In religion he is a Congregationalist. In politics, a
republican.

Hinman, Fred R., Chief of Police;
Galesburg, born July 8, 1863, at Adrian, Michigan; educated in
Adrian and Galesburg. His parents were Frederick Hinman, born
May 24, 1831, and Eliza (Gish) Hinman, born in 1835, in Erie
Co, NY; his paternal grandparents were Seth Hinman, of Erie
Co, NY, born 1804, and Louisa (Kendall) Hinman, born May 8,
1813, in Jefferson Co, NY. His paternal great-grandparents were from
England; his maternal grandparents were Jacob Gish, of
Dauphin Co, PA, born 1805, and Mary Davis Gish, of New
York. His maternal great-grandmother, Davis, who was born
near Boston, MA., in 1776, was related to Jefferson Davis. Maternal
great-grandmother was a Petty, born in New Hampshire.
Frederick Hinman was for many years an engineer on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Mary Davis Gish was a
passenger on the first train west out of Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Hinman was married in Galesburg, Nov. 13, 1889, to
Mabel A., daughter of the late J. R. Goddard, who was
State Live Stock Commissioner. She was born in Adrian, Michigan, and
her ancestors can be traced to the Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. Hinman
have three children, Jennie Mabel, Frederick Stanley, and Kendall
Goddard.
Mr. Hinman was a charter member of Lodge No. 213, I. A.
of M., was Master Machinist of the lodge, and has represented it
in the Trades and Labor Assembly. He is a member of the Oak Leaf
Camp, M. W. A., No. 92, and of the K. O. T. M., Lodge No 152. He
has been a delegate to the city, county, and State conventions. Mr.
Hinman is a member of the Methodist Church. In politics, he is a
republican. He was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor Tunnicliff in
1895, reappointed by Mayor Cooke, and is at present retained by
Mayor Carney.

Hinthorn, John F.,
Station Agent at Dahinda, Persifer Township, Knox County; was
born in McLean Co., IL. June 3, 1858. His parents, Silas James
and Rachel (Lindsey) Hinthorn, were married in Fulton Co, IL.,
and began their married life in McLean Co, on a farm where his
father had lived from childhood. To them were born two sons, the
younger dying in infancy. When about three years of age his mother
was taken sick with quick consumption, and the family removed to
Fulton Co., to her father’s, where she died after an illness of
about six months. His father returned to McLean County, leaving John
F. with his grandparents, Reuben Lindsey and wife. Soon after
the breaking out of the Civil War, his father enlisted in one
of the volunteer companies then being organized in Bloomington, IL.,
and served about three years, nearly all of which time he was in
active service, without having received a wound. He lived in McLean,
Woodford, and Tazewell counties until his death near Peoria in April
1899, at the age of 66 years.
John F. Hinthorn remained with his grandparents near
Vermont, IL.--Fulton co., until 18 years of age, when he went to
Bushill, IL. and learned the trade of harness-making, at which he
worked until 1882. He then studied telegraphy and station agency on
the Wabash, St. Louis and Peoria Railroad, at Waverly, IL.,
where he worked for five years, finally leaving the service of that
company at Grafton, IL. He immediately went to Kansas and accepted a
like position with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, working
at various places until Feb. 1888, when he accepted a similar
position at the company’s station at Dahinda, IL., where he
is still employed.
Mr. Hinthorn was married to Asenath Booth at
Knoxville, IL, Nov. 1, 1885. They have two children: James E. and
Clinton B. Mrs. Asenath Hinthorn was born and reared in
Knoxville, IL. Her father, Edwin Booth, was born in
Connecticut, Feb 26, 1810, and died Nov. 25, 1885. Her mother,
Nancy (Fuller) Booth, was born in New York State, July 10, 1819,
and died Feb. 8, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Booth were married in the East
and moved to Illinois at a comparatively early day, finally settling
in Knoxville, where they resided until their death. They had three
children, Asenath being the youngest. She is a woman of true
Christian character, a faithful wife and devoted mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Hinthorn are especially interested in church and Sunday school
work, and are members of the Methodist Church, Mr. Hinthorn being
Superintendent of the Sunday school. In politics, Mr. Hinthorn is a
prohibitionist.
Hjerpe, John, Mason and
contractor; Galesburg; born Dec. 5, 1862, in Vermland, Sweden, where
he was educated, and where he learned the trade of mason. He came to
Galesburg in 1883.
In 1886, he was married to Hannah, daughter of
Gustavus Peterson; they had four children, Carl, Edna,
Harold, and Leslie.
Mr. Hjerpe has been a prominent contractor since 1890.

Hobkirk, James, Farmer;
Maquon Township; born Feb 9, 1827 in Conoble, Scotland, where he was
educated, and learned to be a baker. His father, Robert Hobkirk,
spent four years in America and was born near Hawick, Scotland; his
mother, Mary (Armstrong) was born in Conoble. They died in
Scotland. Robert Hobkirk’s father, William, was lost in the
wilds of Canada. Mary Armstrong Hobkirk’s parents, William
Armstrong and Fannie (Moffat) were Scotch; the former was born
in Conoble.
In May 1849, James Hobkirk was married to Jane Beattie
in Scotland, and in August reached Maquon and took up farming,
although he had previously been a baker. He rented a farm until 1860
when he bought 83 acres in Haw Creek Township, where he raised
stock. In 1888 he moved to Maquon where he bought five acres of
improved land. Between the years 1870 and 1880, he was twice elected
Justice of the Peace, but having at that time no political
aspirations, declined to serve; he is now, however, serving his
second term in that office. He has taken a deep interest in
educational matters and was School Director for seventeen years. In
religion he is a Presbyterian. In politics he is a democrat.
His wife Jane (Beattie) died Feb. 7, 1897, aged 72
years. They had two children, Mary and Martha. The former is
now the home-keeper; the latter is a teacher in Haw Creek Township.
Hodges, Ellen Cobean,
Henderson Township; born Dec. 10, 1844, in Gettysburg, PA; educated
in Pennsylvania, and Knoxville, IL. Her parents, Robert and Nancy
(McIlhenny) Cobean; her paternal grandparents, James and
Elizabeth (Stewart) Cobean; and her maternal grandparents,
Victor and Nancy (Orr) McIlhenny, were born in Gettysburg, PA;
her paternal great-grandfather, William Cobean, was born in
Scotland; and her maternal great-grandparents, George and Nancy
(McClure) Orr, were born in Ireland.
Mrs. Hodges was married to John Hodges in Galesburg,
IL., April 15, 1867. Their children are: Bertha, Myron, Nellie,
Charles, and Robert.
Hofflander, Gust,
Saloonkeeper; Galesburg; born April 3, 1865, in Blekinge, Sweden,
where he was educated. His parents were Lars and Ingrid (Olson)
Hofflander, born in Sweden Oct. 6 and Nov. 11, 1838.
Mr. Hofflander was married to Bettie Swanson in
1890, at Galesburg, IL. Their children are: Fred Herman, Hilding
Gunnar, Ethel Irine, and Agnes Elvira.
Mr. Hofflander is a member of the Lutheran Church.

Holm, John, Farmer; Ontario
Township; born July 18, 1850, in Smoland, Sweden; educated in the
district schools. His parents were Nils P. and Anna L. (Larson)
Holm, of Sweden; the father lives with his son John, the
mother died in Sweden; his grandfathers were Magnuson Nelson and
Lars Johnson.
His first wife was Aleda Olson. Their children were:
Selan K. M., wife of Frank Seastrand; J. Otto;
Ellen O.; Frank Edwin; Frederick L.; Minnie V.; and Leda.
His second marriage was in Galesburg, Feb. 7, 1893, to
Helen Ericson. They have one child, Lester G.
Mr. Holm landed at Quebec, and came to Galesburg in
1868. He worked for farmers for five years, and then rented land
until 1884. He bought the Wheeler farm of 80 acres, which he sold in
1887, and bought 160 acres in Section 22, where he now lives. He
owns another farm of 83 acres on Section 16. Mr. Holm is a
republican. He has been a School Director.

Holmes, Sollis R., Retired;
Galesburg; born in Waterville, Vermont, April 14, 1822; educated in
Bakersfield, Vermont. His father, Jesse Christie Holmes, was
born in Peterboro, New Hampshire, in 1787; his mother, Orinda
(Oakes) Holmes, was born in Cambridge, Vermont, in 1798. His
paternal grandparents were Robert and Mary (Weir) Holmes,
natives of Londonderry, New Hampshire; his maternal grandparents
were John and Esther (Cochran) Oakes, natives of Vermont. His
great-grandfather, on the father’s side, was John Holmes, of
Londonderry, Ireland, which town was also the residence of his
great-great-grandfather, Abraham Holmes, born in 1683.
In 1845, Mr. S. R. Holmes came west, and for two years
taught school in Philadelphia, Missouri; he then taught for five
years in Warsaw, IL. He afterwards kept a warehouse in Warsaw for
two years, and was agent for the Keokuk and St. Louis Packet
Company. In 1855, he engaged in the hardware trade.
During the Civil War, Mr. Holmes
was Deputy Provost Marshal in what was then the Fourth District of
Illinois, with headquarters at Quincy. While a resident
of Warsaw, he held various public offices, including those of City
Treasurer, Alderman, and Mayor. In 1870, he became adjuster for a
fire insurance company, his field covering nine northwestern
States. He was later insurance inspector for several cities, with
headquarters at Burlington, Iowa. In 1893, he retired from active
business.
Mr. Holmes was married June 10, 1849, to Rosette A.
Farnsworth, at Bakersfield, Vermont. There are six children,
Horace Atherton, Fred Hosmer, Frank Farnsworth, Jessie Rosette,
Sollis Perry, and Norman Vernon. Mr. Holmes is a
Presbyterian. In politics, he is a republican.
Holt, Martin S., Farmer;
Ontario Township; born Sept. 7, 1836, at Lykens, Crawford Co, OH.,
where he was educated. His parents were Sidney Holt of
Madison, Oneida Co., NY and Ruth (Andrews) Holt of
Pennsylvania.
He was married to Martha Pittard in Ontario
Township, IL., Dec. 28, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have five children:
Albert Allen, Mary E., George H., Sidney V., and Frank W.
Mr. Holt belongs to the Congregational Church. In politics,
he is a republican.

Holton, Frederick,
Knoxville; Shoemaker, and Night Watchman for the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad; born Nov. 20, 1836, in Frederick Co.,
Maryland; educated in Ohio. Mr. Holton’s parents, Thomas and
Cordelia (Petticord) Holton, were natives of Maryland; his
paternal grandfather, Thomas Holton, came from the North of
Ireland. The family came to the United States before the Revolution,
and Thomas Holton (the grandfather) and his brother served in that
war. Thomas Holton (the father) was a soldier in the War of
1812. Frederick Holton enlisted May 23, 1861, in
Company B., Illinois Volunteers, and was honorably discharged at the
close of the war. He is a member of James Shields’ Post, No. 45,
Grand Army of the Republic, Galesburg, IL.
In May 1866, Mr. Holton was married in Missouri to Mrs.
Emily (Milsted) Prenatt; they have had four children: Sarah S.
(now Mrs. H. W. Wilson), George W., Howard J., and
Frederick I. Frederick I. died at the age of 27.
In religion, Mr. Holton is a Nominal Protestant. He is a
republican.
Hoopes, James L., Galesburg;
born Aug. 11, 1857, in Vermont, IL, Fulton co--where he was
educated. His parents were William Hoopes, of Ohio, and
Mary A. (McCleary) Hoopes, of Illinois.
He was married to Hester Kirkbridge at Vermont, IL,
==Fulton Co-- in 1881. They have two children, Mary and Bertha.
Mr. Hoopes is proprietor of the dining rooms of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, in Galesburg, in Vermont,
IL, and in Burlington, Iowa.

Hopkins,
Sally A. (Booton), Chestnut
Township; born in Jackson Co, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1832; educated in the
common schools. Her father, Laban Booton, was born in Cabell
Co, VA, Feb. 17, 1809; her mother, Catharine (Shoemaker), was
born in Ohio June 6, 1812, and died Jan. 29, 1861. Her maternal
grandparents were John Shoemaker and Sally (Woulfberger), the
latter a native of Pennsylvania. Her paternal grandfather was
Laban Booton; he was of English descent; her paternal
grandmother, Nancy (Davis), was born in Wales.
Mrs. Hopkins taught school about seven years, and received her
first certificate from Judge Sanford, of Knoxville. Dec. 7, 1865,
near Hermon, IL. she was married to Thomas Hopkins; they had
four children: Willie G., born Sept 3, 1866, died Mar. 18,
1870; Rosa D, born Aug 25, 1868;
Mary C., born
Nov. 24, 1870; and Frank L. born May 4, 1873. Rosa
D. married John E. Davis.
Foxie's note: two children linked to bios this site.
Mr. Hopkins was born in Glenmorganshire, Wales, Jan. 4,
1831; his parents, Griffith and Mary Hopkins, died in Portage
Co, OH.
Mrs. Hopkins came to Illinois in 1836, and lived in the
township of Chestnut, afterwards residing about ten years in Peoria,
when she returned to Chestnut Township, where she and her husband
resided until the time of his death, Aug. 23, 1895.
Mr. Hopkins was Supervisor of Chestnut Township, Road
Commissioner, Assessor five years, and School Director fifteen years. He
belonged to the Odd Fellows in Hermon and Peoria, and was a
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. He enlisted in Company M, Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry, and
was mustered out Aug. 1865.
Mrs. Hopkins owns a farm of 160 acres, which she and her
son are managing, on Section 4. Township of Chestnut. for more
information on the Hopkins family go to
Sally's web pages, this Knox
site.

Hopper, Samuel H., Mine
Owner and Farmer; Knox Township; born in Washington Co, IN, Nov. 16,
1835; educated in the district schools. The ancestry of the family
on the paternal side is English, on the maternal side, Scotch. The
paternal grandparents, Zachariah and Polly (Leatherwood) Hopper,
were natives of England; the former was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War. Mr. Hopper’s father, Charles Hopper, was a
native of North Carolina, and his mother, Mary (Henderson)
came from Kentucky. Mr. Hopper was the oldest of eleven children:
Samuel H., Thomas Jefferson, Frances M., James E., Zacharia P., John
W., Sarah E., Aquila, Charles B., William W., and Perry H. Charles
Hopper, Sr. died in 1881, his wife died in 1885.
Thomas J. was a soldier in
Company A, Fifty-ninth Illinois
Volunteers, and was killed at Stone River, Tennessee. Frances
M. married John Hester, who died in 1879. Her second
marriage was with John M. Mitchell, of Arkansas; they have
one son, W. Samuel.
Mr. Hopper was married to Elizabeth Caulkins, Aug.
19, 1863, in Knoxville; they have two children: S. Elmer and Mary
O. The latter married Jesse Reynolds; they have three
sons: Harold, Don and Earl. Mr. Hopper was in the
Black Hawk Indian War, and Aug. 1, 1862, he
enlisted in Company F, Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteers, and was
honorably discharged the latter part of 1863. In politics
he is a democrat.

Housel, Oscar C., was born
at Akron, Summit Co, OH., Sept. 10, 1855. His parents were Martin
and Margaret (Viers) Housel. When a very young lad, he was
dependent upon his own resources. His father died when he was three
weeks old, and he was made an orphan by the death of his mother when
he had reached his ninth year. He received his education in the
public schools, after which he found employment in a match factory
at Akron for two years. He then ran an engine for a year and a half
and later worked as a millwright. Although too young to participate
in the Civil War, his family was well represented at the front,
three brothers and two brothers-in-law serving in the Union Army.
In 1877, Mr. Housel removed from Akron to Galesburg, where
he lived until 1880, when he went to Peoria. In 1887-88 he lived in
Altona, Knox County, IL., where he managed a farm, and in 1889, he
returned to Galesburg, and entered upon his successful career as
contractor and builder. Mr. Housel has built many of the finest
residences and most conspicuous public buildings in Galesburg. Among
the latter may be mentioned the Marquette Building, the
Dick Block, the Craig and Johnson buildings on Main Street, the
Central Congregational Church, the Universalist Church, the Knox
Street Congregational Church, and the remodeling of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church. Nor have Mr. Housel’s labors been
confined to the demands upon his skill in the town where he
resides. He was the builder of the annex to the County Alms House
at Knoxville, and of the annex to the State Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb at Jacksonville. At present he is engaged in the
erection of a Presbyterian Church at Davenport, Iowa.
Mr. Housel belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America, and is
one of the Knights of Pythias. In 1878, he became a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a republican.
June 1, 1880, Mr. Housel was married to Lenora Cummings. Her
father, L. B. Cummings, was a veteran of the Mexican War, and
one of the gold hunters of 1849. Upon his return from
California, in 1852, he settled on a farm near Altona.
Mr. and Mrs. Housel have three children: Ralph B., Alice
Maree, and John Frederic.

Foxie's note: next
two are brothers.
Housh, Alonzo Marion,
Farmer and Dairyman; Abingdon; born Sept 29, 1856, in Haw Creek
Township; educated in Maquon; his parents were: James O. and
Eliza (Strong) Housh; his grandfather was David Housh.
He was married Feb. 6, 1879 at Prairie City, IL., to
Ella Barlow, daughter of Samuel Barlow of Warren Co.;
they have one son, Glenn Yguerra.
Mr. Housh was brought up on a farm, and after his marriage
lived in Haw Creek Township, where he had 185 acres of excellent
land. In 1893, he went to Abingdon, and engaged in the insurance and
real estate business since Feb. 1898, he has been a dairyman. Mr.
Housh has been a breeder of fine horses, and owned in 1856, Byerly
Abdailah; he now owns Zuleka Patchen. He is a successful business
man. Mr. Housh is a democrat. He is a believer in Christian Science.

Housh, Andrew Clinton,
son of David and Elizabeth (Thornbrough) Housh, was born Oct.
16, 1834, near Greencastle, Putnam Co, IN. The progenitor of the
Housh family settled in Virginia, where grandfather Adam Housh
resided till he removed to Kentucky and located near
Louisville. Farming was his vocation, and politically he was a
democrat. There were born to him and his wife seven sons and four
daughters: the sons were John, Andrew, Adam, George, Jacob,
Thomas and David. Both Adam Housh and his wife lived to be very
aged; she died in Kentucky.
David Housh, father of Andrew C., was born in
Kentucky and removed to Putnam Co, IN. He married Elizabeth,
a daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Gibson) Thornbrough of the
same state. The father of Joseph Thornbrough was a Quaker; Rebecca
Gibson was of Welsh descent.
David came to Haw Creek Township, passing through the place
where Maquon now stands, July 3, 1836. He was a prosperous farmer,
and one of the leading men of his township. In politics he was a
democrat, and held various township offices. He died at the old
homestead in May 1879, at the age of 80 years. He owned at the time
of his death about 2,600 acres of land. In religious belief he was a
Universalist. He served in the War of 1812, though only twelve years
of age, doing guard duty in one of the frontier forts in
Indiana. Later he participated in many Indian skirmishes in his
vicinity. He came to Illinois when Knox County was mostly a
wilderness. Mrs. David Housh yet lives at the age of 89 years having
been born near Greencastle, Indiana, March 1, 1810. David and
Elizabeth Housh had thirteen children, seven of whom are now living:
Mary, Rebecca, James O., Andrew Clinton, Elizabeth, Daniel M.,
and Eveline; all of them have been devoted to agricultural
pursuits.
Mr. A. C. Housh was educated in the common schools of Knox
County, and was brought up on the farm. In the year of 1858, with
his father and three brothers, James O., Jacob C., and Daniel M.,
he entered upon a mercantile career in Maquon. They also engaged in
the stock business and farming on a large scale. They had a general
store, the largest in Maquon. A few years later he bought out his
partners and continued the mercantile business alone for several
years, selling out in 1896. He opened a bank in 1884 called the “A.
C. Housh Bank of Maquon,” which he has conducted to the present
time. He also owns and managed about 1,500 acres of farming land in
Knox County, and also owns two farms containing 320 acres in
Nebraska. In politics he is a democrat. He has been Township Clerk,
Commissioner of Highways, School Director, and member of the Town
Council. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, A. F. and A. M.,
Lodge No 530, in Maquon.. He is liberal minded in all things, and is
worthy the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Housh was married at Knoxville, Nov. 11, 1857, to
Adeline, daughter of Peter F. and Elizabeth (Fink) Ouderkirk. Mr.
and Mrs. Housh have two children: Emma F. and E. La Fayette.
Howe, James R., Galesburg;
born in Aurora, IL., where he was educated. He is a locomotive
engineer in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy
Railroad. He began as an apprentice in the machine shop in 1876, and
in 1888 was given charge of an engine; he now has one of the best
passenger runs on the road.
In 1888, he was married to Hattie V. Page. They have
one son, Harold J. Mr. Howe has always taken an active
interest in politics, having been a member of the City and County
Republican Committee. In 1892, he was elected Vice President of the
National Republican Clubs, and in 1898, was a
delegate-at-large to the National Convention
at Omaha. He is a member of the Galesburg Business Men’s Club, and
the Soangetaha Club. He belongs to Vesper Lodge, No.
584, A. F. and A. M., and Chapter 46, R. A. M., Galesburg;
Oriental Consistory, thirty-second degree, and A. A. O. N. M.S.
of Peoria. He studied law in the office of Judge P. S. Post,
and was admitted to practice in the Illinois State courts, June 7,
1899, and in the United States courts, June 27, 1899.

Howell, Lorenzo D., Farmer;
Salem Township; born in North Carolina, Oct. 15, 1847. His parents,
David and Catlein (Everitt) Howell, were born in NC and died
there. Mrs. David Howell’s father, Daniel, was born in Ireland; her
mother, Mary, in Scotland. Mr. L.D. Howell was educated in
the common schools.
Feb. 17, 1876 he was married in Galesburg to Mary M.,
daughter of Levi and Mary Ann Stair. She was born Sept. 29, 1856 in
Wayne Co, OH. They have five children: Mary Alberta, born Mar. 11,
1877; Lulu, born Aug. 25, 1880; Nora, born Aug. 16, 1887; Lorenzo
Everitt, born June 3, 1893; and William J. Bryan, born Aug. 11,
1896.
Mr. Howell came to Peoria in 1865. He owns a farm of 205
acres (Section 27) and has 43 cattle and 11 horses. He is a member
of A.F.& A.M. Lodge, No 194, Farmington; in politics he is a
democrat.
He and his father were in the Confederate Army, Company C.
Third North Carolina Volunteers. His father was in the Mexican War;
and his maternal grandfather was in the War of 1812.

Hoyer, Alfred, Carriage-maker;
Galesburg; born Sept 17, 1862, in Sweden, where he was educated. His
parents, Andrew and Katie (Anderson) Larson, and his grandfather,
Louis Larson, live in Sweden.
He was married in Galesburg July 26, 1888, to Tillie G.,
daughter of Olans and Amy Margaret (Jonesson) Ohlson, of
Sweden. They have three children, Mertle Francis, Harold Alfred, and
Amy Olson.
Mr. Hoyer came to Knox County in 1881, and settled in
Galesburg, where he worked a few months for the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad Company. He then learned the trade of
carriage-making and blacksmithing.
In 1886, he went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he remained
seven months, and then returned to Galesburg, where he was again
employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company for
a short time.
He started in business for himself July 15, 1897, and soon
after entered into Partnership with John E. Holmquist, under the
firm name of Hoyer and Holmquist, their business being horseshoeing,
wagon and carriage work, at 162 West Main Street. Mr. Hoyer is a
Congregationalist. In politics he has been a republican.

Hubbell, J. F., Farmer; Walnut
Grove Township; born June 17, 1830, in Morrow County, Ohio; educated
in Knox Co. His father, Manessa, and his mother, Phelina (Buck)
Hubbell, were born in Seneca Co, NY.
Mr. Hubbell was twice married. His first marriage was with
Mary Moxsey at Knoxville, March 16, 1854. His second wife, Mary
Kessey, of Macomb, to whom he was married June 13, 1880.
Mr. Hubbell was a member of the Methodist Church. In
politics he was a republican, and served for a time as
Supervisor. He died June 29, 1898.

Huggins, David Brainard, born in Vermont, Aug. 31,
1824. His father, David Huggins was a farmer, and his mother’s
maiden name was Cynthia Bartless.
His father came from Vermont to Knox Co. in 1834, and
settled in Knoxville, where he lived until his death in 1851. At the
time of his arrival in Knoxville, only seven families had preceded
him and were located there. In 1836, at the first Fourth-of-July
celebration at Knoxville, his father superintended the dinner for
the crowd. He was a kind-hearted and generous man, and aided much in
the development of the town and county in which he lived. In his
religious views he was a Congregationalist, and held the office of
Deacon for a number of years. While living in Vermont, he was
Justice of the Peace for twenty years, and served in the same
capacity for several years in Knox Co.
D. B. Huggins’ boyhood was passed on the farm. His
opportunities for education were limited, but he availed himself of
the instruction afforded in the common school and acquired therein a
good, practical, business education. He was brought up a farmer and
has followed the occupation of farming and stock-raising all his
life. He discontinued the business in 1892 and now is retired.
Mr. Huggins has shown himself a public spirited man. He was
largely instrumental in the establishment of the street car line
between Galesburg and Knoxville. He headed the subscription list
with one thousand dollars, and raised most of the money required by
hard personal work. Furthermore, he gave bond for ten thousand
dollars, to insure its completion. The speakers, on the occasion of
the opening of the road, made honorable mention of these facts, and
the street car company recognized these services by placing in the
hands of Mr. Huggins the first spike to be driven, plated with gold.
Mr. Huggins has shown a disposition to aid in every good
cause. For many years, he has been greatly interested in the Knox
County Fair. Year after year, the general superintending of the
grounds was entrusted to his care—a work in which he showed great
judgment and efficiency. He made also liberal contributions, as the
needs of the Fair seemed to demand.
Mr. Huggins has not been a great traveler. He has visited
several States, but has never been abroad. He went to California in
1855, by water, and was more than a month on his way. While there,
he took charge of a City Hospital in San Jose.
As a man, Mr. Huggins is quiet and unassuming, and is free
from the pride of ostentation. He has lived a harmonious life, and
has always been regarded as a good neighbor and a good citizen. His
kindness of heart and his deeds of charity are an index of the man,
and his habits of industry and perseverance will ever commend him as
a worthy citizen.
In religious faith, Mr. Huggins is a Presbyterian. Both he
and his wife became members of that church in 1868, and for more
than thirty years have worshipped together in that
communion. Politically he is a republican, and has been a faithful
worker in the party ever since its formation.
He was married Dec.
26, 1847 to Harmony Doty, daughter of Ebenezer Doty. Her father was
a soldier in the War of 1812, and her brother,
Edward Doty, was one of the “forty-niners”.=="Jayhawkers"
To Mr. and Mrs. Huggins was born, Sept. 2, 1852, one son,
Frank Doty.

Hughey, Charles Wesley,
Farmer; Cedar Township; born in Adams Co, OH., Dec. 1, 1828,
where he was educated. His parents were Alexander and Hester
(Tudor) Hughey, who came from Ohio to Abingdon, Knox Co., in the
fall of 1849. The family is of Scotch and English ancestry.
Charles W. Hughey was married to Mary E. Andrews
in Cedar Township. Nine children were born to them: Bell;
Ann; Mary E, deceased; Emma; Ella; James E.; Rosette; William; and
Flora.
In religion Mr. Hughey was a Methodist. He was a
republican, and had been School Director and held other local
offices.

Humphrey, Aaron Gordon,
Physician; Galesburg; born in Delaware, Ohio, July 19, 1832. His
parents, Aaron Case and Betsey (Starr) Humphrey, were natives
of Hartford, CT.; the grandparents on both sides were natives of
England. He was raised on a farm in Tipton, Iowa, and attended
school at Mount Carroll Seminary. He is a graduate of
Hygeia Therapeutic College, NY. He has since been proprietor of
a sanitarium, first at Lancaster, Ohio, then in Moline, IL, and
since 1860, at Galesburg. In 1865, he conducted a sanitarium in
Minneapolis.
Feb. 16, 1868, Dr. Humphrey was married to Lavina
Swartzendruver, at Bloomfield, Iowa. They have one son, Albert
S., who is prominent as a public reader and as a teacher of dramatic
_expression and oratory.
In religion, Dr. Humphrey prefers to be known as
Humanitarian. In politics he is a republican.
Humphrey, Henry W., Horse-shoer; Galesburg; born June 10,
18962, at Cardiff, Wales; educated in NY. His parents were John
Humphrey of Oswestry, Wales, and Hannah (Prichard) Humphrey of
Herefordshire, England.
Mr. Humphrey is an Episcopalian.

Hunt, Ransom C., Attorney;
Galesburg; born in Burlington, Iowa, Jan. 24, 1844; educated in
Iowa and Illinois. He was married to Irene Johnson May 1,
1879. They have four children: Beulah M., Albert V., Harry C.,
and Florence Irene.
Mr. Hunt’s father, John B. Hunt, was born in
Illinois; his mother’s name was Mary McLove; his grandfather,
John Hunt, was born in Virginia and married a Bartlett.
Mr. R.C. Hunt came to Bushnell, IL., with his parents in
1857,where they lived until 1865, when they moved to Galesburg.
Mr. Hunt attended, for a time, Lombard University,
and afterwards studied law, and commenced practice in Galesburg in
1868. On the death of M.D. Cook, he was elected his successor to the
office of Police Magistrate, which position he held until May
1, 1897. In 1898, he removed his office to the Holmes Building,
where he continues his law practice.

Hunter, James Madison,
was born Dec. 31, 1811 in what was then known as Frankleton, now
Columbus, Franklin Co, OH. His parents, Joseph and Deborah
(McGowan) Hunter, married and settled in Ohio, while it was yet
a territory. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, but his mother
was from Newfoundland, Canada. The Hunter family is of Scotch-Irish
descent, and their ancestors were Protestants. Grandfather
McGowan was a soldier in the Revolution.
Judge James M. Hunter was the third of five sons,
left orphans when he was but four years old. At the age
of five he left the home of the uncle with whom he was then living,
and entered the service of a farmer by the name of Cutler, whose
land adjoined the city of Columbus.
Judge Hunter was a self-made and self-educated man. All
the educational advantages he enjoyed were those secured in the
country and city schools, while he was living with Mr. Cutler. He
was only 17 years old when he went into the business of transporting
freight from different lake ports to Dayton and Cincinnati. In this
business he continued five years, and then in 1833, sold out and
rented a farm two and one-half miles from Columbus.
It was March 6 of this year (1833) that he married Miss
Eliza Hunter, of Madison County, Ohio. Mrs. Hunter was born Oct.
12, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter remained upon their rented farm only
18 months, and then removed to Union Co, OH., where they purchased
80 acres of land and where they resided for 3 years. They then
removed to Madison Co., OH., and bought a farm of 240 acres. In 1846
Mr. Hunter, with his wife and children, moved to Illinois and
settled in Salem Township, where he bought 360 acres of land and
began to improve it. Here he lived the remainder of his life, an
active, honorable and honored citizen of the county. For 8 years
he was Justice of the Peace, and was one of the last three
Associate Justices of Knox County. He was known far and wide,
and in the southeastern part of Knox County, was one of the best
known and most representative citizens.
Judge Hunter died on his farm Nov. 15, 1894 at nearly 83
years of age. Mrs. Hunter died Dec. 4, 1888, at the age of 76. They
had six children, all of whom reached maturity: Deborah;
Joseph; (I've linked Joseph to the
bio, I think is his anyone knows different let me know) Charles R.;
James M.; Eliza J., wife of H.C. Mann; and Mary A., wife of
R.H. Harper.
Bio above click on name to take you there....
The character that Judge Hunter built was far more than
financial success. It is something that will endure forever, a
monument to his memory and an honor to his county. In politics he
was a democrat, and it is an interesting fact, that General Andrew
Jackson received his first vote for President.

Hunter, James W., Retired
farmer; Cedar Township; born Aug. 23, 1851, in Clinton Co, OH.;
educated in the normal schools of Martinsville and Lebanon, Oh. His
parents were Charles N. and Mary C. (Bond) Hunter, born and
reared in Clinton Co, Oh; his paternal grandfather, James Hunter,
was a native of the same state, while his paternal grandmother,
Harriet (Neal) was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. His
grandfather, James Hunter, was a native of Ireland, where he
was a teacher. Charles N. Hunter was a merchant and
stock-raiser in Ohio, where he at one time was considered one of the
wealthy men. He died in 1876, aged 46 years. Politically, he was
a democrat. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Nov. 16, 1876, at Hermon, IL. J. W. Hunter married
Sarah A. Smith, a daughter of Charles Smith, a
well-to-do farmer. They had two children; Charles M. and
Isadora. The latter died in infancy.
Mr. Hunter was reared on a farm in Ohio. He began teaching
school when a young man; he taught in Ohio and Indiana, and at Olney
and in Knox Co, IL. In 1873 he was admitted to the Bar in Indiana,
and afterwards continued his studies with ex-State Treasurer
Wilson. In 1874 he came to Knox County and settled at Hermon, where
he taught school for two years, when he married and began farming
near Hermon. He became prominent in the democratic party of the
township, and was elected Justice of the Peace. In 1887, he
was elected Supervisor from Indian Point Township. In 1888,
he was elected to the Legislature, and re-elected in 1890. In
1892 was nominated for member of Congress from the Tenth District
and fell but a little short of election. Feb. 20, 1894, he was
appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenues for the Fifth
District of Illinois, and held the office until 1898, when he
moved to Abingdon. During 1889-90, Mr. Hunter was engaged in the
mercantile business at Hermon, IL.
His wife died July 15, 1899. In religion, Mr. Hunter is a
Christian.

Hunter, Joseph, Farmer; Salem
Township; born Oct. 11, 1838, in Madison Co, OH. He came west with
his father in 1846; and was reared on the Hunter homestead, where he
now resides.
Feb. 16, 1860 Mr. Hunter was married in Knox County to Rebecca
Webb. They had eight children: Mrs. Florence M. Cramblet,
deceased; Grace G., who died at the age of 6; James M., who died
at the age of 18; Joseph Edward, who married Mattie Johnson;
Frank S., who married Millie Craig; Mrs. Mary E. Jobes, deceased;
Mark L. and Hugh S., are teachers in Knox County public
schools. Mrs. Hunter died May 4, 1883, at the age of 47.
Mr. Hunter is a democrat and has been School Director
for 24 successive years and Assessor nine terms in a republican
township. He is a member of the A. F. & A.M. fraternity,
Yates City Lodge 448, also of Eureka Chapter, of Yates
City, 93.

Hurd, Albert, A.M. Ph.D., son
of Tyrus and Charlotte (Heck) Hurd, was born in Kemptville, Ontario,
Canada, Nov. 6, 1823. His father’s ancestors came from England to
Connecticut. His great-grandfather moved to Arlington, Vermont, in
1764, and about 1812, his grandfather, Phineas Hurd, moved from
Vermont to Canada West, now Ontario.
His mother’s ancestors were among the 6,000 Protestants
who, near the close of the seventeenth century, fled from the Rhine
Palatinate to England in consequence of the religious persecutions
of Louis XIV. A number of these Palatine Tentons finally formed a
settlement in Ireland, where her grandmother was born in 1734. In
1758, John Wesley visited the settlement, and many of them
became Methodists; her grandmother, Barbara Ruckle, and her
grandfather, Paul Heck, were among the number. They, with many other
“Irish Palantines” emigrated to America, landing in NY Aug. 10,
1760. There, Barbara Heck began the organization of the first
Methodist service and the first Methodist Church in
the New World. Her name is first on the list, and to her is
given, by the entire Methodist Church of America, the
exalted honor of being their spiritual mother and founder. “Wesley
Chapel”, the first church structure of the denomination in
the Western Hemisphere, came from the heart and head of this devoted
woman. It stood on the present site of the John Street Methodist
Church, New York. The family afterwards moved to the neighborhood of
Troy, NY, and finally to Canada.
The early educational advantages of Albert Hurd were the
customary ones of that period. He obtained a good English education
in the common schools. He fitted for college, partly in the
preparatory department of Victoria College at Coburg, Ontario, and
partly at Ogendsburg Academy, NY. He matriculated at Middlebury
College, Vermont, in 1846, and graduated in 1850. Subsequently he
studied chemistry and the natural sciences at the Lawrence
Scientific School of Harvard University under Professors Horsford
and Louis Agassiz.
Professor Hurd, whose father was a farmer, passed
his youth upon the farm at home. Like many a New England boy, he
worked on the farm in the summer and attended school in the
winter. He was always fond of books, and when he was 17 years of
age, had read thoughtfully and lovingly much of the best English
poetical literature. Before reaching the age of 16, he was the
teacher of a district school near his home, and for the next five
years, continued that work more or less.
For the first year after leaving college, Professor Hurd
became Principal of the Vermont Literary and Scientific
Institution, located at Brandon. At the end of the year, he
accepted an invitation to become Tutor and Lecturer on the
Natural Sciences in Knox College, Galesburg, IL. Since the fall
of 1851, he has remained in this institution, pursuing the quiet and
uneventful, but laborious life of a western College Professor. For
three years, 1851-1854, he was Tutor and Lecturer on the Natural
Sciences; for 43 years, 1854-1897, Professor of Chemistry and
Natural Sciences, and from 1897 to the present time, he has held the
Latin Professorship, having previously, for nearly 20 years, been
the acting Professor of Latin in addition to his other duties. He
says of himself, “I am not conscious of having ever deliberately
chosen the profession of teaching for my life-work. I have always
been of the opinion that an over-ruling Providence decided that
matter for me. From boyhood, I loved books and study. The door of
the teacher’s life was always open wide before me. Other doors did
not invite my entrance. I merely passed through the open door and
have been led along through a life of contentment and satisfaction,
teaching, more or less, every year for sixty years.”
Sixty years of earnest toil with the mind of youth! Sixty
years of untiring energy and labor in erecting the temple of manhood
and womanhood! Sixty years in developing the latent powers of the
human soul! How full of interest, how full of thought the
reflection. What joys, what hopes, what ambitions were inspired
during the recital of the daily lessons. How many can look back and
say, the inspiration and impulse of my life-work and life-deeds were
given, when receiving instruction from this teacher of sixty years’
experience. How many can say, then was opened to me my pathway of
life. Truly, sixty years, as a teacher and Professor, is a holy
sacrifice on the altar of devotion. It is almost impossible, in any
department of labor, to accomplish a greater life-work.
As a teacher in the class room, Professor Hurd stands
pre-eminent. He has but few equals. He is clear and logical in
thought and _expression, and has a most incisive way of imparting
instruction. His lessons are always well learned, and he never
meddles with subjects that are hazy in mind or not well
understood. He is positive and commanding, and no student can fail
to see the lucidness of his teaching and illustrations.
As a man and citizen, he has never made himself popular by
his sociability. In the broad sense, he is not social, and yet, when
thoroughly acquainted, he is one of the most social of men. He is
especially known for his decision of character, purity of motives,
and fair-mindedness in his relation with his fellow-men. He despises
all shams and detests all sycophancy and demagoguism. In a word, he
is acknowledged as a man of ability, of sound learning, and as one
who always acts with prudence and discretion.
Professor Hurd has always shown a commendable interest in
the prosperity and welfare of this city. At the commencement of the
legal existence of the Young Men’s Library Association in January,
1860, he was elected its President. After holding that office for a
year, he became its Librarian and served in that capacity until
April 1867, when the continued existence of the Association had
become assured and it was possible to pay the Librarian a small
salary.
In religious faith and belief, Professor Hurd is a
Congregationalist. On his arrival here in 1851, he became a
member of that Church. He never has been identified with any of the
various secret or social organizations. Politically, he is a
republican, believing, in the main, in republican principles and
republican doctrine. Sometimes he has voted the prohibition ticket
because of his life-long and earnest opposition to the use of
intoxicating drinks.
He was married Jan. 11, 1855, to Eleanor Amelia Pennock,
who died Aug. 11, 1895. To them were born two children: Harriet
Sophia (McClure), wife of the founder of McClure’s Magazine,
and Mary Charlotte, teacher of French in Knox College.
Hurlbutt, Dean C., Farmer,
Elba Township; born in Dalton, New Hampshire, Feb. 13, 1834;
educated in common schools. His father was Asa Hurlbutt of
Waterford, Vermont; his mother, Mary (Jones) Hurlbutt, and
his grandmother, Mary Jones, came from New Hampshire.
He was married in Truro Township to Elizabeth Lambert. She
was born in Indiana and died in 1889. Their children are: Mary
A., died April 1, 1881; and Julia A., died Nov. 6, 1879,
aged 19 years. Mary A. was married to Guy Davis and had one
child, Roy H., who is living with his grandparents.
Mr. Hurlbutt has a farm of 1200 acres and a fine residence
on Section 17. He is a good business manager and a model farmer. Mr.
Hurlbutt is a republican, and has been Supervisor.

Inness, Whit F., Superintendent
of Water Works; Galesburg; born Feb 21, 1858, in Knox Co., where
he was educated. His parents were George and Ruth (Thirlwell)
Inness of England.
Mr. Inness was married Feb. 1, 1881 at Galesburg to
Jennie A. Hewitt; they have one child, J.D.
Mr. Inness is a republican, and has represented the city of
Galesburg as Alderman of Fifth Ward. He was Chairman of the Knox
County Central Committee.

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