BIOGRAPHICAL.

JOHN C. BOND.

John C. Bond was born in Knox county, Tennessee, December 25, 1799. He was married to Miss Polly Grimsley in 1818. To them were born five children, namely: Susana, who was born August 10, 1819; married Walter Johnson, November 25, 1836. This was the second marriage in Greenbush township. The ceremony was performed by Moses T. Hand, justice of the peace. Walter Johnson died December 13, 1876. Susana died at the residence of her daughter Arvie Cayton in Youngstown, Illinois, December 26, 1902.

William G., born in April, 1823; married Mrs. Elizabeth Henry, January 25, 1844. She died December 22, 1864, at the age of 45 years. William G. Bond enlisted in the army in the war for the union in 1862; in August of that year was mustered in as captain of Co. H, 83rd regiment Illinois Infantry; and was promoted in 1863 to the office of major, which office he held until he was mustered out in 1865. In December, 1874, he was appointed deputy sheriff of Warren county, Illinois; he filled this position for two years and was then elected sheriff three times in succession, closing his services as sheriff in 1882.

His last marriage was to Mrs. Mary E. Moore (nee Taylor). This marriage occurred at Dayton, Ohio, in 1868. He died February 8, 1892.

Jesse Walton was born in Jackson county, Alabama, September 7, 1825; was married in Swan township, Warren county, Illinois, February 12, 1848, to Sarah E. Terry. She was born near Belleville in St. Clair county, Illinois, and was a daughter of Andrew and Nancy G. (Stice) Terry. She died in Sacramento county, California, January 28, 1854. Jesse W. Bond’s second marriage was to Mrs. Anna C. Smith, October 25, 1863. Her maiden name was Anna C. Harrah, She was born in Belmont county, Ohio, February 25, 1835, and was a daughter of John N. and Helen (Wharton) Harrah, and sister of Charles A. Harrah, dealer in farm implements at Bushnell, Illinois. In 1850, Jesse W. Bond crossed the plains to California in search of gold. After remaining there two years, he returned. He afterwards made two more trips to the land of gold where he remained until 1862, when he came back to Warren county, Ill. He died at Monmouth, Illinois, April 25, 1905.

Ruby L., born June 30, 1827, in Morgan county, Illinois; was married three times. He first husband was Andrew Stice, who died in 1848; her second marriage was to Henry Burson; her last marriage was to Andrew J. Cayton, February 15, 1873. She was badly bruised and injured in a wind-storm that occurred in Swan township, May 22, 1873. However, she fully recovered from this, except the bones that were broken in her arm never knit together. She died June 26, 1901.

Anna, who died in infancy.

Major John C. Bond’s first wife died about the year 1828, in Morgan county, Illinois. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Singleton of Morgan county, in May, 1829. To them were born three children-Fielding, Mary, and Evaline-all of whom are deceased. Fielding was a brilliant young man who graduated from Lombard University at Galesburg, Illinois, with honors, in 1857, and was shortly afterwards admitted to the bar.

He went to Texas and commenced the practice of law. When the war broke out he returned to his father’s house in Greenbush. He was elected county superintendent of schools in Warren county, in 1861. He died April 16, 1862, at the age of 28 years.

Evaline married Joseph Hartford. She died in Neosha county, Kansas, in 1871.

Mary, wife of John C. Bond, died September 1, 1842, at the age of 32 years. She was a woman highly esteemed by those who knew her. One night during her last days, she had a dream in which the words of this text came to her: “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” This dream so disturbed her that she arose from her bed, rekindled the fire in the fireplace to make a light, procured her Bible and read from Ec. 9, 10:

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.’’ She closed her Bible and returned to bed, and again dreamed of the same text. Rev. Peter Downey was called to see her, and by her request he administered baptism. After her death he was called to preach her funeral which he did, using the same text.

Major John C. Bond’s third marriage was to Mrs. Nancy C. Terry. Her maiden name was Nancy G. Stice. This marriage occurred in January, 1844. Two children were born of this union:

Canzada S., wife of Mathew Campbell, now residing in Oklahoma; and Cordelia, the wife of Henry Staat, now residing in Berwick township, Warren county, Illinois.

Mrs. Nancy Green Bond was born in Warren county, Kentucky, September 23, 1807. She was a daughter of Andrew and Nancy (Wilson) Stice. Andrew Stice was born in 1768, and died October 18, 1818. They were married in 1789. Mrs. Bond’s grandfather, Andrew Stice was married to Katran Collins, in Germany, and emigrated to North Carolina before the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Bond’s grandfather Wilson and wife came from Scotland before the Revolutionary war and settled in North Carolina. He was a captain in the Revolutionary war and fought at the battle of Bunker Hill; was wounded in the right knee and made a cripple for life. His brother, James Wilson, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Mrs. Nancy G. Bond’s first marriage was to Andrew Terry, May 10, 1827. He died June 28, 1836. To them were born four children: George, Sarah, Minta, and one dying in infancy.

Mrs. Bond has been blind for over twenty years. She now resides with her daughter, Cordelia Staat.

Major John C. Bond, the subject of this sketch, was a son of Jesse W. and Susanna (Crane) Bond, who were married in Overton county, Tennessee, in 1798. She was born in Georgia, in 1777. Of this union, seven children were born: John Crane, Benjamin, Joel, Ruby, William Barnet, Jesse W., and Nathan.

Jesse W. Bond, the father of Major John C. Bond, moved to Jackson county, Alabama, in 1819; from there he went to Morgan county, Illinois; and in 1834, came to Warren county, Illinois, and settled on section 18 in Greenbush township, and resided here until his death, which occurred February 26, 1840, at the age of 65 years. His wife was blind for many years before her death. She died January 7, 1859, at the age of 85 years.

Major John C. Bond was commissioner in Warren county in an early day, and was appointed with Samuel Hallam and Robert Gilmore to divide the county into townships, which they did in 1853. In 1854, when township organization was adopted, he was elected supervisor in Greenbush township and served in that capacity for fourteen successive years. He was elected justice of the peace in 1835, and held his first court in a smoke-house. He married the first couple in the township-Moses T. Hand to Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford- December 23, 1835. Mr. Bond was assessor in Greenbush township for several years. He received his title as major in the militia, and was major in Col. John Butler’s regiment. He was also a soldier in the Black Hawk war. He purchased from the other heirs the old homestead entered by his father on section 18, where he spent his last years. His hearing was very defective for several years before his death, which occurred May 20, 1882. His funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Greenbush, on Sunday afternoon, May 21, 1882, and were conducted by Eld. Isaac N. Van Meter, a minister of the Old-School Baptist church. John C. Bond belonged to the masonic fraternity and was a member of the Christian church. In politics he was a democrat.

CHARLES STICE.

Charles Stice was born in North Carolina, February 11, 1795. He was a son of Andrew Stice, who was born in Germany. He was married March 9, 1815, to Patsey Whitley. She was born March 2, 1800. Mr. Stice moved from North Carolina to Kentucky; then to Madison county, Illinois. In 1833, he went to Henderson county, and in 1840 he came to Greenfield, now Greenbush, where he kept a store and the postoffice, being the first postmaster in the village. He also kept hotel.

To this first union were born the following-named children:

Sarah G., born August 18, 1817; married J. C. Jamison. She died August 8, 1879.

Andrew, born March 13, 1819; married Ruby L. Bond. He died April 12, 1848.

Nancy, born February 27, 1821; died September 9, 1843.

Tabitha, born December 31, 1822; married Hanson H. Hewett. He died February 26, 1904.

Diana and James C., were twins, born August 18, 1825. Diana married R. M. Simmons. She died February 1, 1893. James C. died November 7, 1875.

Martha, born January 31, 1828; married Curtis Worden.

Charles, born September 27, 1829; died September 16, 1838.

George W., born July 8, 1832; married Phebe King, January 19, 1860. She was born February 14, 1841. He died June 13, 1899.

Oscar, born January 27, 1837; never married. He died in Linn county, Missouri, February 7, 1905.

Patsey, wife of Charles Stice, died February 21, 1847.

Mr. Stice‘s second marriage was in 1851, to Mrs. Arixina Wellman. Her maiden name was Arixina Andrews. She was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in 1825. To them were born the following-named children:

Catherine E., born November 18, 1851; married Alexander Campbell, April 25, 1872. She died February 15, 1878.

David A., born April 2, 1854; married Myram H. King, December 25, 1879. She was born October 30, 1854, and died October 15, 1903.

Warren M., born July 2, 1860; married Effie Wilson.

Charles Stice died April 1, 1869.

SQUIRE JENKINS BUZAN.

S. J. Buzan was born in La Rue county, Kentucky, September 21, 1829. La Rue county was named after Jacob La Rue, who was a grandfather of S. J. Buzan.

Mr. Buzan came with his parents to Monmouth, Illinois, in 1831. In 1843, he went to Macomb, Illinois, where he was engaged as clerk or salesman in the store of N. P. Tinsley until the fall of 1849, when he came to Greenbush and commenced business for himself, running a general store the most of the time up to 1862, when he went west and settled in Missouri. He was married to Mary E. Walker, August 4, 1854. She was born September 25, 1834, and was a daughter of Abner and Jane (Damron) Walker who kept hotel in Greenbush for many years. To Mr. Buzan and wife the following-named children were born:

Harry Arthur, born September 4, 1856; died February 27, 1879.

Eva, born March 10, 1860; married Galen B. Anderson, November 12, 1884. She died February 12, 1885.

Chauncey, born June 27, 1862.

Nellie, born September 1, 1866; married Charles E. Spooner, October 8, 1902.

Frank, born October 6, 1870.

Pearl, born October 11, 1873; married Frederic W. Kaster, February 10, 1894.

In politics Mr. Buzan was a republican. He died at St. Joseph, Missouri, June 30, 1893.

JOHN RUBART.

John Rubart was born in Kentucky, July 21, 1797. In his boyhood days he moved with his parents to Ohio; afterwards moved to Morgan county, Illinois, where he resided for several years. He was married to Miss Phebe Arnold, July 31, 1822. To them were born the following-named children: Ann, Nancy, James F., Enos, Marion, Asenath, and Jacob, all of whom are deceased. His wife Phebe died January 17, 1845.

Mr. Rubart‘s second marriage was to Nancy Lahman, which occurred May 24, 1850. She was born October 21, 1827, near Mansfield, Penn. They moved to Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois, in 1852, where they purchased a farm on sections one and two. To this union were born the following-named children:

Phebe J., who married Ancil F. Griffith, in November, 1879.

Joseph M., born March 16, 1856; married Effie Armstrong, March 18, 1887.

Albert E., born December 28, 1861; married Nellie L. Lloyd, September 18, 1887.

Abram L., married Mary Crowley, July 4, 1893. Benjamin W., born January 17, 1858.

John Rubart, the subject of this sketch, was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. His son Marion died in the Union army during the War of the Rebellion. John Rubart died December 30, 1872. His wife Nancy died April 21, 1902.

WILLIAM PALMER.

Wm. Palmer was born in Cayuga county, New York, June 25, 1820. He was a son of Lemuel and Martha (Babcock) Palmer, the fifth in descent from Walter Palmer who was born in Nottinghamshire England, in 1585, and emigrated to America in 1627. Wm. Palmer was married August 20, 1840, to Mary Ellinger. She was born in Ohio, June 20, 1823, and was a daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Bowman) Ellinger, and sister of Ann Karns, Catherine Ury, Barbara Baldwin, Elizabeth Gladish, and Samuel L. Ellinger.

After marriage Mr. Palmer made several moves, living in Indiana. Will county, Illinois, near Joliet, and Green county, Wisconsin, near Broadhead, from which place his brother-in-law Samuel L. Ellinger helped him move to Warren county, Illinois, between the years of 1845 and 1847. In 1856, he moved to Chickasaw county, Iowa, near the small town of Jacksonville. His health failing, be moved to Bourbon county, Kansas, arriving there August 21, 1865. He then bought a claim on the neutral lands of a man named Cavanaugh, located near the Missouri line, ten miles south of Fort Scott, where his wife's s sister, Catherine Ury, and family then resided. He lived here up to the time of his death, which occurred July 12. 1870. His wife died November 13, 1872. They are buried side by side in a little country cemetery in Vernon county, Missouri.

To William Palmer and wife were born the following-named children:

Samuel Zelotus, born in Indiana, September 18, 1841; died in Greenbush, Illinois, May 30, 1855.

Martha Ann Elzora, born in Indiana, February 24, 1845; married William Asbury Insley, of Tippecanoe county, Indiana, near Appleton, Kansas, October 22, 1872.

Mary Viola, born May 4, 1847; died at Greenbush, Illinois, December 14, 1847.

Laura Jane, born in Greenbush, Illinois, August 28, 1848; married James Harvey Gulick, near Appleton, Bourbon county, Kansas, December 6, 1868.

James Milo, born in Greenbush, Illinois, November 18, 1850; married Mary L. Earver, September 27, 1873, near Appleton, Kansas, where he now resides.

Philip Henry, born near Jacksonville, Chickasaw county, Iowa, October 6, 1857; died April 1, 1864.

Barbara Rosetta, born near Jacksonville, Iowa, January 19, 1860; married George T. Insley, April 20, 1878, near Altoona, Wilson county, Kansas. He was a native of Indiana and half-brother of Wm. A. Insley. George T. Insley died October 18, 1896.

Josie May, born near Appleton, Kansas, May 1, 1866; died July 29, 1866.

Wm. Palmer was a shoemaker by trade. When he was married he had a kit of tools, about twenty-dollars’ worth of leather, and twenty dollars in money to begin with, and when not otherwise employed he worked at his trade. He was in the store with S.J. Buzan for a while; he also kept a small grocery store in connection with his shoe-shop when he resided in Greenbush. He bought a farm in Iowa and sold half of it to a brother. Here he farmed, working at his trade in the winter until he moved to Kansas. He lost half of his claim in Kansas; he thought this was caused by false swearing. He was at one time engaged in the mercantile business at Appleton, Kansas, with a man by the name of Stevens. This man wanted to keep whisky, which did not suit Mr. Palmer. So they divided up and Palmer sold his goods to William Emrick, son of Jacob Emrick who kept hotel at one time in Greenbush. Mr. Palmer was a good-templar. In religion he was a Methodist.

NOAH CRABILL.

Noah Crabill was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, December 26, 1818. He was a son of John and Catherine (Hoover) Crabill who died in Ohio. About the year 1830, he went with his parents to Champaign county, Ohio; and in 1850, he moved to Hancock county, Illinois. In the fall of 1851, he moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, where he settled on section ten; afterwards moved to section fifteen, where he died April 16, 1898. He was married, in 1841, to Sarah Crabill who was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, February 23, 1824, and was a daughter of Abraham and Catherine (Keller) Crabill. To them the following-named children were born: Catherine, who married Alexander Courson, June 24, 1869. She died January 21, 1870, at the age of 27 years.

Mary Jane, who married William Warren, December 31, 1868. She died January 3, 1896, at the age of 49 years.

Edgar, born in Hancock county, Illinois, in 1850.

James, born August 24, 1853, in Greenbush township.

Emma, born May 27, 1856; died November 5, 1861.

Aden Keller, born July 6, 1860; married Rosa Stombaugh, April 3, 1890. She died March 12, 1892, at the age of 22 years. His second marriage was to Ida Damitz, December 24, 1893.

Samuel, born October 10, 1863; died September 20, 1866.

Albert, born December 9, 1866; died May 7, 1867.

Noah Crabill was by occupation a cooper in his younger days; afterwards a farmer.

In politics he was a democrat. He joined the Christian church in 1859, and was a consistent member up to the time of his death.

JOHN PATTERSON, SENIOR.

John Patterson was born in Edmonson county, Tennessee. In 1843, he moved to Warren county, Kentucky; and in 1852, he moved from there to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois. He was married to Jane McCoppen in Tennessee. To them the following-named children were born:

William, who married Sarah Magers in Kentucky, was killed by the explosion of a boiler at Wm. G. Bond’s saw-mill, January 10, 1862.

Elizabeth, who married Elza Magers.

Jane, who married Jacob Osborn, the basket-maker.

Sarah, who died in May, 1879.

Samuel, who married Amelia Jones.

John, who married Samantha Jane Simmons.

James, who married Samantha Acton.

Mary, who was about 16 years old, was burned to death, in 1862, at the sorghum-mill of Jacob Osborn, in Berwick township, her clothing having caught on fire from the furnace where they were making molasses.

John Patterson, the subject of this sketch, was deaf and dumb during his entire life. He died in 1884. His wife died August 6, 1879.

SIMON SAILER.

Simon Sailer was born in Weisenberg, Germany, December 8, 1831. He left his native country, and after a voyage of fifty days on the water arrived at New York, April 20, 1853. He went to the state of Michigan, where he remained until the spring of 1854, when he went to Indiana; in the fall he went to St. Louis, and then to New Orleans. In the spring of 1855, he walked from St. Louis, Mo., to St. Augustine, Illinois, where he went to work on the Northern Cross railroad. In the fall of 1856, he moved to Greenbush township, in Warren county, Illinois. Simon Sailer was married to Matilda Jane Kelly, March 26, 1863. She was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, July 3, 1839, and was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Weaver) Kelly. To them the following-named children were born:

Thomas Jefferson, born April 27, 1864; married Alice Lillian Hendricks, February 4, 1890. She was born September 22, 1866.

George John, who was born August 31, 1866.

William Henry, born July 24, 1870; married Agnes May Ryan, January 20, 1892. She was born May 4, 1869.

Simon Sailer has been a farmer and stockman by occupation; has also been extensively engaged in the coal trade, having several coal banks on his lands. He filled the office of commissioner of highways for several years in the township. He has now retired from active labor and resides at Avon, Illinois.In politics he is a democrat. In religion he and his family are members of the Catholic church.

JOHN PHILIP KRAMER.

John P. Kramer was born in Hadem, Westphalia, Germany, December 20, 1824. After going to the public school and being confirmed in the Lutheran church, he learned the tailor trade and worked at that occupation in different towns near the Rhine river. In 1855 he started for America in company with his friend, Louis Hollenberg. They took a sail-ship from Bremen, and after a perilous journey of eight weeks, in which time all the passengers suffered from lack of a sufficient supply of food and drink, they arrived in New York city.

The railroad did not extend beyond Galesburg at that time, and they came on here; and while in Galesburg they luckily came across Amos Seigler who took them with his wagon-load of merchandise on to Greenbush. They soon found Mr. Hollenberg’s two brothers, Henry and George, who had come to this country a few years previous. Mr. Kramer first found work at his trade in Monmouth, where he staid about a year, and then he went back to Greenbush, where he kept a tailor-shop until 1866. He was married November 1, 1858, to Helena Meusborn, whom he had known in Germany. She was born in Vorm Wald, Westphalia, Germany, February 13, 1839; and came to America in 1858, in company with some friends. In 1878, in company with her oldest daughter and others, she visited her old German home. In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. Kramer moved out onto their farm, two and one-half miles southeast of the village of Greenbush, where by thrift and industry they built up a comfortable home for themselves and children. In politics Mr. Kramer was a republican. He was an earnest, quiet man, fond of his German books and papers. He died April 13, 1902.

The following-named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kramer:

Louise Katrina, who married Rev. Karl Lotz, April 23, 1879. He was then pastor of the German Lutheran church at Galesburg, Illinois. Since then they have lived mostly in Kansas and Missouri. They have one son (adopted) - Albert.

Emma, who married Rev. Karl Luecke, pastor of the German Lutheran church of Stover, Missouri, April 23, 1890. She died March 2, 1892. She was a woman of rare goodness and kindness of heart. She left a daughter, Bertha.

Frederick William, who married Lena Doll, of Bushnell, Illinois, and who has always lived in Greenbush township. They have three children - Dollie, Esther, and Edith.

Bertha Marie, who married Ferdinand Schoenheider, of Peoria, Illinois, May 24, 1893. They have three children - Arnold, Arthur, and Gertrude.

Wilhelmina Amelia, who married John R. Ames, formerly of Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 1897. He died the following November, leaving one son, Eugene.

Alvena, who married Olof Olson, of Greenbush township, March 9, 1903. They live on the old home place.

Clara Helena, who is living with her mother who moved to Peoria, Illinois, in March, 1903.

Jacob, brother of John Kramer, was born August 6, 1815. He came to this country, in 1858, and made his home with his brother. He was never married. He took two trips to Germany and, in 1896, he decided to go again to pass the remainder of his life there. He died in Germany, January 16, 1905, after an illness of a few hours, in the very house in which he was born. He was quite active and strong to the last and his enjoyment was found in walking from his home to visit friends and relatives in the villages near by.

` CHARLES HENRY KILLOUGH.

It will be observed that the spelling of the name Kellough has been changed to Killough, the subject of this sketch having chosen to return to the original way. Charles Henry Killough was born in Cecil county, Maryland, March 16, 1834. He was a son of Richard and Sarah (Maxwell) Killough. His father and grandfather were born in Lancaster county, Penn. Their ancestors came from Scotland in 1648. Charles H. Killough came to Illinois with his parents in 1837, and settled near Brooklyn, in Schuyler county, where he grew to manhood. In April, 1855, he came to Greenbush township and settled on section 28. He cast his first vote in the fall of 1856, for John C. Fremont for president; was a voter in Greenbush township for forty years, and during all these years he continued to vote the republican ticket and never wavered from the principles of his party. He was married December 25, 1855, to Margaret Holcomb, of near Plymouth, Hancock county, Illinois. She was a daughter of Hosea and Susan (Gilman) Holcomb. To them were born the following-named children:

Martha, born April 25, 1857; married John M. Conley, December 6, 1877. She died April 12, 1889.

Sarah, born August 15, 1859, married George E. Young, March 30, 1880.

Lura, born March 8, 1863; married T. H. Eastman, January 22, 1889.

Mary, born February 11, 1866; married Joseph L. Stice, January 26, 1899.

Anna, born October 21, 1868; married Nathan M. Wetzel, January 10, 1889.

Minnie, born April 7, 1873; married Harvey D. Ludden, March 8, 1898.

These girls all grew to womanhood in the old home where they were born, and some of them were married there. In religion Mr. Killough is a Presbyterian, having been a member of that church for more than fifty years; and for more than twenty-five years has been a ruling elder of his church. Soon after coming to Greenbush, he transferred his membership to the Prairie City church, where it has since remained. His wife is also a member of the same church.

PETER HONTS.

Peter Honts was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, September 24, 1815. He was a son of Henry and Catherine (Kaufman) Honts, who were natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Honts worked with his brothers Daniel and Henry about four years in a paper-mill that was located about five miles from Fincastle, Virginia. He left Virginia, in 1836, and went to Morgan county, Indiana, where he married Martha A. Walker, in 1838. She died March 28, 1896. Peter Honts came to Greenbush in 1847, where he has resided the most of the time since.

To Peter and Martha Honts were born the following-named children:

Lucy A., born November 20, 1840. She married Thomas Gunter, in 1860.

William Henry, born June 17, 1843; never married, and resides in Greenbush.

Delphia Jane, born November 26, 1845; died of cholera July 17, 1851.

John B., born June 24, 1848; married Sarah E. Montgomery She died August 19, 1902.

Isaac George, born January 6, 1854; married Alba Knight.

Joel A., born June 24, 1856; married Alice Snare.

Mary Catherine, born September 10, 1859; died April 15, 1862.

George B. M., born November 13, 1864; died in infancy.

Peter Honts was by occupation a wagon-maker and carpenter; he was also engaged a portion of the time in farming. In politics he is a democrat.

FREDERIC HENRY MERRILL.

Frederic H. Merrill was born in Amherst, Mass., July 25, 1819. He was a son of Horace and Deborah (Paine) Merrill. His boyhood days were spent mostly in his home town, where he received superior educational advantages. In early manhood he removed with his parents to Orwell, Vermont, and was for some years employed in a large mercantile house at what was then known as Chipman’s Point, on the shore of Lake Champlain. He parents having, in 1836, moved to Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, he about one year later followed them there, where for a time he engaged in business for himself. About 1840, he came to Illinois. For several years he was a prominent and successful teacher in the district schools of Warren and Henderson counties. On October 7, 1847, he was married at Denny, Warren county, Illinois, to Lucretia Paine, daughter of Charles Henry and Parthenia (Mason) Paine. She was born at Freedom, Portage county, Ohio, August 27, 1825. About 1849 or ‘50, he came with his wife and one child, Mary Emily (now Mrs. George Albro Johnston), to Greenbush, Illinois’, and associated himself with Alfred Osborn under the firm name of Osborn & Merrill. They for years did a large general merchandise business, and were widely known. Their store was noted for fair-dealing, and the word of Frederic H. Merrill was always as good as his bond. He was interested in everything calculated to better the condition of his home town and the welfare of his fellow-citizens. In his religious affiliations he was a Congregationalist, but his views were broad and charitable.

There were born to them eleven children, namely:

Mary Emily, born July 4, 1848; married George Albro Johnston, April 26. 1868.

Charles Henry, born January 11, 1850.

Effie Maria, born November 19, 1853.

Frederic Horace, born April 20, 1860; married Mary Alice Belding, June 2, 1892. He is now engaged in the grocery and hardware trade at Avon, Illinois.

Giles Edward, born December 13, 1862; married Catherine M. Snyder, May 28, 1885. He is extensively engaged in the poultry and egg business at Avon, Illinois, and is a member of the firm of Merrill Brothers, doing a general merchandise business at Greenbush, Illinois.

Frank, born October 6, 1867; married Pearl Meachum, December 14, 1893. He, in company with his brother, Giles E., is engaged in the mercantile business at Greenbush, Illinois.

Arthur, born November 20, 1869; married Elizabeth Bliss, July 18, 1894. After receiving a divorce from her, he married Catherine Robey, October 12, 1898. She was a daughter of T. A. and Emma (Baldwin) Robey. He was appointed postmaster at Avon, Illinois, July 15, 1897, which office he still holds. He is a strong advocate of the rural route system, having obtained three routes as early as November 1, 1900.

Cora Eliza, born April 17, 1865; died May 10, 1879.

Three children died in infancy.

Mr. Merrill and his family removed to Avon, Illinois, in the fall of 1863, where he continued in the same line of business. He was for several years postmaster at Avon; also school director. In his political belief he was a republican. After years of a busy life he transferred his store interest to his two sons, Giles E. and Fredric H. Merrill. He died in Avon, Illinois, August 14, 1892. His wife followed him to the better world April 28, 1897. Both have left behind them names that will ever be honored and cherished by all who knew them.

BETHUEL MERRIS.

Bethuel Merris was born in the state of Ohio, July 9, 1826. He was a son of John B. and Eliza Merris, both natives of Ohio. He came to Scott county, Illinois, about, the year 1845. He was married at Naples, Illinois, to Mary Crawford, July 5, 1846. She was born in Ohio, August 7, 1825. They moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, in the fall of 1852, where they resided up to the time of their death.

To them were born the following-named children:

Meribah, born February 6, 1848; married Robert Barbour, February 16, 1861.

John B., born October 23, 1849.

Almira, born March 21, 1852; married James Garland Ray, December 3, 1871.

Eliza Ellen, born January 29, 1855; married Joshua Coates Ray, April 2, 1874.

Flora A., born January 5, 1859.

Melissa, born February 2, 1867.

Mr. Merris was by occupation a farmer. In politics he was a democrat. In religion he and his wife were members of the Christian church. He died March 7, 1891; his wife died December 24, 1898.

EBENEZER WILFORD WOODS.

E. W. Woods was born in Sullivan, Madison county, New York, September 16, 1818. He was a son of Asa and Mary (WILFORD) Woods and a grandson of Samuel and Phebe (Holten) Woods. His maternal grandparents were John and Anna (Blackstone) Wilford, both natives of England. Mr. Woods came with his father from New York to what is now known as Avon, in Fulton county, Illinois, in 1836. He says when they arrived they found David Young and James Simmons digging a well for Ira Woods. Mr. Woods, the subject of this sketch, was married in Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois, to Rhoda M. Butler, January 6, 1853. She was born in Gallia county, Ohio, January 6, 1830, and was a daughter of Col. John and Mary (Adney) Butler.

To Mr. and Mrs. Woods were born the following-named children:

Mary, born October 25, 1853; died October 4, 1854.

Ezra B., born November 27, 1854; married Carrie Lovejoy, who died March 4, 1897. His second marriage was to Kate Lester, October 14, 1899.

Willis R., born March 9, 1857; married Priscilla Van Velsor, December 25, 1885.

Amelia A., born March 13, 1859; married John E. Meitchel, April 4, 1877. She died March 8, 1892.

Olevia E., born February 22, 1861.

John A., born March 7, 1863; married Dora Simmons, August 14, 1886.

Edwin S., born March 19, 1865; married Nettie Austin, January 19, 1887.

Sarah B., born May 4, 1867; married Artie Lincoln, August 26, 1885.

Minnie C., born November 11, 1869; married John E. Meitchel, July 8, 1894.

By occupation Mr. Woods is a farmer. In his younger days he worked some at the carpenter trade; he also made the first woodwork of a wagon in the country. This wagon was ironed by his cousin and traded to McMahon who then kept store in Greenbush. Politically Mr. Woods votes the republican ticket.

ISAAC CUNNINGHAM.

Isaac Cunningham was born in Kentucky, July 10, 1815. In his boyhood days he went to the state of Indiana, where in 1838, he was married to Miss Sarah James. He came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1841, and moved to Fulton county, Illinois, in 1850; was in the mercantile business at Avon for fifteen years. He filled the offices of supervisor, collector, and constable, and was at the time of his death deputy sheriff of Fulton county. He died of heart disease and seemed to be as well as usual the day before his death, which occurred at Avon, Illinois, April 19, 1872. He had no children. In politics he was a democrat.

THOMAS CARROLL.

Thomas Carroll was born in County Latram, Ireland, in 1832. He left Ireland in his younger days in company with his uncle John Fay and wife. After a voyage of fifty-two days on the water, they arrived at Quebec, Canada, where he remained with his uncle until 1842, when he went to Bakersfield, Vermont, where he learned the blacksmith trade. He then went to Massachusetts, where he worked seven years in the carriage shops of Charles Rice. He was married March 13, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth Raper; and in June of that year they went to Monmouth, Illinois. Mr. Carroll then ran a peddling~wagon over the prairies for one year. He then went to Ellisville, Illinois, on the Spoon river, where he and his wife first engaged in housekeeping. Caroline W., their first child, was born and died here.

Their next move was to Greenbush, Illinois,-the date they do not remember. Mr. Carroll then went to work for Cornelius Hanks and Alexander McGrew. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, four of whom are now living; three of them are married. Mr. Carroll and wife reside at Winfield, Henry county, Iowa.

CHARLES CHAUNCY MERRILL.

Charles C. Merrill was born in Orwell, Vermont, September 10, 1833. He was a son of Horace and Deborah (Paine) Merrill. His boyhood days were mostly spent in Chardon, Ohio, to which place his parents had removed in 1836. In the fall of 1853, he came to Greenbush, Illinois, where his brother Frederic H. Merrill resided. During most of the year of 1854, he was employed in the dry goods and general store of McKinney & Co., at Oquawka, Illinois.

August 27, 1855, at North Bloomfield, Ohio, he was married to Cornelia Converse Osborn, daughter of Leonard and Amanda (Smith) Osborn. The same year he became a partner in the firm of Osborn & Merrill at Greenbush, Illinois, changing the firm name to Merrill, Osborn & Merrill. In 1860, having withdrawn from the business, he removed to Galesburg, Illinois, where he still resides. For more than 35 years he was a clothing merchant in Galesburg. In religious belief he is a Methodist; politically, a republican. They had no children. Cornelia, wife of C. C. Merrill, died October 28, 1904. She was a working member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was noted for her Christian character.

DAVID SHINGLER LINK.

David S. Link was born in Augusta county, Virginia, June 5, 1832. He was a son of John and Susan (Shingler) Link. His boyhood days were spent on a farm. After arriving at manhood he engaged in teaming from Stanton to Winchester, Va. He was married July 4, 1852, to Elizabeth Ann Quick. She was a daughter of Tumis and Jane (Adams) Quick. In September, 1853, Mr. Link and wife removed from Virginia to Delaware county, Ohio; and in September, 1864, they moved to Fulton county, Illinois. In 1867, they removed to Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois, where they purchased sixty-five acres of land of Thomas Cunningham on section 16; and resided there until 1887. when they moved to Avon, Illinois, where his wife Elizabeth died August 24, 1894.

To Mr. and Mrs. Link were born the following-named children:

Susan Jane, born March 25, 1855; married Arthur Lee Wingate, December 25, 1873.

Sarah Catherine, born February 10, 1857; married Alvin Hewett, July 4, 1878.

Elizabeth Margaret, born February 14, 1859; married James Coons, December 14. 1877.

William Daniel, born November 27, 1860; married Carrie L. Weaver. November 8, 1883. He died February 26, 1896.

Mary Emma, born March 11, 1862; died August 26, 1874.

Eliza Ann, born March 18, 1864; married David B. Simmons, January 1, 1882.

Jennetta Virginia, born January 21, 1867; married Frank Hathaway, March 13, 1890.

David Delbert, born February 26, 1869; married Mary L. Simmons, July 1, 1890.

Ora Addie, born February 21, 1871; married Charles W. Johnson, February 26, 1889.

Zenanna Anis, born April 4, 1873; died May 7, 1874.

John Henry, born July 3, 1875; died July 21, 1876.

Mr. Link’s second marriage was to Alvernia A. Mason, May 4, 1896. She was born in Frederick county, Va., February 25, 1854. David S. Link by occupation has been a farmer. In politics he is a democrat. In religion he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years. His first wife was a consistent member of this church for many years before her death. His present wife is also a member of the same church. They now reside at Avon, Illinois.

ROSWELL ROSE.

Roswell Rose was born in Oneida county, New York, February 2, 1801. His father was Phineas Rose, a Revolutionary soldier. He attended school but very little, but was educated by his mother, who was a scholarly woman. He taught school for a number of years when a young man. He afterward learned the carpenter’s trade and worked for a time in the city of Buffalo, New York. In 1836, he came to Chicago with his family, consisting then of a wife and four children, and worked there at his trade for about a year, when he pre-empted a piece of land in Lake county, Illinois, about twenty miles northwest of Chicago, the land in that locality having but recently come into market. He improved this land and lived there about six years, when he moved to Waukegan, Illinois, a small village, then just starting, where he worked at carpenter work and millwrighting, being interested in building the first mill erected in that place. He came to Fulton and Warren counties in the summer of 1850, and purchased a half-interest in a mill property, situated near where Swan creek crosses the Meridian line. This property had been partially improved some time before by John and Riverus Woods. A sawmill was already running and a frame put up for a gristmill. Mr. Rose returned to Waukegan in the fall of that year and moved his family, locating on the northeast quarter of section 13, in Greenbush township, now known as the Saunders farm. Here he bought a log house and some other small improvements. The house was built by Loren Woods in 1838. He resided in this house about three years, when he erected a frame dwelling on the south side of the creek and near the mill, where he resided until his death. Mr. Rose, with his partner, Riverus Woods, put the grist-mill in operation in 1851. This mill did quite a large business for a number of years, and was a great accommodation to the surrounding country, especially Greenbush township and farther west, many customers coming there from a distance of 25 or 30 miles, and sometimes they were obliged to wait two or three days to get their grist ground. When this mill was built Swan creek furnished sufficient water to run the mill nearly the whole year, but as the country became improved, the water became less and steam power was added. This mill proved to be a death trap for Mr. Rose. On September 5, 1867, he was caught in a band and instantly killed. His partner, Riverus Woods, had died the year before at the age of 62 years. At the time of Mr. Rose’s death his son, H. Rose, was interested with him in the business and carried it on for some time after. Roswell Rose was married to Elizabeth Ingraham in Oneida county, New York. Six children were born to them, namely: Harriet, Havilah R., Silas N., and Cyrus (twin brothers), William H., and Birney. Elizabeth, wife of R. Rose, died in Avon, Illinois, November 29, 1870, at the age of 66 years, surviving her husband a little more than three years.

Harriet (Rose) Nichols died near Santa Ana, California, September 21, 1898, at the age of 71 years.

Havilah R. Rose died in Avon, Ill., August 11, 1900, at the age of 70 years.

Silas N. Rose died at Memphis, Mo., September 22, 1898, at the age of 66 years. His twin brother, Cyrus, died at the age of 8 years, in Lake county, Illinois.

Birney Rose died in Avon, Illinois, February 2, 1877, at the age of 31 years.

W. H. Rose, the only surviving member of the family, is now a resident of Avon, Illinois.

PHILIP KARNS.

Philip Karns was born in Baden, Germany, October 22, 1815. His father died when he was about two years old, leaving two sons, Philip and John, with their mother. When Philip was twelve years old, his cousin Philip Sotman and family took passage on a vessel for America. Mr. Sotman asked Philip’s mother if he could go with them to the vessel and see them off. To this she consented, thinking Philip would return home the next day. After arriving on board the vessel, they quietly stowed Philip away in the hold, where he was found three or four days after they had started. He was brought up on deck where he created a considerable stir among the passengers and crew; but Philip made himself useful on board, was well liked and enjoyed the trip. In 1828, he went to Lancaster, Ohio, where he was married to Miss Nancy Ann Ellinger, August 20, 1837. She was born November 15, 1817. This marriage occurred before breakfast as there was a camp meeting in the neighborhood at the time and they wished to attend that day. In 1842, they moved to Morgan county, Indiana, near Martinsville, where Mr. Karns was engaged in the cooper trade and in the business of teaming. In 1846, he moved with his family to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois. To Mr. Karns and wife the following-named children were born:

Catherine, born July 3, 1839; married Riley Adams.

Samuel L., born September 19, 1840; married Edwina C. Bond. He died November I, 1874.

Margaret Ann, born October 27, 1842; married George J. Emrick.

John Henry, born August 14, 1845; married Clara Neer. He died March 5, 1877. Mary Minerva, born February 23, 1848; died March 11, 1864.

Philip Jacob, born August 19, 1854; married Aramanta Johnson.

Huldah Jane, born August 23, 1851; married Dallas Clark. She died February 7, 1873.

William Riley, born March 24, 1857; married Birdie Williams. Josiah C., born November 20, 1859; died May 8, 1862. Joseph E., born January 5, 1863; married Laura Harker. Philip Karns was by occupation a cooper; he was also engaged in teaming, and took great pride in his horses. He hauled goods for the merchants in Greenbush for many years from Oquawka, Burlington, Peoria, and other places. During the visitation of cholera in Greenbush, in 1851, he was especially helpful, hauling off the dead, assisting in the burials, and doing everything in his power to relieve the suffering. His last years were spent on his farm north of Greenbush, in Berwick township, where he was engaged in farming and stock-raising. He died March 10, 1898

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HENZIE DARNEILLE.

Henzie Darneille was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, April 16, 1824. He was a son of Henzie and Elizabeth (Congleton) Darneille, who were natives of Virginia and were of French and Irish descent. Henzie, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born July 8, 1789. He died in Kentucky, August 18, 1824. His wife Elizabeth was born December 4, 1790, and died in Adams county, Illinois, July 8, 1834.

To them were born the following-named children:

Fielding M., born August 28, 1812; died in California.

Lorinda, born November 11, 1813; died in Kentucky.

John W. (better known as Jack Darneille), born June 15, 1815. He was the first postmaster at Walnut Grove, Illinois, where he died at the residence of David B. Keith about the year 1880.

Harvey, born August 24, 1816; married Emily Vaughn, November 7, 1839. She was a sister of P. A. Vaughn. Harvey entered the west half of the northeast quarter and the east half of the northwest quarter of section four, in Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois. He received a patent for it dated June 1, 1848, signed by James K. Polk, president. His wife having died, he moved to Iowa, where he was married to Miss Emaline Murry. He spent his last years in Iowa.

Mary, born February 13, 1820; married Paton A. Vaughn, July 18, 1834. She died in December, 1898.

Thomas born March 3, 1822; married Mrs. Lucinda Snapp, whose maiden name was Lucinda Willard. He died May 24, 1870. She died January 21, 1899.

Henzie, the subject of this sketch, and the only surviving member of this family, is now living at Bushnell, Illinois. He came with his mother and family from Kentucky to Adams county, Illinois, in February, 1832. His mother purchased a farm in Adams county, about one and a half miles west of Columbus. Here he lived with his mother and worked on the farm. After the death of his mother, he still remained on the farm for some time with his brother Fielding, they doing their own cooking and housekeeping. In 1841, he commenced to learn the blacksmith trade with James and John Mackey at Columbus, Illinois. Here he worked about one year, then went to Missouri, where he worked at his trade. In 1843, he returned to Adams county, Illinois, and continued to work at blacksmithing until 1844, when he went to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, and lived with his brother-in-law, Paton A. Vaughn, until he was married. He was married to Jane Willard, January 7, 1847. She was born August 31, 1826, and was a daughter of Alexander and Lucy (Lile) Willard. To them were born the following-named children:

Georgetta, born August 27, 1849; married James Matthews, February 17, 1870. He died October 24, 1901.

Fielding M., born July 8, 1858; died January 24, 1904.

Mary Belle, born March 13, 1864; now resides with her father in Bushnell, Illinois.

Mr. Darneille has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years. His wife was also a member of the same church. She died September 27, 1905. In polities Mr. Darneille is a republican.

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