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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers
Lakeside Building
1883
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Auburn Twp. -
F. E. LESEURE, Postmaster and grocer,
Auburn, is a native of France, born Sept. 21, 1816, a son of
Joseph and Felicite (Hurel) Leseure Our stolen
grew to manhood in his native country, and was married in
Feb. 1838, to Miss
Lawrence Collin, who was born in France about 1817, and
died in Terre Haute, Ind., in March, 1864, leaving five
children, all of whom are living - Henry and Emanuel,
who are residents of Marshall, Ill.; Agathe, who
married Lafayette Ashmore; Mary, married Hubert
Guthwick, of Harper's Ferry, Iowa, and Ernestine,
who is also living in Harper's Ferry, Iowa. Our
subject came to the United States in December, 1849, and has
since been engaged in mercantile business. He came to
Clark County in 1864, and for fifteen years has been
Postmaster at different points. He married his second
wife, Sarah M. Hollingsworth, July 28, 1855.
She is a native of Clay County, Ind., born Dec. 2, 1843.
They are the parents of the following children:
Pauline, born Nov. 4, 1871; Prosper, Feb. 10,
1876, and Sophia, Apr. 28, 1881. Our subject is
at present engaged in business in the village of Auburn.
He is also the owner of three farms, two of which are
located in Anderson Township, and consist of eighty and 120
acres, and the other in Auburn Township consisting of eighty
acres. Mr. Leseure is a member of the Catholic
Church.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois
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Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers,
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1883 ~ Page 203 |
Auburn Twp. -
TILGHMAN H. LINTON, farmer, P. O.
Clark Centre, was born Nov. 13, 1847, in Parke Co., Ind.
His father was William Linton and the mother was
Sarah Bullington. His father was born in 1820, in
Kentucky, and losing his parents when young, was raised by
an uncle, William Payne, by whom he was brought to
Indiana, where he was married to Sarah Bullington.
She was born in Parke County, Ind., in 1827, and was the
daughter of William and Margaret Bullington.
They had a family of two sons, viz.: George and T.
H. Linton. When the latter was quite young, his
father, William Linton died. His mother
afterward married to James R. Bullion, and died in
Iowa in 1866. Mr. William Linton came to this
county with his family about 1849, but his health failing,
be returned to Indiana, where he died as above stated.
In spring of 1869, Mr. T. H. Linton returned to
this county, and for four years made his home with his
brother George, who had moved here in 1868.
T. H. was married Jan. 26, 1873, to Miss Sarah M.
Wright, daughter of Wesley and Sarah Wright.
She was born in Clark County, Apr. 24, 1857. Her
parents were born in Coshocton County, the father on the
26th of October, 1824, and the mother Feb. 10, 1827.
They had six children, viz.: Sylvina, Lemuel R.,
Joseph L., William H., Sarah M., John A. and John W.
Wright. William H. was killed by the bursting of a
grindstone on Aug. 10, 1880; John A. died January,
1866, of spotted fever. The father died Nov. 26, 1864.
The mother is the wife of Samuel Norris. Th.
H. Linton has a family of four children, viz.:
Josephine and Joanna, born May 8, 1874; William,
born June 12, 1877; Alonzo, born Nov. 14, 1881.
He owns a farm of eighty acres of land; sixty of which are
in cultivation; engaged in mixed husbandry. George
Linton was born Aug. 19, 1844, and married Apr. 23,
1869, to Miss Emrick. They have a daughter,
Annie May, born Feb. 10, 1873.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois -
Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical
Publishers, Lakeside Building - 1883 ~ Page 204 |
Dolson Twp. -
JACOB G. LYCAN, farmer, Po. O. Dolson,
is one of the old settlers of Dolson Township. He was
born Nov. 28, 1809, in Kentucky, a son of John and Nancy
(Whitley) Lycan, he a farmer and blacksmith, born in
North Carolina Apr. 27, 1782, a son of Jacob G. Lycan,
who was a son of Hance Lycan, who was a son of
Nicholas Lycan, of Swedish descent. The mother of
our subject was born in Virginia January 19, 1787.
They were married July 10, 1804, and were the parents of
eleven children - Jeremiah, William W., our subject,
Oliver W., Betsey S., Daniel W., Sarah, Dolly C.,
Nancy, Polly J. and Illinois. The father of
our subject died Feb. 15, 1856, in this county, and the
mother Mar. 31, 1872. Our subject was about eleven
years old when his parents came to Edgar County, this State,
where he received his early education. In 1832, he
enlisted in the lack Hawk war, and served three months
without seeing any active service. In the fall of
1832, he came to this county, and Nov. 27, of the same year
was married to Mary Lockard, born Nov. 25, 1815, in
Coshocton County, Ohio, a daughter of William and Mary
(Doll) Lockard, he, of Irish descent, she, born in
Virginia. Our subject moved to his present place in
the spring of 1834, and bought at first forty acres of land,
and by several subsequent additions now has a farm of 420
acres, about 250 acres of which are in timber. Mr.
and Mrs. Lycan whom are the parents of thirteen
children, eight of whom are now living - William,
born July 18, 1833, and died Oct. 5, 1834; Jane, born
Jan. 8, 1835; Nancy Rebecca, Apr. 7, 1839; James
Milton, Oct. 11, 1842; Daniel W., June 17, 1844,
was drowned in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 1875; John
Mills, Aug. 16, 1846, died Jan. 5, 1847; Asenath,
Oct. 16, 1847; Greenough K., May 7, 1849; Mary,
Oct. 10, 1851, died Oct. 13, 1853; Jacob G., Mar. 22,
1854; Martin P., June 8, 1857, died Sept. 19, 1857;
Sarah L., Oct. 5, 1858; and Amos B., May 23,
1862. In political matters, our subject votes the
Democratic ticket.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois -
Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical
Publishers, Lakeside Building - 1883 ~ Page 212 |
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