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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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Darwin Twp. -
T. R. UNDERWOOD, miler, Darwin, born
Apr. 15, 1840, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., to which place his
father, James Underwood, had removed in 1832, coming
from Ohio, where he had been married to Mary Wood, of
German descent. She had five brothers and two sisters.
The former all became Methodist ministers of considerable
renown. Their names are Aaron, Wesley, Enoch, Jesse
and Moses. Rachel, one of the girls,
became the wife of Rev. George Bennett, and Lydia
became the wife of T. Lefferty. James Underwood
was the father of five children. Our subject and his
sister, Mary, wife of W. Simons, are now
living. Mr. Underwood dying. Mrs.
Underwood was married again to H. A. Henderson.
They raised four children - Enoch, Andromache
and Bellverreta are twins, and Charles.
Our subject was educated partly in this county and partly in
Iowa, to which place his parents had moved. He
returned to this county in 1858. In 1861, he enlisted
in the First Missouri Cavalry Volunteers, Company K,
participating with his regiment in many thrilling scenes and
famous battles west of the Mississippi River, among others,
at Sugar Creek, Pea Ridge and Coldwater. Mr.
Underwood was a Sergeant, serving till close of war,
after which he returned to this county, where he was
married, Feb. 1, 1866, to Amelia G. McClure, born
Jan. 2, 1847, in York, Ill. She is a daughter of
Louis and Elizabeth (Rockafeller) McClure, and is the
mother of three children - Willie L., born Aug. 20,
1869; Mary E., Jan. 30, 1872; Anna B., born
Sept. 24, 1873. Mr. Underwood lived seven years
in Indiana. After that he came to Darwin, where he
bought the steam saw and flour mill, which he ha run ever
since. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
"Darwin Lodge, No. 551," A., F. & A. M. In politics,
is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois
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Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers,
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