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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co.
1879
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Pleasant Grove Twp. -
ISAAC TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Campbell;
was born in Rutherford Co., Tenn., Mar. 16, 1829, and lived with his
father on the farm, engaged with his parents in farming until
married to Eliza J. Erwin Apr. 12, 1860; she was born in
Coles Co., Ill., Oct. 5, 1841; they have eight children, viz.,
Marian W., Willie E., Oscar E., Margaret E., Perry S., Isaac V.,
Balas B. and Cary A. Mr. Taylor was School Director
fifteen years and has held the office of Assessor one term. He
is a Primitive Baptist. Mr. Taylor is liked by all who
have the pleasure of his acquaintance, and is a minister of
considerable ability, living up to what he preaches.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 591 |
Morgan Twp. -
JOHN T. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Rardin; born in Champaign Co.,
Ohio, Dec. 24, 1843, where he lived until 9 years of age, when he
emigrated with his parents to Illinois and located in what is now
known as Morgan Tp., in the fall of 1853, and where he has
since continued to live within two and a half miles of his present
location; he lived with his parents and engaged in farming until the
spring of 1864 when he commenced farming upon his own account upon
the place where he has since lived. He owns in his own farm
714½ acres, which he has improved, and
upon which he has erected good buildings, and 98 acres in other
parts of the county; when Mr. Taylor first located upon his
present place, there was upon the same an old log house and barn,
which were among the first buildings erected in the township; he
erected his present barn in 1869, and house in 1873. His
marriage with Mary Elizabeth Ross was celebrated Jan.
21, 1864; she was born in Morgan Tp., Ill., Nov. 11, 1845; seven
children are the fruit of this union, two of which are deceased; the
names of the living are Clarinda J., Margaret E., Alice A.,
Samuel P. and Martha I.; the deceased are John P. and
Sarah C. Mr. Taylor is a son of Peter Taylor, who
located in the township in 1853, and who still lives upon Sec. 19,
Morgan Tp., his mother died, Dec. 18, 1860; Mrs. Taylor is
the only surviving child of Samuel and Catherine J. Ross; her
father was born Dec. 9, 1801, in Kentucky, and emigrated from
Bourbon Co., Ky., in 1840, locating in Morgan Tp., where he lived
until his decease, which occurred June 17, 1853; Mr. Ross was
daughter of David Morgan, who emigrated from Indiana, and
located in Morgan Tp in 1835; she was born Feb. 22, 1822, and died
Nov. 17, 1853.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 631 |
Morgan Twp. -
PETER TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Oakland; born in
Champaign Co., Ohio, Apr. 25, 1820, where he lived until 1853; his
father, John Taylor, died when he was 13 years of age, and,
he being the oldest son, remained with his mother and managed the
farm until 23 years of age, at which time he rented land and engaged
in farming until the fall of 1853, when he emigrated to Illinois
with his family and located in what is now known as Morgan Tp.; he
then rented the A. B. Florer farm, where he lived for
twelve years, the last few years of which he had power of
attorney to transact business in the name of A. B. Florer in
his absence; he removed upon his present place in 1865, where he has
since continued to live, and where he owns sixty acres of land, upon
which he has good farm buildings. He married Jan. 12, 1843, to
Elizabeth Moody; she was born in Ohio Nov. 12, 1817; she died
Dec. 18, 1860, leaving five children now living, having lost three
by death; the names of the living are John T., Oliver S., William
H., Emery M., Francis B. His marriage with Mary Housel
was celebrated Feb. 2, 1862; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio,
Mar. 4, 1829; five children were the fruit of this union, three of
which are deceased; the names of the living are Loyal P. and
Ira D.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 631 |
East Oakland Twp. -
W. J. TEMPLES, farmer and stockraiser; P. O.
Oakland; born in Monroe Co., Ind., Mar. 6, 1841, where he engaged in
farming and attending school until he attained his majority, when he
continued farming in Indiana until the latter part of the year of
1863, when he removed to Illinois, and located upon his present
place on Jan. 1, 1864, where he has near 200 acres of laud all under
fence and cultivation. Mr. Temple arrived in
this township without means, and during the winter cut upward of
20,000 rails under contract, and the following spring commenced
farming on shares for one season, and the following spring removed
upon his present place, where he had previously
bought forty acres, and to which he has since added by the fruits of
his hard labor, in which his wife has nobly assisted him, until he
now owns nearly 200 acres, upon which he has good buildings.
He married Mar. 15, 1866, to Susan Jones; she was born in
Champaign Co., Ohio, Mar. 16, 1847; they have three children living
by this union—Andrew J., John H. and William A. Mrs.
Temples lost three brothers, fighting for the preservation of
the Union; George W. Jones, killed at Pittsburg Landing, the
others, William A. and Robert Jones, both died in
hospital from disease contracted in the army, all of the above
belonging to Illinois regiments.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 579 |
Humboldt Twp. -
GEO. H. TERRY, grocer, Humbolt; is a
native of Hamilton Co., Ohio. In August, 1875, he came to
Coles Co., and settled here in Humbolt and engaged in his present
business; July 15, 1874, he married Miss Dolly Wells, of
Humbolt, Ill.; they have one child, viz., Mary L.
During his residence in Ohio, aside from obtaining his education, he
was principally engaged in teaching school.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 639 |
Humboldt Twp. -
RICHARD THOMAS, farming; P. O. Mattoon; the
subject of this sketch was born in Carnarvonshire, North Wales,
Great Britain, Dec. 18, 1832. He married Miss Sarah
L. Worden Dec. 12, 1853; she was born in Fairfield Co., Conn.,
Mar. 13, 1836; they had seven children, five living, viz., Robert
A., Laura A., Annie May, Mary Alice and Lizzie. He
lived in Wales about fifteen years, when he came to the United
States with some relatives and settled in Oneida Co., N. Y., where
he engaged in farming, remaining about three years, when he moved to
Fairfield Co., Conn., where he worked on a farm and followed teaming
one year; he then worked in the rolling-mill one year, and llien
engaged in boating—first running packet from Greenwich to New York,
then in freighting, following the business about four years; he
then, in 1856, moved to Franklin Co., Ind., where he engaged in
farming, and followed same until 1870, when he came to Illinois and
settled in Cumberland Co., where he lived about nine months, and, in
the fall of 1870, he came to his present place and has lived here
since. He has held no office, except connected with the road or
school. He owns eighty acres in this township, which he has earned
by his own labor and management.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 638 |
East Oakland Twp. -
L. C. THORNTON, farm implements, Postmaster,
Oakland; one of the pioneers of Edgar Co., Ill.; born in Washington
Co., Ind., Dec. 15, 1825; he removed with his parents in 1829, being
then 4 years of age, and located in Edgar Co., Ill., where he
attended school, and engaged in farming until Sept. 10, 1861, when
he enlisted as private in Co. E, 66th I. V. I; this regiment was
composed of picked men from the various Northwestern States,
selected for their skill and accuracy in handling the rifle; the
66th was known in the army as the Western Sharp-shooters, and was
generally thrown out in the advance upon any important engagement,
and was often detailed in squads to pick off the rebel gunners;
Mr. T. served as private for twenty-three months, when he was
promoted to Second Lieutenant, then to First Lieutenant, then to
Captain, which commission he held at the close of the war; he was
with Sherman's army in his march to Atlanta, as well as the
siege and capture of the same; he then made the march through
Georgia to the sea, spending the Christmas of 1864 at Savannah,
Georgia; he then made the march north through South and North
Carolina, during which they had many severe battles, until they
reached Morrisville Station. N. C, when his regiment was selected as
the advance guard of Gen. Sherman when he went out to
receive the surrender of Gen. Johnston; he then
continued his march through to Washington, when, after the review of
the army, he went to Louisville, Ky., then to Springfield, Ill.,
where the regiment was mustered out of service; Capt.
Thornton was in the Union army three years and ten months, and
while he escaped unhurt he had many narrow escapes, both of his life
as well as being taken prisoner; in one engagement the regiment lost
thirteen commissioned officers; at the left of Atlanta, he received
seven bullets through his blouse, two through his pants, one through
his underclothing, and two struck the scabbard of his sword, one of
which broke the same; at the battle of Fort Donelson, his regiment
was detailed in squads to pick off the rebel gunners; while
performing this duty, shell burst between him and another
commissioned officer, which knocked him down and nearly buried him
with sand; he was once sent out with ten men and returned alone, the
others being taken prisoners; he owes his escape at this time to his
presence of mind; as the rebels advanced upon him he made a stand
behind a fence and commenced firing to alarm the Union camp, which
so alarmed the rebels that they retreated with their other
prisoners, and he made his way back to the camp of the Union army.
After receiving his discharge, he located at Ashmore, Coles Co.,
Ill., in the lumber business, where he remained until 1871, when he
removed to Oakland and engaged in the above business, which he has
since followed; he received his appointment as Postmaster in
December, 1871, which office he has since held. His marriage
-with Annie M. Cox was celebrated Feb. 29, 1872; she was born
in Ashmore, her parents locating there in 1832; they have three
children now living by this union, Mary A., Annie L., and an
infant.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 578 |
East Oakland Twp. -
WM. TINSLEY, farmer, deceased; born in
Anderson Co., Ky., Mar. 10, 1807, where he learned the cooper's
trade, which business he followed until 1831, when he came to
Illinois and located in Edgar Co., where, after farming several
years, he removed to East Oakland Tp., Coles Co., and located upon
Sec. 4, where he lived until his death, and where his widow and two
children still continue to reside; his first land he purchased for
$3 per acre, to which, during his life, he added, as he was able,
until at the time of his decease, he owned upward of 200 acres.
He married. May 26, 1831, to Sarah H. Reeds; she was born in
Kentucky, Nov. 30, 1806; she died Aug. 16, 1852, leaving two
children now living, viz., Maria E. and Lucy K.; his
marriage with Mrs. Susannah C. Handley was celebrated
June 11, 1853; she was born in Virginia Jan. 1, 1826; she has three
children by her previous husband, Michael Handley,
viz., Justin H., Malinda J. and Susan E.; by her last
union, she has four children now living, viz., Mary L., Martha
M., Thomas W., George W. Mr. Tinsley died Nov. 24, 1869;
he was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 580 |
East Oakland Twp. -
JEREMIAH TITUS, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Oakland;
born in Loudoun Co., Va., Sept. 13, 1810, where he remained with his
father, Tunis Titus, and engaged in farming until he
attained his majority, and, for the first few years, worked at $5
per month, after which he hired by the year for $100 per year, which
was the highest wages he received until 30 years of age, at which
time he rented land and engaged in farming until 1855, when he
removed to Muskingum Co., Ohio, and rented land until 1860, when he
came to Coles Co., Ill., by team in company with Thomas
Roberts, and located upon his present place, where he has since
continued to live. He owns 106 acres upon his home farm, which
he has made by his own hard labor energy and industry, in which he
has been nobly assisted by his wife; Mr. Titus is now
in his 60th year and, although exposed to all the hardships and
privations of frontier life, is now in possession of all his
faculties, and continues in good health; in 1872, he suffered the
amputation of his right arm, since which time he has not been able
to attend to all the duties of his farm; is yet able to saw the wood
and attend to most of the light labor. He married, Oct. 2,
1837, to Susan Goodheart; she was born in Loudoun Co.,
Va., Jan. 6, 1817; they have four children now living, having lost
two by death; the names of the living are James W. (born Feb.
22, 1839), Joshua Jonas (born Mar. 21, 1845), John
A. J. (Sept. 14, 1846), Eliza Jane (Apr. 6, 1854);
the deceased are Jacob J. and Mary Virginia; Joshua
Jonas Titus, the second son now living, married
Louisa E. Blevins Apr. 2, 1868; she was born in Edgar Co., Mar.
30, 1850; three children were the fruit of this union, one of which
is deceased; the names of the living are Martha E. (born June
18, 1870), John (born Feb. 3, 1875); the deceased was
Sarah Jane; Mr. Titus now manages the farm of
his father, which duty he has performed for the past four years.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 579 |
Charleston Twp. -
R. A. TRAVER, of the firm of Traver & Nixon,
manufacturers of and dealers in brooms, brushes, etc., Charleston;
was born in Schenectady Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1837; he was raised on
a farm; in 1856, he removed with his parents to Brooklyn, N. Y.,
where, for two years, he was employed as a book-keeper for A. W.
Hendrickson & Co., coal-dealers; in 1858, he went to Harrison
Co., W. Va., where he was engaged in farming and carpentering till
1867; he then came to Clark Co., Ill., and engaged in the broom
business, but soon afterward removed to Charleston, where he
established the Charleston Broom-Factory, and has been an
enterprising citizen of the city ever since; he is at present a
member of the Board of Alderman. His partner in the business,
M. C. Nixon, is a native of Harrison Co., W. Va., his father
being one of the most prominent farmers in that part of the State;
at the age of 18, he went to Pittsburgh, Penn., being he received a
thorough business education in the Iron City Business College; he
then spent a few years in traveling in the West, and, in 1874, came
to Charleston and entered into partnership with Mr. Traver.
When Mr. Traver came to Charleston, there were but about
fifteen acres of broom-corn cultivated in Coles Co.; its culture is
now one of the chief sources of wealth, especially in the northern
part of the county; there are thousands of acres cultivated
annually, and the amount is constantly in creasing; this firm alone
has raised, during the past year, 500 acres. The importance of
this enterprise to the city of Charleston will appear when it is
considered that they employ in their factory about seventy men and
boys, who, were it not for this, would be obliged to seek employment
elsewhere; they do a business of $60,000 per annum, manufacturing
30,000 dozen brooms yearly, besides a large quantity of brushes and
toy brooms; they pay out yearly to their employes fully $15,000;
they keep three salesmen on the road, including Mr. Nixon,
and their trade extends to all parts of the country, the most of it
being in the Southern States, New Orleans being their heaviest
shipping point, their next heaviest trade being in Georgia and
Texas; the extent of their trade can be estimated from the fact
that, during the past fall they were 1,000 dozen brooms a day; they
are the owners of the Charleston Elevator and Broom Warehouse, and
also own a broom-corn compress for rebaling the corn for shipment,
being, probably, the only machine of its kind in the United States.
Mr. Traver is the author of "Traver's Broom-Corn
Culturist and Broom-Makers' Manual," the only work on the subject in
the country, a well-written pamphlet, giving directions for the
raising, cutting, curing and preparing of broom-corn for market,
etc.; they are also dealers in broom machines, of which they ship
large numbers to the Western States and Territories.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 534 |
Charleston Twp. -
DANIEL H. TREMBLE, Deputy County Treasurer,
Charleston; was born in Harrison Co., Ind., Aug. 28, 1829; the
following year, his father, Hiram M. Tremble, came with his
family to this county, and, after spending a short time in what is
now Mattoon Tp., went to Shelby Co., and there resided until 1833,
when he returned to Coles Co., and is now a prominent farmer in
Mattoon Tp. The subject of this sketch started for himself in
1851, as a teacher; he taught school two winters; in 1852, he
engaged in farming, and, after gathering his first crop, came to
Charleston, where he worked three months at the carpenter's trade,
which he had learned of his father, who was a carpenter by trade;
after this, he spent six months in an academy of Georgetown.
Vermilion Co., Ill.; the following spring, his father took a
contract to grade twenty miles of the Illinois Central R. R., and
Daniel H. assisted him in the work; in 1854, he engaged in
merchandising in Paradise, and, in 1856, removed to Mattoon and
continued in trade there two years, when he sold out an engaged as a
clerk; in 1862, he was elected Constable, and, in the spring of
1863, Collector of his township; in the fall of the same year, he
was elected Treasurer of Coles Co., and held that office three terms
in succession; after the expiration of his last term, he served four
years as Deputy County Clerk. In 1872, he purchased a farm of
175 acres, about two miles from the city, on which he now resides.
He was appointed Deputy County Treasurer in December, 1877. He
was married Aug. 24, 1854, to Miss Catharine H. Hunt, of
Paradise, a native of Wayne Co., Ind.; they have eight children
living - John F., Thomas P., Daniel U., Carrie S., Eugene H.,
Manning H., Samuel W. and Pompey M.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 535 |
Charleston Twp. -
THOMAS B. TROWER, M. D. deceased, late of
Charleston; was born in Albemarle Co., Va., Nov. 15, 1807, his
parents removing to Kentucky a few years later; his father died in
1816, leaving a wife and nine children; he began the study of
medicine when he was 19 years old, spending three years under the
instruction of Drs. Beamiss and Merryfield, of
Bloomfield, Ky., teaching school a portion of the time to obtain
means to defray his expenses; he came to Illinois in 1830, and
practiced medicine six years in Shelbyville; in 1836, he removed to
Charleston and engaged in merchandising, which business he abandoned
after three years and resumed the practice of his profession; his
practice was a large and lucrative one, extending over a wide scope
of country, embracing all of Coles Co., and a portion of surrounding
counties, and his acquaintance with the pioneers of this section of
the State was correspondingly extensive; his standing among
physicians was very high, indeed, and his opinions in their councils
most thoroughly respected; he was a member of the Eberlean Medical
Society, of the Æsculapian Society of
the Wabash Valley, and of the State Medical Society; not only was he
prominent as a physician, but was possessed of business abilities of
the highest order, and by his financial skill and industry amassed a
large fortune; he was President of the Moultrie County Bank, of
Sullivan, Ill., and Vice President of the First National Bank, of
Charleston; while living in Shelbyville, he represented his county
for three years in the State Legislature. He was also a
delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1847. He was
married Dec. 22, 1831, to Miss Polly Ann Cutler, daughter of
Judge Jacob Cutler; she came with her parents to Illinois in
1828, lived awhile in Edgar Co., removing thence to Shelbyville,
where she met, and married Dr. Trower; they had five
children, four of whom are living - Amerial (wife of Dr.
L. L. Silverthorn, of Charleston), Sinia Antonia (Mrs.
Richard Norfolk, of Charleston), Sallie (wife of
Daniel Sayer, a prominent merchant of Chicago) and Xavier B.
(a banker in Sullivan, Ill., one son, John V., editor of the
Fort Madison (Iowa) Democrat, died in Dallas, Tex., Nov. 18,
1875; Dr. Trower died Apr. 15, 1878, and was buried in Mound
Cemetery, Charleston.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 535 |
Ashmore Twp. -
FOUNTAIN TURNER, farmer and stock-raiser; P.
O. Ashmore; one of the pioneers of Coles Co.; was born in Madison
Co., Ky., Feb. 3, 1795, being the son of Thomas and Anna Turner,
and the second in age of a family of three children; his father was
from South Carolina, and his mother from Virginia; he was but 3
years of age when his father died. He was married Dec. 7,
1818, to Miss Elizabeth Phelps, a daughter of Jarrot and
Millie Phelps; she was born in Madison Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 1803;
her parents were both natives of Virginia. Mr. Turner
settled on a farm in Madison Co., and there resided un 1834, when he
sold out, and with his wife and four children started in an emigrant
wagon for the wilds of Illinois, arriving in Coles Co. after a
journey where he now resides, and bought about 300 acres of land; he
now owns a fine farm of 400 acres; they have had nine children, as
follows: Samuel, who died July 13, 1865; Jarrot,
who died Nov. 28, 1875; Thomas, who now resides on the home
farm just in the edge of Hutton Twp.; George A. C., who died
Oct. 26, 1854; Mary E., wife of S. C. Ashmore, of
Ashmore; Ann, wife of Riley Davis, of Hutton Twp.;
Mildred A., who died Aug. 26, 1828; Oliver S., who died
Feb. 1, 1853; and Martin, who was a soldier of the 123d Ill.
Vols., and was killed in his first battle, that of Perryville, Ky.
Mr. Turner and wife have lived together over 60 years, and
are both hale and strong for persons of their age; they are members
of the Christian Church, and have the respect and esteem of all who
know them.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 ~ Page 605 |
Lafayette Twp. -
MATTHEW
P. THRELKELD, Sec. 15, farmer; P. O.
Mattoon; born in Harrison Co., Ky., Feb. 7, 1816; was raised a
farmer; came with his parents to this county in 1830; was married
Aug. 25, 1842, to Martha A. Gruelle; she was born in Harrison
Co., Ky., Oct. 16, 1822; she came to this county with her parents in
1834; have had seven children, three of whom are now living -
Thomas T., Martha E. and Susan E.; the names of the
deceased were Nancy, Mary, Maria and Isaac.
Martha E. was married Dec. 4, 1874, to W. J. Guthrie; he
was born in this township Apr. 10, 1846; Mr. T.'s parents,
Thomas and Patsy, were among the first settlers of this township;
his father was born Nov. 7, 1793, died Apr. 19, 1865; his mother was
born Oct. 21, 1790, and died Jun. 28, 1862; their marriage took
place Dec. 1, 1813. Mr. T.'s father was a regular
ordained Baptist minister; he was baptized in Mar. 1812; commenced
preaching in Kentucky in 1819; was the first preacher in this
township in 1830; attended four churches and continued in the work
until his death; was well and favorably known throughout the section
where he resided. Nearly all the marriage ceremonies of the
early days of the settlement of the county were performed by him.
Mr. Guthrie resides on the homestead with the subject of this
sketch and carries on the business of farming; he has held several
town offices; is at present School Trustee; he has had three
children, two living and one deceased; the names of the living are
Edward Thomas and Lelia; the deceased was named
Mabel.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 655 |
Lafayette Twp. -
THOMAS
T. THRELKELD, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O.
Mattoon; is a native of Coles Co.; he was born in La Fayette Twp.
May 22, 1848; he is a son of Matthew P. Threlkeld, one of the
pioneers of this county, who came from Scott Co., Ky., in 1830; his
grandfather was a Baptist minister, and a prominent citizen, being,
in 1840, a member of the State Legislature; he entered a large farm
in what is now La Fayette Twp., and resided there till his death, in
1863. Matthew P. Threlkeld, his son, and the father of
Thomas T., is now a resident of the township. Thomas
T. Threlkeld was married Feb. 9, 1875, to Miss Emma Monroe,
a daughter of the late Dr. John Monroe, of Charleston; they
have one child - Erle.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 655 |
North Okaw Twp. -
JOHN TURNER,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Fuller's Point; one of the first
settlers and pioneers, was born in Virginia Dec. 16, 1812; came to
this State and settled in Coles Co. in 1830; his first settlement
was in what is now the township of Paradise; he cannot tell now that
the township at that time had a name, and through it there was no
mail-route; in 1835, he removed to North Okaw; this section of
country was at that time all called Okaw; it derives its name from
the two streams running through it; Mr. Turner is
now the oldest living settler in the township. He was married
to Miss Elsie J. Robison; they have four children,
viz., Mary J., John W., Francis M. and
Walter W.; he was previously married to Miss
Matilda F. Simms, now deceased; they have had one child,
viz., Rebecca J. The farm of Mr.
Turner consists of ninety-two acres, valued at $2,000;
since his residence in the township, he has held the offices of
Assessor, Supervisor and Collector.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 - Page 648 |
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