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ILLINOIS GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Welcome to
Piatt County,
Illinois
History & Genealogy
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Biographies
Source:
Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the
Discovery of the Upper
Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt
With Map and Illustrations.
1883
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Monticello -
MR. MOSER P. SAVAGE, Rossville, Illinois, is a native of Old
Virginia, moved from there to Ohio, then to Illinois, in 1847, and
rented land of Squire Hughes for three years, then lived on
Madden's Run, and when the land office was opened, entered 160
acres, and after living for thirteen years in this county, moved to
Champaign county. Mr. Savage was married in 1827, to
Sarah Lee, and are both living. They have had thirteen
children, eleven of whom are living: two in Bloomington, one
in Danville, four in Kansas, one in Arkansas, one in Piatt county,
one in Rossville, and one in McLean county.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 223 |
Monticello -
MR. S. W. SEITS, farmer, took charge of the
Piatt county poor-farm in March, 1877, and has done a great deal in
getting the farm into its present prosperous condition. His
people are Americans, but of German descent. He was
married in 1868, to Mary Allen, whose people were from
Pennsylvania. They have three children, Lovie w., Ida J.
and Gertie S.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 325 |
Monticello -
MR. WM. D. SHULTZ, tailor, Monticello, was
born in Maryland from which state he moved to Virginia, thence to
Illinois in 18t65 and located in Urbana. In the same year he
moved to Monticello, and has lived in the place ever since.
Most of the time he has been the only tailor in the town. He
was married in 1844, to Mary Walker, a native of Maryland.
They have had twelve children, six of whom are living.
William was in Utah territory when last heard from.
John is married and lives in Philadelphia. Katie,
who was the wife of Jesse Warner, is dead. Albert
married Mattie Fisher, has two children, Kate and
Charlie, and lives in Monticello. Robert is in Utah.
Edward is in Freeport, Illinois, and Anna is at home.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 324 |
Monticello -
MR. JACOB SMITH, Monticello, was born in
Dauphine county, Pennsylvania, 1817. His parents were natives
of America, but were of German, English and Irish descent. He
moved directly to this county in the spring of 1857, having
acquaintances here. Mr. Smith was married in
Pennsylvania to Nancy Shenk, of German descent. They
had five children: Henry Augustus, who married
Margaret Brightbill, from near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has
five children. He served three years in the late war and was
the 2d Ill. Cav. Catherine, the wife of John Diller,
lives in Nebraska and has three children. J. G. W. Smith
is a teacher. James Monroe, Mary Elizabeth and
William Penn Smith are at home. Mr. Smith came by
railroad to Bement and settled on the land which he had bought the
fall before, when looking for a home. He has lately moved to
Monticello. While in Pennsylvania he held the office of county
commissioner. His grandfather served nine years in the
revolutionary war.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 322 |
Monticello -
MR. W. E. SMITH, merchant and grocer, Monticello, is a native
of Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, but, as he says, was "raised
all over that state." He entered the army July 24, 1862, in
Co. F of the 94th O. Vol. Inf. The first battle he was in was
near Lexington, Kentucky, where he and about two hundred other men
were taken prisoner by Gen. Kirby E. Smith. They were
paroled, ,however, in about six hours. At the battle of
Chickamauga he was wounded in his right hand with buckshot. He
was in the battles of Resaca, Ringgold and Peach-tree creek.
"When we left Peach-tree we were going right into Atlanta, but it
took us a month or two to get there. While at Atlanta we
suffered many hardships, were under fire nearly all the time and in
a continuation of battles, the siege winding up with the battle of
Jonesboro." He was with Sherman to the sea, and the
last battle he engaged in was that of Bentonville, and besides had
several skirmishes in South Carolina. From Bentonville he went
to Goldsborough, thence to Raleigh and Martha's Vineyard, and there
heard of Lincoln's assassination. He marched 190 miles to
Richmond in six days, thence to Washington, was in the grand review
there, and when mustered out his company of over one hundred men
contained but thirteen. In Georgia he was detailed to forage
for horses and used to have great times. Once when riding he
came to an open ground on the other side of which was a house.
They let the fence down and twelve men galloped across toward the
house, and found that two or three hundred men had just left,
thinking Kilpatrick's advance cavalry guard was approaching;
the horses were generally hidden in swamps and the colored people
were instrumental in finding them. After the war, he went to
Logansport, Indiana, where he was in the Logansport "Journal"
office, and attended a commercial college at Daytona, Ohio. He
came to Piatt county June 24, 1866, and began clerking in the store
of which he is now proprietor. He belongs to the I. O. O. F.
lodge and has been a member of the city council for four years.
Mr. Smith was married June 3, 1873, to Mina Piatt, a
native of this county, and student of the seminary at
Charlotteville, New York. They have two children, William
Piatt and Clarence Kirby. Mr. and Mrs. Smith own a
farm and their residence property.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 224 |
Monticello -
MR. SAMUEL SMOCK, farmer, Monticello, is a
native of Ohio, and moved to Illinois about 1840. He own 200
acres of land where he now lives, and has partly improved the place
himself. He was married in 1861, to Marietta Hart, and
has had four children, John, Augusta, Charles and Edwin.
Mr. Smock has been school director about twenty years, and has
held some of the small township offices.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 223 |
Monticello -
MR. ISRAEL STEEL, farmer, Monticello, is a native of
Pennsylvania, from which state he moved to Indiana, and thence to
Piatt county in 1856. After three years' residence in this
county he moved to Champaign county, where he remained a number of
years, returning to Piatt county about 1870. He owns eighty
acres of land, upon which he has put all the improvements, including
the planting out of near a thousand trees. Mr. Steel
was married in 1838 to Susan Harshbarger, and has had nine
children, five of whom are living. Martha A., the wife
of James Ballard, lives in Indiana; Samuel was killed
in the army; Jno. Webster married Lizzie Plaster, has
six children, and live in Champaign county; Hiram married
Elizabeth Smith, has two children, Lulu and Florence,
and lives in Galesville; Charles and Vida are still at
home.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 223 |
Monticello -
MR. ANDREW STEVENS is a native of Canada.
He came to Illinois in 1876, and began buying grain at Mansfield..
He moved to Monticello in 1877, and is still in the grain business.
He was united in marriage in September, 1879, to Fannie Conklin,
daughter of superintendent of the Chicago & Paducah railroad.
One son, Henry C., has blessed their union.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 325 |
Monticello -
MR. WILLIAM STODDARD, a farmer near Monticello, was born in
Maryland. He moved from his native state of Ohio, and thence
to Piatt county, Illinois, in 1867. He was married in Ohio, to
Margaret Vinson. They have had six children, four of
whom are living. Martin is married and lives in Ohio.
Louis married Miss T. A. Sullivan, a native of
Virginia. They have had six children, Lemuel, Kate, Mattie,
Hurby, Oliver M., and John. Mr. Stollard was
in the army in Co. K of the 155th Ohio reg. Melinda
married Mr. Philip Baum, and died, leaving two children.
Mr. Baum married again, and is now in Michigan. Amos
Stoddard, married Sarah C. Jones, and lives in Monticello
Township. They have two children, Elmer and Wilbert.
Mary died after she was grown. Minerva was
married in 1881, to Mr. Hood.
Source: History of Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt With Map and Illustrations. 1883 - Page 223 |
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