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JOHN H. GARVER was
born in Pennsylvania in 1825, and came to Piatt County when he was
fourteen years old and located at Cerro Gordo in young manhood, and
thereafter was engaged in grain buying and shipping until his death
in November, 1898. He was married in December, 1848, to
Sarah Jane Hudson and they had the following children:
Benjamin F., Samuel D., Mrs. H. E. McKinney, Charles A. and
several who died in childhood.
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SAMUEL
GARVER, who spent his declining years in Monticello, was born
in Lancaster County, Pa., Mar. 6, 1806 While living in
Pennsylvania he was married to Anna Boyer, and their children
were as follows: John, Joseph, Mary, Jacob, Jonas, Nancy,
Jesse and Lydia. In 1855 they came to Stringtown
Lane, Piatt County, and Mr. Garver invested quite heavily in
farmland which he operated until he retired and went to Monticello.
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JAMES WILLIAM GESSFORD
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HAMMON KUHN GILLESPIE
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HENRY HARRISON GILMORE
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SAMUEL A. GOODMAN
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JOHN GORDON, owner of
120 acres in Unity Township for a number of years, located in Piatt
County in 1866, and died in 1880. He was married to Anna
Sloam and they had the following children: Felix G., Rosealla,
Maggie, Mary, Ida May, Catherine S. and two who died in infancy.
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CHARLES FREMONT GRASON
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ROBERT GRIFFIN
located in Piatt County in 1870, and was engaged in farming in Unity
Township when he died in the later seventies. He was married
to Louisa Thompson and their children were as follows:
Mrs. John Bogard, Mrs. Christopher Denny, Mary Ellen, Henry
Charles and William Edgar. During the Civil War Mr.
Griffin served his country as a soldier.
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EARL A. GRISWOLD
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FRANKLIN HENRY GROFF
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REUBEN S. GROFF
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MRS. ELIZABETH GUILLIFORD
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BENJAMIN HADDEN
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JOHN HALLSTEAD
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CHARLES B. HAMMATT
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NATHAN HANELINE,
who was born in November, 1815, in Ohio, came to Piatt County in
1824, and until his death, in 1903, continued to reside in this
county. For many years he was a farmer of Monticello Township,
where he owned 240 acres of land. On Nov. 12, 1833, he was
married to Sarah Souder, and they had the following children:
Mrs. Jacob M. Freeman, Peter, Mrs. David Shipman, Sarah H., John
and one who died in infancy.
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O. D. HANNA,
was born in Pennsylvania in 1819 and was for years a carpenter and
farmer of Cerro Gordo, coming to Piatt County in 1878. He was
married in 1844 to Ann Thompson and their children were as
follows: Mrs. William Pitcher, Mrs. Richard Hanna, Sarah
E., S. L., B. F. and Stephen. O. D. Hanna
was the first assessor of Woodford County, Ill., where he lived for
some years prior to coming to Piatt County
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WILLIAM THOMAS HARDIN
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SAMUEL
HARSHBARGER, was born in Ohio in 1811, and came to Piatt
County in 1837, and became one of the farmers of Unity Township.
In addition to farming he cultivated bees, and was a minister of the
Christian Church. He was married to Sarah Quick and
they had eleven children, and after the death of hsi first wife he
was married (second) to Mrs. Melissa Holden, who died in
1870, and as his third wife Mr. Harshbarger married Miss
Eliza Randolph. His children were as follows:
Mrs. Nathaniel Shonkwiler, Aaron, Mrs. Alfred Taylor, Ambrose,
Jefferson, Isaac, Samuel, Mrs. David Corell, and Mrs. David
Cade.
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SAMUEL D. HAVELY was
born in Pennsylvania in 1800, and came to Piatt County in 1837, and
in 1838 moved to Willow Branch Township, although his last days were
spent at Cerro Gordo. He fenced off almost a half section with
rails and became very prosperous as a farmer. In 1826 he was
married to Elizabeth Wiley, who died in 1850, leaving four
children, namely: William, Mrs. Washington Allsup, Mrs. Isaac
Reed, and Minor. In 1853 Samuel D. Havely
was married (second) to Mrs. Rachel (Fout) Reason
and had several step-children.
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ELIM JACOBS HAWBAKER
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HENRY HAWBAKER
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STEPHEN B. HAWKS
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ARBIE LESTER HAWVER
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ISAAC HAWVER
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JAMES ROY HEATH
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NOBLE PORTER HEATH
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RICHARD HELTON,
was born in North Carolina in 1822, and came to Piatt County in the
early seventies, and was the first person to build a residence at
Atwood, where he was engaged in merchandising for many years.
He was married to Ann Willis in 1838. Their children
were as follows: Henry Joel, Alexander, George, Rebecca
and Mrs. Thomas Barnes.
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EDWARD S. HEMPHILL
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WILLIAM ORLANDO HEMPHILL
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JOHN W. HENDRIX
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JAMES L. HICKS
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ISAAC NEWTON HOLLOWAY
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WILLIAML M. HOLMES
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BENJAMIN
GOLD HOPKINS, was born in Connecticut in 1811, and came to
Bement Township in 1855. Later he became a merchant of Bement,
and was very highly esteemed. In 1831 he was married to
Mary Stanton, and their children were as follows:
Samuel J., Frank G., Mrs. J. C. Evans, Mrs. William Godwin, Mrs. N.
L. Furgeson, Richard and Bell.
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JACOB HOTT came to
Piatt County about 1838 or 1839. He was married to Margaret
Fisher and they had seven children. His death occurred in
1845 after he had become quite successful as a farmer.
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ISAAC
HOWELL, came to Cerro Gordo Township in 1858 and improved a
fine farm of eighty acres planting 250 trees and erecting numerous
buildings. He was married in 1843 to Mary Widick and
they had six children who grew to maturity, namely: George,
William, Mrs. William Allsberry, Mrs. Edward Zinn, John and
Eva.
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JOHN F. HART, came to
Sangamon Township in 1850 and died here in 1865. He was
married to Mary Peacock and their children were as follows:
J. C., Sarah, Mrs. James Parris, William,, Mrs. George Fisher,
Aaron, and George. John F. Hart was in the Black
Hawk War, and several of his sons were soldiers during the Civil
War.
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CHARLES B. HUBBELL,
a carpenter and builder of Bement, was born in New York in 1820, and
came to Bement in 1857, and for some time was engaged in farming
just outside the village. At least 500 trees in or near Bement
were planted by him. He held some of the local offices and was
a very responsible man. In 1845 he was married to Maria C.
Vedder, and their children were as follows: Mrs.
William Putman, Mrs. Reber Huston, Mrs. Frank Corser, Helen, Francis
F. and Lucius L.
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P. K. HULL,
M.D., came to Monticello in 1841, and lived there until the
death of his wife, who had been Mary J. Huston, in 1849.
For several eyars thereafter he lived with his children, and then in
1855 moved back to Monticello, buying a home, where he died Nov. 20,
1859. During 1852 and 1853, duringa cholera epidemic, he
endeared himself to the people of Piatt County by his fearless
treatment of the stricken ones, and his skill received due
recognition.
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