The following Biographies have been extracted from the following source:
Historical Encyclopedia
of
Illinois and History of Piatt County
Vol. II -
1917
Transcribed by Sharon Wick

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	HIRAM JACKSON, one of the pioneers of Blue Ridge Township was born in Indiana in 1814 and came to Piatt County in 1854, entering land in Blue Ridge Township, where he lived for many years, but later moved to Farmer City.  In 1837 he was married to Ruth Blasdell and they had a large family.  When Mr. Jackson came to Blue Ridge Township only about four families lived in the township.  He held a number of township offices, including that of supervisor. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
	W. H. JAMISON, was born in New York, October 6, 1831, and came to Monticello in 1855, opening a blacksmith shop in that city.  Enlisting for service during the Civil War in the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry he was promoted until he was mustered out with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.  His health was very much impaired and he died at Monticello in 1878.  On February 10, 1856, Colonel Jamison was married to Martha J. Tinder, and they had two daughters namely:  Inez and Flora A. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
	FRANKLIN JOHNSON came to Piatt County in 1855, settling on a farm one and one-half miles east of Monticello, where he owned 120 acres of land.  In 1847 he was married to Hephzibah Dresbach, and they had two children namely: Rosaltha and Georgiana.  Mr. Johnson died in May, 1861. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
	J. C. JOHNSON, formerly a highly respected merchant of Monticello, was born in Rhode Island,  In 1839 he was married to Roxa Maria Thomas, and they had nine children.  In 1844 he moved to Monticello and conducted a mercantile establishment until 1872.  When he entered the hotel business in 1845 his original hostelry was a rude affair, but he secured better quarters and continued in this line until 1874 when he sold his business to Edward Ater.  From 1852 to 1850 Mr. Johnson was postmaster of Monticello. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
	B. B. JONES, M. D.  was born in Pickaway County, Ohio in 1828, and in 1845 he came to Piatt County and embarked in a general practice at Monticello.  In 1857 he was married to Sadie E. Short, and they had two children. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Liestman pg. 720a	Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page
	BENJAMIN F. LODGE, was born in Ohio, December 26, 1832, and came to Monticello as a Methodist minister in 1858, and was stationed at Bement, Cerro Gordo, the Baker Schoolhouse, Camp Creek, and the other places in nearby counties.  In 1866 he located on a farm near Paris, Ill., but finally moved back to Piatt County, and here died July 6, 1902.  Mr. Lodge was married Apr. 21, 1862, to Francis E. Lyon, and they had the following children: Charles Albert, Frank, Mrs. H. C. Body, Howard F., Daisy K., and several who died in childhood. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page  767
S. A. Lodge	SAMUEL A LODGE, for many peaceful years a prominent agriculturalist of Piatt County and business man of Monticello, was one of those who fought for the preservation of the Union during the Civil War.  He was born in New York City, on the present site of the New York end of the Brooklyn bridge, March, 26, 1826, a son of Benjamin and Julia (Brooks) Lodge, natives of New Jersey.  AT a very early date the parents moved to Edgar County Illinois.  There Samuel A. Lodge grew up and became a hardware merchant, his business being located at Paris, in that county.  From there he enlisted for service in the Civil War, as corporal of Company E, Twelfth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged November 18, 1862.  He re-enlisted in the Ninth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and was made captain of a company, but was discharged on account of disability before the close of the war.      Mr. Lodge returned to Paris, Ill., but soon after went to Tuscola, Ill., where he conducted a hardware store for a time, and still later established himself in a grain business at Bement, Ill., in partnership with Charles W. Piatt.  After a time, Mr. Lodge came to a Monticello and bought and sold grain for many years, and then invested in a brick yard which he conducted for a time, also became interested in the manufacture of slat fencing and dealt heavily in coal, his business interests being many and varied.  Finally he retired, some eight years prior to his death, in this interim dividing his time between Florida and other southern state in the winter, and Monticello in the summer.      On March 15, 1882, Mr. Lodge was married to Ellen Clayton, born in LaSalle County, Ill., a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Puntney) Clayton, the former born at Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 13, 1806, and the latter born near Ellicott's Mills, Md., June 19, 1803.  The paternal grandparents were born in England, and the maternal grandparents were born in Maryland.  William Clayton, father of Mrs. Lodge, was one of the prominent early settlers of Deer Park Township, La Salle County, Ill., and was the first supervisor of the township, which he also served as justice of the peace for many years.  In 1875 he went to Iroquois County, Ill., and laid out the town of Claytonville, which was named in his honor.  His death occurred Dec. 3, 1885.  The famous park, called Deer Park, he owned, and twenty acres just at the entrance to this park is owned by the heirs of his son, John S. Clayton.  There were no children born to Mr. and Mrs. Lodge.  Mr. Lodge died Jan. 16, 1906.  His widow has since lived in her beautiful modern residence at Monticello.  He was educated in the schools of Paris, Ill., and Mrs. Lodge was educated in the Geneseo (Ill.) public and private schools.  In religious faith he was a Methodist, while his widow is a Congregationalist.  Politically he was a Republican, and he belonged to the G. A. R.  Mrs. Lodge has a sister and brother still living, namely: Caroline, who is the widow of J. C. Reynolds, of Deer Park Township, La Salle County, Ill.; and William R., who lives near Gridley, Cal. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page  767
	WILLIAM LODGE, was born in Ohio in 1834 and came to Piatt County at an early day and not only engaged in practice at Monticello, but became the owner of 600 acres of land in Monticello and Sangamon townships.  He was connected with the Chicago & Paducah, now a part of the Wabash Railroad, and one of hte promoters of the Monticello & Decatur Railroad, now a part of the Illinois Central Railroad.  He was married in 1868, to Frances A. Piatt, and they had the following children: William F., James P., Charles V., Paul E. and Fred S. HE died Sept. 24, 1901, and his wife died Sept. 16, 1895. Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page  767
Mr. & Mrs. Edmond W. Lumsden pg. 728a	Source:  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page

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