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Piatt County,
Illinois
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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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BALTIS
ORR, was born in Ohio in 1835 and came to Monticello Township
in 1866. continuing a resident of this county until his death that
occurred at Hammond, Aug. 1, 1901. He was married to Hannah
L. Boring, and they had one daughter, Mrs. H. W. Leavitt,
now deceased.
Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of
Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page |
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ALEXANDER
PERKINS, one of the native men of Piatt Co., and now
postmaster of Cerro Gordo, is one of the representative business men
of this locality, where he is held in highest esteem. He was
born in Goose Creek Township, Apr. 16, 1858, a son of Alexander and
Elizabeth (Blacker) Perkins, natives of Virginia and West Virginia,
respectively. After their marriage, the parents went to
Circleville, Ohio, and in 1856 moved to Piatt Co., Ill., buying land
in Goose Creek Twp. The father died before the birth of
Alexander Perkins, the youngest of nine children, and the widowed
mother struggled bravely to bring up her children, and give them
such advantages as lay in her power, although their school
privileges were confined to the district schools of Piatt County.
The birth of Alexander Perkins took place in a log cabin that
continued his home until he was fourteen years old, when a better
residence was put up. Until he attained his majority, Alexander Perkins continued to reside with his mother, and then
began farming near De Land. Later he was engaged in farming
near Cisco, and in 1891 came to Cerro Gordo Township where for six
years he continued farming on rented land. He then bought
seventy acres one mile east of Cerro Gordo, adding to his acreage
until he now owns 200 acres of land, which he has rented since
October, 1913, in that year moving to Cerro Gordo to assume the
duties of postmaster to which he was appointed by President Wilson.
His sons conduct the homestead.
On Sept.
18, 1880, Mr. Perkins was married to Sarah Jane Stuckey, born near
Lancaster, Ohio, a daughter of Peter L. and Julia (Burgett) Stuckey
of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins became the parents of the
following children: Jeanette, who died in infancy;
Pearl, who
was a public schoolteacher, died in 1912, at the age of twenty-seven
years; Ethel, who is Mrs. William
Dobson, of Cerro Gordo Township;
Irwin, who with Lewis, conducts the home farm;
May, who is her
father's assistant in the postoffice; and Florence, who is
Mrs.
William Groves, of Willow Branch Township. Mr. Perkins is a
Democrat, and has been active in his party. Since 1880 he has
been a consistent member of the Methodist Church. He has
served the church as trustee, steward and held other church offices.
He has served as assessor of Cerro Gordo Township, and for sixteen
years was on the school board. A man of intelligence and wide
knowledge, he has brought to bear upon the duties of his several
offices, the experience life has given him, and has proven himself
efficient and capable.
Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of
Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page e 785 |
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JAMES D. PERKINS, a general
farmer and stock raiser of Sangamon Township, and a man widely and
favorably known in Piatt County, was born in Goose Creek Township,
July 21, 1864, a son of William and Elizabeth (Dubson)
Perkins, natives of Ohio and Reading, Pa. They came
to Piatt Co., Ill., in childhood, and were married in Goose Creek
Township. There the father bought eighty acres of land, and
cultivated it for many years, or until his retirement in 1910 to De
Land, where he has since resided. The mother died Sept. 30,
1915. Their children were as follows: James D.;
John, who lives in Monticello Township; Amy,
who is Mrs. Heath Prime, of Goose Creek Township;
Eva, who is Mrs. George Hammond,
of Cerro Gordo Township; Elizabeth, who is
Mrs. Bowman Rudisel, of Goose Creek Township;
William, who lives in Goose Creek Township; Sadie,
who is Mrs. Lewis Ezra, of De Land, Ill.;
Roy, who lives in Monticello Twp.; and Ada,
who is Mrs. Newton Howland, of Bement Towship.
James D. Perkins attended the district schools of
Goose Creek Twp., and until he was twenty-two yeas old he remained
with his parents. At that time he began farming for himself in
his native township, conducting the homestead for many years.
In June, 1899, he bought forty acres in Sangamon Twp., to which he
moved, and later added fifty acres, which he has sold.
Subsequently he bought a farm of 102 acres where he now lives in the
same township, and he also owns 160 acres just west in Goose Creek
Twp. He has always carried on general farming and raises a
good grade of horses, cattle and hogs.
On Feb. 1, 1887, Mr. Perkins was married to
Margaret Duvall, born in Goose Creek Twp., a daughter of
Robert and Nancy (Robison) Duvall,
natives of Ohio, and early settlers of Goose Creek Twp. They
came here at a time when the prairie grass was higher than a man's
head, so that he could ride through it on horseback, unseen.
For his property the father paid $2.50 per acre, and on this
property hunted deer and many wild animals. Mr. and
Mrs. Perkins became the parents of the following children:
Bertha, who is Mrs. D. Campbell,
of Goose Creek Twp.; Allen, who lives in Goose
Creek Twp., married Anna Aldrich; Lorin, who lives
in Goose Creek Twp., married Addie Reeves; and
Harley, Ernest, Lola and
Roy, all of whom are at home. Mr. Perkins
is a member of the Church of God. A Democrat, he served many
years as a school director. Fraternally he belongs to the
Knights of Pythias of De Land. A man of high principles, he
has lived up to his ideals, and at the same time achieved material
prosperity.
Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of
Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page 785 |
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THOMAS
POSTLEWAIT, was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Bement in
1858, and there died in 1869. He was a carpenter and was
familiarly known as "Uncle Tommy". In 1848 he was married to
Mary Cross and their children were as follows: James
C., Mrs. John Davis, Mrs. Charles McGaffey, and Sue.
For years Mr. Postlewait was a school director, and he was
one of those who built the Methodist Church at Bement.
Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of
Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page |
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SMITH QUICK,
was born in New York in 1816, was one of the very first settlers of
Bement Township. For some years he was engaged in farming in
Bement Township, but upon his retirement he located at Bement.
In 1838 he was married to Mahala Tryon, and their children
were as follows: Isaiah B., Elsbary, Charlotte, Mrs. George
Pool, Mrs. John Ellars, Mrs. Noble Huffines, Jasper N., Viola F.
and Cora O.
Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of
Piatt County - Vol. II - Publ. 1917 - Page |
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