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GALBREATH, W. M.,
bookkeeper; rep.; U. P. from Pennsylvania |
| Galloway,
Charles,
farmer; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Galloway, John, hedge
trimmer; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Galloway, J. A., sewing
machine agent; dem.; from Ohio. |
| Galloway, W. H.,
laborer; dem.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| GAMBELL, GEO. H.,
Merchant; Monmouth; born in Worcester Co., Mass.,
July 3, 1836; he came to this Co. in 1870; married
Miss Mary Harvey in 1871; she was born in
Pennsylvania; has two children, Carlos and
Florence. |
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Gambell, John,
blacksmith; dem.; born Ill. |
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Gambell, O. W.,
blacksmith; rep.; from Mass. |
| Gardner,
Mrs. Hannah,
widow |
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Garavin, Margaret; U.
P.; from Virginia |
| GAYER, F.,
Brewer; Monmouth; born in Germany, Feb. 15, 1836;
owns 119½ acres in this
Co.; came to this country in in 1854, and to
this Co. in 1857; married Augusta N. Fowler in
1862; she was born in Germany; has five children,
Bertha, Frank, Frederick, Anthony and
Oscar. |
| Gayer,
John, farmer; dem.; Luth.; Germany. |
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Gettem, J. A., clerk;
rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
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Gettemy, John A.,
teamster; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
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Getts, Adam, cigar
maker; rep.; Luth.; from Iowa. |
| Gibson,
Benjamin,
shoemaker; ind.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Gibson,
Mrs. Martha,
widow; Bapt.; from O. |
| GIBSON, ROBERT A.,
Farmer; Monmouth; born in Green Co., Ohio. Nov. 6,
1815; came to this Co. in 1831; Dem.; U. P.; 172¾
acre, value $16,000; has lived in this Co. forty-six
years; is one of the early settlers; married
Maria Davidge in 1843, who was from Trimble Co.,
Ky., and died in 1846; one daughter, Sarah D.;
married the second time Amanda Paine Jan. 17,
1861. |
| GIBSON, SAMUEL,
Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Monmouth; born in Blount Co.,
Tenn., Sept. 3, 1804; came to this Co. in fall of
1830; Dem.; U. P.; 134½
acres, value $18,000; has lived on the same place
forty-one years; is one of the early settlers of
this Co.; married Elizabeth Pierce, Aug. 3,
1826, who was born in Bourbon Co., Ky.; seven
children, one deceased. |
| Gibson, Wm. M., boots
and shoes; rep.; born Illinois |
| Gilbert, A. V. T.
druggist and physician; rep.; Presb.; from New York. |
| Gilbert, Charles W.,
druggist; rep.; born Ill. |
| Gilbert, Frank P.,
clerk; dem.; Meth.; from Virginia. |
| Gilbert,
Stephen,
clerk; rep.; from Virginia. |
| Gillett,
John, moulder;
rep.; from New York. |
| Gilliland, W. T.,
restaurant; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Gilman, Mrs. B.; Cath;
from Ireland. |
| Glendenning,
Wm.,
grocer; dem.; Presb.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Glenn,
Agnes, U. P.;
from South Carolina. |
| Glenn,
David, laborer; dem.; from Penn. |
| Glenn,
Isabella, U. P.;
from South Carolina. |
| GLENN & KIRKPATRICK,
Attorneys; Monmouth; the former was born in Ohio,
and the latter was born in Penn., and came to this
State in 1852. |
|
Glogaski, Jacob,
clothier; dem.; Prussia. |
| GOOD, P. D.
Clothing Dealer; Monmouth; born in Penn. in 1850;
came to this Co. in 1867; married Miss Aguilla
Kressby Oct. 5, 1876; she was born in Penn. in
1855. |
| Gordon, Mrs. E.; U. P.;
from Ireland |
| Gordon, Mrs. E. A.; U.
P.; from Ohio. |
| Gordon,
Prof. George
I., professor in College; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| GORDON, LEVANT J.,
Harness Maker; Monmouth; born in New York, June 12,
1822; Dem.; Prot.; he came to this State and Co. in
1850; married Martha A. Killin 1852; she was
born in New York; has five children, three sons and
two daughters; lost one. |
| Gossett,
Cornelia,
washing; Epos.; from Ky. |
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Gowdy, Mrs. E. T., U.
P.; from Ohio. |
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Gowdy, Jos., teacher;
rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
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Gowdy, Thos., retired;
rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| GRAHAM, ALPHEUS P.,
Merchant; Monmouth; born in Penn., Dec. 12,
1823; Rep.; Presb.; he came to this State 1854;
lived ten years in Iowa; has held office of School
Director; married Ann F. Gregg, 1855; she was
born in Cumberland Co., Penn., and came to this
State 1846; has two sons, William P. and
Alexander G. |
| Graham,
David,
merchant; rep.; U. P.; from South Carolina. |
| Graham, Ed. Y., dry
goods merchant; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Graham,
Mrs. Eliza,
widow; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Graham,
Jamieson,
carpenter; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Graham, M. G., laborer;
rep.; from Ohio. |
| Graham, M. G., laborer;
rep.; from Ohio. |
| Graham, M. M.,
photographer; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Graham,
Samuel,
retired; rep.; U. P.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Graham, T. W., grocer;
rep.; U. P.; from Kentucky. |
| Graham,
Thomas, lumber
dealer; rep.; U. P.; from Pennsylvania. |
|
Grames, Frank,
telegraph operator; dem.; born Illinois. |
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Grames, R. H., carriage
maker and house painter; from New York. |
| Granter,
Benj.,
laborer; rep.; from Kentucky. |
| Grant, Wm. A., grocery
clerk; rep.; born Ill. |
| Gray, Anne V., U. P.;
from Indiana. |
| Gray, J. B., carpenter;
rep.; Luth.; from Penn. |
| Gray,
Jane, U. P.; from
Indiana. |
| Gray,
Susan, U. P.;
from Indiana. |
| Green, Jas. C., moulder;
Lib.; from Maryland. |
| Green, S. D. W.
blacksmith, foreman W. P. W.; rep.; from
Pennsylvania. |
| Greer,
Robert,
attorney; boards at Baldwin House; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Gregg, A. C., retired;
rep.; Presb.; from Penn. |
| Griggs, J. H., grocer; dem.; from Ohio. |
| Griggs, Wm. W.,
railroad baggage master; rep.; from Massachusetts. |
| Grove,
John, employee
Weir Plow Co.; rep.; Presb.; from Pennsylvania. |
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Gustason, Jno., Luth.;
from Sweden. |
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| HAAS, E. L., carpenter;
rep.; from Pennsylvania. |
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Harchelrode, Christian,
laborer; rep.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Haines, Thos. H.,
barber; rep.; Bapt.; from Tennessee. |
| HALE, ALFRED,
Monmouth; born in Washington Co., Tenn., 1816; Rep.;
Meth.; he lived in Tennessee seventeen years, and
removed to Shreeveport, La., in 1837, and lived
there thirty-one years, and came to this State and
Co. in 1868; he married Vinne Willdein 1857;
she was born in Tenn. |
| Haley,
Clay, teamster;
rep. |
| Hall, D. A., grocer;
rep.; Meth.; from Del. |
| Hall, J. T., laborer; ind.; Chris.; from Penn. |
|
Hallam, Gilbert,
policeman; rep.; Chris.; born Illinois. |
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Hallan, Samuel,
retired; rep.; Chris.; from Pennsylvania. |
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Halliday, Alex.,
farmer; dem.; Meth.; from Ohio. |
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Halliday, Jos., farmer; dem.; Meth.; from O. |
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Halliday, M. H.,
grocer; rep.; Presb.; from Ohio. |
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Halliday, W. S.,
physician; dem.; Bapt.; from Ohio. |
| Hamilton, A., student;
rep. U. P.; from Penn. |
| HAMILTON, S. M.,
Physician; Monmouth; born in Penn., Oct. 23, 1828;
came to this Co. in 1858; he was mustered in the
service of the late war of Surgeon of the 9th I. V.
I.; served one year, and two years Division Surgeon;
he married Eliza Starritt, 1856; she was born
in Augusta, Maine. |
| Hammerstein,
John,
employee agricultural shops; from Germany. |
| Hamsher, T. O.,
carpenter; dem.; Meth.; from Pennsylvania. |
| HANNA, WM.,
Banker; Monmouth; born in Fayette Co., Ind., June
19, 1827; Dem.; Univ.; he came to this Co. in 1825;
he is President of the Monmouth National Bank,
Treasurer of the Weir Plow Co., and President of the
Burlington, Monmouth & Illinois River R. R.; married
Sarah Findley 1851; she was born in Indiana; has
two children; lost one. |
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Harbaugh, V. G.,
proprietor boarding house; ind.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Harden, A. S., butcher;
rep.; from Ohio. |
| HARDIN, CHAUNCEY,
Banker; Monmouth; born in New York, Jan. 15, 1815;
came to this Co. 1840; owns 4,000 acres of land in
Warren Co., 2,100 acres in Mason Co., 10,500 acres
in Iowa, and 2,400 acres of improved land in Minn.;
was engaged in merchandising two years; held office
of Deputy Sheriff; farmed seven years; he built 50
miles of the Peoria & Oquawka R. R., now C., B. & Q.
R. R.; was in the hardware business seven years; was
Vice Prest. Monmouth Nat. Bank, and is now Prest. of
the 2d Nat. Bank, Monmouth; has a Bank at Waseca,
Minn., one at Dodge Centre, Minn., and one at
Eldora, Iowa; he married Harriet A. Gordan in
1840; she was born in New York; has five children;
lost one. |
| Hardin, H. G., banker;
rep.; from New York. |
| HARDING, ABNER C.,
deceased, whose portrait appears in this work, was
born at East Hampton, Conn., Feb. 10, 1807; received
an academical education; studied law; removed to
Monmouth, Warren Co., Ill., June, 1838, where he
engaged in the practice of his profession, in
extensive farming operations, and in railroad
management; was a member of the Constitutional
Convention of Illinois in 1848; was a member of the
State Legislature of Illinois in 1848, 1849, 1850;
enlisted as private in the 83d Reg. of I. V. I., and
was commissioned as Colonel; was promoted to
Brigadier-General for his gallant and brave defense
of "Fort Donelson," Feb. 3, 1864, where, with a
force of only 800 men, he held at bay a force of
over 8,000 men and 13 pieces of artillery, under
Gens. Wheeler, Foster and Wharton, and after six
hours' fighting compelled them to withdraw, thus
leaving reinforcements and supplies which were
coming up the river for Gen. Rosecrans, free to
reach their destination. The dead, wounded and
prisoners of the rebels exceeded the entire command
of Col. Harding; he lost about 100 men. Gen.
Harding was elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress,
and re-elected to the Fortieth Congress; married
Susan A. Icks, from Perry Co., Penn., June 30,
1835; had two children by former marriage, Geo.
F. and Mary R.; Mr. H. died
July 19, 1874, aged 67 years. |
| Harding,
Charles B.,
student; rep.; from N. Y. |
| Harding, F. W., cashier
2d National Bank; rep.; from New York. |
| Harding, N. G., farmer;
rep.; from New York. |
|
Harkless, Thos.,
employee Weir Plow Co.; rep.; born Illinois. |
| Harper, P. B.,
carpenter; rep.; U. P.; from Virginia. |
|
Hartaugh, Peter,
teamster; dem.; Adv. |
| Hartman, A., cigar
maker; dem.; Cath.; from Germany |
| Harvey, D., hardward;
rep.; Meth. from Ohio. |
| Harvey, J. M.,
druggist; dem.; from Ohio. |
| Harvey,
John, merchant;
Meth.; from Ohio. |
| Harvey, W., teller in
bank; rep.; Meth.; from Ohio. |
| HARVEY & SHULTZ,
Druggists and Chemists; Monmouth; this house was
established in 1862, by Brewer & McGrew; they give
careful attention to physicians' prescriptions, and
are dealers in drugs, medicines, window glass and
surgical appliances. |
| Hawkins,
Jos., driller; dem.; born Illinois. |
| Hawkins
Orrin, grocer;
rep.; Bapt.; from New York. |
| Haydn,
David, gun
smith; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Haydn,
Lewis, rep.;
from Ohio. |
| Haynes, Jamison L., dem.;
born Illinois. |
| Hays Mrs. Anne, Presb;
from England. |
| Hays,
Charles, moulder;
rep.; from Mich. |
| Hays, Mrs. E. F.,
widow; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Hays, M. music dealer;
rep.; from Penn. |
| Hays, Mrs.
Rhoda, widow
; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Hays, S. D. C.,
student; rep.; U. P.; born Illinois. |
| Hays, S. P., laborer;
rep.; Meth.; from Tenn. |
| Hays, W. G. M.,
student; rep.; U. P.; born Illinois. |
| Heffner, Howard D.,
clerk; boards at Baldwin House; dem.; from
Pennsylvania. |
| Henderson, Rev. G. D.,
teaches in college; rep.; U. P.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Henderson, W. D.,
miller; rep.; U. P.; from South Carolina. |
| Henry,
Charles,
carriage maker; ind.; Lib.; from Vermont |
| Henry,
Geo., painter;
rep.; from Vermont. |
| Henry,
Horatio,
lumberman; rep.; Bapt.; from Massachusetts. |
| Henry,
Hugh, carriage
maker; rep.; from Vermont. |
| Henry, K. W., painter; ind.; from Michigan. |
| Herbert, J. B.,
physician; rep.; Bapt.; from Ohio. |
| Herbert, Jno. J., grain
dealer; rep.; Bapt.; from District Columbia |
| HENDERSON, JAMES H.,
County Treasurer; Monmouth; born in Washington Co.,
Penn., Oct. 17, 1833; Rep.; U. P.; He came to this
State in 1854, and to this Co. in 1855; enlisted in
83d Ill. Inf., and served three years, until close
of the war; previously held office of Township
Collector; married Emma J. Mitchell 1860; she
was born in Ohio; has seven children, four sons and
three daughters. |
| Hern, John, farmer; dem.;
from Penn. |
| Hern, A., employe
shops. |
| HERSHEY, J. M.,
Botanic Physician; Monmouth; born in Pennsylvania,
in 1819; came to this Co. in 1850; he treats all
chronic diseases, no matter of how long standing; he
also applies magnetic treatment, and if patients
come and see him after consultation, no cure, no
pay; he can refer to almost numberless cases of most
astonishing cures, after given up by other
treatment. |
| Hershey,
Samuel,
carpenter; rep.; Meth.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Hewett,
Geo., merchant;
rep.; from England. |
| Higgins,
John, laborer; dem.; Cath.; from Ireland. |
| Higgins,
Thomas,
laborer; dem.; cath.; from Ohio. |
| Hill,
Clinton, laborer; dem.; from Ohio |
| Hill,
Frank, teamster; dem.; from Ohio. |
| Hill,
Geo., clerk;
rep.; born Ill. |
| Hill, J. W.
agricultural improvements; rep.; from Pennsylvania. |
| HIll,
Jos., carpenter; dem.; Luth.; from Penn. |
| Hocum,
Swan, employe
Weir Plow Co.; rep.; Luth.; from Sweden. |
| Hoerner,
Henry,
retired; rep.; Luth; from Pennsylvania. |
| Hohenadel, F.,
baker; dem.; from Germany. |
| Hohenadel, F. A.,
baker; Lib.; born Illinois. |
| Holcomb,
Amelia,
dressmaker; born Illinois |
| Holcomb,
Nels, laborer;
rep.; Luth.; Sweden. |
| Hollinsworth,
Levi,
retired; rep.; Meth.; from Ohio. |
| Holloway,
Edmund, son
of Robt. Holloway; dem.; born Illinois. |
| HOLLOWAY, ROBERT,
Attorney; Monmouth; born in Kentucky, in 1829;
came to this Co. in 1851; Dem.; Presb.; owns 2,500
acres of land in this Co.; he was one of the
founders of the town of Alexis, in Spring Grown tp.;
was Presidential Elector in 1856; he married Miss
Catharine Thompson, 1854; she was born in
Pennsylvania; has four children. |
| Holly,
Wm., sewing
machines; dem.; from O. |
| Holmberg,
John, tailor;
from Sweden. |
| Holmes,
John, laborer; dem.; from Penn. |
| Holt, A. H., U. S.
treasury clerk; rep.; Bapt.; from New York. |
| Holt, Jacob H.,
retired; dem.; from New York. |
| Holton, A. J., painter;
rep.; born Illinois. |
| Hood, E. E., grocer,
wholesale and retail; rep.; U. P.; from
Pennsylvania. |
| Hood,
John, butcher;
rep.; U. P.; from Ind. |
| Hood,
Samuel, retired;
rep.; U. P.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Hood,
Thomas, teamster;
rep.; U. P.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Hood, Thomas A.,
butcher; rep.; U. P.; from Indiana. |
| Hood,
Wm., farmer;
rep.; U. P.; from Ind. |
| Hooper, Wm. L., manf.
of plows; rep.; Chris.; from Kentucky. |
| Horn,
Elijah,
carpenter; rep.; from Ohio. |
| Horne,
John, drug
clerk; rep.; U. P. from Indiana. |
| Hotaline, L. G., clerk,
National Hotel; rep.; from New York. |
| Howk, R. A., butcher;
rep.; from New York. |
| HUBBARD, B. T. O.,
Cashier of the First National Bank of Monmouth;
born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Jan. 8, 1833; came to
this Co. in 1857; has held position of Cashier of
the First National Bank since Jan. 1, 1867; he
married Miss Francis R. Fay in Oct., 1859;
she was born in Massachusetts; has one child. |
| Hubbard, M. P.,
laborer; rep; from New York. |
| Huey, J. D., insurance
agent; rep.; Presb.; from Pennsylvania. |
| Humble,
Jos.,
machinist; dem.; Meth.; from Wisconsin. |
| Humphrey, B. T.,
farmer; from Ohio. |
| Hunt,
George, teamster; dem. |
| Hunt,
Mrs. S. J.;
widow; from Virginia. |
| Hutchison, A. P.,
attorney; dem.; born Ill. |
| Hutchinson, J. C., prof.
Monmouth College; rep.; U. P.; from Ohio. |
| Hutton,
Joseph, Miner;
rep.; Meth.; from England. |
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