Biographical Index

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

Sharon Wick, Piatt County Host

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES by TOWNSHIP

NOTE:  As always... if you need a biography transcribed, please contact me MONTICELLO ADKINS, Frank - 252 ALEXANDER, Geo., Rev. - 253 ALLERTON, Samuel ALLMAN, James - 254 ANDERSON, Wm. - 255 ARNDT, John - 253 ATER, Edward - 252 ATER, Thomas - 251 AYRE, John V. - 255 AYRE, R. T. - 255 BAKER, Jeremiah - 261 BARLOW, Wm. - 262 BARNES, John - 256 BARNES, Wm. - 255 BARTLEY, Harrison - 261 BEATTIE, Wm. - 264 BECK, John - 264 BENDER, Jerry - 258 BENDER, Samuel - 257 BETTS, Jonathan - 262 BLACKSHAW, E., Dr. - 263 BOHN, J. - 264 BOND, D. S. - 263 BOND, L. J. - 258 BOWMAN, Reuben - 260 BOYER, A. G. - 262 BRITTENHAM, John A. - 259 BRITTON, John - 258 BROWN, James - 260 BULLA, C. - 264 BURGESS, G. A. - 264 BUSH, O. P.  263 CAMPBELL, James E.  - 270 CANTNER, D. G. - 270 CARLIN, Daniel - 269 CARPER, J. H., Dr. - 269 CASEY, Lawrence - 270 CLASS, James - 266 CLINE, Ezra - 265 COFFIN, Nelson G. - 265 COLEMAN, John W., Dr. - 266 CONARD, Amos - 270 CONARD, P. H. - 270 CONNOR, Abner - 266 COX, Wilson F. - 268 DAVIDSON, M. R. - 278 DAVIS, C. P. - 277  DAVISON, John W. - 279 DAWSON, George R. - 277 DEARDURFF, D. W. - 277 DEVORE, Nicholas - 271 DICKERSON, M. M. - 276 DIGHTON, Andrew J. - 271 DIGHTON, John - 275 DOVE, John. R. - 277 DRESBACK, John  - 278 DUVALL, Jeremiah - 278 DYER, Isaac - 275 EMERSON, Albert - 279 EMERSON, Chas., Hon. - 279 EMIG, Zachariah - 280 ENGLAND, A. T. - 280 ESHELMAN, W. - 280 EVANS, Joseph E. - 280 FAMULENER, Chas. - 282 FARRA, R. H. - 282 FISHER, E. P. - 281 FOSTER, William - 281 FOUST, A. J. - 282 FUNK, H. B. - 281 GARVER, Samuel - 282 GRAY, J. T. - 283 GROSS, Theodore - 286 HAMMERSMIDT, L. - 294 HANKS, William - 292 HARDING, James - 295 HARRIS Brothers - 289 HART, James - 286 HAYS, John - 292 HAZZARD, Michael - 293 HENNION, Abraham - 289 HETTINGER, W. M. - 295 HICKS, J. B. - 293 HILL, J. A. - 290 HITCHENS, Peter - 294 HOFFHINES, Elias - 295 HOLMES, James - 289 HOTT, Jacob - 287 HUBBELL, S. H. - 291 HUGHES, Charles - 294 HULL, P. K., Dr. - 287 HUNTER, Wm. - 288 HUSTON, Harvey E. - 290 HUSTON, John - 290 HUSTON, Lettie - 290 HUSTON, Rachel - 290 HUSTON, Reber - 294 HUSTON, Susan - 290 JACKSON, Henry - 297 JAMISON, Levi - 298 JOHNSON, Franklin - 298 JOHNSON, J. C. - 295 JONES, B. B., Dr. - 295 JONES, Jonas - 297 JONES, S. H. - 298 JONES, T. L. - 297 KEE, Joseph - 298 KEYES, H. W. - 299 KISER, J. F. - 299 KNIGHT, E. G. - 299 KNOTT, A. B., Dr. - 299 KOUSHO, John - 299 LEE, Levi M., Dr. - 302 LEWIS, George B. - 302 LODGE, S. A. - 301 LODGE, W. E. - 300 LOWRY, Baron T. - 300 LOWRY, John C. - 301 LOWRY, Reuben A. - 301 LOY, D. O. - 302 LUMSDEN, E. W. - 302 MALLORY, Joseph - 304 MARKEL, Benjamin - 303 McCUNE, Martin - 310 McGUFFEY, Ebenezer - 312 McINTOSH, Martin - 309 McKINNEY, A. M. - 312 McMULLEN, James - 304 McREYNOLDS, William - 306 McWILLIAMS, David - 309 MINEAR, Samuel, Mrs. - 312 MOFFITT, James, Dr. - 311 MOFFITT, Thomas - 303 MOORE, C. D. - 306 MOORE, H. V. - 310 MORRISON, A. F. - 311 MULFORD, Smith - 312 MURPHY, James H. - 311 MUSSER, Melville H., Capt. - 310 NEAL, Samuel - 314 NICHOLS, P. T. - 314 NOECKER, Wm., Dr. - 313 O'CONNOR, Timothy - 315 OSBORNE, Charles - 315 PATTON, F. M. - 317 PAUGH, T. S. - 317 PERKINS, Alexander - 316 PETERS, HERBERT D. - 317 PINCKARD, Geo. R. - 318 PING, Abraham - 317 PIPHER, A. T. - 315 PITTMAN, Frank - 318 PLUNK, William H. - 317 PRESTON, James - 317 PURSEL, George - 318 RANKIN, W. H. - 321 REED, S. R. - 320 RHOADES, Daniel - 318 RHOADES, E. - 319 RHOADES, George F. - 320 RHOADES, Nathan E. - 319 RHOADES, Thomas - 320 RODGERS, A. L. - 319 ROYSE, Henry - 321 RUSSEL, John - 321 SACKRITER, Henry - 328 SAINT, H. H. - 326 SAVAGE, Moser P. - 323 SEITS, S. W. - 325 SHULTZ, Wm. D. - 324 SMITH, Jacob - 322 SMITH, W. E. - 324 SMOCK, Samuel - 323 SQUIER, Levi P. - 326 STEEL, Israel - 323 STEVENS, Andrew - 325 STEVENS, F. G. - 325 STICKEL, Daniel - 322 STODDARD, William  - 323 SUVER, Samuel - 321 TATMAN, Riley - 328 THOMAS, Henry - 327 THOMPSON, C. N. - 328 THOMPSON, Riley TINDER, Asher W. - 326 TIPPETT, James - 327 TROWBRIDGE, A. B. - 328 WARD, Christopher R. - 329 WARRICK, G. R. - 334 WATTS, Chas. - 331 WEAVER, L. B. - 331 WEBSTER, Samuel B. - 334 WEBSTER, William C. - 334 WENGENROTH, C. B. - 333 WILDMAN, A. H. - 332 WILEY, Squire - 330 WINCHESTER, R. B. - 333 WOOLINGTON, John - 332 ZYBELL, A. - 335 BEMENT. ALVORD, Joseph F. BACON, B. B. BALL, Oliver BARNES, Jacob H. BELL, Jno. D. BELL, T. Geo. BENTLEY, Jno. F. BODMAN, Joseph BODMAN, Luther BODMAN, S. K. BODY, Thomas C. BOGGS, A. J. BOGGS, A., Mrs. BRIDGES, C. H. BRYANT, Francis E. BURGESS, Henry B. CAIN, Patrick CAMP, Curtis CAMP, E. C. CAMP, H. N. CAMP, J. H. CAMP, J. M. CAMP, Wm. M. CLOYD, W. G. COFFIN, Wm. D. COLE, D. S. CONNOR, Thomas COOPER, J. B. CORRELL, D. A. CORSER, Frank DANIEL, A. E. DAVIS, Edmund DAWSON, David DAWSON, George DeHART, John DONOHUE, Thomas DOUGLASS, A. C. DRUM, Eli DUELL, M. E. DUNCAN, P. A. DUNN, Thomas EVANS, J. C. FARNKOFF, Joseph FARNSWORTH, E. L. FISHER, Charles FISHER, Elihu FISHER, Hugh FISHER, Robert FOOHY, Timothy FORCE, James FRY, John GANLEY, Wm. GODWIN, W. A. HACKLER, Geo. H. HALDEMAN, Horace HALDEMAN, Wm. HAMMOND, W. W. HARTMAN, Joseph HAWKES, Steven B. HAYS, Abraham HAYS, H. M. HEBERLINE, F. A. HETISHEE, John HILL, Joshua HINKLE, N. G. HOFFHEINS, Levi HOLDERMAN, Abraham HOPKINS, Benjamin G. HUBBELL, Charles B. JOHNSON, Wm. A. JONES, J. P. KENNEDY, Wm. KIMEL, John A. KIMMEL, D. D., Dr. KLAPP, J. R., Dr. KNAPP, J. F. LAMB, Robert LEAL, J. H., Dr. LUCAS, John A. MARTIN, H. MAXFIELD, George W. McCORD, J. C. McGAFFEY, Charles MILLER, George MILLER, J. C. MITCHELL, Emor H. MITCHELL, Thos. J., Dr. MOMA, John H. MOORE, Joseph MULLIKIN, Harvey MURPHY, John MUTHERSPAUGH, Jacob NEWTON, A. D. NICHOLS, G. C. NILES, D. C. W. PARKER, Wm. PEAIRS, J. S. PETTIT, Marion PETTIT, T. T. POSTLETHWAIT, Thos. PRIESTLY, S. B. QIUCK, Smith QUICK, James RHEINHART, S. RINGLAND, A. W., Rev. ROBY, V. S. ROSE, Chris ROUTH, James, Mrs. ROY, John RUAN, Patrick RUSH, Peter SCOTT, I. W. SHOW, G. W. SMITH, F. H. SPARKS, J. O. SPEAR, G. L. SPRAGUE, Maro STADLER, Geo. H. STOUT, Amos SUNDERLAND, Martin SWANEY, E., Dr. TENNEY, Chas. F. THOMAS, Royal THOMPSON, G. W. TRABUE, W. C. VANCE, N. N. VAUGHAN WEBSTER, C. T. WEINSTEIN, Edward WELCH, Patrick WING, L. B. YOST, Caroline UNITY. BAKER, Isaac BAKER, J. H. BARRITT, John BLACKWELL, Thos. BOWLES, James BROWNING, Franklin BRYSON, J. A. BRYSON, Samuel BUNYAN, Amor BUTLER, P. J. CANTRALL, J. R. CARTER, G. W. CHAMBERS, O. T. CHAMBERS. H. P. CLARK, Alfred  CRAIN, Frank CRAIN, John DAVIES, James DEEDS, Geo., Mrs. DUDLEY, S. S. EASTON, John H. EYRSE, James M. FAY, Ezra FORD, John FULTON, Isaac GOODSON, George GOODSON, Jno. GORDON, Jno. GRAY, John W. C. GREENE, Gilbert GREGORY, Gamaliel GRIFFIN, Robert GROSS, Henry HAGEMAN, S. V. HANCOCK, Levi HARSHBARGER, Daniel HARSHBARGER, Michael HARSHBARGER, Samuel HAWKS, J. A.  HELTON, Richard KAGEY, John W. KARICOFE, Samuel KISER, T. J. KISER, William R. LEAVITT, Wm. G. LISTON, Wm. A. LIVENGOOD, T. F. LOVE, John LOWE, John LOWTHER, J. W. LYNCH, J. W. MARSHALL, Jno., Dr. MASTERSON, Chris MAXEY, Peter McCABE, Jas. McDOWEL, Jas. MERRITT, J. W. MILLER, Isaac C. MITCHELL, Jacob MONROE, James MONROE, Jesse MONROE, Richard MONROE, William MOON, Geo. MOORE, Benj. MOORE, Isaac MOORE, Joseph MOORE, Luther MORRIS, Tho. MYERS, A. J. NEWTON, Olonzo NIGHSWANDER, Jno. NOE, D. O., Dr. NOLIND, Geo. W. ORR, Batus OWINGS, J. P. PEMBLE, Jno. PONDER, J. P. QUICK, Benj. RICHARDSON, Noah RICHEY, Theo SAMPSON, J. A. SARGENT, Geo. SHAW, Wm. SHONKWILER, Nthaniel SHONKWILER, Simon SMITH, I. M. SMITSON, Wm. T. SNYDER, Volney SNYDER, Wm. G. SPURLING, Jacob STUVE, Benard TALLEY, H. C. TAYLOR, Hamilton TEMPLE, L. M. TENBROOKS, Jno. TERRILL, J. N. TRYON, Elijah TURNER, H. F. VANHOOK, L. J. WEAVER, Geo. WHARTON, James WILDMAN, E. WILLEY, Reuben WILSON, James WITHERS, Ephraim WORTHAM, Jno. R. ZORGER, J. W. CERRO GORDO. ADAMS, Peter ARMSWORTH, Scott AUTEN, Joseph BARBER, Hiram BARBER, Stillman BARNWELL, E. A. BOWDLE, F. A. BOWMAN, Benjamin BRANDENBURG, Samuel BURNS, Jonathan CHAMBERS, James R. CLAY, Wm. H. CLIFTON, V. B. CODDINGTON, W. E. CONKLIN, Daniel COX, Alexander CREIGHTON, Matthew CRIPE, E. CRIPE, Eli CRIPE, J. DILSTUSH, George D. DOBSON, George DOBSON, Philip DONALDSON, W. F. DUELL, Nelson EAST, Thomas ESPY, David FARNSWORTH, Enos FIELDS, John FOLRATH, Peter FOUTS, Peter FRYDENGER, Jacob FUNK, Abraham GREEN, H. N. GULLIFORD, Richard GULLIFORD, William HANNA, O. D. HARLAN, O. J. HARSHA, W. M., Dr. HAVENAR, W. T. HEATH, Frederick HEMINGER, Andrew HOWELL, Daniel HOWELL, Isaac HOWELL, Joseph HUDGEN, Robert HUMPHREY, E. O. JEFFRES, E. H. JONES, H. O., Dr. KELLINGTON, D. LOCKE, A. H. McCRUM, W. O. McKINNEY, Alex McKINNEY, Andrew McKINNEY, Isaac McKINNEY, Jno. McKINNEY, T. N. MILLER, James MITCHELL, Wm. MOYER, J. H. NOBLE, L. D. PARMENTER, A. B. PECK, Amos - 489 PECK, Isaac - 490 PECK, Peter - 490 PECK, William H. - 490 PITTS, Wm. L. - 491 REPLOGLE, J. P. & Dr. P. S. RYAN, Jas. SAYLOR, D. C. SCHOOLCRAFT, James SEITZ, D. W. SHIVELY, Jno. SMITH, Jno. STOCKS, B. F. STONER, G. W. THOMPSON, S. K. VOORHIES, Wm. WALLIS, Geo. WILSON, M. H. WILLOW BRANCH. ADAMS, Henry ADAMS, Madison ALSBURY, Jno. ARMSWORTH, Bennet ARMSWORTH, James ARMSWORTH, Noah ATER, Frank ATER, Jno. S., Tho. J. & Nelson BAKER, Wm. & S. M. BLOOD, Robert C. CALDWELL, Wm. B. CONAWAY, Amos COONROD, Hanson CRONINGER, Peter DILLOW, Michael DILSAVER, Geo. DOOLEY, Benj. F. DORR, Adam HASSETT, P. B. HAVELY, Samuel D. HEATH, Jno. HIATT, Tho. KIEST, John KUNS, David KUNS, Henry LUX, Peter MADDEN, Wm. McARTY, Wm. H. McCLURE, Samuel MILES, Weston & Samuel MINTUN, John MOFFITT, John MOYER, David OWNBY, James PECK, Abraham - 521 PECK, Adinijah - 522 PECK, David - 520 PECK, Enoch - 521 PECK, George - 519 PECK, Monroe - 520 PECK, William - 520 REEVES, John SALYERS, Robert C. SMITH, John A. TALLMAN, Wm. TELFORD, Wm. H. TURNER, Geo. M. VENT, James T. WATROUS, Henry WEST, Jno. WIDICK, Cyrus WILLIAMS, A. J. WILLIAMS, C. C. WILLIAMS, T. B. WINN, John W. WOOD, J. W. YOAKUM, Jesse YOAKUM, Seymour GOOSE CREEK. ARNDT, John BAILEY, John BAILEY, William BARNETT, Wm. E. BARROW, J. F. BICKLE, John  BONDURANT, M., Mrs. BONDURANT, N. BONDURANT, S. BOONE, Isaiah BORTON, A. R. BORTON, Joshua BROWN, James A. BRUNS, R. H. BRYDEN, Robert CARRIER, John CARRINGTON, J. R. CHAMBERLAIN, C. F. CHURCHILL, Joel COLLINS, Abraham COMBS, Isaac CORDER, Geo. W. CRESMER, Harmon DEWEES, Wm. DEWEY, Edwin A. DOYLE, Michael DUVALL, George DUVALL, Robert FITHIAN, S., Rev. FITZWATER, Jesse HOUSMAN, I. F. HUBBART, Richard HUBBART, William HUGHES, Henry HUTCHINSON, J. B. JOHNSON, Wm. KESLER, Salem KESNER, Benjamin KIRBY, John KIRKER, J. H. LANGDON, S. C. LUBBERS, LUBBERT MARQUISS, Abraham, Sr. MARQUISS, Ezra, Sr. MARQUISS, Henry MARQUISS, Seymour MARTIN, Wm. S. MARVEL, L. C. MARVEL, M. D. McBRIDE, George McFADDEN, H. S. McMILLEN, Frank McMILLEN, George McMILLEN, Thomas MERRY, R. W. MINER, James MOODY, R. B. PORTER, H. G. RANKIN, J. H. REID, James RHINEHART, James RIDDICK, Samuel ROBISON, Wm. SMITH, Samuel H. STOTTLEMYER, F. J. TILSON, Richard TRENCHARD, Wm. O. VAIL, John VAN VICKLE, H. VANSYCKEL, John VITTUM, Harrison WALKER, Jesse WARNER, Jesse WELCH, John WELCH, Mason WELCH, Thomas, Rev. WILLIAMSON, J. A. WILSON, Hugh WOOD, J. H., Dr. SANGAMON. ANDREW, J. E. ARGO, John BENSON, Harvey BLY, Joseph BRANCH, Thos. A. BURNETT, H. E. CALDWELL, Alvin CALEF, Rufus CARTER, Turner CLINE, John COON, J. H. COON, Jacob CRESAP, Daniel DUBSON, Reuben EVANS, S. A. FISHER, John FISHER, R. D. FLANIGAN, J. A. GROVES, Geo. R. HALDEMAN, Samuel HANNAH, Hugh V. HARPER, Wm. HART, John F. HEATH, David HENRIE, J. M., Dr. HICKMAN, Wm. HOWES, Eleanor HUBBART, James KEARNEY, Wm. KERNS, Price KERR, John KINSER, Wm. M. LODGE, B. F. MACKEY, Christian MACKEY, John MACKEY, Joseph MADDEN, John S. MADDEN, Richard MARQUISS, John MAXWELL, Joseph MAXWELL, John McDONALD, Wm. MOSGROVE, John NEWELL, James NORRIS, Isaac OULERY, Nicholas PEEL, F. M. REID, Nelson RIDGLY, Wm. ROBINSON, David SMITH, W. P. SMITH, Wm. H. SPEAR, Adam STEWART, Levi TEATS, Matthias TROTTER, Jackson UNANGST, W. B., Dr WACK, Casper WHITE, J. M. WILLIAMS, I. V. WILXON, Henry C. WOLF, Harrison ZUMWALT, W. H. BLUE RIDGE. ATHEN, D. L. BARNHART, John BOWMAN, Wm. T. BRUFFET, Griffen BRYDEN, Wm. BUCHANAN, A. J. CAMPBELL, John CLOUSER, George A. COX, LaFAYETTE CREWS, M., Rev. CUNNINGHAM, E. P. DAWSON, Henry DAWSON, Wm. DENNING, Jacob DICKSON, Amos DICKSON, John M. EAKINS, Joseph EVANS, Abe FOX, Fountain GILLESPIE, H. K. HAGGARD, Tho. C. HARWOOD, Emory HELLER, Joel HIDY, H. C. HILLIGOS, J. W. HOLLOWAY, Isaiah HOWE, Samuel JACKSON, Hiram JESS, Thomas JESS, Wm. KELLER, Wm. A. KLINGER, Daniel KNAPP, A. J. LANGLEY, A. J. LINDSEY, V. S. LINDSEY, W. M. LITTLETON, Wm. S. MANSFIELD, J. L., Gen. MARK, George T. McKEE, Robert McKEE, Samuel MELIZA, Adam MILLER, George MOBERLY, N. B. PATTERSON, Janette PITTMAN, A. F. RICHNER, Levi RICHNER, Wm. RITCHIE, J. H. ROBINSON, Wm. L. ROSS, Francis A. RUCKMAN, Wm. SCOTT, A. H., Dr. SMITH, A. S. B. SMITH, D. W. SMITH, J. C. SMITH, Westly W. SNELL, C. W. STREETER, C. M. SULLIVAN, F. TAYLOR, P. M. THOMAS, Isaac W. THOMAS, Michael Van METER, Garrett VINING, H. N. WALKER, Edward WALKER, J. W. WALKER, S. R. WARNER, John WARREN, John WARREN, Wm. WEBB, Richard WELLS, I. M. WHEELER, George A. WOODING, Joseph WYSONG, A. J.

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