D. W. Honn, Sr.
Mrs. Nancy E. Honn |
DANIEL W. HONN, SR.,
occupies a little more than a quarter of section 16, in Ashmore
Township, where he has lived for nearly thirty years. During
the long period of his residence here he has fully established
himself in the esteem and confidence of the people of Coles County,
and has built up one of its most substantial homesteads... The
fine dwelling standing in a prominent position, is the
administration of the passing traveler, while the well-filled barns
and well-kept stock denote the thrift and enterprise of the
proprietor.
Mr. Honn is a native of Kentucky, born in
Nicholas County, Oct. 4, 1822, and is the son of Daniel and Annie
(Everman) Honn also natives of the Blue Grass State.
Daniel Honn, Sr., was a man of excellent Christian character,
and a member of the Reform Church, in which he officiated as Deacon
for many years, and also as a local preacher. His brother
Peter was also noted for his talents as a minister, to which he
devoted the greater part of his life. The father of our
subject did not live to old age, dying when about forty years of
age, on the 25th of June, 1826. He always had a love for
country life and was the owner of a good farm in Nicholas County,
where he spent the greater part of his time. He was twice
married, his second wife being the mother of our subject, and who
died when sixty years of age, on the 26th of August, 1857. The
children born of this union were Hezekiah B., Peter K., Andrew
E., Sarah A., Samuel D., Absalom C., Daniel W., of our
sketch, and Mary E., who died in infancy.
Our subject was reared on his father's farm and
attended the common schools, remaining a member of the parental
household until about twenty-four years of age. He was then
married, Aug. 26, 1846, to Miss Nancy E. Hook, a native of
his own county, and born June 10, 1828. Her parents,
Mathias and Matilda (Huddleson) Hook, were also natives of Kentucky.
The mother died in Kentucky, Mar. 2, 1851. The parental
household included but two daughters, twins. Mary A.,
the sister of Mrs. Honn, married Harrison Parker, and
died at the home of her husband in Nicholas County, Ky., Aug. 11,
1851; her only child also died the same year.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Honn, eleven in
number, are recorded as follows: Clarinda F. became the
wife of S. D. Watts, and lives in Douglas County, Ill.;
Eliza A., the wife of John H. Schulse, is a resident of
Ralls County, Mo.; Mary E. married William M. McConnaha,
and is living in Edgar County, Ill.; Amanda E. was married
Dec. 24, 1879, to William F. Schulse, who died of consumption
on the 4th of June, 1884, at the age of thirty-seven years, having
been born Nov. 7, 1847; their two children were Rolla N.,
born in January, 1882, and died Aug. 10, 1884, and Jessie A.,
born May 31, 1883; Mr. Schulse was a farmer by occupation and
a member in good standing of the Christian Church. The next
child of Mr. and Mrs. Honn was John B.; George D.
married Miss Emma R. Geyer, Feb. 16, 1882; she is a native of
Illinois, born in 1864; she has become the mother of two children,
Lilly W., born July 5, 1883, and Leonard O., June 24,
1886; they live on a good farm in Ashmore Township. Andrew
J. Honn was born Apr. 16, 1860, and died June 12, 1865; Sarah
R., born Sept. 18, 1862, died June 12, 1865; Daniel W.,
Jr., was born Sept. 2, 1864; Matilda M., Born May 10,
1867, died July 11, 1868; Jesse A., born July 12, 1868, was
married Sept. 9, 1886, to Miss Mary E. Kearns, and they have
one child, William J., born June 6, 1887.
Mr. Honn left his native State in
1858, coming directly to this county, and soon afterward locating
upon the land which constitutes his present homestead. He
first purchased 120 acres, to which he afterward added forty-five,
and in addition to general farming is breeding Poland-China hogs of
the very best quality. He has held the office of School
Director in his township, is a stanch Democrat politically, and
religiously, a prominent member of the Christian Church. He
has officiated as Elder for a period of fourteen years, and has
always been greatly interested in Sunday-school work, giving to it
his time as Superintendent for many years. He has also been
Clerk, and is one of the chief pillars among the brethren, who would
scarcely know how to do without him.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album
of Coles Co., Illinois - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Brothers. 1887
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