FRANCIS M. WATERS,
Ashmore; dealer in dry goods and notions, boots and shoes, hats,
caps and clothing; was born in Ross Co., Ohio, Mar. 16, 1838,
and is a son of Baker and Mary Waters; in 1847, his parents
removed to Coles Co., and settled in Charleston, where his father
carried on the wagon and carriage making business about ten years;
he then removed to a farm in Ashmore Twp., where he lived till his
death, in 1875; Mr. Waters' mother died the year before; the
family consisted of eight sons and one daughter, all residents of
Coles Co.; when he was 12 years old, Mr. Waters entered his
father's shop to learn the wagon--maker's trade. He was
married Feb. 14, 181, to Miss Edith Austin, a daughter of
John and Susan Austin, of Ashmore; she died Jan. 4, 1862,
leaving one child - Edith E.; in 1862, he entered the 123d
Ill. Vols. as principal musician, and on the re-organization of his
regiment as mounted infantry, he was made regimental bugler; he
served with his regiment till the close of the war, participating in
all of its engagements - numbering over one hundred and twenty;
among them, Perryville, Ky.; Milton, Tenn..; Hoover's Gap,
Chattanooga; Chickamauga, Farmington, Peach-Tree Creek, Kenesaw
Mountain, Resaca, siege of Atlanta, Selma, Ala., Columbus and Macon.
Returning, he carried on the carriage-making business one year, and
at the same time started his present business. He was married
a second time Aug. 12, 1869, to Miss Eliza O'Brien, of
Ashmore; she died Mar. 6, 1877, leaving one child - George H.
(Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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DANIEL WEBER, of the
firm of Weber Brothers, bakers and confectioners, Charleston,
is a son of Godfrey and Frances (Muller) Weber; he was born
in Westfield, Ill., May 31, 1854, and came with his parents to
Charleston in 1866; he spent a part of his time on his father's farm
in Hutton Twp., and a portion in the store in Charleston, and on the
death of his father, in 1877, he, with his brother John,
succeeded to the business. He was married April 29, 1878, to
Miss Rosa Riegger, of Bloomington, Ill.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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JOHN WEBER, the
junior member of the firm of Weber Brothers, was also born in
Westfield, Clark Co., Ill., April 19, 1856, and came with the other
members of the family to Charleston, at the age of 10 years.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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GUNTHER
WEISS, of the firm of Weiss & Frommel, proprietors of
the Charleston Woolen-Mill, Charleston; was born in Leutenberg,
Sharzburg, Rudolstadt, Germany, July 6, 1823; he attended school
till the age of 14 and was then apprenticed to learn the weaver's
trade; in 1845, he came to the United States, landing in Galveston,
Texas; on the breaking out of the war with Mexico, he volunteered in
the 1st Tex. V. I., and served under Gen. Taylor; in the
spring of 1848, he went to Cincinnati, where he remained until 1852,
when he went Terre Haute, Ind., and began business as a grocery and
provision merchant, which he continued for twenty-two years; in
1874, he came to Charleston, and assumed an active part in the
management of the Charleston Woolen-Mill, in which he had been a
partner since 1869. Mr. Weiss was married Nov. 17,
1853, to Miss Carrie Newhart, of Cincinnati, a native of
Bavaria, Germany; they have eight children - Otto P., Emma
(wife of Alfred C. Ficklin, of Charleston), Louise,
Aurora, Helena, Adolph G., Carrie and Maria.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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BASIL
C. WHEAT (PARADISE TWP.), Paradise; is the son of James O.
and Margaret Wheat; was born in Jackson, Miss, Mar. 27, 1853; moved
to Coles Co., Ill., Mar. 12, 1863; is the owner of fifty-five acres
of land, valued at $2,500. Was married to Mary D. Alexander,
of this township, Sept. 25, 1870; the names of the children are
James O., born Feb. 28, 1873; Margaret A., deceased;
Nora J., born Oct. 29, 1874; Cora M., born Mar. 29, 1876;
Henrietta, born Aug. 24, 1878. Mr. Wheat's
father, James O. Wheat, is still living, and is practicing
medicine in this township. Was in the late war as surgeon in
21st Kentucky Regiment. His mother, Margaret Wheat,
died Sept. 12, 1861, in the 25th year of her age. His father
was Legislator two terms in Kentucky.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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JAMES P. WHITE,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Mattoon; was born in Tennessee, Mar.
5, 1841; came to this State in 1856, and to Coles Co., and settled
in North Okaw Twp. in 1858; his farm consists of forty-nine and a
third acres, valued at $1,500. He was married Nov. 23, 1865,
to Miss Mary J. Wade, who was born in Coles Co.,
Ill., June 4, 1847; they have had six children, five of whom are
living, viz., Mary A., Nancy E., Effa N., Minnie
and James E.; deceased, Jessie. Since
Mr. White's residence in the township, he has held the
office of School Director six years.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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NATHANIEL WICKER,
farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Ashmore; was born in Pike Co., Ohio,
Sept. 21, 1820; he is a son of James and Elizabeth Wicker,
the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter of Kentucky;
in 1838, the family came to Illinois, spending a part of the winter
in Indiana, and arriving in Edgar Co., in February, 1839; they
settled at the Walnut Grove, where his parents resided till their
death; in 1848, Mr. Wicker, taking the younger members of his
father's family, removed to Coles Co., and settled in Ashmore Twp.;
his first marriage occurred Mar. 31, 1851, to Miss Hannah E. Law,
a native of Madison Co., Ohio; she came to Edgar Co., at the age of
9 years; she died Feb. 9, 1878, leaving three children - Lydia
V., now wife of James A. Wright, of Ashmore Twp.,
George A., and Albert H., he was married again, Dec. 24,
1878, to Miss Sarah H. Wright, a daughter of Robert and
Catharine Wright; she was born in Campbell Co., Kentucky, Sept,
28, 1840; Mr. Wicker settled on is present farm in 1851,
where he owns 94 acres of land.
(Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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JAMES
H. WILLIAMS (PARADISE TWP.), farmer; P. O. Etna; is the son
of William and Elizabeth Williams, of Culpeper Co.,
Va.; was born June 12, 1826, in Culpeper Co., Va.; moved with his
folks to Coles Co., Paradise Twp., Ill., on Dec. 20, 1836; is the
owner of 171 acres of land, valued at $4,500. Is Commissioner
of Highways, and has been for seven years, also School Director for
eight years, and is at the, present time. Never was married.
His father, William Williams, was born in Culpeper Co., Va.
Aug. 3, 1789, died Jan. 7, 1855, in the 67th year of his age; his
mother (Elizabeth Williams) was born in Culpeper Co., Va.,
April 22, 1792, died Nov. 30, 1873, in the 84th year of her age.
He served the late war three years, in Company D., 123d Volunteer
Ill.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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GEORGE
W. WILLSON (PARADISE TWP), farmer; P. O. Etna; is the son of
John and Elizabeth Willson; was born in Maryland, Aug. 12,
1826; moved to Coles Co., Ill., Sept. 12, 1836; is the owner of 700
acres of land, valued at or near $21,000; was Justice of the Peace
and Road Commissioner for a number of years. Was married to
his first wife, July 12, 1836, Sarah Floyd; names of
children, boy, Nicholas P.; girls, Lillia A., Rossy J.;
was married to his second wife, Mary S. Myers, widow of
Henry H. Tucher, April 13, 1868; names of boys living,
Francis A., John A. (deceased), William (deceased); girl,
Maggie E.; the names of Mr. Henry Tucher's children,
living - girls, Ada U., Eva B.; children dead - boy,
Arthur S.; girl, Bell L. Henry H. Tucher died
Aug. 25, 1866; was born Jan. 27, 1819.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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JOHN A.
WILSON (PARADISE TWP.), farmer; P. O. Etna; is the son
of John A. and Elizabeth Wilson, of Coles Co.; was born Mar.
16, 1842; is the owner of ninety-two acres of land, valued at
$2,500. Was married to Elizabeth Jones, of Paradise
Twp., Coles Co. Dec. 3, 1868; the names of the children by
this union, are William S., George N., John O., James M.
(died Oct, 3, 1874), Mary E. and Effie G. Mr. Wilson
served in the late war in Co. D. 123d Regiment I. V. I. His
father, John A. Wilson, died Oct. 12, 1842, in St. Louis, and
his mother, June 18, 1852; Mr. Wilson's father and mother
were among the first settlers of this township.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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THOMAS WOODS, farmer
and stock-raiser; P. O. Westfield, Clark co., was born in Coles Co.,
on the homestead where he now resides, July 12, 1848; his father,
William Woods, one of the pioneers of the county, was born in
Madison Co., Ky., Nov. 28, 1808, and settled in Coles Co. in
the year 1834, with the family of his mother, Mrs. Mary Woods;
like most of the early settlers, he came here a poor man, to build
him a home in the then wilderness; he purchased at first forty acres
of land; he was an energetic, hard-working man, who commanded the
respect and confidence of his neighbors; to his farm of forty acres
he added at various times, until he owned at one time 240 acres of
land situated in Coles and Clark Cos., which amount he left at the
time of his death; Thomas Woods, the only son, has always
remained on the old homestead. He was married on the 17th of
February, 1876, to Miss Mollie A. Arterburn, a daughter of
William Arterburn, of Edgar Co., Ill.; she was born in
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 11, 1846, and came to Illinois with her
parents in infancy; they have one child - Alta.
(Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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WILLIAM
WRIGHTSELL, farmer; P. O. Turner's Point; was born in
Jefferson Co., Tenn., Oct. 9, 1811; came to this State and settled
in Coles Co., in 1856. He was married to Miss Permelia
White Oct. 31, 1844; she was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn.,
Nov. 15, 1825; they have four children, viz., Sarah J.,
James M., Louisa E., and Margaret Ann.
The farm of Mr. Wrightsell consists of sixty acres
valued at $1,800. He was a participant in the Black Hawk war,
and is quite an early settler in the western part of Coles Co.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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