APPLE RIVER
TOWNSHIP
Biographical
Directory
From “The
History of Jo Daviess County Illinois”
by H. F. Kett
& Co.; Chicago, Illinois; 1878
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Andrews,
John -
farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Apple River
Armstrong,
Thomas -
farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Apple River
Adams, John - Retired farmer; Apple
River; was born in Beaver Co., Pa., on the 12th of May, 1815; went
from there to Wood Co., Ohio in 1833; lived there until 1854; he then moved to
Lafayette Co., Wis.; he remained there until 1867, when he moved to this Co., and
it has since been his home; he was Supervisor a number of years in the Tp.
Which he lived in while in Wis.; is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and
has been twice a delegate to the U. S. conference of that church; has been
Elder since ’45; married Mary Levitt in Wood Co., Ohio, on March 17, 1836; she
was born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 9, 1814; have had twelve children, five
of whom are living; had one son, William T., in the army; he enlisted in Aug.,
1862, in the 96th reg., I. V. I.; was discharged on account of
sickness in 1863.
Appal, Joseph - butcher; Apple River.
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Baumgardner, John - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
Barry, Jno. - Grain Dealer; Apple
River; born in Co. Wexford, Ireland; aged 47; emigrated to U. S. in 1851; was 5
years railroad station agent on the Watertown & Rome R. R., at Three-Mile
Bay, Jefferson Co., N. Y.; came to Lafayette Co., Wis., in 1858, and engaged in
farming; believes the Catholic to be the supernatural church; was a war
democrat during the war of the rebellion, hence voted against peace resolutions
in democratic convention held at Darlington, Wis., in 1861; he has held offices
of Village Clerk 4 years, Chairman of Supervisors 1 year; also School Dist.
Treasurer 9 years, and has taught 9 winter terms at public school; moved to Jo
Daviess Co., Ill., in 1873; engaged in the grain business, more or less, to the
present time; has held the offices of Town Clerk 2 years, Assessor 1 year, and
President of Village Trustees 1 year in Apple River, Ill.; married, in 1867,
Miss Mary Catherine Kleeberger, aged 36 years, who was born in White Oak
Springs (since Monticello), Territory (now State) of Wis.; the surviving
children are: Mary H., born at Shullsburg, Wis., May 1, 1869; Elizabeth G., in
Apple River, Ill., April 23, 1876.
Becker, H. P. - cooper; Apple River.
Beggin, Terrence - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Beggin, Thomas - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Bell, William - laborer; Apple River.
Bennett, William - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Benson, B. B. - farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Apple
River; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1821; he came to this Co. in 1832;
in 1849 he went to California; remained there until 1853, when he returned to
this Co., and it has been his home since; has held the office of Assessor 1
year, and has held various other township and school offices; owns 180 acres of
land; has been married twice; present wife was Mary Jane Kearns; they were
married in this town on Dec. 26, 1874.
Benningham, Thos. F. - principal in High School;
Apple River.
Bermingham, Thaddeus J. - lumber dealer; Apple
River; was born in Co. Clare, Ireland, on March 1, 1849; moved with his parents
to Canada in 1859; lived there one year; thence to this Co. in 1860; entered
the lumber business with Wm. Hoskins, in this place, in 1873; the business was
established by Mr. Hoskins in 1855; Mr. Bermingham is a graduate of Galena High
School; is one of the present Board of Town Trustees; was Principal of school
in Elizabeth, in this Co., two years; also, Principal of High School in this
place seven years; married Fannie Hoskins, July 30, 1873; she was born in this
town Aug. 4, 1854; have one child: Willie, born in this town Dec. 10, 1875.
Berryman, Wm. H. - farmer; Sec. 35; P. O.
Apple River; owns 405 acres of land; was born in Lafayette Co., Wis., on Sept.
27, 1842; moved to this Co. with his parents in 1849; married Miss Gracie Pryor
in Scales Mound, this Co., on March 13, 1863; she was born at Scales mound on
April 28, 1847; have had seven children, five of whom are living; Mr. Berryman
is one of the present Directors of the School Board.
Bixby, Beriah - retired; Apple River.
Blackson, S. W.
Breen, Daniel.
Bush, Geo. A. - laborer; Apple River.
Bush, John A. - blacksmith; Apple River.
Buche, John - harness maker; Apple
River.
Brunner, M. M. - blacksmith; Apple River.
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Campbell, James - laborer; Apple River.
Calvert, William - carpenter; Apple River.
Cashman, M. - dealer in agricultural
implements; Apple River; was born in Ireland on May 15, 1839; came to this Co.
in May, 1851; has been Deputy Sheriff twelve years, Constable fifteen years,
Town Collector six years; was also Assessors a number of years, and has held
various other offices; he has the reputation of being one of the most efficient
officers in the Co.; he has always been a firm supporter of the republican
party; married Mary Jane White in Freeport, Stephenson Co., this state, on may
1, 1866; she was born in Ireland in 1849; have had four children, viz.: Mary
Elizabeth, born may 26, 1867; Henry James, Feb. 27, 1870; John M., April 13, 1872;
Francis E., July 3, 1876, died March 22, 1877; Mr. C. had one brother in the
army (Henry Cashman); he enlisted in Co. E, 96th Regt., I. V. I., in
1862; was in many sever3 engagements; he was killed while making a charge on a
rebel battery at the battle of Chicamauga, on Sept. 20, 1863; he was born in
Ireland Aug. 7, 1843.
Chambers, John W. - Apple River
Christy, D. W. - grain dealer; Apple
River; was born in Butler Co., Pa., Oct. 24, 1844; came from there to this
state in 1855, and remained in it until 1862; he then went to Montana; remained
there four years, at the end of which time he went to British Columbia, in
which place he stayed one year; he then returned to Montana, this time
remaining a little over one year; he came to this Co. in 1866; in 1873 he
entered the grain business in this place, which business he has been engaged in
since; Married Rebecca Ingersoll, in Shullsburg, Wis., Nov. 19, 1866; she was
born in Calhoun Co., this state, Jan. 1, 1831; they have four children, viz.:
Scovy Stewart, born Aug. 19, 1867; Mary Rebecca, April 19, 1869; Cora Belle,
Feb. 6, 1971; Stella Maude, may 3, 1874; Mr. Christy is the present Town
Treasurer in this place, which office he has held three terms.
Code, Joseph L. - wagon
maker; Apple River.
Colvin, Jas. - farmer; Sec. 21; P. O.
Apple River.
Colvin, William - farmer; Sec. 21; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Washington Co., Pa., March 5, 1810; he was one of the
75 who came on the old Col. Bumford keel boat, in 1824, and planted a little
colony where Galena now stands; they were forty-one days making the trip from
St. Louis; those persons were actually the first white settlers in this Co.;
the country was then a most unpromising wilderness, mostly occupied by Indians;
the first two years after their settlement they had neither law nor religion,
and dishonesty was unknown among them; in 1826 they organized a church, elected
a Justice of the Peace and Constable; it was then that rascality and trickery
began, and have continued since; the first trial they had after they organized
ended in a free fight, the Justice taking a hand in it; the only fee he ever
received was a severe beating over the head with the jaw bone of a hog; at the
breaking out of the Blackhawk War, Mr. Colvin entered general Dodge’s command,
and served until Blackhawk was finally driven across the Mississippi; he was
engaged in many severe Indian fights; was in the battle of Bad Axe; in this
battle the power of Blackhawk was completely broken; he fled, but was captured
by the Winnebagoes; in a few days after was brought in and delivered to the
whites; Mr. Colvin was married near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in 1842; Mrs. Colvin
was born in Boone Co., Kentucky, in 1821; she died June, 1872; Mr. Colvin owns
191 acres of land; of the seventy-five pioneers who came up the Mississippi
River on the old Col. Bumford keel boat in 1824, there are only four survivors,
including Mr. Colvin.
Connarty, Edward - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River.
Copeland, Gerrard - laborer; Apple River.
Corey, Chas. H. - physician; Apple River.
Craig, Thomas - carpenter; Apple River.
Cunningham, Hugh - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Apple River.
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De Graff, Hiram - retired farmer; Apple
River; was born at Amsterdam, N. Y., on the 20th of April, 1817; he
came to this Co. in 1835; at that time the Co. was rather thinly settled, the
houses being about 25 miles apart; he was the first School Trustee elected in
the Twp.; was elected Supervisor two years in succession (1865 and 1866) and
has held various other Twp. And School offices; during the early history of the
Co. he took an active part in the organization of schools and churches; he is a
member of the M. E. Church; has been Class Leader 29 years; Sabbath School
Superintendent a number of years; Trustee 6 years; was also elected to the general
Conference held at Joliet, Ill.; in politics he is republican, being a firm
supporter of that party since Fremont was nominated for president of the U. S.;
he was one of the passengers on the ill-fated steamer Erie when she was
destroyed by fire, he being one of the 25 saved out of the 200 on board; he has
been married three times; first wife was Rachel Phelps, married3d Oct. 1839,
died 9th of April, 1849; second wife was Sarah Younce, married 23d
Dec., 1849, died 7th of Dec., 1865; present wife was Sarah Crase;
was married in Warren, this Co., 7th of June, 1866; she was born in
Cornwall, England, on the 15th of Nov., 1828; came to this country
in 1849; to this Co. 14 years ago; had one son killed in the army, Wm.
Frederick; enlisted in the 96th regt. I. V. I., in August, 1861; was
wounded at Chicamauga; his father brought him home, and he had scarcely
recovered before the brave fellow returned to his Regt. And was again wounded
at Rocky Face Mountain, said wounds causing his death May 12, 1864; he was born
in this town 3d of Feb., 1842.
Deming, Albert - farmer; Sec. 21; P. O.
Apple River; was born in this Co. on the 26th of April, 1841; has
held various Twp. Offices; owns 80 acres of land; enlisted in Co. I, 25th
regt. Wis. V. I. In 1862; was Corporal; was in many severe engagements, and all
through the Atlanta campaign; was honorably discharged in June, 1865; has been
married twice; married present wife (maiden name Margaret Williams) in Warren,
this Co., on the 16th of June, 1864; she was born in Ohio in 1849.
Dimmick, Wm. Oscar - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Apple River; born in this town the 23d of Au., 1852; owns 272 acres of land;
has held various School offices; married Miss Esther Stone, in Monticello,
Wis., on the 20th of Oct., 1874; she was born in Monticello, on the
8th of Dec., 1854; have one child, Oscar Leroy, born in this place,
the 17th of June, 1877. Lot L. Dimmick, father of W. O. Dimmick, was
one of the pioneers of this Co., coming to Galena in 1825; was here during the
Blackhawk war; was a member of the Presbyterian Church and lived a sincere,
earnest Christian life; married Mary A. Mann, in Galena, the 10th of
April, 1831; she was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., the 20th of June,
1809; died the 3d of Feb., 1876; Mrs. D. was one of the early pioneer mothers
in whom we all feel so justly proud; in 1820 she came west with her parents and
settled near Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Ill.; in the following year they moved to
Waterloo, Monroe Co.; in 1829 she came to Galena, where she remained till her
marriage, in 1831, when she came to the homestead now occupied by the family;
she was one of the 36 inmates of the fort on what is now known as the Wiley
farm, during the Blackhawk War; she was a consistent member of the Presbyterian
Church for a period of 25 years, and was a teacher in the first Sabbath School
organized in Galena; she had three sons in the War of the rebellion, Daniel W.,
born in this town the 9th of Feb., 1840, enlisted in the 96th
Regt. I. V. I., Co. E, as Corporal, in 1862, served until close of the war;
Harry M., born the 23d of March, 1842, enlisted in Co. B, 45th Regt.
I. V. I., in 1861, died at Corinth from typhoid pneumonia, contracted in the
army, 19th of March, 1862; George W., born the 26th of
March, 1844, enlisted in the 96th Regt. I. V. I., in 1862, was
wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Chicamauga, and died, after being
exchanged, from disease contracted while in rebel prison, on the 15th
day of March, 1865.
Daughtery, Dominick - farmer; Sec. 20; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Ireland in 1812; came to this country in the year of
1842 and settled at Shullsburg, Wis., thus becoming one of the early settlers
of that place; he came from there to this Co. a few years afterward; settled in
this Twp. And it has since been his home; he owns 80 acres of land; married Ann
McPike in Shullsburg, Wis., in 1858; they have three children.
Daugherty, Terrence - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Apple River.
Down, Edward B. - retired; Apple River.
Doyle, William - farmer; Sec. 24; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Lafayette Co., Wis., on the 17th of July,
1842; came to this Co. in 1865; owns the farm; married Miss A. Schank in
Galena, this Co., March, 1870; she was born in Ohio in 1846; have two children,
Frank and Mabel. His father, Andrew Doyle, was one of the first settlers in
Monticello, Lafayette Co., Wis.
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Eade, George - butcher; Apple River.
Easley, P. A. - telegraph operator, I. C.
R. R.; Apple River; was born in Scott Co., Iowa, on the 21st of
Jan., 1849; has been Town Clerk since 1875; and also is the present City
Clerk; on the 10th of May,
1864, he enlisted in Co. B, 142d Regt. I. V. I.; served until the close of the
war and was honorably discharged; he received the President’s (Lincoln) thanks,
and certificate of honorable service for gallant and meritorious conduct during
the time he was engaged in the service of his country.
Eagan, L. - renter; Sec. 28; Apple
River.
Ennor, Martin C. - miner; Apple River.
Ennor, W. D. - merchant; Apple River;
was born in this Co. on the 10th of Jan., 1850; has been engaged in
the merchant business in this town (Apple River) two years; married Miss
Elizabeth Atkinson in Winnebago Co., this state, on the 5th of July,
1874; she was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 12th of April,
1849, and came to this Co. with her parents at an early age; have two children,
Jesse Clare, born the 10th of June, 1875, and John Guy, born 2d of
April, 1877.
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Fenn, Jesse - stone mason; Apple River.
Fenn, T. - farm; Sec. 22; P. O.
Apple River.
Fielding, Geo. - farmer; P. O. Apple River;
was born in Yorkshire, Eng., on the 20th of Sept., 1819; came from
there to this Co. in 1842; owns 170 acres of land; has been a member of the Co.
Board, and has held the office of assessor three years; married Harriet Levitt,
in Lafayette, Co., Wis., on the 25th day of April, 1849; she was
born in Yorkshire, Eng., on the 10th of Nov., 1827; she came to this
Co. in 1843.
Foley, James.
Foley J. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
Foley P. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
Foley R. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
Francomb, James - farmer; Sec. 33; P. O.
Apple River; owns 120 acres of land; was born in England, on the 16th
day of Aug., 1837; came from there to White Oak Springs, Lafayette Co., Wis.,
in 1858; lived there one year; he went to New Diggings (same Co.); there he
married Miss Agatha Morton on the 23d of Aug., 1860; she was born in Yorkshire,
Eng., on the 20th of March, 1842; they came to this Co. in 1864, and
it has been their home since; have had eight children, the living are: Emma, born
7th Oct., 1862; Anna Elizabeth, 8th of Feb., 1868; James
Manly, 22d June, 1870; Agnes May, 12th Dec., 1872; Ella Eva, 14th
Dec., 1874.
Freyboge, Melchior - blacksmith; Apple River.
[Note: Should be spelled Freyhage.]
Frost, George - clerk; Apple River.
Frost, George T. - banker; Apple River.
Funk, Edgar M. - railroad and express
agent; Apple River; was born in Lafayette Co. April 7, 1849; he came to this
Co. in 1862; has been railroad and express agent in this place seven years; is
one of the present Board of Town Trustees; has held that office last three
years; married Seraphina Maynard in this town, Aug. 20, 1873; she was born in
Cuba, on May 27, 1853; have two children, Annita, born in this place on Oct. 5,
1875 and Roy Alonzo, born in this town May 4, 1877. Mr. Funk’s grandfather,
Captain funk, was one of the pioneers of this Co.; he settled here previous to
the Blackhawk War; he served in that war as captain until its close; he also
held various important offices in the early history of this Co.
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Geddis, R. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Gellespie, T. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Golsborrough, Wm. - renter; P. O. Apple
River.
Grabham, J. - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River.
Grabham, William G. - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Durham, England, on May 13, 1843; came to this Co.
with his parents in 1843; has been in California twice; married Athylinda
Chapman in Galena, this Co., on Oct. 4, 1866; she was born in Shullsburg, Wis.,
on May 13, 1848; have two children, Sarah Josephine, born on Feb. 27, 1869 and
Joseph E., Dec. 10, 1870. His father, Wm. Grabham, was born in England, in
1809; he married Miss Todd in Durham, England, in 1835; she was born in
Cumberland, Co., England, in 1810; they came to this Co. in 1853; had one son
(John) in the army; he enlisted in Co. E, 96th Regt., I. V. I., in
Aug., 1862; served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged; he
was in most every battle the regiment was.
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Hall, R. L. - druggist; Apple River.
Hamilton, Thos. - stock dealer; Apple
River.
Hamson, W. H. - retired farmer; Apple
River.
Haskins, Wm. - lumber dealer; Apple
River. [Hoskins? See Bermingham, Thaddeus.]
Hastie, T. F. - retired; Apple River.
Henry, Bevadille - laborer; Apple River.
Henry, g. W., Sr. - retired; Apple River.
Henry, G. W., Jr. - works for Joseph Varty;
Apple River.
Henson, Richard - retired; Apple River.
Hill, William - druggist; Apple River.
Hinkley, Louis - laborer; Apple River.
Hodgson, N. F. - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Apple River.
Horan, Michael - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Hume, John - farmer; Sec. 33; P. O.
Apple River; owns 140 acres of land; was born in Ireland in 1827; came to this
country in 1852, and settled at New Diggings, in Lafayette Co., Wis.; remained
there until 1857; he then came to this Co.; has held various town and school
offices; married Miss Ellen J. White in this Co. in 1854; she was born in
Ireland in 1830; they have six children living.
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Ingersoll, S. S. - retired; Apple River.
Irvine, James M. - merchant; Apple River.
Irvine, Robert - grain dealer; Apple
River; was born in Ireland, 19th June, 1831; came to Wis. In 1842;
lived in that state until 1854; he then went to California; remained there
until 1859, when he returned; he came to this place (Apple River) and engaged
in the grain business, which business he has successfully carried on ever
since; married Miss Francis Ellen Maynard, in this place, in 1861; she was born
in this town in 1841.
Irvine Robert, Sr. - retired; Apple River.
Irvine, Samuel - retired farmer; Apple
River.
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Jacobs, Jacob - farmer; Sec. 23; P. O.
Apple River.
James, Isaac - retired farmer; Apple
River.
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Kearns, Bernard - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
Kearns, Hugh - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
Kearney, John - laborer; Apple River.
Kindekens, Joseph - pastor of St. Joseph’s
[Catholic] Church; Apple River.
King, Andrew - laborer; Apple River.
Kleeberger, Geo. L. H. - merchant; Apple River;
was born in Germany, 30th Dec., 1830; came to this country in 1836;
lived in N. Y. one year, then came to Monticello, Wis., in the year of ’38,
thus being one of the pioneers of that place; he came from there to this Co. in
1871, since which time he has been engaged in the mercantile business at this
place; he married Harriet Funk in this Co. on the 28th Feb., 1843;
she was born in Missouri on 14th Feb., 1823; her father (Capt.
Benjamin Funk) settled near this place in the year 1827, thus becoming one of
the pioneers of the Northwest; he served as Captain during the Blackhawk War;
he was born in Virginia in November, 1798; died on the 28th of
Sept., 1851, respected and honored by the entire community in which he lived.
Mr. Kleeberger had one son in the army; he enlisted in 1862 and was honorably
discharged.
Kramer, Philip - laborer; Apple River.
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Lamont, T. F. H. - hardware merchant; Apple
River; was born in Preston Co., Va., on the 10th Nov., 1852; moved
with his parents to Missouri in 1856, thence to this Co. in 1857; entered the
hardware business at this place (Apple River) in the Fall of 1876; married
Jennie C. Kevern, in Normal, this state (Ill.), in 1875; she was born in
Council Hill, this Co., in 1857.
Lappin, Bernard - farmer and stock raiser;
Sec. 26; P. O. Apple River; owns 155 acres of land; he was born in Ireland in
1817; came to this country in 1844, and settled at New Diggings, Wis.; lived
there until 1850, when he came to this Co.; married Bridget Clark, in Ireland;
they have nine children living.
Leamy, Edward - laborer; Apple River.
Lemon, Hans - laborer; Apple River.
Lemon, Peter V. - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Canada on 14th Sept., 1805; came to this
state in 1838; lived in Rock Island Co. one year; went from there to Mo.; lived
in that state a number of years; came to this Co. in 1846, and it has since
been his home; maiden name of wife was Nancy Scott; they were married in
Shullsburg, Wis., in 1852; she was born in Ky. In the year 1811; Mr. lemon owns
80 acres of land.
Levitt, Jos. T. - harness maker; Apple
River.
Levitt, Robert - retired farmer; Apple
River.
Levitt, Robt. W. - school teacher; Apple
River.
Levitt, William - Justice of the Peace;
Apple River; was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1804; came from there to Ohio
in 1831; lived there six years; was in Pa. One year; came to this Co. in 1838,
and to this town in 1839; there were but few living here at that time, and
there was not a house on either side for a number of miles; has been Justice of
the Peace for fifteen years - nine years in this place; has also been assessor
three years, and has held various other offices; married Cynthia Stone in
Monticello, Wis., in 1852; she was born in Canada in 1814; she died in 1855;
present wife was Ann Maynard (maiden name Ann Arthur); they were married in
Monticello, Wis., in 1857; she was born in Cornwall, England, in 1812.
Lichtenberger, Cyrus - Street and highway
Commissioner; Apple River; was born in Somerset Co., Pa., on 28th
Jan., 1817; came to this Co. in 1827, and settled at East Forks (now Scales
Mound), where he erected a house and cultivated 10 acres of land; this was then
the greatest number of acres under cultivation in any one piece in what is now
known as Jo Daviess Co. in 1827; he was engaged in the Winnebago War, in 1832;
he served in the Blackhawk War; was elected Supervisor of this town in 1859;
has been Commissioner 12 years, and has held various other offices for the last
20 years; in 1835 he discovered some of the best paying lead mines in the Co.,
the principal one being Vettegrand, better known as Blackleg Diggings. His
father, Conrad Lichtenberger, was born in Pa., in 1789; he served in the War of
1812, and helped drive Blackhawk over the Mississippi in 1832-3; he died in
this Co. on the 29th day of Oct., 1836. Cyrus Lichtenberger married
Miss Hettie Harper, at Scales Mound, on 29th Dec., 1840; she was
born in Ind. On 9th Feb., 1823. Her father, J. Harper, came to this
Co. in 1833, bringing his family with him; he was born in S. C. in 1797; he
served under general Jackson in the war of 1812; he died in 1848.
Lichtenberger, Eli L. - superintendent lead mine;
P. O. Apple River.
Lichtenberger, Frank - clerk; Apple River.
Lichtenberger, James - carp. [carpenter?]; Apple
River.
Lynch, John - blacksmith; Apple River.
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McAvin, James - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
McDonald, John - retired farmer; Apple
River; was born in Ohio on 10th Aug., 1807; moved from there to Va.,
in 1823; lived there until 1828; he then went to Mo., and remained there until
1831, when he removed to Greene Co., Wis., where he resided until 1834; he then
came to this state; since then this Co. has been his home; he owns 323 acres of
land; has held various school offices, and in the early settlement of the Co.
he took an active part in the organization of schools and churches; married
Samantha reed in Ohio, on 14th Aug., 1832; she was born in Vt., on
12th April, 1806; have had nine children: William, born 21st
May, 1833, died 26th Oct., 1833; Laurilla (now Mrs. Phelps), 26th
Oct. 1834; George, 6th May, 1836, died 30th Sept., 1856;
Adaline, 6th May, 1838, died on 10th May, 1847; Mary, 24th
Feb., 1840, deceased; William A., 25th Feb., 1842, he enlisted in
Co. E, 96th I. V. I., was honorably discharged; Amanda, 26th
Oct., 1844, died on 29th of March, 1867; John L., 15th
Oct., 1847; Marcus A., 7th Aug., 1850.
McDonald, Marcus - miner; Apple River.
McFadden, James - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
McFadden, J. - farm - Sec. 25; P. O.
Apple River.
McFadden, Samuel - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River; owns 100 acres of land; was born in Ireland in 1834; he came to
this country when he was eventeen years old; lived in New York sixteen years;
came to New Diggings, Lafayette Co., Wis., in 1857; remained there until 1862,
when he came to this Co.; it has been his home ever since; married Catherine
Stevenson, in N. Y.; she was born at St. John, New Brunswick, in 1835. Mr.
McFadden is one of the present Board of School Trustees; has also been School
Director a number of years.
McFadden, S., Jr. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
McHugh, John - saloon; Apple River.
McQuade, Jas. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Mann, James H. - farmer; Sec. 23; P. O.
Apple River; owns 160 acres of land; was born in this Co. march 26, 1846; went
to Montana in 1867; lived there until Spring of 1873, when he returned and
married Miss Clara Stone, in Monticello, Lafayette Co., Wis.; this, also, was
the place of her birth. His father (Harvey Mann) was born in N. Y.; he came to
this Co. in 1827; in 1832 he took part in the Blackhawk War, he and his family
being driven from their home by the Indians.
Martin, J., Sr. - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Apple River.
Martin, J., Jr. - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Apple River.
Mankey, Alfred - blacksmith; Apple River.
Maynard, H. J. D. - dealer in agricultural
implements; Apple River.
Maynard, John - retired; Apple River; was
born in Cornwall, England, Sept. 14, 1810; ame to this Co. in 1841; remained
two years; returned to England, where he remained ten months; went to Cuba;
lived there nine years, when he again returned to England, remaining a period
of two years; then to Jamaica; back to England for six months; back again to
Cuba for one year; from there to this country, by way of Havana, remaining only
a short time; he crossed the ocean to England in 1860; after crossing and
re-crossing twice, he returned in 1863, making his home since then in this
place; married Miss Elizabeth Drew, in Cornwall, Eng., in 1834; she was born in
Cornwall, Eng., in 1817; have five children: Henry J. D., born in Cornwall,
Eng., in Fall 1834; Malichi, in Cornwall, in 1837; Mary Eliza (now Mrs.
Maynard), in Cuba; Sara Zina (now Mrs. S. J. Funk), in Cuba; Thomas Y., in
Cornwall, in 1854.
Maynard, M. - merchant; Apple River.
Maynard, Thos. H. - dealer; Apple River.
Maynard, Thos. T. - jeweler; Apple River.
Meade, P. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
Moreley, James - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Murphy, A. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Murphy, J. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
Murphy, Nicholas - merchant.
Murphy, P. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Apple River.
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Newton, Frank - teamster; Apple River.
Nugent, James - renter; Sec. 24; P. O.
Apple River.
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Paige, E. D. - farmer; Sec. 36; P. O.
Apple River.
Paige, George A. - farmer; Sec. 36; P. O.
Apple River; owns 400 acres of land; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., on the 26th
of Oct., 1819; came from that to this Co. in 1840; there were not over a dozen
families located on farms in this Twp. At that time; he was instrumental in
establishing the first post office in this Twp. And was the first P. M.
appointed, which position he filled a number of years; he has also been Deputy
Co. Surveyor for 8 years, Justice of the Peace nine years, School Treasurer 10
years; he took a prominent art in the organization of the Co. Grange at this
place, and is an earnest supporter of the Greenback party; he married Louisa
Towne, in Woodstock, Vt., on the 23d of July, 1841; she was born in Windsor
Co., Vt., on the 30th of April, 1819; have had four children:
Lucius, born 7th Sept., 1843, died 16th Oct., 1846;
Edward G., 9th of Feb., 1847; Francis L., 16th Oct.,
1849; Pluma C., 14th June, 1857.
Parkin, Robert - carpenter and joiner;
Apple River; was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 4th of Nov.,
1831; he came from there to this country in 1855 and settled in Lafayette Co.,
Wis.; he lived there two years; he then moved to this Co. and it has since been
his home; he is one of the present Board of Trustees in this place; married
Mary Heath, in this town, on the 15th of Dec., 1874; she was born in
Canada on the 5th of May, 1849; have two children: Jane and Thomas.
Mr. Parkin and family are members of the Episcopal Church.
Parkin, Thomas R. - farmer; Sec. 24; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 11th of Jan.,
1843; came to this country with his parents; they settled at New Diggings,
Wis.; he lived there until 1857, when he came to this Co.; during the War of
the Rebellion he enlisted in Co. B, 142d Regt., I. V. I.; served till the close
of the war and was honorably discharged; owns 160 acres of land.
Parkin, Wm. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Parkinson, Thos. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Pearce, Thomas - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Apple River.
Peters, Thomas L. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Mexico on the 24th of March, 1839; went
from there to Cornwall, England with his parents when he was 7 years of age;
lived there three years; they came to this Co. in 1849. Mr. T. L. Pearce owns
160 acres of land; during the War of the Rebellion he enlisted in the 142d
Regt., I. V. I., served until the war was over and was honorably discharged;
has been School Director a number of years; married Mary Ann Levitt, in
Monticello, Lafayette Co., Wis., on the 9th of May, 1873; she was born in
Monticello on the 25th of Nov., 1851; have had two children:
Benjamin Lane, born the 25th of Nov., 1874 and John Levitt, Aug.,
1876.
Peters, W. H. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Phippen, C. - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River.
Phippen, E. - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River.
Phippen, Ory - farmer; Sec. 28; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Allegheny Co., N. Y., on the 3d of Aug., 1815; came to
this Co. in 1838; married Elizabeth Benson, in Allegheny Co., N. Y., in 1839;
she was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1815; had one son, Orlando, in the
army; he enlisted in Co. E, 96th Regt., I. V. I., in 1862; he was
honorably discharged at the close of the war. Mr. Phippen owns 160 acres of
land.
Pierce, Wm. T.
Power, A. - retired; Apple River.
Power, Alvin - stone mason; Apple River.
Power, N. - farmer; Sec. 30; P. O.
Apple River.
Power, Oscar - laborer; Apple River.
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Radican, Michael - laborer; Apple River.
Renshaw, C. M. - carpenter; Apple River.
Rigster, A. - shoemaker; Apple River.
Rivenburg, Wm. - traveling salesman; Apple
River.
Robbins, G. F. - restaurant; Apple River.
Robbins, J. B. - prop. Robbins House;
Apple River.
Robbins, Melzar - (deceased); the subject
of this sketch was born in the Green Mountains of Vermont, June 14, 1809; in
1831 he removed with his father’s family to Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; in 1834 he
married Aurelia Sprague, and engaged in farming, in which occupation he
continued for several years; but hearing the glowing reports of the far West,
he being favorably impressed with the many advantages claimed for the new
country, he determined to brave all the hardships and privations that must
necessarily be undergone by all the early settlers; he came to Illinois in the
Spring of 1841, remaining until the Fall of the next year, when he returned to
New York and brought his family west with him, thus becoming one of the
pioneers of northern Illinois; he located on a farm about one mile east of
where now stands the Village of Apple River, and engaged in farming, in which
business he remained for a number of years; he has reared a family of ten
children, all of whom are living; he died at his residence in this village
(Apple River) on the 11th day of April, 1876; many are they who will
long cherish his memory for his unbounded generosity and large-heartedness; he
was ever the poor man’s friend, giving wherever there was a need, and many were
the acts of kindness he has performed; he was a kind husband and indulgent
father. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church of this
place, which was too small to contain the great number who followed the old
citizen to his last resting place; such is the record left by him that we could
fill a volume with recitals of his good deeds; but no words that we can employ
would add any new lustre to the character he bore in the community where he
lived so long.
Robbins, W. H. - restaurant; Apple River.
Robbins, Welcome - miner; Apple River.
Roberts, Chas. - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Apple River.
Roberts, J. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Apple River.
Rowe, J. - farmer; P. O. Apple
River.
Rowe, Joseph H. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Scales Mound, this Co., Jan. 11, 1847; owns 150 acres
of land; married Miss Cunningham in this place in 1873; she died in 1875. His
father, Joseph Rowe, was born in Cornwall, England; came from there to this Co.
in 1830, and settled near Galena; there were but few families in this Co. at
that time; he died in this place in the 55th year of his life.
Rowe, J. H. - retired; Apple River.
Rule, Wm. H. - laborer; Apple River.
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Scott, Thomas - Police Magistrate; Apple
River; was born in Yorkshire, England, Oct. 31, 1824; came to this country in
1849 and settled in Lafayette Co., Wis.; he moved to this town (Apple River) in
the year of 1873. Mr. Scott has held the office of justice of the Peace two
years, and was elected Police Magistrate in April 1877; married Eliza Evans in
Shullsburg, Wis., Sept. 26, 1851; she died March 6, 1873; had four children:
John L., born July 21, 1852; Elizabeth, in Feb. 1854, died in May, 1855;
Margaret A., Aug. 26, 1856; Thomas H., Aug. 16, 1859.
Sieber, John - cabinet maker; Apple
River; was born in Switzerland in Feb., 1831; came to this Co. in 1852, and settled in Galena; lived there until 1869;
he then went to Kansas; remained there until the year of 1872; then removed to
this town and entered the furniture business, and has continued in since;
married Katherine Krell, in Galena, in 1858; she was born in Pa., in the year
1843; have four children living.
Seviss, Beeri - Postmaster; Apple River;
was born in this Co. Nov. 22, 1843; was appointed Postmaster in Aug. 1865, the
duties of which office he has faithfully discharged; on Oct. 5th,
1862, he responded to his country’s call and enlisted in Co. K, 96th
Regt., I. V. I.; was in many severe battles and through the Atlanta campaign;
lost his right leg in the battle of Rocky Face mountain; was honorably
discharged in Nov. 1864; married Miss Huldah Bunker, in Stephenson Co., this
state, on Sept. 29, 1872; she was born in N. Y., Oct. 3, 1851.
Sheehan, Richard - farmer; Sec. 27; P. O.
Apple River; owns 40 acres of land; was born in Ireland in 1830; came from
there to New York in ’52; lived in that state two years; thence to this Co. in
1854; married Bridget Donald, in South Salem, N. Y.; she was born in Ireland.
Sheffield, A., MD - Apple River; was born in
New London Co., Conn., Aug. 29, 1836; when he was nine years of age his parents
moved to Otsego Co., N. Y.; he remained there till 1856, when he came to Dixon,
Ill., and commenced studying medicine in the office of N. W. Abbot, MD; at the
breaking out of the late rebellion, he entered 96th Regt., I. V. I.,
as Assistant Surgeon; he served in that capacity until the Spring of 1863, when
he resigned on account of ill health, and returned home; at this time his
health was such that it unfitted him for the duties of his profession, in
consequence of which he placed himself under medical treatment in Chicago,
Ill., at the same attending the Chicago Medical College, from which he
graduated in 1867. His health now being restored, he came to Apple River, and
has since practiced medicine here successfully; in Aug. 1869, he became editor
of the Apple River Index; this paper
was published by H. C. Gunn, and was republican in politics. In 1870 dr.
Sheffield’s professional duties were such that he could no longer attend to his
publication, and so resigned. He was married to Miss Mary N. Brookner, Dec. 1,
1859; she was born in Dixon, Aug. 3, 1839; have had nine children, three of
whom are living: Mary Murial, born Dec. 10, 1869; Catherine Elizabeth, Nov. 14,
1872; Helen Myran, July 25, 1877.
Sherridan, William - P. O. Apple River.
Sigafus, Christopher - miner; Apple River
Simmons, Samuel - laborer; Apple River.
Simmons, G. P. - confectionery; Apple
River.
Simmons, W. H. - laborer; Apple River.
Smith, Henry - manufacturer and dealer
in boots and shoes; Apple River;; born in Derbyshire, England, May 15, 1832;
came to this country in 1832; settled in Georgetown, Pa.; lived there five
years; he then returned to England, remained there until 1852, when he came to
Rochester, N. Y.; lived there until 1855, when he came to this place, which has
since been his home, excepting in ’60 and ’61, when he was in Colorado;
commenced business here in 1863, and has been successfully engaged therein ever
since; is at present one of the Board of Trustees; has been town collector
three years; is a member of the M. E. Church, of which he is Steward and Trustee
of present; married Miss Eliza Jane heath in East Brighton, Monroe Co., N. Y.,
Nov. 19, 1854; she was born in Co. Sligo, Ireland, in 1823; have one child,
William Henry, born in 1860; had one brother, John, in the army; he enlisted in
3d Mo. In the fall of 1861; served until the close of the war, and was
honorably discharged.
South, Isaac - laborer; Apple River.
Stahl, John - of the firm of Stahl
bros.; proprietors of Meat Market, also dealers in choice liquors, wines and
brandies; Apple River; born in Germany in 1840; came to this Co. in 1854; July
27, 1862, he enlisted in the 96th I. V. I.; was in many severe
battles; among them were Chicamauga, Nashville, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta;
was wounded at Kenesaw, and was honorably discharged July 2, 1865; married Lena
Rithmaer in Galena, this Co., in 1867; she was born in Germany in 1844.
Stahl, Nicholas - butcher; Apple River.
Stinule, Aug. - saloon; Apple River.
Sullivan, Jas. - laborer; Apple River.
Sullivan, Tim - section boss I. C. R. R.;
Apple River.
Suggett, Robt. - laborer; Apple River.
Sutton, Gaines - painter; Apple River.
Sutton, M. B. - wagon maker; Apple River.
Sutton, Sylvester - carpenter; Apple River.
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Tippert, Chas. - shoemaker; Apple River.
Trevethan, Benj. - laborer; Apple River.
Underwood, Lloyd - laborer; Apple River.
Varty, Joseph - farmer and stock raiser;
Sec. 22; P. O. Apple River; owns 288 acres of land; born in Cumberland Co.,
England, Dec. 15, 1857; remained there until the Fall of 1868; then came to
this Co., and has remained in it since; has held office of School Director a
number of years; married Marietta Adams in Lafayette Co., Wis., Oct. 1, 1867;
she was born in Wood Co., Ohio, March 17, 1842; have had four children: John
Lester, born July 19, 1868, died July 21, 1870; Joseph Allen, March 21, 1871;
Lester Adams, Nov. 30, 1872; Hannah, Nov. 14, 1874.
Watson, Marvin - farmer; Sec. 20; P. O.
Apple River.
Warner, Samuel - farmer; Sec. 27; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Mass. In 1810; he came to this Co. in 1829; there were
only a few families in this Co. at that time; he entered the Blackhawk War at
its commencement; he served in Gen. Dodge’s command, in Capt. Clarke’s Co., and
was engaged in many sharp contests with the Indians; of the men now living in
this Co. who served in Clarke’s Co and took an active part in Indian fighting,
he and Wm. Colvin (whose biography we give in another place) are the only
survivors; they served in the same Co., and fought in the same battles, and
both are hale and hearty men at the present writing. Mr. Warner owns 180 acres
of land. He married Mary Ann, daughter of Jacob and Bethina Wood, who came to
this Co. in 1829, in this town, July 3, 1834; she was born in Virginia, July
29, 1819. Mr. Warner had two sons in the army, Edgar and George P. Edgar
enlisted in Co. E, 96th Regt., I. V. I., as Color Bearer; George p.
enlisted in the 45th Regt., I. V. I.; he was killed at the battle of
Shiloh.
White J. C. - farmer; Sec. 35; P. O.
Apple River.
White, W. L. - Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O.
Apple River.
White, W., Sr. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
White, W., Jr. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
Willey, Edward D. - farmer; Sec. 23; P. O.
Apple River; was born in Cornwall, England, Sept. 18, 1818; came from there to
this Co. in 1842; owns 225 acres of land; married Mary Edwards, in Galena, Nov.
20, 1844; she was born in Cornwall, Eng., Nov. 5, 1822; have had nine children,
viz.: Edward John, born Nov. 25, 1845; Margaret Jane (now Mrs. J. Rowe), Nov.
7, 1847; Mary Francis (now Mrs. C. S. Adams), Aug. 29, 1849; Hender Wesley,
March 10, 1851; William Edward, Nov. 16, 1855, died Oct. 24, 1856; William E.,
Jan. 1, 1857; Edith A., July 16, 1859; Ada Luella, July 30, 1861; Clara
Lincoln, Aug. 16, 1863.
Willey, Hender W. - Apple River.
Williams, G. W. - teamster; Apple River.
Williams, Hugh - blacksmith; Apple River.
Williams, J. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River.
Williams, Thomas - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Apple River; was born in this Co. July 28, 1848; married Elizabeth Benson, in
Franklin Co, Iowa, July 3, 1869; she was born in N. Y. in 1846; have four
children living, viz.: Mary, born in Iowa in 1876; Elmer, in 1872; Albert, in
1875; Edgar, in 1877. His father (Solomon Williams) was one of the early
settlers of this Co., the county being a comparative wilderness when he came
here.
Winans, S - Sec. 14; P. O. Apple
River.
Wollam, S. - retired farmer; Apple
River.
Woodward, Geo. - peddler; Apple River.
Woodward, J. M. - laborer; Apple River
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Yungbluth, Adam - laborer; Apple River.
Zuck, Eugene - blacksmith; Apple River.