Council Hill
Township
Biographical
Directory
From “The
History of Jo Daviess County Illinois”
by H. F. Kett
& Co.; Chicago, Illinois; 1878
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Ably,
Henry -
shoemaker; Council Hill Station.
Armer,
Joseph -
miner; Sec. 22; P. O. Buncombe, Wis.
Arnett,
Jas. -
miner; Council Hill.
Arthur,
A. -
farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Council Hill.
Arthur,
W. H. -
farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Council Hill.
Atkinson,
D. -
farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Council Hill.
Atkinson,
Geo. H. -
Sec. 20; P. O. Council Hill.
Atkinson,
Reuben -
Sec. 20; P. O. Council Hill.
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Bell,
Wm. -
farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Council Hill.
Bennett,
J. -
farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Council Hill.
Bethel,
John
(deceased) - farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Council Hill; born in Nelson Co., Va., June
6, 1816; came to this Co. in 1833; settled near New Diggings, Wis.; lived there
nine years; was married to Eliza Dougan in May, 1842; she was born in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1818; came here with her father in 1833, who settled on this farm;
they had six children: John, now in N. Y. City; Mary J. and William, now
living; Thomas, drowned in 1858; Harriet A. and John, died when young; Emily
Alston, a sister of Mrs. B., is living with her. Mr. B. died Aug. 27, 1876;
they own 502 acres of land.
Bethel,
W. -
farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Council Hill.
Birkbeck,
Samuel -
farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Council Hill.
Birkbeck,
Samuel A. -
Sec. 27; P. O. Council Hill.
Birkbeck,
T. -
farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Council Hill.
Branton,
H. - farm
and hotel; Council Hill.
Branton,
Thos. -
farm and hotel; Council Hill.
Brinskill,
Simon -
farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Council Hill.
Buck,
Jas. -
nurseryman; Council Hill Station.
Buzza,
S. -
renter; Sec. 24; P. O. Council Hill.
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Carpenter,
Henry -
miner; Sec. 23; P. O. Council Hill.
Carpenter,
John
-laborer; Sec. 19; P. O. Council Hill.
Cross,
Philip -
miner; Sec. 22; P. O. Galena.
Cross,
Wm. -
miner; Sec. 22; P. O. Galena.
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Dailey,
Patrick -
farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Council Hill Station.
Davenport,
George W. -
renter; Sec. 20; P. O. White Oak Springs.
Davies,
Jacob -
carpenter and builder; Council Hill Station.
Davies,
Jno. -
carpenter and builder; Council Hill Station.
Day,
James -
farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Galena.
Dougherty,
Michael -
miner; Sec. 36; P. O. Council Hill Station.
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Eva,
Henry -
miner; Sec. 26; P. O. Council Hill.
Eva,
Wm., Sr. -
miner; Sec. 26; P. O. Council Hill.
Eva,
Wm., Jr. -
miner; Sec. 26; P. O. Council Hill.
Ewing,
Benj. -
blacksmith; Council Hill.
Ewing,
John -
laborer; Sec. 25; P. O. Council hill.
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Goodbourne,
Henry -
farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Council Hill.
Gould,
A. T. -
miner; Council Hill Station.
Green,
Henry -
nurseryman; Council Hill Station.
Green,
Jesse -
nurseryman; Council Hill Station.
Gundry,
Henry -
farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Council Hill Station.
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Haney,
Joseph -
clerk; Council Hill.
Harris,
Thomas -
farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Council Hill; born in Cornwall, England, in 1817; came
to this Co. in 1837; owns 125 acres of land; was married in 1844 to Margaret
Chalder; she died same year; married again in 1846 to Ann Edwards; had three
children: Thomas H. and Elizabeth J. are living; Mrs. H. died in 1849; he went
to California in 1850, stayed three years, returned, and in 1854 married Jane
Arthur; she was born in Cornwall May 10, 1810. Mr. H. went to Idaho in 1864;
was gone 17 months; they are members of the M. E. Church.
Harris,
Thomas H. -
farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Council Hill.
Harvey,
William -
merchant; Council Hill; born in Cornwall, England, April 5, 1818; came to this
Co. in 1842; followed mining until 1853; commenced mercantile business in this
place, where he has been ever since; is also Postmaster, a position he has held
about twelve years; was married in 1850 to Caroline N. Collins; she was born in
Cornwall, England, in 1823; they have four children living: Christopher, Joseph
J., James H. and William; lost three girls: Caroline, Mary E. and Mary Jane;
has been Town Clerk twelve years; is a local preacher in the M. E. Church, of
which his family are members.
Haskins,
Wm. -
laborer; Sec. 32; P. O. Scales Mound.
Hayden,
Patrick -
watchman I. C. R. R.; Council Hill Station.
Hayden,
Thos. -
Sec. 22; P. O. Galena.
Hazer,
Joseph -
farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Galena.
Hazer,
Nicholas -
farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Galena.
Hickman,
William -
Teacher; Council Hill; born in buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1854; came to this Co.
in 1873; attended the German-English Normal School in Galena; graduated in
1877; has been teaching ever since; was married Dec. 25, 1876, to Lydia Wenz;
she was born in Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 16, 1855; graduated in same school, at
Galena, in 1875; is now employed teaching in the same school here; are members
of the M. E. Church.
Hocking,
Jas. -
miner; Council Hill Station.
Hogan,
Rich’d -
laborer; Sec. 30; P. O. Council Hill.
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James,
Richard T.
- farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Council Hill Station.
Kane,
James - section
boss I. C. R. R.; Council Hill Station.
Keeling, Geo. F. - engineer
I. C. R. R.; born in Middletown, Connecticut, Oct. 10, 1843; enlisted Oct. 22,
1861, in Co. F, 24th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; was mustered
out at Richmond, Va., Jan. 20, 1866; was in 34 general engagements; came to
Illinois in 1866; was run over by an engine on I. C. R. R., and disables for 18
months; came to this place in 1870, and has run stationary engine ever since;
was married Dec. 26, 1871, to Marietta Williams; she was born in this place in
1853; have three children: Charles W., George W. and Gertrude; attend the M. E.
Church.
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Laird, John - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Council Hill.
Laird, Hugh S. - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Council Hill; born in Co. Down, Ireland, in 1807; came to the U. S. in 1832;
was married in Philadelphia, in 1837, to Ellen Campbell; she was born in Co.
Antrim, Ireland in 1817; they came to this Co. in 1843; owns 355 acres of land;
they have five children: James (now in Kansas), William, Sarah, John and David;
lost four, three died in infancy, and Hugh died April 10, 1972. Mr. L. was
Supervisor seven years, and Trustee and School Director since 1852; family
attend the M. E. Church.
Lethlean, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 31; P. O.
Council Hill Station; born in Cornwall, England, Nov. 25, 1839; came to this
Co. with his parents in 1841; went to Montana in 1864, stayed three years,
returned, and was married Nov. 5, 1868, to Mary Trevarthen; she was born in
Cornwall May 20, 1836; they have five children: William H. T., Mary E., Emma
H., Benjamin F. and Thomas J.; are members of the M. E. Church.
Loughorn, James - miner; Council Hill.
Lukley, Chas. W. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Council Hill.
Lukley, James F. - farmer; Sec. 27.
Lukley, John T. - Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O.
Council Hill.
Lupton, John - farmer; Sec. 30; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Lupton, Joseph - Sec. 30; P. O. Council
Hill Station.
Lupton, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 30; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Lupton, Wm., Jr. - Sec. 31; P. O. Council
Hill Station.
Lyne, Edward - farmer; Sec. 17; P. O.
White Oak Springs, Wis.
Lyne, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 17; P. O.
White Oak Springs, Wis.
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McAllister, Geo. - miner; Council Hill.
McAllister, Jno. C. - miner; Council Hill.
Newsom, John A. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Mill Brig; born in Yorkshire, England, May 19, 1825; came to Wabash Co., Ill.,
in 1842, and to this Co. in 1847; owns the undivided half of 170 acres of land;
was married in 1851, to Elizabeth Evans; she was born in Cheshire, England, in
1832; they have five children living: William, Clara, Elizabeth, Maud and
Martha; lost one - Sarah Lois, died in 1853; Jas. Diehl, an orphan boy, is also
living with them; are members of the M. E. Church.
Newsome, Kendrick A. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Mill Brig; born in Yorkshire, England, June 8, 1827; came to Edwards Co, Ill.,
in 1841, and to this Co. in 1847; owns the undivided half of 170 acres of land;
was married Oct. 2, 1850, to Martha Wilde; she was born in Pennsylvania July 2,
1833; they have five children living: Mary, John, Richard, Carrie and Martha;
lost three: Sarah, James and an infant; are members of the M. E. Church.
Oatey, William - farmer; Sec. 32; P. O.
Council Hill Station; born in Cornwall, England, July 17, 1817; was married to
Mrs. Jane Rodda, maiden name Thomas, in 1840; she was born in Devonshire, April
10, 1817; owns 160 acres of land; they have two children: Alice (now Mrs.
Jeffries), born Nov. 20, 1849 and Samuel, Feb. 26, 1857. Mr. O. went to
California, in 1851; returned in 1854; bought this farm and has resided here
ever since. Mrs. O.’s first husband was killed while mining in Cornwall in
1838; her son, John Rodda, was killed at Chicamauga, Tennessee, Sept. 20, 1863;
are members of the M. E. Church.
Oxman, Wm. - miner; Sec. 24; P. O.
Council Hill.
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Parkins, John B. - station agent and
telegraph operator I. C. R. R.; Council Hill; born in Hamilton, Ontario, Oct.
18, 1836; was married in Detroit, Michigan, in 1859, to Thomasina Cragg; she
was born in England Oct. 9, 1837; came to this Co. in 1865; have four [?]
children: Mary E., Ella R., Charles, G. W., and John; they belong to the M. E.
Church.
Passmore, Wm. - blacksmith and carriage
maker; Council Hill; born in Devonshire, England, Nov. 5, 1822; came to this
Co. in 1846; owns 7 ½ acres of land; married Elizabeth Hughes in 1849; she was
born in Wales; she died same year; was married again in 1850 to Sarah Hughes;
they have seven children living: Mary A., Catherine, George F., Lizzie, Ella,
William Y. and Sarah O.; lost three - died when young; he was Supervisor 11
years, Town Clerk for a number of years; is Coroner of the Co., and Postmaster
at Council Hill Station, a position held by him for the past 15 years; was
Justice of the Peace 16 years.
Perkins, James - miner; Sec. 15; P. O.
Galena.
Penalma [Penaluma?], Alex - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Penalma [Penaluma?], John - Sec. 25; P. O. Council
Hill.
Phipps, Harry - laborer; Council Hill
Station.
Pinking, John - laborer; Council Hill
Station.
Polkinghorne, John - farmer; Sec. 35; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Puckey, Walter - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Raw, Joseph - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Council hill.
Raw, Peter - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Raw, Simon - farmer; Sec. 36; P. O.
Council hill.
Redfearn, George - retired; resides in
Council Hill village; born in Durham, England, in 1808; was married in 1829, to
Ann Seward; she was born in the same Co. in 1806; came to the U. S. in a sail
vessel in 1830; stopped in Pennsylvania until 1834; then to Michigan, where he
lived five years; came to this Co. in 1839; has resided in this Twp. Ever
since; followed mining until 1841, when he went to farming; acquired land to
the amount of over 600 acres which is now divided among his children; has eight
children: Mary A., Margaret, Thomas, John, George, Adeline, Hannah and William.
Mr. R. died Sept. 11, 1874. Mr. r. was Commissioner of Highways 18 years, and
has held a number of minor offices for a number of years each.
Redfearn, Geo., Jr. - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Council Hill.
Redfearn, John - farmer; Sec. 24; P. O.
Council Hill.
Redfearn, Thomas - farmer; Sec. 24; P. O.
Council Hill; born in Michigan, Aug. 23, 1835; came to this Co. in 1839; was
married March 7, 1869, to Sarah Jane Robinson; she was born in Benton, Wis.,
April 26, 1850; they have four children: Chas. W., Eddie C., Thomas H., and an
infant daughter; owns 310 acres of land. Mr. R. enlisted Sept. 19, 1861, in the
45th Regt. I. V. I.; was in 13 engagements, and mustered out in
Sept. 1864; family attend the M. E. Church.
Richardds, Ed. - miner; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Richley, Thos. - miner; Council Hill
Station.
Rick, Edward - farmer; Sec. 17; P. O.
White Oak Springs, Wis.; born in England, Jan 9, 1801; married Martha Rear,
April 6, 1849; she was born in Leicestershire, England, June 10, 1807; she was
the mother of six children, six living. Mrs. R. died Aug. 9, 1865. Mr. R.
married again Dec. 5, 1868, to Louise Lyne; she was born at Mackinaw Island,
Feb. 27, 1850; has two children. Mr. R. bought this farm when he first came here
in 1850; the family attend the M. E. Church.
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Scandlyn, T. - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Schader, Edward - shoemaker; Council Hill.
Scott, Owen - laborer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Sincock, John - farmer; Sec. 24; P. O.
Council Hill.
Sincock, Joseph - Council Hill.
Smart, John - farmer; Sec. 19; P. O.
Council Hill.
Smart, Rowland - Sec. 19; P. O. Council
Hill.
Southcot, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council Hill.
Spencer, Simeon - farmer; Sec. 20; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Stacy, William - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Galena; born in Buncombe, Wis., Oct. 17, 1846; has been living in this Co.
since 1858; is now superintending a farm for James M. Day, Esq.
Steel, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Council Hill.
Swift, George - farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Council
hill Station.
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Taylor, James - laborer; Council Hill
Station.
Temperly, Thos. - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Council Hill.
Temperly, Vickers - farmer; Sec. 14; P. O.
Council Hill.
Temperly, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 32; P. O.
Council Hill.
Thomas, Thomas - miner; Sec. 32; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Thompson, Geo. - laborer; Council Hill
Station.
Thompson, Joseph - miner; Council Hill.
Thompson, Peter - miner; Council Hill.
Todd, George - miner; Sec. 22; P. O.
Galena; born in White Haven, England, Sept 6, 1807; came to the U. S. over
fifty years ago; settled in Pennsylvania; was married to Isabelle Gray in 1832;
she was born in Durham Co., England, Oct 2, 1815; they came to this Co. in
1834; have four children living: John, Ellen, Margaret and George H.; lost two:
Thomas died in Virginia City, Nevada, Dec. 20, 1863, and Elizabeth Ann (Mrs.
Spinelessly) at Mineral Point, Wis, in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. T. are members of the
Grant Hill Primitive Methodist Church.
Todd, Geo. H. - miner; Sec. 22; P. O.
Galena.
Todd, John - farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.
Galena.
Travis, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 20; P. O.
Council Hill.
Trefz, Theodore - blacksmith; Council Hill.
Tuttle, Benj. W. - farmer; Sec. 34; P. O.
Galena.
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Webster, John - farmer; Sec. 32; P. O.
Scales Mound.
Webster, Thos. - Sec. 32; P. O. Scales
Mound.
Welsh, John - renter; Sec. 35; P. O.
Council Hill.
Wilcox, Thos. - P. O. Council Hill.
Williams, Edward - farmer; Sec. 32; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Wills, John - farmer; Sec. 25; P. O.
Council hill
Wilt, Calvin B. - laborer; Sec. 20; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
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Yelland, Albert - farmer; Sec. 36; P. O.
Council Hill Station.
Yelland, Wm. - farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.
Council Hill Station.