Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883. D. GOW, fruit and vegetable grower, P. O. Cobden. Among the many men who have done much to develop the resources of this county in its fruit and vegetable industries, none have done more than the subject of this sketch, not only in advancing new theories, but by putting these theories, which originated in his brain, into profitable practice. He was born in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, 11 miles east of Edinburgh, February 15, 1825, to D. and Margaret (Black) Gow. They were both born in the near neighborhood, and died in the same county. She died in 1832 of cholera; he in 1876 at the age of 83 years. He was twice married. By the first wife, the mother of our subject, there were three sons and one daughter, and by the second marriage two sons and two daughters. His occupation was always that of a fruit-raiser, and till after his family by first wife was nearly grown he only had ten acres of land to cultivate, but afterward procured nine acres more, and still later 21 acres additional, so at the time of his death he was cultivating 40 acres. His main crop was that of strawberries, and for years he was the largest producer of strawberries in Scotland. For 60 years previous to his death, he had lived on the same place as a tenant of the Earl of Stair. So our subject was reared in a garden, and received instruction which has not only been useful to himself, but to all who come in contact with him who are interested in the same business. He received his education in the common schools of his native land, and for one year read law in the city of Edinburgh, but not liking the profession he gave it up and returned to the farm. In 1850 he accompanied his brother John to America, but did not expect to stay only for a short time. During the remainder of the year 1850 he worked at the carpenter's bench, and by that time his business prospects in the old country changed, so he decided to remain in this country. So he and his brother engaged in the fruit culture in New Jersey in 1851. In the winter of 1855-56 he came to this county, but his brother still remained in New Jersey and bought a farm near the one they had been renting, paying $3,000 for it. In a few years he sold the farm to the railroad company for $40,000; then bought another near Wilmington, Del., and there died. In 1856 our subject embarked in the vegetable business in Anna. He boarded in Jonesboro, but had his hotbeds in Anna, near the present residence of Mr. Lufkin. These hotbeds were, indeed, curiosities, for the like had never been known in Union County, and to see plants growing there when the ground was covered with snow was wonderful. That year Mr. Gow experimented on different products to see which was best adapted, and which could be grown to best advantage. Tomatoes proved to be the most profitable. The first that he shipped, and probably the first ever sent from the county, was June 8, 1856, and sold at $1 per dozen in Chicago. But a difficulty arose, for there were no fruit commission houses then in Chicago to ship to; but to obviate this trouble, Mr. Gow taught his men when and how to gather, pack and ship, and he went to Chicago to attend to the selling himself. Mr. Drake, of the Grand Pacific, was then steward in the Tremont House, and was Mr. G.'s best customer. During his second year as a shipper to Chicago, a discussion arose in some of the papers about his lettuce. One called it Democratic lettuce, thinking that no other kind could be grown in Southern Illinois, but a friend of Mr. Gow contradicted the statement in another paper, so to settle it they wrote to our subject to find out which was right. Of course he sustained the contradiction. During the shipping season of 1857, he had his private express car run from Anna to Chicago by passenger train, for which he paid $90 per car, including free pass for his agent in charge of it. He continued in business at Anna for three seasons, then came to Cobden, and, in the fall of 1858 was appointed express agent. In 1859, out of his own means, he built the present freight house here, on a guarantee that the railroad would make Cobden a regular station instead of a flag station, and that they should pay him back the money expended in building the depot in two years without interest. Mr. Gow was the first station agent at Cobden. He continued for about one year, then bought his present farm in 1861, and has made it his home since. During the war of the rebellion he was Deputy Provost Marshal in this district. Our subject not only introduced vegetable growing in this county, but was also the first to use fertilizers, and did the first underground draining in the county. In 1856 he presented the first carload of stable manure ever presented to the Illinois Central Railroad for shipment. This carload was taken up from the mines at Duquoin and dumped into a car and brought to Anna. He then procured manure from the stables at Cairo till they began in the vegetable business, and kept it all at home. He then again received it from Duquoin, but soon that failed for like reason, so he had to think of some other plan, and that is this: He has made arrangements with the railroad companies to carry the manure at three-fourths cents per ton per mile, and in this way can procure an inexhaustible supply from St. Louis, and within the past six months has brought to this station about 50 carloads of splendid stable manure, 18 of which have been applied on his own farm. An ordinance has been passed by the authorities of St. Louis to permit our subject to build a spur to the railroad track of sufficient length to hold five cars on which he can load the manure. This ability to obtain an abundant supply of stable manure from highly-fed animals at so cheap a rate, costing only about 60 cents per two-horse load at Cobden Station, may be regarded as the crowning effort of his indefatigable energy, and is certainly the source of greater prosperity to fruit and vegetable growers than has yet been devised. Mr. Gow was the originator of the present system of shipping together at carload rates to Chicago, and the first rates of $50 per car were made to him individually on tomatoes. He was also one of the prime movers in organizing the present system of shipping in refrigerator cars. ======== Page 129 NATHANIEL GREEN, merchant, Cobden, was born April 8, 1856, in Union County, Ill. His father, David, was born in North Carolina, and his mother, Elizabeth (Smith) Green, was a native of Missouri. The parents settled in what is now Union County in 1805, or rather the Green family settled then. The father erected the first store within the neighborhood of Cobden, at what was known as Green's Crossing. He afterward, in partnership with one of his sons, transferred this store to the limits of Cobden, where he continued the business for some time. He died in 1877. The mother died in 1878, after having blessed Mr. Green with 13 children, six of whom are living - Francis, Mary A., S. R., Walter G., Willis and Nathaniel. Our subject attended school at Cobden during his younger days and clerked in his father's store. When reaching his majority, he began for himself, taking charge of a large stock of goods, which he has increased, making it one of the best lines in town. He gives his personal attention to both the buying and selling, and consequently is successful. He has a general line of dry goods, notions, etc. He was married in 1879 to Mary Barker, a daughter of E. B. Barker, a resident of this precinct. The result of this union is two children - Emery D. and Bertha E. He owns a farm of 180 acres in this and Anna townships. He votes the Democratic ticket. ============= Pages 129-130 HOLLADY & DUNCAN, millers, Cobden. V. R. HOLLADY was born January 20, 1850, in Tennessee; is a son of J. J. and Nancy C. (Hines) Hollady, natives of Tennessee and settlers of Union County in 1860. They were the parents of eight children. Our subject attended school in the log cabin. In 1875, he left home and enaged in a sawmill in Jackson County, Ill. In 1882 he engaged in the present business. Was married in 1874 to Mary I. Odum, a native of Williamson County, this State. The result has been Charles and Clint. He is a member of the A.F.&A.M. and K. of H. [AF&AM = Masons; KofH possibly Knights of Honor]; votes the Democratic ticket. R. B. DUNCAN is a native of Williamson County, Ill., where he was born May 4, 1850. His parents, Dudley and Rebecca (Spiller) Duncan, were natives of Tennessee and settled in Williamson County very early. The grandfather Duncan owned the land where Bainbridge now lies in said county. The parents were members of the Christian Church. Our subject had but little chance of school, his parents having died when he was very small. When 14 years old, he went to Marshall County, Kan., to live with his oldest brother, W. B., who now lives in California. The home of his brother was then located on the old and well-known stage route, "St. Jo and San Francisco". This route was considered very dangerous, as many robbers and murderers occupied these wild regions. Young Duncan at the age of 17 began learning the milling and millwright businesses, which he mastered very quickly, and soon became an expert as a mechanic, making his services desirable over a wide scope of country. After closing his labors with a man by the name of Davis of Toronto, Kan., he attended a commercial school at St. Jo., Mo., where he graduated in the Bryant & Stratton system. In 1870 he rented a mill at Spillerstown, Ill., for one year, and, in partnership with Dorris, buying the mill, they moved it to Frankfort, Franklin Co., Ill., and operated the same successfully for one year, when Mr. Duncan withdrew and traveled for awhile in the Western country in the interests of some manufacturing establishments. In 1875 he married Alice, a daughter of Judge Prickett of Carbondale, and at said village worked for some time in a grist mill, in connection with his trade, that of millwright. In 1882 he and Mr. Hollady put up the present mill at Cobden. They have new machinery, both stones and iron rollers for grinding. They make a specialty of custom work, and of course court the people by making good flour, the best in this part of the country. His wife died in March, 1880, leaving one child - Ralph. He subsequently married Mollie Prindle of Indianapolis. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. of Nashville. His wife is a Baptist. He is a staunch Republican. =========================================================================

Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883. Page 125 GEORGE W. FERRILL, farmer and fruit raiser, P. O. Cobden. The ancestry of our subject can be traced back only to John F. Ferrill, who was born in North Carolina about Christmas, 1767, and died in October, 1849. He was an orphan child, and during the Revolutionary War lost sight of his relatives, so knew nothing of his ancestry. About 1804 he moved to Tennessee, and died at the old homestead in Stewart County. His son Thomas, the father of our subject, was born in North Carolina June 12, 1795, and was married in Tennessee to Elizabeth Anderson, who was born in that State September 28, 1803. In December, 1819, they moved to this county and settled on the farm now owned by Cornelius Anderson. In the spring of 1838 they moved to Toledo, in this precinct, where he kept the post office for a number of years, and where he died August 6, 1849. After his death, his widow was appointed postmistress, and our subject attended to the business for her. His occupation was that of farmer, but he served as constable for some time, also as deputy sheriff, and was one of the commissioners of the county for many years. Mrs. Ferrill still lives on the old homestead at Toledo. They were the parents of eleven children, nine of whom are still living. Our subject is the oldest of the family. His early life was spent in helping to improve the farm. His opportunities for an education were of the most limited kind, the schoolhouses being of the rudest sort. However, he continued to apply himself till he became an excellent penman, and till he could teach school, which occupation he followed for some time. From 1846 till 1869 he was elder of the Toledo Christian Church, but in 1869 his health broke down and he quit the ministry. His support, however, he has always obtained from the farm. In 1842 he settled on a farm in Section 18, and remained there till January, 1857, when he came to his present home, and has resided here since. For three years, from July 1877 till October 1880, he superintended the Grange mill at Cobden. March 6, 1842, he was married in this county to Matilda Zimmerman. She was born in the county May 6, 1824, to Jacob and Catherine (Rhoades) Zimmerman. They were both natives of Kentucky, he born September 12, 1802; she September 6, 1792. He died February 12, 1859, and she some years afterward. He was one of the oldest settlers in the county, living here almost all his life, and for one term was a member of the Illinois State Legislature. Of the family of seven girls and two boys, only two are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrill have six children, four sons and two daughters - Lucetta (Griffith), Marinda (Griffith), John J., Thomas J., Otis J. and Albert W. The two daughters married brothers. In politics, Mr. Ferrill is Democratic. ============= Pages 125-126 J. D. FLY, farmer, P. O. Makanda, was born in Davidson County, Tenn., December 12, 1812, to Jesse and Delana Fly, both of whom were born in North Carolina, but when small moved to Davidson County, Tenn., with parents. They were married in Tennessee and resided there till after their children were all born, but when our subject was but a lad they moved to Wayne County, Ill. They were the parents of nine children, five of whom are still living. They moved to this county in 1848, and died here. Our subject received his education in Tennessee and Wayne County, Ill. His occupation has always been that of farming. September 27, 1829, he was married in Wayne County to Sarah McCracken. She was born in Kentucky January 15, 1813, to Samuel and Nancy McCracken. He was born in Pennsylvania, but his parents moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and from North Carolina to Kentucky. They were from Ireland. When Mrs. Fly was but a small girl her parents moved to Wayne County, Ill., and her father took an active part in opposing slavery in this State. They were the parents of a large family, of whom Mrs. F. is the youngest, and the only one living. Mr. and Mrs. F. have three children living - M. L., W. R. and Martha Jane; also seven dead. Our subject came to this county from Wayne in 1846. His farm consists of 160 acres, 80 of which he bought from the Government. All the farm was then woods; now he has about 100 acres in a good state of cultivation; grain and stock receive most of his attention, but he also raises some fruits. In religion, he is a member of the Christian order. In politics, Democratic. The early members of our subject's family were from England and Wales, but several generations back. The father of our subject was in the battle of New Orleans with Gen. Jackson. Mrs. Fly's father was a Revolutionary soldier, and two of her brothers were in the war of 1812, and in the Horseshoe battle. Biography of Virgil M. Foley from page 126 of the biographical section of History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties (Illinois), Perrin, Chicago, 1883: ======== Page 126 V. M. FOLEY, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Warren County, Ky., August 23, 1843, to Leroy M. and Caroline (Ellis) Foley. He was born in Warren County, Ky., May 12, 1822. She was born and raised in Virginia. They are now [1883] living in this county [Union]. When our subject was small, his parents moved to Cape Girardeau County, Mo., and resided there till September 1861. Then, on account of the war troubles, he had to leave, receiving such notice from some of the Confederates. So he moved to this county with what he could haul in a wagon with two horses. His occupation has always been that of farming. They are the parents of two children, our subject and his sister, Eliza Castleberry, of Jackson County. Three sons, however, died when young. Our subject never had the opportunities of attending the free schools, and attended but poor subscription schools. Before leaving Missouri, there were great inducements offered him to join the Southern army, most of his associates entering that army, and perhaps he might have done so, not knowing the cause of the war or what secession was, but his father was too strong a Union man and influenced him in the right direction. August 11, 1862, he enlisted from this county in Company E, Eighty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Capt. J. P. Reese, Col. Dollins. He served till mustered out August 5, 1865. He was in many of the leading engagements, such as Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, where Col. Dollins was killed, on the Red River expedition, at Spanish Fort, etc.; also at Guntown, Miss., where about one-half the regiment was lost; also at Nashville, where Hood and Thomas were engaged. Mr. Foley is now a pensioner of the Government for injury sustained at Guntown, Miss. By forced marches, he was over-heated, and, after going into the engagement the heat overcame him and he had to be carried from the field, but not until he had fired about forty rounds of cartridges. After returning from the army he settled on his present farm and has remained there ever since. September 17, 1865, he was married to Emily Anderson. She was born in this county to Cornelius and Elizabeth Anderson. The mother died during the war; the father is still living in the county and is one of the old settlers, coming from Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Foley have seven children - Ollie, Ella, Oran, Frank, Charles, Leroy and Harvey. For eight years after coming from the service, he followed house carpentering; then commenced farming, and has been engaged in general farming and fruit-raising since. He has 120 acres of land, about seventy being improved. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics he is Republican, and is serving a term as Justice of the Peace. Mr. Foley has always done all he could for the advancement of morals and against the liquor traffic in his vicinity. ======== Page 127 JAMES FOWLEY, merchant, is the son of Peter and Catharine Fowley, and was born in Canada in 1841; was married in 1860 to Mary Rendleman. Several years ago he entered the mercantile business at Cobden which has increased from the beginning until it ranks among the best business room (sic) in the country. The old days of the plow and scythe have passed away, the genius of the inventor has been at work, and in no branch of industry has there been greater strides than in the manufacture of agricultural implements. Indeed, without them it would be impossible to cultivate the broad acres of our Western prairies, and farming to a profit would be an utter failure. In this particular line of business, we find in the village of Cobden several dealers. The leading man engaged in the retail of farming machinery, however, is Mr. James Fowley. In addition to his large stock of dry goods, notions and farming implements, he is handling Woodsum Machine Company engines; Minnesota Chief separator and Stillwater engines; Gaar, Scott & Co. engines, threshers and saw mills; Heilman & Co. engines, threshers and saw mills; Vinton Iron Works saw mills; Victor clover huller; Harris Machine Co. engines and threshers; Climax mower, reaper and self-rake; Reliance harvester with Appleby binder; Thomas & Son sulky rake; among the many plows we notice B. F. Avery & Son's sulky and walking plows; D. B. Buford & Co.'s sulky and walking plows and cultivators; Heilman & Co., Sparta & Roulker Plow Co.'s plows, and Oliver chilled plows and Cassady sulky rake. He has also in the line of sundries, sorghum mills and evaporators, Neff wagons, grain drills, repairs for engines and separators, cylinder and concave teeth, belts, packing and oils, repairs for Nichols & Shepard vibrators, sewing machines, paints, and general merchandise, all of which he sells at small margins. =========================================================================

Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883. Pages 121-122 HENRY CASPER, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Rowan County, N. C., March 6, 1815, to Peter and Esther Casper. She was born in Ireland; he in New Jersey, but his father moved to North Carolina when he was a small boy. He moved to Union County, Ill., in 1818. He settled on a farm two and a half miles northeast of Jonesboro, and died there. He had a family of four sons and four daughters. Our subject and three sisters are now living. The father died early in the year 1863 at about the age of 75; the mother about eight years previous to his death. Our subject was raised on the farm, and his early life was spent in improving it and helping to develop the country. He remained at home till March 14, 1838, when he was married to Eliza Rich, daughter of Thomas Rich. For about eight years after marriage he remained on a farm near his father's, then sold out and came to his present farm, and has been engaged in farming and fruit-growing since. In this he has been very successful, and at one time had 860 acres of land; but has deeded good farms to his sons and a daughter, and so has but 270 acres at present. He has retired from active life, and rents his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Casper have seven children living, and three dead - George W., Thomas P., John M., Minor W., Susan (Sifford), Mary (Brower), and Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Casper are members of the M. E. Church of Cobden, and have belonged to it for over 30 years. In politics, he is Democratic. ======== Page 122 G. W. CASPER, farmer, P. O. Cobden, is a native of Union County, Ill., born January 18, 1841, to Henry and Eliza (Rich) Casper. His early life was spent at home, assisting to till the soil of the home farm. He, in the meantime, received the benefit of the common schools. At 20 years of age he left his home and engaged in farming on his own account on his present farm, which at the time was unimproved. It now contains 124 acres of good land, of which 85 are under a high state of cultivation. He was married January 7, 1861, to Miss Margaret Culp, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Henry and Mary Culp, the former of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio. Mrs. Casper died October 8, 1875, leaving five children as the result of their union, viz.; Quitman S., Henry W., Lucinda A., Robert F., Alvan. In November, 1879, he married a second time - Mrs. Marietta Gifford, daughter of A. Leroy, a resident of near Chicago. The result of this union is the following two children - Etta May and Effie Maud. Mr. Casper commenced life a poor man, and by his honesty, industry and economy he has succeeded in accumulating a good property and a name and reputation which is beyond reproach. He served as deputy sheriff under William C. Rich, Jacob Hileman and Joseph McElhany, and was constable over 14 years. In politics, was formerly a Democrat, but now is identified with the principles of the Republican party. ============= Pages 122-123 E. N. CLARK, fruit grower, P. O. Cobden. Among the fruit-growers in this township who have been active in developing the fruit interests of the county, we find Mr. Clark. He was born in 1823 in Milford, Conn., six miles from New Haven. Both his parents, and all their children, were born in the same town. Our subject's father, Alpheus Clark, was born March, 1795, and died in New York November, 1874. His mother is still living, and is about 80 years of age. In 1833 Mr. Clark's parents moved to New York, settling first in Monroe County, but afterward removed to Lockport, N. Y., and there our subject remained until coming to this county in the spring of 1858. In early life he followed carpentering and ship-building, but for two years previous to coming here he was engaged in the flour business in Lockport. When coming to this county, Mr. Clark brought several varieties of strawberry plants. These he set out; also planted pears, peaches, etc. In 1859 he made an exhibit of 12 varieties of strawberries, which he had grown, at the fair at Jonesboro. He received the first premium. He has continued since to be quite successful as a strawberry grower. When he first bought his farm, the previous owner told him that grass would not grow here, and in fact at that time there was but little grass to be found in the country, none along the roadsides, etc. However, between Cobden and Jonesboro there had been a few acres of clover sown by two Northern railroad contractors, and this field fully proved that clover was well adapted to this soil. In New York in June, 1854, our subject was married to Miss Frances E. Goodrich. She was born January 31, 1828, in New York to William and Betsie Ann (Gibbs) Goodrich. William Goodrich was born in New England September 28, 1786, and died November 9, 1863. Betsie Gibbs was born near Great Barrington, Mass., July 12, 1788, and died October 22, 1843. They were the parents of five sons and five daughters. One son, I. G. Goodrich, and four daughters are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have two children - Ed. S. and Kittie. In politics, he is a Republican. ======== Page 123 ED. S. CLARK, druggist. Prominent among the leading businessmen of Cobden is the gentleman whose name heads this biography. He was born in the State of New York; is a son of E. N. Clark, a prominent farmer of this county. He attended the school of Cobden, and two terms at Champaign, Ill. He was brought up on the farm. He clerked for awhile for Linnell & McLoney in this village. They were then the only druggists in the place. In September, 1880, he, in partnership with H. C. Babcock, opened up a drugstore in Cobden, at which they were successful, until June, 1882, when they located at Cairo, July 14, 1883. Mr. Clark, having purchased Mr. Babcock's interest, removed the entire stock to his present cozy little room, where he is enjoying a lucrative trade. He gives his own personal attention to the business. He was married in March, 1881, to Elizabeth C. Watkins of this county. ======== Page 123 J. B. COULTER, farmer and fruit-grower, P. O. Cobden, was born in Pennsylvania March 20, 1820, and is a son of David and Lydia (Coulter) Coulter, both natives of Pennsylvania. He was born in 1794, and died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1882; and she born in 1796 and died in 1881. They were the parents of five children, all of whom are living. The Coulters were originally from Ireland, but for generations had lived in Pennsylvania. When our subject was quite young his parents moved to Ohio, where he was educated in the common schools. At the age of 18 he began teaching, and afterward attended Miami University, but did not take a full course. Most of his time was spent in teaching, until he accompanied his parents to Iowa in 1850. He followed various pursuits in Iowa, and among others read law, and was admitted to the bar about 1859-60. He continued there until 1866, when he sold out his business and came to this county, having previously invested money here when everything was high, and owing to the depreciation of property he incurred great loss. After losing nearly everything he had, he began over again, and has been reasonably successful. His farm is now mostly in fruit - apples, peaches, cherries, plums, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. He has upward of 50 acres in fruits, and may be termed a successful fruit grower. He was married in Iowa in 1851 to Miss Eunice Reed. Her father was a native of Connecticut and removed to Ohio, and thence to Iowa. Both he and his wife are dead. Mr. Coulter is a member of the Masonic fraternity and has risen to the degree of Royal Arch Mason. In politics he was long identified with the Republican party, but for some time has claimed no particular party. ======== Page 123 M. M. DOUGHERTY, hardware, Cobden. Among the leading businessmen of this village is M. M. DOUGHERTY, who was born August 7, 1832, in Alabama. His parents, Isaac and Rachel (Slimp) Dougherty, were natives of East Tennessee and settled in Alabama, and finally in Mississippi, where they died, after having been blessed with fourteen children, viz.: John, Matilda, Alfred, William, Cynthia, Frances M., Amos. The eighth child was killed when quite young by a limb falling on it. The remaining children were M. M., Elizabeth, Allen, Parlee, Lafayette and Cansaday. The father served in the War of 1812, and he and his wife were members of the Christian Church at the time of their decease. Our subject attended the log cabin schools as much as the circumstances of his father would afford. His early days were spent on the farm, and at the age of 15 years he began for himself. He was married February 21, 1858, to Eliza J. Wilcox, and with her took charge of a farm for a landholder in the South, which he continued until the war pressed him from the position. After having engaged in the war, he located at Anna, this county, where he with a partner opened up a barber shop, from which he retired after about 12 years on account of ill health, and engaged at teaming for awhile, afterward at rural labors, until March 10, 1882, when he put in a full line of hardware in Cobden, to which he is giving his personal attention, and is succeeding remarkably well. He has sustained several downfalls in life, but through his energy and perseverance has as often risen. His wife died in 1879, and he subsequently married Maggie Hail. He was for many years a member of the I.O.O.F., and is now a member of the Knights of Honor of Jonesboro. He votes the Democratic ticket. ======== Page 124 D. H. EVETT, merchant, Cobden, was born January 19, 1835, in Henderson County, Tenn.; is a son of W. B. and Sarah Williams Evett, natives of Tennessee and the parents of eight children, all of whom grew up. Our subject only resides in this county. He had the chance to attend school but a few days, and did not then even learn how to read and write. He was brought up at the duties of a ruralist, and at the age of 19 he began carpentering. At that time his only worldly possessions were a suit of clothing and $2.50. When about 25 years old he began clerking for the firm of Crytes & Cooper of Bloomfield, Mo., whither the family had gone from Williamson County, Ill., where they settled in 1843. He severed his connection with the above firm and took a position with Bartlett & Legget of Piketon, the same State. Here, under the instructions of Legget, he learned to read and write, and within two years was able and did post the books of his employer. He remained with this firm, however, only a few months on account of the war oppressing the business, which was finally closed up, and he then went to the individual store of Bartlett, of Bloomfield, where he was engaged actively for some time, and this store was also closed on account of the war. He clerked for awhile at Cape Girardeau, and from there made preparations to start for St. Paul, Minn., to take a position as a clerk. James Morrison, an elderly man with wife and no children, had for a long time clerked for an adjoining firm to Mr. Evett, just merely to have employment, and had in the meantime taken a deep interest in his strong competitor, and without any solicitation on the part of Mr. Evett, Morrison prevailed on him to draw from the account of Mr. M. $6,000 and go in business for himself, which he did at Piketon, where he was very successful, and in a number of years paid back to Mr. Morrison the $6,000, together with $1,800 interest that had accrued. While at Piketon, he served as postmaster for 15 years. While here, he lost his wife, Arabell Spiller, whom he married in 1867. This union gave him three children, one living - Betty. Soon after the death of his consort, he came with his little daughter to his farm in Williamson County, Ill. After farming for some time, he went to Neosho, Mo., where he merchandized under the firm name of Biddle & Evett, at which he was successful for two years, when he sold his interest to Biddle and returned to his farm in Illinois, which he sold in 1881, and in March the following year he opened up at Cobden his present fine line of general merchandise and groceries, and has been very successful. The only losses he has sustained have been by robbers. He lost an entire crop by frost. He enlisted in 1863 in an Illinois infantry company, and was soon discharged on account of illness. He was married a second time to Ray Rendleman, daughter of John Rendleman of Anna, and the result has been two children - Olive M. and Clyde. He votes the Democratic ticket. The names of his brothers and sisters were William, Ann, Elizabeth, Eveline, Jane, Samuel, Sarah and Mary. ============================================================================ =================

Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883. Page 120 A. H. BROOKS, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Union County, Ill., February 18, 1847, to Larkin F. and Martha R. (McCaul) Brooks. He was born in North Carolina July 22, 1814; died August 14, 1878. She was born in Tennessee June 15, 1820, and is still living. They were married September 22, 1836. In the spring of 1842 they came to Illinois and settled in Perry County, where they resided until 1845, when they moved to Union County. In 1846 they settled on the old homestead, on which he died. To them eight children were born who reached maturity. Three sons, M. C., William T. and James T., were in the service during the war of the rebellion. James T. died in 1870. He is the only one of the family of children deceased. In politics, he was Democratic. In early life he was a member of the Baptist Church, but after coming to this county he joined the Hillerites, and to this church all his family belong. His occupation most of his life was that of farmer, but had been variously engaged, building flat-boats and working on the river in Tennessee, in saw mill and flouring mill on his old homestead in this county, etc. Our subject was educated in the schools of this county, and has resided here all his life. His occupation is that of farmer, but for nine years he acted as engineer, most of the time in the mill in which he was interested with his father and brother. In 1877 he began farming, and in 1878 came to his present farm of 80 acres. This he has improved till now he has good farm buildings and about 112 acres cleared. May 19, 1877, he was married to Margaret Johnson. She was born in this county to Frederick and Darthula (Ledgerwood) Johnson. Her father died previous to her birth. Her mother was afterward married to Abram Hankley, who died at Jackson, Tenn., during the war. She is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have two children dead and two living - Arthur and Alfred Ernest. In politics Mr. Brooks is Democratic. ================================= Page 120 WILSON BROWN, physician and surgeon, Cobden, is a native of Union County, Ill., born December 5, 1845; is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Grear) Brown. Our subject is one of ten children, eight of whom survive - Alson, Wilson, Martha J., Andrew, Amanda E., Laura I., Augusta and John W. The doctor attended the pioneer log cabin schools and also the Jonesboro Seminary. He was brought up on a farm. About the age of 20, he began teaching school, and continued it successfully for fifteen terms, when he withdrew. He entered the study of medicine actively with Dr. G. W. Schuchardt of Jonesboro. He attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1871-72, and graduated at the Missouri Medical College in 1876. (He) began the practice in the spring of 1872 at Unity, now Hodge Park, Alexander County, and afterward practiced at Jonesboro and Willard's Landing. In the fall of 1878 he had one case of the yellow fever at Anna. In 1878 he located at Olmsted, Pulaski County, and in March, 1883, he came to Cobden, where he is doing a fine business. In connection with his professional duties, he attends to a drug store owned by C. L. Otrich at Cobden. During his period of preparing for his chosen profession, he clerked in drug stores at Marion, Sparta and Jonesboro, by which he obtained means to forward his studies. He was married May 18, 1881, to M. Anna Dodge of New Grand Chain, Pulaski County, and has as a result of his union one child, Alice. His estimable lady is a member of the Baptist Church. He is an active Democrat. Dr. Brown is a specimen of a self-made man, possessing that indomitable characteristic necessary to succeed in everything he undertakes. He is pleasant, sociable, and merits the trust many people have already given him. ================= Page 121 ADAM BUCK, retired merchant, Cobden. Prominent among the leading, honorable, upright citizens of Cobden is Mr. Adam Buck, a native of Cork, Ireland, born December 24, 1824. His parents, Frederick and Harriet (Craig) Buck, were never residents of America, as will be noticed in the sketch of John Buck in another part of this work. Adam emigrated to this country in 1848 on board the "Thomas Worthington". Immediately on his arrival at New York he began working in the Navy yard at that city, where he remained one year and then took charge of the construction of a plank road connecting Newberg (sic) and Ellenville, a distance of 40 miles. This completed, he acted as surveyor of a railroad from Chester, N. Y., to Delaware Water Gap. In 1852 he was appointed assistant surveyor on the Illinois Central Railroad from Centralia to Cairo. He took charge of the construction of 20 miles of the same, extending from Centralia. In 1854 he was elected Surveyor of Dallas County, Iowa. He remained in that borough until 1857, when he engaged in the general dry goods business at Cobden, Ill., having traded his farm in Iowa to William H. H. Brown for said stock of goods. From this he withdrew in 1880, and is living somewhat in the quiet enjoyment of his little fortune, of which he is the artificer. He, however, devotes some time to his farms in this county and orange groves in Florida. He was married August 1, 1852, to Hannah E. Sheppard. She died January 24, 1865, being the mother of Frederick, Mary A., Harriet, Hannah and Adam. His second union was with Clara M. Griffin, born April 25, 1837. The result of this marriage has been Clara, Fred, Harry and Walter. Mr. Buck is serving as village trustee; is a member of the A.F.&A.M.; votes the Democratic ticket. He takes a deep interest in educating his children in both literary and musical lore. ======= Page 121 JOHN BUCK, merchant, Cobden. In every city, village or neighborhood there are persons whose names are always at the head of all public enterprises, and whose pocketbooks are ready to assist such efforts. Prominent among such whole-souled inhabitants of Cobden is John Buck, a native of Cork, Ireland, born 1827. He is a son of Frederick and Harriet (Craig) Buck, natives and always residents of Cork, Ireland, and the parents of seven children, five of whom survive, viz., Frederick, Adam, Alfred, Sydney and John. The father ranked among the finest miniature painters of the period in which he lived. Our subject emigrated to America at the age of 18 years. He followed civil engineering for many years, and was among the party who surveyed and constructed the Illinois Central Railroad, working on the Southern Division. He was employed for awhile in Iowa, and on his return to Illinois he was appointed master on the Southern Division of said road. In 1864 he formed a partnership with his brother Adam in a general dry goods store; and in September, 1879, he became the owner of the entire business, which he has increased, until he possesses the largest and best line of dry goods, together with a fine assortment of groceries, etc. He is also dealing largely in farming implements and machinery, and small hardware. In fact, he proposes to furnish his large class of customers anything they may desire. He is making a specialty of buying and storing away sweet potatoes, having a large and commodious building for that purpose. He was married to Sarah K. Fulton of Perry County, Ill., the result of which was Edgar, Jessie H., Maggie H., John F., Lewis J., Bessie M. and Nellie M. He is a member of the A.F.&A.M. and votes the Democratic ticket. ==========================================================================

Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883. Page 118 E. B. BARKER, fruit-raising, P. O. Cobden, was born in Massachusetts April 8, 1816, to Jonathan and Rebecca (Hosmer) Barker. They were both natives of the same State, their ancestors being among the early settlers of Massachusetts, he being of Welsh descent, she English. They both died in their native State. They were the parents of six sons and one daughter, all but two of whom are now living. When Lafayette was in Boston in 1825, there were six of the children there to see him. In 1875, fifty years later, five of the number again met in the same city. Both the grandfathers of our subject were in the Battle of Concord. When our subject was about nine years old his parents moved to Charleston (sic), Mass., and it was there that he received his education. In early life, he learned the trade of carriage-making, but he did not follow it after he had grown up. In 1836 he came West, and for 18 years he steamboated on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers as engineer. Most of the time he was on a mail boat between Cincinnati and Louisville, but took trips as far as St. Louis and New Orleans. After leaving the river, he began farming and fruit growing 25 miles above Louisville, where he remained for some years. He then went to Ohio and engaged in the same business 12 miles north of Cincinnati. In 1862 he came to his present farm and has been here since, engaged in fruit growing, peaches receiving most of his attention. His farm was mostly in the woods when he first bought, but now has 40 acres in fruits and orchards. In Ohio, 1844, he was first married to Martha Ann Robinson, daughter of James and Mary Robinson, and was born in Ohio. She died in Ohio, and left our subject four children - Lucy, Albina, Cora and Mattie. In Ohio in 1855 he was again married, to Mrs. Elizabeth C. (Humphrey) Covington. She was born in Indiana to Holman S. and Mary Humphrey. He was born in Virginia, she in Pennsylvania. He died in Edgar County, Ill., but she is still living there. She was mostly raised in Ohio, near Cincinnati. Mrs. Barker was first married in Edgar County, Ill., to Edward Covington, and by this marriage she has one son living, John, and one daughter dead. Mr. Covington died in Edgar County. Mr. Barker has five children by (his) present wife - Lizzie, Mary, Cyrus, Linnie and Emery. In politics he is a Republican, but was a Whig before the Republican party started. =============== Pages 118 & 119 M. A. BENHAM, fruit and vegetable grower, Cobden, was born in Yates County, N. Y., January 18, 1836, to Ansel and Lucy A. (Willard) Benham. Ansel Benham was born in New York September 8, 1800, but his ancestors were from New England, and still farther back from England. He died April 24, 1857. He was one of a family of nine children, all of whom lived till after the youngest was 45 years of age; two brothers and one sister now living. He resided in New York till 1839, then moved to Boone County, Ill., where he remained for seven years, then to Knox County, and died there. His occupation most of his life was in the harness business. In 1833, in Elmira, N. Y., he was married to Lucy Willard. She was born in Sterling, Mass., August 26, 1812, to Asa and Lucy Willard. The Willards are of English origin, and this family descended from Maj. Josiah Willard. Mrs. Ansel Benham is still living. To them a son and a daughter were born, both of whom are still living - our subject and his sister, Mrs. Emma L. Henry of Irvington, Ill. Our subject received most of his education in Galesburg, Ill., in the academy. He entered college three times, but health failed and he had to abandon it. However, he completed a commercial course at the original Bell's Commercial College, Chicago. He learned his father's trade of harness-maker, but that has not been his life work. When 22 years of age, he began farming, and continued for six years in Washington County, and in the fall of 1863 came to this county and rented land for two years. In the spring of 1866 he came to his present farm and has been here since, engaged in raising fruits and vegetables, asparagus and sweet potatoes receiving most of his attention, having about four acres in the former and from 20 to 25 in the latter. He has a large potato house in which he can store 3,000 bushels. Just after the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, he entered the service - Company E, Tenth Missouri - and was sergeant in the company. Most of his work was scouting, so he was not in any of the heavy engagements. His health was completely wrecked, and the deafness with which he was afflicted before entering the service became worse, and on this account he was discharged after being in the service for about one year. In the spring of 1864 he was married to Mrs. Josephine (Foster) Newton. She was born in Erie County, N. Y., May 10, 1835, to Joseph and Lucinda Foster. Mrs. Benham died November 12, 1881, leaving no children. In politics, Mr. B. is Republican. ======== Page 119 B. F. BIGGS, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Cobden Precinct January 28, 1839, to D. W. and Thisbe (Anderson) Biggs. D. W. was born in North Carolina November 21, 1805, and when five years of age he moved to Tennessee with his parents. He remained in Tennessee till 1825; then moved to this county and settled near his present home, and has resided here since. A short time before coming to this State, he was married in Tennessee to Thisbe Anderson. She was born in Tennessee in 1809 and died here October, 1856. By this wife he had seven children, our subject being the youngest - Mary (now dead), William J. (supposed to be dead), Nancy, J. J., Sarah, Mahala and B. F. He was married to his second wife in 1857, Mrs. Catherine Burkey. She was a native of Pennsylvania. His occupation has always been that of farmer. Our subject was educated in the district schools of the county, and his occupation has also been that of farmer and fruit-raiser. November 1, 1860, he was married to Elizabeth Parmly. She died September 15, 1861, leaving a child which died in infancy. August 11, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, 81st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged May 27, 1865, on account of disability. He remained with the regiment till May, 1864, rejoicing in its successes or suffering in its disasters. He was then so crippled by disease that he could no longer stay with the regiment, so was placed in the hospital at Memphis, where he remained till receiving his discharge. Most of the time he was clerking in the hospital office. Before leaving his company he was one of the sergeants. He has been receiving a pension of $64 per year since his discharge. February 16, 1866, he was married to his second wife, Eliza J. Fegans. She was a native of Kentucky. Her parents moved to this State when she was young, and settled in Clark County, where her father died. In 1859 her mother moved to this county and died here. Mrs. Biggs died in February, 1877. By her he has three children - Letta E., Beatrice L. and Charles W. After his marriage in 1866 he settled on his present farm, and has been engaged in general farming and fruit raising since. May, 1877, he was married to his third wife, Nancy A. Davis. She was born in this county to James K. and Harriet Davis. He died in Johnson County in 1877. She is still living. Two children have been the result of this union - Benjamin F. and Elmer J. Mr. Biggs is Republican in politics, and was once nominated by his party as county clerk, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, and has since taken no active part in political life. -----------------------

Harlean, I don't know if this is your Isaac Short but thought I'd pass it along just in case. From the book titled History of Alexander, Union, and Pulaski Counties (1883) pg 381: "Churches - The people of Union County have always been largely influenced by religious sentiment, and the church has been and object of solicitude and care from the earliest settlement to the present time. The earlier settlers were from North Carolina mostly, and were mostly Lutherans.......most settled around what is now Jonesboro.....John Krack of Louisville served as pastor until 1854.....in 1855 a new church building was erected.....In November, 1856, SW Harkey, D.D., and other clergymen organized the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Southwest, ....Rev. D. Jenkins died on June 21, 1861; H.M. Brewer, of Pennsylvania, succeeded him as pastor, and remained until March, 1863. Isaac Albright was his successor during 1864 and 1965, Rev. I. Short, meantime, serving the Mount Pisgah congregation. In 1865, D. Sprecher of Iowa, was called to serve Union, St. John's, Mount Pisgah, Jonesboro, Meisenheimer Schoolhouse, and one or two other places......(My note: No other mention of Rev. I. Short). Phyllis >I am looking for info on Paster Isaac Short. He >apparently was ordained in the Lutheran Church around >1852-53 and listed his home as Jonesboro and lived in >the area until 1856. >

I am looking for info on Paster Isaac Short. He apparently was ordained in the Lutheran Church around 1852-53 and listed his home as Jonesboro and lived in the area until 1856. He later moved to Montgomery County. Isaac Short is my third great grandfather and was born around 1815 in Delaware. He married Rebecca Naudain and when she died he married her sister Cassandra and later also married Sarah_____. If anyone is researching the name Short, especially Isaac I would love to hear from you. Harlean Escondido CA

Biography of Virgil M. Foley from page 126 of the biographical section of History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties (Illinois), Perrin, Chicago, 1883: V. M. FOLEY, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Warren County, Ky., August 23, 1843, to Leroy M. and Caroline (Ellis) Foley. He was born in Warren County, Ky., May 12, 1822. She was born and raised in Virginia. They are now [1883] living in this county [Union]. When our subject was small, his parents moved to Cape Girardeau County, Mo., and resided there till September 1861. Then, on account of the war troubles, he had to leave, receiving such notice from some of the Confederates. So he moved to this county with what he could haul in a wagon with two horses. His occupation has always been that of farming. They are the parents of two children, our subject and his sister, Eliza Castleberry, of Jackson County. Three sons, however, died when young. Our subject never had the opportunities of attending the free schools, and attended but poor subscription schools. Before leaving Missouri, there were great inducements offered him to join the Southern army, most of his associates entering that army, and perhaps he might have done so, not knowing the cause of the war or what secession was, but his father was too strong a Union man and influenced him in the right direction. August 11, 1862, he enlisted from this county in Company E, Eighty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Capt. J. P. Reese, Col. Dollins. He served till mustered out August 5, 1865. He was in many of the leading engagements, such as Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, where Col. Dollins was killed, on the Red River expedition, at Spanish Fort, etc.; also at Guntown, Miss., where about one-half the regiment was lost; also at Nashville, where Hood and Thomas were engaged. Mr. Foley is now a pensioner of the Government for injury sustained at Guntown, Miss. By forced marches, he was over-heated, and, after going into the engagement the heat overcame him and he had to be carried from the field, but not until he had fired about forty rounds of cartridges. After returning from the army he settled on his present farm and has remained there ever since. September 17, 1865, he was married to Emily Anderson. She was born in this county to Cornelius and Elizabeth Anderson. The mother died during the war; the father is still living in the county and is one of the old settlers, coming from Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Foley have seven children - Ollie, Ella, Oran, Frank, Charles, Leroy and Harvey. For eight years after coming from the service, he followed house carpentering; then commenced farming, and has been engaged in general farming and fruit-raising since. He has 120 acres of land, about seventy being improved. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics he is Republican, and is serving a term as Justice of the Peace. Mr. Foley has always done all he could for the advancement of morals and against the liquor traffic in his vicinity. =================== 1860 CENSUS, CAPE GIRARDEAU CO, MISSOURI Hubbell Township, 9 & 11 Jun 1860, p 25/147 LEROY M. FOLEY 38 KY Caroline 38 VA Virgil M. 16 KY Eliza J. 5 -- Eliza J. Foley married Martin Alexander Castleberry 16 Jan 1874 Jonesboro IL. According to his military pension record, Virgil Foley was born at Bowling Green KY. He was 5'8 1/2" tall, light complected, had blue eyes and black hair. He was married three times: 1/Emily D. Anderson [d 1 or 4 Dec 1884 at Cobden], 2/her half sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Lucy (Anderson) Gregory [d 16 Oct 1904] 3/Mrs. Lucy E. (Bickers) Blackman, widow of Calvin Blackman. Virgil m Lucy 5 Jul 1905 at Marion, Williamson Co IL. Virgil died 13 Oct 1923 at Creal Springs, Williamson Co IL, and was buried at Limestone Baptist Church Cemetery, Cobden IL. Death certificate lists his occupation as minister. "Mrs. Allen Shepard" of Makanda is shown as informant on the certificate. Possibly this is a miscopying of "Mrs. Ollie" Sheppard. Pension record lists his children and birth dates. He stated in 1915 that all his children were by his first wife. 1. Olive J., b 28 Oct 1866 2. Ella F., b 2 Feb 1868 3. Oran, b 5 Oct 1869 4. Frank, b 22 Aug 1871 5. Charles, b 29 Mar 1875 6&7. Harry & Leroy, twins, b 9 Jan 1878 Virgil's widow, Lucy (Bickers) Foley, died 28 Dec 1925. Last widow's pension payment was sent to Creal Springs IL.

>From what Ellis line was Caroline ELLIS, wife of Leroy FOLEY, reportedly b ca 1821 in VA? This connection was mentioned in the recent post "Cobden pictures, Sheppard" replied to by Andy Anderson.

Lynn: Here's some info on the name Sheppard/Shepherd in Jackson/Union Cos. I can't help with the pictures. If Arthur Henson married Della Sheppard, presumably it would be easily obtainable from either Union Co or Jackson Co. This marriage would have occurred after 1900, when the online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index stops. The Marriage Index shows the marriages of Joseph W. Sheppard to [Mrs.] Olive [Foley] Dickerson in Jackson Co IL on 15 Aug 1895, and J. W. Shepard to Mary Robinson in Union County on 27 May 1877. Possibly this is the Mary E. Sheppard who's buried near Joseph in Makanda. The LDS transcription of the 1880 census shows Joseph Shepherd 29, and wife Mary, 26, on page 191D at South Pass [Cobden, roughly], Union County. Transcription shows both born in Illinois of parents born in Tennessee. Later censuses show Joseph and his parents all b TN. In 1870 Casper Pct, Union Co (federal microfilm), "Mary" Robinson 16 IL is in the household of "Mary" Carpenter 41 NC, and there's a "Richard" Shepherd 4 IL shown in the household of Leroy Foley 48 KY [grandfather of Ollie (Foley) Dickerson Sheppard]. This indicates a Sheppard-Foley connection 25 years before Joseph married Ollie. Leroy Foley's wife was Caroline Ellis, reportedly b ca 1821 in VA. Perhaps this Shepherd child is connected somehow through the Ellis line. First names and sex are too often incorrect on the 1870 census (federal copy) of Casper Precinct. The census book at the courthouse in Jonesboro and on LDS microfilm shows "Richard" Shepherd to be a 4-yr-old female named "H. J." Shepherd. "Mary" Carpenter is probably the Margaret Dickerson who in Union County in 1844 married George W. Robinson and later married Joseph A. Carpenter. [The courthouse 1870 book shows "M. Carpenter" and "M. Robbinson".] Some interesting marriages: David P. Maples m Elizabeth M. Dickerson 11/04/1869 Union Co Frances Jane Maples m James H. Sheppard 10/10/1867 Union Co James H. Shepperd m Florence J. Maples 01/26/1882 Jackson Co Florence Johnson m William H. Maples 08/24/1876 Jackson Co James Sheppard appears in the 1910 census at Makanda age 66, born TN, with wife Florence. 1870 census, Makanda, page 25, shows James Shepherd 60 VA, James Shepherd 27 TN and Joseph Shepherd 21 TN. Even though this Joseph's age is three years off, he could be Joseph W. Sheppard, who should be listed as 18. And despite the older James being listed as born in VA rather than TN, he may well be the father of James and Joseph. Later censuses show the father of each of them as born in TN. Joseph's death record, once it's located, might give his parents' names and his county and state of birth. Illinois Death Index shows Joseph W. Sheppard died 21 Dec 1922 in Union County. His obituary might have appeared in the local newspaper. This should be obtainable on microfilm on interlibrary loan. A will or probate record might be helpful. If one exists, it should be found in either Jackson or Union County records. I couldn't find Della or Arthur W. Henson in the 1910 or 1920 census, taking into account that she could have been Mrs. Henson by then. 1920 CENSUS, UNION CO IL, COBDEN 5 Jan 1920, E.D. 137, Sheet 3A JOSEPH SHEPPARD 67 TN TN TN farmer Olie wife 52 IL KY IL Edna dtr 19 IL TN IL Horace NOEL 24 IL IL IL mechanic Edith NOEL 20 IL TN IL ================================ 1910 CENSUS, UNION CO IL, COBDEN 25 Apr 1910, E.D. 130, Sheet 6B JOSEPH SHEPPARD 57 TN TN TN Married 14 yrs, second marriage Ollie wife 43 IL KY IL Married 14 yrs, second marriage Mother of 4 children, 4 living Blanche dtr 23 IL TN IL (probably Ella B.) Edith dtr 11 IL TN IL Edna dtr 9 IL TN IL John M. JUNGERS son-in-law 24 IL France(Ger) IL Annie JUNGERS step-dtr 20 IL IL IL Married one year, one child, one living Harold JUNGERS step-grandson, 2 months IL IL IL =============== Social Security Death Index shows: John Jungers b 29 Apr 1885, d Dec 1980. Last Residence: Chester, Randolph Co IL. Mont Dickerson b 17 Feb 1888, d Jul 1974. Last Res: Cobden IL. Horace Noel b 22 Mar 1895, d Mar 1970. Last Res: Carbondale, Jackson Co IL. =============== In Joseph's 1880 household is Willis Dilday, b ca 1851. Dilday's relationship to the head of household (Joseph) is shown as "uncle". Whether he was Joseph's blood uncle is not known, but he was Joseph's wife's uncle by marriage. Willis married Margaret Isabel Anderson, sister of Ollie's mother, Emily D. (Anderson) Foley. I would be interested in learning which cemetery Joseph and Mary E. Sheppard are buried in, and if his wife Ollie is also buried there. I'd also appreciate any information regarding the descendants of Edith, Edna and Ollie's other children, Mont Dickerson and Anna Jungers. Ollie was my grandfather's second cousin. Her first marriage was in Union Co IL on 17 Apr 1887 to William R. Dickerson. Andy Anderson -----Original Message----- From: nutcase <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 15, 2003 11:29 AM Subject: [ILUNION] Cobden pictures, Sheppard >Looking for info on Sheppard family that lived in Cobden, IL in 1900. >Sheppard, Joseph W., b. Feb. 1852, 48 yrs., Married for 4 >Olive, wife, b. Oct. 1866, 33 yrs., Married for 4 >Dell, dau., b. Jan. 1881 >Mable, dau. b. Apr. 1883 >Ella B., dau., b. Sept. 1887 >Dickerson, Mont E., stepson, b. Feb. 1888 > Anna D., stepdau., b. Nov. 1889 >Sheppard, Edith B., dau., b. Feb. 1899 >Dilday, Willis D., uncle, b. March 1851 > Earl, cousin, b. Sept. 1893 >Henston, Arthur, boarder, b. Oct. 1875 > >I believe Arthur Henston is my grandfather, Arthur William Henson, b. Feb. 1875. His first wife's name was Dell. I found a Della Henson buried between Joseph Sheppard, and Mary E. Sheppard in Makanda, IL. > >I have pictures that were my grandfather's that I am trying to identify. Some are of Dell and I believe her family members. I would also like to know if they look like they were taken in Cobden. Can anyone help? I need someone I can send them to who would know what Cobden looked like between 1900 and 1915. I'm thinking more towards 1900. Thanks, Lynn Gardner > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Looking for info on Sheppard family that lived in Cobden, IL in 1900. Sheppard, Joseph W., b. Feb. 1852, 48 yrs., Married for 4 Olive, wife, b. Oct. 1866, 33 yrs., Married for 4 Dell, dau., b. Jan. 1881 Mable, dau. b. Apr. 1883 Ella B., dau., b. Sept. 1887 Dickerson, Mont E., stepson, b. Feb. 1888 Anna D., stepdau., b. Nov. 1889 Sheppard, Edith B., dau., b. Feb. 1899 Dilday, Willis D., uncle, b. March 1851 Earl, cousin, b. Sept. 1893 Henston, Arthur, boarder, b. Oct. 1875 I believe Arthur Henston is my grandfather, Arthur William Henson, b. Feb. 1875. His first wife's name was Dell. I found a Della Henson buried between Joseph Sheppard, and Mary E. Sheppard in Makanda, IL. I have pictures that were my grandfather's that I am trying to identify. Some are of Dell and I believe her family members. I would also like to know if they look like they were taken in Cobden. Can anyone help? I need someone I can send them to who would know what Cobden looked like between 1900 and 1915. I'm thinking more towards 1900. Thanks, Lynn Gardner

I didn't get to do nearly as much as I would have hoped when I was in Union County recently, but I have a question for those of you who have researched there before. I had been told that a couple of my ancestors had divorced and that the record of that could be found in the Senator's Journal. At one time I did see them listed on the IL Trails website as one of the divorced couples, but couldn't find it again (as if it had been removed). When I looked through the divorce records in the Jonesboro courthouse which Darrell Dexter had arranged I could not find them...however I wasn't looking in the Senator's Journal. The ladies working in the office didn't know anything about any of the old books other than the old probate record book giving the box number of probate records and page number in probate journals (which they didn't know where they were--I found them after I had looked through the divorce records since they're right across the aisle.) Anyway...sorry I tend to ramble....does anyone know anything about a "Senator's Journal" The other thing was there were a couple of references to the wife that called her his "widow" which I wonder would be done if they had been divorced. Patti

Hello, I have a Lorenzo D Littleton that was discharged due to disabilities from the IL Cav in the Civil War and his place of residence was listed as Anna, Union Co, IL. He was on the Warren Co, IL 1860 census but NOT on the 1870. He is also not listed on the Union Co, IL 1870 census. So I'm wondering if he possibly died between 1865 and 1870 in Union Co. Is there anyone that could please check any available cemetary or death records and see if he possibly died in Union Co? Many thanks - Terry Littleton (sponsor of [email protected])

Thanks to all of you who made motel/courthouse recommendations for my recent trip. At least two people on this list mentioned Elaine Rushton and how knowledgeable and helpful she is. On my way out of town late Tuesday afternoon (of last week) I stopped at the Dongola Library and the woman who runs that is very helpful and also told me that Elaine had retired. There was one woman in the county clerk's office who was more knowledgeable about the birth/death/marriage records than anyone else, but I still didn't have a lot of confidence that she had a handle on all the books in there. The woman in the circuit clerk's office wanted to be helpful but didn't claim to know anything about any of the old books. Two of the women there mentioned that they needed to get Darrel Dexter in there to explain things to them. One pointed out how he'd organized the divorce records which also happened to be near some books I was looking for earlier, but they didn't know where they were. I loved the set up of the room with the marriage, death, and birth records. I was confused about the marriage records vs. the application for marriage license. But I guess the biggest thing I came away with was a sense of the enormity of the work that Darrel Dexter has done. I know there must be a lot of other people who have done things too since the records had their own card catalog, but his contributions are the most noticeable. I had been told of a divorce in my family and had even seen it listed on a list on either the Illinois Trails website or the Union County Rootsweb site...but it's not there anymore. When I looked through the divorce records I couldn't find the divorce of this particular couple and even found evidence of them NOT being divorced (wife referred to as widow in intestate dealings after husband's death). Some information I'd had before from another researcher of my family line was that the divorce information could be found in the "Senator Journal" Does anyone know what and where that is? My two biggest tidbits of information were finding out my great great grandmother's maiden name and discovering that my great great grandfather (different branch), a resident of Dongola, had died in St. Louis of some medical emergency and had been brought back to be buried in Friendship Cemetery. Patti

I will have a Union Co IL Family Website page which means if you have a website you can have it linked to the Union Co IL ILGENWEB website. It must have Union Co IL somewhere involved in it. 1. Email Tim Casey at [email protected] 2. In your subject line type POST UNCOIL FAMILY WEBSITE 3. Send your url or link and a description of the website . 4. Remember follow 1 thru 3 and do not hit the reply button the email in the message is where to send the email. Tim

As on most of my ILGenWeb county sites I have a surname page now to have your surnames you research in UNION CO IL added follow the instructions and the email address given in this message. 1. Email Tim Casey at [email protected] not the list so dont hit the reply button. 2. In your subject line type POST UNCOIL SURNAME 3. The surnames you are researching in UNION CO IL 4. In your message type in size 12 font Bold letters your Surnames in Alphabetical order. example: Bird, Casey, Oller, Treece, Turner, Williams 5. Your name as you want added and your email address you want to use. 6. I will make pages beginning with A thru Z with your surname and email address for those wanting to contact you on the families you research in Union Co IL. NOTE: I have many ILGENWEB sites the # 2 above is important as that is where your POST gets my attention. # 3 is very important as that is how to contact me on this. Tim Casey Union Co IL mail list administrator Union Co IL ILGENWEb county coordinator.

Hi Listers! I have really hit a brick wall - I would love to know the death date and the burial place of a grgrandmother of mine. Her name was Elizabeth "possibly Lizzie" Nall Gibbs. She died somewhere between 1895 and 1899. She is not on the 1900 census. Thanks for any help in this matter. Joyce McDaniel Hennessy

Hello, Can someone recommend a good motel (not expensive, but clean) in the Anna/Jonesboro area. I figured there wouldn't be one in Dongola. Patti

To get things rollin I am going to start a Military Website on the Union Co IL webpage. Do you have a Veteran with Union Co IL ties if so send a photo, does not have to be in uniform , brief history you want to share. Please follow these instructions. 1. If you scann a photo please increase the scann 200% , it is easier for me to work with I can make smaller and sharper but not larger and sharper. 2. Give a brief bio of their military history. 3. send to Tim Casey [email protected] and type in subject POST UNION CO IL SOLDIER. Remember in your message to tell me if it is Rev. Civil , WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam or others I will make pages for those that I have not mentioned. Remember they didnt have to be in a war either. Tim Casey Union Co IL cc for ILGENWEB

Regretfully Charles Dodds has stepped down from his ILGenWeb County coordinator position for Union Co IL. Tim Casey is the new cc for Union Co IL and will administer the Union Co IL Mail List. I will be updating the Union Co IL website if you have any ideas for the website email Tim Casey at [email protected] and in the subject line type UNION CO IL . If you have problems with the Union Co IL mail list email Tim Casey at [email protected] yes they are different emails. If you need help with Family history email Tim at [email protected] . I research Earnhart , Toler, Smiddy, Miles, Pender, also Turner, Sutton, Tripp, Williams, Bird, Taylor, Modglin, Patterson , Moore, Breeden, and Treece, Thorn, Oller, Carter, and I do have allied families to my lines in Union Co IL some more than others. I will be updating the website and if you have ideas let me know. Tim Casey ILGenWeb Southern Regional Coordinator. Union Co IL cc Johnson Co IL cc Montgomery Co IL cc Shelby Co IL cc Cole Co MO cc.