Biographies from "History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties", Illinois, edited by Wm. H. Perrin, published by Baskin, Chicago, 1883, biographical section, Alto Pass Precinct, pages 167-169. HENRY STONE, farmer, P. O. Alto Pass, was born in Kentucky November 13, 1813, to John and Elizabeth (Williams) Stone. They were both natives of North Carolina, but moved to Kentucky after they were married, and had one child. Soon after the birth of our subject, they moved to Alabama, where they resided till moving to this county, when our subject was about 15 years old. They settled near the present home of our subject, and died on the old homestead. They were the parents of nine children, four of whom are still living. When our subject was first married, which was on his 23rd birthday, he settled on his present farm, and has resided here since. His first wife was Elizabeth Langley. She died March 7, 1862. By her he had seven children, six of whom are still living. Soon after his wife's death he was again married, to Mrs. Nancy Underwood, daughter of John Childress. By this wife he has but one child - a son. On his farm Mr. Stone does general farming, raising corn, wheat, berries, etc. In politics he has always been Republican. ========================================================================= J. M. TWEEDY, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born March 22, 1817, on the banks of the Mississippi River, in this county, just below Preston. He is one of the oldest men now living in the county who were born here. He is the son of John and Mary (Craft) Tweedy. John Tweedy was born in South Carolina, but came to this county when young, coming with his father, who built the first horse mill in the county. His wife, by birth, was a Pennsylvanian, but her parents moved to Kentucky, and from Kentucky to this county. Mrs. and Mrs. Tweedy both died in this county. They were the parents of eleven children, only two of whom are now living, our subject and his brother, S. P., who is a resident of Cobden. Our subject was quite a large boy before he ever heard of a scholar or teacher, but after the first school was opened they had a school of about three months every winter, and as there was quite a settlement near his father's, the school was well attended. August 30, 1838, he was married to Mrs. Charlotte (Bizzel) Craig, daughter of Isaac Bizzel, who was from Tennessee, and lived near where Anna now stands. Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy have raised a family of 12 children; one daughter, however, died after she had a family of her own. Mr. Tweedy's family has been a remarkably healthy one, he himself never having had but one spell of sickness in his life. So, for 43 years, since first learning to swing the cradle, he has never missed a harvest. His farm consists of 258 acres, about 200 being under fence. His farming is mostly grain and stock-raising, but still raises some fruits, but does not make them a specialty. The first farm Mr. Tweedy opened up was in the Mississippi River bottom. He had entered the land before his marriage, and lived on it till the flood of 1844, when he had to move off, and never again returned to make it his home. In politics Mr. Tweedy has always been Democratic. ========================================================================= W. K. UNDERWOOD, farmer, P. O. Alto Pass, was born in Tennessee November 20, 1841, to Jesse and Mary (Ledbetter) Underwood. Both were born in North Carolina and moved to Tennessee after their marriage, and then to this county in 1847. He died here in 1851; she, however, is still living, and was 80 years old her last birthday, July 23, 1882. They were the parents of 14 children - seven sons and seven daughters - all of whom lived to have families of their own, and all were members of the Baptist Church, their father being a Baptist minister. Nine of the 14 are still living. Our subject was raised on a farm, and received his education in this county. Most of his life has been spent in farming. His attention is given now, almost exclusively, to the raising of strawberries and raspberries. He was married in this county February 1, 1863, to Caroline Nipper, who was born in Tennessee to James and Mary Ann (Smith) Nipper. Mr. and Mrs. Underwood have five children living - Mary Annabel, Frank M., Lenora Alice, Arthur Calvin and Minnie Effie. They also have had five sons who died when young. Mr. Underwood has lived on his present farm since November 1868. May 9, 1871, he met with quite a serious accident, in which he lost his right hand by catching it in the machinery of a sawmill. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., Alto Pass Lodge. Is also a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife are members of Ridge Baptist Church of Alto Pass. Five of Mr. Underwood's brothers were in the Civil War, one of them dying in Andersonville Prison. Four of the five were in the Federal army, but one went from Missouri to the Confederate army. ========================================================================= DANIEL WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Alto Pass, was born in Fayette County*, Penn., June 20, 1800, to Charles and Mary (McLain) Williams. He was born in Goshen, N. Y.; she in Fredericksburg, Va. Both saw many of the exciting times of the Revolutionary War, but were small at the time. In 1817 they moved to Bracken County, Ky., then to Ohio**, and finally to Henry County, Ind., where they died. They were the parents of 13 children***, three of whom are still living****. Our subject moved to Ohio with his parents, but from there to Madison County, Ind.; then to Allen County; from there to Miami County; thence to Cass; from Cass to Tippecanoe County, and then, again, to Madison County, where he remained till 1846, when he came to Union County, Ill., and settled on his present farm. Most of the time when in Indiana he was contracting on the Wabash & Erie Canal and on the Indiana Central Canal. By trade, however, he is a blacksmith, but has not followed it scarcely any since coming to Illinois, but has followed farming. He was married in Indiana February 15, 1836, to Rebecca Peugh, daughter of Evan and Sarah Peugh. She was born in Licking County, Ohio, January 31, 1811, and he is still living. Her parents were from Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have had seven children, five of whom are still living; three in this county, one in California, and one in Arizona - Lester, Joseph A., John A., Mary E. and Caroline R.; Philander K. and Sarah J., deceased. Lester and Joseph were both in the Civil War; Lester for four years and Joseph for some time over three years. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Baptist Church. In politics he has been Republican since the party started, voting for John C. Fremont. ----- *Daniel was probably born in Connellsville. **Charles' household is listed in the 1830 census of Brown County, Ohio. *** The names of 11 children are listed in a transcript of Charles' family bible: John, Jesse, Daniel, Samuel, Eliza, Charles Jr., John R[andolph], Mary McLain, Ethan Allen, Isaac and Susannah. **** Evidently four were living at the time this article was written: Daniel, Samuel (1802-1887), Eliza (1804-1905) and Ethan Allen Williams (1813-1904). ==========================================================================