NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10906 UNKNOWN CO - ARMSTRONG B SMITH - Smith, Beattie, Fitch "Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois," Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887. ARMSTRONG B. SMITH, is one of the successful and progressive farmers and stock-growers of Urbana Township. He is the third son of Jacob and Margaret (BEATTIE) SMITH and was born in Urbana Township, March 7, 1848. His parents were both natives of Kentucky, but removed to Champaign County in about 1840, and located on a farm near Urbana, where their son Armstrong was born and reared. When seven years of age, Armstrong was orphaned by the death of his father and consequently started out early in life to care for himself. He attended the district school, and later continued his education at the College of St. Joseph in Missouri. Returning home he engaged in farming for himself and in 1877 was married to Miss Mary E. FITCH, the daughter of Theodore FITCH, residing in this county, but formerly of Indiana, where Mrs. Smith was born. After his marriage Mr. Smith settled on the Jane F. Roe farm, which he conducted successfully. Remaining there until 1883, he removed to his present farm, located on section 11, Urbana Township. This place contains 106 acres which, together with another purchase, makes in all 300 acres of choice land. He raises the finest breeds of cattle, horses and hogs. Every year he sells some fifty head of cattle. He keeps most of his stock on the Roe farm, which is well watered and in every respect adapted for the purpose. He devotes about sixty acres to raising wheat. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two children living, Ralph and Charlie, and one died in infancy. Mr. Smith is active and energetic, and interested in all the public affairs of the county. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10905 JEFFERSON CO - W. W. BARNES - Barnes, Sharp #10905: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Volume IX Battle - Perrin-Kniffin, 8th ed., 1888. Jefferson Co. W. W. Barnes was born in Wilson, North Carolina, January 22,1852, and is a son of Elias and Mahala (Sharp) Barnes, both also natives of North Carolina. He was educated in the country schools of his native state; studied dentistry, and in 1872 went to Philadelphia Dental College in the spring of 1875. He immediately came to Louisville and opened an office for the practice of his profession. Since then he has graduated in medicine from the Kentucky School of Medicine, but still practices dentistry at 621 Fourth Avenue. Dr. Barnes is accomplished in his profession, and stands high among his professional brethren. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10904 CHRISTIAN CO - WILLIAM H. SHANKLIN - Shanklin, Tilman, Griffin, Rolston, Matthews #10904: County of Christian, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical, Edited by William Henry Perrin, F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Mount Vernon Precinct. WILLIAM H. SHANKLIN is a native of Todd County, Ky. He was born January 29, 1830 to Fielden and Mary (Tilman) Shanklin, the latter of whom is yet living in Todd County. The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation, and was a son of Edward Shanklin, who was originally from Virginia. In the parents' family thee were seven children, of whom three are now living - Lucinda S., Sarah C. and the subject of these lines. The latter remained in his native county until he was twenty-five years of age, at which time he removed to his present place, which consists of 155 acres. He has also a tract of land in Todd County adjoining. In partnership with Mr. W. H. Griffin he has run a saw-mill for some time, situated in Todd County, and which does some custom grinding also. Mr. Shanklin married S. Virginia Rolston, a daughter of David and Mary W. (Griffin) Rolston. David Rolston came to Christian County very early from Virginia. He was a son of Samuel Rolston, and previous to his marriage to Mary W. Griffin, who now survives him, he had married Susan Matthews. His second wife bore him four children, of whom the wife of our subject is the only one that survives. Mr. and Mrs. Shanklin are the parents of five children: Mary E., Sarah E., William E., Mattie E. and Ada E. Our subject is a Democrat politically, and is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a member of Blue Lodge, No. 214, A. F. & A. M., and was also identified with the Grange organization, when the latter had a lodge in this vicinity. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10903 GARRARD CO - MORRIS EVANS - Evans, Hall, Younger, Lee, Curtis, Lee 10903: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V, Battle - Perrin - Kniffin, 4th ed. Garrard Co. MORRIS EVANS, the subject of this sketch, was born at Louisville, Ky., August 28 1828. His paternal ancestry were English, Welsh and Irish. His great-grandparents settled in Maryland. His grandfather was wounded in the patriot army in the Revolution. With his family he moved to Kentucky in May, 1799, and died the following spring. There were three children - two sons, one of whom died unmarried, and a daughter. John Chesire, the father of our subject, was born April 10, 1798. He married, Sept4ember 27, 1821, a Miss Hall, of English descent. The Hall family were Virginians who came to Kentucky in 1790. The family was a very large one. The wife of J. C. Evans was born in Kentucky. The exact time of her birth was lost, as the Bible containing the family record was burned, and a renewal of the record was delayed until several dates were lost. Immediately after marriage they moved to Louisville, then a small village, where they remained until during the war between the States. They then removed to Chicago, where John C. Evans died December 24, 1872. His wife survived him until July 4, 1884, when she died in Bullitt County, Ky., having returned after the death of her husband to the neighborhood of her old home. Morris, the fourth in a family of seven sons, was educated in the schools of Louisville. After leaving school he studied civil engineering for some years. In 1848 he was licensed as a preacher in the Southern Methodist Church, and became a member of the Louisville Annual Conference. In 1851 he was appointed a missionary to California. The trip was made from New Orleans by steamer to the mouth of Chagres River, then by boats and donkey to Panama, and thence by steamer to San Francisco. For thirteen years he devoted himself to his special work in that golden State. While the great mass of the people were devoted to money getting; while the State was being formed; while almost everything pertaining to social organization was in a chaotic state, he was consecrated to the one purpose of his mission. The mere presence of a man consecrated to the cultivation of the noblest impulses of man's nature is a benediction; the energetic efforts of well balanced and well educated young men must have been weighty factors in the evolution of order and good society out of the heterogeneous masses who thronged that State in its early days. During his say there he filled successfully all the posts of honor and responsibility open to the members of his conference. In the establishing and managing of a church organ; in devising plans for the establishing and organizing of a college and such other church enterprises, he was always conspicuous. At an early day, finding the city of Sonora with a considerable number of children and no school facilities, he took on him, in addition to his pastoral work, the duty of teaching school. To manage those untrained Californians, who had the mastery at their homes, was no child's play. Yet the children soon became fond of the school and made rapid progress in their studies. Mr. Evans was married at San Jose May 12, 1858, to Miss Helen Lee Younger, who is nearly related to the Lee and Curtis families of Virginia. As the fruit of this marriage is an only child, Harry Asbury Evans, born at San Jose May 18, 1862. During the war Mr. Evans determined to return to "the States" and find a home in Texas. While visiting his parents in Chicago, Lee surrendered, and the South was placed in such a condition as made it undesirable to a stranger with a family. The result was that Mr. Evans came back to Kentucky. He began his new career here as an agent for an oil company in Chicago. As oil was not found in the section in which he operated, he went to Somerset and again became a teacher. Abundant success attended this effort, and he was called to Stanford as a teacher of mathematics in the academy at that place. But the pressure on him to rejoin the annual conference was such that he gave up the ferule and resumed his work as a member of the Kentucky annual conference. He remained in this regular pastoral work until earnest and persistent persuasion of the friends of the Millersburg Female College induced him to assume the control of this institute. The one year thee was a most gratifying success, and those directly interested in it endeavored to gain his consent to buy and manage that school. This he declined to do. The trustees of Garrard Female College sent for him to come and look at their school, and finally induced him to take charge of it. This school, with magnificent property, a new and handsomely furnished building, had to be organized and built up. Taking charge of it with loving zeal the work was pressed and success experienced. A complete laboratory has been purchased, a museum is being established which already contains most of those things needed for purpose of instruction, together with many rare specimens of nature's handiwork. Located in the blue-grass region, in a place absolutely healthy, surrounded by a liberal and intelligent community, under proper management thee must be a growing school of the very best grade. Several years since the Kentucky Military Institute, by the unsolicited action of its large and able faculty, conferred upon Mr. Evans the degree of D. D. This was an expression from competent judges of the mental and literary attainments of Dr. Evans, which his numerous friends recognized as a just tribute. Dr. Evans thinks for himself and forms his own opinions. The result has been that he is frequently deemed seriously heterodox by the more conservative. Mild in manner, uncompromising in his devotion to the principle of right, with good ability as an organizer, he has always commanded the respect of the community in which he has lived, and been successful in his undertakings. He has published a tractate entitled "The Bible Doctrine of Hell," which treats exhaustively of its topic. He has in preparation a work on psychology and another on ethics. In both of these the process is strictly scientific, and the subject presented in a form that will probably earn him the reputation of being heterodox here as elsewhere. The Doctor is unquestionably in a field where his mental endowment, learning and training can be most usefully and successfully in a field where his mental endowment, learning and training can be most usefully and successfully employed. With his conscientiousness no imperfect work will be allowed in his school. Incompetence in the teacher is to him well nigh criminal. Surrounded by his family and an able faculty, he is devoting all of his energies to the accomplishment of his life work, trying to develop himself and all those coming within the range of his influence. 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NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10901 UNKNOWN CO - RICHARD RAY - Ray, Moore. Talley, Hoskins #10901: History of Adair county, Iowa, and Its People, Lucian M. Kilburn, supervising editor. Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1915. 2v. Richard Ray, who was for many years closely identified with agricultural interests in Richland township, was born in Kentucky, December 20, 1837. His parents, Washington and Emily (Moore) Ray, were both likewise natives of the Blue Grass state, where they were reared and married. They, however, became residents of Warren county, Illinois, where both were living when called by death. Richard Ray grew to mature years in the Prairie state and on beginning his independent business career purchased a farm of eighty acres, which he operated until 1881, when he sold it and came to Adair county, Iowa, where he had previously purchased a farm. He arrived here on the first of April of that year and at once located on his land . He continued to make his home there until his demise, which occurred March 17, 1912. The farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of arable land and twenty acres of timber land, all of which are in the possession of his widow who still resides upon the place. The farm is operated by a tenant and Mrs. Ray has shown excellent business judgment in the management of her affairs. Mr. Ray was an energetic and efficient farmer and his labors yielded him a good annual income. He was a democrat in his political affiliation and for several years served as a member of the board of trustees and as a member of the school board, while he also held a number of other local offices. He was a consistent Christian and a working member of the local Baptist church. His demise was the occasion of much sincere grief as his personal qualities were such that he made and retained the warm friendship of many. There was never the slightest doubt as to his integrity and all with whom he came in contact accorded him their unqualified respect. On Christmas day, 1862, Mr. Ray was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Talley, a daughter of George Talley, one of the prominent farmers of Warren county, Illinois. Her father resided in Kentucky during his youth but was an early settler of the Prairie state. To Mr. and Mrs. Ray were born eight children, of whom four are still livig, namely: Theodore W., a ranchman of Colorado; Guy O., who is farming in Richland township, this county; A. L., a business man residing in St. Joseph, Missouri; and Mollie E., the wife of W. D. Hoskins, of Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Ray is a consistent member of the Baptist church and is highly esteemed because of her many excellent traits of heart and mind SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10900 BOYLE CO - THOMAS MADISON LILLARD - Lillard, Ryder, Morris, Patterson, Williams, Morrison, Bright, Robinson, Adams, Chenault #10900: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V, Battle - Perrin - Kniffin, 4th ed. Boyle Co. Boyle Co. THOMAS MADISON LILLARD was born December 5, 1815, in Madison County, where he lived until 1849, when he located on the Stanford pike, four and one-half miles northeast of Danville, Boyle County, where he has since resided. His father, Thomas Lillard, Jr., a native of Culpeper County, Va., removed to Madison County, Ky., in 1808; enlisted in the war of 1812, but was prevented by sickness from service; was a farmer and died March 3, 1816, aged about thirty-five years. He was the son of Thomas Lillard, Sr., who was a farmer and large slave owner in Culpeper County, and whose children were Benjamin, John and Thomas Jr. Thomas, Jr., married Deborah, daughter of Alexander Ryder, of Madison County (died in 1835, aged fifty-six years), and from their union sprang Christopher, Elizabeth (deceased), Matilda (deceased), Nancy (Morris) of Colorado, Catherine (Patterson) of Shelby County, Ill., and Thomas M. On October 23, 1848, Thomas M. Lillard was united in marriage with Mrs. Williams, nee Miss Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Morrison) Bright, of Lincoln county, born March 3, 1823, and to them have been born Elizabeth B.; Erwin, Fannie (Robinson) of Belton, Mo; John T., of Bloomington, Ill.; Henrietta, Mary T. (Adams, deceased), Maria (Hargis), of Belton, Mo.; Catherine (deceased), Thomas L., Nancy B. (Adams) of Louisville, Stonewall J. (deceased) and William H. From 1839 until 1848 Mr. Lillard spent his winters in Charleston, S. C., and summers in New York, dealing in live stock, in partnership with Walter Chenault, their business often reaching 45300,000 per annum. Mr. Lillard is now engaged in farming, owning 490 acres of exceedingly well improved and very productive land; devoted mainly to grazing. From observations he concludes that the farmer in the blue-grass regions in Kentucky cannot better his condition in the same business anywhere. In Youth, Mr. Lillard had an even start with the world, and by industry, frugality and careful attention to business has amassed an ample competency. With only a limited education, he has improved his opportunities by reading and is possessed of a valuable miscellaneous library. He has always been an emancipationist, though he lost eighteen slaves by the late war. He is a member of the Christian Church, and a Prohibitionist. He is remotely related to Rev. Joseph Lillard, who in 1793 preached the first Methodist sermon in Illinois. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10899 UNKNOWN CO - ROBERT PETERS - Peters, McNutt, Swearingen #10899: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois," Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887. ROBERT PETERS. One of the oldest and most respected of the old settlers of St. Joseph township is Robert Peters, who has been a resident for over sixty years. His father's name was William PETERS and his mother's Sarah MCNUTT, both of Kentucky. They came to this county from Kentucky in 1830 and settled about a mile south of old St. Joseph. At this time there were about nine hundred Indians camped near Mr. Peters' farm. He said they hauled all their grain to Chicago, grew their own flax and made all their own clothing. Robert Peters attended school in a log house near his father's farm. Part of the time the school was held in the kitchen of his father's house. The schools in those days were subscription schools, educational advantages being very limited. Mr. Peters was married in August, 1848, to Mary E. SWEARINGEN, who was born March 31, 1831. There have been born to them eleven children, viz.: Sarah Catharine, Isaac S., John H., Franklin, Susan J., Eliza J., Thomas J., Charles R., Alta Belle, William A. and Mary E., all living except Franklin, Thomas, Charles and Alta; all are married except John H. Mr. Peters was formerly a democrat in politics, but voted for Lincoln for his second term and has voted the republican ticket ever since. In religious matters he is very zealous. He has been for a number of years a consistent member of the Christian church. Mr. Peters was born January 8, 1827, in Rush county, Indiana, and is in the sixty-fifth year of his age. He has lived in St. Joseph for nearly sixty-two years and is known by almost every one in the eastern part of the county. He is very proud of his family and has good reason to be, as his children are among the best and most thrifty citizens of the community. "Uncle Bob," as he is familiarly called, has a reputation that any one might envy. We have been over the township, are well acquainted and we hear every one referring to Uncle Bob as one of the best men in the county and he is honorably entitled to this high opinion of his neighbors. He lives on the old farm near the thriving town of St. Joseph with his wife and in a few years will, if spared, celebrate their golden anniversary. Here, surrounded by their children and grand-children, loved and respected by their neighbors he and his wife are pleasantly spending their declining years and patiently waiting for the time when they shall be called to their home across the river SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10878 ADAIR CO - DR. S. W. STRANGE - Strange, Miller, Whitson, Loyd, Elliott, Isham, Higginbottom, Solomon, Mason, Walkup, Thomas, Coffey, Hunter, Ewing, Bird, Grant, Cartwright #10878 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V, Battle - Perrin - Kniffin, 4th ed. Adair Co. Dr. S. W. STRANGE, a native of Adair County, Ky., was born December 8, 1842. He is the fourth of a family of ten children born to Archelans A. and Celia (Miller) Strange, both of whom were natives of Adair. Archelaus Strange, a farmer and a man of wealth and influence, was born in February, 1812. He received a small patrimony to begin life on, and notwithstanding he was victimized by his friends in the way of paying security, became wealthy. He was married to Miss Celia Miller, the fifth of nine children born to Adam and Patience Whitson, natives of Virginia, who had removed from there to North Carolina and emigrated from there to Kentucky. The name sof the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Strange are Isaac Hardin; James Logan; Amanda C.; Shelby W.; Elizabeth, wife of La Fayette Loyd; Ann Maria, wife of Squire Elliott; Elia; Louvina; Commodore, and Victoria, wife of William Isham, of Boyle County; of whom only Isaac H. is dead. Adam Miller was married three times; first to Patience Whitson, by whom he had nine children: Jacob, Bonaparte, Haradin, John, Celia, Commodore, Eliza (Higginbottom), James P. and Patience; the second marriage was to Miss Vina Solomon, and they were the parents of three children; Willomine, Solomon and Sydney; the third marriage was to Miss Jane Mason, by whom he had two sons: David and George A. Archelaus Strange was from boyhood a member of the Christian Church, and was always in politics a Democrat. During the last twenty-four years of his life he lived within five miles of Burkesville, and at the time of his death, May 26, 1884, left an estate of $15,000. Celia Strange has always been a member of the Christian Church, and is still living on the old home place in Cumberland County, in the sixty-eighty year of her age. Archelaus A. Strange, Sr., the grandfather of Dr. Strange, was a native of Virginia, was a farmer, owned a great many slaves and a large plantation, and was the father of eleven children: John C.; Louis; William, Archelaus; Abram; Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Walkup; Polly, wife of Jno. Thomas; Levi; Larkin; Winston A., and Ellen. These were born to Archelaus A. and Elizabeth (Coffey) Strange, and there are now three living - Elder John C. Strange, Winston A. and Mrs. Elizabeth Walkup. Dr. Strange received a good English education in the common schools of Cumberland County and a neighboring high school, together with a term of one year in Burkesville College. In his twentieth year he began the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. W. G. Hunter, and in 1868 attended a ten months' term at Bellevue Medical College of New York. One month before the termination of the second course of lectures, his health failing, he was compelled to return home. The first year Dr. Strange practiced medicine with his old preceptor, Dr. Hunter, in Burkesville, after which he removed to the village of Breeding's, where he practiced by himself two years. In 1870 he moved to Glenville, where he has since resided, and has a practice averaging $2,500 per annum. March 23, 1869, he married Miss Mary J., a daughter of George and Mary (Ewing) Bird, native Kentuckians. This marriage was blessed with two children: Walter and Charles, both living. Mrs. Strange, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died August 18, 1871, in the twenty-eighth year of her age. His second marriage, on March 27, 1873, was to Miss Rosaline Grant, the youngest of eight children - four sons and four daughters - born to Eli and Frances (Cartwright) Grant, natives of Adair and Russell Counties, respectively. The names of the children of Eli and Frances Grant are Mary J., wife of O. A. Strange; Joseph M.; Huldah, wife of Dr. A. C. Strange; Sally M., wife of H. K. Walkup; Jno. Milton (deceased); Albert F. Eli, and Rosaline. To Dr. and Mrs. Strange have been born five children: Mary, who died in childhood, Victoria, Finis, Sally and Eli. Dr. and Mrs. Strange are members of the Christian Church, and Dr. Strange is a member of the Masonic order, and in politics is a Democrat. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10897 MONTGOMERY CO - L B POWER, M.D. - Power, Beard, Dennett, Morrison, Ross, McIntire, Pollock, Murray, Rice #10897: Portrait and Biographical Album of Des Moines County, Iowa; Chicago: Acme Publishing, 1888. L. B. Power, M. D., of Mediapolis, Iowa, is a native of Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, born Jan. 14, 1838, and is a son of Rev. John H. and Mary Neil (Beard) Power, the former a native of Montgomery County, Ky., born March 15, 1798, and the latter of Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Va., born April 28, 1806. The Powers were among the early settlers of Kentucky, the grandfather of our subject being a companion of Daniel Boone. When quite young John H. Power united with the Methodist Church, and by that body was licensed as a minister of the Gospel. While yet a young man he moved to Northern Ohio, and united with the Northern Ohio Conference, with which he remained until 1848, when he was appointed agent of the Methodist Book Concern, and removed to Cincinnati. In the latter place he resided until 1856, when he removed to Iowa, united with the Iowa Conference, and was appointed Presiding Elder of the Burlington district. With the Iowa Conference he remained until his death, which occurred at Burlington, Jan. 26, 1873. His wife survived him nearly three years, dying Jan. 1, 1876. They reared a family of ten children: George N. is Presiding Elder of the Keokuk district of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Sarah E. died July 3, 1849, aged nineteen years; Ann H. is the wife of Wesley Dennett, now Presiding Elder of the San Francisco (Cal.) district of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mary L. wedded E. L. Morrison, and died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1881; Martha J. is the wife of Rev. Ross, a Methodist Episcopal minister in California; Lewis B. is our subject; John C. resides in Burlington, and is an ex-Judge of the Circuit Court; Lydia E. is the wife of R. S. McIntire, of Topeka, Kan.; Edward R. and Cornelia A. died in infancy. The early life of our subject was spent in his Northern Ohio home, and in Cincinnati. At Woodward College, in the latter place, his literary education was principally received. Coming with his parents to Burlington in 1856, he soon afterward went to Dodgeville, read medicine in the office of F. G. Pollock, M. D., and in company with his preceptor engaged in practice until September, 1860, when he entered the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, graduating from there in March, 1861. For some years, and especially during his attendance at the Medical College, threats of Civil War were made, and preparations looking toward that end were made by some of the Southern States. Resolutions of secession were passed by representatives of seven of the Southern States, before he received his diploma, and he anxiously awaited the final outcome, determining if war should come to offer his services to the General Government. The war did come, and the ink was scarcely dry upon the paper on which President Lincoln issued his call for volunteers, before Dr. Power offered his services, and was appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army. He was soon afterward appointed Surgeon of United States Volunteers, and was on duty at the battle of Shiloh. From exposure during that engagement he was taken sick, and was off duty until October, 1862, when he was assigned to the United States Marine Hospital, at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained during the winter, and in the spring of 1863 was placed in charge of Hospital No. 2, at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, where he remained during the summer of 1863. In the fall of that year he was assigned to duty with the 9th Army Corps, in Kentucky and Tennessee, participating in the various campaigns in those States, and also having charge of the general hospital at Camp Nelson, near Lexington, Ky., remaining there until July, 1864, when he was transferred to the staff of Gen. E. H. Murray, as medical director of the district of Central Kentucky. With Gen. Murray he remained until early in 1865, when he was again transferred, to the staff of Gen. McArthur, as medical director of the district of Western Kentucky, remaining in that connection until January, 1866, when he took charge of the Military Prison Hospital at Louisville, remaining there until mustered out April 24, 1866. For five long years he was in Government service, during which time he became familiar with almost every disease and every form of surgery. The experience thus gained was greater than could have been obtained in many more years of general practice. On receiving his discharge Dr. Power returned to Iowa, and located at Muscatine, engaging in the practice of his profession. Not being satisfied with the place, at the expiration of a year's time he moved to Burlington, Iowa, and here resumed practice, but on account of failing health, the result of exposure while in service, he had to abandon it for some two years. After measurably recovering his health he removed to Mediapolis, and again engaged in practice. In his chosen profession he has been successful, being a physician of experience and skill, one who ever endeavors to keep abreast with the times. Dr. Power was united in marriage, at Burlington, Iowa, with Miss Mary E. Rice, the ceremony taking place March 28, 1866. She is a daughter of David and Levara Rice, the former a native of Washington County, Pa., and the latter of Morgantown, Va. David Rice came with his family to Burlington, Iowa, in 1836, and was therefore truly a pioneer. For many years he was engaged in merchandising, in which he was reasonably successful. He built the first two-story residence ever erected in Burlington. It stood on the site of Drake's hardware store, on Main, between Valley and Market streets. In the early days of Burlington he was one of its leading citizens, and did much to advance its interests. A member of the First Presbyterian Church, of Burlington, he was quite active in the work, assisting in the erection of the first church building. For many years he was one of its Ruling Elders. At different times he was a member of the City Council, and held other local offices. In every work in which he engaged he was conscientious, and whatever he undertook he did with all his might. Father Rice died March 14, 1876, at the age of seventy-four years. His widow is yet living, and resides in Waverly, Iowa, with one of her sons. To Dr. and Mrs. Power five children have been born: David L. died in 1882, at the age of fifteen years; Alma M. resides at home; George R. died at the age of two years, and Cora L. when five; Nellie M. is at home. Since 1875 Dr. Power had been local surgeon of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad Company, a position he is well qualified to fill, his long experience in the army fitting him for any service. As a citizen he is well esteemed, and has been called upon to fill various local offices, the duties of which he discharged with conscientious fidelity. At present he is health officer of town and township. Religiously, the Doctor is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which body his wife is also a member, and in the cause of their Master both take special delight. Socially, the Doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of Sheppard Post No. 157, G. A. R., of which latter body he is the present Commander. The patriotic ardor of his youth has never been allowed to grow cold, and believing the G. A. R. a means to foster a spirit of patriotism, he takes great interest in the success of the order. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10896 BULLITT CO - JOSEPH PIERCE - Pierce, Anderson, Deshazier, Lanham, Weeks #10896: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois," Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887. JOSEPH PIERCE, a native of Bullitt County, Ky., is now a highly respected resident of Harwood Township, in possession of a good farm embracing 120 acres of land in a thorough state of cultivation. He was in early life trained to habits of industry, and his property has been accumulated solely through his own exertions. Our subject was born Jan. 1, 1821, and was the third child of John and Matilda (WEEKS) PIERCE, natives of the Old Dominion. His father followed farming all his life and spent his days in the State which gave him birth. Joseph remained under the parental roof until nineteen years of age, and then going into Washington county, Ky., engaged as a farm laborer for a year. He then took a contract to make 16,000 rails at thirty-seven and one-half cents per hundred. After the completion of this, he followed teaming one winter and in the spring began laying his plans for the establishment of a home and domestic ties. On the 14th of December, 1842, he was married to Miss Margaret M. LANHAM, who was a native of his own State, and the second child of John and Ellen LANHAM, also natives of the Blue Grass State. Our subject and his wife soon after their marriage, located on a farm in Marion County, Ky., which they occupied for five years following. Mr. Pierce then determined upon a removal to the West, and coming into Greene County, Ill., purchased a farm of 150 acres east of Kane. He occupied this for a period of fifteen years, in the meantime redeeming the land from its original condition and building up a good homestead. In 1864, however, receiving a good offer to sell, he disposed of his property and returned to his native State, where he purchased 113 acres of improved land in Washington County. He remained there five years, but there was a charm about the prairies of Illinois which led him westward once more. Coming to this county he purchased eighty acres on section 16, in Harwood Township, to which he soon afterward added forty acres, making 120, which constitutes his present homestead. He also owns 100 acres in section 20. Mr. Pierce has been fairly prospered in his labors, but himself and his wife have met with severe affliction in the loss of seven of the ten children who came to brighten their home and which they had hoped would all remain with them until their labors on earth had ceased. Those whom they laid away in sorrow and with tears were, Margaret M., John Henry, Cedonia, William Edward, Matilda Jane, Harriett Ann and Franklin. Of those living Angeline became the wife of William DESHAZIER, a prosperous farmer of Harwood Township, owning a homestead near his father-in-law, and they have one child, Jessie; Elvina is the wife of Charles ANDERSON, who occupies a portion of the home farm; they have three children-Ellen G., Margaret M., and Josephine. Joseph is the youngest son and is at home with his parents. Mr. Pierce devotes his entire attention to the raising of grain. He is Democratic in politics but takes no active part otherwise then depositing his vote as a dutiful citizen on election day. He has frequently served his township as Road Commissioner and his district as School Director, but has never aspired to political offices. He has in all respects built up a record as an honest man and a good citizen, and in return is rewarded with the sincere respect and esteem of his neighbors. Mrs. Pierce is a member of the Catholic Church at Rantoul. A lithographic view of the pleasant home of Mr. Pierce is shown elsewhere in this work. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10895 TRIGG CO - PEYTON S. NANCE - Nance #10895: A History of Kentucky Baptists, J. H. Spencer, Vol II, 1886. PEYTON S. NANCE was the most prominent preacher of this fraternity, in its early history. He was born in Henry county, Va. February 8, 1795. He united with a church, in 1823, commenced exercising in public the following year, and was ordained to the ministry August 2, 1828. In 1830, he moved to Kentucky, and settled in Trigg County. Here he entered into the constitution of Cases Creek church, the same year, and remained a member of it the rest of his life. This church first joined Little River Association, and Mr. Nance preached the introductory sermon before that body, in 1831. He also served it as moderator, the following year. When his church joined Original Little River Association, in 1833, he went with it. He served that Association, as moderator, 21 years. The Lord call him to his reward, about 1860. Mr. Nance was a man of excellent moral character, and a preacher of fair ability. He was pastor of Muddy Fork and other leading churches of his association, and was probably the ablest and most influential minister that has been connected with that fraternity. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10894 PULASKI CO - J H WORD - Word #10894: History of Fremont County, Iowa Des Moines: Iowa Hist. Co., 1881. Scott Township. WORD, J. H., merchant and grain dealer, P. O. Bartlett; born in Pulaski county, Kentucky, December 4, 1847. In 1857 he moved with his parents to St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1864 he went to Madison county, Montana, where he engaged in stock raising until 1874, when he returned to St. Joseph. In 1877 commenced the mercantile business, in Bartlett. He is a man of great energy and good business qualifications. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10893 FRANKLIN CO - JAMES B WALLER - Waller, Cromwell, Underwood, Marshall, Clay, Robertson, Lees, Alexander, Franklin, Hankey #10893: Album of Genealogy and Biography, Cook County, Illinois with Portraits 3rd ed. revised and extended (Chicago: Calumet Book & Engraving Co., 1895), pp. 28-29. JAMES B. WALLER. Among the noted members of the Waller family in England, were Sir William Waller, a distinguished General and Member of Parliament during Cromwell's time, and Edmund Waller, the poet. A member of this family came to Virginia about the time of the Restoration, and settled in Spottsylvania County. Among his descendants were John and William Edmund Waller, eminent Baptist ministers, who suffered considerable persecution from the Church of England. Richard, son of Rev. William Edmund Waller, was the father of C. S. Waller, lately Commissioner of Public Works in Chicago, and at one time Assistant State Auditor of Kentucky. William S., another son of Rev. William Edmund Waller, was for upwards of forty years Cashier of the Bank of Kentucky. The four sons of William S. Waller, Henry, James B., William and Edward, became prominent citizens of Chicago. James B. Waller was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, January 20, 1817. He enjoyed the best educational advantages obtainable at that day, spending four years at Center College, Danville, Kentucky, after which he became a student at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1836. He then entered the law department of Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky, and received his diploma from that institution two years later. He was admitted to the Bar the same year, and began practice at Bowling Green, in partnership with Warner L. Underwood. In 1842 he located at Lexington, becoming a partner of Thomas F. Marshall, one of the most celebrated American orators of that time. They practiced at the same Bar with Henry Clay, Chief-Justice Robertson, and other eminent men. Being naturally of a retiring and domestic inclination, Mr. Waller became more noted as a counsellor than as an advocate, and for twenty years was one of the leading men of Kentucky in that department of his profession. He first visited Chicago in 1849, at which time he first began making investments in realty at this place. Nine years later he became a permanent resident, and entered into partnership with his brother Edward and his brother-in-law, James Lees, in a general commission business. The firm was known in Chicago as Waller & Company, and in New York as Lees & Waller. Their transactions in general merchandise grew to large extent, and were terminated in 1863, by the dissolution of the firm, when Mr. Waller retired from active business. He devoted most of his attention thereafter to the management of the large estate of his brother-in-law, R. S. C. A. Alexander, of which he had been appointed an administrator. In February, 1847, he was married to Miss Lucy Alexander, daughter of Robert Alexander, of Frankfort, Kentucky. The last-named was formerly private secretary of Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France, and for many years in later life was President of the Bank of Kentucky. Mrs. Waller is a niece of Thomas Hankey, for some years Governor of the Bank of England. Mr. Waller was a Presbyterian in faith, and a leader in church and Sunday-school work. He was earnest in his convictions, a deep student and independent thinker, and always declined to give his sanction to anything which his mind and conscience did not approve. In early life he was an ardent Whig, being a friend and supporter of Henry Clay, to whom he was naturally drawn during their intimate association in professional life. In 1852 he became a supporter of Stephen A. Douglas, and continued to be a conservative Democrat during the balance of his existence. He believed in a tariff for revenue only, and though tendered some of the most important public positions in the gift of the Nation, he always declined to become a candidate for office. He was ever a friend to his slaves, to whom he offered their freedom before he decided to leave Kentucky. None of them accepted this privilege, and all remained upon the plantation as long as their kind master continued to reside there. Some of them continued to seek his advice and assistance as long as he lived. He died at his home in Chicago, August 4, 1887. Among other literary productions, Mr. Waller was the author of several valuable discussions on political economy. His "True Doctrine of States Rights" and "The Right of Eminent Domain, and the Police Power of the State" attracted wide attention and received many encomiums from public men in all parts of the country. He also wrote interesting "Reminiscences of Benjamin Franklin as a diplomatist, and many other articles of general interest. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10892 SIMPSON CO - ESQUIRE WILLIAM H BREEDLOVE - Breedlove, Bass, Cooksey, Kimnbrough, Moore, Kirby, Kerley, Stagnar, Reed, Berry #10892: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV, Battle - Perrin - Kniffin - 3rd ed., 1886. Esquire William H. Breedlove was born October 8, 1823, near Woodburn, Warren Co., Ky., where he grew to manhood, and in 1874 located in the eastern part of Simpson County, where he has since resided. His father, William McKendry Breedlove, a native of Nelson County, Va., was born July 2, 1800; in 1813 removed with his parents to Warren County, Ky., was a planter, and died in Grayson County, Tex., in 1879. He was a son of William Breedlove, of Virginia, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; was a Methodist minister, and died in Simpson County, in 1836, at the age of sixty-eight years. He had thirteen children, twelve of whom were married. His father was from Wales. William M. married Martha A., daughter of Walter and Lucy (Bass) Cooksey, of Warren County (born November 2, 1802, in Halifax County, Va., died July 10, 1883), and from their union sprang William H., Lucy W. (deceased), John B. (deceased), George W., Mary E. (Kimbrough), Josephus M., Frances and Belle C. (Cooksey). Mr. Breedlove attending the common schools of the neighborhood in youth, and after his majority attended a select school for two years, since which time he has continued to apply himself at leisure hours in seeking information. He has been twice married, first, July 25, 1850, to Mary E., daughter of Asalom and Eleanor (Moore) Kirby, of Warren County (born November 26, 1830, died June 21, 1873), and their union has been blessed by the birth of one child - William E. (W. E. Breedlove born May 17, 1851, died July 2, 1873); April 15, 1874, Mr. Breedlove married Mrs. Sarah A., widow of D. W. Kerley, and daughter of Isaac and Sara A. (Stagnar) Reed, of Simpson County (born March 25, 1836), and to them have been born Daniel H., Montgomery and Mabel (twins). Mrs. Breedlove's children by her former husband are James E., Isaac N., Mollie (Berry) and Bettie. Esquire Breedlove has served as magistrate and member of the court of claims of Simpson County for nearly eight years, which honorable position he still retains. He taught school for many years. He is a farmer, having 305 acres of productive land well improved, and in good condition. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Democrat. He lost twelve slaves by the late war. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10891 MASON CO - ORRISON SHREVE - Shreve, Hamilton, Hayden, Slack #10891: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois," Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887. ORRISON SHREVE, one of the oldest and most honored pioneers of St. Joseph Township, is a native of the Buckeye State, born in Brown County, Dec. 2, 1811, and is now fast advancing to fourscore years. He came to this county with his family in the spring of 1853, and has consequently been the witness of the remarkable changes which have occurred during a period of over thirty years. The scenes which he has witnessed and the experiences through which he has passed have probably brought to his mind many times the maxim that "truth is stranger than fiction." He came to Illinois when it was comparatively young in years, and when he himself was strong and in the pride of manhood, and he has witnessed with a feeling of gratification, the development of the State, which has now become one of the principal commonwealths in the West. The first representatives of the Shreve family in this country emigrated from Amsterdam, making their first settlement in Pennsylvania, a branch of the family settling in Mason County, Ky., in the early settlement of that region. In that locality, too, was born Caleb SHREVE, the father of our subject, whose marriage is recorded as having taken place in about 1799, in Mason County. Five years later, in 1804, he removed with his family to Ohio, and locating in Brown County, continued a resident there until the spring of 1834, whence he removed to Fountain County, Ind., and from there in the spring of 1835 to this county. He purchased land in Sidney Township, upon which he settled, but only lived until the September following. The mother of our subject, before her marriage, was Miss Anna SLACK, who was born near the city of Baltimore, Md., and was the daughter of John SLACK, Esq., who was also a native of that locality. By her marriage with Caleb Shreve she became the mother of twelve children, six sons and six daughters, who all lived to mature years, married and reared families of their own. Caleb Shreve had served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and our subject still has in his possession the land warrant which was issued in payment of his services. Orrison Shreve passed his boyhood and youth in Brown County, Ohio, and after repairing to Ripley learned the tanners trade, which he followed in his native State for eleven years. When twenty three years old he was married, Aug. 14, 1834, to Miss Eleanor HAMILTON, a native of his own county, and the daughter of Robert and Nancy HAMILTON. Our subject, resolving then to change his occupation, located on a farm in Brown County, where he remained until fall, in 1853, and then began making preparations for removal to the Prairie State. After reaching this county he located in St. Joseph Township near the Sidney line, where for several years he farmed on rented land, and met with good success. In 1871 he became a resident of the town of St. Joseph, and for thirteen years had charge of a water tank of the I., B. & W. R. R. Later he retired from active labor, and is passing the sunset of life in peace and quiet in St. Joseph. Mr. S. has been twice married. She who was the first companion, and whom he married in his native State, became the mother of eight children, namely; Joseph H., Robert N.; Nancy A., now deceased; William O., a merchant of St. Joseph; Mary E., Amanda J., Joshua E. and Ely F. The latter served as a soldier in the late war and was killed at the battle of Murfreesboro. Of these children, five died of cholera. The second wife of Mr. S. was formerly Miss Rebecca HAYDEN, our subject being her third husband. Of her former marriages there were born five children, and by her union with Mr. Shreve five children were born. Mr. S. became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1834, with which he has since been connected, and strives to perform his duties faithfully. His wife is a member of the same church and attends quite regularly at St. Joseph. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10890 HOPKINS CO - W D CROW - Crow, Townsend, Reames #10890: Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV, Battle - Perrin - Kniffin - 3rd ed., 1886. Hopkins Co. W. D. CROW was born July 12, 1839, in Mecklenburgh County, Va., and is a son of U. S. and Jane (Townsend) Crow, both natives of the "Old Dominion." The father died in his native State in 1870, aged sixty-two, and the mother two years later, aged about sixty-five. W. D. was reared on his father's farm and received a good literary education. In 1869 he came to Hopkins County, and in 1873 removed to his present farm, consisting of 111 acres, largely improved. He enlisted in 1861 in the Fifth Battalion Heavy Artillery, Confederate States army, and served till the end of the war. He was elected Justice of the peace in August, 1881, and is still serving in that capacity. Mr. Crow was married in 1867 to Martha S. Reames, of Virginia, and four sons and three daughters have blessed their union. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10889 WOODFORD CO - WILLIAM BOOKER - Booker, Bibb, Johnston, Phillips, Ware #10889: The History of Northwestern Ohio & History of Paulding County (H H Hardesty & Company Chicago IL/Toledo OH 1882) pg 230. William Booker. William Booker - deceased, and his wife, Sydney Jane Bibb, were both born slaves; he in Frankfort, Kentucky, she in Woodford county, Kentucky, August 24, 1828. When she was in her 22d year they were married in her native county, March 3, 1850. Their daughter, Mary Belle, was born May 23, 1851; George W., October 11, 1854. Mrs. Booker's parents, Thomas and Isabella (Johnston) Bibb, are deceased; her father was killed at the battle of Petersburg by a rebel bullet while fighting for his liberty. William Phillips was the owner of William Booker; Sydney was the slave of Fanny Ware; both were liberated before the war of 1861. Together they settled on the farm that she now occupies in 1852. William died March 22, 1854. The family are members of the Baptist church. Mrs. Booker can be addressed at Timberville, Paulding county, Ohio. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10888 FRANKLIN CO - JAMES S SHAFFER - Shaffer, Berlincourt, Brown, Jones, Roche #10888: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois," Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887. JAMES S. SHAFFER is the owner of 160 acres of excellent, highly improved land, located on section 25, Sidney Township, where he carries on an extensive farming and stock-growing business. He was born in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 15, 1840, and is the son of Joseph and Mary (ROCHE) SHAFFER. His parents were both born in France. At an early day, the date of which is unknown, they removed from France seeking a new home in America. They first settled in Pennsylvania where his father was a teacher in the public schools. From there they removed to LaFayette, Ind., where his father died in 1856. His mother having previously married the second time to a man by the name of Alfonso BERLINCOURT, came to Illinois with her only child, James S. Shaffer. Her death occurred in 1882, at Burlington, Kan. James was left at an early age to make his own way in the world. The truism "some are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them," may also apply to prosperity. It was his destiny to achieve by his own intelligence, foresight and courage, and he has successfully contended against many difficulties and obstacles. In 1871, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth JONES, the daughter of William and Mary J. (BROWN) JONES. Her parents, who were natives of Kentucky, now reside in Danville, Ill. Mr. James S. Shaffer and his wife have reared a family of eleven children; their names and dates of birth are as follows; Ida B., March 6, 1872; Louis, Sept. 11, 1873; Ira, Sept. 13 1874; William, Dec. 19 1875; Mary, May 11 1877; John, April 19 1878; Joseph, Nov. 15 1880; James, May 9 1882; Oscar, Jan. 28 1884; Alice, June 31 1885; Charles, March 17 1887. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife is a Methodist. In politics he is a Republican. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10887 BATH CO - J J LOCHRIDGE - Lochridge, Griffin #10887: History of Fremont County, Iowa. Des Moines: Iowa Hist. Co., 1881. LOCHRIDGE, J. J., engineer, P. O. Eastport; born September 27, 1844, in Bath county, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood and was educated. Enlisted in company K, fourteenth Kansas cavalry in 1862, and was in all the numerous battles in which his regiment was engaged. He was discharged in 1865. From this time until 1877 was a resident of various places, and engaged in various kinds of business. In that year he came to Eastport and engaged in his present occupation. He was married March 10, 1867, to Miss Rebecca Griffin, a native of England, by whom he has three children: Fred., Anna B., and Grace. He is a member of I. O. O. F. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10886 FAYETTE CO - ROBERT ALEXANDER WALLER - Waller, Bomar, Altgeld, Swigert, Watson #10886: Album of Genealogy and Biography, Cook County, Illinois with Portraits 3rd ed. revised and extended (Chicago: Calumet Book & Engraving Co., 1895), pp. 43-44. ROBERT ALEXANDER WALLER is one of the men whose enterprise, intelligence and foresight have combined to place Chicago among the foremost cities of the world. Not only has he encouraged and sustained the intellectual and moral culture of its citizens, but he has been identified with some of the most magnificent public enterprises known to modern times. For more than a half-century the physical, commercial and mental powers of this great city have been constantly re-inforced by the accession of progressive and energetic men from every part of the civilized world. Among this cosmopolitan people are many prominent representatives of the Blue Grass State, a region which has long been famous for the activity, refinement and intelligence of its citizens. The subject of this notice combines the zeal and valor of the typical Kentuckian with the confidence, discernment and patriotism which characterize the true Chicagoan. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, June 2, 1850, and a few years later, with the other members of the family, became a resident of Chicago. Extended notice of his parents, James and Lucy Waller, will be found elsewhere in this volume. After a primary course in Chicago, Robert A. Waller entered Washington and Lee University, and completed his course in that institution at the age of twenty-two. He returned to Chicago, and in the spring of the following year entered the insurance office of D. L. Bowmar as office boy. Two years later he became a partner of his former employer, and when Mr. Bowmar retired from business, owing to ill-health, in 1879, Mr. Waller became the sole proprietor. Since that date the enterprise has been conducted under the name of R. A. Waller & Company, which is one of the best-known firms in that line of business in the city. In 1892 he organized the Ashland Block Association, of which he has ever since been President. The structure erected by that association in the same year is one of the finest and most conspicuous office buildings in the city. When it was first proposed to hold the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, he became one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the movement. He was elected one of the Board of Directors, and afterward became the Second Vice-President of the Exposition, which honorable position he continues to hold. He helped to organize the Sheridan Drive Association, which has been active in securing the establishment of a pleasant road along the lake shore north of the city, and leading to Milwaukee, as a continuation of the famous Lake Shore Drive of the city. He is the founder of Buena Park, one of the finest residence suburbs on the north shore, which is now within the city limits, and resides there with his family. In February, 1893, Governor Altgeld appointed Mr. Waller one of the Lincoln Park Commissioners, and he soon afterward became the President of that body, succeeding Mr. W. C. Goudy, at the death of the latter. Many valuable plans of improvement were executed under his administration. Because of his refusal to introduce politics into the management of the park, he incurred the displeasure of the Governor, who asked his resignation. With true and manly independence, he refused to resign, thus compelling Governor Altgeld to show his hand as a small politician by his removal. Though a life-long Democrat, Mr. Waller preferred removal to meddling in petty politics. He has always stood above mere partisanship, and has used his utmost influence to have the affairs of every department of the city administered for the general welfare of its people. By refusing to prostitute his official position to political uses, to the detriment of the public service, he earned the respect and warm regard of large numbers in all political parties. In July, 1895, he was appointed by Mayor Swift one of the Civil Service Commissioners provided for in the laws of March 20, 1895, to secure classification and promotion for merit alone in the departments of the City Government. In June, 1876, Mr. Waller married Miss Lina Swigert Watson, of Frankfort, Kentucky, daughter of Dr. Edward Watson, of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Waller have one son, Robert Alexander Waller, junior. No family in Chicago stands higher socially than that of Mr. Waller. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is identified with many of the most prominent clubs and associations. His breadth of character and restless activity make him a useful and popular member of each of these organizations. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/