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      Andrew J. Mead     ANDREW J. MEAD is located at Huntsville and is the oldest physician in Schuyler county, as he has been located at this place since March, 1840. He was born in Henry county, Kentucky, April 4, 1815, being a son of William and Mary (Scott) Mead. He grew to manhood in his native State, passing his boyhood on the farm. At the age of thirteen he commenced to clerk in a store and continued there four years. He then lived with Dr. Gosle, with whom he studied medicine until he was twenty-one and … Read more

     AndrewJ. Hedgcock    ANDREW J. HEDGCOCK, a prosperous farmerand esteemed citizen of Schuyler county, Illinois, was born in Davidsoncounty, North Carolina, November 25, 1831, and is a son of John and Temperance(Bodenhamer) Hedgcock. Three generations of the family were born in theold North State: the subject of this sketch, his father, John, and hisgrandfather, Elisha. The originator of the family in that State was Elisha’sfather, John, who removed to North Carolina from within sixteen miles ofBaltimore, Maryland. This was about six years before the Revolutionarywar. William, an older brother of John’s, was a soldier in that war; andit … Read more

    A. H. Sielschott   A. H. SIELSCHOTT, Beardstown, Illinois.–The United States, the grandest government that shelters a people, possesses alone of all the goveniments of the world, the privilege which makes it possible for each individual to force his way through the ranks of the many and become one of the few. Emerson says “it is purpose that differences men,” and the man who, by birth or its equivalent, enjoys the possibilities of a high and noble purpose, under such a government, and who through energy, tact, and strict integrity overcomes the obstacles that engulf smaller men, who … Read more

    Alexander D. Six, M.D.   ALEXANDER D. SIX, M.D., one of the successful surgeons and physicians of Versailles, was born in Morgan county, now Scott, in 1828. His father, David Six, was born in Tennessee, in 1799, and his father, John Six, was a native of the Shenandoah valley, Virginia, and his grandfather, the great-great-grandfather of the Doctor, was banished from Germany on account of his tendency toward mutiny, and settled in this country, where he founded the family of Six on American soil. The offence for which he was exiled from his native land was a small … Read more

    Amaziah C. Edgar     AMAZIAH C. EDGAR was born at Virginia, Cass county, Illinois, May 12, 1845. His father, George Edgar, was a native of Franklin county, Kentucky, and was there reared and married; he emigrated to Illinois at an early day, and was one of the honored pioneers of Schuyler county. After a few years he removed to Cass county, Illinois, and located at Virginia, engaging in farming near that place. In 1849, when the gold fever swept the country, he joined the train of emigrants journeying to the Pacific coast. He remained in the Golden … Read more

      Benjamin F. Rebman     BENJAMIN F. REBMAN, a farmer and dairyman, was born in Schuyler county, Illinois, at Pleasant View, January 12, 1848. He was the seventh child in a family of nine born to John and Margaret (Huffman) Rebman, the former of whom was born at Strasburg, Germany, and the latter near the same place. They emigrated to America in 1830 and were married in New York city in 1832. They lived in New York State about four years, when they removed to St. Louis, and after remaining there two years removed to Beardstown, Illinois, … Read more

  AlexanderHite, Sr.  Contributedby Lela Hite [email protected] AlexanderHite, Sr. was born 1806 in Virginia, he moved to Licking County, Ohio,with his father in 1812. His father died when Alex was 17 years. Alex wasalready working and living with the Haas family as a blacksmith. He movedto Schuyler County in 1843, with him came his wife Arrabellah Mathews andtheir six children. Alexander had two half brothers named Harrison Hiteand Abraham Hite, Jr. These two brothers also moved to Schuyler Countyabout 1850. AbrahamHite, Jr. was in the Civil War joining the 78th, A Company in SchuylerCounty in 1862, and he served until … Read more

    Adam Schuman     ADAM SCHUMAN, one of the enterprising and successful young farmers of section 13, range 12, owning a farm of 120 acres which he has occupied since the death of his father, John A. Schuman, in October, 1886, has been the proprietor of the farm where he was born, reared and educated. The date of his birth is February 13, 1851. Since he came into possession of the farm, he has greatly improved it and made it very successful, having it well stocked and employing good farm hands. Although only a young man, he is … Read more