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     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

      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

    Hon. Alexander K. Lowry     HON. ALEXANDER K. LOWRY was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1829, a son of Joseph Lowry, a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather, Adam Lowry, was a native of Ireland, but was the descendant of Scotch ancestors; he emigrated to America, accompanied by his family about the year 1780, and settled near Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania; he died at the age of ninety-five years in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. His son Joseph learned the blacksmithing trade, but engaged in agricultural pursuits in Armstrong county, where he had settled previous … Read more

  Azariah Lewis   AZARIAH LEWIS, a prosperous and influential farmer of Cass county, Illinois, residing in township 18, range 9 west, was born in Washington county, Kentucky, March 15, 1813, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Burns) Lewis. The Lewis branch of the family is of Welsh ancestry, while that of Burns descended from German ancestry. The father of our subject participated in the war of 1812, for which he also received a pension and a soldier’s warrant, which were continued to his widow. He was born in Virginia, and accompanied his parents to Kentucky at an … Read more

    Alfred M. Thompson     ALFRED M. THOMPSON, a farmer and stock raiser of township 17 north, range 11 west, section 36, Virginia post office, was born on the farm where he now lives, February 27, 1850. His parents were Oswell and Elizabeth (Henderson) Thompson. Both were born near Chillicothe, Ohio, the father in 1806, and the mother, September 22, 1813. They came to Illinois with their parents in the same year, 1827. The father’s parents located on the farm which Alfred now owns, and the mother’s people located near Arcadia, Illinois. They were married here, in 1829. … Read more

  Adam P. Seasly   ADAM P. SEASLY, a progressive and enterprising young farmer of Oakland township, was born in Carroll county, Maryland, in 1860. His father, Adam Seasly, now a resident of Adams county, Pennsylvania, is a native of Germany, but emigrated to America when a young man; he was reared to the life of a farmer, and also mastered the blacksmith’s trade in his own country. After arriving in this country he went directly to Pennsylvania, and there was married to Elizabeth Cook, a daughter of Benjamin Cook; she died in early womanhood in Pennsylvania, leaving two sons … Read more

    Anton Rink     ANTON RINK, a successful brewer of Beardstown, was born on the river Rhine, August 9, 1833. He is the only member of his family now living in this country. His mother died in Germany when he was only two years of age. In 1850, and after his father’s second marriage, he left the old country, and after a long a weary trip finally settled in Perry county, Missouri, where the father died four years later. His wife married a second time, and continued to live in Perry county until her death in 1890. Mr. … 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

  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

      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