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    JohnSandidge    JOHN SANDIDGE, one of themost intelligent and prosperous farmers of Oakland township, Schuyler county,was born in the State of Kentucky in 1829. His father, Daniel Sandidge,was a native of Virginia, born in 1804; there he married Pamelia Tate,born in the same place in 1803. The paternal grandfather of our subject,John Sandidge was a Virginian by  birth; he married a native of Virginia,and in an early day removed to Kentucky, settling in Lincoln county; hebecame a wealthy planter, owning a large number of slaves. They had a familyof nine sons and four daughters: Daniel, Clayton, Joshua, James, … Read more

    JacobS. Pruett    JACOB S. PRUETT, who for many years hasbeen prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Schuylercounty, was born at St. Mary’s, Hancock county, Illinois, December 3, 1834,a son of Constant Pruett. His father was a native of Roane county, Tennessee,and his grandfather was a farmer of that State, and spent his entire lifewithin its borders. Constant Pruett was reared and married in Tennessee,and emigrated to Illinois in 1829, accompanied by his wife and one child;they journeyed on horse-back to Kentucky, and then secured a cart in whichthey completed the trip. They first settled in Cass … Read more

 J.S. Nicholson  J. S. NICHOLSON, editorof the Beardstown Illinoian, was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England,in 1832. The family left Liverpool on the anniversary of the Queen’s marriage,and, like so many emigrants, had a slow passage to New Orleans, thenceup the Mississippi river, settling at last, after a journey of eleven weekswith teams, at Jacksonville. In 1850 the family settled on improved landsnear Beardstown. They farmed this land. Part of the family moved to Rome,Peoria county, where the father died, aged seventy-three years, four monthsand twenty-eight days. He had been a good, quiet citizen. The war of theRebellion changed his politics … Read more

    MortimerAyers, M.D.     MORTIMER AYERS, M. D., a leading member of themedical fraternity in Schuyler county, Illinois, has been a resident ofRushville since October 1, 1873. He was born at Springfield, Illinois,June 25, 1848, a son of Grover and Jane (Stockdale) Ayers. The father wasa native of New York state, born near Penn Yan, May 21, 1818, and emigratedto Wapakoneta, Ohio, with his family at an early day. There he was married,and in 1844 he emigrated to Illinois, and settled at Springfield; herehe embarked in a general mercantile trade, which he carried on until 1862,when he retired … Read more

  Descendantsof Jonas B. Lung & Anna Askins Contributed by C.H. [email protected]  Jonas B. LUNG was born on27 May 1798 in Tennessee.  He signed a will on 23 Jan 1879 and diedon 12 Sep 1879 in Clayton, Adams County, Illinois.  He was buriedin Northside Cemetery, Clayton, Illinois.  Jonas B. LUNG was marriedto Anna (Ann) ASKINS on 2 Jul 1821 in Garrard County, Kentucky.  Anna(Ann) ASKINS was born in 1800 in Virginia.  She died between 1840and 1850 in Schuyler County, Illinois.  Jonas B. LUNG and Anna (Ann)ASKINS had the following children:  1.1. John A. LUNG M.D.was born in 1822 in Garrard … Read more

  LenoverFamily Contributed by [email protected] Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 LENOVER. He marriedMELINDA C.. Children of JOHN LENOVERand MELINDA C. are: 2. i. ALEXANDER2 LENOVER,b. January 04, 1828, New Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH; d. September 08,1913, Pleasant View, Schuyler Co., IL.. 3. ii. JOSEPH CHARLES LENOVER,b. March 31, 1845, Findley, Shelby Co., IL.; d. July 24, 1932, Decatur,Macon Co., IL.. Generation No. 2 2. ALEXANDER2 LENOVER (JOHN1)was born January 04, 1828 in New Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, and diedSeptember 08, 1913 in Pleasant View, Schuyler Co., IL.. He married (1)ELIZABETH CAROLINE DUPUY January 12, 1850 in WapellaCo., IA. He married(2) … Read more

     LukeW. Clark, M. D.    LUKE W. CLARK, M. D., has been a close studentof his profession for many years, and long ago won an enviable reputationas a skillful practitioner. He was born in Pike county, Ohio, September6, 1841. His father, Ebenezer Clark, was a native of the State of New York,and was there reared and married, his wife’s maiden name being Julia A.Wilcox, also of the Empire State. His early life was spent amid rural scenes,in closest touch with Nature, who is always a wise and gentle teacher.He attended the common schools, and in his youth began … Read more

    LouisW. Carles    LOUIS W. CARLES, a well-to-do and a successfulfarmer and stock-raiser, living on section 30, township 18, range 11, wasborn in this township in 1847, and was here reared and educated. He isthe son of George H. Carles born in Germany in 1818. He was of pure Germanancestry. His wife’s name was Elizabeth Crims, and she died at the ageof sixty-one. She and her people were members of the Lutheran Church. Thefather and his children, in September, 1844, started for the United States,landed in New Orleans, and on the largest steamer then running on the Mississippithey … Read more

    LeonidasScott    LEONIDAS SCOTT, one of the prominent citizensof Rushville, Schuyler county, Illinois, is a native of this county, bornSeptember 7, 1855 (for family history, see sketch of Mrs. T. W. Scott).He was united in marriage March 25, 1874, to Melinda B. Demaree, a nativeof Mercer county, Kentucky, born August 9, 1855. Her parents, Holdman andMartha J. Demaree, were also natives of Mercer county, Kentucky. They emigratedto Schuyler county in 1857, and bought land on which they lived until death;they had born to them eight children, six of whom are living. Mrs. Scott’sgrandparents were Virginians by birth and … Read more