Israel Hill, one of the pioneer farmers of Oakland township, was born in Indiana, in 1827, a son of Ishmael Hill, a native of North Carolina, born in October, 1808. He was married April 4, 1850, to Miss Louisiana Pemberton, a daughter of Thomas Pemberton of Kentucky.
Read MoreChristian Pilger, a live man and old citizen of Beardstown, was born in Waldeck, Prussia, in 1836, and came of a good old German family. His father, Fred Pilger, was at one time Mayor, as had been his father and grandfather before him. He was married in this city to Miss Margaret Schuman, born in Baden, Germany, and came to this country when eighteen years of age. Her parents also came to Beardstown and died here consistent members of the Lutheran Church.
Read MoreSamuel M. Schroder, a rising young business man of Oakland township, and one of the most progressive agriculturists of Schuyler county, was born in McDonough county, Illinois, in 1860, on the 27th day of April. His father, Nicholas Schroder, was a native of Germany, but emigrated to America with his mother when a lad of eleven years, in 1837. Mr. Schroder was united in marriage, in 1880, to Miss Sarah E. Smith, a native of Fulton county, Illinois, and a daughter of John and Rebecca (Barcus) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania and Illinois, respectively.
Read MoreHenryC. Korte HENRYC. KORTE, general farmer of section 4, township 17, range 11, was bornin Kurhessen, Germany, January 2, 1840. He grew up at home, and in 1855came to this country with his parents and three children. They set...
Read MoreHenryD. Ritter HENRY D. RITTER was bornAugust 6, 1819, son of Michael and Barbara E. (Schafer) Ritter. The formerwas born in 1795, being of German ancestry. By occupation he was a stonemason, and in 1812 he went to the German...
Read MoreHenryF. Witte HENRY F. WITTE, a practicalfarmer and stock-raiser, lives on a good farm in section 3, township 18,range 11, where he owns 120 acres of fine prairie land and forty acresof timber. He bought this land in 1862 and...
Read MoreHenry J. Schroeder, one of the old and well known contractors and builders of Beardstown, was born in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, in 1833. He was married in Beardstown, to Miss Anna Mohlman, born in one of the Rhine provinces, Germany, in 1841, a daughter of Henry Mohlman.
Read MoreHiramJaques HIRAM JAQUES was born inSchoharie county, New York, August 17, 1814. He was the son of Jesse andMaria (Boice) Jaques. They both died in New York. They had twelve children,but only one or two are living. Hiram...
Read MoreHenryW. Krohe HENRYW. KROHE was born at Beardstown, Illinois, November 27, 1841, and diedsuddenly at his home in that city, of heart failure, December 19, 1889.He grew up here, and in 1862, when just about of age, he started...
Read MoreHenryW. Meyer HENRYW. MEYER, a successful farmer and stock raiser of section 7, township 18,range 11, was born near Arenzville, this county, in 1853, December 26.He is the younger of the children, Fred and Catherine Meyer, the...
Read MoreIchabodPerry ICHABOD PERRY, one of theearly setters of this county, residing in Mount Sterling, was born in Claibornecounty, Tennessee, July 18, 1815. His father, Edmond Perry, was a nativeof North Carolina and served in the...
Read MoreJamesB. Moore JAMESB. MOORE, a soldier in the late war, was born in Newark, Delaware, November26, 1819. His father, John, was born in the same place, October 9, 1791,and his grandfather, Archibald, was a native of Jamestown,...
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