Biographies

 ThomasH. Carter  THOMAS H. CARTER was bornin Little York, York county, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1823. His father,Bushnell Carter, a native of Connecticut, came when a young man to Pennsylvania,where he married Julia L. Barber, an estimable lady. He was an educatedman, a successful lawyer, and died in early manhood. After the death ofhis mother our subject was taken by his father to an uncle in Connecticut,and there he grew to manhood. When twenty years of age he became a schoolteacher, and so continued until 1847, when he went to Canfield, Ohio, wherehe began the study of law under Judge Newton. … Read more

   ThomasJ. Clark THOMAS J. CLARK was horn in Huntsvilletownship, Schuyler county, September 16, 1853. His father, Harrison, washorn in Logan county, Kentucky, February 15, 1811, and he was the son ofAbner Clark. The father of our subject was rearedand married in his native township and residedthere until 1833, when he emigrated to Illinois. He was accompanied byhis wife and child, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Wilgus, and family. Theyowned a wagon together, and each one had his own horse, and in this waymade an overland journey to Illinois and located in Schuyler county. Whenhe landed here his entire wealth consisted … Read more

    ThomasMunroe, M.D.    THOMAS MUNROE, M. D., Rushville, Illinois.There is, in the career of the earnest professional or business man, toilingon through the busy, work a-day years of a long and arduous life, but littleto attract the attention of an idle reader in search of a sensational chapter.But for the mind fully awake to the real meaning of human existence thereare immortal lessons in the life of the man who, without other means thana strong arm, a true heart and determined will, conquers adversity, overcomesobstacles, and closes the evening of a long life with an honorable competenceand good … Read more

  ThomasP. Parrott  THOMAS P. PARROTT, an intelligent and public-spiritedcitizen of Buena Vista township, is a pioneer of 1831, since which timehis interests have been identified with those of his favorite county. Heis a native of Kentucky, having been born in Glasgow, that State, on September3, 1825. His father, Josiah Parrott, was a nativeof Maryland, having been born in Talbot county, that State, on July 20,1800. He had no school advantages, but acquired an excellent business educationin Glasgow, Kentucky, to which place he early removed. He was possessedof unusual financial ability, and had a remarkable aptitude for mercantilepursuits. In time … Read more

   ThomasR. Williams THOMAS R. WILLIAMS, Superintendentof the Cass County Poor Farm, was born in Bertie county, North Carolina,June 1, 1850. He is the son of Williamson A. and Margaret (Thomas) Williams,natives of Bertie county, North Carolina. The family is an old one in theState. The parents lived on a farm until after the birth of six children,and in the fall of 1856 removed to Illinois by wagon, and settled in thisfavored section, not far from Bluff Springs. They rented for two years,and then purchased the farm where they lived, when the mother died in May,1884, three-score-and-ten. She was a … Read more

Contributed by C.H. Neff [email protected] William TIPTON was born on3 Apr 1808 in Loudoun County, Virginia.  He died on  8 Dec 1894in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois.  He was buried in Christian Neck Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois.   William TIPTON was married to Rebecca WELLER on 2 Jul 1835 in Washington County, Indiana. Rebecca WELLER was born on 29 Mar 1807 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. She died on 30 Aug 1879 in McDonough County, Illinois.  She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, McDonough County, Illinois.  William TIPTON and Rebecca WELLER had the following children: 1.1. John W. TIPTON was born on 29 Aug 1832 … Read more

  WilliamB. Davis  WILLIAM B. DAVIS,proprietor of the Democrat Message, was born in La Fayette county,Missouri, July 10, 1865. His father, Henry K. Davis, was born in Wheeling,West Virginia, and his father, Samuel H. Davis, was a printer, and at onetime published a paper in Wheeling, and later in Peoria, Ill. He spenthis last days there. His son was also a printer, and followed his trademany years. He issued the first daily paper ever published in Peoria, andthe first ever published in Champaign county, and during the war publishedthe Lexington Union at Lexington, Missouri. It was a strong Unionpaper, and … Read more

  WilliamBader  WILLIAM BADER, proprietorof the village of that name, was born in Preble county, Ohio, in 1826. His parents were Jeremiah and Sarah (Thompson) Bader.  The fatherwas a native of Germany, and the mother of Pennsylvania.  They hadeleven children, of whom eight are now living, namely: Mary, now Mrs. Hopkins,residing in Mason county; Sarah A., now Mrs. Gibbs, residing in Hancockcounty; Rosanna, now Mrs. Bleeker, of Pasadena, California; Margaretta,now Mrs. Doane; Jeremiah died when seventeen; John L., now residing inKansas; Benjamin F., residing at Vermont, Illinois; Henry O., residingon a farm near Bader.  The family moved from Ohio to Brooming … Read more

    WashingtonBrockman    WASHINGTON BROCKMAN is one of the leadingbusiness men of Mount Sterling, where he was born September 13, 1844. Hisfather, James, was born in Kentucky, and was there reared and educated.He turned his attention to the study of medicine when young. He graduatedfrom Lexington Medical College, and in 1836 or 1837 he came to Illinois,locating in Mount Sterling, where he began his practice. It was at thistime that he had a very narrow escape from being drowned by being caughtin the high water at Meredosia. His practice extended into Pike and Morgancounties, where he had to go … Read more

    WilliamBuracker    WILLIAM BURACKER was born on a farm in township17, range 9, Cass county, Illinois, September 14, 1846. His parents, Philip A., and Jane (Holzman)Buracker, were born, reared and married in Page county, Virginia, and in1844 came to Illinois, making the journey with a team. They located onthe farm on which their son William was born, and there resided six years.They then moved to a farm in range 10, of the same township, where theypassed the rest of their lives. The father died May 28, 1891, at the ageof sixty-eight years. The mother passed away in 1873. … Read more