Bassett, Geo. E.; P. O. Batavia. Burr, Horace; P. O. Geneva. Burdick, Theo., farmer; P. O. Geneva. Brooks, Thomas, farmer; P. O. Geneva. Boyes, Benjamin, mer.; P. O. Geneva. BENNETT, HENRY L., flour merchant, of the firm of Bennett Bros. & Coe; P. O. Geneva; born in Broome Co., N. Y., 1826; resided there until he was at the age of 25; came West and settled in Kendall Co., Ill.; made the first flour in that county, also built the first flour-mill in Sandwich, Ill.; Rep.; Universalist; married Miss Helen E. Bliss, of New York, daughter of David J. Bliss; born in 1827; four children-Alice J., Isabel, George H., Fred E.; father, Stephen Bennett; mother, Rhoda Green, both of New York.

Baker, A. B., farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Brown, W. J., attorney; P. O. Geneva.
Bowen, John, laborer; P. O. Geneva.
Barton, Elias, shoemaker; P. O. Geneva.
Bradley, E. S.; P. O. Geneva.
Burrows, Reuben; P. O. Geneva.
BENNETT, CHARLES D., flour
merchant, of the firm of Messrs. Ben-
nett Bros. & Coe; P. O. Geneva; was
born in Sangerfield, N. Y., April 23,
1819; left there, when young, for
Broome Co., N. Y.; remained there
until at the age of 20; thence back to
Sangerfield; thence West to Sycamore,
Ill.; there four and a half years, in
the drug business; thence to Geneva,
Kane Co., in 1865; Ind. in politics;
Universalist; married twice-first wife,
Miss Sophia M. Burch, died in 1859;
second wife, Miss Mary J. Connor, of
Maine; three children, two by first wife
and one by second-Elizabeth, Ella and
Charles W.

Blacksmith, Adam; P. O. Geneva.
Booth, S., farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Beckman, John, farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Baker, Sarah; P. O. Geneva.

Bassett, Edward, clerk; P. O. Geneva.
Beers, C. H., capitalist; P. O. Geneva.
Brown, Malvina, boarding house; P. O.
Geneva.

Baker, L. A., Machinist; P. O. Geneva.
Belden, Horace, insurance; P. O. Geneva.
Burr, H. S., carpenter; P. O. Geneva.
Burr, H. B., farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Burr, Geo. S., stock dealer; P. O. Geneva.

BASSETT, A. J., agent Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; P. O. Geneva; born in Tompkins Co.. N. Y., in 1840; came West and settled in Kane Co. in 1842; has been in the employ of the C. & N. W. R. R. since 1863; has been clerk in freight and Auditor's office at Chicago; was appointed Agent at Geneva in 1872; married Miss Delia Flanders, of Illinois, in 1862; one child, Walter T., born in 1876; his father was George Bassett, of New York; came to Kane Co. in 1842; was in the employ of the C. & N. W. R. R. 22 years as Superintendent of Buildings; died in 1875; mother, Harriet Humes, of New York; died in 1871. Burton, Benj. miller; P. O. Geneva. Beebe, E. H., capitalist; P. O. Geneva. Burton, Jno., miller, P. O. Geneva. BRADLEY, EBENEZER C.,

farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Batavia; born
in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1796; when
young, moved to Lee, Mass., remain-
ing there until 1846, engaged in farm-
ing; was Deacon in Congregational
Church for thirteen years; also, has
held same office at Batavia for thirty
years; came to Kane Co. and settled on
the farm that he now lives on, in 1846;
his father, Stephen Bradley, of Massa-
chusetts, lived to be about 83 years old.
When Mr. Bradley first came to Kane
Co., Chicago had a population of 14,
000, and there was no railroad in this
section of the country; married Abigail
Sturges, of Massachusetts; had twelve
children, eight living-Charles, Will-
iam, Ebenezer, James, Henry, Harriet,
Amelia, Josephine; four dead. His
two sons, Ebenezer and James, were in
the late war, 124th I. V. I., in Capt.
Mann's company; enlisted for three
years; Ebenezer was detailed to go on a
steamer running up the Yazoo River;
on account of sickness, was honorably
discharged. James was in the battle
Vicksburg, and other battles, with the
124th; at the end of the war, was hon-
orably discharged. James is now living
at Ames, Iowa. Ebenezer owns a farm
of 113 acres, in Kane Co., valued at

$65 per acre.
Bunker, Edward, carp.; P. O. Geneva.
Blackman, F. H., phys.; P. O. Geneva.
Bates, Frank, laborer; P. O. Geneva.

BURTON, W. J., proprietor Geneva Flour Mills; born in Kane Co., Ill., 1838; Bep.; Cong. ; he commenced the flour mill in 1871; mill has six run of stone, and operated with an estimated capacity of turning out 100 barrels of flour per day; manufactures extensively for the trade, supplying largely the cities and villages around Geneva. Breesman, O. B., P. O. Geneva. Brockmire, Sophia, P. O. Geneva. Britt, Betsey, P. O. Geneva.

ONANT, WM., farmer; P. O. Ge

CON

neva.

Carter, Fred., shoemaker; P. O. Geneva. Chambers, Jno. J., carp.; P. O. Geneva. Crotty, Jas., gardener; P. O. Geneva. COE, JOEL L., flour mer., of the firm of Bennett Bros. & Coe, millers; P. O. Geneva; born in West Granville, Mass., 1830; resided there until he was 18 years old; came west to Illinois and settled in Lee Co. in 1852; was in the late war as First Lieut in the 46th I. V. I., Co. D; was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing; was under Gen. Veatch; resigned in the Fall of 1863. Rep.; Cong.; married Alice E. Pratt, of New York, daughter of Austin M. Pratt, born in 1834; married in 1856; has two boys, Burtis E. and Percie A. His father, Ethen Coe, born in Massachusetts in 1794, married Emma E. Robinson, born in 1806; died in 1844. Clancy, Thos., laborer; P. O. Geneva Caven, Jas., laborer; P. O. Geneva. Colby, J. D., P. O. Geneva. Clark, Polly, P. O. Geneva. Cannon, Dan., laborer; P. O. Geneva. CURTIS, S. W., coal, lumber and grain mer.; P. O. Geneva; born in New York in 1816; lived in Georgia fifteen years; came to Kane Co. in 1849; married Miss Emma Morgan, of Massachusetts, in 1836, born in 1816; four children, Charlotte, Catharine, E. Elbert and Emma. E. Elbert was in the late war, belonging to the 52d I. V. I., Co. D; enlisted in 1861, and, after serving three years of faithful duty, was honorably discharged in 1864; was with Sherman's march to the sea and to Washington.

Castner, W. W., laborer; P. O. Geneva. Curtis, E. E., coal & lumber; P. O. Geneva.

Derrick, Benj., farmer; P. O. Geneva. DODSON, Capt. C. B., capitalist; P. O. Geneva; born June 15, 1809; is the oldest settler living in Kane Co.; came and settled near Batavia in the Spring of 1834; came West and purchased land in Michigan in 1833; was at Chicago during the convention of the United States, purchasing the land from the Indians; the Pottawattomie Indians were removed to Council Bluffs and Kansas in 1835-37 by Capt. D., under contract from the Government, and many interesting incidents are related by him in connection with the transplanting of these Indians; their war chief was Waubansie. The first store and saw-mill was built by Capt. D., in 1834, at Clybournville, one mile south of Batavia; was elected President of the Old Settlers' Meeting, 1871; through the influence of Capt. D., the name of Geneva was adopted for the name of the town in 1836; married Harriet Warren; five childrenCharles H., Julius, Robert, Warren and Mamie.

Dibolt, Ulick.

Danielson, John, laborer; P. O. Geneva. Danielson, John, 2d, lab. ; P. O. Geneva. Danielson, Mrs. Betsey, P. O Geneva. DUTTON, C. P., Circuit Clerk and

Recorder; P. O. Geneva; born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., Dec. 1, 1840; was in the late war three years; belonged to the 136th N. Y. Vol. Inf., Co. H; was in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Look Out Mountain, and with Gen. Sherman's march to the sea and back to Washington; was in the Pennsylvania oil regions a year and a half, thence West to Kane Co. in 1867, thence back to Pennsylvania and returned to Kane Co. in 1868; was elected Circuit Clerk and Recorder in November, 1876, running ahead of the regular ticket by a majority of over 300; Rep.; married Miss Agnes A. Titus, daughter of Wm. M. Titus, of Aurora, Jan. 21, 1873; born May 28, 1854; three children-Willie Earl, Cortes Lee, and Roy Arthur.

EDDOWES, J. K., druggist; P. O. Geneva; born in New Castle Co., Del., in 1822; remained there until 17 years old; thence to St. Louis, Mo.; thence to Savannah, Ill., in the mercantile business; thence to Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., 1840; there until 1863; thence to Chicago; thence to Savannah in the drug business; came to Geneva and commenced the drug business in 1871; owns store; carries stock valued at $5,000; Rep.; Unitarian.

Everts, James S., farmer; P. O. Geneva. EVERTS, SAMUEL C., farmer;

Sec. 6; P. O. Geneva; born in Massachusetts July 15, 1805; at the age of 27 years he moved to New York, remaining there about seventeen years, engaged in farming; thence West to Kane Co., Ill., and purchased place that he now lives on in 1853; owns farm of 84 acres, valued at $85 per acre; has held office as Township Assessor, also Road Commissioner, which office he has held for 24 years; Rep.; Cong.; married three times; first wife, Ruth Barrett, daughter of Col. Barrett, of Massachusetts; died in 1856; second wife, Lucinda Buck, of Illinois; died June 6, 1860; third wife, Lucretia Hinckley, daughter of Joel Hinckley, of Vermont; born Aug. 3, 1816; three children-Lewis H., born 1836; engaged in the publishing business, office 714 Filbert St., Philadelphia; James S., born 1844; Edward A., born in 1858.

Ellis, J. B., farmer; P. O. Geneva. ELLIS, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 4; P,

O. Geneva; born in Tioga Co., N. Y., in 1809; remained there until 1854, engaged in farming; came West and settled on farm that he now lives on, which consists of 210 acres, valued at $100 per acre, in 1854; Dem.; Meth.; was worth about $7,000 when he first came to Kane Co.; married Miss A. L. Wright, of New York, in 1830; one child-Mary Elizabeth, now married to Samuel C. Fritz, living on the same farm of 210 acres, with Mr. Ellis.

RITTS, S. C., far.; P. O. Geneva.

FRITTS,

Frydendall, Hicks.

Fealey, Michael, laborer; P. O. Geneva.
Frazier, W. J., farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Frazier, David, farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Frazier, Andrew, farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Ferris, John M., laborer; P. O. Geneva.
Finley, George, farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Ferson, Henry, farmer; P. O. St. Charles.
Finley, R., farmer; P. O. Geneva.
Ford, H. L., cheese factory; P. O. Geneva.
Foley, J. W., baker; P. O. Geneva.

ERMAN, LYMAN, farmer; P. O.

Geneva.

Gilbert, P. C., farmer; P. O. Geneva. Gilman, Mary E., teacher; P. O. Geneva. Green, John, clerk; P. O. Geneva. GULLY, DR. JOHN B., P. O. Geneva; born in Clifton, Bristol, Eng.. Oct. 20, 1816; he is, on his mother's side, great-grandson of Lord Bath, and nephew of Dr. J. M. Gully, of Malvern, Eng.; Dr. G.'s education commenced in his native city, under his parents' supervision, but, owing to reverse of fortune involving an entire loss of property, he was thrown, at an early age, on his own resources. Making choice of medicine as his profession, he commenced the study at Bristol and continued it in London and other cities; in 1847, he emigrated to America, and placing himself under the instructions of Dr. Nichols, he graduated in 1850, in the first Hydropathic College of New York; at a later date he graduated from the Hygienic Therapeutic College at same place; desiring to extend the hydropathic system, he came West, where he opened and conducted successfully water cures in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin; eager to avail himself of every possible aid in the practice of his profession, he was led to investigate the prin ciples and philosophy of homoeopathy; finding the system of a scientific truth. he commenced its practice, and has never wearied in disseminating its doctrines. Dr. Gully matriculated at Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago; has been a member of the Illinois State Homoeopathic Medical Association for the last eleven years; at one time was 2d Vice President.

Grinnell, C. H., farmer; P. O. Geneva.

LATHROP, EDWIN P., farmer; Secs. 26 and 27; P. O. Hampshire; born in this county Oct. 3, 1853; resides with his father A. H. Lathrop, who came from Maine to this county thirty years ago, and is father of five children-Edwin P., born Oct. 3, 1853, the subject of this sketch; Emma E., born Oct. 31, 1856; William F., born May 24, 1858; Mary May, born Feb. -, 1860; Allie E., born March 9, 1867. The Elder Lathrop owns 100 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Both are Lib.; Reps. Lysander, Hurd, far.; P. O. Hampshire. LOVELL, CHARLES, farmer; P.

O. Hampshire; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., June 25, 1832; came to this county in 1866; located in Burlington Tp. the same year; owns 565 acres of land, valued at $25,500; owns property in town of Hampshire valued at $3,000; Lib.; Rep.; married Miss Sarah A. Perry, of Burlington, March 25, 1858; she was born Oct. 6, 1836; they have three children-Lander C., born Jan. 19,

Martin, Wm., laborer; P. O. Hampshire.
Maushuk, Fred., far.; P. O. Hampshire.
Miller, Tobia, farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Mainke, Juo., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Miller, Jacob, farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Maurderer, M., mech.; P. O. Hampshire.
Martin, Thos., P. O. Holstein.
Maurderer, Geo., far.; P. O. Hampshire.
Murphy, P., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
MORRIS, JNO. M., P. O. Hamp-

shire born in Franklin Co., Vt., March
10, 1846; came to this county when
5 years old; at 17, enlisted in Co. I,
65th I. V. I, and re-enlisted in 95th
I. V. I.; served, in all, four years; since
the war, has been engaged in the busi-
ness of selling farming implements; Lib.;
Dem.; married Miss Sybil Reynolds, of
this county, Dec. 22, 1865, who died
May 23, 1874.

Mann, P. A., farmer; P. O. Burlington. Maynard, A., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. McFaul, A. D., baker; P. O. Hampshire. Mickle, B. F., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Morgan, L. D., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. McKee, Geo., mer.; P. O. Hampshire.

Willard J., born April 10, 1870. Mr. Lovell has been elected, without opposition, four successive terms as Supervisor of Burlington Tp., and now holds that office; served in the army of the Pacific for three years, and also in the Range River Indian War, of 1855–56.

H., hotel

prop.;

Murray, Daniel, far.; P. O. Hampshire. Maynard, H. W., far.; P. O. Hampshire. Marshall, John, farmer; P. O. Union. MCALLISTER, ORSON S., Sec. 4; born in Essex Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1848; came to this county in Spring of 1861, and located in this town in Fall of 1874; Rep.; Bapt.; owns 320 acres, valued of $50 per acre; married Sept. 16, 1859, to Miss Maria A. Mann, who died Dec. 29, 1872; married again, Sept. 8, 1874, to Miss Eugenie Williams, daughter of S. K. and Mary E. Williams, of this county, born Jan. 23, 1848. Two children by his first wife-Edwin V., born Oct. 23, 1870, and Luella, born Dec. 17, 1872. Two children by present wife-Anna I., born Oct. 2, 1875, and the last one, not yet named, born Nov. 7, 1877.

Hampshire. Nov. 19, 1844; engaged in farming previous to present occupation; enlisted in Co. A, 8th I. V. C., and served in the Army of the Potomac nearly four years; Lib.; Dem. Married, in Burlington, to Miss Adelia Foster, of Michigan, July 8, 1865; have two children-Birdie A., born June 19, 1867, and Adelia, born May 19, 1876. Son of C. K. Parks, who was one of the first settlers of Fox River, where he carried on the business of farming and stock raising for many years; 70 years of age, and resides with his son, Charles H., who is prop. of Park's Hotel, of the village of Hampshire.

Parker, J. W., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Patchin, E., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Pettle, George, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Parker, John, farmer; P. O. Hampshire.

R Hampshire.

OATH, OLIVER, mechanic; P. O.

Rinn, Jacob, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Ritz, Geo. A., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Rosborough, Jas., far.; P. O. Hampshire. REARM, EPHRAIM, far.; Sec.

11; P. O. Hampshire. Born in East Buffalo, Union Co., Pa., Sept. 16, 1827; came to Ohio when quite young; removed to this county July 10, 1843; Rep.; German Evang. Owns forty acres, value $45.00 per acre. Married Miss Ann Klick, of this county, Nov. 30, 1851; she was born Dec. 24, 1833. Have four children-William F., born Jan. 30, 1854; twins, Angelina and Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1858; Lana, born Nov. 10, 1862.

Reaves, A., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Rosche, Chas., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, J. H., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, Moses, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Read, C. B., physician; P. O. Holstein. Rhineck, L., farmer; P. O. Holstein. REID, DAVID, SR., far.; Sec. 17; P. O. Hampshire. Born in Argyle, Scotland, Feb. 13, 1813; came to Canada in 1833, and resided at Kingston for seventeen years; moved, in 1850, to this county; held office of Justice of the Peace four terms; is now Justice of the Peace of this town; Assessor for years 1874-5-6; Rep.; Meth. Owns 360 acres of land, value $50 per acre. Married to Mrs. Olive David, of Canada, January, 1843; she was born March 1, 1813; died, August, 1870, Have three living children-John, born Feb. 12, 1844; Charles P., born Oct. 16, 1848; Martha, born May 31, 1850, wife of A. R. Walker, of this place; two children dead-Clarissa, born Dec. 5, 1854, and Matthew.

Reams, B. F., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, E., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Reinick, John, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Roseborough, John, P. O. Ney.

Rinn, Henry, miller; P. O. Hampshire. Reid, David, Jr., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Rowley, R., shoemaker; P. O. Hampshire. Rinn, Wm.; P. O. Hampshire.

Rippie, Henry, miller; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, S. A., mer. ; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, Levi, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Rich, E. E., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Reams, T., merchant; P. O. Hampshire.

ROWELL, SAML. C., Postmaster, general store and Justice of the Peace; P. O. Hampshire; born in Plainfield, Sullivan Co., N. H., April 13, 1819; came to Illinois in June, 1843, locating in what was then Deerfield Precinct, Kane Co.; owns 160 acres of land in Missouri, valued at $4,000; Rep. ; Liberal; member of Hampshire Lodge No. 443, A., F. & A. M.; Supervisor of Hampshire Township from 1858 to 1861 and from 1864 to 1867; married in 1844, to Miss Elizabeth Ball, of Maystock, Mason Co., Ky.; six children, four of whom are living-Mary, wife of C. L. Dickson, Fremont, Jessie C., and Olivia.

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ILER, MICHAEL, farmer; P. 0.
Hampshire.

Skinner, J. W., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Swager, Wm., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Shutter, Wm., Sr., far.; P. O. Hampshire.
Smith, Wm., merchant; P. O. Hampshire.
Swager, R., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Swatzendoffer, Anna; P. O. Holstein.
Sanders, Chris, farmer; P. O. Hampshire.
Scott, Walter, merchant; P. O. Hampshire.
Scott, C. A.; P. O. Hampshire.
Sauer, Bro. & Co., mer. ; P. O. Hampshire.
Sibley, Mrs. M. E.; P. O. Hampshire.
Shutter, Wm. Jr., blacksmith; P.O. Hamp-

shire.

Smith, Robt., butcher; P. O. Hampshire. Stancliff, David, laborer; P. O. Hampshire. Skinner, Josiah, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Sloan, G. W., laborer; P. O. Hampshire. Sweat, G., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Schmidt, L., blacksmith; P. O. Hampshire. Seymour, W. H., shoemaker; P. 0. Holstein.

Summers, M., farmer; P. O. Burlington. Stephens, Wm., laborer; P. O. Hampshire. Smith, E. L., merchant; P. O. Hampshire. Shatter, W., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Swager, W., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Senifft, Henry, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Swager, B., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Stark, E. R., farmer; P. O. Hampshire. TYLER, O., laborer; P. O. Morengo.

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Tyson, Wm., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.

| Tyler, Sallie, farmer; P. O. Hampshire. Terwilliger, Wm., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.

Trumbull, Wm. farmer; P. O. Holstein. Truman, A. R., farmer; P. O. Hampshire.