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David Kirkbride, the subject of this sketch, was born on the 23d day of December, 1816, at Ross county, Ohio. At the age of 16 lie went to the carpenter and cabinet trade, which he followed for several years. Was married to Miss Rebecca J. Hennis, a native of Clrcle-ville, Ohio, in 1887. She died in May, 1850.
Mr. Kirkbride emigrated to Rusliville, Schuyler county, Illinois, in the fall of 1639, and in 1840 came to the town of Vermont, Fulton county, Illinois, where he now resides. Worked at his trade five years; then, in July, 1844, opened the first hotel ever kept in Ver- I mont. The American House is one of the best kept hotels in the southern part of the county. When he came to this part of the county it was one vast wilderness, and he has lived to see it .become one of the I •most highly cultivated portions of the state. He had, by his first wife; four children—one son and three daughters. Was married to his i present wife, Miss Sarah J. Bennett, in 1852, a daughter of Robert Bennett, a native of Kentucky. They have, to them ten children, three of whom are dead and seven living, all of whom live near by. His father’s name was John Kirkbride, a native of Virginia, emigrated to Ohio in an early day, and settled in Circleville, Ohio, where he died in 1820. His motljef’s .maiden naqie was Nancy Williams, a native of Virginia. She died in Vermont township on the 23d day of August, 1864, at the good old age of 82 years.
H. J. Whitmore was born in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of November, 1827, and emigrated to Canton, Fulton county, Illinois, in the fall of 1844. His father, Joseph P. Whitmore, was bom in Maryland, and married Miss Ann Harklehovad, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Whitmore, for many years, was engaged in the agricultural business, having the first reaper ever brought into Fulton county. Mr. W. is now living on section 6, Banner townshipi consisting of over two hundred acres of fine tillable land, and dealing , largely in stock, especially in the finest breed of hogs, which he makes a specialty. Any person desiring to sec bogs bred to perfection, and witness Mr. Whitmore's careful mode of caring for them, so as to pre- . serve all their finest qualities, will be amply repaid by visiting his beautiful stock farm, where his hospitalities are always extended to those,who visit him. ; Mr. W. was married to Miss Anna A. Suydan, daughter of Mathew and Eliza Suydan. both natives of Ohio. Mrs. ! Whitmore died on the 20th of August, 1866. Mr. Whitmore was \ married to his present wife, Tillia Griffin, a native of Pennsylvania, on the 24th of May, 1867. His family consists of six children — two sons and four daughters, all of whom are now living.
Ahira Jones was born February 21st, 1798, in Warren county, Kontucky. Emigrated with his father to White county in the fall of 1809. In the foil of 1825 came to Canton, Fulton county, and there remained two years. He then moved to Farmington township, and settled on section 1, where he still resides. He was married in Carmi, White county, Illinois, to Miss Dovey Underwood. She was born in Henderson county, Kentucky, in November, 1779. She died in September, 1849. Their family consisted, of nine children, five of whom are living.
Mr. Jones married liis present wife, Mrs. Galentine, in June, 1850. They have four children, all living. Mr. Jones is beloved and respected by all of his neighbors.
¥m, Henderliter was born in Berks 'county, Pennsylvania, January 16th, 1820. His fother, John Henderliter, was born in Pennsylvania, and at the age of 20 married Miss Denah Howarter. His vocation was that of a farmer. He resided in Crawford county, Penn- -sylvnnia. In 1837 he moved to Fulton county, Illinois, where he resided until his death. William was seventeen years old when he came to Illinois. In 1843-44 he lived in Chicago. In 1845 he married | Miss Mary A. Smith; His vocation is that of a farmer. In 1849 he made a trip to California with an ox team. Returned by ocean .to New York, thence home in the winter of 1850. In April, 1868, his house burned down; since which time he has built a fine residence, where he resides.
Isaac David, the subject of this sketch, was born on the 24th day of January, 1822; in Harrison county, Ohio, emigrated with his father in the spring of 1833, and came to Barnadotte township, Fulton county, Illinois, and settled, on section 81, in Barnadotte township. Was married to Miss Mary Ann Green, a native -of Ohio, on the 18th day 'of May, 1843. In 1847 Mr. David opened the first store in Ipavia, and to this day is found ready to wait upon his numerous customers He haaone among the largest stocks of goods in town, and has been successful in business. He was one of the party who laid out the town of Ipavia.
Mr. David’B fother, Henry David, was a native of Delaware." He died near Ipavia in 1853. His mother’s maiden name was Ruth Easley, and a native of Virginia. She is now living on’the old homestead near Ipavia, enjoying good health, and bids fair to live many days to come.	,
Dr. W. H. Nance was born on the 24th day of December, 1814, in Floyd county, Indiana. His father, Wm. Nance, was born in Vir-ginia on the 2d day of November, 1784. His mother’s maiden name was Nancy Smith, who was born in Rockingham county,'North Carolina, on the 7th day of October, 1785. Emigrated in 1802 to Kentucky, I anrt lben came to Indiana when it was a territory. He was in the battle of Tippecanoe,‘fought under Gen. Harrison, and was-one of the pioneers of the country. He settled where what is now known as the city of New Albany. When he first came to Louisville it had but five or six brick bouses in it.
The Doctor began the study of medicine in 1835, in New Albany under the preceptorskip of Dr. Stewart, after going through the regular course. Emigrated to Vermont, Illinois, locating in 1841. Begau the practice of medicine, ami continued until 1848; then entered the medical college of Missouri, and at the close of the .term received a diploma. Returning to Vermodt, assumed the practice of medicine till 1862, at which time, from various causes, he retired.
The Doctor was married; in 1836, to Susan Lane, daughter of Jacob and Hannah Lane, of Indiana. The Doctor and his lady are bolh now living, and enjoying life as well as persons who have the cares of life and afflictions of age pressing upon them'.
G. S. Barnes, the subject of this sketch, was born on the 24th day of March, 1836, in Adams county, Ohio. 'He emigrated with bis father to this country in the foil of 1838, and settled in Lewlstown; then- moved, in 1840, to Barnadotte township, where he .remained until 1869. Then came to 'Cuba, where he now resides; is engaged in tho hotel business, and is proprietor of the Cuba House. Was married to Miss Jane McMullin on the 25th day of August, 1858. They have had to them four children — three sons and one daughter. Mr. Barnes keeps one of the best hotels in the county.
John Shipton.— John Shipton, the fother of J. R. Sliiplon, the subject of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1789, and continued to live there until the year 1868, when he died. John Ship-ton was the fother of ten children — five sons and five daughters, all still living. Eight are married and two single. J. R. Shipton was the fifth child. He was bom in the year 1828, and lived with his father until he was eighteen years old, when he served two years as an apprentice to h6u8e joincring, after which he pursued the* business about four years. In the year 1853 J. R. Shipton married Miss Elizabeth Rathrock,.on November 3d, and lived one year in his native state. In the spring of '1855* lie left Pennsylvania and went to Indiana; lived there one year, and in the spring of 1856 removed to Fulton county, Illinois, and in 1857 he settled on section 18, in Barnadotte township, where he still lives. He has been engaged in farming and raising stock. P. R. Shipton is a man of great enterprise and a number one ‘farmer. He is a good horticulturist, and succeeds well in all he undertakes. He has held about all the local offices of bis township, and is a man that is much appreciated in his community.
Stephen Carlin was born in county Derry, Ireland, on the 3d of May, 1814. His father, James Carlin, was born in the same county in I 1769. At the age of twenty-eight he married Margaret Dougherty, and the fruits of their marriage was a family of seven sons^and one daughter, of .whom Stephen is the sixth child. His fother died in 1835. His mother lived five years after. In 1834 Stephen came to ■ America, landing in Philadelphia with only one dollar in his pocket, j-Found employment at six dollars per month. In 1836 he went to Vir- I ginia, and there worked at the mason trade in Lynchburg. He met I and married Miss Sophia J. Doland, February 8th, 1842. In October of the-same yeiir he moved to this county, having but one horse'and a little money. He has beon very successful as a farmer and stock feeder *His wife died November 22d, 1870. His son, J. W., died March J 29,1868. He has tf beautiful residence and fine form.
F. M. Snivel y, the subject of this sketch, was born in Ashland, Richland county, Ohio, on the 27th day of August, 1835. His fother, Henry Snively, was married to Miss Sarah Stevenson, of .Ohio.'
Mr. Snively, with his father’s family, emigrated to Cuba, Fulton | county, Illinois, in the foil of 1889. Mr. S.’s father’s family consisted I of five sons, viz: CorydoD, who now resides at Roseville, Illinois; Naaman, who died in 1865, in Cuba, 111.; F. M. Snively, who is now engaged in the dry goods business; Perrin H., who resides also in j Cuba, Illinois, and Ethan Allen, who is at present the local editor of the Peoria National Democrat, at Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Snively was | married on the 5th day of May, 18.59, to Elizabeth Lasswell, the daugh-. ter of Andrew Lasswell, a native, of Kentucky. They have had to * them five children — three sons and two daughters, all of whom are . living. Mr. Snively is one of the thorough business men of Fulton ] county. He was elected by the democratic party, of which he has been a life-long supporter, to the office of coroner, and has filled several other positions. Is at present oue of the school board of the Cuba district. His aged mother still lives with her. sons, F. M. and R. j | Snively.
John Littlejohn was born April 10th, 1822, in Berkley county, Virginia. His father, Abraham Littlejohn, was born in Virginia in I	N® married Sarah Shafer. His vocation was that of a farmer.
He served in the war of 1812. In 1822 moved to Ohio; in 1888 came to this county. He died in 1852. His wife.- the.motber of the subject of this sketch, is still living. . John, at the age of twenty-five, married Margaret Barclay, and then purchased a form, where he has since re-j sided. In 1850 he made an overland trip to California, remaining there over a year. He has a fine form.
Reuben Huff, the subject of this sketch, was born July 7th, 1809, in Syracuse, New York, being the third son of Reuben Huft. At •the age of eighteen he went to learn carriage making at Ballstown Springs, Saratoga county, New York. Went from there to Schnecta-I dy. Was married to Lucretia Freeman, daughter of Roger Freeman, of Saratoga, on the 1st day of May. 1832. She died November 28th,’
1854.	Mr. Huff emigrated to Canton in 1388, and since that time has been engaged in the manufacture of carriages and wagons. When he came to Canton he went into the timber and cut and heaved his own logs to build his shop, &c. Has had seven children, three of whom are living. Was married to his present wife on the 6th day of September,
1855.	Mr. Huff puts up some of the finest buggies made in the west.
Henry C. Berry was born in Stanford, Berkshire, England, February 14th, 1817. His father, Joseph Berry, was born in 1785. At the age of twenty-three he married Elizabeth Blanche; his business was that of a trader. He emigrated to Canada in 1888, resided there seven years, and then came to this county. He died in 1849. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, is still living, at the age I of seventy-two years. Henry resided in Buffalo, New York, before he come to Illinois, where he married Elizabeth Templar. He then I came to this county, where he has since redded. He has been very successful in business, and is noted for honesty and Integrity. In 1841 lie changed his political principles to that of an abolitionist, and was ever after the friend of the slave. He assisted eighty-five* fbgitives to gain their freedom by what was termed the “underground railroad.”
I In the dark days of the rebellion he was a stern union man. No soldier applied to him in vain when in want.
Dr. Arthur Bell was born September 10th, 1818, in tho county of Armagh, Ireland, where he studied medicine under his father, Dr. Robert Bell, who was a native of Largan, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1842 and landed at New Orleans. He came to Illinois in the same year and settled in Monroe county, near Waterloo. In 1844 he moved to Rushvllle, Schuyler county, where he began the drug business; In 1845 he moved to Canton, where he has carried on the drug business ever since. He has resided in the first ward ever since bis removal to Canton, and in 1859 he added hardware to his business, in the same building.
Jacob Mowery was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, December 28th, 1810. His fother was married to Mary Shover, and Jacob was their -third child. Both his parents died in Pennsylvania. Mr. Mowery came to this county in 1888, where lie has since resided. On first coming to the county he followed blacksmithing, but his present occupation is that of a farmer. In 1842 he was married to Mary J. Henderson, the fruits of which marriage is a family of seven children^ He has a beautiful form, located one quarter of a mile west of Cuba, where he resides.
Joseph Dyokes, the subject of this sketch, was born.in Baltimore Maryland,--January 4th, 1814. His fother was a native of England, and came to this country at the age of seven years. Mr. Dyckes emigrated to Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, with liis parents; then went to Cleveland, Ohio, and spent three years. He came to Illinois in the fall of 1887 and settled in Barnadotte township, Fulton county, where he resided until 1846, in August of which year he was elected sheriff by the democratic party, and served until November, 1850, and in 1852 was re-elected. At the expiration of this term he moved to his farm, where he remained until 1861, when he was elected county clerk, and re-elected* in 1865, since which time he has resided mLewistown*
Mr. Dyckes Wnsjmarried on tho 14th of March, 1840, toMiss Lucinda Andrews, daughter of Reuben Andrews, of Warrenton, New York. He was one of the first to organize the democratic party in Fulton county, and has been one of its most zealous and ardent members — always at his post when his services are required by his fellow citizens.
Bastrus Henderliter was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, on the 9th of January, 1882, being- the eighth child of a family of twelve. He came to this county with his father in 1835. His first work done for himself was on a farm at fifteen dollars per month. In -1856 he purchased the form on which he now resides. He was married to Margaret E., daughter of Henry Waughtel, on the 9th of May, 1857, at Alexandria, Missouri. They have a family of five children, one deceased. He is surrounded by a pleasant family and the owner of a beautiful home.