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544 BIOGRAPEIP AND REMINTSCENCES<br />
Methoclist Churcii. Alnos Bennett was born in Neiv Tork state ill<br />
1832, and at the age of five years came w it11 his parents to this Stir te.<br />
In 1860 lle marlaiecl Miss Hann;Lli, il tla~~gllter of Josiah I>r~nton. They<br />
are the parents of nine chiltlren : Sarah W., Walte~, Ella, Belatie, Amos,<br />
Thomas, Lizzie, Laura and Elnl~la. Ile is the owner of 225 acres, \\-ell<br />
improvecl. I-Iis fixther mas an oltl line Whig until IS55, wllen 11e joined<br />
tlie new party. of which the son is :L stI;l~uncll sul)polate~.<br />
A. IZ. It. 2i'evie.r.. born in Ulster county, N. 17., iu IS%), and Ads.1111e<br />
(Misner) Bevier, his wife, born in Sullivan county, N. IT. were early<br />
settlers here.<br />
[L i.L i~owlc, born at E;~ltinlore, Md., in 1823, is a son of Yacl~el<br />
and Sarah (O'Rngaan) Ijro~rn, natives of Calt imore and Itichmon (1, Va.,<br />
respectively. 130th tl iecl in Carroll county, i\f'tl., where for yei2.rs t11 ty<br />
resicled. The Crowns were originally -fro111 England iin tl the 07ZIilJg~l I s<br />
froin Ireland, coming out in colonial (lays. I J. 11. was nlnrriecl in M;t.ryland,<br />
in 1844, to Miss Ellen B~anngle. In 1557 moved with his wife<br />
ancl five children to Knos county, Ill., imtl in 1866 into Gosllen to\rnship,<br />
Starl; county, 111. To them twelve chi ltlren irai~e i,eerl i)olali. seven<br />
of whom are living,. one of whom served in Comp:~ny E', One IIuntliaetl<br />
and T welftl~ Illinols Volunteer I~nf~~ntry, ;IS related in military c11al)-<br />
hers. Mrs. Brown is a men~l~er of the Metl~odist Episcopal (JI~i~rcli of<br />
Lafayette. Blr. Brown, to whom initny references are 1n;~tLe in tile<br />
history o-t' the to\~~nshjp and village, is x inember ol' the I. 0. 0. I. antl<br />
of the Gdra Enca~l~pment.<br />
i4'1nol3y 8. S:,uf~m. a soldier of the late war, en lister1 in Company I:,<br />
Thirty-seventh Infantry, as related in the military chapter, antl \I~;~S in<br />
active service with that commar~cl for nineteen inontlls, when his<br />
wounds rentleretl him inca.11nble of further service in the army. 1Ie<br />
-was born at Roclr Island, Ill., in 1841, but resided in Knox connty frc~lrl<br />
theageo' seven to the age of twenty, when he enlisted. 111 1864 lie<br />
settled in Sti~rk. R reference to the political cllapter will point out<br />
his services to the repul)lican pa,rtly since that time ; tlie scllool history<br />
credits liil-r~ with being tlirector. 01' liis district for :I, numl,er* of years,<br />
~vl~ile that of tlie I. 0. 0. I. at L;bfavette, points 11iin out. ;L nienll)o~..<br />
I1:~cl be been a member. of the county hosts of the C;. A. 11. instead of<br />
t11:~t at C+alv:~, his milit:~ry recortl woultl be fount1 there as well :IS in<br />
the inilitary chapter. The year of his settlenlent 11el.e he niari-ietl Miss<br />
Anna I,., dnugl~t~er of Charles I-Iilrles,. of whom a coml)lete fmnily<br />
history appears in this chapter. Of thew eleven cl~iltllen, nine are 1 ir-<br />
ing, namely : 1,nnnl L., Charles it., Ed~rin E., ('1al.a L., Elnier 11..<br />
George N., Perry II., Roycl L., ancl Anna bl MY. 1:nff'unn is one of<br />
tl~ose citizens 01 modern tl;~,ys w\.llose histolay is so closely identified<br />
with the last two tlecntles of this coumty, tl~t<br />
inucll of it belongs tlo the<br />
county nncl necessalail y fintls a place there.<br />
~~OY~,CL~T &~tle~, 1)01~11 in 13etwer county, Pa., in IS 15, lllovecl to Ohio<br />
with prtre~its in his \.out11; to Fi~lton county, Ill., in IS37 ; to IIenry<br />
county in 1855, ant1 to I,a fayette a sliort tilrie pi*ior to his t1e;lth in Jr~ly,<br />
1881.<br />
&s. 1'. Cy~ouunc~uqh,, of S:LSOII, (lied in August IYSC,. She 11;~tl been<br />
long and favorably known, tl~e fi~l~lil~ being one of the first to settle
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