Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

588 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
(Little) Wilson, '69 ; Sophia Thurm, '67 ; Christina Thurm, '63 ; Gottfried
Thurm, '78 ; John V. Bevier, '86 ; Anne Berier, '79 ; Mary Bevier, '65 ;
E. R. Coe, '63; Lyman G. Bellamy, '61; P~zuline Bodley, '76 ; Itev.
Thomas Boclley, '79 ; S~lsanna Simmons, 'G2; Katie Liggitt, ' f 5 ; I-lannah
McLauahljn, '68 ; Hor2~tio (4. Scribner, '77; Jalnes Scholes, '59 ;
Mary A. scxoles, '79 ; David L. Sterling, '82 ; Sarah Howe, '75 ; Mary
M. Winslow, '73 ; John S. Bayclen, "73; Jnlnes I-Zayclen, '73 ; Mary S.
Fowler, '60 ; Eliza, Fowler, '68'; A. E. Fowler, '67 ; Eliza F. Eevier, 'GI ;
Mariah J. Foster, '60: Maggie, wife of B. Foster, '80 ; 13. S. Foster,
'78 ; Amelia. 13. Doyle, '68 ; Josephine (Moody) Foster, '68 ; Martlla,
wife of Dr. Young, '62 ; Eliza, Woodruff, '73; Alfred Foster, '71 9
Alvin Abbott, '84; Dr. S. T. C. Wasllburn, '62 ; M. Lizxie Pilorum, '77 ;
Elizn L. Jortlnn, '76 ; Elizabeth Williams, '64 ; ~i1Yiarn S. %illiams,
'64; Matilda Blalie, 'S1 ; Mary Blalre, '85 ; Annie M. Lonnan, '73;
John Lonnan, '77; Marv Jane Morse, '77; Hattie Foster, '74 ; Mwy C.;
Foster, '71 ; James Caiipbell, '79 ; Davicl Adalns, '82 ; Esther M. Donner,
'82 ; Solornon Pork, '54 ; John Mathewson, '83 ; Anclrew Walker,
'83; Dorcas T. Cushing, '86.
Franklin cemetery, though in this township, is incorport~~ted
the
chapter on Penn townshil~, tor the reason that it is more closely connected
with Penn township. The new Catholic cemetery at Brdford
claims only a fern interments up to this date.
BIOGEAPHY AND REMINISCENCES.
Apart froin the inention made in other pages of families now Ibel)-
resented in the torvnshi p, the following summarv of person;tl 11 istor!,
basecl on sundry recorcls, is given, so as to securk as far as possible all
that is extant relating to the people of this township:
AZvi] ilhhott, born at Paris, Me., in 1813 ; rnarriecl Miss Lytli;~
Cushing in 1538 ; ordained a minister of Universalist chn~*cll in 1840 ;
came to Stark conntv in 185.5, nncl was closely identified with that
church here until his tleath, June 20, 1854.
atry 2'. dd~6o)os, born in Massachusetts in 1800 ; nlarriecl Sum. 11.
Darnon in 1818. He died in 1845, when the \vidom came to Illinois,
where she resided until her cleath, at John Damon's house, i3nul fortl,
November 8, 1845.
Nqjor 11. Ames, son of Elislla and Elizabeth (C!ooli) Rules, wits
born in Luzerne co~ulty, P~L., in 1809. The ancestors of the Ames came
from Ireland at an early clay, settletl in Yorli state, where Elislia was
born. The Cooks are of English origin in Connecticut, ~vhere Elizabeth
was born. Elisha Alnes served seventy-four months in Washington's
own co~n~nancl during the Itevolution, afterwards settletl in Delaware
on a farm, moved thence to Pennsylvania, where he carried on
lumber yard with his farm, and clietl there in 1846. They \were the
parents of thirteen children, of whoin M. A. Ames and his sister Polly,
non7 Mrs. Svlrester So~~~n~ers, are the only survivors. fir. A. AI&S
remained wiih his father for two wars after arriving of age. In IS31
he came to Peru, Ill., in 1832 moved to Pam Paw Grove, entered
eighty acres there for the present occupier, Mr. Price, ancl in 1846
came here and purchased 160 acres, which he has cultivatecl up to the