Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

596 BIOGRAPEIP AND REMINISCENCES
one year of age, caille with parents to Alr~erici~ amd settled in Ross
county, Ohio. In 1835 Mr. V:mscopk was fo~~lly murclered by one of
his n6ig1lbors. Tliis mas in Mossville, Peoria countv, \\-here he settlecl
some four years befofore. IIe left six chilcli*en, of d~oln Elizabetll was
the third. At the age of sixteen years she inarriecl Mr. Siineon Sprague,
with ~vhoin she livecl ten years, ~vhen dent11 parted them. Ijy her first
marriage she is tl~e motller of three cl~ilclren. Kine vears later she
married John A. Mielkey, as before stated. After this '~narriag-e they
f;~rmecl in Peoria county for six years, when they removed to Osceola
township, where they purchaseti a. farill ancl began its iinprovement.
Four children have blessed their union : Julius A.. Jol111 A., 1,illie M.
and William E. They have always been lli~rtl n.orlrers; ZLIICI as a ~'eiv;~~tl
of their labors they now own 1%) acres of the clloicest lnntls in Osceola,
about three iniles froin I3radfortl. In politi~a~l matters 31ia. Neilkey is
bound by no party ties.
IL 12. ilfokelel~ was born at Wilmir\gton, Will county, Ill., M:~rcl~
27, 1861 is the son of J. F. ant1 his \rl te Elvin;~ ~ol;el&, the former
a native of Boston, Mass., the latter. a nati~~e of Pl~il;~tlelpllia, 1%. J.
F. Mokeler mas a gr;&~hate of a college iin the East, but subseclnently
learned the blncksmith's ti-acle, at ~vhich he has been eml~loyetl do\\rn
to the present time. He came to Illinois at an eai.1~ tl;ty, \\'as n~asried
atb Naperville, ancl had a family of ten childreli, all of wl~om ;Lye
living. $1. E. Dilokeler receiretl a common scllool education, learned
blaclrsinithing in his youth, and has follotved the tracle since lle was
able to labor. He nlovecl to Braclt'or~l in ISSO. In 1885 lle coii~i~~encetl.
business for himself. He was iniwried April 22, 1886, to Miss Lytlix
Foster, daughter of C11;~rles Foster. Politically he is a Democrat,
socially, a inember of Eraclfniad Loclge, Pu'o. 517 I. 0. 0. IT., hut is not
a ~neinber of any cllurcll.
James 17L Jdbwis, son of James antl %atla (Grimes) BIorris, was
born in Greene county, Pa., March 24,1837. Ilis parentiweye fanners
of that state, ~vho ill 1845 moved to Guenlsey county, i~ut in 1853
moved to Ross county, Ol~io, \vllere they \rere engaged- in agriculture
until retiring fro111 active life. Of tileila cllilclren, J ol~n resides in &Inlashall
county, Ill. ; Jaines M., 11ere ; William, in 11 a111 l,urg,, Iowa ; Margaret,
wife of Eli Wilson, also of Io\\T~L ; Maria, \\rife of Willli~,~~~ &lorgall,
of Ross county, Ol~io. The motller of this fai~~ily tlietl in August,
1851, and a pear later the father remnrrietl. To tlAs second marriaqe
six children mere born, five of wbo~n are livin~. Jn.mes &I. passecl 111s
early years with his father. At the age of fifteen ile left lloine to
learn the bl,zcksmitli8s trade, wl~icll he 11as ever since follo\retl successf~~lly.
In 1856 he rlloretl to Peoria, Ill., worl