Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
Nissouri ; William resides here ; Nelson, cleceasecl ; Mary E. is in Missouri;
B. F. in Iowa; C. W. in ICansas; IkIilargwet A. at Philo ; Jol~n
in Missouri ; Thoinas IPlilo, and Clx~~lotte ill IoIJ.,~. Sainuel ~vas
one of the first to respond to the call for troops in 1861, then entering
the Twenty-first Missonri Infantry, served ninety clays and enlisted in
the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, serving to the close of the mar; IY~S proinotecl
several times for bravery in clifferent battlles. Willimll Petelason
removed to Lee county, Io~vs, wit11 Iiis parents when eight years oltl,
and at the age of eighteen ei~listetl in the Fifteenth Ieuia Infantry,
participated In the battles of Shiloll. Bolivar, Ida ant1 Corintll ; was
ciischargecl for wouud received at Corintll, Miss., in October, 1869. 011
returning he .inarrietl M1.s. Bla1.y Wootlin, tlanghter of Jumies and
Elizabeth (Town) Jnclison. ~fter his marriage tlley settled on tlleir
mesent Valley fi~rin, wllere a1 l their ch ildrelz were 1)om : Flo~ence,
barY, ~arnes &w., ~elle, Albert M., I-Ienrv A., Orion E., all residin~ a,i
home, and one, I-Ienry, tleceased. In politics he is tlecidetlly Repnblkan,
but takes no active uart in uolitical contests-his fiL1*1n i~ntl stock claiming
the attention of hll his business 11oul.s. Ililnself and f:uuily are a11
members of the Congregational church, inlcl pronli nent in all matters
relating to the welfare of the county. In Masonic circles he belongs
to the Chapter. James Jackson, liis fatlier-in-law, was born in Yorkshire,
Eng., in 1796 ; married Miss Town, of Lontlon, when twentj7-
five years olcl ; six years later ccwe to America antl settled in Dntoiless
county, N. P., nntl in 1841 illovecl to Peoria county, 111., and to Stai.1~
county in 1852. Here James Jaoksorl (lied in 1870 i'n his seventy-fifth
year, &nd his wife in 18'76 in lier eighty-seconcl year, learing seLTeu children,
of whom four are living-Mrs. Peterson 1-)ei11 the youngest
member of the family.
John Skhcmck, who died at Watly Petm April 27, ISSO, agetl fiftyeight
years, was born in Preble county, Ohio, January 16, IS23 ;
movecl wit11 his family to Valley tbwnsl~ip in 1854. 111 1875 11e 11~1rchased
the Chase store ant1 was in business there until his tlerztll.
A. J. Sir)~nze,*i),ayh, soil of Jacob an tl Malint la (Slleets) Sirnlnerinan,
was born in West Jersey, October 11, 1846. llis fatllei* \vas a native
of Wythe county, V;L.; born in 1815. Came with liis lx~l*ents to IIancock
county, Ill., in 1833, overland, allcl in 1835 to Stark county. 1-le
morlred on the father's eighty acre farin until 1838, ~vhen ile irlelaried
Miss Sheets, and tooli up tlleir resitlence on a. larrn ~vllich lle purchasecl
near the David Sirnlneri~lan far111 in West Jersey. Eig!rt years after
his young wife died here, Ieavin$ three boys. Sorne few pears later
Jacob traded lris far111 For snotlier in that township ant1 resided on his
new farm until 1860, 1v11en 11e ntovecl to iris father's i~olnesteacl, relnaining
there until his migration to Linn county, Iowa, in the spriilg of
lrj84. In 1848 he inarrled, for second wife, $lias. Perrnelia Lane. To
the first marriage mere born : James 13.. deceasecl ; George I-I., now in
Filhnore county, Ku'eb.; and A. J., the subject of this sl~etcll. To the
second marriage ~vel'e born : 4Ialinda,, Sara11 A,, Albert and Lyclia, all
of whom are mt~rriecl and'resiclents of Linn coan ty, Iowa. I< politics
he was a Democrat; in religion a illetl~odist, antl in bile social and business
circle one of the county's first and most useful pioneers. A. J, ,