Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

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694 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
and in '60 established an office at West Jersey. In adclition to his
professional duties he served as school clirector for sixteen years, collector
one year, and in '85 was appointed postmaster. I-Ie is also engaqged
in the drug trade there, his son, now of Toulon, assisting in the
store. Dr. King mas marriecl in '39 to Miss Sarah Bartges, to rnlloli~
six children were born, of ~110111 two are living -Catherine E., now
Mrs. James Jones, of Omaha, Xeb., ancl Elizabeth, Mrs. George Slocum,
of Forcl county, Kan. A son, John w., enlisted in '69, but died
at Port Hudson before muster-in. The mother of this fanlily died in
May, '56, ancl three years later tlle doctor married Miss Fannie E.
Hunt. They are the parents of five children : Fmnie R., deceased,
Frank, Allen, Bert and Azora M. In political life Dr. Icing. 11~8,s decidedly
Democratic up to a few years ago, when the fascinating goddess
of Greenbacliisul won his allegiance.
Jacob Kissel, who settled in West Jersey about 1862. removed to
Nebraska, and after a residence of nine years there returned to this
county. Nr. Kissel was born in Laneaster county, Pa., in 1808, moved
to Ohio, ancl subsequently resiclecl in Incli:zna, Wisconsin and Nebraslra,
settling down here. In 1833 he married Miss EIester Clouser jn
Pennsylvania. Of their children, Reuben, Nathaniel, Mary, Emanuel,
Sarah, Arabella, I-Ienrietta, James (cleceasecl), George and Jehial liissel,
are names well known. E~nanuel served three years wit11 a Peoria
battery, escaped ~vounrls, ancl is noFIT a, useful citizen of Dodge City,
Kan.
Phil@ linof, cleceasecl, mas born in New Jersey, February 7, 1505,
where his ~arents. Peter and Susan {Simmons) Kuoff. then resided. In .
1832 he ribrried '~iliss Sarah young, in 1845 moved to Ohio, ancl the
following year set out for this county by 1Fragon. On the journey
hither, and after traveling forty miles, one of his holases diecl, when he
returned to Ohio ; but in the next spring made the journey ancl here
purchased eightv acres of congressional land, built a log cabin, and
entered on p~onker life. Here he resided until his death: October 11,
1876. He saw his original farin increased to 160 acres, ancl two surof
his five children; settled in life-Mrs. Kate Cross, of Toulon,
and Mrs. Margaret Shorn, of West Jersey. In politics lie was democratic.
Jacob Young, brother of Mrs. ICnoff, settled in West Jersey
in 1846. For thirty years he was a pioneer here, sncl then became a
pioneer of Iowa, where he now resides. Mrs. TCnoff was born in New
. Jersey in.1809. Her parents, John ancl Susan (Dally) Young, died in
that state about 1824. She has been connected with the Presbyterian
Church of West Jersey since her settlernent here, and has always been
looked upon as a most exem~lary member of the community.
bf~iZZiam ikh6han y, cleceaskd, settlecl in Toulon township, on the line
of Essex, in 1836-7. He was born in the Shenandoah valley, in 1803 ;
came to Illinois a single man and here married Miss Lyclia McMullen.
The farm which he purchasecl on coming here mas improvacl by his
own hands, ancl on it he resiclecl until his death, in 1875. 1Iis wife
died in 1866, at a time when her husband's success in life mas assured
and her young family provided for. Their children were: Paulina A.
(deceased), James V. B., John W., residents here; Baxter M., died