Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Haskett, E. C. 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  E. C. HASKETT, merchant, Palestine, was born near Hutsonville, Crawford
County, Ill.; son of John Haskett, who was born in North Carolina.  The father
was a farmer by occupation, and at an early age came to Crawford  County, Ill.,
where he bought land near Hutsonville, on which he lived till his death, which
occurred in the spring of 1841. He was married to Miss Nancy West, born in 1810,
in  North Carolina, and now living near Hutsonville; she is the mother of six
children, four of whom are now living.  Mr. E. C. Haskett went to school a short
time in Hutsonville, but is mainly self-educated; remained on the homestead till
he was sixteen years old, when he entered a general store in Hutsonville,
clerking there six years, and one year in Melrose, Clark County; from there he
came to Palestine, and in the spring of 1852, commenced to clerk for the Preston
Bros.; in 1855, he became a partner; in 1865, he and his brothers bought out the
Preston interest, at this time they did one of the largest business in the
State. In 1876, they dissolved partnership. Mr. Haskett was married twice, his
first wife was Miss E. A. Kitchell, born December, 1827; she died In 1867, and
was the mother of four children-Catlin P., Ida B., Fanny B. and John C. His
second wife was Mrs. Sarah E. Kitchell, who was born May 30, 1832, in Palestine.
Her father was Dr. R. H. Mauzy, once an officer in the Black Hawk war; he died
in 1834, in Palestine. Mrs. Haskett had four children-Richard H. and Garvin, by
her first husband; Edmund C. and Sarah E., by her second husband, Mr. Haskett
opened a general store in 1880. Is an Odd Fellow, also a member and deacon of
the Presyterian Church. Is identified with the Democratic party.

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Extracted From:

HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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