Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Hoge, Joshua 1850 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 20, 2006, 8:23 am Author: History of Grundy County 1914 Hoge, Joshua, who is one of the substantial men of Grundy County, has large interests of an agricultural nature in this and also in other sections, and was born in Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County, Ill., July 25, 1850, and is a son of Samuel and Matilda (Holderman) Hoge. Samuel Hoge was born October 28, 1805, in Fauquier County, Va., and in the fall of 1834 came to Grundy County and settled in Nettle Creek Township. In 1835 he went to the village of Chicago and there bid in what was called the canal lands, the tract including 640 acres of timber and prairie. In 1840 he settled on the farm on which he died, March 13, 1881. On May 23, 1839, he married Matilda Holderman, a daughter of Abraham Holderman, and they started housekeeping in a log cabin that stood near Morris, in section 6, range 6, township 33, but one year afterward put up a rather pretentious frame house on Nettle Creek, the siding being of black walnut, the same being sawed in William Hoge’s saw mill from trees cut on the farm. The following children were born to Samuel and Matilda Hoge; Hendley, who is a resident of Morris, Ill.; Charlotte, who married William Reardon, deceased; Abraham, who died during the Civil War; Jane, who is the wife of John Cunnea, of Chicago; Joshua and Isaac, twins, both of whom live in Grundy County; George, who is a resident of Morris; Charles, who lives in Kendall County; Lina, who married David Milligan, of Los Gatos, Cal.; Landy, who lives at Morris, Ill.; and five who died in infancy. The mother of the above family died February 14, 1898. Joshua Hoge attended the district schools, Lombard University at Galesburg, Ill., and Bryant and Stratton’s Business college, Chicago. At the age of twenty-one years he embarked in farming, settling in Erienna Township, where he continued until March 1, 1898, when he came to Morris and since then has been mainly engaged in looking after his large property interests. Enterprise and good judgment have always marked his undertakings and success has crowned his efforts. On November 19, 1876, Mr. Hoge was married to Miss Laura R. Quigley, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Henry and Matilda (Close) Quigley. Henry Quigley was born in Crawford County, Pa., and died in May, 1863. Mrs. Quigley was born in Chester County, Pa. In 1864 she came with her children to Morris, Ill., and the family has belonged ever since to this state. Three sons are deceased, Myron, Merritt and Earl, and one daughter, Laura E., died April 15, 1896. Two daughters survive: Ella, who is Mrs. George Hoge, of Morris, Ill., and Carrie, who is Mrs. Charles Hoge, of Big Grove Township, Kendall County. Mrs. Joshua Hoge is survived by one son, Samuel. One daughter, Eva, who was born August 28, 1882, died October 6, 1899. The son, Samuel Hoge, is a resident of Morris, Ill. He married May Bennett, and they have a son, Frank, and daughter, Eva. Although Mr. Hoge has been affiliated with the Republican party for many years he has more or less confined his political activity to the duty of casting his vote. Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. Publishers; 1914, p829 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/hoge229nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb