Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Hoge, Isaac 1850 - 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

Isaac Hoge

In the annals of Grundy county the name which our subject bears is frequently 
found, and the important place which he and his family have held since the 
days of the pioneer in this region is too generally recognized to need special 
mention. One of the marked characteristics of his race is a cordial 
hospitality, well worthy of the old Virginian people, among whom his ancestors 
were classed, perhaps less than a century ago. He possesses the ambition and 
enterprise of the foremost men of this stirring age, and stands for progress 
and public spirit in his own community.

The birth of Isaac Hoge occurred July 25, 1850, in this county, his parents 
being Samuel and Matilda (Holderman) Hoge, well known and highly esteemed 
agriculturists. When he had arrived at a suitable age, our subject commenced 
attending the local schools, there laying the foundations of his education. 
Subsequently he entered Lombard University, at Galesburg, Illinois, and in due 
course of time was graduated in the scientific department of that honored 
institution of learning. Desiring to further qualify himself for the active 
business of life, the young man then went to Chicago, where he was a student 
in Bryant & Stratton’s Commercial College for a period.

His thorough preparation for his future being now finished, young Hoge 
returned home and resumed the farm duties to which he had been accustomed 
since his boyhood. For a number of years he carried on stockfeeding, upon an 
extensive scale, but at present he devotes himself more exclusively to regular 
farming. Gradually, as fortune favored him, he invested in land, until he is 
now the possessor of eighteen hundred acres of valuable land, with excellent 
improvements. In public matters he never fails to manifest the interest that 
every true American should feel, and in local affairs he uses his franchise in 
favor of the best man, regardless of party. In national elections he is a 
strong Republican. For twelve years he acted in the capacity of supervisor of 
his township, giving general satisfaction to his constituents and neighbors.

The first wife of Mr. Hoge, to whom he was united in marriage in 1874, was 
Miss Mary Peacock. She died in 1887, leaving five children to mourn her loss, 
namely: Elma, Mary M., Margaret, Edna and Charles, all of whom are living upon 
the old homestead with our subject. Landy S., the youngest child, died in 
infancy. In 1889 Mr. I-loge married Mrs. Laura Watters, a daughter of Hiram 
and Sarah Thayer, who were natives of New York state.  Three children have 
blessed this union – Mildred, Mina and Isaac, Jr.  The family residence is 
modern and comfortable in all its appointments, and generous hospitality 
abounds within its walls.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, pages 439-440

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