History of McDonough County, Illinois, p.1028 Jesse D. Hageman was born in Wayne County, Ohio, February 5, 1839, being a son of Isaac and Susan (Lischy) Hageman. When he was but nine months of age his parents removed to Illinois, location in what was then Morgan County, but now know as Cass, where he was reared and received his schooling. In 1861, he came to this county, locating on land which his father had purchased in 1858. This land was the east half of the southeast quarter of section 23, upon which he has resided ever since, with the exception of two years spent in Warren County. He was married in that county, September 4, 1862, to Sitha Jane Fruit, widow of Alexander D. Fruit, and a daughter of Bennett and Joyce (Dunbar) Thurman. They located in Prairie City Township in 1854, and afterward removed to Cherokee County, KS, where her father died in October, 1869. Her mother still resides there with her eldest daughter, Elizabeth McClure. Mrs. Hageman was the second in age of a family of 11 children, being born in Madison, Kentucky, February 13, 1841. Mr. & Mrs. Hageman are the parents of five children--Emma A., Carrie C., Edward R., Martha A., deceased, and Oliver N. Mr. Hageman has 156 acres of land, 80 of which is under cultivation. He has been assessor one year, justice of the peace four years, school director of district No. 6, three years, and is a life member of the state liberal league. It is considered that he has the finest library in the township. It comprises about 200 volumes of standard works and fiction and he has spent nearly 30 years in the collection of the same. Mr. Hageman was the eldest in a family of eight children. His father died in Cass County, this state, in August, 1874. His mother also died there in September, 1883. They were residents of that county from 1839 until the time of their death. Contributed by Pat Hageman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pat Hageman (© 1997 Pat Hageman)