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History of Bond and Montgomery Counties Illinois 1882 - Part II, 
pages 282-290, Irving Township, 


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Samuel T. BARTLETT, dry goods, drug store and farmer, P. O. Irving; born in 
Henry County, Ky., in 1819. He is the second son of a family of eight, born 
to Samuel and Elizabeth (OWENS) BARTLETT, natives of Virginia. Samuel was born 
about the year 1777; came to Kentucky when a young man, and settled in Henry 
County, where he farmed and taught school. In 1833, came to Illinois, where he 
died April 29, 1835. His wife Elizabeth was born about the year 1786, and died 
in Illinois in 1858. Subject received his education principally in Illinois in 
the common schools. In Montgomery County, October 2, 1838, he married Martha 
MAXEY, who was born in Warren County, Ky., about the year 1820. She is the 
daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (BERRY) MAXEY. He was a Virginian by birth, 
removed to Kentucky, then came to Illinois, where he died in 1860. His wife 
was a native of Kentucky, and also died in Illinois in 1837. To Mr. And Mrs. 
BARTLETT have been born nine children, seven now living - John, Charles L., 
Edward, Henry, Hiram, Douglas and Mary; George and Jane, deceased. Mr. BARTLETT 
still carries on farming, in connection with his other business of dry goods, 
drugs, etc., in which he has been engaged since 1869. He has held the offices 
of Township Treasurer and Deputy Sheriff for eight years. Mr. BARTLETT and wife 
are Methodists. He is a Democrat, and a member of the I. O. O. F. He owns about 
seven hundred acres of good prairie land, nearly all of which is under 
cultivation, besides town property, consisting of five dwellings and one 
business house. His son Henry assists him in the dry goods department, and his 
son Douglas in the drug department of his business.

Thomas G. BLACK, farmer and grain dealer, P. O. Irving, was born in Kentucky 
February 21, 1828, son of James B. and Mary G. (McCASLIN) BLACK, he, a farmer, 
born in Kentucky October 7, 1799, died about the year 1876; she, born July 3, 
1793, died September 14, 1836. Subject, the second child of a family of four 
children, came to Illinois with his parents when three years of age, and stayed 
one year in Bond County; then moved to Montgomery County, where he received his 
education in the common schools. He assisted his father on the farm till he was
twenty-one years of age, then engaged in the tanning business, which, not proving
satisfactory, he abandoned, and began farming. He bought a farm in 1853, but sold 
it in 1854, and moved to the town of Irving, where he and James N. BERRY built the 
first business house in the place in 1855, and engaged in the mercantile and grain 
trade, which he followed for twenty years, when he bought the place where he now 
lives, about a half mile from Irving, and engaged in his present occupation of 
farming and stock trading, which he carries on successfully. In 1852, he married 
Nancy A. WHITLIDGE, a native of Illinois, who died February 21, 1857; her parents 
were natives of Kentucky. From this union three children were born, one only now 
living, viz., Mary M. His second wife, Sarah E. BERRY, was born February 18, 
1838; her parents were natives of Kentucky. She has borne him ten children, of 
whom eight are living. Mr. BLACK served in the army three months in 1862, as 
Lieutenant of Company C, Seventieth Illinois Volunteers, principally on guard 
duty; has been Supervisor of Irving Township for two terms, was Chairman of the 
Committee 

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of the Poor Farm, and has done much toward the improvement of the town. He is a
Republican, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. 

W. Milton BERRY, of the firm of KELLY & BERRY, dealers in general merchandise, 
was born in Woodford County, Ill., in 1850, and came to this place in 1870. His 
father, William S. BERRY, Sr., was born in Virginia in 1807, but was raised in 
Kentucky. Came to Illinois when a young man, and settled first in this county, 
afterward in Woodford County, thence to Wisconsin, whence he returned to this 
place, where he now resides. The maiden name of his wife, the mother of our 
subject, was Catharine JOHNSON, born in Ohio in 1808; both parents are still 
living and in good health. They had four sons and three daughters. Our subject 
studied at Eureka, Ill., taking a classical course at Christian College, though 
leaving a year before the time for graduation. He followed teaching for seven 
years, five years being spent at Irving. He was married in this place, May 9, 
1876, to Kausie L. KELLY, who was born in this county in 1856. His wife's father 
was James KELLY, a native of Kentucky, who came to this State when a young man. 
Mr. BERRY began at his present business of general merchandising in 1876, and 
now has a fine trade, carrying a large stock of goods for a small town. He has 
been Treasurer of the town for the past three years. He owns a good two-story 
frame residence, one of the prettiest in town, recently built, and has a farm 
two miles south of town, containing 136 acres of good land, with a hedge fence 
around nearly the whole of it, and has a half-interest in the stock and business 
of the firm of KELLY & BERRY. He has one daughter, Eunice Ray. Himself and wife 
are members of the Christian Church, and he is a Republican.

Monroe BOST was born in North Carolina in 1833, and came to Macoupin County, Ill., 
when twenty-seven years of age, and remained one year; he then moved to Montgomery 
County and bought the place he now owns, in Irving Township, his first purchase 
being sixty acres, and has added to that until he now owns 140 acres of good 
tillable land, on which he has erected a good dwelling and barn, and all necessary
outbuildings, and was married, in this State, the 20th of December, 1860, to Miss 
Rebecca LIPE, she being the mother of eight children, and died December 3, 1877; 
Wilson LIPE, her father, was born in North Carolina; occupation, farmer; and died 
in 1881; Nancy LIPE, her mother, was also a native of North Carolina, and still 
living in this county. Levi BOST, his father, was born in North Carolina about 
1806 occupation, farmer; Catherine RAYMER BOST, his mother, was also born in the 
same State, about 1812; she was the mother of ten children, the subject being the 
third child. His second wife, Elizabeth EASTERLY, was born in this State April 27, 
1852; wife is a member of Lutheran Church, and he is a member of Presbyterian 
Church; he is a Republican.

Athan CANNON was born in North Carolina in the year 1815, and worked on the farm 
during his minority, following that occupation eight years, when he learned the
carpenter’s trade, which he followed in connection with farming, and sold out his 
lace in North Carolina and moved to Alabama, where he remained a number of years 
engaged in farming, and moved from there to Arkansas, and was engaged in cotton
speculation and farming; he remained a few years, and came to Hillsboro, 
Montgomery County, and was a grain and stock dealer, and moved to the town of
Butler in 1865, and engaged in lumber and carpenter business, where he remained 
four years, and was also in mercantile business one year; in 1870, moved to the 
town of Irving; went into the mercantile, lumber and grain business with his 
sons; they carried on the business for six years, and has been in 

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the grain and farming business up to the present time, and has bought several 
tracts, until he has reached the handsome estate of 239 acres, all in Section 
15, Irving Township, and has it all in a good state of cultivation. He was 
married, in North Carolina, in 1834, to Miss Anna M. SLOUGH; she was a native 
of North Carolina, born in the year 1819; her parents were natives of the same 
State. William CANNON, the father of subject, was born in North Carolina in 
1783; his occupation was farming; died in 1819; Keziah L. CANNON was born in 
Virginia in 1785, and was the mother of seven children, the subject being the 
sixth child, and he has a family of eight children, four of whom are dead; those 
living are as follows: Marquis De L., Robert E., William S., Louisiana. He and 
family are members of the M. E. Church; he has been Deacon since 1855; 
politically, conservative; he is a Mason, belonging to Irving Lodge, No. 455; 
he has always been prominent in the advancement of public improvements and 
agricultural interests, and has been moderately successful in all of his 
business transactions.

Julius CARRIKER was born in this county in 1856, August 8, and assisted his father 
on the farm until twenty-one years of age; was educated in common schools of country, 
and entered on his business career as a farmer and running a threshing machine; has
always remained on the old homestead, and is now in full possession, having bought 
out his father; he has a beautiful home, with all necessary buildings and modern
improvements to make agriculture a success; he has the name of being an energetic 
and enterprising young farmer; married, in this county, in 1877, to Miss Lizzie 
MORAINE; she was born in this county in 1858, and is the mother of two children, 
Pearla and Stella; James MORAINE, her father, was born in Madison County, Ohio, 
February 24, 1828, and is a farmer by occupation; was brought to this State at ten 
years of age by his parents, and has been a very successful farmer, accumulating a 
large tract of land; her mother, Sarah (LIPE) MORAINE, was born in this county 
January 10, 1832; her parents were natives of North Carolina, and are all large
land-owners. His father, John CARRIKER, was born in North Carolina, and has 
accumulated a large landed estate, which he has divided among his children, and 
retired to a comfortable home in the town of Irving, and is doing a small nursery
business; his mother is also a native of North Carolina, and is the mother of nine
children, the subject being the sixth child. They are blessed with a beautiful 
home and two lovely children; are members of Lutheran Church; he is a Democrat.

Dolphas CARR, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in North Carolina February 9, 1852, 
and came to this State when fifteen years of age; was partially educated in North
Carolina; finished in this State, in common school of country, and worked on the 
farm by day labor until he bought the place on which he now resides, containing 
100 acres of well-improved land, with good, comfortable buildings; married, 
September 19, 1878, to Miss Alice CLINE; she was born in this county September 
9, 1862; Nelson CLINE, her father, was born in North Carolina; her mother was also 
a native of same State, born about 185, still living. John CARR, his father, and 
also his mother, were born in North Carolina; she ws the mother of the one child, 
and he has only one child, Charlie CARR; are members of Lutheran Church; 
politically, Republican.

George H. FILE was born in North Carolina June 12, 1828; was brought to this 
county when three years old, by his parents, and worked on the farm until he 
became of age, and bought a piece of land near his fa-

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ther's, containing 190 acres; he made the first payment by raising castor beans, 
which he sold for $1.25 per bushel, hauled to St. Louis, seventy-five miles, which 
was the only market at that day; the yield was about eight bushels per acre, the 
most paying crop at that time - in fact, the only crop at that early day that brought 
the cash. Mr. FILE was married, in Montgomery County, in 1852, to Miss Susanna L. 
CRESS, daughter of Absalom CRESS. At the time of his marriage, he had improved about
thirty acres and built a small frame house, which he occupied the first year without
plastering; in one year after, he sold that place for $7.50 per acre, and purchased 
his present home, containing 180 acres of land, with sixty acres improved, and the 
only building being a log cabin, and afterward added to his first purchase seventy-six
acres, on which he has built all necessary improvements, at considerable cost, and 
has his place under fine cultivation; he has turned his attention to fine cattle, and 
is making his preparations to go into the stock business. Jacob FILE was born in North
Carolina, Cabarrus County; Caroline CRESS, his mother, was also born in same State 
and county; she was the mother of nine children, our subject being the second child; 
his wife's father was born in North Carolina; also mother. The subject has had nine
children, five of whom are living - Mary Frances Drew, Clara M., Lawrence A., William 
H., Francis L.; members of Lutheran Church, which they joined while quite young; he 
has always been identified with the Democratic party.

Thomas GRANTHAM, restaurant, born in Montgomery County, Ill., April 12, 1841, son of
Ezekiel and Eleanor (WILEY) GRANTHAM, he a native of Kentucky, she the mother of 
fourteen children, Thomas the twelfth child. Our subject was educated in the common
schools of Montgomery County, and worked on his father's farm till he arrived at 
the years of manhood, when he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
Infantry, under Capt. J. H. CABRICK; was detailed on the bakery department, and on 
guard duty; served three years, and was honorably discharged. Returning to Irving, 
he engaged in the dairy business about thirteen months, and then in the bakery 
business, and now owns an interest in a restaurant in Irving, doing a good business. 
In Montgomery County, Ill., October 11, 1866, he married Miss A. L. SAYLOR, born in 
Ohio in 1847, who has borne him six children, viz.: Jay V., Lola V., Laura J., Alvee 
C., Theresa M. and Harry V. The parents of Mrs. GRANTHAM were natives of Ohio, and 
died in Marion County, Ill. Mr. GRANTHAM and wife are members of the M. E. Church; 
he is a Republican.

I. L. GREGORY, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in Montgomery County, Ill., April 22, 
1851, son of David E. and Rebecca (CRESS) GREGORY, natives of North Carolina, he, a
farmer and wheelwright, born December 1, 1809; she, born February 12, 1812; they are 
now residents of the town of Irving, are hale and hearty, and enjoying the comforts 
of their snug home, having retired from active life, leaving their son on the farm; 
of their six children, Irvin, our subject, is the fifth child; he received a 
rudimentary education in the common schools of the county; afterward attended 
Carthage College a year, and finished at Hillsboro, Ill.; he assisted his father on 
the farm until twenty-six years of age, when he began farming on his own account, 
on the homestead place, where he is doing well. In Montgomery County, he married 
Helen THUMB, a native of that county, born in 1859, who has borne him five 
interesting children, viz.: Ethel, Marvin, Iva, Rolland and Rosa. 

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The parents of Mrs. GREGORY were born in New York; her father, Marion THUMB, was 
a farmer by occupation. Mr. GREGORY is a Democrat; his wife is a member of the 
Lutheran Church.

Samuel F. KING, farmer and lawyer, Irving, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 
1825, son of Andrew and Hannah (GUTTIS) KING; he, a farmer by occupation, born in 
North Carolina, died in 1856; she, born in Orange County, N. C., died in 1853; she 
was the mother of eleven children, subject being the tenth child. He came to 
Illinois with his parents when six years old, and settled near Irving; Received 
a rudimentary education in the common schools of Montgomery County; also attended 
the high school at Hillsboro, Ill.; after finishing at Hillsboro, he taught school 
and devoted himself to the study of law; in 1866, he returned to Irving, where he 
carries on farming in addition to the practice of the legal profession; he was also
engaged in the produce business, but sold out quite recently. In Shelby County, 
Ill., in 1851, he married Narcissus E. BIVINS, who died of cholera in 1855; of her 
two children, one is living. His second wife, Zenobia KERSHNER, has born him six
children, of whom one died. Mr. KING served in the Mexican war five months in 1846; 
he is a Democrat, and a member of the Free M. E. Church.

Isaac LEWEY, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in North Carolina November 5, 1822, and 
came to Montgomery County in June, 1843, and was in the Mexican war in 1846 and 
1847; was discharged on account of ill health; came back to Irving Township, and
commenced farming on land he received for his services in the war, and has added to 
that until he now owns 400 acres of good tillable land, on which he has erected a 
very good in dwelling and very fine barn, and everything in proportion. He married 
Miss BROWN in 1847, in this county, her parents being natives of Tennessee; three
children were the result of this union; she, the mother, died March 12, 1855, and 
his second wife, Miss Elizabeth GRIFFITH, was born in this State in 1831; John 
FRIFFITH, her father, was born in Tennessee in March, 1808; occupation, farming; 
Harriet (PYATT) GRIFFITH, her mother, was born in 1811, in Tennessee, and she was 
the mother of ten children. The father of our subject, John LEWEY, was born in 
North Carolina; occupation, farming; and died about 1863; and his mother was also 
born in the same State November 5, 1842, and she was the mother of fourteen 
children, the subject being the eight child. He has a family of four children, 
and owns a nice home in the town of Irving, where he now resides, and has it 
handsomely improved; members of the Lutheran Church; politically, a Republican. 

George W. LEWEY, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in Montgomery County December 23, 
1853, son of Isaac LEWEY, a native of North Carolina. Subject received his early
education in the common schools of Montgomery County, and finished at Carthage 
College; he also took a business course a the commercial College, Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y.; from Poughkeepsie he returned home and remained till he was twenty-one 
years old, assisting his father on the farm; he then began his business career 
as a merchant in Nokomis, Ill., in partnership with T. H. LANE; at the end of a 
year, they moved their business to Witt, where they stayed nine months; then 
removed to Raymond, where they carried on their business successfully for three 
years; Mr. LEWEY then sold out his share in the business, and bought a livery 
stable in Raymond; but, after being in the livery business nine months, he sold 
out and returned to the homestead farm, of which he has full charge and 

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control, his father having retired from active life and moved to the town of 
Irving; the farm, which is an excellent one, has all the modern improvements. 
In Montgomery County, in October, 1877, he married Augusta F. LANE, a native 
of that county, born in March, 1857, daughter of J. B. and Susan (BOST) LANE, 
natives of North Carolina. Mr. LEWEY is a Republican; his wife is a member of 
the Old Presbyterian Church.

John T. McDAVID, Sr., farmer, P. O. Irving, born in Montgomery County, Ill., 
February 8, 1824, son of William McDAVID, a native of Virginia, whose wife's 
maiden name was JOHNSON, she having been born in Tennessee September 20, 1800. 
Our subject was raised on a farm; received such an education as was afforded by 
the common schools of that early day, and began life for himself as a farmer in 
East Fork Township, his first purchase being eighty acres of land, which he 
traded for horses, on which he realized such a profit as to enable him to buy 
123 acres in the year 1850, on which he resided for seven years; he then sold 
out and bought an adjoining farm of 155 acres, where he lived several years, 
also buying sixty acres near Hillsboro, on which he realized a handsome profit 
in a short time; he next sold his farm and bought 560 acres of good tillable 
land, and erected a fine dwelling, barn and other buildings; in 1881, he again 
sold out, and bought, in Shelby county, 475 acres of good farm land, north of
Shelbyville, and he also has 266 acres in Irving Township, as well as eighty 
acres in East Fork; he has also helped all his six sons to start well in life. 
Mr. McDAVID was married, in Montgomery county, in 1845, to Edna J. KNIGHT, who 
was born in this county July 26, 1826, daughter of William KNIGHT, of Kentucky, 
who was born in 1798, and died December 6, 1862; her mother's maiden name was 
Barsheba BOSTICK, born in Kentucky in 1800, and died February 9, 1860; Mrs. 
McDAVID became the mother of six children, and died March 6, 1870. On August 
6, 1871, he was married to Linda SNELL, who was born and grew up in Macoupin 
County, Ill., where she received a good education; they have one son by this 
marriage, Frank Lee, born August 20, 1877. In addition to his other property, 
Mr. McDAVID owns a house and lot in the town of Irving, where he resides, 
comfortably situated, and highly esteemed for his social worth and public 
enterprise; the children by his first marriage were Albin B., William J., 
John T., Jr., Joel K., Augustus B. and James L. Mr. McDAVID was elected 
Sheriff in 1868, and served two years; he was also Deputy Sheriff four or 
five years; also Assessor; his family are members of the Presbyterian Church.

James McDOWELL, merchant, Irving, was born in Adair County, Ky., February 14, 
1842; came to Illinois in 1860 and settled in Montgomery County; his parents, 
John and Lucinda (RIPPETOE) McDOWELL, were natives of Adair County, Ky., he, a 
farmer, was born in 1809, and died about the year 1850; she, born in 1811, died 
at her son’s (subject’s) residence in 1878; of their four sons, James is the 
youngest; he received his education in the common schools of Kentucky, and began 
life as a teacher, and taught eighteen terms; he followed the trade of a 
housepainter for a few years, and, in 1873, began mercantile business in Irving; 
he carries a good stock of goods, does an extensive trade, and is one of the 
leading merchants of Irving; he was Town Clerk of Irving Township for twelve 
months. At Beardstown, Cass Co., Ill., April 5, 1865, he married Caroline WUBKER, 
born at Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Ill., March 20, 1848, who has borne him five 
children, viz.: Walter H., Lena L., Edward H., Albert L. and Clarence M.; her 
father, William WUBKER, 

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born in Minden, Prussia, February 10, 1816, came to the United States when but a 
small boy; her mother, Helena MAAS, still living, was born in Hanover City, 
Hanover, Germany, August 21, 1818. Mr. McDOWELL owns a residence and business 
house in Irving; he is a Democrat; his wife is a member of the Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church.

Alexander B. ROSS, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in Center County, Penn., 
September 4, 1837, and was educated in the common schools of country, and was 
thrown on his own resources at the early age of fourteen years; his father 
sold him half-interest in stock and farm, and charged him 6 percent interest 
on the investment; he went to work energy, and, in the short space of three 
years, he was sole owner of the stock, and in six years he owned the entire 
interest. He went into the army in 1862, in Company G, One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteers, and was at the battle of Chancellorsville, 
where he received a flesh wound in the neck, and ws in several battles afterward, 
and received a wound in the shoulder, which disabled him for a short time; he 
served in the Commissary Department; greatly to his chagrin, they would not let 
him go into active service again; he was mustered out, and went to his old home, 
and married, January 6, 1866, in Pennsylvania, Miss Anna M. RHINEHART; she was 
born in Pennsylvania February 23, 1841; her father, John RHINEHART, was also a 
native of Pennsylvania. Robert ROSS was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1813, 
a farmer by occupation, and died July 6, 1863; Sarah McMITT ROSS was born in 
Pennsylvania in the year 1820, and was the mother of eleven children, the 
subject being the eldest; he has a family of eight children, maned as follows: 
Agnes was born June 10, 1867; Minerva B. was bron July 25, 1868; Sarah J. was 
born May 2, 1870; Harriet E. was born December 6, 1871; Thomas was born May 27,
1873; John Alfred was born June 4, 1875; Robert was born June 18, 18778; Penelope 
Frank, born December 3, 1881. He came to Montgomery County in 1875 and located in 
the town of Irving, where he remained only one year; in 1866, he bought his 
present home, and deserves great credit for the manner in which he has succeeded
in getting his place in such fine state of cultivation; is a Republican 
politically; he sold a farm of 175 acres, when he emigrated to this place, at 
$60 per acre. 

A. A. RHINEHART, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in Pennsylvania in 1839, April 
10; raised in town, and educated at Potter’s Bank, Penn.; remained with his 
father until eighteen years of age, when he commenced business for himself as 
a carpenter, which trade he followed two years; enlisted, in 1862, in Company 
D, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; was 
in several hard-fought battles; was wounded twice at the battle of 
Chancellorsville, only flesh wounds, however, which disabled him only a 
short time; at Five Forks he received a wound in the foot which disabled him 
for several months, and which gives him trouble at the present time if he 
does much walkin on uneven ground; he went out as Sergeant; was promoted to 
Second Lieutenant in six months, and afterward to Captain of a company, which 
rank he held during the remainder of the service. He came to Illinois in 1866, 
and bought sixty acres of land, to which he has since added sixty acres more, 
making 120 acres of good farm land. He was married, in Pennsylvania, in 1862, 
to Miss Penelope McALISTER, who was born in Bellefonte, Penn., in 1838; John 
McALISTER, her father, was born about the year 1817, and died about the year 
1859; Hannah (THOMAS) McALISTER, her mother, was

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Born in Pennsylvania about the year 1825, and died in 1880. John RHINEHART, the 
father of subject, was born in Pennsylvania in 1817, and is now residing in 
Montgomery County; Rebecca (TAYLOR) RHINEHART, subject’s mother, was born in 
Pennsylvania in 1820, also residing in Montgomery County, and is the mother of 
thirteen children, subject being the eldest of family. He has no children; he 
has raised a boy form eight years to twenty, and now has two little nieces whom 
he is raising. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church; he is a Republican, 
and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. 

J. M. TAULBEE, dealer in provisions, and minister, Irving, born in Wilkes County, 
N. C., December 23, 1815; son of William H. and Nancy TAULBEE, he, a farmer by
occupation, born in Stokes County, N. C., October 21, 1791, died October 22, 
1842; she, born in Rowan County, N. C., May 9, 1789, died August 14, 1837. 
Subject, the second child of a family of ten, spent his early days in assisting 
his father on the farm; he received his education in the schools of Kentucky, 
whither his parents had moved in 1817; in the fall of 1836, he removed to Fayette 
County, Ill., where he bought a farm, which he sold in 1853; he then came to 
Irving Township, Montgomery Co., Ill., where he followed farming during 1855 and 
1856; he then moved to what is now the town of Irving, he being the first resident 
of the place. In Perry County, Ky., June 30, 1836, he married Ann DAMRUL, born in 
Morgan County, Ky., April 9, 1817, died June 28, 1853, in Fayette County, Ill., 
leaving six children; her father, Joseph DAMRUL, a native of Shenandoah County, 
Va., died October 15, 1840; her mother, Elizabeth (DYKES) DAMRUL, born in Floyd 
County, Ky., March 14, 1798, died October 24, 1839. Mr. TAULBEE's second wife, 
Mrs. Prudence CARRIKER, whose parents were natives of North Carolina, was born 
in Tennessee in 1817; she is the mother of four children, tow of whom are by her 
first husband. Mr. TAULBEE was ordained a minister of the Gospel in 1851, since 
which time he has preached; he has now charge of three churches; he is a 
Republican; has filled the office of Justice of the Peace for twenty-two years, 
giving general satisfaction to all; he now owns a produce and feed store in the 
town of Irving, and does a good business; his children are Joseph E., Mary J., 
Levi L., William, Sarah A. and James P.; two of his sons were in the army during 
the war; the elder, who served four years, was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, 
came home and recruited in health, and returned to do battle for his country; the 
younger served three years.

William W. WEBER, farmer and miller, Irving, was born in New York August 23, 1835;
educated in common school of country; came to Montgomery County with his parents 
at eight years of age; settled in Butler Township, and worked on the farm until 
he arrived at his majority; commenced business saw-milling, and still keeps up 
that, with farming in connection; in 1862, he purchased 120 acres, to which he has 
added forty; he has built all the improvements, as it was all wild prairie when he
settled; he first located his mill south of Irving two and a half miles, and ran 
six months, and then moved it to its present location, half a mile west of his 
present home; was married, in Montgomery County, to Miss Elizabeth Osborn, January 
7, 1857; she was born in this county Dec. 30, 1835. The father of subject, Joseph 
WEBER, was born in New York about 1803; occupation, farmer; died May 3, 1803; 
Eunice (JOHNSON) WEBER, his mother, was born in New York in 1802, and was the 
mother of ten children, the subject being the sixth child, and he has a family of 
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dead - William P., George E., Olive J.; one died in infancy. He was Road 
Commissioner six years, and was School Director for eight years, and now 
Trustee; member of M. E. Church; is a Republican; member of Odd Fellows.

Samuel R. WILEY, farmer, P. O. Irving, was born in Montgomery County, Ill., 
February 13, 1837, son of Zachariah and Elizabeth (MANN) WILEY; Zachariah 
WILEY, a farmer by occupation, was born in Virginia March 2, 1804; came to 
Montgomery County, Ill., in 1820, with his father, and took up a farm, where 
he died in 1842; his wife, who was the mother of six children, subject being 
the third child, was born January 14, 1806, and died in 1868. The subject of 
this sketch was educated in the common schools of Montgomery County; after his 
father's death, he took charge of the homestead farm, and managed it for his
mother till he was twenty-eight years of age, when he began business for himself 
by purchasing a farm of 120 acres of land, to which he has since added 160 acres 
more, on which, at the time of purchase, was a small house, the farm, with the 
exception of thirty acres, being unbroken prairie; by industry and perseverance, 
he now has his farm in a fine state of cultivation, with comfortable dwelling, 
fine barn, and all necessary outbuildings; he raises quite a number of Short-Horn 
cattle, as well as horses and mules; has all the latest improved farm machinery. 
In Montgomery county, Ill., in 1862, he married Sophia A. CARRIKER, born in 
North Carolina in 1844, daughter of John and Mary L. CARRIKER, he, a farmer, 
born in North Carolina, is now living in the town of Irving; she, also a native 
of North Carolina, is the mother of seven children, all of whom are living. Mr. 
and Mrs. WILEY are members of the M. E. Church; they have six children. Mr. WILEY 
has been School Director for twenty years, and still holds that position; he is 
a Democrat. 

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