POPE COUNTY BIOGRAPHY ABSTRACTS The following is biographical information abstracted from Portrait and Biographical Review of Johnson, Massac, Pope and Hardin Counties Illinois Chicago Biographical Publishing Company1893 ALONZO D. PIERCE born at Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY, 17 Jan 1831father: David Pierce, also a native of New York, born in Hoosick, Rensselear County, a noted Knickerbocker family, moved to Pope County 1859; died 1876 at age 74mother: Jane Jackson, born Chautauqua County, NY, a dau of Daniel Jackson; died 1890 at age 78siblings: Lovina, Isabelle and Andrew J.married: Orilla Willard of Naperville in 1857children: May, wife of Frank Staubitz; Walter; Carrie, wife of Charles Steyer; Henry ABNER FIELD born 12 Nov 1844, Pope County, ILfather: Lewis Field, native of KY; died 20 July 1859, age 62mother: Sarah Fisher, native of KY; died 21 Jan 1883, age 72paternal grandfather: Lewis Field, emigrated from KY in 1810military: enlisted 29 Sep 1863, Co G, 6th IL Calvarymarried: 29 Nov 1877, Minnie Trovillion, born Columbus, Pope County, IL, 29 April 1861; father born TN; mother born Pope County, ILchildren: 7; living: Lucy E.; Allie M.; Lewis; Bertha; Abner JOSEPH B. BROADWAY born: TN, 8 Nov 1827father: Royal B. Broadway, native of VAmother: Nancy O'Neil, born TNpaternal grandfather: John B. Broadway, native of VAmarried: 14 Nov 1850, Elizabeth Frieze, born Green Co, TN, 14 Apr 1826children: Mary Elizabeth, born 8 Nov 1862 JAMES READY, M.D. born: 10 Apr 1830, Lancaster Co, PAfather: Patrick Ready, died Carroll County, KY, about 1839mother: Mary _?_ , died about 1832married: 1862, Elizabeth J. McCoy, born Golconda, IL, dau of Dr. George and Mary A. McCoy, she died 1882children: George, died age 22; Augusta A.; Alice; Arthur; Gracemarried 2nd: Elizabeth Sutherland, born Golconda, ILchild: Ruth GEORGE A. CROW born: 17 Mar 1860, Massac Co, ILfather: Jacob W. Crowmarried: 10 Oct 1883, Flora Hemphill, born Pope Co, IL, dau of Samuel D. Hemphill THOMAS COLLIER born: 1824, Pope Co, IL father: John Collier, born NC in 1761, died 1833 age 72grandfather: John Collier, of Irish descent, Revolutionary War soldier, had family of 7 sonsmother: Elizabeth Pitchford, md. 1818 in Pope Co, IL Territory, died 1837married: 1861, Margaret Hogg, dau of Joseh and Keziah (Derman) Vaughn, born 28 May 1834, Pope Co, ILchildren: Mary C., wife of Green VanBibber, died Mar 1892; David; Aseneth, widow of John Asbell; James; John W.; 6 more deceased JOHN G. CULLUM born: 12 Apr 1835, Williamson Co, TNfather: William H. Cullum, born NC 12 Sept 1799, a wagon maker, chair maker and farmer; moved to Pope Co 1842, died 1858mother: Hixil Simmons of TN; married 12 Oct 1817; died winter 1862 age 60married: ar 1856 Sarah Ann Vaughn, dau of Jackson Vaughn, born Pope Co, IL, 1836children: Nancy Minerva, wife of James A. Ramsey; May C., wife of Casper Cummins; William J.; Cora A., wife of Alfred Rose; Flora A.; John T.; Thomas H.military service: Co A, 120th IL Inf, enlisted 1862 EZEKIEL R. WHEELER born NC 1825father: Americus Wheeler, native of NCmother: Rachel Primrosemarried: abt. 1859 in TN, Rachael A. Yarbrough WILLIAM H. MOYERS born: 1833, Pope Co, ILfather: George Moyers, born 1784, VA; shoemakergrandfather: Peter Moyers, born Germanymother: Polly Windle, born VA, in Shenandoah Valleymarried: Parmelia Morse; died Dec 1858children: John Wmarried 2nd: 8 Nov 1866, Mrs. Louisa Jenkins, nee Shufflebarger, dau of R.S. Shufflebargerchildren: Lenora, wife of William V. Harper; Mary L., wife of Moses Lay; William C.; 1 died in infancymilitary service: Co E, 120th IL Inf; prisoner at Andersonville for 10 months THOMAS NEWTON LAURENCE born: Butler Co, KY, 24 Oct 1826father: Henry G. Laurence, born Butler Co, KY, abt 1897grandfather: Thomas Laurence, Revolutionary War Soldier from VAmarried: Marshall Co, KY, 29 Nov 1849, Mary T. Feezor, dau of George and Mary (Ivy) Feezor; died 22 Jan 1875children: six sons, five daughtersmarried 2nd: Mrs. Nancy E. Harris, dau of W.L. and Mary (Harwood) Woottonchildren: 3 sons, 2 daughters JAMES P. TAYLOR born: Barholomew Co, IN, 9 Nov 1825father: Aaron Taylor, born OH, moved to Pope Co, IL, 1933; killed 1836 by falling tree mother: Anna Lee, dau of John Lee, born IN, died Pope Co, IL, 1834married: Catherine Formwalt of Middle TN, 22 Nov 1847children: Jonathan F., lawyer of Carbondale md with 4 sons; Spencer B., farmer of Goconda Pct. has 3 dau and 2 sons; Caleb M., farms near parents, has 4 sons and 1 dau; Richard F., prosecuting attorney of Elizabethtown, has 1 son and 1 dau; William F., a Poplar Bluff, MO, physician; Priscilla I, wife of Daniel Flannery; one son and 2 daus they buried in infancy JAMES MADISON ABBOTT born: Lynchburg, TN, 23 Apr 1843father: James M. Abbott, "died fighting for the Stars and Stripes", born NC in 1814 a son of Sterling Abbott, native of NC, moved to Pope Co fall of 1848; enlisted Co K, 136th IL Inf, died in service, buried St. Louismother: Susan Merrill, native of NC, dau of Evans Merrill, thought to be born in PA, a Revolutionary soldier. She died 1889 on home farm married: 1869 to Mary Slagle, native of Golconda, dau of John R. and Isabelle (Aldrich) Slagle, natives of IN military service: enlisted 24 Sept 1861 in Co G, 6th IL Calvary ------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ginger Hayes (© 1997 Ginger Hayes ) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. -----------------------------------------------------------