J. W. BOOTH,
was born in Orange County, Ind., in 1819. His
father, Wade Booth, was born near Richmond,
Va., and came to Indiana
as one of the first settlers, living first in Orange
County, and then moving to Vigo
County, at which place he
lived for
thirty-five years. From there he moved
to Ogle County, Ill.,
where he died in 1856, his wife dying in St. Mary’s, Indiana,
in 1862. Our subject spent his early
days on the farm, receiving only a common school education. At the age of sixteen, he was apprenticed to
the carpenter and joiner’s trade, and followed it until the breaking
out of the
war, when he enlisted in a detachment under McClellan, commanded by
Major
Barker, and afterwards became attached to the Twelfth Illinois Cavalry,
in
which he served his time, and was honorably discharged in August 1864,
at New
Orleans, La. In 1867, he purchased an
unimproved farm, six miles south of Vandalia,
Ill.,
which, after improvement, he disposed of, and engaged in the mercantile
trade,
at Auburn, Ill.,
for two years. During the past nine
years, he has been engaged in the same business at Jewett,
Ill., and is rated one of the most
successful and enterprising busines men in this section.
On October 14, 1844,
he married Emma Heubest, a native of England.
Seven children have been born to them, three of whom are living, viz;
Lyman W.,
Lavina and Frances.
BAZIL BROWN,
was born in Licking County, Ohio,
on November 26, 1835. His father, B. Brown, was
born on Penn., april 28, 1793, and moved to Kentucky, with his parents,
and later, in 1812, to Ohio, and in 1848, to Illinois, settling in
Cumberland County, where he engaged in farming. He
died on May 20, 1854; his widow on March 9, 1878. They
were both prominent members of the Baptist
Church, having been a
minister of that denomination for several years. Bazil
received a good common school education, and taught school for ten
years. He served as Justice of the Peace for
sixteen years, and as Township Treasurer for six years. On
October 6, 1859, he
married Laura A., daughter of Levi and Mary Farmer, of Guilford
County, N.C.
she was born February
22, 1843. they have had seven children
born to them, viz; Almira, Lafayette, Alva N., Sonora
B., Otis L., Orrin L. and Joseph W. [twins]. Mr.
Brown is a member of the I.O.O.F., also a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He is a prosperous farmer and
lumber dealer, and is highly esteemed in the community in which he
resides.
JOSEPH KING,
was born in Washington County, Ind., on October
19, 1823, and is the son of Jacob and Frances [Shelton] King, who were
natives
of Kentucky but came to Washington County, Ind., among the first
settlers,
where Mrs. King died. Soon after this
event, Mr. King moved to Morgan
County,
Ind., where he followed farming until his death. Our
subject’s grandfather was a soldier of
the Revolution. In 1849 our subject came
to Cumberland County, Ill.,
and located on a farm three miles from what is now called Toledo. In 1875, he engaged in the mercantile trade,
at Toledo, which business
he
followed until 1880, since which time he has resided at Jewett. In 1846, he married Mary A., daughter of
William and Tabitha [Edwards] Russell.
She was born in Harrison County, Ind.,
on November 27, 1821. There were three
children born to them, now living, viz; James T., Joseph S., and John W. For thirty-seven years Mr. King and wife have
been members of the Christian Church. He
has been a life long Democrat in Politics.
Mr. King has a beautiful home, and is highly esteemed in the
community
in which he resides.
MARTIN
MOUDY, physician and surgeon,
was born in
Washington
County,
Md., on October
16, 1812. He remained in his native state until the age of twenty
years, working on a farm and attending a common school. In 1833,
he came to
Greene County, Ohio,
where he began the study of medicine. In 1836 and 1837, he
attended the
Fairfield Medical
College, of N.Y., from which
institution he graduated in 1838. Returning to
Ohio,
he began practicing medicine with Dr. Martin of
Xenia.
In 1841, he came to
Terre Haute, Ind.,
and followed his profession for three years. Removing then to
Danville,
Ill., he engaged for some time in
milling and farming, then returned to
Terre Haute,
and resumed his old practice, which he continued for eleven
years. He then removed to his present home, in
Cumberland
County, Ill., in 1870,
where he is one of the prominent physicians of the county. In
1834, the Doctor married Margaret McClure, of
Augusta
County,
Va.
They have had ten children born to them, viz; John [deceased], Joseph,
Martin, Hiram S., Ellen J., Albert [deceased], George [deceased],
Robert B., Daniel W. and Samuel H.
SPRINGPOINT
TOWNSHIP
JOHN B. ADAMS
is a native of Germany, was born July 1, 1828, and was married in his
native land, in 1854, to Annie Cramer, who was born April 9,
1827. The year of their marriage, the young couple came to
America and located in Dane County, Wis., in 1865 they came to
Cumberland County, and here Mr. Adams purchased at first, forty acres
of land, which, by industry and good management, he has increased to
255 acres, the greater portion well improved. Mr. Adams has had
borne to him ten children- Maggie [deceased], Katie, John, Joseph,
Peter, Vincennes, Mathais, Henry, Annie and Clement [the last named
deceased]. Mr. Adams and family are members of the Catholic
Church, and in politics he is a democrat.
LEMAN FAUNCE, farmer, was born
in Wayne County, N.Y. July 30, 1822. He is the son of Noah M. and
Lydia R. [Barton] Faunce. The former was born November 20, 1797,
and spent his early life as a carpenter and millwright, and later as a
farmer. He moved to Geauga County, Ohio, at an early day, and
lived there some eight years. Disposing of his property there, he
came to Cumberland County, Ill., in 1837, where he entered 300 acres of
land, improving 160 acres of it. He also built the first mill in
that part of the country, near Charleston, on the Amboy River. He
was a strong believer of Mormonism, and a preacher of that
denomination. He was with the Mormons at the time of their
disbandment at Nauvoo, and then returned to Cumberland county.
His wife, mother of our subject, was a native of Massachusetts, was
born November 21, 1799, and died May 23, 1849. Our subject
received a common education, and followed farming. About 1847 he
married Julia D. Garrett, who was born September 11, 1829, and died
November 24, 1874. To them was born six children, Noah M., Sarah
E., Mary E.[deceased], Maria P., May C., and Maggie R. Mr. Faunce
is a good farmer and highly respected. He has been a life long
Democrat, but liberal in his views. In 1880 he lost his eye-sight
from illness. He- as was his father- is a strong advocate of the
principles of Mormonism.
