Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County,
Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of
prominent and representative citizens of the county: together with
portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States,
and governors of the state; Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL; 1890;
page 710 & 713; Transcribed by Margaret Rose Whitehurst,
Transcriber's note: there weren't pages numbered 711 or 712 but the bio
is in tact.
Samuel R. Hinkle. No county in Illinois supports so large
an agricultural population as this, and nowhere on the continent can a
more enterprising, progressive and intelligent set of farmers be
found. The ownership of a goodly portion of land with first-class
buildings upon it, is conclusive evidence of the skill and good
judgment of any man whose home is within the limits of this
county. When we state that the gentleman above-named owns eighty
acres on sections 19 and 30, in Canton Township, and also eighty acres
on section 12, Joshua Township, on the first of which is to be found a
complete set of substantial, commodious buildings, it will be
understood that he is a good farmer and wise manager.
Mr. Hinkle is a native of Washington County, Md., born December
2, 1837. His parents, Samuel and Anna (Rickard) Hinkle, were born
in Lancaster County, Pa. In 1851 they came West, settling in
Joshua Township, this county, where they died when about seventy-seven
years old. They were the parents of three sons and five
daughters, our subject being the fifth in order of birth. The
youth accompanied his parents hither and remained with them until the
spring of 1860, when he married and established his own home. He
lived in McDonough County during the summer, and in the fall settled in
Canton Township, this county. In 1863 he located upon the estate
he now occupies, which forms a part of section 19. He has devoted
his attention to agriculture since his early life, and understand well
how to make his land and labor remunerative.
February 21, 1860, Mr. Hinkle led to the hymeneal altar Minerva
F. Randolph, the marriage ceremony being performed at the bride’s home
in Joshua Township. Mrs. Hinkle is a daughter of John and Nancy
F. (Rawalt) Randolph, whose history is outlined in the biography of
their son, John F. Randolph, on another page in this volume. Mr.
and Mrs. Randolph were among the earliest settlers in this county,
their location being in Joshua Township, where their daughter Minerva
was born July 4, 1887. There also the parents died, the mother at
an advanced age. Mrs. Hinkle is an estimable woman, I whose
companionship her husband finds his chief delight, and whose good
qualities are appreciated by many friends.
Mr. Hinkle has held the offices of Highway Commissioner and
School Trustee, serving in the latter capacity several years. In
politics he is a Republican, and in his religious views, liberal.
He is public-spirited, deeply interested in all movements which promise
to advance the material or moral prosperity of the citizens. He
weighs carefully all matters brought before him for consideration, and
when once he has arrived at a decision is firm in adhering to the
same. His fellow-men hold him in good repute as a man of
intelligence, uprightness and cordial spirit.
