Montgomery County, IL. History of Bond and Montgomery Counties Illinois 1882 - Part II, pages 187-194, Walshville Township, ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Please direct any questions to Montgomery County Illinois web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmontgo/ or Bond County Illinois Web site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbond/ [Page 187] Dr. A. BARCROFT, physician, Walshville, was born in New Jersey in 1829; son of Ambrose and Ann (WOLVERTON) BARCROFT. Ambrose BARCROFT was born in 1793. He was … V. B. BARCROFT, physician, Walshville, was born in Armstrong County, Penn., in 1855; son of Dr. A. and Charlotte (WOODWARD) BARCROFT. The Doctor, whose sketch also appears in this work, was born in New Jersey in 1829, … Jesse BOYD, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Franklin County, Va., August 22, 1810; son of Henry and Ellender (WOODS) BOYD. Henry BOYD was born in Franklin County, Va., in 1789, and died in Montgomery county, Ill., March 25, 1877. His wife, a native of Virginia, was born in 1789, and died in Montgomery county in 1872. Our subject, the second of a family of nine children, received his education in Warren County, Ky. He also attended school at Staunton, Macoupin Co., Ill. He has followed the occupation of a farmer in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties for the last fifty years. In Macoupin County, Ill., in 1832, he married Matilda VOYLES, born in Pendleton County, N. C., in 1811, daughter of Robert and Hester (MORRIS) VOYLES. From this union they have had twelve children, six of whom died in infancy. those living are Hester R., William J., Ellender M., Martha A., Robert H. and Jessie S. Mr. Boyd is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and of teh A., F. & A. M. He is a Republican in politics. William BURKE, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Kentucky February 6 [Page 188] 1817;son of John and Catharine (BARLOW) BURKE, he born in Virginia in 1785, and died in Montgomery County, Ill., in 1846; she, born in Virginia, and died in this county in 1836. Our subject is the seventh child of a family of eleven, and … Antony BUERGER, farmer, P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, whose parents, John and Mary C. (FASTLABEND) BUERGER, were natives of Germany, was born in that country September 2, 1822. John BUERGER, who was a farmer, died in Madison County, Ill., October 18, 1846. His wife died in the same county in 1872. Antony, who was the eldest of a family of ten, … Dr. Martin S. DAVENPORT, son of Jack S. and Lucy S. (LEWIS) DAVENPORT, was born in the State of Virginia, Charlotte County, November 1, 1818. His father was born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1780. His mother was also a native of Charlotte County Va., was born in 1784, and died in October, 1860. The family moved from the Old Dominion to Kentucky, where his father died in May, 1834. Left in orphanage, Mr. DAVENPORT, in connection with a younger brother, … … in December, 1813, daughter of Edgecome and [Page 189] Anna (DAVENPORT) LEWIS, both natives of Charlotte County, Va., the former born in 1780 and died in March, 1843; the latter born 1793, and died in July, 1847. … Peter EGELHOFF, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Germany October 12, 1830; son of William and Mary (SCHROTH) EGELHOFF. William, who was a native of Germany, ws born in 1806, and died in Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Ill., September 19, 1879, where his wife, born in Germany, in 1810, also died, March 23, 1866. Peter, the eldest of a family of seven children, … [Page 190] Dick ENGELMANN, farmer, P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was born in Germany November 5, 1840. His parents, Henry and Tina (GOSMANN) ENGLEMANN, are natives of Germany, and are now living in Ostfriesland, Kingdom of Hanover. Henry was born November 13, 1820. Richard is the eldest of a family of four children, and … I. P. FOGELMAN, farmer, P. O. Walshville, son of John and Elizabeth (KIRKLAND) FOGELMAN, was born in Montgomery County August 29, 1844. His parents were both born in Montgomery County, ans still reside there. His father was born April 8, 1819; his mother wa born in 1819 or 1820. Our subject, who is the fourth of a family of ten children, … James GRISHAM, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Dixon County, Tenn., January 14, 1811, son of Austin and Fanny (POWERS) GRISHAM, he born in Guilford County, N. C., March 10, 1771, and died in Montgomery County March 9, 1853; she born in Virginia October 10, 1775, and died in Montgomery County May 10, 1851. James, the fourth child of a family of five, … Mrs. E. R. HODGES, Walshville, was [Page 191] born in Montgomery County, Ill., in 1834, the daughter of James and Mary (BARLOW) BOSTIC, he a farmer, who died in this county in 1842; she, born in Tennessee, and also died in this county in 1838. Subject is the third child of a family of four. She … John B. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was born in Germany January 1, 1830; son of Bornn JOHNSON, who was a native of Germany, and a farmer by occupation, died in Madison County, Ill., in 1856. His wife, also a native of Germany, who is now a resident of this county, was born in 1799. Of a family of six children, our subject was the third. He .... H. KEISER, farmer P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was born in Germany October 8, 1839; son of John and Gerke (HEIEN) KEISER. John KEISER, who was a farmer, was born in Germany in 1816, and died in Macoupin County, Ill., September 6, 1855. His wife also a native of Germany, and who now resides in Montgomery county, was born in 1810. Our subject, the eldest of six children, received his education in Germany, and, having emigrated to America in 1854, settled down to farming with his father in Macoupin County, Ill. He has been a farmer all his days. From Macoupin county he removed to his present place in Montgomery County. In 1874, he was elected Secretary of the Mt. Olive Coal Company, which office he held until 1881, when he was elected to his present position of Superintendent of the company. He has also held the office of Supervisor of Walshville Township. In Macoupin county, Ill., July 11, 1863, he married Mary (KERREN) KEISER, born in Germany October 18, 1845, daughter of John and Folkea (VESSER) KERREN. From this union there have been born to them nine children © Annie G., John, Henry W., Hermann J., Katie H., Sophia W., Hannah M., Lydia E., Edward A. Mr. KEISER is widely and favorably known as a worthy sicizen. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of the German Methodist Church. Andrew KEISER, miller, Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was born in Hanover, Germany, September 28, 1845; son of John H. and Gerke (HEIEN) KEISER, both natives of Germany. John H., who was a farmer, was born in 1816, and died in Macoupin County, Ill., September 6, 1855; his wife, who is now a resident of Montgomery County, was born in 1810. Our subject, who is the third of a family of six children, received his education in Germany, and has followed farming and milling since he came to this country with his parents. He has been twice married. [Page 192] His first wife, Annie ROSS, born in Madison County, Ill., daughter of Gird and Mary (ARKABAUER) ROSS, and died in Montgomery County September 28, 1875, leaving three children © Annie G., John and Mary. In Macoupin County, March 29, 1879, Mr. KEISER married his second wife, Frances ROSS, born in Madison County, ILL., March 9, 1855, daughter of John and Mary (ARKABAUER) ROSS. Mr. Keiser has head the office of Assessor and Collector in Walshville Township. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Lutheran Church. T. C. KIRKLAND, tanner, Walshville, was born in St. Louis County, Mo., July 26, 1823; son of Isaac and Melinda (MANN) KIRKLAND, he born in Mercer County, Ky., December 25, 1796, a tanner by trade, and afterward a farmer, and died in Litchfield, Montgomery County, April 5, 1881; she, also a native of Mercer County, Ky., born November 16, 1799, and died in Jersey County, Ill., October 7, 1853. Our subject, the third of a family of four children, ... Charles KEUNE, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Germany July 7, 1837; son of Christine and Mary (KALTHAMMER) KEUNE, he a farmer, born in Germany, and died there in 1852; she, also born in Germany, and died there the same year. Our subject was the fifth child of a family of eight; was … George McPHERSON, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Scott County, Ill., in 1852; son of James H. and Elizabeth (JOHNSON) McPHERSON. James H., who was a farmer, was born in North Carolina, and died in Scott County, Ill., in 1879. His wife, a native of North Carolina, also died in Scott County, Ill., in 1846. Subject, who is the eldest of a family of seven children, … Fred NIEMANN, farmer, P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, was born in Germany February 11, 1823, son of Casper and [Page 193] Anna (WITTE) NIEMANN. Casper NIEMANN was a native of Germany, and a farmer by occupation. He died in Germany in January, 1847. His wife, Anna, also a native of Germany, died there the same year as her husband, leaving eight children, of whom our subject was the second. ... B. C. NEAL, plasterer, Walshville, was born in Logan County, Ky., December 28, 1824; son of Benjamin and Mary (HAYDEN) NEAL. Benjamin NEAL, who was a farmer, was born in Virginia, and died in Logan County, Ky., September 22, 1856. His wife, who was a native of North Carolina, was born in 1792, and also died in Logan County, Ky., in 1872. Our subject, the ninth of a family of ten children, received his education in his native county. He followed the occupation of a farmer for many years, but since learned the plastering trade, which business he now follows. In Allen County, Ky., in 1847, he married Susan F. WARDEN, a native of that county, born August 17, 1829, daughter of James and Rebecca (KELLEY) WARDEN. She died in Montgomery County April 5, 1870, leaving five children © Virgil s., Eloise, Martha P., Elnora C. and William S. Mr. NEAL is a member of the Christian Church. He is in politics a Greenbacker. Albert SCHON, farmer, P. O. Mt. Olive, Macoupin County, is a native of Hanover, Germany, was born May 17, 1833. His parents, Hiram and Folka (TIDEN) SCHON, were both natives of Germany, and died in that country. Hiram Schon, a farmer by occupation, was born in 1801, and died in 1875. His wife, born in 1804, died in 1879. Albert, our subject, the third of a family of eight children, emigrated to America in 1851, and located in Madison County, Ill., where he remained for about ten years. ... T. T. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Madison County, Ill., April 29, 1838, son of Jonathan Green and Elizabeth (TINDALL) SMITH. Jonathan Green SMITH was born in Pittsfiled, N. H. July 9, 1814, and died in New Mexico February 26, 1848. His wife was born in Madison County, Ill., December 11, 1820, and died there in September, 1844. Our subject, the eldest of a family of four, received his education in the common schools of Madison County, Ill. He married in Montgomery County February 21, 1861, Susan SACKETT, born in Madison County, Ill., December 25, 1842, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (VOYLES) SACKETT. Elisha [Page 194] SACKETT, a native of South Carolina, was born about the year 1812, and died in February, 1849. His wife, born in 1816, died September 24, 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of four children - Mary Lorett, Edgar Leighton, John Elvin and Bert (deceased). … W. J. WHITESIDE, retired farmer, P. O. Walshville, was born in Chester County, S. C., in 1801; son of Abraham and Janet (HANNAN) WHITESIDE. Abraham was born in South Carolina July 4, 1775, and died in Montgomery County August 24, 1857. His wife, born in North Carolina, died February 6, 1829. Our subject, the eldest of a family of five children,…