History of Du Page County, Illinois
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PAET II. IOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. PART II. Biographical Sketches 1STAPEEYILLE TOWNSHIP. FRANCIS P. ABBOTT, farmer, P. 0. Na- About 1839, David married Elizabeth Clinson, perville, is a native of Ireland, born in the year a native of Lancaster County. He was a black- 1832, and received but a limited schooling. In smith by trade, but during the last nine years 1851, he came to the United States, and in of residence in Pennsylvania he followed farm- October of that year to Du Page County, 111., ing. In 1844, he came, with his family, in and worked on a farm by the month for two company with thirteen other families, to Naper- four for one to settle years and months man, and then ville, 111., the company being induced some six years he lived with his mother and in this neighborhood by Bishop Seibert, of Lan- sister, and worked at odd jobs. He then caster County, who had traveled as missionary rented a place, and began farming on his own in this vicinity. The party bought land here, account, renting some eight years. He then and Mr. Brown farmed until about 1867, when bought a place of his own, and in 1868 came he sold his place. In 1 865, he engaged in mer- to his present place, which contains 100 acres cantile business with his son, Martin, and was located three and one-half miles northwest of connected in mercantile business in all about Naperville. March 29, 1864, he married Miss five years, and lived retired thereafter until his Tamar Simpson, a native of New York. She death, November, 1875. Mrs. B. is living here came to Du Page County with her parents. in Naperville. Five children, all of whom are the there are — in By marriage two children Arthur living. He served as Road Commissioner E. and Nora M. He is Republican in politics. Naperville Township; also Assessor. Was a MARTIN BROWN, merchant, Naperville, is member of the Evangelical Church. Our sub- a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born Au- ject lived at home until the spring of 1851, gust 3, 1831, and is the third in a family of five when he went to Chicago and engaged as clerk children born to and David and Mary (Fry) Brown, in the general goods business, wholesale natives of Lancaster County, Penn.; their retail, where he remained two years. He then parents were also born in Lancaster determined to to and went via County ; go California, David and Mary were married in Lancaster New York and Nicaragua route, arriving at County, where she died in 1838, leaving five chil- San Francisco March 24, 1853. Remained a all of dren, whom are now living, and grown up. little over two years, engaged in mining, and BIOGRAPHICAL: had fair success. Returned to Naperville, and ler, natives of Vermont, in which State they worked on the farm for four years. He had were married. Roswell Butler was engaged in sent money home, which was invested in land, the lumber business and conducted a farm. He and had to wait until he improved it in order was also interested in a paper-mill and a flour- to realize which he and in 1860 mill he died about the 1830 his wife upon it, did, ; year ; engaged as clerk for Mr. Yount, and continued came West about 1849 or 1850, and lived in about two years. He then, with his father, Naperville with her sister, Mrs. H. L. Peaslee, bought out the business of Mr. Yount, and until her death, which occurred about the year continued about two years, when Mr. Brown, 1868. The subject of this sketch received a Sr., withdrew and Mr. E. Holler became common school education, and afterward took a partner, and continued Ave years, Mr. M. an academic course. In May, 1838, he came Brown being the sole proprietor since. In to Naperville with his brother-in-law, Mr. H. L. 1856, he married Miss Catharine C. Rickert, Peaslee, and assisted in the latter's store till a native of Pennsylvania, who died in October, 1840, when he returned to Vermont and at- 1869, leaving three children—Emma, Lincoln tended school two years. He then moved to and Mary. In 1871, he married Miss Mary A. Chicago, where he clerked in a grocery store a native of who has borne two thence to and en- Barr, Pennsylvania, years ; Naperville, again two children—Clarence and Irvin. Has been gaged with Mr. Peaslee, remaining with him connected with the Evangelical Church since until he sold out his business, about the year 1843. 1853, and continuing on five years longer in the B. B. BOECKER, grain and coal dealer, same store in the employ of Mr. Peaslee's suc- Naperville, is a 'native of Prussia, born in cessor. In 1858, he formed a partnership with 1840, and lived in his native land about twenty H. L. Peaslee, and conducted a general store received a fair a for a In he as Sutler in years ; education, including year. 1861, engaged high school course. At the age of sixteen, the Eighth Illinois Cavalry, but afterward sold he began clerking, and at nineteen he went his business at Washington, D. C, to Col. Bev- into the army and served as volunteer one eridge. and returned to Naperville and engaged year. In 1860, he came to the United States in the hardware business two years. He after- and vicinity of Naperville, where a friend lived, ward engaged as clerk for Robert Naper for and worked several years on a farm. He then two years, and for two years longer with Na- went to Germany and married Miss Annie per's successors, then as book-keeper for the Ohn returned to and farmed two Ale and Malt four ; Naperville Chicago Company years. years. He then sold his farm and engaged He then returned to Naperville, clerked two in the lumber business and con- in business for L. G. and hay press ; years grocery Kent, tinued nine sold out and his then with W. Scott & with which years ; bought engaged Co., business has served as Alderman and firm he has since been In 1851. he present ; employed. Mayor, and is now the Supervisor of Lisle married Freedom Herrick, a native of Vermont, Township. He deals in grain and coal, and is who came to Naperville with her mother about r doing a very thriving business. He has three the 3 ear 1849. Mr. Butler has been School children —Theodore, Adolphine and Arnold. Trustee two terms, and was President of the He is a Democrat. Board of Naperville for the year 1862. D. C. BUTLER, clerk, with W. Scott & Co., DR. J. A. BELL, of the firm of Drs. Bell Naperville, was born in Burlington, Vt, in & Nauman, Naperville, is a native of Morgan 1825, son of Roswell and Ruth But- born March 1838 came to (Worden) County, Ohio, 19, ; NAPERVILLE TOWNSHIP. Illinois with his parents about the year 1853, present place, but afterward traded for his and settled in Knox County. He received his present place, where he has lived for the past education at Hedding Seminary, of Abingdon, twenty-eight years. In 1850, he married Miss medicine in Asenath a native of Vermont Knox County, and began reading McFerren, ; they 1858 with Dr. Andrew McFarland, Superintend- were married in New York, and came here to have two children— ent of the Insane Asylum of Jasksonville, 111., Du Page County. They under whose tuition he remained until 1861. Henry and Nettie. —By the first marriage there In that year, he enlisted in the Tenth Illinois were three children Susan, Darius and Emma. was detailed as Assistant He owns 200 acres of land located on river, Infantry ; Surgeon in the at Cairo served in that three miles of He is a general hospital ; Naperville. Republican. capacity and on detached duty until December, AMOS BUTZ, farmer, P. 0. Naperville, is a 1861 then served in the field until native of born in the ; August, Lehigh County, Penn., 1862, when he resigned his position and re- year 1811, was raised on the farm and received to thence he went to a common-school education. At the of turned Jacksonville ; age a native Cambridge, 111., where he practiced his profes- twenty-two, he married Esther Wenner, sion until 1866, and in 1868 came to Naperville, of Lehigh County, Penn. He lived at home where he has since been engaged in the practice until he was twenty-seven years of age, and then of medicine since he came to he a of his which he farmed ; Naperville, bought place own, has taken the of M. D. at the Hahne- until 1845 he then came West team to degree ; by mann Homoeopathic Medical College of Chicago. Illinois, and stopped about a month at Naper- In 1861, he married Miss Elizabeth Eagle, a ville, where he bought his present place, and, native of England, who came to the United except three years' residence in Naperville, has States with her parents, and settled in the vi- lived here since. He owns 116 acres, located cinity of Jacksonville, 111. From this union one and a half miles northwest of Naperville. two children have been born. The Doctor is a He is a Republican, and has served as School member of the Illinois State Institute of Director in his district for some ten or twelve Homoeopathy. years. By the marriage there have been six P. five of are — BISHOP BARTHOLOMEW, farmer, % children, whom living Abigail, Warrensville, is a native of Whitehall, Wash- George, Owen W., Aaron, Eva Louise, Anna ington County, N.