HAMILTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VOL. 20 Jan 2021 $1.00

 Hamilton County Historical Society
The purpose of the Hamilton County Historical Society is to bring
together those persons interested in history, and especially in the history
of Hamilton County, Illinois. The Society’s major function is to discover
and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the
history of the area and to arouse interest in the past. The Society
maintains a museum and genealogy library on the second floor of the
McCoy library where these items are preserved and made accessible to
those who wish to examine them.

Goshen Trails is a bulletin of the Hamilton County, Illinois Historical Society.

Volume 20, Number 1 – Jan 2021

Printed by authority of HCHS. All rights reserved to contributors and to HCHS

McCoy Library, 2nd Floor

130 S. Washington St
McLeansboro, IL 62859

Phone: 618-643-2125
Email: hchsgenealogy@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hchs-il.com
Open: Wed. 11am-2pm (or by Appointment)

2021 Officers

President – Andy Rubenacker

Vice-President – Eileen Mayberry
Treasurer – Clara Farris
Secretary – Julie Brenner

The Historical Society’s next meetings are:

All meetings are cancelled until further notice
Farris’s Restaurant, 7pm
All are welcome to attend

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 Note from the President
I would like to start with thanking everyone for their support
over this past year! Though we did not get to hold any meetings this
year because of COVID-19. The ladies did have two successful one
day book sales on the porch of the McCoy Library in November and
December and along with your dues supporting HCHS, we broke
relatively even for the year.

The work goes on and expenses do too, the ladies have been
working on three new books for the Bicentennial, new photos and
items are still being donated and equipment needs replaced. The
HCHS computer that had been used for scanning and emailing needed
to be replaced. Our computer was about 10 years old and had started
to experience problems in 2019 so we sent it out for repair. The
officers met this summer and we decided it just needed to be
replaced! So, we did in November. On the positive side we found
many photos and documents we thought we had but couldn’t find,
plus it all has been backed up now on an external drive.

2021 will be a busy year for HCHS, at least we hope it will

be! On the 8th day of February, 2021, Hamilton County will have its
200th birthday. The Goshen Trails will be publishing a special issue
for the April edition thanks to Joe and Vince. Please, if you would
like to contribute with an article contact me at, 618-308-2023, call or
text. We probably need them submitted in early March sometime.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wish you a

healthy 2021!

Andy Rubenacker, President HCHS

Fun Fact: Did you know that in the October 1970 issue of the
Goshen Trails, there was an advertisement for the Budget Shop? They
were selling sheet music for a country song named “Hamilton
County”. The front cover was a four-color map of Hamilton County.
It was a special promotion for the County’s Sesquicentennial. Sounds
like a catchy tune - does anyone have a copy?
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 Remembering My Grandparents
by Andy Rubenacker

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just having gone by, I

would like to share some memories of grandchildren about their
grandparents.
In 2001, my sister, Betty Ann, asked our cousins to write
down their memories of our Grandfather and Grandmother
Rubenacker for our reunion that year. My grandparents, John and
Elisabeth Rubenacker, were born, married (1894) and died in
Hamilton County.

John & Elizabeth Rubenacker – Wedding Picture

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 They had twelve children and 30 plus grandchildren. My
dad, Andy, was the youngest of the kids and I am the youngest of
the grandchildren. I was born in 1954 and both had passed by then.

Morris Rubenacker: I was the first grandson and Grandpa

made me feel special. I felt like I was his “pet”. I guess my first
memories was when I was about 3 years old. My family and I lived
across the road from the Piopolis School. Grandma and Grandpa
Rubenacker would walk to church every Sunday morning, about a
mile, I guess. I could count on seeing them every Sunday morning
without fail. It could be rain or snow and they still walked to
church. Well, I was quite anxious to see him every Sunday because
I could look forward for a treat. He would bring me licorice in a
brown sack. To me, the licorice looked like a round and crooked
pipe.
When I was about 10, I would go out to the farm at trashing
time. Grandpa gave me the job of carrying water to the hay bundle
pitchers that loaded the wagons in the field. I would use 2 one-
gallon containers and a horse. Grandma Lizzie cooked for about
25-30 men who worked in the field that day. One day about 10:00
she asked me to come along with her and some of my aunts
because she had a job for me. She wanted me to help her kill about
30 roosters. She would chop off their heads with a hatchet, she
needed me to pick them up and throw them in the hot water.
I also enjoyed spending time with Uncle Bill and Uncle
Andy when I worked around the farm. They were fine people and
really good to me.

Georgia Reinhardt: I remember my Grandparents when

we used to go visit on Sunday. Grandma always cooked such big
meals. I remember her having homemade bread made up ready to
go into the oven. The bread was always great and she always gave
me the heel of the bread while the bread was hot. She always had a
big smile on her face. I also remember she and Grandpa would
speak German when they didn’t want us to know about their
conversation. She always had a crowd when we were there. After
Grandpa died, I remember her coming to visit us in Mt.Vernon
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during the winter. When it was cold, Grandma would put a scarf on
her head to keep warm when she went to bed. I had never seen that
before. I wish I could have known them both better, but I have
warm memories of them both.

Clyde Kaufman: I remember Grandpa Rubenacker hauling

wood on a sled pulled by a horse and enjoyed shucking corn with
Grandpa and Uncle Andy. We had a lot of good card games with
Grandma when she stayed with Uncle Clem and Aunt Lucille.
I was proud to get letters from my Grandpa when I was in
the Navy (WWII). He would send them through my mom.

David Rubenacker: Grandma looked big to me. Her hair

was always pulled back and up and when she said something, you
“would” listen. I didn’t ever remember her spanking me, but of
course I was such a good kid! She would pull me around on the
hardwood floor on an old green rug, that was so much fun for me.
The best I can remember, I was around 5 years old when Grandma
passed away at our home. My brother, Dennis, myself and seems
like 2 or 3 other cousins were playing in the living room. Grandma
was in the south bedroom and wanted to see the grandchildren
before she died. I remember we all went in and stood around her
bed for a while and she held up her hand like she was waving at us.
I remember crying when they said she had died.

Marie Mitsdarfer: John and Lizzie Rubenacker were my

Godparents. I remember them so well just like it was yesterday.
Whenever it was my birthday, they always gave me a dollar at
church on the Sunday nearest my birthday. Another thing about
them I’ve never forgotten is that whenever they went to Belle City
a few times a year they’d stop by our house. We’d see their horse
and buggy coming up the road and we would get so excited. We
kids knew they’d have a sack of circus peanut candy for us. The
candy was so soft and orange I can still taste it to this day. John
and Lizzie were so good to us kids. Lizzie would bake things for
us, oh those people helped so much with all the little ones, after
mom died.
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 Betty Ann Anselment: My memory of Grandpa isn’t
much, but he loved fried potatoes maybe even more than I did.
Grandma taught me a lot about the joys of baking and cooking.
She taught me to knead bread and fire the wood cook stove just
right to get a nice brown crust. Her, ever faithful, sunbonnet was
on her head always as she hoed in the garden. I loved to watch her
comb her long hair, with her fine toothcomb. She would then make
a single braid and wound it into a bun or “coble” as she called it in
German, on top of her head. Sometimes she would sing us some
German songs as she combed her hair.
I think it is truly amazing what memories we remember as
children and carry with us throughout life. I hope we all take the
time this holiday season to create found memories for our children
and grandchildren. Big families or small ones, I hope you see it’s
not the present at Christmas this year that will create the lasting
memories, but the time you spend with your family.

Back L-R): Clara, Clem, Alma, Edwin, Katie, Charlie & Carrie,
Front (L-R): Andy, Helen, John & Elisabeth Rubenacker, & Bill.
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 County Genesis
By: Lola B Jordan
Edits: Joe Kery & Vince Miller

The following is an edited reprint of an article originally published in the Apr

1966 (Volume 2 Number 2) edition of the original Goshen Trails. It was
originally written in 1921 for the County Centennial Celebration. It just seems
appropriate to reprint it here at the start of the Bi-Centennial year.

HAMILTON COUNTY was established February 8, 1821.

Samuel Leach, James Ratcliff and Joel Pace were appointed by the
General Assembly of the state of Illinois to locate the County Seat.
They made their report on April 4, 1821, and fixed the Seat of
Justice of said County, on the land of William B. McLean, located
on the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 5 South, Range
6 East. They marked a black oak with the letter “C” which was the
center of the donation of the 20 acres given by the said William B.
McLean to the said County to be laid in a square form the lines
running North and South and East and West.

Then the said William B. McLean donated 20 acres

additional to the Commissioners, with the proviso that he was to
receive one-third of the proceeds of the sale of the Town Lots,
reserving to the County the Public Square.

Hon. Thomas Sloo Jr., County Surveyor was

employed to survey and plat the lots, which he proceeded to do as
shown by the record thereof in the Circuit Clerk’s Office. It was
ordered that the town lots be sold at auction to the highest bidder,
on June 18, 1821. A copy of this order was sent to the
Shawneetown Paper for publication.

The first County Commissioners Court, met at the

house of John Anderson, April 9, 1821. The first Commissioners
were, William Wheeler, Little Page Proctor, and Townsend
Tarleton. Jesse C. Lockwood was elected as first Clerk.

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The Court House

On May 1st, 1821, the County Commissioners let the

contract for the building of the first Court House, as follows: “The
building is to be sixteen feet square of hewn logs on two sides, a
good plank underfloor with a good plank door and a lock and key,
with one window containing twelve panes of glass 8x10, the roof
to be put on “cabin” fashion, the height to be eight feet, the door to
be three feet wide and six feet three inches in length, the house to
be chincked and daubed and corners sawn down; the house to be
ready by June 4th, 1821. Townsend Tarleton built the above, our
first Court house for the princely sum of $46.05 and the
Commissioners agreed to pay him December 1, 1821.” The above
money came out of the sale of lots given by McLean.

This primitive Court House, costing $46.05 lasted until

1837 when the Public Building Department enacted by the
Legislature of the State and known as the Public Improvement
Bureau, built the two-story brick building which was destroyed by
fire July 4th, 1894. This Court House was built out of the “Public
Improvement Funds” given by the State of Illinois.

A strong pen was also ordered. This strong pen must have
been our first Jail. The Records of this County give a brief
description of the strong pen, which was the first Jail of the
County. It was located just a few feet northwest of the present jail,
(in 1921, Ed.) and was a pit dug into the ground several feet deep,
and ingress made by means of a ladder. The trap door was heavy
thick affair, spiked with spike nails on both sides of the door for
security.

Fun Fact: The first session of the Circuit Court in Hamilton County was
held on June 18, 1821. On November 1, 1823, Judge Wilson, member of
the Illinois Supreme Court, convened court to try Jacob Coffman and
William Hungate for the first murder trial in Hamilton County. They
were both found not guilty.

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 Hamilton County Marriage Records
by Vince Miller

This is a continuation of listings of Hamilton County, IL

marriages from the 1870s. The last issue (Volume 19 #4)
published marriages #3709 through 3876 (the end of Book C).
This quarter we are adding #3877 through #4042 (the start of Book
D).
With the start of Book D, more information was being
added to the record including age and residence of both parties,
whether the bride had been married before (an * has been added to
the end of the Bride's surname below to indicate if it wasn't her
maiden name), & location of marriage.
Due to limitations of this newsletter, I will be providing
only 4 items as with book C. Should you want additional
information about these marriages please contact the Hamilton
County Clerk at 618-643-2721.

Groom Bride M# Date

Lowery, Willis Duvall, Mary 3877 1874/07/03
Boyer, Isaac McGinty, Jane 3878 1874/07/09
Henson, Franklin R Duvall, Jane 3879 1874/07/15
Britton, Warren H Price*, Anvalary 3880 1874/07/15
Mann, James Gholson, Margaret A 3881 1874/08/16
Gollaher, Joseph V Woodruff*, Ellen 3882 1874/08/16
Willis, Eli S Davis*, Sarah C 3883 1874/08/04
Burton, George Graham, Mary C 3884 1874/08/06
Clark, Robert McElyea, Julia F 3885 1874/08/08
Smith, James Draper, Sarah J 3886 1874/08/13
Parmley, William S Stelle, Mary Ann 3887 1874/08/18
Munday, John Hynes, Sarah J 3888 1874/08/25
Meadows, James L Ingram, Sarah T 3889 1874/08/27
Winder, James R Clayton, Francis C 3890 1874/08/31
Sturman, Albert Moore, Mary 3891 1874/09/03
Farmer, William C Hensley*, Eunice 3892 1874/09/06
Smith, Ira Sollers, Alice 3893 1874/09/05
Waugh, John Underwood, Irena C 3894 1874/09/08

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 Groom Bride M# Date
McClosky, Thomas Dunn, Catherine 3895 1874/09/14
Kingston, James I Hansbrow, Drusilla 3896 1874/09/09
Campbell, William H, Jr. Tatum, Tabitha T 3897 1874/09/12
Kenady, James A Waugh, Ellen 3898 1874/09/19
Thomason, Joseph F Rich*, Angeline 3899 1874/10/01
Riley, Peter Moore, Sarah 3900 1874/09/27
Haley, Joseph Freeman*, Marcella 3901 1874/09/30
Harrelson, Nathaniel Cole*, Jane 3902 1874/10/09
Laubenheim, Charles P Turrentine, Sarah A 3903 1874/10/14
Johnson, James Gauley, Anna 3904 1874/10/15
Largent, Noah Braden, Sarah 3905 1874/10/16
DeBoard, Wiley J Yates, Mary Jane 3906 1874/10/22
Harrowood, George Roberts, Sarah 3907 1874/10/21
Anderson, Warner P Sandusky, Sarah 3908 1874/10/25
Walters, John B Nelson*, Sarah 3909 1874/10/25
Einst, Jacob Barksdale*, Emma D 3910 1874/11/01
Lyles, Travis Lane, Margaret A 3911 1874/10/29
Burns, Dennis Maulding*, Nancy 3912 1874/11/03
Dixon, Franklin Pierce Mitchell, Elizabeth 3913 1874/10/29
Parmater, Alvetus Raney, Margret E 3914 1874/11/08
Duncan, Andrew M Campbell, Rosella 3915 1874/11/10
Malone, Rolley Logan Crawford, Sarah Elizabeth 3916 1874/11/12
Allen, James H Woods, Julia Ann 3917 [Blank]
Harrowood, William T Smith, Margaret A 3918 1874/11/14
Roach, Wyat C Taylor, Mary E 3919 1874/11/18
Gibson, Phinas Porter, Katy Ann 3920 1874/11/19
Stiles, William A Morris, Lucy E 3921 1874/11/22
Taylor, Alexander Brake, Maggie 3922 1874/11/20
Brown, John Flannigan*, Calafornia 3923 1874/11/22
Turrentine, Henry C Garvin, Olla J 3924 1874/11/20
Trotter, Isham R Tedford, Mary E 3925 1874/11/25
Damon, Marcellus Dale, Malissa C 3926 1874/12/01
Depew, George Darnell, Mary 3927 1874/12/07
Hardesty, Thomas Taylor, Sarah E 3928 1874/12/07
Walcott, Alexander R Scott, Eliza J 3929 1874/12/10
Hunt, Franklin P Mayberry, Sarah 3930 1874/12/11
Porter, James D Jennings, Sarah 3931 1874/12/22

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 Groom Bride M# Date
Voliva, Joab H Bond, Malissa E 3932 1874/12/20
Williams, William W Coker, Alice G 3933 1874/12/31
Oakley, McDonald Money, Louisa 3934 1874/12/30
Moore, Michael Gullic, Dica 3935 1874/12/09
Dudley, William Davis, Clamantha J 3936 1875/01/10
Barnett, John Taylor Young, Anna 3937 1875/01/07
Thompson, David Cary, Parlee G 3938 1875/01/14
Rodgers, John P Johnson*, Eunice J 3939 1875/01/14
Smith, William C Sneed, Nancy 3940 1875/01/14
Maulding, Lorenzo D Haley, Sarah 3941 1875/01/26
Hart, James M Crisel, Susan Elizabeth 3942 1874/12/30
Barron, Moses Renfro, Sarah M 3943 1875/01/24
Deck, Jackson Reed*, Elizabeth A 3944 1875/01/31
Groves, David A Yarberry, Mary J 3945 1875/01/28
Irby, William Pemberton, Sarah E 3946 1875/01/29
Edick, Charles B Hayten, Mariah E 3947 1875/02/03
French, Asa A Drew, Sarah E 3948 1875/02/04
Sevage, Andrew C Mitchell, Violet M 3949 1875/02/08
Ashby, David W Hamilton, Susan 3950 1875/02/11
Boggs, David Rankin, Malissa 3951 1874/12/25
Pennington, David M Woldridge, Cordelia 3952 1875/02/16
Sutton, Joseph H Sprague, Ester M 3953 1875/02/18
Cantrell, Tilman Tate, Manerva A 3954 1875/02/17
Page, James R Belt, Keziah T 3955 1875/02/25
Orr, Samuel M Millspaugh, Susan E 3956 1875/03/03
Trout, Daniel Baugh, Sarah C 3957 1875/03/03
Long, James A Plasters, Amanda 3958 1875/03/18
Ross, John L Tedford, Sarah A 3959 1875/03/08
Tedford, John H Mitchell, Frances H 3960 1875/03/08
Gray, William C Allen, Emeline 3961 1875/03/13
Porter, Frederick R Roberts*, Almarinda 3962 1875/03/18
Scruggs, William T Coker, Sarah J 3963 1875/03/18
Daily, John Lowry, Sarah 3964 1875/03/23
Trotter, William R Thomason, Martha J 3965 1875/03/24
Draper, John W Witter, Rebecca J 3966 1875/03/25
Brixey, William T McKinney, Sarah E 3967 1875/03/23
Perry, Richard Lee, Mary 3968 1875/03/27

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 Groom Bride M# Date
Cooper, Calvin Irvin, Mary 3969 1875/03/30
Oglesby, Francis M Johnson, Josephine 3970 1875/03/31
Smith, Columbus H Oneal, Martha L 3971 1875/04/01
Barnett, Benjamin J Boswell, Sarah S J 3972 1875/04/01
Phillips, William Bosworth, Mary J 3973 1875/04/02
Pratt, Edwin H Asbury, Roena 3974 1875/04/08
Mayberry, John Bridwell, Susan E 3975 1875/04/08
Baker, Zachariah Fulford, George Ann 3976 1875/04/10
Acord, Jackson Hala, Mira 3977 1875/04/12
Anselment, George Wolf, Katie 3978 1875/04/20
Braden, Francis M Warren, Betty J 3979 1875/04/16
Lee, Joseph A Perry, Nancy 3980 1875/04/22
Harris, John Shaw, Susan 3981 1875/04/25
Dial, William C Glass*, Martha J 3982 1875/04/23
Phillips, Jesse B Carr, Susan 3983 1875/04/28
Lay, Charles L Purtel, Leanna 3984 1875/05/12
Eckley, Thomas M Marshall, Rosalie M 3985 1875/05/18
Morgan, John Coontz, Irena Ellen 3986 1875/05/20
Sparks, James M Jones*, Malissa J 3987 1875/05/26
Duvall, Reason Ockerman, Eliza M 3988 1875/06/09
Powell, Cloyd Anderson, Ollie 3989 1875/07/04
Crisel, John H Peer*, Angeline 3990 1875/07/03
Beard, John Burch*, Rachel 3991 1875/07/05
Hampton, Jeremiah Stephenson*, Margarett 3992 1875/07/08
Vaughn, John W Trobaugh*, Mary A 3993 1875/07/12
Hall, Samuel O P Loyd, Louisa Jane 3994 1875/07/18
Pierce, George W Prince, Ethalynda 3995 1875/07/22
Hampton, Peter Phelps, Anna 3996 1875/07/26
Buttrey, Ira M Mayberry, Lucinda 3997 1875/08/04
Steele, John L Braden, Jannetta 3998 1875/08/08
Tennison, Samuel D Turner*, Margret J 3999 1875/08/12
Gray, Allen Franklin*, Mirey 4000 1875/08/07
Cottingham, Isham West, Nancy J 4001 1875/08/13
Hicks, Joseph Durham, Cordelia 4002 1875/08/19
Darnall, George W Darnall, Martha E 4003 1875/08/22
Scott, William D Langly, Sarah A M 4004 1875/08/29
Braden, Martin Redburn, Susan C 4005 1875/09/06

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 Groom Bride M# Date
Witham, Joseph V Esman, Mary J 4006 1875/09/04
Laws, James T Israel, Margaret F 4007 1875/09/09
Jones, Randolph P Henry, Margaret M 4008 1875/09/16
Bridwell, William F Hood, Sarah J 4009 1875/09/16
Minor, George A Cross, Nancy A 4010 1875/09/18
Mathis, John W Anthony, Sarah A 4011 1875/09/22
Carroll, John W Warren*, Mary E 4012 1875/09/21
McCann, Lewis C Young, Mallissa E 4013 1875/09/23
Allen, Thomas H Fredrick, Elisabeth J 4014 1875/09/23
Huffstutter, Thomas Cockrell, Susan Ann 4015 1875/09/30
Dale, Marion C Edington, Margarett A 4016 1875/10/03
Scott, Meander Hammontree*, Lydia E 4017 [Blank]
Smith, Chester Hashbarger*, Adaline 4018 1875/10/07
Wilson, Claborn M A Gullic, Rhoda 4019 1875/10/12
Bullard, Andrew C Mann, Sarah 4020 1875/10/17
Hughes, James Hamilton*, Elisabeth M 4021 1875/10/19
Daily, Milton Edwards, Mattie 4022 1875/10/19
Cox, Alexander Hutson, Mary S 4023 1875/10/21
Shipley, Millard F Koontz*, Jennie F 4024 1875/10/17
Chaplin, Allstin Eaton, Darcas D 4025 1875/10/24
Bowdish, John D Mayberry, Mallissa J 4026 1875/10/26
Brock, Orville S Faulkner, Samantha A 4027 1875/10/29
Davis, Robert M McMurtry, Amanda J 4028 1875/10/28
Presley, John H McGee, Mary L 4029 1875/11/07
Rankin, Andrew W Church*, Amie C 4030 1875/11/11
Daily, John W Boyd*, Eliza A 4031 1875/11/17
McGinnis, Thomas D Dixon, Piatha J 4032 1875/11/18
Calvin, Virgil T Allen, Matilda P 4033 1875/11/23
Douthit, Charles T Freeman*, Savanah E 4034 1875/11/25
Cremeens, Moses V Winemiller, Hester 4035 [Blank]
Campbell, Thomas C Nation, Emer I 4036 1875/12/02
Watson, Robert Flannigan*, Sarah 4037 1875/12/04
Cluck, William D Parnell, Margrett E 4038 1875/12/16
Trobaugh, Nathan A Ramsey, Martha 4039 1875/12/19
Irvin, William R Roberts, Rachel C 4040 1875/12/23
Hardy, Fredrick Miller*, Martha Jane 4041 1875/12/23
Allen, David C Frymire, Ellen 4042 1875/12/23

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 Hamilton County Biography
The History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin, and Williamson Counties,
Illinois Pages 715-16. (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887).

Edits & additional research by: Vince Miller

JAMES LANE.

James Lane, of McLeansboro, Ill., was born in Sumner County,

Tenn., June 28, 1814, the son of James and Mary (Phipps) Lane,
both natives of Craven County, N. C.

The father came to Illinois in the fall of 1818, located with his
family three miles east of McLeansboro, and followed farming the
remainder of his life. He was an early member of the county court,
and a Jackson Democrat. He died, while on a visit in Peoria
County, on 16 Mar 1846. He is buried in Concord Cemetery,
Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois. His wife, Mary, died 6 years later
on 20 Oct 1851 and is buried in Hopewell Cemetery,
McLeansboro, HCI. Six sons and four daughters were reared to
maturity, but two of whom are now living: our subject and Lemuel
B., of Marysville, Mo.

Our subject was reared to manhood in the HCI, securing a good

education in the common branches in school, and much more by
desultory reading and study. He studied law under John McElvain,
but was not licensed to practice until 1863.

He was a captain and lieutenant colonel in the militia, and was

elected justice in 1852, an office which he has held almost
continuously ever since.

In 1847 he was elected coroner serving two years. In 1857 he was

elected county judge, serving one term of four years, and again re-
elected in 1865 and 1869.

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In 1865 he was appointed United States commissioner by Judge
Treat, and still acts in this capacity. He has also practiced law
considerably since the war.

March 2, 1837, he married Frances Crissell, a native of Hamilton

County, who died in March, 1861.

The following children were living in 1887:

1. Minerva J (b. 1841, m. 1858 Henry Green, 10 children – d.

HCI 1895)
2. Andrew J (b. 1843, m. 1870 Appasilia Mary Peer, 3
children – d. HCI 1921)
3. Elsie F (b. 1846, m. 1866 Thomas Garrison, 9 children – d.
HCI 1912),
4. Eliza E (b. 1853, m. 1869 Rev. Downs Holland, 10 children
– d. HCI 1896)
5. John W (b. 1855, m 1877 Elizabeth A Richardson, 6
children – d. after 1911 most likely in Stoddard Co., MO)

In March, 1863, he married Margaret 'Ritty'. Jordan, of Jefferson

County, Ill. Their five children are:

1 Lucy A (b. 1862, m Enos A. Burton, 6 children – d. HCI

1940),
2 Harriett M (b. 1864, d. HCI 1889)
3 Ida (b. 1866, m 1882, Thomas J. Holley, 2 children, m.
1902 Mason M Garrison, m. 1934 Everett H Perry d. HCI
1956)
4 Anna (b. 1868, m. 1890 Jasper V Hall, 1 child, m. 1909
James C Maulding, m. 1927 Nicholas Hayse, d. JCI 1944)
5 James (b. 1870, m. 1891 Martha L Crisel, 3 children, d.
1929)

The Judge is a Democrat, first - voting for Van Buren. He is a

deacon in the Baptist Church and has been since 1852. He is a
Mason and encampment member of the I. O. O. F.
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 Mamie Darley Campbell - First Woman To
Earn Payment From The Fire Department
by Micki Faruzzi

John L Campbell, a younger brother to General James R

Campbell, owned two lots, # 17 and 18, on the northeast corner of
the McLeansboro Square. One of the lots was occupied by a Livery
Stable and the other his residence. On January 21, 1906, John L.
Campbell, along with K.I. Epperson drank wood alcohol, resulting
in both of their deaths. John Campbell was 44 years of age at the
time. His daughter Anna is 10 years of age and his son Ainsworth
is 3 years of age.

Mamie Campbell was born August 2, 1863 in Minnesota

and died May 5, 1932, at her home in McLeansboro. Mamie was
the daughter of Abraham and Bridget Darley, (Abraham came
from England.) Mamie married John L. Campbell on February 20,
1884, in McLeansboro. At the time of her passing, her daughter
Anna Hale lived in Chicago and her son was still with her at home.
She had a brother Edward D. Darley living in Enfield.

The facts of Mamie Campbell’s life are not her story. When
her husband died in January of 1906, there were very few jobs for
a woman. The jobs which were available would not have paid
enough to support a family. Her husband’s estate was tied up in
Probate but Mamie was able to run the Livery Stable to help
provide an income until little by little the estate was settled by
selling off the equipment and horses at the Livery. Mamie could
drive horses and in 1907 did just that.

The Fire department paid $2.00 for the first team to reach
the scene of a fire. Being the first team meant you were first to
respond to the fire alarm. That responder was the first at the barn,
first to harness a team of horses, first to hitch to a pumper, and the
first to drive that team as fast as one could to get to the scene of the
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fire to earn the money. All the while you had another team trying
to beat you.

May 1, 1907 Mamie Campbell was the first team to the

Prince fire.

July 19, 1907 Mamie Campbell was the first team to the
Chapman fire.

October 3, 1907 Mamie Campbell was the first team to the

fire. (No location for the fire was recorded in the records.)

December 5, 1907 Mamie Campbell was the first team to

the Williams fire.

Those were the only fires which Mamie was listed as

earning money for being the first team to a fire. Whether it was a
means of attaining extra money or a sole means of support, the
reasons have been lost in time. It was not recorded as to the
reasons for her to quit driving to fires, pressure from the City
Council, the Fire Department and the business men in town or a
new job paying enough for her family to live. But we do know that
Mamie was the first at the barn, first to harness a team of horses,
hitch to a pumper, and the first to drive that team as fast as she
could to get to the scene of the fire to earn $2.00 for her children.

Beginning in December of 1907, Mamie began taking in

laundry. On November 10, 1908, $610.80 was paid to Mamie
Campbell as settlement of John Campbell’s estate.

Mamie never remarried, by 1910, Mamie and her son were

living with her widowed mother in Mayberry township. Her
daughter had married and moved out of the area. When her mother
passed away in the 1920’s, Mamie and Ainsworth moved to town.
She bought a house at 200 E Market, and remained until her death.

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 (Note: A harness maker was shown a photograph of the
harnesses for a team of horses standing outside the Fire
Department. He stated that the harness in leather thick enough to
pull the wagons without breaking would weigh about 80 pounds
for each horse.)

The following was extracted from the Times newspaper

dated Thursday, 17 Sep 1914:

Model Mill is destroyed by fire early morning blaze one of

the most destructive in city's history. Burned last Friday.

Office safe removed Monday and contents found

undamaged. Estimated loss $65, 000. $25,000 not covered by
insurance.

The Historical Society is looking for articles for future Goshen

Trails newsletters. If you would like to submit an article for
consideration for inclusion in the newsletter, please email it to
hchsgenealogy@gmail.com. Articles can be on any subject that
has historical significance to Hamilton County.

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 Looking Back

The Historical Society is looking for old photographs from the

past. If you would like to submit any photos, please email them to
hchsgenealogy@gmail.com.

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please contact us at hchsgenealogy@gmail.com or by phone at
618-643-2125. All are welcome to join.

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