Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . receiving for the days work cents. A visit to the west in 1853 brought Mr. Pick-inpaugh nothing but the fever and ague, so hereturned home the following year. However,lie was not satisfied to remain and the year 1S55found him in Illinois, where he settled in Schuy-ler County. In 1856 he bought a sawmill, in theoperation of which he rapidly accumulatedmoney. The first mill was sold in 1857 and hebought a mill at Pleasantview. 111., for whichhe paid $1,000. This he continued to operateuntil the outbreak of the Civil War. when heenlisted in Company D,
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . receiving for the days work cents. A visit to the west in 1853 brought Mr. Pick-inpaugh nothing but the fever and ague, so hereturned home the following year. However,lie was not satisfied to remain and the year 1S55found him in Illinois, where he settled in Schuy-ler County. In 1856 he bought a sawmill, in theoperation of which he rapidly accumulatedmoney. The first mill was sold in 1857 and hebought a mill at Pleasantview. 111., for whichhe paid $1,000. This he continued to operateuntil the outbreak of the Civil War. when heenlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fif-teenth Illinois Infantry, and accompanying theregiment to the front, remained in active serv-ice until the close of the war in 1865. Mean-while he had been transferred to the Fourth Battalion, thence to the United States Engineers,where he remained for one year, and under thecommission of tool sergeant had charge of allthe tools. Upon receiving an honorable discharge fromthe armv at Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Fickin-. HISTOEY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 905 paugh returned to Pleasantriew, 111., and foundthat his mill had been destroyed and the ma-chinery sold tor old iron. The only part whichhe could find was one belt and this he sold, butnever received pay for the same. Forced tostart anew in the world, in 1807 he moved toCamden Township and operated a sawmill, alsobuying forty acres of farm land, to which headded from time to time until he now owns -45acres in one body. His first marriage took placeNovember 12. 1857, and united him with RachelGragg, who died October 14, 1S77. Five chil-dren were born of that union, namely: Millard;Marion, a farmer in Camden Township; MinervaJane, who died in 1SS7; Annie E., who is mar-ried and lives at Rushville, Schuyler County;and George T., who manages the home farm andalso operates a sawmill. On March 10, 1880,John Pickinpaugh married Mrs. Mary J. (Rog-ers) Lorge, who died August 15, 1898. Thefirst and second wives were both earn
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