History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . re natives of Ireland and Virginia, who settled inOhio, where they both died. The subject of this sketch came toIllinois in 1847, and located on a farm in Peoria county. In 1863 hemoved to this county and settled on his present estate of 100 acres,valued at $60 per acre. Mr. C, has never been married. He is aman of unostentatious manners, and follows a quiet, unobtrusivelife in the enjoyment of his home, which is properly carried on bya sister. Politically he was a strong abolitioni
History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . re natives of Ireland and Virginia, who settled inOhio, where they both died. The subject of this sketch came toIllinois in 1847, and located on a farm in Peoria county. In 1863 hemoved to this county and settled on his present estate of 100 acres,valued at $60 per acre. Mr. C, has never been married. He is aman of unostentatious manners, and follows a quiet, unobtrusivelife in the enjoyment of his home, which is properly carried on bya sister. Politically he was a strong abolitionist, and now is anearnest advocate of Republican administration. Henry Davis was born in Bedford county. Pa., Dec. 9, 1815, andis a son of William and Maria (Putt) Davis (deceased), also natives ofthe same county. Mr. Davis was reared on a farm, and at the age of18 he removed with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, where heengaged as pilot on a steamer between Zanesville and Dresden, forthree years. He then went to Jackson county, Ohio, where heoperated a steam grist and saw mill for about five years. He then,. /n^ o-T^-cC PRAIRIE HISTOKY OF HANCOCK COUNTY. 775 in 1846, came to this county and settled in Prairie tp., where he stillresides, and is engao^ed in farming and stock-raising. He wasmarried in 1840 to Miss Marj Ann Tyler, by whom he has had8 children; of these, 4 are living; viz., Jane, James A., Maria E. andKichard Edwin. His son James A. served three 3ears and fourmonths in the late war, for Uncle Sam, in Co. B, llStli I. Y. I., andparticipated in the battles of Arkansas Post, Yicksburg, ThompsonsHill and others. He was sick and at the point of death at Paymondwhile in the service. He was a member of a scouting party at BatonPouge for some time. John W. Ewing, farmer, sec. 29; P. O., Elvaston; is a son ofJohn C. and Isabel (Huston) Ewing, natives of Kentucky andPennsylvania, .who came to this State in 1847 and located in Adamscounty. Three years afterward they moved
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