Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . William H. and Barbara E. (Cosier) Gelt-niacher, born respectively in Maryland andOhio. William H. Geltmacher has been a suc-cessful farmer, and always followed that occu-pation until his abandonment of active left Maryland at an early period and locatedin Fulton County, 111., where he lived until1874, when he moved to Sciota Township, County, and conducted the John Ashfarm for twelve years. At the end of thatperiod he purchased of William Heath the farmof 160 acres, of which he Is the present he cultivated until his
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . William H. and Barbara E. (Cosier) Gelt-niacher, born respectively in Maryland andOhio. William H. Geltmacher has been a suc-cessful farmer, and always followed that occu-pation until his abandonment of active left Maryland at an early period and locatedin Fulton County, 111., where he lived until1874, when he moved to Sciota Township, County, and conducted the John Ashfarm for twelve years. At the end of thatperiod he purchased of William Heath the farmof 160 acres, of which he Is the present he cultivated until his removal to GoodHope, in 1905. Oscar J. Geltmacher receivedhis early education in the district schools ofMcDonough County, and has always lived onthe farms operated by his father, assisting thelatter in general farming and stock-raisinguntil his retirement. They made all the im-provements on the farm now belonging to hisfather, and devoted considerable attention tothe raising of Shorthorn cattle. On December 24, 1S95, the subject of this. HISTORY OF Mcdonough couxty. 885 sketch was iiniled in marriage at Prairie , with .\Iattie Aciams. who was born inHarris Township. Fulton County. Mrs. OscarJ. Geltmacher is a daughter of David andMartha .1. (.Jeffries) Adams, and her fatherwas a resident of Iowa, who was an earlysettler in Fulton County, where he was en-gaged in farming until a recent period. Of lateyears, he has followed the occupation of apainter. His wife is a native of Missouri. Theunion of Mr. Geltmacher with Miss ^Adams re-sulted in two children: Orville Guy andHarry Raymond. In politics, the subject ofthis sketch is a supporter of the Democraticparty. He is a man of excellent characterand his record is beyond reproach. GELTMACHER, William H.—Of the men whohave come from the sunny South to take fromthe fertile acres of McDonough County thecompetence which should permit their retire-ment from active life in Good Hope, mentionis due William H. Geltmacher, occupyi
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