Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . , being a mem-ber of Good Hope Lodge No, 617, A. F. & A. M.;Good Hope Chapter Royal Arch Masons, andMystic Workers. The Doctors office is with-out question the l)est fitted for the practice ofhis profession in the county, being equippedwith an X-ray static machine, operating tablesand sur,gical instruments, as well as quite anextensive library, rie hoJs memberships in theIllinois State Medical Society and the McDon-ough County Medical Society. HOWARD, G. B., a well-known farmer, ofMcDonough County, 111., was born in MonroeCounty, Ky., in 1S48, a son of
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . , being a mem-ber of Good Hope Lodge No, 617, A. F. & A. M.;Good Hope Chapter Royal Arch Masons, andMystic Workers. The Doctors office is with-out question the l)est fitted for the practice ofhis profession in the county, being equippedwith an X-ray static machine, operating tablesand sur,gical instruments, as well as quite anextensive library, rie hoJs memberships in theIllinois State Medical Society and the McDon-ough County Medical Society. HOWARD, G. B., a well-known farmer, ofMcDonough County, 111., was born in MonroeCounty, Ky., in 1S48, a son of John and Cherry(Robinson) Howard, also natives of that subject of this sketch is one of a family offifteen children, all of whom reached years ofmaturity, and thirteen of whom are still was reared on his fathers farm in Ken-tucky, and in boyhood attended the publicschools in his vicinity. In 1869 he came to Mc-Donough County, and worked for some time inSciota Township. In 1873, he bought from > ?z o r; HHr-m. HISTORY OI McDOXOLGH COLJXTY. Mustine Brothers 160 acres of land in Section10. Sciota Township, where he engaged in farm-ing. All the improvements on the place weremade by him. Since 1901. he has rented outthe farm, and has been associated with JohnYeast, in buying and selling cattle. In 1872, Mr. Howard was married to SarahArgenbright, who was born in Indiana, andtwo children have been born to theni, namely:Hubert, and .May (Mrs. Cozad). HOY, Robert J., a well-known and prosperouscarpenter and builder, of Prairie City, McDon-ough County, 111., was born in Paterson, N. J.,December 23, 1859. a son of William H. andMaria (Blauvelt) Hoy, who were natives, re-spectively, of Orange and Paterson, N. J. Thesubject of this sketch came to Prairie City, withhis i)arents. in ISfiS, and receiving his early edu-cation in the public schools of Prairie City andAvon. After being variously occupied in themeantime, he established himself in the con-tracting and
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