. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . egu-lar surgeon, not a single complaint of him hadever ccme to them and no operation had evercaused them unnecessary expense. Dr. Chase was twice married; first to MissE. R. Yale, of Stoneham. who died in1>..50, leaving two children—Mrs. J. E. Fisher, ofHouston. Texas, and Amerton Y. Chase, of Co-lumbus. Texas. In December. 1852, he marriedMiss D. C. Howland. of Abington. Mass. Theirson. Henry H. Chase, M. D., is a resident ofRock Island. 111. A daughter, Mary died Mrs. Chase still resides in the old home. ABRAHAM B. TITUS, retired
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . egu-lar surgeon, not a single complaint of him hadever ccme to them and no operation had evercaused them unnecessary expense. Dr. Chase was twice married; first to MissE. R. Yale, of Stoneham. who died in1>..50, leaving two children—Mrs. J. E. Fisher, ofHouston. Texas, and Amerton Y. Chase, of Co-lumbus. Texas. In December. 1852, he marriedMiss D. C. Howland. of Abington. Mass. Theirson. Henry H. Chase, M. D., is a resident ofRock Island. 111. A daughter, Mary died Mrs. Chase still resides in the old home. ABRAHAM B. TITUS, retired farmer, Stew-ard. Lee County, was born in Onondaga Y., Nov. 8. 1828. the son of Leonard andMaria (Becker) Titus, who were both nativesof New York State. The father was a black- HISTORY OF LEE COUXTY -27 smith by trade, but late in life turned his at-tention to farming. In 1835 the family movedto Gallia County, Ohio, and there Abraham B.,who was the oldest son by his fathers secondmarriage, grew up on the farm attending the. ABRAHAWl B. TITUS. district school during the winter months. Thefather died in 1S47, but the mother surviveduntil 1899, dying at the age of ninety-threeyears. In February, 1S50, the suoject of thissketch came to Illinois, spsnt three seasonsin farm work in Morgan County, when he re-moved to Richland County, and was marriednear Olney in that county, to Elizabeth , the daughter of Isaac and Cynthia(Morehouse) Chauncey. Mr. Titus carried onfarming in Richland County for ten years,when, in 1863. he removed to ChampaignCounty, settling near Rantoul. Mr. and became the parents of seven children—five sons and two daughters—viz.: A. Leonard,Helen M., Edgar L., Ira R., Charles C, MattieS. and Jesse R. Mr. Titus had a farm of 160acres in Champaign County, which he sold in1895, and bought a farm of 320 acres in White-side County. He had already retired from act-ive farm life, and in 1902 removed to the vil-lage of Steward. Lee Count
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