. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . 44. May 13, isTO, he wasunited in marriage with Miss Ellen J., daughter of Harrison andMatilda Frye. of Pike county. Mo. Only 1 of the 3 children hornto Mr. and .Mrs. W. is living, whose name is Claudie. .Mr. been engaged in the mercantile business in Neho for the last12 years, but has recently sold to Fow
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . 44. May 13, isTO, he wasunited in marriage with Miss Ellen J., daughter of Harrison andMatilda Frye. of Pike county. Mo. Only 1 of the 3 children hornto Mr. and .Mrs. W. is living, whose name is Claudie. .Mr. been engaged in the mercantile business in Neho for the last12 years, but has recently sold to Fowler *k Son, near Pittstield. Jacob WiTulmiHer. proprietor of the Xel>o Hotel, is a native ofthis coimty, and was born Jan. 3, 1S49. the sou of Peter and Se-velia Windmiller. Peter W. was one of the pioneers of Pikecounty, and, like other settlers, endured many privations and hanl-ships in preparing the way for the prosperity of future generations. HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY. 609 For some time after he first settled here there was only one wheeledvehicle in this entire neighborhood, and that was a wooaen-wheeled ox-cart. He often gathered his corn in a one-horse subject was reared on a farm, and Nov. 27, 1873, was marriedto Mary Stone, and. they have one child. Laren ().. FAIUMolNT TOWNSHIP. Tins is certainly <»iif t»| tla- tiiiost tovvnsliips in this favored««»unty, aufl lor jjorjcral agricultural tuirpuijes, is »inrivale«l l»y , loss than lialfa century a«i^o tliedeer, wultand hear roamedat will, the native re<l man their only enemy, are now handsomen*sid», with fine grounds and (•••nvenient outhouses, churches,hchool-houses and well cultivatcxl tieUls. The native prairies havel)cen coiKMieretl from their virgin state hy the ener«^y and skill ofthe sturdy pioneer. Instead of rank <;r<»wths of prairio grass,which ! in it* iMMiuty over the^e fertile prairies, we now hehold Ui< tields of corn, hroail acres of undulat
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