History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . R. Worthington, Secretary; Bernard Lamcool,Treasurer; George Heileman and J. L. Rowan. The Lodge has builtand owns its hall. It numbers sixteen members, and meets Fridaynights. The present officers are: William Mavity, ; GeorgeHeileman, ; S. Stevens, Secretary; L. C. Green, Treasurer; Worthington, Deputy. BIOGRAPHICAL. J. B. McDowell, Indianola,
History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . R. Worthington, Secretary; Bernard Lamcool,Treasurer; George Heileman and J. L. Rowan. The Lodge has builtand owns its hall. It numbers sixteen members, and meets Fridaynights. The present officers are: William Mavity, ; GeorgeHeileman, ; S. Stevens, Secretary; L. C. Green, Treasurer; Worthington, Deputy. BIOGRAPHICAL. J. B. McDowell, Indianola, farmer and stock-raiser, was born inChristian county, Kentucky, on the 26th of January, 1802, and livedthere about fourteen years. He then, with his parents, settled in whatis now Crawford county, Illinois, and lived there seven years. Theythen, in 1823, came to his present place, and he has lived here the 20th of March, 1834, he married Miss Eleanor Yarnell. Shewas born in Harrison county, Kentucky, and died here. They had fivechildren, four living : Jane, Wm. R., John A. and Sarah. On the 20thof April, 1850, he married Miss Nancy Ellis. She also died here. Hispresent wife was Miss Sarah Purley. Mr. McDowell was in V(AJld*&A,C<AAcrTi2 CARROLL TOWNSHIP. 785 Hults company, Col. Rossmore, during the Winnebago Mar. Theymarched to Joliet and built a fort, and scouted along the Fox has hauled produce to Chicago by team as early as 1836. Whenhe first came to this county they had to camp out, and they did con-siderable hunting. He has owned over eleven hundred acres of land,but has given all to his children except one hundred and ninety-fiveacres in this county and one hundred and sixty in Douglas, which hereserves as a competency for his old age. His father died in Crawfordcounty, Illinois, on his return from a visit in Kentucky, in 1824. Hismother died here on the present place about 1849. David Dickson, Indianola, farmer and stock-raiser, whose portrait
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