Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . settled on land adjoining Bai-leyville. where his son. Hiram, now lives. In1889 he came to what is now his widows homein the village of Baileyville, and spent the lastyears of his life in practical retirement. Hr-became the owner of several hundred acres ofland, which now is owned by his children, andwas very successful and progressive in his busi-ness methods. Naturally of a religious nature,he and his wife helped to found the first Ger-man Reformed Church in Ogle Countj, and theybecame the sole survivors of the original mem-bers thereof. Of his children.
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . settled on land adjoining Bai-leyville. where his son. Hiram, now lives. In1889 he came to what is now his widows homein the village of Baileyville, and spent the lastyears of his life in practical retirement. Hr-became the owner of several hundred acres ofland, which now is owned by his children, andwas very successful and progressive in his busi-ness methods. Naturally of a religious nature,he and his wife helped to found the first Ger-man Reformed Church in Ogle Countj, and theybecame the sole survivors of the original mem-bers thereof. Of his children. Louis is cashier ofthe Bank of German Valley. 111.; Hiram lives onthe old homestead: Walter is a resident of Bai-leyville: Gazena is the wife of Benjamin Hes-senes: Dora is the wife of Otje Oltmann; andLena is the wife of Charley Lamm, of Mitchell,Iowa. Hiram Fosha was born on the farm which henow owns and occupies on the outskirts of Bai-leyville, March 18, 1871, and at the age of twen-ty-seven years w-as united in marriage to Lena. RO:\IAXZO GSHUMWAY RTGENIA M. (PALMER)SHUMWAY HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. Lamm, sister of Charley Lamm. Of this uniontliere are three sons: Lewis. Cyrus and Fosha is a well informed and intelligentfarmer, and leaves no stone unturned to liringhis property to the highest state of has a large, roomy and cheerful home, wellconstructed barns and ample outbuildings. Hehas a fine herd of cattle, is a great lover of allkinds of stock, and, as a natural consequence, issuccessful along this line. He is an encouragingexample of what may be accomplished by closeapplication to business and thorough integrity ofcharacter. FOSHA, Lewis, Cashier of the German Amer-ican State Bank of German Valley. StephensonCountj, 111. Reference is made elsewhere inthese pages to a party of German immigrantswho became pioneer settlers at and near Adeline,Ogle Countj-. In that connection the name ofFosha is prominent. Frederick Fosha havingbeen one of the e
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