Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . as born inPennsylvania, and James Towers, the maternalgrandfather, was a native of Maryland. GeorgeUpp, who was a farmer by occupation, broughthis family to McDonough County, when Nelsonwas five years old. The father lived on a farmin Macomb Township one year, and in 1853bought a farm near Macomb, which he operateduntil 1869, in the meantime purchasing moreland. He died August 6, 1902. Nelson Upp was the eldest of three childrenborn to his parents. He remained in the pa-ternal home until he was twenty-two years old,when he moved to another farm belongi
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . as born inPennsylvania, and James Towers, the maternalgrandfather, was a native of Maryland. GeorgeUpp, who was a farmer by occupation, broughthis family to McDonough County, when Nelsonwas five years old. The father lived on a farmin Macomb Township one year, and in 1853bought a farm near Macomb, which he operateduntil 1869, in the meantime purchasing moreland. He died August 6, 1902. Nelson Upp was the eldest of three childrenborn to his parents. He remained in the pa-ternal home until he was twenty-two years old,when he moved to another farm belonging tohis father. There he stayed until he establishedhis home in Macomb, in February, 1903. Atthat time he bought a residence at No. 712North Lafayette Street, where he lived untilhis death June 26, 1905. free from the caresand vexations which attend active had made a good record both as a man and acitizen and was respected by all who knew him. Mr. Upp was married December 23, 1869, toRebecca Fox, who was born and schooled in. ALFRED WARNER HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 1033 MeDonough County. Five children resultedfrom this union, viz.: Eva L. (Mrs. O. S. Les-ter I, of MeDonough ; Maude E. ( McKee) ; Minnie D. (deceased); Henry Graham); and Frankie Jewel. Inpolitics, Mr. Upp sui)ported the policy of theDemocratic party, and had heen Road Com-missioner. He was affiliated with the Univer-salist Church. VOORHEES, Elmer E., a well-known and pros-perous hardware merchant, of Blandinsville,MeDonough County, 111., was born in Raritan,111., on November 8, 1SG5, a son of Jacques andSarah A. (Voorhees) Voorhees, natives of NewJersey. Jacques Voorhees followed farming fora number of years, and subsequently was en-gaged for a time in the mercantile E. Voorhees was engaged in the hard-ware line in Raritan for five years, and wasalso in the furniture business in Stutgart a yearand a half. In October, 1891. he came to Blan-dinsville and ente
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