. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. reside in Kentuckyuntil 1883, when they removed to Illinois, where took claim to Government land and where heresided up to the time of his death. He died at Spring-field in 1874. With the early history of Illinois he wasprominently identified. He served as a member of theState Legislature, and for several years was a Judge ofSangamon county. For sixty-five years he was a worthymember of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His goodwife died in 1835, soon after
. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. reside in Kentuckyuntil 1883, when they removed to Illinois, where took claim to Government land and where heresided up to the time of his death. He died at Spring-field in 1874. With the early history of Illinois he wasprominently identified. He served as a member of theState Legislature, and for several years was a Judge ofSangamon county. For sixty-five years he was a worthymember of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His goodwife died in 1835, soon after their removal to Illinois. Intheir family were eight children, the subject of thissketch being the seventh born and one of the six whoare still living. The earliest recollections of Richard O. Hickman areof his life on his fathers frontier farm in Illinois, hebeing about two years old at the time of their removalthere. On that farm he was reared. He went to schoolin the primitive log schoolhouse near his home, but forthe most part his youthful days were spent iu farm he grew older he took a course iu Esterbrooks. O? Q.^d-^c^. n I STORY OF MONTANA. above the clouds. Here, in defiance of an eter-nal enmity, we find water and fire woven andwound togetlier, warp of fire and woof of water,woof of water and warp of tire, till a greatbroad blanket of green is woven and spreadabove the battling seas of lire and flood for]nan safely to walk upon. ■Why? What is jonr theory of it all? Iasked this of some learned men wlio had beensent out from England to observe and report totheir Government. We liad a theory when wecame, observed the leader, gravely, we havenone now. And I admit tliat I heard that confessionfrom the lips of one of the ablest of living menwith satisfaction. In an age of universal meas-urement and data, and explanation and theory,wlieti men do all tilings, and learn all things,and theorize on all things, leaving nothing atall to God, I am glad to find that myst
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