Until thirt3'-two years of age he remained under
the parental roof, doing business with his father.
In 1879, he bought eighty acres in Douglas Town-
ship, but, selling it in 1885, he purchased eighty
acres where he now lives. He is now tiling it
tiioroughly. A portion of his farm was formerly
a swamp, but by his tiling he has made it the best
land on his farm.
Mr. Brooke was united in matrimony Februai'V
18, 1880, with Harriet A. Buff, a native of Indi-
ana, who onl}' survived her marriage some eight
months. Mr. Brooke was again married, March 8,
1885, at Oilman, to Miss Laura A. Loelirke. who
was born near Berlin, Germany, on the 4tli of July,
1864, and when three years old emigrated to the
United States with bcr parents, Frederick and
Amelia (Heise) Loehrke, who settled at Winamac,
where they still live. Mrs. Brooke is one of ten
children, three sons and seven daughters. Unto
our subject and his estimable wife have been born
two cliildren, Frank L. and Edward.
Mr. Brooke is of the Methodist faith and his
wife belongs to the Baptist Church. In his politi-
cal S3ntiment, he is an advocate of the Democratic
party. For years he has been connected with
school work, having served as Director for a long
time. By hard work and good management he
has accumulated a competency, and is well known
and much respected thmughout this section.
If^, AVID W. KNOWLTON is a leading far-
mer residing on section 4, Douglas Town-
ship. He was born in the county of
Leeds, near the city of Newboro, on the
1st of May, 1849, and is a son of Samuel Knowl-
tou, who was born in Canada. The grandfatlier
of our subject came from Georgia and was de-
scended from one of the earliest families of that
State. The father grew to manhood upon a farm
and received a common-school education. He
married Miss Grace AVarren, also a native of
Canada. In 1873, he emigrated to Illinois, where
he settled on the )jlace where our subject now lives.
It was new prairie land, with little improvement
upon it. In 1884, he went to .Joliet, where he has
since lived a retired life. He and his wife are ac-
tive workers in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He has held membership with that church since a
young man and has been a Class-leader and
Trustee. As a business man he has been quite suc-
cessful and has stood high in the estimation of all.
He lias been a Republican for many years, and has
now reached the age of seventy years. In his fam-
ily were seven children: Henry now makes his
home in Joliet, where he is living a retired life;
our subject is second in order of birth; Stephen is
an invalid at home; Mary is the wife of Richard
Moore, of Chicago; Ezra died at the age of twenty-
eight years; Sarah, Mrs. Sherwood, makes her home
in Kansas; and Ada is the wife of ]Mr. Hamer, of
Onarga. These children were all born in Canada,
and received good educations.
David W. Knowlton passed his early life upon
his father's farm and was inured to the labors per-
taining to its development. He learned to swing
the scythe and sow ai.d cradle by hand. For this
was before the time of the introduction of labor-
saving farm machinery. He received his educa-
tion in the public schools, which he left when about
sixteen j-ears of age. In 1869, he came to Illinois
with his eldest brother, and for fourteen years
worked at his trade of carriage-making, at whi-ch
he had previously served an apprenticeship of
three years. Eight years ago, he came to Iroquois
County and took charge of his father's farm and
home.
On the 4th of March, 1873, Mr. Knowlton
wedded Miss Rena Powers in Joliet. Mrs. Knowl-
ton was born in Michigan, and is a daughter of
Gerald Powers, who is still living. Her mother
died when she was a child. She was educated in
the public schools and afterward attended Hillsdale
College. To Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton eight chil-
dren have been born: Arthur Dwigbt was born in
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Joliet and is now his father's assistant; Kittie,
Wellington, Benjamin F., Leonard Daniel, Charles
Henry, Js'ettie I. and Gertie are all receiving good
educations and are slill under the parental roof.
5Ir. and Mrs. Knowlton iiold membership in the
Methodist Episcopal Church of La Ilogue, of wliich
he is a Trustee. He gives liberally of his means
to church and benevolent purposes and all worthy
objects receive ii is support. He is Chairman of the
Board of Drainage Commissioners .and has been a
school officer in the La Hogue District No. 1 from
the time of its organization. He has done much
to improve the count}- and is a highly-esteemed
and respected citizen. Politically, he is a Republi-
can and cast his first ballot in the Presidential
election of 1876 for Rutherford B. Hayes. He has
been successful as an agriculturist and is a man of
good business ability. He has made many friends
in this section by his integrity, honor and other
good qualities.
vi^NOCH II. LONG, Sr., was one of the hon-
iW] ored pioneers and most prominent citizens
JL^ of the county. He died on the 29th of Jul}',
1892. and no death h.as been more sincerely mourned
than his, as he was held in tlie highest respect by
all who knew liim. He was one of the substimtial
farmers of Iroquois Township, and for many years
here made his liome. This work would be incom-
plete without this sketch, which well deserves a
prominent place in this volume.
Mr. Long was born in Long's Bend, Hawkins
County, Tenn., April 16, 1826. His paternal gre.at-
grandfather was a native of .Scotland, and, cross-
ing tlie Atlantic Ocean to America, settled, in a
very early day, in East Tennessee, in what is now
Hawkins County. He aided the Colonists in their
struggle for independence, and his wound-scarred
body attested his valiant and faithful service. He
reared a family of six children, John Long, the
grandfather of our subject, being the third in
order of birth. He was a farmer by occupation,
and with his family resided in Hawkins Count}-,
Tenn,
William Long, the father of Enoch Long, was born
and reared in that county and there wedded Mary
Barnett, also a native of Hawkins County, and a
daughter of William Barnett, who was born in
Germany, and who was one of the pioneer settlers
of Eastern Tennessee. He died when Mrs. Long
was an infant, and she was reared and educated by
her mateinal grandfather, Mr. Ball. William Long
engaged in farming for many years in the county
of his nativity, and then, .accompanied by his fam-
ily and a number of friends, he removed to Indi-
ana in 1842, locating in Daviess County, near
Washington, where he resided until his death,
which occurred in November, 1857. His wife de-
parted this life in about 1854, and both lie buried
in Wiishington Cemetery, where a marble slab
marks their Last resting-place. They were both
active members of the Washington Presbyterian
Church, of which Mr. Long was an Elder for many
years. Their family numbered four sous and two
daughters, who grew to mature years: Sarah, the
eldest, was the wife of .Samuel Koons, who resides
near Rossville, Vermilion County; Enoch H. is
the next younger; Andrew is now deceased;
Thomas was educated at Hanover College, Ind.,
and is a local preacher of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and is now residing on a farm in
Daviess County, Ind.; George met death by the
accidental discharge of a gun at the age of sixteen
years, and is buried in Ash Grove Cemetery; and
Mary Matilda is tiie wife of W. Harvey Donaldson,
and resides in Daviess County, Ind.
Enoch H. Long spent the first sixteen years of
liis life in Hawkins County, Tenn., and tiicn re-
moved with iiis parents to Indiana, where he was
reared to manhood. His sciiool privileges in early
life were limited, but by self-culture he obtained a
fair business education after arriving at mature
years. When a young man he came with his father
to Illinois in 1853, and purchased a tract of two
hundred and forty acres of land in Ash Grove
Township, Iroquois County. Locating thereon,
he cleared and developed a farm, which he made
his home for a number of years. As a companion
and helpmate on life's journey, he chose Miss Al-
mira Sturdevant, their marriage occurring in Iro-
quois County, on the 1st of July, 1855. She was
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born near Salora, Clark County, Ind., where lier
father, J. Clark Sturdeyant, was a pioneer settler.
He also became one of the early settlers of this
community, locating at Sturdevant's Bend, on the
Iroquois River.
After his marriage, Mr. Long returned to
Daviess Country, Ind., where he spent the summer,
and in January, 1856, he ag^in located on his farm
in Ash Grove Township, where he resided until
I860, when he removed to the farm on section 23,
Iroquois Township, where his family are yet liv-
ing. He there cleared a farm and took an active
part in the development and upbuilding of the
community, and in placing Iroquois County in the
front rank among its sister counties of the State.
His business efforts were successful, his industry
and enterprise winning him a comfortable compe-
tence, and the old home farm which he leaves to
his familj' comprises four hundred and sixty acres
of valuable and highly improved land.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Long were born the follow-
ing children: Sarah Lucina, widow of Edward
Bennings, who with her daughter, Nellie, the only
grandchild, resides in Rawlins County, Kan.; Will-
iam Clark, a resident farmer of this county, mar-
ried Miss Ida Young, of Watseku, daugliter of
Riffley and Margaret Young, and a highlj' educated
lady, who, previous to her marriage, was engaged
in teaching; James Andrew is a substantial agri-
culturist of this communit}-; Thomas Lincoln re-
sides with his sister in Rawlins County, Kan.;
George Fletcher operates the home farm; Laura
Jane and Lucy May are with their mother; and
Mary E. died in infancy.
In politics, Mr. Long was originally a Jackson-
Democrat, but voted for Abraham Lincoln and
for each Presidential nominee of the Republican
party up to the time of his death. He was a faith-
ful and consistent member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and served as Steward and Class-
leader for a number of years. His wife and all
of his children except Clark are also members of
the same church. For thirty-six years he was a
resident of Iroquois County, and was widely and
favorably known in this and adjoining counties.
His strict integrity and sterling worth won him
the highest regard of all, and his honorable, up-
right life is wellworthy of emulation. On Tues-
day afternoon of July 27, 1892, Mr. Long, who
had been to Watseka, started for home, but liis
horses became frightened at an engine which was
standing on the track a little north of the street,
became unmanageable and, after running a short
distance, the tongue coming down, Mr. Long was
thrown to the ground. For a time he was wholly
unconscious, but finally revived, his injuries, how-
ever proving fatal, and he passed away at four
o'clock on Thursday morning, lamented by all
who knew him. In his death the community lost
one of its best citizens and the county' an honored
pioneer. Mrs. Long, a most estimable lady, resides
on the home farm with her children.
AVID McFADDEN, a farmer and auction-
eer residing in Stockland Township, is a
popular and well-known citizen of this
communit}-, and we take pleasure in pre-
senting to our readers this record of his life, know-
ing that it will prove of interest to many. Mr.
McFadden was born in Shelb3' Count}', 111., on his
father's farm, about eight miles west of Shelbyville,
Februarj' 2, 1842. His parents, John and Sarah
(Ruley) McFadden, were both natives of the
Buckeye State. On leaving Ohio, they emigrated
to Shelby County, 1 11., where they made their home
for a few years, when, in 1846, they went to Peoria
Count}', locating upon a farm two and one-half
miles west of the cil}' of Peoria. The father there
engaged in farming and coal-mining and the fam-
ily were reared in that localit}'. In 1862, he re-
moved to Monroe Count}-, Iowa, where he devoted
his time and attention to agricultural pursuits
until his death, which occurred in 1873. Mr. Mc-
Fadden was three times married. His first wife
died in Peoria County in 1851. Eight children
were born to that union, of whom five are yet liv-
ing, as follows: Joseph, John G., Bryce, Amanda
and David. Those deceased are James, Lloyd and
Mary Jane. After the death of his first wife, Mr.
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McFadden married Mrs. Annie Greening, and in
1862 he was called upon to mourn her loss. She
left two children, Ruth and Charles. His third
wife, prior to her second marriage, was Mrs. Jane
Jlooro. and she became Mrs McFadden in 1864.
The subject of this sketch was only four years of
age when his parents removed to Peoria County,
111., and was but a lad of nine summers when he lost
his mother. He remained with his father until he
had attained to mature years. On the oth of Jan-
uary, 1865, he was united in marriage witii Miss
Mary E., daughter of William and Celia (Rickctts)
Holmes. Five children graced this union, as fol-
lows: Waller, who was born February 7, 1866;
Stanley, October 6, 1867; David Raymond, No-
vember 24, 1873; Carless Sherl, November 29,
1880; and one who died in infancj-.
Mr. McFadden resides upon the farm of John
Girard, known as the John Nolin Farm, where he
operates two hundred acres of land. He owns an
eighty acre tract on section 7, Scotland Township,
and this he has under a high state of cultivation.
He carries on general farming and stock-raising,
and by his industrious and well-directed efforts
secures a good income. As stated in tlie begin-
ning of this sketch, he is also an auctioneer,
prominent and po]>ular, being called all over this
and adjoining counties. He seems well fitted for
that business and his services are much in demand.
He cries most of the sales for the farmers in his
neighborhood. His pleasant, genial manner has
won him friends throughout the community and
gained him the high regard of m.any.
;Mr. McFadden holds memberslii|) with the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics is a
supporter of the principles of the Democratic
part_v. He takes considerable interest in civic so-
cieties and is an honored member of the Milford
Lodge No. 168, A. F. i A. M.; Milford Lodge,
I. O. O. F.; the Knights of Pythias Society of Mil-
ford; and the Farmers' Lodge of Modern Wood-
men. Whatever success Mr. McFadden has achieved
in life is due entirely to his enterprise and perse-
verance, for when he began to earn his own liveli-
hood he had no capital. He maj' truly be called
a self-made man and he deserves all the praise
that term conveys,
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SAAC H. EASTBURN is one of the honored
pioneers of Iroquois County. No other citi-
'i zen of Concord Township has so long been
numbered among its residents as our subject, who
is now living on section 31. For fifty-seven years
he li;is watched the growth and upbuilding of the
county, hivs been identified with its progress, and
has aided in its advancement and development.
Few men are more widely and none more favor-
ably known in the community than our subject.
Mr. Eastburn well deserves representation in
this volume, and it is with pleasure that we pre-
sent to our readers this record of his life. He was
born in Lawrence County, Ohio, December 5, 1833,
and is a son of Jesse and Jane (Smedley) East-
burn. His grandfather, Jesse Eastburn, was a native
of Maryland, and his father emigrated to this
country from England. The grandfather was a
soldier in the War of 1812, and on that account
his descendants were given a land warrant. The
father of our subject, Jesse Eastburn, Jr., was born
in Adams Count}-, Ohio, in 1809, and in 1835 emi-
grated Westward to Illinois, locating in Concord
Township, Iroquois County, on the 25th of March.
He was among the first settlers in the township,
though others came the same year. He was both a
mechanic and farmer, and in connection with the
cultivation of his land carried on a wagon shop in
the early days of the settlement. He was reared
as a Democrat and cast his first Presidential vote
for Andrew Jackson. He became a stanch Aboli-
tionist and in 1856 voted for John C. Fremont,
supporting his party from that time until his
death. He was the first Supervisor of Concord
Township and served for a number of terms. A
leading and influential citizen, he was quite prom-
inent in public affairs. In 1840, he united with
the Methodist Episcopal Church and served in all
its offices. His house was the recognized home of
the eircuit-rider, and he was never so happ}' as
when entertaining a half-dozen ministers. Before
his death, he removed to Sheldon and aided in
building the Methodist Church in that place. His
educational advantages were limited, but by ex-
tensive reading he made himself a well-informed
man, and while serving as School Director for a
number of years he did effective service tor the
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cause of education in this community. He did
mncli to aid in the growth of the county and lived
to see It take a front rank among the counties of
the State. His death occurred September 13, 1873.
One of Nature's noblemen, his loss was deeply
mourned by many friends.
Isaac Eastburn was only seventeen months old
when his parents came to Illinois, and amid the
wild scenes of frontier life he was reared to man-
hood. His boyhood da3-swere spent in his father's
shop and at work in the fields. His early school
privileges were meagre, but at the age of twenty
years he entered Asbury University, where he pur-
sued a three-year scientific course. He then en-
gaged in teaching in country schools for three
years, mostly in Concord and Martinton Town-
ships. During this time, he was united in raarri.age
with INIiss Susanna Fry, of Concord Township, the
marriage ceremony being performed at the home
of the bride on the 1st of February, 18.57, by the
Rev. William Stubbles. The lady was born in
Coshocton County, Ohio, Maj- 6, 1838, and is a
daugliter of Abraham and Catherine (Deamude)
Fry. Her mother died when Mrs. Eastburn was
only three years old and when a little girl of five
she came to this county with her father and soon
acted as housekeeper for him, as he did not again
marrj'. Mr. Fry was married previous to his uiiion
with Miss Deamude and had eight children by each
marriage. With one exception, Mrs. Eastburn is
the youngest. Fourteen of the children grew to
mature years and ten are yet living.
After the marriage of our subject his father
gave him one hundred and sixty acres of land and
hc" concluded to turn his attention to farming.
In 1859, he removed to the farm which has since
been his home, and in that yeav built the house
which is 3-et his residence. It was a wild and un-
improved tract, but he at once began its develop-
ment and continued its cultivation until, feeling
liis duty called him to the front, he enlisted on the
8th of August, 1862, for the late war as a member
of Compan}' E, Seventy-sixth Illinois Infantry,
being appointed Corporal. The troops went- into
camp at Kankakee and after two weeks went to
Ciilumbus, Ky. Later, they were sent to Bolivar,
Ten 11., thence to La Grange and on to Coffeeville,
Holly Springs, Moscow, La Fayette and Vicksburg.
He was first under fire at the siege of Vicksburg
and there remained until after the surrender of
the city, when he took part in the siege of Jack-
son. He was made .Sergeant immediately after
the siege of Vicksburg. Having returned to that
place, he was then sent to Natchez and went on an
expedition to Western Louisiana. He afterward
participated in the Meridian campaign under
Sherman and later, receiving a thirty-days fur-
lough, returned home on a visit. On the 1st of
Jul}^ 1864, he again reached Vicksburg and parti-
cipated in the expedition to .Jackson, Miss. The
troops had a severe battle at Jackson Cross Roads,
where Mr. Eastburn was twice slightly' wounded,
once in the right arm and once in the right hand.
A bullet shot through his iiat cut out some of his
liair, and another pierced his blouse. The com-
mand w.as afterward sent to Morganza Bend and
participated in the battles at Washington, La.,
White River, Duvall's Bluff, and then went to
Memphis, Tenn. Subsequently they went to New
Orleans and thence started by boat to Pensacola,
Fla. A storm arising, the vessel was sliipwrecked
and they had to throw overboard two hundred
and twenty-five head of horses and mules in order
to save themselves. They besieged and captured
Ft. Blakelj', and tlie Seventy-sixth Illinois lost
over one hundred men in the assault. They then
went to Selma, Ala., took part in the battle of Mo-
bile and thence went to Galveston, Tex., in 1865.
From that [ilace, Mr. Eastburn wrote home that he
expected to be sent to Mexico, but instead was
mustered out and went to Chicago, where he re-
ceived his discharge.
Mr. Eastburn reached home on the 8th of Au-
gust, 1865, just three years after his departure.
He spent only two weeks in a regiment hospital,
being alwaj-s found at his post of duty as a faith-
ful defender of the Union. During his absence,
Mrs. Eastburn had been living on the home farm
with her three children, and he again began farm
work. At the death of his father, he received
eighty- acres additional from the estate .and after-
ward purchased a one hundred and twent}' acre
tract. Since that time, he has sold some and given
to each of his children eighty acres. George W.,
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the eldest, was born in Concord Township on the
20th of ]\[arch, 1858, was graduated from the
public schools of Sheldon, and is an extensive
reader. He is now engaged in banking in Sheldon.
lie was married November 1, 1883, to Miss Dora
McGill, of Watseka, and they have four children.
Emma Florence, born in Concord Township, Octo-
ber 14, 1851), was married on the 1st of March,
1878, to Robert Wilkinson, of Sheldon, by whom
slie has two children. Frank P., born on the home
farm, October 12, 1861, was married in California,
January 2, 1886, to Miss Lillie Arbuckle, but now
makes his home in Washington; he is an artist and
travels. Jesse L., the youngest, born on the old
homestead, September 10, 1867, was graduated
from the Sheldon schools, after which he engaged
in teaching for two j-ears. His health failing, he
went to California with his mother in 1889, and
while there met and married ]\Iiss Ma_y K. Taylor,
till' luiion being celebrated September 18, 1890.
He is a close student and is especially fond of the
study of geolog}-, having a fine collection of geo-
logical and other specimens correctly classified. He
makes his home in Yreka, Cal.
From the time he began to be interested in poli-
tics, Isaac Eastburn was an Abolitionist, and when
the Republican party was formed to prevent the
further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks
and has since fought under its banner. He east
his first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont.
He and his wife have long been members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and he has filled all
of its otliccs. Both are active workers in the Sun-
day-school and he has been Superintendent for
many years. Charitable and benevolent people,
the poor and needy find in them a friend and
those in distress never seek their aid in vain. Their
lives are filled with good deeds, and their many
excellencies of character have won them the high
regard of all. Socially, 5Ir. Eastburn is a member
of the Odd Fellows' society and has occupied all its
offices. In 1883, he made a trip to California, in-
tending to locate on tiie Pacific Slope, and during
that tri|) he visited Oregon, Washington, and trav-
eled all through Nevada. He went to the West
by the Southern Pacific and returned by way of
the Rio (iraude Railroad. After eijiht months
spent beyond the Rockies, he concluded to return
to Illinois and is yet one of the valued and hon-
ored citizens of Concord Township, where lie has
so long resided.
\f| ONATHAN HANFORD is engaged in gen-
eral farming on section 31, Ridgeland
-^ Township, where he has made his home for
'f^f' almost a quarter of a century-. His life
record is as follows: He is a native of New Jerse\',
his birth having occurred in Newark, on the 8th
of June, 1821. The Han ford family is of French
descent. The father of our subject, Simeon Han-
ford, was a native of Connecticut, and after attain-