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Source: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Edited by William Henry Perrin, ©1883 Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publisher, Part V, Elco Precinct, p. 227-228.
James L. Sackett, farmer, P. O.
Elco. Isaac Sacket, the grandfather of our subject, was born in
England and came to this country some time before the
Revolutionary War. He settled in Connecticut, and was a soldier
in that war. In the same state, Isaac Sacket, Jr., the father of
James L., was born in 1808, lived there until he reached manhood,
and then married in 1827 Sophronia Richards, daughter of Charles
Richards, whose forefathers were also of English descent. She was
the mother of ten children, and of that number subject was the
youngest, and was born December 20, 1831. When he was about nine
years of age, his parents moved with him to Illinois and settled
in Marine, Madison County. Subject received his education
partially in the schools of Connecticut and also in the schools
of Illinois. When about fifteen years old he commenced working at
the carpenter's trade, and followed that vocation until about
nineteen. At that age he undertook business for himself and
commenced contracting for jobs. This vocation he followed for
about six years, working at it in St. Louis, also in Monroe and
St. Clair Counties. In 1860 he came to Alexander County, and
first settled on Sandy Creek, but only remained there about three
years, and then came to his present location in 1863. He first
purchased a farm of fifty acres, and now owns abut 118 acres in
Sections 18 and 19, Township 14, Range 1 west. He was married
March 24, 1858 in Belleville, Ill., to Eliza Anson, daughter of
Fred and Lucinda Anson. She is the mother of ten children, seven
of whom are now living--Rosala, Montie, George R., Minnie, Clara,
Mattie and Louis. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-third
Illinois Infantry, Col. Bronson, Company F, Capt. Johnson,
February 12, 1865 and was discharged May 29, 1865 on account of
disability. In politics Mr. Sacket is a Republican.
(NOTE: J. L. Sackett died Jan. 1, 1899 and Eliza J. was born Oct.
8, 1838 and died May 3, 1929. Both are buried in the Hazelwood
Cemetery, Alexander Co. Of their children also buried in
Hazelwood Cemetery, Montie was born Sept. 16, 1866 and died Feb.
11, 1893; George R. was born Dec. 8, 1878 and died Mar. 17, 1918;
and Mattie Jewell's stone reads, "ROSS, Mattie Jewell (Nee
Sackett), The only lady R. R. telegrapher to operate a manuel
interlocking plant." Mattie d. Jan. 15, 1919--Source: IL
Statewide Death Index).
Source: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Edited by William Henry Perrin, ©1883 Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publisher, Cairo Precinct, p.42.
William G. Sandusky, Captain of the Iron Mountain Railway Transfer (Julius Morgan), is a native of Fayette County, Penn. He is the oldest of a family of seven children of Albert G. Sandusky and Martha McClain, and was born August 4, 1846. The parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, the father of Scotch and English ancestry and the mother of Irish origin. The former is now living in his native State, at an advanced age. The mother was born in 1827, and died in 1865 at the old homestead in Fayette County. The father served as a soldier through the late war, being a member of a Pennsylvania cavalry regiment, with which he took part in several of the most decisive and hard-fought battles of the war, and during his service received but one wound. William G., when a mere child, manifested a strong inclination for a life on the water, which was as strongly discouraged by his father, resulting as is often the case, in a radical move on the part of the boy. He left home when eleven years old, and was that year (1857) in Cairo, but not to remain, and his experience for several years was a varied one, although he demonstrated his ability to take care of himself, which is an exception to the rule, with boys under similar circumstances. He spent considerable time in traveling in different parts of the South and West, thus gaining a practical idea of life while a mere boy. His first experience in boating was on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, and on the Ohio, as far south as the city of Cincinnati. He was a regularly licensed pilot on those rivers before he had become of age, and has been thus employed ever since with slight exception. During the war he was in Government employ as pilot, principally on the Mississippi River. From 1868 to 1877, he was Captain of the steam ferry boats, "Missionary," "Cairo," and the "Three States," but in July of the latter year was appointed to the position of Master of Iron Mountain Transfer "Julius Morgan," which he still retains. He was married in Dubuque, Iowa to Miss Mary E. Deveren of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Their residence is Walnut Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth.
Source: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Edited by William Henry Perrin, ©1883 Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publisher, Cairo Precinct, p.42.
Peter Saup, Cairo, Ill., was born in Dunkirk, N. Y., on the 18th of August, 1839. His father was a native of France, and came to the United States in 1816, being then sixteen years old. In 1833 he married Miss Elizabeth Smith, who was born in France in 1815. Her ancestors are characterized for longevity, the parents celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of their wedding in Mansfield, Ohio, where they died, the father at the advanced age of one hundred and thirteen years, and the mother at the age of ninety-nine years. Mr. Saup's father died in February 1860 at Zanesville, Ohio, where the mother is still living. Peter is the third of their family of ten children, three of whom are dead. He was educated in Zanesville, Ohio and learned the trade of cabinet-maker and wood-turner, which he followed for some years. He came from Zanesville, Ohio to Cairo, Ill., in 1860, where for sometime, he was employed in a planing mill. In 1864 he enlisted in Company B of the One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, in which he served until they were mustered out. He then became a member of Company G, of the One Hundred and Ninety-third Ohio Regiment, from which he was discharged at the close of the war. In each of these organizations he held the office of Sergeant. In the winter of 1865 he returned to Cairo, Ill., which has been his home since. He has served the county as Sheriff one term, the city of the office of Councilman for several years, and is now one of the Board of County Commissioners. He was married in Cairo on the 17th of November 1872 to Miss Philomena Botto, a native of Italy, where she was born in 1840.
Contributed by Kenneth Short
Edward A. Short was born May 8, 1821 in Delaware
and died April 19, 1883 in Pulaski County, Illinois. He was
buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Alexander County, Illinois. Edward
came to the Wetaug, Illinois area, and it was here that he met
and married Mary Ann Nalley on July 25, 1850. She was the
daughter of Walter and Sarah Garner Nalley. Edward and Mary Ann
lived on a farm northwest of Ullin, Illinois. They had two
daughters, Ann and Clara, and two sons, Sigmund and Edward
"Ed." Ann Short married Lafayette "Lafe"
Miller, and Clara married Adophus "Dolph" Brown.
Sigmund "Sig" Short married Martha "Mattie"
Brown. Ed Short married Maud Guild, daughter of James and
Catheryn Sullivan Guild on September 8, 1895.
Ed Short was born February 15, 1872 and died September 21, 1950.
He is buried in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery north of Wetaug. Ed and Maud
continued to stay on the family farm and it was there they raised
their seven children, Grace, Mayme, James, Van, John F., Hallie
and Algie Jack. Grace Short married Fred Harift and had one
daughter and one son. Mayme Short died young. James
"Jim" Short never married. Van Short married Zula
Miller and had two daughters and two sons. John F. Short married
Ruth Knupp and their son is James M. Short. Hallie Short married
Frieda Weir and had two daughters and two sons. Algie Jack Short
was born November 12, 1911 and married August 11, 1959 to Ruby
Lee Kerley, daughter of Quillen and Prudy Shufflebarger Kerley.
Algie Jack and Ruby have one son, Kenneth Russell Short. He
married June 8, 1974 to Shirley Mae Doty, daughter of Walter and
Lucille Jetter Doty. Kenneth and Shirley have one son, Justin
Daniel Short, and one daughter, Denise Ann Short.
The Edward A. and Mary Ann Nalley Short farm was still owned by
the Short family in 1985.
Source: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Edited by William Henry Perrin, ©1883 Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publisher, Part V, Elco Precinct, pg. 228.
William Skiles, farmer, P.O. Elco, is a grandson of William Skiles, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, having come to this country some time before that conflict, and settled in Maryland. Soon after the war ended, he went to what is now Green County, Tenn., and there Henry Skiles, the father of our subject, was born. He remained there until manhood and then married Margaret Bunch, a daughter of Jonas Bunch, who was also a soldier in the Revolution, having come from England and settled in Virginia, and there the gentleman whose name heads this, was born October 20, 1835, being the third of eight children. He received his education in the schools of his county, then worked on the home place until settling near Springfield. In that State, he farmed until April, 1865, when he came to Union County, where he settled about six miles east of Jonesboro. In 1870 he purchased forty acres in Section 8, Town 14, Range 2 west in Alexander County. He now owns a farm of eighty acres, of which about half is improved. Subject was married April 7, 1858 to Mary Ann Gann, daughter of Allan and Sarah (Myers) Gann. the result of this union was thirteen children, seven of whom are living--William, born February 28, 1859; Amanda J., born March 18, 1862; James, born January 4, 1864; Henry, born January 22, 1867; Mary Ann, b. August 20, 1871; Thomas J., born February 20, 1872; Benjamin F., born February 28, 1874. Mr. Skiles is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and in politics is a Democrat.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE THISTLEWOOD
1837-1915
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present, printed from Infoplease.com.
Thistlewood, Napoleon Bonaparte, a Representative from Illinois; born near Harrington, Kent County, Del., March 30, 1837; attended the public schools; moved to Mason, Ill., in 1858 and engaged inmercantile pursuits; enlisted in the Union Army in 1862; captain of Company C, Ninety-eighth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry; served in the Army of the Cumberland, in Wilder's brigade, and with Wilson's Cavalry Corps; returned to Mason and resumed business pursuits; moved to Cairo, Ill., and engaged in the commission business; mayor of Cairo, Ill., 1879-1883 and again 1897-1901; department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for Illinois in 1901; elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Smith; reelected to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses and served from February 15, 1908, to March 3, 1913; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress; retired and was a resident of Cairo, Ill., until his death in that city September 15, 1915; interment in Beech Grove Cemetery, Mounds, Ill.
Contributed by J. C. McNelly
George Washington Thompson was
born about 1845 in Alexander County, IL, son of William and Biddy
Thompson. On January 20, 1865 at the age of 19 he joined Company
E 60th Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers. He contracted
typhoid fever while serving and spent several months in a
hospital near Raleigh, NC and Portsmouth Grove, and on a hospital
ship. This disease left him partially paralyzed on his right
side.
On July 4, 1867 he was married to Lucinda Emiline Miller,
daughter of Daniel Miller. They were married by Jacob Gear. She
was from North Carolina. It was said that Lucinda came to Elco
when she was 15 years old in a covered wagon crossing the
Appalachian Mountains. Her father came a year later after his
wife died. During the Civil War she had to cook for the North and
the South and said she was scared to death.
George and Lucinda had the following children: L. A. Thompson, b.
March 1869; M. A. Thompson, b. January 16, 1872; E. Thompson, b.
Aug. 6, 1877; William Thompson, b. May 21, 1880; Oscar Otto
Thompson, b. April 23, 1883; N. G. Thompson, b. Dec. 1, 1887; M.
L. Thompson, b. Aug. 16, 1899; J. E. Thompson, b. June 15, 1893;
and Sidney McKinley Thompson, b. May 18, 1896.
George died at his home in Elco on October 12, 1914 and is buried
in the Hazelwood Cemetery. Lucinda "Aunt Cindy" was
born in 1853 and died in 1938. She is buried in the Pentecost
Cemetery in Elco.
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