Hodson, John was born in Liverpool England 03 Feb 1827. At the age of 13 he lost a leg. In 1850 he came to the US via New Orleans. He was a clerk in Sparta. On 17 Jul 1851 he married Jane McDill the d/o William K. John's parents were William and Mary, both died in Liverpool, England. Their children were: John, William, Mary J, Hannah Ann and Elizabeth. Only John came to the US. (1875)

Harrelson, Paul was born 6 September 1760 in Orange county, North Carolina and was married to Mary Fulton on 18 December 1797 in Knox county, Tenn. He was drafted for three months serving several tours as a private in 1779. He was discharged from Captain Farquar and his brother Herndon Harrelson. He left Caswell county, North Carolina and went to Georgia with his brother Jonathan in 1795. He left Georgia and went to live with his brother James on the Holstein River in Tennessee. He moved on to Randolph county, Illinois in 1802. settling on the west side of the Kaskaskia river near the mouth of Camp Creek. He served as commissioner and county clerk from 1803 to 1809 and was justice of the peace in 1809. He applied and was granted a pension for his war service. He died 11 January 1834 in Randolph county. He died intestate and the probate proceedings lasted from 3 March 1834 to 3 March 1840 in which the administrator Samuel S. Guthrie was apparently able to milk the estate of a very large amount. His children were a daughter born before 1800, daughter Decy who married Lofton Bowman 30 January 1845 and son James born circa 1820.

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Hood, Alexander was a lawyer, born in Chester, SC on 24 Jul 1829. His family came to Rc in Dec 1845. He married in May of 1854 to Eliza J Hunter, born in IN. Alexander's father was John who was born in Northern Ireland in 1801. He came to the US in 1818 to SC were he married Sarah S Burns of SC. They had 10 children. (1875)

Hoy, Bartholomew was born ca 1798 in Co Sligo, Ireland. He came to Montreal, Canada in May 1822. He sold silk and other goods. He came to RC in 1835. In Jun 1836 he married Julia Whalen the d/o James. She was born 1811 in MD. The family lived on Horse Prairie. Their children were: Thomas, Mary, Bridget, James, Patrick, Agnes, John and Isabella. Thomas was born 17 Oct 1837 and farms the old Homestead. James was born 08 Nov 1842, during the CW he was in the 114 Reg. IL Vol. In 1873 he married Margaret Faherty. (1875)

Holmes, Henry L married Mary E Leming in NJ. In 1861 they came to RC. His father was Elisha (he married 3 times). Henry's mother was Jane Van Dorn. Elisha and Jane's children were: Eleanor, John S, Mary J, Ann, Jonathan J, Henry L, Catherine and Obadiah. Henry's grandfather was Joseph who was in the Rev War. He died in Monmouth Co, NJ. His children were: Jonathon, Elisha, John and Mary. This family is a direct line of Obadiah Holmes, who was a Bapist minister during Purtians times. He was beaten on the Boston Commons for his religious beliefs by the Purtains. (1875)

Hargis, James H. was born 1824 in Sumner Co. TN, the 7th child of John Hargis and Parmela Uhls of TN. In 1845 he married Melissa Delia Ann Cragon, also of that state and came to IL in 1847, first settling near Ellis Grove and then in Okaw Bottom where he engaged in farming. His seven children were: William A., John Harvey, Parmela Elizabeth, Sara Jane, Charles Jefferson, Parmela Emeline, and Noah Franklin. (1875)

Huth, Matthias was born in 1825 in Bieber, Hesse, Germany, the third of three children born to Adam Huth and Margaret Weigend. In 1836 the family came to America, landing in Baltimore and proceeding directly to Monroe County, IL. They settled in Red Bud and engaged in farming. Matthias learned the trade of blacksmithing, which augmented his farming. In 1847 he married Hannah Mehrs, a native of Hanover, Germany. The couple had ten children, five who survived to adulthood: Charles, Frederick, August, Anna, and Rosa. (1875)

Holbrook, Maj James C (a lawyer) was born in Sherborn, MA on 27 May 1817. On 15 May 1845 he married Eliza Isabella McDill in Hamilton Co, OH. Eliza was born in Hamilton CO, OH on 28 Dec 1822 the d/o Rev David and Lydia McDill. In 1845 James came to RC to the Sparta area and in 1852 moved to Chester. His children were: the oldest a lawyer died at age 25, the second son died as an infant, Clara, Edward, Elizabeth (d 31 Jan 1893) and Lydia. His parents were Clark (b MA) and Betsy (Bullen). James' grandfather was James Holbrook born in MA (1894)

Hamilton, John B lived in T4 R5. He was born in Coshocton Co, Oh in 1839. During the Civil War he was in Co G of the 18^th IL Inf, he was wounded. On 01 Oct 1868 he married Sarah M Burns the d/o Stewart and Sarah (Gillespie). Sarah was born 19 Apr 1841. Their children were: Sarah Ella and William John. John's father was named John and he was born in Ireland. His mother was Isabel Boyd who was born in OH. Both parents died in OH. They had 13 children: John B, Thomas, Johnston, Margaret, Jane and Alexander (d in Civil War). (1894)

Holloway, John N was born in Tippecanoe Co, IN on 09 Mar 1839. He was a Lawyer. 01 Jul 1862 he married Etta Hall. About 1866 he moved to KS and published the only history ever written (up to 1875) on the State. In 1872 he moved to Chester and was principle there. John's father was Joseph who was born in Delware. He moved to OH and married Sallie W Tinmons in 1824. He died in Tippecanoe Co, IN. (1875)

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