Taken from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1888
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asper B. Mallory. The Mallory family, which originally came from Scotland, located in New York State, and from the original progenitor, our subject is a descendant down through several generations. His parental grandfather, Jasper Mallory, was both merchant and farmer by calling. He left his native State when a young man, and went to Hartford County, Conn., where he met and married Miss Harriet Newton, a direct descendant of the great philosopher Sir Issac Newton. After their marriage they went to Clarington, Monroe Co., Ohio, and grandfather Mallory was there engaged for some years before his death as a general merchant. The grandparents lived to be quite old. Jasper Mallory arriving at the age of eighty-four years before his death; his wife died some years younger.
The father of our subject, DeWiitt C.
Mallory, was the eldest of a family of eight children. He was born in Hartford County, Conn., in
1807, and went to Ohio when a child. He
was married in Monroe County, that State, to Ellen Brown, who was born in
Greene County, Pa., about 1810. Her
father, John Brown, was a noted surveyor, and represented Greene County in the
Legislature of Pennsylvania for some years.
He died in Vermilion County, Ill.
His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Hurley, later came to Stephenson
County and died at the home of her youngest daughter, Mrs. Jane Henthorn.
After the marriage of DeWitt C.
Mallory, he began farming in Ohio, and a few years later came to Vermilion
County, Ill., about 1827 or 1828. He
made settlement on an unbroken section of land in that part of the State, but
early in the spring of 1837 sold out his interest in Vermilion County, and came
with a stock of merchandise to this county, locating on sections 7, 8, 17 and
18, in Rock Run Township. The claim
that he settled on comprised 320 acres, a large portion of which was in
timber. He followed merchandising and
farming for some years, when he quit the former occupation, and gave his whole
attention to the latter. His operations
as a farmer met with success and he lived here for some time, then removed to
Ridott Township. The mother died May 5,
1870, in Freeport, and the father then went to Vernon County, Mo., and is yet
living there, aged eighty years. He is
and his wife was a member of the Christian Church.
Our subject was born Sept. 30, 1831,
in Vermilion County, Ill., and was the third in a family of thirteen children,
eight sons and five daughters. Two of
the former and four of the latter are deceased. Jasper B. was educated in the common schools and lived at home
until his marriage, in this township, to Miss Ella J. Luce, Feb. 12, 1852.
Mrs. Mallory was born in Oneida
County, N.Y. After the death of her
parents she came to Ohio, and was reared by Josiah Willard, the father of Miss
Frances E. Willard, the distinguished temperance authoress and lecturer. While Mrs. Mallory was living with Mr.
Willard in Ohio, she came here on a visit and met her husband. She is now the mother of ten children, of
whom two are deceased and five are married.
Nellie is the wife of Harvey Cole, residing in Aurora, Hamilton Co.,
Neb., Mr. Cole being County Treasurer there; Mary is the wife of William Wolf,
a farmer of Rock Run Township; Lizzie J. is also the wife of a farmer, Henry B.
Daniels, of Hampton, Iowa; Josiah W. Took to wife Cora Wilkison; they live on a
farm in Rock Run Township, as does also Edmond G., who married Ida M.
Cotherman; Romanza A. is a teacher in the public schools of this county; Jasper
B., Jr., and Josie B. live at home.
After marriage Mr. Mallory lived in
Lancaster Township for twelve years. He
owns his homestead on section 17, Rock Run Township, which comprises 353 acres,
most of which is under the plow. He has
a good farm, on which are very substantial buildings. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this
township, of which Mr. Mallory is a Trustee and Class-leader. He has been a Commissioner of Highways for
eighteen years, School Treasurer for ten years, and the incumbent of other
minor offices. His Political
proclivities are Republican, and being a man of earnest character, he is
decided in his faith.
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