about one mile northwest of town. He effected many improvements, and remained upon it until 1879, when he abandoned the labors of farm life, and removing to Pawnee City secured a lot and put up a house. The latter was burned in 1881, and having no insurance was a total loss. There were at this time twenty-seven other buildings destroyed by fire.
   In the summer of 1885 our subject put up what is now known as the Shannon House, and which occupies an area of 32x60 feet, and is a substantial brick structure two stories in height, situated at a convenient point south of the court-house square. It is one of the best $1 hotels in the county, and patronized by a large proportion of the traveling public through this region.
   Mr. and Mrs. Shannon are the parents of two sons, Henry A. and Joseph R., to whom they are giving the advantages of a first-class education, both being students in the University at Lincoln. They lost an infant daughter at the age of three months. Our subject cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, and it is hardly necessary to state has since that time been an ardent supporter of Republican principles. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Shannon, was one of the earliest settlers of Hendricks County, Ind., and operated what was familiarly known by the pioneers as the "Shannon House Mill." He spent his last years in Indiana.

RS. MANIE HACHENBERG. There is no more attractive picture on the face of the earth than a well-regulated country homestead presided over by culture and intelligence, the sound sense that adapts itself to the supervision of the mechanical department, and the refined tastes capable of eliminating beauty from the resources always at hand. These ideas have been fully carried out in the homestead occupied by the lady whose name appears in connection with this sketch. It has been under her personal supervision since the decease of her honored husband, and right well has she discharged the trusts committed to her care. A lady of fine intelligence and thorough education, she is admirably adapted to perpetuate the reputation of one of the most valuable and attractive estates in the county, and by her amiability of character has drawn around her hosts of friends. She followed the profession of a teacher during the years of her early womanhood, and although the sober realities of life have for many years claimed her attention she has never allowed herself to deteriorate or abandon her mental culture.
   Adjacent to the pleasant little town of Woodstock, McHenry Co., Ill., was the childhood home of Mrs. Hachenberg, and where she first opened her eyes to the light May 15, 1841. She lived there with her parents until eleven years of age, and then they removed from the farm into the town, where she attended the common school. In 1856 the family removed to Allamakee County, Iowa, where she at the age of nineteen years began her career as a teacher.
   In 1860, however, our subject desiring to perfect her education more fully, returned to Woodstock, Ill., and pursued her studies in the seminary there for about two years. Afterward she taught two terms in that vicinity, then rejoined her parents in Iowa, and continued as a teacher until failing health obliged her to abandon it, She was very successful and popular among both parents and children, and always maintained a warm interest in the welfare of those committed to her care. After leaving the schoolroom she remained with her parents until her marriage with Mr. George W. Hachenberg, on the 13th of December, 1866.
   The parents of Mrs. Hachenberg were William and Cathren (Scott) Gilbert, who were both natives of Lenoxshire, Scotland, the father born Aug. 2, 1815, and the mother on the 2d of February, 1809. The paternal grandfather was John Gilbert, also of Scotch birth and ancestry, who spent his entire life upon his native soil engaged in farming pursuits, and died at the age of sixty-eight years. The maternal grandfather was James Scott, also a farmer, who was born, reared and spent his life in the "land of the thistle."
   William Gilbert was educated in the common school, and when approaching manhood served an apprenticeship as a stonemason, and was married later in his native shire. He emigrated with his

family to America in 1839, locating near Woodstock, in McHenry County, Ill., where he purchased 160 acres of land, from which he constructed a good farm. He also worked at his trade in connection with agriculture, and continued on the farm until 1856. In the meantime the wife and mother had been called to her long home, dying in 1848, it the age of forty-two years.
   After the death of his first wife Mr. Gilbert was married in 1849 to Miss Sarah L. Allen, who was born in Portage County, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1826, and removed with her parents to Illinois when a young girl of thirteen years. Upon leaving the farm Mr. Gilbert occupied himself at his trade in Woodstock until 1859. Then, with a desire to cross the Mississippi, he. disposed of his Illinois property, and wended his way to Allamakee County, Iowa, where he purchased 160 acres of timber land, upon which he made some improvements, then sold out and purchased an improved farm near Frankville, same county. He sold this in 1884 and came to this County, but on account of failing health he returned to Iowa, and died at the home of his son near Frankville, on the 14th of August, that year. He had been a man quite prominent in his community, serving a number of years as Justice of the Peace, and occupying other positions of trust. Politically, he was a stanch Republican, and in religious matters, a devout Presbyterian.
   Of the first marriage of William Gilbert there were born six children, three of whom grew to mature years. Of these all are living: Manie, Mrs. Hachenberg, Agnes and John, who are both residents of Iowa. Catherine and two infants unnamed are deceased. Of the second marriage there were three children: Ellen, in Iowa; Louis, in Dakota; and William, a resident of this State.
   Mr. George W. Hachenberg was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1845. He became a resident of Iowa, where he lived until the outbreak of the Civil War. When but eighteen years old he enlisted in Company E, 9th Iowa Cavalry, being mustered into service at Waukon as a Corporal under Capt. Dean. They were first ordered to Little Rock, Ark., and soon met the enemy in open conflict. Mr. Hachenberg, in one of the first engagements, was wounded in the right hip and conveyed to the hospital. He refused to have the limb amputated, notwithstanding the matter was urged by the surgeons, and recovered sufficiently to rejoin his regiment, with which he served until the close of the war. He participated in eight pitched battles besides numerous skirmishes, and was proffered promotion repeatedly but invariably declined. He received his honorable discharge at Little Rock on the 3d of July, 1866, was mustered out at the same place, and returning to Iowa resumed farming, and continued a resident of the Hawkeye State until the spring of 1869.
   Mr. Hachenberg now resolved to change his residence to Nebraska, and came overland with his family to this county, crossing the Missouri at Brownville. He purchased a tract of uncultivated land lying on Plum Creek, and lived in a dug-out the first summer, in the meantime hauling logs to Blue Springs to have them sawed in proper shape for the construction of a house. This first domicile was 13x17 feet square, and within it the family lived until 1879, when the present residence was erected. Five acres of the land had been broken, but aside from this there had been no attempt whatever at improvement, and there was not a stick of timber upon the whole tract. Mr. Hachenberg labored industriously from that time forward, plowing, sowing and reaping, setting out forest and fruit trees, and bringing about the various improvements naturally suggested to the mind of the practiced and skillful agriculturist. The land proved to be finely located, and well watered by a branch of Plum Creek. Mr. H. rested from his earthly labors on the 19th of March, 1879. Of his union with our subject there had been born two children only, a son and a daughter--Katie L. and William G. Mr. Hachenberg, politically, was a stanch Republican, and officiated as Justice of the Peace a number of years. He also served on the Grand and Petit Juries, was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, being one of its most cheerful and liberal contributors, and assisting materially in the construction of the church edifice. Socially, he belonged to the Masonic fraternity in Pawnee City.
   Mrs. Hachenberg since the death of her husband has proceeded with the improvements which he

projected but did not live to carry out. Under her supervision the whole of the land has been brought to a state of cultivation, and many other improvements effected in its condition. She rents the land and receives therefrom a handsome income. It is largely devoted to stock-raising, the specialty being cattle and swine, and dairying is also carried on in a limited degree.

ACOB T. LAYMAN. This pioneer of 1866 when striking the soil of Nebraska Territory came directly to Sheridan Precinct, of which he has since been a continuous resident. He is now the owner of a good farm, comprising 120 acres on section 19, which he purchased in March, 1881. He first took up a homestead claim on section 22, township 2, range 12, upon which there had been no attempt at improvement, and upon which he turned the first furrow in 1869. After getting in his first crops he busied himself in setting out forest and fruit trees, also shrubbery, and in due time put up a good house and barn and the other structures necessary for the convenience of the modern agriculturist. His neighbors were few and far between, there being only two houses anywhere near him, and three more farther away. The Indians had but recently left this region, although the settlers were still in apprehension of their revisiting it upon mischief intent. They suffered thereafter from grasshoppers, this insect appearing shortly after Mr. Layman had taken up his residence here.
   Mr. Layman disposed of his first property in 1880, and upon his taking possession of that which he now occupies repeated the experiment of planting trees and erecting buildings. He now has one of the finest farms in this region, lying about two miles east of Pawnee City, and amply supplied with all the conveniences and comforts of modern life. His career has been distinguished as that of a hardworking and industrious man, upright in his transactions, and one who stands well among his neighbors.
   Son of the Old Dominion, our subject was born Sept. 26, 1844, but two years later his parents removed to the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., where they lived about five years. Thence they pushed on further westward to Adams County, Ill., where the father carried on farming and where Jacob T. received a practical education in the common schools. During the progress of the late war he enlisted as a Union soldier, Aug. 14, 1862, in Company F, 118th Illinois Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee under command of Gen. Sherman. He met the enemy in battle at Arkansas Post, Haines' Bluff on the Yazoo River, was at Vicksburg two weeks, and subsequently fought at Jackson, Miss., besides engaging in various skirmishes with the rebels. He fortunately escaped wounds and imprisonment, although once struck by a spent ball. He was mustered out July 5, 1865, having been in the meantime transferred to the 5th Indiana Infantry, a veteran reserve which was assigned to duty as a guard of the prisoners at Indianapolis.
   After returning from the army Mr. Layman spent one year at school in Adams County, III,, then set out for the farther West. He was a single man when coming to this county, but finally met his fate in the person of Miss Sarah Freeman, to whom he was married Nov. 19, 1870. This union resulted in the birth of five children, all living: Elmer, the eldest son, was born Feb. 23, 1872; Alva, Jan. 26, 1875; Lulu, Aug. 6, 1879; Gilbert W., May 12, 1882, and William Roy, April 18, 1888. They are all at home with their parents, forming a bright and interesting group, which the latter look upon with pardonable pride.
   The wife of our subject was born in Armstrong County, Pa., Feb. 3, 1850, and lived there until it maiden of fifteen years. She then accompanied her parents to Table Rock Precinct, this county, in 1865, where she lived until her marriage. Her father, Henry Freeman, was one of the pioneer settlers of Table Rock, and lived in a dug-out for a good many years. He possessed the qualities of industry and perseverance, however, and came out of the struggle with the elements of a new soil so that he is now the owner of a good property. A sketch of him will be found elsewhere in this work.
   Daniel Layman, the father of our subject, was born in Christian County, Pa., and married Miss

Lucinda Cavanaugh. Five of the ten children, the offspring of this union, lived to mature years and are now surviving. The family removed first to Pennsylvania and then to Illinois, sojourning in the latter State until 1876; the mother died there in 1852. Thence the father migrated to Texas, and from there to Table Rock Precinct, this county, where he still lives. He learned the trade of a tailor in his youth, which he followed, however, only a few years, then engaged in the more congenial pursuits of agriculture. His first wife, the mother of our subject, died in 1852, when Jacob T., our subject, was a little lad eight years of age. The father contracted a second marriage, this time with Miss Mary Jane Ford.
   Mr. Layman cast his first Presidential vote for Mr. Lincoln, and is a stanch supporter of Republican principles. He has occupied the various local offices, serving as Road Supervisor and Constable, but has no ambition for a public position, preferring to give his attention to his farming interests. Both he and his excellent wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

APT. SANFORD V. MOORE. The career of this prominent and well-to-do citizen of Pawnee Precinct is of that class regarded with unalloyed interest by every intelligent individual, for it presents a forcible illustration of the results of industry, economy and good management. From a modest beginning in life Mr. Moore has attained to a good position socially and financially, chiefly signalizing himself as an agriculturist of more than ordinary success, and making a specialty of the breeding of Short-horn cattle. His operations are carried on at a fine farm of 200 acres, pleasantly located on section 8, and forming one of the most valuable tracts of land in this section of country.
   Capt. Moore is of Southern birth, his native place having been in Oconee County, S. C., and his natal day Oct. 10, 1832. His father, James O. Moore, was also born in South Carolina, Feb. 7, 1810, in what was then known as the Pendleton District. He learned the blacksmith trade when approaching manhood, and followed it for many years. He spent the closing years of his life in this county. The mother was the daughter of James Sanders, also of South Carolina, and of Scotch-Irish descent. She was born in August, 1809, and the parental family included six children, two sons and four daughters, of whom our subject was the third in order of birth, and three of whom are still living.
   The Moore family, about 1842, removed first to Georgia, and then to Tennessee. Sanford V. acquired a limited education in the imperfect schools of that day, attending probably not to exceed a period of three months in his whole life. He attained to manhood under the parental roof, assisting his father in the blacksmith-shop, and at the same time occupying himself considerably at farming. He worked at the forge more or less until twenty-nine years old. At the age of nineteen he was married to Miss Sarah Gibson, daughter of Robert Gibson, of Tennessee, and in 1858 removed with his family to Webster County. Mo.
   Mr. Moore now opened up a blacksmith-shop at High Prairie, and worked at his trade until after the outbreak of the Civil War. In the meantime he served in the Home Guards, and in 1862 enlisted in Company B, 8th Missouri Cavalry, under command of W. F. Geiger. They sojourned in Missouri until July, 1863, and were then sent South on the Little Rock campaign, taking part in many of the important battles which followed. Mr. Moore distinguished himself as a brave and efficient soldier, and was four times promoted, finally reaching the rank of First Lieutenant. He was soon transferred to Company F, of which he took command, and was afterward given a Captain's commission. He served thus until resigning, in February, 1865.
   Upon leaving the army Capt. Moore returned to Missouri, settling in Marshfield, and in June, 1865, came to this county and took up a homestead claim of 160 acres. He lived upon this, improving it until he secured a warrantee deed, and added gradually to his landed estate until he is now the owner of 360 broad acres. The farm residence and other buildings are substantially constructed and in good order, and in his live-stock operations Mr. Moore has shipped some of the best swine ever seat from Pawnee County. One carload comprised animals

eleven months old, with an average weight of 309 pounds, for which he received Philadelphia prices. The grasshopper plague, which proved such a detriment to this region, was a harvest for pigs, as they ate them ravenously and fattened upon them.
   Mrs. Sarah (Gibson) Moore, the first wife of our subject, became the mother of five children--Robert, John, Jennie, Clara and Mary. His second wife was Miss Maggie, daughter of Williams Robinson, of Georgia, and of this union there were also born five children--Roy, Clay, Dee, Edna and Lamay. The mother of these died in 1882. Mr. Moore contracted a third marriage, with Mrs. Merica Nichols, in June, 1883. This lady was born in Georgia, in 1860, and is the daughter of F. C. and Malinda (Osborn) Foster. The father is living in Georgia, and the mother is deceased.
   Our subject during the Centennial at Philadelphia, in 1876, was solicited to visit the exposition as a representative from this county, but declined. In political matters he votes the Republican ticket, and socially, is a member of the G. A. R. He began at the foot of the ladder in life, without means or other resources than his strong muscles and willing hands, and has made for himself an admirable record.

OBERT T. SCOTT. Next to a man's own individuality that of his ancestry is important. He who can trace his lineage to Scotland is always pardoned for a feeling of pride as having been an offshoot from the "land of the thistle," whose sons are everywhere recognized as embodying all the principles of truth and honesty. The sturdy Scotch element has penetrated to almost every quarter of the globe, and there perhaps have been fewer worthless and shiftless characters among the representatives of this nationality than any other on the face of the earth.
   The subject of this sketch, a well-to-do and highly respected farmer of Clay Precinct, like his forefathers, was born on Scottish soil, Jan. 17, 1840, in Roxburghshire, and emigrated to the United States with an uncle when a lad of thirteen years.
   He thereafter made his home with his uncle, Henry Scott, in Stark County, Ill., until the outbreak of the Rebellion, when he enlisted in Company B, 19th Illinois Infantry, and marching to the front was present at the battles of Stone River, Chickaauga, Mission Ridge, and various minor engagements. He never missed a roll call, and was fortunately enabled to beat his post of duty without intermission until the expiration of his term of enlistment, in July, 1864. He then received his honorable discharge, and returning to Illinois sojourned there one year, and then crossed the Mississippi in search of a location in the farther West. Coming directly to this county Mr. Scott purchased a tract of land on section 26 in Clay Precinct, from the heirs of Rev. P. M. Rogers, to whose daughter, Anna P., he was married March 14, 1867. Mrs. Scott was born June 13, 1848, in Claiborne County, Tenn., which was also the birthplace of her parents, her mother having been Miss Sarah Beeler. They left the South in the fall of 1854, journeying overland to Iowa before the days of railroads along that route. Two years later they crossed the river, and locating on its banks found not long after that they were on land belonging to the Indians, and hence made another removal to the place which our subject now occupies. There Mr. and Mrs. Rogers spent their last days, the father dying Aug. 20, 1874, and the mother Jan. 1, 1887.
   To the parents of Mrs. Scott there were born seven children, namely: Harvey, LaFayette, Marshall L., Jane, Polly, David and Ann. Mr. Rogers was a man of more than ordinary ability, and a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church many years. He was at an early date chosen to represent Pawnee County in the Legislature, serving two terms.
   Mr. and Mrs. Scott after their marriage began housekeeping at the place which our subject had purchased in Clay Precinct, and where they continued to live until after the death of Mr. Rogers, when Mr. Scott purchased the home farm, where they now live. Our subject became identified with local affairs soon after taking up his residence here, and in the fall of 1878 was elected a County Commissioner, serving a period of nine years. He is the owner of 740 acres of land, which is devoted to stock-raising, including Short-horn cattle, Ham-

bletonian horses and Merino sheep. The place is embellished with a neat and substantial set of frame buildings, and there are all the conveniences for the successful prosecution of his calling. The premises present to the eye of the passerby a picture of plenty and content which is delightful to look upon. Mr. Scott, politically. is a straight Republican. In religious matters the family are members in good standing of the United Brethren Church.
   Matthew Scott, the father of our subject, was the son of Andrew Scott, a native of Roxburghshire, Scotland, and was reared and educated in his native place. He married Miss Catherine Temple, daughter of Dr. Robert and Elizabeth (Elliott) Temple, who were also of Scottish birth and ancestry. They were the parents of two children only: Robert, our subject, and his sister Ellen. The father was cut down in his prime, dying when Robert was a mere lad, and the mother passed away a few years later. He was thus thrown upon his own resources early in life, and may be most properly called a self-made man. He has obtained his possessions by honest industry, and he is not only numbered among the moneyed men of Pawnee County, but in social and business circles occupies a place in the front ranks.

HARLES V. DIMON, who was a prominent pioneer of Northern Pawnee County in the early days of its settlement, and took an active part in the development of its agriculture, in the advancement of its educational and religious interests, and the promotion of the various schemes for internal improvements, is now living in one of the coziest homes in the city of Table Rock, devoting his time to looking after his property. Mr. Dimon is a native of New Jersey, born in the county of Sussex, Oct. 1, 1826. His father, Steven Dimon, was also a native of that State, and for a number of years was engaged at his trades as a miller and millwright, but subsequently bought land in Pike County, Pa., and carried on farming there until his death. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Fuller, died some years earlier. They had seven children, who lived to maturity. Their son, of whom we write, received a good common-school education, and for several years devoted himself to teaching. He afterward turned his attention to farming in Pennsylvania, the State in which he was reared, and was quite successful in his venture. He took an important step toward the building up of a home in his marriage, April 28, 1852, to Miss Caroline M. Woodward. To them came one child, who died in infancy. Mrs. Dimon, who has been such an important factor in making her husband's life a success, was born Jan. 9, 1828, in Wayne County, Pa., near the town of Honesdale, and there lived until her marriage. Her father, Asher Woodward, was likewise a native of Wayne County, his birth taking place April 18, 1801. He married Miss Matilda Kennedy, and they had ten children, of whom Mrs. Dimon was the eldest. Mr. Woodward moved, in 1859, to Sandwich, DeKalb Co., Ill., and was engaged in his calling as a farmer until his death, May 3,1874. Mr. Woodward was a cousin of the celebrated Judge Woodward, of Pennsylvania, a well-known jurist of that State, and for many years Judge of the Supreme Court.
   In the spring of 1857 our subject, who had heard much of the cheap lands of the Territory of Nebraska, its fine climate, and other advantages, determined to locate here. He and his wife accordingly left their old home in Pennsylvania, he having disposed of his small properly in that State, and started on the long journey to this part of the country. At Weston, Mo., they were obliged to disembark from the boat, as the river was full of ice, and was not navigable beyond that point. Mr. Dimon bought a yoke of cattle, and from that city they traveled in a wagon up through Kansas, and arrived in Table Rock April 4, 1857. Our subject soon took up a pre-emption claim on section 2, township 2, range 12, now Sheridan Precinct, and thus became the possessor of 160 acres of bare prairie, except for a few acres of brush on the Nemaha, where his land commenced. When our subject came here the country was sparsely settled, there being but few settlers here and there along the Nemaha. The Indians, however, were quite plentiful through the country, and one time while Mr. Dimon was away a hand of Indians visited his house. and seating themselves around the fire made

themselves quite at home, much to Mrs. Dimon's alarm. When the fire needed replenishing she did not dare to go for firewood, fearing that her unwelcome guests would steal something while she was away. But when the temperature of the room became too cold for Messrs. Lo they found their way to the woodpile, and returned to the house laden with fuel, and rebuilt the fire themselves, and prolonged their visit for some time.
   Mr. Dimon's first work was to build a log house, fourteen feet square, in which he and his wife lived very comfortably for the next ten years. In 1867 he replaced that modest dwelling by a more commodious one, of stone which was quarried on his farm by himself, that being one of the first houses in this part of the county to be built of that material. The work on the house was done by Peter Foale, and Mr. Dimon drew the lumber from Brownville, and made the oak shingles himself. The house is still standing, a story and a half dwelling, of good size, and conveniently arranged. Mr. Dimon began breaking his land as soon as possible, and in the years that followed brought it to a fine state of culture. When he left the farm, there were fine groves of maples, evergreens, shrubbery, etc., around the house, and a good orchard, all of which he had set out, besides putting a hedge around the farm. The first years of his settlement in Pawnee County our subject saw some hard times, in common with the other pioneers. He used to take all of his produce to Brownville or Rulo and exchange for just the necessary groceries, and managed that way until the time of freighting, when money became more plentiful, and would go much further in buying than produce. Mr. Dimon says he has seen the time even when it was hard to get postage stamps. He had not very much means when he came here, but being a man of ability and intelligence, he has accumulated a very comfortable competency, and is the owner of several residences here, from the rental of which he derives a good income. While he was engaged in agricultural pursuits he was much interested in raising cattle, devoting his attention to Short-horns, he buying of Thomas McClure the first full-blooded bull of that breed that was brought into this part of the county, and in that way he was one of the first to have a good herd. He also raised horses and hogs of good grades. He sold his farm in 1883, and purchasing a neat and tasty brick cottage in the city, moved into it, and has ever since resided there.
   Mr. Dimon was the first Assessor of this precinct, when there but few houses here. He was elected Justice of the Peace, but subsequently resigned. In politics he has always voted with the Republican party. Mr. Dimon helped to build all of the first bridges in this part of the country, and among them was the first bridge across the Nemaha, on the line between Table Rock and Sheridan precincts. He was at the meeting at which the first school district in the northern part of the county was organized, was chosen the first Director, and held that office, or some other position on the School Board the most of the time while he remained a resident of the district. By virtue of his office he was a member of the building committee, and helped to build the first school-house.
   Mr. and Mrs. Dimon are very prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Table Rock. Mr. Dimon was converted while still a young man in Pennsylvania, and made his connection with the Methodist Church when he was twenty years old, and has since been a consistent member and an active worker within the fold. While at Waymart, Pa., he was Class-Leader in the church, and he holds that office here, besides being Trustee of the church. He was one of the original members of the Table Rock church, one of the first religious organizations in the county, he at first being Trustee, and has since been Class-Leader, Steward and Trustee most of the time. If it had not been for his earnest efforts in soliciting subscriptions for the church and parsonage, Table Rock would probably have been without a house of worship for several years longer. He and the Rev. Barch went to the woods and shaved shingles for the building. Mr. Dimon also helped substantially in building the first church and parsonage in Humboldt and Pawnee City, and also a second church in Table Rock. He is a zealous worker in the Sunday. school, and shortly after he came here organized one in his own neighborhood, which was one of the earliest, if not the first in the county, and was for many years its Superintendent, until he removed to