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History of Carthage, (Hancock County) IllinoisOur database does not include an historic photo for Carthage, (Hancock County) Illinois, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Biographical Sketch of John William Ellis John William Ellis, educator, was born at Carthage, Ill., Dec. 29, 1839; son of Timothy and Olivia (Evans) Ellis; grandson of John and Mary Ellis; great-grandson of John and Sarah (Parish) Ellis; and a lineal descendant from David Ellis, who came from England in the 17th century and settled on Peters Creek, Va. He attended the village school at Ghent, Ky., and was graduatod from Georgetown college, Ky., A.B., 1860, A.M. 1863. He founded Warsaw college, Ky., in 1863. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar, practised law in St. Louis, Mo., 1869-80, and was elected president of Plattsburg (Mo.) college in 1880. He was married Dec. 29, 1863, to Sarah, daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry Breckinridge of Kentucky; their son, Perry Canby, became a journalist in St. Louis, Mo., and another son, John Breckinridge, was an author and teacher. President Ellis received the degree of Ph.D. from Chautauqua university in 1888 and that of LL.D. from Chicago university in 1889. |
Illinois Facts: Hancock County Facts: Seat: CarthageEstablished: 1825 Formed from: Pike
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CARTHAGE, a post-village, capital of Hancock county, Illinois, 12 or 14 miles from the Mississippi river, and 110 miles W. N. W. from Springfield. It is surrounded by a fertile region, in which stone coal abounds. Population, about 400. Carthage is situated 204 meters above sea level. |