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C. H. JUDD, farmer, P. 0. Moore's Prairie. This gentleman was born in Gnyandotte, Cabell County, W. Va., December 7, 1835; he was a son of John T. and Doratha M. (Prosser) Judd. The father, who was a mechanic, was a native of New York, the mother, of Prince William County, Va. At the age of eight years, the father moved to Lawrence County, Ohio, where subject attended the free schools until about eighteen, and then attended the Marietta High School; he remained there two years. Then subject came to Jefferson County with his father, and settled in Moore's Prairie Township, where the father erected a saw and flouring mill, the first in this section of tiie country. When subject became of age, he became a partner in his father's mill, and soon after he assumed the entire charge of the concern. When the father died, in 1858, the estate was divided and the mill fell into the hands of the younger brother, Lewis Judd. Our subject then turned his attention to farming, and first settled on a farm of 120 acres, about two miles from his present location. There he remained about fourteen years. In 1873, he came to his present location. He now owns 300 acres in Section 21, Town 14, Range 14 east. In 1881, he erected what is considered to be the finest house in the county, at a cost of about $4,000. Subject was married, March 4, 1858, to Elizabeth Riddle, a daughter of Charles H. and Harriet (Irvin) Riddle. The mother was one of the daughters of Abraham Irvin, one of the earliest settlers in the southern part of the State. The result of this marriage was ten children,
Mr. Judd has been Justice of the Peace four times. Township Supervisor several times, also Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. He is a Greenbacker in politics.
Source: "History of Jefferson County, Illinois" -1883 Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera Nov 6, 1997 Note: original bio was only partial so Sandy Bauer added the remainder of the bio from the same book on 10/24/2023. |
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