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BENJAMIN P. VINCENT, a prosperous farmer residing on section 29, Pendleton Township, Jefferson County, was born in Benton Township, Luzerne County, Pa., September 23, 1837, and is the son of Aaron and Sarah A. Vincent, natives respectively of Connecticut and Rhode Island. The father was a loyal supporter of the principles of the Democratic party and was a well informed man. In religious connections he and his wife were identified with the Baptist Church and were sincere Christians. He passed away at the age of sixty-five years. Near Scranton, Pa., our subject resided until he was twenty-two years old. At the age of twentyone he married Miss Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Hannah States, both natives of Pennsylvania. The union of our subject and his estimable wife resulted in the birth of ten children, eight of whom are still living. Mrs. Vincent was born in Benton Township, Luzerne County, Pa., and received an excellent education in her girlhood. In her religious belief she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her death, at the age of forty-four years, was deeply deplored. For some time Mr. Vincent operated a sawmill in Susquehanna County, whence he removed to Kansas and settled in Franklin County. Eleven years later he went to North Dakota and for five years made his home in Dawson. Next we find him engaged in the fish business in Florida, N. Dak., and from there he .moved south and sojourned for three yeais in Montgomery, Ala. In 1893 he came to Mt. Vernon, ILL., where he purchased the Commercial Hotel and one of the finest farms in the county, the latter comprising six hundred acres of well improved land lying on section 29, Pendleton Township. Recently he sold the hotel to J. W. Collins, of Mt. Vernon, and now devotes his attention to farming pursuits. In the various places where he has resided Mr. Vincent has been prominent in public affairs. While in Kidder County, N. Dak., he was Justice of the Peace and also served as Deputy Sheriff for one year. For some time while in that county he was President of the Agricultural Society. For eleven years he was connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen at Ottawa, Kan. Politically his views bring him in connection with the Democratic party, the principles of which he uniformly supports. In his religious belief he is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Record Clinton, Washington, Marion and Jefferson Counties, Illinois" |
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