R. F. Wingate, Judge James Warren, Charles Burnett and J. B. Turner all
before the Civil War. James Macklin.
Lawyers since the Civil War can be noted as Colonel Charles Wilkinson of
Confederate Army. Lieutenant W. S. Morris, L. F. Plater, C. H. Littlepage,
Harry Boyer, Marion Moyers, Judge J. A. Ledbetter, Judge J. F. Taylor, L. F.
Twitchell, R. F. Taylor, H. Robert Fowler, J. E. Denton, Noah Gullett, James
A. Watson, Clarence Soward and James G. Gullett.
Under the Constitution of 1848 we had such distinguished District Attorneys
as John A. Logan, Sam Marshall and Marion Youngblood.
Since the Constitution of 1870 those who have served as State's Attorneys
are as follows: W. S. Morris, L. F. Plater, J. Q. A. Ledbetter, H. Robert
Fowler, Richard F. Taylor, James A. Watson, Noah Gullett, James E. Denton,
John C. Oxford and Clarence E. Soward. Hardin County has never had a Circuit
Judge and only one Congressman (H. Robert Fowler). Only three lawyers,
Judges J. Q. A. Ledbetter, J. F. Taylor and James G. Gullett, have ever been
County Judge.
Hardin County has only two Ex-State Senators: H. R. Fowler and A. A. Miles.
Dr. W. N. Ayers, L. F. Plater, W. S. Morris, R. R. Lacy, H. R. Fowler, James
A. Watson and Richard F. Taylor have served in Legislature.
There are only four licensed lawyers in Hardin County at this time, Richard
F. Taylor licensed in 1882; James A. Watson in 1896; Clarence E. Soward,
1910 and Judge Gullett in 1934, all teaching the people to do good.
Among the pioneer preachers of Hardin County, we note the names of
William Rondo and Steven Stilley. Soon afterwards the Reverend Charlie Clay,
all of the Regular Baptist order.
The earliest General Baptist preachers, who appear to have organized their
denomination, we find John Gregory, Abner Dutton, John Tucker, Albert Briggs
and John Thornton.
Of the Christian order we find the Reverend Joel Coghill, David Warford and
others.
Catholics have a strong church in Hardin County. Among their leaders we find
such men as John B. Hankin, Father Hankin had charge of that church some
forty years ago. Father Sonnan had charge of the church about twelve years
ago. He was a highly educated priest, a great scholar and orator. He did
much good in the community. Father Reish has been the priest for the past
six years and appears to be a very able man.
Other General Baptist Ministers who deserve mentioning are Horace Foster,
William Rose, Elihu Oxford and James Oxford.
Among the early educators of Hardin County, I would recall the names of
H. Robert Fowler, who was the first teacher to come to Hardin County, who
had a diploma, a graduate of the Normal University. He taught many years at
Cave-in-Rock. Soon afterwards John H. Jenkins of Hardin County finished his
education at the Old Normal University, Bloomington, Illinois and at
Carbondale. They were followed by such teachers as John H. Oxford, E. N.
Hall and our present worthy superintendent, Clyde Flynn. The schools have
prospered greatly with such Superintendents of School as John H. Jenkins for
nine years, John Womack, Hattie Rittenhouse, John H. Oxford. Many others
deserve mention, but space forbids. Schools are now being well handled by
our present worthy Superintendent, Clyde L. Flynn.
Among the first ladies to graduate at the State University at Carbondale
were Eunice Taylor, in 1909, and Gertrude Tyre, in 1910. Since then nearly
all of the teachers from Hardin County have been attending those
Universities, are well trained and teaching the best of schools.
Extracted 28 Aug 2016 by Norma Hass from History of Hardin County, Illinois, written in 1939 by the Committee for the Centennial, pages 66-68.
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