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GUTHRIE, MELTON, deceased, was born in 1809, in Illinois; for many years he was a resident of Madison County; the date of his settlement in Greene County cannot now be ascertained, but that it was an early one is evident from the fact that but one log cabin, whitewashed, or having a white appearance, marked the present town of White Hall. For two campaigns he became a participant in the Black Hawk war. January 14th, 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Katherine W. Fisher. At the time of his marriage he owned 80 acres, where he worked and toiled for many a year, while the improvements that characterized the Eastern States gradually became manifest in the West; an energetic man, a worthy type of the generous pioneer, his memory is warmly cherished; he passed away in 1877. His wife, who helped very materially toward her husband’s prosperity, is a resident of township 12, range 11. There were born of this marriage eight children: Julia, who married Walker Gunn; James, who married Mary Ann Smith; died 1877; John, who married Frances Babbitt, and on her decease married Martha Williams; William, who married Miss Elizabeth Martin; Joshua, who married Miss Louisa Martin; Martha, who married John Moore, and Dempsey, who married Margaret Kicis.