Charles Case

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, 1902
Transcribed by John Melton

CASE, CHARLES M.; Farmer, was born in Radnor Township November 24, 1847, and educated at the State Normal University, Normal. His paternal grandparents, Imri and Chloe Ann (Hawley) Case, were natives of Vermont. His maternal grandfather was Newel Howe. His parents, Jerome H. and Maria (Howe) Case, were born in Oswego County, New York. They came from New York in 1836, to Mount Hawley, in Medina Township, to which place a relative, Truman Hawley, had preceded them in 1834, and where he was in charge of the post office. The journey occupied six weeks. They had five children: Albert N., Charles M., Clara E., Flora J. and Irvin J. Jerome H. Case settled on a farm of two hundred and eighty acres in Medina Township, where he resided until his death, November 13, 1900. He held the office of Road Commissioner. His wife, who was a member of the Methodist Church, is also dead. Charles M. Case taught school one year after graduating, and then engaged in farming. He owns two hundred and forty acres of fine land. He was married to Eliza A. Cramer in Peoria May 24, 1871. They had five children: Ethel May, Nellie M., Arthur J., Flora M. and Harold C. M. Mrs. Case was born in Radnor Township October 18, 1847, the daughter of George F. and Margaret N. (Artman) Cramer. Her father was a native of New Jersey; her mother came from Greene County, New York. Thomas Artman settled in Radnor Township in 1839. The mother of Mrs. Case taught school for several years. They had eight children: Eliza A., now Mrs. Case; Mary E. (deceased); Sara J. widow of Nathaniel Richmond; Melvina, Julia M. and Louisa (all three deceased); Ada A., wife of William Westcott; and William T. Cramer. Mr. Case is a Democrat and has held the office of School Director for nine years. He is a Presbyterian. He belongs to the Peoria County Grange and the Dunlap Grange.

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