Downing Baugh was born April 22, 1798; is still living, hale and hearty. He is a native of Barren County, Ky., from which State many of Illinois' early great men came. He moved to this Sate in about 1820, lived a short time in Bond County, and finally settled in Mount Vernon.
He married Milly Pace, the youngest child of Joel Pace, senior sister of the late Joel and Joseph Pace, of this county.
Judge Baugh's father was a man of some education, and was a school teacher in the early days. The Judge acquired some education, and when a young man also taught school. In those days the scholar who could study the loudest was considered the best; quite a contrast with the present system. Could we step into one of the Judge's old time schools today, we would hear every student studying his lesson "out loud", if he studied at all. After teaching school awhile, he went to merchandising, in which business he was not successful. He was Postmaster here for many years. At the age of forty-seven, he began the study of law, which he finally completed, and for some years pursued the practice with success. In 1854, he was appointed Judge of the ircuit Court by Gov. Joel A. Matteson, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Marshall, who had been elected to Congress. Judge Baugh presided as Circuit Judge for the nine remaining months. He was honest and upright and performed his duties without reproach to the judiciary or to himself.
In 1840 and 1841, he was Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Twelfth General Assembly. He was Probate Justice of this county for a time, and many years a Justice of the Peace. In 1857, he removed to McGregor, Iowa, where he has since resided. Shortly after his removal to Iowa, he was elected Judge of the City Court, and so acted until the Supreme Court declared the law creating the City Courts unconstitutional.
He has for many years been an enthusiastic Mason; is now Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Iowa and Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery. He has lived a consistent Christian life, and always commanded the respect of those among whom he has lived.
For years, Judge Baugh has been entirely blind. He is now in his eighty-sixth year, yet his mind is as clear and vigorous as ever. He may be termed one of those pioneers who helped to form and mold the early sentiment of this country and get it started off on the right foot.
He has two children living in Mount Vernon - J. W. Baugh and Mrs. Elizabeth Fly.
another section states:
Downing Baugh was also here, remain a year or two, married Milly Pace, went to Vandalia, and thence to Collinsville; then concluded to locate in Mount Vernon. He sold goods, and was for several years a Justice of the Peace. He built a store about where Seimer and Klinker now keep, in 1832; and he built the two-story frame on the north side of the square, that was burned before the Phoenix Block arose. He has ever been a zealous Methodist. He was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court, Twelfth Circuit, August 11, 1854, vice SS. S.S. Marshall, resigned, and held the office till the election of Edwin Beecher, in 1855. He was pronounced one of the best judges of statue law in the State. He now lives in McGregor, Iowa, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died here in May, 1846, and he married a Miss Sophronia Davis. His daughters were Mrs. H.H. Wilkerson, Mrs. J.J. Fly, Mrs. W.W. Thurston; his sons, Thomas J., John W., and Joel V. T.J. and Mrs. W. are dead. Jack and Moses Baugh were brothers to the Judge; Mrs. Edmund Tunstall, two Mrs. Foleys, of Galena, and Mrs. Buck Pace, of Salem, his sisters.
Source: History of Jefferson County Illinois, Edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago; Globe Publishing Co, Historical Publishers, 183 Lake Street, 1883
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer (47866139)
He married Milly Pace, the youngest child of Joel Pace, senior sister of the late Joel and Joseph Pace, of this county.
Judge Baugh's father was a man of some education, and was a school teacher in the early days. The Judge acquired some education, and when a young man also taught school. In those days the scholar who could study the loudest was considered the best; quite a contrast with the present system. Could we step into one of the Judge's old time schools today, we would hear every student studying his lesson "out loud", if he studied at all. After teaching school awhile, he went to merchandising, in which business he was not successful. He was Postmaster here for many years. At the age of forty-seven, he began the study of law, which he finally completed, and for some years pursued the practice with success. In 1854, he was appointed Judge of the ircuit Court by Gov. Joel A. Matteson, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Marshall, who had been elected to Congress. Judge Baugh presided as Circuit Judge for the nine remaining months. He was honest and upright and performed his duties without reproach to the judiciary or to himself.
In 1840 and 1841, he was Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Twelfth General Assembly. He was Probate Justice of this county for a time, and many years a Justice of the Peace. In 1857, he removed to McGregor, Iowa, where he has since resided. Shortly after his removal to Iowa, he was elected Judge of the City Court, and so acted until the Supreme Court declared the law creating the City Courts unconstitutional.
He has for many years been an enthusiastic Mason; is now Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Iowa and Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery. He has lived a consistent Christian life, and always commanded the respect of those among whom he has lived.
For years, Judge Baugh has been entirely blind. He is now in his eighty-sixth year, yet his mind is as clear and vigorous as ever. He may be termed one of those pioneers who helped to form and mold the early sentiment of this country and get it started off on the right foot.
He has two children living in Mount Vernon - J. W. Baugh and Mrs. Elizabeth Fly.
another section states:
Downing Baugh was also here, remain a year or two, married Milly Pace, went to Vandalia, and thence to Collinsville; then concluded to locate in Mount Vernon. He sold goods, and was for several years a Justice of the Peace. He built a store about where Seimer and Klinker now keep, in 1832; and he built the two-story frame on the north side of the square, that was burned before the Phoenix Block arose. He has ever been a zealous Methodist. He was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court, Twelfth Circuit, August 11, 1854, vice SS. S.S. Marshall, resigned, and held the office till the election of Edwin Beecher, in 1855. He was pronounced one of the best judges of statue law in the State. He now lives in McGregor, Iowa, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died here in May, 1846, and he married a Miss Sophronia Davis. His daughters were Mrs. H.H. Wilkerson, Mrs. J.J. Fly, Mrs. W.W. Thurston; his sons, Thomas J., John W., and Joel V. T.J. and Mrs. W. are dead. Jack and Moses Baugh were brothers to the Judge; Mrs. Edmund Tunstall, two Mrs. Foleys, of Galena, and Mrs. Buck Pace, of Salem, his sisters.
Source: History of Jefferson County Illinois, Edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago; Globe Publishing Co, Historical Publishers, 183 Lake Street, 1883
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer (47866139)
Downing Baugh was born April 22, 1798; is still living, hale and hearty. He is a native of Barren County, Ky., from which State many of Illinois' early great men came. He moved to this Sate in about 1820, lived a short time in Bond County, and finally settled in Mount Vernon.
He married Milly Pace, the youngest child of Joel Pace, senior sister of the late Joel and Joseph Pace, of this county.
Judge Baugh's father was a man of some education, and was a school teacher in the early days. The Judge acquired some education, and when a young man also taught school. In those days the scholar who could study the loudest was considered the best; quite a contrast with the present system. Could we step into one of the Judge's old time schools today, we would hear every student studying his lesson "out loud", if he studied at all. After teaching school awhile, he went to merchandising, in which business he was not successful. He was Postmaster here for many years. At the age of forty-seven, he began the study of law, which he finally completed, and for some years pursued the practice with success. In 1854, he was appointed Judge of the ircuit Court by Gov. Joel A. Matteson, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Marshall, who had been elected to Congress. Judge Baugh presided as Circuit Judge for the nine remaining months. He was honest and upright and performed his duties without reproach to the judiciary or to himself.
In 1840 and 1841, he was Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Twelfth General Assembly. He was Probate Justice of this county for a time, and many years a Justice of the Peace. In 1857, he removed to McGregor, Iowa, where he has since resided. Shortly after his removal to Iowa, he was elected Judge of the City Court, and so acted until the Supreme Court declared the law creating the City Courts unconstitutional.
He has for many years been an enthusiastic Mason; is now Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Iowa and Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery. He has lived a consistent Christian life, and always commanded the respect of those among whom he has lived.
For years, Judge Baugh has been entirely blind. He is now in his eighty-sixth year, yet his mind is as clear and vigorous as ever. He may be termed one of those pioneers who helped to form and mold the early sentiment of this country and get it started off on the right foot.
He has two children living in Mount Vernon - J. W. Baugh and Mrs. Elizabeth Fly.
another section states:
Downing Baugh was also here, remain a year or two, married Milly Pace, went to Vandalia, and thence to Collinsville; then concluded to locate in Mount Vernon. He sold goods, and was for several years a Justice of the Peace. He built a store about where Seimer and Klinker now keep, in 1832; and he built the two-story frame on the north side of the square, that was burned before the Phoenix Block arose. He has ever been a zealous Methodist. He was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court, Twelfth Circuit, August 11, 1854, vice SS. S.S. Marshall, resigned, and held the office till the election of Edwin Beecher, in 1855. He was pronounced one of the best judges of statue law in the State. He now lives in McGregor, Iowa, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died here in May, 1846, and he married a Miss Sophronia Davis. His daughters were Mrs. H.H. Wilkerson, Mrs. J.J. Fly, Mrs. W.W. Thurston; his sons, Thomas J., John W., and Joel V. T.J. and Mrs. W. are dead. Jack and Moses Baugh were brothers to the Judge; Mrs. Edmund Tunstall, two Mrs. Foleys, of Galena, and Mrs. Buck Pace, of Salem, his sisters.
Source: History of Jefferson County Illinois, Edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago; Globe Publishing Co, Historical Publishers, 183 Lake Street, 1883
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer (47866139)
He married Milly Pace, the youngest child of Joel Pace, senior sister of the late Joel and Joseph Pace, of this county.
Judge Baugh's father was a man of some education, and was a school teacher in the early days. The Judge acquired some education, and when a young man also taught school. In those days the scholar who could study the loudest was considered the best; quite a contrast with the present system. Could we step into one of the Judge's old time schools today, we would hear every student studying his lesson "out loud", if he studied at all. After teaching school awhile, he went to merchandising, in which business he was not successful. He was Postmaster here for many years. At the age of forty-seven, he began the study of law, which he finally completed, and for some years pursued the practice with success. In 1854, he was appointed Judge of the ircuit Court by Gov. Joel A. Matteson, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Marshall, who had been elected to Congress. Judge Baugh presided as Circuit Judge for the nine remaining months. He was honest and upright and performed his duties without reproach to the judiciary or to himself.
In 1840 and 1841, he was Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the Twelfth General Assembly. He was Probate Justice of this county for a time, and many years a Justice of the Peace. In 1857, he removed to McGregor, Iowa, where he has since resided. Shortly after his removal to Iowa, he was elected Judge of the City Court, and so acted until the Supreme Court declared the law creating the City Courts unconstitutional.
He has for many years been an enthusiastic Mason; is now Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Iowa and Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery. He has lived a consistent Christian life, and always commanded the respect of those among whom he has lived.
For years, Judge Baugh has been entirely blind. He is now in his eighty-sixth year, yet his mind is as clear and vigorous as ever. He may be termed one of those pioneers who helped to form and mold the early sentiment of this country and get it started off on the right foot.
He has two children living in Mount Vernon - J. W. Baugh and Mrs. Elizabeth Fly.
another section states:
Downing Baugh was also here, remain a year or two, married Milly Pace, went to Vandalia, and thence to Collinsville; then concluded to locate in Mount Vernon. He sold goods, and was for several years a Justice of the Peace. He built a store about where Seimer and Klinker now keep, in 1832; and he built the two-story frame on the north side of the square, that was burned before the Phoenix Block arose. He has ever been a zealous Methodist. He was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court, Twelfth Circuit, August 11, 1854, vice SS. S.S. Marshall, resigned, and held the office till the election of Edwin Beecher, in 1855. He was pronounced one of the best judges of statue law in the State. He now lives in McGregor, Iowa, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died here in May, 1846, and he married a Miss Sophronia Davis. His daughters were Mrs. H.H. Wilkerson, Mrs. J.J. Fly, Mrs. W.W. Thurston; his sons, Thomas J., John W., and Joel V. T.J. and Mrs. W. are dead. Jack and Moses Baugh were brothers to the Judge; Mrs. Edmund Tunstall, two Mrs. Foleys, of Galena, and Mrs. Buck Pace, of Salem, his sisters.
Source: History of Jefferson County Illinois, Edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago; Globe Publishing Co, Historical Publishers, 183 Lake Street, 1883
Contributor: Sandy Whalen-Bauer (47866139)
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