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 ADISON GLASSCO, deceased, formerly a
prominent citizen of Charleston, was born
in Hardin County, Ky., July 21, 1824.
His parents, Enoch and Rachel Glassco,
were among the pioneers of Coles County. They
removed from Kentucky to this state in 1830, when
the county was a wilderness, and the Indian tribes
in the vicinity, which had not then been wholly
subdued, rendered life on the Western frontier a
perilous enterprise. However, they settled here,
and it was not long before peace was established
and the prosperity of Illinois began. They passed
their lives in this county, and died leaving a family
of ten children. Madison Glassco was a child when his parents settled in Illinois, and grew up inured to the privations and hardships of pioneer life. Struggling with difficulties and trials, however, developed that energy and strength of character which fitted him to take a leading part in the building up of a new country. He was married, Dec. 24, 1846, to Miss Anna Frost. Mrs. Glassco is the daughter of William and Sarah Frost, and was born June 4, 1828, in Virginia. Her father was a native of Virginia and her mother of Pennsylvania. They were likewise among the pioneers of Illinois, having moved to this State in 1829. The death of both occurred in this county, and Mrs. Glassco is now the only survivor of her father’s family. After his marriage Mr. Glassco settled on a farm, and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits with so much energy and skill that he met with marked success. He commenced life a poor boy, and by his own exertions acquired a fine property, but during the panic of 1873 he met with reverses, caused by the failure of a business house in Charleston, for which he had become security. He lost $31,000 in money and some of his valuable land was sold by the sheriff at $50 per acre. The trouble which these losses involved probably hastened his death, which occurred March 19, 1876. Mr. Glassco was a very successful dealer in live-stock, and notwithstanding his losses, at his death left an estate containing 700 acres of valuable land. He had served as Supervisor of the township, and in politics always voted with the Republican party. Mr. Glassco was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was a man whose uprightness and integrity of character won the respect of all who knew him. A family of eight children was born to him, only three of whom are now living Emmet T., Ella and Elizabeth, all of whom are married. |
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