Those who attended the funeral of A.H. Harrod Thursday from out of town were: John Edmundson, Mrs. Herbert Babbitt, E.B. Hardy, Mrs. Dougherty and Mrs. Ollie Edmonson of Galesburg; C.B. Edmondson, Mrs. Sallie Asquit, L.W. Cutler, Mrs. Irons and daughter of Abingdon; Dr. Harrod and son Wilbur of Avon, Rev. Cathcart, Edd Blevens and wife of Bushnell.

The Babbitt cemetery has been improved very much by a new steel fence recently.

The funeral of A. H. Harrod was held on Thursday at the Christian church conducted by the Rev. Hiett of St. Augustine, assisted by Rev. Moore and Collins of Abingdon.

The pallbearers were the nephews of the deceased, namely J.R. Harrod, Dr. P. Harrod, and F.M. Harrod, Jas. I. Babbitt, S.J. Babbitt and J.R. Babbitt. Internment was in the Babbitt cemetery south of town.

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History of Fulton County, Illinois 1879

Allen H. Harrod was born in Scott Co., Ind., Jan. 4, 1831. His father, Wm. Harrod, was the first child born in Louisville, Ky., and was related to Col. James Harrod, of Harrodsburg. In his younger days, like Daniel Boone, he spent most of his time in the forest, hunting deer, panthers and other game. He lived a devoted member of the Baptist Church till his death, which occurred Jan. 28, 1835. He left a family of 10 children, of whom Allen H. was the youngest, being but 4 years old. His mother, Elizabeth (New) Harrod, was born in N. C., Dec. 6, 1786. When 12 years of age she moved with a colony of 300 into Kentucky, a distance of 500 miles, the journey being made through a wilderness with pack-horses. After the death of her husband she labored hard to support and educate her children, which she did well. She died July 4, 1875. Her father, Jethro New, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and helped capture Major Andre, and witnessed his execution. The subject of this sketch, Allen H., came to Illinois in 1848, and in 1850 married Ailey, the eldest daughter of James Cox, a pioneer of Fulton Co. She was born in Canton, Ill., Dec. 7, 1830, and possessed those noble Christian graces which so beautifully adorn life. She died Aug. 28, 1875, leaving a family of 5 children. Mr. H. was again married March 16, 1876, to Eliza J. Babbitt, daughter of James Babbitt. They have one child, Silva New, born Sept. 10, 1877. Mr. H was musician in Co. I, First Board of Trade Regiment. He is a cousin of John C. New, ex-U. S. Treasurer, now living at Indianapolis, Ind. He has held many local offices and is an Elder in the Christian Church at St. Augustine.
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Portrait and biographical album of Fulton County, Illinois1890Biography of Allen Hamilton Harrod Allen H. Harrod

On the opposite page is presented a lithographic portrait of this gentleman, who is a well-known and honored citizen of union Township, with whose agricultural interest he has been identified since pioneer days. He has faithfully performed his share of the work necessary for the development of Fulton County, and its material and social advancement, and has done good service in various civic capacities. The blood of good old Revolutionary stock flows in the veins of our subject. He comes of a family from which sprang the noted Col. James Harrod, one of the founders of Harrodsburg, Ky., that gentleman being his great-uncle. Our subject is also an own cousin of John C. New, Minister Plenipotentiary to London and ex-Treasurer of the United States. Among his most valued possessions is a powder-horn made by his father in 1806. The sterling traits of generations of patriotic and enterprising ancestors have been inherited by our subject, and together with his individual characteristics of enterprise and business sagacity, have aided him in attaining a competency. He of whom this biographical review is written, was born in Scott County, Ind., January 4, 1831, to William and Elizabeth (New) Harrod, who were early settlers of the Hoosier State. To the father belonged the distinction of having been the first white male child born in Louisville, Ky., and his birth occurred May 22, 1779. He was reared in the wilds of Kentucky, becoming a great hunter, and in his youth used to go to the Blue Lick Mountains, and wander over them for months in pursuit of panthers, bears and deer. About 1817-'18 he emigrated to Scott County, Ind., where he gave his attention to farming until his death, January 28, 1835.

The premature death of her husband left the mother of our subject with the care of ten children, the youngest of whom was only four years of age. She nobly shouldered the burden of their support, and worked hard to rear and educate them, which she did in a very able manner. She lived to the ripe old age of eighty-nine years, dying July 4, 1875, and leaving behind her a memory that is revered by her children. She came of a sterling ancestry. Her maiden name was Elizabeth New, and she was born near Guilford Court House, North Carolina, December 6, 1786. She was a daughter of Jethro New, one of the soldiers of the Revolution, who was with Washington at Valley Forge. He was one of the guards that had charge of Maj. Andre after his capture, and witnessed the execution of that unfortunate officer. With a company of three hundred he emigrated to Kentucky when his daughter Elizabeth was only twelve years old, and our subject has often heard his mother speak of the hardships and privations endured on that long journey through the forests and over the mountains. All the household goods were carried on pack horses, as there were no wagon roads through the wilderness, and the little party was compelled to follow Indian trails through the mountainous regions.

The pioneer instincts inherited from his ancestors impelled our subject to seek to build up a home in a still more newly-settled country than that in which he had been reared, and in 1848 he came to this county and cast in his lot with the early settlers, and teaching school for a few winters. Years of industry, thrift and good management, have placed in his possession a substantial, well-developed farm of one hundred and thirty acres, pleasantly located on section 5, Union Township, and here he has a comfortable home. August 14, 1862, he threw aside his work to respond to his country's call for more soldiers to carry on the terrible war that was then being waged between the North and the South and enlisted in Company I, Seventy-second Illinois Infantry, which was commanded by Col. Fred K. Starring, of Chicago. His enlistment was for three year or until the e war ended. His regiment was sent to Cairo, and thence to Paducah, Ky., and from there to Columbus, in the same State. While there Mr. Harrod was taken sick, and was sent to the regiment hospital, thence to the post hospital at Columbus, Ky., and from there to Mound City, where he remained two months, being then discharged for general disability. He was a good soldier, and now deservedly has a pension of $10 a month as part recompense for his sufferings while in the army.

After the war Mr. Harrod returned to his family in Fulton County, and has ever since remained here attending to his farming interests, and to the duties of the various local offices that he has held or is holding. He has been Justice of the Peace for twenty years, and continues to fill that office; and is at present Notary Public. He has been School Director, Treasurer and Road Commissioner, Religiously, he is connected with the Christian Church, at St. Augustine, as one of its prominent members, and as Elder of the Church, which position he has held since 1870. He is a member of Freeborn Post, No. 144, G. A. R. In politics he is an adherent of the Republican party. In 1850, Mr. Harrod was married to Ailcy, the eldest daughter of James Cox, one of the pioneers of Fulton County. She was born in Canton, December 7, 1830, and possessed those noble Christian graces that so beautify life, and her death August 28, 1875, was the occasion of much mourning. She left five children, of whom the following is the record: Elizabeth E., born January 2, 1851, married W. E. Brown, of St. Augustine; Lawson B., born January 20, 1853, who has been in the .employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad for the last eight or nine years but at the present at the old homestead; Nathan W., born January 25, 1856, married Clara Johnson, and lives at Rushville; Hallock V., born December 15, 1861, married Lucy Jennings, and lives at St. Augustine; Sharon L., born February 1, 1871, is engaged as a merchant at St. Augustine. Lawson B., Hallock V. and Sharon L. are partners in the mercantile business. Mr. Harrod was married to his present wife in 1876. Her maiden name was Eliza J. Babbitt, and she was born March 28, 1847. Three children have been born to her and our subject, namely: Silva K., born September 10, 1877; Estie A., May 22, 1880; Lee F., April 13, 1882.__________________________________________

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County 1908
Biography of Allen Hamilton Harrod

HARROD, Allen Hamilton, whose standing as a citizen of Fulton County, Ill., is very high and who has been intimately identified with the material growth and industrial development of the county for more than half a century, was born in Scott County, Ind., on January 4, 1831. His father, William Harrod, was a Kentuckian by nativity, having been born in that State May 22,1779, the first white child born in Louisville, and his mother, Elizabeth (New) Harrod, was born December 6, 1786, in North Carolina. William Harrod, who was a lifelong farmer, settled in Scott County, Ind., about the year 1825 [actually 1815], and was known as one of the most industrious, energetic and persevering among the pioneers of that period. He became the owner of a tract of 300 acres of land in Union Township, Fulton County, on which he made the usual improvements and then carried on general farming during the remainder of his active life. William Harrod died in 1835 and his wife passed away July 4, 1875. They were the parents of ten children, of whom Allen H. Harrod is the youngest.

In early youth Allen H. Harrod received a common school education in the district schools of Scott County, Ind., and on reaching years of maturity came to Illinois and commenced farming for himself. During the Civil War he rendered valiant service in the cause of the Union as a private in Company I, Seventy-second Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry (“Board of Trade Regiment”) in which he enlisted August 14, 1862. He took part in the campaigns of this regiment and was mustered out of service in 1863.
Mr. Harrod has been twice married, both ceremonies taking place in Knox County, Ill., the first on April 3, 1850, when he was united to Hiley [Ailcy] Cox, who was born December 7, 1830, in Canton, Ill., a daughter of James and Eleanor Cox, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Harrod died August 28, 1875. On March 16, 1876, Mr. Harrod was united in matrimony with Eliza J. Babbitt, also a native of Fulton County, where she was born March 28, 1847. The present Mrs. Harrod is a daughter of James and Mary A. Babbitt.

Politically Mr. Harrod strongly favors the principles of the Prohibitionists and exerts all his influence in behalf of the enactment of laws prohibitory of the liquor traffic. For forty years he served as Justice of the Peace and for twelve years acted in the capacity of Notary Public. In religious convictions he adheres to the faith of the Christian Church. Fraternally he is prominently identified with the Grand Army of the Republic. He is one of the most highly respected citizens of Fulton County. His acquaintance is wide, and among the host of people who appreciate his excellent qualities of head and heart are large numbers who regard him with the most cordial friendship and entertain a warm solicitude for his welfare.

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