WAY, JOHN, was born Sept. 11, 1793, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His half sister, Rebecca Way, six years younger than himself, married Joseph Taylor, and they are the parents of Bayard Taylor, the world-renowned author, historian, poet and traveler. The mother of John Way died when he was a child, and his grandfather Ash brought him up in Chester county, Pennsylvania. Ann St. Clair was born in Chester county, August 16, 1803. John Way and Ann St. Clair were there married in the spring of 1823. They had two children in that county, and moved to Philadelphia, where two children were born, two of the four children died in infancy. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Way took his family to Chester county, and left them there while he visited the western country. He decided to make Springfield his home, and wrote to his wife to come on with the family. She fortunately learned of a gentleman by the name of Clendening who was coming west to visit a married daughter. He drove a light wagon, and Mrs. Way made arrangements to come and bring her two children. Mr. Way rode on horseback to Paris, Edgar county, Illinois, and met them there. The whole party arrived at Springfield in November, 1838. Mr. Way was a plasterer, and the public buildings and other improvements here called for his services. Some of his work in the Marine Insurance Company's bank building, Springfield, is likely to stand for many years to come. They had six children in Springfield. Of their eight children--

REBECCA, born May 11, 1828, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 9, 1846, at St. Louis, Missouri, while visiting a relative of the family.

RACHEL E., born June 19, 1824, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, married Dec. 31, 1851, in Springfield, Illinois, to Christian Schwarberg. They have four children. EDWARD J. married Emma Kidd, and lives near Springfield. ANNIE, GUSSIE and FRANK V., live with their parents four and a half miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois.

HARRIET S., born Oct. 7, 1839, in Springfield, Illinois, was married there Sept. 27, 1855, to John C. Stansbury, who was born April 12, 1834, at Basking Ridge, Somerset county, New Jersey, and came to Springfield, June 27, 1854. They have four children, ANNA M., was married Sept. 24, 1873, to Arthur C. Hammond. They have one child, WILLIE T., and live in Loami, Illinois. CHARLOTTE E., ADA B. and FRANK H., live with their parents. Mr. Stansbury is engaged in the business of carriage and wagon manufacturing in Loami, Sangamon county, Illinois, and resides there.

CHARLOTTE E., born Dec. 20, 1841, in Springfield, married January, 1863, to George Riley Stevens. They have three children, ANNA, HARRIET and FRANK, and live in Montgomery county, Illinois.

JOHN C., born Feb. 25, 1844, in Springfield, enlisted August, 1861, at St. Louis, in what became Co. B, 11th Mo. Inf. for three years, was discharged on account of physical disability March, 1862. He re-enlisted June, 1864, for 100 days in an Illinois regiment, went to Rock Island to guard prisoners, acted as commissary clerk, served full time and was honorably discharged, and lives in Montgomery county, Illinois.

MARY T., born Feb. 19, 1846, in Springfield, married July, 1865, to Preston H. Souther. They have three children, viz: MAUD, MABEL and HOWARD, and reside at Topeka, Kansas.

EMMA T., born March 20, 1848, is unmarried and resides at Glasgow, Missouri.

JULIA A., born June 20, 1850, married November, 1865, to August Schwarberg, who died March, 1866. His widow married November 10, 1869, to Benjamin Vanderver. They have one child, GRACIE, and reside at Coatsville, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Ann Way died May 12, 1864, in Springfield. John Way was married in 1869, to Mrs. Coverdill. She died August, 1871, and he died suddenly Jan. 18, 1875, at Gerard, Illinois.