History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 64

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776


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mington in 1774, where he died August 2,1813. The latter was born September 30, 1737; she died March'8, 1813. She was the mother of five children, viz .: Abigail, Samuel, Sarah, Ebenezer, and Thomas, who was a doctor of divinity, and was a minister in North Brook- field, Mass., for nearly sixty years. Mrs. Sarah Bryant was the mother of seven chil- dren, viz .: Austin, William Cullen, Cyrus. Mrs. Sarah S. Shaw, Arthur, Mrs. Lonisa C. Olds and John Howard Bryant. The boys all were farmers, except William Cullen. Of the above, John H. was married near Jacksonville, Ill., June 7, 1833, to Miss Har- riet E. Wiswall, born September 14, 1808, in Norton, Bristol Co., Mass. She came to Illinois in the summer of 1820, accompanied by her parents, Elijah and Elizabeth (Verry) Wiswall, who were large farmers. Mrs. Harriet E. Bryant is yet living, and is the mother of two children, viz .: Henry W., born April 17, 1835, he died April 26, 1854, of typhoid fever: and Elijah W., born De- cember 2, 1836. He is working the old homestead, and was married here June 6, 1865, to Lanra Smith, born March 27, 1846, daughter of Sidney and Laura (Doolittle) Smith, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Oneida County. N. Y. Mrs. Laura Bryant is the mother of the following children: Frances E., born May 17, 1866; Kate, born March 12, 1869; John H., born November 19, 1870, he died March 1, 1872; William C., born November 8, 1871; Laura S., born March IS, 1875, and John Howard, Jr., born May 27, 1876. (See General His- tory, where the life and public career of John H. Bryant are given in full.)


ARTHUR BRYANT, Princeton. Arthur Bryant (deceased) was born in Cummington, Mass., November 28, 1803. In 1830 he came to Jacksonville, Ill., but in the fall of 1831 he returned to his native State, where he was united in marriage, May 10, 1832, to Hen- rietta R. Plummer, who was born in Pitts- field, Mass., October 17, 1812. After mar- riage Mr. Bryant returned to Morgan County, Ill., with his wife, and resided there until November, 1833. when they removed to Bureau County, and settled on Section 29, two miles south of Princeton. Here Mr. Bryant resided until his death, February 5,


1883. His widow is still living. They were the parents of the following children: Arthur, born October 15, 1834; Julian E., born No- vember 9, 1836; Ellen A., born June 18, 1839; Joseph P., born March 25, 1845; Lester R., born September 8, 1848; Hen- rietta R., August 15, 1851; Adaline R., Sep- tember 4, 1855. Henrietta R. died October 10, 1852. Julian E. was drowned May 14, 1865, in the Brazos River, Texas. At the time of his death he was Colonel of a colored regiment, though he enlisted from this county in Company E, Thirty-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was Lieutenant of the company. Arthur Bryant, Jr., was born and educated in Bureau County. His early life was spent on his father's farm, and in assist- ing in his nursery. When he started in life for himself he chose the same occupation, in which he had spent most of his yonth. For several years he was interested in the nursery on the old homestead two miles south of Princeton. In 1869 he began to break ground for his present place. and in 1870 began planting stock, and has extended the bnsiness till it reached its present immense proportions. September 19, 1864, he was united in marriage to Lizzie Hughes, born February 18, 1842, in Steubenville, Ohio. Her father, George Hughes, was born in Ire- land. March 10, 1809, and died October 6, 1880, in Washington, Ill. His wife, Cas- sandra Jones, was born in Virginia, Decem- ber 6, 1819, and is now living in Washing- ton, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have eight children, viz .: Lucy H., born June 26, 1865; Harry G., born February 18, 1867; Guy A., born December 12, 1868; Henrietta, born May 5, 1871; Cassandra, born August 6, 1873; Lester P., born April 7, 1875; Ralph C., born January 22, 1877; Edith W., born December 1, 1878. Mr. Bryant is a member of the State Horticultural Society, and in poli- tics is identified with the Republican party. Ellen A. Bryant, daughter of Arthur Bryant (deceased), was married to Clement Freeman Lester R., son of Arthur Bryant (deceased), was married March 7, 1877, to Jane L. Hunt- ington. They have three children, viz .: Hat- tie, Arthur, Frank.


EDWARD RAYMOND BRYANT, de- ceased, was born November 2, 1823, in the


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old family mansion at Cummington, Mass. He was son of Austin Bryant, who was born in the same place as his sou, April 16, 1793, and died in Bureau County, February 1, 1866. Austin Bryant was married Novem- ber 18, 1819, to Adeline Plummer, a daugh- ter of Edward Pluinmer, and a native of Pittsfield, Mass. She was born May 24, 1801, and died February 26, 1882. Her children were as follows: Mrs. Sarah L. Reeve, wife of Tracy Reeve (see sketch); Edward R., deceased; William Anstin, de- ceased; Mrs. Frances A. Moseley, deceased; Charles H., deceased, and Mrs. Mary Snell Smith. Edward R. Bryant came to Bureau County with his parents in 1835. He was married May 7, 1862, to Ellen Fields Mc- Duffie, a native of Cameron, Steuben Co., N. Y. Her father, Isaac McDuffie, is of Scotch extraction, and was born on the Hud- son in Montgomery County, N. Y., in 1804. He is a cousin of Gov. MeDuffie, of Sonth Carolina. Mrs. Bryant's mother, Cynthia (Baker) McDuffie, is of French and English extraction, and was born in Athens, Penn., in March, 1804. Her father, Samuel Baker, was a soldier in the Revolution and in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. McDuffie now reside in Concord Township, near Sheffield, Bureau County. They are the parents of the following children: Mrs. Ellen F. Bry- ant, Mrs. Valeda Van Patten, William H., of this county; Mrs. Anna Myers, of Dakota; John V., Probate Judge, of Haynesville, Ala .; James M., deceased, was a soldier in the late war, and died in camp, near St. Louis; and Samuel A. McDuffie. Edward R. Bryant died November 11, 1881, leaving five chil- dren, viz .: James M., born April 27, 1863; William A., born December 13, 1865; Ed- ward A., born January 17, 1868; Frederick R., born August 13, 1870; Mary C., born November 27, 1874. Mrs. Bryant and her children are members of the Episcopal Church.


MARCUS BRYANT, deceased, Princeton, was born March 21, 1842, in Princeton, Ill. He was a son of Cyrus and Julia (Everett) Bryant. Cyrus Bryant was a brother of Will- iam Cullen Bryant, our American poet. The genealogy of the Bryant family appears in this work. Mrs. Julia (Everett) Bryant was


a daughter of James and Phebe (Clark) Ev- erett. Her brother, James S. Everett, is yet living in Princeton. Marcus Bryant was educated in the town of his nativity. His early life was spent on his father's farm, and farming was his main occupation in life. As most of the Bryants, from whom he inherited many noble traits of head and heart, he loved the country and was therefore a farmer. While on the farm he was fond of the woods and loved to admire nature in its most beau- tiful temple. In after life he was engaged as a grain merchant. He was a man whose word was never doubted; his character was a shining light aud his memory will be cher- ished by those who knew him. He died at his home in Princeton, February 27, 1876. He was married December 19, 1868, in Dixon, Lee Co., Ill., to Miss Kezia McGinnis, who was born March II, 1840, in New York City. She is a daughter of Stewart McGinnis, a native of Ireland, who was supposed to have died in New Orleans. He was a lumber merchant and architect by occupation. Her mother was Mary (Law) McGinnis; she was also a native of Ireland and is yet living. She is a daughter of David and Kezia (Hil- lis) Law, both natives of Ireland. The for- mer was a farmer, and died in Dixon, Lee Co., Ill., where the latter, who was born July 2, 1782, yet resides, aged over one hundred and one years. She is the mother of eight


children. Mary (Law) McGinnis is the mother of four children, viz. : Margaret, James, William and Mrs. Kezia Bryant, the widow of the subject of this sketch. She is the mother of two children, viz .: Grace M., born November 4, 1869, and Alice M., born De- cember 7, 1871. Mrs. Bryant yet resides on the old homestead, which contains over 300 acres, pleasantly situated in the southern part of Princeton.


JOHN G. BUBACH, Princeton, was born in Harrisburg, Penn., April 5, 1818. He is the son of John G. and Elizabeth (Rickel) Bubach. The father died in Pennsylvania during our subject's childhood. The mother died in Bureau County, Ill. The Bubach family, which is of German descent, came to Lancaster City, Penn., in 1750. While young, our subject removed to near Lancas- ter City, Penn., and lived there till the fall


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of 1839. During his youth he spent four years in an apprenticeship at the tailor's trade. In 1839 he came to Wayne County, Ohio, and worked at his trade in various places, till the spring of 1846, when he came to Prince- ton, Ill., with Mr. William Carse, and clerked for Carse a short time and then began in business for himself, in partnership with Justin S. Olds. Later Mr. Bubach bought his partner's interest in the business, and continued alone till 1849, when he sold out and was variously employed till 1853, when he engaged in the nursery business, and has continued in the same since. In later years he has abandoned the heavy nursery stock, and has given his time and attention to the growing of small fruits for the market, and plants and vines for sale. Strawberries, raspberries, Snyder and other varieties of blackberries, he makes a specialty. Mr. Bubach has over 500 varieties of seedling strawberries, which he has scientifically originated. These he tested from single plants in 1883, and found many excellent varieties. He was united in marriage in Princeton, to Miss Lucinda W. Phelps, May 1, 1848. She was born January 26, 1830, in Northampton, Mass., and is the daughter of Ebenezer and Anna (Wright) Phelps, who came to Springfield, Ill., in 1831, and to Bureau County in 1838. Mr. and Mrs. Bubach have three daughters, viz .: Florence A., May V. and Alice, who is the wife of Douglass Judd, of Brooklyn, Iowa. In poli- tics Mr. Bubach is Republican, and is a strong temperance man.


M. BUHLER, Lamoille, was born April 25, 1842, in Dornhan, Wurtemburg, Ger- many. His parents, Andrew and Mary (Smith) Buhler, died in Germany. They were the parents of the following children: George, Andrew and Christina, are deceased; Mrs. Mary Wossner and Mrs. Cordula Woss- ner, are residents of Germany; John Buhler, a resident of Iowa; Jacob Buhler, of Milwau- kee, and Matthew Buhler, our subject. He was educated in Germany, where he learned his trade, which he followed two years in Chicago. In the fall of 1860 he came to Lamoille, where he worked two years at his trade for Squire Betz, and then worked in Princeton till March, 1863, when he returned


to Lamoille and engaged in business for himself, and has been a wide awake business man ever since. Since 1877 he has been in the wind-mill and pump business, and is now sole manufacturer of the "Victor Wind- mills." He is also a member of the firm that is the patentee and manufacturer of the "Luptons Cultivator Knives." Mr. Buhler was married here November 12, 1865, to Syrena G. Roth, who was born February 16, 1846, in Lamoille, where she died February 17, 1877. She was a daughter of David and Nancy D. (Phelps) Roth, natives of New York. Mrs. Syrena G. Buhler was the mother of four children: Ada M., George P., Frank M. and Clara B. Buhler. Mr. Buhler is a member of the Lutheran Church. Polit- ically he is a Republican. He was a soldier in the 100-day service, enlisting in Company G, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He is an active member of the G. A. R. Post and of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity.


J. P. BUMPHREY, Neponset, was born December 18, 1835, in Pottsville, Penn. His father, Stephen Bumphrey, was a native of Berkshire County, Mass. He was a farmer by occupation; he came to Pennsylvania in 1835; the next year he came to Putnam County, Ill., and in 1837 he removed to Cen- tre Grove in Bureau County. There he farmed till 1845, when he removed to La- Salle County, Ill., and from there to Cedar Falls, Iowa. He died in 1854, near Dubuque, Iowa, while on his way to Bureau County. His father was a native of France, and was a gallant soldier in the Revolution- ary war. Julia Packingham, a native of Massachusetts, was the mother of our subject. She died in 1844, in Centre Grove. She was a daughter of James Packingham and is the mother of four children that are now liv- ing, viz .: Mrs. Elizabeth Osman, James P. our subject, C. Henry, of Henry County, Ill., and Albert, a resident of Kansas. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Bureau County, where he farmed; he also farmed seven years in Henry County, Ill., and lived five years in Iowa, returning to Bureau County in 1857, and has been a resident here ever since. He was married September 21, 1862, in Kewanee, Ill., to


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Mrs. Elizabeth Moon (nee Elizabeth Studley), born March 7, 1837, in Scott County, Ill. She is a daughter of William Studley, the old pioneer of Neponset Township. She is the mother of eight children, viz .: William H. Moon and Louvina Moon, children by her first husband, George Moon; Alice J., Henry A., Frank P., James C., Luella and Grace. Mr. and Mrs. Bumphrey are active members of their community, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically Mr. Bumphrey is a Republican; he is a use- ful citizen and has filled town offices; at present he is President of the Board of Vil- lage Trustees.


THOMAS BURDEN, Fairfield, was born in Queens County, Ireland, in the year 1831. His parents, Thomas and Mary (White) Bur- den, were natives of the same place, where the father died. The mother immigrated to Oswego, N. Y., in 1847, and was accom- panied by the following children: Richard, John, Thomas, Dennis, William and Mrs. Julia Henricken. The last-named also came to Fairfield Township, Bureau County, where she died. The mother died in Oswego, N. Y. Our subject, Thomas Burden, worked one year in Oswego, and then came to Elgin, Ill., where he worked till about 1850, when he came to Bureau County and railroaded for nearly two years and then bought 160 acres in Fairfield Township, which he pre-empted and improved. He started on a small scale in farming and stock-raising and bought more land from time to time till at present he has about 2,000 acres of land in Fairfield Township. He is one of the largest land owners not only in the township but in the county, which is saying a great deal when we remember that he came here a poor man. Stock-raising is his main occupation. Mr. Burden was married in LaSalle, Ill., to Miss Eleanor Fitzgerald, daughter of Marten and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Fitzgerald, who came here in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Burden are members of the Catholic Church, and are the parents of eight children, viz .: George, John, Charles, William, Mary, Emma, Eliz- abeth and Nellie Burden. In political mat- ters Mr. Burden is identified with the Dem- ocratic party.


J. Y. BURNETT, Lamoille. The sub-


ject of this biography is a native of Jefferson, Schoharie Co., N. Y. His grandfather, Joseph Burnett, was a native of New Jersey. He was a carpenter and jobber in New York City for many years and one of the pioneers of Schoharie County, N. Y., where he died. His son, Joseph Burnett, Jr., was born in New York City. He is the father of our sub- ject, and came to Schoharie County when he was twelve years old. There he was a stage contractor by occupation till the railroad drove the stage further west. He was a sol- dier in the war of 1812 and died in the above place about 1862. He was married to Jane Havens, a daughter of Jeremiah and Eliza- beth (Young) Havens, who survived him and who died in 1878. She was the mother of the following children : Mrs. Mary A. Cham- plin, Mrs. Jane Brand, Joseph O. (deceased), David H., George H., Mrs. Huldah E. Bare and Jeremiah Y., our subject. He was edu- cated in his native State, where he also learned the carpenter and joiner's trade. In 1855 he removed to Mendota, Ill .. where he lived three years and then came to Lamoille, where he followed his trade till 1872, when he opened a lumber yard, which proved a suc- cessful venture. He has also a branch yard in Van Orin and Ohio, besides carrying on a furniture and undertaker's store in La- moille, where he also manufactures "Dean's Celebrated Corn Cutter," which is gaining in reputation and favor every day. Mr. Bur- nett was married twice. His first wife, Olive Smith, died here, leaving two children, viz .: Mrs. Alice Murphy, and Hattie J. Burnett. He was married the second time to Mrs. Ellen Holbrook (nee Ellen Kane), a daughter of George and Mary (Brown) Kane. She is the mother of three children, viz. : Mamie Hol- brook, deceased, aged ten years, Lewis Hol- brook, born March 1, 1867, and Ida Blanche Burnett, who was born August 10, 1880. Mrs. Ellen Burnett was born September 7, 1844, in Michigan. She is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Burnett is a member of the Congregational Church. Politically be is identified with the Republican party. He is a wide-awake business man and a self- made man in every respect.


COL. N. C. BUSWELL, Neponset, the sub- ject of the following biography, was born


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December 5, 1831, in Caledonia County, Vt. He is of Scotch descent. a son of James Bus- well, a native of Caledonia County, Vt., where he was born in 1793; he died in 1875 six miles south of Neponset, in Stark Coun- ty, Ill., to which he came in 1837. He came to Peoria County, Ill., in the fall of 1833, and the next year brought his family. He was a farmer by occupation, and dealt extensively in land while in the West. The grandfather of our subject, N. C. Buswell, Sr., was a native of Salisbury, Mass .; he died in Caledonia County, Vt. He was also a farmer, and a soldier in one of the In- dian wars. His mother was Elizabeth Colby, whose brother, Nicholas Colby, took an act- ive part in the battle of Lake Champlain, and is honorably mentioned in the naval history. After him Col. Buswell was named. The mother of our subject, Mrs. Chloe (Pratt) Buswell, was born in 1800, in Cale- donia County, Vt. She is yet living in Ne- ponset. She is the mother of ten children, viz .: Elizabeth, deceased, former wife of Judge A. Tyler (she left three children, viz. : William, Mary and Grace Tyler); William P .; Lucinda, wife of J. A. Gilfillan, Principal of a St. Louis school; James, deceased; Mrs. Mary C. Dunham, now a resident of Florida; Nicholas C., our subject; Charles P., of Osceo- la, Ill .; Henry C., of Grinnell, Iowa; Mrs. Ellen B. Scott, and Albert, the latter de- ceased. Our subject, Col. Buswell, is prin- cipally self-educated. He was reared on a farm, but followed farming only in early life and then turned his attention to various occupations. He came to Neponset in 1857, and here kept a hotel and livery stable, but was connected with different enterprises, and at that time was one of the leading business men of the town. In the summer of 1862 he was commissioned by Gov. Yates, of Illi- nois, to raise a company of soldiers for the late war, and was made Captain of Company H, of the Ninety-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. In September, 1862. the Ninety-third Illinois Regiment was or- ganized at Princeton, and of this N. C. Bus- well was elected Lieutenant-Colonel. At the death of the commanding Colonel he was promoted, November 25, 1863, to the rank of Colonel, which he held till the close


of war. He participated in the capture of Jackson, and the battle of Champion Hill, siege of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, capture of Atlanta, Bentonville, and was also with Sherman in his famous march to the sea and across the Carolinas. He was with his regiment in the grand review at Washington, D. C., and was mustered out at Chicago, July 6, 1865. He was never wounded, although his horse was shot from under him at the battle of Champion Hill. Col. Buswell always had the esteem and good will of the men in his command, and his mil- itary career has been, to say the least, a brilliant one. (See chapter on Current History of the Late War.) As an evidence of his ability as a military man he received in the summer of 1866 an appointment in the Regu- lar Army as First Lieutenant, which position he did not accept, as he had just been elected Sheriff of Bureau County, serving one term. After this he engaged in the livery business with B. F. Cox, of Princeton. In 1873 the organizations known as "Farmers' Clubs" chose Col. Buswell as agent to go to Eu- rope to buy and import blooded draft horses for breeding purposes. He bought a num- ber of animals in Normandy, France, and returned with them to Princeton. He was very successful, and in 1874 made another trip to Europe, which was equally successful. While in Europe he visited Scotland, Eng- land and France both times. In 1879 he re- turned to Neponset, where he now resides and does a general collecting and pension business. He has been Village Attorney and Marshal, and holds the office of Notary Pub- lic. Politically he is independent. He is a member of G. A. R., W. S. Bryan Post, No. 284. Col. Buswell was married February 13, 1852, to Miss Ellen Fowler, a native of Hillsdale, Vt., where she was born September 6, 1834. She is yet living, and is a daughter of Elias and Eliza (Elmore) Fowler.


THOMAS J. CAHILL, Westfield, was born February 17, 1858, in Westfield Township. His father, Daniel Cahill, was a native of County Kerry, Ireland. He came to America when quite young, landing in Quebec. From there he'went to New York and then to New Orleans. After living in the South several years he came to Illinois, where he was married to


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Mary McDonald, who died here. She was the mother of the following children: Cor- nelius (deceased), James, Michael, Johanna and Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald. Daniel Cahill was married a second time, to Mrs. Bridget Manning (nee Sheehy), a native of County Kerry, Ireland. She survived her husband and is the mother of four children, viz .: Mary and John Manning, the formor deceased, and Ellen and Thomas J. Cahill, our subject. Daniel Cahill died June 27. 1878. He was a good citizen and farmer, and at the time of his death owned a farm of 160 acres. His son, Thomas Cahill, a wide-awake young man, has a farm of 120 acres. He is a Dem- ocrat, and connected with the Catholic Church, as was also his father.


THOMAS C. CALLINAN, Berlin, was born in Clare County, Ireland, December 22, 1844. He is a son of Frederick and Mary (Kane) Callinan, both of whom lived and died in Clare County, Ireland. The father died when his son Thomas was six weeks old. The mother died July 15. 1878. Of their family five are still living, three in Bureau County and two in San Francisco, Cal. One son, a Captain in the English Navy, died in the East Indies, and another, a clerk, died in Ireland. The early life of our subject was spent on the farm and in school. His father was a landlord, and of a wealthy fam- ily in Ireland. In 1858 Mr. Callinan came to America, and since that time has made Bureau County his home. October, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until May, 1865, when they were mustered out at David's Island, New York Harbor. He participated in several engagements, among which was the battle of Allatoona Pass., Ga., and also Nashville, Tenn. After leaving the army he returned to Bureau County, and has since been engaged in farming, having occupied his present farm of 120 acres in Sections 31 and 32, Berlin Township, since May, 1871. He was married in this county February 24, 1870, to Miss Mary A. Rinker, born in Ohio Township, Bureau County, Au- gust 27, 1852. She is the daughter of Isaac and Eveline (Wilson) Rinker, who came to this county in 1850. Mr. Rinker was a na- tive of Virginia, and his wife of Belmont


County, Ohio, where they were married in 1849. He died January 1867, and his widow now lives in Malden. Mr. and Mrs. Callinan have two children, viz .: Murty A., born March 31, 1871; Eva, born November 11, 1878. Mr. Callinan is a member of the Bureau Lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 112; Prince- ton Chapter, No. 28; Orrin Council, No. 8; Temple Commandery, No. 20; also of Knights of Pythias, of Princeton; Grand Army of the Republic, Ferris Post, No. 309, at Princeton. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Malden, of which he is Deacon. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Malden. In politics he is an active Republican.


ARMSTRONG CAMPBELL. Selby, was born in Juniatta County, Penn .. January 19, 1822. He is of Scotch descent, a son of John and Nancy (Bard) Campbell. His father was a native of Sherman's Valley, Penn., and his mother of Mifflin County. Both died in Huntingdon County, Penn. - he in the fall of 1860, at the age of seventy-three; she in 1870, at the age of eighty-three. They were the parents of two sons and two daughters, viz. : William I., of Selby Township; Eliza, deceased; Armstrong, our subject, Celia Ann Stewart, deceased. When our subject was ten years old he removed with his parents to Huntingdon County, Penn., where he resided until 1854. when he came to Bureau County, Ill., and settled in Selby Township, where he has since resided. He, in partnership with his brother, bought the south half of Section 1, and since 1856 he has resided on the south west quarter of Section 1. He now owns 240 acres in Selby Township, one tract of eighty acres being in Section 11. Mr. Campbell was reared on a farm and




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