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JOHN S. SEARL, Selby, was born in Greene County, Ohio, July 28, 1830. He is the son of Brown and Barbara Ann (Hosier) Searl. The father was born in Chemung
County, N. Y., May 16, 1797. At the age of seventeen years he went with his parents to Greene County, Ohio, and remained there till coming to Bureau County, Ill., in 1834. He was reared on a farm, and such was his occu- pation during life. When moving to this county he brought ox and horse teams, and " drove sheep with him from Ohio. He was one of five brothers who came to this county. His brother Job came with him in 1834. In 1835 David came, and in 1836 Timothy and John Searl also came. The total weight of these five brothers after they reached man- hood was over 1,000 pounds. When the del- egates from Princeton to Hennepin went to examine the poll books after the election forming Bureau County, four of the Searl brothers went along with the delegates as protectors, and their presence did much to keep down the opposition. The Searl broth- ers have all passed away, but left families behind, but of their families all have gone from this county except a son and daughter of John Searl, and the widow and two daughters of Timothy Searl (his widow has passed her eighty eighth year), and the widow and one son of Brown Searl. When our subject's father, Brown Searl, came to the county he brought some money with him, and bought out the claim of John Hall, and lived on the same farm till his death, Jan- uary 28, 1867. His widow was born near Wheeling, Va., January 31, 1799, and is yet living. She is a member of the Methodist Church, as was also her husband. She is the mother of five children, viz .: Timothy, who is a farmer in Page County, Iowa; Peter H., a farmer living near Brooklyn, Iowa; John S., of this county; William, who is in the hotel business in Clarinda, Iowa, and Mrs. Malissa Hoskins, wife of Jesse Hoskins, a farmer in Page County, Iowa. All are mar- ried and have families. Our subject was reared on a farm, and was educated in such schools as could then be found on the frontier. In starting in life for himself he chose the occupation he has since followed-that of farmer and stock-dealer. When married he had but little property, but his wife had a capital of $800, with which they bought a home and made a start, and have been very successful in accumulating a good property, as
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he now owns twenty-three eightiesof land, etc. Mr. Searl's life has been that of a business man, but he has taken an active and leading part in local politics. He is a stanch Repub- lican, and has held nearly all the offices in the township. He is a member of the Bureau Lodge, No. 112, A. F. & A. M. His father was a member of the same order, having be. come a Mason in 1818. August 28, 1851, Mr. Searl was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Miller, who was born in Greene County, Ohio. Jannary 29, 1830. She is the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Miller, both of whom died in Ohio. Mrs. Searl is the mother of nine children living and one de- ceased, viz .: William W., Benjamin F., Sarah A. (who died at the age of twenty years), Mary A., Andrew J., Millard F., Sa- mantha J., Samuel L., Grant E. and Maria D.
SEATON FAMILY, Selby. James Sea- ton (deceased) was born near Winchester, Frederick Co., Va., March 27, 1796. In 1803 he removed to Louisville, Ky., and lived near there until 1835, when he came to Bureau County, Ill His occupation during life was that of farming. His father, Hou- sen K. Seaton, was a Revolutionary soldier. He was reared in this country but was of Scotch ancestry. James Seaton was married in Jefferson County, Ky., December 16, 1819, by Rev. James Ward. to Nancy Wilhoit, who was born in old Virginia July 25, 1801. She is the daughter of Aaron Wilhoit, of German descent. Mrs. Seaton removed with her par- ents to Kentucky while young, and after marriage lived in Oldham County, Ky., till 1835. Mr. Seaton came to Bureau County in the spring of 1835, and bought the claim on the southeast quarter of Section 13, in Selby Township, of Elisha Isaac. In Octo- ber, 1335, Mr. Seaton moved his family to his farm and resided there until his death, March 28, 1879, having lived one hour and twenty. six minutes over his eighty-third birthday. He was known far and near, as he was Post- master for many years. and also kept a tavern while the stages passed through here. He was a liberal contributor toward the building of bridges and improvement of roads, and it was through his exertions that the road from Princeton to Pern was made. Mrs. Seaton is still living. They were the parents of the
following children: William C., born in Jefferson County, Ky., February 7, 1821, was married to Melinda Williams December 21. 1848; he died in Burean County, January 11, 1854; Isom Wilhoit, born in Oldham County, Ky., November 19, 1823, has lived on the old homestead in Selby Township since 1835. His principal occupation has been that of farming, but he has now retired from active life. He owns 389 acres, besides five eighths of the old homestead of 200 acres. In June, 1880, he engaged in mining, owning a coal shaft in partnership with his brother, James H .; Eliza J., born in Oldham County, Ky., January 12, 1826, married H. W. Munson October 23, 1844, now residing in Hall Township; James Henry, born in Old- ham County, Ky., February 21, 1828, married Elizabeth A. Harris April 8, 1857, now of Hall Township; Sarah C., born in Oldham County, Ky., June 12, 1830, married Philip R. Porter, June 24, 1856, of Concord Town- ship; Mary Ann, born in Oldham County, Ky., September 29, 1832, died in Bureau County, September 21, 1849; Martha E., born in Oldham County, Ky., April 5, 1835, died December 1, 1861, in Bureau County; America, born July 4, 1837, in Bureau Coun- ty, Ill., now living on the old homestead; Nancy, born in Bureau County, January 19, 1840, married William C. Ott, October 15, 1861, now residing in Hyde Park, Ill .; Lu- cetta, born June 22, 1842, in Bureau County, married October 9, 1873, to James F. Lee, of Selby Township.
JAMES H. SEATON, Hall, was born Feb- ruary 21, 1828, in Oldham County, Ky. He is the son of James and Nancy ( Wilhoit) Seaton. (See sketch of Seaton family.) James H. Seaton came to Bureau County with his parents in 1835, and has been en- gaged in farming most of his life. He first bought a farm of 120 acres, which he im- proved and has added to it till he now owns 600 acres in Selby and Hall Townships. Po- litically he is a Democrat. He has filled va- rious school and township offices, has been Justice of the Peace four years, Assessor, Commissioner and Supervisor four terms. He was married in this county April 8, 1857, to Elizabeth A. Harris, a native of New Jer- sey, but reared in Ohio. Her parents, Jacob
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M. and Mary A. (Shurts) Harris, came to this county about 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Seaton have four children living, viz .: Mrs. Emma I. Nelson, of this county; Oliver H., William A. and George P. Franklin W. and Nora E. died, the former at the age of fourteen, the latter two years.
SOLOMON SEELIG, Princeton, was born in west Prussia, December 3, 1845. He is the son of Isaac and Bertha (Kuthner) Seelig. The father died when our subject was but four years of age. The mother yet survives and is a resident of Thorn, west Prussia. She is the mother of five daughters and three sons. Two of her daughters live in Brook- lyn, N. Y., one son in Memphis, Tenn., and one in Princeton, Ill., but the remainder still live in Germany. In 1866 Mr. Seelig came to America, and for three months remained in New York City. From there he went to Quincy, Ill., but six months later came to Princeton and has since resided here. For nine years he clerked in one store, which he afterward owned. He then was engaged in the sewing-machine business for one year. In 1877 he bought a stock of merchandise and did a successful business till, July 24, 1884, he sold his stock of goods to Swan, Linn & Co. Mr. Seelig came to this county without any capital whatever and he has been suc- cessful in business, but not without his reverses, for he lost heavily during the hard times of 1876 and 1877. May 24, 1874, he was married to Miss Lizzie Barks, who was born in Germany, October, 1855. She came to America with her parents when young. They remained in Canada for about a year and then came to Princeton, Ill. Her father, C. F. Barks, by profession is a music teacher, but is also engaged in farming. He now resides in Marysville, Kan., where his wife died in February, 1883. Mr. and Mrs See- lig have one son-Arthur-born June 29, 1877. While on a visit to Scotland, Ger- many, etc., in 1882, Mr. Seelig joined the Kennengate Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M., of Leitb, Scotland. He is a member of the Bureau Lodge, No. 428, I. O. O. F., also of the Bureau Encampment, No. 36. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Beau- seant Lodge, No. 19, and Uniform Rank, No.
8. In politics he holds to the principles of the Democratic party.
J. JACOB SEIBEL (deceased) was born November 23, 1816, in Breidenstein Arch- duchy, Hesse, Germany. He attended school the required number of years. and then as- sisted his father on the farm. However, after his day's work was done he would walk to the adjoining village and attend the drawing school. While yet a young man he learned engineering and for some time followed tliat business in his native country, but in 1850, thinking that he could do better in his busi - ness by coming to America, ho immigrated to this country, but not knowing how to speak the English language, he could obtain no employment as an engineer. For some time he did carpenter work in Ohio, and then at St. Louis, but in the same year of his com- ing, 1850, went the overland route to Califor- nia, where for a year he was a successful miner. He then returned to the States via the Isthmus. He remained in Pennsylvania for a short time, and was there married Febru- ary 9, 1852, and immediately came to Bureau County. He first purchased 160 acres of land in Manlius Township, and began its improve- ment. His first residence was a rude affair, as it was built for a stable, but as soon as was possible he erected a more commodious and comfortable home. Bureau County has had but few men who possessed more energy, or a stronger determination to make a success of life. His was a mind and body which did not think of rest, and while others were asleep he was either at work with his brain or hands. During the war, when laborers were hard to get, he began inventing and ex- perimenting on labor-saving machines. He purchased an engine and erected shops on his farm, and there built machines. He was the first to begin building harvesters to carry the binders, and made them work success- fully on his farm, but it was hard to in- troduce new machines, and before this could be accomplished, others had patterned after him, and reaped the benefit of his thought, and so in the enterprise instead of making money he lost $30,000 or $40,000, and final- ly the engine and machinery were put into the Buda Manufacturing Company, and after
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the failure of the company the machinery was sold, and Mr. Seibel's estate received noth- ing. Although in this Mr. Seibel lost money yet as a farmer and stock-dealer be made a success, and at the time of his death owned about 1,600 acres of land in Bureau County. March 11, 1880, while on his way to Chicago with stock, there was a collision on the rail- road at Englewood, and Mr. Seibel and his son Frank were both killed by the accident. Mr. Seibel's marriage was to Priscilla P. Fol- lett, who was born in Susquehanna County, Penn., March 4, 1828, and was there reared and lived till marriage. She is the mother of twelve children, viz. : Celia K., born Febru- ary 17, 1853, is the wife of George W. Briggs, of Glidden, Iowa; George E., born November 5, 1854, married Eva McNaughton; Chloe F., born November 13, 1856; Charles H., born October 25, 1858; Fred, born Au- gust 6, 1860, died at the age of six months; Frank L., born November 21, 1861, killed by accident; Mark B., born November 27, 1863; Clark J., born October 8, 1865; Her- man M., born August 30, 1867, died at abont one year of age; P. Max, born April 8, 1869; Lilly M., born November 16, 1871, died April 8, 1875; Carl B., born April 30, 1875.
CHARLES H. SEIBEL, Manlius, is the son of J. Jacob Siebel. He was reared and educated in this county. January 5, 1881, he was married to Susan Osborn, who was born in Bureau County, Ill., September 3, 1858, and is the daughter of Joseph and Mary Osborn, who have been residents of Bureau County for about thirty years, and now live in Gold Township. Mr. and Mrs. Seibel have two daughters, viz .: Cordelia Maud, born November 10, 1881, and Lilly May, born December 22, 1882. Although a young man, Mr. Seibel has made rapid strides as a successful farmer and stock-dealer. He now owns in this and Gold Townships 313 acres. He gives most of his attention to stock-raising, and now owns two splendid Clydesdale horses: Royal Stamp, imported August 17, 1882, by Lawton Webb Bros., and purchased by Mr. Seibel March 2, 1883, and Jock O'Hazeldean, which he purchased April 30, 1884, of Ezra Stetson & Sons, im- porters. Mr. Seibel has the pedigree of each with the Government seal attached. In poli-
tics Mr. Seibel is identified with the Repub- lican party.
R. W. SHARP, Buda, was born in Abing- don, Washington Co., Va., October 14, 1858. He is the son of William C. and Nancy R. (Kelley) Sharp, both of whom were born in Washington County, Va., and he died there in 1869, at the age of fifty-four years. The mother yet survives, and lives in her native county, at the age of sixty-four years. She has seven sons and three daughters now living, and three of the sons are dentists, in Illinois, viz. : S. J., of Kewanee, J. W., of Toulon, and our subject. R. W. Sharp was reared on a farm, and was educated in Emory and Henry College, of Washington County, Va. In 1877 he removed to Kewanee, Ill., and studied dentistry with his brother and for some time was in partnership with him. In March, 1881, they established a dental office in Buda, but in the August following our subject purchased his brother's interest, and has since conducted the business alone, and with success. In January, 1883, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Hamner, who was born and reared in this county. She is the daughter of W. and Josephine (Emer- son) Hamner. The father was a native of Virginia, and died in this county; the mother was born in Massachusetts, and is now a resi- dent of Buda. In politics Dr. Sharp is iden- tified with the Republican party.
CHARLES C. SHEPARD, Buda, son of Jeremiah Shepard, was born in Kendall County, Ill., December 14, 1858. In 1867 he moved with his parents to Aurora, Ill., where his father still resides. He attended school there until 1874, when he entered the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in the mechanical department. In 1878 was made Chief Clerk of that depart- ment, and in 1879 was employed in the Gen- eral Manager's office in Chicago. In 1880 he became Chief Clerk to the Superintendent of the Chicago division of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy at Aurora. Iu April, 1881, he came to Buda as business manager for George F. Chalender & Co., of the Buda Foundry & Manufacturing Company, and in January, 1882, was made a partner in the business, and when the company was incorporated was made Secretary and Treasurer. He is also
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Superintendent, and has absolute control of the business. Mr. Shepard was married, November 8, 1882, to Miss Virginia, young- est daughter of Dr. Abner Hard, of Aurora, Ill.
ALBERT SHIFFLET, Ohio, was born April 21, 1826, in Rockingham County, Va. He is the son of Garland and Peacha Shiff- let, of Virginia, who removed to Ohio at an early day, and came from there to this county in 1844. They settled in Dover Township. where they remained three years, when they removed south of Princeton and lived several years. Afterward a part of the family removed to the Doolittle settlement, where the father died in 1863. The mother died in Ohio Township, at the home of the subject of this sketch, May 21, 1879. In 1850 Mr. Shifflet began the improvement of a farm in Ohio Township, Section 33, where he remained till 1865. when he removed to his present home on Sections 21 and 22. In 1856, Jnne 29, he married Ellen Hensel, the daughter of John and Rachel Hensel, of Ohio. She was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, April 15, 1835. The father was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, and died in Ohio in 1870. The mother was born in Pennsylvania, in 1801, and died in Ohio, September 22, 1855. Mrs. Shifflet's grandfather, Frederick Hen- sel, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in a hospital. Mr. Shifflet's grand- father was a soldier of the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Shifflet are the parents of nine chil- dren, six of whom are now living: William C., born July 13, 1857, died July 15, 1857; Dell M. J., horn September 4, 1858; John A., born March 27, 1860; Mary M., born Sep- tember 21, 1861; Edson G., born May 9, 1863, died December 28, 1863; Asher W., born June 26, 1866; Ella L., born February 1, 1869; Jessie M., born October 18, 1872; infant son, born December 16, 1874, died an infant. Mary M. was married November 25, 1880, Ohio, Ill., to William F. Inks. They have one son. John A. was married May 13, 1884, to Nettie Whitver. He is a hardware dealer in Ohio, Ill. Mr. Shifflet owns 253 acres in Ohio Township. Is a Republican.
NELSON SHIFFLET, Ohio, was born July 23, 1823, in Rockingham County. Va., and is the son of Garland and Peacha Shifflet.
The father was born in Rockingham County, Va., in 1799, and died in this county in 1863. The mother was born in Rockingham County, Va., in 1808, and died in this county. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm in his native State until he came to this county with his parents at the age of nineteen, and settled on the farm at present owned by James Wilson, of Dover Township. Subsequently the family moved southeast of Princeton, where the father died. March 27, 1850, Mr. Shifflet married Mary R. Hunt, the daughter of Abel and Mary Hunt, former- ly from Massachusetts. Mrs. Shifflet died February 18, 1865. In 1851 Mr. Shifflet moved to Ohio Township and settled on his present home farm of 160 acres. Of the above marriage is a family of seven children, four of whom are living, namely: William M., born June 6, 1851, now living at Mal- com, Iowa; Albert F., born February 15, 1853 now living at Malcom, Iowa); "Ida P. (now Mrs. A. L. Jones) Van Orin. Ill., was born March 26, 1856; Harry E., born October 6, 1864; Hannah R., died in 1866 aged six years; Clementine died in infancy. In July 9, 1865, Mr. Shifflet was married to Eliza Ogden, daugh- ter of Samuel and Tamar Ogden. The father was from Virginia, the mother from Pennsylvania. The father died February 27, 1843, age forty-three. The mother is still living and is past eighty. Of this last marriage there was a family of two children: The first died in infancy; Hattie T. was born March 6, 1870. Mr. Shifflet was for- merly a Whig, and is now a Republican. Owns 160 acres in Ohio Township, and 185 acres all improved, in Powesheik County, Iowa. Mrs. Shifflet's grandfather, Samuel Ogden, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Her grandfather on the mother's side, Francis Johnston, was in the war of 1812. Mr. Shifflet's grandfather, John Self, was a soldier of the Revolution and also of the war of 1812. Mr. Shifflet's parentage on the father's side is French, and his grandfather, Richard Shifflet, was a soldier in the French and English war, while his uncle, on the mother's side-John Self-was in the war of 1812.
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REUBEN SHILTS, Ohio, was born May 21,1852, in Kane County, Ill., and is the son of Michael and Agnes Shilts, who came to this country from Germany in 1851. The father was born in Germany in 1816, and died in Ford County, Ill., February 12, 1884. The mother was born in Germany in 1827, and died in Ford County, Ill., February 19, 1875. Michael and Agnes Shilts were the parents of eight children, all living, viz. : John and Joseph live in Ford County, Ill. ; Reuben, our subject, Limerick, Ill .: Mary, wife of Robert Underwood, Ford County, Ill .; Frank, Milan, Ford Co., Ill .; Matthew, Maggie and Katie, Ford County, Ill. The parents came to this county in 1858, and settled in Westfield Township, residing there till they went to Ford County in 1868, where they lived till they died. The subject of this sketch lived in Ford County four years; the remainder of the time he has lived in this county since 1858. In 1874, December 24, he married Sybil E. Lakin, who was born in this county October 5, 1854, and is the daughter of Henry and Mary Lakin. The father was born November 5, 1804, in Maine, and died in this county October 20, 1870. The mother was born in England, October 13, 1822, where she married her first husband, John Rodwell, by whom she had three chil- dren: Mary J., widow of John Stanard; John, of Oakland, Iowa, and Thomas, of Arlington, Ill. Of the second marriage there is a family of seven children, five living: Josiah Lakin, Neosho Falls, Kan .; Lemuel, Marshalltown, Mo .; Sybil, subject's wife; Henry, Arlington, Ill .; Frank E., of Iowa; Mary E., died July 25, 1865, and Ly- man, died April 15, 1873. The mother died in this county April 26, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Shilts are the parents of three children: Charles H., born March 6, 1876; Frank J., December 11, 1877, and Clarence R., Febru- ary 23, 1880. In January, 1882, Mr. Shilts bought a farm of 132 acres on Section 34, Obio Township, on which he now resides. In politics Mr. Shilts is a Democrat.
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MARK SHIRK, Walnut, was born in Lan- caster County, Penn., March 8, 1816. His father, David Shirk, was also a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born March 13, 1781, and died November 17, 1861. His
wife, Susannah Mark, was born in Lebanon County, Penn., April 14, 1783, and died De- cember 12, 1837. They were the parents of ten children, only three of whom are now living. Mark Shirk learned the trade of har- ness-making in his native State, and followed that business in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties for about fifteen years. In the spring of 1852 he removed to Peru, Ill., and the following spring to Walnut Township, where he has since resided. He settled on the raw prairie, when there were but few settlers in the township, and gave his atten- tion to farming until 1882, when he removed to Walnut Village, and retired from active life. He still retains his old homestead of 240 acres. Mr. Shirk was married in Penn- sylvania to Rebecca Sheetz, a daughter of Peter Sheetz. She was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1815, and died in this county December 17, 1854. She was the mother of six children, viz .: Edwin, born December 7, 1840, enlisted in Company I, Twelfth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infan- try, died at Corinth, June 5, 1863; Charles J., born August 12, 1843, died May 8, 1862; Franklin S., born June 18, 1845, a farmer in Adair County, Iowa, married to Calista Hodges; Thomas, born August 1, 1847, died in infancy; Emma R., born July 3, 1852, wife of William Conklin, of Greenfield, Iowa; Rebecca, born December 17, 1854, died Jan- uary 30, 1855. Mr. Shirk was again married September 20, 1856, to Mary M. Kingsley, born in Kane County, Ill., May 15, 1836. Her father, John M. Kingsley, was born at Becket, Mass., September 18, 1799, and died at Bed Rock, Kane County, Ill., September 21, 1839. His wife, Annis Avery, was born in Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., January 9, 1801, and died February 20, 1884, in Poweshiek County, Iowa. Mrs. Shirk is the mother of six children, viz .: Melora C., born July 10, 1857, married to Stiles Pierce, of Whiteside County, Ill .; James B., born May 17, 1859, a farmer in this county, married to Ida Bur- ress; Mark E., born September 19, 1861, a farmer in this county; Mary E., born Sep- tember 11, 1863; George A., born November 20, 1865, died September 18, 1866, and Ida, born January 10, 1879. In politics Mr. Shirk has always been a Democrat, and has
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held various township offices. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.
JOHN SHUGART, Princeton, was born May 31, 1824, in Bedford County, Penn. His father, John Shugart, Sr., was born and reared in Pennsylvania, where he kept tavern for many years; afterward he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1840 he went to Ashland County, Ohio, where he farmed till 1850, when he came to Bureau County, III., where he died. His grandfather was Eli Shugart, who entered the Colonial army and fought through the Revolutionary war. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill and numer- ous other battles, also at the surrender of Yorktown. He eventually attained the rank of Lieutenant, and at one time was ordered with his company to burn five flouring-mills, stored with flour, on the bank of a river, which were about to fall into the hands of the enemy; he accomplished it, although the British bullets were flying thick, but it was a sad task and much regretted by him as the provisions were much needed by the Ameri- cans. After the war Eli Shugart settled in Chester County, Penn., where he served many years as Sheriff; afterward he moved to Fay- etteville, Penn., where he died. The mother of our subject was Mary Elizabeth (Reed) Shugart, a daughter of Philip Reed, a native of Germany. She was born in Franklin County, Penn .; she died in Chicago while visiting in that city. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom ten reached ma- turity, viz. : Philip R., John, our subject, Joseph, a physician, Washington, Zachariah, Eli, Jacob H., Mrs. Phoebe Harrison, Mrs. Elizabeth Enyart and Mrs. Mary Crossley (deceased), former wife of Dr. George Cross- ley, Jr. (deceased.) Mr. John Shugart lived in Pennsylvania till he was sixteen years old. He then lived ten years in Ohio, where he learned the mason's trade, and in 1850 came to this county. Here he followed his trade two years, after which he turned his attention to farming, and for a number of years to rais- ing blooded stock. When Mr. Shugart first came to this county he had only about $200. He first entered 320 acres of land in Section 6, in Dover Township, which he traded for 130 acres where he now resides in Section 5, in Princeton Township; to this he has added
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