History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 67

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co.
Number of Pages: 1096

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Samuel Baughman, sec. 18; P. O., Table Grove; was educated in the common schools here. In Angust, 1862, he enlisted in Co. F, 103d 1. V. I., and honorably discharged July 7, 1865. He par- ticipated in twenty battles, among which were the following: Mis- sion Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, siege of Atlanta and many others. He was married Sept. 10, 1868, to Mary J. Carlin, by whom he has 3 children,-Wm. Perry, Mary R. and Sarah E. They are very intelligent children, especially Mary R., who has great literary talent.

Alvin Bossort ; P. O., Table Grove; was brought here by his parents when but 3 years old, which was in 1850. He received a common-school education, and is the son of Daniel Bossort of Farm- ers' township. Alvin was raised a farmer, and is now engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he has been eminently success- ful. He was married, Aug. 22, 1872, to Martha A. Carlin, daugh- ter of Mr. Thomas Carlin of Farmers' tp. They have four children, viz : Mary E., Mattie R., Jennie M. and Katie M.

Wilford E. Boyer was born Sept. 20, 1845, in Fayette Co., Pa., and is the son of Frederick Bover, of Bureau Co., Ill. Mr. Boyer was married April 5, 1866, to Eliza J. Miner, daughter of John F. Miner, of MeDonough Co. He is a prominent farmer and stock- raiser of Farmers' township, on section 16. He has filled the dif- ferent township offices, and is the present Supervisor. Mr. and Mrs. Boyer have 7 children,-Lucy, Parkie, Miner, Mary, Susie, Annie and Ethel. Mr. B. is a man of a literary turn of mind, and keeps well posted in the current affairs of the day. P. O., Table Grove.

William Carithers, of the firm of W. & J. Carithers, merchants, Table Grove. When the red man and the deer sported through the forests of Farmers' tp., William Carithers, sen., emigrated hither with his family and settled on sec. 33. He became a prominent farmer, adding to his little homestead until he left 320 acres of val- nable land to his heirs. He died Feb. 14, 1851, at the age of 50 years, leaving to his widow a family of 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl. Mrs. C. is still living on the old home place, at the age of 62 years. There has been no death in the family since the death of

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Mr. C. The boys are all happily settled around near the old home- stead, transacting business for themselves. Robert is a bachelor farmer of MeDonough Co., owning 200 acres of well-improved land. Our subject is in the mercantile business with his younger brother, John, in Table Grove. They began business here July 15, 1871, in a building 22x50 feet, capital, $2,600. At present the building is 22x80 feet, present capital, $20,000; annual sales, $20,000.

Stephen Carlin; P. O., Table Grove; resides on sec. 20; was born in Ireland May 3, 1814; came to America in 1834, and re- mained in Pennsylvania until 1837, when he went to Virginia, and there remained until 1842; is a stone mason, and as such has worked while in the East. He came to Fulton Co. in 1842, bought a farm, and improved it, laboring hard, until he at one time owned over 700 aeres. He gave his children each a farm as they were married. He now owns 210 aeres of valuable land. No man in Farmers' tp. has worked harder or accumulated more land than Mr. Carlin, with the same amount of capital, in the same length of time. He was married Feb. 8, 1852, to Jane S. Dolan, by whom he had 6 children. Mrs. Carlin died in November, 1871. Mr. Carlin again married in July, 1874, this time to Catharine Rigner, by whom he has 3 chil- dren. He has 7 children living, namely : John A., Thomas O., Sophia J., Stephen D., Catharine A., Sarah and Carrie B. Mrs. Carlin, being a widow, had 4 children when Mr. Carlin married her. They are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. C. is regarded as a very charitable man, lending his aid for the support of the Church and other benevolent institutions. John married Rosa Sipples, and resides in MeDonough Co. Sophia is the wife of Jeff. Crail, of Vermont.

Albert Carrison, sec. 5, Farmers' tp. ; P. O., Table Grove ; born in this township Jan. 1, 1846, son of the next mentioned. He re- ceived a common-school education in Shinn's school-house. Ho was raised on the farm, and is now a prominent farmer and stock- raiser of this township. He was married Feb. 17, 1876, to Florence Barnes, daughter of Isaac Barnes, of this township. They have had two children ; but one is living, Charles.

Robert Carrison, sec. 8, Farmers' tp .; P. O., Table Grove; was born in England Feb. 12, 1816, and is the son of John and Diana Carrison, who were also natives of England. They came to Amer- ica in 1837, and located in Pittsburg, Pa. At that time Pittsburg was a small town. He came to Illinois in 1839, settling at Table Grove. He started in life with nothing, and now owns 300 acres of valuable land, mostly under excellent cultivation. He was mar- ried in June, 1842, to Elizabeth Berry, by whom he had 8 children, -5 girls and 3 boys,-of whom 5 girls and 1 boy are living. He is a prominent farmer and stock-raiser, in which he has been very successful. Three of the girls are married, and 2, Harriet and Mary J., remain at home.

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Samuel Clemans, farmer; P. O., Ipava; his first habitation in Illinois was his wagon, which he and family occupied for 2 months, when they moved into their spacious cabin, 20x18 feet, one story, no doors or widows. Many a night has Mr. Clemans returned from a distance with his clothes frozen on him, being so cold he could not unhiteh his team. At present he owns a large traet of land under good cultivation. He was born in Huntingdon Co., Pa., Feb. 16, 1816. His father died when he was quite young; hence he had no educational advantages. His grandfather and father bore the same name that he and a son bear, viz : Samuel. His grandfather was a soldier in both the Revolution and the war of 1812, and after return- ing from the latter he would sing many war songs to his grandehil- dren and weep while singing. This aged veteran carried two bul- lets in his body until death, which occurred at the age of 90 years. Mr. Clemans' grandfather, Samuel Sunderland, was also in the war of 1812, and was a native of England. Mr. C. was married in 1835 to Susan Ripple. They have had 10 children, of whom 5 are living. He is a prominent stock-raiser, and keeps all kinds of stoek constantly for sale. Is a general adviser for his neighbors, and a Republican.

Sylvanus B. Corey, saddle and harness-maker, Table Grove, was born June 25, 1835, in Maine ; family lived in Bangor until he was 12 years old, when they removed to Newburyport, Mass. ; there they remained until the spring of '55, when he came to Chicago, and the following fall to Canton, where he has mostly resided until July, 1879, when he located in Table Grove. Here he established a saddle and harness shop, in which business he has been engaged ever since he was 18 years old. He was married April 4, 1857, to Sallie McBain, by whom he has had 2 children : only Frank E. is living. Mr. Corey served in the late war in Co. F, 88th I. V. I., and par- ticipated in nearly all the leading battles of the department of the Cumberland ; was discharged in June, '65. He is building up a fine trade in Table Grove

Charles Cor, son of Amos Cox, was born in Schuylkill Co., Pa., July 19, 1849; has been a railroad man for over 3 years, also en- gaged in farming for 5 years. He was apprenticed to Benjamin Haffer, a shoemaker, when but 12 years old; he remained with Haffer nearly 4 years, and came to McDonough Co., Ill., in 1870, where he engaged in farming. In 1873 he established a shoe-shop in Good Hope, which he carried on successfully for three years, when he removed to Table Grove, where he has had greater success than he had anticipated. He was married Oct. 7, 1875, to Sarah Porter, who has borne him 2 children, John and Amos. Mrs. Cox' father, Samuel Porter, was one of the pioneers of Canton, where he still lives.

Wm. W. Cushman. The subject of this sketch was born in Staf- ford, Conn., Jan. 28, 1810, and is the son of John and Lois Cush- man. He has seen many hardships in his time; for his father died

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when our subject was but 4 years old, and he was bound out to a man with whom he resided 11 years; when, being tired with his treatment, and discouraged at his prospects for reward, he ran away, traveling on foot, through snow and rain, a distance of 14 miles, to a place of safety. He pursued the occupation of iron-moulder for several years, and came to Harris township in 1841. He was mar- ried April 6, 1845, to Sally St. Clair, by whom he had 9 children, of whom 8 are living. Mr. Cushman died Oct. 3, 1873. Mr. C., in 1836, while working in Rochester, N. Y., fell in an open sewer and hurt his knee, which rendered him a cripple for life. The names of his children are Ann E., Sarah E., John W., Charles JJ., Clarissa, Emma J., Peter B. and Mary L.

W'm. H. Dilworth, see. 29, Farmers' tp. ; P. O., Table Grove : was born in Fulton Co. March 5, 1855. His grandfather, Harvey Har- ris, before the excitement of the Black Hawk war had vanished in 1832, came to the wilds of Fulton county and endured many priva- tions and hardships in paving the way for the prosperity of future generations. He died in April, 1876. Our subject's father, James Dilworth, is a prominent farmer of Vermont tp. Mr. Dilworth was married, Jan. 12, 1876, to Rozelle Montgomery, daughter of Wm. Montgomery (dec.), of Missouri. They have two boys, viz : Thorn- ton and Harvey H. Mr. D. is a well-to-do farmer and stock- raiser.

Warner D. Douglas settled here in 1840; has been engaged in the dry-goods and grocery business for 25 years, the last 13 years of which time he has been located in Table Grove, but is now closing ont his entire stock of goods, preparatory to removing to Nebraska. He was married, Jan. 3, 1830, to Caroline Brooks, by whom he has had 11 children : 5 are living. He has always been a pioneer. When but 10 years old, he lived in Indiana when the Indians were as numerous there as eur dogs are in Illinois. His father was in the war of 1812. Mrs. Douglas was born June 4, 1810, in N. Y., and is the daughter of Nathan Brooks, who was a prominent soldier in the war of 1812.

Shiloh W. Durham, lumber dealer, Table Grove; was born in Wayne Co., Ill., June 18, 1842, and is the son of Washington Dnr- ham, who was of English descent, and who died in Southern Illi- nois, when our subject was but 6 years old. After his father's death his mother moved with her family of four children, Judge, Mariam, Shiloh and Victoria, to Vermont, Ill. His mother placed Judge under the care of John Harland of Farmers' tp. The two sisters she kept at home. His mother and the other three children passed through the cholera scourge of 1851 in Vermont. He studied hard between work hours, and at the age of 16 he taught his first school at Hickory Grove, and was retained as teacher for several years. He continued the profession for eleven years. Mr. Durham was married Ang. 24, 1862, to Miss Lou Farr, daughter of Samuel Farr. His family consists of three daughters and one son, viz : Loava R.,

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Nandora, Pearley B. and Judge. Mr. Durham entered the lumber trade in the fall of 1870 at Table Grove in partnership with Thos. Matthews; they continued the partnership three years, after which Mr. Durham bought Mr. Matthews' interest, and has continued the business alone since the fall of 1873. He sells over $20,000 worth of stock annually. He and his family are members of Table Grove Christian Church.

Nathaniel Easley, farmer, sec. 26; P. O., Ipava. In the year 1832 Thomas Easley ventured into the then wilds of Fulton Co., to seek for himself a home. He was a saddler by trade, having learned his trade in Wheeling, Va. He was also a Surveyor. While working at his trade in Lewistown he used his surplus money in improving a farm in Farmers' township, sec. 26. He was married March 7, 1836, to Lydia A. Buck, who was born in Harri- son Co., O., June 23, 1819. They have had 7 children, of whom 4 are living. Mr. Easley died Dec. 7, 1849. Our subject, Nathaniel Easley, was born May 10, 1848, in Farmers' tp. He is a prosper- ous farmer, and is residing on the old home place with his mother. He is also proprietor of a threshing-machine and clover-huller.

Robert F. Francis, a native of England, was born May 22, 1843; came to this country when but 4 years old, and remained in New York 5 years, when he came to Schuyler Co., Ill., where he receiv- ed a common-school education. He was reared on a farm ; served 4 years in the late war, and was a prisoner 10 months and 2 weeks in that most fearful of all dens, Andersonville. He weighed 150 pounds when he entered the prison and was reduced to 72 pounds when weighed in St. Louis, and had then been out of the prison a month. He will always be known as one of the heroes of Ander- sonville. His father, John Francis, was a coach-painter, and died in Chicago in May, 1874. Our subject was married Nov. 22, 1868, to Mary Walker, by whom he has 4 children. She being a widow, had 3 children before he marriod her.

M. D. Hall, sec. 28, Farmers' tp .; P. O., Table Grove; was born in MeDonough Co., Jan. 5, 1851, and hence is connected with the history of this part of Illinois. His father is a native of Ken- tueky, and came to Illinois when but a boy. He still resides on the place he first purchased at Pennington's Point, MeDonough Co. Our subject received a common-school education, and has since en- gaged in farming and stock-raising, in which he has been success- ful. He was married Oct. 10, 1872, to Clara Dilworth, daughter of James Dilworth, of Vermont, Ill. Mr. D. was among the early settlers of Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have one child, Willie D.

William W. Hammond, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 31, Farm- ers' tp. ; P. O., Table Grove. He was born May 27, 1835, in Sul- livan Co., Tenn. ; his educational advantages were limited, but by hard study obtained an education that enabled him to teach. His father, Mickey Hammond, of MeDonough Co., is a native of Sul-

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livan Co., Tenn., is a veteran of the war of 1812, and hence a pen- sioner. Mr. Hammond, sen., settled in MeDonough Co. in 1855, and is a prominent farmer of that county. Our subject was mar- ried in 1864 to Minerva C. Harlan, and they have had 6 children, -Wm. R., James E., Thomas A., Nellie, Fannie and an infant boy. Mr. Hammond possesses 320 acres here, and 160 acres in MeDonough Co.

Hiram H. Harris ; P. O., Table Grove. At 22 years of age this man settled on the northwest quarter of see. 31, in Farmers' town- ship,-nice rolling prairie. His father, James H., was a native of N. H., and raised in Mass. When he obtained his majority he went to Cayuga Co., N. Y., and from thence to Onondaga Co. While in N. Y. he engaged in farming and salt-manufacture. He emigrated to MeDonough Co. in 1834 or '35, where he established the first dairy in MeDonough Co. He has since died, leaving many friends to mourn the loss of one so highly esteemed. Our subject, H. H. Harris, owns 529 aeres of land and is a leading farmer and stock- raiser in this part of Fulton county. He was married, Ang. 4, '36, to Lydia Rutledge, by whom he had 4 children, of whom 1 is liv- ing. Mrs. H. died Nov. 24, 1864; and'he was married again, Jan. 8, 1872, this time to Mary E. Robinson, by whom he had 2 chil- dren, of whom one is living; the only boy living is Horace B. Mrs. Harris' brother, Benjamin Robinson, came to Illinois in 1849, where he pursued the occupation of tailor successfully until his death, which occurred Feb. 7, 1879.

George Hickson, see. 23, Farmers' tp .; P. O., Bernadotte; is a native of Warwickshire, Eng., and was born Nov. 19, 1823. He crossed the ocean in 1856, landing in N. Y. city in September, and came to Bureau Co., Ill., in November of the same year, where he remained until the following March, when he settled in Fulton Co. Since that time he has succeeded in making a good farm of 120 acres right in the brush, or timber. Few men can say as much ; for besides this he has cleared 20 acres of heavy timber near Maple's mill, 8 miles east of Lewistown, on the old plank road leading from Canton to Liverpool. He also cleared 80 acres for Gen. L. F. Ross in Lewistown township. He was married in March, 1859, to Ellen Alumbaugh, by whom he had 6 children : of these 4 are living, viz : Chas. O., Sarah A., Haskell and Stephen. Chas. O. married Callie Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller, of Vermont tp. Sarah A. married Geo. W. Harding, of New Philadelphia, Ill.

Franklin Holmes, farmer and stock-raiser, see. 35, Farmers' tp .; P. O., Ipava ; was born in Fulton Co., Oct. 16, 1848, and is the son of Thomas Holmes, a prominent farmer of Vermont tp. Thomas and Rachel (Derry) Holmes are natives of Ky., and were among the early pioneers of Fulton county, and with others deserve great credit for their noble work of preparing the way for the prosperity of their children. Mr. Franklin Holmes was married, Oct. 10, 1871, to Sarah Hipsley, daughter of Mr. Nicholas Hipsley, of Ver- mont, Ill. They have 2 children, Effa and Ray.

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Dr. J. Hosman was born in Flushing tp., Belmont Co., O., in 1823 ; about 1835 the family moved to New Castle, where our sub- jeet received a common-school education ; April 3, 1845, was mar- ried ; read medicine under Dr. Beard in Boston, O. ; attended lectures at the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, but since has prac- ticed the regular system,-one year in Belmont Co. and 10 in Frank- lin Co., O .; came to Bluff City, Schuyler Co., Ill., at the close of the war ; in 1876 located in Table Grove ; became disgusted with the practice of medicine (attending only certain professional calls) and went into the drug business, which he finds far more pleasant.

John Hoyle, farmer and stock-raiser, see. 8; P. O., Table Grove. In 1845 John Hoyle, sr., with his family settled in Harris tp., where he remained four years, when he removed to Farmers' township, and here resided for twenty-two years. In 1871 he removed to Adams county, Iowa, where he died Ang. 3, 1878. Our subject, John Hoyle, was born in England, April 7, 1826, and was brought to New York when but eighteen months old. A part of his education was obtained in an old log school-house in Ohio, and a part in Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. Hoyle is a leading farmer and stock-raiser in Farmers' tp., and owns 400 acres of well improved land. He was married, in April, 1848, to Lu- cinda Walters, by whom he has had 13 children : 8 are living, and 4 married. Mrs. Hoyle's father, William Walters, was a soldier in the Black Hawk war.

Lawrence Hoyle, sec. 3, Farmers' tp. ; P. O., Bernadotte ; was born in Tuscarawas Co., O., Nov. 20, 1832, a brother of the above. His father, John Hoyle, was a native of England ; he brought his family to Fulton county in 1845, where he remained until 1870, when he removed to Iowa, where he died in Aug., 1878. Our sub- ject has resided in Fulton county since 1845, and is now a promi- nent farmer and stock-raiser, and owns 260 acres of land, 130 of which is under cultivation. He was married, April 20, 1853, to Mary Walters, daughter of the late Wm. Walters, so well known in the pioneer history of this county. They had 8 children, viz: An- geline, John W., Jane B., Mary A., Henry L., Sarah E., Lawrence W. and Polly Ann. Mrs. Hoyle died Feb. 28, 1870; Mr. Hoyle again married, Nov. 19, 1876, Margaret E. Murray. They have one child, Clara.

George Hughes, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O., Table Grove. In 1834 he emigrated with his family from Geddes, N. Y., to Farmers' tp. They lived in a log cabin 16x18 feet, with a quilt for a door, and no window or floor ; the house was covered with clapboards, fas- tened with poles ; this ancient roof was known as the cob roof. Mr. Hughes was very lonesome, and bore many privations for the first two years. At one time he went 5 miles to borrow a little meal. He was married, Sept. 1, 1831, to Esther Mayo, by whom he had 2 children, one of whom is living, John, now in Michigan. Mr. Hughes has been a life-long farmer and stock-raiser except about 8

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years, when he was engaged in the mercantile business in Table Grove. His father, Freeman Hughes, a native of Mass., was a real- estate dealer of N. Y., and also State Salt Inspector for 13 years, and Justice of the Peace 13 years. He has three grandchildren,- Geo. F., Charles E. and Elizzie B .; the eldest is 21, the second 19, and the third 16 years of age. Our subject has been eminently sue- cessful in business, and now possesses about 400 acres of well improved land.

John H. Hunter, merchant, emigrated from Kentucky to this State in 1836; learned the saddle and harness-maker's trade with his father when a boy ; when of age he clerked in a drug store, in which he remained 5 years ; he then engaged in the dry-goods business for about 12 years. He entered the army as a substitute for Lemuel Lindsay, who was drafted, in Co. F, 31st Ill. He joined the regi- ment Nov. 15, 1864, the day Sherman began his noted march ; was an entire stranger to the regiment, and on Jan. 4, '65, he was appointed Sergeant, and on July 2, was commissioned First Lieutenant of the Co. and acting Adjutant of the regiment; in which capacity he acted until the close of the war. For the truth of this statement we have only to examine the Adjutant General's Report. Mr. Hunter was married Jan. 21. 1875, to Essie Bradfield, daughter of Samuel Bradfield, of Bushnell. This union has been blessed with two little boys, Johnnie and Freddie. Our subject is, a successful merchant at Table Grove. He carries a stock of $3,000 in general merchandising. He first established a drug and hardware store here in 1875, in company with Mr. Theodore Wright. He sold his interest to Mr. Wright in 1878, and in 1879 bought the store orig- inally owned by Mr. H. Smither, and is now building upa large trade.

Lewis E. Kelly, proprietor of the Kelly House, Table Grove, was born Nov. 1, 1816, in Fleming Co., Ky .; was educated in a log school-house, using Dilworth's Speller, Guthrie's Arithmetic, Kirkham's Grammar and the Bible as text books. In 1836 he came with his parents to the wilds of Vermont. At that time there was but one house between Table Grove and Macomb. Mr. Kelley taught school four years, and then for eight years he was unable to pursue any occupation on account of sore eyes. He was Postmaster of Vermont 1851-4; he then engaged in the mercantile business in Vermont ; also operated a saw and grist-mill in connection with the store, until 1860. He then engaged in farming until 1876, when he became proprietor of the Kelly House in Table Grove, which he snecessfully conducts. His father, Francis Kelly, was a promi- nent farmer of Vermont, and died in 1846, at the age of 67 years. He was drafted in the war of 1812, but eireumstances being such that he could not leave home, he employed a substitute.

W. G. Kelly, farmer ; P. O., Table Grove. Although a resident of MeDonough Co., his western life has been spent principally in good old Fulton. Our subject was one of the "stand-bys" during

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the cholera seourge in Vermont in 1851. His wife and 2 children died with that dreaded disease. Great eredit is due Mr. Kelly, Cephas Toland, Joseph Royle and others, for their untiring efforts to save the afflicted, and for the tender care they exercised over all strieken with the scourge. Mr. Kelly is a brother of the proprietor of the Kelly House, of Table Grove. He was born in Fleming Co., Ky., June 16, 1818; is now a prominent farmer of McDon- ough Co. Mr. Kelly improved the farm now occupied by David Corbit, one mile south of Vermont. He is the father of 5 children, of whom but 1 is living,-John W.

Jacob Lemmer was born Nov. 13, 1840, in Stark Co., O. His parents removed to Knox Co., O., when our subject was but a year old. Here he was reared on a farm until he was 16 years old, when he learned the shoemaker's trade in Mt. Vernon, O. He then worked as a journeyman for several years in different towns of Ohio. He served in Co. C, 10th Ohio Cav., and was at the siege of Atlan- ta, and accompanied Sherman in his march to the sea; was taken prisoner on his return in South Carolina, and was paroled at Golds- borough, Feb. 28, 1865. He was discharged June 10, 1865. Mr. L. was married Sept. 16, 1866, to Catharine Harrat, and they have had 7 children, of whom 4 are living. He has been a success- ful shoemaker for 23 years, and has been located in Table Grove since Sept. 2, 1876. His father, George Lemmer, is a well-to-do farmer in Knox Co., Ohio, and highly appreciated as a citizen of that county.

Prof. T. G. Lore, of the Table Grove schools, was born in Mercer Co., Pa., Dec. 2, 1849. He was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school education, after which he attended the Westmin- ster College at New Wilmington, Pa., for 2 years in all, teaching at intervals to procure money to finish his education. He has been teaching for 15 years; is now entering upon his seventh year in the schools of Table Grove, than which there is no better evidence of his success as a disciplinarian and instructor. He governs without corporal punishment. He was married June 29, 1871, to Miss Cassaline J. Wright, daughter of Granville Wright, of Vermont tp. They have had 5 children, of whom 3 are living, namely : Gabrielle, Rhea and Gladys. His father was also a native of Penn- sylvania, and a prosperous farmer there until Sept., 1869, when he died.

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History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 67

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co. Number of Pages: 1096

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co.
Number of Pages: 1096