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Jesse Mead, cabinet-maker and undertaker, is a native of England and was born Dec. 27, 1816; came to America in 1833, and first settled in New Jersey, where he remained until 1841, when he came to Fulton county, where he has since resided. He was united in marriage with Emily Bloomfield, a native of the Buckeye State, who
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was born in 1831. To them 6 children were born, of whom 5 are living,-Mary J., Carrie, Willie, Alice and Nellie. One infant deceased.
James Morgan, farmer, sec. 3; P. O., Lewistown. Mr. M. is the son of Daniel and Sarah M., and was born in Virginia March 3, 1810. He was reared upon a farm and has followed that occupation throughout life. He came to this county in 1831, and in 1850 went to California where he remained 9 months. He has been twice married,-the first time to Betsy Humble in 1833. She was born in Ohio in 1811, and died in 1843. There were born to them 6 children, 4 living,-Sarah, wife of Aaron Sawyer, of Kansas ; Mary, wife of Henry Young; Matilda, and Wm. H. Mr. M. was mar- ried to Mary Murphy in 1844. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1809. They have 4 children ; Rachel, Melinda and Lucinda, twins, and David. Mr. M. was a color-bearer in the militia in pioneer times. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, his father in the war of 1812 and he in the Black Hawk war, and is one of the very few veterans now living who fought that old chief.
A. P. Munson, dealer in crockery and glassware, Lewistown, was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1843; enlisted in 1862 as Orderly Sergeant in Co. A, 27th Conn. V. I. (New Haven Grays) ; was promoted 2d Lieut. and served 9 months; participated in the battles of Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, and Chancellorville, where he was taken prisoner, and confined in Libby Prison at Richmond 3 months; was exchanged and confined in Annapolis hospital, from effects of prison life, some months. At the close of the war he ac- cepted a position in the Treasury Department at Washington, and four years afterward came to this county and engaged in mercantile business in this city, and in 1876 opened his present place of business, where he is conducting a prosperous trade. Was married in 1866 to Miss Harriet Gore, a native of N. H.
Walter Painter, farmer, sec. 17, was born in Connecticut March 16, 1815; now owns 160 acres; has followed farming through life ; education fair ; came to this county in 1838 ; in 1841 was married to Ellen Ewings, who was born in Virginia in 1814; they are the parents of 6 children,-Thomas, Mary J., Steuben, Hiram, Nathan and Margaret. Mr. Painter's father was in the Revolutionary war and taken prisoner by Cornwallis. Methodist. Republican.
Wm. Parkinson, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Lewistown ; was born in Lancashire, Eng., March 23, 1826, son of John P., a far- mer, who married Susanna Mellor and whose children were 13 in number. Wm., the youngest, who grew to manhood in England, married Jane Gee, of Yorkshire, and landed at New York city April 4, 1855; settled in Bernadotte tp., finally in Lewistown tp. Free-thinker. Greenbacker. Close reasoner.
John H. Peirsol, M. D., deceased, was born in Holmes Co., O., in 1821; son of Peter and Sarah (Hains) Peirsol, who moved to this county in 1836 and settled in Fairview, and were among the
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carly pioneers who have with many others gone to their long home. The subject of this sketch commenced the study of medicine under the tuition of Dr. Geddes, at Fairview, where he afterward practiced for some years. In 1848 he was married at Knoxville to Miss Fraser, daughter of Wm. J. Fraser, of that city. In 1853 he was elected to the office of County Clerk, and served in that capacity 8 years. In 1869 was elected Probate Judge, and re-elected in 1873 without opposition, his labors in that office being simply marvelous. He was the father of 8 children, 6 of whom lie side by side in the cemetery at Fairview. Anna, wife of H. F. Ufford, and Maggie G. are the living children. He was an honored member of the Masonic fraternity. His death occurred Feb. 17, 1876. We give the Doc- tor's portrait in this work.
A. Peterson was born in New Jersey, and came to this county in 1859 ; married Jane Weston in 1873; they have Flora and Katie as their children ; he was Town Clerk in Waterford tp. Mrs. P.'s father, Samuel Weston, was a native of England, where he married Mary Lathberry and had 9 children : Thomas, Eliza, Isidora, Han- nah, Jane, Caroline, Sarah and William, and one deceased. This family emigrated to this tp. about 30 years ago and accumulated some property. The subject of this biography is a renter on sec. 34, and his P. O. is Lewistown.
Charles Phelps, only son of Hon. Wm. Phelps, of Lewistown, was born in this tp, ; married Louisa Pickering, and has a family of children ; during the war he was enrolling officer. Having resided here all his life, Mr. Phelps has witnessed many changes in the de- velopment of the place.
Henry Phelps, merchant, Lewistown, son of Myron and Adaline (Rice) Phelps. Myron was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., March 17, 1803. His wife died March 24, 1831. His second marriage was with Miss Mary Proctor, of Rowley, Mass., April 4, 1855. He emigrated to the West in 1824 with his father's family, settling on a piece of land near Springfield, which he entered. A small stock of goods was opened in the neighborhood by some New York men, which was purchased by his father and carried by teams to St. Louis, thence on keel-boats to the nearest river point to Lewistown, where they were opened for sale in a small room. There were more Indians than whites in the country at that time, and this the only store in the county. He dealt largely in furs, traveling on ponies over large portions of Illinois, Iowa, and the valley of the Cedar. He was a great friend to the Indians, and many an old battle-scarred chief found a welcome to his cabin home. Of this pioneer we could not say too much. His business was characterized by strict prin- ciple, and at the opening of his Christian life he decided that one- tenth of his income should be given to the Lord, and that, should he ever become worth a certain sum, he would thereafter give all he should make to the Lord. He reached that amount 20 years prior to his death, and gave it all to the cause of Christianity. The
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Presbyterian Church stands as a monument, in part, of his liberal- itv. He died at his home in this city Ang. 15, 1878. The subject of this sketch was born in Lewistown in 1837; was married at Rowley, Mass., in 1861, to Miss Anna L. Proctor, a native of Essex Co., Mass., by whom he has 2 children,-Henry W. and Frederick. Mr. P. succeeded his father in business, and his is the oldest busi- ness house in the county. He is President of the Town Council and School Director, and a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church ; also a zealous temperance worker.
William Phelps was born in New York Nov. 1, 1809, son of Stephen and Lois Phelps; came to this State in 1820, settling in Sangamon county ; to this county in 1827. Mr. Phelps followed trading with the Indians out West for 20 years, dealing mostly with the Pottawatomies and Delawares. Indians clear to the Rocky Mountains have a favorable knowledge of "Capt. Phelps." (He was once Captain of a steamboat.) Returning to this county in 1846, he continued trading in the mercantile business for 12 years, and with such success that he finally accumulated a property of 2,000 acres of fine farm land, besides 4 lots in town with fine dwellings; but he has been benevolent. His first marriage was March 2, 1830, to Caroline Kelsey, who was born in New York in 1812, and died in 1862. Their 3 living children are : Emily, wife of Col. Dilworth ; Charles S. and Julietta T. May 21, 1874, Mr. Phelps married Tillie M. Guernsey, who was born in New York Sept. 7, 1839; their one child is deceased. Mr. Phelps has been Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, and is a Freemason. His father was born in Vermont and his mother in New York. We give the portraits of Capt. Phelps and his wife in this work.
Robert Prichard, farmer and stock-raiser, owning 315 acres of val- uable land, is the son of Jordon and Artemisia Prichard, natives of Pennsylvania, and he was born in Ohio March 11, 1831; family came to Fulton county in early day, settling in Liverpool township, where his parents died of cholera in 1849; Nov. 18, 1854, he mar- ried Rebecca Steel, who was born March 10, 1840, in White county, Ill. They are the parents of 4 children,-George W., Alice S., Peter L. and Olive A. Alice is the wife of Frank Kost, a promi- nent merchant of Astoria. Mr. Prichard is a Freemason, a Demo- erat and has been Sheriff of Fulton county 8 years and Deputy Sheriff 2 years. Has also been Supervisor.
John Prickett, farmer, sec. 9; was born in Indiana Sept. 7, 1838, son of Isaiah and Eliza P., natives of Ohio; raised on a farm ; ed- ucation fair ; came to this township in 1852; attended Lewistown Seminary 4 years; commenced teaching about 1860, and has taught about 17 winter terms; has been Assessor 2 terms; makes a spe- cialty of raising fine horses. Feb. 15, 1866, in this State, Mr. P. married Margaret Lenhart, who was born Feb. 15, 1866, in Ohio, and they are the parents of 5 children,-Della E., Mary J., J. H., Wm. F. and Hattie M.
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William Proctor, deceased, died at Lewistown Jan. 24, 1879; was born in Dunstable, Mass., Oct. 13, 1795; his father Gershom Proc- tor was a soldier of the Revolution and he himself enlisted in the war of 1812. He made a trip West in 1817 and came to Illinois in 1818, and in 1820 moved to Sangamon county. In 1824 he mar- ried Mrs. Laura Warner, daughter of Judge Stephen Phelps, of Lewistown. She died in Lewistown Ang. 31, 1864. Mr. P. was a tanner by occupation. In June, 1828, he moved to Lewistown where he lived till his death. For 60 years he was a resident of Illi- nois and for 50 years of Fulton county. He was a great student and was well posted on all questions of the day. He made a pro- fession of his faith in Christ in 1813 and was a consistent member of the Congregational Church and afterwards the Presbyterian for 65 years. He was one of the few who organized the 1st Presbyterian Church of Springfield. He was one of the 6 members of the first Presbyterian Church organized in this county, which was in Sept., 1828; he and Deacon Nathan Jones were elected Elders. Mrs. R. B. Stevenson and J. W. Proctor, both of Canton, are the children he left.
James H. Randall was born in Warren Co., Ky., Nov. 27, 1815. His parents were Wm. and Mary (Beadles) Randall. His father was from New York and mother from Virginia. They went to Ky. in an early day and were married there, and soon after moved to Missouri, and to Fulton Co. about 1850, where they died-his father at the age of 88 and his mother at the age of 71. Our subject was married to Sarah A. Hull March 22, 1839. She was born in Lieking Co., O., Sept. 25, 1823. Ten children have been born to them, of whom 2 boys and 3 girls are living; Naney, born Dec 15, 1841; Ludage, Oct. 9, 1847 ; Matilda, JJan. 15, 1850; Philip, Oct. 31, 1854, and Alexander, Jan. 21, 1857. Mr. R. was raised upon a farm, and he followed farming till 1857, when he engaged in the mer- cantile business, which he followed for 12 years, when he retired from that and has engaged in speculating since. He is one of the solid men of Lewistown.
Olirer Rice, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 23; P. O., Lewistown. Mr. R. was born in this county, and is a son of A. and Martha C. Rice, natives of the old Bay State. They came to this county as early as 1831 : hence truly pioneers. Oliver was married in this county Oct. 1, 1873, to Alla M. Burgett, who was born Aug. 12, 1852. Henry and Mary are the names of their two children. Mr. R. has held many of the local offices and is a man of good business tact. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Col. Lewis W. Ross, lawyer, was born in New York Dee. 8, 1812, son of Ossian M. and Mary Ross, the former of New York and the latter of N. J .; in 1821 they settled in Madison Co., for one year, then came to Fulton Co. L. W. attended college 3 years, studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1837; was elected to the Legis- lature in 1840 and 1844, and to Congress 1863-9; he was a Colonel
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in the Mexican war. June 13, 1839, he married Frances M. Simms, who was born in Virginia July 18, 1821 ; of their 12 children 6 are living,-John W., Lewis C., Frank R., Pike C., Fanny W., and Jennie. John W. is practicing law in Washington city. Col. Ross is a Freemason and Odd Fellow, and has ever been one of the most influential citizens of this county. Owns 3,000 acres of land.
J. W. Routson, proprietor of saw-mill, was born in Columbiana Co., O., in 1833; came to this Co. in June, 1855, and engaged in farming. For the past five years has been extensively engaged in turning out railroad ties, in which he has a large trade. Was mar- ried in 1856 to Miss Lucinda Marandille, a native of this Co. He is the father of 6 children,-Emmet E., A. W., L. F., H. N., Mary E. and J. W. His farm of 291 acres is still his home.
Jacob Schoonorer, farmer, sec. 3, Lewistown tp .; P. O., Bryant ; was born in Pennsylvania Oct. 5, 1833. His parents, Dennis and Mary Ann (Wise) Schoonover, are both deceased. Mr. S. came to this county in 1865 and has lived here since. He was united in marriage with Mary Ann Shaw at Havana, Ill., in 1865. They have a family of 6 children,-Wilson E., Ida Catharine, Sidney M., Cobert Sherman, Marens Henry, Calvin H. and John Alvia.
Ira Scorell, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 30; P. O., Lewistown ; was born in Canandaigua Co., N. Y., March 4, 1797 ; in his youth the family emigrated to Ohio, near its western boundary line ; learned a trade in Indiana ; in his 17th year he went to New Orleans and fought under Gen. Jackson ; then went to the State of Missis- sippi ; in 1816 he came to Illinois (" Northwestern Territory " then) and settled 35 miles below St. Louis in what is now Monroe Co .; Indians were plentiful, friendly at first, but afterward hostile. In 1818 he married Mary, daughter of John Crisley, of Germany. This lady came to this Territory in 1804, and is consequently the oldest settler,-possibly the oldest in the State. In 1824 Mr. S. established the first ferry at Havana, and in company with Ossian M. Ross he conducted it for several years. The second log build- ing in Havana was built by Mr. Scovell in 1827. He moved to Lewistown, rented a farm of Mr. Ross for two years, and then bought 40 acres, whereon he built a cabin. He broke the first prai- rie in this township and hauled the first goods for Phelps' store. At this time there were but 3 or 4 cabins in Lewistown. July 4th was celebrated with a great dinner, public speaking and a military muster. In 1830 he was Road Commissioner for the county. Mr. S. saw the first steamboat that ever ran up the Mississippi river. Many long years have gone by since then, but both Mr. and Mrs. Scovell have vivid recollections of those early scenes.
Thomas Scorell was born in this county in 1835; in 1857 he mar- ried Magdalena Littlejohn, by whom he has had 3 children,-Sarah E., Mary J. and Emma D. Mr. S. owns 288 acres of land. In 1833 he started with his father overland for California, in Capt. Meek's company, and suffered many privations, subsisting on dried
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beef alone for weeks together. Thomas left home at 17 and trav- eled over the world considerably. In 1855 he was Captain of a company of 100 men, and his horse was killed under him. In his butcher shop in California he killed a chief.
Jacob Sharrer was born in Pennsylvania in 1804; was brought up on a farm and followed agricultural pursuits through life, and handled much stock. He died in 1874, leaving to his family a fine farm. He was married to Hannah Bearce, a native of New York. Eleven children were born to them. Those living are Sarah, Eliza- beth, Wesley, Sophia, George and Henry. Those deceased are Frank and 3 infants. Mr. S. was a member of the M. E. Church. He came to the State in 1837.
Frank Sheets, farmer, see. 20; P. O., Lewistown ; was born in Cass tp., this county, in 1855 ; in 1877 he married Laura DeFord, daughter of Jos. DeFord, of Bernadotte tp .; Charles E. is their only offspring. Mr. Sheets has 120 acres of land. His father, John W., was born in Virginia, who married a Miss Larch, and emigrated to this county in an early day. Mr. Sheets is a Democrat.
Hon. Simcon P. Shope, Judge of this Judicial Circuit, was born in Ohio Dec. 3, 1835, son of S. P. and Lucinda Shope, natives of Pennsylvania; education fair; at the age of 15, commenced teach- ing school; taught three winters, six months each; in 1855 com- menced the study of law; admitted to the Bar in 1856, the same year he settled in Lewistown; he was elected to the Legislature in 1862, and was re-elected. He was elected Circuit Judge in 1877, and in 1879 was re-elected. Nov. 14, 1847, in this State, he mar- ried Sarah M. Jones, daughter of Wesley and Eliza Jones, natives of Ohio; she was born Nov. 3, 1839; their children are Clara A., Charles E. and Claude W. The Judge started in life with but lit- tle means, but now has 300 acres of fine farm land, 20 lots in Lew- istown and a fine residence.
James W. Simms, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 17; P. O., Lew- istown; was born in Virginia July 31, 1815, son of Isaac and Nancy Simms, natives of Virginia ; came to Fulton county in 1836 ; Aug. 10, 1837, he married Louisa J. Simms, who was born in Madi- son Co., Va., Dec. 1, 1820, and they are the parents of 11 children : Amelia, wife of Jacob Chrisman ; Mary, wife of William Walker ; Sarah ; Julia, wife of William Allen ; James, William, Charles, Tommy, Hattie, and two deceased,- Isaac and Thomas. Mr. S. owns 530 acres of excellent land. He has been Road Commissioner 2 terms and Supervisor 5 terms.
Aaron Smith, farmer, see. 8; P. O., Lewistown ; was born in Ohio in 1820; was brought to Illinois when young. In 1851 he married Almira Austin, who was born in Illinois in 1825, and they have had 8 children : Rachel, wife of James Woodward, this tp .; Mary, wife of Wm. S. Jones; Henry J., Betsey, Thomas and Franklin ; deceased-Isabel and James L. Mr. Smith owns 200 aeres of good land and is a Republican.
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L. D. Smith, of the firm of Smith & Cozine, blacksmiths and machinists, Lewistown, is the son of JJacob and Matilda Smith, and was born in Ohio Sept. 3, 1849, and was brought to this county the same year. At the age of 15 he began to learn engineering. At present he is working in a machine shop, repairing machines of all kinds. He was married in this county in 1875 to Almeda Esk- ridge, who was born in this comnty in 1851. They are the par- ents of 2 children : Maggie L. and Maude F. Mr. S. is a member of the M. E. Church.
Wm. M. Standard was born in Johnson Co., III., Feb. 10, 1822, son of Thomas and Masa (West) Standard, natives of N. C .; the family came to Fulton Co. in 1829, settling in JJoshua tp., where Mr. S. died in 1877. Wm. M. was brought up on a farm! In 1856 he was elected Sheriff and served 2 years. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. A, 103d Ill. Inf., as 1st Sergt., and promoted Lieutenant ; mustered out in 1865, and returned to Lewistown, where he has since been hotel-keeper; the hotel was built by a stock company in 1850. Has been Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate in Lewistown. April 28, 1846, in Canton tp., Mr. S. married Jane Ellis, daughter of Isaac Ellis ; of their 6 children 4 are living,-George, Perry, Al- mira and Frank. Hattie and Johnnie are deceased. Isaac Elllis' wife was Naney Jennings, of Tennessee, and she is now a widow, very aged, and lives near Canton.
T. F. Stafford, grocer and baker, was born in England in 1831, and was brought to America in 1841, the family settling near Utica, N. Y., where he lived until 1845, at which time he moved to Pitts- burg, Pa., thenee to MeDonough Co., Ill. ; where in 1856 he was married to Miss Mary A. Nichols, a native of England. With but little money he came to Lewistown in 1862, where he has since been engaged in his present business, and by his indomitable will and perseverance has accumulated a property and now enjoys a prosper- ous trade.
W. C. Staton, wagon manufacturer, born in Adams Co., Ky., in 1834. His parents were Reuben and Maria (Austin) Staton, na- tives of that State, where they died. Mr. S. came to this county in 1857 and settled in this eity, where he has since been successfully engaged at his trade. Was married in 1854 to Miss Eliza Bennett, a native of Ky. Have 1 child, Charles. Mr. S. was elected Alder- man in the spring of 1879, and gave his service to the country in 1862, enlisting as a Corporal in 103d I. V. I., Co. A, and served about 3 years; participated in battles of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, and with Sherman in his march to the sea.
H. P. Stipp, physician and surgeon, was born in this State Sept. 19, 1852, son of James H. and Maria L. Stipp, pioneers in this county ; brought up on a farm ; commenced medical studies at the age of 20; graduated in 1876 at a homeopathie college in St. Louis, since which time he has practiced here in Lewistown, enjoying a large patronage.
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James H. Stipp was born in Champaign Co., O., Jan. 3, 1817. He is the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Harrison) Stipp, natives of Va. and Ky., respectively. Mr. S. was reared in Ohio, and came to Canton Feb. 10, '37, and engaged as salesman for Shinn & Vittum- then for D. W. Vittum, until Nov., '39, he engaged in the mercan- tile business for himself; was burned out Feb. 22, 1840; removed to Rochester, Peoria Co., but soon returned to Canton. He then en- gaged as clerk for Graham & Schneider. In 1841 began business for himself and soon after with Stipp & Maple. Then he continued alone till '52, when he took in J. H. Bass, to whom he sold in '54; was elected County Clerk in 1869; moved to Kansas after expira- tion of term and returned to Lewistown Jan., '79. Married Sept. 16, '42 to Maria Bass, of Canton ; they have 8 children.
Moses Turner, cashier of the 1st National Bank, Lewistown, was born in Illinois Jan 3, 1840, son of Nathan and Rachel Turner, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio ; education fair ; entered the bank as clerk at the age of 18, which position he filled for several years, and then was promoted to the position of cashier, which place he still holds. In 1862 he married Priscilla Reisinger, who was born in Ohio in 1842; they had one child, Lillie, and she died in 1868; in 1869 he married Frances Prichard. who was born in Illinois in 1844. Nellie and Arthur are their children. Republi- can.
H. F. Uford, dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods, was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1827, and emigrated to Ft. Wayne, Ind., in 1848, where he resided until his coming to this county in 1856. Two years afterward he engaged with Mr. Phelps in the dry-goods business, with whom he remained until 1871, when he ventured in the clothing trade, which he has carried on success- fully to the present day. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Gray, a native of Indiana, in 1851, and is the happy father of eight living children,-De Witt C., Hutoka, Judson, Bessie, Birdie, Ralph, Leroy and Cash.
David J. Waggoner, ex-Sheriff of Fulton county, was born in Pennsylvania August 22, 1822, son of Andrew and Lucinda W .; was on a farm until he was 15 years old ; learned chair-making and house-painting ; in 1846 he settled in Lewistown, when he was elected Sheriff, and served with signal ability until 1850; at the commencement of the war he organized Co. G at his own expense, and was appointed Major of the regiment ; after the close of the war he returned to Lewistown, and served as Sheriff for six years. He married, in 1845, in Greene county, Pa., Miss Rebecca Darrak, who was born Sept. 21, 1822, and they have had 6 children, 5 of whom are living,-James D. ; Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Shafer, of Astoria; Harry M .; Don M. and Fred. Freemason. Odd Fellow, and Democrat.
Charles Walker, farmer, etc., see 32; was born in Fayette county, O., Feb. 14, 1826 ; the family emigrated to this county in 1839,
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where Charles grew up without the advantges of schools, and mar- ried Naney Stever. Alice S. and Sarah A. are their two children living, Mr. W. now owns 200 acres of land whereon he has earned his livelihood, made improvements, etc., by his own hard work. His father, Henry Walker, was born in Ross county, O .; a farmer ; married Elizabeth Short and had 4 children,-Charles, Emily, Milton and Alice. Mr. Henry Walker's second wife was Hannah, nce Eveman, a native of Ohio. Chas. Walker's grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war seven years. Henry Walker moved to Illinois in 1839, settling in Isabel township, where he bought 160 acres of land, but he died leaving 900 acres to his heirs.
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