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Ephraim Biggs. The subject of this sketch was born in Preble county, O., June 30, 1822. He was raised on a farm, came to Defi- ance county, O., about the year 1854, where he remained until 1867, when he removed to Pike county, Ill., where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married to Mary A. Mendenhall, by whom he had 8 children, of whom 4 are living,
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namely, Sarah M., Martha E., Rachel A. and Melissa. Mrs. Biggs died in:1848. Mr. Biggs was again married in 1860, this time to Mrs. Pliœbe Grimes. They had one child, Wm., deceased. This second wife died in 1862, and in 1864 Mr. Biggs married Mrs. Nancy Fribley. They had 2 children, Geo. W. and Fannie. The third Mrs. Biggs died. in 1866, and in the year 1870 he married Mrs. Rosanna Moore. They had one child. Mr. Biggs' father served in the war of 1812.
M. Blake & Sons. These enterprising farmers reside on sec. 8, Griggsville tp. Mr. Blake was born in Adams Co., O., Oct. 22, 1822. He was married in 1849 to Melinda Thompson. They had 7 children, 6 of whom are living; John, Nicholas, and Henry, who are engaged in business with their father; Robert, Rebecca J. and Melinda A. Mr. Blake came West in 1851, and settled in Mis- souri, residing in Macon, Shelby and Marion counties, but in 1865 he removed with his family to Pike Co., Ill., where they still reside. He was a soldier in the late war, in Co. G, 30th Regiment, Mo. Vol. Inf. For some time he was disabled by sickness, yet he served his time out, and was honorably discharged in 1865.
John Blake was born in Adams Co., O., June 26, 1850; is a mem- ber of the Christian Church in Perry. He received a common- school education, and his vocation is farming and stock-raising.
Nicholas is a member of the M. E. Church at Hinman Chapel, Griggsville tp .; was educated in the common schools of Ohio, and is also a farmer. He is a native of Missouri, and was born May 2, 1852.
Henry was born in Missouri, and is also a farmer.
J. M. Bodine is chief miller in Pike Mills, Griggsville.
David Borrowman was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1825. He came to St. Louis with his parents in 1838; is a marble and stone-cutter, and has carried on this business in Griggsville for 15 years. He uses the celebrated Kinderhook limestone, which is a superior quality of stone. Mr. B. was married in 1854 to Jane "Barker, of Nashville, Tenn. They had 5 children, of whom but two are living. Mr. B's father, John Borrowman, located in Cal- houn Co., Ill., in 1841, where he engaged in farming and stock-rais- ing until his death from cholera, which occurred in 1849, during the prevalence of that fearful scourge in this country.
Ellen Brakefield, a native of this county, was born Jan. 19, 1835, and is the daughter of Abraham Goldman, so well known in the early settlement of Pike county. Mr. Goldman helped to erect the first log house in Griggsville. Mrs. Brakefield was married June 28, 1849, to Samuel Brakefield; they had 4 children; two only are liv- ing,-Olive and Llewella. Mr. B. was born Nov. 27, 1824, in Pennsylvania, was taken to New York by his parents when very small. He came to Pike county about the year 1848, where he en- gaged in farming and stock-raising. He had previously been engaged in the manufacture of brooms. On the morning of the 13th of June, 1874, Mr. Brakefield was killed while in the act of cross-
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ing the railroad track with a team in front of a train of cars. His body was carried several yards by the cars, and mutilated in a most shocking manner. He was a prominent citizen and a member of the M. E. Church. Few men possessed so many virtues, and few as well respected as he. It is no wonder that the entire community was thrown into consternation at the intelligence of his untimely death.
James Brakefield was born in Kent, England, April 22, 1822, and when he was about one year old his parents, Charles and Mary Brakefield, brought him to America, settling in Clinton county, Pa., whence they soon removed to Schenectady, N. Y. At the age of 22 years James located at Griggsville, Ill., where he followed farming and broom manufacture. In 1845 he married Elizabeth Carmer, a native of Paterson, N. J., and daughter of Henry and Mary (Hunt) Carmer, who were early settlers in this county, com- ing here in 1831-'2. Henry Carmer was a native of New York city, and his wife of Philadelphia, neither of whom is now living. Mr. C. was reared in the mercantile business, but in an early day he came to Pike county, where he followed farming until his death in December, 1862, at the age of 70 years, his wife having died the previous August. In March, 1857, Mr. Brakefield went into mer- cantile business with J. M. Crandall, but after 3 years' partnership he returned to his former vocation. In 1866 he entered partner- ship with L. W. Dix. In 1871 his health commenced to fail, con- sumption setting in, and he died April 26, 1873. During his life Mr. Brakefield was prominently identified with the interests of the county.
Henry R. Brown, a pioneer of Pike Co., was born in Brown Co., O., July 15, 1821, and is a son of the late William Brown, so well known in the pioneer history of this county. He came here with his parents in 1834 and settled on sec. 29, Griggsville tp .; has dropped corn on Griggsville prairie after a large breaking plow, . the rows being one mile in length. This was for Nathan W. Jones, who now resides in Griggsville. He also worked in a cotton gin in Morgan county for about 3 years. Like all other boys of those early days, Mr. Brown was deprived of educational advantages, and was compelled to undergo many hardships and privations. He saw the first steamboat that sailed on the Illinois river. He has seen over 20 deer in one drove, but never shot one. He was married Jan. 18, 1842, to Harriet Park, and had one son, Geo. W. Mrs. Brown died Jan. 18, 1844. Mr. Brown was again married Dec. 22, 1847, this time to Jane Chapman, daughter of E. W. Chapman, deceased, so well known in the early history of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have had 8 children, 6 of whom are living: John Q., Mary J., Sarah F., Alice, Amos W. and Willy H. They are all married except the two youngest.
J. Q. Brown was born in Griggsville township, Oct. 13, 1848, and is a son of H. R. Brown. He was reared on a farm and
James Brakifield GRIGGSVILLE FOR BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH SEE PAGE 526.
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educated in the common and high schools of Griggsville. He was married Nov. 26, 1873, to Ella E. Eastman, daughter of Lycurgus Eastman, of Griggsville, whose biography also appears in this work. Mr. and Mrs. 'Brown have two children, Alice E. and Richard E. Mr. Brown is engaged in farming and resides on sec. 8, Griggsville township.
Eben F. Bryant was born in East Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 7, 1832, and was brought to this county by his parents in the year 1837 ; was raised on a farm until 18 years of age, when he went to Georgetown, Harrison Co., O., and there apprenticed himself to Heberling & Russell, machinists. He remained with them about 18 months, then returned to Illinois, where he engaged in farming until he reached his majority ; then went to sea. He sailed first from New Bedford, Mass., on a whaling vessel, and at New Zealand changed to a merchant vessel, bound for Salein, Mass. They rounded Cape Horn, stopped at Rio Janeiro, and arrived in Salem in Octo- ber, 1854. This completed his voyage around the world, which was quite a rare thing for a Pike county boy. Mr. Bryant then returned to his old home in Pike county, following farming for 2 years, then in 1856 he again sailed, but this time on the Illinois river. He remained here until 1868, except one trip to the Hud- son river, via New Orleans and Boston. He then again engaged in farming, which is his present occupation, and resides on sec. 25, Griggsville tp. Mr. Bryant is the son of Eben Bryant, who was born in South Reading (now Wakefield), Mass., in June, 1806. He was a shoemaker by trade, but on removing to Illinois he became a farmer. He was a member of the Baptist Church for several years, and died in 1869. Our subject was the oldest son, and was married in May, 1863, to Edith Dean, daughter of Jonathan Dean, a boot and shoe merchant of Prairie City, Ill. Mr. Dean spent several years of his life in Montana, where he engaged in mining and farming.
J. B. Bryant was born in Pike county in 1848 ; was educated in the common schools, and in the year 1871 engaged in the jewelry business in Griggsville. His father, Eben Bryant, was a native of Wakefield, Mass., and came to this county in 1838, settling in Griggsville tp., where he engaged in farming until his death, which occurred May 3, 1869.
Amos Butterfield, son of the late Leonard Butterfield, well known in this county, was born in Griggsville tp. May 17, 1849 ; was educated in the common schools of this township, and raised a farmer. He was married Aug. 16, 1872, to Mary Hensel, daugh- ter of Robert Hensel, of Griggsville tp. They have one little girl, Minnie, born Ang. 17, 1873.
Leonard Butterfield, deceased, was born Dec. 14, 1805, in Nashua, N. H .; was married to Susan Lamson in the city of Bos- ton Sept. 27, 1832. He spent the 5 following years in the State of North Carolina, as a missionary among the Cherokee Indians, and in 1837 came to Griggsville, where he resided until the death of
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his wife, which occurred Aug. 21, 1870 ; he then visited his broth- ers and sisters in the East. He returned to Griggsville in 1873, where he remained until May 27, 1874 ; June 2 of this year he was married to Rebecca Noyes, and resided in New Hampshire until his death, which took place July 29, 1877. He was for many years a member of the Baptist Church.
Henry Carmer, deceased, was a native of New York city, and was born July 25, 1793; was educated in New York, and was a hardware merchant for several years in Patterson, N. J. In 1831 he removed with his family to Richmond, Ind., where he remained till 1833, when he came to Griggsville township. There were but three houses in Griggsville at that time. He engaged in farming for about 17 years, and was bookkeeper for Reuben Hatch, of Griggsville, for a few years, and afterward for Brakefield & Cran- dall. In the year 1861 he removed to Hancock Co., where he died Dec. 19, 1862. He was the father of 3 children,-Elizabeth W., now Mrs. James Brakefield; Mary W., now widow of Henry Gold- man; and Lydia, now Mrs. Thomas Brakefield. Elizabeth W. was married to James Brakefield, April 22, 1845. They had 7 .chil- dren, of whom 3 are living,-Mary W., now Mrs. Simmons; Henry C., Lillie C. and Ettie J. Mr. B. was a prominent mer- chant of Griggsville for a number of years. He died April 26, 1873.
Rev. B. B. Carpenter was born in Vermont, Dec. 3, 1810, and was taken by his parents to Scholarie Co., N. Y., when but six months old, where he remained until he was sixteen years of age, when he went to Washington Co., N. Y. He was apprenticed te John Hughes, a tailor, of Cambridge, N. Y., with whom he remained for three years. He pursued this occupation for three and a half years, when he began preparing for the ministry. He attended the Brandon Academy two and a half years, and then entered the Hamilton University. He completed only the Sopho- more year on account of ill health. He was married in 1841 to Mary Richards, and they had 4 children: 3 are now living,-James B., Chester L., and Charles D. The name of the deceased was Laura. Mr. Carpenter came to Illinois in 1839, and was ordained minister in the Baptist Church at Dixon in 1840, where he remained as Pastor of the Church until 1844, when he took charge of the Lamoille (Ill.) Baptist Church for one year; he then was Pastor of the Griggsville Baptist Church for twenty-five years, but is now retired on account of ill health.
David F. Coffey, deceased, one of the pioneers, was born in Simpson county, Ky., May 18, 1817, and was a son of Nathan Coffey, deceased, well known in this county, who brought his fam- ily here in 1829 and settled on sec. 3. Griggsville township, at the summit of the hill which was afterward christened "Coffey Hill," and is still called by that name. He was the father of 13 children, of whom David F. was the 6th. The latter was married in 1842 to Elizabeth Conner, daughter of Francis Conner, deceased, who
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came to Franklin Co .; Ill., in 1832. Mr. and Mrs. Coffey had 10 children, of whom 9 are living,-Sarah E., Nathan F., J. Hardin, Delitha M., Daniel F., Burton B., Thomas M., Mary J. and Grace L. Mr. Coffey was Captain of Co. B, 68th Regt. Ill. Inf., in the Rebellion, but was detailed to hospital service during the second battle of Manassas. He died Sept. 22, 1867, at the age of 50 years; had been a member of the Baptist Church for about twenty-seven years.
John Craven, sr., a native of Yorkshire, Eng., was born Jan. 7, 1802; was married in 1831 to Esther Warton, and the same year came to America and settled in the wilds of Morgan Co., Ill., 6 miles west of Jacksonville, where he remained until 1850, engaged in farming. He then removed with his family to Pike county and settled on sec. 20, Griggsville tp., where he again engaged in farm- ing and stock-raising. He is now retired from active life and resides on a little farm adjoining Griggsville on the west. 'Mr. and Mrs. Craven have 2 children: Sarah A., now Mrs. E. T. Williams, and John, who resides at the old homestead in this township.
John Craven was born in Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 13, 1835, and is a son of John Craven, sr., of Griggsville tp. He was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools of Morgan Co. He came to this county with his parents in 1850, settling on sec. 20, Griggs- ville tp., where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married May 12, 1864, to Henrietta George, daughter of Samuel George, deceased, who came to Griggsville in 1847. Mrs. Craven was born Oct. 17, 1837, in London, England. Mr. and Mrs. Craven have had 6 children, of whom 5 are living: Mary E., Anna, Maud and Jennic (twins) and John.
Jesse G. Crawford was born in Overton Co., Tenn., May 6, 1810. He received a common school education there and emigrated to Il- linois in 1829, settling in Macoupin Co .; in 1830 he came to Jack- sonville, where he remained three and a half years, then came to Griggsville in 1833. At that time there was no town there. A log house stood near where the center of Quincy Avenue now is. It still stands just back of the postoffice, but is weather-boarded, and is owned by J. R. Stanford's heirs. Mr. C. erected the first two-story frame house on the Griggsville prairie in 1833, for Amos Blood. He was married in the fall of 1833 to Jane Avery, daughter of Nicholas Avery, an early settler in Pike Co. They had 4 children, -only one living, James. Mrs. Crawford died in 1847. Mr. Craw- ford again married, this time Maria J. Houts. They have 3 chil- dren,-Abbie M., now Mrs. A. H. Butler; Clara E., now Mrs. Henry Hatch; and George B.
D. W. Cree was born in Griggsville tp. in 1844, and is the son of Walker Cree, of Griggsville. In the year 1863 Mr. Cree engaged in the sale of furniture, stoves, and tinware, wall. paper, picture frames, etc., with a capital of $300. He now carries a stock of $4,000, and has a large trade.
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James M. Cree was born in Maysville, this county, Jan. 15, 1842. He came to Griggsville when 14 years old, where he still resides, and is proprietor of the Cree House in this place, one of the best hotels in the county. He was married March 31, 1865, to Lida A. Pond.
Nathan H. Davis was born in Strafford Co., N. H., Aug. 4, 1812; was raised on a farm and educated in the public schools of Canada, his parents having moved there with their children in 1818. When he obtained his majority he went to Boston, Mass., where he learned the carpenter's trade. He worked on the bridges of the Boston & Lowell R. R. for three successive summers. In 1837 Mr. Davis started for the then far West and arrived in Quincy, Ill., Ang. 14 of the same year, and in a few days came to Barry, this county, where he pursued his profession for a number of years and then purchased a farm in Derry township, on sec. 1. He then engaged in farming, working at his trade at intervals. July 18, 1839, he was married to Sarah Lonrimore, daughter of Robert S. and Mary Lourimore, deceased. Mrs. Davis was born in Butler Co., O., May 8, 1817, where she remained until 8 years of age, when her parents took her to Dark Co., O., and in 1837 they moved to Pike Co., Ill., where she still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have had 7 children, of whom 4 are living,-Josephine, Frances, Lonisa and David; all are married. Mr. Davis is a farmer, and has been extensively engaged in stock-raising. He is a son of Nathan Davis, who was born in N. H., Nov. 22, 1772. His mother was Sally Boynton, who was born in 1777 in Old Salem, Mass.
Aaron H. Dean was born in Litchfield, Conn., March 17, 1831, son of Hiram L., and nephew of Daniel Dean, Mayor of Grigg- ville, but he came to Pike Co. in an early day (1836), with his parents; educated in the old-fashioned log school-honse; learned the black- smith's trade; settled on sec. 36, whence he walked 3 miles every day to his shop in Griggsville, working for $1.25 a day. Wolves sometimes followed him on his trips. On his way to a Thanksgiv- ing dinner one day, in an ox cart, the oxen ran away with fam- ily and all, into the brush; but the family got to their dinner all right at last. With these oxen they did all their teaming for 5 or 6 years. Hiram L. Dean died Sept. 7, 1876, aged 68 years. He was a member of the M. E. Church. In 1830 he married Wealthy M. Saunders, by whom he had 2 children,-Harriet M., now Mrs. David Stover, and Aaron H. Mrs. Dean was born in Litchfield, Conn., March 17, 1811. She is now residing at the old homestead with her son. Jan. 1, 1852, our subject married Delilah Seniff, by whom he has had 2 children,-Martha E. and Mary E. Mrs. Dean died in June, 1856, and in November, 1858. Mr. Dean married Nancy C. Dunniway. Their only son, David F., is deceased.
Daniel Dean was born Sept. 2, 1815, in Litchfield, Conn., and is the son of Amos Dean, an early settler of Pike Co., who came here in 1836 and settled in Griggsville tp. Daniel was educated in the free schools of Litchfield, and in the year 1837 he followed his pa-
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rents to this county, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising until 1867, when he retired, and is now residing in Griggsville and is the present Mayor of the city. He was married in 1836 to Lydia Scranton, by whom he had 3 children,-Janc, Mary A. and Wm. H. The latter has charge of the farm. Mrs. Dean died Nov. 19, 1877. She had been a member of the M. E. Church for over 40 years.
Henry E. Dean, deceased, was born in Litchfield, Conn., Oct. 5, 1809, where at the age of 22 he united] with the Congregational Church. He removed with his parents to this county in the fall of 1836, and settled on sec. 34, Griggsville tp. Here he united with the M. E. Church. He died March 15, 1877, leaving a wife and 7 children. He was married Jan. 13, 1842, to Mary L. Cohenour, daughter of John Cohenour, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dean had 8 children, of whom 7 are living,-Annie E., Harriet A. (now Mrs. John Hedges, of Christian Co., Ill.,) John A., Geo. H., Mary J., Oliver R. and Charles D. Mrs. Dean was born in Huntingdon Co., Pa., Jan. 9, 1821, where she was raised until 15 years of age, when she came with her parents to this county, settling in Griggs- ville tp.
Lucy M. Dickerson, a native of England, was born Sept. 19, 1842, and is the daughter of Wm. Hobson, who came to Illinois about the year 1847, and settled in Flint tp. He was a stone mason and was killed while the Griggsville high school building was under the process of erecton, by a runaway team Our subject was married in 1858 to James D. Dickerson. They have 5 children,- Orson J., Wm. I., Ella M., Stephen L. and Laura M.
Theodore Dickerson was born in Northfield, Mass., Dec. 24, 1796, and there received his education. In 1811 he was apprenticed to Gustus Lyman, a blacksmith, of Deerfield, Mass., where he served 6 years. In 1818 he went to Salem, Mass., worked at his trade one year, went to Boston in 1819, and in 1820 began business in that place for himself. In 1831 he came to Pike county, and settled on sec. 1, Griggsville tp. In 1833 he removed to Griggsville, which then contained but three or four houses; kept boarding house in 1833, when 3 families lodged in the same room. In 1822 Mr. D. was married in Boston, to Mary T. Beckford, a native of Salem, Mass. She was born Jan. 1, 1800. They have had 7 children, 4 of whom are living,-Theodore F., Elijah, Emma A. and Horace P.
J. E. Dix & Son, boot and shoe dealers. This enterprising firm embarked in the boot and shoe trade in Griggsville in 1859, in which they are still engaged, enjoying a large trade.
John Dix, while residing in his native place, Townsend, Mass., studied the books and reports concerning the West, from which he learned that " all the worthless land belonged to Uncle Sam, while the very best land belonged to the soldiers." He therefore pur- chased a soldier's claim in 1837, and started West to occupy the land, coming by water around Florida and up the Mississippi, meeting with many exciting experiences. On arriving at the promised land
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in this Great West, he found it rough and bluffy, and not worth two cents an acre. Having been brought up in a city, Mr. Dix said he was very " green " when he came to the West; and after settling on his land he " started up the creek to hunt for a rock to make a grindstone, to grind his ax, to chop some logs, to build a cabin, to make some shingles in, to sell to buy pork with." He re- lates many other awkward experiences he had in his introduction to Western pioneer life. We give one more. Hearing of a mill at some distance he loaded some corn upon his ox-cart, and blazing the trees as he went to mark the way, he at last arrived at the mill, when lo! it was only a saw-mill!" Night overtook him on his way home and he was obliged to get out of the cart and feel for the blazed trees in order to find his way home. In 1818 Mr. Dix married Mary Wilson, a native of Lynn, Mass. They had 7 chil- dren, of whom but 2 are living, Ellen M. and John E.
Levi W. Dix, deceased, was a native of Malden, Mass., and was born Feb. 15, 1821; was the son of John Dix, now of Griggsville. He came to Illinois with his father in 1837, and was married in 1841 to Ruth E. Kiddle, a native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and daughter of Arthur Kiddle, deceased. They had 5 children, 3 liv- ing,-Sarah F., Rollin M., and Margaret E. Mr. Dix engaged in merchandising with James Brakefield in Griggsville, and died April 30, 1874.
John W. Doan was born Nov. 12, 1834, in Clermont Co., O., and is a son of Wm. and Susanna Doan, deceased. The former was a native of Connecticut and the latter of Massachusetts. Our sub- ject was educated in the common schools of Ohio, and was raised on a farm. He came to Pike county with his mother and family in 1859, where he has since resided. His father was the Hon. Wm. Doan, an ex-Member of Congress from Ohio, and also a surgeon of the 1st Reg't, 3d Brigade, and Sth Division in the Ohio State Militia. Our subject resides on sec. 15, Griggsville tp., and is en- gaged in farming and stock-raising.
Edward Doocy was born Oct. 24, 1851, in Griggsville, and is a graduate of Illinois College at Jacksonville, Ill., of the class of 1871. He read law about 3 years, was admitted to the bar in 1874, and is now practicing in Griggsville. He is now a successful prac- titioner, and bids fair to become one of Pike county's foremost attor- neys. He is President of the Pike County Christian Temperance Union.
Abel Dunham, a native of Harrison Co., O., was born July 16, 1819, and is a son of Wm. and Mary (Chaney) Dunham, deceased; was raised on a farm and received a limited education in a subscrip- tion school. He was married Aug. 13, 1839, to Rachel Hardin, by whom he had 10 children, and of these 6 are living, Aman- da, Isabelle, Mary E., Frances A., Joshua L. and Joseph M. His father was a soldier of the Revolution and was among the number who cut their shoes into pieces, broiling them in the fire and making coffee of them. Our subject came to Illinois in 1845,
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arriving at Griggsville Landing Nov. 26, 1845, at 8 p. M. He fol- lowed farming and stock-raising until within a few years ; is now retired and resides in the village of Maysville. . Mr. and Mrs. Dun- ham are both members of the United Brethren Church.
Nathaniel Dunham is a native of Maryland; was a son of Lewis Dunham, who brought his family to this county in 1844, and was born Sept. 12, 1802 ; was a cooper by trade, but for the most part followed farming after moving West. He died Sept. 14, 1866. Our subject was born in Warren Co., O., Feb. 14, 1834, and came with his parents to this county in 1844, where he has since resided. He was married Oct. 26, 1854, to Mary A. Kiser, daughter of Daniel Kiser, deceased, who also settled in Pike county in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham have had 7 children, of whom 5 are living,-Daniel, Wm. H., Lewis O., Charles E. and Orpha J. Mrs. Dunham was born in Warren Co., Ind., May 3, 1838. Mr. D. resides on sec. 18, engaged in farming and stock-raising.
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