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and performed the errand; the Land Office ' being situated at that place at that time.
MOSES RUMERY, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Collins. Methodist ; Greenbacker. Owns eighty acres, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Maine, Jan. 25, 1803. Married twice ; married Silva Miranda Raze, March 13, 1830 ; she was born in April, 1807, and died Aug. 4, 1845, leaving six children, the oldest about 13, the youngest about 10 weeks ; married Hannah Alberty Dec. 19, 1845; three children were born to them from this union, only two living- Esther M., born Dee. 7, 1846; Priscilla, born May 6, 1848; Margaret, born Jan. 29, 1852; the names of the first are Fanny E., born in April, 1831; she resides in Kansas ; Phebe, M., born in July, 1833 ; Mary Jane, born June 19, 1835, died in Jan. 1839; Lydia, born June 20, 1837 ; Mary Jane, born June 21, 1839; the next was an infant, no name, which lived only two days ; the next was Isaac, born March 27, 1843, died Sept. 13, 1877. He served his country during the late war, in the 52d I. V. I .; enlisted in 1864, and remained until the end of the war; was in the Atlanta campaign with Gen. Sherman. Mr. R. was a strong Abolitionist before the war ; he voted for Abraham Lincoln for the second term ; he would not vote for him for the first term, as he did not think his abolition sentiments were strong enough. Before the war Mr. R. aided many a slave to freedom ; he said that on one occasion three slaves came to his home very early in the morning, having been brought from Pontiac to Mnd Creek the night before, and were anxious to make their way to Canada as fast as possible ; accordingly he hitched up his team and took them to Ottawa by daylight that day; money was raised there and they were sent to Chicago; at that place they were decoyed by officers into ar agricultural store, arrested and taken to St. Louis, Mo., and returned to slavery again.
PETER W.SHEIBLY, farmer, Sce. 9; P. O. Smithdale. Liberal; Independent Greenbacker. Owns 452 acres, valued at $35 per acre ; born in Pennsylvania, April 17, 1825. Married Margaret Jane Hoobler, Jan. 3, 1856 ; she was born June 5, 1835, in the State of Indiana; have had five children, three of whom are living-Albert Fremont, born Oct. 30, 1857 ; William
Melville, born Jan. 28, 1863 ; James Clarence, born April 15, 1865, died Oct. 14, 1865 ; Edmond Norris, born Aug. 20, 1872, died Sept. 21, 1873; Franklin Del- bert, born Jan. 14, 1875.
MARY ANN SMITH, farming; P. O. Smithdale. United Brethren. Owns 345 acres, valued at $40 per acre; was born in Logan Co., this State, May 21, 1828; her maiden name was Lundy. Married John Smith, Oct. 14, 1847 ; he was born in Pennsylvania, Sept. 16, 1824, and died April 2, 1875 ; have had nine children, seven of them living-Margaret Elmira, born Nov. 20, 1848 ; she married Jacob Hoobler, and resides near St. Mary's, Kansas ; George H., born March 4, 1850 ; Nancy Jane, born March 2, 1852, died March 18, 1852; Amos L., born March 12, 1853 ; married Eva F. Pope, daughter of Walter Pope, Esq., of Streator ; she was born in this town, April 21, 1855 ; Thomas P., born March 11, 1855 ; James, born Feb. 9, 1857, died June 15, 1857 ; Elias M., born April 9, 1858; Amy, born Oct. 26, 1860 ; Minnie Menida, born Dec. 14, 1864. Mr. Smith emigrated to this country in 1844; he lived near Utica two years. then removed to Reading Tp., and remained nearly a year ; then came to the place now occupied by his family ; previous to his death, he removed his family to Onarga, where they remained three years, during which time his children attended school at that place ; Mr. S.'s health had not been good for a number of years previous to his removal to Onarga, and during the next to the last year of his life, he took a trip to Colorado and remained from April to Oc- tober : the following Spring, in April, he died ; Mr. S. when he commenced in this county, was comparatively poor, having one horse, and probably, $50; at his death he left property to the value of $15,000 ; his sons George, Amos and Perry, are now en- gaged in carrying on the farm. Elias was disabled by hip disease when 3 years of age, and has been obliged to use erutehes nearly ever since ; he has attended school since he was 6 years of age, until the past year ; three years of which he was at the Grand Prairie Seminary, he is teaching school the present Summer, in District No. 6. Mrs. S's mother is still living, and re- sides with her children ; she is supposed to be about 75 years old, the date of her
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birth being lost. Mr. S. was a member of the United Brethren Church, fifteen years previous, and at the time of his death.
JOHN SNYDER, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Newtown. Liberal; Democrat. Owns 117} aeres, valued at $4,000; was born in Pennsylvania, May 15, 1805 ; has been married three times. His first marriage was to Mahala Sweezy, while in his 21st vear ; she died about nine years afterward, leaving two children-Sarah S., born Jan. 25, 1830; Thomas, born Oct. 1, 1833, died in the Spring of 1846 ; Clinton, born March 3, 1834 ; he resides with his father ; Calvin, born June 11, 1838, died Aug. 18, 1874; Levi, born April 7, 1840 ; Eliza- beth P., born Oct. 21, 1848 Mr. S. mar- ried for his second wife, Mary Ann Mort- land ; she died in Indiana, in 1846. He married for his third wife, Nancy Killgore ; she died March 13, 1877. Sarah and Thomas were children of the first wife ; Clinton, Calvin and Levi were children of the second wife, and Elizabeth was the third wife's child. Mr. S. came from Pennsylvania to Indiana, in 1845 ; re- mained there two years, then came to this county and settled on the farm where he now resides ; his son Clinton works the farm, and resides on the homestead ; he married Mary Jane Flannigan, Nov. 11, 1860 ; she was born July 13, 1840 ; have three children-Nancy Margaret, born May 6, 1861 ; Philip Genoa, born January 29, 1865 ; Nora May, born November 1, 1869.
BENJAMIN ZEIGLER, farmer ; P. O. Blackstone; married Mary Kuns March 1, 1874; she was born July 6, 1855 ; have had two children, only one of whom is living-Effie Albertie, born April 23, 1875 ; Elbert Sylvan, born Jan. 14, 1877, died Nov. 3, 1877.
JACOB ZEIGLER, farmer ; P. O. Collins. United Brethren ; Democrat. Owns 199 acres, valued at $40 per acre ; born in Indiana June 22, 1839. Married Mary Fleshman Feb. 24, 1861; she was born Jan. 26, 1843 ; have 7 children, all living-Levi Addison, born June 14,
1802; Sarah Sophia, born April 7, 1864; Christiana born March 30, 1866 ; Eliza- beth, born Sept. 5, 1858; Benjamin Frank- lin, born April 29, 1871 ; Minnie Francis, born July 12, 1873; David Frederick, born Nov. 10, 1876.
WILLIAM ZIGLER, stock raiser and farmer, See. 10; P. O. Newtown. United Brethren ; Democrat. Owns 540 acres of land, valued at $21,500; was born in the State of Ohio, June 22, 1825. He married Mary Phillips in September, 1850 ; she was born Dec. 3, 1832; have had eleven children, nine of whom are now living-Barbara Elizabeth, born Aug. 11,1851; Noah, born Nov. 7, 1852; Fred- erick, born Oct. 3, 1854; Priscilla, born Nov. 28, 1856; Jacob, born Nov. 17, 1858; Mary Jane, born Feb. 3, 1861. died Sept. 11, 1864 ; Martha Rachel, born Jan. 30, 1863; Arthur, born April 22, 1865; William E., born June 17, 1867; Susan, born July 2, 1870; Rose, born Oct. 15, 1872; Arthur died Aug. 8, 1866. Mr. Zeigler's parents resided in Ohio at the time of his birth ; when he was 2 years of age, his parents removed to Fountain Co., Ind .; he re- mained with his parents until he was 25 years of age, and then emigrated to this township and settled on the land where he now resides; the land he now resides on he purchased of the Government at $1.25 per acre; he has always made stock-raising a specialty ; he has at the present time some very fine blooded stock, he has now in his possession a cow that was sold in Kentucky when she was 4 years old, for $1,800; Mr. Z. bought her when she was 17 years old and paid for the same $800 cash, and he feels satisfied that it was as good an investment as he ever made. Mr. Z. has quite a number of very fine ani- mals, and it is his intention to make a public sale, this coming Fall, of good grades of stock ; this will be the first pub- lic sale he has ever made. He has never held any town offices, except that of School Director, which office he now holds and has for the past eleven years.
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M. J. BARACKMAN, farmer and coal operator, P. O. Reading; was born in Reading Tp., Sept. 26, 1842. He married Miss Fannie W. Goodyear, Oct. 18, 1866 ; she was born in Missouri, March 12, 1846, and died July 19, 1871; they had two children-Arthur M. and Eulola F. He married his second wife, Miss Alice C. Tut- low, Dec. 6, 1876 ; she was born in Aurora, Ill., March 10, 1845 ; they have two chil- dren-Harry E. and Guy B. He has always lived in Reading Tp. He enlisted in the 20th I. V. I., and was made Cor- poral ; he served three months and returned home; he then enlisted in the 44th I. V. I .. where he was made Corporal and pro- moted to Sergeant ; he was also chosen to serve in the honorary brigade, formed by Gen. Rosecrans ; he served three years, and was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Stone River and Chickamauga, where he was wounded ; he was also in the other battles of the regiment. He owns 215 acres in this township, and is operating a coal bank on his land at Coalville.
WILSON B. CUMMINS, of the firm of Cummins & Mathis, grain buyers, An- cona, Ill .; was born in Lacon, Ill., March 29, 1851. He married Miss Ida Pratt March 5, 1871 ; she was born in Livings- ton Co., Ill., Dec. 26, 1856 ; they have one child-Belle ; he lived in Lacon two years, then lived on the farm until 1874, when he moved to Wenona, Ill., where he en- gaged in the hotel and grain business ; re- mained one year, then went to Iowa Falls, Iowa, and engaged in the drug and grocery business; remained one year ; he then went to Carlisle, Ark., and engaged in general merchandise, and in 1876 he came to Ancona and followed painting for one year ; then he engaged in grain busi- ness, and also took charge of the C., P. & S. W. R. R. station ; in July of 1878, he formed the above partnership.
LEVI CLAY, farming and stock, P. O. Streator; was born in Stark Co., Ohio, July 12, 1825. He married Miss Cordelia M. Ecker, March 16, 1848; she was born in New York State, Aug. 6, 1831 ; they had three children, two are living-Cassius M .. Lucetta Jane. He lived in Ohio until
1844, then came to Illinois, and settled at Ottawa. While here he enlisted in the Ist Reg. I. V. I., and served in the Mexi- can war ; was in service one year ; was not in any battles. He returned to Ottawa and followed plastering ; he came to Liv- ingston Co. in Sept., 1848; settled in Newtown Tp., and came to his present place in Dec., 1850 ; he started with lim- ited means, and now owns 391 acres.
E. S. CLARK, farming and stock, P. O. Ancona ; was born in Meigs Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1819. He married Miss Mildred A. Jones, April 10, 1845 ; she was born in Kentucky ; they had seven children, five living- William T., Frasina, Annice, Frank and Winfield S .; their niece, Miss Kate MeMannis, lives with them. He lived in Ohio until 1828, when with his parents he moved to Indiana, and settled in Vigo Co .; they traveled by water and were checked by the falls of the Wabash, near Vincennes, and lived in their boat the Win- ter of 1828-29 ; during this Winter Mr. Clark and his sister attended School at Mt. Carmel, Ill. ; they remained in Indiana un- til 1845 ; he then came to Illinois, and settled in Bureau Co., and remained until 1849, when he came to Livingston Co., and settled on the present site of Ancona ; he settled on his present place in 1855. He has been School Trustee and Director a number of years, also Assessor. He owns 705 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and manage- ment.
SILAS COE, farmer, P. O. Ancona ; was born in Washington Co., Penn., March 12, 1812 ; he married Miss Ruth Church, March 6, 1836 ; she was born in Green Co., Penn., Jan 18, 1818 ; they had nine children, seven are living-Joanna, John, Joseph, Sarah, Cephas, Lillie Ann and Robert G. Remained in Pennsylvania fifty-four years ; he spent seven years in the merchandise business, and engaged in farming for twenty-five years. While in Greene Co., he held the office of School Director and Treasurer, Secretary of the Board of Directors, and Township Anditor ; he received the nomination for County Treasurer, but made no effort to secure his
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election. He owns 718 acres, which is farmed by his children, all but two of whom are married, and all live in sight of each other.
GEO. A. DEFEBAUGH, deceased ; was born in Hocking Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1826. He married Miss Esther Stump, Nov. 14, 1847 ; she was born at same place, June 14, 1828; they had eleven children, eight living-Francis S., Mary A., Peter S., Elijah S., Douglas S., Georgia Ellen, Alminia J., and Ozilla L .; he lived in Ohio until 1851, when he came to Illi- nois and settled in the village of Reading, where he engaged in blacksmithing, and followed the same for nine years ; he then came to the present farm and engaged in farming ; he remained here until he died Dec. 18, 1870. Mrs. Defebaugh and all children but two, are living on the old homestead, and she and her son Doug- las S. are managing the same. Mr. Defe- baugh left 610 acres which has been di- vided among the children, there being 362 acres in the homestead, and under their management.
ELIJAH DEFENBAUGH, farm and stock ; P. O. Reading ; was born in Fair- field Co, Ohio, March 9, 1828. He mar- ried Miss Catherine Defenbaugh, Oct. 5, 1851 ; she was born in the same place, May 11, 1828; they have had ten chil- dren, six living-Ammon, Alfred, Harvey, Lucretia, Milton and Ephron, all of whom are living at home ; he remained in Ohio until the Fall of 1852, when he came to Illinois and settled in Reading Tp., and, ex- cepting two years in Newtown Tp., he has lived here since; he came to Illinois in very poor circumstances, being taxed but $1.25 his second year ; he at first entered eighty acres where he now resides, and now owns 953 acres ; he is largely interested in stock raising.
C. C. HEPLER, farmer ; P. O. Mun- ster ; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Sept. 5, 1826. He married Miss Mary Hohenshell, Jan. 6, 1848 ; she was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn .; they have ten children-Francis M., William E., George W., Joseph G., John R., Char- lotte A., Christopher A., Samuel L., David N., Kezia A .; he lived in Pennsylvania until 1868, being engaged principally in farming ; he then came to Illinois and set- tled on his present place. He has been
School Director a number of years ; he owns 160 acres here, and eighty acres in Pike Tp., this county.
R. W. HICK, farm and stock ; P. O. Longpoint ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1836. He married Miss S A. Evans, April 1, 1857 ; she was born at Longpoint, Livingston Co., Ill., April 29, 1839; they had six children, two liv- ing-George R. and J. F .; when he was but a few months old, his parents came to Illinois and settled in Wabash Co .; he re- mained there until 1848, when he went to Kendall Co., Ill., and in 1852, he came to Livingston Co., and settled in Reading Tp., working on the farm; later he and his brothers John and R. S. entered eighty acres ; in 1862, he came to his present place. He has been School Director and Road Commissioner ; he owns 248 acres, a great part of which he has earned by his own labor.
SAMUEL HIGBEE, farm and stock ; P. O. Ancona ; was born in Atlantic Co., N. J., April 6, 1827. He married Miss Sarah E. Girard, Sept. 29, 1856 ; she was born in Virginia, Dec. 6, 1832 ; they had eight children, seven living-Charles T., Edwin, Leon, Etta J., Jesse, May Belle, Sarah L. and Annie Belle ; he lived in New Jersey twelve years, then with his parents moved to Ohio, and settled in Champaign Co., engaging in farming, he remained sixteen years, then went to Wis- consin, remaining there one year ; he then moved to near Wenona, Ill., and in 1860, he came to his present place ; he had visi- ted the county as early as 1857; he owns 160 acres in this township. He has been School Director a number of years, and Secretary of the Board ; he is at present Township Trustee.
C. H. HART, farm and stock ; Sec. 31, range 4 ; P. O. Collins; was born in Darke Co., Ohio, Nov. 3, 1818. He married Miss Moriah Adkins, Feb. 11, 1840; sbe was born in Ohio, Oet. 16, 1816, and died Jan. 20, 1850; they had three children, one living-Mary M. March 25, 1851, he married his second wife, Miss Sarah Hallam ; she was born in Ohio, Feb. 1, 1829 ; they had three children, two liv- ing-P.J. G. and C. D .; he remained in Ohio twenty-one years, and then came to Illinois, and settled close to his present place, he being about the sixth settler in
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what is now Reading Tp. He has been Justice of the Peace, Supervisor of New- town Tp., School Trustee, Examiner and Director ; he came here in poor circum- stances, and now owns over 400 acres which he has earned by his own labor.
AUGUST KAMMINKE, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Ancona ; was born in Prussia, June 14, 1835. He married Miss Augusta Noack, Aug. 12, 1862; she was born in Prussia, Jan. 2, 1841; they have four children-Clara A., Agnes F., Alvina M. and Otelia A. He lived in Germany about twenty-six years, working at his trade of wood turning ; he then came to the United States, and settled in Livingston Co .; this was in 1861 ; he at first renting in Long Point Tp .. and in 1870 he came to his present place, which he bought in 1867 ; he had no capital on starting, and now owns eighty acres in this township.
CALEB MATHIS, farm and stock ; P. O. Ancona; was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Oct. 24, 1822. He married Miss Soflena Black, July 11, 1847 ; she was born in Rushville, Schuyler Co., Ill., March 12, 1827; they have eleven chil- dren; seven living-G. W., J. P., E. N., C. E., S. E., W. G., H. L .; he came to Illinois with his parents in 1840, and set- tled in De Witt Co .; remaining two years, and then went to Putnam Co., where they remained until Spring of 1850, when he came to Livingston Co., and settled in the precinct of Reading Tp .; in 1853, he came to his present place; he was the second Road Commissioner after the laying-out of the town; he and Mr. D. Boyle, laid out the present village of Reading, in 1851 ; in former years, while living in Putnam Co., he marketed produce in Chicago by way of Plainfield, requiring one week to make the round trip, and passing but three settlements during same ; in 1865, his farm dwelling burned and caused him a loss of about $2,200 ; he owns 160 acres in this township.
L. H. MALLERY, farmer ; P. O. Coalville ; was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 16, 1827 ; he married Miss Mary C. Burton July 6, 1853; she was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., Aug. 16, 1830 ; he lived in New York until 1850, when he came to Illinois and remained a few months near his present place ; he then returned to New York and remained there
until 1852, when he again came to Illinois and settled south of his present place, and lived there until 1857, when he came to his present place. In July, 1861, he en- listed in the 44th I. V. I., he being Order- ly Sergeant, and after three months' serv- ice he was made Regimental Ordnance Sergeant, and later was made Division Ordnance Sergeant ; he was in the service three years and three months, and was in the battles of Pea Ridge. Corinth, Chick- amauga, Chattanooga, and the other battles of the Division ; he was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, Tenn., but was recaptured soon after by Union cavalry. He has been Road Commissioner and Supervisor ; Post- master since Dec. 13, 1867, and is at pres- ent Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk. He came to this County in limited circum- stances ; he owns 100 acres of land, on which he has a coal mine in operation ; he also carries on a steam saw mill and the grocery business.
J. W. MOON, farm and stock ; Sec. 11; P. O. Reading ; the subject of this sketch was born on his present place March 8, 1851. He married Miss Nellie Johnson Jan. 18, 1877; she was born in Sangamon Co., Ill., March 27, 1858; they have one child- Albert C. He has always lived here, ex- cept several years while attending Knox College, at Galesburg, Ill .; he resides on the old homestead, the lumber of which was hauled from Chicago by his father, whose portrait appears in this work, and who settled here in August, 1833. Mr. J. W. was elected Supervisor of this town- ship in the Spring of 1877, and is now serving on his second term in that office.
JOHN W. MILLS, farm and stock ; P. O. Reading ; was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, June 4, 1835. He married Miss Lucy E. Coe March 31, 1864; she was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, Feb. 5, 1842 ; they have four children, three living- Freddie E., Clara E. and Charles F .; he remained in Ohio until 1854, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois and settled in Reading Tp .; in 1866, he came to his present place and has lived here since ; he has held the offices of Supervisor, Assessor, Collector, Road Commissioner and School Trustee and Treasurer. He started on limited means, and now owns 320 acres of land, which he has earned principally by his own labor and management.
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J. C. MILLS, farm and stock ; P. O. Ancona ; was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, May 29, 1822. He married Miss Eliza- beth Ann Reece Aug. 24, 1843 ; she was born in Clinton Co., Ohio,
and died April -, 1845; they had one child, who died in the army. June 17, 1846, he married Mrs. Adams, formerly Miss Eliza Hayes ; she was born in High- land Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1823 ; they had ten children, nine living-Edith Jane, Annie M., Elanora A., Joseph A., George E., Daniel, Gertrude, Mary and Asa. In 1853, he left Ohio and came to Illinois, locating in Reading Tp., where he remained two years ; he then went to Iowa and set- tled in Cedar Co., remaining one year, when he returned to Reading Tp. and settled on his present place. He has been Supervisor, Assessor, Collector and School Treasurer. He owns 120 acres; he started in poor circumstances.
WILLIAM MCKINNEY. farnier; P. O. Ancona ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio. Married Miss Albina J. Hunt Oct. 18, 1853; she was born Sept. 22, 1833; they had eight children, four living-Sam- uel G., Annie L., Nettie J. and Jennie A. He lived in Ohio until he was twenty-two years old ; be then came to Illinois and settled in McLean Co., engaging in farm- ing, and remaining six years ; he then came to his present place in 1859. He has been School Trustee six years ; was Road Commissioner six years and Treasurer of Commissioners three years, also School Di- rector; 'he is at present Director and Superintendent of Union Fair ; he owns 160 acres here in this township; he started in life without any capital ; his wife was educated at Otterbein University, Ohio.
G. W. MATHIS, general merchandise, Ancona, Ill. ; was born in the village of Reading, this county, March 28, 1851. He married Miss Sarah Coc Oct. 24, 1872; she was born in Greene Co., Penn., Nov. 2, 1850 ; they had three children, two liv- ing-May Belle and Lena E .; when 2 years old, his parents moved to the farm near by, where he lived until 1870; dur- ing which time he attended school for two years in Eureka ; he then engaged as clerk in a general merchandise store in Ancona, and then taught school in Newtown Tp., after which he carried the United States mail from Streator to Pontiac ; he then en-
, gaged as clerk in a store at Long Point ; in 1873, he started in the grocery business in Ancona; the same year he formed a partnership in the general merchandise business in this place ; in 1874, he engaged in his present business. He was appointed Postmaster in 1873, and has held the of- fice since.
J. P. MATHIS, of the firm of Cummins & Mathis, grain buyers, Ancona, Ill. ; was born in the village of Reading, this county, Dec. 2,1852. He married Miss Annie Coc, Oct. 31, 1876 ; she was born in Greene Co., Penn., Feb. 28, 1857; they have one child-Nellie E. He lived in the vil- lage of Reading one year, when his parents moved to the farm near by, where he lived until 1873, during which time he spent about four years in Minonk, Ill., attending school, also teaching; he then came to Ancona, and engaged as clerk in general merchandise store ; continued until Sept., 1877, when he engaged in the grain busi- ness ; continued in same until July, 1878, when he formed the present partnership.
ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY; P. O. Munster ; was born in Fayette Co., Penn., Dec. 23, 1828. He married Miss Sarah Stofer, March 28, 1849; she was born in Fayette Co., Penn. ; they had ten children, nine living-James, Betsy, John, Frank, Dorah, Seymor, Mary, Alexander and Eva; Margarette A., died. He lived in Penn- sylvania until 1867 ; was engaged in farm- ing and boat-building; then came to Illi- nois and settled on his present place; he had no capital on starting, and now owns 160 acres, well improved.
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