The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 116

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr.
Number of Pages: 1092

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J. W. MURFIELD, farmer ; P. O. Empire ; born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Aug. 18, 1821 ; he removed, with his parents, to Franklin Co., where he lived with them until 2:1 years of age, when he purchased a farm and engaged in farming in Franklin and Union Counties, until he emigrated and located in Empire Township, McLean Co., in the spring of 1865 ; he then pur- chased eighty-seven acres of land, to which he has since added by purchase, until he now owns one hundred and twenty acres of land, upon which he has good farm buildings. His marriage with Malinda McCauleyans was celebrated Dec. 31, 1843; she was born in Virginia July 5, 1816, and died in McLean Co., Ill., July 30, 1875, leaving four children, viz., Barbara C., born March 21; 1846; Vianna, born April 11, 1852; John M. C., born July 8, 1854, and Madison E., born Oct. 11, 1857. Mr. Murfield married for his second wife Matilda J. Downing, May 28, 1876; she died Aug. 12, 1877. His nuptials with Mrs. Kate Clement were celebrated Feb. 11, 1879; she was born in Pennsylvania July 16, 1833 ; her maiden name was Kate Stine; of the deceased children, two died in childhood, and one-Isabel J .- was born Aug. 23, 1847, married C. H. Cayton, and died Nov. 5, 1872, leaving three children.

ADAM MURRAY, stock-dealer and livery stable, Le Roy ; born in Coshocton Co., Ohio, March 22, 1843, where he followed farming until 19 years of age, when he enlisted Ang. 22, 1862, in the 122d Ohio Vol. Inf .; he served first in West Virginia, then with the Army of the Potomac, under its different commanders, until the close of the war, being mustered out of serv- ice July 3, 1865, at Cleveland, Ohio. He was in many hard-fought battles, among which were the battle of the Wilderness, Winchester, Petersburgh and at the siege and capture of Richmond. After his discharge. he returned to Ohio, and in the spring of 1866, came West, and located at

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Le Roy, McLean Co., Ill., where he has since lived ; he has been extensively engaged in buying and shipping stock to the Eastern markets. in connection with which he, in 1875, also engaged in the grocery and provision trade; he sold his store in 1878, and now, in connection with his stock business, keeps the only livery stable in Le Roy. His marriage with Alexine McMakin was celebrated May 5, 1870; they have four children, now living, by this union-St. Elmo, Kate A., Ada and Charles P.

JCIIN W. MAREAN, retired blacksmith, Le Roy; the subject of this sketch was born in the city of Frederickton, British Provinces, July 10, 1821 ; his father, Aaron Marean, was born sixteen miles north of Portland, in the town of Standish Cumberland Co .. Me., where he lived and followed blacksmithing (with the exception of five years when he lived in the Provinces, from 1818 to 1823) until his death, which occurred in 1834; John W. removed from the place of his birth with his parents to their native place, Standish, when he was two years of age ; here he spent the days of his boyhood ; attended the common schools during the winter and worked at blacksmithing during the summer until 17 years of age, when he finished his trade, which he followed in Standish until 22 years of age, when he removed to Portland, where he lived one year, then to Lewiston two years, and, in 1846, removed to Richmond on the Kennebec River, where he followed his trade until he emigrated West, when he located in Bloomington, McLean Co., Ill., in the spring of 1856; in the spring of 1857, he removed to Le Roy and followed his trade until August, 1862, when he enlisted in the 94th I. V. I .; he was mustered in as Corporal of Company G; he with his regiment went to St. Louis, and was engaged in the campaign through Missouri and Arkansas; then to Vicksburg and New Orleans, and, in the fall of 1863, was detailed to return to Le Roy and recruit for the regiment, remaining here through the fall and a portion of the winter; he returned to his regiment, then at Brownsville, Texas, and, in the spring of 1864, went via New Orleans to Ft. Margan, Alabama, and, after capturing the above fort, remained there during the winter, and, in the spring, he was detailed to assist in making up a pontoon train, going to Mobile, from which place he marched across the country to Baton Rouge, on the Mississippi River; after the surrender of Lee, an order being issued for all soldiers on detailed duty to report to their regiment, he made his way back to Mobile, Ala., and joined his regiment, having, with a companion traveled a distance of upward of eight hun- dred miles npon a capital of 50 cents, being often placed in peculiar circumstances ; the writer of this article is inclined to the belief that the rebel element with whom he was contending, involuntarily contributed liberally to their support during this tedious and perilous journey ; in June, 1865, he was forwarded to Galveston, Texas, where he received a sunstroke which came near proving fatal, and his partial recovery may be attributed only to the careful nursing and skillful medical attention which he then received ; after recovering sufficient strength, he came via New Orleans and Cairo to Springfield, Ill., where he was mustered out of service in August, 1865. Mr. Marean served in the army three years. and has his health much impaired from the effects of the hardships and exposure of army life, but more especially suffers from effects of the sunstroke received while in Galveston in the summer of 1865; to such an extent has he suf- fered from the latter cause, that he works but very little at his trade, devoting his attention to fine stock. His marriage with Emily Wilson was celebrated in Portland, May 18, 1846; she was born in Westbrook, Cumberland Co , Maine, June 18, 1818; three children were the fruit of this union-Sarah A., born March 12, 1847 (now Mrs. J. V. Smith, of Le Roy); George Edgar, Sept. 9. 1849 (now living at home); Annie Wilson, Nov. 14, 1851, died Aug. 24, 1852, in Rich- mond, Maine.

WILLIAM OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Le Roy ; born in Washington Co., Md., Jan. 30, 1808; he was the son of John Oliver, who was born in the North of Ireland Nov. 28. 1773, and located in what is now Ross Township, Ohio, in 1811; he was in the war of 1812, and, at its close, returned to his farm in Ohio, and followed farming until his decease, which occurred Feb. 12, 1852. The mother of William Oliver was born in Maryland Sept. 2 , 1789; her maiden name was Mary Beck ; she died Sept. 13, 1852. William was the oldest son and was brought up on the farm until 26 years of age, when he rented land for several years, until he purchased a farm upon which he lived until he emigrated to Illinois and located upon Sec. 1, Empire Township, MeLean Co., in the fall of 1852 ; here he purchased 200 acres of land, upon which he settled, and where he has since lived. Ilis marriage with Mary Cowvill was celebrated in Ross Co., Ohio, April 24, 1834 ; she was born in the above county May 14, 1803; six children were the fruit of this union, three of which are deceased, viz., William, born Feb. 2, 1843, died Feb. 18, 1864, and two which died in infancy ; the living are Mary Jane, born April 23, 1836, John, March 28, 1838, and Ilenry H., Feb. 21, 1841 ; the father of Mrs. Oliver was Eleazer Cowvill ; he was born in Virginia and died in Ohio at the age of 86 years. The maiden name of her mother was Jane McFarland, born in Massachusetts and died in Ohio, aged 74 years.

JACKSON OLIVER, farmer, Seo. 19; P. O. Le Roy ; born in Ross Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 1817; his father, John Oliver, served in the war of 1812, after which he followed farming in Ohio until his death Feb. 12, 1852 ; he was born Nov. 28, 1773, in Ireland. The maiden name of Mrs. Oliver was Mary Beck ; she was born Sept. 21, 1789, in Maryland, and died Sept. 13, 1852. Jackson Oliver emigrated to Illinois and located upon Sec. 19, Empire Township, McLean Co., in the fall of 1854; here he purchased 213 acres, to which he has since added by purchase until

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he now owns upward of six hundred acres, upon which he has good farm buildings ; he erected his two-story brick residence in 1860, and barn in 1870. Mr. Oliver was united in marriage with Clarissa Cutright Nov. 5, 1843 ; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio, May 19, 1821 ; seven chil- dren were the fruit of this union, viz., Henry, Sarah J. (deceased), Robert, Leroy P., Lewis D., John W., and one which died in infancy ; they have also raised two orphans from infancy, one until 18 years of age, at which .time she married ; the other is now 10 years, and is being edu- cated as one of their own children. Mrs. Oliver was daughter of William Cutright, who was born in Ohio July 18, 1791, where he died Nov. 10, 1846. Mrs. Cutright was born Jan. 25, 1782, in Virginia ; she is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Oliver, and is in the 98th year of her age. Mr. Oliver has taken a deep interest in the cause of religion and education, having, with his wife, joined the C. P. Church in Le Roy in 1862, and has filled the office of School Director several years in the district where he lives.

ROBERT OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Le Roy ; one of the old settlers of McLean Co., born in Ross Co., Ohio, Aug. 16, 1849; at 5 years of age, he emigrated with his parents to Illi- nois, and located upon Sec. 19, Empire Township ; he is the second son of Jackson Oliver, whose biography appears among the sketches of this township in this work. The subject of this sketch attended the common schools until 19 years of age, and assisted his father upon the farm until 20 years of age, when he was united in marriage with Cornelia Watt March 17, 1870; she was born in Illinois Oct. 1, 1850; they have two children by this union-Pleasant Jackson, born Dec. 13, 1873 ; Milvin A., June 24, 1876. Upon the marriage of Mr. Oliver, he removed upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he has good farm buildings, and owns upward of forty- two acres and works eighty acres belonging to his father. Mrs. Oliver is a daughter of Pleasant Watt, who was born in Kentucky and died in McLean Co., Ill., March 26, 1876.

LE ROY W. PRAY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Le Roy ; born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Feb 21, 1840; he emigrated to Illinois with his father, Daniel Pray, and located upon Sec. 25, Empire Township, McLean Co., in the fall of 1852, where he assisted his father in farming until 1861, when, after vain efforts to join a regiment from Illinois, the regiments having been made up, he went to St. Louis and enlisted as private in the 8th Mo. V. I., being mustered into service June 16, 1861; after being engaged in the interior of the State for a few months, they were stationed at Cape Girardeau two months, and from there to Paducah, Ky., where they remained until February, 1862, when they went up the Tennessee River to Ft. Henry, and from there to Ft. Donelson, on the Cumberland River, where, after severe fighting for two days, in which the 8th Missouri lost heavily, the fort was captured, with 15,000 prisoners, upon the 16th of Feb- ruary, 1862; he was next engaged in the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862, from which place, while on the march to Corinth, he was wounded at the skirmish of the Russell House, May 17, 1862, and was sent to the hospital at St. Louis, where he remained a short time and returned home on a furlough ; after returning again to the hospital he was refused a permit to join his regiment, but, watching his opportunity, he prepared himself, and, when the first detail was ready to march, he stole in their ranks and with them marched away ; by inquiry, he found his regiment lay at Memphis, where he succeeded in joining them, remaining here until December, 1862, when he was forwarded to Vicksburg, where, with his regiment, he was engaged upon the unsuccessful assault upon the above place on the 28th and 29th of December, 1862; he was then in the battle of Arkansas Post on Jan. 10 and II, 1863, and, during a part of the winter, was engaged upon the canal opposite, which was within shelling distance of Vicksburg, and which rendered the labor dangerous and tedious ; about the 17th of April, steps were taken for the reduction of Vicksburg, and from that date until the capture of the same, July 4, 1863, he was either on the march or in active service, being engaged in the battles of Jackson, Miss., on May 14 ; Champion Hills, May 16; seige and capture of Vicksburg; second battle of Jackson, July 14 to 18 ; he then returned to the rear of Vicksburg, remaining until fall, when they went to Chattanooga, Tenn., and engaged in the battle of Mission Ridge, which engagement was brought on by two companies of the 8th Missouri crossing the river, making their way in rear of the rebel pickets, when, capturing the same without alarming the rebel camp, they were sent to re-inforce the 9th Army Corps, but, before reaching Knoxville, the rebel army had with- drawn; during the winter following, he was stationed at Larkin's Ferry, guarding the pontoon bridges, and, in April, they started on the march to Atlanta, and were engaged in the battles of Rome Cross Roads, Lay's Ferry, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca and Kenesaw Mountain; arriving within a few miles of Atlanta, he was sent back to St. Louis ; mustered out of service, receiving his discharge July 7, 1864, having served in the Union army upward of three years ; he then returned to Empire Township, where he has since followed farming, with the excep- tion of two years, when he went to Nebraska and laid a soldier's claim. He married Sept. 14, 1864, to Mary, daughter of Hamilton Gilbert; she was born in this township July 15, 1844 ; she died June 14, 1876, leaving one child now living-John H., born Jan. 23, 1866. His marriage with Emily, daughter of James Bishop, was celebrated Aug. 7, 1877 : she was born in Empire Township Aug. 30, 1843.

WILLIAM PFITZENMEYER, farmer and brick manufacturer; P. O. Le Roy ; born in Wur- temburg, Germany. April 14, 1827. He attended school until 14 years of age, when he learned and worked at brick-making until he attained his majority, when he emigrated to America,

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landing in New York in May, 1848. Coming West, he worked two years at his trade in Pulaski, Logan Co .; then two years in Bloomington, McLean Co., and, in 1854, returned to Germany, where he was married, March 27, 1855, to Sophia Rutter; she was born in Wurtemburg, Ger- many, Jan. 18, 1827. Upon the 3d of May, 1855, he, with his wife, sailed from Germany, and landed in New York the June following. Coming West, he located upon Sec. 28, Empire Town- ship, MeLean Co., where he has since lived. lle now owns sixty acres of land, upon which he has good farm buildings, his two-story brick residence being erected in 1876. IIe cultivates about thirty acres of his farm, but has given his attention mostly to burning brick, of which he has burned as high as six hundred thousand in a single season. Two children were the fruit of this union-Sophia Matilda, born April 9, 1857, died July 28, 1862; Ilugo Ulrich Gustav, born July 9, 1868.

WILLIAM M. ROSS, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Empire; born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, Feb. 8, 1848, where he attended school and followed farming until 19 years of age, when he emigrated to Illinois, and located in Empire Township, McLean Co., in the spring of 1867. He then hired as farm-laborer, until he was united in marriage with Mary E. Ross, April 6, 1871 ; she was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, Sept. 26, 1853 ; she was the daughter of Talmage Ross, who emi- grated from Ohio, and located in MeLean Co., in 1855. The children of Wilham M. and Mary E. Ross were four in number, viz. : Lemnel Talmage, born Ang. 14, 1872; Harly Davis, Sept. 25, 1874 : William A., Oct. 16, 1876, and George, Sept. 11, 1878. 1n 1871-72. he farmed upon rented land, and in Sept., 1872, he purchased eighty aeres on Sec. 35, upon which he located in the spring of 1873, and to which he has since added by purchase, until he now owns 118 acres, upon which he has good farm buildings, all of which he has made by his own hard labor.

JAMES RUTLEDGE, (decea-ed) farmer ; one of the early pioneers of McLean Co .; born Feb. 22, 1808. He emigrated from Kentucky to Illinois, and located in McLean Co., about the year 1830, where he entered land, upon which he livet until his decease, which occur- red Nov. 30, 1863. He was united in marriage with Prudy Vandeventer, in Logan Co., Ill. ; she was born in Tenn., March 6, 1816; she came with her parents to Sangamon Co. in 1825 ; when 10 years of age, she came with John Buckles to this county, and was the first white woman that ever cooked a meal's victuals at what is now known as Buckles' Grove, Empire Township. They were the parents of seven children now living Mrs. Rutledge is now 64 years of age, and is now keeping house in Le Roy, and has moved but once during the past forty-seven years. In a brief letter, written by her, to be presented to the meeting of old settlers, she makes mention of her first meal, cooked at Buckles' Grove, as being the first meal cooked by a white woman at that place, she then being but 10 years of age, and the date being 1826. She also draws a beautiful illustration of the contrast between that date and the present, showing the wonderful changes that have since occurred.

AMOS RUTLEDGE, farmer ; P. O. Le Roy. This gentleman is a native of McLean Co .; born in what is now Empire Township, Feb. 17, 1841. lle is the son of James Rutledge, whose sketch appears among the biographies of Empire Township. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the farm until he attained his majority, when he was united in marriage, upon the 25th of Nov., 1862, to Hannah Gilmore ; she was born in Ohio, and located in Illinois in 1856. lle then commenced farming for himself, which he followed until 1867. Hle then engaged in the dry-goods and grocery trade in Le Roy one year, by which transiction he lost some $6,000, and, leaving him largely in debt, he then engaged as farm-laborer, and has since successfully followed farming, and has paid up his liabilities in full. He is now largely engaged in farming. as well as purchasing gra n, upon a liberal salary, for the firm of J. O. Peckham & Co., of Providence, R. I., to which place he ships largely, having purchased upwards of 40,000 bushels during the last four months. The children of Amos and Hannah (Gilmore) Rutledge were six in number, of which five are now living, viz. : William, Etta, Almeda, Fred and Calla.

GEORGE M. SELLERS, farmer and stock-raiser : P. O. Le Roy ; born in Knox Co .. Ohio, Sept. 8, 1837, where he followed farming until the fall of 1859, when he made a visit to Wil- liamson Co., Texas ; after remaining during the winter, purchased a mule, upon which he started for home through the wilds of Texas and the Indian Territory. He arrived at Smithton, Mo., upon the 18th of May, having made a trip of 800 miles alone, through a dangerous and perilous country. lle then returned to Ohio, where he, with another party, purchased 1,500 head of sheep, and started to drive them overland to Texas; arriving in Edgar Co., he wintered his sheep, and, in the following spring of 1861, drove them to McLean Co., and herded the same for two years. In 1863 he sold a part of his sheep, and returned to Ohio, where he purchased 150 head of cattle, which he broughtto this county and sold. In the spring of 1864 he purchased 136 acres of his present place, to which he has since added, until he now owns 230 acres, with good buildings, and is extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising. His marriage with Sarah C Bonnett was celebrated Oct. 8, 1863 ; she was born in Knox Co , Ohio, Oct. 21, 1835. They have two children by this union-Lizzie R., born Nov. 4, 1865, and Mary, born Sept. 19, 1871, died Sept. 20, 1873. Mrs. Sellers is a daughter of lohn and Elizabeth ( Yonntz ) Bonnett, whose biography appears in this work. The father of Mr. Sellers. John Sellers, lives upon the place upon which he located in 1824, and is upwards of 80 years of age. Ile has held several offices, among which he was a member of the new Constitutional Convention in 1855. His wife died in Ohio in

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1838. After the marriage of George M. Sellers, he lived a short time in Le Roy ; then two years in Bloomington ; since which time he has lived upon his pleasant place, situated within view of, and at a distance of one mile from, Le Roy. In 1877 he was elected as Highway Commissioner for three years, which position he now holds.

CHARLES STERLING, farmer, Sec. 4. Town 21 ; P. O. Le Roy; born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Nov. 24, 1821 ; his father, Thomas Sterling, died when the subject of this sketch was 8 years of age, after which he assisted his mother until her second marriage, when he commenced labor for himself. His first wages were $4 per month, the receipts of which were used for the support of the family until he was 20 years of age ; he was then employed by one man for a period of seven years in succession, when he commenced to farm for himself, in 1846, which business he followed in Ohio until the fall of 1854, when he emigrated to Illinois and located in Empire Township, McLean Co. The following spring, he, with his brother Samuel, rented land which they worked in partnership together, until he purchased 160 acres of land in Sec. 35, where he lived eight years when, disposing of the above, he purchased his present place in 1864, where he has since lived. He now owns about 200 acres of land, upon which he has good farm buildings, which he has accumulated by his own hard labor, energy and economy, in which he has been nobly assisted by his amiable wife, to whom he was united in marriage Dec. 17, 1848 ; her maiden name was Anna Kesler ; she was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Jan. 7, 1827 ; they had seven children by this union-Thomas, born Feb. 21, 1851, now practicing law at Springfield, Ill. ; Isabella, Dec. 18, 1852, now teaching school at Decatur; Sarah E., Nov. 14, 1854, now Mrs. N. Vance, DeWitt Co .; John A., Feb. 1, 1857; Joseph, March 5, 1859 ; Eda Alice, Sept. 9, 1862, and one which died in infancy ; of the above John A. and Joseph are now attending the Wesleyan University at Bloomington. Mr. Sterling has filled the office of School Director for several years. and is now School Trustee.

SAMUEL STERLING, farmer, Sec. 4, Town 21 ; P. O. Le Roy ; born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, Sept. 27, 1824 ; his father died when his family were quite young, after which he contin- ued to live with his mother, working out what spare time he had uutil 18 years of age, when he engaged as farm laborer until he emigrated to Illinois and located in Empire Township, McLean Co., in the fall of 1854; he then, with his brother. engaged in farming until 1859; then farmed alone for five years, after which he purchased forty acres, upon which he lived six years, when he disposed of the same and purchased eighty acres of his present place in 1871, where he has since continued to live. His marriage with Martha West was celebrated Sept. 18, 1860 ; she was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Dec. 1, 1832 ; they have four children now living by this union, having lost five by death ; the living are-John C., born Jan. 22, 1863; Elizabeth, March 27, 1866; Ada B., Sept. 15, 1876, and James E., April 17, 1878. Mrs. Sterling was the daugh- ter of W. H. West, who emigrated from Harrison Co., Ohio and located in Empire Township, Mc Lean Co., in 1855; Mr. and Mrs. West both died in McLean Co. in the fall of 1862.

JOHN TIPTON, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Le Roy; born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, Oct. 27, 1835, where he attended school until 11 years of age, when he emigrated to Illinois with his parents and located in McLean Co., near where Towanda now stands; his father died some six months after his arrival, after which he remained with his mother and managed the farm until he attained his majority, when he rented land and engaged in farming for himself until 1870, when he purchased 120 acres of land upon Sec. 29, Empire Township, which he exchanged for his present place in 1878. His marriage with Nancy E. Rucker was celebrated July 4, 1871; she was born in Madison Co., Ky., and died in McLean Co., Ill , July 4, 1873, leaving no children. Mr. Tipton is a brother of Thomas F. Tipton, a prominent lawyer of Bloomington, more gen- erally known as Judge Tipton, having held the office of Judge for eight years; his sister, Mrs. William S. Tuttle, now lives in Saybrook, McLean Co.

SILAS WATTERS, retired farmer and merchant, Le Roy; one of the early pioneers of McLean Co .; born in Stafford Co., Va., Nov. 19, 1803. At 11 years of age, in 1814, he, with his parents and brothers and sisters, crossed the Alleghany Mountains in a two-wheeled cart drawn by one horse ; the parents have since passed away, but the children, of whom there were nine, all are living, the youngest being 65 and the oldest 79 years of age. In 1830, the subject of this sketch located in what is now Empire Township, McLean Co., where he has lived for a period of nearly half a century ; he first entered 180 acres of land, to which he afterward added until he was in possession of 640 acres, a portion of which he still owns. He has always fol- lowed farming and stock-raising, and for a period of ten years was also engaged in the mercan- tile business in Le Roy and neighboring towns. He has always taken a deep interest in the cause of religion and education, having been an active member of the M. E. Church since 1825, and filled every office in the Church which is given to a layman ; he has had his full share of township and school offices, and held the office of Associate Judge of McLean Co. during the term of Judge MeClum, in 1850-51. His marriage with Christiana Conaway was celebrated Feb. 12, 1824; she was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., June 9, 1799 ; she died Oct. 25, 1866, leaving four children, having lost two by death; the living are: Chalton D., born June 17, 1826; John T., born Aug. 22, 1827 ; America, born Nov. 9, 1828; Nancy, born Jan. 30, 1831. His marriage with Mary Jane (Baddeley ) Barr was celebrated Dec. 21, 1868; she was born in Manchester, England, March 3, 1823; she emigrated with her parents in 1835.

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The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 116

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr. Number of Pages: 1092

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr.
Number of Pages: 1092