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BROWN, JAMES B., Section 36 ; P. O. Fort Hill; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 1824; left Clayton, N. Y., as a sailor in 1837 ; was promoted to mate when 19 years of age; came to Chicago in 1844 and from there to Grant Town- ship, Lake Co .; located on forty acres of his present farm ; returned to C., and was employed as mate on a lake vessel for two terms ; then promoted to captain and occupied that position for 14 years ; he still owned his farm in Grant Town- ship and when he gave up sea-faring life, in 1864, had 300 acres ; he now owns 750 acres, well improved, worth $40 per acre ; Mr. B. married S. Marble in 1847 ;
she was born in Lake Co., Ohio, March 13, 1830 ; children living are Abigail, Ida C., Esther E., Nettie J., Sarah and Orpha; Alice (first), died July 20, 1850, Alice (second), April 27, 1856, and Edna Aug. 22, 1857.
C YONVERSE, J. S., farmer; P. O. Volo. Converse, Cyrus, farmer; P. O. Volo. COMPTON, RICHARD, farmer ; Section 27; P. O. Volo ; born in Seneca Co., N. Y., Sept. 5, 1822; Ind .; Mate- rialist ; married Mary McConaty ; she she was born May 31, 1834, at Massague, Mass .; she came to Lake Co. with her father in 1841; Mr. C. came to this county with his father's family in 1843 ; he was Justice of the Peace in 1873, which office he again held in 1877 ; lives on a part of his father's farm, which was bought from the government in 1843 : have five children-Martha, Annie, Amos, Grace and Jennie.
Compton, E. H., farmer ; P. O. Volo. COMPTON, ELISHA H., Section 27 ; P. O. Volo; born in Seneca Co. N. Y., in 1826 ; came from N. Y. with his father's family in 1843; Rep .; owns 100 acres of land, worth $40 per acre ; he lives on the farm where his father first located ; married Esther A. Hill, of Cook Co., Ill., in 1875; she died July 27, 1877.
Cossman, Mathais, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Chadwick, J.
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D RURY, THOMAS, far .; P. O. Volo. Dalziel, Robt. Sr., far .; P .. VOolo. Dalziel, Robt., Jr., farmer; P. O. Volo.
Dalziel, James, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Dalziel, John, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Daley, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake.
Dove, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Dove, B., farmer ; P. O. Volo.
Devlin, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Dunn, Jas.
Davis, Jno. D .. farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill.
Dowe, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Volo.
Dowe, Bernard, farmer ; P. O. Volo.
F RIEND, JNO., farmer ; P. O. Volo. Fox, Alonzo, far .; P. O. Fort Hill. Fisher, Ira, farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill.
G RAHAM, EDWARD, farmer; P. T O. Fox Lake.
GRANGER, DIGHTON, farmer ; Section 26; P. O. Volo; born March, 1843, in Lake Co., Ill .; Rep .; married Cornelia Fox, Nov., 1866; have one child-Alice; Mr. G. enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, in the 96th I. V. I., and was mustered out June 28. 1865 ; owns 142 acres, worth $35 per acre.
Graham, Michael, far .; P. O. Fox Lake. Graham, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. GRIMOLDBY, CHRISTO- PHER, P. O. Fort Hill ; born in Tet- ney, England, in 1819 ; came to Canada in 1854 ; thence to this county in 1855 ; Rep .; Christian ; married in England, in 1850, Charlotte Wamsley ; have six children-Thomas C., Jno. W., B. W., G. E., Hiley A. and Lavina.
Gavin, Michael, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Grimoldby, Thos., far .; P. O. Fort Hill. Grimoldby, B., farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill.
H ORNE, CHRIS., farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
HOWARD, WM. C., farmer ; Sec. 22 ; P. O. Volo; Rep .; born in Madi- ison Co., N. Y., in 1817 ; came to Lake Co., Ill., and entered 80 acres of the farm he now owns in 1844, upon which he has placed fine improvements ; mar- ried twice ; first wife was Hannah Rob- erts of New York; she died in 1863; had seven children-four are living ; second wife, Helen E. Ryburn, he mar- ried in 1864; Mr. Howard was elected Justice of the Peace in 1871, and served
two years; owns 120 acres, worth $50 per acre ; had nothing when he came to the county ; is now worth $10,000.
Horne, Michael, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Herbert, Bates, plasterer; P. O. Volo.
K ING, JOS., farmer ; P. O. Volo. Kines, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake.
Knoll, Chris., farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. King, S. W., farmer ; P. O. Fort Hill. King, Jno .. farmer ; P. O, Volo.
L ANE, JAMES, far .; P. O. Fox Lake. Larkin, James, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
M YERS, JACOB, Sr., far .; P. O. Volo. Myers, Jacob, Jr., far .; F. O. Volo. Miller, Aug., farmer ; P. O. Volo.
Mitchell. Jno., farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Magill, Pat., farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake.
McNeal, James, Sr., far .; P. O. Fox Lake. McNeal, James, Jr., far .; P. O. Fox Lake. McNeal, Robt., farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
McMan, Danl., farmer; P. O. Fox Lake. McNeal, Hugh, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake.
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TOBLE, ISAAC, farmer; P. O. Volo.
O 'BOYLE, PAT, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
O'Boyle, Felix, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake. O'Boyle, Pat, far .; P. O. Fox Lake.
O'Boyle, Chas., farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
P OLNIER, JOS., P. O. Volo.
R OSING, FRANK, far .; P. O. Volo. Rosing, Geo., farmer; P. O. Volo. ROSING, GERHARD, farmer; Sec, 22; P. O. Volo; Dem .; Cath .; owns 185 acres, worth $30 an acre; born in Holland in 1818; married in Holland, in 1840, Gertrude Bushof; came from Holland to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1855; from there to his present residence in 1861; six children-Bernard, John and George living; Margaret died in 1859, Stephen in 1860, and Mary in 1863.
SANFORD, F. H., farmer; P. O. Fort Hill. Sayles, Edward, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake.
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Sayles, Frank, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake. Stevenson, Hugh, farmer; P. O. Volo. Stanton, Thos., Jr., far .; P. O. Fox Lake. Stanton, Thos., Sr., far .; P. O. Fox Lake. Stanton, Martin, farmer; P. O. Fox Lake. Stanley, Robt. E., far .; P .. O. Fox Lake. Stanley, M. K., farmer; P. O. Fox Lake. STANFORD, ELIJAH, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Fort Hill; Rep .; Cong .; owns 360 acres, worth $18,000; born Dec. 7, 1832, in Albany Co., N. Y .; came to Lake Co. in 1843; located near Fox Lake (now Monaville) in 1844; married C. Louisa Harwood in Herki- mer Co., N. Y., in 1849 ; she came with her father's family to Lake Co. in 1845; Mr. S. went to California (overland route) in 1850 ; Mrs. S. went by water in 1852; lived in California 14 years ; moved thence to Nevada and remained there until 1869 ; he then returned and resided in Chicago one year, and then moved to the farm he now owns in April, 1870 ; property is well improved ; on arrival here in 1843 Mr. S. had no property ; is now worth $25,000; have eight children-Frank Howard, Char- lotte Maud, Charles Newton, Anna Jeru- sha, Arthur Lucius, George Elijah, Car- rie Louise, and Mary Elizabeth.
Simes, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Volo. Simes, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Simes, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Volo.
SAYLES, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 9 ; P. O. Fox Lake; Dem .; Cath .; owns 160 acres, worth $5,000; born in 1815 in Queens Co., Ireland ; came to N. Y. in 1829, with his mother and family ; married Betsey Owens in N. Y. in 1841, and then came to Wisconsin, and after remaining there a few years settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1848; had only $100 when he came to the county ; have three children-Francis, Edward and Syntha.
Strong, James, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Stoffle, John, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Stoffle, Mathias, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Snyder, A., farmer ; P. O. Volo.
TOWNSEND, RICHARD, farmer ; P. O. Volo.
TOWER, EMORY, farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Volo; born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1844; came to Lake Co. with his father's family in 1846; owns the
farm on which his father first located ; Rep. ; married Fannie C. Allanson; she was born in England in 1844, and came to America with her parents in 1849; her father (Thomas Allanson) and one brother died of cholera at St. Louis, Mo., while on their way to Lake Co. Mr. Tower's father, J. D. Tower, died in 1866 ; his mother (whose maiden name was Persis Buckles) lives with him ; have one child-Ethel M. Wm. W. Tower enlisted in the army during the late war, and died in Georgia from the effect of wounds. Mr. Emory Tower owns 145 acres of land, worth $35 per acre.
Tweed, Jno. L., far. ; P. O. Fox Lake. TOWNSEND, DAVID C., farm- er ; Sec. 25; P. O. Fort Hill; born in Seneca Co., N. Y., in 1821; owns 340 acres, worth $17,000; owns $45,- 000 worth of property in Lake Co .; came to Lake Co. in 1841 and settled on the farm he now owns ; married Clar- issa Kelly, of Seneca Co., N. Y .; his children are Richard, Laurie, Effie, Ella, Augustus, Charles and Rachel ; his wife died in 1872, aged 46; mar- ried his second wife, Catherine Compton, at Grand Rapids, Wis., in 1873; had $150 when he came to the county. Tunion, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Volo. Tweed, Alex., gen. mer. ; P. O. Fox Lake.
W AIT, GEO., farmer ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Volo; born Sept. 8, 1840, in Cuyahoga Co., O .; came to Lake Co. with his mother and seven of the family in 1849 ; married Kate Hart; she was born 1864, in Dublin, Ireland ; she came from Ireland to Troy, N. Y., with her father and family in 1836, and to Lake Co. in 1837; Dem .; Disciple ; enlisted in the army Aug. 9, 1862 ; was Sergt. Co. B., 96th Ill. Inf .; was hon- orably discharged as Second Lieut., June 8th, 1865 ; was Town Clerk in 1866; served two years ; was elected to office of Supervisor in 1877; owns 120 acres, worth $45 per acre.
WAIT, LEVI, brother of Geo. Wait ; lives with his mother on Sec. 26; Mrs. Wait, Sr. was born Feb. 12, 1804; twelve of her thirteen children are living; George is the twelfth ; Levi was elected Supervisor in 1862, and continued in
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office till 1875, with the exception of two years ; owns 167 acres of land, worth $45 per acre; 40 acres of which is that upon which they located in 1849. WAIT, CHAS. E., Sec. 22; P. O. Volo ; was a sailor from 1855 to 1862, and since then has been engaged in farming; born in Ohio in 1838, and came to Lake Co. in 1849; Dem .; Prot .; married Caroline C. Hazen in 1860 ; she was born in Ohio ; have three children-Douglas, Geo. and Wm. ; was elected Town Clerk in 1863, and filled the office for three years ; was re-elected in 1868 ; has held the office ever since ; was appointed Township Treasurer in 1863, and continued in office till 1875 ; owns 80 acres, worth $35 per acre.
White, Michael, farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Wilton, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Fox Lake. Williams, Martin, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Welch, James, far .; P. O. Fox Lake.
Wires, N. N., farmer ; P. O. Volo.
Woodward, A., farmer; P. O. Bliven's Mills.
Williams, A. G., far. ; P. O. Volo. Williams, Martin, farmer ; P. O. Volo. Wallis, Edwin, farmer ; P. O. Volo.
WHITE, MICHAEL, Sec. 24; P. O. Fox Lake; Ind .; Cath .; born Oct. 10, 1843, in Chittenden Co., Vermont ; emigrated from Vermont to this county with his father's family, in 1846 ; have 120 acres of land, valued at about $35 per acre. His father, John White, was born 1801, in Ireland ; married Bridget Graham, in Roscommon, Ireland ; they emigrated from Ireland to Ver- mont in 1836; thence to the place where Michael now lives ; had six children, four boys and two girls- John, Thomas, Ann, Winefred, Michael and James; Michael was elected Town- ship Tax Collector for 1868-9.
LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP.
A PPLEY, W. H., farmer; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
Appley, E. F., mach. ; P. O. Libertyville. ATKINSON, JOHN, farmer ; Sec- tion 13; P. O. Sulphur Glen ; was born in Mayo Co., Ireland, June 15, 1798; came to the United States in 1837 ; was in Canada six years, farming ; settled in Lake Co., on the farm that he now owns, in 1839; has 200 acres, valued at $60 per acre; Dem .; Cath .; married Miss Catherine Moran, of Ireland, in 1827 ; she was born in 1801; died April 25, 1877 ; children-Bridget, born Sept. 25, 1830; Sarah, born July 12, 1832; Catherine and Mary, born Sept. 10, 1840 ; Mathew, born Oct. 1, 1842; John, born April 18, 1845.
Appley, Chas., far. ; P. O. Libertyville. Austin, John, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. ALBRIGHT, CHAS. F., farmer ; P. O. Libertyville ; born in Germany in 1842; came to the United States, and landed at New York in 1864; came to Illinois and settled in Lake Co. in 1864 ; works a farm of 110 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; married Miss Lena Dep-
mer, of Germany. in 1866 ; she was born in 1843; have four children-Emma, born 1867 ; Charles, born 1869 ; Mary, born 1870; Hammond, born 1874. Attridge, Jolin, Sr., far. ; P. O. Sulphur Glen.
Attridge, John, Jr., Telegraph Operator ; P. O. Sulphur Glen.
ATKINSON, MATHEW, farmer; Section 13; P. O. Sulphur Glen ; born in Lake Co. 1842; Ind .; Cath .; owns a farm of 200 acres, valued at $60 per acre; married Sarah A. Nolan, of Illi- nois ; she was born in 1846; they have four children-John, born Aug. 14, 1868; William, born July 28, 1872; Mathew, born Oct. 23, 1876 ; Mary, born March 16, 1870; wife's father is John Nolan ; mother, Mary Melody, of Ireland.
Avery, Charles, shoemaker ; P. O. Liber- tyville.
Ahart, John.
ALLANSON, JOHN B., farmer ; Section 32; P. O. Diamond Lake ; born in England April 9, 1831; came to America in 1832 and to Lake County in
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1859 ; owns 119 acres, valued at $60 per acre ; Rep .; Meth. ; married Miss C. A. Doty, of Massachusetts, Dec. 29, 1853; she was born May 27, 1834; three children-Edith E., born Oct. 4, 1854; J. Thomas, born Aug. 8, 1859 ; Mary J., born Dec. 14, 1861. Edith E. married Fred. Towner ; has one child, who has got five grand-mothers living. Father, John Allanson ; mother, Mary Barmby. Wife's father, Wilson Doty, born Oct. 10, 1811; mother, Claracy Savery, born Feb. 24, 1814.
Adams, John Q., produce dealer ; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
Adams, Albert, produce dealer; P. O. Lib- ertyville.
Attridge, Wm. E., farmer; P. O. Lake Forest.
B ULKLEY, W. W., farmer ; P. O. Libertyville.
BARTLETT, JAMES, mason ; Sec. 17 ; P.O. Libertyville ; born October, 1809, in New Hampshire; from there to Lowell, Mass., five years; thence to Lake Co., in 1836; thence to Milwau- kee, Wis .; had charge of the U. S. stone quarries ; settled on the place that he now owns in 1865, which consists of 14 acres, valued at $60 per acre ; mar- ried Sophia Houghton, of Vermont, in 1855, born in 1814; two children, both dead.
Bulkley, Horace, far .; P. O. Libertyville. Bulkley, C. C., far .; P. O. Libertyville.
BUTTERFIELD, MRS. VIN CEY A., P. O. Diamond Lake; born May 13, 1814 ; married the late Seamens Butterfield May 14, 1844, who died in 1872; owns farm of 70 acres; land valued at $60 per acre ; four children- William, Charles, Ezra W., Horace B .; her son William served three years in the late war, Co. G, 96th I. V. I., under Gen. Sherman ; and Thomas was in a number of battles, and came out without receiving the slightest wound. Butterfield, Chas., farmer; P. O. Diamond Lake.
Butterfield, E. W., farmer ; P.O. Diamond Lake.
BILINSKI, CHAS. A .. merchant, of Wenban & Bilinski, P. O. Diamond Lake; born Feb. 16, 1852, in Wau- kegan, Lake Co., Ill .; Rep .; Ind.
Butterfield, W., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Bond, C. W., phys .; P. O. Libertyville. Bond, S. C., vet. surg .; P. O. Libertyville. BRADLEY, JAS., farmer ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Lake Forest ; born in Lincoln Co., Maine, Aug. 2, 1829; came west in company with six brothers, and settled in Lake Co. in 1844, on the farm that he now owns, 340 acres, valued at $50 per acre ; Dem .; Cath .; married Miss Sarah Atkinson, daughter of John and Catharine Atkinson, born in 1833; eight children-John, born in 1854; Mary, born in 1857 ; James, born in 1859 ; Theresa, born in 1861 ; Kittie, born in 1866 ; Joseph, born in 1869; Grace, born in 1872; Gertrude, born in 1874.
Brown, Harrison, far .; P. O. Libertyville. Brown, E. H., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Bradley, Pat., far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Butterworth, James, farmer ; P. O. Sul- phur Glen.
BUTTERFIELD, E. F., farmer ; Sec. 29; P. O. Libertyville ; born in New York, Jan. 12, 1834; came west and settled in Lake Co. on the farm that he now lives on, in 1854; 120 acres, value, $50 per acre ; married Martha A. Noyes, born Sept. 25, 1846, married April 18, 1866 ; three children-Mary S., born Dec. 6, 1869; Orlean F., born Aug. 19, 1871 ; Effie J., born April 22, 1876 ; father was Seamens Butter- field, of New York, born 1801, died Feb. 1, 1872; mother, Sophia Atkins, of Massachusetts; his brothers are Francis H. Butterfield, in the late war was First Lieutenant, Co. K, Ind. Vol. Inf., and Jeremiah Butterfield.
Baxter, Levi C., far .; P. O. Gage's Lake. Bush, John, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. Bush, Jno., Jr., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Bowman, John, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. BULKLEY, CHAS. A., farmer ; Sec. 8; P. O. Libertyville ; born Sept. 26, 1836, in Onondaga Co., N. Y .; came west and settled in Lake Co. in 1850 ; moved on farm that he now lives on in 1870, which consists of 80 acres, value, $50 per acre; Rep .; married Miss Jennie Howell, of N. Y., born Jan. 29, 1840 ; married Nov. 9, 1869 ; one child, Lucy, born June 15, 1873 ; his father is R. Bulkley ; wife's father, M. Howel. : mother, Lucy Devoe.
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BULKLEY, RALPH, farmer ; Sec. 9; P. O. Libertyville; born in N. Y., Feb. 7, 1804, and lived there forty-six years ; then came west in October, 1850, and settled in Lake Co .; he bought the place he now resides upon of 280 acres for $2,200; it is now worth $14,000; Rep .; Univ .; married Betsey Hallock, of New York; she was born Oct. 1, 1808, and married June 25, 1826 ; they have eleven children-Wm. W., born May 12, 1827 (married Emily Glason); Robt. B., born June 10, 1830 (mar- ried) ; Albert M., born Sept. 14, 1832 (married); Everett, born Aug. 22, 1834 married) ; Charles A., born Sept. 26, 1836 (married Jennie Howell) ; Chris- topher C., born Nov. 2, 1838 (married Julia Boardman) ; Henry H., born Sept. 8, 1840 (married Maranda Bailey) ; Hannah E., born March 1, 1843 (mar- ried Oliver Dusenberry) ; Cassius R., born Aug. 24, 1845 (married Emma Grow) ; Betsey B., born Nov. 14, 1847, and Horace A., born June 19, 1851 ; father is Christopher C. Bulkley, and mother was Annie Scamonas ; wife's father is Samuel Hallock, and mother, Emma Brown.
Bennett, R. J., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Butler, Josiah W., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Butterworth, J. A., farmer ; P. O. Sulphur Glen.
Batts, Jno., laborer ; P. O. Waukegan. Bradley, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
C JASEY, E. S. E., farmer; P. O. Lib- ) bertyville.
COOK, HON. ANSEL B., Chi- cago ; was born in Haddam, Conn., Aug. 18, 1823, and came to Ill .. May 2, 1845, and settled in Libertyville, Lake Co., and located 448 acres of land and farmed it for four years ; he then moved to Waukegan, and engaged in teaching ; had charge of the Central School for sev- eral years. In 1853, he came to Chica- go, and engaged as a contractor and builder ; he put down the first large flag stones ever laid in the city ; he also put down all the flag stone around the old Court House, and had the contract of the masonry of the old Water Works ; he had built in fact, up to the time of the fire, nearly all of the flag-stone walk in the city. Since the fire, he has built
several of the largest and best blocks in the city, among which are the American Express Company's office, Tuttle Block, Bryant Block and many others which are the pride of the city. In 1863 and 1865, he was elected and re-elected to the Legislature, and, in 1869, having removed to Lake Co., was elected to the same position there. In 1871, after the great fire, he returned to the city, and has been one of the most successful con- tractors and builders ever since. He is now Alderman of the 11th Ward and President of the City Council. He was married Dec. 2, 1849, to Miss Helen M. Foster, daughter of Dr. J. H. Foster, then of Lake Co. She was born in Orange Co. Vt., March 3, 1828; they had two children, both having died in infancy ; they have an adopted daugh- ter, Ida F. Cook, who is a recent gradu- ate of Lake Geneva Seminary, graduat- ing with the first honors of the class ; he is a Republican and Congregationalist.
COOPER, THOMAS, farmer ; Sec- 31; P. O. Diamond Lake; born in England in 1833 ; came to the United States in 1850, and to Lake Co. in 1857, and settled near the place he now lives on; owns a farm of 139 acres of land, worth $50 per acre; Dem .; married Miss Rebecca Lill, of England, in 1858: havesix children-George. Edith, Effic, William, Fannie, Robia ; father's namc, Thomas Cooper, of England ; mother, Sarah Thorn, of England.
Casey, Mortimer, far .; P. O. Libertyville. Cater, Henry, farmer; P. O. Libertyville. Cater, John, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. Cater, William, former ; P. O. Libertyville. Conway, Daniel, far. ; P. O. Sulphur Glen. Cunningham, William. farmer ; P. O. Sulphur Gleu.
Cain, William, far. ; P. O. Sulphur Glen. Cain, William, Jr .. far .: P. O. Sulphur Glen.
Cain, John, farmer : P. O. Libertyville. CLEMENTS, DAVID, farmer : P. O. Half Day : born JJuly 26, 1817, in Ireland : came to U. S. and settled in Lake Co. in 1865 : owns a farm of 70 acres, valued at $60 per acre : Rep .; Meth .; his father was David Clements. and mother Sarah Waugh, of Ireland. Cooper, Charles H., farmer : P. O. Dia- mond Lake.
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Carroll, Michael, farmer ; P. O. Sulphur Glen.
Clements, Alex., farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Croker, William, far .; P. O. Libertyville. Crane, James, laborer; P. O. Libertyville. Colby, E. W., farmer ; P. O. Libertyville.
D AVIS, WILLIAM J., farmer; P. O. Libertyville.
DAVIS, PHILLIP, farmer ; Sec- tion 18; P.O. Libertyville ; born in South Wales, March 11, 1826 ; came to U. S. in 1851 ; lived in Pennsylvania until 1855 ; settled in Lake Co. in 1855, with about $500 ; purchased the farm that he now lives on, which consists of 102 acres of land, valued $60 per acre ; Rep .; Meth .; married Miss Elizabeth Thomas ; she was born Nov. 11, 1825 ; ten children-George, born Jan. 11, 1853; Martha, born Dec. 7, 1856 ; John, born Dec. 7, 1860; Eliza, Jan. 14, 1863 ; Alice, May 28, 1865 ; War- ren, 1868 ; Nettie, Aug. 2, 1870-dead; Sarah Ann ; Sarah Jane, born August, 1854, died 1870; John P., born Sept. 14, 1858, died 1860. His father, John P. Davis ; mother, Sarah Jones ; his wife's father, William Thomas ; mother, Elizabeth Griffith-all of South Wales. DYMOND, WILLIAM D., far- mer ; Sections 16 and 20 ; Libertyville; born in England, Aug. 17, 1822 ; came to Lake Co. May 29, 1849 ; thence to Jefferson, Cook Co .; there six years ; thence back to Lake Co., where he pur- chased the place that he now lives on- 237 acres, valued at $60 per acre ; also owns 40 acres in Cook Co., very valua- ble ; came to Lake Co. very poor ; with good management he is one of the successful farmers of Lake Co .; mar- ried Emma M. Oxenhan, October, 1851; four children-Franklin P., born Au gust, 1852; Annie, born Feb. 24, 1854 (married John Price); William H., born Sept. 21, 1856 (married Eva Brewster) ; Mary, born Nov. 13, 1860 ; Emma, born Nov. 2, 1858, died Sept. 19, 1859. Davis, George, farmer ; P. O. Ivanhoe. Davis, George W., lab .; P, O. Libertyville. Davis, Evan, far. ; P. O. Diamond Lake. Davis, Thomas, far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Drew, Thomas, farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Dwyer, John, farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Dalton, John, farmer ; P. O. Libertyville.
Dymond, F. P., clerk ; P. O. Libertyville. Donley, Hugh, farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Donley, Daniel.
Devine, Pat., far. ; P. O. Sulphur Glen. Davidson, Wm., farmer : P. O. Diamond Lake.
Davidson, Thos., far. ; P. O. Diamond Lake. Dyer, D. S., painter ; P. O. Libertyville. Dusenbury, Robt., far .; P. O. Libertyville. Dusenbury, E. W., far .; P. O. Waukegan. DAVIS, JOSEPH J., farmer and gardener ; Section 6 ; P. O. Libertyville : born in South Wales June 10, 1830 ; came to the United States and landed in New York in 1853; thence to Pennsyl- vania, four years engaged in gardening : thence to Lake Co., Ill., in 1857 ; bought place he now lives on in 1864-40 acres valued at $50 per acre ; also owns 110 acres known as the Crosby Farm-value $50 per acre ; married Miss Jane Seivill, of England ; born Sept. 12, 1833 ; mar- ried in 1857 ; five children -- Mary J., born May 22, 1858, died April 5, 1862 ; Earnest L., born Dec. 8, 1859 ; Julia P .. born Oct. 13, 1861; Edith S., born Sept, 25, '66 ; Lela, born July 16. '74 : Rep .; Meth.
E PPER, RUDOLPH, farmer : P. O. Waukegan.
ELLIS, THOS., farmer; Sections 21 and 22; P. O. Libertyville ; born in England 1819; came to United States 1830; in New York 14 years; thence to Wisconsin; thence to Lake Co. in 1844; went to California. the overland route, in 1850 ; remained there two years : returned to Lake Co. and settled down as farmer ; owns place he lives on, 198 acres, valued at $60 per acre ; Rep. : Meth .; married Fidelia Dyer, of N. Y .; born 1829 ; two adopted children-Robt. A., born July 10, 1859; Fannie, born Nov. 1864; wife's father. John Dyer. born 1796 ; mother, Betsey Blake, born 1793 : his father, Robert Ellis : mother, Ann Little.
ELLIS, WILLIAM, farmer : Sec. 18; P. O. Libertyville ; born in York- shire, England, Aug. 8, 1822 ; came 10 America 1830 ; lived in Wisconsin six months ; thence to Libertyville, Lake Co .; thence to California, there engaged in mining, which was not successful : came back and settled in Lake County.
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