Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Although Zalmunna Morton has passed the seventy-fifth milestone on life’s journey he is yet a hale and hearty man, actively interested in farming operations in Adams county, where for many years he has carried on agricultural pursuits, gaining success through...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Samuel N. Cook, a prosperous and prominent farmer of Ellington township, living on section 29, was born in London, England, December 25, 1844, and is a son of John and Ann (Reynard) Cook, also natives of England, the former born January 13, 1802, the latter March 4,...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Mrs. Sarah Hamrick Wilkes, whose home is on section 33, Camp Point township, was born in this township February 16, 1835, her parents being Farrow and Polly (Wilkes) Hamrick. Her grandparents were Virginian people and her father was born in Culpeper county,...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
1831, and was only five years old when brought to Illinois by his parents, Rev. Horatio and Abigail (Kirkland) Foote. He grew to manhood in this state and made his home in Adams county from 1840 until called to the world beyond on the 6th of June, 1900. For...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Asbury Tout, who is living a retired life in the village of Ursa, was born December 21, 1836, and is the son of John S. and Elizabeth (Tatman) Tout. The father was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, October 18, 1806. The mother’s birth occurred in that place on...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
John Hofmeister has been a farm owner and farm cultivator all his active life and has well earned the retirement he now enjoys. His home is in section 36 of Liberty Township, five miles southeast of Liberty Village. He was born March 24, 1853, on the old home farm in...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Valentine Schmitt, who is conducting a men’s and ladies’ tailoring establishment in Quincy, was born in Germany in 1864. His father, Gerhart Schmitt, also a native of that country, was a blacksmith by trade and spent his entire life in Germany. His wife,...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
S. R. McAnulty, who is engaged in breeding and dealing in pure-blooded Poland China hogs and Percheron, Belgian and German coach horses, makes his home in Golden. He is a native son of Adams county, his birth having occurred in Camp Point township, October 31, 1839. ...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Jesse E. Weems, dealer in ice, coal and wood in Quincy, was born in Prince William county, Virginia, August 21, 1831, a son of Jesse E. and Nancy (Otis) Weems. The Weems family is of Scotch descent, and the grandfather, the Rev. Mason L. Weems, was one of the early...Oct 14, 2016 | Biographies |
Joseph N. McGinley, living two and a half miles southeast of Loraine, is the owner of a good tract of land of eighty acres on section 28, Keene township, which he devotes to general farming and stock-raising. He is a native son of Adams county, his birth having...
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