Identifier: historyofwillcou00leba (find matches)
Title: The history of Will County, Illinois, containing a history of the county ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Le Baron, Wm., jr., & co., Chicago pub. (from old catalog) Woodruff, George H., b. 1814. (from old catalog) Perrin, William Henry. (from old catalog) Hill, H. H. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, W. Le Baron, jr., & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Dec. 15, 1844, in MadisonCo., N. Y., and came to this county withher parents in 1853 ; have four children—Clarence E., Fannie E., Florence A.,Charles A. His father, Adam White, andmother Margaret Watson (White), werenatives of Scotland, and emigrated to theUnited States in 1833 ; they had twelvechildren, five living—John M. (mentionedelsewhere), Mary, Adam, Robert andJames. JOHN M. WHITE, farmer. Sec. 28;P. 0. Wilmington; owns 300 acres ofland in this county, and 413 acres in Kan-kakee, valued at $35,600. Held office ofCollector two years. Supervisor one term,in 1865, and Township Tru.stee for eightyears, which office he now holds; bornDec. 23, 1823, in Glasgow, Scotland, andcame to this country with his fathersfamily in 1833 ; they located in Living-ston Co., N. Y. ; thence to Ontario Co.,two years later ; thence to Williamsport,Penn. All the family, consisting of hisfather (Adam White), mother (MargaretWatson White), five brothers and twosisters, located within two miles of Mr.
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MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP. 799 Whites pivsont res^idonce in IS 1^4. Mr.White married Margery Mcintosh, daugli-ter of D. Melntosh, Jan. 2(», 1858;she wa.s born in liittle Falls, N. Y., Jan.IH, 1884; have six children—WilliamW., Daniel M., Ida S., John B., Frank E.,Arthur K. ; Williain W., married JulietteNelson April 1, 1874 ; Daniel M., marriedSarah A. Nelson Dec. 25, 187(1. Mr.White went to California across the plainsin the spring of 1850 ; remained abouttwo years, then returned to this Townshipto the farm whore he now resides, andon which he has remained ever since. HENRY WARD, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P.0. Wilmington; owns 120 acres of land,valued at $50 per acre. School Directorone term ; was re-elected in 1878. Born inNorfolk Co.,England, Nov. 29,1882; emi-grated to the United States in 1850, with hisbrother John, who located in St. LawrenceCo., N. Y., and married Jane Thompson;she died in 1859, leaving one child—Mar-tha J.; he married his second wife, Mar- garet Robinson. John died in Ne

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