. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . with the southern Illinois MethodistEpiscopal conference. His mother, who borethe maiden name of Direxia Haines Knowles,was married to Alfred Bliss in New Hampshire,March I. L834. In 1838 Alfred Bliss and hiswife, accompanied by their two children, sis-ters of our subject, came to Illinois, settlingin Fillmore township. Montgomery county,where he had purchased land. The trip wasmade by wagon, and they reached their desti-nation mi the 24th of September, L838. afterward acquired a large body of landin Fillmore township, and was not o
. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . with the southern Illinois MethodistEpiscopal conference. His mother, who borethe maiden name of Direxia Haines Knowles,was married to Alfred Bliss in New Hampshire,March I. L834. In 1838 Alfred Bliss and hiswife, accompanied by their two children, sis-ters of our subject, came to Illinois, settlingin Fillmore township. Montgomery county,where he had purchased land. The trip wasmade by wagon, and they reached their desti-nation mi the 24th of September, L838. afterward acquired a large body of landin Fillmore township, and was not only ex-tensively engaged in farming, but was alsoprominent in public affairs and assisted in thesubstantial, intellectual ami moral developmentof his community, lie was for two terms oneof the associate judges of the county court ofMontgomery county, and in 1853 he beganpreaching, devoting the remainder of his lifeto the itinerary, being -cut to a number ofcharges in central and southern Illinois. Hiswife died iii 1894, hut he passed away in C. W. BLISS LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS [AST AND PRESENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 1 1 C. W. Bliss attended the public schools ofFillmore and in 1804 entered McKendree Col-lege at Lebanon, Illinois, where he was gradu-ated on the completion of the classical coursein 1869 with salutatorian honors of his degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferredupon him, and in 1874 he received the hon-orary degree of Master of Arts from the sameinstitution. Mr. Bliss entered upon his business careeras a school teacher and foil,,wed that profes-sion for two years, during which time his lei-sure moments were devoted to the reading oflaw. lie was admitted to the bar at Edwards-ville, Illinois, in the fall of 1871 and locatedlor practice in Hillsboro, where for two termshe held the office of city attorney, and in addi-tion enjoyed a good private practice, lie hasbeen master in chancery in Montgomery countyfor three terms and has performed ot
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