Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ethen returned to his farm, and afterward re-moved to Industry, 111., where he lived with hisson Robert until his death in June, 1893, at theage of eighty years. The mother had passedaway July 8, 1892, at the age of seventy-sixyears. William Pointer was a prominent figurein the Free Methodist Church, being a licensedpreacher and an ordained elder of that denomi-nation. He solicited the funds to build thechurch in Macomb, contributing most of thenecessary funds himself. Robert C. Pointer was the second of fourchildren born to his parents. In boyhood hea
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ethen returned to his farm, and afterward re-moved to Industry, 111., where he lived with hisson Robert until his death in June, 1893, at theage of eighty years. The mother had passedaway July 8, 1892, at the age of seventy-sixyears. William Pointer was a prominent figurein the Free Methodist Church, being a licensedpreacher and an ordained elder of that denomi-nation. He solicited the funds to build thechurch in Macomb, contributing most of thenecessary funds himself. Robert C. Pointer was the second of fourchildren born to his parents. In boyhood heattended the common and select schools andremained under the parental roof until he wastwenty-five years old. At that period he mar-ried, and moved on his present farm of 240acres in Section 23, Scotland Township. InMay, 1876, he established himself in Bardolph,McDonough County, in the manufacture of draintile, in connection with the Bardolph Fire ClayWorks. Ten years later, he sold out his inter-est and returned to the farm, where he has.
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