. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. RESIDENCE OF F. , N?. 1802.,E. STATE ST., ROCKFORD, RESIDENCE OF M. B, N E F F , SEC. 2T., FLOR A TR, BOONE CO., ILL. PORTRAIT AND RTOGRAPIIICAL RFXORD. 727 the 1st of June, 1779, and died in Danbuiy, tliesame State, when advanced in years Hollis when a young man went to Cnnadn, wlierelie learned the trade of a shoe
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. RESIDENCE OF F. , N?. 1802.,E. STATE ST., ROCKFORD, RESIDENCE OF M. B, N E F F , SEC. 2T., FLOR A TR, BOONE CO., ILL. PORTRAIT AND RTOGRAPIIICAL RFXORD. 727 the 1st of June, 1779, and died in Danbuiy, tliesame State, when advanced in years Hollis when a young man went to Cnnadn, wlierelie learned the trade of a shoemaker, and was en-gaged in that business until his removal ti) Rock-ford, as above stated. At the time the elder Mr. Holmes located in thiscounty, the city of Rockford was little more thana hamlet and the surrounding country mostlyowned l\v the Oovernment. Mr. Holmes followrdhis trade in the town for a time and in ISlfipurchased a farm near the city, for which he paid*12 per acre and which includes one hundred andtwenty acres. Chicago and Savanna were thenearest markets of the settlers, and they were thusobliged to live mostly off the products of the father of oui subject soon established a nurs-ery in this count3% which he successfull} operateduntil his decease, August 2, 1859. He was married,June 15
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