Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . on which is a beautiful country resi-dence, substantial barns and all modern equip-ments, including windmills and tanks. There isrunning water on the place and in his farmingoperations Mr. Crill introduced all modernmethods and imiirovements that facilitated hiswork and rendered his labors more available inthe acquirement of a handsome competence. Hekept a great amount of stock and this, a source of income. His farm is one ofthe best improved in Ogle county and he residedthereon until looo. when he took up his
Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . on which is a beautiful country resi-dence, substantial barns and all modern equip-ments, including windmills and tanks. There isrunning water on the place and in his farmingoperations Mr. Crill introduced all modernmethods and imiirovements that facilitated hiswork and rendered his labors more available inthe acquirement of a handsome competence. Hekept a great amount of stock and this, a source of income. His farm is one ofthe best improved in Ogle county and he residedthereon until looo. when he took up his abodein Rockford. On the 17th of December. 1873. Mr. Crill wasmarried to Miss Julia Matthews, who was bornJune I, 1852. in the state of New York, her par-ents being John T. and Elvira P. (Garvin) Mat-thews, who came to Illinois when their daughterwas but five years of age. They had a family ofsix children—.Andrew, who died in New Yorkcity: Keziah, who died in the state of NewYork, in .\pril, 1885; Augusta, who became thewife of George Carr and died in Cherry Valley,. MR. AND MRS. O. F. CRJLL. PAST AND PRESENT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 269 Illinois, leaving four children; Harlow, whodied in Ogle county, Illinois, and who was a sol-dier of the Civil war, serving for four years inthe Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry: Jane, who be-came the wife of Hugh Carr, and died in Butlercounty, Iowa, leaving a daughter; and Mr. and Airs. Matthews have now passedaway. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Crill was blessedwith four children, but they lost their eldest,Johnnie, who was born ( )ctol)er 4, 1874, anddied February 28, 1875. Perry A., born March27, 1877, purstied his education in the commonschools in Alonroe Center for a year and in thebusiness college at Rockford for one term. Heremained upon the home farm until twenty-three years of age and five years ago he enteredthe Manufacturers Bank of Rockford as col-lector, assistant cashier and bookkeeper. In fact,he did any work that was needed t
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