. 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. erving in the Seventy-fourth Illi-nois Regiment. The latter was killed in battlewhile bravely bearing his National colors. He hadmarried, and by his death left a sorrowing wifeand two little children who are still living. Johnwas wounded at the battle of Ft. Donelson, anddied soon afterward. He was single. Both wereloyal and brave boys and
. 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. erving in the Seventy-fourth Illi-nois Regiment. The latter was killed in battlewhile bravely bearing his National colors. He hadmarried, and by his death left a sorrowing wifeand two little children who are still living. Johnwas wounded at the battle of Ft. Donelson, anddied soon afterward. He was single. Both wereloyal and brave boys and arc now numbered withthe thousands of other lirave lads who gave uptheir lives for their country. In Somerset County, X. .1., in 1847, onr sub-ject married Miss Hester A. \andercook, who wasborn and reared in the same State, but in a countyadjoining Somerset. She came of Dutch ances-tors as tlie name indicates, and of New Jerseyparentage. Her father, Henry Vandercook, wasaccidentally drowned when in the prime of life,while trying to save the life of another. Hisfriends life was saved but he himself was wife, whose maiden name was Lydia Whale,having moved to Illinois in 1860, afterward mar-ried a Mr. C. Van Dvke,and both are now
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