. Genealogy of the Pelton family in America : being a record of the descendants of John Pelton who settled in Boston, Mass., about 1630-1632, and died in Dorchester, Mass., January 23rd, 1681. he course, when, his health failing, he re-moved to Illinois in 1838, where he taught severalyears at Sparta. In 1844 he removed to Springfield,111., and there practised dentistry very successfullyuntil 1857, when, his sight failing, he removed toUnion Co., 111., and made a fruit farm. In 1862 hetook a diploma for the finest peach orchard in theState. In 1865 his farm produced to the amount of$5,200. Aft
. Genealogy of the Pelton family in America : being a record of the descendants of John Pelton who settled in Boston, Mass., about 1630-1632, and died in Dorchester, Mass., January 23rd, 1681. he course, when, his health failing, he re-moved to Illinois in 1838, where he taught severalyears at Sparta. In 1844 he removed to Springfield,111., and there practised dentistry very successfullyuntil 1857, when, his sight failing, he removed toUnion Co., 111., and made a fruit farm. In 1862 hetook a diploma for the finest peach orchard in theState. In 1865 his farm produced to the amount of$5,200. After this he lived about five years nearIthaca, N. Y., then about three years with his Charles Pelton, and died, as before stated,October 16, 1877. Children: I Emma Howe, born Sept., 1837; died May3. Harriet Newell, born in 1839; died in 1840. III John, born in 1841; died in 1844. 572 IV Charles, b. Mar. 11, 1843; m. Mar. 13, 1875, Georgina Woollard. 573 V George, b. June 13, 1845; ^- Nov. 28, 1878, Augusta A. C. Geuth. IV William McClure, born in May, 1847; died in Nov., 1855. 571. Charles Pelton% second son of Charles B.,Richard W.*, Benjamin, Philip, Benjamin, Samuel,. Springfield, III.; Philadelphia, Penn. 573 John\ born at Sparta, Randolph Co., Ill, March 11,1843; niarried at Cincinnati, O., March 13, 1875,Georgina Woollard, daughter of George C. Wool-lard, of that city. In 1844 he removed with hisfather and his family to Springfield, 111., and, in 1857,again with the family to Union Co., 111., where, ini860, at the presidential election, he had the honorof being knocked down by a six-feet bully for cheer-ing for his old friend and neighbor, Abraham Lin-coln. He entered Illinois College, September, 1863,was converted in that winter and united with theWestminster Presbyterian Church, at Jacksonville,111. Of age the following March, he enlisted in the2d 111. Vol. Cav.; served to the end of the war, andwas mustered out at San Antonio, Tex., January 6,1866. In S
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