Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . l control of his farm-ing interests, hi- energy ami diligence wen forhim a very desirable measure of bis financial resources increased he invest-ed in land and at his death was the owner of afine farm of three hundred and thirty-threeacre-, which has -nice been divided among hischildren. On February 11. 1858, Mr. Gum was marriedto Mis- Martheiia Ott, who was born July 24,1839, in Harrison county. Indiana, a daughterof Ximroil and Pearline (Gum) Ott. and whowere also natives of Earrison county, Indiana,and came to Illinois in 1852,


Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . l control of his farm-ing interests, hi- energy ami diligence wen forhim a very desirable measure of bis financial resources increased he invest-ed in land and at his death was the owner of afine farm of three hundred and thirty-threeacre-, which has -nice been divided among hischildren. On February 11. 1858, Mr. Gum was marriedto Mis- Martheiia Ott, who was born July 24,1839, in Harrison county. Indiana, a daughterof Ximroil and Pearline (Gum) Ott. and whowere also natives of Earrison county, Indiana,and came to Illinois in 1852, settling in Me-nard county. Both have now passed were farming people ami lived a life. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gum werehem tin following: Evaline, who died in in-fancy: Man , who died at the age ofthree vears; John Calvin, a resident of Peters-burg, who married Cera Hell and has six chil-dren ; Willie R, who residi - on the heme farmand married Elizabeth Davis, by whom he hassis children: Etta, who married John Ailshie,. JESSE V. GUM.


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