Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . John T. and Elizabeth Orrilla(Thrall) Newman, from whom she received lovingand wise care. To Mr. and Mrs. Creighton fourchildren have come—Ada, Edna, Eva and JohnThrall. None who know the |)arents will doubtthat the cliildren are receiving every possible ad-vantage of education and culture, and being pre-pared to take their places as honored and usefulmembers of the community. The father of Judge Creighton was born inWhile County in 1821 and christened John A. Crews, vvho became his wife, was born inWayne County in 1827, and

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Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . John T. and Elizabeth Orrilla(Thrall) Newman, from whom she received lovingand wise care. To Mr. and Mrs. Creighton fourchildren have come—Ada, Edna, Eva and JohnThrall. None who know the |)arents will doubtthat the cliildren are receiving every possible ad-vantage of education and culture, and being pre-pared to take their places as honored and usefulmembers of the community. The father of Judge Creighton was born inWhile County in 1821 and christened John A. Crews, vvho became his wife, was born inWayne County in 1827, and our subject is thereforeamong the oldest if not the oldest citizen of theSlate, whose parents were both born herein. Theparental family includes Jacob K., an attorney inFairfield; Joseph C, States Attorney of ChristianCounty; Charles E., a Methodist minister; Milton,a lawyer; John and Thomas, farmers in WayneCounty; and Martha J., wife of Dr. Borah, a physi-cian and planter of Baldwin, La. Jacob is a promi-nent poliliriau and during the last campaign was.

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