. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. 5ARAH M\^^. Little Mackinaw,Township. HISTORY OF TAZEWELL COUNTY. 521 the township of Ulster, Bradford Co., Penn,, October 8, 1813. Hisfather, John Minier, was of German descent and educated in theGerman language. His mother was of English parentage and bornin the State of New Jersey. Both his grandfathers were
. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. 5ARAH M\^^. Little Mackinaw,Township. HISTORY OF TAZEWELL COUNTY. 521 the township of Ulster, Bradford Co., Penn,, October 8, 1813. Hisfather, John Minier, was of German descent and educated in theGerman language. His mother was of English parentage and bornin the State of New Jersey. Both his grandfathers were soldiers inthe American Revolution, and he now says he desires no betterblood in his veins than that which resisted the oppressions andusurpations of the English King and Parliamenr and gave freedomto the thirteen colonies of North America. Aside from the publicschools of the rural district in which his father lived he had the ad-vantage of an academy in the village of Athens. At this schoolyoung Minier worked for his board and tuition, nights, morningsand Saturdays, at a hotel kept by an old lady. His younger brother,the Hon. T. L. Minier, ex-Senator, of Elmira, N. Y., attendedthe same Academy. He returned to his fathers house and laboredwith and for his father, and at times seeking emplo
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