Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . r. Coffman have by nomeans been restricted to the accumulation andimprovement of land or the demonstration of sci-entific farming. For many years he has been apower in local Democratic polities, and as SchoolDirector for thirty years, has been an importantfactor in securing good teachers and maintain-ing a high standard of instruction. No keenhas been his interest in religious and philan-thropic undertakings, and no man in the districthas contributed more liberally to the furtheranceof churches regardless of creed or dogma. Amongother of his benefact
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . r. Coffman have by nomeans been restricted to the accumulation andimprovement of land or the demonstration of sci-entific farming. For many years he has been apower in local Democratic polities, and as SchoolDirector for thirty years, has been an importantfactor in securing good teachers and maintain-ing a high standard of instruction. No keenhas been his interest in religious and philan-thropic undertakings, and no man in the districthas contributed more liberally to the furtheranceof churches regardless of creed or dogma. Amongother of his benefactions in this direction maybe mentioned his donation of the site of theUnited Brethren church, on his own farm. Withthe assistance of his capable wife he has rearedto lives of exceptional usefulness three sons andtwo daughters, of whom Fred, the oldet son, isa mechanic in Chicago; Bertha, the oldestdaughter, is the wife of Albert Johnson, a farmerliving east of Polo: Mary is the wife of CharlesBaumburger, occupying his fathers farm in. Jl/avt^uCt )^. (M.^ HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. 875 Buffalo Township; Thurlow Weed lives on oneof his fathers farms; and Charley D. lives onthe old homestead. Personally agreeable, ap-proachable and tactful, Mr. Coffman has been aworthy and necessary acquisition to the commun-ity which has witnessed approvingly his risefrom boyhood to mans estate, and his subse-quent elevation to a position of recognized wealthand influence. Too much cannot be said of hisresourcefulness, adaptability, energj- and abilitywhich have brought him success, or of the in-tegrity and fairness which have characterizedhis business and social relations with his fel-low men. COFFMAN, John C. (deceased), one of theearliest of the adventurous pioneer settlers ofOgle County. Ill,, a man of strong character, in-domitable energy and large material resources,was born in Washington County, Md., February15, , his father being Christopher Coffman,of that State. There he was reared and
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