. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. Samuel T., born 1867. Mrs. Cheney died Jan. 20, 1901. came to Dixon in October. 1858. HENRY B. COBB, farmer, Viola Township,Lee County, 111., born at Tolland, Conn.,Nov. 27, 1834, the son of Daniel and Wealthy(Crandal) Cobb. In 1850 Mr. Cobb removedto Palmer. Mass., where he worked in a cot-ton factory until 1852, when he came west andsettled at LaMoille, 111., being variously em-ployed during the following year. From 1853to 1856 he rented land, but in the latter yearremoved to IfiO acres of land in Viola Town-ship, which he had pu
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. Samuel T., born 1867. Mrs. Cheney died Jan. 20, 1901. came to Dixon in October. 1858. HENRY B. COBB, farmer, Viola Township,Lee County, 111., born at Tolland, Conn.,Nov. 27, 1834, the son of Daniel and Wealthy(Crandal) Cobb. In 1850 Mr. Cobb removedto Palmer. Mass., where he worked in a cot-ton factory until 1852, when he came west andsettled at LaMoille, 111., being variously em-ployed during the following year. From 1853to 1856 he rented land, but in the latter yearremoved to IfiO acres of land in Viola Town-ship, which he had purchased from the UnitedStates Government in 1852. His estate nowconsists of y60 acres of well-improved Cobb was married on May 15, 1859, toEllen C. the daughter of Adam and Ann C(Evans) Beemer, of Willow Cieek Township,Lee County, and to ihoni six children have 738 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. been born: Minnie J., Lillie. George Birdie,Louis (deceased), and Laura. In religious be-lief Mr. Cobb is a Methodist, in politics a Re-. HENRY B. COBB. publican, and has served as School Treasurerfor fifteen years and Township Supervisor nineyears. GEORGE J. EARTH, Sublette. 111., was bornin Lee County, 111., Jan. 14, iotJ4, son of Mat-thias and Margaret (Buck) Barth, MatthiasEarth is a native of Wurtemburg, Germany,and came to Lee County in 1857, was later en-gaged in farming in Bureau County, 111., butis now retired. He was a member of the Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry from 1861to 1863, during the War cf the Rebellion. Hiswife, Margaret Buck, was a native of Wurtem-burg and came to America with her twenty-one years of age George J. Barthrented a farm of his father, continuing farm-ing business until 1891. He removed to Sub-lette in the latter year, where for ten years,he engaged in the general mercantile busi-ness with his brother-in-law, William October 22. 1885. he married Emma Easter,daughter of Henry and Margaret (Schmidt)Easter, and of this
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