Portrait and biographical record of Shelby and Moultrie counties Illinois, containing ..sketches of prominent ..citizens ..the governors of the state ..the presidents of the United States . HELBY M. CULLOM, Gover-nor 1S77—S3, is the sixth childof the late Richard N. Cullom,and was born Nov. 22, 1S29, inWayne Co., Ky., where his fa-ther then resided, and whenceboth the Illinois and Tennesseebranches of the family originated. Inthe following year the family emi-grated to the vicinity of Washington,Tazewell Co., 111., when that sectionwas very sparsely settled. They lo-cated on Deer Creek, in a g
Portrait and biographical record of Shelby and Moultrie counties Illinois, containing ..sketches of prominent ..citizens ..the governors of the state ..the presidents of the United States . HELBY M. CULLOM, Gover-nor 1S77—S3, is the sixth childof the late Richard N. Cullom,and was born Nov. 22, 1S29, inWayne Co., Ky., where his fa-ther then resided, and whenceboth the Illinois and Tennesseebranches of the family originated. Inthe following year the family emi-grated to the vicinity of Washington,Tazewell Co., 111., when that sectionwas very sparsely settled. They lo-cated on Deer Creek, in a grove atthe time occupied by a party of In-dians, attracted there by the superiorhunting and fishing afforded in thatvicinity. The following winter wasknown as the hard winter, the snow being verydeep and lasting and the weather severely cold; andthe family had to subsist mainly on boiled corn orhominy, and some wild game, for several weeks. Inthe course of time Mr. R. N. Cullom became a prom-inent citizen and was several times elected to theLegislature, both before and after the removal of thecapital from Vandalia to Springfield. He died about873- Until about 19 years of age young
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