. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. HIRAM F. MRS HIRAM F. BRANCH. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 425 and sixty acres, upon which he made manyimprovements. Previous to his death hedisposed of eighty acres of the original onehundred and sixty acres, and bought an-other eighty to make his farm more com-plete and to his liking. He died Septem-ber II, 1879, at the age of sixty-sevenyears, eight months and two days. Hiswife died November 18, 1854, at the age ofthirty-nine years, seven months and sixteendays. Their family consisted of nine chil-dren, eight of whom grew to maturi
. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. HIRAM F. MRS HIRAM F. BRANCH. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 425 and sixty acres, upon which he made manyimprovements. Previous to his death hedisposed of eighty acres of the original onehundred and sixty acres, and bought an-other eighty to make his farm more com-plete and to his liking. He died Septem-ber II, 1879, at the age of sixty-sevenyears, eight months and two days. Hiswife died November 18, 1854, at the age ofthirty-nine years, seven months and sixteendays. Their family consisted of nine chil-dren, eight of whom grew to maturity, fiveyet living. Two of their sons were in thearmy in defense of the Union, WilliamHenry and Edwin H. both losing theirlives in the service, the former dying bydisease in the hospital, and the latter by thebullet of the enemy in the battle of Tupello,Mississippi. Hiram F. Branch is third in order ofbirth of the children born to his was reared in his nati\e township andeducated in the district schools. Farminghas been his life-long vocation, and that heha
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