. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . n which he liveduntil 1901. Coming to Lee County in the latter year, he bought his present 240-acre farm. was married March 4, 1886, to Mary E.,daughter of William and Electa Wright, of Mc-Lean County. 111., and of this union two chil-dren—William H. (deceased) and Charles E.—have been born. In politics Mr. Cotton is aRepublican. JOHN L. LORD (deceased). Palmyra, LeeCounty, 111.: born in Hopkinton, N, H., June10, 1829, son of John and Achsah (Gary) Lord;in 1838 came to Lee County with his parents,who first settled in Dixcn, but in 1841 locatedo
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . n which he liveduntil 1901. Coming to Lee County in the latter year, he bought his present 240-acre farm. was married March 4, 1886, to Mary E.,daughter of William and Electa Wright, of Mc-Lean County. 111., and of this union two chil-dren—William H. (deceased) and Charles E.—have been born. In politics Mr. Cotton is aRepublican. JOHN L. LORD (deceased). Palmyra, LeeCounty, 111.: born in Hopkinton, N, H., June10, 1829, son of John and Achsah (Gary) Lord;in 1838 came to Lee County with his parents,who first settled in Dixcn, but in 1841 locatedon a farm in Palmyra Township, whence JohnL. was accustomed to walk to Dixon to attendschool: besides working on the farm learnedthe trade of blacksmith with his father, whohad established a wagon-factory: in 1850 pur-chased his fathers interest in the wagon-fac-tcry, which some years before his death, hetransferred to his son, Paul G. Mr. Lordsmother died about a year after the family re-moved to Dixon, and his father in IS73. June. JOHN L, LORD. 17, 1851, he was united in marriage with MaryL. Warner, daughter of Moses M. and Orrel(Smith) Warner, v/ho came to Lee County in1838, and they had six children: August W. 714 HISTORY OF LEE COU\|?^? and Paul G. Lord, of Dixon, 111.: Dr. John , of Omaha, Neb,: Mary Fred andGrace, who reside with their widowed motheron the farm. Mr, Lord died March 15, 1901,as the result of a stroke of apoplexy four dayoprevious. An ardent Republican and a man ofpronounced views and thorough conviction, hewas of too modest and retiring a disposition tobe a prominent factor in political affairs, butserved his township as a member of the Boardof Supervisors, and was active in connectionwith agricultural and horticultural institutes inhis section of the State; was one cf the found-ers and President of the Palmyra Mutual FireInsurance Company, and for several yearsPresident of the Lee County Old Settlers As-sociation. Mr. Lord was a member and
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