Portrait and biographical record of Ford County, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . , for which he paid 814 peracre. It was then a wild tract but he improved itand on selling some time ago received ^50 peracre. For the past ten years he has lived a re-tired life in Piper City, enjoying tiie rest whichhe has truly earned and richly deserves. He liadonly about $100 when he came to America, but.

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