Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . iner, whosehome is in Wcthcrsfield. \\voming countv. New\ork. Hervey S. Cleveland, when three years of age,was taken by his parents to Wyoming county,where he acquired his education in the districtschools. He remained at home until sixteenyears of age, after which he worked in Leroy,New York, for three years, there learning thetrade of a wagonmaker. Later he went to .\ttica,Wyoming county. New York, where he had toabandon work at his trade because it proveddetrimental to his eyesight. In September. came west to W
Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . iner, whosehome is in Wcthcrsfield. \\voming countv. New\ork. Hervey S. Cleveland, when three years of age,was taken by his parents to Wyoming county,where he acquired his education in the districtschools. He remained at home until sixteenyears of age, after which he worked in Leroy,New York, for three years, there learning thetrade of a wagonmaker. Later he went to .\ttica,Wyoming county. New York, where he had toabandon work at his trade because it proveddetrimental to his eyesight. In September. came west to Winnebago county, where heremained until winter came on, when he went Wisconsin, where he again resumedwagonmaking. However, he had purchased atract of land of eighty acres where he now livesand began breaking the wild prairie, continuingthe active work of the farm until 1855. when hereturned to the state of New York to see hisparents. He remained at home for three yearsand was married there on the nth of June. Miss Annette Curtis, who was born in the. /^ ,^ ^Ai-^^^^n^. ^
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