. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. 5. locating in Nelson Town-ship, where he died in 1879. and his wife nowresides with their son J. C. J. C. McClearyobtained his education in the district schoolsof his native State, and during the late Re-bellion served nine months in Company I, OneHundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volun-teer Infantry. His oldest brother. James, alsoserved in the Union ranks, and was killed inthe battle of Gettysburg. On Jan. 21. 1869. was married to Mary E. of Uriah and Katherine (Reitz) Gruv-er who came fiom Pennsylvania and settled, inL
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. 5. locating in Nelson Town-ship, where he died in 1879. and his wife nowresides with their son J. C. J. C. McClearyobtained his education in the district schoolsof his native State, and during the late Re-bellion served nine months in Company I, OneHundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volun-teer Infantry. His oldest brother. James, alsoserved in the Union ranks, and was killed inthe battle of Gettysburg. On Jan. 21. 1869. was married to Mary E. of Uriah and Katherine (Reitz) Gruv-er who came fiom Pennsylvania and settled, inLee County in 1848. To Mr. and Mrs. McClearysix children have been born— Laura ( Scholl). Alice. Emma. Edward. Ethel andWilliam Jason, bcirn March 8, 1883. and diedNov. 2, 1889. In 1876 Mr. McCleary purchased his present farm of 143 acres, upon which hehas built a comfortable residence and spa-cious barns, besides planting a great manyshade and fruit trees. He is independent inpolitical views, and in 1903 was elected Super-. JOHN C. McCLEARY. visor of his township, but had previouslyserved six years as Highway Comissioner. be-ing an incumbent of the latter office at thetime of beginning the construction of hardroads in Palmyra Township. Mr. and Mrs. Mc-Cleary are members of the Presbyterianchurch. J. S. BRIGGS. dealer in drugs and 111., was born in Schoharie Y., first removed from his native State toMichigan, and in 1856 came to Amboy. 111.,where he has been continuously in businesslonger than any other man in the village. Hemarried Etta L. Jones, and they have twochildren. In politics he is a Republican, andin religious belief a Congregationalist. CHARLES F, WELTY. farmer. MarionTownship. Lee County. 111., was born in Dixon, Nov. 1858. the son of Judge David Welty(see sketch of latter); was educated in hisnative place and. in 1881, went to South Da- HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. 741 kota, where he remained two years, when hereturned to Illin
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