. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, 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. l two years before the death of Will-iams, which occurred December 3, 188(), at the .ageof eighty-six years, in Spencerport, N. Y., wherehe had gone two years previous. His wife diedDecember 29, 1891, at the age of eighty-three, inthe same Charles W. .lohnson of this sketch acquired aliberal education and at the age of twenty-fiveje
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, 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. l two years before the death of Will-iams, which occurred December 3, 188(), at the .ageof eighty-six years, in Spencerport, N. Y., wherehe had gone two years previous. His wife diedDecember 29, 1891, at the age of eighty-three, inthe same Charles W. .lohnson of this sketch acquired aliberal education and at the age of twenty-fivejears, in the fall of 1852, came West on a years later, he again came to Illinois and pur-chased lands in Ogle and Winnebago Counties,making his home in New Milford Township. Hisfarm now comjirises two hundred and forty acresand has increased from -?10 to ^65 per acre invalue. (_)ii the 8tli of May, 1857, he marriedPlnebe Jane llorton, of Tompkins County, N. Y.,daughter of Levi I), and Susan (Iolhamus) llor-ton, natives of the Empire State. They came Westin 1813 by teams and after four weeks settled inNew Jlilford Township, Winnebago County. Theyhad a family of seven children. Mrs. Jt>linsonaccpiired her portion of education under the in-.
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