Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . Plummer, who losthis life at sea near the Isle of Wight. Siie was amember of the Methodist Episcopal Church, andher death occurred in the Pine Tree State, in 1877,at the age of eighty-three jears. Their childrenwere as follows: William P.; Jacob, who died at the age of twenty-one; Mrs. JaneMerrifield died in Maine, in 1888; H. W., who wasborn in Maine, in 1 830, and went to California inthe spring of 1852, where he engaged in mining,returned to his native State the following year, andin 1860 came to Sangamon County
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . Plummer, who losthis life at sea near the Isle of Wight. Siie was amember of the Methodist Episcopal Church, andher death occurred in the Pine Tree State, in 1877,at the age of eighty-three jears. Their childrenwere as follows: William P.; Jacob, who died at the age of twenty-one; Mrs. JaneMerrifield died in Maine, in 1888; H. W., who wasborn in Maine, in 1 830, and went to California inthe spring of 1852, where he engaged in mining,returned to his native State the following year, andin 1860 came to Sangamon County, where he ownsand operates eighty acres of land in Auburn Town-ship; Andrew J. makes his home in Denver, Col.,but is now traveling over the country on a pleas-ure trip; John died in Maine; George is living inWheatland, Cal., and Stephen died in 1889, inCloverdale, Cal. Our subject passed the days of his boyhood andyouth in the usual manner of farmer lads, and re-ceived such educational advantages as the commonschools of thai clay afforded. As soon as he waa. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. large enough to reach the plow handles he beganwork upon his fathers farm vvhere he remaineduntil the age of twenty-one. lie then left the pa-rental roof and went to Somerville, Mass., abouttwo miles from Boston, where lie engaged in briclc-nialving for nine summers, his winters being spentin the timber land of his native .State. lie madetwo trips to the West Indies for pleasure duringthat time, and has traveled extensively over thiscountry, both north and south, east and west. Mevisited tlie Crystal Palace in New York City, andin the winter of 1852 started for California, goingby the Panama route. The vessel drifted upon asand bar near .San Diego, and they were twicetransferred, rcaelung their destination after twomonths. Mr. Larrabee spent about a year and a half intlie mines, and in the spring of 1854 returned toMaine. The spirit of adventure was still uponliiu), and in that summer
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