Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . McDonough County, was bornin Henderson County, 111., in the year 1838, ason of George and Catherine (Rowan) Huston,the former, a native of Virginia, and the latter,of Ohio. George Huston, a farmer by occupa-tion, settled in Henderson County at a veryearly period, and followed farming during theremainder of his life. The subject of thissketch is one of a family of four children bornto his parents, two of whom are still his boyhood he utilized the opportunitiesafforded by the country schools of his neigh-borhood, and, on reaching years of matur
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . McDonough County, was bornin Henderson County, 111., in the year 1838, ason of George and Catherine (Rowan) Huston,the former, a native of Virginia, and the latter,of Ohio. George Huston, a farmer by occupa-tion, settled in Henderson County at a veryearly period, and followed farming during theremainder of his life. The subject of thissketch is one of a family of four children bornto his parents, two of whom are still his boyhood he utilized the opportunitiesafforded by the country schools of his neigh-borhood, and, on reaching years of maturity,applied himself to farming on his own moved to his present place in Section 1,Blandinsville Township, in 1864. At that timehe purchased 185 acres of land from IsraelCamp. He is also the owner of a considerableamount of land in Henderson County, wherehe has always been engaged in general farm-ing and stock-raising. In 1857, Mr. Huston wasunited in marriage with Lydia Duncan, whowas born in McDonough County, where she re- I. fmTj=-^3::>C^ HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 917 ceived her early education in the districtschools in the vicinity of her home. Five chil-dren resulted from this union, namely: Luther,Robert L., Mary (Mrs. Oaknianf. Burris andThalus. Mr. Huston has served as School Di-rector for a number of years. Keligiously, heparticipates in the services of the ChristianChurch. Mr. Huston is a man of high stand-ing in the community, and is regarded as oneof its leading farmers and citizens. HUSTON, Luther, a well-known and prosper-ous farmer, living on Section L5. BlaiulinsvilleTownship, McDonough County, 111., where he isthe owner of i!00 acres of land, is a son of .lohnM. and Lydia 1 Duncan) Huston, both nativesof the State of Illinois—the former, born inHenderson County, and the latter, in McDon-ough County. .John M. Huston has followedagricultural pursuits for many years, and islooke<l upon as a representative man in hisvocation. A brief record of
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