Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ans. The subject of this sketchis one of the most public-spirited and usefulcitizens of Macomb, and is widely respected. PURDUM, Samuel.—One of the oldest farmersin Lamoine Township, McDonough County, 111.,in point of residence, and one of the mostworthy, is the subject of this sketch. He is theson of Samuel and Rebecca (Brown) Purdum,who were born, respectively, in Maryland andOhio. Samuel Purdum is a native of Indiana,where he was born in Hamilton County, Octo-ber 29, 1837. and was brought to McDonoughCounty by his parents in the fall of 1838. Hismot
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ans. The subject of this sketchis one of the most public-spirited and usefulcitizens of Macomb, and is widely respected. PURDUM, Samuel.—One of the oldest farmersin Lamoine Township, McDonough County, 111.,in point of residence, and one of the mostworthy, is the subject of this sketch. He is theson of Samuel and Rebecca (Brown) Purdum,who were born, respectively, in Maryland andOhio. Samuel Purdum is a native of Indiana,where he was born in Hamilton County, Octo-ber 29, 1837. and was brought to McDonoughCounty by his parents in the fall of 1838. Hismother died when he was four years of age,and he was brought up by a step-mother, re-ceiving his education in the schools of McDon-ough and Schuyler Counties. At the age oftwenty-one years he started out to make his ownliving, and worked a year at the carpenterstrade. In July. 1861, he enlisted in CompanyC, Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer In-fantry, in which he served until December 1,1865, being mustered out as Second n
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