Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . was bornOctober 8, 1832; she died in Kansas in wife of William Delapp. his death occur-ring two years later. Mary Manlove was bornAugust 22, 1834. and died October 26, Manlove was born April 20. 1836, and isnow a resident of Linn County. Kansas. The eldest child born to his parents was Wil-liam who was born in Rushville. Decem-ber 28. 1830. The fact that his father died whenhe was only six years old left little hope forsecuring even the meager education which theprimitive schools afforded. As his mothersmain support the two st
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . was bornOctober 8, 1832; she died in Kansas in wife of William Delapp. his death occur-ring two years later. Mary Manlove was bornAugust 22, 1834. and died October 26, Manlove was born April 20. 1836, and isnow a resident of Linn County. Kansas. The eldest child born to his parents was Wil-liam who was born in Rushville. Decem-ber 28. 1830. The fact that his father died whenhe was only six years old left little hope forsecuring even the meager education which theprimitive schools afforded. As his mothersmain support the two struggled together to makea living for themselves and the other children,the mothers weaving and spinning, however, con-tributing at this time more largely to that endthan did the efforts of the young child. Sometime after the death of her first husband she wasmarried to Jacob Wire, who was born in NorthCarolina December 6. 1800. Her death occurredabout 1847. up to which time William had con-tinued to make his home with his mother and. HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 875 step-father. The loss of Ins mother marked thebeginning ot a new era in liis lite, and I row thistime on he was entirely dependent on his ownresources. Ilis first work consisted of clearingthe timber from one acre of land, for whichhe received fifty cents a day, it requiring eightdays to fell and clear away the heavy hickorytrees with which the land was covered. Otherwork of a similar character was offered and ac-cepted, and with the proceeds ot his labor hewas finally enabled to purchase a yoke of oxen,which he used in breaking a farm of thirteenacres in Birmingham Township, which he laterplanted to corn. The next year, 1851, lie sold theyoke of oxen and bought a mare. His marriage,March 31, 1853, united him with Abigail L. Swise-good. a native of North Carolina, who had madeher home in Illinois since 1846. After their mar-riage they began housekeeping in the log cabinon the farm, and although their home and sur-rou
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