Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . came tothis country in 1835 and were among the early set-tlers of the county where they now make theirhome. Since coming to this county our subject has ac- V P .1. (y^ ^:^^^^«^^^^^^7^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 493 quired a neat little farm of forty-nine acres, whichhe is constantl} improving. He began life b^-worliing by the month for wages, and was tluis en-gaged some years. He wisely saved his earningsanil finally became more independent by engagingii farming for iiimself on rented land in this town-ship. He kept constantl
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . came tothis country in 1835 and were among the early set-tlers of the county where they now make theirhome. Since coming to this county our subject has ac- V P .1. (y^ ^:^^^^«^^^^^^7^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 493 quired a neat little farm of forty-nine acres, whichhe is constantl} improving. He began life b^-worliing by the month for wages, and was tluis en-gaged some years. He wisely saved his earningsanil finally became more independent by engagingii farming for iiimself on rented land in this town-ship. He kept constantly emplojed in cultivatinghis land and met with sucli good success that hewas finally enabled to buy his present farm, wiiichis located atiout two miles east of Berlin, on whichhe has quite a fine orchard, and is also engaged inraising grain, luigs, etc. He is hard working andambitious and bids fair to become a large land-owner and one of the wealthy men of the place. Our subjects home is a neat and attractivelittle house, and is presided over by his good andcapable wife to whom lie was married in New Ber-lin Township, February 21, 1878. Mrs. Btal wasformerly Nannie Prehn and is the daughter of Fredand Mary Prehn, who
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