. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . lt;»unty in 1834;Charles N. now has charge of his mothers farm, an<l is doing well;he was brought up a farmer, and wjis e<lucated in the commtjuschools t»f tliis county. PoliticjiUy, he is a Democrat. Charlfs T. liiirster^ deceased, was born in New Yoi^k in 1811;remained with his father until 1832, when he
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . lt;»unty in 1834;Charles N. now has charge of his mothers farm, an<l is doing well;he was brought up a farmer, and wjis e<lucated in the commtjuschools t»f tliis county. PoliticjiUy, he is a Democrat. Charlfs T. liiirster^ deceased, was born in New Yoi^k in 1811;remained with his father until 1832, when he Ixjught a piece ofland on sec. 27 in this tp., and commence<i farming; in 1840 hewent overlaml with an ox team to California, and engaged success-fully in gold mining for 2 years; returning home, he enlarged hisfarming operations, adding the business of stock-raising. He ac-cumulated considerable property and was a very popular man inhis neighborhood; always paid his hands good wages, and promptly;one man worked for him 30 years; was Su|»ervisor many 3ears,and held otlier local offices. In 1852 he married Miss MelvinaPerccU. and of their 8 children 3 are living,—Charles E., Anna Minnie M. Mr. B. died Sept. 3, ls75. We present portrait in this
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