BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland,
Illinois
Historical and Biographical -
Publ. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.
1884
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KINESON VANATTA
was born in Crooked Creek Township Nov. 6, 1853, and
is the son of Isaac and Amanda (Kellar) Vanatta, who came
from Ohio to this township in 1835, and were here married. The
father died in 1854 and the mother in 1877. Aug. 5, 1875,
Kineson Vanatta married Almira Cowger, daughter of
William F. and America A. (Ward) Cowger, of this county.
To this marriage have been born three children - William I.,
Charles M. and Levi C. Mr. Vanatta is a general
farmer, rears some stock and has a fine farm on Section 18 - a
portion of it left him by his father and the balance purchased by
himself - on which he built, in 1881 as comfortable and
one-and-a-half-story frame house as tehre is in the township.
Mr. V. and wife are members of the New Light Church.
Source: Source: Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland,
Illinois - Historical and Biographical - Publ. Chicago: F. A.
Battey & Co. - 1884 - Page 548 |
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