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Source:
HISTORY OF LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Together with Sketches of it's Cities, Villages and Towns,
Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political
History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and
Biographies of Representative Citizens.
VOLUME I.
Also containing
History of Illinois Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races,
Aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and A Brief Review
of its Civil and Political History.
- Illustrated -
Chicago:
Interstate Publishing Co.
1886.
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Adams Twp. -
WILLIAM CALLAGAN, section 24, Adams Township,
was born in County Donnegal, Ireland, Sept. 12, 1818, a son of
James Callagan, also a native of Ireland, now deceased.
Our subject came to America in April, 1843, and lived one year in
Philadelphia, Pa. He came to La Salle County, Ill., in the
spring of 1846, and has since lived in Adams Township. He is
the owner of a fine farm of 140 acres of land, and is engaged in
farming and stock-raising. He was married in Ireland Apr. 19,
1839, to Jane Flaming, daughter of Nathaniel Flaming,
and of the six children born to this union three are living -
Mary married George Hupp, of Northville Township, and
have five children - Clara, Harley, Retta, Frederick and
Arthur; Annie, married Henry Madison, and has three
children - Frank, Emery and Edward; William is a
farmer and stock-raiser, and has 130 acres of land. He married
Eva Reed and stock-raiser, and has 130 acres of land. He
married Eva Reed and is living with our subject. He
has one child—Ralph J. Mr. Callagan is a member
of the Wesleyan Methodist church.
Source: History of La Salle County, Illinois - Vol. I - Publ. 1886 -
Page 22 |
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Adams Twp. -
WILLIAM COTTEW, farmer and stock-raiser,
section 36, Adams Township, is a native of Kent, England, born Oct.
28, 1818, a son of Peter Cottew, deceased. He came to
the United States in 1845 and settled in Adams Township, LaSalle
Co., Ill., where he has since made his home. He was married in
July, 1852, to Sara Lett, widow of Harvey Springstead.
To this union were born six children, of whom three are living -
Alfred, Ida and Charles William. Alfred married
Therza Boomer and has one child, named Ray Lett. He
is a resident of this township. Mrs. Cottew had one
child by her former husband, who is now deceased. Mr.
Cottew is the owner of 192 acres of choice land in this township
and his wife owns 109 acres.
Source: History of La Salle County, Illinois - Vol. I - Publ.
1886 - Page 22 |
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