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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
HISTORY OF
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Containing
A History of the County - its Cities, Towns, &c.; a Directory of its
Tax-Payers; War Record of its Volunteers in the late
Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men;
General and Local Statistics; Map of Livingston County
History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published Chicago:
Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1878
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Amity Twp. -
T. M. CAMPBELL, farmer; P. O. Cornell;
he was born June, 1824, in Licking Co., Ohio; he removed
with his parents, Thomas and Mary, to Ohio, and
remained there a few years; from there they removed to
Livingston Co., Ill., in 1835, and located where T. M.
now resides. He married, May 11, 1855, Miss
Elizabeth Darling; they have six children, three living
and three dead - May, deceased; Sarah, born in
1863; Frank, August, 1864; Cora, 1867;
Irene, deceased. He owns 360 acres of land, valued
at $35 per acre, on Secs. 5 and 6. He has been Road
Commissioner three years, also held the office of School
Director.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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MARIA CARROLL, farming, P. O. Cornell;
she was born in New York State in 1835, and came to
Livingston Co. in early childhood with her parents, Amos
and Abigail Edwards, and located in Amity Tp. She
married Josiah Carroll, in April, 1860, in Amity Tp.;
he was born in Washington Co., Penn., Mar. 30, 1836, and
died Aug. 10, 1865; they have four children - Charles H.,
born May 9, 1861; Amos Walter, born Sept. 29, 1862,
Elsworth Josiah, born Sept. 9, 1864; John
Manning, born Mar. 28, 1866, who was born after his
father's death. Mr. Carroll came from
Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1853, locating in Amity at that
time. At the time of his death, he was Overseer of
Highways. They own 110 acres of land.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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H. M. CORNELL, dealer in real estate,
Cornell; was born in Newport, R. I., Sept. 4, 1836; came to
Livingston Co. in early childhood; went to school at Farm
Ridge Academy two years. Married Jan. 1, 1860, to
Miss M. S. Coe, in Livingston Co.; she was born in
Chambersburg, Ind., in 1841; they have had eleven children,
seven living, four dead - Sarah, born Oct. 27, 1861;
Flora, born July, 1863; Lawrence W. (dead)
born May 16, 1865; Martha E., born Dec. 5, 1867;
Mary (dead), born Dec. 5, 1867; Bertha, born June
10, 1869; Henry (dead), born Nov. 10, 1871; John
(dead), born June 25, 1873; Dick H., born June
25, 1874; Joan, born Apr. 3, 1878. Mr.
Cornell set the first stakes for what is now Cornell,
building the first store and dwelling; he is principal owner
in a coal shaft, owning three-quarters of it; also, about
fifteen buildings in Cornell composed of offices, stores,
shops, and dwelling houses; of the last he owns one of the
finest land, about 800 being in Illinois, the balance in
other States. He enlisted in Co. H, 11th I. V. C.,
from Warren Co., as private, and was promoted to First
Lieutenant; he remained thirty-two months, and resigned on
account of sickness. He has been President of the Town
Board.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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WALTER CORNELL, farmer, P. O. Cornell;
was born in Newport, R. I., Apr. 3, 1811; came to Illinois
Aug. 26, 1838; worked on the Illinois and Michigan Canal as
engineer part of year; he then came to Livingston Co., and
entered 200 acres of Government land, paid $1.25 per acre,
which he lately sold for $30 per acre. Married
Sarah C. Eldred, April, 1835; she was born in South
Kingston, R. I., 1813, died Apr. 16, 1861, leaving three
children - Henry M., born Sept. 4, 1836; Walter
C., born 1843, died 1845; Walter B., born May 5,
1850; was married Mar. 31, 1852, to Louisa Jones in
Marshall Co., Ill.; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, in
1825; they have had nine children, only two are living -
Jessie, born Jan. 1, 1865; Cora, born Jan. 29,
1870. After occupying county offices which will be
mentioned in County History, he was elected County Treasurer
twice, and School Commissioner one term, and has been Town
Assessor eleven years, and has also held various school
offices; has been postmaster for seven years. He now
owns, after selling, etc., 160 acres of land, valued at
$10,000, and other property to the amount of $2,000; he
established the first Sunday school in Livingston Co.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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