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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. -
JAMES H. HAYES, farmer; P. O. Cornell;
was born in La Salle Co., Ill., in 1837; came to Livingston
Co., in 1857. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 53d I. V.
I.; in the battle of Hatchie he was wounded in the shoulder,
and was in hospital for seven months, and was honorably
discharged after seventeen months' service; for two or three
years Mr. Hayes was not able to do much on account of
wounds. He married Rachel Mabee, in this
township, in 1867; she was born in Canada West, 1844; they
have two children living - Freddie and Zella;
he owns 120 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Has
held the office of School Director.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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Amity Twp. -
J. P. HOUSTON, farmer and minister; P.
O. Cornell; was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., Nov. 14, 1824; in
1841, removed to Indiana with his mother; 1845, returned to
Kentucky, and was married Jan. 26, 1846, to Miss Sarah A.
Horton; in 1857, he removed to Missouri, but remained
but a short time, and then came to Illinois, locating in La
Salle co.; in 1865, he removed to Livingston Co., Amity Tp.,
where he now resides; his wife died Oct. 22, 1850, leaving
one child - Samuel Lee; married Jan. 3, 1854, to
Sarah A. Holtzman; she was born in Hardy Co., Virginia,
in 1834; they have four children, three living - Louisa,
Harvey R., Fannie D.; Carrie L. deceased; Pearl
Myrtle. He owns 257 acres of land, valued at $40
per acre; he makes stock a specialty. Has held the
office of Supervisor three years, also been Assessor, School
Trustee and Director.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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