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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. -
LEVI LOUDERBACK, farmer; P. O.
Cornell; was born in Vermilion Co., Ill., in 1832; he came
with his parents in 1837, to Livingston Co.; Levi now lives
on the old homestead. He married S. J. Streach,
in Amity Township, Mar. 1, 1863; she was born in Tippecanoe
Co., Ind., in Feb. 19, 1840; they have four children living
- Ulysses, born Mar. 1, 1864; Hattie C., born
Oct. 26th, 1865; Ella, born July 11, 1867; John S.,
born Feb. 10, 1869; Guy, born Feb. 3, 1875. He
owns 145½ acres of land.
Mrs. Louderback's parents are living on
their farm close by the children.
Source: History of Livingston
Co., Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. -
1878 - Page 702 |
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Amity Twp. -
LIBERTY LOUDERBACK, farmer and Justice
of the Peace; P. O. Cornell; he was born in Ohio, Brown Co.,
in 1824; he came to early childhood with his parents,
Thomas and Sarah Louderback, Nov., 1831, to Vermilion
Co., Ill.; in April, 1837, they removed to Amity Tp.,
Livingston Co., Ill. On 26th day of April, 1849, he
married Mary Jane Corbin, in Livingston Co., Rook's
Creek; she was born Oct. 9, 1827, in State of Virginia.
He settled on Government land. They have six children
- John H., born Mar. 25, 1850; George, born
Oct. 9, 1851; Chester, born Apr. 9, 1854; Julia A.,
born Oct. 18, 1856; Hersie J., born Sep. 28, 1863;
Harriet C., born April 26, 1868. He was elected
Justice of the Peace in Nov., 1854, and has been continued
with the exception of three years; also been Supervisor
three or four terms; has acted in the capacity of School
Treasurer eight years, and has filled other school offices;
he owns 255.75 acres of land on Secs. 16, 20 and 23, valued
at $35 per acre; he is one of the self made men of the town,
never having had over eight months' school in his life.
Mrs. L. was the oldest lady settler but one in the
township, coming here with her parents, David and
Catherine Corbin, in 1831, and has resided here ever
since.
Source: History of Livingston
Co., Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. -
1878 - Page 703 |
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Amity Twp. -
EDWIN R. LUCAS, farmer; P. O. Cornell;
was born in Vermilion Co., Ill., in February, 1844; in early
childhood his parents removed to Mo., but remained there
only one year and returned to Livingston Co., Amity Tp., in
1857; the subject of this sketch enlisted in July, 1862, at
Pontiac in Co. A, 129th I. V. I.; was in the service about
three years, passing through many battles without receiving
a scratch. He married Martha Conwell, in
Waldo Tp., this county, Apr. 10, 1870; she was born in Ohio,
in 1851; they have four children living, one dead; those
living are Anna A., Viola G., Viota G., Lillie L.
He owns 80 acres of land on Sec. 19, valued at $35 per acre.
Source: History of Livingston Co.,
Ill. - Published Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. - 1878 -
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