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BIOGRAPHIES
HISTORY of
McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Containing
A History of the County - Its Cities, Towns, &c.; Portraits of Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; General Statistics; Map of
McLean County; History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest, Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED-
CHICAGO:
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1879
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JOSIAH ARTER, farmer
and stock raiser; P. O. Sanford; was born in Crawford Co., Ohio,
Apr. 24, 1834. He came to McLean Co., Ill., Feb. 17, 1857, and
to Dale Township in the spring following, went back to Ohio in
December, but returned to Dale Township the next February, and, in
the fall of 1858, to Allin Township. He married Martha Ann
Van Gorder, Feb. 28, 1867; she was born in McLean Co., May 16,
1843. Her father, Abraham Van Gorder, and her mother
Amanda Disbrow, were born in the State of New York, and moved to
Ohio, and from there to McLean Co., in 1842. Mr. and Mrs.
Arter have four children - Delilah, born Jan. 10, 1868;
Cora, Feb. 25, 1871; John, Mar. 16, 1875, and Ida,
Mar. 4, 1877. He owns a farm of eighty acres and a fine home,
and in politics is a Democrat.
Source: History of McLean Co., Illinois -
Illustrated - Publ. by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. & Co. - 1879 - Page 1008
- Allin Twp.
SHARON WICK's NOTE: I found the
following family in Vernon, Crawford Co., Ohio.
1850 Census, Family #294 - Peter Arter ae 54, Barbara
Arter ae 50, William Arter, ae 22; Josiah Arter ae 17;
Eli Arter, ae 15;l John Arter ae 11; David
Arter ae 8; Joshua Arter ae 4 and Caroline Morehead,
ae 19 ( NARA Film Series M432 Roll 671, Pg. 341B |
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