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ILLINOIS GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Welcome to
Piatt County,
Illinois
History & Genealogy
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Biographies
Source:
Piatt County History
together with a
Brief History of Illinois
from the
Discovery of the Upper
Mississippi to the Present Time
by Emma C. Piatt
With Map and Illustrations.
1883
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Cerro Gordo Twp. -
MR. THOMAS EAST (deceased) was a native of
Ohio, from which state he moved to Christian county, Illinois, in
1861, and in 1864 settled in Piatt county on a farm of eighty acres.
He had abut begun to improve the place when his death occurred in
1864. He was married in 1832, to Priscilla McCracken, a
native of Ohio. They had fourteen children, seven of whom are
living. Isabel, the wife of William L. Hammer,
has six children, and lives in Decatur. Ann married
Jacob L. Davis, who died, leaving four daughters.
William H. married Ada Finegan, of St. Louis. He
died from sickness contracted in the army, leaving one child.
Leander died from wounds received in the late war.
Quincy married Harriet East, and, with one child, lives
in Ohio. Joseph is living at home. Wheatley
is married and living near Milmine. Francis O., who
died 1881, was one of the successful school-teachers of Piatt
county. He was a student of the Normal University.
Ulric, formerly a student of the same university, died in
California at the age of twenty-three. Oscar is living
at home and is a school-teacher. Homer has been
a school-teacher, but at present has charge of the home farm.
Mrs. East still lives on her farm near Milmine. Many
improvements have been made of late years. The farm is well
ditched with open ditches, and about two hundred and fifty trees
have been planted out. A new barn was built in 1873, and in
1880 a new house was put up, all of which causes their home to be
considered one of the neatest country places of the county.
Source: Piatt County History, by Emma C. Piatt - With Map and
Illustrations - Publ. 1883 - Page 476 |
Cerro Gordo Twp. -
MR. DAVID ESPY, La Place, moved from
Pennsylvania, his native state to Illinois in 1851, and to Piatt
county in 1874, locating in La Place. He was married in
October 1851, to Ann C. Jackson, and has had seven children,
three of whom are living. D. Brainard is in Lintner,
Sadie M. keeps house for her father, and Nellie J. is
teaching in Monticello. Mrs. Espy died Aug. 16, 1880.
Source: Piatt County History, by Emma C. Piatt - With Map and
Illustrations - Publ. 1883 - Page 479 |
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