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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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Sangamon Twp.
MR. DAVID ROBINSON was born
in Ohio in 1830. His parents, who were of Irish descent, moved
to Ohio, where they died. David is one of a
family of thirteen children, who are still living. Four of
them are in Piatt county. David moved to
Piatt county from Ohio in September, 1851. He has been in the
stock business and has farmed most of the time since. He was
married in 1863, to Harriet Bowman, but has had no
children.
Source: History of 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 - Page 589 |
Blue Ridge Twp.
MR. WILLIAM L. ROBINSON, farmer,
Farmer City, is a native of England, from which country he moved to
America in 1822. He first settled in Dearborn county, Indiana,
but in 1856 he moved onto the farm in the extreme northwestern part
of Piatt county. He was married in Indiana, to Mary
Blasdel, and seven of their nine children are now living:
Ann married Wm. Weger, and died in
Missouri, in 1881, leaving six children: Clementine
married James Lemon; he was lieutenant in
the army, and was killed there. She next married David
Welch, a lawyer in McPherson, Kansas, and has three
children: Carrie, the wife of G. W.
Freelove, of McPherson, Kansas, has three children:
J. R. married Mary Cox, she died, and he
was married to Mary Mote; Jennie married Chas. Miller,
but died, leaving two children; he married again and lives in
Kansas; Thomas married Hannah Sappington,
and lives in Kansas City; Lide is the wife of
J. C. Smith (see his name); Addie, a
student of Danville, Illinois, has taught several terms in the
county; Mollie is now the wife of Mr.
Betzer, principal of the East-side Champaign schools.
Mr. Robinson has held some of the offices of Blue
Ridge township. He made a visit to his native country in 1881.
Source: History of 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 - Page 622 |
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