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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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Unity Twp. -
MR. JOSEPH W. ZORGER, farmer, Voorhies
station, was born in this county, Monticello township, in 1848, and
has lived here all his life except a few years. He owns a farm
of eighty acres in Unity township, upon which he has put all
improvements, built a dwelling house, planted about two hundred
trees, and has it well fenced and in a good condition. He was
married in 1873, to Cordelia A. Fisher, a native of Green
county, Illinois. Mr. Zorger is a member of Bement I.
O. O. F. His father, Henry Zorger, deceased, was a
native of Pennsylvania, moved from there to Macon county, thence to
Piatt county, and settled at an early time at what is now Mr.
McIntosh's mill. He owned the mill and lived there for a
number of years, and in 1854 moved to Monticello, where he died in
1855. Mr. Zorger was married in Pennsylvania, to
Elizabeth Spangler, whose father built Spangler's mill in
Macon county. She died, leaving eight children; Sarah,
who is the wife of Charles Haggerty, lives in Fulton county,
and has three children; Jacob married Margaret Miller,
lives in DeWitt county, and has a family of children; Emanuel
married, and died, leaving one child; Kate, who married
Mr. Benjamin, is now in Macon county, and was formerly a teacher
in this county; George was in Colorado when last heard from;
Mary married Richard Ratcliffe, lives in Woodford
county, and has three children; Susan is a school teacher,
and lives with her sister Sarah; Joseph W.; Isaiah is
married, lives in Champaign county, and has two children.
Mr. Henry Zorger married his second wife, Mrs. Nevill,
who died a year after he did, leaving two children by her first
husband.
Source: Piatt County History, by Emma C. Piatt - With Map and
Illustrations - Publ. 1883 - Page 460 |
Monticello Twp. -
MR. A. ZYBELL, Monticello, is a native of
Prussia, who came to America in 1851, and in 1858 located in
Monticello, where he is now engaged in the boot and shoe business.
He was married in 1857, to Louisa Hammersmidt and has six
children. Robert is in Iowa; Bertie married
Will Wall, has one child, Allie, and lives in Monticello;
Albert, Willie, August and Emma are at home.
Mr. Zybell owns a residence, two business houses, and four lots
in Monticello. He also owns a farm of two hundred acres in
Goose Creek township, and has put all the improvements on the place.
A barn and residence was erected on the farm in 1882.
Source: Piatt County History, by Emma C. Piatt - With Map and
Illustrations - Publ. 1883 - Page 335 |
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