Past and Present LaSalle county Illinois 1877 directory page 419 Eagle Township
John retired farmer, section 12 with post office Farm Ridge was born in England Jun 10 1805, came to America 1827 and to LaSalle county Ill 1840, Independent, owns 405 acres land value $24,300, his wife was Mary Gallaway, married in 1837, she was born in New York March 18 1831 and died Dec 24th 1876, had 9 children.
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The 1870 census has John age 62 born in England,farmer and Mary age 57 with Samuel 25,Sarah 19, Jane 15 and Josephine age 14,living with them is farm labor Jacob Smith age 38 from Baden,Germany. They are in Eagle Township but the post office is Streator,LaSalle county Illinois. In the 1850 in same town but had a 7 year old son Francis.
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