History of Lee County, Illinois, Volume 2S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914 - Lee County (Ill.) |
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acquired his education acres on section active afterward agriculturist Amboy Amboy township America Anna Ashton township assisted his father attended became become the parents birth occurred born Bradford township Brooklyn township buried cemetery Charles Chicago church citizens College Company connected daughter death died Dixon early Edwards engaged entered enterprise Ewald farmer Franklin Grove fraternally Gehant George gives his political graduated Helmershausen Henry homestead honorable hundred and sixty Illinois interests John Kersten known La Salle county labor land on section Lee Center Lee county Lodge Marion township marriage to Miss married Miss Mary Masonic mother native of Lee natives of Germany Ogle county passed Paw Paw Pennsylvania pioneer political allegiance practice progressive public schools purchased republican party residence Reynolds township school director served sixty acres stock-raising Sublette township substantial success survived three children twenty acres united in marriage Viola township West Brooklyn wife William
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Page 268 - Is still true that you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.
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