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Note: David, a farmer, followed his father, Anthony to Effingham Co., Ill. in 1853 & farmed the land his father purchased earlier. Member of United Brethren Church since 18 years old. Served as Liberty Twp. assessor several times.
Married Mary Elizabeth Miller of Fayette Co. on 3/5/1856 in Effingham Co., Ill. byHiram Force. J.P.
2nd marriage to Mrs Louisa Hanks.
David was a candidate for sheriff in 1860.
David did not serve in Civil War. He and brothers all had pregnant wives. They drew straws to see who would go and who would stay home and see to the women.
Census - 1860 - Eff. Co. - David - 36, Mary - 25, Charles 2, Amanda - 1
1870 - Eff. Co.- David - 37, Ohio, Mary - 3l - Ohio, Charles - 13. Amanda - 12, Victoria - 10,
Jesse - 8, Eliza - 6 1880 - Eff. Co. - David - 46, b. Ohio, father from New Jersey, Mother from Va.
Mary - 42 b. Ohio, parents from Pa., Charles -22, Jesse - 18, Eliza - 16, Emma - 14, Mary 10, Lewis - 8
David one of several men to sign a contract with an Ohio firm for elderly care & death benefits. He was the last on the contract to die.
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