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Note: 1850 Fulton Co., Ill. Census, Town of Farmers, taken 18 Dec 1850, p 76 : John Whitly - age 33 - Farmer - RE Value $400 - b. Ky. - Dwelling #98 - Family #112 Caroline " - age 26 - b. Ill. Mary E. " - age 10 - b. Ill. Naomi " - age 7 - b. Ill. Christianna " - age 6 - b. Ill. Rebecca " - age 4 - b. Ill. John W. " - age 1/12 - b. Ill. ________________________________________ From the Jasper Co., Mo. History 1883 by North: "Rev. J. A. Whiteley, farmer and minister, post office Avilla, is a native of Kentucky, born in Pulaski County, April 4, 1818. When seven years old his parents moved to Tennessee, where they remained three years; then to Indiana, where they lived one year; thence to Clay County, Ill., where the family lived during the Black Hawk War, and three of his brothers were volunteers. At the age of twenty he pre-empted forty acres of land, which he improved, and afterwards purchased eighty- one acres. He was married there, Jan. 10, 1839, to Miss Caroline Walters, a native of Illinois, born in Sangamon County, March 16, 1823. He moved to Iowa in 1852, location in Marion County, and purchased 120 acres of land, upon which he lived two years; then moved to Wayne county, where he lived twelve years; thence back to Marion county, and from there to Barry County, Mo. Became a resident of Jasper county in 18 77, and purchased a farm of ninety acres near Avilla. Bought the farm upon which he now lives in 1882, consisting of ninety acres, sixty-five under cultivation, with good buildings, orchard, etc. Mr. Whiteley entered the ministry and commenced preaching the gospel according to the tenets of the Primitive Baptist Church in 1854, since which time he has been an earnest worker in the Lord's vineyard. He was the only preacher to hold regular meetings in Wayne County, Iowa, during the war. He always observed the injunction of the Savior, and takes "neither money nor scrip," but preaches the gospel for humanity and salvation's sake, and wins his bread and has supported his family "by the sweat of his face" and the occupation of husbandman. Is self-made, self-educated, and self-reliant, and has never received but several months schooling in his life. At this writing he has pastoral charge of three churches, and is also moderator of the Center Creek Association. He reared a family of seven" Mary E., wife of John Root; Naomi C., wife of Isaac Porter; Christiana J., wife of Abel Still; Rebecca H., wife of William Kenyon; John W.; Elmira, wife of P. F. Jones; and James H." Note: Residence in Fulton County, Illinois is not mentioned in the article, however, John and Caroline were married in Fulton County and appear on the 1850 census for Fulton County.
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