Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Fox, John 1808 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  JOHN FOX, farmer, P. O. Palestine. Of the men who have given wealth, stamina
and character and to whom the development of early religious institutions in
Crawford County are due, we attribute a large share of credit to the man whose
name heads this sketch. He was born in New Jersey October 24, 1808, and is the
son of John Fox, Sr., born in New Jersey October, 1775, a minister of the
Gospel. He married Mary Veneman, born 1783 in New Jersey; she was of Swedish
descent and the mother of ten children, of whom three are now living. Mr. Fox
lived two years in Pennsylvania and then removed to this county, where he bought
one-half section of land, and immediately began the improvement of a farm, but
devoting a great deal of his time to the interest of the church. Our subject,
John Fox, was married December 12, 1833, to Emeline L. McGahey, born December 6,
1809, in this county; she died June 8, 1842; she is the mother of three children
now living-Mary E., William D. and Sarah A. Mr. Fox was married a second time to
Mary L. Woodworth, born August 19, 1825, died February 7, 1854; she is a twin
sister of M B. Woodworth, and the mother of David W. and Ansel E. Our subject
was joined in matrimony a third time to Mrs. Mary B. McGahey, a daughter of
Thomas and Elizabeth (Anderson) Buchanan, who were prominent people; he was also
an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Fox is a man that stands high in the
esteem of his fellow-men; he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He has a fine farm of 120 acres of choice land, and is identified with
the Democratic party.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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