Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Hill, John M. L. 1820 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  JOHN M. L. HILL, stockman, P. O. Palestine. Mr. Hill was born March 19, 1820,
in Knox County, Ind. He is a son of John Hill, born 1793, in North Carolina, who
died 1825, in Knox County, Ind.; he was a farmer, and a soldier in the war of
1812; he married Mary Clark, born 1795, in North Carolina. She is the mother of
nine children. Our subject went to school in Knox County, Ind., and in early
life learned the saddler and harness trade. He had a hard time in early life. He
earned his first money by raising corn on the shares and taking it to New
Orleans on a flat-boat, where he sold it for 25 cents per bushel. Afterward, he,
in partnership with two tailors, went into the stock business, which proved
successful. In 1845, he opened a harness shop in Palestine, Ill.; in 1854, he
went into the stock business. From time to time he entered land in different
counties. He owns now 717 acres of land besides town property. Financially, our
subject's life has been a success. He was married October 8, 1846, in La Motte
Township, to Miss Jane Purcell, born March 24, 1824, in La Motte Township. She
is a daughter of Jonathan Purcell, a pioneer, who was born in Virginia. Her
mother was Sarah Boatright, who was born in Tennessee. Mr. Hill was identified
with old Whig party, but he is now a Republican.

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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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