Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Mail, M. 1857 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 5, 2007, 4:36 pm Author: William Henry Perrin (1883) M. MAIL, farmer, P. O. Palestine, first beheld the light of this world in the year 1857, in La Motte Township, Crawford County. His father, Isaac D. Mail, was born in 1832. He was a farmer by occupation, and his father, Frederick Mail, was born in 1803, a blacksmith by trade, and a pioneer of Crawford County. He was joined in matrimony to Louisa H. McGahey, born in 1806. Her father was one of the pioneers of Crawford County, and she is the mother of four children. Mr. Isaac D. Mail was married to Mary E. Boatright, who was born in Crawford County, and is the mother of seven children. Our subject went to school in Crawford County and Carbondale, Ill. He has been a farmer all his life, and was joined in matrimony, in Crawford County, Ill., October 3, 1877, to Miss Sarah J. Reavill, born January 9, 1857, in Crawford County. She is a daughter of Andrew J. and Martha A. (Seaney) Reavill, who were both born in Crawford County, Ill. Mrs. Mail is the mother of two children living, Avis Faith, born October 13, 1879, and Aubrey, born May 13, 1881. Mr. Mail can trace his ancestors back to one of his great-great-grandfathers, who spelled his name Mehl, and who came from Germany. In politics, our subject is identified with the Democratic party. Additional Comments: Extracted From: HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS, LAKESIDE BUILDING. 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/crawford/bios/mail1240gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb