Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Halkyard, Orlando 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Halkyard, Orlando – Conscientious endeavor along any one specified line will 
bring about desirable results provided the work is done intelligently, and 
thrift is practiced.  One of the men who has attained to considerable 
prominence as a successful agriculturalist of Grundy County is Orlando 
Halkyard of Aux Sable Township.  He was born in Lancashire, England, October 
28, 1840, a son of James and Lydia (Glover) Halkyard.  Although the father was 
a silk weaver in England, when he came to Morris, Grundy County, Ill., in 
1856, he became a farmer.  At first he bought ten acres in Aux Sable Township, 
which was all covered with timber except a small space on which he put up a 
house.  James Halkyard kept on adding to his holdings until he owned eighty 
acres at the time of his demise, on January 8, 1885, when he was seventy-seven 
years old.  His widow died April 24, 1878, aged seventy-two years.  Their 
children were:  John, who was born October 2, 1832, of Joliet, Ill.; James, 
who was born in May, 1834, died at Aurora in May, 1911; Sarah, Mrs. Henry 
Baker, who is deceased; Ann, Mrs. James Baker, who lives in Kendall County, 
Ill.; Lucy, Mrs. William Dix, who died about 1890; and Orlando, who is the 
youngest.

Orlando Halkyard grew up on his father’s farm and attended the local schools, 
learning in the meanwhile how to till the soil.  In February, 1888, Orlando 
Halkyard married Marceline Degerld, born at Aurora, Ill., daughter of John and 
Matilda Degerld, natives of Canada.  Mrs. Halkyard’s father is dead, her 
mother living at Aurora.  In order to provide for his old age, James Halkyard 
had made an arrangement with his son Orlando to give him one-half of the 
homestead for taking care of him the remainder of his life.  After the death 
of the father, Orlando Halkyard bought the other half from his heirs, and 
since that time purchased another farm, one of 137 acres in Aux Sable 
Township, which is operated by his son, John.  This property, like the 
homestead is devoted to grain farming and stock raising.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Halkyard have three sons:  George, who is with his parents; John, who operates 
the second farm; and William, who is also at home.  All of his life, Mr. 
Halkyard has been a Republican, but he has never sought public office.  A good 
farmer and excellent business man. Mr. Halkyard has succeeded in his work, and 
is a highly respected citizen.

pages 821-822

Additional Comments:
Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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