Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Mill, Jesse 1840 - ************************************************ 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: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 26, 2006, 12:39 am Author: History Grundy County 1882 Jesse Mill, Justice of the Peace, Coal City, was born January 10, 1840, in England. Is the son of John and Jane (Fulford) Mill, the parents of James, John, Joshua, Jonathan, Jesse, Jemima, Julia, Jethro, Jabez, Josiah and Joce. It is remarkable fact that this entire family of eleven children possesses a name commencing with J. Our subject attained an excellent education. He graduated in a law school in his native country, and came to Wisconsin in 1864, and in 1865 to Braceville Township, this county, where he farmed and mined for several years. In 1863, he was married to Kate Pomeroy, resulting in seven children - William, Jerome, Augustus, Jessie, Bertie, Charles and Sealey. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1877, which position he holds yet, together with Township Clerk and Treasurer, Village Clerk, and about ten other minor offices. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/mill437nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb