Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Short, Lemuel 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Short, Lemuel (deceased), formerly a leading agriculturalist of Goose Lake 
Township, was born in Allegheny County, Pa., August 15, 1819, a son of James 
and Ellen (McFarland) Short. In 1856 he came to Grundy County and began buying 
land in what is now Goose Lake Township, continuing his purchases until at the 
time of his death he owned more than 2,500 acres of farm land in that 
township, and 373 acres in Lake County. His death occurred January 13, 1895. 
On December 31, 1845, Mr. Short married Sarah Burr, and their children were as 
follows: James, Worham B., Alvina, Lemuel, Jr., and William.

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

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