Biography of A.L. Breed Source History of Jo Daviess County -- 1904 BREED, A.L. farmer and stock-raiser, Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Ill., was born in Stockton Township, Jo Daviess County, Nov. 4, 1861, son of Charles A. and Catherine (Smith) Breed, natives of Otsego County, N.Y., the former being born in February, 1829. At a very early day Obadiah Breed, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came to Jo Daviess County, Ill., where he secured large tracts of land. and owned what is now called Breed's Hill. The father, Charles A. Breed, settled in Jo Daviess County in 18574, and purchased a farm in Section 3, Stockton Township. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Breed have retired from the farm, and now live in Warren, Ill. A. L. Breed was married in 1884 to Herma Gardner, who was born in Albany, N. Y., August 9, 1865, daughter of George and Abigail (Van Dusen) Gardner, and was brought to Stephenson County, Ill., the same year of her birth. Her parents are still living and reside at Nora, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Breed are the parents of three children: George R., Eunice C. and Lola A. March 1, 1904, Mr. Breed sold his farm of 101 1/2 acres in Section 36, Rush Township, for $110 per acre, and March 4th bought another farm of 196 1/2 acres, known as the J. P. Shaw estate. in Nora Township, where he now resides. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dori Leekley