Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Courtright, William H 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

William H. Courtright, general farmer, living on section 31, Genesee Township, 
was born April 26, 1820, in Sandyston, Sussex Co., N. J. His parents were 
Reuben and Debora (Bedell) Courtright, of whom a full sketch appears in 
connection with that of John Courtright. Their children were: Peter, born Nov. 
1, 1809; Phebe, Jan. 11, 1812; Isaac, April 18, 1813; Catharine, Jan. 7, 1815; 
Lucinda, April 30, 1816; Jane, May 27, 1818; William H., April 26, 1820; 
Margaret, Feb. 6, 1822; John, Oct. 10, 1823; Mary, March 18, 1827; and 
Deborah, March 18, 1827; and by Mr. C.'s second wife there were the following: 
Benjamin, born July 22, 1831; Samuel, July 13, 1833; Mary, Oct. 14, 1835; 
William H., Nov. 21, 1837; Levi, Jan. 27, 1840; George, Sept. 14, 1843; 
Partial, Aug. 7, 1845; Lydia Ann, Aug. 22, 1848; Josephine, Oct. 20, 1850; and 
Aaron D., Dec. 2, 1852. Mr. Reuben Courtright died Aug. 8, 1875; Mrs. Deborah 
Courtright, March 18, 1827; and Lucinda, their daughter, died Aug. 22, 1848. 
Mr. Courtright, the subject of this sketch, received a limited education in 
the public schools, and continued under the parental authority until he was 21 
years of age. After arriving at his majority he spent two years in the 
capacity of a farm laborer. His first important movement was his marriage, 
Dec. 22, 1842, to Mary A. Trauger. She was born July 25, 1825, in the township 
of Wallpack, Sussex Co., N. J., and is a daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth 
(Adams) Trauger, whose sister is the wife of John Courtright. The items 
pertaining to the personal history of the parents of Mrs. Courtright are to be 
found in connection with the sketch already referred to. She is twin sister of 
Mrs. John Courtright. Her sisters and brothers, in order, were: Jessie, 
Samuel, William, Geo. A., Christenah, Elias, Mary A., Sarah A., Henry and 
Theodore. To her and her husband 11 children have been born, seven of whom are 
living. Henry T. married Katherine O. Trauger, and they are residents of Clay 
Co., Iowa. S. Elizabeth married Charles S. Rowley, a farmer of Plymouth Co., 
Iowa. William R. married Sarah A. Gould. They live on a farm in Hopkins 
Township. Delila A. is the wife of John Parish, a farmer in Tama Co., Iowa. 
Miles A. married Minnie S. Marohn, and they are residents of Lincoln, Neb., 
where the husband is a teacher in the public schools. Anna M. married David 
Decker of Sterling. Emma is unmarried and resides at home. Mr. and Mrs. 
Courtright passed five years in farming in their native county after they were 
married, and they removed thence to Luzerne Co., Pa. They were there 
interested in agricultural pursuits a similar length of time. In 1852 the 
brothers William and John, accompanied by their families, removed to Whiteside 
County and purchased 160 acres of land on section 32, of which they were the 
joint possessors some years. At length the tract was divided and Mr. 
Courtright of this sketch became the sole proprietor of the northern moiety, 
and his acreage had been increased by a purchase of 20 acres previous to the 
division. Subsequently, he sold his farm on section 32, and bought 177 acres 
on sections 31 and 30. At the time he took possession of his homestead it was 
in its primal condition, and is now under excellent improvements. Mr. 
Courtright is a Republican in political sentiment and has held several 
township offices. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and he has been a Class-leader more than 20 years.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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