Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Houseman, James 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

James Houseman is a farmer on section 14, Mt. Pleasant Township, where he has 
prosecuted his agricultural projects since his removal to Whiteside County, in 
1856. He was born April 7, 1825, in Montgomery Co., N. Y. He was reared to the 
vocation in which he is now engaged, and which he pursued in his native State. 
His farm of 160 acres is all under tillage. His parents, John and Ann 
(Scribner) Houseman, were born in the State of New York, where they reared a 
family of five children, named George, James, William, John and Emmett. The 
marriage of Mr. Houseman to Elizabeth Van Wagner took place June 10, 1856, in 
the township where they have since lived. She was born July 19, 1830, in Erie 
Co., N. Y. Gilbert and Lydia (Knox) Van Wagner, her parents, were born in that 
state, and their children are Edgar, Mary and Elizabeth. Following are the 
names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Houseman: Emmett P., Nora, Edgar M., 
Arthur and Emma. A. Mr. Houseman is an adherent of the Democratic party in 
politics.

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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