Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Huntington, John 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

John Huntington, a farmer on section 31, Portland Township, is a son of Nathan 
B. and Matilda (Whiting) Huntington, and was born in Westford, Conn., Oct. 6, 
1834. His father was a farmer, teacher, merchant, etc., and is now a resident 
of Geneseo. His mother was a native of Connecticut, and died when Mr. H. of 
this sketch was but seven years old, in Tazewell Co., Ill. They had three 
children, all of whom are living, John being the eldest; Maria is the wife of 
Cornelius Van Vetchen, a farmer in the State of New York, in Elbridge, 
Onondaga County; and Andrew, a farmer in Champaign Co., Ill. In 1838 the 
family settled near Groveland, Tazewell Co., Ill., where the father bought a 
farm. They came to Geneseo, Henry County, in 1852, and in 1856 Mr. H. went 
upon his father's farm in Phenix Township, that county, purchasing 60 acres of 
the same. Subsequently he exchanged his interests there for his present farm 
of 103 acres in 1859. On this he has made a number of improvements, and is 
succeeding well as a general farmer. Mr. Huntington was married at Spring 
Hill, this county, May 17, 1857, to Miss Harriet E. Schmied, daughter of Jacob 
and Rachel Schmied. She was born in Norristown, Montgomery Co., Pa., Aug. 21, 
1826. Mr. and Mrs. H. have seven children, one born in Phenix Township and six 
at the, present residence, viz.: Rachel M., Oct. 22, 1858, now the wife of 
David Uric, a farmer in this township; Emma M., born March 22, 1860, now 
teaching school; Charlotte E., born Jan. 25, 1862; John F., Dec. 7, 1863; 
Henry A., Aug. 30, 1865; Estella R., Dec. 7, 1867; Daisy B., Feb. 25, 1879. 
Mr. Schmied located here July 3, 1844, entering a large tract of Land in 
Portland Township. He died on his farm April 1, 1858. His widow resides in 
Geneseo, Ill.

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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