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

William Topping, retired farmer, Union Grove Tp., was born in Lowville, Lewis 
Co., N. Y., April 6, 1802. His parents, Jared and Judith (Prentiss) Topping, 
were born in Connecticut. William was brought up on a farm, and was married in 
his native town Jan. 1, 1823, to Miss Sarah Weaver. They had eight children, 
four of whom lived to be men and women; the others died in childhood. Of the 
former, the eldest was Harriet, wife of W. G. Hitchcock, of Morrison. The 
second is Edwin G., who married Rose Chapman and resides in Harvey Co., Kan. 
The third, Oscar F., married Ellen Powell, and lives in Oregon. The fourth, 
George, died aged 41 years, leaving a wife and five children, residents of 
Morrison. Mr. Topping removed to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in 1834, where he was 
engaged in milling and farming till 1855, when he came to Illinois and located 
on section 16, Union Grove Township, this county, where he had a finely 
improved farm of 100 acres. Mrs. Topping died Aug. 7, 1882, and Mr. Topping 
was married again Nov. 26, 1882, at Morrison, to Mrs. Rosina Burwell, widow of 
Abram Burwell, and only daughter of Reynolds and Lucy (Powers) Vaughn. She was 
born in the town of Ferrisburg, Addison Co., Vt. She had three children by her 
former marriage: Martha E. Burwell, of Morrison, the eldest; Charles H. died 
aged aged five years; and Silas A. married Anna Bull, and resides in Polo, 
Ill. Mr. Topping served as Assessor of Union Grove Township two years. In 
early life he was a staunch Democrat, but of strong anti-slavery sympathies. 
He joined the Republican party on its organization, and has been an earnest 
advocate of Republican principles continuously since. Mr. Topping and wife are 
members of the Universalist Church. Mr. T. is a remarkably well preserved man 
at 83 years of age, in full possession of his faculties; and active and 
energetic as many a man at 50. He sold his farm, and since Christmas, 1883, 
has made his home at Morrison. 

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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