Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Flagg, William H 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 9, 2007, 11:09 pm Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890 WILLIAM H. FLAGG, a son of one of the very first settlers of the county, whose biographical sketch appears in this volume, was born on the farm that he now owns and occupies in Plainfield Township, one mile from the village on the Chicago road. May 8, 1841, being the date of his birth, he being the ninth child of Reuben and Betsey (Kendall) Flagg. He was reared under pioneer influences, and since attaining manhood has taken his place among the most intelligent and progressive of the farmers and stock-raisers of his native county, whose interests he seeks to promote materially and morally. Our subject received his education in the primitive pioneer schools of his early days, and as soon as large enough went to work on the home farm, always remaining with his parents until death separated them. He gained a good practical knowledge of agriculture and inherited a part of the old homestead, whose acreage he has since increased by purchasing other tracts of land, till it now contains one hundred and sixty-five acres of land, whose fertility and productiveness is unsurpassed in this county. It is under a high state of cultivation and is amply provided with modern machinery for various purposes, and he has erected a fine set of frame buildings, and everything about the place evinces thrift and careful management on the part of its owner. Mr. Flagg and Miss Margaret Van Horn were united in marriage in 1867, and they have established one of the coziest and most attractive homes in the neighborhood, the scene of generous and friendly hospitality. Their pleasant home circle is completed by their five children—Kate O., Bessie L., Warren L., Henry C., and Burr W. Mr. Flagg is a man of many fine characteristics, is thoughtful, discriminating, self reliant, and clear sighted, is a good worker, and is a credit to the place of his nativity, where he is held in universal respect whether in social or in a business life, by the people who have watched his career from youth up, and by all with whom he associates. He holds advanced views in regard to religion, and is a thorough advocate of the Universalist faith as preached by the Rev. Jacob Merrifield, in the church of that denomination in Plainfield. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/flagg564gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb