Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Hartong, Jacob J 
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Author: Past and Present Will County IL; 1907

Jacob J. Hartong is one of the worthy citizens of Will county, now living 
retired in a pleasant home in Plainfield, where he is spending the evening of 
his days in well merited rest, for his labors in connection with agricultural 
interests in former years have placed him in possession of a fine farm in 
Plainfield township, from which he derives an income sufficient to supply him 
with all the comforts and some of the luxuries of life. Mr. Hartong was born 
in Summit county, Ohio, in 1830, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Rich) Hartong, 
who were natives of the Keystone state, whence they removed to Ohio at a very 
early day. The father was a weaver by trade, but during his later years 
engaged in agricultural pursuits. Both he and his wife passed away many years 
ago. Their family numbered twelve children, but only four sons and one 
daughter now survive, the brothers of our subject being Jonathan, Levi and 
Frank Hartong, all of whom reside in Plainfield, while the sister, Liddie 
Thornton, is a widow and resides in Indiana. Jacob J. Hartong was reared and 
educated in Summit county, Ohio, and it was there that he began farming on his 
own account. He was married in the Buckeye state, first to Miss Mary Beard, 
who was likewise a native of Summit county. She died in that state in 1859, 
when still a young woman, leaving four children: Mary E., who is now the wife 
of William D. Jones, a resident of Oklahoma; Martha Almeda, the widow of 
George Stoner and a resident of Naperville, Illinois; Henry J., who died at 
the age of nine years; and one son, who died in infancy. Mr. Hartong was 
married a second time in Ohio to Magdalena Gardner, a native of Summit county. 
She died in Will county on Christmas day of 1902, at the age of fifty-nine 
years and two months. Five children were born of this marriage, but the 
youngest, a son, died in infancy. Those surviving are: William H., a resident 
of Plainfield township; Elias G., who wedded Alferetta Schott, by whom he has 
two children, and who is now operating his father's farm in Plainfield 
township; Charles V., who is a farmer residing near Arthur, Iowa, and who is 
married and has five children; and Martin F., who is married and has two 
children, and is in the street car service at Aurora. It was subsequent to his 
second marriage that Mr. Hartong left his native state and came to Illinois, 
the year of his arrival in this state being 1861. He first purchased a farm of 
one hundred and twenty acres in Plainfield township, situated on the Joliet 
road, and was actively engaged in its cultivation for seven years. He then 
sold that place and bought two hundred and six acres in Manhattan township, 
where he lived for thirteen years. On disposing of that property he purchased 
one hundred and seventy-four acres on the Joliet road in Plainfield township, 
which he still owns. He was practical and progressive in his methods of farm 
work, so that his labors brought to him a desirable success, thus placing him 
in very comfortable circumstances. Retiring from active business life, he 
removed to the village of Plainfield, where he has made his home for the past 
sixteen years. He still owns his farm property, which is now operated by his 
son Elias. He has ever been interested in advancement along agricultural lines 
and has not only been a witness, but an active participant in the progress 
that has been made in this connection in Plainfield township. In his political 
affiliations Mr. Hartong is identified with the republican party, while his 
religious views are indicated by his membership with the Evangelical 
Association of Plainfield. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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