Bios: William B OKESON: Tuscarora Valley, Juniata Co., PA
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  Bios: William B Okeson: Tuscarora Valley, Juniata Co., PA
  
  Copyright (c) 2002 by: William L. Baran. This copy contributed for use in the
  USGenWeb Archives. E-mail: WBaran@ prodigy.net
  
  Pg.164 Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson
  College containing a general catalogue of Jefferson College, of Washington
  College, and of Washington and Jefferson College including thus all the
  Alumni of the present college 1802-1889; Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm St. Printing
  Company, No. 176 Elm St. 1889.
  
  (Comments from WL Baran; This reference is very helpful on genealogy of PA
  families.  A lot of genealogical information is included in this
  publication.  Many families continued to send their families for generations
  to this institution.  The College is located in Washington County, PA.) 
  
  Okeson, William B-Son of William and Jane (Black); born Tuscarora Valley,
  Juniata Co, PA., Aug 12, 1828; law student with Galloway & Page, Columbus,
  OH., and H. J. Harris, Vicksburg, Miss., and John I. Guion, Cooper's Well;
  practiced law Springfield, Texas, 1854-56, Dubuque, Iowa, 1856-59; business
  Monroe Co., MO., 1859-62; practiced law Chicago, Ill., --?; United States
  Army; 70th Regiment, Missouri; colonel; attorney for an estate at Amsterdam,
  Holland, '1867; married Dec. 8, 1857, Margaret J. Hardy. Lawyer; residence,
  2821 Indiana Avenue, Chicago.
  
  
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