Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

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singer tailor shop, which he held about four years. He married Miss
Rebecca, claughter of Amos and Alley (Baker) Clark, November 13,
1845. Her parents welbe natives of Pennsylvania. Her mother was
daughter of Captain John Baker of the War of 1812, who as n private
solclier lecl a forlorn hope against the English, which resulted in the
victory for the patriots. For this deed of valor he ur\.as colllmissioned
on the field. Mr. Snare continnecl at the trade after marriage, ant1
also sold .goods on commissio~l. For years he was connectecl \\TI th the
state militia, held t 1\70 comnlissions as First Lieutenant froin Governor
Johnson of '~ennsvlvania.. Resigning his lieutenancv in the fall of
1852 and selling hys business interests, lle migrated t'o this township,
purchnsed sixty acres on section 18, wilere ire resitlecl five years whei~
he traded his honie :~ntl tract for his brother's p~ope~tp, ancl in IS60
moved to his .ne\v fhrm of 118 acres on section 7, to ~vllich he lias since
atlcled 197 acres, giving a tlotal acreage of 315. In conneetick wit11 his
large ffal.111 :~ntl stock interests lle also carries on tlle nuction,eer's business.
Of eight children born to Mr. ant1 Mrs. Snare, six are living :
Millie ,T., ~~~ldow of George hIcClymeut, now residing at Wyoming ;
Martha I,., Mrs. Tl~olnas ~ r~clei, of West Jersey ; John Charles
Fremon t, msrried, resident of Buffalo co~u~t~v, Neb.; 1,incoln C., Jesse
and Jnmn'es, residing with parents. Mr. ~na+e's first vote was cast for
Fre~nont. In IS59 he was electecl justlice of the peace and holcls the
office clown to t'he present. In 1886 lle nras elected supervisor, has
served 21,s school trustee of Penn, also collector. For over forty-six
years he has been a, rnelllber of the Methodist Protestant church, of
~vhich his wife is ;d;o a inember. During the war he belongetl to the
Union League. At the breaking (out of the rebellion he helped to
raise a company and mas elected Captain. But as inore companies
were offered tlran coultl be received, the members of this company
went off and joinecl other companies tlut were received. For over
thirty-four years he has playecl a complete part in the tl~*ama of Starlr's
progress.
IZ. 8. Snu~e, born in Runtingclon countv, Pa., January 87, '47, is the
son of John 1'. ant1 Mrs. Nancy (Gharrett-i