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638 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES<br />

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-Roclrlanci-to district t wenty-three of Jefferson county. In this<br />

township he has also served as director of scllools. ~olollticall~ 11e llas<br />

always been n Republican, ant1 in religious affairs a supl,orte'h of the<br />

Methodist Protestant Churcll at Sni~reville.<br />

&7d~arcl Somt.i.s, son of Ed \\~i~l'cl and Msrgi~l'et (Stsntlring) SOII~~YS,<br />

was born st Philadelpl~ia, August 19,1334. IIis fi~ther was German antl<br />

his lliotl~er English. The -Fol.rner nT\.;rs ;I, tlyer itnd follo\recl his tratle at<br />

Philaclell~l~ilia until his de;~tl~, \vherae his wife ;~lso tlietl a few vears<br />

after him, having fillet1 the position of 11e;~tl-matron irr a, hospital tll&*e for<br />

a number of years. Eel wa~il, jr., passed 11 is ea~*ly years in a facto~y, when<br />

not attencling school. Froill '3; to '58 lle mas engageetl in ;tghcnltu~e<br />

in Clearfielcl count\., 1% , ant1 in August, '58 he iuoved to <strong>Illinois</strong>, settled<br />

in this to\~~nsll'i~, anti engjtgecl in fitlrming;~nd stock-gro~ving.. On<br />

Septem her 6, 'Gl, 11e en listed In (!olllpang I

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