. . . . Aug. 16, 1840, he married Miss Mary Fletcher, a lady of rare worth and loveliness; but she was spared to him only a few short months, departing this life Dec. 5, 1841, and leaving a tiny helpless babe, who soon joined her angelic mother; . . . .
Sources
The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 624
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