BENNER JOHN F. Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Rochelle; born July 6, 1825, in Europe; came to Niagra Co., N. Y., k 1828, with his parents; removed to Stephenson Co. in 1834; came to White Rock in 1838; owns 100 acres, valued at $50 per are; married Sarah Shapbell Feb. 10, 1855; she was born Dec. 2, 1834, in Lycoming Co., Pa.; have six children: Margaret E., Warren H., John E., Jeannette, Minnie J. and George A.; Mr. B. is School Director, has been Overseer of Highways; is a Republican.
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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. 643.
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