James Prindle (1817 - abt. 1878)

Born 10 May 1817 in Steuben Co., New York, USA

Died about 5 May 1878 at about age 60 in Flagg, Ogle, Illinois, United States

Biography

PRINDLE JAMES, Farmer; Secs. 5 and 6; P. O. Rochelle; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., May 10, 1817; came to his present farm in 1845; owns 210 acres, valued at $50 per acre; married Susan P. Walters Dec. 1, 1841; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Sept. 5, 1823; had five children; four now living: Almira, now Mrs. Airhart, born Sept. 24, 1842; Emma, now Mrs. Shoonhover, May 12, 1849; John, Sept. 1, 1863, she is a member of the Baptist Church; has been School Director and Road Commissioner; Mr. P. was 1st Lieut. in a Regiment organized in Steuben Co., N. Y.

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. 668.