M A Bills

BILLS, BROWN

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/12/2006 at 15:18:46

M A Bills, farmer, Sec 23, P O Perry, was born in Vermont in 1842 and removed to Illinois when he was fifteen years of age, in 1870 he came to this county, where he has since resided, his farm shows, to good advantage, what pluck and energy, when combined can do to our western prairies, ten years ago this farm was in the hands of nature and today it ins one of the finest and most highly cultivated farms to be found in Union township, he with his owns , has wrought the change that has been produced in the short time named, he has a fine bearing orchard and his home is surrounded by fined shade and ornamental trees, with an abundance of small fruit, January 4, 1871, he married Miss Hattie E Brown a native of Illinois, they have two children: Etta E F and Fred L

1880 Boone Co History Book