Close, George W.

CLOSE, GATES

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 11/17/2008 at 14:30:41

CLOSE, George W.; Farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Kellogg. He was born in Albany co., NY in 1805. He moved to Scott Co., IN in 1818, going next to Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1826. He went to Pontiac, MI in 1829 where he contracted and jobbed on the building and repairing roads for fours years. He located in Oakland Co., MI in 1833, in Bureau Co., IL in 1844. He located in this county in 1864. Me married Miss P. GATES. She was born in Oneida Co., NY in 1809. Their children are John C., and Mary Esta (VEBER). They are members of the Christian Church. He owns 130 acres of land, with a good bearing apple orchard of 400 trees, valued at $40 per acre. ~ "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878), 533