History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 852-853, Pleasant Township
G. W. Councilman, farmer, sec. 15; P. O. Ipava, was born in Ohio
March 1, 1849; came to Illinois in 1866; was married in this county in
Sept., '73, to Margaret Buck. She was born in this State in '53. One
child, Harry M., has been born to them. He was born Aug. 27, '75. Mr.
C.'s chances for an education were quite limited, and he had no means
with which to start in life, but by hard labor and good business
management has acquired a good farm.
transcribed by Nan Krull
