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 430, Astoria Township
William F. Derry, Farmer, sec. 3; P. O., Vermont; was born in
Fulton Co., in July, 1850. His father, Wm. Derry, is one of the most
prominent farmers of the township. Wm. F. grew up in this county and
received a good common-school education. From boyhood he had followed
farming. In 1874 he was united in marriage with Miss Anna, daughter of
John Keller, of Pa. Of this marriage two children were born, Rosa B.
and Jessie M.
submitted by Lynda Derry
