Farr, John bio

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 435, Astoria Township
John Farr, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 10; P. O., Vermont. John Farr, as well as others who bear the same name, are well known to the people of this community, where they have resided for many years. John is the second son of Cooper and Edith Farr, and was born on the old farm homestead in Astoria township, July 23, 1842. Growing up amid pioneer associations he received a good common-school education. In 1863 he was united in marriage with Miss P. Kane, daughter of Jesse Kane, a native of Ohio. Belle B. and Cooper are their two children.
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