Freiley, 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 854, Pleasant Township
John Freiley, farmer, sec. 27; P. O., Summum. Until he reached his majority Mr. F. passed his life upon a farm, since which time he followed first one thing and then another until 9 years ago, when he again returned to farming. After leaving the farm he first worked in a saw-mill for a time, then engaged in the dry-goods business for several years, then returned to the saw-mill business. He came to this state in 1834, and is the present Assessor for Pleasant township. In July, 1837, he was married to Mary Lane, who was born in Ohio August 18, 1858. There has been a family of 9 children born to them, 7 of whom are living, Edgar, Oscar, Grace, Flora, Jason, Lois, Zenas, Fannie and Ira.
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