7/19/1860 Monticello, Piatt Co, IL. According to the census thatyear , John was 35 years old and a farmer without any real estate,only $600 i n personal property. Mary was 25 and the householdincluded children: W H , 5; C E, 3; G M, 2 mo. A 16 year old HenryPainter, born Ohio, lived w ith them.
6/1/1870 Monticello, Piatt Co, IL. At census time John was 52 yearso ld and a carpenter with property valued at $2000/150. Wife Mary wasco nsiderably younger at age 35 and they had 4 sons: William, 15,Charles , 12, George, 10, and Joseph, 3. Also living with them wasMary's 25 y ear old brother, Joseph.
He died at 55 yrs, 10 mo, 1 day according to cemetery records.