From "Portrait & Biographical Album of DeKalb County, Illinois; Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois and of the Presidents of the United States; Also Containing a History of the County, From its Earliest Settlement To the Present Time." Published in Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885:
William Cone, resident on section 4, Squaw Grove Township, has been a citizen there since he arrived at the estate of manhood.
His parents, Archibald and Rosetta (Cunningham) Cone, were natives of Scotland and came to the United States in 1815 [s/b 1816]. They
fixed their first residence in the State of New York, whence they removed in 1843 to Squaw Grove Township, De Kalb County. The mother died there May 9, 1873, and the father Aug. 6, 1877. Their family of 11 children were born in the following order :
Jane, Jeannette, Mary, William, Isabella, Margaret, John (1st), Elizabeth, John (2d), Archibald and Rosetta.
Mr. Cone was born Sept. 13, 1822, near Albany, N. Y. He passed his early years on a farm and at school. On coming to De Kalb County at the age of 21 years, he became a farmer. In 1848 he entered the Army of the United States, enlisting in the First Mo. Vol. Inf., which was engaged in the Mexican War about ten months. On receiving his discharge, he returned to the township of Squaw Grove. In 1862 he went to California, reaching there by the overland route across the plains, and spent three years in mining and farming in the Golden State. He is the owner of 323 acres of fine fanning land, on which he has erected excellent farm buildings. He is a Democrat in political opinions.
Jan. 19, 1856, Mr. Cone was married, in Oneida Co., N. Y., to Margaret McFarland, and they have had five children, Isabella, Jeannette, John, Jane and Margaret. The latter died Dec. 18, 1882, when 17 years of age. Mrs. Cone died May 3, 1881. Isabella is the wife of Henry Schmidt, of Squaw Grove. Jeannette married Elihu Ramer, of Pierce Township. Jane is Mrs. Louis Hohn, and resides in Nebraska. The only son, John, resides on the homestead.
William Cone, resident on section 4, Squaw Grove Township, has been a citizen there since he arrived at the estate of manhood.
His parents, Archibald and Rosetta (Cunningham) Cone, were natives of Scotland and came to the United States in 1815 [s/b 1816]. They
fixed their first residence in the State of New York, whence they removed in 1843 to Squaw Grove Township, De Kalb County. The mother died there May 9, 1873, and the father Aug. 6, 1877. Their family of 11 children were born in the following order :
Jane, Jeannette, Mary, William, Isabella, Margaret, John (1st), Elizabeth, John (2d), Archibald and Rosetta.
Mr. Cone was born Sept. 13, 1822, near Albany, N. Y. He passed his early years on a farm and at school. On coming to De Kalb County at the age of 21 years, he became a farmer. In 1848 he entered the Army of the United States, enlisting in the First Mo. Vol. Inf., which was engaged in the Mexican War about ten months. On receiving his discharge, he returned to the township of Squaw Grove. In 1862 he went to California, reaching there by the overland route across the plains, and spent three years in mining and farming in the Golden State. He is the owner of 323 acres of fine fanning land, on which he has erected excellent farm buildings. He is a Democrat in political opinions.
Jan. 19, 1856, Mr. Cone was married, in Oneida Co., N. Y., to Margaret McFarland, and they have had five children, Isabella, Jeannette, John, Jane and Margaret. The latter died Dec. 18, 1882, when 17 years of age. Mrs. Cone died May 3, 1881. Isabella is the wife of Henry Schmidt, of Squaw Grove. Jeannette married Elihu Ramer, of Pierce Township. Jane is Mrs. Louis Hohn, and resides in Nebraska. The only son, John, resides on the homestead.
From "Portrait & Biographical Album of DeKalb County, Illinois; Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois and of the Presidents of the United States; Also Containing a History of the County, From its Earliest Settlement To the Present Time." Published in Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885:
William Cone, resident on section 4, Squaw Grove Township, has been a citizen there since he arrived at the estate of manhood.
His parents, Archibald and Rosetta (Cunningham) Cone, were natives of Scotland and came to the United States in 1815 [s/b 1816]. They
fixed their first residence in the State of New York, whence they removed in 1843 to Squaw Grove Township, De Kalb County. The mother died there May 9, 1873, and the father Aug. 6, 1877. Their family of 11 children were born in the following order :
Jane, Jeannette, Mary, William, Isabella, Margaret, John (1st), Elizabeth, John (2d), Archibald and Rosetta.
Mr. Cone was born Sept. 13, 1822, near Albany, N. Y. He passed his early years on a farm and at school. On coming to De Kalb County at the age of 21 years, he became a farmer. In 1848 he entered the Army of the United States, enlisting in the First Mo. Vol. Inf., which was engaged in the Mexican War about ten months. On receiving his discharge, he returned to the township of Squaw Grove. In 1862 he went to California, reaching there by the overland route across the plains, and spent three years in mining and farming in the Golden State. He is the owner of 323 acres of fine fanning land, on which he has erected excellent farm buildings. He is a Democrat in political opinions.
Jan. 19, 1856, Mr. Cone was married, in Oneida Co., N. Y., to Margaret McFarland, and they have had five children, Isabella, Jeannette, John, Jane and Margaret. The latter died Dec. 18, 1882, when 17 years of age. Mrs. Cone died May 3, 1881. Isabella is the wife of Henry Schmidt, of Squaw Grove. Jeannette married Elihu Ramer, of Pierce Township. Jane is Mrs. Louis Hohn, and resides in Nebraska. The only son, John, resides on the homestead.
William Cone, resident on section 4, Squaw Grove Township, has been a citizen there since he arrived at the estate of manhood.
His parents, Archibald and Rosetta (Cunningham) Cone, were natives of Scotland and came to the United States in 1815 [s/b 1816]. They
fixed their first residence in the State of New York, whence they removed in 1843 to Squaw Grove Township, De Kalb County. The mother died there May 9, 1873, and the father Aug. 6, 1877. Their family of 11 children were born in the following order :
Jane, Jeannette, Mary, William, Isabella, Margaret, John (1st), Elizabeth, John (2d), Archibald and Rosetta.
Mr. Cone was born Sept. 13, 1822, near Albany, N. Y. He passed his early years on a farm and at school. On coming to De Kalb County at the age of 21 years, he became a farmer. In 1848 he entered the Army of the United States, enlisting in the First Mo. Vol. Inf., which was engaged in the Mexican War about ten months. On receiving his discharge, he returned to the township of Squaw Grove. In 1862 he went to California, reaching there by the overland route across the plains, and spent three years in mining and farming in the Golden State. He is the owner of 323 acres of fine fanning land, on which he has erected excellent farm buildings. He is a Democrat in political opinions.
Jan. 19, 1856, Mr. Cone was married, in Oneida Co., N. Y., to Margaret McFarland, and they have had five children, Isabella, Jeannette, John, Jane and Margaret. The latter died Dec. 18, 1882, when 17 years of age. Mrs. Cone died May 3, 1881. Isabella is the wife of Henry Schmidt, of Squaw Grove. Jeannette married Elihu Ramer, of Pierce Township. Jane is Mrs. Louis Hohn, and resides in Nebraska. The only son, John, resides on the homestead.
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