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Source: Atlas Map of Fulton County, Illinois, 
Andreas, Lyter, and Co., Davenport, Iowa. 1871
(page 50)

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Mary Miner was the wife of James Miner, who was born in the State of Kentucky in the year 1805, and emigrated to the State of Illinois in the year 1832, and died in 1840. Mrs. Miner was born in Ohio in 1801, and moved with her parents to Kentucky and lived there but a few years, when they moved to Indiana where they died when she was but ten years old. Her father was Barnabas Macklin. Mrs. Miner lived with strangers until she was about twenty-four years old; when she married Mr. Miner and settled in Indiana, in Seffeson County, and lived there five years, when they moved to Illinois and stayed there five years, became dissatisfied and moved back to Indiana and stayed one year and again moved to Illinois, and settled in Fulton County, on section fifteen in Farmers' Township, where she still resides. She is the mother of thirteen cliildren, three sons and ten daughters -- three yet alive and married, one son in California quite rich. 
    
When Mr. and Mrs. Miner settled on section fifteen, wild animals were quite plenty, and Mr. Miner enjoyed some sport in shooting turkey, deer, wolf, and occasionally a fine, fat bear. 
    
At Mr. Miner's death, Mrs. Miner was left with nine small children, in a new country and almost in the woods, as they settled in the timber and had made but little improvements. She is entitled to great credit for the manner she supported and educated her family. She has seen her family all honorably married; and she is now living a retired life on her own homestead that she did most to improve. Her health is good; and she bids fair to live yet many years to enjoy the comforts of that she worked many a day hard for.