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Source: Atlas Map of Fulton County, Illinois, 
Andreas, Lyter, and Co., Davenport, Iowa. 1871
(page 38)

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Abraham Marchant, the subject of this sketch, was born in Burkley county, Virginia, November 4th, 1798, and emigrated to Ohio in 1813. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Brown, a native of Burkley county, Virginia, on the 5th day of January, 1817. They came to Farmington township on the 27th day of June, 1828, and settled on the north-east quarter of section fourteen. They have had twelve children, eight of whom are now living. When they came to section fourteen, on which they now reside, their nearest neighbor was ten miles distant, and Mr. Marchant has seen the township grow from a wild prairie to a region of beautifully cultivated farms, with fine improvements. Mr. Marchant and wife are both living, their children living around them and prospering, and himself universally respected by his neighbors for his many good qualities. 
    
Mr. M. has one of the best farms in Farmington township, and has owned over one section of land, which he has divided among his children. His oldest sister, Lida, now resides near Springfield, Clark county, Ohio, at the good old age of eighty-eight. His youngest sister is living in Highland county, Ohio, at the age of sixty. 
    
Mr. M. has always been a democrat, voted for General Jackson the first time he was a candidate for president, and was a member of the national convention that met at Baltimore in 1860, which nominated Stephen A. Douglas for the presidency. He has always strictly adhered to the Methodist Episcopal church.