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Source: Atlas Map of Fulton County, Illinois, 
Andreas, Lyter, and Co., Davenport, Iowa. 1871
(page 43)

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Jacob Mowery was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, December 28th, 1810. His father was married to Mary Shover, and Jacob was their third child. Both his parents died in Pennsylvania. Mr. Mowery came to this county in 1838, where he has since resided. On first coming to the county he followed blacksmithing, but his present occupation is that of a farmer. In 1842 he was married to Mary J. Henderson, the fruits of which marriage is a family of seven children. He has a beautiful farm, located one quarter of a mile west of Cuba, where he resides.