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The following is the family of Claypools from which I descend. Is there
anyone out there researching (or having information dealing with) this family?
Thanks, Tom D.
McLean County, Illinois Early Settler's Biographies.
A [Alfred, son of Samuel Claypool and Elizabeth Webb] CLAYPOOL, farmer and
stock-raiser; P.O. Gibson; was born Oct. 14,
1828, in Muskingum Co., Ohio; he remained there until 1856, farming for
his father until 1851, when he was married to Elizabeth SIMPSON, who is
a native of Ohio. Immediately after marriage, he settled on his father's
farm, remaining there five years; he then came to McLean Co., Ill.,
settling on Mr. Orendorff's farm, remaining there during the winter; in
the mean time, renting a farm of Mr.Colvin and remaining there eight
years; he moved from there to Blue Mound, remaining two years, the
expiration of which time he settled on his present farm of eighty acres.
he has been connected with the schools for twenty years, and has been
Collector two terms, and is now on his third term. Mr. Claypool is 50
years old, and never had a lawsuit. They have nine children, viz.,
Joephine, Austin, Ottawa, Ella, Ruth, James, Aletha and Blanche living,
and Arl R., deceased