Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 Peter DICK, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Lockport; was born in Rheinboyer, Germany, May 19, 1821; he came to America with his father in 1845, who settled in Williams Co., Ohio, and lived there thirteen years; in 1858, he came to this county, and lived in Lockport, Twp. five years, when he purchased and moved upon the farm he now resides on, containing eighty acres. He married Miss Barbara SALTSGIVER Feb. 6, 1847, in Williams Co., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1828; they had nine children - George E., born Nov. 23, 1847; Liddy C., born Nov. 5, 1849; John W., Aug. 28, 1851; Lewis L., June 8, 1853; Theodore R., Feb. 6, 1855; Michael A., Jan. 23, 1858; William H., Feb. 24,1862, died March 15, 1863; Mertie, June 15, 1864, and Bertie, July 26, 1866 - both the latter dying at birth. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.