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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

John FRIDLEY, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Wilmington; owns 160 acres, valued at $50 per 
acre; born in Switzerland March 26,1838; emigrated to the United States in 1857, and 
came direct to this township. Married Mrs. Meria DELLENBACH, of this township, in 
1866; she was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1827, and came to this country in 1852; 
Mrs. FRIDLEY's children by her first husband are John and Frank DELLENBACH; one child 
by second marriage - E. Franklin FRIDLEY. Mr. FRIDLEY enlisted in the 100th IL, V. I. 
Aug. 21, 1862; was wounded in the knee, near Kennesaw Mountain, June 18, 1864, from the 
effects of which he was helpless for two months; he remained in the hospital nearly 
eight months before he rejoined the regiment; was mustered out June 12, 1865, at 
Nashville, Tenn. When Mr. FRIDLEY proposed leaving his native country, like many 
others, "Chill penury repressed his noble rage, and froze the genial courage of his 
soul."  However, he was encouraged by a friend, who lent him money to pay his fare, 
so when he arrived here he was not only without money, but actually in debt for his 
passage to this country now he enjoys a comfortable home.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.