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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

J. L. HARLEY, farming, Sec. 33; P. O. Elwood; the subject of this sketch was born in Washington 
Co, Va., March 29, 1830. He married Miss Ellen TURPIE Oct. 28, 1859; she was born in Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Oct. 11, 1833; they had ten children, nine living, viz., Bruce T., Ruth A., Ida B., James 
E., Ralph J., Theodore L., Joel A., Mary and George W. He lived in Virginia three years, then 
moved with his parents to Clinton Co, Ind., and lived there about five years; while there, his 
father died Sept. 10, 1835; they then moved to Carroll Co, Ind., where he remained until 1852; 
from there he went to California, object, mining, which he pursued four years, with fair success; 
he then came to his present Place. He is no office-seeker, his only offices being connected with 
the school and road. He started in poor circumstances; he owns 160 acres in this township, which 
he has earned by his own labor. His mother died in this county.