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

John MCMICKEN, farmer; P. O. Aurora; the subject of this sketch was born in Ayrshire, 
Scotland, January, 1815, and is the son of William MCMICKEN, a shoemaker by trade; he, 
with wife and four children, emigrated to America in 1843; came West same year to 
Milwaukee, Wis., then to Chicago, thence to Aurora, IL; he purchased 160 acres of 
Government land, at $1.25 per acre, situated on Sec. 6, Wheatland Twp., Will Co., in 
1843; this is supposed to be the first entry of Government land in that part of Wheatland 
Twp. William MCMICKEN married Grace MCCRACKEN, of Ayrshire, Scotland; both were members 
of the Union Presbyterian Church of Scotland, he being an Elder of the Church for a 
number of years; he died August, 1848, aged 65 years; she died in 1857, aged 73 years. 
Mr. John MCMICKEN is, perhaps, one of the best known farmers of Wheaton Twp.; has held 
several offices of public trust; in 1857, he was elected Assessor of Wheatland Twp.; 
this office he filled until 1877; this year he was elected Supervisor of Wheatland Twp., 
which office he still holds; also, has been Justice of the Peace for the last twelve years; 
in all of these offices he has given entire satisfaction, having proved himself a gentleman 
of acknowledged ability, whose duties have been performed in a faithful manner. He is a 
Republican in politics.   Mr. MCMICKEN was married in 1852 to Miss J. HARVEY, of Scotland, 
daughter of James HARVEY. Owns 130 acres of fine, improved land.