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

Fredrick RELF, farmer; P. O. Joliet; was born in East Kent Co., Eng., April 27, 1827; in 
Much, 1849, he landed in New York City, and first settled in Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y.; here 
he engaged in farming for three years; in the Fall of 1852, be came West to Illinois; settled 
in Joliet, and for a time engaged in labor on the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad; in February, 
1866, he moved to Bureau Co., where he remained four years; in 1870, he returned to Will Co., 
and located on the farm now owned by the heirs of Edw. KELLEY; in 1872, he moved to his present 
place of residence. He was married Oct. 2, 1852, to Sarah BEECHING, a native of England; nine 
children have been born to them - Emma J., Clara, Thomas H., Rosa, Laura, Julia, Allie, Charles 
H., Cora. When he came to America he was possessed of little or no means, but by industry and 
frugality he has reared his family and accumulated considerable property; he is a thorough-going,
energetic farmer, and is highly esteemed for his many good qualities by his friends and 
acquaintances.