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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

William SYMINGTON, farmer, Sec. 19; P. 0. Joliet; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 
January, 1811, where he lived until 14 years of age, when he removed to Erie County, 
living there until he came to Will Co., Ill., in November, 1837; on April 2, 1850, 
he started overland for California, arriving at Sacramento Aug. 10; he went directly 
to the mines and followed mining for six months, meeting with good success; on Feb. 
22, 1851, be sailed from San Francisco and arrived home the 15th of May; he settled 
upon his present place in 1852; he has 150 acres of well-improved land, which he has 
accumulated by his own energy and industry. He married, June 12, 1837, Dorothy 
HAARER; she was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Oct. 8, 1815, and came to this country 
when 16 years of age ; they are the parents of seven chileren - Sophia, Charles W., 
William H., Dolly, Rosa E. A., Alice A. Warren A.; two deceased were Margaret and 
Catharine. Mr. S. has been School Director for more than twenty years.


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