Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Robert TRAINER, farmer; P. O. Wilmington; the subject of this sketch was born in the 
Isle of Man, February, 1844, and is the son of William TRAINER, who was born in the 
Isle of Man, 1798; was engaged in farming, and, in 1853, emigrated to America, 
starting with his wife and five children, but on the way, at sea, his wife died, 
leaving him with his five children; they landed in New York city; then went direct 
to Illinois, and settled on the farm they now live on; when Mr. William TRAINER 
first came here, he was worth about $1,000, invested in land; and, with the help 
of his four sons, they labored hard, and at his death he was one of the respected 
farmers of Will Co, leaving 301 acres of land. The sons are, James, William, Thomas 
and Robert, all born in the Isle of Man.


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