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AMES R. HONN is one of the rising young farmers of Coles County, residing on section 8, Oakland Township. He was born in this county Nov. 20, 1860, and is the son of Samuel D., and Hannah (Shrout) Honn. His parents were natives of Kentucky, where his father was born in 1819, and his mother in 1816. They are living in Kansas, Edgar County, where his father is now a retired farmer. They have always been interested in promoting the cause of religion and are members of the Christian Church. A family of nine children was born to them, whose record is as follows: Andrew E., deceased in infancy; Sarah E., the wife of Thomas J. Kiskadon; George A., married to Miss Florence A. Childers; Anna J., married James M. Ashmore; William K. married Miss Melinda Childers; Melissa H. married James E. Steel; John D. married Miss Ida A. Geyer; James R., the subject of this sketch, and Samuel J., who died at the age of twelve years.
James R. Honn passed his boyhood and youth on his father’s farm, receiving an excellent common-school education, and is now conducting a farm containing ninety acres, belonging to his father. The rising generation who are enjoying the improved methods of agriculture can hardly imagine or realize the hardships and disadvantages under which their predecessors labored in the pioneer days. Our subject was married, Oct. 13,1886, to Miss Mary L. Zimmerman. Mrs. Honn is the daughter of John B. and Elizabeth (Barnes) Zimmerman, and was born in this State Feb. 17, 1861.
Mr. Honn is just beginning his career in life, with every promise of prosperity and success. He has been a member of the Christian Church nine years, and his wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In politics he uniformly casts his vote with the Democratic party.
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