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History of White County, Illinois
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lanson D. F. Brockett, son of James and H. A. Brockett, was born in White County, Ill., April 28, 1820. He received only a limited education, having to go three miles to attend the early subscription schools. He removed to Gallatin County in 1861 and purchased 142 acres of rich, black bottom land. He resided there twenty years and was a very successful farmer. In 1881 he moved to Omaha, and is now, with the help of his family, running the Omaha House and a livery and feed stable, and also carrying on his farm.
Submitted by Linda Roberts
[Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 961.
Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County.
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