John Emery

John Emery is the youngest son of the family of Conrad Emery, and the only representative of the family in Stark county. He was born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1827, was eight years old when his parents settled on the prairies of Illinois; received a common school education; was married to Sarah, daughter of Joseph Potter, an early settler, now deceased, in the year 1849, who has borne him six children, five living, viz.: Estella O., Charles A., Everett (deceased), Luellen A., Gilbert C. He owns a farm of 267 acres of good land, which comprises the old homestead; is a member of the I. O. O. F., Lafayette lodge, and votes the Republican ticket upon all questions at issue.