Parents: Henry and Mary (Moon) Thayer. Husband of Candace (Rising) Thayer.
THAYER, GEORGE W., farmer and mechanic, P. O. High Creek; born in Livingston county, New York, in 1817. Learned the trade of wagonmaker at the age of twenty-three, and' pursued that vocation for seventeen years, and has engaged in it at intervals throughout his life. He has also worked at carpentering, blacksmithing, broom-making, and other trades. He removed to Knox county, Illinois, in 1855, and to where he now lives in 1858. Mr. Thayer was married January 1, 1841, to Mrs. Candace Hayward, originally Miss Rising. They are the parents of two, children: George H. and Eloise, both of whom are married. The latter is married to Geo. Wolf and resides in this township. Mr. Thayer is the oldest settler in his neighborhood. He settled where he now lives when the country was new, and endured many privations. At one time he lost his farm through his desire to accommodate his friends. G. H. Thayer, son of the subject of the preceding sketch, was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1842, and has shared his father's fortunes since that time. He was married in 1867, to Miss Isena M. Weaver, a native of New York. They have five children: Chas. E., Mary C., Josephine, Ada, and Harry. Mr. Thayer enlisted in the United States army in 1863, and served a year and a half. He was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and shared the fortunes of his regiment generally.
THAYER, GEORGE W., farmer and mechanic, P. O. High Creek; born in Livingston county, New York, in 1817. Learned the trade of wagonmaker at the age of twenty-three, and' pursued that vocation for seventeen years, and has engaged in it at intervals throughout his life. He has also worked at carpentering, blacksmithing, broom-making, and other trades. He removed to Knox county, Illinois, in 1855, and to where he now lives in 1858. Mr. Thayer was married January 1, 1841, to Mrs. Candace Hayward, originally Miss Rising. They are the parents of two, children: George H. and Eloise, both of whom are married. The latter is married to Geo. Wolf and resides in this township. Mr. Thayer is the oldest settler in his neighborhood. He settled where he now lives when the country was new, and endured many privations. At one time he lost his farm through his desire to accommodate his friends. G. H. Thayer, son of the subject of the preceding sketch, was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1842, and has shared his father's fortunes since that time. He was married in 1867, to Miss Isena M. Weaver, a native of New York. They have five children: Chas. E., Mary C., Josephine, Ada, and Harry. Mr. Thayer enlisted in the United States army in 1863, and served a year and a half. He was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and shared the fortunes of his regiment generally.
Parents: Henry and Mary (Moon) Thayer. Husband of Candace (Rising) Thayer.
THAYER, GEORGE W., farmer and mechanic, P. O. High Creek; born in Livingston county, New York, in 1817. Learned the trade of wagonmaker at the age of twenty-three, and' pursued that vocation for seventeen years, and has engaged in it at intervals throughout his life. He has also worked at carpentering, blacksmithing, broom-making, and other trades. He removed to Knox county, Illinois, in 1855, and to where he now lives in 1858. Mr. Thayer was married January 1, 1841, to Mrs. Candace Hayward, originally Miss Rising. They are the parents of two, children: George H. and Eloise, both of whom are married. The latter is married to Geo. Wolf and resides in this township. Mr. Thayer is the oldest settler in his neighborhood. He settled where he now lives when the country was new, and endured many privations. At one time he lost his farm through his desire to accommodate his friends. G. H. Thayer, son of the subject of the preceding sketch, was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1842, and has shared his father's fortunes since that time. He was married in 1867, to Miss Isena M. Weaver, a native of New York. They have five children: Chas. E., Mary C., Josephine, Ada, and Harry. Mr. Thayer enlisted in the United States army in 1863, and served a year and a half. He was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and shared the fortunes of his regiment generally.
THAYER, GEORGE W., farmer and mechanic, P. O. High Creek; born in Livingston county, New York, in 1817. Learned the trade of wagonmaker at the age of twenty-three, and' pursued that vocation for seventeen years, and has engaged in it at intervals throughout his life. He has also worked at carpentering, blacksmithing, broom-making, and other trades. He removed to Knox county, Illinois, in 1855, and to where he now lives in 1858. Mr. Thayer was married January 1, 1841, to Mrs. Candace Hayward, originally Miss Rising. They are the parents of two, children: George H. and Eloise, both of whom are married. The latter is married to Geo. Wolf and resides in this township. Mr. Thayer is the oldest settler in his neighborhood. He settled where he now lives when the country was new, and endured many privations. At one time he lost his farm through his desire to accommodate his friends. G. H. Thayer, son of the subject of the preceding sketch, was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1842, and has shared his father's fortunes since that time. He was married in 1867, to Miss Isena M. Weaver, a native of New York. They have five children: Chas. E., Mary C., Josephine, Ada, and Harry. Mr. Thayer enlisted in the United States army in 1863, and served a year and a half. He was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and shared the fortunes of his regiment generally.
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