EARLY SETTLERS OF MACON COUNTY ILLINOIS
In 1829 came John Flora and wife, Mary Ott, with their family to Illinois, reach his destination in the latter part of December. He moved his family and effects in four wagons drawn by horses, and at length reached John's Hill. Decatur had just been laid out, and Springfield was a market at that time. Mr. Flora entered the land from the Government, and in a log cabin the family lived in true pioneer style, dressing in buckskin and wearing coonskin caps. Their beds were made of poles inserted between the logs, and clapboards were placed up these. There were thirteen children in the family, hence the household was a large one. In Virginia the father owned a saw and grist mill, but after coming to the West he carried on agricultural pursuits. He became well-to-do, and, although he had served in the Revolutionary War and was granted a pension, he would never draw the money.
Name: John FLORA
· Sex: M
· Birth: 7 APR 1760 in Pennsylvania
· Death: 18 JUL 1850 in Macon County, IL
· Burial: AFT 18 JUL 1850 Florey Cemetery, Macon Co., IL
· Occupation: AFT 1760 Farmer
· Military Service: AFT 1760 Revolutionary War: 6th class private, 8th Co., 5th Battalion, Northampton Co., PA
· Emigration: ABT 1787 To Botebourt Co., VA
· Emigration: 1791 Wythe Co., VA
· Emigration: 1829 To Macon Co., IL
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: John Florey
Cemetery: Old Family Cemetery
LOCATION: Long Creek, Macon CO IL 71
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 12978; Volume: 2
In 1829 came John Flora and wife, Mary Ott, with their family to Illinois, reach his destination in the latter part of December. He moved his family and effects in four wagons drawn by horses, and at length reached John's Hill. Decatur had just been laid out, and Springfield was a market at that time. Mr. Flora entered the land from the Government, and in a log cabin the family lived in true pioneer style, dressing in buckskin and wearing coonskin caps. Their beds were made of poles inserted between the logs, and clapboards were placed up these. There were thirteen children in the family, hence the household was a large one. In Virginia the father owned a saw and grist mill, but after coming to the West he carried on agricultural pursuits. He became well-to-do, and, although he had served in the Revolutionary War and was granted a pension, he would never draw the money.
Name: John FLORA
· Sex: M
· Birth: 7 APR 1760 in Pennsylvania
· Death: 18 JUL 1850 in Macon County, IL
· Burial: AFT 18 JUL 1850 Florey Cemetery, Macon Co., IL
· Occupation: AFT 1760 Farmer
· Military Service: AFT 1760 Revolutionary War: 6th class private, 8th Co., 5th Battalion, Northampton Co., PA
· Emigration: ABT 1787 To Botebourt Co., VA
· Emigration: 1791 Wythe Co., VA
· Emigration: 1829 To Macon Co., IL
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: John Florey
Cemetery: Old Family Cemetery
LOCATION: Long Creek, Macon CO IL 71
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 12978; Volume: 2
EARLY SETTLERS OF MACON COUNTY ILLINOIS
In 1829 came John Flora and wife, Mary Ott, with their family to Illinois, reach his destination in the latter part of December. He moved his family and effects in four wagons drawn by horses, and at length reached John's Hill. Decatur had just been laid out, and Springfield was a market at that time. Mr. Flora entered the land from the Government, and in a log cabin the family lived in true pioneer style, dressing in buckskin and wearing coonskin caps. Their beds were made of poles inserted between the logs, and clapboards were placed up these. There were thirteen children in the family, hence the household was a large one. In Virginia the father owned a saw and grist mill, but after coming to the West he carried on agricultural pursuits. He became well-to-do, and, although he had served in the Revolutionary War and was granted a pension, he would never draw the money.
Name: John FLORA
· Sex: M
· Birth: 7 APR 1760 in Pennsylvania
· Death: 18 JUL 1850 in Macon County, IL
· Burial: AFT 18 JUL 1850 Florey Cemetery, Macon Co., IL
· Occupation: AFT 1760 Farmer
· Military Service: AFT 1760 Revolutionary War: 6th class private, 8th Co., 5th Battalion, Northampton Co., PA
· Emigration: ABT 1787 To Botebourt Co., VA
· Emigration: 1791 Wythe Co., VA
· Emigration: 1829 To Macon Co., IL
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: John Florey
Cemetery: Old Family Cemetery
LOCATION: Long Creek, Macon CO IL 71
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 12978; Volume: 2
In 1829 came John Flora and wife, Mary Ott, with their family to Illinois, reach his destination in the latter part of December. He moved his family and effects in four wagons drawn by horses, and at length reached John's Hill. Decatur had just been laid out, and Springfield was a market at that time. Mr. Flora entered the land from the Government, and in a log cabin the family lived in true pioneer style, dressing in buckskin and wearing coonskin caps. Their beds were made of poles inserted between the logs, and clapboards were placed up these. There were thirteen children in the family, hence the household was a large one. In Virginia the father owned a saw and grist mill, but after coming to the West he carried on agricultural pursuits. He became well-to-do, and, although he had served in the Revolutionary War and was granted a pension, he would never draw the money.
Name: John FLORA
· Sex: M
· Birth: 7 APR 1760 in Pennsylvania
· Death: 18 JUL 1850 in Macon County, IL
· Burial: AFT 18 JUL 1850 Florey Cemetery, Macon Co., IL
· Occupation: AFT 1760 Farmer
· Military Service: AFT 1760 Revolutionary War: 6th class private, 8th Co., 5th Battalion, Northampton Co., PA
· Emigration: ABT 1787 To Botebourt Co., VA
· Emigration: 1791 Wythe Co., VA
· Emigration: 1829 To Macon Co., IL
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: John Florey
Cemetery: Old Family Cemetery
LOCATION: Long Creek, Macon CO IL 71
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 12978; Volume: 2
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