C. F. Pillars

H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879)

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C. F. Pillars, Oakwood, farmer, section 25, son of Samuel and Icy Pillars, was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, on the 16th of December, 1836. He came to Vermilion county with his parents in 1842, and settled near Danville. Here he remained two years, and then went to Oakwood township, and from there to where he now resides. He served in the rebellion, in the 35th Ill. Vol. Inf. He was married to Miss Ann E. Seymore, on the 14th of May, 1862. She is a native of Montgomery county, Indiana, and was born on the 23d of December, 1837. They are the parents of five children: Eva M., Alvina, Martha, Cornelia, and Emma, deceased. Mr. Pillars is a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge. He owns one hundred and ninety-six acres of land.