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 NDREW A. HONN is a substantial farmer
residing on section 31. Seven Hickory
Township, his farm comprising eighty acres.
He was born Feb. 12, 1852, in Nicholas
County, Ky., and is the son of Absalom and Miranda (Moler) Honn. His parents, who were natives of Bourbon County, Ky., came to Illinois in
1858, and in 1861 settled in Coles County, where
they now reside. The following is the record of
their family: Peter D. married Miss M. Snyder,
and has a family of three children ; he resides in
Mattoon, Ill. Isaac F. married Miss Cornelia
Wright; he resides in Coles County, and has a family of six children. John D. married Miss Zarilda
Gibbs; he resides in Seven Hickory Township, and
has a family of three children. Mary J. was twice
married, and is now the wife of William Lewis, a
resident of Moultrie County, Ill.; by her first marriage she became the mother of three children
Joseph resides at the homestead, and Andrew A.
our subject. There were four deceased. Andrew A. Honn resided at the homestead and assisted his father in conducting the farm until he was twenty-five years of age. He was married to Miss Mahala J. Kerns, Oct. 22, 1874, at Ashmore, and he then began the world for himself. Mrs. Honn was the daughter of Henry T. and Angelina (Mills) Kerns, natives of North Carolina. Their family consisted of nine children, six of whom are living, as follows: Mary E. was twice married, her present husband being Mr. Flemming, and by this marriage she is the mother of seven children, and resides in Oswego, Kan. ; Elizabeth J., the wife of Ezra Whipple, a resident of this county, is the mother of two children; Loretta J., the wife of Joseph Davis, a resident of this county, is the mother of six children; Mahala J.; James W. is married and resides in Minnesota; his family consists of five children. Ella J. was twice married, her present husband being Mr. Hann, a native of Germany; she has one child by her first marriage, and they reside in Kansas. Our subject and wife became the parents of seven children: Maranda A., born Oct. 26, 1875; Hattie May, March 5, 1877; Sarah E., Sept. 12, 1878; Mary, May 7, 1880; Absalom J. Aug. 16, 1882: Andrew Lee, Jan. 3, 1884, and William P., Aug. 14, 1886. Mr. Honn purchased the land where he now resides Nov. 1, 1880, and took possession of the place with his family in the following year, and has since carried on a successful business in farming there. With his wife he is a member of the Christian Church. In politics he always votes with the Democratic party. |
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