CHARLES GOVIER, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 360 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Born in England in 1834. Came to America in 1855, and settled in Illinois; located on present farm in 1870. Married Belle Atkins, a native of England, and they have five children - Ellen, Linda, Edwin, Fred and Rolla.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.