Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. 
William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

ISAAC DRINKWATER, deceased; was born Feb. 17, 1817, in Indiana, 
and when quite young, came to Cass County, Ill. In December, 1847, 
he was married to Miss Sarah Hardy, of North Carolina, born in 
Bertie County, in December, 1822, and came to Cass County when ten 
years of age. This union resulted in four children, two of whom 
are living; they are Henry, born July 14, 1860, and Joseph, born 
July, 27, 1856; both are unmarried, and live with their mother. 
Mr. Drinkwater died March 12, 1873, and Mrs. Drinkwater now owns 
the farm, consisting of 280 acres, valued at $5,500, where she has 
lived since 1847, she being the oldest settler of the precinct, 
with the exception of Mr. A.S. Wagner. Mrs. Drinkwater is a member 
of the Union Baptist Church.

Drinkwater Hardy Wagner
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