De Graff, Henry bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 870, Putman Township
Henry De Graff, barber, Cuba; was born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Jan. 15, '43, and is the son of Joseph and Catharine (Hews) de Graff, of New York. He first came to this county in 1847, was taken to Iowa and returned in 1850, since which time this has been his home. He also is a blacksmith by trade, as well as a barber. He has worked at the former trade with his father, who was also a blacksmith. He enlisted in the 103d Ill. Inf. Oct. 2, '62, under Capt. Vandevander, of Canton. Was mustered out July 5, '66, at Chicago. He took part in every engagement his company did save one. He married Miss Nancy Hasty Aug. 16, '66. Margaret Ellen and Mattie Viola are their 2 children.