Elden, John V. 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 753, Kerton Township
John V. Elden, farmer, was born in Hardin Co., Ky., Sept. 30, 1817. His father, James Elden, was also a native of Kentucky, was a farmer and a mechanic, married Sarah Van Meter, by whom he had 13 children. He became a wealthy planter, and died in 1827. John V. married Hester Farmer in Kentucky, and has had 7 children, - Mary J., Sarah, James, Thomas, Jonas, John and William. From 1857 to 1864 Mr. E. lived in Missouri, since which time he has resided on sec. 14, this tp., owning 80 acres of valuable land. P. O., Marbletown.