Hamer, Edward 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 917, Vermont Township
Edward Hamer, merchant and farmer, was born in Delaware Co., Pa., Sept. 30, 1816; in 1829 his parents moved to Chester Co., where he learned the tailor’s trade and remained until 1854, when he emigrated to Vermont, Ill., where he has since continued in business. In all he has kept store nearly 40 years. In Chester Co., Pa., Aug., 1860, he married Miss A. A. Morris, and they have two daughters, - S. M. and M. H. Mr. Hamer is a Republican and has held several local offices: is not a member of any Church or society. He is a prominent business man who has won a high reputation.