Hott, Adam 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 440, Astoria Township
Adam Hott, farmer, sec. 7; P. O., Vermont. This gentleman is a native of Jefferson Co., O., where he was born July 5, 1820. Growing to manhood in his native State, he was married to Miss Barbara Mushrush, by whom he had 9 children, 8 of whom are living. For many years of his life Mr. H. was a wagon-maker and has followed agricultural pursuits later in life. At the close of the Rebellion he came to Illinois and settled in Schuyler Co.; two years later he came to Fulton, where he has since resided upon his farm. Since his arrival in the West he has held local offices, and in Ohio was Supervisor.