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 444, Astoria Township
Martin Litchfield, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 5; P. O.,
Vermont. Chauncey Litchfield, the father of our subject, was a native
of New York State, where he followed agricultural pursuits. During the
early settlement of Ohio he located in Coshocton Co. and for a number
of years resided in that State; in all probability was married there.
His wife was Miss Martha Knight, who bore him 6 children, of whom
Martin was the youngest. He passed his boyhood and grew to manhood in
this county, receiving a liberal education. Mr. L. states that during
his boyhood very little land through this section was under
cultivation, and for the most part was heavily timbered. In 1858 he was
married to Miss Elizabeth Pollock, daughter of David Pollock, by whom
he has 8 children, - Frank, Elmer, Sophia, Lovina, Oscar, Cora, Stella
and Bessie.
submitted by Carla Finley
