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 955-956, Woodland Township
Christopher C. McLaren, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 4; P. O.,
Summum; was born in 1847 in this county; in 1871 he married Miss Louisa
Cleary, a daughter of Henry Cleary, deceased, a native of Kentucky.
They have 3 children, - Florence, Carl and Walter. In addition to his
farming operations Mr. McL. Is also engaged as a stock-dealer, in which
he meets with good success. Has been School Directer {Director}, etc.
