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 861-862, Pleasant Township
Rev. E. Quillin, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, son of
Jas. and Martha Quillin, was born in Virginia March 30, 1808. He was
reared upon a farm, and his parents were poor; hence his chances for an
early education were very limited. After he reached his majority he
attended Greenville College 2 years and attended Princeton Seminary 3
years. He began in the ministry in 1837. During that year he was
married to Mary E. Hedges, who was born in New Jersey in Aug., 1808.
They are the parents of 5 children: Martha E., wife of J. L. McCune, of
Ipava; Laura E., Mary E., J. M. and Anna B. As a minister Rev. Q.
possesses considerable ability and exerts great influence for good. We
give his portrait.
