Riffle, Henry 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 457, Astoria Township
Henry Riffle, farmer, sec. 7; P. O., Vermont; is a native of York Co., Pa., where he was born in 1837. Growing to manhood in the Keystone State, he learned the plasterer's trade. In 1869 he made his way to Illinois, locating in Vermont, where he bought town property and for a time worked at his trade. In 1877 he purchased the farm property of Lewis Haney, consisting of 50 acres of well improved land. February 12, 1860, is a memorable day to Mr. R., for upon that day he was joined in marriage to Miss Matilda, daughter of Jacob Frownfelter, a native of Maryland, in which State they lived for 7 years after marriage.
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