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 961, Woodland Township
William Salisbury, agriculturist. Thomas Salisbury, the
father of William, was among the earliest immigrants here; he was a
native of Virginia and a farmer by occupation; married Miss Nancy Dyer,
of Kentucky, by whom he had 11 children; of these William was the
oldest son; at 16 years of age his parents came to Illinois and settled
in Woodland township, where he grew to mature years. In 1842 he
married Miss Rebecca Griffith, a daughter of Wm. Griffith, of Coshocton
county, O., by whom he had 6 children: 4 are living, - Marion,
Elizabeth (deceased), Jackson, Wm. and Edith. Mrs. S. died in
1852, and in 1857 Mr. S. married Rebecca A. Mason, by whom he has 4
children, - Mary, Mason, May and Harry. Mr. S. is the owner of
some 300 acres of valuable land.
