Still, John 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 877, Putman Township
John Still is a native of Germany and came to this county in '50, and has resided here since. He was born on the 2d of Feb., '27. His parents were John and Mary Still, Germans. John learned to speak English at Sunday-school. He first learned cabinet-making and carpentering, but is now farming, and owns 2 farms, both of which he made by his own exertion. He was joined in matrimony with Rebecca Bay, a native of Ireland, who was born in the year 1828. They are the parents of 3 children: Arthur, Reson, John and William D. His postoffice is Civer.