Warner, David 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 938, Waterford Township
David Warner, farmer, sec. 1; is a native of Madison Co., O., where he was born April 2, 1815. His parents, Charles and Chloe (Johnson) Warner, were natives of Mass. and Conn., respectively. He has owned and run two saw-mills for 10 years. He came to Fulton Co. in May, 1837, and has lived in Waterford township ever since, 4 years of which time he has taught school. He was the first Assessor under the township organization and has been for 8 years since, School Director for 15 years, and Trustee for 5. He was married April 8, ’45, to Mary Baudle, in Cook Co. Ill. They have 5 children living of 8 born to them. Mr. W. is a member of the M. E. Church. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for 30 years, and Superintendent of Sunday-school for that long. He is now Class-Leader.