Ade1bert A. Church, farmer, section 22,
Montmorency Township, was born April
22, 1844, in Oswego Co., N. Y. His parents,
Artemus and Elizabeth (Peck) Church, were
natives of the same State and came in 1858 to
Whiteside County, locating soon after in Mont-
morency Township. The father died Feb. 19, 1875,
in Coloma Township. Their children, three in number,
are named Helen A., Adelbert A. and Morris C.
The oldest is the wife of J. M. Golder. (See sketch.)
Mr. Church was educated in the common schools
and also attended an academy in his native State for
a considerable period. He was a lad of 14 when his
parents came to the township, where he has since
been interested in agricultural pursuits. He owns
400 acres of land, of which one-half has been placed
in cultivation.
Mr. Church is in sympathy with the principles of
the Democratic party. On first coming to Whiteside
County he was employed in the office of General
Kilgour at Sterling, where he was occupied about
three years, and during a part of the time attended
school. He has officiated as Supervisor of Montmorency Township two years and about 10 years as
Clerk. From 1876 to i88o he was Township Treasurer, and in the spring of 1884 he was again elected;
at present he is filling the unexpired term.
The marriage of Mr. Church to Alida Van Allen
took place Aug. 30, 1870, at Rock Falls. Mrs.
Church is the adopted daughter of Col. A. Woodford,
formerly a resident of that place. She was born July
20, 1847, in Greene Co., N. Y. The children of Mr.
and Mrs. Church are named Earl F., Lawrence A.
and Howard L.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers Publishing Co., Chicago, 1885., Page 481
