John C. Paddock is a native of the town of Lee, Oneida county, New was
born in 1833, and in November, 1851, came to Whiteside county with his
father, the latter settling on section 24, in Prophetstown township.
In 866 he purchased three hundred and twenty acres on sections 21 and
28 in the township of Hume, all of which lies in a body. Mr. Paddock
married Miss Mary E. Besse, on the 25th of December, 1855, the children
of this marriage being: Fred, Nellie, and Quincy, all of whom reside
at home. He was Deputy Sheriff of Whiteside county under Robert G.
Clendenin, and has served four years each as Supervisor and Justice of the
Peace, of Hume township. He was also the candidate of the Democratic
and Liberal parties for Sheriff, in 1872, without seeking the nomination,
and polled a large vote. Mr. Paddock’s name was the only one mentioned
in either convention, for the position. He has lately become a resident
of Prophetstown, having rented his farm in Hume.
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