Quaker

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Biographies

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Davis, William O.

William Osbourne Davis was the son of a Quaker farmer from Chester County, Pennsylvania and beg...

Biography

Black and white photograph of an older man, Jesse Fell, wearing a simple suit. He has a nice gaze, looking off into the distance, and a slight upward turn to his mouth

Fell, Jesse Weldon

Jesse Weldon Fell was born on November 10, 1808 to Jesse Fell and Rebecca Roman Fell at his fat...

Biography

Lewis, Edward J.

Edward J. Lewis was born to Enoch and Lydia Jackson Lewis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sept...

Biography

Making a Home

Digital Exhibit

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Jesse Fell

With plans to settle somewhere in Illinois or Iowa, in 1828 Jesse Fell left Pennsylvania headed...

Digital Exhibit

John Benjamin

When John R. Benjamin, his wife Sarah, and their two children arrived in Illinois in the sprin...

Digital Exhibit