ALPHEUS P ROLL
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History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois, 1879, by Miller & Ruggles
Salt Creek Township
Page 846

ALPHEUS P ROLL, farmer and stock-raiser; P O Teheran; was born in Sangamon Co, Ill, Sept 17, 1830; moved to the place where he now resides in Salt Creek Township in 1851. His father, William Roll, was born in Essex Co, N J, June 16, 1786, and married Mary Eddy, of the same place; she was born Feb 18, 1793; they moved to Sangamon Co, Ill, in 1830; he died Aug 11, 1849, and she died Dec 6, 1876. Alpheus P, the subject of this sketch, married Mary E Moslander April 6, 1850, at Bath, Mason Co, Ill; she was born in Cape May Co, N J, Jan 12, 1828; her father, James Moslander, and her mother, Elizabeth, were born in Cape May Co, N J, he in 1795, she in 1806; they moved to Sangamon Co, Ill, in 1840, and to Mason Co in 1845; he died in April, 1849; she died Nov 24, 1876. Mr and Mrs Role have had seven children--L G, born Sept 24, 1850, died Aug 28, 1851; James M, born Oct 7, 1851, died Aug 24, 1853; John E and Mary E, born Sept 14, 1853; Rosa R, April 26, 1859, died Nov 15, 1862; Charles H, born Sept 13, 1863; Sidney R, March 19, 1866. John E married Phoebe D Roll; they reside near his father. Mary E married William Peterson and resides in Cass Co, Iowa. Mr Roll owns 360 acres and a very fine home and surroundings complete, also a house and lot in Mason City.



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