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A. CLAYPOOL, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Gibson; was born Oct. 14, 1828, in Muskingum Co., Ohio; he remained there until 1856, farming for his father until 1851, when he was married to Elizabeth Simpson, who is a native of Ohio. Immediately after marriage, he settled on his father’s farm, remaining there five years; he then came to McLean Co., Ill., settling on Mr. Orendorff’s farm, remaining there during the winter; in the meantime, renting a farm of Mr. Colvin and remaining there eight years; he moved from there to Blue Mound, remaining two years, at the expiration of which time he settled on his present farm of eighty acres. He has been connected with the schools for twenty years, and has been Collector two terms, and is now on his third term. Mr. Claypool is 50 years old, and never had a lawsuit. They have nine children, viz., Josephine, Austin, Ottawa, Ella, Ruth, James, Aletha and Blanche living, and Arl R., deceased.