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JOHN STUBBLEFIELD, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Shirley; was born June 4, 1820, in Fayette Co., Ohio, and remained there until 1824, when he came to what was then Fayette Co., Ill., and, in 1831, McLean Co., and engaged in farming for his father until 22 years old, at which time, Dec. 1, 1842, he was married to Elizannah Houser, and began working on his father’s farm, settling in a small log cabin, owned by Isaac Funk; in 1845, he began making a home for himself, buying 40 acres of Government land, at $1.25 per acre; he has added to this, until now he has a fine homestead of 440 acres; he has, in all, 1,900 acres, earned principally by their own exertions. He makes cattle and horses a specialty, and is in partnership with his son, P. M. Stubblefield, dealing in Norman horses; he has held offices connected with the schools, as Treasurer twenty-five years; Supervisor six years, and Director of schools six years; he is engaged, to some extent, in raising bees; they have nine children — Sarah E., David R., G. W., P. M., Mary F., Henry B., Simon P., Eddy, Lincoln (deceased) and John W.