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W. H. Korns, editor of the Unionville Democrat, is a native of Illinois, and was born near Raritan April 7, 1862, and at the age of two years was taken by his parents to Tama County, Iowa, and two years later to Putnam County, Mo., his parents locating in Jackson Township. Two years later they moved to West Liberty, Putnam County, and there resided a few years, removing then to Richland Township. The father was a miller, at which occupation he was engaged at the above-named places. After living a few months in Macon County they returned to Putnam County, and located in Unionville, where they have ever since resided, with the exception of three years spent in Adair County. In the winter of 1873-74 our subject began to work in the Republican office, where he remained about two years. He then attended school one year, and afterward accepted a position in a mercantile store of Unionville for two years. He went to Holt County in 1878, and accepted a position in a drug store, where he remained six months, and then returned and engaged in the railroad tie trade, with his father, in Adair County, for three years. He then returned to Unionville, and worked in the Republican office for nine months. June 26, 1884, he was married to Roberta Stalcup, and soon after went to Iowa, to accept the foremanship in a printing office at Rockwell City. After three years he returned to Unionville, and, April 1, 1887, took charge of the Unionville Democrat. His father, Solomon, was born in Pennsylvania, and was there married to the mother of our subject-Mary Fink. To them eleven children - three sons and eight daughters - were born, two sons and six daughters still living. During the winter of 1880-81 Mr. Korns was engaged in the grocery and drug business in Boynton, Sullivan County. He is a member of the firm of Crawford & Korns.