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JOHN L. McCOMB, farmer; P. O. Heyworth; born in Indiana Co., Penn., April 22, 1820; he was the second son of James McComb, who was born in the same county and State on Oct. 14, 1785, where he followed farming until his decease, which occurred April, 1865. He was united in marriage with Jane Laughlin in 1813 or 1814; she was born in Indiana Co., Penn., April 27, 1788; they were the parents of eight children, of whom five are now living. The subject of this sketch lived upon the home farm until 45 years of age, when, at the decease of his father, he disposed of his interest in Pennsylvania and emigrated to Illinois, locating in Knox Co. in the spring of 1866; here he engaged in farming one year, and, in the spring of 1867, he came to McLean Co., and settled on Sec. 6, Town 21, when he purchased 160 acres of land on Secs. 6 and 7, where he then located and where he has since continued to reside. In politics, Mr. McComb is a Republican, having identified himself with, the Republican party upon its organization, and has since labored for the success of the same. He is a strong temperance advocate; and has never made use of tobacco in any form. He has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for a period of thirty-five years, his wife joining two years previous. His marriage with Rachel Kelly was celebrated Nov. 7, 1843; she was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in December, 1819; eight children were the fruit of this union, of whom one died in infancy; the living now all reside within a circle of four miles of their parents, four of whom now live at home; the living are — Addison J., born Aug. 13, 1844; William H., May 22, 1846; Camden W., March 23, 1849; Cyrus C., June 15, 1853; Millard, Sept. 18, 1855; Harriet, April 30, 1858; Lizzie, November, 1860. Of the above, Addison J. and William H. served in the 206th Regt. P. V. I. during the last year of the war.