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ABSALOM FUNK, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Shirley; was born Aug. 4, 1828 (what was then election day), in Funk’s Grove Township, Ill., and remained there, being engaged in farming, until 1856, when he went to Missouri and engaged in farming and raising stock, remaining there for some four years, at which time he held that no treasure on earth was so dear as the old homestead, and, in 1859, he returned to Funk’s Grove and settled on Mr. Dunk Funk’s farm, engaging in farming until 1873, when he bought and settled the present little farm of sixteen acres, which, by his skill, he has made into a beautiful home that even the most opulent might covet. He rents ground, and thus enlists his son-in-law, Mr. Thomas J. Gates, who makes a home with him. He was married Feb 20, 1851, to Lidda Beaver, a native of Fountain Co., Ind., who was born in 1849. He has worked on the C. & A. R. R., grading and building, and has held offices connected with districts. He has five children, viz.: Albert, deceased; Maggie, deceased; William, deceased; Ellen, deceased; and Sarah, the wife of Mr. Gates.