As written in the Flagg Family record book:
Willard Parker Flagg, tenth child and fourth son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Cutting) Flagg, was born 8 June, 1808 in Richmond, VT., and Died 10 August, 1877, in Rochelle, IL. Was married (1st) to Mrs Lucy Cochran Lake, 28 July, 1839; she was born 19 May, 1812, and died 25 May 1855. He married (2nd) Mrs. Maria Sitterly, 5 Feb., 1857, who in 1906 resided in Rochelle, IL.
Willard P. Flagg came to the "Prairie State" in 1830, and in 1838 became one of the two original pioneers, at a point in Ogle Co., where the town of Rochelle was soon after located. From the first he took a prominent part in the affairs of the little town, where he continued to reside until his death. He was often the arbiter between disputants, who were thus saved many a lawyer's fee. As the nation approached the crisis which culminated in the Civil War, he became an ardent abolitionist, being an agent in the Underground Railroad, in which capacity he is known to have assisted at least one slave in escaping from the land of bondage.
He possessed a magnificent baritone voice, and during those strenuous war days he was called upon from far and near, to sing the songs of hope and trust in our Union. He was a great lover of books. His children tenderly recall the group about the ample fireplace, the father reading aloud from "Uncle Tom's Cabin," his first copy to be brought to the village.
During his later years, successive attacks of paralysis, gradually sapped his strength and he lived a very retired life, but continued to be loved and was remembered for his unassailable integrity, his warm sympathies, and as a champion of the poor and of the oppressed.
He and his first wife had six children: Julia Pardoe Flagg (Braiden), b. 3 May, 1840; Caroline Lee Hentz Flagg (Ellis), b. 20 Nov., 1842; and Olive Antoinette Flagg (Youngs), b. 4 Aug., 1845; Alfred Murray Flagg, b. 10 July 1848, d. 1 Nov. 1904; Josephine Gertrude Flagg, b. 2 July 1851, d. 1852 and Roana Sophia Flagg, b. 3 Feb., 1854, d. 1855.
Willard Parker Flagg, tenth child and fourth son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Cutting) Flagg, was born 8 June, 1808 in Richmond, VT., and Died 10 August, 1877, in Rochelle, IL. Was married (1st) to Mrs Lucy Cochran Lake, 28 July, 1839; she was born 19 May, 1812, and died 25 May 1855. He married (2nd) Mrs. Maria Sitterly, 5 Feb., 1857, who in 1906 resided in Rochelle, IL.
Willard P. Flagg came to the "Prairie State" in 1830, and in 1838 became one of the two original pioneers, at a point in Ogle Co., where the town of Rochelle was soon after located. From the first he took a prominent part in the affairs of the little town, where he continued to reside until his death. He was often the arbiter between disputants, who were thus saved many a lawyer's fee. As the nation approached the crisis which culminated in the Civil War, he became an ardent abolitionist, being an agent in the Underground Railroad, in which capacity he is known to have assisted at least one slave in escaping from the land of bondage.
He possessed a magnificent baritone voice, and during those strenuous war days he was called upon from far and near, to sing the songs of hope and trust in our Union. He was a great lover of books. His children tenderly recall the group about the ample fireplace, the father reading aloud from "Uncle Tom's Cabin," his first copy to be brought to the village.
During his later years, successive attacks of paralysis, gradually sapped his strength and he lived a very retired life, but continued to be loved and was remembered for his unassailable integrity, his warm sympathies, and as a champion of the poor and of the oppressed.
He and his first wife had six children: Julia Pardoe Flagg (Braiden), b. 3 May, 1840; Caroline Lee Hentz Flagg (Ellis), b. 20 Nov., 1842; and Olive Antoinette Flagg (Youngs), b. 4 Aug., 1845; Alfred Murray Flagg, b. 10 July 1848, d. 1 Nov. 1904; Josephine Gertrude Flagg, b. 2 July 1851, d. 1852 and Roana Sophia Flagg, b. 3 Feb., 1854, d. 1855.
As written in the Flagg Family record book:
Willard Parker Flagg, tenth child and fourth son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Cutting) Flagg, was born 8 June, 1808 in Richmond, VT., and Died 10 August, 1877, in Rochelle, IL. Was married (1st) to Mrs Lucy Cochran Lake, 28 July, 1839; she was born 19 May, 1812, and died 25 May 1855. He married (2nd) Mrs. Maria Sitterly, 5 Feb., 1857, who in 1906 resided in Rochelle, IL.
Willard P. Flagg came to the "Prairie State" in 1830, and in 1838 became one of the two original pioneers, at a point in Ogle Co., where the town of Rochelle was soon after located. From the first he took a prominent part in the affairs of the little town, where he continued to reside until his death. He was often the arbiter between disputants, who were thus saved many a lawyer's fee. As the nation approached the crisis which culminated in the Civil War, he became an ardent abolitionist, being an agent in the Underground Railroad, in which capacity he is known to have assisted at least one slave in escaping from the land of bondage.
He possessed a magnificent baritone voice, and during those strenuous war days he was called upon from far and near, to sing the songs of hope and trust in our Union. He was a great lover of books. His children tenderly recall the group about the ample fireplace, the father reading aloud from "Uncle Tom's Cabin," his first copy to be brought to the village.
During his later years, successive attacks of paralysis, gradually sapped his strength and he lived a very retired life, but continued to be loved and was remembered for his unassailable integrity, his warm sympathies, and as a champion of the poor and of the oppressed.
He and his first wife had six children: Julia Pardoe Flagg (Braiden), b. 3 May, 1840; Caroline Lee Hentz Flagg (Ellis), b. 20 Nov., 1842; and Olive Antoinette Flagg (Youngs), b. 4 Aug., 1845; Alfred Murray Flagg, b. 10 July 1848, d. 1 Nov. 1904; Josephine Gertrude Flagg, b. 2 July 1851, d. 1852 and Roana Sophia Flagg, b. 3 Feb., 1854, d. 1855.
Willard Parker Flagg, tenth child and fourth son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Cutting) Flagg, was born 8 June, 1808 in Richmond, VT., and Died 10 August, 1877, in Rochelle, IL. Was married (1st) to Mrs Lucy Cochran Lake, 28 July, 1839; she was born 19 May, 1812, and died 25 May 1855. He married (2nd) Mrs. Maria Sitterly, 5 Feb., 1857, who in 1906 resided in Rochelle, IL.
Willard P. Flagg came to the "Prairie State" in 1830, and in 1838 became one of the two original pioneers, at a point in Ogle Co., where the town of Rochelle was soon after located. From the first he took a prominent part in the affairs of the little town, where he continued to reside until his death. He was often the arbiter between disputants, who were thus saved many a lawyer's fee. As the nation approached the crisis which culminated in the Civil War, he became an ardent abolitionist, being an agent in the Underground Railroad, in which capacity he is known to have assisted at least one slave in escaping from the land of bondage.
He possessed a magnificent baritone voice, and during those strenuous war days he was called upon from far and near, to sing the songs of hope and trust in our Union. He was a great lover of books. His children tenderly recall the group about the ample fireplace, the father reading aloud from "Uncle Tom's Cabin," his first copy to be brought to the village.
During his later years, successive attacks of paralysis, gradually sapped his strength and he lived a very retired life, but continued to be loved and was remembered for his unassailable integrity, his warm sympathies, and as a champion of the poor and of the oppressed.
He and his first wife had six children: Julia Pardoe Flagg (Braiden), b. 3 May, 1840; Caroline Lee Hentz Flagg (Ellis), b. 20 Nov., 1842; and Olive Antoinette Flagg (Youngs), b. 4 Aug., 1845; Alfred Murray Flagg, b. 10 July 1848, d. 1 Nov. 1904; Josephine Gertrude Flagg, b. 2 July 1851, d. 1852 and Roana Sophia Flagg, b. 3 Feb., 1854, d. 1855.
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