Henry W. Maynard, one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Crawford county, was born at Hampshire, Kane county, Illinois, May 29, 1850, a son of Abraham Maynard, a native of Boone county New York, and a prominent old settler of Kane county. He married Ann Terwilliger, a native also of Boone county, and they were among the pioneer settlers of Kane county, Illinois. They celebrated their golden wedding January 12,1892. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard were the parents of eight children, six sons and two daughters, and two of the sons were soldiers in the late war. James, a resident of this county, was a member of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
Henry W. Maynard was reared at the old home farm in Kane county, and received his education in Hampshire. He now owns 320 acres of as good land as can be found in Crawford county, has a comfortable residence, and all conveniences necessary for a well-regulated farm. He feeds large numbers of cattle and hogs, and is a successful stock breeder. Mr. Maynard was married at Hampshire, Illinois, at the age of twenty-three years, to Julia C. Lane, a native of New York, and a daughter of William and Julia Lane. The father is deceased, and the mother now resides at Omaha, Nebraska. Our subject and wife have had six children, viz.: Ruby A., Lilly M., George, William, James and Harrison. Mr. Maynard affiliates with the Republican party, is frank and jovial in his manner, honest and reliable, and a popular citizen. While a resident of Kane county, Illinois, he served as Constable and Deputy Sheriff.
From the 1893 Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties.
Henry W. Maynard, one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Crawford county, was born at Hampshire, Kane county, Illinois, May 29, 1850, a son of Abraham Maynard, a native of Boone county New York, and a prominent old settler of Kane county. He married Ann Terwilliger, a native also of Boone county, and they were among the pioneer settlers of Kane county, Illinois. They celebrated their golden wedding January 12,1892. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard were the parents of eight children, six sons and two daughters, and two of the sons were soldiers in the late war. James, a resident of this county, was a member of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
Henry W. Maynard was reared at the old home farm in Kane county, and received his education in Hampshire. He now owns 320 acres of as good land as can be found in Crawford county, has a comfortable residence, and all conveniences necessary for a well-regulated farm. He feeds large numbers of cattle and hogs, and is a successful stock breeder. Mr. Maynard was married at Hampshire, Illinois, at the age of twenty-three years, to Julia C. Lane, a native of New York, and a daughter of William and Julia Lane. The father is deceased, and the mother now resides at Omaha, Nebraska. Our subject and wife have had six children, viz.: Ruby A., Lilly M., George, William, James and Harrison. Mr. Maynard affiliates with the Republican party, is frank and jovial in his manner, honest and reliable, and a popular citizen. While a resident of Kane county, Illinois, he served as Constable and Deputy Sheriff.
From the 1893 Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties.
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