Notes for Valentine Amey LAKE
Married by J.R. Marshall, J.P.
Valentine Amey, Amey being a family name, united with the Taft family, so
again two families of great age united. V. Lake came with his parents to
southern Wisconsin in 1836, and to Winnebago Co., IL., in 1842. He farmed
for some years after his marriage, then entered the lumber and grain and
coal business at Rockton. He also had a large grain elevator for grain
storage. During his years at Rockton he held various Township offices,
all with distinction and honor. He was greatly respected by the people of
Rockton, where he died at the early age of but 54 years, and where he was
buried.
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