SODDART, WILLIAM, farmer,
P. O. Fairfield, was born May 1, 1826, in Scotland. He is a son of Robert Soddart, of Scotland.
Our subject was educated in Scotland. He came to America August, 1852.
He remained in New York for about six months; then he came to Wayne
County, Ill., where he bought a farm, and left for the West to travel
through California, Oregon and Montana; he then returned to Scotland on
a visit of six months. He returned to Wayne County, Ill., in the spring
of 1870, where he still resides.
He was married, February 14, 1870, to Euphemia
Tullis, of Wayne County, III:, formerly of Scotland, by whom he
had two children, viz., Jessie and
Robert.
Jessie was born January 11,
1872. Robert was born May 23,
1874. Our subject owns 200 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and
stock-raising. Politics, Republican.