Biography - Levi G. Bair
He is a merchant, son of David and Mary Ann Bair of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and was born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1842. He received his education in the subscription school of Franklin County, PA. He came to Illinois in 1851, settling in Knox County in 1860. He married Amanda Mann on Nov. 15, 1866 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a Levi G. Bair marrying a Amanda Mann in Mercer County on November 15, 1866]. Three children were born to them. He was married again on April 5, 1874 to Martha S. Deatherage [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a Levi G. Bair marrying a Martha Deatherage in Knox County on April 4, 1874]. A Democrat in politics. He was seven years Collector in Rio, Town Clerk two years and at present is Supervisor. Post Office, Rio.
Contributed by Jean Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
