Biography - Sala Blakeslee
SALA BLAKESLEE. A farmer and the son of Sala and Mary (Merchant) Blakeslee of Connecticut, he was born Jan. 14, 1805 in the State of Connecticut. His education was limited to the common schools. He worked a while at the blacksmith trade in his youth but abandoned it for the farm. His parents moved to Ohio in 1817, and he came to Knox County in 1834. He was married on Jan. 10, 1830 [wife's name not listed]. He has held the offices of School Director and Commissioner of Highways for many years. Post Office, Douglass.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
