Biography - Cyrus Bliss
CYRUS BLISS. A farmer, who was born in 1834 in Chautauqua NY, the son of Z. G. and Mabel (Gillet) Bliss, the former a native of New York and the latter of CT. Early life was passed on the farm. His general character in youth was honest and upright. He moved to Peoria County, IL, in 1837 and settled there until 1853 when he moved to Knox County. In 1855, he was married to Angelina Smith [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a Cyrus Bliss marrying a Angeline Smith in Knox County on February 25, 1855], and they are now the parents of six children. In 1859, he us untied with the Christian Church. He has always been engaged in farming and been quite successful. P. O. Yates City.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
