Biography - Samuel Boden
SAMUEL BODEN. A farmer, he was born in Pennsylvania on 14 Mar 1809. He is the son of Andrew and Margaret (Fitchjarves) Boden, the former born in PA and the latter born in Ireland. His education was limited to the common schools of Pennsylvania. He was reared on a farm and continued a farmer from choice. He came from PA to Ohio in 1838 and thence to Knox County in 1848. He has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1842. A Democrat. P.O. Maquon.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
