Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. 
Cass County.

LACHLAN MCNEILL, one of the early comers to Cass County, was born
in Argyle, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1809.  He received his education in
Scotland, and was a shepherd and a farmer previous to coming to
America, as was also his father, Charles McNeill.  He left his
native home to seek his fortune in a strange land, May 6, 1837;
brought with him his wife, whose maiden name was Flora Taytor,
and his first born child.  They terminated their long and tedious
sea voyage at Montreal, Canada, where they remained about six
weeks, and there a second child was born to them.  They soon
proceeded on their journey westward, and spent one year in Clark
County, Ill., one year in Champaign County, and in 1839 came to
Cass County and located on a farm near his present home.  His
faithful and devoted wife died Sept. 3, 1859, having blessed him
with seven children, four of whom are now living:  Robert, a
farmer of Cass County, Flora, Margaret (now Mrs. Daniel Carr, of
Sangamon Bottoms), and Charles.  Mary, Paschal and Elizabeth are
deceased.  Mr. McNiell [sic] has ever been an industrious and
frugal farmer, a good and enterprising citizen, is one of the
oldest living members of the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, of Virginia Precinct, and is truly one of Cass County's
pioneers.

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