Spencer was born in the Hudson River valley south of Albany; his ancestors included a United States Supreme Court Chief Justice and two governors of New York State; he was later to have an important career in Wisconsin railroads.History of Livingston, 1878, p.784. Lathrop was a civil engineer with a long history of working with canals and railroads in New York; he would soon return to Buffalo.History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Massachusetts (New York: John F. Trow, 1874). Morgan was the son of a noted civil engineer, and he later became nationally known for his work on electric railroads in New York. The Fell brothers were Bloomington land developers who had been active in helping found many central Illinois towns including Clinton, Normal, Pontiac, and Towanda. They were employed by the railroad as land agents; the Fells had a role in persuading Abraham Lincoln to write his autobiography.Frances Milton I. Morehouse, The Life of Jesse Fell (Urbana: University of Illinois, 1916).
Spencer was born in the Hudson River valley south of Albany; his ancestors included a United States Supreme Court Chief Justice and two governors of New York State; he was later to have an important career in Wisconsin railroadsHistory of Livingston 1878 p784 Lathrop was a civil engineer with a long history of working with canals and railroads in New York; he would soon return to BuffaloHistory of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham Massachusetts (New York John F Trow 1874) Morgan was the son of a noted civil engineer and he later became nationally known for his work on electric railroads in New York The Fell brothers were Bloomington land developers who had been active in helping found many central Illinois towns including Clinton Normal Pontiac and Towanda They were employed by the railroad as land agents; the Fells had a role in persuading Abraham Lincoln to write his autobiographyFrances Milton I Morehouse The Life of Jesse Fell (Urbana University of Illinois 1916)