Nees, Eli

Born: 1796-XX-XX Kentucky

Flourished: Cumberland County, Illinois

A farmer, Nees lived in Coles County, Illinois, in 1836 when he purchased federal land in a part of the county that would later become Cumberland County. In 1850, he was a farmer in Cumberland County, and he owned $150 worth of real estate.

U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Hurricane, Cumberland County, IL, 279; Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Cumberland County, 291:129, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL.