Hon. Matthew James Inscore, son of Joseph and Eliza Inscore, is a native of
Springfield, Tennessee, born February 22, 1841. He was thrown upon his own
resources at eight years of age, in consequence of the death of his parents, and
while learning the saddle and harness maker's trade, studied law alone, although
he had never attended school but part of a three months' term. April 7, 1862, he
married Amanda J. Hoskins, and has five children. He has held the offices of
City Clerk, Polie Magistrate and City Treasurer of the city of Anna; Assistant
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Eighteenth District, and member of the
House of Representatives in the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth General
Assemblies.
Contributed 2022 Jul 31 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, page 241.
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