From: History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Chicago, IL: A. T. Andreas, 1884

JOHN G. LANNING was born December 16, 1848 in Belmont County, Ohio, where he was raised. He began life as an artist, and followed that calling three years. In 1862 he enlisted in Company H, 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was promoted to Sergeant, and participated in all the battles of his command, being mustered out in 1866. He then began in the nail business at Clifton. W. Va., remaining until he came to Cook County, and, in 1878, took charge as packer in the nail department of the Calumet Iron and Steel Company's works. He is a member of Apollo Commandery, No. I, Knights Templar, Chicago, and Royal Arcanum of South Chicago.

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