Early Residents of Owego, Illinois

ALGEO, Alexander, b. Sept. 22, 1831 in Ireland, farmer, 1888

ANTRIM, John C., b. Oct. 14, 1836, farmer, stock-raiser, 1888

ASKEW, William, b. Oct. 28, 1828, farmer, 1888

AUGUSTINE, John, b. Jan. 27, 1833, Justice of the Peace, farmer, 1888

BENHAM, John W. b. Oct. 10, 1824, farmer, 1878

BERRY, George, b. abt. 1829, farmer, store owner, 1888

BUELL, John A., b. June 30, 1853, farmer, 1888

BYERS, John, b. Feb. 1849 in County Donegal, Ireland, farmer, 1888

CONVERSE, Orlin, b. Nov. 1, 1834 in Addison Co. Vt., Civil War Vet., farmer 1888

DANFORTH, Warren H., b. May 27, 1844, farmer, 1888

DeMOSS, Hamilton, b. Aug. 11, 1828, farmer, 1888

DIXON, Charles E., b. Nov. 3, 1862, farmer, 1888

DOWHOWER, Jacob, b. May 8, 1838, farmer, 1888

DRONENBURG, Hiram, b. Dec. 28, 1817, farmer and stock raiser, 1888

EDWARDS, Thomas H., b. Jan. 1, 1815, farmer 1888

FINHOLD, William, b. June 15, 1831, farmer, 1888

FOSTER, George B., b.Aug. 17,1825, farmer, School Director, 1888

GATCHELL, Isaac W. b. June 11, 1837 in Maine, Civil War Vet., farmer, 1888

GSCHWENDTNER, Anton, b. July 1, 1833, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

HANDLEY, Amos C., b. July 23, 1837, farmer 1888

HOKE, Alexander R., b. Sept. 16, 1850, grain, coal business, 1888

IMMKE, Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1843 in Germany, farmer, 1888

JOHNSON, Edwin V., b. July 28, 1824, Dist. Dir., Road Commissioner, 1888

JONES, Orin W., b. March 29, 1855, farmer 1888

JONES, William, b. Feb. 21, 1826, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

KLINGELHOFER, Herman, b. April 6, 1833, farmer, 1888

KLYVER, John W., b. May 2, 1841, merchant, Postmaster, Station-Express Agent at Rugby, 1888

LATHAM, William A., b. Dec. 12, 1837, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

LEHMAN, William, b. May 1, 1852, farmer, 1888

LEWIS, David G., b. April 25, 1851, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

MORTIMORE, John T., b. April 8, 1858, farmer, 1888

NIGH, William, b. Oct. 29, 1847 in Amity Twp., farming and stock raising, 1888

PFAU, Jacob, b. Sept. 27, 1829 in Germany, farmer, 1878

PORTER, Joseph M., b. June 19, 1837, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

ROLLINS, Charles W., b. Jan. 23, 1840, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

SCHULZ, John W., b. March 22, 1833, farmer, 1888

SLYDER, Simon F., b. Nov. 27, 1816, farmer, 1888

SPILLMAN, Jacob, b. March 15, 1825, postmaster at Swygert, 1888

SYGERT, Emanuel, b. July 14, 1814, farmer, 1888

TAPPER, James, b. March 10, 1835 in England, farmer, 1888

WINCE, John M., b. March 15, 1828, farmer, Justice of Peace, 1888

WOLF, John N., b. March 28, 1829, farmer and stock raiser, 1888

ZEPH, Nicholas, b. Sept. 6, 1807 of Kingdom of Wartemberg. Germany, farmer, photo of farm, 1888