Early Residents of Amity, Illinois

ARMAN, Philip, b. Nov. 7, 1838, Civil War, Owns the Arman House in Cornell, also a large livery and residence, 1878

ANTRIM, J. C., b. 1836, Civil War, farmer, 1878

BENNETT, Reuben, b. May 30, 1833 in West Virginia, farmer, 1878

BLAKE, D. W., b. 1835, Civil War, farmer, 1878

BLAKE, James Edward., b. Sept. 12, 1854, farmer, 1888

BLAKE, Joseph b. March 27, 1812, farmer, 1878

BLAKE, W. D., b. Feb. 5, 1840, livestock, buying grain, 1878

BLUE, Calvin, b. 1832, farmer, 1878

BOYER, Isaiah, b. Nov. 4, 1825, farmer, 1878, 1898 biz directory, bio and photo

BRADLEY, Joseph, b. Sept. 28, 1840, farmer, stock raiser, held various township offices, 1878

BROWN, Benjamin F. b. Feb. 18, 1848, Deputy Sheriff, farmer, 1888

BRUCE, John H., b. July 1838 in Scotland, farmer, School Director, 1878

CAMP, Apollos, b. March 19, 1806, farmer, banker, land owner, photos of Apollos and wife Nancy T. Camp 1888

CAMPBELL, T. M., b. June 1824, farmer, road commissioner, 1878

CARROLL, Maria, b. 1835 in NY, (Mrs. Josiah Carroll) farming, 1878

COOK, Ira, b. April 1, 1829, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

CORNELL, Henry M., b. Sept. 4, 1836 in Newport, R. I., set first stake in what is now Cornell, built first store, dwelling, owner of a coal shaft, owns 3,000 acres of land 1878

CORNELL, Walter, b. April 3, 1811 in Newport, R. I., Worked on I & M Canal, farmer, (father of Henry M.)

CORRIGAN, John, b. Dec. 25, 1833, farmer, 1888

DAVIS, William P., b. 1833, Farmer, 1878

EARP, Charles, b. 1808 in Nottingham, England, farmer, 1878

EDWARDS. Amos, b. Dec. 15, 1806, farmer, 1888, 1878

FOLEY, Morris, b. Nov. 1830 in Wexford, Ireland, farmer, photo of farm. 1888

GAURLEY, Alfred, b. 1826, Farmer, 1878

GMELICK, Christ, b. Sept. 6, 1833 in Wurtemberg, Germany, farmer, stock raiser, Photo of farm, 1888

GREGORY, William M., b. Feb. 26, 1865, farmer, 1888

HAYES, James H., b. 1837, Civil War, farmer, School Director, 1878

HECKMAN, David, b. Feb.9,1833, Furniture, harness 1898 biz directory, photo, bio

HOUSTON, J. P., b. Nov. 14, 1824, farmer and minister, 1878

HUSTED BROTHERS: farming together, Samuel, William, David, Charles, Raymond, farmers, 1888

JAMISON, Edward A., b. Oct. 23, 1859, JP and tax collector, merchant, 1898 biz directory, photo, bio

LILLY, John W. A., b. May 25, 1834, Justice of Peace, 1888

LOUDERBACK, Levi, b. Dec. 10, 1832, farmer, stock raiser, 1888, 1878

LOUDERBACK, Liberty, b. July 4, 1824, general insurance, real estate, collecting agent, 1888, 1878

LUCUS, Edwin R., b. Feb. 27, 1844, Civil War, farmer, 1888 1878

McVAY, Matilda ( Mrs. William McVay) farmers, photo of farm, 1888, 1878

MITCHELL, John, b. 1819 in Norway, ran a boat on the canal, farmer, called “The Norwegian King” because of his generosity to his countrymen. 1878

MORRIS, Chester F., b. Dec. 12, 1828, farmer, photo of farm, 1888, 1898 biz directory bio and photo

NORTON, Eben, physician, Cornell 1878

PERRY, Ebenezer, b. March 15, 1843, farmer, 1888

PIPER, Alexander S., b. July 10, 1835, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

REED, Jeffery H., b. Oct. 15, 1853, farmer, 1888

REEDER, John J., b. March 1841, Civil War, carpenter, real estate, insurance, 1878

ROWELL, Charles H., b 1853, farmer, 1878

SNYDER, Daniel H., b. Aug. 30, 1826, farmer, manufacturer of drain tile, 1888

SPRINGER, Presley, b. April 19, 1831, farmer, 1888

SULLIVAN, John, b. 1839, blacksmithing, inventor, 1888

TRIM, A. L., b. 1820, Justice of the Peace, seaman, Deputy Sheriff, farmer, 1878

WHALEN, John, b. Feb. 15, 1847, stock farmer, school teacher 1888

WHITHAM, George, b. Jan. 30, 1854, hardware and implement, 1898 biz directory, bio and photo

WILLIS, James W., b. 1832, Civil War, livery business, Justice of Peace, Village Clerk, 1878

YOUNG, Thomas N., b. June 9, 1843, postmaster of Cornell, held various township offices, 1888