1900 History of Livingston County, Illinois

ALBRECHT, Joseph O., Waldo, b. 12-19-1859, farmer

ALLEN, Joel, Pontiac, b. Nov. 13, 1827, physician

ANDREWS, Thomas J., Pontiac, b. 10-16-1844, Farmer & Stock raiser

ARMITAGE, William, b 12-13-1826, Odell, brick & tile business

ARMSTRONG, John T., Eppard’s Point, b. 4-23-1839, farming, stock raiser

BAKER, Alpha, Dwight, b. 9-19-1831, farmer, photo

BALMER, John, Pontiac, b. 10-31-1829, farmer, stock raiser

BANGS, Joseph Edward, Pontiac, teacher

BARICKMAN, Benjamin, Newtown, b. 12-11-1824, farmer

BARICKMAN, Hon. Charles M., Newtown, b. 12-28-1862, Judge County & Probate

BARICKMAN, William H., Newtown, b. 5-11-1865, farmer, school director

BARNHIZER, Jay G., Forrest, b. 1-11-1875, homeopathic physician

BARR, Josiah N., Esmen, b. 7-6-1833, farmer (photo)

BARTON, Thomas K.., Amity, b. 12-15-1844, farmer

BAUMAN, Peter, Pike, b. 4-30-1834, Farmer

BENNETT, Aaron James, Avoca, b. 2-28-1865, farmer

BENNETT, George E., Rooks Creek, b. 11-9-1848, farmer

BENTLEY, George W., Avoca, b. 12-21-1857 farmer

BIDDLE, William, Newtown, b. 11-7-1833, farmer

BISCHOFF, Wilhelm, Avoca, b. Feb. 5, 1862, farmer

BOYER, Samuel H., Dwight, b. 7-25-1858, Owned Livery Stable

BRACE, William H., Pontiac, b. 2-21-1845, Milk Business

BRADLEY, Joseph M., Pontiac, b. 9-28-1840

BROADHEAD, James J., Forrest, b. 9-22-1857, farmer

BROWN, Jacob E., Germanville, b. 9-29-1838, farmer, banker, insurance

BROWN, James, Nevada, b. 9-14-1828, farmer

BROWN, Joseph, Pleasant Ridge, b. 9-7-1840, farmer

BROWNSON, Gibson B., Indian Grove, b. 7-30-1832, contractor/builder

BRUCE, John H., Amity, b. 7-26-1834, farmer

BRUNER, John W., Pontiac, b 7-8-1837, businessman

BRUNSKILL, William S., Esmen, b. 8-8-1867, farmer, stock raiser

BUCK, Nelson, Pontiac, b. 4-10-1808, farmer, surveyor, musician

BURNS, Charles T., Chatsworth, b. 6-11-1863, Hardware Business

BUTTON, Harvey, Forrest, b. 11-11-1838, Real Estate, Investments

CAMP, Apollos, Esmen, b. 3-19-1806, farmer, photo

CALDWELL, James A., Pontiac, b. Mar. 22, 1831, businessman, photo

CAPES, David E., Pontiac b. 6-16-1862, farmer, stock raiser, (photo)

CHAPMAN, George H., Odell, b. 1-4-1851, farmer, dairy, photo

CLEARY, Hon. Michael, Avoca, b. 2-9-1840, General Assembly

COLLINS, Jeremiah, Esmen, b. 1-22-1831, Agriculturist (photo)

CONVERSE, Orlin, Owego, b. 11-1-1834, farmer

CORNELL, Henry M. Amity, b. 9-4-1836, farmer, stock raiser

COUNTRYMAN, Nelson, Pontiac, b. 7-11-1832, Owned stone quarries

COWAN, Augustus W., Pontiac, b. Oct. 14, 1837, Blacksmith

CRABB, Archie, Pike, b. June 18, 1833, farmer

CRABB, John, Pike, b. 7-1-1839, farmer

CRAWFORD, Wm. T., Pontiac, b. 10-13-1832, Businessman

CRUMBAKER, John H. Avoca, b. 8-11-1845 Teacher, farmer

DAHL, James P. Eppard’s Point, b. Mar. 24, 1839, farmer

DANIELS, Thomas A., Odell, b. 4-19-1847, Carriage Maker

DEFENBAUGH, Ammon, Reading, b. 5-27-1854, farmer

DEFENBAUGH, Elijah, Reading, b. 3-9-1828, farmer

DENEHE, John, Dwight, b.12-23-1846, farmer

DESIRE, Miles, Chatsworth, b. 3-1-1853, farmer, stock raiser

DIXON, Charles Albert, Newtown, b. 5-18-1852, farmer, stock raiser

DUCKETT, Frederick, Forrest, b. Nov. 20, 1840, prop. Drug store

DUNHAM, Solon C., Eppard’s Point, b. 10-18-1848, farmer

EARP, Charles S., Amity, b. 7-26-1849, farmer

ELLINGER, John, Pontiac, b. 10-16-1849, farmer

ELLINGWOOD, C.V., M.D., Chatsworth, b. 10-12-1858, physician

ELLIS, Cyrus S., Long Point, b. 2-11-1829, farmer

ENGELSEN, Lars, Esmen, b. 7-12-1845, agriculturist

ERICKSON, Alfred, Amity, b. 9-1-1835, businessman

FARLEY, Job, Eppard’s Point, b. Sept. 16, 1829, farmer

FARNEY, Joseph, Forrest, b. 3-16-1842, agriculturist

FELLOWS, John W., Pleasant Ridge, b. 9-13-1820, farmer

FINLEY, John M. Pontiac, b. 11-25-1831, farmer

FLAGLER, George Z., Dwight, b. June 4, 1828, Developed Dwight

FLESSNER, Enno, Charlotte Twp., b. 2-15-1856, General Mercantile business

FOSDICK, Joel D. “Squire”, Pike, b. 10-4-1832, Farmer (2 photos)

FOX, Captain Henry, Dwight, b. 10-4-1833, Land Manager

FRAKES, Francis Fremont, Pontiac, b. 9-12-1856, Carpenter

FRANCIS, Joseph S., Forrest, b. 8-16-1845, Businessman

FREEHAN, Owen, Nevada, b. 6-15-1861, farmer

FRY, George, Forrest, b. 1834, farmer

GAFF, James H. Pontiac, b. Mar. 23, 1827 Justice of the Peace, deputy sheriff

GARDNER, William T., Chatsworth, b. 6-6-1862, Hardware Dealer, Grocer

GEORGE, Newell P., Broughton, b. 7-23-1832, farmer

GIBBONS, Austin, Dwight, b. Jan. 5, 1846, farmer, grain elevator mgr. photo

GINGRICH, Jacob, Waldo, b. 7-28-1842, farmer

GLINNEN, Dennis, Avoca, b. 5-9-1833, farmer

GOEMBEL, William P., Germanville, b. 2-20-183, Farmer, stock raiser

GOODMAN, Stephen A., Dwight, b. Dec. 26, 1851, engineer of Dwight Electric Light Co.

GOURLEY, James P., Esmen, b. 10-8-1860, Representative Farmer

GRAHAM, James E., Long Point, b. 1842, Millwright & Cabinet Maker

GRANDY, Nathan S., Pontiac, b. Oct. 6, 1816, farmer

GREGORY, Charles H., Amity, b. 6-17-1860, farmer and stock raiser

GRIESER, Henry, Waldo, b 5-12-1848, farmer

GUTHRIE, John, Pike, b. 12-26-1827, farmer

HACK, F. K., Sullivan, b. 2-4-1862, farmer, lumber & hardware business

HAMSTREET, George W., Pontiac, b. 11-15-1807, Justice of the Peace

HART, Walter, Pontiac b. 2-27-1833, Florist, Gardener

HANCOCK, John, Pike, b. 1-13-1839, farmer

HARTMAN, Elias, Sullivan, b. 7-20-1842, farmer

HATFIELD, George H., Sullivan, b. 9-12-1876, Throne & Hatfield Firm

HAYS, Luther C., Eppard’s Point, b. July 27, 1836, farmer

HEISNER, Paul, Pontiac, b. 6-27-1837, farmer

HERTLEIN, Rev. George, Sullivan, b. 11-30-1849, Minister

HOKE, Charles H., Odell, b. 6-28-1861, Chief Deputy Sheriff

HOKE, Samuel, Odell, b. 4-24-1827, Agriculture & business

HOKE, William E., Odell, b. 10-2-1856, Real Estate Dealer

HOLT, Richard M., Waldo, b. 6-27-1843, farmer

HOOBLER, Andrew J. Newtown, b. Oct. 1837, farmer, landowner

HOOBLER, Erastus, Newtown, b. 12-11-1867, merchant

HOOVER, John W., Nebraska twp., b. Mar. 9, 1840, Sheriff, gen. merchant

HORTON, George W., Dwight, b. 6-17-1858, Supt. Of Schools

HOTALING, Miller, Avoca, b. July 30, 1850 farmer

HOUDER, Ephraim, Eppard’s Point, b. 12-24-1822, farmer

HUGHES, Thomas, Dwight, b. 1841, farmer

HUMISTON, Bennet, Pontiac, b. 9-6-1830, landowner, (photo)

JAMISON, Simon, Amity, b. 9-4-1837, farmer.

JOHNSON, John Q., Esmen, b. Nov. 1, 1835, farmer

JOHNSON, Sherman H., Germanville, b. 9-13-1847, farmer

JOHNSTON, Thomas, Pontiac, b. 4-20-1884, Coal miner, engineer

JONES, Henry C., Pontiac, b. Feb. 11, 1838, Newspaper, businessman

KANE, Patrick H., Nevada b. 3-14-1860, Businessman

KEELEY, Leslie E., Dwight, Dr. founder of Keeley Institute

KELLOGG, N. M., Pontiac, b. June 29, 1829, farmer, stock raiser

KELLOGG, Truman M., Pontiac, b. Oct. 7, 1835, farmer, stock raiser

KENT, Lester Edwin, Pontiac, b. Aug. 18, 1834, grain elevator operator

KETCHAM, William H., Dwight, b. 11-28-1821, Real Estate, Loans, Law

KIMBER, William, Esman, b. Oct. 10, 1853, farmer

KLEIN, John, Pike, b. 8-24-1833, Farmer, (photo)

KNIGHT, Ira M., Germanville, b. 8-23-1861, farmer

KULL, John, Pontiac, b. Oct. 5, 1822, businessman

KUNTZ, Joseph, Fayette, b. 7-16-1825, farmer

LARGE, Leonard, Pleasant Ridge, b. 5-3-1818, Farmer

LARGE, William, Pleasant Ridge, b. 3-15-1856, farmer, stock raiser

LAWRENCE, Nelson D., Pontiac, b. 6-26-1850, farmer

LEGGATE, John, Germanville, b. 8-25-1816, farmer

LEGGATE, Walter, Germanville, b. 12-7-1853, farmer

LEHMANN, William F. C., Owego, b. 5-1-1853, farmer

LEISERWITZ, Samuel A., Sullivan, b. 6-21-1861, Leiserwitz Brothers

LEONARD, Christopher C., Newtown, b. 4-26-1836, farmer

LOMMATSCH, Herman, Pike b. 10-27-1835, farmer

LONG, Charles H., Pontiac, b. May 14, 1850, Physician

LOUDERBACK, Liberty, Amity, b. 7-4-1824, farmer, real estate, photo

LOVELL, John Thomas, Broughton, b. 4-3-1837, farmer

LOWER, Abram, Broughton, b. 10-10-1835, farmer & stock raiser

LUCUS, Edwin R., Amity, b. 2-27-1844, farmer

LUNING, William, Long Point, b. 10-22-1835, farmer, stock raiser

MANHNER, Albert, Nebraska, b. 11-4-1852, farmer, tile maker

MARSHALL, Arthur, Dwight, b. 3-16-1834, farmer

McCABE, George W., Chatsworth, b. 3-1-1863, Banker

McCORMICK, James, Fayette, b. 10-21-1837, Saloon owner

McCORMICK, Theodore, Odell, b. 10-26-1837, farmer

McGREGOR, Charles A., Pontiac, b. 3-14-1843, businessman

McKINNEY, William, Reading, b. 9-30-1833, farmer, land owner

McMILLAN, William D., b. 10-5-1846 farmer

MILLER, William M., Dwight, b. 10-25-1855, Engineer, Water Works

MORGAN, Philander, Fayette, b. 11-11-1835, farmer

MORRISON, Adam F., Amity, b. 5-27-1858, farmer

MORRISON, Samuel Goodwill, Avoca, b. 10-20-1852, farmer

MUNSON, John, Owego b. 11-28-1842, farmer, businessman

MURPHY, James, Pontiac, b. 8-7-1854, Water works engineer

MURTAUGH, Owen, Chatsworth, b. 6-8-1826, farmer, photo

MURTAUGH, Rev. William M., Charlotte Twp., b. 1860, Priest

MYER, Hon. Nelson J., Eppard’s Point, b. July 30, 1851, Supt of Livingston Co. farm

MYERS, David S., Pontiac, b. Feb. 10, 1858, Bank President, photo

NAFFZIGER, Louis A., Dwight, b. Mar. 31, 1860, Banker

NICHOLS, Samuel H., Pontiac, b. 1-1-1863, dealer in paint

NICOL, James, Pike, b. 6-6-1840, farmer

O’BRIEN, Rev. Michael P., Dwight, b. 1846, Priest

O’CONNOR, Thomas J., Germanville, b. 3-19-1861, farmer

OLESON, John H., Esmen, b. 1850, farmer

OLIVER, Franklin, Chatsworth, b. 4-8-1786, Civil Engineer, surveyor

OLESON, John K., Pontiac, b. June 20, 1831, farmer

OUGHTON, John R., Dwight, b. 1857 Chemist at Keeley Inst., Mayor

OWEN, Mrs. Maria, Pontiac, b. Jan. 16, 1812, wife of farmer, photo of Elijah Owen

PATTERSON, Francis M., Reading, b. 5-16-1840, Carpenter, owned lumber yard, farmer

PATTERSON, Stephen H., Amity, b. 1-26-1840, farmer

PEARSON, E.W. Esmen, b. 8-11-1836, farmer

PEARSON, Hammond A., Nebraska, b. 10-5-1857, farmer

PETTETT, John A., Dwight, b. 12-20-1846, Railroad, postal clerk, photo

PHILLIPS, John T., Pike, b. 9-14-1837. Farmer

PILLSBURY, Judge Nathanial J., Nebraska, b. 10-21-1834, Judge

PIPER, Alexander S., Amity, b. 7-11-1835, Agriculturist

POTTER, Elvie T., Round Grove, b. 3-9-1857, farmer

POTTER, S. H., DDS, Dwight b. July 7, 1874, dentist

PRISK, Samuel J., Pontiac b. 12-20-1836, Mining and Farming

QUINN, Rev. James J., Chatsworth, b. 5-16-1857, Priest

QUINN, William L., Fayette, b. 1842, farmer

RABE, William Louis, Dwight, b. 5-8-1839, Physician & Surgeon, photo

REED, Edward O., Pontiac, b. June 12, 1860, Custodian of Memorial Hall, Springfield State House

REED, Henry B. (Capt.), Pontiac, b. Jan. 29, 1833, Boot & Shoe Shop

REINEKE, Fred, Waldo, b. 10-28-1862, farmer

REISING, Michael, Chatsworth, b. 7-17-1838, Gen. Mercantile

RINGLER, Henry, Fayette, b. 6-16-1844, Businessman

RISS, Frederick, Newtown, b. 2-2-1851, farmer

ROBINSON, Augustus, Broughton, b. 10-24-1840, farmer, stock raiser

ROHRER, G. E., Nebraska, b. 9-20-1866, photographer

ROMBERGER, Charles L., Dwight, June 12, 1831, Lawyer, businessman

ROOK, William, Forrest, b. 10-20-1821, farmer

ROTH, William H., Pontiac, b. 9-3-1860, Machine & Repair Shop, photo

RUMBOLD, Robert, Chatsworth, b. 7-23-1831, insurance, photo

RYERSON, Thomas G., Amity, b. 9-8-1834, farmer

SAEMISCH, Henry A., Long Point, b. 10-13-1844, farmer

SANTELMAN, Henry J., Newtown, b. 12-21-1862, farmer

SCHOENBECK, Frederick, Pike, b. Feb. 26, 1850, farmer

SEMANS, Henry, Reading, b. 5-11-1836, farmer

SIEGERT, Herman E., Dwight, b. 5-26-1830, Proprietor of Electric Light Plant

SKINNER, George, Odell, b. Dec. 5, 1822, farmer

SKINNER, William S., Forrest, b. 1-20-1872, Physician & Surgeon

SHAFER, Adam, Chatsworth, b. 9-26-1847 farmer

SHANTZ, David, Sullivan, b. 1-30-1846, farmer

SHEDD. William Willard, Indian Grove, b. 7-14-1835, farmer, Justice of the Peace

SIMMONS, Emile A., Pontiac, b. Oct. 19, 1865, lawyer

SMITH, Frank L., Dwight, b. Nov. 24, 1867, businessman

SMITH, Hon. James A., Chatsworth, b. 8-6-1845, Real Estate, grain business, public offices

SMITH, John H., Pontiac, b. 8-12-1839, Carpenter, farmer

SMITH, Rudolph G., Nebraska, b. 5-20-1870, police magistrate

SNEYD, Albert J., Chatsworth, b. 7-10-1867, farmer, stock raiser

SOMERS, Michael, Forrest, b. 3-21-1846, farmer

SPRINGER, Nathan, Amity, farmer

ST. JOHN, William I. Sr., Amity, b. 7-20-1844, farmer

STEWART, Frank R., Forrest, b. 3-16-1856, Railroad Agent

STEWART, Hamilton A., Avoca, b. June 4, 1854, farmer, 1900,

STEWART, John, Dwight, b. 6-11-1846, Contracting and Building

STERRY, Christopher W., Pontiac, b. Aug. 12, 1826 Businessman, photo

STROUD, Hon. Laban M., Pontiac b. 9-27-1822, Judge

SULLIVAN, John Francis, Chatsworth, b. 3-10-1868, Pharmacist

SUMNER, Jarvis C., Pontiac, b. 11-7-1843, Law Enforcement

SUTTON, John B., Indian Grove, b. 1-31-1831 farmer, Justice of the Peace

TALBOTT, Will L., Pontiac, b. 9-23-1862, Sheriff

TAMBLING, Myron W., Round Grove, b. 1-20-1850 Township Supervisor

TANQUARY, Isaac Q., Fayette, b. 1815, farmer

TAYLOR, John C., Pontiac, b. 10-5-1843, Farmer

TAYLOR, William H., Dwight, b. 3-9-1843, Highway Commissioner

TIFFANY, Rev. Horace, Cornell, b. 9-4-1831, Methodist Minister

TRECKER, Conrad, Odell, b. 10-2-1850, Tile Manufacturer

THOMSON, Thomas H., Rooks Creek, b. 5-3-1826, farmer

THRONE, Charles H., Sullivan, b. 9-23-1876, Throne & Hatfield Firm

TOMBAUGH, Matthias, b. June 11, 1835, Reading, Sunbury, Odell, farmer

TOMBAUGH, Charles R. b. Oct. 1, 1862, Sunbury, teacher, farmer, Supt. Of Schools

TORRANCE, George, Pontiac, b. May 15, 1847, Supt. of Il State Reformatory, also lawyer, has photo

TRUITT, Charles R., Pontiac, b. 6-26-1850, farmer

TUTTLE, Albert Grant, Saunemin, b. 6-28-1845, Farmer

VAHEY, Eugene A., Forrest, b. 8-31-1851. Conductor for Wabash Railroad

VANCE, Rev. Samuel Elbridge, Pontiac, b. 7-29-1835, Minister

VAUGHAN, Horatio N., Pontiac, Music

VERCLER, Christian, Pike, b. 7-14-1852, farmer

VINCENT, Jean P.A., Pontiac b. 1-9-1827, Businessman

WAGENSELLER, Harry Wry, Avoca, b. 10-26-1870

WALLACE, Robert R. Pontiac, b. Mar. 13, 1835, lawyer, photo

WALSH, L. F., Broughton, b. 3-18-1860, Walsh Brothers Firm

WALSH, Thomas M., Broughton, b. 2-15-1866, Walsh Brothers Firm

WALTE, Christian, Nebraska, b. 12-20-1842, farmer

WALTER, George J. Chatsworth, b. 12-5-1852, Brick & Tile Manufacturer

WASSOM, Wm. W., Nevada, b. Dec. 1, 1848, farmer, stock raiser

WATSON, Charles Edward, Pontiac, draftsman

WATSON, Henry Belden, Forrest, b. 2-5-1837, farmer

WEBER, Leonard, Pike, b. Feb. 2, 1850, Agriculturist

WHALEN, Thomas, Rooks Creek, b. 2-8-1845, farmer

WHITHAM, George, Cornell, b. 1-30-1854, Hardware & Implement Business

WILDER, Marshall D., Waldo, b. 5-17-1836, farmer

WHITMIRE, Joel Wallace, Forrest, b. 10-25-1851, Physician, Surgeon

WILLIAMSON, William A., Saunemin b. 3-18-1858, Farmer, Twp. Officer

WITT, Capt. Silas Milton, Pontiac, b. Feb. 1, 1842, Nat. Guard, Sheriff

WOMELDORFF, George W., Eppard’s Point, b. Feb. 22, 1846, farmer

WOODLING, William, Pike, b. 11-17-1831, farmer

WRIGHT, E. F., Dwight, b. July 21, 1842, Pastor Congregational Church

YATES, Albert L., Dwight, b. 11-21-1868, Veterinary

ZOLLINGER, William W., Sullivan, b. 6-30-1852, farmer