Index to 1909 History of Livingston County
ABTS, John, farmer b. 3 May 1873, Indian Grove
ADAMS, Robert C. musician, farmer, b. 27 Sept. 1827, Nevada Twp.
AHERN, Clinton James, lawyer, b. 10 Jan. 1881, Dwight
ALLEN, Andrew, farmer, b. 13 Mar. 1863, Odell Twp.
ALLEN, Charles S., farmer, b. 23, May, 1872, Odell Twp.
ALLEN, Edward D., farmer, b. 1 Nov, 1874, Odell Twp.
ALLEN, Frank D., Bank Cashier, 20 Jan. 1875, Long Point
ALLEN, Joel, M. D., 13 Nov. 1827, Pontiac
ALLEN, William, farmer, 4 July 1825, Odell
ALLEN, William Almon, farmer, 7 June, 1830, Long Point
AMMONS, Jeremiah, farmer, Nov. 1833, Newtown Twp.
ANKERS, Thomas G., farmer, b. 7 Aug. 1842, Cropsey
ARMSTRONG, Melville Cox, farmer, b. 5 Feb. 1850, Avoca Twp.
BAGNALL, P.D., plumber, b.7 Nov. 1866, Pontiac
BAKER, Isaac H., construction, b. 16 Oct. 1825, Dwight
BAKER, William E., farmer, postmaster, b. 15 Sept. 1839, Sullivan Twp.
BALBACH, Paul A., Pres. Pontiac Farmers Grain Co., b.14 Apr. 1871, Pontiac
BANCROFT, Luther R., fruit farmer, b.7 May 1815, Pontiac
BARNES, David W. farmer, b.28 July 1847, Belle Prairie Twp.
BARR, Josiah Newton, farmer, b. 6 July 1833, Esmen Twp.
BARTLETT, Albert C., b. 15, Jan. 1857, Fairbury
BARTLETT, Cicero C., M.D., b.4 Dec. 1820, Fairbury
BAUMAN, August F., farmer, b. 5 Apr. 1868, Pike Twp.
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BEACH, Thomas A., farmer, merchant and banker, b. 4 Dec.1828, Fairbury
BEAMAN, Benjamin, tanner trade, b. 8 June 1824, Amity Twp.
BEAMAN, Louis R., farmer, b. 1824, Amity Twp.
BEARDSLEY, Oscar S., farmer, b. 30 Apr.1848, Esmen Twp
BEGGS, David V., livery, sale & feed barns, b. 15 Aug. 1807,Fayette Twp.
BELLER, Andrew, farmer, b. 5 May, 1848, Pike Township
BENNETT, George R., business man, farmer, b.19 Nov. 1857, Belle Prairie
BERGAN, James, farmer, b. 18, May 1842, Chatsworth
BESGROVE, Frank C., Farmer, stockraiser, 18 Nov. 1873, Belle Prairie
BESGROVE, James, farmer, b.13 Dec. 1844 Avoca Twp. Belle Prairie Twp.
BISHOPP, Harry B., D.D.S. b.29, Dec. 1876, Fairbury
BLACKMORE Henry, b. 6 Jan. 1834, Farmer, bus line, Sunbury, Peoria Co.
BODLEY, John, farmer, b. 9, Feb. 1829, farmer Avoca Twp.
BODLEY, William, farmer, b. 29, Feb. 1858, Avoca Twp.
BOURLAND, Ogden P., Banking, b. 15, Nov. 1850, Pontiac
BOYER, George W., farm, b. 20 Feb. 1827, Dwight.
BOYER, Henry Foster, farmer, 16 Jan. 1854, Dwight Twp.
BRADBURY, Benjamin Franklin, Farmer, b. 7, July 1857, Eppards Point Twp.
BRADFORD, Ralph F., Postmaster, b.24, Mar.1865, Pontiac
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BRADY, Edward, Farmer, b. Ireland 10 May 1851, Nebraska Twp.
BROOKSHIER, Martin L., M.D., b 12 Jan. 1878, Pontiac
BRINKMann, Simon, farmer, b. 24, Oct. 1839, Rook’s Creek Twp.
BROWN, Albert, Farmer, b. 31, May 1869, Eppard’s Point Twp.
BROWN, John T., farmer, b. 10 May, 1846, Indian Grove Twp.
BRUNSKILL, Robert, farmer, b. 11 Oct. 1862, Esmen Twp
BRYDIA, Charles Spencer, farmer, Teacher, postmaster, b. 27 June 1847, Saunemin Twp.
BRYDIA, Fred Funk, editor-publisher of Livingston County Democrat, b. May 23, 1880, Fairbury
BULLARD, Lucian, Postmaster, b. Oct. 31, 1831, Forrest Twp.
BURKE, Rev. Father William J., Priest, b. Dec. 23, 1868, Chatsworth
BURNHAM, Joseph M., farmer, b. April 21, 1840, Dwight Twp.
BURNS, John M., farmer, b. Oct. 10, 1837, Eppard’s Point
CAMP, Apollos, farmer, stonemason, land-owner, b. Mar. 19, 1806, Sunbury Twp.
CARLTON, Frederick, farmer, b. Jan. 18, 1814, Long Point Twp.
CARMON, Charles H., Hotel proprietor, b. July 10, 1855, Forrest Twp.
CARR, Richard S., farmer, b. Aug. 28, 1864, Esmen Twp.
CARRITHERS, C. F., Judge, b. Dec. 6, 1854, Avoca Twp.
CARTER, James Albert, farmer, b. Feb. 24, 1871, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
CARTER, James H., landowner, farmer, b. Apr. 20, 1841, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
CARTER, Lucius S., farmer, b. May 5, 1849, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
CAUGHEY, John, farmer, b. Jan. 5, 1858, Charlotte Twp.
CHURCH, Frederick J., farmer, b. Jan. 23, 1823, Owego Twp.
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CLARK, Frank, Assessor, farmer, b. Dec. 13, 1855, Sunbury Twp.
CLARK, Homer Justin, Publisher, Educator, b. Sept. 20, 1853, Pontiac
CLARK, Luther, farmer, b. Apr. 29, 1825, Union Twp.
CLAUDON, Nicholas B., Grain Dealer, b.Jan. 9, 1855, Fairbury,
CLEARY, Michael, b. Feb. 9, 1840, landowner, businessman, Odell Twp.
CLEARY, William P., businessman, Odell Twp/
CLINE, George W., farmer, b. Dec. 21, 1829, Chatsworth Twp.
CLOAT, Robert, farmer, b. May 5, 1862, Avoca Twp.
CLOVER, Amos W., farmer, b. May 3, 1858, Round Grove Twp.
CODLIN, Robert J.,Alderman, b. Sept. 8, 1868, Indian Grove Twp.
COLBOURNE, John A. M.D., physician, b. Aug. 8, 1862, Pontiac,
COLEHOWER, Benjamin F., grain dealer, b. Sept. 22, 1854, Long Point Twp.
COLEMAN, John, farmer, b. Dec. 10,1860, Long Point Twp.
COLEMAN, Stephen, b. Sept. 10, 1831, farmer, horseman, Long Point Twp.
COOK, John P., undertaker, b. Aug, 3, 1859, Fairbury,
COOPER, Jeremiah F., farmer, b. Oct. 29, 1832, Indian Grove Twp
COOPER, John, farmer, b. Aug. 18, 1830, Long Point Twp.
CORBETT, John C., businessman, b. Mar. 9, 1865, Chatsworth Twp.
CORKHILL, Frank S., stock-raiser, b. Sept. 22, 1859, Indian Grove Twp.
CORNELL, Walter, engineer, b. Apr. 3, 1811, Amity Twp.
CORRIGAN, John, farmer, b. Dec. 25, 1834, Amity Twp.
COSSEL, Abraham, farmer, b. May 21, 1830, Reading Twp.
COSSEL, Frank W., farmer, b. Mar. 10, 1865, Long Point Twp.
COTTINGHAM, George P., farmer, b. May 8, 1850, Avoca
COWAN, Augustus W., b. Oct. 14, 1837, business and civic offices
CRAIG, Frederick, farmer, b. Dec. 5, 1855, Avoca Twp.
CROCKER, Fletcher L., M.D., physician, b. May 2, 1866, Pontiac
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CRUM, David S., farmer, b. Dec. 8, 1826, Belle Prairie Twp.
CRUMBAKER, John H., farmer, b. Aug. 11, 1845, Avoca Twp.
DALLEY, William W., farmer, b. May 18, 1846, Saunemin Twp.
DANFORTH, Byron W., farmer, b. Jan. 23, 1852, Indian Grove Twp.
DANFORTH, Henry P., farmer, b. Dec/ 29. 1849. Belle Prairie Twp.
DAVIS, Henry L., farmer, b. May 1, 1863, Sunbury Twp.
DAY, Charles B., plumber, tinner, steam-fitter, b. Sept. 13, 1886, Fairbury
DeBUTTS, Clarence E., Supt. Of schools, b. Oct. 26, 1865, Pontiac.
DeMOSS, Henry Boyd, stock-raiser, farmer, b. Dec. 30, 1864, Avoca Twp.
DeMoss, Henry J., farmer, b.1830, Avoca Twp.
DILLON, Edwin, b. Oct. 19, 1839, Eppard’s Point Twp.
DILLON, Oscar O., farmer, b. Oct. 27, 1867, Eppard’s Point Twp.
DOHERTY, John J., Bank Cashier, b. Jan. 12, 1875, Dwight.
DOOLITTLE, James Scott, businessman, b. Dec. 9, 1828, Chatsworth.
DOUGHAM, John, farmer, b. May 18, 1856, Union Twp.
DUSTIN, William G., Newspaper Publisher, b. June 7, 1850, Dwight
EDWARDS, Thomas Henry, farmer, b. Jan. 1, 1845, Owego Twp.
EGGENBERGER, David, farmer, b. May 30, 1846, Union Twp.
ELLINGWOOD, Charles Victor, M.D., physician, b. Oct. 12, 1858, Chatsworth Twp.
FARLEY, Job J. farmer, b. Sept. 16, 1829, Eppard’s Point Twp.
FEINHOLD, Charles A., farmer, b. Sept. 14, 1861, Owego Twp.
FERITER, Patrick, farmer, b. April 1, 1841, Rooks Creek Twp.
FETZER, Josiah M., farmer, b. Jan. 17, 1848, Avoca Township.
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FISCHER, Joseph, farmer, b. July 18, 1833, Pike Twp.
FITZPATRICK, Ernest M. D., physician, b. Jan. 18, 1863, Pontiac.
FLAGLER, George Zacharia, farmer, carpenter, businessman, b. June 4, 1828, Dwight
FLANAGAN, William H., Proprietor of grain elevator, b. Feb. 16, 1881, Nebraska Twp.
FLEISCHHAUER, John, farmer, b. Nov.25, 1838, Dwight Twp.
FOLEY, Patrick J., farmer, b. Mar. 6, 1857, Emington, Union Twp.
FORD & HARRINGTON, Importers of horses, stallions & mares, Fairbury,
FORD, Frank, above, b. May 29, 1850, HARRINGTON, Austin,
FORNE, John Jr. b. farmer, b. 1867, Pike Twp.
FOSTER, Henry A., teacher, b.Sept. 2, 1854, Owego Twp.
FOX, Henry, businessman, b. Oct. 4, 1833, Dwight
FRANCIS, Albert, dairy farmer, b. Aug. 1, 1848, Forrest Twp.
FREEMAN, William R., farmer, b. June 10, 1854, Indian Grove Twp.
FREY, Frederick, farmer, b.Dec. 24, 1860, Waldo Twp.
FRISBY, William D., farmer, stock-raiser, b. Oct. 22, 1842, Avoca Twp.
FROEBE, Charles J., farmer, b. Feb. 4, 1875, Germanville Twp.
FUGATE, Daniel, farmers, b. Aug. 11, 1856, Avoca Twp.
FULTON, Newton E., Editor of Fairbury Blade, Avoca Twp.
GAFF, James H., b. Mar. 23, 1827, blacksmith, sheriff,
GALL, Thomas Riley, farmer, b. Feb. 11, 1852, Odell Twp.
GALLUP, Hon. Joseph, b. Sept. 4, 1827, Justice of Peace, Owego Twp.
GARRETSON, James Abraham, farmer, b. July 23, 1854, Cornell, Amity Twp.
GINGERICH, John W., farmer, b. Feb. 1841, Chatsworth Twp.
GLABE, Sebastian, farmer, b. July 31, 1850, Germanville Twp.
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GLINNEN, Dennis W., farmer, b. May 9, 1836, Indian Grove
GODWIN, Dan W., farmer, b. June 5, 1856, Odell Twp.
GOEMBEL, John, farmer, b. Feb. 10, 1870, Germanville twp.
GOLDSMITH, Charlie Elsworth, Publisher Long Point Advocate, b. April 24, 1863, Long Point Twp.
GONDERMAN, Emil, hardware proprietor, b. July 22, 1873. Reddick Twp.
GORDON, Edward Freeman, farmer, b. Aug. 5, 1875, Odell Twp.
GOURLEY, Thomas Berton, farmer, b. Apr. 20, 1826, Esmen Twp.
GOWER, Hon. Bailey A., farmer, b. Oct. 27, 1835, Odell Twp.
GRANDY, Nathan, b. farmer, b. Oct. 6, 1816, Owego Twp.
GRAY, Benjamin W., opened first dry goods & grocery store, Circuit Clerk, b. Jan. 5, 1820, Pontiac
GRAY, George B., farmer, b. Oct. 3, 1834, Rooks Creek Twp.
GREENEBAUM, Moses H., financier & banker, b. June 2, 1808, Pontiac
GREGG, Emory, b. Nov. 12, 1846, Postmaster, Fairbury
GREGG, Ross D., farmer, b. Jan. 2, 1851, Sunbury Twp.
GROSH, Ezra, farmer, b. July 2, 1850, Dwight Twp.
GROTEVANT, Joseph B., grain dealer, Clerk & Supervisor, b. Dec. 26, 1864, Charlotte Twp.
GROTEVANT, Thomas C., Twp. Supervisor, b. March 7, 1867, Forrest Twp.
GSCHWENDTNER, Frank, landholder, b. Jan. 12, 1867, Owego Twp.
GUTEL, Theodule D., farmer, b. April 29, 1827, Odell
HADLEY, Richard D., mail carrier b. Jan. 1, 1884, Sunbury Twp.
HANKS, William H., farmer, b . Aug. 11, 1836, Fairbury
HARDING, Anthony, farmer, b. Mar. 31, 1867, Avoca Twp.
HARMON, Mahlon, merchant, b. 1860, Long Point Twp.
HARMS, Henry H., farmer, b. Mar. 16, 1860, Indian Grove Twp.
HARTER, James, merchant, b. July 24, 1868, Reading Twp.
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HARTER, Lewis J., hardware, implement trade, b. May 11, 1865, Long Point,
HAYES, Henry B., farmer, b. Sept. 14, 1864, Long Point Twp.
HEEREN, Heye F., farmer, land-owner, b. Jan. 24, 1844, Nebraska Twp.
HEIBULT, John, farmer, b. Oct. 11, 1856, Nebraska Twp.
HEINEN, Denis M., farmer, b. Aug. 20, 1865, Dwight Twp.
HEINEN, John E., farmer, b. Sept. 15, 1861, Dwight Twp.
HERCULES, C. bridge carpenter, b. Apr. 3, 1827, Pontiac
HERR, Stephen, banker, b. Dec. 9, 1842, Chatsworth, Ill.
HICK, Richard W., b. Aug. 7, 1836, farmer, Long Point, Ill.
HIERONYMUS, Benjamin, farmer, b.Jan. 13, 1818, Belle Prairie
HIERONYMUS, William H., farmer, b. Nov. 23, 1840, Belle Prairie
HIETH, Henry, Cooper, b. July 25, 1844, Pontiac
HIGBEE, Samuel L. agriculturists, b. May 2, 1866, Long Point Twp.
HILTY, Burkhardt, farmer, b. May 25, 1855, Union Township
HITCH, Stephen S., farmer, b. April 8, 1838, Chatsworth Twp.
HOBART, Gilbert J.,farmer, b. Sept 23, 1839, Avoca Twp.
HOLMAN, Thomas L. H., farmer, b. 1799, Livingston Co.
HORNBECK, Henry, farmer, b. Oct. 4, 1831, Indian Grove Twp.
HOWARTH, Colonel D., farmer, b. Nov. 18, 1848, Belle Prairie
HOYT, Stephen A., banker, b. July 27, 1834, Forrest Twp.
HUMISTON, Bennet, farmer, b. Sept. 6, 1830, Esmen Twp.
HUMMEL, Henry, farmer, b. Mar. 13, 1858, Germanville Twp.
HUTSON, Nathan, farmer, b. Aug. 9, 1855, Rooks Creek Twp.
JACKSON, Ethan A., merchant, b. Nov. 17, 1835, Chatsworth
JENKINS, Albanus L., farmer, b. July 24, 1833, Long Point Twp.
JESSUP, George, farmer, b. Jan. 15, 1864, Indian Grove Twp.
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JESSUP, Richard, farmer, b. July 23, 1833, Indian Grove Twp.
JOHN, Patton, farmer, b. Dec. 15, 1820, Fairbury
JOHN, Reason McCann, businessman, b. May 13, 1844, Pontiac
JOHNSON, Benjamin R., businessman, Fairbury
JOHNSON, Edden Morris, businessman, b. May 11, 1845, Pontiac
JOHNSON, Fordyce Benjamin, Printer’s Trade, b. Sept. 9, 1860, Pontiac
JOHNSTON, Ramy, real estate, b. Jan. 9, 1851, Rook’s Creek Twp.
JONES, Edwin B., E. B. Jones & Brothers, b. Sept. 26, 1867, Newtown Twp.
JONES, Melvin N., farmer, b. Nov. 15, 1850, Avoca Twp.
JOOST, Henry, farmer, b. June 15, 1857, Dwight Twp.
JUDD, Curtis Judson, Sec. Treas. Keeley Company, b.. May 15, 1840, Dwight
KALKWARF, Dirk H., farmer, b. May 29, 1836, Nebraska Twp.
KAMINKE, William H., farmer, stockraiser, b.Oct. 30, 1866, Reading Twp.
KAMMERER, Mathias, concrete block builder, contractor, b. Feb. 24, 1867, Fairbury
KEENETH, Leonard John, farmer, b. June 15, 1858, Odell Twp.
KELLY, Edmund J., D.D.S., b. Feb. 6, 1870, Chatsworth
KELLY, Thomas William, landowner, Dwight
KERR, Henry Martin, farmer, b. Oct. 7, 1855, Pontiac
KERR, John B., farmer, b. Oct. 14, 1859, Pontiac
KERRINS, James H., grain and coal trade, b. Oct. 20, 1864, Chatsworth Twp.
KESSLER, Walter A., plumbing & heating, b. Sept. 23, 1875, Fairbury
KETCHAM, John D., Coal & Ice, b. Sept. 20, 1848, Dwight
KIMBALL, Ira, farmer, b. Mar. 8, 1834,
KING, Benjamin Matthew, farmer, b. June 29, 1851, Indian Grove Twp.
KING, Daniel B., farmer, b. May 17, 1860, Rook’s Creek
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KINSEY, Isaac W., agriculturists, b. July 16, 1854, Long Point Twp.
KIPP, Eliakim B., lumber, building materials, b. Nov. 6, 1847, Pontiac
KOEHLER, Johannes, baker, b. Jan. 1, 1840, Dwight
KUHN, LeRoy P., M.D. b. Aug. 27, 1879, Fairbury
KURTENBACH, Peter, farmer, b. Mar. 1855, Livingston Co.
LANGE, Edwin L., farmer, b. July 14, 1871, Eppard’s Point
LAWLESS, Patrick, farmer, b. County Meath Ireland, Germanville
LAWRENCE, Joseph T., farmer, b. Nov. 9, 1861, Pontiac
LAWRENCE, Nelson D., farmer, b. June 26, 1850, Pontiac Twp.
LEGG, C.E., Shoe Mfg., b. Nov. 8, 1855, Pontiac
LIGGITT, Thomas, farmer, b. July 28, 1824, Dwight
LITCHFIELD, Edward, banker, b. Aug. 20, 1849, Flanagan, Nebraska Twp.
LOCKER, Christian, farmer, b. Oct. 3, 1830, Nebraska Twp.
LOMMATSCH, Mealean, farmer, b. April; 22. 1876, Pike Twp.
LOMMATSCH, Theodore H., farmer, b. Mar. 25, 1864, Pike Twp.
LONG, Charles Henry, M.D., b. May 14, 1850, Pontiac
LONGMYER, George R., farmer, b. July 9, 1863, Sullivan Twp.
LOUDERBACK, Levi, farmer, b. Dec. 10, 1832, Cornell
LOVELOCK, James, farmer, b. May 15, 1829, Saunemin Twp.
LOWER, Abram, farmer, b. Oct. 10, 1835, Broughton Twp.
LYNN, George, Justice of the Peace, Fairbury
LYONS, Stephen J., landholder, Nevada Twp.
MACKINSON, Daniel, farmer, b. Feb. 3, 1830, Esmen Twp.
MAMER, John M., Brick & Tile Works, b. Aug. 1, 1869, Odell Twp.
MARSHALL, James Allen, M.D., b. Mar. 24, 1861, Pontiac
MARTIN, William E.,farmer, b. Nov. 8, 1842, Indian Grove
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McCABE, George W., Bank Cashier, b. Mar. 1, 1863, Chatsworth
McDONALD, A. G., farmer, b. June 9, 1855, Esmen Twp.
McDOWELL, John V., Bank Cashier, b. Feb. 6, 1864, Avoca
McGOWAN, Daniel, farmer, stockraiser, b. Nov. 1, 1863, Sunbury Twp.
McKINLEY, Robert, farmer, b. May 14, 1872, Charlotte Twp.
McMAHON, Joseph H., farmer, b. April 8, 1845, Chatsworth Twp.
McWILLIAMS, Charles David, banker, Dwight
McWILLIAMS, David, businessman, b. Jan. 14, 1834, Dwight
McWILLIAMS, John, banker, b. Jan. 15, 1832, Odell
McWILLIAMS, John Pollard, landowner, b. Aug. 27, 1862, Dwight
MEENEN, Edward, farmer, b. April 15, 1868, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
MEENEN, Michael, laborer, b. Feb. 9, 1833, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
METTE, Herman F., merchant, b. Feb. 28, 1862, Flanagan,
MIDDLETON, Alonzo Bolen, B.S., M.D. b. Jan. 3, 1876, Pontiac
MILLER, Claude R., businessman, b. April 14, 1882, Pontiac
MILLER, Dean M., businessman, farmer, b. June 23, 1882, Long Point Twp.
MILLER, Gustave H., plumbing business, b. 1834, Pontiac
MILLER, Philip E., farmer, b. April 17, 1821, Dwight
MILLIGAN, Frederick T., manager of Walton Brothers & Co., b. Sept. 1, 1875, Fairbury
MINEARD, Charles H., farmer, b. Sept. 13, 1858, Long Point Twp.
MITCHELL, Newton, farmer, b. Feb. 2, 1825, Esmen Twp.
MOATE, Arthur, farmer, b. Feb. 14, 1864, Avoca Twp.
MOORE, John M., farmer, b. Feb. 3, 1852, Avoca Twp.
MOORE, Jonathan Glenn, farmer, b. Nov. 23, 1835. Avoca Twp.
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MORAN, Hon. John P., Gen. Assembly Rep., b. Sept. 17, 1867, Avoca Twp.
MORAN, William, b. 1821, Commissary Dept. gov., Avoca Twp.
MORRIS, Jephthah O., farmer, b. Apr. 11, 1848, Forrest Twp.
MORRIS, Sylvester P., farmer b. Aug. 7, 1850, Forrest Twp.
MORTIMORE, John Thurston, farmer, b. Apr. 8, 1858, Owego Twp.
MOWRY, Francis M., farmer, b. April 13, 1842, Avoca Twp.
MOWRY, William Moses, farmer, b. Aug. 10, 1867, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
MURPHY, James, farmer, b. Sept. 26, 1858, Odell Twp.
MURTAUGH, Frank, farmer, b. Oct. 31, 1861, Chatsworth Twp.
MYERS, David S., banker, Pontiac
NIMMO, George, farmer, b. Dec. 31, 1869, Indian Grove Twp.
NORMAN, Mrs. Asenith, farmer, b. Jan. 30, 1834, Avoca Twp.
NORTON, Alphonso Cain, attorney, b. April 18, 1859, Newtown Twp.
OLSON, Thomas A., farmer, b. Nov.20, 1860, Broughton Twp.
ORENDORFF, Daniel, farmer, b. Nov. 8, 1848, Flanagan, Nebraska Twp.
OUGHTON, James H., M.D., Leslie E. Keeley Company, b. Jan. 28, 1882, Dwight
OUGHTON, J. R. Pres. Of Keeley Co., b. Sept. 24, 1858, Dwight
PAGELS, Edward C., carpenter, Chicago
PALMER, Charles Elmer, farmer, b. Oct. 29, 1869. Round Grove Twp.
PALMER, Henry, farmer, b. Nov. 23, 1835. Round Grove Twp.
PARTRIDGE, William, b. May 1, 1828, Amity Twp.
PATCHETT, Radford T., farmer, landowner, b. Oct. 18, 1850, Round Grove Twp.
PATERNOSTER, Joseph, Head of firm Paternoster & Son plasterers and stone-masons, Fairbury
PATTON, Caleb L., farmer, b. June 6, 1816, Avoca
PATTON, Francis M., Commercial traveler, Fairbury, Ill
PATTON, Hon. George W., Judge, Pontiac, Avoca
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PAULSON, Peter, farmer, Dwight, Ill
PEARRE, Lemuel G., farmer, grain dealer, lawyer, b. Jan. 30, 1840, Dwight
PENCE, Hugh W., mercantile, b. Dec. 5, 1808, Fairbury
PERINE, Charles L., farmer, b. Feb. 28, 1859,
PETERSON, Peter D., farmer, b. Sept. 9, 1840, Broughton Twp.
PIPER, Joseph, farmer, b.Feb. 1, 1888, Nevada Twp.
PRATT, Anson K., farmer, b. Dec. 6, 1830, Chatsworth, Ill.
PRESLER, Dr. Henry A., Veterinary, b. Aug. 22,1869, Fairbury, Ill
PUFFER, John Q. grain & coal dealer, b. Nov. 11, 1866, Chatsworth, Ill
PURSLEY, John, farmer, b. June 2, 1832, Livingston Co. Ill.
RABE, William Louis, M.D., physician, b. Steubenville, Ohio, Dwight
RABER, John, farmer, b. May 20, 1856, Pike Co., Ill.
REED, Edward O., Cigar Manufacturer, b. June 12, 1860, Pontiac
RICH, Jeffrey A., farmer, cabinet-maker, b. March 27, 1851, Saunemin, Ill
RIECK, John, farmer, b. Dec. 23, 1857, Nevada Twp.
RIGGS, Miles S., Mgr. of AB Lumber Co., b. Dec. 16, 1863, Pontiac,
ROGERS, A. Wilmer, farmer, b. March 30, 1867, Forrest
ROSE, Bert L., blacksmith, horseshoer, b. Nov. 8, 1869, Fairbury, Ill
ROTH, Daniel, farmer, b. July 26, 1852, Fairbury, Ill
RUSSELL, Cyrus Woods, farmer, b. May 18, 1829, Owego Twp.
RYAN, John F., Bank President, b. May 21, 1861, Chatsworth, Ill
SAMPSON, Edward, farmer, b. Feb.21, 1849, Sunbury Twp.
SAMPSON, Ole A., farmer, b. Feb. 22, 1845, Sunbury Twp.
SANDMEYER, John H., farmer, b. Aug. 10, 1850, Pike Twp.
SANTELMAN, Charles, farmer, b. Oct. 23, 1857, Sunbury Twp.
SCHICKEDANZ, John F., farmer, b. April 29, 1851, Pike Twp.
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SCHMIDT, Herman, farmer, b. April 19, 1859, Esmen Twp.
SCHNETZLER, Henry, contractor & builder, b. Aug. 23, 1856, Fairbury, Ill
SCHONBOHM, Ewald, farmer, b. Jan. 9, 1859, Owego Twp.
SCHROCK, Christian, farmer, b. April 24, 1826, Nebraska Twp.
SCOULLER, John Deans, M.D., physician, b. January, 15, 1836, Pontiac, Ill
SHAW, William B., plumber & Tinner, b. Oct. 1, 1885, Fairbury, Ill
SHIELDS, Robert L., farmer, b. Sept. 27, 1840, Pontiac
SHOOK, James K., contractor & builder, b. Sept. 6, 1860, Fairbury, Ill
SHULTZ, Turley C., farmer, b. 1870, Livingston Co., Ill
SLAGEL, Joseph, proprietor Motor Car Works, b. Feb. 12, 1883, Fairbury, Ill
SLAUGHTER, Bert C., Mgr. Card & Novelty Co., b. Oct. 5, 1876, Fairbury, Ill
SLAUGHTER, Stephen E., farmer, b. June 29, 1846, Fairbury, Ill
SLONE, William L., farmer, b. Oct. 11, 1877, Avoca Twp.
SLYDER, Luther B., farmer, b. Feb. 26, 1861, Owego Twp.
SMITH, F.N., lumber trade, b. Jan. 13, 1863, Pontiac, Ill
SMITH, Frank L., Bank President, b. Nov. 24, 1867, Dwight, Ill
SMITH, James A., politician, b. Aug. 6, 1845, Chatsworth, Ill
SNETHEN, William G., farmer, b. Sept. 11, 1857, Pike Twp.
SNYDER, Ray F., farmer, b. Sept. 22, 1877, Amity Twp.
SPAFFORD, John C., farmer, b. Dec. 8, 1864, Pontiac, Ill
SPAFFORD, Thomas L., farmer, b. Dec. 29, 1860, Avoca Twp.
SPRINGER, Nathan, farmer, b. June 9, 1845, Amity Twp.
SPRINGER, Uriah, merchant, b.May 7, 1838, Amity Twp.
STANFORD, David J., County Surveyer, b. Oct. 15, 1835, Chatsworth Twp.
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STEICHEN, Clement, farmer, b.Dec. 18, 1841, Dwight
STEICHEN, Clement, Jr., farmer, b. Nov. 13, 1870, Dwight
STEICHEN, George Jr., farmer, b. Oct. 20, 1875, Dwight Twp.
STERRENBERG, Peter, merchant, b. Sept. 24, 1838, Charlotte Twp.
STERRY, Christopher Williamson, farmer, b. Aug. 12, 1826, Esman Twp.
STEVENS, Eber B., farmer, b. Aug. 11, 1826, Dwight, Ill
STRATTON, Ellis L., farmer, b. Jan. 12, 1826, Long Point Twp.
STRATTON, Ray L., farmer, b. June 24, 1874, Long Point Twp.
STRAWN, Christopher Columbus, lawyer, b. Aug. 22, 1840, Pontiac, Ill
SUTTON, George A., newspaper editor, b. June 2, 1861, Fairbury, Ill
SWARTZ, John August, farmer, stock raiser, b. June 17, 1850, Long Point, Ill
SWIFT, William H., farmer, stock raiser, b. Nov. 9, 1864, Long Point Twp.
SWING, Joseph G., merchant, b. Aug. 10, 1861, Fairbury
SWORDS, John William, foreman Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, b. Sept. 16, 1854, Long Point Twp.
TAGGART, James H., grain, livestock & lumber, b. Sept. 9, 1839, Long Point Twp.
TAMBLING, Myron W., farmer, Round Grove Twp.
TEACH, Jacob, farmer, b. June 19, 1817, Owego Twp.
THIEL, Peter, farmer, b. March 17, 1838, Pike Twp
THOLE, Herman, M.D. physician, b. Jan. 14, 1831, Dwight, Ill
THOMAS, Henry M., farmer, b. July 9, 1845, Union Twp.
THOMPSON, John, livestock and grain dealer, b. Feb. 26, 1834, Dwight
TOMBAUGH, Charles Renn, Bank Cashier, b. Oct. 1, 1862, Odell, Ill
TOWNE, Zera, b. July 15, 1831, carpenter, farmer, Livingston County, Ill
TRAVIS, Jeremiah M., farmer, b. Aug. 24. 1823,, Belle Prairie Twp.
TRAVIS, Lee L., farmer, b. Aug. 3, 1866, Belle Prairie Twp.
TRAVIS, William M., farmer, b. Nov. 14, 1839, Belle Prairie Twp.
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TURNER, Guy F., physician, surgeon, b. Sept. 15, 1876, Long Point, Ill
TURNER, James, farmer, merchant, hotel mgr., b. Aug. 2, 1834, Fairbury, Ill.
TURNER, John Wesley, farmer, b. Jan. 24, 1865, Esmen Twp.
UNZIEEKER, Joseph, farmer, b. Oct. 30, 1838, Flanagan, Nebraska Twp.
VAHLDIECK, William, farmer, b. May 29, 1856, Esmen Twp.
VAIL, Frank M., farmer, b. March 29, 1858, Indian Grove Twp.
VANCE, Joseph Smith, farmer, b. Nov. 2, 1885, Avoca Twp.
VAN EMAN, James L., dry goods, men’s furnishing, b. May 32, 2864, Dwight
VAN FLEET, George M. farmer, b. Oct. 22, 1858, Round Grove Twp.
VAUGHN, H. N. musician, b. May 8, 1833, Pontiac
VIELEY, John Lawrence, farmer, Pontiac
VIELEY, Cornelius, farmer, Pleasant Ridge Twp.
VINCENT, Charles A. grain dealer, b. Oct. 29, 1842, Odell Twp.
VON TOBEL, Jacob, lumber dealer, b. March 26, 1839, Fairbury
WAGGONER, William L., Contractor & Builder, b. Dec. 22, 1855, Fairbury
WAGNER, George A. merchant, b. Aug. 26, 1840, Ocoya, Eppard’s Point
WALDEN, Aaron, merchant, b. Dec. 29, 1856, Rook’s Creek Twp.
WALDEN, Aaron Wesley, farmer, b. Sept. 6, 1821, Rook’s Creek Twp.
WALLACE, John, general land agent, b. Aug. 14, 1842, Pontiac
WALLACE, Robert R., Judge, b. March 13, 1835, Pontiac
WALTON BROTHERS Merchandising, Fairbury 1868
WATSON, Henry B., farmer, b. Feb. 5, 1837, Forrest Twp.
WAY, William Burnette, farmer, b. Nov. 9, 1858, Indian Grove Twp.
WEBBER, George, farmer, stock-raiser, b. 1823, Pike Township
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WEBER, Lawrence, farmer, b. April 15, 1848, Rook’s Creek Twp.
WEBER, Leonard, farmer, b. Feb. 2, 1850, Pike Township
WEBER, William, farmer, b. May 1863, Pike Township
WENDEL, Henry, grain & coal trade, b. Sept. 12, 1853, Forrest Twp.
WERTZ, Charles Washington, farmer, b. July 16, 1826, Amity Twp.
WESTERVELT, Charles H., farmer, b. April 11, 1847, Belle Prairie Twp.
WHALEN, Daniel, real estate business, b. Dec. 24, 1854, Flanagan
WHEATLAND, William T., farmer, b. Feb. 1, 1861, Esmen Twp.
WHEELER, Oscar B., Grain & Lumber, banker, farmer, b. Nov. 2, 1867, Long Point Twp.
WHEELER, Oscar B. Sr., farmer, livestock, Long Point Twp.
WHITE, Frederick Grant, Judge, b. July 19, 1873, Pontiac
WILLIAMSON, Hugh, farmer, b. March 16, 1850, Round Grove Twp.
WILSON, Edgar S., Mayor of Fairbury, b. Oct. 3, 1836, Fairbury
WINSLOW, James C., farmer, b. March 13, 1865, Avoca Twp.
WITENAUER, John, farmer, b. 1837, Rook’s Creek Twp.
WOODROW, John Wilson, abstract & land office, b. Dec. 27, 1824, Pontiac
WOODS, James, music dealer & Alderman, b. Dec. 8, 1856, Fairbury
WOODS, John W., proprietor of Hotel Klondike, b. Dec. 19, 1875, Fairbury,
WORTH, William A., Farmers’ Elevator mgr., b. Mar. 27, 1870, Esmen Twp.
WORTHLEY, Daniel, farmer, b. July 9, 1840, Odell Twp.
WORTHLEY, Wallace F., farmer, b. Jan. 6, 1874, Odell Twp
WRIGHT, Fred, general business, b. Dec. 21, 1864, Fairbury
WRIGHT, Vinton Spencer, est. hay-press factory, b. Jan. 29, 1862, Dwight
WUBBENS, Peter, farmer, b. Sept. 28, 1826, Nebraska Twp.
YOUNG, Francis L., farmer, b. Dec. 20, 1845, Rook’s Creek Twp.
ZINN, Julian W., M.D., physician, b. July 30, 1862, Flanagan
ZOLLINGER, William W., Twp. Supervisor, b. June 30, 1853, Sullivan Twp.
