Early Residents of Round Grove, Illinois

BABCOCK, Judge Billings P., b. March 19, 1814, Judge of County Court, Postmaster, 1888

BEATTY, James H., b. May 12, 1845, farmer, Civil War 1888 1878

BLAIR, Robert, b. 1833 in County Derry, Ireland, ingrain carpet weaving, farmer, 1878

BROWN, Pinckney S., b. 1831, farmer, 1888

CASEMENT, Samuel, b. Feb. 25, 1826, in County Down, Ireland, farmer, 1878

CHAPPLE, William, b. Dec. 12, 1820 in England, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

CLOVER, Philip, b. Jan. 36, 1829, farmer and stock raiser, 1878

ELDRED, Jesse, b. June 25, 1834, farmer, 1878

ELDRED, Peter, b. April 21, 1836, farmer, 1878

FOLTS, Jacob J., b. Dec. 26, 1826, Justice of Peace, Campus, senior member of J.J. Folts & Son, hardware dealers, 1888

FOX, Mrs. Martha R. (widow of Abraham Fox), b. Aug. 14, 1845 in County Tyrone, Ireland, farmers, 1888

GAHAM, John, b. April 23, 1829 in Wexford Co., Ireland, farmer, 1878

GRANT, Alexander, b. Feb. 21, 1821 in Highlands of Scotland, farmer, carpenter and joiner, 1888, 1878

GREGG, Ross. Dealbert, b. Jan. 2, 1861, farmer, photo of farm 1888

HOLLMEYER, Lewis H., b. Sept. 4, 1857, farmer, 1888

JEFFERS, Mrs. Electa (Nelson), formerly married to John B. Conway, b. Sept. 13, 1823 excellent businesswoman. 1888

JEFFERS, Henry b. Feb. 1, 1822, holds number of offices, farmer, 1878

JOHNSON, Charles, b. Oct. 9, 1803, Justice of the Peace, School Director, farmer, 1878

JOHNSON, William P., b. March 10, 1829, large land-owner in Livingston and Grundy Counties, 1888

KELLY, James, b. Jan. 1, 1834 County Down, Ireland, farmer, 1878

LATHROP, Edwin, b. March 31, 1831 Mass. Teacher, farmer, 1878

LAWLESS, Thomas, b. 1828 in County Wexford, Ireland, farmer, 1888

LISTER, J. W., b. Oct. 24, 1820 Del. Boot and shoe trade, farmer, 1878

MAGUIRE, JAMES M. b. July 20, 1863, Merchant, post master, grain dealer, 1898 biz directory bio and photo

MAXON, George, b. July 8, 1833, farmer, Justice of the Peace, 1878

McDONALD, Thaddeus S., b. Jan. 27, 1849, grain buyer and stock raiser, 1888

MULFORD, Daniel A., b. Aug. 28, 1825, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

O'REILLY, Bernard, b. March 20, 1836 in County of Caven, Ireland, farmer, 1878

ORR, George, b. April 11, 1847, Postmaster, 1888

ORR, William J., b. Aug. 7, 1851, Deputy Postmaster of Wilson, Jr. Member of George Orr & Co. grain buyers, 1888

PALMER, Henry, b. Nov. 23, 1835 in Norfolk Co., England, Civil War, farmer, 1878

PFEFFERMAN, S. T., b. Dec. 21, 1836, tailor, Civil War, farmed, 1878

POTTER, E. R., b. Nov. 25, 1840, Civil War, Farmer, 1878

POTTER, Elvie T. b. March 9, 1857, farmer, 1888

POTTER, Stephen, b. April 1, 1806, farmer,Civil War, photo of farm, 1888 1878

PRICKETT, Aaron, b. Nov. 15, 1839, farmer 1888 1878

SEABERT, Martin, b. Oct. 9, 1844 in Germany, farmer, 1888

SHELDON, Charles W. b. July 31, 1839 founder of Campus, IL, photo of tile factory, 1888

SHELLY, Malachi, b. June 21, 1818, farmers, 1888

SIMPKINS, Coe W., b. Sept. 13, 1859, restaurant and confectionery business in Campus, insurance, 1888

STUDLEY, John, b. Dec. 9, 1844 in England, farmer, photo of farm,1888

TAYLOR, A. Z. b. June 7, 1823, teacher, farmer, Justice of the Peace, 1878

THOMAS, Cyrus, b. Dec. 21, 1817, miller, farmer, township offices, 1878