Early Residents of Saunemin, Illinois

BACON, Jasper, b. Oct. 23, 1835, dairy farmer, 1878

BARKER, B. D., b. May 10, 1810 in County of Wicklow, Ireland, farmer, 1878

BARNES, Henry Boehm, b. Dec. 4, 1803, pioneer to county, farmer 1888

BENNETT, Nelson G., b. May 3, 1849, furniture dealer, undertaker, drug store, 1888

BEUKMA, Cornelius, b. June 30, 1854, druggist with firm of Beukma & Dow, 1888

BOYS, Charles C., b. May 23, 1847, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

BRYDIA, William T., b. Nov. 2, 1837, pioneer settler, first Supt. And Justice of Peace, farmer 1888

BURLEIGH, W. C. b. Oct. 20, 1825, farmer, held various offices, 1878

BYRNE, John H. b. Nov. 29, 1831 in County of Wicklow, Ireland, farmer 1878

CARNER, S. W., b. Nov. 23, 1832 in Ohio, farmer, 1878

CHAMBERS, William, b. March 14, 1844 in Lincolnshire, England, Civil War Veteran, farmer, 1888, 1878

CHESEBRO, J. G., b. June 23, 1829 in NY, farmer, stock raiser, 1878

CORDING, Albert, b. June 24, 1843, hardware merchant, 1888

DALLY, G. W., b. Sept. 11, 1849 in Pa. farmer 1878

DOWHOWER, David, b. April 5, 1849 in Ohio, farmer 1878

EVANS, Andrew J. b. Dec. 28, 1856, dealer in buggies, wagons, agricultural implements, 1888

EVVARD, John R., b. Sept. 26, 1855, farmer, 1888

FARR, John, b. Jan. 26, 1852, farmer, formerly of Nebraska Twp. 1888

FAUBER, Emanuel D., b. March 7, 1852 in Va. Farmer, 1888

FINCH, G. T., b. April 8, 1834 in NY, farmer, 1878

GEORGE, Thomas, b. Nov. 12, 1812, farmer, 1888

GOODRICH, D. C., b. March 25, 1839, farmer, 1888

GRAY, Abner, b. May 8, 1820, farmer, 1898 bio and photo

GRAY, Daniel, b. June 13, 1833, farmer in Belle Prairie & Saunemin

HACK, William, b. March 1, 1841 in Province of Mecklenburg, Germany, farmer, 1888

HALLIHAN, John, b. Dec. 25,1837, farmer, Civil War Vet. 1888

HAMILTON, Leander, b. Aug. 12, 1829, merchant, 1888

HARRIS, A., b. Dec. 29, 1828 in Maine, farmer, 1878

HARRIS, John, b. 1849 in Devonshire, England, farmer and stock raiser, photo of farm 1888,

HEADLEY, Gilbert L., b. Jan. 22, 1834, farmer, 1888

HEMPHILL, C. C., b. Nov. 11, 1848, physician, 1878

HOLDRIDGE, Ranslaer LaFayette, b. May 29, 1829, farmer, photo of Holdridge, 1888, 1878

HOLMAN, Thomas L. H., b. Oct. 10, 1834, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

HOWITT, Leonard, b. Feb. 19, 1842 in Cambridge, England, farmer, 1888

JOHNSON, Andrew, b. Dec. 8, 1845 in Germany, farmer, 1878

KILGORE, William M., b. Oct. 4, 1841, farmer, 1888, 1878

KNIGHT, George H., b. July 22, 1839 in Maine, farmer, 1878

LISH, Ira M., b. July 16, 1855, general store, 1888

LOVELOCK, James, b. May 15, 1829 in Hampshire, England, farmer, photo of farm, 1888, 1878

MARINER, John, b. June 8, 1838, farmer, 1878

MARSH, C. B., b. May 19, 1824, farmer, held various township offices, 1878

MARSH, Samuel L., b. Feb. 15, 1820, farmer, 1888 1878

MAXSON, Matthew R., b. April 2, 1844, farmer, 1888

MCDONALD, Edward, b. May 19, 1822 in Ireland, farmer, 1888

MIES, Joseph, b. Feb. 14, 1834, land owner, stock raiser, 1888

MITCHELL, A. N., b. Feb. 5, 1843, farmer, township offices, 1878

MUNRO, S. S., b. Sept. 14, 1836, farmer, 1888

MUNRO, Warren C., b. Oct. 29, 1834, farmer, 1888

NEWHALFEN, Peter J., b. Oct. 17, 1835, farmer, 1888

NOEL, O. H. P., b. June 11, 1837, farmer, 1878

NORMAN, William, b. Feb. 2, 1816 in Cambridgeshire, England, farmer, 1888

PADDOCK, George D., b. Dec. 25, 1839, Civil War Vet, farmer, general merchandiser, 1888 1878

PADDOCK, M., b. Aug. 6, 1842 in Milwaukee, Wisc., farmer 1878

PERRINE, Charles, b. Feb. 28, 1859, farmer, 1888

POST, Lewis, b. June 25, 1836 in Germany, farmer, 1888

PRITCHARD, John, b. Oct. 7, 1832 in Wales, moved to Missouri in 1868, 1888

REISING, Nicholas, b. Sept. 17, 1824, farmer, 1888

RICH, Joseph, b. April 3, 1849 in Somersetshire, England, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

RICH, J. J. b. Feb. 14, 1813 in Somersetshire, England, farmer, father of Joseph & John, 1878

RICH, John, b. Feb. 18, 1845 in Somersetshire, England, farmer, son of J. J. 1878

RIDINGER, William, b. Feb. 29, 1832, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

RIGHTER, H. M., b. Jan. 15, 1837, farmer, 1878

RIGHTER, Walter A., b. June 15, 1839 in NY, farmer, 1878

ROSS, A., b. July 25, 1838 in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, farmer, various township offices, 1878

ROSS, Charles Fremont, b. Feb. 1, 1857, physician, 1898 bio and photo

RUSTON, R., b. April 18, 1808 in Cambridgeshire, England, farmer 1878

RUSTON, Winfield S., b. Dec. 2, 1846, farmer, 1888

SELLMYER, William, b. March 10, 1858, farmer, 1888

SHEPHERD, Lemuel. F., b. Aug. 2, 1834, farmer, photo of farm, 1888, 1878

SHIELDS, Robert, b. Sept. 27, 1840 in Lexington, KY, Civil War, farmer, 1878

SMITH, Charles Elliott, b. Oct. 4, 1845, farmer, 1888

SMITH, James, b. July 24, 1839 in La Salle Co. farmer, 1878

SPAFFORD, Robert S., b. March 10, 1823 in Lincolnshire, England, instrumental in bldg. of Wabash RR, land owner, 1888 photo of farm1878

SPAFFORD, Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1827, farmer, photo, 1888, 1878

SWAN, C. H., b. July 1, 1843, in Kane Co. IL, farmer 1878

SWAN, Hollis P., b. Sept. 12, 1836, farmer 1888, 1878

TALBOTT, Dr. Charles Worth, b. Nov. 19, 1851, Physician and surgeon, 1888

THORNTON, T. M., b. Dec. 11, 1840 in Ohio, farmer, civil war, 1878

TUTTLE, J. B., b. Feb. 6, 1815 in New York, farmer, 1878

WATTS, Thomas, b. Aug. 14,1828 in Huntingshire, Eng. Farmer (father of William), 1878

WATTS, William T., b. July 4, 1851, farmer, active in politics, 1888

WINTER, A. C., b. March 4, 1829, farmer, 1878

WYLIE, James M., b. Oct. 15, 1830, farming and stock raising, photo, 1888, 1878

YOUNG, A. W., b. Feb. 12, 1836 in Va., farmer, 1878