Early Residents of Broughton, Illinois

ALLEN, Guy Fletcher b. Feb. 19, 1877, farmer, Township Supervisor, 1898 bio

BAYLER, Alfred P., b. Sept. 16, 1846, farmer, 1888, 1898 bio

BEATTY, John H., b. Nov. 10, 1847, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

BREWSTER, Alexander M., b. March 18, 1841, farmer, 1888

BROUGHTON, Lottie E. widow of William Broughton, 1888

BROUGHTON, William, b. Dec. 26, 1823, extensive landowner, township named for him, 1888 1878

CANHAM, Henry, b. March 26, 1826 in Norfolk, England, farmer, 1888

CLOSE, James, b. Aug. 22, 1820 in England, farmer, 1888

EARING, John, b. Oct. 14, 1832, farmer, 1888

FALTER, Frederic, b. March 26, 1841, farmer, 1888

GUNDERSON, Gooner T., b. April 10, 1833 in Norway, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

HARRIS, Albert, b. July 3, 1838 in NY, farmer, 1878

HERTZ, Amos, b. Sept. 12, 1831, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

HOWARD, Austin, b. July 20, 1843, farmer 1888

HUNT, Walter S. b. Aug. 13, 1839, farmer 1888

KAIN, Robert, b. August 1852 in County Antrim, Ireland, farmer, School Director, 1888

KNOX, Lyman, D., b. July 17, 1840, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

LEONARD, Mack, b. May 12, 1833, well-to-do farmer, 1888

LEWIS, Lars, b. Sept. 22, 1835, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

LITTLE, Jesse, b. April 4, 1832 near Gettysburg, Pa., farmer, photo of farm, 1888

LITTLE, Thaddeus S., b. April 1, 1829 in Pa. farmer, 1878

LOWER, Abram, b. Oct. 10, 1835, farmer, photo of farm, 1888

MARVIN, William R., b. Oct. 20, 1840, Board of Supervisors, Clerk of Broughton Twp., Justice of Peace, Village board, 1888

McKENZIE, Alexander, b. March, 1, 1828, farmer, 1888

McMILLEN, Arnold, b. Jan. 26, 1839, farmers, Highway Commissioner, 1878

MORRIS, James Ed., b. June 21, 1815 farmer 1888, 1878

MULLIGAN, Michael, b. Jan. 1, 1835 in Ireland, farmer, 1888

MURPHY, Timothy, b. Aug. 22, 1819 in County Tipperary, Ireland, farmer, 1888

OLSON, Soren, b. Dec. 18, 1835 in Norway, farmer, 1878

O’NEILL, Bernard, b. March 27,1818 in Dublin, Ireland, farmer, 1888

PERSELS, Roland, b. Feb. 10, 1849, of Firm of Persels & Shelly, general merchants, 1888

RAGAN, Elon, G., b. Jan. 22, 1832, farmer. 1888

RAYMOND, Charles H., b. April 29, 1849, farmer, 1878

REEDER, James N., b. Sept. 18, 1808, one of the first settlers, farmer, 1878

REEDER, Joseph, b. Oct. 30, 1810, farmer, 1878

REILLY, F. M. b. May 12, 1854, trading emporium, F M Reilly & Co.,  1898 bio and photo

REILLY, Thomas James, b. Oct. 31, 1864, jr. member F M Reilly & Co. 1898 bio and photo

ROBINSON, Augustus, b. Oct. 24, 1840 in La Salle Co., farmer, 1878

SNYDER, Orin, b. Aug. 29, 1844, farmer, 1888

ULRICH, Julius, b. Nov. 19, 1845, farmer, stock raiser, 1888

UNZ, William J. b. Sept. 2, 1861, member of F M Reilly & Co. 1898 photo and bio

WALKER, Robert, b. May 2, 1826 in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, farmer, 1888

WEBSTER, Warren, b. Jan. 18, 1834, farmer. 1888