History of McLean County, Illinois, Volume II, Part 1

Author: Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis, b. 1867
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 794


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HISTORY


of


McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS


By


JACOB L. HASBROUCK


IN TWO VOLUMES


ILLUSTRATED


VOLUME TWO


HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY TOPEKA-INDIANAPOLIS 1924


INDEX


Abbott, J. E.


598


Barton, R. W. 1012


Adams, Ira D. 816


Batterton, Roy W. 534


Agle, George 407


Bean, Sidney B. 580


Aldrich, Carlon Cook 1281


Beatty, Estell


1245


Aldrich, Frank W.


1


1280


Beck, John A. 1219 1


Alexander, W. D.


Beckwith, John Wesley 1


606


Allen, Mattie 1164 1 1


Beich, Paul F.


845


1


Allin, William P.


903


Beier, Olliver


1


1230


Allison, Frank 1 1


649


Belcher, Albert W. 1


434


Ambrose, Edward


665


Beller, Andrew 824 1 1


Anderson, James G. 1 I


772


Benedict, George 1229 1


Anderson, Millard F.


1044


Anderson, William


673


Benjamin, Frank W.


862


1


Arbogast, W. J. 565


Benjamin, Timothy I 1 571 1 1


1 Bent, Horatio G. 520 1 1


Armstrong, De Witt T. 1243


Armstrong, Russell 1


926


Bilbrey, Allen 817


Bingham, W. S.


1140


1


1


1


Arnold, Noah A.


833


1203


Bishop, D. D.


538


Arrowsmith, E. H. 1240


Blair, Moses 579 1 1


Blose, Frank H. 446 1 1 I I


Blue, William 1


1


1


1190


Augustine, Archie M. 448 1 1


Augustine, Henry 449


Bohrer, Jacob A.


483


I


1


1


Augstin, Daniel 881


Bracken, William K. 808


Brady, John 775


Brady, R. J. 739


Braley, Theodore A.


584


Brand, Edward Parrish


472


Ball, John S. 594


Bane, G. E. 1127


Britt, John C.


1116


Brock, Enoch


498


Barclay, John W. 867


Barker, Charley 826


BroLeen, David A. 1


462


Barley, Frank C.


974


Brown, Allen


542


1


1


1


Brown, C. C. 195 I I


Barnes, J. H. 129 1


Barnes, John L. 1234


Brown, G. H. 829 1


Brown, George E.


633


Barton, John 1191


Brown, J. T.


1098


1 1


1


1


Ashabran, J. W. 614


Atkinson, Charles


1 780


Ausmus, Jessie Ross 1 970


Bach, William R. 851


Backlund, Andrew O. 1009


Baillie, Charles Tuffer 436


1


Armstrong, Van 654


Bischoff, Albert


550


1


1


1


1


1 1


1


1


Argo, H. H. 865


Bevan, Harry H. 1003


Arnold, Scott 1 1


Bode, William H.


899


I


1


1


1


Branson, John


959


Bressie, Albert


J.


963


Bane, Russel W. 813 1


Brokaw, J. T. 1158


B


Barnard, Austin Y. 1059 1 1 1


Brown, Charles S.


755


1


1


Barniville, Robert 1253 1


1218


Benjamin, A. P. 067 1


1


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Broyhill, George C. 527


Bruce, W. H. 1014


Brucker, Charles 1238 1


Cox, Ernest E. 770 I 1


Coyle, A. L. 923


Craig, Ebenezer 1099


Creel, Charles 435


Builta, Fred C. 1254


Builta, George A. 1256


Builta, Mary E.


1255


Builta, Roselia Jane 1255 I 1


Bunney, J. T.


1259


Burdett, Arthur L. 1065


Burke, C. B.


1286


Burnham, John Howard 1261


Burns, Willard


1253


Burr, Hudson 732


Burbank, E. H. 818


Burtis, Willam T. C. 661


Danforth, Henry P. 1166


Darnall, Warren C. 1290


Dauel, Louis W. 460


Daugherty, Albert E. 1048


Davidson, George Allen


1249


Davidson, John B.


1250


Davis, David 793


Davis, George Perrin 792


Davis, Judge David 257-791


Davis, Leta C. 415


Davis, Mercer 794


· Davis, Sam E. 1273


Davis, William Osborn 1179


Dawson, O. F. 680


Dawson, Thomas


A.


642


1 Deetz, Clarence 831 1


Deleno, William 814 1


Dement, Nettie Bills 1 621


DePew, Earl Russell 908


1 Diggle, H. E. 953 1


Dillon, Adolphus 938 1


Dooley, George E. 1184


Dooley, Lue 1103


Dooley, O. M. 1102


Dotson, Charles 1114 1


1 Douglass, E. B. 1172


Douglass, O. Vaughan 907


Downey, M. R. 776


Downey, Thomas M. 1004


Downs, Edward S. 582


Duncan, Charles M. 918


1 Coss, Leander 1115


1


Carson, N. B. 470 1 T


Cavins, Lester B. 1058


1 Chaddon, Roy 839 1


Champion, George 549


1 Champion, Thomas Ellis 424 1


Chapin, Charles E. 624


Chapman, P. A. 964


Chism, Perry


842


Chrisman, Edward W. 1


991


Claggett, R. T. 650


Cline, Noah W. 596


Claudon, David Nicholas 717


Claudon, J. H.


1215


Claudon, Jesse D.


719


Coale, Benjamin


1005


Colaw, William


I


I I


952


1 Cole, John C. 1027 1


Conery, James 1244 F I


1 Cooksley, Isaac 1087


Copenhaver, J. H. 1137 I


Costello, James J. 1173


Cowan, F. C. 1119


Brust, Pliney E. 1257


Buek, Thomas Lee


904


1


J


Buckles, Elizabeth M. 1


1090


Crookshank, John A. 1194


Crowder, Herbert W. 1247


Crowley, James A. 834


Crumbaugh, Hiram H. 1076


Cunliffe, Arthur 599


Curley, Michael J.


998


Curry, Bernice


944


1


Curtis, T.


735


I


Dahm, Louis 605


Dalton, John H.


913


Busby, George W. 771


Butler, Harry


1209


Cantrell, Thomas D, 412


Capen, Charles L. 507


Carlock, Horace Burton 878


Carmody, Edward J. 910


Carnahan, A. G. 518


Carroll, Edward J. 1207


Carson, G. M.


1134


1


1


I


1


t


Dunlap, M.


1189


1


1


I 1 1


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Dunlap, Oliver W. 496


Dunn, Richard F. 973


Eckhart, George 766


Edwards, Ralph (). 987


Edwards. William H. 672


Ehlers, Fred


822


Elbert, N. L. 806 1 I


Elson, Elmo 687 1


Engle, W. F. I 1


437


Enright, Thomas, Jr. 1


758


Erickson, A. G.


906


Erickson, Edwin 1007 1


Evans, Charles Thomas 1


1


1


Evans, E. M. 1063


Ewins, Chester R. 873


Eyestone, F. A. 525


Farlow, Lawrence Edgar 406


Farmers Bank of Chenoa 1


I


1221


Feicht, John 441


Felmley, David 488


1 Ferguson, Wilbert 947


1 Fever, William H. 762 1


1 1 Ficken, C. H. 796


Fielding, James 781 1


Fincham, Palmer 795


1 1 Finley, Stephen A. 653


I 1 Fischbach, Frank 950 1 1


1 1 Fisher, Frank Crist 1168 1


Fisher, Joseph


860


Fissel, August 548


Fitchhorn, Marshel 1


875


Fitzgerrell, D. G. 1


486


FitzHenry, Louis 1036


Fitzpatrick, John F. 1192


Flegel, Robert 1091


Fleming, Florence Sample 1062


Flesher, E. L. 864


Flcsher, Harry E. 613


Fletcher, Joscph A. 821


1 Flinspach, George 1129


1 1 Flinspach, Henry 812


1 Flint, Charles A. 1142 1 1


Foltz, Clarence 759 I I 1


1 1 Forman, Louie 1074 1


1 Forrest, John B. 1252 1 1


1 Foster, Harrison 805


Foulk, F. S. 574


Fox, .Asa L. 398


Fox, Ralph D. 397


Franklin, Bertram Adolph 471


Franklin, Noah


656


Franklin, Wesley P. 638


Froehlich, W. E.


726


Fulton, Albert 1262 1 1


Fulton, James 858


Funk, Deanc N. 898 1


Funk, Eugene D. 1069 1


Funk, Frank H.


1054


Funk, John


901


Gaddis, James 835


Garrison, Guy L. 1108 I


Garretson, W. P.


1


511


Gerbrick, Marcus 887 1 1


Gerken, William A. 752 I I 1


I 1 Gerling, L. C. 1125


Giermann, Paul F. 519 I


Gillespie, C. J.


1


710


1


Gillespie, Frank M. 936


Gillespie, James Frank 478


480


1 Gomien, Amos 787 1


Gooch, De Witt R. 1146


Goodwin, John A. 784


Gose, Charles William 1133


Graves, Arthur J. 578


Graves, Clinton E. 856


1 1 Gravett, Clarence M. 892


1 1 Gray, De Witt G. 939


Gray, George T. 940


Gray, John W.


1 986


Green, Benoni S.


1 Green, H. W. 978 I


Green, Tracy


1 524


Greenlcaf, Paul E. 1 1


421


1 Gregory, Ira 750 1 1


1 I Griesheim, Wolf 402


Griffin, F. C.


1 1122


1 1 Griffin, Wyett P. 933


1 Guard, Ed 1086 I


Guild, Cliff 492


Guingrich, J. P. 1010


Gummermann, John B. 051


Guthrie, Parmeno A.


1035


1


1


1 Gillespic, Park C. I 1 Goff, Fred W. 543 1 1 1 1


Golden, Mayo


1153


1


1


I I 744


1


I


I


1


1


1


1 1


1


1


1


1001


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Habecker, J. N. 871


Hall, Calvin Springer 712


Hall, Homer W. 847


Halsey, Alexander


1068


Hamilton, Clair O.


444


Hamilton, Franklin Young 444


Hamilton, O. C.


500


Hanna, George Stipp


736


Hanson, Charles P.


468


Hanson, Frank O. I


942


Harris, Glenn C.


1233


Harris, John C. 872 1 1 1 1


Hart, Edson B.


625


1


Hart, Harlan H. 627


Harwood, Thomas F.


601


Harwood, Thomas Fitch 602


Harwood, Willis S.


600


Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis


1185


Hatfield, John H. 954


Havens, Hiram 669


Hawks, Joseph, K. P. 626


Hawthorne, William H.


678


Hay, Louis C. 632


Hayden, Thomas J.


562


Heafer, Edgar M. 1 I I


1 1 1080


Heagler, Francis H. 1237 1 I 1


Healy, Cornelius 685 I 1 1


Heberling, George C.


431


Heineman, A. F. 849


Heiple, J. R. 922 ₹ 1 1 1


Henderson, Albert F. 457 1 I 1 1


Henninger, E. L. 537 I


Hensley, Alexander 641 1 I 1


Herder, Charles 1


609


Herman, James M. 1258 I


Hersey, Lynn E.


1016


Higdon, Ernest Eugene


1050


Hill, William 592


Hilpert, John W. 1112 I 1 1


Hilton, Guy A. 877


Hilton, Jacob N. 576


Hoblit, H. K. 477


Hogben, Frederick D. 840


Holland, Edward 1053


Holton, Campbell 493


Holton, Thomas T. 50


Hoopes, Albert Harwood 1055


Hoose, Oscar G. 535


Hopt, Peter 967


Hoselton, J. C. 508


Hougham, F. B 1266


Hougham, James A. 868


Hougham, R. L. 1203 1 1


House, C. M.


962


Houston, Louis 1265


Howell, Harry Lee 426 1 1 1


Howell, Vinton E.


439


I


I


1


Hudson, J. Heber


475


1


Huffington, Glenn


555


1


Hughes, C. R.


757


Hughes, Clinton B.


481


Humphreys & Company, J. H.


1270


Humphreys, Howard


1269


Humphreys, John F.


1268


Humphreys, Rogers


1270


Humphries, Paul A. 924


Humphries, William


1


1


663


Hutson, Austin L.


900


Hyneman, L. F.


617


Iden, Joseph H.


1079


Ijams, W. M.


855


Illinois Feed and Elevator Co.


530


Irwin, S. P.


563


Jacobs, J. H. 1130


Jacobs, John


715


Jefferies, John


581


I


1


1


Jenny, M. E. 651 1 1 1 t


Jenson, James 1154 1 1


Johnson, Charles 1245


Johnson Family, W. C.


1073


Johnson, Howard K.


1045


Johnson, Lyford McChesney


1232


Johnson, Robert R.


1046


Johnston, John S.


646


Joiner, C. E. 1093


Jones, Bennie


1275


Jones, F. E.


1095


1


1


Jones, R. G.


1024


I


Jones, Robert E.


644


1


1


Jontry, James E.


677


Kahle, Edward and Walter 937


Kauffman, Carey F.


891


Kaufman, Elmer


741


Keady, Alex


539


Keeran, Elmer


1214


1


1


I


1


1 1 F


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Keiser, Henry 705


Kelly, James S. 1221


Kelly, H. W. 1174


Lauritson, Louis 1122


Lausterer, William F.


830


I


Lawrence, C. B. 1264 1


Lawrence, Gilbert


786


Lawrence, N. P. 1111 1


Leary, Daniel D. 1282


Leech, Robert K.


443


Lehmann, Joseph A. 459


Lehr, Adam


1 773


Lighthart, Frederick 843


Lillard, John T. 469 1


Lindheimer, Horace G. 916


Lindsay, Calvin G. 1167 1


Lindsay, W. C., Jr. 621


4


Lindsay, W. C., Sr.


619


1


Livingston, Milton R. 491 1 1


Livingston, S. P. 1 660


Long, William G. 648 1 T


I Lord, Marcus M. 676 1


1 Lorig, John M. 789


T


Lundgren, Harlan O.


799


1


Lyons, E. S.


1


980


Lyons, U. S. 798


Mc Barnes, John 1026


McCann, B. H.


1040


McCarty, Francis A. 988


McClure, Marion L.


463


McClurg, Logan


591


Mc Connell, William M. 1085


McCormick, Ferdinand C. 541


McCormick, Henry G. 564


McCormick, Nelson K. 983


McDowell, Samuel Kline 528


McElvaney, Robert B. 1204


McFee, Pulaski 1128


McIntosh, William


783


Mcintyre, Allan


1148


McKinney, Alonzo 510


Mc Knight, William W. 554


Mclean, Richard Warren 993


McNaught, Joseph B.


664


McNutt, James C. 920


LamBeau, V. E. J. 912


Lander, Robert W. 870 1


Langstaff, John L.


1


1


Lanter, Enos 1. 551


1 Lanier, E. B. 854


Larrison, G. B. 1019


Lasky, W. E. 1170


Kelso, George B. 1088


Kennedy, T. F.


788


I


1


Kennedy, Thomas


400


1


I


Kennedy, Walter


I 1117


1 Keogh, W. 595 1


Kerber, Edward 1246 1 1


Kerber, Fred


827


681


I


I I 1 I I Kerr, Charles Roy Kerrick, Thomas C. 394


1 1 I 1 Kilgore, Thomas B. 616 1


Killian, John C. 1015 1 I 1 1


Kimball, Caroline F. 515


Kimler, R. E.


977


King, Austin


927


King, J. H.


J I 1025


Kinnie, J. S.


972


1 1 Kinnie, Sage H. 971 1 1


1


Kinsella, C. W.


896


Kinsella, Michael 911


Kinsella, Thomas H. 965 1


Kinzinger, E. A.


866


1


Kirkpatrick, Jonathan H.


1211


1


Kitch, John A.


1020


Klassen, John H. 721


Klein, John


768


Klein, Phillip


943


Klemm, C. W.


467


Klemm, Julius P.


466


Koch, Caroline T.


1057


Koch, Christian F.


1 1056


Kollman, John


1202


Kranzusch, Frank A.


963


Krieg, Simon


1105


Krum, E. P.


1227


Krum, Guy S. 1226


1 Krum, R. S. 1224


Kruse, Albert


1 815


Kuhn, Bert Marley 547 1


Kummer, Harry C. 1006


Kyle, O. A. 487


I 1


I


1 1


1 J


1


1


1


1 631


Magill, L. M.


630


MaGirl, P. H.


127


Mahan, Edward Curtis 662


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Manahan, John W. 1126


Manchester, Orson L. 500


Mandel, Oscar 1096


Newlin, Clayton J. 1023


Nickel, Victor L.


675


Oberkoetter, Frank 1176


Oberkoetter, Frank


1177


Oberkoetter, Henry


1178


O'Connell, Richard M.


1175


O'Donnell, James F. 1152


Ogden, Albert S.


659


Ogden, Frank


968


1 Olander, Barney L. 1236 1


Oliver, Marion


1101


Olson, Ola 1120 1 1


1


O'Neil, Daniel M.


560


1


1


O'Neil, Daniel P.


561


Owens, John B. 540 I 1


Packard, Francis A. 611


Parham, Nellie E.


482


Parke, George W. 588


Parker, James William


422


Patton, Claud C.


1231


Patton, H. Bert


1


419


Patton, Tilden M. 628 1


Paul, Lee P. 1251


Paullin, William Arthur 1


1271


Peasley, Granville


1048


Peasley, Isaac N.


960


Peck, Charles


921


Percy, John S.


1075


Pershina, Rudolph 684


Peters, Harry H.


417


Peterson, Albert Wilhelm


1160


Peterson, Paul


1222


Petrie, Frank H. 566


Pickering, Oscar


825


Pierson, Arthur Van Dyke


640


Pike, E. M.


946


Pike, Noah H. 679 1


Pitzer, S. J. 819


Platt, William E. 657


Poole, L. D. 966


Popejoy, Isaac


802


Porter, Families of James and Ra-


chel 544


Powell, Frank


797


Naylor, William 828


Neal, Rolla Basil 552


Neuhauser, Edwin V. 740


Maple, Frank


674


Marius, M. H.


1022


1


Markland, Lucien


711


Marquis, Du Bois 957 1 I 1


Marsh, John 1123 I


Martens, E. C. 533


Martens, E. W. 526 1 1 1


Martensen, John


1163


1


Martin, Lester H.


534


Masso, Charles 1


917


Masso, Emil 933


Maurice, Thomas W. 1272


Means, W. C.


429


Meeker, Edward B.


1165


Meiner, George H. 1049


Merritt, E. M. 1156 1 1


Messer, Frank


670


1


1


Messer, John L.


763


1


Meyer, Albert W.


1144


Meyer, Frederick


1145


Mikel, John


573


Miller, A. B.


869


Miller, Frank . 1131 1


413


Miller, Henry N.


885


Miller, Samuel


968


Miller, William R.


596


Moews, Andrew


961


Moncelle, Charles


667


Moon, John


I 1 1052


Moore, Eldo M. 1276 1


1 1 Moore, L. W. 634 I


Moore, Palmer Q. 440


Moore, William H. 1


1 1 804


Morrison, Jacob E.


536


I I Mortland, W. E. 1198


Murphy, Isaac 1110 1


Murray, Paul 1106


Murray, Peter E. 583


Murray, Thomas P. 1033


Musselman, Wallace J. 1171


Myers, Clarence 1107


Nafziger, August


1 1


1


1


I I


I


1


1


1


1


A


994


Minch, Frank P.


Miller, George H.


1


897


Prather, J. W.


589


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY.


Preston, George 1283


Price, C. N. 1135


Price, Scott


995


Priest, George W.


652


I


Pringle, Ralph W.


969


Punke, Gustave


848


Quinn, M. F. 1032


Ramage, M. F. 597


Ramseyer, M. L.


671


Ransom, Charles E.


658


Reece, John Stewart


909


Reeder, Samuel James


863


754


Reynolds, Elzy 782


Reynolds, Herman L. 1191


Reynolds, Shepard


607


Rhoades, Aaron P.


1101


Rhoades, Ora M.


1100


Rice, Frank M.


522


Rice, Joseph F.


461


Rich, Joseph S.


747


Rich, Silas


751


Richardson, Matthew 1021


Rike, W. W. 820


Richmond, Joseph E. 464


Rigby, Della H. 568


Riley, James F.


608


Rinkenberger, John F.


749


Rinkenberger, Samuel


748


Risser, Peter 1104


Ritchie, Robert 1157


Ritter, W. H. 1235


Robinson, James Edwin 512


Rocke, John


1136


Rocke, Jacob 716


Rodee, Hiram A. 1178


Rodgers, John W. 497


Rodman, Oscar O.


428


Roeseler, Adolph


767


Rogers, Arthur E.


425


Rogers, Walter C. 1124


Rolofson, John J. 454


Romans, John P.


935


Ropp, Walter A. 882


Ross, Oscar F.


836


Rowley, Charles Smith 742


Rupp, Andrew Oliver 745


Rusmisell, H. L. 1042


Rust, Thomas J. 1008


Russum, C. H. 1060


Ryburn, Edward


1072


Sager, Edgar 668


Sailor, Daniel D. 880


Salch, H. M.


1205


Sample, Alfred


1061


Sams, Le Roy R.


837


Sandham, Grant


949


Sargent, Alonzo 603 I 1


Sarver, Lloyd 683 J


Savidge, Asa M. 1 4 1 997


Saxton, J. F.


1 1248


1


Saxton, W. F.


1109


Schad, W. D. 1016


1


Schausten, Julius


490


1


1


1


Schmidt, Henry


861


Schmitt, John


1228


1


Schramm, William


1018


Schultz, L. J.


832


Scott, John T. 1151


Scott, Walter A.


1118


Seibel, Oscar E.


1213


1


I


I


I


Sellers, George M.


1200


1


1


1


1


Settle, W. H.


955


I


I Shade, C. W. 984


I


F


Sharp, Benjamin


725


1


Shaver, John


637


1


I


Shields, John P.


466


1


Shiner, John D.


1174


Sholty, Jacob


1077


Sholtey, L. W. 1289


Shorthose, Frank E.


432


Sieberns, Walter H.


733


Simmons, Aaron Trabue


1043


Simpson, Ed F.


Skaggs, O. P.


720


Slown, J. M.


Smith, Charles C. 777


Smith, Dudley Chase 556


618


Smith, Grace Sealey


1277


Smith, J. E. 1138


Smith, John R. 416


Smith, L. H.


643


Smith, Robert T.


823


1


1029


Sloan, Edwin P.


738


Smith, George J.


1267


Reeves, Gilbert


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Smith, William A. 639


Snoddy, David L. 1121


Snyder, D. W., Jr. 414


Sommer, J. C. 1149


Soper, Clinton P.


728


1


Soper, Horace A.


731


Soper, Willard Burr 729


Spafford, Ralph


499


Spaid, John W.


1197


Springer, David V. 1143


Springer, William H. 890


Stack, John J.


451


Stautz, William A. 610


Steele, B. W. 590


Steele, Hazel 724


Stephenson, C. A.


494


Stephenson, John H. 1028


Stevenson, Adlai E.


255


Stevenson, Letitia Green


930


Stevenson, Lewis Green 928


Stewart, John H. 979


Stewart, Walter R. 753


Sticklen, H. W.


810


Stine, H. D. 1155


Stone, Hal Marot


484


Stoppenbeek, Fred


1066


Strange, Algy F.


989


Strayer, L. B.


615


Strimple, William O.


604


Strubhar, Valentine


459


Struebing, H. C. 1150


Stubblefield, David R. 1208


Stubblefield, Henry B. 996


Stubblefield, Joseph W.


570


Stuekey, Homer


756


Stutzman, David M. 951


Stutzman, U. G.


883


Summerland, Hannah MeBarnes 1210


Supple, Frank 844


Sutter, Joseph


915


Sweet, F. C. 1013


Sweeting, Frank E. 1064


Swinehart, George


888


Sylvester, Thomas


456


Talbert, John C. 990


Tanton, T. O. 761


Taylor, J. Earl 925


Tearney, James 1034


Teter, Ralph 859


Thielman, August 1171


Thiss, Charles 807


Thomas, Charles 1 442


Thomas, S. Edgar 1274 1


Thompson, A. B.


1159


Thompson, D. W. 1196


Thompson, Orris M. 1092


Tilden, William W. 433


Tobias, Arthur H.


458


Tobias, James F.


458


Townley, Wayne C. 514


Trautman, John A. 1206


Trimble, Charles Edwin 1287


Trimmer, D. F. 635


Trimmer, Manfred J.


655


Trimmer, Walter Havens 941


Trohler, Henry 746


Troyer, Emmanuel 886


Truekenbrod, J. C.


1169


Tyner, Arthur P.


911


Ulmer, George


1241


Ulmer, H. B.


1162


Umstattd, Charles F.


1260


Van Alstyne, H. C. 774


Vandervort, Franklin Cady


410


Van Dolah, James W.


765


Van Ness, Sidney B.


893


Vansiekle, Charles C. 1147


Vaughan, Hugh 682


Vaughan, John G. 919


Vereler, Elmer A.


723


Vrooman, Carl S.


800


Wait, Guy F.


975


Wakefield, Cyrenius


408


Wakefield, F. L. 876


Walden, Wayne


1196


Walker, Frank Albert


575


Wallis, William 982


Walsh and Sons


447


Ward, J. F.


760


Ward, J. R.


1201


1


Waslıburn, Frank L. 567


Watehinski, Joseph A. 948


Watt, Lawrenee


9,34


Webber, Raymond


1119


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Weeks, Alford S. 1277


Williams, Robert E. 529


Weeks, Vernon 1239


Wilson, C. T. 727


Welch, C. W.


1284


Wilson, David 1223


Welch, Henry A. 577


Wilson, Frank L. 1030 I 1 L


Welch, William Henry I


623


Wilson, James


666


Weldon, Lawrence 501 1


Wise, Frank C. 636


Wells, Matthew B. 1199 1


Wissmiller, Frank 1000


Wernsmann, Fred 778


Wochner, Adolph 1220


Wersch, A. W. 1257 1


Woodard, B. F. 838


Woodmancy, George W. 895


Westhoff, F. W. 55.3 1


Wheaton, Lewis C. I


645


Yarrington, Wesley 1141


Yolton, John L. 399


Youle, Frank B. 1161


Youle, George 1285 1


Whitmore, W. W. 506


Young, Edward V. 465 1 1


I Young, George K. 734


Young, H. L. 999 1 1


Williams, Arthur Rowland


453


Young, Miles K. 1278


Young, William B.


958


1


Whitehouse, Carl E. 603 1 1 1 1


1 Whitesell, Ray 1188 1


Whitmer, Leroy G. 418


Whitney, W. H., Jr. 916


Wiley, J. J. 992


Williams, Chesler C. 976


Williams, E. C. 1002


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1 1 West, Simeon H. 1216


ILLUSTRATIONS


Adams Branch, Scene on


104


Adams, Ira D.


816


Anderson, Millard F.


1044


Arrowsmith, Mr. and Mrs. James A. 1240


Augustine, A. M.


449


Augustine, Henry


448


Beller, Andrew


824


Bellflower, High School at


176


Bent, Horatio G.


520


Blooming Grove Marker


81


Bloomington High School


169


Bracken, William K.


808


Braley, Theodore A.


584


Brand, Rev. and Mrs. E. P.


472


Britt, Mr. and Mrs. John C.


1116


Brokaw Hospital


321


Buck Memorial Library


185


Buck, Mr. and Mrs. T. L.


904


Builta, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick


1256


Champion, Thomas E.


424


Chapin, Charles E.


624


1


Chenoa School Building


120


Harris, John C.


872


Colaw, William and Amos


952


Consistory Building


336


Country Club


104


Court House 65


Crumbaugh, Amanda M.


1077


Crumbaugh, J .H. L.


1077


Crumbaugh, Residence of Mr. and


Mrs. Hiram H.


1077


Curry, A. Bernice


944


Davis, David


793


Davis, Judge David


257


Davis, George P.


792


Dawson, O. F. and Family


680


Dooley, George E.


1184


Dooley, Rose L. West


1184


Downey, M. R.


776


Dunlap, Oliver W.


496


Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. William H ._ 672


Fairview Sanitorium


331


Fell Memorial Gateway


192


Felmlcy, David


488


Fisher, Frank C.


116-


I


1


1


I


1


1


FitzHenry, Louis


1063


Fitzpatrick, John F.


1192


1


Flcsher, E. L.


861


Forrest, John


1252


L


Franklin, Noah 656 1 1 1 I


Gerken, William A.


752


1


Gillespic, Frank M.


93 -


I


Gillespie, Park C.


480


1


Goodwin, John A.


784


1


1


Graves, Clinton E.


856


I


1


Grcen, Benoni S.


744


.


Hall, C. S.


712


Hall, Rachel S.


713


Halsey, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.


1068


Hanna, George S.


736


1 1 Hart, Edson B. 624


Hart, Harley H.


624


Harwood, Thomas


F.


60)


Harwood, Thomas Fitch


600


Harwood, Willis S.


600


Hasbrouck, Jacob L.


Frontispiece


Hawks, Joseph K. P.


624


Hay, Louis C.


632


Heafer and Company, Edgar M.


1081


Heafer, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M.


1080


Hill, Dr. and Mrs. William


592


Hilpert, Mr. and Mrs. John W.


1112


Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob N.


576


Holton, Thomas T.


50%


Howell, Vinton E.


439


Illinois State Normal University


192


Illinois Wesleyan, North Building __


185


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Illinois Wesleyan, Main Building


185


Indignation Meeting-1865


152


Johnson, Dr. L. M. Hospital


1232


Jones, R. G.


1024


Keiser, Henry


705


Kelso, George B.


1088


Kennedy, Thomas


400


Kerrick, Thomas C.


394


Kickapoo Indian Fort Marker


96


Kilgore, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B.


616


Klein, John


768


Koch, Christian F.


1056


Krum, Mr. and Mrs. R. S.


1224


Lam Beau, V. E. J.


912


Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.


1264


, eRoy, High School at


176


Lexington Public School


120


Long, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.


648


McBarnes Memorial Building


373


McCann, B. H.


1040


McDowell, Samuel K. 528


McFee, Pulaski and Family


1128


McNemar, Sarah E.


664


McNutt, J. C.


920


Main Street, Bloomington


128


Mandel, Oscar


1096


Maurice, Thomas W.


1272


Meadows Manufacturing Company


1136


Meyer, A. W.


1144


Miller Park Views


368


Miller, Samuel


969


Moon, Mr. and Mrs. John


1052


Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Q.


440


Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.


536


Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla B.


552


Normal High School


175


Oberkoetter, Frank


1176


Oberkoetter Frank, Sr.


1176


O'Donnell, James F.


1152


Olson, Ola and Family


1120


O'Neil, Mr. and Mrs. D. M.


560


Patton-Pierson House


72


Peasley, Granville and Family


1048


Peasley, Isaac N.


960


Peterson, Albert W.


1160


Pierson, Arthur Van Dyke


640


Porter, James and Rachel


544


Public Buildings, Bloomington


240


Punke, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave


848


Quinn, M. F.


1032


Rhodes, O. M.


1100


Richmond Family, Joseph E.


464


Rigby, Della H.


568


Riley, James F.


608


Risser, Mr. and Mrs. Peter


1104


Risser, Residence of Peter


1104


Robinson, James Edwin


512


Rocke, John


1136


Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley H


1124


Russum, C. H.


1060


Rust, Florinda Bishop


1008


Rust, Thomas J.


1008


Ryburn, Edward


1072


Sailor, Daniel D.


880


Saxton, J. F. and Family


1248


Schad, W. D.


1016


Schultz, Residence of L. J.


832


Sellers, George M.


1200


Service Flag, Dedication of


296


Shade, C. W.


984


Shorthose, Frank E.


432


Sloan, Edwin P.


720


Smith, John R.


416


Smith Library, Lexington 357


361


Soldiers Orphans Home Gymnasium


Soper, Clinton P.


728


Stanford Community High School.


180


Stevenson, Adlai E.


256


Stevenson, Letitia Green


928


Stevenson, Lewis Green


928


St. Joseph's Church, Chenoa


840


St. Joseph's Hospital


319


St. Patrick's Church


1193


Stubblefield, Mr. and Mrs. D. R.


1208


Sweeting, Frank E.


1064


Swinehart, Mr. and Mrs. George


888


Sylvester Family, Thomas


456.


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


Thompson, O. M. 1092


Trotter Fountain


352


Uinstattd, Residence of Charles F ._ 1260


Vrooman, Carl


800


Wakefield, Cyrenius


408


Ward, J. F.


760


West, Martha O'Neal 1216


West, Simeon H. 1216


Wiley, J. J., and Residence 992


Williams, C. C. 976


Wissmiller, Jacob 1000


Withers Public Library 352


Y. M. C. A. Building


208


LIBRARY OF THE


Henry KEiser


VOLUME II.


History of McLean County


BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY-CONTINUED


Henry Keiser, for 50 years a prominent business man of Blooming- ton, was born Nov. 14, 1846, in the old Keiser home on the banks of the beautiful Cheat River in Fayette County, Pa., the oldest son of John Keiser and Esther Gans. His great great grandfather, George Bal- zer Gans, a native of Neuremberg, Germany, and chamberlain to the king, was persecuted for his religious beliefs and his property confis- cated. He fled to Holland where was born Jacob Gans, the Pennsylvanian colonist who after his arrival married a pretty Irish lassie near Phila- delphia and with a large colony of settlers crossed the mountains in 1796 to western Pennsylvania and settled near Morris Cross Roads, where numerous Gans and Keisers still flourish.


John Keiser was born in 1802 and died in 1874. He was a native of Maryland and his ancestors came to this country before the Revo- lution; he was a skilled millwright and a contractor in western Penn- sylvania. He was married in 1845 to Esther Gans, an unusually well educated woman with advanced ideas and a strong personality. She was born in 1802 and died 1900. She was the daughter of Benjamin Gans and Margaret Schidler. She was one of the early school teachers in Pennsylvania, where subscription schools often had to supplement


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706


HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY


the scanty public schools. She was a strict disciplinarian and the front seat was always known as the "mourner's bench", over which unruly pupils were bent for the necessary chastisement. One of her old pupils, C. S. Hall, wrote in the Pantagraph of May 25, 1895: "It was my privi- lege last week to pay a visit to Aunt Hetty Keiser, my first school teacher. · Over 55 years ago one May morning I entered an old log school house with slab benches and found as my teacher Miss Esther Gans, who had the courage to break away from the theory that woman's sphere was in the home alone. Her influence has been an inspiration to me all through my life and in 27 years of teaching, whatever success I have attained is due in great part to her influence. Like Lincoln, she was in advance of her contemporaries in all questions of the day." In those days girls were not considered worthy of an education, but she was a careful reader and a keen observer and became better informed than many a college graduate. She had a great love for music and could play by ear the violin, flute, and melodeon; when past 80 she learned to play the piano.




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