Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, 8th ed., Part 94

Author: Calumet Book & Engraving Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago : Calumet Book and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 930

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Thomas F. Doyle received his early education

in the schools of Chicago, and this lias been supplemented by reading and observation through his later life. At the age of fifteen years lie left his studies, and found employment with the Northwestern Fertilizing Company, where he held the position of shipping clerk four years. At the age of twenty-one years he engaged in business for himself, by opening a store on Com-

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mercial Avenue, south of the railroad tracks, where he dealt in groceries and liquors about three years. In 1876 Mr. Doyle became justice of the peace. He also entered the real-estate business, having an office in the Commercial Building, South Chicago. He was the agent of Colonel Bowen, locating factories and selling land for him, retaining this position until the death of Mr. Bowen, and then continued busi- ness on his own responsibility.

In 1883 Mr. Doyle removed to Omaha, Neb- raska, where he was for three years interested in the real-estate transfers of that growing town. In 1886 he changed his location to Sioux City,

engaging in the same occupation, and in 1892 returned to Chicago. He secured an office at No. 80 Dearborn Street, which he retained until 1896, and then moved to his present quarters in the Commercial Block, South Chicago. He has pros- pered in his ventures, and is one of the reliable business men of the community. His residence is at No. 8006 Bond Avenue, Chicago.

July 12, 1884, Mr. Doyle was united in matri- mony with Miss Elizabeth Quass, of Cedar Rap: ids, Iowa. He is a most public-spirited and pro- gressive citizen, and his ideas are modern and practical. His interest in political affairs never fails, and he is a stanch Democrat.

JOSEPH. H. CUNNINGHAM.

OSEPH HENRY CUNNINGHAM, an en- ergetic business man of South Chicago, was born August 12, 1840, in County Armagh, Ireland, and is a son of John and Jane (Brooks) Cunningham, natives of that country. His grandfather, William Cunningham, was a farın- er, and members of his family were extensive manufacturers of Irish linen. His children were John, Leonard, William, Thomas, Sarah and Elizabeth. Joseph H. Cunningham's maternal grandfather, John Brooks, was engaged in agri- culture. His children were James, John, Jane and Ann.

Joseph Henry Cunninghami was educated in his native country, where he spent his early life. February 12, 1860, he emigrated to America, and spent a few years in Westchester County, New York, where he found employment at farm labor. He remained a year in New Jersey, six years in Zanesville, Ohio, and one year in Licking County, Ohio, during all of which time he followed the occupation of farmer. In 1878 he removed to Francisville, Indiana, where he spent a year on a

farın, and then moved to South Chicago and en- gaged in teaming and expressing. He met with success in this venture, and has since continued the occupation. He is now associated with part- ners, under the title of Cunningham, Son & Com- pany, and their offices are located at No. 306 Ninety-second Street.

In 1863 Mr. Cunningham married Miss Lizzie, daughter of Thomas Ferguson. She was born in County Monaghan, Ireland. Their children are, Libbie Jeanette, Amber Zala and James Pierce. The first married Charles G. Bryon, and resides at No. 9716 Exchange Avenue. The second be- came the wife of George Shortridge, and their home is at No. 9131 Houston Avenue. The son married Elenore Cutter, daughter of Abijah and Amanda (Poole) Cutter, of Cincinnati, January 14, 1891, and they have a son named for his fa- ther. Their first-born, Blanche Hazel, died when fourteen months old. He is associated with his father in business, and is one of the most active business men in South Chicago. He has a keen observation, a practical knowledge of his occupa-

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tion, and the ability to put his ideas into practice. The firm is known for its honest and fair dealings with customers, and prompt attention to their wants.

Mr. Cunningham is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Chicago, cherish-

ing the faith of his parents, and is connected with Calumet Lodge, No. 44, Independent Order of Foresters. His birthplace is near that of the late famous New York merchant, A. T. Stewart, with whom he was personally acquainted in early life

IGNACE J. REIS.

I GNACE J. REIS was born November 24, 1864, in Kis Palugya, Hungary, and is a son of Jonas and Julia Reis, both of whom are living at his birthplace. Jonas Reis was a lieu- tenant in the army of Kossuth and fought in the Revolution of 1848.

The subject of this notice received his early education in Buda Pesth, and after graduating from the gymnasium there he took up the study of medicine, which was his mother's choice of profession for him. He continued his studies in Vienna, Austria, and later studied in Berlin, Germany. He served a year in the army, and then traveled through western Europe.

On the invitation of an older brother, who lived in San Francisco, he came to America. The activity of the American people appealed to his tastes and habits, and after visiting New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Chicago, he decided upon the last-named city as a place of residence, and in 1889 settled in the great and growing metropolis. He engaged in his profession immediatety, but his inability to speak the English language prevented him from establishing himself in business in his own name, so he became an assistant to a prominent chirop- odist, until he was able to master our language. His employer wondered at his success in the treatment of corns, bunions, ingrowing nails, de-

formed toes, club feet and all foot diseases, and offered him a very good income if he would re- main, but Dr. Reis wished to be independent, and established an office of his own. He soon had a large practice, and in six months his suc- cess warranted his obtaining a large and com- modious office, at No. 125 State Street, next door to Mandel Brothers, where he was proclaimed "the most successful surgeon-chiropodist in the coun- try." His fame has reached all over the United States, and he has patients from the 'far North, West, South and East. He is the inventor of the bunion shield, which has been of great hene- fit to suffering humanity.

The fame and success of Dr. Reis are still in- creasing, and he enjoys the confidence and friend- ship of his patients. He is connected with many social orders, and in all of them enjoys the re- spect and esteem of its members. He has a beat- tiful home for his family, which consists of his wife and one son. He was united in matrimony, March 31, 1895, with Miss Mamie Ashenheim, a well-known author, and a translator of English, German, French, and other languages.

Dr. Reis has a reputation for great integrity in all his dealings. His affable manners and ready flow of thought in conversation make him an agreeable companion, and he is soon recognized as a man of superior attainments in any assemblage.

H. A. FARNUM.

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ENRY ALBERT FARNUM, a valued citizen of Norwood Park, was born Novem- ber 27, 1844, in Dublin, near Monadnock, New Hampshire, and is a son of Rowland and Mary W. (Brooks) Farnum, natives of New Eng- land. Rowland Farnum was a son of Joshua and Mary W. (Borden) Farnum, the former a native of Draycot, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, having run away from home to join it. After the war he settled in Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire, and there spent the remainder of his life. Family tradition says that the blood of the red men ran through his veins, though there is no satisfactory proof of it. His wife, Mary W. Borden, was a native of New Hampshire, and a daughter of Jonas and Mary (Filton) Borden. Her father was a native of New Hampshire, and his wife of Massachusetts, but both were of English origin. Rowland Far- num and his wife had four children, of whom an account is given below: Henry Albert Farnum, of whose life this article is written, and John M. were the sons. The latter was a soldier for a short time during the Civil War and later a whole- sale grocer at Keene, New Hampshire. He sub- sequently opened a retail grocery store in Nor- wood Park, Illinois, where his death occurred July 17, 1896. Sobrina, wife of C. P. Grant, resides on West Seventy-second Street, Chicago. Frances is the widow of Stephen A. Randall. Rowland Farnum and his wife died at Keene, New Hampshire, at an advanced age.

Henry Albert Farnum remained on the home farın in New Hampshire and attended the com- mon schools, where he received his early educa- tion. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was attending a high school, but he left his studies

and enlisted, September 20, 1861, and was must- ered· into service and assigned to Company F, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer In- fantry. He went first to Maryland, and then on Burnside's expedition to Hatteras. Of the nine transports sent, only the "Old Louisiana" was not sunk. Mr. Farnum spent most of the time during the war with the Army of the Potomac, being in battles at Roanoke, Hatteras, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, the second battle of Fredericksburg, at Vicksburg, Jackson, and other places, being under General Grant at Vicksburg and Fredericksburg. He returned to the Poto- mac under General Grant and fought in the bat- tle of the Wilderness. On the second day, May 6, 1864, he was taken prisoner, and sent to Rich- mond to Libby Prison and then to Danville, spending a few days in each place. He was then sent to Andersonville, where he was confined eight months. Later he was sent to Florence, South Carolina, and while in the prison pen was not only starved nearly to death, but was also ex- posed to extreme cold and had his feet so badly frozen that part of the flesh fell from his toes. From Florence he was taken to Wilmington, North Carolina, and there exchanged, after which he spent a few days in Grant's general hospital at Willit's Point, New York, and was then sent to . the hospital at Manchester, New Hampshire. After gaining strength and partially recovering his health, he went to Concord to get his dis- charge, May 20, 1865. Two reports of his death had been published before his safety became known to his friends.

At the close of the war, Mr. Farnumi learned the trade of cabinet-maker, and worked at it at Keene, New Hampshire, and also Fitchburg, Massachu-

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setts. In 1876 Mr. Farnum came to Chicago and worked at the trade of making sashes, blinds and doors, and later found employment with the Johnson Furniture Company. He chose Nor- wood Park as a home and still resides there, oc- cupying a comfortable residence at No. 3585 Clarendon Street, which he built in 1897. Since 1890 he has taken charge of the Union Ridge Cemetery, as superintendent.

October 15, 1867, Mr. Farnum married Sarah E. Wheeler, and they had two children, namely: Edward Ellsworth, now residing at Athol, Massachusetts; and Isora L., wife of L. L. Foster, of the same place. Mr. Farnum was married

June 24, 1893, to Eleanor A. Turner, a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Miles S. and Clara (Moore) Turner. The former was a native of New Jersey and fought with the Sixth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in the late Civil War. He was also a member of the Thirty-sixth Company, Second Battalion Vet- eran Relief Corps. He lived in Milwaukee, and is buried in Union Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Farnum is a member of B. F. Butler Post, No. 754, Grand Army of the Republic, of Irving Park. He is a Republican in his political views, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as is his wife.

FRANCIS M. WOJTALEWICZ.

RANCIS MAXIMILIAN WOJTALEWICZ was born December 2, 1861, in Zalesie, Po- land, and is a son of Maximilian and Lucy (Budzbanowska) Wojtalewicz, who were both natives of that country. His maternal grand- father, Jolın Budzbanowski, was the superintend- ent of an estate in Poland, and his father's people were farmers in that country. Maximilian Wojtalewicz and his family emigrated to America April 25, 1869, and settled in Chicago, locating at No. 31 Chapin Street. He is a tailor by trade, and still lives in this city, where he has bought ground and built upon it.

The subject of this biography attended Saint Stanislaus' School, of Chicago, until he was thirteen years old, and was then employed at gilding picture frames in a factory a short time. He next attended public school until he was eighteen years of age, and subsequently entered Saint Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, where he completed a classical course. He next attended school at Saint Meinrad, Indiana, completing the course in 1889.

December 21, 1889, he was ordained at Holy Name Cathredal, by Arch-bishop Feehan. He was then appointed assistant to Reverend M. Pyplatz, and remained with him one year. For nine months he had charge of Guardian Angel Orphan Asylum, at High Ridge, and for eight months was in charge of a mission at Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois. His occupa- tion had fitted him for more independent efforts, and he next engaged his energies in organizing a mission at Sobieski, Cook County, in which he was very successful, and he remained in charge there three and one-half years.

September 20, 1895, Reverend Wojtalewicz took charge of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Blessed Virgin Mary, of South Chi- cago, and he has since been engaged in promoting the welfare of this church. He is the friend of the poor, the comforter of the sorrowful, and sympathizes with the joys and trials of all his parishioners. All who attend the services, and are connected with the church, give him their utmost confidence and regard.

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Charles W. Willard

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CHARLES W. WILLARD.

HARLES WRIGHT WILLARD was born January 31, 1826, in Deerfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and is a son of Hez- ekialı and Sultana (Fisk) Willard. He is a di- rect descendant of Maj. Simon Willard, who was born at Horsmonden, England, in 1605. A gen- ealogy of the Willard family, a copy of which is in possession of the subject of this sketch, was compiled by Joseph Willard in 1858. David Wil- lard, grandfather of C. W. Willard, married Re- becca Pratt, a native of Winchester, New Hamp- shure, and had the following children: Hezekiah, Amos, Rebecca, Thirsa, Seraph and Olive.

Hezekiah Willard, father of Charles W. Wil- lard, was born September 30, 1803, in Winchester, New Hampshire. Sultana Fisk, his wife, was born December 21, 1792, in South Deerfield, Mas- sachusetts, and was of Scotch descent. Their children were: Amos Fisk, Charles Wright, Hez- ekiah Oscar and John Peters.

The business life of Charles W. Willard began at the age of sixteen years, in Alstead, New Hampshire. From there he went to Nashua, in the same State, and worked as a blacksmith two years. Going thence to Dorchester, Massachu- setts, he there learned the trade of steam forger, having as companion, his brother, John P. Wil- lard. Together they went to Bridgewater, Mas- sachusetts, where they worked the hammer which turned out the armor for the first monitor, the old Roanoke, comprising one hundred sixty tons of armor plate. They subsequently duplicated this order for twenty-three gunboats, and also filled various other Government orders.

In 1862 they came to Chicago and engaged in

business with the firm of Pynchon, Willard & Company. They established a forge at Archer Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street, which was known as the Chicago Steam Forge Works. Mr. John Pynchon was the recognized head of the concern, and had its financial management until he was bought out by Charles W. Willard. They started with one hammer, and by the help of in- ventions perfected by the Willard brothers, and which are protected by patents, the volume of business was increased until it employed ten hamn- mers. The first of these patents covered an im- proved valve-gear, and the next invention, which proved the more valuable of the two, was an iron- helve hammer. In course of time, Mr. C. W. Willard bought out all his partners, the first one to sell being Mr. James W. Maxwell, who left the firm in 1868, the next being Mr. Willard's broth- er, and the last Mr. Pynchon.

In 1878 a charter covering the business was se- cured, with the title of Willard Sons & Bell Company. The plant was moved to South Chi- cago and located on the Calumet River, fronting on Ninety-eighth Street, in 1882, at which time its capacity was quadrupled. The product con- sists chiefly of car and locomotive axles, and in- cludes all kinds of forgings for railroad work. Since the World's Fair, Mr. Willard's sons, Frank and Lemnel, have assumed the practical manage- ment of the business, thus giving the father a much-needed rest after a long life of useful activ- ity. The two brothers, Charles W. and John P. Willard, are now enjoying a competency, which they have earned by a life of hard labor and hon- est endeavor.

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September 28, 1846, Charles W. Willard was married to Miss Martha Ann Babcock, a daughter of Lemuel E. and Sarah Emmeline (Buell) Bab- cock. Martha A. Babcock was born October 22, 1832, in Windsor, Vermont, and died September 20, 1883, at South Chicago. She was the mother of eight children. The eldest of these, Charles Edward Willard, was born May 22, 1849, at Dor- chester, Massachusetts. He married Ellen, daugh- ter of Charles E. Felton, of Chicago, and has one child, named George Gale. Martha Emma Wil- lard, born April 12, 1851, at Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, married Kossuth H. Bell, March 11, 1879, and has five children.

Frank Eugene, third child of C. W. Willard, was born November 10, 1854, in East Boston, Massachusetts. In March, 1885, he married Anna, daughter of John Moran, of Cleveland, Ohio. Their children are: Frank Valentine, boru February 14, 1894; Dorothy, April 26, 1895; and Gladys, March 22, 1896. After graduating from the Chicago High School in 1870, Mr. Wil- lard was employed six years at the forge. He then went into the offices of the Chicago Steam Forge Works, which were located in the Holley Building, in 1882. Seven years later they were moved to the Western Union Building, and in August, 1896, to the Great Northern Building. Since July 1, 1889, Mr. Frank E. Willard has had entire charge of these offices.

Freddy C., the fourth child of C. W. Willard, born February 17, 1855, in Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, died July 30, 1857. Harriet Emmeline, next, was born May 30, 1859, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and died in Chicago, May 1, 1877, having just graduated from the Chicago High School.

Lemuel Clifton Willard was born October 17, 1862, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. December 12, 1885, he was married to Miss Ellen, daugh- ter of Anton Kahl, of Chicago. Their children are: Ella Martha, born May 2, 1887; Harriet Emmeline, December 12, 1893; and Wright Clifton, September 6, 1896. At the age of six- teen years, lie left school, and entered his fa- ther's employ. In 1888 he took charge of the mechanical portion of work of the establishment,

and has continued in this position ever since. Mr. Willard is connected with Court South Cli- cago, No. 171, Independent Order of Foresters. He was made a Mason in August, 1892, in Triluminar Lodge, No. 767, and is identified with Sinai Chapter, No. 185, and Calumet Com- mandery, No. 62, of that order.

The last two children of C. W. Willard and 'wife were twins, Willie and Winnie, born in Chicago, October 10, 1865. The former died on the following day, and the latter September 30, 1867.

November 19, 1888, Charles W. Willard was married the second time, the bride being a sister of his first wife, and the widow of his younger brother, H. O. Willard. Hezekiah Oscar Wil- lard was born February 13, 1827, in Winchester, New Hampshire, and died March 22, 1886, at Alstead, in the same State. January 28, 1846, he was married to Sarah Emmeline Babcock, and they became the parents of nine children.

Mr. Charles W. Willard was made a Mason, at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in 1861, becoming a member of Bridgewater Lodge of that city. He is a steadfast Republican in political principle, but has never aspired to political offices or honors.

Amos Fisk Willard, eldest son of Hezekiah Willard, was born March 20, 1824, and died in Winchendon, Massachusetts, May 15, 1894. He was married December 31, 1846, to Amelia M. Smith, of Langdon, New Hampshire, and became the father of eight children.

John Peters Willard, youngest son of Hezekiah Willard, was born November 24, 1830, in Al- stead, New Hampshire. The history of his early life is given in connection with that of his elder brother, Charles W. Willard, whose name heads this article. In 1872 he sold out his interest in the firm of Pynchon, Willard & Company, and moved to De Pere, Wisconsin. Here he estab- lished himself in business under the title of the De Pere Steam Forge Works, and has achieved a most gratifying success. He became connected with the Masonic order in that city in 1876, in De Pere Lodge. He is a Republican in politics.

He married Harriet P. Hurd, daughter of

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Collins and Sarah (Way) Hurd. Their children are as follows: Cora Sultana, born December 24, 1855, died September 3, 1856, in Alstead, New Hampshire; Nellie Asenath, born April 17, 1857, in' Dorchester, Massachusetts, married Paul Scheuring, April 12, 1877, and had eight chil- dren; Myra Hurd, born January 23, 1859, in Al-

stead, New Hampshire, married Harry McRoy, of Chicago, June 16, 1880, and has three children; Freddie Collins, born May 18, 1861, in Bridge- water, Massachusetts, died February 9, 1862; Mabel Emma, born September 16, 1866, in Chi- cago, died July 20, 1895; Clara May, born April 4, 1870, in Chicago, died April 17, 1874.

CHARLES KRIEWITZ.

x HARLES KRIEWITZ, a very successful South Chicago grocer, has been established in his present location some thirteen years, and has acquired an enviable reputation along Commercial Avenue, where he has a store at No. 9700. Mr. Kriewitz is of German origin, his parents, Jacob and Fredrika (Lubtke) Kriewitz, residing in the little Pommeranian town of Lassan His

at the time of his birth, September 2, 1844. father was a fisherman, and died at the early age of forty-three, in 1864. His mother kept her wid- owed state many years, and died in Chicago, when past seventy-five years of age. She was the mother of four sons and one daughter, who are living in this country, except as noted below. She crossed the ocean in 1871 to spend her declining days with her children in their American home, and her only daughter, Minnie, bore her company. Her son Frederick was the first to emigrate, and now lives at Tolleston, Indi- ana, where he cares for a family of four children. John, the only son who persisted in clinging to the Fatherland, still lives at Kiel, where he follows ship carpentering. He is the father of four chil- dren. Ernst lives in South Chicago; and Minnie is Mrs. Rudolph Hargens, and has her home at Clark Station, Indiana. She is the mother of four children.

Mr. Kriewitz struck out for himself early in life, and something of his sturdy character may be at-

tributed to the discipline of these earlier years. When fourteen he left home and became a sailor, serving for several years on coast trading vessels. Before he was twenty he took an able-bodied sail- or's position on an ocean-going vessel, and was on the salt water for ten years. He served in the German navy for upwards of two years, from 1864 to 1866, and has an honorable record in that ca- pacity. In 1869 he came to this country on board the barque "Lincoln," of Bath, Maine. He landed at Philadelphia, and came straight on to Chicago, where his brother Frederick was already established. He was a capable and trusty sea- man and at once found remunerative employment on the lakes. He left the water in the autumn of 1872 to engage in business for himself as propri- etor and manager of a saloon and grocery at Clark Station, Indiana, and continued in this business for the next ten years. In June, 1883, he came to his present location, put up a convenient store building, and has built up one of the most com- plete grocery establishments on the street.

January 17, 1873, Mr. Kriewitz married Miss Matilda Ludewig, whose parents, Henry and Eliza- beth Dorothea (Kroekel) Ludewig, were natives of Hanover, Germany. She came to this country in 1870, in company with her three brothers, all of whom have met with success in the intervening years. William is a physician at Rock Island; Fred is a farmer near Woodstock; and Adolph is

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seeking restoration of health under Italian skies. She is a lady of many musical gifts, and is es- pecially proficient on the guitar. Her two older sons, Charles Frederick, born September 12, 1874, and Bernard Otto, February 17, 1876, were estab- lished by Mr. Kriewitz in the meat and grocery business at No. 1010 Commercial Avenue, in May, 1895, and have rapidly risen to the front rank in that line. They do a large business with freight boats that come in the Calumet River, and seek renewal of their larder before returning to tlie lake. A daughter, Freda, August 4, 1877, lived only eleven days. Clara Matilda, born August 8, 1878, inherits her mother's musical gift, and is a graduate of the Chicago Musical College, and was a pupil of Dr. F. Ziegfeld. She is now at- tending the Chicago Female College, and teaches a class in music at home. Emmertina Elsie, Feb- ruary 20, 1883, died on the last day of July in the year of her birth. John, who was born Janu- ary 10, 1884, died in the following August. Mil-

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Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, 8th ed., Part 94

Author: Calumet Book & Engraving Company, Chicago Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Chicago : Calumet Book and Engraving Co. Number of Pages: 930

Author: Calumet Book & Engraving Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago : Calumet Book and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 930