Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 159

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388

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Wheaton, and in 1871, was employed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com- pany, as bridge carpenter. In 1883, he returned to Galesburg and entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com- pany, where he is now foreman of the wood machine shop, a position he has held for four- teen years. June 27, 1876, he was married to Martha Jane Roe, of Abingdon, Illinois. Her father, Silas Roe, settled at Abingdon, in 1841, being one of the early settlers of Knox County. Mr. Phelps is a republican, and in 1898, was elected Supervisor on the republican ticket. In 1896, he ran for Alderman in the Sixth Ward, being defeated by but two votes. He is a member of Ezel Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of which order he was Deputy Grand Chancel- lor for six years, during which time he insti- tuted four lodges in Knox County. He was one of the organizers of the Railroad Mckinley Marching Club, which was eight hundred strong. In 1897, he, with Professor J. A. New- man, organized the now well known and pop- ular Burlington Route Band of thirty musi- cians. Mr. Phelps takes a great interest in the advancement of musical organizations, and is at present manager of the College City and of the Central Church orchestras.

POTTER, C. B .; Engineer; Galesburg; born June 29, 1839, in Luzerne County, Pennsyl- vania. His father, Brookins Potter, was born in Vermont; his grandfather, William Potter. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Mr. C. B. Potter was educated in the common schools. In politics, he is a republican; In re- ligious belief, a Baptist. He married Eunice House, in Kewanee, Illinois, January 1, 1868. Three children have been born to them, Ella; Albert; and Etta, who died in infancy; Albert died in 1886. Mr. Potter came to Galesburg in 1865 and entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, working in the roundhouse two weeks, when he began fir- ing an engine on the road. He moved to Galva in 1878. In 1895 he returned to Galesburg and bought a residence on West Tompkins street.

POST, PHILIP S .; Lawyer; born in Vienna, Austria, November 10, 1869; educated at Knox College and National Law School, Washington,

District of Columbia. His father, General Philip Sidney Post, was born in Florida, New York; his mother, Cornelia A. Post, was born in Elmira, New York. On the paternal side, his grandfather, General Peter Schuyler Post, was born in Warwick, Orange County, New York; his grandmother, Mary D. (Coe) Post, was born in Rochland County, New York. His great-grandfather, Colonel Garrett Post, and his great-grandmother, Martinche (Bertolf) Post, were born in Orange County, New York. On the maternal side, his grandfather was William Townsend Post, born in Warwick, Orange County, New York; his grandmother, Harriet G. (Luce) Post, was born in Coopers- town, in the same state. His great-grandpar- ents, James B. Post and Catherine C. (Hat- horn) Post, were born in Orange County. P. S. Post was admitted to the Bar in 1892. He was elected County Judge of Knox County in 1898. In politics, Judge Post is a republican.

PLANK, ROBERT M .; Farmer; Galesburg; born in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsyl- vania, August 5, 1864. His parents, William and Mary (Shultz) Plank, were natives of Pennsylvania. In religion, Mr. Plank is a Pres- byterian. In politics, he is a republican.

PURINGTON, WILLIAM SYDNEY; Vice President and General Manager of the Puring- ton Paving Brick Company, Galesburg; born February 22, 1860, in Amesbury, Massachusetts; educated in Friends Boarding School, Prov- idence, Rhode Island. His parents were Daniel -S. Purington, of Vassalbon, Maine, and Sarah (Varney) Purington, of New Hampshire. He was married at Porter, Indiana, in 1884, to Nel- lie M., daughter of John K. and Sarah J. (Gill) Caldwell, of Pennsylvania. They have three children, William C., Helen, and D. Stewart. Mr. Purington's ancestors were of early New England stock. His father was a farmer, and spent most of his life at Newburyport, Massa- chusetts, where Mr. W. S. Purington lived until 1880, when he came West to superintend the Purington-Kimball Brick Company's works at Chicago, Illinois, and at Porter, Indiana. For three years he was Vice President and Secre- tary of the St. Paul and Minneapolis Pressed Brick Company. In 1890, he removed to Gales- burg, where he established the plant now owned and operated by the Purington Paving Brick Company. Mr. Purington is a member of the Royal Arcanum; was Vice President and is a Director of the Galesburg Business Men's Club, which position he has held for seven years. In religion, Mr. Purington is a Presby- terian. In politics, he is a republican.

READ, HENRY WARE; Teacher; born De- cember 31, 1849, at Newtown, Illinois. His father, Josiah, was born at Keene, New Hampshire, and his mother, Caroline A. (Strong), at Elmira, New York. His grand- father on the paternal side was David Read, and on the maternal side Samuel Strong. Pro- fessor Read was educated at Knox College, In which institution he is instructor In Latin and Greek. June 24, 1876, he was united In mar- riage to Martha E. A. Hastings, of Galesburg.

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They are the parents of three children, Mary Amelia, Henry Hastings, and Robert Strong. Mr. Read is a successful teacher, and an in- fluential member of the faculty of Knox Col- lege. He is closely connected with the Sunday school work of Knox County. He is an aggres- sive temperance advocate, having acted as Vice President and a member of the Executive Com- mittee in the memorable campaign of 1899. He is a man of rare judgment and careful scholar- ship, and a devoted Christian. He is a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. In politics, he is a republican.

REDFIELD, HENRY J .; Liveryman; Gales- burg; born December 31, 1860, in Galesburg, where he was educated. His parents were A. C. Redfield, of Connecticut; and Mary M. (On- derdouk) Redfield, of Long Island. Mr. Red- field is proprietor of the Union Livery Stable. In politics, he is a republican.

REINMUND, BOWMAN FRANKLIN; Secre- tary of the Covenant Mutual Life Association; Galesburg; born at Lancaster, Ohio, November 11, 1857, where he was educated. His father, Benjamin F., was born at Bethlehem, Pennsyl- vania; his mother, Isabel C. (Arnold) at Hag- erstown, Maryland. His paternal grandfather, Joseph, was born in Prussia, and his paternal grandmother, Sarah (Wilhelm), at Reading, Pennsylvania. His maternal grandfather, Henry Arnold, was born in Holland; his mater- nal grandmother, Maria (Bowman), in Mary- land. Mr. Reinmund was married December 4, 1877, at Lancaster, Ohio, to Ida B. Jackson. They have two children, Elizabeth S. and Bow- man F. In religion, he is a Presbyterian. In politics, a republican.

REYNOLDS, EDWARD B .; Retired Farmer; Blain avenue, Galesburg; born in Hart County, Kentucky, February 20, 1825; educated in his native state. His parents, Edward and Celia (Fuqua) Reynolds, were natives of Bedford County, Virginia. They had eleven children, Willis, Jesse, Pamelia, Eliza, Jane, William, Mary, Celia, Edward B., Elizabeth, and Loren. The father died in 1848, and the mother in 1875. The paternal grandfather, Jesse Reynolds, was a native of England; his wife, Mary (Bright), of Scotland. Mr. Reynolds married Mary W. Gose, January 25, 1849, in Knox Township; there were eight children, Lorenzo D., Jose- phine A., Laura V., Peter G., George E., Henry C., John . and Kate. Lorenzo D. married Frances Reynolds; they have seven children. Josephine was twice married; first, to Newton Callison, with whom she had one son, Ray. Her second marriage was with L. Judson Smith. Laura V. was first married to Benja- min Dermier; her second husband Is Clarence Jones. Peter married Jennie Higgins; they had two sons, Ralph J. and John E. Peter Reynolds died August 3, 1898. George was twice mar- ried; first to Sarah McNell; they had three children, Clarence, Allce and Mary; his second marriage was with Mrs. Ida (Smith) Moore; they have one daughter, Josephine. Henry C. married May Adams; they have two children, Irene and Edward. The ancestry of the family

is English, Scotch, French and German. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Reynolds are members of the Christian Church. In politics, Mr. Reynolds is a prohibitionist.

RICE, F. C .; Superintendent of the Illinois lines of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Galesburg; born in Wayne County, New York, January 10, 1844. His father, wil- liam A., and his grandfather, Chester E. Rice, went to Beloit, Wisconsin, where F. C. Rice received his education in the common schools and learned telegraphy. In 1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry and served until 1863. In the Spring of the same year he assumed charge of the telegraph statlon at Monmouth, for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, and was soon trans- ferred to Mendota, as Station Agent and Opera- tor, where he remained until 1866, when he came to Galesburg and was given the position of Chief Operator. He was then appointed Chief Train Dispatcher, and for fifteen years filled the position of Chief Operator, Chief Train Dis- patcher, and Train Master. In 1881, he was made Superintendent of the Galesburg Division, and in 1888, General Superintendent of the Illi- nois lines, which position he still holds. Mr. Rice is a Trustee of Knox College; member of the Library Board; member of the Business Men's club, and is prominently identified with religious matters. In 1867, he was married to Harriet A., daughter of L. Knox, a grandson of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War and of the Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Rice have one son, Robert; and one daughter, Carrie E., who Is now Mrs. F. J. Bentley.

RIDGLEY, VINCENT; Retired; Galesburg; born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 20, 1825. He received his education in Illinois. He was married June 7, 1855, to Adelaide J. Long, of Adams County, Illinois. They have had nine children, of whom six are living: Charles N., Vincent N., O. L., R. W., Clarence M., and Roy R. In politics, Mr. Ridgley is a democrat.

RIPPETOE, WILLIAM ROBERT; Con- ductor; Galesburg; born September 20, 1853, at Colchester, Illinois, where he was educated. His parents were C. H. Rippetoe, of Kentucky, and Mary C. (Barber) Rippetoe, of McDonough County, Illinois; the father died in 1882; his mother is living in Galesburg; his grand- fathers were John P. Rippetoe and John Bar- ber, of Kentucky. He was married in Col- chester, December 25, 1873, to Mary A. Polonus. They have three children, William H., Mabel, and Jane. William H. is an employe of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. From the age of ten to twenty-six Mr. Rippetoe was a coal miner. In 1879, he began as brake- man on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and was promoted to the position of conductor In 1884. He Is faithful and alert in his business, and has never met with an ac- cident. In religion, Mr. Rippetoe is a Baptist. He is a republican.

ROBBINS, WILLIAM A .; Grocer; Galesburg; born April 10, 1851, In Henry County, Illinois.

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His parents were Edward S. and Temperance (Allen) Robbins, of New York. He was mar- ried in Galesburg, Illinois, October 13, 1874, to Nettie E., daughter of Marvin S. Carr, of Sara- toga County, New York, and Susan M. (Espy) Carr, of Pennsylvania. They have two chil- dren, Bessie A .; and Elmer A., deceased. Mr. Robbins' parents were among the early settlers in Illinois, living first in Knox County, and then in Henry County. His father retired from business in 1866, and resided in Gales- burg. Mr. W. A. Robbins lived on the farm till 1866, and he attended public school for two years. He was employed for a year by Dunn and Kingsberry, grocers. He then began work for the Frost Manufacturing Company as core- maker, and after three months became foreman of that department. A year later he re-entered the employ of Dunn and Kingsberry. Decem- ber 22, 1871, he took a position as clerk in the grocery store of G. D. Crocker, and in 1878, bought a half interest in the business, under the firm name of Crocker and Robbins. After two years, Mr. Robbins assumed the entire management of the business. In 1895, the firm built the Arlington Hotel, opposite the Chi- cago, Burlington and Quincy passenger depot. They use the first floor of the building for their extensive grocery business. Mr. Robbins is a member of the Baptist Church. In politics, he is a republican.

ROSS, ROBERT ALEXANDER; Carpenter, Builder and Millwright; Galesburg; born at St. Albans, Vermont, January 7, 1850. His father, Robert Ross, of Belfast, Ireland, was of Scotch descent; his mother, Mary A. (Brison) Ross, came from Londonderry, Ireland. He was mar- ried to Nellie J. Turner, at St. Albans, Ver- mont, May 22, 1875. Their children are: May, deceased; Edward James; Frank; Robert A .; and Anna May. Mr. Ross learned his trade in St. Albans, where he became a prosperous con- tractor. He came to Galesburg in May, 1885, and became foreman of the firm of Dawson and Anderson, and to a large extent, had charge of the construction of the Knox County Court House. He had previously erected many im- posing structures, including court houses in Michigan, at Kalkaska, Saginaw City, and Pon- tiac. He was foreman of the carpenter work in the High School Building, Galesburg, and as millwright, had charge of remodeling the build- ings of the Galesburg Brick and Terra Cotta Company; he had charge of the machinery, and his services extended over a period of three years. In 1895, he became Superintendent of the Galesburg Vitrified Brick Company, and has satisfactorily conducted the plant, which has a capacity of twenty-five thousand paving brick per day. In politics, Mr. Ross is a re- publican.

ROWE, C. B., JR .; Engineer; Galesburg; born January 5, 1858, in Portland, Maine; educated in Massachusetts. His parents were C. B. Rowe, bora In 1832, at Rockport, Massa- chusetts, and Clara (Morse) Rowe; his grand- parents were Isaac Rowe, of Massachusetts, and Martha (Abbott) Rowe; his great-grand-

father was John Rowe, of Massachusetts; his maternal grandfather, Captain Thomas Morse, was killed by Indians in Maine. Mr. Rowe was married to Rose Ann Cavanaugh November 21, 1879, at Fall River, Massachusetts; their chil- dren are: Hearlbert Henry; William Francis; Charles Buck; George Edward; John Zahn; Theodore Harwood; Irene May, deceased. Mrs. Rowe was the daughter of Michael J. Cav- anaugh, of Ireland, and Mary (Shannon) Cavanaugh, of England. Mr. Rowe's ancestors were Puritans; his great-grandfather, John Rowe, was a captain in the Revolutionary War, and five of his sons fought in his company at the battle of Bunker Hill; his grandfather, who was in the War of 1812, was made a prisoner, taken to England, and confined in the Dartmoor prison for eight months; he died at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. Rowe's father was a railroad engineer for thirty-three years; he was injured in a wreck, and now has a position in the shops of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. Dur- ing 1872, Mr. C. B. Rowe fired for his father on the Hartford and Erie, was employed on the Old Colony, running out of Boston, and after a year and a half he went to California. He was with the Southern Pacific from 1875-78; the Old Colony, from 1878-80; and the Mexican Central for two years. His other engagements were with the Reading Railroad; Texas and Pacific; Little Rock and Fort Smith; New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio; Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy (1888); Lehigh Valley (1894); and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (1895), where he is now an engineer. Mr. Rowe is a Master Mason, Alpha Lodge, Galesburg.

RUNDQUIST, CHARLES E .; Carpenter; Galesburg; born in 1858, in Sweden, where he learned the trade of carpenter and mason; he came to Galesburg in 1885. For several years, Mr. Rundquist has been a prominent carpenter and builder, and has erected many of the hand- some dwellings and fine business blocks of Galesburg. He was married, in 1885, to Emma Johnson. They have one daughter, Olga.

SHANK, BOSTON M .; Yardmaster; Gales- burg; born June 14, 1854, at Columbus, Ohio; son of John Shank, of Ohio. He was educated in the common schools; he is a democrat. He married Minnie Griffin, at Trenton, Missouri, November 27, 1888; they have one child, Stacy S. Mr. Shank began railroad work when six- teen years old, as brakeman on the Fort Wayne, Pittsburg and Chicago Railroad; went to Burlington, Iowa, and was employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, hav- ing charge of construction on the Mt. Air Branch; for four years he was with the Mis- souri, Iowa and Northern Railroad, and later with the Rhode Island Railroad; in 1892, he came to Galesburg, where he has since been employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, as night yardmaster. Mr.

Shank is a member of the Catholic Church.

SHANNON, ELLIS; Conductor; Galesburg; born June 4, 1844, in Pennsylvania, where he

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was educated. His parents were Jesse and Mary ( Williamson) Shannon, of Pennsylvania; his maternal grandfather was George William- son. Jesse Shannon, the father, was captain of a packet boat on the Susquehanna canal. He died when Ellis was two years old. Mr. Ellis Shannon was married in Charleston, South Carolina, December 25, 1865, to Christine R., daughter of George Snyder, of Baden, Ger- many, and Mary Frances (Scherer) Snyder. Mr. Snyder was in the regular army under Sherman for five years. Six children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Shannon; George E .; Lucetta B .; Maud S .; Harry D .; Mary, deceased; and Jesse, deceased. When fifteen years of age, Ellis Shannon learned the trade of blacksmith. He enlisted August 17, 1861, in Company D, Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. After serving his term of three years, he re-enlisted, and was discharged November 28, 1865. He was in the following engagements: St. Bluff,

October 1862; Pocotaligo, October 22,

1862; Mansfield, April

8, 1864; Pleas- ant Hill, April 9, 1864; Crane River, April 23, 1864; Mansura, May 17, 1864; Berryville, Sep- tember 5, 1864; Winchester, September 19, 1864; Fisher's Hill, September 23, 1864; and Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864. After the war, Mr. Shannon lived in Newport, Pennsylvania, for one year, and then came to Buda, Bureau County, Illinois. After farming five years, he entered the employ of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad as brakeman, and four years later became conductor. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Order of Railway Conductors. Mr. Shannon belongs to the Methodist Church. In politics, he is a republican.

SIMONDS, WILLIAM E .; Professor of Eng- lish Literature in Knox College, Galesburg. He was born in Peabody, Essex County, Massa- chusetts, September 10, 1860. His parents were Edward and Mary A. (Chase) Simonds. He re- ceived his education in the Peabody High School, Phillips Andover Academy, and Brown University, graduating from the college in 1883. Mr. Simonds taught two years in the High School at Providence, Rhode Island, and in 1885, went abroad for further study. He was for a half-year a student in the University of Berlin, and for two years a student in the Uni- versity of Strassburg. From the latter institu- tion he received the degree of Doctor of Phil- osophy, in 1888. On returning to America (1888), he was made Instructor in German in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. In the Summer of 1889, he was called to the chair which he now holds in Knox College, entering upon his duties in the fall of that year. Pro- fessor Simonds has published several text- books for school and college use, among them his university thesis on "Sir Thomas Wyatt and His Poems," 1889, and an "Introduction to the Study of English Fiction," 1894. June 22, 1898, Mr. Simonds was married to Katherine L. Courtright, who, during the school year 1896-7, was Dean of Women in Knox College. They have a daughter, Marjorie.

SMITH, CHARLES NEWTON; Engineer; Galesburg; born June 24, 1855, in Pennsyl- vania, where he was educated. His parents were Jeremiah and Catherine E. (Miller) Smith, of Pennsylvania, the latter of Reading; his grandfather, Jacob Smith, and his great- grandparents were also natives of Pennsyl- vania. He was married in Tamaqua, Pennsyl- vania, September 16, 1878, to Isabella, daughter of Anthony Betz, of Germany, and Mary Jane (Brown) Betz, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Betz came to Tamaqua from Germany at the age of nine years. He was superintendent of a coal mine till his death at the age of forty-four years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have four children, Jerry, Laura Jane, Robert Henry, and Edward New- ton. Mr. Smith's father was one of the first locomotive engineers in Pennsylvania, and fol- lowed the business till he retired of old age. He now lives at Tamaqua, Pennsylvania; his wife died in 1895 At the age of fourteen, Mr. C. N. Smith began to work in a rolling mill, and when eighteen years old, began as brake- man on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. After being a conductor for two years he he- gan as fireman on the same road, and after three years, became an extra engineer. He left during the strike of 1887, but began running an engine on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in March, 1888, which position he still holds. During his entire railroad aerv- ice, Mr. Smith has lost but two weeks' time. By economy, be and his wife have bullt their home on East South street, Galesburg. Mr. Smith is a republican in politics.

SMITH, M. L .; Freight Conductor; Gales- burg; born in 1844, at Cleveland, Ohio; came to Kirkwood, Illinois, in 1855. In 1861, he en- listed in Company C, One Hundred and Thirty- eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteers, and served during the war. He came to Galesburg In 1877, and was employed as brakeman by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com- pany for about four years. He assisted in the offices of the company, and was afterwards made freight conductor, which position he now holds. He is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors. In 1868, he was married to Eliza- beth Carmichael. They have two daughters, Mabel and Bertha.

SPAKE, WILLIAM N .; Restaurateur and Confectioner; born in Princeton, Illinois, October 24, 1858. His father, L. M. Spake, was born in Sweden, and his mother, Eva (Olson) Spake, was also a native of Sweden. He was educated at Princeton, Illinois. November 14, 1888, he married Mary E. Olson at Galesburg. There are two children, Marie Louise and Rich- ard William. Mr. Spake's parents were mar- ried in Sweden, and came to this country in 1847, settling in Princeton, where Mr. Spake en- gaged in the carpentry business, which he fol- lowed until his death; Mrs. Spake is atill living in Princeton. After finishing his education at Princeton, Mr. W. N. Spake came to Galesburg and commenced work in the restaurant of J. F. Anderson, where he remained for elghteen years, at the end of which time he purchased

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an interest in the business which was con- tinued under the firm name of J. F. Anderson and Company. After seven years of partner- ship, Mr. Anderson disposed of his interest to Henry G. Hawkinson, and the firm name was changed to Spake and Hawkinson. They are located at 140 East Main street, and are the leaders in the restaurant and catering business of this part of the country. Mr. Spake is one of our most reliable and successful citizens. In religion, he is a Lutheran. In politics, he is a republican.

STRAIN, GEORGE M .; Reporter for the "Re- publican-Register;" Galesburg, where he was born March 4, 1873; educated in Knox College. His father, David Newton Strain, was born near Greenfield, Ohio; his mother, Sarah A. Strain, was born at Russelville, Ohio. On the paternal side, his great-grandparents were David and Nancy (Montgomery) Strain. His grandfather, James Strain, was born in South Carolina; his grandmother was Martha Garrett Strain. On the maternal side, his great-grandparents were John and Sabra (Witter) Bassett; his grand- parents were George Bassett, born in Benton Township, New York, and Nancy (Wilson) Bassett, born in Russelville, Ohio. After leav- ing the public schools, at the age of twelve, he worked for The O. T. Johnson Company for two years; attended Knox Academy three years; worked for Kellogg, Drake and Olson for three years; attended Knox College for three years, during which time he was special re- porter for the "Republican-Register;" held a regular position as reporter on the same paper from June, 1896, to August, 1898; attended Knox College for the senior year, and, after graduation, returned to his former position on the "Republican-Register. His parents came to Galesburg in April, 1865, having resided in the State from 1854. His father, D. N. Strain, was a grocer for twenty years, but is now retired. One brother, Orves B. Strain, died in Galesburg in 1890. Another brother, Rev. H. L. Strain, returned from Germany in 1898, after a two years' course of study under a Blatchford fel- lowship from the Chicago Theological Semi- nary, and is now assistant pastor of the New England Congregational Church, Chicago. In religion, G. M. Strain is a Congregationalist. In politics, he is a republican.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 159

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1388

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388