History of McLean County, Illinois, Volume I, Part 36

Author: Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis, b. 1867
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 786


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Patrick Stack owned 480 acres of land near Bellflower, Ill., and a great deal of property in Bloomington. He was a Republican and a mem- ber of the Holy Trinity Church. Mr. Stack was married in Lexington, Ky., to Miss Helen Kinsella, a daughter of Patrick and Helen (Burnes) Kinsella. To this union the following children were born: Edward, de- ceased; William, deceased; Robert, deceased; John J., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, married Harry Barnett, lives in Chicago; Mary, mar- ried Patrick Fitzgerald, lives in Bloomington; and Kate, married John Killian, lives near Bloomington. Mr. Stack died Jan. 20, 1902, and his wife died Nov. 24, 1900.


John J. Stack spent his boyhood in Bloomington and received his edu- cation in the public schools there. When he was a young man he engaged in general farming and stock raising and for 30 years owned and oper- ated a fine stock farm near Bellflower, Ill. He also engaged in the grain business extensively and met with marked success in all his business un- dertakings. He owns 1,000 acres of land near Bloomington, which he now rents. Mr. Stack resides in a fine brick home on Oakland Avenue, in Bloomington, which was formerly the home of J. D. Robertson.


On Jan. 30, 1901, Mr. Stack was united in marriage with Miss Nora Tobin, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Trainor) Tobin. Mr. Tobin was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1867, locating in New York for a short time, after which he came to McLean, Ill. He later purchased a farm near Bellflower, where he and his wife now reside. They are the parents of the following children: Nellie, deceased; Cather- ine, the widow of John Malone; Mrs. Stack; Simon, deceased; Sarah, de- ceased; and Belle, married Frank Yeagle. To John J. and Nora (Tobin)


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Stack 11 children have been born, as follows: Harry P, born Jan. 20, 1902, a graduate of Brown Business College of Bloomington, now editor of a newspaper in Des Moines, Iowa; Joseph, born Oct. 31, 1903, employed in the First National Bank of Bloomington; John O., born Sept. 7, 1905, died Nov. 6, 1917; William W., born April 23, 1908; Walter E., born April 9, 1910; Nora Mary, born Oct. 19, 1911; James Edward, born May 12, 1914; Margaret E., born Feb. 12, 1916; Dorothy F., born Oct. 4, 1919; Robert G., born April 27, 1921, is the fourth Robert in the Stack family; and Helen M., born Sept. 8, 1923.


John J. Stack is a member of the Holy Trinity Church and belongs to the Elks Lodge and the Knights of Columbus. He is a representative and dependable citizen of McLean County and has many friends and ac- quaintances.


Arthur Rowland Williams, director of the School of Commerce of Illinois State Normal University, is a leading citizen of McLean County. He was born at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., May 28, 1877, and is the son of Dr. Wesley and Harriet (Newell) Williams.


The first of the Williams family to come to the western hemisphere was Richard Williams, a captain in the British Navy. After retiring from his service, he came to this country in 1809 and located in Balti- more, Md. Dr. Wesley Williams, father of the subject of this sketch, was born at Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 1849. His wife, also a native of Canada, was born at Owen Sound, Ontario, in 1854. Dr. Williams has long been a prominent man in his profession as dentist and is a well known figure in the Democratic party of Michigan. He and his wife reside at Sault Ste. Marie. They have two children: Arthur Rowland, and Dr. Harold Keyes Williams, a successful dentist of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.


Arthur Rowland Williams was reared at Sault Ste. Marie, and after finishing high school there entered the Armour Institute in Chicago. He is also a graduate of Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio, the Univer- sity of Michigan, and the University of Chicago. Mr. Williams' first occupation in life was that of editor of the Weekly Times at Sault Ste. Marie. His positions since that time have been as purchasing agent for the Talbot Construction Company of Sault Ste. Marie; teacher at St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis .; vice-principal of Deerfield


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Shields High School, Highland Park, Ill., and director of the School of Commerce of Illinois State Normal University. Mr. Williams is also head of the A. R. Williams & Company, public accountants of Bloomington.


On Sept. 2, 1913, Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude Ann Nevins, a native of Highland Park, Ill., and the daughter of Edward and Eleanor (Murphy) Nevins, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Watertown, N. Y. Mr. Nevins lives retired at Highland Park, Ill. His wife died in 1913. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams two children have been born: Arthur Richard and James David, both students at Metcalf School, Illinois State Normal University.


Mr. Williams is a Democrat and a member of the Episcopal church. His wife belongs to the Catholic Church. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Michigan Alpha Chapter at Ann Arbor, Mich., and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholarship fraternity of Kenyon College. Mr. Williams belongs to the Rotary Club and the Maple- wood Country Club of Bloomington. The Williams family is one of the highly esteemed families of the community.


John J. Rolofson, deceased, was a widely known and successful auc- tioneer. He was born in Wilson Township, Dewitt County, Ill., Oct. 1, 1862, a son of John B. Rolofson. John B. Rolofson was born in White County, Ill., June 23, 1829, and was a son of Moses Rolofson, a native of Kentucky, born in 1802. He was a pioneer of Illinois and a son of Law- rence Rolofson, who was a native of Pennsylvania and was a cooper by trade. Lawrence Rolofson removed from his native state to Virginia and later went to Kentucky. He spent his last days in Illinois where he lived to be a very old man. Moses Rolofson lived in Kentucky until he was about 25 years of age. In 1823 he came to Illinois and settled in White County where he was engaged in farming until 1834 when he re- moved to DeWitt County, remaining there one year. He then removed to McLean County where he purchased land, but after remaining a few years he removed to Iowa and later went to Missouri where he died in 1885 at the age of 83 years. He married Ruth McClellan, a native of South Carolina, born in 1800. She was a daughter of James McClellan, a native of South Carolina and of Irish descent, who served in the Revo- lutionary war. Moses Rolofson and his wife were the parents of twelve


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children, ten of whom grew to maturity, as follows: Mary, Margaret C., John B., Jane, Lucinda, Robert, Arminda, Elizabeth, Adeline and Lucy.


John B. Rolofson was about six years of age when his parents settled in DeWitt County. He received his education in the old log school houses which were conducted on the subscription plan. When he was 14 years of age he began working out by the month and so continued for ten years. He then bought a farm and added more land later, becoming one of the prosperous farmers of DeWitt County. He was married Nov. 23, 1851, to Miss Mary Bird, a native of White County, Ill., born in 1831. To them were born six children: James M., Mrs. Laura Swearingen, Belle, Mrs. Martha E. Thorp, John J., the subject of this sketch, and Charles S. John B. Rolofson and his wife were members of the Christian Church and he was a Republican and took a prominent part in the affairs of his com- munity.


John J. Rolofson spent his boyhood on his father's farm in Wilson Township, DeWitt County, and attended the district schools. In 1884 he engaged in farming for himself on rented land in Wapella Township. He was thus occupied for six years and in 1890 he removed to Wapella where he engaged in the hardware and farm implement business. He built up an extensive trade in that business and also bought and sold horses from 1892 to 1907. On June 30, 1897, he was appointed postmaster of Wa- pella, serving three terms in that capacity. For many years Mr. Rolof- son was engaged in auctioneering and was well known and successful in this field of activity. He conducted sales over a large scope of terri- tory and his services were in constant demand. He died suddenly Dec. 9, 1923.


On Feb. 27, 1884, John J. Rolofson was united in marriage with Miss Effie M. Wilson, a native of Wapella Township, DeWitt County, born Dec. 26, 1862, and a daughter of John and Nancy A. (Funk) Wilson, early set- tlers in DeWitt County. Nancy A. Funk Wilson was a daughter of Jesse Funk, a prominent early day citizen of McLean County. S. A. Wilson, a brother of Mrs. Rolofson, lives in Los Angeles, Calif., and a half-brother, Wesley E. Thompson, lives at Gardner, Mont. John Wilson died in 1865 and his wife died in 1882. To John J. and Effie M. (Wilson) Rolofson, were born two children, one of whom died in infancy, and J. J. Rolofson, who is engaged in the practice of law at Clinton, Ill. He was educated in the Clinton High School, Wesleyan University of Illinois and Yale University, and was admitted to the Illinois bar in June, 1908. Mrs. Effie


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M. (Wilson) Rolofson died Sept. 30, 1910. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and a member of the Rathbun Sisters. She was a woman known for her many excellent qualities and loved and respected by the entire community. For 13 years she served as assistant postmas- ter at Wapella.


Mr. Rolofson was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, a 32d degree Mason, the Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias, Mod- ern Woodmen of America and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church and served as superintendent of Sunday School for a number of years.


Thomas Sylvester, well known retired brick contractor of McLean County, and vice president of the Normal State Bank at Normal, is a native of England. He was born Jan. 26, 1846, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Simpson) Sylvester. There were six sons in the Sylvester family, as follows: William, lives in England; John, lives at Staffordshire, England; George, lives at Staffordshire, England; James, deceased; Thomas, the subject of this sketch ; and Joseph, lives at Champaign, Ill.


Thomas Sylvester received his education in the schools of England, attending Widenberry School. After finishing his school work he learned the brick mason trade with his uncle, Rodger Witicker, and followed the trade in England until 1869, at which time he came to the United States. Mr. Sylvester was employed on the farm of Robert Anderson in Park County, Ill., until May 13, 1869, when he moved to Normal and engaged in the brick laying trade. After being in the employ of Blake, Huston and Sweeting at Normal for one year, Mr. Sylvester went into the contracting business for himself, which he followed until 1916, at which time he re- tired. He has built many interesting landmarks in McLean County, among them being the Fell Memorial. Mr. Sylvester owns 240 acres of land in Clay County, Minn., and 44 acres within the city limits of Normal. He has a residence at Bloomington as well as a home on Broadway and Ver- non Avenue at Normal, and he also owns a large amount of the business section of Normal.


On Oct. 27, 1871, Mr. Sylvester was married to Miss Martha Ellen Dunseth, a native of Money Creek Township, McLean County, born Jan. 25, 1854. To this union 12 children were born, as follows: Frank, lives


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at Webster City, Ia .; Thomas, lives in Iowa; John, lives at Normal; Wil- liam, lives at Normal; Nettie, married Edward Sheilds, lives at Normal; Fannie Burk Pepple, lives at Normal; Anna, married James Lyda, lives at Bloomington ; Louise, married Curtis Keyes, lives at Bloomington ; Charles, lives at Normal; Neil, lives at Normal; Elizabeth, deceased; and Minnie, deceased, was the wife of Clifton Green. After the death of his first wife on Nov. 3, 1916, Mr. Sylvester was married on Oct. 29, 1921, to Miss Jane Shirley, a native of Johnson County, Mo., born March 6, 1854.


In politics Mr. Sylvester is a Democrat and he served as a member of the city council of Normal for 11 years. He is a member of the Chris- tian Church and laid the brick for that church at Normal, and he belongs to the Masonic lodge. Mr. Sylvester is well known in the county, where he has a reputation for good citizenship and progressive ideas.


Albert F. Henderson, now living retired in Bloomington, is among the substantial and well known citizens of McLean County. He was born in Canada, near Montreal, July 15, 1841. At the age of 19 years he went to California and followed gold mining for two years after which he re- turned to Canada. In 1864 he came to McLean County and located at Towanda, where he engaged in teaching for eight years. He then pur- chased a farm of 240 acres near Colfax, Ill., which he operated success- fully until the time of his retirement in 1910. The farm is now owned by his son Roy Henderson.


In 1873 Mr. Henderson was married to Miss Rachel Fincham, a daughter of Robert and Martha Fincham, natives of Virginia and early settlers of Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Henderson the following children were born: Lillian, lives in Chicago; Pearl, engaged in the real estate business in Mississippi; Dr. Francis, a well known eye, ear and nose specialist of Bloomington with offices in the Griesheim Building; Archie, lives at Peoria, Ill .; Ernest, State Attorney, lives in Woodford County, Ill .; Dr. George, a successful dentist of Bloomington, also located in the Griesheim Building; Addie, married Leonard Funk, lives at LaCrosse, Wis., and Roy, who farms the home place near Towanda, Ill. Mrs. Hen- derson died in 1897.


Mr. Henderson served as supervisor of Colfax for five years. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he belongs


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to the Masonic lodge. The Henderson family is well known and highly esteemed in McLean County.


Arthur H. Tobias, manager of the Bloomington Creamery Company, is among the prominent business men of McLean County. He was born at Congerville, Woodford County, Ill., June 23, 1888, and is the son of James F. and Rosine (Strubhar) Tobias, a sketch of whom appears else- where in this volume.


Arthur H. Tobias spent his early life on a farm near Congerville, Ill., and was educated in the grade schools there and attended Normal High School. He later lived on a farm near Lexington, Ill., and for the past 12 years has resided at Bloomington, where he is associated in business with the Bloomington Creamery Company.


On Dec. 21, 1910, Mr. Tobias was united in marriage with Miss Ida M. Lehman, a native of Flanagan, Ill., and the daughter of Joseph A. and Martha A. (Unzicker) Lehman, a sketch of whom also appears in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Tobias have been born three children: Bernice Eleanor, born Oct. 1, 1914; Louise Frances, born Feb. 1, 1917; and Joseph Franklin, born Oct. 12, 1920.


In politics Mr. Tobias is identified with the Republican party. He and his family hold membership in the Mennonite Church and he is a member of the Masonic Lodge, being a 32d degree Mason. He also be- longs to the Rotary Club. Mr. Tobias has been successful and is con- sidered one of Bloomington's efficient citizens.


James F. Tobias was born in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, Aug. 26, 1860. His father died shortly after his birth and he was reared by an uncle, Dan Zinser of Washington, Ill. At the age of 13 years he made his home with Michael Foster of Deer Creek, Ill. At the age of 18 years Mr. Tobias worked out by the month in the vicinity. of Congerville, Ill., where he became acquainted with Rosine Strubhar and was married to her on Dec. 13, 1883.


Mr. Tobias and Rosine Tobias spent the early days of their life on the farm, later opening a hardware and implement business at Conger- ville, Ill., which they operated for 10 years, after which they purchased


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a farm south of Congerville, where they resided two years. They pur- chased a farm near Lexington, where they resided until the death of James F. Tobias, which occurred April 8, 1910.


Rosine (Strubhar) Tobias was born in Danvers Township, McLean County, Feb. 2, 1863, where she lived to maturity.' To Mr. and Mrs. James F. Tobias were born three children: Arthur H., a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Effie May and Ida, who both died in infancy. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Tobias resided with her son, Ar- thur H., until her death, Feb. 8, 1918, at Bloomington.


Valentine Strubhar was born in Alsace Lorraine, France, Sept. 26, 1817. At the age of 17 years he immigrated to America and settled in Ohio, where he resided for several years. He then moved to Illinois, where he met Barbara Guingerich, whom he married in the year 1845. He was of the old Mennonite faith and was one of the founders of the first Mennonite churches erected in Illinois. One of these churches, lo- cated three miles north of Danvers, is still standing. Mr. Strubhar died Nov. 30, 1861, at the age of 64 years.


Barbara (Guingerich) Strubhar was born in Alsace Lorraine, France, March 19, 1827. Her people immigrated to America in 1829, and settled in Ohio, later moving to Danvers, Ill., where she resided until 1898, then moving to Piper City, Ill., where she lived with her daughter until the time of her death, which occurred March 26, 1923, at the age of 95 years. To Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Strubhar seven children were born: John, lives at Danvers, Ill .; Magdalene Salzman, lived at Danvers, Ill., and now deceased; Emil E., lives in California; Peter A., lives at Murray, Iowa; Mrs. John Schaffer, lived at Deer Creek, Ill., now deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Ehresman, lives at Piper City, Ill .; and Mrs. Rosine Tobias, deceased.


Joseph A. Lehmann, a well known and successful farmer of McLean County, living at Chenoa, was born five miles north of Bloomington, April 2, 1863, the son of Peter and Magdalena (Stalter) Lehmann.


Peter Lehmann was a native of Alsace Loraine, France, and his wife was born at Bavaria, Germany. At an early date Mr. Lehmann came


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to this country and located on a farm near Danvers, Ill., later removing to a farm near Bloomington. In 1866 he went to Livingston County, Ill., and lived on a farm near Gridley and later lived near Flanagan, where he died. There were six children in the Lehmann family: Jacobina Ver- cler, lives at Meadows, Ill .; Peter R., born Dec. 3, 1861, died Jan. 4, 1901; Joseph A., the subject of this sketch; Ella Rich, lives at Deer Creek, Ill .; Elizabeth Zehr, lives at Graymont, Ill. ; and Dr. C. W., lives at Flanagan, Ill.


Joseph A. Lehmann was reared and educated in Livingston County, Ill., and has always been a farmer. On Feb. 3, 1887, he was united in mar- riage at Danvers with Miss Martha Amelia Unzicker, a native of Lexing- ton, Ill., and the daughter of Joseph and Magdalena (Smucker) Unzicker, the former a native of Canada and the latter of France. Mr. Unzicker died Oct. 28, 1909, and his wife died July 23, 1906. To Joseph A. and Martha Amelia (Unzicker) Lehmann the following chidren were born: Emma M. Augspurger, born March 11, 1888; Martha Amelia Schrock, born Jan. 11, 1890; Ida M. Tobias, born Jan. 8, 1892; Pearl E. Zimmer- man, born June 18, 1893; Joseph P., born Dec. 21, 1894; Matilda E. Por- zelius, born Oct. 10, 1898; and Magdalena I. Zehr, born April 27, 1904.


Mr. Lehmann is a Republican and he and his family are members of the Mennonite Church.


Louis W. Dauel, who is successfully engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Bloomington, is a native of Germany. He was born in Hanover, Dec. 11, 1861, and is a son of Frederick and Dorothy (Gathmann) Dauel.


Frederick Dauel and his wife died when Louis W., the subject of this sketch, was a young boy. They were the parents of the following children: Mary, died at the age of 22 years; Frederick, died in infancy ; Louise, died in 1919, was the wife of August Wichmann; Henry, lives in Los Angeles, Calif .; F. W., lives in St. Paul, Minn .; and Louis W., the subject of this sketch.


When Louis W. Dauel was 13 years old he and his brother came to the United States and lived with their older brother, a farmer in Mc- Lean County. After two years he went to Iowa and worked on a farm, and five years later Mr. Dauel returned to Illinois. He engaged in the hardware and implement business for a number of years and met with


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success. In 1899 he came to Bloomington and became deputy sheriff of McLean County, which office he held for two years. He then became manager of the Darlington Lumber Co. at Arrowsmith, Ill., for three and one-half years, then purchased the business of August Boeker in Bloom- ington. Mr. Dauel does a large volume of business in real estate, insur- ance, and loans and his office is located in the Corn Belt Bank Bldg. He owns a fine residence in Bloomington beside other city property.


On March 27, 1883, Mr. Dauel was married to Miss Emma M. George, a daughter of Henry and Anna (Schlueter) George, the former a native of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Dauel seven children have been born, as follows: Minnie was the wife of Martin Homuth, died in 1918, leaving one child, Dorothy; Louise, married Godfrey Olson, lives in Bloomington, and they have three children, Ralph, Robert and Margaret; Henry, an engineer on the Chicago & Alton Railroad, had two children, Evelyn and Lois; William, lives in Bloomington; Rose married Elmer Peterson who died in 1914, Mrs. Peterson now making her home with her parents; Lillian, married Walter Miller, a jeweler in Bloomington; and Alvina, married Virgil Bierbower.


Mr. Dauel was president of the Real Estate Board of Bloomington and is the agent for several steamship lines. He is a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and is a substantial and reliable citizen of Bloomington.


Joseph F. Rice, who is successfully engaged in the real estate business in Bloomington, is a member of one of McLean County's pioneer families. He was born in Bloomington, March 13, 1872, and is the son of Charles and Lena (Schneckloth) Rice.


Charles Rice was born in Mecklenburg, Schwereing, Germany, Nov. 22, 1830, and his wife was born at Schonberg, Germany, Aug. 15, 1845. In 1849 Mr. Rice came to this country and first settled in LaSalle County, and in '1872 located on a farm in Bloomington Township, McLean County, where they lived for many years. Mr. Rice became a successful farmer and was a bee-keeper also. He served throughout the Civil War in Com- pany I, 104th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was highway commissioner of Bloomington Township for a number of years, and died Feb. 28, 1910. His wife lives in Bloomington with her daughter, Mrs.


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Lena H. Scott, 504 E. Taylor Street. To Mr. and Mrs. Rice three chil- dren were born, as follows: Joseph F., the subject of this sketch; Lena H., married P. E. Scott; and Regina E., married Bert H. Castle, lives on a farm near Mackinaw, Ill.


Joseph F. Rice spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his education in the Price school and also attended Evergreen City Busi- ness College in Bloomington. After engaging in general farming for a number of years, Mr. Rice traveled for the patent medicine company of Dr. Falone. Five years later he became interested in the gardening busi- ness and soon after entered real estate, in which he has been most suc- cessful.


In politics Mr. Rice is identified with the Republican party. He served as highway commissioner of Bloomington Township for six years, and was elected supervisor one term and re-elected for the second term, resigning to take the office of County Treasurer, having been elected in November, 1914, which office he held for a term of four years. Mr. Rice is unmarried. He is among the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of his community.


David A. BroLeen is a well known and highly esteemed business man of Bloomington. He was born in Sweden, Dec. 15, 1873, and is the son of Andrew and Mary (Sjoberg) BroLeen, natives of Sweden, and now deceased. There were four children in the BroLeen family: John, a machinist, lives in Sweden; Hulda, married Mr. Fridell; Frank, a mer- chant tailor, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; and D. A., the subject of this sketch.


D. A. BroLeen was reared and educated in Sweden and came to this country at the age of 20 years. He located at Des Moines, Iowa, where he worked at his trade for a number of years, and in 1899 he removed to Bloomington, where he entered the employ of George W. DuNah, Since 1904 Mr. BroLeen has been a member of the firm of BroLeen & DuNah, merchant tailors, and they are located at 106 W. Washington Street.


In 1904, Mr. BroLeen was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Bets- berg, a native of Sweden who came to America at the age of three years. She is the daughter of Carl G. and Amelia (Goss) Betsberg, who came to this country in 1843, and are now deceased. To D. A. and Hanna




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