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On March 16, 1858, Mr. Buck was married to Miss Mary Jane McCon- nell, a native of Ohio and the daughter of William and Catherine (La- Fever) McConnell, natives of Pennsylvania, who moved to Ohio at an early day, where they passed the remainder of their lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Buck two children were born: Rose, who died May 19, 1902; and Oral, who resides at the Illinois Hotel, Bloomington. Mrs. Buck died Feb. 12, 1903.
Politically, Mr. Buck was a Whig in early life and cast his first presi- dential vote for General Scott. From 1856 to 1884 he was identified with the Republican party, and from that time until his death he was an earnest and zealous Prohibitionist. Although never having entertained any strong inclination to hold public office, he was once a candidate for the county treasureship of McLean County on the Prohibition ticket. Mr. Buck was a lifelong member of the Universalist Church. He was always upright and fair in his business dealings and as a citizen he was the upholder of high standards.
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A. G. Erickson, a well known merchant of Bloomington, was born in Sweden, July 7, 1863, the son of J. P. and Christine (Carlson) Erickson.
J. P. Erickson came to this country from Sweden in 1868, locatinng on a farm in Henry County, Ill. The following year he sent for his family. On Aug. 19, 1872, they removed to Bloomington, where Mr. Erickson worked at his trade of miner. He died in May, 1914, and his wife died May 21, 1910.
A. G. Erickson was educated in the district schools and at the age of 14 years entered the mines of the McLean County Coal Company, where he remained seven years. He then entered the employ of C. F. Cook, a grocer, of Bloomington, who was also a former mayor. In 1889 he received an appointment as letter carrier under James S. Neville, at that time postmaster of Bloomington. On April 5, 1895, Mr. Erickson engaged in the grocery and meat business with his brother at 1316 West Olive Street. On July 26 of the same year his brother died and he became sole owner of the store and market. The business is now located at 1311-1313 West Olive Street where the grocery and meat business are continued.
On Aug. 30, 1884, Mr. Erickson was married to Miss Mary Stahlberg, who was born in Sweden in 1863. To this union the following children were born: Edward A., born April 15, 1889, manager of his father's business ; Carl Theodore, died in infancy; William Alexander, born Sept. 8, 1896, died Oct. 15, 1919; Elvira C., born June 7, 1895, resides at home ; Delia B., born Sept. 30, 1890, married B. H. Proctor; Grace Alice, born Feb. 26, 1892, died in 1904; Lillian, born Nov. 20, 1893, clerk in her fa- ther's store; Edna L., born Jan. 2, 1902, a stenographer lives at home; Lawrence A., born July 13, 1903, a student, lives at home; Willis, de- ceased; and Roy, born Oct. 10, 1898, lives in Chicago.
Mr. Erickson is a 32d degree Mason, being a member of the Bloom- ington Consistory, a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Red Men and the Scandia Benevolent Association. He and his family are members of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and he is a Repub- lican, and has taken an active part in politics since casting his first vote for James G. Blaine in 1884. He has served as alderman three terms from the seventh ward and filled the unexpired term of James S. Neville, as mayor of Bloomington, serving one year.
When the commission form of city government was inaugurated in 1915 he was elected city commissioner of public health and safety and was re-elected in 1919, serving four years more until April 30, 1923, when
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the city returned the aldermanic form of government .. Mr. Erickson also served one term as county supervisor during the year 1913. He has always taken an interest in the welfare of labor and served one year as president of the local Miners' Union. He served as official weighman for the miners in Bloomington one year. He has taken an active part in the progress of Bloomington, and in particular in the affairs of what is known as the west side. He has made a success of all his undertakings. Starting his career without capital, he has, by his own efforts, attained a standing in the community which might well be the ambition of any man. He is an upright christian gentleman and stands in the highest regard and esteem by all who know him in the community.
O. Vaughan Douglass, who is successfully engaged in farming and stock raising in Dale Township, was born on a farm in McLean County, June 16, 1879, and is the son of James and Nancy (Johnston) Douglass.
James L. Douglass was born in Pennsylvania in 1843 and came to Mc- Lean County in 1868. He died Jan. 8, 1924. Before coming to Illinois he had charge of a number of canal barges on the Potomac River during the Civil War. Upon his arrival in Illinois his entire capital consisted of $7.50. His first acquaintance at Shirley was James Boulware and through his influence he received an appointment to teach school in Shirley. After teaching school for one and one-half terms he entered the employ of the Chicago & Alton Railroad as station agent at Shirley, which position he held 42 years. He was also postmaster at Shirley for a number of years, his term expiring in 1918. In 1876 he purchased land in Dale and Funks Grove Townships. He now lives retired on his farm near Shirley. Mrs. Douglass is deceased. There were five children in the Douglass family, as follows: Laura, died at the age of 17 years; Clara, married J. J. Strieby, lives in California; Mary, deceased; Isaac, lives in Bloomington, Ill .; and O. V., the subject of this sketch.
O. V. Douglass received his education in the public schools and at- tended Illinois State Normal University. He has always followed farming with his father and now operates the home place, which contains 350 acres. Mr. Douglass is unmarried.
Mr. Douglass was elected township supervisor in 1923, and is now serving in that capacity. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Royal
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Arch Chapter, Commandery and Consistory at Bloomington. His father served as supervisor of Dale Township for a number of years; he was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Consistory. He served as commander of DeMolay Commandery, Knights Templar. He belonged to the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and the Red Men.
Judge Earl Russell DePew, attorney-at-law and at present judge of the Municipal Court, was born at Slater, Saline County, Mo., Sept. 30, 1883, and is a son of James P. and Emma J. (Hesser) DePew.
James P. DePew was born in Bloomington, Ill., March 11, 1855, and his wife is a native of Hillsboro, Mo., born March 8, 1859. From early youth and until 1895 Mr. DePew was connected with the Chicago & Al- ton Railroad and later became a prominent contractor and decorator of Bloomington. He and his wife now live retired there. They are the parents of the following children: Mabel E. Floyd, lives at Kansas City, Mo .; Ethel, deceased; Joseph W., assistant state's attorney of McLean County, lives in Bloomington; Nellie M. May, lives at Peoria, Ill .; and Judge Earl Russell, the subject of this sketch.
Judge Earl Russell DePew has always lived in Bloomington. He was educated in the public schools and Illinois Wesleyan University and be- gan life as a clerk with R. C. Rogers, a decorator of Bloomington. Judge DePew engaged in this work until 1910 when he entered the law school of Wesleyan University. Since being admitted to the bar in 1914 he has followed his profession and has served as judge of the Municipal Court of Bloomington since September, 1921.
On Aug. 18, 1908, Judge DePew was married at Normal, Ill., to Miss Grace M. Sill, a native of Yuton, Ill., and the daughter of William H. and Armenta (Swallow) Sill, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Illinois. They now reside at Glendale, Calif. To Judge and Mrs. DePew have been born three children: Richard William, born Oct. 4, 1915, deceased; James Russell, born March 19, 1919; and Marion Grace, born Nov. 26, 1921.
Judge Depew is a Republican and takes an active interest in politics. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is affiliated with the following clubs and lodges: Arts & Crafts, A. F. & A. M. No. 1017; Bloomington Consistory ; Ansar Shrine; DeMolay Com-
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mandery No. 24, Knights Templars; Elks No. 281; Knights of Pythias No. 10 Damon Lodge; Camp 110 Modern Woodmen of America ; Blooming- ton Association of Commerce; Eastern Star No. 50; Maplewood Country Club, Kiwanis Club, Young Men's Club, and the Y. M. C. A. Judge De- Pew is a capable lawyer and has a wide acquaintance in Bloomington and McLean County.
Dr. John Stewart Reece, dentist, who has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession at Bloomington since 1901, is a native of Illinois. He was born at Eureka, Ill., March 8, 1871, and is the son of John S. and Ellen (Hack) Reece.
John S. Reece, a native of Pennsylvania, was among the early settlers of Illinois. He worked at the blacksmith trade for a number of years and at the time of his death in 1895 was a retired farmer. His wife, who was born in Peoria, Ill., in 1840, died in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Reece had three children: Winfield, lives at Urbana, Ill .; Grant, lives at Normal; and Dr. John Stewart, the subject of this sketch.
Dr. John Stewart Reece lived at Eureka, Ill., during the first 19 years of his life and his education was received in the public schools there. He later attended the Illinois State Normal University for four years and was graduated from Northwestern University Dental College in 1901. Dr. Reece immediately came to Bloomington and opened his office in the Griesheim Building, where he remained for one and one-half years. Since that time he has been located in the Corn Belt Bank Building. Dr. Reece is thoroughly capable and during his many years in Bloomington has built up a splendid practice.
On June 14, 1899, Dr. Reece was married to Miss Estella J. Schaeffer, a native of McLean County, and the daughter of H. J. and Mary Ellen (Taylor) Schaeffer, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Browns- ville, Pa. Mr. Schaeffer died Dec. 21, 1912, and his wife died April 1, 1917. To Dr. and Mrs. Reece three children have been born, as follows: John Hartzell, born in 1901, a grocer, lives at Normal, Ill .; Wilbur Taylor, born Aug. 23, 1910, a student; and Mary Ellen, born Nov. 7, 1912, also a student.
Dr. Reece is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He belongs to the McLean County Dental
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Society, the Illinois State Dental Society, the National Dental Society, and the National Prosthetic Dental Society and has held offices in all of these associations. The Reece home is located at 605 S. Fell Avenue, Nor- mal, and both Dr. Reece and his family are highly esteemed in their community.
Edward J. Carmody, a leading farmer and stockman of Towanda Township and the owner of 280 acres of well improved land, was born at Atlanta, in Logan County, Mo., May 22, 1870, the son of Terrence and Margaret (Normile) Carmody.
Terrence Carmody was a native of Ireland, as also was his wife. They were married in Bloomington and Mr. Carmody was employed on the railroad until he was 50 years of age and he then engaged in farming. The present Carmody farm in Towanda Township was purchased in 1881. Mr. Carmody died March 26, 1911, and his wife died at the age of 54 years. They were the parents of 10 children, as follows: T. J., lives in Chicago; John H., lives at Bloomington; Edward J., the subject of this sketch; James T .; Margaret, married Edward Holland, former mayor of Bloom- ington; Catherine C., unmarried, lives in Bloomington with the Sullivan family; Daniel G., married Nellie McDonald, lives near the home place; Mary A., married John Sullivan, attorney; and two children died in infancy.
Edward J. Carmody was educated in the public schools of Atlanta and was graduated from the Evergreen Business College. He then was employed in Chicago as bookkeeper by the January Manufacturing Com- pany for six months, after which he returned to his father's farm. After working on the farm for five years, Mr. Carmody purchased the farm from his father and built a new residence on the place in 1914. He car- ries on general farming and specializes in the breeding of Shorthorn cattle.
On Oct. 13, 1898, Mr. Carmody married Miss Mary Hayes, a native of Bloomington, and the daughter of Michael and Bessie Hayes, both na- tives of Ireland and now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Carmody four children were born, as follows: Lucille, died at four years; Clarence E., unmarried, at home; Marian, attends Rosary College in Chicago; and
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Alice, attends school in Bloomington. Mrs. Carmody died April 26, 1919, and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery at Bloomington.
Mr. Carmody is identified with the Democratic party in politics and he is a member of the Catholic Church. He has been school director of the Phoenix District School for the past 27 years and he has served as treasurer of the Central Democratic Committee for 12 years. Mr. Car- mody is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen of America. He ranks among the substantial citizens of McLean County and is widely known.
Michael Kinsella, proprietor of the Merna Grain Elevator at Merna, and also owner of a well improved farm of 240 acres in Towanda Town- ship, was born in the township where he now lives, Feb. 27, 1867, the son of Patrick and Margaret (Boland) Kinsella.
Patrick Kinsella and his wife were natives of Ireland and early set- tlers of Kentucky, where they were married. They lived near Lexing- ton, Ky., until 1860 and then came to McLean County, where Mr. Kinsella owned and operated a farm near Merna. In 1905, he retired and moved to Bloomington, where he died in 1916. His wife died in 1907. They were the parents of 11 children, of whom Michael, the subject of this sketch, is the sixth in order of birth.
Michael Kinsella was educated in the district schools and has always been a farmer. He purchased his present farm in Towanda Township in 1891 and built a fine residence on the place. Mrs. Kinsella owns 160 acres of land in Money Creek Township. He carries on general farming and stock raising and is successful. Mr. Kinsella entered the grain busi- ness at Merna several years ago and the firm was then known as Car- mody, Gahagan and Kinsella. In July, 1922, Mr. Kinsella purchased the interests of the other two members of the firm and now operates the ele- vator with his son, William.
In 1897, Mr. Kinsella married Miss Margaret Larkins, a native of Money Creek Township, and the daughter of James and Julia (Hogan) Larkins, natives of Ireland and now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kinsella have eight children, as follows: Mary, married James Kelly, lives in Towanda Township; Angela, married Eugene Gould, living in Blue Mound
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Township; William, at home; Charlotte, teaches school in Kankakee County ; Margaret, attends Rosary College; Larkin, attends school at Peru; Francis; and Paul, at home.
Mr. Kinsella is a member of the Catholic Church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He ranks among the substantial citizens of Mc- Lean County and merits the esteem in which he is held by the community.
Dr. V. E. J. LamBeau, Bs. C. D. C., is a well known and successful chiropractor of Bloomington, with offices in the Peoples Bank Building. He graduated in the year 1913 and began his practice in Boston, Mass., and remained there until July, 1915, after which time he returned to Illi- nois and took a preparatory post-graduate course in medicine, and after passing the state board examination was granted an O. P. license to prac- tice his profession in this state. He then located at Bloomington, Ill., April 28, 1915, and his practice has been a decided success.
Dr. LamBeau is a member of the Illinois State Association and of the Delta Sigma Chi, Davenport, Iowa, the Universal Chiropractic Association, and he has been appointed as McLean County examining chiropractor for the Chiropractic Psychopathic Sanitarium, organized in 1922 and the first of its kind in the world.
The history of every great movement is the history of hardship, op- position and struggle. Chiropractic is no different than any other great movement. Discovered in the year 1895 by D. D. Palmer, then a mag- netic healer in the city of Davenport, Iowa, it was for a brief period of time kept a secret locked in the mind of this one man. He later began to teach a few of his friends its fundamental principles and among others was his son, B. J. Palmer, who was then but a boy in his teens, but who is now president of the Palmer School of Chiropractic, the largest chiro- practic school in the world, numbering at this writing 2,800 students.
Very shortly after the Palmer School of Chiropractic was organized and founded, other schools sprung up and today there are about 100 schools teaching this remarkable science. Next to the Palmer School of Chiropractic the Universal Chiropractic College was organized and char- tered in the state of Iowa, April 30, 1910, and from this school Dr. Lam- Beau was graduated in the year 1913.
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There are approximately 18,000 practicing chiropractors in the field and these number several million people among their followers. Twenty- seven states of the union have provided straight Chiropractic Boards, and thus in those states the incompetent chiropractor is not permitted to find a haven. Four of the states have placed chiropractors under the medical board and in these states every chiropractor is formed into an or- ganization, the purpose of which is to release them from the domination of the medical yoke. Illinois has just passed such a bill, No. 439, which places chiropractic under medical supervision without chiropractic repre- sentation. This bill will not protect the public from incompetency and Doctor LamBeau feels certain it will be found unconstitutional.
Dr. LamBeau says that in his estimation chiropractic is the greatest health science in the world and like a great wave it is sweeping over the states from ocean to ocean. The future of chiropractic he will leave to be read by you, the reader of this history.
John H. Dalton, who operates 340 acres of good farm land in To- wanda Township, is one of the successful and well known farmers of Mc- Lean County. He was born in Bloomington, Nov. 20, 1867, the son of Henry and Ellen (Towhill) Dalton.
Henry Dalton was born in South Carolina and his wife is a native of Canada. They were married in Chicago and were the parents of the following children: J. H., the subject of this sketch; Minnie, married T. J. Carmody, manager of the Majestic Theater in Chicago; Agnes M. Rogers, lives in Chicago; Frank; and two children died in infancy. Henry Dalton was an engineer on the Chicago and Alton Railroad for 46 years and ran trains No. 1 and 2 for 33 years. He died at the age of 80 years just 10 years after the time of his retirement. His wife now lives in Bloomington.
J. H. Dalton received his education in the St. Mary's schools of Bloomington and St. Vitus in Kankakee and was later employed in the shops of the Chicago and Alton Railroad for two years.
In 1890 Mr. Dalton married Miss Ellen Callahan, who was born in Lexington, Aug. 19, 1868, the daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah Calla- han, natives of Ireland. To J. H. and Ellen (Callahan) Dalton the follow-
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ing children were born: Mary, died May 26, 1923, was the wife of Mike Kerber; Ellen, teaches school in Cooksville, Ill .; Gertrude, teaches school in Chicago; Rose Ann, married Eddie Kerber; Henry, farmer, lives at Bellflower; Theresa, attends Normal School, Normal University; and Francis, at home.
Mr. Dalton and his family are members of the Catholic Church at Merna, Ill. He is a reliable man in his community who has attained suc- cess in his work.
Arthur P. Tyner, now living at Danvers, is among the well known and highly esteemed citizens of McLean County. He was born near Stanford, in McLean County, Aug. 21, 1877, and is the son of William L. and Maggie (Halane) Tyner.
The Tyner family was among the early settlers of McLean County, having located here in 1855. William L. Tyner was born in Indiana and his wife was a native of Maryland. After coming to Illinois Mr. Tyner engaged in general farming and stock raising in Allin Township, McLean County, for many years. He is deceased. There were two children in the Tyner family: Ida, who married Joseph Dossett, lives at Stanford, Ill .; and Arthur P., the subject of this sketch.
Arthur P. Tyner was educated in the district schools and later at- tended the Stanford High School. He then engaged in farming in Allin Township, in which business he continued until 1907 when he moved to Danvers where he now resides.
On Jan. 1, 1901, Mr. Tyner was united in marriage with Miss Kate Risser, a daughter of Nicholas J. and Magdalena (Springer) Risser, the former a native of Alsace-Lorraine and the latter of Ohio. The Rissers settled in McLean County in 1860, where Mr. Risser became a successful farmer. He died in 1906 and his wife died in 1915. To Arthur P. and Kate (Risser) Tyner two children have been born: Howard D., and Mildred E.
In politics Mr. Tyner has been identified with the Republican party and he has served as a trustee on the village board of Danvers for ten years and as a member of the school board for six years and has just been re-elected on both boards. He and his family are members of the
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Presbyterian Church at Danvers, in which church he has for many years served as one of the ruling elders and also served as superintendent of the Sunday school for several years.
Joseph Sutter, who owns 400 acres of well improved land in Towanda Township, is among the prosperous farmers and stockmen of McLean County. He was born on a farm southwest of his present farm, Aug. 22, 1862, the son of Mathias and Elizabeth (Balderscheeale) Sutter.
Mathias Sutter and his wife were natives of Germany and early set- tlers of McLean County. Mr. Sutter died in Bloomington in 1894 and his wife died in 1903. They were the parents of eight children, as follows: Mary, died at the age of 11 years; Joseph, the subject of this sketch; Sam, retired farmer, married Tillie Zable, lives at Cooksville, Ill .; Henry, mar- ried Elizabeth Beiers, living on a farm near Heyworth; Edward, married Mary Crimmin, lives in South Dakota; William, married Mary Wismiller, lives retired at Normal, Ill .; and Frank, died at the age of two years.
Joseph Sutter spent his boyhood on his father's farm and was edu- cated in the Fletcher district school. He remained on the home place until he was 30 years of age and then rented his present farm in 1893. After 10 years Mr. Sutter purchased the farm and now owns one of the finest stock farms of McLean County. He and his sons are widely known as breeders of Shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs.
In 1893 Mr. Sutter married Miss Minnie Geiger, a native of Towanda Township, and the daughter of John G. and Anna (Neis) Geiger, both natives of Germany and now deceased. To Joseph and Minnie (Geiger) Sutter 11 children have been born, as follows: Verla A .; Anna; Clarence, died at the age of five years; Olga, married Harry Merna, lives on a farm north of Normal and they have one child, Bernadine Louise; Ira, lives at home ; Clifford, lives at home; Ruby, at home; Theodore, at home; Ernest, at home; Alta, at home; and Donald, also at home. Mrs. Joseph Sut- ter died Jan. 15, 1924.
Mr. Sutter is identified with the Republican party in politics and he has served as school director of Fletcher School for 10 years. He is a director of the Fletcher Grain Association and belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Sutter is a substantial and reliable citizen of his community, one who merits the high esteem in which he is held.
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W. H. Whitney, Jr., a successful farmer and stockman of Downs Township, is a native of DeWitt County, Ill. He was born Oct. 7, 1881, the son of William H. and Susan (Mooney) Whitney.
William H. Whitney was born in Ireland, Feb. 29, 1846, and came to this country when he was a young man, and located on a farm near Heyworth. In 1880 he purchased 80 acres of land, which he operated until the time of his retirement, in 1913. He now lives with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Browning, at LeRoy. Mrs. William H. Whitney was born in Ireland, April 27, 1846, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Mooney. She died Jan. 13, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney had six children, as follows: Hattie E. Scott; Alfred, lives in DeWitt County, Ill .; W. H., Jr., the sub- ject of this sketch; Robert R., lives at Heyworth; Mrs. Browning, lives at LeRoy ; and Edward, lives in DeWitt County.
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