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On Nov. 29, 1868, Mr. Rocke was married to Miss Magdalene Stalter, a native of France, born July 31, 1847, and the daughter of John and Elizabeth Stalter. Mr. Stalter came to this country in 1853, after the death of his wife, and settled on a farm in Tazewell County, Ill. In 1860 he moved to Livingston County, where he became a successful farmer.
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He died in 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Stalter were the parents of the following children: John, deceased; Joseph, a retired farmer, lives in Livingston County ; Daniel, a retired farmer, Meadows, Ill .; Christian, deceased ; Jacob, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; and Mrs. Rocke. To Jacob and Magdalene (Stalter) Rocke four children were born, as follows: John, engaged in business at Bloomington; Barbara, married Andrew Mosemann, a farmer, lives in Livingston County; Jacob, lives in Michigan; and William, en- gaged in business with his brother in Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. Rocke have 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Mildred Rocke, born at Pontiac, Ill., in 1914.
Mr. Rocke is identified with the Republican party in politics and he is a member of the Mennonite Church. He is a substantial and reliable citizen of his community.
David Nicholas Claudon, president of The Bank of Meadows, is a prominent citizen of McLean County. He was born in Livingston County, March 30, 1867, the son of Joseph and Mary (Mosiman) Claudon.
Joseph Claudon was born in Alsace-Lorraine and came to the United States when he was 20 years of age. He settled first in Peoria, Ill., and went to Livingston County in 1861, where he farmed for many years. Mr. Claudon owned 480 acres of good farm land and was an extensive grain farmer and among the leading stockmen of the county, specializing in the breeding of Shorthorn cattle. He was also a feeder and shipper of stock. Mr. Claudon was a Democrat and served as school director for a number of years. He died in 1908 and his wife, a native of Peoria, Ill., died in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Claudon were the parents of the following children: Joseph, deceased; Amos, retired farmer, lives at Gridley ; David N., the subject of this sketch; Sarah, married J. D. Jorg, a retired farmer, lives at Flanagan, Ill .; Mary, married David Gerig, a farmer, lives at Gridley, Ill .; Daniel H., a banker, lives in Ohio; and Emma, mar- ried Noah Egly, undertaker, lives at Canton, Ohio.
David Nicholas Claudon received his education in the public and high schools of Chenoa and started life as a farmer. He also taught school for a number of years and later entered the grain and mercantile business. Mr. Claudon organized the Bank of Meadows in 1903 as a private bank,
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and in 1920 it became a state bank, taking out a state charter. The Bank of Meadows now has a capital stock of $20,000.00 and Mr. Claudon has been president of it ever since its organization. His varied training and his business acumen have made him an invaluable asset to the bank. The officers of The Bank of Meadows are as follows: David N. Claudon, pres- ident; A. Beller, vice-president; and Jesse D. Claudon, cashier. Direc- tors of the bank are: R. L. Rathbun; A. Beller; Joseph H. Claudon; E. A. Vercler; and David N. Claudon.
In 1891 David Nicholas Claudon was married to Miss Kathryn Egly, a native of Adams County, Ind., born Oct. 5, 1867, and the daughter of Henry and Kathryn (Goldsmith) Egly. Henry Egly was a native of Germany and a pioneer settler of Ohio. He later moved to Adams County, Ind., where he farmed for many years. He was a Democrat and a min- ister of the Mennonite Church. Mr. Egly died in 1890 and his wife died in 1905. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: Jacob, retired, lives at Meadows; Joseph, farmer, lives at Phoenix, Ariz .; Henry, a farmer, lives in Los Angeles, Calif .; Samuel, grain dealer, lives at Ge- neva, Ind .; Mrs. Claudon; Abraham, a farmer, lives at Geneva, Ind .; and Christian, lives at Ft. Wayne, Ind. To David Nicholas and Kathryn (Egly) Claudon seven children have been born, as follows: Joseph, born in 1893, banker, lives at Gridley, Ill .; Esther, born in 1895, married O. D. Lugbill, a farmer, lives near Gridley; Ruth, born in 1897, taught school for two years and married C. D. Diller, banker, lives at Pandora, Ohio; Naomi, born in 1899, was assistant cashier in the Bank of Meadows for six years before her marriage to E. A. Vercler, a director of the bank, lives at Meadows; Jesse, born in 1903, is cashier of the Bank of Meadows, a sketch of whom appears in this work; Adah, born in 1905, lives at home; and Lois, born in 1910, at home.
David Nicholas Claudon is one of the enterprising and substantial citizens of McLean County, and holds the following offices: president of the First National Bank of Gridley; trustee of Bluffton College; secre- tary and treasurer of the Mennonite Mission Board, president and super- intendent of the Salem Orphanage Home in Flanagan, Ill .; president of the Mennonite Home for Aged People at Meadows; and school director.
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Claudon have five grandchildren: Marjorie Claudon ; Carol Lugbill; Paul David Lugbill; J. Herbert Claudon and Mar- cella Marie Diller. The Claudon family is well known throughout McLean County, and representative of the best citizenship of the community.
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Jesse D. Claudon, the popular and efficient cashier of the Bank of Meadows, was born at Meadows in 1903, the son of David Nicholas and Kathryn (Egly) Claudon.
David Nicholas Claudon, president of the Bank of Meadows, is among the enterprising and successful business men of Meadows. He was born in Livingston County, Ill., April, 1867, the son of Joseph and Mary (Mosi- man) Claudon. Joseph Claudon was a native of Alsace-Lorraine and came to this country when he was 20 years old, settling first near Peoria, Ill. He later moved to Livingston County, where he became a leading farmer and stockman. He died in 1908 and his wife, a native of Peoria, Ill., died in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Claudon were the parents of the follow- ing children: Joseph, deceased; Amos, retired farmer, lives at Gridley; David N., father of the subject of this sketch; Sarah, married J. D. Jorg, a retired farmer, lives at Flanagan, Ill .; Mary, married David Gerig, a farmer, lives at Gridley, Ill. ; Daniel H., a banker, lives in Ohio; and Emma, married Noah Egly, undertaker, lives at Canton, Ohio.
David Nicholas Claudon, the president of the Bank of Meadows, is a leading and influential citizen of his community. He has been president of the Bank of Meadows since the time of its organization, and also holds office in other banks and business enterprises of McLean County. In 1891. Mr. Claudon was married to Miss Kathryn Egly, a native of Adams County, Ind., and to this union the following children were born: Joseph, born in 1893, a banker, lives at Gridley, Ill .; Esther, born in 1895, married O. D. Lugbill, a farmer, lives near Gridley; Ruth, born in 1897, taught school for two years and married C. D. Diller, banker, lives at Pandora, Ohio; Naomi, born in 1899, was assistant cashier in the Bank of Meadows for six years before her marriage to E. A. Vercler, a director of the bank, lives at Meadows; Jesse, the subject of this sketch; Adah, born in 1905, at home; and Lois, born in 1910, lives at home.
Jesse D. Claudon was educated in the public and high schools of Meadows and attended Wesleyan University at Bloomington and was then engaged in the bank with his father. He has been cashier of the bank since 1920, which office he very capably and efficiently fills.
In 1923 Mr. Claudon was united in marriage with Miss Selma Stucky, a native of Geneva, Ind., born Oct. 18, 1901, and the daughter of David and Barbara (Rich) Stucky. Mr. and Mrs. Stucky, natives of Adams County, Ind., are prominent and substantial citizens of Berne, Ind., where Mr. Stucky owns 300 acres of well-improved land. He is a Democrat and
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a member of the Mennonite Church. Mr. and Mrs. Stucky have ten children, as follows: Ida, married Joel Augsburger, lives at Bluffton, Ind .; Elmer, engaged in the hardware business at Woodburn, Ind .; Noah, a farmer, lives at Geneva, Ind .; Albert, a banker, lives at Woodburn, Ind .; Joseph, hardware dealer, lives at Woodburn, Ind .; Christian, hardware dealer, lives at Woodburn, Ind .; Lillian, at home; Mrs. Claudon; Eli, a farmer, lives at Geneva, Ind .; and Ivan, a farmer, lives at Woodburn, Ind. Christian Stucky served throughout the World War.
Jesse D. Claudon is a Republican and a member of the Mennonite Church. He is one of McLean County's best known and promising young men and is deservedly popular with his many friends.
Dr. Edwin P. Sloan has been a successful and widely known surgeon of McLean County for 25 years. He was born at Neosho, Mo., and is a son of George S. and Hanna O. (Plummer) Sloan.
George S. Sloan was a native of Neosho, Mo., where he engaged in farming and stock raising during his entire life. He died in 1889 and his wife died in 1918. They were the parents of the following children: Erma, married Dr. O. H. Ball, lives at Dennis, Kan .; William E., lives at Anderson, Mo; George, died in 1919; Dr. Orville J., a physician, lives at Bloomington; Durward, lives at Joliet, Ill .; Dr. Guy A., a physician, lives at Bloomington; and Dr. Edwin P., the subject of this sketch.
Dr. Edwin P. Sloan was reared on his father's farm at Neosho, Mo., and received his preliminary education in the public schools there. He was graduated from the University Medical College at Kansas City, in 1898, and from that time until 1903 practiced medicine at Danvers, Ill. He has taken post graduate work at Chicago, New York and Berlin, and since 1905 has been located at Bloomington, where he specializes in ab- dominal and goiter surgery exclusively.
In 1899, Dr. Sloan was united in marriage at Kansas City with Miss Emily Parks Miller, a native of Utica, Mo., and a daughter of Edward J. and Nancy Howard (Greene) Miller. Mr. Miller was born at Utica, Mo., of New England parents, and his wife was a native of Niles, Mich. He lives at Utica. Mrs. Miller died in 1920. To Dr. Edwin P. and Emily Parks (Miller) Sloan, three children were born, as follows: George Ed- ward, a law student in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich .;
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Howard P., a medical student at Chicago, Ill .; and Ralph E., at home. Mrs. Sloan died Oct. 31, 1908, and in 1916, Dr. Sloan was married to Miss Mary A. Bell, a native of Wellsville, Mo., and a daughter of Rev. Hay and Lilly Bell, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Iron- dale, Mo. Rev. Bell, a Presbyterian minister, died at Wellsville, Mo., in 1918, and his wife died the following year.
Dr. Sloan is a member of the Presbyterian Church, belongs to the Masonic lodge, Consistory and Shrine, and Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows and Red Men. He has served as president of the McLean County Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Asso- ciation for the study of goiter, and the Illinois State Board of Health Ad- visory Board. He is vice president of the Tri-State Medical Society of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. He is chief of the surgeons staff at St. Joseph's hospital and at Mennonite Sanatarium.
In addition to his constant research work and brief post graduate courses in Chicago and New York, he spent three months in Europe, 1921, in the study of clinical and general health conditions in the countries of England, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
Doctor Sloan has an international reputation as a goiter surgeon having been one of the pioneers in that particular field. He has made valuable contributions to both the technique of the surgery of goiter and to the literature based on the subject.
Doctor Sloan is a member of the American and Canadian Associa- tion of abdominal surgeons, a limited and elected group of physicians whose prime object is the carrying out of original research.
John H. Klassen, well known superintendent of the Mennonite Home for Aged People at Meadows, was born in Russia, Oct. 10, 1876, the son of John P. and Sarah (Heinricks) Klassen.
John P. Klassen was a native of Russia, as also was his wife. They came to this country in 1877 and settled on a farm in Kansas, later mov- ing to Texas, where they remained for four years. Mr. Klassen was a prosperous farmer and stockman of McPherson County, Kan., and owned 240 acres of land, which he improved. He was an extensive feeder of stock. Mr. Klassen was a Republican and a member of the Mennonite Church. He died Feb. 24, 1918, in Lehigh, Kans., and his wife died Aug. (44)
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10, 1908. They were the parents of the following children: John H., the subject of this sketch; Peter, farmer, lives in Texas; Anna, deceased; Sarah, deceased; Kate, married Henry Nuss, a farmer, lives in Perth, Kan .; Frank, a carpenter, lives in Texas; George, lives in Wyoming; Ja- cob, a farmer, lives in Texas; Henry, deceased; and Abraham, lives in Texas.
John H. Klassen was reared on his father's farm and followed farm- ing for many years. He attended the district schools and in early life owned 100 acres of land in Fort Bend County, Texas. He also owned 160 acres in Canada. In January, 1921, Mr. Klassen came to Illinois and was employed at the orphanage at Flanagan for 15 months. He has been superintendent of the Mennonite Home for Aged People at Meadows since April 10, 1923, when the home was organized. The home is located about two blocks northeast of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway depot and is one of the beautiful buildings at Meadows. It will accom- modate 14 people. At present there are 13 inmates. The cost of the building and 10 acres of land was about $50,000.00. The institution is conducted by the Central and Defenseless Mennonites and there is no restriction against different denominations becoming affiliated with the home. Mr. Klassen is a capable manager and the place is well conducted.
On Aug. 20, 1899, Mr. Klassen was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie Peters, a native of Marion, S. D., born June 20, 1878, and the daughter of Aaron and Helena (Uruh) Peters, both natives of Russia. Mr. Peters was a prominent farmer of South Dakota and one of the earli- est settlers of that section. He died Aug. 10, 1906, in Canada, and his widow now lives at Meadows, Ill., with Mr. and Mrs. Klassen. They were the parents of the following children: Mary, married Jacob Unruh, lives in Reno County, Kan .; Barbara, married John Williams, a farmer, Marion, S. D .; Mrs. Klassen; Alena, deceased; Aaron, lives in Canada; John, vet- erinary surgeon, lives in Canada; Katie, married Robert Peters, lives in Canada; Susie, deceased; and Lena, the wife of A. P. Janzen, a farmer, lives in Canada. To John H. and Lizzie (Peters) Klassen two children were born, as follows: Anna, born March 12, 1901, married John A. Dickman, who is connected with the orphanage at Flanagan; and Lena, born June 12, 1903, who lives at home with her parents.
Mr. Klassen is a Republican and a member of the Mennonite Church, and assistant superintendent of the Sunday School class. He is highly esteemed as a man of progress, industry, and initiative.
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Elmer A. Vereler is among the enterprising and successful young farmers of Chenoa Township. He was born on the farm where he now. lives, May 9, 1897, the son of Andrew and Jacobina (Lehman) Vercler. Andrew Vercler was born in France, Oct. 21, 1850, the son of Chris- tian and Jacobina (Schirtz) Vercler. The Verclers came to the United States from France in 1874 and settled on a farm four miles northwest of Chenoa, where Christian Vercler became a leading farmer and stock- man. He improved 240 acres of land from raw prairie and for many years was a widely known stockman. He was also a minister of the Mennonite Church and died Sept. 17, 1884. His wife died March 16, 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Vercler were the parents of the following children: An- drew, father of the subject of this sketch; Christian, a retired farmer, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; Joseph, deceased; Jacob, postmaster, Opportunity, Wash .; and Peter, deceased.
Andrew Vercler and his wife now live retired at Meadows. They are the parents of five children, as follows: Chris, a farmer, Tazewell County ; Anna, married Peter Summer, lives at Lexington, Ill .; Edward, deceased; Emma, deceased; and Elmer A., the subject of this sketch. Andrew Ver- cler was educated in France and has always followed farming. He is a minister of the Mennonite Church, having been one since 1891. He owns 600 acres of land and is among the substantial citizens of McLean County. Jacobina (Lehman) Vercler, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born in McLean County, Ill., Jan. 13, 1858, the daughter of Peter and Magdalene (Stalter) Lehman, the former a native of France and the latter of Germany. Mrs. Vercler has the following brothers and sisters: Peter, deceased; Joseph, deceased; Ella, deceased was the wife of Daniel Rich, a farmer, Tazewell County, Ill .; Elizabeth, married Samuel Zehr, a farmer, lives in Livingston County, Ill .; and Christian, lives at Flanagan, Ill.
Elmer A. Vercler was educated in the public schools of Meadows and owns 120 acres of well improved farm land, and also operates 120 acres of his father's land. He is known as a successful breeder of Jersey cat- tle and Duroc Jersey hogs, and the Vercler farm is among the attractive and modern stock farms of Chenoa Township.
On Feb. 7, 1922, Elmer A. Vercler was married to Miss Naomi Clau- don, a native of Flanagan, Ill., born May 1, 1899, and the daughter of David N. and Kathryn (Egly) Claudon, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mrs. Vercler has the following brothers and sisters: Joseph, born in 1893, a banker, The First National Bank of Gridley; Esther, born
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in 1895, married O. D. Lugbill, a farmer, lives near Gridley; Ruth, born in 1897, married C. D. Diller, a banker, The First National Bank of Pan- dora, Ohio; Jesse, cashier of the Bank of Meadows, a sketch of whom also appears in this volume; Adah, now lives at Meadows, Ill., and Lois, also at Meadows, Ill. Before her marriage, Mrs. Vercler was assistant cashier of the Bank of Meadows, of which her father is president.
Elmer A. Vercler is identified with the Republican party in politics and is judge of the election board of District No. 247. He is a director of the Bank of Meadows and a member of the Mennonite Church, and pres- ident of the Young Peoples Society. Mr. Vercler is one of McLean County's best known and successful young men and has many friends.
Miss Hazel Steele, the efficient and well known agent operator for the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad at Meadows, is a native of McLean County. She was born at Meadows and is the daughter of Leslie W. and Anna (Oyer) Steele.
Leslie W. Steele, a native of Indiana, has been in the employ of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad for the past 33 years and is now agent operator at Gridley, Ill. He is thoroughly competent, as his many years of service with the railroad company proves, and he is well and favorably known throughout the county. Mr. Steele is a member of the Methodist Church at Gridley and is Sunday School superintendent. His wife, who was born on a farm in Livingston County, Ill., died in October, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Steele were the parents of the following children: Claude, lives in Chicago; Earl, lives at Hillsboro, Ill., further mention of whom is made below; Hazel, the subject of this sketch; Ethel, married O. L. Noble, lives at Clinton, Ill .; Erma, deceased; Erna, also deceased; and Lona, lives at home.
Claude Steele is a veteran of the World War, having served for two years. He enlisted during the trouble on the Mexican border and served in France during the World War with the 124th Artillery, 33d Division. He was also with the army of occupation in Germany.
Earl Steele also enlisted for service during the World War and was on his way to France when the armistice was signed.
Hazel Steele received her education in the public schools of Gridley and has been connected with the telegraph office at Meadows since 1917
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as agent operator. She holds the distinction of being the only woman in the employ of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, as operator. Miss Steele is widely known throughout the community and has a host of friends. She is a member of the Methodist Church at Gridley.
Benjamin Sharp, a farmer and stockman of Chenoa Township, is a native of Woodford County, Ill. He was born Oct. 29, 1874, the son of Peter and Barbara (Garber) Sharp.
Peter Sharp, who now lives retired with his son, Benjamin, is a native of Pennsylvania. At the age of six years he came to Woodford County, Ill., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp. Peter Sharp followed farming for many years and from 1887 until 1890 lived in Minnesota. He then returned to Illinois, where he farmed until 1903, at which time he purchased a large tract of land in Missouri. Mr. Sharp is a Republican and a member of the Mennonite Church. His wife died in 1916. They were the parents of three children: Ely, mail carrier, lives in Kansas City, Mo .; Benjamin, the subject of this sketch; and Lydia, married Frank Mccullough, a farmer, lives in South Dakota.
Benjamin Sharp spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the district schools. He then engaged in the grain and grocery business in Woodford County, Ill., for five years, and then began farming 200 acres in Chenoa Township. Mr. Sharp has pure-bred Chester White hogs, Duroc Jersey hogs, Shropshire sheep, and other good stock. He is also an ex- tensive grain farmer. The residence is equipped with electricity, a hot water heating system, and other modern appliances. The farm is owned by Mrs. Sophia Yoder.
In 1897 Benjamin Sharp was married to Miss Lavina Augspurger, a native of Illinois, born in 1875, and the daughter of Joseph S. and Ja- cobina (Stuckey) Augspurger. Mr. Augspurger died in 1917 and his widow lives with her children. They were the parents of the following children: Aaron, a farmer, lives in Gibson City, Ill .; Lydia, married S. M. Stuckey, lives in Chenoa Township; Bertha, married U. G. Stutzman, post- master, Carlock, a sketch of whom appears in this work; Daniel, deceased ; Louis, lives at Bloomington; Eugene, lives in Nebraska; Mrs. Sharp; Jo- seph, lives at Meadows; Tillie, lives with her mother; Mabel, married Arthur Claudon, a farmer, lives in Indiana; Manuel, a farmer, lives in
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Gridley Township; and Marie, wife of Herbert Stuckey, Danvers, Ill. To Benjamin and Lavina (Augspurger) Sharp seven children have been born, as follows: Lloyd V., a farmer, lives in Gridley Township; Orville, farms with his brother, Lloyd; Lila, married Frank Klein, a farmer, Chenoa Township; Lona, at home; Wilmington, a farmer, lives at home; Fern, at home; and Jacobina Marie, at home.
Mr. Sharp is identified with the Republican party in politics, has served as school director and is a member of the Farm Bureau. He and his family are well known and stand high among the citizens of the town- ship and surrounding country.
W. E. Froehlich is among the enterprising and successful business men of Gridley. He was born at Roanoke, Ill., Feb. 24, 1890, the son of Phillip and Salome (Blunier) Froehlich.
Phillip Froehlich was born in Alsace-Lorraine and came to this coun- try when he was 25 years of age. He settled at Roanoke, Ill., and was among the pioner furniture men of the state. Mr. Froehlich now lives retired in Gridley, III. His wife died in 1894. They were the parents of the following children: Samuel, a farmer, lives in Canada; Emma, mar- ried Ford Nysonger, a farmer, lives at Ligonier, Ind .; W. E., the subject of this sketch; Dena, married A. L. Klopfenstein, lives at Gridley ; Anna, married George W. Freed, a farmer, lives at Gridley; Fred, lives at Grid- ley ; and Margaret, at home.
W. E. Froehlich spent his boyhood at Roanoke and received his edu- cation in the public schools there. He then worked at the carpenter trade for about two years and has been engaged in the furniture business at Gridley since 1911. Mr. Froehlich is also an undertaker and has an auto- mobile business in connection with his other interests. He has been very successful and is among the leading business men of McLean County.
On Nov. 23, 1912, Mr. Froehlich was married to Miss Edna Ginger- ich, a native of McLean County, born Nov. 7, 1892, and the daughter of Joseph and Emma (Engel) Gingerich. Mrs. Froehlich has one brother, Dr. Ralph, a veterinary surgeon of Bloomington. To W. E. and Edna (Gingerich) Froehlich three children have been born: Helen Louise, born Aug. 16, 1913, who now attends school; William Wallace, born Aug. 31, 1923; and Mary Katheryn, died Feb. 19, 1922.
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