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Mr. McFee was a Republican, and a member of the First Methodist Church of Bloomington. He was highly respected and one of the substan- tial citizens of McLean County. Mrs. McFee has lived on her present farm in Dale Township since the time of her marriage.
George Flinspach is an enterprising farmer and stockman of Arrow- smith Township and is now farming 337 acres of good farm land which is owned by his father. He was born in the township where he now lives, June 18, 1888, and is the son of Andrew and Annie (Attison) Flinspach.
Andrew Flinspach is a native of Danvers, Ill., born May 19, 1860, and his wife was born in St. Louis in 1865. They now live retired in Bloom- ington and are the parents of the following children: Katie Ellen, de- ceased; George, the subject of this sketch; Mary Belle, lives at home; Lorene May, at home; Ethel, deceased; and Charles A., at home.
George Flinspach spent his boyhood on the home place and received his education in the public schools. He has always followed general farm- ing and stock raising and has been successful. The place which he farms is well improved and he is an extensive grain farmer also.
On Jan. 23, 1917, Mr. Flinspach was united in marriage with Miss Bertha E. Riesch, a native of Germany, born July 6, 1888, and the daugh- ter of John and Caroline (Kreuger) Riesch, both natives of Germany. Mr. Riesch was born Dec. 27, 1867, and died Feb. 16, 1906, in Bloomington,
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where he was employed many years as a carpenter by the Chicago & Alton Railroad. His wife lives with the Flinspach family. She was born Aug. 11, 1869. There are three children in the Riesch family: John F .; Minnie Finger, lives at Hudson, Ill .; and Mrs. Flinspach. To Mr. and Mrs. Flinspach three children have been born, as follows: Laverne May, born Dec. 5, 1918; Donald Andrew, born April 3, 1920; and Dorothy Helen, born June 9, 1922.
Mr. Flinspach is a Republican and a member of the United Brethren Church. His wife belongs to the Lutheran Church. They are highly esteemed citizens of their community and have many friends.
J. H. Jacobs, president of the Arrowsmith State Bank, is a prominent and influential citizen of McLean County. He was born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 1859, and is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Baker) Jacobs.
The Jacobs family removed from Pennsylvania to McLean County in 1865, and settled at Brooks Grove, Allin Township, and two years later located in Martin Township, where Samuel Jacobs purchased a farm of 40 acres. He was born Sept. 12, 1834, and at the time of his death, Jan. 5, 1910, was the owner of 560 acres of good farm land in Martin and Arrow- smith Townships. His wife was also a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1838, and she now resides at Arrowsmith, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jacobs were the parents of nine children, as follows: J. H., the subject of this sketch; William, lives in Arrowsmith Township; Anna, married E. T. Bierbower, lives at Arrowsmith; Jennie, deceased, was the wife of J. H. Henton; Albert, lives at Arrowsmith; Mathias, lives in Martin Township, McLean County; Sylvia, married Frank Virgiel, lives at Arrowsmith; Elmer, deceased; and one child died in infancy.
J. H. Jacobs spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools of Martin Township. He engaged in general farming until 1890 on the home place, and in that year removed to Arrowsmith and built a grain elevator, known as the East Side Elevator, which he operated until 1905. He then purchased the Taylor stock in the McClure & Taylor Bank at Arrowsmith, which was later known as the McClure & Jacobs Bank, and Mr. Jacobs served as vice-president. In 1921 the bank was reorganized and became known as the Arrowsmith State Bank, and Mr. Jacobs is now president of this institution. It is one of the
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substantial banks of the county and merits the success that has been its achievement.
On Jan. 14, 1892, Mr. Jacobs was united in marriage with Miss Ida Nickerson, a native of Martin Township, McLean County, born March 10, 1865, and the daughter of John and Julia (Willhoite) Nickerson, natives of Illinois and Kentucky, respectively, and both now deceased. There were six children in the Nickerson family, of whom Mrs. Jacobs was the fourth in order of birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have been born two children, Verna and Veva, twins, born Sept. 5, 1894. Verna Jacobs is the wife of E. M. Perry and they reside at Arrowsmith with Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs. Veva Jacobs died April 5, 1919.
Mr. Jacobs is a Republican and served 14 years as county supervisor of Arrowsmith Township. He is now treasurer of the Arrowsmith Town- ship schools and served on the village council for 30 years. He owns 280 acres of land in Cheneys Grove and Bellflower Townships. Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Christian Church and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is among the successful and dependable busi- ness men of his community.
Frank I. Miller-One of the citizens of Bloomington who has made his own way and built up a substantial business by his own initiative and enterprise is Frank I. Miller, head and principal owner of the Miller Print- ing Company, which occupies a two-story building at Jefferson and Madison Streets. Mr. Miller literally worked his way up from the bottom, for he began his work as an office boy and "devil" in a printing office when he was a mere youth, and after serving his apprenticeship he branched out in business for himself.'
Mr. Miller is a native of Pennsylvania, where his parents and their parents belonged to one of the old and well known families of the Keystone state. Mr. Miller was born at Harrisburg on April 12, 1874, being the son of Frank W. and Mary E. (Hocker) Miller. Both the Miller and the Hocker families were of the sturdy stock known as "Pennsylvania Dutch", which were the backbone of the state during its formative periods. They were among the early settlers of the vicinity of Harrisburg. The parents of our subject were the head of a household in which there were six children when in 1881 they decided to seek a new field and a younger state
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in which to rear their children. They had heard of the opportunities afforded in Illinois, consequently when Mr. Miller, senior, had disposed of his property in Harrisburg, he set out with his family for Bloomington, not knowing just what they would do after their location here. The arrived in good order and Mr. Miller soon established himself in a promis- ing way as a painter and painting contractor, in which he had previous experience. Frank I. was the third child and the oldest boy of the family when they located in Bloomington.
It was six years later, in 1887, that Frank started in to learn the printing trade, being employed at the Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Company. For ten years he worked as a journeyman, and in 1898 he decided to set up a business of his own in partnership with Millard Lloyd under the firm name of Lloyd & Miller. Their shop was on the east side of the public square at first, but soon moved to a ground floor location at 503 North Main Street, where their business grew and prospered. In 1903 Mr. Miller bought cut his partner's interests and became sole pro- prietor. In 1905 he moved to the building which he now occupies, and the business was soon afterward incorporated under the name of Miller Print- ing Company, although Mr. Miller continued to be the chief owner and general manager of the business. His plant has grown with the expansion of his business, until now it is the second largest printing establishment in the city or county. It has an excellent reputation for the quality of its output.
Mr. Miller was married on November 1, 1899, to Miss Saidee J. Kimball, daughter of Mrs. Caroline F. Kimball, whose sketch appears in another part of this volume. Mrs. Miller is a member of one of the old and well known families of Bloomington, being a granddaughter of. John A. and Sarah Jackman, who came to Bloomington in 1864. The Jackmans were New England people, and they came of a distinguished line of ancestry, many of whom had notable parts in the military history of the American Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have five children: Mary Caroline, who graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 1922 and has since been teaching; Franklin R., who graduated from Wesleyan in 1923 and is a student at Harvard medical school; David K., who is a student at Wesleyan; Horace S., who is a student at U. High, and George Frederick, at home.
Mr. Miller is connected with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Bloomington Consistory; is a member of the Odd Fellows and of the
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Knights of Pythias. He is a leading member and an officer of the First Baptist Church and an active member of the Association of Commerce. Mr. Miller's parents reared a family of ten children, all of whom are making a success in life, there being five sons and five daughters. The mother died in the fall of 1923. The father is still active and in good health. The home of Frank I. Miller and his family is at 610 South Fell Avenue in Normal.
Charles William Gose, a capable farmer and stockman of West Town- ship, is a native of Germany and came to this country when he was 12 years of age. He was born Dec. 9, 1860, the son of Charles William and Katherine (Kanitc) Gose.
Charles William Gose, Sr., was born in Germany, Nov. 4, 1826, and after locating at Bloomington, Ill., in 1872, engaged in truck gardening. Ten years later he went to South Dakota, where he farmed 160 acres of land for 17 years. He then returned to his son's home in West Town- ship, where he died Oct. 12, 1912. To Charles and Katherine (Kanitc) Gose four children were born, as follows: Charles William, the subject of this sketch; Emma Gaffney, lives in South Dakota; Louis, lives at Gib- son City, Ill .; and Otto, died in 1920. Mr. Gose's first wife died in Ger- many, and he was later married to Miss Minnie Kanitc, a sister of his first wife. To this union one child was born, Paul, who lives at Gibson City, Ill.
Charles William Gose was educated in the schools of Germany, and after coming to this country was reared by F. C. Baker, a farmer who lived near Normal, Ill. He remained with the Bohorer family until the time of his marriage, then moving to Ford County, Ill., where he lived ten years. Mr. Gose has lived on his present place in West Township since 1906. He has given especial attention to the raising of Chester White hogs and has achieved success in that line of work. He is also a feeder of stock.
On Feb. 28, 1889, Mr. Gose was married to Miss Annie M. Schultz, a native of Woodford County, Ill., born Aug. 10, 1871, and the daughter of John and Minnie Schultz. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz were the parents of six children, as follows: Lucy Genshaw, lives in South Dakota; William, lives
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at Peoria, Ill .; Minnie Miller, lives at Bloomington, Ill .; Bertha Speck, lives at Peoria, Ill .; Mattie Hagen, lives in Wisconsin; and Mrs. Gose. To Charles William and Annie (Schutlz) Gose eight children have been born, as follows: Elmer F., at home; Gertrude Fisher, lives at Bloomington, Ill .; Hattie M., lives at Bloomington, Ill .; Lewis, at home; Bertha, lives at Bloomington, Ill. ; Edward, a graduate of Bellflower High School in 1923; Jennie, at home; and Florence, attends high school.
Mr. Gose is a Republican and a member of the Lutheran Church at Bloomington. He is a man of industry and ability who is making a suc- cess of his work.
G. M. Carson, who served as cashier of the Bellflower Exchange Bank for 26 years and now lives retired at Bellflower, is a representative business man of McLean County. He was born near Washington Court House, Ohio, Aug. 24, 1870, the son of Ambrose and Nancy (Tudor) Carson.
Ambrose Carson was born at Urbana, Ohio, May 20, 1821, and followed farming there during his entire life. He died Feb. 24, 1894. Mrs. Carson was a lineal descendant of Mary Tudor-the English queen. She was born Dec. 26, 1827, and died Jan. 2, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Carson were the parents of 12 children.
G. M. Carson was reared on his father's farm in Ohio, and received his education in the district school and also attended Bartlett Business College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1893. He then engaged as a clerk in a hardware store at Bellflower, and the following year was appointed cashier of the Bellflower Exchange Bank, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, John E. Carson. Mr. Carson served in this capacity during his 26 years of service in a most competent and efficient manner.
On Dec. 6, 1899, Mr. Carson was married to Miss Sadie Martin, a daughter of Rev. J. B. and Caroline (Weisenberger) Martin. Rev. Martin was pastor of the Methodist Church at Pawnee, Ill., for many years and is now deceased. His widow resides at Tower Hill, Ill. Rev. and Mrs. Martin were the parents of the following children: Charles A., lives at Vermillion, Ill .; Lucy, lives at Tower Hill, Ill .; Carry, unmarried, lives at Tower Hill, Ill .; Dr. F. A., a physician at Pana, Ill .; Dr. John W., a physi-
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cian at Paris, Ill., and also coroner of that county; Rev. Joshua B., pastor of the First Methodist Church at Elgin, Ill., and Mrs. Carson.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson have two daughters: Marion Mildred, born Sept. 3, 1901, was graduated from Bellflower High School in 1919, attended the Chicago Northwestern College for one year, and was bookkeeper in the First National Bank at Bloomington, Ill. She was married June 10, 1924, to Henry Glenn Ross, and they live in Chicago, Ill., where Mr. Ross is engaged in law practice at 137 South LaSalle Street ; and Anna Margaret, born Aug. 12, 1905, was graduated from high school in 1922, and is now attending the National Kindergarten and Elementary College, at Chicago.
Mr. Carson is a Democrat and has held many township offices. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and has belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since 1894, and he is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. Carson is a member of the Royal Neighbors, Eastern Star and the Rebekahs. The Carson family are members of the Methodist Church at Bellflower.
C. N. Price, a prominent farmer and stockman of West Township, was born in Marnard County, Ill., March 6, 1853, the son of William and Mary Ann (Gibbs) Price.
William Price was a native of Baltimore, Md., born in 1814. When he was a young man he came to Illinois and engaged in farming in Marnard County. Mr. Price was a millwright by trade, but during the later years of his life engaged in farming. He died May 13, 1892, and his wife, also a native of Baltimore, Md., died May 9, 1894. They were the. parents of six children, as follows: Thomas, deceased; Stephen, deceased; Mary Ann, lives near Springfield, Ill .; C. N., the subject of this sketch; George Alexander, died in 1922; and Frank Allen died in infancy. By a former marriage William Price had one daughter, Jane Elizabeth, now deceased.
C. N. Price was educated in the district schools of Marnard County and has always followed farming. He owns 120 acres of good farm land in West Township and 320 in North Dakota. For the past three years, Mr. Price has lived retired on his farm.
In politics Mr. Price is identified with the Republican party. He is highly esteemed and an excellent citizen. Mr. Price is unmarried.
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John Rocke, chairman of the board of The Meadows Manufacturing Company of Bloomington, is among the prominent and successful busi- ness men of McLean County. He was born at Weston, Ill., Jan. 11, 1870, and is a son of Jacob and Magdalene (Stalter) Rocke.
Jacob Rocke, now living retired at Meadows, Ill., was born in France, Dec. 1, 1844, the son of John and Katie (Yordy) Rocke. Jacob Rocke re- ceived his education in the schools of Germany and France and came to this country when he was a young man. After working for several years as a farm hand he rented land and later purchased a farm in Waldo Township, Livingston County. Mr. Rocke was an extensive grain farmer for many years and was successful. On Nov. 29, 1868, Mr. Rocke was married to Miss Magdalene Stalter, also a native of France, born July 31, 1847, and a daughter of John and Elizabeth Stalter. The Stalter family came to this country in 1853 and located in Tazewell County, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Rocke had four children as follows: John, the subject of this sketch; Barbara, married Andrew Mosinman, lives at Meadows, Ill., Jacob, lives at Logansport, Ind .; and William, lives in Bloomington.
John Rocke was reared on his father's farm in McLean County and at the age of 11 years moved to Livingston County and attended the pub- lic schools. He remained on the home place until he was 30 years of age at which time he entered the manufacturing business. Mr. Rocke is a well known inventor and The Meadows Manufacturing Company is one of the important manufacturing industries of McLean County. The con- cern manufactures washing machines, portable elevators, stationary ele- vators, scales, binder hitches, pump jacks, Fordson belt guides, and gray iron castings. The "Meadow Lark" and Greyhound" are two of their leading types of washing machines.
John Rocke invented his first grain elevator in 1898, manufactured in 1899 continuously at Meadows until 1910, then moved the factory to Pontiac, Ill., into larger quarters and new plant with 60,000 square feet of floor space. Continuously manufactured elevators and washing ma- chines until 1920 when they again outgrew their plant and built the new plant at Bloomington, since they having manufactured in their new and model plant having 300,000 feet of floor space. This company was or- ganized and incorporated in 1902, capitalized at $40,000. The present capital stock is $1,000,000.
Since moving to Bloomington many new improvements have been made on the electric washing machines, and the washing machine busi-
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ness has no rapidly increased that at the present time it is the principal part of their business. At the present time the Meadows washing ma- chines are sold from coast to coast and are very well known amongst the larger dealers.
In 1892 Mr. Rocke was married to Miss Lydia Engel, a native of Meadows, Ill., and a daughter of Jacob and Kathleen (Lehn) Engel, na- tives of Illinois. Mr. Engel died June 18, 1901, and his wife died in Sep- tember, 1910. To Mr. and Mrs. Rocke five children have been born: Elmer, deceased; S. C., F. L., Cleona, and Aldin, all of Bloomington.
Mr. Rocke is a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church. The Rocke family is one of the prominent pioneer families of McLean County.
Dr. J. H. Copenhaver, a physician and surgeon of Bellflower, Ill., is well known throughout the community, both as a successful man in his profession, and as an excellent citizen. He was born at Salem, in Marion County, Ill., Nov. 25, 1876, the son of James Harvey and Sophronia (Brown- fied) Copenhaver.
James Harvey Copenhaver was born at Ironton, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1822, the son of John and Elizabeth (Bumgardner) Copenhaver. John Copen- haver was a native of Virginia and an early settler of Ironton, Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Bumgardner, a daughter of Peter and Frances (Ber- ner) Bumgardner.
James Harvey Copenhaver came to Illinois in 1868, locating in Marion County where he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter, and also followed farming. In 1875 Mr. Copenhaver was married to Miss Sophronia Brown- field, a native of Jackson County, Ill., born Dec. 14, 1848, and the daughter of Robert Brownfield. Mr. and Mrs. Copenhaver had two children, as follows: Dr. J. H., the subject of this sketch; and Mary Edna, married Samuel Brower and they live at Bellflower, Ill. She was born Aug. 9, 1878.
Dr. J. H. Copenhaver attended the Pleasant Valley district school in McLean County. His first school teacher, Mrs. W. S. Bingham, now residing in Bellflower. After attending a teachers' college at Valparaiso, Ind., Dr. Copenhaver taught school for two years. Later he studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago, from which
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he was graduated in June, 1903. He then located at Bellflower, and at once established an excellent practice in his profession.
On Aug. 23, 1905, Dr. Copenhaver was married to Miss Margaret Ritchie, a native of Bellflower, Ill., born Aug. 5, 1882, and the daughter of Robert and Helen Belle (Carlyle) Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie was born July 4, 1851, and his wife was born Aug. 23, 1866. She died in 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie were the parents of seven children, as follows: John, lives in Iowa; Walter, deceased ; Mrs. Copenhaver ; Janet, lives in Colorado Springs, Colo .; Walter, lives at Bloomington; Farrie and Walter, deceased.
To Dr. J. H. and Margaret (Ritchie) Copenhaver five children have been born, as follows: Janet Mary, born Dec. 11, 1906; Helen Belle, born April 25, 1908; Robert Harvey, born Jan. 8, 1910; Margaret Nadine, born July 24, 1916; and Dorothy Elizabeth, born Feb. 2, 1918.
Dr. Copenhaver is a member of the Illinois State Medical Association, the McLean County Medical Association, and the Tri-State Medical Asso- ciation. He is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Masonic lodge, and the Knights of Pythias.
J. E. Smith, president of the Bellflower Exchange Bank, is esteemed throughout the community as a prominent and successful business man. He was born in Piatt County, Sept. 3, 1871, the son of D. W. and Mary Anne (Smith) Smith.
D. W. Smith was a native of Dearborn County, Ind., born in 1829. He was one of the early settlers of McLean County and a prosperous farmer. Mr. Smith died July 2, 1892, and his wife died in 1903. She was born in Indiana in 1829, the daughter of Thomas and Jane Smith, natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of seven children, as follows: Fanny, married C. F. Griffin, lives in Colorado; Ralph C., lives at Joliet, Ill .; Sebra Ellen, married John Trosler, lives at Bellflower, Ill .; Florence L., married A. L. Hall, deceased; Emma Frances, married E. E. Langley, died in 1889; J. E., the subject of this sketch ; and Josephine.
J. E. Smith was reared on a farm and received his education in the public and high schools of Farmer City, Ill., and also attended Illinois State Normal University. He then took a business course at Valparaiso, Ind.,
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after which he engaged in general farming. Mr. Smith became president of the Bellflower Exchange Bank in 1919, which office he has since filled in an efficient manner.
On Dec. 22, 1892, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Miss Blanche M. Curtis, a native of Pennsylvania, born March 22, 1871, and the daughter of Thomas and Amelia Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis were the parents of eight children, five of whom are now living, as follows: Mary H. Brower, lives in Pennsylvania; Annie Long, lives in Ohio; Minnie Gray, lives in Ohio; Wesley, lives at Farmer City, Ill .; and Mrs. Smith. To J. E. and Blanche (Curtis) Smith five children have been born, as follows: Everett C., born in 1894, lives at Berwyn, Ill .; R. Linden, born in 1897, lives in Forth Worth, Texas; Amelia Bright, lives on the old home place; D. Willard, was athletic director in the Marion Township High School, Wil- liamson County, Ill., is deceased; and Duane, a high school student.
Mr. Smith is a Republican and served as highway commissioner for six years, and in 1913 was elected supervisor of Bellflower Township, which office he still retains. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Masonic lodge and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Smith is an alert business man and a citizen of high ideals.
The Bellflower Exchange Bank was organized in 1891 by George W. Stokes, who later went to Kankakee, Ill. It was the first bank to be organized at Bellflower and Mr. Stokes, a well known druggist there, was entrusted with the people's money and checks as there was considerable grain stock sold there and Farmer City was the nearest banking place. For three years the bank was privately owned, and during that period Mr. Stokes owned no safe, and would carry the deposits home each night and hide them under his sidewalk and carry them back to the bank the follow- ing day.
The Bellflower Exchange Bank was organized with a capital of $10,000, and the officers were as follows: H. F. Helmick, president, and J. E. Car- son, cashier. The directors were: H. F. Helmick, E. Vansickle, F. M. Gibson, M. O. Flanagan and J. E. Carson.
In 1893 J. E. Carson, cashier, was thrown from a rig, breaking his left arm, and he died of lockjaw, July 12, 1894. G. M. Carson, a brother, was then chosen to take his place on July 20, 1894, which office he held until May 25, 1920. During his long term of service with the bank the deposits increased from $10,000 to $200,000.
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