The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 119

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr.
Number of Pages: 1092

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. CHARLES PALMER, livery-stable keeper, Saybrook ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1840. When he was 5 years of age, his parents moved to Dodge t'o., Wis., living there two and one-half years, where his father and two brothers died. Mr. Palmer remained at home until he was 15 years of age, and then worked upon a farm until the year 1857, when he went to Wisconsin, and in February, 1862, enlisted in Co. H, 2d Regt. Wisconsin Volunteers, and served three years. After his discharge, he came to Saybrook and engaged in farming up to 1877, when he opened the present livery stable with his brother Ransom. He married Mary E. Ball, daughter of Snowden Ball, of Cheney Grove Township, Dec. 25, 1866. They have two children-Cora A., born Jan. 5, 1869; and Richard A., March 28, 1876.

JOSEPH RANNEBARGER, farmer ; P. O. Saybrook; was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1844. His parents were born in Frederick Co., Md., and moved to Ohio in 1829. His father, Stephen T., was born Aug. 7, 1802, and married Miss Susanna Michael in November, 1823 ; she was born July 20, 1801. When Mr. R. was 7 years of age, his parents moved to Illinois, and settled in Cumberland Co., living there until 1858, when they went to Sangamon Co., where his mother died in the year 1865. After her death, his father moved to De Witt Co., Ill., and from there went to live with a son in Macon Co., where he died Oct. 11, 1877. In the same year, Mr. Rannebarger moved from De Witt Co. to McLean Co. and purchased the farm on Sec. 14, where he now resides. He enlisted in Co. B, 10th Regt. Ill. Cav., and served two years and four months in our late civil war. He married Oct 30, 1870, Miss Sarah Ann Conn, daughter of David Conn, of De Witt Co., Ill. Her father lives in Nebraska. Her mother died when she was three years of age. Mrs. Rannebarger was born Aug. 19, 1851. They have three children-Perry, born Aug. 27, 1872; Rosetta, Aug. 17, 1874; and Nora L., Ang. 11, 1876.

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H. R. RAYBURN, retired farmer ; P. O. Saybrook ; was born in Mason Co., W. Va., Jan. 26, 1815. In the fall of 1833, he left home and went to Ross Co .. Ohio, and lived with his unele, David Corbitt, until the fall of 1835, and then went to Madison Co., and, in the fall of 1836, returned to Virginia and was engaged in the blacksmithing business, having a shop on his father's firm during that winter, and, the following spring, went to Point Pleasant and worked in the blacksmith-shop of William Dashner, and on Aug. 13, 1837, having married Miss Mary White, daughter of James White, of Pennsylvania, moved to Madison Co., Ohio, and farmed until the fall of 1852. when he came to McLean Co , and settled six miles southeast of Blooming- ton, on the farm of William Bishop, remaining there five years, and, having purchased a farm in Arrowsmith Township, of this county, moved there in the spring of 1858, and, on Dec. 10, 1873, came from there to Saybrook. He has been School Director and Trustee in Arrow-mith Township, and also was a member of the Town Council of Saybrook for one year. llis wife was born Sept. 15, 1815, in Allegheny Co., Penn. They had ten children, eight living, four boys and four girls-Granville W., born May 8, 1838; Cooper M. C., Feb. 7, 1845 ; Calvin H., Oet. 8, 1846: John R , Oct. 14, 1850; four girls-Mary J. (now Mrs. Moses Durand, of Pike Co., Ill. ), born Aug. 22, 1840; Martha A. (now Mrs. Cyrus Hartpence, of Caldwell Co., Mo.), Nov. 12, 1841 ; Isabella (now Mrs. James 11. Wright, of Pike Co., III.), Aug. 23, 1848; and Margaret E. (now Mrs. Eldon T. Brigham, of Iroquois Co.), Aug. 10, 1854.

LEONARD REDDICK, grain dealer, Saybrook ; was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, June 19, 1822. His father died upon the homestead where he had resided over forty-five years. The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was 21 years of age, farming, when he served an apprenticeship of two years at the trade of carpentering, in Uniontown, and worked in that neighborhood until he was 29 years old, and then moved to Hamilton Co., Ind., and continued his trade there until 1865, when he came to within six miles southeast of Bloomington, remain- ing there until the next winter, when he came to Saybrook and worked at his trade of carpen- ter up to the spring of 1874. when he formed a copartnership with David Hurley, as the firm of Reddick & Hurley, in the lumber business, and in the spring of 1877, having sold out his interest, has been engaged ever since in buying and selling grain. Married his first wife, Miss Sarah Moore, of Muskingum Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1849; she died April 12, 1852; they had two children, one living-Harriet J. (now Mrs. Zachariah'Sparks, of Missouri), and one deceased- Mary C. Married his second wife, Miss Rebecca Galaway, of Hamilton Co., Ind., Dec. 31, 1853 ; they had seven children, four living-Sanford B., Alvira, Fremont and Joseph G .; three died in infaney.

G. W. RIGGS, farmer ; P. O. Saybrook ; is the son of William M. Riggs, one of the pioneers of this county, who settled in this township, north of Cheney's Grove, in the year 1830, and was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Dec. 11, 1827; so he was only three years of age when his parents moved to this township. The subject of this sketch lived with his parents until he was 22 years of age, assisting upon the farm; in 1849, he entered and improved the farm on See. 7, upon which he at present resides. He at present holds the office of School Trustee, and has for some years. He married Oet. 11, 1849, Miss Minerva W. Lewis, daughter of William D. and Naney Lewis, of Fleming Co., Ky., who moved into this township in the year 1856 ; her mother died Dec. 21, 1866, her father, October, 1871. Mrs. Riggs was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Dec. 27, 1827 ; they had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are still living-Olive J. (now Mrs. James MeKinney, of Indiana, now living in Cheney's Grove Township), born Sept. 11. 1350; Nancy II. (now Mrs. William H. Yasel, of Kansas), Dec. 11, 1851; John W., Jan. 26, 1855; Melrie L., Dec. 17, 1856; Charles B., July 29, 1859; Martin L., Nov. 13, 1861 ; Mary L , Nov. 6, 1863; Eva M., May 24, 1868, and Rosa B., July 24, 1870, and two deceased-William A., born Sept. 21, 1853, died June 27, 1855; Ella K., born Jan. 18, 1866, died Nov. 27, 1866.

H. A. ROWE, farmer ; P. O. Saybrook ; was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, Dec. 22, 1830. He lived at home until the age of 24, when he married Miss Mary J. Ferguson, Aug. 31, 1854; she was the daughter of William Ferguson, of Maine, a traveling minister of the United Brethren Church, who moved, first to Maryland, and from there to Pennsylvania, and married Miss Cathe- rine Campbell, of Cumberland Co., Penn., and afterward moved to Ohio, and in 1865, came to Saybrook, in this township, where they still reside, both being in their' 76th year. Mr. Rowe, after his marriage, remained in Fayette Co. for ten years, farming. In 1864, he enlisted in Co. K, 168th Regt. Ohio V. I., under Capt. E. E. Ritter, and served five months ; five days after his return to Fayette Co., he moved his family to McLean Co. His wife was born Aug. 2, 1833, in Cumberland Co , Penn. ; they had five children, four living-Etta B (now Mrs. H. C. Myers, of Cheney Grove Township), born Aug. 22, 1857; William II., Feb. 25, 1860; Jennie M., Aug. 25. 1867 ; Nellie, Feb. 22, 1875, and one died-Orrin II., born Aug. 12, 1855, and died Oct. 25, 1865. They are both members of the Methodist Church.

OLIVER C. SABIN, attorney at law, Saybrook ; was born in Knox Co, Ohio, May 19, 1840 ; his father, Daniel Sahin, was born in Virginia in the year 1809, and married Miss Rhoda Williams (daughter of Abram and Sarah Williams, of Washington Co,, Penn.); in 1851, they moved to MeLean Co. and first settled in White Oak Grove, since known as Oak Grove Township, and, in 1865, came to Anchor Township, where they now reside. The subject of this sketeh, at the age of 16, started in life for himself unaided, having to earn the means by which he received

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his education ; he first attended Eureka College, Woodford Co., Ill., and, afterward, the State Normal University at Bloomington, remaining there over two years. While attending college. our late civil war having broken out, he went into the army in the capacity of Secretary to Col. L. F. Ross, and, upon his promotion to Brigadier General, acted as his Aid-de-Camp, and also as Southern Agent of the Chicago Tribune, and, afterward, correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat, and subsequently became one of the editors and proprietors of the Memphis Appeal. In 1863, he returned to McLean Co. and studied law in the office of Robert E. Williams, in Bloom- ington, and was admitted to practice in March. 1864. On Jan. 4, 1864, having married Miss Mary C. Bent (daughter of William E. Bent, of Elgin, Ill.), he practiced law in that city in con- nection with Judge Sylvanus Wilcox. laving moved to Sedalia, Mo., he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Pettis Co., but, owing to the ill-health of his family, returned to Elgin, Ill., and, in the year 1871, came to Saybrook, where he has since been practising his profession. His family consists of three children-Rhoda, born Sept. 5, 1870; William B .. Aug. 20, 1872, and Oliver C., July 31, 1874. He owns 500 acres of land in this county, valued at $15,000.

W. II. SCHUREMAN, banker, Saybrook ; was born in Green Valley, Tazewell Co., Ill , Sept. 11, 1853; when he was 17 years of age, he became engaged in the mercantile business with his father, Samuel Schureman, under the firm of Schureman & Son, in Green Valley, Tazewell Co., Ill., and continued the same for seven years, and, in the year 1877, commenced the banking business in the same place, known as the " Farmers' Bank," in connection with his father, Samuel Schureman, and his uncle, Jonathan Schureman, and continued it up to his removal to Say- brook, where he has since been engaged in the banking business as successor to W. H. Riggs & Bro., under the name of W. H. Schureman & Co., composed of his father, Samuel Schureman, Jonathan Schureman and himself, representing a capital of $75,000, all in real estate.

OLIVER SPRINGSTEAD, Superintendent of Public Schools, Saybrook; was born in Albany Co., N. Y., Nov. 14, 1823 ; he remained with his parents up to the age of 21, attending school, and, in the year 1848, entered Union College, Schenectady, and graduated in 1852, and from there entered the Theological School at Concord, graduating from that institution in the year 1854; six months before his graduation, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics in Warnersville Seminary, New York, and, after holding that position one year, came, in 1855. to Illinois, and, the first summer, held the position of financial agent for the Northwestern Uni- versity, at Evanston, and also assisted in selling scholarships to complete the building of the Rock River Seminary ; in the spring of 1856, was appointed Superintendent of Public Schools in Peru, Ill., serving four years, when he became the Principal of Lee Center Academy ; having returned to La Salle, he was appointed Principal of Public Schools for three years; in the spring of 1867, came to McLean Co. and engaged in the manufacture of cheese for three years; after which, he came to Saybrook in charge of the public schools for two years, and then engaged in lumber business and farming until 1878, since which time, he has been again Principal of the Public Schools. Married Miss Eliza Bennett, of Penn Yan, N. Y., July 28, 1857; she died Jan, 12, 1863 ; he then married Miss Mary Carter Dec. 25, 1867; they have two children-Jeremiah, born Feb. 4, 1876, and Eva L., in July, 1878.

W. K. STANSBERRY, Postmaster, Saybrook ; was born in Washington Co., E. Tenn., Aug, 29, 1820 ; his parents came to this township in the year 1833, and were among the early settlers of this county ; his mother died here in the year 1856, and his father in 1864. Mr. Stansberry lived with his parents until he was 24 years of age. On Jan. 8, 1846, he married Miss Sarah Jane Yazel, daughter of David Yazel, of Ohio, and soon afterward, having purchased a farm one and one-half miles north of Le Roy, in this county, lived upon it four years ; having sold it, he moved to the village of Le Roy and was engaged in the house-carpentering business for ten years ; selling his property in 1858, he moved to Saybrook and worked at carpentering up to 1864, when he purchased a saw mill, and carried it on until 1869, since which time he has held the office of Postmaster ; he has also been Assessor five years, and a member of the Town Coun- cil ever since the organization of the township, except one year, and has been President of the Board for two years ; also School Director for sixteen years. His wife was born Dec. 31, 1826; they have five children, three girls and two boys-Harriet E. (now Mrs. Jonathan llyer, of Lex- ington, Ill.), Olive J. (now Mrs. D. H. Simmons, of Ohio), David E., Cora B. (now Mrs. C. O. Smith, of Champaign Co., Ill.) and Milton.

W. A. STEWART, farmer; P. O. Saybrook; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, June 12, 1832; in the year 1852, his parents moved to Fulton Co., Ill .; his father died there Oct. 3, 1872; his mother still lives in McDonough Co., Ill. Mr. Stewart came with his parents to Illinois, and remained with them for four years, when he married Miss Matilda Hiett Dec. 25, 1855 ; she was a daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hliett, who settled in this township in 1830, being among the pioneers of this county ; her father died Sept. 2, 1839, and her mother Sept. 20, 1852. After their marriage, Mr. Stewart lived in Fulton Co., Ohio, for four years, then one year in McDon- ough Co., and, in the year 1861, came to McLean Co. and settled in Dale Township, eight miles west of Bloomington, and, in 1870, moved to Cheney Grove Township and settled on Sec. 12, where he at present resides. lle holds the office of Supervisor. His wife was born Dec. 30, 1835, in what is now known as Danvers Township, in this county ; they had six children, four living-Clara, born Dec. 29, 1858 ; Orrie, Feb. 9, 1866; Frank, Nov. 17, 1867, and Helen, July

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15, 1871 ; and two deceased-Florence, born Sept. 29, 1857, died Nov. 28, 1857, aud William II., born Aug. 8, 1862, died May 29, 1870.

JAMES THOMPSON, farmer : P. O. Saybrook ; was born in Summit Co., Ohio, Jan. 2, 1840 ; in the spring of 1857, he and his brothers came to l'azewell Co., Ill., and remained until the winter, when they returned to Summit Co., and the next spring came to McLean Co., their parents following in the fall. and settled together on Sec. 27, on what is known as the Robert Cunningham farm, where they have since resided. His parents died there, his father Oct 13, 1865, and his mother May 2, 1876. The subject of this sketch enlisted in Co. L 4th 1. V. C., and served for three years, having participated in the siege of Ft. Henry and battles of Ft. Don- elson and Shiloh ; in the advance on Vicksburg, he was by the side of Col. Mccullough when he was killed : in battle near Coffeeville, and was taken prisoner, but remained so ouly for a few minutes, having escaped during the excitement : after his discharge, he returned to the farm. Ilas held the office of Collector for three years. He married Miss Charlotte Cliver Jan. 2, 1861, in Tazewell Co., a daughter of Richard Cliver, of Tremont, Tazewell Co., Ill., one of the early settlers of that county, having settled there in 1837 ; she was born Feb. 23. 1843; they have six children, all living-James R., born Jan. 13, 1862; Albert B., Sept. 5, 1865: Lucy C., March 23. 1867 ; Elizabeth C., Dec. 7, 1868 ; John R. W., Sept. 19. 1870, and Harry G., April 27, 1872. Mrs. Thompson's mother died Jan. 16, 1855 ; her father is still living.

ADAM VENCILL, grain dealer, Saybrook: was born in Tazewell Co., Va., Dec. 20, 1826 ; when he was 4 years of age, his parents moved to Decatur Co., Ind., remaining there two years, and afterward to Clinton Co , where his father died in 1833. His mother married again, and, in 1841, went to Tippecanoe Co., Ind , where she now resides The subject of this sketch, at the age of 20, started in life for himself, working upon a farm until the age of 25; then rented a farm for four years, and, having purchased a farm of 160 acres, farmed it for twelve years; having leased his farm in the year 1863, he went to La Fayette and engaged in the grocery busi- ness for four years, and having sold out engaged in the grain business in La Fayette for two years ; and then went to White Co., Ind., and purchased a warehouse, and built a flouring-mill in con- nection with it, which he carried on for six years; having sold it, he went to Indianapolis, engaged in grocery business, then returned to La Fayette ; for one year engaged in grain business, and, in spring of 1876, came to Saybrook, and has been engaged in grain business up to the present. He married Miss Mahala Potter, of Tippecanoe Co., Ind., Jan. 22, 1856; she died in spring of 1857. He married his second wife, Miss Eliza T. Frazier, April 3, 1859. He had one child by first wife-Laura I., who died in August, 1870; and six children by present wife, four living-Edgar A., Hattie E., Henry A. and Clara E. ; two died-Charles M. and John W. T.

H. A. WINTER, M. D., Saybrook ; was born in Niles, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Nov. 9, 1843 ; his father dying when he was an infant, he resided until he was 9 years of age with his grandfather, and afterward with his uncle at Kelloggsville, N. Y., where he attended school for five years, and afterward Cortland County Academy, in Homer, N. Y., and also the High School, in Berlin City, Wis. At the breaking out of our late civil war, he enlisted at the age of 18, as a private in Company " B," 11th Wisconsin Volunteers; and, after serving one year, was discharged on account of disability following typhoid fever ; he, however, again enlisted in Co. B, 72nd Regi- ment Indiana Volunteers, of Wilder's Brigade of Mounted Infantry, and served until close of the war, and helped bring into camp Jefferson Davis, President of ex-Confederate States, and was in active service during Gen. Sherman's campaign. After his discharge, Mr. Winter studied medicine in the office of Dr. F. M. Hiett, of Williamsport, Ind., and came with him to Saybrook, and continued his studies there up to 1866; and, in the years 1867-68, attended a course of lectures at Rush Medical College ; he then returned to Saybrook and continued the study of medicine with Dr. Hiett, and also taught school during the winter for five years ; in 1871, he commenced the regular practice of his profession, and carried on a drug store under the firm of Roberts & Winter; having sold out in the fall of 1872, he returned to Rush Medical College, graduating Feb. 19, 1873, and has since that time been in active practice in Saybrook. He mar- ried Miss Della Atkinson (daughter of Rev. William Atkinson, of New Brunswick), Sept. 25, 1867 ; they have one child-William A., born July 9, 1868.

GRIDLEY TOWNSHIP.

W. M. ALSPAUGH, farmer ; P. O. Lexington ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in the year 1850, and when about 4 years old, his father, Renben Alspaugh, removed to a place near Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., lowa ; in 1868, Mr. Alspaugh, Sr., removed from Iowa to Normal, Ill., and bought a farm ; for one year he assisted his father on the farm, and then taught school, in the neighborhood of Normal, for three years. In the year 1876, the subject of this sketch married and settled down to farming on the homestead of his father-in-law, Mr. John Gregory, of Grid- ley Township, one of the largest land-holders of that township; in 1878. Mr. Alspaugh removed to and settled upon 200 acres of land on Section 34, Gridley Township, where he now lives and

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has one of the finest residences in the township; his land is all under cultivation and is valued at about $35 per acre ; he is young, wide awake and intelligent, and is well posted upon all sub- jects concerning his county and township, and works his farm upon seientifie principles, com- bined with industry and forethought. He was married in 1876 to Miss Sabra Gregory, daughter of John Gregory, formerly of Gridley, now of Normal, who was born in Gridley Township in 1857; Effie is their only child.

W. H. BOIES, of the firm of Boies & Breese, dealers in grain and stock, Gridley ; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 22, 1833 ; at the age of 18, he became a elerk in a store in Moscow, where he remained until 1856; he then came West and located in El Paso, III., when that place contained but five houses ; in the spring of 1857, he engaged in the Inmber business, and, shortly afterward, in the grain and grocery trade; he was then in moderate circumstances, yet, during his residence of five years in El Paso, he took a leading part in all the enterprises of the town ; he was a member of the Town Council, and helped to form the first charter. In January, 1862, he went to Watseka as agent of the T., P. & W. R. R., but, the same year, removed to Gridley and began dealing in grain, Mr. Breese becoming a member of the firm in 1869 ; they dealt, also, in agricultural implements until 1877; since Mr. Breese joined him they have been dealing largely in stock ; they have 900 acres of land in this vicinity, and are engaged exten- sively in farming and stock-raising, having from 150 to 200 head of cattle, and usually about 200 hogs. Mr. Boies was station agent here for thirteen years. In 1867, he built the elevator known as the Boies & Breese Elevator, having a capacity of 25,000 bushels of grain ; he is an energetic business man and public-spirited citizen, at the same time genial in manner and pos- sessing social qualities of the highest order. He was married Nov. 18, 1867, to Miss Mary A. Taylor, of Perry, N. Y., and has four children-George V., Neftie W., Charles C. and Willie H. Mr. Buies has been a member of the Village Council a number of years.

RICHARD BREESE, dealer in grain and stock (firm of Boies & Breese, ) Gridley ; is a native of Cambridgeshire, England, and was born Aug. 24, 1822. He was raised to agricultural pursuits, and followed farming in England to 1852, when, on the 11th of October, he started for the United States. Ile settled near Oxford, Butter Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1857 ; he then came to Illinois and purchased a farm in Livingston Co. He continued farming with good success until 1869, when he removed to Gridley and engaged with W. H. Boies in the grain, stock and agricultural implement business. While in Livingston Co. he served as Trustee three years, and three years as Commissioner of Highways. He was one of the Trustees of Gridley from 1876 to 1879, and also School Director three years. Mr. Breese is one of the most substan- tial citizens of Gridley ; has been successful in business, and owns, with Mr. Boies, 900 aeres of land lying in Livingston and McLean Counties. He was married at the age of 22 to Miss Mary A. Miller, of Cambridgeshire, England ; she, however, lived but about three years, and, at her death, lett two children, one of whom is living-Eliza, now Mrs. C. H. Neuhauser, of Gridley. Mr. Breese was married again, in January, 1851, to Mrs. Sarah Richardson, of Huntingdonshire, Eugland.

F. D. CALLSEN, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and general collection agent, Gridley ; was born in Haltsee, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, June 28, 1833. He was intended for the military service, and educated accordingly. When the revolution in Schleswig-Holstein collapsed and that country failed to secure its independence from Denmark, Mr. Callsen, not wishing to serve in the Danish army, left the service, and was employed in a store in Altona until 1855, when he came to this country. The first six months he clerked in a drug store in New York City, after which he went to Canada and obtained a situation in a general store. In 1858, he came to Illinois, and, with H. E. Sieberus, carried on business in Farnisville, until the war broke out, He then enlisted in the 17th I. V. 1., and was made Second Lieutenant of Co. G. He took part in the battles of Ft. Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Iuka, Bolivar, the campaign in Northern Miss- issippi, battles of Port Gibson, Bayou Pierre, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Big Black and the siege of Vicksburg. After the battle of Pittsburg Landing he was promoted to First Lieu- tenant and transferred to the U. S. Signal Corps, and after the fall of Vicksburg was made an officer on the staff of Gen. Leonard F. Ross, and later of Gen. John D. Stevenson, of Missouri. Returning from the war, he engaged in mercantile business in Gridley, the firm being Sieberns & Callsen. In 1865, he opened up a new farm in the vicinity, and farmed until 1872, when he and Mr. Sieberns started in the grain and coal business and continued that until 1878, since which time he has been in his present business. lle was elected Justice of the Peace in 1877, has served three years in succession as Supervisor, and two years as Treasurer of the township, besides holding various other town offices. He was married in December, 1863, to Miss Julia Niergarth, of Woodford Co., and has one child-Caroline E. Mr. Callsen came to this country with nothing, has been successful, and now owns a good farm of 160 acres, besides a good dwell- ing and other property in Gridley.

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The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men, Part 119

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr. Number of Pages: 1092

Author: Le Baron, Wm., Jr. & Co., Chicago, Pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr.
Number of Pages: 1092