The History of Will County, Illinois : containing a history of the county a directory of its real estate owners; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; general and local statistics.history of Illinois history of the Northwest, Part 103

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Publication date: 1878
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WILLIAM SIEFKER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Monce; one of our early settlers ; was born in Germany March 15, 1825; came to the United States in 1848, and to this State in the same year ; his farm consists of 160 acres, valued at $8,000. He was married to Miss Mary Holder, who was born in Russia; they have three children, viz., Lewis, Mary and William. Since Mr. Siefker's residence in this township, he has held the office of School Director four years, and Roadmaster one year.

PHILIPP TRIEM, merchant tailor, Monee ; one of our first settlers in Monee was born in Germany Jan. 6, 1832; came' to the United States in 1854, and to Illi- nois and settled in Chicago, where he re- mained two years, when he removed to Monee, where he has since resided ; his profession since his residence in this town- ship has been that of a merchant tailor. He was married to Miss Eliza Demmal, now deceased ; they have had six children, only one of whom is living, viz .; Rosa.

ADAM VATTER, JR., insurance and lightning-rod agent, and partner in the firm of Vatter & Merz, pop manufacturers, Monee; one of the early settlers; was born in Germany March 11, 1852 ; came to the United States in 1855, and to this State, and settled in Monee with his father's family in the same year. . He was married to Miss Bertha Kettering, who was born in Chicago April 9, 1853; they have had two children, one of whom is living, viz., Julia ; deceased, an infant.

WILTON TOWNSHIP.

CHANCEY CLINTON, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Wallingford ; owns 230 acres. Born in Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 2, 1825 ; at an early age, his parents removed to Pennsylvania; resided there until 1865 ; he then emigrated to this place, and has lived here ever since. Has been married twice ; first, to Mary W. Ostrom ; she died in January, 1854; left one child-Emily ; she is married, and at present resides in Indiana. His second marriage was with Harriet A. Hullar Jan. 21, 1858, in Penn- sylvania ; have two children by this union

-Ella May and Milo E. Has held the officet of Road Commissioner and Post- master, the former six and a half years, and the latter four years.

REV. ORVILLE C. DICKINSON, minister, Sec. 15; P. O.Wilton Center. Bap- tist; Republican. Owns sixty acres; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Sept. 10, 1836 ; went with parents to Michigan when 8 years old; resided there twelve years ; at- tended the High School at Battle Creek three years; came here about the year 1856 ; was ordained in August, 1860 ; re-

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sided and preached in Wilton Tp. ever since, with the exception of three years that he was Pastor of a church at Bloomingdale, Mich .; he has preached continuously at this place since 1872. Married Susan Beedle, daughter of Rev. Emory Beedle, of Kala- mazoo, Mich. ; she was born Sept. 1, 1837 ; have no children of their own: have an adopted child of the name of Lizzie. Mr. D. carries on farming in connection with his other duties ; had two brothers in the late war-Anson and Albert ; they served in the 12th I. V. I .; Anson received a mortal wound on the 22d of July, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga., and died Aug. 3, follow- ing.

JABEZ HARVEY, merchant, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Wilton Center. Republican. Owns thirteen acres in village of Wilton Center. Was born Jan. 20, 1831, in Canada East ; came with his parents to Tazewell Co., Ill., in 1837, and to New Lenox in 1838, and then to where Wilton Center now is in 1841; was raised a farmer. Married Sarah Jane Weliver Dec. 6, 1853; she was born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1832; Mr. H. went to California by land in 1850; remained there three years; in March, 1858, engaged in the mercantile business in this place, and has continued it ever since ; in 1864, Mr. H. made a trip to the headwaters of the Missouri River, where he spent the summer, returning home by the way of Salt Lake and the plains, the same year. Was elected a member of the State Legislature in 1872, and served two sessions. Mr. H. has four children- Everett, Ettie, Judd and Jay C .; Judd accompanied his father to Springfield, and acted in the capacity of page during the second session. Mr. H. was elected Justice of the Peace in Wilton Tp. in 1858, and has held that office continuously nearly ever since; held the office of Township Treasurer fourteen years, which office he still holds ; was appointed Postmaster in 1875, at the time the office was established, and has held that office ever since.

JERRY KENISTON, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Wilton Center. Republican; Baptist. Owns 150 acres. Was born in Vermont March 2, 1829; came with his parents to this township in 1854, and has resided here ever since, with the exception of one year in New York. Was married twice-first to Martha Ann Tiffany ; she

dicd Jan. 24, 1862, about three years after marriage ; left no children. Mr. K. en- listed in Co. H, 100th I. V. I., in August, 1862; served as a private uutil after the battle of Stone River ; he was then pro- moted to the office of Second Lieutenant for meritorious conduct ; he participated in the battle of Chickamauga; was taken prisoner there and sent to Libby Prison ; was there seven months ; then to Camp. Oglethorpe two months ; then to Charles- ton two months (under fire) ; then, to Columbia ; from there to Wilmington, N. C .; was liberated March 2, 1865 ; after his return home, he settled down to farm- ing where he now resides. Married Mar- tha Lynde in Vermont Feb. 21, 1866; have five children-Henry, John Lynd, Laura A., Charles Herbert and Carroll. Served as Supervisor three ycars in suc- cession ; on the 5th of November, of the present year, was elected to the State Leg- islature on the Republican ticket.

WILLIAM MASON, farmer (deceased), Sec. 25; P. O. Peotone ; born in Northamptonshire, England, Dec. 14, 1815 ; was raised a farmer ; at the age of 20, he entered the British army ; he joined the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's own regiment) ; he served nearly five years. Was married twice-first, to Fanny Farrer in 1843; she was born in England Nov. 17, 1818, and died Sept. 4, 1862 ; by this union they had nine children-Denny, Sa- rah, Joseph, Mary (the two latter deceased ), William, Joseph and Mary (twins, named after the two deceased), Esther and Fanny. Came to this State in 1849; stopped near Oswego one year; in 1850 came here and settled where he resided at the time of his death, which sad event occurred Nov. 29, 1875 ; his second marriage was with Jane Temple April 25, 1864; she was born July 3, 1826, in Bennington, Vt. Denny was in the U. S. Navy, and served three years under Commodore Porter; during the greater portion of his time he was on the gunboat Black hawk ; was with her when she burned ; he was then sent to the Eastern Department and remained there until his muster-out at the end of the war. Mrs. Mason had three brothers in the Union army during the late war; one died in Andersonville ; his name was Ira.

SAMUEL G. NELSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Wallingford ; owns 105 acres ; born in

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Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind., May 8, 1827; resided in that State with his parents until 1846 ; then to this town the 25th of December, 1846. Married twice; first to Abigail Meacham, who died Aug. 29, 1854, aged 24; left one child-Eliza- beth H., born in September, 1853; she now lives with her father; is a school teacher; his second marriage was with Sarah A. Thomas May 1, 1856 ; have had six children-Celia Jane, born July 1, 1857; William T., born May 21, 1859, died Aug. 24, 1873, from injuries re- ceived from the kick of a horse; Sarah Ellen, Oct. 28, 1861; Mary M., born Oct. 8, 1866; James M., Jan. 1, 1872 ; Laura B., Nov. 29, 1875. Enlisted in August, 1862, in the 100th I. V. I., as private; elected First Lieutenant at the organization of the regiment, August, 1862; promoted to Captain Nov. 21, 1863, and to Major March 24, 1865 ; served full term ; in all the principal bat- tles in which his regiment was engaged, including Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign and Franklin; was badly wounded at Missionary Ridge, in the left hip; carried the ball three days ; it was extracted, and he now has it in his possession. Held the office of Supervisor

. five years, which office he now holds ; has held the office of Justice of the Peace about seven years.

JOHN POOLEY, veterinary surgeon and farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Peotone. Methodist ; Republican. Owns 120 acres. Born in the county. of Norfolk, England, June 6, 1808 ; served apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and studied veterinary sur- gery ; he practiced the latter in England, and also in this country, with success. Married Mary Miller Nov. 12, 1830, in Methwold, England; she was born Feb. 4, 1810. Mr. P. came to this country in 1855 ; lived in Oswego, this State, six years ; then to the place where he now re- sides. They have had twenty children, fourteen of whom lived to grow up; four of those fourteen are now dead, viz., Will- iam, Martha, John and Julia ; the names of those living at present are Clara, Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Mariah, Susan, Bessie, Rob- ert, Sophia and Emma ; John was a sol- dier in the late war; he was a member of Co. A, 127th I. V. I. ; he died in the hos- pital at Memphis, Tenn., March 18, 1863;

William was also a member of the same company, and served in all the principal engagements which the regiment was en- gaged in up to the time of his death, which occurred July 28, 1864, on the right of Atlanta ; he was killed by a chain-shot striking him in the side; William was a true soldier, and his loss was deeply felt by all of his comrades ; he was personally known by the writer of this sketch, who was also a member of the same regiment, and was near him when he fell ; William's remains, also the remains of a young man from Oswego, of the name of Murdoch (who was in the same company and fell in the same battle), were buried side by side in one grave, and covered by the bloody ground where they fell.

FREDERICK ROBBINS, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Wilton Center. Liberal Repub- lican. Owns 164 acres in Wilton Tp .; also 200 acres in Wayne Co., Iowa. Born in Pennsylvania May 15, 1812; when 4 years old, went with parents to Ohio ; resided there until he was 22; then to Indiana ; stopped there fourteen years ; then to Michigan four years; then to this town in 1851; stopped at Twelve-Mile Grove the first winter, then to the place where he now resides. Married Nancy M., Woodward March 9, 1843; she was born. in Pennsylvania Sept. 18, 1818; have had seven children, four now living-Kate, Isaac, William and Fanny; the names of those that died were John, David and Ed- ward. Oliver Sanford, a boy raised in the family, was a soldier in the 2d Wis. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Antietam. Mr. R. has held the offices of Road Com- missioner and School Director.

WILLIAM E. TEMPLE, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Wilton Center. Owns 120 acres. Born in Madison Co., N. Y., May 6, 1833 ; came to this State in 1853; settled in this town in 1856; served as a soldier in the late war in Co. H, 100th I. V. I. Mar- ried Jane Robinson March 5, 1867; she was born March 19, 1839; have five chil- dren-Ervin I., Otis M., Farmer E., Cora A. and Frances A. Mr. T. was badly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, from the effects of which he will probably never recover; his health has been very poor ever since. Mr. T. had a brother in the same company and regiment; he was taken prisoner the same day that the sub-

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ject of this sketch was wounded, and sent to Andersonville; after suffering nine months in that prison-pen he died, thus adding another name to the long list of martyrs of human liberty. James T. Douglas, a nephew of the above, was also in the same company and regiment ; he was wounded June 3, 1864, during the Atlanta campaign ; was sent to the hospital, and remained there until his muster-out ; he was drowned in 1867 while bathing in Samuel Goodspeed's pasture.

JOHN WHITE, farmer, Sec. 11; P. 0. Wallingford ; owns forty-nine acres ; was born in Sligo, Ireland; came to this country, with his parents, at the age of 7; in, September, 1861, he enlisted in the

42d I. V. I., and served continuously with the regiment until the battle of Resaca ; at that battle he lost his right arm ; at that time he was First Sergeant. Mr. White's name is always mentioned with pride by his brother soldier; up to the time of receiving his wound he was always prompt to the call of duty. Mr. W. was engaged in the memorable siege of Island No. 10, Corinth, Stone River and Chickamauga. Mr. W., since the war, married Mary, a daughter of John Malone, Esq .; they have seven children-Margaret, Lizzie, John, Annie, James, Mary and Luke. Mr. W. is engaged in farming, which bus- iness he has been engaged in since the war.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

JOHN HACK, merchant, Eagle Lake ; was born at Hohen Vicheln, State of Mecklenburg, Germany, Sept. 1, 1825; came to America in 1864, and located in Washington Tp., four miles south of Beecher, on a farm of 160 acres, which he still owns. Was appointed Postmaster of Eagle Lake Postoffice in May, 1878. Married Miss Sophia Lüt in March, 1852 ; the names of their children are as follows: Herman, Henry, Carl or Charles, Frank and Emma.

SAMUEL LOEBSTEIN, merchant and stock dealer, Beecher ; was born in Jeben- hausen, State of Wurtemberg, Germany, Feb. 13, 1830 ; came to America in 1860 ; stopped in Dyer, Lake Co., Ind., ten years, where he dealt in live-stock ; then he came to Washington Tp., where he has remained ever since, following his present business. In 1870, he married Miss Anna Hess, the oldest daughter of Mr. L. Hess, the former proprietor of the Hess House, Chicago ; Emma and Fannie are the names of their infant children. Mr. Loebstein owns a well-improved farm of eighty acres, two and one-half miles southeast of Beecher.

TIMOTHY L. MILLER, cattle- breeder ; P. O. Beecher; Mr. Timothy L. Miller, Hereford cattle-breeder, was born in Middletown, Conn., April 7, 1817 ; moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in 1842, and engaged in the manufacture of paper ;

moved to Chicago in 1856, and engaged in the insurance business till 1870, when he moved to Washington Tp., where he now resides upon his stock-farm of about eight hundred acres and pursues the breeding of fine stock. The town of Beecher was laid out by him in spring of 1870. He mar- ried Miss Abigail Starr Elliott March 2, 1842, in Middletown, Conn. ; she was born at Gilead, Conn., Sept. 29, 1819, and died in Chicago, Feb. 14, 1858 ; they had five children, four living-Catharine E., born Oct. 6. 1843 (now Mrs. G. B. Woodward, of St. Paul, Minn.); Abby E. (now Mrs. Frank Gould, of Chicago), born April 12, 1846; Mary P., born Jan. 3, 1848 (now Mrs. A. C. Reed, of Evanston) ; Timothy E. born Sept. 23, 1850 ; one deceased- Henry Charles, born Feb. 7, 1858, died Jan. 3, 1861. Married second wife, Miss Anna E. Hodges, at Rockford, Ill., June 6, 1861 ; she was born at Clarendon, Vt., July 22, 1828 ; one child by her-Abby Hodges, born here July 16, 1865, died Aug. 2, 1865.

LOUIS METTERHAUSEN, teacher, Beecher; proprietor of the Metterhausen Hotel; was born in Gilten, State of Han- over, Germany, Jan. 21, 1840; taught school in the above State and in the city of Bremen ; came to the United States in 1865, landing at New York ; followed his profession in the States till at last he loca-

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ted in Washington Tp. in 1869, at what is now known as Beecher; was its first Postmaster, conducting a general store at the same time, till 1875 ; since then he has followed his present vocation. Married Miss Mina Klusmeyer May 6, 1871 ; Carl, their oldest, was born April 6, 1872; Charlotte was born Feb. 9, 1876.

CHARLES F. RUDEN, physician and surgeon, Beecher ; was born in Prussia, near Berlin, Jan. 26, 1832; received edu- cation at the University of Berlin, which

institution conferred the title of M. D. upon him in 1854; came to America in 1855, stopping at New York City one year ; located in Will Co. in 1857, where he has been practicing homeopathy ever since; he also keeps the largest stock of drugs in Beecher. Was married to Louisa Shilling in 1866 ; she only lived till 1869. Mar- ried again in 1870 to Miss Ida Wagener at Frankfort Station in Will Co., Ill; their children are Libby, Eddy, George and Louisa.

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GEORGE DENBY, farmer; P. O. Monee; born May 20, 1816, in Yorkshire, Eng., where he lived until 1852, when he came to the United States, and, after living a short time in Kankakee Co., he settled in Cook Co., Ill., where he lived until the spring of 1869, when he moved to his present home on his farm; he was en- gaged on the Illinois Central Railroad a large portion of the first twenty-two years after he came to this country. He was married Dec. 23, 1844, to Miss Anne Athern, of Yorkshire, England; their children now living are Emma, Charles, Amy and Robert; his wife, Anne, died in 1863, and, on May 28, 1864, he was mar- ried to Mrs. Jane Jackson, daughter of John Daft, of Staffordshire, England ; they have four children-Almira, Maggie, Ada A., and George. Mrs. Jackson had, when . married to Mr. Denby, two children- Lucy R. and Annie Jackson. He has a good farm of 160 acres, valued at $8,000.

JAMES DOOCY, farmer ; P. O. Peo- tone ; born in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1853; when but 2 years old, his parents removed with him to Grundy Co., this State, and afterward brought him to this

county, where he has lived since his child- hood. Was married July 27, 1874, to Johanna Hurley, who was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1857 ; they have two children -Willie and Julia.

CHARLES J. O'NEIL, farmer and fine-stock breeder; P. O. Peotone; born in the township of Alban, Canada West, March 6, 1839; in early childhood he re- moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill., where they remained about two years and then moved to Kane Co., Ill. ; here spent some seventeen years of his life when he returned to Chicago, where he lived until the fall of 1873 ; he then removed to his present home, " Wide Range Farm," which he had purchased the spring before ; this is a splendid high rolling prairie farm of 640 acres (being Sec. 20), with fine build- ings, and beautifully, centrally located on a high knoll, overlooking the whole farm and giving a fine view of a wide surround- ing country. Was married April 26, 1872, to Miss Mary J. McDonough, of Ottawa, Ill., who was born in St. Louis, Mo., March 17, 1848; they have three children- Mary C., Daniel C. and John.

DIRECTORY OF REAL ESTATE OWNERS.

ABBREVIATIONS.

Adv ...

Adventist

fdry. foundry

agt ..

..... agent gro.

.. grocer

Bapt.

.Baptist

lab ..

.laborer

Meth Methodist bkpr. bookkeeper

bwr.

.. brewer

mfr .. .manufacturer

brklayr ..

· bricklayer

carp.

.. carpenter

Cath.

Catholic

clk

.Church Ch

.. Company or County

com. mer

commission merchant

Cong.

Congregational

Presb. Presbyterian

Dem. .Democrat pr .... .. dealer ptr ... .. painter .printer prop .. proprietor Rep .. .. druggist Republican

dgst.

Episcopal .Episcopal

Evang

.Evangelist

Ind.

Independent sec. .. section or secretary

I. V. I ..

Illinois Volunteer Infantry

I. V. C.

.Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

I. V. A

Illinois Volunteer Artillery

far ...

farmer

treas .treasurer

JOLIET TOWNSHIP.

(P. O. JOLIET.)

Abrams, Henry, engineer.

Abrams, Henry, laborer.

Achenbach, Henry, cigar manufacturer.

Adler, P. P., butcher.

Adler, Jasper, butcher.

Adler, Jacob, butcher.

Adams, Anna E.

Adams, Mecagah L., grain.

Adam, Wm., wire-fence manufacturer. Adams, Wm., lumber dealer. Adams, W. L., grain dealer.

Adelman, Peter, merchant.

Adderly, William.

Allison, A., printer.

Barney, Amanda.

Barney, Edward, Sun office.

Barton, J. T., barber.

Barton, Janette E.

Baer, D. C., grocer.

Bassett, William, farmer.

Baehm, Conrad, stone-cutter.

Barber, O.

Barber, Francis C.

Barber. R. E., attorney.

Bauer, Win., laborer.

Bauer, N. N., laborer.

Bartlett, Roxanna.

Baker, John, laborer. .

Baker, F. L., laborer.

Baker, L. S., insurance agent.

Baldwin, Jesse, farmer.

Baldwin, H. B.

Arnold, G., grocer.

Assenmacher, Henry, mason.

Ashley, J. R.

Atkins, A. W.

Atkinson, Wm., hotel proprietor. Austin, Horace.

Ayres, H. H.

Bakewell, William.

Barker, Peter, laborer.

Bassam, Thomas.

Bartlow, Wm., carpenter.

Bacon, R. J.

Bangman, John.

Alpaugh, J., laborer. Alpine, Fanny.

Alfrick, F., blacksmith.

Alexander, M., General Roadmaster. Albright, Christ F.

Allen, B. F. Ammerson, Christian.

Amos, Washington. Anderson, Thomas. Andrews, A., laborer.

Anderson, C. A., laborer.

Anderson, Peter, laborer. Anderson, S., tanner.

Andrews, A.

Apgar, M. Lewis.

Arnstein, Frederick, mason. Arsenmacher, Henry.

mach .machinist

mkr. ...... maker

clerk

mech mechanic mer.

.. merchant

min. .minister Co.

phot .. .. photographer

phys. ... physician

dlr ..

Rev. Reverend

slsmn. . salesman

Spir. .. Spiritualist

supt. .superintendent

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Bursan, Thomas.

Bartholme, Joseph, farmer.

Bartholme, Martin, laborer. Barthelome, Joseph, laborer. Bannon, M. W., stone dealer. Bannon, P. R., merchant. Bannon, P. W., grocer. Barnes, Henry, laborer.

Barnes, Nathaniel, farmer.

Barnes, Henry, laborer.

Barnes, James, laborer.

Bailey, Leon R., tailor.

Bailey, F. K. Bailey, Fredrick, laborer.

Barrett, Thomas.

Barrett, Wm. F., hardware. Barrett, Ann. Barrett, Jesse, laborer.

Barrett, Miles S., blacksmitlı. Becker, John.

Bernard, Burns.

Belz, John.

Bevitch, George W.

Beuttenmuller, Carlina.

Berow, Lewis, farmer.

Bergel, Michael, farmer.

Berger, Thomas L., farmer. Bez, Margaret, Mrs. Belles, Charles. Besmins, Nicholas. Bedford, J., engineer.

Bierscheidt, Bernard, saloon-keeper. Beamer, Gasher, laborer. Bergan, Martha. Benzen, Catharine. Bean, John. Bettylyon, A. J., plasterer.

Bennett, Henry B., liveryman. Bennett, Matthew, laborer.

Bennett, George, weaver. Belden, Samuel O., laborer.

Bear, Dawson C.

Bears, Charles, carpenter.

Berry, Wm., laborer. Berry, Catharine. Beach, G. R., laborer. Beach A. E. Bickford, J. W., carpenter.

Billings, Herman, laborer. Bierscheidt, Bart, laborer. Birgel, Michael, farmer. Birgel, Francis, laborer. Bigin, Ann. Bissell, M. C., capitalist. Bissell, A. A., machinist. Bickerton, John R. Bishop, Wm. W., lumber dealer. Bishop. J. M., lumber dealer.

Blatchford, E. W. Blackburn, Jolın, carpenter. Bleimeich, H.

Black, James, keeper in I. S. P. Blaesser, Louis, carpenter. Blumel, Jos., saloon-keeper. Blaas, Xavier, saddler. Boyd, Mary E., farmer. Bond, Samuel, farmer. Boerser, Adam, laborer.

Bowers, Jacob L. Bowers, Uriah.

Bowers, Wm., carpenter. Boos, Jeremiah, mason. Botch, Jacob, laborer.

Botch, Jacob, Bowlan, James, baker.

Bowlan, James, laborer.

Bowlan, Patrick, laborer.

Boyle, Thomas, laborer.

Bover, Norman, laborer.

Boylan, R. G., laborer.

Boran, Philip. Boyne, Delia.

Bowman, John A., blacksmith.

Boehme, Hugo, engineer.

Boas, E. A., prison guard.

Brinkerhoff, M.

Bradbury, W. H., laborer.

Brockman, Christ, laborer.

Brevitz, A. J., laborer.

Brahm, Adam, stone-cutter.

Braden, Jane.

Brooks, W. S., hardware merchant.

Brooks, W. A. S., hardware.

Brayton, H. M.

Brandzer, John, laborer.

Brownson, David.

Braun, Joseph, saloon-keeper.

Braun, C. C., marble-cutter.

Brophy, Mary.

Brison, Hiram, laborer.

Bressingham, John, laborer.

Breidert, Jacob, mason.

Bridert, Catharine.

Breidert, Philip, mason.

Brannon, Dominick.

Brannon, Thomas, laborer.

Bruce, James, farmer.

Bruce, Mary.

Brackan, Daniel.

Bray, Mary. Bray, Ellen.

Bray, Edward M., druggist.

Brazil, Philip, farmer.

Brockway, Henry S., carpenter.

Bradford, Chauncey.

Briggs, Samuel.

Brightman, James P., laborer.

Brown, Oliver, laborer.

Brown, Harriet.

Brown, J. D., druggist.

Brown, Lewis, cigar-maker.

Brown, Nancy Ann.

Brown, R. S., carpenter.

Brown, Warren.

Brown, S. J., carpenter.

Brown, Josepli, saloon-keeper.

Brown, John, tanner.

Brown, Max, saloon-keeper.

Brown, Cornelia.

Brown, Margaret. Brown, S., farmer.

Brown, Erastus, teamster.

Brown, F. C., druggist. Bust, Jannette.

Burson, T. C.

Burchard, John.

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Butterman, John. Busk, C. H., butcher. Busk, John E. Burden, Alex, tailor. Button, Henry J., railroad conductor. Burton, Byron B., carpenter. Buhill, Martin, laborer. Burns, Robert, blacksmith. Burns, Thomas, blacksmith. Buckley, Michael, laborer. Bunzy, Leroy. Butler, John, shoemaker. Butler, Catherine. Bush, Frank, butcher. Bush, Charles H., butcher. Bush, Harriet. Bush, Harriet, Mrs. Bush, C. H.

Buck, Henry, saddler. Buck, Michael, saddler. Buck, John E. Burke, Thomas. Burke, James, laborer.

Burke, Bernard, liveryman. Burke, Bridget. Byron, Patrick, laborer. Campbell, George, stone dealer. Campbelle, J. H., carpenter. Campbell, B., farmer. Campbelle, George M., clerk.

Campbell, Hugh, laborer. Cavanaugh, Pat, laborer. Cammerman, Ann.

Caton, Wm. P. Carlin, Mary. Carlin, Wm. H. Calbert, Joseph, laborer. Carty, Timothy. Cassan, George L., laborer. Carrens, Michael. Caren, James, laborer. Carey, H. Carter, John. Carpenter, Henrietta. Carpenter, E. D., Mrs. Carpenter, Philo, capitalist. Carson, James, grocer.

Calmer, Elizabeth. Callais, James, laborer. Cameron, Wm., farmer. Canella, Wm., laborer. Calvin, P., laborer. Calhoun, A. M. Carrington, Henry, laborer. Carrington, Henry. Carson, Eliza. Callahan, Michael, laborer. Callahan, Matlı. Casey, Ada. Casey, Ada J. Casey, August, laborer. Casey, John R., Dr. Casseday, H. C. Casseday, G. W. Casseday, Francis, stone dealer. Cagwin, H. A. Cagwin, F. L., banker. Cagwin, F. L., grain dealer.

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The History of Will County, Illinois : containing a history of the county a directory of its real estate owners; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; general and local statistics.history of Illinois history of the Northwest, Part 103

Author: Publication date: 1878 Publisher: Chicago : Wm. Le Baron, jr. & co. Number of Pages: 980

Author:
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Chicago : Wm. Le Baron, jr. & co.
Number of Pages: 980