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Slate, Mrs. M., P. O. Aurora. Sarchfield, D., P. O. Aurora.
Seigle, E., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Sylvester, Frank, P. O. Aurora.
Swift, Mrs. Angeline, P. O. Aurora. Slater, Thomas, P. O. Aurora. Smith, Mrs. R., P. O. Aurora.
Slaker, J. F., carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Slater, I. B., carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Scott, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Steffens, Peter, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Schaub, Fred, ice dealer ; P. O. Aurora. Sorenson, C., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Sibell, E. A., trav. agt .; P. O. Aurora. Stockwell, D. W., dry goods ; P. O. Aurora. Slate, G. W., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Simpson, D. W., traveler ; P. O. Aurora. Smedley, C. E., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Stowell, C., P. O. Aurora. Simmons, N. C., mer. ; P. O. Aurora. Safford, Mrs. H. M., P. O. Aurora. Shepherdson, W., P. O. Aurora. Slaker, Adam, P. O. Aurora. Shelton, A. W., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Staly, J. N., far .; P. O. Montgomery. Schorf, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Schollin, John B., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Schuller, H., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Slattery, James, P. O. Aurora. Slattery, Pat, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Schickler, Peter, cigar mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Schultz, George, P. O. Aurora. Solfisburg, F., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Smith, W. E., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Shaffer, Adam, P. O. Aurora.
Siegmund, Jacob, Sr., publisher; P. O. Aurora.
Schoberlein, Mike, P. O. Aurora. Strong, W. J., P. O. Aurora. Sibley, Ralph, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Sheldon, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Stolp, P. D., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Stolp, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Sellers, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Sawyer, E. F., P. O. Aurora. Stolp, Joseph, far .; P. O. Aurora. Spencer, Selden, far. ; P. O. Aurora. Sullivan, John, road master ; P. O. Aurora.
Siegel, E., mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Stolp, J. G., woolen mills ; P. O. Aurora. Stolp, Mrs. J. B., P. O. Aurora. Stolp, Stillman, P. O. Aurora. Sedgwick, C. S., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Stephens, I. S., coal and wood; P. O. Aurora. Sutphen, Geo. E., mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Shibley, Ralph, carp. P. O. Aurora. Summers, Robt., P. O. Aurora. Stoddard, J. M., mer .; P. O. Aurora. Schmidt, Henry, restaurant; P. O. Aurora. Smith, Ann H., P. O. Aurora.
Simpson, F. M., carriage trimmer ; P. O. Aurora. Smith, L. W., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Smith, F. F., florist ; P. O. Aurora.
Swanson, A., carriage mkr .; P. O. Aurora.
Sweet, W. E., barber ; P. O. Aurora.
Stevenson, W. B., P. O. Montgomery. Satterly, Mrs. H. A., P. O. Aurora.
Swarthout, M. F., expressman ; P. O. Aurora.
Satterfield, A., switchman ; P. P. Aurora. Street, B., ice dealer ; P. O. Aurora. Sperry, J. H., P. O. Aurora.
Spear, Warren, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Slaker, Val., cutter ; P. O. Aurora
Steele, Wm., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Stone, W. T., boarding house ; P. O. Aurora. Smith, R. J., P. O. Aurora.
Seamans, Rebecca, P. O. Aurora.
Stewart, James, P. O. Aurora. Show, Frank, P. O. Aurora.
THAYER, F. L., machinist; P. O.
- Aurora. Taylor, G. L., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
TODD, L. M., lumber merchant, cor- ner Lake st. and Downer place; of the firm of White & Todd; was born in Vt. in 1839, remaining there 15 years ; he then emigrated to Kane Co., and settled in Sugar Grove, where he commenced farming, which he carried on until he came to Aurora and com- menced the lumber business in company with Fred. O. White; Mr. Todd has been in the lumber business for seven years.
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Terry, Sarah, boarding ; P. O. Aurora. TABOR, MERVIN, P. O. Aurora ; insurance, loans and investments ; office, Room 9, Coulter Block, over the Union National Bank ; Mr. Tabor was born in the town of Ellisburgh, Jefferson Co., State of New York, April 30, 1827 ; at the age of 14 years, he left the pa- rental home, working on a farm during the summer seasons,and attending school winters, doing chores for his board, until, at the age of about 16 years, he commenced teaching a district school, at $12 per month, and, as was the custom at that time, he "boarded around ;" from that time on, for several years, he taught Winters and went to school Sum- mers ; at the age of about 19, he emi- grated to Michigan ; he completed his school education at Albion Seminary, Albion, Mich. ; Dr. Hinman was at that time Principal, since President of the Northwestern University, at Evanston, Ill .; after completing his school course, Mr. Tabor taught school at Mt. Clem- ens, Mich., Albion, Mich., and finally was appointed Principal of the Prepar- atory Department of the Michigan Uni- versity, at Ann Arbor ; in the Summer of 1851, he emigrated to Chicago, and on the 1st day of Nov., of the same year, he took charge of the public schools of Aurora, East Division; in 1857, he was elected County School Commissioner; from 1851 to 1865, he was almost con- stantly engaged in teaching or superin- tending schools, or connected in some way with the public school interests of Illinois ; he was, for several years, a member of the School Board of Aurora, East Di- vision, and was also a member of the Common Council of the city, from the 8th Ward ; since 1865, to the present time, he has been engaged in life in- surance, connected, most of the time, in some capacity, with the interests of the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York ; in 1868, he was connected with the home office of this Co., in New York City ; receiving a sun-stroke, during the Summer of 1868, while examining the condition of the General Agency in Vermont, he was obliged to resign his position at the home office ; by the ad- vice of his physician. Dr. Hammond, of 39th st., N. Y., he left the country,
and spent three years on the Pacific coast ; returned to Illinois in the Fall of 1872, with health repaired; again con- n cting himself with the interests of the Mutual Life, of N. Y., he is now special agent for Illinois, appointing and superintending the local agencies of the State, and presenting the merits of the company to prominent business men and capitalists seeking investments ; thoroughly posted in the science of life insurance, and familiar with the condi- tions and history of life companies in America, Mr. Tabor has carved out for himself an honorable name and national fame among the more intelligent insur- ance men of the country ; he is a member of the First Congregational Church ; poli- tics Rep. Married Nov. 1, 1853, to Sabrah C. Strang, daughter of Deacon William J. Strang, of Aurora; two children-Ida J. Tabor and Fred. S. Tabor.
Thomas, J. S., fruit-grower ; P.O. Aurora. Thow, Lewis, merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Turner, J. W., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Tilton, Geo. B., florist ; P. O. Aurora. Tucker, Mrs. J. H., P O. Aurora.
Todd, C. L., engineer ; P. O. Aurora,
Todd, J. L., P. O. Aurora.
Twist, H., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
THORWARTH, J. F., dealer in dry goods, groceries and provisions ; born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1834 ; came to America and landed in New York in 1852 ; came direct to Cook Co. Ill., in 1852, where he resided until 1868 ; engaged in farming and store keeping ; held office of Cook Co. Super- visor in 1864 and 1865 ; also Justice of the Peace and Postmaster ; to-day he is Supervisor of the Town of Au- rora, which office he has faithfully held for the last three years ; came to Aurora and started in the dry goods and grocery business in 1868; also is connected with well known house of Thorwarth & Fulton, hardware. Mr. Thorwarth, when he first came to America, was financially very poor, but industry, hon- esty and fair dealing have made him to- day one of the successful business men of Aurora ; has made two visits to his old home in Germany to see his father and mother, who are now dead ; his mother died in 1877, his father in 1864.
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Town, S., insurance agent ; P. O. Aurora. Tidd, W. S., foreman bindery ; P. O. An- rora.
Trouton, P. M., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Titsworth, L., Sr., P. O. Aurora.
Titsworth, J. N., mer .; P. O. Aurora. Titsworth, L., Jr., salesman ; P. O. Aurora. Thompson, J. H., mer .; P. O. Aurora. Terwilliger. A. R., Assessor ; P. O. Aurora. Tighe, Patrick, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Tighe, Hugh, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Thelin, John, coppersmith ; P. O. Aurora. TITUS & MARSHALL (Herbert N. Titus & Clarence W. Marshall), dealers in coffees, teas, fine family gro- ceries, crockery and glassware, estab- lished in 1873, at 54 N. River street ; P. O. Aurora' ; both members have had large experience as business men ; they buy for cash, pay a low rent, and will not be undersold by any house in the same line; in addition to their grocery trade, they handle country produce, and pay the highest market price for it ; Mr. Titus was born at Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1842; he worked on a farm until 19; he attended a district school at Sheboygan, Wis .; he came to Aurora, and worked for J. B. Bishop; he at- tended Bryant & Stratton's College, at Chicago, and clerked for Phillips Bros., of Aurora, and J. B. Rice ; Clarence Marshall was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; he came to Aurora in 1868 ; he at- tended the public school, and clerked for Phillips Bros., of Aurora.
HOMPSON, JONATHAN H., retired farmer ; Prairie st .; P. O. Au- rora ; born in Londonderry, N. H., Aug. 27,1809; up to the age of 18 he ac- quired a common school education, then began working for neighboring farmers ; when 19 he went to work in a woolen mill ; on becoming of age, was employed by Baker & Hains, woolen manu- turers at Manchester, Vt .; worked for them thirteen years; during this time he married Miss T. Staples ; in 1844 he came west, reaching Chicago on the 28th of May, arriving at Aurora, and the same day, he purchased a claim, farmed it until 1856 very successfully ; was elected Deacon of the First Bap- tist Church at Aurora, he still owns 112 acres and a fine property in Aurora.
TRASK, C. P., farmer ; P. O. Au- rora ; he was born in 1818; his father was a farmer and blacksmith and had six children ; C. P. the eldest and only male child ; when thirteen years old his mother died; he then worked out until he was fourteen years of age. In 1830 the family moved to Toledo, Ohio ; in 1834 to Sandusky; his father bought 120 acres of land and he worked for him five months, and then, buying his time, became his own master; he came over- land to Illinois in 1836, with sixteen head of cattle, and settled at Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., Ill .; he worked for an unele the first Winter, and then claimed 320 acres of land ; in 1839 he claimed 100 acres, and the same year the Gov- enment passed the law in regard to find- ing unoccupied land ; ignorant of this law, Mr. T. came to Aurora, and in his absence the Winnebago Co. land was claimed and he never recovered it. He came to Aurora having only 40 acres and a very small sum of money, and took an interest in a saw-mill with Moses Thurston. Mr. T. has owned a great deal of property, and now owns 218 acres of choice, improved land, and a fine city property.
THOMPSON, WILLIAM, retired farmer; P. O. Aurora; he was born at Grafton, Windham Co., Vt., June 23, 1817, and resided there until the year 1835; he then went to Hampshire Tp., Kane Co., and apprenticed himself to a wheelwright, and remained with him four years, serving his time; in May, 1839, he was married to Miss Wealthy Gurler ; the tide of emigration to the West was large, and he determined to have property of his own; his worldly possessions at this time were not very extensive, and June 6, of the same year, he arrived at Sugar Grove Tp., pre- empted 160 acres, and afterward bought 120 acres ; for twenty-five years he followed farming and was highly respected among the people with whom he lived, and by them was elected to many important offices of trust and responsibility, such as Supervisor, School Trustee, etc., etc. In 1865 he came to Aurora, and bought the residence where he now lives, on the northwest corner of South View and Downer place.
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TARBLE, JOY, retired mason ; born in New Hampshire, April 27, 1806; his parents were Asa and Sarah Tarble, who came of good old New England stock ; his father was a stone mason and bricklayer in the State of New Hamp- shire. He received a good education for those early times ; while quite young his parents moved to Jefferson Co., N. Y .; in 1812, his father met with an ac- cident which resulted fatally ; in 1818, young Tarble, in connection with his brother, Asa, began the trade of stone
mason ; worked as journeyman at Oswego, N. Y., and Sackett's Harbor ; in 1829, he married Harriet Cox ; in 1846, he came to Chicago, Ill., thence to Aurora. Mr. Tarble, in younger days, was considered one of the best stone masons of the West ; he it was who built Silas Reynolds' building, also built for Wm. V. Plum the store now occupied by Phillips Bros., grocers ; also Temperance Hall, Woodruff Block, and others too numerous to mention, of the most substantial character; for five years he held the office of Street Com- missioner ; for five years held the posi- tion of Senior Warden in Masonic Lodge of West Aurora and Jerusalem Temple ; twenty years ago Mr. T. re- tired to enjoy the fruits of his labor, but his early years were years of toil and hardship.
TOWN, HENRY B., insurance and real estate agent; P. O. Aurora ; he represents the following old and reliable insurance companies : Home Insurance . Company, of N. Y .; Hartford, of Hart- ford, and other reliable companies with assets representing over $25,000,000 ; he was born in Troy, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1837 ; when quite young he emigated West, in company with his father, and settled in Du Page Co., Ill. ; thence to Batavia, Kane Co., remaining there ten years at farming ; thence to Aurora, in March, 1853 ; he taught school for sev- eral years ; he was in the drug business for five years ; thence in the insurance business in 1866, which business he has been in ever since; he is agent for the Great Western Despatch Co .; his father, Silvanis Town, was born in Vt., Jan., 1804 ; he was, at one time, in partner- ship with his son in the insurance busi-
ness; his brother, L. F. Town, was in the late war; he enlisted in the 36th Ill. Vol. I. for three years ; he is now engaged in the real estate business in Chicago. .
Templeman, Ann, P. O. Aurora.
Town, L. F., ins. agt .; P. O. Aurora.
Treman, W. G., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Titus, W. M., farmer; P. O. Aurora.
Taylor, W. H., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora.
Tyres, John, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Tarble, M. J., mason; P. O. Aurora.
Tavlin, John, wiper ; P. O. Aurora.
Trask, C. P., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, Rice, horse dealer ; P. O. Au- rora.
Taylor, S. B., artist ; P. O. Aurora. Tarble, Jay, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Tolman, T. F., Co Treas .; P. O. Aurora.
TYLER, WARREN, insurance,
loan and real estate agent, No. 11 Main street, Aurora ; is an agent for the fol- lowing old and reliable companies : Ætna of Hartford, Phenix of Brooklyn and other reliable companies ; assets amount- ing to over $50,000,000; was born in N. Y., 1834 ; when quite young he emigrated West in company with his father and family to Ill., in 1835 ; came all the way from New York to Kane Co., in a two-horse wagon, taking thirty days to make the trip to St. Charles ; 27 years engaged in farming and mer- cantile business, thence to Aurora in 1862, where he commenced the dry goods business, which business he was in for five years, then in the insurance busi- ness, which business he has been in ever since. His father, Ira D. Tyler, is a native of New York, now living on a farm near St. Charles, Kane Co .; his brother Geo. W. Tyler, enlisted in the 127th I. V. I. for three years' service ; died with concussion of the brain, caused
at the bombardment of Vicksburg, 1863. Tanner, W. A., hardware; P. O. Aurora. Thompson, W., P. O. Aurora.
Tanner, Eugene, far ; P. O. Aurora.
Trigg, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Tyler, Percy, P. O. Aurora.
Todd, Levi, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Tuttle, D., P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, J. H., boots and shoes ; P. O. Aurora.
Trigg, Chas., farmer; P. O. Aurora.
Trigg, Thos., farmer; P. O. Aurora.
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THATCHER, S. W., agent Ameri- can Express Co., Aurora ; was born in New York, 1830 ; there until he was 23 years old ; engaged in farming ; thence to Detroit, Mich. ; his first debut in ex- press business was as messenger on the Michigan Central R. R .; from there he went to Chicago and entered the money department of the American Express Co., which office he filled for seven years ; agent at central depot, also was route agent on several of the leading rail- roads that lead out of Chicago, C. & N. W. R. R., C. B. & Q. R. R., &c .; thence to Aurora, where he first took charge of the American Express Co.'s office in July, 1865; also has been in the hardware business from 1868 to 1875; was elected City Treasurer of Aurora in 1876, and to show the popu- larity of Mr. Thatcher, he received all the votes cast, excepting 5. Is a staunch Republican ; member of the Methodist Church ; Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of said church ; President of Aurora Bible Association ; one of the Directors of the Union National Bank. His father, Solomon Thatcher, is a native of New York; born Oct. 28, 1806; now living in Cook Co., Ill.
TENNEY, S. A., farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in New Hamp- shire, in 1823; is the son of Amos and Hannah (Cass) Tenney ; his father was born in N. H. in 1794; died in Jan., 1849; was a second cousin of Gov. French, of Illinois; his mother was born in N. H. in 1803; died in 1867 ; she was a branch of the Lewis Cass and Daniel Webster families. Mr. Tenney remained at his native State until 1837, where he was engaged in farming and educating himself as an attorney ; he emigrated West with his parents and set- tled in Kendall Co., Ill .; he was at one time one of the prominent attorneys at Oswego ; in 1850 he went to California and commenced the practice of law at Mayersville ; remained there two years ; he returned to Kendall Co. and took a very active part in politics ; was a hard worker for the Republican party, and was pronounced as one of the leading influential speakers of that vicinity ; he purchased a farm of 140 acres of fine improved land, and settled in Kanc Co.
in 1865 ; is a Republican in politics, and member of the Episcopal Church. Mar- ried Miss Mary S. Cleveland in 1853 ; she was born in 1834; is a daughter of A. and Nancy Cleveland ; have four children-Jessie C., Nannie .J., Lewis S., Frank M.
Tanner, G. W., clerk ; P. O. Aurora.
Tiffany, Jos., P. O Aurora.
Terry, Richard, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Trover, Miss J. E., P. O. Aurora.
TRASK, E. W., jewelry; P. O. Aurora ; established 1860 ; watchmaker and engraver, and dealer in Swiss and American gold and silver watches ; was born in N. Y. in 1838; is the son of S. and Jane (Crane) Trask ; he're- mained at his native State until 1853, thence west to Ohio, where he com- menced his first business in life, that in peddling jewelry throughout the State of Ohio ; he saved enough money to start him in business in Aurora in 1860, with a stock valued at about one thousand dollars; to-day he owns one of the finest jewelry establishments in Kane Co., with a stock valued at forty thousand dollars; owns a fine jewelry store at Galesburg, with a stock valued at sixteen thousand dollars ; at both of these stores can be found the finest lines of jewelry, and everything pertaining to this business, all of which are guar- anteed to be found as represented ; Mr. Trask keeps constantly employed from eight to ten salesmen in traveling and selling . jewelry throughout Illinois. Married in 1865 to Miss Addie C. Haw- kins, who died in 1877 ; has one daugh- ter, Lillie.
Thompson, Mrs. M. L., P. O. Aurora.
Titsworth, L., Jr., salesman ; P. O. Aurora.
Turner, Thos., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Thull, Peter, P. O. Aurora.
Tilton, W. H., florist ; P. O. Aurora. Townley, E., P. O. Aurora.
Tobin, Edward, laborer; P. O. Aurora.
Tubbs, P. S., C., B. & Q. R. R., P. O. Aurora.
Tremain, W. G., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Town, L. F., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Town, Margaret A., P. O. Aurora.
Taft, A. S., P. O. Aurora.
Tracy, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, Rice, horse dlr. ; P. O. Aurora. Targe, Ernestine, P. O. Aurora.
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Tennis, Frank, P. O. Aurora.
Town, H. B., insurance agt .; P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, James, P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, A. E., P. O. Aurora. Thompson, Charles, P. O. Aurora.
Thompson, Seneca, mer. ; P. O. Aurora. Tupper, W. H., P. O. Aurora.
Thullen, George, P. O. Aurora.
Thomas, J. S., fruit grower ; P. O. Aurora.
Tighe, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Thullen, Peter, P. O. Aurora.
Terry, John, farmer; P. O. Aurora.
Titsworth, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Tyers, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Tuttle, Daniel, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Tranquillite, T., shoemaker ; P. O. Aurora. Tripp, A., P. O. Aurora.
Teaboy, John, P. O. Aurora.
U NFRIED, FRANK, butcher; P. O. Aurora.
Urie, William, apiarist ; P. O. Aurora.
Ussher, J. F., car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Uhlig, Charles, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Ufford, S. R. S., phys .; P. O. Aurora. Underwood, J. R., P. O. Aurora.
V ASBURG, JASPER, conductor ; P. O. Aurora.
Vaughan, A. P., freight agt., P. O. Au- rora.
VOLINTINE, DANIEL, cashier Second National Bank, President of Au- rora Silver Plate Manufacturing Co. of the firms of Volintine, Lewis & Co. and Volintine & Case; P. O. Aurora. The above-named gentleman is one of the best known and highly regarded busi- ness men of Aurora; he was born in . Washington Co., N. Y., in 1813, where he was engaged in the farming and lum- ber business until he emigrated West to Aurora, with his family, in 1853, where he commenced in business, first in buy- ing and selling wool on a large scale, which business he has been very success- ful in. Mr. Volintine has invested con- siderable of his money in farming lands in Sugar Grove and other localities ; he creditably filled the office of Mayor of the city of Aurora in 1875. Socially, he has a pleasing address and genial manners that win the respect of all ; he is a member of the Baptist Church ; his political opinions are independent ; he married Miss Sarah Jane Ruste, daughter of S. Ruste, of New York ; two children living.
Van Deusen, Peter, P. O. Aurora.
Van Hassel, J. C., watchman ; P. O. Au- rora.
Van Liew, Mrs. C. M., P. O. Aurora.
Van Liew, D. F .. P. O. Aurora.
Valentine, C., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Vermes, Frank, far. ; P. O. Aurora.
Vermilya, W., baker ; P. O. Aurora.
Valentine, Mrs. A. E., P. O. Aurora.
Vaughn, Nathan, inspector ; P. O. Aurora.
Voleutine, Joel, wool dealer ; P. O. Aurora.
VAN LIEW, F. H., M. D .; P. O.
Aurora. The above named gentleman is the son of D. P. Van Liew and Rebbeca (Babcock) Van Liew, of New York; he was born in New York, in 1828; remaining there, until he was 20 years of age, engaged in farming and school teaching with his father and fam- ily ; they moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he remained for four years -the first two years, engaged in going to school, and the latter two years in school teaching ; in 1852, he emigrated West to Illinois, and settled in Aurora, Kane Co., where he commenced teach- ing in the public schools of Aurora : was Principal of School No. 5, East Side, for two years; he then com- menced the study of medicine, and graduated at the Western Homeopathic College of Cleveland, Ohio; in 1858, he returned to Aurora, and opened his office in No. 1 Brady's Block, and com- menced the practice of medicine in 1858; Dr. Van Liew is, to-day, one of the oldest and among the leading and most successful and largely patronized physicians of Aurora. He receives a large first-class practice, being a gen- tleman of acknowledged ability and well educated in the medical profession, as well as reliable in every particular. The Doctor has taught thirty-six young men in the study of medicine, who, to-day, are practicing the profession of M. D. throughout the country ; is a member of the Homeopathic Medical Association of Illinois; was President, in 1876; also a member of the Amer- ican Institute of Homeopathy ; is mem- ber of the Universalist Church ; has always taken an active part, both in the church and Sunday school. Married Miss Mary Hobert, daughter of Daniel Hobert, of New York; four children.
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VAN VLEET, A., proprietor of the Aurora Livery and Omnibus Stables ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., in 1834; came to Aurora in 1853; was at one time school teacher in Woodford Co .; his first experience in livery business was in El Paso, Ill .; was for four years connected with the C., B. & Q. R. R., holding positions from trackman up to that of a conduct- or. The Aurora Livery Stables were first established by Joel Jenks, who was Mr. Van Vleet's partner for eight years. The enterprise that Mr. Van Vleet has always exhibited, together with the able and accommodating manner in which he has ever conducted his livery business and omnibus line, has gained for him a a host of friends, and secured a large trade. He has about thirty head of fine stock, twenty-five top and open buggies, barouches, hacks, two fine hearses, the only ones in the city, two omnibuses, which convey passengers to any part of the city.
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