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Cutler, Mrs. S. A., P. O. St. Charles. Church, Luther W., P. O. St. Charles. Clark, Prentice, tailor; P. O. St. Charles. Collins, M. E., P. O. St. Charles.
D URANT, BRYANT, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles.
DeGolger, Anthony, P. O. St. Charles. Disbrow, J. B., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Doyle, Dennis, blacksmith ; P. O. St. Charles.
Dickerson, W. O., lab. ; P. O. St. Charles. DUNHAM, MARK W .; P. O. ·Wayne Du Page Co .; has 300 acres of land on Sec. 13; well cultivated, and stocked with fine cattle and horses ; he is the most extensive importer and dealer in the Percheron-Norman horse in the U. S .; his sales are very extensive, and horses are very fine ; he was born in St. Charles, in 1842. Married Carrie M. Dunham, May 29, 1877 ; she was born in Maquoketa, Iowa, July 2, 1858; his father, Solomon Dunham, was one of the early settlers of the county, and was one of the leading surveyors ; he located and improved the fine farm where Mark W. now lives. .
Dearbourn, N. H., P. O. St. Charles. Dougherty, W., mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Doyle, Mary, P. O. St. Charles. De Wolf, A. B., phys .; P. O. St. Charles. DeLong, Z., carp .; P. O. St. Charles.
DUNNING, EDGAR, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. St. Charles ; Dem .; Univers- alist ; has 75 acres of land, worth $5,500; he was born in Ticonderoga, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1824 ; and came to this State in 1853. He married Diantha Moon, Aug. 18, 1853, in Butler, N. Y .; she was born in Butler, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1834 ; they have two children-Fred, born Nov. 17, 1858, and Anna, born Sept. 25, 1861, both born in Will Co.
Durant, J. T., P. O. St. Charles. Durant, S. W., P. O. St. Charles.
Dillon, Michael, P. O. St. Charles.
DELANCEY, J. H., farmer, dairy- man and dealer in Norman horses and Birkshire hogs; P. O. South Elgin ; Rep. ; Episcopalian ; has a farm of 340 acres of very fine land ; he was born in Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 28, 1828, and came to this State in 1854. He married Mary Anne Larkin in Madison Co., N. Y., March 15, 1853; she was born in Madison Co. Jan. 18, 1833; they have three children-John I., born Sept. 10, 1857 ; Frank J., born Oct. 1, 1854 ; Jessie S., born Jan. 28, 1869. Dunham, Daniel, P. O. Wayne.
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Delaney, John, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Donahue, Nellie, P. O. St. Charles.
Dutton. Mrs. E .. P. O. St. Charles.
Diekerson, W. E., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Danielson, Samuel, far. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Downer, S. E., farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Dutton, Lewis, farmer : P. O. St. Charles. ASTMAN, MRS., D. L., P. O. St.
E Charles.
Eaton, J. M., carp .; P O. St. Charles.
England, John, lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
Elliott, J. F., Justice; P. O. St. Charles. England, Aug. mason; P. O. St. Charles.
ELMORE, REV. DAVID W. was horn in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., - Feb. 3, 1800 ; was a graduate of Union College, and studied for the ministry, and was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church ; he married Mary A. Humphrey. of Albany, Dec. 5, 1824 ; he came to this State in June, 1836, and took up a farm of 400 acres on sections 3 and 4, where his son Jerome now lives ; he immediately set at work clearing, breaking, and making improve- ments for a home, in common with the first settlers of a new country ; he took an active part in the early enterprises of the town, in establishing churches, schools, and Sabbath schools, etc., and spent much time in surveying in all parts of the county ; he organized the Baptist churches in Elgin, Dundee, and many others in this and adjoining counties ; all through his life he acted as a missionary in supplying destitute neighborhoods with preaching, and for a while was pastor of the church in St. Charles, and always a supply ; he was one of the very few who was here in 1836; was always a useful and in- finential citizen, and spent his time in doing good and raising and educating a large and intelligent family ; his family consists of seven children, three boys and four girls ; on the 29th day of July, 1854, while at work in the harvest field, he was struck by lightning and killed instantly ; others with him were struck down by the same shoek, but recovered ; his funeral was attended by a large con- course of friends and the sermon was preached by Elder Joslin from the text " Enoch walked with God and was not, for God took him."
Eckman, Chas., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles.
ELMORE, JEROME H., son of the late Rev. D. W. Elmore, P. O. South Elgin, is a farmer, dairyman and feeder, and dealer in hogs and stock ; Rep .; Bapt .; has 145 acres of choice land lying on the bend of Fox River with very fine buildings and in- provements ; valued at $75 per acre ; he was born on the place Jan. 7, 1841 ; he married Emeline S. Hall, Nov. 5, 1868; she was born Aug. 3, 1844 in the same neighborhood ; they have four children-Clarence J., born Feb. 25, 1870; Wilbur T., born July 29, 1871; Laura May. born April 18, 1873; Cora E. born July 2, 1876.
Eddy, Harry, P. O. Charles.
Eaton, Ithiel, brick maker; P. O. St. Charles.
Elliott, Charles, P. O. St. Charles.
ERSON DEAN, farmer; P. O. St.
F Charles.
Flint Jos., carp .; P. O. St. Charles.
Flannery, M., lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
Fumald, J. P., tailor; P. O. St. Charles.
Flannery, P. T., lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
Fowler, E. K., P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, Mrs., M. H .; P. O. St. Charles.
Farnsworth, J., F. Ex-M. C .; P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, Geo., grain buyer ; P. O. St. Charles.
Fulton, Wm., mason; P. O. St. Charles.
Fellows, D. J., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, H. A., P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, C., P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson. J. R .. farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. FERSON. PARKER (de-
ceased ; born in Bradfield, N. H., March 9, 1812, and came to St. Charles in 1836; left a farm of 100 acres in Section 8 of fine land, well improved ; he married Amelia Clark Sept. 2, 1846 ; she was born in Brookfield, N. Y., 1821; they had seven children-Benjamin C., born Oct. 20, 1847; Fred P., born April 29, 1849, and died June 27, 1876 ; Sarah Jane, born Sept. 28, 1851; Frances, born Feb. 1, 1854; Carrie M., born June 9, 1856 ; Charles W., born March 9, 1859; Clifford E., born May 22, 1863 ; Mr. F. died July 29,1876.
Fay, Pat., lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, Robt., grain buyer; P. O. St. Charles.
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Fisk, Mrs. B., P. O. St. Charles. Forestal, Jas., mer .; P. O. St. Charles. Fowler, A. G., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Fletcher, M. W., farmer ; P. O. Wayne. Fay, W. E., P. O. St. Charles.
Foley, Thomas, farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Fredenhague, A., miller ; P. O. St. Charles. Freeland, John, farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Fitzgerald, John, P. O. St. Charles.
Ferson, James, P. O. St. Charles. Ferson, Clarinda A., P. O. St. Charles. Fox, Miss J., P. O. St. Charles. Ferson, Ellen M., P. O. St. Charles.
Fowler, Eugene, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. Y OODHUE, O. A .. P. O. St. Charles. G
Goodman, J. G., jeweler ; P. O. St. Charles. Gorham, Sarah, P. O. St. Charles.
Goodhue, J. M., P. O. St. Charles. Garner, George, laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. Goodell, Joel, collector; P. O. St. Charles. Goodman, Mrs. J. R., P. O. St. Charles. Gillett, H. C., P. O. St. Charles.
GALLAGHER, J. T., file manufac- tnrer; P. O. St. Charles; Rep .; Ind .; was born in Scotland, Jan. 5, 1843; learned the file making trade, and came to Philadelphia in 1863, and between there and Pompton, N. Y., he worked six years, when he came to Chicago in 1869, and engaged in his business with J. P. Doig, at 32 West Quincy street, which was known as Mechanics' File - Works; in June, 1877, they came to St. Charles and established the St. Charles File Co., which is the largest establish- ment west of New York. These files are used in preference to the English make, everywhere they are known. He married Mary McClalan Feb. 22, 1865; they have four children-Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary Jane and William.
Grey, C. B., farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Gustafson, John, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Gustafson, Otto, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Gray, Duncan, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Gloss, John, farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Guthrie, James, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Guthrie, John, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Green, Mrs., P. O. St. Charles. Goodman, John, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Goodrich, O. C., P. O. St. Charles. Garrity, Pat., mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Grover, A., P. O. St. Charles. H ARROUN, HORACE, merchant ; P. O. St. Charles.
Habert, Ed., harness maker; P. O. St. Charles.
Hawkins, P., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. HAINES, ROBERT J., merchant
miller ; P. O. St. Charles ; Dem. ; Ind., and to do right to all men ; was born in Cecil Co., Md., June 28, 1799, and went to Port Hope, Canada, in 1825, and in 1829 to Victoria, where he re- sided until 1837, when he came to this State; after running a mill and work- ing in the lead mines in Galena and vicin ity, for five years he came to St. Charles in 1842, and bought the mill on the West Side and has run it ever since ; he married Harriet Strikey in November, 1840 ; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they have had four children-Charles H., Melvina, Robert J., Jr., and Frank; Frank died in Pennsylvania in March, 1863; Melvina died in February, 1874 ; Robert, J., Jr., died in February, 1873; Mr. H. has been one of the fortunate busi- ness men of the county, having, by fair dealing and close application to business, earned a large fortune, and has one of the finest homes of the city.
Hunt, W. C., attorney ; P. O. St. Charles. Huls, S. B., P. O. St. Charles.
Hunt, F. B., hardware; P. O. St. Charles. Hammond, John, farmer ; P. O. Wayne.
HOAG, JAMES, farmer, dairyman and manufacturer of butter and cheese ; P. O. South Elgin ; Dem .; Epis .; was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct. 5, 1834, and came to St. Charles in Octo- ber, 1855; purchased a farm of 230 acres on Secs. 9 and 10, valued at $60 per acre ; he married Mary Ann Bran- ford, Dec. 19, 1860; she was born in Great Yarmouth, England, Jan. 24, 1841; they have three children (one died young)-Mary E., born May 6, 1862; Benjamin F., born Feb. 20, 1864; Mr. H. and E. Tiff. ; built the South Elgin Creamery in 1873; Mr. H. is now running it ; he also keeps a large number of cows and carries on his huge farm; the factory is a fine one, and the average of milk manufactured through May was 30,000 lbs per day. Haslehurst, H. B , far ; P. O. St. Charles. Humerston, W. P., carp .; P. O. St. Charles. Halloway, Jacob, P. O. St. Charles. Hincksladen, H., lab; P. O. St. Charles. Hazen, D. B., teacher ; P. O. St. Charles.
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HULS, HUGH, farmer and produce dealer ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Bapt. ; was born in Yates Co., N. Y., Dee. 17, 1817 ; and came to St. Charles in Oct- tober, 1843, and bought the farm he afterward sold to J. C. Wilson, when he went into the provision business; he married Harriet A. Finch, Jan. 30, 1838 ; she was born in Yates Co., in 1815 ; they have three children- Azariah F., born Dee. 29, 1839 ; Jas. B., Dec. 2, 1843 ; Sarah Jane, born Aug. 27,1857.
Hammond, Mrs. P., P. O. St. Charles. Hare, Wm., carp .; P. O. St. Charles. Hallock, L. D., far .; P. O. St. Charles. HALE, CHAS., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Bapt .; has 215 acres of beautiful . land on See. 26, worth $14,000; he was born in Brooklyn, Vt., Nov. 26th, 1800 ; he came to this State in June, 1840, and settled where he now lives ; he married Deraxa Balch in Athens, Vt., in 1837 ; she was born in Athens, Vt., in October, 1810; they have had five children-Walter, James, Nathaniel, Sarah and Harriet; Walter died in 1842 ; James belonged to Dod- son's cavalry, and died in hospital in March, 1862.
Harrington, J. H., P. O. St. Charles. Hooper, A. N., far .; P. O. St. Charles. HOOKER, HARLOW, farmer and dairyman ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep ; Meth .; has a very fine farm of 106 aeres, on Sec. 16 ; he was born in St. Andrews, Province of Quebec, April 11th, 1818, and came to this State and town in October, 1839, and took up his farm before the Government survey ; he has by industry improved his farm and built fine buildings, which are among the . best in town ; he married Sybil M. Balch Jan. 20, 1846; she was born in Athens, Vt., Nov. 22, 1819; they have had five ehildren- Adelbert H., born Oct. 4, 1847 ; Adolphus N., born Feb. 22d, 1849 ; Celon I., born May 7th, 1853 ; Amma- rilla A., born Nov. 23d, 1854 ; Lydia A., born Aug. 21st, 1857 ; Adelbert H. died Aug. 26th, 1860; A. N. and Emily J. Parker married November, 1873, Ammarilla A. and R. Stewart; Lydia A. and I. S. Kingsbury were married Oet. 10th, 1877.
Harkins, Ed., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Hall, E. D., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Haskins, James, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Haskins, H. J., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Hail, N. A., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Hale, Gustavus, far. ; P. O. St Charles. Hall, Lorenzo, farmer; P. O. St. Charles. HUNT, MAJ. B. T., P. O. St.
Charles; hardware mer; Dem ; Bapt .; was born in Abington, Mass., Oct., 19th, 1812; came to this State Sept .. 1836, and became one of the original owners of St. Charles ; he engaged in business with Minard & Ferson ; started a large store ; built the dam ; surveyed out the town and built a saw-mill. The firm of Minard, Ferson & Hunt continued to- gether in the real estate business until the death of Mr. Ferson and Mr. Min- ard ; he has been one of the foremost in building up the town and its enterprises ; he married Harriet L. Lathrop, Oct. 12, 1842, in St. Charles ; she was born April 15, 1822 in Central N. Y. ; they have had four boys-Chas. L., Frank B .. Clarence T. and Wilber C .; Chas. L. died Jan. 2, 1857 ; Frank B. is with his father in business, and is J. P. ; Clarence T. is a harness maker; Wil- liam C. is an attorney in this eity, and City Attorney.
Higgins, Wm., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Hall, David, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Haroldson, A., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Hall, L. D., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Hammond, M. J., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. HOWARD, LEONARD, P. O. St. Charles ; Rep; Spir. ; was born in Sharron, Windsor Co., Vt., August 13, 1805, and came at an early day to Buffalo, N. Y., and engaged in building and merchandising ; he set the first stone column in Buffalo and in Chicago, Ill. ; and was for several years an extensive contractor in the former city ; he moved to Chicago in the Spring of 1836, and in March, 1837, came to St. Charles ; he engaged in building, and was always an active politician ; he served several years as J. P., and also for some time as Probate Justice; he was Deputy Sheriff, and has been for eleven years Township Assessor. He married Caro- line E. Smith, January 27, 1828, in Westfield, N. Y .; she was born May 18, 1811, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y .;
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they have had fourteen children, five having died young-Sarah A., Joseph T., Bryant B., Celia M., Walter H., Julia, Aaron, Pamelia and Florence ; Walter H. died Ang. 9, 1857 ; Sarah A. married Geo. C. Bunker Jannary 27, 1848. He went in Col. Harding's Regt. to Mexico, and was in the battle of Buena Vista, and was one of twenty who cut his way through the enemies lines and was saved ; he also was in our rebellion in the 52d Ill. Regt., as musi- cian, and contracted a disease of which he died Nov. 23, 1868.
Hollingshead, Mary, P. O. St. Charles. Hess, H. H., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Halfin, Thomas, P. O. St. Charles.
Hinckley Henry, lab ; P. O. St. Charles. Herbert, A., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Hawkins, E. W., far ; P. O. St. Charles. Hazelhunt, James, P. O. St. Charles.
SRAELSON, HELEN; P. O. St. Charles.
Irwin, W. C .; P. O. St. Charles.
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JOHNSON, SAMUEL, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles.
Johnson, Andrew, lab. ; P. O. St. Charles. Johnson, Israel, far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Johnson, Nelson, far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Johnson, E., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Johnson, Gust., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. JONES, STEVENS S., (deceased) attorney ; Rep .; Spir .; was born in Barry, Vt., July 23, 1813 ; received an academic education, and studied law with Judge Smith, of Barry, and was admitted to the bar in Montpelier ; he came to St. Charles in June, 1838, and opened a law office ; and, the next year, built the dwelling in which his family now lives ; he took an active part in all the enterprises of the town, and was elected Vice President of the projected Chicago, St. Charles, & Mississippi Air-Line Railroad ; twelve years ago he left his law business, and engaged in the publication of the Religio-Philosophical Journal, in Chicago ; he married Lovinia M. Camp, of Hyde Park, May, 1838 ; she was born in Stow, Vt., Nov. 15, 1815 ; they have three children-Mary E., born Nov. 11, 1839 ; Geo. H., Jan. 17, 1844; Clarie M., Feb. 8, 1851; Geo. H. died Sept. 25, 1866.
Johnson, N. P., far. ; P. O.St. Charles. Johnson, J. A., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Joy, O. C., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Judd, G. H., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Johnson, A. P., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. JOY, NAPOLEON C., farmer and dairyman ; Sec.15 ; P.O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Meth. ; was born in Putney, Vt., Sept. 9, 1827, and came to St. Charles June, 1845; and worked for C. Hale one year and Geo. Minard three years ; then, in 1850, with Dick Wheeler and J. Campbell, he went to California ; he mined, furnishing them on shares ; he returned in 1851, and bought a portion of his present farm of 127 acres, valued at $75 per acre; he has invested con- siderable in lands in Kansas and Iowa ; he married Cornelia A. Hale, Jan. 1, 1852; she was born in Toronto, Can., Jan. 25, 1832 ; they have six children- Olen C., born Feb. 26, 1853 ; Fletcher L., Oct. 28, 1856; Ida J., Jan. 11, 1859; Adin W., Dec. 20, 1863; Lin- coln, April 22, 1865 ; Nora C., Feb. 14, 1871; Olen C. married Flora .A. Wheeler, Feb. 24, 1875.
Juckett, Leoward, mason ; P. O. St. Charles.
Jennings, P. G., mer. ; P. O. St. Charles. Jones, Mrs. S. S., P. O. St. Charles.
Johnson, Johu, far. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Johnson, Christian, farmer; P. O. St. Charles.
Johnson, Mary, P. O. St. Charles.
Johnson, W., far. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Judd, John, far. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Jones, H. A., far. ; P. O. St. Charles.
ENNEDAY, MARY, P. O. St.
K Charles.
Kavenaugh, Jas., far. ; P. O. St. Charles. Kaiser, Chris., P. O. Sycamore.
Kilmer, E. H., P. O. St. Charles.
Kimble, C. A., artist ; P. O. St. Charles. Keiser, A. C., P. O. St. Charles.
Kayner, D. P., phys .; P. O. St. Charles. Kelley, A. W., P. O. St. Charles.
Kingsbury, Luke, far. ; P. O. St. Charles. KEATING, JOHN, farmer and one of the largest dairymen in the county ; P. O. Elgin ; owns 446 acres of most beautiful land, mostly on Sec. 3, St. Charles ; has very substantial buildings and improvements, and is one of the best educated and intelligent men in the county. He has acquired a liberal edu- cation, and is one of the most advanced farmers in this section of the State.
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KELLEY, A. D., farmer and dairy- man ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Cong .; owns 160 acres of land on Sec. 33, val- ued at $70 per acre; born in Du Page Co., Jan. 30, 1849, and came to St. Charles in the Fall of 1872; married Callie A. Smith Nov. 13, 1872; she was born in Walworth Co., Wis., in April, 1851 ; they have one son, Albert Raymond, born Jan. 8, 1877. Daniel Kelley (the father) was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1818, and came to Du Page Co. in 1844, located and bought 1,400 acres of land ; he sometimes keeps two thousand or more fine Merino sheep. Mr. K. is one of the largest farmers of this section ; married Elizabeth Huls, of St. Charles, in March, 1846; their children are A. D., C. B., Ella M., Judson A., Sherman J., Jennie S., Geo. W., Edson and Benjamin F.
KERSHAW, A., JR., far. and breed- er of fine short horns ; P. O. Wayne ; Dem. ; belongs to the little church around the corner ; born in Pawtucket, R. I., July 10, 1821, and came to St. Charles in 1838 ; owns 340 acres of land in St. Charles and Wayne ; lives on Sec. 5, in Wayne, Du Page Co .; settled on his farm in St. Charles, and lived there until 1851, when he moved on the place in Wayne; married Althea J. Whipple, widow of the late Dr. Thos. Whipple, in 1850 ; she was born in Oneida Co., N. Y .; she had two children by Dr. W .- Herbert and Charles; she married the Doctor in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., April 20, 1826 ; they came to St. Charles in December, 1835; she died July 4, 1873; they made the claim of the farm now owned by Mr. C. I. Minard, on Sec. 12; Dr. W. was the first physi- cian in St. Charles and vicinity. A. Kershaw, Sr., was smuggled over from England in 1818, when the laws of En- gland prohibited mechanics from com- ing to this country ; he settled in New Providence, in the manufacturing busi- ness ; he came to St. Charles with his family in 1838. Mr. K., Jr., has been an extensive breeder of short horns (not speculator) since 1855, and is one of the most reliable and extensive breeders in Northern Illinois.
Kennedy, B., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Kirk, John, laborer; P. O. St. Charles.
Kelley, A. D., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Kirk, Jos., farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Kimble, John, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Kelly John, lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
Kelley, R. H. farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. KLINK, LOUIS, P. O. St. Charles ; carriage manufacturer; Rep .; Meth .; was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Feb. 1, 1828, and came to Schoharie Co., N. Y., in 1852, and to St. Charles in 1856; he married Catharine Allen Aug. 28, 1858; they had two children -Loui, born Aug. 13, 1859; Laura May, born May 24, 1862 ; Mr. C. has been very successful in his business, and has built up a very fine trade.
Kimble, C., P. O. St. Charles.
AWSON, PETER, P. O. St. Charles.
Lee, S., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lock, A. N., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lincoln, C. T., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lincoln, D., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lock, C. W., farmer; P. O. St. Charles. Laughlin, A. B., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Long, David, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. LINCOLN, C. T. & D., P. O. St. Charles ; farmers and dairymen ; Rep .; Cong .; have 455 acres of land on Sec. 30, valued at $50 per acre; it has sev- eral very fine springs ; C. T. was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Jan. 5, 1840, and came to St. Charles in 1846 with his father ; he married Abbie Pike in May, 1875; Daniel Lincoln, the father, was born in Grafton, Vt., in 1804, and came to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., in 1831, and to St. Charles in 1846, and bought where his sons now live ; he died May 24, 1859; he married Nancy Smith ; she died Dec. 25, 1873; they had seven children; one died young ; Moses M., died in the army in 1863 ; those living are Frances J., Cap- tain T., Zelolus, Adaline, Daniel ; Mr. L. was always very much interested in schools and education ; Frances mar- ried Hiram Brown, of DuPage Co .; Adaline married A. Chafee ; Daniel is single.
Lees, S. H., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Linstrom, Jno., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lumgren, Peter, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lock, Miss M., milliner; P. O. St. Charles. Lake, R. H., P. O. St. Charles. Louders, Mrs. H., P. O. Geneva.
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LAUFLIN, J. M., P. O. Wayne, Du Page Co .; farmer and dairyman ; Rep .; Free Meth .; has 520 acres of land, on Sec. 19, in Wayne; was born in West Virginia, May 20, 1807, and came to this State May 8, 1834, and settled in South Elgin, and made his first claim ; afterward sold it and came to this place in the Fall of 1836; he married Emily Garton in January, 1835; she was born in Kentucky, Nov. 14, 1812; they have had six children ; three died in infancy ; Eddie T., Riley, adopted grandson, Evaline M., Alister G., Al- bert B .; Evaline died in 1862 ; Alister G. died Oct. 15, 1874; Mr. L. came here poor, but has made a large prop- erty by hard work and good manage- ment ; he was a hearty supporter of Dr. Redfield, and was the leading man with the Doctor in forming the first Free Methodist Church in the West ; the first conference of the new church was formed in his front yard in 1861. Lee, O., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lewis, J. K., P. O. St. Charles. Lenhart, J. P., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. LaDue, W. I., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lake, C. A., mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Lake, W. A., mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Linsey, E. E., butcher ; P. O. St. Charles. Long, John, mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Lawler, Michael, P. O. St. Charles. Lungreen, Chas., clerk ; P. O. St. Charles. Lloyd, W. B., mer .; P. O. St. Charles. Loker, J. E., artist ; P. O. St. Charles. Lord, E. W., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. Lloyd, J. N., lumber ; P. O. St. Charles. Lungreen, P. A., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Lungreen, August, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Lord, Mrs. R. P., P. O. St. Charles.
Linstrum, S. P., P. O. St. Charles.
Lloyd, Emma, P. O. St. Charles. URPHY, DANIEL, P. O. St.
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Murphy, C. O. D., carp .; P. O. St. Charles. McFarland, Mrs. James, P. O. St. Charles. Mc Wayne, Mrs., P. O. St. Charles. Mckeever, Jno., tailor ; P. O. St. Charles. Michael, C. M., far .; P. O. St. Charles. McCoy, Jno., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Myers, Geo., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Mungerson, C., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Minard, Mary, P. O. St. Charles. Mark, Laura, P. O. St. Charles. Morrison, W. W., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
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