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MATTESON, WM. M., farmer and dairyman ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep. ; Ind. ; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 18, 1832, and came to St. Charles with his father, in 1842, and bought 127 acres on Secs. 25 and 26, now val- ued at $10,700. He married Nancy Wheeler March 18, 1854, who died in 1867, leaving three children-Elizabeth J., Wm. H. and Frank L .; he married Hannah M. Wheeler, for his second wife, Aug. 8, 1869 ; she was born in Schen- ectady, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1849 ; they have two children-Harris J. and Lewis M. Jonathan Matteson, father of the above, was born in R. I Sept. 1, 1791 ; mar- ried Elizabeth Simmons in 1814, and came to St. Charles in 1842, and died Dec. 23, 1863 ; he settled on the farm his son now owns; they had ten chil- dren (two died young)-Phoebe M., Harry C., Mary, Sally Ann, Olive M., Wm. M., Ruth and Charity A .; Sally A. died July 1, 1853 ; Wm. M. has, by his industry and management, made the old home a pleasent one.
Mead, Jno., carp ; P. O. St. Charles.
Mc Williams, David, Sr., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Murphy, T., lab ; P. O. St Charles.
Murphy, M., lab ; P. O. St. Charles. Miller, Michael, far ; P. O. St. Charles.
McWILLIAMS, WILLIAM, P;
O. St. Charles, farmer and stock raiser . has 112 acres of land on Sec. 30, worth $50.00 per acre. He was born near Bel- fast, Ireland, Dec. 21, 1836, and came to St. Charles with his father's family Sept. 4, 1851 ; his father, James Mc Williams, settled on the Lincoln Bros'. farm, and remained on it for seven years, when he sold it and bought the farm where his son William now lives. He was born in Belfast in 1798, and married Elizabeth Patterson in that place in 1826 ; she was born in 1803 ; they have six children-David, born April, 1831 ; Ellen E., born in 1833; Margaret (wife of Dr. Crawford), born 1834 ; James, born 1836 ; Elizabeth, in 1839. Mr. J. Mc Williams died Jan. 18, 1859. Since his death Mrs. Mc Williams has kept house for her son William, and is unusually smart for one of her age.
McGowan, Harrison, far. ; P. O. Gray Willow.
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Mc Williams, David, Jr., harness maker ; P. O. St. Charles.
Marsden, Thos., mach. ; P. O. St. Charles. Murphy, Thos., saloon ; P. O. St. Charles. Millington, Mrs. M. A., P. O. St. Charles. . Merritt, T. H. S., P. O. St. Charles.
MILLER, CHARLES, P. O. St.
Charles ; paper manufacturer ; Rep., and Cong; was born in Scotland, Jan. 3, 1842. Married May E. Tuck, Nov. 8, 1870 ; she was born in Brentwood, N. H., May 16, 1850 ; they had four chil- dren-May, Charlie, Jessie and Fred. He is the present Supervisor, and is one of the capable men of the town ; his father, James Miller, came here from Scotland in 1842 with his wife and six children, and settled on the west side of the river, where his son Charles now lives ; Mr. Miller had a blacksmith shop over the east side; his honesty in deal- ing and work was proverbial, Honest Old Uncle Miller being the title he was everywhere known by. One son died the first Summer be came; two chil- dren were born to them in this country : James Miller, born in 1796 ; Isabella, his wife, born in 1802. The children are Alexander, Margaret, James, George, Helen, Charles, Jennie L., Leslie H.
Muth, Henry, bl'ksmith ; P. O. St. Charles. Marsden, Jas., tinner ; P. O. St. Charles. Marsden, Mrs. E., P. O. St. Charles. Melville, David, baker; P. O. St. Charles. Mallory, D. B., hotel ; P. O. St. Charles. Morgan, H. A., P. O. St. Charles. McMaster, Byron, P. O. St. Charles. MINARD, HON. IRA, deceased ; was born in Rockingham, Windham Co., Vt., Nov. 11, 1809, where he lived until 19 years of age; he then spent five years in Bellows Falls and Proctorsville ; he left the latter place Aug. 19, 1833, in company with his brother George, Dean and Reed Ferson, for Illinois, and arrived in Chicago Sept 3; they re- mained there for some two weeks, and bought the southeast corner lot of Lake and Clark streets for $400, and three of the party returned to Vermont, leaving Dean Ferson here; the next Summer, Mr. Minard married, and, in company with his wife and Reed Ferson, they came to Chicago. Mr. M. and John Murphy rented a hotel and at once set up in business; thirteen months after
the purchase of the lot by the four, Mr. Minard bought out the three shares, and paid $1,276, and in a few months after he sold the lot for $7,500; this gave him his first start. In Dec. following (1834), Mr. and Mrs. Minard left Chi- cago and came to St. Charles and re- mained through the Winter in a log house with Dean Ferson, and in early Spring, 1835, he located a claim in El- gin, near where the Asylum now stands, and worked very hard for a year improv- ing it. Early in the Spring of 1836, Mr. Reed Ferson and Ira Minard pur- chased the land where East St. Charles now stands, built the dam, bridge, store and mill, and, by their energy, at once made improvements which at once stamped the place as being the foremost town on Fox River. In Aug., 1842, Mr. Minard was elected to the State Senate for four years; he gained the reputation then of being a clear thinker and one of the ablest financiers in the State. His own immense business pre- vented him from longer serving the State in that capacity ; while in the Legisla- ture, he was one of the foremost sup- porters of the Michigan canal through the State, and perhaps no one did more to advance its interests than he. He married Sarah P. Wheeler in Cav- endish, Vt., in 1834; they have three children-Helen, Geo. W. and Charles I .; Mr. Minard died Jan. 22, 1876, leaving his large estate to his three chil- dren.
Marvin, J. M., P. O. St. Charles. McWayne, A. R., P. O. St. Charles. McConkey, David, P. O. St. Charles. Miller, Alburtis, P. O. St. Charles. Mattison, H. W., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Mungerson, John, far .; P. O. St. Charles. MINARD, GEORGE W., P. O. St. Charles ; he is the oldest son of the late Ira Minard ; was born in St. Charles . May 2, 1845 ; Dem .; he married Lizzie A. Ward Jan. 22, 1873; she was, born in this county Oct. 3, 1851; they have two children-Ira, born Feb. 14, 1874; Nora, born Oct. 26, 1875 ; has been for several years largely engaged in the lumber trade in Chicago ; he has recently returned to this city, and is engaged in improving his large farm and city prop- erty by building and repairing.
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Metcalf, Richard, boots and shoes ; P. O. St. Charles.
Munn, William, carp .; P. O. St. Charles. McFarlan, Felix, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. McCauley, Dennis, stone quarry ; P. O. St. Charles.
Mahon, Michael, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Matteson, W. P., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Moore, D. B., blksmth .; P. O. St. Charles. Murphy, Michael, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. MeCabe, Thomas, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. Moore, W. J., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Minkler, Jacob, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. Mitchell, Geo., P. O. St. Charles.
MARSHALL, WILLIAM, far .; Sec. 19 ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep. ; Free Meth. ; has 200 acres of land, valued at $12,000 ; he was born in England, April 21, 1821, and came to St. Charles in 1848 ; he engaged in the blacksmith business, a trade he had thoroughly learned in England; he continued in the business for four years, when his health failed ; he left it, and rented a farm for two years, then bought where he now lives; everything about his buildings and farm indicate that he has learned his trade well ; he married Sarah Harpham in England, March, 1843 ; she was born March 21, 1820; they have had eight children (three of them having died in their infancy)-Jane, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Adaliza and Will- iam Henry ; the daughters have all married farmers, and live near their fa- ther's ; Mr. M.'s prosperity and love of our country induced his father's large family to come to America ; they all have settled near by, and are prospering finely.
Morgan, A. D., mer. ; P. O. St. Charles. MINARD, CHARLES I., lumber yard and far. ; Sec.12 ; is a Democrat and Liberal ; he is the second son of the late Ira Minard ; was born May 5, 1850, in St. Charles; he married Abbie M. Ward, March 29, 1876 ; she was born in this Co., Oct. 31, 1853 ; he is largely engaged in the lumber trade, and has a very fine farm of 363 acres, on which he is now building one of the best barns in the State, and otherwise improving the farm ; he is one of the principal stock- holders in the Kane Co. Nat. Bank, and also interested in some of the best property in the city.
Michael, I. P., P. O. St. Charles.
Minard, Mahlon, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Marsh, Saml., lab. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Marsden, Robt., tinner ; P. O. St. Charles. McNevins, Anthony, laborer ; P. O. St. Charles.
Moore, Mrs. W. F. ; P. O. St. Charles. Mc Williams, Wm., farmer; P. O. St. Charles.
Millington, D., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Miller, James, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. MARCH, GEORGE B., far. and dairyman ; Sec. 17; P. O. St. Charles ; Ind .; Meth .; has 173 acres of land, with first class buildings and improvements ; value, $12,000 ; he was born in Walpole, N. H., Aug. 2, 1835, and came to this State, Aug, 1857, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He married Marian L. Minard, June 1, 1859 ; she was born Feb. 10, 1841, on farm where she now lives ; they have three children -George Leslie, born Oct. 23, 1860 ; John Hubert, born Jan. 14, 1866; William Elmore, born Dec. 29, 1869. Morgan, H. A., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. McPartlin, Kate, P. O. St. Charles. Muehall, John, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. McGuire, Thomas, shoemaker ; P. O. St. Charles.
Moore, W. F., P. O. St. Charles.
McDonald, R. J., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Metcalf, J. M., P. O. St. Charles. Miller, Gustin, P. O. St. Charles.
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EWMAN, ADOLPH, P. O. St. Charles.
Nicholson, John, P. O. St. Charles.
Nelson, Peter, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Norman, G. P., P. O. St. Charles.
NICHOLS, A. J., farmer, dairyman, Constable, Deputy Sheriff and auctioneer; Sec. 33; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Bapt .; was born in Bolton, Vt., March 24, 1832, came to this State in the Fall of 1855, and settled on the place where he 'now lives ; he has 86 acres of land, very finely improved, and very fine buildings and is valued at $100 per acre. He married Frances E Turnbull, in St. Charles, Nov. 26, 1857 ; she was born in Vermont, March 17, 1840, and died May 10, 1877, leaving four children- Elisha Kent, born July 7, 1859; Charles Judson, born Nov. 26, 1863; Edba Z., born Aug. 22, 1871, and John Burton, born May 10, 1874.
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Nelson, L. P., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Nord, Nelson, mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Norman, Gus., P. O. St. Charles.
Norton, George, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Nord, August, mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Newman, Osman, P. O. St. Charles. Nelson, Mrs. E. M., P. O. St. Charles.
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SGOOD, W. F., merchant ; P. O. St. Charles.
Ostrom, Chas., P. O. St. Charles.
Osgood, G. W., clerk ; P. O. St. Charles. Oleson, Jno., P. O. St. Charles.
O'Brien, Jerry, far .; P. O. St. Charles. O'Brien, Mrs. Mary, P. O. St. Charles. Oleson, Peter, P. O. St. Charles.
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RATT, PETER, far .; P. O. Wayne.
Ponsonby, David, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, Godfrey, P. O. St. Charles.
Parquett, Mrs. J .. P. O. St. Charles. Pemberton, S. S., P. O. Wayne.
PRESCOTT, R. S., was formerly in the lumber trade here and in Chicago, also has been a woolen manufacturer ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Bapt .; was born in Washington Co., Vt., June 5, 1802, and came to Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1818, and engaged in the wool card- ing business until 1845, when he came to this place in 1848, stopping a while in De Kalb Co. ; he has been a hard working Whig and Republican ever since. He married Mary Baker in 1821, in Middlebury, N. Y .; she was born in Pa. Nov. 18, 1803; they have had eleven children, five now living- Urbin B., Rezine E., Loduskia J., Luana M. and Viletta M. ; he has held offices of trust, and discharged their duties well.
Pruden, Laura, P. O. St. Charles.
Parks, C. K., P. O. St. Charles.
Pike, Cornelius, wagon maker ; P. O. St. Charles.
Palmer, C. S., P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, N., P. O. St. Charles.
Palmer, Mrs. C. A., P. O. St. Charles.
Powers, James, P. O. St. Charles. Parker, J. W., furniture ; P. O. St. Charles. Perry, B., carpenter ; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, S. C., ptr .; P. O. St. Charles. Parquett, Peter, lab. ; P. O. St. Charles. Payne, Mrs. Mary, P. O. St. Charles. Powers, E. A., butcher ; P. O. St. Charles. Perkins, B. P., P. O. St. Charles. Powers, W. R., lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
PLUMMER, GEORGE, far., Sec. 29; P. O. St. Charles ; Dem. ; has 116 acres of fine land, valued at $70 per acre ; he was born in Yates Co., N. Y., March 28, 1816, and came to this county in 1844. He married Fanny Bartholomew in 1849 ; she was born in Yates Co., N. Y., in 1821; they have one daughter -- Mary Ann, born Aug. 5, 1856; Mr. P. has one of the best improved farms in this section.
Parquett, Mitchell, inason; P. O. St. Charles.
Patty, Mrs. Sarah, P. O. St. Charles. PHILLIP, E. P., dealer in all kinds of agricultural implements ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Meth .; was born in Wales Nov. 27, 1846, and came to this place in 1852, and was adopted by Wm. Madison, who has ever been a kind guardian to him; he enlisted in the 17th Cavalry in 1864; remained until the close of the war; in 1872, he engaged in the agricultural implement business, being a successor of J. D. Stone. He married Hannah Belgra Jan. 29, 1870 ; she was born in Canada July 12, 1847 ; they have an adopted child-Jennie. .
Pierce, C. E., marble dealer; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, C. G., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, J. F., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, Alex., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, Peter A., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, Fred., lab .; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, John A., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, John, far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, Andrew, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Peterson, Allen, far .; P. O. St. Charles.
Peterson, Aug., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Parsonby, Mary, far; P. O. St. Charles.
Pratt, Margaret, P. O. St. Charles.
Parker, Margaret J., P. O. St. Charles.
Perkins, Betsey; P. O. St. Charles.
UINN, JOHN, harness mkr .; P. O. Batavia.
Quackenbush, A., P. O. St. Charles. Quinn, Joseph, P. O. St. Charles IARDON, MARY, P. O. St. Charles. R
Roach, N. T., dry goods; P. O. St. Charles.
Russell, J. H., cheese factory ; P. O. St. Charles.
Ralph, Hiram, P. O. St. Charles.
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ROCKWELL, H. T., P. O. St. Charles ; Rep. ; Cong .; was born in Or- leans Co., N. Y .. Sept. 13, 1835, and came to this State in 1855, and engaged in farming and teaching for ten years; he then went into the insurance busi- ness, which he has followed ever since ; in 1872 he was elected Clerk and Re- corder of Kane Co., and held it for four years; he has held the office of Alder- man, Assessor, and other important po- sitions in the city and tp., always dis- charging these duties with ability and satisfaction to all. He married Mary A. Stone April, 1860; she was born in St. Charles Nov., 1843, and died April 2, 1871 ; he married Emma E. Osgood, Jan., 1872, for his second wife ; she was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., July, 1846 ; they have two children-Frank, born Nov. 30, 1861, and Hattie, born. Nov. 1866.
Richmond, Stephen, carp .; P. O. St. Charles.
Rix, Robert, lab. ; P. O. Charles.
Ross, Fred ; P. O. St. Charles.
Russell, C .; P. O. St. Charles.
RYAN, T. E. (son of Terance Ryan), P. O. St. Charles ; attorney, etc .; Rep. ; Cong. ; was born in the County of Lim- erick, Ireland, June 27, 1847, and came, with his parents, to the U. S., in the spring of 1848 and settled in Elgin, and remained there until 1858, when he came to St. Charles; in 1867 he en- gaged in school teaching and taught in South Elgin two years ; then commenced the study of law in 1868, while teach- ing, and continued its study with Hon. W. D. Barry until 1870, when he was admitted to the bar ; he then continued with Judge B., until April, 1876, when he opened an office of his own. He married Emily Millington, the second daughter of the late Darwin Millington, May 14, 1874; they have one child- George Stanley, born July 23, 1877 ; Mr. Millington assisted his father in building the flouring-mill, West Side, and together they owned much property on the West Side.
Reichmann, Fred., P. O. St. Charles. Rosean, Oscar, far .; P. O. St. Charles. Rosean, Aug., P. O. St. Charles.
Ruddock, Chas., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Rosean, Peter, P. O. St. Charles.
ROWLAND, SAMUEL, P. O. Elgin ; far., dairyman and general stock raiser; Ind .; Unitar .; he was born in Mid- dletown, by Youlgreave, Eng., June 3, 1823 ; he came to this country and State in August, 1868; John Henry, his son, owns the farm of 183 acres, on Sec. 4, and one of the best in town, and well improved, valued at $75 per acre ; they live and work the farm together. Sam- uel R. married Annie Wilson, of En- thorpe, near Market Wighton, York- shire, Eng., in 1851 ; she died in 1854, leaving one son, John Henry, who was born Dec. 30, 1853; he married for present wife Mary Ann Pacey, in Not- tingham, Eng., in September, 1864; they have one child, Lelinz Pacey, born at Sterling, Ill., Aug. 19, 1870.
Richmond, Ellen M., P. O. St. Charles. Roach, Mary E., P. O. St. Charles.
MITH, MYRON, P. O. St. Charles.
States, Henry, P. O. St. Charles. Scott, Eleanor, P. O. St. Charles. Sill, Hattie H., P. O. St. Charles.
SILL, A. V., P. O. St. Charles ; Post- master ; Rep .; Ind .; was born in Tioga Co., N. Y., April 29, 1808, and came to St. Charles in 1842, and engaged in the gunsmith business, and continued in it until 1852 ; in 1843 hewas elect- ed Justice of the Peace, and held the office (except five years) until 1873, when he resigned; in 1845 he was elected Probate Justice, and held it until it was abandoned ; he was in Cal- ifornia from 1852 to 1857; in 1861 he was appointed Postmaster by President Lincoln, and has held it ever since ; he was appointed Notary Public in 1860, and still acts as such ; he has also held various town offices ; he took a very active part in raising recruits for the army, and sent three sons; he married Angeline Vanvoert in December, 1828 ; they have six children-George, Rob- ert, Henry, Julian, Elida and Sarah. Sinclair, S. G., P. O. St. Charles. Sill, H. M., dentist ; P. O. St. Charles. Scott, Geo. W., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Stowell, Hamilton, far .; St. Charles. Stader, M., far., P. O. St. Charles. Steger, E. S., far., P. P. St. Charles. Stryker, C. H., P. O. St. Charles. Smith, L. M., P. O. St. Charles. 1
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Strader, L., laborer ; P. O. St. Charles. Smith, L. G., P. O. St. Charles.
Strader, Maria, P. O. St. Charles. Stone, John, butcher ; P. O. St. Charles. Strader, J. C., clerk ; P. O. St. Charles. Smith, Fred, Constable; P. O. St. Charles. Stewart, W. A., harness maker ; P. O. St. Charles.
Schults, Fred, farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Sinclair, Jane, P. O. St. Charles. Sill, G. N., Road Comr .; P. O. St. Charles. Sanguist, Jehn, P. O St. Charles.
SWITZER, MARTIN, P. O. St. Charles ; manufacturer of fine butter and cheese, and is doing business at 157 S. Water St., Chicago, as com. mer- chant, firm of Curtis & Switzer, jobbers of cheese, etc .; is a Rep .; Meth .; was born in Canada West, March 30, 1831, and came to St. Charles in the Fall of 1848, and bought 300 acres of land in Sec. 10, valued at $50 per acre, which he still owns, but resides in St. Charles. He married Mary Ann Towner in Oct., 1855 ; she was born in Canada East, May 5, 1836 ; they have five children (lost two)-Viola S., born March, 1861 ; Hattie B., born 1863 ; Willie R., born 1865; Jo. Fred, born 1870; Lizzie May, born ' 1872; Mr. S. has been a very successful farmer, and as a business man very few have succeeded as well ; Mr. S. was one of the first who built a cheese factory in the county.
Shibley, A. H., butcher ; P. O. St. Charles. Scott, William, P. O. St. Charles.
Swanson, Joseph, lab .; P. O. St. Charles. Scott, John, P. O. St. Charles.
Smith, W. H., P. O. St. Charles. Sunderland, W. R., P. O. St. Charles. Schoeberg, Chas. P. O. St. Charles. Switzer, Chas., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Switzer, Saml., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Smart, W. H., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. Shaver, C. T., farmer. P. O. St. Charles. Stenberg, A., P. O. St. Charles. Sharp, Eli, farmer; P. O. St. Charles.
Samuelson, G., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles.
THOMPSON, C. O., carp .; P. O. St. Charles.
Trumball, J. P., blacksmith ; P. O. St. Charles.
Turbert, Jane, P. O. St. Charles.
Treest, Henry, -P. O. St. Charles. Tefft, E. A., P. O. St. Charles.
Taylor, A. S., farmer; P. O. St. Charles.
TYLER, IRA D., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles ; Rep .; Free Meth .; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 22, 1810 ; has 137 acres of land on Sec. 35, worth $10,000 ; came to this State in 1835, and settled where he now lives, having $12.50 left ; married Aurelia Mixer, in Victor, N. Y., in 1832, where she was - born in 1815 ; they have five children- Warren T., Hannah, George, Lucinda, Daniel and John ; George died of wds. received at the siege of Vicksburg ; he was in Co. E, 127th Ill. Vol. Inf. The first school in the town was kept in War- ren Tyler's log house, Ira D.'s father, by Prudence Ward. He drew the first load of merchandise into St. Charles, for the first store of Minard & Ferson.
Tefft, F. W., farmer; P. O. Batavia.
Turner, W., carp. ; P. O. St. Charles.
Trumbull. C. J., P. O. St. Charles.
NDERWOOD, E., miller; P. O.
U St. Charles. AN PATTEN, J. S., banker ; P. V O. St. Charles. Van Ame, Rachel, P. O. St. Charles. Veeder, Jacob, P. O. St. Charles.
Vinike, Benj., farmer ; P. O. St. Charles. IDDEN, G., farmer ; P. O. St.
W Charles. Wheeler, J. T., P. O. St. Charles.
Way, Mary E., P. O. St. Charles. Whipple, Mrs. David, P. O. St. Charles.
Wightson, Edw., far .; P. O. St. Charles.
WING, CLINTON D., Mayor of the city ; P. O. St. Charles ; Dem .; was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Feb. 4, 1835, and moved with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and remained there until 1857, and came to this county in 1862, and engaged in the real estate business and farming, and has been one of the successful men of the times ; since the death of Mr. Ira Minard, in 1876, he has been engaged in the settlement of that large estate ; in 1872, he was elected President of the Village Council, and is now the Mayor of the city ; in an eminent degree, he has the confidence of the people in his official as well as his business duties. He was married Sept. 20, 1857, to Mar- garet Wine, in N. Y .; she was born in Masseno, N. Y., April 13, 1835; have five children-Hortense M., Clinton D., Jr., Hattie A., Minnie and Fred. M.
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Ward, Julia, P. O. St. Charles. Wiswell, A. R., P. O. St. Charles. Willard, Z., P. O. St. Charles. Welch, Geo., mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Weed, E., mer. ; P. O. St. Charles. Weed, E. & Co., mer. ; P. O. St. Charles. WHEELER, HIRAM N., editor and publisher of the St. Charles Leader ; Democrat and Free Thinker ; was born in St. Charles, March 30, 1844, and married Maria L. Ferson, Nov., 1865 ; she was born Sept. 15, 1844; they have three children-James Dean, born Sept. 29, 1867 ; John R., March 6, 1869; Mary M., Feb. 27, 1871; Mr. W. was brought up a farmer ; went into the army, and joined the 52d Ill. In- fantry in 1861, and served for three months ; after his return he was en- gaged in an enterprise by which he traveled for four years through the South ; in 1873, he purchased the St. Charles Leader, which he found with- out material credit or patronage, and to- day he has the pleasure of knowing that he has a very large subscription list, and that it is one of the most prosperous and influential papers in the county.
Welton, Anna, P. O. St. Charles. Ward, J. L., mach. ; P. O. St. Charles. Webb, John, lab .; P. O. St. Charles.
WRIGHT, S. N., far., dairyman and breeder of Holstein stock and pure Ches- ter-white hogs; P. O. South Elgin ; is a Rep. and Quaker ; has 120 acres of land of the finest quality, valued at $75 per acre ; he came to this State in 1856 ; he married Anna Maria Haines, of N. J., June 20, 1850, in the City of Wash- ington, D. C .; she was born Nov. 14, 1827 ; they have six children-D. Emerson, George H., Abbie R., Chas. S., Sarah E., Samuel G .; he is doing very much to improve his own stock, and the stock of the county.
White, S. S., lab. ; P. O. St. Charles. Wisel, Andrew, mason ; P. O. St. Charles. Ward, L. C., merchant ; P. O. St. Charles. Wells, Jeffrey, P. O. St. Charles. Wheeler, Calvin, lab .; P. O. Charles. Wheeler, N. S. P. O. St. Charles. Westholm, G., tailor ; P. O. St. Charles. Wiswell, W., P. O. St. Charles. Wheeler, J. B. T., far .; P. O. St. Charles. Wheeler, Frank, P. O. St. Charles. Wright, Robert, P. O. St. Charles.
WHEELER, AMOS R., far. ; Sec. 16 ; P. O. Benona, Oceana Co., Mich .; was born in Cavendish, Vt., Sept. 12, 1815, and came to St. Charles, in July, 1835, and went to work for Ira Minard on his Elgin claim ; in 1836 he made a claim of 220 acres, and improved it ; in April, 1850, Mr. Minard furnished him and N. C. Joy money to go to Califor- nia ; they remained two years and re- turned, and paid Mr. M. per agreement ; he and his brother, Adams, built a warehouse in 1850, and afterward sold it to the Free Methodists, which they have furnished for their church ; in Jan., 1853, he went to Michigan with J. G. Campbell, and bought a saw-mill, and 1,300 acres of pine land of the present Senator Ferry, and went to work mak- ing improvements and manufacturing lumber ; Mr. Campbell sold his share in 1861 to Ira Minard, when he, Mr. M., bought additional lands amounting to 5,000 acres ; since that time Mr. W. has managed that large business for himself and Mr. M .; in 1856, he assisted in organizing the Co. of Oceana, and was elected its first Co. Treasurer; in 1873, he was elected to the State Legis- lature, and re-elected in 1875 ; he has had the sole charge of his own and Mr. Minard's large lumbering business for twenty-five years, and in every way has been successful ; since the death of Mr. M. the large property and business in Michigan was settled, and one-third of the whole decreed to Mr. Wheeler; G. W. and Chas. have bought their sister's interests, and now is owned equally and carried on by Wheeler and Minard Bros. He married Phidelia Randall, Jan. 19, 1840; she was the daughter of V. Randall, who came here in 1837 from Tompkins Co., N. Y., and built the first blacksmith shop in St. Charles ; they have had five children ; lost all except one daughter-Effie E., born Jan. 10, 1859.
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