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Baker, C. M., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Bonte, Philip, brewer ; P. O. Aurora.
Billings, John, tree grafter ; P. O. Aurora. Billing, Wm., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Billing, James, gardener; P. O. Aurora. Butler, Mrs. Nancy, P. O. Aurora. Brennan, Thos., boiler mkr .; P. O. Aurora. Ballard, Joseph, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Battle, E. P., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Battle, J. W., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Barnes, W. B., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Beers, Jas. T., agent ; P. O. Aurora.
Bristol, Hiram, P. O. Aurora. Buck, Mrs. G. F., P. O. Aurora.
BLACKMORE & REED, carriage manufacturing, blacksmithing and gen- eral jobbing; this is one of the old established houses of Aurora, the bus- iness dating back to 1861, when the firm was Blackmore & Russell ; they continued in business but a short time ; at the breaking out of the war Mr. Blackmore entered the army, entering in Co. E, 124th Ill. Infantry, at Aurora for three years; participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Spanish Fort, Champion Hills, etc., etc .; he was hon- orably discharged at Vicksburg; re- turned to Aurora and started in business with W. E. Carpenter in 1875 ; D. B. Jackson became a member, but shortly after started in business før himself; since 1875 Mr. Reed became a partner ; he is a skilled workman, and was a Supt. in Geo. McCollum's shop for a number of years. Mr. B. was born at Eastport, Maine, April 25, 1827, and in his seventeenth year, was apprenticed to the Carriage Manufacturing Co. of Geo. W. Bailey.
Buffer, Peter, salesman ; P. O. Aurora. Blair, Jno., sheet iron wkr .; P. O. Aurora. Blair, Miss M. A., millinery ; P. O. Aurora. Blair, Miss L .. millinery ; P. O. Aurora. BROWN, BYRON (Lake & Brown), mfrs. and dlrs. in boots and shoes ; born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in March, 1826 ; his father was a farmer in good circumstances for those days ; here he received a good education, and, when 19 years of age, was apprenticed to Daniel Davis, a carpenter ; worked for him five years, and became a skillful workman ; in 1856, formed a partnership with F. L. Barton, who carried on a general merchandise business ; this became a leading house at a time when the strin- gency of the money market was being felt ; came to Aurora, Ill., in 1865, and went into the lumber trade ; the firm was composed of D. Valentine, W. Law- rence, D. W. C. Brown (a brother) and himself ; continued in it three years, and then became partner of D. W. Simpson, boot and shoc dlr. ; they did a fine trade, both partners being energetic men. D. G. Lake, his present partner, is a wealthy and prominent man.
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Bisbey, B., Empire House ; P. O. Aurora. ' Barker, Al., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Brundage, C. F., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Branch, Hiram, P. O. Aurora. Burr, Mrs. S. M., P. O. Aurora. Bellon, J., saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Burgen, L., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
BRONSON, EDWIN H., Baptist minister ; son of Rev. W. A. Bronson ; born at Dexter, Mich., Sept. 14, 1847 ; in early life, his parents moved to New York ; when 10 years old, his father died, and, shortly after, the family moved to New Jersey ; the preliminary education of young Bronson was received at Hamilton, N. Y .; this was the pre- piratory course to entering the Madison University, which he entered in 1869, graduating in 1873, and receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts; in 1876, received the degree of Master of Arts ; after graduation, became Gen. Supt. of Bible work in connection with the Con- necticut State Baptist Convention ; Jan. 21, 1875, was ordained to the work of the ministry, and entered on pastoral duties first at Haddam, Conn. ; in June, 1877, became Pastor of the First Baptist Church, in the city of Aurora. Rev. W. A. Bronson, father of Edwin, was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1808; in 1830, entered Hamilton Lit- erary and Theological Institute; mar- ried in July 1833 ; he was a man of talent and intellect ; died Mar. 14, 1858, leaving a widow and eight children. When the war came on, three brothers of Edwin entered the army-W. A. en- listed in the 127th N. Y., in 1862, and was disd. for disability ; Geo. enlisted it the 37th N. J. Vols., in 1864, and died at Point of Rocks ; James D. took camp fever at Point of Rocks, and, re- turning home, died four weeks after.
Bates, T. S., salesman ; P. O. Aurora.
Burlingame, S. A., baggage master ; P. O. Aurora.
Beede, J. Cone, P. O. Aurora.
Beaupre, Wm S., Dep. U. S. Internal Revenue Collector ; P. (). Aurora.
Blasey, Margaret, P. O. Aurora.
Benson, P. G., Alderman ; P. O. Aurora.
Bowron, Thos. D., engineer; P. O. Aurora. Bowron, Clara, P. O. Aurora.
Bryan, H. S., M. M. C. & I. Railroad.
Butzen, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. |
BAKER, LEONIDAS Z., far. ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1817 ; when 8 years old, his father disposed of his farm, and moved to Cortland Co .; Leonidas remained on the old homestead until 1844; he acquired a good com- mon school education through his own efforts, and at 17 years of age com- menced teaching in the district school, and caught for seven years ; in 1841, he started in the mercantile business, and was very successful ; in 1843, he mar- ried Miss Nancy M. Emmons, at Lafay- ette, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; in the Spring of 1844, he came to Illinois, starting on the 23d of May, and reach- ing Chicago on the 23d of June ; they located three miles west of Aurora; here he bought 160 acres; for twenty years he followed farming ; the first were years of hardship and toil, but time brought him a competence ; Mr. Baker was never a politician, and never ran for office ; he was a member of the Church of Christ, and a truly Christian man ; in 1865, he went to Minnesota for his health; he returned in 1867, and became bookkeeper for F. B. Rice, a hardware merchant ; he continued in his employ three and a half years ; for many years he suffered with hay asthma, and in 1870 was attacked with typhoid pneumonia. which resulted fatally, and after a short illness he was laid at rest in the beautiful Cemetery of Spring Lake ; thus passed away a man whom all respected ; six children were born, of whom two are living-Alice C. and Albert G.
BOLSTER, MRS. S. A., born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., Nov., 1826; in 1836, in company with her parents, she moved to Chenango Co., N. Y .; in 1839, she married Alva Bolster, and they moved to Illinois the same year, settling at Sugar Grove Township, Kane Co .; bought 80 acres in 1849; in 1856, bought 126 acres ; renting this property, he continued his trade of wagon maker ; removed to Lodi in 1858, and to De Kalb Co. in 1866; in 1875, she was divorced from her husband ; she owns a house and lot in De Kalb Co., and makes it her home there.
Badry, Peter, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora.
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BRADY, LORENZO D., is a descendant from the earliest American settlers ; was born Jan. 19, 1810, in Westchester Co., N. Y .; his parents were John B. and Lydia C. (Kipp) Brady ; at the age of 12 they removed to New York city to live ; here Mr. B. obtained a situation at a grocery store, as clerk, remaining for six years in that position ; having saved enough money, he commenced'business for himself in a small way, which he carried on until 1837, when he emigrated West and settled in Big Rock, Kane Co., Ill., where he was engaged in farming for two years; from there to Little Rock where he was engaged in the general mercantile business until 1848, at which time he was elected a member of the Legislature. One of the leading ques- tions agitating the country then was the acquisition of additional slave territory, to which measure he was conscientiously and firmly opposed. During his term in the Legislature, an election was held for United States Senator, and Mr. B. recorded the first and only vote cast that session in favor of a Free-Soil candi- date. Mr. B. is the author of a charter for a railroad from Aurora to Turner Junction to connect with the Chicago and Galena line, now a branch of the Chicago & Northwestern R. R. ; he afterwards assisted to complete and equip said road. In the meantime, in the year 1848, he removed to Aurora and commenced the mercantile business in partnership with the Hon. E. R. Allen, and afterward as warehousemen under the firm name of Brady & Allen. In 1862 he was one of the firm of Brady, Hawkins & Allen in the bank- ing business ufftil the same was merged into the First National Bank of Aurora, which he assisted to establish ; he was President of the Aurora Fire Insurance Company, which company was ruined by the great Chicago fire in 1871. Of the late rebellion he contributed liberally of his means; was the first to suggest a monument in Aurora in honor of its defenders; is President of the Aurora Monument Association, the building now 'nearly completed at a cost of $10,000; was one of the first to sug- gest the establishment of free schools in
Aurora. For the interest he has mani- fested in free schools, the Brady School, one of the public schools of the city, · was named after him. He was twice married-in 1836 to S. B. Fowler, who died in 1844, and in the following year was married to Caroline Kennon, of Plattsburgh, N. Y., by whom he has one son and four daughters living.
Blakesly, Ed. N., conductor C. B. & Q. Railroad; P. O. Aurora.
Black, L. O., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Bailey, David, train dispatcher; P. O. Aurora.
Bean, J. S., carp. ; P. O. Aurora.
Bugbee, C. S., carriage trimmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Brummel, W., car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Benedict, Lewis, minister ; P. O. Aurora. Berry, T. E., carp. ; P. O. Aurora.
BRIGHAM, LEONARD R.,
M. D .; P. O. Aurora ; was born July 11, 1819, in Lake Co., Ohio; he is the son of Jonathan and Melinda (Daven- port) Brigham, and received his educa- tion at Farmington Institute of Ohio ; he began the study of medicine in 1839, and the practice of it, in Thompson, Ohio, in 1843; in 1844, he married Eliza S. Fancher, of Auburn, N. Y .; from 1847 to 1850 he continued his practice at Painsville, Ohio ; since then he has gained a wide reputation in Can- ada and the Western States as a popular lecturer on anatomy, physiology, hy- giene and kindred subjects ; he came to Aurora in 1860, and commenced the practice of medicine ; he receives a large first-class practice, being a gentleman of acknowledged ability, and well educated in the medical profession.
Bigger, John, carp. ; P. O. Aurora.
Bigler, Nick, machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Bowen, C., carp. ; P. O. Aurora.
Battersoll, Jacob, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Bunker, Frank, shoemkr. ; P. O. Aurora. Burke, Martin, car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Brugger, Matt, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Bower, George, P. O. Aurora.
Bauer, A., engineer ; P. O. Anrora. Bauer, Mrs. C., P. O. Aurora. Bauer, Eisen J. M., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Brooks, Levi, moulder; P. O. Aurora.
Brooks, Wm., barber ; P. O. Aurora. Beard, Jason, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Baumann, Chris., laborer ; P. O. Aurora
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BUSHEE, ABNER, prop. Fitch House, Aurora ; P. O. Aurora ; he was born in Mass. in 1828; he came to Aurora in 1861, and commenced the ambrotype business, which he continued for two years ; he then commenced the hotel business, first as proprietor of the Wilder House, Aurora ; since he has been engaged in conducting, at Rich- mond, Ill., the Richmond House ; Auro- ra House, of Aurora ; Everett House, Chicago, and the Clifton House, West Liberty, Iowa ; he is to-day one of the most experienced landlords in Illinois, having hotel experience of fifteen years ; since taking possession of the hotel he has suggested many improvements which his thorough knowledge of a con- venient hotel demanded, all of which have been carried out ; and now the Fitch House may lay claim to be one of the best of any in a city the size of Au- rora ; the landlord has spared no pains or expense in making it one of the hotels which should give satisfac ion to the traveling public, and induce those once domiciling under its roof to return when occasion required, and to speak of it as it really deserves.
BROWN & SOUTHWORTH,
attorneys at law ; P. O. Aurora. The above named gentlemen are among the most prominent and thoroughly edu- cated attorneys of this vicinity ; they commenced a partnership in 1872; S. W. Brown, the senior member, is one of the oldest attorneys of Kane County, and, probably, he is one of the best known lawyers in this county, whose ability and knowledge of law is of a high order ; M. O. Southworth was born in La Salle Co., Ill., in April, 1842; having received a full collegiate course at the Beloit College, of Beloit, Wis., he entered the law department of the Michigan University, at Ann Arbor, and graduated in 1870; he then came to Aurora and commenced the practice of law ; was elected City Attorney of Aurora two terms (1874 and 1875), which office he creditably filled.
Bolton, Joseph, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Bcardsly, E. C., general agent; P. O. Aurora.
Bradley, E. A., Cashier First National Bank ; P. O. Aurora.
Byron, Wm., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Brown, A. M., farmer; P. O. Aurora.
BE VIER, ISAAC T., druggist ; was born in New York in 1818, re- maining there until he was 14 years of age; thence to Elmira, N. Y., where he was engaged in farming and in the tailoring business until 1844, which year, in company with his family, he emigrated to Illinois and settled in Aurora ; commenced the tailoring busi- ness the year he came to Aurora, which business he followed until 1852 ; at one time he had in his employ Mr. Wm. McMicken ; afterward they formed a partnership in the merchant tailoring business ; from 1850 to 1856 he was Deputy Sheriff of Kane Co., under Sheriff L. Dearborn, N. B. Spaulding and L. P. Barker ; Mr. Be Vier com- menced the drug business in 1856, which business he has been in ever since ; is the oldest druggist in Aurora ; has held various public offices, among which that of East Side Street Com- missioner, and is now filling his second term as Highway Commissioner. He has always taken an active part in the legitimate enterprises that tended to add to the prosperity of Aurora. When Mr. Be Vier first came to Aurora, he was in very poor circumstances, but, with industry and hard labor, he ranks among the leading merchants of Aurora ; his son, John E., was in the late war, did good service and was honorably dis- charged, and is now living in Dubuque, Iowa, in charge of the C., D. & M. R. Car Shops; William is messenger on the C. A. & St. Louis R.
Brimemyer, Jno. A., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Battendorff, A., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Beaver, John, cabinet maker ; P. O. Au- rora.
Bock, Henry, car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Bartholomew, G. W., pattern maker; P. O. Aurora.
Barry, Charles, engineer; P. O. Aurora. Barrett, C. C., lumber mer .; P. O Aurora. Berrett, W. H., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Barnet, Thomas, moulder; P. O. Aurora. Bartolott, Philip, P. O. Aurora.
Barth, Chris., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Barth, Jacob, painter ; P. O. Aurora. Barber, S. P., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Bristol, George, P. O. Aurora.
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Bagg, Mrs. F. L., P. O. Aurora.
BRUCE, M. R., merchant tailor, No. 21 Main st., Aurora ; born in Scotland in 1821 ; lived there until 1846 ; then came to the United States and settled in Aurora, and engaged in merchant tailor- ing ; was the first in the cloth business in the city, and has been identified with the business since, in Aurora and Chicago; in 1851, he married Miss Euphenia Parker; she was born in Canada ; they had nine children, seven living-Maggie, teacher in West Side schools ; Mary A., teacher in State Nor- mal School, Terre Haute, Ind. ; John, in commercial business, at Chicago ; Ida, teaching Hebrew and Greek at Cornell University ; Euphenia, teaching music; Jennie, teaching in City High Schools ; Edward M., with his father; all his children are graduates of the Au- rora High Schools, but one, the youngest ; in a law suit against the city, Mr. Bruce, after twenty-two days' trial, beat and put the Mayor, Street Commissioners, etc., in jail, and it was the means of making him Alderman from his ward. BEILER, JOHN, wagon manufac- turer and livery stable; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Germany, in 1840; emi- grated to America in 1857, and came West and settled in Aurora the same year; Mr. Beiler commenced his career in life by laboring ; was at one time a laborer on a steamer, running on the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers ; It was on the Tennessee River that a bale of cotton fell on him and crippled him for life, but, by industrious habits and close attention to business, has suc- ceeded in building up a large business ; he keeps forty head of stock, and from fifty to seventy-five vehicles of different kinds ; in his wagon and carriage works, he employs twelve hands, and turns out all kinds of wagons, carriages and sleighs manufactured; Mr. Beiler, when he first came to Aurora, was in very poor cir- cumstances, but, with industry, hard labor and good management, is to-day one of the successful men of Aurora.
Beck, Theodore, C. B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Butler, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora.
Backhouse, Francis, shoemaker ; P. O. Au- rora.
Bishop, W. W., Alderman ; P. O. Aurora. Bishop, J. R., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Brown, Mrs. Jennie, P. O. Aurora.
Bates, Chas., butcher ; P. O. Aurora. Biver, Nich., 1st., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Biver, Dominick, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Blair, J. L., sheet iron worker ; P. O. Au- . rora.
Beers, J. T., machinist ; P. O. Aurora.
Brown, Horace, engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Brown, Roger, wagons, etc .; P. O. Aurora.
Breed, J. M., car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Braker, S. P., P. O. Aurora.
Brayton, Chas., P. O. Aurora.
Bowen, Cyrus, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Burley, Isabel. engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Burkhart, J. F., C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Beaver, Jane, P. O. Aurora. i
Brady, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Brogan, James, trackman ; P. O. Aurora. Beyer, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Burkhart, Leonard, capitalist; P. O. Aurora.
Bentz, Mat., C. B., & Q. R R .; P. (). Au- rora.
Baumann, August, saloon; P. O. Aurora. Bailey, Mrs. Fred, P. O. Aurora.
Bailey, Henry, teamster ; P. O. Aurora.
Barthenclay, M. A., C., B. &. Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Brooks, W. L., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Britton, T. T., P. O. Aurora.
Bershite, Michael, lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Batterman, Henry, lab .; P. O. Aurora.
BARTLETT, DR. F. L., Mayor of the city of Aurora ; was born in Pough- keepsie, N. Y., in 1843; thence to Maine; thence to Chicago, remaining there until 1850; came to Kane Co. in 1851; received a thorough education both in law and medicine, being a grad- uate in the law department in the Michigan University at Ann Arbor iu 1856; also graduated in the Homœ- opathie Medical College of Missouri at St. Louis, in 1868 ; was nominated and placed on the Republican ticket for Mayor of the city of Aurora, in March, 1877, receiving an overwhelming ma- jority of about 1,400 votes over his op- ponent ; has also held the offices of City Physician and member of the Board of Education, which offices he has held faithfully for the people of Aurora.
Brecker, Nick., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
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Billen, Peter, far. ; P. O. Aurora. Billen, Wm., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Berenger, Jno., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Billen, N., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Beverley, Mrs. M., P. O. Aurora. Baker, Jos., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
BABCOCK, DOUGLAS, Sec. 8;
farmer; P. O. Aurora; was born in Knox Co., Ill., in 1841 ; is the son of Linus and Eophrasia Douglas Babcock ; he remained in Knox Co. until 1843 with his parents; came to Kane Co. and settled on the place he now lives on. Mr. Babcock has held several offices of public trust ; is School Director, which office he has held for the last twelve years. Married in 1869 to Miss Ellen Harris, of New Jersey, born in 1849 ; one child-Laura E., born April 23, 1875. His brother, Andrew J., born in New York in 1837; enlisted in the late war, Lead Mine Regt., for three years ; participated in the battle of Ft. Donelson ; took sick, and died with fever in 1863; his remains were brought home and buried at West Aurora Cemetery.
Brannon, P., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Breed, Abel, stone works ; P. O. Aurora. Biltgen, Mat., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Bendenberger, N., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Berner, Jno., P. O. Aurora. Binder, Jacob, butcher ; P. O. Aurora. Bock, Henry, car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Baker, A. L., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Belting, A., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Blassey, Charles, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Barchide, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Breen, Dennis, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Barthey. F., gen. agt. gas works ; P. O. Aurora.
Beck, Henry, blacksmith, C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Beard, Joseph, machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Barrett, Thos., moulder ; P. O. Aurora. Brennan, John, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Briggs, T. P., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Baker, Mrs. A. B., P. O. Aurora.
Buck, I. A. W., U. S. Rev. Office; P. O. Aurora.
Blackman, B., teamster ; P. O. Aurora. Bellows, Jacob, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Beane, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Burns, James, tank C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Breese, G. S., teamster ; P. O. Aurora.
Battersoll, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Burley. Wm., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Brown, D. C., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Barrett, G. L., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Battersoll, Leon, laborer, P. O. Aurora.
Bowers, Mrs., P. O. Elgin.
Bunnan, Jno. B., watchman ; P. O. Aurora ..
Bowers, E. C., trav. agt .; P, O. Aurora.
Ballard, L. W., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Burlen, J. E., P. O. Aurora.
Brown, Alvia, P. O. Aurora.
Buck, Ellen, P. O. Aurora. Barker, A. W., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
Burk, Delia, P. O. Aurora.
Brown, D. W. C., clerk ; P. O. Aurora.
Brigham, L. R., physician ; P. O. Aurora. Beanpre. W. S., Deputy U. S. Int. Rev. Coll. ; P. O. Aurora.
Bailey, David D., train dispatcher ; P. O. Aurora.
Berchide, John, C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Butsen, John, C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Bassett, Eli, painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Baldridge, M. N., P. O. Aurora.
Bloss, Bertha, P. O. Aurora.
Bloss, Henry, P. O. Aurora.
Bloss, Fred, farmer; P. O. Aurora.
Baker, C. F., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Boots, J., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Brooks, Perry, whitewasher : P. O. Aurora.
Boyer, Stephen, C., B. & Q. R. R. ; P. O. Aurora.
Burns, Maria, P. O. Aurora.
Blonguist, John, P. O. Aurora.
Bell, Samuel, whitewasher ; P. O. Aurora.
Barrett, Orinda, P. O. Aurora.
Bargen, M., P. O. Aurora.
Benedict, W., C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Baulton, W., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Beeler, Mary, P O. Aurora.
Brown, Emma, P. O. Aurora.
Briggs, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Baker, Mary A., P. O. Aurora.
Breese, Mrs. C. M., P. O. Aurora.
Baldwin, Mrs. L., P. O. Aurora.
Belden, Mrs. Fanny, P. O. Anrora.
Breise, Mrs. J. J., P. O. Aurora.
Burnham, E. L., C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Brown, Roger, mfr. ; P. O. Aurora.
Blackmore, J. H., mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Barker, E., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Bally, Henrietta, P. O. Aurora.
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Blakeslee, L. W., general trader; P. O. Aurora.
Bowen, E. L., P. O. Aurora.
Boyle, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Boyle, Michael, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Bruce, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Blauen, A., P. O. Aurora.
Behr, F. A., P O. Aurora.
Brown, Robert, P. O. Aurora.
Battendorf, Henry, far ; P. O. Aurora.
Barclay, Frank, P. O. Aurora.
Bradley, E. D., P. O. Aurora.
Belden, Ira, P. O. Aurora. Berringer, Mrs. H. A., P. O. Aurora.
Boug, Andrew, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora.
Bunnell, O. M., P. O. Aurora.
Bunnell, A. D., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Burnell, K. A., P. O. Aurora. Blakeslee, L. W., mer. ; P. O. Aurora.
Bartlett, A. R., physician ; P. O. Aurora.
Bishop, W. W., Alderman ; P. O. Aurora. Bishop, J. B., horse buyer ; P. O. Aurora. Baumann, Aug., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Babcock, Mrs. M. T., P. O. Aurora.
Benton, Chas., blacksmith ; P. (). Aurora. Baldwin, L., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Baldwin, Mary A., P. O. Aurora. Bishop, J. R., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Behr, V. X., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Babcock, O. L., far. ; P. O. Aurora.
Banker, Conrad, far .; P. O. Aurora. Budlong, C. A., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Brace, Edwin, P. O. Montgomery. Breese, L. C., far .; P. O. Montgomery. Barckley, Green, carp .; P. O. Aurora. Benedict A. F., painter; P. O. Aurora. Babcock, Voughten, P. O. Aurora.
Brownell, J. H., cheese factory ; P. O. North Aurora.
Bowler, S. B., mer. ; P. O. Aurora. Baker, E. P. O. Aurora.
Baker, S., P. Q. Aurora. Banker, Frank, far. ; P. O. Aurora. Blackmore, J. H., mfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Bulmer, R., ticket agt .; P. O. Aurora. Bell, D. W., clerk ; P. O. Aurora. Baker, Mrs. L. Z., P. O. Aurora. Baker, S. B., P. O. Aurora. Brown, Byron, P. O. Aurora.
Brown, D. W. C., P. O. Aurora.
Bolduc, O., marble cutter ; P. O. Aurora. Bartholomew, J. L., cooperage ; P. O. Aurora. Boyle, Michael, P. O. Aurora.
COWDRY, W., P. O. Aurora.
Clark, E. M., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
CLINTON, MRS. E. H., Librarian
Y. M. C. A .; born in Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1828 ; her preliminary educa- tion was received in the public schools of her native place, and completed at Norwalk College, New York, also re- mained three years at Oberlin College, Ohio ; taught school in Cleveland one term in 1851 ; married H. P. Clinton, relation of the famous DeWitt Clinton of New York ; her husband was an at- torney. He was educated at Oberlin College. At the time of his marriage Mr. Clinton was in the mercantile business ; he remained in business until the break- ing out of the war ; for a number of years was Secretary and Treasurer of the Iowa & McGregor R. R., when the war broke out, was appointed Quarter- master ; in 1861 enlisted in 7th Wis. Volunteer Regiment at Madison, Wis .; served two years ; obtained the rank of Captain ; engaged in battles of Bull Run and Chickamauga, in 1863; while in Virginia he contracted a Southern fever ; obtained leave of absence for twenty-one days, and did not again re- turn on account of health ; he was hon- orably discharged at Washington, D. C. Captain Clinton's energy during the war laid the foundation for the disease which resulted fatally Feb. 25, 1863; during his life he had held the office of Postmaster under Lincoln ; soon after he died, his wife succeeded him, giving great satisfaction.
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