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CRARY, AUSTIN B., barber, 45 River street ; P. O. Aurora; born at Defiance, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1854 ; his fa ther was a Universalist minister, and settled in Ohio at an early day ; in 1865, the family moved to South Bend, Ind .; while there, the head of the family be came Pastor of the First Universalist Church ; here young Crary attended the public schools, and also acquired the rudiments of a collegiate education at "Notre Dame;" in 1870, came to Elgin, Ill., and learned the barber trade; in 1872, went to Traverse City, Mich., and opened a shop; in 1876, came to Au- rora, entered the employ of Mr. W. E. Brooks, barber, and worked for him seven months; in 1877, located at the above number.
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Clark, Alex., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Clark, T. H., Prin. High School; P. O. Aurora.
Clark, John, P. O. Aurora.
CORYELL, T. C., of the firm of T. C. Coryell & Son ; P. O. Montgomery, Ill .; was born in New York, March 29, 1814. He married Miss Mary C. Crane ; she was born in New York, Feb. 27, 1823 ; married Dec. 15, 1840 ; has two children living ; he lived in New York until he came to Kane Co., in 1844 ; settled in Big Rock Tp .; came to his present place in 1868 ; has been Justice of the Peace seven years, in Big Rock ; also School Director and Asst. Supervi- sor of Aurora Tp.
Clark, James, P. O. Aurora.
Cook, Amos, moulder ; P. O. Aurora.
Cook, Almond, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Chapin, C. B., P. O. Aurora.
Chapin, Fred., saloon ; P. O. Aurora.
Cooley, J. B., far. ; P. O. North Aurora. CLAYTON, O. S., merchant ; P. O.
Aurora ; dealer in wall paper and notions, No. 23 South Broadway; the above named gentleman is one of the leading merchants in Aurora; is the son of Joseph and Rachel (Ross) Clayton ; he was born in New York City, in 1828, where he re- mained until he was 15 years of age, then emigrated West to Chicago, where he entered a paints, oils and notion house as clerk; he remained in this business about eight years ; having saved enough money, he went to Free- port, Ill., where he commenced the paints, oils and notion business on his own account, with a stock valued at $1,000; this was in 1854; he remained at Freeport until 1867; thence to Aurora, where he commenced business in the line of wall paper, fancy goods, paints, oils, glass, lamps, small instru- ments, toys, etc. ; with hard labor, en- terprise and attention to business, he is to-day worth $50,000. .
Carpenter, Mrs. B. C., milliner ; P. O. Aurora.
Carpenter, A. E., P. O. Aurora.
Carpenter, W. E., carriage manufacturer ; P. O. Aurora.
Carpenter, George, upholsterer ; P. O. Aurora.
Crance, S. E., cond'r C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Corsair, David, mfr. sash, doors, etc .; P. O. Aurora.
Culver, A. B., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Clifford, Wm., mason ; P. O. Aurora.
COULTER, MRS. LUCY, P. O.
Aurora; is the daughter of Thos. and Fannie (Dye) Miner, and the wife of the late John R. Coulter, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1825 ; is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Kreamer) Coul- ter of Pennsylvania ; he commenced his career in life in Armstrong, Penn., as a stone cutter; in 1852, he came West and entered into partnership with his brother, Samuel Coulter, of Charlotte, Michigan, where they were engaged in the construction of important sections of the Michigan Central R. R., in 1854 ; he came to Illinois, engaged in the posi- tion of superintendent of the construc- tion of depots and important bridges for that company ; was engaged in erecting the magnificent bridge across the Missis- sippi, at Burlington, Iowa; after this he came to Aurora, and commenced the banking business, in company with W. W. Bishop, in 1869 and 1870; re- organized under the National Bank Law, and is now known as the Union National Bank of Aurora; his death occurred May 20, 1873, and he was buried. at Spring Lake Cemetery under the aus- pices of the Masons, he being a member of the same, where a monument was erected at a cost of $8,000.
Church, Z., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Compton, A., merchant tailor ; P. O. Aurora.
Chase, F. A., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Chase, J. B., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Corbett, Richard, boiler maker; P. O. Aurora.
Cozens, Jas., machinist ; P. O. Aurora.
Carr, Mrs. Julia, P. O. Aurora.
Carroll, Frank, boiler maker ; P. O. Aurora.
Carey, J. A., tinner; P. O. Aurora.
Cottrell, Mrs. A. W., P. O. Aurora.
Conover, M., livery ; P. O. Aurora. Cherry, Hamilton, P. O. Aurora. Caster, Nicholas, merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Claremont, Lewis, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Chesley, William, carp .; P. O. Aurora. Cornell, A. V., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Collins, Mrs. M. C., P. O. Aurora.
Campbell, A. carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Campbell, L. W., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
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CANFIELD, HON. EUGENE,
P. O. Aurora. It is a well known fact that the legal profession is well rep- resented in Aurora. The above named gentleman is one of the best educated lawyers in the West, and ranks high at the Illinois bar ; was born in Arlington Co., Vt., in 1837 ; he emigrated West, to Illinois, and settled in Aurora, in 1860; during the years of 1861 and 1872, he filled the office of Attorney for the city of Aurora, and has been elected to the State Senate, from the 14th District, his term expiring in 1876 ; during his Senatorial experience, he has given entire satisfaction, having proven himself a gentleman of acknowledged ability, whose duties have been per- formed in a faithful manner.
Campbell, R. B., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
Cassidy, James, far .; P. O. Montgomery.
Cummings, Pierce, blacksmith; P. O. Aurora.
Colville, Robert, foreman R. H .; P. O. Aurora.
Cleveland, E. P., expressman; P. O. Aurora.
Chilvers, Robert, conductor ; P. O. Aurora. COULTER, THOMAS B., Treas- urer of Kane Co., and Cashier of the . Union National Bank, of Aurora. The above named gentleman is one of the most prominent men of Kane County ; was born in Armstrong Co., March 11, 1845, where he remained until the breaking out of the late war; when only 16 years old, he enlisted in the 11th Pa. R. V. C., and for three years participated in all the battles before Richmond, also engaged in the second battle fought at Bull's Run, in 1862; after serving his time, was honorably discharged, and then re-enlisted in the U. S. Signal Corps, where he served until the end of the war, he returned to Elder Ridge, Pa., where he was en- gaged in the dry goods business until 1867, and then he came west to Bur- lington, Iowa, where he was engaged in helping build the bridge that spans the Mississippi River at that place, in 1868 and '69; was connected with the C., B. & Q. R. R., in bridge building; in 1869, he came to Aurora, and accepted a position in the banking house of Bishop & Coulter, as bookkeeper, which
position he held, until the organization of the Union National Bank, of Aurora, in March, 1871; was Assistant Cashier, until 1873, when he was appointed Cash- ier, which office he has filled ever since ; held office as Township School Treas- urer for one year-1873 to '74; at the end of office, he donated his commission to the school fund. Mr. Coulter, in his political opinion, is a Democrat; in 1877, his friends nominated him for County Treasurer, against his opponent, Mr. John Plain, one of the leading Republicans and highly respectable Ger- man citizens of Kane Co. Kane Co. has been giving three thousand Repub- lican majority, but Mr. Coulter over- came all this, and was elected by a majority of 621 votes. .
Christianson, John, mechanical engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Cullan, J. P., restaurant ; P. O. Aurora.
Challand, Reuben, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Covert, B. O., pattern maker ; P. O. Au- rora.
Covert, A., moulder ; P. O. Aurora.
Covalt, E., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Carroll, James, engineer ; Aurora.
Carroll, Tim., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Culbert, James, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Christie, A., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
CUSHING, M. A., M. D., oculist. and aurist ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Vermont, in 1821 ; came to Aurora in 1837 ; he remained here three years ; thence to Troy, N. Y., where he com- menced the study of medicine in 1840; graduated at Castleton Medical College of Vermont, in 1847 ; his first practice of medicine was at Troy, N. Y, thence to Glens Falls, N.Y., where he remained some twenty years ; thence to Kane Co., Illinois, in 1867. The doctor, besides his regular profession, has been largely connected with the manufacture of pa- per ; he is the inventor of the process of manufacturing paper out of straw, at Glens Falls, N. Y .; he rebuilt and was engaged in running the Batavia paper mills for one and a half years. He is also the inventor and patentec of the Cushing's Tubular Furnace Grates and Stoves, which is claimed to be the most important invention of the age.
Cross, J. G., teacher; P. O. Aurora. Cox, Henry, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
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Cooney, W., mason; P. O. Aurora. Coone, A. E., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Coons, J. F., fireman ; P. O. Aurora.
Cunningham, llenry, mason ; P. O. Au- rora.
Carnes, B. F., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Carmody, Timothy, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Colby, Moses, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Crandall, D. V., painter ; P. O. Aurora. Coyne, Pat, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Clifford, Robt., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Chadwick, Mrs. M. A., P. O. Aurora. Christman, Matt., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Coyne, Stephen, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Colliver, Jno., conductor ; O. P. Aurora. CREGO, C. OWEN, farmer ; Sec. 9; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Columbus, Chenango Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1839 ; his father was a farmer; when 13 years old, parents moved to Kane Co. ; lived 5 years at Sugar Grove; in 1857 the family moved to De Kalb Co., and settled on 160 acres of land. Mr. C. continued on the old homestead until 21 years of age, then went to Idaho; engaged in mining three years, then returned to De Kalb Co .; he worked 180 acres that he had purchased previous to his de- parture ; worked four years on farm in De Kalb Co., in 1871 married Miss Mary M. Van Fleet, a daughter of John Van Fleet, who came to Kane Co. some 40 years ago, who was born in 1804, and raised on a farm; receiving more than a common school education he be- came a linguist, and studying the higher branches ; in 1837 drifted with the cur- rent Westward, and took up a claim, in Kendall Co .; he was a very enter- prising man, and highly respected ; it was he who built the dam across Fox River, and probably built the saw-mill. Mr. C. is worth $35,000, and owns fine property.
Curtis, Asahel, P. O. North Aurora.
Clemens, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Carp, Mike, laborer; P. O. Aurora. Cook, Pat., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Cass, J. N., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Carroll, Geo., boiler maker ; P. O. Aurora. Craver, Wm.
Cook, Lorenzo, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Cottrell, N. A., farmer; P. O. Aurora. Coughlin, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Coughlin, Lawrence, mason ; P. O. Aurora. Carthbut, Jane, P. O. Aurora.
COOLEY, DeWITT C., supt. paint- ing department C., B. & Q. R. R .; Aurora ; was born in Buffalo, N. Y., 1830; is the son of Anthony and Armanda (Stanley) Cooley ; his father was a landscape and portrait painter ; when quite young, he moved to Michi- gan with his parents, and settled at Kalamazoo, where he remained until 1853 engaged in the milling business and learning his trade as a painter, which he commenced when he was ten years of age, he then went to Van Buren Co., Pean., where he remained until 1856, thence to Aurora, where he has been connected with the shops of the C., B. & Q. R. R., ever since ; he first entered the shops as an ornamental painter, then took charge of the whole of the painting department of the C, B. & Q. R. R .; the company has shops at Aurora, Galesburg, Burlington, Crestline and Beardstown, where they employ some two hundred hands in the painting department. Is one of the Directors of the Union National Bank of Aurora. He married Miss Angeline Barrett, daughter of Capt. E. L. Barrett. Custer, N., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Carpenter, G. W., upholsterer ; P. O. Aurora.
Culver, A. B., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. CADY, PROF. MARTIN E., Jennings Seminary, Aurora ; was born in Middlbury, Vt., in 1846; the son of G. C. and Eliza L. (Everetts) Cady ; is a graduate of the Middlebury College ; he first commenced school teaching at River Falls, Wis., in 1869 ; was County. School Superintendent of Pierce Co., Wis., in 1873 ; resigned office and re- turned East to Vt., where he was Prin- cipal of Troy Co. Academy for three years ; in 1877, he came to Aurora, and was appointed principal of Jennings Seminary, which is among the foremost institutions of learning in the West ; it was founded in the year 1850; Prof. Cady was married in 1871 to Miss Helen L. Howard, of Mass., daughter of Rev. Wm. B. Howard.
Cooley, A. B., farmer ; P. O.Aurora.
Conner, Martin, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Clancy, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Connery, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Colwell, C. B., contractor ; P. O. Aurora.
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Caldwell, S. C., minister ; P. O. Aurora. Cone, M. D., P. O. Aurora.
Colby, W. H., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Copley, I. P., Sec. Gas Co .; P. O. Aurora. Chapman, W. H., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Childs, Mrs. S. E., P. O. Aurora.
Catlin, G. L., P. O. Aurora.
Case, E., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Clancey, Wm., laborer; P. O. Aurora.
Cota, L. P., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Crooks, S. B., feed stable ; P. O. Aurora. Curry, J. O., P. O. Aurora. Campbell, G. W., lab .; P. O. Montgomery.
Clark, C. P., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Carter, D. C., farmer; P. O. Aurora. Canigan, A., P. O. Aurora.
Crinnimin, Catherine, P. O. Aurora.
Calihan, C., P. O. Aurora.
Cooper, Thomas, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Cunningham, H., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Crosby, S. D., P. O. Aurora.
Charles, G. B., P. O. Aurora.
Carpenter, J. T., P. O. Aurora.
Cull, Stephen, P. O. Aurora.
Card, C. W., tel. operator ; P. O. Aurora. Congdon, W., P. O. Aurora.
Callighan, Patrick, C., B. & Q. Railroad ; P. O. Aurora.
Curtain, Jeremiah, P. O. Aurora.
Clark, J. D., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Chilson, J. N., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Carroll, Daniel, C., B. & Q. Railroad ; P. O. Aurora.
Clark, Isaac, P. O. Aurora.
Cooper, L. C., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Currier, A., P. O. Aurora.
Curry, J. O., P. O. Aurora.
Crandall, Sarah. P. O. Aurora.
ยท Corning, S. B., capitalist ; P. O. Aurora. Cook, George, P. O. Aurora. Case, G. S., baggage man ; P. O. Aurora. Crocker, Adelia J., P. O. Aurora. Case, J. N., merchant ; P. O Aurora. Clark, W. D., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Campbell, A. C., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Cook, Chas. C., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Carpenter, Theodore, P. O. Aurora. Conners, Martin, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Carns, J. C., P. O. Aurora.
Copley, I. B., Supt. Gas Works; P. O. Aurora.
Canisius, Thomas, P. O. Aurora.
Clegg, Eliza, P. O. Aurora. Crosby, O. H., P. O. Aurora. Childs, H., P. O., Aurora. Collins, G. L., livery ; P. O. Aurora.
Crego, G. N., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Carroll, Mrs. M., P. O. Aurora. Caldwell, J. M., P. O. Aurora.
Casler, George, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Clark, A. S., C., B. & Q. Railroad ; P. O. Aurora.
Cooper, J. N., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Churcher, Alfred, P. O. Aurora.
Chrich, E., P. O. Aurora.
Childs, Lyman, P. O. Aurora.
Churcher, Mrs. Jane, P. O. Aurora. Crowley, Pat., tankman ; P. O. Aurora.
Creighton, Mrs. C. J., P. O. Aurora.
Cronk, G. M., C., B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora. Cassidy, Edward, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Campbell, Caroline A., P. O. Aurora.
Calkins, Geo., engincer ; P. O. Aurora.
Crunin, J. H., P. O. Aurora. Clark, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Campbell, H. A., C., B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora.
Christman, Jno., C., B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora.
Covell, L. R., C., B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora. Clark, Albert, P. O. Aurora.
Cullen, M. N., policeman ; P. O. Aurora. Collins, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Cyr, Felix, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Cook, Ed., C., B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora.
Clark, C. P., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Cody, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Cody, Edward, car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Culbert, James, switchman ; P. O. Aurora. Cannes, W. W., operator ; P. O. Aurora. Congrove, Jas., P. O. Aurora.
Christic, C. C., carp. ; P. O. Aurora.
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E COURSEY, M., barber; P O. Aurora.
DICKES, JACOB, of the firm of Jacob Dickes & Bro., hard and soft coal and wood merchants; was born in Germany in 1835 ; is the son of Peter and Josephine (Kergen) Dickes, of Germany ; he came to America and settled in Aurora in 1854 ; is one of the old settlers of Aurora; when he first came here he worked out as a laborer, thence in the grocery business, and from there he commenced the coal and wood business ; and ranks to-day as one of the leading merchants in Aurora ; having been in the coal trade since 1867, and during that time has been con- ducted with success, and considered one of the representative coal firms of Aurora. He married Miss Maria Lies, of Germany, who died in 1870; had one child-John L., born 1869.
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Desotell, Stephen, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Desotell, Jos., lab ; P. O. Aurora.
Dissell, Frank, teamster; P. O. Aurora. Dissell, Trift, carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Dissell, Saml., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. DOUGLAS, HENRY B., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Aurora; was born in Kane Co., Ill., Feb. 16, 1842; at the breaking out of the late war he enlisted in Co. A, Cavalry, 36th Ill. Volunteers, for three years; he participated in the battles of Corinth, Iuka, Pea Ridge and the Missouri campaign ; was taken prisoner at Holly Springs by the rebels under Gen. Van Dorne; was paroled, rejoining his company at Port Hudson ; after the fall of Vicksburg he enlisted as a private, discharged as Orderly Ser- geant. He then commenced work in the Engineer Corps as Chief Clerk ; he was engaged in the New York harbors, where he remained for two years ; from thence home to Kane Co., where he commenced farming, which business he has been engaged in ever since; owns a farm of 84 acres of land ; was at one time Highway Commissioner, which office he held for three years; he is a Republican in politics. He married Miss M. L. Brockway in 1873; they have two children-Mark H. and Ger- trude.
Dapprich, F., proprietor vineyard ; P. O. Aurora.
Dickens, B., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
DICKES, PETER, of Jacob Dickes & Bro., dealer in all kinds of hard and soft coal and wood; P. O. Aurora; was born in Germany in 1838; is the son of Peter and Josephine (Kergen) Diekes, of Germany ; came to America and direct to Aurora, in 1856; at the breaking out of the late war, he enlisted in Co. D, 7th Kan. Cavalry, for three years ; he served his time and re-enlisted in same regiment, and served until the end of the war ; he participated in some of the hard-fought battles ; his regiment and other Kansas regiments were known as the Kansas Jayhawkers, and when there was any hard fighting to be done, the Kansas Jayhawkers always took the lead ; at the end of the war he returned to Aurora, and was engaged in the C., B. & Q. R. R. shops, thence with his brother in the coal business.
DENNEY BROS., furniture, uphol- stery and undertakers' goods ; P. O. Aurora ; business established in 1851 ; is now the most extensive and successful house of its kind in this vicinity, and one that has always held a foremost and prominent position in the furniture line. All kinds of furniture, from the most superb to the ordinary, is kept on hand, and sold at lower prices than the same can be purchased for in any of Aurora's competitive cities. In looking over their extensive establishment we were surprised to see the large and various stock on hand. They have every style and variety of furniture, from which persons in any station of life may select whatever they may need. Their house, which is located at No. 29 Broadway, is three stories high with basement, and is so arranged that the basement, 57 by 100 feet, is used for storing, receiving, and unpacking of goods; the first floor is used for office, reception room, and customers, and for the display of goods ; the second floor, 57 by 100 feet, is used for kitchen and sitting room and furniture ; the third floor, 57 by 100 feet, is used for upholstery goods and chamber suites of the latest styles. Their shop is in the rear of main build- ing, where they keep constantly em- ployed hands in the manufacture of all their upholstered goods ; also in furnish- ing, putting together, and setting up of furniture. The firm is composed of Joseph, a native of England, who com- menced the business in 1851, and then took in as partners his three brothers- Thos., H., and E. All have had a life long experience in the furniture busi- ness, as their father, Joseph Denney, of England, was engaged in the furniture business ; value of stock, $10,000.
Diekinson, D. D., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
De Witt, B. A., P. O. Montgomery.
Delatour, J. J., bookkeeper ; P. O. Aurora. Damin, T. G., trav .; P. O. Aurora. Denney, Thos., furniture ; P. O. Aurora.
Denney, Jos., Jr., furniture ; P. O. Aurora. Denney, Mrs. T., milliner .; P. O. Aurora. Denney, H., furniture ; P. O. Aurora. Dorn, Jos., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Doran, Jas., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Doran, Hugh, machinist; P. O. Aurora. Dolan, Thos., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
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DOUGLAS, C. T., contractor and builder; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Aurora in 1837 ; was the second white child born in Aurora. He is one of the oldest citizens and one of the lead- ing contractors and builders of Aurora, whose business transactions inspire confidence in his skill and integrity ; has been awarded some of the largest and most responsible contracts in the city, among those worthy of special mention are Young's school house, Y. M. C. A. building, Allen's Block, Mrs. L. J. Hawley's store and a great many others, all of which prove him a mas- ter builder. Mr. Douglass was in the late war; enlisted as Corporal of Co. H, 52d Ill. Vol. Inf., for three years ; he participated in some of the most severe battles under Gens. Grant and Rose- crans; received three wounds at the battle of Pittsburg Landing; at the battle of Corinth he received a very severe wound, which disabled him for service, and was honorably discharged. Donovan, Dan., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Donaldson, Robt., drayman ; P.O. Aurora. Donahy, A., P. O. Aurora.
Donahy, Arthur, P. O. Aurora.
Donahue, Pat, lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Denney, Eb., furniture ; P. O. Aurora.
Darling, A. S., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Dren, Jno., baker ; P. O. Aurora.
Davis, W. A., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Daily, C. D., mer .; P. O. Aurora.
Desjardines, A., traveler ; P. O. Aurora. Day, T. H., capitalist ; P. O. Aurora. Douglass, Mrs. C. M., P. O. Aurora. Dox, Jacob, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Dockendorff, Mich., farmer; P. O. Aurora. Droudt, Jno., farmer; P. O. North Aurora. Durkey, Matt. farmer ; P. O. Aurora. David, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Drain, Mrs., P. O. Aurora. Davis, John, laborer ; . O. Aurora. P Dickinson, W. F., Sec'y Silver Plate Man- facturing Company ; P. O. Aurora. Deliaden, John, far .; P. O. Aurora. Dunn, Thomas, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Dewey, Mrs. S., P. O.Aurora. Danley, Edward, painter ; P. O. Aurora. Darling, A. S., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Darling, D. S., engineer; P. O. Aurora. Dunn, John, butcher; P. O. Elgin.
Dunn, Charles E., upholsterer ; P. O. Aurora.
Daprick, F., saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Darlington, H. C., P. O. Aurora.
Dussing, Mike, P. O. Aurora.
Diedrich, Mat., P. O. Aurora.
Davenport, Oscar, P. O. Aurora.
Dalschen, Susan, P. O. Aurora. Desold, Stephen, far .; P. O. Aurora.
David, W., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Donner, Mrs. M., P. O. Aurora.
Dennison, S. S., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Duning, J. S, P.O. Aurora.
Dykeman, S. B., P. O. Aurora. Diebold, C. T., P. O. Aurora.
Dale, Lincoln, tailor ; P. O. Aurora.
Davis, M. J., conductor ; P. O. Aurora.
Davis, John E., P. O. Big Rock.
Darling, P. S., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Dayton, E., P. O. Aurora.
Downer, Mrs. M. W., P. O. Aurora.
Donivan, J. H., P. O. Aurora.
Dale, C. S., P. O. Aurora.
Dale, J. H., P. O. Aurora.
Davis, J. J., salesman ; P. O. Aurora.
Dale, W., P. O. Aurora.
Downer, G. O., canvasser ; P. O. Aurora.
Duncan, A., machinist ; P. O Aurora.
Dillenburg, Frank, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora.
Delaney, James, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Dewey, J. M., boarding house ; P. O. Au- rora.
DUNNING, J. D., ret. farmer ; was born in Ticonderoga, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1803, and resided there up to 1840; while in the East he was engaged in farming and teaching school ; was Post- master in 1843; he came to Illinois, and settled at Big Rock, Kane Co. ; he bought 200 acres, and afterward owned 300 acres ; he came to Aurora in 1856, and bought the present residence of George Hoyt ; in 1858, he built a large block known as Dunning's Block.
De Gerld, Henry, yard master ; P. O. Aurora.
Draper, Jonathan, packer ; P. O. Aurora.
Dalidan, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Dykes, Mrs. I., P. O. Aurora.
Dyckman, John, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Dalton, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Dieterich, L. P., coal mer .; P. O Aurora.
Drake, Daniel, drayman ; P. O. Aurera. Drake, J. B., carp. ; P. O. Aurora. Deerfield, John, railroad lab .; P. O. Aurora. Doetschmann, Fred, stone cutter ; P. O. Aurora.
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