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Habermeyer, Michael, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Hough, J. W., drayman ; P. O. Aurora. Hadlock, W. S., fireman ; P. O. Aurora. Harrison, Alfred, clerk ; P. O. Aurora. Huston, J. E., mnfr .; P. O. Aurora.
HATCH, A. P., of the firm of Judd & Hatch, dealers in agricultural imple- ments, grain and seed ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in New York, in July, 1844, remaining there until 1847 ; came West and settled in Sugar Grove Tp .; engaged in farming; thence to Aurora and com- menced the druggist business in 1868, which business he followed until 1876; sold out and entered into partnership with H. A. Judd, in the agricultural business, in 1876 ; Rep. Hunt, Mrs. E. L., P. O. Aurora. Hummel, Rev. C., min .; P. O. Anrora. Hooker, M. F., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Hamilton, A. A., bkpr .; P. O. Aurora. Hermon, John, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Hurleyhy, John, P. O. Aurora.
HOLDEN, T. N., bookkeeper loco- motive department C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora ; is a native of Sullivan Co., N. H .; came West in 1853; was engaged with Fuller, Finch & Fuller, druggists, of Chicago, as clerk, from 1858 to 1866 ; this year he was taken in as partner, and continued with the firm until 1869; he then entered the glassware business, which he continued until the great Chicago fire of 1871, when his entire stock was consumed in fire ; he then came to Aurora in 1871 ; in 1872, he entered the office of the C., B. &. Q. R. R., as bookkeeper in the locomotive department ; is President of the East Side Board of Education.
Heimsath, Henry, manf .; P. O. Aurora. Herrick, D. A., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Howell, E. B., surgeon ; P. O. Aurora. Hawley & Otis, merchants; P. O. Aurora. Hopkins, Rev. W. C., minister.
Hardy, Sandford, coal and wood; P. O. Aurora.
Hettinger, Peter, far .; P. O. No. Aurora. Hiltgen, Nicholas, far .; P. O. Aurora. Hess, Jno., far .; P. O. Aurora. Hess, Nicholas, far .; P. O. Aurora.
Hines, John, painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Hermus, Nicholas, mer .; P. O. Aurora.
Hinnen, Peter, P. O. Aurora.
Hettinger, Matt., farmer ; P. O. North Aurora.
Hanks, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Hankers, Peter, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Harnon, Goodhart, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Harvey, Alexander, far .; P. O. Aurora.
Heitz, Dominick, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Hanks, Fred., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hennis, N., laborer; P. O. Aurora. Huss, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Hammer, Joseph, mason; P. O. Aurora.
Hartz, M., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Heitz, Nicholas, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Hornly, Mrs. B., P. O. Aurora. Hill, Mrs. Nancy, P. O. Aurora.
Holden, Mrs. Sarah, P. O. Aurora. Hoffman, J. G. F., cigars ; P. O. Aurora.
Hall, Abby B., P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, C. L., manufacturer ; P. O. Aurora. Hoyt, L. P., manufacturer ; P. O. Aurora. Hayward, Ansel, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Hartman, Margaret, P. O. Aurora.
Hopp, W. J., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Harris, R. C., far .; P. O. No. Aurora. Hines, Harrison, P. O. Aurora.
Harman, Sarah A., P. O. Aurora. Hatch, J., P. O. Aurora. Huntoon, Ann, P. O. Aurora. Harris, Jas., P. O. Aurora. Hotz, Fred., clerk ; P. O. Aurora.
Hyland, Mary A., P. O. Aurora.
Hinman, Mrs. Sarah J., P. O. Aurora.
Heaton, Jno., mason ; P. O. Aurora.
1 Hathron, M. L., P. O. Aurora. Hass, Michael, far .; P. O. Aurora. Hanson, Norman, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Holbrook, Mrs. B. N., P. O. Aurora. Holbrook, Betsey, P. O. Aurora. Hibbard, Mrs. H., P. O. Aurora.
Howard, Theodore, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Hale, A. H., P. O. Aurora. Hurd, D. W., mer .; P. O. Aurora.
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Hoyt, L. B., mfg .; P. O. Aurora. Hotz, Emeline, P. O. Aurora.
Hardy, Jno. W., far .; P. O. Aurora. Hunt, M. R., P. O. Aurora. Hurd, Saml., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Higgins, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Holbrook, A., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Hanchett, J. L., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Hamilton, O. S., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Hitchcock, Geo. I., engineer ; P. O. Au- rora.
HOPKINS, ALBERT J., the sub- jeet of this sketch, was born on his father's farm near Cortland, De Kalb County, Ills., Aug. 15, 1846. His pa- rents are Cyrus B. and Fannie Hopkins, who were among the earliest settlers of Northern Illinois, having made their home in De Kalb County nearly forty years ago. Those born amidst the cir- cumstances of pioneer life, must neces- sarily imbibe something of the nature of their surroundings. The freedom of the life from the cares and responsibilities that ever attend the older forms of society, tends to produce a spirit of in- dependence and vigor, which are un- known in the latter; while the isolation of the life develops a fertility of resource and an energy of action that might other- wise have remained dormant. Amid these surroundings, young Hopkins spent his childhood and early youth, working on the farm from the time he was able to handle an ax or hold the plow, and in the Winter gathering what instruction the rude " district " school of the period could afford. At seventeen, at his own earnest entreaty, he was permitted to attend school at Sycamore, the county seat of De Kalb, and such was his industry, that in one year he fitted himself to enter the preparatory course of the Hillsdale College at Hillsdale, Mich. Twelve months in that course fully equipped him for entrance into the college, and there he spent four years, graduating in 1870, and receiving the degree of A. B. Hopkins' thoughts as to a life pursuit had long since been directed toward the law. His father came home one day from court, where he had been serv- ing as a juror, and his description of court scenes, and particularly of the passages at arms between the lawyers, and their eloquent appeals to the jury, awakened
in the lad an ambition that had slum- bered. On graduating from college, however, he received a tempting offer to take charge of an academy in Maine, but through some misunderstanding on the part of the trustees of the institution the project fell through. His mind then reverted to the dream of his early boy- hood. He came to Aurora in August, 1870, and began the study of law with C. J. Metzner, then one of the leading members of the bar in Kane County. Hopkins brought to his law studies zeal, industry and determination to succeed, and in September, 1871, he was ad- mitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Illinois, and a year later in all the United States Courts. In 1872, he was elected State's Attorney for Kane County, and held the office for a term of four years, greatly distinguishing himself by the energy and success which attended his criminal prosecutions. It has be- come a custom to confer this office upon young lawyers, and in no term since the organization of the county has there been secured so large a number of convictions for criminal offenses as during the term it was held by Hopkins. Since his re- tirement from office, Mr. Hopkins has devoted his entire attention to his prae- tice, which is extensive and lucrative, and constantly growing. Some men pursue the law merely as a means of livelihood, just as they might engage in trade, or saw wood, or keep a hotel for a living. With Hopkins the law is a part of his life .. The dream of the farmer's boy has not only never faded, but its realiza- tion in the highest sense has become a passion. His ambition is to distinguish himself in his chosen profession, and particularly as an advocate. To this ob- ject he bends all his energies with the zest that marked his early studies. He understands well the importance of thoroughness of preparation, and he never enters a court room with a case without being thoroughly equipped for its pre- sentation. He studies it from both stand- points, and is as ready to meet and repel the arguments of opposing counsel as to press his own. It is this thoroughness that makes him ready for the most un- expected emergency that may arise in the course of a trial, and to his unwearied
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industry he owes much of his success, which is seldom equaled in the early career of lawyers. His temperament is the nervous and sanguine, and this, based upon a vigorous constitution, makes him a hard hitter. In politics Mr. Hop- kins is a Republican, and in every elec- tion for several years past he has been one of the most effective stump speakers of that party in Kane County. His name has been frequently mentioned in connection with a seat in the Legislature. Hoppenger, Mike, P. O. Aurora. Hickey, John, P. O. Aurora.
Hill, H. R., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Hill, J. E., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Hughes, John, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Hogan, James. P. O. Aurora. Hogan, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hawkins, C., P. O. Aurora.
Hines, Wm., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hill, John, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Hinds, James, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Hinds, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hillock, James, merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Harding, A., P. O. Aurora. Holland, Thomas, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Houghton, Hannah J., P. O. Aurora. Hackett, John, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Halpin, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hannon, John, mach .; P. O. Aurora. Hayward, A. B., P. O. Aurora. Hughes, Michael, P. O. Aurora. Henning, L., P.O. Aurora.
Hotz, Fred, salesman ; P. O. Aurora.
Hadlock, J. C., railroad man ; P. O. Au- rora.
Hartzburg, W. A., sash fac. ; P. O. Aurora. Hotchkins, W. H., engineer ; P. O. Au- rora.
Hall, S. H., P. O. Aurora.
Holmes, Mrs. C. M., P. O. Aurora.
Hackenburg, C. F., P. O. Aurora.
Horton, Caroline, P. O. Aurora.
Hork, Julia, P. O. Aurora. Hamsmith, Henry, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Hamsmith, Ed., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Holden, Whitaker, stone cutter; P. O. Aurora.
Hamsmith, A., P. O. Aurora. Hall, J. M., P. O. Aurora. Hogan, Peter, P. O. Aurora. Hayes, Thos. E., fireman ; P. O. Aurora. Hollis, Fred., Jr., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Hastings, Dan'l, switchman ; P. O. Aurora. Hank, S. S., P. O. Aurora.
Hanna, Robert, mer .; P. O. Aurora. Howc, James, mechanic ; P. O. Aurora. Houghlin, Frank, P. O. Aurora. Host, Peter, machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Higgins, George, physician ; P. O. Aurora. Haggarty, Charles, wagon maker; P. O. Aurora.
Hopps, Mrs. Ann, P. O. Aurora.
Hard, Abner, physician ; P. O. Aurora.
Houston, Mrs. Alex., P. O. Aurora.
Hareiman, Hiram, P. O. Aurora.
Hannon, Sarah, P. O. Aurora.
Hall, J. G., P. O. Aurora. Hathaway, G. W., P. O. Aurora.
Hassett, R., laborer; P. O. Aurora.
Hassett, Michael, mer .; P. O. Aurora.
Hobbs, N. R., furniture ; P. O. Aurora.
Hannah Bros., mer .; P. O. Aurora.
Hanna, Robt., P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, Willis, mfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, Mrs Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, Mrs. S. A., P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, L. P., mfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Hoyt, Agnes; P. O. Aurora.
Hagerty, Chas., wagon mkr ; P. O. Aurora. Hale, Horace, brkman .; P. O. Aurora.
Hume, T. J., marble cutter; P. O. Aurora.
Holstin, Martha, P. O. Aurora.
Holstin, Julia, P. O. Aurora.
Howard, P., P. O. Aurora.
Huntoon, E. C., P. O. Aurara.
Hubbard, N., mail carrier ; P. O. Aurora.
Hubbard, Mrs. H., P. O. Aurora.
Hewett, E. E., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Hart, J. W., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Hinckley, L., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Hammond, K. S., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Higgins, M. A., mer .; P. O. Aurora.
1 Higgins, Jas., P. O. Aurora.
Hastings, L. M., Supt. West Side School ; P. O. Aurora.
Hawley, S. B., phys. ; P. O. Aurora.
Hauser, C., P. O. Aurora. Hamilton, Pat., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Huntington, J. H., clerk ; P. O. Aurora
Holbrook, Mrs. B. N., P. O. Aurora.
Hatcb, Mrs. M. P., P. O. Aurora.
Hill, Rev. D. D., min .; P. O. Aurora. Hord, L., miller ; P. O. Aurora.
Hord, M. P., miller ; P. O. Aurora. Haigh, W. C., tailor : P. O. Aurora. Hayward, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Hadden, A., shoemaker ; P. O. Aurora.
Hartigan, Thos., bill poster ; P. O. Aurora. Hunt, Herman, butcher ; P. O. Aurora. Hurd, D. W., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
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Hanna, Jno., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Hanna, Geo., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Hotz, F. H., salesman ; P. O. Aurora. Hord, Emmons & Co., flour-mill ; P. O. Montgomery.
Hammond, Jno., sash, doors and blinds ; P. O. Montgomery. Hager, Joseph, mer .; P. O. Montgomery. Humphry, Geo., P. O. Aurora.
Hardy, J. W., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Hopkins, H. L., dairyman ; P. O. Aurora. Hill, D. L., milkman ; P. O. Aurora.
Hayes, Abigail, P. O. Aurora.
Hough, J. W., drayman ; P. O. Aurora. Harwood, Mrs. M., P. O. Aurora.
Hurd, Samuel, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Halpine, Mrs. Mary, P. O. Aurora. Haroley, Mrs. H. D., P. O. Aurora.
HIGGINS, M. A., of the firm of W. Lawrence & Co .; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Jamaica, Windham Co., Vt., Dec. 16, 1827 ; was educated there ; his father was a farmer in good circum- stances ; when 15 years old he entered the employ of Higgins & Summers, his father being the senior member ; he re- mained as clerk five or six years; two years after he opened a general mer- chandise store in his native place, and continued in business five years ; while here he married Miss Martha A. Reed in 1853; he went to Washington Co., and entered into partnership with Mr. Lawrence, his present partner ; they commenced on a small scale, but in a few years their sales reached $100,000 per annum; at the end of seven years the firm dissolved; nine years from this time he came to Aurora, and went into the lumber business, and finally again became a partner of Mr. Lawrence.
TLIFF, DAVID, insurance agent ; P. O. Aurora.
Irwin, Fowler, mason ; P. O. Aurora. Irvin, Jerry, P. O. Aurora.
Isbell, E. K., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Isbell, Levi H., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Innes, Peter, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Isbell, Mrs. A. C., P. O. Aurora
TONES, MRS. LETITIA, P. O. Au- rora.
Jameson, J., miller ; P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, W. J., agent ; P. O. Aurora. Jones, Wm., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Jones, H. R., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Johnson, Joseph, mer .; P. O. Aurora.
JUDD, ASAHEL, retired farmer ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Franklin Co., Mass , in 1808, where he remained until 1853, and then emigrated West to Kane Co., and settled in Sugar Grove Township, where he commenced farming, which business he carried on very sue- cessfully until 1868, when he moved to Aurora ; Mr. Judd, when he first came to Kane Co., was worth about $5,000 ; he invested in farming land, and with hard labor and industry, is to-day one of the successful farmers of Kane Co. ; Nov. 25, 1841, he married Miss Mary Ann Bates, daughter of John and Ann Bates, of Hampshire Co., Mass .; she was born in 1817; three children- Henry A., born in 1847; engaged in the agricultural business in Aurora ; married Miss Jane Smith ; William B., traveling salesman of Wright & King, of Chicago, married Annie T. Graves ; Mary L., married James Davis, farmer. Johnson, L. E., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Johnson, W. J., traveler; P. O. Aurora. Johnson, J. B., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Johnson, G. N., traveling agent ; P. (). Aurora.
Jackson, Rev. J. L., min .; P. O. Aurora. Jackson, Fred, painter ; P. O. Aurora. Judd, Theo., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
Judson, L. B., ins. agt .; P. O. Aurora. Jurden, W. E., physician ; P. O. Aurora. James, J. C., P. O. Aurora.
James, F. D., merchant; P. O. Aurora.
JUDD, HENRY A., of the firm of Judd & Hatch, dealers in agricultural implements, grain and seed, Aurora, Ill. ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Frank- lin Co., Mass., in 1847, remaining there until 1853 ; thence West to Kane Co., Ill., and settled in Sugar Grove Town- ship ; he engaged in farming ; he came to Aurora, and started in the agricul- tural business in 1871; he holds the office of Supervisor, which he was elect- ed to in 1876 ; Rep. ; Episcopalian.
Jassoy, Mrs. A. B., P. O. Aurora. Jenkins, Ed., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Jacoby, John, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Jameson & Russell, city mills ; P. O. Au- rora.
Jenkins, D. J., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Jungles, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Jungles, Philip, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. « Jungles, Peter, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
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Jacobs, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Jones, John, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Jungles, P. M., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Jones, W. H., auctioneer ; P. O. Aurora. Jenks, Mrs. S., P. O. Aurora. Janes, N. L., P. O. Aurora. James, H. E., P. O. Aurora.
Jones, W., mach .; P. O. Aurora.
Jones, E. T., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Judd, A. T., lumber dlr .; P. O. Aurora. Judd, Charles, lumber ; P. O. Aurora.
Jameson, John, prop. mill ; P. O. Mont- gomery.
Jackson, A. L., P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, Jno., traveler ; P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, James, P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, M. F., teamster ; P. O. Aurora. Jones, John, contractor ; P. O. Aurora.
Jones, O. T., P. O. Aurora. Jenks, Joel, P. O. Aurora. Johnson, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Jackson, A., P. O. Aurora.
Johnston, Joseph, mnfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, G. N., traveler ; P. O. Aurora. Johnson, A. A., P. O. Aurora.
Jones, W., Jr., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Jorbon, John, watchman ; P. O. Aurora. JONES, O. T., retired farmer ; P. O. Aurora ; he was born at North Wales, Jan. 15, 1809; in 1838 he came to America, and settled down in the State of New York ; he remained four years, working out for $8 per month ; in 1836 he came West to Illinois, passing through Chicago, and eventually settling down at Somanauk, De Kalb Co .; here he gave $200 for 340 acres of land, and the same year split rails and built fence and also erected a log cabin ; the following Spring he hired six yoke of oxen and broke about 40 acres and put in his crop; in Oct., 1837, he was married, at Chicago, to Miss Elizabeth Williams, at the residence of E. Van Lewis ; on his return he farmed it very successfully for ten years; in 1847 he moved to Alexandria, near Sandwich, Ill., where he resided for eight years ; in 1866 he came to Sugar Grove and purchased 155 acres ; he disposed of this in 1868, and in 1869 came to Aurora, lived a short time in the city, and finally purchased 4 acres just outside the city and built himself a handsome residence ; has four children-Albert, William D., Clayton, and John T.
Joyce, Cordelia, P. O. Aurora.
Johnson, M. T., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Jones, Jurby, P. O. Aurora.
Jurand, Jacob, P. O. Aurora.
JACKSON, S. L., P. O. Aurora ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Aug. 6, 1819 ; when 10 years old, moved with his parents to Ashtabula Co., Ohio; his father, a blacksmith, early instructed him in the trade, but, at 18, young Jackson determined to try his fortune in the West ; with the consent of his parents and $80 in money, he started- bon voyage-fording rivers, doubling teams through swamps and highways, and guessing the road in sparsely settled localities, guide boards being few and far between ; an idea may be had of the difficulties in the way of the emigrant when it is stated that, in a distance of thirty miles, thirty-one taverns were counted ; this was en route through the Maumee Swamps, and it was no un- common occurrence to see nine yoke of oxen trying to pull a wagon out of a plunge hole ; in some places, holes were so deep that the mud and water would force their way through the bottoms of the wagons; old settlers will remember the Pre-emption Hotel, the favorite stamping ground of the emigrant; for four or five years, Mr. Jackson followed blacksmithing and farming in Chicago and in McHenry and Du Page Counties ; in 1843, he established himself in a blacksmith shop at Naperville, and continued there for fourteen years; at 27, married Miss Sarah A. Baker, of Aurora; two sons and two daugh- ters are the result of the union; for a number of years, Mr. Jackson held the office of Alderman in Aurora, and on his retirement from office he worked his farm property for seven years; in 1870, he again came with his family to Aurora, and erected his present resi- denee. Coming to Illinois as poor as the poorest, he steadily went onward and upward ; he is wealthy, affable and courteous.
JAMES, F. W., photographer ; corner Downer place and River street ; P. O. Aurora ; became established in present business seven years ago; was born in Wooster, Ohio, Nov., 1847 ; his father was a dealer in musical instruments and
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music many years ; settled in Ohio forty years ago ; he was also a sea captain in his younger days ; here the subject of this sketch grew up, received a prelimi- nary education, and was afterward fin- ished in Aurora ; when 18 years of age, his parents settled in Aurora ; he became an employe of the C., B. & Q. R. R., and worked three years as a machinist ; then became an agent for the Florence Sewing Machine Co. Mr. James had also had a large experience in the photo- graph business with D. C. Pratt and others.
JACKSON, D. B., blacksmith and carriage maker, and a teacher of pen- manship; P. O. Aurora; was born at Naperville, Du Page Co., in 1850 ; his father was a blacksmith and wagon maker ; when he was six years old his parents moved to Aurora, and remained three years ; the family then moved on to a farm of 270 acres, three miles north- west of the city ; there young Jackson grew to maturity; in early youth he attended the Distriet School ; at 15 years of age he became a student in the North- western Business College in the city of Aurora ; took a course in the higher branches and penmanship; then at- tended Jennings Seminary ; in penman- ship he studied under Prof. Cross; on leaving the seminary, he worked on the farm a short time, and in 1871 he went to Kansas and bought a farm, which he still owns ; May 15, 1872, he married Julia L. Felton, daughter of J. M. Felton, at Winfield, near Arkansas City ; while on the farm Mr. Jackson had be- come a skillful workman ; he is one of the best wagon makers in Aurora, and a fine penman ; resides close to shop.
K ELLEY, JOHN, expressman ; P. O. Aurora.
Kelly, W., mechanic ; P. O. Aurora.
Kelly, L., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kelly, J. A., P. O. Aurora.
Kelly, Pat, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Killian, Emil, engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Knight, I. J., shoemaker ; P. O. Aurora. Kinley. J. A., clerk ; P. O. Aurora. Knott, James, P. O. Aurora.
Kuchue, E. H., engineer ; P. O. Anrora. Kramer, J. J., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Kranert, Fred., fruit dealer ; P. O. Aurora. Karl, J. H., stone quarry ; P. O. Aurora.
KLEIN, PETER, editor and propri- etor of the Aurora Volks Freund ; he was born in Nussbaum, Prussia, near Bingen on the Rhine, Sept. 1, 1849 ; is the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kessler) Klein; Mr. Klein came to America with his father in 1862; his first business in this country was clerk- ing in Chicago; from there he came to Kane Co. and settled in Aurora in 1864, where he commenced clerking in à store ; thence in the insurance business, which he continued until 1868; he then en- tered into partnership with Mr. Sieg- mund in the publication of the Volks Freund, the only German paper in the Fox River Valley ; on the 1st of July, 1870, Mr. Klein bought out the half interest of Mr. Siegmund, and continued to publish the paper alone ; when the first number made its appearance, few entertained the belief that it would live any length of time ; but with a firm and powerful will and the good business qualifications that characterize i's pres- ent publisher, the paper has been grad- ually brought to a firm, substantial basis, and may now be deemed one of the per- manent institutions of Aurora.
Klamser, Joseph, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Kutler, John, P. O. Aurora.
KING, ALFRED, farmer; resides in Aurora; born in N. Y., in 1825. He married Miss M. Dean ; she was born in New York, 1845; have four children, three living; lived in New York until 1856, then came to Aurora, then to Big Rock, then to Aurora; has been Highway Commissioner and School Director; he owns 153 acres in Secs. 18 and 19, iu Aurora Township, valued at $65 per acre.
Keith, James, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Keepers, I. B., carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Keyes, S. P., P. O. Aurora.
Kirsch, Peter, engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kirsch, Nick, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kendall, J. W., merchant; P. O. Aurora.
Kearns, B., laborer; P. O. Aurora.
Kyle, T. A., engineer ; P. A. Aurora. Keil, John, laborer; P. O. Aurora. Kiesel, C., butcher ; P. O. Aurora. Keup, Jos., peddler ; P. O. Aurora. Krauter, Geo., mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Koening, Jno., shoemaker ; P. O. Aurora. Kehm, Fred, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
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Kansler, Albert. brooms; P. O. Aurora. Kramer, Conrad, far .; P. O. Aurora.
Kramer, John, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Kartizer, Barney, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Kartizer, Theo., car repairer; P. O. Aurora.
Kartizer, John, car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Komas, Jno., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Kartizer, Peter, carrepairer; P. O. Aurora. Kartizer, Michael, far .; P. O. North Aurora.
Krantz, Nick., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Kramer, Wm., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Krantze, Lawrence, far .; P. O. Aurora. Krutchen, Jno., far .; P. O. Aurora. Komas, Frank, far .; P. O. North Aurora. Komas, Anton, far .; P. O. North Aurora. Komas, Nick, far. ; P. O. North Aurora. Komas, John, laborer ; P O. Aurora. Kale, Harry, lab .; P. O. Aurora. King, Betsey, Mrs., P. O. Aurora. Kraymor, N., far .; P. O. Aurora. Karthizer, Mat., far .; P. O. Aurora. Keifer, John, far .; P. O. Aurora. Kranz, Peter, far .; P. O. Aurora.
Kaley, Henry, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Kline, N., P. O. Aurora. Kirchens, P., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Kinley, J. R., ticket agt .; P. O. Aurora. Kohra, Jno., P. O. Aurora. Kattler, Jno., butcher ; P. O. Aurora. King, Mrs. Amelia, P. O. Aurora. Knight, Chas. B., cond'r ; P. O. Aurora. Kerwin, M. W., P. O. Aurora. Kellam, Frank, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Kimball, Wm., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Kennedy, Thos., flagman ; P. O. Aurora. Kelly, Michael, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. - Kraft, Philip, P. O. Aurora. Klamser, Joseph, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Keefe, Morris, lab ; P. O. Aurora. Kingsbury, S., P. O. Aurora. Keenan, Jno., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
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