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Kealey, Henry, C. B. & Q .; P. O. Aurora. Keep, Emma, P. O. Aurora. Kelsey, C. E., P. O. Aurora.
Kaiser, John, shoemaker ; P. O. Aurora. Kohn, John, P. O. Aurora. Krawsenkle, Frank, P. O. Aurora. Keefe, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. King J. R., clerk ; P. O. Sugar Grove. King, Nancy, P. O. Aurora. King, Almer, carp. ; P. O. Aurora. Kennedy, J. D., P. O. Aurora Kehl, Mike, P. O. Aurora. Karl, J. H., stone quarry ; P. O. Aurora.
Kinney, Patrick, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Keck, Leander, P. O. Aurora.
Kennedy, Geo., C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Kennedy, J. M., conductor; P. O. Aurora. Kavanaugh, M., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kuapp, Valentine, wagon maker ; P. O. Aurora.
Karb, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Knight, D. A., P. O. Aurora.
Knickerbocker, H., printer ; P. O. Aurora.
Knickerbocker, W., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Knickerbocker, Geo., mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Kemp, Jno., harness maker ; P. O. Aurora. Keasler, I., jeweler ; P. O. Aurora. Keasler, B., P. O. Aurora.
Kilbourne, Dr. E. H., dentist ; P. O. Au- rora.
King, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kennedy, Chas., P. O. Aurora.
Keck, Daniel, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Keck, Jas., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Klepper, Nich., farmer; P. O. Aurora.
Keck, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Montgomery.
Keck, Walter, farmer ; P. O. Montgomery. Keck, Nimrod, far .; P. O. Montgomery. Knight, I. J., mfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Kelley, Bridget, P. O. Aurora.
Kearns, John, watchman ; P. O. Aurora.
Kranard, Fred., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Koller, Anna, P. O. Aurora.
Koller, Miss W., P. O. Aurora. Krouse, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Kalf, Leonard, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Kinley, W., P. O. Aurora.
Kinley, W. B., P. O. Aurora.
ONG, J. H., painter ; P. O. Aurora. L
LOSER, ANTON, senior member of the firm of Loser & Son, dealers in groceries, glassware, wines, liquors and cigars ; P. O. Aurora ; was born at Lux- emburg, Germany, Sept. 21, 1821; in 1857 he became established in business in Aurora, and ranks among the oldest business men of the place; a few years ago, Christopher Loser, his son, became a partner ; he is a young man well liked for his pleasing manner, and possesses good business qualifications ; they are located at 45 River street ; they carry a fine line of goods, and customers always get their money's worth ; every- thing applying to groceries may be found at this house ; also a fine line of wines, liquors and cigars.
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Long, Fred., policeman ; P. O. Aurora. Long, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, Mrs. I. P., milliner; P. O. Aurora.
LEWIS, JAMES. wool merchant ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Jefferson Co., New York, in 1836; up to the time he was 14 years of age, his parents resided at Jefferson ; they then removed to Cayuga Co., and thence to Washing- ton Co., where they still live; James received a good common school educa- tion in the same county, and remained on the farm there until he was 26 years of age ; in 1864, he came West and located first at Montgomery, about two miles from Aurora ; while there, he was em- ployed to run a flax-mill, by an Eastern firm ; in 1867, he came to Aurora and entered the employ of Hon. D. Volen- tine, and, in 1872, became a member of the firm; this house transacts the heaviest wool business of any firm in the Northw. st ; buys very largely in the States of Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, and many other North- western States; their shipments are made East, principally to Boston ; to give the reader a little idea of the im- mense amount of business transacted by this firm, it would take one u an six to eight months to repair the sacks used in shipping.
Leonard, John, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
LAWRENCE & CO., W., dry goods and groceries ; of the many suc- cessful business houses of Aurora, there are none that rank ahead of the above enterprising firm ; they were established in 1862, commencing in a small way ; they now command a trade for miles around the city, and ship their produce to an eastern market ; they occupy the double store, 42 and 44 South River st., one of the most palatial business houses in the West, devoted exclusively to dry goods, groceries, pork, butter and produce ; principal shipments are made to Boston ; the members of the firm are Wmn. Lawrence, Lyman Baldwin and M. A. Higgins ; W. Lawrence is also Treasurer and Director of the Aurora Silver Plate Mfg. Co., member of the West Side Board of Education, and Vice President of the Second National Bank.
Leonard, Philip, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, B. F., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Loomis, John, lumber ; P. O. Aurora. Lindsley, Wm., loan agt .; P. O. Aurora. Lowry, J. K , painter ; P. O. Aurora. Layton, Henry, P. O. Aurora.
Lindsley, G. W., gilder ; P. O. Aurora.
Lowry, Mrs. J. B., dressmaker; P. (). Aurora.
Lackner, John, mer .; P. O. Aurora. Little, Miss R. C., P. O. Aurora. Loser, M., mason; P. O. Aurora. Loser, Peter, mason ; P. O. Aurora. Lacure, J. P., yard master ; P. O. Aurora.
Lillie, Mrs. L., F. O. Aurora. Lantz, C., watchman; P. O). Aurora.
Loucks, P. L., P. O. Aurora. Loucks, Phebe E., P. O. Aurore. Lux, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Lantrom, Nick, P. O. Aurora.
Leary, Michael, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
LAKE, D. G., boots and shoes, and farming ; was born in the year 1828, at Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio ; in 1835 his parents moved West and reached the banks of the Fox River same year ; the head of the family, who was a stir- ring business man and ambitious to make a home, claimed, in connection with his brother, Tophint, several hun- dred acres, and also bought a claim of Samuel McCarty, John Halbrook, John R. Livingston and Mr. Powers ; after- ward he kept a portion of the claims, and part of this claim is now comprised in the city of Aurora. Theo. Lake, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born at East Bloomfield, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1801 ; as before stated, he came to Aurora in 1835, and was one of the earliest pioneers in Kane Co .; he and the brother heretofore mentioned started, probably, the first general merchandise store in Aurora. As an instance of the growth of Kane Co., Mr. Lake states that when . he was nine years of age he rode on horseback and plowed corn through what is now River street, the main thoroughfare on the west side of the river; this was in 1835, when Aurora had but two log houses and the frame for a saw-mill on the east side of the river, and but one log house stood on the west side, where Dunning Block now stands.
Litz, Matt, mechanic ; P. O. Aurora.
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Lee, C. W., car repairer ; P. O. Aurora. Lombard, W. E., mer .; P. O. Aurora. Ladd, A. H., laborer; P. O. Aurora. Laundry, O., wood and coal ; P. O. Aurora. Ladd, J. S., P. O. Aurora. Lamb, Pat., lab. ; P. O. Aurora. Lamson, E., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
LOSER & EGERMAN, grocers ;
commenced business in 1857 ; the business of this firm was established by Anthony Loser; in 1870 they were located at 45 River st., but soon after removed to their present spacious quarters at 33 River st. ; they are doing a good busi- ness, and are one of the leading houses of the city.
Linington, C. A., carp. ; P. O. Aurora. Lutekerne, Conrad, carp. ; P. O. Aurora. Lincoln, W. H., mason ; P. O. Aurora. Lehmann, Fred., carp. ; P. O. Aurora. Longenburger, M. A., P. O. Aurora. Laplansg, H., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Leins, Isadore, painter; P. O. Aurora. Lintner, Samuel, carp .; P. O. Aurora. LE BARON, J. K., ret. far .; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Roxbury, Mass., in Sept. 1810; after serving eight years as clerk and bookkeeper in a bank, im- pelled by the glorious accounts of the beauty and fertility of the Western pra- ries, he started for Illinois in 1835, and settled in what is now Kendall Co .; purchasing a large farm, he resided upon it until 1871, when he sold and removed to Aurora, in Kane Co .; while a resi- dent of Kendall Co., Mr. Le Baron was a successful farmer and held many offices of trust and responsibility.
Lee, L. C., jeweler ; P. O. Aurora. Lord. Curtis, far. ; P O. Aurora.
Loucks, Jesse, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Lies, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O Aurora. Lenekngal, Lewis, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Leweck, Jacob, Sr., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Linden, Peter, 1st, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Lies, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Linden, Barney, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Linden, Henry, wool dealer ; P. O. Aurora. Linden, Peter, 2d, wool dealer ; P. O. Aurora.
Lund, A. A., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Lintz, C., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Loucks, A., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Lucille, C., mechanie ; P. O. Aurora. Light, Mrs., M. S., P. O. Aurora.
Lane, Catherine, P. O. Aurora. LITTLE, ALEXANDER C., attorney at law; Little & White ; born in Rome, N. Y., in 1838, remaining at his native State until 1851, then emi- grating West, in company with his father and family, to Ill., and settled in Kendall Co. in 1851. remaining there three years, engaged in farming ; grad- uated in the Medical College at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1858; at the breaking out of the late war he enlisted in Co. K, 127th I. V. I., serving until the close of the war; was wounded at the battle of East Point. which disabled him for a few months, and then rejoined his regiment with Gen. Sherman in the Carolinas, on their way to Washington ; participated in agreat many battles under Gen. Sher- man ; the most severe were Champion Hill, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Kene- saw Mountain, Resaca and Decatur, Ga., where the gallant McPherson fell ; en- tered the service as private, mustered out as Captain ; was at the grand re- view at Washington ; returning from the war, he commenced the law business in 1865; is to-day one of the mos- prominent and thoroughly educated at- torneys of this vicinity ; he has credit- ably filled many offices of public trust ; was City Alderman in 1869, City At- torney in 1873, Mayor of the City in 1874; his father, John Little, is a na- tive of Scotland.
LIES, MICHAEL, conveyancer and ins. agt .; is the son of Nicholas and Maria ( Weller) Lies, of Europe ; he was born in Luxembourg, Europe, in 1841; with his father and family he emi- grated to America in 1852 and settled in Aurora, where he commenced farming and continued until 1856, thence in the grocery business for eight years ; in 1864 he commenced the insurance business. Mr. Lies has held several offices of publie trust-that of City Collector in 1865, Town Clerk in 1868, and Town Collector in 1874. In all of these offices he acquitted himself in a a very creditable manner. He is a Democrat in polities; is a member of the Catholic Church ; married Miss Catharine Krantz, of . England ; they have six children.
Levy, M., P. O. Aurora.
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Loveque, Jacob, C., B.& Q .; P. O. Aurora. Lies, Catherine, P. O. Aurora.
Linster, Nicholas, P. O. Aurora. Lang, Nicholas, teacher ; P. O. Aurora. Lynch, John, P. O. Aurora. Larson, Gustaf, P. O. Aurora.
Lindberg, G. H., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Landray, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Landray, B., P. O. Aurora.
Loser, A., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Lovejoy, Mrs. C. A., P. O. Aurora.
Lallaway, T., P. O. Aurora. Lathrop, S. F., P. O. Aurora. Leland, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora.
Lassing, Mrs. M. W., P. O. Aurora.
Lawton, John, gas fitter, P. O. Aurora.
Lankaw, Fred., fireman ; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Laging, W., P. O. Aurora. Lillie, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, Wm., P. O. Aurora.
Linden, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Leonard, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora. Lawton, Mrs. M. A., P. O. Aurora. Lovett, W., P. O. Aurora.
Logan, Thos., painter ; P. O. Aurora. Loser, John, merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Lincoln, R. O., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Lutekuhem, Stephen, P. O. Aurora. Luse, M. O., P. O. Aurora. Lenox, Ellen G., P. O. Aurora.
Lone, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Lynch, Pat., baker ; P. O. Aurora. Loveque, Geo., P. O. Aurora. Leach, A., P. O. Aurora. Lammonix, J., P. O., Aurora. Lombard, Wm., merchant; P. O. Aurora. Leveque, P., C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Longhurst, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora. Aurora.
Lanabee, Catharine, P. O. Aurora. Lowery, Mrs. P., P. O. Aurora. La Brick, Frank, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Loucks, J. H., far .; P. O. Aurora. La Clair, Alex., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Lee, Clancy C., teamster ; P. O. Aurora. Leveque, John, C., B. & Q. R. R .; P. O. Aurora.
Leveque, Augustus, Sr., P. O. Aurora. Leveque, Jos., lab. ; P. O. Aurora. Lowery, D. D., hotel ; P. O. Yorkville. Long, R. B., painter; P. O. Aurora. Lutkehom, Conrad, P. O. Aurora. Laden, Michael, lab. ; P. O. Aurora. Lanigan, J. A., painter ; P. O. Aurora. Loser, Peter, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Loser, C., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Loser, A., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Landis, Joseph, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Lankow, Fred, fireman ; P. O. Aurora. Loomis, Jas., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Lennington, Geo., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Lennington, W. C., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Lord, A., P. O. Aurora.
Longworthy, A. C., mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Long, S. D., P. O. Aurora.
Lathrop, W. B., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Lancaster, L., P. O. Aurora.
Lawton, Jane, P. O. Aurora.
Lansing, W. H., wagon maker; P. O. Aurora.
Lindgreen, G., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Leonard, John.
Loucks, Erastus, lab .; P. O. Montgomery.
Loucks, Mrs. E. M., P. O. Montgomery. Lillie, E., laborer ; P. O. Montgomery.
Lyon, Lewis, P. O. Aurora.
Lucas, William, far .; P. O. Montgomery. Lennington, I. B., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Lowry, R. M., P. O. Aurora.
Lee, Caroline, P. O. Aurora.
La Planck, H., P. O. Aurora.
Lewis, A. M., P. O. Aurora.
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ILLER, H. H., jeweler ; P. O. Aurora.
Miller, Jacob, cigars ; P. O. Aurora.
Miller, Chauncey, mnfr .; P. O. Aurora.
Miller, Jno., blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Miller, James, P. O. Aurora.
Miller, W. J., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Miller, Martin, millwright ; P. O. Aurora. Miller, W., lab .; P. O. Montgomery.
Miller, Anthony, blksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Miles, M. M., physician ; P. O. Aurora. Martin, Isaac, saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Meyer, Frank, butcher ; P. O. Aurora. Myers, L. F., coppersmith ; P. O. Aurora. Meyer, Joseph, wagons ; P. O. Aurora.
MARSHALL, MRS. J. W .; came to Illinois in 1842, and to Kane Co. in 1855 ; was born in Alexandria, N. Y., March 26, 1824; her parents came West in February, 1842, and settled four miles west of Aurora ; in 1846, she marricd John W. Marshall, and went to Millville, where her husband commenced mercantile business; was there nine years, engaged in trade, and, being a man of great energy, was very success- ful ; came back to Aurora in 1855, and, having bought out W. B. Gillett, con- tinued in a mercantile capacity.
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Meyer, John, mechanic ; P. O. Aurora. Myers, John J., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. McNett, D. G., pawnbroker ; P. O. Aurora. McCabe, L. S., mer .; P. O. Aurora. McKEE, DAVID, retired far .; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Aurora; the subject of this sketch is the oldest of the living set- tlers that first settled in Chicago; he was born in Louden Co., Va., Dec. 2, 1800; is the son of John F. and Jane (Marple) McKee, of Scotland ; Mr. McKee, with his father and family, moved to Pennsylvania, where he re- mained but a short time; thence to Cin- cinnati, O., in 1813, where he learned his trade, blacksmithing ; he remained there until 1821 ; made a trip to New Orleans and St. Louis that year ; came back to Cincinnati and was appointed by the Government to go to Chicago and do the blacksmithing for the Indians, as the treaty was the Government would furnish the Indians with a blacksmith ; he arrived and commenced work in 1822; he relates that when he first came to Chicago, the bones of those who were slain in the massacre at Fort Dear- born, in 1812, were still lying on the ground, and Capt. Bradley, with soldiers, gathered them up and buried them in two large boxes, about two miles south of Fort Dearborn ; he remained as black- smith for the Indians, eight years ; was the first Constable of Chicago; he was engaged for one year carrying the U. S. mail from Chicago to Fort Wayne, in 1828; on his way from Fort Wayne was caught in one of the most severe snow storms ever known in that section ; was six days making the trip from Niles to Chicago; found a soldier frozen to death, who had been discharged from the garrison at Fort Dearborn the pre- vious day, and was on his way home, east; in 1827 he married his first wife, Miss Wealthy Scott, born in 1812, and died in 1835; he went to Naperville and was engaged in building the first house at that place; he remained here until 1836; thence to Du Page Co., where he settled on a farm of 400 acres ; remained there until 1874; thence to Kane Co., Ill .; in 1836, mar- ried his second wife, Miss Sarah Ward, of New York ; daughter of James and Laura (Dayton) Ward; she was born in
1816; two children by his first wife -- Stephen, born in 1830, and Joseph, born in 1833, died in 1833; three children by second-Wealthy, born in 1837; James W., born in 1839, and Carrie, born in 1842.
Mc Williams, F., mer .; P. O. Aurora. McIntosh, A., pattern mkr ; P. O. Auro: a. McAlpine. Dr. L., P. O. Aurora.
MEREDITH, THOMAS, P. O.
Aurora ; was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in December, 1812; his father was a farmer, and on the old homestead young Meredith grew up; his father died when he was but a few years old ; he received a good common school edu- cation, and was gifted with a wonderful memory ; his father had taken a lease of 321 acres of land for twenty-one years, and the young man had the super- vision of it for ten years ; at the age of 21 years, he married Miss Sarah Thomas, in May, 1843; came to Amer- ica in 1843 ; came by way of the lakes to Chicago, on the steamer Constitution, and settled in Big Rock Tp. ; purchased 400 acres of land ; carried on this very successfully till 1865, when he disposed of his property and moved to Aurora, and bought a fine property, including residence ; his children are Thomas, Mary, Ann, John Edwin, George Will- iam, Wynne, Elizabeth, and Helen, de- ceased.
McConnell, W. H., miller ; P. O. Aurora. McGann, Patrick, shoemkr ; P. O. Aurora. McNulty, Patrick, P. O. Aurora.
Mckinney, J. W., laborer ; P. O. Aarora. McKinna, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. McCullouck, W., shoemkr ; P. O. Aurora.
MERRITT, MRS. LUCY D., P. O. Aurora ; is the daughter of E. P. and Sallie (Cutts) Huntoon, and the wife of the late John M. Merrett, who was born in Vermont in 1803, and died at Aurora, in September, 1876. Mrs. M. is one of the old settlers of Aurora ; came here, in 1838, in company with her husband from the East, by the way of canal and lake, and part of the way by wagon, it taking them some three weeks to make the trip; Mr. Merrett was engaged in the boot and shoe busi- ness ; have two children living-one, at present, living in Kansas, the other at home.
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McCollum, James, sewing machines ; P. O. Aurora.
Mack, Gottlieb, mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Mason, J. O., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Mitchell, Robert, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Mitchell, Henry, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Mileham, S. H., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Mahar, Harriet, P. O. Aurora.
Maydwell, J. E., tinner ; P. O. Aurora. Messenger, F., carpet weaver ; P. O. Aurora.
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Markes, Peter, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Meadows, Wm., conductor ; P. O. Aurora. Minnium, F. J., contractor ; P. O. Aurora. Minniuin, H., contractor ; P. O. Aurora. Montony, R. G., attorney ; P. O. Aurora. MILLER, HOLMES, P.O. Aurora ; merchant of the firm of Miller & Sen- cenbaugh, dry goods; born in Tomp- kins Co., N. Y., in 1839 ; leaving his native State when quite young, he em- igrated west, in company With his father and family, and settled in Aurora in 1842; he first began the dry goods business, by clerking for W. H. Haw- kins, and in July, 1>53, he started in the dry goods business for himself, and the first day's cash sales amounted to $34.84; has held several public offices ; was President of the Board of Trustees, and Alderman of the city of Aurora for several years; these offices he has held with honor and credit to himself and to the people he has represented. His brother, Col. Silas Miller, entered the late war in the 36th Ill. Vol. Inf .; was mortally wounded at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864, from which he died at Nashville, Tenn. MARX, PETER, dealer in groceries and provisions ; the above named gen- tleman is one of the old settlers of Au- rora, having come here in 1854; he built the first log house in the northcast part of Aurora Township ; Mr. Marx was born in the Rhine Province, Ger- many, Oct. 3, 1826 ; is the son of Frank and Margaret Marx, of Germany ; his father and mother died at a good old age-his father 99, his mother 101 vears old at their death. Mr. Marx came to America in 1854, and came West; was engaged on a farm in Du Page Co. for six months thence; to Kane Co., where he was engaged as la- borer on a farm, at $8 per month ; when
he first came here he had but $3, but with hard labor and good management he succeeded in saving a little money ; he invested it in a small farm, where he commenced to farm for himself; from that on he has been very successful ; owns to-day a fine farm about three miles from Aurora, and one of the lead- ing grocery stores of Aurora ; Mr. Marx relates that the first time he came to Aurora, he thought he knew no one in this part of the country, but was sur- prised to see his old friend, John Plain; they were boys together in the old coun- try ; he married Miss Margaret Coster, of Germany, in 1856, in the Catholic Church at Aurora ; has six children- four boys and two girls ; his son Jacob was born in Kane Co., Ill., in 1857 ; he has full charge of the grocery store.
MIGHELL, EZEKIEL, retired farmer ; P. O. Aurora; was born in Rutland Co., Vt., Dec. 24, 1799, re- maining there until he was 31 years old, engaged in cabinet and joining and farming business; then he went to Tompkins Co., N. Y., where he re- mained for 6 years ; in 1837 he emi- grated. with his wife and six children, west to Illinois, by wagon and team, taking them 24 days to make the trip ; he first settled in the north part of La Salle Co., one and a half miles from the mouth of Rock Creek, remaining there about one year ; he came to Kane Co. and settled in Sugar Grove Tp. in the Fall of 1837; when Mr. Mighell first came west he was worth about fifteen hundred dollars; he invested that amount in land, worked hard and faith- fully, and to-day owns over seven hundred acres of fine land in Sugar Grove Tp .; in 1872, on account of the health of his wife, he moved to Aurora, thinking the change would benefit her, but very little benefit was derived; after very much pain and suffering, she died March 26, 1877 ; her name was Lucinda Todd ; five children living-Lewis, farmer and warehouseman ; Silas, farmer, Sugar Grove ; Albert, farmer, Aurora; Ruel, farmer, Grundy Co., Ill .; Franklin was in the late war-enlisted in the 8th I. V. C. for three years ; served his time out, and was honorably discharged at Chicago.
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Marme, William, cigars ; P. O. Aurora. Muszgung, Joseph, mer .; P. O. Aurora. Maslin, J. C., traveler ; P. O. Aurora. Morin, D. J., saloon ; P. O. Aurora. Moss, F., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Milgate, Wm., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Mann. A., P. O. Aurora.
Meredith, John, engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Mulvey, Joseph, architect; P. O. Aurora. Michels, Frank, merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Morris, W. G., merchant ; P. O. Aurora. Morrison, J. E., mfr., P. O. Aurora. Meeker, David, P. O. Aurora.
Maxon, J. B., road-master ; P. O. Aurora. Marsh, David, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Murphy, James, carpenter; P. O. Aurora. Mears, Wm., P. O. Aurora.
Moulton, S. L., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Moore, Jas., engineer ; P. O. Aurora.
Moore, John, mechanic ; P. O. Aurora. Moore, Eliza.
Matter, Isaac, P. O. Aurora.
Muschler, Andrew, P. O. Aurora. Muschler, F., P. O. Aurora.
Morris, B. W., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Moss, Moses, mer .; P. O. Aurora.
MCCOLLUM, GEO., prop. Pioneer Wagon Manufactory, Aurora; P. O. Aurora; was born in N. Y., in 1808; when very young he went to Pa., re- maining there until he was 26 years old; he engaged in blacksmithing; theuce West to Aurora in 1836; when he first came here, he was worth about thirty dollars ; he commenced the black- smith business, and then in the manu- facture of wagons and fine carriages ; also the manufacturer of the McCollum wagon ; with hard labor, perseverance industry and good management, he ranks to-day as one of the leading man- ufacturers of Aurora ; he was one of the first Aldermen of Aurora ; when he first came to Aurora there were about two families living on the East Side, and ten families on the West Side; the rear of Mr. McCollum's house that he now lives in was built in 1838, he drawing all the lumber by wagon from Chicago to build the same ; his son, Orlando, J., was in the late war; he enlisted in Co. H, 124th I. V. I., for three years' service ; he was honorably discharged, and is now engaged with his father in the wagon manufactory business.
Millard, Mrs. H. H., P. O. Aurora.
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