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SHIELDS TOWNSHIP.
A NDERSON, JAMES, merchant ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Atteridge, Wm., far; P. O. Lake Forest. Atteridge, Thos., far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Atteridge, Richd, clerk; P. O. Lake Forest. Axtell, V. F., mer. ; P. O. Lake Forest.
B IRMINGHAM, JOHN, laborer; P. O. Lake Forest.
BARNUM, SAMUEL, born in Uti- ca, Oneida Co., N. Y., July 19th, 1828; married daughter of Joseph G. Case, Cynthia L., Sept. 28th, 1852, in the city of Buffalo ; four children-Albert C., Marion L., Ezra S. and Jennie A .; moved to Chicago in 1857, where he resided until April, 1868, when he made his residence in the city of Lake Forest, where he now lives ; was elected Mayor of the city in 1870, re-elected in 1871, and again chosen in 1873; de- clined office after, and accepted the office of Commissioner of Streets and Bridges in 1876, which office he still holds ; P. O. Lake Forest, Shields Tp. Botenstein, Jos., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Barnum, A. C., mer .; P. O. Lake Forest. Baker, John, baker ; P. O. Lake Forest. Baker, E., porter ; P. O. Lake Forest. Boyd, Alex., carpenter ; P. O. Lake Forest. Barnett, Jos., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Bettens, T. S., Prof., P. O. Lake Forest. Barrell, Joshua, retired; P. O. Lake Forest. Bowers, John, painter; P. O. Lake Forest. Burell, Henry, P. O. Waukegan.
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Bradley, Jas., farmer; P. O. Lake Forest. Bradley, Pat., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Burns, C. J., farmer; P. O. Lake Forest. Burns, James, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Baldwin, John, carp .; P. O. Lake Forest. BENEDICT, AMZI, mer; P. O. Lake Forest; born in Verona, N. Y., Sept. 14th, 1826; married to Catherine C. Walrath, June 12th, 1856 ; came to Chicago in 1849; been a member of the firm of Field, Benedict & Co., whole- sale dealers in woolens, since that time ; member of the City Council of Lake Forest several years; at present, Mayor ; Rep .; Religious.
Blackler, John, meat market ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Blackler, Samuel, meat market; P. (). Lake Forest.
Buckingham, E., grain dealer ; P. O. Lake. Forest.
Buckingham, Clarence, grain dealer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
CONDELL, WM., farmer; P. O. Rock- land.
Condell, Jos., farmer; P. O. Rockland.
Connell, John, farmer; P. O. Lake Forest. Connell, John J., far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Connell, Samuel; far .; P. O. Lake Forest. COLVERT, FRANK, landscape gardener ; P. O. Lake Forest ; own six acres of land in Lake Forest, devoted to nursery mainly, value $800 per acre ; born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, in 1830; came to this country in 1851; married Miss Jane Wallace, of Chicago, Dec. 1857; family-seven children; have laid out and finished most of the lawns iu Lake Forest ; have the especial care of C. B. Farwell's grounds ; Rep .; Pres. Carroll, N., section boss ; P. O. Lake Forest. Canfield, E. L., real est .; P. O. Lake Forest .. Cary, D. B., painter ; P. O. Lake Forest. CLOES, B. J., brick manufacturer and farmer : born in Shields, Aug. 11, 1847, on the old homested of John and Catha- rine Cloes, Township 44, Section 21, containing 107 acres, purchased in 1836: land valued at present at $00 per acre ; Rep .; Presbyterian ; married Nov. 18. 1876, to Miss Ida A. George, of Wau- kegan, Ill.
Carroll, Thos., farmer; P. O. Waukegan. Carroll, Jno., farmer; P. O. Waukegan.
Castner, W. H., architect; P. O. Lake Forest.
Curran, Michael, railroad night watchman ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Carpenter, Thos., servt .; P. O. Lake Forest. Casey, M., farmer ; P. O. Libertyville. Coffee, Richard, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
D ELACY, MICHAEL, laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Dwyer, James, farmer ; P. O. Rockland. Durkin, J. B., farmer; P. O. Waukegan. Downs, Michael, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Dunn, Jno., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
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Donahue, Pat., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
DWYER, THOMAS W., farmer ; Sections 7 and 8; P. O. Waukegan ; Rep .; born in° Schoharie Co., N. Y., March, 1834; came to Lake Co., 1837 ; owns 157 acres of land, value $12,000 ; married in 1865, Miss Mary Moran, of Shields ; no children.
Dent, Samuel, express; P. O. Lake Forest. Dionne, Wm., fisherman ; P. O. Lake For- est.
Durand, H. C., merchant, Chicago ; P. O. ' Fabain, W. J., civil eng .; P. O. Lake For- Lake Forest. est.
Durand, Calvin, merchant, Chicago; P. O. | Fletcher, Chas., lab .; P. O). Lake Forest.
Lake Forest.
Dickerson, G. B., Board of Trade, Chicago; P. O. Lake Forest.
Davis, Thos.
Duller, Jos., laborer; P. O. Rockland. DURKIN, THOMAS J., farmer; Section 8; P. O. Waukegan ; Dem .; born in Shields, 1850; own, 164 acres of land value $18,500 ; married in 1875, Miss Mary Jane Solomon, of Waukegan ; have one child.
E USDEN, H., 'laborer; P. O. Lake Forest.
F ARRELL, PAT., farmer; P. O. Lake Forest.
Ferry, Wm. H., Sr., Vice Pres. Com. Nat. Bank, Chicago; P. O. Lake Forest. Ferry, C. H., attorney ; P. O. Lake Forest. FARWELL, C. B., P. O. Lake Forrest ; born at Painted Post, N. Y., July 1, 1823 ; came to State in 1838, and has lived here thirty-nine years ; was elected County Clerk of Cook Co. in 1853, and re-elected in 1857, serving eight years ; was Supervisor Third Ward, Chicago, for several years, and Chairman Board of Supervisors ; was appointed by Gov. Oglesby, in 1866, as one of the Board of Equalization ; elected to Con- gress in 1872 and 1874, and declined to be a candidate in 1876 ; entered the great mercantile firm of J. V. Farwell & Co. Jan. 1, 1865 ; married Miss Mary . E. Smith, of South Williamstown, Mass., Oct. 11, 1852; she was born same place, Jan. 30, 1825; four chil- dren-Anna, born Aug. 19, 1860; Walter, born Jan. 23, 1863; Grace, born April 19, 1866; Rose, born March 7. 1870. Mr. Farwell's father,
Henry, was born at Fitchburg, SIass., Dec. 3, 1795 ; died at Sterling. Ill., Jan. 4, 1873 ; mother, Nancy, born Jan. 11, 1798, in Mass .; still living. Mr. Farwell is one of the most promi- nent, public spirited and enterprising men of the Northwest; owns villa at Lake Forest; Rep.
Fisel, Jos., teamster ; P. O. Lake Forest. Frazer. Geo., merchant ; P. O. Lake Forest. Fessenden, C. N., prof .; P. O. Lake Forest.
Ferry, W. H., Jr., ins .; P. O. Lake For- est.
FARWELL, JOHN V., merchant ; resides Lake Forest; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., July 29, 1825; moved to Ogle Co., Ill., July, 1838; to Chicago March, 1845.
G r Lake Forest.
Y ANNON, WM., teamster ; P. ().
Gannon, James, lab .; P. (). Lake Forest. GOODBODY, F. A., farmer ; Sec-
tions 4 and 5; P. O. Waukegan ; Dem .; owns 360 acres of land, value $30,000 : born Dec., 1828, in Canada ; came to Lake Co. in 1844; married in 1861, to Miss Jane DeLanty, of Lake Forest : have eight children.
GARTLETY, ANDREW, farmer ; Sees. 7, 8 and 17; P. O. Waukegan ; Shields Township; owns 162 acres, valued at $11,400; born in St. John, N. B., in Nov., 1836 ; came to Chicago in 1837 and to this farm in 1838 ; mar- ried Miss Margaret MeClintock, of Ohio, in January, 1863; six children-four boys and two girls ; his father died dur- ing the war, his mother dependent upon him ; put a substitute into the army to whom he paid $1,000 in cash ; Rep. Grady, Jno., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Ginty, James, farmer ; P. O. Rockland. Gilfoyle, David, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. GOODBODY, THOMAS, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest; born in Schenec- tady, N. Y., in 1822 ; removed to Can- ada in 1829, and to what is now Lake Forest, Lake Co., June 10, 1844; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $25,000 ; Rep .; Presb .; married Miss Margarette Yore, of Syracuse, N. Y., in 1849; five children-three sons and two daughters.
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Giles, C. K., jeweler ; P. O. Lake Forest. Gingrich, Jno., P. O., Waukegan.
Gillespie, A., tel. operator ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Gillespie, A. D., teacher ; P. O. Lake Forest.
H ART, EDWIN, station agent ; P. O. Rockland. Hastings, James, far .; P. O. Waukegan. Holt, D. R., lumber ; P. O. Lake Forest. Holt, Geo. H., lumber; P. O. Lake Forest. Holt, C. S., att'y ; P. O. Lake Forest. Howe, Timothy, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Howe, Dennis, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Hoffman, Henry, far .; P. O. Rockland. Hoffman, Geo., farmer; P. O. Waukegan. Hoffman, Paul, P. O. Rockland. Harger, A., hotel ; P. O. Lake Forest. Harter, Chris., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Harper, Jas., teamster; P. O. Lake Forest. Hays, Smith, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Hardinge, Jas., mer .; P. O. Lake Forest. HORTON, HENRY, farmer ; P. O .. Lake Forest; owns 160 acres ; value $10,000; Rep .; came to this county from N. Y.
Harder, Chas., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Harder, Frank, section man ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Hewett, J. H., prof. of music ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Henderson, Thos., phys. and surg .; P. O. Lake Forest.
Haley, John L., mason ; P. O. Lake Forest. Haley, P. C., builder ; P. O. Lake Forest. Hamilton, Wm. A., far .; P. O. Waukegan. Hery, Phil., P. O. Lake Forest.
Helmer, Conrad, lab .; P. O. Rockland.
.TOHNSTON, W. S., retired ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Jones, David, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. James, Wm. L., builder ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Johnson, Eli, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
K ELLY, STEPHEN, gardener ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Kelly, Mathew, Sr., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Kelly Mathew, Jr., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Kerrigan, John, 1st, laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Kerrigan, Jno .. 2d, laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest
Kennedy, Richard, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Kennedy, Jno., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Kennedy, Michael, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Kelly, Michael, laborer; P. O. Lake Forest. Kirk, T. J., mer., Chicago; P. O. Lake Forest.
Kay, Wm. V., banker ; P. O. Lake Forest. Knight, James, conductor; P. O. Lake Forest.
Knack, J., painter ; P. O. Lake Forest. Knack, Chris., lab., P. O. Lake Forest.
AKE, D. J., banker ; P. O. Lake - Forest.
Lake, C. C., com. mer .; P. O. Lake Forest. Learned, S. J., real estate; P. O. Lake Forest.
Lind, S., real estate ; P. O. Lake Forest. Littlefield, Geo., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
M ORRISON, Wm., farmer; P. O. Waukegan.
McLellan, Hugh C., far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Moore, Chas., servant ; P. O. Lake Forest. Moore, E. G., engineer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Maxwell, Jno., far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Mc Vey, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Moore, James, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Melody, Pat, mer .; P. O. Lake Forest.
MURPHY, JOHN, farmer; Secs. 6 and 8; P. O. Waukegan; Shields Township; owns 250 acres of land. value $17,500 ; born in Shields Town- ship in 1843, and lived here ever since ; unmarried ; Rep .; enlisted in the army in 1861, and went into the Army of the Mississippi and served for five full years ; was not sick during the time; had no furlough ; never off duty ; was under Gen. Banks on the Red River march, and whose "retreat " at that time I de- sire to put upon these history pages for posterity as infamous and without cause ; my father settled here in 1835.
Masterson, Thos., Sr., teamster; P. O. Lake Forest.
Masterson, Thos., Jr., laborer; P. O. Lake Forest.
Masterson, Jno., tmstr .; P. O. Lake Forest. Masterson, Lawrence, laborer; P. O. Lake Forest.
Masterson, Peter, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Masterson. Jas., carp .; P. O. Lake Forest. Masterson, Stephen, far .; P. O. Rockland. Masterson, Nicholas, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
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Masterson, Thos., farmer ; P. O. Rockland. McDONNELL, JOHN, farmer ; Secs. 7 and 8; P. O. Waukegan ; born in 1853, on this place ; owns 126 aeres of land, valued at $6,300; has one sister, Maggie, who lives with him; parents came to this farm in 1840, and cleared a spot for the log house now standing near by.
MIHAN, W. A., farmer ; Sec. -; P. O. Waukegan ; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $6,000; born in New York City in 1840 ; came to this county in 1845, and has lived here ever since ; Dem .; married Miss Ellen Crossley in 1873, of Canada ; two children,
Mihan, Peter, laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Mines, Michael, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Mines, John, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Melody, Wm., lab ; P. O. Lake Forest. Moran, D., farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Moran, E. F., farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. MAWMAN, EDWARD, farmer ; P. O. Rockland; born in the City of London, England, in 1836; came to this county Sept. 1864 ; Pres .; owns 57 acres of land, valued at $2,900; married Miss Margaret Hammond, of Canada; have three children-two sons and one daughter.
Murphy, Thomas, far .; P. O. Waukegan. Moells, John, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
Mackey, Phillip, mason; P. O. Lake Forest.
McCarty, J. F., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Morgan, W. A., station agt; P. O. Lake Forest.
McBride, Jas., far .; P. O. Lake Forest.
McIntyre, John, Sr., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
McIntyre, John, Jr., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Marshall, Alexander, laborer; P. O. Lake Forest.
MERRIOTT, JOSEPH, farmer ; born in Bath. England, Dec. 6, 1832 ; came to Lake County in 1850; Rep. ; Presb .; married Hannah Whitnell, of Shields, July 11, 1855 ; two children ; Town Assessor since 1874.
Miller, Newton, laborer ; P. O. Rockland. Miller, Reuben, farmer ; P. O. Rockland. Miller, Hiram, laborer ; P. O. Rockland. Mathews, Jno., builder; P. O. Lake Forest. McIntosh, Henry, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Morrison, Thomas, far .; P. O. Waukegan.
N EAL, C. J., farmer ; P. O. Wauke- gan.
NEAL, DAVID L., farmer ; P. (). Waukegan ; Shields Township ; owns 130 acres of land, valued at $7,800 : born Dec. 24, 1850; Rep .; parents came from Huron, Erie County, Ohio, in 1843, and built log cabin on this place ; mother yet living with him.
Norket, William, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Nichols, W. A., Presb. Minister ; P. (). Lake Forest.
Noyes, Orin, meat market; P. O. Lake Forest.
Niemeyer, L., earp. ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Nolan, Patrick, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Neil, J. H., farmer ; P. O. Waukegan.
Noyes, M., butcher ; P. O. Lake Forest.
'CONNELL, JAMES, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest.
O'Mahoney, T., farmer ; P. O. Rockland. O'Mahoney, Philip, teacher ; P. O. Lake Forest.
O'Malley, John, farmer : P. O. Waukegan.
O'Keefe, Joseph, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. O'Keefe, Daniel, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. O'Neal, Jos., tinner ; P. O. Lake Forest.
O'Neal, Michael, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Onthank, Geo. A., lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Onthank, Edward, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. O'Brien, Richard, painter ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Orr, S. C., Board of Trade, Chicago ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Onthank, G. A., fisherman ; P. (). Lake Forest.
P UHL, JOHN, shoe maker ; P. () Waukegan.
Pratt, F. N., fruit dealer; P. O. Lake Forest.
Penniman, L. G., farmer ; P. O. Rockland. Polan, Thos., tmstr .; P. O. Lake Forest. Polan, John, tinstr .: P. O. Lake Forest. Penniman, E. P., far .: P. O. Rockland.
Porter, L. L., prof .; P. O. Lake Forest. Plummer, Benj. tmstr. : P. O. Lake Forest.
R OSSITER, LUTHER, real estate ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Rossiter, Gilbert, postmaster; P. (). Lake Forest.
Reardon, Edward, lab .: P. O. Lake Forest. Russell, Robert, builder .; P. O. Lake Forest. Reid, Simon, mer .: P. O. Lake Forest.
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Reid, Robt., banker; P. O. Lake Forest. Rudolph, John, brakeman; P. O. Lake Forest. Ramsey, George, P. O. Waukegan.
SAMUELS, HUGH, builder; P. O. Lake Forest.
Steele, William, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Steele, Thomas, far .; P. O. Lake Forest. Steele, James, farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Strong, Alex., farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Swanton, William, far. ; P. O. Lake Forest. Swanton, James, far. ; P. O. Lake Forest. SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY
General Manager of the Associated Press, and Collector of Customs of the City of Chicago. Chicago District ; born at Green River, Columbia Co., New York, Dec. 1, 1833 ; parents emigrated to Ohio in 1836, and settled in what are known as the Darley Plains, thirty miles west of the capitol of the State ; after graduating, located in Cincinnati, and engaged in journalism ; was for many years on the editorial staff of the Gazette ; when John Brough was elected Governor in 1863, Mr. Smith accepted the office of Private Secretary to the Governor : in 1865, he was nom- inated and elected to the office of Secretary of State, and in 1867 was re- elected ; subsequently resigned the office in 1869 ; moved to Chicago ; his wife was Emma Reynolds, a native of New- port, Wayne Co., Ind. ; two children- Allie E., 18 years of age, and William Henry, 15 years of age, both born in Ohio.
STRONG, ROBERT, farmer ; P. O. Rockland; born in Shields in 1835 ; owns 150 acres of land. valued at $8,000 ; married in June, 1869, Miss Ella McDonough, of Shields ; no family; Presb .; Rep.
Shafer, Andrew, ptr. ; P. O. Lake Forest. Sawyer. N., real estate ; P. O. Lake For- est.
Sears, Joseph, farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Sears, George, farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Shiels, John, shoemkr; P.O. Lake Forest. Shiels, Pat., laborer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Sabin, A. R., prof .; P. O. Lake Forest. Scudder, M. L., money loaner ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Slater, George, engineer; P. O. Lake For- est.
Scott, G. E., slsmn ; P. O. Lake Forest. SKINNER, EDWIN SMITH,
merchant; residence, Lake Forest ; was born at Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y .. in 1824; graduated from Oberlin Col- lege in 1849 ; studied theology at An- dover, Mass .; engaged in paper manu- facturing at Lee, Mass. ; from there moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1863 ; held various offices of trust as President of the Protection Life Ins. Co., of this city, of which he was the originator ; was the first President of the News- boys' and Bootblacks' Home of Chicago ; also has held offices of trust of different benevolent societies ; was President of Chicago and Cook County Sunday School Union ; married Lucy W. Howe, at Troy, New York, in 1857 ; she was born at Troy ; six children-Catharine Belle, Edwin Lee, Charlotte E., James Howe, Frederick Mather and Maria Amelia.
STEEL, MATTHEW, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Lake Forest, Shields Tp .; Dem .; Presb .; owns 300 acres of land, value $15,000; born in Renfrew; Scot- land, May, 1816; came to this county in 1849 : married Miss Ellen Atteridge, of Shields, 1851; family three sons.
T "ARBLE, A. T., student ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Taylor, A. W., mer .; P. O. Lake Forest. Tensler, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Waukegan. Thompson, H. M., hotel; P.O. Lake Forest.
U "NBEHANN, CHARLES, butcher ; P. O. Highwood.
V OLKMANN, JNO., cooper ; P. O. Lake Front.
W ARD, S. D., loan agent; P. O. Lake Forest.
Warner, E. J., grocer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Warren, Wm., Sr., ins .; P. O. Lake Forest. Warren, Win., Jr., ins .; P. O. Lake Forest. Welch, S. C., printer ; P. O. Lake Forest. WELCH, R. M., P. O. Lake Forest ; Rep .; Presb .; owns house and large lot in Lake Forest.
Welch, W. D., dealer in garden seeds ; P. O. Lake Forest.
Whitnell, Wm., Sr., far .; P. O. Rockland. Whitnell, Wm., Jr., far .; P. O. Rockland.
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WELLS, EDWIN S., far .; Shields; P. O. Lake Forest ; Rep .; Presb .; villa lot, 11 aeres; born Oct. 19, 1829, at Salisbury, Conn .; came west in 1850, and settled in Chicago; resided in Lake Forest eight years; is a member of the wholesale groecry firm of Wells & Faulkner, established 1860; Su- pervisor of Lake Co., and one of the Building Committee of Court House ; was Trustee of Lake Forest University a number of years ago; President of Lake Co. Sabbath School Association six years ; President of Lake Co. Bible Society ; President of Chicago Bible Society ; has been President of Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago
for two years ; Elder of First. Presbyte- rian Church of Chicago for fifteen years ; Mr. Wells is a total abstinence man, never having tasted spirituous liquors, and is greatly interested in the temper- ance cause and Sabbath school work ; married Miss Honora L. Barlow, in Lee, Mass., April 15, 1851 ; five ehildren- Jane E., Charles S., Frank C., Samuel R. and Edwin S. Jr.
Williams, Frank, butcher: P. O. Lake Forest.
Williams, Peter, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest. Williams, S. B., real est .; P.O. Lake Forest. Wise, Fred, tailor ; P. O. Lake Forest. Wolf, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Roekland. Wyun, Henry, lab .; P. O. Lake Forest.
VERNON TOWNSHIP.
A LBRECHT, CHAS., farmer ; P. O. Half Day.
AYERS, J. B., far .; P. O. Half Day. Armstrong, C. J., physician and druggist ; P. O. Half Day.
B OYLE, MICHAEL, farmer ; P. O. Half Day.
BAILEY, ERASTUS, P. O. Wheel- ing; was born in Montpelier, Vt., in 1806, and came to Illinois in the Spring of 1835, and since that time has lived both in Green Bay and Vernon; his farm contains some 400 acres, is finely situated, and has fine buildings and im- provements, and is estimated worth $50 per acre; he married Charlotte Dun- lapp, Dee. 4, 1845, in Leyden, Cook Co., Ill .; Mrs. B. was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1828; their children- Isadore, born 1847; Mary, born 1850; Medora, born 1852; Franklin, born 1855 ; Willlam B., born 1857 ; he was engaged in lumbering while in Green Bay ; Repub .; in religion with Prof. Swing; Mrs. Bailey died Dec. 15, 1857. Bulger, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Buseh, Nicholas, far .; P. O. Long Grove. Buseh, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Long Grove. Benz, Casper, far .; P. O. Buffalo Grove. Burge, Thomas, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Burritt, Josiah, phys .: P. O. Half Day.
Bennett, G. S., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Ballard, John E., far .; P. O. Half Day. Baxter, John, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Baumann, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Bees, John, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Bees, Hans, farmer ; P. O. Long Grove. Buck, Chas., farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Boody, Wm., farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Burge, John, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Ballenback, Chas., blksmith .; P. O. Long Grove.
Baily, Frank, farmer; P. O. Wheeling. Barker, Thos., farmer; P. O. Lake Forest. Barker, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Lake Forest. Boyle, Win., farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Braun. Win., laborer ; P. O. Half Day.
C YARSTENS, HENRY, merchant ; P. (). Half Day.
CLINGMAN, SAMUEL, farmer ; Vernon ; P. O. Long Grove; born in Union Co., Pa., in 1822, and moved to this town in 1846 ; has 80 aeres of land, valued at $60 per acre; his wife was Susan Seiler; was born in 1825, in Union Co., Pa., and was married to Mr. C. in 1844 ; they have right children- Henry, Elizabeth, Carolina, David S., Wm. D., Mary L., Ida S. and Gco. S .; Mr. C. has held numerous town offices, and performed these duties very faith- fully: in his dealings with his neighbors
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he is very upright ; he is a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Evangeli- cal Association.
Coon, Harvey, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Churchill, E., farmer; P. O. Half Day. Corbin, John A., far .; P. O. Half Day. CONWAY, JOHN, far .; P. O. Lake Forest.
Carstens, Mark, mail carrrier ; P. O. Half Day.
Carstens, Jerome, clerk ; P. O. Half Day. Clingman, D. S., far .; P. O. Long Grove. Cooney, James, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Churchill, Jos., teamster ; P. O. Half Day. COONEY, JOHN, Vernon ; P. O. Half Day ; was born in Cavan Co., Ire- land, in 1808 ; came to Illinois in 1836 ; remained twelve years in Chicago, then came to this township; he married Ann Murray in Chicago, in 1843; she was born in Latrim Co., Ireland, Dec. 5, 1823; they had eleven children-An- thony, Michael, Rosana, Margaret Jane, John, James, Francis, Thomas, Mary, Rosina and Edward; four have died -. Anthony, Rosana, Margaret Jane and Rosina ; he has 156 acres of land, called worth $50 per acre ; is a Democrat and Catholic.
D ARBY, SAMUEL, farmer ; P. O. Diamond Lake.
DARBY, HENRY, farmer, was born in Tioga Co., N. Y., Aug. 6, 1839, and came to this county in 1845, and mar- ried Samantha J. Moore on December 16, 1869; Mrs. D. was born in Medina Co., Ohio, March, 1847 ; they have two children-Walter Everett, born Nov. 7, 1878, and Ralph Leland, born Feb. 19, 1875 ; Mr. D. has 112 acres of find land under good cultivation and worth $60 per acre ; he was in the 96th Regt. Ill. Vols .; a good soldier; Rep.
Darby, Wm., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Darby, Thos., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Darby, Jos., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Dykeman, Wm., far .; P. O. Diamond Lake. Doty, Willson, Constable; P. O. Half Day.
E ASTON, ROBT., far. ; P. O. Half Day. Englebrecht, H., far .; P. O. Lake Forest.
F ARNHAM, WALTER, farmer; P. O. Half Day.
FARNHAM, LATHROP, of Ver-
non, P. O. Half Day ; was born in Caze- novia, Madison Co., N. Y., Sept. 1806, and settled in this County in the fall of 1837 ; he was married to Miss Luthera. Parmelle, in 1841, in Milwaukee, Wis .; Miss Parmelle was born in Claremont, N. H., in 1815 ; they have three child- ren and an adopted son-Alice M., born in 1846, and died in 1874; Ruby E., born in 1848; Henrietta, born 1850 ; Lathrop P., born in 1853; and Walter, adopted son, born in 1839 ; in politics he is Rep., and in religion a Bapt .; he has for many years held the office of Justice of the Peace, and many other offices of trust and responsibility; he has 175 acres of fine land, worth $60 per acre ; his son Walter was an honorable member of the 96th Illinois Vols .; was wounded and lost his health, and has for several years received a pension.
Farnham, Lathrop, Jr., farmer; P. O. Half Day.
Foote, Henry, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Foote, Stanley, farmer ; P. O. Half Day. Foote, Frank, farmer ; P. O. Haif Day. Foote, Jno., farmer; P. O. Half Day. Fehlman, Geo., farmer ; P. O. Long Grove. Frey, John, farmer ; P. O. Deerfield. Fritch, Sam'l, farmer ; P. O. Long Grove. FARLEY, PETER, Vernon ; P. O.
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