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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY Source:  History of Peoria County, Illinois Chicago - Johnson & Company 1880   Peoria City Akron Brimfield Chillicothe ELMWOOD Hallock Hollis Jubilee Kickapoo Limestone Logan Medina Milbrook Princeville Radnor Richwoods Rosefield Timber Trivoli Note:  The NAMES in 'CAPS' will have a biography.  All others do not have biographies available. ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP NOTE:  Names with (*) next to them have longer description ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ   Page 748 - * RAMSEY, ROBERT Pg. 748   REED, J. B., harnessmaker, Elmwood John Regan Elmwood REGAN, JOHN, editor Elmwood Messenger, Elmwood   Regan, J. P., printer, P. O. Elmwood Richardson, Geo., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Richardson, L., carpenter, P. O. Elmwood Richinyrd, Geo., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Riley, Timothy, laborer, P. O. Elmwood ROBERTS, A. H., stock dealer, Elmwood Rockhald, J. W., carpenter, P. O. Elmwood RODMAN, J. M., hardware and stove merchant, Elmwood Henry P. Rogers, Elmwood * ROGERS, HENRY P. Pg. 748 - 749 Page 749 - ROSE, J. J., mechanic, Elmwood ROWLAND, E., retired farmer, Elmwood Runien, J., farmer, P. O. Elmwood RYAN, WILLIAM D., carpenter, Elmwood   * SCHENCK, HENRY Pg. 749   SCHENCK, W. L., Mrs.,  Elmwood   * SECORD, JAMES K. Pg. 749   Settzer, J., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Shearer, G. G., laborer, P. O. Elmwood Shipter, H., farmer, P. O. Trivoli Slayton, C., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Slayton, H. B., carpenter, P. O. Elmwood   * SLAYTON, H. B., Pg. 749   * SLOAN, W. T., M. D. Pg. 749   * SMITH, D. H., Pg. 749 - 750 Page 750 - Smith, F. S., engineer, P. O. Elmwood   * SMITH, GEORGE S., livery and sale stable, res. Elmwood, was born in Peoria county on the 23d day of October, 1843.  His father was one of the earliest settlers in the county, coming in 1831-32, located in this township, where he has resided since, and raised a family of four boys and three girls.  The subject of this sketch married Lucy, daughter of Joel Blakesly, who was born in Elmwood township, January, 1847.  They have two children - a boy and a girl.* Pg. 750 * 1880 Census, Town of Elmwood, Peoria Co., IL on June 14, 1880 lists: Dwelling 244 Family 257 - Smith, George S., WM37 - livery stable keeper, b. IL  fath. b. Penn?  moth. b. KY;  Lucy B., WF33, wife,  b. IL  fath. b. NY  moth. b. OH; Amy? WF10, dau, at school, b. IL, fath. b. IL, moth. b. IL; Charles, WM6, son, Single, b. IL  fath. b. IL, moth. b. IL.   SMITH, J. M., Sec. 4, retired farmer, P. O. Elmwood Smith, L., retired farmer, P. O. Elmwood Smith, Luther, carpenter, P. O. Elmwood SPANGLER, C. W., grain and lumber dealer, Elmwood, makes a specialty of buying and shipping grain, stock, etc. Spring, J. H., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Stalker, A., farmer, P. O. Elmwood   * STALKER, WILLIAM Pg. 750   * STEVENS, AMOS Pg. 750   Stewart, J. D., retired merchant, P. O. Elmwood   * TAYLOR, ISAAC Pg. 750   TAYLOR, JAMES, clerk, Elmwood Taylor, farmer, P. O. Elmwood THATCHER, WILLIAM, harnessmaker, P. O. Trivoli Threw, Wm., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Thurston, Isaac, farmer, P. O. Elmwood   * TRACY, T. H. & CO. Pg. 750 - 751 Page 751 - TRACY, HARLAN P., banker, Elmwood Trert, Chas., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Trickler, W., gardener, P. O. Elmwood   * TROTH, JOHN Pg. 751   TROTH, JOSIAH, plasterer, Elmwood TRUAX, J. H., livery stable keeper, Elmwood Truce, L. B., miller, P. O. Elmwood Tully, Rose, laborer, P. O. Elmwood Turner, Jos., engineer, P. O. Elmwood ...