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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
Source:
History of Peoria County, Illinois
Chicago - Johnson & Company
1880
Note: The NAMES in 'CAPS' will have a
biography. All others do not have biographies available.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP
NOTE: Names with (*) next to them have longer
description
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Maurice, Geo.,
farmer, P. O. Trivoli
McAlister, E., farmer, P. O. Smithville
McAlister, James, farmer, P. O. Smithville
McCullough, Jas., farmer, P. O. Summerville
McCullough, R. G., farmer, P. O. Summerville |
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* McCULLOUGH, W.
S. Pg. 792 |
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McDonald, S.
J., farmer, P. O. Trivoli
McDonald, Wm., farmer, P. O. Pass Ridge
McGee, Geo., P. O. Smithville |
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* McILREE, A.
Pg. 792 |
James B. Miller
Logan Tp. |
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MILLER, JAMES B.,
farmer and merchant, Sec. 15, P. O. Smithville, son of
Ezra and Nancy M. (Weed) Miller, natives of Ohio.
They came to Peoria county in the Spring of 1845, and
located in Logan township, where his father died in the Fall
of 1856, at the age of 59; mother is living at the age of
70. They raised a family of eight, who lived to adult
age; two died in infancy. James B. was born in
Preble county, Ohio, Apr. 12, 1830; remained with his
parents for some yeas after coming to the county.
Married Nancy A. Smith, Nov. 22, 1855, daughter of
Thos. and Martha Smith, natives of Kentucky, who came to
the county in 1834. She was born in Flemming county,
Ky., May 4, 1833, and is the mother of seven children, viz.:
Wm. F., born May 24, 1857; Martha I., born Jan.
27, 1859, died Aug. 17, 1860; James S., born Apr. 20,
1860; Thos. P., born July 12, 1862; Annie B.,
born Dec. 9, 1864; John G., born Oct. 14, 1870;
Ralph M., born Apr. 13, 1873. are members of the
United Presbyterian Church of Smithville. Owns 540
acres of land, 350 well improved, valued at $25,000.
Mr. M. came to the county a poor boy. A
determined will and hard work have been amply rewarded.
Pg. 792 - 793 |
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MILLER,
FULTON, merchant and postmaster,
P. O. Smithville |
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NORVALL, T.
BOYD, M. D., P. O. Smithville
Norval, W. O., farmer, P. O. Harker's Corners
Norwood, F., farmer, P. O. Harker's Corners
Norwood, J. A., farmer, P. O. Trivoli |
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Parr, H.,
Mrs., P. O. Trivoli
Parr, James, farmer, P. O. Harker's Corners |
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* PARR, JAMES,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P. O. Smithville, is a son
of Thomas and Heiress M. (Eno) Parr, natives
of Oswego county, N. Y. The family immigrated to
Peoria county in 1831, lived nine years on a rented farm in
Richwoods township, and then came to Logan township.
Mr. P., Sr., was in the Black Hawk war, and with the
money obtained purchased land, where he got his first start.
came to this State with a team, and, owing to the rain and
mud, was ten weeks on the way. When he landed in the
county he had not a cent in his pocket he could call his
own, went to work with a will and secured a valuable estate.
James Parr was born in Richwoods township, Peoria
county, Ill., on the 25th day of March, 1835. In 1662,
he married Miss Harriet M., daughter of Simon
Reeve, who immigrated to the county about 1829 or '30.
She was born on the place where she now resides, Oct. 25,
1839. Six children compose their family, three of each
sex. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $5,000.
Pg. 793 |
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Parr, Thomas,
farmer, P. O. Smithville. |
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* PARR, SAMUEL
E. Pg. 793 |
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* PATERIDGE,
HIRAM W., Pg. 793 |
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Partridge,
Jas., postman, P. O. Smithville
PARTRIDGE, Q. H., farmer, Sec. 27, P. O. Smithville |
James H. Patterson,
Logan Tp. |
* PATTERSON,
JAMES H. Pg. 793 |
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Patterson,
Samuel, farmer, P. O. Smithville
Patton, J. B., farmer, P. O. Trivoli
Patton, N. C., farmer, P. O. Summerville |
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* PATTON, THOMAS
E., Pg. 793 - 794 |
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Patton, T.
E., farmer, P. O. Smithville
Patton, Samuel S., farmer, P. O. Trivoli
PINKERTON, ELIZA, Mrs., farmer, Sec. 10, P. O.
Summerville
Pinkerton, J. A., farmer, P. O. Summerville
Pinkerton, J. P., farmer, P. O. Smithville
Pinkerton, L. W., Mrs., post master, P.
O. Summerville
Potter, E. E., farmer, P. O. Smithville |
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PORTRAITS of
James Richardson, Logan Tp.; James B. Miller, Logan Tp.;
James Monroe, Limestone Tp.; and James H. Patterson, Logan
Tp. |
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