OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES:
Source:
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL
RECORD ALBUM
of
VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS
containing
Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of
Prominent
and Representative Citizens of the County.
together with
Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of the
State, and
of the Presidents of the United States
Publ: Chicago
Chapman Brothers.
1889
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JACOB DAZEY.
The present commercial importance and prosperity
of Hoopeston is unquestionably traceable to the
wisdom of her merchants, and it is a fitting
tribute to those who have honorably
distinguished themselves in the commercial arena
that their names should be commemorated in
history. It is a fact worthy of
consideration that nearly all of our prominent
business men have struggled up from obscurity to
the foremost places in every branch of trade.
As a representative of this class, the following
is a brief outline of one who has attained the
leading position he olds to-day among the
merchants of Vermilion County.
Mr. Dazey is a
prominent merchant of Hoopeston, where he
carries on an extensive business in heavy and
shelf hardware, agricultural implements and
lumber. In 1855 he came from Indiana, his
native State, having been born there on the 25th
of March, 1831, near Attica. He remained
with his father on the old homestead until he
was married which event occurred on Aug. 18,
1853. His wife, Miss Sarah Whitlatch,
died about one year after her marriage.
When Mr. Dazey came to Illinois, he
purchased a farm of 160 acres which he increased
later on to 640. Upon this tract of land
he erected the very best of buildings and the
improvements are of the very highest order.
He continued the business of farming until Dec.
15, 1881 when he removed to Hoopeston and
engaged in his present business.
On Apr. 27, 1855, Mr. Dazey married the second
time, taking for his wife, Miss Lorinda
Wilkinson, who was born in Montgomery
County, Ind., May
4,
1838, where she resided until coming to Illinois
in 1851. She is the daughter of Abram
Wilkinson, one of the early pioneers of
Vermilion County, who married Mrs. Harriet
Hawkins. They were the parents of two
sons and two daughters. Mr. Hawkins
came came from Indiana to this county and
entered land upon which he resided until about
1877, when he removed to Benton County, Ind.,
remaining there until 1881, when he finally came
to Hoopeston, where he has lived with his wife a
retired live. Mr. and Mrs. Dazey
are the parents of six sons and one daughter,
all of whom are still living; - Charles M.,
James H., John, William, Frank, George, and
Elizabeth. The youngest son and
daughter are at home. James H. is
married and has three children; Charles M.
married Miss Mary Fitzgibbons they are
living on a farm near Milford, Ill., and have
one child. John married Maggie
Williamson and is residing on the old
homestead; they have one child. William
married Miss Smith; they are living
on a farm and have two children. Frank
married Miss Eva Dobe; he is
engaged in the mercantile business at Hoopeston.
Mr. and Mrs. Dazey are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in which they take great
interest. He is one of hte truestees of
that organization and politically he is
identified with the Republican party.
James Dazey, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Ohio, where he married
Miss Mary Gobel and came from Montgomery
County, Ind., where he was engaged in farming.
In his early days he was a shoemaker, a business
he carried on with success, but latterly he was
a farmer. He died at Tolona, Ill., his
wife passing away at the same place in 1883.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Vermilion
County, Illinois - ) Publ. Chicago: Chapman
Brothers - 1889 ~ Page 271
NOTE: See
1870 Census of Iroquois Co., IL for Jacob &
Lorinda Daisy (spelled differently) |
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