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OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES:
BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History
of
Vermilion County, Illinois
A Tale of its Evolution, Settlement and Progress for
nearly a Century -
Vols. I & 2
By Lottie E. Jones -
Chicago - Pioneer Publishing Company -
1911
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JOHN O. TALBERT.
Among the brave soldiers of the Civil war who freely offered
their lives to uphold the stars and stripes and are yet living
to enjoy the blessings for which they fought may be named
John O. Talbert, a well known farmer of Danville
township, Vermilion county. He was born at Waterloo, Indiana,
April 30, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Mary Ann (Gouty)
Talbert. His father was a farmer of Vermilion county,
Indiana, where he owned two hundred and thirty acres of land and
he also became the owner of one hundred acres in this county,
where our subject now lives.
John O. Talbert was educated in the public
schools and was early inducted into the operations of the farm,
for which he has always shown a natural adaptability. After
arriving at nineteen years of age, the great Rebellion having
stirred the nation to its depths, he enlisted in Company H,
Twentieth Indiana Volunteers, in July, 1861, and after having
been drilled for a short time, was sent with the regiment to the
front where he participated in a number of engagements, among
them Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe, and in other
engagements, and in the flood at Cape Hatteras. At the end of
seven months he was discharged on account of disability and
stayed home one summer. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company
E, One Hundred and Fifteenth Indiana Volunteers, and continued
in the service until the close of the war.
After receiving his honorable discharge Mr.
Talbert returned home and on February 27, 1867, he located
in Vermilion county upon a rented farm and here began operations
upon his own account. There were very few improvements. upon the
land and it required a large amount of labor in those days to
produce any satisfactory returns. Later he bought eighty-eight
acres of land that was partly broken and has increased the area
of his farm and developed it upon a scale that has made it one
of the valuable farming properties of this region. He has also
devoted some attention to stock-raising and in his various
undertakings has displayed a judgment which is highly creditable
and evidences of which may be seen in the comfortable family
residence and the well planned surroundings and also in the
general appearance of the entire farm. As an auctioneer he was
well known throughout this section of the state for many years,
but has now turned over that business to his son-in-law,
Robert Price.
On the 27th of February, 1867, Mr. Talbert
was united in marriage to Miss Harriett B. Dennis, a
native of this county, whose father at one time owned the land
on which our subject now lives. Ten children have been born to
them, seven of whom are still living: Rachel, now Mrs.
Nolan; Minnie, who married Ervin
Macomson and they died leaving two children now living with
Mr. and Mrs. Talbert; David, a farmer of Danville
township; Mrs. Maude M. Price, Mrs. Lottie Jumps,
Robert L., and Josephine. Mr. Talbert was made
guardian of the seven children of T. J. Welsh, a relative
of the family, and they were reared by him until they were
married and started out in life for themselves. The seven
children of George Sapt, a relative of Mrs.
Talbert, were also under his guardianship until grown and
he also had charge of their estate.
Mr. Talbert is an earnest supporter of
the republican party and, while he has not sought political
honor, he has served-.as school trustee for many years and for
twelve years acted as commissioner of highways, discharging his
duties with a fidelity that met the general approval of the
people. Mr. and Mrs. Talbert have reared a large family
and their lives have been governe4 by principles of industry and
justice, that are recognized the world over as enduring and of
most worth. Mr. Talbert was a valiant soldier under the
Civil war and in his business and private affairs he has
maintained the same standard that carried him successfully
through his early career and has always been to him an
encouragement and support.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. -
Vol. II - Pub. 1911 -
pg. 530 |
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CHARLES A.
TARPENING has for sixteen years been identified with the
business interests of Danville, where he is now representing the
Terre Haute Brewing Company. He was born in Union county, Ohio,
on the 17th of March, 1870, his parents being Aaron A. and
Emma (Webster) Tarpening, both of whom were of Scotch-Irish
descent. The father's ancestors on coming to America settled in
northern New York and the mother's ancestors also became
residents of the Empire state. Both parents are still living and
now make their home in Whitley county, Indiana. For some years
the father, however, was engaged in the manufacture of tile in
Wabash county, that state.
During his boyhood Charles A. Tarpening attended
the public schools of North Manchester, Indiana, and also
pursued a course in the business college at that place. On the
completion of his education he entered the employ of the Jung
Brewing Company of Cincinnati in a clerical capacity, keeping
their books for a period of eighteen months. In 1894, he was
appointed agent at Alexandria, Indiana, for the Terre Haute
Brewing Company. This position he filled until 1900 and was then
transferred to Danville, where he has since had charge of their
business which, under his able management, has increased
fourfold. He is a very energetic and progressive business man
and to all these qualities and his untiring industry may be
attributed his success.
Mr. Tarpening was married
in Alexandria on the 24th of November, 1895, to Miss Rettie
Lee, whose family settled in Virginia on coming to America.
However, her father, William Lee, was a native of Portland,
Indiana, and in that state her parents both reside. Mr.
and Mrs. Tarpening have one child, Bessie,
who was born in Portland on the 2d of May, 1900. Mr.
Tarpening affiliates with the Eagles and the Commercial
Association of Danville and usually gives his allegiance to the
republican party, though at local elections he votes independent
of party lines. For ten years he has now been a resident of
Danville and during that time has taken an active and
commendable interest in the welfare of his adopted city.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol. II - Pub. 1911 - Pg.
275 |
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BERTHA E. TAYLOR.
On the roster of Westville officials appears the name of
Bertha E. Taylor who, although but twenty-one years of age,
is the efficient postmistress of the town in which her birth
occurred on the 23d of January, 1889. Her parents were Dr. B.
and Viola I. (Padgitt) Taylor, and in their home she spent
the years of her girlhood, attending the public schools in the
acquirement of her early education. Later she became a pupil in
the Danville high school, after leaving the Washington school.
Upon putting aside her textbooks Miss Taylor
accepted a position as assistant in the Westville post office,
continuing in that capacity for two years, and that her service
in that connection was both faithful and acceptable is indicated
by the fact that on the 1st of June, 1910, she was appointed to
the office of postmistress. She possesses a bright, quick mind
which has enabled her to readily comprehend and master the
duties which devolve upon her in her official capacity, in the
execution of which she has displayed notable ability, promptness
and loyalty. Although but twenty-one years of age when she
became the head of the mail service of Westville, the efficiency
with which she has performed the duties of the office has gained
her the commendation of all concerned and her official record is
a most creditable one.
Miss Taylor has spent almost her entire
life in the town which now numbers her among its residents, and
she is therefore well acquainted throughout the community. She
is popular among a large circle of friends because of her many
engaging qualities and her ability both as a vocal and
instrumental musician is well known, a fact which, combined with
her pleasing personality, makes her ever welcome in the social
circles in which she moves.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol. II - Pub. 1911 - Pg. 282 |
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RICHARD BRUCE THOMPSON,
a substantial and respected resident of Sidell township, devotes
his time and energies to the operations of a fine farm of one
hundred and sixty acres. His birth occurred in Elwood township,
Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 24th of June, 1862, his
parents being William C. and Martha
(Golden) Thompson, who were likewise natives of this county.
Both the paternal and maternal grandfathers, Golden Thompson
and Jacob Golden, were among the earliest settlers
of Vermilion county, coming here from Tennessee in the late '20s
or early in the '30s.
William C. Thompson, the father of our subject,
made his home in Elwood township, this county, until 1881,
operating a threshing machine there for eighteen years. He
conducted business with two partners under the firm style of
Thompson, Coryell & Reardon, which was the
best known threshing concern in Elwood township. His premature
demise was attributed to his arduous labor in this connection.
In 1881 he removed to Edgar county, there passing away in 1887
at the age of fifty-three years. His wife was called to her
final rest in 1897, when in the fifty-ninth year of her age. She
was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, the services of
which Mr. Thompson also attended. Though not a
member of any church, he was a consistent Christian gentleman
and shaped his life in accordance with the principles of upright
and honorable manhood.
Richard Bruce Thompson
remained at home until the time of his marriage, attending the
common schools in pursuit of an education. On the 24th of
February, 1895, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Anna
Jones, of Douglas county, Illinois, her parents being
John M. and Hannah (Fields) Jones,
who took up their abode in that county after leaving Adams
county, Ohio. About 1900 they came to Allerton, Vermilion
county, where both passed away. Following his marriage Mr.
Thompson remained on the farm in Edgar county to which he
had accompanied his parents in 1881 and which he had rented and
operated subsequent to his father's demise in 1887. This farm
was the property of John M. Jones, the father-in-law of
our subject. Mrs. Thompson inherited ninety acres
thereof and Mr. Thompson purchased sixty acres. He
continued to reside thereon until 1908, when he took up his
abode on his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres in
Sidell township, Vermilion county, having bought the property in
1907. He still owns his Edgar county farm and has won a
gratifying measure of success in the conduct of his agricultural
interests. A man of good business ability and keen discernment,
he has also made other investments being now a stockholder in
the Allerton Creamery and in a tile and cement concern of Paris,
Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one child, Warren
B. They are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal
church and take a deep and helpful interest in its work. Mr.
Thompson gives his political allegiance to the democracy but
has never sought office as a reward for his party fealty.
Fraternally he is identified with Palermo Lodge, No. 646, I. O.
O. F. His entire life has been spent in this part of the state
and the circle of his friends is a wide one.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol.
II - Pub. 1911 - Pg.
524 |
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CLINT C. TILTON, a
newspaper man of Danville, who is now president and manager of
the company publishing The Danville Press-Democrat, was born in
Catlin, Illinois, on the 10th of May, 1870, his parents being
Samuel R. and Lou G. Tilton. His father was one of the
pioneer merchants of Catlin, but is now living retired.
In the public schools of that city the son pursued his
education, completing the high-school course by graduation in
1886. On starting out in life for himself he turned his
attention to the printing business and first conducted the
Catlin Rocket, a weekly newspaper of miniature size. He was next
employed as reporter and printer in various cities, but in 1904
returned to Danville and took the management of The Daily Press,
then owned by John Beard. In 1908, in conjunction with
A. R. Lynch, he purchased The Daily Press and The Daily
Democrat and consolidated them under the caption of The Danville
Press-Democrat, the first issue appearing March 1, 1908. Since
the consolidation he has been president and manager of the
company. The paper is one of the leading journals of this part
of the state.
On the 10th of June, 1905, was celebrated the marriage
of Mr. Tilton and Miss Georgia
May Wood, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Wood, of Bloomington, Illinois.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol.
II - Pub. 1911 - pg. 559 |
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ALFRED
H. TREGO. At the age of seventy-two Alfred
H. Trego is still a most active factor in the business
life of Hoopeston. The exercise of effort has kept him alert
and he belongs to that class of men who grow strong mentally
and morally as the years pass by, giving out of their rich
stores of wisdom and experience for the benefit of others as
well as for the advancement of individual interests. The
milestones along his life pathway have been inscribed with
the word labor, and through the intelligent direction of his
effort he has reached a position of distinction of which any
man might be proud and yet the most envious cannot grudge
him his success so worthily has it been won and so honorably
used.
Pennsylvania claims Alfred H. Trego among her
native sons, his birth having occurred in Wrightstown, Bucks
county, June 16, 1838. He comes of Quaker ancestry, his
parents being Curtis D. and Mary (Gilbert) Trego,
who were likewise natives of the Keystone state, the father
there devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits. In
1843 he started with his family for the middle west,
traveling in a covered wagon to Mercer county, Illinois,
where he established his home upon a farm. In 1856 he
removed to Galesburg, his primary object being to provide
his children with better educational opportunities. For
several years he carried on a grocery store there and during
the period of the Civil war was engaged in purchasing horses
for the post at Gallatin, Tennessee. Subsequently he resided
for some time at Orion, Henry county, Illinois, but the last
ten years of his life were spent in Cass county, Iowa, where
both he and his wife passed away. Their family numbered nine
children: Elizabeth, now deceased; Alfred H.;
Jacob R., of Cass county, Iowa; Helen R., the
wife of Joseph Engel, of the same county;
Letitia, the wife of A. Clark, of Earlham, Iowa;
Lavinia, the wife of D. D. Hall, of Omaha,
Nebraska; Fred, of Cass county, Iowa; Frank,
who died in Galesburg, Illinois; and Emma, who passed
away in Henry county, this state.
Alfred H. Trego was only five years of age when the
family made the overland journey to Mercer county. His early
experiences were those which usually fall to the lot of all
farmer boys and his preliminary education was acquired in
the district schools. Following the removal to Galesburg he
continued his education in Lombard College of that city,
from which he was graduated in June, 1862. In the following
month, at the age of twenty-four years, he offered his
services to the government, joining Company C of the One
Hundred and Second Illinois Infantry under Captain
Frank Shedd and Colonel McMurty. He
served until honorably discharged in June, 1865, doing
active duty in Kentucky and Tennessee and participating in
the campaign when Cincinnati was threatened. He was
afterwards stationed at Gallatin, Tennessee, where he served
as aid-decamp to General E. A. Paine, there
continuing until April, 1864, when he joined Sherman's
forces at Chattanooga and owing to the absence of his
captain on detached duty took command of the company as
first lieutenant. He served throughout the Atlanta campaign
until the city was captured and later was made adjutant
general of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the
Twentieth Army Corps commanded by General Hooker.
With that rank he served on the march to sea in the campaign
to Savannah and from that point marched through the
Carolinas and on to Washington, being mustered out in June,
1865. He was wounded three times.
After the close of the war Mr. Trego
returned to Galesburg but soon afterward removed to Rock
Island, Illinois, where he engaged in the retail grocery
business with his father for a year. At the end of that time
he went to Chicago, where he was employed for a brief period
as bookkeeper in a commission house and in 1867 established
a produce commission business on his own account on South
Water street. He was meeting with success when in October,
1871, his business was destroyed in the general
conflagration which swept over the city and he lost therein.
While he carried a good insurance the companies were only
able to pay ten cents on the dollar. His losses left him so
near penniless that he was forced to seek employment and
secured a position as dock laborer at a dollar and a half
per day, devoting his time to sorting lumber for six months.
The firm by which he was employed then gave him a position
as shipping clerk and he remained with the firm and their
successors until 1877, when he came to Hoopeston. His
experience in Chicago had thoroughly acquainted him with the
lumber trade and he established a lumberyard in this city,
mostly upon borrowed capital. He was very energetic toward
the development and upbuilding of the business and in a
short time discharged his financial obligations. He
continued in the lumber business until 1888, realizing a
handsome profit through that period and extended the scope
of his enterprise by establishing branch yards at
Wellington, Illinois, and at Ambia, Indiana. In the meantime
he became engaged in the canning business, associated with
J. S. McFerren and A. T. Catherwood, the
latter now deceased. In 1886 the present business, the
Hoopeston Canning Company, was established, beginning
operations on a small scale. During the first" season they
canned from thirty to forty thousand cases and their present
capacity is from one hundred and seventy-five to two hundred
thousand cases, while some seasons they can as high as two
hundred and twenty thousand cases, employing during the
season from three to four hundred people. Since 1890 Mr.
Trego has had the management of the business and the
trade extends throughout the United States, this being the
largest corn canning factory in the country. Between twenty
and twenty-five hundred acres of their own are devoted to
the raising of corn and they purchase the corn produced in
this section for miles around. The present year, 1910, they
will can the product from about thirty-six hundred acres,
amounting to about six million cans. The growth of this
mammoth enterprise is attributable in large measure to the
business ability, executive force and administrative
direction of Mr. Trego. He was one of the
eight organizers of the Union Can Company in 1894 and in
1900 this was merged into the American Can Company, of which
he is a stockholder. Of the former organization he was the
president. He is also a director of the First National Bank
and the president of the Hoopeston Horse Nail Company. He is
equal owner with Mr. McFerren in seventeen
hundred acres in Grant township, Vermilion county. His
real-estate holdings likewise include Chicago property and
eighty-five lots in Hoopeston, and he is president of the
Illinois Cuban Land Company, owning twenty thousand acres
near Santiago, Cuba. He is likewise president of the Cuba
Cattle Company and of the St. Helen's Ore Mill & Power
Company, and his sound judgment and enterprising spirit have
constituted an impetus for successful management in all
those concerns with which he is connected.
The attractive home life of Mr. Trego had
its beginning in his marriage in Chicago, in October, 1868,
to Miss Frances C. Reed, a native of Fulton county,
Illinois. They became the parents of five sons and three
daughters: Charles H., who is now living in Texas;
Carrie G., deceased; Edward F., who is connected
with the canning company; Walter; Sidney
Reed, deceased; Gilbert C.; and two who died
in infancy. The wife and mother passed away April 27,
1897. Mr. Trego was again married on the 8th
of November, 1900, when Miss Florence
Honywell of Hoopeston became his wife. She is a native
of Logansport, Indiana, and a daughter of Alba Honywell,
of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this volume.
While Mr. Trego has conducted business
interests of mammoth proportions he has never been unmindful
of the duties of citizenship, and Hoopeston has profited
much by his cooperation in movements instituted for her
unbuilding. His political allegiance has always been given
to the republican party and although he is not now an active
worker in its ranks his influence is always on the side of
those principles and projects which he believes are
essential "elements in good government. In former years he
has served in local offices, representing his ward on the
board of aldermen, and at the time the waterworks system of
Hoopeston was inaugurated he was filling the office of chief
executive of the city. He is now president of the Hoopeston
Public Library, belongs to the Hoopeston Literary Club, is a
trustee of Lombard College at Galesburg, Illinois, and is
secretary of the board of trustees of Greer College. In
Masonry he has attained the Knight Templar degree and
belongs to the Grand Army post, of which he was the first
commander, serving in that office for a number of years. In
religious faith Mr. Trego is a Universalist
and for more than a third of a century served as
superintendent of the Sunday school. For long years he was
chairman of the board of trustees of the church, has been
one of its most liberal contributors to its support and has
given equally of time arid labor for the benefit of the
church. He has been a splendid figure on the stage of action
in Hoopeston and many activities, material, intellectual and
moral have been quickened by his touch.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol.
II - Pub.
1911 - p. 551 |
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CHARLES TROUP,
engaged in the practice of law in Danville, where he is
again and again giving proof of his ability by the careful
and systematic manner in which he conducts his cases and
marshals the points in evidence, was born in Edgar County,
Illinois, on the 6th of January, 1879. His parents were
Palestine and Amanda (Neely) Troup. The father
was a native of Lawrence County, Kentucky, who came to
Illinois in 1856 with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Jacob
Young Troup. Palestine Troup was reared to the
occupation of farming and has made that pursuit his life
work. He was a soldier of the Civil war, serving with the
Fortieth Indiana Infantry for eighteen months, or until the
close of hostilities, when he returned home with a
creditable military record. He then again took up the
occupation of farming which he has followed with success.
Charles Troup spent his boyhood days under the
parental roof and early became familiar with the duties and
labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In the
attainment of his education he attended the public schools
near his father's home, and also the high school in Paris,
Illinois. He afterward took up the study of law in Paris and
later went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he entered the
State University, there pursuing a special course. He was
admitted to the bar December 22, 1903, and at once began
practice. He located in Danville on the 1st of May, 1904,
and followed his profession independently until 1905, when
he became associated with the firm of Buckingham &
Dysert, with whom he continued until March, 1906,
when the firm of Buckingham & Troup was
formed. This association was maintained until, Mr.
Buckingham removed to Chicago, and since that time Mr.
Troup has been alone. He has conducted his cases with
masterly skill and has won many verdicts favorable to the
interests of his clients. He is careful in the preparation
of his cases and in his presentation of his cause never
loses sight of the salient points upon which the decision
finally turns. His arguments are strong and he is clear in
expression, while in the application of legal principles he
is seldom, if ever, at fault.
On the 25th of December, 1906, Mr. Troup was
united in marriage at Homer, Illinois, to Miss Mary A.
Helm, of that place, a daughter of George and
Alice (Babb) Helm, They are well known socially in
Danville where they have many friends and their home is a
most hospitable one. Mr. Troup belongs to the
Knights of Pythias and to the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. He is a republican in his political views and
his position upon any vital question is never an equivocal
one. He does not seek nor desire public office, preferring
to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs and in
the profession which he has chosen as his life work he is
making steady progress
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol.
II - Pub.
1911 - Pg. 234 - Submitted by Mary Paulius) |
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J. W. TURNER,
engaged in business as an undertaker of
Danville, was born in Monroe County, Indiana, on
the 27th of July, 1856, his parents being
William H. And Margaret (Hight) Turner, who
were natives of Kentucky and Monroe county,
Indiana, respectively. The father removed to
Indiana in early manhood and made his home in
that state until 1877, when he came to Ridge
Farm, Vermilion county, Illinois, where he spent
the remainder of his life, passing away in 1899
at the age of eighty-one years. General
agricultural pursuits claimed his attention
throughout his active business career and he was
widely recognized as an upright, respected and
substantial citizen. His wife was called to her
final rest in 1885, when sixty-five years of
age.
J. W. Turner obtained his education in the
public schools of Bloomington, Indiana, and
afterward gave his attention to the tilling of
the soil, working on a farm in Ridge Farm until
1854. In that year he embarked in the furniture
and undertaking business at Ridge Farm in
association with his father conducting the
enterprise for two years, while subsequently he
was similarly Engaged in business at
Bloomington, Indiana, for two years. He came to
Danville in 1890 and for four years worked as an
employee. In 1894 he once more began business
for himself; forming a partnership with
Albert Leonard and his son, J. P.
Leonard, under the firm style of Turner,
Leonard & Son. That relation was maintained
until Mr. Turner bought the interest of
his partners On the 23d of April, 1910, since
which time he has been the sole proprietor of
the business. He carries a fine line of caskets
and funeral supplies and well merits the
extensive patronage which is accorded him.
On the 1st of June, 1884, Mr. Turner was united
in marriage to Miss Lunda C. Harrold, a
native of Ridge Farm, Illinois, and a daughter
of John D. and Sarah (Sharpe) Harrold.
Her father still resides there, but her mother
is deceased. Mr. And Mrs. Turner have two
children, namely: Ethel, the wife of
T. J.
Thomas; and Hubert J.
Mr. Turner acts as treasurer of the Kimber
Methodist Episcopal church and takes a prominent
part in its work, doing everything in his power
to promote its growth and extend its influence.
Fraternally he is identified with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of
Pythias and the Tribe of Ben Hur. He has ever
enjoyed in the fullest degree the respect and
confidence of his fellowmen and his worth as a
man and citizen are widely acknowledged.
Source: History of Vermilion Co., Ill. - Vol.
II - Pub. 1911 - Pg. 59 - Submitted by Mary
Paulius |
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JOHN
EVANS TUTTLE. Through the enterprise, commercial
integrity and business ability of John Evans
Tuttle was built up one of the leading dry-goods
establishments of Danville. He was for many years recognized as
one of the foremost representatives of trade relations in this
city and the sterling traits which he displayed in all the
relations of life gave him a hold upon the regard and affection
of his fellowmen that causes his memory to be tenderly cherished
by not only his family but by his friends and associates.
Mr. Tuttle was born in Attica. Indiana,
June 6, 1844, and was there reared, acquiring his literary
education in the public schools. Deciding to enter the medical
profession, he attended lectures at Rush Medical College,
Chicago, from which institution he was graduated, and on being
licensed to practice opened an office in Myersville, Illinois.
About 1874 he removed to Danville and shortly after gave up the
practice of medicine and turned his attention to the dry-goods
business, becoming a member of the firm of Tuttle &
Draper, whose store was located on East Main street. Later
the firm style was changed to Tuttle & Payne,
which continued only one year. Mbr. Tuttle carried on the
dry-goods business for twenty-five years. He was always a very
active, progressive and enterprising business man and achieved
marked success in his line of endeavor.
While a resident of Myersville, Illinois, Mr.
Tuttle was married in 1869 to Miss Margaret
Davison, a daughter of James Davison, who was
one of the early settlers of that region and a farmer by
occupation. To Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle were
born four children, as follows: Blanche, Jennie, Mary Maude
and Jessie Rae, who are all living in a nice
comfortable home erected by the father. His death occurred on
the 28th of November, 1908, and his wife survived him only a few
weeks, passing away on the 24th of January, 1909.
Politically Mr. Tuttle was identified
with the Republican Party and fraternally affiliated with the
Modern Woodmen of America and the Masonic order. He was a
prominent and active member of the First Methodist Episcopal
church of Danville and served on its official board for some
time. He was a man widely and favorably known throughout this
section of the state and his upright, honorable career gained
for him the warm regard of those who knew him intimately. He was
very domestic in his habits and found his greatest happiness in
his home, surrounded by his family.
Source: History of Vermilion
County, Illinois - Vol. II -
1911 - Lottie Jones - pp. 773-774 - Submitted by Mary Paulius |
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