1877 Biographical Directory
Taken from The Past and Present of
La Salle County, Illinois
Chicago: H. F. Kett & Co., Cor. 5th Ave. and Washington St. 1877
Bruce Township
(P.O. Streator)
A - E
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| AKER, Alfred | Carpenter | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ALEXANDER, S. B. | Baggageman | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ALLEN, S. L. | Mechanic. Moved to Ottawa | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ALLEN, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ALLEN, Wm. A. | Laborer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| AMES, B. F. | Com. Highways | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| AMES, Isaac | Ret. Merchant | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| AMES, John C. | Hardware Dealer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| AMMONS, Eli | Plasterer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ANDERSON, Geo. W. | Clerk | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ANGEL, A. H. | Clerk | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ARTHUR, John | Merchant | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ARTHUR, J. L. | Merchandise | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ASHER, John A. | Confectioner | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ATKINS, Chas. W. | Insurance agt. | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ATKINS, Davis | Insurance agt. | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| ATKINSON, Ed | Miner | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAILEY, Chas. | Miner | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAILEY, E. H. | Paymaster Coal Co. Born Mass 1853. To this county 1874. Unmarried. | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAILEY, John M. | Clerk | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAKER, A. J. | Carpenter | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAKER, David | Teamster | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAKER, Geo. W. | Teamster | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAKER, Jay | Insurance agt. | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAKER, Lyman | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator | |
| BALE, E. Eades | Steam & Gas fitter | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BANE, C. | Boarding House | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BANE, Jas. | Teamster | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BARBER, D. | Butcher | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BARLOW, J. C. | Boot & Shoe dealer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BARNHART, J. W. | Farmer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BARNHART, L. | Farmer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BASSETT, Pat | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator | |
| BAUGH, Walker | R. R. worker | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BAYLES, John | Merchant Tailor | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BEALE, Cyrus | Laborer | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BEALE, Joshua | Carpenter | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BEAN, W. W. | Editor Streator "Monitor." Born Lisbon, St. Lawrence Co., New York, 1845. While young to Ogdensburg, N.Y. and to Peoria, Ill. in 1866 where he married Martha J. ROSS, of Lacon, Ill. Removed to El Paso in 1868, to Streator in 1869. | Bruce Township - P.O. Streator |
| BEARD, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BEAVER, Wesley | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BELL, L. M. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BENALLICK, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BENSON, S. H. | Agent for C.B. & Q.R.R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BERGE, Adam | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BILGER, Matt. | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BILLINGSLEY, Geo. B. | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BIRCH, R. W. | Engineer on R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BLACKWELL, Walter | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BLAIR, A. E. | Prop. Metropolitan Hotel. Born in Ohio 1835. To this county 1853. Married Rachel CONNER. Three sons and three daughters. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BLAKELY, Squire | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BLINN, Wm. | Bldg. mover | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOOTH, E. L. | Physician | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOWDITCH, Herman | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOWEN, Stephen | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOWERS, A. D. | Ret. Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOWERS, Thos. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOWN, Albert | Clerk on R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BOYLE, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRAUNLICK, H. | Tinsmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BREEM, Thos. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRENNAN, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BREWSTER, Milo | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRONSON, Geo. | School teacher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRONSON, M. L. | Insurance agt. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRONSON, Wm., Jr. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BROPHY, M. | Gasmaker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BROWN, Alonzo | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BROWN, Ben | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BROWN, Thos. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRUCE, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BRUNER, J. M. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| BUCKLEY, J. T. | Attorney at law. Born New Jersey 1814. To this county 1857. Married 1844, Belinda WILLSON. Seven children. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BULLOCK, Ira D. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BUNKER, Ed | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BUNKER, Warren | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BURSK, J. S. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BUSK, Michael | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| BUTLAND, George | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| BUTLER, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| BUTTERFIELD, Pat. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CALDWELL, Wm. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CALAGHAN, J. D. | Shoemaker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CALAGHAN, Jos. | Foreman R. R. shops | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CALAGHAN, Morgan | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMP, M. B. | Carriage maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, Abel | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, E. R. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, Jas., Sr. | Coal Operator | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, Jas. T. | R. R. Worker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, Jno. | R. R. Contractor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CAMPBELL, Jno. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| CANDEE, Geo. H. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CANNON, F. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CARMANY, Dan | Engineer #1 coal shaft | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CARPENTER, O. | Dentist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CASTLE, Jas. | R. R. worker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHAMBERLAIN, S. M. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHERRY, W. S. | Sup't Coal Company. Chicago, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Co. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHRIMES, Sam'l | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHRISFELLOW, Chris. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHRISSMAN, Geo. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHRISSMAN, Jacob | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHUBBUCK, O. | Atty. at Law | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CHUBBUCK, O. F. | Insurance agt. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, B. F. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| CLARK, Chas. A. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, Jos. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, J. B. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, L. W. | Photographer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, Orrin | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLARK, S. A. | Harness maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CLAYTON, Isaiah | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COFFEY, Thos. J. | Grain dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COLBY, F. W. | Inventor building stone | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COLEMAN, John | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COLLEN, Frank | Fireman R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COLWELL, Geo. H. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COMFORT, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COMSTOCK, Wm. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CONARD, Bayard | Student | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CONKLIN, D. H. | Supt. R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CONNELL, Terence | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CONNELLY, Ed | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CONNOR, Philip | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COOK, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COOK, R. L. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| COOMES, Rev. U. | Minister Christian Church | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COONEY, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COOPER, Stephen | Plasterer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COPE, Eli | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COPE, I. C. | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CORBIN, A. S. | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CORCORAN, Mike | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COUGLIN, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| COURT, George | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COWGILL, Joseph | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COX, Frank | Painter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| COX, Robert | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRACRAFT, Z. S. | Justice of Peace | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRAMER, Jas. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRANCE, Jno | Conductor R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRAWFORD, J. B. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRAWFORD, Jas. W. | Coal Operator | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRAWFORD, Wm. | Registered in Eagle Twp. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CROSWELL, Thos | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CREW, Enos | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CREW, Harry | Well digger | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CREW, James | Well digger | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRIGAR, A. G. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRON, Adam, Sr. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CRON, Adam, Jr. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CROOKER, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CROWL, Jacob | Grain Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CULVER, D. M. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CUMMINS, John | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CUNLIFF, B. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CUNLIFF, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CURRAN, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CURRAN, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| CURRAN, Lawrence | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DARLING, E. B. | Car Repairer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DARLING, James | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DAVID, S. K. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAVIDSON, J. M. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAVIS, Daniel O. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAVIS, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAVIS, S. R. | Coal Operator | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAWSON, Ed | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAYHOFF, P. H. | Marble Dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DAYHOFF, J. L. | Printer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DECKER, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DENNING, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DENNING, Peter | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DENNISON, E. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DEVINE, John | Worker on R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DEVINE, John A. | Worker on R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DICKERMAN, Samuel | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DINSMORE, M. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOAK, John | Machinist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOLL, Jacob | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOMINY, C. | Atty at Law | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DONALDSON, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DONNAGHO, E. L. | Teacher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DONNELL, Porter | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DONNELL, Wm., Sr. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DONNELL, Wm., Jr. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOOLITTLE, H. C. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOOLITTLE, Joel J. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOREN, Jas. G. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DOTY, Henry | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DONAGHHO, M. C. | Justice of Peace. Born Penn. in 1841. To this county 1864. Wife was Haddie HARFORD. Child: Elenora. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOUGHERTY, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DOVE, Henry | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOWNES, James | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOYLE, Edward | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DOYLE, James J. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DREW, Robert | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DROPP, John | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DUNAWAY, Thos. | Pres. of Bank | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DUNKERLY, John | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| DUNNAVEN, James | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| DYER, Chas. W. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| EADES, James | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| EADES, F. W. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| EFFNER, Wm. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ELIAS, Theodore | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ELLIOTT, Wm. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ELLS, L. | Fireman on R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ELLSWORTH, A. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ELLWOOD, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ENSMINGER, Henry | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ERCANBRACK, J. M. | Tailor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ERVIN, John | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ESTEN, W. S. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ESTEY, Steve | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| EVANS, Edwin | Ret. Doctor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| EWING, John K. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
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