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
Hope Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ADAMS, C. P. | Mason; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ADAMS, Stephen | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ALLEN, Jno. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ALLEN, Wm. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ARNOLD, Jno. | Farm; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| ARNOLD, P. T. | Farm; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| ASHLEY, Amos | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ASHLEY, J. L. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| ATWOOD, E. R. | Doctor; Lostant | Hope Township |
| AVERY, Denison | Farm; Lostant. Born Susquehanna Co., Penn. 1823. To this county 1850. Married 1854, Emma REID. She was born in Muskingum County, Ohio 1836. Children: Florence M., 1855, married; Nora I., 1857; Franklin N., 1859. | Hope Township |
| AVERY, Jno. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BALDERSTON, Joseph | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BALL, Jos | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BALL, Wm. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BARBER, P. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BARBER, Wilson | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BARR, Mrs. W. A. | Mt. Palatine. Born Prussia in 1841. Married 1859. Widow of T. N. BARR, who was born in Penn. 1840. To this county 1853. He died in 1875. Children: Harry, 1860; Charles, 1862; Nellie, 1864; Geo. W., 1866; Fannie, 1868; Lewis N., 1870; Jesse T., 1872; Mary W., 1874. Mrs. BARR's maiden name was UTECH. | Hope Township |
| BARTON, Gilbert | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BARTON, H. C. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BARTON, Jacob L. | Grocer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BEACH, Chas. | Mason; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BEARDSLEY, G. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| BECKER, Chas. | Shoemaker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BELFORD, Geo. R. | Merchant; Lostant. Born Cambria Co., Penn. 1825. To this county 1843. Married 1857, Mary SHAFER. Four children living and 2 dead. | Hope Township |
| BERNHERT, M. H. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Alsace 1839. To U. S. 1859. To this county 1860. Married 1867, Anna ARNOLD, born this county in 1847. Children: Mary; James; Lilly Mae. | Hope Township |
| BERRY, Anthony | Merchant. Lostant. Born County Mayo, Ireland 1821. To U. S. 1847. To this county 1849. Married 1850, Honora DICKSON. She was born in Mayo County, Ireland; died 1870. He married #2, Miss Kate EAGAN. Children: Thomas W.; Joseph P.; Mary; Sarah; Margaret. | Hope Township |
| BITTLE, Thos. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BODDY, H. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BODDY, Patrick | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOSHELL, Jas. K. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Putnam Co., Ill. 1840. To this county 1852. Married #1, 1865, Jane BOND. She was born in Manchester, England in 1848, and died 1871. He married #2 in 1874, Hannah LEWIS. She was born in Morgan, Ohio in 1850. Children: George Thomas; Mary E.; Clarence R.; Eliza J. | Hope Township |
| BOSHELL, Jas. | Brickmaker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOSHELL, Jno. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOSHELL, Richard | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOSHELL, Wm. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOTHWELL, W. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOWERS, Jos. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BOYLE, Wm. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BRUCH, H. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| BREUN, J. | Farmer; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| BREUN, Jno. | Farmer; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| BREUN, T. | Farmer; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| BULLOCK, J. H. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| BURGESS, Robert | Horse dealer; Lostant. Born Devonshire, England 1855. To this county 1872. Married 1876, Eva WILCOX, born in Mass. in 1858. Son: Charles, born 1877. | Hope Township |
| BUSH, Henry | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| BUTCHER, T. J. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CARBERRY, Thomas | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CHALFANT, W. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CHANCE, A. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CLARK, J. A. | Scales agt; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CLARK, Wm. | Carpenter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CLIFFORD, Jas. | Tinsmith; Lostant | Hope Township |
| COAN, B. W. | Painter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| COAN, John | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CONLIN, Jas. | Grocer; Lostant. Born County Fermanaugh, Ireland 1837. To this county 1854. Married 1869, Bridget FRAHER. She was born in New Jersey. Children: James; Ann; Margaret. John died. | Hope Township |
| CRONER, John | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CUSICK, John | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CURTIS, E. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CURTIS, Herbert | Hotel; Lostant | Hope Township |
| CURTIS, Job | Farmer; Wenona | Hope Township |
| DAKIN, N. S. | Farmer; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| DAKIN, Henry | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DAKIN, Robert | Farmer; Magnolia. Born Clinton Co., Ohio in 1814. To this county 1861. Married 1850, Matilda MACREADY of Warren Co., Ohio. She was born in 1824. Children: Henry, 1850; Ennis, 1855; Ainsay, 1857; Anna, 1859; Oscar, 1861; Perry, 1865. | Hope Township |
| DEAN, Thos. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DEVER, John B. | Tailor; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DILLMAN, Mrs. Ann | Wenona. Widow of Geo. M. DILLMAN. He was one of the earliest settlers of La Salle County. He was born in Brackin Co., Kentucky 1815. To Putnam Co., Ill. 1844; to this county 1847. Mrs. D. was Anna BURLEY of Adams Co., Ohio. She was born 1824. They were married in 1843. Children: Francis M., 1844-1846; Wm. O., 1846 (died Louisville, Ky in 1864); Isadora, 1848; Melvin, 1851-1852; Mary M., 1853; Clarence B., 1855; Geo. T., 1857; Georgiana, 1859. | Hope Township |
| DILLMAN, Clarence | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DILLMAN, Mrs. Harriet A. | Magnolia. Born in Marietta, Ohio 1817. Widow of James T. DILLMAN. He was born in Brackin Co., Ky in 1817. He went to Putnam Co., Ill 1844; Married in Galion Co., Ohio in 1844. Children: Mary F., 1845; Harriet C., 1847; Margaret, 1849; Mornilva, 1851; Clara J., 1853-1874; James T., 1856-1876. [Her maiden name was Harriet THIERRY] | Hope Township |
| DIXON, Francis M. | Farm; Lostant. Born Oxbow, Putnam Co., Ill. 1851. To this county 1853. Married 1876, Emily E. ROBISON. She was born 1853. | Hope Township |
| DIXON, G. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DIXON, W. H. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOUGAN, Ed F. | Station R. R. agent; Lostant. Born Putnam Co., Ill. 1836. To this county 1854. Married 1859, Hannah ROBISON. She was born in 1840. Mr. DOUGAN's father, Robert, came to Illinois in 1817; being 6 years old and an orphan-brother, Arthur. He married Samantha HANNUM and settled in Oxbow. Had nine children. | Hope Township |
| DOUGAN, Jas. A. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOUGAN, J. R. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOUGAN, L. F. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOUGAN, Nelson | Clerk; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOVENSPIKE, H. | City Marshall; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DOYLE, Patrick | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| DREW, Thos. | Hardware; Lostant | Hope Township |
| EADES, H. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| EBERLY, S. L. | Music agt.; Lostant | Hope Township |
| EBNER, J. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ENGLAND, J. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ELLIS, John A. | Farm; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| ERNST, Wm. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| EVERETT, G. W. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| EVERETT, Isaac | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| EVERETT, John | Farm; Lostant. Born Putnam Co., Ill. 1842. To this county 1844. Married 1867, Anna M. BOTHWELL. She was born in Ireland in 1850. Children: Cora Jane, 1870; Geo. W., 1872; Oliver N., 1875. | Hope Township |
| FAHRENHEIM, Henry | Shoemaker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FAIRCHILD, E. F. | Druggist; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FAIRCHILD, Joseph | Owner Fairchild House; Lostant. Born Washington Co., Ohio 1824. To this county 1828. Married 1843, Rebecca L. VICKERS. She was born in Belmont Co., Ohio in 1824. Children: Two boys and four girls. They are all married. | Hope Township |
| FELL, E. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FELL, Mahlon | Clerk; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FEUERSTEIN, Lorenzo | Farm; Lostant. Born Heidelberg, Baden, Germany 1826. To this county 1861. Married 1853, Louisa FRETZ, of Wurtemberg, Germany. She was born 1822. Children: Emma M., 1858; John F., 1861; Otto, 1864. | Hope Township |
| FITZGERALD, John | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FITZGERALD, T. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| FLORY, S. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| FOOTE, James S. | Farm; Tonica. Born Saratoga Co., N. Y. 1833. To this county 1849. Married 1857, Caroline CRANDALL, born Washington Co., N. Y. 1834. Children: Edward J., 1858; Henrietta E., 1859; Emma M., 1861; Freddie L., 1865. | Hope Township |
| FORD, Byron | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| FOSTER, E. S. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| FOSTER, Jno. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| FOSTER, T. C. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| FRAHER, John | Farm; Lostant. born Tipperary Co., Ireland 1823. To this county 1848. Married 1854, Margaret CARNEY. Children: Edward; John; Michael; Dennis; Bridget. | Hope Township |
| FYFFE, I. W. | Farm; Magnolia | Hope Township |
| FYFFE, J. Pry | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GEE, Wm. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| GEHM, Nicholas | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GILES, Wm. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GOHEEN, Jas. E. | Gardener; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GOHEEN, Hugh | Post Master; Lostant. Born Berks Co., Penn. 1832. To Illinois 1855; to this county 1862. Married 1864, Mary J. BEGGS, born Venango Co., Penn. 1834. One child living, Clara A., born 1868. Three buried in Lostant Cemetery. | Hope Township |
| GRADY, Michael | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GRAVES, Horace | Farm; Lostant. Born Ontario Co., N. Y. 1815. To Illinois in 1823. To Putnam Co., Ill in 1829. Married 1840, Cornelia RICHIE, born Licking Co., Ohio. Six children living and five dead. | Hope Township |
| GRAVES, Jno. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GRAVES, Reuben | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GRAVES, Wm. H. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Ontario Co., N. Y. 1819. To Illinois in 1823; and to Putnam County in 1830. Married Alfonsey LARWOOD of Kent Co., Maryland. She was born 1823 and died 1860. He married #2 in 1862, Margaret STEVENS. She was born 1838. Six children by first wife; four by second. | Hope Township |
| GRAVES, Z. T. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GRAY, Caleb | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GRIFFITH, Chas. A. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| GURNEY, D. M. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| GURNEY, G. G. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| HAGEN, Peter | Saloon; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HAGIN, W. B. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HAGY, Charles | Farm; Lostant. Born Wurtemburg, Germany 1826. To this county 1850. Married 1853, Sarah J. HILTABRAND. She was born in Putnam Co., Ill 1836 and died in 1864. He married #2 in 1865, Lucinda BURLEY, born Jersey Co., Ill in 1836. Children: Catherine A., 1855; Wm. Chas.; Mary E., 1861; Sarah P., 1866; John Guy, 1867; Grace L., 1872; Freddie E., 1874; Jessie Rose, 1877. | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, A. B. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, Addison | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, Mrs. Elizabeth | Lostant. Widow of J. M. HANNUM. He was born Sangamon Co., Ill in 1822. Came to La Salle Co. in 1855. Married 1844, Elizabeth SHEPARD. She was born in 1822. Children: Eliza J.; Austin B.; Otis S.; Orlando A.; Charles M.; Byron M.; Josiah M. (those dead, Julia & S. P.) | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, Chas. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, Jas. | Lostant | Hope Township |
| HANNUM, O. S. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HARTENBOWER, C. | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| HARTENBOWER, G. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HARTENBOWER, G. F. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HARTENBOWER, H. F. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HEIHEN, Henry | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HEIHER, Patrick | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, Andrew | Farm; Tonica. Born Putnam Co. 1850. To this county 1872. Married 1875, M. Ellen STANSELL. She was born in Putnam Co., Ill. (one child dead) | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, Austin | Farm; Lostant. Born Putnam Co., Ill. 1844. To this county 1877. | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, G. G. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, H. H. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, Josephus | Farm; Tonica | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, S. C. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HILTABRAND, Wm. W. | Farm; Lostant. Born Putnam Co., Ill. 1839. To this county 1864. Married 1863, Sabina KREIDER. She was born Fulton Co., Ill. 1844, and died 1873. He married #2 in 1874, Melissa FERRY. She was born Hampshire Co., Mass. in 1847. Children: Sabina K., 1864; Marion F., 1867; John W., 1869; Jennie E., 1874. | Hope Township |
| HOGUE, D. S. | Miller; Lostant | Hope Township |
| HOLMES, James | Farmer; Lostant. Born West Leigh, Lancashire, England 1807. To this county 1853. Married Hanna MORT, of same place, who died 1864. He married #2 in 1868, Mrs. Mary WATSON, of Bedford, Lancashire, born 1811. Children: Thomas, 1834; Samuel, 1839; John, 1841; Jane, 1850; Mary E., 1854. | Hope Township |
| HULME, James | Farmer; Lostant. Born Manchester, Lancashire, England 1813. To U.S. in 1841. Married 1832, Elizabeth DIXON of Manchester, England. She was born in 1812 and died 1844. He married #2 in 1845, Mrs. Elizabeth MOORE, of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. She died in 1862. He married #3 in 1863, Mrs. Elizabeth PACKENHAM, from Penn. (9 children, 3 living) Mary Ann, 1833; Hannah, 1836; Ellen, 1837; Elizabeth, 1838; James, 1840; Alice, 1843; Gertrude, 1864; Hannah; Ellen. James buried in England. Alice and Gertrude born in Illinois. Elizabeth died 1872. A pair of twins by #2 died in 1846. | Hope Township |
| JENNINGS, John | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| JOHNSTON, Jno. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| JULIAN, W. L. | Painter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| KECK, John | Lumber Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| KELLOGG, I. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| KELSO, Alexander | Farmer; Lostant. Born County Derry, Ireland 1836. To this county 1859. Married 1858, Ann MURPHY. She was born 1839. Children: Joseph, 1858; James, 1859; Margaret, 1861; Robert, 1863; Mary, 1864; Alexander, 1867; Matilda, 1872; Samuel, 1873; Isabella, 1875; Maria, 1875; Daniel, 1865; Bridget, 1870. (Daniel and Bridget are dead) | Hope Township |
| KILEY, Maurice | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| KINNEY, H. L. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| KLAGG, Jere. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LAMBERT, John | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LAMBURN, B. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LAMBURN, Michael | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LARSON, James | Horse dealer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LAWLESS, Martin | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LASS, Samuel | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| LEEP, Samuel | Farm; Lostant. Born Wetzel Co., Virginia 1831. To this county 1873. Married 1853, Mary A. ULLOM. She was born in Wetzel Co., VA 1836. Children: Stephen; Mirinda; Leroy; Esther; William J.; John S.; James T.; Jennie. | Hope Township |
| LYONS, Thos. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McCALEB, A. G. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McCALEB, Albert | Carpenter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McCALEB, Gilbert B. | Farm; Lostant. Born Ohio in 1829. To Illinois in 1832; and to this county in 1851. Married 1849, Sarah McCARTY. She was born in Brown Co., Ohio in 1829. Seven sons and three daughters living. One dead. | Hope Township |
| McCARTNEY, Howard | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McCARTY, W. M. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McGAFFIN, Andrew | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McGAFFIN, Thos. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| McGRAW, W. W. | Wagon maker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MAHOFFEY, C. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MANNING, Edward | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MANNING, Ed., Jr. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MANNING, Martin | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MARTEY, F. E. H. | Painter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MASSEY, S. P. | Collecting agt.; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MEILENBASH, Daniel | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MERRITT, H. P. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MERRITT, Wilson | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MICHAELS, Alonzo | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MICHAELS, Newton | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MOORE, G. W. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MOORE, Jas. W. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MORRISON, Archie | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| MORRISON, John | Farmer; Tonica. Born Argyleshire, Scotland 1814. Married 1852, Mrs. Mary J. WILLIAMS. She was born in Fayette Co., Penn. in 1828 and died 1858. He married #2 in 1859, Mary MONDY, born in Maryland. Children: Mary Ann; Donald; Mary Ellen; Maggie. (The first 3 are dead) | Hope Township |
| MORTENSON, P. | Blacksmith; Lostant | Hope Township |
| MUTRAN, Frank | Farm; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| NOLEN, C. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| OBERD, Frederick, M. D. | Doctor; Lostant. Born Bavaria, Germany 1830. To U. S. in 1853. Married 1866, Matilda BUDSCHARDT. She was born in Stutgardt, Wurtemburg, Germany in 1840. Children: Frederick, aged 8 yrs; and Matilda, aged 7. | Hope Township |
| OSGOOD, A. | Retired minister; Lostant | Hope Township |
| OSGOOD, Alfred T. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Portage Co., Ohio 1844. Married 1871, Clara KENZON who was born in Ohio in 1851. Children: Alfred M., 1873; Harry H., 1875. | Hope Township |
| PAGE, Jonathan | Hotel Keeper; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PAGE, Geo. C. | Hotel; Lostant. Born Fayette Co., Penn. Came to this county 1863. Married 1874, Luella J. MILLS, of Michigan. Child: Etta A., born 1875. | Hope Township |
| PAGE, Wm. T. | Harness maker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PARK, Jno. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PATTERSON, Henry | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PATTERSON, Jas. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PATTERSON, W. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PETERS, Chris. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PETER, Conrad | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Abram | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Edw | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Henry | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Jeff | Harness maker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, John | Farmer; Lostant. Born Manchester, England 1824. To La Salle Co. 1841. Married 1847, Elizabeth DIXON. She was born Liverpool, Eng. in 1830. Children: Edward W., 1848; Alice A., 1851; Hannah M., 1852; Henry M., 1855; Amos L., 1857; Sarah, 1860; Olive L., 1862; Cora E., 1866; Mary E., 1868; Kate M., 1871; Nettie D., 1875. Alice A. died in 1852. | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Lewis | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| PHILLIPS, Thos. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Manchester, England 1816. To U. S. in 1841. Married 1860, Catherine BOSHALL, of Putnam Co., born 1842 and died 1876. Children: Hannah M., 1862; James E., 1863; Richard W., 1866; Clarence, 1871. | Hope Township |
| PORTER, J. W. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| PRICE, I. C. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| PRICE, Jas. | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| PRICE, W. H. | Farmer; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| RAMSEY, John | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| RANSOM, John | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| REYNOLDS, Albert M. D. | Merchant; Lostant. Born Conn. 1799. To Putnam Co., Ill. 1844. To this county 1866. Married 1846, Hannah J. BUTTERFIELD of Nashua, New Hampshire. Children: Clara; Arthur; Mortimer (Living); and Charles & Lewis K. are dead. | Hope Township |
| REYNOLDS, Arthur | Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| REYNOLDS, Mortimer | Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| REYNOLDS, W. W. | Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| RICH, Chas. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| RICHEY, Mrs. Clara C. | Lostant. Born 1837. Widow of John M. RICHEY who was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio. He came to Illinois in 1837 and to La Salle Co. in 1849. Wife's maiden name: Clara C. COLLESTER. They were married 1862. Two daughters and one son living. Two dead. | Hope Township |
| ROBISON, Henry U. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Montgomery Co., Penn. 1834. To this county 1854. Married 1870, Mary E. SCHERMERHORN, of Schodack, Rensselear Co., N. Y. in 1838. Children: Albert S., 1871 (living); and John Carey, 1875 (dead) | Hope Township |
| ROBISON, W. H. | Farmer; Lostant. Born Bucks Co., Penn. 1845. To La Salle Co. 1857. Married 1868, Samantha HANNUM. She was born in Putnam Co., Ill in 1849. Child: Clara May born 1869. | Hope Township |
| ROBERTSON, Jas. | Carriage maker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| ROBERTSON, W. S. | Druggist; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SCHOENNESHOEFER, Robert | Druggist; Lostant. Born Prussia 1852. To this county same year. | Hope Township |
| SHEPHERD, A. C. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| SHEPHERD, C. A. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| SHERMAN, M. L. | Photographer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SHEARING, John | Blacksmith; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SIMMONS, John | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SKEET, J. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SMITH, Jos. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SMITH, Richard | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SMITH, Wm. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SOLON, Jas. P. | Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SPELLMEYER, G. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SPENCER, Mrs. D. C. | Lostant. Born Harrison Co., Ohio 1833. Is widow of W. P. SPENCER who was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio in 1832. Came to this county in 1866 and died 1869. Mrs. SPENCER came to this county in 1866. Children: Mary Lavina, 1866 and Isaac W., 1868. | Hope Township |
| SPRING, Geo. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| STEWART, Mrs. Nancy | Tonica. Born Erie Co., Penn. Married in 1825. She is the widow of Zora D. STEWART, who was born 1805. He came to Illinois 1835 and to La Salle County in 1849. He died in 1850. Children: Mary, 1826; Amasa, 1828; Matilda, 1830; Elizabeth, 1834; Ann Eliza, 1841. Mary and Amasa are the only ones living. | Hope Township |
| STILLWELL, Peter | Farmer; Lostant. Born Philadelphia 1832. To this county 1856. Married 1857, Eunice OSGOOD. She was born in Ohio in 1841. Children: Mary, 1858; Louisa, 1861; Anna, 1863; Eunice, 1865; Olive, 1868; Ida, 1870; Artemas, 1872; Laura, 1874; Simon Peter, 1877. | Hope Township |
| STORER, John | Tailor; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SUMPTIN, John | Clerk; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SUMPTIN, Joseph | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| SWINDLER, T. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TAGGART, Wilbur | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TALTY, Peter | Sec. Boss; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TAYLOR, Sam'l | Blacksmith; Lostant | Hope Township |
| THIERRY, D. S. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TIMMONS, Jas. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TIMMONS, Thos. Sr. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TIMMONS, T., Jr. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| TIMMONS, Wm. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| THORNTON, J. W. | Grain Merchant; Lostant | Hope Township |
| VALE, Isaac | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| VALE, Nathan | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| VOTAW, Moses | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WABEL, Andrew J. | Farmer; Magnolia. Born Somerset Co., Penn. 1819. To La Salle Co., Ill 1876. Married 1850, Mary Ann DEAN. She was born in Virginia in 1832. Was raised in Penn. Children: Jas. H., 1851; Emily J., 1853; Sarah C., 1855; John R., 1857; Clarissa A., 1860; Geo. L., 1865; Mary Ann, 1867; Franklin P., 1869; Thomas Jefferson, 1871. | Hope Township |
| WATKINS, L. I. | Druggist; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WATT, Robt. | Laborer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WEBER, Daniel | Carpenter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WEBER, Fred | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WEBER, Henry | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WEIS, Adam | Harness maker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WETZLER, Joseph | Shoemaker; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WHITE, A. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WHITE, Sam'l | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WHITE, W. C. | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WILCOX, Otis A. | Furniture dealer; Lostant. Born Liverton, R. I., 1834. To this county 1875. Married 1856, Maria J. DeBOLT. She was born New Bedford, Mass. 1838. Children: Eva, 19 yrs; Ora, 8 yrs; Charlie who died at 7 months. | Hope Township |
| WILLIAMS, Geo. J. | Farmer; Mt. Palatine. Born St. Louis, Missouri 1849. To this county 1851. Married 1875, Emma HARTENBOWER. She was born in La Salle Co., Ill. 1854. Child: John, born 1876. | Hope Township |
| WILLIAMSON, S. | Farm; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WILLIAMSON, Samuel | Farm; Lostant. Born La Salle Co. 1852. Married 1875, Kate HAZY. She was born in La Salle Co., Ill in 1855. One child, Charles born 1876. | Hope Township |
| WILLY, W. F. | Carpenter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WOLFE, M. | Farm; Mt. Palatine | Hope Township |
| WOOD, F. Q. A. | Farmer; Tonica | Hope Township |
| WRIGHT, Isaac | Carpenter; Lostant | Hope Township |
| WORTMAN, Fred | Farmer; Lostant | Hope Township |
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| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
