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
Mendota Township
A - F
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ABRAHAM, W. | Liquor Merchant | Mendota Township |
| ACHARTS, (no first name listed) | Laborer. La Salle | Mendota Township |
| ACHATZ, William | Farmer. Born Prussia 1849. To this country 1854. To this county 1854. | Mendota Township |
| ADAMS, Alex. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ADAMS, Franklin | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ADAMS, H. O. | Livery | Mendota Township |
| ADAMS, J. W. | Painter | Mendota Township |
| AHERN, Patrick | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| AICKEN, Robert | Retired | Mendota Township |
| ALBERT, A. | Shoemaker | Mendota Township |
| ALBRECHT, George | Mendota Township | |
| ALDRICH, E. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ALDRICH, H. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ALDRICH, L. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ALDRICH, Stephen H. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ALEXANDER, A. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| AMBLER, A. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| AMBLER, C. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| AMBLER, P. R. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| ANDERSON, A. | Mechanic organ factory | Mendota Township |
| ANDRESS, Dorsey | Farmer. Born Bethlehem, Penn. 1838. To this county 1850. Married 1860, Miss Sarah SWEARINGIN, of Ohio. Children: Bell May; Charles; John C.; Carrie M.; Grace E. | Mendota Township |
| ANDRESS, M. S. | Grain dealer | Mendota Township |
| ARNOLD, Stephen | Barber & Justice of Peace. To this country 1852. Lived N.Y. 2 years; to Mendota 1854. Married 1858, Margaretha HOFFMAN, from Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. Children: 3 sons and one daughter. | Mendota Township |
| AUMILLER, J. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| AUMILLER, Wm. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| AUSTIN, E. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| AUSTIN, E. F. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| AUSTIN, F. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| ATTWOOD, W. | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
| BACH, J. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BACH, Simon | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BAGLEY, Michael Sr. | Laborer on R. R. | Mendota Township |
| BAHR, Simon | Tailor | Mendota Township |
| BAILEY, C. | Organ peddler | Mendota Township |
| BAILEY, R. V. | Pump maker | Mendota Township |
| BAILEY, Samuel | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
| BAILEY, T. B. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| BAKER, N. S. | Mechanic organ factory | Mendota Township |
| BAKER, Thomas | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BANITER, L. | Mendota Township | |
| BANNING, O. B. | Dairy business. Born Lewis Co., N.Y. 1839. to this county 1861. Married 1864, Miss Louise PHELPS, of Lewis Co., N.Y. Children: Willie J.; Minnie; May. | Mendota Township |
| BARBER, Frank | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BARKALL, E. J. | Mendota Township | |
| BARNHART, Wm. | Brakesman | Mendota Township |
| BARR, Daniel | Grain dealer | Mendota Township |
| BARRET, Iven | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BARRETT, J. H. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BARRETT, Wm. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| BARRETT, W. W. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BARREY, Simon | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| BARTH, John Jacob | Farmer. Born Wurtemburg, Germany. Came to this county 1857. Married 1870, Barbara BUCK. She was from Wurtemburg. Children: Willie; Lida; Henry; Louise; John; Mary. | Mendota Township |
| BARTH, M. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BARTON, C. A. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BATES, B. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BAUSMAN, Carl | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| BEEGLE, E. S. | Mason | Mendota Township |
| BEETZ, George | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BEGLEY, Michael Jr. | Railroad laborer | Mendota Township |
| BEHEL, L. E. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BELKNAP, I. E. | Horse dealer | Mendota Township |
| BELL, A. | Mendota Township | |
| BELL, Barton | Mason | Mendota Township |
| BENNETT, Pat | Railroad laborer | Mendota Township |
| BERGMAN, Fred | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
| BERRY, John | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| BERSHEED, H. | Mill worker | Mendota Township |
| BERSHEED, M. | Cooper | Mendota Township |
| BEST, John E. | Lumber. Born Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N.Y. To this county 1857. Married 1858, Miss Maria COOK, from Niagara Falls. Children: Wm. C., 1865; John E., 1866; Mary Abbie, 1875. | Mendota Township |
| BETTNER, William | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| BIESSER, F. | Harness maker | Mendota Township |
| BIESSER, H. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BIESSER, Henry | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BIESER, Jacob | Farmer. Born Hesse Darmstadt, Germany 1833. To U.S. 1833. To this county same year. Married 1861, Miss Elizabeth STUMP. She was born Byrne, Germany. Children: Eva; Maggie; George; Anna; Mary; Jacob; Katie. | Mendota Township |
| BILLINGS, E. | Shoemaker | Mendota Township |
| BILLINGS, Jos. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BISHOP, S. H. | Foreman livery | Mendota Township |
| BLACK, John | Insurance agent | Mendota Township |
| BLACK, J. H. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| BLACKWOOD, F. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BLACKWOOD, W. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BLADE, A. | Liquor merchant | Mendota Township |
| BLAIN, James | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BLAIN, Robert | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BLAKE, A. E. | Inventor | Mendota Township |
| BLAKE, Carey | Merchant. Born Galena, Ill. 1843. To this county 1868. Married 1866, Miss Irene CONLEE, of Warren, Ill. Children: Claude, 1868; Lura M., 1871; Roy C., 1875. | Mendota Township |
| BLAKE, J. F. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
| BLAKSLEE, W. | Photographer | Mendota Township |
| BLANCHARD, J. C. | Mill worker | Mendota Township |
| BLANCHARD, J. H. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BLUNT, C. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BOETCHER, Theo. | Wagon maker | Mendota Township |
| BOSLOUGH, J. H. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BOSLOUGH, Jacob | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BOSLOUGH, Jessie | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BOURK, M. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BOURK, M., Jr. | Mendota Township | |
| BOWEN, E. A. | Banker | Mendota Township |
| BOYD, M. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BOYLE, M. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BRAITZ, John | Loafer | Mendota Township |
| BRATZ, W. | Furniture | Mendota Township |
| BRAZEL, John | Engineer | Mendota Township |
| BREWER, George | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| BRUNER, Wm. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BROEFLER, L. L. | Farm hand | Mendota Township |
| BROEFFLE, P. H. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| BROEFFLE, P. P. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| BROSINS, Peter | Carpet weaver | Mendota Township |
| BROOKINS, John | Retired | Mendota Township |
| BROWN, Frank | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BROWN, L. W. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| BROWN, W. H. | Mechanic organ fact'y | Mendota Township |
| BUCHNER, F. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| BUCK, David | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| BUCK, Thos. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| BUCKALOW, F. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| BUNKER, D. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| BURKHART, C. | Musician | Mendota Township |
| BURKHART, Geo. | Peddler | Mendota Township |
| BURTON, S. S. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| BUTLER, E. L. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| CALDWELL, James | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| CAMPBELL, G. W. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| CANNON, J. H. | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
| CANOBOY, R. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| CARNAHAN, T. L. | Agriculturist | Mendota Township |
| CARPENTER, E. B. | Organ fact'y | Mendota Township |
| CARR, Mark | Peddler | Mendota Township |
| CARROLL, David | Engineer | Mendota Township |
| CARTER, E. S. | Druggist | Mendota Township |
| CARTER, Lyman | Mendota Township | |
| CASE, C. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| CASE, H. C. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CASTLE, Philo | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CASWELL, James | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| CAVEL, Fred. | Butcher | Mendota Township |
| CHASE, Nathan | Blind man | Mendota Township |
| CHICK, Fred. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CHICK, J. T. | Painter | Mendota Township |
| CHICK, Thos. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| CHILDS, E. S. | Retired | Mendota Township |
| CHIN, Daniel | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| CHRISTY, R. D. | Drayman | Mendota Township |
| CIPPERLEY, Stephen | Farmer. Born Renssalier Co., N.Y. 1836. To this county 1858. Married 1863, Miss Delia ALDRICH. She was born in Vermont. Children: Stephen; Hattie; George Harrison. | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, C. B. | Livery stable | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, E. A. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, H. R. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, H. S. | Oil mill | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, James | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, T. H. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, W. H. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| CLARK, W. R. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| CLARKSON, James | Speculator | Mendota Township |
| CLINK, H. | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
| COAKES, L. H. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| CODDINGTON, W. C. | Engineer | Mendota Township |
| COLE, J. E. | Mendota Township | |
| COLE, S. | Joiner | Mendota Township |
| COLE, Webster | Saloon clerk | Mendota Township |
| COLEMAN, E. | Baggageman | Mendota Township |
| COLLINS, Ed. | Farm boy | Mendota Township |
| COLLINS, H. F. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| COLLINS, F. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| COLSEN, C. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| COLSEN, L. W. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| COLTRIN, B. R. | Shoemaker | Mendota Township |
| COLWELL, T. M., Rev. | Pastor. Born Allegheny Co., Penn. 1837. Lived that state 18 years. Came to Illinois 1855 (Adams Co.); Mendota, 1875. Married 1861, Miss E. C. SPRAGUE, from Marietta, Ohio. Children: Anna May; Lulu; Nellie; Velma De Forest; Babe. | Mendota Township |
| CONKEY, O. D. F. | Retired Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CONKEY, Wm. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CONNAN, John | Peddler | Mendota Township |
| CONNELY, John | R. R. Laborer | Mendota Township |
| COOK, E. P. | Physician | Mendota Township |
| COOK, Daniel | Retired | Mendota Township |
| COOK, D. H. | Lawyer | Mendota Township |
| COOK, E. G. | Contractor | Mendota Township |
| COOK, G. F. | Contractor | Mendota Township |
| COOK, W. F. | Florist | Mendota Township |
| COONEN, Frank | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
| CONNEN, J. W. | Butcher | Mendota Township |
| COONEN, Peter | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| COOPER, P. H. | Groceries | Mendota Township |
| CORBAS, Frank | No trade | Mendota Township |
| CORBUS, J. C. | Physician. Born Holmes Co., Ohio 1833. To this state, Lee County 1856. To this county 1863. Married Miss Minerva McFARLAND, of Wayne Co., Ohio, Children: 3 sons and 1 daughter. | Mendota Township |
| CORBAS, W. F. | Druggist | Mendota Township |
| CORBUS, G. | Retired | Mendota Township |
| CORKINS, Geo. W. | Farmer. Born Vermont 40 years. To this county 1854. Married Miss Emelline DRAPER, of Vermont 1836. | Mendota Township |
| CORKINS, H. B. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CORNELIUS, J. W. | Dentist | Mendota Township |
| CORWIN, A. B. | Painter | Mendota Township |
| COYNE, L. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| COYNE, M. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| COZENS, J. P. | Retired | Mendota Township |
| CRANSTON, E. | Marble cutter | Mendota Township |
| CRANSTON, Geo. | Farm boy | Mendota Township |
| CRAVER, Nick | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| CRAWLEY, Wm. | Moulder | Mendota Township |
| CROOKER, J. C. | Lawyer | Mendota Township |
| CROOKER, J. O. | Painter | Mendota Township |
| CROOKER, Lucien | Attorney. Born Windsor Co., Vermont 1840. To this county 1865. Married 1866, Miss Annette WIRICK, of Paw Paw Grove. Children: Maude and Jessie. | Mendota Township |
| CUMMINGS, Henry | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CUMMINGS, John | Retired Farmer | Mendota Township |
| CUMMINGS, W. C. | Grocer | Mendota Township |
| CUMMINGS, Wm. | Conductor R. R. Born Ireland 1834. Married 1862, Miss Kate KAVANAUGH. Children: E. L., 1863; Mary L., 1865; Flora T., 1868; Willie V., 1870; Margaret, 1874; Flora died 1868. | Mendota Township |
| CUNNINGHAM, N. | Mendota Township | |
| CURTIS, L. R. | Hardware | Mendota Township |
| DANA, S. E. | Gas works | Mendota Township |
| DANIELS, J. E. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| DARRIN, H. W. | Painter | Mendota Township |
| DAVENPORT, Ira | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
| DAVENPORT, Wm. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| DAVIS, P. I. | Lumber merchant | Mendota Township |
| DAWSON, Jas | Hardware. Born Alleghany Co., Penn. 1836. To Mendota 1854. Sister, Mrs. Wm. COOK, of Mendota; Mrs. Annie TAYLOR, of Alleghany Co., Penn; brother of Topeka, Kansas. | Mendota Township |
| DAWSON, R. M. | Tinner | Mendota Township |
| DEEN, Alpheus | Furniture. Born Savoy, Berkshire Co., Mass 1832. To this county 1858. Married 1858, Miss Elizabeth WILLARD, of Ashburnham, Mass. Children: Carrie; Nellie; Alive; Daisy; Freddie; Howard. | Mendota Township |
| DEANER, Jacob | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| DEGENHART, A. | Pound master | Mendota Township |
| DEGENHART, E. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| DEGENHART, F. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| DEGENHART, J. C. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| DHELEMANN, Chas. F. Emil | Farmer. Born Prussia 1847. To U.S. when 3 yrs old. To this county 1851. Married 1875, Miss Katie NAUMANN. She was born Saxe, Germany. Child: George Peter, born 1876. | Mendota Township |
| DENNISON, G. N. | Druggist | Mendota Township |
| DENNISON, O. I. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| DEWEY, C. D. L. | Boots & shoes | Mendota Township |
| DEWEY, Erastur | Tinner | Mendota Township |
| DEWEY, P. F. | Engineer | Mendota Township |
| DEWEY, R. M. | News depot. Born Lee Co., Ill. 1844. To this county 1852. Married Miss Mary BROWN, of Iowa, 1868. Children: Arthur; Clyde; Guy. | Mendota Township |
| DEWHART, H. | Butcher | Mendota Township |
| DILLON, Jno. | Railroad worker | Mendota Township |
| DITTO, A. | Engineer | Mendota Township |
| DIX, Moses | Merchant | Mendota Township |
| DIX, S. B. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
| DOBBIE, R. D. | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
| DODGE, T. R. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| DODT, Frank | Gunsmith | Mendota Township |
| DONAHUE, Peter | Foundry | Mendota Township |
| DOUGHERTY, Jno. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
| DRISCOLD, Jno. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
| DUDGEON, S. G. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| DUNHAM, Jas. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| DUNN, Pat. | Alderman | Mendota Township |
| EAGAN, Thos. | Switchman | Mendota Township |
| EAKIN, John | Drayman | Mendota Township |
| EAKIN, J. L. | Corner loafer | Mendota Township |
| EASTERDAY, J. | Barber | Mendota Township |
| EBY, Henry | Farmer. Born Lebanon Co., Penn 1841. To this county 1850. Married Levina SWISHER, from Ohio, 1867. Children: Clara, 1868; Eby; Moses. | Mendota Township |
| EBY, Moses | Farmer. Born Lebanon Co., Penn 1826. To this county 1850. Married Miss Sarah HAAKE, from Lebanon Co., Penn, 1847. She died 1876. Children: William; Mary; Emma. | Mendota Township |
| EBY, William | Farmer. Born Lebanon Co., Penn 1847. To this county 1850. Married Miss Melinda ECKERT 1871. She was born Illinois. Children: Eddie, 1874; Ida EBY, 1876. | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, George | Farmer. Born Mendota 1853 | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Isaac | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Jacob | Farmer. Born Lebanon Co., Penn. 1813. To this county 1847. Married Miss Caroline WEISER, from Berks Co., Penn., 1835. 7 children. | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, J. L. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Louis | Agriculturist | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Reuben | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Wm. | Stock dealer | Mendota Township |
| ECKERT, Wm. H. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, A. H., Sr. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, A. H., Jr. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, Geo. | Hardware. Born Jefferson Co., Ill. 1838. To this county 1853. Married Martha McNETT, from Northville, La Salle Co. Children: George; Carried; Mary. | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, Joseph | Physician. Born Washington D. C. 1832. To this county 1852. Married Hattie HIGGINS, of N.Y. 1854. Children: Hiram; Harriet; Maude; William. | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, P. M. | Bank clerk | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, Samuel | Nurseryman | Mendota Township |
| EDWARDS, Wm. | Retired preacher | Mendota Township |
| EGLI, John | Carpet weaver | Mendota Township |
| EHMAN, Wm. | Student | Mendota Township |
| EICH, F. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
| EICH, Henry | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| EICH, Jacob | Farmer. From Germany. Born 1845. To this county 1872. Married Mary A. BEETS, of N.Y. 1872. Children: Mary M., 1873; Henry, 1875. | Mendota Township |
| EICH, John | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| ELLIOTT, Thomas | Peddler | Mendota Township |
| ELSESSOR, M. | Boots & shoes | Mendota Township |
| EMMERSON, Seldon | Mendota Township | |
| ENDRESS, John | Baker | Mendota Township |
| ENGLEBOCHT, H. | Express agt. | Mendota Township |
| ENGLES, Wm. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| ERB, John | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| ERBES, George | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| ERLENBOM, G. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
| ERLENBOM, J. M. | Banker | Mendota Township |
| ERLENBOM, P. H. | Grocer | Mendota Township |
| ERSKIN, H. N. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
| ERVIN, S. | Traveling man | Mendota Township |
| ETTINGER, John | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| ETTINGER, M. G. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
| ETTINGER, W. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FABER, George | Butcher | Mendota Township |
| FABER, Julius | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
| FAHLER, A. | Mendota Township | |
| FARBATH, Geo. | Farm hand | Mendota Township |
| FARLING, Thos. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
| FAY, B. F. | Soap factory | Mendota Township |
| FELCH, A. R. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FENNEL, F. M. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FENNEL, M., Sr. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FENNEL, M., Jr. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FENNEL, P. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FENNER, John | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FERGUSON, Jas. | Speculator | Mendota Township |
| FERNBURG, M. | Grocer | Mendota Township |
| FERNBURG, S. | Clothier | Mendota Township |
| FERRIS, J. W. | Fireman | Mendota Township |
| FINKE, Jno. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FISCHER, John Cooper | Grocer. Born Coburg, Germany 1835. To N.Y. 1853. To this county 1855. Married Margaurethe BAUER, from Bavaria, Germany, 1859. 6 sons and 4 daughters. | Mendota Township |
| FISHER, Clement | Farmer. Born Somersetshire, England 1848. To U.S. 1871. Same year to this county. Married Emily HAM, 1870. She was born in England. Child: Carrie. | Mendota Township |
| FISHER, J. G. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| FISK, A. J. | Retired painter | Mendota Township |
| FLEMING, Jno. | Minister | Mendota Township |
| FLORESCHITZ, C. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FLUHERER, Phillip | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| FOLTZ, J. P. | Dentist | Mendota Township |
| FORREST, P. J. | Carriage painter | Mendota Township |
| FORRESTAL, T. | City marshall | Mendota Township |
| FOSTER, C. B. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
| FOWLER, Noah | Grafter | Mendota Township |
| FOX, Pat | Marble cutter | Mendota Township |
| FRAHAR, Jno. | Ret. farm | Mendota Township |
| FRANK, D. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
| FRANK, P. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FRANTZ, J. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
| FREDERIC, Jno. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| FRENCH, Ed | Clerk | Mendota Township |
| FREUND, A. | Ret. merchant | Mendota Township |
| FREY, Jno. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
| FREY, Geo. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
| FREY, Philip | Farmer. Born Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany 1838. To U.S. 1851. Two years in Chicago. To this county 1853. Married Mary GIMMEL 1866. She was born same place in Germany. Children: Louis; John; William; Katie; George. | Mendota Township |
| FRIEDMAN, M. | Dry goods | Mendota Township |
| FRITCHELL, G. | Prof. | Mendota Township |
| FRITSCHE, Rev. Prof. | Bron Neuremberg, Germany 1833. To Iowa 1854. Married Margaret PROTTENGEIER, from Albdorf, Germany 1856. 4 sons & 6 daughters. | Mendota Township |
| FRITZ, Jacob | Boot & shoe maker | Mendota Township |
| FRITZ, Geo. | Marble cutter | Mendota Township |
| FRITZ, Joseph | Painter | Mendota Township |
| FUCHS, Jno. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
| FUHRMAN, Jno. | Harness maker | Mendota Township |
| FULL, Geo. | Mendota Township | |
| FULL, John N. | Farmer. Born Byrne, Germany 1826. To U.S. 1867. Lived Bureau Co., 14 years. Married Margaret WEIZ in 1853. She was born in Germany. 8 boys & 3 girls. | Mendota Township |
| FULL, M. | Mendota Township | |
| FULNER, Jonas | Wheel wright | Mendota Township |
| Lee | DeKalb | Kane |
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Kendall |
| Putnam | Grundy | |
| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
