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
Meriden Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ALDRICH, Chas. | Farmer. Meriden. Born Bariston, Mass. 1815. To this county 1857. Married #1, Polly NICHALDS, born New York. Married #2, Isabel PRESTER, born Potter, Yates Co., N.Y. 1815. Married 1839. Children: Polly, 1838; Benson, 1841 died 1863; Hannah, 1843; Lucinda, 1844; Louis Y., 1846; David, 1849 died 1872; Wm., 1852; Mary, 1854; Amelia, 1856; George, 1857. | Meriden Township |
| ALDRICH, Geo. L. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ALDRICH, Samuel | Laborer | Meriden Township |
| ALDRICH, Wm. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ALLARD, A. | Farm. Meriden. Born Vermont 1833. To this county 1856. Married 1860, Elizabeth NEAN, born Penn. Child: Anna Belle | Meriden Township |
| ANDERSON, Osman | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ARNOLD, Grove | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| AUSTIN, A. | Farm. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| AUSTIN, Geo. W. | Lives with father. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| AUSTIN, F. J. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BALLARD, Chas. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BALLARD, Fred | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BALLARD, J. J. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BARTON, Eleazar | Blacksmith. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BARTON, Sylvester | Blacksmith. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BEAL, J. M. | Farmer. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BEARDSLEY, Cicero | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BEARDSLEY, Jno. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BEITSCH, Aug. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BEITSCH, Chas. | Farm. Meriden. Born Prussia 1833. To this county 1860. Married 1864, Henrietta SCHULTZ. She died 1875. Children: Sarah; Matilda; Miena; Emma; Alfred. | Meriden Township |
| BELL, A. J. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BENDER, J. G. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BOLTZ, Geo. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BOWEN, D. W. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BOWEN, Wm. | Farm. Earlville. Born Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Mass. 1815. To this county 1854. Married 1838, Emeline BURK, born same place 1815. 9 children; 7 living and 2 dead. Julia, 1839; Lucy M., 1840; Dan, 1842; Harriet, 1844; Lois, 1847; Mary L., 1850; Cora, 1853; Frank, 1857-1859; Francis, 1859-1862. | Meriden Township |
| BOWERS, A. P. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BOWERS, O. H. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BOWERS, S. A. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BREARLEY, Jno. T. | Grain Merchant. Meriden. Born Montour Co., Penn. 1842. To this county 1862. Married 1870, Belle A. WHITNEY, born Schuyler Co., N.Y. 1849. Children: Harvey, 1871; Mary W., 1874. | Meriden Township |
| BROWN, Joseph | Painter. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| BRUELL, August | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BRUELL, Ferdinand | Farm. Earlville. Born Goubin, Germany 1824. To U. S. and this county 1869. Married 1846, Hannah CREER, born Goubin, Germany 1820. Children: August, 1850; Minnie, 1859; John F., 1851-1867; Minnie, 1847. | Meriden Township |
| BUDACH, Geo. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BUNKER, J. M. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| BURT, G. | Farm. Triumph | Meriden Township |
| BURT, Wm. | Lives with father. Triumph | Meriden Township |
| CADY, Wm. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CANE, A. B. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CANON, A. J. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CANON, N. C. | Carpenter. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CARY, J. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CARY, Thos. | Farm. Earlville. Born County Limerick, Ireland 1820. To U. S. 1850. To this county 1852. Married 1841, Julia BRAZEL, born same place 1822. Children: Maggie J., 1842; Jessie, 1844; Mary A., 1847; Patrick, 1849; John, 1850; Johanna, 1857; Catherine, 1860. | Meriden Township |
| CARR, A. H. | Farm. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| CARTER, J. O. | Grain Dealer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CARUTH, M. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CASE, J. A. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CHAMBERS, J. W. | Physician. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CHEENEY, A. | Meriden Township | |
| CLAPP, Y. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CLARK, Danforth | Farm. Earlville. Born Mass. 1840. To this county 1862. Married Mary ATHERTON. Children: Wilber; Clarence; Arthur. | Meriden Township |
| CONNOR, Jno. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CONNOR, Jno. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| COOK, Lyman | Farm. Earlville. Born Wallingford, New Haven Co., Conn. 1827. To this county 1844. Married 1850, Sarah HALLIDAY, born Allegheny Co., N.Y. 1829. Children: Helen, 1851; Emily, 1853-1854; Gertrude, 1855; Clara, 1857; Carroll, 1859; Arthur, 1861-1864; Elmer, 1864; Ira, 1867; Berton, 1869; Guy, 1872. | Meriden Township |
| COOK, P. S. | Farm. Earlville. Born this town 1852. Married 1875, Cora HOULAND. She was born in N.Y. Son, Alfred E. | Meriden Township |
| COOPER, James | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| COOPER, S. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| COX, Emory | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| CRAVER, Abram | Farm. Earlville. Born Stephenstown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y. 1838. To this county 1849. Married 1860, Letita DUNHAM, born Woodstock, Windsor Co., Vt. 1845. Children: Eugene, 1862-1863; Clarence, 1863; Wilmer, 1868-1871; Leon, 1876. | Meriden Township |
| CRAVER, Henry C. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CRISLER, Chas. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CRISLER, Edward | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CRISLER, Franklin | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CRISLER, Fred | Farm. Meriden. Born Steuben Co., N.Y. 1842. To this county 1850. Married 1865, Emma CODY. Children: Rose E.; Etta B.; Ruth; Clarence; Albert. | Meriden Township |
| CRISLER, Hiram | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| CUNNINGHAM, Jas. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DAVENPORT, Chas. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DAVENPORT, A. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DAVENPORT, S. B. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DAVIS, T. J. | Farm. Triumph | Meriden Township |
| DECATUR, Wm. | Broommaker. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DOANE, C. | Farm. Earlville. Born Eastham, Barnstable Co., Mass. 1806. To this county 1834. Married # in 1831, Harriet JOHNSON, born Boston, Mass. She died 1834. Married #2, 1837, Hannah STILSON. She was born in Williamstown, N.Y. 1811. Ten children: Haze, 18346 by 1st wife; Samuel 1838-1870; Robt. 1840; Harriet, 1842; James, 1845; Caroline, 1847; Bernice, 1848; Mary E., Martha, Maude (triplets), 1852; Martha died 1852. Maude died 1853. | Meriden Township |
| DOANE, Robert C. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| DOLAN, Henry | Laborer | Meriden Township |
| DOWLING, Asa | Farm. Meriden. Born Niagara Co., N.Y. 1818. To this county 1847. Married 1844, Sarah WISNER, born same place in 1825. Children: Amanda, 1845; Lorenzo, 1847; Lafayette, 1848; Eugene, 1851; Francis, 1856; Charles, 1859. | Meriden Township |
| DOWLING, Eugene | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DOWLING, J. C. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DOWLING, Wm. | Ret. farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DUNHAM, A. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DUNHAM, Jno | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DUNHAM, Jos. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| DUMOND, Lewis W. | Farm. Earlville. Born Wayne, Steuben Co., N.Y. 1817. In 1854 went to Michigan; then to this county same year. Married #1 in 1839, Fanny McCONNELL, born same place 1823. She died in 1861. He married #2 in 1861, Mrs. Lydia BLOWERS. She was born 1823. Children: Geo., 1841; Geo. W., 1843; Helen Ann, 1845; Charles W., 1847; Sarah J., 1853-1861; Lewis A., 1856; Francis L., 1858; Jennie A., 1861-1862; David, 1862; Halsy and Mary, 1864; Mary died 1865; Bessie, 1866-1868. | Meriden Township |
| EAGER, Thos. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| EAGER, Geo. C. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| EAGER, Jno. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| ELLIOTT, R. E. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ENGLESKERSHEN, Peter | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| EVERETT, J. O. | School Teacher. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| FARNHAM, D. B. | Lives with father. Triumph | Meriden Township |
| FARNHAM, P. | Farm. Triumph | Meriden Township |
| FRANKS, Chas. T. | Farm. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| FRANKS, Uriah | Farm. Mendota. Born Wayne Co., Ohio 1816. To this county 1856. Married #1, Nancy STOTLER, born Penn. Married #2 in 1852, Caroline CHAMBERS. She was born England. Children, 2 dead & 4 living: Elizabeth; Francis A.; Henry T.; Mary and Catharine (by 1st wife); Chas. T., born Wayne Co., Ohio 1852 by 2nd wife. | Meriden Township |
| FREELAND, Jno. W. | Farm. Mendota. Born Dearborn Co., Indiana 1832. To this county 1856. Married 1854, Sarah PRESHER, born Tioga Co., N.Y. 1836. Children: Ellice E., 1855; Herbert E. (deceased), 1857; Carrie A., 1862; Marica M., 1864; Nora B. (deceased), 1866; Vie L., 1870; Lyman E., 1871; Cora Y.; 1874 | Meriden Township |
| FULLER, G. E. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| FULLER, Grant E. | Farm. Earlville. Born Belcher, Hampshire Co., Mass. 1828. To this county 1861. Married 1848, Cynthia BRAMAN, born same place 1828. She died 1876. Children: Francis I., 1849; Frank E., 1854; Flora, 1857-1865; Allie B., 1859-1860; Emma, 1864. | Meriden Township |
| GARVEY, Jno. | Boss on R. R. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| GEORGE, A. N. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| GEORGE, T. S. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| GILL, Geo. | Farm. Earlville. Born Germany 1832. To this county 1865. Married 1859, Fredericka MOGHLE, born Germany. Children: George; Louisa; Henry; Lewis; Ada; and adopted daughter, Ida. | Meriden Township |
| GILLET, A. D. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| GILLET, Samuel N. | Farm. Meriden. Born Granby, Hartford Co., Conn. 1825. Married 1849, Eliza WISNER who was born in Niagara Co., N.Y. 1834. Children: Adelbert, 1850; Marietta, 1853; Florence, 1858; All were born in LaSalle Co | Meriden Township |
| GOUNDRY, F. | Shoemaker. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| GREEN, A. E. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| GREEN, H. B. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| GREEN, W. | Laborer. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| GREY, A. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| GREY, G. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| GRIFFIN, Asa | Farm. Earlville. Born Tioga Co., Penn 1839. To this county 1846. Married 1868, Mary STEVENS, born Ohio. Child: Violet May. | Meriden Township |
| HAIGHT, S. J., Sr. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HAIGHT, S. J., Jr. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HAPEMAN, W. E., Jr. | Clerk with father. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HAPEMAN, W. E., Sr. | Lumber Merchant. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| HARP, Thos. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HARRIS, H. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HARVEY, H. | Agt. R. R. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HARVEY, L. | Blacksmith. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HASLETT, S. N. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| HERRON, M. | R. R. worker. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HOFFMAN, Herman | Farmer. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| HOGE, P. M. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| HORMELL, Joel | Farm. Meriden. Born Warren Co., Ohio 1812. To this county 1865. Married #1 in 1833, Christina SINGER, born Germany. She died 1864. Married #2 in 1869, Mary PATTERSON, born in N.Y. 1820. Children: Elizabeth, 1835; Ellen (dead); Clarissa (dead); Matilda; Mary; Sarah; John Wm.; Geo. W. | Meriden Township |
| HOTCHKISS, A. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HOUGH, A. G. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HOUGH, Geo. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| HOUGH, Noah | Farmer. Earlville. Born Weston Underwood, near Derby, England 1826. To U. S. 1850. Married 1859, Lavina RIGLEY, born Yorkshire, England 1836. Children: William, 1859 and Ella E., 1862. | Meriden Township |
| HOWARD, H. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| JACOBY, M. S. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| JONES, D. E. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| KAMINKY, Gottlieb Sr. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| KAMINKY, Gottleib | Farm. Earlville. Born Prussia, Germany 1845. To U. S. and this county 1858. Married 1867, Augusta GRIMM, born Prussia 1845. Children: Alfred A., 1868; Otto, 1869; Louisa, 1872. | Meriden Township |
| KEELER, F. G. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| KEELER, J. B. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| KEELER, S. H. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| KEELER, S. R. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| KERNS, John | Laborer | Meriden Township |
| KILMER, George | Meriden Township | |
| KING, C. C. | Horse dealer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| KLEBSCH, Gottlieb | Farm. Earlville. Born Prussia 1826. To this county 1854. Married 1851, Ann Elizabeth YASCH, born Prussia 1827. Children: Ernst, 1855; Hannah, 1858; Mary, 1860; Gustof, 1862; Henry, 1864; Menna, 1866; Ann E., 1868. | Meriden Township |
| KLINE, T. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| KUNEY, Smith | Farm. Earlville. Born in Wisconsin 1859. To this county 1868. Married 1874, Alice BOOZLE, born this county 1856. Children: Perpent and Cora. | Meriden Township |
| LAUDERBAUCH, Geo. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| LARABEE, J. W. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| LEHMANN, Fred | Farm. Earlville. Born Prussia 1832. To this county 1860. Married Caroline FRITZ, born Germany. Children: Fred; John; Albert; Ernest; Charles. | Meriden Township |
| LINDSAY, John H. | Farm. Meriden. Born Howland, Penobscot Co., Maine 1827. To this county 1838. Married 1856, Amelia DE WOLF, born Virgil, Cortland Co., N.Y. 1830. Children: Edmond, 1857-1858; Wilson, 1859-1860; Lucy 1861; John 1863; Alva 1864-1866; Edmond 1867-1867; Harry, 1874. | Meriden Township |
| LOWDER, C. L. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| LOWDER, H., Sr. | Carpenter. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| LOWDER, H. W. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| LUCE, I. J. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| LUCE, J. B. | Farm. Earlville. Born New York 1822. To this county 1858. Married 1851, Esther IVES, born Vermont. Children: Isaac J.; Esther C.; Frances A. E. | Meriden Township |
| LYNN, Jas. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| McBRIDE, Sam'l | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| McBRIDE, R. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| McCRAY, T. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| McGARRY, Thos. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| McGRAW, Thos. | Farm. Meriden. Born Louisiana 1853. To this county 1864. Married 1877, | Meriden Township |
| , | Jennie KERNS. | |
| McKINNEY, J. A. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| McMANUS, A. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| MANLEY, J. B. | Blacksmith. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| MEADS, Arthur | Farm. Earlville. Born Mass. 1853. To this county 1867. Married 1875, Nora GLOVER, born this county. Child: Regie born 1876. | Meriden Township |
| MEADS, H. C. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| MEINKE, Fred | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| MILLER, Hiram | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| MORRISON, Joseph | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| NEW, B. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| NEW, J. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| NORTON, H. H. | Farm. Earlville. Born Maine 1814. To this county 1849. Married 1846, Betsy BATCHELDER, born Maine. Children: Hiram O.; Lydia; Ellen; Emaline; John; Ira; Sarah; Isaac; Harrison; Levi. Lost 1 dau and 1 son. | Meriden Township |
| NORTON, H. O. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| NORTON, H. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| NORTON, J. B. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| OTTO, Augustus | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| OTTO, Charles | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| OTTO, L. F. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| PERRY, G. L. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| PERRY, W. P. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| PLUMB, Edson | Speculator. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| POHLMAN, Frank | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| POHLMAN, Fred | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| POHLMAN, Henry | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| POWERS, Mary, Mrs. | Widow. Earlville. Born Vermont 1810. To this county 1855. Married 1832, Cyrus POWERS, born Vermont. He died 1873. Children: William; Mary; Albert; Darius; Julia; Marcus. Lost 4 daughters. | Meriden Township |
| PRENTICE, H. W. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| PRESHER, Wm. H. | Farm. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| RIGGS, Jno | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| RICHARDSON, Wm. R. | Farm. Earlville. Born North Adams, Mass. 1836. To this county 1853. Married 1870, Isabel SETCHEL, who was born La Salle Co., Ill. Sons: David H. and Willie E. | Meriden Township |
| RICHMOND, E. | Labor. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| RICHMOND, E. W. | Labor. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| RISLEY, Chas. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| RISLEY, Lafayette | Farm. Earlville. Born New York 1824. To this county 1856. Married 1848, Miss R. WEAVER, born New York. Children: William; Charles; Ann. (Lost 2, Orlando and Katie) | Meriden Township |
| RISLEY, Wm. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| ROBBINS, Josiah C. | Farm. Earlville. Born Orange Co., N.Y. 1822. To this county 1852. Married 1850, Lousina PARKER, born Bellefonte, Penn. 1824. Children: Chas. C, 1853-1870; Horace P., 1857; Flora, 1861. | Meriden Township |
| ROBERTS, Irwin | Carpenter. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ROEHM, Chas. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ROSE, Jno. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ROSE, Lewis | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| ROSE, Thos. | Farmer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| RUDOLPH, Samuel | Farmer. Earlville. Born Baden, Germany 1836. To this county 1864. Married 1859, Anna M. BAKER, born France. Children: Samuel; Jacob; George; Caroline. | Meriden Township |
| SANDERS, Phillip | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SHEFFIELD, D. | Laborer | Meriden Township |
| SHEPARDSON, Henry C. | Farmer. Earlville. Born Vermont 1830. To this county 1854. Married 1852, Betsey A. BARKER, born Washington Co., N.Y. Children: Allen; George; Diett; Orion; Adolphen. | Meriden Township |
| SIMPSON, Jno. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, Adoniram | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, Allen | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, Barney | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, D. B. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, F. B. | Laborer | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, H. E. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, J. L. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, R. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SMITH, Wm. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| STALL, G. A. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| STONE, Hugh | Grocer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| STOUFFER, C. F. | Farm. Earlville. Born Penn. To this county 1868. Married 1868, Mrs. Mary A. LYNN, born Penn. Children: Mary CLARK. (Mr. STOUFFER has 2 children by former marriage: Samuel S. and Willie) | Meriden Township |
| SWEENSON, Lewis | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| SULLIVAN, Jan. | Laborer. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| TEMPLER, Chas. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| THEURER, Jno. | Farm. Earlville. Born Wurtemburg, Germany 1826. To U. S. 1851. To this county 1857. Married #1 in 1855, Mary DEALSNIDER, born Prussia Germany. She died 1858. He married #2 in 1859, Barbara BISHOP, born Baden, Germany in 1836. Children: Jno. C., 1857; Wm. F., died 1867; (by 1st wife): Mary, 1856; Lewis P., 1861; Catherine, 1863; Anna, 1865; Charles F., 1867; Wm. L., 1869; Henrietta, 1870; Adeline, 1872; Julia, 1874. | Meriden Township |
| THOMPSON, D. H. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| TILLSON, L. B. | Farm. Earlville. Born Mass. 1829. To this county 1854. Married 1859, Sarah WYLIE, born Maine. Children: Fred; Ned; Mabel. | Meriden Township |
| TRIPP, Eben | Farm. Earlville. Born Maine 1812. To this county 1854. Married Mary HUTCHINS who was born in Maine. Two children by 1st marriage; 2 children by 2nd marriage. Lost one. | Meriden Township |
| TRIPP, D. E. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| VAN HORN, J. C. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WALTERBURY, Frank J. | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WEIDNER, Wm. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| WELCH, Michael | Laborer. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WEYGANDT, Solomon | Farmer. Mendota | Meriden Township |
| WHITE, D. G. | Farm. Mendota. Born Rhode Island 1821. To this county 1855. Married #1 in 1843, Mrs. Margaret SOPER. She died in 1852. He married #2 in 1859, Carolline TEWKSBURY. She died 1863. Married #3 in 1864, Margaret JOHNSON. She was born in Essex Co., New York 1833. 8 children living and 2 dead. | Meriden Township |
| WHITE, E. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WHITE, Jas. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WHITNEY, Byron L. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WHITNEY, C. B. | Vet. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WICKS, Ed. | Vet. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WICKS, E. C. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WICKS, Ebenezer R. | Farm. Meriden. Born Rensselaer Co., N.Y. 1823. To this county 1848. Married 1847, Mary A. CRAVER, born Stephenstown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y. 1828. Children: Matilda F., 1849; Elebert C., 1852; Madona, 1854; Edgar N., 1856; Alonzo, 1858; Minnie V., 1862; Elenor, 1864; Marilla, 1866; Freeman U., 1870. | Meriden Township |
| WILLIAMS, H. | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| WILLIAMS, Orson | Farm. Earlville | Meriden Township |
| WIRT, D. L. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
| WOLDSWORTH, W. | Farm. Meriden | Meriden Township |
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| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
