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
Ophir Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ADAIR, D. B. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| ANDERSON, James | Farmer; Prairie Centre; Born in Scotland 1826. To this county 1860. Married 1862, Harriet BALEY. She was born in Vermont. Children: William; James C.; Christine; David; Agnes. | Ophir Township |
| AUSTIN, Geo. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| AUSTIN, W. G. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| AUSTIN, Wm. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BARTO, William | Laborer; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| BARTON, Wm. | Ophir Township | |
| BILLINGS, Leonard | Farmer; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| BILLINGS, Orin | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BOSTWICK, E. N. | Peddler; Prairie Centre | Ophir Township |
| BRADY, B. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| BRAWN, Jas. A. | Ophir Township | |
| BREADY, Bernard | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BREADY, Jno. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BREADY, M. | Farmer; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| BREARLY, A. C. | Farm; Meriden | Ophir Township |
| BREARLY, Jas. | Farmer; Meriden | Ophir Township |
| BREARLY, Preston | Grocer; Meriden | Ophir Township |
| BREARLY, Wm. | Farm; Meriden | Ophir Township |
| BREARLY, Wm. M. | Farm; Meriden; Born Columbia Co., (now Montour Co.) Penn. 1806. To this county 1862. Married Mary W. TYERMAN. She was born in Montour Co., Penn. in 1817. They were married 1839. She died in 1873. Children: Preston; James; John T.; Andrew; William; Mary J.; Margaret; Sarah; Matilda; Lillie. | Ophir Township |
| BURT, Geo. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BURT, W. P. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| BUTLER, Benj. | Farm; Prairie Centre | Ophir Township |
| BUTLER, B. J. | Farmer. Prairie Centre; Born Maine 1833. To this county 1851. Married 1867, Miss R. BOND. She was born in Ohio. Child: Josephine. | Ophir Township |
| CADY, Wm. W. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CAMPBELL, Bernard | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CAMPBELL, James | Farm; Earlville; Born in Ireland 1826. To this county 1850. Married 1855, Ann CLARK. She was born in Ireland. Children: Joseph; John; Edward; James; Thomas; Mary A.; Willie. | Ophir Township |
| CAMPBELL, R. W. | Ophir Township | |
| CARR, Dan | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| CARR, I. S. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CARR, P. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CARR, Robt. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| CARR, W. A. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CARROON, Pat'k | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CHRISTIAN, Henrich | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| CLATHWORTHY, Wm. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| CLEARY, Thos. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| CONGER, David | Farm; Prairie Centre | Ophir Township |
| COOLEY, Lee | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| COOPER, Jere | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| CORRIGAN, Michael | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| COULTER, Chas. | Farm; Triumph; Born near Glasgow, Scotland 1828. To U. S. in 1856. To La Salle Co., Ill. 1859. Married 1855, Catharine COLOM. She was born in Ireland in 1831. Seven children living and 1 dead. | Ophir Township |
| CRAWFORD, Martin | Farm; Earlville; Born in Ireland 1841. To this county in 1856. Married 1862, Ellen LEONARD, who was born in Kendall Co., Ill. Children: Katie; Michael; Ellen; Frank; Mary; James; Thomas; Emma. | Ophir Township |
| CROWLEY, John | Farm; Earlville; Born County Cork, Ireland 1827. To U. S. in 1847. To La Salle Co., Ill in 1856. Married, Alice McCONVILLE, born County Armagh, Ireland in 1827. They were married 1853 in Boston, Mass. Children: Mary M., 1855; Margaret, 1856-1864; Julia S., 1858; Alice S., 1859; Katie, 1861; John, 1862; James F., 1863; Stephen, 1866. | Ophir Township |
| CROWLEY, T. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| CURTISS, Michael | Farm; Triumph; Born County Cavan, Ireland, 1822. To U. S. in 1846. To this county 1855. Married 1854 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mary McCANN. She was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1828. Children: Wm., 1856; Ellen, 1858; Michael Jr., 1860; Edward, 1861-1861; George, 1862; Edward, 1864; Clement, 1866; Bernard, 1868; Vincent, 1869 (deceased); Mary T., 1872. | Ophir Township |
| DAVIS, Thos. J. | Farm; Triumph; Born Cardigan, South Wales in 1818. To U. S. in 1840. To this county 1841. Married 1853, Charlotte COMPTON. She was born in Franklin County, Maine in 1836. Children: William H., 1856; John C., 1858-1875; Maria, 1861-1862; George, 1863; Samuel, 1865; Nancy, 1868; Martha, 1871; Fred T., 1874. | Ophir Township |
| DAWEN, Isaac | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| DEWEY, D. H. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| DODGE, S. P. | Butcher; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| EASTMAN, C. P. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| EASTMAN, Jno. F. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| EDGECOMB, B. | Farm; Utica | Ophir Township |
| FARNHAM, I. B. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| FARNHAM, Don B. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| FARNHAM, P. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| FARNHAM, W. M. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| FERGUSON, Jno. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| FITZGERALD, M. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| FLANAGAN, Ed | Farm | Ophir Township |
| FORD, Dan | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| FRANTZ, J. K. | Laborer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GARLAND, Anthony | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| GARLAND, J. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GARLAND, P. K. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GARLAND, Patrick | Farm; Prairie C. Born in Ireland 1831. To this county 1850. Married 1856 Rose McMANN, born in Ireland. Children: Joseph; James; Julia; Peter; John. Lost two children: Catharine and Mary Jane. | Ophir Township |
| GEIRETY, B. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GIBBS, Chas. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GIBBS, Jno. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GIBBS, Palatiah | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GILL, Geo. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GODDARD, A. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| GODDARD, Austin | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| GOGGINS, Mich. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| GRANT, S. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| HACKETT, Geo. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| HALL, B. J. | Farm; Triumph. Born Licking Co., Ohio 1830. To this county 1852. Married 1852, Mary A. LONG. She was born near Shaw's Point, Marshall Co., Ill. 1835. Children: Jas. H., 1852-1854; Jesse Q., 1854; Charlotte, 1859-1864; Cynthia, 1862-1864; B. Howard, 1866; M. Adelia, 1868; C. Harvey, 1872; A. Eddy, 1874; Al. H. Bliss, 1876. | Ophir Township |
| HALL, I. Q. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| HENDERSON, E. F. | Teacher; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| HERBERT, Wm. | Ophir Township | |
| HERGER, G., Sr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| HERGER, G., Jr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| HILL, A. P. | Farmer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| HILL, Chas. | Farmer; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| HILL, I. W. | Farmer; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| HILL, Jno. W. | Farmer; Mendota. Born N. Kingston, Rhode Island 1809. To this county 1840. Married 1834, Susan SHERMAN, born Exeter, R. I. 1813. Children: Mary, 1836; Harriet, 1838-1864; John S., 1841-1844; William, 1846; Lewis C., 1848; Emma J., 1850; Charles, 1852; Ophi I, 1854. | Ophir Township |
| HILL, L. C. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| HILL, Wm. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| HITCHONS, T. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| HUGHES, L. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| KELLOGG, Chas. | Laborer; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| KELLOGG, I. W. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| KELLOGG, Quincy A. | Farm; Prairie C. Born New York 1836. To this county 1866. Married 1873, Mary SMITH, born in Indiana. One child. | Ophir Township |
| KERNS, Jno. | Farmer; Earlville. Born County Sligo, Ireland 1844. To U. S. in 1847. To this county 1850. Married 1873, Mary M. CROWLEY. She was born in Boston, Mass. 1855. Children: George F., born 1874 in La Salle Co.; Margaret, born 1875 in La Salle Co. | Ophir Township |
| KERNS, P. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| KEYES, W. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| KIDD, Wm. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| LARDIN, John Wesley | Farm; Mendota. Born Cambria Co., Penn. 1833. To this county 1869. Married 1860, Elizabeth H. RIGBY, born Butler Co., Penn. 1839. Children: Thos. A., 1861; Chas., 1863-1873; Anna, 1865-1871; Irena, 1867; Mary M., 1871-1872; Carrie, 1873; Mabel, 1876. | Ophir Township |
| LAWRENCE, Dwight | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| LAWRENCE, Fred | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| LAWRENCE, Jairus | Farm; Prairie C. Born New York 1810. To this county 1849. Married in 1832, Alice FARNHAM, born Onondago Co., N. Y. Children: Dwight; Lucretia; Alice; Rachel; Jairus; Fred. | Ophir Township |
| LAWRENCE, Jairus Jr. | Farm; Prairie C. Born Orleans Co., N. Y. 1842. To this county 1849. Married 1872, Cynthia J. HARRIS, born in N. Y. Child: Minnie, 1876. | Ophir Township |
| McCARTY, Jno. | Farm; Prairie C. Born Rochester Co., N.Y. 1843. To this county 1846. Married 1869, Mahron BLACKWELL, born in Maine. | Ophir Township |
| McCONVILLE, Jas. | Farm; Earlville. Born Ireland 1815. To this county 1848. Married 1844, Ann McMANN, born in Ireland. Children: Edward, 1844; John, 1848; Mary, 1850; Alice, 1852; Rose, 1856; Katie, 1859; Patrick, 1861; James, 1864. [Lost one son and one daughter] | Ophir Township |
| McCONVILLE, Jno. F. | Farms with father; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McCONVILLE, Jas., Jr. | Farmer; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McCONVILLE, Jno. | Farmer; Earlville. Born County Armagh, Ireland 1819. To U. S. and this county in 1848. Married 1847, Mary DONNELLY, born County Farmanagh, Ireland 1829. | Ophir Township |
| McCONVILLE, J., Jr. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McDONALD, W. D. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| McDANELL, J. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| McDANELL, W. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| McHUGH, Michael | Farm; Earlville. Born Ireland 1819. To this county 1848. Married 1842, Mary MINNAUGH, born Ireland. Children: Ann; Margaret; Mary; and Bridget. | Ophir Township |
| McMAHON, B. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McMAHON, Owen | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McMANUS, Jas. | Farm; Earlville. Born Ireland 1822. To this county 1851. Married 1855, Mary GARLAND. She was born in Ireland. Children: Ann; Maggie; Catharine; John; Julia; Aggie; James. [Lost two, Joseph and John] | Ophir Township |
| McMANUS, Jno. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McMANUS, P. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McMANUS, Thos. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| McNALLY, Henry | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| McNALLY, Jno., Sr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| McNALLY, Jno., Jr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| McNALLY, Thos. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| McNALLY, Wm. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| MADDEN, Daniel | Ophir Township | |
| MADDEN, Dominick | Ophir Township | |
| MADDEN, Edward | Ophir Township | |
| MARKEY, O., Sr. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MARKEY, Owen Jr. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MEADER, Geo. | Mechanic; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| MERRETT, Chas. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| MILES, Jas. | Ophir Township | |
| MILES, Thos. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| MILLARD, Frank | Ophir Township | |
| MILLER, Abram | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MILLER, Augustus | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| MILLER, E. S. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MOONEY, E. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MOORHOUSE, Thell | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| MORRIS, Jos. | Laborer; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| MORRISON, Edgar | Ophir Township | |
| MURRAY, Jno. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| MURRAY, P. | Farm; Earlville | Ophir Township |
| NEWELL, Silas | Ophir Township | |
| NORTON, Eben | Laborer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| ORRIS, Wm. | Painter; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| O'ROURKE, John | Farm; Earlville. Born Ireland 1811. To this country 1830. Spent 5 years in Penn. and 20 years in Brooklyn, N.Y. Married 1848, Mary DILLON, born Ireland. Children: John; James; Mary; Thomas. | Ophir Township |
| OTTERBACH, Carl | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| PALMER, J. S. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| PALMER, R. H. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| PARKER, Jno. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| PETERS, J. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| PORTER, Cyrus M. | Farm; Triumph. Born Wayne Co., Ohio 1830. To this county 1853. Married 1856, Mary EASTHAM. She was born in Franklin Co., Maine 1834. Children: Chas. A., 1858; Mary, 1859; Maggie, 1862; Violet, 1865. | Ophir Township |
| PORTER, E. A. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| PRESHER, Palmer | Laborer; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| PRESHER, Wm. H. | Farm; Mendota. Born Haulsey, Tioga Co., N.Y. 1835. To this county in 1854. Married 1856, Mary FREETO, born in Niles, Michigan in 1839. Children: Lillie, 1858-1862; Andrew, 1863-1865; Ora Estelle, 1872. | Ophir Township |
| QUIGLEY, James | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| QUIGLEY, John | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| RAY, A. H. | Farm; Mendota | Ophir Township |
| REMINGTON, H. | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| RODGERS, L. H. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| RYAN, S. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| SCRANTON, Stafford | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| SHAW, James L. | Machinist; Prairie C. Born in Canada 1848. To this county 1851. Married 1869, Alice FERRIN, born in Dover, N. H. 1847. Children: Frank, 1871; Charley, 1873; Hattie, 1874. | Ophir Township |
| SMITH, Edwin | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| SMITH, John | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| SPAULDING, John | Ophir Township | |
| STEWARD, R. I. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| SWAP, Albert E. | Farm; Triumph. Born Conneaut Twp., Erie Co., Penn. 1839. To this county 1850. Married 1866, Sarah WATSON. She was born Killingly, Conn., 1843. Children: Albert J., 1868; Claud L., 1870. | Ophir Township |
| TRAYNOR, Michael | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WALLACE, Alex | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WALLACE, M. | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WALLACE , R. | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WATERMAN, D. | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WEAVER, Latham | Mechanic; Prairie C. Born Jefferson Co., N.Y. 1842. To this county 1846 Married 1863, Julia WARMER, from same place. | Ophir Township |
| WEBSTER, Chas. | Mechanic; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WEBSTER, G. R. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WELDON, Thos., Sr. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WELDON, Thos., Jr. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WESTGATE, A. D. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WESTGATE, D. W. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WESTGATE, J. L. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WILLEY, W. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WILLIAMSON, D. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WILSEY, E. P. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| WILSEY, O. | Farm; Prairie C. | Ophir Township |
| WINTERBOTTOM, Henry | Unknown | Ophir Township |
| WOOD, B. D. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WORSLEY, H. H. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WORSLEY, J. F. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WORSLEY, J. H. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WYGNDETT, S. | Farm; Triumph | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, A. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, J. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, John, Sr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, John, Jr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, John | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, R. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, W., Sr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| WYLIE, W., Jr. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
| ZORN, Chris. | Farm; Troy Grove | Ophir Township |
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