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
Otter Creek Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| BAKER, Chas. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BAKER, Christian Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BAKER, Christian Jr. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BAKER, Chris. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BEACH, Anson | Farmer. P. O. Kernan. Born Ohio 1822. To this county 1846. Married Miss Phebe, dau of late Rev. John GARVER, 1853. Children: Wm, 15 yrs; Joanna, 7 yrs. Alice FISHER, a niece, has been a member of the family from childhood. | Otter Creek Township |
| BENCKENDORFF, Fredrick | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Hanover, Germany 1826. To this county 1853. Married in Hanover, Fredrica MISSEL. Seven children: Louisa; Charles; Louies (b. Hanover); August; Henry; Emilia; Lena (b. here) | Otter Creek Township |
| BENCKENDORFF, Louies | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Germany 1851. To this county 1852. Married 1874, Miss Mary E., dau of John HELD, of Marshall Co., Ill. Children: John F, 2 yrs old and 4 month old not named. | Otter Creek Township |
| BIRTWELL, Jas. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BIRTWELL, Jno. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BIRTWELL, Robt. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BLAIN, A. N. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| BREWICK, Christ | Farmer. P. O. Kernan. Born Norway 1853. To this county 1866. Single. | Otter Creek Township |
| BROCK, Byron | Laborer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BROCK, Evan | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| BROWN, Jno. | Otter Creek Township | |
| BROWN, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CATE, S. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| COOPER, Edward | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| COOPER, Jas. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| COOPER, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville. Born Ireland 1840. To this county 1856. Married Miss Mary, dau of Richard SMITH, of this town. Dau., Violet born 1871. | Otter Creek Township |
| CORLE, Benj. | Gardener. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CORNER, Jno., Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CORNER, Jno., Jr. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CORNER, Oliver | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CORNER, Spencer | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| COX, Samuel | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CRENLIFFE, H. B. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| CRIDER, M. H. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| DAUGHERTY, F. M. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| DICKINSON, Jno. H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| DICKINSON, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Lancashire, England 1805. To U.S. 1840. To this county 1846. Married Sarah, dau of Wm. JOHNSON, of Altringham, Cheshire, England. 3 sons & 3 daus living: Sarah, wife of Wm. DUCKWORTH, Ottawa; Frances, wife of Adam MORRISON; Wm. who married Nancy MASON; Frances, wife of Bill LONG; Walter married Ada BERRY; and John. | Otter Creek Township |
| DILLER, Adam | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| EBERHART, Christian, Mrs. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| EBERHART, Nich. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| ELZEBUCH, G. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| ENGLESON, Engle | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| EVANS, Alonzo | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Schoharie Co., N.Y. 1827. To this county 1852. Married Miss H. Thankful GARDNER, at Silver Creek, N.Y. 1864. She died 1872. | Otter Creek Township |
| FONT, C. N. | Farmer. P. O. Ransom | Otter Creek Township |
| FREEMAN, J. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| FREEMAN, F. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| FRY, H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| FUNK, F. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| FUNK, Henry | Farmer. P. O. Kernan. Born Fairfield Co., Ohio 1826. To this county 1848. Married 1852, Melissa, dau of Joseph KLIBER. She was born Licking Co., Ohio 1830. Came to this county 1831. 6 children. Only 1 living. Milton, 19 yrs old. | Otter Creek Township |
| GABOUR, Geo. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GARVER, Catherine | Widow. P. O. Kernan. Born Maryland in 1810. Her father, Wm. SLOUDER, moved to Ohio in 1812. She married Rev. John GARVER, 1829. To this county 1851. He died 1874. Children: Phebe, wife of John PARKER; Cyrus and Wm. | |
| GARVER, Cyrus | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Clermont Co., Ohio 1834. To this county 1851. Married Hannah Jane, dau. of Solomon HOPPLE, of this county, in 1854. Children: Florence, 1855; John, 1858; Ezra, 1860; Minnie, 1864; Wm., 1866; Royal, 1869; Frank, 1872 | Otter Creek Township |
| GARVER, Wm. H. | Farmer. Born Clermont Co., Ohio 1846. To this county 1851. Married Caroline, dau. of Jacob and Mary KLINE in 1870. | Otter Creek Township |
| GOCHANOUR, J. C. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GOCHANOUR, Mathias | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GOCHANOUR, Morticaie | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GOCHANOUR, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GOETSCHEL, A. | Pastor. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GREEN, Jas. | Otter Creek Township | |
| GREENER, L. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GROBER, W. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GURNEY, A. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| GURNEY, C. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HACKSHAW, John | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HACKSHAW, G. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HACKSHAW, Elizabeth | Widow. P. O. Streator. Born Glasgow, Scotland 1826. To this county 1846. Married John HACKSHAW, a native of England, 1846, near Toronto. Children: Jane, married Hampton McCORMICK lives Livingston Co.; John, born 1850; George, 1852, married Stella, dau of Charles & Jane TOWNSEND. | Otter Creek Township |
| HAGERTY, J. B. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| HARBER, John D. | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Champaign Co., Ohio 1847. Married Maralda dau. of Joseph & Louisa PIMLOT, of Whitley Co., Ind.; came to this county, 1867. Children: Wallace, 10 yrs; Arthur, 7 yrs; Emma, 5 yrs. | |
| HARRIS, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Devonshire, England 1827. To U.S. 1849. To this county 1856. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Henry and Susan COLLEMORE, of So. Ottawa, 1858. Children: Wm., 19 yrs; Eva, 15 yrs; Fanny, 12 yrs; Lucy, 9 yrs; Levi, 7 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| HERSEY, E. | Laborer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HETRICH, Anderson | Farmer. P. O. Ransom. Born this county 1851. His father, Philip HETRICH was an early settler to this county, from Ohio, with young wife, Maria CHAMBERS, located at Cedar Point. Married Matilda McELREAVY, of N.Y.C., 1875. | Otter Creek Township |
| HILIERSON, A. | Farmer. P.O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HILL, T. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HILL, W. C. | Butcher. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HINKINS, Henry | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born England 1837. To this county 1851. Married Miss F. J., dau of John POOLE, in 1864. Children: Sarah, 11 yrs; Mary, 10 yrs; Henrietta, 7 yrs; John, 6 yrs; Harriet, 3 yrs; George, 1 yr. | Otter Creek Township |
| HITTER, H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HOLLAND, J. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HOLLAND, W. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HOLLEY, B. W. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HOPPLE, J. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| HOPPLE, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Perry Co., Pa 1841. To this county 1843. Married Samantha, dau of Hugh & Amanda McKERNAN, formerly of Kentucky, 1861. Children: Melford Hugh, 8 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| HORN, John | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| IRICK, William | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| ISERMAN, Charles | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born LaSalle County, 1851 | Otter Creek Township |
| JACOBS, Clark | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JACOBS, J. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JOHNSON, A. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JOHNSON, D. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JOHNSON, D. C. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JOHNSON, Jesse M. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville. Born Clinton Co., Ohio 1831. To this county 1861. Married Sarah, dau of David & Ruth FENNER, of Marion Co., Ind., she was born near Xenia, Ohio. Children: Lovinia, 1855, married to John MASON; Elizabeth, 1857; Laura, 1859; Ella, 1864; Robert, 1866; Arte, 1869; LeRoy, 1872. | Otter Creek Township |
| JOHNSON, O. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JONES, Daniel | Works for T. LONG. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| JONES, T. | P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| KINER, S. A. | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| KISTER, Conrad | Works for I. MASON. P. O. Kernan | Otter Creek Township |
| KLINE, Jacob | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Perry Co., Pa. 1817. To this county 1845. Married Mary Ann, dau of Daniel & Elizabeth RUMPLE, of Landisburg, Pa. 1838. 6 daughters and 2 sons. | Otter Creek Township |
| LOY, Solomon | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| LIGHTHARDT, Charles | Farmer. P. O. Grand Ridge. Born Hanover, Germany 1830. To U. S. 1852. To this county 1854. Married 1857, Sophia, dau of Frederick WAKEY. Children: Frederic, 1858; Jessie, 1859; Angelina, 1863; Doretha, 1865; Effie, 1868; Charles, 1870; Kate, 1871; Christina, 1873; Mary, 1875. | Otter Creek Township |
| McCORMACK, James | R. R. Section boss. P. O. Kernan | Otter Creek Township |
| McCORMACK, Wm. H. | Farmer. P. O. Kernan. Born LaSalle Co., 1850. Married Sarah, dau of Wm. & Tryphase SMITH, 1870. Children: Mary, 1871; and George, 1872. | Otter Creek Township |
| McGEE, J. | Farm. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| McGINNIS, W. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| McKERNAN, James | Farmer. P. O. Kernan. Born Kentucky 1815. To this county 1828. Married Miss Mary CRAMER, 1836, in this county. Children: Rose Anna, wife of Aaron CLIBER; Candis, wife of H. ACKERMAN; Ann E, wife of A. GOCHANOUR; Salanda, wife of M. LOCKWOOD; Geo. married Annie LITTLE; Samuel, married Laura WELCHANSE; Charles, 18 yrs old; and Augustus, 15 yrs old. | Otter Creek Township |
| McKERNAN, S. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MADER, G. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MARSHAL, Joseph | Works for I. MASON. P. O. Kernan | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, H. B. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, Ira | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, Isaac | Farm. P. O. Kernan. Born Madison Co., Ohio 1820. To Illinois 1844. To this county 1858. Married Cyble, dau of M. LATHAM, of Livingston Co., Ill. She died 1853. Wife #2, Maranda, dau of Henry and Rose Ann PICKENS, of this county. Children: Leona; Francis; Inez; Clara; Frank. | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, Jas. H. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, Jno. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MASON, S. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MISSELL, Wm. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MITCHELL, A. V. | Farm. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| MITCHELL, H. | Farm. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| MORRISON, Adam | Farm. P. O. Streator. Born Nelson, Scotland 1831. To U.S. 1840; and to this county 1848. Married 1854, Fanny, dau of Wm. & Sarah DICKINSON born Manchester, England. Children: Josephine, 23 yrs, wife of David MITCHELL; Adam, 19 yrs; Fanny, 17 yrs; Wm, 12 yrs; Sarah, 2 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| MORRISON, Ezra | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| MORRISON, Jas., Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| MORRISON, Robert | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Dunbarton, Scotland 1824. To U.S. 1841. To this county 1848. Married 1851, Amanda SEMANS. Children: Mary A., 1852; Ezra, 1856; Robert, 1861; Carrie, 1865. | Otter Creek Township |
| MORRISON, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Otter. Son of James MORRISON, who emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland 1840. Wm. was born Fall River, Mass., 1846. Came to this county 1847. Married 1865, Mary A., dau of Jeremiah & Susan KINER. Children: Lorilla, 11 yrs old; and George, 8 yrs old. | Otter Creek Township |
| MUSBURGER, Geo. | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Hamilton Co., Ohio 1844. To this county 1857. Married Sarah, dau of Wm. & Elizabeth WAKEY, of this county, 1869. Children: George, 1870; Harrison, 1872. | Otter Creek Township |
| PARKER, Jno. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| PEDDICORD, R. B. | Dairy. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| POOL, J., Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| POOL, R. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| POOL, W. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| PRESOR, George | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville. His brothers, Wm. and John reside with him. Sister, Clara. From Perry Co., Pa. | Otter Creek Township |
| PRESOR, J. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| PRESOR, W. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| REDDICK, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| RICHARDSON, O. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| RISS, C. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| RUTTMAN, George | Farmer. P. O. Streator. born Bavaria 1822. To this county 1854. Married Mary RETZ, native of France. Children: Mary, wife of Benjamin HOWE Jr.; Barbara, wife of Aaron LANGLEY; John, married Pauline, dau of Francis SINGER of Grand Rapids Twp; and Charles. | Otter Creek Township |
| SAMPSON, Samuel | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SAMPSON, S. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SANDERS, Wm. | Works for M. CRIDER. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| SANDLEMAN, H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SCHOONOVER, C. W. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SCHOBERT, Conrad | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SEFOGLE, H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SEMANS, Henry | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born this county 1835. Married Rebecca WADE 1857. Children: Robert, 18 yrs; Arthur, 14 yrs; Hugh, 12 yrs; Eliza, 10 yrs; Elenora, 11 yrs; and Melvin, 2 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| SEXTON, Jas. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SHERMAN, James | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Genesse Co., N.Y. 1829. To Indiana 1836. To this county 1850. Married 1855, Kate THOMPKINS. She was born Saratoga Co., N.Y. 1830. Children: Rosa and Clara. | Otter Creek Township |
| SHERMAN, R. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SHOATS, L. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| SLATER, H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SLATER, Roseann | Farm. P. O. Streator. Born Kentucky 1822. To this county 1828. Married Henry PICKENS 1843 and had two children: Miranda (MASON) and Jane (WHITE). He died 1849. Married #2, Joseph MASON 1855. Son, Isaac MASON. Mr. MASON died 1864. Married #3, H. SLATER 1866. | Otter Creek Township |
| SMITH, Richard | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville. Born Lancashire, England 1821. To U. S. 1846. To this county 1851. Married 1844, Sarah, dau of Wm. & Grace BOOTH, of Clitherae-Lancashire, England. Born 1821. Children: Mary born Eng., married Wm. COOPER of this county; Wm., 23 yrs; Jane, 15 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| SMITH, W. H. | Farm. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| SMITH, W. H. | Farm. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| SPENCER , J. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SPENCER, F. H. | Farm. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| SPINK, James | Farm. P. O. Bruceville. Born Dundee, Canada 1837. To this county 1856. Married Lucinda KLINE, of this county, 1866. Children: Mary Ellen, 10 yrs; Thomas, 4 yrs; Margaret, 3 yrs. | Otter Creek Township |
| STEVENSON, D. W. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| STEVENSON, J. M. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| STEVENSON, John | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| STEVENSON, Jas. | Farmer. P. O. Bruceville. Born Warren Co., New Jersey 1827. To this county 1849. Married Comfort, dau of Samuel MILLIKEN, from Ohio, 1851. 1 daughter & 5 sons. | Otter Creek Township |
| THOMPSON, N. J. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| THOMPSON, Ole | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| TOWNSEND, Charles | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Scoharie Co., N.Y. 1816. To this county 1835. Married Margaret COOPER, of this county. Children: Ardilla, 36; John, 35; Elvira, 33; Charity, 32. His wife died 1849. Married #2, Jane, dau of Wm. & Isabel SMITH. Children: Isabel, 1851; Winifred, 1853; Stella, 1859. (His father, Nathan, was first settler in Adams Twp. 1836) | Otter Creek Township |
| TOWNSEND, W. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WAKEY, William | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| WADE, Robert | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born England 1804. To U.S. 1831. To this county 1840. Married 1839, Eliza WILSON, of Fall River, Mass. Children: Rebecca, married Henry SEMANS; and Elizabeth married James SEXTON | Otter Creek Township |
| WAGONER, Christian | Farmer. P. O. Streator. Born Fulton Co., Pa. 1814. To this county 1845. Married Elenor, dau of Solomon BROCK, 1849. Children: Elvin, 21; Washington, 19; Charles, 14; Edward, 11; Ida, 9. | Otter Creek Township |
| WAKEY, H. | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| WALLING, J. H. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WATERMAN, R. T. | Farmer. P. O. Otter | Otter Creek Township |
| WENTZ, G. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WHITE, H. B. | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WILSON, James | Otter Creek Township | |
| WINKLE, Henry | Rents. P. O. Bruceville | Otter Creek Township |
| WOOD, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WOODRUFF, H. | P. O. Kernan | Otter Creek Township |
| WULTZEN, Christian | Retired. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| WULTZEN, Edward | Farmer. P. O. Streator | Otter Creek Township |
| YOUNG, A. L. | Otter Creek Township |
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| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
