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
Richland Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ADAMS, Reinhard | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ADAMS, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1828. To this county 1864. Married B. KILL, 1857. Three children living. | Richland Township |
| BALLENSEIFER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| BARNES, H. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| BONER, H. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| BOURCK, Henry | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1850. To this county 1865. Married Emilia HEILMAN 1872. She was born 1854 in Pa. 1 child living & 1 child dead. | Richland Township |
| BRUNSBACK, August | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1842. To this county 1849. Married Rachel HAPNER 1864. She was born Ohio. 2 children living & 1 dead. | Richland Township |
| BRUNSBACK, Daniel | Renter. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| BURGER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1828. To this county 1864. Married J. SCHWEGLER 1854. 6 children living: 4 boys & 2 girls. | Richland Township |
| CHESLING, Chas. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| COMISKEY, H. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| COMISKEY, J. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| CUSICK, Charles | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| CUSAC, William | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Ohio 1827. To this county 1856. Married Amanda AXLINE 1851. 2 boys & 2 girls. | Richland Township |
| DONAHAR, James | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| DONAHAR, Jno. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| DONAHAR, Michael | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Glin Co., Limerick, Ireland. Married M. FRAVOLEY in 1845. 3 boys & 3 girls. | Richland Township |
| DUNHAM, J. B. | Teacher. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| DUNHAM, J. L. | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Brown Co., Ohio 1829. To this county 1854. Married E. F. BLAIR 1853. She was born 1835 in Vic. Co., Ky. 4 children living and 2 dead. | Richland Township |
| EICHENHAUER, George | Laborer | Richland Township |
| EIRICH, Theodore | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1844. To this county 1852. Married Katharine DOES in 1873. 2 girls. | Richland Township |
| EPPELSHEIMER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1824. To this county 1853. Married Katharina KREISAU 1854. 9 children. | Richland Township |
| ESCHBACK, C. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ESCHBACK, Jno. | Money Loaner. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ESCHBACK, P., Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ESCHBACK, P., Jr. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ESCHBACK, P. J. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FINGER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FINN, John A. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FISCHER, Christian | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1835. To this county 1847. Married Augusta KEIL 1857. She was born Germany 1839. 6 children living and 4 dead. | Richland Township |
| FLANAGAN, T. | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FOLLEY, Thos. | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FORKEL, Valentine D. D. | Pastor. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1835. Married Franziska SCHEIBEL 1859. She was born Germany. 4 children. | Richland Township |
| FRANGENBERG, W. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| FREIMANN, C. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| GENTER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| GENTER, N. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| GERLACH, M. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1829. To this county 1857. Married H. LAUF 1858. 2 boys & 2 daus | Richland Township |
| GRAHAM, Albert | Renter. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| GRIVY, William | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born LaSalle Co. 1854. Married Carolina RICHARD in 1875. She was born this county 1857. Mr. GRIVY's father was born Germany 1810; came to this county 1851. 2 boys & 5 girls | Richland Township |
| GRIVY, Wm. J. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HANDLON, M. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HARTH, C. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HERMAN, J., Sr. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HERMAN, J., Jr. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HERRON, T. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HOPKINS, Frank | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| HORBACH, W. | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| JAGLE, George | Retired farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| JAGLE, Ferdinand | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1826. To this county 1856. Married Carolina ADAM in 1859. She was born Germany 1836. 4 sons and 7 daus. | Richland Township |
| JENNETT, Hugh | Farm. P. O. Garfield | Richland Township |
| JONES, Israel | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Gorham, Maine 1800. To this county 1854. Married Amelia LIBBY 1825. She was born 1800 and died 1857. 7 children living and 1 dead. | Richland Township |
| JONES, A. | Farmer. Living with father. Married E. G. KANE 1877. She was born 1844 | Richland Township |
| KEEGAN, Frank | Farmer. P. O. Garfield | Richland Township |
| KEEGAN, John | Farmer. P. O. Garfield | Richland Township |
| KEEGAN, Patrick | Farmer. P. O. Garfield. Born Ireland 1815. To this county 1862. Married Margaretha McCARTHY 1845. She was born Ireland. 3 boys & 2 girls. | Richland Township |
| KEEGAN, Thos. | Farmer. P. O. Garfield | Richland Township |
| KERSCHEID, Mathias | Tailor. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| KIMBLE, Wm. | Laborer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| KIRLE, Adolph | Laborer | Richland Township |
| KUNTA, Antel | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LAUF, William | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LAWLESS, Jas. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LAWLESS, M. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LAWLESS, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LAWLESS, Thos. | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LEHNHAUSEN, William | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1830. To this county 1853. Married Gertrude EICH 1857. She was born Germany 1826. 2 boys, 1 girl | Richland Township |
| LINDER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| LINDER, William | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1809. To this county 1849. Married K. ROTH 1843. 2 children living & 1 dead. Cond. ZIMMERMAN, their son-in-law, is living with them. | Richland Township |
| McGRATH, Philip | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MAHAN, Jas. | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MAHAN, P. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MARTIN, Zerrer | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MEYER, H. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MEYER, L. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MERTEN, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MILLER, Bernhardt | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MILLER, Frederick | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MILLER, Gus. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MILLER, John | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1837. To this county 1863. Married Katharina HARTMAN 1863. She was born 1840 in Germany. Came to this county 1863. 3 boys and 4 girls. | Richland Township |
| MOORE, Joseph | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Ireland 1845. To this county 1852. | Richland Township |
| MOORE, Owen | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| MOORE, Stephen | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Borne Ireland 1842. To this county 1852 | Richland Township |
| MOORE, Thos. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| NAAS, Charles | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| NAAS, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| NAAS, Heinrich | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1797. To this county 1861. Married Elizabetha SCHMIDT in 1823. She was born 1798 in Germany. 3 boys & 3 girls. (5 here and 1 in German). | Richland Township |
| NOEL, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1827. To this county 1853. Married Mary SCHWEGELE 1857; she died 1877. 9 children living and 2 dead: 6 boys and 3 girls. | Richland Township |
| PFLEIPSEN, William | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| PLUE, Phil. A. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Cass Co., Ill. 1858. To this county 1877. | Richland Township |
| QUAUF, Chr. | Laborer | Richland Township |
| RECKSHAUSER, John | Richland Township | |
| READER, Adam | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1850. To this county 1854. Married Elenora HEILMAN 1871. She was born 1853 in Penn.; came to this county 1869. | Richland Township |
| REINHARDT, Gotfried | Saloon. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| RICHARDS, Wm. | Richland Township | |
| RICHARDS, Henry | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| RICHTER, Gerhard | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| RINE, Richard | Richland Township | |
| ROSE, Henry W. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1836. To this county 1861. Married Elizabeth SCHNEIDER 1858. She was born in Germany 1833. John, their sons born 1868, died 1870. They adopted John FINGER, who was born 1854. | Richland Township |
| ROSE, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| ROTH, Wm. | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1814. To this county 1852. Married Katherine ESCHBACH 1857. 1 boy and 4 girls. | Richland Township |
| SALZ, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1842. To this county 1851. | Richland Township |
| SALZ, Wilhelm | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1812. To this county 1851. Married Anna K. FUHRMAN 1839. 1 boy and 2 girls. Mrs. SALZ died 1853. He married #2, Anna Marie PROSCHEIT 1855. She was born in Germany. 3 boys and 3 girls. | Richland Township |
| SCHACH, Jacob | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1819. To this county 1854. Married Phl. KLAG 1854. She was born 1830 in Germany. 2 boys, 3 girls | Richland Township |
| SCHIVERY, G. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SCHLOESSER, Peter | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | |
| SCHMITT, Wimar | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1835. To this county 1856. Married Elizabeth ESCHBACH 1864. 5 children. | Richland Township |
| SCHNEIDER, J. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SCHOOK, H. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SCHRUMPF, M. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SEIPP, C. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SHAWBACK, Heinrich | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Germany 1835. To this county 1847. Married Fredericka GRAEVY 1859. She was born Germany 1842. 3 boys and 2 girls. 4 dead. | Richland Township |
| SHAWBACK, J. | Farmer. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| SHAWBACK, Nic. | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1838. To this county 1847. Married Caroline GATZ 1866. She was born 1849. 4 boys and 1 girl. | Richland Township |
| SHOREN, Jodokus | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Germany 1838. To this county 1870 Married Helena DRECKET 1875. She was born Germany 1855. 1 child. | Richland Township |
| SIMON, H. | Laborer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| SMOCK, J. M. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant. Born Penn. 1847; to this county 1870. Married S. GOLDEN 1870. 1 child living. | Richland Township |
| SULLIVAN, W. | Farmer. P. O. Garfield | Richland Township |
| THEIS, Nick | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| THORNTON, James | Farmer. P. O. Tonica. Born Scotland 1827. To this county 1858. Married J. HENNING 1850. She was born 1827 in Scotland. No children. | Richland Township |
| TRACE, Patrick | Richland Township | |
| WALSCH, Thomas | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| WEBER, W. | Farmer. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| WELSHMAN, Henry | Renter. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| WHITE, Anthony | Retired. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| WHITE, W. C. | Farm. P. O. Lostant | Richland Township |
| ZIMMERMAN, Conrad | Farmer. P. O. Tonica | Richland Township |
| Lee | DeKalb | Kane |
| Bureau |
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Kendall |
| Putnam | Grundy | |
| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
