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
G - M
Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
GALLUP, E. E. | Brick mason | Mendota Township |
GALLUP, J. N. | Coal dealer | Mendota Township |
GALLUP, W. E. | Engineer | Mendota Township |
GARARD, S. C. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
GARDNER, Geo. | Farmer. Born Beaver Co., Penn. 1824. To this county 1862. Married Margaret SMITH, of Allegheny Co., Penn., 1848. (Granddaughter of Col. James SMITH, signer of Dec. of Indep.) 6 sons and 1 dau.) | Mendota Township |
GAVIN, Wm. | Operator | Mendota Township |
GEIZER, Jules | Jeweler | Mendota Township |
GERLACH, P. | Sewing machine repairer | Mendota Township |
GHEIR, Levi | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GIBERSON, O. C. | Tinner | Mendota Township |
GIER, Theo. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
GIFFORD, F. | Bank cashier | Mendota Township |
GILFOYLE, Jno. | Mendota Township | |
GILFOYLE, Pat | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GILL, Wm. | White washer | Mendota Township |
GILLET, E. F. | Rent farm | Mendota Township |
GILLET, Edwd | Farmer. Born Litchfield Co., Ct. 1847. To this county 1858. Married Martha WEYGANDT, of Iowa, 1874. Son, Freddie born 1876. | Mendota Township |
GILLET, F. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
GILLET, Jno. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
GILLET, J. T. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
GILMAN, Wm. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
GILMORE, R. L. | Hardware | Mendota Township |
GILSON, L. J. | Patent right agt | Mendota Township |
GLASSMAN, Fritz | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
GLEASON, Jas. | R. R. worker | Mendota Township |
GLASSER, W. | Farm renter | Mendota Township |
GMELICH, Casper | Saloon | Mendota Township |
GOEDTNER, Jno | Bank clerk | Mendota Township |
GOETTLE, Joseph | Farmer. Born Byrne, Germany 1840. To this county 1869. Married Katie JOHN, 1870. She was born Prussia, Germany 1851. | Mendota Township |
GOETTLE, Peter | Retired | Mendota Township |
GOFF, S. H. | Painter | Mendota Township |
GOODWIN, Chas. | Works brickyard | Mendota Township |
GOODWIN, L. | Brickyard | Mendota Township |
GORMAN, Jas. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GORMAN, Jno | Retired | Mendota Township |
GORMAN, Pat, Sr. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GORMAN, Pat, Jr. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GOSS, F. H. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GOULD, G. N. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
GRAND, Chas. | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
GREB, Jno, Sr. | Milk vendor | Mendota Township |
GREB, Jno, Jr. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
GREEN, J. H. | Express messenger | Mendota Township |
GREGG, Jno | Owner Gregg mill | Mendota Township |
GROSS, J. N. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
GROSSHARD, P. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
GRUBE, L. | Ret. farm | Mendota Township |
GRUBE, Wm. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
GRUNDY, B. B. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
GRUNDY, Ed V. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
GUILES, D. D. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
GURCK, M. | Mendota Township | |
GUSTAFSAN, Jno | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
GUTWASSER, C. | Dutch doctor | Mendota Township |
GUTHRIE, C. | Marble carver | Mendota Township |
GUY, Geo. | Insurance agt. | Mendota Township |
HAAS, Isaac | Tobacco dealer | Mendota Township |
HAAS, M. A. | Druggist | Mendota Township |
HAEFNER, F. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
HAEFNER, Geo. | Insurance agt. | Mendota Township |
HARGARDON, G. W. | Baggage master R. R. | Mendota Township |
HAGAN, Jno | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HAMILTON, C. E. | Hotel clerk | Mendota Township |
HANSON, E. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
HANSON, Ed | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
HARBAUGH, C. A. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
HARBAUGH, Daniel | Grocer | Mendota Township |
HARRINGTON, Henry | Farmer. Born Adams Co., Ill 1837. To this county 1857. Married Mary A. WORSLEY, from Illinois, 1867. Children: Julia; Fay; Freddie; Henry; Minnie. | Mendota Township |
HARRIS, D. L. | Retired farmer | Mendota Township |
HARRIS, Geo. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
HARRIS, J. H. | Justice of Peace | Mendota Township |
HARRIS, John | Farmer. Born Crawford Co., Penn. 1832. To this county 1871. Married 1862, Susannah JOY, from Ohio. 6 sons: Parmenius; Corwin; George; Oscar; John M.; Arthur. | Mendota Township |
HART, Pat | Teamster | Mendota Township |
HART, Wm. | Ret. merchant | Mendota Township |
HARTON, Jno | Coal merchant | Mendota Township |
HASKEL, F. H. | Hotel keeper | Mendota Township |
HASTINGS, H. H. | Farmer. Born Harrison Co., Ohio 1842. To this county 1854. | Mendota Township |
HASTINGS, J. H. | Printer | Mendota Township |
HASTINGS, Jas | Wagon factory | Mendota Township |
HASTINGS, S. | Drugstore | Mendota Township |
HAUGH, J. C. | Egg packer | Mendota Township |
HAVEKOST, C. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HAWK, Geo. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HAWKS, T. | Painter | Mendota Township |
HAWLEY, L. L. | Pass. conductor | Mendota Township |
HAWTHORN, F. H. | Carriage maker | Mendota Township |
HAYNER, D. H. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
HEEG, Peter | Clerk | Mendota Township |
HELD, Geo. | Retired | Mendota Township |
HEMSTREET, Jno | Tailor | Mendota Township |
HENE, A. | Cigar mfg. | Mendota Township |
HENNING, C. | Brewer. Born Swartzburg, Germany. To U.S. 1860. Lived in Chicago; to Mendota 1864. Married Rebecca GRUBE, born Penn. Children: 4 boys | Mendota Township |
HENRY, A. C. | Freight agt. | Mendota Township |
HENZIER, M. | Ret. merchant | Mendota Township |
HERRICK, Julius | Button factory | Mendota Township |
HERMANN, M. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
HESS, Jno | Furniture | Mendota Township |
HICKS, Wm. | Painter | Mendota Township |
HIERMEIR, M. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
HIGBY, D. | Canvassor | Mendota Township |
HIGGINS, C. M. | Boots | Mendota Township |
HIGGINS, I. | Clothier | Mendota Township |
HILL, Abner | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, A. | Grain buyer | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, A. P. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, C. C. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, J. A. | Physician | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, J. B., Jr. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, John | Farmer. Born Genoa, Cayuga Co., N.Y. 1806. Lived there 27 years; 5 yrs in Penn.; to Peru, La Salle Co., Ill. 1838. Married Mary Ann MANN, daughter of Asa MANN of Mansfield, Tioga Co., Penn, 1833. Children: Asa M.; John B.; Charlie; Andrew; Mrs. Maria STODDER; Mrs. Mary WEISNER; Mrs. Juliette WOLFE; Miss Marcia HOFFMAN. | Mendota Township |
HOFFMAN, Milt | Correspondent | Mendota Township |
HOEFNER, G. S. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
HOHM, Henry | Mendota Township | |
HOLCOMB, Charles | Merchant | Mendota Township |
HOLLAND, George | Clerk | Mendota Township |
HOLLAND, Nick | Mason | Mendota Township |
HOLSTEIN, Wm. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HONER, W. | Mendota Township | |
HONER, Tim | Laborer | Mendota Township |
HORR, George | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
HORTON, John | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
HOWARD, R. H. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
HOYE, Thomas | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
HUBARD, J. | White washer | Mendota Township |
HUCK, G. F. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
HUELZER, J. | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
HUELZER, J. H. | Mendota Township | |
HUGHS, Robt | Engineer | Mendota Township |
HUSS, C. | Boots & shoes | Mendota Township |
IKENS, Joe | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
IMUS, N. | Marble cutter | Mendota Township |
IMUS, T. | Marble cutter | Mendota Township |
INGELS, G. S. | Ret. preacher | Mendota Township |
IRWIN, W. H. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
JACOBS, Adam | Bartender | Mendota Township |
JACOBS, C. | Moulder | Mendota Township |
JACOBS, George | Engineer | Mendota Township |
JACOBS, L. J. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
JACOBY, A. W. | Boots & shoes | Mendota Township |
JAMES, D. M. | Peddler | Mendota Township |
JANERICH, J. G. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
JENKINS, Wm. | Professor | Mendota Township |
JETTE, Arthur | Stone cutter | Mendota Township |
JOHN, C. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
JOHN, G. | Mendota Township | |
JOHN, J. G. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
JOHN, Max | Clerk | Mendota Township |
JOHNSON, Charles | Laborer | Mendota Township |
JOHNSON, George | Farmer | Mendota Township |
JOHNSTON, J. G. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
JOHNSTON, J. M. | Horse jockey | Mendota Township |
JOHNSTON, L. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
JOHNSTON, T. J. | Painter | Mendota Township |
JONES, M. J. | Farmer. Born Woodford Co., Ill. 1848. To this county 1869. Married Mary GUNTRUM, of Chicago in 1873. Children: John, 1874; Serephina, 1875. | Mendota Township |
JONES, Wm. (col.) | White washer | Mendota Township |
JONES, W. J. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
JORDAN, J. Q. A. | Bakery | Mendota Township |
JORDEN, M. E. | Mendota Township | |
JORDEN, T. E. | Ret. merchant | Mendota Township |
JOSEPHSON, W. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
JULIAN, John | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KALDENBAUGH, E. D. | Grocer | Mendota Township |
KAMPF, C. C. | Sewing machine agt. | Mendota Township |
KANE, D. O. | Police | Mendota Township |
KAUFMAN, F. | Worker R. R. | Mendota Township |
KAUFMAN, H. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
KELEINSHNITZ, F. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
KELLENBERGER, G. A. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
KELMER, C. H. | Mendota Township | |
KELSEY, Levi | Ret. baker | Mendota Township |
KENNEDY, Mike | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KENWORTHY, Jas. | Carriage maker. Born Manchester, England 1827. To this county 1853. Married Jane THOMPSON, in 1855. (From Quincy, Adams Co., Ill. and born Athens Co., Ohio 1829). Children: George, 1856; Charlie, 1858; James W., 1860; Harry, 1862; Myra, 1865; Frank, 1867; Mary L., 1871. | Mendota Township |
KERMAN, Jas. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
KERSHNER, George | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KIDD, G. F. | Harness maker | Mendota Township |
KIESEL, Frank | R. R. watchman | Mendota Township |
KIESEL, Wm. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
KILMER, C. H. | Trader | Mendota Township |
KINER, S. H. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
KING, E. W. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KING, R. F. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
KIPP, A. | Watchman | Mendota Township |
KLASSMAN, Fritz | Farm worker | Mendota Township |
KLEIN, Anton | Harness maker | Mendota Township |
KLEINFELDER, Jno. | Retired | Mendota Township |
KLEINSCHNITZ, Geo. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KLEINSCHNITZ, J. C. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
KNAUR, Geo. | Peddler | Mendota Township |
KNAUER, Nicholas | Bakery. Born Coburg, Germany 1827. To U.S. 1851. To this county 1857. Married 1858, Margaret GENTHER, born Germany. Children: Mary; Louise; Emma; Minnie; Laura; Robert; Edward; William. | Mendota Township |
KNAUER, Peter | Saloon. Born Saxe-Coburg, Germany 1829. To this county 1853. Married 1855, Barbara MILLER. She was born 1834. Children: Andrew; Katie; John; Ida. | Mendota Township |
KNIGHT, John | Mendota Township | |
KODDER, E. | Mendota Township | |
KOHL, Henry | Clerk | Mendota Township |
KOHL, Jacob | Jeweler | Mendota Township |
KOHL, S. | Mendota Township | |
KOPPEL, H. | Watchman | Mendota Township |
KOPPFER, Wm. | Insurance agt. | Mendota Township |
KRAMER, Geo. | Shoemaker | Mendota Township |
KRAMER, Joseph | Bootmaker | Mendota Township |
KRAMM, George | Shoemaker | Mendota Township |
KREIS, P. | Harness maker | Mendota Township |
KREITZER, C. | Vet. | Mendota Township |
KREITZER, L. | Retired | Mendota Township |
KRUEGER, John | Saloon | Mendota Township |
KRUEGER, Otto | Butcher | Mendota Township |
KUDER, A. | Mendota Township | |
KUELGEN, Anton | Clerk | Mendota Township |
KUNEY, J. E. | Merchant | Mendota Township |
KUNEY, John | Merchant. Born Perry Co., Pa. 1820. To Chicago 1846. To this county 1859. Married 1848, Matilda ERNEST, of Perry Co., Pa. 4 sons & 3 das. | Mendota Township |
KURTENBACH, W. | Peddler | Mendota Township |
LACOCK, A. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
LAFERTY, Hugh | R. R. work | Mendota Township |
LAFERTY, John | R. R. work | Mendota Township |
LAMB, Edward | Farm work | Mendota Township |
LAMERMIRE, L. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LANGLITZ, John | Farm work | Mendota Township |
LANTZ, F. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LARCK, F. | Wheelwright | Mendota Township |
LARKING, Ira | Miller | Mendota Township |
LATHROP, J. O. | Drayman | Mendota Township |
LAUNT, V. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LAWREY, Edward | Asst. dressmaker | Mendota Township |
LEE, John A. | Coal dealer | Mendota Township |
LEE, Simon | Brick mason | Mendota Township |
LEISER, Geo. | Boots & shoes | Mendota Township |
LEITZ, Nic. Jr. | Mendota Township | |
LELAND, D. W. | Restaurant | Mendota Township |
LEWIS, A. R. | Stock dealer | Mendota Township |
LEWIS, James | Farm | Mendota Township |
LEWIS, J. F. | Farm boy | Mendota Township |
LEWIS, Nelson | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LENTZ, John | Saloon | Mendota Township |
LENTZ, Nic. Sr. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
LENTZ, Peter | Saloon | Mendota Township |
LIETERSCHIED, B. | Retired | Mendota Township |
LINDY, Mat | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LINDEMIRE, Z. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LINDSEY, John (col.) | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LINSCOTT, B. H. | Miller | Mendota Township |
LISCOM, A. F. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
LISCOM, J. R. | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
LIVERMORE, L. | Retired | Mendota Township |
LIVERS, John A. | Grocer | Mendota Township |
LIVERS, W. H. | Postmaster | Mendota Township |
LOEFLER, Henry | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
LOVE, John | Painter | Mendota Township |
LOWED, D. Y. | Justice of Peace | Mendota Township |
LOWERY, B. F. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
LYMAN, D. | Retired | Mendota Township |
LYMAN, George | Laborer | Mendota Township |
LYTTLE, J. E. J. | Operator | Mendota Township |
McCORMICK, Jas. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
McCORMICK, Samuel | Farmer. Born Stark Co., Ohio 1842. To this county 1854. Married 1873, Susie BOOKER, of Ohio. Children: Charles, 1873; James F., 1875; Samuel, 1877. | Mendota Township |
McCAULEY, James | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McCAULEY, John | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McDONALD, James | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
McDOWELL, (no first name listed) | Mendota Township | |
McEVOY, Jas. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McFARLAND, A. W. | Druggist | Mendota Township |
McFARLAND, C. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
McGEE, A. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, J. D. | Farmer boy | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, Jas. | Farmer. Born Canada 1822. To N.Y. 1835. To this county 1850. Married 1848, Mary WELLS, born Lewis Co., N.Y. Children: Willis J.; Emma; George. | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, John | Ret. grain buyer | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, M., Jr. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, Thos. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
McGINNIS, Wallace | Farmer | Mendota Township |
McGLAUGHLIN, Tim | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McGRAW, Michael | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McGREGOR, J. R. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McINTIRE, Arthur | Retired. Born Waldo Co., Maine 1836. Lived there 16 years. To this county 1852. Married 1863, Sarah E. LINN. She was born Windsor, Maine. Children: Mary; Willialm; Charles; Hattie; Arthur. | Mendota Township |
McINTIRE, E. G. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
McINTIRE, R. J. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
McILVENE, P. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McILWAIN, R. B. | Butcher | Mendota Township |
McKEEN, John | Speculator | Mendota Township |
McKIM, Jas. | Tanner | Mendota Township |
McKEE, Melroy | Born Candor, Tioga Co., N.Y. 1825. To Bureau Co., Ill. 1850. To this county 1864. Married 1852, Mary FROST, born Millport, Chemung Co., N.Y. 1828. | Mendota Township |
McLAUGHLIN, A. C. | Blacksmith | Mendota Township |
McLAUGHLIN, G. E. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McLAUGHLIN, Patrick | Farmer. Born County Lowd, Ireland 1819. To U.S. 1847. Lived Penn. 4 years. Lived Cal. 1856. Married Mary Ann MEATH, in 1864. She was born County Mayo, Ireland. Son, James, 1864. | Mendota Township |
McLAUGHLIN, Pat. | Ret. grocer | Mendota Township |
McMAHON, Jas. | R. R. laborer | Mendota Township |
McMAHON, John | R. R. laborer | Mendota Township |
McMAHON, M. | R. R. laborer | Mendota Township |
McPHERSON, S. F. | Blind | Mendota Township |
McNEAL, I. W. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
McNETT, D. C. | Trader | Mendota Township |
McNETT, J. A. | Trader | Mendota Township |
McNETT, Wm. | Retired | Mendota Township |
MADDEN, Geo. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
MADDEN, J. C. | Prop. foundry | Mendota Township |
MADDEN, S. | Retired | Mendota Township |
MAHAR, Andrew | Teamster | Mendota Township |
MAHAR, D. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
MALLEN, Fred | Retired | Mendota Township |
MANCHESTER, E. J. | Dir. organ fact'y | Mendota Township |
MANNING, E. C. | Tuner organ fact'y | Mendota Township |
MAUS, Philip | Farmer. Born Nassau, Germany 1834. To U.S. 1852. To Bureau Co., Ill. 1852. To this county 1870. Married 1859, Elizabeth ERBES. She was born Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. Children: John; Catherine; Philip; Minnie; Emma; Louise | Mendota Township |
MARKS, L. | Money loaner | Mendota Township |
MARK, L. J. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
MARSTON, J. | Photographer | Mendota Township |
MASTERMAN, D. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
MATLOCK, W. C. | Mendota Township | |
MATTHEWS, Fred. | Tuner | Mendota Township |
MAXWELL, Jas. | Mill engineer | Mendota Township |
MEATH, P. J. | Teacher | Mendota Township |
MEATH, T. F. | Farm laborer | Mendota Township |
MEESENBACH, Chas. | Clerk | Mendota Township |
MEESENBACH, Frank Jr. | Restaurant | Mendota Township |
MEISENBACH, D., Sr. | Retired | Mendota Township |
MEISENBACH, D., Jr. | Butcher | Mendota Township |
MEISENBACH, Franz | Restaurant. Born Prussia 1826. To U.S. 1849. To this county 1851. Married 1852, Helena RECK, from Prussia. She died 1876. 4 sons, 7 daus | Mendota Township |
MEISENBACH, Wm. | Saloon | Mendota Township |
MENDEL, August | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
MERRIFIELD, L. B. | Organ factory | Mendota Township |
METTLER, J. I. | Mechanic | Mendota Township |
MIDDLESTAD, F. | Rents farm | Mendota Township |
MILLEKIN, O. C. | Stone cutter | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Andrew | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
MILLER, August | Merchant | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Chas. | Painter | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Fred | Ret. farmer | Mendota Township |
MILLER, H. | Mendota Township | |
MILLER, Henry | Cooper | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Hiram | Mendota Township | |
MILLER, J. E. | Farm | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Jacob | Tobacconist | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Jno. | Laborer | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Karl | Farmer | Mendota Township |
MILLER, Phil. | Mendota Township | |
MILLER, S.H. | Retired | Mendota Township |
MILLER, W. W. | Carpenter | Mendota Township |
MOHLAR, Jas. | Farmer | Mendota Township |
MOODY, J. D. | Dentist | Mendota Township |
MOORE, M. C. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
MOORE, Michael | R. R. laborer | Mendota Township |
MOORE, Thos. | R. R. man | Mendota Township |
MOORE, W. C. | Fish peddler | Mendota Township |
MOORE, W. S. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
MOORE, W., Sr. | Plasterer | Mendota Township |
MOORE, C. E. | Brakesman | Mendota Township |
MOREY, G. W. | Teamster | Mendota Township |
MOSELEY, Henry | Clerk | Mendota Township |
MURPHY, T. W. | R. R. man | Mendota Township |
Lee | DeKalb | Kane |
Bureau | Kendall | |
Putnam | Grundy | |
Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |