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
Bruce Township
(P.O. Streator)
M - R
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| McALLISTER, Hector | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McALLISTER, Thos. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McALLISTER, W. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCARD, John | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCLOSKEY, Barney | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCLOSKEY, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCORMICK, Alfred | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCORMICK, J. G. | Engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCORMICK, John | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCOUGH, H. C. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McCOUGH, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCOUGH, Pat | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McCOWAN, John | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McINERY, Pat | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McINNIS, H. | Boot and shoe maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McDERMOTT, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McDONALD, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McDONALD, J. | Baggageman R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McDONALD, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McDONOGH, Rev. J. B. | Born in Scotland, 1846. To La Salle Co., Ill. 1872. Catholic | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McDONOUGH, J. D. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McDONOUGH, Mike | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McDONOUGH, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McDONOUGALL, J. H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McFEELEY, S. A. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McGRATH, Francis | Grocer. Born in Ireland 1820. To U. S. 1836. To La Salle Co., Ill 1845. Married Ann HICKEY. Children: Terrence F. and May. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McGRATH, Terrence | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McGURN, John | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| McNAMARA, Tom | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McQUOWN, S. | Soda water mfg. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McVEAN, J. D. | Miller | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| McVEAN, D. & Son | Milling. To La Salle Co., Ill in 1859. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Benjamin | Farmer. Born in Fayette Co., Penn. 1814. To this county 1833. Married Sarah E. SHEPPARD. Four boys and three girls. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Filmore | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Geo. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Jabez | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Joseph | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Lay | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, L. T. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, N., Jr. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, N. G. | Retired farmer. Born Fayette Co., Penn. 1809. To this county 1833. His wife was Elizabeth McCORMICK. Four sons and two daughters. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Norton, Sr. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, S. M. | Retired farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MACKEY, Windfield | Rents farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MAHON, G. L. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MAHONY, Andy | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MAHONEY, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| MALLETT, C. N. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MALONEY, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MALOY, Martin | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MALOY, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| MANLEY, E. P. | Tinsmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MANSON, Paul | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MARSHALL, John | Dyer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MARSHALL, P. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| MASON, Lewis | R. R. engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MASON, Wm. | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MAURMAN, S. | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MERRITT, A. P. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MERRITT, D. S. | Retired farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MERRITT, Ed | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MERRITT, H. L. | Weigh-master #4 Coal mine | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MERRITT, J. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MILLER, Fred | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MILLER, John | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MILLER, Joseph | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MILLS, L. C. | Weigh-master #2 Coal mine | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MINOR, W. H. | Hotel keeper | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MITCHELL, D. B. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MONHEIM, Wm. | Barber | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MONHEIM, Mathias | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOODY, P. L. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOORE, George | Carpenter. Born Wayne Co., N.Y. 1829. To this county 1858. Married Hester DEAN, who was born in N.Y. Children: James R.; Cassius; Ida; Edith; Clara; Charley. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOORE, R. W. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORAN, Luke | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOREHOUSE, H. N. | Wooden furniture store | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOREHOUSE, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORGAN, Jas. | Section boss for R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORGAN, Jno | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORGAN, L. B. | Stone mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORGAN, W. H. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORPHY, Jas. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORRIS, E. J. | R. R. Engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORRIS, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORRISON, Mat. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORRISON, Jas. | Blacksmith. Born Scotland, 1823. To this county 1849. Married, Margaret McLOUED. Children: James; Henry; Frankie; Charley; Maria; Maggie. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MORROW, Robert | Engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOSES, Julius | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOSHER, Jos. | Furniture store | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOSHER, Wm. | R. R. conductor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOSHER, W. G. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULADORE, Geo. T. | Mfg. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULADORE, Jno. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULFORD, W. H. H. | Brick mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULICK, Chas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULICK, M. B. | R. R. laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MULLERY, Dennis | Shoemaker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MURDOCK, J. D. | Atty. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MURDOCK, Matthew | Moulder | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MURPHY, Ed | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| MURPHY, Francis | Coal dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MURRAY, Jas. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| MURRY, Levi | Stone mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MUSHGRAVE, Joshua | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MOWBRAY, Thos. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| MYER, Isaiah | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| NELSON, Samuel | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| NEWBERRY, Jabez | Shoemaker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| NEWTON, E. S. | Doctor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| NICHOLAS, Elias | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| NICKSON, Wm. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| NIDOM, David | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| NOEL, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'BRIEN, John | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| O'CONNOR, Morris | R. R. Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'DONNELL, E. R. | Harness & saddle maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'DONNELL, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'GARA, C. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'NEIL, Barney | Ret. farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| O'NEIL, Josiah | Blacksmith. Born in Virginia, 1835. To this county 1849. Married, Matilda WOODRUFF. Children: P.M.; W.E.; J. A.; Clara; A. J.; T. M.; M. A.; Tyler; Tina. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OAKS, J. B. | Restaurant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OPPENHEIM, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ORR, Jas. | Painter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OSLIDGE, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OVERHALT, Mrs. M. E. | Born Penn. 1846. To this county 1868. Widow of Martin L. OVERHALT, who died 1877 at 40 years old. He was born in Fayette Co., Penn. and came to this county in 1867. Children: Anna Myra; and Samuel M. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OVERHOLT, M. F. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| OVERHOLT, S. H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| OYES, Alex. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PAINTER, A. J. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PAINTER, U. S. | Real estate | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PALLETT, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PARKER, Alex M. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PARKER, S. C. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PARKER, Wm. F. | Streator Mfg. Co. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PARMER, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PASTER, S. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PATON, Geo. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PATON, Hugh | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PATRICK, R. W. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PATTERSON, A. J. | Mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PATTERSON, Arthur | Enterprise Plaining Mill | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PATTERSON, Ed | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PATTERSON, F. M. | Enterprise Plaining Mill | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PATTERSON, Jesse | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PATTERSON, S. H. | Mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PAUL, H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PAUL, M. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PAULEY, A. B. | Harness maker. Born in N.Y. 1844. To this county 1855. Married, Emma REIGLES. Children: Julia; William; George; Henry. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PENN, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PERKEY, J. C. | Mason | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PERRY, J. B. | Weigh man #1 shaft | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PERRY, Jno | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PETERS, Mike | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PETERSON, John | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PETERSON, Nels | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PETTINGELL, W. W. | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PILCHER, W. H. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLAUGER, Jas. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLIMMER, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLOWMAN, Joseph | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, F. M. | Retired | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, Faucett | Real estate | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, Nelson | Coal operator | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, Porter | Mfg. Streator Mfg. Company | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, Ralph | President R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PLUMB, Samuel | Treasurer at Bank. Born N. Y. 1812. To this state and county 1869. Children: May; Jessie; Walter; Bertha. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| POPE, W. D. | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PORTER, Samuel | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| POWERS, Geo. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| POWERS, Wm. H. | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PRATT, Arthur | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PRATT, J. D. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PRICE, Reese | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PRICE, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PRINDLE, C. S. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| PURCELL, Michael | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PURCELL, Richard | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| PYLES, Peter | Soap maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RAINEY, Alfred | Hotel keeper | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RATHKE, Gus. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RATIGAN, Mike | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RAUCHENSPLATT, Fred'k | Cigar maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| REDDY, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| REED, Samuel | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| REED, Paul | Drayman | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| REESE, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| REEVES, Walter | Atty. at Law. Born in Penn. 1848. To this county 1856. Married, M. M. COGSWELL. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RENDERS, Michael | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| REYNOLDS, Jno. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RICH, Geo. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RICHARDS, Chas. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RICHARDS, Fred. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RICHARDS, Geo. L. | Cashier bank | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RICHARDS, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RICHARDSON, J. S. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RICHARDSON, Wm. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RIERDON, Pat | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RIGGS, Wm. H. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROBERTS, Anderson | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ROBERTS, Jerry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROBERTS, Joseph | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ROBERTS, L. A. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ROBERTS, T. R. | Restaurant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROCKWOOD, Chas. | Ice dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROCKWOOD, Warren | Ice dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROGAN, Jno. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| ROLLO, Jno. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROONEY, Thos. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| ROWLEY, H. J. | Livery Stable. Born in N. Y. 1834. To this county 1873. Married, Frances KILBOURN. Children: Julia J.; Atlanta; Leslie. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RUDISILL, H. C. | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RUHL, J. D. | Gardener | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RUSH, Jas. L. | Barber | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RUSH, Pat. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| RUTAN, Josiah | Printer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYAN, H. J. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYAN, Jas. P. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYAN, John | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYON, F. M. | Postmaster. Born in Illinois 1842. Married Margaret GRABB. Their children: Wallace H. and Jessie May. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYON, H. N. | Atty. at Law. Born Penn. 1832. To this county 1838. Married, Ann HIDDLESON. Children: Oscar B.; Clara V.; Charles E.; Ralph M. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYON, Jno. S. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| RYON, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
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