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
Dimmick Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| AUTH, Conrad | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| AUTH, Wm. | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Penn. 1854. To this county 1872. | Dimmick Township |
| BARRETT, Robert | Dimmick Township | |
| BEERIDER, Chas. | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| BEGLEY, Michael | Laborer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| BENNETT, R. H. | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Canada 1845. To this county 1865. Married 1870 Ellen TRANSANT. She was born in Canada in 1848; died 1874. Children: Chas. W., 1872; John Henry, 1872. | Dimmick Township |
| BILLESBACH, John | Rents farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| BLACK, W. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| BROWN, C. R. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| BROWN, H. L. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| BROWN, N. R. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| BURNS, L. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| CAHILL, Richard | Section boss R. R. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| CARTWELL, R. | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CLEAR, John | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| CLINTON, David | Dimmick Township | |
| COLEMAN, Edw. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| COLEMAN, J. J. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| COLLIGAN, John | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COLLIGAN, M., Sr. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COLLIGAN, M., Jr. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COLLIGAN, Thos. | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COLLINS, Thos. | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COLVIN, H. D. | School teacher. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| CONNORS, Jas. | Rents farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| CONNERTON, J. J. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| COSTELLO, Michael | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CRANE, A. S. | Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| CRANE, F. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| CRANE, J. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| CRIMMIN, John | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CRIMMIN, Jos. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CRIMMIN, Timothy | Teacher. La Salle. Born Ireland 1805. To this county 1865. Married #1, Eleanor LONG. Born Germany 1823, died 1852. Married #2, 1853, Mary Jane MULLEN. Children: Mary Ann; Catherine; John; Barbara; Elizabeth; Joseph; Daniel; Timothy; Peter; James; Sophia; Jennie; Louisa | Dimmick Township |
| CROISANT, Jacob | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Bureau Co., Ill. 1849. To this county 1857. Married 1874, Mary THAYER, born 1855. Son, John born 1875. | Dimmick Township |
| CUNNINGHAM, F. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CUNNINGHAM, P. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| CUNNINGHAM, P. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| CUTHBERTSON, Wm. | Farm. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| DE LANEY, M. | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| DEITRICH, A. | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| DIMMICK, Elijah | Farm. La Salle. Born Richland, Ohio 1814. To this county 1828. Married 1842, Mary PHILIPS. She was born Tolland Co., Ct. 1815, died 1849. Married #2, 1853, Caroline FOOT, born Saratoga Co., N.Y. 1822. Children: Euphene; Anna Maria; Mary E. Anna died 1849. James, 1854; Daniel F., 1857; Dauphine, 1859; Mary E., 1861. (Daniel DIMMICK, father of Elijah was second settler in Dimmick Twp.) | Dimmick Township |
| DIMMICK, Jas. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| DIAMOND, Thos. | Farmer. La Salle. Born Ireland 1838. To this county 1857. Married 1860, Mary MURPHY. She was born in La Salle Co., Ill. 1833. Children: Caroline; Mary; Theressa; Susan; Richard; John; Elizabeth; Agnus; Thomas. | Dimmick Township |
| DINSMORE, Wm. J. | Farmer. La Salle. Born Indiana 1840. To this county 1863. Married 1867, Mary Ann GATTIS, born England 1842. Children: Annie May, 1868; Theopolis Wylie, 1872. | Dimmick Township |
| DORGAN, J. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| DOYLE, Luke | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Ireland 1834. To this county 1851. Married Ann HANLEY, born Ireland 1841. Children: John; Martin; Rosa; Berner; Tessa; Thomas; Katie. | Dimmick Township |
| EARLY, John, Sr. | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| EARLY, John | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| EATON, M. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| EMPEY, David | Rents farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| EMPEY, Osborne | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| EMPEY, Wesley | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| ENGLEMAN, Caspar | Renter. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| FOGARTY, Edward | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| FOGARTY, Edward S. | Farm. La Salle. Born La Salle Co., Ill. 1854. Unmarried. | Dimmick Township |
| FOGARTY, Jas. | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| FOGARTY, Jno. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| FERRITER, Jno. | Laborer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| FERRITER, Patrick | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| FIDLER, Edward | Renter. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| FLANNIGAN, Jno. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| FLANNIGAN, Wm. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| FLEMING, John F. | Farm. La Salle. Born England 1844. To this county 1856. | Dimmick Township |
| FOSTER, Thurston | Coal Miner. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GALLAGHER, Peter | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GAMMON, F. H. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| GAMMON, L. D. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| GATISS, Joseph | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GATISS, Robt. B. | Coal Miner. La Salle. Born England 1834. To this county 1850. Married 1865, Catherine HARRLINGTON, born Ireland. Children: Henry, 1864 in Lake Superior, Mich.; Sarah, 1867, in Lake Superior, Mich; Luke, 1869 in La Salle Co., Ill.; Julia, 1873. | Dimmick Township |
| GATISS, Samuel | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GATISS, Thos. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GIBBS, Fredk. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| GIBBS, Jno. G. | Hotel clerk. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| GILMORE, A. J. | Road grader. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| GILMORE, T. | Farm. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| GRATTAN, G. W. | Gardener. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| GWINN, Jas. | Coal Miner. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| HAMMEL, Jno. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| HAGAN, Dennis | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| HANLY, F. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| HANLY, T., Sr. | Retired farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| HANLY, T., Jr. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| HANLY, Tim | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| HARDY, A. F. | Renter. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| HAULIHAN, Michael Sr. | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| HEATHCOATE, T. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| HENNESSEY, John | Farm. La Salle. Born La Salle Co., Ill. 1845. Single | Dimmick Township |
| HENNESSEY, Thomas | Physician. La Salle. Born Ireland 1811. To this county 1837. Married 1843. Children: William; John; August; Mary; Charlotte. | Dimmick Township |
| HENNESSEY, W. T. | Farmer. La Salle. Born La Salle Co., Ill. 1842. Married 1874, Ellen HURLEY, born La Salle Co., Ill. Children: Thomas, 1875; Julia, 1877. | Dimmick Township |
| HILL, Joseph | Dimmick Township | |
| HITCHINGS, Thos. | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| HOFFMIRE, Henry | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| HOLLER, Philip | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| HOLLER, Samuel | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| HOULIHAN, Jno. | Renter. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| HOULIHAN, Michael | Rents. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| JOHNSTON, H. D. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| KANE, Patrick | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| KELLEY, Jno. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| KUTZER, Geo. | Renter. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| KUTZER, Wm. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| LAMPS, George | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| LINZEN, J. C. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| LITTON, Jno. | Dimmick Township | |
| LONG, Archie | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| LONG, Robt. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| LYONS, Jno. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| LYONS, M. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| LYONS, Thos. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| McCORMAC, Andrew | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| McGRATH, Dennis | R. R. Laborer. | Dimmick Township |
| McGRATH, M. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| McGRAW, Patrick | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| McLAUGHLIN, Augustus | Farm. Dimmick. Born Maine 1820. To this county 1836. Married 1850, Amanda STEPHENSON, born Franklin Co., Ill. 1829. Children: Mary D., 1851; Wm. A., 1853; Edward, 1855; Arthur, 1857; Henry, 1859; Mattie, 1865; Charles, 1867; Clarence, 1868; Ira, 1870; Elbert, 1874. Her father and mother, Matthew STEPHENSON born 1778 and Della STEPHENSON, born 1796. His parents, David born 1785, and Mary born 1784. | Dimmick Township |
| McLAUGHLIN, Chas. | Farm. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| McLAUGHLIN, David, Sr. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| McLAUGHLIN, David, Jr. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| MALLONEY, J. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MATTOCKS, J. | School teacher. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MAHER, Timothy | Merchant. Dimmick. Born N.Y.C. 1857. To this county 1865. | Dimmick Township |
| MILLER, Jacob | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Penn. 1850. Married 1875, Margaret SHEA, born this county. No children. | Dimmick Township |
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| MINAHAN, Bart. | Laborer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MITCHELL, Wm. | Farmer. La Salle. Born Scotland 1814. To this county 1841. Married 1850, Mary WENNER, born Penn. 1830. She came to this state in 1848) Children: Lizzie; Jane; W. W.; Kittie; James; Minnie; Lena; Charles; John; Walter; Robert; Francis. | Dimmick Township |
| MITCHELL, Wm., Jr. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MOORE, David | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| MOORE, Geo. | Rents farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| MOORE, R. | Farm. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| MORIARTY, D. | Laborer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MORIARTY, M. | Rents farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MULLINS, C. | Rents farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MUNRO, Brown | Farmer. Peru. Born Mass. 1829. To this county 1850. Married 1866, Mary NISLY, born Penn. 1836. Children: Olive; Lydia; Nettie; Nancy; Ella; Brown Jr. | Dimmick Township |
| MURPHY, G. | Rents farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MURPHY, J. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MURPHY, T. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| MURPHY, Timothy | Farm. Dimmick. Born Ireland 1837. To this county 1848 | Dimmick Township |
| MURTAUGH, B. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MURTAUGH, E. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| MURTAUGH, T. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| NELLIS, Hezekiah | Farmer. La Salle. Born N.Y. 1816. To this county 1850. Married 1842, Harriet MOFFETT, born Jefferson Co., N.Y. Children: Nancy; Oscar; Jane; and Edward. | Dimmick Township |
| NELLIS, Oscar | Farmer. La Salle. Born Jefferson Co., N.Y. 1845. To this county 1850. Married 1871, Jeannette CUTHBERTSON, born Scotland 1848. Child: Jane Ellis, 1872. | Dimmick Township |
| O'CONNELL, Jno. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'CONNELL, Dennis | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'CONNELL, Michael | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'HARA, Bernard | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'REILLY, E. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'REILLY, J. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| O'REILLY, Philip | Farm. Dimmick. Born New Jersey 1849. To this county 1857. Married 1877, Catherine BROWN, born Peru, La Salle Co., 1857. | Dimmick Township |
| O'SHEA, Michael | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| PARRISH, James | Laborer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| PATTINGER, Thos. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| PHILLIPS, G. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| PHILLIPS, James | Farmer. Troy Grove. Born Stark Co., Ohio 1839. To this county 1859. Married Kate WENNER, 1860. She was born Penn. in 1839. Children: Laura, 1862; Ada, 1864; Pauline, 1866; Andrew, 1868; Walter, 1871; Eva, 1874. | Dimmick Township |
| PLOWMAN, A. F. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| PLOWMAN, E. L. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| POTTINGER, J. | Farm. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| PRISK, Samuel, Rev. | Minister. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| QUIGLY, Andrew | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| REAM, Oliver | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| REEDER, Jas. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| REESE, Jas. | Coal miner. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| REILLY, P. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| RIORDAN, Jas. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| RIORDAN, J. | Laborer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| ROBINSON, Benjamin | Dimmick Township | |
| ROBINSON, I. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| RYAN, D. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, Daniel | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, M., Jr. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, M., Sr. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SCHWINDAMAN, Geo. | Farm. Dimmick. Born Peru 1856. Single. | Dimmick Township |
| SHAY, Michael | Farmer. Dimmick. Born this county 1844. Married 1869, Ellen CABNER, born Iowa 1848. Children: Margaret; Theressa; Timothy; Mary; Daniel. | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, P., Sr. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, P., Jr. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHEA, Thos., Jr. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHAY, Timothy | Farm. Dimmick. Born La Salle Co. 1854. Married 1876, Joanna FLORIDA A daughter born 1876. | Dimmick Township |
| SHENNAMAN, Wm. | Farm. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SHOVLIN, Stephen | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| STEVENSON, Alex. | Teamster. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SWEENEY, E. | Retired farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SWEENEY, J. J. | School teacher. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| SCHWINDSMAN, Adam | Farmer. Dimmick. Born Hollowayville, Ill. 1850. To this county 1853. Married 1874, L. AUTH, born Penn. 1854. Child: Minnie, 1875. | Dimmick Township |
| SWINDERMAN, L. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| SWINDERMAN, W. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| THORP, George | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| THORP, M. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| TUSA, Alex. | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| TUSA, Cyrus | Farm. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| TWISTLETON, Benjamin | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| WATTS, Edward Jr. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| WATTS, E. Sr. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| WASSAY, Francis | Dimmick Township | |
| WELDON, Henry | Laborer | Dimmick Township |
| WELDON, Thos. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| WELLER, S. H. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| WENNER, Wm., Mrs. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| WERTZ, B. | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |
| WERTZ, E. | Coal miner. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| WERTS, Daniel | Farmer. La Salle. Born Prebble Co., Ohio 1836. To this county 1854. Married 1869, Margaret QUINN, born Mass. 1848. Children: William, 1871; Ida, 1873; Frank, 1875; Charlie, 1877. | Dimmick Township |
| WEYGANDT, H. C. | Farmer. Troy Grove | Dimmick Township |
| WHITE, D. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| WILKINS, W. A. | Farmer. Dimmick | Dimmick Township |
| WILLSHAY, John C. | Farmer. Troy Grove. Born Germany 1847. To this county 1848. Married 1871, Charlotte CAMPBELL, born La Salle Co., 1852. Children: Charles, 1872; William, 1873; Clayton, 1876. | Dimmick Township |
| WRIGHT, Philander | Dimmick Township | |
| YOUNG, Wm. | Farmer. La Salle | Dimmick Township |
| ZINKIE, Albert | Farmer. Peru | Dimmick Township |