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
Eagle Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ALBERT, Charles | Farmer. Lostant | Eagle Township |
| ALBERT, John | Farmer. Lostant | Eagle Township |
| BELFORD, Joseph | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BARTON, Patrick | Farmer. Munster. Born Ireland 1840. To this county 1854. Married Anna BELFORD 1862. Children: Sarah; Kate; William; John; Mary M.; Mary A.; Thomas | Eagle Township |
| BELFORD, J. P. | Merchant. Munster | Eagle Township |
| BERRY, A. C. | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BERRY, J. P. | Farm. Streator. Born La Salle County 1856. Unmarried. | Eagle Township |
| BERRY, P. W. | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BERRY, Patrick | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BERRY, T. | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BLAISDELL, F. | Lightning rod agent. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BRIERLY, John | Retired Farmer. Farm Ridge. Born England 1805. To U.S. 1827. To this county 1840. Wife, Mary GALLAWAY, born 1831. Married 1837; from New York. 9 children. | Eagle Township |
| BRIERLY, S. | Renter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BROWN, Martin | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BUCANNON, E. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BURGESS, J. H. | Farmer. Streator. Born New Jersey 1828. To this county 1837. Wife was daughter of Luther WOODARD, of La Salle County. | Eagle Township |
| BURTON, John | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BYRON, John | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| BYRON, Peter | Renter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| COFFEY, Tim | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CAIN, A. | Farmer. Garfield | Eagle Township |
| CAMPBELL, P. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| CAREY, John | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CARRINGTON, James | Coal Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CATLIN, John | Farm Laborer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| CHAPMAN, C. G. | Painter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CLAUS, John | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, John | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, Luke | Farmer. Streator. Born Ireland 1817. To this country 1836. To this county 1837. Wife, Mary LYONS, of Ireland. Children: Mary; Margaret; Sarah; Bridget; Theresa; Eliza; Robert; Walter; Luke; John; Benjamin | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, R. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, R. L. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, W. H. | Lives with father. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CONNESS, W. | Lives with father. Streator | Eagle Township |
| COURTNAY, Fred | Coal Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| COURTNAY, F. | Coal Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| COURTNAY, Wm. | Coal Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CRAFT, M. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CRAWFORD, Thomas | Farmer. Streator. Born Penn. 1834. To this county 1864. Married 1853 to Amanda POWELL. She was born Penn. 1835. Children: Lucinda; Eldora; Cardesta; Silas; Irena; Elmira; Charley. | Eagle Township |
| CRAWFORD, W. | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| CROSBY, J. | Renter. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| CUNCANNON, James | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| DAVIS, M. H. | Laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| DIETRICK, A. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| DOWNEY, D. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| EIRICH, Joseph | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| ELLIOT, Samuel | Farmer | Eagle Township |
| FINKLER, J. A. | Soda water merchant. (at Riverside). Streator | Eagle Township |
| FINN, Jas. P. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| FINN, Patrick | Farmer. Streator. Born Ireland 1825. To this country 1847. To this county 1848. Married Julia PRENDERGAST. She was born Ireland 1829. Married 1850. Children: James P.; Nellie; Anna; Julia; Mary. (3 dead- Patrick; Joseph; Michael) | Eagle Township |
| FLANIGAN, B. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| FLANIGAN, T. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| FOLGER, Louis | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GALLOWAY, Gilbert | Teamster. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GOSHENS, Henry | Carpenter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GREEN, Erwin | Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GREEN, T. | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GREEN, W. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| GROGAN, Jno. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HALLIGAN, Hugh | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HALCOTT, Louisa | Farmer. Farm Ridge. Born Prussia 1831. To this county 1847. Widow of William HOLCOTT, who died 1870. Children: 4 dead & 2 living: Charles and Clara. | Eagle Township |
| HALDEMAN, Jacob | Retired farmer. Streator. Born Ohio 1812. To this county 1827. Wife, Rachael GAULT. 13 children. 7 boys and 6 girls. | Eagle Township |
| HALLIGAN, M. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HARDING, S. S. | Brick layer | Eagle Township |
| HARDING, T. | Brick mason. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HART, Daniel | Farmer. Streator. Born N. Y. 1836. To this county 1850. Wife was Catherine CASEY, born Ill. Married 1859. Children: William; Isabelle; Jane; Margaret; Lotilcia. | Eagle Township |
| HART, Jno. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| HART, Wm. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| HAVERTY, T. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOERTY, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOFFMAN, Chas. | Farmer. Farm Ridge. Born Prussia 1828. To this county 1847. Wife, Bertha SMITH, born Prussia. Married 1857. Children: Netty; Bertha; & William. | Eagle Township |
| HOFFMAN, Wm. | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOGAN, Jno. | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOHENSHELL, Henry | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOLCOMB, A. P. | Quarryman. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOLCOMB, Jno. | Teamster. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HORNBACK, Henry | Carpenter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HOWARD, W. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| HUCK, Anthony | Farm worker. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HUCK, Florence | Renter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| HUDSON, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| JENNETT, M. R. | Farmer. Garfield | Eagle Township |
| JENNINGS, I. F. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| JENNINGS, I. N. | Farmer. Streator. Born Penn. 1824. To this county 1860. Wife, Mary BIDDLE, born 1825; married 1846. Children: (son) I. N., 1848; (son) I. F., 1851; John, 1860; Morgan, 1863; Eliza, 1854; Mary, 1856; Editha, 1865. Eliza died 1863. | Eagle Township |
| JOHNSON, Isaac B. | Post office clerk | Eagle Township |
| JONES, J. R. | Blacksmith. Munster | Eagle Township |
| KARNES, Jno. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| KARNES, Stephen | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| KENNEDY, Frank | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| KENNEDY, Jas. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| KENNEDY, John | Farmer. Munster. Born Ireland 1821. To this county 1862. Wife, Ellen WOLFE. Children: Daniel; John; Ellen; Anna. | Eagle Township |
| KNECHT, Frank | Farmer. Tonica. Born Prussia 1837. To this county 1857. 1st wife, Mary FRANK, born Germany; 2nd wife, Katie HAW, born Germany. Children by 1st wife: Katie; Mary; Peter; William; John. | Eagle Township |
| KNECHT, P. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| KINNEY, T. | Tenant farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| KOICE, A. I. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LAHAMAN, Jacob | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LAHAMAN, John | Farmer. Streator. Born Penn. 1813. To this county 1844. Married Macilla COCHRAN. She died 1874. Children: Jacob and Eva. | Eagle Township |
| LANIGAN, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LARKIN, E. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LARKIN, James | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LARKIN, T. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| LOCK, J. A. | Farmer. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| LOCK, P. | Farmer. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| LOEBACK, Christ. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| LYNCH, E. | Farm worker. Streator | Eagle Township |
| McCANN, Barney | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| McCONNELL, I. E. | Painter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| McQUOWN, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MACKEY, Rush | Retired farmer. Streator. Born Fayette Co., Penn. 1818. To this county 1834. His wife is dau. of William MORGAN, who came to Ill. in 1833. Children: Burton; Normal; William; Howard; Rush. | Eagle Township |
| MAHER, B. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MAHER, John | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MASSEY, J. | Coal Miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MATHIS, E. H. | Streator | Eagle Township |
| MOHAN, A. | Farm worker. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MOHAN, P. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MOON, A. B. | Farmer. Streator. Born LaSalle Co. 1834. Wife, Mary LYONS, born Ohio. Children: Nellie; William; Estella. | Eagle Township |
| MORGAN, L. F. | Laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MORSE, J. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MORSE, O. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| MYERS, Jacob | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| MEYERS, W. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| NARAMORE, E. G. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| NEWPORT, Margaret | Farmer. Streator. Born Illinois 1833. To this county 1848. Children: Walter; Lewis; Alice; Mary; William. Margaret is the dau. of Newton LOUGHLIN who came to Illinois 1822. | Eagle Township |
| NEWPORT, N. C. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| NEWPORT, Walter | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| O'NEIL, William | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PATRICK, R. W. | Teamster. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PATTERSON, T. | Renter. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| PETERSON, Gust. | Constable. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| PIERCE, H. | Teamster. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, Bridget | Streator. Born Ireland 1825. To this county 1850. She is widow of Thomas PRENDERGAST, who died 1852. 4 children by #1. 7 children by #2. | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, Jas. | Farm worker. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, M. L. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, M. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, P. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| PRENDERGAST, R. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| QUINN, James | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| QUINN, Jas. Jr. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| QUINN, Mrs. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| QUINN, M. | Farmer. Garfield | Eagle Township |
| REAMY, Joseph | Painter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, B. F. | Carpenter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, J. G. | Painter. Streator | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, Michael | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, O. | Farmer. Munster | Eagle Township |
| REEDER, Oscar | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| RICHARD, W. | Farmer. Lostant | Eagle Township |
| RIENHART, Peter | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| RIORDAN, James | Farmer. Streator. Born LaSalle Co. 1852. Son of Jeremiah RIORDAN. Is unmarried. His mother was Ellen CLIFFORD. Both born Ireland. | Eagle Township |
| RIORDAN, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| ROHEN, Patrick | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SAWYER, L. W. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SCHULTZ, Joseph | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SCOTT, Charles | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SCOTT, J. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SCOTT, Wm. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SHAFER, B. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SHAFER, O. B. | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SHORT, Joseph | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SIMPKINS, T. H. | Farm. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SMALLEY, Jno. | Laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SMALLEY, Wash'n | Teamster. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SMITH, Wm. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SMITH, C. H. | Station agent. Munster | Eagle Township |
| SHMITT, John | Farmer. Tonica. Born Prussia 1832. To this county 1856. Wife was Mary ROSENDALE, born Prussia. Children: William; John; Peter; Lewis; Joseph; Charley; Kate. | Eagle Township |
| SOPHER, Jno. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SOPHER, Wm. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SORNBERGER, Geo. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| SORNBERGER, Henry | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| STUDABACKER, H. M. | Farm laborer. Farm Ridge | Eagle Township |
| SWIFT, L. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| TOBIAS, I. C. | Merchant. Streator | Eagle Township |
| VOGEL, Peter | Farmer. Tonica. Born Prussia 1815. To this county 1852. Wife, Dora FOSBER, born Germany. Children: Elizabeth; Margaret; Barbara; Christina; Antoine; Peter; Cartena. | Eagle Township |
| WAKEY, Fred | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| WALSH, Jno. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WEBBER, J. | Farmer. Tonica | Eagle Township |
| WETZ, Jno | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WHELAN, P. | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WOLFE, Richard | Farmer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WOLFORD, Joseph | Retired. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WOLFORD, Josiah | Farm laborer. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WORTHINGTON, H. | Coal miner. Streator | Eagle Township |
| WRINKLE, E. L. | Clerk. Munster | Eagle Township |