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
Serena Township
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| ALAWAY, George | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| ALAWAY, James | Carpenter. Serena | Serena Township |
| ANDERSON, John C. | Serena | Serena Township |
| ANDERSON, Lars | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| ARMSTRONG, A. T. | Grain dealer. Serena | Serena Township |
| ARNTZEN, Fridthatl | Clerk. Serena | Serena Township |
| ATKINS, W. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| AUSTIN, Orin | Leland | Serena Township |
| BAKER, Thomas | Sheridan | Serena Township |
| BAGLEY, Josiah | Farmer. Serena. Born Penn. 1830. To this county 1843. Married Ellen E. JONES, 1856. She was born Mass., 1836. | Serena Township |
| BEARDSLEY, Chester | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BEISENER, George | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Albert | Carpenter. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Alf. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Amiel | Serena Township | |
| BERNARD, Gus. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Henry | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Henry | Farmer/rents. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, J. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| BERNARD, Louis | Rents farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| BLAKE, Jas. | Farmer. Serena. Born this county 1844. Married 1868, Miss Mary MOORE. She was born this county 1852. Children: Laruence, 1871; Fannie, 1874; Arthur, 1876. | Serena Township |
| BOWEN, Henry | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BOWEN, Jno. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BRADSHAW, George | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BRENDENBURG, P. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BRIGNON, Chas. | Farm. Leland | Serena Township |
| BRIGNON, Chas. F. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| BROMLEY, H. | Blacksmith. Serena | Serena Township |
| BROWN, Chas. H. | Farmer. Freedom. born Trenton Co., New Jersey 1829. To this county 1855. Married 1857, Rachel BEEM. She was born this county 1839. Children: Charles, 1859; Sarah M., 1860; Ida E., 1862; Bennie, 1865; Viola, 1867; Albertie G., 1870; Rachel, 1874. | Serena Township |
| BROWN, T. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| BROWN, T. P., Rev. | Minister. Serena | Serena Township |
| BURHAM, Freeman | Farmer. Serena. Born Bradford Co., Penn. 1842. To this county 1877. | Serena Township |
| CAMPBELL, George | Gardener. Serena | Serena Township |
| CHALUTE, Chas. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| CHRISTIE, Adam | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| CHRISTMANN, H. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| CLIFFORD, Jno. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| CLIFFORD, M. L. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| CLIFFORD, Rich. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| CLICKNOR, B. | Stone mason. Serena | Serena Township |
| COLE, Gilbert | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| COLE, Phil. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| COTTEW, Steph. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| COUGHLIN, Prosper | Druggist. Serena | Serena Township |
| DEBOLT, John W. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DICK, P. H. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DICKEY, Ira | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| DOLDER, D. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| DOLDER, Fred | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| DOLDER, Jno. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| DOLPH, I. H. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| DOLPH, I. H. | Farmer. Harding | Serena Township |
| DOMINY, Ezra | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DOMINY, E. A. | Farmer. Serena. Born Clinton Co., N.Y. 1825. To this county 1835. Married 1854, Miss Ann Eliza POOLE, born Clinton Co., N.Y. 1834. Children: Ellen D., 1853; Wm. Edward, 1863; Eva May, 1870; Arthur, 1874 | Serena Township |
| DOMINY, L. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DONDANVILLE, D. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DONDANVILLE, L. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DONDANVILLE, L., Jr. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DONDANVILLE, Wallace | Farmer. Serena. Born France 1842. To this county 1850. Married 1870, Miss Elizabeth SHERMAN. She was born in this county 1850. Children: Edward L., 1870; Caroline, 1872; Lenora, 1874 died 1874; Mary, 1875. | Serena Township |
| DUFFY, Hugh | Serena | Serena Township |
| DUFFY, John | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| DUFFY, Thos. | Blacksmith. Serena | Serena Township |
| DUNN, P. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| EEL, George | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| ELWELL, S. B. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| ELERDING, Christian | Farmer. Serena. Born Germany 1816. To this county 1846. Married 1852, Eliza E. SLY. She was born Ohio, 1851. Children: Beulah, 1853; Wm. Ernest, 1854; Louisa 1855 died 1856; Georgie & Joan (twins) 1857; Georgie died aged 3 mos; Fredric, 1859; Henry, 1860; Mary J., 1862; Edward A., 1865; Nora, 1870. (Mr. SLY was born Ireland 1802. To this country 1824; settling in Ohio where he married. He moved to Illinois in 1833.) | Serena Township |
| ELERDING, Ernest | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| ESTEGORD, Peter | Serena Township | |
| FLAHERTY, Martin | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| FLAHERTY, Mike | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| FOSTER, Jno. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| FREAD, Henry R. | Farmer. Serena. Born Indiana 1844. To this county 1854. Married 1876, Fannie POOLER. She was born Ohio in 1842. | Serena Township |
| FREAD, Leonidas | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| FREAD, Wm. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| GEROLT, August | Farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| GIRARDELLY, Adolph | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| GLECKNER, Jacob | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| GRAF, Samuel | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| GRANDADAM, Ernest | Wagon maker. Serena | Serena Township |
| GRANDADAM, J. B., Jr. | Farm. Leland | Serena Township |
| GRANDADAM, J. B., Sr. | Farm. Leland | Serena Township |
| GREEN, T. G. | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| GUM, Chas. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HAAS, Constant | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HAAS, Julian | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HAAS, Jos. Sr. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HAAS, Joseph Jr. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HALDER, Peter | Renter. Serena | Serena Township |
| HALL, Jas. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| HALL, Jno. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| HALL, Whitford | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HALL, W. A. | Freedom | Serena Township |
| HASMON, Geo. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| HAWK, Amasa | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| HIBBIN, Thos. | Farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| HIBARRD, T. | Farm. Serena. Born New York 1835. To this county 1841. Married 1849, Miss Sarah BEAL. She was born Ohio in 1828. | Serena Township |
| HOAG, Chas. H. | Farmer. Serena. Born New York 1821. To this county 1849. Married 1857, Mary WELLS. She was born N.Y. 1841. 7 children | Serena Township |
| HOAG, Geo. R. | Serena Township | |
| HOAG, Mark | Farmer. Serena. Born Delaware Co., N.Y. 1823. To this county 1854. Married 1854, Miss HAYES. She was born in Virginia, 1836. Children: Adelia Jane, 1856; Elizabeth, 1858; Henry L., 1860; Ella, 1869; Myra, 1871; Adelia died in 1859. | Serena Township |
| HOAG, W. W. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HOBBS, A. E. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| HOBBS, Geo. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| HOBBS, Jno. P. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| HOEY, Lawrence | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| HOEY, M. | Farm. Leland | Serena Township |
| HOXSEY, Jno. D. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HUGINAND, Louis | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| HUMBERT, John | Farm. Leland. Born France 1820. To this county 1844. Married 1856, Catharine BRIGNON. She was born in France, 1831. Children: Felix, 1858; Eugenie, 1860; Ellen, 1863; Mary, 1865; Paul, 1867. | Serena Township |
| HUPP, Chas. W. | Merchant. Serena. Born 1850. Married 1875. 1 child. | Serena Township |
| HUPP, H. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HUPP, R. E. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HUPP, S. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| HUPP, W. | Dry goods. Serena | Serena Township |
| HURLBURT, Henry R. | Farmer. Ottawa. Born Ohio 1823. To this county 1844. Married 1854, Miss Harriet LARWILL. She was born in New York, 1824. Children: Arabella, 1856; Arina, 1858; Larwill. | Serena Township |
| HURLBERT, L. | Ottawa | Serena Township |
| JACOBS, Peter | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| JONES, Jno. | Renter. Serena | Serena Township |
| JONES, John R. | Farmer. Serena. Born Williamstown, Mass. 1808. To this county 1854. Married #1, Maria HIGLEY. She was born in Vermont, 1811. Had 10 children--7 living now. Harriet, 1833; Ellen, 1836; Esther, 1839; Mary A., 1843; Martha, 1846; William T., 1849; John P., 1854. His present wife was Mill HITCHCOCK. She was born in Vermont 1844. Married 1875. | Serena Township |
| JONES, Thos. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| JONES, Wm. | Hardware merchant. Serena | Serena Township |
| KEITH, Geo. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| KELLEY, Chas. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| KELLEY, J. W. | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| KELLEY, Wm. | Renter. Serena | Serena Township |
| KEMBER, Chas. | Farmer. Serena. Born this county, 1846. Married 1876, Miss Winnie GRANTIER. She was born Bradford Co., Penn 1858. Child born 1877. | Serena Township |
| KIMBER, W. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| KIMBER, Jas. | Renter. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| KINGRY, John | Serena Township | |
| KLINE, Valentine | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| KLINE, W. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| KNIGHT, R. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| KUKUK, W. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| LABBE, E. | Farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| LANGLEY, C. H. | Farm. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| LAWRENCE, D. G. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| LENTZ, C. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| LEONARD, T. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| LEWIS, B. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| LEWIS, Wm. | Renter. Serena | Serena Township |
| McATILL, E. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| McCUENE, W. | Farmer. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| McGRAIL, L. | Sec. Boss R. R. Serena | Serena Township |
| McINTURF, A. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| McINTURF, Jas. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| McINTURF, S. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| McKINLEY, G. | School teacher. Wedron | Serena Township |
| McKINLEY, John | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| McKINLEY, Wm. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MARCO, J. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MARSHALL, C. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| MARSHALL, J. L. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| MARSHALL, T. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| MASON, Daniel | Dry goods. Serena | Serena Township |
| MIDDLETON, G. | Farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| MIDDLETON, John | Farm. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| MILLER, J. K. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOORE, Edwin | Farmer. Serena. Born England 1848. To this county 1869. Married 1874, Sarah Ann COTTEW. She was born in this county 1855. 1 child: John W., 1876. | Serena Township |
| MOORE, Geo. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOORE, W., Sr. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOORE, W., Jr. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOREL, Adolph | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOREL, C. A. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MOREL, C. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MORELL, Gust. | Farmer. Serena. born this state 1832. | Serena Township |
| MOTZOLF, J. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| MUFLES, F. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MYER, Geo. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| MYER, Joseph | Rents farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| NELSON, Joseph | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| NELSON, Thos. | Renter. Serena | Serena Township |
| NETTLINGHAM, A. | Renter. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| NETTLINGHAM, J. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| NEWEL, James | Serena Township | |
| PALMER, Sidney | Railroad agt. Serena | Serena Township |
| PARR, F. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| PARR, H. K. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| PATTERSON, Samuel | Serena Township | |
| PERKINS, Elmer | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| PERKINS, V. E. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| PETERSON, Ezra | Farmer. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| PHILLIPS, Frederick | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| POOL, G. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| POOL, I. H. | Farmer. Serena. Born New York, 1836. To this county 1856. Married 1867, Miss Mary SMITH. She was born in this county, 1847. Children: Arminda Olive, 1871; Willis Morgan, 1868; (Willis died 1870); Edwin, 1873-1873. | Serena Township |
| POOL, J. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| POOL, Matthew | Farmer. Serena. Born England 1821. To this county 1846. Married 1852, Miss Amie Ann DOMINY. She was born New York, 1830. Children: Henrietta J., 1852; James F., 1856; Alvia C., 1858; Joseph E., 1861; Clara M., 1865; Stephen M., 1867. | Serena Township |
| POOL, Thos. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| POOLER, C. E. | Stock dealer. Serena | Serena Township |
| POOLER, R. H. | Merchant. Serena | Serena Township |
| PRICE, Solomon | Retired farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| REASER, Chas. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| REASER, D. | Farmer. Sheridan | Serena Township |
| REASER, J. | Sheridan | Serena Township |
| RETZ, Edward | Farmer. Serena. Born France 1826. To this county 1848. Married 1851, Miss Rosalia ROHRERON. She was born France 1831. Children: Edward, 1852; John H., 1854; Celestine, 1855; Constant, 1857; Mary, 1858; Rosalie, 1860; Annie, 1862 - 1864; Joseph 1863; Julia, 1865; Sophia, 1867; Emma, 1869; Ida, 1871; Frank, 1873; Chas. 1875. | Serena Township |
| RETZ, Jno. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| RUGAR, G. | Farmer. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| RUGAR, Harmon | Farmer. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| RUGAR, James | Farmer. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| SCHLANBUSH, A. | Merchant. Serena | Serena Township |
| SINCLAIR, John | Retired. Serena | Serena Township |
| SINCLAIR, W. | Farm. Ottawa | Serena Township |
| SINCLAIR, W. T. | Farm. Serena | Serena Township |
| SMITH, Alvah O. | Farmer. Serena. Born North Haven, Conn., 1810. To this county 1834. Married 1837, Miss Olive WARREN. She was born in N.Y. 1820. She died 1870. 18 children. | Serena Township |
| SMITH, A. O., Jr. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| SNELLING, David | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| SNELLING, J. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| SPRINGSTEAD, H., Jr. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| STOLP, Adolph | Shoemaker. Serena | Serena Township |
| SULLIVAN, Lawrence | Laborer. Serena | Serena Township |
| TEMPLE, Jonathan | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| TEMPLE, Edward | Farmer. Ottawa. Born England 1810. To this county 1843. Married 1840, Miss M. MASON, in England. Children: Frances, now Mrs. MUFFLER, 1842; Mary, now Mrs. HOLMES, 1843; Elizabeth, now Mrs. HOADLEY, 1845; Joseph 1848, died 1856; Jonathan, 1848; Catherine, now Mrs. HOADLEY, 1850; Jane, now Mrs. WILLIAMS, 1852; Rachel, 1854; Edward, 1856; Joseph, 1860; Margaret 1858, died 1859. | Serena Township |
| THOMPSON, Riley | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| THOMPSON, T. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| VAREL, Geo. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| WARREN, L. S. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| WARREN, N. | Farmer. Leland | Serena Township |
| WARREN, R. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| WARREN, W. P. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| WELLS, Geo. R. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| WHEELER, A. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| WHEELER, P. | Farmer. Freedom | Serena Township |
| WILSON, A. | Serena Township | |
| WRIGHT, Jno. | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |
| WRIGHT, Silas | Farmer. Serena | Serena Township |