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Kizer Family
Photograph of the Kizer family in a yard with a house in the background. The photo was used in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review.
Leo T. Johnson
Photograph of Leo T. Johnson. He was attended Millikin University, and was the head football coach for 14 years there. Johnson became the track coach at University of Illinois in 1937. He was a past president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club, and a…
Leonard Cassell
Photograph of Leonard Cassell in his military uniform. Cassell fought in World War I. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios in 1917, and was used by the Decatur Herald and Review.
Leonard F. Kinister
Photograph of Leonard F. Kinister. He was originally from Grand Rapids, MI, and in 1918, was appointed scout executive of the Decatur Boy Scouts Council. He resigned from that post in 1923. He was the secretary, treasurer, and general manager of…
Leonard Stevens Cabin Site
Photograph of Leonard Stevens --Cabin Site. Team of horses pulling wagon with three people and another horse hitched to wagon. Stevens was the first white settler in Macon Co. Came to Macon Co. about 1821 and settled about 3 miles northwest of…
Levi P. Graham
Photograph of Levi P. Graham (d. 1907). He was a patent attorney and inventor. Graham invented a seed corn sorter, and had several other patents on corn planting machinery. The photo was taken by Smith of Decatur, and ran in the Decatur Herald on…
Lewis E. Coonradt
Photograph of Dr. Lewis E. Coonradt (b. 10/23/1870, d. 6/8/1943) standing with a weather box. He was the son of Jacob H. Coonradt, and opened a dentist office in the Fenton Block on Water St in August 1895. He became the official weather man of…
Lewis W. Shade
Photograph of Lewis W. Shade; He was connected with the Bennett & Shade Insurance Agency in Decatur. He is very prominent in clubs and activities of Decatur. He is a member and former president of the Decatur Motor Club, (1928) president of the…
Lewis W. Stuckey
Photograph of Lewis W. Stuckey; Retired Decatur furniture dealer. He retired from the furniture business in Decatur for 41 years. He was a partner of Weilepp & Stuckey furniture firm which opened a store in 1918 at 432 N. Water St. Later the business…
Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt
Photograph of Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt. Lt. Mechtoldt died Feb 26, 1938. Retired naval officer and veteran of World War I. He left Decatur in 1911. He had been the Navy 21 years and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Photo taken by…