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S. P. Nickey Family Photo

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Photograph of S. P. Nickey Family, R. #1, Oakley, IL.

Almira A. Powers

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Photograph of Almira A. Powers (Mrs. George Powers). She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Giles, born March 2, 1818, at Charlemont, Mass. Lived in Tuscalossa, Ala. met and married Honorable George Westcott Powers , a young attorney. Moved to…

Reich-Blankenburg-Frahlman Family

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Photograph of Reich-Blankenburg-Frahlman Families
Seated at the far left: Charles Reich; seated in chair in center of photo; Walter Blankenburg, seated in front of him, Hazel Blankenburg, next to Hazel is Edgar Frahlman, behind Edgar is Freida…

Mr. George Ribelin on horseback

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Photograph of George Ribelin on horseback. George W. Ribelin died Saturday 11/21/1925 in Jacksonville. Mr. Ribelin was born 10/29/1834, married Elizabeth Turley, 1/13/1856. Mrs. Ribelin died eight years previous. He farmed near Blue Mound, IL.…

William S. Ridgly

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Photograph of William S. Ridgly; (died 10/20/1947) owner of Ridglydale Farms and former president of the Ridglydale Dairy; member of the Decatur Club, the Country Club, the Elks Club and the Chester White Swine Assn'; photo ran in the Decatur Herald…

J. Edward Saxton

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Photograph of J. Edward Saxton; (died 9/17/1927). Justice of the peace in Decatur for 20 years, retiring in 1925. He became a partner with George R. Bacon in the wholesale paper business here in 1881. Later he opened a book store and ran it for 16…

W. P. Shade Family

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Photograph of W. P. Shade, wife and children. Mr. Shade born: 6/4/1849; died 12/12/1938. He married Alice Dorsey in 1874, she died in 1875. He then married Sophie Busher on Dec 23, 1878, she died 1/31/1930. Mr. Shade's obit: Decatur Daily Review,…

Ada Tilley and her husband James

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Photograph of Ada and James Tilley standing on steps.

Ada Tilley

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Photograph of Ada Tilley on the right with Dorothy Sullivan on the left and Jess Doyle middle, taken July 4, 1942.

Frank Torrence

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Photograph of Frank Torrence in his MItchell automobile, photo taken 7/31/1910.