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Berthold Stine

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Photograph of Berthodl Stine; (born 11/17/1842; died 10/12/1925). Decatur clothing merchandt. Came to Decatur about 1865 and until retirement in 1908 had clothing store at the south end of the Central Block in what is konwn as the Stine Building. One…

Leonard Stevens Cabin Site

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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…

James F. Steele

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Photograph of James F. Steele; (born 9/21/1841; died 4/16/1921). Former town clerk of Decatur and one of the oldest members Dunham Post, 141, G.A.R., having served as post commander and adjutant. Civil War Veteran. Photo by VanDeventer's; ran in the…

Dr. Otis O. Stanley

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Photograph of Dr. Otis O. Stanley, prominent Decatur Physician. In 1901 he received his degree from the University of Illinois and during the next year worked as assistant in physiology at the university while working on his master's degree. He…

Charles J. Schuster

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Photograph of Charles J. Schuster, Secretary and Treasurer of the A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Baltimore, MD.

Mrs. J. K. Stafford

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Photograph of Mrs. J. K. Stafford' print from J. K. Stafford collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954--recovered from Stafford attic in July 1953.

J. K. Stafford

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Photograph of J. K. Stafford, photo taken 3/7/1909; print from J. K. Stafford collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo, IL. in 1954-- recovered from Stafford…

George A. Stadler and Judge W. C. Johns

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Photograph of George A. Stadler and fellow golfer ready to tee-off. George A. Stadler; (died 5/25/1935). Former Decatur mayor and prominent business man. He came to Decatur in 1890 and became a member of the firs, Young Bros. and Maris, wholesale…

Mrs. and Mrs. William Spangler

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Photography of Mr. and Mrs. William Spangler; Mrs. Spangler was born Agnes Nesbitt (born 1/29/1855; died 12/28/1939) William "Pat" Spangler; (born 10/24/1848; died 9/16/1938) married 9/25/1892; member of one of Macon Counties oldest families, son of…