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James Monroe Willard
Photograph of James Monroe Willard; (died 4/18/1940). Macon County pioneer and extensive landowner. He was once vice president of the Municipal Electric Co. and was treasurer of the Culver Monument Co. in about 1900. Later he was one of the owners of…
Dr. O. M. Williamson
Photograph of Dr. O. M. Williamson; formerly of Sullivan and Decatur having moved to California in 1950. Dr. Williamson had offices in the Citizens Building in Decatur for several years. He was a graduate of the Barnes Medical College of St. Louis in…
Mrs. Gus Wilmeth (Mayme Freeman)
Photograph of Mrs. Gus Wilmeth; (Mayme Freeman) born. 8/21/1868; died 12/26/1925. She was the wife of G. W. Wilmeth, resident of Decatur for 52 years. He died in 1940. he was for 20 years employed in the Folrath Shoe Store in Decatur. He later became…
Arthur D. Wilson
Photograph of Arthur D. Wilson; (died 4/11/1931). Special officer for the Illinois Central Railroad. He was best known for his connection with the Illinois National Guard. He joined the old Fifth Regiment in 1897. This company became a federalized…
Richard A. Wilson
Photograph of Richard A. Wilson. He was a real estate and insurance agent in Decatur in the early 1900's. He was also notary public and had his offices at 133 E. Prairie St. where the Cahill Real Estate office is now located. Found no further…
Tunis Wilson Funeral
Photograph of funeral procession of Tunis Wilson. Ran in the Decatur Daily Review, 4/26/1917. Full obit: Decatur Herald; 4/23/1917; p. 3