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Clifford E. Ocheltree
Photograph of Clifford E. Ocheltree; (born 1/20/1874; died 7/14/1949); married Mary E. Moore; trainmaster on the Wabash R.R., began as a telegrapher 6/21/1893 and retired after 44 years, 6/30/1937; member First Presbyterian Church. Photo by Rembrandt…
William Niedermeyer
Photograph of William Niedermeyer; (died 9/25/1914). Decatur grocer for many years. He conducted his grocery store in the rear of his home at 646 W. North from about 1893 until he sold out in 1913. He was prominent in Macon Co. Old Settlers' Ass'n…
David L. Nickey Family
Photograph of David L. Nickey and Family, 1913. Top row, left to right: Pearl S. Nickey, Myrtle Nickey Bruner, Lelah S. Stuart, Harry E. Nickey. Bottom Row: David M. Nickey, David L. Nickey, Kenneth M. Nickey, Mrs. David L. Nickey. Photo by Herreid…
Jerry P. Nicholson
Photograph of Jerry P. Nicholson; (died Feb 25, 1917). He was first elected Macon County Sheriff in 1894. From 1906 to 1910 he served as a deputy. In 1910 he was again elected sheriff. After his first term as sheriff expires he was street…
Mary A. Nesbitt
Photography of Miss Mary A. Nesbitt; (died 5/8/1937). First Woman optometrist in Illinois. She practiced optometry for 32 years before she retired in 1925. About 1907 she went to South Dakota and homesteaded for awhile. She came back to Decatur and…
John H. Neher
Photograph of John H. Neher; (born 6/7/1860; died 4/10/1939; married Jennie Stockdale 11/22/1882; she died 9/2/1935). John was executive head of the Decatur Credit Rating bureau which he organized in 1923; member of Rotary Club, Decatur Club and…
William J. Nees
Photograph of William J. Nees sitting at the organ console. William J. Neese did his part in the celebration last week of the 65th anniversary of Father Jeremiah Murphy's entry into the priesthood, in his usual modest, characteristic manner. He…
Dr. N. D. Myers
Photograph of Dr. N. D. Myers; (died Aug 5, 1926). Decatur physician and one of the earliest in Decatur, IL. He started his practice in Decatur in 1887. He was once president of the United States board of pension examiners. He was active in lodge…