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Joseph Mills
Photograph of Joseph Mills (died July 6, 1913). Veteran Decatur lumberman. He bought land at the corner of N. Main and William Streets in 1853 and started a carpenter shop. He was a contractor and building until 1878. During this time he erected,…
Joseph Michl
Photo of Joseph Michl (born. March 17, 1831; died 1/12/1914) obituary in the Decatur Herald on 1/13/1914; p.3. Joseph Michl started the cigar business 1858.
Joseph Means - U.S. Army
This is the glass negative of Joseph Means, a U.S. Army soldier in his uniform. He was a member of Battery D, 75th Artillery. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL c. 1918.
Joseph B. Dinges
Photograph of Joseph B. Dinges (d. 11/6/1916). He was the nephew of W.H. Linn, the founder of Linn & Scruggs, and worked for him in his store for many years. He later had a grocery business with James Coop that was sold to Bradley Bros. Later in…
Joni Quintenz
Photograph of Joni Quintenz Sadorus Homecoming Queen candidate St. Teresa High School. Married George P. Sadorus, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sadorus. She worked for Block & Kuhl Co. George worked at Macon Arms. Joni (born 3/10/1937; died 2/17/2015;…
Johnny Mercer
Photograph of Johnny Mercer "Johnny Mercer, musician, writer of musical sketches for Paul Whiteman's orchestra, singer in Benny Goodman's orchestra, later worked with Bob Crosby on CBS, wrote lyrics for Jeepers Creepers, I'm An Old Cow Hand, Laura,…
John, Richard, and Paula on Christmas
Photograph of John, Richard, and Paula Gale Wittke in front of the Christmas tree.
John Zeller
Photograph of John Zeller; (died 4/11/1932). He came to Decatur about 1860 and started driving oxen used by the Wabash in switching cars. Later he took a job in a meat packing plant that was located about where the Catholic Cemetery (Calvary)now is…
John W. Smith
Photography of John W. Smith. He was an attorney of Chicago and formerly of Decatur. He left Decatur in 1877 and went to Chicago where he became a member of the law firm of Byum & Smith. While in Decatur he was a partner with Gallagher & Emerson. He…
John W. Armstrong
Photograph of John W. Armstrong (d. 3/5/1930). He was first associated with D.C. Shockley, and helped erect many of Decatur's important buildings. He was also associated with George S. Lyon in the lumber business. Armstrong was the Building…