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William H. Suffern
Photograph of William H. Suffern; (born 5/6/1863; died Aug. 1925); started the Suffern-Hunt Mill with his cousin Robert I. Hunt in Decatur 1892. Helped organize the Progressive Light and Power Co.; was president of the Polar Co.; member of the First…
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…
William Kenney Whitfield
Photograph of William Kenney Whitfield; (died 1/19/1940). Former Macon County Circuit Judge and one of the founders of the former Standard Life Insurance Co. He came to Decatur in 1911 from Sullivan, where he was sate's attorney for Moultrie County…
William Kock
This is the glass negative of William Kock. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
William L. Smith
Photograph of William L. Smith and family; (born 9/19/1835; died 4/10/1917) organized nationally famous Smith's Swiss Bell Ringers; first all American troupe formed in the U.S. in 1861, disbanded in 1892; organized what became known as the Goodman…
William Landis and a Rambler
Photograph of William Landis in a Rambler.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.
William Lincoln Shellabarger
Photograph of William Lincoln Shellabarger; died 2/3/1920. He was secretary and manager for the plant for the American Hominy Co. until 19804 when he resigned to attend to the business of the Shellabarger Elevator Co. The Hominy Plant was owned by…
William Lincoln Shellabarger
Photograph of William Lincoln Shellabarger; (died 2/3/1920) Secretary and Manager for American Hominy Co. until 1904, resigning to take over Shellabarger Elevator Co. Established line of mills and elevators in Central Illinois. 32nd Degree Mason,…
William M. Hepking - Millikin University Faculty
This is the glass negative of William M. Hepking, a faculty member at Millikin University. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL, and was used in the Millidek yearbook.