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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…
Mrs. Ira N. (Mary) Barnes
Photograph of Mrs. Mary Barnes (b. 5/13/1838, d. 8/22/1931), the wife of Dr. Ira N. Barnes. Mary Barnes was a charter member of the Decatur Art Class, and taught in the Decatur Public Schools for many years. Mary Barnes was also active in civic…
Dr. William Parr Davidson
Photograph of Dr. William Parr Davidson (b. 8/1/1871, d. 2/10/1944). He practiced medicine for 46 years, 18 of which was in Decatur. He served in the army medical corps during the World War I. He was a graduate of Louisville Medical College in…
Arthur N. Dawson
Photograph of Arthur N. Dawson (d. 10/19/1943). Dawson was a guard at Oakes Products division of Houdaille-Hershey. He was also a state highway patrolman and Decatur patrolman for several years. In 1930 and 1940, Dawson ran for the Republican…
Henry D. and Emma Dunham
Photograph of Henry D. (d. 5/5/1934) and Emma Dunham (d. 4/28/1937). Henry D. was the oldest living Wabash veteran at the time of his death, and helped build the tracks in 1853. He was the brother of Amos Dunham, for whom Dunham Post 141 of the…
Miss Lelah Foster
Photograph of Miss Lelah Foster (d. 11/13/1942), the County Recorder from 1920 to 1932. Foster was one of the first women in the nation to serve in an elective office, and the first in Macon County. She was active in the state Republican Women's…
Florence E. McConnell
Photograph of Mrs. Florence E. McConnell (born 7/6/1867; died 8/19/1945). Prominent Decatur civic leader. 1929-1937 executive secretary Decatur Community Chest. Helped organize Decatur YWCA, Girl's Welfare Home, and Traveler's Protective Assn. First…
Mark H. "Smiley" McEvoy
Photograph of Mark H. "Smiley" McEvoy, (b. 2/4/1878, d. 11/9/1932). He was Deputy County Clerk 25 years, 1907-1932. Republican precinct committeeman for 34th District over 20 years. Charter member Knights of Columbus and member St. Patrick's Catholic…
Photo of Rev. Homer Tanner
Photograph Rev. Homer Tanner (born 10/12/1884; died 6/12/1948) married Mary Etta Bonham, 1907; superintendent of the Decatur area of Free Methodist Churches, retired in 1944. (Information from clips). Photo ran 4/6/1930.
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Charles E. Marrow
This is the glass negative of Charles E. Marrow. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.