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Photos of First Presbyterian Church Exterior and Interior
Photographs of the Exterior and Interior First Presbyterian Church taken from the 1930's to the 1960's.
Photos of First Presbyterian Church People Leaving Church.
Photographs of People Leaving First Presbyterian Church after the service.
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…
Lucien Carpenter Shellabarger
Photograph of Lucien Carpenter Shellabarger; born 1/31/1868; died 6/12/1943; married Mable Lord; then married Mrs Iva Faith Camerer; 10/9/1917. Lucien was the son of David Shellabarger, owner and operator of the old Shellabarger Milling Co.;…
Thomas T. Roberts
Photograph of Thomas T. Roberts; born 3/1/1839; died 11/24/1919. Decatur Industrialist and philanthropist. Founder of the Decatur Coffin Co. Served in the Civil War. Member of First Presbyterian Church. Photo used 3/2/1919.
Photo of Rev. W. H. Prestley
Photograph of Rev. W. H. Prestley; (died 5/7/1914). Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Decatur for 13 years. He came to the church in Decatur in 1876. After leaving Decatur in 1890 he went to Kankakee and remained there until 1897, when he went to…
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Ruby O'Dell
This is the glass negative of Ruby O'Dell. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on March 10, c. 1915.