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Photo of Gentleman with beard, mustache and glasses.

Photograph of middle-aged gentlemen with beard, mustache and glasses.

Photograph of Mrs. Minerva Albert R. Taylor

Photograph of Mrs. Minerva Albert R. Taylor Born 1849; d. 4/21/1938; married to Albert Taylor, 1873. Mr. Taylor was the first President of Millikin University.

Photograph of Dr. Albert R. Taylor.

Photograph of Dr. Albert R. Taylor. Born 10/16/1846; died 8/12/1929; married Minerva Dent, 1873. Education founder of Millikin University and president from 1901-1913 and from 1915-1919. Member of Cumberland Presbyterian church.

1927 Warrensburg Community High School Cardinal

This is the 1927 Warrensburg Community High School Cardinal yearbook.

Dr. Harry C. Kepler

Photograph of Dr. Harry C. Kepler (d. 3/16/1949). He was a Decatur dentist for 50 years. His offices were in the Citizens Building. He was a member of the Decatur District Dental Society, the Illinois Dental Society, the American Dental…

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…

Frederick Schwab

Photograph of Frederick Schwab; (died 10/5/1928). He was the last of the officers of the 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. He was a charter member of Post 1, G.A.R., and a member of Dunham Post 141 G.A.R. When he first came to…

J.L. Drake

Photograph of J.L. Drake (d. 11/2/1925), a prominent Decatur real estate and insurance man. He was a member of the city council for 4 years. Drake owned a building in the Columbia Block at 330 N. Main St, and a home at 439 W. Macon St. The…

Photograph of Harold A. Cole

Photograph of Harold A. Cole. Cole became piano and pipe organ instructor at Millikin University in September of 1909. He was a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.