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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.
Thomas L. Antrim
Photograph of Thomas L. Antrim. He owned an ice business on E. Decatur St., where he cut and sold natural ice from the Sangamon River. The photo was taken by Vandeventer of Decatur.
Thomas Hutchinson Wells
Photograph of Thomas Hutchinson Wells; (died 7/13/1925). He was an employee of the Wabash Railroad for over 40 years. He entered the employment of the Wabash in 1884, being sent to Peru, Ind. where for three years he was foreman of the planing mill.…
Thomas H. McKey - U.S. Army Uniform
This is the glass negative of Thomas H. McKey in his U.S. Army uniform around World War I. He was a member of the 35th Infantry, Company K, 7th Brigade. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL c. 1918.
Thomas F. Muleady
Photography of Thomas F. Muleady; (died Feb 16, 1936). Decatur tailor for 50 years. His father, Thomas J. started the tailoring business here in 1873. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and a trustee of the church for 50 years. He was…
Thomas Enlows
Photograph of Thomas Enlows, former captain of the Decatur Fire Department. He served on the fire department for 29 years (1890-1919). Afterwards, he was the fire marshall for the Staley Manufacturing Co. for 13 years. The photo was taken by…
Thomas Davis
Photograph of Thomas Davis (d. 1913). He was a pioneer in Macon County, IL, and owned the first building in Macon, IL. He was the donor of the WCTU water fountain, and knew Abraham Lincoln. The Davis School east of Macon, IL is named after him. …
Thomas Daly - WWI sailor on the U.S.S. Connecticut.
Photograph of Thomas Daly on the U.S.S. Connecticut. This Decatur native served on this battleship as a fireman during World War I.
Thomas Benton Shoaff
Photograph of Thomas Benton Shoaff, oldest active newspaper printer, Shelbyville Publisher was struck by an automobile and killed. He died 10/20/1932. Mr. Shoaff married Ella W. Lytle Nov. 15, 1871, in St. Paul Episcopal church, Brainerd, MInn. Full…