Railway Conductor born in Fairbury, Illinois, June 13, 1871.  His grandfather, Joseph Archer, was a native of Vermont as was also his father, George W., who was born in 1842.  Mary (Huey) Archer, the mother of Charles O., was a native of Ohio.  Four children were born to George W. and Mary Archer:  Alice, Charles O., Elda and Elsie.  Mrs. Archer died February 13, 1900; her husband is still living.  Charles O. Archer married Bessie Miller in Fairbury, April 30, 1891.  They have one daughter, Madeline.  Mrs. Archer’s father, Robert Miller, a physician, was born at Atlanta, Georgia in 1852 and came to Illinois in the same year.  He married Eunice Patton of Illinois and to them were born four children:  Bessie, Claude, Harry and Nellie.  Dr. Miller died in 1892; Mrs. Miller is still living.  Charles O. Archer has been in the employ of the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Company seven years filling various positions: since 1898 he has been a conductor and is a member of Division Number 79 Order of Railway Conductors of Peoria.  He has a fair education having attended the common and high schools.  In politics he is an independent.

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