Prominent Men

Prominent Men of Peoria
1896

Below is a list of prominent men taken from the Standard Atlas of Peoria City and County, Illinois, published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. in 1896. If you would like a digital picture of anyone listed on this page, please email me and I will honor your request as soon as possible. I will also be adding photos of these people online over the next few months. Thank you for your patience!

Atwood, S. F.: Attorney
Ball, Mr. & Mrs. Edward: Limestone Township
Barton, Mr. & Mrs. J. B.: No township listed
Barton, Mrs. Mary A.: Limestone Township
Barton, W. C. H.: Limestone Township
Behrends, John G.: Ice Dealer
Behrends, Martin G.: Manager of Behrends, Ice Dealer
Best, Mr. & Mrs. Peter: Kickapoo Township
Boerkel, John F.: Supt. of Springdale Cemetery
Bontz, Mr. & Mrs. W. P.: Limestone Township
Boomgarden, C. G.: Schriftwart des Sued-Seite Turn-Vereins
Bootz, Mr. & Mrs.: Kickapoo Township
Bourscheidt, Peter J.: Druggist
Breier, William: Proprietor City Livery Stables
Brendel, Frederick: Physician
Breyer, Theodore: Analytical & Consulting Chemist
Bristol, Mr. & Mrs. John E.: Medina Township
Brodman, Joseph: Supt. of House of Correction
Brus, William J.: Post Printing Co., Publisher of Sonntags Post
Calligan, E. G.: Secretary of the Peoria Retail Liquors Association
Campen, Anthony F.: Druggist
Collier, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph: Limestone Township
Cooper, Dr. J. F.: Physician/Surgeon, Elmwood
Crawford, C. L.: Peoria's Popular Jeweler
Daniels, Orange: Justice of the Peace, Elmwood
Davis, D. J.: Limestone Township
Davis, Mrs. L.: Limestone Township
Dechman, J. E.: Real Estate
Detweiller, Capt. Henry: President of Detweiller Ice Co.
Doubet, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph: Limestone Township
Doubet, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas: Limestone Township
Durkin, Jos. P.: Asst. Manager of Title Guaranty, Abstract & Trust Co.
Ehlen, H. J.: Hardware, Stoves, etc...
Elder, Joseph: Master Mechanic on R. I. & P. and C. R. I. & P. R. R.
Enochs, T. B.: Law, Real Estate, Brimfield
Finck, Mary E.: Medina Township
Fischer, Frank: President of Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Co.
Fischer, Jake: Treasurer of Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Co.
Fischer, Julius E.: Secretary of Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Co.
Flanagan, P.A.: Practical Horseshoer
Foley, W. E.: Mapleton, Illinois
Frederick, Henry N.: H. N. Frederick & Sons, Saddlery & Harness
Gallup, Hon. Joseph: Hallock Township
Gauwitz, Jacob: Richwoods Township
Gauwitz, Peter: Chillicothe Township
Gerard, Edward: Proprietor of Meat Market on Second Ave.
Gerdes, Alt. Canal Commissioner, Gerdes & Co. Grain Commission
Gerdes, Henry R.: General Merchant, Bartonville, Illinois
Goedecke, A. .A.: President of the Peoria Retail Liquors Association
Goldberger, Hermann: Post Printing Co., Publisher of Sonntags Post
Grant, Wm. P.: Limestone Township
Hakes, Alanson: Hallock Township
Hakes, E. E.: Hallock Township
Hart, Mr. & Mrs. Felix. Chillicothe Township
Hausser, Rev. C. A.: Pastor at St. Mary's Church in Princeville, Illinois
Hecht, Jacob: First Sprecher of the South Side Turn Verein
Heinen, Frank R.: Vice President of the Peoria Retail Liquors Association
Herget, John M.: Real Estate & Abstracts
Heshong, John F.: Druggist
Hill, John, Opera House, Bartonville, Illinois
Hinzie, James M.: Hinzie Lumber Co.
Hitchcock, Chas. F.: Hutchinson & Hitchcock, Real Estate
Hood, W. T.: M. D. in Mapleton, Illinois
Hopmyer, H. B.: Bartonville
Houghton, R. L.: Edelstein
Hutchinson, James A.: Hutchinson & Hitchcock, Real Estate
Jacquin, Nicholas J.: Stationery Co.
Jaeger, Charles: Chas. Jaeger & Co. Gent's Furnishing Goods
Johnson, Chas.: Hardware
Joos, Rageth: Carpenter & Contractor
Jordon, James Jordon, Limestone Township
Jordon, James Mrs., Limestone Township
Kelch Mr. & Mrs. Adam: Kickapoo Township
Kelly, J. W.: Kickapoo Township
Kinnah, John S.: Akron Township
Kirk, Walter H.: Lawyer, Woolner Bldg.
Klemckow, H. F. D.: Foreign & Domestic Cheese, Fancy Grocer
Kothe, Charles: Insurance Agent
Laub, George: Proprietor of Roll's Hotel
Loquist, N. E.: Photographer
Lucas, Adam: A. Lucas & Sons, Architectural Iron Works
Magenheimer, C. C.: Real Estate
McCartney, E. W. & Family: Limestone Township
McCartney, Wm. Ira: Limestone Township
Meidroth, William F.: Proprietor of "The Pabst"
Meints, Fred: General Contractor
Miller, M. M.: Kickapoo Township
Miller, P.D.: Sample Room
Moeller, Jacob: Tailor
Moffatt, Mr. & Mrs. A.: Limestone Township
Moffatt, Mr. & Mrs. Ed.: No township listed
Mohn, Mrs. C.: Limestone Township
Moll, Amand: Clothing & Gents' Furnishing Goods
Monroe, James: Limestone Township
Morby, Mr. & Mrs. W. H.: Rosefield Township
Morgan, Henry B.: Postmaster
Morris, A. J.: Eden, Illinois
Muller, Theodore J.: Insurance & Loans
Niehaus, Hon. John M.: Lawyer, Woolner Bldg.
Nisbet, A. B.: Architect/Superintendent
Nurse, Mr. & Mrs. H. H.: Hallock Township
Oertley, Mr. & Mrs. John: Akron Township
Olander, Frederick: Grocer
Phelps, William E.: Elmwood
Pierce, H. H.: Richwoods Township
Pitcher, Mr. & Mrs. Jas. W. (photo taken in 1864): Limestone Township
Polson, Michael: Mapleton, Illinois
Potthoff, Henry E.: Secretary of Workingmen's Loan & Homestead Assoc.
Powell, Drs. J. W. & V. M.: Physicians/Surgeons, Woolner Bldg.
Price, Mr. & Mrs. D. B.: Rosefield Township
Prochazka, Chas. Sr.: Proprietor of Hotel Prochazka
Pursell, Jesse J.: Brimfield Township
Randall, Henry: Limestone Township
Reen, August W. H.: Druggist
Reichel, Jno. G.: Contractor
Rice, Luther J.: Town Clerk in Akron Township
Riegert, Wm.: Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies & Business Wagons
Rigby, Wm.: Grocery, Sample Rooms & Billiard Hall, Glasford, Illinois
Samuel, John B.: Manager & Secretary of Title Guaranty, Abstract & Trust Co.
Sandmeyer, Henry Sr: H. Sandmeyer & Co. Hardware & Pres. Peoria Steam & Marble Works
Schaefer, Joseph A.: Post Printing Co., Publisher of Sonntags Post
Scheeler, Amon: Chillicothe, Illinois
Scherer, George A.: President of Retail Grocers & Merchant Association of Illinois
Schifeling, Albert J.: Jeweler
Schmid, Wm. G.: President of Gesang Verein, Concordia
Schnellbacher, Jacob P.: Boots & Shoes
Schulz, F. W.: Limestone Township
Schweitzer, John F.: Grocer
Seibold, August: Proprietor of Railroad Exchange Hotel
Seitz, Edward: Watches & Jewelry
Shugart, W. H.: Richwoods Township
Singer, Chas.: Singer Bros, Bottling Works
Singer, Emil: Singer Bros., Bottling Works
Singer, Henry: Agent for Blatz Brewing Co.
Sleeth, Wm. J.: Postmaster in Pottstown, Illinois
Spitznagel, Edwin C.: Real Estate
Streibich, Frederick: Wine Grower
Streibich, John C.: Wrapping, Roofing, Office Stationery
Stringer, John: (deceased)
Stringer, T. F.: Medina Township
Sucher, George B.: Police Magistrate
Sutler, C. J.: Contractor/Builder
Swords, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. A.: Limestone Township
Thompson, E. F.: Proprietor of Prospect Hill House, Richwoods Township
Thorne, D. F.: Mossville
Treibel, Otto: Treibel & Sons, Marble, Granite & Statuary
Treibel, Wm. H.: Treibel & Sons, Marble & Granite
Tucker, Benjamin: Jubilee Township
Ulrich, Nicholas: Lawyer, Loan & Investment Broker
Ulrich, Valentine: President of Home Savings & State Bank
Vicary, Mr. & Mrs. Henry: Kickapoo Township
Vonachen, Frank H.: Druggist
Vonachen, Rudolph: No occupation listed
Wantling, Isaac: Coal
Ward, James: U. S. Gov't Storekeeper
Warner, Col. John (Ex-Mayor): Supt. of the Asylum of the Incurable Insane
Wasson, T. J.: Manufacturer of Artificial Stone, Cement, & Sidewalks
Waugh, E. F.: General Contractor
Weil, Joseph A.: Lawyer
Weisbruch, Henry J.: Druggist
Weisbruch, Theodore B.: Druggist
Welte, Ferdinand: (Retired)
White, Mr. & Mrs. Charles: Limestone Township
Wiechmann, Henry: Carpenter & Contractor
Wolland, Mr. & Mrs. Edwin: No township listed
Wolland, Mr. & Mrs. L. W.: No township listed
Wombacher, John J.: Treasurer of the Peoria Retail Liquors Association
Zimmerman, Andrew: Sole Bottler of Pabst's Beer
Zotz, A..: (deceased)

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