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    • John Wentworth

    • John Wentworth

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Politics & government

    • A photograph of the Hon. John Wentworth. He was born March 5, 1815 at Sandwich in Stratford Co. NH. He attended the public school, and in the fall of 1827, he attended the Acedemy of NH. [He] later attended lectures at other colleges. In 1832, he...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Blum, Meyer

    • Blum, Meyer
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    • Meyer Blum was the son of N. and Flora Blum, born in Alsace, France, October 28, 1828. After coming to America in 1834, he located in East Wheeling where he spent three years in the meat business, then moved to West Wheeling, now called Arlington...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Judge John Dean Caton

    • Judge John Dean Caton

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Agriculture--Illinois--Plainfield; Politics & government

    • This is a picture of John Dean Caton, who was born in the town of Monroe, Orange Co. NY on March 19, 1812. He was the 12th child of a family of 15 children. He taught school before he was 18 years old. In December of 1831, he started the study of...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Bonder, Kenneth

    • Bonder, Kenneth
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    • Ken was born in 1943 and married Dorice Maryanowski in 1968. In 1968, he began as a budget analyst for Dayton, Ohio, after getting a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public administration at the University of Dayton. He and Dorice returned to...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Reverend S R Beggs

    • Reverend S R Beggs

    • Churches--Illinois--Will County--Plainfield; Pioneers--Illinois; Blackhawk War--Illinois

    • This is a picture of Rev. S.R. Beggs in his younger years. Rev. Beggs was born in Rockingham Co. VA on March 3, 1801. When a child, he came to KY with his parents, and later to Clark Co. IN. His education was limited to that of the community...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Thomas S. Huntley

    • Thomas S. Huntley

    • Huntley; Founding Fathers

    • The best known name in the village is, of course, that of the Huntleys. Village namesake Thomas S. Huntley, as well as his oldest son, Charles, led notable and interesting lives. Thomas Huntley (1807-1894) was not the first settler to...
    • Huntley Area History
    • Ebenezer Peck

    • Ebenezer Peck

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Politics & government

    • A photograph of Ebenezer Peck, who was born May 22, 1805 at Portland, ME. In 1826, he was married to Carolina Walker of VT. He studied Law at Montreal, Canada, and became the King's Counsel for the District of Canada. In 1835, he came to Chicago...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Buckley, Robert C.

    • Buckley, Robert C.

    • Lawyers; Judges; Divorces

    • Robert Buckley, born about 1923, married in 1955 after he served four years in World War II and two years in the Korean War. He graduated from Georgetown University and retired from the Air Force as a colonel. In 1957, after 15 years in private...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Buckley, Robert C.

    • Buckley, Robert C.

    • Judges; Lawyers; Divorces

    • Robert Buckley, born about 1923, married in 1955 after he served four years in World War II and two years in the Korean War. He graduated from Georgetown University and retired from the Air Force as a colonel. In 1957, after 15 years in private...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Buckner S. Morris

    • Buckner S. Morris

    • Illinois--Cook County--Chicago; Politics & government

    • This is a photograph of Buckner S. Morris. He was born Aug. 19, 1800 at Augusta, KY. [He] married Eviline Baker of Madison, KY in 1832. In 1830, he was elected to the Legislature. In 1834, he came to Chicago on horseback, and he said there were...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Meyer, Arthur J. and Louise

    • Meyer, Arthur J. and Louise

    • Families; Sales Personnel; Real Estate salesmen; Volunteer fire fighters; Plumbing

    • This portrait of Louise and Arthur Meyer was taken in 1940. Arthur was born in March 1886. His parents were William F. Meyer and Mary Rose Sievert. Arthur married Louise Brietzke who was born December 2, 1890, about 1913. They had one daughter...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Meyer, Arthur J.

    • Meyer, Arthur J.

    • Families; Sales Personnel; Real Estate salesmen; Fire fighters; Plumbing; Banks

    • This is a picture of Arthur J. Meyer as an infant. Arthur was born in March 1886. His parents were William F. Meyer and Mary Rose Sievert. Arthur married Louise Brietzke, who was born December 2, 1890, around 1913. They had one daughter named...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Beardsley, Vice Admiral George F.

    • Beardsley, Vice Admiral George F.

    • Naval education; Navies-Officers;Ordinance-Naval

    • This photo of Vice Admiral George F. Beardsley was taken in 1960 at a Naval Presentation when he was Chief of Naval Material. George F. Beardsley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Beardsley. He was born in 1907, grew up at Euclid Avenue and...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Paddock, H. C. and Family

    • Paddock, H. C. and Family

    • Newspaper publishing; Newspapers; Publications; Publishers and publishing

    • H. C. Paddock is pictured on the far right with his children (left to right): David, Lucile, Daisy and Jeanette. Hosea Cornish (H. C.) Paddock was born in Western, Oneida County, New York, on August 5, 1852. He spent his childhood on a farm near...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Volz, Christian Jr.

    • Volz, Christian Jr.

    • Carpenters; Cabinetmakers; Undertakers and Undertaking

    • Christian Volz Jr. was born in Germany on June 13, 1834. He came with his parents to the United States in 1854, and settled with them near Deerfield, Illinois. While in Germany, he studied cabinetmaking. In 1866, he married Catherine Barbara Kuhn...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Klehm, John Adam

    • Klehm, John Adam

    • Greenhouses; Nurseries

    • John Klehm, son of Paul and Catherine Klehm, was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, on July 14, 1834. John’s father died in 1840. His mother, along with her two sons, came to America in June 1851. They lived in Buffalo, New York, for several...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Black Hawk

    • Black Hawk

    • Indigenous peoples; Blackhawk War--Illinois

    • This is a picture of Black Hawk the Sauk Chieftain. He was born near the junction of the Rock River and the Mississippi in the year 1767. Early in life, he was recognized as a brave chieftain. His first warring party was against their old enemy,...
    • Plainfield Public Library District
    • Schultz, Terry

    • Schultz, Terry

    • Architects; Community service; School board members; Hospitals;Architects; Community service; School board members

    • Terry Schultz who was a resident of Arlington Heights worked as an architect. Because of his background, he was asked to be on the board of the Evangelical Hospital Association. When he first agreed to be on the board, he was told it would demand...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer

    • Crane, Elmer

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • In this 1978 photo, Elmer Crane is putting up a flag in front of his house. After two flags were stolen from a pole in front of his 626 North Belmont Avenue house, he dug out a third in time for the Fourth of July. Elmer Crane was born in Iowa...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Helt, Dan

    • Helt, Dan

    • Families

    • Dan Helt, an old warhorse who refers to himself as "this old horse pistol", doesn't quite fit into his 1904 uniform as he readies himself to be the grand marshal of the Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade in 1959. Dan had plenty of stories about...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places

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