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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
838
school trustee and for some time has been a school director. Interested in the progress and welfare of his community and especially in the cause of education, Mr. Corel has rendered ef¬ fective service. Fraternally he Is connected Avitli the Modern Woodmen of America and the Court of Honor.
CRAMER, Mathias D., deceased, was a well- known and highly respected citizen of Du Page county. Identified Avith the best interests of his community, AA'ho left a Avide circle of friends to sincerely mourn his loss. He was a native of New Jersey, born in April, 1820, and reared In his native state, where he married Margaret Guthrie, a native of Scotland. She came to America in girlhood. In 1855, Mr. Cramer came to Du Page county, and spent a short time in Downer's Grove tOAvnship, and the foUoAving winter was in Chicago. In the spring he re¬ turned to Du Page county and engaged in oper¬ ating the Walton farm. The next year he pur¬ chased seventy-one and one quarter acres of land on section 31, DoAvner's Grove tOAA'uship, and lived there from 1857 until 1882, Avhen he retired from active life to the village of DoAvner's Grove, where his death occurred March 15, 1909, at the age of eighty-eight years and elCA'cn months. His widow survived but a short time longer, passing aAA'ay April 8, 1909, aged about eighty- nine years. Both are buried in FairvicAV Cem¬ etery. They were parents of four children, namely: Adolphus J., Avho is living in Aurora; Frank Hector, Avho is given further mention be¬ low ; Augustus J., who died In 1860, aged about nine years, and Is buried in FairvlcAV Cemetery; and Emma J., Avho Is the wife of John Peace, lives at 484 West One Hundred TAventy-fifth street. New York City.
Frank Hector Cramer, who Avas born in Bridgeport, Conn., March 10, 1848, accompanied his parents to Du Page county when a small boy and has ever since resided in Downer's Grove toAvnshlp. He has spent the greater part of his active life in building and mason contract work, in conjunction with farming, but in 1894, came to his present farm and since then ha? conflned his attention to agricultural work, liv¬ ing at present on part of the AtAVOod farm which is one of the best ImproA'ed places iu the township. In addition to remodeling the house and barn he has in other ways brought the farm into a verv desirable condition. It is
a producth'e property and is devoted to a gen¬ eral line of farming, with special attention be¬ ing paid to dairying.
On March 29, 1882, Frank H. Cramer mar¬ ried Jennie Atwood, daughter of John K. and Sarah (Sheldrlck) Atwood, the latter of whom Avas born on the farm where she uoav resides, November 26, 1857. John K. AtAvood was a native of England Avho came to America as a young man. He spent six months in Buffalo and Avent from there to Illinois, eventually reaching Du Page county, Avhere he purchased eighty acres of land from a Mr. Leonard. This AA'as all uncultivated prairie, but he set to AA'ork to erect the necessary buildings and in other Avays to improve the place. Some years later he moved to another farm of the same size and at the time of his death oAvned 150 acres of land, passing aAvay In May, 1904, at the age of eighty-four years. His Avife died in Septem¬ ber, 1903, aged eighty-eight years. They Avere parents of eight children, namely: Emily, Wil¬ liam, John Thomas and John Knight, all of Avhom are deceased; Thomas who lives at Vau- dalla; Alfred Avho lives on part of the home farm; Eliza, Mrs. Henry Smart, Avho lives at Cass, 111.; and Jennie, Mrs. Cramer, Avho Is a tAvln sister of Eliza.
One chUd, Arthur Ray, was born January 27, 1885 to Mr. and Mrs. Cramer. Mr. Cramer is an active and useful member of the Method¬ ist Episcopal Church and at one time belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America at Doavu- er's Grove. He has for many years served as chairman of the Republican county central com¬ mittee and has served continuously since 1903, as supervisor.
CURTIS, Alonzo B., deceased, Avho spent much of his life in Du Page County, 111., was born at West Martinsburg, Lewis County, N. Y., Au¬ gust 14, 1832, a son of Peter Burr and Phllena (Look) Curtis. In the spring of 1837 the father moved to a homestead two miles west of what Is now Wheaton, IU., and resided there until his death in 1871. It was on this farm that Alonzo B. Curtis grew to manhood, and in April, 1852, he was married, at Wheaton, 111., to Rebecca Schatz. They resided on the old homestead until October, 1888, then sold the farm to the officials of Du Page County, to be used as a home for the poor of the county. Mr. Curtis then removed to Geneva, Neb., and pur-
Object Description
| Title | Historical Encyclopedia Of Illinois and history of Du Page County, Volume 2 |
| Title.Alternate | Historical Encyclopedia Of Illinois, Volume 2 |
| Title.Alternate2 | History of DuPage County |
| Contributors | Bateman, Newton ; Selby, Paul |
| Creator | Newton Bateman, editor-in-chief ; Paul Selby, associate editor ; Munsell Publishing Co. |
| Date Original | 1913 |
| Description | Thirty chapters describe the main facts of DuPage County's history from the earliest settlements and political organization up to 1913. Biographical sketches of prominent people, portraits, family histories, township histories, an index of portraits, illustrations, county officials, county organizations and institutions. |
| Subject | Illinois -- History -- Encyclopedias ; DuPage County -- History ; DuPage County -- Biography; Naperville (Ill.) -- History; Naperville (Ill.) -- Biography; Naperville (Ill.) -- Portraits |
| Format | text |
| Contributing Institution | Naperville Public Library |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public domain |
| Directory.Related work | ocm_11314674 |
| Page | 472 pages |
| Type | book |
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| Title | Page 298 |
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| Date Digital | 2008-09-10 |
| FullText | HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY. 838 school trustee and for some time has been a school director. Interested in the progress and welfare of his community and especially in the cause of education, Mr. Corel has rendered ef¬ fective service. Fraternally he Is connected Avitli the Modern Woodmen of America and the Court of Honor. CRAMER, Mathias D., deceased, was a well- known and highly respected citizen of Du Page county. Identified Avith the best interests of his community, AA'ho left a Avide circle of friends to sincerely mourn his loss. He was a native of New Jersey, born in April, 1820, and reared In his native state, where he married Margaret Guthrie, a native of Scotland. She came to America in girlhood. In 1855, Mr. Cramer came to Du Page county, and spent a short time in Downer's Grove tOAvnship, and the foUoAving winter was in Chicago. In the spring he re¬ turned to Du Page county and engaged in oper¬ ating the Walton farm. The next year he pur¬ chased seventy-one and one quarter acres of land on section 31, DoAvner's Grove tOAA'uship, and lived there from 1857 until 1882, Avhen he retired from active life to the village of DoAvner's Grove, where his death occurred March 15, 1909, at the age of eighty-eight years and elCA'cn months. His widow survived but a short time longer, passing aAA'ay April 8, 1909, aged about eighty- nine years. Both are buried in FairvicAV Cem¬ etery. They were parents of four children, namely: Adolphus J., Avho is living in Aurora; Frank Hector, Avho is given further mention be¬ low ; Augustus J., who died In 1860, aged about nine years, and Is buried in FairvlcAV Cemetery; and Emma J., Avho Is the wife of John Peace, lives at 484 West One Hundred TAventy-fifth street. New York City. Frank Hector Cramer, who Avas born in Bridgeport, Conn., March 10, 1848, accompanied his parents to Du Page county when a small boy and has ever since resided in Downer's Grove toAvnshlp. He has spent the greater part of his active life in building and mason contract work, in conjunction with farming, but in 1894, came to his present farm and since then ha? conflned his attention to agricultural work, liv¬ ing at present on part of the AtAVOod farm which is one of the best ImproA'ed places iu the township. In addition to remodeling the house and barn he has in other ways brought the farm into a verv desirable condition. It is a producth'e property and is devoted to a gen¬ eral line of farming, with special attention be¬ ing paid to dairying. On March 29, 1882, Frank H. Cramer mar¬ ried Jennie Atwood, daughter of John K. and Sarah (Sheldrlck) Atwood, the latter of whom Avas born on the farm where she uoav resides, November 26, 1857. John K. AtAvood was a native of England Avho came to America as a young man. He spent six months in Buffalo and Avent from there to Illinois, eventually reaching Du Page county, Avhere he purchased eighty acres of land from a Mr. Leonard. This AA'as all uncultivated prairie, but he set to AA'ork to erect the necessary buildings and in other Avays to improve the place. Some years later he moved to another farm of the same size and at the time of his death oAvned 150 acres of land, passing aAvay In May, 1904, at the age of eighty-four years. His Avife died in Septem¬ ber, 1903, aged eighty-eight years. They Avere parents of eight children, namely: Emily, Wil¬ liam, John Thomas and John Knight, all of Avhom are deceased; Thomas who lives at Vau- dalla; Alfred Avho lives on part of the home farm; Eliza, Mrs. Henry Smart, Avho lives at Cass, 111.; and Jennie, Mrs. Cramer, Avho Is a tAvln sister of Eliza. One chUd, Arthur Ray, was born January 27, 1885 to Mr. and Mrs. Cramer. Mr. Cramer is an active and useful member of the Method¬ ist Episcopal Church and at one time belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America at Doavu- er's Grove. He has for many years served as chairman of the Republican county central com¬ mittee and has served continuously since 1903, as supervisor. CURTIS, Alonzo B., deceased, Avho spent much of his life in Du Page County, 111., was born at West Martinsburg, Lewis County, N. Y., Au¬ gust 14, 1832, a son of Peter Burr and Phllena (Look) Curtis. In the spring of 1837 the father moved to a homestead two miles west of what Is now Wheaton, IU., and resided there until his death in 1871. It was on this farm that Alonzo B. Curtis grew to manhood, and in April, 1852, he was married, at Wheaton, 111., to Rebecca Schatz. They resided on the old homestead until October, 1888, then sold the farm to the officials of Du Page County, to be used as a home for the poor of the county. Mr. Curtis then removed to Geneva, Neb., and pur- |
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