Peoria County, Illinois Genealogy Trails

Cover of Atlas

Standard Atlas of Peoria City & County, Illinois
Published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1896

Placed on CD by Steve Slaughter©2006
I, Steve Slaughter, grant permission to Candi Horton, to place the
data from this CD to the Peoria County, IL Genealogy Trails site.

Coverpage 1896 Atlas


"Thank You" for browsing this CD detailing this scarce oversized book.
The information may enable many families to add a face to their genealogy.
Old photographs are often hard to come by and Atlas's like this can be a valuable key in researching individual family records.

Steve Slaughter, Peoria Historian, © Feb. 26, 2006




*1896 Township Maps can be viewed on the Township Page*
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Peoria County Board of Supervisors:

G. Aldrich: Peoria
Walter H. Allen: Radnor
Edward G. Arnholt: Peoria
Milton A. Brown: Chillicothe
Peter Cahill: Jubilee

J. P. McCauley: Millbrook
Horace R. Champ: Peoria
O.B. Champney: Peoria
Thomas Clinch: Elmwood: deceased
Edgar Davis: Akron
Chas. E. Durst: Peoria
A.D. Edwards: Princeville
Thos. J. Edwards, Peoria
Wm. Fahnestock: Timber
Henry Harren: Limestone
John C. Kingsbury: Peoria

Geo. C. Murray: Peoria
Alva Merrill: Hallock
John McClure: Richwoods
M. Nesselhaus: Hollis
Norris Pitt: Peoria
Sam Potts: Kickapoo
Frank H. Putnam: Peoria
Thos. Scholey: Peoria
Philip Smith: Peoria
William Stafford: Peoria
Robt. A. Stewart: Logan
M. P. Reed: Chairman: Brimfield
James H. Richards: Trivoli
S. Reents: Rosefield
Edward Thorne: Medina
Alonzo Williams: Peoria
Jas. W. Walter: Peoria
G. H. Winkelmeyer: Peoria
August F. Verch: Peoria

Peoria City Council Members:
Aldermen:

William M. Allen(Mayor)
Val. F. C. Arnholt
Robt. J. Bell
William F. Bryan
Wm. H. Carroll
Sam Coffinberry

Arthur D. Fash
Willis Y. Francis
Elisha A. Furry
Thos N. Gorman
John H. Hall
Jacob Hecht
Henry W. Lynch

Charkes V. Oden
Sylvester O. Spring

Officers of Peoria City:

Chas. R. Beeler: Treasurer
Wm. O. Clark: Com. of Public Works
Jos. F. Cody, Jr.: Boiler Inspector
James R. Conway: Clerk
John Dailey: Asst. Attorney
Joseph M. Davis: Supt. of Streets

Chas. A. W. Fash: Supt. of Police
Jacob Heim: Comptroller
Wm. T. Irwin: Attorney
Christian Klingel: Oil Inspection
Dr. Emma J. Lucas: Health Commission

James Millard: Collector
Wm. Millard: Deputy Collector
Carl Moeller: Fire Marshall
Thos. J. Pursley: Police & Fire Comm.

Almon D. Thompson: Engineer
R. W. Schuch: Supt. of Building
John A. Warner: Asst. Fire Marshall

South Peoria Village Hall

South Peoria Village Board:

John R. Grant: Trustee
William Bowden: Treasurer
Wm. Harrmann: Trustee

Wm. Harms: Clerk
Chas. Krause Jr.: Trustee

August Kneer: Trustee
Robt. Scholes: Attorney
Wm. Seibold: Trustee
F. F. Streibich: President
Aug. Verch: Trustee
John Wack: Oil Inspector

City of Peoria Board of School Inspectors :

Wm M. Allen: Mayor, Woolner Bldg.
Otto Back: Woolner Bldg.
O. J. Bailey: Dime Savings Bank Bldg.
James Deal: 404 N. Adams St.
Robert Finley: 136 Helen St.

W. A. Hart: 1412 Perry St.
W. B. Herschberger: 601 Second Ave.

W. H. Lambert: 215 Peoria Ave.
George H. McIlvaine: Treasurer: 111 N. Madison Ave.
B. Meals: President: 919 S. Adams St.
D. Meyer: 1313 S. Adams St
Samuel Ream: 320 Faraday St..

Mrs. A. G. Tyng: 405 N. Madison Ave.
W. S. Wonder: 517 Fourth Ave.

Peoria Retail Liquor Dealers Association :

E.G. Calligan, Secretary
A.A. Goedecke, President
Frank R. Heinen, Vice- President
John J. Wombacher, Treasurer


Post Printing Company
:

William J. Brus
Herman Goldberger
Joseph A. Schaefer

Journalists:

Thomas I. Balantine: City Editor, Peoria Journal
Jacob B. Barnes: Publisher of Peoria Journal
Bernard Cremer: German Newspaper: Peoria Demokrat
Henry P. Day: Reporter of Peoria Journal
Willis Evans: Reporter of Peoria Daily Transcript
John N. Garver: President & Manager of the Peoria Daily Transcript

Hermann Goldberger: Editor of Sonntags Post
Robert M. Hanna: Editor of Peoria Herald
Nathan R. Jerald: Advertising Manager, Peoria Journal
Chas. P. Keyser: City Editor of the Evening Times
George A. Kutz: Supt. Job Dept. of the Peoria Daily Transcript
Charles T. Lambert: Reporter of Peoria Herald
Henry M. Pindell: General Manager of Peoria Herald Publishing Co.
Thomas R. Weddell: Editor of Peoria Daily Transcript
Louis. P. Wolf: Publisher & Editor of the Peoria Sonne


 

 

1896 Business Page

Prominent Business Men

 

Atwood, S. F.: Attorney



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
Block, Fred. L., President of Block & Kuhl
Block, Henry, Vice-President of Block & Kuhl
Boerkel, John F.: Supt. of Springdale Cemetery
Bourscheidt, Peter J.: Druggist
Breier, William: Proprietor City Livery Stables
Brendell, Frederick: Physician
Breyer, Theodore: Analytical & Consulting Chemist
Bristol, Mr. & Mrs. John E.: Medina Township
Brodman, Joseph: Supt. of House of Correction



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
Dechman, J. E.: Real Estate
Detweiller, Capt. Henry: President of Detweiller Ice Co.
Doubet, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph: Limestone Township



Ehlen, H. J.: Hardware, Stoves, etc&ldots;
Elder, Joseph: Master Mechanic on R. I. & P. and C. R. I. & P. R. R.



Flanagan, P.A.: Practical Horseshoer
Foley, W. E.: Mapleton, Illinois



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



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
Herget, John M.: Real Estate & Abstracts
Heshong, John F.: Druggist
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.
Johnson, Chas.: Hardware
Joos, Rageth: Carpenter & Contractor



Kelly, J. W.: Kickapoo Township
Kirk, Walter H.: Lawyer, Woolner Bldg.
Klemckow, H.F.D.: Foreign & Domestic Cheese, Fancy Grocer
Kothe, Charles: Insurance Agent
Kuhl, Theodore, Secretary & Treasurer of Block & Kuhl



Laub, George: Proprietor of Roll’s Hotel
Loquist, N. E.: Photographer



Magenheimer, C. C.: Real Estate
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
Monroe, James: Limestone 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



Olander, Frederick: Grocer



Phelps, William E.: Elmwood
Pierce, H. H.: Richwoods Township
Polson, Michael: Mapleton, Illinois
Potthoff, Henry E.: Secretary of Workingmen’s Loan & Homestead Assoc.
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
Riegert, Wm.: Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies & Business Wagons
Rigby, Wm.: Grocery, Sample Rooms & Billiard Hall, Glasford, Illinois



Sandmeyer, Henry Sr: H. Sandmeyer & Co. Hardware & Pres. Peoria Steam & Marble Works
Scheeler, Amon: Chillicothe, Illinois
Scherer, George A..: President of Retail Grocers & Merchant Association of Illinois
Schifeling, Albert J.: Jeweler
John F. Schipper, (Deceased)
Schmid, Wm. G.: President of GesangVerein, Concordia
Schnellbacher, Jacob P.: Boots & Shoes
Schweitzer, John F.: Grocer
Seibold, August: Proprietor of Railroad Exchange Hotel
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
Streibich, Frederick: Wine Grower
Sucher, George B.: Police Magistrate
Sutter, 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



Vonachen, Frank H.: Druggist



Wantling, Isaac: Coal
Ward, James: U. S. Gov’t Storekeeper
Warner, Col. John : Supt. of the Asylum of the Incurable Insane (Ex-Mayor)
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
Wonder, W.S., 517 Fourth Ave.



Zimmerman, Andrew: Sole Bottler of Pabst's Beer
Zotz, A..: (deceased)


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