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BIOGRAPHIES
Source #1: History of Peoria County, Illinois -
Chicago - Johnson & Company - 1880
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#2 - Peoria City and County, Illinois - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. -
1912
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| ALBERT D. CAMPBELL
grain and feed, 416 Fulton street, was born in Tazewell county,
Ill., Dec. 22, 1850, and in 1855 came to Peoria, where he has
resided since. Married Miss Rebecca J. Gale on the 25th day
of Dec. 1871. She was a native of Ohio. They were
blessed with two children, one of whom is living. Mr.
Campbell is now weighmaster of Peoria city, and has been for
three years, attends to it in connection with his grain and feed
business. |
| WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT,
livery, feed and sale stable, 114 S. Jefferson street, was born in
England, April 30, 1821, and when thirty years old, emigrated to the
United States and located in Peoria, where he has ever since
resided. He married, in 1855, Ann Harrison, a country
woman of his own, by whom he has had two children, one of each sex.
He has been engaged in his present business since 1863, and has
succeeded in establishing quite a large and lucrative one. |
| PETER COFFEY,
superintendent of gas works, res. cor. Madison and Hancock streets,
was born in the county of Monaghan, Ireland, in 1831; came to
America in 1850; spent nearly four years in New York city, working
at the plumbing and gas fitting trade; thence came to Cincinnati,
O., and remained for a time; went to St. Louis and remained nearly
two years; located in Belleville, Ill., in 1856, and superintended
the gas works there until 1874, when he came to Peoria, and has
since held his present position. Mr. Coffey married
Mary Ann McDowall, in 1851, born also in Ireland. They
have no children. Both are members of the Catholic Church.
They own the homestead in which they reside. |
| JACOB M. COPES,
United States gauger, was born in Tazewell county, Illinois, in
1838. Remained there until 1861, when he volunteered as a
soldier in Company E, 47th Illinois Infantry, and served three
years. Re-enlisted and served until 166. Was mustered
out as sergeant major, and was respected by all his comrades.
Married Miss Clara Waldron, October 4, 1870, a native of
Peoria, and a teacher in the public schools for a number of years.
One child blessed this union. Mr. C. is a member of the
Masonic Order and the G. A. R. Mrs. C. is a member of
the Presbyterian Church. |
| DANIEL CUNNINGHAM,
blacksmith, cor. Washington and Hamilton streets, was born in the
county Dublin, Ireland, 1839. Came to the U. S. in 1850 and
located in Westchester county, N. Y., and in Peoria, 1857, where he
engaged in his present business. He married Miss Ann
Henneberry, Nov. 22, 1861. He married Miss Ann
Henneberry, Nov. 22, 1861. She is a native of the county
Kilkenny, Ireland. They have seven children: Lizzie,
Daniel, Annie, John, Nicholas, Nathan and Edward.
They are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Cunningham
was elected school director in 1870 and supervisor, 1875. He
is an accomplished musician. He organized the Cecelian Band of
Peoria, 1860, which he disbanded in 1861 - the members going into
the army. At close of the war, the band was reorganized under
the leadership of Mr. Cunningham. He is a whole-souled,
good-hearted gentleman, a good citizen and successful business man. |
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JOHN
CUSACK. Prominent among the native residents of
Rosefield township is John Cusack who is actively engaged in
raising grain and live stock on his farm of one hundred and sixty
acres. He was born Dec. 6, 1858, and is the son of Patrick
and Nora (Maloney) Cusack, both whom whom were natives of
Ireland, the father born in 1819 and the mother in 1827. Both
parents came to America in 1850, locating in Pennsylvania, and were
married in that state teh following year. In 1853 they removed
to Illinois, settling in Rosefield township where they resided the
remainder of their lives, the father dying April 7, 1891, at the age
of seventy-two and teh mother on April 10, 1906, at teh age of
seventy-nine. They were the parents of twelve children of whom
John Cusack of this review is the third in order of birth.
John Cusack, reared under the parental roof,
remained at home until 1892 when he purchased in Rosefield township
one hundred and twenty acres of his present farm and began operating
the same. In 1905 he bought an adjoining forty acres so he now
has in all one hundred and sixty acres in his farm. He engages
in raising grain and live stock, making a specialty of horses, cows
and Poland-China hogs.
On teh 26th of October, 1892, John Cusack was
united in marriage to Miss Ellen M. McIntyre, who is a
daughter of Frank and Catherine (Burns) McIntyre of Rosefield
township. The parents are both natives of Ireland, the father
born in County Donegal, Sep. 16, 1828, and the mother in County
Mayo, Nov. 27, 1838. Both came to America in 1855, and on teh
27th of Feb, 1862, were united in marriage. The father passed
away in Rosefield township on the 24th of November, 1906, at teh age
of seventy-eight years, two months and seven days, the mother
preceding him by almost a year, died Dec. 22, 1905, at the age of
sixty-seven years and twenty-five days. In their family were
eight children of whom Mrs. Cusack is the eldest.
Mrs. Cusack received her education in the common schools and the
high school of Elmwood. In the winter of 1881 she began
teaching at the Hietter school and followed that profession for ten
years. To Mr. and Mrs. Cusack have been born seven
children: Nora, born July 28, 1893, who is a graduate of the
public schools and is attending the Normal school, has been engaged
in teaching for three terms and is now the instructor in the primary
department at Kingston Mines in Timber township; Frank, born
Dec. 24, 1894, was graduated from Edwards school Sept. 1, 1910, and
is now helping to operate the home farm; and Patrick, born
Aug. 5, 1896, James born Mar. 8, 1898, John born Feb.
15, 1900, Mary, born May 8, 1902, and Catherine born
Nov. 26, 1904, are all in school.
In politics Mr. Cusack belongs to the Democratic
party and he has served in the capacity of tax collector for his
township. He is greatly interested in and has given much time
to the cause of education and is now efficiently performing the
duties of school director. He is very prosperous both in
his farming and stock-raising, and is widely known throughout the
township as a man who uses his influence for teh general welfare and
for the reform and progress of his community. Mr. Cusack
and his family are members of the Catholic church.
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