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Oliver Julian ‘Judd’ Kendall, the ‘Nathan Hale’ of the World War
Oliver Julian Kendall was born in Naperville on Dec. 30, 1888, the son of Francis Austin Kendall and Linnie Mae Strubler.
Judd (as friends called...
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Freemasonry: A Secret Fraternal Organization?
Some people believe that the Masonic Fraternity, also known as the Freemasons, is a secret organization.
Although the Fraternity does have some secrets, the mode...
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Barber, tobacconist
Charles Carl Gustave Gottlieb Robert Schulz was born June 26, 1829, in Anklam, Prussia, the oldest of thirteen children of Carl Joachim Schulz and...
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Constable, Sheriff, Village President, Lawyer, Judge
Above / Robert Nelson "Ned" Murray (Photo courtesy Tim Ory)
Robert Nelson “Ned” Murray was born July 26, 1815, in Argyle, Washington County, New York,...
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Merchant, banker, coroner, village trustee
Henry Loomis Peaslee was born August 13, 1810, in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. He was the second child of Robert Peaslee and Amanda Loomis....
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Shoemaker, Teacher, Adventurer, Miner, Legislator, Farmer, Naperville Postmaster
Sylvester Allen Ballou was born October 19, 1828, in Galway, Saratoga County, New York. Sylvester’s father was Isaac Albee Ballou, a descendant of Maturin...
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Businessman, soldier, first fire marshal, village trustee, treasurer, and mayor
Willard Scott Jr. was born October 9, 1835, the son of Willard Scott Sr. and Caroline Hawley, in the Stephen J. Scott Settlement. The...
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Naperville’s resident amateur photographer, merchant and first taxicab business owner
Eli Franklin Stark was born Aug. 23, 1873, on the family farm at 87th Street and Book Road in Wheatland Township, Will County, Illinois....
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Doctor, alderman, library board president and more
Dr. John A. Bell was born March 19, 1838, in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio. He was the son of John Bell and Margaret Scott....
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Postmaster, Village Trustee and President, son of Joseph Naper
Robert Naper was born about 1825 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, the first child of Captain Joseph Naper and Almeda Landon.
He came with his...
