. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. s, and diedJan. 12, 1901; Elizabeth Maude, born August 7,1860, and married Leonard Andrus. Oct. 4, 1882. Mr. Alexander was a stanch I>emocrat in po-litical sentiment. HON. JOSEPH CRAWFORD (deceased) wasborn in Columbia County, Penn., May 19, 1811;located in Lee County in 1835; appointed Dep-uty Surveyor for Northwestern Illinois in 1836;elected County Surveyor of Lee County in1840, serving eighteen years; served as a mem-ber of the First Board of Supervisors of LeeCounty in 1841; elected to represent Lee andWhiteside Counties in the State Legislature i
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. s, and diedJan. 12, 1901; Elizabeth Maude, born August 7,1860, and married Leonard Andrus. Oct. 4, 1882. Mr. Alexander was a stanch I>emocrat in po-litical sentiment. HON. JOSEPH CRAWFORD (deceased) wasborn in Columbia County, Penn., May 19, 1811;located in Lee County in 1835; appointed Dep-uty Surveyor for Northwestern Illinois in 1836;elected County Surveyor of Lee County in1840, serving eighteen years; served as a mem-ber of the First Board of Supervisors of LeeCounty in 1841; elected to represent Lee andWhiteside Counties in the State Legislature in1849; re-elected to the same office in 1853. Hewas one of the charter members of the LeeCounty National Bank (now the City NationalBank of Dixon), which was organized in 1865,and served as its President until his death;elected Mayor of Dixon in 1873 and re-electedthe two following terms. He died August 11,1891. GEORGE L. HOWELL (deceased) v/as bornnear Syracuse, N. August 2-4, 1820, son ofNichol and Betsy (Wilson) Howell, natives. GEORGE L. HOWELL. of New York. George L. Howell came toDixon. III., in 1854. and the same year formeda partnership with P. M. Alexander in the 7i6 HISTORY OF LEE COUXTY. hardware business, which was continued fornearly forty years, or until the time of hisdeath, March 23, 1893. On July 17. 1845, hemarried Julia Thomas who. bore him threechildren—Clarence N. (deceased), Frank Emma (deceased). Mrs. Howell died, andon Dec. 22. Mr. married his sec-ond wife. Emma P. Little, who was born inCastine. Maine, and of this union there werefour children—Edward N., Agnes P. (Mrs. Wil-liam E. Appleford), Louise A. (deceased) andGeorge L. Mr. Howell was a Republican inpolitical views, and in religious belief a Pres-byterian. REV. EDWARD C. SICKELS. D. pastoremeritus of the First Presliyterian church.
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