. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . theranchurch and also belongs to the Mutual Protec-tive League, Xo. 131. of Rountree. His polit-ical views an- in accord with the principles ofthe Democracy and be has served in some localpositions, having been assessor, town masterand a member of the school board. In his busi-ness affairs he has won the prosperity whichis the direei result of untiring effort and capa-ble management and in his business career hehas also gained the respeel and confidence ofhis fellow men by reason of his straightforwardmethods. BEX ROHLFING. Ben Rohlfing, a li
. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . theranchurch and also belongs to the Mutual Protec-tive League, Xo. 131. of Rountree. His polit-ical views an- in accord with the principles ofthe Democracy and be has served in some localpositions, having been assessor, town masterand a member of the school board. In his busi-ness affairs he has won the prosperity whichis the direei result of untiring effort and capa-ble management and in his business career hehas also gained the respeel and confidence ofhis fellow men by reason of his straightforwardmethods. BEX ROHLFING. Ben Rohlfing, a liquor dealer in Paisleywas born in St. Louis, Missouri, September31. 1878, his parents being Christ and Dora(Cassily) Rohlfing. Her father was a brotherof Mrs. George T. Seward, of Hillsboro, whois mentioned elsewhere in this work. ChristRohlfing was born in Hillsboro. while biswife was a native of Germany. He became abookkeeper for a commission company of , Missouri, and was retained in that po-sition up to the time of his death, which oc-. MB. AND MRS. EDWAED HILT. LIBRARYUWVi. ILLINOIS PAST AND PEESENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 639 curred in 1882, when lie was thirty-seven yearsof age. In the family were five children:William, who is now a gate keeper at theLouisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis;Lulu, the wife of J. L. Kimball, who is en-gineer with the Montgomery Coal Company;Ben, of this review; George, a shoemaker ofSt. Louis; and Christ, who died when onlytwo weeks old. Ben Rohlfing acquired his education in theschools of St. Louis and after putting asidehis textbooks he learned the trade of paper-hanging, which he followed continually until1901, when he came to Paisley and beganworking in the mines for the Montgomery CoalCompany. He was thus employed for twoyears or until December 10, 1903. He estab-lished a saloon which he is now conducting,having secured a good trade in Paisley whichmakes his business a profitable one. On the 10th of March, 190-1, Mr. Rohlfingwa
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