. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. AUSTIN POWERS. a Republican and was Assessor of his town-ship two years, at the present time is Trustee(it the School Board, and is also crop reporterin Lee County for the Illinois State Boardof Agriculture. He and his family are mem- HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY, •19 bers of the Fourth Street Methodist 111., and he is Superintendent of theSunday School in the Prairieville W. I. GUFFIN. HON. W. I. GUFFIN. grain and coal dealer,Paw Paw. III., was born at Carlisle. SchoharieCounty, N. Y., Jan. 17. 1840. He came to LeeCounty in the fa
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. AUSTIN POWERS. a Republican and was Assessor of his town-ship two years, at the present time is Trustee(it the School Board, and is also crop reporterin Lee County for the Illinois State Boardof Agriculture. He and his family are mem- HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY, •19 bers of the Fourth Street Methodist 111., and he is Superintendent of theSunday School in the Prairieville W. I. GUFFIN. HON. W. I. GUFFIN. grain and coal dealer,Paw Paw. III., was born at Carlisle. SchoharieCounty, N. Y., Jan. 17. 1840. He came to LeeCounty in the fall of 18G8, locating at MsluginsGrove, where he conducted a dairy farm unlil1872. Locating at Compton. 111., in the latteryear, he engaged in the grain and stock busi-ness at that village until 1889, when he re-moved to Paw Paw, where he has since con-ducted his present enterprise. In 18G9 hemarried Laura W. Fisk, who died in 1870, leav-ing one son, Edward F. In December. Guffin married Mary E. Bradshav/ of Comp-ton, and they have two children—Homer andGrace. In political sentiment Mr. Guffin is aRepublican and served eight consecutive years(1892-1900) in the Lower House of the Illinoislieneral Assembly. Fraternally he is a mem-ber of Corinthian Lodge. No. 205, A. F. & A. M. BENJAMIN F. FRANTZ. Paw Paw, 111., sonof Joseph and Charlotte (Pike) Frantz. wasborn at The Cove. Alleghany County. Md.,Oct. 29, 1848. In 1
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