. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. tic Shrine, KnightsTemplar, B. P. O. E. E., M. W. A., and DixonCommandery. He and his wife are membersof the Evangelical church. Mrs. Menz has awell-improved farm of 320 acres. JOSEPH E. HENRY, retired farmer. WestBrooklyn, 111., was born in Department ofMurthe, Loraine, France, Jan. 19, 1851, son ofFrancis and Marguerite M. (Maire) Henry,natives of France, who landed at New Orleansin 1854 and immediately removed to Joliet, 111.,coming to Bradford Township, Lee County,in the spring of 1864. Both of his parents arenow deceased. For many years Joseph
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. tic Shrine, KnightsTemplar, B. P. O. E. E., M. W. A., and DixonCommandery. He and his wife are membersof the Evangelical church. Mrs. Menz has awell-improved farm of 320 acres. JOSEPH E. HENRY, retired farmer. WestBrooklyn, 111., was born in Department ofMurthe, Loraine, France, Jan. 19, 1851, son ofFrancis and Marguerite M. (Maire) Henry,natives of France, who landed at New Orleansin 1854 and immediately removed to Joliet, 111.,coming to Bradford Township, Lee County,in the spring of 1864. Both of his parents arenow deceased. For many years Joseph was engaged in farming in BradfordTownship, Lee County, but is now living re-tired in West Brooklyn. On March 29, 1875, hemarried Mary J. Gehant, daughter of LaurentJ. and Julianne (Toillian) Gehant, natives ofFrance, and of this union there are five child-ren viz.: Mary L., Edna F., Laura M., LaurentF. and Joseph E. In politics he is a Demo-crat and was Justice of the Peace sixteen yearsin Bradford Township, and is serving his sec-. JOSEPH E. HENRY. ond term in the same capacity in West Brook-lyn; is also Notary Public. He and his familyare members of the Roman Catholic Church. DAVID J. FISCHER, farmer. South DixonTownship. Lee County, 111., was born in LeeCounty Feb. 9. ISTf). the son of Edward E. andFrederica K. (Dittman) Fischer, the former HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. 751 born in Middle Hansen, and the latter nearBerlin. Germany, The father came to theUnited States in 1S50 and the mother in J. Fischer was married Sept. 28, 1893, to
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