. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ateand general mercantile business, in which hehas been engaged to the present time. In the 720 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. spring of 1893. W. B. McMahon surveyed andplatted for Mr. Frantz what is known as TheFrantz Grove Cemetery, located about a half-mile south of Paw Paw. and containing aboutnine acres of ground, which has been improvedand beautified until it is now one of the mostbeautiful and attractive cities of the deadin this part of the country. The cemeterygrounds include a handsome grove, whereDecoration Day exercises in honor of the sol-diers of th
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ateand general mercantile business, in which hehas been engaged to the present time. In the 720 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. spring of 1893. W. B. McMahon surveyed andplatted for Mr. Frantz what is known as TheFrantz Grove Cemetery, located about a half-mile south of Paw Paw. and containing aboutnine acres of ground, which has been improvedand beautified until it is now one of the mostbeautiful and attractive cities of the deadin this part of the country. The cemeterygrounds include a handsome grove, whereDecoration Day exercises in honor of the sol-diers of the Civil War are held annually. Dur-ing the same year (1893) Mr. McMahon also sur-veyed and platted fcr Mr. Frantz the FrantzAddition to Paw Paw. Mr. Frantz is a mem-ber of the Board of Directors of the State Banlvof Paw Paw. holds the office of Deacon of theMethodist Episcopal church, and fraternally isa member of the Knights of the Globe and In-dependent Order of Odd Fellows. His familyconsists of his wife and one daughter— JAMES A. WATSON. MAJOR JAMES A. WATSON (deceased) wasborn in 1812. and came to Dixon in 1850; con-tracted to build, and in built the IllinoisCentral Railway running through Dixon: raiseda company of volunteers in 1862 for the Sev-enty-fifth Illinois, and after the battle of Per- ryville, promoted to the rank of Major;served during the war, and mustered out atCamp Douglas in 1?65; was Superintendent ofthe Illinois & Michigan Canal, and, tor severalyears, subsequently, engaged in farming nearDixon, following this occupation up to the timeof his death in 1893. He was first married in1840, and in 1853 married Mrs. Richard Love-land for his second wife. There were threechildren of the second marriage: Sam and Eleanor E., two of whom areliving. Mr. Watson was an enthusiastic mem-ber of the G. A. R. He was accidentally killedat the dam. May S. 1893. FREDERICK A. WATSON, President Wat-son-Plummer Shoe Company, Chicago
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