. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . vernor Bradford, of Massachusetts Bay, be-ing of the fifth (5) generation; three of hisancestors were in the Revolutionary War. Heleaves a widow. Mabel (Smith) Shaw, andthree sons. George Boules. Benj. T. and Rob-ert Eustace Shaw. JOHN DAWSON CRABTREE (deceased),lawyer and late Judge of the Circuit Judicial District, was born in Not-tingham. England, Nov. 19, 1837; came toAmerica in and to Dixon, 111., in 1853;was educated in the district schools and inthe public schools of Dixon. In 1861, In re-sponse to the first call for troops
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . vernor Bradford, of Massachusetts Bay, be-ing of the fifth (5) generation; three of hisancestors were in the Revolutionary War. Heleaves a widow. Mabel (Smith) Shaw, andthree sons. George Boules. Benj. T. and Rob-ert Eustace Shaw. JOHN DAWSON CRABTREE (deceased),lawyer and late Judge of the Circuit Judicial District, was born in Not-tingham. England, Nov. 19, 1837; came toAmerica in and to Dixon, 111., in 1853;was educated in the district schools and inthe public schools of Dixon. In 1861, In re-sponse to the first call for troops to repress the rebellion, he enlisted in Company A, Thir-teenth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry,and was successively advanced to the rankof Lieutenant and Captain, and at the dateof his discharge. August 16. 1864. was bre-vetted with the rank of Major. Returninghome after the close of the war, he resumedstudy of the law, which he had begun previousto his enlistment, and v/as admitted to thebar In 1866. In 1SS6 he was elected State. JOHN DAWSON CRABTREE. Senator on the Republican ticket, but resignedin 1888 to accept the position of Judge of Cir-cuit Court to which he was elected the sameyear, was re-elected without opposition in 1891,and again reelected in 1897, but died May 22,1902, one year before the expiration of histerm of oflSce. Judge Crabtree was a memberof Friendship Lodge. No. 7. A. F. and A. JASON C. .-WRES. President of Dixon Na-tional Bank. Dixon. 111., was born in St. Law-rence County, N. August 22. 1835. son ofSylvanus and Anna (Bean) Ayres. He locatedin Dixon in and has since been promi-nently connected with its growth and devel-opment, as well as with real estate interests HISTORY OF LEE COUXTY. 709 of his locality. He was admitted to the barin 1870. In political sentiment Mr. Ayres isa Republican and has served as City Clerkand Treasurer of Dixon for many years. OnMay 7. 1861. he married Lavina Crawford,
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