The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . b; August; Louise, the wife ofGeorge Rust; and Ernst. Those who havepassed away are: William, Frederick,Christian, Lewis and Ferdinand. In the public and private schools of hisnati\-e town in Prussia Ernst Blankenburgpursued his education. He has been a res-ident of Danville since 1867, coming herewIkmi a young man of twent\--four was first employed as a clerk, serxingin that capacit)^ for three years in the dry-goods store of William Hessey, after \\liichhe estal)lished a brewery which was latersold to John Stein. In 1875 ^^ est
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . b; August; Louise, the wife ofGeorge Rust; and Ernst. Those who havepassed away are: William, Frederick,Christian, Lewis and Ferdinand. In the public and private schools of hisnati\-e town in Prussia Ernst Blankenburgpursued his education. He has been a res-ident of Danville since 1867, coming herewIkmi a young man of twent\--four was first employed as a clerk, serxingin that capacit)^ for three years in the dry-goods store of William Hessey, after \\liichhe estal)lished a brewery which was latersold to John Stein. In 1875 ^^ establishedhis present business which he has now con-ducted for more than twcnty-se\cn \ retails wines, liquors and cigars and isconducting the largest establishment of thekind in Danville, realizing a handsome andgratifying profit from the enterprise. In 1880 ]\Ir. Blankenburg was unitedin marriage to ]\liss Mary S. Lee of this-city ;uul they now ha\-e two children, adaughter and a .son, Edna and also lost one son, Herman, who died. ERNST BLANKENBURG. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 237 at the age of three years. Mr. Blankenburgis a member of the Independent Order ofOdd Fellows and is secretary of the Dan-ville Socialer Turn Verein. He is a gen-tleman of affable manner, genial and cour-teous and is a leading German-Americancitizen of Danville. GEORGE T. RAY. There is nothing in this world that willtake the place of skillfully directed labor andthis fact Mr. Ray has realized as be has car-ried on his life work. It is to his industn,and enterprise that he owes his place amongthe progressive and substantial farmers ofRoss township, his home being on section30. Among the honored pioneer settlers beis likewise numbered for he dates his resi-dence in Vermilion county from 1835. Thefamily is of German origin, his great-grand-father being a native of Germany. Thegrandfather, George Ray, was born in Unioncounty, Pennsylvania, whence he removedto Ohio, settling near Circlevil
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