Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tha McClure, who was bornand schooled in McDonough County. She was adaughter of Rutherford and Sarah (White)McClure, natives of Ohio. The children re-sulting from this union are nine in number,and named as follows: Wallace. Fred. Thomas,Dock, Lawrence. Ray, Carrie (Mrs. LutherChandler), Lorena (Mrs. Frank Schryke) andLizzie (wife of William R. Chandler, a carpen-ter of Macomb). Politically. Mr. Baumgardneris an adherent of the Democratic party. Heserved six years as Road Commissioner andheld the office of Township Supervisor for oneterm, and his public
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tha McClure, who was bornand schooled in McDonough County. She was adaughter of Rutherford and Sarah (White)McClure, natives of Ohio. The children re-sulting from this union are nine in number,and named as follows: Wallace. Fred. Thomas,Dock, Lawrence. Ray, Carrie (Mrs. LutherChandler), Lorena (Mrs. Frank Schryke) andLizzie (wife of William R. Chandler, a carpen-ter of Macomb). Politically. Mr. Baumgardneris an adherent of the Democratic party. Heserved six years as Road Commissioner andheld the office of Township Supervisor for oneterm, and his public services are regarded bythe community as having been conscientiousand efficient. The religious belief of Mr. Baum-gardner is in accordance with the creed of thePresbyterian Church. BAYLESS, John H., editor and publisher,Blandinsville. McDonough County, was born ona farm near Blandinsville. .lanuary 13, 1875, theson of Jefferson and Susan L. Bayless and ob-tained his primary education in the localschools. After graduation from the public. HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 823 school, he entered the Western Illinois NormalCollege at Macomb, graduating from the latterin June, 1900, and also from the Macomb Busi-ness Institute. He then entered as a studentthe law office of Elting & Camp, practicing at-tornejs of Macomb, where he remained until1901, when he removed to Blandinsville, andthere engaged in the real-estate, loan and in-surance business, and was also employed asmanager of the telephone system for nearlytwo years. In January, 1903, he purchased theRlandinsville Star Gazette, to which he hassince given his entire attention as editor andpublisher, building up a prosperous Blandinsville Star was established in1893, and the Gazette in 1887, the two papersbeing consolidated in 1900 under the name ofthe Star-Gazette. Mr. Bayless was marriedat Blandinsville, June 4, 1902, to Allie J. Wil-son, and they have two sons—Keith W. andBlake C. In iwlitics Mr. Bayless is a Repu
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