. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. JOHN DAWSON CRABTREE. Senator on the Republican ticket, but resignedin ISSS 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 ofBce. Judge Crabtree was a memberof Friendship Lodge, No. 7. A. F. and .A. M.,Dixon. JASON C. AYRES. President of Dixon Na-tional Bank, Dixon, 111., was born in St. Law-rence County, N. Y., August 22, 1835, son ofSylvanus and Anna (Bean) Ayres. He locatedin
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. JOHN DAWSON CRABTREE. Senator on the Republican ticket, but resignedin ISSS 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 ofBce. Judge Crabtree was a memberof Friendship Lodge, No. 7. A. F. and .A. M.,Dixon. JASON C. AYRES. President of Dixon Na-tional Bank, Dixon, 111., was born in St. Law-rence County, N. Y., August 22, 1835, son ofSylvanus and Anna (Bean) Ayres. He locatedin Dixon in 1855 and has since been promi-nently connected with its growth and devel-opment, as well as with real estate interests HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. 709 of his locality. He was admitted to tho barin 1870. In political sentiment Mr. Ayres isa Republican and has served as City Clericand Treasurer of Dixon for many years. OnMay 7, 1861, he married Lavina JOHN C. AYRES. daughter of Dr. John S. and Delia A. (Preston)Crawford, of Williamsport, Penn. Fraternallyhe is a member of Friendship Lodge, No. F. & A. M.; Nachusa Chapter, No. 56, M.; Dixon Council. No. 21, R. & S. M., andDixon Comniandery. No. 21. K. T. CHARLES W. CHADWICK. retired farmer,Lee Center. 111., was born at Windsor, Me.,June 18. 1822, son of Lott and Sarah (Linn)Chadwick. He came to Lee County with hisfather in 1838. where, for three years, he as-sisted the latter in his trade as ^ht. In1841 he removed South, where ho remainedeight years, and then (in 1849) crossed theplains to California in search of gold. Return-ing from the gold fields in 1851. he located atLee Center, where he engaged in the manufac-ture of plows: afterwards engaged in Palestine Grove: later spent several yearsin Missouri and Colorado, but since 188H haslived retired at Lee Center. In 1847 he mar- ried Nancy J. Holderby. who died two yearslater, leaving one child
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