. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . t,1862, as a member of the One Hundredth Illinoisregiment, serving with that command until hon-orably discharged at the close of the war in the meantime, valor and meritorius service hadwon him appointment to the position of first lieu-tenant. When the war was ended he at once re-turned to Joliet and resumed business in connec-tion with his uncle, this partnership being main-tained until the uncles death in 1872. Mr. Mackthen carried on the store alone until 1900, whenhe sold out to his son. He had enjoyed a largeand lucrative business and
. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . t,1862, as a member of the One Hundredth Illinoisregiment, serving with that command until hon-orably discharged at the close of the war in the meantime, valor and meritorius service hadwon him appointment to the position of first lieu-tenant. When the war was ended he at once re-turned to Joliet and resumed business in connec-tion with his uncle, this partnership being main-tained until the uncles death in 1872. Mr. Mackthen carried on the store alone until 1900, whenhe sold out to his son. He had enjoyed a largeand lucrative business and was well known asone of the old-time merchants of the city. Sinceretiring from that field of labor he has engagedin the real estate business with an office in theCutting block, handling city property, and dur-ing the seven years which have since elapsed hehas negotiated a number of important realtyt lansfers. Mr. Mack was married in 1865, at Conover,Iowa, to Miss Jane Flemming, who died a fewyears later. Of their three children, Robert L. is. UZIAH MACK. PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY. 657 deceased; Mary P. wedded Harless King and re-sides in Joliet; and William F. succeeded hisfather in the shoe business in Joliet. In 1883 was married to Miss Carrie M. Cagwin, andthey have two children: Josephine E., who is nowattending school at Lake Forest, Illinois; andFrancis C, a student in Joliet. The parents are members of the Presbyterianchurch and Mr. Mack belongs to the Grand Armyof the Republic. He is one of Joliets oldest andmost substantial business men, having for almosta half century been identified with its commer-cial progress and development and the regard inwhich he is uniformly held is indicative of hismode of life and his method of procedure in thebusiness world. GEORGE H. WILDER. George H. Wilder, an honored veteran of theCivil war, who for three years valiantly followedthe stars and stripes on southern battle-fields, isnow engaged in general farming on section 4
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