The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . rt of the vil-lage near the poultry house and his sons arelocated in the same neighborhood. through his business relations andothenvise has become widely known, es-pecially to the farming community of Ver-milion county and all recognize in him a re-liable business man, whose energy and de-termination is supplemented by fair dealing. C. B. DE LONG. Perliaps no resident of Fithian has lefthis impress in a greater degree upon thebusiness development and the consequentprosperity of the town than has Mr. De financial and merc
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . rt of the vil-lage near the poultry house and his sons arelocated in the same neighborhood. through his business relations andothenvise has become widely known, es-pecially to the farming community of Ver-milion county and all recognize in him a re-liable business man, whose energy and de-termination is supplemented by fair dealing. C. B. DE LONG. Perliaps no resident of Fithian has lefthis impress in a greater degree upon thebusiness development and the consequentprosperity of the town than has Mr. De financial and mercantile interests therehave been and are of an important charac-ter and he is a representative of that classof representative citizens who, while pro-moting individual success also contribute ina large measure to the general prosperityand upbuilding. Mr. De Long was born in Philo, Illinois,July 29, 1863, and belongs to that branchof the De Long family of which the famousArctic explorer was also a father, C. G. De Long, is a native of. TPIE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 8i New York, his birth having occurred nearUtica. In Racine, \Msconsin, he weddedEdna Moore, a native of Alassachusetts.\\ hen bnt a boy he had acconipanieil liisparents to Racine and was there educatetlin the pubhc schools. He afterward engageiiin farming and took his bride to the farmThere lie continued to make his home until1863, w hen he removed to Philo, Champaigncounty, Illinois. In that locality he pur-chased two hundred acres of very rich andproductive land and in addition to this heowns a large tract of land in the irrigated^section of Colorado. He is a wide-awakeand enterprising business man whose keendiscernment and unflagging industry havebeen potent forces in his success. A stanchRepublican in politics, he does all in hispower to promote the growth of his party,yet has always refused to hold office. Hebelongs to the Presbyterian church and is aman of prominence in his community. Heand his wif
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