Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . time. The youth of Joseph F. Lawyer was unevent-fully passed on his fathers farm and in thepursuit of an education, which he acquiredin the district schools, at Elliots Business Col-lege, Burlington, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Nor-mal, at Valparaiso, Ind. After the death of hisfather he left the home place and settled on afarm of his own. in addition to which he recent-ly has acquired the old homestead of 146 is an extensive raiser of general produceand stock, and has a property which conformswith the highest standards of agricultural s
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . time. The youth of Joseph F. Lawyer was unevent-fully passed on his fathers farm and in thepursuit of an education, which he acquiredin the district schools, at Elliots Business Col-lege, Burlington, Iowa, and the Valparaiso Nor-mal, at Valparaiso, Ind. After the death of hisfather he left the home place and settled on afarm of his own. in addition to which he recent-ly has acquired the old homestead of 146 is an extensive raiser of general produceand stock, and has a property which conformswith the highest standards of agricultural several years he has been prominent inconnection with the Industry Mutual Fire In-surance Company, of which he was electedPresident in 1903. and which, under his wiseand conscientious guidance, has come to repre-sent the reliable and helpful insurance enter-prises of the State. Pronouncedly in favor ofprohibition, Mr. Lawyer never has been activepolitically, but has yet served a number of yearson the Board of Education. He finds his reli-. MARY NEECE HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 933 gious home in the Cumberland PresbyterianChurch, of which he is a trustee and clerk ofthe board of sessions. March 2. 1892, Mr. Lawyer was united in mar-riage to Mattie S. Vail, a native of IndustryTownship and daughter of Christopher andSarah (Dace) Vail, the former born in IndustryTownship, and the latter born in Missouri. , who is a farmer in Industry Township,is a son of John B. and Sophia (Hrown) Vail,natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively,who came to Schuyler County, III., in 1833. In1835 these early settlers located in IndustryTownship, where the family since has beenactive in farming. Harmon and Martha (Huff)Dace, grandparents of Mrs. Lawyer and nativesof Missouri, died when Mrs. Lawyers motherwas nine years old. Mr. and Mrs. Lawyer arethe parents of four children: Gladys K., , Herbert C. and J. Meredith. Industry,good judgment and shrewd business capacityhave advanced
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