Prairie Farmer's Directory
of
LaSalle County
Illinois
1917
Ro - Rz
Abbreviations Used in this Directory:
| a -- Acres | T -- Tenant or Renter |
| Ch -- Children | R -- Rural Route |
| O -- Owner | Sec -- Section |
Maiden name of wife follows directory name in
parentheses ( )
Figures at end of information--year became
resident of county.
Name of farm follows names of children in
quotation marks.
In case of a tenant, the farm owner's name
follows the figures giving size of farm.
| ROACH, Joseph R. (Minnie ??????) Ch - Royal, Lyle, Lola, Della, Esther; "Sunny Slope Farm" Troy Grove R34 Ophir Sec31 O80a (1860?) |
| ROACH, Royal J. (Helen BARTLETT) Ch - Velma, Evelyn; Troy Grove R34 Ophir Sec31 T160a Robert WYLIE Est. (1881) |
| ROACH, W. H. (Julia HARNEY) Ch - Frank, Mary, Florence; Ottawa R27 Ottawa Sec5 T240a Mrs. BOYLE (1865) |
| ROADER, John (Mary WE?D?) Ch - Lydia, Leonard, Bessie, Elmer, Walter; Peru R?? Peru Sec9 O80a (1866) Tel. Farmers' Line Cedar Point |
| ROATH, R. M. (Tillie SEWARD) Ch - Royce, Beatrice; Earlville R42 Earl Sec9 O176a (1887) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| ROATH, W. H. (Mary NEWSTEAD) Ch - William, Rutherford, Josie; Earlvile R42 Earl Sec4 (????) |
| ROBERTS, C. M. (Tillie TUCKER) Ottawa R29 Dayton Sec12 -Farm Hand- C. S. EELLS (1889) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| ROBERTS, Leland C. Lostant R12 Hope Sec16 T80a G. F. GRIFFIN (1917) Tel. Farmers' Line Lostant |
| ROBERTS, William (Annie OWEN) Ch - Margaret, Mary; "Bailey Falls Farm" Oglesby Vermillion Sec4 Herdman BENT Farm (1916) |
| ROBERTS, W. W. (Melissa HUGGINS) Ch - Clyde, Barbara, Raymond, Lowell, Leland; Lostant R12 Hope Sec16 -Farm Hand- L. C. ROBERTS (1917) |
| ROBINSON, Charles S. (Emma C. HAMEL) Ch - Florence, Walter, ???lyn, Carl; "The Oaks" LaSalle R23 Dimmick Sec24 O754a (1865) Bell Tel. LaSalle |
| ROBY, Clyde (Nora FINLEY) Ch - Kenneth; LaSalle R23 Dimmick Sec12 T80a WALIGORA Est. (1915) |
| ROCKABRAND, William (Ella BOWERS) Ch - Evelyn; Earlville R41 Earl Sec6 -Farm Hand- Frank HUGHES (1896) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| ROD, Alfred (Clara HOFFMAN) Ch - Russell, Ray, Ross, Anna, Alfred, Amos; Mendota R37 Ophir Sec7 O95a (1882) Northern Illinois Tel. Mendota |
| ROEDER, Henry (Caroline RICHARDS) Ch - Wesley; Tonica R16 Richland Sec8 T120a Mary CHESLING (1883) Tel. Farmers' Line Leonore |
| ROEDER, John (Caroline DORN) Ch - George, Lizzie, Henry, Mary, Fred; Tonica R16 Richland Sec10 O100a (1861) Tel. Farmers' Line Leonore |
| ROEHM, Charles (Barbara BAUER) Ch - Reuben, Luella; Earlville R45 Meriden Sec34 O147a (1862) Northern Illinois Tel. Mendota |
| ROEHM, Gust A. Earlville R45 Meriden Sec34 O200a (1874) Northern Illinois Tel. Mendota |
| ROETZEL, Henry (Marie DAVAN) Ch - Ruth; Mendota R39 Troy Grove Sec6? T80a ??????????? (1902) |
| ROGERS, Forrest (Mille CHRISTOPHERSON) Ch - Myrtle; Sandwich R2 Northville Sec12 T80a Menzo ROGERS (1914) Tel. Farmers' Line Sanwich |
| ROGERS, Frank J. (Loretta ADAIR) Ch - ?, ?; Ottawa R29 Wallace Sec? O??a (1889) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| ROGERS, Harley C. (Francis MCCLEARY) Ch - Russell; Sheridan R3 Serena Sec4 T140a P. C. ROGERS (1892) |
| ROGERS, Justin (Violetta DEBOLT) Ch - Leora, Rollin, Robert; Sheridan R3 Adams Sec33 O135a (1866) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| ROGERS, Truman (Margaret SANDERSON) Ch - Ennis, Harley; Sheridan R3 Serena Sec4 O145a (1861) Northern Illinois Tel. Sheridan |
| ROGNE, Burney (Sophia NICHOLSON) Sandwich R2 Northville Sec12 T200a K. ROGNE (1889) Tel. Farmers' Line Sandwich |
| ROGOWSKI, Fred (Johanna VOJAK) Ch - V???, John, M??, ?????, Bertha, Anna, Martha, Eleanore, Frank; LaSalle R23 Dimmick Sec24 O160a (1906?) |
| ROHAN, C. D. (Anna PRENDERGAST) Ch - John, Mary; "Lost Lands Farm" Streator R1 Osage Sec12 O80a (1866?) Independent Tel. Streator |
| ROHRER, Bert (Carrie KENYON) Ch - Sophia, Dorothy, Burton, Minnie?; Sheridan R4 Northville Sec29 O270a (1879) Northern Illinois Tel. Sheridan |
| ROHRER, Charles E. (Adeline BERNARD) Ch - Edna, Louis, Lillian, David, Edward, Emma, Darwin, Addison, Joan; Sandwich R2 Northville Sec9 O570a (1861) Tel. Farmers' Line Sandwich |
| ROHRER, Henry (Christa RASPILLER) Ch - Russell, Celestine, Lester, Leona; Leland R47 Northville Sec7 O149a (1876) Northern Illinois Tel. Somonauk |
| ROHRER, Louis (Mary FRAHERTY) Ch - Gertrude; Sandwich R2 Northville Sec15 T120a Chas. ROHRER (1888) Tel. Farmers Line Sandwich |
| ROHWER, Mrs. Susanna Ch - Bertha, Anna, Marcus; Marseilles R58 Manlius Sec9 O160a (1880) Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| ROOD, L. W. (Martha J. ABEL) Ch - Edith, Rae, Condon; "Stone Lodge Farm" Sheridan R1 Mission Sec4 O937a (1855) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| ROOD, W. A. (Kate ENGERSER) Ch - Leonard, Hazel, Helen; Sheridan R1 Northville Sec25 O155a (1901) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| ROONEY, John (Margaret MURPHY) Ch - Bernard, Michael, Mary, Margaret, Alice; Seneca R60 Manlius Sec1 O310a (1851) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| ROOT, Fred (May CALKINS) Tonica R16 Richland Sec10 O71a (1888) Bell Tel. Lostant |
| ROOTS, John J. (Rose COVELL) Ch - Pearl, Laverne; Sheridan R4 Northville Sec6 O44a (1869) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| ROPP, F. P. Jr. (Pearl ROOTS) Ch - Dorothy, Myrtle; Sheridan R1 Northville Sec26 T150a F. J. ROPP Sr. (1885) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| RORK, B. C. (Lillian WILK) Ch - Dorothy; Ransom R64 Allen Sec34 T188a M. DELAHANTY (1915) Tel. Ransom |
| ROSDAIL, Daniel (Jennie CORNELL) Ch - Gladys, Richard; Sheridan R2 Mission Sec29 T10a B. ERICKSON (1916) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| ROSDAIL, S. L. (Rose BAKER) Ch - Evylin; Sheridan R2 Miller Sec3 T300a Mrs. C. ROSDAIL (1882) Tel. Farmers' Line Sheridan |
| ROSE, Elmer J. (Mame JUDSON) Ch - Dorothy, Glen, Geraldine; "Sunnyside Farm" Seneca R62 Brookfield Sec9 O160a (1875) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| ROSE, F. W. (Anna M. GURNEY) Ch - George, Albert; "Marilla Park Farm" Streator R6 Bruce Sec13 -Farm Hand- (1870) Tel. Streator |
| ROSE, Henry Ch - Charles, Julia, Minnie; Streator R7 Allen Sec19 O160a T100a David IRICK (1874) Tel. Ransom |
| ROSE, H. C. (Julia CHESLING) Ch - Elizabeth, Elsie, Florence; Tonica R16 Vermillion Sec32 O40a T200a ROSE & Son (1878) Tel. Farmers' Line Leonore |
| ROSE, John H. (Caroline SHAWBACK) Ch - Harvey, Roy, Verna, Elma, Harold, Velora; Tonica R16 Vermillion Sec32 O240a (1870) Tel. Farmers' Line Leonore |
| ROSE, William (Lydia SHAWBACK) Ch - Hazel, Milton; Tonica R16 Vermillion Sec34 T240a John ROSE (1878) Tel. Farmers' Line Leonore |
| ROSELING, Charles (Carrie SCHAEFER) Ch - Herbert, John; Tonica R16 Eagle Sec12 T210a J. CLAUS (1880) Tel. Farmers' Line Tonica |
| ROSENOW, William (Minnie CARBER) Ch - Minnie, Fred, Lizzie, Annie, Hattie, Emma; Mendota R35 Mendota Sec2 T80a Theodore SMITH (1917) |
| ROSS, Henry (Lillie MEYERS) Ch - Louise, Alma; LaSalle R24 LaSalle Sec26 T140a Pat OKEEFE (1892) |
| ROSS, Thomas (Louise CREGGER) Ottawa R33 Farm Ridge Sec6 O40a (1871) Tel. Ottawa |
| ROTH, Joe (Mary HARMAN) Ch - Emil, John, Joseph, Charles, Harman; Ottawa R32 Fall River Sec18 O140a (1874) United Tel. Ottawa |
| ROTH, J. C. (Mary GRAYHACK) Ch - Georgina, Roy, William, Marie; Dana Groveland Sec23 O80a (1891) Independent Tel. Dana |
| ROTH, Roy T. Dana Groveland Sec24 T120a J. C. ROTH and Judie HAZZARD (1893) Independent Tel. Dana |
| ROTHER, Henry (Tresa HUTT) Ch - Helen Rosa, Cecelia, Irene; Peru R21 Dimmick Sec19 O152a (1879) Bell Tel. LaSalle |
| ROUX, Joseph (Mary J. QUINN) Ch - Joseph, Elizabeth, Margaret, Edward, Leona; Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec7 O10a (1858) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| ROUX, Louis (Mary ZIMMERLIN) Ch - Jule, Lillian; Serena R1 Serena Sec35 O74a (1867) |
| ROWE, Charles (Myrtle KELLEY) Grand Ridge R17 Deer Park Sec13 T204a Charles MERSE (1877) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| ROWE, Elmer (Myriam MORRIS) Ch - Leonard, Bertha, Floyd; Tonica R16 Richland Sec15 -Farm Hand- Cooney MYERS (1882) |
| ROWE, Ira (Bertha MORRIS) Ch - Ira, Carolina, Amy, Genevieve; Oglesby LaSalle Sec36 T60a DUNCAN Est. (1897) |
| ROWE, Ivan (Helen HILTON) Ch - Bernard, Helen; Grand Ridge R19 Farm Ridge Sec27 T160a Anton SMITH (1887) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| ROWE, Maud VANLANINGHAM Ch - Lee, Warren; Tonica Vermillion Sec35 O80a T85a Heny SCHACH (1879) Tel. Farmers' Line Tonica |
| ROWE, Moody (Blanche CLUM) Ch - Gladys, Carl; Grand Ridge R17 Farm Ridge Sec12 -Farm Hand- Ivan ROWE (1890) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| ROWLAND, Charles T. (Jessie FORNOF) Ch - Charles, John; "Fornof Fruit Farm" Streator R5 Bruce Sec22 T16a J. W. FORNOF (1892) Tel. Streator |
| ROWLAND, Sheldon (Viola WISE) Ch - Zelma, Hurles; Rutland R10 Groveland Sec9 -Farm Hand- LOFTUS Bros. (1881) Independent Tel. Rutland |
| ROWLEE, Arthur (Nellie CORBETT) Ch - Frank, Estella, Ione; "Spring Dell Truck and Fruit Farm" Ottawa R30 Serena Sec33 O12a (1871) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| RUBENAKER, John A. (Emma NALLING) Ch - Clyde, Verna; "Walnut Grove Stock Farm" Ransom R64 Allen Sec34 T180a F. NALLING (1905) Tel. Ransom |
| RUBLE, Roy (Gertrude FITZGERALD) Ch - Nelson, Roy, Francis; Leland R47 Adams Sec15 -Farm Hand- A. A. ANDERSON (1916) |
| RUDDER, Oliver (Julia COCHRAN) Ch - Arthur, Minnie; "Elmhurst Farm" Streator R3 Eagle Sec32 O80a (1848) Independent Tel. Streator |
| RUGER, Edward B. (Blanche Evelyn CLARK) Ch - Clark, Edward; Utica R65 Deer Park Sec19 O120a (1909) Home Tel. Utica |
| RUGER, H. E. (Emma WELLS) Ch - Bertha, Maynard; "Maple Grove Farm" Ottawa R30 Serena Sec31 O320a (1852) Tel. Ottawa |
| RUGER, Mrs. Lillian B. (BULL) Ch - Edward; Utica R65 Deer Park Sec19 O120a (1909) Home Tel. Utica |
| RUGER, Maynard (Mildred BOWERS) Ottawa R30 Serena Sec31 O160a T240a H. E. RUGER (1887) Tel. Ottawa |
| RULEMAN, Albert G. (Stella REXRODE) Ch - Lee; Seneca R60 Manlius Sec12 -Farm Hand- Chas. DONELSON (1888) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| RULEMAN, J. F. (Mary KEMBER) Ch - Levi, Fred, Frank, Mae, Elizabeth, Winnie, Charles, Marion, Stella, Una; Serena Serena Sec33 O28a (1881) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| RULEMAN, Minor (Flora SMITH) Ch - John, Susie, Eva, Edgar; Seneca R62 Brookfield Sec10 T160a Margaret SMITH (1913) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| RUNLUND, Peter (Mary GRANBURG) Ch - Fritihof, Ingeborg, Runo, Rosa; Cedar Point R20 Eden Sec9 O80a (1908) Tel. Farmers' Line Cedar Point |
| RUMNEY, Andrew (Elsie BROWNING) Ch - Zada, Harry; Sheridan R4 Northville Sec30 T200a A. C. HUPP (1862) Tels. Northern Illinois Somonauk and Farmers Line Sheridan |
| RUMNEY, James (May HARMON) Ch - Ethel; "Maple Lane Farm" Leland R47 Adams Sec23 O280a (1865) Northern Illinois Tel. Somonauk |
| RUMNEY, Wallace R. (Rose PHILPOTT) Ch - Lyle, Glenn, Florence; Leland R47 Adams Sec24 T240a Robt. RUMNEY (1873) Northern Illinois Tel. Somonauk |
| RUPERT, Charles (Josephine HOLSINGER) Ch - Elmer, Esther, Ethel, Evelyn, Margaret; Mendota R39 Troy Grove Sec20 T2a Minnie HAAS (1884) |
| RUPP, James (Amanda LUCHER) Ch - Herman; Leland R49 Earl Sec11 T320a C. E. BATES (1904) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| RUPP, J. C. (Anna BREUER) "River Lawn Farm" Sheridan R1 Northville Sec27-28-34 T246a Anna M. RUPP and Isabelle BREUER (1891) Northern Illinois Tel. Sandwich |
| RUSSELL, John (Martha WEINGARTNER) Tonica R14 Eden Sec28 T160a John LAMBERT (1903 or 1908) Tel. Farmers Line Cedar Point |
| RUTAN, Matt (Anna SHARPE) Ch - Frances, Mildred; Grand Ridge R18 Farm Ridge Sec24 O1a (1868) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| RYAN, Albert (Harriett CHESEBRO) Ch - Charles, Frank, Edward, Lawrence, Amos, John Ella, Albert; Lostant Hope Sec25 O152a (1881) Tel. Farmers Line Lostant |
| RYAN, Amos (Marjorie BANGS) Ch - Margaret, Gail; Lostant R13 Hope Sec15 T80a RYAN Est. (1891) Ames Tel. Lostant |
| RYAN, A. E. (Mary REED) Ch - Bernice, Lester; Ransom R64 Allen Sec15 O153a (1880) Tel. Ransom |
| RYAN, Daniel (Ellen RYAN) LaSalle R22 Dimmick Sec34 O80a (1864) Bell Tel. LaSalle |
| RYAN, David (Matilda KELSO) Ch - Alexander, Ellen, Marie; Lostant R13 Hope Sec14 T217a Anna KELSO (1866) Tel. Farmers' Line Lostant |
| RYAN, Edward (Nell HILTABRAND) Ch - George, Byrle; Streator R3 Richland Sec30 T80a Tom COMISKEY (1882) |
| RYAN, Frank (Grace WILLIAMSON) Lostant R13 Hope Sec10 T160a SK??? Est. (1886?) Ames Tel. Lostant |
| RYAN, Hubbard (Dorothy HILTABRAND) "Bailey Creek Farm" Tonica Eden Sec25 T175a A. C. RYAN (1896) Tel. Farmers' Line Tonica |
| RYAN, John (May NAGLE) Grand Ridge R18 Grand Rapids Sec20 T1 1/2a Henry HESS (1886) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| RYAN, John (Sarah EGGER) Ch - Alfred, Mary, Chris; "Bailey Creek Farm" Tonica Eden Sec25 T175a A. C. RYAN (1883?) Tel. Farmers' Line Tonica |
| RYAN, Lawrence (Mary TOEMMES) Ch - Dorothy; Wenona Osage Sec19 T160a G. LAWRENCE (1888) Ames Tel. Wenona |
| RYAN, T. J. (Mary AUBRY) Ch - Henry, Mamie; Utica R26 Waltham Sec27 O160a (1862) Bell Tel. Utica |
| RYAN, William (Elizabeth SHEEHAN) Ch - Frances, Raymond, Rosemary; Ranson R64 Allen Sec15 O160a (1878) Tel. Ransom |
| RYCZEK, Joseph (Mary PLEWA) Ch - Mary, Sophia, Antoine, Felix, Joseph, Annie, Edward; LaSalle R22 Dimmick Sec34 T80a Joseph PIEAREK (1887) |
| RYDER, Elmer A. (Elizabeth R. PEDDICORD) Ch - Harold; Marseilles R57 Manlius Sec9 T180a W. F. BOSWORTH Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| RYERSON, T. R. (Adelaide KEENAN) Ch - Ho, Howard, Adlai, Burton, Adelaide; Leland Adams Sec3 T219a Mrs. H. KEENAN (1887) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| RYG, Jacob (Sophia FOSSE) Ch - Charles, Otto, Lottie, Justin, Myrtle, Orrin; Ottawa R29 Freedom Sec33 O240a (1882) Tel. Harding |
| RYG, Jens (Emma ELLERTSON) Ch - Esther, Marshall; Earlville R43 Freedom Sec23 -Farm Hand- J. E. MCCLURE (1896) Tel. Harding |
| RYG, John (Olive GABRIELSON) Ch - Clarice, Gilbert, Violet; Earlville R43 Freedom Sec22 T160a Joseph THOMPSON (1901) |
| RYG, John J. (Olga OLESEN) Ch - Mildred; Earlville R44 Freedom Sec20 -Farm Hand- R. JAMESON (1912) |
| RYG, Martin (Sofia AMMUNDSON) Ch - Irene, Margret; Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec15 T160a Wm. ODONNELL (1904) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| RYG, Sherman Earlville R44 Freedom Sec30 T132a Frank CRUMPTON (1897) Tel. Harding |
| RYGH, Charles L. (Mabel HALVERSON) Ch - Ira; Earlville R44 Freedom Sec28 T80a L. LARSON (1891) Tel. Harding |
| RYGH, Nick (Carrie HOLLAND) Ch - Nettie, Sherman, Mabel, Bernt, Vernon, Voltder, Lorain; Troy Grove R34 Freedom Sec30 T120a H. BUTTERFIELD (1887) Tel. Harding |
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