Moline in 1870 and have been employed in the Deere & Co. fac- 

 tories as paioter since 1880. 



Capt. D. M. Candor, Aledo, Til. 



After the war I farmed for one year and then opened a 

 general store at Hamlet, 111., and carried on that business there 

 for about 15 years. Was married in 1868 to Miss Emma J. Giston. 

 In 1883, we moved to Aledo, and continued in the dry goods busi- 

 ness until 1898, vrhen I sold out. We have three children, two 

 sons and one daughter. Our youngest son, married, is cashier of 

 theCcl. Packing Co., Denver. Our oldest son is in A. M. Byers' 

 Bank, Aledo, and with my daughter, still live with us. Have 

 lived in Mercer county ever since the war, with the exception of 

 six months spent in Colorado, where we went for the improve- 

 ment of my wife's health, and to visit our son. We expect to 

 spend the remainder of our days in Aledo. 



J. A. Cummins, Aledo, Illinois. 



Was discharged from the army May, 18, 1862, on account 

 of wound received at Ft. Donaldson. Lived on farm, in Mercer 

 and Warren counties until the spring of 1868, moved to Aledo, 111., 

 have lived there ever since, with the exception of two years on a 

 farm near Aledo. Was appointed deputy sheriff, March 1875 

 served in that capacity until March, 1879, In Nov. 1880, was 

 elected to the ofHce of Sheriff of Mercer county. Served six 

 year. After term of Sheriff's office expired, studdied law, and 

 was admitted to the bar in 1889. Practiced law in Aledo until 

 1898, when was appointed postmaster of Aledo, by president Mc- 

 Kinley. Served in that capacity until April, 190t>. Never mar- 

 ried. Have a good home, presided over by two maiden sisters. 



John C Clark, 1742, Kana^ St., Los Angeles, Cal. 



I went to Iowa, in the fall of 18(54. married Miss E. E. 

 Williams, in 1865. Farmed in Iowa until the fall of 1872, when 

 we moved to Johnson county, Mo., and in the spring of 1873 

 moved "out yondei-" in Kansas, and opened a dry goods store in 



