Tag Archives: ancestors
Marguerite E Meyer
Marguerite E. Meyer (1902-1987) Business woman, international traveler, suffragette. Named GMC 1940 Parts Manager of the Year. While her brothers were serving in WWI, Ms. Meyer hustled an auto agency for Belleville. Through her initiative, Meyer Bros sold Scripps, Booths and Hupmobiles, and in 1919, a Pontiac/Cadillac dealership was secured. She traveled internationally; but, was most interested in traveling to St. Louis, Chicago and New York in connection with women’s suffrage. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon [...]
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Caroline Fleming
Caroline Fleming (B: 1832) The only female Belleville resident to receive a U.S. Patent in the 19th Century. In 1868 she was awarded a patent on her improvement of an agitating clothes washing machine. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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Reverend Thomas Harrison
In 1803, Reverend Thomas Harrison, grandfather of Theopolis, arrived in Illinois, and unknown wilderness. Ten years later he built a cotton gin, the beginning of a very successful milling business. Harrison, who migrated from N. Carolina, was of Scot-Irish descent. He had 10 children. By 1831 the Harrisons built the first steam operated mill in the state. The mill, at the west end of Main Street on Richland Creek, burned down and was rebuilt. By 1844, Harrison Mills reported annual [...]
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Simon Eimer
Simon Eimer became one of the wealthiest industrialists of his day — a biographer states: “Eimer was prominent in every activity good for a city”. He arrived in 1844. In 1848, he built a bath house, followed by an entertainment park south of the Public Square and a hall on West Main Street. He served as a member of the Board of Education. As an alderman, he was appointed to a committee to plan for a new Market Square, a [...]
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Genealogy Family Interest
While your fascination (or addiction) with tracing your family tree is very important to you, getting the rest of your family involved and excited about your ancestry is not always an easy feat. I know that I have spent a ridiculous amount of time researching my family tree and feel this great connection to my ancestors, while others in my family really just aren’t that interested. Not that they don’t like to hear family stories or see pictures, but the [...]
