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JACOB ANTONY

An energetic nnd industrious citizen of Rock Island, Ill., is well known in business circles and belongs to one of the oldest families in the city. He was born in Os- tavo. Germany. February 27, 1830, a son of I'owel 1 and Catherine Antony, the father born in 180:2 and the mother in 1801. The parents came to America in 1852 and located in Rock Island. In Germany the father had followed farming and after coming to the United States followed general work. He died in 1873 at the age of sixty-eight years and the mother died in 1870 at the age of seventy-two years. One daughter came to America with them and she died September 26, 1909.

As a boy Jacob Antony attended the schools of his native country and later followed farming there. He came to America in 1851, settling in Rock Island, where his first employment was in a brick yard for Reynolds & Co., where he remained one year. He worked nine years for Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann, handling timber, and twenty-seven years lor the Rock Island Plow Company, having his own team and doing hauling for them. For the last ten years he has been employed by the city. He has been successful financially and owns a beautiful home at No. 816 Third avenue, which is occupied by the family.

Mr. Antony was married April 5, 1855, to Gertrude Tost, a native of Germany, and children have been born of this union as follows: Mary, who is the wife of John Hoffman, of Rock Island; John, who works for the Rock Island Plow Company, married Emma Suess; Elizabeth, who is living at home, is forelady in the bindery department of the Augustana Book Concern; and Margaret and Peter, who are at home, the latter being employed in the Rock Island Plow Company factory.

There are nine grandchildren and the following three great-grandchildren in the family: Geneva and Elmer Litters, and Ethelyn Kollof, all of Rock Island. The family are members of St. Joseph's Catholic church and are actively identified with various movements for the welfare and improve ment of the community. They have a wide circle of friends and are held in high respect.

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