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Early Businesses and Merchants

The following named persons were also engaged in the mercantile business in Greenbush during the early days:

F. G. Snapp. Cyrus Sisson, Hardin and Shreves, N. P. Tinsley, S. J. Buzan. Dr. Bailey Ragon, Merrill and Osborn (afterwards Merrill, Osborn and Merrill, a firm composed of Frederick H. Merrill, Alfred Osborn and Charles C. Merrill), Phelps and Shores (afterwards Wm. Shores), Wm. Snapp, Adams, Butler and Adams (a firm composed of David Adams. W. H. H. Butler and Riley Adams), James C. Johnson. John Terry, A. R. Harman, Wm. Randall, and John R. Snapp.

Early blacksmiths, Thomas Rodger was about the first; afterwards Francis Staat, Amos Pierce, Thomas Darneille, Henzie Darneille, Milton Powers, Alfred Dowdy, Alexander MeGrew, Connelius Hanks. Patrick H. Woods, Edward Taylor, Henry Hains, John Watson, Thomas Carroll, Noah D. Clark, Michael Carroll, and S. C. Irving

The wagon-makers were James Fife, Joseph Parkins, Julius T. Lathrop, Lewis L. Ury, David Armstrong, Porter J. Jack, John Regan, John Brown, Isaac Fisher, James D. Simmons, Elijah Frampton, Stephen Lieuranee, and Bennett Wood.

Some of the first doctors were Abel Chase, Bailey Ragon, Reamer A. Saunders, Thomas M. Luster, Dr. Lee, Dr. Agers, Richard Hammond, N. B. McKay, Dr. King, Wm. Randall, T. J. Shreves, Dr. Dow, John E. Alvord, Dr. Norris, W. D. Sterling, Dr. Randelson, and Dr. Campbell.

The following named persons kept hotel, or what was generally called tavern in those days: Charles Stice, Abner Walker, Jane Walker, Nathaniel Wileox, Isaac Hanks, George A. Walker, Stephen Lieurance, David Young, Jacob Emrick, and A. R. Har- man.

The shoemakers were Jacob Vosberg, Julius N. Hill, Wm. H. Pierce, Wm. Palmer, Wm. Glover, John C. MeCall, Benjamin Swearinger, Jacob Lambert, Mr. McLaughlin, Jacob Long, Louis Lantz, Jacob Keneval, A. R. Louder, Andrew Bowman, and H. C. Brinckmeyer.

The following named persons worked at the cooper trader Philip Karns, Lewis L. Ury, George Helterbridle, Wm. Shefler, Moses Romaine, and Thomas Kinney.

The harness-makers were Daniel Chapin, Oliver Crissey, Gad Chapin, James H. Crawford, Rodney Boone, James Perdun, James M. Frantz, Mathew Campbell, James Jenks, and Samuel L. Karns.

Oliver Crissey learned the trade of harness-making of Daniel Chapin and was in the business in Greenbush in 1853 and 1854, Chapin sold to Crissey and bought a house and lot in Galesburg for two hundred dollars and then moved there. Rodney Boone and James H. Crawford worked for Crissey until he sold to Isaac Hanks. James H. Crawford then went to work for Hanks.

The tailors in the earlier days of Greenbush were: James Francis, James F. Chambers, John Kramer, and Charles Rundlet.

The women of Greenbush and surrounding country cut and made the most of the clothing used at that time.

The carpenters and builders were: Archie Fisher, John Sheffield, Mr. Blackman, Levi Lincoln, Clinton Lincoln, Oscar Lincoln, John W. Nance, Henry Smith, David Armstrong, Henry Kaufman, Wm. Thompson, Truruble G. Taylor, and John Bowman.

The following named persons were engaged in the business of selling drugs: D. R, Hamilton, Daniel Warner, Mr. Coleman, Jr. Pyle, and James M. Frantz.

The weavers in the village were Mary Almond, C. H. Baberding, and Sarah Young.

In the township there were many looms .and many families did their own weaving.

The Early Days of Greenbush-1905

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