Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. 
Cass County.

EDWARD T. OLIVER, banker, Virginia; was born in the city of
Virginia, Cass County, April 23, 1849.  His father, Charles
Oliver, was one of the pioneers of Cass County, and in the year
1835, in company with Dr. Hall, came to Virginia.  Dr. Hall was
one of the first merchants of Virginia, and Charles Oliver was
for a time his clerk, and in time following entered the
mercantile business for himself, in which he continued with
success until his death, which occurred Sept. 5, 187, he at that
time being sixty-three years of age.  He married Lydia Ann Job,
second child of Archibald and Jane (Brierly) Job, one of the
earliest settlers of Southern Illinois.  Mr. and Mrs. Oliver had
five sons and one daughter, viz.:  William A., Charles R.,
Morrison J., Rudolph B., Edward T., and Harriet, deceased, at two
years of age.  Thus it will be seen, that Edward T. was the fifth
son.  He received a thorough common school education, and gained
a thorough and practical business experience while in the employ
of his father as salesman in his store.  In 1866 he entered the
Farmer's National Bank, as a book-keeper.  In 1872, the
management of this house practically had a change, and as Mr.
Oliver's position in the concern was wanted by another, he was
retired.  His ability as a rising young business man was very
generally recognized in business circles, and his talents found a
ready market, as he was immediately called to assume a more
responsible position in the well known banking firm of Petefish,
Skiles & Co.  Since his connection with this institution, he has
been the cashier, and a partner in the business.  Oct. 20, 1870,
Mr. Oliver married Miss Maggie S. Vance, daughter of Samuel S.
and Martha (Stevenson) Vance.  Mr. Vance was one of the old
settlers of Morgan County.  He died in 1868.  They have four
children, viz.:  Edward C., Bertha L., George W., and Rena, who
died in 1873, when three months old.  Mr. and Mrs. Oliver are,
since 1874, members of the Presbyterian Church of Virginia.  Mr.
Oliver is regarded as one of the most substantial and
enterprising business men of this city; is alive to any and all
business enterprises tending to the prosperity of his town, or
the general public good.  He was active as a member of the City
Council, when it authorized the building of their present
commodious court-house, and afterward became a member of the
Building Committee.  A sketch of the banking house of Petefish,
Skiles & Co., with which Mr. Oliver is connected, appears
elsewhere in this volume.

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