Prairie Farmer's Directory
of
LaSalle County
Illinois
1917
O
Abbreviations Used in this Directory:
| a -- Acres | T -- Tenant or Renter |
| Ch -- Children | R -- Rural Route |
| O -- Owner | Sec -- Section |
Maiden name of wife follows directory name in
parentheses ( )
Figures at end of information--year became
resident of county.
Name of farm follows names of children in
quotation marks.
In case of a tenant, the farm owner's name
follows the figures giving size of farm.
| O'BRIEN, Thomas (Belle BURRIS) Ch - May, Margaret; Grand Ridge R17 Farm Ridge Sec23 -Farm Hand- J. W. BORGD (1900) |
| O'BRINE, John Rutland R10 Groveland Sec4 T80a Anna O'BRINE (1887) Independent Tel. Rutland |
| O'CONNELL, Ann Ch - Leo, Mike, Mary; LaSalle R22 Dimmick Sec27 O160a (1889) Bell Tel. LaSalle |
| O'CONNELL, John (Mary WELSCH) Ch - Tessie, Celia, John, James, William, Edward, Retta; LaSalle R22 Dimmick Sec34 O120a (1850) Bell Tel. LaSalle |
| O'CONNELL, Thomas (Elizabeth ELLIS, Mother) Dana R9 Groveland Sec34 T160a Mrs. L. STODDAR (1894) Independent Tel Minnonk |
| O'CONNOR, Dennis and Sarah J. Ottawa R27 Wallace Sec31 O80a (1849) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'CONNOR, D. J. (Nora LOONEY) Ch - Margaret, Norme, Mary; Ottawa R27 Ottawa Sec5 O80a T160a Mrs. S. HUGHES and Mrs. TWOHEY (1865) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'CONNOR, D. P. (Mary TURNER) Ch - Alice, Bartholomew, Mary, William, Susan, Edward; Ottawa R31 Rutland Sec33 T300a Superintendent Chicago Retort and Fire Brick Co. (1860) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'CONNOR, Jerry (Bridget HARTNETT) Ch - Angela, Genevieve, Laura; Utica R26 Waltham Sec24 O160a (1877) Bell Tel. Utica |
| O'CONNOR, Thomas (Irene GEBHARDT) Ottawa R27 Wallace Sec30 -Farm Hand- L. HESS (1883) |
| O'CONNOR, William Ottawa R27 Wallace Sec31 O80a (1849) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| ODDSON, Martin (Olive LARSON) Ch - MarthaOtis; Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec17 T160a S. TOREL (1908) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'DONNELL, Ed (Margaret GILLIGAN) Ch - Marie, Edmund, Alice, Margaret; "Walnut Row Stock Farm" Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec9 O200a (1867) Bell Tel. |
| O'DONNELL, James J. (Emma QUILTER) Ch - Ella; Ottawa R27 Wallace Sec20 O80a (1856) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'DONNELL, James W. (Rose M. DOYLE) Ch - Emmett, Thomas, Bernard, Mary, Anna; "Maple Lane Stock Farm" Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec4 O451a (1877) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'DONNELL, John O. (Katie CAREY) Ch - Margaret, Frances, Eleanor, John, Regina, Carey, Mary; "Brookside Farm" Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec8 O210a (1860) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'DONNELL, Thomas (Catherine KEATING) Ch - Margaret, Mary; Ottawa R28 Wallace Sec17 O120a (1860) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OFFORD, John B. (Hazel MILLER) Ch - Ruth, Naomi, Ethel; Grand Ridge R18 Grand Rapids Sec31 T160a George HESS Tel. Grand Ridge |
| OGLESBY, Ed (Cora RUSSELL) Marseilles R58 Manlius Sec14 T200a Mrs. M. POPE (1907) |
| OHLENDORF, Charles (Alice BIGFORD) Ottawa R32 Sec6 T74a (1889) Tel. Ottawa |
| OHLENDORF, Louis Ch - Henry, William Charles, George, Olga, Louis Jr.; Ottawa R33 South Ottawa Sec27 O83a (1877) |
| OHME, Andrew (Christine FOSS) Ch - Arthur, Lila, Ernest, Ruth, Borgelet, Bernard; Leland R48 Adams Sec31 O267a (1901) |
| OHME, Arthur A. (Carrie SWENSON) Ch - Laverne, Lucille; Leland R48 Adams Sec31 T97a Andrew OHME (1890) |
| OHME, Martin (Pearl CHRISTOFFERSON) Ch - Dorothy; Troy Grove R34 Ophir Sec34 T200a H. H. WALBEY (1901) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| O'KEEFE, Owen P. J. and Miss Bee Brother and Sister; Peru R20 Peru Sec28 O80a (1867) |
| O'LAUGHLIN, James (Mae COUGHLIN) Ch - Joseph; "Medow Brook Farm" Seneca R61 Brookfield Sec12 T120a Wm. COUGHLIN (1889) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| O'LAUGHLIN, M. W. (Rita MCINTYRE) Ch - Francis; "Maple Lane Farm" Ransom R63 Brookfield Sec28 O240a (1885) Tel. Seneca |
| OLDENBERG, Albert (Clara RICKERT) Ch - Pearl; Dana R9 Groveland Sec29 T160a Mrs. OLDENBERG (1881) Independent Tel. Rutland |
| OLDENBURG, Frank (Josephine MARNETZ) Ch - Esther, Robert, Edith, Carl; Rutland R10 Groveland Sec20 T160a Mrs. Carl OLDENBURG (1875) Independent Tel. Rutland |
| OLESON, John H. (Lizzie JOHNSON) Ch - Hervey, Alice, Lyold, Pearl, Bernice, Gladys, Seymour, Johnson; Marseilles R56 Rutland Sec13 O80a (1855) Bell Tel. |
| OLESON, Mrs. Sarah A. (Sarah Ann ELEFSON) Ch - Eva, Celia, Ruby, Olive, Amos, Theresa, Stella, Truman, Jessie; Marseilles R56 Rutland Sec13 O125a (1863) Tel. Farmers Line |
| OLMSTEAD, Burt C. (Olive WARREN) Ch - Chester, Esther, Howard, Dorothy, Lewis; Earlville R43 Freedom Sec2? O208a (1880) Tel. Harding |
| OLMSTEAD, C. H. (Anna M. BURGESS) Ch - Myrtle, Sarah, Harriet, Edith; Ottawa R30 Dayton Sec20 O215a (1845) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OLMSTEAD, Frank D. (Mabel REEDER) Earlville R43 Freedom Sec22 O113a (1886?) Bell Tel. Harding |
| OLMSTEAD, Howard (Mabel BABB) Ch - Gertrude, Isabel, Esther; "Timber Edge Farm" Marseilles R57 Manlius Sec5 O116a (1877) Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| OLSAN, Thomas A. (Annie ERICKSON) Ch - Theadore, Alma; Ottawa R29 Freedom Sec34 O160a (1885) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OLSEN, Olver (Christene ERICKSON) Ch - Clarence, Sadie, Hazel, Oscar; Utica R65 Deer Park Sec27 T163a James MITCHELL (1894) |
| OLSON, Allen L. (Katherine MAIER) Ch - Lyda, May, Arnold, Catherine; Seneca R60 Manlius Sec14 O400a (1861) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| OLSON, Andrew (Hilda PEARSON) Ch - Ingeborg, Oscar, Mabel, Ethel; Seneca R60 Manlius Sec1 T1a William EAGAN (1906) Bell Tel Seneca |
| OLSON, Chris (Carrie JOHNSON) Ch - Gladys, Vernon; Earlville R42 Earl Sec16 T220a Fred MINKE (1888) |
| OLSON, Ed (Bertha BRAFFET) Ch - Roy; Leland R49 Freedom Sec3 T35a Tory THORSON (1884) |
| OLSON, Edwin (Winifred KOHLER) Sheridan R3 Adams Sec32 T60a Mrs. Anna BERNARD (1884) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, Edwin J. (Hilda FAY) Ch - Edwina, Dorothy, Barbara; Peru R20 Eden Sec7 T143a Morris OLSON (1883) Tel. Farmers' Line Cedar Point |
| OLSON, Enoch (Hattie KITTLESON) Ch - Kenneth; Earlville R43 Freedom Sec16 T120a Erick OLSON (1880) Tel. Harding |
| OLSON, Ervie C. (Theresa FIERMESTAD) Ch - Ehrman, Fern, Floyd, Kenneth; Earlville R44 Ophir Sec24 T320a Fred F. LAWRENCE (1883) Bell Tel. Harding |
| OLSON, Fred (Anna JOHNSON) Leland R48 Adams Sec16 T80a Mrs. HARSTED (1906) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, Gabriel (Clara ANDERSON) Ch - Andrew, Myrtle, Oren, Gladys, walter, Ruth, Edna, Grace; Leland Adams Sec9 O157a (1887) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, Hans (Florence THOMPSON) Ottawa R30 Serena Sec31 -Farm Hand- M. RUGER (1910) Tel. Ottawa |
| OLSON, Herman Brent (Bell May PEDDICORD) Ch - Herman, Brent Jr.; Seneca R62 Brookfield Sec20 T120a Mrs. Martin OLSON (1917) Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| OLSON, H. M. (Ruth COLE) Mendota R37 Ophir Sec19 T170a John WAGNER (1881) |
| OLSON, Jesse I. (Myrtle TOMPKINS) Leland R49 Earl Sec12 T170a J. A. OLSON (1892) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, John (Lena KLEMICK) Ch - Alice, Herbert, Mary, Wilma; Mendota R35 Mendota Sec16 T160a John GUILFOYLE (1915) |
| OLSON, John (Martha LYDEN) Ch - Myrtle, Walter, Leroy; Seneca R62 Brookfield Sec16 T320a L. HAUGHNIST and George MARSH (1904) |
| OLSON, Joseph (Johanna LARSON) Ch - Oscar Emile, Alfred, Carrie, John, Hulda; Peru R20 Eden Sec17 O?20a (1905) Tel. Farmers' Line Cedar Point |
| OLSON, Lawrence E. (Matilda MICHELSON) Ch - Jeremiah, Kenneth, Alta, Madell; Leland R48 Adams Sec16 T120a Samuel SAWYER (1909) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, Lloyd (Mabel SERBY) Mendota R37 Ophir Sec17 T160a M. WALLACE and Sarah WRISLEY (1894) |
| OLSON, M. J. K. (Melinda ANDERSON) Ch - Isabel, Edward, Willie, Anna; Leland R48 Adams Sec15 O160a (1855) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, O. J. (Elizabeth O'NEILL) Ch - Marie, Margaret, James; Earlville R44 Freedom Sec17 T120a George BONNELL (1873) Tel. Harding |
| OLSON, O. J. (Martha OLSON) Leland R49 Adams Sec6 O70a (1860) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OLSON, Osman (Laura STEINKE) Leland R49 Earl Sec34 T168a Joe VERMELAND (1886) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| OLSON, P. A. (Catherin NEEL) Ch - Pearl, Nelson, Jay, Rex, Paul; Marseilles R58? Manlius Sec9 O180a (1865) Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| OLSON, Mrs. Lava (LARSON) Ch - Oscar, Leonard, Marshall, Lawrence, Ida, Arle; Marseilles Manlius Sec7 O2a (1889) Bell Tel. Marseilles |
| OLSON Sisters Lucy and Mary; Peru R20 Eden Sec7 O65a (1861) Tel. Farmers Line Cedar Point |
| OLSON, Swen (Anne WALLUM) Ch - Bertha, Andrew, Ole, Eddie, Osman, Christ, Elisie, Mabel; Leland R49 Freedom Sec2 O15a (1884) |
| OLSON, Thor (Martha MOORE) Ch - Donald, Roger; Seneca R61 Brookfield Sec25 T160a Lois ROSLAND (1893) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| O'MARS, D. J. Ch - Eliza, Margaret, Sallie, Sisters Mercy MULFORD and Mary SNELL; "Grey Gables" Grand Ridge R19 Farm Ridge Sec16 O80a (1856) Tel. Streator |
| O'MEARS, James (Margaret FOX) Ch - James, Thomas, Ann, Ellen; Ottawa R27 Ottawa Sec17 T54a Robert O'MEARS (1877) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| O'MELIA, Patrick, Anna, John, Nellie Brother and Sisters; Ottawa R31 Rutland Sec8 O80a T80a SWIFT Est. (1869) |
| ONCKEN, Henry (Mary AHLERS) Ch - Ella, Walter, Louis, Bertha, Henry, Robert; "Homewood Farm" Dana R9 Groveland Sec29 O120a T80a ??ais AHLERS (1911) Independent Tel. Minonk |
| O'NEIL, William H. (Cordella DAWES) Ch - ???hie, Ruth, Thelma, Weston, John; Rutland R10 Groveland Sec8 T120a Thomas DAWES (1868) Independent Tel. Rutland |
| ONKEN, John C. (Johannah LEIPZIGER) Mendota R39 Mendota Sec30 O80a (1912) |
| ORMSBY, Charles J. (Mary HOLMES) Ch - Bennette, Mary; Marseilles R58 Miller Sec35 T120a J. S. GAILUP (1892) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| O'ROURKE, Thomas (Bridget MCLLUGH ?) Ch - Sylvester, Walter, Anastacia, Thomas, Roy, Louisa, Clarence; Earlville R44 Ophir Sec1 O430a (1855) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| ORSTAD, Levi (Dora OLSON) Ch - Bernice, Lawrence, Lucille, Leonard; Sheridan R4 Adams Sec25 T95a Joe ARMSTRONG (1879) Tel. Farmers Line Sheridan |
| OSBORN, Mrs. Robert T. Ottawa R31 Rutland Sec28 O100a (1881) Bell Tel. |
| OSLAN, Mrs. K. Ch - Howard, Mabel; Marseilles R59 Grand Rapids Sec1 O160a (1877) Tel. Marseilles |
| OSMUND, J. (Tille WORMLAND) Ch - Clarence, Oscar, Rudie, Joseph, Margaret, Elmer, Nellie, Martin, Forrest, Duane; Sheridan R1 Serena Sec9 O40a (1887) Northern Illinois Tel. Leland |
| OSMUNSON, A. H. (Oliva ERICKSON) Ch - Emery; Marseilles R58 Miller Sec21 T161a John MIGORDEN (1901) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| OSTERMAN, Tena WILHELMS Ch. Hannah, Marie, John, Katherine, Walter, Theodore, Alma: Dana R9 Groveland Sec22 T160a John WILHELMS (1887) Independent Tel. Dana |
| OSTREM, L. O. (Josephine M. FRIESTAD) Ch. Oscar, Earling, Elmer, Justin: Earlville R43 Freedom Sec9 O317a (1881) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
| OSTREM, Martin (Christian JOHNSON) Ch. Olga, Alma, Marvin, Velda, Esther: Troy Grove R34 Ophir Sec25 T160a Walter PALMAR (1895) Bell Tel. Harding |
| OTT Bros., Jacob and Albert Utica R60 Deer Park Sec15 T160a (1879) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OTT, Charles (Rosella DAVIS) Ch. Nora, Charles Jr., Leo, Lester, John: Grand Ridge R18 Grand Rapids Sec21 O240a (1868) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| OTT, Conrad (Anna GUTBROD) Ch. John, Fred, Jacob, Carrie, Charles, Albert, Henry: Utica R65 Deer Park Sec 13 O497a (1866) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OTT, Henry (Lizzie HAGIE) Ch. Edward, William, Elmer, Florence, Sara: Grand Ridge R18 Grand Rapids Sec16 O180a (1866) Tel. Grand Ridge |
| OTT, Henry (Bessie MCLAUGHLIN) Utica R65 Deer Park Sec14 T160a Conrad OTT Sr. (1892) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OTT, John (Helen HUFFMAN) Utica R65 Deer Park Sec10 T160a C. OTT (1873) Bell Tel. Ottawa |
| OTT, Louis (Nettie ALBERT) Ch. Marie, Earl: Tonica R15 Vermillion Sec23 T115a Martin OTT (1879) Tel. Farmers Line Leonore |
| OTT, Mrs. Louise WIDMAN Ch. Chester, Andrew, Viola, Gladys, Lillian: Seneca R62 Brookfield Sec10 O190a (1880) Bell Tel. Seneca |
| OTTERBACH, George (Lydia BARTH) Ch. LeRoy, Willard, Velma: Earlville R45 Ophir Sec4 O600a (1868) Northern Illinois Tel. Mendota |
| OTTERBACH, Roy E. (Leona SCHRADER) "Scenic Center Farm" Earlville R45 Ophir Sec4 T108a George OTTERBACH (1894) Northern Illinois Tel. Mendota |
| OVERRIGHT, James (Effie COVELL) Ch. Clara, Edward, Earl: Sheridan R4 Adams Sec27 -Farm Hand- J. T. JENSEN (1885) |
| OWEN, Dave (Ida HOEFT) Ch. Raymond: "Bailey Falls Farm" Oglesby Vermillion Sec4 Superintendent "Bailey Falls Farm" (1912) Tel. Oglesby |
| OWENS, Patrick (Catherine CONVILLE) Ch. James: Earlville R44 Ophir Sec2 O160a (1887) Northern Illinois Tel. Earlville |
Transcribed by Sandi Ryan-Kuda
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