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

WILLIAM L. WAY, grain dealer, Chandlerville; was born in 
Crawford County, Ind., Nov. 3, 1823, to Samuel and Ruth 
(Parr) Way. Samuel Way was born in Bristol, England; 
emigrated to Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 18, 1819, and settled 
in Crawford County, Ind. Where he married; he came to this 
county in November, 1827, where he followed farming to the 
time of his death, which occurred in 1836; his wife was 
born in Adair County, Ky., and died in Chandlerville, this 
county, in April, 1864; she was the mother of seven 
children, five boys and two girls, our subject being the 
oldest. At twenty-four years of age he engaged as clerk in 
a store in Morgan County, Ill., and after two years went to 
Beardstown where he was engaged by John McDonald, as dry 
goods and grocery clerk. He remained with Mr. McDonald as 
clerk, one year, when the latter started him in business in 
Chandlerville under the firm name W.L. Way & Co., and after 
continuing under that name three years, Mr. Way bought out 
the interest of his employer, and carried on the business 
alone until 1865, when he sold out an went to Iowa, where 
he sold goods and packed pork. In 1867 he returned to 
Chandlerville, where he has since remained, engaged in the 
grain and mercantile business. He was married in this 
county in 1864, to Emeline, daughter of David Carr, and a 
native of this county. They have three boys: David Henry, 
assisting his father in the grain business, Thomas Edward 
and William Carr, also assisting their father. He is a 
member of the A.F. and A.M., and I.O.O.F.

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