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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 1915

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.

Page 956

SKILES, LOUIS OSWELL, county clerk of Cass County, and a man of more than average business foresight, whose grasp of public matters has placed him in a position where he can use his knowledge for the good of the people, is one of the leading men of Virginia. He was born in this city on September 27, 1883, a son of O. and Eliza (Epler) Skiles, old settlers of Cass County, the former of whom was one of the pioneer bankers of this locality. He died in 1908, his wife surviving until 1912. They had three children, namely: Lee, Louis O., and Stella, who married M. J. Alkire, but is now a widow.

After passing through the public schools of Virginia, Louis O. Skiles attended Knox College of Galesburg, Ill., and then began his business life in the bank of Conover, Skiles & Mertz at Chandlerville, Ill., as assistant cashier. After a year in the bank, he went on a farm and carried on farming and stock raising for four years. For the next two years he discharged the duties of deputy circuit clerk of Cass County, and in 1910, was elected county clerk, and still holds that position, and in that same year, was elected vice-president of the State Board of Agriculture and is still in office. His support has come from the Democratic party, and he belongs to that political organization.

In 1905 Mr. Skiles married Gertrude Stout, a daughter of Philemon and Nellie (Walker) Stout, no issue. Mr. Skiles is a Mason, having joined the order in 1906, and has passed through the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Consistory, and also belongs to Mohammed Shrine of Peoria, and is also a member of the Elks Lodge of Beardstown. Yet in the very prime of life, Mr. Skiles has a prosperous future before him. His friends are many, his connections desirable, and those who know him best, rely upon his judgment, and are proud of his advancement in public favor.


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