WILLIAM BATIE, wagon, carriage and sleigh manufacturer, Bloomington; native of Canada, born in 1839; came to Grant Co. with his parents in 1850, and located in Bloomington. His father was engaged in farming. The subject of this sketch learned his trade in Bloomington and established his present business in 1862; has been Justice of the Peace; held various school offices, and is at present President of the village of Bloomington; is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F.; passed all the chairs in the subordinate Lodge as well as the Encampment. Was married, in Bloomington, in 1865, to Miss A. A. Stearns, a native of Vermont, by whom he has one son. Mr. and Mrs. Batie are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Batie has a large shop and employs three men; his business has gradually increased from the start.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.