Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Fillman, Charles 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Fillman, Charles, owner of 160 acres of fertile land in Good Farm Township, is 
one of the substantial agriculturists of his section.  On this property he 
carries on general farming and has developed his property into one of the most 
valuable to be found in Grundy County.  He was born at Dwight, Ill., August 
28, 1860, a son of Jacob M. and Mary (Burger) Fillman, both of Germany, the 
latter in Bavaria.

Jacob M. Fillman was a blacksmith, and was accounted one of the best in the 
State and widely known as he worked at his trade all along the Mississippi 
River, eventually making a permanent location in the vicinity of Dwight.  He 
had a helpful wife and in order that he might give all of his attention to the 
work of the shop, she dug his coal for the forge.  He helped to build the 
first wagon ever made at Marseilles, Ill., and was connected with the best 
class of work in his line throughout a wide territory.  In 1867 he moved to 
Good Farm Township, and secured land.  It was then in a state of wildness not 
easy to understand at this day, and that most estimable wife and mother not 
only did more than her part in the house, but helped her husband develop his 
land and even assisted in digging the wells.  Jacob M. Fillman died in 1910, 
but his wife, in spite of all her hard work, survives, and is living in 
Minnesota.  She and her husband has seven children:  George, William, 
deceased, Charles, Louis Kate, Jacob and Mary.

Charles Fillman went to school at Dwight and until he attained his majority, 
remained at home with his father and assisted in operating the 700 acre farm 
of the latter.  He has made all the improvements upon his own farm, including 
the erection of a beautiful brick residence that is modern in every respect.  
He belongs to the Lutheran Church and shows his interest in its good work.  A 
Democrat, he is serving on the school board, and as an official endeavors to 
get for the children of his district the best possible educational 
advantages.  

On April 11, 1884, Mr. Fillman married Elizabeth Klughardt, born in this 
township.  Their children have been:  Frederika Krug; Lucy, who is deceased; 
Ella; Anna; Eddie, who is deceased; Lilly; Reuben, who is deceased; Franklin; 
Leslie; Warner and Erna.

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Additional Comments:
Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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