Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Hoge, William M 1869 - 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

William M. Hoge

Though a young man, only a few years past his majority, William M. Hoge, of 
Nettle Creek township, is enjoying a measure of success that the majority of 
men, even a decade or more his senior, would be glad to possess. The energy 
and determination be has always manifested in business affairs have brought 
their just reward, and as high principles animate him in all his dealings he 
commands the respect of all of his neighbors and acquaintances.

The birth of William M. Hoge occurred on the old homestead owned by his 
parents, July 24, 1869. The history of that worthy couple, Joshua and 
Elizabeth (Gregg) Hoge, is printed elsewhere in this work. The entire life of 
our subject has been spent on the old home place. In his boyhood he attended 
the schools of this district, and later supplemented his education by a course 
of study in the Morris Normal.

Endowed with a natural talent for mechanics, Mr. Hoge has become a practical 
engineer, and for the past twelve years has operated a traction engine during 
the threshing season. In this manner he has added not a little to his income 
and has been enabled to institute many valuable improvements on his farm, 
which is one of the most desirable pieces of property in this section of the 
county.

Like his forefathers, Mr. Hoge has no aspirations to public office, but is a 
loyal Republican. Fraternally, he is identified with the Knights of Pythias, 
the Knights of the Globe, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Rathbone 
Sisters. He was married in 1891, to Bertha Munson, and the young couple’s 
pleasant home is brightened by the presence of one child, Robert Burton, who 
was born August 7, 1892.  They have numerous friends and are representative 
citizens of their community.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, pages 438-439

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