Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Homan, Joseph 1852 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Joseph Homan, hardware, Coal City, was born October 26, 1852, in Union County, 
Ohio, is a son of William and Martha (Hill) Homan. The father is a native of 
Virginia and the mother of Ohio. They were the parents of three children - 
Joseph, Emma (deceased, was the wife of W. S. Keay) and W. E. Joseph attended 
the country schools as much as was convenient. At the age of fifteen, he 
engaged actively on the farm, which avocation he continued until 1879, when he 
entered his present business, and is carrying a fine line of hardware. In 
1880, his father took a half-interest in the same, and is still a member of 
the firm. Our subject was married September 14, 1881, to Isabel, a daughter of 
John and Ellen (Keay) Chadwick, by whom he has one child - Herbert W. He was 
at one time Treasurer of the village. Votes the Republican ticket.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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