Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Huston, William 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Huston, William – Among the successful farmers of Grundy County may be 
mentioned William Huston, who has spent most of his life within its limits and 
is now living retired in Joliet, Ill.  He was born in New York City, July 4, 
1859, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Shaw) Huston, the former a native of 
Liverpool, England, and the latter of Scottish descent.  Robert Huston came to 
America at the age of seventeen settling in New York City, where he was 
engaged as a weaver.  After retiring from active business, he removed to 
Gardner, Ill., where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1891.  His 
nine children were:  Elizabeth, deceased; John, who was killed in the Civil 
War in 1864; Anna La Force Hartley, who was twice married and is now deceased; 
Robert, who served throughout the Civil War, now deceased; Thomas, who served 
in Company I of the Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry during the entire Civil 
War, and died in 1900; Mary Edmunds; William; Ellen Hamilton and Martha 
Allison, all having been born in New York City except Ellen and Martha who 
were born in Braceville Township, Grundy County.

William Huston, who came to this country with his parents in 1851, now resides 
at 211 Hunter avenue, Joliet.  He attended the district schools of Grundy 
County, and remained with his father for twenty-four years.  In 1874 Mr. 
Huston was married to Elizabeth Miller, a native of Ireland, they having met n 
Gardner, Ill.  Seven children have blessed this union:  Mabell Powell; Ann 
Glasgow; Robert, who married Anne Burglen; Russell, who married Rose Powell, 
is now managing his father’s farm; Chester, who is a student at Joliet, Ill.; 
William, who died at the age of fourteen years; and Irene, who died in 
infancy.  Mr. Huston is a member of the Baptist Church, of which his father 
was an active member and assisted in the building of two churches in Gardner.

Politically he is a Republican.  He served on the school board of Bracveville 
for years, and was also road commissioner several times.  He is a large land 
holder of Braceville Township, being the owner of 160 acres.  Progressive and 
energetic, he always has a deep interest in his community’s welfare and 
advancement, and is highly respected by all who know him.

page 834

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

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