Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Marvick, Sam S 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Marvick, Sam S.

Some of the most active operators in real estate are the men who have learned 
the value of land by working upon it.  The rich farm land of Grundy County 
affords excellent investment for funds, while city property is always 
valuable.  One of the men who is carrying on extensive operations in both farm 
and city property at Morris is Sam S. Marvick.  He was born in Nettle Creek 
Township, this county, March 11, 1863, a son of Sivert and Lorenzo (Notland) 
Marvick, born in Norway, who came to this country in 1857, settling in LaSalle 
County, Ill.  There they lived for a few years, but then moved to Nettle Creek 
Township, Grundy County, buying land.  In time, they became extensive land 
owners, and lived upon their property until they sold it in 1906, and bought a 
farm in Story County, Iowa, where they reside.  The father has attained to the 
venerable age of eighty-five years, while his wife is eighty years old.  Their 
children are:  M.O., of Story City, Iowa; Joseph, also of Story City, Iowa; 
Mary, Mrs. Olie Hansen, of Story City, Iowa; Sam S.; Rev. L. S. of Black River 
Falls, Wis.; Celia, Mrs. Joseph H. Ansmore, of Morris; Andrew, of Siston, S. 
D.; and Margaret, at home with her parents.

Sam S. Marvick attended the local country school and the Morris Normal school 
for two terms.  When he was of age, he left home, and later bought and 
operated a farm in Nettle Creek Township, until 1903.  In that year he rented 
his farm, which then comprised 240 acres, and moved to Morris, where he 
embarked in the real estate business, handling city and farm reality, and 
making loans on real estate.

In February, 1887, Mr. Marvick was married to Maggie Bjelland, born in DeKalb 
County, Ill.  The children of Mr. and Mrs. Marvick are:  Ruby Grace, Mrs. 
Walter T. Carland of LaSalle County, Ill.; Oren Spencer, of Morris; Edith 
Myrtle, Mrs. William Page, of Morris; E. Leslie, attending college at 
Northfield, Minn.; and Olive B., Silas G. and Byron Grant, all at home.  Mr. 
Marvick belongs to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.  While living in Nettle 
Creek Township, Mr. Marvick served as supervisor from 1895 to 1903, being 
elected on the Republican ticket.  Since embarking in his present undertaking, 
Mr. Marvick has proven himself to be a reliable, substantial man of business, 
and one who deserves the respect and confidence of his associates.

page 861

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

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