Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Pickles, Frank C 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Pickles, Frank C. (deceased).—The Pickles family have identified themselves 
with much of the progressiveness shown in agricultural work in Grundy County. 
The representatives of this family have all been good farmers, who have 
advanced with their work, always eagerly embracing new methods and installing 
improved machinery. One of the members of the family who was a heavy landowner 
and a widely known man, was Frank Pickles, formerly of Maine Township. He was 
proprietor of 200 acres of fine land, on which he carried on general farming 
and the raising of Belgian horses and it was his intention to turn his 
property into a stock farm, which enterprise, had he lived, would, without 
doubt have been successful, as it is admirably suited for such a purpose.

Frank C. Pickles was born on the Pickles homestead in Good Farm Township, 
August 24, 1875, and died October 27, 1911, burial being in the Wheeler 
cemetery. His family history is given elsewhere in this work. His boyhood was 
spent in alternating farming with attendance at the district schools, and he 
remained on the homestead until 1903, when he took possession of his present 
farm. In 1902, Mr. Pickles married Ada Meaden, who died in 1906, leaving one 
son, Robert Ray, who is at home. On November 26, 1908, Mr. Pickles married 
Alice Treasure. Mr. and Mrs. Pickles had two sons: Charles and Treasure. Mr. 
Pickles was a member of the Methodist Church which benefited from his 
generosity. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America. His vote was always 
cast for the candidates of the Republican party, but he felt he had no time 
for public life himself. He was a man of enterprise, had worked hard, and his 
position in his township was fairly won and honorably sustained.

pages 886-887

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

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