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

Rothlisberger, William, a general farmer of Felix Township, owns 160 acres of 
well-developed land, and carries on a general line of agriculture, meeting 
with very satisfactory results. He was born at Wilmington, Will County, Ill., 
August 31, 1866, a son of John Rothlisberger. The father was born May 30, 
1838, in the beautiful city of Berne, Switzerland, and many times told his 
children of the wonderful clocks that yearly attract tourists to that city, 
which were familiar to him in his boyhood. During his mature years he was a 
bookkeeper for different business houses. He married Bertha Sporri, who was 
born in Zurich, Switzerland, June 16, 1839.

William Rothlisberger attended a country school in Kankakee County, Ill., his 
home being on a farm until the family moved to town when he was fifteen years 
of age, after which he took a commercial course in the Northwestern Business 
College, at Naperville, Ill.  He has always led a busy and useful life and, 
after working for some years in a general store, became a bank clerk and 
bookkeeper. Since his marriage Mr. Rothlisberger has given his attention to 
farming and stock raising.

On December 11, 1890, in the township of Felix. Mr. Rothlisberger was married 
to Miss Elizabeth Trotter, born in Felix Township, October 1, 1864, a daughter 
of Alexander and Jane (Bogue) Trotter, natives of Berwickshire, Scotland, 
where he was born February 15, 1825 and she was born January 1, 1825. In 
politics Mr. Rothlisberger is a Republican. Fraternally he is identified with 
Braidwood Lodge No. 704, A. F. & A. M.; Wilmington Chapter No. 142, R. A. M.; 
and Blaney Commandery No. 5, Morris. Ill. He is also a member of Ivanhoe Camp 
No. 1359, M. W. A., of Coal City. Ill., of which he was clerk for about nine 
years, and to White Star Chapter No. 452, O. E. S., Coal City, of which he has 
been Worthy Patron for the last three years.  For more than twenty years he 
has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In his various relations 
and association with others he has exhibited those qualities which have won 
confidence, respect and warm friendship.

pages 894-895

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

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