Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Southcomb, Philip R 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

PHILIP R. SOUTHCOMB.

March 6, 1850, in Devonshire, England, was born P. R. Southcomb, of Morris, 
Illinois, a well-known citizen and popular liveryman of this place. Although a 
native of England, Mr. Southcomb does not remember his native land, for in 
1852, at the age of two years, he was brought to this country by his parents, 
Anthony and Jane (Rock) Southcomb, both of English birth.

Arrived in this country, the Southcomb family settled in Kendall county, 
Illinois, and the father, being dependent upon his daily toil for the support 
of his family, worked at first at whatever he could find to do. The greater 
part of his life, however, has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, and he 
is now, 1900, a resident of Livingston county, Illinois, to which place he 
moved in 1869. His wife, the mother of our subject, died several years ago.

P. R. Southcomb received a common-school education in his youth and at an 
early age began hustling for himself, starting out in life with no capital 
except willing hands. Nearly all his life has been spent in the livery 
business and he has been engaged in this line of business in Morris longer 
than has any other man in the town now doing business here. His first livery 
experience was at Gardner, Illinois, where he joined his brother, John, who 
had opened an establishment there. Later John Southcomb came to Morris and 
engaged in the same business here, and in January, 1877, P. R. also came to 
Morris, the two again becoming partners. They conducted the business together 
until the death of John, which occurred in 1881, at which time P. R. became 
sole proprietor of the establishment, and has so continued. In his livery barn 
are found the best horses and carriages that can be secured in Morris. He is 
honorable and upright in all his business transactions, and withal genial and 
accommodating, and as a liveryman his career has been a successful one. In 
addition to owning his livery establishment, he has a pleasant cottage home.
Mr. Southcomb was married in 1878 to Miss Ida E. Spencer, daughter of George 
F. Spencer, and they have two sons, Harry Philip and Leslie Spencer.

In politics Mr. Southcomb has always supported the principles of the 
Republican party. He has fraternal relations with the Masonic order, the I. O. 
O. F. and the Knights of the Globe.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, p621-622

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