Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Stephen, Merritt J 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

Merritt J. Stephen

Merritt J. Stephen was born August 2, 1849, in Kendall county, Illinois. His 
father, William Stephen, is now deceased. His boyhood days were spent in the 
usual manner of farmer lads, his time being devoted to the labor of the fields 
in studying in the common schools and in the pleasures of the play-ground. On 
attaining his majority he resolved to try his fortune in the west and went to 
Denver, Colorado, where he spent two years. At the expiration of that period 
he returned to Morris, where he was engaged in the live-stock business for 
five or six years. He then went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he engaged in the 
same business for about six years. Again coming to Morris, he has since made 
his home in this city. 

Mr. Stephen gives his political support to the Republican party, and is a 
prominent Mason, having attained the Knight Templar degree. He is also a 
member of the Mystic Shrine, and is highly esteemed in the craft as well as in 
business and social circles.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, p556

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