Logan County Illinois     Biography of Carl Allen Bock and Lillian I. Furman

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Biography of Carl Allen Bock and Lillian I. Furman
History of Logan County Illinois 1982

     Transcription by William L.  Stephenson,  Jr.,  -  Historian,  Bock  Family
     Association

     Carl Bock, born September 12, 1911 at Beason, Illinois, son  of  Henry  and
     Minnie Awe Bock, had four brothers, Henry, Walter, William, and Adam, and a
     sister, Hilda. All reside in Logan County. He graduated from Mt. Zion rural
     school and Beason High School.

     Carl met Lillian Furman, daughter  of  Tilden  and  Clara  Rode  Furman  of
     Waynesville, while she was teaching at the Mt. Zion School near their home.
     Lillian, born June 18, 1911, graduated  from  grade  and  high  schools  in
     Waynesville and Illinois State University. Lillian has four sisters, Bessie
     and Nellie, deceased, Clara Kurtz and Emma  Arnfelt,  and  three  brothers,
     twin Tom, Hugh and Henry, all deceased.

     While teaching at Mt. Zion, Lillian boarded at the Orville  Atteberry  home
     and walked the two miles to school when the roads were  bad.  She  received
     $85 a month and $5 a week room and board. Carl and  Lillian,  married  June
     18, 1938, moved in the spring of 1949 to the former Dr. Balding  and  later
     Arthur Gimbel farm south of Lincoln on Rocky Ford  Road.  With  a  team  of
     horses and $1500 worth of equipment, including tractor, etc.  they  started
     farming 400 acres, raising cattle, sheep, chickens and grain.  For  several
     years, they dressed 1000 broilers annually.  They  sold  butter,  eggs  and
     extra vegetables to  Kerpan's  Grocery  in  exchange  for  groceries.  They
     purchased the Hoelscher farm next to their home  and  part  of  the  Hansch
     estate. I-55 took 60 acres of their land for interchange 123.

     Carl and Lillian are the parents of  Allen,  June  11,  1943,  graduate  of
     University of Illinois Law School and a professor and extension  specialist
     in Agricultural Law, Department of Agriculture Economics at the  University
     of Illinois. He married Kay Vogt England, has a son Matt, and resides on  a
     farm at Fisher.

     Aileen, June 8, 1945,  a  graduate  of  Millikin  University,  married  Ted
     Anthony, and resides at Beaumont, Texas. Ted  is  an  engineer  and  Aileen
     teaches there. They have three children, Julie, Kristie and Scott.

     Jean, April 26, 1947, graduated from Illinois State University with  a  MBA
     degree. Jean Bock married Randy Netzley. She resides  in  Bloomington  with
     son Jason.

     Carl and Lillian were 4-H leaders for twenty-nine years. They  enjoy  their
     affiliation with St. John United  Church  of  Christ  in  Lincoln.  Lillian
     taught in the Mt. Zion, West Hull and Mill  Grove  rural  schools  and  the
     Lincoln Elementary system and since retirement has  kept  busy  with  music
     activities and various other community interests. She  received  the  Logan
     County "Citizen of the Year" award in 1978  in  recognition  of  her  civic
     involvements.

     Carl and Allen share a mutual interest in raising  purebred  Angus  cattle.
     Floods, drought, hail and a tornado have all touched their lives.

     All the children are musical and  have  shared  their  talent  with  church
     choirs, bands and other musical activities. Allen  played  trumpet  in  the
     University of Illinois marching band and was lucky enough to go to the Rose
     Bowl. Aileen played saxophone with the Millikin marching  band.  Jean  also
     played saxophone. They enjoyed many years in 4-H and achieved  high  honors
     for their participation. In retrospect, the Carl Bock family has  shared  a
     busy, happy life in Logan County.