Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Herbert, James B 
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Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County

JAMES B. HERBERT, who has made his home in Joliet since he was a boy, claims 
Illinois as his native state, and was born near Champaign, July 15, 1865. The 
family of which he is a member descends from Scotch ancestors. His 
grandfather, James Herbert, and great-grandfather, both of whom were born in 
Scotland, crossed the ocean to Canada, settling upon a farm in Ontario. The 
father, Abraham, was a native of Canada, and grew to manhood upon the Ontario 
homestead. In 1864 he settled in Champaign, Ill., where he was employed as a 
clerk for others and also engaged in business for himself. In 1876 he came to 
Will County and for a time carried on gardening in New Lenox, but soon settled 
in Joliet. His last years were spent in retirement from business cares, and he 
died in this city in January, 1889. During his residence in Ontario he married 
Jane Both well, who was born in Montreal, of English descent, and was left an 
orphan in childhood. She is still living and makes her home on Washington 
street, Joliet. Of the four children comprising the family three are living, 
viz.: James Bothwell, William and Newton, the two latter being carpenters in 
Joliet. Our subject assisted his father during his boyhood, first in gardening 
and afterward in teaming. In 1885 he began teaming for himself, in which he 
continued until 1897. During the latter year he took the contract for the 
sprinkling of the city streets, and has since devoted his entire time to this 
work. He owns and uses four sprinklers that were built in South Bend, Ind., 
each having a capacity of from six to seven hundred gallons. For the water 
used in these sprinklers he pays the city over $600 per annum. Always a friend 
of the Republican party, Mr. Herbert has served in both the city and county 
conventions. He is a member of the Joliet Teamsters' Union, and fraternally is 
connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Order of Maccabees and the 
Patriotic Order Sons of America. In religious connections he is identified 
with the Richards Street Methodist Episcopal Church. He built and now occupies 
a residence at No. 210 Baker avenue. His marriage, in Joliet, April 1, 1886, 
united him with Miss Clara Shiffer, who was born in Plainfield Township, this 
county, a daughter of John Shiffer. Four children were born to the union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, of whom Roy and Florence are living. Two sons, Arlington 
and Earl, died at the ages respectively of two and one-half years and eighteen 
months.

Additional Comments:
Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing 
Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical 
Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900

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