Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Pinneo, Charles Francis 1851 - 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

CHARLES FRANCIS PINNEO, one of the energetic grocers of Joliet, is a native of 
Will County, having been born in Reed's Grove, November 18, 1851. As a 
farmer's boy he grew up with an anxiety for other and more congenial pursuits, 
which were realized upon his father leaving farm life and removing to Elwood, 
where he remained until his death in the spring of 1879. Our subject on 
leaving the farm went to Verona, Ill., and engaged in the hotel business, 
where he remained until coming to Joliet in 1881, where he first accepted a 
subordinate position, which in 1883 was exchanged for the proprietorship of 
the business he yet maintains. First class in all its appointments, the 
grocery of Mr. Pinneo is a model and his business is a thriving one. It is 
conducted according to the most honorable methods, and with a high degree of 
energy and tact, and the patrons of the establishment are sure of courteous 
treatment and square dealing. Politically, Mr. Pinneo is a Republican, as was 
his father before him. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
endeavors to make his daily walk and conversation consistent with his 
Christian profession, and so wins the respect of those about him. Mr. Pinneo 
has been twice married, his first wife having been Miss Mary A. Grant. Their 
marriage was celebrated Christmas Day, 1872. and they lived happily together 
until January 16, 1887, when death removed the wife and mother. Three children 
had blessed the union, only one of whom, Amy G., is now living. The present 
wife of Mr. Pinneo was formerly Mrs. Loretta Thornburg, an estimable woman of 
intelligence and good breeding, who looks well to the ways of her household, 
while not neglecting the social duties and the society of her many friends. 
The father of our subject was Charles Pinneo, a native of Nova Scotia, whose 
natal day was March 26, 1808. He was a man of pronounced convictions, an 
ardent worker in the cause of temperance, a faithful and consistent member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a most excellent citizen. He died April 
27, 1879, lamented by a host of friends. His wife, Mary E., also died at 
Elwood. her demise occurring March 3, 1888; she was born in Nova Scotia, 
August 4, 1812. To her and her husband eleven children were born, whose record 
is as follows: William Simmons is deceased; George Davenport lives in Oakland, 
Cal.; John Baxter, in Will County; Mrs. Julia A. Elderkin, in Montana; Mrs. 
Prudence Maria Shiffer, in Joliet; Mary Sophia, Sophronia Eliza, Andrew Wilson 
and Charles Albert are dead; Mrs. Sophronia Olivia Childs, now a widow, lives 
in Joliet; Charles Francis is the youngest member of the family. The paternal 
grandparents of our subject were John D. and Elizabeth Pinneo, also natives of 
Nova Scotia.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 
 


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