Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Stanner, Thomas B 1837 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

THOMAS B. STANNER. In a volume of a biographical nature mention should 
certainly be made of Thomas Stanner, who is a leading and wealthy citizen of 
DuPage Township. His home farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of 
fertile land on section 18, upon which are to be seen the buildings, trees, 
and stock that mark it as the abode of plenty and good judgment. Another tract 
of eighty acres is under equally good cultivation, and the whole constitutes 
an estate of which any man might well be proud. The parents of our subject 
were Martin D. and Mary (Cain) Stanner, who represented the English and Irish 
races respectively. They resided in Chicago several years, coming to Will 
County at quite an early date and making their home in DuPage Township for 
some time. The father died in Columbus, Ohio, in 1881, and the mother at the 
home of our subject in DuPage Township, in 1885. They were the parents of nine 
children of whom those known to survive are: Thomas B.; James, a resident of 
Huron, S. Dak.; and John, whose home is in Joliet. The gentleman of whom we 
write, was born in Chicago, November 11, 1837, but reared to man-hood in the 
county that is his present home. He was educated in the public schools of this 
county with a short attendance in Chicago, and has added to the knowledge 
obtained in boyhood by much general reading, keeping well posted on tonics of 
interest. With the exception of a few years spent in the Garden City, he has 
lived in DuPage Township and is therefore thoroughly identified with its 
interests and numbered among its most public-spirited citizens. On February 
25, 1863, Mr. Stanner was united in marriage with Miss Anna Dixon, daughter of 
Martin and Mary Dixon, formerly of Lockport, but now deceased. Mrs. Stanner is 
a worthy woman who has devoted her life to the care and comfort of her family, 
and been found ready for neighborly deeds of kindness as occasion demanded. 
She has borne a large family, of whom the following survive: Fannie, wife of 
John Matthews, of Joliet; Nellie, Thomas, John, James and Lulu. The fine 
estate owned by Mr. Stanner is the best record regarding his enterprise and 
good management, and the fact that he has been Justice of the Peace for many 
years shows that he is well respected by his fellow-men. He is independent in 
politics, aiming to cast his vote for the man of highest character and 
ability, in whatever party he may be found. He is a communicant of the Roman 
Catholic Church, and belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters, being 
enrolled in Lodge No. 65, at Lockport. He also belongs to the DuPage Grange 
Lodge and to the Vigilance Society of the township. His administration of the 
affairs that have come before him as a Justice has given him popularity and 
does credit to himself and constituents. His father and brother Patrick were 
soldiers in the late war, and his father was also a member of the regular army 
before the war.

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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