Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Theiler, John 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

JOHN THEILER. 

A stroll through the principal business streets of Joliet will reveal the fact 
that that city contains many men whose enterprise and ability is manifest at a 
glance, and who, one is not surprised to learn, have a high standing in 
business circles. One of the establishments which gives such indications is 
that of John Theiler & Son, dealers in groceries, provisions, flour and feed, 
liquors, wines, etc., and occupying Nos. 108, 110 and 112 South Bluff Street. 
The senior member of the firm is also the owner of Theiler's Hall, which 
occupies the upper floor of the building in which his business is carried on. 
The birth of the subject of this sketch took place in Switzerland, December 8, 
1829. He accompanied his parents to the United States in 1847, their first 
home being in Chicago, whence they came to Joliet in 1850. Our subject first 
embarked in life as a farmer, but in 1858 came into the city to begin the 
business in which he is yet engaged. He opened upon a small scale, enlarging 
the establishment as trade increased, and in 1873 building the edifice he now 
occupies, afterward adding to both hall and store. He is agent for the 
celebrated bottled beer of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association, at St. 
Louis. In Miss Elizabeth Fender, of Joliet, Mr. Theiler found the qualities 
which he considered desirable in a companion, and after a successful wooing 
she became his wife May 9, 1853. She presides judiciously and pleasingly over 
the home, aud has carefully reared the children whom she has borne. Five sons 
and daughters comprise the household band. The first-born, Mary, is now the 
wife of John Scheit, of this city; John is the junior member of the firm; the 
other members of the circle are Lizzie, Louisa and Joseph. Mr. Theiler in 
former years served two terms as Alderman, and is highly spoken of in the 
Fifth Ward. He and his family belong to St. John's Catholic Church. His 
honesty and square dealing in all transactions with his fellow-men, his 
kindliness in domestic life, and his social characteristics, gain for him the 
respect of his acquaintances and an excellent reputation in business circles.

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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