Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Van Duser, Edward 
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Author: Past & Present, 1907

Edward Van Duser, engaged in farming on section 4, New Lenox towmship, was 
born in this township in 1856. His father, George Van Duser, was a native of 
the state of New York, born in 1817 and his death occurred in 1898, when he 
was nearly eighty-one years of age. He was a farmer by occupation and followed 
that pursuit throughout the greater part of his life, although for a time he 
worked in the old "Bed" mill. He came westward to Chicago in 1836, a year 
before the incorporation of the city, and was associated with the early 
development and progress of this part of the state. In Will county he married 
Miss Eimina Mellen, who was born in Vermont in 1818 and died in 1893, her 
parents being Nathaniel and Achsah (Wheeler) Mellen. Mr. and Mrs. Van Duser 
favored the Universalist church. Mr. Van Duser gave his political allegiance 
to the democracy but never sought or desired office. The family numbered seven 
children. Emily is the widow of John Widney and resides upon a farm at White 
Willow, Kendall county, Illinois. Adelaide is deceased. Jerome is living near 
Sheffield, Iowa, and follows agricultural pursuits. Ida died at the age of 
twelve years. Gilbert is a farmer living near Fredonia, Kansas. Edward is the 
next younger. Flora is the wife of Frank Gorham, a farmer lying near Dunlap, 
Iowa. Edward Van Duser, whose name introduces this review, acquired his 
education in the district schools and spent the days of his boyhood and youth 
in his parents' home, working on the farm as his age and strength increased 
until he became thoroughly familiar with every department of farm labor. He 
now lives upon the old homestead where his father located in 1840, and he is 
the owner of ninety-three acres of land, which is rich and productive. The 
farm is on section 4, New Lenox township, and there have been added to the 
place many modern and substantial improvements which make it an excellent 
property. Mr. Van Duser has been a member of the Grange and is interested in 
all that bears upon the subject of agricultural development. In politics he is 
independent, nor has he ever sought public office, for he feels that his time 
and energies can better be devoted to farm work. 

Additional Comments:
Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, by W. W. Stevens, President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907.

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