
1859 Business Directory for Eden
Located just a few miles East of Sparta, IL, Eden was at
one time a bustling community.
Below are some of the merchants/inhabitants in 1859, listing their occupation.
|
Name |
Occupaton |
Name |
Occupation |
|
|
ADAMS, G. K. |
Farmer |
LEWIS, John | not given | |
| ALEXANDER, Ebenezer |
Farmer |
LUCAS, A. | Farmer | |
| ANDERSON, John A. H. |
Farmer |
LYLE, James | Farmer | |
|
ANDERSON, James B. |
Farmer | LEWIS, Frank | not given | |
| ALEXANDER, Walter | Nurseryman | LEWIS, Abram | not given | |
| ARMOUR, A. | not given | MILLS, Steven | not given | |
| BERGFELD, T, W. | Farmer | MAXWELL, Thomas C. | Farmer | |
| BATES, Joseph C. | Blacksmith | MAXWELL, John | Farmer | |
| BANISTER, Oliver | Farmer | MILLER, Charles R. | Farmer | |
| BANISTER, Jesse | Farmer | MORE, John | Carpenter | |
| BEATTIE, James | Farmer | MICHAEL, J. | Farmer | |
| BEATTIE, Joseph | Farmer | McCORMACK, J. | Farmer | |
| BEATTIE, Robert | Farmer | McCORMACK, M. | Farmer | |
| BOTTOM, James | Blacksmith | McCONECHIE, Davie | Farmer | |
| BOTTOM, Luke | Merchant | McCOUGHAN, John | Farmer | |
| BROOKS, Robert | Farmer | McCLINTON, John | Farmer | |
| BROWN, George | Farmer | McMILLAN, W. H. | Farmer | |
| BROWN, W. R. | Lumber Merchant | McKEE, Alexander | Farmer | |
| BROWN, Lemuel A. C. | Tinner | McKEE, R. G. | Farmer | |
| BURNS, Samuel | Manufacturer | McKEE, William | Farmer | |
| BURLINGHAME, A. H. | Carriage & Wagon Manufacturer |
McKEE, J. G. | Farmer | |
|
CALLIGHEN, John |
Mechanic | McCONACHIE, John | Farmer | |
| CAMPBELL, James | Farmer | McMILLAN, Milton | Farmer | |
| CAMPBELL, J. B. Rev. | Painter | NIMOCK, Samuel | Cabinet Maker | |
| CAMPBELL, William | Farmer | NELSON, Thomas | Florist | |
| CAMPBELL, George | Farmer | NISBET, Samuel T. | Farmer | |
| CAMPBELL, John | Farmer | NISBET, Robert | Farmer | |
| CALVIN, John | Blacksmith | NISBET, Samuel | Farmer | |
| CRUTHERS, F. R. | Ploughmaker | NISBET, James | Painter | |
| CRUMS, Adin | not given | PARKER, Peter | not given | |
| CURTIS, Augustus | Farmer | PATTAN, Joseph | Farmer | |
| DOBBINS, Theodore A. | Farmer | PILLERS, P. W. | Farmer | |
| DOBBS, Richard | Farmer | ROBBINS, Charles | Farmer | |
| DICKEY, John | Farmer | ROBISON, Richard | Farmer | |
| DICKEY, Alexander S. | Wagonmaker | ROSBOROUGH, James | Farmer | |
| DICKSON, Charles | not given | ROBISON, John S. | Farmer | |
| DICKEY, Alexander | Farmer | SHREWSBERRY, Benedict | Farmer | |
| DICKEY, not given | Farmer | SNODGRASS, Reuben | Farmer | |
| ENOS, James | Farmer | SNODGRASS, Rilan | Farmer | |
| FLACK, J. J. | Farmer | SNODGRASS, Robert | Farmer | |
| FOSTER, A. W. | Farmer | STUART, Alexander | Farmer | |
| FULTON, David | Farmer | STUART, James | Farmer | |
| FULTON, John | Farmer | STEELE, Merit | Farmer | |
| GALLOWAY, James | Farmer | STEELE, Martin | Farmer | |
| GASTON, Samuel | Farmer | STEELE, Anthony | Farmer | |
| GASTON, James | Blacksmith | STEVENSON, Robert Sr. | Merchant | |
| GAULT, H. C. | not given | STEVENSON, Michael Jr. | Saddler | |
|
GAULT, P. R. |
Wagonmaker | STEVENSON, John | Merchant | |
| GAULT, C. M. | Wagonmaker | STEELE, ALbert | not given | |
| GORDON, William C. Sr. | Farmer | STEVENSON, Robert Jr. | Wagonmaker | |
| GORDON, A. J. | Farmer | STEVENSON, Allen | Blacksmith | |
| GORDON, William C. JR. | Farmer | VALENTINE, James II | not given | |
| GORDON, John R. | Farmer | WATT, Richard | Merchant | |
| GASTEN, Robert | Wagonmaker | WARD, Josiah | Farmer | |
| HARRISON, G. W. | Farmer | WILSON, John | Farmer | |
| HALL, L. I. | Farmer | WILSON, John (Irish) | Farmer | |
| HILL, Edmund | Farmer | WILSON, James R. | Farmer | |
| HOOD, Joseph | Farmer | WILSON, James C. | Farmer | |
| HUGHES, John M. | Farmer | WYLIE, Samuel | Rev. | |
| HYNDEMAN, C. F. | Carpenter | WARD, Ryly | Farmer | |
| HOLDEN, R. L. | Blacksmith | WILSON, Wilson | Farmer | |
| KAVANAUGH, David | Wagonmaker | WILSON, M. W. | Farmer | |
| KYLE, R. J. | not given | WILSON, Joseph | Farmer | |
| KYLE, not given | not given | ZUMBRO, George | Carpenter |