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274	KANE COUNTY HISTORY
and remained in the service of others for three years, being employed on a farm adjoining his present place in Kaneville township. In the meantime he saved some capital, and then rented his present farm for ten years. By his industry, good management and close economy he was then able to purchase the place, which he has since converted into one of the best farms of the county. The fields are well fenced and highly cultivated, and the improvements which he has made aggregate twelve thousand dollars. The farm consists of two hundred and sixty acres of rich and arable land and is adorned with a nice residence and good outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. He gives considerable attention to the breeding of Norman horses, and in all his undertakings has met with excellent success, being a man of exceptional business ability, industrious, energetic and thoroughly reliable.
After coming to this country Mr. Benson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Anderson, also a native of Sweden, and they have become the parents of two children : Alida and Emily, both at home. They also have an adopted daughter, Alma Benson, who has made her home with them since a year and a half old, and since three years of age Jalmor Anderson has also found a home with them. The parents are earnest members of the Lutheran church and are held in the highest esteem by all who know them. By his ballot Mr. Benson supports the men and measures of the republican party, and for fifteen years he has filled the office of school director. As a public spirited citizen he never withholds his support from any enterprise which he believes will advance the intellectual, moral or material welfare of his adopted county.
GEORGE H. BURNETT.
George H. Burnett, who is successully engaged in business as an embalmer and funeral director at Batavia, his native city, was born March 7, 1870. He is a son of John Burnett, whose birth occurred in Devonshire, England, April 12, 1835, and who is now living retired in Batavia. On leaving his native country lie came direct to Illinois, arriving in Batavia in 1857. For a half a century lie was identified with its business, and for twenty-five years was well known as a flour and feed merchant here. In the fall of 1907, however, lie retired from business life to enjoy a well earned rest. He mar-Tied Frances Martha Ballard, who was born in Batavia, September 12, 1836, and who was a descendant of one of the old families of Massachusetts. They long traveled life's journey together, but were separated in the death of Mrs. Burnett, on the 2d of September, 1899.
George H. Burnett pursued his education in the public schools of Batavia, passing through the consecutive grades. He afterward attended the Champion College of Embalming in Cincinnati, also pursuing a course in Chicago -under Dr. Eliab Meyers and Professor Charles A. Renaud. He was graduated in 1897, and after passing the required examination was one of the first to secure a state embalmer's license. He entered business in October, 1897, in Batavia as an embalmer and funeral director and has been very suc-
Title History of Kane County, IL, Volume II
Creator Joslyn, R. Waite (Rudolphus Waite, b. 1866); Joslyn, Frank W. (Frank Wilber, b. 1860)
Subject [LCSH] Kane County (Ill.)--Biography
Kane County (Ill.)--History
Description "Illustrated with portraits and views." Running title: Kane County History, Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Published by The Pioneer Pub. Co: Chicago, IL. Highlights communities and history of numerous villages, cities and townships of Kane County. Some blank pages were omitted. (912 pages; 1.5 GB)
Geographic Coverage United States--Illinois--Kane County
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Transcript 274	KANE COUNTY HISTORY and remained in the service of others for three years, being employed on a farm adjoining his present place in Kaneville township. In the meantime he saved some capital, and then rented his present farm for ten years. By his industry, good management and close economy he was then able to purchase the place, which he has since converted into one of the best farms of the county. The fields are well fenced and highly cultivated, and the improvements which he has made aggregate twelve thousand dollars. The farm consists of two hundred and sixty acres of rich and arable land and is adorned with a nice residence and good outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. He gives considerable attention to the breeding of Norman horses, and in all his undertakings has met with excellent success, being a man of exceptional business ability, industrious, energetic and thoroughly reliable. After coming to this country Mr. Benson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Anderson, also a native of Sweden, and they have become the parents of two children : Alida and Emily, both at home. They also have an adopted daughter, Alma Benson, who has made her home with them since a year and a half old, and since three years of age Jalmor Anderson has also found a home with them. The parents are earnest members of the Lutheran church and are held in the highest esteem by all who know them. By his ballot Mr. Benson supports the men and measures of the republican party, and for fifteen years he has filled the office of school director. As a public spirited citizen he never withholds his support from any enterprise which he believes will advance the intellectual, moral or material welfare of his adopted county. GEORGE H. BURNETT. George H. Burnett, who is successully engaged in business as an embalmer and funeral director at Batavia, his native city, was born March 7, 1870. He is a son of John Burnett, whose birth occurred in Devonshire, England, April 12, 1835, and who is now living retired in Batavia. On leaving his native country lie came direct to Illinois, arriving in Batavia in 1857. For a half a century lie was identified with its business, and for twenty-five years was well known as a flour and feed merchant here. In the fall of 1907, however, lie retired from business life to enjoy a well earned rest. He mar-Tied Frances Martha Ballard, who was born in Batavia, September 12, 1836, and who was a descendant of one of the old families of Massachusetts. They long traveled life's journey together, but were separated in the death of Mrs. Burnett, on the 2d of September, 1899. George H. Burnett pursued his education in the public schools of Batavia, passing through the consecutive grades. He afterward attended the Champion College of Embalming in Cincinnati, also pursuing a course in Chicago -under Dr. Eliab Meyers and Professor Charles A. Renaud. He was graduated in 1897, and after passing the required examination was one of the first to secure a state embalmer's license. He entered business in October, 1897, in Batavia as an embalmer and funeral director and has been very suc-
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