History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

370 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY
eity were erected by liim and greatly enhance its value. His well
tilled fields yield bounteous crops in return for the care and labor
which he bestows upon them and bring him a gratifying annual
income.
In Viola township, on section 32, Mr. Dysart was united in
marriage to Miss Eliza Nelles, the ceremony taking place on the
3d of December, 1890. Mrs. Dysart was born February 21, 1869,
her parents being John and Caroline (Sparling) Nelles, both of
whom are deceased and lie buried in Malugian Grove, Illinois.
Her mother passed away January 24, 1913, her father September
8, 1909. Our subject and his wife have two children, namely:
Maude H., born March 9, 1892, who gave her hand in marriage
to Harry Christiance, a mail carrier of West Brooklyn ; and Jennie
C, born November 22, 1896, who is at home.
Mr. Dysart is a progressive in his political views and now
acts as township supervisor, having held the office for about four
years. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging
to the lodge at Compton, in which he serves as master. His life
has been upright and honorable in all respects, and he has long
been numbered among the substantial and esteemed citizens of
his native county.
WALTER FREDERICK AYDELOTTE, N. D.
Walter Frederick Aydelotte, N. D., neurologist and health instructor
at Dixon, was born in Jersey county, Illinois, November
26, 1878, a son of Isaac K. and Mary (Norris) Aydelotte, the
former a native of Jersey county and the latter of Greene county,
Illinois. The ]iaternal grandfather was a native of Ohio, but
came to Illinois in pioneer times, arriving about 1840. Isaac K.
Aydelotte was a farmer and business man active in connection
with both agricultural and mercantile pursuits.
Dr. Aydelotte, whose name introduces this record, acquired
a public-pchno] education in Kansas, Nebraska, and Montgomery
county, Illinois, attending school in the three states. He was
also a student in Dixon college where he studied law and subse-
quently took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for
three years in T^ee and Sangamon coimties. This, however, was
merely an initial step toward professional labor. He became a
student in the McCormick Neurological college, now the McCor-