History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 63
of lumber and building material and o^^ing to reasonable prices
and honorable methods its sales are constantly increasing.
In Bradford township on the 15th of January, 1867, j\ir. Jones
was married to Miss Viola Stark, a daughter of E. W. and Almeda
(Camp) Stark. In both the paternal and maternal lines Mrs.
Jones is descended from old families of the comity, both the Starks
and Camps arriving in the early '30s. They were worthy respected
farming people. Mr. and Mrs. Jones ha^-e three children: Augusta,
the ^vife of Dr. Everett of DeKalb; William E., who is farming on
the old homestead; and Margaret, the wife of D. L. Berry.
Mr. Jones is a repulJican and has tilled the office of drainage
coninussioner, but while he keeps well informed on the questions
and issues of the day, he does not care to occupy political positions
to any extent. In Masonry he has attained the Boyal Arch degree
and he belongs also to the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Modern
Woodmen Camp. Almost his entire life has been passed in this
county and he has been a witness of its growth and development
for six decades. Throughout the entire period he has made a
record that is commendable and his circle of friends is today an
extensive one.
ALFRED P. ARMINGTON.
Alfred P. Armington, identified with the banking business
since 1891, has been cashier of the Dixon National Bank since 1907
and in this connection his business record is most creditable. He
is a popular official, who at the same time carefully safeguards the
interests of the institution which he represents. He has made a
close study of the business and upon the sulDstantial qualities of
industry, close application and laudable am1)ition has builded his
success. A Canadian, he was born in Dunham, in the province of
Quebec, and at six years of age accompanied his parents on their
removal to Boston, Massachusetts, where he had the benefit of
instruction in the excellent public schools of that city. He started
in the business world in connection with tlie flour trade and in
1887 came west to Dixon, Avhere he entered the Dixon Milling Company
as secretary and treasurer. Four years were devoted successfully
to the management and control of that business and then
he turned from commercial to financial pursuits, entering the
Dixon National Bank as bookkeeper in 1891. Promotion followed