History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

72 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY
fraternal circles, being a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the
Elks and the Moose. He has not yet attained the prime of life but
already has made for himself a gratifying place in professional
ranks and will undoubtedly advance still farther in the futm*e.
ROBERT POGUE.
Commercial activities in Paw Paw and Lee county are well rep-
resented by Robert Pogue, one of the foremost lumber and coal
dealers in this district and in that connection a member of Pogue
Brothers Lumber Company, who own coal and lumber yards not
only at Paw Paw but also at Hinckley and Waterman, Illinois.
Mr. Pogue has been a resident of Pawpaw since 1894 and has not
only become one of the foremost business men of the town but has
actively participated in the promotion of her public interests and
now serves as president of the board of trustees. A native of Hlinois,
he was born in Oswego, Kendall county, January 9, 1862. His
parents were M. J. and Sarah E. (Gibson) Pogue. The father was
a pioneer farmer of Kendall county, going thither from Ohio by
making his waj^ across the prairies in a wagon. Discontinuing his
farming operations, he subsequently established himself in the
lumber business, being successful along that line for thirty years.
He at first established a Imnber and coal yard in Oswego and as
his resources increased acquired one at Hinckley, Illinois, and
subsequently bought another at Waterman and in 1894 the one
which is now conducted by the firm at Paw Paw. The original
name of the concern was M. J. Pogue & Sons, but in 1900 this style
was changed to that of the Pogue Brothers Lumber Company.
They still own coal and lumber yards at the various above mentioned
cities with the exception of that at Oswego, of which they
have disposed. Mr. Pogue has done much toward promoting and
extending the business and his executive ability and progressive
methods have resulted in a most gratifying measure of success.
The marriage of Robert Pogue to Miss E. Maud Hunt was
celebrated at Oswego, Illinois, on October 22, 1 890. She is a daugh-
ter of J. B. and Frances (Porter) Hunt, the former a retired
business man. Mr. and Mrs. Pogue have one son, Kenneth H. Mr.
Pogue is a devout member of the Presbyterian church, serving as
an elder, and fraternally is a blue lodge Mason. He has always
taken an active interest in promoting the growth of Paw Paw and