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18 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois.
Charles Hoiles,
Who came to Greenville in 1S40, and who, with his
son, C. D. Hoiles, established the State Bank of
Hoiles and Son In 1869. A member ot the Illinois
Legislature at the time of the Lincoln-Douglas
contest; delegate from Illinois to the Charleston
convention. Died at Union Station, St. Louis, May
14, 18S4, and is buried at Montrose cemeterv.
town. Across the street, west of the
tavern, Samuel White's brick residence
stood. This building was also
used as a store in the early days and
was torn down only a few years ago.
South of Mr. White lived John T.
Walker in a log cabin, near the
present residence of Leitle Mc-
Cracken. Still farther south lived
Mr. Benson in a log cabin and
opposite the present residence of W.
A. McLain lived John Maddux in a
log cabin. There was a cabin in the
middle of the street in front of the
residence of Fritz Streiff, and Mr.
Perigen lived in a cabin near the
old cemetery. Back of the present
residence of Mrs. Agnes J. Mulford
"svas a log cabin, where the school
-was taught. It was the first school
of which I have recollection. Q. C.
Alexander was the teacher. Where
"H. H. Staub lives was the cabin of
"Harvey Black. This was probably
the first cabin ever built in Green-
-ville, the one built by George Davidson
in 1815, although this fact is
not definitely established. Mr. Davidson,
however, built his cabin on
this spot and Black's cabin is sup-
posed to have been the same one.
Straight west, at the bottom of the
hill, Mr. Black had his tanyard.
"Where the present residence of
Mrs. John H. Jett stands was
Berry's tavern, where circuit court
was sometimes held. On the site of
the present Baumberger homestead,
Ansel Birge had his store. The
Drake house was not then built.
East of the site of the present Drake
house lived John Ackeridge, a
famous hunter, who scarcely ever
went out for a tramp without bringing
home a deer. Near the present
residence of Peter Hentz, Major
Davis kept a tavern and lived
across the street east, where Emil
Brice now resides. There were no
other houses until the west side of
the present square is reached and
there, in about the center of the
block, James B. Rutherford lived in
a frame house and to the north had
a log house in which he made hats.
This hat manufacturing establishment
stood on the site of the present
post office building. There
was a log cabin near the present
residence of Mrs. K. M. Bennett
and Daniel Ferguson ha1 a cabin
at the north end of Fifth Street, as
it is today. That constituted the
village of Greenville in 1830. Near
the present residence of E. E. Cox
was the suburban home of Samuel
Whitcomb, a frame building, and
one of the aristocratic residences ot
THEi;s'lATE BANK UF HOILES AND SONS.
What is now the State Bank of Hoiles and Sons was established August, 1S69, by
Charles Hoiles and Charles D. Holies, under the firm name of Holl s and Son. Stephen M.
Hoiles was admitted to the firm in 18.2 and the firm ilame
was chi iged to Hoiles and Sons.
Charles Hoiles retired from business in 1881 ard died May 14, 18S4
C. D. and S. M. Hoiles
continued the business under the old firm name and in
1S95, incorporated as the
State Bank of Hoiles and Sons with a capital of iKM, e capital stock was increased in
|^50,000,j._n£theje__isjij.w abo^it^S.,(tt plus fund, undivided profits. The
Septembe_.;, 1903, to
present officers are CD. Hoile sident; C.E. Hoiles, V