History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 448, Astoria Township
Samuel W. McCune, station agent of the C., B. & Q.
Railroad. This gentleman is one of the most courteous agents of
this great corporation. He was born at Bloomington, Monroe Co.,
Ind., July 27, 1852. He was educated at Bloomington, this state.
While residing in Indiana, he selected as his future profession that of
telegraphy. He accordingly proceeded to Terre Haute, where, and
in other cities, he became an apt pupil, and in time a skillful
operator. By the Peoria & Springfield R. R. Co. he received
the offer of a situation in the company's office at Pekin. There
he gained the esteem of his superiors in the capacity of agent.
He remained there for over a year, when he became employed by the C.,
B. & Q. R. R. at Astoria. Since here, he has proven himself a
capable business man and keeps pace with the times. In 1874 he
was married to Miss Mattie, daughter of John H. Ramsey, of Ind.
They had one child, R. L., born at Crawfordsville, Ind.
