Peoria County, Illinois Genealogy and History

Company	Location	Notes	Source	From
A. D. Campbell Hay Co.	129 Main St., Peoria	Dairy Feed Distributing Agent	Peoria City Directory, 1914	SS
Alcazar	Rear 113 S. Adams St., Peoria	Liquors	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Allaire, Woodward & Co. - El Vampiro	Main St., Peoria	for El Vampiro, bug killer	1915 First Methodist Episcopal Church Cookbook	KS
Allen Lumber Company	1820 S. Washington St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Allen Motor Co.	904 Main St.		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
A. Moll	203 S. Washington St., Peoria	Clothier	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Auten & Auten Bankers	Princeville		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
B&M Outfitters	201-207 S. Adams St., Peoria	Central IL Largest Outfitters	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Bartles Sweney Oil Co.	521 Main St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Block and Kuhl Co.			Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Brown, Page & Hillman Co.	309 Main St., Peoria	Music House, Instruments	1896 Peoria County Atlas	KS
Cadillac Automobile Co. of Peoria	1701-11 Main St., Peoria	Rollen Travis, Presd.	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Chas. C. Adams & Co.	309 Main St., Peoria	"Good Pianos"	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Citizens Ice & Fuel Co.	Peoria		White's Peoria County Directory, 1921	SS
Clark & Co.'s Store	102-104 S. Adams St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Clinch, Schenck & Lott Bankers	Elmwood		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Conigisky Dry Goods Store	108-110 N. Adams St.		1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Crescent Auto Co.	607-609 Franklin St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Dime Saving & Trust Co.	119 S. Jefferson Ave., Peoria	Farm Loans, Checking, Savings Accounts	White's Peoria County Directory, 1921	SS
Dunlap Garage	Dunlap	Harrison Dimon, Proprietor	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
E. D. McCabe	127 N. Jefferson Ave., Peoria	Attorney	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
E. J. Darst		Real Estate, Lower End Property	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
E. M. Chandler & Co.		Est. 1889	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
F. Knoerle	2015 South Adams St., Peoria	Meat Market	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
F. H. Faber & Co.	107-109 Main St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Fifer & Co.		Live Stock Commission Merchants	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Gauss Undertaking		Wm. F. & Louis J. Gauss	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Graham- Seltzer Co.	517 Fulton St.	Automobile Supplies	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Grimm's Bakery	732-4-6 Howett St., Peoria		1915 First Methodist Episcopal Church Cookbook	KS
H. H. Gardner & Co. Pharmacy	Hotel Fey Bldg.		1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
H. N. Frederick & Sons	S. Adams St., Peoria	Saddles, Harness, Collars, Strap work	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Haag Bros. Co.			Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Harry E. Wilson	Chillicothe	Architect & Contractor	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Hart Grain Weigher Co.	Eaton & Water St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Hazel Dale Stock Farm	R. R. 1	S. McClugage	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Home Savings & State Bank	317 S. Adams St., Peoria	Val. Ulrich, C. E. Ulrich, Frank Trefzger, Henry W. Ulrich	1896 Peoria County Atlas	KS
Huber MFG. Co.	111 - 113 N. Water St., Peoria	H. C. Cook, Manager	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Horton Engineering Co.	401 Central National Bank Bldg., Peoria	Civil & Sanitary Engineers	White's Peoria County Directory, 1921	SS
Huebinger's	600 Main Street, Peoria	Photo-Art Studio	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Illinois Traction System	Springfield, IL	Trains, serving Peoria - 1914	Peoria City Directory, 1914	SS
Ira Liebenstein	326 & 327 Woolner Bldg, Peoria	Clothes	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
J. H. Burns	Corner Adams and Franklin St., Peoria	Shoes	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
J. M. Gross	318-320 S. Washington St., Peoria	Liquors	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
J. P. Schnellbacher & Sons	110 South Adams St., Peoria	Shoes	Business Postcard	CH
Jansen & Joosten	630 S. Adams St.	Leading Music House	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
John B. Samuel	Room 100, Y.M.C.A. Bldg	Money to Loan	1896 Peoria County Atlas	KS
John D. McClure	107 Jefferson St., Peoria	Real Estate and Loans	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
John G. Behrends Ice	North Water Street	Ice	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Joos Bros.	708 Main St., Peoria	cage birds, seed	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
L. W. Moorehouse	224 First St., Peoria	Meat Market	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Liberty Motor Car	1907 Main St.	Anthony Brothers	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Lietsch & Schleifer	Elmwood	Harness & Saddlery; Lietsch & Schleifer	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Louis Geyler Company	1901 Main St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
M. J. McDonna	Sec. 22, RR25, Princeville, Akron Twp.	Short Horn Cattle	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Matthews Bros.	Dunlap	H. L. & E. W. Matthews	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Niebuhr & Crowder	325 Main St., Peoria	S. A. Niebuhr, J. J. Crowder, Attorneys	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
P. Flanagan	206 Hamilton St., Peoria	Shoes	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
P.A. Bergner & Co.			Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
P. A. Bergner & Co.	Peoria	Men, Women, Children	White's Peoria County Directory, 1921	SS
Parrett Tractor	Princeville	Harrison Bros.	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Peoria Kerosene Tractor			White's Peoria County Directory, 1921	SS
Peoria Tractor Company	1135-1145 W. Washington St., Peoria	Office and Factory	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Philip Schmidt, Jr.	2003 South Adams St., Peoria	Jeweler	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Pierce Battery Service Station	102 S. Perry, Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
J.C. Proctor Lumber Co.	200 N. Washington St.	Est. 1845	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Richard Taylor	Hanna City	Illawana Herd- Pure Bred Holstein Freisian Cattle	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Roll's Hotel	1 blk W of Union Depot, Peoria	Geo. Laub, Proprietor	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Rudolph Frey	26 Arcade Building, Peoria	Insurance	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Russell & Company	Peoria	Distributors	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Samuel Johnson	804-806 Main St., Peoria	Carriage, Wagon Manufacturer	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Schierer, Volz & Co.	1818 Main St.	Distributors - Oakland Car, International Trucks	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Strain, Canterbury & Co.	Union Stock Yard, Peoria	Est. 1905, R. H. Strain & H. W. Canterbury	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Szold's	Garden & Adams St., Peoria	Clothing & Dry Goods	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Title Guaranty, Abstract & Trust Company	Room 100 Y.M.C.A.	O. J. Bailey, John H. Samuel, Jos. P. Durkin, Wm. Jack, Eliot Callender, J. C. Hansel	1896 Peoria County Atlas	KS
Troy Laundry	502-504-506 S. Adams St., Peoria		1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Ulrich, Nicholas	Attorney, Investment Banker	106 S. Adams St., Peoria	1896 Peoria County Atlas	KS
Verkler - Curless Auto Co.	106 S. Washington St., Peoria		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
W. H. Smith	524 S. Adams St., Peoria	Cigar Manufacturer	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Wahlfeld Mfg. Co.	1101-1103 S. Washington St., Peoria	Manufacturing	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Wilson Grocery Company			Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
William Hemper	Princeville		Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
William Hupe	918 & 920 S. Adams St., Peoria	Carriage Manufacturer and Dealer	1896 Peoria County Atlas	SS
Wm. Truesdale & Sons Planing & Molding Mills	Water St. foot of Fayette, Peoria	Planing & Sawing	Peoria Transcript	DD
Wm. Truesdale & Sons	Peoria; patented 1870	Washing Machine/Ironing Table		DD
J.B. Wilton, Bro. & Co.	1304 S. Adams St., Peoria	Undertakers & Embalmers	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
YE Auto Shop	625 Main St., Peoria	A. S. Hunt, Proprietor	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS
Ziegler Company	311 S. Jefferson Ave., Peoria	Funeral Director, Embalmer. Private Ambulance	Prairie Farmer's 1917 Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders	KS

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