Category: Rockford Business College

Categories: Illinois Colleges and Universities | Rockford, Illinois

Name:	Rockford Business College (also known as Becker’s Business College Brown’s Business College Rockford Career College)
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Rockford Business College was founded in 1862. In 1877 it became known as Becker's Business College. In 1892 it was acquired by Brown’s Business College.

Brown's Business College was a chain of business colleges located in the midwestern United States, started in Illinois in the 1870s by George W. Brown (1845-1918) of Jacksonville, Illinois.

It was renamed Rockford School of Business in 1942. It is now Rockford Career College.

In most obituaries it is referred to as Brown’s Business College or Rockford Business College.

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Person Profiles (15)

Thomas Andrew 08 May 1889 Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States - 22 Jun 1961

James Breckenridge 21 Jul 1876 Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 27 Jun 1904

Mary (Colville) Smith 15 Oct 1911 Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois - 27 Aug 1997

William Conklin 01 Apr 1890 Monroe Center, Ogle, Illinois, United States - 04 Apr 1952

Georgianna (Griffith) Brown 10 Oct 1872 Ashton, Lee County, Illinois - 25 Jul 1938

Vera (Huntley) McMillan 27 Aug 1908 Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States - 06 May 2003

Theresa (Lake) Nimtz 07 Mar 1897 Guilford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 18 Apr 1992

Mary (McDonald) Andrew 06 Apr 1879 Caledonia Boone Illinois United States - 26 Jun 1949

David Ralston 16 Feb 1872 Harlem, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 09 Feb 1959

Gertrude Ralston 05 May 1884 Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States - 19 Dec 1952

Lorena Ralston 12 Sep 1887 Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, United States - 10 Feb 1960

Margaret Ralston Apr 1879 Guilford Twp, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 23 Sep 1902

Robert Reid 28 Jun 1885 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA - 19 Oct 1974

Edward Seele 15 Oct 1911 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 14 Sep 1936

Janet (Smith) Andrew 08 Nov 1896 York, Nebraska, United States - 26 Sep 1946

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