George M. Dwight (1834 - abt. 1895)

Born 11 May 1834 in Poland, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary J. (Russell) Dwight — married 10 Dec 1857 in Ogle Co., Illinois, USA

Biography

DWIGHT GEORGE M. Blacksmith; Dealer in Wagons, Agricultural Implements, etc., Third Street near Washington; Res. on Fourth S.; was born in Poland, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., May 11, 1834; removed to Peoria Co., Ill., in 1838; came to Ogle Co. in 1842; has been engaged in blacksmithing for twenty-five years; he was supervisor four years; married Mary J. Russell Dec. 10, 1857; she was born in Winnebago Co., Ill., in Sept., 1836; they have three children: Cora M., born Jan 31, 1859; Sarah L., Feb. 22, 1869, and Mary A., May 13, 1871; Mrs. Dwight is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, pp. 622-3

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56337093