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The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was purchased about 1912 by Will A (Sr) and…

The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was purchased about 1912 by Will A (Sr) and…

263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL

The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was…

Will A. Johnson House, 263 Main Street

The Will and Marie (Laycock) Johnson home at 263 Main Street was constructed in 1906 for Lydia Finley, who never lived in the house. It was initially the residence of farm employees of the Finley farm. It was…

Will A. Johnson & Sons Company
Sugar Grove, Illinois

Breeders and Dealers in Registered Hampshire Swine.
Most Popular Blood Lines.
Breeding Stock any age for sale at all times.

Business Postcards

Ink Blotter

Will Johnson Sr with grandson Rick Johnson at Main St. Ricks's third birthday 1950. Location Main and Maple Streets, Sugar Grove, IL

"Uncle Billy" Johnson posing with mule at his barn at the corner of Main and First Streets, Sugar Grove, IL ca 1940's.

Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, was a collector of appaloosa mules. Said to be the only six appaloosa mule hitch in…

assorted photos

From "Sugar Grove, Illinois 1834 - 1984" by Ruth Frantz and Frank Damon:

"Spring of 1834 - Black Swamp, Ohio, six men happened to make camp together: Asa McDole from Chemung County, New York; brothers James and Isaac Isbell; nephew Parmeno…

Whildin Farm 1958
near Aurora Municipal Airport

Handwritten on the back:

Before 1910 - Electa Booth Johnsen
Given by her to Hist. Soc.


The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built.…

Handwritten on the back:

1-1987

West's Hotel
about 1900

The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas…

The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas Judd “Uncle Tom” had no insurance. However, he then built a new…