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History of McHenry County Illinois, Vol. 2
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago - 1922

         [p. 461]
         
         CHARLES T. ABBOTT, proprietor of a general repair shop at
       Woodstock, is a skilled machinist, and owner of a valuable
       farm in Greenwood Township. He was born in McHenry County,
       September 29, 1859, one of the three children of his parents,
       GEORGE and EMERANSA ABBOTT, natives of Ohio. GEORGE ABBOTT
       was a farmer and cattle dealer, and held government contracts
       for supplying cattle to the army during the Civil War. His
       death occurred in December, 1889, and his wife died in Febru-
       ary, 1890.
         CHARLES T. ABBOTT attended the local schools of his native
       county, and until 1902, was engaged in farming, but in that
       year he entered his present line of business. He specializes
       in Pennsylvania lubricating oils and grease, and conducts a
       garage and general repair business, doing an annual business
       of about $15,000, and giving employment to four persons. In
       addition to his fine farm of 183 acres in Greenwood Township,
       MR. ABBOTT owns his residence at No. 219 Lumber Street, and
       is a man of substance in his community.
         On September 29, 1885, MR. ABBOTT was married to Miss MARY
       PIERCE, a daughter of JOHN PIERCE, who came from one of the
       eastern states to McHenry County. Mr. and Mrs. ABBOTT have
       the following children: LELA M., who is the wife of J. D.
       MANOR; GEORGE V., now associated with his father, served in
       the First Mechanical Regiment, Company Seven, was second in
       the Ford automobile race held in Chicago in 1916, when he
       drove a machine at an average rate of seventy-five miles an
       hour; IVAN, who is attending the University of Illinois and
       taking a course in electrical engineering, and HAROLD A.,
       who is attending school. MR. ABBOTT and family belong to the
       Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican,
       and fraternally he belongs to the Odd Fellows. A skilled
       man in his line, MR. ABBOTT'S services are in great demand
       by those desiring expert assistance, and the volume of his
       trade has increased with each year he has been in business.
       
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