Franklin L. Angier Biography
FranklinL. Angier
FRANKLIN L. ANGlER, chiefclerk of the Locomotive and Car Department of the St. Louis Division ofthe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, was born in Vermont at Waterbury,where he was reared until twelve years of age. He was the son of AaronAngier of New Hampshire. His father was American of French ancestry. Aaronwas a Baptist clergyman and married in Vermont, Miss Eliza Luther. Shecame of good family of Scotch descent. After marrying, Rev. Mr. Angiercontinued his work in the church of his faith until 1850, when he movedto New York State, and after four years moved to Illinois in 1854. He dieda few months after his arrival in this State, in Bureau county, while yetin active work, being then only forty-seven. He was a hard-working, logicalpreacher, fluent talker and a worthy citizen. His wife survived him until1863, and then died at the age of fifty-four. They had ten children.When Franklin Angier wastwelve they removed to Elbridge, New York, and here he was educated untilhe was sixteen, when the family removed to Illinois, where he has sinceresided. Except three years in the army, he has been engaged in clericalwork. He enlisted from Geneva, Illinois, in September, 1861, in CompanyB, Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Captain E. A. Bowen and ColonelWilson in command. The latter named official did not retain his commandvery long, but was succeeded by Colonel T. W. Sweeny. The regiment wasin the Fifteenth Army Corps of the Army of the Tennessee. They fought theirfirst battles at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and siege of Corinth and battleof Corinth under General Rosecrans, and in October, 1863, Mr. Angier wasdischarged, and in May, 1864, re-enlisted and joined Company G, One Hundredand Thirty-ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, remaining until expirationof service, October 28, 1864. They were garrisoned at Cairo, Illinois.He served in the capacity of First Lieutenant all the time he was in theOne Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment.
After coming to this StateMr. Angier lived in Bureau county for a short time, and was married thereto Adaline Smith, born in Rochester, New York, in 1838, but was rearedin Illinois, where her parents had moved when she was young. Her father,Alonzo Smith, was a farmer and died in Bureau county in 1865, when in middlelife. His wife is still living and resides with her daughter Mrs. Angier.She is eighty-four. She has been a worthy member of the Baptist Churchfor years.
Mr. and Mrs. Angler are membersof the Baptist Church. Mr. Angier is a Republican in politics, and a MasterMason, being a member of Cass Lodge, No. 23, and Clarke Chapter, No. 29,of Beardstown. He has been Master and is now Secretary of the lodge. Isa member of McLane Post, No. 97, Grand Army of the Republic.
They have seven children:Mary, wife of C. E. Sperry, a painter of Aurora, Illinois; Frank is a clerkunder his father and married Maude Foster; Florence is at home; Carl andEarl (twins), and Charles and Dana are all four at home. They all havereceived the advantage of a good education and are refined, intelligentyoung people.
Biographical Review ofCass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review PublishingCo., Chicago, 1892, pages 258-259.
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