RIDGE FARM, ILLINOIS - Key Persons
Abraham Smith, a venturous farmer, moved his farm from Tennessee to the glacial ridge in 1839 and called it his "Farm on the Ridge" or "Ridge Farm." He opened a post office, blacksmith shop, inn, tavern and a general store.
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- Brigadier General, Assistant to General Douglas MacArthur
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- State Representative for Two Terms
Elwood Township board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month, 7 pm at the Elwood Township building.
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- 1st Vice President of Ilinois Homemakers Extension Federation
Margaret Lee Bines Fisher - 1st Vice President of Ilinois Homemakers Extension Federation
Anna Bines - Texas home Economist for the Year
William McKinley Bines - State Representative from 1894 - 1896
John Haworth - Served on Vermillion County's first grand jury
Jaqueline Williams Goreham - Good Will Ambassador for the U.S. Savings Bond Treasury in 1971
Don and Mary Marlow Humrichouse - Missionaries to Kenya, South Africa,
Ron Dillman - Pulitzer Prize Winner
Una Fisk Pribble - Centennial Queen 1974
Lori Gerard Hutt - Emmy Award Winner
Harry "Babe" Woodyard - State Senator
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- Inventor of Ice Cream on a Stick Called "Good Humor"
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- State Representative from 1894 - 1896