Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... Banyard, Vincent
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Vincent BANYARD, staple and fancy groceries, wooden and willow ware, confectionery and 
bakery, Wilmington; born in County of Norfolk, England, Sept. 23, 1820; came to this country 
in 1850, locating in Erie CO., Penn., and, five years later, removed to Union Co., Iowa; came 
to Wilmington, his present home, in 1859, and engaged in his present line of business in the 
building formerly occupied by Mr. MITCHELL, and known as the Eagle Hotel; he built the store he 
now occupies in 1865; was a member of the City Council in 1865-66. Married in 1863 to Miss Mary 
A. DICKSON, who was born in Erie Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1844; three children by this union - 
Bessie V., born Jan. 16, 1864; Mary J., Dec. 18, 1865, and Vincent W., Oct. 8, 1870. Mr. BANYARD 
is a member of the following Masonic bodies: Wilmington Lodge, No. 208, and Wilmington Chapter, 
No. 142.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

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