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

John CONRAD, hardware dealer and Police Magistrate, Peotone; born in Odenbach 
Rheinfels, Bavaria, Germany, April 15, 1830, where he worked at shoemaking until 
he emigrated to America; he landed in Philadelphia July 19, 1850, going to New York, 
where be lived until 1854, when he came to Illinois and located at Elmhurst, Du Page 
Co., where he worked at his trade until April 15, 1865, when he run a saloon for 
nine months; then opened a general country store, following this business until 1869, 
when he removed to Peotone and opened the New York House, which he run for eighteen 
months, then selling out, he opened a general store, which business he followed for 
two years, when, being elected Police Magistrate, he sold his store and devoted his 
whole time to the duties of his office and collections for a period of six years; Mr. 
CONRAD engaged in 1875 in partnership with his son-in-law, August SCHUGMAN, in the 
general hardware and stove business, which business has run quite successfully under 
the firm name of CONRAD & SCHUGMAN, Mr. CONRAD still retaining the office of Police 
Magistrate and collection agent. He married July 19, 1855, to Caroline SCHAUBEL; she 
was born in Baden, Germany, Jan. 23, 1837; they have by this union nine children 
living - Charlotte M., Caroline K. (now Mrs. A, SCHUGMAN), John P., Frank H., Harry F., 
Freddie P., Hattie, Jennie and Charlie.


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