Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

B. F. HEWES, merchant, Crete; the above named gentleman is one of the oldest settlers of Crete 
Twp.; was born in Chittenden Co., Vt., in 1828, and is the son of Luman and Lucy (ELWELL) HEWES, 
who emigrated West to Illinois and settled in Cook Co. in 1835, and, in 1837, moved to Will Co. 
and settled in Crete Twp. Mr. B. F. HEWES was brought up on his father's farm, and farmed it 
until 1850; he then went to California; here he was engaged in mining for gold, and was very 
successful; returned home and purchased land; in 1853, he with his brother Daniel E. entered 
the mercantile business in Crete, and has been engaged principally in this ever since; also 
engaged in the brick manufacturing business, and proprietors of the Hewes House, which is 
the only good hotel in Crete. The HEWES Bros. are the oldest merchants in Crete, and own one 
of the leading dry goods, notions and general stores of Crete.