Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Washburn, Frank M 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Washburn, Frank M. - Any branch of industrial endeavor that has for its object 
the providing of food-stuffs for the masses, is sure to be profitable, 
provided it be conducted economically and sensibly. The market for eggs and 
dressed poultry is always active, and high prices are paid for first-class 
articles. One of the men who has become a well known figure in business along 
this line in Grundy County, is Frank M. Washburn of Morris. He was born at 
Morris, Ill., September 30, 1861, a son of Charles F. and Martha (Lyons) 
Washburn, both natives of the Empire State. They married there and about 1850 
came to Morris, Ill., where for some time Charles F. Washburn was interested 
in farming, but later became a dealer and shipper of poultry, and in 
conjunction with his poultry business, he operated a grocery during the 
sixties. He also owned a boat that he operated on the canal for many years, 
and for twenty years, alternated working on the canal in the summers and 
conducting his poultry business in the winters. His first wife died in 1887, 
and he married again, and survived his second wife. In 1906, his useful life 
came to an end, and Morris lost one of its worthy citizens. He was the father 
of three sons: George and Frank M., both of Morris, and Adelbert, of Lisbon, 
Ill.

As Frank M. Washburn worked with his practical father during boyhood and youth 
he learned the poultry business thoroughly, so that when he assumed full 
control, he knew how to continue it profitably. He buys poultry and eggs and 
ships dressed poultry to eastern markets. On December 3, 1885, Mr. Washburn 
married Violet Washburn, who death occurred April 7, 1908, her burial being in 
Evergreen Cemetery. She was a daughter of Charles and Jane (Beasley) Washburn, 
natives of Illinois. Mrs. Washburn was born in Morris, and both she and her 
husband attended the public schools. They had the following children: Earl, 
Russell, Zella, Mrs. Noble Sampson, Franklin and Vera. The family are members 
of the Methodist church and Mr. Washburn is active in church work. Politically 
he is a Republican, and fraternally belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the 
Mystic Workers. A man of energy, thoroughly competent and reliable, Mr. 
Washburn has steadily forged ahead, and the position he now occupies has been 
honorably earned.

pages 918-919

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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