The biographies in this topic were transcribed from the references shown here:

• History of Champaign County, Illinois with Illustrations, 1878
• Early History and Pioneers of Champaign County, Illinois by Milton W. Mathews and Lewis A. McLean, editors of the Champaign County Herald, published by the Champaign County Herald, 1886
• Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois, Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887
• The Biographical Record of Champaign County, Illinois, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1900
• History of Champaign County, Illinois, by J. O. Cunningham, 1905
• A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois, J. R. Stewart, Supervising Editor, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, Vols. I & II, 1918.