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JAMES GOODHEART, Deputy U. S. Marshal, Bloomington; was born in this county March 30, 1880; during his early life, educational advantages were limited, but by study, observation and experience, he has acquired a good business education; at the age of 18, he began the trade of a brick mason and plasterer, which he followed until the beginning of the late war when he enlisted with the 94th I. V. I., and served until the expiration of his term (three years); he then returned to Bloomington and took up his trade, together with contracting and building; he followed this about twenty-five years, and a number of fine business houses and residences today stand monuments of his workmanship. He was elected to the office of County Sheriff in 1874, and was re-elected in 1876, serving two terms with honor and credit to himself and those he represented; he is a man of fine physical powers and good business ability He was appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois, in December, 1874 which position he still holds; he is public-spirited and enterprising, having assisted in many of the public improvements of Bloomington. He married Miss Catharine O., daughter of Daniel Fordice, an early settler of this county, Aug. 26, 1852; they have a family of eight.