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JOSEPH STUCKEY, minister; P. O. Danvers; was born in Alsace, France, July, A. D. 1825; he was raised upon a farm, and his education was limited to the common schools. In 1830, his parents emigrated to America, and settled in Butler Co., Ohio; here he grew to manhood; in 1850, he came West, to Illinois, and, purchasing some two hundred acres of land in Danvers Township, McLean Co., settled, and began the labor of opening up a farm; here he remained until 1876, when he removed to the village of Danvers, where he now resides. In 1860, under a sense of duty, he began the study of the Holy Scriptures, with a view to entering upon the work of the ministry; in 1865, he entered regularly upon the work in which he has since been engaged; he is a minister of far more than ordinary ability, and is Pastor of a large and influential Mennonite Church, some three miles north of Danvers, as well as of other churches in this and adjoining counties. He was married, Dec. 23, 1844, to Barbara Roth, born near Paris, France; has two children — Phoebe and Christian R. Owns 200 acres, valued at $6,000, besides village property and an interest in a boot and shoe store in Danvers conducted by his son. Has held the office of School Director ten years, and that of Road Commissioner six years.