EDMUND M. JOYCE, of the firm of E. M. Joyce & Co., dealers in groceries, crockery and queensware, Havana; was born in Jefferson, Lincoln Co., Me., Oct. 14, 1835; when he was 9 years of age, his father removed to Springfield, Ill., where he resided about eighteen months, and then went to Peoria. Edmund here learned the trade of a mechanic, and, at the age of 18, was employed by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, and afterward by the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railroad; he was in the employ of the two companies about thirteen years, during which time be performed his various duties to the satisfaction of his employers. He was married, in December, 1864, in St. Louis, Mo., to Miss Agnes Smith, daughter of M. Smith, formerly of Peoria, but a native of London, England; Mrs. Joyce was also bom in London; the result of this union is seven children, four of whom arc now living, viz., Mary L., James E., Aggie L. and Walter M.; deceased:  William, who died in 1870; Blanche A., in 1872, and Aggie E., in 1873. Mr. Joyce engaged in the grocery business in Havana in 1872, and may be reckoned among the enterprising business men of the city.



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