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"Perhaps one of the best known and most successful business men of Alvin is Frank E. Yeazel, who is president of the Village Board. He was born at Alvin, October 29, 1887, the son of William A. and Ellen (Green) Yeazel.
William A. Yeazel was born near Homer, Illinois. He lived in Ohio for a number of years and later came to Illinois, where he engaged in general farming near Rossville. Subsequently, he settled on land near Alvin, where he lived for more than half a century. He died in 1923 at the age of seventy-three years and is buried at Manns Chapel, Rossville. His widow resides at Alvin. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Yeazel: Clark, lives at Danville; May, married Clarence Teagarden, lives at Newport, Kentucky; George, who died in 1918; Earl, who died at the age of twenty years; Fannie, married E. A. Peterson, lives at Alvin; Ethel, married Charles Mathews, lives near Alvin; Frank E., the subject of this sketch; Abbie, died in March, 1929, was the wife of Harold Crayton, who died in 1920; and Ralph A., lives in Danville.
Frank E. Yeazel was reared on a farm just west of Alvin and obtained his education in the district schools. For a few years he was interested in farming and later entered the railway mail service. In 1914 he became manager of the Farmers Grain Company and two years later organized the Alvin Grain & Electric Company, Inc. He had complete charge of the installation of electric service in Alvin and in 1918 the service was extended to Bismark, Illinois, and State Line, Indiana. Two years later Mr. Yeazel sold his interst in the grain business which he had established and deboted his entire time to the Alvin Light & Power Company. The business has expanded during the past few years and now has lines to Hendrick, West Newell, Illinois, and Rence, Indiana. Service was extended to Armstrong and Henning 1925 when the R.C. Wilson Light Company was purchased. Mr. Yeazel, however, sold these properties, and is now intered in the coal, tile and cement business.
On October 15, 1910, Mr. Yeazel married Miss Grace Swisher, of Rossville, Illinois, the daughter of Chester and Ella (Maury) Swisher, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Swisher died in 1914 and his widow lives at Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. Yeazel have no children.
Mr. Yeazel is a Republican and served as a president of the Alvin School Board in 1928. He was elected president of the Village Board on April 16, 1929. He and his wife hold membership in the Christian Church, and he also belongs to the Isaac Walton League.
In 1926 Mr. Yeazel built one of the finest homes in this section of the county. It is of brick structure and is attractively ocated on ten acres of land in the west end of the town. Attractive landscaping and extensive gardens make it outstanding as one of the beauty spots in the community." - History of Vermilion County, Illinois, Volume 2, 1930, Pages 889-891.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 February 2019), memorial page for Frank E. Yeazel (29 Oct 1887-20 Aug 1948), Find A Grave Memorial no. 120167322, citing Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Lesa Epperson (contributor 46576986) .
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1887 - 1948 (60 years)
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