Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County.

JOHN EDDY, foundry; Beardstown; was born Dec. 25, 1836, in 
Cornwall, England, where he served seven years 
apprenticeship to the machinist's trade.  In 1857, he came 
to this country, an located at Beardstown, where he worked 
at his trade until the breaking out of the late war, when 
he went to St. Louis, Mo., and there became foreman in a 
gun-boat yard during the war.  In 1867, he returned to 
Beardstown, and till 1871, was foreman in Mr. Ebaugh's 
machine shop and foundry there.  He then engaged as 
engineer on various steamboats, which Mr. Ebaugh commanded 
on the Illinois River, till 1874, and in 1875 again entered 
the foundry and soon became foreman of the machine shops, 
which position he still holds.  The foundry and machine 
shop, when running full time, employ twenty-four hands, and 
are now filling contracts for the C., B. & Q. R. R.

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