Woodford County Illinois, Biography of George Anthony Fehr -  1928

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George Anthony Fehr
Building and Grounds [Supervisor, Lowpoint Township High School, Lowpoint, IL]
 
Mr. Fehr was born at Colman, Alabama on October 8, 1887. When he was one
year old his parents moved to Madison, Indiana. The early  part  of  Mr.
Fehr's boyhood was spent in Indiana. At the age of 17 he decided to seek
his fortune elsewhere and in 1904 came to Illinois  where  he  as  since
lived. After coming to Illinois, Mr. Fehr took up farming  and  reamined
in this occupation until the year 1923. He decided however to  seek  his
fortune in other lines of endeaver and took up work as  a  paper  hanger
and painter which he still follows as a profession. In 1926 Mr. Fehr was
elected to be Janitor of Lowpoint Township High school which position he
still holds. The coming year makes three years  efficient  service  that
Mr. Fehr has rendered to the school.
 
Source:  The Quill, Lowpoint Township High School Yearbook, 1928.