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Nelson Lloyd Stow

Birth: 8 Jan 1833
Connecticut, USA
Death: 29 Mar 1913 (aged 80)
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.9872889, Longitude: -87.6846778
Memorial ID: 198706987 View Source

Prominent in Evanston's city government, Nelson Stow was a wagon manufacturer. He was a member of the school board, an alderman, and at one time acting mayor. Noted as the founder of the suburb's curfew law; for prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors; and for an ordinance protecting birds and animals.

Prominent in Evanston's city government, Nelson Stow was a wagon manufacturer. He was a member of the school board, an alderman, and at one time acting mayor. Noted as the founder of the suburb's curfew law; for prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors; and for an ordinance protecting birds and animals.

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Section 112, Lot 233

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Sarah Maria Merwin Stow

1844–1931 (m. 1863)

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Created by: Julie Higginbotham
Added: Apr 28, 2019
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198706987/nelson_lloyd-stow: accessed ), memorial page for Nelson Lloyd Stow (8 Jan 1833–29 Mar 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198706987, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Julie Higginbotham (contributor 49064505).

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