LAVELY, WILLIAM, born Aug., 1811, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father and uncle were captains of war vessels during the war of 1812-15 with England. When a young man, William Lavely came west, by the way of Cincinnati, arriving in Springfield during the summer of 1830, where he joined his sister, Mrs. Dr. Merriman. He was married April 2, 1839, in Menard county, Ill., to Lavinia Constant. They had three children, namely--

SUSAN died in infancy.

WILLIAM T., born July 19, 1843, in Springfield, married in his native city Feb. 5, 1868, to Lora Dunton, who was born June 1, 1850, in Racine, Wisconsin. They have one child, RUFUS W., and reside in Springfield, Illinois.

ELLEN MAY, born July 14, 1848, in Springfield, was married in her native city Feb. 28, 1871, to Park E. Temple, who was born April 29, 1845, in Bloomington, Ill. He graduated in the law department of Michigan University, Ann Arbor, in 1870. They have two children, MAI and DAISY. Mr. Temple, after his marriage, served one year as City Attorney of Springfield. He is now a newspaper correspondent, and practices law in Bloomington, Ill., where he and his family reside.

William Lavely has filled a number of civil offices, such as Justice of the Peace ten or twelve years, Mayor of the city of Springfield for the year 1852, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county three years, etc. He was Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois for the years 1847 and '8. During the greater part of his life, he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits, and now--1876--resides in Springgeld.