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Centennial Souvenir Program, 1954 Levi Simmons came to O'Fallon in 1858 and opened a grocery store at the corner of State and Lincoln. He erected the present building now housing the bus station. The post office also occupied the building for a time. Mr. Simmons became Police Magistrate in 1874 when the Village of O'Fallon was incorporated. He held this position for forty years. In 1861 he was elected Justice of the Peace. Later he served as Assessor and Supervisor. He was a member of the village board from 1886 to 1890 and was president of the board when the Town Hall was built. Mr. Simmons died in 1902. Mr. Simmons married Sarah Houser a member of the pioneer Isaac Houser family. Their daughter, Fannie, married Eugene Mace. Another daughter, "Miss Annie" spent all of her life in O'Fallon. ---79---
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