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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of Henry S. BORDNER

[Surnames: BORDNER, BURGETT, SIMS] 

BORDNER, HENRY S. 

    
A well-known and prosperous hardware dealer, located on the south side of the Square in Lewistown, Fulton County, he was born in Lewistown Twp., Nov. 26 1876, the son of Moses Bordner, deceased, a review of whose life appears elsewhere in this work. For a long period the Bordner family has been one of the most prominent in Fulton County. 
    
Henry S. Bordner spent his early life upon the farm and attended the district school of his neighborhood, supplementing these advantages with a commercial course in the Gem City Business College at Quincy, IL. In early manhood he was thrown from a buggy in which he was riding and broke his leg, necessitating amputation and incapacitating him for further labor on the farm. In September if 1904, he purchased the hardware stock of C.R. Sims, and by close application to business is building up a large and profitable trade. He is a man of strict integrity and as a citizen is progressive and public-spirited, taking an interest in all measures tending to promote the welfare of the community. 
    
On political issues Mr. Bordner is arrayed with the Democratic Party. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Pythias. 
    
On June 20, 1905, Mr. Bordner married Miss F. L. Burgett, a native of Fulton Co., and a daughter of Charles L. Burgett, now a resident of Canton, IL. On May 24, 1906, a daughter was born to them, whom they have named Margaret Estelle.