George Sibley

The Sibley Decoy company was owned by father and son, James A. and George M. Sibley, of Chicago, Illinois. The Sibley Company began producing decoys in 1899 and, according to history, the Sibley family was part of the old guard American families that traces its roots back to 1629 in the New England colonies. James A. Sibley provided the financial backing to his son George for the decoy company. George was an avid waterfowler and one of the original members of the prestigious Hennepin Shooting Club on the Illinois river. George lived and worked in Chicago prior to his move in setting up his decoy factory in Whitehall, Michigan. Whitehall is located in central lower Michigan on White Lake, adjacent to Lake Michigan. Seems his cousin had a large lumber mill there and supplied all of his decoy lumber.

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The Sibley Decoy company was owned by father and son, James A. and George M. Sibley, of Chicago, Illinois. The Sibley Company began producing decoys in 1899 and, according to history, the Sibley family was part of the old guard American families that traces its roots back to 1629 in the New England colonies. James A. Sibley provided the financial backing to his son George for the decoy company. George was an avid waterfowler and one of the original members of the prestigious Hennepin Shooting Club on the Illinois river. George lived and worked in Chicago prior to his move in setting up his decoy factory in Whitehall, Michigan. Whitehall is located in central lower Michigan on White Lake, adjacent to Lake Michigan. Seems his cousin had a large lumber mill there and supplied all of his decoy lumber.

Subject ID: 76734

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