Some time in the 1830s Edward Eno formed a hardware merchandising partnership in New York City. In 1844 he moved to Island Grove, Sangamon County,Illinois, where he bought a farm and attempted to raise sheep. He also speculated in corn, and bought land near the planned railroad depot for the Great Western Railroad. In the 1860s he worked for the Claims Department of the Illinois State Sanitary Commission in Springfield. Stephen Eno was his father, a lawyer who lived in Pine Plains, N.Y. William Eno was his brother, a lawyer in Pine Plains who accumulated land and invested in banks and railroads. Henry Eno was their brother.
From the description of Edward Eno Correspondence, 1839-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702137904
