ALBERT F. GOURLEY, watchmaker and jeweler, northeast corner of Sixth and Monroe streets, has been identified with this branch of business in Springfield for eleven years as proprietor and several years previously in the employ of others. He located at the above number in 1875. He keeps in stock a full line of watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware and optical goods, averaging about $4000 in value. He makes a specialty of optical goods and of water repairing. He has a prosperous growing retail trade. Mr. Gourley was born in Springfield in 1846; is the son of James Gourley, who came to Sangamon county a young man, forty years ago from Pennsylvania. He married Lucy A. Poe, who came from North Carolina to Springfield when quite young. Four sons and six daughters were born to them, one of whom is deceased. Mr. Gourley was a boot and shoe merchant. He filled the office of deputy sheriff several years, and served as Deputy United States Marshal a number of years. He died in 1876, aged sixty six years, his wife having died a number of years before. Albert learned his trade in Springfield, and has steadily pursued it since. In May, 1871, he married Jennie Craig, a native of Hamilton, Canada. They have one son, Roy, aged seven years. Mr. Gourley served five months in the army as a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-third I.V.I.