Mendon IL is named after Mendon MA

Mendon MA is the birthplace of George Aldrich

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"Another zookeeper dynasty American family [?] began in Mendon with the immigrant George Aldrich. His descendants included a number of U.S. congressmen, including Senator Nelson Aldrich, who started the Federal Reserve Bank, and Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendon,_Massachusetts

Nelson Aldrich: A Featured Biography

https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_Aldrich.htm