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Source:
HISTORY
of
GALLATIN, SALINE, HAMILTON, FRANKLIN & WILLIAMSON
COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, Etc., Etc.
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GALLATIN COUNTY
 
GALLATIN COUNTY 13
 - Topography  13
 - Geology 14
 - Soil and Natural Productions 16
 - Ancient Salt Works 17
 - Indian Mounds 19
 - Leases of the Salt Works 20
 - Salt Lands 21
 - Settlement, Early 22
 - Indian Troubles 23
 - Land Entries 25
 - Slaves and Indentured Servants 31
 - Regulators and Vigilants 33
 - Murder Cases 36
 - Wild Animals and Reptiles 38
 - St. Clair and Randolph Counties 39
 - Madison, Gallatin and Johnson 40
 - Boundary Lines 42
 - County Officers, List of  43
 - Congressional Districts 44
 - Constitutional Convention, Members 46
 - Michael Jones' Ride 47
 - Election Returns 48
 - Railroad History 50
 - Agricultural Association, The 51
 - Bench and Bar 52
 - Jail, Building of the  55
 - Tavern Rates 55
 - Roads and Ferries 57
 - Court, County Commissioners' 61
 - County Seat, Location of 63
 - Circuit Court, The 67
 - Murder Trials, The First 69
 - Military History 78
 - Eighteenth Regiment, The  82
 - Twenty-Ninth Infantry, The 84
 - Sixth Cavalry Regiment, The 87
 - "Egypt," Gen. Grant's Horse 91
 - SHAWNEETOWN - Partially transcribed 92
 - Banks, Early and Other 98
 - Levees, Construction of the  103
 - Incorporation of Shawneetown 106
 - Mayor and Other Officers 109
 - Business Men, The Present 110
 - Land Office, The 111
 - Secret Societies 112
 - Newspapers 113
 - Towns and Villages 114
 - RIDGEWAY  - Transcribed 10/5/2023 117
 - OMAHA 119
 - EQUALITY 122
 - BOWLESVILLE 124
 - Saline Coal and Manufacturing Co. 125
 - Church History 126
 - Villages 126
 - School History 139
 - Shawneetown Schools 146

SALINE COUNTY

SALINE COUNTY 149
 - Location and Boundary 149
 - Geological Features 150
 - Soil and Natural Productions 151
 - Land Entries 152
 - Farming, Primitive Methods of  157
 - Organization of the County 158
 - Officers, etc., List of  160
 - Logan, John A. 167
 - Contraband Negroes 170
 - Knights of the Golden Circle 173
 - Regiment, The Thirty-first 175
 - Regiment, The Fifty-sixth 178
 - Military History 181
 - County Court, The 183
 - Election Returns 184
 - Circuit Court 188
 - Trials, Important 196
 - Raum, Green C. 198
 - Davis, Cressa K. 199
 - Gregg, James M. 199
 - Lawyers, The Present 200
 - Railroad History 200
 - Agricultural Board 202
 - HARRISBURG 203
 - Harrisburg, Industries of 206
 - Newspapers 208
 - Secret Societies 208
 - Harrisburg, Incorporation of 213
 - GALATIA 216
 - Stone Fort 217
 - BOLTON 218
 - ELDORADO  220
 - TEXAS STATION 222
 - MORRILLSVILLE 223
 - RILEYVILLE 223
 - Church History 224
 - WEST END 224
 - HAMBURG 224
 - Methodist Churches, The 228
 - Presbyterian Church, The Hamburg 229
 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church, The 230
 - Social Brethren, The 231
 - School History 233
 - School Reports 235
 - Institute, Teachers 238
 - Necessities, Present 240

HAMILTON COUNTY

HAMILTON COUNTY 241
 - Topography 241
 - Geology 242
 - Soil 242
 - Local Names 243
 - Settlement 243
 - Early Settlers 244
 - Crouch Township 249
 - Indian and Other Stories 250
 - Pioneer Times 251
 - Land Entries, The First 252
 - Deeds, The First  255
 - Crops and Conditions, Early 256
 - County Officers 259
 - Constitutional Convention 260
 - Legislature, Members of the 261
 - Election Returns 262
 - Military History 262
 - Black Hawk War 263
 - Mexican War 263
 - Quota, War 264
 - Regiment, Fortieth 264
 - Company A, Fourteenth Regiment 268
 - Company C, Fifty-sixth Regiment 269
 - Company G, Fifty-sixth Regiment 269
 - Company A, Eight-seventh Regiment 270
 - Company E, Eighty-seventh Regiment 271
 - Company K, One Hundred and Tenth Regiment 272
 - Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-first Regt 272
 - Company D, Sixth Cavalry 272
 - Company H, Sixth Cavalry 273
 - Company K, Sixth Cavalry 274
 - Raines, Henson G. 274
 - County Commissioner's Court 275
 - County Commissioners' Court 275
 - County Buildings, The First 277
 - County Buildings, The First 277
 - Hotel Rates 278
 - Township Organization 282
 - Circuit Court 283
 - Organization of the County 285
 - McElvain, John 287
 - Bar, The Present 288
 - Townshend, James H. 288
 - Crimes, Some Remarkable  289
 - McLEANSBORO 292
 - Business, The Present 294
 - Mills 295
 - Secret Societies 296
 - Banks 298
 - Press, The 299
 - Incorporation of McLeansboro 301
 - DAHLGREN 307
 - LOGANSPORT 309
 - THACKERAY 309
 - Broughton 310
 - MACEDONIA 310
 - PIOPOLIS 310
 - Agricultural Board 311
 - Belle City 311
 - HOODVILLE 311
 - Farmer's Mutual 312
 - Schools 313
 - Hamilton College 319
 - Teacher's Institute 320
 - Institute Fund 321
 - Church History 322
FRANKLIN COUNTY
 
FRANKLIN COUNTY 335
 - Geological Characteristics 336
 - Soil and Natural Products 336
 - Indian Tribes and Wild Animals 337
 - Early Settlers 338
 - Customs, Early 343
 - Milling, Hunting, etc. 344
 - Slavery 348
 - McCreary, Alexander 349
 - Old Settlers' Reunion 349
 - Land Entries 351
 - Railroads, Land to 354
 - Agriculture, Commerce, etc. 355
 - Board of Agriculture 356
 - Productions 357
 - Organization of the County 358
 - County, Division of the  359
 - Court, County Commissioner 361
 - Commissioners Appointed 362
 - "A Particular Spot" 363
 - Sale of Town Lots 364
 - Public Buildings 365
 - Records, Destruction of Public 366
 - Court House, The Present 367
 - "Poor Farm," The 367
 - Circuit Court Clerks 368
 - County Court Clerks 368
 - Judges Circuit Court 369
 - Sheriffs 369
 - State Attorneys 369
 - Treasurers, List of 369
 - Coroners, List of  370
 - Representatives 370
 - Surveyors 370
 - Taxation and Finance 370
 - Assessment 1851 371
 - Wolf Scalps - "Legal Tender" 371
 - Assessment 1886 372
 - Railroad Bonds 373
 - County Commissioners' Court  374
 - Population 374
 - Members of Commissioners' Court 375
 - County Courts Established 377
 - County Judges, List of  381
 - Supervisors, Board of 382
 - Township Organization 382
 - Circuit Court 383
 - Records of Circuit Clerk 384
 - Important Trials 385
 - Remarkable Case 388
 - Amusing Case, An 390
 - Bench and Bar 390
 - Scates, Walter B. 390
 - Denning, William A. 391
 - Nelson, Richard 391
 - Duff, Andrew D. 392
 - Logan, John A. 392
 - Parrish, William K. 392
 - Crawford, M. C. 393
 - Black Hawk War 394
 - Mexican War 395
 - Civil War, Records in 396
 - Bar, The Present 397
 - War Record, Summary 404
 - Benton 405
 - Cemetery, The Old 407
 - Decade of the Sixties 409
 - Business, The Present 410
 - Press, The 410
 - Societies, Secret 411
 - FRANKFORT 412
 - EWING 413
 - NEW MULKEYTOWN 413
 - PARRISH, Town of 414
 - THOMPSONVILLE 414
 - Schools 415
 - Public School Funds 418
 - Williams, Judge 420
 - Church History 422
 - Elders, List of Presiding 426

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

WILLIAMSON COUNTY 431
 - Location, Boundary and Topography 431
 - Geoloical Formations 432
 - Soil and Productions 433
 - Indian Occupants 434
 - Early Settlers 436
 - Land Entries 440
 - Pioneer Customs 443
 - Public Lands 444
 - Agriculture, Live Stock, etc. 445
 - Railroad Lands 445
 - Products of the Farm 447
 - Agricultural Society 448
 - Mining Operations 449
 - Organization 450
 - County Court  451
 - County Seat, The 453
 - Lots, Who Purchased 454
 - Public Buildings 455
 - County Court Clerks 457
 - Attoreys, State 458
 - Circuit Court Clerks 458
 - Judges, Circuit Court 458
 - Sheriffs 458
 - Taxation and Finance 459
 - Assessment for 1880 460
 - Bonds,,,, railroads, etc. 460
 - Indebtedness of County 464
 - Population by Decades 465
 - County Commissioner's Court 466
 - Bench, Bar and Noted Characters 467
 - Allen, W. J. 468
 - Corder, Anderson P. 469
 - Bar, Present Members of the 470
 - Cunningham, John M. 470
 - Ingersoll, Robt. G. 470
 - Lowden, John T. 470
 - Noted Crimes and Criminals 471
 - Vendetta, The Bloody 478
 - Reward, Offered 480
 - Vendetta, First Murder in the 480
 - Pleading Guilty 485
 - Black Hawk War 487
 - Mexican War 487
 - Secession, Resolution Favoring 489
 - Equipping Soldiers for the South 490
 - Logan, John A. 491
 - Company K, Eighteenth Inft. Regt. 493
 - Company E, Twenty-ninth Inft. Regt. 493
 - Company C, Thirty-first Inft. Regt. 493
 - Rebels, Two Illinois 493
 - Company E, Thirty-first Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company F, Thirth-first Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company G, Thirty-first Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company H, Thirty-firrst Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company E, Fifty-sixth Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company I, Fifty-sixth Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company K, Sixtieth Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company E, Eight-first Inft. Regt. 494
 - Company G, Eighty-first Inft. Regt. 495
 - Company H, Eighty-first Inft. Regt. 495
 - Record, Eight-first Inft. Regt. 495
 - Record, One Hundred and Ninth Inft. Regt. 497
 - Record, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Inft. Regt. 498
 - Guards, The Marion 499
 - Civil War, Number of Men in 500
 - MARION 501
 - Business Men, the Present 502
 - Societies, Secret 503
 - Press, The 506
 - CARLENVILLE 507
 - Incorporation of Marion 507
 - BAINBRIDGE 509
 - Schools 510
 - Church History 515
 - "Articles of Faith" 516
 - Methodist Episcopal Church 519
 - Christian Church, The 521
 - Presbyterian Church, The 522

HISTORICAL INDEX.

Franklin County 335
Gallatin County 13
Hamilton County 241
Saline County 149
Williamson County 431

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

Franklin County 757
Gallatin County 525
Hamilton County 671
Saline County 591
Williamson County 845

MAPS, PORTRAITS, ETC.

Campbell, J. R. - Hamilton Co. 681-682
Carter, Laban - Williamson Co. 865-866
Chickamauga, Battle of - Williamson Co. 511-512
Franklin, Battle of - Williamson Co. 461-462
Fort Donelson, Battle of - Gallatin Co. 29-30
Murfreesboro, Battle of - Franklin Co. 379-380
Nashville, Battle of - Saline Co. 211-212
Ridgeway, Thos. S. - Gallatin Co. 572-573
Shiloh, Battle of - Gallatin Co. 79-80
BIOGRAPHIES

GALLATIN COUNTY
Barger, George D. 525
Barger, J. B. 525
Barnett, Joseph 526
Bishop, James M. 527
Boyd, W. J. 527
Boyd, John R. 528
Burroughs, T. W. M. 529
Caldwell, Albert Gallatin 530
Combs, G. W. 531
Colvard, E. C. 531
Cook, Silas 532
Crawford, John A. 533
Davenport, A. F. 534
Davis, Robert Marklin, Rev. 534
Deone, Joseph, Jr. 536
Dupler, Charles E. 537
Duvall, Notley 537
Earnshaw, Henry 538
Eddy, J. M., Lieut. 538
Edwards, Cnrad O. 539
Fillingin, Ajax, Judge 540
Gates, J. B. 541
Gaewood, William Jefferson 541
Gill, Richad 542
Gross, Anthony 542
Harrington, H. 543
Hargrave, Willis B. 544
Harsha, W. C. & B. B. 544
Hemphill, James H. 545
Hill, Henry 546
Jones, M. S., Dr. 546
Kanady, Moses 547
Kanady, Wash., Lieut 548
Karcher, Victor 549
Kinsall, D. M. 550
Kinsall, Benjamin 551
Kinsall, William M. 552
Lamb, R. A. 552
Lemen, C. J., Prof. 553
Logsdon, J. J. 554
Logsdon, J. E. 555
Loomis, William Hick 555
McBane, Angus M. L., Judge 556
Mills, Edgar 557
Millspaugh, R. L. 558
Millspaugh, James W. 559
McGehee, F. M. 560
McGehee, W. S. 560
McGehee, C. W. 561
McIlrath, J. T., Dr. 562
McLain, Franklin 562
Mossman, Fredrick 563
Moore, John S. 564
Moxley, William T. 565
Murchy, Peter 565
Nolen, J. F. 566
Peeples, I. McKee 567
Peeples, W. A. 567
Phillips, W. S. 568
Pool, M. M. 568
Potter, Geo. H. 569
Rensmann, James August 570
Rich, George W. 571
Richeson, John D. 571
Ridgway, Thomas S., Hon. * 572
Roedel, Carl, Hon. 574
Selleres, F. H. 575
Speer, J. E. 576
Stiles, W. H., Capt. 577
Strickland, H. C. 578
Townshend, Richard W. 579
Tromly, L. F. 583
Vineyard, Geo. J. 584
Wathen, John T. 585
Wilson, Aaron 586
White, Ellen B. 586
Wiseheart, Samuel 587
Wiseheart, R. J. 587
Youngblood, E. D., Hon. 588
Zinn, Christian 589
 

 

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