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Welcome to
LIVINGSTON  COUNTY, ILLINOIS
History & Genealogy

Source:
HISTORY OF
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Containing
A History of the County - its Cities, Towns, &c.; a Directory of its
Tax-Payers; War Record of its Volunteers in the late
Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men;
General and Local Statistics; Map of Livingston County
History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Published Chicago:
Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1878

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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History of Northwest Territory 19
Geeographical 19
Early Exploration 20
Discovery of the Ohio 33
English Explorations & Settlements 35
American Settlements 60
Division of the Northwest Territory 66
Tecumseh and the war of 1812 70
Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War 74
 

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Other Indian Troubles 79
Present Condition of the Northwest 87
Illinois 99
Indiana 101
Iowa 102
Michigan 103
Wisconsin 104
Minnesota 106
Nebraska 107
History of Illinois 109
 - Coal 125
 - Compact of 1787 117
 

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History of Chicago 132
 - Early Discoveries 109
 - Early Settlements 115
 - Education 129
 - First French Occupation 112
 - Genius of La Salle 113
  - Material Resources 124
 - Masacre of Fort Dearborn 141
 - Physical Features 121
 - Progress of Development 123
 - Religion and Morals 128
 - War Record of Illinois 130


ILLUSTRATIONS.
 

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Source of the Mississippi 21
Mouth of the Mississippi 21
Wild Prairie 23
LaSalle Landing on the Shore of Green Bay 25
Buffalo Hunt 27
Trapping 29
Hunting 29
Iroquois Chief 34
Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain 43
Indians Attacking Frontiersmen 56
A Prairie Storm 59
A Pioneer Dwelling 61
Breaking Prairie 63
 

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Tecumseh, the Shawnee Chieftain 69
Indians Attacking a Stockade 72
Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain 75
Big Eagle 80
Captain Jack, the Modoc Chieftain 83
Kinzie House 86
Village Residence 86
A Representative Pioneer 87
Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Ill. 88
A Pioneer School House 89
Farm View in the Winter 90
High Bridge and Lake Bluff 94
 

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Great Iron Bridge of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, Crossing the River at Davenport, Iowa 96
A Western Dwelling 100
Hunting Prairie Wolves at an Early Day 108
Starved Rock, on the Illinois River, La Salle County, Ill. 110
An Early Settlement 116
Chicago in 1833 133
Old Fort Dearborn in 1830 126
Present site of Lake Street Bridge, Chicago, in 1833 136
Pioneers' Frist Winter 142
View of the City of Chicago 144
Shabbona 149


LIVINGSTON COUNTY HISTORY
 

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General History of Livingston Co. 223
Avoca Township 375
Amity Township 404
Belle Prairie Township 351
Broughton Township 458
Chatsworth Township 388
Charlotte Township 450
Dwight Township 479
Esmen Township 540
Eppard's Point Township 512
Forrest Township 519
 

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Fayette Township 562
Germantown Township 570
Indian Grove Township 327
Township Long Point Township 500
Newtown Township 531
Nebraska Township 468
Nevada Township 428
Odell Township 358
Owego Township 422
Pontiac Township 291
 

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Pleasant Ridge Township 415
Pike Township 461
Rooks Creek Township 436
Round Grove Township 445
Reading Township 548
Saunemin Township 397
Sullivan Township 475
Sunbury Township 555
Union Township 506
Waldo Township 464


LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.
 

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Burton, Allen A. 275
Bullard, J. T. 4
Burleigh, W. C. 455
Culver, Joseph F. 221
Cavanaugh, J. A. 545
Cleary, M. 437
Fosdick, Samuel T. 329
 

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Hoyt, S. A. 293
Holdridge, R. I. 473
Jenkins, W. H. 383
Krack, I. J. 36
Murdock, D. L. 257
Moon, Albert 509
   
 

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Nelson, Ann  
P_arre, O. F. 4_9
Strawn, C. 527
Tuttle, Zopher 311
Wyllie, John 491
   


LIVINGSTON COUNTY WAR RECORD
 

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Infantry 591
 

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Cavalry 619
 

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Artillery 620


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Avoca Township 731
Amity Township 698
Belle Prairie Township 790
Broughton Township 817
Chatsworth Township 751
Charlotte Township 800
Dwight Township 667
Esmen Township 726
Eppard's Point Township 796
Forrest Township 763
Fayette Township 804
Germantown Township 815
Indian Grove Township 737
Township Long Point Township 720
Newtown Township 705
Nebraska Township 808
Nevada Township 695
Odell Township 655
Owego Township 819
Pontiac Township 623
Pontiac City  
Pike Township 810
Pleasant Ridge Township 820
Rooks Creek Township 793
Round Grove Township 690
Reading Township 715
Saunemin Township 776
Sullivan Township 784
Sunbury Township 680
Union Township 685
Waldo Township 813


DIRECTORY OF TAX-PAYERS
 

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Avoca Township 876
Amity Township 849
Belle Prairie Township 861
Broughton Township 855
Chatsworth Township 839
Charlotte Township 880
Dwight Township 836
Esmen Township 882
Eppard's Point Township 860
Forrest Township 843
Fayette Township 883
Germantown Township 883
Indian Grove 832
 

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Long Point Township 867
Newtown Township 847
Nebraska Township 869
Nevada Township 875
Odell Township 842
Owego Township 881
Pontiac Township 828
Pike Township 865
Pleasant Ridge Township 874
Rook's Creek Township 878
Round Grove Township 862
Reading Township 845
 

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Sanuemin Township 856
Sullivan Township 858
Sunbury Township 864
Union Township 853
Waldo Township 871
Chatsworth Village 838
Cornell Village 851
Dwight Village 834
Fairbury Village 829
Forrest Village 845
Odell Village 841
Pontiac City 845


ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
 

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Adoption of Children 160
Bills of Exchange & Promissory Notes 151
County Courts 155
Conveyances 164
Church Organizations 189
Descenet 151
Deeds & Mortgages 157
Drainage 163
Damages from Trespass 169
Definition of Commercial Terms 173
Exemptions from Forced Sale 156
Estrays 157
Fences 168
Forms:
  Articles of Agreement		 175
  Bills of Purchase 174
  Bills of Sale 176
  Bonds 176
 

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  Chattel Mortgages 177
  Codicil 189
  Lease of Farm & Buildings 179
Lease of House 180
Landlord's Agreement 180
  Notes 174
  Notice Tenant to Quit 181
  Orders 174
Quit Claims Deed 185
Receipt 174
Real Estate Mortgaged to Secure Payment of Money 181
Release 186
Tenant's Agreement 180
Tenant's Notice to Quit 181
Warranty Deed 182
Will 187
 

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Game 158
Interest 151
Jurisdiction of Courts 154
Limitation of Action 155
Landlord and Tenant 169
Liens 172
Married Women 155
Millers 159
Marks and Brands 159
Paupers 164
Roads and Bridges 161
Surveyors and Surveys 160
Suggestions to Persons Purchasing Books by Subscription 190
Taxes 154
Wills and Estates 152
Weights and Measures 158
Wolf Scalps 164


MISCELLANEOUS.
 

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Map of Livingston County Front
Constitution of the U.S. 192
Electors of President and Vice President 206
Practical Rules for Every Day Use. 207
U..S. Government Land Measure 210
Agricultural Productions of Illinois by Counties, 1870 210
Surveyors' Measure 211
How to Keep Accounts 211
Interest Table 212
Miscellaneous Tables 212
 

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Names of the States of the Union and their Signification 213
Population of the United States 214
Population of Fifty Principal Cities of the United States 214
Population and Area of the United States 215
Population of the Principal Countries of the World 215
Population of Illinois 216-217
State Laws Relating of Interest 218
States Laws Relating to Limitations of Actions 219
Productions of Agriculture of Illinois 220
 

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Population of Lilvingston Co. 622
Business Directory 885
Assessors' Report 898
Old Settlers' Association 583
Drainage 821
Illinois National Guards 689
Fairbury Zouave Cadets 590
Livingston County Court House 688
Geological Features 579
Agricultural Association 573
Errata 896

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