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Source:
1682
Combined History
of
Randolph, Monroe and Perry
Counties, Illinois
With Illustrations
Descriptive of their Scenery
and
Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers.
Published by
J. L. McDonough & Co.
Philadelphia
Corresponding Office, Edwardsville, Ill.
1883
PLEASE NOTE: More will be added to this Table of
Contents at another time.
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COUNTY HISTORY |
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CHAPTER I. - A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE NORTH-WEST
TERRITORY |
9-25 |
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- Geographical Position, 9
- Early Exploration, 9;
- Discovery of Ohio, 15;
- English Explorations and Settlements, 16;
- American Settlements, 22;
- Division of the North West Territory, 23;
- Present Condition of the North West, 21. |
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CHAPTER II. - BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ILLINOIS |
25-43 |
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- French Possessions, 25;
- The first Settlements in Illinois, 26;
- Founding of Kaskaskia, 27;
- As a part of Louisiana, 27;
- Fort Chartres, 28;
- Under French rule, 29;
- Character of the Early French Settlers, 30;
- A Possession of Great Britain, 30;
- Conquest by Clark, 32;
- The "Compact of 1787," 32;
- Land Tenures, 34;
- Physical Features of the State, 35;
- Progress and Development, 35;
- Material Resources of the State, 36;
- The War Record,, 38;
- Civil Government, 39;
- Territorial and State Officers, 40;
- Miscellaneous Information, |
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CHAPTER III - GEOGRAPHY, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND
RAILROAD FACILITIES. |
46-53 |
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- PERRY COUNTY, 48;
- Transportation facilities, 49;
- St. Louis and Cairo Short Line Railroad, 50;
- St. Louis and Cairo, 51;
- Wabash, Chester and Western, 51;
- St. Louis Coal Road, 51;
- Illinois Central, 52;
- Railroad Lands, 53 |
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CHAPTER IV - GEOLOGY |
53-58 |
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- General Stratum, 53;
- RANDOLPH COUNTY, 54;
- Coal Measures, 54;
- Economical Geology, 55;
- MONROE COUNTY, 56;
- PERRY COUNTY, 57 |
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CHAPTER V - FLORA |
58-59 |
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- List of Native Woody Plants, Grasses, etc, etc. |
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CHAPTER VI. - FAUNA |
59-62 |
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- Treating of the Various Families of Animals and Birds that
have existed in these counties |
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CHAPTER VII - PIONEER SETTLEMENTS |
62-89 |
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- RANDOLPH COUNTY; 62;
- The French Settlers, 62;
- Character of the Early French Settlers, 63;
- American Immigration, 64;
- American Population in 1800, 67;
- Subsequent Settlements, 67;
- Early Mills, 75;
- Overflows of the Mississippi, 75;
- MONROE COUNTY, 73;
- Indian Hostilities, 78;
- Early Mills, 82;
- Destructive Hurricane, 82;
- PERRY COUNTY, 83;
- Manners and Customs of the American Pioneers, 86 |
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CHAPTER VIII - CIVIL HISTORY |
89-180 |
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RANDOLPH COUNTY from 1778 to 1818, 89|;
- License for trade, 92;
- Letters to the Court of Kaskaskia, 92;
- Kahokia Fund (No. 1,) 93;
- Warrant for Execution, 94;
- Todd's Embargo, 95;
- James Moore's Naturalization, 96;
- Land Ten___, 97;
- Extract from assessment of 1808, 93;
- Government of County in Territorial Times, 100;
- Scraps from Records of the Period 1795 to 1809, 101;
- 1809 to 1819, 102;
- List of Township Officers, 1809, 103;
- Proceedings in Courts of Justice, Territorial Laws, 104;
- Shadrach Bond and Rice Jones' Duel, 105;
- Dunlap - Jones Murder, 105;
- Another Murder Case, 105;
- Probate Court 1809, 106;
- Estates under Administration from 1809 to 1818, 106;
- Slavery in Randolph County, 107;
- Manumission in 1760, 108;
- A Negro Child set Free, 109;
- Public Buildings, 111;
- Early Marriages, 112;
- Randolph represented in Territorial Legislature, 1795 to 1818, 112;
MONROE COUNTY (from 1816 to 1882), 127
- County Government, 129;
- List of Tax-payers in 1816, 132;
- Emancipation Papers, 133;
- Tenure of Lnds, 134;
- Lands Entered, 135;
- Early Transfers of Real Estate, 136;
- First Road Petitions and names of Monroe county Pioneers, 137
- Early Marriages, 139;
- Towns and Villages prior to 1820, 140;
- Contracts for first Public Buildings, 141;
- Prairie Du Long, 144;
- Circuit Courts, 1817 to 1848, 146;
- Challenge to Fight a Duel, 148;
- Murders, 148;
- Naturalization, 148;
- In General Assembly from 1818 59 1848 - 1883, 149;
- Precincts, March, 1875, 155;
- Statistics, 1881-'2, 156;
- Murder and Execution, 1856;
- In General Assembly 1848 to '84, State Offices and Congress, Officers of
county, 159
PERRY COUNTY, 161;
- First License, 164;
- First session of Circuit Court, 164;
- First Road Districts and Road Officers, 165;
- Proceedings in Relation to Establishing the County Seat, 165;
- First Officers, 166;
- First Fiscal Statement, 167;
- First Probate Court, 167;
- Petition for Redress, 168;
- First General Election, 168;
- First Bridge, 169;
- First Court House, 169;
- Second Court, House-Remonstrance against building it, 170;
- Third Court House, 170;
- Present Court ouse, 171;
- First and Present Jail, 171;
- Almshouse, 173;
- Circuit Court, 173;
- First Murder Trial - Execution of Vaughn, 174;
- Statistics, 175;
- Subscription to Railroads, 177;
- Saline and Swamp Lands, 177;
- Officers, 178 |
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CHAPTER IX - THE BENCH AND BAR |
180-193 |
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, 180;
- Former Members of the Bar, 182;
- Present Members, 185;
MONROE COUNTY, Former Members of the Bar, 186;
- Present Members, 187;
PERRY COUNTY, 188;
- Non-Resident Lawyers, 190;
- Former and Present Members, 191 |
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CHAPTER X. - THE PRESS |
193-201 |
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RANDOLPH COUNTY
- First Newspaper in Illinois, 193.
- Subsequent Newspapers
MONROE COUNTY, 198;
PERRY COUNTY, 199 |
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CHAPTER XI.. - PATRIOTISM |
201-231 |
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- Early French, Conquest by Clark, 201;
- War of 1812, 203;
- Soldiers in Black Hawk and Mexican Wars, 204;
- Rebellion, 207;
- Muster Roll of all the Soldiers who enisted from Randolph, Monroe
and Perry counties |
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CHAPTER XII. - COMMON SCHOOLS |
231-242 |
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RANDOLPH COUNTY - 231
MONROE COUNTY - 237
PERRY COUNTY - 238 |
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CHAPTER XIII - ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY |
243 |
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RANDOLPH COUNTY:
- Reformed Presbyterian, 243;
- Old Bethel Congregation - 247
- Hill Prairie Congregation - 247
- Grand Cote R. P. Church - 248
- Church Hill Congregation - 249
- Evangelical Lutheran, 249;
- Catholic, 254;
- Presbyterian, 257,
- Christian, 258;
- St. Marks Parish, 259;
- Freewill Baptist, 259 (Randolph and Perry counties);
- German M. E., 260
MONROE COUNTY:
- Concord Presbyterian, 261;
- Methodist, 261;
- German Evangelical, 262
- Baptist, 263;
- Catholic, 263;
PERRY COUNTY:
- Christians or Disciples, 265;
- Presbyterian, 266;
- Baptist, 267;
- Methodist, 278;
- German Evangelical, 279,
- Holy Catholic, 280;
- United Presbyterian (Randolph and Perry), 281 |
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CHESTER, Randolph Co. |
284 |
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KASKASKIA, Randolph Co. |
303 |
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FLORENCE, Randolph Co. |
312 |
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WATERLOO, Monroe Co. |
314 |
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NEW DESIGN, Monroe Co. |
330 |
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MOREDOCK, Monroe Co. |
333 |
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PINCKNEYVILLE, Perry Co. |
335 |
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TAMAROA, Perry Co. |
360 |
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PARADISE, Perry Co. |
367 |
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COULTERVILLE, Randolph Co. |
369 |
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BREWERVILLE, Randolph Co. |
374 |
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PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Randolph Co. |
375 |
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RENAULT, Monroe Co. |
382 |
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SPARTA, Randolph Co. |
384 |
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MITCHIE, Monroe Co. |
395 |
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RED BUD, Randolph Co. |
398 |
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BALDWIN, Randolph Co. |
405 |
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TILDEN, Randolph Co. |
407 |
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HARRISONVILLE, Monroe Co. |
412 |
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EVANSVLILE, Randolph Co. |
415 |
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CENTRAL, Randolph Co. |
420 |
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BLUFF, Monroe Co. |
421 |
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STEELE'S MILLS, Randolph Co. |
423 |
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GRAND COTE, Perry Co. |
429 |
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SOUTH WESTER, Perry Co. |
432 |
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DU QUOIN, Perry Co. |
433 |
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CUTLER, Perry Co. |
446 |
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NEW HANOVER, Monroe Co. |
447 |
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COLUMBIA, Monroe Co. |
449 |
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PRAIRIE DU LONG, Monroe Co. |
456 |
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RUMA, Randolph Co. |
459 |
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BLAIR, Randolph Co. |
463 |
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BREEMAN, Randolph Co. |
465 |
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ROCKWOOD, Randolph Co. |
467 |
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WINE HILL, Randolph Co. |
470 |
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BEAUCOUP, Perry Co. |
472 |
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PARTIAL LIST OF PATRONS (after BEAUCHAMP Co.) |
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BIOGRAPHIES |
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PORTRAITS: |
ILLUSTRATIONS: |
Anderson, J. B.,
392
Anderson, Mary, 392
Anderson, R. B.351
Blais, Antoine, 379
Blakeslee, A. J., 442
Brey, Paul C., 321
Burch, J. G., 311
Canniff, James F., 325
Derousse, Louis, 297
Detrich, J. E., 390
Devine, John, 296
Dudenbostel, Louis, 427
Gerlach, Daniel, 391
Gerlach, John D., 295
Hamilton, P. O., 438
Hilyard, W. H., 326
Holbrook, J. C., 208
Holmes, Joseph B., 290
Lee, A. H., 380
Lemen, Edwin H. and Wife, 340
Mansker, Samuel, 469
Mathews, Hugh, 411
Mathews, Jane M., 411
McBride, John T., 300
McCandless, W. L., 359
McFie, John R., 373
McKenzie, William R., 294
Menard, Edmund, 310
Murphy, William K., 344
O'Hara, Henry, 462
Payne, Thomas J., 323
Pautler, Joseph, 418
Pollock, J. T., 299
Rickert, J. W., 322
Riess, George L., 404
Roe, Charles H., 255
Rushing, Evan B., 353
Schlierholz, Charles A. M., 328
Schuchert, John F., 293
Schuchert, William, 292
Scott, Henry P., 444
Smith, W. S. D., 348
Sprigg, James D., 403
Swanwick, John, 291
Watt, James, 410
Ward, John B., ,440
Wiesenborn, John, 324
Wilson, J. H., 454 |
Anchor Flouring
Mills - Facing 446
Been, E. M. - Facing 406
Boekhoff, S., - Facing 400
Brickey and Aubuchon - between 396-397
Brown, Charles - Facing 406
Cape Hotel - Facing 421
Catholic Church - Facing 308
Creagan, Thomas - Facing 460
Crisler, J. M. - Facing 308
Derousse, Mrs. M. F. - Facing 296
Eberman, Isaac - Facing 332
Evang. St. Pauls Church, Waterloo - 460
Fults, Christopher - Facing - 393
Gardner Roller Mills - Facing 448
Goodman, J. W. - Facing 416
Grannemann, Louis, Facing 446
Gant, Thomas - Facing 304
Knapp, P. C. - Facing 360
Lemen, E. H. - Facing 342
Livingstone, Dr. G. P. - Facing 416
McKenzie, Dr. William R. - Facing 304
Maus, Philipp A. - Facing 384
Map - Facing - 9
Milligan, William H. - Facing 336
Meredith, Isaac store and residence - Facing 284
Oldendorph Wagon Factory - Facing 436
Old Log School-house and Puncheon Bench - Facing 232
Payne, Thomas J. - Facing 448
Penitentiary - Facing 424
Public Buildings (Randolph County,) - Facing 120
Public Buildings (Monroe County,) - Facing 152
Public Buildings, (Perry County,) - Facing 172
Pyatt, I. J. - Facing 356
Roussel, F. L. - Facing 296
Schuchert, William - Facing 284
Schuchert, John F. - Facing 288
Soukup, W. - Facing - 350
" The Roots Place" - Facing 360
Winkleman, Henry - Facing 284
Wilson, J. H. - Facing 455
White, John - Facing 432 |
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Amendments to Constitution of U. S. - 509
Constitution of Illinois - 493
Constitution of United States - 506
Declaration of Independence - 505
Partial List of Patrons - 475 |
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