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Source
:
Historical
ENCYCLOPEDIA
of
ILLINOIS

Edited by Newton Bateman, LL. D. & Paul Selby, A. M.,
and
HISTORY OF
SANGAMON COUNTY

Vol. I
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CHICAGO
Munsell Publishing Company
1912

INDEX
 
CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTORY 617-618
   - Sangamon County the Twenty-first in Order of Organization
 - Its Importance Recognized by Early Explorers
 - Pronounced by Gov. John Reynolds as "The Most Beautiful Country in the Valley of the Mississippi"
 - Rev. John M. Peck's Forcast of Springfield as the Future State Capital
CHAPTER II. - PREHISTORIC ABORIGINES 618-622
   - Prehistoric Conditions
 - No Record of Discovery Until the Coming of the White Man
 - Natural Products
 - niform Demands of the Human Being
 - Prehistoric Tribes Who Occupied the American Continent
 - Conditions and Modes of Life
 - Changes That Have Been Wrought by Time
 - Indian Relics and Monuments
 - Their Religion, Legends and Traditions
 - Present Day Charges and a Forecast of the Future
CHAPTER III. - INDIANS IN SANGAMON COUNTY 622-627
   
CHAPTER IV. - FIRST GOVERNMENT IN ILLINOIS 627-629
   
CHAPTER V. - EARLY SETTLEMENTS 629-635
   - Primitive Natural Conditions
 - Lapse of Time From the Coming of Marquette to First Settlement in Sangamon County
 - Divvidulties of Travel
 - Arrival of the Pulliam Party in 1817
 - Later Coming of Zachariah Peter
 - Rapid Influx of Settlers from 1818
 - Character of the Pioneers
 - Domestic Industries and Conditions
 - Rev. J. L. Crane's Description of a Log-Cabin Home
 - Residents of Springfield When It Became the County Seat
 - First Court House and Jail
 - Elijah Iles the First Merchant
 - Schools and Churches
 - Social Life and Amusements
 - First Fraternal Organization
 - Food Conditions
 - Wild Game
 - Malarial Diseases
 - Major Iles' Testimony as to Standard of First Settlers
 - A Pubilistic Encounter
CHAPTER VI. - COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT 635-638
   
CHAPTER VII. - SOME HISTORIC REMINISCENCES 638-642
   
CHAPTER VIII. - THE SECOND STATE CAPITAL 642-645
   
CHAPTER IX. - MOVEMENT FOR A THIRD CAPITAL 645-650
   
CHAPTER X. - SPRINGFIELD THE PERMANENT CAPITAL 650-654
   
CHAPTER XI. - PRESENT CAPITOL BUILDING 654-659
   
CHAPTER XII. - STATE PROPERTY 659-660
   
CHAPTER XIII. - PPOLITICAL PARTIES IN ILLINOIS 660-667
   
CHAPTER XIV. - NOTABLE POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS 667-675
   
CHAPTER XV. - POLITICAL REPRESENTATION 675-681
     
CHAPTER XVI - BENCH AND BAR 681-693
     
CHAPTER XVII - TOWNSHIP HISTORY 693-741
     
CHAPTER XVIII. - SANGAMON COUNTY PRESS 741-750
     
CHAPTER XIX - THE MEDICAL PROFESSION 750-764
     
CHAPTER XX - DENTISTRY 764-766
     
CHAPTER XXI. - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 766-770
     
CHAPTER XXII. - RAILROADS 770-778
     
CHAPTER XXIII - AGRICULTURE - FARMING LANDS 778-783
     
CHAPTER XXIV. - MANUFACTURES 783-786
     
CHAPTER XXV. - STATE AND COUNTY FAIRS 786-790
     
CHAPTER XXVI - EDUCATIONAL - PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 790-803
     
CHAPTER XXVII - EDUCATIONAL - HIGHER INSTITUTIONS 804-808
     
CHAPTER XXVIII. - LIBRARIES 808-813
     
CHAPTER XXIX. - GEOLOGY 814-819
     
CHAPTER XXX. - MINERAL RESOURCES 819-822
     
CHAPTER XXXI. - COAL MINING AND PRODUCTION 822-825
     
CHAPTER XXXII. - STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 825-828
     
CHAPTER XXXIII. - MUNICIPAL HISTORY 828-832
     
CHAPTER XXXIV. - THE JUVENILE COURT 832-835
     
CHAPTER XXXV. - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WATER SUPPLY 835-842
     
CHAPTER XXXVI. - POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT 842-844
     
CHAPTER XXXVII. - CITY PARKS 844-846
     
CHAPTER XXXVIII. - REAL ESTATE VALUES 846-853
     
CHAPTER XXXIX. - COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION 853-856
     
CHAPTER XL. - CHURCH HISTORY 856-893
     
CHAPTER XLI. - OLD SETTLERS' SOCIETY 893-904
     
CHAPTER XLII. - INDIAN AND MEXICAN WARS 904-911
   - The Part Borne by Citizens of Sangamon County in Various War Struggles
 - Winnebago War Scare of 1827
 - The Black Hawk War of 1831-32
 - Prominent Men from Sangamon County who Participated in that Conflict
 - Career of Gen. James D. Henry
 - Injustice to Which He was Subjected
 - The Mexican War
 - Col. E. D. Baker and Other Prominent Soldiers from Sangamon County
 - Principal Battles in Which the Fourth Illinois Regiment Took Part
 
CHAPTER XLIII. - CIVIL AND SPANISH-AMERICAN WARS. - FINISHED 10/18/2020 pgs 911-951
   - Occupation of Cairo by State Militia After the Fall of Fort Sumter
 - President Lincoln's First Call for Troops
 - Prompt Response from Sangamon County
 - The Seventh Illinois the First Regiment Sworn Into Service
 - Roll of Volunteers from Sangamon County who Served in Three Months Regiments
 - Gen. Grant's Reminiscence
 - Later Organizations and General Roster of Officers and Privates with Regiments in Which They Served
 - The Roll of Honor
 - List of Dead from Sangamon During the War Period
 - The Spanish American War
 - Roster of Volunteers from Sangamon County
 
CHAPTER XLIV. - THE LINCOLN CENTENNIAL 951-956
     
CHAPTER XLV. - PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS 956-960
   - Grand Army of the Republic
 - Its Origin Identified with Sangamon County
 - Dr. B. F. Stephenson Its Principal Founder
 - Others Associated with its Organization
 - G. A. R. Post in the County
 - Number of Posts, Membership and Death Roll of the State in 1910
 - Establishment of Memorial Day by Gen. John A. Logan
 - Auxiliary Organization
 - Daughters of the American Revolution
 - Springfield Chapter Organized in 1894
 - Its Patriotic Purposes and results
 - Preservation of Historic Sites
 - The Massac Monument
 - Past and Present Officers of the Springfield Chapter
 - Celebration of the Surrender of Cornwallis
 - Soldiers of the Revolution Buried in Sangamon County
 - Unveiling of Tablet in Their Memory
 - Program and List of Heroes Honored.
 
CHAPTER XLVI - PUBLIC CHARITIES 960-963
   - Early Charity Organizations in Springfield and Sangamon County
 - The Dorcas Society
 - Aid for Destitute Immigrants
 - Later Organizations
 - Home for the Friendless
 - buildings and Managing Officers
 - Generous Gift of Col. Henry Davis
 - Home For Aged Women
 - Now Known as the "Carrie Post King's Daughters Home"
 - Endowment and Methods of Support
 - St. Joseph's Home for the Aged
 - Lincoln Home for Old People and Lincoln Manual Training School for the Benefit of Colored People
 - Public Charities Association
 - The "Rescue Home" and Other Benevolent Enterprises
 - Sketch of the St. Joseph's Home by Mother Superior Philomina, of Sistes of St. Francis
 
CHAPTER XLVII. - SOCIAL LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 963-972
   - The Springfield Woman's Club
 - Organized in 1804 as Successor to Physical culture Club
 - Its Aims and results in Educational and Philanthropic Lines
 - Benevolent Institutions Which Have Been Aided
 - Suport of the Movement for "City Beautiful"
 - Liberal Contribution to Y. M. C. A. Building
 - Heads of Departments nd Officers from 1894 to 1910
 - Young Men's Christian Association
 - Its Early History
 - Movement For the Erection of First Y. M. C. A. Building
 - Service of William F. Bischoff
 - New Building Movement in 1907 and Enthusiasm Which Secured its Accomplishment
 - List of Active Supporters and Principal Donations
 - Discription of Building
 - Principal Officers and Lines of Work in Which the Association is Engaged
 - Young Women's Christian Association.
 
CHAPTER XLVIII. - FRATERNITIES - MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES 972-983
     
CHAPTER XLIX. - PHENOMENAL EVENTS 983-986
     
CHAPTER L. - CASUALTIES - CRIME RECORD 986-993
     
CHAPTER LI. - MISCELLANEOUS 993-999
     
CHAPTER LII. - BIOGRAPHICAL 1001-1756
   - The Part of Biography in General History
 - Citizens of Sangamon County
 - Personal Sketches Arranged in Encyclopedic Order
 

- ILLUSTRATIONS -

SANGAMON COUNTY

Artillery, Illinois National Guards 659
Bunn School 803
Camp Lincoln 659
Carpenter's Mill 626
Church of the Immaculate Conception 868
hurch of the Sacred Heart 870
City Hall 828
Coliseum Building, State Fair Grounds 788
Concordia College 805
Country Club 627
Dairy Building, State Fair Grounds 789
David Prickett Homestead 666
Dome Building, State Fair Grounds 788
Douglas Avenue M. E. Church 856
East Side Public Square in 1860 632
Elks Club Rooms 977
Elliott Avenue Baptist Church 857
Feitshans School 797
First Congregational Church 883
First Presbyterian Church 862
Geology and Mineral Resources 814
Geology and Mineral Resources 815
Gibson Coat of Arms 667
Government Building 829
Governor's Mansion (Exterior) 660
Governor's Mansion (Interior) 660
Grand Stand, State Fair Grounds 787
High School Building (Old) 790
High School Building (New) 791
Home of the Friendless 804
House Where Lyman Trumbull was Married 627
Illinois Supreme Court Building 637
Illinois Watch Factory 784
Johnstone Coat of Arms 667
Keedy's Distillery 627
Lawrence School 797
Leland Hotel 661
Lincoln's Early Home, Salem, Ill. 622
Lincoln's Grocery, Salem, Ill. 623
Lincoln Library 808
Lincoln Monument 618
Lincoln Residence 619
Machinery Hall, State Fair Grounds 787
Main Entrance, State Fair Grounds 786
Majestic Theatre 977
Map of Illinois (Following Title Page, Vol. 1  
Map of Sangamon County 616
Masonic Temple 976
New Edwards School 802
North Side Public Square in 1860 630
Officers Headquarters, Illinois National Guards 659
Old Mill near Salem 622
Peter Cartwright Church 132
Plat of Land (Patrick Howard) 392
Post Office 829
Prickett Coat of Arms 667
Revolutionary Tablet 863
Ruins of Salem Hotel 623
Scred Heart Academy 871
Sangamon County Court House 636
Sangamon County Poor Farm 753
Sangamon River 626
Scene in North Park 845
Scene in Oak Ridge Cemetery 849
Second M. E. Church 856
Sixth Street - East Side Public Square 809
South Side Public Square in 1860 631
South Springfield Baptist Mission 657
Springfield Hospital 752
SS. Peter and Paul Church 870
St. Agnes Catholic Church 882
State Arsenal and Armory 658
State Capital Building 240
St. John's Hospital 752
St. Joseph's Catholic Church 868
St. Vincent de Paul Church (Exterior) 869
St. Vincent de Paul Church (Interior) 869
Teachers' Training School 876
Ursuline Academy 877
View of Clear Lake 848
Washington Park Pavilion 844
West-Side Christian Church 882
West Side Public Square in 1860 633
Woman's Building, State Fair Grounds 789
Y. M. C. A. Building 977


PORTRAITS

Allen, Alfred M. 14
Anderson, Martha 20
Anderson, Tavner 18
Anderson, Tavner, Mrs. 18
Anderson, Thomas F. 20
Arnold, John H. (GroupP 24
Barkley, James H. 28
Barnes, Carey E. 32
Barnes, George C. 40
Barnes, Mary Jane 40
Barnes, Robert A. 38
Barnes, Robert A., Mrs. 28
Barnes, Susan 40
Barnett, Alexander M. 44
Barnett, Mary J. 44
Bateman, Newton 3
Baxter, Albert C. 48
Bennett, Charles W. 52
Bennett, Charles W., Mrs. 54
Bergner, Herman P. 58
Biesenthal, Fred 62
Biesenthal, Sophie 62
Bird, Jacob F. 66
Bird, Anna E. 68
Bradford, William A. 74
Brooks, James F. 78
Brooks, James F., Mrs. 80
Brooks, James W. 82
Brooks, Martha R. 82
Brownback, Charles E. 86
Brownback, Eliza A., Mrs. 88
Buckley, Henry P. 98
Buckley, Ella G. 100
Bunting, William C. 104
Bunting, William C., Mrs. 104
Bunting, Charlotte 106
Burkhardt, John M. 110
Burkhardt, Mary E. 112
Burton, John D. 116
Barton, John D., Mrs. 116
Butler, William J. 120
Caldwell, Otho L. 124
Cartmel, Marion (Group) 128
Cartwright, Peter 132
Carver, Felix 136
Cary, Samuel H. 40
Catlin, Malcolm (Group) 140
Clapp, Charles F. 144
Clark, James L. 152
Clark, Mary E. 154
Clendenin, Henry W. 158
Coe, Samuel J. 162
Coe, Samuel J., Mrs. 164
Coe, William 168
Coe, Elizabeth 168
Collins, Joseph H. 172
Conkling Clinton L. 176
Connolly, James A. 180
Creighton, James A. 184
Crook, Alija R. 188
Crowder, James H. 192
Crowder, Mary A. 194
Currier, Silas W. 198
Currier, Mary P. 200
Damkus, Joseph 208
Damkus, Joseph, Mrs. 208
Deneen, Charles S. 10
DeSylver, Ernest 214
DeSylver, John 212
DeSylver, John, Mrs. 214
Dickmann, Casper 218
Dickmann, Anna E. 218
Diller, Isaac R. 222
Dillon, Thomas M. 226
Dillon, Caroline 226
Dodd, James E. 230
Dodd, James E., Mrs. 232
Eldred, Elon 960
Eldred, Jane S. 960
Ermann, Anton 242
Ermann, Mary 244
Faussauer, Frederick 248
Faussauer, Margaret 250
Feuerbach, John 254
Feuerbach, Lizzie 254
Fletcher, Ruffin D. 258
Forster, Thomas 262
Forster, Thomas, Mrs. 264
Forthman, William H. 268
Fowler, Charles C. 272
Fowler, Matilda 272
Fox, Charles W. 278
Fox, Charles W., Mrs. 278
Freitag, Charles H. 282
Freitag, Charles H., Mrs. 282
Frey, John 290
Frey, John, Mrs. 292
Fry, Dominick (Group) 286
Gardner, John 298
Gardner, Mary C. 298
Gardner, William P. 296
Gardner, William P., Mrs. 296
Garvey, J. Walter 302
Gehlman, Samuel H. 308
Goodson, L. Jay 312
Graham, James M. 316
Greenawalt, Leroy 320
Griesser, Conrad 324
Griffith, Benjamin M. 328
Griffith, Alice A. 330
Groth, Wilhelm (GroupP 336
Haegele, Patrick 340
Haegele, Elizabeth 342
Hall, David S. 346
Hall, Elizabeth J. F. 348
Harrison, Simeon 298
Harrison, Simeon, Mrs. 298
Hatcher, Mary C. 200
Henkel, Henry B. 352
Herring, Harold S. 358
Herring, Henry 356
Hesser, John L. 346
Hickey, Timothy 368
Hicks, La Fayette W. 372
Hicks, Louisa 374
Horn, James W. 378
Horn, James W., Mrs. 380
Houston, Miletus C. 384
Houston, Samuel 386
Houston, Lucretia 386
Howard, Patrick (Group) 390
Howenstine, Henry 396
Howenstine, Henry, Mrs. 398
Humphrey, J. Otis 506
Humphrey, William 508
Hunter, Peter J. (Group) 404
Jarrett, Thomas L. 408
Jayne, William 412
Johnson, James D. 416
Johnson, James D., Mrs. 416
Kabureck, George 420
Kabureck, Margaret M. 422
Kane, Charles P. 426
Kaylor, John 430
Kaylor, John, Mrs. 430
Kelly, James Y. 434
Kessberger, August W. 440
Ladage, Henry G. 448B
Ladage, Louisa 450
Laird, Florus A. 454
Lambert, Edmund 444
Lincoln, Abraham ("frontispiece,Vol. 1  
Long, Fred W. 458
Loomis, Leverett W. 462
Loomis, Webner E. 462
Lord, John H. 466
Lucas, Reuben 470
Lucas, Reuben, Mrs. 472
Lyon, Harrison D. 476
Lyon, Harrison D., Mrs. 478
Maloney, John D. (Group) 482
Mann, John H. 486
Mann, John H., Mrs. 486
Martin, Green W. 494
Martin, Emma P. 496
May, Elizabeth J. 500
McCoy, William F. 512
McCoy, William F. 514
McCoy, William F., Mrs. 512
McDole, John 518
McDole, Jane 520
McEwen, Jacob H. 524
McEwen, Jacob H., Mrs. 524
McKee, James L. 528
McKee, Levina I. 530
McKenzie, Joseph 534
McKenzie, Joseph, Mrs. 534
Metcalf, Samuel T. 542
Metcalf, Hattie 544
Metz, Irving W. 548
Miller, Polly O. 386
Milligan, Clarence W. 552
Mills, Charles F. 556
Mohr, Anthony 560
Mohr, Maria A. 560
Mohr, William A. 560
Moore, William E. 564
Morris, James F. 568
Mortimer, C. Fred 572
Murray, George W. 576
Nelch, Adam 580
Northcott, William A. 584
Nottingham, John 590
Nottingham, Mary A. 590
Nottingham, Walter 588
Nottingham, Amy E. 588
O'Conner, Father, Rev. 594
O'Crowley, Daniel 598
Orendorff, Alfred 602
Osenton, John S. 606
Palmer, George T. 610
Palmer, John M. 640
Palmer, John M., Mrs. 642
Paul, Henry 648
Paul, Mary 648
Phelps, Adna Emerson 652
Phelps, H. Emerson 652
Phelps, H. Emerson, Mrs. 652
Prickett, David 664
Prickett, Charlotte G. 664
Prickett, Thomas G. 668
Prickett, Margaret 670
Priest, John W. 202
Purvines, Achilles N. 674
Purvines, Elijah A. 678
Purvines, Elijah A., Mrs. 680
Purvines, Green Lee 684
Purvines, Louisa 686
Rees, Thomas 690
Reisch, Frank 694
Reisch, Frank, Jr. 694
Reisch, Frank, Sr. 694
Reisch, George, Jr. 694
Reisch, George, Sr. 694
Rhodes, Clarence M. 700
Rhodes, Richard B. 932
Rhodes, Richard B., Mrs. 932
Roberts, William P. 706
Roberts, William P., Mrs. 706
Robertson, Marcus B. 710
Robertson, Marcus B., Mrs. 710
Robinson, John W. 714
Rumsey, Aaron B. 840
Rumsey, Lucetta C. 842
Ryan, Charles J. 718
Ryan, Charles J., Mrs. 718
Ryan, James 722
Sangamon County Supervisors 726
Sanner, John A. 82
Sanner, Anna M. 82
Sarver, James P. 730
Schamel, Albert 734
Schamel, Maria, Mrs. 734
Schnepp, John S. 738
Schroyer, Moses 742
Schroyer, Moses, Mrs. 742
Selby, Paul 5
Sevier, John W. 746
Sevier, Hannah L. 748
Seward, Charles H. 754
Seward, Carrie 756
Sherman, Lawrence Y. 760
Sidener, George P. 764
Sidener, Hannah R. 766
Simon, John S. 770
Sims, George W. (Group) 774
Smith, Andrew V. 778
Smith, Andrew V., Mrs. 780
Smith, Frederick E. 800
Smith, DeWitt, W. 794
Smith, J. Taylor 800
Smith, Sarah Taylor 800
Smith, Vincent G. 800
Starkweather, Daniel H. 812
Starkweather, Daniel H., Mrs. 812
Stout, Philemon 818
Stout, Louisa P. B. 820
Stout, Penelope A. 822
Strode, John A. (Group) 826
Tarbet, William L. 830
Tarbet, William L., Mrs. 832
Taylor, A. J. 832
Taylor, Harriet R. 838
Taylor, Francis I. 852
Templeman, James W. 860
Thayer, Edward R. 864
Thoma, Frank 874
Thoma, Hugo 880
Thompson, Franklin C. 886
Thompson, Franklin C., Mrs. 888
Tobin, Samuel A. 892
Trimble, Eugene S. (Group) 896
Vancil, Burke 900
Van Da Walker, Charles 904
Van Da Walker, John L. 904
Van Da Walker, John L., Mrs. 904
Van Meter, Abraham D. 912
Van Meter, Nancy A. 912
Van Meter, James B. 908
Van Meter, James B., Mrs. 910
Venneman, Theodore 916
Venneman, Catharine 918
Vose, John 922
Wade, Samuel G. 926
Wade, Samuel G., Mrs. 926
Watts, Albert B. 20
Watts, Lydia A. 20
Webster, Mary A. 930
White, Frank 936
White, Marian B. 938
White, Thomas 942
White, Thomas, Mrs. 942
Whitmore, Oliver 946
Wilcox, Thomas M. 950
Wiley, Lewis D. 954
Willis, Ann C. R. 960
Willis, Claude J. 958
Willis, Jane E. 958
Wilson, Harry W. 964
Wilson, Thomas W. 968
Wilson, Katie 968
Woodcock, John R. 972
Woodcock, John R., Mrs. 972
Woodruff, Cornelius 980
Yates, Ricahrd 984
Young, James (Group) 988
Zuckswerth, Henry 992
Zuekswerth, Henry, Mrs. 992
     

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