Source:
HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
of
ILLINOIS
Edited by
Newton Bateman, LL. D. Paul Selby, A.
M.
and
History of
SHELBY COUNTY
Edited by George D. Chafee
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VOLUME II
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ILLUSTRATED
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CHICAGO: Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers
1910
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PREFACE |
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| CHAPTER |
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PAGE |
| I. - |
INTRODUCTORY |
617-619 |
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- Early County History
- First Organizations Embracing the Present Territory of Illinois
- Subsequent Changes
- List of Counties of Which Shelby County Territory Formed a Part, with
Date of Organization |
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| II. - |
COUNTY ORGANIZATION |
619-621 |
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- Shelby County Organized in 1827
- Original Boundaries an Area
- Territory Reduced by the Organization of Dane (Now Christian) and
Moultrie Counties, in 1839 and 1843
- Origin of Name
- Streams
- Soil and Surface Conditions
- Timber and Prairie Lands
- Coal Products and Other Natural Resources |
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| III. - |
EARLY SETTLEMENT - NOTABLE EVENTS |
621-627 |
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- First Permanent Settlement in Shelby County
Made in 1818
- The Wakefield Family the First Comers
- Others Who Came at Later Periods
- The Van Winkles, Pughs, Ledbetters, Caseys, Elliotts, Renshaws,
Oliver, Rose, Tackett and Other Notable Pioneers
- First Marriages and First Births
- First Camp Meeting
- Gen. William F. Thornton
- First German Family in Shelby County
- The Deep Snow and Sudden Freeze. |
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| IV. - |
PIONEER LIFE |
627-631 |
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- Days of the Primitive Log Cabin
- Its Mode of Construction
- Domestic Furnishings and Conditions
- Back-Woods Furniture
- Wild Game and Home Industries
- Pioneer Character and Domestic Life
- Presence of Indians
- Money and Produce Prices
- Corn Huskings and Amusements
- The Hunter's Outfit
- Governor Ford on Pioneer Ingenuity. |
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| V. - |
GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY |
631-633 |
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- Geography of Shelby County
- Agricultural Industries and Products
- Locaiton of the County Seat
- General Topography
- Streams and Drainage
- Townships and Geographical Locations
- Population by Townships
- Roads and Bridges
- Early Taverns and Some Noted Visitors
- A Lincoln Reminiscense |
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| VI. - |
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT |
633-638 |
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- Selection of a County Seat for Shelby County
- First Election and First Meeting of County Commissioners
- Other County Officers Elected or Appointed
- County Buildings
- First, Second and Third Court Houses
- Description of Present Courthouse Building Erected in 1881
- County Jail Buildings
- The Fourth Building Erected in 1892
- Poor Farm and Present Mode of Management |
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| VII. - |
GLEANINGS FROM EARLY RECORDS |
639-642 |
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- Some First Events
- First Marriage and Form of License
- License No. 100
- Examples of Parental Consent
- Some Specimens of Pioneer Orthography
- First Divorce Case
- Some Other Early Events
- Primitive Styles of Petition |
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| VIII. - |
TOWNSHIP HISTORY |
642-684 |
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- Individual History of Townships in Shelby
County
- Area and Location
- Streams, Character of Soil and Agricultural Conditions
- Early Settlers and Place of Settlement
- First Land Entries
- Towns and Villages
- Schools and Churches
- Other Items of Local History |
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| IX. - |
POLITICAL - OFFICIAL. |
684-690 |
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- Political Life in Shelby County
- Local History of Politics
- Some Reminiscences of the Civil War Period
- First Election
- Township Organization
- List of Public Officers
- Senators and Representatives in General Assembly
- Circuit Judges
- State's and County Attorneys
- Circuit Clerks
- Masters in Chancery
- County Commissioners
- Probate Justices
- County Judges and Associate Justices
- County Clerks
- Sheriffs, County Treasurers and County Surveyors
- Citizens of Shelby County Who Have Held Important Offices
- Some Reminiscences of Local Political Contests. |
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| X. - |
PATRIOTISM OF SHELBY COUNTY. |
691-711 |
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- The War Record of Shelby County
- Aggregate of Enlistments from the County in Each Separate Struggle
- Sketches of the Several Regiments in Which Citizens of Shelby County
Served during the Civil War.
- Important Battles in Which Each Took Part and Other Notable Events
- List of Citizens Who Enlisted from Shelby County |
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| XI. - |
POLITICS IN WAR TIME |
711-728 |
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- Party Issues During the Civil War Period.
- Breach in the Democratic Party
- Attitude of Douglas with Reference to War Policy
- The Conscription Act and Resistance to the Draft
- Secret Societies
- The Union League
-Knights of the Golden Circle
- Drilling of the Butternuts and Anti-War Riots
- Quotations from the Shelbyville Union
- Resolutions in Opposition to the Government War Policy
- Letters from Soldiers in the Field
- Appropriations by the Board of Supervisors in Aid of Enlistment
- Other Acts for the Benefit of Soldiers and Their Families |
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| XII. - |
SHELBY COUNTY BENCH AND BAR. |
728-736 |
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- Members of the Bar Who Have Resided and
Practiced in Shelby County
- Dates of Their Coming and Leading Events in Their Personal History
- Judge Anthony Thornton, Samuel W. Moulton, William J. Henry, Howland
J. Hamlin, George R. Wendling and Others Who Have Won
Distinction in Their Profession
- Son Noted Criminal Cases
- Lawyers of a Later Period. |
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| XIII. - |
SHELBY COUNTY PRESS |
736-741 |
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- History of Journalism in Shelby County
- Early Newspapers
- A Series of Failures and Successes
- Individual Sketches of Papers with Names of Founders, Editors and
Business Managers
- List of Present Newspaper Enterprises. |
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| XIV. - |
CHURCH HISTORY |
742-753 |
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- Early Churches in Shelby County
- Denominations Represented and Some Early Workers
- Date of Establishment of Pioneer Church Organizations and Names of
Founders
- List of Principal Churches Now Existing
- A Noted Church Controversy |
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| XV. - |
EDUCATIONAL |
753-760 |
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- Early Schools of Shelby County
- The Common School Law of 1854
- First State Superintendent
- Early School Houses
- Some First Schools and Early Teachers
- Number of Teachers and Pupils in 1900
- First Teachers' Institute
- School Officers
- Shelby Seminary is Succeeded by the Shelbyville High School
- The Carnegie Library
- The Shelby Business College |
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| XVI. - |
AUTHORS IN SHELBY COUNTY |
760-774 |
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- Citizens of Shelby County Who Have Won
Reputation by Literary Labor
- William I. Henry's "Court and the Cross"
- George R. Wendling, Author and Lecturer
- James Dugan and Dr. Charles T. Reber
- Tom C. Ponting's Reminiscences
- J. L. Douthit, Minister and Author
- Perryman, the Poet
- Mrs. Eliza T. Holloway, Novelist |
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| XVII - |
NOTABLE CITIZENS |
774-777 |
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- Citizens of Shelby County Who Have Left
Their Impress upon Local and State History
- Gen. William F. Thornton
- His Connection with the Illinois and Michigan Canal
- An Incident Connected with His Visit in England
- Hon. Samuel W. Moulton, Author of Free School Law and Congressman
- Judge Anthony Thornton
- W. J. Henry
- Ex-Attorney-General Hamlin
- Gen. Cyrus Hall and Col. D. C. Hamlin
- Other Noted Professional and Business Men and Public
Officials |
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| XVIII. - |
SOME EARLY REMINISCENCES |
777-786 |
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- Domestic and Social Life
- Mr. James Haines Reminiscences of Conditions Prior to 1855
- Domestic Industries and Social Amusements
- High Standards Maintained in Early Homes
- Pioneer Hospitality
- Mrs. Lufkin's Recollections
- Coming of the Addison Smith Family in 1832
- Pioneer Schools and Later Experiences
- The Chase and Other Noted Families
- A Visit of Abraham Lincoln in 1856
- Col. Dudley C. Smiths Recollections of a Lincoln-Thornton
Debate |
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| XIX. - |
BANKS AND BANKING |
787-789 |
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- First Private Bank in Shelbyville
- Subsequent Banking Enterprises
- Coming of Chartered Institutions
- Financial Depressions of 1859-60
- Monetary Conditions during the Civil War
- Legal Tender and Fractional Currency
- Introduction of National Banking System
- First National Bank Established in Shelbyville in 1873
- Present Banking Institutions in Shelby County
- Capitalization and Present Officers. |
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| XX - |
RAILROADS. |
789-790 |
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- Railroad Enterprises in the United States
- Their Extent Surpasses That of all Other Countries in the World
- Only One County in Illinois Lacks a Steel HIghway
- Lines Within Shelby County
- Illinois Central; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Big Four; Toledo, St.
Louis & Warren; Wabash - Total Mileage in the County About 132
Miles. |
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| XXI. |
COUNTY FAIRS - CHAUTAUQUAS. |
790-792 |
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- Fairs in Shelby County
- First Fair Held at Shelbyville About 1856
- Principal Promoters
- Chief Features of Successive Fairs
- The Fair Grounds Become the Seat of a Chautauqua about 1900
- Noted Speakers Who Have Attended Various Chautauquas
- Improvement of Grounds and Auditorium
- The Lithia Springs Chautauqua
- List of Famous Speakers Who Have Entertained Audiences There |
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| XXII. - |
WOMEN'S CLUBS |
792-794 |
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- Women's Clubs in Shelby County and the Part
They are Playing in Domestic, Social, Moral and Intellectual
Development
- A Sorosis Organized in Shelbyville in 1879
- It is Succeeded by the Shelbyville Woman's Club in 1900
- Organizers and History of the Latter
- Different Department of Club Work
- Establishment of a Free Library
- Women's Clubs in Windsor and Moweaqua
- Special Attention Devoted to Children's Welfare and Other Benevolences |
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| XXIII. - |
INTERNAL REVENUE. |
794-796 |
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- Taxes Which Grew Out of the Civil War
- The Stamp and Income Tax
- Drug and Liquor Taxes
- Some Reminiscences of "Moonshine" Distilleries in Shelby County
- A Comparison of Ante-War and War-Time Prices. |
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| XXIV. - |
NOTED CRIMES AND COURT CASES |
796-800 |
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- The Robert Sellars Murder Trial
- First Circuit Court in Shelby County
- A Personal Injury Suit
- First Appeal to Supreme Court
- Story of a Horse-thief
- Shelby County's Only Lyncing
- A Noted Murder Case
- The Killing of Plassibo Calhoun and Tragic Fate of his Murderers
- Other notable Trials
- The Thornton and Askins Cases |
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| XXV. - |
BIOGRAPHICAL |
801-1026 |
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- The Part of Biography in General History
- 'Citizens of Shelby County and outlines of Personal History
- Personal Sketches Arranged in Alphabetical Order |
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PORTRAITS
Please note: The pictures in this volume are in bad shape.
You may have to contact the library for a good picture.
| Allen, Ben P. |
618 |
| Allen, Louisa M. |
618 |
| Ames, Truman E. |
622 |
| Atkinson, Alice T. |
630 |
| Atkinson, Fannie |
628 |
| Atkinson, John |
630 |
| Atkinson, William |
626 |
| Bailey, Samuel |
634 |
| Bailey, Samuel, Mrs. |
634 |
| Bolinger, George W. |
642 |
| Brown, William H. |
646 |
| Brown, William H., Mrs. |
646 |
| Butler, Manford C. |
650 |
| Butler, Manford C., Mrs. |
650 |
| Campbell, Alfred C. |
654 |
| Casey, John |
658 |
| Cecil, Robert E. and Family |
662 |
| Chafee, George D. - Following Title
Page |
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| Clapper, Sanford S. |
666 |
| Clark, Nancy B. |
948 |
| Clark, William R. |
948 |
| Clem, Jesse D. |
670 |
| Clem, Jesse D., Mrs. |
670 |
| Combs, E. S. |
674 |
| Cresswell, Mariah J. |
680 |
| Cresswell, William |
678 |
| Day, Henry F. |
684 |
| Day, Louisa M. |
686 |
| Dazey, J. E. |
692 |
| Dazey, James |
690 |
| Dazey, James, Mrs. |
690 |
| Dearing, Bradford P. |
698 |
| Diefenthaler, Charles |
702 |
| Diefenthaler, Charles, Mrs. |
704 |
| Dilley, Matthias |
708 |
| Dilley, Matthias, Mrs. |
708 |
| Ditzler, S. J. and Family |
712 |
| Douthit, William F. |
716 |
| Douthit, William F., Mrs. |
716 |
| Dove, Theodore F. |
720 |
| Duncan, Hannah A. |
726 |
| Duncan, James A. |
724 |
| Duncan, Joseph |
730 |
| Duncan, Susannah D. |
730 |
| Eddy, William J. |
734 |
| Engel, William W. |
738 |
| Engel, William W., Mrs. |
740 |
| Fancher, Susanna |
748 |
| Fancher, William |
746 |
| Fear, Hannah F. |
630 |
| Fear, William |
630 |
| Francis, Mary C. |
766 |
| Francis, Nathan |
764 |
| Friese, C. F. and Family |
779 |
| Fringer, Diana |
776 |
| Fringer, Jacob |
774 |
| Gesenhues, Herman |
780 |
| Gleason, Emma M. |
786 |
| Gleason, George R. |
784 |
| Guilford, Elizabeth S. |
798 |
| Guilford, Joshua |
798 |
| Hamlin, Howland J. |
802 |
| Heinz, John L. and Family |
806 |
| Heinz, J. Phil |
810 |
| Henry, James O. |
814 |
| Kaiser, Thole B. |
818 |
| Kaiser, Thole B., Mrs. |
818 |
| Koontz, James H. and Family |
822 |
| Kull, Elizabeth K. |
900 |
| Kull, Fred J. |
900 |
| Kull, Jacob |
826 |
| Kull, Jacob, Mrs. |
826 |
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| Kull, James F. and
Family |
830 |
| Leathers, John B. |
834 |
| Leathers, Margaret F. |
836 |
| Mansfield, Benjamin A. |
840 |
| Mansfield, Jane G. |
842 |
| Martin, Franklin A. |
846 |
| Martin, Harry M. |
850 |
| McTaggart, Alexander H. |
854 |
| Mietzner, Albert and
Family |
858 |
| Morse, Charlotte |
864 |
| Morse, Henry B. |
862 |
| Moulton, Samuel W. |
868 |
| Moulton, Samuel W.,
Mrs. |
868 |
| O'Rear, Elizabeth |
994 |
| Ponting, Margaret S. |
874 |
| Ponting, Tom Candy |
872 |
| Powers, John W. |
878 |
| Richards, William M. |
882 |
| Richards, William M.,
Mrs. |
884 |
| Righter, Thoams H. |
888 |
| Rincker, Anna M. |
900 |
| Rincker, C. F. and
Family |
892 |
| Rincker, C. Martin |
896 |
| Rincker, C. M., Mrs. |
893 |
| Rincker, Henry W. |
900 |
| Roessler, Philip |
904 |
| Rogers, Samuel |
908 |
| Rogers, Samuel, Mrs. |
910 |
| Root, Robert M. |
914 |
| Rose, James K. P. |
918 |
| Rose, James K. P., Mrs. |
918 |
| Sanders, Francis M. |
922 |
| Sanders, F. M., Mrs. |
924 |
| Sanner, Edward B. |
928 |
| Sanner, Edward B., Mrs. |
930 |
| Scnneider, Margaret |
952 |
| Schneider, Michael |
952 |
| Schwartz, Ezekiel K. |
934 |
| Schwartz, Joanna C. |
934 |
| Smith, Hannah E. |
940 |
| Smith, Michael |
938 |
| Snell, Daniel |
948 |
| Snell, Frederick P. |
944 |
| Snell, Frederick P.,
Mrs. |
946 |
| Snell, Sarah P. |
948 |
| Snyder, Lillian |
945 |
| Snyder, Valentine, Jr. |
954 |
| Southers, Jeremiah |
960 |
| Sparks, Henry D. |
964 |
| Storm, David F. |
968 |
| Storm, David F., Mrs. |
970 |
| Thomas, James |
974 |
| Thomas, James, Mrs. |
974 |
| Ventera, Mary E. |
960 |
| Voris, Charles and
Family |
978 |
| Ward, Alexander |
982 |
| Ward, Alexander, Mrs. |
982 |
| Weakly, Henry |
986 |
| Weakly, Henry, Mrs. |
986 |
| Wendling, George R. |
990 |
| Williams, Alexander |
994 |
| Williams, Alexander,
Mrs. |
994 |
| Williams, Benjamin A. |
994 |
| Williams, Benjamin A.,
Mrs. |
994 |
| Wright, George |
998 |
| Wright, Jennie T. |
998 |
| Wright, John S. |
1000 |
| Wright, John S., Mrs. |
1000 |
| Wright, John W. |
1004 |
| Yantis, John W. |
1004 |
| Yencer, John H. |
1008 |
| Yencer, John H., Mrs. |
1010 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Ant Hills at Lithia Springs |
793 |
| Assembly Room, Shelby
Business College |
760 |
| Auditorium, Lithia Springs |
790 |
| Banking Department, Shelby Business
College |
758 |
| Carolina Jubilee Singers |
793 |
| Catholic Church |
743 |
| Class Room, Shelby Business College |
760 |
| Court House |
636 |
| Elks Home |
794 |
| Library Chapel at Lithia Springs |
795 |
| Lithia Springs |
792 |
| Main Building, Shelby County Poor
Farm |
638 |
| Map of Shelby County - Following
Preface |
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| Methodist Episcopal Church |
742 |
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| Middlesworth Orphans Hom |
792 |
| Office Shelbey Business College |
758 |
| Pearson's Reed Band |
794 |
| Public Library |
755 |
| Residence of Charles
Voris |
978 |
| Residence of Thole B.
Kaiser |
818 |
| Scene in Forrest Park |
791 |
| Scene on Shelby County
Poor Farm |
638 |
| Shelbyville in 1869 |
694 |
| Shelbyville Public
School |
754 |
| Soldiers Monument |
695 |
| Unitarian Church |
743 |
| Vine Street School |
755 |
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