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CHAPTER XVI.
Pg. 52
Land Entries Between
1855 and 1860
The
growth of land settlement following the building of the Illinois
Central Railroad came to an end in 1860 probably due to the
Civil War.
However between 1855 and 1860 Rich Precinct added:
Armstrong, Robert C.,
40 acres;
Ashley, Joseph F., 91.47 acres;
Batson, Irvin C., 40 acres;
Batson, Joseph, 80 acres;
Church, William L., 120 acres
Clark, Wm. S., 40 acre;
Cochran, James K., 26.87 acres;
Cochran, Wm. Y., 80 acres;
Davie, D. S. & N. G. Blaine, 238.44
acres;
Davis, James R., 80 acres;
Deming, William, 80 acres;
Evans, John, 80 acres;
Ferril, Robert W., 40 acres;
Fly, Marcus L., 120 acres;
Gaiser, Joseph, 222.82 acres;
Hedges, Martha, 40 acres;
Helme, Joseh W., 80 acres;
Hiller, Jeremiah, 40 acres;
Hopkins, Robert S., 120 acres;
Kimmel, Daniel, 80 acres; |
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Lamer, John D., 40
acres;
Lovelace, Isaac B., 80 acres;
McConnell, Daniel, 40 acres;
Martin, William, 360 acres;
Mann, Miles H., 40 acres
Morris, Reuben E., 80 acres;
Morrison, James W., 120 acres;
Neal, William, 40 acres;
Norrix, Peter, 42.20 acres;
Owens, George W. & John M., 42.85 acres;
Peak, Alfred B., 40 acres;
Piston, H. G. & Charles Eginton, 159.08
acres;
Rendleman, Jacob; 80 acres;
Robertson, Margaret, 40 acres;
Sunderland, Nathaniel S., 183.36 acres;
Taylor, H. M. H. & Charles Eginton, 480
acres;
Tripp, William, 40 acres;
Vincil, Benjamin, 80 acres
Whitaker, Horan F., 158.44 acres;
Word, William, Jr., 26,87 acres; |
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Lick
Creek was increased by:
Butler, Absolom, 80
acres;
Corzine, Andrew, 40 acres;
Frick, William, 120 acres;
McGinnis, Wm., 40 acres
Osbourne, Daniel S., 120 acres;
Roberts, John A., 220 acres; |
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Sands, Henry, 40
acres;
Shepard, Elijah, 40 acres;
Stokes, Matthew, 120 aces;
Wiggs, Brownville, 40 acres
Wood, Hiram N., 40 acres;
Woods, William, Jr., 40 acres; |
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Saratoga
added
Bainbridge, Allen, 40
acres;
Beck, James R., & John C. Breckenridge,
280 acres;
Casper, George H., 89.22 acres;
Clemens, Matthias, 80 acres;
Cover, Abner, 40 acres;
Cover, D. D. & Samuel, 40 acres;
Dillow, Michael, 80 acres;
Flacket, John O., 44.61 acres;
Johnson, Jeremiah, 40 acres;
Jolly, John W., 88.72 acres;
Karraker, 40 acres;
Maifield, George H., 89.22 acres;
Martin, William, 160 acres;
Maskoe, James & Charles McAlister,
116.02 acres; |
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Miller, Aztell, 80
acres;
Miller, Moses, 40 acres;
Murphy, John, 95.67 acres;
Petchie, William, 40 acres;
Rich, William C., 40 acres;
Simmerman, George W., 40 acres;
Swafford, W. C., 80 acres
Treese, Aaron, 80 acres;
Turner, Perry, 40 acres;
Tygett, James, 80 acres;
Wallace,, James H., 80 acres;
Williams, John H., 40 acres;
Wilson, George W., 40 acres. |
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Stokes
Precinct added:
Adams, C. E., 40
acres
Apple, Adam, 40 acres;
Davis, Syrian, 80 acres;
Fuller, Calvin, 40 acress
Fuller, William, 80 acres; |
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Hammer, William L.,
80 acres;
Strother, William P., 143.34 acres;
Warfield, George H., 1600 acres;
Woods, William, Jr., 127.68 acres; |
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Dongola
added:
Albright, Jacob, 80
acres;
Barber, Elid, 120 acres;
Beggs, John H., 80 acres;
Beggs, William C. E., 40 acres;
Chrisman, George, 160 acres;
Corzine, Reuben A., 80 acres;
Davis, Syrian, 160 acres;
Ferguson, Lard H., 40 acres;
Gales, William, 40 acres;
Heglin, Isaiah, 549.46 acres:
Ives, Simeon P., 160 acres;
Karraker, Paul, 80 acres;
Keller, Caleb, 40 acres;
Knupp, Charles, 40 acres;
McGinnis, Jones, 80 acres;
Martin, William, 300.82 acres; |
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Misenheimer, Elias,
40 acres;
Morgan, E. & Lewis Fowler, 160 acres;
Morgan, E. & Lewis Fowler, 320 acres
Morgan, Ebenezer, 80 acres;
Pedicord, J. J. & Lorder Burrows, 80
acres;
Penrod, James A., 120 acres;
Poston, Henry C., 40 acres;
Primm, Ninian E., 120 acres;
Shaffer, Andrew J, 40 acres;
Smoot, Thomas, 40 acres;
Stratton, H. M. & C. A. Tuttle, 181
acres;
Strother, William P, 240 acres;
Tompson, David, 40 acres;
Trull, James B., 160 acres;
Wakefield, 280 acres;
Warfield, George W., 200 acres; |
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Anna
added:
Ashley, Lewis N.,
45.50 acres;
Babcock, Anson, 49 acres;
Brown, Abraham, 40 acres;
Daugherty, John, 80 acres;
Davie, Winstead, 120 acres; |
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Hammond, Benjamin, 40
acres;
Mack, Selise, 40 acres;
Murphy, William, 81 acres;
Weaver, William, 40 acres;
Zimmerman, George, 40 acres; |
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Jonesboro added:
Barringer, Aaron, 80
acres;
Cadwalader, Archilles, 101.48;
Casper, Adam, 40 acres;
Chester, John, 80 acres;
Chester, Nathan R., 26.18 acres;
Clark, Albert, 160 acres;
Cook, James B., 40 acres;
Cox, James M., 800 acres;
Crowell, Charles, 200 acres;
Davis, Edmund, 40 acres;
Dougherty, James, 80 acres;
Frick, Susannah, 59.28 acres;
Grenleaf, Jonathan, 80 acres;
Hartline, Caleb, 40 acres;
Holland, Michael, 40 acres
Kessler, Peter, 40 acres;
Lasater, Stanford A., 320 acres;
Leavenworth, Ebeni, 200 acres; |
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Lewis, William, 40
acres;
Mcalister, C. & James Mackae, 400 acres:
McGrow, Elijah, 80 acres;
Miller, Aztell, 120 acres;
Morgan, James, 40 acres;
Penrod, Hugh, 34.25 acres;
Ridenhower, Harris M., 280 acres;
Ritter, Henry, 80 acres;
Salter, James D. B., 160 acres;
Smith, George, 40 acres;
Stephens, Godfrey, 40 acres;
Tripp, John, 40 acres;
Trull, Butler, 40 acres;
Vannostrand, Richard, 251.52 acres;
Vrain, Savinian H., 40 acres
Walker, John, 40 acres;
Weaver, Reuben, 40 acres; |
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Cobden
added:
Clutts, Elizabeth, 40
acres;
Corgan, Charles, 40 acres;
Dougherty, John, 80 acres;
Eginton, Charles, 880.24 acres;
Ferrell, Elizabeth, 80 acres;
Hall, Thomas H., 40 acres;
Holmes, James T. G., 49 acres;
Keith, Abner, 40 acres;
Lamer, Augustus C., 44.87 acres; |
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Latham, William H.,
280 acres;
McKinney, Ewing C., 40 acres;
Mackae, James & C. McAlister, 760 acres;
Martin, William, 120 acres;
Messamore, John, 40 acres;
Miller, Joseph, 48.85 acres;
Rendleman, Jacob, 40 acres;
Williams, Daniel, 40 acres;
Zimmerman, Peter, 44.31 acres; |
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Alto was
increased by:
Abernathie, James,
163.52 acres;
Baltzell, William, 71 acres;
Bittle, John, 80 acres;
Buman, David S., 160 acres;
Cunningham, Michael, 320 acres;
Durall, Ephriam, 40 acres;
Eginton, Charles, 680 acres;
Ellis, John T., 119.42 acres;
Fleming, Thomas, 40 acres;
Gibson, George C., 40 acres;
Gregory, Alfred, 77 acres;
Gregory, William, 40 acres;
Hicks, Corna, 250 acres;
Hofie, Adam, 320 acres;
Janicke, Anton, 200 acres; |
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Jones, William,
280 acres;
Lawrent, Christopher, 120 acres
Lyerly, Herny, 360 acres;
Mackerley, Michael M.., 40 acres;
Martin, William, 600 acres;
Oberts, William, 40 acres;
Penrod, William, 49 acres;
Phillips, Edwin, 321.96 acres;
Phillips, Ellis, 280 acres;
Rendleman, Martin, 40 acres;
Smith, Adam, 55 acres;
Smith, John, 64.50 aces;
Stearns, John, 80 acres;
Walker, Jonas, 80 acres;
|Wiley, Ben L. & Paul Frick, 80 acres;
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Mill
Creek added:
Cauble, Jacob, 40
acres;
Cochran, Edward, 200 acres; |
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Smith, Alonzo B.., 40
acres;
Wakefield, Cyrenius, 362.27 acres; |
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Misenheimer added:
Brown, Charles, 40
acres;
Bryson, John, 80 acres;
Campbell, William, 40 acres;
Dillow, Peter, 40 acres;
Eudy, Nathaniel, 120 acres;
Grieb, John W., 40 acres; |
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Hargrave, Kenneth, 40
acres;
Hassey, Harrison O., 240 acres;
Latham, William A., 320 acres;
Light, James, 40 acres;
Posey, Israel, 40 acres;
Ulin, Freak, 200 acres; (m/b Fredk Ulin) |
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Reynolds
added:
Baker, Joseph, 14.23
acres;
Kimmel, George W., 80 acres;
Melvin, Nathan, 260 acres,
Paston, Henry G., 81.83 acres; |
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Phitzer, Jacob, 40
acres;
Schrader, Jacog, 33.66 acres;
Wallace, David C., 124.13 acres. |
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Union
was increased by:
Douglas, William and
David, 160 acres;
Hunsaker, Montgomery, 40 acres;
Lewis, William A., 40 acres; |
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Phillip, Harris, 280
acres,
Simoneaux, John B., 240 acres;
Verlin, Lewis, 240 acres; |
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Preston
was increased by:
Clutter, Samuel, 320
acres;
Douglas, James, 80 acres;
Frogge, George W., 80 acres;
Gibson, Charles S., 40 acres;
Hazelwood, George, 80 acres; |
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Lyerly, Christian,
120 acres;
Penrod, Peter, 80 acres;
Walker, Benjamin, 80 acres;
Wiley, Ben and Paul Frick, 640 acres;
Wright, James M., 160 acres; |
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By 1860,
154,475.25 acres of land had been settled in Union County.
It is interesting to note that after the railroad came through
several large tracts of land were entered. Between 1855
and 1860, 27 men entered tracts of land of more than 240 acres
each and from 1850 to 1855, there were sixteen such entries.
Before 1835 only two men had entered farms of over 240 acres and
between 1835 and 1850, twenty such entries were made. The
largest single entries were made after 1855.
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