What a wonderful look at life in the 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Piatt County, Illinois and its people.

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Over 1260 pages of historical and genealogical Information

1) History of Piatt County, Illinois – 1883

2) Past and Present of Piatt County, Illinois - 1903

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History

of

Piatt County,

Together With A

Brief History of Illinois

From The

Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present Time.

By

Emma C. Piatt

With Map and Illustrations

1883

(643 Pages)

INDEX

ILLINOIS STATE HISTORY
Chapter I. Topography of Illinois
Chapter II. Origin of Prairies
Chapter III. The Mound Builders
Chapter IV. The French in Illinois
Chapter V. Indians in Illinois
Chapter VI. Illinois A Dependency of Canada
Chapter VII. Illinois a State
Chapter VIII. Illinois in the Mexican War
Chapter IX. Illinois in the Late War
Chapter X. Principal Railroads of Illinois

Chapter XI. Universities

HISTORY OF PIATT COUNTY
Chapter I. Piatt County
Chapter II. Geology of Piatt County
Chapter III. Flora of Piatt County
Chapter IV. Fauna of Piatt County
Chapter V. Customs of the Olden Time
Chapter VI. Piatt County - Indians in the county, Organization and Name of County, First Settlements, First Births and Deaths, Deep Snow, Sudden Freeze, Early Mills, Early Administration of Justice, Judiciary, Lincoln, The Press, Pioneer Physicians, Pioneer Lawyers, Poor Farm, Court-houses, Agricultural Society, Roads, Railroads
Chapter VII. Schools of the County
Chapter VIII. The Temperance Movement in the County
Chapter IX. Patriotism of Piatt County (Civil War Infantries, Artillery, and Cavalry)
Chapter X. The Snow Birds and their Relatives
Chapter XI. Monticello Township
Chapter XII. Monticello Biographical Sketches
Chapter XIII. Bement Township
Chapter XIV Bement Biographical Sketches
Chapter XV. Unity Township
Chapter XVI. Unity Biographical Sketches
Chapter XVII. Cerro Gordo Township
Chapter XVIII. Cerro Gordo Biographical Sketches
Chapter XIX. Willow Branch Township & Biographical Sketches
Chapter XXI. Goose Creek Township
Chapter XXII. Goose Creek Biographical Sketches
Chapter XXIII. Sangamon Township
Chapter XXIV. Sangamon Township Biographical Sketches
Chapter XXXV. Blue Ridge Township
Chapter XXXVI. Blue Ridge Biographical Sketches

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - MONTICELLO TOWNSHIP
Ater, Adkins, Alexander, Allerton, Arndt, Allman, Anderson, Ayre, Barnes, Bender, Bond, Britton, Brittenham, Bowman, Brown, Baker, Bartley, Boyer, Barlow, Betts, Blackshaw, Bush, Beattie, Bohn, Beck, Burgess, Bulla, Cline, Coffin, Connor, Class, Coleman, Cox, Carper, Carlin, Casey, Conard, Cantner, Campbell, Devore, Dighton, Dyer, Dickerson, Deardurff, Dawson, Dove, Davis, Davidson, Emerson, Evans, Emig, England, Eshelman, Fisher, Foster, Funk, Famulener, Foust, Farra, Garver, Gray, Gross, Hart, Hott, Hull, Hunter, Harris, Hennion, Holmes, Hill, Huston, Hubbell, Hays, Hanks, Hicks, Hazzard, Hughes, Hitchens, Hammersmidt, Hoffhines, Harding, Hettinger, Johnson, Jones, Jackson, Jamison, Kee, Kiser, Knight, Keyes, Kousho, Knott, Lodge, Lowry, Lewis, Lumsden, Loy, Lee, Markel, Moffitt, McIntosh, McWilliams, McCune, Musser, Moore, Moffitt, Morrison, Murphy, McGuffey, Mulford, Minear, McKinney, Noecker, Neal, Nichols, O'Connor, Osborne, Pipher, Perkins, Peters, Preston, Ping, Patton, Paugh, Plunk, Pursel, Pittman, Pinckard, Rhoades, Rodgers, Reed, Rankin, Russel, Royse, Suver, Stickel, Smith, Smock, Steel, Savage, Shultz, Stevens, Seits, Sackriter, Squier, Saint, Tinder, Thomas, Tippett, Tatman, Thompson, Trowbridge, Ward, Wiley, Watts, Weaver, Woolington, Wildman, Winchester, Wegenroth, Webster, Warrick, Zybell

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - BEMENT TOWNSHIP
Alvord, Bodman, Bryant, Body, Bell, Bacon, Boggs, Barnes, Burgess, Bentley, Ball, Bridges, Camp, Cloyd, Coffin, Corser, Cooper, Cole, Correll, Connor, Cain, DeHart, Dawson, Davis, Drum, Dunn, Duell, Donohue, Duncan, Daniels, Douglass, Evans, Froce, Fisher, Fry, Farnsworth, Foohy, Godwin, Ganley, Hopkins, Hawkes, Hill, Hubbell, Hetishee, Hinkle, Hammond, Haldeman, Hays, Hackler, Hoffheines, Haldeman, Hartman, Heberline, Johnson, Jones, Klapp, Knapp, Kimmel, Kimel, Kennedy, Leal, Lucas, Lamb, Mitchell, Moore, Murphy, Moma, Maxfield, Miller, McGaffey, Mullikin, Mutherspaugh, Martin, McCord, Niles, Nichols, Newton, Parker, Pettit, Postlethwait, Peairs, Priestly, Quick, Routh, Ruby, Ringland, Rush, Roy, Rose, Rheinhart, Ruan, Sparks, Spear, Scott, Smith, Sprague, Stadler, Stout, Swaney, Show, Sunderland, Tenney, Thomas, Trabue, Thompson, Vance, Vaughan, Wing, Webster, Weinstein, Welch, Yost

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - UNITY TOWNSHIP
Baker, Bryson, Blackwell, Butler, Browning, Bunyan, Bryson, Barritt, Crain, Bowls, Cantrall, Clark, Chambers, Carter, Deeds, Dudley, Davies, Easton, Eyrse, Fay, Ford, Fulton, Gregory, Greene, Gray, Gross, Gordon, Goodson, Griffin, Harshbarger, Hancock, Helton, Hawks, Hageman, Kagey, Karikofe, Kiser, Love, Lowe, Lowther, Livingood, Leavitt, Liston, Lynch, Monroe, Moore, Maxey, McDowel, Masterson, Marshall, Miller, Mitchell, Moon, McCabe, Myers, Merritt, Morris, Nolind, Noe, Newton, Nighswander, Owings, Orr, Pemble, Ponder, Richy, Richardson, Shonkwiler, Snyder, Stuve, Sampson, Shaw, Spurling, Sargent, Smitson, Smith, Tenbrooke, Tryon, Temple, Terrill, Taylor, Talley, Turner, Quick, Vanhook, Wildman, Wharton, Wilson, Wortham, Withers, Willey, Weaver, Zorger

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - CERRO GORDO TOWNSHIP
Armsworth, Adams, Auten, Barber, Bowdle, Bowman, Burns, Barnwell, Brandenburg, Chambers, Cox, Creighton, Clifton, Coddington, Cripe, Clay, Conklin, Dobson, Duell, Dilatush, Donaldson, East, Espy, Funk, Farnsworth, Frydenger, Fields, Fouts, Folrath, Gulliford, Green, Howell, Havenar, Hanna, Heminger, Hudgen, Harlan, Heath, Harsha, Humphrey, Jones, Jeffres, Kellington, Locke, McKinney, Moyer, Mitchell, Miller, McCrum, Noble, Peck, Pitts, Parmenter, Repogle, Ryan, Stoner, Schoolcraft, Saylor, Smith, Stocks, Shively, Seitz, Thompson, Wallis, Wilson, Voorhies

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - WILLOW BRANCH TOWNSHIP
Armsworth, Ater, Adams, Alsbury, Baker, Blood, Croninger, Coonrod, Conaway, Caldwell, Dillow, Dorr, Dooley, Dilsaver, Havely, Heath, Hiatt, Hassett, Kuns, Kiest, Lux, Madden, Miles, McArty, Moffitt, Moyer, McClure, Mintun, Ownby, Peck, Reeves, Smith, Salyers, Turner, Twlford, Tallman, West, Widick, Watrous, Winn, Williams, Wood, Yoakum, Vent

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - GOOSE CREEK TOWNSHIP
Arndt, Bailey, Bondurant, Brown, Barnett, Bryden, Borton, Bickle, Barrow, Boone, Bruns, Collins, Churchill, Combs, Carrington, Carrier, Chamberlain, Corder, Cresmer, Duvall, Dewees, Doyle, Dewey, Fithian, Fitzwater, Gordon, Hubbart, Harshbarger, Housman, Hughes, Hutchinson, Johnson, Kirby, Kesner, Kirker, Langdon, Lubbers, Marquiss, McMillen, Miner, Moody, McFadden, McBride, Merry, Marvel, Martin, Porter, Reid, Robison, Rankin, Rhinehart, Riddick, Smith, Stottlemyer, Trenchard, Tilson, Vail, Vittum, Van Vickle, Vansyckel, Welch, Warner, Walker, Wood, Wilson, Williamson

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - SANGAMON TOWNSHIP
Argo, Andrew, Branch, Bly, Benson, Burnett, Caldwell, Coon, Calef, Cline, Cresap, Carter, Dubson, Evans, Fisher, Fosnaugh, Flanigan, Groves, Hannah, Hart, Heath, Hickman, Haldeman, Harper, Howes, Henrie, Hubbart, Kinser, Kerr, Kearney, Kerns, Lodge, Marquiss, Maxwell, Madden, Mackey, Mosgrove, McDonald, Norris, Newell, Peel, Oulery, Reid, Ridgly, Robinson, Smith, Spear, Stewart, Trotter, Teats, Unangst, Williams, White, Wack, Wolf, Wilson, Zumwalt

BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES - BLUE RIDGE TOWNSHIP
Athey, Bowman, Bruffet, Buchanan, Barnhart, Bryden, Clouser, Cox, Campbell, Crews, Cunningham, Dickson, Dawson, Denning, Eakins, Evans, Fox, Gillespie, Holloway, Harwood, Hilligos, Haggard, Heller, Hidy, Howe, Jackson, Jess, Klinger, Knapp, Keller, Littleton, Langley, Lindsey, Mansfield, McKee, Moberly, Meliza, Mark, Miller, Pittman, Patterson, Robinson, Ross, Ritchie, Ruckman, Richner, Smith, Snell, Sullivan, Streeter, Scott, Smith, Thomas, Taylor, Van Meter, Vining, Webb, Wooding, Warren, Walker, Wells, Wheeler, Warner, Wysong

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Past and Present

of

Piatt County,

Illinois

TOGETHER WITH

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY PROMINENT

AND INFLUENTIAL CITIZENS.

Charles McIntosh

Associate Editor

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO:

THE S. J. CLARK PUBLISHING CO.

19O3

(517 Pages)

INDEX

  Chapter I. Early history, 1820-1840

  Chapter II.

1840-1903

Township Organization

Civil War

Jail

Poor Farm

Railroads

 Dredge Ditch

 Piatt Fair

County Papers

Improvements of County Buildings

Court House and Jail

County Officers

  Chapter III.

Schools of the county

School Directors' Association

Annual Institute

State Course of Study

Monticello Township

Bement Township

Cerro Gordo Township

Milmine

La Place

Goose Creek Township

Sangamon Township

Willow Branch Township

Unity Township

Blue Ridge Township

  Chapter IV.

 Monticello

Monticello Water Works

Town Hall

Farmers' Elevator

Banks

Harrington Brother

Elevators

Telephones

Hotels

Light Plant

Pepsin Syrup Company

H. D. Peters Company

Monticello Churches M. E. Church

Presbyterian

Lodges Masonic Order

I. O. O. F

K. of P.

  Chapter V.

 Early settlement by township 
Bement

Unity

Cerro Gordo

La Place

Milmine

Willow Branch

Blue Ridge

Sangamon

  Biographical