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HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Its Past and present
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Co., Publishers, 1878.
(reprinted by the Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society, 1975)

contributed by Shirley Aleguas and Larry Fearneyhough

(numbers are the original book page numbers)

ABERNATHY, James H.…..739
ADAMS, Littleton…..615
ALLAN, Peter…..679
ALLIS, S. G. M……537
ANDERSON, James…..762
ANDRE, Mathias Franklin…..753
ANGELO, Robert H.…..603
ANGELS, Thomas M.…..679
ANTHONY, Martin L……657
ARNETT, James W.…..537
ARNETT, Melinda (DEATHERAGE)…..537
ATKINS, A. J.…..470
ATTERBURY, Albert H……538
AUSTIN, John…..567BACON, Andrew…..694
BAILEY, J. R.…..703
BAKER, James…..688
BALDWIN, Isaac…..694
BALDWIN, John…..762
BALL, Leonidas…..657
BARR, A. Y.…..658
BARROW, Newton L……657
BATEMAN, Samuel…..704
BECRAFT, Aquila…..658
BENTLEY, David…..658
BERGSCHNEIDER, Henry B.…..615
BERRY, Columbus…..538
BERRY, William M.…..733
BERRYMAN, Wm. A.…..567
BIRDSELL, Clark…..603
BLACK, Samuel, Sr.…..733
BLAKESLY, Edmund…..717
BLATTEL, John…..685
BOBBITT, John G.…..705
BODDY, Michael…..705
BOLTON, James H.…..688
BONDS, John R.…..615
BOSTON, C. C.…..688
BOULWARE, Geo. N.…..616
BOURLAND, P. G.…..631
BOURN, James…..733
BOWN, John…..679
BOYER, Abbie, Mrs……632
BOYER, Thompson…..658
BOWYER, Jacob…..631
BOWYER, William…..632
BRACKENBURY, Oscar…..762
BRADLEY, G. W.…..539
BRANOM, A. J.…..539
BREWER, H. D.…..567
BRIDGEMAN, Hezekiah…..739
BRIDGEMAN, John…..740
BRIDGEMAN, William H.…..753
BRITTENSTINE, Fredrick…..567
BROWN, Caroline A. (SPRINGER)…..658
BROWN, Ezekiel…..568
BROWN, James M.…..740
BROWN, James N.…..474
BROWN, Thomas C.…..632
BRUNK, J. T.…..633
BRYANT, Alpheus…..754
BRYANT, J. W., Dr.…..568
BUCHANAN, William…..568
BUCK, Joseph M.…..475
BUCK, Thomas…..705
BUCKTHORPE, Robert…..475
BURBANK, Edwin S.…..740
BURCH, Benjamin…..539
BURCH, John B.…..568
BURNETT, Isham…..569
BURNETT, Joseph…..616
BURNETT, Micajah…..617
BURNETT, Moses…..617
BURNETT, Richard B.…..618
BURNETT, Roland…..618
BURNS, Harvey M.…..540
BUSEY, Samuel…..659
BUTLER, Thos……659

CADE, William…..659
CAIN, John…..694
CALDWELL, J. C.…..540
CALHOUN, Abraham…..569
CALKINS, Frank E.…..587
CAMM, Samuel…..695
CAMPBELL, Jas.…..659
CANHAM, Shade…..587
CANNON, J. & T.…..476
CARLYLE, Hoopes…..633
CARPENTER, James F.…..618
CARRIGAN, John…..659
CARRIGAN, Patrick…..659
CARRINGTON, W. M.…..724
CARTER, Samuel W.…..695
CARVER, J. H.…..762
CHAMBERLAIN, Timothy…..478
CHAMBERS, Moses…..569
CHAPMAN, William D.…..604
CHARLSWORTH, George…..740
CHESTNUT, Alexander, Col.…..696
CLARK, Dr.…..634
CLARK, George W.…..478
CLARK, William C.…..634
CLAY, H. L.…..479
CLERIHAN, J. R.…..660
CLERIHAN, M. J.…..660
COATES, Job…..634
COBBS, William A.…..479
COCKIN, George…..618
COE, Alfred…..734
COE, I. H.…..541
COFFMAN, A. H.…..660
COFFMAN, George W.…..728
COLLINS, Jeremiah…..706
COMER, Angenora…..754
CONKLE, Michael…..635
CONOVER, James…..741
COOK, James Robert…..754
COONS, J. M.…..635
COOPER, Armstrong…..741
COOPER, William Henry…..741
CORBETT, Dennis…..618
COVEY, Robert…..570
COVEY, William…..569
COVINGTON, Mary A.….588.
COWDIN, J. F.…..706
COX, James E.…..480
COX, John…..570
CRAIG, Edward…..660
CRAIG, George E.…..661
CRAIG, G. S.…..696
CRAIG, George W.…..661
CRAIG, L. A.…..661
CRAIG, Sarah E. (MESSENGER), Mrs.…661
CRAWFORD, David…..718
CRISWELL, John…..541
CRISWELL, William…..636
CULLIMORE, Thomas M., M.D.…..742
CULLY, Oliver H.…..689
CULVERSON, Wlliam…..570
CUNNINGHAM, William D.…..619
CURTISS, Augustine A.…..541
CURTISS, Homer…..542
CURTISS, T. E.…..542

DALEY, Patrick………………….742
DALTON, Clayton…………..570
DANIELS, Samuel……………481
DARLEY, Dawson
…………………636
DAVENPORT, Madison………636
DAVENPORT, Merrill C.…….636
DAVIDSON, W. F.……………724
DAY, Samuel V.………………..588
DEAN, Lewis…………………742
DEAR, Twydell…………………..571
DEATHERAGE, Achilles…….543
DEATHERAGE, William……..543
DEATON, Augustus…………….182
DENBY, Thomas……………….706
DENNIS, William P.……………571
DETTMER, Henry……………..763
DEVORE, J. H.……………482
DEVORE, U. J.……………661
DEVORE, William…………662
DICKENS, J. H., Rev.……………483
DOBSON, S. F. & William………..605
DOWNTAIN, Azael……………..734
DRESBACH, W. O. & Co.………….483
DUBBEL, William…………………763
DUER, William R.…………………..637
DUNCAN. J. C.……………544
DUNLAP, Irvin…………..484
DUNLAP, Stephen…………696
DYER, William Anderson……….637
DYER, William W.………..743

EADOR, William………………….619
EAGLE, Thomas………………….743
EASTMAN, Samuel………………..697
EDMONDSON, Robert……………….619
EDSON, Milo L. and A. F.…..706
EDSON, Walter A.………..707
EDWARDS, Richard M.………………..544
EMMERSON, Richard W.………………728
ENNIS, Ira D.…………………662
EVANS, David……………680
EVANS, Gabriel………….620
EVERETT, R. F.………………..544
EWING, William H.………………….743
EYRE, John…………………..707

FAIRBANK, John B.……………….743
FANNING, James, Sr.………588
FANNING, John B.…………571
FANNING, Robert D.………752
FANNING, Sampson……….589
FANNING, W. T.…………..572
FEORE, James………………….620
FERGUSON, A.……………685
FERGUSON, Benjamin………680
FERGUSON, Champion………681
FERGUSON, Marion………..620
FLEMING, Charles E.……..621
FLEMING, Robert…………621
FLEMING, Wm. C.…………621
FLIGG, George………………….681
FLINN, H. W.………………….724
FOREAKER, John Justice……………….755
FROMME, William…………………637
FRY, Milton……………………638

GEISS, George………………….763
GENTRY, James M.…………………662
GIBSON, John M. Rev.…………………572
GILLETTE, Philip G. Dr. LL.D.……………….488
GIVENS, Robert…………………545
GOLDSMITH, John H.………………545
GOLDSMITH, John H.…………………681
GORHAM, Stephen…………………662
GOTTSCHALL, Baswell……………..638
GRAFF, Wash………………….724
GRAHAM, George W.………..763
GRAHAM, Lorenzo D.………756
GRAVES, N. Dwight…………………707
GRAY, William…………………..621
GREEN, A. B.……………663
GREEN, D. C.…………….663
GREEN, Horatio R.…………….689
GUNN, Jesse C.…………………..590HALE, Isaac…………………..756
HALL, Richard…………………..707
HAM, George A.……………………546
HAMILTON, JOHN C.……….697
HAMMEL, Peter E.………………….681
HANN, William…………………..639
HARDIN, John…………………622
HARFORD, John………………..546
HARLEY, Wm. G.…………………639
HARMON, Arthur………….639
HARMON, Thomas………….639
HARNEY, A. A.……………546
HARNEY, John R.…………663
HARRIS, W. P.………547
HARRIS, WM. P.……………491
HARRISON, C. C.………….685
HARRISON, Thomas………..735
HARRISON, Willian H.……….735
HART, Wm. P.…………………..639
HARVEY, Edward…………………708
HATCHER, Johanna, Miss………………..663
HAYDEN, Alfred………….491
HAYDEN, George………….491
HEINZ, Chas.………………….764
HELLENTHAL, M., and M. MCGRAUGHRAN…492
HENDERSON, David G.……..735
HENDERSON, PERRY
HENRY, David……………573
HENRY, E. R.…………….573
HENRY, George…………..573
HENRY, James……………573
HENRY, Jesse……………664
HENRY, John T.………….664
HENRY, Richard………….664
HESS, William H.…………………..591
HICKMAN, Isaac………………..735
HIGGINS, Henry, Prof.………………..493
HILL, Isaac…………….574
HILL, James H. Dr.…………….642
HILTON, Amanda, Mrs.…………………547
HINRICHSEN, Edward S.……685
HINRICHSEN, William H.…..493
HOCKING, F. G.…………..493
HODGES, William Harrison…………………756
HODGSEN, Robert………………..708
HOLLIDAY, Charles L.……………….718
HOLMES, George………….548
HOLMES, J. Stewart………..689
HOLMES, James T.………690
HOLMES, O. B.……………665
HOPPER, Thomas……….697
HOPPER, Thomas W.………….729
HOWARD, Wiley…………………605
HUBBARD, Thos.………………..548
HUCKSTEP, W. T.……………….665
HUGHES, Allen B.………..591
HUGHES, O. P.……………665
HUNT, Henry W.…………………..494
HYATT, Thomas………………….764

JACKSON, George W.……..606
JACKSON, Thomas J.………..697
JASPER, O. D.…………………642
JOHNSON, A. J.…………..665
JOHNSON, Alexander………757
JOHNSON, Henry L.……….607
JONES, Frederic L.………698
JONES, James……………574
JONES, Reuben…………..642
JONES, Robert A.………….549
JORDAN, William S.……….736
JOY, John P.……………709
JOY, Lyman F.…………..709

KELLER, Conrad……………….666
KELLEHER, William J. Conrad…………………592
KENNEDY, G. W.…………..709
KENNEDY, M. S.…………..549
KEPLINGER, Frank………..550
KEPLINGER, Samuel……….643
KETNER, W. H.…………………643
KILLAM, Samuel………….709
KILLAM, Thomas………….698
KIMBALL, Marcus………………..719
KIMBER, Alonzo L.…………………550
KING, John W., Col.…………………..498
KINNETT, Isaac B.………………..719
KOYNE, Anthony………………….607

LAKE, Aaron…………………..758
LAMB, John……………..720
LAMB, Lafayette…………709
LANDRETH, J. O.………….550
LANDRETH, James M.………698
LANGLEY, POLING………………..643
LANKFORD, Champlain……………….575
LAWLER, Henry…………………698
LAWS, John P.…………………..551
LAZENBY, John, Sr.………………..710
LEAK, Thomas…………………..551
LEONHARD, John M.……………….764
LESTER, Fountain…………………686
LEVINGS, Charles W.………………..690
LITER, Joseph………………….736
LOLLIS, D. H.…………………764
LOMELINO, Joseph Ferrira……………….698
LONG, Jacob…………………..746
LUCKEMAN, Henry……………….644
LUKEN, Henry………………….622
LUMSDEN, William G.………………..592
LURTON, J. H.…………………698
LUTHER, Charles…………………686
LUTTRELL, John W.……….623
LUTTRELL, Smiley H.……..623
LYNCH, Michael………….575
LYNN, Joseph…………………..666

MCALLISTER, Catherine……667
MCALLISTER, Robert………667
MCAVOY, Daniel………….667
MCAVOY, Wm.……………..668
MCCASLAND, Wm. A.………………624
MCCAULIFF, Alexander………………765
MCCORMICK, James………..624
MCCORMICK, James R.………..624
MCCOULLOUGH, S. P. and Co.…………….645
MCCURLEY, Ezekiel……….576
MCCURLEY, Samuel………..576
MCDONALD, A. N.……………….501
MCFALLS, James………………..576
MCGINNIS, David L.………765
MCGINNIS, James…………645
MCGRAUGHRAN and HELLENTHAL…492
MCMILLAN, James T.………503
MCMILLAN, Wm. H.………..668
MCNEAL, John…………………699
MCVEY, R. E.………………….552
MADDOX, George S.…………………758
MANCHESTER, David……………..725
MANN, A. H.…………………..575
MANSFIELD, J. B. and Co.………………644
MANSON, James W.…………………551
MARSHALL, Robert B.………..710
MARSHALL, Wm. H.……..551
MARTIN, Pleasant………..667
MARTIN, William H.………608
MASSEY, H. H., Sr.……………710
MASSEY, Lewis…………..623
MASSEY, S. S.……………710
MASSEY, Wm. S.………….711
MASTERS, Robert L.………………..608
MATHERS, J. Tabor………………..504
MATTINGLY, Shelton J.………………736
MAWSON, John R.…………………682
MEACHAM, E. D.…………..552
MEACHAM, Willis E.………553
MEGGINSON, Peter D.………………682
MELLOR, William…………………609
MEREDITH, John……………….645
MICHENER, Wilson……………….553
MIDDLETON, Hilton………………682
MILLER, Charles…………553
MILLER, G. W.……………669
MILLER, John M.…………553
MILLS, John………………….736
MINER, G. A.………………….553
MINTER, M. and J. N.…………………506
MOORE, Ensley…………..506
MORLAND, James A.………………..609
MORRIS, J. W.…………………577
MORRISSEY, Patrick………………711
MORSE, Charles M.………………….507
MORTON, Joseph, Col.…………………699
MOSS, Benjamin F.……………..747
MOSS, John B.……………747
MOXON, John………………….625
MUNTMAN, John Frederick………………..759
MYERS, Ferdinand………………….748

NEAL, John Terry…………………..610
NEECE, M. C.………………….554
NEVINS, T. V.…………………554
NEWBY, Robert………………….711
NEWLAND, Wm. T.………………..711
NICHOLS, J. V.………………..669
NIEHAUS, August………………..625

O’CONNELL, Thomas……..593
OREAR, William Orear, Hon……..509
OSGOOD, Henry D.………….729
OWEN, W. C.……….725
OXLEY, James………..646

PAGE, Joseph P.…………………..610
PARKER, H. J., Dr.…………………765
PARROTT, James B.……….554
PARROTT, W. J.…………..730
PATTERSON, A. C.………………699
PEAK, Jacob H.…………………..646
PETREE, Francis…………………577
PHILLIPS, James……………….700
PLANK, John H.………………….765
POE, B. W.……………………646
POLING (see LANGLEY)…….643
PORTER, James…………………669
POST, John M.…………………..759
POTTER, Henry…………………683
POWERS, William…………………760

RANSON, John…………………669
RAPP, Michael…………………..313
RAY, E. T.……………..555
RAY, John B.……………748
REA, Benjamin……………………594
READ, Jas. H.…………………..578
RECTOR, Jas. S.…………………700
REED, J. H.…………………..647
REES, E. M.…………………..647
REESE, John………………….670
REID, John M.…………..737
REID, Newton W.…………513
REINBACH, Harry……………….647
RENTSCHLER, George W.……………..748
REXROAT, James M.………………..760
REYNOLDS, Ralph…………514
REYNOLDS, Thomas C.……..670
REYNOLDS, Thomas J.……..648
RICHARDSON, William……..515
RICHARDSON, William R.…..670
RIEMAN, H. W.…………………766
RIMBEY, Mary A., Mrs.…………………595
RING, James…………………..670
ROACH, James T.………………….555
ROBERTS, G. D.…………..648
ROBERTS, James A.……….578
ROBERTS, John W.………..578
ROBERTS, Peter………….648
ROBINSON, Charles……………….671
RODGERS, Charles………………..671
ROHRER, Albert………….539
ROHRER, G. W.……………556
ROHRER, W. G.……………539
ROONEY, John…………………671
ROSE, William…………………..595
RUBLE, Richard………………….686
RUSSELL, Wm.………………..517
RYAN, Patrick…………………..649
RYNDERS, Andrew……….556SAMPLE, Samuel…………………649
SAMPLES, Andrew…………………649
SAMUELS, John…………..766
SAMUELS, J. S.…………..766
SANDUSKY, James……………….625
SANSON, Henry…………………579
SARGEANT, William……………….579
SCOTT, Enos…………….649
SCOTT, Francis M.……….650
SCOTT, George…………..557
SCOTT, George M.…………650
SCOTT, Thomas…………..626
SEEGAR, J. W.…………………671
SELF, James H.………….671
SELF, Wm. C.…………………..700
SEVIER, J. D.…………………557
SEYMOUR, Bird…………..580
SEYMOUR, George W.…………580
SEYMOUR, Henry………….558
SEYMOUR, Isom…………..580
SEYMOUR, Jackson………..580
SEYMOUR, Jarrett………..558
SEYMOUR, John…………..581
SEYMOUR, J. P.…………..581
SEYMOUR, Samuel…………582
SHAFER, Bernhard…………………626
SHARP, Jonathan………………….595
SHEEHAN, Mary, Mrs.………………..672
SHEPLAR, Nicholas………………..596
SHEPPARD, Alban…………672
SHEPPARD, Cyrus W.………672
SHEPPARD, J. J.…………672
SHEPPARD, John B.……….672
SHEPPARD, Wm. W.…….650
SHREWSBURY……………..749
SIERER, J. S.…………………511
SILCOX, James H.…………………749
SIMKINS, Geo.………………..673
SIMPSON, T. T.………………..701
SIMS, Austin……………558
SIMS, Lewis…………….730
SLACK, Wm. A.………………….651
SLAUGHTER, Silas G.………………597
SMETTERS, M.……………….558
SMITH, A. M.…………….673
SMITH, Geo.…………..673
SMITH, John W.………….582
SMITH, Joseph T.………..712
SMITH, Samuel…………..651
SMITH, W. A.…………….674
SMITH, Wiley……………750
SMITH, William………….750
SOOY, Charles E.………..597
SOOY, Hamilton………….597
SORRELLS, David H.………674
SORRELLS, John Monroe……….598
SORRELLS, Joseph………..674
SPALDING, Horace A.……………….731
SPENCER, Benjamin F.…….598
SPENCER, George…………599
SPENCER, Major………….598
SPIRES, James S.………..582
SPIRES, John……………652
SPIRES, John C.…………583
SPIRES, W. T., Sr.………583
SPRAGUE, J. B.………………..559
STEBBINS, Francis H.……………….521
STEELE, W. N., Rev.…………………691
STICE, Andrew J.………..559
STICE, J. Perry…………559
STICE, W. B.…………….559
STOUT, J. V. D.…………..701
STOUT, Marshall…………713
STRAWN, Jacob…………..713
STRAWN, James G.………..692
STURGIS, John………………..583
SUMMERS, James W.………………..611
SWAINE, Thomas…………………652

TANDY,, Wm. N., Dr.………………….652
TANKASLERY, Parmelia, Mrs.……………..599
TAYLOR, C. R.……………653
TAYLOR, E. A.……………675
TAYLOR, George………….523
TAYLOR, James H.………..560
TAYLOR, J. C.……………701
TAYLOR, Spencer…………523
TEEL, Joseph E.…………………..626
THAYER, G. H.…………………560
THOMPSON, Andrew J.……..721
THOMPSON, George W.……..731
THOMPSON, John………….675
THOMPSON, John M.……….750
THOMPSON, Preston B.…….612
THOMPSON, S. H.………….523
THOMPSON, William……….653
THRALL, Erastus…………………692
TICKNOR, L. F.………………..714
TINDALL, Samuel………………..692
TOPLIFF, Oliver W.………………..653
TUKE, William…………………..714
TURNER, Thomas…………………561
TURNEY, Asa…………………561

VANCIL, A. B.……………561
VANCIL, Adam……………561
VANCIL, Edmund C.……….562
VANORMAN, Oscar……………….715
VANWINKLE, Alexander……563
VANWINKLE, John………..627
VANWINKLE, John H.………..584
VANWINKLE, N. B.………..584
VASEY, Richardson………………….715
VERRY, L. W., Mrs.………………….701
VERTREES, Daniel H.……………….600
VIGELS, John…………………653
VIOLETT, William………………..628
VIRGIN, John……………726
VIRGIN, John H………….731

WADE, Isaac R.…………………..613
WALDO, Daniel………………….766
WALSH, John…………….628
WALSH, Thomas…………..628
WANAMAKER, George………………715
WANING, Francis L.…………………715
WATERS, Wm. C.…………………563
WATSON, Theodore…………………563
WEATHERFORD, James H.………564
WEATHERFORD, Jonas………584
WELCH, Lawrence…………675
WELCH, Richard………….715
WELLER, Samuel…………………564
WELLS, Joseph H.………………….676
WHALEN, Henry H.…………………601
WHITLOCK, Alexander……..564
WHITLOCK, Mary, Mrs.……..676
WHITLOCK, S.……………601
WHORTON, Joseph W.………………..751
WIDENHAM, J. C.……………….527
WILD, Samuel…………………..613
WILKINSON, R. M.………………702
WILLIAMS, Alfred………..584
WILLIAMS, Barnett……….601
WILLIAMS, Elias…………721
WILLIAMS, J. W.………….722
WILLIAMS, Uel…………..732
WILLSON, Nancy, Mrs.………………..702
WILSON, John M.…………716
WILSON, John Wm.…………738
WINTER, David…………………676
WOLCOTT, Elizur………………..529
WOOD, Jas. W.………….585
WOOD, John W.…………..585
WOOD, Samuel, Judge……..654
WOOD, Willliam…………..751
WOODS, James J.…………629
WOODS, Samuel C.………..629
WOODS, Wm C.…………..565
WOOTON, Alfred…………………585
WRIGHT, Bros.…………..654
WRIGHT, Jas.……………629
WRIGHT, Thomas………….585
WRIGHT, Wm.…………….586
WRIGHT, William H.………529
WYATT, B. W.……………630
WYATT, W. J., Col.……….655
WYCKOFF, Albert………………..676

YOST, John…………………..767

ZERBY, Jared………………….751