Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 31

Author: McDonough, J.L., & Co., Philadelphia
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.L. McDonough & Co
Number of Pages: 578


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18. Wine Hill .- Total . 881


Total of county


25,479


In a preceding part of this chapter we have intro- duced the names of citizens of Randolph county, who repre- sented it in the territorial legislatures. A similar statement in reference to the representatives of the county in the con- stitutional conventions, the varions general assemblies, State offices and United States congresses is here appended.


Randolph county as represented in the constitutional con- ventions of Illinois. 1818, George Fisher and Elias Kent Kane ; 1847, Ezekiel W. Robbins and R. B. Servant ; 1862, Daniel Reily ; 1870, J. H. Wilson and G. W. Wall.


Randolph county was represented in the General Assembly of the State as follows :


1818 to 1820-John McFerron, Senator; Edward Humphreys, Samuel Walker, Representatives.


1820 to 1822- Samuel Crozier, Senator ; Thomas Mather, Raphael Widen, Representatives.


1822 to 1824 .- Samuel Crozier, Senator ; Thomas Mather, Raphael Widen, Johu MoFerron, Representatives.


1824 to 1826- Raphael Widen, Senator ; Elias K. Kane, resigned in 1825, Gabriel Jones, elected to fill vacancy, Thomas Mather, Speaker of the House, resigned 1825, Samuel Smith, elected to fill vacancy, Representatives.


1826 to 1828-Raphael Widen, Senator ; John Lacy, Thomas Reynolds, Representatives.


1828 to 1830. Samuel Crawford, Senator for Randolph and Perry ; Thomas Mather, Hypolite Menard, Repre- sentatives.


1830 to 1832 -- Samuel Crawford, Senator for Randolph and Perry ; John Atkins, Thomas J. V. Owen, Repre- sentatives for Randolph and Perry.


1832 to 1834-Thomas Mather, Senator for Randolph and Perry ; David Baldridge. Richard G. Murphy, Representa- tives for Randolph and Perry.


1834 to 1836-Thomas Mather, resigned in 1825 and was succeeded by Richard B. Servant, Senator as above ; Rich- ard G. Murphy, John Thompson, Representatives.


1836 to 1838-Richard B. Servant, Senator, Randolph alone ; James Shields, Saml. G. Thompson, Representatives.


1838 to 1840-Richard B. Servant, Senator ; Gabriel Jones, Edward Menard, Representatives.


1840 to 1842-Jacob Feaman, Senator ; James Mc- Clurken, John P. McGin nis, Representatives.


1842 to 1844-Jacob Feaman, Senator ; Jacob J. Danner, Andrew J. Dickinson, William McBride, Representatives for Randolph and Monroe.


1844 to 1846-Joseph Morrison, Senator ; E. Adams, E. W. Robbins, John D. Whiteside, Representatives for Ran- dolph and Monroe.


1846 to 1848-Joseph Morrison, Senator ; Robert Mann, John Morrison, Edward Omelveny, Representatives.


1848 to 1850-Hawkins S. Osburn, of Perry, Senator Fourth District; Samuel H. Guthrie, Representative.


1850 to 1852-H. S. Osburn, Senator, John E. Deitrich, Representative.


1852 to 1854-John E. Deitrich, Senator, Joseph Williamson, Representative.


1854 to 1856-John E. Deitrich, Senator, Twenty-fourth District-Randolph, Washington, Clinton, Perry and Jackson counties ; James C. Holbrook, Representative, Sixth District, composed of Randolph county.


1855 to 1858-E. C. Coffey, of Washington, Senator Twenty-fourth District; James H. Watt, Representative Sixth District.


1858 to 1860-E. C. Coffey, Senator as above ; John E. Deitrich, Representative as above.


1860 to 1862-James M. Rodgers, of Clinton, Senator as above ; Edmund Faherty, Representative.


1862 to 1864-Israel Blanchard, of Jackson, Senator of Third District, composed of Randolph, Williamson, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and Monroe; Stephen W. Miles, of Monroe, Edward Menard, Representatives Eighth District, composed of Randolph, Perry and Monroe.


1864 to 1866-Daniel Reily, of Kaskaskia, Senator Third District ; W. K. Murphy, of Perry, Austin James, of Monroe, Representatives Eighth District.


1866 to 1868-Daniel Reily, Senator as above ; W. K. Murphy, John Campbell, Representatives as above.


1868 to 1870-Samuel K. Casey, of Jefferson, Senator as above ; John M. Mccutcheon, Thomas H. Burgess, Repre- sentatives.


1870 to 1872-Samuel K Casey, died during term, and was succeeded by W. B Anderson, of Jefferson, James M. Washburn, Senators Third District; James M. Ralls, Daniel R. McMasters, Representatives.


1872 to 1874-W. K. Murphy, Senator, Forty-eighth District ; John W. Pratt, William Neville, Austin James, Representatives Forty-eighth District.


1874 to 1876-W. K. Murphy, Senator; Joseph- W. Rickert, Samuel McKee, Jonathan Chestnutwood, Repre- sentatives.


1876 to 1878-Ambrose Honer, Senator ; Theophilus T. Fountain, John Boyd, Septimus P. Mace, Representatives.


1878 to 1880 -- Ambrose Honer, Senator ; John T. Mc- Bride, John R. McFie, Philip C. C. Provart, Representa- tives.


1880 to 1882-Lewis Ihorn, Senator ; Isaac M. Kelly, W K. Murphy, Austin James, Representatives.


1882 to 1884 -- Lewis Ihorn, Senator ; John R. McFie, James T. Canniff, John Higgins, Representatives.


RANDOLPH COUNTY AS REPRESENTED IN STATE OFFICES.


Shadrach Bond, first Governor of the state of Illinois, in- augurated Oct. 6, 1818.


* Shadrach Bond is claimed as a citizen by Randolph county, Mooroe conaty and St. Clair county, and seems to have been i resident of the latter at the time of his election. Shadrach Bond, a nephew of Shadrach Bond, sen., who is men- tioned more conspicuously in our chapter on Pioneers, was a native of Maryland and arrived in Kaskask ia about the year 1794. Prior to his election as governor he had represented his district in the territorial legislature and the territory as a delegate to congress. He was at the expiration of his term of office appointed Register of the Land office at Kaskaskia, and contioned io that position many years. He died in 1830, the lamented and favorite statesman of Illinois


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HISTORY OF RANDOLPH, MONROE AND PERRY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.


Pierre Menard, Lieutenant Governor from 1818 to 1822.


Elias Kent Kane,* Seeretary of State, from October 6th, 1818 to December 16th, 1822, when he resigned.


James Shields, t Auditor of Public accounts, March 4th, 1841 to 1843.


Thomas H. Campbell was auditor of public accounts from March 26th, 1>46, to January 12th, 1857.


Daniel P. Cook, the famous jurisprudent of Randolph county, Illinois, occupied the office of Attorney General just long enough to write out his resignation. He qualified on the 5. of March. 1819, and then resigned on the same day.


Wm. Alexander was Adjutant General from April 24, 1819, to June 11, 1821.


RANDOLPHI COUNTY IN THIE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS OF ILLINOIS.


1818. George Fisher and Elias Kent Kane.


1848. Ezekiel W. Robbins and Richard B. Servant.


1862. Daniel Reily.


1870. J. H. Wilson and George W. Wall for the Eighth district, composed of the counties of Monroe, Randolph and Perry.


RANDOLPHI COUNTY IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.


įNinian Edwards, from 1818 to 1819, and from 1819 to 1824, when he resigned.


§ Jesse B. Thomas, from 1818 to 1829, two consecutive terms.


His reniams were removed from the old homestead to Evergreen cemetery in Chester by B. N Bond only surviving son of the governor in November 1579. The state of Illinois is now erecting a monument over the tomb of her first governor.


B. N. Bond, M. D., is now a resident of Stanbery, Gentry county, Missouri. * E. K. Kane had commenced the practice of law in Kaska-kia about the year 1×14 A man of brilliant talents he rose to a position among the members of the bar. As member of the first state convention of Illinois he is mentioned with commendation as a leading spirit and as largely stamping the constitution with its many excellener .. He was a member of the I onse of representatives of the 4th general assembly of Honor, 1824 to 1826. He resigned this posit on, as this very assembly elected him to the senate of the United States, January 1825. He was re-e ected in 1431, but did before expiration of his second term, Dec. 12th, 1x1, yet in the prime of life.


t James Shields, an Irishman by birth, commenced his enreer by teaching school at Kaskaskia, afterwards studying law. He represented Randolph eounty in the legislature, was judge of the circuit court, and served with di. stinetion during the Mexican war as brigadier general of the Illinois volun_ teers. After his return from the field, his grateful fellow citiz ns elected him to the U'ited states senate from 1>49 to 1855, as successor of Sidney Breese. The senator subsequently emigrated to Minnesota, and represented this new state also in the ['. S. senate, as also the state of Missouri for a fractional term. Gen. Shields died a few years ago in retirement.


; Ninian Edwards was born in Montgomery county, Maryland, in 1775, studied law at Carlisle, Pa, but before finishing his studies he removed to Kentucky where he spent a few years in various excesses and extravagances. Sub' sequently he broke from his dis sulute companions, and took up his studies with renewed zeal and energy, and rose to a most distinguished position as juris- prudent, and was occupying the office of chief justice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, when April 24, 1809, President Madison appointed him Governor of the newly organized territory of Illinois, os per act of Congress, approved February 3, 1809. Nioinn Edwards remamed Governor of Illinois until the state organization took effect October #, 1818. He was a resident of Kaskaskia at the time of his election to the Senate, but soon after took up his residence at Edwardsville in Madison conmy, thus ceasing to be a citizen of Randolph.


¿Jesse B. Thomas, when Speaker of the House of Representatives of the territory of Indiana, of which Illinois then formed a part, entered into an agree- ment with the leading men of the Illinois pait to use his influence in bringing about a separate territorial organization of Illinois on the conditions that he shonid first be elected delegate to Congress. The Illinois members, with a due appreciation of the promises of politicians, even at that enrly day, required of Thomas, before they would vote for him, to support his pledges hy his bond, conditioned that he would procure from Congress n division, wherenpon he


Elias Kent Kaue, from 1825 to 1835, December 12, the date of his death.


David J. Baker, from November 12, 1830, to December 11, 1830, appointed by Governor Edwards to succeed Judge John McLean, deceased.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Daniel P. Cook of Kaskaskia was the first Representative of Congress from the State, taking his seat at the second ses- sion of the 15th Congress. He continued to represent the State during the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Congresses, a period of nearly nine years, being from December 1815 until March 1827. No other from Randolph county has graced the hall of Representatives as a member since the day when D. P. Cook retired from his seat.


ADDENDA .- COUNTY OFFICERS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, 1779 TO 1883.


Administrative Officers .- Colonel John Todd, eouuty lieu- tenant, from 1779 to 1782. Timothy De Montbrun, county lieutenant, from 1782 to 1784. John Edgar and J. B. Barbeau, judges, from 1790 to 1795.


John Elgar, William Morrison, Pierre Menard, Robert McMahan, George Fisher, John Beaird, Robert Reynolds, Nathaniel Hull, Antoine Louvier, John Grosvenor, James Finney, and Samuel Cochran, United States justices and members of Court of Common Pleas, from 1795 to 1803.


Paul Harralson, Robert Morrison, James Gilbreath, Pierre Menard, George Fisher, and James Finney, county comumis- sioners, from 1803 to 1809.


Philip Fouke, William Arundel, Henry Levens, Pierre Le Compte, Paul Harralson, David Anderson, Jean B. Bar- beau, Robert Gaston, Archibald Thompson, John Guithing, John Edgar, James McRoberts, John McFerron, John Bradshaw, Samuel Omelveny, George Robinson, George Hlacker, James Lemon, Thomas Ferguson, Hamlet Ferguson, John Phelps, and Marvin Fuller, justices, members of county court, from 1809 to 1819.


Curtis Conn, David Anderson, James Patterson, James Thompson, Miles Hotehkiss, Gabriel Jones, François Menard, John Miller, Arthur Parks, Josiah Betts, Franklin P. Owen, John C. Crozier, R. H. Fleming, Pierre De Rousse, James S. Guthrie, Thomas Roberts, Felix St. Vrain, William G. Hizer, John Thompson, John G. Nelson, James Gillespie, James S Guthrie ( 2d term), Robert Clark, James O'Harra, Gabriel Jones (2d term), W. G Hizer ( 2d term ), Samuel Douglas, Harvey Clendenin, Lawson Murphy, Henry O'- Harra, John Mann. Archibald Thompson, Edward Camp- bell, William MeBride, James Gillespie (2d term), county commissioners, from 1819 to 1849.


John Campbell, W. P. Haskins (died during his term', R. B Servant, John Campbell (2d term), J. W. Ralls, Har- vey Neville, Alexander Hood, judges of the county court, and John Braser, Benbow Bailey, James Gillespie, Samuel


was "triumphantly" elected by a bare majority with the aid of his own vote ? He was hung in ethgy at Vincennes by the anti-separating :- -. luit he dis. charged his pledges and his bond by procuring the division tom Congress, and as it was doubtless desirable to elemge his residence he came home with a commission for a federal judgeship of the new territory in his pocket, and re- moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois. (History of Illinois by Davidson and Struvel.


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B. Adams, James Gillespie (2d term), William Mudd, Armistead Jones, William Mudd (2d term), M. Ireland, Philip Wehrheim, John Wilson, and Philip Wehrheim (2d term), associate justices of the county, from 1849 to 1874.


John Morrison, John Wilson, Philip Wehrheim, P. Faherty, J. R. Douclas, M. Ireland, J. B. Frank, James J. Borders, and John C. Johnson, board of county commis- sioners, from 1874 to 1883.


County Clerks .- - Carboneau, from 1779 to ? ? Robert Morrison, from 1795 to 1803. Paul Harrolson and William Wilson, from 1803 to 1809. W. C. Greenup, from 1809 to 1827. Miles Hotchkiss, from 1827 to 1832, resigned in June. James Hughes, appointed in 1832, and elected in 1833. Andrew J. Dickinson, 1837, resigned in 1839. Robert Mann, appointed clerk pro tem., served 3 months. Ferdinand Maxwell, elccted in 1839 and re-elected in 1841. J. W. Gillis, from 1845 to 1851. J. M. Cole, from 1851 to 1857. J. H. Nelson, from 1857 to 1864. John A. Campbell, ap- pointed pro tem., 1864. Joseph Schuessler, elected 1864 to 1865. R. J. Harmer, from 1865 to 1869. J. R Shannon, from 1869 to 1873. John T. McBride, from 1873 to 1877. R. J. Harmer, from 1877 to 1882. Louis Dudenbostel, 1882.


Sheriff's .- Richard Winston, from 1779 to 1782. Timothy du Montbrun, from 1782 to 1790. William Biggs (St. Clair county), from 1790 to 1795. James Dunn, from 1795 to 1800. George Fisher, from 1800 to 1803. James Edgar, from 1803 to 1805. James Gilbreath, from 1805 to 1809. Ber jamin Stephenson, from 1809 to 1814. Henry Connor, Samuel C. Christy, T. J. V. Owens, Ignatius Sprigg, John Campbell, John A. Wilson, elected in 1848. John P. Thompson, 1850. Sav. St. Vrain, 1852. John Campbell, 1854. Sav. St. Vrain (2d term, 1856. Anthony Steele, 1858. M. S. MeCormack, 1860. John Campbell, 1862. John T. McBride, 1864. J. R. Shannon, 1866. M. S. McCormack, 1868. J. T. McBride, 1870. Beverly Wilt- shire, 1872 and 1874. Daniel Gerlach, 1876 and 1878. Gerlach, 1880, and E. J. Murphy, 1882.


Treasurers and Assessors .- The county sheriff's were treas- urers until 1809. The duties of assessors from 1795 to 1808 were performed by the township constables and special appointees. David Anderson was the first county assessor, 1808 and 1809. Treasurers and ex-officio assessors: Wil- liam Alexander, 1812; William Barnett, K. Barton, John McFerron, Alexander Barber, Samuel G. Thompson, Har- vey Clendenin, Francis S. Jones, Hypolite Menard, S St. Vrain, H. H. Barker, Matthew Huth, H. B. Nisbett, J. T. McBride, J. M. Thompson, George Wilson, Peter Wickline, F. S. Peters, Edmund St. Vrain, William Swanwick, S. B. Hood, appointed in 1881, and William A. Campbell since 1882.


Coroners .- William Kelly, 1795 to 1803; Miles Hotch- kiss, Henry Derousse, R. K. Fleming, D. L. Lybarger, F. C. Peters, F. D. Lewis, F. C. Peters, 2d term ; H. B. De- rousse, J. H. Altrogy, J. M. Smith, D. L. Lybarger (2d term) ; G.V. Kenter, T. J. Garrett, William Heining. (This list is incomplete, as there were no records kept of officers elected prior to 1849.)


Surveyors .- William Wilson, Thomas Patterson, Paul Harralson, James Thompson, Samuel G. Thompson, Ferdi- nand Humphreys, Ezekiel W. Robbins, James B. Parks, S. G. Thompson, Joseph Noel, R. B. Thompson, James M. Thompson, M. S. McAttee, J. P. Thompson, J. T. Douglas and H. W. Schmidt.


Judges of Courts .- Gabriel Cerre, Joseph Duplassey> Jacques Lesource, Nicolas Jarvis, J. B. Barbeau, Nicolas Le Chance, Charles Charleville, and Antoine Duchafours de Louvières, 1779 to 1790. La Buisniere was State attorney at this period. John Edgar and J. B. Barbeau, 1790 to 1795, by appointment of Governor Arthur St. Clair ; Hon. John Cleves Symmes, 1795 to 1809 ; Hons. Jesse B. Thomas, Obadiah Jones, Alexander Stuart, Stanley Griswold, Wil- liam Sprigg, Thomas Towles, Daniel P. Cook, John War- nock, members of the General Court of the territory of Illinois, 1809 to 1819; B. H. Doyle, prosecuting attorney ; Hons. Joseph Phillips, Richard M. Young, Thomas Reyn- olds, John Reynolds, Theophilus W. Smith, Samuel M. Roberts, Samuel D. Lockwood and Thomas C. Brown mem- bers of the Supreme Court and presiding judges at circuit courts throughout the State, 1819 to 1835; William Mears, Charles Mattheny and Sidney Breese prosecuting attorneys. Hons. Thomas Ford, Sidney Breese, James Semple, James Shields, Gustav Koerner, W. H. Underwood, Sidney Breese, 2d term, H. K. S. Omelveny, Silas L. Bryan, Amos Watts, W. H. Snyder and G. W. Wall circuit judges, 1835 to 1883. Prosecuting attorneys during said period, W. H. Under- wood, W. H. Bissell, P B. Foulke, George Abbott, W. C. Kinney, W. H. Snyder, Amos Watts, J. P. Johnston, John Michan, Reuben J. Goddard (first county attorney, 1872 to 1880) and D. E. Detrich, present county attorney.


Clerks of Circuit Courts and ex officio Recorders .- - Carboneau, 1779 to 1795; Lardner Clark, 1795 to 1809; William Arundel, 1809 to 1815; William C. Greenup, 1815; James Hughes, 1831; William Guthrie, 1840; James Quinn, 1845; John M. Langlois, 1845 ; Charles D. Kane, 1847; James M. Ralls, 1850; Savinien St. Vrain, 1860 ; G. II. Pate, 1876 to date.


Probate Judges .- Curtis Conn, 1821 to 1827; David J. Baker, 1827 to 1831 ; Dwight Hunt, from March 7 to May 16, 1831 ; James Thompson, 1831 to 1848; John Campbell, from 1848 to 1853; W. P. Haskins, 1853 to 1855; died during his term of office, and was succeeded by R. B. Ser- vant, 1855 to 1857; John Campbell, 2d term, 1857 to 1861 ; J. W. Ralls, 1861 to 1865; Harvey Neville, 1865 to 1869; Alexander Hood, 1869 to 1873; John H. Lindsey, 1873 to 1877; W. P. Murphy, 1877 to 1882; and G. L. Riess, present incumbent.


School Commissioners or Superintendents .- Samuel G. Thompson, 1833; W. McBride, 1839; S. G. Thompson, re- appointed, 1840; M. A. Gilbert, 1843; Thomas Roberts, 1844; Elisha Seymour, 1845; James W. Glenn, 1849; J. B. l'arks, 1851; Robert Mann, 1854; Eli Lofton, 1857 ; Mar- quis S. Burns, 1861 ; John A. Malone, 1865; R. P. Thomp- son, 1869 ; Peter N. Holm, 1870; R. M. Spurgeon and B. B. Hood, present incumbents.


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In conclusion we introduce here a


ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, DECEMBER, 1882.


George L. Riess, county judge, elected in 1882; Louis Dudenbostel, county clerk, elected in 1882; Everett J. Murphy, sheriff, elected in 1882; John C. Johnson, county commissioner, elected in 1882; James J. Borders, county commissioner, elected in 1881 ; J. B. Frank, county com- missioner, elected in 1880 ; William A. Campbell, treasurer, elected in 1882; William Heiuing, coroner, elected in 1882; Samuel B. Hood, superintendent of schools, elected in 1882; Henry W. Schmidt, surveyor, elected in 1879; D. E. Deitrich, state's attorney, elected in 1880; G. H. Pate, circuit clerk, elected in 1880.


PRECINCT OFFICERS.


Baldwin .- W. M. Wilson and James A. Bean, justices; J. W. Pickett and John P. Cox, constables.


Bremen .- Jobn HI. Wilson and Henry Heitman, justices of the peace; Henry Detmore and Jacob Winkelmann, constables.


Blair .- S. B. Boggs and James Harkley, justices of the peace ; and F. M. Welshans and T. W .- Taggert, constables.


Brewerrille .- F. A. Marlin and W. P. Boyle, justices ; Albert Snook and Leo Bone, constables.


Chester .- C. W. Dean, H. Perkins, W. L. Wilson and Leonard Crisler, justices; John W. Ragdale, Bartley Tovera, George R. Douglas and Louis Harmon, constables.


C'entral .- John M. Beattie, justice of the peace; Stephan Wright and R. J. Holcomb, constables.


Coulterville .- David Munford and Anthony Steele, justi- ces ; Jesse McBride and Rufus East, constables.


Evansville .- James S. Gray and John H. Thompson, justices ; John Hagerdown and Paulns Smith, constables.


Florence .- B. P. Harmon and H. D. Lilly, justices; Ed. Beare and Walter W. Nifang, constables.


Kaskaskia .- Wm. R. Burch and C. W. Wheeler, justices ; W. H. Duza and E. A. Lucken, constables.


Prairie du Rocher .- J. R. Duelas and Edward Harmi- nutz, justices ; Mike Dapron and Francis M. Oliver, constables.


Red Bud -F. D. Gucker and John H. Meyer, justices ; William Heining and Peter Ensenauer, constables.


Rockwood .- James F. Bilderback and W. G. Harry, justices ; James G. Simpson and James G. Sympson, constables.


Ruma -Henry F. Kucker and John B. Frank, justices ; George W. Baker and Fritz Hopka, constables.


Sparta -W. G. Kitchen, James L. Skelley, A. N. Sprague and T. F. Alexander, justices; Peter W. Pillars, Thomas C. Blair, J. S. Carter and O. R. Bannister, constables.


Steele's Mills .- T. A. Lickip and D. H. Schaeffer, justices ; A. Short, constable.


Tilden .- William Fulton and A. M. Chassels, justices ; William Stephenson and John Holliday, constables.


Wine Hill .- Henry Ebbers and N. H. Eiekelmann, justices of the peace; and Conrad Walters and Hermann Sasse, constables.


CONCLUSION.


Randolph county has prospered from the day the Ameri- can patriot Patrick Henry first stretched out his arın from the old dominion to aid the colonists in forming a people's government in the far west. Fifteen millions of dollars would not suffice to purchase the property owned by the five thousand families now residing in the county. A hundred years is but a brief period in the life of nations, and yet how wonderful have been the changes wrought in that time. An Indian trail here and there, short neighborhood roads from Kaskaskia to Prairie du Rocher, and Fort Chartres and thence to Cahokia, were the means of communication be- tween the sparse and scattering settlements of a hundred years ago. How great was the joy of those people when in 1810 the first stage-coach came rattling through the streets of quaint old Kaskaskia ! The days of the stage-coach have passed by and the cheery sound of the coachman's bugle does not longer awake and call forth the echoes on the bluffs, the bugle and the bugler are forgotten.


The county is dotted with prosperous and growing towns and villages, the rich fields yield immense quantities of golden wheat and corn, stately school-houses adorn the villages and numerous church spires seem to indicate that the thoughts of these people are not altogether bent on things that perish.


Railroads traverse the county in various directions, facili- tating travel and commerce. Telegraphic lines connect cities and towns with all parts of the world, and electric lights turn darkness into day.


Such is Randolph county now. Predictions as to what another century may make of her, are idle. There is a limit to all things. The Titans were powerful, they were strong enough to pile mountains on mountains, but they could never reach the sacred heights where Jupiter is throned.


MONROE COUNTY.


CIVIL HISTORY-1816 TO 1882 .- ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.


The territory composing the present county of Monroe had formed a part of the old county of Illinois from 1778 to 1790, when it became incorporated in the county of St. Clair. The organization of Randolph county in 1795 and reorganization of the two counties mentioned above, April 28, 1509, divided the present county by a line running due east and west from the famous settlement "New Design."


The organization of the county was decreed by a formal act of the Legislature of the Territory of Illinois, approved the 6th day of January, 1816, and to be in force from and after the 1st day of June, 1816.


This latter clause gave to Monroe the tenth place in the chronological order of counties, to wit., St. Clair, Randolph, Gallatin, Johnson, Madison, Edwards, White, Jackson, Pope and Monroe.


The law creating this county reads as follows :


In Act for forming a new county by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Illinois Terri- tory, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : That all that part of the county within the following bounds,


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viz : Beginning on the Mississippi river where the base line, which is about three-fourths of a mile below Judge Biggs' present residence, strikes the said river, thence with the base line until it strikes the first township line therefrom ; thenee to the southeast corner of township two south, range nine west; thence south to the southeast corner of township four south, range nine west ; thenee southwestwardly to the Mis- sissippi, so as to include Alexander MeNabb's farm ; and thenee up the Mississippi to the beginning, shall constitute a separate county, to be called Monroe.




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