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Gale & Co. was organized, but Mr. Gale, having become head of the Chicago Fire Department, retired from business in 1845. As early as 1846 he was associated with W m. B. Ogden and Jolın B. Turner in the steps then being taken to revive the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad (now a part of the Chicago & Northwestern), and, in conjunction with these gentlemen, became responsible for the means to purchase the charter and assets of the road from the Eastern bond- holders. Later, he engaged in the construction of the branch road from Turner Junction to Aurora, became President of the line and ex- tended it to Mendota to connect with the Illinois Central at that Point. These roads afterwards became a part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy line. A number of years ago Mr. Gale returned to his old home in New Hampshire, where he has since resided.
HAY, John, early settler, came to the region of Kaskaskia between 1790 and 1800, and became a prominent citizen of St. Clair County. He was selected as a member of the First Legislative Council of Indiana Territory for St. Clair County in 1805. In 1809 he was appointed Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of St. Clair County, and was continued in office after the organization of the State Government, serving until his death at Belleville in 1845.
HAYS, John, pioneer settler of Northwest Ter- ritory, was a native of New York, who came to Cahokia, in the "Illinois Country," in 1793, and lived there the remainder of his life. His early life had been spent in the fur-trade about Macki- nac, in the Lake of the Woods region and about the sources of the Mississippi. During the War of 1812 he was able to furnish Governor Edwards valuable information in reference to the Indians in the Northwest. He filled the office of Post- master at Cahokia for a number of years, and was Sheriff of St. Clair County from 1798 to 1818.
MOULTON, (Col.) George M., soldier and building contractor, was born at Readsburg, Vt., March 15, 1851, came early in life to Chicago, and was educated in the schools of that city. By pro- fession he is a contractor and builder, the firm of which he is a member having been connected with the construction of a number of large build- ings, including some extensive grain elevators. Colonel Moulton became a member of the Second Regiment Illinois National Guard in June, 1884, being elected to the office of Major, which he retained until January, 1893, when he was appointed Inspector of Rifle Practice on the staff of General Wheeler. A year later he was com-
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missioned Colonel of the regiment, a position which he occupied at the time of the call by the President for troops to serve in the Spanish- American War in April, 1898. He promptly answered the call, and was sworn into the United States service at the head of his regiment early in May. The regimeut was almost immediately ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., remaining there and at Savannah, Ga., until early in December, when it was transferred to Havana, Cuha. Here he was soon after appointed Chief of Police for the city of Havana, remaining in office until the middle of January, 1899, when he returned to his regiment, then stationed at Camp Columbia, near the city of Havana. Iu the latter part of March he returned with his regiment to Augusta, Ga., where it was mustered out, April 26, 1899, one year from the date of its arrival at Springfield. After leaving the service Colonel Moulton resumed his business as a contractor.
SHERMAN, Lawrence Y., legislator and Speaker of the Forty-first General Assembly, was born in Miami County, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1858; at 3 years of age came to Illinois, his parents settling at Industry, McDonough County. When he had reached the age of 10 years he went to Jasper County, where he grew to manhood, received his education in the common schools and in the law
department of McKendree College, graduating from the latter, and, in 1881, located at Macomb, McDonough County. Here he began his career by driving a team upon the street in order to accumulate means enabling him to devote his entire attention to his chosen profession of law. He soon took an active interest in politics, was elected County Judge in 1886, and, at the expira- tion of his term, formed a partnership with George D. Tunnicliffe and D. G. Tunnicliffe, ex-Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1894 he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Representative in the General Assembly, but withdrew to prevent a split in the party; was nominated and elected in 1896, and re-elected in 1898, and, at the succeeding session of the Forty-first General Assembly, was nominated for Speaker by the Republican caucus and elected.
VINYARD, Philip, early legislator, was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, came to Illinois at an early day, and settled in Pope County, which he represented in the lower branch of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth General Assemblies. He married Miss Matilda McCoy, the daughter of a prominent Illinois pioneer, and served as Sheriff of Pope County for a number of years. Died, at Gol- conda, in 1862.
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PREFACE.
In accepting editorial charge of the Knox County department of this publication, we did so with a full realization of its importance, and actuated by a sense of duty to the past, present and future.
Many of the important facts of past history existed only in the memories of our oldest citizens, who are fast leaving us, and if such knowledge was not soon compiled and preserved in permanent form, much would soon be lost beyond recall.
We have aimed to prepare a record of historical facts and events that are worthy of preservation, and believe we have succeeded to this extent.
Perfection is not claimed, as a perfect work cannot emanate from the finite and imper- fect; yet, we trust fair and just critics will approve the result of our efforts,
The biographical and genealogical features of this work have been ably prepared and . supervised by Dr. J. Van Ness Standish, Prof. M. L. Comstock, Prof. T. R. Willard, and Dr. William E. Simonds, a number of selected portraits, representative of both past and present generations, are also included, thus adding much of value and extending the sphere of personal interest in the publication. Especial acknowledgment is due to the late Dr. George Churchill for valuable information furnished and assistance rendered.
Valued articles, devoted to special topics, and histories of the townships and villages, have been prepared by gentlemen who were believed best fitted to write of the varions sub- jects thus treated, in each case the name of the author accompanying the article con- tributed.
The publishers have invested both time and money, unsparingly, and fully merit the success assured.
Believing the present will approve and the future most fully appreciate and value the results achieved, we leave for coming generations this record of the County's past-this momment to what it is.
Geo. Candee Sale.
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PART I.
KNOX COUNTY.
Early Illinois Counties, 617 .- County Organization, 617 .- First County Seat, 617 .- Early Homes, 618 .- Early Land Titles, 618 .- Early Licenses, 618 .- Immigration, 619 .- Estimate Placed on Prairie Lands, 619 .- Timber Lands, 620 .- Improved Conditions, 620 .- Growth in Population, 621 .- Early Development, 621 .- New County Buildings, 621 .- Industries, 622 .- Agriculture, 622 .- Stock Raising and Dairy Farming, 623 .- Hay and Grass Seed, 624 .- A Canal Boat Journey, 624 .- Roads and Bridges, 625 .- Spoon River, 626 .- Creeks, 626 .- Lake George, 626 .- Mines and Quarries, 626 .-- Brick Manufac- ture, 627 .- The Steel Plow, 628 .- Black Hawk War, 629 .- County Government, 629 .- Early Elections, 630 .- Location of County Seat, 630 .- Ilenry County Attached, 630 .- First Ferry, 630 .- Justice Pre- cincts, 630 .- Road Districts, 631 .- County Judges, 631 .- Township Organization, 631 .- War of the Rebellion, 632 .- Lists of County Officers, 633-637 .- Court Houses, 637 .- County Seat Controversy. 637 .- Rival Claims of Galesburg and Knoxville, 639 .- Legal Decision in Favor of Galesburg, 640 .- New Court House. 641 .- The Jail, 642 .- The Almshouse, 642 .- Railroads, 643 .- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé, 644 .- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 646 .- Fulton County Narrow Gauge, 650 .- Iowa Cen- tral, 651 .- Rock Island and Peoria, 651 .- County Schools. 651 .- Grand Army of the Republic, 653 .- Swedish Old Settlers' Association, 657 .- Farmers' Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company, 657 .- Covenant Mutual Life Association 657 .- Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association, 657.
PART II. GALESBURG.
Situation and Natural Features of Location, 659 .- Inception of Galesburg Colony, 659 .- Colo- nists' Committees, 660 .- Land for Colony Entered, 660 .- Plans for the Disposal of Land, 661 .- Colony Organization and First Titles, 661 .- The Village of Galesburg Platted, 661 .- First Arrival of Colo- nists, 662 .- Social Life, Religious Services and Schools, 662 .- Township Divided and Village Replatted, 663 .- Early Sawmills, 664 .- Early Dwellings, 664 .- Character of Real Estate Holdings, 664 .-- Trees and Shrubbery, 665 .- Growth and Development, 665 .- Depression and Recovery, 666 .- Village and City Incorporation, 666 .- Moral and Political Antagonisms, 667 .- Party Issues, 667 .- Temperance in Politics, 668 .- Incorporation under General Law, 668 .- Galesburg in the Civil War, 669 .- Street Paving, 669 .- Manufactures, 669 .- Transportation, Lighting and Telephone Service, 670 .- Fire Depart- ment, 670 .- Public Libraries, 670 .- Population, 671 .- Social Life, 671 .- Insurance Companies, 671 .- Historical Epochs, 671 .- Baptist Churches, 672 .- Catholic Churches, 672 .- Christian Church, 673 .- Christian Scientists, 673 .- Congregationalists, 673 .- Episcopal Churches, 674 .- Lutherans, 674. -Methodist Churches, 674 .- Presbyterians, 675 .- Salvation Army, 675 .- Universalist Society, 675 .- Mission Sunday School, 675 .- The Press, 676 .- The "News Letter," 676 .- "Republican-Register," 676. -"Evening Gazette, "677 .- "Evening Mail," 677 .- "Labor News," 677 .- Banking, 678 .- Reed's Bank- ing House, 678 .- Knox County Savings Bank, 678 .- First National Bank, 678 .- Second National Bank, 678 .- Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, 678 .- Galesburg National Bank, 678 .- Bank of Galesburg, 679 .- Hotels, 679 .- Water Supply, 680 .- Parks, 681 .- Military Companies, 682 .- Galesburg Light Guards, 682 .- Scandinavian Rifles, 682 .- Knox County Battalion, 682 .- Galesburg in the I. N. G., 682 .- The Record of Company C, 682, 683 .- Battery D, 683 .- Knox College, 684 .- The "Blanchard War, " 685 .- Extensions and Additions, 686 .- Student Organizations, 687 .- Inter-Collegiate Contests, 687 .- College Publications, 688 .- Lombard University, 688 .- Galesburg Public Schools, 689-692 .- Graded Schools, 690 .- Superintendents, 690 .- Manual Training Introduced, 691 .- School Buildings, 691 .- Statistics of Receipts, Attendance and Expenditure, 692 .- St. Joseph's Academy, 692 .- St. Mary's Primary School, 692 .- Corpus Christi Lyceum and University, 692 .- Kindergarten Normal School, 693, - Galesburg Free Kindergarten, 693. - Brown's Business College, 693. - Societies and Organizations, 694. - Society Halls, 694. - Ancient Order of Pyramids, 694. - United Workmen, 695. - Degree of Honor, 695. - Supreme Court of Honor, 695. - Fraternal Tribunes,
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695. -- Home Forum Benefit Order, 695. - I. O. of Foresters, 695. - I. O. Odd Fellows, 695 .- Degree of Rebekah, 696. - Knights of the Globe, 696. - Knights of the Maccabees, 696. -Ladies of the Maccabees, 696 .- Knights of Pythias, 696 .- Knights of Khorassen, 697 .- Rathbone Sisters, 697 .- Masonic Order, 697 .- Order of the Eastern Star, 698 .- Miner of Honor Lodge, 698 .-- Modern Woodmen of America, 698 .- Knox County Association of Modern Woodmen, 698 .- Royal Neighbors of America, 698 .- Mystic Workers of the World, 698 .- National Union, 698 .- Royal Arcanum, 698 .- Royal Circle, 699 .- Tribe of Ben Hur, 699 .- Select Knights of America. 699 .- McWade Auxiliary, 699 .- Catholic Total Abstinence Society, 699 .- Ladies' Temperance Aid Society, 699 .- I. O. Good Templars, 699 .- Temple of Honor and Temperance, 700 .- Grand Army of the Repub- lic, 700 .- Woman's Relief Corps, 700 .- United American Mechanics, 700 .- Daughters of Liberty, 700. -Union Veterans' Union, 700 .- Woman's Union Veteran Union, 700 .- Trades and Labor Assembly, 700 .- Ladies' Auxiliary to Trades Assembly, 701 .- American Federation of Labor, 701 .- Boilermakers' Union, 701. - Bricklayers' and Masons' Union, 701 .- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 701 .- Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, 701 .- Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 701. - Ladies' Auxiliary Lodge, 701 .- Cigarmakers' International Union, 701 .- Workingmen's Non-Partisan League, 701 .- Broommakers' Union, 701 .- Association of Machinists, 702 .- Journeymen Horseshoers' Union, 702 .- Journeymen Tailors' Union, 702 .- Order of Railway Conductors, 702 .- Ladies' Auxiliary, 702. --- Retail Clerks' Protective Association, 702 .- Typographical Union No. 283, 702 .- Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, 702 .- Clio Club, 702 .- Euterpean Club, 702 .- Fortnightly Club, 703 .- Haw- thorne Club, 703 .- Holmes Club, 703 .- Mosaic Club, 703 .- Mothers' Club, 703 .- Tourist Club, 703 .- Ancient Order of Hibernians, 703 .- Business Men's Association, 703 .- Business Men's Club, 703 .- Monitor Union, 703 .- Galesburg Mutual Union, 704 .- Knox County Bar Association, 704. - Retail Merchants' Association, 704. - Soangetaha Club, 704 .- Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 704. - Hospital and Sanitarium, 705 .- Biographical Sketches, 706-793: Josialı Babcock, 706; Newton Bate- man, 37; August Werner Berggren, 707; James Buchanan Boggs, 708; Aaron Boyer, 709; Samuel Brown, 709; Dwight W. Bunker, 710; James L. Burkhalter, 711; Clark E. Carr, 711; Maurice James Chase. 713; George Churchill, 713; Merritt M. Clark, 714; Chauncy Sill Colton, 715; Milton Lemmon Comstock, 716; Zelotes Cooley, 717; Joseph Costa, 718; Alfred M. Craig, 718; Levi Franklin Dan- forth, 719; Simeon B. Davis, 720; Loyal Case Field, 720; Jolin Huston Finley, 721; Francis A. Freer, 722; Thomas Gold Frost, 722; George Washington Gale, 723; William Selden Gale, 725; George Candee Gale, 738; Henry Gardt, 729; Mary E. F. Gettemy, 729; John Watson Grubb, 730, Royal Hammond, 730; Gustav Hawkinson, 731; Olof Hawkinson, 732; Oscar C. Housel, 732; Reuben Wil- liam Hunt. 733; Albert Hurd, 733; Paul Raymond Kendall, 735; William Owen Lovejoy, 735; Thomas Leslie McGirr, 736; Hiram Mars, 736; Seth Weller Mead, 737; Charles C. Merrill, 738; Timothy Moshier, 738; Nels Nelson, 739; Peter T. Olson, 740; Isaac Augustus Parker, 741; James Fulton Percy. 741; Isaac Stiles Perkins, 742; Henry M. Robbins, 743; John Robson, 743; David San- born, 744; Henry McCall Sisson, 744; Arthur A. Smith, 745; William H. Smollinger, 747; John Van Ness Standish, 747; William Lucas Steele, 749; Loren Stevens, 750; Mary Evelyn Strong, 751; Josiah Tilden, 752; George Wallace Thompson, 753; Frank David Thomson, 754; Joseph Tonello, 755; John James Tunnicliff, 755; John Bowen Vivion, 756; Wellington W. Washburn, 757; Eugene William Welch, 758; Lloyd Franklin Wertman, 759; Mary Allen West, 760; Nehemiah White, 761; Matthew Chambers Willard, 761; Thomas Rigney Willard, 762; Moses O. Williamson, 763; Ezra D. Aiken, 763; Norman T. Allen, 764; Absalom Austin Ames, 764; A. W. Anderson, 764; John Asa Andrews, 764; Norman Anthony, 764; John Avery, 765; Robert H. Avery, 765; Ames A. Barlow, 765; James Bel- lows, 766; Albert E. Berglund, 766; Morris Berger, 766; Marion J. Blanding, 766; H. P. Bowman, 766; Bartholomew Boyers, 766; William O'R. Bradley, 767; George W. Brown, 767; Henry Bruner, 767; James Binice, 767; Nels M. Burgland, 768; William Henry Calkins, 768; Ira S. Callander, 768; William Henry Smith Callander, 768; William S. Cameron, 769; George S. Chalmers, 769; Edward P. Chapin, 769; C. A. Church, 769; Albert J. Cline, 769; Octavius Jones Colton, 769; Robert Weir Colville, 769; John Newton Conger, 770; George F. Conley, 770; Forest F. Cooke, 770; Milo D. Cooke, 770; William F. Countryman, 770; James E. Cowan, 770; James Curtis Craig, 770; George Craig, 771; John H. Cul- ver, 771; Jolin C. Curran, 771; John Pearsons Cushing, 771; Peter McL. Davidson, 771; John Allen Wright Davis, 771; Elmer C. Dewein, 772; John Doll, 772; E. R. Drake, 772; Harley Franklin Drury, 772; Winfield Scott Duval, 772; Charles M. Eaves, 772; Samuel Crawford Elder, 773; Adolpli W. Ericson, 773; John C. Everett, 773; George A. Felt, 773; Silvanus Ferris, 773; Timothy H. Ferris, 773; Ephraim C. Fisher, 774; Daniel W. Flynn, 774; J. F. Flynn, 774; William H. Fox, 774; Nels S. Freeberg, 774; T. C. Garrity, 774; Martin Waterman Gay, 774; Byron Gent, 774; Edward R. Gesler, 775; Lewis L. Gibson, 775; Freeman D. Gillett, 775; Nels J. Gottshall, 775; John M. Graham, 775; Harry H. Griffith, 775; Daniel Judson Griswold, 775; Samuel W. Grubb, 775; Walter Gucker, 776; Charles Ernest Hair, 776; Ben. Bowles Hampton, 776; John Harthon, 776; Henry G. Hawkinson, 776; William Heath, 776; Addison P. Higgins, 777; Charles M. Hill, 777; Frank A. Hilton, 777; J. E. Hinchliff, 777; Fred R. Hinman, 777; John Hjerpe, 777; Gust. Hofflander, 777; James L. Hoopes, 777; Sollis R. Holmes, 777: James R. Howe, 778; Aaron Godfrey Humphrey, 778; Henry W. Humphrey, 778; Ransom C. Ilumt, 778; Alfred Hover, 778; Whit. Inness, 778: Frederick Reuben Jelliff, 779; C. H. Johnson, 779; Edward G. Johnson, 779; John Johnson, 779; Frank P. Jones, 779; Thomas Keefe, 779; Harvey E. Kellogg, 779; Edward J. King, 779; John King, 779; S. P. Kooser, 779; George C. Lanphere, 780; Richard Austin Lawrence, 780; Samuel F. Lawrence, 780; Walter I. Leggett, 780; James H. Lindsley, 780; James Harvey Losey, 781; Nehemiah H. Losey, 781; William A. Lutyens, 781; Abijah P. Lyke, 781; William Ernest Mabee, 782; Ida Marissa McCall, 782; John J. McHale, 782; Lewis Cass McKee, 782; H. F. Mead, 782; Charles Miller, 782; Patrick Henry Morrissey, 782;
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Charles J. Munson, 783; Daniel C. Murphy, 783; Hiram Myers, 783; Jacob W. Myers, 783; Timothy Nash, 783; Edward Neifert. 783; Isaac Price Norton, 784; John C. Oberg, 784; Albert Olson, 784, M. W. Olson. 784: Swan H. Olson, 784; Albert J. Ostrander, 784; George W Palmer, 784; C. . 1. Pahngren, 785: S. J. Parry, 785; Albert James Perry, 785; William L. Peterka, 785; John L. Peterson, 785: Peter Peterson, 785; William Irvin Phelps, 786; C. B. Potter, 786; Philip S. Post, 756; Robert M. Plank, 756; William Sidney Purington, 786; Henry Ware Read, 786; lleury J Redfield, 787; Bowman Franklin Reinmund, 787; Edward B. Reynolds, 787; F. C. Rice, 787; Vincent Ridgeley, 787; William Robert Rippetoe, 787; William A. Robbins, 787; Robert Alexander Ross, 788, C. B. Rowe, Jr., 788; Charles F. Rundquist, 755: Boston M. Shank, 788; Ellis Shannon, 785; William E. Simonds. 759; Charles Newton Smith, 789; M. L. Smith, 789; William N. Spake, 789; George M. Strain, 790: Nels O. Stromberg, 790; Dennis E. Sullivan, 790; E. J. Sullivan, 790; James Edward Sullivan, 790; P. H. Swain, 790; R. F. Swain, 790; Peter F. Swanson, 791; Michael J. Sweeney, 791; Harry 1. Swigert, 791: William F. Tait, 791; James E. Taylor, 791; Guthrie Treadwell, 791; Harry Turner, 792; George W. Ulrich, 792; Clarence A. Vincent, 792; Mortimer O. Waggoner, 792; John A. Walberg. 792: John Henry Washington, 793; James Heury Weidenhamer. 793; Amy Rooks West. 793; Harry Edmund Wheeler, 793; Alfred N. Willsie, 793; Wyrum Wiswell, 793; Nels S. Young, 793.
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PART III. TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Towns and Townships Distinguished, 795. RIO TOWNSHIP, 795 .- Natural Resources and Indus- tries, 795 .- "Fort Aggie, " 795. - Pioneers, 795 .- First Events in Rio. 796 .- Rio Village, 796 .- Societies, 796 .- Biographical Sketches of Rio Citizens, 797, 798: Wilson R. Adams, 797; Fred Smith Brown, 797; Jacob Edward Brown, 797; Carl Conrad, 797; Wilson Coziahr, 797; Arthur J. Edgar, 797; Ira R. Hull, 797: Frank A. Melton. 797; Samuel Wells May, 798; Angus Moor, 798; Charles W. Olson, 798; Samuel Stafford, 798: John Weech, 798; Willard Justin White, 798; Winn Conger Wikoff, 798; David E. Woolley, 798. ONTARIO TOWNSHIP, 799 .- First Settlers, 799 .- Early Schools and Stores, 799 .- Storms, 799 .- Organization and Township Officers, 799 .- Churches and Politics, 800. - Ontario in the Civil War, 800 .- Oneida, 800. - Incorporation and City Officers, 800 .- Oneida Churches, 801 .- Ele- vators and Banks, 801 .- A Progressive City, 801 .- Journalism, 801 .- Societies, 802 .- Biographical Sketches, 802-811: Judson Wright Allen, 802: Henry Wetmore Crane, 802; James Wilson Crane, 803; Joseph Fisher, 803; Gustav Eric Fredericks, 803; James Hammond, 804; Hugh M. Mitchell, 804; John Raymond Mitchell, 805; William J. Mosher, 805; William J. Pittard, 806; Alvah Reynolds, 806; Wilford L. Allen, 806; Andrew Boland Anderson, 807; Reuben Ballou Anderson, 807: Charles M. C. Brown, 807; J. Calvin Burt, 807: Abraham S. Clearwater, 807; Levi J. Cox, 807; Mrs. A. E. Edwards, 808: Oscar Locke Fay, 808; Joseph Alexander Finley, 808; Mrs. Emily A. Fleming, 808; William Hannam, 809; John Holm, 809; Martiu S. Holt, 809; George Donald Mackintosh, 809; Elvira Lee Melton, 809; Albert Dwight Metcalf, 809; Samuel P. Mitchell, 810; Frank Murdoch, 810; George Lowry Stephenson, 810; Harrison Van Auken, 810; Charles Bridge Wetmore, 811. WALNUT GROVE TOWNSHIP, 811 .- Natural Features, 811 .- Altona, 811, 812 .- Early Settlers and First Crops, 811 .- The Mormons, 811 .- Early Schools, 812. - Character of Altona Residents, 812. - Churches, Banks and Societies, 813 .- Biographical Sketches, 813-818: John G. Dahlberg, 813; John Miller MIckie, 814; George W. Sawyer, 814; Anders J. Anderson, 815; John W. Andrews, 815; Levi Knox Byers, 815; George E. Challman, 815; Leonard B. Cummings, 816; Benjamin Dayton, 816; Peter Gibson, $16; Charles Hanson, 816: J. F. Hubbell, 816; Peter Larson, 816; Elias B. Maine, 816; Hugh McGann, 816; James McGann, 816; Thomas McMaster, 817; Josiah Multer, 817; Frank Nelson, 817; Swan Nel- sou, 817; Charles C. Sawyer, 817; Robert C. Sellon, 817; David J. Shear. 817; W. M. Stockdale, 818; Simeon S. Stuckey, 818; George V. Suydam, 818; John A. Tornquist, 818; John P. Walgreen, 818; Frank Ward, 818. LYNN TOWNSHIP, 818 .- Arrival of the Frakers, 818. 819 .- Other Early Settlers, 819 .- First Tavern, 820 .- Physicians and Schools, 820 .- First religious services, 820 .- Mills and Mar. kets, 821 -Organization, Officers and Population, 821 .- Biographical Sketches, 821-828: Gideon .1. Barlow, 821; John Ashley Beals, 822; John Spare Collinson, 822; John G. Emery, 823; Austin Smith, 823; Heman P. Smith, 824, A. A. Snider, 824; Warfield B. Todd, 825; Alexander W. Albro, 825; Charles Lawrence Appell, 825, Fred Atherton, 825; John Albert Chelman, 826; Richard F. Gibbs, 826; John W Hamerstrand, 826, J. B. Hathaway, 826; Thomas A. Hayes, 826; Edward L. Jackson, 826; Charles H. Jones, 827; R. P. Kirmeen, 827, Edward L. Kewley, $27; Burton F. Nance. $27; George W Potter, 827, William 1 Sellon, 827: Daniel W. Sheahan. 827: James G. Sheahan, <27; Taylor C Swan, 828. VICTORIA TOWNSHIP, 828 .- Surface and Drainage, 828 .- Pioneers and Popula- tion, 828 .- First Town Officers, 828 .- Victoria Village, 829 .- Location and Growth, 829 .- Schools and Churches, 829 .- An Anti-License Town, 830 .- Societies, 830 .- Biographical Sketches, 830-833: George W Reynolds, 830, John Becker, 830; Frederick Bulson, 830; James Coleman, 831; Clayton A. De Wolf, 831; Eric Ericson, 831; Svante B. Hardine, 831; Charles O. Hedstrom, 831; Jonas Hedstrom, 831: Samuel Jarvis, 832; Justus A. Larson, 832; Aaron W. Olmsted, 832; Charles S. Robinson, 832; Charles A. Sayre. 832; John E. Silen, 832; Charles D. Sornborger. 833; George M. Sornborger, 833; Thomas Woolsey, 833. COPLEY TOWNSHIP, 833 .- Natural Features, 833 .- Pioneers and Scotch Set- tlers. 833 .- "First Things, " 834 .- Etherly. 834. - Railroad Facilities, $34 .- First Town Officers, 834 .-
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