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April 15, 1865
28 George S. Boutwell Mar. 11, 1xGp
29 Wm. A Richardson ..... ... Mar 17, 1-73
30 Benj. H. Bristow .June 4, 1874
31 Lot M. Morrill .July 7, 1876
32 John Sherman. Mar. 8, 1877
33 William Windom Mar. 4, 1881
34 Chas. G. Folger Dec.,
Mar.
4. 1833
6 Daniel D. Tomokins .... Mar. 4, 1817
Mar. 5, 18 .1
7 John C. Calhoun Mar. 4. 1825
Mar. 4, 1829
8 Martin Van Buren. Mar. 4, 1833
Mar. 4, 1833
9 Wm. Henry Harri on ... .Mar. 4, 1841
27 William MI Evarts Mar 12, 1877
28 James G. Blaine Mar. 4, 1881
29 Frelinghuysen, F. T .. ... Dec., 1881
33 Alphonso Taft Mar.
34 James D. Cameron. May
22, 1876
MAr.
4,1-33
21, 1868
Mar.
4, 1837
April
6.181I
13, 1841 6, 1815
22 Alex. W. Randall ... July 23 John A. J. Cresswell. .. Mar.
25, 1866
5, 1869
. Mar.
4. 1873
Mar.
4, 1x13
7 Wm H. Crawford = Mar. 5, 1817
9 Samuel D. Ingham. .Mar. 6, 1829
10 Louis MeLane. .Aug. 2, 1831
9 John Branch. Mur.
14 Ahel P. Upshur. .. April
8, 1849 22, 1850 22, 1852 7,1853
8 Cæsar A. Roduey. Mar.
4, 1×09
5, 1861 4, 1865
5,1869 25,1869
M:Lr.
4,1825
Mar.
4,1837
19 Johu Nelson July
1, 1843
5 Roger Griswold
5, 1801
Mar.
4.1813
8 John Qui jny Adam 41
.Mar. 5, 1821
1 George Washington ...... April 30, 1789
... Mar. 4. 1793
18 James Buchanan .. Mar. 6, 1x45
24 Charles M. Conrad. Ang. 15, 1850
5 Return J. Meigs, Jr ..... Mar. 17, 1814
.. Mar.
5,1821
6 John Quincy Adams
April 15, 1865
31, 1852
4, 1865
April 13, 1x65
4 Gideon Granger. .Nov.
5, 1841
Mar.
13, 1817
*John Gaillard.
April 6, 1841
Name.
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. State.
Born Dird.
F. A. Muhlenberg
Pennsylvania ..
Ist Congress
April 1, 1789, to March 4, 1791
1750
1801
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut.
2d Congress ...
October 24, 1791, to March 4, 1793.
1710
1809
F. A. Muhlenberg.
Pennsylvania
3d Congress.
December 2, 1793, to March 4, 1795.
Jonathan Dayton
New Jersey.
4th Congress
December 7, 1795, to March 4, 1797
1760
1828
Theodore Sedgwick
Massachusetts
6th Congress
December 2, 1799, to Maich 4, 1801.
1746
1813
Nathaniel Macon
North Carolina.
.th Congress
December 7, 1801, to March 4, 1803.
1757
1837
Joseph B. Varnum.
Massachusetts.
10th Congress.
October 26, 1807, to March 4, 1809
1750
1821
Henry C.
Kentucky 16
12th Congress
November 4, 1811, to March 4, 1813
1717
1852
Langdon Cheves.
South Carolina, 2d Session.
13th Congress
January 19, 1814, to March 4, 1815
Derember 4, 1x13, to March 4, 1815.
December 1, 1817, to March 4, 1819.
December 6, 1819, to May 15, 1820.
17×4
18544
Henry Clay
Kentucky
18th Congress.
John W. Taylor.
New York
19th Congress
Andrew Stevenson.
Virginia
20th Congress
December 3, 1827, to March 4, 1829.
1784
1857
John Bell.
Tennessee, 2d Session
23d Congress
June 2, 1834, to March 4, 1835.
1,97
1869
James K. Polx
Robert M. T. Hunter
Virginia
26th Congress
John Wuite ..
Kentucky
27th Congress
May 31, 1841, 10 March 4, 1843.
1805
1845
John W. Jones
Virginia
25th Congress
1805
1818
John W. Davis
Indiana.
20th Congress
December 1, 1845, to March 4, 18-17
1799
1850
Robert C. Winthrop.
Massachusetts.
30th Congress
December 6, 1847, to March 4, 1849.
1809
Howell Cohb
Georgia
31-t Coogress
December 22, 1849, to March 4, 1851
1×15
1868
Linn Boyd
Kentucky
32d Congress
December 1, 1861, to March 4, 1853.
1800
1859
Nathaniel P. Banks.
Massachusetts
34th Congress
February 2 1856, to March 4, 1837
James L. Orr ....
south Carolina
35th Congress
December 7, 1857, to March 4, 1>59
1892
18,3
Wm. Pennington
New Jersey
36th Congress
February 1, 1800, to March 4, 1861
1.96
1862
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
37th Congress
July 4, 1×61, to March 4, 1863
1×23
S .huyler Colfax
Indiana
38th Congress
December 7, 1803, to March 4, 1865
December 4, 1x65, to March 4, 1867
40th Congress,
March 4, 1867, to March 4, 1869
James G. Blaine.
Maine
41st Congress
March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1871
18330
42d Congress
March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1873
December 1, 1873, to March 4, 1873.
Michael C Kerr
Indiana,
44t i Congress.
December 6, 1875, to August 20, 1:76
1876
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania, 2d Session.
4-4th Congress
December 4, 1876, to March 4, 1877
1828
=
=
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AT EACH CENSUS, FROM 1790 TO 1880, FROM THE OFFICIAL CENSUS.
States and Territories.
1790.
1900.
IS10.
1920.
1930.
1840.
1950.
1860. 1570.
150.
Per cent. increase To to '80.
The United States ...
3929214 3929214
5308483
7239881
9633822 9600783
12866020 1282080%
17009153 17019641
23191876 23067262
3118374₺
38508371 3×115641
50152866 49365595
30.06 90.52
Alabama
127901
309527
590756
771623
904:01
1262794
26.66
Arkansas ..
14255
30388
97574
209897
435450
802564
65.65
California
379994
560247
864686
54.34
Colorado.
34277
89864
194649
388.28
Connecticut
237946
251002
21 1942
275148
297675
309018
370792
460147
537454
G22683
15.85
Delaware
¿9096
64273
72074
72749
70748
78085
91532
112216
120015
14+ 654
17.30
Georgia
>2545
16268G
252433
310985
516×23
691393
900185
1057286
1184109
1539048
29.97
Indiana ..
56 1
24520
147178
313031
6858GG
988416
1350428
1680637
1978302
17.70
Kansas,
73677
220055
406511
561135
6337917
982405
115568
155684
1648708
24.80
Maine.
9/340
151719
228705
208269
399415
501793
583169
628279
626915
648945
3.15
Maryland.
31978
311549
380546
407350
447040
470019
583034
687049
780894
934632
19.68
Massachusetts.
37×787
422845
472040
523159
610408 31639
737699
994514
1457351
1783012
22.34
Michig .n.
749113
1184059
1636331
38,19
Minnesota
172023
439706
78080G
77.57
Mississippi
791305
827922
1331592
36,67
Missouri.
20:45
66557
140455
383702
6820-44
1182012
2168804
25.99
Nebraska ..
28841
452433
217.83
New Hampshire.
11:885
183858
214460
244622
269328
284574
317976
320073
318300
316084
9.01
New Jersey
1$4139
211149
215562
277426
320823
373306
489555
672035
906096
1130892
24.80
New York
341020
5×4051
959049
1372111
1918609
2428921
3097334
3880735
6083810
15.99
North Carolina
393751
478103
565504
737987
75 :419
869039 992622
1400047
30,67
Ohio
45365
230760
935903
1519467
2359511
266526
3198239
19.99
Oregon
434373
602365
8100g1
1047507
1348233
172403:
2311786 147545
174620
217353
27.22
South Carolina
249073
345591
416115
502741
581185
591398
668507
703708
705606
40 95
Tennessee
105002
261727
422771
G×1904
520210
1002717
1109801
1258520
1542463
22.5G 91.55
Vermont.
$0425
154465
217895
235966
280652
201948
314120
315098
330551
332286
.52
Virginia
747610
880200
974600
1065116
1211405
7230797
1421GG1
1596,18
122G163
1512806
23.12
West Virginia
39.91
Wisconsin
24.72
The States.
3929214
5924 390
721.5858
9600783
12820868
17019641
23067262
31183744
38115641
49309595
29.52
Arizona.
Dakota.
District of Columbia.
14093
24023
33039
39834
4371
51187
7050
131770
177635
34.88
IJaho.
14999
32611
117.42
New Mexico
01517
93516
91×74
118430
¥8.90
l'tah ..
11350
40273
>6786
14390G
65.81
Washington
11594
23955
75120
213.58
Wyoming
127.98
The Territories
14003
24023
33039
39534
43712
124614
259577
442730
783271
Total Population
3929214
5308483
7239881
9633822
12866020
17069453
23191876
31443321
38558371
50152860
30.06
Increase
Increase,
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase
Increase Increase
per cent.
per cent. percent. [ per cent. per cent. per cent.
per cent. per cent per cent.
1700-1800. 1801-1810 1810-1820. 1820-1830. 1830-1840. 1840-1850. 1850-1860. 1860-1$70. 1870-1 8
35 10.
36.78.
33.04.
32.51.
33 42.
35.83.
35.11.
29.65
30.0.
...
22d Congress
...
23d Congress
December 2, 1833, to June 2, 1834
1595
1819
25th Congress
September 5, 1837. to March 4, 1:39.
December 16, 1838, to March 4, 1841 ....
1809
...
21st Congress
December 7, 1529, to March 4, 1831
December 5, 1831, to March 4, 1833.
Henry Clay.
Kentucky.
11th Congress
15th Congress
16th Congress
John W. Taylor
New York, 2d Session,
IGth Congress
Philip P. Barbour
Virginia
tith Congress
December 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823.
1">3
1841
December 1, 1823, to March 4, 1825.
December 5, 1825, to March 4, 1827 ..
11th Congress
May 22, 1809, to March 4, 1-11
13th Congress
May 24, 1x13, to January 19, 1814
1857
44
sth Congress
October 17, 1803, to March 4, 185
9th Congress
December 2, 1805, to March 1, 1807.
......
16
5th Congress
May 15, 1797, to March 3, 1799 ...
9638 14181
135180
853.24
Montana
20595
39157
90.12
Rhode Island.
68825
69122
76931
83015
97199
10×530
52465 2006215
90923
174767
92.21
Pennsylvania
3521051
4282786
21.60
Florida
140424
187748
267351
42.39
Illinois,
12282
55162
15,445
476183
851470
1711951
2539891
3078769
21.22
Iowa.
674913 107206
364399
995966
173.14
Louisiana
7655G
152923
215739
352411
517762
708002
720915
940103
29.32
4742
8765
212267
397664
10352
75448
136421
375651
606526
1721205 122993
Nevada
6857
4291
62265
46,53
Texas
212592
604213
818579
1592574
442014
618443
30915
305391
7758×1
1054670
1315480
66
39th Congress
45th Congress.
October 15, 1877, to March 4, 1x79.
46th Congress
March 18, 1x79, to.
192214
1194020
1624620
86.0G
Kentucky
=
43d Congress
34730
54477
87445
31443321
The States.
5294390
7215858
33d Congress.
December 5, 1853, to March 4, 1-55
24th Congress
December 7, 1835, to March 4, 1x37.
December 4, 1843, to March 4. 1845.
....
November 15, 1820, to March 4, 1821
...
Congress.
Term of Service.
9118
20788
76.91
1837
40441
318.73
1980329 13294
4382759 1071361
6388 9 581295
13112
92597
9'H 992 484471
276528 995622
1231056
43
POPULATION OF ILLINOIS.
Stat ment showing the population of the State of Illinois by Counties, according to the United States census, from the year 1800 to the year 1 s0, and date of organization and name of County Seat ;
Counties.
1810.
1820.
1×30.
1840.
1870.
1950.
1880.
When organized.
County Srats.
Adams
2.186
14, 476
26,30%
41,323
56,343
59, 148 January 13, 1825.
Quincy
Alexander
626
1,390
3,313
2, 4×4
4,707
10, 564
14, 809 March 4, 1819.
Bond.
2,931
2,931
5, 060
6, 1-14
9, ×1
133 152
14, 873 January 4, 1817 ...:
Greenville ..
Boone ..
1,705
7,624
11, 67%
12, 942
11,527 March 4, 1837
Belvidere
Brown.
4, 1x)
-. 19%
12, 205
13, 014 February 1. 1839 ..
Mi. Sterling ..
Bureau
3,057
24, 426
34, 415
33, IS9 February 28, 1437
Princeton
Calhoun.
741,נ
3,231
5,111
6,562
7, 171 January 10, 1vi
Hardin
Carroll
1,021
4. ÔNG
11,733
1 1,705
16, 985 February 22, 14Zł
Mt. Carroll
Cass
2, 981
7,273
11, 325
11,500
14, 104 March 3, 1937
Virgini ...
Champaiza
40, 860 February 2 1, 1-33
Urbana
Christi in
1,878
3. 203
11, 192
20,33
28, 232 February 15, 1-39.
Taylorville
Clark
9.31
3,940
7,433
9.532
11,987
14, 719
21, 900 March 22, 1419 ..
Marshall
ClaLy
3, 228
4, 280%
9,33G
15, 875
16, 195 Decemiln'r 23, 1821.
Louisville,
Clinton
2,330
3,718
5,139
191, 941
16, 283
18, 718 December 27, 1824.
Carlyle
Coles.
9, 616
0,337
11, 203
25, 235
27, 055 December 25, 143.
Charleston.
Cook
10,201
43, 383
144, 994
39, 900
607, 719 Jannary 11, 123
Chicago ..
Crawford.
2,999
3,117
4 422
7,13%
11, 151
13,849
16, 190 December 31, 1SIG ..
RuFinson.
Cumberland
DeKalb
26, 774 March 4, 1x5
Spramore
De Witc
3,217
5.002
10, 8220
14, 768
17, 014 March 1, 1830.
( linton
Du Page
3,537
9. 200
מייל , 14
14, 6%.
19, 187 February 9, 1-30.
Wheaton
Edwards
3,444
3,0,0
3, 524
5,451
7,565
x, con November 28, 1:14
Albion ..
Effingham
2,704
8,075
11, 189
19, 63%
23,213 February 14, 1821
Vandalia.
Ford
1.743
4,013
3. 682
5.681
9.33
12, 652
41, 210 January 28, 1823.
Lewistown
Greene ...
7.174
11, 991
12, 129
16.093
20, 277
Hamilton
2,01G
3.915
0,015
11,014
16, 712 February 8, 1821
MrLeansboro
Hanrock ...
9,01G
14,652
29, 061 31, 935
Carthage.
Hardlin
א17 ,1
2, 487
3,759
5,113
6, 021 March 2, 1859
Elizabethtow }
Henderson
43
1. 2 9
4.612 3.81;
24,600
35.500
36, 009 January 13, 1425 ...
( mbridge.
Iroquois
1,742
1,828
3,66
5, 802
9,580
10, 631
Jasper.
1, 172
3,220
8.364
11, 234
Jefferson
2,355
5 702
8.109
12,965
17.84
Jersey
2,111
6,180
18, 00!
17,325
27,820
27, 534 February 17, 1:27
Galena.
Johnson Kane
843 1,500
3, 626
4,11-1
9,312
11,248
31 062
39, 0001
44, 956 January 1%, 1846.
Geneva.
Kendall
274
7,00
13, 279
24, 603
39,522
Lasalle
9,31%
17. 815
4%.332
60, 792
70, 420 January 15, 1831
Lawrence ..
3,"68
7,092
6,121
9, 214
12.533
13,663 January 16. 1:21
Lee.
Livingston
759
1.552
Logan.
2,333
5,128
11,272
23,053
25, 041 February 1
39
Lincoln.
Maron
1.192
3,039
3, 98%
13, 738
20,481
30, 671 Jannary 13, . 20 ...
Deratur.
Maronpin
1.900
7,826
17, 355
21, 602
32,726
37, 705 January 17, 1829.
Carlinville
EIwardsville
Marshall
1,849
5, 180
13. 437
16,956
Mason
5,921
10, 031
14, 184
Massa".
4,09
6, 213
9.581
10, 443 February 8, 1843.
Melonough
5,308
5,610
20.009
23,509
27, 984 January 25, 1826.
McLean
6,503
10, 163
2×, 772
53,989
Menard
4,431
6,349
9,584
11, 7.15
Mercer
1,516
2,00 0
4. 481
7. 679
12, <32
12, 982
13, 682 Jine 1, 1916.
Waterloo ..
Morgan.
12,711
19, 547
16, 004
22,112
31, 519 January 31, 1823
Ogle
3,479
1),020
22,848
27,42
29, 946 January IG, 1834 ..
Oregon
Peoria
6,153
17,547
36, 601
47.540|
55, 419 January 13, 1x25.
Peoria ...
Pinckneyville Monticello
Pike
2,300;
11,728
18. 810
27 219
30, 708
33, 761 January 31, 1821.
Piltsfield
Pope ..
2,610
3,316
4,004
3,97:
6,742
11.437
13, 256 April 1, 1-16
Golconda
Putnam.
1,310|
2,131
3.92*
5. 75
C. 2801
5, 555 January 13, 1825.
Hennepin.
Randolph
1,107
7,273
3,492
2.610
6.937
21,005
29.7×3
15, 94 February 21, 1x17
Harrisburg
Sangamon
12,960.
14,71
19. 229
32,274
46, 352
52, 902 January 3), 1821
Springfield.
Schuyler
9,959
10,572
11, 641
17,419
16, 249 January 13, 1-25
Rushville
Srott.
6. 215
7,911
9,069
10,330
10, 715 February 11, 1:30
Winchest .r.
Shebly
2,972
6,650
7, 807
11 613
27 476
30, 232 January 23, 1-27
Shelbyville
*St. Clair
1,25) 5,5 7
5,218
13, 631
١٩١ ,20
37,404
$1.00%
31, 970 March 4, 1837 ..
Freeport.
Tazowell
4,510
7.221
19,059
21.470
27.903
19, 679 January 31, 1827
Pekin
ITnion
2,362
3,23 )
5.521
7,61.
11,181
11,518
18, 100 January 2. 1818
ניצולציומסז.
Vermilion
5.800
9.30%
11, 492
31,388
41, 000 January 13, 1826.
Danville
Wabash.
2,710
4,210
4, 690
7,313
8,811
9, 915 December 27, 1824
Mt. C'armel.
Washington
1,91%
1,677
4.81"
6, 953
13. 731
17, 599
21, 117 Jannary 2, 1918.
Nashville
Wayne
1,111
2,553
5, 133
6, 82
12, 223
19, 758
21, 297 March 2, 1819 ..
Fairfield
White
4,812
6,001
7,919
8 925
15 43
16,810
23, 090 December !. 1825 Carmi
Whiteside
9,51-1
5,391
14, 737
27,503
30, 838 January 14, 1936
Morrison.
Will
1 1, 167
1,704
20,321
43. 013
53, 124 Jannary 12, 1336
Juliet
Winnebago
4, GOD
11,773
21, 191
20,301
30, 51x January 14, 1836. Rockford
4,415
13, 282
18, 95G
21, 630 February 27, 1841 Metamora.
Aggregate
2,315 12,282 55.12 17,445. 476, 1834 831, 470 0, 711, 951 2,530. 811. 3. 178 630
Salem.
Laron ...
Havana.
Metropolis
MeHenry
2,578
14, 978
22, 080
23, 762
24, 914 January 15, 1836.
Woodstock
Petersburg
Aledo.
Montgomery
2,953
4. 4:00
6,277
13 979
25,314
28, 086 February 12, 1821
Hillsboro
Jacksonvi le ..
Moultrie
3,234
6, 385
17, 385|
13, 705 February 11, 1841
Sullivan
Perry
1,215
3, 222
5, 278
9,552
13, 723
Piatt
1.00
6,127
10, 953
15, 83 January 27, 1841
Pulaski.
2,261
3,013
9, 507 March 3, 1543
Mound City
Richland
4.019
9,711
12 × 3
15, 546 February :4, 1:41
38, 314 February 9, 1-31
Rock Island
Salin
13,550
6.221
14,433
20, 441
31,351
44,131
50, 141 September 14, 1812
Marion
2,125
4,742
6, 720
12, 739
20,622
23, 691 January 21, 1823.
15,034 January 19, 1839.
GO, 115 Derember 25, 1830
Bloomington
2,352
5,24r
27,012
18, 7691
Monroe
3 15
7.405
13,112
33,338
34, 211
8. 0.55
11,174
12, 562 Soptemhar 11, Is12.
Shawneetown
23, 014 January 20, 1921.
Carrollton.
Grandy
3.023
14, 370
11,99%
16. 738 February 17, 1-11
35, 47 February 26, 1833
Watseka ..
22, 508 January 19, 1816.
Murphysboro.
14, 515 February 1, 1931
Nr.wt in
20, 02; March 20, 1810
Mt. Vernon ..
15, 316 February 28, 1839
Jerseyville.
13, 079 September 11, 1-12.
Vienna.
Kankakee
13 112
7,73
13 071
12,390
13, 081 February 10, 1411
Yorkville
38, 300 Jannary 13, 1×25
Galesburg .
21,299 March 1, 183.
Waukegan.
Ottawa.
Lawrenceville
27,171
27,404 February 27
Dixon ..
31,471
38, 450 February 27
Pontiac
Edgar.
8.25
1". 492
14, 927
21. 470
25, 501 Jannary 3, 1823
Paris ..
1.077
3, 799
7 816
1.5, 05:
1×, 924 February 15, 16.11
Effingham
Fayette.
1,079
9, 103
15, 105 February.17, 1850
Paxton.
16, 129 January 2, 181%.
Benton
Folton
Gallatin ...
1,607
7,540
10,08G
43, 265
Douglas
7. 140
13. 4 4
15, 857 February 13, 1557
Tuscola
3,71%
8, 311
12, 223
13, 762 May 1, 1943 ...
Majority Point.
10, 755 January 20, 1×41
(}quawka
Ilenry
1,695
4.11:
1,327
2, 782
Jackson ..
4,535
7,354
12, 051
15, 054
JoDavioes
6,501
13,703
24,352
24, 961 February 11, 1851
Kankakve City
Lake
11,220
18, 257
21,014
2, 035
5,999
17, GGI
11,637
16, 211 January 29, 1811
13, 028 February 11, 1 39.
19, 501 January 13, 1825 ..
Chester.
Rock Isla ul
1,573
3, 710
0,004
10, 751
11, 299 March 2, 1.39,
Toulon.
Stephenson.
2,800
11. GGr
25, 119
30,00%
22, 910 January 13, 1825
Monmonth.
Williamson
7.210
12, 2'17
17,329
19. 32G February 29, 1839.
larion.
Woodford
4.1:29
11,070
17. 205
25, Gal April 28, 1x09.
5.500
9.31
12, :11
Stark
61,870 April 28. 1809.
Belleville
Warren
6. 739
8,174
18,336
23. 174
16, 008 January 20, 1827
Morris.
35, 352 January 13, IN25 ..
9,501
12, 542
Franklin.
1,000
2, 619
11, 629
32, 7.37
* St. Clait county was organized April 27th, 1700, hv Arthur St. Clair, then Governor and Commander-in-chief of " The territory of the United States north- west of the Ohio river, ' re-organized after Illinois had been established as a Territory, April 28th, 1800.
28,103
Macomb
Knox
Madison
HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
7.078
5,41%
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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
CHAPTER III.
GEOGRAPHY, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND RAIL- ROAD FACILITIES.
GEOGRAPHY, POPULATION, TOPOGRAPHY, TIMBER, HYDROGRAPHY, MOUNDS, SOIL, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, CENSUS, ETC, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, RIVER, RAIL, AND EARLY PACKET LINES.
WING to the irregularity of conforma- tion of the State of Illinois, it is hard to locate Madison county speci- fically ; to speak of it as one of the south-western counties is eminently pro- per. Geographically it lies wholly with- in the degree belt lying south of the thir- ty-ninth parallel of latitude, whilst the thirteenth meridian of longitude west from Washington bisects it north and south. Its northern boundary is 39º north latitude; its southern 38° 33' north ; whilst its eastern is 12º 36' 30" west longitude, and its most western point 13º 16' west. Its greatest length east and west is thirty-four miles. Its width twenty-four miles. It contains 720.08 square miles or 461,315.86 acres. It is bounded on the north by Jersey, Macoupin and Mont- gomery counties; on the east by Bond and Clinton, on the south by Clinton and St. Clair, west by the Missis- sippi river and Jersey county. The Mississippi river washes its western boundary for a distance of over twenty miles. The county derives its name from James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, during whose administration it was organized. The geographical situation of the county is unsurpassed It embraces sixteen full and eight fractional parts of congressional townships and is divided for political purposes into twenty-three townships as follows : Helvetia, Saline, Leef, New Douglas, St. Jacobs, Marine, Alhambra, Olive, Jarvis, Pin Oak, Hamel, Omph, Ghent, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Fort Russell, Moro, Nameoki, Chouteau, Wood River, Fosterburg, Venice, Alton and Godfrey.
Edwardsville, situated a little southwest of the geographi- cal and almost exactly upon the population centre of the county, is its capital. It is eighteen miles distant from St. Louis and ninety miles from Springfield, the capital of the State.
The first surveys of land under the government of the United States were made in January, 1808, in what is now Collinsville township by John Messenger. During the same year J. Milton Moore, and J. Messenger, a sub- contractor under William Rector, ran several township lines. The entire work of setting forth the metes and bounds of such townships was not completed until some time in January, 1$19. At various times between the dates above given lines were run by J. Messenger, J. M. Moore,
Thomas W. Thurstou, Enoch Moore, J. S. Conway, Charles Powell, H. Morley, E Barcroft, George Frazer, G. Marshall, C. Lockhart, J. Judy and Joseph Borough. Prior to any entries of these lands were claims located in accordance with various provisions for such, which were set forth in a report made by Messrs Michael Jones and E. Bockus, commissioners to sit in judgment upon the various claims brought under the provisions of various acts of Congress. Their first reports bear date December 31st, 1809. " There are," say the commissioners, " four species of claims upon which, as commissioners for this district, we have had to act. 1st. Those founded on ancient grauts or allotments derived from former government or from the Indians. 2d. Those founded on the grant of a donation of four hundred acres to each of those who were heads of families in the county at or before the treaty with England in 1783. 3d. Those founded on having actually improved and cultivated land in the country, under a supposed grant of the same by court commandant. 4th. Those founded on their having been enrolled on the 1st of August, 1790, and done duty in the militia." The first and second of these classes were under the act of June 20, 1778, and third and fourth under that of March 3d, 1791. To the second of these belong the first confirmations of lands within the limits of Madison County. To the third were several, whilst to the fourth were more than half the whole number. These claims will be presented properly elsewhere in this work.
POPULATION.
The population at different periods is as follows :
1818. (Dana's Geographical Sketch ). 5,456
1820. (State census, Edwardsville Spectator ). 8,549
1820. (United States census,) 13,550
1830. (Peck's Gazeteer). 6,540
1840. (United States Census). . . 14,433
1850. 20,44I
1860. 31,556
1865. (State Ceusus). . 42,042
1870. (United States Census). 44,322
1880. 6.
50,141
Discrepancies in this table are partially accounted for by changes in territory. Madison county at one time reached to the north line of the United States and embraced a terri- tory now divided not alone into counties but states as well.
TOPOGRAFIIY.
The surface of the country presents a pleasing variety, gently rolling prairies predominating. The majestic bluff's of the Mississippi present a rocky wall along its shore from the mouth of the Illinois to Alton and then tending inland around the great American bottom, round their fronts into grassy sloped hills that go down more gently to the fertile fields of the garden spot of Illinois. These bluff's, like adamantine walls checking the course of destruction of raging floods, are from eighty to one hundred and fifty feet in height. From their crest a lovely panorama spreads out to view, comprehending as it does a view of the valley of the great Misscuri which commingles its muddy waters with
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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
those of the Mississippi in their onrushing to the sea, and the intervening landscape of cultivated fields, here and there marred by stretches of sand or sloughs waiting to be made to bloom and blossom as the rose before the hand of in- dustry when once redeemed by drainage. Eastward from the bluffs are far-reaching prairies relieved by grove-crowned eminences, beautiful valleys and inviting hillsides. On many of the prairies are stretches of young and vigorous timber, where once was au open space consequent upon annual fires sweeping everything before them. The timber tracts, in the main, follow the meanderings of the various streams or crown the bluffs that hem in the valleys. The principal prairies are known as Ridge Prairie, Marine Prairie, Round Prairie, Liberty Prairie, Looking Glass Prairie, Six Mile Wet, or formerly Gillham's, Rattan's Prairie and Sand Prairie. All are fertile ; indeed are uusur- passed in the great Mississippi valley.
TIMBER.
The native kinds of timber are fully set forth in the chapter on the Flora of the county, hence demand but brief mention here. The largest bodies of timber skirt the streams. Oak in great variety abounds, embracing black, white, overcup, post, &e. There are also white, black and shellbark hickory, soft and sugar maple, ash, sassafras, black and white, or English walnut, wild cherry, elm, pecan, sycamore, honey locust, box alder, paw-paw, buckeye, red- bird, persimmon, hackberry and other woods indigenous to south and central Illinois. Of shade trees there are black locust, elm, maple, and representatives of the numerous family of evergreens. The preservation of the forest growth is a matter of vital importance. When it is remembered that wood is an article of constant daily consumption, posi- tively indispensable to nearly every use and appliance of modern civilization ; that railroads require millions of ties annually for purposes of construction as well as reparation, it becomes a question of moment when will the supply be exhausted? The cessation of prairie fires, with their besom of destruction, admits a growth not enjoyed before the occu- pation of the land in the interests of agriculture. This is but an aid. Will nature's work be supplemented by intel- ligent action ?
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