History of Mercer County : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc., gathered from mattter furnished by the Mercer County Historical Society, interviews with old settlers, county, township and other records, and extracts from files of papers, pamphlets, and such other sources as have been available : containing also a short history of Henderson County, Part 78

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 904

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medicine. graduating at Rush Medical College, Chicago, and is now practicing with Dr. C. G. Stewart in North Henderson.

One of North Henderson's prominent citizens at present, though not a pioneer, is JOSEPH H. HuMes, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1844 : his father, whose name was Joseph, was also a native of that. state. His grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his great- grandfather a soldier in the war of the revolution. The family is of Scotch-Irish descent. His mother, whose family name was Ernst, was descended from a Hessian soldier taken prisoner during the revolution- ary war and afterward settled in Pennsylvania. Her father. Andrew Ernst, died'in Knox county, Illinois, and is buried in the Fuller ceme- tery. His father came to Illinois in 1853 and settled in MeDonough county, removing to this county in 1859. In 1864 Mr. II. enlisted in Co. D, 139th Ill. Vol. Inf., which was a regiment of hundred day men. He was honorably discharged November. 1864. Married Eliza Dunn September 7, 1865. and engaged in farming. In 1871 he had the first house built in the village of North Henderson, the present hotel build- ing. Mr. J. L. Goff had previously moved a building into the village. He kept the hotel two years and was then engaged in the grain busi- . ness eight years. Has been in the lumber, hardware, and agricultural implement business, since 1880. He has two children, Hattie, born November 1866, and Leo. born February 20, 1877. He is at present clerk of the town, having held the office four years. Ile is a member of both North Henderson Lodge and Encampment of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of Horeb Chapter, No. 4, R.A.M., of Rio, and Galesburg Commandery, No. 8, K.T. In polities he is a democrat.

GEORGE A. BLUE, druggist, is the son of an old pioneer, William Blue, who was born in Indiana in 1826. . He settled on the S. W. } of Sec. 27. in this township, in 1837. During the year 1851 he lived in Knox county, and December 21, that year, he married Miss Ellenor Rice, of that county. She was born in Indiana January 19, 1825, and came to Knox county, Illinois, with her parents in 1831. After his marriage he returned to this county, where he died in March. 1864, having had a family of five children, three of whom are living: George A., born January 1, 1853; Thomas J .. born April 4. 1855, owns the old Rice homestead, in Knox county : Frank W .. born December 19, 1863. lives in North Henderson. George A., who was raised on the farm, owns the old homestead, the southwest of section 27. He has been engaged in the drug business in the village since 1879, and post- master since 1880. He married September 8. 1874. Miss Lura Glass. daughter of Seymour and Isabelle (Black) Glass. Her grandfather, Samuel Black, was one of the old pioneers of Warren county. They

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have one child. Archie W., born September 19, 1876. George A. is a member of Horeb Chapter, No. 4. R. A. M .. of Rio, also of Galesburg Commandery, No. 8. K.T.

M. H. JOHNSTON, druggist, is a son of Larimer and Hannah (Hayes) Johnston, of Suez township in this county, whose history will be found in connection with the history of that township. He was born in Grundy county, Ohio, November 26, 1855, and came to Illinois with his parents in 1857, settling in Suez township, where he was raised on the farm with such advantages as the common school of his district afforded, which he supplemented with a commercial course in Allen's Business College in Aledo. April 20, 1881, he married Miss Anna Galloway, daughter of James Galloway, grocer of Aledo. Miss Anna was a native of Pennsylvania; born April 16, 1858. He went into the drug business in North Henderson in March, 1881, and is doing a large business for a country drug store. He is a member of North Henderson Lodge, No. 585, I.O.O.F. In politics he is a republican.

The history of North Henderson township could not well be written without a notice of EDWIN EVANS KENDALL, M.D., who was born in . Worcester county, Massachusetts, October 12, 1826. His father, Paul R., and his mother Jane (Nickerson) Kendall, were also natives of that state ; his father was engaged in mercantile pursuits ; died when Edwin was quite young. An extract from an obituary notice from the pen of J. P. Mcclanahan, M.D., of Alexis, Illinois, published in the " Peoria Medical Monthly," will be appropriate here. The doctor says : "Dur- ing his early life, by industry and self-sacrifice, he worked his way through an academical course of study, teaching during a part of the time, and in like manner through his professional studies, graduating from the medical department of the University of Buffalo, New York. April 27, 1853, the institution being at that time under the presidency of Millard Filmore ; the medical faculty being as follows : Charles A. Lee, M.D., Jacob H. Hamilton, M.D., Austin Flint, M.D., Edward M. Moore, M.D., George Hadley, M.D., John C. Dalton, Jr., M.D. Dr. Kendall at first decided to practice his profession in the east, near his original home, but soon changed his mind on account of failing health, or an attack of hæmoptisis, and resolved to try the west, to which he removed in the fall of the same year, 1853, wisely selecting for himself a rural location in Mercer county, Illinois, where his health seemed rapidly to improve and his business to increase as the new settlers flowed in to what was then a comparatively new and sparsely settled. rich, prairie country. Among these settlers the doctor made many warm friends and confident patrons, and for years fair health continued with him, notwithstanding his unrelentive promptness to

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attend calls regardless of heat or cold, inclement weather, or any dis- paraging circumstances." He died at his residence in North Hender- son January 25. 1882. of typhoid pneumonia. The winter of 1853-4 the doctor taught in the Illinois Liberal Institute in Galesburg, which afterward became Lombard University. He commenced the practice of his profession in the spring of 1854, boarding at Reuben Heflin's. in Knox county. In 1857. while boarding at Lewis Heflin's. in this township, the doctor met with an accident. which. in a measure, crip- pled him for life. ITis team ran away in the night and threw him out of the buggy. injuring one leg so that he never entirely recovered. In 1858 he located permanently in this township. July 10. 1862. he married Mary E .. widow of William Button. Mrs. Button's maiden name was Bruner, she being a daughter of Adam Bruner, and niece of David Bruner. mentioned heretofore in this work. She was born in Lawrence county, Indiana. August 8. 1836, and came to this township in May. 1855, and married William Button September 5. 1857. who died November 6. following. from the shock of having an arm torn off in a threshing machine. The doctor and wife have had eight children. five of whom survive him: Eugene E. (born February 12. 1867, has entered E. Crosby's store as clerk). Nancy Jane (born June 11, 1871). Mary Edna (March 27. 1873). Minnie Belle (April 6. 1875), Abbey Ellen (July 12. 1877). They moved from their farm into the village in July. 1872.

Though not as old a resident of this township as some others pre- viously mentioned. Mr. ALFRED W. NELSON occupies a very prominent position. His father. Benham Nelson, was a native of Virginia : his mother, whose maiden name was Amanda Brewer, was a native of Wayne county, Indiana. Benham Nelson dealt largely in horses. in Indiana. He was sheriff of his county for two years. Having a con- struction contract on a canal, he exposed himself so much while labor- ing to fulfill it that he became a cripple for life. He moved to Knox county, Illinois, in June 1855. A. W., and his twin brother A. II .. were born in Indiana, February 3. 1840, and came to this state with their father, living near Saluda in Knox county. A. W. was married December 29. 1862. to Miss Eliza Imel. who was born in Indiana, June 24, 1840, and came to this state with her father. Thomas Imel. in 1850. In 1877 A. W. came to this township, locating on the south- west of section 27, where he owns forty acres, and forty-one acres ad- joining in section 34. He has always been engaged in farming. They have three children : Benham, born October 31. 1866: Katie, January 1, 1869 ; Bertha B., March 31. 1878. He is a member of Horeb Chapter. No. 4. R. A.M .. of Rio. Also of North Henderson Lodge of

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Odd-Fellows. He is now supervisor of this town, for the fourth con- secutive year. In politics he is a democrat. He is a man of more than average native ability, a close observer, doing his own thinking, examining his ground carefully before taking a new step. A. H., the twin brother mentioned above, is known by his friends as Harvey Nelson. He was married September 19. 1867, to Miss Adelia A. Kays, daughter of William Kays, of Saluda, Knox county, Illinois. They came into this township in 1873, and settled on the E. ¿ of S. W. Sec. 34, where they reside now. The farm comprises eighty-eight acres. He built his present residence in 1875. They have three children : Hampton, born May 22, 1869; Ida, October 18, 1873; William, July 15, 1881. Mr. Nelson a member of both the North Henderson Lodge and Encampment of the I.O.O.F., as well as the Alexis Lodge of A.F.A.M. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of North Henderson. He is one of the commissioners of highways of this town. William Kays, Mrs. Nel- son's father, is one of the old pioneers of Knox county, having settled in that county as early as 1832 or 1833.

PETER W. JOHNSTON, though comparatively a recent settler, has been a positive quantity during the period of his residence in this township. He is an excellent representative of the old Virginia and Kentucky country gentleman. He was a native of Virginia as were also both his parents and grandparents. His grandfathers, on both his father and mother's side, were in the revolutionary army. His father and seven uncles from both branches of the family were in the military service of the country during the war of 1812. His father, whose given name was John, died in 1826, when the subject of this sketch was ten years old. His family consisted of four boys and two girls, of whom P. W. was the eldest. Three of these survive, one brother and one sister living in Virginia. After his father's death his mother received from the government a land warrant for his father's service in the war of 1812. His mother's maiden name was Nancy Wyatt. She was a woman of very marked ability, and a sterling patriot, being very ener- getic in aiding the national cause to the full extent of her oppor- tunities during the struggle from 1812 to 1815. She was about eighty- six years old at the time of her death which occurred in 1880. P. W. was born in Gloucester county, Virginia, August 19, 1816 ; he removed thence to Kentucky in 1835, residing in Breckenridge county, in that state, until 1862; he moved to this state, settling in Hancock county, where he lived one year, settling in this township in 1863, on the southeast of section 19, which farm he still owns, though he has lived on the southwest of section 31, near the village of Alexis since the

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spring of 1875, where he owns forty-two acres. With the exception of three years that he was in the mercantile business in Kentucky Mr. Johnston has always been engaged in farming. He was married Sep- tember 23, 1837, to Martha A. Hayes, a native of Virginia, born in that state in March, 1816, and emigrated to Kentucky in 1835. Her father's name was William, and her mother's maiden name was Eliza- beth Forster. They have had eight children. only three of whom are living : Benjamin F., born February 26. 1839 (deceased) ; Nancy. May 21, 1841 (deceased) ; Mary E., October 12, 1845, wife of Joel Hays living in Missouri; John W., January 27, 1843 (deceased) ; Matilda E., February 8, 1848 (deceased) ; Littleton T., May 11, 1850, in the cattle business in Texas at present, though he makes his home with his father; Ann M., born March 30, 1853, wife of Newton Bruington, resides in the villiage of Alexis; Martha A., March 3, 1856 (deceased). Mrs. Johnston is a member of the Methodist Episco- pal church, south. Mr. Johnston is a member of the masonic order. and politically a democrat.

Probably one of the best known and most highly respected pioneers of this township, and the one having the widest circle of friends and acquaintances, is NOTLEY SCOTT. It would be a long radius drawn from his house that would describe the circle excluding those who do not know "Uncle Notley," as he is familiarly called. In the days when game was plenty it was a good huntsman that killed more deer than he, and a strong man that could march home under the weight of a heavier buck. He excelled in all the games in vogue in those days re- quiring agility, strength and prowess, Henry Fleharty being the only competitor for the honors that had any chance with him in those days. He also enjoys a reputation that he has built for himself during the passage of the years for the strictest honesty and probity, his word being as good as a bond. To his house still clings the pioneer quality of hospitality that makes "Uncle Notley's such a good place to visit." Uncle Notley, though seventy-two years of age, enjoys his trips to the bay, to shoot wild duck or fish in their season, as much as any of the young men, no sport pleasing him so well, unless it be playing croquet, at which game he is an expert. Uncle Notley was born in Ohio July 8, 1810. His father, Joseph Scott, was born in Virginia in 1773, and was consequently two years old when the war of the revo- lution began. He removed with his parents to Kentucky when only four years old, and thence to Ohio iu 1796. Ile married Miss Mary Cain, of Kentucky, who was born March 15, 1777. They moved to Indiana in 1823, and thence to Illinois in 1835. He died in Novem- ber, 1872, his life having almost reached a century. Ilis wife died'

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March 2, 1857. Notley was married November 3, 1832, to Miss Sallie Betts, who was born in Kentucky December 20, 1809, and died April 23, 1871. Their family consisted of twelve children, ten boys and two girls : Preston (deceased), Fielding, Joseph. William, M. D., Reiley, Nancy, Notley (deceased), Samuel (deceased), Sarah (deceased), Lewis, and Nathaniel Greene. Uncle Notley is one of the very few men, if not the only man, of whom it can be said that he can open and run a masonic lodge within his own family, himself and seven of his sons being members of the order. They are all members of Horeb Chap- ter, No. 4, R.A.M .. of Rio, and two (Preston and Greene) K.T. He came to this township in 1837, and bought the claim of Harison Brown in sections 18 and 19, where he still resides, his daughter Nancy having been his housekeeper since the death of her mother. The grove near which he resides, and part of which he owns, has always been known as Scott's Grove since he settled there. He owns at present 485 acres of land. He was the first supervisor of this town.

In 1854, at the time that immigration was flowing into this county so rapidly, there came a man from Mercer county, Pennsylva- nia, who began the race of life evenly with the state of Illinois, and thus far the two have kept even pace year for year, but how much longer the score will remain a tie time alone can determine. Money staked on the state, though, will most probably some time win. JOHN T. MORFORD was born in Mercer connty, Pennsylvania. Feb- ruary 27, 1818. His father, James Morford, was born in New Jersey, July 17, 1793, and his mother, whose maiden name was Martha Titus, was a native of the same state, born June S, 1797. They were married September 28, 1815. His father died July 12, 1870, and his mother, at the age of eighty-five, makes her home with him. John T. was married February 27, 1840, to Miss Esther Hazen, a native of Craw- ford county, Pennsylvania, born November 16, 1819. They settled on the northeast of section 22, in the spring of 1855. when, to use the language of Mrs. Morford, "there was not a switch on the place with which to whip the children." Now their house is almost lost to view by the dense grove of trees that surrounds it. Their farm at present comprises 200 acres of rich North Henderson soil. Mr. Morford is a carpenter by trade, and has worked at the business most of the time until since the close of the war. The patriotism of this family is unquestionable. Mr. Morford and his two oldest sons, at that time in their nineteenth and sixteenth years, respectively, enlisted in Co. C, 102d reg. Ill. Vol. Inf., in 1862, and served faithfully until the close of the war; the oldest son, Hiram T., being wounded during the siege

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of Atlanta, and John T. ranking as third sergeant when mustered out. Mrs. Morford is also entitled to great credit for her part in the conflict. Left to manage the farm and take care of the children, the oldest boy left at home being but thirteen years old. her success is ample proof of her ability. They have seven children : Diana (born in 1841, wife of HI. Herbert, lives in Iowa), Hiram T. (born December 10, 1843, mar- ried Miss Sophie Crosby, and lives in Iowa), William Henry (born June 3, 1847, married Miss Frances Shipman, and lives in Wisconsin). Isaac C. (born January 2, 1849, is married and lives in Iowa), James Byron (born Novmeber 26, 1850, married Miss Christine Olson, and lives in Iowa), John Jasper (born August 18, 1853, married Miss Adella Allen, and resides on the old place, carrying on the farm). and Martha M. (born March 13, 1859, wife of William Steele, lives in Iowa). John. T. is a member of both North Henderson Lodge and Encampment of I.O.O.F, and in politics he is republican. He and his wife are members of the Alexis Baptist church.

Another prominent citizen of this township, also a native of Pennsylvania, JOSEPH DEETS, was born in Venango county of that state, February 25, 1831. Came to Illinois in 1855, settling in War- ren county, where he resided four years ; removing to this county in March, 1859, he settled on the northeast of section 28 where he still resides, though he has been steadily enlarging his borders, by the purchase of additional farms, until his landed possessions in this town- ship now aggregate 800 acres. He was married August 23. 1857, to Miss Augusta Chatfield, of Warren county, a native of Ohio. They have seven children living at present : Ethselda (wife of Gilbert Ilig- gins). Ada, Alvah, John, Joseph, Sarah, and Eliza. Mr. Deets was raised on a farm and has always followed that occupation, and his success is an excellent example of what can be accomplished by the agriculturalist who has energy, perseverance, and uses a reasonable economy. His educational advantages were limited to the common school. In politics he acts with the republican party, though is not what would be termed a partisan. His parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, his mother of Scotch and his father of German descent. his grandfather coming from Germany to this country. His father, whose name was Joseph, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, but after the organization of the Wesleyan Methodist church he identified himself with that church, being led thereto by the slavery issue which was agitating the churches at that time.

The "Old Dominion" furnished another successful farmer for this township, in the person of RICHARD GARRETT, who was born in Vir- ginia, March 13, 1830, and moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1834,

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living in Breckenridge county until two years prior to leaving that state, when he lived in Mead county, moving thence to Texas in 1855, where he remained one year only, coming to Illinois in 1856. He settled on the northeast of section 30, in the spring of 1857, where he still resides, having added to his farm until at present he owns 550 acres. December 24, 1849, he was married to Miss Juliet Douglas, a native of Kentucky, born October 5. 1832, daughter of Gilson B. Douglas. They have twelve children : Adaline (wife of O. G. Chap- man, postmaster at Alexis), David, William, Martha A., Peyton J., Douglas, Alice, Robert L., Lucy A., Edna, Mary E., and Richard. Mr. Garrett is a Master Mason, but not in active connection with any lodge now.

ADDITIONAL MATTER, CORRECTIONS, ETC.

The matter that follows, much of it of a very important character, was recieved too late for insertion in the portion of the book originally designed for it. Some of the sketches were held for revision by friends until the sheets containing the matter most appropriate for them had gone to press.

EARLY COURTS. BY R. H. SPICER.

The holding of court was the signal generally for the gathering together of the larger part of the able bodied male inhabitants of the county, and as the accommodations at the county seat were rather prim- itive and scanty, they were at times brought into close proximity. Good nature was the ruling element, and what is termed fun was largely indulged in by old and young. Court generally despatched all of the business in one and a half or two days. The members of the bar, and a goodly number they were, the names of many of whom the old settler recalls with emotions not unmingled with pleasure, followed the court through its peregrinations of an extended circuit embracing nearly a dozen counties.

After Judges Ralston and Lott, Judge Brown became the presiding genius. A large bodied, large headed and good natured man of the old school, whose early days were probably spent south of the great dividing line. His make up did not enable him to master all the finesse of law, and as a consequence those lawyers whe believed in law as a science, and as such were disposed to use it before his court, were very liable to be snubbed. Curtis K. Harvey, of Knoxville, a man

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who worshiped law because it was law, was always very unfortunate, while such men as Jo. Knox, John Mitchell. Bill Kellogg, and one or two others whose law, perhaps, may have been rather loose, as advo- cates always appeared to have the ear of the court, jury and populace. Joseph Knox, of Rock Island, commonly known as Jo. Knox, of the firm of Knox & Drury, probably had the inside track of all practising here at an early period, though among the members of the bar were Brown, of Quincy ; Manning, of Knoxville: A. C. Harding, of Mon- mouth, and others who have since become eminent in their profession. Knox was an able advocate, not at all choice of his words or of his epithets when a witness was so unfortunate as to stand in his way. No doubt but there was jealousy existing in the hearts of other members of the bar at his success. Whisperings first went around that Drury made up his cases for him, finally that Drury furnished the brains, and as Drury was always invisible the tendency was, as is usually the case with the uncomatable, to magnify the powers of Drury. Curi- osity became excited ; all were desirous of seeing the great incognito ; the members of the bar most of any. Finally on a frosty day late in the fall word was conveyed into the filled court room that a " ship was in the offing." It had been previously announced that Drury was expected on that day. Court adjourned without the usual formality, whether to do honor to the expected arrival or to take his measure, the historian sayeth not, but as the eager crowd got into the street they descried in the distance a large bay horse approaching, well caparisoned with an immense bear skin housing to the saddle, in which sat a small figure of what it was difficult at the distance to tell, but upon near ap- proach it proved to be the ardently expected Drury, ensconsed in an immense buffalo overcoat, whiskers of mammoth proportion for the man (for be it known Mr. Drury is of a very small pattern, physically), and something on his head, witness can't say whether hairy or not. Eves were staring, mouths were agape. Bill Kellogg, afterward judge and member of congress, was first to break the spell when he exclaimed, sotto voce, "by G-d, a pocket edition of humanity, bound in har!" He was a Kentuckian. The quaintness and aptness of the illustration excited a smile of approval. The new comer was heartily welcomed.

The following list of graduates (1882) from the Aledo high school was inadvertently omitted : Scientific course, Birt Fargo, Ned Aber- crombie, Cora Pullen, Ina Pinkerton, Zelda Bell, Maggie Thomson, Lou Richmond, Jennie Fulton ; classical course, Robert Mckinney. Amos Cole, Lew L. Walker, Logan Stephens, Alma Bickett.

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BIOGRAPHICAL.

JAMES M. EMERSON (deceased), for many years a respected and suc- cessful business man of New Boston, was born January 22, 1815, in Wayne county. Indiana. His father, Edward Emerson, was a native of Massachusetts, but became an early settler in the Hoosier state, where he became owner of a large tract of land and died. The early life of James was such as a new country afforded in his day. His school-room was chiefly in the free air without enclosure, and his teacher was nature. Although of so limited an education he became quite efficient in busi- ness arithmetic, excelling many scholars. In 1839 he located at New Boston, Mercer county, Illinois. Here he labored at whatever head and hand found to do, the two always employed to assist each other. He contracted cutting cord wood, made several trips to Indiana, bringing the first traveling threshing machine to Mercer county. He was on a ferry awhile, also piloted on the Mississippi river for a time. In 1848 he established the first lumber yard in New Boston, although some lum- ber had been sold here prior to this. He carried on the lumber busi- ness till his death. He also purchased considerable land. In 1876, leaving a foreman in his lumber yard, he moved to his farm, about two miles northeast of New Boston. Here he spent his remaining years improving his farm, while suffering from a stroke of paralysis. His career ended in death April 20, 1881. He left a family and large circle of friends to monrn their loss. Mr. Emerson was a plain, unassum- ing man, attentive to his business and regardful of his family. Politic- ally he was a whig, and later a republican, but never became politic- ally excited. Mr. Emerson was married September 30, 1847, to Miss Harriet Bridger, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Woodham's) Bridger. She was born October 10, 1824, in Northiam Parish, Sussex county, England. She came with her parents about 1827 to New York state, who settled on a farm near Troy. In 1838 they emigrated to Mercer county, Illinois, and settled on Pope creek, in Snez township, where Mr. Bridger died about a year afterward, followed in nine days by his wife. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Emerson began housekeeping in a new house erected in New Boston by Mr. Emerson. There they lived till 1876, and there eight children were born to them, viz : Myra V., born August 5. 1848; Dora A., born June 7, 1850 ; Iva, born July S, 1855 ; Charles O., born September 11, 1858, and died July 12, 1865 ; Alma T., born January 18, 1861 ; Effie, born January 11, 1863, and died January 27, 1863; Warren D., born July 13, 1865 ; Ralph Waldo, born January 20, 1869, and died February 5, 1880. The father and husband is fondly remembered. His portrait is in its special place.

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Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co. Number of Pages: 904

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 904