History of Mercer and Henderson Counties : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc, Part 15

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 1424

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the building committee. The entire cost was $10,000. Chaplain McCabe dedicated it on the 29th of October, and on this occasion $3,715 were subscribed. Over $550 were never collected; a loan of $300 had been obtained from the church extension fund; these amounts with interest brought the society in time into debt for $1,300. A new subscription was raised in 1880 and this was paid off. The church is a two-story frame 38×60 feet on the ground. There are 140 members enrolled, and the condition of the society is good. The Sabbath school, with H. L. Long as superintendent almost consecu- tively for twelve years, has an average of over 100 scholars. Some of the oldest and most active members have been John McH. Wilson, John Nevius and B. L. Hardin. The two first have gone to try the reality of the faith they professed.

The first Presbyterian minister who settled and lived in Keiths- burg was the Rev. Smith. This was before the church was finished. A number of persons of this faith having their membership in the Pope Creek church in Ohio Grove township, in 1854 enclosed the house they now own, but were not able to finish it for use until three years afterward. May 2, 1857, the present society was organized with twenty-eight members, and was named the "First Presbyterian Church of Keithsburg." Joseph P. Wycoff and Paul Sheriff were elected ruling elders, and Dr. I. N. Anderson deacon. Two days after, Paul Sheriff, A. B. Sheriff and Harvey Senter were chosen trustees. The Rev. E. K. Lynn was the first to supply the church after the organiza- tion ; he preached half the time for one year. The Rev. Samuel Hart. commenced his labors in the spring of 1858 and ministered to the church till September 2, 1862. During this period twenty-six members were added. The Rev. H. Hanson came as stated supply November 2d, and ended his pastorate ten years afterward, November 1, 1872. The church was increased during this time by the reception of eighty- four members. From the last date until October 15, 1873, only occa- sional supplies filled the pulpit, but at this time the Rev. John L. Martyn commenced his ministrations as regular pastor. He was. superseded October 15, 1876, by the Rev. J. E. Williamson. The latter gave place, October 16, 1879, to the Rev. Thomas Hicklin, who. remained one year. There was no stated supply again until the pres- ent occupant of the pulpit, the Rev. R. H. Fulton, commenced his labors in September, 1881. In December, 1859, Philip Gore was elected deacon. November 30, 1862, Dr. I. N. Anderson was elected, ordained and installed a ruling elder. He was removed by death January 22, 1863. Dr. Samuel Kelly was elected ruling elder March 13, 1869, and ordained next day. Calvin S. Orth and W. S. Home

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were elected and ordained deacons on the same days. George S. Wolf was elected a ruling elder December 16, 1876, and was installed next day, the usual form of ordination being dispensed with as unnecessary for the reason that he had been an elder in the Reformed church. In 1866 an American church organ was placed in the church; in the winter of 1867-8 a new bell was hung in the steeple ; October 25, 1871, the society paid $100 for five Gothic chairs and a marble-top communion table ; March 15, 1872, a new communion service was purchased at an expense of $65; and in 1875 the church was reno- vated at an outlay of $1,000. The building is 36×54 feet, built of brick, graceful without and tasteful within, where it is cheery and agreeable, without any of that air of the dungeon so common in houses of this description. The number of members is forty-five. An organized Sunday school is maintained.

St. Mary's Catholic church comprises in its membership not fewer than fifty families. Mass was celebrated in this place over thirty years ago, but the people had no regular pastor until Father Lorimer, of Monmouth, established stated services in 1865. He continued in charge of the parish until the Rev. R. P. O'Neill came in 1867. Under the pastorate of the latter funds were raised, and in 1869 a house of worship was enclosed and subsequently finished. The Rev. Bowles came next after Father O'Neill and remained until 1872, and was suc- ceeded by Father Halpin, who was followed in 1875 by Father O'Farrell. The first priest to settle in the parish was the Rev. Weldon, who arrived in 1877, and in October began the erection of the parson- age. This stands on Thirteenth street, adjoining the church, and was finished the following spring and furnished at a total cost of $2,000. The Rev. C. F. O'Neill took charge of this society in 1879 and was. replaced the same year by the Rev. William McKenna, who ministered until early in 1882, when the Rev. B. H. Corley took his place. The church is situated in the southeast part of the town, in Sheriff's addi- tion, on land one-half of which was donated by T. B. Cabeen. It is cruciform, 24×72 feet in the main part, with a transept 24×56, and was built at a cost of about $6,000. This property is vested in the bishop of the diocese, according to the custom and laws of this church. In the early history of the society services were held in the old court- house and at the residence of Dennis Murto.

The Rev. Bernard H. Corley, present pastor, was born in Provi- dence, Rhode Island, March 11, 1855, and is the son of Michael and Elizabeth (McCaron) Corley. His father is a mixer of colors used in printing calicoes, and resides in Providence, where the mother of Father Corley died March 4, 1882. He was educated at the Jesuit

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college of St. Mary at Montreal, and at the Ottawa University, of Canada, and finished his studies at the latter institution. His ordina- tion took place at Peoria, Illinois, in June, 1879, and he at once became assistant pastor at Bloomington, where he remained one year. He was next called to the pastorate of Lewiston, from whence he went to Monmonth as assistant, and in the present year was settled over this parish.

The United Brethren society in Keithsburg, now dissolved, was formed in the winter of 1849-50, and was the first of this denomination in the county. The original members were St. Clair Ross and wife, James Goldsberry and wife, a Mr. Mapes and wife, and a few others. The pastors were: J. L. Condon, 1849-51; O. F. Smith, 1851-3 ; B. Wagner, 1853-4; P. W. Knowles, 1854-6; G. W. Keller, 1856-7; Rev. Weaver, 1857-8; D. F. Bear, 1858-9; J. W. C. Toll and P. Watts, 1859-60 ; D. Stanley, 1860-62; J. B. Speaks, 1862-3 ; St. Clair Ross, 1863-5; Rev. Bugby, 1865-6; E. Godfrey, 1866-7; B. Wag- ner, 1867-9 ; O. F. Smith, from 1869 to the spring of 1872, A. Shes- ler finishing the conference year; B. Wagner, 1872-4; A. G. Smith, 1874-5 ; S. P. Davis and A. A. Wolf, 1875-6; Z. Pease, 1876-8 ; Percival Spurlock, 1878-9; O. O. Smith, 1879-81 ; and A. Worman, the present pastor on the charge, who occasionally preaches to the few unorganized members of the old society. About 1857 the erection of a church was begun, but the house was not completed until four years afterward. It is a low brick, 36×50 feet, now beginning to show signs of decay.

A Christian society was organized here about 1856, but traveling preachers of this denomination stopped here and held services, begin- ning some years earlier. The Rev. Davidson, of Monmouth, was the main dependence of these people at first. Others well remembered were the Shortridges, Revs. Wallace, Moses B. Warren and W. B. Fisk. The latter was here three or four years, and it was in his pas- torate that the unnsed church standing in the east part of the town was built. This was done in 1866. The Rev. J. B. Royal occupied the pulpit abont ten years ago.

FARMERS' BANK.

This institution began business in Keithsburg in April, 1871, as the Farmers' National Bank, with a capital of $50,000, and was the second bank ever organized in Mercer county, and the only one under the national banking act. The stockholders are William Drury, F. P. Burgett, T. B. Cabeen, R. J. Cabeen, John Seaton, Hiram Burgett, B. P. Frick, Thomas S. Flack, C. S. Orth, Mrs. Julia H. Frick, and

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Mrs. Vashti Drury. William Drury, one of the wealthiest and most valued citizens of Mercer county, has been president from the begin- ning, and Hon. Thomas B. Cabeen, of Keithsburg, vice-president. C. S. Orth was the first cashier. In 1874 the capital was doubled, and the same year Mr. Orth resigned and was succeeded by F. P. Burgett, who had been connected with the bank from the first opening, as assistant cashier. On January 1, 1880, the charter was surrendered, and the bank became a private corporation. It passed through the crisis of 1873 without shock, and its integrity and reputation rest upon a firm basis.

Mr. Cabeen is of Irish lineage. His grandfather, Thomas Cabeen, had seven sons and two daughters born and reared in Ireland, and who emigrated to this country at different times, and settled in various localities. Ilis father, Samuel Cabeen, crossed the Atlantic in 1808 and had his home first in Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Eliza- beth P. Wright. In 1815 he removed to Muskingum county, Ohio. In 1836 these parents with their five sons, Thomas, Joshua, Samuel, Robert, and Richard, removed to Mercer county and improved a home in Ohio Grove township. The father died at his residence, May 1, 1856, when sixty-eight years of age. He was a man of good talents and natural Irish wit and versatility ; his conversation was intelligent and sparkling and always enlivened with appropriate quotations from his favorite poet Burns. Mr. Thomas B. Cabeen was born December 15, 1815 ; he learned the carpenter's trade, and for the first dozen years that he lived in Mercer county was employed at that useful occupation. In conjunction with Abram B. Sheriff he built the first frame house south of Pope creek; in 1845 he did some of the first carpenter work in Keithsburg, and the next year the joiner work on the first brick house in the place, which was owned by Robert Keith. He and Mr. Sheriff built under contract the first court-house in Mercer county, for which they received about $1,400. It was begun March 6, 1839, and was finished the same year. This was situated at Millers- . burg: a two-story frame, still standing. During the time that Mr. Cabeen was chifly engaged at his trade he also improved a farm of 160 acres in Ohio Grove township. He settled in Keithsburg in 1845, and from 1847 to 1848 he was a clerk for the firm of Noble & Gayle ; in the latter year he gave up his position with that firm to accept the office of clerk of the circuit court, which he filled with satisfaction until 1856. In 1862 he was elected by the democrats to the lower house of the general assembly to represent the counties of Mercer and Henderson. For over thirty years Mr. Cabeen has been a prominent business man of his county, and has been most of that time largely interested in real

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estate transactions. He owns 2,000 acres of valuable land besides a. large amount of town property. He celebrated his nuptials with Miss- Lucy, daughter of William and Sarah (McHerron) Wilson, on June 26, 1849. She was a native of Danville, Pennsylvania; and her father's family removed to Mercer county about 1837. Mr. Cabeen's children have been : William S., Sarah E., and Boyd W. The last died in infancy. William was married in 1881 to Miss Lou Dempster, and Sarah is now the wife of Thomas A. Marshall. Mr. Cabeen's. mother died December 6, 1874, ripe in years.

Mr. Frederick P. Burgett, cashier, was born in Hartland, Windsor county, Vermont, April 24, 1839, and is the oldest child of Hiram and Charlotte (Willard) Burgett. In 1851 he emigrated with his parents to Ellisville, Fulton county, Illinois, and lived there till 1859; in that. year he went to Nashville, Tennessee, and remained there till 1864, clerking in the principal hotels. In 1867 he came to Keithsburg and at once engaged in selling dry goods; after two years he changed to- lumber and was in that business the same length of time; then in 1871 he assisted in organizing the Farmers' National Bank and became assistant cashier. Since 1875 Mr. Burgett has owned a well improved farm of 800 acres ten miles southeast of Keithsburg, mostly in pasture and meadow, and devoted to stock-raising. He regards ample and comfortable shelter as indispensable to the profitable rearing of domestic animals, and purposes to improve his place with barns and sheds to furnish sufficient housing for all the stock that his large farm can support. He is introducing improved strains of blood into his cattle ; and as a favorite scheme of breeding he is giving special atten- tion to rearing a distinctive type of horses which shall combine the qualities of roadster and draft horse and produce a class useful, and even superior, for all purposes. Mr. Burgett is a Mason and a repub- lican. In 1880 he was a delegate to the republican state convention at Springfield, and was elected a delegate under the unit rule to the republican national convention at Chicago; but he and his associate appointees were not seated by the latter body. December 20, 1867, he was married to Miss Mary J., daughter of the late B. D. Ellett, Esq. Her father was an early settler in Mercer county, having begun a home in New Boston township in 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Burgett have four children : Grace, Bessie, Louis O., and Kate.

Mr. Cornelins O'Leary, book-keeper and assistant cashier, was born in the city of Cork, Ireland, March 25, 1826. In 1848 he emigrated to this country, arriving in New York on the 19th of June. He came directly to Wisconsin and became employed in the pineries, transacting business principally for Francis Biron of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,

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until 1858, in which year he arrived at Keithsburg with a raft of lumber. Having disposed of that he associated himself with B. D. Ellett in the lumber trade ; and excepting the time that he was absent in the army, he was in company with Mr. Ellett until 1869. Imme- diately on the first call of President Lincoln for troops, in April, 1861, he enlisted in company I, 17th reg. Ill. Vol., and was appointed first sergeant. He fought at Fredericktown, Missouri, at Fort Donelson, and at Shiloh, and in the last engagement commanded his company ; he was in the siege of Corinth, and after that returned with his regi- ment to Bolivar, Tennessee, where he was discharged October 29, 1862. In 1869 he built a store and a residence in Keithsburg, and was in the grocery trade a year ; from 1871 to 1876 he made several changes in business : was first manufacturing plows with W. C. Taliaferro, then wagons with H. Campbell; a part of the time was in Wisconsin, and the last year and a half was running a steamer on the Missouri river. In May, 1876, he came into the Farmers' Bank as book-keeper and assistant cashier, and has been steadily engaged in this position since November, 1880. He was united in marriage with Miss Roxanna De Haven April 29, 1869, and by this union three children have been born : Margaret, Arthur, and Richard. Mr. O'Leary has been town trustee three terms, and is now treasurer.

ORGANIZATIONS.

Robert Burns Lodge, No. 113, A.F.AM., was organized under dis- pensation in 1850, and the first meeting was held on the 19th of No- vember. Thomas Freeman, was master; A. C. Adams, senior warden ; W. J. Ungles, junior warden; James Gibson, senior deacon ; Wyman Parker, Daniel Winslow and Hiram Mills, from New Boston, completed the organization. Petitions were received from I. N. Anderson, H. G. Calhoun, R. C. Cabeen, and Truman Lord. The charter was issued October 7, 1851, to Thomas Freeman, Alexander C. Adams, Wilford J. Ungles, and James Gibson. The lodge was constituted under the charter November 24, by Gov. William McMurtry, of Henderson, deputy grand master. In 1855 a two-story brick building, 20×50 feet, was erected by the lodge on Washington street at a cost of $1,900. The contractors and builders were John Dunn and Jahalon Tyler. The hall, which is neatly furnished and decorated with emblematic charts, is one of the best in Mercer county. Communications are on Friday nights on or before the full moon of each month. The officers for the current year (1882) are R. C. Humbert, W.M .; Ira Jay, S. W .; HI. Pratt, J.W .; W. H. Phares, T .; A. F. Glover, S .; Samuel Kelly, C .; E. J. Glaney, S.D .; W. B. Phillips, J.D .; J. J. Hawkins, S.S .;

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W. H. Heaton, J.S .; Wm. P. Strong, M .; Ben. Lloyd, T. The lodge has enjoyed a healthy growth and useful and prosperous existence. The number of members at present is 44.

Illinois Chapter No. 17, A.F.A.M., was chartered in 1854, Robert. Keith, Thomas D. Cabeen, and R. Cyrus Cabeen being granted powers to organize. The first meeting took place August 9, 1853, and the chapter was instituted by Harmon G. Reynolds, acting as grand high priest. A steady career of prosperity marks the whole history of this. organization. Meetings are held on Wednesday night before the full moon of each month in the Masonic building. This chapter owns a. one-third interest in that property. Present officers : C. A. Mertz, H.P .; T. H. Freeman, K .; J. J. Hawkins, S .; A. F. Glover, S .; W. H. Phares, T .; R. C. Humbert, C.H .; H. G. Calhonn, P.S .; T. B. Cabeen, R.A.C .; L. L. Mertz, M.T.V .; C. A. Frick, M.S.V .; W. Hadley, M.F.V .; Benjamin Lloyd, T. An efficient working membership of 37.

Mercer Lodge, No. 210, I.O.O.F., was instituted July 29, 1856, by W. B. Linel under dispensation issued by P. A. Armstrong, grand master. The first elective officers were M. J. O'Brien, N.G .; L. W. Thompson, V.G .; J. Scott Pinkerton, R.S .; J. N. Shoe- · maker, P.S .; Thomas Stephenson, T. When the organization took place applications for membership were received from William M. . Glover, John Weidner, Erastus Thompson, and O. C. Richardson ; all these were favorably reported upon and elected, and the first two were initiated at this meeting. October 17, 1856, a charter was granted to M. J. O'Brien, Thomas Stephenson, M. P. Rippy, L. W. Thompson, J. S. Pinkerton, J. N. Shoemaker, and Ferdinand Davis. The number of initiates is 201, and 44 have been admitted by card, making a total of 245, including a present membership of 68. The amount paid out for charity is $1,136. Meetings of the lodge are on Tuesday evenings at their pleasant and well-furnished hall.on Main street. This building was purchased about 1871 for $1,000, and rebuilt in 1873 at a cost of $700. The present officers. are W. A. Willard, N.G .; Lemon Dewitt, V.G .; P. Q. Nestle, Sec .; Thomas Souster, Treas. H. H. Pratt is the representative to the grand lodge.

Mercer Encampment No. 89, composed at present of 22 contributing members, was instituted by J. Ward Ellis, past grand master, of Chicago, April 26, 1875. The first officers were T. S. Cummins, C.P .; W. H. Phares, H.P .; G. W. Whiting, S.W .; Paul Q. Nestle, J.W .; J. H. T. Madden, Scribe; Edward Rathburn, Treas. A charter was issued to this encampment October 10, 1876, and the following brethren

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are named in it: T. S. Cummins, W. H. Phares, G. W. Whiting, J. H. T. Madden, Paul Q. Nestle, E. Rathburn, G. W. Ditto, D. M. Halsted, M. G. Rice, C. S. Frick, H. Stancer, G. K. Beard, Jacob Abrahams, Joseph Venable, Fred. Nagle, T. J. Moffatt. The last nine of these were the earliest initiates, and were admitted at the first meeting. Present officers: T. S. Cummins, C.P .; John Hel- wig, H.P .; J. S. Allen, S.W .; T. A. Marshall, J.W .; H. H. Pratt, Scribe : W. H. Phares, Treas. Both lodge and encampment are in a highly satisfactory condition.

Mary Burns Chapter, No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star, was organ- ized by D. W. Thompson, and chartered July 31, 1872, with 30 mem- bers. Mrs. Rose A. Cumby was Worthy Matron; W. P. Strong, Worthy Patron ; and F. B. Stout, Secretary. C. A. Mertz represented the chapter in the convention held in Chicago November 6, 1875, to institute a grand chapter of the order for Illinois, and he was elected deputy grand patron of the organization. The grand chapter having been formed, Mary Burns Chapter surrendered its original charter, number 118, and accepted the one under which it is now working. The organization has a healthy membership of nearly 60 persons, and holds its regular meetings in Masonic hall on every Thursday evening before the full moon. The present elective officers are C. A. Mertz, W.P .; Mrs. A. B. Mertz, W.M .; Mrs. Lillie Glancy, A.M .; Miss Sue Calhoun, C .; Miss Hattie Jay, A.C .; Mrs. Millecent Heaton, S., Miss Agnes Jay, T.

The Keithsburg Thespian Club, a dramatic association, was organ- ized January 10, 1863, and has been in existence until the present. time, though of late years it has not been before the public with regular performances. It has always been composed of some of the most respectable ladies and gentlemen of Keithsburg, and has given numerous entertainments abroad, consisting of both comedy and tragedy. The first president, or manager, was G. F. Gurley; Will- iam H. Ungles was secretary at the same time, and C. S. Orth, treasurer. Besides these officers, the earlier members were: G. W. Whiting, M. J. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, J. O. Butler, C. C. Matlock, W. D. Smith and G. F. Parsons. The first ladies connected with the club were: Mrs. R. C. Cabeen, Mrs. Matlock, and the Misses Fanny M. Sheriff, Mary J. Holland, Rebecca Frick and Kittie Ellett.

Among those who came into the organization afterward were: J. B. Holland, Joshua Willits, R. C. Humbert, Henry Mellinger, G. K. Beard, T. S. Cummins, F. P. Burgett, Dr. A. P. Willits, Mrs. J. O. Butler, Misses Emma Willits and Emma Swezey, C. A. Frick,

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S. H. Meyer, Theodore Glancy, N. H. Manzer, E. J. Goodlander, J. H. T. Madden, J. W. McCrary, W. W. Souster.

After becoming thoroughly organized, this troupe secured the assist- ance of four of the most popular professionals on the boards. Melissa Breslau, Old Breslau, and Montgomery and Johnson made their resi- dence here two years and took the tragic parts in the plays. The town trustees granted the use of the old court-house to this company with permission to fit it up to suit their purpose, and the building has ever since been used for an opera house, and now goes by that name. It is proper to add that this house was purchased of the county several years ago for the sum of $500.

The Keithsburg Reading and Conversational Club, having a mem- bership of forty, young and old, was formed Dec. 4, 1880, with a general view to social improvement, but for the particular object of studying the lives and characters of noted authors, and of becoming familiar with their writings. This end is sought to be accomplished by assigning a selected author to one or two persons who come to the next meeting with papers embodying their study of the subject, while others, also appointed, read selections from the same author's works. Weekly meetings take place at the private residences of members, and the club is under the government of a set of officers elected in pursuance of its constitution and by-laws. Mrs. Visa Griffin and Miss Marie Hebbard were respectively the first president and secretary. The officers are chosen bi-monthly. The club has a free library of 120 volumes.

The Keithsburg Silver Band and Musical Association was chartered under the law of the state June 3, 1880, by Karl A. Range, G. C. Humbert, T. A. Marshall, H. P. Humbert, W. F. Kolkenbeck, Edward Ott and B. L. McKnight. W. B. Ellet, E. E. Humbert, W. S. Cabeen, Elmer Deterline, Fred Ellet, Louis Range, Charles Helwig, Robert Jackson and H. C. Cook complete the present membership. The first officers were George Beard, president ; W. S. Cabeen, vice-president ; G. C. Humbert, secretary ; Dennis Merto, treasurer; and T. A. Mar- shall, contracting agent. Present officers : Edward Ott, president ; W. S. Cabeen, vice-president ; K. A. Range, secretary ; H. P. Humbert, treasurer ; and T. A. Marshall, agent. This is one of the best instructed and most popular bands in this part of the west, and was engaged to accompany the Jim City on her first trip between St. Louis and St. Paul. It embraces a full orchestra.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, auxilliary to the organ- ization of this name for the State of Illinois, was organized by the ladies of Keithsburg, January 31, 1880, under a call issued by Mrs. Kirkpat- rick, president of the union for the tenth congressional district. Mrs.

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M. E. Slocumb was the first president. The union is in a flourishing condition, and is composed of sixty of the most earnest, active, zealous women of Keithsburg and vicinity. Temperance organizations of various kinds have been established here from the time the town has had a business history, and each has lived the life of the awakened im- pulse which brought it forth. We cannot undertake an account of them, for the data are not accessible; nor would it be desirable, as this class of organizations go and come like the seasons, and are but the effects of a principle or power as fixed and sure as that which called the light day and the darkness night. It is enough to know that there has always existed in Keithsburg a strong, unwavering public sentiment in favor of improved social customs, and that every effort in this direction has been ennobled with the labors of good men and the chastening exer- tions of not less devoted and noble women. In the month of March, this year (1882), the professional temperance lecturers Ward and Hughes held a revival of one week and formed a red ribbon and a blue ribbon club, the two embracing several hundred members.

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History of Mercer and Henderson Counties : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc, Part 15

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co. Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 1424