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James T. Mudd was married on January 27, 1846, to Miss Emiline E. Owen. She was of Welsh descent and of a family that had early settled in South Carolina. Her mother was an Adams, and she was born on October 6, 1825. After his marriage Mr. Mudd rented a farm in southeastern part of Horse Prairie. In 1849 he sold one of his horses for fifty dollars and bought with this money forty acres of government land. This was located one-fourth mile north of Ames Post Office, Monroe County, and he built upon it a log hut of one room. In August, 1854, he sold this tract and purchased 120 acres in Prairie du Rocher Commons. He built a home on lot 39, and lived there until his death, which occurred on July 29, 1897. His wife died on February 11, 1895. His children were; William L., Francis J., Henry F., George M., James D. and Veronica, of whom George and Henry died in youth, while Ver- onica died in 1899 at the age of thirty-two. The others are all married and prosperous.
His son retains a vivid memory of the primitive agricultural devices of the pioneers. The grain was sown by hand, harvested with a cradle and threshed with a fail, or some- times trodden out by horses. It was tossed in the wind to remove the chaff. Even after all this laber there was almost no market for grain. Hogs were fattened, dressed and hauled to St. Louis or Kaskaskia, where they brought two cents a pound. The women were forced to cook at an open fireplace. and to spin and weave their clothing. In spite of these hard- ships, the elder Mudd was proprietor of 380 acres in '881. He gave 100 acres each to his sons, William and Francis, and began to clear the forest anew. In 1897 he had 130 acres in cultivation. He was forced to go to Ruma to church, the French language being in use at Prairie du Rocher. He was a devoted Catholic and a careful father.
James Duncan Mudd was born on January 13, 1862, and attended the district schools until his sixteenth year. He continued his studies at night and passed a teacher's exam- ination, teaching for one term at the age of twenty. Then he became a farmer, at first on rented land, together with the small remainder of his father's farm, and then exclusively on his father's land, when that had become larger. After his father's death he was able to buy the farm from the estate. At present he owns 440 acres and a residence with plumb- ing, bath, sewerage system and furnace -- surely a model country home. He is the owner of an automobile and lives the life of a gentleman. He is very popular in all circles and has been on the school board for many years, as well as trustee of the Commons. He has been a stockholder and director of the Prairie du Rocher State Bank since its organization. He is the most prosperous man in his community.
His marriage to Miss Agnes Vogt occurred on October 27, 1897. She was born in Cov- ington, Ky., on November 10, 1868, being the daughter of Clemens Vogt, and was for many years the housekeeper for the priest at Ruma. Their children are Justin J., Mildred M. and Dorothea D. Mudd. The family is very devoted to the Church. Mr. Mudd was in his youth an altar boy, then a member of the choir for fourteen years, and since that time has been a trustee for six years. Mrs. Mudd is a member of the Altar Society. Both are noted for their contributions to the Church.
Mr. Mudd has all the characteristic energy and enterprise of his ancestors. He is a worthy member of a family which has helped to make the history of the nation. The rest-
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less desire for adventure and activity of the Mudds is his predominant trait also, while he united with his vigor a great share of prudence and business ability. He attributes his success to the fact that he has never had an idle moment or contracted a debt which he could not meet. While he was a grain farmer his cattle and poultry always paid running expenses, while the income from the grain was a clear profit. He is one of our most suc- cessful farmers and a man who is the backbone of his community. He has always had one ideal: to do his best and place his trust in the Most High, nor has he ever been disappoint- ed in his expectations. He is a model citizen and a good Christian.
James T. Mudd
Mrs. James T. Mudd
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Residence of James Duncan Mudd, Prairie du Rocher
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James Duncan Mudd
Children of
Mrs. James Duncan Mudd
Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan Mudd
The Village of Prairie du Rocher was incorporated Aug. 19, 1837, at the first meeting, the following officers were elected: For President of the Board: Alexander Pitre, For trustees: Joseph Godaire, Jr., Michael Duclos, Jean Marie Gaudaire, Joseph Blais. For Clerk, William Henry.
Since then, some of the Village Presidents who served are;
1838 - Alexander Pitre
1839 - William Drury - 1843
1844 - Andre Barbeau
1845-1870, due to the devastating floods of this period, the Organization of the Village was abandoned. It was re-organized in the year 1871, with Mr. F. W. Brickey being elected President.
It seems during these years, the Village Board elected the president from among themselves.
1872 - President - John Brewer
1873 - P. W. Unger (appointed by Board)
1874 - H. D. Hammack (appointed by Board)
1875 - P. W. Unger
1876 - F. W. Brickey
1878 - Louis Chaudet
1879 - F. W. Brickey - 1892 1888 was the first year the President was elected by the people.
1893 - Louis Chaudet
1894 - Louis Chaudet
1895 - A. L. Brands
1896 - Louis Chaudet - 1903
1903 - A. L. Brands
1904 - H. P. Moreau
1905 - P. J. Gillen 1906 - George Reifel
1907 - A. L. Brands
1908 - Geo. Reifel
1909 - C. J. Kribs
1910 - Charles Hauck
1911 - C. J. Kribs
1912 - John Bachelier
1913 - Geo. Reifel
1914 - Chas. Hauck
In subsequent years, records are rather sketchy and most of those who served as pres-
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ident are listed but some may be omitted, due to loss of records. Many of those previous- ly mentioned served during later years also.
W. H. Conner. Charles Modor, John T. Finley, Elmer Laurent, D. P. Schilling, Ralph Melliere. Arnold Steibel, S. J. Lolan, Arnold Mudd, Jr., WilliamShea, Gus Rako, were some of the people who served as Village President. As mentioned, some names might have been omitted due to loss of records.
Over the years some major projects were undertaken and completed, such as the New Village water plant, for which the contract was let in the month of April 1940. This was undertaken with the help of Federal funds dispensed under the WPA. Since that the water plant has been enlarged and remodeled. In more recent years, the Sewer System was built with the help of a loan from the Farm Home Administration. And finally this year, 1972, a completely new water plant was built, housed in a new building, with the latest in water plant machinery.
The present Village officials are: S. J. Lolan, President. Theodore W. Fadler, Clerk. Virgil Ray, John Laurent, Cletus Menard, Larry Durbin, Theodore P. Fadler, Clyde Brew- er are Trustees. The Village Treasurer is Donald Heizer. The Chief of Police, Robert Doiron, and Floyd Godier is Fire Chief.
Present Town Board
Town Board of 1908
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All historical families and decendents are taken from the 1875 edition of the Histori- cal Atlas Map of Randolph County, Illinois.
W. S. CONNER
There are few citizens of American blood, native born in Randolph County, who date their birth back as far as does Mr. W. S. Conner, a resident of the southern part of Town- ship five -- eight. He was born within a quarter of a mile of his present residence, in the year of 1815.
He was the son of Henry Conner, who was born in Maryland and moved to Kentucky when ten years old, about the year 1795. The Conner family is of Irish extraction. The name was formerly spelled "O'Connor," in which form it will be easily recognized as belonging to a numerous family in Ireland. Henry Conner was about twenty-two when he came to Illinois from Kentucky in the year 1807. He located at Kaskaskia then the central point and commercial emporium of the Illinois settlements, and for three years worked for Colonel Pierre Menard. While here he married Miss Elizabeth Barnet, a native of Madison County, Kentucky. Henry Conner then moved to Monroe County, and settled on a farm in the American Bottom, at a point four miles south of what is now known as Chalfin Bridge. He continued farming here till about the year 1812, when a fire swept away his buildings, whereupon he returned to Randolph County, and settled on the farm now owned and occu- pied by William Phegley. Here on the twenty-first of October, 1815, William S. Conner was born the third of a family of seven children. Five of these, three sons and two daughters reached maturity. All are now deceased with the exception of Mr. Conner, who is there- for the sole representative of the family generation.
Henry Conner was a man of prominence and influence in Randolph County, in his day. In 1814 he was elected Sheriff of the County, when the jurisdiction of that office extend- ed from the boundaries of St. Clair County to the mouth of the Ohio. He filled the office of Sheriff for seven successive years. He was United States Marshall for the district in which Randolph County was included, under the administration of John Quincy Adams. He filled several other offices, and during his life-time took a leading part in public affairs. He was an active Whig in politics, and was popular with the members of that party. He died in March, 1832, at Kaskaskia, and his remains now repose in the old cemetery at that place.
William S. Conner lived in the County till the death of his father. He then went to St. Louis to embark in business for himself, but after a stay there of only a few months he struck out for the Illinois river country, whose settlement had then but recently been be- gun. The localities which he traveled (in 1833) were new and uncultivated, among which were Peoria and Tazewell counties, new among the richest and most populous districts of Illinois. This section was his home for four years. The lead mines of the Galena region next offered themselves as a field of enterprise. Here Mr. Conner spent twenty-one years in mining lead, principally in south-west Wisconsin and Iowa. He acquired an intimate and practical knowledge of the processes of mining but met with varied vicissitudes of fortune. It was during his residence in Wisconsin that he married Nancy Stonier, a native of the State of Pennsylvania.
In 1858 he returned to Randolph County, and settled within a quarter of a mile from the place of his birth, on land inherited from his father. Mr. and Mrs. Conner have had six children, of whom three are living, Harriet Louisa, Alice and Lucy. The oldest daughter, Harriet Louisa, was married to Charles Phegley, and now lives in Pettis County, Mis- souri.
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Prairie du Rocher Today
(CONCLUSION)
In summarizing or evaluating the history of Prairie du Rocher, one must note the im- pact that historical events and influences have made on present day, Prairie du Rocher. The community is today, as it was in the 1700's, basically an agricultural community. The farmers no longer live in the village, but they remain the basic economic factor in the village. The farm lands which surround Prairie du Rocher, are among the most fer- tile and bountiful soils in the world. Those lands are selling for prices of $500.00 to $700.00 an acre, compared to the prices of $1.50 to $4.00 an acre in 1859. The limestone bluffs, from which the French obtained stone for the construction of Fort Chartres, today provide livelihood for many of the villagers. The cemetery in which the inhabitants bury their dead in 1972 is the same one in which their ancestors buried their loved ones as early as 1722. The rock bluffs and the wide Mississippi River isolate the community from the outside world today, as they did in the early years. The mosquitos remain as numerous
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and voracious as they were in 1839; and the damp, wet, unbearable, and unhealthy con- ditions return during the wet months. The population today is approximately 750, a gain of only 250 since 1859, over a hundred years ago. The old, distinctly French names such as Barbeau, Bievenue, Langlois, Louviere, De Rousse, and Duclos, still appear on the village registers, but the influence of the French is not limited to the inheritance of names. Over 90% of the residents today, belong to the Roman Catholic Church. The Church remains the center of the community. The majority of the villagers today, are complacent, contented, unambitious, good-natured, and happy -- traits directly traceable to their ances- tors. Most of the villagers remain to an amazing degree, as Montague described it, "free from that strife, contention, and turmoil, which attends the pursuit of wealth and political preferment." In order to observe this living historical heritage, one need only attend the annual church picnic, rendezvous, or witness the group of villagers dressed in 18th cen- tury costumes, on New Year's Eve, who move from house to house proclaiming the end of another year, in the old familiar words of the La-Gui-Annee.
The Song of Prairie du Rocher (Le Chanson de Prairie du Rocher)
les francois m'ont donne' mon mon. quand ils sont venus s'installer ici. ils ont tranvaille', ils ont danse' ils ont joue'-
ils ont chante' des chansons gaies. ils sont alles a la messe tous les dimonches et ont porte' leur croix avec patience. je suis un petit village tranquille et croche' mon mon est Prairie du Rocher.
(1722-1765)
(The French gave me my name; when they came here to stay. They worked, they danced, they played; They sang happy songs. They went to Mass every Sunday, And bore their troubles with patience. A small village quiet and hidden away - My name is -·· Prairie du Rocher.)
Then haughty British red coats came, Tried to fetter me in chains. So many from this tyranny did flee, When the Union Jack replaced the fleur de lis. But a few staunch men chose to remain, And for posterity preserve my name. A small village quiet and hidden away - My name is --- Prairie du Rocher.
(1765-1779)
Next the restless yankee came, To play his little commercial game. Many a change he wrought o'er my face, Yet my natural beauty he could not erase. But my sons in their complacent ways, Accepted their fate, no resistance did raise. A small village quiet and hidden away - My name is Prairie du Rocher.
(1779- )
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Time goes on in its own exacting way, Still the hopes for fulfillment remain today. Despite the neglect through the years gone by, Traces of my historic past refuse to die. And the church's lofty spire so pure and fine, Ever reminds my children of things Divine. A small village quiet and hidden away - My name is ··· Prairie du Rocher.
Comment
Prairie du Rocher, the oldest, continuing and cohesive (town-like) settlement on the "Great River Road" and in Illinois has a rich heritage.
Certain dates are conflicting in sources due to terminology such as: erection, begin- ning, founded, claimed, terminated, ended, and completed. However, in 1959, Essayist Ernest E. East wrote to Father Theodore Sickmann, Pastor of the parish:
"Several years ago, when at Peoria, I wrote a brief essay on the claims of cities or towns to the title of 'the oldest town in Illinois'. It was published as a Historical Note in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society.
I gave the palm to Prairie du Rocher."
So while the world moved on after the end of the French in the North West Territory, Prairie du Rocher, Fort de Chartres, and the old cemetery lives on, the last vestige of the French empire in America.
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THE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS OF Prairie du Rocher Community Consolidated School DISTRICT NO. 134 prairie du Rocher, Illinois congratulates the town on it's 250th anniversary
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER 1972 GRADE 8
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MILLER'S MEAT MARKET
LESLIE AND WAYNE MILLER, PROPS. HOME KILLED PORK AND BEEF . OLD FASHIONED HOME MADE SAUSAGES CUSTOM KILLING AND CUTTING FOR FREEZER PORK AND BEEF SOLD BY THE QUARTER, HALF OR WHOLE PHONE 282-3334
430 NORTH MADISON STREET RED BUD, ILLINOIS
REABAN'S DRIVE INN
RED BUD, ILLINOIS
Phone 282-2683 TACO CHICKEN PIZZA
COUNTRY SIDE
1200 S. Main, Red Bud, Illinois (ELMER & ALVINA WAGNER)
Open 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. SMORGASBORD EVERY DAY Country Ham-Steaks-Chicken-Seafoods-Pizza-Carry Outs Cocktail Lounge
TOM'S TAVERN BEERGARDEN
HUNTING & FISHING LICENSE COOL BEER TO GO
COUNTRY MUSIC WEEKENDS PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, ILL.
Compliments Of
RED BUD OIL CO.
TEXACO
DIST. OF TEXACO AND FIRESTONE PRODUCTS SINCE 1930 PHONE 282-2211
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Compliments Of
THE CHESTER PAINT & FABRIC STORE
The complete paint and fabric store.
100 STACEY ST. PHONE 826-2612
CHESTER, ILLINOIS
BOB & JOHN -OBERLE'S
Phone 883-7857
RESTAURANT - LOUNGE
OBERLIE SAUSAGE
STE. GENEVIEVE, MO. 63670
HIGHWAY 61
Compliments Of
RAY'S SHOE STORE
Evansville, Illinois Shoes for the whole family.
BARLEY OLDS-PONTIAC INC.
AMERICAN MOTORS IH TRUCK, SCOUTS, TRAVELALLS SINCE 1945 STE. GENEVIEVE, MO.
Open Saturday afternoons K. O. BARLEY, Owner KEN. BARLEY, Manager
Phone 314-883-3567 C.A. Rapp & Wayne Greminger Salesmen
Congratulations to the oldest town in Illinois on it's 250th Birthday.
ROCHER P. T. A.
A group of parents who take an active interest in the education of their children.
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W. H. CONNOR & CO.
SERVING PRAIRIE du ROCHER FOR 133
OF IT'S HISTORIC 250 YEARS
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· MISSES · JUNIOR
· PETITES
· BLEEKER STREET
· BOOTH BAY
· PADDLE & SADDLE · H-I-S
· VICKY VAUGHN · TONI TODD
Girls Dresses By Polly Flinders
· Infants
· Boys & Girls
· Sportswear
· Jewelry
· Hosiery
Dial 282-3660 RED BUD
ON THE SQUARE.
RED BUD
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HARRISON
COMPANY
WATERLOO,
ILLINOIS
Providing modern communications service
to the residents of this area .
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