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Hoffmire, Geo., 1 Lem Hoffmire, Geo., Lem Hulett, Frank, 2 Lem
Mottinger, Noah, D P Molscoski, Fred., N Mooney, J. H., L Mower, J. H., P
Murphy, Jeremiah, Lem Musselman, Jacob, P Musselman, Gideon, 30 Netzlar, Uriah, 7 E W
Farrell, Thos., 35 Lem Farrell, Simon, 36 Lem Farrell, Mary A., 36 Fender, Toney, N Fenster, Jacob, 4 N
Findlay, Thos., D P Finlan, Michael, 1 Lem Fitzgerald, M., 24 Lem Fisher, J., D P
Kilmer, James, 22 L
Kirkham, John, L Kopp, John, L Laughlin, Wm., Lem Lambert, John, 32 L Laing, Stephen, Lem Lanigee, S. H., 13 Lem Lambert, Geo. G., D P Laughlin, H., 1 Lem Lambert, W. L., D P Lambert, Frank, 20 D P Lamb, Frank, Lem Lambert, Geo., 28 P Lepport, John, N Lepranse, F., D P Low, James, Lem
Marshal, Richard, Lem Marck, Cyrus, 8 N Martin, G. B., L Mather, S. E., 19 D P
Godfrey, Austin, 1 Lem Lord, Philip, 27 L Gordon, David, 16 D P Goudy, Robert, 16 D P Gordon, G. & E., D P Godfrey, J. S., L Graves, John, 2 Lem Graves, A. B., 11 Lem Grabow, Theo., 17 D P Grumberg, Chas., Lem Mather, J., L Hartranft, Levi, 4 D P
Flakey, John, 15 D P Flugga, John, Lem - Flagg, G. W., 31 P Fluga, Christ., Lem Fox, Augustus, N Fouch, Wm., 21 D P Freeman, Robert, 3 N Frost, D., 9 N
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FLORENCE TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Patterson & Thompson Pelser, Matthias, Lem Phelps, Harriet, 21 L Pitts, Michael, 3 N
Potter, George, 12 Lem Rathburn, C. W., P Rathburn, Val., Joliet Ray, Michael, 23, Lem Rathburn, S. R., 2 P Rathburn, W. R., P Rahmere, Ant., 1 Lem Reardon, John, Lem Reader, William, Lem Reader, John, Lem
Schoering, M., 36 Lem Schrader, Chas., D P Walker, Wm., D P
Sheldon, Robert W., 6 N Warner, A. B. F., N
Shuster, Martin, Lem Warren, Hiram, N
Shuler, W. M., 9 N
Walker, Jonas, 20 N
Sheldon, Robert, N
Shay, Thomas, 36 Lem
Shafer, Levi, 4-9 N
Simmons, Solomon, 32 P Walker, James, 13 Chic
Smith, R. W., 6
Walker, Hiram, D P
Sprague, John P., 11 Lem Walker, Harley, D P
Walker, Wm., 13 Chic
Sprague, C. N., 32 N
Ward, Dan, 32 L
Sprague, Frank, L
Wagnor, G. W., N
Spevy, William, P
Wagnor, J. C., N
Reid, Matthias, 20 L Reardon, Rich'd, 25 Lem Steward, Philip, N Reardon, Thos., 25 D P Strause, Simon, N
Walker, Chas., L
Reardon Thos., 36 Lem
Ward, Peter, 28 L
Royce, Abner, 4 N
Strong, Robert, 4 N Studenrath, E., 9 N Studenrath, O., N
Ward, Jos , 32 Weaver, Joseph, 15 N
Roath, Henry, Lem
Royce, Jonathan, 4 N
Royer, Abner, N
Stanners, Thos. B , D P Webster, David, 7 E W
Robinson, C. C., Lem
Stafford, Enoch, 27 L
Wenihold, Rich., 19 D P
Ross, J. C., 23 Chic
Strubla, Fred., 10 Lem
Weaver, J. H., P Weinger, Joseph, 36 D P
Runch, S., 32 L
Steinhoss, Aug., 10 D P Weaver, L., Lem Stanars, F., 18 D P
Saul, John, 13 Lem
Weathenkiller, Jos., 36
Sampson, James, 22 D P Strong, F. J., 4-9 L
W. U. Tel. Co.
Sampson, Geo., 21 L
Straus, S., 2 N
Weaver, B., 24 D P
Samson, W. V., L
Susanhite, Chas., 5 N
White, S. L., 7 N
Safford, J., 5 N
Swartz, Elias, 2 N
White, John S., 7 N
Sanborn, A., 33
Taylor, Henry, L
Wheat, Aaron, L
Salfisberg, Jacob, 7 N
Toot, Wm., D P
Wise, John, Lem
Schrohe, Henry, N
Thomas, A. S., 2 N
Wightman, J. B., 16 D P
Schultz, John, 1 Lem
Thoman, H., N
Willis, W. R., 19 D P
Schall, Mary A., 5 N
Tripp, Matthew, Lem Tripp, S., Lem
Williams, S. J., 33 L
Schrader, Joseph, 15 D P Tyler, D., P
Wiley, Thos., 33
Wolf, H., D P
Schmidt, John, 36 Lem Voght, Jacob, 35 L Schrader, H., Lem Ward, S., 2 Lem
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP.
Florence Township was set off from Wilmington in 1851, and on April 1 the forty-two voters, then'settled here, assembled to elect town officers. W. W. Monteith, 1851; E. H. Strong, 1852; J. Linebarger, 1853; S. Morey, 1854; J. Kahler, 1855; J. Shoemaker; 1856; M. Tuttle, 1857-58; J. Shoemaker, 1859-61; J. Kahler, 1862; J. Linebarger, 1863; J. M. White, 1864; C. Hazard, 1865-69; S. Morey, 1870; J. Shirk, 1871-73; Thomas Maher, 1874-76; Royal S. Corbin, 1877-78; Thomas Maher, 1879; H. H. Lichtenwalter, 1880; David Forsythe, 1881-2; J. W. Martin, 1883. The elections of April 1884 resulted in the choice of the following-named officers: James W. Martin, supervisor; John T. Dixon, clerk; Thomas J. Kirk, collector;
Williams, Thos., L
Scholtz, H., 16 D P
Schonberger, J., 23 Lem Virgil, Ellen, 7 E W
Warner, Hiram, 9 N
Ward, John, L Ward, Peter, L Ward, Daniel, L
Sprague, T. J., L
Walker, James, 21 N
Ross & Clark, 10 N
Stafford, Wm., L
Steinhouser, A., 10 D P Wescott, Seth, 3 N
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Henry Swivle, highway commissioner; Henry Ward, justice of the peace; Charles Blogg, constable; and H. H. Lichtenwalter, school trustee.
The population of Florence in 1880 was 847. The assessed valuation, 1883-4, $371,791, of which sum $609 was credited to town lots, and $36,791 to personal property. The tax levy amounted to $7,895.68, including $2,049.90 school tax.
Lewis Linebarger, who came with the Linebarger family to Jackson in 1831, did not settle with them, but squatted on land across the town line on Prairie creek; named in 1842 Star's Grove. Arthur Potts, a settler of 1835, bought Line- barger's interest, and made the place his home for twenty years, when he moved to Iowa, in the track of Lewis Line- barger, who had previously gone to Oregon. Henry Moore, settled here in 1834; Arthur Potts, John Kahler, and Henry Althouse, 1835; James Martin, Walter Monteith, Thomas Monteith, and David Bell in 1836; Daniel Stewart, N. Wright, Duncan McIntyre in 1837; David R. Monteith in 1840; Daniel McIntyre, Walter W. Monteith in 1841; Charles Starr, William Van der Bogert, Isaac Jackson, Enoch Jackson in 1842; Adam White, Sr., William and Adam White in 1844 ;- Fogarty and Rufus Corbett in 1846; S. K. Morey and William Martin in 1847; George Monroe, 1849; James Baskerville, 1850; John Jordan, George A. Gray, Charles Jackson, William Barrett, Leonard Morey, Edward Gurney, Henry Hand, Hezekiah Warner, Selah Morey, E. H. Strong, M. D., R. H. Nott, C. G. Jewell, A. Layton, all had effected settlement previous to 1851. Charles Hazard, 1852; John Hayden, John Demmings and Joseph Shirk came in 1854; John Fridley and Allen Smith in 1857; Townsend W. Kahler, James Perry, James Lutz, and John Reils in 1859.
The first school was conducted in 1842 by Miss Sarah Fisher, at Starr's Grove. In 1849 a $250 school-house was erected under the direction of James Martin, J. Kahler, and Van der Bogert, trustees. The German Evangelical society erected a church building in 1874 on southwest corner of section 10, at a cost of about $3,000. John Jacob Asher was the first min- ister. Henry and John Rockey, Nicholas Witcshie and wife and J. Taylor, were the original members of the society, which was formed in 1866. B. C. Wagner was minister in 1874; Bremen Snyder was pastor in 1878.
Tax-payers of Florence Township .- Wilmington is the post- office except where Elwood is given:
Aagesen, Paul Baxter, Wm.
Barrett, J., 35
Abbott, Henry
Baskerville, Thomas, 16 Baskerville, John, 17
Adams, Joseph
Baskerville, Wm., 17 Barker, W. P.
Allen, Smith, 9
Baskerville, James, 22 Barra, Wm.
Barrett, Wm.
Barrett, Wm., 26
Bell, David, 30
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Bell, David Bitner, Chris. Blogg, John Blogg, C. H. Bayland, B., 23 Bridge, James H. Brisbin, John C. Bridge, Samuel
Gurney, R. H., 19
Hayden, John, 1
Harland, E.
Harland, L. H.
Milbourn, Wm., 15
Hamilton, R., 15
Morgan, Moses, 5
Hamilton, Wm.
Morey, S. & S. A., 9
Hayden, Thos., 8
Morey, S. R, 17
Mosey, Smith, Mrs.
Buss, E. C. Burton, Joseph, 19
Hart, C. H.
Murphy, Tim., 34
Buss, E. C., 9
Hampton, John, 9 El
Murphy, Thos.
Carey, Ed., 13
Hamilton, Jas., 15
Murphy, John, 34
Carey, John
Hayden, John, Jr.
Murphy, Cor., 27
Cavenaugh, Matt. Campbell, John, 30 Carroll, Patrick, 25 Christian, Chas.
Hennings, John
Murphy, Jerry
Naughton, Pat., 27
Naughton, Cornelius, 35
Nelson, Wm., 15
Corbin, R. S.
Jackson, Delaney, 5
Nelson, Samuel
Cottel, H. E.
Jackson, D. M., 8
Nelson, John
Cottel, C., 18
Jackson, Arthur D.
Nelson, W. T., 28
Cowley, John
Jackson, Mary, 4
Nelson, W. T.
Corbin, R., 7
Jackson, Malcolm Jessup, F.
Nott, R. A., 5
Corbett, Rufus, 29 Crellen, R., 10 El
Kahler, T. W., 35
Oberlin, John
Cross, John, 8
Kelly, H. W.
O'Brien, Mary, 24 Ohlhues, John, 14
Cutshaw, W. G., 16
Kelly, Robt.
Kennedy, John
Kennedy, James, 35
O'Leary, Cor., 24
Dallenbach heirs, 10
Kellogg, Lewis, 16
Osborn, Est. of, 20
Dixon, Thos., 22
Keer, Wm.
Parks, Jas., 36 Peterson, Christian
Dixon, John T.
Kirk, Thos. J.
Phalan, P., 25
Dixon, Jos., 22
Kidney, Wm. H.
Quigley, Edw., 25
Donahue, P., 24 Doyle, M., 12 Doyle, James
Lacy, Thos., 6
Raucsh, J., 16
Reordon, Denis, 14
Dutchman, A., 1 El
Ellenwood, G. W., 18 El Lineberger, John
Elwood, Sarah W., 9 El Lichtenwalter, H. H., 1 Finslar, L. Fitcher, David Lovell, Oliver, 32 Loner, J. J.
Reils, John, 14 Riorden, John, 13
Riley, Philip, 13
Loner, Louis
Rouse, Elijah
Forsythe, David, 4 Forsythe, John, 3 Foley, Jas. Foley. Richard
Long, John, 25
Martin, Jas. W., 20
Rockwell, A., 7
Fridley, John, Jr., 10
Martin, Wm., 27
Mahoney, Dan, 26
Roach, Michael, 13
Rothke, Henry, 15
Schroeder, Albert
Scammon, J. Y., Ch.
Seltz, Fred., El. Shirk, James, Mrs. Sheridan, Patrick Shirk, Joseph, 29 Shipley, Jas., 29
Goodenough, John N., 9 McIntyre, James Gooding, A.
Griffen, Wm., 36 Griffen, Wm., 25 Gurney, E. E., 16
McCorkle & Martin McIntyre, Dan, 8 McGinnis, Wm., 29 McQueen, Arch., 8
Singleton, Wm. Singleton, John Skehan, John, 33
Norton, Wm. H., El.
Cook, Wesley
Kahler, Henry, 31
Nutt, James, 20
Cutshaw, Charles Darling, David
Dixon, John, 16
Kirk, And.
Knabe, John
Randolph, Clarence
Lacy, John J. Lineberger, Louis, El
Reordon, M., 13 Reed, W. H. H., 7 El.
Rogers, M., 5
Maher, Thos., 23
Rockwell, S. Rodgers, Sophronia, 2
Fridley, John, 9 Gay, John Geise, John, 1 El Geiss, H. E., Mrs. Geiss, Hiram, 11 Gibbons, Patrick, 24 Goodrich, Grant, 1
Mahoney, D., Jr., 6 Martin, J., Est. of, 30 Mahony. Cornelius Martin, Edmund
McIntosh, Thos., 18 McIntyre, And. J., 5
Melley, Chas. Mender, John Miller, M.
Hazard, Chas., 33
Hayden, John, 10 El
Morey, Selah, 16
Hill. A., 33 Hoffman, Jacob, 15 Jackson, Chas., 9
Ohlhues, P. D., 15
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Skehan, J., 33
Thompson, Mairi, 26 White, Jas., 33
Slater, Walter
Titus, L., 30 White, R., 32
Smith, Allen, 10
Van Der Bogert, W.J.,30 Whiten, John, 22
Smith, Ezra, 19
Van Der Bogert & Mon- White, John, 27 teith, 31 Wilson, Peter, 36
Spoor, H. H., 8
Veit, Chas.
Witeley, Nic., 10
Stonerock, Geo.
Warner, A., 22
Williard, Anne, 29
Stonerock, John, 18
Ward, H., 7
Yates, Aug., 10
Stewart, Peter, 19
Watson, E.
Yunker, Nic., 11
Strong, E. H., 28
White, Adam J., 33
Zimmerman, C.
Thompson, J. O.
Whitten, Andrew, 21
Thompson, J. O., 27 White, J. M., 21
The school report for 1883 contains the following statement: 368 persons under 21 years; 374 pupils enrolled; 15 teachers; 8 school buildings valued at $4.900; total expenditures, $2,144.82.
FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP.
In 1836 this township formed a part of Hickory Creek pre- cinct. In 1850 it was organized as a separate town, with W. B. Cleveland, supervisor. He served on the County Board until 1853. The supervisors since 1853 are named as follows: M. Van Horne, 1853-56; O. McGovney, 1857; H. S. Higgins, 1858; O. McGovney, 1859-60; John Reid, 1861-63; J. B. Etz, 1864; Josiah Carpenter, 1865; George Bez, 1866; O. McGovney, 1867-68; J. Hunter, 1869-70; S. Shuberth, 1871-72; H. R. Wood, 1873; John Baumgartner, 1874-75; John McDonald, 1876-81; John Cappell, 1881-3; John McDonald, 1883-4. The town officers for 1884-5 are; Assessor, S. Hohenstein; Clerk, John Leis; Justice of the Peace, John A. Hatch. The popu- ulation in 1880 was 2,127 of which number 332 belonged to Frankfort village, and 522 to Mokena. The assessed valuation was $478,749, yielding a general tax of $10,661.07, and a school tax of $4,347.91. In District No. 7 the tax levy for school pur- poses in 1884 equaled $316 on a $100 valuation. The name
was proposed by John Cappell, whose name occurs in the list of old settlers-a native of Frankfort, Germany. In 1834 there were not more than twelve families in the township. A few of them are named among the settlers or actual residents of the county in May, 1832, the others we mention in the following list of pioneers and old settlers.
Eliphalet Atkins .. 1836 Aaron Ware. . . , 1831 Ambrose Doty. ... 1834
John Atkins ...... 1836
John Cappel. ..
.. 1846
John Gronon.
B. Brumund . . 1849-50
Phineas Smith. .1835 Geo. Banch .1851
Trueman Smith .. . 1835
Henry Gronon. ... 1850
Robert Smith. .1835 John Briedert .1846
Charles Clayes. .. . 1836
David Ketchum .. 1834 Thos. Harper. . .
Allen Denny ... . . 1835
Chester Marshall. . 1835 W. B. Cleveland .. 1844 Myron Holmes. . . . 1835
James Pierce. . 1854-55
Lysander Denny. . 1835
Henry Herschback-
N. A. Carpenter. . 1855
John Folkers. 1850
Isaac Francis ..... 1835
Hiram Wood. .1832
William Knight. 1834 M. P. Holden, M.D1854
Frederic Cappel . .
George Fink. 1850
Josiah Weir ..... .1836
Smith, Ellen, El.
Swival, Henry, 31
White, F. E.
Zimmerman, J.
James Troutman. . 1832
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John Duncan . .. 1836
Jas. Logan ..
G. Werner. 1846
Phineas Holden .. . 1836
Wm. H. Logan ... 1849
Foster Kane. . .1833
Peter Clayes. .1837 Daniel Wilson .... 1834
Orlando Clayes. . . 1836
John McDonald .. 1849
Levi M. Clayes. . . 1836 C. C. P. Holden. . 1836 John McDade .... 1832
M. Van Horn ..... 1832 Jacob Mueller. ... 1856 J. W. McGovney. 1832 Martin Muff. . . .1852
D. W. Paddock. 1853-4 M. Stelwagen .. .1844
Chas. Kahm. .1847
Simon Hohenstein. 1853
Nicolas Fortmiller.1835 W. D. Jones ..... 1844
James Dervey. . . . 1834
Ozias McGovney. . 1831
D. S. Stephen
Robert Smith. 1835
Karl Knapp. . . . .1851
Nicholas Martt . .1851
Jos. S. Stephen. 1843
Eliphalet Ghost .. . 1832
Wm. Werner. . . 1851
Higley. 1855
Martin Krapp .1857
Alex. McGlashan. 1843
A. Schuberth. 1847
Charles Karch. 1848
C. N. Bacon, M.D.1856
D. Lambert . .1835
Chas. Gull . 1853
Hugh Mckeown .1856
John McDonald
Geo. S. Brown .... 1850
John Schuberth .. . 1847 Peter Scheer. 1847
Peter Kalmer. 1852
Henry Nettels .. .. 1853
Fred. Scheer. . . 1848
Wm. McCoy. 1853
Francis Owen. .1834
A. Crowle.
.1835
J. R. Letts 1855
W. B. Owen. .1834
Robt. Williams. .. 1832
Mokena Village .- This village was platted in 1852 by Allen Denny, and named Mokena. A postoffice was established here in 1853, with Warren Knapp, master. About the time the village was laid out a stone building was erected for Knapp and Smith. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company erected a depot building in 1853. William McCoy opened a black- smith's shop in November, 1853. Cross and Jones' steam mill was built in 1855. A hotel building was erected in 1853 for Charles Gall. A school-house was built in 1855, and thus the beginnings of a permanent centre of settlement in the town- ship were completed. Since 1855 changes and improvement have marked the progress of the village-a number of stores have been opened, the old steam mill gave place to the grain elevator in 1865. A spacious school building, built in 1872, has taken the place of the school-house in which James Pierce presided in 1855; three church buildings have been erected, and the neighboring farm houses, like the farms have been im- proved. The village was incorporated under the general law, and the first election was held May 14, 1880, when John Cappel, Ozias McGovney, John Zahn, George Smith, Valentine Scheer and John Ulrich were elected trustees. Ozias McGovney, pres- ident, and John A. Hatch, clerk.
The German Evangelical Church was organized October 1, 1858, with Rev. Edward Colb, pastor, and forty-four members. Previous to that time the members of this church attended services held by Rev. C. Haass, who served as preacher from December, 1855, to October, 1856. Rev. N. Gradman succeeded Mr. Colb in June, 1860, he was followed by Rev. W. Meyer in December, 1861; Rev. Schoenbuth in May, 1871, and Rev. Carl Schaub the present pastor in April, 1873. The present house of
Jas. L. Owen .. .1834 M. C. Farewell ... 1844
Joseph Sutton. 1844
Wm. Moore. ... 1831
Geo. Osborne. . . . 1831
Alex. Reid. .1846 Morris Weiss 1854
Philip Klepper. . . . 1847
Wm. Rice .. .1831
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worship was erected in 1862, at a cost of $2,000, and opened September 21, same year. The parsonage cost $2,000, and the cemetery (five acres) $300. There are sixty-eight members of the society, while the congregation embraces forty families. The Sunday-school membership is seventy-five. The trustees are: C. Schieblick, Philip Banch, G. Baerenz, G. Lanfer, John Liess and H. Baumgartner.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- A Methodist class was formed at Ambrose Doty's on the town line in 1837. In 1855, when the first school-house was built, services were held therein until 1867, when the church building at this point was erected. This house cost $1,500. In 1874 the parsonage was built at a cost of $1,000. The number of members is not given. The member- ship of the Sunday-school is eighty-one.
Catholic Church (St. Mary's Parish.)-Was founded here at an early date. The church building was erected in 1864 by Father Fasbanter, at a cost of $1,400. The congregation num- bers 200.
Baptist Church. - Was organized here previous to 1851. Since that time services have been conducted by Rev. J. B. Dibble, the place of meeting being the Methodist Church.
A newspaper, styled The Mokena Advertiser, was founded in 1874 by Charles A. Jones, who continued its publication up to May, 1877. This was the first and last of journalistic life in this village. The Mokena Commercial Advertiser of to-day, is published at Laport.
The Mokena Advertiser was established by Chas. A. Jones in 1874. Publication was continued until the death of Mr. Jones in May, 1877.
Frankfort Village is one of the towns which the Michigan Central Railroad brought into existence. In 1855, when the Cut- Off Railroad was built, S. W. Bowen platted this village. A wigwam store was opened by Jim Higley the previous year, which gave place to the N. A. Carpenter store early in 1855. In June, 1855, John Dowd erected a hotel building. In 1856, a grain warehouse was erected by Carpenter, the same which was de- stroyed by fire in February, 1878, and which gave place to the McDonald elevator that year. The Frankfort elevator was erected in 1875, by Carroll & Meyer. The post-office was re- moved from Chelsea to Van Horne's Point and thence to Frank- fort in 1856, a few months after the future of Frankfort was insured. The same year a school building was erected, in which Josiah Carpenter presided. This was used until the completion of the present school building in 1870. The village was incor- porated September 18, 1879. John McDonald was elected president ; P. Herschbach, C. F. Bauman, O. Donohue, H. Nettles, and F. Hasenyager, trustees, and G. A. Weineman, clerk. The trustees elected in 1883 were : Jacob Mueller, N. A.
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Carpenter and O. Donohue, with N. A. Carpenter president and H. J. McDonald clerk. In 1884, G. A. Weineman, C. F. Bau- man and Fred Fink were elected trustees ; H. J. McDonald, clerk, and N. A. Carpenter, president.
The Methodist Church was built in 1856. The society was originally organized in the "log schoolhouse " one mile east of the village, and grew out of the society formed at Dotv's. The building is a frame, cost about $2,000. The Baptist Church was built in 1863, a frame building, costing $1,600. Rev. Da- vid Letts was the first pastor. It has a membership of thirty or forty. The society supports a flourishing Sunday-school, of which the pastor is superintendent. German Evangelical Luth- eran (United) Church was bu lt in 1868. It is a frame building, 30x56 feet, cost $2,000, and has a membership of about forty. The pastor is also superintendent of the Sunday-school, which is attended by from forty to sixty children. Our Christian Neighbor, a small religious paper, published monthly in the vil- lage, was founded by Rev. Mr. Hoover. The German Lutheran Church, which is located about three miles northeast of Frank- fort village, was built in 1877. It is a neat frame building, costing about $1,500.
The Germania Sangerbund was organized in June, 1875, with Martin Muff, Jacob Mueller, C. F. Bauman, and George Fink, directors.
Chelsea Village .- In 1837 a post-office was established at the O. & L. M. Clayes' store (opened in 1836), under the name of Chelsea. In 1847-8 Charles Clayes and M. C. Farwell platted a village under this name, and here the business of the district was transacted until the opening of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Michigan Central Railroads. The post-office was transferred to the Point in 1848.
Tax-payers of Frankfort Township .- In the following, the letters F. and M. are used as abbreviations for Frankfort and Mokena; other post-towns are named:
Adams, C. A., F Barnes, H., F
Beagley, John, F
Alexander, H. W., M
Baumgartner, A. R., F Bills, Minerva
Allen, L. D., F
Baumgartner, J., Jr., F Block, Fritz, 35 F
Albring, Henry, F Backstein, R., Mrs., 2 M Bohzine, Christ., 20 F
Allerton, A. M., 6 Bez, George Bobzine, John, F Baumgartner, 16 Beckstien, Robert, 10 M Bowman, Charles S., F
Baumgartner J., 15 F
Bauch, George, 26 F
Beckstien, H., Jr., 9 M Bookman, A. H., F Beckstein, Henry, 10 M Bock, H., 18 Joliet Bettenhauser, Geo., 20 F Bobzine, Fritz, F
Bauman, C. F., F Baumgartner, Fred, M Bauch, Jacob, M
Bettenhaur, Geo., F Belward, Sarah, 18 M Beckstien, Chris., 9 Bock, II., 7 M
Bowen, James, F
Bauch, Phillip, 17 M Barker & Son, F
Bernard, R., M Bobzine, J. F., F
Barker, A. D., F
Becker, Wm., M Bordling, F., 16 F
Beckstien, C., M Boye, Chris., F
Bauman, C. F., 22 F Bacholaky, B., F
Beckstien, R., Mrs., 2 M Brown, Marlin, M
Bock, H. P., F
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Brookaneps, E. T. Bradnsteidner, G., F Brummond, D., 17 M
Dennis, Polly, 17 M
Dennman, H., F
Diekman, H., 22 F
Franer, Simon, F
Brennan, Pat., M
Diest, Charles, F
Fuchs, Julius, 3 M
Brummond, D., 7 F
Doty, Levi, 20 F
Donahue, Owen, 27 F
Dody, Levi, F
Droll, Frederick, 16 F
Gardner, Robt., 28 F
Braunn, H., F Braum, J. H., F
Dresler, Henry, F
Galter, Fred, 23 F Geddis, A. V., Mrs., M
Bucks, Christian, 17 F
Bucholz, Fred, 20 F
Duncan, Telford, 18 M Geuther, John G., 3 M
Bumgartner, B., 28 F
Ebart, Wm., M
Geuther, John G., Jr., 3M
Buck, G. A., 32 F
Eggers, C., M
Geuther, John Y., F
Buckman, F., 16 F
Bushe, Luke, F
Burmeister, John, F
Glott, Fritz, M
Cappele, John, 19 M
Cappell, John, M
Elwart, John, M
Granan, John, F
Calmer, Peter, F
Elsner, John, 29 F
Greissain, Henry
Campe, Fred H., F
Elwood, John, M
Gronow, John, 35 F
Carstens, John
Elmer, Wm., 30 F
Grohne, John, F
Calmer, Peter, F
Elmer, Wm., F.
Gullickson, G.
Calmier, Peter, F
Elsner, Chas.,
Gunter, Jerry Guether, Fritz
Carroll, James, 28 F
Elegan, Carl, 16 F
Enders, Martin, F
Gunther, George, 17 F
Cagwin, F. L.
Enders, Michael, M
Guther, John G., Jr., M
Caldwell, John, F
Enders, Mathias, 8 M
Guther, Andrew, M
Cadden, Patrick, F
Enders, Michael, M
Harper, Cynthia, M
Campe, John H., F
Engelman, -- , 36 F
Hauser, George, 1 M
Cappel & Knapp, 8 M
Erhart, Oswald, M
Haskins, William, F
Campe, H., 13 F
Erickson, John, M
Hanson, Gustavus Harker, Charles, M
Caldwell, J. L.
Faisler, Michael, F
Hassengager, Fred, F
C. D. & St. L. R. R. Co. Farner, Simon, F
Curchill, Samuel, F Cheese Mfg. Co., F Churchill, L., 33
Felton, Chris., 6 M
Cleveland, W. B., 19 F
Felton, A. M., M
Clayes, L. M., 20 F
Felton, John P., 18 M
Hauser, Wenzel, 1 M
Harvey, J., Joliet
Hatch, John A., M
Hass, E., F
Halstein, Charles, 20 M
Claus, L,, F
Feil & Daist, F
Harper, Thomas F., 7 M
Claus, S., F
Clays, C. W. Conrad, Adam, M
Conrad, John S., M
Cooper, Geo. F., M Cole, Anthony, 11 M Collins, John, M Cross, Cyrus, M Davis, Lyda, 32 F Dacker, J., Joliet
Dammaure, Henry, F
Davis, Wm., Est., 32 (L. Foxtmuller, V., 36 F D. Allen) F Fox, Henry, F Fritze, W., 18 M Daltmaring, D., 20 F
Feil, Rudolph, F Fink, George, 27 F Feil & Deist, F Fischer, Caroline, M Fink, John, 37 F Fink, Joseph, F Fink, Fred, F Fink, Adolph, F Fleisner, John, M Folkers, John, F Folkers, Johnson, F
Henspeter, F. Henrickson, Jacob, F
Herbert, John Heirschlack, Thomas, F Heissing, Fritz, F Heirschback, Thomas, F Heins, Martin, M
Henrichson, Fred., 2 M
Henrichson, Thos., 18 M Hesterman, William, 16 Richton
Hirsh, Charles, 7 M Higgins, C., F Heesence, Peter
Carpenter, U. A., F
Ernest, John, M
Hayes, William, Joliet
Fahs, A., M
Hauck, Andrew, M
Felton, John, 17 M
Haseryaker, Fred, 16 F Harvey, M. A. Harker, Carl, M
Clayes, Charles, 21 F Clayes, Charles, 16 F Claus, J., F Cleveland, O. B., F
Feil, Catherine, 19 F Feil, John, 20 F Feil, George, M Feil, Louis, F
Frochner, S., Bremen Frederick, John, 20 F
Fuss, Peter, Joliet Garas, Leonard Garrett, Joseph J.
Breidert, John, F Bradford, D. V., F Bridert, G., 15 F
Duist, John
Duncan, L. A. Mrs., M German Sangerb'nd, 15 F
Eisenbrandt, Ernst, 14 F Geddes, A. Eisenbrandt, Eva, F Eivkampe, -, 26 F Eisenbrandt, H., 16 F
Geuther, Andrew, M
Golmitz, William
Carpenter, U. A., F
FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Hildenbrandt, A., F Hinricks, Jacob, F Hickman, Elizabeth, M Higgins, E., 19 F Holstein, Charles, 33 F Holden, W. P. H., F Hochkins, William, 12 F Hoffman, Philip, M Houk, Andrew, M
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