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Holden, Abel E., F Hossengager, Fred, F Holden, A. P., F
Hohenstein, Simon, 25 F Koener, Peter, 20 F
Houser, John, M
Koester, Heinrich, M Koehm, John, M
Mane, Frances, Mrs., M
Marti, Peter, 7 M
Mart, P., Mrs., M Marti, Jacob, M
Martin, John, Jr .. M
Mane, Daniel, 3 M
Marti, Nic, Jr., 9 M
Martin, John, 5 M
Marshall, Rollin, M
Marks, Geo., M
Mass, C. H., M
Mann, John, M
Mahoney, J. D., M
Marti, Ben, M
Martin, John, 6 M
Marks, Conrad, F
Martin, John, 18 M
Mane, Ed, 30 M Mark, Conrad, 32 F
McGooney, O., M
McGooney, Cath., 17 M
NcKeon, Hugh, F
Lewellyn, Thomas, 5 M. MeGoveny & Son, M
Meyer, Hiram, M Mervin, A. H., F .
Mettler, Wm., F
Mettler, Wm. H., F
Meek, Deitrich, 16 F
Menzel, August, F
Mettler, Jasper, F
Mettler, Wm. H., F
Karch, Henry J., 26 F
Karsch, Henry, 25 F
Karch, Charles, 36 F
Leisenhop, H., 20 F
Miller, John, G G
Miller, Jacksenn, M
Miller, Francis, M
Michenfling, Bernard
Kampe, F., F
Lenhard, F., F Lies, John, 17 M Logan, James, 21 F
Miller, George, F Miller, Jacob, F
Karch, Jacob, F Kenna, Henry, M
Kennedy, Wesley, M
Kennedy, J. F., M
Kirschner, Casper, 22 F Kirby, Samuel, M King, Thomas
Klepper, John, 16 F Klepper, Philip, F Klose, Jolın, 3 M Kleffer, Peter, F
Knapp, Christian, 17 M Knapp, Christian, 8 M Knapp, Charles, 20 M Knapp, Charles, 30 F
Knapp, Charles, Jr., M
Knapp, Charles, Sr., M Knapp Bros., M Koppelman, F., M
Matthews, Ann, M Mante, Mose, F Marti, John, 7 M Mahoney, J., Joliet
Mast, Jacob, 2 M
Market, Fred, 20 F
Hohenstein, Simon, M Holterman, George, 22 F Hotchkin & Bobzine, F Hughes, Merrill, 31
Kohl, Henry, F Kohl, Anthony, M Kohl, Dan, 10 M
Koerner, Peter, F
Kohlhagen, Chris., 29 F Kohl, Jos., 17 M Kohlhagen, J., F
Kolpen, Fred, F
Krapp & Cappel, M
Hunter, Jos., Jr., 13 F Hunter, James, F
Krapp, Martin, M Kramer, F., F
Krusemark, L., F Krapp, Martin, 21 M Kuhn, Erastus, 18 F
Kuhn, Charles, 18 F
Lauffer, George, 2 M Lanfear, G. H., Hadley Larkman, C., 20 F
Lewellyn, Patrick, 5 M Leffler, Wendel, 30 F Leonard, Philip, F Leheman, C., Monee Leroth, Christian, F Lepine, John, 34 F Lempke, Chris., M Leffler, J., 29 Chic Letts, J. R., F Lepla, Fred, F
Logan, W. C., 21 Lorenz, Paul, 20 F Logan, William, F Lowe, Henry, F Lowe, Harvey, M Lordoux, Bernard, 28 F
Miller, Frank, M
Miller, Margaret, F
Miller, Helena, M
Micheles, Fred. F
Morgan, Francis, M
Moog, Jacob, M
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Hughes, William, 31 F Hulbrech, H., F Hunt, Mark, 31 F Hunter, D. W., F
Hunter, David J., 24 F
Hunter, Jos., Sr., 24 F
Hunter, J., Jr., 24 F Jakobus, Herman, L Jacobs, William, 10 M Jacob, Peter Kuhn, Wm., 31 F Jaevitz, Fred, M Lauffer, Geo., 3 M Jeffries, H. T. Johnson, Charles, 17 Jones, W. D., 5 M Jordan, S., M Jones, William D., 16 M Lanike, Louis, 16 F Jones, Noble, M Jordan, E. L., 18 M Jones, W. G., M Joeritz, H., M Kampe, John, 26 F Karch, Martin, F Kares, L., Bremen Kampe, John, F Karch, Henry, 16 F
Karch, Jacob, F Karch, T., F Karch, J., F
Merwin, A. H., F
Mettler, Jos, F
Leffler, Ruth, 20 F
Lenhard, H., F
MeArthur, A., 23 F McClure, Robert McDonald, John, F MeDonald & Mervin, F McGovney, Elijah, 8 M MeGlashan, Thos., 25 F MeGovney, Erwin, M Marti, F., Bros., M
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FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Moeller, E. O., 22 F
Monck, Christain, 2 F
Moulton, M., M Moulton, H., M
Ritzman, Peter, Est., 20 Sehring, John, M F
Monke, Wm., F Mueller, Jacob, F
Ritzman, Chas. GG
Ritzman, Chr., 20 F
Shick, Ferdinand, 7 M
Muff, Martin, 22 F
Rost, Henry, 17 M
Shick, Jacob, 6 M
Sheer, Nicholas, 14 F
Nettles, Henry, F
Ruggles, Lorenzo, F
Sheer, Wm., 13 M
Netz, August, 26 F
Rudenberg, F., M Sanger, W. A., F
Shoemaker, Henry, 17 F Shick, Henry, 6 M
Nettles, Henry, F
Neiman, J., 2 Bremen
Sandrick, Martin, M
Shick, John, 5 M
Nicolos, Fred, F
Nickeraux, Henry, 33 F
Sanders, H., F
Saunder, Robert, F
Sheer, John, Jr., 22 F
Nickerman, Jacob, 27 F Sangmeister, A.M., Mrs., Sheer, John, 15 F
Nobles, R., 17 M
Northwallers, H. H., F
Noeshl, F., 21 F
Noonan, John, M
Nugent, John, M
Nubenhanen, John, 3 M Schlafer, Wm., M
Olf, Christopher
Ortwein, John, F
Ortwein, Joseph, 17 M
Osman, Wm. E., F Oswald, Erhart, M
Stoll, Henry, F Stellwagon, Phil., 27 M Steiking, Carl Stevens, G. W., F
Storrmer, Wm., M
Steffins, Em., Mrs., M
Owen James, 18 M
Owen, Francis, 18 F Paddock, D. W., M Parker, Ira, F Patterson, Jane, F Parmelee, Amos, M Parmelee, Mrs., M Pelzer, Martin, M Petterson, Henry, F Peters, Wm., M Pfeiffer, P., 16 F Phillips, E., F Pierce, J. M., M
Schield, Christian, M
Stephen, D. S., F
Stephen, H., M
Stockig, C., F
Stevens, Joseph, F Stockfish, C., 20-31 F
Storie, Wm., Orland
Sterling, Charles
Stephens, David, F
Stole, Conrad, M Stock, George, M Stillwagen, M., 14 M
Stuffenburg, Peter, 20 F
Stiffin, D. F., F
Staufenberg, H., 20 F
Ratkie, Chas., M
Rohm, Chas., 20 F Rube, Henry, 16 F Ragors, F. Rable, Philip, 20 GG Rabe, Heinrich, F Reid, Maria, 13 F
Reid, Alex., 12 F
Reitz, John, 20 F
Reed, Alex., F Reitz, John, 34 F
Schwesser, Wm., 8 M Schnedike, A., 12 F Schuberth, John, M Schroeder, Fred, 34 F Scheer, Val., M Schroeder, Ernest, F Schnedika, 26 F Schmith, J. C., M
Stige, Custin, M Stiber, Henry Stasson, J. H., Monee
Schenkel, Conrad, Jr., M Stege, E. H., F Schwiser, Lorenz, 5 Stoll, C., M Schuberth, Nicholas, M Stilwagon, Mrs. H.
Schroeder, Henry, 26 F Schroeder, John, 30 F Schoenherr, Fred, F Schubert, Jolın, M Schribner, Fred, M
Smith, Conrad, M
Smith, George, M
Smith, Thomas, F
Stephen, E. C. & Co., F
Stuesse, R., M
Ott, Christopher, F Owen, W. B., 18 F Owen, J. L., 18 F
F
Sheik, Ferd., M
Sheer, John G., 22 F
Sipple, Martin, 16 F
Samphire, L. H., F Schwesser, Wm., M Scheferstein, Aug., Chic Schleman, John, M
Schring, Mary, 8 M Schwesser, John, 9 M Schwesser, J. G., 9 M Schilling, J. A., F Schneck, J., 1 Bremen Schwezer, Geo., 8 M Schilling, J., 10. Joliet Schewesser, George, M Schnickpeper, H., 12 F Scheer, Fred, 15 F Scheer, Peter, 15 F
Stone, W. E., F Stenhager, J. Stephens, Helen, M
Schliblich, Chris., 17 M Schacht, Henry, 17 M Schlothman, C. M.,17 F Schrader. Diedrich Scheer, Wm., 14 F
Schultz, Henry, 16 M Scheer, S., Jr., F Schrodt, Henry, 33 F
Piesen, Nic, M
Presters, Carl, 17 M Pruster, Ed Rabe, Christian, 16 F
Reipen, F. W., F Rehres, Leonard, 1 F Reitz, Philip, M
Schlofer, Wm., M Scholman, H., 18 M Schroeder, Tilly, F
Seine, Martin, M Shubert, Andrew, M
Moeller, Ernest, F
Nauer, A., 18 M
Robzin, Chas., F
Sanders, M. F., 17 F
Sheridan, William
Shick, Philip, 6-8
Niland, John, 20 F
Stillwagon, Maria, 27 F Stillwagen, M., 16 F Steffan, Christian, M Stephens, D. S. & C. C., 21 F
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GREEN GARDEN TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Stephens, D. S., F Van Horn, M., 17 F
Stephens, E. C., 21 F
Van Horn, A. T .; 21 F Van Horn, A. S., 17 F
Wendel, John, M Weiss, Morris, 18 M Wesscman, Fred, F Werner, Gottlieb, 12 F Weicherpflemming, Fr., 17 M Werner, M., 11 F
Sunderland & Co., 21 F Volk, Nic, M Volk, Nicholas, 11 M Suttin, Thos., 17 M
Sutherland, Jos., 21 F
Volk, Paulus, 2 M
Wenzel, A., Jr.,
Sutherland, James, F
Volk, Henry, 8 M
Weinman, G. A., F
Sutton, Joseph, F
Vogt, Henry, 16 F
Wentmuller, A. M., M
Sutton, John, M
Waunemacher, J.,1 Bre- Werner, Geo., M Weber, P., F
Swartz, J., Joliet men Waunemacher, C., 6 M Welchlin, M., M
Talmer, Bernard, M
Telegraph, Co., W. U., F Ward, John, M
Werner, Chas., M
Temps, Conrad, 16
Warner, Philip, 20 F
Werner, Aug., F Wenzel, August, Sr.,29 F
Telegraph Co., W. U., M Wagner, L., 20 F
Thompson, J,, F Wagner, Elizabeth S., F Weiland, Ben, F
Thompson, N. W., F Warner, Jolın P., 3 M
Whitman, Peter, M
Thompson, J. H., 16 F
Wagner, Wm., M
Wheeler, David, 31 F
Thomas, J. H.,
Warner, T., F
Wilson, Wm., F Wishover, Fred, F
Thaylor, F. W., F
Weishman, Ernest, 35 F Wilson, Wm , 33 F
Thompson, D. M., 17F Weschouter, A., 34 F
Wiggart, Fredrich, M
Thompson, D. W., 17 F Weidendorf, Fred, 30 M Williams, C. B., F
Tivining, Hiram, 20 F
Weichenfleing, B., 17 M Wishover, Henry, 11 F
Trochner, S., 12 Bremen
Weise, Julia, 7 M Wood, R. H., M
Turner, Abigail, M
Weber, Wm., M
Wood, F. W., NL
Turner, Robert, M
Werner, John, F
Wood, H. R., 30
Turner, Abigail, M
Weidendorf, Fr., F
Younker, Nicholas, M
Ulrich, John, M
Weiss, Julia, M
Zaemstein, Louis, M
Unbehanen, John, M
Werthmuller, Chas., M Zahn, John, M
Van Horn, M, F
Wesserman, E., F
Zarnitz, J.
Van Horn, Wm., F
Webber, Michael, M Zephill, Martin
The school report for 1883 gives the following facts: 1,005 persons under twenty-one years; 545 enrolled; 12 teachers; 8 school buildings, etc., valued at $17,900; total expenditures, $7,600; bonded indebtedness, $1,850.
GREEN GARDEN TOWNSHIP.
This division of the county with Manhattan belonged to Carey township up to 1853. April 5 of that year the County Board ordered an election of officers for the new township, which election was duly held, resulting in the choice of Martin Bailey, supervisor; Morrison Bailey, clerk; Edwin Bemiss, collector; George M. Green, assessor; A. A. Angel, overseer of the poor; Martin Bailey and J. N. Bemis, justices; John Young, Simeon Bemiss and D. G. Jaynes, commissioners of highways. There were twenty-seven votes polled. In the returns made to the county clerk J. A. Bemis is credited with being elected supervisor in 1853. The presiding officers of the Town Board since 1854 are named as follows: N. Johnson, 1854-55; G. M. Green, 1856- 57; B. K. Hutchinson. 1858; J. W. Young, 1859-60; M. F. Sanders, 1861-62; A. A. Angel, 1863; G. M. Green, 1864; M.
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Stoiber, Henry, 20 F
Stoll & Co., M
Vester, Michael, F
Sutton, Thos., M Vetter, Otto, 22 F
Theil, Rudolph, F
Weiland, Ben, F
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GREEN GARDEN TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
F. Sanders, 1865; L. J. Burditt, 1866-67; G. B. Wood, 1868- 70; H. Eisenbrandt, 1871-72; H. H. Stassen, Jr., 1873-82; Henry Eisenbrandt, 1882; H. H. Stassen, 1883-84. The elec- tions of 1884 resulted in the choice of the following-named officers; Supervisor, H. H. Stassen; town clerk, F. L. Hasen- jaiger; assessor, William Buck; collector, Adam Hall; highway commissioner, Peter Hausen. The population in 1880 was 1,145. In 1883-4 the aggregate assessed valuation was $366,924, yielding a tax of $7,481.28 including a school tax of $1,944.11. The settlement of the township began in 1847, when M. F. Sanders and G. M. Green located here. Following, within this and the next few years, came Hiram Twining, James Hudson, Daniel Haradon, D. McClay, Martin Bailey, Morrison Bailey, Simeon Bemiss, William Hutchinson, A. A. Angel, John Young, Augustine Hauser, D. G. Jaynes, Abel Perkins and John Felton. The perapatetic post-office called Green Garden Post- Office was established in 1851 with Rev. James Hudson master. During the previous winter a school was opened by Morrison Bailey, to whom was committed the education of seventeen pupils. Both school and post-office were preceded by the Christian Church, founded here by James Hudson, the first preacher, Samuel Bowen, Abel Perkins and son and Daniel Haradon. In 1861 this society erected a house of worship. The German Baptist Church was organized in 1854 by Rev. H. Jacobs, and a building for worship erected in 1862 on section 14. German Evangelical Lutheran St. Peter's Church was established in 1863 by Rev. William Schaefer, and four years later a house of worship was erected at a cost of $2,000, which was used until 1874, when the new church was built. German Methodist Church was founded in 1871 by Rev. Carl Stelner, and a church and parsonage erected the same year near section 10. In con- nection with the German churches are denominational secular schools, while with all of them the Sunday-school is an impor- tant branch. The Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company was organized in 1867 and chartered in 1869 with Henry Stassen president; Fred Bucholz, vice-president; Henry Veschover, secretary, and H. H. Stassen, treasurer. The charter extends for fifty years.
Tax-payers of Green Garden Township .- The abbreviations used in the list are: G. G. for Green Garden; F. for Frankfort and M. for Monee:
Ahrest, Carl, F Ahrens, Charles, 23 M
Barnes, Ernst, 33 M Bettenhauser, C., Sr., 3 F
Bettenhauser, Chas., 28
Block, Fred, 2 F
Block, Wm., 28 F
Block, John
Block, John, 3 F
Andrews, Geo., 29 G G
Bock, Louis, F
Backman, Fred, 11 F Baumgartner, Fred
Bettenhausen, John W., Bobzien, John, F 29 F
Bock, Christian, 5 F
Albrecht, John, 24 M
Andrews, Chas., 31 G G Bettenhauser, Geo., 4F Andrews, Wm., 32 G G F Beekman, Fred
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GREEN GARDEN TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Bocken, B. B., M Bohnsack, Carl, 13 M Bothe, John
Branden, Paul, 4 F
Brandstatter, G.
Hanson, Peter, 17 F Hansen, John, F
Krapf, Jacob Krapf, Henry Krapf, Con , 15 F
Brockman, Carl, F Brockman, Henry, 14 M Harrison, Amos, 30 G G Krusemark, J. Brumund, Deidrich, 29 Harms, H. C., M Harrison, John, G G
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Brockman, Henry, 23 F Harms, J. H.
Brockman, Sophia
Buchnire, Maria, M Bucholtz, Fred, 9 F
Burke, Wm.
Haywood, Elizabeth, F Labben, L. HI., 10 F Haywood, S. F., 31 G G Lambke, Theo. Hames, H. H., 13 M Hack, Heinrich C., F Labben, Eli. Lahrback, George
Carpenter, Catharine
Carpenter, J., 36 M
Hamann, C.
Lehman, Louis, M
Conrad, Kropf, G G Diest, John
Herbert, Christ, 31 F
Lehman, Const., M
Diest, John, 9 F
Diegal, Henry, 18 G G Eggers, Henry, 7 G G Eich, Mary, 1 F
Eisenbrandt, Henry, 10 F Heismer, W.
Hoppe, Henry
Lorence, F., 3 F
Eisenbrandt, Christian Englehardt, F., 34 M Esch, Heinrich
Holl, Adam
Lorenzen, Peter
Falkens, F., F
Honsbraeh, Henry, M Hylandt, Wm., 11 F Luehrs, F. H., 13 M
Feldon, John, 4 F
Jameson, Christopher, M McDonald, John, 20 F
Feldon, Jacob, F
Jacobs, Geo. B., 15 F Jacobs, Cor., 15 M
Meier, Carl, F
Felten, C., 4 F Feil, Catharine Felter, Peter
Felten, Barbara
Murdie, Andrew, F
Fell, James, 30 G G
Feil, James, 19 G G
Nagel, Charles, M
Nagel, Chas., 34 M
Neiland, J., Jr., 23 F
Neiland, John, 12 F
Ortman, Carl, 4 F Paulsen, Sophia, M
Paulson, Wm., 27 M
Peters, Heinrich, M
Peters, Fred, 36 M
Peters, Gottlieb, 14 M
Kister, Christopher, 1 F Petters, A. L., 35 M Peters, John, 23 M Plaff, Julius, 20 F
Preis, Fred, 25 M
Pries, Henry, 36 M Pries, John, M
Pries, II., F Pulus, John H., M
Quiatmein, Ilenry. 34 F
Rapp, Philip, 29 F Rahm, Henry, 9 F
Rahnn, H., M
Folkers, Ulrich, 16 F Folkers, Heinrich Folkers, Deidrich Fredrieks, John, 23 M Frentz, August, 27 F Frentz, Fritz, 27 M Fredericks, Joachim Gaitte, Ernst, M Glemen, Phillip, 34 M Gosewisch, Fritz, 27 M Grodt, Charles
Green, W., 10 F
Gunter, Christ, 23 M
Gunther, G. N., 31 F Gunther, Nicholas Hahn, Wm. Hassenjaker, Fred, 3 F
Koerner, H. H., M Koerner, Ded., 23 M Kreuth, Daniel, M
Kriester, John Kropf, M., 19 M Kuhn, A., F Lange, Jolın, 14 M
Harms, Herman, 13 M. Haywood, F. J., 19 F Hardy, William, F
Lambke, Louis, 15 F
Lampke, F., 10 F
Buck, Wm., 3 F Burmeister, George
Henspeter, Fred, 11 F Heinrichs, Ulrich H., 22 Leppen, F. Leches, T. J., 21 M F Leppin, H. Henderson, James, 19 F Lorencen, Paul, 3 F Heine, Wm., 18 G G
Lonkenna, C., 15 F Lohman, H.
Meisterling, John, 34 F
Felter, Peter, 7 F
Jamieson, Heinrich, 10 F Minzer, Ab., 4 F Jarvis, Carl Miller, John, F Jensen, Chris., 14 M Miller, Henry, F Jensen, Heinrich Jensen, John Nagel, Fred, M Johnson, H. J., 23 M Kasieh, Ilenry, M Kapka, Christian, M Karner, John, F Kapp, Phillip, 20 F
Fell, Thomas Filden, John T., 7 F Fiel, John, 8 F
Fisher, John, 14 M Fippinger, Christ, 13 M Kaing, Fred, 36 M Foster, Andrew, 32 G G Kapkee, Chris., 13 M Keller, Joseph, M
Forkner, Jacob, M Fortmiller, Valentine, F Kerner, Matthew, F
Kepper, John, F
Kitzrow, G. F., 6 F Kiester, II. Kniekriem, A. H., M Knapper, Peter, 14 F Kneader, Fred, 16 F Knopp, Chris., 35 M Kneedt, Fred, 34 M Konig, David, M Koerner, How., M Koppe, Henry, M Koerner, Margretta, M
Luben, C. F., F
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HOMER TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Redlin, J.
Schubbe, Fred, M
Ritzman, C., 2 F
Schohn, Carl, 19, G G
Ulrich, Geo., 20 F Ulrich, John, 16 F Voss, John
Ridder, Louis, 27 M
Schroder, Wm., 11 F
Riemers, Est. of
Schmidt, John, 34 M
Voight, Heinrich F., 12 F
Richberg, Carl
Schubbe, Wm.
Voigt, August, M Voight, Henry, 12 M
Rosenbrock, Wm., 27 M Sipple, Conrad, 27 F
Roses, Jacob, 4 F
Sipple, Henry, 29 F
Ropp, Philip, M
Smith, Jos., 29 G G
Waltz, Jos., F
Rost, Henry, 22 M
Smith, Edward, F
Weber, George, 28 F
Rock, Chris., 5 F
Smith, Carl, 23 M
Werner, John, 24 M
Rosenbrock, H., 35 F
Smith, John A., 25 M Smit, Carl, M
Welchy, Fred, M
Russell, Hardin, M
Sportleeter, Fritz
Weist, Christian, 25 M
Ruhbeck, Louis
Stillwagon, Henry, 6 F
Wentze, Wilhelmine
Runge, Christ
Stassen, John, 14 M
Webber, Otto, 12 F
Russell, S. C., 20 G G
Stoffenberg, Peter, 18 F
Webber, P. Webber, Chas.
Sangmeister, Conrad, 4 F
Stassen, D., 13 M
Webber, Linnot, 6 F
Sanders, M. F., G G
Staffenberg, H. C., G G
White, H. Jos.
Sanders, Chas., F
Stassen, H. H., M
Witherel, Charles, F
Sangmeister, Adam, 8 F Stillwagon, Henry, 16 F Stolph, George
Wilkins, Peter, 18 G G
Sangmeister, Geo., 20 F Stoffenberger, H., 17 F
Wishover, Henry, F
Schlotman, Chris., 2 F
Stassen, Henry, 24 M
Wilkie, Charles
Schwien, Adolph, 35 M Stassen, John, 35 M
Wilick, George, F
Schubert, Christ'n, 25 M Stoffenberg, Peter, 7 F
Wichover, H.
Schemacker, S., 33 F
Tell, James Thelen, F., M Thol, John, 32 G G
Wilson, Wm. Wilkie, Mary
Schubbe, Wm., 25 M
Witherel, Wm., 28 F
Schlottman, Henry, 3 F Topper, Louis, 35 M
Woltze, Fred, 21 M
Schmidt, Fritz, 34 M
Twinning, F. H., F
Woltze, F. A., 21 F
Schroder, Wm., M
Twinning, Hiram, 17 F Wood, Bronson, F
Schroeder, Charles, F
Schram, Christ
Tucker, O. W., 19 G G Woeltze, Fred, 21 M Tulis, John H., M
The school statistics of 1883 give the following figures: 597 persons under twenty-one years; 311 enrolled; 10 teachers; 9 school buildings, etc., valued at $3,050; total expenses, $2,635.
HOMER TOWNSHIP.
Town 36, N. R. 11, E. was organized in April, 1850, under the name Homer. The supervisors since that period are named in the following list:
Samuel Blount, 1850, one year; Ira Austin, 1851; Addison Collins, 1852-53; Ira Austin, 1854-59; Alanson Granger, 1860; Amos Savage, elected in 1861, resigned to go the war; J. D. Frazer, 1861; S. Knapp, 1862; Alanson Granger, 1863; A. G. Rowley, 1864-65; Levi Hartwell, 1866; Amos Savage, 1867-72; J. H. Randle, 1873; J. D. Frazer, 1874; Amos Savage, 1875- 76; A. G. Rowley, 1877; J. D. Frazer, 1878-81; Walter Pad- dock, 1881-84. The officers elected in 1884 are: Supervisor,
Ringle, Christ, 2 F
Ribs, John
Sippel, John, F Sippel, Martin, 22 M
Warning, Heinrich
Waltze, Fred, 28 F
Watson, Wm., F
Watson, Wm., F
Ross, Henry, 17 F
Smith, Elizabeth
Werner, Ded., 24 M
Rudd, B., G G
Sanders, Michael, 5 F
Stassen, John H, 14 M
Wilke, Fred, 33 M
Sangmeister, George
Schweser, Adolph
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HOMER TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Walter Paddock; collector, Chas. Wells; assessor, Jerome Pad- dock.
The population in 1880 was 1,233. In 1883-4 the assessed valuation (Eq.) was $408,637 including per property $68,002. The tax levy was $8,193.65 including a school tax of $2,549.40.
A reference to the list of settlers in 1832, and in the tax roll of 1842, given in the general history, will give the names of the pioneers of this township.
In 1836 Reuben Beach was appointed postmaster for Yankee Settlement, and the office named Hadley; Pratt & Howard opened a store there; a church was built, and other industries established. A few years ago the Hadley post-office was discon- tinued and one established just south under the name Marley. In 1835 Norman Hawley opened the first store in the township, at Hawley Hill, shortly after the building of the Lanfear House, blacksmith shop and school-house there. In 1838-9 Reuben Beach erected a saw-mill on Spring creek, which was super- ceded, so to speak, by the Jacques & Morse steam saw-mill. The school-honse referred to above, was an abandoned claim- hut, in which D. C. Baldwin taught school in 1834-5. Miss Sallie Warren taught school about this time, and Miss Abigail Raymond in the summer of 1835; three years later Miss White presided over a school held in a log-house on the Collins farm. The first religious organization in the county was the Presbyte- rian society of Hadley, organized by Reverend Jeremiah Porter in 1834. A church building was erected there in 1838. In 1862 the Congregational Church of Homer took up the place of the pioneer house of worship. In 1861 the Baptists erected a house of worship, although their organization extends back to Elder Freeman's time in 1834. John Lane, the first blacksmith, of the township, made the first steel plow ever used in the West, from an old saw blade given by Colonel Sayre of the Hickory creek mill.
Tax payers of Homer Township .- The abbreviations used in this list are: L. for Lockport; M. for Marley and J. for Joliet. Cook county postal-stations are named :
Adelman, Peter, 18 J Bentley, W. J., 11
Adelman, Geo., 19 L Bettenhausen, H., Sr.
Allerton, A. M., M Belz, John, 5 L
Brier, Kate, 1 G G
Allerton, N. M., M
Bessenius, J. W, 12
Brier, Herbert, G G
Anderson, H. R., 23 Al- Bentley, Robert, 16 L pine Beaver, M.
Brier, Wm., 14 G G
Anderson, B., 23 Alpine Beals, Joseph, L
Austin, Lyman Bettendorf, M., 31 L
Austin, Jas. B., 11 L
Blount, S., L
Barnett, Geo., Est. 30
Blount, Frank, 2
Bettenhusen, H., 4 Le- Bliss, Lyda, L
mont
Bergan, Martin, 22 Bentley, James
Bolin, Eliza, 8 L Boyer, Simon, 7 L Bowen, H. F., L
Brooks, S. A., 10, L
Broekley, P., G G
Bowere, H. F., L Brown, R. A., 11 G G
Braekle, Peter, 12 G G Brier, John, 1 G G Brinkerhoff, M. B. Braner, John, L Bronke, John, L
Brooks, A. B., 10 L
Brown, J. G G
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Brannkey, John, 7 L Bromick, John, Jr., L Brinkerhoff, John, L Bump, Walter, 15 L Bump, Oscar, 24 G G Butcher, John
Dunn, Geo., L
Husterd, Bernard, 13
Emmerson, Thos., 26 M Husterd, Nicholas, 13
Fish, Phillip, 12 G G
Ingersoll, A. A., 8 L
Frank, J., 3 Lemont
Jackson, I. L.
Fry, Theobold,8 Lemont Jackson, D. G.
Bucholtz, L., 27 M
Bump, Al., 24 G G
Fry, Fred, 8 Lemont Frazer, Jas. D., 30 L
Jones, S. W., 17 L
Burch, Jacob, L
Frazer, H. V., 17 L
Johnson, Alex., L
Butcher, Thos., 13 G G
Fralich, Henry, M
Jones, Elliott, 2
Buche, Jacob, 17 L
Burland, Maria
Gardner, Geo., 32 Gaskin, Thos., 18 L Garden, Robert
Kercheval, Jas. C., Est. of 32
Bump, Jefferson, 15 L
Bump, Lender, 15 L
Gerlock. Chris., 13 G G Kittering, Henry, 16 L
Bump, Jacob, 24 L
Gillett, Isaac M., 34 M
Kittering, Susan
Bullen, Alfred, L
Gilman, Lewis, 34 M
Kinsella, John, 22 L
Kittering, Susan, 3
Canery, W. H., Est. of 18 Gillette, D., 27 M Cassen, Robt.
Camp, Lydia, 24 L
Glines, Jane, 26 M Glines, James, 34 M
Kittering, Wm. 3
Kindson, Chas., 23
Kimmel, Wm., 23 Col.
Church, J. B., 26
Gorham, E. D., 26
Knudson, Charles, M
Chamberlain, O. S., 33
Gorham, S. H., 23 M
Knapp, Selah, 31 L
Clark, Maria, 7 L
Gorham, R. T., 26 M
Koonchek, Frank, 8 L
Clark, Richard, L
Gorham, Eli, 26
Kobliska, Jos., 8 L Kolas, John, 17 L
Clark, John, 7 L Clivens, Jane, M
Gorham, A. H., M
Gooding, L. T., 31 L
Kobliska, Frank, 17 L
Connor And., 7 L
Gotts, Hannah, L
Kobliska, John, 19 L
Cooper, Thos., 13 G G
Gotts, Alonzo, 16 L Granger, A. L., 32 J Gray, John
Kruger, Wm., 22 L Krohn, Chris. Kuney, Anthony, L
Collins, Frederick, 27 L Corwin, Nathan, 21 L
Granger, Francis, J
Langfear, Nicolas, 23 M
Corwin, H. T., 21 L
Hanks, Chas., 11 G G Hammond, John
Lange, Chas., 7 L
Cowles, Lucinda, L Collins, Fred, 16 L Cole, Joseph, L
Hartwell, Sam
Langfear, Dan'1, 25 M
Hammerding, M., 13 G G Lange, Chas., 18 L
Langfear, J. S., 17 L
Collins, Franklin, L
Langfear, Wm., 17 L
Cowell, Samuel, 30
Collins, Horatio, 27 L Collins, A., L Cromley, Patrick
Hamerding, Peter, M Hartwell, Levi, 20 L Harms, Henry, 27 M Hart, Peter, 23 G G Harman James, 23 L Hatch, H. D., 21 L
Langfear, Geo., 25 M Lehman, Wm., 36 M Legg, Alfred, 18 L Lenhart, John
Cutler, A. C., 23 M
Haley, John, 23 M
Lehman, Fred, 36 M 1
Lionhart, Fred, 23
Cutler, J. Y., 26 M Cutter, Frank Davidson, Wm. G., L
Haley, Chas., 26 M Hammond, Job, M Hase, Chris.
Ludwick, J., 2 Lemont Lunday, Peter, L
Damm, Geo., 14 G G
Dallinger, Henry, 9 L Dancer, Emily, 24 M Deitch, James Dick, Peter, L Dodge, Anson, L Dodge, Amos, 5 L
Harrington, M., 7 Lem't Lynk, Staunton, 33 Hartwell, Sam'l, 18 L Hellerman, Geo., 14 Marks, Thos., 23 Herkmiller, Hans, 23 Al- Macauley, Joseph pine
Malloy, Patrick, 6 L
Hilton, Kenney, 32 N L Mason, H. S., 11
Matthews, John, 26
Dryfus, Wendel, 5 L
Hoyt, Romeo, 26 L
McCord, John, Est. of, 3
Hostard, Nicholas, 13 McGregor, Henry, 2
Homerding, Matthias, M McCord, James, 10 L
Hohn, Henry, 4 McClaughrey, R. H., 9
Kittering, A.
Callahan, Martin, 12 G G Gotts, S., Est of, 8 L Cashlin, C. Goodale, Wright, L Carroll, Amos, 17 L Gotts, Enos E., L
Klott, John, 23 L
Corwin, Nathan, L
Lamb, William
Collins, Addison, 27
Haley, W. H., 36
Loomis, Austin, 35
Mason, Frances E., 12
Donahue, T. Est. of, 5 L Homerding, Nic, 1
Dryfus, Jacob, L Dullinger, Henry, 9 L Dunn, Patrick, 22 L
Frisenmick, 21 G G Jones, Arthur E., 2 Jones, Julia E.
Jones, Seth B., 11
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McClaughrey, Leroy
Reed, George, Jr., 10 L Storms, Robert, M
McLaughlin, Adeline,8L Reed, Burton
Storm, Alex., 27 N L
McLendding, Frank, M McCudding, Frank, 24 Meyers, Edward, 5 L
Reardon, T., 2 Lemont Stillman, A. M., J
Reynolds, R., Est. of, 18 Storms, Robert, Sr., 26 L
Rhiem, Mary, 10
Storms, Robert, Jr., 33 L
Messenger, H. I.
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