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Spencer, Simon
McMillan, Almeda, 25 J Rafter, John, 16
Sperry, C., 9
McCarthy, Patrick
Rathersbeck, Geo.
Stamper, Hannah, 19
McEvoy, Joseph, 16
Rathersbeck, John, 21
Stearns, Wm., 27 R
Meyer, Adam, 9 J
Rapple & Adler, 36
Steele, John, D., 27 J
Miller, William D., 35 J Reed, R. G., 26 J
Miller, James
Reiff, August, 15 Read, M. R.
Stephens, Michael, 19 J Strong, W. A., 24
Mooney, Matthew, 11 J
Reese, Henry J.
Stephens, Magdaline, 13
Moran, Bernard, 8 J
Reig, Augustus, 9
Stahl, Kate Stephens, John, 19
Murphy, James, 8 J
Reed, R. L., 35
Stoker, D. A.
Murphy, Timothy, 8 J
Riordan, Patrick, 23
Stephen, Jos.
Murphy, John, 5 J
Riley, James T., 24 M
Still, J. D., 26
Murphy, D., 14
Roberts, E. G.
Stamper, Robt.
Myer, Michael
Rogan, Edw. G.
Storrs, P. G. Surges, John P., 9
Myer, Peter
Rowan, Wm., 28 B
Myer, Aug.
Rogers, Jos., 36
Talbot, Rich'd, 14 M
Noble, E. 36
Rowan, Patrick, 22
Talbott, Edw., 14
O'Brien, James, 30 M
Rowan, H., Est. of, 21
Talbott, Thos., 19
O'Brien, Wm., 32 B
Sammons, D., J
Thiel, Aug., 36 Tierney, William
O'Conner, James, 10 J
Schaub, Nicholas, B. Schweitzer, Casper 35
Tierney, Patrick, 20 M
Offerman, Henry, 6. Ottar, Conrad J., 10 Otteway, Edw.
Searls, D. C., 16 J
Truchy, & Son, 33 B
Ottar, Cooney
Searls, Austin D., 7
Tyrrell, Joseph, 15 J Tyler, Frank, 25
Palmer, Jacob
Sheridan, Joseph, 10 J
Van Alstine, B., B
Paul, Matthew
Shepley, Wm., 31
Van Horne, C. G., 22
Padley, Jane
Sing, Alvin, 36
Walch, Wm., 17 J
Padley, H., 35
Sievert, Geo., 23
Watkins, Joel K.
Perry, Samuel, 18
Smith, Phil.
Waters, Bernard, 35
Peterson, John
Snyder, Harry, M
Wendt, Henry, 5
Perry, Dan, 17
Snyder, Wm.
Wendt, Louis, 5
Poor Farms, 13
Snyder, Larkin L.
Whalen, Ann, 27 B B
Pomeroy, Theo. O., 15
Snyder, Geo. W., 6
Whalen, David
Raver, Daniel J., 31 M
Spencer, Myron, 10
Zuklhe, Emil.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
This division of the county was set off from Crete township in 1856, and an election held at Joseph White's house, in April of that year. There were thirty votes polled. The supervisors since 1856 are named as follows: R. Richards, 1856; J. White, 1857; E. C. Richards, 1858; Z. Dewey, 1859-60; H. Bahlam, 1861-62; R. Dunbar, 1863-64; F. Kouka, 1865; R. Dunbar, 1866-68; H. Mathias, 1869-70; F. Wilkie, 1871-84. The officers elected in 1884, were: Chas. Holz, clerk; Fred. Theede, assessor; Henry Huck, collector.
The landed property in 1883-4 was assessed $394,067; lots, $19,651 and personal property $71,282, aggregating $485,000, and yielding a tax of $6,683.59. The population, in 1880, was set down at 1,905, including the villages.
The first settlement here is said to have been made by Jesse
Paul, James, 32
Seil, John, 21
Settel, Ignatius
Tyrell, Wm.
Parks, Silas, 2
Schal, M., 34
Toohey, James, 16 J
O'Brien, Thomas
Sammons, W. T. H.
Tierney, Eugene
Moran, James
Reardon, John, 24
Stevens, Wm., 34 M
Monley, W. R., 31
453
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Deutcher, some time before John McKenzie located in Will township (1849), Deutcher was at once a minister of the gospel (Methodist), an innkeeper and a farmer; James McBain came after Deutcher and opened a tavern, five miles southwest of the Pioneer hotel. Charles Fuller and Jacob Barney came in 1850; John Smith, Peter Abercrombie, John Rose, Philip Nolan, H. Selvey or Silvie and William Strain made settlements in 1851; Clinton Fuller, Joseph White, Joseph Maxwell, John B. Bowes, William Bliss, Henry Bahlman, Pad. Kruse, William B. Con- nor, Andrew Carstensen, Peter Dohse, Ed C. Richards, H. Spangler, John Meiers, J. Tathmiere, Miles Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Dave Dunbar, M. Watkins, Rensselaer Richards, Joseph Irish, R. Leghbown, Isaiah and Stephen Goodenow, Horace Morrison, William Lyon and Charles Lyon were in the town in 1855; William Watkins arrived in 1856, and Doctor Charles F. Ruden in 1857. T. L. Miller entered land here in 1852, and made a short stay, but did not become a settler until 1870.
The first school was held in Joseph White's house, 1855, with Miss Cabina Graham presiding as teacher. A year later a school- house was built, and in 1858 the house belonging to Division No. 2 was erected.
The centers of settlement in the township are Eagle Lake, Washington Centre and the village of Beecher.
The Beecher Volksblatt was founded May 26, 1882, by Louis Metterhausen, a native of Gilten, Hanover, who settled in this county in 1869. The Volksblatt is printed in German, good type, and has a weekly circulation of 700.
The Breeders' Journal, published by the breeders' live stock association of Beecher, is a sixty-four page monthly magazine, neatly printed and well edited. It was established early in 1880, with T. L. Miller as editor. The office is well equipped.
The school report for 1883 gives the following figures: 896 persons under 21 years; 211 enrolled, 7 teachers, 7 school build- ings, valued at $3,000; total expenditures, $2,024.
Tax-payers of Washington Township .- In giving the names of post-office villages, the following abbreviations are used: B. Beecher; E. Eagle Lake; G. Goodenow; C. Crete.
Ackerman, Fred, 14 B Beseke, C., 20 B Besterfeld, Henry, 22 B
Alfen, Jacob Von, B
Amolan, Mrs., B
Behrens, C. 31 B
Brooks, John, B
Anders, Carl, B Bicker, Fred, B
Brands, H., E
Backer, Geo., 4 G Billfieldt, S. & H., B
Bredemier, W., 13
Batterman, Fred, 25 B Block, Henry, 21 B Babcock, Fred, B Bohl, Henry, 24 B Bahlman, H., E Bock, Fred & C., B
Brauns, Fred, B Brauns, H., 19 B
Bruns, Christ, 13 E
Barnes, Bridget, B
Boleltman, Fred, B
Bruns, Henry, 3 E
Backs, Geo., 4 G
Bockelman, D. & C.
Bremer, C., E
Burns, John, B
Buckmeier, Geo., E
Bernhardt, Henry, 11 B Bockelman, H., 16 B Bernhardt, Philip,12 E Bojens, John, B
Borgus, Henry, 12 E
Boller, Claus., 16
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Buhr, Peter, 31 B
Busse, Fred, 17 B
Busse, Ernst, 24 B
Haste, F., 2 E
Hagenmeisher, 20 B
Leenhausen, H., B
Letze, Henry, 5 E Leigh, Geo., B
Camfield, O. A., B Clark, Thos., 9 B Cloidt, Jos., B
Hagersbrin, H., B Hartman, F., B Haseman, H., 16 B
Lindeman, F., B Lahmann, Otto, 18
Claus, A. & H., E
Hanck, Geo., B
Claus, C., 24 B
Haseryager, C., 8 B
Loman, Engel, 18 E
Cooper, -, 4 G
Hawes, Wm., 5
Lobstein, F. & S., B Lomier, F., B
Dauer, Henry, B
Hesterman, U., B
Long, Chas., B
Dierking, Fred, 34 B
Heldt, Wm,, 35 B
Lutterman, F. & C., B
Diring, Theo., B
Dalmann, H., 21 B
Hehling, Chas., B
Heldt, H. & Ernst, 36 B Maxwell, Jos., 15 B
Eggers, H., B
Herman, Louis, B
Matthias, Wm., 18 B Mast, John O., B
Ehrardt, A., B
Heintze, Chris., 19 B
Mann, Franz, B
Eifling, H., B
Hentze, H. & J., B
Mathias, Henry, B
Ericson, Fred, 19 E
Heiden, John, 8 B
Matz, Henry & C., B
Fette, Ch., 18 B
Hining, Fred, 21 B
Mattenhansen, Louis, B
Feine, Fred, 28 B
Hippe, R., 29 B
Meyer, Christian, 23 E
Fick, John, 28 B
Holtzes, Chas., B
Meyer, Wm., 7 B
Fiebelcom, Fred, B Fesch, Joachim, 33 B Figbayer, Henry
Huldt, H., B
Meyer, G., 7
Folk, John, 26
Hunter, Lustwig, 28 B
Meier, E., B
Fruking, H., 28 B
Hunter, Henry, B
Miller, J. G., 15 B
Fricke, Fred, B
Jessen, Louis, 16 B
Miller, J. L., 15 B
Frahm, J., 31 B Frobsose, Henry, 19 E
Katz, Henry, 14 B
Miller, T. L., 15 B
Gaines, T. H., 27 B
Kahm, H., 10 E
Miller, T. S., B
Geweke, Fred, 21 B
Kapmeier, H., 33 B
Milow, B. & C., B
Giese, Jacob, 8 B
Katz, Fred, Sr., E
Most, C. & O., B
Goetz, Geo., B
Katz, H. & C., 6 B
Moening, A., 9 B
Goodenow, G. W., 4 C Graham, J. H., 5 Grant, A., B Graham, Edward, 5 G
Kakermeister, Chas., B Kappe, H., 21 B Kampke, Fred, B
Musman, H., B Muller, Henry, 32 B Muller, Carl, 23 B
Kerstein, Henry, B
Neidert, Henry, 26 B
Grabe, Henry, 21 B
Kerchoff, H., 27 B Kitchen, E. A., B
Klemmer, C. & A., B Klemmer, Chas., 5 E Knable, Chris., 7 B Knuth, John, B
Knigge, H., 17 B
Knust, Henry, 31 B
Konthanser, Louise, B
Kahling, E. & F., B Koch, Gott., B'
Kohling, Gott. & C., B Kraskey, Christ, B Krug, Bernard, B Kraft, Jacob, 18 B
Kruse, Win., 9 B
Pauls, Peter, 9 B
Paulsen, C., 25 B
Kurtz, Philip, 8 B Kuch, D. C., B
Peterson, Hans, 27 B
Lagreder, Henry, B
Pecht, Wm., B
Grages, Henry, 23 B Gucke, F. F., E Gwertz, W., B Gurrtz, August, 20 E Haske, Jurgen, 9 E Huslnyager, E., B Hahn, Henry, 10 E Harhman, J. C., 10 B Haseman, Sophia, B Hasseman, J., 8 B Hack, Chas., 20 B Hack, John, 26 B Haggeman, L., 12 E Hasse, D., B Harnish, George, B Harste, Fred, È Hartjen, Herman, B Hallman, Lena, B
Hasche, Engel, 9 B Harmering, H., 9 B
Lange, Chas., 17 B Lages, Conrad, B Lan, John, B
Darling, A., 3 G
Hawes, F., 33
Hepp, Ignatz, E
Lucko, F., B Lyons, Bros., B
Dreie, Fred B
Heller, Albert, 25 B
Ehlers, H. A., 9 B
Holz, Chas., 16 B
Meir, John F., 2 G
Houck, Geo., B
Meier, D., 34 B
Joers, Wm. 19 B
Miller, T. E., 17 B
Neiman, Wm., Est. 6
Nolan, John A., 10 B Oberheide, Fred, 11 E O'Brian, T. Ochlerking, T., 27 B Ohlenkamp, D., B Oldenburg, Wm., 18 B Oldenburg, Henry, 7 B O'Leary, John, B Olenson, Aug., B Olendorf, C., 4 G O'Neill, C. W., B O'Neil, Owen, B ('Meier, J. Ostenneier, Conrad, 30 B
Busse, William, B
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WESLEY TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Pecht, R., B
Peter, Henry, 18 B Piepenbrink, H., 11 E Plagge, Fred, 6 B Pralles, Henry, 20 B
Scheiwe, Henry, 24 E Schreck, Philip, 1 E Schamhorst, D., 16 B Schmall, Jacob, E
Thraminn, Jacob, 19
Themer, John, 21 B
Tabeck, Fred, 20 B
Talpher, J., B
Schmidt, E. J., 3 B Tramm, John, B
Rashe, Jos., 21 B Ramp, Dora, 21 B Reshers, Conrad, B Reade, A. C., B
Schweine, Chris., 14
Ulrich, H., 6 G
Reishers, Henry, 23 E Reed, U., 7
Seagers, Conrad, 24 B
Von Alvern, Henry, B
Rinne & Grote, B
Seager, Henry, B
Wagner, Fred, B
Risenpart, F., 33 B
Sheiwe, Wm., E
Wausenburg, H., 7 B
Rippe, Ch. & G., B
Shulz, Wm., B
Wehmhoefer, Henry, E
Rinke, John, E
Shieflien, H. &. G., B Silk, John & C., B
Wendeling, Geo., 19 B Werhman, Aug., B
Rose, Samuel, B
Smith, Wm., 10 B
Wehman, Fred, 24 B
Rose, Alex., 31 B
Sollitt, J. & J., 29
Wendeking, Chris., B
Rode, Henry, B
Sollitt, Carlo, 30 B
Wehlenburg, H.&C.,30 B
Ralling, G., 6 B
Spolder, Franz, E
Wilt, Chas., 31 B Wilke, Fred, 28 B
Ruge, Carl, 35 B
Storbeck, Carl, B
Stack, Fred, B
Wills, Chris., E
Russe, Ernst, E
Sturm, Carl, E
Wilkenning, Fred, 3 B
Rubrecht, Fred, 6 B Sass, S., 24 B
Standen, S. W., B
Willie, John, B
Sastraw, Charles, 30 B
Stebbin, Wm., 35 B
Willis, Christian, B Wiedert, H., 26 B
Sangered, Henry, 33 B
Satterman, F., 32 B
Stenhoff, Christian, B
Wilkenning, W. C., E
Saltzman, Chris., 30 B
Steadt, Wm., 26 B
Wilkenning, John, 2 E
Woennick, August, B
Walter, Wilhelm, 29 B
Schmidt, Conrad, 30 B Schilling, John, 36 B
Tatge, John H., 8 E Tagtmeir, II., 9 B
Walters, Heinrich
Schweppe, Fred, 17 B
Tegmeier, Wm., 7 B
Workenfield, J., 23 B
Schwerffeger, W., 22 B. Tegmeier, John, 5 B Schmedeke, Henry, 23 B Thurman, Wm., 6 E Scheiwe, Phil, 2, E Theske, Fred, 2 E
Zarn, Chris., 11 E
Zirzow, John, 6 B
Schweer, Conrad, 11 E
Thide, Fred, 17 B
WESLEY TOWNSHIP.
Wesley township, named after John Wesley, was set off in 1861 from Wilmington and an election held at the school-house, district No. 2, on April 1. The total vote was fifty-eight. John Frazier was elected supervisor; Elias Freer, clerk; David Willard, assessor; Anson Packard, James Gould and Daniel McGilvery, commissioners of the highways; B. F. Morgan, collector; David Willard and Alfred Warner, justices of the peace; Daniel Ferris and Palmer Robinson, constables; and Samuel Jewet, overseer of poor. The supervisors of Wesley since 1851 are named in the following roll: John Frazier, 1851; H. Warner, 1852-55; David Willard, 1856-61; John Frazier, 1862; D. Willard, 1863; S. S. Case, 1864; David Willard, 1865-69; Sylvester Jones, 1870-73; Guy M. Beckwith, 1874; H. Warner, 1875-78; E. W. Jones, 1879; John Richey, 1880; George N.
Trabrich, Wm., 36 B
Schwarni, John, 5 B
Schmeckpepper, H., 19 B Vashagen, Henry, 32 B Seitz, Fred, 17 B Senholtz, Fred, 13 B Volandt, Wm. T., E Vorkawfer, Julius, 23 B Voege, H., B Seitz, Henry, B
Reed, John, 11 B
Rattermund, Henry, E
Rust, Fred, 30 B
Strain, M, 16
Willie, Philip, 10 B
Sturn, H., E
Schmidt, Geo.& F., E & L Strive, Wm., 29 B
Wohlenburg, C., 30 B
456
WESLEY TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Binney, 1881; Hazard Jones, 1882; S. Ackerman, 1883-84. The township officers of Wesley elected in April, 1884, are: B. F. Butterfield, town clerk; H. H. Jones, assessor; T. J. Neese, collector. The population, according to census of 1880, is 742. The real-estate of the town is valued at $237,871 and personal property at $35,915, aggregating $273,786; The tax levy in 1884 was $5,326.65, of which $1,057.91 represented school tax. The first white settler in this township was John Williams, who came out from Joliet Mound in October, 1833, and came to settle permanently in May, 1834. During the last days of April, 1834, Andrew Pettyjohn, Absalom Heyworth, and the pioneer lawyer, George M. Beckwith, arrived. During the last days of May, 1834, came Joseph Kelly, James W. Kelly, Alex. Frazier, John Frazier, Mr. McIntyre, and Mrs. Grant; later in the year Robert Watkins, Arthur Potts, and Hamilton Keeney arrived. The principal settlers of 1835 include J. T. Davis, Thomas and Timothy McCarthy, George Gay, Wesley Carter, Griffy Davis, and the Rev. David Blackwell, an itinerant Methodist preacher.
TAX-PAYERS OF WESLEY TOWNSHIP.
Ackerman, Schuyler, 16 Cushing & Allen
Henneberry, David& Son
Ackerman, H. L.
Dayler, Sarah, 14 Faston, Daniel, 6
Hiles, Thomas, 20 Hibbs, Thomas, 20
Allutt, Henry, 6
Anderson, Andrew, 18
Houghton, Al.
Axtell, Acsah, 5
Halbrook, Benj., 21
Barrett, William, 15
Fawcett, Plumb, 18 Ferris, Daniel, 22 Feeley, And., 18 Fisher, Mary J., 27 Flood, E. F., 16 Forsythe, John
Houghton, Cyrus, 1 Jackson, Andrew M., 9 Jackson, Eric Jepson, Louis, 18
Bell, R. W. & A. Beckwith, Geo. M., 25 Binney, George, 24 Blaul, C. & J.
Foley, David, 3
Johnson, William, 2
Blume, Chas., 6
Bovee, Alex., 3
Boylan, R. J. Bricker, Louis
Franklin, H. A. & B. Johnson, James Freeger, Charles, 7 Frew, David Gay, James, John & R. Gippern, Lewis Johnson, Frank, 16 Jones, Thomas W., 15 Jones, Gideon, 26 Jones, Samuel, 4
Bronside, Sarah, 17
Goodwin, William, 16 Goodwin, Erwin, 8
Jones, Hazzard, 16 Jones, E. W., 10 Jones, H. H., 7 Johnson, Joseph, 2
Brinkman, Henry, 18 Bryan, Thomas, 11 Brown, Ed C., 12 Bunker, James B., 11 Butterfield, B. F., 4 Bunker, Elijah, 12 Burns, Mary, 18
Goodwin, George, 5 Goss, Anna Goodwin, John, 9 Gould, Hiram, 9
Johnson, Jennette, 15 Kahler, Louisa, 2 Kahler, Henry, 6 Kankakee River Co., 1 Kendall, James L., 21 Kelley, Thomas, 10
Byron, Thomas Carlott, R. J. & C. Carroll, Terrence, 12 Carter, D. K., 1 Clark, Luke, 13
Kelly, John, 6 Kelly, George W., 1 Kramer, Dolly, 8 Kunther, Ed, 17
Clark, James, 22 Cossett, Moses, 3
Lancaster, Loyd, 22 Leasure, W. D., 7
Livingston, A. A.
Corwin, John Cossett, R. & J.
Gould, George & C., 9 Gooding, A. Gray, Ann Gregory, A., 14
Byron, Michael & Son
Gundy, A. & W., 18 Hazlton, Charles, 12 Handford, C. A. Handford, Stephen F. Hanford, B. E., 12 Hartzog, Charles, 21 Hazzard, Charles, 13 Harris, Robert
Linton, Elizabeth, 8
Buskerville, Wm., 10
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WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Lovell, Oliver, 5
Paine, George, 16
Sprivey, Henry
Longshire, J. G.
Pearson, Alpheus W.
Sternberger, Philip, 2
Louden, Henry, 16
Pichart, John, 14
Stunberg, H. A., 4
Louden, R. D.
Pickardt, Crine, 23
Stanton, Eliza, 15
Lohner, Anton, 23
Powers, George
S ewart, Peter, Est.of, 18 Stewart, J. W., 18 Umstedt, Norris, 11
Marshall, Samuel, 10 Maher, Thomas, 14 Martin, Patrick Main Bros.
Rainford, Robert
Van Garvin, D., 12
MeIntyre, A. J., 18
Ramsay, J. S., 45
Vogle, G., 17 Wartz, Andrew
Miller, Stephen, 21
Ray, Thomas, 6
Redman, Eugene & T.
Waldon, C. H., 20
Morgan, B. E., Mrs.
Redman, David H.
Warner, Alfred, 21
Moulton, C. H., 7
Ritchey, B. D., 9
Warner, A. H., 36
Morgan, Edwin
Richardson, Amasa, 10
Warner, Elisha
Morgan, B. F., 3
Richardson, Levi A., 10 Waldron, C. & C.
Werner, George, 27
Muncey, Charley
White, J. & J. M.
Murphy, Timothy, 3
Rice, Louis, 15
Whithen, Andrew, 6
Murphy, David, 16
Russell, Gerilda, 16
Willard, David, 4
Murphy, Dan F., 15
Ryan, Edw., 13
Williams, John, 21
Nelson, W. T., 5
Scarlett, Mack
Nichols, Rudolph, 22
Sernburg, Mary, 16
W. 1st Nat. Bank, 7 Williams, F. & Jas. Wooley, Elizur, 14
Nicholas, B.
Shipley, Charles
Worden, H. G. S., 3
Nielson, Frank
Smith, E., 17
Wooley, E. W., 11
O'Connor, Michael, 10
Small, Daniel, 12
Wright, Robert, 1
Parks, James, 2
Paine, Almont
Smaekelhamer, J., 18 Smith, Henry, 6
Wurtz, Nelson, 13
The school report of Wesley and Center townships for 1883; gives the following figures: 382 persons under twenty-one years, 238 pupils enrolled; 16 teachers; 10 school buildings valued at $3,500; total expenses for year, $1,937.
WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP.
This township, formerly known as Oregon Precinct, was organized in 1850, with D. W. Cropsey, supervisor and Robert Clow, justice of the peace. The supervisors since organization are named as follows: D. W. Cropsey, 1850-51; S. Simmons, 1852-53; F. Broadman, 1854-56; Robert Clow, 1857; S. Sim- mons, 1858-60; Robert Clow, 1861-76; J. M. McMicken, 1877- 84. The officers elected in 1884 are: Town clerk, E. S. Fry; assessor, Thomas Stewart; collector, Charles Varley.
The equalized assessed valuation in 1884 is $445,231, of which $64,681 was credited to personal property. The tax levy was $9,181.62, including a school tax of $3,120.26. The population in 1880 was 1,098. The name is taken from Wheatland, New York.
The following list of early settlers of Wheatland contains the greater number of names: Orlando Royce, A. S. Thomas, Isaac Foster, 1837; Jos. B. Wightman, Geo. Wightman, 1838-40; L. G. Colgrove, 1829; Chester Ingersoll, 1839; Hoosier Smith, D.
29
Powers, Charles C., 13
Quigley, Michael, 12
Quigley, Andrew, 15
Underwood, Enoch ·
Miller, Michael, 35
Muncey, Wm., 16
Richey, John, 17 Richardson, Alfred
Niece, Thomas J.
Sheffler, Charles
458
WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Cheney, Elias Eddy, Simeon B. Taylor, 1841; Anthony Fre- land, 1842; Geo. W. Davis, and Jonathan Davis, 1842; Warren W. and Orris Brighton, 1842.
The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1848, with thirteen members. The German Lutheran Church was erected in 1864 on section 14, at a cost of $3,100. The land on which this church stands was deeded to Jacob Fry and John Leppert, Sr., in 1863, as trustees, by Robert Clow, Jr. The German Methodist Church is a later association. In 1868 the members of this church erected a house of worship on section 17, which they completed at a cost of over $3,000. Tamarack, a little postal village may be said to be the only center of population in this rich agricultural township.
The school report for 1883 gives the total number of persons under twenty-one years at 482; school building, section 10, val- ued at $7,150; pupils enrolled, 273; teachers, 14; total expendi- tures, $3,639.13.
Tax-payers of Wheatland Township .- The abbreviations used in the following list are P. Plainfield; T. Tamarack; W. East Wheatland; N. Naperville:
Annis, Matilda, P
Castle, William, T
Baxter, Samuel, P
Cheese, P. E., T
Chaplain, James, 33 P
Eichelberger, J. E., N Eichelberger, J. H., N
Baisch, Christian & H., Chase, A. P., 6 Aurora N
Bapp, William, 16 N
Baisch, Godfrey, 20 N
Clow, Robert, J
Clow, Thomas, 22 W
Clow, J. H., W
Fazer, Michael, 24 W
Fairbair, J. V., 19
Cowan, John, Aurora
Fairbarn, John, 31 T
Boardman, George, W
Cotton, A. B., 27 W
Findlay, David, T
Boughton, Mary, 33 Boardman, F., 13 W
Cromer, Daniel, 5 Au- Findley, Thomas, 29 T rora Findley, Stephen, 19 T
Book, Charles & Peter, Cromer, Jacob, 5 Aurora Fisher, Michael, 4 N N
Boss, George, P
Book, Mrs. John, 16 N
Boughton, W. D., 12 T
Davis, George, 8 Aurora Flisher, John H., 2 N
Boardman, E., W
Day, S. Mrs., P
Fraley, Frank, N
Brossman, M., 1 N
Frazer, S. B., 28 P
Fry, E. S., W
Brossman, James, W Brown, Mrs., 27 P Brown, W. & J., 33 T Brossman, Jacob, 12 W Braton, Caroline, 4 N Brown, George W., W Brown, Alex. Q., T Burnett, Thomas, 31 T
Davis, A. E., 5 Aurora Davis, G. W., 6 Aurora Dague, David, 25 P Davis, W. L. W, Deliers, G., Aurora Deliers, W., Aurora Demarth, John N., T Denan, Thomas, N Doyle, William, 19 T
Frazer, S. B., P Freeland, A., W
Fry, Zachariah, 25 P
Fry, David, 22 P Frase, Christian, 2
George, William, 36 P Gensert, Fred, P
Gilmore, John, Jr., 29 T
P
Dow, Calvin, W
Gilmore, James, Sr., 19
Catchpole, Daniel J. H., Dunlap, G. W., 36 P Eby, Emma, 4 T Glavy, P., 13 W
Clow, Mrs. M., 14 W
Clow, A. S., W
Eichelberger, Emma, P Eichelberger, John, 2 N Eyer, Jacob, 34 P Fairweather, J., W
Birket, Daniel, 20 P Biel, Minerva, 34 P Birch, E. H., 34 P
Clow, James, 15 W
Colgrove, L. G., 36 P
Fergeson, Andrew, 20 T
Cropsey, J. H., P
Fisher, Jacob P., Au- rora Flisher, Cas., 4 W
Cropsey, J. H., 25 P
Davis, W. A., Aurora
Eldridge, George, 27 P Enk, Mrs., 3 N
Baisch, Jacob, N
Barclay, James H., W Barbour, John, T
Burkett, Daniel R. H., Dow, John, W
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WILL TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
Grilt, Samuel, Jr., P Grabe, John, 16 N Grilt, Samuel, 24 P Gray, Walker, 33 T Gray, John W., T Havens, Eugene, 23 W Haywood, Ansel, T Harvey, Alex., 19 T Hartronft, E., 34 N
Lombard, John, 5 A Mather, Jacob, 5 N Manning, Rob't, T
Mather, Abraham, 3 N Malcolm John, T Mather, Jonathan Mather, A. F., 24 J Malcolm, James, 20 T
Shoger, Michael, 8 A
Sheldon, Rob., 1 N
Simmons, S., P
Sillar, Thomas, T
Sillar, Ralph, 28 Sillar, Wm., 29
Slick, Daniel, 8 N
Slick, Henry
Heise, Charles, 2 W
Hertzog, George, 34 P
McLaren, J., 31
Smith, Joseph, P
Hofemistter, G. & J., 19 McNeil, Chas., 30
Hobert, E. N., N
McCastney, Wm., 33 McMicken, John, 6
Spaulding, Jacob, 21 Stark, Jacob, 3 N
Hoag, Frederick, 22 P Hoag, Leonard, 6 T
Meyers, B. H., N
Stewart, Thomas, 30 T
Stark, Wm., Jr., 10 N
Holderman, Mrs. D., 20 Meyers, Elias, 9 A Hyland, Julius, 24 W N Mothinger, M. O., 35 P Mothinger, Lewis Muir, Thomas, 30 T
Hyland, J., 14 W
Hyland, Julius, W
Mussey, Henry, A
Thompson, Wm., 24
Jameson, A. H., P
Neiswinter, Joseph, P
Thompson, Alex., 33 T
Jameson, L. M., P
Netzley, A. M., 13 W
Thompson, Adam, W Thompson, Sam
James, Est., 33 Jones, Asa G., P
Nichols, L. P. Oaks, Henry, 4 N Otta, Catharine, 3
Tyler, A. H. & S. H., P
Kaylor, Joseph, P
Tyler, S. B., 36 P
Kanagy, Ira, P
Patterson, A. S., 14 W
Varley, Chas. P
Kanagy, John M., P
Patterson, D. & J., 9
Varley, John & T. 28 P
Varley, Eli, P
Kendal, Sielvey, 5 Au- Patterson, Mungo, 11 rora Kenyon, John, 31 T Kinley, E. W. & J. C., Pennington, R. H., P 6 Aurora
Palmer, Matthew, 31 T Warneke, Chris., W Patterson, Andrew, 11 W Watson, Alex., 19 T
Weaver, Samuel, N
King, Thomas, W
Pilcher, Fred R., 33 P
Webster, David, 12 W
King, William, 11 N
Rank, Samuel, 25 N Ray, E. A.
Wetzley, Uri M, W Wheeler, Geo. U. A., T Wise, Adams, 9 N Wilson, Wm., T
Lantz, Daniel, 17 N
Robbins, John, 27 T
Wightman, C., P
Lantz, John P., 16 N
Robbins, Fitz, J., 27 P
Wilson, J. F., 19
Lantz, Isaac V., 16 N
Robbins, A. M., P
Wolf, John, 18 T
Leither, Elizabeth, 17 N Robbins, Alfred & Jas. Levee, Ed, P Scott, W.
Wolf, Amos, 16 N Wolf, Wm.
Leppart, George, 17 P
Scheapp, L. P. O. W Wolf, Leonard, 18 T
Levee, Jacob, 22
Schall, Christian, 4 Wolf, Casper, 6 A
Lippart, John, Jr., 17 N Shaffer, Christian, 33 P Zentmoyer, J. S., N Shoal, Christian, N
Lopp, John
WILL TOWNSHIP.
This township formed a part of Carey precinct until 1859, when the original township was divided into Will and Monee. The supervisors of Carey township were S. W. Cooper, 1850; John S. Holland, 1851; George Baker, 1854; B. Sheridan, 1857 and S. Milliken, 1857 to 1859. The supervisors of Will since 1859 are named in the following roll: S. Storer, 1859-61; H. N. Ingersoll, 1862-63; F. P. Lilley, 1864; H. N. Ingersoll,
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Pfisher, Jacob, 2 N
Westphal, Harry, 7 T
Kinley, C., T
Knagg, John M., 33 P Knoff, Nicholas, P
Ray, Alonzo, 35 P
Royce, Jonathan, 1 N
Smith, Fred, N
Malcolm, Andrew, 19 Mather, Geo., P.
Smith, John, 8 A
Smittie, James, 33 P
Hobson, John, 2 N
Mccullough, David, 30 T Stark, Israel C., 10
Stork, John H., 3
Summerville, John, T Thomas, A. S., W
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WILL TOWNSHIP HISTORY.
1865; F. P. Dilley, 1866-67; James Maxwell, 1868; F. P. Lil- ley, 1869-73; J. B. Tolbett, Jr., 1874-76; John T. Rice, 1877; R. Patterson, 1878-80; William Esson, 1880-3; Robert Patter- son, 1883-4. The officers elected in 1884 are: F. P. Lilley, clerk; Robert Bain, assessor, and J. S. Dubridge, collector.
The population of Will township in 1880 was 882. The equalized assessed valuation, 1883-4, is $382,743, of which $46,- 378 is the value of personal property. The tax levy was $6,573. 73; including $2,089.25 school tax, raised on a rating of from $1.25 to $4.00 per $100 valuation.
Mr. Woodruff credits John McKenzie with a settlement in this town in 1849. Local authorities disagree with him in the matter of date, giving the year 1852 as that of his permanent settlement. He went to Missouri in 1859 with Joseph Baldwin and entered the secret service, United States military depart- ment, in 1861. Those pioneers located along Black Walnut creek. The pioneers of 1853 were James M. Gridley, Joseph Baldwin, Henry Lyons, and H. N. Ingersoll. In 1854 came Patrick McMahon, John B. Tolbett, F. P. Lilley and Rev. S. C. Gilbert. R. O. Hutchins, Robert Patterson, William Consta- ble, James Pickard and William Pickard arrived in 1855; George W. Smith, Samuel Storer, and Lorenzo Tobias, in 1856. A few settlers arrived in 1857-8. In 1859 a large number came in, so that in June, 1860, there were 242 white inhabitants and one colored man in the township. The first school-honse was erected in 1856, and in the fall of that year a school of thirteen pupils was opened under the teaching of Miss Sarah M. Wol- cott. In 1859 the original district was partitioned off into three school districts. Since that date various subdivisions have been made, until now the township supports nine common schools, at- tended by 224 children. The organization of the Presbyterian Church of Will township in 1865 was due to the enterprise and liberality of George W. Smith, who donated ten acres of land and $1,500 in cash, on the condition that the Presbyterian form of worship should be adopted and a Presbyterian Church erected.
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