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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Springfield: Rokker's Printing House.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Source:
Springfield: Rokker's Printing House.
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a long and tedious task of
publishing this book on |
| CHAPTER I. - Illinois - | The Indians; Discovery of Illinois; Its Settlements; Its Government under the French, English, Canadians, Virginians, United States Government, Northwestern Territory, Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory, and State Organization. | Page 10 |
| CHAPTER II. - Macon County - | Its Organization; Original and present boundaries; Location of County Seat; Comparative advantages of County in location, public sentiment, intelligence, business, etc.; Its settlement: where made, drawbacks, fencing, Speculators, markets, ague, etc., etc. | Page 17 |
| CHAPTER III. - County Officers - | County Commissioners' Court; County Court; Board of Supervisors; Judges of Circuit Court; Judges of County Court; State's Attorneys; Masters in Chancery; Circuit Clerks; County Clerks; County Treasurers; Sheriffs; Circuit Courts; Charter of first cases; Early Juries; Attorneys; Biographical sketches of all county officers from organization of the county, etc. | Page 35 |
| CHAPTER IV. - | Record of the County in the Black Hawk war, Mexican war, and Late war; Principal engagements each Company and Regiment participated in; Names of all who enlisted from Macon County, dates of enlistment, discharge, and if killed or wounded, when and where, etc. | Page 58 |
| CHAPTER V. - | Incidents connected with the Early History of the County; Deep Snow; Sudden Change; Hard trials and tribulations of pioneer life; Games; Amusements; Bee Hunting, Deer Hunting, etc., etc. | Page 144 |
| CHAPTER VI. - | Churches of the County; Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.; When Organized; Respective Pastors; Present condition, statistics, etc.; Sunday Schools; when organized, statistics, etc. | Page 171 |
| CHAPTER VII. - | Our Manufactures, Improvements, Railroads, Agriculture, and Present Status of Each. | Page 189 |
| CHAPTER VIII. - | Our Cities, Towns and Villages; Decatur, Maroa, Macon, etc.; Officers of Each. | Page 216 |
| CHAPTER IX. - | Our Educational Interests; Early Schools; Ye Olde Schoolmaster; Early Methods of Teaching; School-houses and furniture; Comparison of Past and Present Educational Facilities; School Statistics, etc. | Page 233 |
| CHAPTER X. - | Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers who came here prior to 1836, and their families, up to the Present time; Births, Marriages, Deaths, etc. | Page 246 |
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