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Welcome to
McLean County, Illinois
History & Genealogy

Source:
HISTORY of
McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Containing
A History of the County - Its Cities, Towns, &c.; Portraits of Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; General Statistics; Map of
McLean County; History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest, Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED-
CHICAGO:
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1879

CONTENTS


HISTORICAL

History Northwest Territory 19
Geographical 19
Early Exploration 20
Discovery of the Ohio 32
English Explorations and Settlements 34
American Settlements 59
America Settlements 59
Division of hte Northwest Territory 65
Tecumseh and the war of 1812 79
Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War 73
Present Condition of the Northwest 79
History of Illinois 88
 - Coal 103
 - Compact of 1787 95
History of Chicago 110
 - Early Discoveries 88
 - Early Settlements 94
Education 107
First French Occupation 91
Genius of La Salle 92
Material Resources 102
Massacre of Fort Dearborn 117
Physical Features 99
Progress of Development 101
Religion and Morals 106
War Record of Illinois 108


ILLUSTRATIONS

Source of the Mississippi 22
Mouth of the Mississippi 31
La Salle Landing on the Shore of Green Bay 21
Buffalo Hunt 26
Trapping 28
Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain 42
Indians Attacking Frontiersmen 55
A Pioneer Dwelling 60
Lake Bluff 62
Tecumseh, the Shawnee Chieftain 68
Indians Attacking a Stockade 71
Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain 74
Kinzie House 87
Lincoln Monument, Springfield, Ill. 80
A Pioneer School House 81
High Bridge and Lake Bluff 33
Hunting Prairie Wolves at an Early Day 85
Starved Rock, on the Illinois River, La Salle County, Ill. 89
Chicago in 1853 82
Old Fort Dearbron in 1830 79
Present site of Lake Street Bridge, Chicago, in 1833 58
Shabbona 121


McLEAN COUNTY HISTORY

General History of McLean Co. 189
Arrownsmith Twp. 671
Allin Twp. 716
Anchor Twp. 717
Bloomington Twp. 299
Belleflower Twp. 735
Blue Mound Twp. 723
Cropsey Twp. 739
Chaney's Grove Twp. 536
Chenoa Twp. 498
Downs Twp. 701
Danvers Twp. 564
Dry Grove Twp. 686
Dale Twp. 610
Empire Twp. 515
Funk's Grove Twp. 618
Gridley Twp. 552
Hudson Twp. 599
Lawndale Twp. 636
Lexington Twp. 483
Martin Twp. 753
Mount Hope Twp. 577
Money Creek Twp. 695
Normal Twp. 536
Old Town Twp. 628
Padua Twp. 618
Randolph Twp. 459
Towanda Twp. 589
White Oak Twp. 680
West Twp. 159
Yates Twp. 730


LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS

Adams, W. H. H. 547
Bishop, James 781
Barnum, S. F. 871
Barnett, T. J. 799
Benjamin D. C. 979
Carlyl, John 98
Cheney, W. H. 691
Carlock, A. W. 1033
Dimmitt, Wm. 205
Elder, W. A. 511
Ewins, John A. 835
Flagg, W. F. 223
Funk, Isaac 637
Feere, L. 601
Franklin, Noah 745
Fisher, T. D. 889
Freeman, G. W. 50
Gridley, A. 277
Gregory, John 457
Greenman, E. E. 763
Gildersleeve, James T. 961
Hayes, James W. 367?
Hewett, E. C. 565
Havens, H. 997
Keenan, J. 925
Lewis, Samuel H. 943
Moore, A. H. 619
Mahan, J. C. 702
Mitchell, T. F. 475
McCullough, William 295
Ogden, B. 655
Orme, W. W. 313
Parke, Charles R 493
Parke, George W. 103
Parkhurst, H. 853
Rogers, Elihu 66
Rogers, Thomas P. 439
Richsame, C. 1051
Smith, Giles A. 331
Stetson, Albert 583
Schroeder, H. 421
Soldiers' Monument 187
Stokes, George W. 1015
Trimmer, Jesse 673
Tipton, Thomas F. 385
Van Schoick, wm. 529
Van Dodah, D. H. 727
Withers, Allen 349
Wakefield, C. 259
Whitmer, P. 241
West, Henry 817
Weedman, John 907
Wheeler, G. W. 114


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Arrowsmith 951
Allin 1008
Anchor 1056
Bloomington 761
Belleflower 1014
Blue Mound 1023
Cropsey 1059
Cheney's Grove 897
Chenoa 859
Downs 957
Danvers 1035
Dry Grove 1046
Dale 1027
Empire 969
Funk's Grove 985
Gridley 906
Hudson 942
Lawndale 1043
Lexington 850
Martin 1062
Mount Hope 934
Money Creek 1020
Normal 831
Old Town 995
Padua 914
Randolph 840
Towanda 989
White Oak 1053
West 948
Yates 1060


ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS

Adoption of Children 132
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 123
County Courts 127
Conveyances 136
Church Organizations 157
Descent 123
Deeds and Mortgages 129
Drainage 135
Damages from Trespass 139
Definition of Commercial Terms 143
Exemptions from Forced Sale 128
Estrays 129
Fences 138
Forms:  
 - Articles of Agreement 145
 - Bills of Purchase 144
 - Bills of Sale 146
 - Bonds 146
Forms:  
 - Chattel Mortgages 147
 - Codicil 157
 - Lease of Farm and Buildings 149
Lease of House 150
Landlord's Agreement 150
 - Notes 144
 - Notice Tenant to Quit 151
 - Orders 144
Quit Claim Deed 153
Receipt 144
Real Estate Mortgaged to Secure Payment of Money 151
Release 154
Tenant's Agreement 150
Tenant's Notice of Leaving 151
Warranty Deed 152
Will 155
Game 130
Interest 123
Jurisdiction of Courts 126
Limitation of Action 127
Landlord and Tenant 139
Liens 142
Married Women 127
Millers 131
Marks and Brands 131
Paupers 136
Roads and Bridges 133
Surveyors and Surveys 132
Suggestions to Persons Purchasing Books by Subscription 158
Taxes 126
Wills and Estates 124
Weights and Measures 130
Wolf Scalps 136


MISCELLANEOUS

Map of McLean County Front
Constitution of U.S. 160
Electors of President and Vice President 172
Practical Rules for Every Day Use. 173
U.S. Government Land Measure 176
Agricultural Productions of Illinois by Counties, 1870 186
Surveyors' Measure 177
How to Keep Accounts 177
Interest Table 178
Miscellaneous Tables 178
Names of the States of the Union and their Signification 179
Population of the United States 180
Population of Fifty Principal Cities of the United States 180
Population and Area of the United States 181
Population of the Principal Countries in the World 181
Population of Illinois 182-183
State Laws Relating to Interest 184
State Laws Relating to Limitations of Actions 185
Population of McLean Co. 1064
Business Directory 1065
Errata 831

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