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History of Lasalle County, Illinois; Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French ... With an Appendix, Giving the Present Statu - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1877. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... cellent drainage; and a more beautiful section of land can hardly be found in the State. Martin Reynolds, and wife, Elizabeth Hitt, came from Champaign County, Ohio; removed to Jacksonville I11., in 1827, and in 1829 located on S. 29, T. 33, R. 2, in present town of Deer Park; the first settler in the town. For the purpose of securing educational advantages for his children, in 1838 he removed to Ogle County and assisted in establishing and sustaining the Mt. Morris Academy. He returned to his farm in Deer Park in 1844, where he resided until his death. His wife died in 1849, leaving six children, (Mr. Reynolds subsequently married the widow Thurston): Joseph, married, and lived near the old homestead, where he died in 1870; James C., married Caroline Clayton, and resides on S. 28, T. 33, R. 2, a large farmer and stock dealer, has been Supervisor of the town several terms, the first Anglo-Saxon born in Deer Park -y Robert, occupies the old homestead; Margaret, married B. T. Phelps, and lives in Ottawa; Caroline, married Joseph Gum; Elizabeth, married L. P. Sanger, formerly of Ottawa and Joliet, now in Utah. Joseph Reynolds, brother of the foregoing, from Champaign County, Ohio, came to Deer Park in the spring of 1830, where his three sons, Smith, Newton, and Milton, had located the previous fall, on what is now the Clayton farm; they sold the claim to Vroman, and located at Troy Grove, the first settlers in that locality. John Wallace came from Urbana, Ohio, with hisfamily, and made a farm on the point of prairie just above the junction of the Vermillion and Illinois and between the two rivers, in the summer of 1834. In 1838 he removed to Ogle County, in company with Martin Reynolds, to obtain a better opportunity for educating their children. He remained there ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217221610
- ISBN 13 9780217221610
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages140
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