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Greene County, Illinois, is located in western Illinois about 60 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, ten miles east of the Mississippi River. 

Our county seat is Carrollton. Its' location is in the center of Greene County, Illinois.

Established: January 20, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 26)

Origin of the name of our county:

Named for Nathaniel Greene, a Major General in the Revolution,

who distinguished himself as commander in the Southern Colonies.

Nathaniel Greene

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/greene.html

Illinois State Archives Special Memories Surname Links   from the past USGENWEB State Map         Contact me by snail mail for whatever reason. Please use the address that follows.   Marty Crull RR 1 Box 9 Carrollton, IL 62016   SS Death Indices LDS Archives     Genealogy Searches - Greene County IL Message Board

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The Gazette, Carrollton, Jan 8, 1876

             The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Evans of Richwoods died during holiday week.

             Mr. Benj. Roodhouse, president of the agricultural board, has been quite ill, but is now rapidly improving.

             The remaining personal property in the Samuel Thomas estate will be sold at the homestead on the 15^th inst.

             Various are the stories told of the effects of the unusual weather.  One is that a snake, three feet long, was killed in the road east of Carrollton on the 3d inst.

             Do not let the noise of our machinery deter you from coming in and settling.  We are too busy to call on our customers, and will have to ask them to call on us.

             A Mrs. Tucker, about four miles southeast of Whitehall, was killed last Saturday, by the falling of a tree in the fierce wind.  She was occupying a woodchopper’s tent.

             It is believed that more damage has been sustained by citizens of this county, on account of the high winds of Saturday last, than was ever previously known to occur from the same cause.

             Mr. John Smith, better known as California Smith, died on New Year’s day, at his residence near Hickory Grove.  There will be a sale of his personal effects on the 12^th inst.

             A young man named Allen Taylor, living at Sheffield, attempted suicide recently, by taking strychnine, but the doctors saved him.  This is the third attempt he has made on his life.

             A three year old son of Mr. John G. Pronger, who resides on the farm of Mr. David Stith in North Richwoods, chopped off three fingers of his right hand “with his little hatchet,” during Christmas week.

             Many of our friends have called promptly to settle up, and nearly all have spoken words of good cheer.  Our books still show very many small sums due us, which, in the aggregate, foot up in a large amount.

             We have some wise farmers who are on the side of the sheep, and many more who affirm for the dog.  The depredations of the latter continue to be such that it is decidedly unprofitable to raise and protect the former.  There should be a speedy compromise between the two parties.

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