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HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 
Table of Contents
(note the original book did not have a Table of Contents)
State of Illinois History p 2-115
we may transcribe this at a later date
History of Illinois
Early Discoveries, First French Occupation, Genius of LaSalle, 		 p 2 -17
Illinois- Early Settlments p 18-19
The "Compact of 1787 p 19 - 23
Physical Features of the Prairie State p 23-24
Progress of Development p 25-26
Material Resources of the State
Coal is King		 p 26-29
The Religion and Morals p 30 -31
Education Instead of Highways p 31
The War Record of Illinois
Going to the Sea		 p 32-34
Chicago
The Commerce of This City		 p 34-41
Massacre at Fort Dearborn p 41 - 44
Abstract of Illinois State Laws p 45 -81
Miscellaneous Tables
Interest Computation, Weights & Measures, US Population by State, 
Populations of 50 Principal Cities in US, Principal Countries of the World, Population of Illinois by County		 p 82-85
Constitution of the United States and its Amendments p 86-100
Electors of President & Vice President 07 Nov 1876 p 100
Geological Survey of Illinois in 1873
Henry County		 p 101- 115

History of Henry County
History Of Henry County p 116 - 117
The First Entry p 117 - 118
Organization of Henry County p 118
The First Election p 118 - 122
County Seat p 122 - 129
Marriages p 129
Physicians p 129 - 130
Lawyers p 130
Morristown p 130 - 135
Morristown Colony p 135 - 137
The Wethersfield Colony p 137 - 141
Wetherfield Colony Churches p 141 - 145
Bishop Hill Colony p 145 - 151
County Courts p 151-152
Shabbona p 152
Kewanee p 155-158
Kewanee Coal Interests p 158
Kewanee Churches p 158-165
Kewanee Schools p 165-167
Kewanee Press (Newspapers) p 167-168
Galva p 168 - 171 
Galva Business & Social Interests p 171 - 172
Galva Churches p 172 - 176
Galva Press (Newspapers) p 176 - 177
Cambridge p 177 - 182  (complete to 180)
Cambridge Officials p 182
Cambridge Press (Newspapers) p 182-185
Cambridge Churches p 185; 505-506
Geneseo Township
Biographical Directory		 p 186-221 (211-220 complete)
Geneseo Business Directory p 221-222
Cornwall Twp
Biographical Directory		 p 225-230
Phenix Twp Biographical Directory p 231-237
Alba Twp Biographical Directory p 237-241
Hanna Twp Biographical Directory p 241-249
Hanna Twp Business Directory p 249
Cleveland Business Directory p 249
Yorktown Twp 
Biographical Directory		 p 249- 255
Colona Twp Biographical Directory p 256-265
Colona Twp Business Directory p 265
Atkinson Twp 
Biographical Directory		 p 266-272
Atkinson Twp Business Directory p 272, 275
Edford Twp Biographical Directory p 275- 281
Edford Twp Business Directory p 282
Cambridge Twp 
Biographical Directory		 p 282-310
Cambridge Business Directory p 310
Villiage of Ulah Business Directory p 310
Munson Twp Biographical Directory p 311- 320
Loraine Twp Biographical Directory p 320-326
Clover Twp Biographical Directory p 326-337
Woodhull Business Directory p 337
Oxford Twp Biographical Directory p 337- 347
Alpha Business Directory p 347
Oxford Twp Business Directory p 347
Galva Twp Biographical Directory p 347- 369
Galva Business Directory p 369- 370
Western Twp Biographical Directory p 370-387
Orion Business Directory p 387- 388
Lynn Twp Biographical Directory p 388-396
Lynn Center Business Directory p 396
Opheim Business Directory p 396
Annawan Twp 
Biographical Directory		 p 396-406
Annawan Business Directory p 406-407
Burns Twp Biographical Directory p 407- 412
Kewanee Twp 
Biographical Directory		 p 415 --450    (complete to 439)
Kewanee Business Directory p 450-452
Andover Twp Biographical Directory p 452-466
Andover Business Directory p 466
Osco Twp Biographical Directory p 467-478
Osco Business Directory p 479
Wethersfield Twp Biographical Directory p 479- 489
Wethersfield Business Directory p 489
Weller Twp Biographical Directory p 490- 503
Bishop Hill Business Directory p 504
Nekoma Business Directory p 504
Population of Henry County
By Townships		 p 504
Cambridge Schools p 506-507
Geneseo p 507-512
Geneseo Village Corporaton p 512
Geneseo City Corporation p 513
Geneseo Press (Newspapers) p 513- 514
Geneseo Schools p 514-516
Geneseo Churches p 516- 521
Orion p 521-523
Orion Schools p 523
Orion Churches p 523-524
Orion Corporation Officers p 524
Andover p 524-526
Andover Schools p 526
Andover Churches p 527-528
Annawan p 528
Annawan Incorporation p 528
Annawan Churches p 529- 530
Atkinson p 530
Atkinson Incorporation p 530-531
Atkinson Churches p 531
Cleveland p 531-532
Township of Osco p 532- 534
Village of Osco p 534
Churches of Osco Twp p 534-537
Woodhull p 537-538
Woodhull Schools p 538 
Woodhull Churches  p 538
Woodhull Press (Newspapers) p 538-539
Woodhull Officials p 539
Morristown p 539
Dayton p 539
Opheim (formerly Edwardsville) p 539
Opheim Churches p 539
Oakley (Green River Station) p 539-540
Colona p 540
Colona Schools p 540
Colona Churches p 540
Alpha p 540-541
Nekoma p 541
Hanna Churches p 541
Cornwall Twp Churches p 542
Colona Twp Churches p 542-543
Edford Twp Churches p 544
Grand View M.E. Church p 543
Bishop Hill Churches p 544
Kewanee Churches p 544
Yorktown Churches  p 544
Galva Twp Churches p 544-545
Henry County Infirmary p 545-546
Railroads p 547
County Schools p 547-548
County Officers p 548
Circuit Court p 548
County Court p 548
Board of Supervisors p 548
Personal & Real Property Table p 549
Official Vote of Henry Co 1876 p 550- 551
Lodges and Associations p 552- 555
Henry County Agricultural Society p 555
Old Settlers Second Annual Meeting p 556-562
Ulah p 562
Lynn p 562
112th Regiment, IL Vol Infantry p 565-572
124th Regiment, IL Vol Infantry p 572-574
9th Regiment, IL Vol Infantry p 574- 577
57th Regiment, IL Vol Infantry p 577-578
139th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co K p 578
66th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co D p 579
19th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co H p 579
43rd Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co C p 579
33rd Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co A p 580
17th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co D p 580
83rd Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co D p 580
42nd Regiment IL Vol Infantry p 581-582
151st Regiment IL Vol Infantry p 582
102nd Regiment ILVol Infantry Co C p 582
89th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co G p 582
14th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Coc p 583
37th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co B p 583
18th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co E p 583
65th Regiment IL Vol Infantry p 583- 584
134th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co H p 584
148th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co I p 584
9th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co G p 584
7th Regiment IL Vol Infantry Co I p 585
65th Regiment IL Vol Inf Co B p 585
4th IL Cavalry Co M p 585
Capt R.H. Graham Independ. Cav p 585
Miscellaneous Units p 585-589
"Too Lates" p 590

ILLUSTRATIONS
Signature of Aug. Lagergren
original owner of my copy of book
(not part of the book illustrations)		 p i
Shabonna p ii
Township Map of Henry Co p iii - iv
Blish, Sylvester (deceased)
Early Settler of Wethersfield		 p 93(94 is blank)
Allan, Major James M., Geneseo p 103(104 is blank)
Gould, Maj. A., Cambridge p 113(114 is blank)
Crawford, Hon. Andrew
Ex-State Senator, Chicago
Former resident of Geneseo		 p 123(124 is blank)
Sawyer, Joseph A, Geneseo p 133(134 is blank)
Blackburn, John (deceased)
Kewanee		 p 143(144 is blank)
Blish, C.C.
Pres, 1st Natl Bank, Kewanee		 p 153(154 is blank)
Perry, Alfred W., Geneseo p 163(164 is blank)
Johnson, Capt. Olof (deceased)
Galva		 p 173(174 is blank)
Page, O.E., Cambridge p 183(184 is blank)
Dunham, Charles, Geneseo p 193(194 is blank)
Shearer, Lewis, Cornwall Twp p 203(204 is blank)
Harrington, Capt. R., Geneseo p 213(214 is blank)
Kiner, Henry L., Geneseo
Editor of Henry County News		 p 223(224 is blank)
Smithe, Geo. C.
Editor of Chronicle, Cambridge		 p 233(234 is blank)
Seaton, B.W.
Editor, Prairie Chief, Cambridge		 p 243(244 is blank)
Whitney, C.N., editor & proprietor
Kewanee Courier		 p 253(254 is blank)
Tenney, R.A., Chicago
Early Settler of Henry Co and
Late of Kewnee		 p 263(264 is blank)
Beveridge, P.H., County Treasurer
Edford Township		 p 273 (274 is blank)
Wilson, Geo. F.H., Cambridge p 283(284 is blank)
Welton, Frank
County Clerk, Cambridge		 p 293(294 is blank)
Hinman, Judge Julius S.
County Judge, Cambridge		 p 303(304 is blank)
Wilkinson, Lyman K.
Munson Twp		 p 313(314 is blank)
Kinzie, R.A., Geneseo p 323(324 is blank)
Stickney, Isaac, Clover Twp p 333(334 is blank)
Bell, J.D., Woodhull p 343(344 is blank)
Miller, Rev Robert M. (deceased)
Oxford Twp		 p 353(354 is blank)
Little, R.A., Wethersfield p 363(364 is blank)
Warner, Hon. W.W., Western p 373(374 is blank)
Little, Abner B. (deceased) 
Wethersfield		 p 383(384  is blank)
Ridenour, Capt J.B., Woodhull p 393(394 is blank)
Kemerling, Jacob, Burns Twp p 403(404 is blank)
Bronson, Ethel V., Kewanee p 413(414 is blank)
Bassett, C., editor & proprietor
Kewanee Independent		 p 423(424 is blank)
Little Henry G., Grinnell IA
An Old Settler of this County,
Late of Kewanee		 p 433(434 is blank)
Howard, Capt Sullivan, Kewanee p 443(444 is blank)
Sannquist, Rev P.M., Woodhull p 453(454 is blank)
Ayres, Wm. A. Cambridge p 463(464 is blank)
Willard, John F. (deceased)
An Early Settler of Wethersfield		 p 483(484 is blank)
Hurd, Dr. L., Wethersfield p 493(494 is blank)
Henderson, Gen Thos J.
Member of Congress, Sixth 
Congressional District, Princeton		 p 563(564 is blank)
Howe, I.H., (deceased)
Late Brig. Gen, U.S.V.		 p 573  (574 is blank)

 

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