Townships of Rock Island County On Sept. 1, 1858 an application of three petitioners signed by over fifty legal voters of Rock Island County, praying for the question of township organization, it was ordered by the court that the question be submitted to the voters of the county to vote for or against township organization at the next November election. The results were: 2314 for organization and 147 against organization. On Dec. 2, 1858 the court appointed Lemuel Andrews, Nathaniel Belcher and Flavel J. Whitney as commisioners to divide the county into towns in accordance with the general assembly act for township organization. On June 29, 30 and 31, 1857 credentials were presented to the board of supervisors by representatives of the following named towns. Rock Island, R.M. Marshall, Zachariah Cook; Canoe Creek, I.H. Marshall; Hampton, Lucius Wells; Drury, Peter DeMoss; Edgington, James Baker; Bowling, T.W. Vicent; Coal Valley, Lewis Wilson; Buffalo, O.H.P.Moore; Port Byron, David S. Hobert; Walker, Rinnah Wells; Fremont; A.S. Cole; Camden, H.J. Brunot; Moline, Jeremiah Chamberlin; Cordova, George Marshall The Townships Are
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