Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 683
built thereon opposite the present Fox store in 1855, where it stood
until removed this year.
In November, 1849, Jacob ancl Anna Young " donated to the
trustees of the Presb yteriarl church at West Jersey - Milton Eckley,
Sarnuel Leigh and pliilip ICnoff - one acre ancl thirty-two perches near
the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of southeast half of seetion
1'7, tomnsllip 12, range 5. This was clevoted to cemetery purposes.
Mrs. Egbe~t was tlle first buried in the cemetery, Mrs. John
Anthony, Mr. Barr Miss PIIary Hulsizer, ancl others shortly after. The
names of the oltl settlers and soltliers interred herein are given on a
for~ner page. ( Fide also sketch of Rev. A. Gy. ~Tiilbe~a.)
The officers of theWest Jersey Sunday-school for IF57 are Superintendent.
W. 11. Johnson : assistant suuerintenclent, TV. C. IIenrv; secibetalay,
Azora Icing; tregsurer, ~jharles Swank ; libkrians, Iredb'wyerman
and A. F. Girvits. In March, 1868, the S. S. was organized with
nine tencllers and seventy-two members. ' During the first 'five months
of its existence, there was an arerage attentlance of forty-five scholars.
17fisceZltcneozcs.-The pensioners residing in West jersey in 1853
mere Catllerine Porter, receiving $5; nncl Thomas E. Horseley, $6 per
month. '
The Farnlers' ancl Mecha1nics7 club of West Jersey disbanded in
Januarv, 1875, and the money in treasury ($16.15) was aonatecl to the
Kansas Relief f untl.
West Jerse,y ILodge of Odd Fellows, No. 234, mas instituted Nnrch
29, 1886, by D. CS. BI. Hemitt, of Stark Lodge, Toulon. It was organized
on the 22~1, nri th the follo~~ring-natmecl members : Alex. Ingles,
J. TI. Emery, S. J. Fox, W. M. Grey, G. E. Vansickle, N. E. Porneroy,
anci J. W. Wick. Since that time the following have joined the loclge:
A. J. Johnson, J. D. Webster, Joseph S~vank, E. B. Swank, 0. J.
Jolinson, Ed. 1,. Johnson, Omar Cummings, W. $1. Bell, John R.
Quicli, Dr. W. S. McClenaha~~, C. 31. I\Ianley, and J. M. Dougherty.
Alex. Ingles v7as h'. G., with S. J. Fox, R. S., and G. B. Vansickle,
P. 8. The first hall of the lodge is on the secontl floor of Dr. Perry's
building, now owned by Mrs. C. Srtnders. The first meeting to organize
was ci~llecl hy S. J. Fox in December, 1885, aft,er conwlting ~vlth
the cllarter inenibers.
8tn~~~uccno is the new name of an old settlement near the eastern
line of the to~vnship. For years the little place has been the headquarters
of a Methodist class, and even in '40-7 the %Iorinons came
hither to inculcate tlre faith of their new church and succeeded in winning
some new members.
The new &I. E. church bnilcling was coml~letecl in '68, at a cost of
$2,200, and was cleclicatecl July 26, that year. The olcl nleinbers of
this class find mention on a fernier page.
The D. B. Shnlts sorghum nlolasses factory at Starwano was an
important industry in '85.
The destmction by fire of the county infirmary bnilcling took place
December 5 '86. ~l;e building was sold by contract- to Win. P. Caverly
for $16,000 in the fall of '68, ant1 was built just about eighteen pears
ago. It was always well kept in repair, and recently a steam heater put