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well calcu1:lted to test, not only the ph~rsical po\vers of endurance, but also the moral, lrind, generous attributes of true ~vomanhood ancl manhood ; and bring to the surface all that was in them of good or eril. In this chapter, talien in connection wit11 others, a full effort is ~nacle to deal in a thorough manner with the pioneers and old settlers. Allnost the whole story is basecl upon the authority of recods, and tl~us, at least, claims authenticity-a fact which lnust go far to coinpensate for the absence of legendary or nnauthellticatecl relations. This division of the cotmty is certainly one of the fiairest parts of <strong>Illinois</strong>. Prior to 1834, it mas n coininon hunt'ing-grouncl for the Indians, ant1 even that year the pol~ulatioa of the settlement therein was made 1113 of tnro families. In 1535 the Peoria coiony arrivecl, settle~ueu ts extended, and mitlli 11 forty-five gears tobe number of residents increasetl to 978, inclucling the population of Osceola,. sixty-nine, and of Elinira! eighty- four. With the exception of the mild land, along Spoon river, the township presents n. rare scene of pastoral beauty. Wit11 verv few exceptions, the hoines of the people may be clnssecl as resiclencei, for they are generally large houses, surronnclecl by melllcept la~vns or ~arclen s-111 everr llouse a, li b~arj-, ai1c1 in every garclen, a. Ho\~~el*s. The helcls, too, are laitl out regularly, enclosed by Osage orange hedges, and in eaclr ininiat~ure swail, a liiie or grove of millol~s, sometniles trimlued to corresl~ond wit11 tile ileclge, but oftener allowed to attain full gro\rtll fop sllaile or sl~elter. On the west ancl north the to\rnsllip is bountletl I)y Ilen~:\ ant\ 1:urexu couutties, on the east by Osceola To\~~nsllip ;~ntl on the sor~tlr Toulun Township. The coal fielcls of tlre to\rnship ;we extensive, b~lthe industry has not clailired lli~lcll attentioil. One mile north of Elmi~a post oflice, is Tl~oi~~as Oliver's coal shaft, opened in tlre winter of lSS5-~6. The coal producetl is large block, equal to any hitlierto nlined in tlle county. There ;we small outcrops in the river region of the township, which Iia~e been worlced fola ye;trs. Xatire ant1 cultivatecl groves are scattered tllroug!;!lout the townslrip, while in the river valley plenty of nnti ye tiull~er IS still to be fo~lntl. In a Few instances, as at Dr. Eonrdm;~n's,, groves of th~ifty pine are found, and on the lawns several species ok ornamental pine, juniper ancl cedar find a home. The progress of the district within a half century was entirely unexpected by the great majority of the pioneers. Robe~t Hall in his reminiscences of 1837, relates' that ~vhile aiding in building a barn for Major Robert Moore, the son of the latter, now of Toulon, re1narl;ecl that the tiine would come when a railroad ~~roulcl stretch across the prairies from Chicago to Burlington th~ough this county. Mr. Hall thought over the nlntter, conversecl with other pioneers, and ultimately al~pealed to Davicl Currier for an opinion. Tlle latter declared empllaticslly, that the " propliet ~vas crazy." The propl~ets in other branches were also set down as a species of maclixen. The origind entries of the lands of Elmim, with the nasines of present owners of fann tracts, are placed on record as follows : Mattllew B. Parks, lot 2, and E. hf. lot 1, n. e. clr., sec. 1. 3larch 11, 1853. >Tat,- tllew B. Parks and W. P:~rks. \Villi;~m Briggs, \v. hf. lot 1, u. c. clr. ant! ;dl of n. w. qr., sec. 1. July 33, 1851. 1)itto.
C HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. Preston 3IcClellni1, s. w. qr., 11. e. (1". sec. S ; .July 23, 1851. C11;~rlcs Stu;lrt. Godfrey Reeiner, s.e. qr. n; e. qr., sec. 1 ; Oct. 6, 1817. C. Stlzart ancl J. E. Gi~rdner. Aaron Harvey, lot 2, e. hf. lot 1, w. llf. lot I, n. e. qr., sec. 2; Nov. 28, 1849. Bobert Hall, a11 n. e.qr. Aaron I-I:~rvey, lot 2, n .~. qr. :ind s, lif. n.w. qr., sec:. 2; Nov. 28, 1840; ltobert EIz~11, all 11. e. clr; Aaron Harvey, s. lif. 11. w. qr., scc. 2; Nov. 10, 1843. Jolin Etitcs, c. sick n. w. clr. Robert ItIsll, e. ]If. lot 1, 11. e. qr. sec. 2; Dec 6, 1850. Geo. W. Eyer, n'. side n. w. qr. James Thomas, s. w. qr. sec. 2; Jan. 29, 181s. Robert TE:ill, 11. Ilf. of s. nr. cyr. AIgernon F. Spencer, s. hf. s. m. qr. William Shepherd, s. e. qr., sec. 2; Jau. 29, 1818. Sililcoli Spencer, s. e. qr. Thomas IJamilton, 11. e. fr. ancl u. e. (11-, s. c.. , qr., sec. 3; Nov. 7, 1851. .lol~ii ITan1- ilton, n. hf., G. W. Eyer, s, llf. John T. Sturm, e. hf. lot 1, 11. w. qr., sec. 3; hI:~rcll 7, 1831. D:~vicl C!~in.ier, 1111 11. w. and s. w. qr. Jolin Dement, w. llf. lot 1 nncl lot 2, n. w. qr. sec. 3; Narc11 7, 1851. D:ivicl Currier, in n. w. and s. w. clr. David Currier, n. c. qr.; s. w., sec. 3; July 2, 1852. John Denlent, iv. lif. s. w. qr., sec. 3; 1)ec. 12, 1849. Geo. IV. Eyer, 11. c. clr. of s. e. qr. Cllarles Denlent, s. c. qr. s. tv. (yr. arid w. llf. of s. c. ql.. sec. 3; iil~ril 18, 18;5:3. &I. B. and J. Parks, w. hf. of s. e, cyr. Aaron Harvey, s. e. clr. s. e. qr., sec. 3; Jan. 25, 1852. Isazlce Spencer, s. e. '1". 01' s. e. qr. Ewen Davis, n . hf. and s. w. qr., ancl c. Ilf. lot 1, 11. e. (lr., sec. 4; duly 7, 1847. Ewen Davis, n. e. qr. John Dement, lot 2; s. e. lif. lot 1, 11. tv. (lr., set. 4; Nov. 21, 1849. Ewcn I):svis, o. side n. mT. qr. M. A. Green :iud TV. F. Beatty, IV. 11f. lot 1, sec. 4; Nov. 3, 18.19. Jol~n G. 't~~.nl)ull, w. side n. nT. cjr. Re~il~en Close, s. w, cyr., sec. 4; Jnly 10, 1828. Jolin G. T~1rnl)ull. e. Ilt', s. w. clrs. John Anderson, W. 11f. s. TV. qr. I. Spencer and IV. n. Bunnell, 11. e. (1". S. c. qr., see. 4; 3l:~y 97, 1854. C!nse lrc~i~*s, n. w. cor. s. w. cjr. Jolin Lyle, n. w. qr. S. e. qr., scc. 4, Sept. 12, 1851. Ewer1 I)avis, 11. llf. s. e. clr. John Disbrotv, s. hf. s. c. qr., scc. 4, April 3, 1852. Jtuncs Green, s. 11f. s. llf. s. c. qr. John Dement, lots 1 :mcl 2, 11. e. qr., sec. 5: Nov. 31, 1849. tTolltl G. rr~~~l~~~~~l17 11. e. qr. John Dement, n. w. qr., sec. 5; Xov. 21, 1840. Jol~n G. l'nrnl)ull, c. sitle 11. w. (lr. Ja~lles Murphy estate, 11. w. cyr. Jolin Hngllos, s. w . (11.. , sec. 5. : Fel). 24. 1818. Ewen Davis, e . llf . Jolln 11. Hatch, w. llf. Charles i-lrmstrol~g, s. e. qr., sec. 5; Fell. 24, 1518. John G. r~ulnl)lill, s. e. clr- Thomas Lyle, lots 1 and 2 n. c. (1". :111d lot 2 n. tir . fr. sec. (i; Sqt. 5, 18;il. Jo111l M. IIutch, n. e. qr. sec. 6. Wm. Lyle, w. hf. lot 1 ancl s. c. qr., n. .tv. fr. qr., sec. 0; Fcb. 2. 1851 : Fel,. 32, 1846. Tunnard Longi~~ate, 11. w . clr . Wm. Lyle, s. IV. fr . qr ., sec. 6. : Feb . 3, 1851 . Franklin T,ylc, s. IC' . (lr. Wm. Walsli, s. e. qr., sec. 6; Nov. 14, 1518. C:trlos S. Smith, s. e. ~11'. Elias B. Siles, 11. e. qr. ; (canccllccl). Joseph Park, n. e. qr., sec. '7; March 37, 1852. Tunnarc1 Loxrgmate, c. siclc, 11. e. qr. ; Joseph Parl;, middle of n. e. qr ; lVilli;~~n Anderson, uT. side of n. e. cir. John Lyle, n. w. f. qr., sec. 7; Brig. 6, 1851. A. C. Smith, G. Pmcloln, .T. Fasli. Slex. Murcllison. lot 1. aid n. hf. lot 2, s. w. clr., scc. 7; Jan. 2,3, 1831. .Jol111 Arc- Rae;& uarclian. rliomas Lyle, s. llf. lot 2, S. JV. (lr., see. '7; J~LII. 14, 1851. d011tl MCRIIC, g~ardiil~l. John Fleniming, s. c. clr., sec. 7; Oct, 14, 1518. 111111 Pt~rl~. A. 0. Smitl~, n. e. qr., sec. 8; May 6, 1818. d. >I IIatc11, e. lif. ; D. Jlrlrray, w. Ilf. Duvicl Armste;tcl, n. w. qr., sec. 8; hl':~y 6, 1818, I), IIIurri~y, 11. n.. clr. Owen Reese, s. w. qr., sec. 8; 0c.t. 18. 1851. I). ~IcLenn:ln, 1). >lur~-ay, .Tos. P:~sk. Itichnrcl Lloyd, s. e. qr., sec. 8 Sep. 39, 1852. Alrl:z~~~ jack sol^. It. Kern, n. e. qr., sec. 9; April 14, 1818. Jas. Green, n. 11f.; Jos. Armstrong, s. 11f. Jacob Martin. n. w. qr., sec. 9; April 14, 1818. Jol~n 31. ITatcl~, n. my. qr. Jits. Arey, s. w. qr.. svc. 9; Nov. 29, 1817. W. l'urnbull, c. 11Y.: A. .Jneksou, TV. 11f.
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484 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. Samuel
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Joseph Wright, s. e, qr. sec. 11; J
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lS%3EX TOWNSHIP. 499 Edward Trickle
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 501 was no school n
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 503 the county. 0.
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EL~IIRA TOWNSHIP. 505 the bluff " j
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 507 \ /'. which, wi
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OF ESSEX TOWXSHIP. 509 Johrt C70Zwe
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 511 ing and at t
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 5p3 republican,
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OP ESSEX TOWNSHIP. Xan.; James H.,
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 517 ceeded is sh
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 519 daughter of
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 521 Weigal, a na
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 523 cliecl, Octo
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 525 Xolomon WiZk:i
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 597 Jereiniall Ben
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GOSETEN TOWNSHIP. 531 Harris VT. At
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 533 ined and rece~
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GOSFIXN TOWNSHIP. 535 western tomns
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GOSFIEN TOWNSHIP. 53'7 '41; Hiram N
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 539 J. F. Smith, W
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 541 dy, Elijah Pon
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OF GOSIIEN TOWNSHIP. 543 well as of
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OF' GOSHEN TOTVNSHIP. 545 in that v
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OF GOSFIEK TOWNSHIP. 547 county. Of
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the eldest daughter, now the wife o
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entered in Goshen townshil). One ye
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- Mr. Quinn has talten all the part
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5'72 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. other
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John F. Phenis, n. w. qr. of s. \v.
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 5'71 bv 356 pupil
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 581 H. Candee as
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A A. J. Opdycke, I. Y., "i5 N. J. I
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 585 was held on &
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 587 granted ancl
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David ; again estnblishecl n house
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OF OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 601 lam H., Ma
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CHAPTER XYI. PENN TOWNSIIIP, HE com
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 605 J. Hoagden, n. m
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 601 Horace Clark, n.
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 609 Snare ancl W. B.
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PENN TOWNSRIP. 61 1 Rev. J. L. Scot
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VENN TOWNSHIP. 615 lene Dicl~erson!
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OF PEKN TOWNSHIP. 61.7 3Iibes Avery
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OF IWNN TOWNSHIP. 639 George Green'
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 633 countrv. At t
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NG-wren Pettit, died Maty 4, 1886,
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 637 singer tailor
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 639 of Midclletow
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-. VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Jalnes Sawyer,
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 643 Curlton A. Fox
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 645 The justices o
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. James 1-1. Garside
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 651 1866, Mr. A
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 653 August 16,
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 655 Down reside
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OF VaLLEY TOWNSHIP. 657 65 acres to
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 659 C/~arZes 3L
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. nois Infantry A
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 663 the wife of
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county, Ill., whose parents mere na
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OF VAL I. G s TOWNSI L IP. 611 in i
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 673 Andrew Jo
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 615 hf. of JV
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 617 in April,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 679 school ;
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 681 * Swanlc,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 683 built the
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNS~IP. ,685 ]lave
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 1831, and
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eceived a ul-acticitl ecluc:litlion
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OF WEST JERSEY TOlVNSftfP. 703 I Ma
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I , ' s .z geiieral stlore at, West
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CONCLUSION. The expentlitnres of th
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