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Past and Present of Will County, Illinois

By W. W. Stevens
President of the Will County Pioneers Association
Assisted by an Advisory Board,
consisting of Hon. James G. Elwood, James H. Ferriss,
William Grinton, Mrs. Kate Henderson and A. C. Clement
ILLUSTRATED
Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1907
Dedicated to the Pioneers of Will County

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Index

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Historical

The Northwest Territory

State of Illinois

State of Illinois cont.

Will County

Channahon Township

Crete Township

Custer Township

DuPage Township

Florence Township

Frankfort Township

Green Garden Township

Homer Township

Joliet Township

Lockport Township

Jackson Township

Manhattan Township

Monee Township

New Lenox Township

Peotone Township

Plainfield Township

Reed Township

Troy Township

Washington Township

Wesley Township

Wheatland Township

Will Township

Wilmington Township

Wilton Township

Bench & Bar

Misc Subjects

Biographical Section
Abbott, George, Sr	Fedde, Edward H	Lacey, Thomas	Samson, Benjamin B
Adams, George W	Fenton, John J	Lally, Patrick	Sanders, Michael F
Adams, John C	Ferriss, James H	Lang, John C	Sasse, Mrs Henriette
Adams, William C	Finch, Charles W	Langebartels, William	Scheiwe, Frederick
Adelmann, George W	Fish, Charles Manning	Leach, Henry	Scheiwe, John
Alderman, Augustus S	Fitch, Julius Dwight	Leckie, Archibald S	Scheiwe, William H
Allen, Robert L	Fithian, Colonel John Barnard	Leimbacher, Charles B	Schmuhl, Henry
Alpine, John C	Fitzpatrick, Patrick	Leising, Leo H	Schoenstedt, Christoph
Ammann, Henry	Flack, Mortimer A	Leland, J D	Schoonmaker, Moncena
Andrews, Mrs Julia E	Flagg, George W	Lilley, Albert Perry	Schott, Peter
Antcliff, John	Fletcher, Allison	Loughran, M F	Schrier, Christian
Antram, Caleb E	Fletcher, James H	Love, Mrs Elizabeth B	Schroeder, Frederick J
Armagast, Charles S	Flint, Axel	Love, James W	Schuessler, Dr Henry G
Armstrong, William W	Fluck, Henry John	Low, J W	Schwiesow, Henry
Arnold, Louis Martin	Frank, Joseph	Luecke, John	Searles, Major E
Asbrand, George	Fraser, C E	Luther, Frederick A	Sehring, Fred
Attaway, Mrs Annie G	Freese, Edo R	Lyons Brothers	Sennitt, John
Bahlmann, John H	Gaines, Ferris Edwin	MacDonald, Norman	Shaffner, Benjamin
Baker, George F S	Garnsey, Charles B	MacDonald, William Columbus	Shaw, Harvey
Balgeman, Ernest W	Garnsey, John Henderson	Mack, John J	Shinabarger, Ardie B
Baltz, John	Gatter, Frederick	Mack, Uziah	Shutts, Peter
Barnhart, Christian W	Giffin, E R	Madison, Louis S	Simmons, Hon Solomon
Barr, George A	Gifford, Mrs Hattie E	Marshall, Hon Albert O	Smith, Amos M
Barr, Hon Richard J	Gifford, W W	Martin, James	Smith, Daniel Young
Barrett, Daniel	Godfrey, Herbert A	Martin, James E	Smith, James
Barrett Hardware Company	Gooding, Alanson	Martin, Lafayette	Smith, Jerome T
Barthelme, F A	Goodrich, Dr J W	Mason, Truman A	Smith, Patrick
Baskerville, James	Goodspeed, Charles F	Mateer, Fred D	Snapp, Hon Howard M
Bates, William O	Goodspeed, Judge Francis	McAllister, Captain Edward	Sonneborn, George
Bell, John	Goodspeed, Samuel	McBride, Dr William Otis	Spangler, Elry G
Bell, William	Gorman, James O	McClellan, John	Spangler, George Frank
Berscheid, Matt	Gougar, Joel William	McClester, George R	Spangler, Samuel D
Berthling, Henry	Gougar, Joseph E	McCowan, Abel S	Speer, James B
Blakely, U S G	Grant, John A	McDonald, Leon	Spencer, Herbert W
Boicken, Henry F	Grant, William C	McGuffin, William R, M D	Sprague, Charles N
Borms, Conrad	Gray, James	McIntyre, James W	Spurr, Don A
Born, Philip C	Green, William M	McKeown, James A	Stanley, Francis G
Boughton, William D	Green, Winfield Scott	McNaughton, Coll	Stassen, Henry H
Brandt, William & Company	Greenwood, Aaron	McQueen, Archibald	Steger, John V
Brankin, Thomas P, M D V	Greenwood, George S	McRoberts, Dr W A	Steiber, Carl Wilhelm
Brannon, Dr Lordus	Grinton, William	Mecham, John B, D C L	Steinhart, Edward W
Braun, Conrad M	Gross, Alexander	Meers, Eneisha, LL B	Stephen, Joseph
Braun, Joseph	Gross, Jacob	Meier, Henry E	Stephens, John E, M D
Brayton, Henry M	Grundy, Elmer S	Meier, John	Stephenson, A M
Brennan, Thomas V	Guildensopf, Louis	Meier, William H	Stevens, William Wallace
Brockway, Jesse W	Gurney, George F	Mersinger, Philip	Stevenson, Thomas
Bronk, Peter A	Gurney, Dr Harry L	Metzger, Joseph	Stewart, Jerome B
Brown, Mrs Alice	Gurney, John B	Miessler, C F Otto, M D	Stillman, Oliver W
Brown, Elias	Hack, Henry	Miller, George S	Stoll, Herman C L
Brown, Frank	Haley, Robert E	Mohler, F W	Strong, Warner P
Bruce, James	Hancock, Richard	Monahan Brothers	Struve, Arthur
Brunson, Elial S	Harder, Theodore	Monk, Henry	Tait, Thomas
Buck, Conrad	Harper, Joseph	Morrison, David	Talcott, Charles H
Buck, Werden	Harris, Atkinson	Morrison, Robert C	Taylor, Mrs Harriet
Budler, Henry	Hartman, William C	Morrison, Captain Robert J	Taylor, John W
Buehler, Jacob	Hartong, Jacob J	Mottinger, A E	Thompson, James Milton
Burch, Mrs Elizabeth Haynes	Haven, Hon Dwight	Munroe, George H	Thornton, John
Burton, Joseph S	Hayden, Daniel	Munroe, Paul Hugh	Tierney, Benjamin
Burville, Lorenzo D	Hayden, John	Murphy, Everett J	Tierney, Bernard
Busch, George	Hayes, General Philip C	Murphy, Frank B	Tilsy, William
Bush, John Edward	Haynes, F D	Murray, John W	Tollington, Robert
Buss, Edward	Haywood, Abraham A	Nacke, John	Trainer, Thomas
Buss, Henry E	Hazelton, Charles R	Newkirk, James E	Trowbridge, William C
Cagwin, Merritt O	Hazelton, Sevelon A	Nickel, Michael	Van Duser, Edward
Carloss, J C	Hazelton, Willis A	Niemeyer, H W	Van Horn, John
Carrier, R J	Heise, William D	Noonan, James	Van Pelt, Rev Henry George
Chamberlin, Samuel S	Henderson, Daniel C	Norman, Robert	Vance, George L
Chaxel, Charles	Hennebry, Michael F	O'Connor, Michael	Vander Bogart, William Henry
Chidsey, Darwin	Herbert, John F	O'Dwyer, Rev Father Peter	Vaughan, Bernard G
Clark, Homer R	Higgins, E J, M D	Oesterle, Carl	Veuve, Charles
Clement, Arthur C	Hinrichs, C D	Offermann, Franz	Vinson, A J
Cloidt, Frederick G	Hodge, Allen Benson	Ohlendorf, Henry C	Wahls, Henry J
Collins, Edward	Holke, T J, M D	Ohlendorf, William	Walter, Fred W
Collins, Hon Michael	Holm, Henry J	Olin, Benjamin	Walter, Michael
Connor, Thomas	Holmes, Robert	Oliver, Stephen A	Walz, John Jacob
Conrad, John	Hotchkiss, Thomas F	Osburn, Charles S	Ward, William M
Conroy, Mrs Margaret	Hothan, John Charles, D D S	Osburn, Nial Nye	Warner, Jacob H
Cooper, Allen F	Howard, E E	Osburn, William	Weber Dairy Company
Cooper, Needham P	Howe, John Bell	Owens, J C, M D	Wehmhoefer, Henry C
Corbett, Hugh E	Hunt, John J	Pape, John	Welsch, Robert T
Corbin, A T	Hyatt, Dr Frank E	Parks, Hon G D A	Werner, Dr Frederick William
Corbin, Royal D	Imholz, William Edwin	Parsons, John F	Wheeler, Walter E
Cornelius, James	Ingalls, L E	Patton, Andrew	Whipple, Levi B
Cosgrove, George	Jackson, Arthur D	Peck, Charles	White, Benjamin K
Cowing, Judge George J	Jackson, William George	Piper, Joshua	White, John B
Cowing, John C	Jacobs, John	Pitts, John R	White, John M
Craig, James	Johnson, John B	Plant, Francis W, A M	White, John T
Crist, Robert H	Johnson, Robert H	Porter, Hon Edwin	Wilder, George H
Cronin, John R	Johnston, Joseph	Porter, Dr Harry Hume	Wille, August
Croxen, Benjamin	Johnston, William	Pratt, Samuel S	Williams, Henry O
Croxen, William	Jones, Noble	Randall, Albert T	Willman, Dr Jerome Edward
Curtis, W B	Jones, William	Randall, Hon Sylvester W	Witwer, Clement S
Dallinger, Edward	Jordan, Clifton Wing	Ray, Joseph H	Wood, Harvey E
Daly, John	Jump, David W, M D	Reardon, Ambrose J	Woodruff, C E
Davis, Dr Oliver Comstock	Kaehlert, Charles W	Reed, George W	Woodruff, Frederick W
Davis, Wilbur B	Kahler, Clarence H	Reed, William H H	Woodruff, George
Dean, William E	Kahn, Michael	Rehkopf, George A	Woodruff, George H
De Meritt, Charles	Keir, James	Reichmann, Joseph	Woodruff, Harry Wheeler, M D
Demmond, Martin H 1803 -	Kelley, James J	Rielly, Patrick M	Woods, Charles H
Demmond, Moses G	Kelly, Joseph A	Ritchey, John	Wunderlich, Ernst
Dennis, Frank P	Kelly, Timothy	Robinson, William	Yost, Philip
Dibble, Duane	Keltie, Howard T	Rose, Joseph	Young, George G, Jr
Dibell, Judge Dorrance	Kennedy, James	Rose, Samuel	Young, George Warner
Dieter, Philip	Keough, William	Rost, Captain Charles
Donahoe, Edward	Killey, John	Rotermund, Herman F
Donahoe, John T	King, John P	Rowell, Nat J
Dougall, William, M D	Kirkham, John	Rubens, Louis M
Downey, Mrs Martha J	Kirman, John	Ruesch, Frederick
Drechsler, Philipp	Koelling, William F	Rupprecht, Fred Ernest
Dunne, Rev Patrick W	Koepke, Christian	Ryan, Thomas F
Eaton, Robert	Koepke, William J
Ehrhardt, August	Kolstedt, John
Eib, George	Kracke, Henry
Eichenlaub, George Henry	Kraeft, Frederick
Elwood, Hon James G	Krakar, Marcus
Emery, David J
Engels, Nicholas
Evans, John

 

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